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Home Turf Is Live!
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Home Turf Is Live!
DC Universe Online is proud to present Home Turf, our sixth DLC Pack! Home Turf introduces customizable Player Bases, powerful new abilities provided by your Base's Mainframe, action-focused one on one Player vs. Player Lair Battles, engaging new solo story content in iconic Gotham City and Metropolis locations, and loads of new gear and rewards. Watch the brand new trailer below, then log in and start building your very own Base today!
Base Builder's Weekend and Producer's Letter!
Hello again everyone,
I wanted to thank all the DC Universe Online fans out there for their support of our latest DLC Pack, Home Turf. To ensure that we were as responsive to our players as possible, we did something new with the launch of Home Turf – we created discussion threads for each new piece of content or feature in the Developer Discussion section of our official forums. The designers that owned the content have been monitoring and participating in those discussions, and we've received loads of great feedback. As a result, we have been able to turn around a couple of server updates with polish, tweaks, and bug fixes in the first few days, with more to come. The discussions are ongoing, so if you haven't yet weighed in, we invite you to do so.
Base Builder's Weekend
In celebration of the launch of Home Turf, we will be doubling your chances of getting Base loot this weekend. Simply put, we will double the odds that you will gain Base items when collecting just about any type of loot in the game, starting Saturday. This means that you're practically guaranteed to get some in Raid content, and close to certain to in Alerts. So be sure to log in and deck out your Bases.
I'd like to especially thank our US PS3 players for their patience as we dealt with some load-related downtime over the last few days. Those issues are resolved and we're looking forward to a great first weekend.
Larry Liberty
Executive Producer
DC Universe Online
Seasons Greetings Is Back!
Season's Greedings! Starting December 11th, Larfleeze is back for our Winter seasonal event, and he's not JUST stealing presents this year. In the chaos caused in the wake of his holiday heists, he's managed to put a plan into place for an even more perilous plunder. He has turned his attention to the ongoing battle between the Green Lantern Corps and the Sinestro Corps in Downtown Metropolis, taking Power Rings from the fallen Lanterns and keeping them for himself! And not just one or two rings, no, but as many as his greedy orange mitts can grab!
North East Geek Expo Gearing up!
One of the most amazing things about geek culture is the conventions and expo's. Wether its dressing up as your favorite super hero, dueling others in trading card games or just meeting like minded people, expos and cons is where its at. This year I will have the privelege to attend the North East Geek Expo, In the smallville-esque town of Jefferson, Ohio. The greater Cleveland-Ashtabula area is very much present with geek history from such notables as Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster (Createors of Superman) and the famed American Splendor Writer Harvey Pekar. Which makes this area perfect for down to earth conventions and back to basics geek culture. I will be interviewing organizers of the show, panelists and expo goers, so tune in to dcuounlimeted.com to get all the scoop.
We are back from SOE Live from Vegas!!! It was a great time and event from SOE and we give you the latest run down of our experiance at this years SOELive event. We also go into detail about our talk with DCUO devs and info on the new DLC home turf and the future DLC for DCUO in 2013.
So join us as we dive into to DCUO AT SOELive 2012!
Home Turf: DCUO Announces the Next DLC Pack
Recently, Jens Anderson excitedly announced the newest addition to the DC Universe Online experience. The next DLC will be called Home Turf & will introduce player housing to DCUO. Let's go over some of the main features that have us excited for Home Turf:
Game update 19 is here!
DCUO UNLIMITED's very own Apple and Shawn will be at SOELive and will also host a panel for DC Universe Online. Following is the panel Apple and Shawn will be one and the rest of the DCUO line up at soelive. -
Come meet Apple and Shawn on Friday October 19th panel-
|PP: Power to The People – Fansites
|Join representatives from three very different and well-respected fan ventures, DCUO Unlimited, Fanra's EverQuest Wiki and EQII Wire. They'll discuss how they got into running fansites, how they relate to SOE staff and their fellow fans and how they gather information from many sources to form the basis of their offerings. What do they get out of it? This panel is a must for anyone who is interested in running a site, or for those curious as to the how any why! [Apple, Batman expert and founder of DCUO-Unlimited. Sean, a Booster Gold fan and contributor to DCUO-Unlimited since 2009. Fanra, of Fanra's EverQuest Wiki. Morgan Feldon, EQ2Wire and EQ2U.
|Palace 2
DCUO at SOELIVE-
Friday October 19th-
|DCUO: Meet The Devs
|Meet the DCUO development team and join them in a discussion on all things DCUO. (Jens Andersen, Creative Director; Jesse Benjamin, Design Director; Mark Halash, Lead Systems Designer)
|Palace 3/4/5
|DCUO: The Next Big Thing
|Join the DCUO development team for a special announcement and a discussion on an important new feature! (Jens Andersen, Creative Director; Jesse Benjamin, Design Director; Larry Liberty, Executive Producer)
|Palace 1
|DCUO Live Quest
|Join us for the second DCUO Live Quest – spandex optional but always fashionable! Declare your allegiance by joining a live version of DCUO's Legends PvP Arenas. Groups of 10 will battle for Las Vegas as their favorite DC Heroes and Villains!
|Palace 3/4/5
|PP: Advanced PvP in DCUO
|Prepare to dominate your PvP game in DCUO! This presentation will incorporate video and slides crafted by veteran DCUO players. [Ryan Armendariz has been at the forefront of educating players (and Devs, he maintains) on various PvP mechanics in DCUO. Bryce Wong, aka "JT," intially focused on PvE progression but soon began to explore and excel in PvP. Kevin Lehrfield, known as "Slob" by too many, quickly became one of the strongest players in game, albeit one of the least vocal... until now.]
|Palace 1
Saturday October 20th-
|DCUO: The Evolution of PVP in DCUO
|A fascinating look at the hisorty and future of PvP in DC Universe Online! (Jesse Benjamin, Design Director; Mark Halash, Lead Systems Designer; Steve Wyckoff, Programmer
|Palace 2
|DCUO Legends PVP Tournament
|Heroes! Villains! Pair up with a friend or forge a last-minute two-person team at the event to battle for supremacy!
|Grand Ballroom
|DCUO: Combat in DCUO – Real-time Dynamic Combat on a Massive Scale
|Join our discsussion covering Powers, Weapons and more, this talk goes over what DCUO does well and where we plan to improve combat going forward. (Jesse Benjamin, Design Director; Mark Halash, Lead Systems Designer; Larz Smith, Senior Programmer; Steve Wyckoff, Programmer)
|Palace 3/4/5
We are back!!! Podcast 62 we dive into the latest news from DCUO and talk about SOELive!! Join us for this exciting new episode.
New weapon style packs are now available in the Marketplace!
Fiery Weapon Style Pack
Is it getting hot in here? Smoke the competition with these Fiery weapon styles!This pack includes: Fiery Blade, Fiery Staff, Fiery Bludgeon, Fiery Shield, Fiery Bow, Fiery Rifle, Fiery Cestus, Fiery Blasters, Fiery Claws, Fiery Axes, Fiery Pistols, These items are redeemable for every character on the account, and they are not tradeable. The color of these items is not affected by your color palette.
Voltaic Weapon Style Pack
Shock your friends and blitz your enemies with these exciting Electricity weapon styles! This pack includes: Voltaic Blade, Voltaic Staff, Voltaic Bludgeoner, Voltaic Shield, Voltaic Bow, Voltaic Rifle, Voltaic Cestus, Voltaic Blasters, Voltaic Claws, Voltaic Axes, Voltaic Pistols These items are redeemable for every character on the account, and they are not tradeable. The color of these items is not affected by your color palette.
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Expect Hand of Fate & Downtime for Server Hotfix on September 13th
Superman and Zod Coming to PvP
Play Legends PvP as the Man of Steel or as his nemesis! Superman and General Zod are coming soon to the Marketplace!
Game Update 18 Patch notes for PC test server
Game Update 18 PC Test Notes
5th DLC Announced!!!
DCUO Legends is now available in 3 trade paperbacks
The complete DC Universe Online Legends Comic is now available in three trade paperback volumes! Experience the DCUO adventure in a whole new way in this comic series inspired by the game.


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4 Things to Know Before Writing a Birth PlanCeridwen Morris
"If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. If you want to make a midwife laugh, tell her your birth plan," writes Mia Freedman, a journalist and mother writing for the Sydney Morning Herald. Her point — told via a personal story about *planning* for an epidural and not getting one — is that the more specific the birth plan, the higher the risk of disappointment. Or even PTSD, which she suffered to a mild degree when her best laid plans went awry.
Mia Freedman is absolutely right that having a very fixed idea of how the birth will unfold is asking for trouble. Though Ms. Freedman had always thought that birth plans "were about candles, Norah Jones CDs and breathing, and were sprinkled liberally with words like 'natural' and 'active,'" she came to realize that expecting a straight-forward medicated birth has its pitfalls, too.
Recently I posted about a massive survey of labor and delivery nurses in California that showed the majority of nurses think birth plans are helpful in preparing women in labor — that the women who brought them in to the hospital tended to be more educated about birth and therefore less afraid and overwhelmed.
This obviously goes against the very reasonable logic of Ms. Freedman's observations. I actually understand both points of view. I've thought a lot about whether a woman should write a plan and, if so, what kinds of things it should specify. And I'd like to offer some suggestions to those of you nearing birth:
1. Think about the things you can control and then let go of what you can't.
You have control over your care provider, birth location, labor support person and your own education about how birth works. You can't control your due date, the way labor will start, the length of labor, and how your body and baby will respond to labor. Sure, we all have ideas about how we'd like birth to unfold, but preparation for childbirth includes trying to stay open and flexible.
2. If you write up a birth plan, keep it simple.
The reality is that care-providers (from a high-risk OB to a home birth midwife) may not read every word of your six page print-out or, if they do, they may forget the minutia anyway. So think of a few things that matter most and jot them down. Maybe you had a very bad experience with narcotics and would like to avoid an epidural at all costs. Maybe you want to be sure no random people — such as medical students — come in the room.
The people caring for you at each step should know about your preferences: Sometimes this means a conversation with all the doctors or midwives in your practice and then reminders to whomever is there on the day of the birth. Your labor support partner should also be prepared to debrief nurses and residents so that your priorities are clear if you're birthing in a hospital or birth center.
3. Learn a lot of coping techniques no matter what your "plan" for labor might be.
Some techniques simply do not work for certain women or certain stages of labor, so you want options. Early labor is completely different from very active labor, which is different again from pushing; how you cope early on may be entirely different from what you do later.
I do a lot of work with women preparing for birth and often find that I'm addressing set expectations. Some women really want to avoid or are even actively afraid of medical interventions in birth. I often need to speak to them about how and when these procedures and possibilities are valuable. The hospital — though not always the most lovely place in the world — has much to offer.
On the other hand, I speak to women who feel very anxious about laboring without intense medical supervision and intervention. These people often need help getting more comfortable with the idea that birth is a normal physiological process. They need reassurance that the pain of contractions does not mean something is wrong, and to be given lots of tools for coping with those contractions. An epidural used very early in labor increases the risk of labor stalling, more medications being used, maternal fever and the chances of a C-section. This means that even those who'd love to have an epidural often try and hold out until about five centimeters dilation or when active labor — the part that usually hurts a lot — is well underway. So some level of coping without drugs can be necessary in all scenarios.
The point is that whatever your primary plan is, you need to think about back-up plans and avoid demonizing the "other choice" too much.
4. Don't freak yourself out about pain, but be realistic about the fact that labor is hard.
I do hear, from time to time, a woman feeling pretty sure that because her attitude is so good and her yoga body so primed, birth will be euphoric, if not orgasmic. I hope this is the case for all women in labor, but I'm a realist. Being prepared for some hard work, no matter what happens, is important. It's hard work recovering from a C-section. It's hard work laboring without drugs. It's hard work being hooked up to machines and monitored and given lots of drugs in labor. If birth is an absolute a breeze, you can call me up and tell me to shove off. I'll take the hit.
Now of course, birth is also filled with unforgettable moments and extraordinary experiences — you have a baby, it's profound, life-altering, moving beyond words. There's often a ton of euphoria that comes with the pain — medicated or not. It's a very heightened, amazing time. I can't count the times I've heard dads, mouths agape, gush over the power of women in labor, and this is after all kinds of births. But! There's the hard stuff, too.
It's also important to be realistic about your birthing experience. You want to labor in a pool with baby dolphins? Don't think that's going to happen at a high-risk obstetric ward in a major New York City hospital! Some medical conditions make it so that you'll need to be continually monitored. If you know this in advance, then drop the idea that you'll be walking and moving around a ton in labor and think about other things you can try.
This brings us back to point number one: educate yourself, know what your choices might be and then go forward as open-minded as possible. Soon you'll have a baby and I hope that you'll be impressed with whatever it took to get you there. Because I know it will have taken lots of work. And remember, eliminating the idea of a "perfect birth," automatically rids us of the "imperfect birth."
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But then I was given the gut-wrenching news this afternoon that Robbie missed by a mere 8 votes. I guess eight too many seasons baseball writers spent wondering why Alomar could have disgraced himself so badly in front of a reputable umpire like John Hirshbeck. But Was Hirshbeck Unfit to Umpire? Click on that link.
Maybe it was the deniably false story about Robbie Alomar having given AIDS to a young woman, much like Ben Roethlisberger of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers had been accused wrongly of sexual assault. In Robbie's case, maybe there was just a little too much off-field drama, and it was just enough for Robbie to narrowly miss.
Everyone remembers that famous incident with Hirshbeck as the day Alomar spit into Hirshbeck's face, no matter how wrong Hirshbeck could have been for prompting such a reaction, for as I explored earlier this summer, that umpire was not quite in the correct mental state at that point in time due to personal issues.
While it's without question that Alomar will eventually be elected into the Hall of Fame, for no player has ever narrowly missed like Alomar in one year and not made it on the next fourteen years of the ballot. After all, Andre Dawson finally made it on his ninth try, and even though Bert Blevelyn narrowly missed yet again, he never had quite the support of Alomar. Then again, there were twenty six players on the ballot.
Congratulations to Andre Dawson- Defunct Expos fans should all have a drink to toast his induction! Richard Griffin sure will.
Alomar will have his day....


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Here are my favorite not top 10 plays:
10. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KtVLe8lK5U]YouTube - Cartwheeling Goalie Gets Owned[/ame]
9. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFChT7ovsvU]YouTube - Lebron's Missed Layup![/ame]
8. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3exGxxU84fI]YouTube - Ref falls running down sideline[/ame]
7. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_lGqxIN80Y]YouTube - Miles Austin has trouble dunking over the crossbar after Cowboys touchdown[/ame]
6. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPCIOfFpnYo]YouTube - Two Raiders Receivers collide into each other lol!!![/ame]
5. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGs1VuT6FEw&feature=related]YouTube - Dan Olovsky gets safetied in Minnesota[/ame]
4. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-93Ogb5prA&feature=related]YouTube - Referee Hits Player?[/ame]
3. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iloN1RPs4n0]YouTube - Manu Ginobili Catches (or destroy) a bat!! (in game broadcast)[/ame]
2. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa3RvJT_hpI]YouTube - Milton Bradley Throws Ball Into Crowd After Two Outs[/ame]
1. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg-76xzGABE]YouTube - Golden Tate Jumps Into MSU Marching Band[/ame]
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I'll be honest, Cycofan1 sounds much older than what he makes me believe on here.
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Re: [Full-disclosure] Nmap5 cheatsheet
- From: Rohit Patnaik <quanticle@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:21:12 -0600
Well, the Spanish translation is nice, but what does the English version
have that the NMap man page does not?
Rohit Patnaik
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 7:44 AM, A. Ramos <aramosf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi everyone,_______________________________________________
Here i attached a quick reference (also known as cheatsheet) for NMAP,
incorporating in addition to common parameters, some commands which
are specific of the last branch released. I've also incorporated on
the lower section some examples with typical scans which can be
performed with this tool.
It includes a spanish translated version, so this information could
reach the entire spanish-speaking community.
Alejandro Ramos -- aka dab
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Healthy Norfolk
Healthy Norfolk aims to impact obesity and community health among racial/ethnic minorities across the city of Norfolk, as well as to prioritize neighborhoods with large racial/ethnic minority populations for interventions during the assessment phase. The project will target selectively to reach at least 75% of the priority population within sites selected. The assessment phase will conclude in the development of a population-wide community action plan and provide this draft to UCLA within 45 days of funding. This plan will include specific objectives and milestone activities with regard to: a) the infrastructure that it will put in place to support its local work; b) the high-impact community- and sector- level healthy eating and physical activity strategies that it will implement, selected based upon the results of its community assessment and policy scan; c) activities it will undertake to tailor selected strategies to ensure that they are appropriate for and will reach its selected target populations; d) numbers of target populations that it intend to reach with its strategies; e) dissemination/communication plans; f) evaluation plans; g) plans to sustain its work beyond the duration of project funding. Community-Wide Strategies will include a Healthy Options Restaurant Initiative, the development of Comprehensive Bicycle-Pedestrian Plan, the implementation of an urban destination-oriented walking route program (Norfolk Walks) and the implementation of a Robinhood Road Bike Lane Project in high minority Census Track 61. High-impact sector-level strategies that it is likely to implement include the implementation of EVMS's Creating Healthy Policies, Places & Practices for Faith Based Communities (PSE Change toolkit) in 10 sites, implementation of Healthy Community Work Place Initiatives in 10 sites, and the development of neighborhood based walking groups at selected sites/organizations with sufficient interest identified during the assessment phase. The funding for this program comes from UCLA-managed grants under the CDC REACH program.
Administrative Location
- Williams Hall - Pediatric Wing
855 West Brambleton Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507
Project Location
- City of Norfolk
Norfolk, VA
Project Partner(s)
- CDC, UCLA, Healthy Norfolk, Bon Secours, Norfolk Department of Public Health, Norfolk Southern, Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, NSU, CHKD, ODU, CINCH, YMCA, Norfolk Public Schools, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, TCC
- Center for Disease Control - University of California at Los Angeles
Participant Eligibility
- Faculty, Residents, Physicians, M1, M2, M3, M4, PA, SA, MPH, Other HP
Project Categories
- Community Service
EVMS Faculty Lead
- Kate Ferguson, EdD, MS
Project Scope
- Local
EVMS Department(s)
- Pediatrics
Web Link
- http://www.norfolk.gov/?nid=1149
Points of Contact
General Inquiries
- Kate Ferguson, EdD, MS, 757.668.8251
All other Inquiries
- Brock Institute, 757.446.8460


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Modulating mouse innate immunity to RNA viruses by expressing the Bos taurus Mx system.
Garigliany, Mutien-Marie ; Cloquette, Karine ; et al
in Transgenic Research (2009), 18(5), 719-32
Mx proteins are interferon-induced members of the dynamin superfamily of large guanosine triphosphatases. These proteins have attracted much attention because some display antiviral activity against ... [more ▼]
Mx proteins are interferon-induced members of the dynamin superfamily of large guanosine triphosphatases. These proteins have attracted much attention because some display antiviral activity against pathogenic RNA viruses, such as members of the orthomyxoviridae, bunyaviridae, and rhabdoviridae families. Among the diverse mammalian Mx proteins examined so far, we have recently demonstrated in vitro that the Bos taurus isoform 1 (boMx1) is endowed with exceptional anti-rabies-virus activity. This finding has prompted us to seek an appropriate in vivo model for confirming and evaluating gene therapy strategies. Using a BAC transgene, we have generated transgenic mouse lines expressing the antiviral boMx1 protein and boMx2 proteins under the control of their natural promoter and short- and long-range regulatory elements. Expressed boMx1 and boMx2 are correctly assembled, as deduced from mRNA sequencing and western blotting. Poly-I/C-subordinated expression of boMx1 was detected in various organs by immunohistochemistry, and transgenic lines were readily classified as high- or low-expression lines on the basis of tissue boMx1 concentrations measured by ELISA. Poly-I/C-induced Madin-Darby bovine kidney cells, bovine turbinate cells, and cultured cells from high-expression line of transgenic mice were found to contain about the same concentration of boMx1, suggesting that this protein is produced at near-physiological levels. Furthermore, insertion of the bovine Mx system rendered transgenic mice resistant to vesicular-stomatitis-virus-associated morbidity and mortality, and embryonic fibroblasts derived from high-expression transgenic mice were far less permissive to the virus. These results demonstrate that the Bos taurus Mx system is a powerful anti-VSV agent in vivo and suggest that the transgenic mouse lines generated here constitute a good model for studying in vivo the various antiviral functions-known and yet to be discovered-exerted by bovine Mx proteins, with priority emphasis on the antirabic function of boMx1. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 61 (13 ULg)
Pathology of influenza virus H5N1 infection in resistant and susceptible laboratory mice.
Garigliany, Mutien-Marie ; ; et al
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Les dynamines MX et leur activité anti-influenza.
Garigliany, Mutien-Marie ; ; et al
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MX dynamins and the innate resistance opposed to influenza virus.
Garigliany, Mutien-Marie ; ; et al
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Allelic and functional characterization of farm animals interferon-dependent MX dynamins for innate resistance to influenza virus.
Garigliany, Mutien-Marie ; Baise, Etienne ; et al
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Differential anti-influenza activity among allelic variants at the Sus scrofa Mx1 locus
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in Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research (2007), 27(2), 147-155
A promising way to oppose infectious challenges would be to improve the resistance of the target species through genetic selection. Theoretically, a candidate gene is available against influenza viruses ... [more ▼]
A promising way to oppose infectious challenges would be to improve the resistance of the target species through genetic selection. Theoretically, a candidate gene is available against influenza viruses since a resistance trait was fortuitously discovered in the A2G mouse strain. This trait was demonstrated to be correlated with the expression of a specific isoform of the type I interferon (IFN)-dependent protein MX, an isoform coded by a specific allele at the mouse Mx1 locus. Two allelic polymorphisms were described recently in the Sus scrofa homologous gene. In this study, the frequencies and distribution of both alleles were evaluated among European domestic pig and wild boar populations by PCR-RFLP, and the anti-influenza activity conferred by both MX1 isoforms was evaluated in vitro using transfection of Vero cells followed by flow cytometric determination of the fraction of influenza virus-infected cells among MX-producing and MX-nonproducing cell populations. A significant difference in the anti-influenza activity brought by the two MX1 isoforms was demonstrated, which suggests that a significant improvement of innate resistance of pigs by genetic selection might be feasible provided the differences found here in vitro are epidemiologically relevant in vivo. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 12 (2 ULg)
The Mus musculus Mx1 gene confers strong protection against highly pathogenic influenzavirus A H5N1
Garigliany, Mutien-Marie ; ; et al
Poster (2007)Detailed reference viewed: 3 (1 ULg)
Les interférons de type 1 et leur fonction antivirale
; Desmecht, Daniel
in Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire (2006), 150(2), 73-107
Type I interferons are part of the innate immune system involved in the first line defense against invasion, replication and spreading of pathogens such as viruses. Through specific membrane or ... [more ▼]
Type I interferons are part of the innate immune system involved in the first line defense against invasion, replication and spreading of pathogens such as viruses. Through specific membrane or intracellular receptors, virus entry induces the expression of type I interferons which stimulates the cells through an autocrine and paracrine manner. Interferons are polypeptides that stimulate cells through membrane receptors. They induce a cascade of events leading to the synthesis of many proteins some of which having specific antiviral properties. The most characterized are the MX proteins, the 2'5' oligoadenylate synthetase/ ribonuclease L pathway and the double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase R system. Recently, the protein ISG20 has been involved in the specific antiviral function of type I interferons. The interferons act on multiple steps of the viral cycle including penetration, decapsidation, mRNA transcription, protein synthesis, genome replication, assembling and excretion of viral particles. Nowadays, due to their major efficiency, type I interferons are used in therapeutics against some viral infections and cancers. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 75 (3 ULg)
Expression of the interferon-alpha/beta-inducible bovine Mx1 dynamin interferes with replication of rabies virus
; ; Baise, Etienne et al
in Neurobiology of Disease (2006), 21(3), 515-521
Rabies is a fatal anthropozoonotic viral infection of the central nervous system that remains a serious public health problem in many countries. As several animal cases of spontaneous survival to ... [more ▼]
Rabies is a fatal anthropozoonotic viral infection of the central nervous system that remains a serious public health problem in many countries. As several animal cases of spontaneous survival to infection were reported and because type 1 interferons were shown to protect against the virus, it was suggested that innate resistance mechanisms exist. Among the antiviral proteins that are synthesized in response to interferon-alpha/beta stimulation, Mx proteins from several species are long known to block the replication of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). As both VSV and rabies virus belongs to the Rhabdoviridae family, this study was started with the aim to establish whether the anti-VSV activity of a mammalian Mx protein could be extended to rabies virus. This question was addressed by inoculating the virus onto a bovine Mx1 or human MxA-expressing Vero cell clone. Plaque formation was unambiguously blocked, and viral yields were reduced 100- to 1000-fold by bovine Mx1 expression for both SAG2 and SADB19 viral strains. In opposition, only SAG2 strain could be inhibited by the expression of human MxA protein. The effect of both proteins expression was then evaluated at the viral protein expression level. Again, boMx1 was able to repress protein expression in both strain, whereas only SAG2 proteins were inhibited in human MxA-expressing cells. These results suggest that protection conferred by interferon-alpha/beta against rabies could be, at least partially, attributable to the Mx pathway. Alternatively, bovine Mx1 could be unique in its ability to repress rabies virus which, if confirmed in vivo, would open an avenue for the development of new antirabies therapeutic strategies. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 29 (4 ULg)
Resistance of paramyxoviridae to type I interferon-induced Bos taurus Mx1 dynamin
; Baise, Etienne ; et al
in Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research (2005), 25(4), 192-201
Typical targets of type I interferon (IFN)-induced antiviral Mx proteins known to date have been shown to share a common profile: single-stranded negative-sense RNA viruses. Among them, human MxA is known ... [more ▼]
Typical targets of type I interferon (IFN)-induced antiviral Mx proteins known to date have been shown to share a common profile: single-stranded negative-sense RNA viruses. Among them, human MxA is known to interfere with the replication of measles, human, and bovine parainfluenza-3 viruses (BoPi3V), that is, three members of the Paramyxoviridae family. Recently, bovine Mx1 protein (BoMx1) was included in the group of Mx proteins with authenticated antiviral potential, as it dramatically represses the replication of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). As replication in bovine cells of Pi3, respiratory syncytial (RS), and Sendai (Se) viruses, all members of the same family, is known to be reduced on IFN-alpha incorporation into the culture medium, it was hypothesized that the BoMx1 pathway possibly was involved, its antiviral spectrum thus probably extending to Paramyxoviridae. In this study, probing of BoMx1-inhibiting effects was carried out by infecting a transgenic Vero cell line that allows tightly regulated conditional expression of BoMx1 after doxycycline treatment with a wide array of Paramyxoviridae. Expressing and nonexpressing cells displayed similar viability, cytopathic effects (CPEs), and amounts of infectious virus yields, whatever the infecting virus or the multiplicity of infection (moi) imposed. It is, therefore, concluded that BoMx1 does not interfere with Paramyxoviridae. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 36 (1 ULg)
Conditional expression of type I interferon-induced bovine Mx1 GTPase in a stable transgenic vero cell line interferes with replication of vesicular stomatitis virus
Baise, Etienne ; ; et al
in Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research (2004), 24(9), 513-521
In some vertebrate species, type I interferon(IFN)-induced Mx gene expression has been shown to confer resistance to some single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) viruses in vitro. Because the bovine species is ... [more ▼]
In some vertebrate species, type I interferon(IFN)-induced Mx gene expression has been shown to confer resistance to some single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) viruses in vitro. Because the bovine species is subject to an exceptionally wide array of infections caused by such viruses, it is anticipated that an antiviral allele should have been retained by evolution at the bovine Mx locus. The identification of such allele may help in evaluating the real significance of the Mx genotype for disease resistance in vivo, in deciphering host-virus molecular interactions involved, or in improving innate disease resistance of livestock through marker-assisted selection. We validated a double transgenic Vero cell clone in which the bovine Mx1 reference allele is placed under control of the human cytomegalovirus (CMV) enhancer-promoter sequence containing elements from the bacterial tetracycline resistance operon to regulate transcription. In the selected clone, transgene repression was very tight, and derepression by doxycycline led to homogeneous 48-h duration expression of physiologic levels of bovine Mx1. Expression of the transgene caused a dramatic decrease in cytopathic efficiency and a 500-5000-fold yield reduction of the Indiana and New Jersey serotypes of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). To our knowledge, the transgenic clone developed here is the first ever reported that allows conditional expression of an Mx protein, thus providing a valuable tool for studying functions of Mx proteins in general and that of bovine Mx1 in particular. This latter may henceforward be included in the group of Mx proteins with authenticated anti-VSV activity, which offers new research avenues into the field of host-virus interactions. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 53 (14 ULg)
Genomic structure, organisation, and promoter analysis of the bovine (Bos taurus) Mx1 gene
; Baise, Etienne ; et al
in Gene (2004), 326
Some MX proteins are known to confer a specific resistance against a panel of single-stranded RNA viruses. Many diseases due to such viruses are known to affect cattle worldwide, raising the possibility ... [more ▼]
Some MX proteins are known to confer a specific resistance against a panel of single-stranded RNA viruses. Many diseases due to such viruses are known to affect cattle worldwide, raising the possibility that the identification of an antiviral isoform of a bovine MX protein would allow the implementation of genetic selection programs aimed at improving innate resistance of cattle. With this potential application in mind, the present study was designed to isolate the bovine Mx1 gene including its promoter region and to investigate its genomic organisation and promoter reactivity. The bovine Mx1 gene is made up of 15 exons. All exon-intron boundaries conformed to the consensus sequences. A PCR product that contained a approximately 1-kb, 5'-flanking region upstream from the putative transcription start site was sequenced. Unexpectedly, this DNA region did not contain TATA or CCAAT motifs. A computer scan of the region disclosed a series of putative binding sites for known cytokines and transcription factors. There was a GAAAN(1-2)GAAA(C/G) motif, typical of an interferon-sensitive responsive element, between -118 and -107 from the putative transcription start site. There were also a NF-kappaB, two interleukin-6 binding sites, two Sp1 sites and five GC-rich boxes. The region also contained 12 stretches of the GAAA type, as described in all IFN-inducible genes. Bovine Mx1 expression was assessed by Northern blotting and immunofluorescence in the Madin Darby bovine kidney cells (MDBK) cell line treated with several stimuli. In conclusion, the bovine Mx1 gene and promoter region share the major structural and functional characteristics displayed by their homologs described in the rainbow trout, chicken, mouse and man. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 28 (1 ULg)


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October 31, 2007 - Heather Ziegler
Today, Wheeling Police Chief Kevin Gessler held a press conference and updated the public via the media about the kidnapping and rape case of the 11-year-old girl from North Wheeling. While it has been eight months since the crime, it's obvious no one has abandoned hope of finding this creep. The new information points to an attack in Kentucky. It makes sense that this guy moved around. If not, I know the people in the Ohio Valley would have found him or his truck by now. So many reports came in during the weeks that followed the attack. Good, honest people took the time to call police when they saw something suspicious or the alleged truck. Police worked day and night scouring neighborhoods. That's what it will take for a big break. Let's hope the folks in Kentucky do the same. This creep will be caught. It's just a matter of time.
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A new sports bar has opened in Key Largo at the location of a former popular eatery.
D-Hooker opened Monday, July 26 at 102250 Overseas Highway after an extensive remodeling. The restaurant is in the former location of Ganims Kountry Kitchen Restaurant, which moved to 102570 Overseas Hwy., sharing space with Rib Daddys Steak and Seafood restaurant.
A grand opening of D-Hooker is set for Saturday, August 7.
Owners Dennis and Betsy Duran recently moved to Key Largo from Miami with their sons, Jonathon and Jordan. Dennis said the family intends to be permanent Key Largo residents and committed to the plan by signing a 20-year lease for the restaurant. He also said the long-range plan is to open more locations in the Keys.
This is our first restaurant, but we hope to grow and open more all the way down to Key West, he said.
D-Hooker offers 14 brands of domestic and imported draft beers and a variety of bottled beers and wine by the glass.
Right now its just beer and wine but hopefully by the end of the year we will be able to serve liquor, Duran said.
The menu ranges from soup and salads to burgers, sandwiches, seafood, chicken wings and desserts. Burgers range in price from $6.95 for a half-pounder to $19.95 for the man vs. burger, which if completed earns the diner his or her name on a plaque. The one-pound Big Mahi sandwich, a D-Hooker specialty is $19.95. The D-Hooker sampler platter with chicken wings, calamari, cheese sticks, fried shrimp and stuffed jalapenos is also $19.95.
For the sports fan, D-Hooker has 12 high-definition big-screen TVs fed by DirecTV satellite with every available sports package.
We set it up so every customer here has a good view from where theyre sitting, Duran said. We want everyone to have a good time. Thats what its all about.
Duran said the aged and weathered wood used in the décor came from an unusual source.
When we started putting this together I was looking for wood everywhere, he said. I own a property in Miami and this wood all came from my fence I had there. I took down my fence to get the look I wanted to achieve here.
D-Hooker is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to midnight Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Happy hour is daily from 4 to 6 p.m.


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Women in Film LA's annual Crystal + Lucy Awards held earlier this week honored some amazing women and men who have championed women in their professional work as well as their personal lives. The brilliant women of Mad Men were honored as well as George Lucas, Sofia Coppola (whose film The Bling Ring is out today), Rachel Morrison and Laura Linney.
Our Indiewire colleague, Anne Thompson attended the awards, spoke with writer/director Nancy Meyers. Meyers presented Coppola with her award. Thompson asked Meyers what she was currently working on her next film:
During an intermission, when I asked Meyers what she's working on, she reminded me that "things have changed." She's pushing two projects up the hill, trying to get a studio green light. "I'm trying," says Hollywood's most consistently commercial woman filmmaker ("What Women Want," "Something's Got to Give"). If she's struggling to push her films forward, what about other women directors with a less stellar track record?
We echo Anne's distress over the situation and it just makes what Laura Linney said in her acceptance speech about gender equity even more important. Check out the full transcript here.
Unlike in the theatre, I soon realized that for the most part I was surrounded by men. A lot of really wonderful men as well as some not so wonderful ones. As an actress in film, it is very easy to become isolated just due to the ratio of gender inequality that exists. Rarely do you have a scene with other women, very few women are on the crew, and what few female executives arrive tend to keep to themselves. You have fewer and fewer women to turn to for help or advice, and information is not easily shared.
This is a problem. And it is unhealthy. And I believe has something to do with the slow pace of progress women are making, not only in their artistic lives, but especially in their business lives. The news about inequality in pay between men and women, whether in film or television, seems to be worse than it was twenty years ago. And while we are all aware of the upheavals and drama in the world of finance, the numbers and the disparity is simply too extreme to justify any excuse. Obviously, this is a problem that has been extant for DECADES, but the stagnation of progress, and the seeming acceptance of such a practice, troubles me.
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Shotgun Shooting. 1
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A non certificate holder may use a shotgun in the following circumstances:
Note that "occupier" is not defined by the Firearms Act 1968 but may be taken to include the owner, tenant or licence holder.
There is no minimum age at which a person may borrow a shotgun and use it under the circumstances described above, but persons under 15 years old must be supervised by someone over the age of 21 years.
Relevant Act(s): Sections 11(5), 11(6) and 22 -Firearms Act 1968. The Firearms
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The use of shotgun cartridges containing lead shot is prohibited for the killing of certain species (in England and Wales) or specific areas (in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland). In those instances where the use is prohibited, alternatives to lead shot must be used.
In England and Wales, the use of lead shot is prohibited below the High Water Mark of Ordinary Spring Tides, over specified SSSIs, and for the shooting of the following species, regardless of where they occur:
In Scotland and Northern Ireland, the use of lead shot is prohibited over wetlands. Wetlands are defined as any areas of foreshore, marsh, fen, peatland with standing water, regularly or seasonally flooded fields, and other water sources whether they be natural or man-made, static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt.
There is no legal requirement to use a particular standard of cartridge for game shooting but you should ensure that you use a shot size and load capable of attaining a clean and efficient kill, and that you shoot within range and within the limits of your capabilities. The typical game cartridge for a 12 guage shotgun is 28-32g of number 6 shot, but preferences vary according to conditions and species. Below is a table of suggested shot sizes for certain species.
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*Note that lead shot may not be used to shoot wildfowl inEnglandandWalesor in certain areas ofScotland. See herefor details. If using steel shot, it is advised to use a shot two sizes large than suggested.
Always ensure that your gun is proved for the selected cartridge and has the correct chamber length. Old English guns may have 2.5" chambers. Cartridges longer than 2.5" (65mm) must not be used in these guns. Only guns bearing a steel shot (fleur de lys) proof mark should be used to shoot high performance steel shot cartridges. If you have any doubts, see a competent gunsmith.
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All birds are legally protected. Certain species may be taken outside the defined close seasons. The main quarry species are:
For a full list of species and open seasons, click here.
Other species, such as pigeons and corvids (crow, rook, magpie, jay, jackdaw) may be shot under a General Licence for the protection of crops or for the conservation of wild birds. For more information about these species and the conditions of the licence, click here for England and Wales advice and here for advice on conditions in Scotland.
Relevant Act(s): Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
If you would like to hold a clay shoot on your land at which people may shoot without holding a shot gun certificate, then the time and place of the shoot must be approved by the Chief Officer of Police for the area in which the land is situated.
Relevant Act(s): Section 11(6), 21 -Firearms Act 1968.
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A person who does not hold a firearm certificate may borrow a rifle (the 'estate rifle') from the occupier of private land and use it on that land in the presence of the occupier or the occupier's servant. "Servant" would be taken to include a stalker, gamekeeper or ghillie employed by the occupier.
Relevant Act(s): Section 16 (1) Firearms Amendment Act 1988
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There may be cases in which people may find themselves unintentionally in possession of firearms. This may be when a family member dies, or when a previously unknown firearm is found in a new or inherited property. Firstly, do not panic. Do not touch or move the firearm (especially if it is of unknown age) because it could still be loaded. Ensure others cannot access the firearm and call your local firearms licensing team immediately. You can find the contact details here.
The police may:
Certain antique firearms are exempted from the provisions of the Firearms Act and do not require to be held on a certificate provided they are kept as a curiosity or an ornament and are not intended to be used. Antique firearms include:
If you intend to use a firearm, even if it falls within one of these categories, then it must be held on a shot gun or firearm certificate as appropriate.
The exemption does not apply to ammunition, and the possession of live ammunition suitable for use with an otherwise antique firearm may indicate that it is not possessed as a curiosity or an ornament.
Relevant Act(s): Section 58 (2) Firearms Amendment Act 1968
"Firearms Law, Guidance to the Police 2002"
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Jared Leto Calls Lupita Nyong'o His "Future Ex-Wife" — Are They Dating?
Jared Leto has never been married — but it seems that he might already know who he wants to marry... and, uh, then divorce. The Dallas Buyers Club hottie alluded to rumors that he's dating fellow Oscar nominee Lupita Nyong'o by referring to her this weekend as his "future ex-wife." How romantic.
Jared, 42, accepted the award for Male Supporting actor at the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards on March 1. And in his acceptance speech, he made a rather shocking shout-out to 12 Years a Slave star Lupita, 31, who earned the Spirit Award trophy for Supporting Actress.
At the end of the speech, he thanked "my future ex-wife. Lupita, I'm thinking about you baby." Bold move!
So is this an acknowledgment that the two are dating, or that they've at least hooked up? We're not sure, but there are worse problems to have than for people to think that you might be dating someone as swoon-worthy as Mr. Jordan Catalano himself.
Jared is no stranger to dating rumors, as he has also recently been rumored to be getting cozy with Miley Cyrus. So who does he actually have the hots for? Hmmm... (Please say it's us, please say it's us.)
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We've decided to go for a marijuana butter recipe that's a cross between the slow cook method and the fast food version because with this method you get the full value of your THC and other cannabinoids, without as much hassle.
Done properly, the butter won't "burn," as it's cooked by steam, rather than directly in a pot.
Your Tools:
A double boiler: If you don't have one, you'll need: 1 Large pot and another saucepan that fits into the pot though not directly.
What you'll do is fill the bottom of the larger pot with water and put the other pot on top so that the steam from the boiling water cooks the ingredients in the smaller pot without the smaller pot touching the water.)
You also need:
1 cheesecloth
1 rubber band
1 herb grinder
1 large wooden spoon
Reliable stove
1 storage container
Your Ingredients:
1 pound of organic, unsalted sweet butter (about 4 sticks)
One ounce or more finely ground marijuana. Instead of using leaves, use premium buds for the highest potency and quality.
Clean your buds of leaves that have no resin glands, and also remove stems.
Your Method:
Fill the larger pot with water, not all the way to the top, just some at the bottom.
Cut sticks of butter into smaller pieces. Remember: use non-GMO organic butter.
Put butter into the smaller pot and place the smaller pot inside the bigger pot. Let it melt.
Once it's melted, add cannabis and stir it in, removing any clumps or it sticking to the sides.
Turn the stove top to a low heat and bring the water to a simmer. Stir frequently.
Lower heat and add more water. You'll leave the double boiler on the stove for about 4-6 hours, so monitor the water to make sure there's enough simmering.
Because the steam can only get so hot, you won't burn the butter or the pan.
This is why you can leave it on for as long as 6 hours. Leaving it on for that period of time is key as more THC will absorb into and bind with the butter.
Once the time is up, take the top pot off of the large pot and let it cool for about 5 minutes.
In the meantime, get your storage container (use glass or stainless steel storage for buds, cannabutter, and all other marijuana products) and secure the cheesecloth over the top of it with a rubber band.
Slowly pour the cannabutter mixture through the cheesecloth.
Then carefully take the cheesecloth off and squeeze the remaining cooked bud content so more butter oozes into your storage container.
Store in the freezer until it hardens, use as needed in any recipe that calls for butter, and place back in the freezer for longer-term storage.
You want to use your cannabutter within three months of making it.
And here's an update: we had this article up for a while, and recently got this very useful set of revised cannabutter strategies from BigBudsMag reader Cheif Chef:
Hey I saw the cannabutter recipe and I thought I'd share some really important tidbits…
I noticed the author didn't include "decarbing" as the first step.
Decarbing is just drying your already dried weed out in a sealed container inside the oven, at a low temperature of say 200-250 degrees F.
What this does is turn inactive forms of THC into super potent digestible forms of THC (It's guaranteed to your butter way stronger!).
I also noticed no mention of water-curing your buds before use. I soak my buds in water for 24 hours to leach out any contaminants as well as the super strong herby flavor.
If there's too much chlorophyll, it can make the stomach upset. I usually do the water cure before I de-carb my material.
The water soak part can get the flavor of your budder down from super-herbally all the way down to UN-detectable and downright smooth!
Thank you, Cheif Chef, for helping all of us make better marijuana butter!


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Helen of Troy 3Q net income tops Street's view
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Helen of Troy, which markets a wide range of personal care and household products, reported a 15 percent increase in its net income for its fiscal third quarter, as revenue improved at its housewares and healthcare/home environment divisions.
But the company lowered its full-year revenue forecast Wednesday, saying it is unsure how consumer spending may change as a result of the "fiscal cliff" compromise deal.
Helen of Troy Ltd. markets brands including Revlon, Vidal Sassoon, Dr. Scholl's, Vicks and Fabreze.
For the three months ended Nov. 30, it earned $37.7 million, or $1.18 per share. That's up from $32.9 million, or $1.04 per share, a year ago. The latest results beat the $1.14 per share that analysts polled by FactSet expected.
Revenue increased 11 percent to $374.6 million from $338.8 million. But that fell short of Wall Street's average estimate of $379.2 million.
Housewares revenue rose 10.7 percent, driven by new OXO products. Healthcare/home environment revenue climbed 23 percent. The healthcare/home environment unit's results continue to benefit from its acquisition of the PUR water filtration business in December 2011. The division is also seeing improved results due to the current winter weather and an early and strong cold and flu season.
At the personal care segment, revenue edged down slightly.
For the full year, Helen of Troy now expects revenue between $1.28 billion and $1.3 billion. Its prior guidance called for revenue of $1.3 billion to $1.33 billion. The company still anticipates earnings between $3.50 and $3.60 per share.
Analysts expect full-year revenue of $1.29 billion on earnings of $3.55 per share.
Its shares were steady at $33.53 in premarket trading. That is near the upper end of its 52-week range of $28.02 to $35.35.


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I have an RDF file, from which I would like to generate a .dot file. I'd like to create a number of rules to style the nodes and the links between these nodes (such as a specific kind of arrow to represent a marriage relationship).
Here is an example of such a conversion "rule":
<person rdf:about="http://www.something.com/EGAnne"
<j: DateBirth>1981</j: DateBirth>
I want to convert these lines to this result:
a [label = "Anne \ n \ nD.Birth: 1981 \ nProfession: Accounting \ n", shape = circle, fillcolor = "pink" style = "filled", fontsize = "9", fontname = " Arial, bold "];
Then, to represent the marriage between two instances of the class person, the type of arrow will be "odot" and color "goldenrod":
a -> j [arrowhead = "odot" arrowtail = "odot", dir = both, color = "goldenrod"]
How can I automatically generate the .dot file from RDF file, following rules like the one above?


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For a recent MacBook Pro, lid closed, non-Apple keyboard: can I map some key (like F15) to be the same as the Apple power key so I can do a full shutdown and start up without opening the lid?
Launchers like Alfred.app allow you to assign keyboard shortcuts to run commands (it has built in ones for restart and shut down).
There is a default shortcut alt+cmd+eject for putting the computer to sleep.
Additionally, control+alt+eject will log you out, and;
shift+control+eject will sleep your displays (and keyboard lights if you have them).
As for booting the computer without using the power button, I'm not sure that's possible, as I don't think the laptop gives power to the keyboard while it's powered off.
You could setup something like scheduled startup/shutdown, to automatically boot at the set time. Find this in the Energy Saver preference pane.
I do not believe this is possible.
You can schedule your Mac to power on automatically using Energy Saver or our Power Manager software. This requires setting specific times for starting up and shutting down.
If the lid is closed, your Mac should start up on schedule. It will then immediately go into sleep mode because the lid is closed. This appears to be a deliberate design choice by Apple's engineers to avoid overheating your Mac.
To run with the lid closed, you must start up with lid open and have an external display connected. Only with an external display connected can you close your MacBook Pro's lid and avoid automatic sleep; doing anything else is not supported by Apple.
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BCGS Orchestra
Following the great success of the BCGS Orchestra, we have opened enrollment for the Spring 2016 semester.
This is a chance to become an active member of the guitar community, and share performance experiences with other guitar lovers. This semester will include works spanning six centuries, including Bach, opera, music from the Iberian peninsula, and some newly composed works done in the past 10 years.
Rehearsals start in January, on these Thursday evenings from 7-9 PM at Charlestown Senior Living Community, Brookside Classroom 1, 719 Maiden Choice Lane, Catonsville, MD 21228 (Jan. 14, Jan. 21, Jan. 28, Feb. 11, Feb. 26, March 3, April 14, April 21, April 28 and May 5) and will finish with a performance on May 5 at the awe-inspiring Lady of Our Angels Chapel at the Charlestown Senior Living Community.
We are looking forward to you joining us! The orchestra registration fee is $100 for the semester and you have to be a BCGS member to participate. If you are unsure if your membership is valid, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com. The orchestra is open to people of all levels and styles.
Place a $100 Spring Semester in the shopping cart and proceed to check out as if you were paying for concert tickets. If you need to renew your memebership, please do that and then click on the shopping cart to check out. You will receive a confirmation for your registration.
Here are some questions that we have been asked over the years:
What is this experience?
If you have never played in a large ensemble, this will be quite new to you. You will have a part, and play in a section with others playing the same thing. There are generally four parts in the group for each. We work on coordinating the parts, balancing dynamics, and setting out the interpretive gestures. The director conduct the rehearsals – both through talking everyone through the issues, as well as by actually conducting. For that reason, it is important to work on your part during the week, so when we rehearse, you can give some attention to the guy in front waving his arms.
How well do I have to play to be a part of the Orchestra?
We invite players of all levels to participate, with parts distributed as close to your level of development as possible. If a part is too hard, we can edit to make it more playable. Keep in mind that there are several of you on a part, so if you can't play everything, someone else in your section can. That way it will all be covered. We want to be as inclusive as possible.
How do I audition?
The audition process is simple: Tell the director what pieces you are comfortable playing. It helps to know, for example, if you are confident all over the fingerboard, or if venturing above the 5th fret gives you a sense of vertigo; we want your part to be playable for you. From that information, we can get a good idea of where to place you in the Orchestra. A good rule of thumb to follow if you haven't done this before is to expect that your part will be (usually) simpler than your solo repertoire. This allows for you to learn your part, play your part, and still have enough focus left over to hear all that is going on around you.
How often are rehearsals?
We meet once a week, Thursday evenings from 7-9 PM. We meet at the Charlestown Senior Living Community in Catonsville, 715 Maiden Choice Lane, Catonsville, MD 21228, right inside the Baltimore Beltway 695 at exit 12B. We begin after Labor Day.
How do get my music?
We will email pdfs to you in August; new additions will be passed around in rehearsal.
Other requirements?
A guitar that can be tuned well, footstool, a music stand, and pencil to take notes.
As we meet once a week, it is important to be at as many rehearsals as possible. I realize that you have busy lives, and there may be times when you can't make it – work or family engagements, illness, etc.
Last items:
A sense of humor, and a willingness to enjoy and learn from your mistakes. While we take making music very seriously, that doesn't mean we can't have fun. The key to that is not fussing over your errors – learn from them, practice, and grow. We all make mistakes; the important thing is to not get too caught up in them. As stated above: if the part seems too hard, let me know. Success can only come if you are confident in what you are playing.
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What's worth watching, and what might not be, in prime time this weekend.
Orphan Black | BBC America, Saturday, 9 ET/PT
This much-praised series returned last week to thunderous Internet applause — and promptly drew around 600,000 viewers, which in TV terms is basically nobody. Luckily for Orphan, BBC America has a low ratings threshold, but for TV as a whole those numbers are a shame, because Tatiana Maslany's performance as Orphan's multiple clones deserves wider exposure. If you're home Saturday, you might consider checking it out.
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The Good Wife | CBS, Sunday, 9 ET/PT
Josh Charles returns to The Good Wife, but not as the late Will Gardner. Instead he's directing this week's episode, which takes a temporary break from the upheaval caused by Will's death to revisit one of the show's best recurring clients: Dylan Baker's entertainingly deranged Colin Sweeney, who has a new fiancé (Tony winner Laura Benanti) and a new legal problem. It's just one more reason to watch Good Wife — a series that should be on every viewer's DVR and every Emmy voter's short list.
Silicon Valley | HBO, Sunday, 10 ET/PT
And while we're talking Emmy contenders, don't overlook this refreshingly funny and well-observed comedy, as Richard regrets a drunken promise to put Erlich on his company's board. While he tries to wriggle out of that commitment, "Big Head" deals with being "currently unassigned," a storyline that boasts some of the show's cleverest thrusts at corporate inanity.


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Skype has ads and was annoying. Well since I got it for free as part of that EAM promo, I thought I would try it out and I like it. What I will do once the license expires, who knows. I will let you know next year
Why would you support Emsisoft? Like they don't offer lifetime licenses so development and support ending for their products are not a threat. Also they pulled out of tests so that they can invest that money and concentrate on their development and improvement of their products. They provide solid products and the number of customers are increasing each day. They don't need support like Tzuk and Marcin do.
Ah! I see.
I support them because I like their programs and I use them , is that so hard to understand my friend lol... We are getting off topic better talk about this elsewhere.
Do you have a XP system on any of your pcs? If so what will you do when the support for xp ends in 2 years? What OS and what setup?
Nope. I haven't use XP in years.
Okay I don't want this thread to be closed so I will not continue with this off-topic. I just wanna say I think I've made my point in that post my dear friend. Now I wanna ask you this- is that so hard to understand my friend? LOL
I plan in using a linux os like unbuntu. I'll use that pc for online shopping and banking only. So then my setup would be - just ubuntu! LOL
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What do you use as a firewall? I would recommend HitmanPro, Norton ConnectSafe and a good imaging software with WinPE bootable media just in case.
SRP,UAC,EMET,LUA,Norton DNS
On-demand:mbam free,EAM 6,SAS and Hitman PRO(free)
Family PC. Crome with Ghostery and F-Prot AV with Online Armor Premium and Hitman Pro.
F-Prot wow. I haven't heard that that name in a while. How is F-Prot these days?
Not to steal d's thunder but I tried F-prot under a trial for my kids computer and it worked really good. I actually liked the GUI and the protection was great. It think that it routinely gets VB100 awards and places well on AV tests. It was a little heavy (70k. I think) but nothing that a desktop can't handle.
Thanks kjdemuth. I might test it in a VM as it could be an alternative AV to MSE for some people I know.
Back to ESET after trying several others for a while, ESET is the lightest and most trouble free suite from my experience and it's quite solid aswell
Haven't not tested it against real malware but I like the Gui and is very simple to use.I figured I give it ago again since it's been some years I last tried it.It is running well so far and light.
Thanks djohn. Good to know that is light and running well.
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me and my husband just had sex a day before my period. so would i have a chance on getting pregnant?
me and my husband just had sex 1 day before my period. would this help me get pregnant even though i just started my period?
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You period is the result of you ovulating ^ That statement isn't true. Many women get regular periods & not O. Having sex the day before your period is due will likely NOT result in a pregnancy.posted 10/18/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
seriously? Do you not understand the logistics of pregnancy? I mean I know it sounds like some people are fertile mertles- but there is a systematic biology to conceiving. You period is the result of you ovulating and while every woman is different and YES there are exceptions to the rule, even if you base it on the generic assumption of period day 1 is cycle day 1, and ovulation is on day 14, and then another 14 days later is the start of your period. Again while there are exceptions- you really need to read some basic female reproductive biology details.posted 10/17/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
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Virtual Vancouver hosts real comedy event within its virtual 3D world tonight
Virtual-Vancouver.com's 3D virtual world will be the home of a unique, live web streamed comedy event tomorrow.
The event will be hosted both in real life at BBQues Restaurant (1043 Mainland Street) and BBQues Restaurant within the virtual world.
"This provides a new, exciting and unique experience for people to view live entertainment either in person or in the virtual world if they can't make it to the actual event," Utherverse President Zak Zarry said.
The event will be hosted by local comedian Greg Kettner and will showcase top-rated acts that have been featured at Yuk Yuks, Just for Laughs, CTV's Comedy Now, Las Vegas HBO Comedy Festival and Canada's Next Top Comic. The headlining act will be Patrick Maliha, supported by fellow funnymen Chris James, Kyle Jones and several others.
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Binary Keychains - NEW LOCATION
Tuesday August 12, 2014: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm -- Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
This event is intended for Grade 3 to adult
Make a cool keychain that spells your name in binary code!
Binary code is a system that computers use to interpret language and characters using only 0 and 1. For this craft, we'll convert the sequences of 0s and 1s to colored beads for an amazing keychain!
This event was originally scheduled for the Downtown Library Multi-Purpose Room and has been relocated to the Pittsfield Branch.
great project
Wish my daughter was a little older. She would love making a binary keychain.
I can never tell my keys from the wife's, so this will be helpful. Thanks!
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A Small, Elegant, Unfussy Wedding: Mission Impossible?
The beautifully designed building at 355 11th St. has more than its share of design know-how. It is home to architects as well the construction firm Matarozzi Pelsinger (where Bob Carroll is the general manager) and Northbrook Design (Katherine North's interior design firm). The building was undergoing a Matarozzi Pelsinger-engineered remodel when Bob noticed Katherine. His offer to help her move office furniture led to an invitation to a Robert Plant and Alison Krauss concert and then, last year, to a marriage proposal.
At first, the couple planned to marry under the big top of a circus tent (Katherine's middle name is Ringling, and yes, we mean THOSE Ringlings), but that would entail inviting an entire circus troupe, and the couple wanted a small, intimate (not to mention budget-friendly) wedding.
San Francisco's City Hall provided a happy medium and a perfect solution. Although leasing the building's rotunda is an expensive proposition, Katherine discovered that having a small ceremony in an area called the Mayor's Balcony gives a wedding all the grandeur of the building's architecture without a whopping rental bill.
"We wanted an actual ceremony, and not a quickie 10 minute City Hall wedding," says North. "We were able to rent the Mayor's Balcony for one hour."
Inspired by the grays and greens of the surroundings, Katherine chose a Nicole Miller gown in muted moss tones and a hand-painted wrap (which cost more than the dress itself). "I went with my mother to try on traditional, white wedding gowns," says Katherine. "They just weren't me. In this dress I felt like myself."
Flowers by Erica Rose Design
For her bridesmaids and the groomsmen, the designer created color palettes: grays for the women, blues and browns for the men. Then she provided sage green wraps for her bridesmaids for a unifying element. "My favorite inspiration photo was of a wedding party where the bridesmaids were wearing different prints, but all in the same color," she says.
The men in the wedding party are a comfort-loving group, so Katherine asked that they wear sport jackets and jeans. "They were so excited that they didn't have to wear ties," she says.
On the big day, 30 guests gathered on the balcony to watch as the couple was married in a modified Irish wedding ring ceremony. Afterwards, everyone went to the Waterbar for a small reception. "I chose the Waterbar after Googling 'places in San Francisco that will seat 30 people,'" says Katherine. "The views in the private room made it a treat for out of town guests, and the space and the food were fantastic."
Ever the designer, Katherine made the escort and name cards with stamps. The metal table numbers will be reused in the couple's next big production. "We are building a house on the Peninsula, and these will actually be our house numbers," says Katherine.
Perhaps the wedding didn't take place in a circus tent, but on May 20, 2011 it just may have been the greatest show on Earth.
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have passed. I always enjoyed them.
How very sad. They were both wonderful actors.
This is very sad news.
I don't often get asked to define irony, but when I do, I always say,
"Why, yes. Yes, I AM a Field Editor for Taste of Home."
loved both of them... durning in evening shade...can't figure out why that only had one season...R.I.P. guys...
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I don't remember him in Evening Shade. I do remember him doing readings during some of the patriotic specials that were on TV.
RIP Jack and Charles
Two of the greats. When I read Charles Durning's obit, that line from "O Brother, Where art Thou?" came to mind: "We ain't one at a timin', we're mass communicating!". Don't know why I thought of that. I could just hear his voice saying that.
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We the People
Moral issues were the key to President Bush's victory on Nov. 2
"We the people" voted on Nov. 2 in a way that may redefine for decades who "we the people" are and what authority we have.
President Bush won because "moral issues" were more important than any others for one-fifth of the voters, and the president won that fifth by at least a 4-1 majority. To put it another way, Sen. Kerry probably received about 56 percent of the vote from people most concerned with foreign policy or economic issues, the traditional subjects for presidential campaigns.
Chief among the moral issues is the matter of life and death called abortion. Although that horror did not by name play a large part in the campaign, when it did come up it seems to have worked once again to the advantage of pro-life candidates and the detriment of those who are ready to exclude the weakest among us, unborn children, from being part of "we the people."
Marriage is another moral issue: In 11 of 11 states, including liberal Oregon, voters by generally huge majorities declared their belief that it should be between a man and a woman. "We the people" clearly are unwilling to bow before the preferences of "we the judges"-and if some judges don't back off from arrogantly trying to write their beliefs into law, their authority is likely to be circumscribed one way or another.
In fact, with the Senate strengthened by the addition of Tom Coburn, Jim DeMint, Mel Martinez, and John Thune, next year would be a good time to push for a constitutional amendment that would restrain judicial authority on the sanctity of life and marriage. We're much better off trusting "we the people" than our overreaching judicial overseers.
Another moral issue for many Christians, as it should be for all, is the plight of the poor and the way they should be helped by the affluent. The welfare state failed because it excludes poor individuals from "we the people" by asserting that they are like pets: Put food in their bowls but don't expect them to act as responsible adults capable of giving as well as taking.
The Bush faith-based initiative became controversial because it asserted that the poor are full human beings with spiritual as well as material needs. It stated as well that those who want to help the poor are also part of "we the people" and should not be forced to act like mere materialists when offering aid and hope. With this moral ratification of President Bush's goals by a crucial segment of voters, the initiative should gain new life.
This election also showed the success of the American experiment in having "we the people" encompass a variety of religious and racial/ethnic groups. John Kerry's Catholicism was a campaign issue only in that it was nominal and seemed to represent packaging rather than personal belief. Evangelicals generally expressed concern not that he was too Catholic but that he wasn't Catholic enough.
The election also showed that Democrats cannot take Hispanics for granted. The president apparently received 40 percent to 45 percent of the votes within that ethnic group. Early indications that he would double his vote among African-Americans from 10 percent to 20 percent may not have worked out, but strong moral concerns among blacks are likely to lead more of them to abandon the liberal plantation. This is all to the best: Much better for parties to have ideological consistency and demographic diversity than to become class or racial blocs.
Democrats now are pondering their next steps. They're already saying about John Kerry and John Edwards, "Off with their heads" (or at least their hair). But the Democratic problem is not personnel or tactics: It's mission drift. Democrats have become the autocratic party, arguing that moral issues should be decided by judges, officials, or panels of bioethicists. Now it's up to George W. Bush to push hard for decentralizing measures-school vouchers, poverty-fighting tax credits-that will give more authority to "we the people."
To help in this process, Christian conservatives need to push hard on educational, judicial, and poverty-fighting issues. In 2001, for example, the first eight months of the faith-based initiative were largely wasted because the White House tried to placate the left rather than move forward vigorously. School vouchers also lost out as Ted Kennedy had his way. Those mistakes should not be repeated.


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Konami has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will be released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and Xbox 360 on March 18, 2014.
The stealth-action title acts as a prequel to the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which picks up after Big Boss awakens from a nine-year coma following the events of Ground Zeroes.
In addition, Konami also unveiled some new content for the game featuring Metal Gear Solid 2's Raiden. However, it appears this will be exclusive to the Xbox console versions of the title, though it remains unknown if this will be a fixed or timed exclusive affair.
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will be released as a digital download in the U.S. and Europe on PS4 and Xbox One. PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will also receive a physical release, however.
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Old Norse-Icelandic Studies
Professor Geraldine Barnes McCaughey Professor of English Language and Early English Literature; (Old Norse-Icelandic medieval romance (riddarasögur), the post-medieval history of the concept of Vinland and the Viking presence in America); see also under Middle English Studies and Medievalism.
Emeritus Professor Margaret Clunies Ross; Old Norse-Icelandic poetry and poetics; Old Icelandic treatises on poetry, especially the Edda of Snorri Sturluson; the reception of Old Norse poetry after the Middle Ages); see also under Medievalism.
Currently holds 3-year ARC Discovery Grant, 'Pre-Christian Religions of the North'. Current research projects: (with international team) preparation of a new edition of the corpus of Old Norse skaldic poetry; research and writing of a book on Old Norse poetry; reception of Old Norse myth and religion from the Niddle Ages to modern times.
Recent and forthcoming publications:
Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages. Volume VII. Poetry on Christian Subjects Parts 1 and 2. Turnhout: Brepols 2007
The Cambridge Introduction to The Old Norse-Icelandic Saga. Cambridge etc.: Cambridge University Press. 2010
A History of Old Norse Poetry and Poetics. Paperback edition, August 2011. Cambridge: D. S. Brewer.


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"God never intended for us to be mere recipients of His love; He calls us to share it with others. We are not to be reservoirs, but channels by which His love can reach the world. When he pours out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, He wants us to leak like a sieve...The whole point of being blessed is to pass the blessing on to others."
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Jesus paid a great price for the whole world. We are His, and the light in us comes from Him.
Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in Heaven. Matthew 5:16 (NASB)