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They have picked up from lousy, but remain soft. The Northern Gun™ crowdfunding offer should change that.
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The following are in development:
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● New! Palladium Fantasy RPG® Coffee Mug – red on a black, 15.5 ounce mug – Cat. No. 2560 – $10.00.
● New! Dead Reign™: "Survive or Die Trying" T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2556 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● New! Rifts® Wilk's Laser Technologies™ Logo T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2557 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● New! Imagination Unleashed T-Shirt – black image on a red T-shirt – No. 2558 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● New! Rifts® Northern Gun™ Logo T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2559 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● Property of the Coalition™ T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2528 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
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- Wolfen Empire for Palladium Fantasy® – Cat. No. 471
- Mutant Underground™ for Heroes Unlimited™ – Cat. No. 520
- Rifts® Mercenaries – Cat. No. 813
- Rifts® Splynn Dimensional Market™ – Cat. No. 836
- Rifts® Free Quebec™ – Cat. No. 837
- Rifts® Three Galaxies™ – Cat. No. 851
- Rifts® Black Vault™ – Cat. No. 855
- Rifts® Triax™ 2 – Cat. No. 881
- Rifts® Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids® – Cat. No. 805
- Rifts® Coalition Wars® 4: Cyber-Knights™ – Cat. No. 842
The following new Rifts® miniatures have never before been released by Palladium Books.
● MI8021 – Rifts® Shadow Beast – $12.00
● MI8022 – Rifts® Mystic Knight – $6.00
● MI8023 – Rifts® Lord Magus – $6.00
● MI8024 – Rifts® High Magus – $6.00
● MI8025 – Rifts® Coalition Psi-Stalker (new-style Dead Boy armor) – $6.00
● MI8026 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy in DPM-D1 Armor – $6.00
● MI8027 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #2 (with energy rifle) – $6.00
● MI8028 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #3 (with rifle and Vibro-Knife) – $6.00
● MI8029 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #4 (German Shepherd with rifle and Vibro-Claws) – $6.00
● MI8030 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #5 (Bulldog with energy rifle and Vibro-Claws) – $6.00
The following favorite Rifts® miniatures are back in stock. Some, like the Glitter Boy, have sold on the collector's market for as much as $50-$120. They are being re-released for the first time in a decade.
● MI8031 – Rifts® Glitter Boy Power Armor – $20.00; this is a large, heavy figure.
● MI8032 – Rifts® Glitter Boy Pilot – $6.00
● MI8033 – Rifts® Kydian Overlord (Atlantis) – $20.00; this is a large, heavy figure.
● MI8034 – Rifts® Dragonsaurus (Atlantis) – $10.00
● MI8035 – Rifts® Slaver and Slave (Atlantis); 2 figs, no plastic bases – $10.00
● MI8036 – Rifts® Crazy – $6.00
● MI8037 – Rifts® Juicer #1 (with laser pistol) – $6.00
● MI8038 – Rifts® Juicer #2 (with Vibro-Sword) – $6.00
● MI8039 – Rifts® Cyborg #1 (with Rail Gun) – $12.00
● MI8040 – Rifts® Cyborg #2 (with gun hands) – $12.00
● MI8041 – Rifts® Cyborg #3 – $6.00
● MI8042 – Rifts® Coalition Officer (old armor) – $6.00
● MI8043 – Rifts® Coalition Grunt #1 (old armor) – $6.00
● MI8044 – Rifts® Coalition Grunt #2 (old armor) – $6.00
● MI8045 – Rifts® Coalition Grunt #3 (old armor) – $6.00
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High-precision milling machine company joins collaborative research program
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Hermle Machine Co., a Germany-based producer of high-precision milling machines, has joined the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM), a collaborative research program involving Virginia universities and advanced-manufacturing companies.
Hermle's five-axis milling machines cut material to the exact specifications for use in medical, aircraft, automotive and other industries. One of the company's machines, the C42 UMT 5-axis mill-turn machine, will be located at CCAM's new 60,000 square-foot facility in Prince George County .
The CCAM building features computational and engineering research labs in addition to high-bay production space for commercial scale equipment and other tools . CCAM's research focus areas are surface engineering and manufacturing systems.
"CCAM brings together some of the world's best-regarded advanced manufacturers under one roof to explore new possibilities for the benefit of all," Robert Komljenovic, president of Hermle Machine, said in a statement. "We are honored to contribute our time, talent and cutting-edge tools to this cause and are excited to work closely with CCAM's members to solve business challenges."
In addition to Hermle Machine, other CCAM industry members include Aerojet, Buehler, Canon Virginia, Chromalloy, Cool Clean Technology, GF AgieCharmilles, Mitutoyo America Corp., Newport News Shipbuilding, Rolls-Royce, Sandvik Coromant, Siemens, Sulzer Metco and TurboCombustor Technology. University members include the University of Virginia, Virginia State University and Virginia Tech.
Hermle Machine CCAM's ranks as a Tier 2 member. It will participate in CCAM's "generic research" program, meaning it will jointly fund and direct research activities with CCAM's other Organizing, Tier 1 and Tier 2 members. Members share ownership of intellectual property resulting from generic research. Organizing and Tier 1 members at CCAM, however, can sponsor "directed research." Sponsors of directed research exclusively own IP resulting from their sponsorship.


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it's about time.Monday, March 24, 2014
Antler caught my eye. Dove grey (2203) for the main color. Citron (2202) for the contrasting color.
I'm headed to see some blue waters and hope to make a little dent in this. Or not. At least I have a project for the airplane ride. My absolute favorite place for uninterrupted knitting.
Enjoy the last of March!
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Beautiful colours that will go very well together. xxReplyDelete
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I LOVE this!!
and your color selection is perfect.
It's been over a year since I've knit a sweater, also, Leslie
This would be so great to dive back in with - love it.
And so you.
It looks as if you've got a wonderful knitting project on board with your for the holiday. Looks as if you will be playing a bit with the gauge of the lovely Antler patter by using the pretty linen blend yarn.ReplyDelete
I know what a fine knitter you are, and look forward to seeing your reports of the knitting the results...and also your holiday photos.
Best wishes.
have a great getaway! that sweater is so cute - love the colors you chose.ReplyDelete
I love airplane knitting too. Hope you are having a blast!ReplyDelete
Love the colors. That is a cool pattern.ReplyDelete
beautiful yarnReplyDelete


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Guitarist Ira Black on Hunger Strike in Jail
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Current LIZZY BORDEN guitarist Ira Black, who has previously played with METAL CHURCH, VICIOUS RUMORS and HEATHEN, has gone on a hunger strike at the Los Angeles County Jail because he claims that veganism is not being recognized by the facility as "valid and sincere."
Ira was taken into custody the morning of January 3, 2009 on a misdemeanor charge (he apparently had a warrant out for his arrest for an unpaid fine) and is being held on $65,000 bail.
Black's fiancée says that the guitarist "has been in the system for over a week now and has had to survive on a miniscule diet. Ira has been a vegan for 15 years and it seems none of the local correctional facilities will accommodate any inmate with a vegetarian or vegan diet. They will give inmates with medical problems or religious beliefs a different meal, but there is no concern for the vegetarians/vegans.
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Famous Movie Stoners Then and Now
With the 4/20 "holiday" coming up, it seems only natural to pay tribute to those famed stoners who have made the day memorable. So what are some famous stoners from film history up to today? You might be surprised to see they're doing way more than just toking, though that might also be involved. (Pass on grass, kids.)


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NEW YORK (AP) — Fans curious to find out if there's any drama this season on "The Bachelor" aren't alone. Its latest star, Juan Pablo Galavis, says he's interested to see what happened among the women when he wasn't around.
"That's the question that I don't know the answer (to.) I don't get to see any of that," said Galavis in an interview Thursday. "It was the same on 'The Bachelorette.' All the guys were on good behavior in front of Desiree (Hartsock) but around the house they weren't."
The 32-year-old former pro soccer player competed for the affection of Hartsock last summer on "The Bachelorette." He wasn't chosen for a one-on-one date and had very little air time before getting sent home. Still, he made such an impression with viewers that ABC decided to make him "The Bachelor."
Host Chris Harrison admitted recently to Galavis being a surprise candidate.
"Juan Pablo really wasn't on our radar as we ended the show," said Harrison, who explained producers typically have a good idea of who should make the cut as the next bachelor or bachelorette.
"We've really never had anybody who's had less screen time and less attention get so much popularity. We kind of had to rethink the whole thing. ... Once we announced him it was nuts. ... There is this intangible charisma, charm, this thing that he has. I've seen it firsthand and women just swoon. It makes me mad and I'm jealous and I don't like him," he joked.
ABC was quick to capitalize on the it factor of Galavis, the show's first Latin bachelor. They began calling the month of January "Juan-uary" in ads and aired a "Countdown to Juan Pablo" special the night before on the casting process.
For all of the attention, Galavis said he's just focused on living his life normally.
"I want the show to be successful and if it's successful that means I was myself and people got to know me as I am and they like what they saw on TV. (Ratings) are for the executives but if the numbers are high I'm happy with that."
So far, the honchos at ABC should be happy. Monday's premiere had the highest "Bachelor" ratings in three years with 8.4 million viewers tuning in, up 17 percent from last year's installment with Sean Lowe as the bachelor.
Galavis was born in Ithaca, N.Y., but grew up in Venezuela. He played professional soccer there and moved to Miami to play with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, but retired in 2008 after the birth of his daughter Camila (whose mom is an ex-girlfriend he never married.) He now works as a sports and entertainment consultant.
Galavis says he still goes back to Venezuela "once or twice a year" but "right now it's very hard." On Monday, actress and former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear and her ex-husband, Thomas Henry Berry, were killed in a robbery on an isolated stretch of highway near Venezuela's main port.
A nonprofit group called Violence Observatory counted nearly 25,000 people slain in the country last year.
"The country is in a tough situation, very difficult, very dangerous and now you have to think about going there," said Galavis.
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QMJHL Roundup: Zilbert scores 3, Auger stops 48 as Sea Dogs beat Wildcats 3-1NHL.com @NHL
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Noah Zilbert scored a hat trick and Sebastien Auger made 48 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs beat the Moncton Wildcats 3-1 in Monday's lone Quebec Major Junior Hockey Game.
Zilbert scored at 10:40 and 14:08 of the first period then added his third into an empty net in the final minute of the game for Saint John (17-20-0).
Yannick Veilleux had the only goal for Moncton (23-14-1) on the power play 6:33 into the first period.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Louis Comfort Tiffany was the quintessential tastemaker of the post-Civil War Gilded Age. His iridescent leaded-glass windows and lamps decorated public buildings and homes of rich and famous clients. But most of his commissions were for America's houses of worship at a time of unprecedented church-building.
"Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion" at The Museum of Biblical Art in New York City is the first major exhibit to focus exclusively on Tiffany's religious output of elaborate altars, baptismal fonts, mosaics, chandeliers, windows and other liturgical ornamentation. It features 84 objects, including 10 stained-glass windows, three of which are on loan from churches that are still active. The free exhibit runs through Jan. 20.
While most of his commissions were for Protestant churches, synagogues also sought out the master designer for their interiors, most notably New York's stunning Temple Emanu-El, which has a majestic window of the Ten Commandments. The museum has scheduled tours of the temple's monumental May Memorial Window on Dec. 6 and Jan. 9.
During a fertile period of church building — some 4,000 were constructed between 1888 and 1915 — Tiffany Studios positioned itself as the go-to firm for ecclesiastical decorative arts. The firm, which operated from 1880 until Tiffany's death in 1933, was celebrated for its Favrile glass, an opalescent glass with swirls of color variegation and three-dimensional effects that Tiffany patented in 1881.
"In his windows, drapery looks like drapery. It literally has folds," said Patricia Pongracz, the museum's director of curatorial affairs. "If you have a petal, the flower has a texture and a quality to it that suggests to you physically and tactically the notion of a flower petal."
The exhibit is arranged around three themes: innovation and design; commemoration; and Tiffany as businessman.
"Tiffany was not simply in the business of creating beauty, he also was keenly aware of the importance of memory," said Pongracz, adding that most of the objects he created for a church were commemorating someone who had died.
The exhibition offers a unique opportunity to see many of Tiffany's liturgical works up close, and some that have not been on public view in decades, said Pongracz.
There is a 1908 marble-and-glass mosaic baptismal font on loan from the Christ Church in Pomfret, Conn., that was created in memory of a father and daughter who died within 18 months of each other.
"It's a very emotional experience to see it," congregant Linda Goodwin said of the overall Tiffany effect. "It's very inspiring."
"You take a deep breath when you see the font because it's so beautiful," Goodwin added.
Tiffany was an astute businessman who "was fantastic at creating his materials and marketing them," Pongracz said. A brilliant tactic that sealed Tiffany Studios' reputation as a premiere ecclesiastical design company was a marble-and-glass mosaic chapel created for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
"It wasn't consecrated, but it was so powerful and evocative that ... men walking in removed their hats," she said.
Tiffany considered it among his greatest achievements. It was reinstalled in his New York showroom and today is the centerpiece of a museum in Winter Park, Fla.
Tiffany also produced electrified sanctuary lamps he called electroliers. The exhibit features an 1897 example with metal and glass prisms from the United Presbyterian Church in Binghamton, N.Y.
The museum said no cost records exist for the objects, which today remain priceless.
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Optional: NASCAR Hall of Fame Date: Monday, October 14, 2013
NASCAR Hall of Fame is an interactive, entertainment attraction honoring the history and heritage of NASCAR. The high-tech venue is designed to educate and entertain race fans and non-fans alike. Come join your NACCE friends by becoming part of the action. Your admission includes a private tour of the facilities by a NASCAR docent, the opportunity to race your NACCE friends in one of the most state of the art racing simulators, and try your hand at being the fastest pit crew around.
After the museum experience, we will stay within the walls of the Hall of Fame and make our way to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner and drinks. This portion of the tour is at your own expense, and we encourage you to look at Buffalo Wild Wings menu online prior to sitting down for dinner.
Registration: To register for this event, attendees will need to pre-register by clicking here, and selecting the Offsite Tours drop-down.
Cost: $47 for shuttle, tour, race simulator experience, and crew pit challenge
Join in with your NACCE conference colleagues in a private tour of Packard Place one of the fastest growing business incubators in the U.S. They have grown and supported the development of incubators and early stage communities like Queen City Forward, RevTech Labs, CLT Joules, and CLT Pay. Their 90,000 sq. ft. building sits proudly in the heart of Uptown and is considered to be the "first true home in Charlotte for entrepreneurs built by entrepreneurs."
Don't miss your opportunity to get a private tour by one of their facility Directors who is also a co-chair of StartUp North Carolina. Interact with a few of the small businesses that currently reside there. This tour will have you walking away with great ideas and suggestion on how to build, sustain, and collaborate with an existing incubator to help your local community. You will end the tour by helping yourself to a cup of coffee that contains beans that are specially made from a small coffee house in town and shared with any entrepreneur that enters Packard Place.
Cost: $32 for shuttle, private tour and panel
Optional: Taste of CharlotteDate: Tuesday, October 15, 2013
South of Uptown, South End is Charlotte's first industrial area and the home to many locally owned restaurants and businesses. Join your NACCE conference colleagues for some locally famous flavors and brews from Sauceman's BBQand Triple C Brewing Company. Then travel to NoDa, one of Charlotte's exciting social areas, rich in culture and texture. While visiting NoDa, we'll make stops at Heist Brewery and Amelie's French Bakery. All stops are with non-chain, locally owned and operated locations. All of these have won awards and continue to be fan favorites with the people of Charlotte.
Registration: To register for this event, attendees will need to pre-register by by clicking here, and selecting the Offsite Tours drop-down.
Cost: $62 for shuttle and dinner which includes beer tasting, BBQ, more beer, flatbread pizza and dessert.
Optional: Siemens Energy – Community College ConnectionsDate: Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Pioneering efforts on the part of Siemens Energy to innovate and expand the high tech manufacturing footprint in the Charlotte region required an extraordinary commitment to provide their workforce with cutting edge training. This special plant tour and meeting with their executive manager will provide you with a model of the type of work in advanced manufacturing and the sophisticated level of workforce development required. The relationship between Siemens Energy and Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) has gained much national attention on the critical role that community colleges play in developing our nation's workforce. There is no cost for this tour. Transportation is included. Mark Pringle, the senior executive at Siemens Charlotte, and Dr. Tony Zeiss, president of CPCC will welcome you and tell you their story that illustrates how high tech manufacturing in the U.S. is indeed entrepreneurial.
Registration: To register for this event, attendees will need to pre-register by clicking here, and selecting the Offsite Tours drop-down.Cost: There is no cost for this tour. Transportation is included.
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Here Are The Facts About Male Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is thought of as a women's disease, with less than 1 percent of breast cancers affecting men, according to breastcancer.org. Because of that, there is a lack of awareness about the disease in males, which leads to late diagnoses and lower chances of survival.
As part of Men's Health Month in June, learn the facts about male breast cancer and what can be done to treat it.
Everyone has breast tissue
Male bodies don't make as much of the hormone that stimulates breast growth as female bodies, but men still have breast tissue and can even develop medium or large breasts, according to breastcancer.org.
"Usually these breasts are just mounds of fat," the website says. "But sometimes men can develop real breast gland tissue because they take certain medicines or have abnormal hormone levels."
While testosterone in men and estrogen in women controls their sex characteristics, those hormones are found in both sexes.
"Most people think of estrogen as an exclusively female hormone, but men also produce it — though normally in small quantities," the Mayo Clinic says. "However, male estrogen levels that are too high or are out of balance with testosterone levels can cause gynecomastia."
Gynecomastia happens when males have swollen breast tissue which, on its own, is not a serious problem but, because both the condition and breast cancer are related to more breast tissue, one could be a sign of the other.
Male breast cancer is usually advanced
Although breast cancer in men is uncommon, it's usually diagnosed late, meaning the cancer is more advanced.
"Overall survival is shorter in men, possibly because they tend to be older and have more comorbid conditions," according to research in medical journal the BMJ.
Having comorbid conditions means a person has more than one disease or condition at a time. Men may also have advanced stages of breast cancer because they ignore symptoms.
"Men carry a higher mortality than women do, primarily because awareness among men is less and they are less likely to assume a lump is breast cancer, which can cause a delay in seeking treatment," the National Breast Cancer Foundation says.
Men can check for symptoms, at home
Men with a family history of breast cancer are at a higher risk of developing it, but all men should tell their doctor if they have any of these symptoms:
- A lump or swelling, which is usually (but not always) painless
- Skin dimpling or puckering
- Nipple retraction (turning inward)
- Redness or scaling of the nipple or breast skin
- Discharge from the nipple
Before going to the doctor, men can perform a self-check, something they should do every month. That may sound like a lot, but it takes less than 30 seconds and is simple, involving looking for changes on or around the nipple and feeling in the area for lumps or discharge. Detailed instructions are available from multiple online resources.
Men can treat and beat breast cancer
If a biopsy confirms a man has cancer cells in his breast, medical tests will determine the stage. As with other cancers, a lower stage means the cancer has not progressed as far.
Treatment options could include surgery, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiation therapy and targeted therapy, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Men's and women's breast cancer survival rates are the same, so the stage is more important. For example, if men visit the doctor early, and the breast cancer is caught and treated at stage 0 or 1, there is a 100 percent survival rate, according to the American Cancer Society. That rate drops for every subsequent stage until stage 4, which has a 20 percent survival rate.
The best thing a man with a family history or symptoms of breast cancer can do is visit his doctor right away for diagnosis and treatment.
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Yes, I was born in Atlanta and continue to cheer for my Falcons. This is the team's 50th anniversary since joining the NFL and only their second time in the Super Bowl (sadly, they were embarrassed against the Denver Broncos). I hope they can do better against the Patriots a week from Sunday.
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Alexia Carrasquillo turns 12 today and on Thursday night she celebrated early by publicly announcing her verbal commitment to the University of Florida. The standout 2024 catcher/slugger went on unofficial visits to UCLA, Oklahoma, and Florida.
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She took about a month before verbally committing to the Gators on January 7.
Her career started at age 4 when her parents signed her up for tee ball and transitioned her into softball two years later. For the past two years, Carrasquillo has been faithfully hitting with Top Tier Sports owner and instructor Lincoln Martin once a week and now plays for Georgia Impact.
Carrasquillo was selected for the USA Elite Select 30 team for two straight years. She has a PGF national championship under her belt. Last season, she raked in 120 RBIs, 12 home runs, and batted .680. In her career, she's hit 21 homers over the fence, and her pop time ranges from 1.6 to 1.7 seconds.
Carrasquillo vowed to work even harder now that she's verbally committed.
"Since the very first time I worked with Alexia two years ago I knew she was in a league of her own," said Jen Schroeder Buchan, an instructor for The Packaged Deal and a former UCLA catcher from 2004-08. "Beyond her physical abilities, her work ethic is unrivaled.
"From getting up before school each morning to workout to attending a Packaged Deal Clinic in Georgia one night and driving to Florida the very next morning to do it all over again, she sets herself apart in her desire to be the best. Simply put, she's special."
"I am excited to announce that I have committed to play for the Florida Gators! Thank You, God for allowing me the opportunity. Thank You to All that believed in me. Go GATORS!" -Alexia Carrasquillo
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Acknowledged as a top 10 national program, Impact Gold National Vaughn set the tone for the summer opening with a Tulsa Elite Invite Championship. Coming together in the fall of 2017, Impact Gold National took the strongest players from two 12U Impact Gold teams to form one of the best 14U teams in Texas.
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Amateur cross country skiers are gearing up for the 2013 P'ayakentsut Cross Country Ski Event at Whistler Olympic Park in the Callaghan Valley, presented by Sigge's, British Columbia's leading supplier of cross country ski equipment and apparel.
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A team assessed the means to improve the production process of a polyclonal antibody from mouse serum at the 200-L production scale. The objectives of the study were to improve the current process by reducing processing time, increasing yield and purity, and decreasing operation costs. An integrated disposable assembly was built, incorporating disposable technologies for:
1. Clarification and bioburden reduction.2. Affinity purification (using a prepacked column).
3. Concentration and diafiltration.
4. Final filtration (using an in-line filter connected to a bag).
The solution reduced labor costs, accelerated turnaround process time, and ensured high purity. This study was a successful first step; the proposed next step is an assessment of changes to be implemented at process scale, specifically to implement tangential flow filtration (TFF) for concentration, and to replace the final dialysis step with diafiltration.
Original Method
The current method used to produce MGG is a batch approach that is described below. For clarification and bioburden reduction, glass fiber–poly-propylene capsules (1–1.2 μm) were used in prefiltration. Intermediate filtration was conducted using polypropylene–cellulose acetate–polyethersulfone capsules (0.65–0.45 μm). Bioburden reduction was performed using cellulose acetate–polyethersulfone capsules (0.2 μm).
Chromatography media (ProSep-vA Ultra, 5 L) at a dynamic binding capacity of 20 mg/mL was used for the chromatography step. Two hundred liters of media were processed in a batch-wise manner with a target step yield of 90 g and 95% purity. The following buffers were used for the bind, wash, and elute steps:
1. Binding buffer: PBS 0.01 M, NaCl 0.15 M, azide 0.1%, pH 7.1
2. Wash buffer: PBS 0.01 M, NaCl 0.15 M, azide 0.1%, pH 7.1
3. Elution buffer: glycine HCL 0.2 M, azide 0.1%, pH 2.8
4. Neutralization buffer: tris 0.5 M, NaCl 0.5 M, azide 0.1%, pH 10.2
5. Cleaning: acetic acid 2 M, ethanol 20%, after 300 L.
For concentration and dialysis, a stirred cell concentrator with a 30 kD molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) PM membrane or a 20 kD MWCO cellulose acetate membrane were used to concentrate purified MGG to at least 35–60 mg/mL. Dialysis was performed using tubing (10–14 kD MWCO) at 2.8 °C with PBS 0.1 M, NaCl 1.5 M, and azide 0.1%, pH 7.1 for at least 24 hours with three changes of dialysis buffer. Final filtration was performed using a double membrane filter (0.8/0.2 μm). Final filtration though a 0.2-μm filter was conducted on the same day as the fill-and-finish operation. The target concentration was 25–50 mg/mL with a minimum purity of 95%.


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Man hospitalized following Rochester shooting; suspect still at largeBy JOHN QUIN
Union Leader Correspondent
July 29. 2014 10:58PM
ROCHESTER — One man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries and another is on the run after a shooting that took place on Lafayette Street on Tuesday.
Police said when they arrived about 11:30 a.m., they found a 19-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest on the front steps of 42 Lafayette St. He was taken to Frisbie Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Capt. Gary Boudreau said police believe the man — who has not been identified — was known to the shooter, who "targeted" him.
"This isn't a normal type of crime for the area," Boudreau said, adding police have not found any indications to link the shooting to other crimes or determine what led to the incident. A State Police helicopter assisted investigators in their search for the shooter.
"We're following up on some leads," Boudreau said, adding he could not confirm whether the search is confined to the city.
Witnesses told police the shooter is an African-American male, about 6 feet tall, skinny with shoulder-length dreadlocks.
He was last seen wearing a grey shirt and jean shorts.
Anyone with information should contact the Rochester Police at 330-7127.


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A new stage play in Boston based on the Motown-glorifying Whoopi Goldberg movie "Sister Act" is tailored to "Philly soul" and a love of disco balls, white fur coats and cheese steaks.
BOSTON — Douglas Carter Beane seems to have cornered the market on breezy, disco-era-set musicals about the power of the arts.
Besides the far more silly (but it was supposed to be) "Xanadu," Beane was key to amping up a stage-musical adaptation of the Motown-glorifying Whoopi Goldberg movie "Sister Act" to a different era of nostalgia. He joined writers Cheri and Bill Steinkellner and acclaimed Disney tune-maker Alan Menken in tossing the film's 1960s sound and Reno locale in favor of "Philly soul" and a love of disco balls, white fur coats and cheese steaks.
Then the team, with director Jerry Zaks and costumer Lez Brotherston, created what has to be the most sparkle- and sequin-filled finale — in a laugh-out-loud way — to ever grace a Broadway musical.
The music-genre switch, however unexpected for fans of the film, works just fine in creating a fun, feel-good production that touts messages of believing in yourself, and the power of music and sisterhood, but never takes itself too seriously.
The basic story line remains the same as the movie: Wannabe nightclub singer Deloris Van Cartier witnesses her small-time-crook boyfriend, Curtis Jackson, murder an informant, so runs to the police. They hide her where Curtis would never think to find her: a convent. Besides a powerful, raise-the-roof voice, Ta'Rea Campbell gives her Deloris attitude and sass to spare, which, predictably, doesn't go over well with the stodgy, conservative Mother Superior (Hollis Resnik).
To try to keep her out of trouble, Deloris is assigned to the choir, but she takes it over and charms the nuns by infusing their vocal praise of the Lord with disco and soul. That infectious modern touch also fills the pews and saves the financially strapped church — brought to glorious life by Klara Zieglerova's giant backdrops that use careful perspective to convincingly create a cavernous and majestic cathedral. But the choir's success also gets media attention — the last thing someone trying to hide from a killer needs.
"Sister Act" is premiering in Boston just five months after the multi-award-nominated show closed on Broadway, and the national tour boasts some of the vocal talent that also played in New York. The supporting cast is terrific, and beyond the entertaining, gospel-tinged group numbers — like the most blatant disco-era sendup, "Sunday Morning Fever" — we get a chance to experience a lot of individual talent. That's because Menken's score (with lyrics by Glenn Slater) gives pretty much every supporting character his or her own solo chance to tell us about themselves and their dreams.
File that under "too much of a good thing." While E. Clayton Cornelious is amusing singing a smooth lounge song as the cop who, in this version of the story, is sweet on Deloris, and Resnik soars as she wrestles with new ways pushing out her old ways, and Lael Van Keuren wows as the timid postulant who wants to find her voice and experience her life before giving both to God, there are just so many soul-searching songs that the impact of each is blunted.
Actually, the supporting character who would have been fun to see even more of is Florrie Bagel's delightfully giddy Sister Mary Patrick. Curtis' goons get their own goofy song, showing Deloris and friends are in no real danger from this bumbling gang. Curtis also gets his own song "When I Find My Baby," but this one is a misstep in the show's tone. It plays like a Lou Rawls love song about not letting his girl go, but includes lyrics like "And when I find that girl, I'm gonna kill that girl "� I'm gonna shoot that girl, and then I'll stab that girl, and then I'll take her and shake her, and make her meet her maker" with the goons repeating "shoot that girl," "stab that girl," etc., as backup singers. Perhaps the national conversation about gun control has recently upped the sensitivity level, but was that ever comical? Really?
The rest of the score and show, though, is an affectionate homage to the Whoopi film, that seemingly favorite joke target of nuns, and the glitter and "fabulousness" of the disco era. Anyone looking for a crowd-pleaser? You'll find it here.


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Well. I don't know about you, but after admitting this week how hard parenting is, I feel better about motherhood…not because I've figured it all out, but because I know I'm not alone.
I have proof that 500 other women have desperate moments in their motherhood journey. It's like we're a posse of honest confessions. Yo.
And now I'd like to sit down with you over a virtual cup of coffee because I need to tell you something else. Do you like my *mug?
I want to whisper an important truth in your ear. You need to hear this today. More importantly, you need to believe it: it's okay to be an okay mom.
Some days I'm an awesome mother–I mean knock-it-out-of-the-ballpark–kind of awesome. But that's not the norm. I have really bad days where I hide in the bathroom and change all the clocks so everyone goes to bed an hour early. Just kidding, but I've seriously considered it. So, if you add the really great days with the really not-so-hot ones, they equal okay. And that's well, okay.
My kids don't need perfection, they are actually learning all the things I so desperately long to teach them because of my inadequacy. It's powerful when I apologize or ask them to pray for me. I'm admitting failure but I'm also teaching them strength. It's a positive lesson in humility when they see me ask God for help in my weakness.
Some days I feel like Joni, who left this painfully honest comment:
"I actually feel like I've accidently stepped into a dark deep hole and haven't hit the bottom yet. . .There are no pinch hitters; this is the motherhood no one talks about. Be 100% for both kids and still have something left. Haven't yet figured out a way to keep from feeling like a failure." -Joni
I want to talk about this motherhood- the one no one talks about because honestly we can't achieve the motherhood we all expect of ourselves. This is the raw place where our high expectations meet the reality of our back-talking teen and a baby who won't sleep anywhere but our chest. This is the real motherhood we live.
We are human. And some days are good, we fly thru them with ease. While other days are so hard we cry ourselves to sleep and regret our mistakes. But however we rate our days, we have to remember we are not alone and we don't serve a God who keeps track. He offers us grace, just like we offer our children when they mess up. Not only are there countless mothers experiencing the same things we are, there's a Great Friend who is desperate for us to lean on Him.
I may not be the World's Best Mom. But I'm okay and that's enough for today.


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Harford Gymnastics, along with 2,600 other athletes from across the country, competed at the Pink Invitational in Philadelphia, Pa.., Feb. 22 to 24 to support Unite for Her and breast cancer awareness.
Harford's Level 7 team shined, taking first place in a field of tough competitors. Additionally, Harford took second at Levels 6 and 8, third at Level 5 and fourth at Level 9. The entire Harford team (Levels 4 to 9) had 22 athletes score above 36 in all-around and four gymnasts tallied all-around scores above 37. A new club beam record was set at Level 7 and one of Harford's Level 9 athletes was recognized with the Strength of Character Award.
Leading the Level 4 team was Brooke Emerson (Bel Air), scoring a 36.675 in the all-around which placed her fifth in the 8-year-old division. Caitlyn Weitzel (Bel Air) had the highest placement in all-around for Level 4. She took second for the 6-7-year-olds with a total of 35.70.
Haley Baker (Bel Air) paced the Level 5 team with a first-place finish in the all-around (37.10). She also won bars (9.60) and beam (9.325) in the 11-year-old and up age group.
Harford won three titles at Level 6, with Megan Despres (Bel Air) taking first place on beam for 11-year-olds with a 9.525 and Natasha Slutzky (Bel Air) winning floor with a 9.10 and all-around with a 36.20 in the 9-year-old and under age group.
Highlighting the first-place Level 7 team was Amya Hill (Joppatowne), who set a new club record on beam with a 9.65. Hill won beam, along with vault (9.40) and all-around (37.60) in the 12-year old division. Lindsey Stevenson (Bel Air) won three individual event titles in the 14 and up age group: vault (9.05), bars (9.50), floor (9.475), in addition to taking first in the all-around for her age group with a 36.85. Erin Hyman (Fallston) won bars (9.50) and floor (9.20). Two more titles were won at Level 7: Nora Stroh (Nottingham) on beam (9.05) for the 14 and up age group and Megan Stocum (Bel Air) on beam (9.275) in the 13-year-old age group.
Leading the Level 8 team was Devin Woods (Joppatowne) with a 37.275 all-around, which placed her second in the 12 and under age group, and Emily Hughes (Bel Air) with a 37.15 in all-around for third place in the 14-year-old age division. Hughes also won the floor title with a score of 9.475. Jordan Rampolla (Bel Air), was all-around champion for the 15-16-year-olds, with a score of 35.925. Amber Adkins (Abingdon) won bars for the 13-year-olds (9.425).
At Level 9, Christina Riggins (Bel Air) led Harford with an all-around score of 35.825, which placed her eighth for 14-year-olds. Michaela Soper (Fallston) was recognized with the Strength of Character Award for the Level 9 session.
In addition to Amya Hill's new Harford record on beam, three additional club records have been broken this season. At Level 9, Christina Riggins set the vault record at 9.425 in Allentown, Pa. Emily Hughes set the Level 8 club all-around record at 37.75 and Sarah Bateman (Bel Air) topped the floor record at Level 7, scoring a 9.65 in Hershey, Pa.


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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Yellowstone County deputy shot and killed a man who escaped from Montana State Prison following a Friday standoff at an intersection in front of a Billings shopping center, the county sheriff said.
Dean Randolph Jess has escaped Monday and was driving a stolen Jeep when he was pinned in by patrol cars at an intersection near the Walmart on Billings' west end, Sheriff Mike Linder said. He locked the doors and refused to come out, creating a standoff that lasted about 15 or 20 minutes.
It ended when Jess moved a handgun he had been holding toward one of the deputies surrounding his vehicle. The deputy opened fire and Jess was killed, Linder said. It was not immediately clear whether Jess fired any shots.
The 42-year-old Jess was sentenced to 55 years in prison for 2004 convictions in Park County on charges of a sex crime and failure to register as a sex offender. He had an earlier rape conviction in Washington state, according to authorities.
"He may have had it made up in his mind he wasn't going back to prison, one way or another. We don't know that," Linder said.
Linder, who was on the scene of the shooting, said he determined the man shot by the deputy was Jess based on a photograph of the escaped inmate. An autopsy will be conducted to confirm Jess was the man killed.
It was unclear what Jess was doing in Billings, located more than 250 miles east of Deer Lodge.
Jess had been under minimum security working for the Deer Lodge prison's motor vehicle maintenance on a service call when he escaped Monday. His vehicle was found about 1 ½ miles from the prison, leading prison officials to believe he had fled into the rugged area nearby covered by trees and brush.
A ground and air search turned up no sign of him. Jess was not a problem inmate and had worked for the prison's motor vehicle maintenance since 2006, prison officials said.
Authorities were first alerted to his presence in the Billings area when a person came into the sheriff's office Friday morning to report being contacted by Jess, Linder said. A phone call from Jess to the witness was traced to a pay phone at the Walmart shopping center.
As authorities converged on the scene, a report came in of a green Jeep stolen from the Deer Lodge area, Linder said. A deputy spotted a Jeep matching the stolen vehicle description leaving the Walmart parking lot, and several deputies used their vehicles to block it in as Jess tried to leave the shopping center, Linder said.
Jess, who was holding a gun, had locked himself in. For the next 15 to 20 minutes deputies tried unsuccessfully to convince him to come out, Linder said.
"Deputies were yelling at him 'Put the gun down, put the gun down,'" Linder said. "I believe I heard one of them say 'Don't do it', and shots were fired."
The name of the deputy involved and how many shots were fired was not released. Linder said he has been on the force for about 15 years.
Under Montana law, a coroner's inquest will be held in coming months to determine if the shooting was justified.
The sheriff had no doubt that the shooting was justified based on his conversations with the deputy.
"The deputy felt his life was in danger," Linder said. "Somebody points a gun at me and I have a gun pointed at him, I'm going to try to shoot him before he shoots me."
Linder declined to give any details on the witness who tipped off authorities. Department of Corrections spokeswoman Judy Beck said she knew of no connection between the escaped inmate and Billings.


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Bear Stearns Managing Director Elected Clarkson University Trustee
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Clarkson University alumnus Jason Currie, managing director of Bear Stearns Asset Management, Toronto, has been elected to Clarkson's board of trustees. He will serve on the investment committee.
Jason received his bachelor of science degree in finance from Clarkson in 1994, and his master of business administration degree from Cornell University in 1997.
Based in Toronto, Jason works in the Private Funds Group of Bear Stearns with responsibility for placing fund interests with institutional investors across Canada and the eastern United States.
Currie was a goalie on Clarkson's Golden Knights hockey team from 1990-94, posting a 44-25-10 overall record, including four shutouts. A tremendous competitor, whose aggressive style earned him billing as one of the top netminders in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), he was a part of teams that saw Clarkson win two ECAC Tournament Championships, three NCAA Tournament showings, including a Frozen Four berth in 1991, and an ECAC Regular Season title. Currie was an ECAC All-Star and Academic All-American and a Hartford Whalers draft choice.
He resides in Etobicoke, Ontario, with his wife, Victoria, and two sons, Nicklaus and Jack.
Clarkson University crosses the boundaries of disciplines, nations and cultures in order for discovery, engineering innovation and enterprise to come together. As a result, faculty and graduates grasp the full impact of their calling, direct their research to the world's pressing issues and lead with confidence and distinction. One in seven alumni is already a CEO or other senior executive. Located in Potsdam, N.Y., just outside the six-million-acre Adirondack Park, Clarkson is home to 3,000 students preparing for rewarding careers through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, science, and health sciences, as well as unparalleled outdoor recreation and life experiences beyond the classroom.