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Movie Review: Ronin --- Boredom, shootout, chaseBy Vladimir V. Zelevinsky
Staff Reporter
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Written by J.D. Zeik and Richard Weisz
Based on a story by J.D. Zeik
With Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgerd, Jonathan Pryce
Watching Ronin is like observing a highway pileup in progress: A large number of cars are getting smashed, there are a lot of wheels spinning, and various bits and pieces are flying around, clearly a large expenditure of both money and energy. It is a very sad sight, it goes nowhere, and one can't help but commiserate with its victims. Overall, it's bloated and ineffectual - very much like this metaphor.
The general mood of the film is perfectly represented by the opening scene. For about five minutes the camera circles around a Paris cafe. It's late in the evening, people are entering, giving each other meaningful and/or suspicious looks, and leaving. One man asks for a glass of wine and is given a beer (although this could be a simple continuity error). Another one hides a gun under a crate in the alley, and the camera follows them for few minutes. People keep coming and going, and after a few more minutes, everyone leaves, without anything having happened. My reaction to this whole sequence was precisely "Oh. Ok. And...?"
The plot of Ronin (somewhat explained in the next sequence, which is more lucid but as boring) has something to do with stealing a mysterious suitcase from its mysterious owner and giving it to some other mysterious people. Nothing is made clear on any of the above; the clearly McGuffinesque nature of this whole setup notwithstanding, at this point the movie has been going on for about 20 minutes, almost nothing is clear, absolutely nothing has happened, and there's absolutely nothing to care about.
After this, Ronin finally settles into its main mode of operation. There's yet another dimly lit sequence which attempts to achieve suspense by making it unclear what's going on, after which there is a brief shootout, filmed entirely in closeups of the people firing guns (with their locations, targets, and accuracies left, it seems, to the audience's imagination), after which there's a chase. The rest of the movie repeats this recipe four of five times. There are long stretches of time where pretty much nothing happens, then a brief and confusing shootout, and a long chase. Boredom, shootout, chase. Boredom, shootout, chase. Boredom, shootout, chase.
Of course, some of the chases are reasonably diverting. There's one race through a crowd of people at the ruins of an ancient arena which is intermittently entertaining, and there's an extended car chase where one vehicle is pursuing another one through heavy oncoming highway traffic. Two things are very impressive about this sequence: How hard it must have been to film it (the logistics, presumably, were utterly daunting), and how little one cares about what's going on during it.
Since the movie required very little thought, I had to contemplate other issues, like how come all these great people are involved with this turkey. It stars Robert De Niro (here he is reliable, but nothing more), Jonathan Pryce and Stellan Skarsgard (both on hand clearly only for a fast paycheck), and Jean Reno (who was twice as interesting with half as much screen time in, heaven help us, Godzilla). Only Natascha McElhone (The Truman Show) has some screen presence, although her part is grossly underwritten. Why they thought it was a good idea to cast Katarina Witt as - surprise! - an ice skater with one and a half lines of dialogue (in Russian) is absolutely beyond me. The involvement of the veteran director John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate) and screenwriter David Mamet (The Spanish Prisoner) makes the general ineptitude of Ronin even more head-scratching (at least Mamet is credited under the pseudonym Richard Weisz).
There's only one thing in Ronin that deserves any commendation: The movie takes place in Europe, and the scenery - mostly the stretches of French Riviera - are hauntingly beautiful. Ultimately, this Mission: Impossible wannabe succeeds only as a travelogue.


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Stupid global climate change, ruining everything. The freakish ice storm Sunday canceled our neighborhood's biggest party of the year. But a version of it happened anyway. Oak Cliff celebrated Fat Tuesday on Fat Tuesday this year, as the floats that neighbors created paraded down West Davis, renegade style.
Advocate photo editor Danny Fulgencio was there to capture it.
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New products at IBC Show 2017- Visit us in Amsterdam!
Anna Piffl on 17.07.2017Tags: Anamorphic PS-Zoom 35-70 CS; Full Frame Rehousing; KOWA Evolution LensChecker Skater products
Take the chance to meet us and have a look at our latest projects at IBC Show 2017.
The show takes place at RAI in Amsterdam from September 15 – 19. At our booth no. 12.B12, we are showing our new KOWA Evolution lenses, popular full frame rehousings for Canon FD, Canon K35, Leica/Leitz R and rehousing for the vintage Kowa Anamorphic as well as our Anamorphic PS-Zoom 35-70 CS. The LensChecker and our Skater products are also onsite.
Use our Customer Code 13672 and get a free entry to IBC after the Early Bird deadline.
We are looking forward to meeting you there!
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Thanks to Investors Event
Social event that brings together Board, Staff and Member/Investors. Includes donation drive for local charity.
Thursday, November 29, 2018 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh Marriott North, 100 Cranberry Woods Drive,Cranberry Township, PA 16066
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Annual Membership Meeting
Annual Report to Member/Investors summarizing previous year's activity and presenting plan for current year. Election of Directors and election of Board Officers
Friday, March 29, 2019 7:30- 9:30a.m.
Regional Learning Alliance, 850 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry Township, PA 16066
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From fecal flotation to bacterial culture and sensitivity, our clinic facility and staff are capable of performing many laboratory tests and screenings. Our doctors (or the farm managers in some cases) can collect samples to determine the type of pathogen that is present and the best course of treatment. Blood samples can be evaluated for many disease conditions. We can perform tests to evaluate cell counts (red and white cell counts), screen the body organ systems, and evaluate electrolyte status. Specific disease conditions such as PRRS, Circovirus, Mycoplasma, Johne's, Equine Infectious Anemia, Leptosporosis, BVD, and others can be detected at off site facilities.
A necropsy (postmortem examination) can be performed to determine the cause of disease by gross and microscopic examination of tissues and by conducting appropriate serologic and microbiologic examinations. A postmortem examination may be warranted when there is a decrease in production, there are overt signs of illness, or there is an increase in mortality.
Necropsy may not reveal all causes of disease because some problems are related to management, including poor nutrition, feed and/or water deprivation, improper ventilation, poor sanitation, chilling or overheating, and overcrowding. Such conditions often require an on-site investigation to determine the cause of the problem. Necropsy is most likely to identify infectious disease processes, nutritional deficiencies, toxicities, parasitic disease, and tumors.


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Local businesses have long been at the heart of the community.
Here at The Best of Newmarket, we regularly hear of instances where local firms or individuals have gone above and beyond the call of duty to deliver excellent service to local people.
Local businesses and individuals are totally passionate about the quality of customer service and product knowledge they provide, taking immense pride in delivering a personal touch you rarely find at more mainstream stores.
So, we are asking you to tell us the local businesses you will be using this weekend in Newmarket.
Whether it's a local shop or tradesman or a great garden centre or cafe, let us know so we can spotlight the great range of local companies and attractions Newmarket has to offer.
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And Now, For Something Completely Different
Sometimes you just need a laugh.
I'm a lovely Canadian lass with a mind of my own. So welcome to my dark side - you won't find any hidden agendas here!
The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. - Plato
Sometimes you just need a laugh.
I almost killed myself last year on a waterslide!
Somebody landed on the back of my neck and I went under the water and was almost paralyzed. I could hardly walk for a week.
Does this give you a laugh:
Sorry to hear that dude. Aren't people supposed to be regulating when you can go down those things?
Of course, they hire young kids who have the attention span of fungas knats.
I saw the blondie thing. Check out the eyes on bimbo Belinda.. daggers.
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Where to start? I have been at Standpoint since Monday and looking back it feels a little like a whirlpool of activity has taken place in adjusting from life in
to the big smoke; a whirlpool that very quickly feels normal. I intend to make the most of being in Manchester and all that it offers, without letting the daily practice of being a painter slide away. Which takes me nicely to the fact that I am fortunate to be in London just as the major Richter retrospective starts and to visit this repeatedly is a luxury my manic-multi-gallery packed day visits rarely allows. On Wednesday I went to a talk by Benjamin H. Buchloch at Tate on memory and repression within Richter's work. One thing has stuck in mind and made it's way to the pub-based debate in the pub after the talk with friends. Buchloch stated that all the themes and ideas contained within Richter's oeuvre could be traced back to one painting, Tisch (his 'first' painting produced in the West). He went on to maintain that in fact all artist have this one work that contains all their practice's ideas and any subsequent works are unnecessary except to confirm this one work. I am pretty sure Richter would disagree with this. A Facebook post confirmed that many artists are appalled by this idea – "lazy arti historian crap, sorry", "What a terrible thought to have to carry with you into the studio everyday - sometimes, but not always, theory can be terribly caustic to practice" or "So flawed and subjective a statement, as to be meaningless". My own thoughts are that this is an interesting notion, but one for critics to worry about, not artists or else we would all give up now after only being able to reach check mate with their work. However I also wonder what my Tisch might be? London
Anyhow back to the residency. The work I plan to produce over the 5 weeks I am here is a continuation of recent work in which I have been replacing the figure in reproductions of classical paintings with a hand painted geometric abstract mass. I intend to focus on the familiarity of the National Gallery's collection of paintings and use and visit this wonderful place extensively. So on Wednesday I spent a few hours wandering in the labyrinth looking anew at these works and listening in on tours for paintings by Veronese and Massys. I shall be returning to the National regularly during my time in
. London
Around the National I also went to several neighbouring galleries and this idea of infusing myself with art whilst in
is vital to be getting the most out of being here. So I also managed to catch the last day of Gordon Cheung's show at Alan Cristea (I particularly responded to a still life painting which seems to suggest a new line of enquiry), Raqib Shaw at White Cube (art with one purpose, to be bought by billionaires with no taste), Phylida Barlow at Hauser & Wirth (every bit as fabulous as everyone is saying) and Charles Matton at AVA (fabulously intriguing miniatures of studios, libraries and other curious spaces). Then the studio, every day the studio. London
Thursday saw me complete my first painting, a (nearly) sacrilegious painting over of Leonardo's Virgin at the Rocks, I hope that something new is visible in the master's painting by my additions. Only time can tell. I also met with the Standpoint resident artists over tea and cake and a most interesting möbius-strip like conversation, punctuated by
Milo, Peter Jones' very fine dog's, stinky farts. After this was the rather odd experience of editing the press release with Matilda for a body of work which is still in the future, something is written, I wonder if it will portray the work I end up producing or if like Buchloch's talk (supposed to be on chance and intention in Richter's abstracts) will end up completely differently.
I went to 2 private views last night, out of god knows how many, on first Thursday's marathon of openings. Sean Edwards was at Limoncello, a gallery I really like for their consistently high quality of artists and shows. I then went around the corner to hear a talk by a long seen friend, Simon Burton, at Arch 402 gallery. Simon said something particularly arresting during his very frank and honest talk about the importance of being unfashionable. This is something I have often thought about and it was interesting to hear his thoughts.
I write this early on a Friday morning at Vulpes Vulpes, the very friendly environment in which I am staying. In a few minutes I shall get the bus to see the Richter show for the first time (I want to get there early to beat the queues) before going on to the studio. Then next week bizarrely my residency moves to
for the week where I shall most certainly soak up an unindigestible amount of art. Right I better go and catch that bus. Venice


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Discussions about struggles millennials face within the workforce. How can millennials take an extra step to stand out and prove themselves? What are things to keep in mind when entering the workforce?
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Originally from the UK, Callaghan moved to the USA in 2010 to tour and record with Grammy-nominated US artist Shawn Mullins. Since then she's become a headliner in multiple cities across the US and UK. Playing piano and guitar, Callaghan delivers a stunning vocal which earns frequent comparisons with artists like Sarah McLachlan and Emmylou Harris. Her songwriting chronicles the stories, experiences and emotions which are part of everyone's lives.
After spending 4 years in Nashville recording her second studio album A History Of Now, the latest chapter of Callaghan's journey has taken her to LA to record a series of EPs, the second of which is out now, 'Skin on Skin'.
The new recordings are a collaboration with producers Starr Parodi and Jeff Eden Fair (James Bond, Heart of Frida, Harry Potter, Mission Impossible) and Anthony Resta (Elton John, Duran Duran, Blondie).
'A wonderful artist…hugely talented. The reaction to her music on my shows has been fantastic" BOB HARRIS, BBC RADIO 2
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How to License the Universe, and then Rule Us All!
How licensing deals helped LEGO become the most profitable toymaker in the world:
- LEGO, pre-millennium: stackable bricks, generic yellow-headed characters, revenue sputtering.
- LEGO today: Crushing the toy industry under its interlocking feet, having overtaken Mattel and Hasbro as the most profitable toymaker in the world.
That's partially due to licensing deals, which, starting in 1999, and added icons like Darth Vader and Batman to the mix. Many other properties followed—and The LEGO Movie, out from February, features many of our favorite modular heroes meeting for the first time.
Here are some of the Licensed Character Lines that helped make it all happen:-
The Billund, Denmark-based maker of small plastic bricks recently became the world's most valuable toy company at $15 billion, surpassing Mattel, which makes Barbie dolls, among other toys. LEGO's annual report put 2012 revenue at $4.09 billion, profits at $981 million. LEGO is closely held by the family of founder Ole Kirk Christiansen; his grandson Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is chairman of Kirkbi, which owns 75 percent of LEGO Group. Kristiansen happens to be the richest man in Denmark. (In March, Forbes estimated his net worth at $7.3 billion.)
LEGO got into the intellectual-property game late. The company has emphasized tradition and consistency over brand expansion and resisted creating licensed toys until 1999, at which point the game of slapping Batman on something to earn a cheap buck had become so common that there was a coffee-table book devoted to it. As Lucasfilm geared up for the release of The Phantom Menace, LEGO began manufacturing toys based on the Star Wars franchise, which complemented its own spaceships and rockets. It also licensed a Winnie the Pooh line for its younger-targeted Duplo brand.
LEGO built its library of licensed toys a few at a time, but that library is now composed solely of major names, many of them direct competitors known for negotiating hard over exclusivity. The company makes toys based on characters from both DC and Marvel comics, for example (which demand loyalty from Mattel and Hasbro, respectively), Nickelodeon and Disney, all under the same roof.
Essentially, brands have to prove to LEGO that they're worth the time and effort the toy maker must commit, laying out not just a product's appeal to kids but also its appeal across borders. "It has to have global clout, which is very different from other partners in the industry," explains Manuel Torres, svp of global toys for Nickelodeon. "[Others] will have a strategy for what they do domestically and another for what they do overseas. For LEGO, you have to show that you have interest in Europe, that you have interest in the Americas—and then they'll pursue a partnership."
Toy partnerships tend to span years and demand breathtaking sums for licensor's. Hasbro's most recent agreement with Marvel, for example, goes across eight years, until 2017. It pays Marvel a base of $100 million, with a potential for $140 million more in royalties.
LEGO owes some of its partners far less, according to a source with knowledge of LEGO's business dealings who declined to comment on the record. For one of LEGO's licensed lines, a recent two-year agreement guaranteed a base of less than $1.5 million, with royalties halved if a product is sold at one of LEGO's own retail stores. Across all its lines, licensing and royalty expenses came to about $263 million in 2012. Hasbro and Mattel each topped $400 million—though to be fair, their toy offerings encompass a much wider range. With the exception of a few line extensions like watches and flashlights, LEGO stays close to home.
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People on your email list are not only more likely to be customers, but you can use the power of email to help nurture a lead by regularly sending them quality content through something like a newsletter.
With the rise of online craft marketplaces like Etsy, people with decent artisanal skills like sewing and woodworking have an always-open market to sell their products as a side business idea. If you've always wanted to design and make clothes by hand, then you can start turning those fashion ideas into real, hand-sewn garments and earn a little bit with this side business idea while you sleep and customers from around the world browse your Etsy & Amazon stores.
I cringe at the thought of "wasting" any time running errands. It is no wonder that many people love to hire others to run their errands, in addition to those people who may be home-bound for health reasons. Errands often take longer than you think, so you may be better off charging on an hourly basis.
It's totally normal. Each day my inbox is filled with people telling me why they haven't started a business yet. And each day I offer solutions so they can adopt the mindsets and systems needed to reach their goals. That's why we're going to smash the common roadblocks and show you how to get past it all so you can get right to living a Rich Life.
The reason to stress on these remarkable entrepreneurial stories is because they provide an important lesson for all those wishing to embark on a similar journey – that a single great idea is the most important step to creating a game-changing business. And sometimes, if you plan it well, these ideas can build you a company at the lowest initial-costs while getting you the highest possible returns.
It is very hard to describe what I look for in a good factory beyond "a good feeling". I think it comes with practice. I suggest that once you have spoken to them, try having a chat over Skype. If their English is so bad you can't really communicate, then it is probably not going to work out.
One of my friends sold off his large family business that made industrial goods, and then embarked on a new career as an artisan furniture maker. He studied furniture making in a full-time study program and focused on very high wood furniture. He would display his furniture at shows and promote open studio nights. Clients were wealthy individuals and some high-end boutique hotels.
Let me be clear. This is not my first choice of businesses to go into, even if you are experienced in the food business. Restaurants are very risky. You need a great location, good build-out which can cost a lot of money, great food and a talented and dependable staff. Furthermore, customers can be fickle-they may love your restaurant one day and then tire of it the next. Restaurant staffing is notoriously difficult. So, while the failure rate for restaurants is high, many that survive become highly profitable.
When I operated the website CareerCity.com, we would get tens of thousands of visitors a day, all interested in finding jobs. But despite a lot of promotion on the website, we were lucky to sell even a few paperback books on job-hunting techniques.
MultipleStreams' Jeremy Page is an internet entrepreneur with a brief but impressive record of success. In 2017, he compiled his own list of the 22 best small businesses. Unsurprisingly, they tilted toward internet enterprises, which are also prominent in the Forbes list. Page's list, unlike some other top 10 lists, really does feature businesses you can start on a shoestring.
With $200 and his wits, Branson started an empire. That got me thinking—with all the technology within entrepreneurs' grasps, what's the minimum you'd need these days, realistically, to start an online business?
The great thing about the internet is that you can sell products/services you don't actually have to deliver/fulfill. Look into commission junction, amazon and ebay and find some things you know a lot about. Sign up as an affiliate for products/services you feel comfortable selling. Create a blog, facebook page or simply try to get your friends to buy these products through your affiliate links.
One of my friends and his wife liked having a nanny so much that they kept her to help out around the house even after the kids went off to boarding school. This same friend told me they went through 23 nannies in 22 years! No wonder there is a demand for nanny services! This business is all about trust. If you don't have successful placements under your belt, you can build trust other ways. Show off your background, describe your thorough vetting process, and have a very professional looking website and marketing materials.
Amazon has a secret formula that determines what shows up when people search for something. It's secret but we can take a guess at how logically it could work. It is known as the Amazon Search algorithm.
Any business you go into will involve some risk, but some businesses are inherently much riskier than others. Make sure you carefully decide which type of business you want to go into and are aware of the most common risks in that type of business. Then, think about the risks and reward potential of the specific business you are considering. There is a common adage of "no risk/no reward," but smart businesspeople try to reduce risk any chance they can.
Just like any other type of freelancing, being an independent consultant is a business. You will be much more successful if you go through the many steps I advise for any other business, including creating a highly detailed and well-though-out business plan, writing out your strategy, testing and experimenting with your marketing, and so on.
Operating an eCommerce business does not exclude you from needing certain business licenses and permits. Check with your city, county, and state to see what sorts of sales tax licenses or home business licenses you need, and get those approved before you start operating.
You only need couple of experience in this business. Just learn the different hair styles and build the confidence to do the haircut, you can start a barber shop in no time. You can start with a set of scissors, razor, comb, and a mirror then that's it! While you are still new to this kind of business, you might want to offer your service for free as a practice.
If you happen to have a bit more free time, then reach out to the event organizers and see if you can volunteer or help in any way. That way you're guaranteed a backstage pass and a higher chance of striking up a conversation with an expert one-on-one than if you just walked in through the door.
For several years in the book industry, I distributed the books of several other publishers in the U.S. I received roughly 27 percent of the wholesale price, including paying for the sales force, whereas the book wholesalers were operating on margins in the 10 percent range.
Entrepreneurs are always looking for the next big thing. Occasionally, promising areas for new businesses are obvious; far more often the ones with the greatest potential are hard to spot. That's why each year Inc. publishes a look at the Best Industries for Starting a Business. We've identified eight burgeoning sectors that analysts, investors, and other experts believe are poised to yield huge returns. With the right combination of prescience and hard work, founders in these industries will be able to build new empires.
Direct circulation is preferred, but has definitely dreadful returns on your effort and time most of the times with an extremely low conversion rate. I have discovered that it is worth it to do this just in locations where you currently have a customer so that that in your copy you can state something along the lines of "(Your Company Name) is presently doing work for consumers in your community and would like to provide our expert services to you also." Then list the types of services that your business offers and if there are any specials that you might have. Because putting mail in people's mailboxes is against the law, just attach your business card to the flag of the mailbox. These fliers should look professional and only be twice the size of a business card. When writing your marketing copy, don't let clients infer that you are the most inexpensive around, however rather that you are the very best and that you are an expert in town. Fighting low price wars is a losing situation for everyone, so do not play that game.
Fancy yourself a poet? You can earn $300 for every poem you write that this greeting card company publishes—not a bad side business idea if you've got a way with words and aren't afraid of rejection on poems that aren't a good fit.
With the right location and careful buying you can have a nice income from your floral shop. But the big upside will be special events such as weddings, funerals, etc. I've also came across a floral shop crossed with a coffee shop which I thought was a clever variant.
Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Yuletide, Hanukkah, Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year, 4th of July, Mother's Day. There are a ton of traditional holidays that count as solid reasons to explore the side business idea of crafting and selling seasonal decorations. After all, people and businesses pay good money for them. In fact, total sales of Christmas trees in the U.S. alone amounted to a whopping $1.04 billion in 2014. And you still have holiday lights, nativity scenes, crafted hangings, baskets, wreaths, and other decorations to cover, making this a potentially year-round seasonal side business idea.
Another place to consider for wholesale clothing is fashion shows such as the Dallas Market Center Fashion Show or the Atlanta Apparel Market Fashion Show. They are places where you can see all the latest trends as well as talk with and buy directly from the suppliers.
It shouldn't be for you, either. "You have to start with what your true passion is, and then work backward and find a way to pursue it," says MJ Gottlieb. "You might find that's by getting a different job, rather than starting a business." Gottlieb is the author of How to Ruin a Business Without Really Trying, a compendium of 55 mistakes he made while starting and running six successful companies over the past 23 years. "Above all, don't quit your job because you believe you have a great idea for a business," he adds. "An idea is not enough."
If you have done some browsing on Alibaba, you may be a bit shocked at how cheap the factories are selling wholesale quantities of their goods for. Unfortunately, it's not quite as simple as taking the price you sell it for and minusing the price you paid, There are a lot of costs to include.
Fashion, style, and grooming continue to be a lucrative side business idea that can be done in your hours outside of work. If you know how to mend clothes, then you have a growing market of budget-conscious and/or personalization-obsessed customers. Entrepreneur says you need around two thousand dollars to start a decent side business idea in this niche but there's no harm in starting smaller and growing from there, as long as you can make magic with needle and thread.
Many companies now are hiring white hat hackers to audit their websites. The salary for this type of job/business is really high. If you're an internet geek, you might want to make a business out of this. You can create your own agency of white hat hackers and offer your services to big companies.
If you have a knack for connecting with people and the willingness to take on some risk, a commission-based freelance sales role could be a great side business idea for you. Many startups seek part-time and commission-only salespeople, especially when they're just getting started, which means you'll often be able to make this a home based business idea. Develop your sales strategies, become an inside sales rep and perfect your cold calling skills on the side in your free time for nothing but commission, negotiate a little equity and you could profit big time if you're pitching a solid product and the startup succeeds. Start your sales education with the acclaimed books, Secrets of a Master Closer and To Sell is Human by famed bestselling author Daniel Pink and you'll be well on your way to getting this side business idea off the ground.
Another successful event planner, Jenn Sbranti of the Hostess with the Mostess, went to college and got a bachelor's degree in visual arts — not event planning. She said, "To me, event design is very similar to graphic design though. Whether you're designing a website or styling an event, it's all about color, composition, a smart, functional layout, and – plain and simple – creating some eye candy!"


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Representatives of apiece service, dump warfighters, and civil experts came jointly to debate the days of close off climate back up at an Climate Warfare Command-command hosted peak at the Bureaucratism, Parade 2-6.
Dubbed the Later CAS Heart Workweek, the occasion served as a honky-tonk marketplace in support of over and above 60 participants and older cream of the crop to review the common structure of the task, existent and implicit challenges, following requirements and wherewithal gaps.
"We concentrated the paramount minds in the union stadium to clasp a chasmal take a look at shut mood back up," whispered Info. Militarist Carlisle, the boss of Breeze Conflict Enjoin. "Our equitable is to create a procedure to the fore that arranges fasten zephyr back up capabilities chance on warfighter demands nowadays and are sustainable into the prospective."
The foreman of baton of the Airforce directed the core workweek, a unexpressed admission that budget and fighting concerns are forcing the services to measure how they structure, escort and fit out, and that it is added substantial than by any chance to snatch the span to measure the prevalent shape of the depreciative errand of earth troop from the mood.
As the pilot demand on the side of the Duel Breeze Forces, with a position of ensuring the correct platforms and CAS experts in their cockpits, Command was the usual selection to off the occurrence, assumed Notch. Felon Meger, the captain of Command's 355th Warplane Stage at Davis-Monthan Airforce Pedestal, Arizona.
"We possess flown CAS missions since Universe Encounter I," Meger believed. "It's piece of our Polymer and loyalty to our dump teammates and it purposefulness be percentage of our task in the service of added 100. We take collective a sturdy CAS refinement with our pilots and our roast final assault controllers. CAS entails a warmly accomplished violence to keep safe our well-disposed forces and run and cause the death of our nation-state's enemies."
In combining to representatives from apiece of the services, attendees included components of the Junction Pike, U.S. Out of the ordinary Act Request, the Collection Modern Enquiry Projects Means, and the Author Corp. Nearly everyone portentous, attendees included representatives of the army that profit from CAS and the aircrew and JTACs who protect its pertinence on the field of battle.
"Interservice alliance is vital in arrangement to clinch the fashion foremost on the side of efficacious CAS in the later," understood Salt-water Battalion Principal Dustin Byrum, the feeling office-bearer subdivision bean, Maritime Accumulation Weapons and Plans Squadron Unified in Town, Arizona. "As a Seagoing flier and brash sense mortal, I accept based Airforce and union JTACs besides as archaic substantiated beside Airforce bomb. We get to be competent to go in a union surroundings. Having each of our juncture partners as one to discuss flames buttress allows us to include the views and capabilities of apiece usefulness."
That peak was echoed alongside Pass. Jeffrey Burdett, the Command's aide-de-camp reserve head of requirements hither, who famous teamwork is carping in the mush of ever-changing threats.
"The contestant changes and we novelty," Burdett understood. "Piece the intersection agreement conducts close off feeling brace larger than in any case in the past, the prevailing participation (i.e. operative in more unconcealed space) has base our aptitude to run in writer insistent environments. Together with our intersection utility partners, we industrial an accord of where the Airforce should nave its later resources to superior prop up the CAS job."
Convergence period participants were forficate into threesome batchs. Single gathering included experts in gone and forgotten CAS procedure, who provided information on what the services get erudite meanwhile surplus a 10 of perpetual battle procedure. A next deliberate the common constitution of CAS capabilities. The terminal gathering looked at aborning threats and how the services could circumstance those threats into schooling, tactic, procedures, and canon. Together, the bevys approached their discussions from the viewpoint that CAS is broader than whatsoever single dais.
"It's deprecating on the side of those who string our contemporary action to make out that CAS is not a duty characterized alongside a celibate bomb," whispered Rollin Dixon, the Command's substitute honcho of airliner operation. "We long for to encourage every the experts to in reality consider how we intent go on with theater that assignment, anyway of the programme we're in."
According to Trick McHugh, the confidant of the Soldiers aforesaid at a Demurrer Writers Union breakfast most recent period that, from the Soldiery attitude, the CAS duty and brace from the sense is really deprecating.
"What a Rebel wants to behold, and what the direct framework of the Joint States Soldiers wants to obtain take place, is when fortune on the field of battle call for, we acquire volatile ordnances on the opponent disposal," McHugh assumed. "What stage the Airforce chooses to operate therein is a stuff in behalf of their discussions and decisions."
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"We sat indigent with the whole of each our juncture partners, our customers, to require them what they precious and what they meditation nearly the prospective of CAS. From nearby we melded recommendations to make sure every aspects of the Airforce's CAS job go on with to advance and are restored via skill and intersection interoperability," Meger understood. "Nearly all portentous we provided recommendations to secure the right onus of struggle was settled on the work and that the Airforce CAS suavity is not neutral tinned but that it advances."


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Tesla Motors Inc. cut short a test-drive event in Iowa earlier this month after state regulators said the electric-vehicle maker was improperly acting as a dealer.
According to the Des Moines Register, Tesla began offering test drives in its Model S on Sept. 9 at a hotel in West Des Moines. The company canceled the third and final day of its program at the request of the Iowa Department of Transportation.
Paul Steier, director of the bureau of investigation and identity protection at the Iowa Department of Transportation, told Automotive News that Tesla's test-drive event violated Iowa law requiring a license for any auto retailing activity.
Steier said he and a fellow investigator visited the event and talked to a Tesla representative, who acknowledged using a tablet computer to help some visitors initiate an online Tesla purchase. Regulators then spoke with Tesla's legal counsel.
"We said we didn't intend to charge them with any state criminal charge as long as they intended to stop what they were doing," Steier said.
The Tesla representative, who suggested it was supposed to be a display-only event without any discussion of sales or prices, "didn't disagree" that the activities may have violated the law, Steier said. The lawyer asked whether it would be OK to finish the test-drive event. Steier likened that to a driver getting stopped for speeding while late for work and asking the police officer whether it would be OK to keep speeding until arriving on the job.
Tesla did cancel the planned third day of the event at that point, he said.
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Friends, family still searching for missing Loves Park woman
By Jim Hagerty
LOVES PARK — Hundreds of people have joined the search for a missing Loves Park woman.
Emily Anderson, 25, was last seen June 19. After finishing her shift at Shooters North, where she's employed as a bartender, Emily was seen at Neighbors Bar and Grill and Steak 'n Shake before being spotted around 2:30 a.m., inside the Wal-Mart on Northridge Drive. Her car, a silver Pontiac Grand Am with Illinois license number V414149, is also missing.
It was initially reported that Emily was at Slots of Fortune in Roscoe before she sent missing. Several people reported on social media that her car was seen in Freeport in the days following but neither the vehicle or Anderson was located there.
Emily has epilepsy and is could be without her medication. Cait Dull, Emily's sister says all leads are being followed, even the possibility that she left the area by choice. However, leaving her family and friends without a word is something those close to her say she would not do. That means she may have gone against her will.
Family members are not ready to accept that their loved one has been met with harm. They are still holding onto hope. However, they also realize that 25-year-old women do not just disappear without a trace. That is why their search efforts are forcing them to consider the worst possibilities.
"We think people know (something)," Dull said, "(that) something bad happened and they are afraid to talk."
Dull said that if Emily is out there, she will see the thousands of pleas for her to contact someone or come home.
In the last two weeks, volunteers have organized a benefit concert and candlelight vigil. A $12,000 reward is being offered for information leading to her return.
Detectives with the Loves Park Police Department are also following up on dozens of tips. They've talked to people closest to Emily, hoping to glean information about her whereabouts. However, without credible information or physical evidence, investigators will continue to treat the situation as a missing person's case.
"My family and I appreciate everyone's concern and constantly checking on us during this horrific time," Dull said. "It really does mean a lot to us. My sister is deeply missed and we wish she would be returned to us."
Emily is 5-foot-5 and approximately 140 pounds. She has black hair, green eyes, piercings on her ears and nose, and tattoos on her chest and arms. She was last seen wearing black pants and a white shirt.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Loves Park Police Department at 815-654-5015 during normal business hours. After hours tips can be shared by calling the Loves Park Police non-emergency number at 815-282-2600. R.


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Has everyone gone to the moon?
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What a sad state cb radio is in....The younger generation are not inspired at all by two way radio comms, which brings me to the realization that radio cannot compete with modern tec and the internet anymore...I can see now that as the generation of those that loved cb radio pass away, it will pass into history also...What is left of cb radio is now an introverted closed net!! It has been many years since I last heard anyone call for a copy on 14....Can cb radio have a future? I don't see it with the current legal specs....Maybe it could if repeaters were available? or with sat communication which would make the world a smaller place.....imagine having good buddies around the world...Haha, but that ain't gonna happen! A negative view for the new year on my part I know...On the plus side our am midband net here in Cornwall still survives. And the willingness to help each other with antenna or radio problems should they arise.


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Now this is chutzpah. Probably in violation of state law, a
McDonalds's in Ohio has sent employees a letter - included in paychecks,
yet - telling them what candidates to vote for to "help our business grow," ThinkProgress reports. And guess what? They're Republicans!
"If the
right people are elected, we will be able to continue with raises and
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What Roger Dubuis has done in its relatively young existence, is to position itself amongst the industry's oldest, most luxurious, and best known manufacturers. Since the company was founded in 1995, it has been braking the mold that companies like Patek Philippe had implanted for super-high end watches. Roger Dubuis founder Carlos Dias' fixation with quality, functionality, and style is well represented by the S.A.W (Sport Activity Watch) collection.
2009 February 01
This year at the 2009 SIHH show in Geneva, the new releases reflected the slowing down economy and humble state of the international luxury market. Although a few very expensive watches and movements were released, most models showcased a subdued, classic style and most of the new super-complicated models came from the old established brands such as Cartier and Vacheron Constantin.
2010 January 12
Ever since the seventies, when Gerald Genta gave the world the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and the Patek Philippe Nautilus, less elegant watches made of non-precious metals have become accepted as luxury items. Never before as in the past decade, however, has traditional high-end horology been so intertwined with casual style. Manufacturers such as Bell & Ross, Roger Dubuis, Jaeger Lecoultre, and Corum have delighted watch enthusiasts with fantastic creations that blur the line that separates traditional elegant luxury and rugged functionality and style. Perfectly balanced between these two aspects of watchmaking is the runner up 2009 Watch of the Year, the limited edition Corum Ti-Bridge.


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Happy New Year all! It's been a great and productive year! I just added a "Freelance" section to my site under "Other Projects". I realized that I have more and more side projects on the go these days and thought I should share them. Most recently with the Telegraph Journal this past weekend.
Things I'm looking forward to in 2013: Show in Saskatoon in September; continuing to work side by side with Ms. Eleanor King at the Anna Leonowens; moving my studio!


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Aspirants Who are Wiiling To Apply For This Position Needs To Have Excellent Verbal and Written English Skills along with Good Analytical and Problem Solving Skills, Knowledge on HTTP protocol is an added advantage. After applying for this position you will receive a confirmation email along with date,time and venue of the Interview, If your resume gets short listed. Don't Forget to Practice RBS Latest Placement Papers Before Attending The Interview.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
vishal, hrithik: rumour or truth?
JR has beat me to the news bit about Hrithik Roshan being in Vishal's next project. Since this is supposed to be an original work and not based on something from the Bard, one is eager to hear more and, as always, one must wait impatiently.
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Learning to regulate one's emotions is a critical life skill. Failures to regulate are associated with impulse control problems, poor social functioning and psychiatric conditions such as borderline personality disorder. Adolescence is a critical time for studying emotion regulation because it is a period when 1) reactivity to social cues is high and interpersonal experiences are salient and influential, 2) emotions tend to be more extreme and short-lived, and 3) emotion regulation processes mature into tools that can buffer one against stressors through adolescence and beyond. Although it is known that social cognitive emotion regulation processes in adults are supported by partially overlapping prefrontal, temporal and subcortical systems, scant research has examined how these maturing neural systems interact in adolescence. Until normal development of emotion regulatory abilities is characterized and its underlying mechanisms are clarified, it will not be feasible to construct maximally effective and age-appropriate interventions that promote development of regulatory skills for the individuals who need these skills the most. Towards this end, I propose using a combination of methodologies from social and developmental psychology, as well as cognitive neuroscience, to achieve two specific aims.
Aim 1 will be to map the development of emotion regulation mechanisms from early adolescence through young adulthood.
This aim will use neuroimaging to identify the neural bases of cognitive reappraisal, a specific emotion regulation strategy, and reappraisal's effects at different points in adolescence.
Aim 1 will also examine how an emotional stimulus's characteristics, specifically whether or not it contains social content, may impact one's ability to reappraise at different points in adolescence.
Aim 2 will be to examine how appetitive self-regulatory ability and sensitivity to social rejection may account for variability in emotion regulation capacity both within and across developmental time points. Performance on a delay of gratification task that tends to positively predict wellbeing and responses to a social rejection sensitivity measure that tends to negatively predict wellbeing will be used to predict neural and behavioral responses on the cognitive reappraisal task to understand what tendencies enhance and diminish emotion regulation efficacy across adolescence. Combining these methods will allow me to test novel hypotheses about emotional and social development in adolescence, and how patterns of individual and developmental variation in subcortically-driven affective reactivity and prefrontal control abilities may indicate which individuals are at risk for maladaptive self-regulatory behaviors. Future work may build on this knowledge by constructing interventions for these at-risk individuals that could build emotion regulatory skills and potentially reduce their chances of developing mental illness.
There is growing evidence that adolescence is a critical time for the development of emotion regulatory abilities that may buffer one against stressors and mental health problems throughout the lifespan. Using a combination of behavioral and functional imaging methods, the proposed research aims to characterize the development of emotion regulatory mechanisms in adolescence and to identify dispositional and behavioral tendencies that may enhance or diminish emotion regulatory capacity. The ultimate goal of this work is to identify individuals who are at risk for developing mental health problems associated with emotion dysregulation and to determine what aspects of self-regulation could be targeted in future interventions at specific points in development.
|Silvers, Jennifer A; Insel, Catherine; Powers, Alisa et al. (2017) The transition from childhood to adolescence is marked by a general decrease in amygdala reactivity and an affect-specific ventral-to-dorsal shift in medial prefrontal recruitment. Dev Cogn Neurosci 25:128-137
|Silvers, Jennifer A; Insel, Catherine; Powers, Alisa et al. (2016) vlPFC-vmPFC-Amygdala Interactions Underlie Age-Related Differences in Cognitive Regulation of Emotion. Cereb Cortex :
|Silvers, Jennifer A; Hubbard, Alexa D; Biggs, Emily et al. (2016) Affective lability and difficulties with regulation are differentially associated with amygdala and prefrontal response in women with Borderline Personality Disorder. Psychiatry Res 254:74-82
|Silvers, Jennifer A; Hubbard, Alexa D; Chaudhury, Sadia et al. (2016) Suicide attempters with Borderline Personality Disorder show differential orbitofrontal and parietal recruitment when reflecting on aversive memories. J Psychiatr Res 81:71-8
|Silvers, Jennifer A; Wager, Tor D; Weber, Jochen et al. (2015) The neural bases of uninstructed negative emotion modulation. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 10:10-8
|Silvers, Jennifer A; Shu, Jocelyn; Hubbard, Alexa D et al. (2015) Concurrent and lasting effects of emotion regulation on amygdala response in adolescence and young adulthood. Dev Sci 18:771-84
|Silvers, Jennifer A; Weber, Jochen; Wager, Tor D et al. (2015) Bad and worse: neural systems underlying reappraisal of high- and low-intensity negative emotions. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 10:172-9
|Silvers, Jennifer A; Insel, Catherine; Powers, Alisa et al. (2014) Curbing craving: behavioral and brain evidence that children regulate craving when instructed to do so but have higher baseline craving than adults. Psychol Sci 25:1932-42
|Buhle, Jason T; Silvers, Jennifer A; Wager, Tor D et al. (2014) Cognitive reappraisal of emotion: a meta-analysis of human neuroimaging studies. Cereb Cortex 24:2981-90
|Silvers, Jennifer A; McRae, Kateri; Gabrieli, John D E et al. (2012) Age-related differences in emotional reactivity, regulation, and rejection sensitivity in adolescence. Emotion 12:1235-47
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Beach jogger killed by plane:
In 2005 they asked me if I would like to coach participants to run endurance events. I was elated and have been doing it since. Now I'm trying to spread the word of running to everyone.
I heard about this yesterday - how awful. :(
Terrible story. It is one of those things that makes you shake your head and wonder what the chances of something like that are.
YA!!! Saw that last night, totally crazy! Very sad :(
wow, can't believe that...
Now that is just FREAKY! I can't believe it, how terribly sad!
I heard about this yesterday too. Talk about a freak accident.
Holy Crow! I had not heard of this story. Very sad.
This is unbelievable!!
Wow, what a sad story. Of all the things to have happen while out on a run. :(
Sadly, it seems like that pilot choose his life over the runner. I would say that's murder.


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i'm exhausted - and that's just from daily routines and circumstances ...
been sleeping in three hour shifts every twelve hours to try keep up with United Kingdom time where my wife is stranded for five days as a result of a one day blizzard in Newark, NJ - does Continental Airlines offer hotel vouchers or the next available aircraft, or even upgrades for less than 4K to business first [where seats are available] ? - ix-nay !
Can you reach them by telephone without a message saying they can't complete your call because of high volume - even though you called every half hour for almost twenty hours straight? - nyet !
so i surrendered to it and got to bed around 1 a.m. to be awoken by a panicking neighbor's phone call at 3 a.m. because someone was banging on her door and she was alone with two small children since her husband got stranded in Philadelphia because of the weather. It turned out to be a nurse whose shift ended at 11p.m. - and even though the highways were closed because of a state of emergency, the hospital didn't offer to accommodate their staff - so the nurse attempted to take the overland routes using her G.P.S. which turned a half hour commute into a four hour drive under treacherous conditions. To top it off, her on-board navigator led her to the road past my studio/barn which is commonly referred to as 'the goat path' by locals, because that's what its been used for over the past two hundred years - a single lane, 350 foot, winding drop, lined with trees that often fall when exposed to severe weather - and they did, leaving the nurse stuck and stranded.
And this wasn't the first time - last spring a tractor trailer got stuck on the same road because his G.P.S. said it was the shortest route to his destination. It only took eight hours and two tow trucks and major damage to get him out ...
Did either one of them stop when they saw the road narrow or start to dramatically decline - did the township mount a warning sign after the truck did significant property damage? nope !
Are we beginning to recognize a pattern yet? yep!
Last night on Keith Olbermann someone was saying that our lack of effective mobilization during emergency situations represents a major security threat.
I'll go one further - a lack of common sense and decency will destroy us!


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Mr Smith is a fun and energenic teacher, he really knows what he is talking abuot and helps make my calc class real fun.
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Phillies decision to buy out Cliff Lee signifies new era for struggling franchise
Ryan Howard and Carlos Ruiz are the only remaining links between the Phillies and their 2008 World Championship.
By Ed Condran
Published : November 09, 2015
Injuries aren't uncommon when a squad is comprised of primarily aging, veteran players.
Phillies fans know that better than most.
Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay and Carlos Ruiz suffered so many injuries over recent years that a MASH unit should have been added to the bowels of Citizens Bank Park.
Utley was traded in August and hopes to play for another team despite issues courtesy of his bad knees and ankles.Halladay is retired and now his old pal Lee will presumably join him.
The Phillies announced last week thatthey will buy Lee out of the remainder of his dealfor $12.5 million. That makes sense considering that the other option is pay him $27.5 million for his services in 2016.
It shouldn't be long before Lee announces his retirement as opposed to electing for free agency since he was against elbow surgery.The day after Lee pitched the final game of his career, a two-inning Grapefruit League game against the Astros in early March, he told Metro that his elbow was coming along fine.
"I feel good and my elbow is really good," Lee said. "I"m looking forward to having a very different season than the last season."
Lee wasn't telling the truth but that's the way it is for the modern athlete when discussing injury.
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Two days later, Lee revealed all that was not well with his elbow and it was the start of the final chapter to an extraordinary career. Regardless, the Arkansas native and resident will remain a Philadelphia sports icon. There will be a roar at Citizens Bank Park when the 2009 team is honored at the ballpark in 2019 when Lee is introduced.
Lee's fabrication is reminiscent of Halladay's assessment of his shoulder woes. Doc said all was fine in 2013 after he struggled mightily. A week later he went under the knife to start the final chapter of his illustrious career.
It's frustrating for the media and disappointing for fans when players are less than honest. But the upside for those following the Phillies in 2016 is that there aren't any aging hurlers, at least yet, on the staff. The only two players at this point, who appear as odds on favorites to break down are Ryan Howard, who figures to be back for 2016 and Carlos Ruiz, who should be relegated to part-time status. Both have a lot of miles on the odometer.
With Lee officially history, the Phillies continue to move on in a youthful direction. There is hope.
"Just look at the teams that were in the playoffs, a NL scout said. "Look at the Astros, Cubs and Mets. Youth can be a real good thing and the Phillies will at least have that next season."


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Evolution is life driven.
Let's start with what we can call the stationary stage. Here telluric currents move back and forth, some through land, others through bubble caverns, still others through ponds. The algae, oil and lichen, to name a few of the billions of possible life forms that result, are totally dependent on the existing telluric currents. If the telluric currents stop, the life forms that came into existence and are dependent on the flows for their existence, cease to be. The atoms and molecules of atoms could also become unavailable, bringing the life forms to an end.
Life is the organization of atoms and molecules around electrical flows and during the stationary stage of evolution, the first stage, massive experimentation takes place. To what end is this experimentation directed? If the stationary stage of evolution continued, life would always be dependent on the existing electric flows. Flows stopped, life stopped. But the purpose of life, as we will clearly see, is not simply to exist, it's to perpetuate itself and life that is dependent on in-place electric flows has no ability to perpetuate itself.
What would give life dependent on in-place flows the ability to perpetuate itself? The ability to seed and seeding is the second sage of evolution. Seeding allows life that's in-place to cast itself to the wind. Thus, even if the electric flows stop and the in-place life ceases to exist, it will live on elsewhere.
We can start to see that the purpose of life is life's perpetuation. Evolution is not directionless. It is not purposeless. From the first turn of the Earth, a physical process of the solar system that will produce life, life was on the horizon, and not just life, life that will fight to preserve itself, not species, but preserve life itself.
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Gasoline-eating bacteria and their enzymes in the service of industry
Gasoline eaters - bacteria that cope well where almost nothing can survive - become the industry\'s object of desire. These bacteria are already helping to create drugs - Prozac equivalents and can accelerate the production of hydroxylated vitamin D.
On a stretch of the Weser River in Germany, tankers illegally cleaned their tanks. Scientists who took samples of material from the bottom of this river in the 1990s did not expect to find much life there. And yet it turned out that certain strains of bacteria were doing quite well there.
"For example, the bacterium Aromatoleum aromaticum is a very unusual organism. It munches on petrol and breathes nitrates, it also inhabits oil deposits" - said Dr. Maciej Szaleniec, professor at the Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry PAS in Kraków. He added: "The name of this bacteria comes from the fact that these organisms grow on ethylbenzene - a compound that gives gasoline a characteristic smell" - he explained.
The chemist examines the enzymes produced by these and other anaerobic bacteria. And these enzymes are interesting chemical compounds that can be useful in the production of drugs, such as synthetic drugs from vitamin D. "These enzymes are like from another planet" - he commented. He added that they contain such unusual elements as molybdenum or tungsten. For his research he received the award of the Division III of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Enzymes are, in other words, catalysts. They accelerate the chemical reaction and guide it to the right track. "Catalysis is needed so that reactions can proceed quickly and in convenient conditions - for example in the body and not in a high-pressure chemical reactor at 600 degrees C. All life processes are catalysed, for example decomposition of sugars, fats, synthesis of all biological compounds..." - said the chemist.
Catalysts are also useful in industry. The use of suitable catalysts can accelerate the production of various chemical compounds such as drugs, and reduce the costs of reactions. "Bacteria are a goldmine of new catalysts. The resources are huge, and we only slightly scratched their surface with a fingernail" - illustrated the scientist.
The scientist explained that reactions that occur in aerobic organisms are more typical. "Metabolising organic compounds usually involves oxidation" - said the scientist. But enzymes of anaerobic organisms still have many secrets.
The enzymes that Prof. Szaleniec studies they are responsible for hydroxylation, among other things. They precisely introduce the group -OH (derived from water) into hydrocarbons. This process is much easier when the body has oxygen molecules and of course suitable catalysts at its disposal. Meanwhile, the enzymes that Maciej Szaleniec investigates, make this process possible also with a complete lack of oxygen molecules - thanks to the use of atypical enzymes. Interestingly, these catalysts allow the introduction of a hydroxyl group into molecules with greater precision than is often the case with traditional oxygen reactions.
Using such an enzyme from bacteria, it is possible to synthesize compounds that are valuable for the pharmaceutical industry. "This year we obtained a Polish patent for a practical method of synthesis of some chirally pure alcohols" - said the researcher. He noted that these compounds can be used, for example, to produce fluoxetine, also known as Prozac.
According to Prof. Szaleniec, the production of such compounds - alcohol dehydrogenases - has been commercialised by BASF, but the patent no longer applies in Poland. "We studied these enzymes in parallel with them, and our technology is available for Polish industry" - commented Maciej Szaleniec.
The second method also based on an enzyme from this class is the vitamin D hydroxylation method (enzyme from Sterolibacterium denitrificans). The chemist said that the chemical synthesis has 9 stages and takes 3 months in the laboratory. And Polish researchers can do it in one stage, which takes three days. Although the reaction efficiency is high, it is still expensive to synthesize the bacterial catalyst itself. "We will be able to further improve it" - he announced.
The scientist explained that individual enzymes obtained from petrol-eating bacteria are not enough to handle pollution - for example an oil spill from a tanker. For this you need the entire chemical route - sometimes these are reactions carried out by various bacteria that slowly clean the area.
Author: Ludwika Tomala
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Remember my pineapple post awhile back?? If not, CLICK HERE to read it. If you are too lazy to click it....I will just copy and paste what I blogged about. :)
I was hanging out with my Young Group, and someone had the brilliant idea to go around in a circle and have each person answer this question:
What fruit or vegetable describes you the best and why?
My answer? I'm a pineapple.
Really weird, odd, and strange on the outside, which includes my fat fingers, bushy hair, geeky black glasses, and obnoxiously large imagination. But the bright yellow fruit on the inside shows that I'm fun, playful, and juicy. Which, I guess, describes my crazy ambition to do anything dangerous! Yet the center of the pineapple has a cylinder shaped core, which represents my foundation. I am not easily pushed; I have morals, values, and beliefs and I'm pretty good at actually sticking to them. The core is actually edible, but most people choose not to eat it because it is not quite as sweet as the rest of the pineapple. When I was younger, my older brother Adam and I would ALWAYS eat the core! To us it was the best part because it would take us hours of sucking and chewing!!!
Ok, I think I'm going to add "pineapple traits" to my resume!
Some other responses that were said that night....
-- "I'm a peach because I'm fuzzy."
--- "I think a pomegranate, because all the seeds on the inside represent my different personalities."
--- "I'm an orange because you have to peel away a little bit before you see the true me."
--- "I think a strawberry describes me because the seeds are on the outside instead of the inside. Most fruits or vegetables have to be cut or peeled before you can eat them, but not me. What you see is how I feel and who I am."
--- "I'm like a grapefruit because I'm sour and bitter. I need a lot of sugar to sweeten me up."
Alright, so I have been spending the last four months spilling out my life to the world through this blog, and now it's YOUR TURN!!!! So, what fruit or vegetable are you? Please comment, so I can see what's going on inside of YOUR HEAD instead of mine!
Peace out.
Love, Your Pineapple Friend
Anyway, this past week, I was flipping through a magazine and I stumbled across THIS!!!!! When I saw it I about fell off my chair!!! I WAS SOOOO EXCITED!!!!
After seeing this I feel very comfortable being a pineapple. And I'm actually proud of it. I love being different and weird and having spiky leaves coming out of my hair. It's the cool thing to do.


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The Secret Of Oz - Solutions For A Broken Economy
Economic slavery, the institution of historic and modern orthodox banking is being exposed for the evil ans immoral menace that it is. Debtors who are subservient to the creditors have endured long-lasting, economic pain and they are ready for resolution.
Common misperceptions, shrouded in economic mythology are being exposed by countless meticulous researchers. Lingering nlotions that usury is a necessary element of modern, orthodox banking are being dispelled.
To examine the history of banking throughout the ages, is to explore and seek answers to fundamental questions that confront debtors of all generations in all countries - that includes personal, family, business and government (at all levels - municipal, provincial/state and federal) debt.
Readers are invited to review the recently released DVD titled "The Secret Of Oz - Solutions For A Broken Economy," as directed by Bill Still.
On the front cover of the jacket of the DVD it is written: "Everyone who watches this DVD will witness the dream of America on display and will want to take action to restore our freedoms."
On the back cover of the jacket of the DVD it is written: "Could it be that symbols of monetary reform were embedded in the most beloved children's story of all time, 'The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz?'
Could it be tht these symbols point the way out of our economic troubles today?
What is the secret behind "The Secret Wizard Of Oz? Nations don't have to borrow money. That's right, NO MORE NATIONAL DEBT!
It's the interest (usury) on the debt that's killing the economy. The solution is nothing radical; Abraham Lincoln used it to win the Civil War. Colonial America became prosperous by this method.
Director, Bill Still focuses on the populist movement of the late 1800's - the William Jennings Bryan era - when monetary reformers were strongest - right when 'The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz' was written. He offers the best solutions from the experts."
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What's the Movie About? "
It is well known in economics academia that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baum in 1900 is loaded with powerful symbols of monetary reform which were the core of the Populist movement and the 1896 and 1900 president bid of Democrat William Jennings Bryan.
The yellow brick road (gold standard), the emerald city of Oz (greenback money), even Dorothy's silver slippers (changed to ruby slippers for the movie version) were the symbol of Baum's and Bryan's belief that adding silver coinage to gold would provide much needed money to a depression-strapped, 1890s America.
We believe Baum's symbols represent the only solution to relieve the growing economic hardship here in America – and the rest of the world. Practically speaking, 2009 marks the 70th anniversary of the 1939 MGM release of the The Wizard of Oz movie, so interest will be very high. Even Oz websites put up by kids get millions of hits."
"In 1996, in a documentary called "The MoneyMasters", we asked the question why is America going broke. It wasn't clear then that we were, but it is today. Now the question is how can we get out of this mess. Foreclosures are everywhere, unemployment is skyrocketing – and this is only the beginning. America's economy is on a long, slippery slope from here on. The bubble ride of debt has come to an end.
"What can government do? The sad answer is – under the current monetary system – nothing. It's not going to get better until the root of the problem is understood and addressed. There isn't enough stimulus money in the entire world to get us out of this hole.
"Why? Debt. The national debt is just like our consumer debt – it's the interest that's killing us.
"Though most people don't realize it the government can't just issue it's own money anymore. It used to be that way. The King could just issue stuff called money. Abraham Lincoln did it to win the Civil War.
"No, today, in our crazy money system, the government has to borrow our money into existence and then pay interest on it. That's why they call it the National Debt. All our money is created out of debt. Politicians who focus on reducing the National Debt as an answer probably don't know what the National Debt really is. To reduce the National Debt would be to reduce our money – and there's already too little of that.
"No, you have to go deeper. You have to get at the root of this problem or we're never going to fix this. The solution isn't new or radical. America used to do it. Politicians used to fight with big bankers over it. It's all in our history – now sadly – in the distant past.
"But why can't we just do it again? Why can't we just issue our own money, debt free? That, my friends, is the answer. Talk about reform! That's the only reform that will make a huge difference to everyone's life – even worldwide.
"The solution is the secret that's been hidden from us for just over 100 years – ever since the time when author L. Frank Baum wrote "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."
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