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The perfect tour for everyone wanting to run in
the Pyongyang Marathon and also see a bit more
of the country.
From 1,620 EUR per person
Please apply by 28th February, 2018.
The perfect tour for everyone wanting
to run in the Pyongyang Marathon
and also see a bit more of the
From 1,620 EUR per person
Once again, Koryo Tours is excited to offer the chance for amateur runners to take part in the Pyongyang Marathon 2018!
This race can be run either as a full marathon or as a half marathon. There are also 10km and 5km races.
Hundreds of local runners take part as well as some elite foreign runners. Anyone taking part in this tour who wants to watch the marathon instead of take part in it is more than welcome to do so. There will be local football matches taking place in Kim Il Sung stadium after the start of the race, you can be there for this too!
As well as the Pyongyang Marathon and a comprehensive city tour of Pyongyang, this tour will get you outside the capital and down to the DMZ, where North and South Korea continue their decades-old face-off. You'll also visit the lively town of Pyongsong, where you can jump in on an English Language class at Kim Jong Suk Middle School and see a performance by talented young pupils at Pyongsong Conservatory of Performing Arts.
Overnight: Hotel in Beijing not included in the tour. Contact us for recommendations near our office!
Arrival Day in Pyongyang
Overnight: Yanggakdo International Hotel, Pyongyang. Home away from home for most (but not all!) foreign visitors to Pyongyang, this 47-story hotel is located on an island in the middle of the Taedong River and offers great views of the city. Comfortable rooms and comprehensive leisure facilities: swimming pool, spa, billiards, bowling, gift shops, tea houses, beer brewed on-site, and a Chinese-run casino.
Kaesong and DMZ Tour
Golden Lane Bowling Centre - Where Pyongyang locals go for their ten-pin fix (2.5 EUR per person per game). Also has billiards and arcade games. Non-bowlers can head next door to the Kumrung Leisure Centre for an air gun shooting range (approximately 6 EUR per 20 round cartridge) and some of the best coffee in Pyongyang.
Pyongsong City Tour
The big event! The Pyongyang Marathon 2018!
The full route, which has been certified by the IAAF, leads right through the city centre, past a number of iconic landmarks, and then out into Pyongyang's less urban districts. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to see more of the capital and interact with people along the course. Prizes are available for the winners of each race.
Pyongyang City Tour
Departure Day from Pyongyang
Koryo Tours will provide free running shirts to everyone signed up for a Koryo Tours Pyongyang Marathon Trip. Male shirts are a regular fit, while female shirts are a slim fit. Please pay attention to the sizes as they are smaller than western shirt sizes.
The Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon is now open to foreign amateur runners. You can run the 5k, 10k, Half or Full Marathon. All four take place on the same day in April, and follow the same course, which is fully recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. We are the EXCLUSIVE travel partner for foreign amateurs. Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to become one of the few people in the world to have run the Pyongyang Marathon. We'll see you at the start line!
Koryo Tours is able to arrange hotel bookings in Beijing at the following hotels on behalf of people travelling with us. We have four hotels on offer with different levels of comfort and all located a short walk from our office. Select which hotel you are interested in and your Tour Manager will confirm the dates and cost for you. We will make the booking and add the cost to your tour invoice.See more
All hotel rooms on our all-inclusive group tours feature twin beds, and will be shared. If you'd like a room to yourself during the extremely busy Pyongyang Marathon period then you can upgrade for an extra 50 EUR per night.
We're unable to take you on one of our tours if you do not have medical insurance that covers the destination in question. Issues of isolation and infrastructure where we go mean it would be irresponsible of us to do so. We can provide this if you do not have it — or you can use your own.
Groups will be in the experienced hands of two or three local Korean guides. Furthermore, for groups of 10 or more, a member of the Koryo Tours team will accompany the trip.
Please note that when on tour your day-to-day itinerary may differ to what is advertised above. Your tour leader will ensure, however, that everything available at the time is covered, and replacement options are provided where needed. We will also add in extras when there is time (such as a visit to a local bar or amusement park). We visit the DPRK regularly so know all the best places to go, and how to make the most of your days there to guarantee the experience of a lifetime. After the tour, we will send out a list of all participants' emails so you can keep in touch, swap photos etc. If you do not wish to be on this list then please let us know.
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Try to be a little original this year for Halloween and go as this easy-to-do Haymitch Abernathy costume from the Hunger Games movie. In here you can see he wears a suit which is quite plain. Be sure to get a tuxedo shirt and wear some chains as evident here. The biggest part will be trying to copy actor Woody Harrelson's long hair parted down the middle.

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In a welcome change of events, Windows Phone users can gloat on the fact that a fun looking puzzle game has launched on the Windows platform ahead of Android and iOS. The game in question is called Deadlings and it is the brainchild of Polish developers Artifex Mundi, who have plenty of great hidden object games to their credit on the Windows platform.
Deadlings comes with a kooky storyline. Death is apparently lonely and without friends. Every time he tries to meet someone they think he's come to get their soul. And so, he comes upon a novel idea to make friends. By making the dead rise. Death calls it Project Deadlings and goes on to buy a factory and set up a laboratory where he will train his zombie minions.
The laboratory itself is a massive maze that get more complicated and deadly as you go into the deeper levels. The deadlings themselves are of different types, each type carrying specific skills and abilities. For instance there's Bonesack who are extremely agile, Creep, as you probably guessed are good at climbing walls and ceilings, and Stencher, who can send out powerful gas! As a player, you must use all of these abilities to successfully avoid the deadly traps and obstacles in the maze and complete the training.
Deadlings comes with two game modes, arcade and strategy and there are four different worlds to figure your way through. Cool cartoony graphics, atmospheric music, and a free trial version all make this game a worthy download.
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I have finally finished my first attempt at putting my essential tools on my tools panel. The goal is to make it really, really, really easy (no more excuses) to put the tools back right after use, so my rather small and narrow bench doesn't end up cluttered with tools in minutes:
Whenever possible, I tried to reuse some scraps of wood, e.g. American cherry from the rocking chair project. For example I managed to put my Veritas medium shoulder with its miniature sibling:
Most of the fixtures are quick and dirty, but I still managed to make a few nice-ish one, e.g. to hold my Japanese saw in padauk:
and one for my Veritas wheel marking gauge:
And here is my first attempt at fixing my mallet, not nice but functional:
As I said, most of these fixtures are just quick first attempts, and time will (and is already) tell which ones need to be improved!
p.s. apologies for the quality of the pictures, I will try to remember to use a better camera next time!


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Related litigation in the ongoing Quixtar vs. Signature Management TEAM disputes brings important First Amendment ruling
Directly at issue in this ruling is whether anonymous speech can be protected under the 1st amendment when it hurts the business of private enterprises. Inquiring minds will be interested in the article published by the Las Vegas Sun:
A federal appeals court has ruled that the constitutional right of free speech is limited in cases of anonymous comments on the Internet made about the practices of private business.
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said the constitutional protection "varies depending on the circumstances and the type of speech at issue."
The court, which held oral arguments in the case in Las Vegas in March, affirmed the decision of Senior U.S. District Judge Edward Reed in the battle between Quixtar and Signature Management TEAM, LLC.
The court, in an opinion written by Judge M. Margaret McKeown, said "Given the importance of political speech in the history of this country, it is not surprising that courts afford political speech the highest level of protection."
But McKeown, quoting from another court's decision, wrote, "Commercial speech on the other hand, enjoys a limited measure of protection, commensurate with its subordinate position in the scale of First Amendment values…"
Quixtar, successor to Amway Corporation, markets cosmetics, nutritional supplements and other products. It sued Signature, where two former Quixtar employees work. Quixtar claims former employees Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady had non-competition clauses in their contracts and suits are under way on the issue.
In these suits, Quixtar claimed that a smear campaign was carried on by Signature and it sought to find out who was behind it. These anonymous complaints on the Internet included allegations that Quixtar secretly acknowledges its products are overpriced, they don't meet FTC rules and the company suffers from systemic dishonesty.
In depositions in these non-competition suits, Quixtar sought to force TEAM employee Benjamin Dickie to reveal the identity of five anonymous online commenters who allegedly made the defamatory comments about Quixtar. Dickie refused.
Judge Reed ordered Dickie to reveal the names of three of the speakers but said the other two could be kept confidential. An appeal was filed and the circuit court upheld Reed.
McKeown said there have been a number of these cases and she wrote, "Anonymous online speech is an increasingly important issue in the commercial context, particularly in light of the ubiquity of the Internet."
Relying on prior court decisions, the court said the party suing to get the names of the anonymous online speakers must submit sufficient evidence that it has been harmed by the comments.
In a footnote, the court said some speech, such as fighting words and obscenity, is not protected by the First Amendment. Fighting words, the court said, are that "by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of peace."
I am may be opening quite a can of worms for this site, but . . .
What do you think? Should the 1st Amendment constitutional protection vary "depending on the circumstances and the type of speech at issue?"
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Though I'm not a big echo fan for various reasons, I happen to use those HC1500s with the 20 or 24" bar, and I do indeed love them. I have only nicked my leg once in 15 years and it just gave me a blood blister. For some reason, I didn't do it again!!!
I also like Echo's split shaft system with which you can get a hedge trimmer attachment, chain saw, cultivator, weed wacker and now a 2 foot extension. Good stuff.Kenneth LaVoie III
LaVoie's Landscape Mgmt. Inc.- Winslow, Maine
I found out today that you can special order Echo at the Home Depot. I noticed a lot of the tools they supplied in the tool rental department are available on special order.
Also, I found a major flaw in the Echo pole hedge trimmer I was using (it was a split shaft model). When I was switching sides across my body, I brushed the base of the engine along my leg (I wasn't actually touching the spark plug at all) and holding the shaft on one of the metal areas. I received a significant electrical shock on both my thigh and my hand as I created some sort of electrical bridge along the trimmer. My theory is that there was something shorting out inside the engine housing, but whatever it was, it gave me a significant jolt. I needed to finish the job I was at, so I tried to be careful and it did it again later when I brushed the engine against myself accidentally a second time.
I have a pole hedge/chainsaw made by Ryobi (I know there not the greatest, but it was cheap and actually hasnt given me any trouble, and I have used it a ton), but it shocks me all the time. I have just got into a habbit of not touching the plug wire. I have a theory that it is when the wire is damaged internally that allows the spark to be released through the insulation. I dunno, maybe?Northern California
For me it has to be the twin sided type of cutter. They are so much more versatile but I do miss a blade hadle when I have to reach accross wider hedges.
Just a point. I noticed a local companydisplaying cutting charges for a standard hedge. They state, should take approx 1 Hour to cut and cost would be �40 + Taxes (That's $80.00 for an hourse work!).
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To quote the title on one of his songs on his feverishly anticipated new record, Tom Cochrane is now "Back In The Game." Over the course of a long and illustrious career now spanning more than 40 years, the pride of Lynn Lake, Manitoba has covered more terrain than the Franklin expedition.
He has continued to create potent new materials while cementing his place in the hearts of Canadians through crowd-pleasing performances from coast to coast and his unwaivering work on behalf of humanitarian causes and organizations. An Order of Canada recipient and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee, Cochrane has won eight Juno Awards and numerous other industry honours, including the 2013 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award and a Grammy nomination.
Take It Home is the sound of an artist doing it for all the right reasons, following his muse wherever it leads, with no commercial imperatives in mind. "You start out doing this not because you want to be rich," Tom reflects. "I have done really well in my career and life that way and I'm not doing it now because I want to be rich. You do it for the passion and let the chips fall where they may. I'm just pretty lucky to be doing this at his sage of the game. It's still fun and I feel vital doing it."
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, Research Paper
On In the book In Cold Blood, Truman Capote engages in an analysis of both the
murderers and the people who surrounded the Clutter family. Capote goes through
an intensive breakdown of the characters, clearly showing how each was affected
as an individual by the horrendous happenings of November 15, 1959. The Clutter
murders jolted the peaceful lives and future outcomes of the residents of
Holcomb County. Susan Kidwell, Nancy Clutter?s best friend, is affected in a
very unique way. From the beginning chapters we see how Nancy confides
everything with Susan. Susan has certain privilages that no one can come close
to having. Capote allows us to feel their closeness as in page 21 we are carried
into one of their many conversations where they exchange secrets and dreams.
This relationship explains Susan?s reaction when she finds her best friend
dead. When Nancy Ewalt shouts that Nancy?s dead, "Susan turn[s] on her.
?No, she isn?t. And don?t you say it. Don?t you dare" (Capote 60).
Her love for her friend does not allow her to realize that Nancy is really dead.
She is so overwhelmed with the circumstances that she cannot attend school until
a couple of days after the funeral (94). Mr. Ewalt clearly states, "Susan
never has got over it. Never will, ask me" (60). This fact is clear to the
reader when in the last section of the book, Al Dewey finds Susan by the graves
and she says, "I?m really happy. . . Nancy and I planned to go to college
together. We were going to be roommates. I think about it sometimes. Suddenly,
when I?m very happy, I think of all the plans we made" (349). Although
she experienced a tragic event, Susan is able to think back on Nancy and find
happiness in the thoughts of the times they spent together. The truth is that
she never gets over it because Dewey asks about her, but she cannot go on
without including her dear friend in the picture. Bobby Rupp plays a major role
in the life of Nancy Clutter. We can see how this is true because of all the
pictures that Nancy has of "Bobby caught in a dozen actions . . ."
(56). Bobby feels the same way toward Nancy. He too, like Susan, is unable to
attend school for a while. It is very shocking to him to loose Nancy, not only
because he has never lost anybody dear to his heart, but bacuse he claims to
have loved her (94). A month and a couple of weeks later after the murders, near
Christmas time, he still remembers her. ". . . At mealtimes he [is] told
again and again that he must plese eat. No one comprehend[s] that really he [is]
ill, that grief [has] made him so, that grief [has] drawn a circle around him he
[cannot] escape from and others [cannot] enter; except possibly Sue" (203).
For a short while, Susan becomes his only companion, for only she can understand
who and what Nancy means to him. After a while though, "they [are] forcing
each other to mourn and remember what in fact they [want] to forget" (204).
So after that realization, both trying to get on with their lives, stop seeing
each other. This helps Bobby grow and years later, leave town and get married
(342). Alvin Dewey was affected in both his professional and family life. As
soon as he is given the case, he makes it a "personal preposition"
(80). The attitude taken upon the case possesses him. It gets to the point that
"his mind automatically reject[s] problems not concerned with the Clutter
case" (148). People ask him if he knows what he is making of himself and he
replies by saying "that [the Clutter case]?s all he thinks about"
(148). He has become terribly "absent-minded." His family life becomes
totally controlled by the case. When the phone rings constantly, he promises his
wife that he will disconnect it. The hope that he might get another clue though,
leads him not to disconnect it. He finds himself lying to his wife, smoking, not
getting enough sleep, lacking proper nutrition, and having to send his children
away to his parents-in-law?s house. We can again see the possessed Dewey when
Marie gathers enough courage to ask him if they?ll ever get back to being a
normal family. He tries to answer and ironiacally is interrupted by another
phone call (100-105). Even his family dreams are changed as fear consumes the
hearts of innocent victims. His wife lets him know that she does not wish to buy
the prairie field for fear of the same tragedy to occur to her family. On page
341, Capote shares with us that after everything has come to an end, although
"his" dream did not come true, they are happy in a nice house near the
city where all of his family feels safe. For a few months in the characters
lives, the world stops turning. They are affected in very serious ways. The
murders did in fact change their lives and the outcomes of their futures.
However, life goes on, and the characters reach the same conclusion. Therefore,
they too go on.
Capote, Truman. "In Cold Blood."
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We finally got to eyeball Andrew Jackson Middle School's new library in Chalmette, Louisiana. And although our amateurish (but very funky) video doesn't fully convey this, it is a beaut—thanks in large part to the generous friends of ReadThis.
If you haven't been following the story, Andrew Jackson opened this fall for the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck five years ago. This was a tremendous achievement in St. Bernard Parish, where whole neighborhoods were literally washed away and the fishing community was further devastated by the BP oil spill.
But the school had no books or even a budget for books. And that's where you came in. As you can see, the shelves are still in the process of being stocked. But at present there are more than 2,500 titles to fill this gorgeous space—and that number grows daily. When I visited, the amazing librarian Juanita Peralta and her mom were busily cataloguing books. Many of the titles I spotted I could link back to actual donors—sports books from Scott DeSimon, Roald Dahl titles from Greenlight and many generous patrons of the Brooklyn Flea.
Before we get carried away, here are a few—and certainly not all—of the people who helped give the kids of AJMS a library:
The Sarlin Branch of the Pickens County Library, Liberty, SC (1,000+ books!)
Greenlight Bookstore
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Eric Demby and the Brooklyn Flea
Scott DeSimon of ESPN
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Hawes and Ambriel Bostic
Melissa Walker
The Institute for Children and Poverty
Sam, Suzanne, and Isabel Mitchell
Harry and Marjorie Keyishian
Barri Evins and From The Heart (invited by Susanna Einstein)
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No individual changed American popular culture more than Walt Disney. But that is just scratching the surface of his overwhelming contributions to America. He revolutionized the way we spend our free time, the way movies are marketed, the teaching of history, our view of the environment, our faith in technology and the way we think about art. He was a complex man whose life story is as fascinating as his impact on the world. We will look at both the private man and the public accomplishments of one of the most influential Americans of all time.
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In 1963, Julia Child became the 1st superstar chef on TV. Her program was so influential the Smithsonian Institute features her kitchen, intact, as a permanent exhibit. There was another side to Julia Child – one that the public knew little about. In 1943 during World War II, she worked in the OSS, which became the CIA. She worked at the right hand of "Wild Bill" Donovan, the head of America's foreign spies. With her husband, Julia Child moved from one dangerous post to another, serving our country before she learned how to cook.
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Accelero® Bioanalytics is a leading CRO offering GLP-compliant immunoassay services and specializing in real-time qPCR platforms on a contract basis. Accurate, verifiable and reproducible test results can streamline the nucleic acid drug development process, and important nucleic acid therapies will consequently earn FDA approval sooner, thus becoming available faster to those patients who stand to benefit the most from new pharmaceutical breakthroughs.
The Role of the Immunoassay in Bioanalytical Research
An immunoassay measures the amount of a targeted substance in solutions that may contain a number of elements. Immunoassays can determine whether specific analytes are present in a biological sample such as serum, and the quantity of the analyte if it is present. These types of tests depend on the specific binding ability of an antibody to join with individuals in limited groups of molecules. Molecules that bind to antibodies are known as antigens.
Immunoassays can target either contingent of the antibody and antigen duo. In the case of an antigen immunoassay, lab technicians can also, with correct preparation, employ the antibody that binds to the antigen as the analytical reagent, or substance used to quantify a chemical reaction.
An immunoassay, such as the real-time immuno PCR (iqPCR) or proximity ligation assay, serves to identify and then quantify the response, or chemical reaction, that results from target-specific binding. To simplify quantification, contemporary immunoassay protocol calls for detectable labels, such as fluorescent or phosphorescent dyes that illuminate the multiplication of analytes. Other quantification markers used in other types of nucleic acid therapy testing include radioactive elements used in a radioimmunoassay, magnetic particles, coenzymes, and several more.
These labels, or markers, make it possible for laboratory personnel to detect and quantify the occurrence of binding, either subsequent to the separation of free and bound reagents or during the binding itself. With the help of control calibrators containing specific analyte concentrations, technicians can determine the assay response of the test sample using comparative evaluation techniques as well as tools such as the calibration curve.
Because many nucleic acid therapies rely on the binding ability of microRNA or siRNA to target molecules, the role of immunoassay in detecting whether binding is taking place and the quantity of that occurence is critical in determining the efficacy of those therapies. Real-time immuno PCR (iqPCR) or the proximity ligation assay are examples of an immunoassay that, when carried out in a GLP-compliant facility, provides quantitative data and analysis that helps pharmaceutical firms streamline the development of therapies for chronic and life-threatening diseases.
An immunoassay can be an irreplaceable tool for detecting analytes in very low concentrations that other tests may not have the sensitivity to pinpoint. An immunoassay can identify hormones, proteins, markers that indicate the presence of tumors, and markers that are indicative of heart injury. Appropriate immunoassays can also detect antibodies produced in response to the onset of viral hepatitis, Lyme disease, and HIV.
Types of Immunoassay
ELISA, the term that CRO technicians use to describe the enzyme-linked immunoassay, is one category of nucleic acid therapy research that GLP facilities use to quantify certain molecules. The sandwich and competitive immunoassay belong in the ELISA lexicon, as well as the antigen-down assay. Because sandwich assays are often the most sensitive and reveal the most robust results, they represent the most commonly-used immunoassay in CROs facilities worldwide.
During the course of a competitive immunoassay, the antigen contained in an unknown sample competes with a known, labeled antigen in binding with antibodies. Technicians quantify the labeled antigen that bound with antibodies and calculate the concentration of the unknown antigen using an inverse formula, based on the logic that the greater the quantity of known antigen, the lesser the quantity of the competing, unknown antigen.
The noncompetitive immunoassay, also called a sandwich assay, involves two different antibodies that bind to different surfaces of the antigen. The technician attaches the target antibody to a solid surface, and then adds the primary antigen. In the next step, the technician adds a second antibody, which is called the detection antibody. This creates a "sandwich" of two antibodies with the antigen in the middle. The degree to which the antibody binds to the antigen often determines the sensitivity of the immunoassay as well as the precision of the test results. The detection antibody increases in direct proportion to the increasing concentration of the antigen, facilitating a higher response measurement. The sandwich assay utilizes detection antibodies attached to enzyme markers for the purposes of quantification, and the quantity measured will be proportional to the amount of the target antibody.
The sandwich hybridization ligand binding assay is a specific type of drug test that CROs frequently perform for pharmaceutical developers. Originally created for diagnostic purposes for the detection of pathogens, CROs currently employ this hybridization assay most frequently to further the development of nucleic acid therapies. Requiring the use of a capture probe and a detection probe that contain complementary sequences to hybridize a single strand nucleic acid molecule, this immunoassay provides critical quantification data that reveals how effectively the proposed therapy binds with the target molecule.
Real-time immuno PCR (iqPCR) – quantitative immuno polymerase chain reaction – is a particular assay that is at least ten times more sensitive than the most commonly-used ELISA immunoassay formats. As such, the immuno PCR (iqPCR) is the perfect test platform for identifying difficult to detect analytes such as peptide and protein markers. Because these markers can be indicative of the presence of illegal doping drugs in an athlete's system, the ability to detect them in minute concentrations is essential to fair sportsmanship in both professional and amateur arenas worldwide. Also able to identify mycotoxin in food, or microbial pathogens for the purpose of diagnosis, real-time immuno PCR (iqPCR) is an invaluable component to the tool kit of GLP-compliant CROs. Real-time immunoassays like the immuno PCR (iqPCR) assay are most convenient for the detection of any immune response to novel drugs in antibody detection assays (ADA).
The proximity ligation assay is a ultrasensitive variant of the immuno PCR (iqPCR), which allows also for real-time quantification of peptide or protein therapeutics in biological samples, but may exhibit a superior immunoassay sensitivity. In contrast to a typical immuno PCR (iqPCR) assay, two different antibodies bind to the antigen, most preferred recognizing distinct epitopes. Both antibodies bear a short DNA tag, which might be in proximity to each other upon binding to the antigen. If so, a DNA ligase generates a covalent link between both DNA tags, which afterwards can be detected in an immuno PCR (iqPCR) assay. Because only ligation products are detected in the real-time qPCR, this kind of immunoassay is expected to provide an excellent assay sensitivity.
An antigen-down immunoassay, also called an immunometric assay, is a testing process which calls for binding the antigen to a solid surface rather than to an antibody. The laboratory technician coats the surface of a plate with the antigen, and then applies a biological sample, such as human serum, to the coated surface. Antibodies, contained in the sample, bind to the antigen coating. Then, the technician adds a detection-enabled, species-specific antibody to the plate that makes it possible to quantify the results of the binding process.
The radioimmunoassay, another testing format, requires specialized facilities for safety purposes, since radioactivity is present. The enzyme immunoassay is currently the format of choice in many Japanese labs. In addition, many CLOs most frequently employ the non-competitive immunoenzymometric assay (IEMA), utilizing chemiluminescent detection materials to quantify enzyme activity levels.
The Protocol
No matter the type of immunoassay to be performed, certain starting parameters provide a basis for gleaning accurate data and reproducible results from any immunoassay format.
To begin with, FDA-sanctioned Good Laboratory Practice compliance should be a given in any contract research organization facility. Immunoassay and other nucleic acid therapy testing should comply with GLP guidelines such as:
• Standardized and GLP-certified laboratory operating procedures
• Standardized and GLP-certified statistical procedures when evaluating data
• GLP-compliant instruments at proscribed calibrations
• GLP certification of reagents and ancillary materials
• GLP certification of facilities
• Standardized and GLP-certified procedures for tracking specimens and samples
While many commercially-produced laboratory testing kits and formats are available that answer a wide spectrum of immunoassay requests, a reputable and experienced CRO, such as Accelero® Bioanalytics, has the ability to customize a particular protocol to the specification nucleic acid therapy development clients.
By following Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) guidelines during all testing procedures, from using the right instruments to timing each step of the immunoassay precisely, a CRO can invariably provide accurate test results and verifiable, reproducible data that play a critical role in streamlining the drug approval process for pharmaceutical developers.
The simplest immunoassay procedure is called immunoprecipitation. This test measures the amount of precipitate that forms after the antibody and antigen have incubated and bonded as an insoluble aggregate.
The particle immunoassay involves the linkage of several antibodies to a particle, which in turn binds several antigen molecules at one time. Because this particular assay significantly accelerates the visible reaction, the technician performing the particle immunoassay can quickly quantify antibodies that are indicative of such diseases as mononucleosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
When the union of an antibody and antigen form non-precipatory complexes, the lab technician may elect to utilize a testing platform known as immunonephelometry, in which technicians use a piece of equipment called a nephlelometer to quantify instead the incident light that the binding process emits.
The radioimmunoassay employs radioactive isotopes as detection labels attached to either the antibody or the antigen to facilitate a highly sensitive and simplified signal detection protocol. While offering the primary advantages of accuracy and speed, the radioimmunoassay format presents risks to human safety that are associated with the utilization of radiation. In addition, this type of testing is more expensive than alternative assay formats, and requires special facility licensing.
The enzyme immunoassay (EIA) is a viable alternative to the radioimmunoassay, offering a similarly high degree of sensitivity without the health risk of radioactive substances. An enzyme immunoassay relies on the use of an enzyme label attached to either the antibody or the antigen. Perhaps the most widely-used EIA format in CROs across the globe today to detect infectious disease is ELISA.
The fluorescent immunoassay (FIA) uses a fluorescent label to optimize the lab's quantification of binding activity. More sensitive than EIA testing, the FIA is often the test method of choice for some types of drug development.
Finally, the chemiluminescent immunoassay makes use of molecule markers that emit light when activated by chemical activity. Technicians use a light meter to measure test results.
Factors that Affect Test Results
Although the immunoassay is typically a highly sensitive, specific test that produces reliable results, certain factors may adversely affect the reliability of the data. In the laboratory, substandard storage of samples or faulty preparation can cause false positive or negative results. The use of deteriorated reagents can nullify test data. During the immunoassay step-by-step process, improper washing technique between steps can also produce false data.
By selecting a reputable, GLP-compliant contract research facility, pharmaceutical developers can be assured that samples are properly stored and treated, reagents are robust and each immunoassay is meticulously carried out according to the highest possible standards. Only a CRO that is GLP compliant can consistently provide the most accurate, reproducible results, keep verifiable records, and interpret data in accordance within professional parameters.
Setting Up the Sandwich Immunoassay
Precision and strict adherence to standard protocols distinguishes a GLP-compliant facility from a non-compliant facility, as a review of the basic preparations required for a sandwich immunoassay illustrates.
Initially, a CRO undertaking an immunoassay should establish criteria for the success of the proposed test and make sure that adequate supplies of reagents, testing equipment, and other critical materials are readily available. The well-organized, GLP-certified facility will have the detailed supply lists, high quality, calibrated equipment and qualified staff on hand to streamline the pre-testing process.
Prior to progressing to the actual immunoassay procedure, technicians will take care of a few preliminaries, such as:
1. The initial development of immunoassay parameters: In order to design the basics of the sandwich immunoassay, the lab technician must determine which of two antibodies should be designated primary and which should be the secondary, detection antibody. This step requires experimentation carried out under GLP guidelines.
2. The identification of the matrix effect of the sample type on the testing method: For example, serum matrix is a complex substance that can significantly affect testing methods. Depending on the sample to be tested, the lab technician must modify the testing protocol, within the specifications of GLP, so that the immunoassay is effective.
3. Address any changes that need to be made to ensure that the immunoassay is as effective as possible to achieve the data needed: The tech determines the optimal conditions for variables such as the incubation process, the buffers used, as well as the prime antibody concentrations that must all effectively interact to produce the desired data. Only GLP-certified personnel have the knowledge, training and experience to make these determinations.
Once the test process is underway, Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) standards inform many of the procedures necessary to achieve the most reliable results possible. Precise incubation times within a specific temperature range can be critical to creating reproducible immunoassay results. Washing the plate surfaces with appropriate buffer solutions the requisite number of times at specific junctures in the immunoassay process can also ensure consistent results among identical tests.
A CRO team that demonstrates a willingness to go to the extra mile in regards to the record-keeping, facility expense, and time commitment of compliance with Good Laboratory Practice can be relied upon to be just as conscientious in all of its professional endeavors. Pharmaceutical development firms seeking to outsource nucleic acid immunoassay work should always verify that their CRO of choice is GLP compliant.
GLP Standards for Performance
In the GLP facility, standards governing instruments used for immunoassay procedures ensure uniform and high-quality performance. The equipment that the technicians intend to use to quantify the immunoassay results must be pre-tested for linearity and performance. The instruments should be freshly calibrated prior to use, following the manufacturer's recommended procedures. Instrument wavelengths and settings should be verified as accurate and appropriate prior to use. Depending on the type of marker involved in the immunoassay, equipment may include a fluorescence microplate reader or a chemiluminescence microplate reader, each of which should be tested and verified for accuracy.
Analyte—a substance that is being analyzed
Antibody—immunoglobin molecule that reacts to and with specific antigens
Antigen—a molecule that binds to an antibody
Antigen-down immunoassay—one of three ELISA testing formats, involving the binding of an antigen to a solid plate rather than to an antibody
Assay—a set of procedures toward the goal of quantification
Calibration curve—a method used in analytical chemistry to quantify a substance in an unknown sample by comparing it to standard samples of predetermined concentration
CRO—contract research organization, ideally GLP-approved, that accepts outsourced lab work from drug development firms
Competitive immunoassay— one of three ELISA formats, also called a competitive binding assay, that is based on the completion of labeled and unlabeled ligand for a limited field of antibody binding locations
ELISA—enzyme-linked immunoassay that relies on the antibody's ability to bind to the structure of a specific molecule
Enzyme immunoassay—an immunoassay that utilizes an antibody labeled with an enzyme marker
Fluorescent immunoassay—an immunoassay that employs fluorescent markers to facilitate quantification
GLP—Good Laboratory Practice, a set of guidelines defined by the Food and Drug Administration to standardize laboratory procedures
Immunoassay—a biochemical test based on the innate ability of an antibody to bind exclusively to one or an extremely limited group of molecules for the purposes of identification and quantification
Immunoprecipitation—a type of drug testing that measures the precipitant emitted once the incubation and bonding of the antigen and antibody are complete
Immunonephelometry—when the antibody/antigen binding process does not emit precipitates, the technician may use a nephlelometer to quantify the light emitted by the antigen/antibody bond Ligand—antigen
Ligand binding assay—a test that quantifies reactions with binding reagents, largely utilized in the development of nucleic acid therapies
MicroRNA—short stranded ribonucleic acid molecules that bind with target molecules for therapeutic purposes
Noncompetitive immunoassay—another term for the sandwich assay
Nucleic acid therapy—drugs based on the ability of microRNA, siRNA and other nucleic acids to bind effectively with target molecules that cause disease
Particle immunoassay—a type of testing that involves linking multiple antibodies to a particle, which then binds with numerous antigen molecules
Quantification—the process by which a CLO measures the reaction levels of an antibody and antigen during an immunoassay
Radioimmunoassay—a testing method that uses radioactive isotopes as detection markers
Reagents—those substances added to a system to cause a chemical reaction or to identify whether a reaction will occur
Real-time qPCR—quantitative immune polymerase chain reaction; a type of lab test frequently used in the development of new nucleic acid therapies
Sandwich assay—the most frequently-used and powerful of three ELISA testing formats, in which the subject analyte is bound on each side by one of two antibodies, called the detection and the capture antibodies
Serum—an almost clear body fluid prepared from blood
siRNA—small interfering RNA that inhibits the function of target genes
Substrate—a molecule that an enzyme acts upon
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In case you live under a rock and missed it, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released guidelines for surviving the coming zombie plague. Here is a link to the full article on their blog.
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I must be living under a rock. I just heard about/started visiting this site, and this is the second article that started out by telling me I've been living under a rock. Sigh!
Oh, and the link isn't good. :/
Thanks for the heads up! They changed the link. It should work now.
the link to the article is dead, any chance on getting a new one?
Though I am thrilled at the idea of the CDC giving voice to the upcoming zombie apocalypse, upon closer inspection, their advise seems better suited for a more 'natural' disaster, such as a flood or hurricane.
Hunkering down for the zombie apocalypse in an urban center in anything less then a fortress seems inadvisable, and following the masses to the evacuation centers seems equally so (where are all the zombies headed? toward the food … where are all the bitten people going for help? the evacuation centers …). For the survivalist on the go, lugging around lots of food and water will make you not only slow, but also a target, which leads me to a key item (not surprisingly) absent from CDC emergency kit: a firearm. This is not for use on undead (of course, ammo being limited while running for your life) but rather for when, after 2 or 3 days walking around with your water and food and non-blood soaked clothing, the 'have nots' and 'ill-prepareds' start looking at you funny. Unlike the undead, most will still have a healthy fear of 9mm rounds. I am surprised this crucial eventuality isn't discussed more often (as it was in Blog posting 'ZOMBIES MAKE PEOPLE CRAZY!'). This offers yet another example of why urban centers are less then ideal places to wait out a zombie apocalypse.
With the inevitable breakdown of social order, I can understand why the CDC would not want people to panic. With the addition of a potentially contagious, infectious agent present, I can understand why a government agency would want everyone to remain calm, stay relatively together, and follow instructions. However, it is important to remember that what is good for the CDC is not necessarily good for the survivalist.
They reported on this on our local news, I was jumping up and down telling my wife "I TOLD YOU! I TOLD YOU! WHO'S CRAZY NOW, WOMAN?!?!"
what should you do in an outbreak when you have three kids under the age of 5 ?
you need to gather food and supplies. pack light and bring only what you need. find a group to stay with and a safe place to stay.
Pack light but make sure you have pacifiers/sippy cups!, strap them (two youngest) to your front and back and put the third and supplies in wagon or stroller if you have no vehicle and look for an uninfected group and safe haven.
Very nice. I'm glad to see that the government is supporting the spread of survival knowledge in an emergency situation, as opposed to something stupid, like, say, convincing people to drink breast milk from cows.


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After that what should be taken into account is the data storage capacity, The laptop which you are buying must have SSD (having big memory as per the user work) or for the second option HDD but of a good company or brand, The reason behind that it's 100 times more faster than HDD as well as because of its durability. The HDD has moving parts and magnetic platters that means the more you use the more movement will happen which causes it to function improperly after a certain time but if you want a cheap cost hardware so you must go for a HDD. It's less expensive. While SDD also have an advantage of a very low power usage therefore the battery life of the laptop with SSDs is more in compare to laptop with HDD.
The processing power also cannot be compromised at the time of selection. The laptop must have a core i7 or i5 at least processor for the best performance and accuracy(the processors are available in market in GHz, more the GHz more the power) else the laptop has an AMD processor.
All of the above are the technical aspects other than that the design, weight, the size of the screen are all the things which are something of the users choice but my suggestion is to buy a light weight laptop a one which is thin having 17" screen and soft keys. Following are some of the best laptops which I find suitable for the programmers.
6 Best Laptops for Programming in 2017
#1 HP ProBook 455
HP ProBook is a good machine of 15.6″ wide screen equipped with Quad Core AMD 1.8GHz processor with Radeon R6 Graphics. It has enough data storage capacity of 1 TB HDD 7200 rpm and SDRAM of 16GB DDR3 as well as a good battery backup of 7-hours. Other than this DVD Burner, WLAN, USB 3.0, HDMI options are also given with a webcam and Bluetooth 4.0. Its a great laptop for the business professionals as it can also be used for programming very efficiently. Operating system for this laptop is windows 10. This is a best laptop for programming in $500 budget.
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ASUS ZenBook is a Ultra slim Laptop with 7th generation Intel CPU. Its a very fast and durable intel i5 laptop having an processor of 2.5 GHz and RAM of 8GB DDR3. It has a 256GB flash memory solid state drive. A very light weight machine and easy to carry. ZenBook has features like backlit keyboard so that you can code at night and when it comes to sound Harman Quad Speakers are included and they have a very good sound. Other features includes HDMI/D-SUB/USB Type C, 802.11a/c WiFi, and SD Card Reader. Its a Sleek and light weight 4.0 lbs aluminum body laptop for comfortable portability. Operating system is Windows 10 installed in this machine which makes it support all software for programming.
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#4 Apple MacBook Pro 2016 New Model
Apple MacBook pro is a powerful laptop with more speed and accuracy ever. It is a very light weight machine with brighter and most colorful display ever with 13.3″ screen. The laptop has 2GHz Intel core i5 processor with 8 GB LPDDR3 RAM and for data storage capacity a 256 GB SSD is included in this laptop. Apple has made this laptop more better by making it's power source more efficient, battery backup of MacBook Pro is 10-hours. This laptop would be a good choice for the people who are doing software development and core programming.
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It is a 7th Generation Intel Laptop. Aspire E15 make itself unique because of its 15.6″ Full HD Widescreen Comfy View LED-backlit display supporting Acer Color Blast technology, having a 2.5 GHz core i5 processor with 8GB RAM makes it more powerful and fast. Data storage capacity of Aspire E15 is 256GB solid state drive. Windows 10 is preinstalled in this laptop. Acer has make this latop a good package by adding a graphics coprocessor NVIDIA Geforce 940MX. Other than these more option have been given like 8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive (M-DISC enabled), Secure Digital (SD) card reader, Acer True Harmony High-Performance Sound System which is upto the mark, Two Built-in Stereo Speakers, 802.11ac Wi-Fi featuring MU-MIMO technology, Bluetooth 4.1, Gigabit Ethernet, Built-In HD Webcam (1280 x 720) supporting High Dynamic Range (HDR), 1 – USB Type-C port: USB 3.1 Gen 1 (up to 5 Gbps), 2 – USB 3.0 Ports (One with Power-off Charging), 1 – USB 2.0 Port, 1 – HDMI Port with HDCP support, when it comes to power source Acer is good in that they have included 6-cell Li-ion battery (2800 mAh), up to 12-hours battery life which is way good than other. Sure for short its a good laptop for a programmer to use.
#6 Alienware AW15R3 Laptop
This is a 6th generation intel laptop having an 15.6 inch FHD IPS Anti-Glare Display [FHD]. Alienware has given this laptop very powerful specs than ever, having a 3.5 GHz core i7 processor makes it very faster. Programmers cannot have a better choice than this. It processes up things quicker than ever because of it's 16GB DDR4 RAM. In this laptop for data storage capacity 1TB HDD as well as 128 SSD is given which is very good enough. Its graphics co-processor is NVIDIA GTX 1060 which is an intense graphics card. Alienware 15 is capable of producing high-end VR experiences. Windows 10 is installed as an operating system for this high performance laptop for programming and gaming. This laptop is also very good choice for college students because they are only people who are generally have desire of playing games along with little coding. So, if you want then alienware 15 is good choice of laptop for information technology/computer science student also.
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Every user has a different need in aspect of technology so when to choose or buy something one should have core knowledge for it. I suggest that programmer or a gamer first do a little research that what they want and by what things they will get the complete package as per their need in short for programmers while buying a laptop four things they should be focusing on are RAM, Processor, hard disk and battery backup. These are the things needs to be very much powerful while you are doing programming.
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Exploring a city built on hills and dancing the night away can take its toll on just about anyone. But I can assure you the pain is worth every minute spent in beautiful, seductive Lisbon
Lisbon holds a special place in my heart for one very good reason. It was here that I proposed to my then partner Deborah who I later married in the beautiful Tuscan hilltop town of Barga in Italy. But it was also the location where I began to appreciate the wonderful art form of Latin dance, with its passion, skill and enthralling sex appeal. For the serious and not so serious dancers among us, it is an absolute eye opener and delight to witness couples move with a fusion of energy and elegance that leaves the throat dry and the heart pounding with envy and admiration.
Undoubtedly Brazilian influences have been the tour de force behind the upsurge in Latin dance in Portugal along with its food, television and cinema, making Portugal a more seducing and cosmopolitan country; one that can rival its neighbours in hospitality, culture and diversity. Lisbon also has more to offer than just swooning across dance floors: it is a city that has risen from the ashes on more than one occasion, and still remains as beautiful as the dawning of a new day, its wonderful architecture and character deserving of its ancient culture and dynamic history.
Chiado - the sophisticated and trendy district
Chiado is where the well-heeled like to seen, with beckoning stylish boutiques which are graced with the names of Hermes, Cartier and Gucci; atmospheric cafés and bars; and chic hotels and jewellery shops. It is rated alongside 5th Avenue NY as one of the world's top ten districts to shop in, or at least be seen in.
There is only one terrace to sit on in this area if you're serious about maintaining your image: The Brasileira Café's (Rua Garrett 120; Tel: 213 469 541). This café has always attracted an intellectual clientele; the poet Fernando Pessoa whose bronze statue occupies one of the outside tables frequented the establishment. It was here while having coffee and a cigarette that I was made aware of a bizarre Portuguese custom - leaving your cigarettes on a table is an invite to one and all to ask permission to take one. Surely a sure-fire way of giving up! Sharing the same small block as the café you will find Hotel Borges, a small hotel that was sadly lacking in comfort and style the last time that I stayed, but it has apparently been updated. However it is, without doubt, in an outstanding location and the prices are very affordable; it is only for this reason that I would recommend it - a double room is priced from 76 euros p/n.
Or treat yourself to a little bit of luxury and book into the Hotel do Chiado, a magnificent 4-star establishment occupying the top floors of the historical building the 'Armazéns do Chiado' providing supreme views of Lisbon from its terrace. The elegant design and very tasteful furnishings of the rooms and public areas ensure a very comfortable stay. The service is first class and, once again, the location is outstanding and is within easy walking distance to just about everywhere. A double room will cost from 190 euros p/n.
Bairro Alto
Bairro Alto is Chiado's neighbouring quarter, a maze of small narrow streets that during daylight hours is festooned in laundry and the shuttered shop and café fronts portray an abundance of graffiti; really not much to look at. But at night, the area takes on a surreal transformation. Young and old meet in the mild evenings on the cobbled streets before visiting the amazing array of restaurants which are superb and are usually Fado (destiny) houses. These are Portuguese folk style eateries, that incorporate the Fado songs and, of course, great food and fine port. It is said that a Fado is not successful if it does not leave its audience close to tears. Family gatherings, some of humongous size, gather to be fed, entertained and cry. The visitor on the other hand, sits back and devours all that is served by way of food and custom.
Café Luso (Travessa Queimada 10; Tel: 21 342 22 81) is perhaps Lisbon's, if not Portugal's most famous Fado house and serves an excellent range of local dishes and delicious wines and ports. Late evening dining (22.00 - 02.00) is highly recommended. It is then that the Fado begins and beautiful cuisine is savoured in Luso's seducing ambience as the night caresses the early hours.
Canto do Camoes (Travessa da Espera 38; Tel: 21 346 54 64) is my favourite Bairro Fado restaurant. Açorda seafood, clams, monkfish rice, cod with cream, grilled fish, baked cod or beef and pork Alentejo, fine ports and brandy adorn its menu. A healthy portion of Lisbon's great Fado singers is also guaranteed. Three courses cost around 20 euros and booking is recommended.
Afterwards the world is your oyster or, to be more precise, Bairro Alto is your oyster especially when it comes to dance. Here you will find all that is great about Latin and contemporary dance in Lisbon - small intimate clubs, chic bars and cafés provide the best in music, disco Latino, African, salsa, samba, soul and tango. You will be mesmerised by the talented moves of young and old as they cruise across the floors, embracing and tantalising their partners with amorous and seductive caresses and turns. It is like watching matadors size up their enemy, teasing and provoking and then moving elegantly, in for the kill. Club Carib (Rua Atalaia, 78) is a great spot to kick off in as it opens earlier than other bars, offering great sounds in Latin and soul.
The Cohiba Bar (Rua do Norte 121) is Cuban and provides slick sounds and up tempo beats that bring out the best in Merengue and Salsa. Or drop into Portas Largas (Rua da Atalaia, 105) which offers a fantastic atmosphere for the chic, trendy and flamboyant with soulful samba and disco Latino sounds. And, when you get tired of dancing and just need that laidback conversation to unwind, give Targus (Rua do Diário de Notícias, 40b) a visit, it's a great bar with interesting clients, good beer and background music. But the best way to indulge in the music and dance is to walk the small streets and listen and, when it's literally music to your ears, give the establishment a try.
If you want elegance and class beside your playground then book the Bairro Alto Hotel. This 5-star boutique dream was originally built in 1770 and now incorporates the award winning restaurant, Floros. It has excellent facilities, with a well-being centre and gym. The rooms are large and sumptuous and the décor modern. The front of house is professional and personal and the service throughout the hotel is what you would expect of an establishment of such calibre.
Alfama has been described as a village within a city and you will appreciate how true these words are when you climb the hilly cobbled roads to this beautiful area. White washed houses, medieval alleys, churches and Fado houses abound. Even though it is a residential area it is a photographer's paradise with exceptional and unique views of Lisbon and a walker's heaven. It also has some of the best restaurants in Lisbon and their prices can be as much as 50% less as they are in Bairro Alto. Mesa de Frades (Rua Dos Remédios, 139-A; Tel: 21 887 1452) is a beautiful, intimate restaurant and is all that is wonderful about Lisbon - small, quaint and serving the best in local produce from the rich land and sea, tantalising taste buds with earthy flavours and warming sauces. Three courses are as little as 18 euros.
Situated high up in Alfama is Castelo de Sao Jorge, (St. George's Castle). It can be seen from just about anywhere in Lisbon. It is a mammoth structure with imposing ramparts and dates back to the 6th century where once the Moors held court; it was eventually dedicated to England's patron saint for their part in the crusades and liberating it from the Moorish invaders. In fact, St, George is a bit of a celeb here, with statues of him just about as common as the marble bulls that festoon the pavements all over the city.
Baixa (downtown) is the large pedestrian and commercial quarter that flows from the fashionable Rossio Square via Rua Augusta to the river front and the impressive Praco do Comercio, where the old Royal Palace is situated, and Marina quarter. It offers fantastic shopping and relaxed evenings in some of the quarter's great restaurants and cafés. You cannot go wrong by booking a room at Lisbon's newest, trendy 4-star hotel, the Internacional Design Hotel, located overlooking Rossio Square with its four themed floors, outstanding chic rooms and marvellous service, ensures a very enjoyable and relaxing stay. A double room costs from 98 euro p/n. It is from this central district that all others are accessible, be it all up hill. From here Bairro Alto can be accessed by taking the Santa Justa Elevator; not unlike Paris's Eiffel Tower it is Lisbon's favourite landmark.
How to get around
The best way to navigate and appreciate this beautiful city is by taking the tram. These rickety, but charming engineering pieces are as reliable as the setting sun and as cheap as chips, as are the taxis. But no matter how you intend to move around the town remember to save some moves for your nights on the dance floor.


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J. Randy Taraborrelli,
(Hachette, 2006)
Elizabeth Taylor has had many books written about her life. As a famous actress, her life has been in the public eye for most of her years on Earth. For folks who simply cannot read enough about her, J. Randy Taraborrelli has written another biography simply titled Elizabeth.
Before I get in to my opinions about this book, let me mention that I am not a Taylor fan. It isn't that I dislike her. I know she has been fantastic in many films including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Taming of the Shrew. I have just never understood the need to idolize and follow every movie made by stars (or musicians or sports figures, for that matter). So, my limited knowledge of Elizabeth before listening to this audiobook was that she had been married many, many times, she used to be svelte before she plumped up later in life, she is friends with Michael Jackson and she raises money for AIDS-related causes. Oh! I can't forget about her line of perfume.
By the end of the first CD, I was a little confused. Elizabeth was raised in a privileged life. Yes, her mother pushed her from a very early age to become a movie star. Yes, one could easily argue that Elizabeth's childhood was "stolen" from her. But a lot of people have a much harder upbringing and don't reach adulthood as quite the witch she seems to have been. With all that she did have going for her, how did Elizabeth end up such a mean and selfish individual? The book points to her unreal life with the films she made. Elizabeth didn't know reality from a screenplay. Poppycock! The lady might have had a limited education, but she wasn't stupid! The book points to her domineering mother and alcoholic father. Instead of placing the blame on others, some people rise above their obstacles and take responsibility for their actions. Apparently, not Elizabeth.
Somewhere in the middle of the audiobook, I started getting lost with whom Elizabeth married when. What I did follow was that she did have such little regard for fellow humans that she broke up more than one marriage to marry the man she happened to want at that time. I got the impression she truly used a lot of people and that causing pain to others was a power trip. If I did not have any feelings towards Elizabeth prior to listening to this biography, I certainly had a terrible impression of her now! The excuses used for her insensitive behavior always sounded hollow. She constantly played the "victim" card, when, in fact, she was the true manipulator.
At some point in her early 50s, Elizabeth finally started to grow up. Instead of everything being about her, she actually began to focus on other individuals. Elizabeth took an active role in raising money to combat the AIDS epidemic and raise awareness about the disease. She still has her selfish moments, but getting to the point where she was no longer the beauty she once was, hitting bottom with the abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol, and the death of the second man I got the impression she truly loved (Richard Burton), she entered a new phase in her life. While she can look back on her youth and see a career that included some good and some not-so-good films, she has now come down to Earth a bit and joined the human race. My impression of Elizabeth was not quite so tarnished at the end of the book.
Elizabeth was read by Lynne Maclean, who has been seen on several television shows including Scrubs, Close to Home and Providence. I enjoyed her easy reading style. She does a decent Elizabeth Taylor impression and switched seamlessly between dialogue and narration. The author, Taraborrelli, has created quite a niche for himself in the biography section. He likes to focus on one name personalities -- Jackie, Joan and Ethel, to name a few. He introduces the audiobook version of Elizabeth and then closes it out with a little question/answer session at the end.
Elizabeth, the person, has lived a fascinating life. It is interesting to think that she feels she never had a childhood, yet it took her more than 50 years to grow up. Elizabeth, the book, is filled with details that the audiobook jacket claims avoid the tabloid versions of her life. As this is my first (and probably last) biography on Elizabeth Taylor, I can neither confirm nor refute that claim. I can, however, say I felt I was listening to a long book report. I do believe Maclean gave something to the book, making it much more accessible than if I had been reading a paper copy. As this book will only appeal to Elizabeth die-hards, be aware it isn't always flattering. If you prefer the fairytale, more perfected version of the actress, skip this tome. If you like knowing all the faults of the high and mighty, Elizabeth will suit your tastes.
by Wil Owen


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Jake Taylor has it all: friends, fame, a basketball scholarship and the hottest girl in school. What could be better?
Enter Roger Dawson. Roger has nothing. No friends. No hope. Nothing but putdowns and getting pushed aside. Things couldn't get worse … could they?
Jake and Roger were best friends when they were kids. But the politics of high school quickly pulled them apart. Now Roger doesn't fit in Jake's — or anyone's — circle, and he's had enough. He walks onto campus with a gun in his pocket and pain in his heart and makes a tragic move.
Jake's last-ditch effort can't stop Roger, and the sudden tragedy rocks Jake's world. Something breaks loose inside and sends him questioning everything. Most of all, he can't shake the question, Could I have saved Roger? In a quest for answers, Jake finds himself looking for the next Roger and reaching out to the geeks, losers and loners. But he quickly finds that crossing class castes threatens everything he's built his world on. And it could cost him his own friends, his girl, his dreams and even his reputation. Is it worth the price to find the answer to his ultimate question: What do I want my life to be about?
[The above movie description is quoted from the movie website for the purpose of promoting the movie and setting the stage for the critical commentary below.]
"To Save A Life is a powerful movie about the real-life challenges of teens and their choices." The movie is "centered around the biblical concept that we're never more like Jesus than when we're reaching out to the hurting and lonely."
"At some point, every teen has to decide: 'What's my life going to be about?' To Save A Life dares to bring that question into their world, encouraging them to answer it with boldness, honesty and Christ-likeness."
I saw a pre-release screening of To Save A Life last month. The movie tackles some critical teen issues such as social divisions, school violence, cutting, suicide, underage drinking, teen pregnancy, religious hypocrisy and divorce. In order to deal with those issues honestly and effectively, the producers intentionally took a very realistic approach to portraying today's youth culture. The result is a somewhat edgy glimpse into the real world of today's teens.
To Save A Life is rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements involving teen suicide, teen drinking, some drug content, disturbing images and sexuality. There are several instances of profanity as well. These elements all made me somewhat uncomfortable, but were necessary in order to establish a realistic setting for the story. None of these "mature thematic elements" were presented in a gratuitous manner, nor were they graphic in nature.
The uneasiness I felt was created not so much by the movie's presentation of these disturbing elements, as it was by the realization that they really are a part of the world our teens experience every day. Young people are bombarded with life's toughest realities, and have to wade through a sea of spiritual sewage every single day. With all of these distractions going on around them, they have to figure out how life makes sense. They have to figure out how God fits into all of the ridiculousness they witness every day. They have to figure out what their life is going to be about.
To Save A Life challenges teens (and adults, too, for that matter) to not just go along for the ride; don't just let circumstances drag you through life; don't just take the easy road. The movie "shows in practical, authentic ways how every action we take has a ripple-effect on others. Sometimes these actions are unconscious, but too often they are selfish and empty, and their ripples have painful consequences."
I strongly recommend this movie for teenagers, their parents, youth leaders, school teachers, and anyone else who wants to help young people survive and thrive, both emotionally and spiritually, in a world that so often leads them down a path of self-destruction. Be aware that it is not a "feel-good" movie, but it is a movie that will make you think, will challenge you, and will hopefully change you for the better.
(To Save A Life will be released in theaters in January 2010.)
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