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X-chromosome activity in naive human pluripotent stem cells—are we there yet?
A major goal for stem cell research and its clinical applications is to derive high quality human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) lines that recapitulate in culture the properties of epiblast cells from human blastocyst embryos. Recent developments in derivation and culture conditions have allowed establishing so-called naive pluripotent hPSCs, which mimic closely the in vivo state on multiple levels like gene expression and differentiation potential. An epigenetic hallmark associated with naive pluripotency in female mouse cells is the reactivation of the X-chromosome and it was believed that this would be also the case for human naive cells. However, new evidence accumulates showing that the situation is not quite as simple. In this perspective, we describe the latest developments on this question and focus in particular on two recent studies by Sahakyan et al. and Vallot et al. (1,2), as they describe for the first time in detail the X-chromosome state of naive hPSCs. They provide important ground-work for studying human X-chromosome dynamics in vitro and for using the epigenetic X-chromosome state as a diagnostic tool for further refining the culture conditions of naive hPSCs.
Defining the in vivo X-chromosome states in mouse and human
In mammals, the presence of 2 X-chromosomes in females but one X- and one Y-chromosome in males creates a potential imbalance in gene dosage of X-linked and autosomal genes between males and females (3). X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) of one X in females is the canonical way, how mammals deal with this problem in somatic cells (4). It is mediated by the master regulator of XCI, the long non-coding RNA Xist (5-7), giving rise to one active and one inactive X-chromosome (XaXi). This differential X-chromosome state is associated with specific properties such as active chromatin configuration and X-linked gene expression from the Xa, and in contrast coating of the Xi by Xist RNA, which induces structural changes of the X-chromosome and leads to gene silencing and accumulation of epigenetic silencing marks such as DNA methylation and the histone modification H3K27me3 (8,9). Recent in vivo studies however (10,11) have shown differences in the mechanisms between mice and humans to achieve X-chromosome dosage compensation during preimplantation development (summarized in Figure 1). In mouse, first imprinted XCI is observed on the paternal X-chromosome, which gets progressively inactivated during preimplantation development. Then, X-chromosome reactivation (XCR) takes place in the epiblast of blastocysts at embryonic day (E)4.5; resulting in two active X-chromosomes (XaXa), while imprinted XCI is maintained in the extraembryonic primitive endoderm (PE) and trophectoderm (TE) lineages (5,12). XCR is followed by random XCI in the post-implantation epiblast, giving rise to one active and one inactive X-chromosome (XaXi) (4,13).
In humans however, recent in vivo studies of pre-implantation blastocysts showed drastic differences in X-chromosome state compared to mouse, based on RNA-FISH and allele-specific single-cell RNA-Seq analysis (2,10,11). Imprinted XCI does not occur during preimplantation development; instead, X-chromosome gene expression first increases during cleavage stages from E3 to E4 and then gradually decreases until E7 (blastocyst stage) in all three blastocyst cell lineages epiblast, PE and TE. Instead of imprinted XCI like in the mouse, where one X-chromosome is inactivated by Xist, human X-chromosome dosage compensation is achieved by lowering of gene expression from both X-chromosomes by half, defined as dampening of X-chromosome gene expression (10,11). The dampening mechanism is yet unclear, but also might involve XIST RNA, which is expressed from both X-chromosomes in this case. However, unlike during XCI, this does not result in accumulation of the H3K27me3 silencing mark. Therefore, we propose that in human females, X-chromosome activity in cells of the blastocyst could be represented as XdXIST+XdXIST+ (d stands for dampened) compared to XaXist−XaXist− (in epiblast) and XaXist−XiXist+ (in extraembryonic lineages) in mice. While mice undergo XCR in the epiblast in order to be able to switch from imprinted to random XCI, little is currently known about the transition from dampened X-dosage compensation to random XCI in the human post-implantation embryo and how this compares in terms of kinetics and mechanism to the mouse. Nevertheless, a partial shift from bi-allelic to mono-allelic X-linked gene expression in late human blastocysts has been observed, which might indicate the onset of that switch towards XCI (2).
The X-chromosome in mouse and human PSCs in vitro
The knowledge gained about the X-chromosome state from mouse and human embryos in vivo can serve as a blueprint, of what to expect from high quality pluripotent stem cells cultured in vitro. Epiblast cells from the inner cell mass (ICM) of blastocysts are the source of pluripotent embryonic stem cells (ESCs), which in mice reflect the naive or ground state of pluripotency thus called naive pluripotent cells (FBS/LIF or 2i/LIF culture conditions) (14,15). Post-implantation epiblast cells and their in vitro equivalent epiblast stem cells (EpiSCs) are in a so-called primed pluripotent state because they are primed for differentiation (FGF2/activin A culture conditions). In the mouse, differential X-chromosome states are indicators of these different cell potency states—XaXa for the naive pluripotent and XaXi for the primed pluripotent and differentiated cell states (Figure 1). However, in human the situation is a lot more complex since hESCs derived from pre-implantation blastocysts grown under conventional culture conditions similar to mouse EpiSCs (FGF2/activin A), do not display the X chromosome state of human pre-implantation epiblast cells in vivo (XdXd) and rather share molecular and functional properties with mouse post-implantation epiblast (14,15). For these so-called primed pluripotent hESCs, three distinct X-chromosome states have been described and categorized into classes (Table 1): class I as XaXIST−XaXIST− (same as mESCs), class II as XaXIST−XiXIST+ and class III as XaXIST−XeXIST− (Xe stands for an eroded Xi state, where XIST expression has been lost followed by a partial erosion of gene silencing accumulating over time) (16-19). As recapitulation of an in vivo-like naive pluripotent state is a major goal for human stem cell research and its potential clinical application, efforts have been made to convert primed hESCs to a naive-like state, both by transgene- and cytokine-mediated approaches using different culture conditions (see Table 2) (20-26). Based on the loss of XIST expression and the associated loss of H3K27me3 accumulation from the Xi, first studies suggested that naive hESCs reflect the mouse XaXa state thus being class I cells (20-24). However, as mentioned above, the majority of human blastocyst cells in vivo (~90% of total population) show two dampened X-chromosomes with bi-allelic XIST expression (XdXIST+XdXIST+), which we classify here as class IV cells (Table 1), while the remaining cells display various states from no to mono-allelic XIST expression (10,11). Therefore, if female human naive pluripotent stem cells were to reflect the in vivo situation regarding their X-chromosome status, they should be distinct from the class I mouse-like state (XaXIST−XaXIST−) but should rather be predominantly cells of class IV with bi-allelic XIST-RNA coating and a reduction of X-linked gene expression from both chromosomes by dampening (XdXIST+XdXIST+) (10,11). These fundamental differences regarding the X-chromosome state between mouse and human naive pluripotent cells in the blastocyst in vivo have redefined the gold standard, to which truly naive human ESCs in vitro should be compared. In that regard, two recent studies published in Cell Stem Cell provide for the first time a detailed characterization of the X-chromosome status of human naive ESCs (1,2).
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The X-chromosome in naive hPSCs—getting closer to in vivo
In the first study, Sahakyan et al. used 5iLAF (26) culture conditions to convert the primed female hESC line UCLA1 (class III, XaXIST−XeXIST−) into naive hESCs to examine, how the X-chromosome state changes during primed to naive conversion (Figure 2). By analyzing expression of X-linked genes and XIST passage by passage, they found that the conversion takes place through an intermediate state beginning around passage 4, where the cells would not show XIST expression and undergo XCR (similar to mESCs—class I XaXIST−XaXIST−). Similar to the situation in human pre-implantation blastocysts in vivo (27-29), autosomal and X-linked CpGs underwent progressive DNA-demethylation during the transition from the primed to the naive state. Interestingly, X-linked DNA-methylation was erased more rapidly than autosomal methylation marks, suggesting active DNA-demethylation during XCR being mechanistically distinct from the slower global demethylation. After passage 7 of culture in 5iLAF, XIST expression became upregulated, with cells expressing XIST mono-allelically from one X-chromosome being the dominant population (~95% of cells XaXIST−XaXIST+—in here we categorize them as class V cells) (Table 1). The prevalence of class V cells was also found by the second study on the subject by Vallot et al. (2) published in the same issue. Therefore, the most striking difference between human pre-implantation blastocysts and 5iLAF-cultured cells is the balance between class IV and class V cells: while the majority (~90%) of cells from blastocysts in vivo are of class IV (XdXIST+XdXIST+) with bi-allelic XIST expression, only 5% 5iLAF cultured hESCs reached the class IV "gold standard" as judged by RNA-FISH (28% when using more sensitive single-cell RNA-Seq). However, when hESCs were directly derived from human blastocysts under 5iLAF naive culture conditions, the proportion of class IV cells increased from 5% to 30%. XIST-upregulation in naive hESCs was accompanied by X-linked gene dosage compensation, when comparing X-linked gene expression levels between XIST-positive and XIST-negative naive hESCs. As X-linked genes were still bi-allelically expressed in XIST-positive cells, dosage compensation did not occur through X-inactivation but rather by dampening of expression, similar to the process observed in blastocysts in vivo (11). Interestingly, this bi-allelic X-dampening occurred even though XIST was predominantly mono-allelically expressed in naive hESCs. This raises the question, if and how XIST can play a direct role in the dampening process, as at least during X-inactivation, XIST acts solely in cis by coating and thereby silencing the X-chromosome from which it is expressed (8,9). Furthermore, despite reactivation of X-linked genes, naive UCLA1 cells cultured in 5iLAF displayed H3K27me3-enrichment on the XIST-expressing X-chromosome (1), differing from results of other studies (including Vallot et al.) of naive human cells in vitro and in vivo, where H3K27me3 was not enriched on the XIST-expressing X-chromosome(s) (2,10,20,23).
Taken together, these findings confirm that naive hESCs cultured in 5iLAF (and 4iLA) conditions recapitulate some of the characteristics attributed to human pre-implantation blastocyst cells, as they support the XIST-expressing XaXa state (mostly class V, XaXIST−XaXIST+). XCR has been also achieved under t2iL+Gö naive culture conditions (1,2,23,30), however XIST-expression was most consistently observed in 5iLAF (1,26,31). Additional improvements in culture conditions will still be necessary to fully recapitulate the in vivo X-chromosome state of the human blastocyst (class IV, XdXIST+XdXIST+) in hESC cultures. Furthermore, it will need to be clarified, if the dampening mechanism of X-linked gene expression is strictly XIST-dependent, since predominantly mono-allelic XIST expression can lead to bi-allelic dampening of X-linked gene expression in class V (XdXIST−XdXIST+) hESCs (1).
Epigenetic memory in naive hPSCs
Random XCI is a key characteristic of differentiated cells both in normal development and during in vitro culture. Thus, mESC differentiation in vitro recapitulates the changes X-chromosome state observed in vivo, resulting in a randomly selected active X and an Xist-expressing inactive X (XaXist−XiXist+). However, conventionally derived/primed hESCs after differentiation either don't show XCI or maintain the XCI status of the original primed undifferentiated hESCs (16-18). In their study, Sahakyan et al. first tried to differentiate 5iLAF cultured naive UCLA1 cells directly but failed due to extensive cell death. Therefore, as an alternative strategy (Figure 2), they re-adapted naive cells before differentiation transiently to primed culture conditions (re-priming), resulting in two active X-chromosomes without XIST expression (XaXIST−XaXIST−, class I). Differentiation of naive cells via this intermediated stage showed XIST expression in about 80% of the cells with the majority of them undergoing XCI and XIST-mediated gene silencing, indicating that pre-priming is a critical step to faithfully achieve XCI when differentiating naive hESCs.
Interestingly, allele-specific expression analysis of primed, naive and re-differentiated hESC hiPSC lines displayed non-random XCI with the same X as in the original primed cells being inactivated upon differentiation (1). Thus, although XCR and transient XIST-downregulation occurred during establishment of naive hPSCs, the epigenetic memory of the previous X-inactivation state did not get erased, as it would normally occur in the germ cell lineage in vivo or in mouse pluripotent stem cells. This can be due to two reasons: Either the 5iLAF culture conditions are not yet optimized enough to capture the true epigenetic ground state in naive hESCs, which would include erasure of X-inactivation memory. Alternatively, the lack of X-inactivation memory erasure could reflect the absence of a need to erase imprinted XCI in the human blastocyst's epiblast in contrast to the situation in mice since X-inactivation memory only needs to be erased in humans in the germ cell lineage in vivo. Additional studies on further optimizing naive hESC culture conditions could shed more light on this. Nevertheless, culture of epigenetically abnormal primed UCLA9 and UCLA4 hESCs of eroded Class III XCI-status in 5iLAF medium followed by differentiation via re-priming led to proper XCI, something which could not be achieved without the naive culture step (1,16-18). This shows that 5iLAF naive conditions are able to at least partially "cure" epigenetic abnormalities present in primed hESCs or hiPSCs. At least transient naive culture conditions could be therefore an important step when preparing high quality hPSCs for therapeutic applications.
XACT lncRNA—a marker for active and naive X-chromosome states
The study by Vallot et al. (2) focused predominantly on the role of the lncRNA XACT, which is linked to the active state of the human X-chromosome (32,33). In this paper, the authors show that XACT is co-expressed with similar kinetics to XIST from both X-chromosomes in human preimplantation embryos, suggesting initial transcriptional co-regulation of the two genes during early stages. After segregation of the three initial cell lineages epiblast, PE and TE, XIST and XACT became expressed more differentially, with biallelic co-expression in female epiblast and PE, however inconstant/decreasing XACT expression in TE, in which XIST remained bi-allelically expressed. XACT can form a RNA cloud similar to XIST and coats the single active X-chromosome in males and one or two X-chromosomes in female blastocysts. When co-expressed with XIST, the XACT RNA-domain is usually mutually exclusive with the XIST RNA-domain on the same X-chromosome with very little overlap. In female naive hESCs, XACT was consistently expressed from both X-chromosomes, mimicking the situation of pre-implantation epiblast in vivo. A previous study from the same group (32) suggested a potential role for XACT during erosion of X-chromosome silencing in primed hESCs, as XACT coating was an early mark of the eroding chromosome. Indeed, when XACT, which is a human-specific gene, was introduced as a transgene in mESCs on the mouse X-chromosome, Xist-upregulation after differentiation was biased towards the non-XACT-harbouring chromosome, suggesting that XACT might have an influence on X-inactivation choice in this transgenic context. It would be interesting to know, if XACT also plays a role in preventing of X-inactivation in hPSCs and early embryos, when it is co-expressed with XIST from the same X-chromosome and if this might contribute to X-chromosome dampening instead of XCI at these stages. Deletion studies of XACT on the human X-chromosome will be needed, to unequivocally demonstrate its role during human X-inactivation choice and/or in counteracting the silencing function of XIST in naive hESCs and early embryos.
The studies by Sahakyan et al. (summarized in Figure 2) and Vallot et al. (1,2) have significantly added to our understanding of the X-chromosome state in naive hESCs in vitro with respect to embryonic development in vivo. They have shown that 5iLAF culture conditions can convert primed to naive pluripotent hESCs with an X-chromosome state similar to pre-implantation blastocysts. The differences in dominant cell type between 5iLAF cultured naive cells (class V) and pre-implantation blastocysts (class IV) and the retention of epigenetic memory resulting in non-random XCI upon differentiation shows that further improvements of in vitro culture conditions will be necessary for better recapitulation of normal development. Furthermore, this work has now well proven that the X-chromosome state for naive hESCs is different from the one in mESCs; therefore, we believe the terms 'naive' and 'primed' as defined for mouse pluripotent stem cells cannot be used as a guideline to define hESCs anymore. Now, the naive pluripotent ground state reflecting the human pre-implantation blastocyst could be characterised as: presence of two active X-chromosomes expressing XIST with reduction of X-linked gene expression from both chromosomes by dampening (XdXIST+XdXIST+), absence of X-specific accumulation of the repressive histone modification mark H3K27me3, reduction in DNA-methylation and expression of the lncRNA XACT from one or both active X-chromosomes. Thus, the future in the field lies in further pursuit of in vitro culture conditions that mimic closely an X-chromosome state, which is found in the human pre-implantation blastocyst epiblast.
We would like to thank all members of the Payer lab for stimulating discussions.
Funding: SA Khan is funded by a Fellowship from the People Programme (Marie Curie Actions) of the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under REA grant agreement n° 608959. We acknowledge support of the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, 'Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa 2013-2017', SEV-2012-0208 and for a Plan Estatal Grant to B Payer (BFU2014-55275-P). We also acknowledge the support of the CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya.
Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Disparities in access to arthritis drugs
GPs' patients with rheumatoid arthritis face a nationwide
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treatment, a major new audit reveals.
The British Society for Rheumatology survey uncovered wide disparities in access to anti-TNFa therapies despite approval by NICE as far back
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In a survey of 252 consultants, 46 per cent said they were limited in their ability to prescribe the drugs.
Some 70 per cent of these cited funding shortages and caps on the numbers of patients who could be treated.
Study leader Dr Lesley Kay, a member of the management committee of the BSR's Biologics Register, was deeply concerned by the findings.
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Google Novopay (go on, I dare you) and you will see endless complaints and news stories on this debarcle. Thanks Campbell Live for taking up the cause for so many people who have been stuffed around by Novopay.
Novopay has a near $30 million contract with the Ministry of Education to service the payroll of the education sector. So who does this pay roll cover?
- primary and intermediate teachers
- secondary teachers
- kindergarten teachers
- principals at secondary, primary, intermediate and middle schools
- support staff (e.g. office administrators, teacher aides, librarians, science lab assistants, etc...)
- cleaning staff and caretaker staff employed directly by schools
- resource teachers (e.g. RTLB, RTLit....)
- special education workers (e.g. speech language therapists, physiotherapists.....)
- relief teachers in all sectors
Who is Novopay? Novopay is a payroll company owned by Talent2 Global who state:
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When you go to their website, click on the payroll section and then view the page regarding their stories of success with clients, New Zealand's education payroll does not feature (as at 2:29pm 11/11/12). I guess with the list of problems outlined briefly below, it doesn't quite feature success, in fact, one could say that Novopay is WELL BELOW the standard!
So what are the common complaints we have been hearing about Novopay in regards to being paid, or not being paid:
- not being paid
- being paid too much
- being paid too little
- being paid when you are not supposed to be being paid (i.e. while on leave)
- being paid one cent more or less than you are supposed to be
- not having payments made to third parties (i.e. Kiwisaver and superannuation schemes - one wonders if our tax payments are being made, or student loan repayments)
- Not being paid for part days (apparently this isn't something their system can do)
- no prior notification in regards to the password needed to open it (have you noticed you still need the password even after you have saved the PDF to your own computer to open your payslip? I'm finding this very irritating and inconvenient!).
- The lack of information as to which days you have been paid for if you are a reliever.
- MOE numbers have changed when people changed schools or came back from leave.
- Employment history such as qualifications, payscales, sick leave, years of service wiped due to either the change of MOE numbers or sheer incompetence in the system.
- The fact that if you need to check what you have already inputted for the fortnigh, there is no click on button in the website to do this (I tried to help the admin lady at my school find it - no luck)
- The fact that they have stuffed up most part-time employees' pay because their system didn't accept part days!
There was no testing the system properly before it went online. Infact, earlier this year, Novopay asked their start time to be deferred until into 2013, but the MOE refused this request. Who is responsible? Well, let's see, who is in charge of the MOE? Lesley Longstone. Again Lesley fails to meet the standard as this directly falls under her sphere of influence. For more information, read Kelvin Smythe's blog.
Schools are now sending invoices to the MOE to request reimbursement for the extreme amount of staff hours now spent on sorting out payroll stuff ups by Novopay. Auckland principals are refusing to implement MOE policy until the stuff ups stop and are sorted. Some people, mainly support staff, have stopped going to work - how can you run a car to go to work if you have no money because you haven't been paid? Many people have run up credit card debt, defaulted on loan and/or mortgage payments, paid their bills late - if at all - and incurred penalty fees. Should they bare the brunt of this when it was outside of their control, when previously they had been paid properly and on time?
So as I write this blog, on the eve of another pay day, keeping an eye on the chat about Novopay on Facebook and Twitter, I can tell you that a number of people have not received their payslips for tomorrow, that some have received a payslip and found errors, and some have lost hope in being paid tomorrow.
Three months into the actual implementation and Novopay have not met the standard.
Who will take responsibility? Will it be a lacky at Novopay? What about Talent2? Will Lesley Longstone take responsibility? Or will some lacky further down the MOE food chain be sacrificed? Does the buck stop with Craig Foss or Hekia Parata?
I don't see this situation being resolved anytime soon. With End Of Year pays and changes of staff in the New Year, I see a whole lot more problems in my crystal ball when it comes to Novopay for the education profession, the MOE and Novopay.


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Applying Communication Theory For Professional Life
Author : Marianne Dainton
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 2017-12-22
PDF Download Applying Communication Theory For Professional Life Books For free written by Marianne Dainton and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Updated Edition of Bestseller! Applying Communication Theory for Professional Life, by Marianne Dainton and Elaine D. Zelley is the first communication theory textbook to provide practical material for career-oriented readers. Featuring new case studies, updated examples, and the latest research, the Fourth Edition of this bestseller introduces communication theory in a way that helps you understand its importance to careers in communication and business. Real-world case studies within each chapter are designed to illustrate the application of theory in a variety of professional settings. New to the Fourth Edition All case studies now include specific questions about ethical issues associated with the narrative of the case and how knowledge of theory can help you negotiate these ethical dilemmas. The simulated "Education as Entertainment Theory" includes apps and other new media forms of educational content, keeping you up-to-date with the latest technology. Four new case studies have been added to show you how the theories are tied to recent events. The cases are titled: 1. "You're Fired" 2. "Bad Move" 3. "Million Dollar Manipulation" 4. "The (New) Media Culture Wars" New research and scholarship for all theories can be found in the "Chapter Summaries" and "Research Applications" of each chapter. Numerous political examples have been added to reflect the increasingly divergent political rhetoric in the United States.


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CONCORD, NH — It has been a rough few days for Marco Rubio.
The Florida senator and presidential hopeful got viciously pummeled by rivals during Saturday's GOP debate, and responded by robotically repeating a rehearsed attack on President Obama. In the following days, he repeated identical lines again and again. He used a similar phrase three times in a six minute speech in the basement of a pub in Concord on Monday afternoon, where a few dozen locals and nearly that many reporters gathered to hear Rubio's final pitch.
As snowflakes began to fall outside, Rubio rushed into the room a few minutes late, jumped onto a low stage, and launched into his stump speech with his winter coat still zipped. He trailed off as a staffer motioned for him to take it off. After handing it off and chuckling uncomfortably, he resumed his talking points at full speed and full volume, tripping over his words as he blasted President Obama's record on health care, foreign policy, and national security.
"After seven years of a president who's been fundamentally changing America to make us more like the rest of the world, a president who has deliberately changed the relationship of our government to our economy, the role of government and our economy, who has deliberately undermined the constitution, who has deliberately cut America's influence in the world, if we get this election wrong, I don't know if we can turn back," he said. "And I am convinced if we get this election wrong, we're going to have to explain to our children why they did not inherit the great country our parents left for us."
Rubio then walked straight past the voters, political tourists, and journalists who had gathered to ask him questions, and instead conducted a talk radio interview in an adjoining room. He continued to repeat the line about President Obama "deliberately changing" the country in TV interviews later that day, and at his final rally before election day, he got stuck in another verbal loop.
Referencing these "glitches," demonstrators associated with the progressive advocacy group American Bridge dressed up as "Marco Roboto" and started appearing at Rubio's campaign stops.
This past week has also featured Rubio backer Rick Santorum struggling in a live interview to name any of Rubio's accomplishments, and accusations that Rubio staffers racially profiled black journalism students covering his New Hampshire campaign events. Reporters have also witnessed him having a series of uncomfortable interactions with voters, most memorably with a middle-aged gay man who confronted him about his vows to ban same-sex marriage.
Though another popular line in Rubio's New Hampshire speeches has been a promise to expand the reach of the Republican Party to appeal to groups that usually vote for Democrats, he has refused to amend any of his far-right positions on everything from gay marriage to climate change, which his own party leaders say are preventing young people, people of color, and LGBT people from voting Republican.
"[W]e do need to make sure young people do not see the Party as totally intolerant of alternative points of view," the Republican National Committee concluded after losing the White House in 2012. That same report strongly urged Republicans to embrace immigration reform, which Rubio briefly did in 2013 before abandoning the effort and promising only increased border security and deportations.
Rubio's new tag alongs: Marco Roboto +Rubio Talking Point 3000. "The costumes came out about as well as his debate." pic.twitter.com/jpswCAKYwX
— Jane C. Timm (@janestreet) February 7, 2016
As voting begins in New Hampshire, some polls have Rubio in second place, yet with still around half the support of frontrunner Donald Trump. Other polls have him trailing in fourth place. Though the state's large contingent of independent voters could offer up a surprise Tuesday night, Rubio seems to have failed to achieve the New Hampshire breakout he was hoping for. Yet you wouldn't know this from his campaign events, where he has been mobbed by enthusiastic supporters. "You're an inspiration, man," one voter told him Monday in Nashua. Others praised him in Spanish, shouting, "Marco numero uno" and "Te quiero, Marco."
"I'm totally for Rubio, from the first time I saw him in New Hampshire," Maria Biglow told ThinkProgress. "Nothing will change my mind. He's substantial. Many of the other politicians they just talk, blah blah blah. But he's genuine. He's very eloquent. I can see his heart when he speaks."
Diego Cataño, an Air Force veteran and Manchester resident, also praised Rubio's temperament. "Out of all the candidates, like Marco Rubio the best," he said. "He has stayed out of all the fights and the arguments and has just been nice and calm about everything instead of throwing mud."
On Tuesday night, New Hampshire's voters will decide the political fate of the youngest candidate in the 2016 race, a man only a few years ago touted as the Republican savior. If Rubio performs poorly after coming in third in Iowa, the viability his campaign will be in serious doubt.


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In light of the recent gun restrictions passed by Orange County I was curious as to what is legal for us and what is not legal for us as far as private gun sales. From what I can understand the new ordnance requires background checks and the same 3 day waiting period at gun shows and or Flea Markets as when we purchase through an FFL. What is confusing to me is whether I can still do a private FTF with a fellow Floridian in Orange County in a place other than a gun show/flea market without violating this new ordnance??? I ask different people and get different answers. I would appreciate it if anyone with knowledge or more information on the subject at hand can chime in and provide some guidance. Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Orange County Private gun sales
Anything and Everything dealing with Political issues.
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There is no waiting period or background check required anywhere in FL as to a FTF sale. The Orlando ordinance applies to gun shows, flea markets & exhibitions.
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Same as it has been.
You pay me cash, I drive away smiling. You're happy you purchased a firearm for a price you like. No waiting
And they lived happily ever after
You pay me cash, I drive away smiling. You're happy you purchased a firearm for a price you like. No waiting
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Pentrefoelas, Conwy, Wales Genealogy
Pentrefoelas is a rural village, community and ecclesiastical parish in the County Borough of Conwy, Wales.
Before 1974 the village was in the historic county of Denbighshire and, between 1874 and 1996 in the County of Clwyd. In 1996 it became part of the modern County Borough of Conwy.
"PENTRE-VOELAS, a parochial chapelry in the hundred of Isaled, county of Denbigh, 14 miles (S.W.) from Denbigh, containing 611 inhabitants. This chapelrycomprises a portion of the most mountainous and sterile moorlands of the district, together with some boggy patches; and wood, the prevailing timber being larch. Barley and oats are the principal produce. Three houses only constitute the village. An excellent road has been constructed from this place to Denbigh, across the mountains." (A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, 1833, Samuel Lewis)
For more information see Pentrefoelas, Denbighshire at genuki.org.uk
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Toledo Zoo in Winter March 2, 2014Posted by judylobo in Traveling.
Tags: photography, Toledo Zoo, travel, wildlife, zoo babies, zoocation
A return trip to Toledo to visit old friends and new ones was wonderful. Filled with three days of laughs, new adventures and terrific animal sightings. Ohio has lots of fine zoos – but this zoo is my favorite.
- 1. saima - March 2, 2014
You have a seal that looks like Iceland's saimaa seal!
- 2. Graca Clifford - March 2, 2014
I enjoy it no matter where I am.
Love to all
- 3. Cynthia Dortz - March 2, 2014
Toledo Zoo was the birthplace of our (CPZoo's) late polar bear Gus. The photo of the Mother polar bear with cubs now at Toledo are beauties, as are all of Judy's photos. I can only dream that maybe one or more of those cubs will eventually come to us at CPZ!


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Socialisation Concerns, Theory and Practise
I am planning on home schooling my child and have heard many
concerns as to socialisation. For example, "how will interact with
others?", "will they spend all day inside?", "will they be able to
interact when they are adults?", "will they be deprived social?"
School is only a relatively new thing and, to me, school is the
experiment, not home education. It was only in the late 1800's
when schools were introduced yet now it is the "norm". Prior to
this, children would learn through observation, spending time with
their parents and other adults or siblings, through trade etc. They
did not learn through the school system.
I am certainly not concerned about my child's ability to socialise
and am not concerned that they will not be able to interact as
adults. Quite the contrary in fact...
Imagine learning through practise and observation rather than
through a text book? Isn't it so much easier this way? For
example, in a classroom when you're learning a foreign language
you are taught through instruction and books. If you are home
educating, what's to stop you spending time in France for
example, and learning the language, culture, geography, way of
living, laws and politics through practise. This is the best way to
learn and there is no doubting this.
The best way to succeed in the business world is to be exposed
to the business world, not through theory but through practise. I've
always maintained that 1 year's industry experience is worth more
than a doctorate in that industry. Theory just isn't the same as
practise, it only gets you so far.
What I am saying is that school is not the best way to learn both
socially and education wise. The best way to learn how to act as
an adult is to be around adults most of the time. However,
children are around children for over 40 hours a week these days
and around adults at night and on weekends (sometimes). We
also have to keep in mind that half of this time is spent winding
down after a hectic day, watching TV etc. This is not "quality"
time. A child learns through example and practise and if they are
spending the majority of time with other people of their age, they
are learning how to act like they are from that age group. Is this
the best way to socialise? I don't think so.
Children need to feel comfortable around adults when they are
children and treated like adults to grow into a respectable mature
adult with a great insight into how the world really works, not how
the theory of a text book thinks it works. When a child reads from
a text book, they are reading the point of view of one person and
have to trust it.. why? Because they haven't seen it to be able to
make a decision for themselves, an analysis, an interpretation...
so they grow with a point of view of the world that is not really
their own.
Becoming well educated doesn't mean sitting in classroom
copying from the blackboard or reading a text book (that the state
has recommended) or learning subjects that the child has no
interest in. Being well educated comes from experience that the
school system can certainly not provide.
Social skills are not achieved by being thrown into a class of 25
people who are your age and being forced to adapt to them... this
is unnatural in my opinion. Good social skills are achieved
naturally through spending time with adults and *choosing* friends
(not necessarily of the same age).
Children grow and develop their skills through experiencing life,
not being thrown in a select group for 14 years or more. This is
how it has been in the past, throughout history... it worked then
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PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) is recommending that shareholders reject an unsolicited "mini-tender offer" by TRC Capital Corporation (TRC) to purchase less than 0.628 percent (up to 2.5 million shares) of the outstanding PG&E Corporation common stock at a below-market price of $40.25 per share. According to an advisory by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): "'Mini-tender' offers – tender offers for less than five percent of a company's stock – have been increasingly used to catch investors off guard. Many investors who hear about mini-tender offers surrender their securities without investigating the offer, assuming that the price offered includes the premium usually present in larger, traditional tender offers." The SEC's advisory is available at www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/minitend.htm.
As stated in TRC's offer documentation, the offer price is 3.96 percent less than the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 19, 2011, the day before the offer was made. Mini-tender offers, such as this one by TRC, do not give investors the same level of protection afforded by tender offers for at least 5% of a company's outstanding shares. For example, in making this offer, TRC is not required to file disclosure and other offer documents with the SEC or adhere to additional procedures mandated by U.S. securities laws.
PG&E Corporation does not endorse TRC's unsolicited mini-tender offer and recommends that shareholders not tender their shares in response. PG&E Corporation is not associated with TRC, this mini-tender offer or the offer documentation. PG&E Corporation urges investors to obtain current market quotes for their shares of common stock.
PG&E Corporation encourages stockbrokers and dealers as well as other market participants to review the SEC's and the NYSE's recommendations on mini-tender offers. These recommendations are available at www.sec.gov/divisions/marketreg/minitenders/sia072401.htm and in the Information Memo Number 01-27, issued by the NYSE on Sept. 28, 2001, which can be found under the "Regulation — NYSE — Rules & Interpretations — Information Memos" tab at www.nyse.com.
PG&E Corporation shareholders who have already tendered shares in the offer are advised that they may withdraw their shares as described in TRC's offer documentation before the expiration of the offer, which is currently scheduled for 12:01 a.m., New York City time, on Thursday, August 18, 2011.
About PG&E Corporation
PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) is a Fortune 200 energy-based holding company, headquartered in San Francisco. It is the parent company of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, California's largest investor-owned utility. PG&E serves more than 15 million Californians throughout a 70,000 square-mile service area in northern and central California. For more information, visit the Web site at http://www.pgecorp.com.
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Gospel-Centered Biblical Counseling
It is no secret that getting certified as a NANC Biblical Counselor is hard work. It is designed to be rigorous and increase your effectiveness in ministering God's Word to hurting people.
The theological and counselors exam are notoriously difficult. Many people get stuck making their way through the tests. There are many reasons why this happen (lack of support, time, resources, encouragement).
NANC certified counselor Eric Kuykendall offers himself as a "coach" to individuals through Phase 2 of the NANC certification.
Dedicated Coach - get these exams completed in a timely manner with the best support available $250
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Contact Eric Kuykendall if you are interested in either of the two packages above.


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Lexington, Kentucky
The design challenge of this project was to provide a small rural church within the client's modest budget. The design provided a facility for 200 parishioners, featuring a traditional nave, choir, sacristy and vestments room. The undercroft contains support areas, including six classrooms, choir room, nursery, and kitchen.
The simple traditional cathedral form is realized though the use of local materials such as limestone, wood siding, and metal roofing. The wood frame building employs typical residential building techniques to achieve unique effects. The two stone end walls, the wood siding, the metal roof, and the silhouette recall both rural churches of the 19th century and the Kentucky barn. Inside, the play of light in the high ceilinged nave reinforces a sense of grandeur achieved through a sensitive use of humble materials.


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Knock Knock Jokes
Since we were kids, we were highly familiar with knock knock jokes and sometimes, we just say them to other people to have a good laugh and make fun of the person whom we thought that we have outwitted because of our funny punch lines. Also, this is a form of a different and hilarious pastime that we are so fond of in the past, and sometimes, even up to now that we are adults that we share with our friends and families or someone whom we like to break the ice off or say, the "awkward moment".
However popular the knock knock jokes are among us, we sometimes fail to take a look deeper and research where this hilarious form of entertaining ourselves and others does really came from. For those who are curious about knowing more about it, here is a brief history that would shed light to us when it comes to the history and more about it.
Popularity Of Knock Knock Jokes
The popularity of knock knock jokes has been widely spread among different nations such as in North American countries like Canada and the United States. Europeans are also fascinated with the hilarity of this form of cracking jokes like the people from United Kingdom, Ireland, and France; also, people from Australia are also fond of it. The variations of the knock knock jokes could widely be recognized in France as a "toc toc" joke or in South Africa, which it is more popularly known as a "klop klop" joke. In the country of Brazil, however, the knock knock jokes are practically unknown.
On the other hand, the knock knock jokes were firstly noticed or recognized among South African school children during the 1950's but up to now, the origins of it or its format is still uncertain. Just keep in mind that these jokes are cracked as a role playing game where one person (the one who is supposed to crack the joke) should involve another where he or she will tell the joke to.
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Job Application
Thank you for your interest in working with us. We are looking to hire seasonal waiters who will be roommates. If you and your colleague / friend wants to apply please submit separate applications.
Please review all details below carefully to ensure you understand the job you are applying for since certain things vary between the US and Cyprus in Europe.
High Life is small family run hotel on the sea in Kyrenia, Cyprus.
There are only 20 rooms and maximum guest occupancy is generally 40 to 50 guests. Additional guests come to the hotel for the restaurant from outside local areas.
There are max 6 - 8 total staff at peak periods. Levels vary depending on how the tourism season trends.
The busiest time for waiter(s) / waitress(s) is breakfast time. Then it is dinner then lunch. After dinner, guests usually hang around for drinks on our spectacular patio till late. A perfect opportunity for tips.
The job commitment is till November, with fluctuating busy times. There can be very busy times and very slow times depending on tourism trends.
Job Details:
Waiter / Waitress position.
Accommodation, food, cost: 0. Utilities on you.
Salary: Base 3250 base + tips. See xe.com for converting to US dollars however be aware that you must not compare this salary to US standards - this salary is a good salary for a waiter living in North Cyprus especially because there are no living expenses except for utilities.
Travel arrangement assistance available.
Cost of work permit procedures on the employer if entire season is worked.
Helping guests during breakfast and / or lunch and / or dinner at the restaurant and or pool bar.
Mixing popular drinks. See Food & Drinks section on our site for our drinks list.
Checking and refilling room mini bars.
Wear multiple hats as needed - e.g. help at the reception.
Fine dining restaurant style casual dress code (white shirt, black shorts / pants).
This job is not for someone whose primary goal is to save a lot of money but to have an adventure while making enough to cover life adventure expenses.
Work Hours: Coverage by waiting staff is needed from 7AM till 5PM or 3PM till 1AM. Hotel flexible with shift hours as long as between the waiters there is coverage for all service hours. Hours may fluctuate as needed. Can take a day off each week - but waiters will cover for others on off days.. If off days are not possible due to not being fully staffed, we will pay you for each day worked.


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Hawkeye stands victorious over a beaten, battered Ultron on this Marvel Select Action Figure featuring a detailed base. As one of the Avengers from the upcoming film, this Hawkeye figure features Marvel Select's standard points of articulation.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Diamond Select Toys - Marvel Select Colossus October 2011
Diamond Select has revealed the first image of their forthcoming Marvel Select figure and this time it's everyone's favorite Russian mutant X-Man, Colossus! There's been some buzz about Colossus being the possible new addition and sure enough he has now been revealed in all his "oversized glory!" Sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios, Colossus comes in at 8″ in height with Marvel Select's standard 16 points of articulation. He will come with a Danger Room base which can be combined with those of Gambit and Cyclops to create the ultimate Danger Room diorama. Fans can expect Colossus in October.
Monday, August 29, 2011
LEGO Minifigures Series 5 - Available
• Each minifigure comes with its own special accessories, a base plate for display and a collector's leaflet, which shows the entire collection in detail
• Each collector's bag is unmarked, so you will always have a surprise when you buy one.
Series 5 Includes:
• A boxer complete with helmet and boxing gloves
• A cavewoman with orange hair, bone and dark club
• A Godzilla-style dinosaur
• A gladiator with helmet, shield and knife
• Cleopatra style lady with snake, black hair and slinky dress
• A dwarf with round shield, double headed axe and black hair
• A member of the Irish Royal Guard with bearskin helmet and gun
• A clown with short legs, blue hat and a pie ready to shove in someone's face!
• An eskimo complete with a fishing rod and fish
• A lady in a pink fitness suit with a pink stereo machine
• A gangster with cowboy hat, violin case and gun
• A snowboarder complete with snowboard
• A female zoo keeper with chimp and banana
• A detective with a cap and magnifying glass, a lumber jack with a hatchet and cap
• A student with a graduation hat and scroll.
Mcfarlane Sports - NHL Series 28 - Packaging
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Mcfarlane Toys - Halo Reach Summer Release - August 2011
Mcfarlane blessed us with new Deluxe Armor Packs, Vehicles, and 3-Packs.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Mega Bloks - Hello Kitty Now Available
Monday, August 22, 2011
Disney Lion King Mini Figures Pack - Now Available
Grab one of Disney classic film - The Lion King collectibles now with characters as: Simba, Mufasa, Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa, Scar, and Young Nala. These are collectibles not to miss out on.
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Hasbro Toys - Marvel Universe - October 2011 PREORDER
Commander Steve Rogers
Mattel Toys - Batman Legacy Now Available
Modern Age Batman
Silver Age Mr Freeze
Golden Age Joker
NECa Toys - Robocoop
NECA Toys - A Nightmare on Elm Street
Saturday, August 20, 2011
DC Direct - Flashpoint Series 1 - Now Available
Wonder Woman
The Flash
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Mega Bloks - Halo Wars - More Available
UNSC Rocket Warthog
Covenant Phantom
EVA Last Stand
UNSC Falcon
UNSC Rockethog vs Anti Aircraft Gun
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USNC Wolverine
USNC Shortsword Bomber
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
LEGO DC Universe SDCC 2011 Batman and Green Lantern
Diamond Select Toys - Marvel Minimates SDCC 2011
Marvel Vs Capcom 3 4-Pack
Future Foundation 4-Pack
Thor Stormbreaker 4-Pack
MTG Magic The Gathering - M12 Core Set Booster Box Arrived.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Kingdom Hearts - Resin Paperweight
Donald Duck
King Mickey
Saturday, August 13, 2011
New LEGO Hero Factory Villains have Arrived.
Witch Doctor
Friday, August 12, 2011
Kenner Toys - Exclusive Star Wars 3-Pack Now Available
Collect these special Star Wars Kenner 3-Pack Set.
DC Direct - Batman Incorporated Series 1 Now Available
Man of Bat
Damian as Robin
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Kre-O Transformers Construction set - Now Available
Kre-O Transformers by Hasbro Toys have arrived at ToyDorks.com - now you can build and construct your favorite Autobot and Decepticons with these build LEGO like products from Hasbro.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon - Ultimate Optimus Prime
Over the years, OPTIMUS PRIME has proved himself to be not only a great leader, but also one of the most powerful warriors in the universe. He is trained in the use of almost any weapon, incorporating them into his combat tactics without effort. He is a walking arsenal with unstoppable combat capabilities. The ultimate warrior has arrived! Your electronic Ultimate OPTIMUS PRIME figure is already a force to be reckoned with, but his blasting battle sounds, glowing weapon lights and launching missile sounds let his enemies know they're in trouble before he even touches them! Convert your figure's trailer to Omega Combat Armor for his big showdowns and extend the wings, flip the Ultimate Super Cannon into place and extend the energy collection panels. Your fighter's enemies will be shaking in their boots! When the battle is over, convert your warrior into truck vehicle mode so he can roll right into the next adventure. Features blasting battle sounds, glowing weapon lights and launching missile sounds! Includes 2 "AA" batteries. Ages 5 and up.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Mega Bloks - Halo Minifigures Now Available
Mcfarlane Toys - Halo Reach Series 4 Basic and Exclusive
Also arrived are 5 Exclusive figures from the series
Rust Armor Pack
Red Armor Pack
Steel Spartan ODST
Rust Spartan CQC
Team Red Spartan EVA
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Mortal Kombat 9 MK9 - SDCC 2011 - Lightning Fury Raiden
Mcfarlane Toys - SDCC 2011 - Halo Platinum Master Chief
Celebrate 10 years of Halo with this Halo 3: Reach Anniversary Edition Action Figure. This 5-inch Master Chief character is fully armored in platinum and articulated at 28 points, and he is armed with an assault rifle and grenades.
DC Universe SDCC 2011 - Flashpoint Professor Zoom
Thundercats 2011 Packaging Pictures
He-Man - Masters of The Universe - SDCC 2011 Exclusive
MOTU Classic SDCC 2011 - Exclusive Queen Marlena and Cringer 2-PackNow Instock and available
Green Lantern SDCC 2011 - Kilowog and Carol Ferris
Mattel Toys - Green Lantern Movie SDCC 2011 Exclusive figures have arrived, first we got Movie Masters Kilowog and Barbie version of Carol Ferris. Do not Miss out!
Monday, August 1, 2011
SDCC 2011 Exclusive Gremlins - Gizmo
From the brand new re-launch of the Gremlins line comes this special edition San Diego Comic-Con Gizmo. Gizmo comes complete with removable sunglasses to protect himself from the bright lights and the California sun along with a special lanyard badge for his Comic-Con attendance and a tote bag that Gizmo can be placed inside to hide from the Gremlins or from the crowds of fanboys and fangirls in San Diego. Gizmo is fully poseable including articulated ears and movable eyes.
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Don't get me wrong... I love weddings. Of course I do! But, one thing that makes a portrait session better than a wedding day is that we can talk to our clients and really have a down to earth, stress free conversation as we shoot with them. We shot Christen + Sean's wedding in Florida last summer and when we received their inquiry for maternity photos, I remember my wife and I both simultaneously saying, "Awe.......!" What is it about babies that just makes our hearts melt? We are parents of three and even through all the craziness that we went through raising them, we STILL love babies and believe that pregnancy is such a beautiful thing. Our youngest this year turned 4 and my wife and I have been having some baby fever lately... I know, we cray! After this shoot, it made us want another little one even more. I mean, how can you not? Look at this couple... look how happy they are!!!! Look how gorgeous Christen is with her baby bump... Oh, how precious is this season of life? Their baby is so blessed to have a loving father who is hard working and nicest guy ever.... and a mom who is sweet, kind, and very intelligent. She is a third grade teacher and let me tell you.... my oldest child just finished third grade and I couldn't help her with half of her homework! Teachers seriously amaze me... from their organizational skills, to their patience, intelligence, discipline and of course the love they have for each child in their classroom is truly amazing! How they can keep order with all those children in one room gets me every time. I can't do that even with my OWN kids and I only have three! :)
Christen and Sean, it was really such a pleasure seeing you both again. We are really so happy for you both and can't wait to hear the good news of your child's birth! You guys are going to be INCREDIBLE parents. Hope you love these photos and can't wait to do your next session. This time, with your baby in your arms... :) We love you guys!


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Copyright attorney Nick Carter is stunned by the story he's told by the brother-sister intergalactic pop stars Frampton and Carly when they arrive unannounced in his office one evening. My recollections of 1977 here on Earth are that it wasn't an especially significant year for much of anything, but as Carly and Frampton explain to Nick, it was the year that the rest of the universe accidentally discovered our music, and fell wildly, insatiably in love with it. Life throughout the cosmos was redefined by the transformative force of the theme song from Welcome Back, Kotter, and the moment when it was first heard marked a new beginning of time. (Personally, I think maybe we owe the universe an apology, but anyway...) For over three decades, our music has been eagerly consumed across the galaxies, without our knowledge--and without appropriate royalty payments. As the aliens have come to understand the scope of their massive copyright-law violations, they've realized that repayment of the debt to Earth's music industry will basically bankrupt the rest of the universe. Can Nick find a legal loophole...soon enough to foil a plan that would literally blow up the debt, and Earth right along with it?
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East Bay native, Tsu Nom Blendretti started off his barbering career with only a simple pair of clippers and liners. While experimenting on his closest friends, he soon realized his passion for cutting hair was worth pursuing.
After gaining clientele, Tsu Nom decided to perfect his craft and attend Hilton Barber College in Vallejo, CA. Tsu Nom believes the best feeling is when his clients look at themselves in the mirror and are truly satisfied with their cut!
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Mechatronics Program Information
MVCC's Mechatronics Certificate program prepares students for a career in advanced manufacturing in just ONE YEAR!
This hands-on program is one of only a few in the region offering this training to provide specialized skills for high-tech, high-skilled careers in advanced manufacturing fields such as nanotechnology. Upon completion of the program, graduates are qualified for immediate entry-level employment and may pursue careers in advanced manufacturing as machinists, tool operators, nanotechnology support and other functions.
All credits earned will also transfer to the Electrical Service Technician - Electrical Maintenance associate in occupational studies (AOS) degree if students decide to pursue that path. The program also will help to prepare students who wish to pursue industry-recognized certifications, such as the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council, Certified Production Technician (MSSC – CPT).
Here is the breakdown of courses, by semester:
First Semester
MA105 Technical Mathematics 1
4 credits
This course covers the four fundamental operations on integers, rational numbers, and real numbers. It includes the study of weights and measures, exponents and radicals, factoring, and linear equations, with an emphasis on technical applications. Two class hours and four lab hours weekly.
ET111 Electrical Systems
4 credits
This course provides the basic knowledge and skills necessary within any electrical service technician program. It includes an in-depth study of electrical units and prefixes, Ohm's Law, series and parallel DC resistive circuits, as well as electrical energy and power relationships in DC circuits. It investigates AC sine wave generation, mutual inductance, inductive and capacitive reactance, instantaneous values of voltage and current, as well as real and apparent power. Troubleshooting techniques and strategies to identify, localize, and correct malfunctions are examined. Practical application of each topic is included in laboratory. Three class hours and two lab hours weekly. Prerequisite: MA105 Technical Mathematics 1.
ET127 Modern Industrial Practices
3 credits
This course presents a broad introduction of topics related to industrial and manufacturing environments. Key principles of safety and workplace hazard awareness, quality practices and measurement methods, modern manufacturing processes and production methods, and an awareness of maintenance procedures in manufacturing environments are discussed. Three class hours and two lab hours weekly.
MT149 Pneumatic and Hydraulic Systems
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This course presents a study of fluid power technology using fluids or compressed air as the transfer media. Complete hydraulic and pneumatic systems are studied including power sources, reservoirs, pumps, compressors, lines, valves and actuators. Troubleshooting strategies used to identify, localize and correct malfunctions in pneumatic and hydraulic systems are presented. Preventative maintenance and safety issues are discussed. Two class hours and two lab hours weekly.
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This course covers the types, application, and use of electrical/electronic drawings. It covers schematic diagrams and symbols as well as the operation of electro-mechanical devices. The course differentiates between schematics and wiring diagrams. It develops the use of block diagrams, schematics, ladder-logic diagrams, wiring diagrams, assembly drawings, and bills of material. Topics include Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Basic Relay PLC Instructions, PLC Timers and Counters, and PLC programs in the form of PLC ladder diagrams. Two class hours and two lab hours weekly. Prerequisite: ET111 Electrical Systems.
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This introductory course investigates the construction, operation, and control of electrical equipment installed and maintained by the various electrical trades. Topics pertain to direct current equipment and include shunt, series, and compound motors and generators, manual and automatic DC controllers, stepping motors, and DC meters. It emphasizes the practical aspects of magnetic flux, counter-electromotive force, armature and field currents, motor and generator loading conditions, and the relationship of these electrical characteristics to specific types of mechanical, electrical, and electronic controllers. Two class hours and four lab hours weekly. Prerequisites: ET111 Electrical Systems and MA105 Technical Mathematics 1.
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This course is a study of the basic mechanical components in a complex mechatronics system. Topics covered include basic functions and physical properties of mechanical components and the roles they play in the system, such as materials, lubrication requirements and surface properties. Troubleshooting techniques and strategies used to identify, localize and correct malfunctions are presented. Concepts in systematic preventative maintenance and mechanical component safety are presented, and technical documentation, such as data sheets and specifications of mechanical elements, are also covered. Two class hours and four lab hours weekly.
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Just last week we received this simple request for 1,170 MT (metric tonnes) of "unmarked" gold - a transaction of approximately, say, ten billion dollars worth of gold.
Attn. Mrs. Cathy Hamler,Director of Customer Service, OnlyGold.com
Dear Mrs. Hamler,
We are general merchants trading internationally. Mrs. Hamler, I have a very anxious buyer in immediate need of over 1,170 MT. of Gold Bullion. She is looking for Un-marked Gold or Gold Bullion in Concentrates or in Bars.
My Buyer will examine your best Full Corporate Offer and if interested will issue their LOI's and the transaction can begin.
If you can supply us with the above items, please give your best Corporate Price, terms of payment and delivery and an agent agreement by email or fax.
We look forward to your soonest reply.
Here's a smaller request, very flexible – either country is OK!
Here's another e-mail we received at Onlygold.com with "tremendous market credibility." Note the casual use of the folksy phrase "to the tune of " when mentioning 400 to 800 metric tonnes of Gold:
Dear Sir / Madam
We would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves to you….
Our client is a globally known bullion purchaser and generally purchases to the tune of 400 to 800 MT of Gold, in various forms, as well as large quantities of Silver, annually…
The client generally purchases these quantities priced on a London spot fix along with a competitive CI premium, and secures from its current sellers three days of credit for all consignments consigned to itself, based upon its tremendous market credibility.
We are today in a position to be able to secure for you, a large portion of this business. We would be keen to explore a synergistic business relationship that would be mutually beneficial. I would be most grateful for your reply.
Our next e-mail of questionable lineage is a variation on the time-honored Nigerian civil servant scam, one that's familiar to any U.S. business with a published fax number. These scam proposals always involve large dollar figures, the insistence on secrecy, and the thrilling promise of ill-gotten gains to be shared with you, the lucky recipient:
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Central Business District, Herbert Macaulay Way, Abuja, Nigeria.
Dear Sir, The President/CEO:
I am Dr. ------ -----, a top management staff in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and I head a seven-man tender's board in charge of Contract Awards and Payments Approvals. I came to know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential transaction that involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account. There were series of contracts executed by a consortium Multinationals in the oil industry in favour of NNPC….
…The original value of these contracts were deliberately over invoiced in the sum of USD FORTY ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS (41.5M) which has now been approved and is now ready to be transferred being that the Companies that actually executed these contracts have been paid and the projects
officially commissioned. Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount to your account for subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening and/ or operating foreign accounts in our names.
Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at this juncture is enormous. In return, we have agreed to offer you 20% of the transferred sum, while 10% shall be set aside for incidental expenses (internal and external) between the parties in the course of the transaction. You will be mandated to remit the balance 70% to other accounts in due course. You must however NOTE that this transaction is subject to the following terms and conditions:
- Our conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence.
- That you would treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and confidentiality.
- That as a foreign partner, you will follow our instructions to the letter.
- Provide the account required, and competent to assist us on profitable investment areas in your Country in an advisory capacity.
Furthermore, Modalities have been worked out at the highest levels of the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria for the immediate transfer of the funds within 10 working days subject to your satisfaction of the above stated terms. Our assurance is that your role is risk free. To accord this transaction the legality it deserves and for mutual security of the fund, the whole approval procedures will be officially and legally processed with your name of any Company you may nominate as the Bonafide beneficiary. Once more, I want you to understand that having put in over 26 years in the service of my country, I am averse to having my image and career dented. This matter should therefore be treated with utmost secrecy and urgency. Kindly expedite action….blah blah blah, etc.
I like the brassy gall of this next one – it implies that only yesterday we missed a sale the size of the gold reserves of England, Germany, France and Switzerland combined:
I am contacting you on behalf of a Buyer's Mandate I am directly connected with. His buyers are looking for large quantities - as an example, I made him a recent offer of 5000 MT (which was unfortunately closed yesterday). Could you please let me know if you can follow up on this sort of request? Anticipated thks and regards,
Here's an exotic one, supposedly from Casablanca in Morocco! Check out all the official-looking code numbers. Consider the potential pay-out in this deal - over 200 metric tons of gold, with a 1% commission payable to each side of the transaction! If you could be the middleman, you'd make 2 metric tons of gold as your commission! Sounds like it might be worth a phone call, just to see if it's legit…
Greetings, We have 206 mt AU Bullion and Deposit in U.B.S. Swizerland
- Doc. Certificate of ownership from UBS No. CLN 9785
- UBS legalized 7630039799799 L.M.S. 00897997999945 - Trade Mark: International Hallmark - The Conditions: 10 Tollas, 3.000 g and 2.500 g - Production: Credit Suisse - Value Analys: 999,9 - Identic Code: CR045 - Code : BK505INDONESIA04:9 - The Certificate issued for substituting the Original Certificate with No. CLN 9785 Deposit Code 9786B.S.998 International Code 7736406997997
Ft.BKG757733.L.S342119978688 International Product.
- Price: based on L.M.E
- Discount: Gross 6% Net to the buyer 4%
- Commisions: 2% split 50/50 between seller side/buyer side
- Structure: 1% Seller side closed - 1% Buyer side
- group 1: 1/2 from 1% on B. side
- group 2: 1/2 from 1% on B. side
Documents under my hands. if your buyer interest please send us Proper
LOI on letterhead, signed and sealed. We have 24 Hours to receive your proper LOI. Best Regards,
Abdelhalim --------------, Trade and Investment Consultant. Rue Roger Hartman, Riviera, Casablanca, Morocco.
Here's a touching plea that we are running unedited, with original spellings intact:
I came across your name through a trade journal. I am Mr Eric NKPAH the first son to late General Felix Bakare-NKPAH of Sierra-Leone. Since the death of my father during a millitary coup, which led to the outbreak of civil war in my country. The goverment officials wanted to use every fomulated force by them to take away the wealth my father left for us , before his sudden death.
In fact their intention is to make us become poor, but I am trying my possible best to make sure we survive. To this end I sumggled out of the country the sum of US$ 48 million together with gold which I defaced to beat security operatives at the border and I deposited the consignment in a security company in Lomé-TOGO. However, I did not disclose the actual content of the consignment to the security company rather I told them it is computer parts.
However, I am saddled with getting somebody to come down to Lomé-TOGO, to help me carry this money and invest it judiously in a trade overseas. This consignment has been with security company for the past two years. I shall entitle you 20% in your choice to help me and my family.
Thanks, Eric NKPAH.
We recently received an inscrutable e-mail containing pages of unintelligible technical gibberish, which we will spare you. The heading states 3,000 Metric tonnes - that's more gold than is mined on this planet in a year's time:
Reference: 3000MT AU BULLION 999.5/1000 AT 12/7% DISCOUNT 2ND FIXING LME, FULL CORPORATE OFFER, IRREVOCABLE CONDITION:
The following is a classic in scam literature, with just enough of a human touch to be enticing:
Dear Sir,
I am Col.-------, a senior assistant leader of revolutionary united front of sierra Leoneknow as (R.U.F), with me is also Sergent-----. Few weeks ago, we decided and made away with large quantity of (diamond) 2.98kg which have been saved and deposited in a high security company before boarding for Dakar Senegal, where we have decided to stay temporarily and decide on what to do with those great resources which is our hope of life.
We got your contact from the internet and decided to contact you as an honest and trustworthy able businessman whom we can trust and transact business with. As a trusted and honest businessman like you, we would like you to secure our great ressource (diamonds) in your care as we have decided to order a command to the security Company to transfer our resourses to you depending on your urgent reply to our request.
Note that this transaction demands the highest trust security and confidentiality between us. Moreover it is risk free (-there's that phrase again!-) in the sense that i have taken proper care of all formalities regarding this transaction. For your assistance and co-operation I have decided to give you 15% of the total money generated from it's sales and 5% maped out for miscellaneous expenses that we may occure during the process of transferring the ressource to your country.
As soon as the ressources mentioned above is successfully transferred in to your position . We intend to use our own share in acquiring estates and landed properties in your country. On commencement, I wish this transaction will take 14 working days to accomplish. On request a certificate of deposit bond of the
security company, together with the lab test result certificate of the diamond will be sent to you as soon as i hear from you. Feel free to contact me through my phone #-------- For my own interest please treat confidential. Thanks yours sincerely.
And finally, we offer the following missive, origin unknown, without comment:
Your Esteemed Self-
Through the wonder of the magical internet we are able to make available to you much needed opportunity and relief from our former country of Sierra Leone which we and our associates have now stolen with lock stock and the barrel. This former country, now a large tract of dirt, has other valuable things in the dirt other than dirt and the bodies of our hated enemies, colonial exploiters!, like diamonds and gold and tungsten and rhodium which the colonial exploiter digs up and washes off and we steal and put into our insides through unusual uses of body orifices to the extent of 3,56 kilograms and this is not done with out much personal discomfort and occasionally sharp pains which originate in the personal nether regions.
I am contacting you because you are that rare thing, a random individual, whom we wish to assist by divesting you of your ill gotten post colonial gains, colonial exploiter! Reparations so to speak, if you will to the people of Africa for leaving us behind when you took those lucky ones to America. This reparation payment can be accomplished by your forwarding your bank account information so that we may all share in its contents, in exchange I will share with you the rich contents of my aforesaid bowels.
However, if you are the adventuresome sort, you may wish to travel to our former country to voluntarily remain here until your family and friends can come up with a large gratuity in the nature of a bride price which allow you to return to your homeland!
Col. Musthafa Aquarium, Esquire
Onlygold did business at the same location for more than sixteen years. CMI Gold & Silver Inc. has done business from three locations in Phoenix since 1973.
Both firms are Accredited Businesses with the Better Business Bureau, and neither firm has had a complaint filed with the BBBever!
In addition to gold, silver, platinum, and palladium in coin and bullion form, we also purchase a wide range of numismatic coins and currency for our retail business. Feel free to call us for quotes or price indications on anything in coins, bullion, and paper money.
We have really strong bids for gold and silver bullion and coins.
OnlyGold.com is owned & published by CMI Gold & Silver Inc.
Copyright CMI Gold & Silver Inc. All rights reserved.
All checks, shipments, and correspondence should be sent to:
CMIGS-Onlygold 3800 N. Central Avenue, 11th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85012


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I have written elsewhere on this blog about the decision I and others have made to boycott travel to the U.S. as long as Donald Trump and his peculiar brand of madness hold sway. I am happy to report that Steve Paikin has come to the same decision:
[I]t's been a Paikin family tradition for many years to travel to the U.S. for a baseball road trip with my dad and as many of my kids as can attend. We've done Boston, Cleveland, New York , Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and others.Even though as individuals we may doubt we have much influence, money, as they say, talks:
We're not going to do it this year.
....when President Donald Trump began slapping tariffs on Canadian goods for reasons of "national security," it felt wrong. It was an intellectually dishonest move. How could the country that fought alongside the U.S. in World War II, in Korea, and in Afghanistan be a national-security threat? It makes no sense.
Even most Americans seem to recognize how misguided the tariffs are, given the negative impact they're having on innumerable U.S.-based businesses. And when I saw the federal Liberal government and the incoming Progressive Conservative provincial government speak as one on the stupidity of this policy (with the support of all other major parties), I thought: Okay, that's it.
America, you just don't deserve our money.
We will not spend hundreds of dollars on your baseball tickets. We will not spend hundreds of dollars on your restaurants and hotels. We will not spend hundreds of dollars on your gas. We will not spend hundreds of dollars at museums or at the theatre. We will not spend hundreds of dollars on souvenirs and gifts.On a personal note, since Trump imposed those absurd and insulting tariffs on us, I have decided (reluctantly) to extend my boycott to bourbon, (there's no liquor like it) and will instead begin exploring some of our Canadian whiskies. As well, although it is impossible to avoid American goods, I am trying as much as possible to purchase Canadian.
I think it's time I looked at product labels of all kinds much more carefully. California wines? Not anymore. I'll try some local brands, from Niagara-on-the-Lake or Prince Edward County. And maybe I should make the extra effort to purchase groceries at local farmers' markets rather than buy American brand-name stuff at the supermarket.
In light of the deteriorating connection to our southern neigbours, we must ask ourselves a fundamental question:
Do we regard ourselves simply as citizens of a globalized world, or does being Canadian still mean something to us? Your answer will no doubt tell you whether taking a stand against what the U.S. now represents is a worthwhile endeavour.


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Smithy Works / candlesticks, forged candle holders
Candle holders forged in our smithy for dinner candles or tea candles. Illuminate your home, wine shop or restaurant with these tasteful, hand crafted accessories. Historical candle holders and lanterns can also decorate your historical camp in style.
Catalog number: FPR187
Your Price: 53.00 €
Massive forged candlestick for larger candles.
Size: 8 x 8 cm, height: 15 cm, candle diameter: 4.5 cm.
Catalog number: LHE73
Your Price: 60.00 €
Historical lantern. Material: brass.
Catalog number: FPR189
Your Price: 39.00 €
Hand forged candlestick for long candle.
Base diameter: 9 cm, height: 20 cm, diameter candles: 2 - 2.5 cm.
Catalog number: FPR211
Your Price: 45.00 €
Forged candlestick to your fireplace as a decoration historical interiors and restaurants. Height 21 cm, candle holder diameter 17 cm.
Catalog number: FPR190
Your Price: 35.00 €
Forged candlestick on a larger candle.
Size: 9.5 x 4.5 cm, height: 18 cm, candle diameter: 4.5 cm.
Catalog number: FPR232
Your Price: 29.00 €
CANDLE HOLDER - leaf, cast iron.
Catalog number: FPR114
Your Price: 37.00 €
Catalog number: FPR191
Your Price: 23.00 €
Hand forged candlestick on a tealight.
Dimensions: 10 x 4.5 cm, height: 14 cm, candle diameter 3.5 cm.
Catalog number: FPR126
Your Price: 25.00 €
Hand forged candle snuffer. Height approx. 18 cm.
Catalog number: FPR188
Your Price: 28.00 €
Hand forged candleholder.
Diameter: 10 cm, height: about 5 cm, diameter candles: about 6 cm.
Catalog number: FPR224
Your Price: 69.00 €
Viking oil lamp, type Oseberg. Inspiration: oil lamp exhibited in Kulturhistorisk Museum, Norway.
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Your Price: 45.00 €
Forged candlestick to your fireplace as a decoration historical interiors and restaurants.
Width: 13.5 cm, Height: 12.5 cm
Catalog number: FPR192
Your Price: 15.00 €
Hand forged candlestick on a tealight.
Size: about 9 x 4.5 cm, height: 3.5 cm, candle diameter 3.5 cm.
Catalog number: RMF14
Your Price: 14.00 €
Himalayan Salt Lamp USB. Generally, it is noted, that heating of the salt crystals from the salt lamps emits anions, which should absorb electromagnetic smog from electronic devices. The lamp gives off beautiful orange light and creates a relaxing atmosphere. The salt lamp is finished off with a USB connector. LED is very efficient. Made from original Himalayan salt crystals. The height is approximately 12 cm, diameter of wooden base is 7 cm. Total weight of about 700 g.
Catalog number: TFI56
Your Price: 17.00 €
Candlestick for a candle of a diameter up to 23 mm. Height is 120 mm. Candlestick is sold without candles.
Catalog number: LHE72
Your Price: 65.00 €
Roman candle holder, height: 20 cm.
Catalog number: FPR119
Your Price: 23.00 €
17 cm.
Catalog number: FPR163
Your Price: 28.00 €
Hand forged candle holder, height: 14 cm.