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Mid-Day Market Update: Markets Turn Down, Mankind Posts a Rally
Midway through trading Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.25 percent to 13,106.18 while the NASDAQ fell 0.68 percent to 2,992.14. The S&P also fell, decreasing 0.51 percent to 1,419.02.
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Redbook sales were reported this morning, and came in well above the previous report. Following the news, J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) gained as much at 1.6 percent, while most other retailers fell.
Equities Trading UP
Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) posted a strong gain in early trading Wednesday, rising 9.80 percent to $11.65 after the company received some attention in a few Seeking Alpha articles.
Shares of Mankind (NASDAQ: MNKD) rallied midway through trading, rising 6.82 percent to $2.35 after the CEO purchased 40 million shares of the company.
Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) traded up as well, gaining 8.26 percent to $28.21 after the company announced it had hired an adviser to fight its recent stock plunge.
Equities Trading DOWN
ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) took a hit in early trading, opening down 6.19 percent at $39.70, continuing the stock's plunge from Monday.
Michael Kors (NYSE: KORS) dropped as well, falling 7.08 percent to $49.78, possibly falling on technicals.
Shares of Coach (NYSE: COH) were also down, dropping 5.79 percent to $54.19 as reports that holiday sales may have been poor emerged from Fox Business this morning.
In commodity news, oil traded up 2.34 percent to $90.68, while gold traded up 0.09 percent to $1,661.90.
Silver traded up 0.04 percent Wednesday to $29.94.
European markets were closed today in observance of boxing day.
In economic news Wednesday morning, Redbook sales came in at 2.4 percent, well above the prior reading of -0.2 percent, while the S&P/CS home price index was reported at 4.31 percent, above the anticipated 4 percent and the previous figure of 3.0 percent.
The Richmond fed manufacturing index was also out, coming in at 5.0, well below the anticipated 8.0 and the prior release of 9.0.
Posted-In: News Commodities Insider Trades Global Econ #s Economics Hot Intraday Update
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Panoramic Wifi Camera from Adam Somlai-Fischer on Vimeo.
I am never surprised by the insane things people make, but this "camera" is pretty amazing.
Essentially, the camera can take pictures of the radio spectrum by spotting the varying intensities within the spectrum. The pictures come out looking like a copy from a broken printer, but the it's the principle people, the principle!
With the camera we can take real time "photos" of wifi (and we're working towards having video too). These show how our physical structures are illuminated by this particular electromagnetic phenomenon and we are even able to see the shadows that our bodies cast within such "hertzian" spaces.
We do this basically by pointing a wifi antenna (or several antennas) and measuring the signal strength throughout a view – the faster we can do this, the faster we can create full-screen images.
The machine also gives a good glimpse at the inundation of these waves that blast us every day from our routers, microwaves and the radio. I'm not saying go out and get a tinfoil hat, but at least some tinfoil underwear.
The machine has the added benefit of looking like something out of steampunk villain's workshop.
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Economic benefits or drivers of a 'One Health' approach: Why should anyone invest?
Published: 20 June 2012
The paper concludes that One Health approaches are applicable in many scenarios. However, the costs of getting people from different disciplines to work together in order to achieve a true One Health approach can be large. To generate tangible benefits requires careful management of specialist skills, knowledge and equipment, which can only be achieved by a greater openness of the human and animal health disciplines. Without this openness, policy makers will continue to doubt the real value of One Health. In summary the future success of One Health is about people working in the research, education and provision of health systems around the world embracing and managing change more effectively.
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Barbara Häsler, Agrihealth, RVC and LCIRAH, United Kingdom
Nicoline de Haan, FAO, Rome, Italy
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International survey
An international survey was conducted by the National Geographic. The results are based on face-to-face interviews with at least 300 men and women aged 18 to 24 in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Sweden, Britain and the United States.
The survey asked 56 geographic and current events questions of young people in nine countries and scored the results with traditional grades.
The surveyed Americans got a 'D,' with an average of 23 correct answers.
Topping the scoring was Sweden, with an average of 40, followed by Germany and Italy, each with 38. None of the countries got an 'A,' which required average scores of 42 correct answers or better on the 56 questions.
Thirty-four percent of the young Americans knew that the island used on last season's 'Survivor' show was located in the South Pacific, but only 30 percent could locate the state of New Jersey on a map.
When asked to find 10 specific states on a map of the United States, only California and Texas could be located by a large majority of those surveyed. Only 51 percent could find New York, the nation's third most populous state.
On a world map, Americans could find on average only seven of 16 countries in the quiz. Only 89 percent of the Americans surveyed could find their own country on the map.
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Rows, Clichés, and A Wonderful Life
I'm enjoying my vacation.
(non-sequitur: As I typed that last sentence my beanie-monkey fell off of my auxiliary monitor, bounced off the Wacom tablet, and hit the floor. Just so you know.)
My good friend Richard Bliss (marketing guru extraordinaire and unwitting mentor) sent me a gift, courtesy of the geniuses at JibJab. It's an extremely accelerated version of "It's A Wonderful Life" with new faces. Enjoy!
My buddy Bob "Mountain of Lovin'" Defendi (game designer and Writer of the Future) has now posted five episodes of Death by Cliché. For your convenience, links! One, Two, Three, Four, and Five. I am listening to four and five while painting some Warmachine figures. The laughter interferes with the detail work, but containing myself is good practice for preventing those pesky beverage-out-the-nose events.
Finally, in the last two days I've knocked down an entire week of comics and finished the scripting and penciling for the Schlock Mercenary: Out From Under bonus story. It comes out to fifty-one rows' worth of work. Err... play.
Ahhhh, vacation. Merry Christmas, everyone!
(Update: After posting this I picked the monkey up off the floor and carefully repositioned him. The photo is proof.)


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|Reviews for Street Of Rage IV
| Grey Wolf4 chapter 1 . 6/28/2012
This was a great Streets of Rage fanfic the Streets of Rage series was a favorite of mine back when I owned a Sega Megadrive.
| Aquitar94 chapter 1 . 7/23/2010
Really good story I wish you'd make another! Streets of Rage really deserves it's own section on fanfiction.


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6/9/2010: Public Sschool 47Q visits Albany
Senator Shirley L. Huntley,(D 10-Jamaica)and Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer (D 23rd-Far Rockaway) greet parents, students and faculty from Publci School 47Q
Education and the safety of schools has consistently been one of the main priorities for Senator Shirley L. Huntley in her community. Recently she allocated resources to Public School 47Q so they could fix their roof and purchase new computers. The money was given to P.S. 47Q due to the fact that the children needed new computers to help them learn current and new curriculum. Technology plays a vital role in the global economy, and our children should be educated on how to fully harness all technical capabilities. Likewise, the roof repair of P.S. 47Q was critical to ensure the safety and sound school foundation for current and future students. One of the reasons Senator Huntley had a vested interest in helping repair the roof is her belief that classroom learning and other events occurring at the school should not be interrupted or endangered due to problems with the roof. Senator Shirley L. Huntley continually strives to ensure the schools in her community have the best possible books, technological equipment, and safety measures so that our children can receive the best possible education.


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Bard's Tale Gluten Free Beer has been on The Brew Club's beer-tasting radar since I reviewed another gluten free beer, Redbridge some months ago.
I thought that Redbridge by Anheuser-Busch was decent in its own right, but I had been reading a lot about how Bard's 'Original Sorghum Malt Beer' was the best of the gluten free beers available.
The Bard's Tale Beer is considered an American Lager and it weighs in at 4.6% ABV. The most important information regarding this beer is its ingredient list, which is quite simple. Water, Sorghum, Hops and Yeast. Also important is what is NOT in the beer like wheat, barley, rye or oats.
Why is this important? Well, most beer uses wheat, barley or other grains which contain a protein called gluten. People with Celiac disease have an intolerance to gluten and so beers that are made with barley or wheat become something to avoid. This means most beers are off limit to those with Ciliac disease. Not cool. 🙁
Bard's Tale Beer uses Sorghum in place of barley which is naturally gluten free, and has been used for years in many parts of the world to make beer. FYI, Redbridge is also a sorghum based beer.
So how does the Bard's Beer stand up on its own as a beer regardless of my dietary needs? I'm not restricted to gluten free beers, so I'm going to treat this beer like any other, but I will keep in mind my thoughts regarding the Redbridge beer, perhaps I'll come away with a favorite gluten free beer!
Bard's Tale Beer pours into my glass somewhat flatly – you can see in the picture taken right after the pour that there isn't much head. It appears an clear amber color, and held up to the light it it perfectly clear. No 'stuff' floating around in this beer!
Smelling the sorghum beer, I need to recheck that this is a lager! I'm not sure how this is brewed or if all sorghum based beers are lagered, but the look and smell of this beer say 'ale' to me, not 'lager'. The color, the smell, and as we will see, even the taste are surprizing for a lager. But I guess this isn't a typical lager then!
Still, the scent was mostly malty. Very malty I would say. To me, a malty smelling beer is not a bad thing – I like 'em malty! There was a bit of a flowery, honey type of aroma too, (a little sweet) but it was secondary to the strong malt. I thought it was nice.
Getting on to the taste I would say that the Bards tastes very much like it smells. Mostly malty. According to the Bards Tale Beer website, they use a proprietary 'malted sorghum', along with Hersbrucker and Tettenang hops. The malted sorghum wins in the flavor department, and the baer's balance is heavily in its favor. Again, the general taste surprises me for a lager! The mouthfeel is decent, and its got some body to it. The beer goes down slick, and it leaves a slightly bitter aftertaste and some lingering dryness.
As I think about the Bard's Tale gluten free beer and how to best describe it, I think its best to leave it simple. Its definitely on the malty side, and while its technically a lager, it isn't like any typical lager I've ever had. Its got a good flavor that I think anyone could enjoy – even people like me who don't have any dietary restrictions.
Would I have it again? Yup. I really liked the maltiness and I think its a good package overall. I'm going to give it a respectable 3 1/2 stars and if you go by that rating its better (to me) than the Redbridge gluten free beer.
FYI, we've put together a list of other gluten-free beers over on the Redbridge post if you want to check it out. Also, the folks at GlutenFree.com offer 650 gluten free products that you might want to check out as well.
Have you had Bard's Tale gluten free beer? What did you think of it? Do you have a favorite gluten-free beer we should review next?


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Lima, Peru – The Green Climate Fund's initial capitalization target of $10 billion has been exceeded.
Governments of Australia and Belgium on Tuesday joined other nations in pledging to the Green Climate Fund, committing AU$ 200 million (Australia) and EUR 51.7 million (Belgium) to the Fund, respectively.
The announcements were made at the High-level Ministerial Session on Climate Finance that was held at COP20 in Lima, bringing total pledges of contributions to the Fund to approximately US$ 10.14 billion. This amount includes all pledges made by 24 countries since GCF's initial resource mobilization efforts started in July this year.
The spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon predicted that the achievement "will enhance trust among Parties who have been working together for the last two years to craft a new climate change agreement by next year."
He called it "a down payment" on action for reducing emissions and building climate resilience in developing countries. "This is just a beginning but it will spur further momentum to define a credible pathway to ramp-up climate finance to $100 billion a year by 2020," he said.
"The USD 10 billion threshold reached here at COP20 is a landmark achievement," said Hela Cheikhrouhou, Executive Director of the Fund.
The pledge from Australia will facilitate private sector-led economic growth in the Indo-Pacific region with a focus on investment in infrastructure, energy, forestry and emissions reduction programmes, said a press release issued jointly by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop.
Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development Cooperation Alexander De Croo said that "through the Green Climate Fund, we are helping developing countries to also ensure sustainability of their economic growth path."
Seventy developing countries have designated a national authority or focal point as the governmental counterpart of the Fund. Twenty-seven of them have requested support from the Fund.
The High-level Ministerial Session on Climate Finance was attended by the 196 Parties to the UNFCCC, 35 of which took the floor to guide the deliberations on the Fund.


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Seemingly the funniest and cartooniest animated projects nowadays are set in jails. There's the Japanese CG series Usavich, which was written up here last month, and now there's Superjail, an Adult Swim pilot from last spring which is being turned into a series.
Superjail is one of those rare pieces of animation that reaffirms my faith in mainstream industry animation. (A clip from the pilot episode is posted below; the full series premieres later this year.) At first glance, it's an unlikely candidate for greatness: it is, after all, a Flash-animated show for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. But Superjail defies all expectations, both for Flash and Adult Swim. Far from the typical Adult Swim fare of characters standing around with their lips flapping, this show takes advantage of the fact that it's animated, packing every scene with outlandish visual gags, hilarious drawings, frenetic animation, bright colors and enough gratuitous cartoon violence to fill a thousand Popeye shorts.


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AUG. 15-17: 39th annual Machias Wild Blueberry Festival. Features blueberry farm tours, pie-eating contest, cooking contest, road race and more than 250 vendors of Maine-made products. No admission charge. machiasblueberry.com
AUG. 21: Rangeley Blueberry Festival, Rangeley Inn, 2443 Main St. Features jams, muffins, pies, gifts and crafts. Special entertainment for children. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. No admission charge. rangeleymaine.com
AUG. 17-24: Maine Wild Blueberry Festival at the Union Fair. Fairground Road. For admission prices, contest rules, etc., visit unionfair.org. Blueberry event line-up:
Aug. 17: 7:30 p.m. Maine wild blueberry pie-eating contest; 8 p.m. Maine Wild Blueberry Queen coronation
Aug. 19: 4:30 p.m. Maine wild blueberry muffin contest
Aug. 20 and 22: noon blueberry spitting contest
Aug. 21: 4:30 p.m. Maine wild blueberry dessert contest
Aug. 22: 7 – 9:30 a.m. Maine wild blueberry pancake breakfast; 4:30 p.m.: Two-crusted Maine wild blueberry pie contest
Aug. 23: 2:30 p.m. Kids Kooking Kontest — Maine wild blueberry cupcakes


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A TRINIDAD and Tobago University of the West Indies student of Political Science and Law at Cave Hill, Barbados died on Thursday morning just before she was about to board a flight to Trinidad following which she would have gone over to Tobago where she lives.
Shenice Davis aged 23 lived with her grandmother in Bon Accord in Tobago.
Davis' cause of death had not yet been determined up to press time last night and it is not known whether a post mortem will be done.
She wanted to be an attorney her friend who only wanted to be identified as Therese told the Express last night.
A tearful Therese continued that, "she very lovable, quiet and easy to talk to".
She added, "She was a great motivator for me and I could have spoken to her about anything because she was like a big sister to me."
Davis lived with her grandmother in Bon Accord, Tobago as her mother passed away a few years ago.
According to a report in the Barbados Nation newspaper, Davis collapsed on Thursday morning at the island's Grantley Adams International Airport and was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead.
"Shenice was a quiet girl but to those who knew her she was a joy to be around," said Therese.


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The Beau Monde International offers 4½ star hotel accommodation in the heart of the Eastern Suburbs. Situated close to local shopping districts, cinemas and numerous restaurants, the Beau Monde is an easy 20 minute drive to the Melbourne CBD via the eastern freeway.
Hotel Facilities 24 hr reception 24 hr Room Service Shondelle's Restaurant & Cocktail Bar Conference Facilities – 200 pax capacity Fitness Centre Business Services Available via reception On site Undercover parking Hotel Shuttle to local business addresses (10km Radius) Complimentary Guest Laundry Same Day Dry Cleaning Service Accommodation
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These Horseshoe Bay Hoops (Midnight) are reminiscent of gypsies, bohemia, hot balmy nights and flowing dresses. They are set on lead and nickel free hooks, perfect for sensitive ears. Beads are made from dyed wood sealed with natural wax. Handmade earrings. Australian designed, fair trade fashion. Buy any two Miss Moss products and receive a free gift.
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I love my process! Sometimes it can be a little nerve racking. However, I wake up each day with what I call the preamble or "The First Thoughts of the Day" This thought or string of observations is usually an indication of what Spirit has in store for the Channel. So it is an exercise in Knowing that the presentation is truly special and specific for each and every one of us on that particular day. Below is the pre – preamble for tonight's Reiki Blessing.
The main point that is emphasized is to keep your intention simple. At one point I reduced down my intention to desiring JOY! There are also some brief examples of how to breath into the Reiki Flow. Enjoy. The recording of the Blessings Infusion will be up on June 2nd.
Flowing Positive Vibes for Positive Outcomes!
Rei: Universal Ki: Life Force.
Reiki practitioners have special training and have been attuned to the Reiki Energy Frequency. There are many forms of Reiki. The form that I teach and practice is called Holy Fire Reiki II. This form of Reiki does not have a traditional lineage as with other Asian forms because we are attune and go straight to Source energy. This is an intuitive form of energy transmission. That's why we can have a sessions like tonight's where you are in your home and I am in mine. It's Source energy that is flowing and Source – the power of your inner standing – knows how to transform, shift, achieve, acquire, move for you, as you and through you as the highest and best good, the very good for your life.
This form of spiritual healing or transformation is non-denominational. Therefore we welcome everyone to participate and experience this vital energy that is available and accessible to everyone. I teach Holy Fire Reiki II in the Usui form. For more information about classes call me: (702) 348-8800. For more information about Reiki visit this page on my website:
To schedule a private class or session visit: http://mercedeswarrick.com/pay-for-your-session/
Here is the Introduction to the June 1st Reiki Blessing Event
Scroll down for the audio for the June Reiki Blessings event
This first Reiki Blessings event is dedicated to Rev. Warren Chester. He always has an encouraging word. One Sunday he was delivering the keynote celebration in his spry way. He said…. "Are you ready…. Can you feel It …. Here it comes!" and he delivered a wave of spiritual energy that I could literally see. Later when I tried to speak about the experience, as tears were seeping from my eyes. He hugged me and said, "I know my dear…. It is the Holy Spirit and you have this gift too!" Thank you Rev. Warren for always encouraging me to be me grandly!
Mercedes Warrick is a spiritual channel, teacher, healer, author and Usui Holy Fire II Reiki Master Teacher. She does private sessions as well as group retreats using a bouquet of life skills, meditation, Reiki, and other healing modalities. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (702) 348-8800.
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* Most of the time I am barefoot and on the floor. No stilettos here! I like to be as close to the ground as possible.
* Before my feet hit the ground in the morning I do a series of long inhalations and exhalations to connect with Divine Source Energy. Then I rest in this space and feel the Holy Spirit rise within me.
* I am enjoying cooking. I love intimate dinner parties with friends. I break out the fine china and SURPRISE everyone with my culinary talents.
* I am changing my food life plan which means it can get interesting when I want M&M's.
* If I say I am hungry it means, "It is time to eat NOW!"
* One of the biggest JOYs of my life is my German Shepherd, Bella Qi. She is the perfect canine companion for me right now. Loves to ride in the car…. when she is not driving!
* I KNOW that spiritual energy exists and is available to everyone! Love is the transformative force.
* My art soothes my soul.
* I love being me right now. To get here, well… it has been a journey!
* I AM PASSIONATE about this work and YOU!
Available on this page through June 8, 2016
There's some preamble. (3:49) Decorate Each Moment
There's some teaching. (17:17) The Channel Plant As Many Seeds, As Often As You Want!
There's some breathing. (33:54)
There's some quietude. Flowing the Reiki. (37:12) Rest in the Waves
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Crossroads deals with storm, its aftermath (w/video)
By Staff reports
May 26, 2014 at 12:26 a.m.
Victoria County is under a flash flood watch until noon Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Heavy rain fell Monday throughout the Crossroads, including in Goliad and Calhoun counties, where a tornado watch has been issued until 9 p.m. Monday. Goliad, Lavaca and Calhoun also were under a flash flood watch until noon Tuesday.
More heavy rainfall is possible yet Monday, which could produce flash flooding.
An estimated 2 to 5 inches of rain fell Monday morning in parts of Victoria. Water was as deep as 12-15 inches near intersection of Nursery and Parsons, the National Weather Service said.
The last day of the Victoria Builders Association's Parade of Homes was canceled because of flooding. If your organization has any weather updates, please comment to this article or email email@example.com.
Victoria's annual Memorial Day service was delayed because of rain, but went on in an abbreviated format.
The weather service also issued a flash flood warning for central Jackson County until 3:15 p.m. Monday. Radar estimated 3-5 inches of rain had fallen.
A weather advisory was issued for northeastern Karnes, southern Gonzales and western DeWitt counties until 1:45 p.m.
For the latest weather bulletins posted in real time, click here.
To see reader photos of the rain and flooding, click here.
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Shop Flatware Chandelier. Discover deals up to 80% off on the latest Flatware Chandelier styles at Beso.com, the site devoted to shopping. Ok, so it may not be the best Feng Shui to be standing under forks with sharp points coming at you, but I still think the 'Hungry' Silverware Chandelier by Fabbian is Ali Siahvoshi, a British based designer has come up with the novel design of silverware chandelier. The chandelier has been made out of hangers, plumbing fixtures, and
Silverware Chandelier – A kitchen truly isn't a kitchen until it has a Silverware Chandelier lighting it up. The Silverware Chandelier is handmade out of a variety o I know this isn't necessarily Thanksgiving-y but I just saw this and had to share. And it would look fantastic above your perfectly placed Thanksgiving Antique sterling silver specialists. American and English silver, Tiffany, Jensen and more. Flatware, silverware, hollowware, complete sets, rare items, serving and
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By Tim Shuford, NPI Franchise Owner, Jamestown, North Carolina
Maybe it's because so many of us were encouraged to learn about electricity by experimenting with batteries, wire, light bulbs, small motors, etc. during our youth. (And I certainly don't discourage this experimentation, since that provides critical learning opportunities.) But it sure does seem that a lot of folks missed the lesson that some additional precautions and rules apply to the electrical system in a home.
A couple of the most common electrical findings (especially in attics and crawl spaces) during home inspections are splices not enclosed in electrical boxes and electrical boxes without proper covers installed. The National Electric Code requires splices to be made inside enclosed electrical boxes and that electrical boxes have covers installed. The drivers behind these requirements are fire safety and shock hazard prevention. Since we see this so often, one might wonder how important this really is, since the houses obviously haven't burned down and we typically don't observe any electrocuted bodies near these installations. (In case you didn't know, the NEC is published by the National Fire Protection Association. This fact should allow some of the old brain cells to conclude that not following the NEC rules just might result in a fire.)
Of course, there are many other electrical deficiencies that are discovered by home inspectors. A significant percentage of these deficiencies were obviously created by a well-meaning DIY-er or handyman with an ultimate goal in mind. Unfortunately, the "how to do it correctly" knowledge seems to be based largely on the discoveries made by playing with batteries and wires many years prior. The scary part is how much stuff may be hidden in walls and other areas inaccessible for observation during an inspection.
Although preferred, I'm not necessarily a stickler that all electrical work in a home must be performed by a licensed electrician, but it would seem to be reasonable that such work be done in a manner that provides a safe result for the occupants of the home. If folks are not going to hire a professional to make modifications to an electrical system, then they should put forth some effort to gain an understanding of how to do it correctly.
Now, how many other areas in the home and in life could we say this about?
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It's a serious question, is there a horror movie that won't be remade? You'd figure there would be some movies so revered that no one would attempt a remake, but we've gotten recent remakes of Halloween and Friday the 13th, two of the most iconic modern horror movies. Not to mention Psycho, Dawn of the Dead, The Omen, etc.
You'd also figure there would be movies that gained a little notoriety by ripping off the plot of a famous horror movie that wouldn't really be worth the effort to remake. Logically, you're right. Practically, you're wrong.
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Dear all,
I extracted DNA from frozen tissue using Qiagen kit, and I got the final DNA result as liquid, as it was eluted with the elution buffer. But then my PI asked me to turn it into pellet. Does anyone here know how to do it, considering I've already reached the last step using the spin column and all?
Thank you.
Precipitate the DNA - add some salt and ethanol or isopropanol, incubate, spin down, dry.
is the salt considered as NaOAc? I've read it somewhere, but I can't be sure about that before I asked.
Thank you.
You can use different salts which depends a bit on the later application.
NaOAc is often a quite good choice but inhibits e.g. Klenow fragment.Other salts have different effects.
Consider the recommended amounts and concentration of the chemicals and best is to follow an established protocol (there are many in the web e.g. this or this.)
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Amélie is one's of those movies I've always known I would enjoy but for some reason I can't explain, took me too long to watch. Despite the huge popularity it gained in the US, I had also heard the movie was a great source of inspiration for someone who is tackling screenwriting and whoever said that is an Einstein. I've been writing, slowly but surely. Back to the movie though, it breaks many ground rules of screenwriting from the start. Descriptive narration is constant. The main characters hardly ever speak to each other and fantasy blends in with reality unapologetically. It's just brilliant.
When still a child, a few tragedies happen in Amélie's life. Two consecutive deaths in the family are enough to transform Amélie into a very shy and recluse young lady. One day she finds a box buried under the bathroom tile full of treasures from someone's past. Instead of leaving it alone she decides to go on a journey to find the original owner and that's when her life begins taking a clever turn.
Adult Amélie is played by Aubrey Tautou and I couldn't help but observe that even though she's a grown woman, living on her own in Paris, there's a childish quality to her behavior that follows her everywhere. Even after falling in love she still carries that innocent but mischievous look on her face that is so intriguing. I honestly could never look at this character and think of her as the woman she is, with her grown-up job, her vintage apartment and her peculiar friends (or lack of them). That's what's so fascinating about Amélie. She gives us permission to look at her and really see the vulnerable child inside, while most of us spend our lives trying to camouflage what's left of it.
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Today's Scripture Reading: James 1:1-3:18
Everywhere you go people are stressed. Too much to do, not enough time, not enough money. Unfortunately, it's a great set up for a meltdown.
During this stressful time, what is the thing you need most from family, friends, and checkout people at the grocery store?
Guess what if we want to receive that gift, we have to give it.
There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you. –James 2:13
You may be one of the fortunate ones who receives mercy from people you have not given it to, but that won't be the case with God. He clearly tells us that we won't be receiving mercy from Him unless we first give it to others.
Guess what? This applies to our unthankful spouses, complaining-hard-to-please parents, jealous siblings, unappreciative children, lazy coworkers, and the tele-marketer that calls you at 9 p.m. on a Sunday night.
We all need mercy.
We all have people in our lives who make it challenging to give mercy.
If we want mercy from God, we all have to give mercy before we can receive it.
The question is: Are we going to be obedient to the God of the universe?
Heavenly Father, there have been so many times when I have wanted and expected mercy from others but haven't given them any mercy. Holy Spirit, help me to understand that people have a lot more going on that what I see. Help me to give them mercy. Lord, fill me with compassion so that I can give it away.
In Jesus' Name. Amen and Amen
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From Conneticut Magazine
by Elizabeth Keyser
Steven Ford calls himself "the last of the Mohicans," but he's actually looking more like a trailblazer. A year-and-a-half ago, Ford opened Butcher's Best in Newtown, which chefs and gastronomes consider one of the finest meat markets in Connecticut.
Ford is a devout practitioner of a movement to return the butcher's trade to its roots. He's small-scale and specializes in hyper-local products. In an age when supermarkets receive large shipments of prepacked, ready-to-sell meat products, Ford buys whole, hanging animals—pasture-raised, antibiotic and hormone-free—from farms close by (Berkshire pigs from Rowlands Farm in Oxford and lamb from Sepe Farm in Sandy Hook) and uses every part.
"The idea behind Butcher's Best is my passion for meat and customer service," he says. "You see there aren't signs in my meat case? That's purposeful. I want the customer to talk to me. I want them to ask, 'What's that?' and I can say, 'That's a prime beef short rib from certified black angus beef from Pennsylvania.'" And Ford will tell you how to cook it—that braising meat on the bone creates a richer sauce. Taste his house-made bacon, prosciutto and sausages, and you realize he knows flavor. "I've always had a passion for cooking," he says.
Ford minimizes waste and limits his distribution area. "We control our cutting. Much of the business is made or lost 'on the block,'" he says. His shop is in the Newtown Deli, which makes hamburgers from his ground meat, and he sells his products to several other delis and restaurants close by.
Butcher Bob Clark, owner of the Litchfield Locker, a USDA-certified wholesale butcher and retail shop in Litchfield, has seen many changes over the 42 years he's been in business. But now, he says, he's in the midst of a major movement. Today, he has 13 local farms producing pasture-raised animals as wholesale customers; four years ago, it was just two. Most farms sell their meat at farm stands or farmers' markets, but Clark's retail customers can order local Blue Moon Farm's natural, pasture-raised beef at the shop. Blue Moon's Farmer, Katie Murdock happens to also be a butcher at Litchfield Locker.
Albert Pizzirusso, a butcher and owner of A&S Fine Foods in Norwalk, is another old-school butcher who has adapted his business to current trends. Rather than stuffing its meat case with hundreds of pounds of meat, A&S concentrates on special orders. Why should customers settle for a supermarket's scrawny frozen rabbit from China, when they can order a plump, fresh rabbit from upstate New York at A&S? "Our customers learn to call us," he says. "We go to Hunts Point Market [in the Bronx] twice a week. We buy hanging meat. We walk in and see it. You see them pack it and Cryovac it."
Pizzirusso's customers want quality. "Instead of eating large amounts of low-quality meat, they eat less and better quality," he says. Prepared food—braised beef braciole, for instance—is a big part of his business. People have less time to cook.
Entrepreneurs have taken notice of the trends. The Meat House is a franchise aiming to be "a modern revival of the neighborhood butcher," says Matt Kormier, general manager of Avon's Meat House. "We're trying to get back to the genuine hospitality through butchery." Their 75-foot refrigerated case is loaded with certified-humane, all-natural meat; the freezer offers frog's legs, rattlesnake and alligator. Unlike butchers Ford, Clark and Pizzirusso, who apprenticed at young ages, the Meat House's staff have backgrounds as restaurant cooks. They "break down" primal cuts into steaks and chops, but can also advise customers on cooking. "People are cooking more in the recession and trying to create elegant meals at home," Kormier says. The Meat House also has a shop in Newtown, and will open in Branford in April. More are on the horizon.
The New York-based specialty food market Fairway recently opened a megastore in Stamford. A picture of third-generation butcher Ray Venezia's grandfather hangs over the meat counter. A staff of 30, including 20 butchers, can be seen trimming, cutting and packaging the meat—whole, fresh chickens and boxes of vacuum-packed primal cuts—delivered fresh seven days a week. Customers are fascinated. "When I do demos, taking apart sides of beef, people gather around to watch," Venezia says. Fairway's large kosher department gets in primal cuts of humanely slaughtered meat that's been salted and soaked. "We cut them under rabbinical supervision," he says.
This fall, Connecticut will get a second small-scale, local, nose-to-tail butcher (after Butcher's Best) when Ryan Fibiger opens shop in Westport or Fairfield. Every part of the animal will be used, he says—scraps will go to dog food, for example, tallow for candles. Currently Fibiger is apprenticing at Fleisher's Grass-Fed & Organic Meats of Kingston, N.Y., whose owner, Joshua Applegate, is a leader in the movement to reinvent traditional butchery (and likes to remind people that each cow has just one—one!—hanger steak). Fibiger will source his meat from a 150-mile radius. "It's very important that everything is local," he says, "but what it comes down to is that grass-fed organic meat is the best product I've ever seen or tasted. It speaks for itself."


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Wednesday Dec. 30th marks the birthdays of both Mike Nesmith and Davy Jones of the Monkees (they turn 67 and 64, respectively). As some of you may know, the Monkees' 4th album Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones, Ltd. got its name from the astrological sign of each band member. Since Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Capricorn, Ltd. would have been redundant, they tacked on Jones' name at the end.
In regards to the Monkees' music, one thing I have come to appreciate about it is its stylistic diversity. Although they share the same birthday, the musical interests of Mike and Davy couldn't have been more different. Monkee tunes sung by Nesmith were usually in the country-rock vein (before the term was even coined), while the ones fronted by Davy were more pop oriented (with an occasional vaudevillian/show tune feel to them).
Below are clips of two of my favorite Monkee tunes with lead vocals by either Mike or Davy. If you are a Monkee fan, feel free to share some of your favorite Monkee songs sung by Mike or Davy.
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Bill just sent me the results from his meet last weekend. It looks like it was a busy affair! I'll start with the bad news before the good. Bill had sanctioned the Backbreaker along with a record day on this day, but he had no entries in the Backbreaker. The Backbreaker is a traditional meet in Clark's Gym that consists of the Hip Lift, Hand and Thigh Lift, Harness Lift, Neck Lift, and the Back Lift. Truly a grueling ordeal. I've done it before and can attest to the extreme soreness afterwards. Can't really blame the guys for passing on it!
But the GOOD NEWS is that all round lifting is still alive and flourishing in Clark's Gym. Six lifters took part in the record day event. The day was highlighted by the appearance of Steve Schmidt as he attacked another Guinness World Record. Steve was successful in adding his name to the Guinness Record Book once again. Steve, at age 59 and 215 pounds BWT, pulled five nails from wood with his teeth in 7.44 seconds! He then set a second record for most nails pulled from wood in one minute – with an astonishing count of 27! I will try hard to get a follow-up story on this.
Veteran gym member Joe Garcia set the pace for adding more records to the USAWA record list. It practically fills up a full page. I guess now since Joe has passed on keeping the record list up to date to me – he doesn't mind making a lot of work for me! I don't remember him EVER doing that many record attempts in a day when he was keeping up the list! Great job Joe – and I really don't mind adding your name many more times! David Emslie continues to be a presence at Clark's meets, and added many records himself. He set records in ALL combinations with the vertical bars which is quite the accomplishment. Bill Clark, at age 82, still has record setting performances in him. I was really impressed to see the list of new records he set. He set a new USAWA record in the Hip Lift with a fine lift of 907 pounds, but in his letter he told me that he hopes to get another 1000# Hip Lift before long. I should remind everyone that this is done with a plethora of artificial joints, too many to count on your fingers using both hands.
Clark's Record Day
November 8th, 2014
Clark's Gym
Columbia, Missouri
Meet Director: Bill Clark
Officials (1 Official System Used): Bill Clark, Joe Garcia
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Tongue-tied with a sudden sharp ache in my chest as my faltering heart becomes overrun with an adrenal sneak-attack. The prospect, the very idea, of attempting communication– the simple art of opening my mouth and flooding the local atmosphere with my wit and humour– sends shock-waves through by body, one powerful surging tide of anxiety laying waste to vital organs and clumsy limbs alike. Just a little self-contained Nagasaki, babies bursting into flames created by the friction caused when I come into contact with the outside world. An extreme example: another collision with a mystery wandering around the neighborhood where I find myself employed. For all intents and purposes she remains a fictional character, an empty husk in a demure coat flitting from vague instances of imagination to the busy streets of anonymous obstacles clogging my day like a drowned rat clogs a toilet when you try and flush the little bastard. However, as these non-interactions become more frequent the little monkey living in the back of my brain where the lizard became the man has begun to take a pair of pliers to various nodes and nodules responsible for a variety of impulses best left alone. Yet as the growing desire or compulsion to attempt some form of communication beyond awkward eye contact and reflexive looking away there also grows the more overwhelming physiological impact of a possible exchange. But as I said this is an extreme example. Typically social interactions are fraught with nausea, faintness, a burning desire to leave and my hands and mouth cross-dressing. It's a very rare occasion when I find myself at a party and a nearly extinct one where I leave feeling that the evening wasn't yet another challenge to my right of existence. Against any available wall-space or tucked into some convenient corner a mental checklist is checked more thoroughly than any examination by Santa Claus or the CIA. I don't know how to behave, how to approach anyone, how to effortlessly and naturally become part of a conversation, how to think, how to dress, how to talk and even if I did what the fuck am I gonna talk about? There's a million and one rules of engagement in any social
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Take a deep breath everybody, because the week is almost over, as is the whirlwind of cancellation, renewal, and pick up announcements regarding all of your favorite shows. While CBS has yet to give us any info on their current series, we're still starting to have a pretty good idea of what the 2014-15 TV season is going to look like. We know it's hard to keep up with the barrage of news, so here's a complete list of everything we learned this week.
Trophy Wife
The Neighbors
Super Fun Night
The CW:
The Tomorrow People
The Carrie Diaries
Surviving Jack
Growing Up Fisher
Bad Teacher
The Crazy Ones
Friends With Better Lives
Grey's Anatomy
Once Upon a Time
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Modern Family
The Middle
Dancing with the Stars
The Bachelor
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The 100
Hart of Dixie
American Idol
Law & Order SVU
About a Boy
The Mentalist
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American Crime: Starring Felicity Huffman and produced and directed by John Ridley (12 Years a Slave), this serialized drama focuses on the racially charged case following the murder of a war vet and the attempted murder of his wife.
How to Get Away with Murder: Viola Davis plays a brilliant and mysterious law professor who becomes entangled in a life-changing murder plot, from the brain of TV queen Shonda Rhimes.
Marvel's Agent Carter: Hayley Atwell reprises her role from the Captain America movies as Agent Peggy Carter, who finds herself a little less needed when the men return from the war in 1946. Luckily, she's still doing secret missions for one Mr. Howard Stark, which helps keep her mind off of the loss of her boyfriend, Captain America.
The Whispers: Starring Lily Rabe (American Horror Story), Barry Sloane (Revenge), and Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes), this drama explores what happens when aliens invade earth using children. Spoiler alert: What happens is probably not good.
Forever: Ioan Gruffud plays an immortal doctor. We're already kind of into it.
Secrets and Lies: Ryan Phillippe's coming to TV, you guys, and he's playing a guy who gets accused of murder after he finds the body of his neighbor's young son, and he has to prove his innocence.
Black-ish: Anthony Anderson stars as a husband and father determined to establish a sense of cultural identity in his household, with help from his father played by Laurence Fishburne
Galavant: It's a musical fairytale about a prince on a quest for revenge against the king who stole his one true love, and the king is played by Psych's Timothy Omundson. What more do you need?
Manhattan Love Story: Analeigh Tipton (Crazy Stupid Love, America's Next Top Model) stars in a romantic comedy that exposes the differences between men and women through the unfiltered thoughts and actions of a newly-dating couple.
Selfie: Doctor Who fans rejoice! Karen Gillan will soon be back on our TVs as a social media-obsessed woman who tries to learn how to connect with people in the real world, with help from a marketing guru played by John Cho. It's a show about selfies and Twitter starring Amy Pond, aka we need it now.
CSI: Cyber: Patricia Arquette will star in this CSI spinoff, which will focus on how technology has changed the world of crime.
NCIS: New Orleans: Scott Bakula stars in this NCIS spinoff as Special Agent Dwayne Pride, who, along with his team, will handle cases from Pensacola through Mississippi and Louisiana to the Texas panhandle.
Stalker: It's another Kevin Williamson drama, so you know it's gonna be good. It stars Dylan McDermott and Maggie Q as two detectives handling stalking incidents for the LAPD.
Madam Secretary: Tea Leoni stars in yet another political drama, which follows the personal and professional life of Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord.
Scorpion: A drama that follows an eccentric genius (Robert Patrick) and his international network of super-geniuses, who form the last line of defense against the complex threats of the modern age. It also stars Katharine McPhee, so maybe there will be singing?
Battle Creek: Josh Duhamel and Dean Winters star as two detectives with different world views who attempt to clean up the streets of Battle Creek, Michigan. The script was written by Breaking Bad's Vince Gilligan, so we're fairly intrigued.
The Odd Couple: Matthew Perry back on TV? Yes. So much yes. He even co-wrote the first script for this remake. Perry will play messy, up-to-no-good roommate Oscar Madison, while Thomas Lennon will play his neat freak counterpart, Felix Unger.
McCarthy's: Laurie Metcalf's also back on TV, as the mom in a big, sports-crazed Irish Catholic family in Boston, while Tyler Ritter (Jason Ritter's little brother), plays her gay son.
The Flash: The Arrow spin-off is a reality! Grant Gustin stars in this origin story of the classic DC Comics hero, along with Danielle Panabaker and Carlos Valdes.
The Messengers: A group of strangers die and then wake up to discover that they've been deemed responsible for preventing the impending apocalypse.
iZombie: Based on the DC Comics property and produced by Rob Thomas, this drama will center on a med student-turned-zombie who takes on the memories of dead people when she eats their brains.
Jane the Virgin: Based on the Venezuelan telenovela, Gina Rodriguez stars as a religious Latina woman who is accidentally artificially inseminated.
Mysteries of Laura: Debra Messing stars as a quirky homicide detective who juggles high-stakes crime as well as her ex-husband and a devilish set of twin boys, from executive producers Aaron Kaplan and Greg Berlanti.
State of Affairs: Katherine Heigl plays a CIA officer who becomes the President's daily briefer and assumes responsibility for dealing with America's most crucial threats.
Constantine: Based on the DC comic, Matt Ryan (Criminal Minds) stars as a man who battles the demons that threaten our world and sends them back where they belong.
Allegiance: Gavin Stenhouse stars as an idealistic CIA analyst who discovers that his parents are deactivated Soviet spies, whose new mission is to recruit him as well.
Odyssey: Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies) stars as a soldier who has an unexpected collision with a corporate attorney (Peter Facinelli) and a political activist (Jake Robinson) in the aftermath of the murder of a key al-Qaida operative.
A to Z: The Mother may have not survived the HIMYM finale (ugh), but Cristin Milioti isn'g going anywhere. She's part of the ensemble cast of this whimsical romantic comedy set in the world of online dating.
Marry Me: Casey Wilson and Happy Endings creator David Caspe together (in real life and on TV) once again for a single-cam comedy about a newly engaged couple (Wilson and Ken Marino) who realize that marriage is way harder than it looks.
Bad Judge: Kate Walsh, of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice, stars as a respected criminal judge by day and wild child party girl by night, who is forced to settle down a bit when a young boy needs her help.
Mission Control: Krysten Ritter stars as a brilliant aerospace engineer leading a team of NASA scientists in the 1960's, meaning that as a woman, she has to navigate the male dominated world of outer space.
One Big Happy: In this Ellen DeGeneres-produced comedy, Elisha Cuthbert and Nick Zano star as Lizzy and Luke, two best friends – one a lesbian, one a straight man – who decide to have a baby together. Just when Lizzy finds out she's pregnant, Luke meets the love of his life.
So what news are you most excited about? What news made you want to cry while doing jumping jacks (we'll miss you, Enlisted)? Which new show looks like something you'd watch? Which new show are you going to pretend doesn't even exist? Let us know in the comments, and stay tuned for more news on all of your favorite or potential favorite shows!


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Squad's Spirits Are High - Bannan
Barry Bannan has said that the players have been training with more of a spring in their step following our win against the Baggies.
Speaking to the Official Site Bannan is determined to keep the momentum going against Wigan, given the lift the players felt after the last game and with a run of tricky festive fixtures coming, he knows another 3 points today could be invaluable for the second half of the season.
'That win has given us confidence, it has lifted the whole squad in training and I hope it follows in to the next game.'
Moving forward Bannan knows we've played well enough in most games so far but we've just failed to take our chances and the points and we desperately need to tighten up and find some consistency when it comes to putting games beyond the opposition when we are on top.
'If we build up a head of steam I think we'll be a tough team to beat. Around the Christmas period you need to find a bit of consistency and if you can rack off three or four wins on the bounce you are right back up.'
Today will tell us if we have turned the corner, but it's by no means going to be an easy game. Like usual it depends if we turn up, if we play the way we know we can we will clock up a good victory, if we however play like we have at points then it could turn into a very unhappy weekend.
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IPL spot-fixing: Ajit Chandila was paid Rs 12L to fix games in IPL 5: Cops
Ajit Chandila was allegedly paid Rs 12 lakh by a bookie for spot-fixing in the last year's IPL but the attempt to manipulate matches failed as the cricketer could not play many matches, Delhi Police sources claimed today.
Interestingly, the sources said, Chandila gave three cheques of Rs four lakh each, two of which bounced, after the alleged bookie-cum-fixer Sunil Bhatia insisted on repayment of the money as he did not deliver as promised under the deal.
The sources also said police has issued Look Out Notices against some persons in connection with the spot-fixing scandal besides asking official broadcaster Setmax to provide raw footage of all matches involving Rajasthan Royals.
Investigators claimed that Bhatia paid the money to the off-spinner last year and after he could not act according to the fixers, the player was asked to return the money.
Chandila, the sources claimed, could play only three to four matches last year and that was why he could not do spot- fixing.
Bhatia, they said, wanted Chandila to return the money. The player then gave three cheques of Rs four lakh each to the alleged bookie but the ones dates December 10, 2012 and February 10, 2013 bounced.
However, sources said, the third one was encashed and that they have recovered the two bounced cheques from Bhatia.
"It was arrested player Babu Rao Yadav who introduced Chandila to Bhatia. After getting a hattrick last year, it was clear that he would play more matches. So the bookie approached him this time again," a senior police official said.
On Sreesanth, the official said, the pacer fought with coach Paddy Upton under the influence of alcohol for not including him in the playing team after the May 9 match in which police claimed that he indulged in spot-fixing.
"He consumed alcohol and fought with the coach after he was excluded from the team after the May 9 match. For this, he was suspended from the team. That was why he was not staying in Hotel Trident where players were staying. He separately booked into Hotel Safotil," the official said.
The official said they were also verifying whether Chandila bought properties in the last two years.
On the role of other players, including foreigners, he said they were "hoping to proceed" further and the investigations were still "wide open".
However, he added that they have nothing concrete to nail anybody as of now. Sources said as some people linked to bookies were absconding, they have got the Look Out Notices against them to ensure that they do not leave the country.
Police refused to identify the persons, saying it may hamper their probe. They also sought from the Singapore headquarters of SetMax raw footage of all matches of Rajasthan Royals for further clues.
Sources said besides those arrested, they were also talking to "others" in connection with the case.
If there is credible evidence or input, sources said they may ask players to stay back. Police also sent teams to various places in south India. At least 18 people -- three IPL players, four former players and 11 bookies and their assistants -- have been arrested since last Thursday in connection with the scandal that rocked the cricketing world. Chandila, Sreesanth and Ankit Chavan are the three IPL players who were arrested.


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Congrats Gorio!!
07 Feb, 2010
If you ride in the northwest, there's only one race that matters in snowboarding…it's not the olympics, it's not the grand prix or the dew tour…it's a little race called the Legendary Banked Slalom out of Mt Baker in Washington. It defines freeriders and it's a true race of snowboarders of all ages.
I've been watching the results come in from the Friday, Saturday qualifiers and now on Sunday, the final results are in for each division. While I love hearing what pros won, It's even better to hear that my good friend Gorio Bustamante from evogear took home the mid masters win!
So congrats Gorio, drive home safe and we'll celebrate when I come to town!
Congrats to all the winners of the 2010 LBS! Yobeat has the coverage of the LBS including gallery photos and full winners…so check it out here.


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