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When you stay at The Holland Hotel in Alpine, you'll be convenient to Sul Ross State University. Make yourself at home in one of the 24 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Enjoy a satisfying meal at a restaurant serving guests of The Holland Hotel...
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Awesome lobby and patio areas, excellent free breakfast
The staff were noisy in the hallway and on the fire escape near our room in the mornings.Loved it. Walking distance to lots of stuff. Great atmosphere.
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Great hotel. Lot of character. Not crowded. Wonderful location in the heart of town.
Absolutely no complaints about this hotel.Great room. Comfortable. All I could ask for in a hotel.
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When you stay at The Maverick Inn in Alpine, you'll be minutes from Sul Ross State University. Make yourself at home in one of the 20 individually furnished guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters and Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and...
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The people who work at the Maverick are lovely; Alpine is a great location. We enjoyed a complimentary drink downtown, and were pleasantly surprised to see they had a pool.
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Stay at this fully renovated Alpine, Texas hotel offering convenient access to Sul Ross State University and a variety of federal and state offices. Welcome to the BEST WESTERN Alpine Classic Inn, a completely renovated, full service southwestern Alpine, Texas hotel. Guests staying at this hotel in Alpine, TX will enjoy the highest standard of customer car...
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Location, bed was comfortable
The room wasn't as clean as I would have liked. Even after morning after the first night's cleaning
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The rooms are great and everything else
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It was clean. Our room was not ready when we arrived and the manager/owner? directed the staff to put us in a better room on the first floor.
NothingIt's for sale. We'd stay there again.
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The room size is crazy awesome
The bed was a little hard and the pillows and towels were marginalGreat deal and spacious room
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The King size bed, granite counter top & sink in dressing area. The nice chair & desk table, nice clean refrigerator, extra shelf and good TV. Bedside night stands with lamps and outlet on lamps to charge cellphones. Good size clean room. We saw several deer crossing lot next to our room. Took pictures and short video.
Bathroom needed lots of work. Grout around tub messy and open spaces can cause mold inside walls, which explains musty smell in room. Bathroom door had busted hole and shredded bottom and wouldn't stay shut, had to kick it hard to make it stay shut. Had no air vent in bathroom. AC / heater unit made the room stuffy, needed filter changed. Made me sick with allergic reaction to mold and dusty stuffy heater smell in room. My mouth was bright red and puffy. Used lip balm all day to treat it. Sinus trouble still a problem and was really sick. Room location was at the end of the first row and was next to a junky lot. Room next to ours had loud barking dog and coughing man.
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a west Texas wonder.. welcome to the Hampton Inn Alpine. Rated as one of Texas' top-ten small towns by Texas Highway magazine, Alpine is framed by the towering Davis Mountain range to the north and west, and the Chihuahuan Desert to the south. Located near Big Bend National Park, named for the vast curve in the Rio Grand River, the Hampton Inn® Alpine offers...
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clean and friendly
nocookies fruit and beverages were a nice welcome
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They had a managers special every night with cookies,snacks and drinks
The hot tub was brokenIt was a GREAT place to stay
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When you stay at Oak Tree Inn Alpine in Alpine, you'll be convenient to Sul Ross State University. Make yourself at home in one of the guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards, as well as phones with free local...
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Free breakfast
AC was on a set temperature and couldn't be controlled. When you left the room it turned off, in order to turn back on you had to open the door!
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Welcome to Holiday Inn Express & Suites Alpine, TX Hotel. Holiday Inn Express- Alpine is a home away from home, close to the Mexico border and offers you a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains. Our hotel is close to the famous Big Bend National Park, Wonders of Marfa Lights and McDonald Observatory in Ft. Davis. Holiday Inn Express- Alpine offers free...
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The staff, room, and breakfast were all wonderful. My children enjoyed the pool and hot tub also. If ever back in that area, we Will be staying there again.
Excellent 10.0
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You pay for what you get,older motel ,staff and owner Very helpful.
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The media can't get enough about America's new butch sweetheart, Rachel Maddow.
I can't say I blame them, but this week's piece on Maddow entitled Butch Fatale maybe takes it a bit too far.
Author Daphne Merkin writes an overly poetic piece about the role of lesbians in fashion–the forgotten wallflowers, she calls us. She relies on a lot of played out tropes (battle of the sexes, lipstick lesbians, etc) and makes the claim that Maddow marks the beginning of a new era for lesbian glamour.
Lesbianism has finally come into a glamour of its own, an appeal that goes beyond butch and femme archetypes into a more universal seduction. Her name is Rachel Maddow, the polished-looking, self-declared gay newscaster who stares out from the MSNBC studio every weekday night and makes love to her audience.
While I agree that Rachel Maddow's existence and popularity definitely say something about the openness of the mainstream media, I can't help but think Merkin is making a mountain out of a molehill. Maddow hasn't changed the lesbian community as a whole, and despite whatever the mainstream population does or doesn't think about lesbians, there is a subculture which promotes and fosters all sorts of fashions and gender presentations. It's a subculture that has been thriving for a long time now, with or without media representation.
Maddow may be making love to some of her audience (like the Feministing crew) but she's also walking the fine line between androgyny and acceptability. She's got the necessary feminine touches to make her palatable (coiffed hair, pink lipstick, eyeshadow) and not too butch for TV. I wouldn't fool ourselves into thinking she has changed the fundamental meaning of sex icon.
I heart Maddow just like the rest of us but let's not pretend she's some sort of lesbian savior.


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Reverse Psychology sometimes takes a long time to come around
I guess we are also gonna need a #Matt Garza tag on here, as well. Eeeh, we don't need no stinkin' Matt Garza.
This post is for the dweebs hyperventilating about the "price we paid" as well as those who feel like Tom Ricketts lied to us about our use of the farm system.
Have any of you truly tracked Baseball America and their so-called top-prospects? Probably not, since you need a subscription to do so. I was able to get ahold, thanks to Jeff Zimmerman of Royals Review, of a compiled list of the top 100 prospects per year since 1990. Granted, our farm system is nearly unmatched in its suckiness. But, going over the lists over the years, it does tend to lend some perspective to the bleating cry that the "Cubs traded 2 of their top 3 prospects" for Matt Garza, a young, solid member who would look at home on 29 of the 30 starting staffs in baseball.
Doubt the Phillies have any room for him.
Anyway, over the past 21 years:
- 42 individuals made the list as part of the Cubs organization, which is truly pathetic.
- 24 of these magic 42 "top 100, can't miss" prospects actually played in the major leagues. That means 18 so-called "can't miss" prospects never even made a roster. We're talking the Earl Cunninghams, Ty Griffins, as well as the Brian Dopriaks and something named Ryan Hawblitzel???
- Out of the 24 that actually saw a major league roster, 9 would be characterized as "bust-outs". These include Gary Scott, Kevin Orie, Jesse Hollins, but do NOT include Ronny Cedeno, Mark Prior, and Felix Pie.
- Of the 15 who have had a passable major league career, besides Cedeno, Prior, and Pie, the 15 also includes Carlos Zambrano.
- They also include Doug Glanville, Rick Wilkins, and Juan Cruz.
- The top three names on the lists? Kerry Wood, Kosuke Fukudome, and Starlin Castro.
- The 2008 ROY, Geovany Soto, was never on any of the lists.
Point? There is nothing more infantile and pointless than the hand-wringing that goes on when "prospects" are traded for proven players. A very small percentage of the so-called "can't miss" sure things actually make an impact in the major leagues. It is an even smaller percentage when the Cubs are doing the drafting.
Would I want to have traded Zambrano, Glanville, Wood and Prior for a 3.88 career ERA pitcher? Of course not, but it is more likely we just traded away Lance Dickson, Pat Cline, Luis Montanez, and...uh...Sam Fuld.
Thank you. I've been trying
Thank you. I've been trying to make the point to my friends that prospects are just that, prospects. People don't seem to want to admit "sure thing" prospects are actually rarely a sure thing.
The Cubs traded guys who have potential. Potential is a French word that means "not quite worth a shit yet."
(Name that movie.)
Guess I'm in the minority in
Guess I'm in the minority in opposing this deal. Yes, Garza makes the 2011 Cubs better. But he doesn't make them a playoff team. That's why I'd rather the Cubs continue to develop the players they held and wait until they were ready to put it altogether again before making a big trade. Garza is a talented pitcher, but even with him, there are still three central division teams that are clearly better than the Cubs. What's the point of finishing in fourth place next year, and with no real growth potential for the future? That's why I'm pissed about this.
Garza is under contract for
Garza is under contract for three years.
And those three years will be
And those three years will be expensive. It's all about conservation of resources. The Cubs probably would have gotten far more utility out of the players they traded and the minimum salary reserve clause years they would have provided than 3 years of Garza, with at least 2011 already sold up the river. It was a shortsighted move by Cruller Jim, a band-aid where this team needs a tourniquet. The Cubs should have waited until at least next offseason, when some of the ugly contracts expire, before looking to bulk up for another run. Archer might've already been in the majors at that point.
Duk from Yahoo! sports puts
Duk from Yahoo! sports puts it beautifully:
Prospects traded
Two players traded were Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Year and Cubs Minor League Player of the Year. They were both doing very well in A-ball and AA-ball respectively. When I heard that the Cubs traded away their two top prospects, I thought Jay Jackson and Brett Jackson were shipped out. I felt Hak-Ju Lee had a decent glove and had some nice speed, but I am not sure how good he really would have been.
Anyway, I found this website. They ranked the Top Cubs prospects before the trade.
Thanks for putting those
Thanks for putting those stats together Rob. There are very few prospects that I would keep over a proven product and you explained exactly why.
why a picture of Rich Hill?
Why, indeed? Wasn't he supposed to be the next big thing?


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Not seeing Matt until Saturday is killing me I only saw him on Sunday too :( I miss you baby
Hello all yes I have returned! Some updates
-Ian and I broke up a few weeks ago due to strain on our relationship due to a woman called Carly
-He has since got back together with his ex, and I am happy for them and hope that this time they will last
-I still maintain contact with my ex fiance as he is still my friend
-I am currently dating a guy whom is perfect for me and Im happy, we will be in Edinburgh at Tenacious D next month SO SAY HI!!!
-I have started to have contact with Ians current partner and am offering her support during this time
-I left college
-Im currently working on my art and music
-I hope to be working full time early 2014
Ian still has my full support and I hope that people can accept the fact that yes he still has friends and people who care about him.
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So he wants me to get my tongue done… Hmm…
shwinpoo-deactivated20140518 said: Wait what?! How do you know Ian Watkins is innocent!
How do I know? Let's just say I own those guns.
Let's get ready to rumble is on Ant and Dec are the best :')
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Phew. That gave me a sore head
Its cool. I guess I went a bit crazy. Let's just drop it now okay
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Fuck off with your opinions
if he's innocent, how come one of his buddys has already admitted their guilt? stop living in denial. also aren't you a little old for him anyway?
Right you don't know the full story do you?! You having seen the bloody messages from his old friends who fucked up his life! Its the people like you who don't deserve to be music fans. I saw you like Nirvana KURT COBAIN SAID DONT LISTEN TO THEM IF YOU JUDGE! You don't know the whole story so who the hell are you to judge Ian?! Have you ever spoken to him? Been woken up with the cutest massages any girl could want? Have you had him laughing at you when you make cute silly mistakes like saying fat instead of far? Or when your confidence is down he tells you you look amazing? OR WHEN HIS EX IS TRYING TO SPLIT YOU UP HE SAYS IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN?! no you haven't. You don't know the man I know. You know the man the media portrayed. So why don't you piss off
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Liverpool target hints at Real Madrid move
Liverpool target hints at Real Madrid move - originally posted on Soccerlens.com Liverpool are set to be dealt a major blow in their pursuit of Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic after the player claimed that he would love to play in the Champions League for Real Madrid. Reports are rife that the Sevilla captain spoke to German daily Kicker expressing his wishes for the upcoming season...
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Laryea Kingson vows never to play for local Ghanaian side
Laryea Kingson has ruled out playing for a local sideBy Patrick AkotoEx-Ghana international Laryea Kingson has ruled out playing for any local club. Kingson re-joined his boyhood club Hearts two years ago but left feeling bitter following a frosty relationship with the club.The 33-year-old has vowed never to play for any of the local sides in Ghana."I will never in my life again...
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Ponte Preta reach Copa Sudamericana
Ponte Preta are celebrating reaching the final of the Copa Sudamericana for the first time in their history after a 1-1 draw against giants Sao Paulo was enough to secure a 4-2 aggregate win. Having won the first leg 3-1, Ponte Preta took a conservative approach to the second as they lowered the tempo in order to frustrate the tournament's defending champions, and they added...
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Players complain World Cup compressing schedule
Seventy-five players from Brazil's top leagues have sent a letter to the Brazilian football federation complaining that next season's schedule - adjusted for the 2014 World Cup - requires them to play too many games in too few days. The daily newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo said Tuesday that players usually play about seven matches per month, but the new schedule requires them...
Sao Paulo ends winless streak
Sao Paulo defeated defending champion Fluminense 2-1 on Sunday to halt a 12-match winless streak in the Brazilian league. Former Brazil striker Luis Fabiano and defender Reinaldo scored a first-half goal each to give Sao Paulo its first win since the second round. The result was not enough to get the six-time national champion out of relegation zone, but now it's only three...
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Santos defeated by Botafogo
Flamengo's poor start to the Campeonato season continued after they went down 2-0 at home to Ponte Preta. Two games in and they are yet to register a point after goals from William in the 26th minute and Cicinho in the 74th. Corinthians needed a 87th minute striker from Torres Guilherme to rescue a point at Goias after Ernando put the home side ahead in the 38th minute. Victoria...
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Fluminense tries to defend Brazilian league title
The Brazilian league starts this weekend with defending champion Fluminense trying to win its third title in four years. But the club led by Deco and Fred won't have an easy time repeating as champion, as it will be going against teams filled with stars that include Ronaldinho, Luis Fabiano, Alexandre Pato and Clarence Seedorf. Brazil sensation Neymar may be on his way to Europe...
Atletico Mineiro reaches last eight
Ronaldinho's Atletico Mineiro reached the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores by beating Sao Paulo 4-1 on Wednesday, advancing 6-2 on aggregate following a 2-1 first-leg win. Atletico striker Jo scored in the 17th, 58th and 65th minutes at the Independencia Stadium, while forward Diego Tardelli got on the board in the 60th. Luis Fabiano netted for Sao Paulo in the 75th. ...
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Nacional seals win against Boca
Uruguayan giants Nacional claimed a surprise win at La Bombonera as they beat Boca Juniors 1-0 in Buenos Aires to take sole lead in the Copa Libertadores Group 1. Andres Scotti, with a header from a corner, netted the winner after 20 minutes as Nacional moved on to seven points in the standings, three more than Mexico's Toluca. Nacional defender Alejandro Lembo was sent off...
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Sao Paolo overpowers The Strongest
Brazilian giants Sao Paulo came from behind to defeat Bolivian side The Strongest 2-1 in Group Three of the Copa Libertadores . The three-time reigning champions of Bolivia opened the scoring after defender Marcos Barrera deflected a corner kick into the net. The Strongest had clear chances to extend the lead, but their forwards failed to convert their chances and the Copa Sudamericana...
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Luis Fabiano on fire for Sao Paulo
Luis Fabiano netted a first-half brace as Brazilian giants Sao Paulo hammered Bolivia's Bolivar 5-0 on their road to the Copa Libertadores group stage. In the first leg of the preliminary round tie Ney Franco's Sao Paulo, who won the Copa Sudamericana last month, showed no mercy and took a surely unassailable lead ahead of the second leg next Wednesday. Jadson was the man...
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Sao Paulo midfielder Lucas hopes he can help the Brazilian giants lift the Copa Sudamericana title before moving to Europe. Sao Paulo and Argentina's Tigre play the second leg of the tournament's final on Wednesday night after a 0-0 draw in the first leg in Argentina. With away goals not counting, any draw would take the match to penalties. Lucas has already agreed a deal...
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Tigre, Sao Paulo draw 0-0 in Copa Sudamericana
Sao Paulo and Argentine side Tigre drew 0-0 on Wednesday in the first-leg of the Copa Sudamericana final, which should give a slight edge to the Brazilians in the second leg in a week. Sao Paulo, one of South America's most decorated clubs, had more possession but failed to break down the modest Argentine side, which is playing in its first international final. The second leg...
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Sao Paulo held Universidad Catolica of Chile to a 0-0 draw on Wednesday, reaching the Copa Sudamericana final on away goals. The teams drew 1-1 in the first semifinal at Chile last week. Sao Paulo dominated the match in front of nearly 60,000 fans at its Morumbi Stadium. Universidad Catolica had a couple of chances with balls crossed into the area in the final minutes, but could...
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Fluminense won its second Brazilian title in three years by beating Palmeiras 3-2 after a pair of goals by league-leading scorer Fred on Sunday. The striker scored an 88th-minute winner to give Fluminense the victory and its fourth national title, adding to triumphs in 2010, 1984 and 1970. Ronaldinho's Atletico Mineiro could have kept Fluminense from celebrating on Sunday but...
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Sao Paulo reaches Copa Sudamericana semifinals
Sao Paulo thrashed Universidad de Chile 5-0 on Wednesday to advance to the Copa Sudamericana semifinals with a 7-0 aggregate score. Midfielder Jadson opened the scoring for Sao Paulo against the defending champions just five minutes into the match at the Pacaembu Stadium, then playmaker Lucas added to the lead in the 22nd and striker Luis Fabiano closed the first-half scoring seven...
Hulk's sister unhurt after kidnapping
Police say the younger sister of Brazil striker Hulk has returned home unhurt a day after being kidnapped. Authorities say 22-year-old Angelica Aparecida Vieira was released a few hundred meters from her house early Tuesday afternoon in the northeastern city of Campina Grande. Vieira had been missing since Monday but police weren't sure whether it was a kidnapping case. Investigator...
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Fluminense takes nine-point lead
Fred scored his league-leading 17th goal of the season as Fluminense held Sao Paulo to a 1-1 home draw on Sunday and increased its lead over Atletico Mineiro in the Brazilian championship. Fluminense moved closer to its second title in three years by opening a nine-point advantage with four rounds left. Ronaldinho's Atletico Mineiro had its chances significantly diminished after...
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Universidad Catolica advances
Universidad Catolica of Chile reached the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana despite a 3-1 loss to Atletico Goianiense on Wednesday, advancing on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate draw in the home and away series. Michael Rios scored the goal that sent the Chileans through in the 42nd minute at the Serra Dourada Stadium. Atletico, last place and virtually relegated in the Brazilian...
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Sao Paulo advances to Copa Sudamericana quarters
Sao Paulo of Brazil held Liga de Loja of Ecuador to a 0-0 draw on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana. Liga advanced on away goals after the first leg match ended in a 1-1 draw. The Brazilian club will next play either Universidad de Chile or Emelec of Ecuador. Sao Paulo, a three-time Copa Libertadores champion, was in command throughout the match at the...
Fluminense stretches winning run
Fluminense scored two late goals in a 2-1 win over Ponte Preta on Sunday to retain a nine-point lead over Atletico Mineiro atop the Brazilian league. Fluminense allowed a first-minute goal at the Sao Januario stadium in Rio de Janeiro, but striker Fred converted a penalty kick in the 80th and defender Gum netted the winner in the 88th to help the team maintain its comfortable advantage...
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Flu flying with victory at Bahia
Fluminense took advantage of Atletico Mineiro's latest slip-up to extend their lead at the top of the Campeonato Brasileiro to nine points with a 2-0 win at Bahia. They had to wait until just before the hour mark for Bruno Vieira to break the deadlock, then Rafael Sobis added a second in the 75th minute. And it proved to be a profitable victory as second-placed Atletico collapsed...
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Ronaldinho hits Mineiro hat-trick
Ronaldinho netted a hat-trick as Atletico Mineiro won 6-0 against Figueirense to keep up pressure on leaders Fluminense in the Campeonato. He opened the scoring with a remarkable 12th-minute strike, collecting the ball from a short corner on the left and whipping it just inside the far top corner from 25 yards. Ronaldinho celebrated as though he had intended it as a shot rather...
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Brazil forward Luis Fabiano is looking forward to lining up alongside star name Neymar in the friendly against great rivals Argentina. The second edition of the 'Superclasico de las Americas' will get under way with Wednesday's first leg in Goiania and will involve only players who play their club football in Brazil and Argentina. Sao Paulo forward Luis Fabiano is expected...
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Action Fund vows to continue fighting attempts to prohibit same-sex couples from securing marriage equality in California
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Right-wing groups submit signatures in hopes of placing
same-sex marriage ban on November ballot
WASHINGTON, April 24 — Right-wing groups today submitted petition signatures in an attempt to place an initiative on California's November ballot that would ban same-sex marriage. It will be several weeks before it is known whether the measure has actually qualified for the ballot. If it does, and ultimately passes, the state Constitution would be amended to ban same-sex couples from marrying in the Golden State for generations.
Statement by Rea Carey, Acting Executive Director
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
"This mean-spirited attack is out of touch with the ideals of most Californians, who are known for being fair-minded and respecting and valuing personal freedoms. This initiative is an affront to them, to the thousands of families who will be personally and irrevocably affected if this discriminatory amendment is enshrined in the state Constitution, and to the core American principle of fairness.
"The Task Force Action Fund is committed to ensuring this injustice does not occur, and we will continue working shoulder to shoulder with Equality for All and our other local partners to defeat this amendment if it advances."
More about the Task Force's work in California:
The Task Force Action Fund has been an integral partner in a coalition campaign known as Equality for All, the statewide campaign formed to defeat any anti-LGBT ballot measure in California. Together, the groups have responded to this attack by setting up offices and hiring field staff to organize an unprecedented volunteer-driven campaign to educate voters and encourage them not to sign the petitions. The Task Force Action Fund contributed significantly to the effort, including:
- Loaning its four full-time organizers based in the Task Force's California office to lead field efforts in regions around the state.
- Contributing $70,000 in cash to support the campaign's operations.
- Dedicating an additional four Task Force organizers to provide on-the-ground support in California.
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How to Write a Winning Resume
Google's announcement in early 2011 that it plans to boost its workforce with 4,500 new hires during the year is welcome news to many job seekers. With such an aggressive hiring schedule, the Silicon Valley firm is likely to see more than three times that number of resumes hit the desks of its hiring managers. And with such a high number of applicants, it is more important than ever for job seekers to use their resumes as a way to set themselves apart from the competition.
Here are some tips on how to write a successful resume.
The Importance of a Well-Crafted Resume
The main purpose of any resume is to land that interview. A successful resume gets a candidate past the employer's screening process and places the job seeker in front of a company executive for an entry level interview.
The career consulting firm Rockport Institute in Washington, D.C. reports interviews are granted for just one out of every 200 resumes received by most employers. And despite all the effort put into crafting a good resume, hiring managers or screeners typically scan resumes for as few as 10 to 20 seconds--which doesn't leave much time to make your mark. There are many different types of good resume templates both online and in word processing programs, but crafting a solid resume can be boiled down to two main sections.
How to Write a Successful Resume
There are different schools of thought on what makes a good resume, but the two most pertinent parts of a successful resume are the objective and the summary, which contains a list of skills and accomplishments. Crafting strong advertising copy about yourself in these two sections can determine if you are either called upon for a job interview or passed up.
- Objective. This is where you sell the company on why you are a good fit for their job. Be crystal clear about your career objectives, and how you can best help the company. A good tip: Do not use "I" in your objective. Avoid first-person sentences and language in order to place the emphasis how you can fulfill the company's needs rather than your own needs.
- Summary of qualifications. The Rockport Institute says this may be the only part of the resume that is fully read by the employer, making this section absolutely crucial to gaining an entry level interview. The summary should be a concise list of your qualities, abilities and accomplishments. This list, which reads well as bullet-point items, should contain reasons why the company absolutely must hire you and not let your talents pass them by. Again, avoid first-person language. Your skills should be listed in brief, pointed sentences. Describe your vocation, follow up with statements of expertise, and finish with strong statements regarding additional skills, types of past work environments in which you excelled, and professional awards, promotions or accomplishments earned.
Nuts and Bolts: Work History, Education Level, and Other Tidbits
Chronological order is the traditional method of structuring work history and education level. Start with the most recent job held, and include brief sentences listing your successes in that position. Headings such as "Professional History" or "Professional Employment" read the best. Places dates in parenthesis after the job title.
List schools and colleges attended in reverse chronological order as well. Start with the highest level of college degree earned, and then list other types of professional training received.
Although other sections, such as community involvement, personal interests and references do carry weight, the basis of whether or not job seekers are called upon largely rests upon the first few sections. Nail those, and you might find your phone ringing from a company hiring manager.


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I guess you could say I've outgrown this space.
When I started runetc I was obsessed with running and weight loss and healthy living. I dreamed of running a marathon and could never imagine that a year later I would do so.
I'm still about running, healthy eats, and all that jazz, but I no longer need a dash full of motivational quotes and pictures of salads to inspire me.
Thanks a million for following and answering my annoying questions and supporting me along the way.
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My half a marathon is in 7 weeks. So unfit and unprepared. This is truly a disaster.
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text: DSpace Community: http://hdl.handle.net/2117/629 2014-10-02T04:44:44Z Building an antifouling zwitterionic coating on urinary catheters using an enzymatically triggered bottom-up approach http://hdl.handle.net/2117/23639 Title: Building an antifouling zwitterionic coating on urinary catheters using an enzymatically triggered bottom-up approach Authors: Díaz Blanco, Carlos; Ortner, Andreas; Dimitrov, Radostin; Navarro Sentanyes, Antonio; Mendoza Gómez, Ernesto; Tzanov, Tzanko Abstract: Catheter associated urinary tract infections are common during hospitalization due to the formation of bacterial biofilms on the indwelling device. In this study, we report an innovative biotechnology-based approach for the covalent functionalization of silicone catheters with antifouling zwitterionic moieties to prevent biofilm formation. Our approach combines the potential bioactivity of a natural phenolics layer biocatalytically conjugated to sulfobetaine-acrylic residues in an enzymatically initiated surface radical polymerization with laccase. To ensure sufficient coating stability in urine, the silicone catheter is plasma-activated. In contrast to industrial chemical methods, the methacrylate-containing zwitterionic monomers are polymerized at pH 5 and 50 °C using as an initiator the phenoxy radicals solely generated by laccase on the phenolics-coated catheter surface. The coated catheters are characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR) analysis, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and colorimetrically. Contact angle and protein adsorption measurements, coupled with in vitro tests with the Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus in static and dynamic conditions, mimicking the operational conditions to be faced by the catheters, demonstrate reduced biofilm formation by about 80% when compared to that of unmodified urinary catheters. The zwitterionic coating did not affect the viability of the human fibroblasts (BJ-5ta) over seven days, corresponding to the extended useful life of urinary catheters. 2014-07-28T10:19:41Z One-step sonochemical preparation of redox-responsive nanocapsules for glutathione mediated RNA release http://hdl.handle.net/2117/23597 Title: One-step sonochemical preparation of redox-responsive nanocapsules for glutathione mediated RNA release Authors: Francesko, Antonio; Macedo Fernandes, Margarida Maria; Tzanov, Tzanko; Perelshtein, Illana; Benisvy Aharonovich, Lena; Gedanken, Aharon Abstract: Efficient RNA delivery to targeted cells requires the use of stable interactive carriers that provide RNA protection during the extracellular transit and trigger release once internalised. One strategy to avoid the premature extracellular RNA drain coupled to sufficient intracellular release is the use of stimuli-responsive delivery materials exploiting as a triggering mechanism the redox gradient between the extra- and intracellular compartments. This work describes a facile route for preparation of redox-active nanocarriers containing disulphides that combine RNA protection and delivery on demand based on intracellular glutathione (GSH) levels. A one-step sonochemical technology was employed to generate thiolated chitosan (TC) nanocapsules with diameter between 250 - 570 nm and simultaneously load them with RNA. Their size and physiological stability were directly proportional to the extent of disulphide cross-linking, which in turn could be ruled by adjusting the processing pH and degree of chitosan thiolation. The TC processing into nanocapsules showed to be advantageous in terms of RNA condensation and protection compared to the typically employed nanocomplexation. Fluorescence microscopy imaging revealed that: i) the nanocapsules enter the human fibroblasts and migrate to the perinuclear regions within 1 h, and ii) the cargo release occurs after the internalisation. These redox-responsive and biocompatible drug carriers demonstrated an effective (~60 %) and sustained (up to 72 h) RNA release at intracellular GSH concentrations (10 mM) in vitro, based on disulphide reduction and consequent capsules disassembly. 2014-07-24T08:37:53Z Characterization of Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films of an octasubstituted zinc phthalocyanine http://hdl.handle.net/2117/23103 Title: Characterization of Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films of an octasubstituted zinc phthalocyanine Authors: Torrent Burgués, Juan; Cea, Pilar; Giner, Ignacio; Guaus Guerrero, Ester Abstract: In this work we report the fabrication of Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of a substituted ZnPc (octakis(oxyoctyl) phthalocyanine of zinc), and their characterization by means of several techniques. These characterization techniques include surface pressure (pi-A) and surface potential (Delta V-A) isotherms as well as UV-vis Reflection spectroscopy and Brewster Angle Microscopy (BAM) for the films at the air-water interface together with UV-vis absorption and IR spectroscopies and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) for the LB films. The pi-A and Delta V-A isotherms and BAM images indicate a phase transition at a surface pressure of ca. 9mN/m and a multilayer formation at surface pressures around 19-20 mN/ m; at a surface pressure around 27 mN/ m a disordered collapse of the film occurs. In addition, AFM images of LB films at p= 10mN/ mand p= 20 mN/ m show a monomolecular and a multilayered film, respectively. The comparison of the UV-vis spectrum of ZnPc in solution, the reflection spectra of the Langmuir films and UV-vis spectra of LB films reveals a significant reduction in the Q band intensity for the films, indicative of an organization of ZnPc in the Langmuir and LB films versus the randomdistribution in solution. The UV-vis Reflection spectra are also consistentwith multilayer formation at surface pressures around 19-20 mN/ m. The relative intensities of the IR spectrum bands change from the KBr pellet to the LB filmwhich is also attributable to orientation effects in the film. Cyclic voltammetric experiments of LB films incorporating the ZnPc derivative show peaks that can be correlated with redox processes occurring in the phthalocyanine ring. A small but significant influence of the surface pressure and the number of deposited layers in the electrochemical behaviour is observed. The electrochemical response of cast films exhibits some differences with respect to that of LB films which have been attributed to their different molecular organizations. (C) 2014 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved. 2014-05-30T10:52:39Z In situ chitosan gelation initiated by atmospheric plasma treatment http://hdl.handle.net/2117/23099 Title: In situ chitosan gelation initiated by atmospheric plasma treatment Authors: Molina, Ricardo; Jovancic, P.; Vilchez, S.; Tzanov, Tzanko; Solans, C. 2014-05-29T14:44:23Z Sonochemically processed cationic nanocapsules: Efficient antimicrobials with membrane disturbing capacity http://hdl.handle.net/2117/22960 Title: Sonochemically processed cationic nanocapsules: Efficient antimicrobials with membrane disturbing capacity Authors: Fernandes, Margarida M.; Francesko, Antonio; Torrent Burgués, Juan; Carrión Fité, Francisco Javier; Macedo Fernandes, Margarida Maria; Tzanov, Tzanko; Heinze, Thomas Abstract: Bacterial-mediated diseases are a major healthcare concern worldwide due to the rapid spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. One strategy to manage the bacterial infections while avoiding the emergence of resistant strains implies specific targeting and disruption of bacteria membranes. This work evaluates the potential of nanostructured biopolymer derivatives, nanocapsules (NCs), to disrupt the bacteria cell walls and effectively kill planktonic microorganisms. Two biopolymers, chitosan and cellulose, were chemically modified to synthesize derivatives with improved cationic character (thiolated chitosan and aminocellulose) prior to their processing into nanocapsules via a one-step sonochemical process. The interactions of NCs, displaying an average size of around 250 nm, with bacteria membrane were evaluated using two membrane models: Langmuir monolayers and liposome bilayers composed of a l-a-phosphatidylglycerol phospholipid extracted from Escherichia coli. NCs possessed improved membrane disturbing capacity in comparison to the nonprocessed biopolymer derivatives, by drastically increasing the monolayer fluidity and inducing more than 50% leakage of a dye inserted in the bilayered liposomes. In addition, membrane disturbance was directly proportional to the NCs cationic charge. Whereas evidence showed that thiolated chitosan and aminocellulose interacted with the bacteria membrane through a "carpet model", the NCs were found to induce larger surface defects and high local perturbance through a "detergent model". Importantly, the degree of disruption caused by the biopolymer derivatives and NCs correlated well with the antimicrobial capacity against Escherichia coli, selectively killing bacteria cells without imparting toxicity to human fibroblasts. 2014-05-13T09:50:25Z Hsp90 inhibition protects against inherited retinal degeneration http://hdl.handle.net/2117/22886 Title: Hsp90 inhibition protects against inherited retinal degeneration Authors: Aguilà, Mònica; Bevilacqua, Dalila; McCulley, Caroline; Schwarz, Nele; Athanasiou, Dimitra; Kanuga, Naheed; Novoselov, Sergey S.; Lange, Clemens A.K.; Ali, Robin R.; Bainbridge, James W.; Gias, Carlos; Coffey, Peter J.; Garriga Solé, Pere; Cheetham, Michael E. Abstract: The molecular chaperone Hsp90 is important for the functional maturation of many client proteins, and inhibitors are in clinical trials for multiple indications in cancer. Hsp90 inhibition activates the heat shock response and can improve viability in a cell model of the P23H misfolding mutation in rhodopsin that causes autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP). Here, we show that a single low dose of the Hsp90 inhibitor HSP990 enhanced visual function and delayed photoreceptor degeneration in a P23H transgenic rat model. This was associated with the induction of heat shock protein expression and reduced rhodopsin aggregation. We then investigated the effect of Hsp90 inhibition on a different type of rod opsin mutant, R135L, which is hyperphosphorylated, binds arrestin and disrupts vesicular traffic. Hsp90 inhibition with 17-AAG reduced the intracellular accumulation of R135L and abolished arrestin binding in cells. Hsf-1(/) cells revealed that the effect of 17-AAG on P23H aggregation was dependent on HSF-1, whereas the effect on R135L was HSF-1 independent. Instead, the effect on R135L was mediated by a requirement of Hsp90 for rhodopsin kinase (GRK1) maturation and function. Importantly, Hsp90 inhibition restored R135L rod opsin localization to wild-type (WT) phenotype in vivo in rat retina. Prolonged Hsp90 inhibition with HSP990 in vivo led to a posttranslational reduction in GRK1 and phosphodiesterase (PDE6) protein levels, identifying them as Hsp90 clients. These data suggest that Hsp90 represents a potential therapeutic target for different types of rhodopsin adRP through distinct mechanisms, but also indicate that sustained Hsp90 inhibition might adversely affect visual function. 2014-05-07T13:17:54Z Effect of thiol-functionalisation on chitosan antibacterial activity: interaction with a bacterial membrane model http://hdl.handle.net/2117/22395 Title: Effect of thiol-functionalisation on chitosan antibacterial activity: interaction with a bacterial membrane model Authors: Macedo Fernandes, Margarida Maria; Francesko, Antonio; Torrent Burgués, Juan; Tzanov, Tzanko Abstract: The antibacterial activity of chitosan modified with the thiol-containing 2-iminothiolane HCl (TC-IMI) and N-acetyl- L -cysteine (TC-NAC) was studied by Langmuir film balance technique using a dipalmitoylphos- phatidylglycerol (DPPG) monolayer bacterial membrane model. The interactions of the biopolymer with the membrane model were assessed by monitoring the differences in the shape of the compression iso- therms recorded in the absence and presence of chitosan and thiolated conjugates in the subphase. A low molecularweightchitosan(15 kDa)shiftedthecompressionisothermsofDPPGmonolayerstowardslarger areas ( A 0,CS = 145 Å 2 ), confirming its membrane disturbance capacity. Further thiolation induced higher yield of expansion, more pronounced in the case of TC-IMI. The expansion of the monolayer increased sig- nificantly( A 0,TC-NAC = 150 Å 2 vs A 0,TC-IMI = 175 Å 2 )andtheelasticityatasurfacepressureof30 mN/m,typical for bio-membranes decreased to a greater extent C 1 s ; 30 TC NAC = 120 mN/m vs C 1 s ; 30 TC IMI = 87 mN/m) in presence of TC-IMI. Antibacterial tests against a Gram-negative Escherichia coli and a Gram-positive Staph- ylococcusaureus wereingoodagreementwiththesefindings,suggestingthatchitosanthiolatedwith2-imi- nothiolane HCl acts as a bactericide disrupting the integrity of the bacterial cell membrane 2014-03-26T17:41:37Z G protein-coupled receptor heterodimerization in the brain http://hdl.handle.net/2117/21956 Title: G protein-coupled receptor heterodimerization in the brain Authors: Borroto Escuela, D.O; Romero Fernandez, Wilber; Garriga Solé, Pere; Ciruela, Francisco; Narvaez, Manuel; Tarakanov, O.V.; Palkovits, Miklós; Agnati, Luigi F.; Fuxe, Kjell Abstract: G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play critical roles in cellular processes and signaling and have been shown to form heteromers with diverge biochemical and/or pharmacological activities that are different from those of the corresponding monomers or homomers. However, despite extensive experimental results supporting the formation of GPCR heteromers in heterologous systems, the existence of such receptor heterocomplexes in the brain remains largely unknown, mostly because of the lack of appropriate methodology. Herein, we describe the in situ proximity ligation assay procedure underlining its high selectivity and sensitivity to image GPCR heteromers with confocal microscopy in brain sections. We describe here how the assay is performed and discuss advantages and disadvantages of this method compared with other available techniques. 2014-03-10T08:04:02Z Sonochemical coating of textiles with hybrid ZnO/chitosan antimicrobial nanoparticles http://hdl.handle.net/2117/21211 Title: Sonochemical coating of textiles with hybrid ZnO/chitosan antimicrobial nanoparticles Authors: Petkova Petkova, Petya Stoyanova; Francesko, Antonio; Macedo Fernandes, Margarida Maria; Mendoza Gómez, Ernesto; Perelshtein, Ilana; Aharon, Gedanken; Tzanov, Tzanko Abstract: Textiles are good substrates for growth of microorg anisms especially under moisture and temperature conditions found in hospitals. Microbia l shedding from the body occurs continuously at contact of the patient with textile materials used in medical practice, contributing to the occurrence of hospital acquired infections. Thus, the use of efficient antimicrobial textiles is necessary to prevent the transfer of pathogens a nd the infection incidence. In this work, hybrid antimicrobial coatings were generated on cotton fab rics by means of a one-step simultaneous sonochemical deposition of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) and chitosan. The process was further optimized in terms of reagents concentration and pr ocessing time in order to improve the antibacterial properties of the fabric and ensure t heir biocompatibility. The highest antibacterial activity of the fabrics against two medically relev ant bacterial species was achieved in a 30 min sonochemical coating process using 2 mM ZnO NPs sus pension. When chitosan was simultaneously deposited with the same amount of Zn O, the obtained hybrid NPs coating displayed higher by 48 and 17 % antibacterial activ ity against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli , respectively. The presence of biopolymer also imp roved the durability of the antimicrobial effect of the coatings by 21 % for Staphylococcus aureus and 40 % for Escherichia coli , evaluated after applying multiple washing cycles at hospital laundering regimes. Finally, 87 % biocompatibility improvement supported by fibrobl ast viability was observed for the hybrid ZnO/chitosan coating compared to the steady decreas e of cells viability over one week in contact with the fabrics coated with ZnO alone. 2014-01-10T12:35:02Z Tannic Acid NPs - Synthesis and immobilization on to a solid surface in a one – step process and their antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties http://hdl.handle.net/2117/21017 Title: Tannic Acid NPs - Synthesis and immobilization on to a solid surface in a one – step process and their antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties Authors: Perelshtein, Ilana; Ruderman, Elena; Francesko, Antonio; Fernandes, Margarida M.; Tzanov, Tzanko; Macedo Fernandes, Margarida Maria; Gedanken, Aharon Abstract: Tannic acid nanoparticles were synthesized from an aqueous solution without the use of stabilizers via a sonochemical process. In order to avoid the dissolution of the formed nanoparticles, the sonochemical reaction was performed in the presence of a cotton fabric: following their formation, the tannic acid nanoparticles were embedded into the cotton substrate in a one-step process. The bioactive properties of the tannic acid coated surface were examined towards the inhibition of myeloperoxidase and collagenase, two major enzymes related with inflammatory processes. In addition, the antibacterial activity of the tannic acid nanoparticles coated textiles was evaluated against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 2013-12-17T10:56:22Z Chitosan and chitosan ZnO-based complex nanoparticles: formation, characterization, and antibacterial activity http://hdl.handle.net/2117/19096 Title: Chitosan and chitosan ZnO-based complex nanoparticles: formation, characterization, and antibacterial activity Authors: Perelshtein, Ilana; Ruderman, Yelena; Perkas, Nina; Tzanov, Tzanko; Beddow, Jamie; Joyce, Eadaoin; Mason, Timothy J.; Blanes, María; Mollá, Korina; Patlolla, Anitha; Frenkel, Anatoly I.; Gedanken, Aharon 2013-05-03T13:19:06Z Use of cyclic voltammetry as an effective tool for selecting effcient enhancers for oxidative bioprocesses: importance of pH http://hdl.handle.net/2117/17932 Title: Use of cyclic voltammetry as an effective tool for selecting effcient enhancers for oxidative bioprocesses: importance of pH Authors: Aracri, Elisabetta; Tzanov, Tzanko; Vidal Lluciá, Teresa Abstract: Seven natural phenols and two synthetic compounds were evaluated by means of cyclic voltammetry as enhancers for the oxidation of the lignin model compound veratryl alcohol (VAl) and a sulfonated lignin (SL). Their electrochemical behaviors and catalytic efficiencies (CEs) against both substrates were assessed as a function of pH. A general increase in CE of the phenols was for the first time observed in the oxidation of VAl at pH 7 and 8. Methyl syringate (MS), syringic acid (SRC), and syringaldehyde (SRD) exhibited the highest CEs against VAl among the studied phenolic compounds despite the reduced stabilities of their phenoxy radicals. This was a result of favorable stability−reactivity balances, which were apparently influenced by both the chemical structures of the enhancers and the experimental conditions. Violuric acid (VAc) proved the most efficient compound in oxidizing lignin, followed by SRD and MS, which showed regeneration in the interval of pHs studied 2013-02-22T11:50:22Z GREDIQ-RIMA: The evolution of a teaching project of experimentation in chemistry http://hdl.handle.net/2117/17583 Title: GREDIQ-RIMA: The evolution of a teaching project of experimentation in chemistry Authors: Grau Vilalta, Maria Dolors; Guaus Guerrero, Ester; Martínez Martínez, María del Rosario; Calvet Tarragona, Aureli; Farran Marsà, Adriana; Salán Ballesteros, Maria Núria; Álvarez del Castillo, María Dolores; Gorchs Altarriba, Roser; Almajano Pablos, María Pilar; Morillo Cazorla, Margarita; Garrido Soriano, Núria Abstract: Authors of this project belong to the Resources Chemistry Teaching Group (GReDiQ) involved in RIMA (Research and innovation in learning methodologies). The audiovisual and multimedia material productions realized have been grouped into three themes: Basic Techniques of Experimentation in Chemistry, Safety in Chemistry Laboratories and Advanced Techniques of Experimentation in Chemistry. This work has been awarded a prize of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC–BARCELONATECH), one of the Autonomous Region of Catalunya and another one of a State scope 2013-02-05T15:33:21Z A new approach to produce plant antioxidants-loaded chitosan for medical applications http://hdl.handle.net/2117/17291 Title: A new approach to produce plant antioxidants-loaded chitosan for medical applications Authors: Rocasalbas Lozano, Guillem; Touriño Eirín, Sonia; Tzanov, Tzanko; Torres, Josep Lluís Abstract: This work reports a straightforward approach for incorporation of plant-derived flavonoid-based antioxidants into an intrinsically antimicrobial chitosan platform in order to generate chitosan-based materials suitable for biomedical applications. The novelty of this approach consists in the use of thioacidolysis – a common analytical method for the characterization of proanthocyanidins – to covalently functionalize natural macromolecules such as chitosan with bioactive phenolic moieties. It is known that proanthocyanidins undergo depolymerization in acid medium, where in the presence of nucleophiles they form stable flavan-3-ol derivatives. Based on this reaction, flavan-3-ol moieties from the polyphenol extract of Hamamelis virginiana are incorporated covalently into a previously thiolated chitosan matrix. The phenolics-functionalized chitosan possesses improved antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, and inhibitory efficiency over deleterious wound enzymes in vitro. 2013-01-14T10:12:09Z Functional biopolymer-based matrices for modulation of chronic wound enzyme activities http://hdl.handle.net/2117/17193 Title: Functional biopolymer-based matrices for modulation of chronic wound enzyme activities Authors: Francesko, Antonio; Soares da Costa, Diana; Reis, Rui L.; Pashkuleva, Iva; Tzanov, Tzanko Abstract: Collagen, collagen/hyaluronic acid (HA) and collagen/HA/chitosan (CS) sponges loaded with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), catechin (CAT) and gallic acid (GA) were developed and evaluated as active chronic wound dressings. Their physico-mechanical properties, biostability, biocompatibility and ability to inhibit in vitro myeloperoxidase (MPO) and collagenase—major enzymes related with the persistent inflammation in chronic wounds—were investigated as a function of the biopolymer composition and the polyphenolic compound used. The results demonstrated that the molecular weight of HA influences significantly the bulk properties of the obtained materials: higher elastic modulus, swelling ability and biostability against collagenase were measured when HA with higher molecular weights (830 and 2000 kDa) were added to the collagen matrices. The addition of CS and the polyphenols increased further the biostability of the sponges. Preliminary in vitro tests with fibroblasts revealed that the cells were able to adhere to all sponges. Cell viability was not affected significantly by the addition of the polyphenols; however, the presence of CS or high molecular weight HA in the sponge composition was associated with lower cellular viability. Finally, all specimens containing polyphenols efficiently inhibited the MPO activity. The highest inhibition capacity was observed for EGCG (IC50 = 15 ± 1 μM) and it was coupled to the highest extent of binding to the biopolymers (>80%) and optimal release profile from the sponges that allowed for prolonged (up to 3–5 days) effects. 2013-01-07T09:09:56Z


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ANNA LEE will perform the violin solo, Carmen Fantasy by Pablo Sarasate, with the Massapequa Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday afternoon, February 1, 2009, 2:00PM, at the Berner Middle School, Carmans Mill Road, Massapequa, Long Island.
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UPDATE: Santa Clarita Shooting Death Being Investigated In Canyon Country [1]
Sheriff's Department homicide detectives are investigating a homicide on the 26800 block of Claudette Drive.
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LAPD detectives also are investigating a murder that is believed to be related.
The suspect, identified as Lance Holger Anderson, 60, of Santa Clarita, is suspected of shooting his wife at their Santa Clarita home and then shooting his sister, identified as Lisa Nave, 58, in the head, as she lay invalid in her bed at a North Hills nursing home.
"Deputies assigned to Canyon Country responded to (the Claudette Street condominium) regarding a 'check the welfare' call," said Lt. Holly Francisco of the Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau. "Deputies went up to the location and made entry into the house and found a female, white, in her 60s with an apparent gunshot wound."
Francisco released few details, saying she did not want to jeopardize an active investigation.
The victim was a 60-year-old woman, Francisco said.
The investigation is very preliminary, she added, but confirmed that the incident was not a suicide.
Two nearby residents claimed they heard two distinct "booms" Tuesday night, although Francisco said the victim had been shot once.
"My husband and I were sitting in bed and I heard two loud booms about 30 seconds apart at about 10:30 p.m. last night," Kristen Booker, a neighbor of the victim said. "We thought it was fireworks because that is what started the fire recently."
On Sept. 30, there was a fire in Booker's unit that was believed to be started by fireworks, she said. (There is a youtube video available of the fire, see it here [5].)
The couple that lived in the victim's unit were described as a white middle-aged husband and wife, who were very sweet people and very friendly, according to Booker.
The couple moved in about five months ago, she added.
"This is the street where everything happens," said Brittany Hutchinson a nearby resident, alluding to the fire and the shooting.
"I am pretty afraid," Booker said. "I am ready to move."
All inquiries are being refferred to the Sheriff's department headquarters bureau.
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A man was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly carrying out what appeared to be the mercy killing of his sister at a Mission Hills nursing home, police said. Detectives said the man's wife was also found shot to death in their home.
The shooting happened about 9:20 a.m. at Country Villa Sheraton Nursing Center at 9655 Sepulveda Blvd., LAPD Mission officials said.
The victim at the nursing home, identified as 58-year-old Lisa Nave, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said the gunman walked into the convalescent home as a visitor and shot his sister, who had been in a vegetative state for five years.
According to police, the gunman shot his sister, then walked out to a patio and waited for officers to arrive.
Detectives said police received a call from family members who were concerned about the gunman's wife.
When Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies made a welfare check, they found the woman shot to death.
Press Release from LASD
Classification: Shooting Death Investigation
Homicide Bureau Investigator: Lieutenant Francisco
Date/Time: December 11, 2013 / 10:00 AM
Location: 26800 block of Claudette Street, Canyon Country
Victim: Female adult
Sheriff's Homicide Detectives are en route to the 26800 block of Claudette Street, Canyon Country, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a woman.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
There is no further information.
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Do You Have a Bedtime Routine?
The picture shows my seven-year-old sister's sentiments towards bedtime, written for the world to see on her wall. It's surprising to me that she would hate bedtime (although I know most kids do) because reading books before bed and listening to music while falling asleep sounds like such a luxury to me!
It's funny because as kids we are given a bedtime routine: brushing teeth, combing hair, the "final pee" as we used to call it, then books and music as the lights were turned out. Now as an adult, I have no routine. Bedtime is a craze of reading last minute emails, confirming schedules for the next day and finally passing out from complete exhaustion. Where is the time to read? What happened to this routine that was instilled in me at such a young age and how do I work back towards it?
As an adult, do you have a bedtime routine?
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I take the dogs for a final pee, turn on a kitchen light, check to make sure the rest of the lights are out, brush teeth, put the book on the nightstand after my boyfriend has fallen asleep reading then watch about a half hour of TV.
on a side note, i'm amazed at the seven-year-old's handwriting! very adult-like.
i have two small children, so after they are done with their various routines and are finally asleep, i make myself a cup of tea and get to catch up on missed episodes of favorite shows on hulu. reading after a day of work/taking care of babes is a little too involved of a task these days. mostly though, it's just enjoying the quiet house :)))
We have a 3 yr old daughter...After putting her to bed, my husband and I finally relax on our sofa eating dessert and have a nice cup of tea. it's really nice soothing time...though most of the time is spent on reading useless stuff on internet.
I have a strange-but-true bedtime routine. After brushing my teeth etc. I put aside whatever new book I'm reading and select a book I have already read - some old favorite that I'm in the mood to revisit. I climb into bed and open it to a random page to start reading. Soon I am relaxed and yawning and then I can turn out the light and sleep.
If I were to continue reading an uncompleted book, I'd be unable to sleep until I finished it in the wee hours of the night.
This used to be a real problem when I travelled, but now, thanks to my Kindle, I always have 40 or 50 old favorites to choose from.
Hahaha that is so cute!
Now that it's winter my routine includes a lot of lotion for dry skin. I light a candle, crawl in bed, read my Twitter feed on my blackberry, then read until I can't read anymore. I have at least 3 books on my nightstand at all times!
My nightly routine is to see that my neice I'm raising is all tucked in with her things packed and readied for the next day. Making sure that the my kitchen is put to sleep neatly. Hate, hate, hate waking up to a messy kitchen. after I prepare my things for the next day and take a long hot bath, turn on Everybody loves Raymond for my last laugh of the night I then consider myself out for the count.
A seven year old writing on the wall? I get it when they're 2 or 3, but that's old enough to know better.
@Dulcibella: if it's strange at least you're not alone! I also can't fall asleep to a new book, so I've got a couple tried and trues that I rotate. Right now it's "The Sun Also Rises".
My routine involves getting a glass of water, brushing teeth, final pee, kicking cats out of the room and then reading until eyelids drop. Works like a charm.
@allisen Right! I can't believe nobody else commented on that yet.
Let my kids try pulling that stunt at age 7! No. Way.
Not to worry, the wall has dry erase paint on it so no permanent damage.
set up coffee maker, dog out for final pee, my final pee, wash face/brush teeth, lock up, give the dog a good pet and ear skritch, set alarm, read until eyelids drop :)
it's a routine I've had for years and do it without thinking
My parents let me do just about anything to the walls in my bedroom and it was great fun! I really don't understand why some parents are so uptight about the paint on the walls, especially when they aren't renters.
Anyways as far as the main topic goes I wish I had more of a bedtime routine too. I always have something different to do from day to day so I never know what to expect and it tends to go the same way with bedtime.
I'm so glad to hear the wall was MEANT to be written on (dry erase paint), I had been really concerned when I saw this earlier that the kid hated sleeping enough to take out their hatred on the wall...
My bedtime routine doesn't have much to it at the moment, but I'm trying to create one. The only thing that's constant at the monent is that I fall asleep with the tv on (on a timer). It sounds horrible, but I have a really hard time falling asleep without something distracting me (I just start thinking too much and can never sleep) and I will stay up almost all night (just one more page...) if I read.
I have a fairly strict bedtime routine because it is the only way I can fall asleep. I do the toothbrushing etc about half an hour before I go to bed when my 'bedtime alarm' goes off. I continue with TV and computer stuff for a bit, then make green apple-chammomile tea and get into bed to do crosswords until my eyelids droop. This is the only thing that has worked to break a 25 year insomnia streak that didn't make me feel hung over the next morning (sleeping pills).
boyfriend and i both have sleep issues, so we turn the house off, light some candles, brew a pot of tea, and settle down on the sofa for our daily state of the union chat. fatcat gives a howling three-minute warning before he herds us off to "go bedtime," where he generally mucks up the entire blanket situation until he finds his spot in the middle. tinyninjacat materializes from thin air to stake her claim to boyfriend's pillow, at which point we contort into dejected pretzels until someone gets a faceful of paw around 4am to signal that the furbabies will deign to be fed and have their box freshened so they can start their day. 4:10 is when the really good sleep begins.
In my old apartment, my nightly routine consisted of sleeping with Hulu going on the laptop next to my bed with an episode of my favorite show or a documentary playing until my eyelids got heavy. I'm trying to break myself of that habit in the new house - I shut down the lights, go upstairs and brush teeth and have a "final pee," fill my water bottle (having to pee in the morning helps to wake me up), find the cat and wrangle her, climb in to bed and read and drink some water until I'm ready to sleep. I think I've been sleeping better since getting the laptop out of my room, too. I know I'm reading more!
Definitely and I get away from the computer & TV at least half an hour before I go to bed. Final countdown is to brush & floss, pajamas on, turn the lights down from full-on to low light, Rodney Yee's PM Yoga in the bedroom for about 10 minutes, climb into nice comfy bed, cuddle with cat, snooze.
BTW, the PM yoga routine helps kids too.
I am decidedly old enough to put myself to bed, but I still wish someone else would send me to bed. After doing all those things I still should be doing first. And still being allowed to read once I'm in bed. One of my personal fantasies for more than 30 years.


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|Fri, 12-05-2008 - 11:58am
Lindsay is home sick today. She really wanted to go to school but she is too sick. When I told her she would be staying home she told me that she can't rest all day she has things she needs to do. She is concerned about missing school. Right now I have her lying down in the living room with her favorite blanket and a few stuffed animals fighting falling back asleep.
I am hoping she doesn't have strep or the stomach flu both of which have been making the rounds at school.
|Mon, 12-08-2008 - 12:28pm
Thank you. She is doing much better. By Saturday she was fine if a bit cranky. Sunday she was back to her normal self completely and today she was up and chipper and so excited to be back at school. I am thrilled to have her back at school, lol. I am working on cleaning the house and getting it all straightened up and ready for the holidays.


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King Among Animals
It was during a 1995 shoot of Michael Jackson's Earth Song in Tanzania that Nick Brandt was struck by the beauty of the animals and East Africa. After that shoot, he felt that he could not sufficiently express his love for animals in any way other than capturing them on film. In 2000, he embarked on a project to capture the beauty of East Africa before it disappeared due to human activity.
In 2006, he captured this majestic Lion on camera. Titled Lion Before Storm, this image is now on offer on artnet Auctions.
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Therma-Stor offers Phoenix Psychrometric Calculator
March 6, 2001
Calculations of dew point and specific humidity are just part of the features on Therma-Stor Products Phoenix Psychrometric Calculator. Designed for easy use and accuracy, the calculator accepts input data from 3% to 100% relative humidity, and a temperature input range of 20- to 120-degrees. Temperature and dew point are listed in Celsius as well.