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When a disoriented young man is picked up by French police and positively identified as a long unsolved missing-person case, the reunion with his family is bittersweet and fraught with suspicions about whether or not he really is their prodigal son. The case worker struggles with the sense that something isn't quite right, and is baffled by why his mother embraces him, despite suspicious behavior.
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John Prior saw the news flash across CNBC on Friday and it staggered him.
"I was absolutely stunned," Prior said as he stood in the biting December rain early Sunday night outside Gillette Stadium. "We had our first murder last year in Westport in like 20 years, but this slaughter of innocents …"
Prior's voice trailed off. What words could begin to describe his emotions? A madman with too many guns and too little sanity had cut down a piece of Connecticut's future at an elementary school in Newtown on Friday. What words could begin to describe our collective grief?
Around the nation Sunday, the NFL honored the heroes and the victims of Sandy Hook. Commemorative decals were placed on helmets. Names were written on pieces of equipment in tribute. Giant flags, including one 50 yards from where I am writing this piece, were dropped to half-staff. Moments of silence were observed. Video screens temporarily went dark. Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz would feel an especially powerful connection to one of our fallen angels.
Yet nowhere did this senseless tragedy strike deeper than in New England. And nowhere was it better understood than by the fans standing in front of their vehicles with Connecticut license plates in the parking lots before the Patriots' 41-34 loss to San Francisco.
"When I heard the news on Friday," Joe Ward of South Windsor said, "I felt like I got punched in the gut."
"Terrible," said Mike Bucceri, who's from Glastonbury and now lives in Boston. "Just terrible."
With the Giants on the road Sunday, the Patriots' game would be the closest to Newtown. In a poignant pre-game tribute, as a stadium fell into silence, 26 white flares — honoring the 20 children and six teachers murdered — were set off.
"As important a gesture as it is," Prior said, "it seems so inadequate."
I asked Ward and his wife what they would be thinking about during the moment of reflection.
"That our kids are with us," Jennifer Ward said softly. She pointed to their 11-year-old twins, sixth-graders, a boy and a girl. She pointed to our state's future.
I would ask John Prior the same question. He answered with a point of his finger.
"I'm just going to hug that little girl tight," he said.
And with that Meghan Prior popped out from the other side of their car.
Meghan, 19, was drivinghometo Westport from the University of Vermont, where she's a sophomore, on Friday when she first heard of the massacre.
"I was almost to Hartford on 91 when my mom called," Meghan said. "No one knew exactly what was going on yet. They didn't know what happened to the shooter. She was concerned I'd go on 84 and drive past Newtown."
She stayed on I-91 and took the Merritt Parkway. But here's the thing you really need to know about Meghan Prior's direction. She is a psychology major. She plans on being a school psychologist.
"Hearing that the school psychologist [Mary Sherlach] was one of the first people killed is unbelievable," said Meghan, a graduate of Staples in Westport. "It is so upsetting to me. These people put their lives out there to help children, they protected them.
"I just keep thinking about the families. I can't imagine what they are going through. I keep seeing people on Facebook who know some of the children. It's heartbreaking, especially having grown up in such a safe place and to have that not be the case anymore."
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17-year-old Helena Muffly wrote exactly 100 years ago today:
Friday, October 18, 1912: These days are beginning to be so much agreeable.
Her middle-aged granddaughter's comments 100 years later:
What makes a day an agreeable day? . . . warm, sunny weather?. . . a good day at school or work? . . . a visit with a friend? . . .good health?
Grandma must be feeling better. The previous day, she'd complained about a cold that she'd had for almost a week. It's amazing how our health can affect our mood.
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Fluorescence-based confirmation cell-based high throughput screening assay to identify antagonists of the G-protein coupled receptor 7 (GPR7).
Name: Fluorescence-based confirmation cell-based high throughput screening assay to identify antagonists of the G-protein coupled receptor 7 (GPR7). ..more
BioActive Compounds: 1246
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Source (MLPCN Center Name): The Scripps Research Institute Molecular Screening Center (SRIMSC)
Affiliation: The Scripps Research Institute, TSRI
Assay Provider: Olivier Civelli, University of California, Irvine
Network: Molecular Library Probe Production Centers Network (MLPCN)
Grant Proposal Number 1-R03-DA026557-01
Grant Proposal PI: Olivier Civelli
External Assay ID: GPR7_ANT_FLUO8_1536_3X%INH
Name: Fluorescence-based confirmation cell-based high throughput screening assay to identify antagonists of the G-protein coupled receptor 7 (GPR7).
Heterotrimeric G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are major targets for disease therapeutics, due in part to their broad tissue distribution, structural diversity, varied modes of action, and disease-associated mutations (1-4). For example, targeting of opiod receptors by opiates such as morphine is a widespread clinical application for GPCR modulation in pain management. The recently de-orphanized GPR7 (5) is localized predominantly in the cerebellum and prefrontal cortex (6), with additional expression in the pituitary, hippocampus, amygdala, and spinal cord (7-9). GPR7 is highly conserved in humans and rodents (6), and exhibits structural features of both GPCRs and somatostatin receptors (7). Studies identifying the energy-regulating neuropeptides Neuropeptide W (NPW) and Neuropeptide B (NPB) as endogenous ligands of GPR7 (5, 10), and the development of hyperphagia and obesity in male GPR7 knockout mice (11, 12), implicate GPR7 in feeding behavior. Additional studies identifying GPR7 expression in peripheral Schwann cells (13) and increased GPR7 expression in rat models and human patients with inflammation-associated neuropathic pain (11, 13), suggest a role for GPR7 in mediating the inflammatory pain response. The identification of modulators of GPR7 will provide useful tools to elucidate the diverse roles of this receptor in central neuropeptide signaling and nociception in general.
1. Pan, H.L., Wu, Z.Z., Zhou, H.Y., Chen, S.R., Zhang, H.M., and Li, D.P., Modulation of pain transmission by G-protein-coupled receptors. Pharmacol Ther, 2008. 117(1): p. 141-61.
2. Lagerstrom, M.C. and Schioth, H.B., Structural diversity of G protein-coupled receptors and significance for drug discovery. Nat Rev Drug Discov, 2008. 7(4): p. 339-57.
3. Thompson, M.D., Cole, D.E., and Jose, P.A., Pharmacogenomics of G protein-coupled receptor signaling: insights from health and disease. Methods Mol Biol, 2008. 448: p. 77-107.
4. Bosier, B. and Hermans, E., Versatility of GPCR recognition by drugs: from biological implications to therapeutic relevance. Trends Pharmacol Sci, 2007. 28(8): p. 438-46.
5. Tanaka, H., Yoshida, T., Miyamoto, N., Motoike, T., Kurosu, H., Shibata, K., Yamanaka, A., Williams, S.C., Richardson, J.A., Tsujino, N., Garry, M.G., Lerner, M.R., King, D.S., O'Dowd, B.F., Sakurai, T., and Yanagisawa, M., Characterization of a family of endogenous neuropeptide ligands for the G protein-coupled receptors GPR7 and GPR8. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2003. 100(10): p. 6251-6.
6. O'Dowd, B.F., Scheideler, M.A., Nguyen, T., Cheng, R., Rasmussen, J.S., Marchese, A., Zastawny, R., Heng, H.H., Tsui, L.C., Shi, X., and et al., The cloning and chromosomal mapping of two novel human opioid-somatostatin-like receptor genes, GPR7 and GPR8, expressed in discrete areas of the brain. Genomics, 1995. 28(1): p. 84-91.
7. Brezillon, S., Lannoy, V., Franssen, J.D., Le Poul, E., Dupriez, V., Lucchetti, J., Detheux, M., and Parmentier, M., Identification of natural ligands for the orphan G protein-coupled receptors GPR7 and GPR8. J Biol Chem, 2003. 278(2): p. 776-83.
8. Singh, G., Maguire, J.J., Kuc, R.E., Fidock, M., and Davenport, A.P., Identification and cellular localisation of NPW1 (GPR7) receptors for the novel neuropeptide W-23 by [125I]-NPW radioligand binding and immunocytochemistry. Brain Res, 2004. 1017(1-2): p. 222-6.
9. Lee, D.K., Nguyen, T., Porter, C.A., Cheng, R., George, S.R., and O'Dowd, B.F., Two related G protein-coupled receptors: the distribution of GPR7 in rat brain and the absence of GPR8 in rodents. Brain Res Mol Brain Res, 1999. 71(1): p. 96-103.
10. Fujii, R., Yoshida, H., Fukusumi, S., Habata, Y., Hosoya, M., Kawamata, Y., Yano, T., Hinuma, S., Kitada, C., Asami, T., Mori, M., Fujisawa, Y., and Fujino, M., Identification of a neuropeptide modified with bromine as an endogenous ligand for GPR7. J Biol Chem, 2002. 277(37): p. 34010-6.
11. Kelly, M.A., Beuckmann, C.T., Williams, S.C., Sinton, C.M., Motoike, T., Richardson, J.A., Hammer, R.E., Garry, M.G., and Yanagisawa, M., Neuropeptide B-deficient mice demonstrate hyperalgesia in response to inflammatory pain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2005. 102(28): p. 9942-7.
12. Ishii, M., Fei, H., and Friedman, J.M., Targeted disruption of GPR7, the endogenous receptor for neuropeptides B and W, leads to metabolic defects and adult-onset obesity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2003. 100(18): p. 10540-5.
13. Zaratin, P.F., Quattrini, A., Previtali, S.C., Comi, G., Hervieu, G., and Scheideler, M.A., Schwann cell overexpression of the GPR7 receptor in inflammatory and painful neuropathies. Mol Cell Neurosci, 2005. 28(1): p. 55-63.
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Assay Overview:
The purpose of this assay is to confirm activity of compounds identified as active in a previous set of experiments entitled, "Fluorescence-based primary cell-based high throughput screening assay to identify antagonists of the G-protein coupled receptor 7 (GPR7)" (AID 1861). Although GPR7 is naturally coupled to Gαi, which decreases cAMP levels upon activation, this assay employs a chimeric cell line that forces the receptor to use Gqi3, and therefore the assay readout is calcium release. In this assay HEK cells stably co-transfected with the human GPR7 receptor and Gαqi3 (hGPR7 HEK293T/Gqi3 cell line) are treated with test compounds, followed by measurement of intracellular calcium as monitored by the FLUO-8 fluorescent, cell permeable calcium indicator dye. As designed, compounds that act as GPR7 antagonists will decrease calcium mobilization, resulting in decreased relative fluorescence of the indicator dye, and thus decreased well fluorescence. Test compounds were assayed in triplicate at a final nominal concentration of 4.4 micromolar.
Protocol Summary:
The hGPR7 HEK293T/Gqi3 cell line was routinely cultured in T-175 sq cm flasks at 37 degrees C and 95% relative humidity (RH). The growth media consisted of Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Media (DMEM) supplemented with 10% v/v heat-inactivated qualified fetal bovine serum, 25 mM HEPES, 200 micrograms/mL Hygromycin-B, 200 micrograms/mL Geneticin, 0.625 microgram/mL Puromycin, and 1X antibiotic mix (penicillin, streptomycin, and neomycin).
The day before the assay 1500 cells in 3 microliters of growth media were seeded into each well of 1536 well microtiter plates and allowed to incubate at 37 degrees C, 5% CO2, and 95 % RH for 23 hours. Next, 2 microliters of the fluorogenic Fluo-8 intracellular calcium indicator mixture with 1 mM trypan red plus (prepared according to the manufacturer's protocol) was added to each well. After incubation for 1 hour at 37 degrees C, 5% CO2, and 95 % RH, 22 nL of test compound in DMSO, or DMSO alone were dispensed to the appropriate wells. The assay was started after an additional 30 minute incubation at room temperature, by performing a basal read of plate fluorescence (470-495 nm excitation and 515-575 nm emission) for 5 seconds on the FLIPR Tetra (Molecular Devices). Next, 15 nL of GPR7 agonist (2 nM final concentration) in DMSO, or DMSO alone were dispensed to the appropriate wells. Then a real time fluorescence measurement was immediately performed for the remaining 180 seconds of the assay.
A ratio for each well was calculated to normalize assay data, according to the following mathematical expression:
Ratio = I_Max / I_Min
I_Max represents the maximum measured fluorescence emission intensity over the 185 second read and I_Min represents the minimum (basal) measured fluorescence emission intensity before compound was added.
Percent inhibition was calculated from the median ratio as follows:
% Inhibition = ( 1 - ( ( Ratio_Test_Compound - Median_Ratio_High_Control ) / ( Median_Ratio_Low_Control - Median_Ratio_High_Control ) ) ) * 100
Test_Compound is defined as wells containing test compound.
Low_Control is defined as wells containing DMSO, NPW.
High_Control is defined as wells containing DMSO.
A mathematical algorithm was used to determine nominally inhibiting compounds in the confirmation screen. Two values were calculated: (1) the average percent inhibition of all compounds tested, and (2) three times their standard deviation. The sum of these two values was used as a cutoff parameter, i.e. any compound that exhibited greater % inhibition than the cutoff parameter calculated for the Primary screen was declared active.
The reported PubChem Activity Score has been normalized to 100% observed primary inhibition. Negative % inhibition values are reported as activity score zero.
The activity score range for active compounds is 100-23, for inactive 23-0.
List of Reagents:
hGPR7 HEK293T/Gqi3 cell line (provided by Assay Provider)
Fluo-8 No Wash Calcium Assay Kit (ABD Bioquest, part 36316)
Trypan red plus (ABD Bioquest, part 2456)
DMEM (Invitrogen, part 11965)
Geneticin (Invitrogen, part 10131-027)
Hygromycin-B (Invitrogen, part 10687-010)
Trypsin-EDTA solution (Invitrogen, part 25200-056)
Fetal Bovine Serum (Omega scientific, part FB-02)
100X Penicillin-Streptomycin-Neomycin mix (Invitrogen, part 15640-055)
T-175 tissue culture flasks (Corning, part 431080)
1536-well plates (Aurora, part 19326)
hNPW-23 (Anaspec, part 61653)
Due to the increasing size of the MLPCN compound library, this assay may have been run as two or more separate campaigns, each campaign testing a unique set of compounds. In this case the results of each separate campaign were assigned "Active/Inactive" status based upon that campaign's specific compound activity cutoff value. All data reported were normalized on a per-plate basis. Possible artifacts of this assay can include, but are not limited to: dust or lint located in or on wells of the microtiter plate, compounds that non-specifically modulate cAMP and CNG activity or membrane potential, and compounds that quench or emit fluorescence within the well. All test compound concentrations reported are nominal; the specific concentration for a particular test compound may vary based upon the actual sample provided by the MLSMR. The MLSMR was not able to provide all compounds selected for testing in this AID.
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From PubChem:
Assay Format: Cell-based
Assay Cell Type: HEK 293T
Result Definitions
** Test Concentration.
Additional Information
Grant Number: 1-R03-DA026557-01
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As part of the FIBT World Cup Series, the North Rhine-Westphalian town of Winterberg is hosting the 2012 FIBT Bob and Skeleton World Cup from 7 to 9 December 2012. Here the world elite of these popular winter sports take to the bobsleigh run to show what they're made of. Spectators can get up close to their idols and cheer them on during the live racing action.
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Headed up to Toccoa with my sons yesterday and the whole park was dead. I remember it was not that long ago that park was pretty full of dgers almost any day. The main 19 were in beautiful shape, back 5 were a little rough and unattended. It is amazing how some of the fairways have tightened up - still one of my favorite courses.
Good news was that the BBQ Shack was hopping, awesome, and not a better value on the planet.


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28 Oct 2010
|Post Peak Beauty in Vermont
Photo taken in Waterbury VT, October 27, 2010
One of the great things about Vermont is its natural beauty even in seasons when you would least expect it. Right now is a good example. Most of the colorful leaves are not only past peak, they're lying on the ground. We're transitioning into Vermont's "stick season" where all the trees look like sticks. While it does not have the gaudy color of two weeks ago, the hillsides are still eye catching. At the lower elevations there are splashes of bright yellow and larger patches of rusty reds. It can be quite striking.
Yesterday was a good example. I enjoy this time of year when the sun is low on the horizon in the morning and late afternoon. It makes for dramatic natural lighting and it's especially fun to observe when the sky is a cobalt blue or swirling gray with sunlit highlights.
Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus
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|posted by grunhaus at 20:25 | permalink
17 Oct 2010
|Stowe's First Snow Report of the Season!
I got a chuckle today when Stowe's first Snow Report of the season arrived in my email inbox. But they had a good reason for sending it: over two feet of snow there yesterday. Of course, that's at the top but you can see in the report that they averaged a couple of inches elsewhere on the trails.
Most of the ski areas in the northern half of Vermont will get their snow making operations started in a couple of weeks and they will try to open a few trails by Thanksgiving.
Also, if you are considering a season pass, now is the time to get one. The sale prices will go up substantially November 1.
Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus
|General , Nature
|posted by grunhaus at 13:38 | permalink
15 Oct 2010
|Where to Find VT Foliage
Our weather today was not conducive to foliage viewing but it's predicted to be better tomorrow and fairly good on Sunday. Many areas are past peak now plus the wind and rain has knocked off many of the leaves that changed colors. However, there are still some areas coming into good color.
As I've mentioned previously, the Vermont foliage report I think does the best job is on vermontvacation.com where you can find observations by VT forest rangers who know what they're talking about and are not hyping travel to Vermont. Here is a link to the October 14 Foliage Report.
If you plan to tour VT in the next few days, I recommend that you line up lodging reservations in advance. We are nearly full tonight and full Saturday night for example. However, we have many rooms available Sunday night. That is likely the same situation for most Vermont lodging properties but not all. Click this VT Lodging Forecaster link for a useful guide to how busy inns and motels around the state are. It varies by location.
Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus
|Advice , Nature
|posted by grunhaus at 15:09 | permalink
1 Oct 2010
|Where to Get Updated Vermont Fall Foliage Information
I've watched Vermont fall foliage reports for a decade and the one I put the most faith in comes from Vermont Department of Forestry rangers. They are out in the field and they know what they're talking about. Heck, they even studied it in college. For years. At great expense.
Their report is available at the Fall Foliage page on the Vermont Dept. of Tourism page.
You will find reports on other websites but if you look closely you will see that they base their reports on the foresters' reports. In other words, they go to the website I mentioned above and rewrite it a bit.
Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus
|Advice , Nature
|posted by grunhaus at 20:23 | permalink
24 Sep 2010
|Vermont Fall Foliage Starting
Fall foliage in Vermont is off to a good start. Small spots of color have been visible for about a week and now they are gradually becoming larger spots. No bright reds yet, mostly yellows showing. It seems a little early to me but I think the foliage should last well into the second half of October because we've had good rain the past few weeks to help the trees avoid stress and thereby not shed their leafs faster.
The photo above is from a newsletter I got from Jay Peak, about an hour's drive north of us nearly on the border with Canada. Their leaves are roughly a week ahead of ours here in the Waterbury area.
So, is it leaves or leafs? Click here.
Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus
|Advice , Nature
|posted by grunhaus at 14:37 | permalink
11 Sep 2010
|Megapickles Vermont Photo Blog
I've written previously about how much I enjoy Megapickles, a daily photo blog by John Hughes, a professor at Saint Michael's. The Vermont landscapes and architectural photographs are well done and fortunately they make up the bulk of John's work. If you want to see what Vermont look like to a superb photographer, this is where you can find what you're looking for. The photo shown in the screen capture above is a good example. The reduced size here takes much away from how striking this photo is so please click the link and see the original. In fact, I suggest you go to the Megapickles website and see especially the photos posted between Sept 4 and Sept 11.
When I visit John's photo blog I'm reminded that there are many beautiful places all around the world and I'm fortunate to live in one of them.
Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus
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Refers to blood code. Three zero's "000" meaning blood. Used to replace the word blood when communicating with other members speaking knowledge.
Bloody B: "What's poppin' B, you ride dat 5?"
Red Kurt: "hell yeah, i'm Triple O fa life"
Red Kurt: "hell yeah, i'm Triple O fa life"
ayon kay Wurdswurth ika-13 ng Enero, 2007
The practice of placing an out of order sign on a restroom in a public/retail setting and then locking the door so that you might take a shit without anyone interrupting you. When used in a work setting often enough, this becomes a means of letting fellow employees know of your plans to shit, without offending customers.
It's Triple O time niqqa!
ayon kay Figinal Bibbins ika-06 ng Marso, 2005
Out of Order. Usually used when discovering a soda machine/ATM is Out of Order. Sounds like "triplow" when said.
"I wanted a soda, but the soda machine was Triple O."
ayon kay Mike ika-03 ng Mayo, 2004
Out Of Order. From the abbreviation "OOO".
I tried to call my dad but his phone's messed up. It's triple-O!
ayon kay pentozali ika-10 ng Disyembre, 2007
Ovaries, Old, Oriental
The worst of all the drivers. Old Asian women for example.
The worst of all the drivers. Old Asian women for example.
Yo Craig! Check out that Triple O in that Toyota Sienna! better not get too close, she's bound to fuck up.
ayon kay s13coupe ika-22 ng Agosto, 2012
over-the-top, when one person in the conversation oversteps the mark
John: Hey Mark, last night was so good!
Mark: How so?
John: Well i sniffed your moms panties and raped her!
Mark: Thats triple o dude....
Mark: How so?
John: Well i sniffed your moms panties and raped her!
Mark: Thats triple o dude....
ayon kay BigCal ika-07 ng Disyembre, 2009
This term usually said when something is "out of order". Usually when speaking of an automated machine.
That soda machine is Triple-O'ed!
ayon kay Askvideos1 ika-18 ng Setyembre, 2008


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April 14, 1970
Ottawa, CA
Ottawa Civic Centre
includes: We're Gonna Groove, Dazed and Confused, Heartbreaker, Bring It On Home, White Summer / Black Mountainside, Since I've Been Loving You, Organ solo / Thank You, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love.
Press Review: Thousands Thrill to Rock Band
Led Zeppelin, one of the world's most foremost rock bands, presented a concert April 14, in the Ottawa Civic Centre, Ottawa, Ont. The concert was sponsored by one of the local music stores, the Treble Cleft. The concert was an immeasurable success and attended by nearly 8,000 young people.
The Zeppelin presented themselves not only as splended musicians but as true showmen. Although the group arrived late, they performed a thrilling show with a highlight of John Bonham's drum solo without drum sticks. Bonham formed such a rapore with the audience it seemed that you and he were alone. Everyone was aware of this & it gave added reason for the standing ovation given him.
Jimmy Page also had a solo on lead guitar. Jimmy showed that he not only a master on lead with his fingers but also with a violin bow. Page's presentation of "Heartbreaker" was completely unbelievable. It was like listening to the song for the first time. Page also received a standing ovation.
John Paul Jones remained somewhat subdued as usual. But his bass was as heavy and as great as always. John Paul,
also spent some time on the electric piano as did Robert Plant.
The showman himself, Bob Plant, seemed to have cut his vocals somewhat but still thrilled the crowd with "Dazed and Confused". Plant's bodymotions set the whole audience loose and relaxed. Robert's harmonica sounded as sweet and mellow as always. The group left the stage with the crowd begging for more.
Love, music, freedom, and peace.
[M.Sanford/Journal 1970]
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All that remains from this excellent, Pagey dominated show. Robert's voice is crystal clear and the band is slick and fluid, especially Page who pushes it all to the limits, especially in a frenzied Heartbreaker compete with the 1970 Theremin introduction.


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Hey friends, let me start out by saying that this is strictly a cash side job that takes place on days off and before i head in to weld for the man on 2nd shift.
Currently working on the side out of my 2003 Pathfinder and a 8ft utility trailer w, a home made rack. Millermatic 140, Diversion 180, and an array of DeWalt cordless and non power tools. I would love to upgrade to a pickup and something engine driven multi process, but just dont have the $. No way of getting it either. However what i do have has made light duty round railings, small repairs, and some light fab work.
I eat, sleep, and breathe welding. Im only 24, but i just love it..something about pushin a good puddle behind my Miller Elite is just so relaxing. Got bit by the bug in 9th grade and now work at a local sheet metal fab shop mig&tig&grinding., and also attend a tech school outside of Boston. My goal is eventually to get to the point alot of you guys are at. But in the meantime i would love any advice on my mini rig. positive and negative feedback is ok.
So for all you seasoned vets.. any pointers for a young hardworkin kid with a lot of passion for the trade? Gotta start somewhere.
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Mini Rig on A Budget
Since this is not your primary income don't use it as such. Whatever money you make from side jobs save it, don't spend it. Then when a good deal comes along on a pc. of equipment, that can make you money, you have the cash to buy it on the spot. I got most of my stuff that way. Right place, right time, with cash in hand. You do not need to have every tool known to man or the latest/greatest stuff to make money.
Also it is so easy to make a extra couple hundred & then spend it on junk/dinners/useless stuff like a bigger tv etc. Resist the urge. Put it away & you will be surprised at how much it adds up to over the years. Your young so now is the time to start thinking about retirement.
Always do your best work no matter what the job. Being "raised" in a fab shop my customers still question me about why I clean up my welds so nice etc. even though it's only a xxxx. It's because I have pride in my work & want people to always say, that guy cares about his job.MM250
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I would say if your side job welding income matches your trailer rig stay with it. Don't dream yourself into debt and an ulser. Spread your welding wings, always be open to and looking for new challenges, there is a lot to learn. Good luck jbskateboards
JB skate boards, I got my first tool box for christmas at about 13 years old, With Christmas money at the age of 16 I got a set of torches, At the age of 16 I went to school and worked as a dishwasher after school and found a way to buy a tool every week out of my money.
However MMW is right you need to put money away so that when a pick up truck comes along at a good deal you can pay cash.
Get some business cards made up and go out on your days off into the industrial parks and hand out cards. ( That is if you get days off during the week ) If not there is always Sat. 8 - 12.
Keep this in mind : Many times the difference between a good welder and a bad welder is about 15 minutes.
Meaning take the time to sweep up, grind and polish your welds and double check to make sure that you didd'nt miss any thing.
Dont greet your customers with a cigarette hanging out of your mouth, Make sure you have safety glasses on, clean work clothes, a smile on your face when you greet them, talk positive and tell them you appreciate the work when they are paying you.
Little things like that will keep them calling you back.
You dont need a $ 20,000.00 rig, Take time to make brackets and keep stuff organized, If you rims are all rusty or your welder is beat up looking, spend
$10.00 on some paint to make it look nice.
Good luck.
And don't ever let people talk you into doing a less quality job than perfect.
The only good word of mouth comes from good work. Once you go down that road it's pretty hard to turn back. They broke almost everything when it was perfect so you have to be better than that!
Miller Dynasty 700...OH YEA BABY!!
Miller Dynasty 280 with AC independent expansion card
Miller Dynasty 200 DX "Blue Lightning"
Miller Bobcat 225 NT (what I began my present Biz with!)
Miller 30-A Spoolgun
Miller WC-115-A
Miller Spectrum 300
Miller 225 Thunderbolt (my first machine bought new 1980)
Miller Digital Elite Titanium 9400
Just what they said, I'm reading this to learn myself. I finally realized you buy an asset or liability. Things that can help you get ahead in life or make you money are assets and everything else are liabilities or no return on your money.
Put yourself a Google add up. State in the add just what you want to do. It's free although they will try to sell you better spots and more advertising, you can just use the free add.
I'm incline to think the more people search and look at your add, the better it comes up when the next person searches. There is even a dashboard area where you can see how many people searched what,,, related to your add and how many took action, meaning did they click yours or look at your address.
You can even see where they were searching from. Its pretty cool.
yep, follow the advice posted. You gotta sell yourself and your work. Look and act professional. Lay down some fire blankets to protect welding area of customers. Bring out the fire extinguisher even it may appear to be silly. Wear proper safety gear . Make sure when you are done the work area is cleaner then when you arrived. SAVE money made to be used for more goodies for side work.
You don't need a $ 50,000.00 rig or a $500,000.00 shop to make money.
Friend of mine did automotive work in his home garage his ENTIRE life. He never had a 8 to 5 job. He had so much work it was amazing. He was good and everybody new it. Made as much money as he wanted and took off when he wanted. GOOD LUCK !
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Time: November 4, 2011 from 8pm to 10pm
Location: Alexandra Palace
Event Type: concert
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Incubus arrives at the Alexandra Palace in London, UK on their World Tour in support of If Now Now, When?.
HQ Presale: 7/20@9am BST - 7/22@9am BSTGeneral On-Sale: 7/22@9am BST
YAY! I (well, my sister) just bought four tickets, FAMILY EVENT! I'm so excited.
*happy jig*
Hurrah, got mine! Did think about buying a couple of extra tickets (2 less for the ticket touts..) to sell on to PROPER fans who missed out at the presale (at face value, of course : ) but would've been too expensive to buy four...
So stoked though!!


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Download owner's manual Power Center with attached 7.75' three-pronged AC cord 36" Monster Cable RG6 coax video cable with gold plated connectors (SV1-RG6) 75" Telephone cord (with RJ-14 plugs on each end) RF remote control Wall-mountable remote control base 2 Flathead self-tapping screws (Length=3/16") 2 Wall anchors Self-adhesive A/V ID labels to attach to power cords (10 pairs) Instructions and Warranty information Information to consumers Features and Specs Type Component Total AC Outlets 8 High-Current Outlets 2 USB Connections None RF-EMI Filtering Yes Joule Rating 5526 Powerline Network Compatible Yes Connected Equipment Guarantee $400,000 Width (inches) 17-1/8 Height (inches) 2-1/4 Depth (inches) 10-9/16 Weight (pounds) --- Parts Warranty 5 Years Labor Warranty 5 Years Product Research Features Overview: The Monster Power HDP 1850G High Definition PowerCenter protects your home audio/video equipment from dangerous power surges and spikes. 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Henson resigns as ETSU women's soccer coach
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 1, 2010)
- ETSU women's soccer head coach
Heather Henson
announced Wednesday that she will be resigning from her position with the Buccaneers.
Henson, who has directed the ETSU women's soccer team for the past 12 seasons, said it was a pleasure to have guided the Bucs and she was proud of the program's accomplishments during her tenure.
"It has been an honor to be the head coach at ETSU for the past 12 seasons," Henson said. "We have enjoyed a lot a great moments in this program - both on and off the field. We were also part of many important milestones for soccer at ETSU, like the construction of Summers-Taylor Stadium.
"However, at this point I think my approach and the approach of the administration is different, so I think it's best both personally and professionally to examine new opportunities. I'm looking forward to the future."
ETSU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
Dave Mullins
said the process to find a new coach would begin immediately and he thanked Henson for her efforts.
"Coach Henson and her entire family have been, and still are, an important part of our ETSU family," Mullins said. "We thank her for her hard work in building a foundation for our women's soccer program.
"We are at a point where we believe our program can grow, flourish, and compete year-in and year-out for conference championships. In the past, we have not reached this level of performance. Our hope is that our next coach can bring new ideas and strategies to make that happen."
For more on ETSU women's soccer, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's soccer link.
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Profiteroles: cream puff pastry stuffed with ice cream. Photo by Kevin Russ | IST.
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Made from the drink kefir, frozen kefir is related to frozen yogurt. It looks and tastes like yogurt, but has a different complement of microorganisms. The result: A food even more healthful than probiotic yogurt. It's a boon to the lactose intolerant as well: Lifeway Frozen Kefir, a leading brand, is 99% lactose free. Read our full review of this frozen delight.
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A dense Indian-style ice cream made with water buffalo's milk and flavorings like cardamom, chikoo (the Mexican fruit known as sapote), coconut, malai (almond), mango, pistachio and saffron. Kulfi sold in the U.S. is generally made with cow's milk. Unlike Western ice creams that are whipped with air, kulfi contains no air (overrun)—it is solid dense frozen milk. As such, it is not not ice cream, but a different category of frozen, dairy-based dessert. Kulfi is also never made with eggs, like French ice cream. It is prepared by simply boiling milk until it is reduced to half; then sugar and a teaspoon of corn syrup is added and the mixture is boiled for 10 more minutes. Water is mixed in until it thickens into a paste and is boiled a while longer. Finally, flavorings, dried fruits or cardamom are added. The mixture is cooled, put into molds and frozen. Kulfi can be presented very elegantly or casually, as in the kulfi ice cream bar at the right. Kulfi is believed to have originated in Persia, and was introduced to the Indian subcontinent by Mogul royals in the 1500s.
A malted milk—"malt" for short—is a milkshake to which malt powder has been added. Malt powder is a mixture of malted barley, wheat flour and whole milk, which is evaporated into a powder. Originally a health food for infants and invalids, it found a new market when Americans began drinking Horlick's malted milk for the great taste. It became a standard offering at soda fountains, and found permanent popularity when mixed with ice cream in a malted milkshake, or "malt." It's also used to make chocolate-covered malted milk balls.
Mochi ice cream is a Japanese confection: a shell of from mochi (pounded sticky rice) filled with ice cream and dusted with cornstarch. Originally, the small, soft, round balls of dough were a pastry filled with sweetened red bean (adzuki), and are still made with different fillings. As a frozen dessert there are many flavors, including chocolate, green tea (matcha), red bean, strawberry, and vanilla.
A single-serving frozen treats such as an ice cream bar, popsicle or ice cream sandwiches.
The amount of air churned into an ice cream or gelato during freezing. Super-premium ice creams have less than 50% overrun.
Parfait, the French word for perfect, is the original French sundae. It was/is made with a custard-base ice cream flavored with fruit purée and whipped with a lot of air to a delicate texture. The ice cream was not scooped but pre-frozen in individual serving containers—typically the long, tapered parfait glasses, narrower versions of sundae dishes. In America, a "parfait" became a particular type of sundae, different from the French parfait. An American parfait layers syrup and other garnishes between layers of ice cream, instead of adding them all on top like a sundae.
Ice cream made without eggs. An egg-custard base is known as French ice cream or French custard ice cream, and is a richer style. Philadelphia-style ice cream is what we know as "regular" ice cream.
Profiteroles are pâte à choux, or cream puff pastry, filled with ice cream and generally topped with chocolate sauce. The difference between a cream puff and a profiterole is that cream puffs are filled with custard or whipped cream, and profiteroles are filled with ice cream. Fresh fruit or powdered sugar are alternative toppings, and the puffs can be caramel-glazed, as in croque-em-bouche. Learn how to make pâte à choux.
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We made a list and checked it twice, and although we can't take responsibility for whatever did (or didn't) end up in your stack of holiday gifts, EDGE can offer up five of our most popular travel stories from 2013.
From an all-nighter in Berlin to feasting on fried food in Puerto Rico, the year proved to be an eclectic discovery of both familiar as well as unexpected (Little Rock?) destinations.
As the momentum of LGBT rights continued across the country and around the world, EDGE explored locales that appealed to every type of traveler and always managed to unearth a bit of the unexpected.
48 Hours in Berlin
"Divine decadence darling!" exclaims Sally Bowles in "Cabaret," the film adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's book "The Berlin Stories," that recounts the city's libertine debauchery between the world wars. Before the depression, the super-inflation, and constant street battles between Communists and Nationalists that led to the rise of Hitler and the country's eventual bifurcation, Berlin reigned supreme as the world's most wicked major city.
Today, the spirit of Sally Bowles is alive and kicking. Whether you're stumbling upon a hidden lounge behind an unmarked door on a loading dock or gaping at acres of custom-designed fetish wear available in shop after shop, Berlin is guaranteed to bring out the naughty in you. This historic metropolis of 3.5 million also supplies plenty that you can relate to the family back home.
But it's the dark past colliding with unbridled freedom of expression that has resulted in Berlin's post-unification creative burst, as EDGE's travel editor Matthew Wexler discovered on his trip to Berlin this year. Art galleries, pop-up shops, independent bookstores and coffeehouses seem to be everywhere - because they are. Museums and memorials offering vivid reminders of the atrocities of the war, as well as stories of survival, offer opportunities for reflection.
The reinvention of a city where, until barely more than two decades ago, citizens could be shot simply for crossing a street from one sector to another, has resulted in a youthful metropolis that is throbbing and vital, and a nightlife scene that makes New York or Los Angeles look like religious boarding schools.
EDGE tackled Berlin in two days - a city that has seen thousands of years of history; been the center of empires; fostered some of the world's greatest artists, scientists, philosophers and politicians; and boasts spectacular monumental architecture. But even spending a mere 48 hours in the capital will give you a taste of its art and history, and of Sally's "divine decadence."
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Carmon Colangelo: Glocal Diptychs
Bruno David Gallery is pleased to present Carmon Colangelo: Glocal Diptychs exhibition with the gallery, opening Friday, April 5, 2013. The exhibition will be on view April 5May 4, 2013.
The Gallery will also be exhibiting Alex Couwenberg: Swell, Chris Kahler: Disequencing,and Eric Minh Swenson: The Making of La Fonda.
Carmon Colangelo's new work muses about cultural narratives, urban life, human ecologies, globalism, social networking, transcendence, and recording everyday ideas. Glocal Diptychs is a series of nine mixed media prints produced in 2012 at Pele Prints in St. Louis. Each of the works is made from a shared matrix and printed on two sheets of paper using monotype, intaglio, relief process as well as hand-coloring. These prints expand on Colangelo's interest in architectonic forms and the poetics of space with an eye to our changing notions about place and shifts between geographic location and local identity while contemplating a globalized future.
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Our management courses are taught by former corporate executives, industry managers and CPAs who stay connected with workforce demands to give our students a competitive advantage. They also are dedicated teachers with impressive academic credentials who give students plenty of individual attention.
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