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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Today's action proposes a nine-month delay to February 22, 2002 of the current May 22, 2001 effective date of the arsenic standard. This standard was promulgated by the Agency on January 22, 2001 (66 FR 6976), and previously delayed on March 23, 2001 (66 FR 16134) to May 22, 2001. On January 22, 2001, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final standard for arsenic in drinking water that would lower the current arsenic standard from 50 parts per billion (ppb) to 10 ppb by 2006. On January 24, 2001, the Federal Register published the White House's regulatory review plan to allow members of the new administration a 60-day opportunity to review published regulations that have not taken effect.
Following Federal Register promulgation of the arsenic rule, a number of concerns were raised to EPA by states, public water systems, and other stakeholders regarding the adequacy of science and the basis for national cost estimates underlying the rule. Because of the importance of the arsenic rule and the national debate surrounding it related to science and costs, EPA's Administrator publicly announced on March 20, 2001, that the Agency would take additional steps to reassess the scientific and cost issues associated with this rule and seek further public input on each of these important issues.
Consistent with this commitment, EPA will request the National Academy of Sciences to convene a panel of scientific experts first, to review, the Agency's interpretation and application of arsenic research discussed and evaluated as part of the National Academy of Sciences 1999 arsenic report and, second, to review and evaluate any new arsenic research that has become available since the 1999 NAS report. At the same time, EPA will work with the National Drinking Water Advisory Council to review the assumptions and methodologies underlying the Agency's estimate of arsenic compliance costs.
As its next step in this process of reviewing the January 22, 2001 arsenic rule, EPA will prepare a proposal for comment on a range of arsenic MCL options from 3ppb to 20ppb.
The nine-month extension of the effective date from May 22, 2001, to February 22, 2002, for which EPA today requests comment would allow time to complete the reassessment process outlined above and to afford the public a full opportunity to provide further input on the science and costing analysis underlying EPA's promulgation of the January 22, 2001, arsenic standard.
Written comments should be submitted on this proposed regulation by May 7, 2001 to the address listed below.
You may send written comments on this proposed rule to the W-99-6-IV Arsenic Comments Clerk, Water Docket (MC-4101); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460. Comments may be hand-delivered to the Water Docket, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; 401 M Street, SW; EB-57; Washington, DC 20460; (202) 260-3027 between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. Comments may be submitted electronically to email@example.com. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for file formats and other information about electronic filing and docket review. The proposed rule and supporting documents, including public comments, are available for review in the Water Docket at the above address.Start Further Info
For information about today's proposal, contact Ephraim King, Director, Standards and Risk Management Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4601), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, phone: (202) 260-7575.End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
Additional Information for Commenters. Please submit an original and three copies of your comments and enclosures (including references). To ensure that EPA can read, understand, and therefore properly respond to comments, the Agency would prefer that comments cite, where possible, the paragraph(s) or sections in the notice or supporting documents to which each comment refers. Commenters should use a separate paragraph for each issue discussed. Electronic comments must be submitted as a WordPerfect 5.1, WP6.1 or WP8 file or as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters. Comments and data will also be accepted on disks in WP 5.1, WP6.1 or WP8, or ASCII file format. Electronic comments on this Notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries. Commenters who want EPA to acknowledge receipt of their comments should include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. No facsimiles (faxes) or submissions in other electronic formats (e.g., Word, pdf, Excel) will be accepted.
Availability of Docket. The docket for this rulemaking has been established under number W-99-16-IV, and includes supporting documentation as well as printed, paper versions of electronic comments. The docket is available for inspection from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, at the Water Docket; EB 57; U.S. EPA; 401 M Street, SW; Washington, D.C. For access to docket materials, please call (202) 260-3027 to schedule an appointment. Every user is entitled to 100 free pages, and after that the Docket charges 15 cents a page. Users are invoiced after they copy $25, which is 267 photocopied pages. The Safe Drinking Water Hotline can provide copies of some of the supporting documentation electronically, phone: (800) 426-4791, or (703) 285-1093, e-mail: email@example.com. EPA's arsenic in drinking water web page contains links to the proposed and final arsenic regulations and other supporting material on line at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/arsenic.html.
Regulated Entities
A public water system, as defined in 40 CFR 141.2, provides water to the public for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances, if such system has "at least fifteen service connections or regularly serves an average of at least twenty-five individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year." A public water system is either a community water system (CWS) or a non-community water system (NCWS). A community water system, as defined in § 141.2, is "a public water system which serves at least fifteen service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least twenty-five year-round residents." The definition in § 141.2 for a non-transient, non-community water system [NTNCWS] is "a public water system that is not a [CWS] and that regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over 6 months per year." EPA has an Start Printed Page 20581inventory totaling over 54,000 community water systems and approximately 20,000 non-transient, non-community water systems nationwide. Entities potentially regulated by this action are community water systems and non-transient, non-community water systems. The following table provides examples of the regulated entities under this rule.
|Examples of potentially regulated entities
|Privately owned/operated community water supply systems using ground water or mixed ground water and surface water.
|State, Tribal, and local government
|State, Tribal, or local government-owned/operated water supply systems using ground water or mixed ground water and surface water.
|Federal government
|Federally owned/operated community water supply systems using ground water or mixed ground water and surface water.
The table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be regulated by this action. This table lists the types of entities that EPA is now aware could potentially be regulated by this action. Other types of entities not listed in this table could also be regulated. To determine whether your facility is regulated by this action, you should carefully examine the applicability criteria in §§ 141.11 and 141.62 as revised by the January arsenic rule.
Table of Contents
I. Background and History Preceding This Notice
A. What is covered in the January 22, 2001 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Final Rule?
B. What did EPA's Administrator announce on March 23, 2001?
C. What does today's action do?
II. Basis for Today's Notice and Process for Review of Rule
A. Why is EPA undertaking a further review of the arsenic in drinking water rule?
B. What will be the process for review of the rule?
III. Administrative Requirements
A. Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review
B. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) of 1995
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
E. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA), 5 USC 601 et. seq.
F. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
G. Executive Order 13132, Federalism
H. Executive Order 13175 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments)
I. Executive Order 12866—Plain Language Considerations
I. Background and History Preceding This Notice
A. What is Covered in the January 22, 2001 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Final Rule?
In the Monday, January 22, 2001, Federal Register, EPA issued final regulations for arsenic and clarifications to compliance and new-source contaminants monitoring (66 FR 6976). The Agency established a health-based, non-enforceable Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) for arsenic of zero milligrams per liter (mg/L) and an enforceable Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for arsenic of 0.01 mg/L (i.e., 10 micrograms per liter (μg/L)). The arsenic regulation was intended to apply to non-transient non-community water systems and to community water systems.
In addition, on January 22, 2001, EPA published clarifications for monitoring and demonstration of compliance for new systems or sources of drinking water for inorganic, volatile organic, and synthetic organic contaminants. The regulations also recognized the State-specified time period and sampling frequency for new public water systems and systems using a new source of water for demonstrating compliance with drinking water regulations. The effective date for the new rule was, in general, March 23, 2001, although the compliance dates for affected systems are years away.
B. What did EPA's Administrator Announce on March 23, 2001?
On March 23, 2001 (66 FR 16134), the Administrator announced a 60-day delay of the effective date for the arsenic rule from March 23, 2001 to May 22, 2001. That extension was in accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2001, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled "Regulatory Review Plan," published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2001 (66 FR 7702).
C. What Does Today's Action do?
Today, EPA is proposing a further extension of the effective date for the arsenic rule, until February 22, 2002, to allow additional time for reconsideration of specific aspects of the arsenic rule as explained in the next section. EPA will consider comments received during the comment period for this notice which address the extension, and EPA will decide whether to issue a final extension of the effective date by May 22, 2001. The compliance dates for the arsenic rule remain unaffected by today's action.
II. Basis for Today's Notice and Process for Review of Rule
A. Why is EPA Undertaking a Further Review of the Arsenic in Drinking Water Rule?
The purpose of today's proposed extension to the effective date is to allow additional time for review of the science and costing analysis underlying the arsenic in drinking water rule. EPA understands and appreciates that the question of setting a final arsenic in drinking water standard is a controversial one for several reasons. From an economic standpoint, the new regulation can be expected to have significant impacts on a number of drinking water utilities, especially those serving less than 10,000 people in areas of high naturally occurring arsenic. Stakeholders have an understandable desire to ensure that any new regulation be based on accurate and reliable compliance cost estimates. Stakeholders also want to be confident that the health risks associated with a new standard have been appropriately evaluated and are based on the best available science.
The Agency is committed to safe and affordable drinking water for all Americans. However, we want to be sure that the conclusions about arsenic in the final rule are supported by the best available science. The Agency is therefore moving rapidly to review arsenic research and cost estimates related to the arsenic standard so that communities that need to reduce arsenic in drinking water can proceed with confidence that the new standard is based on sound science and accurate cost estimates. Independent review of the science and technical analysis behind the final standard will help resolve questions that have arisen about the health basis and costs of reducing arsenic to 10 parts per billion in drinking water. Start Printed Page 20582
B. What Will be the Process for Review of the Rule?
EPA has considered a number of possible mechanisms for conducting the necessary reviews of the underlying science and cost of compliance estimates associated with the arsenic in drinking water rule. EPA's criteria for conducting the review will be to ensure that reviewers are recognized experts in their fields; that reviewers are as impartial and objective as possible; that reviewers represent an array of backgrounds and perspectives (within their disciplines); that the review can be conducted within a relatively short time frame (i.e, within approximately four months); and that the results of the review be made publicly available for comment. EPA is using the following mechanisms for the review:
- Review of Health Effects of Arsenic and Consideration of Key Issues Associated with the Risk Analysis: National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council.
- Review of Cost of Compliance Estimates: Specially convened subgroup of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council.
In the case of the National Research Council, EPA will rely on the same independent judgment, objective analysis, and scientific expertise that is reflected in the March 1999 report, entitled, "Arsenic in Drinking Water" in reviewing the Agency's interpretation and application of existing arsenic research as well as new studies of arsenic health effects arsenic science that have been published since the 1999 report. With regard to costing issues, the National Drinking Water Advisory Council has a charter, under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, to advise the Agency on an array of drinking water issues associated with implementing the national drinking water program and has previously provided recommendations to the Agency in the development of the arsenic in drinking water rule.
As its next step in the process for review of the arsenic MCL, EPA will prepare a proposal requesting comment on a range of arsenic MCLs from 3ppb to 20ppb. The purpose of this further proposal is to provide for additional public comment on the range of science and cost issues related to the arsenic rule. EPA will provide the results of the independent science and cost reviews as they become available. EPA will then analyze the results of these reviews together with any public comment to reach a final decision on how to proceed with regard to the arsenic MCL. As it becomes available, further information on this process will also be available on EPA's arsenic in drinking water webpage at www.epa.gov/safewater/arsenic.html and from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline phone: (800) 426-4791, or (703) 285-1093, e-mail: email@example.com.
III. Administrative Requirements
A. Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review
Under Executive Order 12866, [58 FR 51735 (October 4, 1993)] the Agency must determine whether the regulatory action is "significant" and therefore subject to OMB review and the requirements of the Executive Order. The Order defines "significant regulatory action" as one that is likely to result in a rule that may:
(1) Have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or communities;
(2) Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency;
(3) Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients thereof; or
(4) Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in the Executive Order.
Pursuant to the terms of Executive Order 12866, it has been determined that this rule is not a "significant regulatory action" and, as such, has not been submitted to OMB for review.
B. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
Executive Order 13045: "Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks" (62FR19885, April 23, 1997) applies to any rule that: (1) Is determined to be "economically significant" as defined under Executive Order 12866, and (2) concerns an environmental health or safety risk that EPA has reason to believe may have a disproportionate effect on children. If the regulatory action meets both criteria, the Agency must evaluate the environmental health or safety effects of the planned rule on children, and explain why the planned regulation is preferable to other potentially effective and reasonably feasible alternatives considered by the Agency. This regulation is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because it not economically significant.
C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) of 1995
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), Public Law 104-4, establishes requirements for Federal agencies to assess the effects of their regulatory actions on State, local, and tribal governments and the private sector. Under section 202 of the UMRA, EPA generally must prepare a written statement, including a cost-benefit analysis, for proposed and final rules with "Federal mandates" that may result in expenditures to State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or to the private sector, of $100 million or more in any one year. Before promulgating an EPA rule for which a written statement is needed, section 205 of the UMRA generally requires EPA to identify and consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives and adopt the least costly, most cost-effective or least burdensome alternative that achieves the objectives of the rule. The provisions of section 205 do not apply when they are inconsistent with applicable law. Moreover, section 205 allows EPA to adopt an alternative other than the least costly, most cost-effective or least burdensome alternative if the Administrator publishes with the final rule an explanation why that alternative was not adopted. Before EPA establishes any regulatory requirements that may significantly or uniquely affect small governments, including tribal governments, it must have developed under section 203 of the UMRA a small government agency plan. The plan must provide for notifying potentially affected small governments, enabling officials of affected small governments to have meaningful and timely input in the development of EPA regulatory proposals with significant Federal intergovernmental mandates, and informing, educating, and advising small governments on compliance with the regulatory requirements.
Today's rule contains no Federal mandates (under the regulatory provisions of Title II of the UMRA) for State, local, or tribal governments or the private sector. This is because the rule imposes no enforceable duty on any State, local or tribal governments or the private sector. Thus today's proposal is not subject to the requirements of section 202 and 205 of the UMRA. For the same reason, EPA also has determined that this action contains no regulatory requirements that might significantly or uniquely affect small governments. This action does not impose any requirement on anyone. Thus, there are no costs associated with this action. Therefore, today's rule is not Start Printed Page 20583subject to the requirements of section 203 of UMRA.
D. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
This action does not impose any new information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. This proposed action does not impose any requirements on anyone and does not voluntarily request information. However, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has previously approved the information collection requirements contained in the existing regulations, 40 CFR parts 9, 141 and 142 under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and has assigned OMB control number 2040-0231.
Copies of the ICR document(s) may be obtained from Sandy Farmer, by mail at the Office of Environmental Information Collection Strategies Division; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2822); 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460, by email at firstname.lastname@example.com, or by calling (202) 260-2740. A copy may also be downloaded off the internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr. Include the ICR and/or OMB number in any correspondence.
Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.
E. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA), 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.
The RFA generally requires an agency to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to notice and comment rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act or any other statute unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Small entities include small businesses, small organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions.
The RFA provides default definitions for each type of small entity. It also authorizes an agency to use alternative definitions for each category of small entity, "which are appropriate to the activities of the agency" after proposing the alternative definition(s) in the Federal Register and taking comment. 5 USC 601(3)-(5). In addition to the above, to establish an alternative small business definition, agencies must consult with the Small Business Administration's Chief of Counsel for Advocacy.
For the purposes of assessing the impacts of today's rule on all three categories of small entities, EPA considered small entities to be systems serving 10,000 or fewer customers. In accordance with the RFA requirements, EPA proposed using this alternative definition for all three categories of small entities in the Federal Register (63 FR 7605, February 13, 1998), requested public comment and consulted with SBA regarding the alternative definition as it relates to small businesses. In the preamble to the final Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) regulation (63 FR 4511, August 19, 1998), EPA stated its intent to establish this alternative definition for regulatory flexibility assessments under the RFA for all drinking water regulations and has thus used it in this proposed rulemaking.
After considering the economic impacts of today's proposed rule on small entities, I certify that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This proposed action does not impose any requirements on anyone, including small entities.
F. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 ("NTTAA"), Public Law. No. 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note) directs EPA to use voluntary consensus standards in its regulatory activities unless to do so would be inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods, sampling procedures, and business practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies. The NTTAA directs EPA to provide Congress, through OMB, explanations when the Agency decides not to use available and applicable voluntary consensus standards.
This proposed rulemaking does not impose any new technical standards.
G. Executive Order 13132, Federalism
Executive Order 13132, entitled "Federalism" (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999), requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure "meaningful and timely input by state and local officials in the development of regulatory policies that have federalism implications." "Policies that have federalism implications" is defined in the Executive Order to include regulations that have "substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government."
This proposed rule does not have federalism implications. It will not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132. This rule does not establish or change any requirements. Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not apply to this rule.
In the spirit of Executive Order 13132, and consistent with EPA policy to promote communications between EPA and State and local governments, EPA specifically solicits comment on this proposed rule from State and local officials.
H. Executive Order 13175 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments)
Executive Order 13175, entitled "Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments" (65 FR 67249, November 6, 2000), requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure "meaningful and timely input by tribal officials in the development of regulatory policies that have tribal implications." "Policies that have tribal implications" is defined in the Executive Order to include regulations that have "substantial direct effects on one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal government and the Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal government and Indian tribes."
This proposed rule does not have tribal implications. It will not have substantial direct effects on tribal Start Printed Page 20584governments, on the relationship between the Federal government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal government and Indian tribes, as specified in Executive Order 13175. As a result of administrative review of the final regulation published on January 22, 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is delaying the effective date for the drinking water regulation for arsenic. The purpose is to reassess the scientific and cost issues and seek further public input, as well as to fully review the support available for small systems. This proposal merely allows people to comment on EPA's intent to review the final arsenic regulation. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this rule.
In the spirit of Executive Order 13175, and consistent with EPA policy to promote communications between EPA and tribal governments, EPA specifically solicits additional comment on this proposed rule from tribal officials.
I. Executive Order 12866—Plain Language Considerations
Executive Order 12866 requires each agency to write all rules in plain language. EPA invites public comment on how to make this proposed rule easier to understand. Comments may address the following questions and other factors as well:
A. Has EPA organized the material to suit your needs?
B. Are the requirements in the rule clearly stated?
C. Does the rule contain technical wording or jargon that is not clear?
D. Would a different format (grouping or order of sections, use of headings, paragraphing) make the rule easier to understand?
E. Would more (but shorter) sections be better?
F. Could EPA improve clarity by using additional tables, lists or diagrams?
G. What else could EPA do to make the rule easier to understand?Start List of Subjects
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 141
- Environmental protection
- Chemicals
- Indian lands
- Intergovernmental relations
- Radiation protection
- Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Water supply
Dated: April 18, 2001.
Christine Todd Whitman,
For the reasons stated in the preamble, EPA proposes:
1. To delay the effective date of the amendments to 40 CFR parts 9, 141, and 142 published January 22, 2001 (66 FR 6976) and delayed on March 23, 2001 (66 FR 16134) from May 22, 2001 to February 22, 2002 except for the amendments to §§ 141.23(i)(1) and (i)(2), 141.24(f)(15), (h)(11) and (h)(20), 142.16(e), (j), and (k) which are effective January 22, 2004;
2. To withdraw the amendments to 40 CFR 141.6 published on March 23, 2001 (66 FR 16134); and
3. To amend 40 CFR part 141 as follows:End Part Start Part
a. The authority citation for part 141 continues to read as follows:
Subpart A—[Amended]
b. Paragraph (j) of 40 CFR 141.6 added at 66 FR 7061, January 22, 2001, and amended on March 23, 2001, is further amended by revising the last sentence to read as follows:
(j) * * * However, the consumer confidence rule reporting requirements relating to arsenic listed in § 141.154(b) and (f) are effective for the purpose of compliance on February 22, 2002.
[FR Doc. 01-10110 Filed 4-19-01; 3:10 pm]


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Boxsets and Singles
Kiss-I Was Made For Lovin' You (Mercury) 1993
1. "I Was Made For Lovin' You"
-live (4:31)
2. "I Was Made For Lovin' You" (4:30)
3. "I Love It Loud" -live (3:40)
4. "Partners in Crime" (3:48)
A German import single that I found for a couple of bucks at a used store. Doesn't really contain anything that I don't already have but it's a nice collector's disc. Especially dig the German version of the logo with the backwards zz's. Apparently the German government felt the lightning bolt ss's could be confused for nazi symbols, so the band was forced to change the logo in order to sell their cds there.
Kiss-We Are One (Mercury) 1998
1. "We Are One" (Edit) (3:45)
2. "We Are One" (4:41)
3. "Psycho Circus" (5:30)
4. "Psycho Circus" (Video)
Collector's single with the complete "Psycho Circus" video for PC. Not sure this one was ever released in the U.S. I've never seen it, so I assume it was not.
Kiss-Box Set (Mercury)
1. "Strutter" -demo (4:58)
2. "Deuce" -demo (3:26)
3. "Keep Me Waiting" -Wicked Lester (3:26)
4. "She" -Wicked Lester (3:07)
5. "Love Her All I Can" -Wicked Lester (2:41)
6. "Let Me Know" -demo (3:37)
7. "100,000 Years" -demo (5:53)
8. "Stop, Look to Listen" -demo (4:02)
9. "Leeta" -demo (2:28)
10. "Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll" -demo (4:05)
11. "Acrobat" -live (6:21)
12. "Firehouse" -demo (4:37)
13. "Nothin' to Lose" (3:27)
14. "Black Diamond" (5:11)
15. "Hotter Than Hell" (3:31)
16. "Strange Ways" (3:19)
17. "Parasite" (3:03)
18. "Goin' Blind" (3:36)
19. "Anything for My Baby" (2:33)
20. "Ladies in Waiting" (2:32)
21. "Rock and Roll Nite" (2:46)
22. "C'mon and Love Me" -live (3:08)
23. "Rock Bottom" -live (3:20)
24. "Cold Gin" -live (6:40)
25. "Watchin' You" -live (3:55)
26. "Doncha Hesitate" -unreleased (2:40)
27. "Mad Dog" -demo (2:32)
28. "God of Thunder " -demo version (2:54)
29. "Great Expectations" (4:21)
30. "Beth" (2:45)
31. "Do You Love Me" (3:33)
32. "Bad, Bad Lovin'" -demo version (3:35)
33. "Calling Dr. Love" (3:43)
34. "Mr. Speed" -demo version (3:34)
35. "Christine Sixteen" (3:14)
36. "Hard Luck Woman" (3:34)
37. "Shock Me" (3:47)
38. "I Stole Your Love" (3:05)
39. "I Want You" -live/soundcheck (3:31)
40. "Love Gun" -demo (3:23)
41. "Love Is Blind" demo (2:45)
42. "Detroit Rock City" (3:55)
43. "King of the Night Time World" -live (3:03)
44. "Larger Than Life" (3:59)
45. "Rocket Ride" (4:07)
46. "Tonight You Belong to Me" (4:40)
47. "New York Groove" (3:00)
48. "Radioactive" -demo version (3:09)
49. "Don't You Let Me Down" (3:40)
50. "I Was Made for Lovin' You" (4:30)
51. "Sure Know Something" (3:59)
52. "Shandi" (3:35)
53. "You're All That I Want, You're All That I Need" -demo version (4:17)
54. "Talk to Me" -live (3:40)
55. "A World Without Heroes" (2:41)
56. "The Oath" (4:34)
57. "Nowhere to Run" (4:26)
58. "Creatures of the Night" (4:02)
59. "War Machine" (4:14)
60. "I Love It Loud" (4:16)
61. "Lick It Up" (3:56)
62. "All Hell's Breaking Loose" (4:34)
63. "Heaven's on Fire" (3:21)
64. "Get All You Can Take" (3:43)
65. "Thrills in the Night" (4:21)
66. "Tears Are Falling" (3:54)
67. "Uh! All Night" (4:03)
68. "Time Traveller" -demo (4:57)
69. "Hell or High Water" (3:26)
70. "Crazy, Crazy Nights" (3:46)
71. "Reason to Live" (4:01)
72. "Let's Put the X in Sex" (3:50)
73. "Hide Your Heart" (4:24)
74. "Ain't That Peculiar" -demo (3:10)
75. "Silver Spoon" (4:41)
76. "Forever" -Single Version (3:50)
77. "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II "(5:20)
78. "Unholy" (3:25)
79. "Domino" -demo version (4:03)
80. "Every Time I Look at You" (4:39)
81. "Comin' Home" -live acoustic (2:51)
82. "Got to Choose" -live acoustic (3:31)
83. "I Still Love You" -live acoustic (6:09)
84. "Nothin' to Lose" -live acoustic (3:45)
85. "Childhood's End" (5:26)
86. "I Will Be There" (3:48)
87. "Psycho Circus" (4:50)
88. "Into the Void" (4:22)
89. "Within" (4:28)
90. "I Pledge Allegiance to the State of Rock and Roll" (3:33)
91. "Nothing Can Keep Me from You" (4:04)
92. "It's My Life" -unreleased (3:45)
93. "Shout It Out Loud" -live (3:37)
94. "Rock and Roll All Nite" -live (6:06)
Well, if your going to do a box set, leave it to the kings of excess to do it right. Kiss does everything on a grand scale and their 2001 box set is no exception. Others may sneer at the fact that Kiss has been a merchandise machine that simply lines the pockets of master-o-marketing Gene Simmons and his ever faithful sidekick Paul Stanley. Well, this may be true but in the case of the box set, the band gives the fans something for their moneyover six hours of music on five cds. That's 94 tracks of demos, rarities, hits, album tracks, and live material. On top of this we also get an nicely laid out 120-page color book, including track-by-track commentary mostly by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley,a biography by Jeff Kitts, and tons of excellent photos that are laid out chronologically as is most of the songs. Here I have only a minor complaint, or perhaps just something I would have liked to have seen. Ace Frehley gives a few commentaries scattered throughout the book and Peter even less than that. I would have liked to have read some more from Peter and Ace and additional comments by Bruce Kulick, Vinnie Vincent, Eric Singer, etc. would also have been nice. Despite this, I really have to say this is one of the finest box sets I have ever seen. Each disc chronicles a certain time period of the band. Each disc also comes with a full color 6 page booklet with photos from the same time period. The entire five disc collection comes wrapped up in a black canvas box with red lining. The silver and black Kiss logo on the front is a metal plate that is glued onto the box. The entire track listing is glued to the back of the box as well.
Disc One 1966-1975
Disc One contains perhaps the most rarities of the five discs. Being a long-time fan of this band, I absolutely enjoyed hearing all the early demos and Wicked Lester material. The first 12 tracks of this disc are all previously unreleased demos. All this material differs from the final album versions and offers some insight into how the band started off. One of the coolest of these early tracks is 'She' as performed by Wicked Lester, which is Paul and Gene's prior band. Imagine Jethro Tull doing 'She' in the early 70's and you get an idea of what this track sounds like, flute and all. Other oddities include the 1960's Beatle-esque pop rock tracks like "Leeta." It was very nice to see underrated fan favorites like "Strange Ways" included on this disc. I always thought this was one of Kiss' most underrated songs. Actually I was quite surprised to see so much Ace material included on this set, being that the set was put together for the most part by Paul and Gene.
Disc Two 1975-1977
Disc Two shows the band in their 1970's heyday, when they became larger than life and the marketing began to become overwhelming. Still all the material on this disc shows Kiss at their finest. Once again a few demo tracks are thrown in allowing to see inside the machine a little further. The oddest of the demo tracks is "Bad, Bad Lovin'" as it features the lyrics and verses from "Calling Dr. Love" but with a completely different chorus. "God of Thunder" is interesting as it features Paul on lead vocals and Gene singing back-up in a high, almost lady-like manner. Of course, the version that finally appeard on 'Destroyer' became Gene's signature song and is the one that had Christians accusing him of worshipping the devil. During the reunion tours Gene would fly up into the light rigging to sing this song above the crowd, which is pictured on the front cover of disc five.
Disc Three 1976-1982
The years of decay when the band was absolutely not focused whatsoever on what they were or what their fans wanted. The first five tracks are prime 70's Kiss, but once the solo albums start and the whole disco experimentation with tracks like "I Was Made For Lovin' You" and "Shandi" you have to be a die-hard to enjoy. Fortunately for me, I am. Tracks 16-19 feature the last of the make-up era material where the band was again focusing on the heavy metal and hard rock that made them the world wide phenomena in the mid-70's. Of course, the "Creatures" material is some of my favorite from the band and is also, in my opinion, some of their most underrated material. A live version of Ace's "Talk to Me" was a nice addition to this set.
Disc Four 1983-1989
Disc Four could have been released as a single disc called "the Best of the Unmasked Years." This disc contains only a few rarities, but it's cool to finally have some of the band's finest 80's material on one disc. I always found it odd that releases like 'Smashes, Trashes & Hits' didn't contain more of the material from this era of the band. Reading through the comments by Paul and Gene, however, it's easy to see why. It seems the band doesn't look back to fondly on some of their glammy 80's pop metal material. Don't exactly understand why as the band was huge during this era and their resurrected metal sound is what brought them back into the spotlight. It was nice to see the band not slagging on Vinnie Vincent and crediting him with helping the band to come out of their slump. There is a few rarities on this disc, like the Eric Carr demo "Ain't That Peculiar" in which Eric sings and performs all instruments except the guitar which is capably handled by Bruce Kulick. Much was made of Eric's contribution to the band throughout this part of the book. Another rarity is a glam rocker from Paul Stanley called "Time Traveller." There are plenty of photos of the band, including rare shots of Vinnie and Eric Carr in their make-up.
Disc Five 1992-1999
Once again, as in the early 80's Kiss had lost focus and had to rebuild. Disc Five features tracks from the reborn Kiss and the 90's Kiss reunion, including tracks from the MTV Unplugged sessions. One song that I had not had the pleasure of hearing until this compilation was the acoustic version of "Got to Choose" which was left off the cd version of 'Unplugged' and only included on the vinyl version. Other rarities include a demo version of "Domino" and a song written by Gene Simmons that was previously recorded by the late Wendy O Williams called "It's My Life." The song was recorded duringthe "Psycho Circus' sessions and has the entire band sharing lead vocals. The disc leaves off with a preview track from the upcoming Kiss 'Alive IV' and a promise to see it released in the coming year.
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Greetings, Frances !
Pine Camp was an Armored Division camp, located at Watertown, N.Y..
Since he obviously joined the 88th ID in April-45, he would have gone over as a replacement, and would have had very few points toward rotation right after the war ended.
The division arrived at Naples, Italy, 6 Feb 44, and a detachment went to the line at Cassino,27 Feb 44.
It remained in Italy throughout 1946.
Campaigns (3):
Rome-Arno, 22 Jan 44/ 9 Sept 44
North Apennines, 5 Oct 44 / 4 Apr 45
Po Valley, 5 Apr 45 / 8 May 45.
He was qualified to receive campaign stars for NA and PV.
The division was advancing through the Dolomite Alps
toward Innsbruck, Austria, when the German forces in
Italy surrendered, 2 May 45, ending hostilities in the division's area.
Location at war's end, 15 Aug 45, Desenzano, Italy.
The 88th was in occupation in Treste, Italy, after our part of the war ended, 2 May 45.
I don't know if or when it rotated back to the states.
As for the unit identification he was discharged under, I would assume that this was a matter of convenience...that unit was headed home, and he was probably piggy-backed for transport.
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Maxwell Colloquium - 6th February 2015
Theme: Stochastic Particle Methods
Registration for the event (free) here.
Keynote Speakers:
Pierre Del Moral
Pierre is a professor at the School of Mathemtics and Statisitcs at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. He is a world-class researcher in the field of Particle methods, Filtering, Sequential Monte Carlo and Mean Field approximations. He is one of the main developer of so called Particle Methods that are of increasing importance in simulations of a multidimensional complex system. Pierre's research is on both theoretical and abstract mathematics but he also blends his result with applications in many important research areas such as: Propagations of chaos, Central limit theorems, Large deviation, Filtering and multiple object tracking, Bayesian Inference, Financial Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry. He has authored 7 books (4 research monograph) and over 100 research publications (many of them in the top journals). He also was involved in an impressive number of academic and industrial research projects.
Benjamin Jourdain
Benjamin is a professor at Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris. He is a head of the Applied Probability team at CERMICS, Head of the École Doctorale MSTIC Université Paris-Est and a member if the INRIA project-team MathRisk. He is renowned for his research on stochastic particle systems, Monte Carlo methods and probabilistic interpretations of the equations arising in fluid dynamics. His research intrets are: Probabilistic numerical methods in finance and molecular simulation : discretization of SDEs, variance reduction, MCMC ; Risk modeling in finance; Optimal transport and longtime behaviour of Markov processes; Probabilistic interpretation of nonlinear evolution equations as Fokker-Planck equations associated with stochastic processes; Approximation of these processes thanks to systems of interacting particles.
Preliminary Programme
All talks will take place at ICMS
Colloquium 6th February:
- 10:20 - 10:30 Opening
- 10:30 - 11:00 Michela Ottobre (Heriot-Watt)
- 11:00 - 11:30 Burak Buke (University of Edinburgh)
- 11:30 - 12:00 Goncalo dos Reis (University of Edinburgh)
- 12:00 - 13:30 Lunch Break
- 13:30 - 14:30 Benjamin Jourdain (CERMICS)
- 14:30 - 15:30 Pierre Del Moral (UNSW)
Mini Course 4th-5th February
Mini Course will take place at ICMS.
4th February:
- 13.30 - 15:30 Pierre Del Moral
- 15:30 - 16:00 Cofee break
- 16:00 - 17:30 Pierre Del Moral
5th February:
- 13.30 - 15:30 Pierre Del Moral
- 15:30 - 16:00 Cofee break
- 16:00 - 17:30 Pierre Del Moral
Titles and Abstracts
Pierre Del Moral
Title: An introduction to Feynman-Kac integration and genealogical tree based particle models.
Abstract: In the last three decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the use of particle methods as a powerful tool in real-world applications of Monte Carlo simulation in computational physics, population biology, computer sciences, and statistical machine learning. Ideally suited to parallel and distributed computation, these advanced particle algorithms include nonlinear interacting jump diffusions; quantum, diffusion, and resampled Monte Carlo methods; Feynman-Kac particle models; genetic and evolutionary algorithms; sequential Monte Carlo methods; adaptive and interacting Markov chain Monte Carlo models; bootstrapping methods; ensemble Kalman filters; and interacting particle filters. This lecture presents a comprehensive treatment of mean field particle simulation models and interdisciplinary research topics, including sequential Monte Carlo methodologies, genetic particle algorithms, genealogical tree-based algorithms, and quantum and diffusion Monte Carlo methods.
Benjamin Jourdain
Title: Multitype sticky particles and diagonal hyperbolic systems of PDEs.
Abstract: In dimension one, under the sticky dynamics, particles move with constant velocity between collisions and then stick together with conservation of the mass and momentum. According to Brenier and Grenier 1998, the large scale behaviour of this dynamics is given by the entropy solution to a scalar conservation law. Stability estimates in Wasserstein distance for such solutions was later proved by Bolley, Brenier and Loeper 2005.We introduce a multitype version of the sticky particles dynamics where each particle has a type, only sticks with particles of the same type and undergoes a velocity change when colliding a particle with another type. Under a uniform strict hyperbolicity assumption saying that the ranges of velocities for each type are disjoint intervals, we prove that the large scale behaviour of this dynamics is given by weak solutions to a diagonal hyperbolic system of PDEs. We then derive a Lp stability estimate on the particle system uniform in the number of particles. This allows to construct a nonlinear semigroup solving the system in the sense of Bianchini and Bressan 2005 and stable in Wasserstein distances of all orders. (joint work with J. Reygner)
Goncalo dos Reis
Title: Customized numerical schemes for FBSDEs.
Abstract: In this talk we introduce a family of explicit numerical approximations for the forward backward stochastic differential equations (FBSDEs). We show that newly developed methodology allows to analyse BSDEs with drivers having polynomial growth and that are also monotone in the state variable. This offers a probabilistic scheme for wide class of reaction-diffusion PDEs. Proposed schemes preserve qualitative properties of the solutions to the FBSDEs for all ranges of time-steps. (joint work with A. Lionnet and L. Szpruch )
Burak Buke
Title: Monte Carlo Methods for Stochastic Optimization.
Abstract: Monte Carlo methods are used extensively for assessing the solution quality in stochastic programs. It is known that the using sample average approximations provide us with a biased estimator of the optimal objective value. In this talk, we will review the literature on applications of Monte Carlo simulation in Stochastic programming. We also suggest a Monte Carlo method, which relies on estimating the objective value as a telescopic sum, and discuss how it helps us reduce the bias and variance in an efficient manner.
Michela Ottobre
Title: A Function Space HMC Algorithm with second order Langevin diffusion limit.
Abstract: We describe a new MCMC method optimized for the sampling of probability measures on Hilbert space which have a density with respect to a Gaussian; such measures arise in the Bayesian approach to inverse problems, and in conditioned di ffusions. Our algorithm is based on two key design principles: (i) algorithms which are well-defi ned in in finite dimensions result in methods which do not suff er from the curse of dimensionality when they are applied to approximations of the in finite dimensional target measure on R^N; (ii) non-reversible algorithms can have better ergodic properties compared to their reversible counterparts. The method we introduce is based on the hybrid Monte Carlo algorithm, tailored to incorporate these two design principles. (joint work with N. Pillai, F. Pinski and A. Stuart)


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Afternoon Remembrance
As I lay on this blanket
In late afternoon
Growing shadows move
And cover my body
I feel cold
And shiver at the breeze
However light it may be
I wish he were here still
For there are questions
And thoughts I would share
Of a future unknown
Oh the comfort of an embrace
The warmth, the safety
The encouragement holding a hand brings
Untrodden paths of thought
To wander down
With a thinker
A poet, a friend
One who holds dear your dreams
One to inspire your endeavors
One to share in your adventures
The bell tolls five
I gather my thoughts
My things
I walk away and remember
The embrace
The smiles
The laughs
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My beautiful girlfriend wrote this poem last week and asked if I would share it on 'The Story Movement'. I really hope you enjoy it. It has been a great encouragement to me all throughout this past week. I'm really proud of her, and she is by far my favorite poet!
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REVision FX's new tools 360 video production is quickly becoming part of your post production workflow, but there may be tools that you rely on in your 2D pipeline which weren't available until now. REVision FX has made both Twixtor and RSMB support 360 footage. RealSmart Motion Blur is a favorite in many pipelines, and now can be part of your 360 compositing as well. ...Read More »
BORIS FX showcase at NAB BORISFX has announced some great news for NAB. With the NABShow just around the corner, it is exciting to see what video effects companies are offering artists this spring. Also at NABShow, attendees get an opportunity to see professional skills showcased and shared throughout the hall. ...Read More »
PixelSquid Assets' New Price PixelSquid is changing its subscription model, but in a good way. While it may be true that the price per month is going up, the customizable library of options has gone up as well. For an increase of $5/month over the current subscription cost, new users are coming to PixelSquid with about 4x the options to place 3D objects in their comps. Even better - - if you're already an active subscriber, there's no price change - - and you know about the regularly growing library options. (* if you're new, you can get in on the old price before the change(below)). ...Read More »
RE:Vision Effects supports Silhouette Plugins are a powerful way to get more creative possibility from your host applications. RE:Vision Effects makes a number of those powerful plugins that will help you to change your images. Until recently, Silhouette users weren't able to use some of those. Now, Silhouette artists can use some of the same creative tools that other host applications have access to as well. ...Read More »
Digital Anarchy's Transcriptive Digital Anarchy's newest offering is Transcriptive, a new extension/plugin for Adobe Premiere Pro does a bunch of things that you might expect. Yes, of course, it transcribes. It makes the creation of subtitles and closed captions very easy. But one of the hidden gems of the plugin is that it creates a metadata component that you can edit with, moving through your timeline easily. ...Read More »
MAXON ships Release 19 for CINEMA4D The announcement of R19's features came just a few weeks ago during SIGGRAPH in Los Angeles. Since then, 3D artists have been excited about the release date. The new version will dramatically improve the way artists work through iterations of their 3D design. R19's update also includes a spherical camera, which will allow CINEMA4D artists to easily create 360º videos. ...Read More »
Adobe Acquires Mettle's SKYBOX technology Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced it has acquired all SkyBox technology from Mettle, a global developer of best-in-class 360-degree and virtual reality software. The acquisition comes at a time when increasing numbers of creators, global brands and media and entertainment companies are embracing 360/VR and are looking for seamless, end-to-end workflows for this new, immersive medium. ...Read More »
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That's the bargain Google (GOOG)
By linking the data you allow it to link -- whether it's just your browsing history or your circle of friends and intimate preferences -- the search engine delivers results that are more personal, which are more likely what you are trying to find.
Of course, privacy advocates note, it may also be sharing this knowledge with people who want to sell you stuff. It may be making money with "your" data. That's implicit in the bargain.
But so long as the dossier itself isn't shared, so long as it's kept private and used only as an input to another program, should I be worried about that?
I don't think so.
I used to be a privacy advocate. Then I met one. I'm not one anymore. I find this Google bargain perfectly acceptable. If search engines are to become "find" engines, they must know us and adapt to us. Doing that requires data. If the ads are to deliver service, if they're to be more than nuisances, they also must show up when and how I want them.
Most privacy advocates don't buy this bargain. Some argue the bargain's not good enough; others argue that companies offering the bargain can't be trusted. Or they claim, "Well, that's OK for Google, but what about the government?" (Somehow what's OK for a private contract isn't good enough for what the police might seek with a court order.) Then they rush up with claims of "identity theft" that, frankly, have nothing to do with the bargain at all.
Identity theft and credit card fraud are huge problems because we don't have a solid way of proving who we are to one another. When a 10-digit Social Security number or a three-digit credit card PIN is all I need to prove I'm you, there's your problem. But privacy advocates prefer these weak identifiers to anything stronger. Some even call strong identity "the mark of the beast."
But to return to Google and privacy, it is pretty easy for me to masquerade as you on Google, and Google knows it. If I have your Gmail account name -- often your real name and gmail.com -- plus a simple password, I can sign in as you and be treated as you by Google.
To fight this, Google has introduced a two-step
The questions of serving you with your own data and reliable identity and data security are, unfortunately, all linked, and our reaction to them something of a muddle.
While 82% of us have a
As I said, I find the bargain acceptable. If you don't, you don't have to take it. There are
But data is a two-way street. If you want it to serve you, then you have to let it go.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) --Police say a Lehigh Valley teacher at Parkland High School has been charged in relation to his inappropriate sexual contact with a student.
Thirty-four-year-old Christopher Johnson of Bethlehem has been charged with one count each of unlawful contact with minors; corruption of minors; and institutional sexual assault. All felonies of the third degree.
Johnson surrendered with his attorney at South Whitehall Township Police Department Thursday afternoon and is being arraigned through Central Booking.
On April 2, the parents of Johnson's victim looked at their daughter's cell phone and noticed there were inappropriate communications between their daughter and Johnson.
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The sexual contact allegedly continued until late March of 2017.
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Grateful Dead "Sun Face" Medallion by Owsley "Bear" Stanley
Grateful Dead "Sun Face" Medallion by Owsley "Bear" Stanley (c. 1995). Made of a bronze-colored metal, one of the sun's rays is very faintly engraved "Ow" as if the artist was starting a signature but didn't finish, since no other markings are evident. The piece was created by the longtime (and infamous) Dead Family member also known as "Bear"; by the way, this is almost identical to a belt buckle of his same design, though this piece is much bigger -- it measures 8" x 8" and is in Excellent condition. edition of 15


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Electron microscopy analysis of the interaction of oligonucleotides with DNA as a general tool for gene mappingProject ID: INTAS-94-3071
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Electron microscopy analysis of the interaction of oligonucleotides with DNA as a general tool for gene mapping
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The recently discovered electron microscopy (EM) approach for the observation of sequence-specific interaction of double stranded DNA (dsDNA) with different ligands such as methyltransferases, 5'-biotinylated purine and pyrimidine oligonucleotides forming intermolecular triplexes (TFO), peptide nucleic acids (PNA) and RecA-covered short oligonucleotides has been suggested as an effective method for the EM study of sequence-specific interaction of different ligands with dsDNA. It was also proposed that this approach could be intensively used for the localisation of the sites of known sequences alongside dsDNA molecules thus providing the tool for the physical mapping of DNA molecules and genomes, which is based on a precise knowledge of the particular site-selective interaction.
The significant advantage of the EM approaches stems from the ability to determine the molecular parameter inherent to the site-specific interaction and follow the local changes in DNA structures within or nearby to the specific complex. These changes in many cases are detected as DNA bending or kinks, which is now well understood as another very important parameter of the site-specific interaction. The target sequences which can be EM mapped might have regulatory meaning. For example, homopurine-homopyrimidine sequences are abundant in eucariotic genomes and little is known about their real distribution; long AT stretches are often present in the intergens regions and presumably can serve as structural elements which regulate genes expression. On the other hand, methyltransferases and especially synthetic TFO, PNA oligomers, RecA-covered oligonucleotides can be used for the development of the methods of the genome study or its modification, e.g. for long-distanced site-selective cleavage of DNA, arrest or activation transcription. However, these methods are not yet routine and more detailed examination of the site-selective interaction with DNA is needed.
The endonuclease R.EcoR124 will be purified and the target sides be cloned. The binding will be followed by gel retardation and EM experiments for different DNA/enzyme ratios. Furthermore DNA length measurements will be performed and curvator maps will be produced. The influence of supercoiled DNA will be investigated as well as the DNA/endonuclease complexes. PNA oligomers will be synthesized and clones will be made of the target sides.
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So I was happily cooking a few weeks ago and letting my skillet preheat before throwing in some mushrooms, and, well, I got side tracked. My husband (Mr. "T", as I will affectionately refer to him as from this point forward – no, no similarities) noticed my smoking pan on the stove and informs me, "that smoke can kill us, ya know!" Um, what?
I was cooking on my beloved non-stick pan as I have done countless times before. And, again, just as I had done countless times before, I accidentally let it overheat to a smoking point apparently causing noxious fumes to fill the air. Non-stick pans are coated with a synthetic polymer called polytetrafluoroetheylene (PTFE), also known as Teflon (a DuPont brand Trademark). Teflon coated pans have been sold to and been used by millions. My mom used them. I have always used them. And here I was potentially giving my whole family cancer. (OK, maybe that's a little dramatic…but still) Needless to say, I was shocked when I began researching its supposed harmful effects.
"According to tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG), in the two to five minutes that cookware coated with Teflon is heating on a conventional stovetop, temperatures can exceed to the point that the coating breaks apart and emits toxic particles and gases. At various temperatures these coatings can release at least six toxic gases, including two carcinogens."[i] Evidence has shown that scratched Teflon cookware, when heated, has the potential to kill birds, [ii] due to the chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) that is released. Yes, I realize that we aren't birds, but that can't be good for us either. And my pans were well used, AKA, well scratched. Great.
I had a dilemma on my hands. Continue to use the "Harper Lee" pans (come on people…author of the classic, To Kill a Mockingbird) and give my whole family cancer or go buy the old faithful alternatives, cast iron and stainless steel. Clearly I went with the later of those two choices.
Oh, and along with this decision also came the harsh realization that I had no clue how to get a non-stick surface from cast iron and stainless steel. So you don't have the agony of crusty eggs and lose half of your nicely browned chicken, here are the tips I've learned:
Cast Iron – First, raid your grandma's kitchen and see if she has a few you can snag (kidding…) Older cast iron skillets are likely to be well-seasoned, so if Granny can't part with hers, you'll either need to buy a preseasoned one or season one yourself. In order to season one yourself, thoroughly clean your new pan with soapy water and dry it well. Then, coat the skillet well with lard or vegetable oil (don't use olive oil, the smoking point is not high enough) and put into a pre-heated 200° oven for 2-3 hours. Take it out, and after it cools simply wipe off the excess oil with a paper towel. In order to maintain the non-stick surface, it's best not to clean a seasoned cast iron pan with soap and water, as this removes the oil you worked so hard to get on the pan. If you notice things sticking, repeat the whole process. Oh, and don't cook acidic foods (like tomatoes or wine) in your cast iron pans either as they can react and result in not so yummy flavors.
Stainless Steel – I can't guarantee it will be as non-stick as Teflon or even cast iron, but stainless steel is what the pros use. I've found and read that preheating your pan (only this time you won't release evil fumes – yay!) and adding oil/butter when the pan is already hot is the best way to avoid food from sticking. Try to work with room temperature foods, as cold meats tend to stick worse. Also, don't overcrowd the pan or try to stir your food too quickly. Don't despair when your pan turns an icky brown color either – it won't kill you. If you really like shiny things, though, just clean it with stainless steel cleaner (like Bar Keepers Friend) and a lot of elbow grease. It'll be all pretty again in no time. By the way, this is where having a husband named Mr. T comes in handy…


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42. Theatre
42nd Theater Group is an independent theater company, founded in 2015, Budapest. There are young entrant actors and artists in the company, their goal is to find new ways of expression and talking about effectual questions of the world and our society. They are currently working on a new performance, which is based on a novel written by Slawomir Mrozek, House on the board.
based on a novel of John Osborne
Based on the play Look back in Anger by John Osborne, Összkomfort ("With all modern conveniences") addresses the society, that we are also living in, where we all try to create our home "with all modern conveniences."
The performance, as the rewriters (the director and the actors) of the play would say, is a "dollhouse" for adults.
How can three adults live together in a decayed, small flat in Budapest, thrown back on each other? How can we be happy, if despite of all our dreams, we are still stuck in our 20s and 30s, without existence and prospects? How can we survive in a society, where the young generation has no space, energy and even spirit to change?
Szabolcs Fábián
Piroska Móga
Anita Bognár
Ádám Boros
Scene-designer: János Hankó
Costume designer: Petra Szűcs
Assistant director: Zsuzsanna Balogh
Director: Gergely Fogarasi
Premiere: 9/10/2015 | Sanyi és Aranka theatre (1093 Budapest, Mátyás utca 9.)
Next times of event - buying tickets
21/04/ 2017 | Zug.zone, Kolozsvár
22/04/ 2017 | Marosvásárhelyi Nemzeti Színház
14/05/ 2017 | RS9 Színház
Supporters: Amargant Theatre, Auróra Modularis, SASZ Alkotóműhely, Sín Kulturális Központ, Pro Progressione Production
based on the novel of Arni Ibsen
Would you be happy to have a grill with your friends in the garden of your vacation house? And how would it sound to go out with the hottest girl of the gang? Would you like to drink beer with your boddies in the pool? Sounds like Heaven, huh?
But if you have borrowed the car and the house from your Daddy and your girl is interested in her ex more then in you; you get embarrassing sentences from your old mates and you have no idea where and with whom have you spent the night…then maybe, it sounds more like Heaven, backwords.
The performance is based on the play of the contemporary palywright, Arni Ibsen. A true comedy about the lost and found "akward age", in one act, but twice.
One house. 6 persons, in their mid 20s. And you.
You are either in or out.
Are you in? Or out?
Are you?
Piroska Móga
Anita Bognár
Kata Gonda
Szabolcs Fábián
Ádám Boros
Dávid Hajmási
Scene-designer: János Hankó
Costume designer: Petra Szűcs
Assistant director: Zsuzsanna Balogh
Director: Gergely Fogarasi
Premiere: 22/5/2016
Supporters: Sín Kulturális Központ, Aurora Modularis, Pro Progressione
Absurd play inspired by Sławomir Mrożek's "The House on the Border".
A fusional theatre performance with slam poetry, live music and film projection.
A middle-class family's house raided by an undefined authority during dinner: diplomats take over and immediately ruin the harmony of the family. A border separates the living room, the house is split into two different country. Mrożek's sketch of a distopia was an answer for the cold war era and the atomic threat yet it's quite an imaginable reality for our present and near future. Seems like history is eager as never to knock on our doors and turn everything on its head.
What is a border? A line that divides me from you? Or a country from its neighbours? The elite from masses? Inhabitants from migrants? A conscious mind from insanity? A laughter from freak?
After all, we're all just comedians. And our rite du passage is to cross borders.
Szabolcs Jáger
Pompónia Pálya
Gábor Maday
Bence Benkő
Balázs Bodor
Dénes Bíró
SET: Péter Mátyássy
MUSIC: Márton Szőcs
VIDEO: Gábor Karcis/VJCentrum Budapest
CAMERAMAN: Balázs Bodor
COSTUME: Koby, Pompónia Pálya
DIRECTOR: Gergely Fogarasi
Premiere: 13/4/2017
Next times of events:
14/4/ 2017 | Budapest, Bethlen Téri Színház
29/4/2017 | Budapest, Bethlen Téri Színház
20/5/2017 | Budapest, Bethlen Téri Színház


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How Should a Founder Run A Team Meeting?
Great question.
First off. I think team meetings are really important. I'm not "anti-meeting" like a lot of people I've met / read about / etc. I actually think productive meetings are a great way to accomplish a ton of shit in a short period of time. Are their opportunity costs? Sure. Switching costs? Sure. I get it. Poorly run meetings can be death. But, successful meetings can provide necessary structure, kills multiple birds with one stone, provide motivation, or even reinvigorate an entire company!
I encourage people to switch up the way they conduct team meetings every six months or so. This seems like a long enough time for people to get into a routine of what to expect in team meetings, and also long enough where after six months people desire a change in pace. Change is good!
Here are two of my favorite ways to conduct team meetings:
Type A Meeting: (20 minute meeting)
1. CEO talks for 3 - 5 minutes about the business.
2. Exec team members talk for 60 seconds each about important projects in their respective departments (VP Sales talks sales, VP Marketing talks marketing, VP Engineering talks tech, etc).
3. Team members are invited to speak about interesting projects they are working on for five minutes.
4. Props: people on the team are invited to give praise to other individuals on the team who have helped them.
5. Who Needs Help?: this question is asked to the team, and team members are invited to say a project that they need help on from other people on the team publicly, providing accountability cross departments.
Type B Meeting: (20 minute meeting)
1. Moderator opens up team meeting with the "Theme of the Week."
2. One team member from each department is asked to submit a three-bullet-point update to the team.
3. Props
4. Who Needs Help?
I have attached a number of examples below of a Type B meeting. I prefer it because it allows more people on the team to talk, and is less "top-down" (CEO --> Exec Team --> Team). I also like it because it allows the entire team to rally behind a theme each week. Sometimes the theme of the week is focused around sales. Sometimes the theme of the week is focused around product. Sometimes it can be a word like "Execution," other times will be something motivational, and other times will be totally wacky and fun. The point is to send a message to the team that "This week we need to focus on our Q3 sales goal HARD." Orrrr "This week we should celebrate our successes from last week." Orrr "This week we need to pay attention to testing our platform." Etc. You get the idea.
Check out the team agendas provided below (I deleted sensitive information and all numbers are fictitious).
Each one of these is typed up the night before the meeting and is printed out and handed to team members at each team meeting. Hope this helps!
2012.09.17 - Agenda for Tuesday Morning Meetings test
2012.09.05 - Agenda for Tuesday Morning Meetings test
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One way to hear important words and rich music clearly in noisy surroundings or across
distance is to use an amplification system that supplements the hearing device.
There are several systems to choose from, and they all require a transmitter
and a receiver.
Each technology excels in certain applications, yet one type works well in a wide range
of circumstances. It is called the "Hearing Loop -- Telecoil System." It is easy to
operate, produces the clearest signals, and is economical.
If you are hard of hearing, especially if you are profoundly to severely hard of hearing,
this system can deal better than other solutions with noisy and "distance" situations
of any scale -- from close proximity conversations like a grocery check-out terminal to huge
places of worship and stadiums such as the Michigan State football field.
Below in blue are frequently asked questions. Click on one to link directly to the answer,
then scroll up to return to this point. Alternatively, browse the entire page by scrolling.
Answer: the system has a transmitter, called the Hearing Loop, and a receiver
that each listener wears -- that usually includes an internal feature of a hearing aid or other
hearing device -- called the telecoil, or T-coil.
Answer: Ask the following:
When would I use a telecoil?
How much does it cost?
Will it work in my current hearing aid?
How do I activate it?
How do I turn it on when I need it?
Answer: A wide range of applications exist, for example:
Watching TV
Listening to others in a car while driving in traffic
Communicating with others in a noisy restaurant
Conducting business at a noisy counter or bar
Focusing in a place of worship or meeting room of any size
Listening to a public meeting
Hearing the public address system above the crowd noise in a stadium or
Answer: several parts work together to make it work.
The transmitting component is
an amplifier and peripheral wire loop.
The amp is attached to a sound source and an electrical source:
The amplifier sends the
signal over the wire loop as an electromagnetic wave, rather than a radio or infrared
At the receiving end the
person wears a hearing device with the T-coil feature in it. The hearing device is usually the user's
hearing aid that has been programmed and then turned on. The person must be
located inside the Hearing Loop's emitting field in order to receive the crystal
clear sound signal.
Hearing Loop
Applications: For small applications, the Hearing
Loop amplifier is portable, about the size of a briefcase or a cable box with
several wires attached. It is easy for a
layman to use it. Its cost is from one
to several hundred dollars, and there is nothing to the installation.
For larger applications
like a meeting room or conference center, the loop is a longer wire that is
permanently installed around the periphery of the room or at least around the
audience that need to use the system. And the amplifier used is stronger. The amp's power depends on the room size and
other considerations. For this reason, the Hearing Loop must be designed,
configured and installed by a certified installer. Its cost is a couple thousand dollars or more,
depending on the room characteristics.
The Telecoil, or T-Coil, is the feature installed in a user's hearing
aid or cochlear implant at time of purchase.
For certain hearing aids it can be retro-fitted at additional expense.
One's audiologist or hearing instrument specialist must then activate the
T-coil before it is used. In addition,
the user must select that particular program to activate the t-coil when he or
she is inside the area surrounded by the Hearing Loop.
The T-coil is a miniature spool of
wire. It receives and amplifies only the sound of the Hearing Loop, so all
ambient (background) noise is eliminated.
The signal is loud and clear.
When the user turns the T-coil
program on in his or her hearing device, the T-coil picks up the loop
transmission and delivers it through the hearing device to the user's brain.
Hearing devices include hearing aids, cochlear implants, or special
ear-neckloops for those folks who have no hearing aids. For these folks, there
is the option of bringing a compatible T-coil-equipped ear-neckloop with them
or asking the facilities manager to borrow one for the duration of the event.
These devices have a T-Coil, some electronics, and a battery in them and cost
one to two hundred dollars.
Answer: there are three other types
of wireless hearing assistive technologies that compete with the Hearing Loop
–T-Coil system for user preference. They are:
Each has advantages and
limitations. In a hearing benchmark,
these systems are no contest when compare to a Hearing Loop – Telecoil system.
The remainder of this webpage is
organized into a Telecoil Section and a Hearing Loop Section.
Telecoil Section
What other uses are there for Telecoils?
Answer: "Telecoils can improve
hearing on hearing-aid compatible phones and can be used with neckloops to
replace headphones. A neckloop is worn around the neck and can be plugged into
other devices such as music players, smart phones, or FM and infrared
receivers. It transmits the audio signal
directly into the hearing aid telecoil, bypassing the need for headphones."
(Source: "Getting in the Hearing Loop," a brochure published by HLAA,
Washington, D.C.)
Why have I not heard of a Telecoil?
Answer: There are several reasons. It
depends where you live and what others have told you. Europe and sections of the United States have
been looping their rooms for years and audiologists have been fitting telecoils
into hearing aids there, as well.
Delaware has a law requiring fitters to tell customers about the
telecoil option.
In Fairfield County, Connecticut, about
50% of folks who own hearing aids have t-coils in them, which are used to
listen in several community rooms with Hearing Loops. Other rooms are equipped
with other Hearing Assistive Technologies (HAT).
How do I get a hearing device with a T-coil?
Answer: Ask your audiologist or hearing
instrument specialist for a t-coil when you order a new set. Ask him or her whether a telecoil can be
retro-fitted into your current aids or cochlear implant.
Hearing Loop Section
Answer: Ask the building
facility manager or look for the following signs near the entrance to meeting
Answer: Tap the Links page on this
website, then look for suppliers and installers, or contact our chapter. We are more than happy to help. Remember, a successful room installation must
be done by a certified Hearing Loop installer, not an electrician,
telecommunication or video specialist – unless they are certified by a
hearing-loop amplifier manufacturer.
Answer: Do Google searches on this
solution and read their websites; browse the National HLAA website; and talk to
our chapter leaders. Discuss options
with your Hearing Instrument Specialist or Audiologist.
Answer: Talk it up with providers, friends, social media, and facility managers where there is a need. Become a champion for increasing their use.
In Conclusion
In many cases, hard-to-hear environments
are caused by loud background noise or the extensive distance between the
source of the desire sound and the listener.
There are several technology solutions that fall under the term Hearing
Assistive Technologies (HAT). However, a great approach is often a "Hearing
Loop – Telecoil" system. The sound
reproduction into one's ears using such a system is outstanding at a reasonable cost --- especially
for large rooms and/or noise -- both music and speech are reproduced
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