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Which One Direction Member is Miley's Favorite?
We all struggle to pick which One Direction star is our favourite but Miley Cyrus has revealed that she takes a shine to Zayn Malik.
Speaking to MSN UK in a Skype interview, Miley said, "Zayn Malik is my favourite.
"I always remember that my friend said me and him have matching hair.
"He's my favourite. I think he's the cutest but yeah I do know who they are."
We doubt Zayn's girlfriend Little Mix star Perrie Edwards has anything to worry about seeing as Miley is engaged to Liam Hemsworth.
Miley also spoke about her music and revealed, "The genre is something really new, something that hasn't been done… it's a mixture of a twang with more hip hop beats."
So Undercover is out in the UK on 7 December 2012.


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Firebug 1.12 beta 5Friday, July 26th, 2013
Firebug team released Firebug 1.12 beta 5 (archive).
Firebug 1.12 beta 5 fixes 8 issues
Firebug 1.12 beta 5 is compatible with Firefox 22-25
All users subscribed to AMO beta channel will be automatically updated. See the Development Channel section at the bottom of the page.
One little feature made it into this release (see issue 6616). It is now possible to create cURL command from a network request in order to test the request from the terminal window. Just right click on a request in the Net panel and pick Copy as cURL.
Please post feedback in the newsgroup, thanks!
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After Busy Hurricane Season, FEMA May Be Forced to Give Back 2017 Overtime
The Federal Emergency Management Administration reportedly told its employees that some might have to pay back their overtime after hitting an annual earnings limit, the result of the extended hours required by 2017's unprecedented hurricane season.
The extended hours appeared to prompt FEMA — just after its administrator, Brock Long, said his staff was "tapped out" — to use a federal provision allowing agencies to take money from employees' future paychecks if they exceeded a ceiling on annual compensation.
"FEMA was never designed to be the first or only respondent in a disaster, but we often find ourselves in that situation," Long said, according to Bloomberg on Tuesday.
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You are hereHome | Learn About Wildlife | Defenders Magazine | Spring 2010 | Species Spotlight: Pika
Species Spotlight: Pika
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Dwelling high in western mountains, American pikas bear little resemblance to their closest cousin—the rabbit. More like hamsters in appearance, pikas lead a mostly solitary life, fiercely defending their rocky burrows from trespassing animals—especially other pikas—with piercing squeaks.
Once these home-bodies establish a territory, they like to stay put—gathering fresh grasses and flowers in piles to dry in the summer sun. Before snow covers its mountain home, a pika can store up two feet of this hay in its burrow to survive on during the winter months.
But lately, the pika's population has plummeted, and researchers think climate change is to blame. Hotter summer temperatures may be keeping the cool-weather critters cooped up in their lairs and not allowing them enough time to gather food. Climate change could also be reducing the quality of their food and impacting their health.
Warmer winters with less snow are also a problem. Pikas depend on heavy snowfalls for shelter. A dense snow pack works like a blanket or an igloo—keeping temperatures in the burrow just above freezing. Without enough snow, pikas are exposed to sub-zero mountain winds that can freeze them to death.
No amount of squeaking from this rock rabbit is going to keep global warming at bay. But if the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finally grants this mountain mammal the endangered status it's due, the pika just might get some of the help it needs to weather this storm.


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2 More Victims Buried In Newtown, Connecticut [VIDEO]
Newtown, Connecticut tries to return to familiar routines as school resumes for most in a town shattered by the murder of 27 people inside the Sandy Hook Elementary School and two more young victims are laid to rest.
A 6-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl were laid to rest Tuesday, the latest in a long, almost unbearable procession of funerals.
Buses ferrying students to schools were festooned with large green-and-white ribbons on the front grills, the colors of Sandy Hook, as classes resumed for all Newtown schools except the stricken elementary school.
At Newtown High School, students in sweat shirts and jackets, many wearing headphones, betrayed mixed emotions. Some waved at or snapped photos of the assembled media horde, and others appeared visibly shaken.
"There's going to be no joy in school," said 17-year-old senior P.J. Hickey. "It really doesn't feel like Christmas anymore."
At St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Newtown, back-to-back funerals were held for first-graders James Mattioli and Jessica Rekos, the first of eight to be held in the coming days at the church.
As mourners gathered outside, a motorcade led by police motorcycles arrived for the funeral of little James, who especially loved recess and math, and whose family described as a "numbers guy" who couldn't wait until he was old enough to order a foot-long Subway sandwich.
The service had not yet concluded when mourners began arriving for the funeral of Jessica, who loved horses and was counting the years until she turned 10, when her family had promised her a horse of her own. For Christmas, she had asked Santa for new cowgirl boots and hat.
"We are devastated, and our hearts are with the other families who are grieving as we are," her parents, Rich and Krista Rekos, said in a statement.
With the exception of the school that was the shooting site, students in the Newtown district are returning to classes on Tuesday.
At Newtown High School, students in sweatshirts and jackets, many wearing headphones, waved at or snapped photos of the assembled media horde on their way into the building. Reuniting with friends and getting back to school were welcome tasks, said one sophomore.
"It's definitely better than just sitting at home watching the news," said Tate Schwab, 15.
At home, his family, who moved to Newtown just last year, was distraught over the news. His mother cried over his 3-year-old sister, who would have eventually attended Sandy Hook, he said.
Dan Capodicci, whose 10-year-old daughter attends the school at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, said he thinks it's time for her to get back to classes.
"It's the right thing to do. You have to send your kids back. But at the same time I'm worried," he said. "We need to get back to normal."
Gina Wolfman said her daughters are going back to their seventh- and ninth-grade classrooms tomorrow. She thinks they are ready to be back with their friends.
"I think they want to be back with everyone and share," she said.
The district is readying a former middle school for students who attended Sandy Hook Elementary and survived the shooting there.
Local police and school officials have been discussing how and where to increase security, and state police said they would be on alert for threats and hoaxes.
Six-year-old Noah Pozner and Jack Pinto were laid to rest Monday. More funerals are planned Tuesday and this week.
NBC's The Voice paid tribute to the victims of gunman Adam Lanza with a performance of Hallellujah by host Carson Daly, hostess Christina Milan, judges Cee Lo Green, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera plus several singers voted off Season 3. The group held cards with the names of the fallen according to USA Today.
The Jets remembered the fallen in Newtown by wearing a "SHES" decal on their helmets in Nashville for a game against the Tennessee Titans on Monday night. Both teams observed a moment of silence before the game. Titans running back Chris Johnson wrote the names of all 26 victims on his sneakers worn during the game.
NRA Goes Silent
As grief turns to discussion about guns, the National Rifle Association, the nation's largest gun-rights group, has gone eerily silent.
Its Facebook page has disappeared. It has not sent a message on Twitter since the extent of the carnage became clear. And no leaders of the 4.3 million-member organization appeared on the talk shows this past Sunday, two days after the shooting.
During past crises, the politically powerful group has defended gun owners' constitutional right to bear arms.
One Republican strategist says the NRA's approach is probably wise given the emotions involved. The organization has gone quiet after past tragedies.


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Product Code: OG1130
Size (bp): 6825
Bacterial Antibiotic Selection: KanR
Origin and Compatibility: pUC high copy derived from pBR322
Bacterial Copy Number: 500-700 per cell
Promoter: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) immediate early promoter
Promoter Expression Level: This plasmid contains the mammalian CMV promoter to drive gene expression. We have tested all of our mammalian promoters in a range of cell types and CMV is consistently the strongest in those we have studied. However there are many reports of the CMV promoter demonstrating silencing by methylation in long-term culture. For this reason we stock a range of other promoters that are compatible with this plasmid and are available on request.
Plasmid Purpose:
This plasmid is designed to express tagged proteins in mammalian cells either by transient transfection or by creating stable cell lines. It contains a puromycin resistance expression cassette using the human Ubiquitin promoter to drive expression and allow for the selection of cells containing the plasmid.
About the Peptide Tag:
This plasmid contains a c-terminal Glutathione-S-Transferase (GST) affinity tag that can be fused to a gene of interest to allow protein detection and/or purification. The sequence of the tag is:
For more information on the methods that can be used to purify proteins please see our protein tag guide.
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This plasmid also encodes a protease cleavage site that is designed to be positioned between your gene of interest and the tag to allow the removal of the tag following protein purification or isolation. This plasmid contains a TEV cleavage tag. The protein sequence of the cleavage tag is: ENLYFQG. Cleavage occurs between the Glu and Gly residues. TEV is often reported to have better specificity for its recognition site compared to EKT Thrombin or Faxtor Xa.
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SnapFusion Cloning:
If you would like to fuse your coding sequence to the tag with minimal additional bases you can use our SnapFusion technology. This process involves amplifying your gene by PCR to add specific restriction sites onto the ends. When these sites are cut they produce an overhang that is compatible with this plasmid cut with BseRI or BsgI.
Standard Enzymes:
If you are not concerned about leaving a few extra bases between the tag coding sequence and your gene you can clone your gene into the vector using standard cloning restriction enzymes. This strategy will require you to choose which enzymes you want to use to clone your gene.
Gibson cloning/InfusionHD/GeneArt Seamless/Ligase Independent Cloning (LIC) Methods:
These cloning techniques use reagents sold by other companies and allow you to fuse sequences together using enzymes that chew back the DNA to leave overlapping ends/overhangs. The subsequent method of joining the DNA depends on the kit used. To use one of these techniques you can either design your own primers or you can use the spreadsheet below to help with the design.
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These primers can be used to sequence a number of regions in this plasmid. There are 10 forward and 10 reverse primers that are designed to flank key restriction sites and positions in the plasmid:
OXGP-F1: TCGTTGCGTTACACACAC Sequences towards the Bgl2 site clockwiseOXGP-R1: TGTGTCGAGTGGATGGTAG Sequences towards the Bgl2 site anti-clockwiseOXGP-F2: TGTCGATCCTACCATCCA Sequences towards the MCS (NotI) clockwiseOXGP-R2: AGTCAGTCAGTGCAGGAG This primer does not bind C-terminal tag plasmids and should not be used.OXGP-F3: AGTTGTCTCCTCCTGCACT This primer does not bind C-terminal tag plasmids and should not be used. OXGP-R3: AGCTGAAGGTACGCTGTATC Sequences towards the MCS (NheI) anti-clockwiseOXGP-F4: TCCTTAAGGTCGTCAGC Sequences towards the SbfI site clockwiseOXGP-R4: GATGAACTACTTCTGACCCC Sequences towards the SbfI site anti-clockwiseOXGP-F5: CTCATTGGTTACCTTGGG Sequences towards the PacI site clockwiseOXGP-R5: ACAAGTCGATCTCGCCAA Sequences towards the PacI site anti-clockwiseOXGP-F6: TGGTCCTTGCTATTGCAC Sequences towards the SwaI site clockwiseOXGP-R6: CAAGATGGATCGGACGAA Sequences towards the SwaI site anti-clockwiseOXGP-F7: GATCCATCTTGCAGGCTAC Sequences towards the FseI site clockwise OXGP-R7: GGAGTAATACCTGGCGATAG Sequences towards the FseI site anti-clockwise OXGP-F8: TCCCGATCTATCCGAGAT Sequences towards the AscI site clockwise OXGP-R8: ATCGTCGAGACTCGCAC Sequences towards the AscI site anti-clockwise OXGP-F9: CAGGAAGTCCAATCGTCAG Sequences towards the PmeI site clockwise OXGP-R9: CTCGAAACGACGGAGATT Sequences towards the PmeI site anti-clockwise OXGP-F10: GAATCTCGTCAGCTATCGTC Sequences towards the AsiSI site clockwise OXGP-R10: CCTGTGGAGCTAATGGTC Sequences towards the AsiSI site anti-clockwise
Download this datasheet for more information on sequencing primers
Transcription Termination:This plasmid contains three alternative transcription terminators for mammalian bacterial and bacteriophage (T7) expression. This means that only the promoter needs to be changed to alter the expression system you are using. We sell multiple promoters that can be used in each of these systems. The presence of each terminator does not reduce expression in the alternative systems.
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Here is a letter from G. Edward Griffin's Unfiltered News (a free weekly newsletter), written by a woman who is in despair over the condition of the world:
Dear Mr. Griffin,
After reading your newsletter for well over a year now I am beginning to wonder what the point of living is. I read your information and it looks hopeless. The governments of the world are obviously corrupt beyond recognition and everything I read is about loosing more and more freedom. The collectivist control of our lives is inevitable and a poorly constructed resistance is falling apart at the seams. What's the point of living anymore? If they take my house, my livelihood and peace and create the new 1984...why would I want to stick around for that?
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NMT Receives Funding for Upward Bound Program
by George Zamora
SOCORRO, N.M., Sept. 21, 2007 – The United States Department of Education has selected New Mexico Tech as the latest recipient of a competitive federal grant to establish an Upward Bound program at the state-supported university in Socorro.
The four-year grant will provide New Mexico Tech with a total of $1 million, or $250,000 a year, and will fund a minimum of 50 high school students selected each year as program participants.
New Mexico Tech's Upward Bound program will serve three high schools in Albuquerque, specifically Albuquerque High School, Highland High School, and West Mesa High School.
Upward Bound was created by the U.S. Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the rate at which at-risk students from low-income families graduate from high school and become the first in their families to enroll in and graduate from colleges and universities.
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"I speak for all of us here at New Mexico Tech who are involved with this new Upward Bound program in saying that we are very grateful to the U.S. Department of Education for providing start-up funds for this important outreach and support program," said Ricardo Maestas, vice president for student and university relations at New Mexico Tech. "Through it, we hope to be able to provide students with extremely valuable services during their high school careers."
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Upward Bound programs typically offer participating students instruction in fundamental and advanced level courses, counseling, tutoring, academic support workshops, career development, work-study placement, student support services, field trips, and multi-cultural and social activities.
"Through Upward Bound, students learn to work collaboratively to improve critical thinking skills and become better learners," said Cheryl Pulaski, New Mexico Tech's director for advancement. "Through this funding provided by the U.S. Department of Education, New Mexico Tech will be able to offer ample assistance and guidance to the selected students, so that they can meet the challenges of a high school curriculum."
Pulaski was tasked with drafting and submitting the applications and associated materials which successfully garnered funding for Tech's Upward Bound program.
The year-round program administered by New Mexico Tech will be implemented during regular school years at the Albuquerque high school campuses, and will include a six-week summer residential program at the research university's campus in Socorro.
A recent nationwide study of Upward Bound graduates of the last seven years showed that 99 percent of them are accepted into programs of post-secondary education, 97 percent enroll, and 76 percent eventually graduate from college.
"I'm sure that New Mexico Tech's Upward Bound program will attain or exceed the level of success the program has historically had with students who otherwise would have little or no hope of pursuing an education beyond high school," said Maestas.
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Earnings season is in full swing and while there were a few pieces of "serious" news that I found interesting, it was a story of a virtual murder from Japan that took the cake.
Amazon forecast spells consumer gloom for online retailing
Amazon has added a bit of fuel to the market's fire by lowering its revenue estimates for the fourth quarter.
The company, which does much of its sales in the fourth quarter thanks to the holidays, believes it will generate somewhere between $6 and $7bn in sales instead of the $7.2bn it had forecast previously.
Sanford Bernstein analyst Jeffrey Lindsay observes that Amazon's lowered expectations mean trouble for etailers:
"This is further confirmation that the economic downturn is much more pervasive than was earlier thought.
"Online retailers were thought to be immune to it but this is an indication that that is far from true. They are definitely signaling much worse returns in the fourth quarter."
Of course, given the fact that e-commerce has been the sole bright spot for many retailers with brick and mortar operations, one might predict that brick and mortar retailers without a strong online presence are going to really be hurting or etailers will be facing a bit of pain of their own soon enough.
Sales of iPhones boost Apple's profits by 26%
It was the best of times and it was the worst of times.
While iPhone sales boosted Apple's fourth quarter earnings 26% due to strong iPhone sales, AT&T, the mobile carrier with exclusive rights to the iPhone in the US, missed its forecasts as the subsidy the company provides for iPhone ate into its margins.
According to Scott Moritz of Fortune, AT&T spends a whopping $375 per iPhone customer to keep the cost of the iPhone as low as $199. These costs alone shed a dime per AT&T share in the fourth quarter.
The question, of course, is whether AT&T's up-front investment will pay off.
The company sold 2.4mn iPhones last quarter, "helping to attract 1.7 million net new post-paid subscribers."
As Moritz notes, that's an impressive feat in this economic environment, especially when one considers that iPhone customers spend more money each month than non-iPhone subscribers.
But will these customers ever make money for AT&T?
Right now, AT&T is losing money on each sale and I wonder whether the eventual toll the relatively low-cost iPhone data plans could take on AT&T's network might pose another cost problem.
Time will tell. In the meantime, AT&T shareholders who are wondering where they're money is going need look no further than Apple.
The web takes General Motors straight to the customer
Troubled American automaker General Motors has bought into the notion that it's all about the conversation.
Believing that it can reach a large audience effectively online and reluctant to spend big money on prominent TV spots given its financial woes, the once-dominant automaker is hoping that user engagement can help it make a turnaround.
According to GM's Betsy Lazar, executive director of advertising and media operations, online advertising "is very, very efficient relative to television."
A major part of GM's strategy revolves around targeting younger consumers, making the internet an ideal platform, and GM apparently sees another advantage.
As Bernard Simon of the Financial Times, notes, "youngsters still not old enough to drive" are "unaware of GM's past mistakes."
Thus, GM thinks it has a chance to create a new image for itself.
Yet I can't help but think that GM's objective to "engage in a conversation" with consumers online might just be another sign that the company doesn't "get it."
In my opinion, GM's attempt to rise from the ashes and to build a new image with young auto buyers will be dependent on it building great cars. Not much else matters.
If it can do that and utilize the internet to more effectively and cost-efficiently reach consumers, great. But if it thinks that "conversation" and "engagement" in the absence of a total overhaul of its product line and how it does business will do anything, it's probably going to be find that its corporate lips are flapping in the wind.
Jobs Said to Be Targeted by Teen in Heart-Attack Tale
It appears that the individual behind the fake Steve Jobs heart attack story on CNN's iReport.com citizen journalism website has been located.
Bloomberg reports that it has a "reliable" source who indicates that the person suspected of posting the fake report is an 18 year-old teenager who did not appear to take advantage of the temporary $4.8bn drop in Apple's valuation as the fake report circulated.
It's unclear at this point if the teen will face any charges.
Of course, I find it somewhat amusing that Bloomberg's report is based on an unnamed source. Fool us twice? Nah. Could never happen, right?
Online divorcee jailed after killing virtual hubby
A woman in Japan was arrested after "she killed her online husband's digital persona."
That's right – after learning that her virtual husband had "divorced" her without rhyme or reason, the woman hacked into his account in the popular online game "Maple Story" and deleted his avatar.
If this story is already absurd to you, it gets even more absurd:
"The woman was arrested Wednesday and was taken across the country, traveling 620 miles from her home in southern Miyazaki to be detained in Sappporo, where the man lives, the official said."
While I'm all for the enforcement of laws that protect individuals from crimes online (hacking, identity theft, etc.), I have to wonder about this case.
Hopeful the couple will work things out and come to a virtual divorce settlement that both can live with.
If there's any lesson to be learned, however, it's this – before you get married online, back your avatars and profiles up. Consider it a digital prenup.


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What do people normally do with people who try and steal your horse? I send to go with a policy of roping them and hogtieing. Is there anywhere you can take the guy after that you do you just leave him for the wolves? Also anyone got an answer for my Mill Williamston question a few posts back?
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I just saw the strangest random encounter...2 asian looking dudes near a tent and a whole bunch of TNT. One says, 'One little spark and we go BOOM!' (or something like that.) Then they blew up. Large bang. Bodies go flying.
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This Goat Has Got Mad Beatboxing Skills [VIDEO]
There are plenty of YouTube videos of people showing off their skills. Endless links can find people singing, dancing, and even beatboxing. This particular video tops them all because of the amazing skills you can witness in the video. Honestly, have you ever seen a more amazing beatboxer than this guy?
With all of the videos showing off their talents, this goat wins the prize for his talents. This might be the first video, ever, of a goat beatboxing. And, he is pretty good too.
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When you want to create images with a nostalgic, cinematic feel, your go-to guy is Peter Lindbergh. That signature aesthetic of his is fully evident in Bottega Veneta's Spring 2013 ad campaign, which features Freja Beha Erichsen and Baptiste Radufe. The collection was beautiful when it made its way down the runway and the clothes translate wonderfully in the campaign.
"Really enjoying what I'm seeing so far," TomFordforGucci commented. "I like that they went for the natural face, tousled hair, etc. rather than the glamorous bombshell we've seen a million times over."
"The photography is absolutely gorgeous, what a beautiful use of light. Makes everything look so desirable," Wolkfolk noted. "One of the top campaigns of the season for sure," he concluded.
Even those who didn't necessarily appreciate the collection were taken by the ads. "This is absolutely beautiful," Psylocke remarked. "I agree that Lindbergh once again managed to make a simple shot look very cinematic and atmospheric. I find both the dress and the bag really ugly but I don't mind, the outfit seems like such an essential part of the narrative here. The strong pose and her intense stare are very captivating. I'm completely in love with this."
I'm completely in love with it too – especially that first image with Freja in the red flower print dress. When I look at that photo I want to be that girl, and doesn't Bottega Veneta kind of want me (and everyone else) to be that girl too?
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Monday, August 14, 2006
My Paris: La Cave de l'Os à Moëlle
I've already told that I had wonderful time in Paris, and I was lucky enough to visit the town with someone who knew the city, spoke French and shared my interest in everything food-related. I, on the other hand, knew lots of insider tips as to what's the best place to enjoy a cup of tea, where to look for the best macarons, the foodie heaven for browsing the shelves, the treasure cellar of various kitchen equipment etc. And all this thanks to being part of this wonderful world of foodblogging, as without you, I would have probably only frequented the most touristy and least exciting eating establishments.
On our third night in Paris, K. and I decided to check out La Cave de l'Os à Moëlle - the place that had received praises from Clotilde, John Whiting, and Pim. It couldn't have been bad, could it? And it wasn't. We had an exceptional meal there, enjoying the rustic French fare. There is no menu as such - you just eat whatever is served, and the eating is communal. Some of the food is on your table, some food you have to get from the neighbouring tables, resulting in lots of friendly chit-chat and banter and passing of serving plates.
The meal costs 20 Euros per person, and you can eat as much as you want. This being a wine cellar/bar, there is obviously lots to choose from in that department. You pick your own wine from the shelves, prices range from under 10 Euros per bottle to, well, much higher. We opted for a 2001 Domaine Pavelot Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les Vergelesses, which turned out to be a very fine grand vin de Bourgogne indeed.
Below is a picture taken just before our meal began. There are two sittings each night, starting at 7.30 pm and 9.30 pm, respectively. We were there for the first sitting on a Saturday night, having not been able to secure a reservation for the night before (hence, booking is essential).
There were three large tables in the main dining area on the back, plus a smaller table in the front. K. and I sat in the round table in the middle, sharing it with a London-based Kiwi girl, who had come to Paris for the weekend together with her parents who were visiting from New Zealand. And then there were three Parisian guys, who eat out together on a weekly basis and had nothing but good things to say about the place, praising both the food and the exceptional value for money. The other two tables were full of joyous French diners.
Click on the photo to enlarge. Note the stove on the far back. The puddings/desserts were placed on top of the wine boxes on the left.
On the night we were there, we started with two different types of pate, one of which was pâté de canard; there was some gutsy celeriac salad, most probably seasoned with chopped lovage (at least that's the joint conclusion I reached with the woman from NZ), which was very tasty (above); beetroot salad (above); stewed leeks; marinated red & green bell peppers; red cabbage; marinated sardines; various crudités (cauliflower, radishes, carrots, courgettes); cornichons; bread.
Then a big pot of tomato-based fish soup was brought out, and everybody helped themselves (the pot was on top of the oven in the far back of the room).
The main course consisted of a very tender and simple boiled beef, served with hot red cabbage & haricots verts, and accompanied with boiled eggs in oil marinade with bay leaves and allspice. All very tasty - the big chunks of beef were especially tender and flavoursome.
The dessert table was also generous. You could choose between pots of crème caramel with lime; madeira cake with a hint of lemon; rice pudding; a simple flan; îles flottantes/floating islands; pots of chocolate. I was already extremely full, so I opted for the light rice pudding, whereas the men in the table tried several of the available puddings and approved all of them..
And if anyone had room for cheese, then there was a cheese cupboard on the wall containing several choices. I didn't, so cannot really comment on the cheese.
Overall, this was a most interesting - and delicious - dining experience. One that we definitely recommend to our friends and will repeat on our next visit to Paris.
La Cave de l'Os à Moëlle
181, Rue de Lourmel
75015 Paris
(15ème arrondissement)
Métro: Lourmel
Tel : 0826100601
4 comments:
- Jeanne said...
Hi Pille
Wow - that sounds fab! I must say that I would be a teensy bit intimidated as a non-French speaker, but it sounds like the feeling of intimidation may be worth it in the end! And I can't believe what excellent value for money that is. Must try that next time I'm in Paris!
- 1:20 pm, August 15, 2006
- J said...
hi pille, as they say, better late than never ;) awesome post and review...most definitely worth the wait :)i'm writing the address down in my little black book as we speak!
- 4:29 pm, August 15, 2006
- Anita said...
This was one of the places I visited on Pim's recommendation as well...glad to hear you enjoyed it too!
- 2:41 am, August 16, 2006
- Pille said...
Jeanne - Paris being so close to London, you'll be able to check out this gem soon hopefully!
J - pleased to hear that I managed to communicate my satisfaction with the place:)
Anita - Pim should ask Thierry Faucher to hire her to do his PR:)
- 4:00 pm, August 18, 2006


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Repeated Regeneration
A 16-year-long newt study finds that regeneration remains efficient with repetition and age.
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Adult newts retained the complete and robust ability to regenerate their eye lenses 18 times over a 16-year period, according to a study published today (July 12) in Nature Communications.
The finding counters the belief that regeneration becomes less efficient with time or repetition. It also gives hope to regenerative medicine that age may not affect regeneration ability.
"It's very surprising that the lenses the newts regenerate look really very similar to the [original] lens," said Brigitte Galliot, who studies hydra regeneration at the University of Geneva in Switzerland and was not involved in the research. "It's unusual to have a study over 16 years," she added. "It's beautiful material."
Regeneration studies conducted in the 1700s and 1800s noted that repeated limb amputation and regeneration in newts occasionally resulted in missing bone structures. This led to the belief that the regenerating capacity of newts and other animals declines with age or repetition. Since then, scientists have suggested that maybe those experimenters occasionally amputated the entire limb instead of most of it, in which case the limb will not grow back. "In every seminar I give, that question comes up," says senior author Panagiotis Tsonis, a regeneration researcher at the University of Dayton in Ohio. "Until now, I couldn't answer it."
In 1994, Goro Eguchi at the National Institutes for Natural Sciences in Japan began collecting long-lived Japanese newts, Cynops pyrrhogaster. With a cohort of 12 animals, each an estimated 14 years old when captured, Eguchi began systematically removing the lenses from the eyes of the newts, a rapidly regenerating organ.
A few years ago, when Eguchi retired, he passed the experiment onto Tsonis, his past graduate student. By that time, only six of the animals were still alive. Tsonis continued the experiment until last year, when he removed lenses from the six animals two final times, extraction number 17 and 18, when the animals were about 30 years old.
The 17th and 18th regenerated lenses were examined for morphology and mRNA expression, including transcripts for key lens structural proteins. The results were compared to the earlier regenerated lenses, as analyzed by Eguchi, and to original lenses from adult offspring of the test newts, bred by Eguchi 16 years ago as a way to exclude variation from un-related individuals.
In size, shape, transparency and gene expression patterns, the regenerated lenses were virtually identical to the control lenses. The lenses also took the same amount of time to completely regenerate—about 5 months—throughout all 18 repetitions of the procedure, demonstrating that there is no delay in or slowing of the process of lens regeneration over time or through repeated regeneration.
"The results were really spectacular," said Tsonis. "They were so robust when we compared among [the 18 generations] or with control newts."
Scientists still lack data about repeated regeneration during the juvenile stage, as the study began with adult newts, noted Galliot. Also, the paper did not address other aging criteria besides time, such as molecular and genetic markers. "It would be interesting to know more about aging and regeneration in the newt," she added. "There are still plenty of questions."
But the results offer hope for regenerative medicine, the effort to restore the structure or function of damaged tissues in humans. Though people may never regenerate like the newt, the 30-year-old newts suggest that regeneration can work well and robustly in older populations, says Tsonis. "It's good to know that the animal who is the champion of regeneration doesn't care about age."
G. Eguchi, et al., "Regenerative capacity in newts is not altered by repeated regeneration and ageing," Nat Comm, doi:10.1038/ncomms1389, 2011.


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Spillman Technologies faced a crucial turning point in 2005. Located in Logan, the growing company was finding it difficult to recruit skilled workers—the talent pool in Cache Valley was not big enough, and many potential hires just didn't want to move to Logan.
The company also needed better access to the Salt Lake International Airport. Travel is a huge part of Spillman's business—the company spends almost $1 million a year on travel—and the long drive from the airport to Logan was an added burden to employees and executives.
On top of all that, Spillman had outgrown its building. Needing to obtain new offices anyway, company leaders weighed the idea of relocating to the Salt Lake area.
But the three-decades-old company had nurtured an employee-centered business. Spillman Technologies considers its employees family, says CEO Lance Clark. So the challenge was moving the company from Logan to Salt Lake and retaining as many employees as possible.
"It's all about the people," says Clark. "Software is so intangible. It's really the people. It was important that we kept the core group together: the software engineers who know the product inside and out, the support technicians who know the product, and the sales staff who know how to sell the product."
Calm the Fears
The first step was presenting the idea to the team. "When we announced it, it was a big shock," says Clark.
The company had selected a site in West Valley City to build a new facility. Company executives held an open house near the proposed site to present detailed plans and answer employee questions.
"We wanted to give employees the vision," says Clark. "It helped calm a lot of fears and got them excited about it."
Ease the Financial Sting
Moving creates a lot of expenses—and Spillman resolved to eliminate as many as possible for employees. The company paid for moving expenses and living expenses, and took care of closing costs when employees sold and then bought new homes. "It was a hefty bill…close to $2 million," says Clark.
Take on the Logistics
In addition to footing the bill, the company provided professional resources to help make the move painless for employees. Spillman retained a real estate agency that handled the home sales in Logan and then helped employees find new homes in the Salt Lake area. The real estate agency provided one-on-one consultations to the employees and showed homes in Davis, Salt Lake and Utah counties.
Spillman also partnered with a title company to handle all the transactions and with a moving company, which parked a truck full of empty boxes in Spillman's parking lot; employees could take boxes as they needed them for packing.
"The relocation effort was something that our company was not used to doing, so there was a lot of things we did to help partner with outside agencies to help us get to where we are today," says Mike Smith, director of human resources.
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Perhaps the key to the success of the relocation was the company's flexible attitude. For a year, the company maintained both the Logan location and a temporary facility in West Valley (it took about a year to build the new headquarters). Employees had that entire year to make the transition from Logan to Salt Lake.
"Employees during that transition period could work here or up in Logan, so we made it a really easy transition until they sold their homes. We still have five or six people commute down from Logan. They live there and love it and don't want to move," says Clark."We let the employees take their time—really as much time as they needed."
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The Statham Police Department yesterday evening, July 18, released a report of two runaway juveniles from the city of Statham.
According to the report, sometime between 10 p.m on July 18 and 2 a.m. on July 19, Diana Morgan House and Jeremiah Rosenberger, both 13 years old, left their homes without their parents' knowledge or consent. House allegedly took a white 2001 Ford pickup truck bearing GA tag BRL6734.
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Lea Michele's Holiday Flick 'New Year's Eve' Opens to Low Box Office Numbers
Lea Michele and the rest of the cast in 'New Year's Eve' may want to hold off popping that bottle of champagne. The celebrity-saturated holiday rom-com opened to the lowest grossing weekend since 2008.
According to Deadline, the movie — which also stars Ashton Kutcher, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jessica Biel, among many others — took in just under $14 million, which is roughly $6 million less than what Warner Bros. had anticipated. Although the film knocked 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′ from the No. 1 spot, there's not much to celebrate. In other words, Rachel Berry would be devastated.
Although it's stacked with famous faces, the movie has been receiving poor reviews. For instance, NPR's Linda Holmes wrote: "The only entertaining way to watch 'New Year's Eve' is as a cruel experiment in which performers stranded with absolutely no script support are forced to subsist on pure essence, which quickly becomes a blood sport in which only a few survive." Ouch.
Following the success of its predecessor, 'Valentine's Day,' the studio projected 'New Year's Eve' to be a box-office smash. Its publicity campaign was aggressive, supporting the Garry Marshall flick with 11 magazine covers and more than 27 appearances on national TV shows, Deadline says.
According to Box Office Mojo, 'Valentine's Day,' which starred Taylor Swift, earned over $70 million in its first week. Michele and Swift are reportedly both being considered for the role of Eponine in the feature film version of 'Les Miserables,' but if 'New Years Eve' and 'Valentine's Day' are any indication of who has more star power, things are looking good for the country star.


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I decided I wanted a knit hat from some Noro Kureyon yarn I had left after I made a scarf last year but couldn't decide what type of hat it needed to be except that it had to be warm, so, I looked thru all my knitting books and found Knitting Around and found my hat.
It's the Very Warm Hat amy I tried 3-4 times with different needles and singe vs double the yarn and here it is.
This is my Very Warm Hat from Knitting Around done in 2 different colors of Noro Kureyon yarn.
I had to try it on after I finished it and by the time I was back inside I was sweating - so It lives up to it's name.
It's 10 inches tall before the decreases start and will turn up a small bit but I like it as it is, sort of a " bucket" style. It matches the scarf I made last year and keeps you good and warm.
I will be wearing this hat for some time now.
I'm glad I found Knitting Around - I thought I had it but it was playing hide-and-seek and I found where it was hiding - now, to decide what to make next.


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Following the PBS broadcast of FRONTLINE's "College, Inc.," leaders of the post-secondary education sector convened a briefing with reporters to discuss issues raised in the documentary, including student debt, recruitment practices and gainful employment. The briefing was held via teleconference, and featured remarks by Harris Miller, President and CEO of the Career College Association, Anthony Bieda, Director of External Affairs for the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, and Chief Academic Officer for Globe Education Network, Dr. Michele Ernst.
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Called to a private address for reports of "SOB…Breathing Diffs!"
This is a Cat A Red call meaning that it is potentially "Life Threatening!"
Arriving promptly at the address we are met at the front door by the patients daughter who seems quite calm as she quickly explains that she did not know who to call to help her mother. I ask if her mum is okay as we step back into the house and head towards the ground floor bedroom to find our patient.
Walking into the bedroom I realise that our patient is not laid on her bed or sat in her chair trying to breath…in fact I cant see her at all! "Wheres your mum?" I ask the daughter. "Shes up there!" and she points above our heads. And she is….she is up there….stuck on the ceiling!!!
Everything becomes clear in an instant as to whats happened. The hoist that is used to get her into and out of bed has malfunctioned. The controls became stuck when it was in the lift mode and had continued to raise the patient all the way up until she was spread eagled facing inches away from the metal rail that runs across her bedroom ceiling!
Fortunately our patient was in good humour and was not breathing her last although she was slightly embarressed at her predicament. We called for back up and the Fire Service turned up to provide some muscle as we managed to shuffle/slide/shove/lift her from her hoist sling and back onto the bed. The daughter provided the tea and biscuits and we completed the paperwork leaving Spider Woman to get some sleep!
And yes I did initially piss my self laughing but only after checking that she was alright!
A slightly idealistic view of our patient….just substitute the Spider suit for a pink crimpoline nightie!


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So Much For NSA Chief's Offer To Store Data At A 'Neutral' Site: AT&T Receiving $10 Million/Yr From CIA For Phone Records
from the well,-that's-officially-everybody dept
More news has arrived on AT&T's willing accommodation of every government agency that asks for a peek at the numbers (or a never ending, rolling 3-month haul of all records). At least this time, it's getting something more in return than boilerplate court orders with that new ink pad smell. As the New York Times reports, the CIA wants in on the action, and it doesn't need court orders -- just a big stack of cash.
The C.I.A. is paying AT&T more than $10 million a year to assist with overseas counterterrorism investigations by exploiting the company's vast database of phone records, which includes Americans' international calls, according to government officials.This is all purely voluntary ($10mil of greased palms/wheels notwithstanding), hence the lack of court orders or subpoenas. Oddly enough, this voluntary system actually protects the privacy of Americans much better than the "legal" Section 215 collections.
The C.I.A. supplies phone numbers of overseas terrorism suspects, and AT&T searches its database and provides records of calls that may help identify foreign associates, the officials said…Of course, these "masked" records can be very simply unmasked by "tipping" them to other agencies, like the FBI, which then acquires a subpoena/court order to "unmask" the records. This just goes to show that these agencies can cooperate, as long as its in the interest of furthering domestic surveillance.
Because the C.I.A. is prohibited from spying on the domestic activities of Americans, the agency imposes privacy safeguards on the program, said the officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity because it is classified. Most of the call logs provided by AT&T involve foreign-to-foreign calls, but when the company produces records of international calls with one end in the United States, it does not disclose the identity of the Americans and "masks" several digits of their phone numbers, the officials said.
Ultimately though, this news isn't surprising. Phone companies have been collecting government paychecks in exchange for data for a very long time. True, the telcos don't want to appear as though they're selling Americans' data for cash, but that's exactly what's happening. The CIA's primary focus is foreign surveillance and, thanks to AT&T, there's some minimization in place to keep the agency focused on its purview.
More interesting, however, is how this news affects General Alexander's "generous" offer to store data at a "neutral site" in order to alleviate privacy concerns. As was noted back when he made this offer, American telcos are hardly "neutral sites" given their history of swiftly coughing up anything requested with a minimum of pushback.
So, AT&T (and Verizon, etc.) are not "neutral" in any true sense of the word, but at least storing the data there would put the NSA in the position of having to bring its selectors to a third party before accessing stored records, rather than just having them conveniently available (and exploitable) in its own storage for an indefinite period of time. This would trim down the "accidental" abuse that has been displayed by the agency in the past.
More recently, ODNI lawyer Robert Litt (along with the FBI's general counsel) suggested storing data with the originators would lead to less privacy. Given what we know about the CIA's paid data plans, he might be correct, even if his motives for making that claim were completely disingenuous.
It would introduce extra steps, but it appears as though there would be a way to "tip" domestic data to the NSA by simply using the process it uses with the FBI. Restrictions on both the NSA and CIA are meant to minimize the amount of unrelated domestic metadata they have access to. The CIA's restrictions are harsher than the NSA's, but the CIA can still grab and let the NSA wrangle the paperwork needed to unmask numbers. Or vice versa. The NSA can access its on-site metadata stores (with unmasked numbers) and tip domestic call data back to the CIA.
Both of these scenarios are unlikely, but storing the data at AT&T seems to offer very minimal privacy advantages over storing it in the NSA's data centers. At best, this creates some mild speed bumps for the agency to deal with in exchange for a small amount of "peace of mind" privacy-wise. Most telcos have seemed even less interested protecting Americans' privacy than the inquiring agencies themselves. As you'll recall, AT&T went out of its way to perform phone record queries for the FBI for agents armed with nothing more legally binding than a Post-It note.
The other thing to note is that this is another bit of evidence that undercuts the telcos' repeated assurance that they "value their customers' privacy." This sentence is usually followed directly by defensive wording about "complying" with "applicable laws" -- which actually means "complying with intelligence agencies." There's very little true concern on display and little to no evidence AT&T (and Verizon) have ever made any serious attempt to push back on government requests.
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DAYTONA BEACH — Dale Earnhardt Jr. has always been NASCAR's enigmatic favorite son.
He has more than a decade's worth of emotional tragedy that he's dragged around from track to track. The NASCAR Nation has mourned the loss of his father, Dale Earnhardt Sr., with him all this time. Every pit stop along the way has been a painful reminder of what could have been had father and son gotten to enjoy the ride together for more than a couple of years.
Dale Jr., now 38, has moved on as best he can. He has been disengaged at times, looking like an uninterested passenger who wanted to be anywhere but in a stock car. He has talked about having wanted to shut it down after his father was killed on the last lap of the Daytona 500 in 2001.
This perspective is necessary as we approach the start of the 2013 NASCAR season. Dale Jr. is very much engaged these days. He's become far more relevant than a piece of NASCAR eye-candy who has won the sport's most popular driver award for 11 consecutive years. He is definitely in the conversation again about Chase contenders.
Dale Jr. is OK with all of that. He talks about "unfinished business." It has nothing to do with winning another popularity contest. It has everything to do with winning a NASCAR Cup title.
"Absolutely," Dale Jr. said during pre-season testing at Daytona International Speedway this weekend. "With the way we ran last year — getting a real sense that we were starting to compete at that level as a team that had the opportunity to win the championship — that felt really good. It got really exciting. I think we have an opportunity. Our time is now.
"If we can continue to do that and keep applying ourselves and keep working and not get complacent about certain things, then we can be one of those teams that are sitting there in Homestead with a shot at it. I really believe that."
Earnhardt's reason to believe is etched in the success of 2012. Earnhardt led the points standings at one juncture, broke a 143-race winless streak by capturing a victory at Michigan last June, qualified for the Chase and then saw it all unravel after he was forced to sit out two starts because of race-related concussions late in the season.
It bounced him to the bottom of the pile among the 12 contenders, leaving him wondering what could have been had things not been hampered by his compromised health.
"I only look back on the positives when I think about last year," he said. "To find motivation and excitement, I look back on how well we performed throughout the year. How we were leading the points and how things were going mid-point in the season. How strong we were in the summer, which had been traditionally for me a terrible time."
His confidence is a by-product of something else: Dale Jr. needed someone to draw him out of his ambivalence and insecurities. He seems to have found that soothing voice in Steve Letarte, his crew chief since the 2011 season.
"His dad was a lot like that," said Larry McReynolds, a NASCAR TV analyst and former crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Sr. "His dad, believe it or not, needed a cheerleader. As long as you were cheerleading him, he would perform.
"And I'm telling you, Dale Jr. is even more that way. As long as he thinks everyone is rallying around him, he'll perform. But if he thinks people are starting to get down on him, he doesn't perform. He needs that cheerleader. And there ain't a better cheerleader in the garage area than Steve Letarte."
NASCAR's enigmatic son pushes on, hoping for a smooth ride free of the baggage he's dragged around all these years.
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Kiplinger's Ranks Tech As a Top Educational Value, Dec. 8, 2008
By Thomas Guengerich
SOCORRO, N.M., Dec. 8, 2008 – New Mexico Tech again ranks among the top 100 universities for offering an affordable education. Kiplinger's latest rankings, based on 2006 data, rank the Socorro science and engineering university as the 36th best value for in-state education and 37th best value for out-of-state students.
In nearly all cost categories, Tech ranks among the top five. In educational categories, Tech also ranks consistently near the top, except in one crucial category – graduation rates.
New Mexico Tech is among the lowest cost schools in the nation and Tech graduates leave school with the least amount of debt in the nation. According to Kiplinger's, the average Tech graduate leaves with $8,688 of debt. No other school reports an average debt of less than $12,500.
Tech is the only New Mexico university in the top 50. The only "peer institution" that made the top 50 is Georgia Tech (16th). Colorado School of Mines, which had been in the top 50 in recent years, is not ranked in the top 100 for 2009.
The University of North Carolina is the top ranked value for the eighth consecutive year. Rounding out the top five are Florida, Virginia, Georgia and William and Mary.
While New Mexico Tech ranks well in most educational categories, like faculty-to-staff ratio, average SAT/ACT scores and rate of admission, the university's difficult curriculum hurts the overall ranking.
Among the top 100 schools, Tech ranks second-to-last in four-year graduation rate at 15.9 percent and last for six-year rate at 43.2 percent. Academic data accounts for two-thirds of Kiplinger's rating system.
New Mexico Tech consistently ranks as a superior educational institution. The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report include Tech in their annual rankings of the top universities.


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WINGATE, N.C. – The Georgia College & State University softball team (10-21) took on its highest-ranked opponent of the 2010 season thus far, dropping a pair to No. 16 Wingate University (23-3) Friday, 6-1 and 4-2.
In game one, the Bobcats answered a pair of first-inning Bulldog runs with one of their own when first baseman Jessica Solomon (Douglasville, Ga.) ripped a sacrifice fly to left, scoring catcher Anna Parker (Columbus, Ga.), who walked. The Bulldogs broke it back open with a four-run bottom half, the big blow coming via a three-run home run by shortstop Debra Grijalva. Wingate finished with nine runs on 13 hits.
Sophomore righty Haley Burnett (Columbus, Ga.) got the loss (7-10) not making it out of the second inning adding two strikeouts. Brittany Blankenship improved to 12-2 with the complete-game win.
Game two was a much tighter contest. The Bulldogs exploded for four first-inning runs, but then were shut out the rest of the way. Georgia College cut the lead to 4-1 in the third, when third baseman Kelsea Martin (Dacula, Ga.) reached on a fielder's choice and scored on a single by shortstop Kayla Smith (Lexington, S.C.).
The Bobcats inched closer with another run an inning later, as designated player Lauren Potts (Gray, Ga.) led off with a single. She went to third on a Solomon double then after an out, scored when junior Brandie Monroe (Guyton, Ga.) ripped a pinch-hit single through the left side.
Georgia College had runners on in the fifth and the seventh, but couldn't inch any closer.
Sophomore righty Caitlin Duvall (Douglasville, Ga.) took the loss (0-6) in 2/3 of an inning. Burnett was outstanding in relief, going 5 1/3 innings of scoreless ball, scattering six hits and three walks while striking out two. Allison Smith improved to 11-1 with the complete-game victory.
The Bobcats are back in action Sunday, March 21 at noon, traveling to Francis Marion University.
The GCSU Department of Athletics, winners of the 2008-09 PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.


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You might be right, Info. Still, it seems odd that both NYU and Columbia would accept me pretty early in the game while Penn wouldn't even waitlist me. Ultimately, though, the reasoning behind the decision isn't knowable.
I am not crushed about the rejection. I didn't have any intention of going there and I probably should have withdrawn. Serves me right I suppose.Came by snail mail, small white envelope.


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Yale women's fencer Sada Jacobson (Dunwoody, GA) has been named to the United States Olympic fencing team. Jacobson, who defeated younger sister Emily 15-13 in the sabre final at the U.S. Fencing national championships in Atlanta last weekend, is the world's top ranked women's fencer in the sabre category. She earned that ranking last June at the New York City Grand Prix, defeating two-time World Cup champion Elena Jemayeva, of Moscow, Russia, 15-11, to earn the gold.
Jacobson, a two-time NCAA champion for the Bulldogs, left Yale in November of 2002 to concentrate on her fencing full time. She plans to re-enroll in the fall.
Women's sabre will be an Olympic event for the first time in 2004. The Ivy League has not had an Olympic fencing medalist since the Los Angeles Games of 1932 when Columbia's Hugh Alessandroni and Yale's Dernell Every and Frank Righeimer each earned bronze in team foil.


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Mako bad for landings? In my experience the rocker really helps with the landing as compared to other boards. It's not possible to land flat because there is no flat part of the board.
I have the 140 and the king. The king is definitely harder on landing, but it's a huge board, there's not much you can do about that. The Mako King lands much softer than a door style big board though.


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Fox Vs. Fox: Frequent Fox Guest Mark Levin Denounces Karl Rove
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The war of words on the right continues to escalate, with radio host Mark Levin becoming the latest Fox News figure to attack Fox political analyst Karl Rove. In a February 8 post on his Facebook page, Levin accused Rove of lying about conservative Rep. Steve King (R-IA). Earlier in the week on his radio show, Levin claimed Rove is "despised by the grassroots" and said Rove's name and new political group "are poison in conservative and Republican circles in many respects."
Rove has recently been at the center of a conservative firestorm over the announcement of his new group, Conservative Victory Project, which the New York Times explains will work "to recruit seasoned candidates and protect Senate incumbents from challenges by far-right conservatives and Tea Party enthusiasts."
Levin -- a frequent Fox News guest who has agreed to make regular appearances on Sean Hannity's Fox show -- wrote on his Facebook page that Rove "flat out lied" during an appearance on Sean Hannity's radio show. According to Levin, Rove told Hannity that Rep. Steve King (R-IA) had "endorse[d]" controversial comments about rape made by defeated Missouri senatorial candidate Todd Akin. Levin added, "This is the kind of sleaziness conservatives are fed up with. And Rove went on national radio and smeared King with this lie."
King, who is reportedly considering running for a Senate seat in Iowa, has been identified as the type of conservative Rove's organization would likely target. Steven Law, president of American Crossroads, the super PAC co-founded by Rove that created the Conservative Victory Project, has expressed concern about King's history of extreme comments, which Law labeled his "Todd Akin problem."
Levin has also targeted Rove on his radio show. On February 7, Levin declared that Rove is "despised by the grassroots," mocked his "stupid little third-grade whiteboard," then brought "my buddy" King on the show and said: "Steve King and all you conservatives out there who are thinking about running in these primaries and so forth -- your best commercial is going to be that your opponent is funded by Karl Rove. I'm serious, Steve King -- I think Karl Rove's name, I think his organization are poison in conservative and Republican circles in many respects." Levin added, "Bring it on, Karl baby. Bring it on, doughboy. Bring on your little whiteboard. We're ready." During the same show, Levin also labeled Rove a "propagandist."
Levin follows Erick Erickson, Liz Cheney, and Mike Huckabee as Fox contributors and regular guests who have joined numerous conservative pundits in criticizing Rove.
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Elsewhere, Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea - who were 2-1 winners over Everton in last season's showpiece - host Watford at Stamford Bridge, while there are all Premier League affairs between West Ham and Arsenal, Aston Villa against Blackburn and Wigan versus Hull.
Other notable ties see Manchester City travel to Middlesbrough, while Liverpool are at Reading and Tottenham host Peterborough.
The matches will be played on the weekend of January 2 and 3.
The FA Cup third-round draw:
Tottenham v Peterborough, Brentford v Doncaster, Middlesbrough v Manchester City, Stoke v York, Notts County v Forest Green Rovers, Huddersfield v West Brom, Sheffield United v Queens Park Rangers, MK Dons v Burnley, Chelsea v Watford, Nottingham Forest v Birmingham, Preston v Colchester, West Ham v Arsenal, Aston Villa v Blackburn, Portsmouth v Coventry, Sunderland v Oxford or Barrow, Wigan v Hull, Everton v Carlisle, Sheffield Wednesday v Crystal Palace, Tranmere or Aldershot v Wolves, Blackpool v Ipswich, Fulham v Swindon, Stockport or Torquay v Brighton, Scunthorpe v Barnsley, Southampton v Rotherham or Luton, Bristol City v Cardiff, Reading v Liverpool, Staines or Millwall v Derby, Plymouth v Newcastle, Leicester v Swansea, Bolton v Lincoln, Accrington or Barnet v Gillingham, Manchester United v Kettering or Leeds.
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Streusel Topping:
1/3 cup (45 grams) all-purpose flour
1/3 cup (65 grams) granulated white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup (56 grams) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
Cream Cheese Filling:
8 ounce package (227 grams) cream cheese, at room temperature
1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated white sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest (peel)
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Cake Batter:
1 cup (140 grams) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup (56 grams) (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated white sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup (80 ml) milk
1 cup fresh blackberries, raspberries or blueberries or 1/2 cup raspberry preserves
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C). Butter a 9-inch (23 cm) spring form pan and line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
For Streusel Topping:
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, and ground cinnamon. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender or fork until it resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
For Cream Cheese Filling:
Beat the cream cheese until creamy and smooth. Add the rest of the filling ingredients and beat until very smooth. Set aside.
For Cake Batter:
In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of your electric mixer, with the paddle attachment, cream the butter. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until incorporated. Add the flour mixture, alternately with the milk, and beat only until combined. Spread the batter onto the bottom, and slightly up the sides, of the prepared pan. Next, spread the cream cheese filling over the cake batter. Scatter the fresh berries over the filling and top with the streusel.
Bake for about 60 to 70 minutes or until the streusel is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool slightly.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
Makes 8-10 servings.
Source: Recipe created by Stephanie Jaworski of Joy of Baking: http://www.joyofbaking.com
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.................. I believe Donald Rumsfeld said not so sympathetically, "stuff happens".
We haven't dropped releasing CDs, just having a slow re-start after re-assessing how we will package our Hypnos CDs going forward.We've released a couple of Hypnos Secret Sounds albums in recent months and we're about to start a Seren Ffordd series on HSS as well.I should have something more to report on upcoming Hypnos-proper releases very soon. First will be Viridian Sun - Infinite In All Directions and we'll catch up on other pending releases soon after. Then once things are rolling forward again we'll start adding items to the "coming soon" queue again.Thanks for your patience, everybody! The good news is, we'll be able to sell our upcoming releases at a slightly lower price due to the simplified "green" packaging.
The switch in packaging of Hypnos CDs is for several reasons.First, we've had numerous customers say the "plain old jewel case" package is less special and interesting to them.Second, we devote such an enormous amount of storage space to CDs for all of our previous Hypnos and Binary CD releases, and it's all because of the cases. When we contemplate doing a larger number of releases in the future, it's overwhelming to think about where we would store them!Third, there is the ecological or "green" consideration, trying to reduce the amount of plastic waste, which is important to some of our customers.Fourth, it will allow us to doing the printing and assembly ourselves, and only pay a manufacturer for the CDs themselves, and not the rest of the printing and packaging.Fifth, it will reduce the up-front cost for each CD release, meaning that we can sell a smaller number of copies in order to break even on any given release. This will allow to release more music, and to take a bit more risk on music we might not have been able to release on Hypnos in the past.
As for making available a printed tray card, as I mentioned earlier it's difficult to print a tray card that's perfectly trimmed, well-aligned and properly folded. We think most people would be satisfied without, most of the rest would be OK with printing their own at home, and for those who want a tray card and don't have a high-quality color printer of their own, we could probably come up with some option. Including a tray card alone, without a jewel case, the problem would be how to mail it without damage in transit.


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Center for Resource Solutions' Busch discusses new analysis of Calif. climate plan
As the cost of a national cap-and-trade system is debated in Washington, California has had a head start with its own version of a climate plan. During today's OnPoint, Chris Busch, policy director at the Center for Resource Solutions, discusses conflicting reports on the economic impacts of California's plan. He also addresses how a federal cap-and-trade system will affect California's progress on emissions reduction.


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Chess Grandmaster to Give Exhibition Tonightby Howard W. Hewitt • February 1, 2005 Share:
Chess Grandmaster Gregory Kaidanov will return to the Wabash Campus tonight for a blindfold and simultaneous speed chess games.
Kaidanov, who visited Wabash in 2002, became a Grandmaster in 1988. The Russian native lives in Lexington, Kentucky, teaches private chess lessons, competes in national and international tournaments, and gives exhibitions across the country similar to what he will do Monday.
Kaidanov, 46, will play a blindfold speed game at 7 p.m. in the Lilly Library Goodrich room Monday then move to the Detchon Center International Hall for an 8 p.m. simultaneous game against 30 opponents.
He will play the blindfold game with only with only five minutes to complete all his moves. Any move, all done from memory, that is illegal results in a forfeit. After he completes the game, he will replay the match from memory and comment.
Kaidnov will then go across campus and play 30 games simultaneously. He will follow that by playing 4 games of timed chess, running from board to board to conserve the time he is allotted to make his moves.
The Berdichev (Ukraine) native started playing chess at age six, learning from his father. He and his family visited the U.S. as tourists in 1990 and eventually settled in Kentucky.
His list of accomplishments is impressive: Boys under-14 Russian Federation Champion, 1972; Master, 1978, International Master, 1987, Grandmaster, 1988; World Open Champion, 1982, US Open Champion, 1990; tied for first in National Open in 1990, 1992, 1994, 1999; U.S. team member in 1998 World Chess Olympiad; U.S. team member in World Chess Olympiad, 2000.
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In his Intel Developer Forum keynote, Intel's Pat Gelsinger discussed new features of the company's next-generation processor family, including a new "Turbo mode" that shifts the processor into a higher gear for mind-blowing performance without a heat penalty.
The company's first desktop PC chips branded Intel Core i7 processors and initial energy-efficient, high-performance server products (codenamed "Nehalem-EP") will be first to production. Intel is also planning to manufacture a second server derivative designed for the expandable sever market ("Nehalem-EX"), and desktop ("Havendale" and "Lynnfield") and mobile ("Auburndale" and "Clarksfield") client versions in the second half of 2009.
"Our engineers have put together an incredible processing family here that will include a tremendous amount of new processor features all centered on delivering faster computer performance and terrific energy efficiency," Gelsinger said.
The next-generation Core microarchitecture also features Hyper-Threading technology delivering up to 8-threaded performance capability on 4 cores in the initial versions and best-in-class memory bandwidth thanks to the new QuickPath Interconnect. QuickPath is a technology that connects processors, chipsets and memory together, and delivers up to three times the memory bandwidth of previous generation Core microarchitecture solutions.
The new Intel Xeon processor X7460 with 6 cores and 16MB L3 cache for expandable servers launching in September has already broken multiple performance world records1. An 8-socket IBM System x 3950 M2 server became the first platform to break the 1 million tpmC barrier on the TPC-C benchmark. New 4-Socket performance records include TPC-C on HP Proliant DL580 G5, TPC-E on Dell PowerEdge R900, SPECjbb 2005 on Sun Fire X4450 and SPECint _rate2006 on Fujitsu-Siemens PRIMERGY RX600 S4.
Gelsinger also discussed the industry's first many-core Intel Architecture (IA) based design, codenamed "Larrabee." Expected in 2009 or 2010, the first product based on Larrabee will target the personal computer graphics market, support DirectX and OpenGL, and run today's games and programs. Intel hopes that Larrabee will kickstart an industry-wide effort to create and optimize software for the dozens, hundreds and thousands of cores expected to power future computers.


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This Hotel Lets You Order Pizza at the Push of a Button
You've just check in to your hotel after a soul-sucking flight (or train trip, or car ride), and you're starving—it's late, room service isn't an option, and the vending machine in the hall promises nothing more than a sugar crash down the line (they obviously don't have this yet). You prowl your room in hungry despair, when your eyes alight on curious salvation: a pizza button. On the phone. A button on the phone for pizza.
Thanks to pizza-wise overnighter JW Cannon (who snapped the picture of this ingenious device) and the sleuthing work of Hotel Chatter, we can take joy in assuring you that the pizza button is, indeed, real.
Well, real so long as you're staying at the Country Inn & Suites in Niagara Falls, New York. For your convenience and to free up more time for the service staff (apparently drastically overburdened with pizza inquiries), Country Inn & Suites has installed a one-click button for pizza on all of their hotel room telephones. The button connects you with a local and reputable pizza place—although which pizza place is still a mystery.
If we have any Slicer's heading to Niagara in the near future, be sure to give this a try and let us know about the experience!
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APHEELSIK is the poison glyph. On cast, it poisons an enemy, preventing it from regenerating 10 health per player level. Poison automatically expires after the player has explored the displayed amount of tiles. Monsters ordinarily regenerate a number of hit points equal to their level whenever a tile is explored. This means the formula for the number of tiles poison will last for is 10 * player level / monster level. Because the glyph costs 5 mana to cast, a player can keep a monster up to twice his level perpetually poisoned.
Unlocking the glyph
APHEELSIK is unlocked along with the Assassin.
APHEELSIK is commonly used to slowly whittle away stronger monsters by allowing the adventurer to regenerate their health and mana while the target is poisoned. This allows you to tackle foes that would normally be too tough to fight, by exploring to recover health while denying them any healing while you do so. Naturally, this only works if the player is able to regenerate enough Health and Mana to keep on fighting. This glyph works well for efficiency-based regeneration fighters. It combos well with items and effects that work with those class features; items like whurrgarbl or anything that grants resistances are very useful.
APHEELSIK is very similar to HALPMEH in some ways. Both of them allow you to recover hit-points mid-battle, and both cost 5 mana to cast. APHEELSIK is more potent, allowing you to regenerate both health and mana (and usually more than HALPMEH would allow), but at the cost of using exploration space. HALPMEH requires no such expenditure, but cannot be repeated as your mana will eventually run dry. Both often appeal to the same types of characters, but their overlap means keeping both in your inventory can be challenging.
Due to needing mana to cast, it can be difficult to combine this glyph effectively with offensive spellcasting. However this can be done effectively by combining BLUDTUPOWA and BURNDAYRAZ. First, the player has to poison a monster, than he throws fireballs and uses BLUDTUPOWA. After Health and Mana are depeleted, the player simply explores until the poison breaks and repeats the process. Even without the BLUDTUPOWA glyph, it can still be worthwhile to cast BURNDAYRAZ on the target, since the burning effect will reduce its health regeneration by 1. Especially at low levels, this can help lengthen poison duration.
The APHEELSIK glyph is one of a select few that becomes useless at a certain point. Once the dungeon is explored, there is no more regeneration to be had either for the player or monsters, making this glyph completely pointless. This makes the glyph a great candidate for conversion if you need to free up inventory space towards the end of the dungeon; it's going to be completely useless before long anyways. On the other hand, it can be a good idea to leave sub-dungeons completely unexplored when using APHEELSIK, saving some extra exploration space for when it counts the most. Assasins who rely on physical attacks might want to keep it for a final cast on the boss to exploit their bonus damage.
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- Poison is largely worthless against monsters with debuffs, such as weakening, corrosion, mana burn, and poison. However, if you have the HALPMEH glyph you can cure poison.
- Poison is only half as effective against Monsters with Fast Regen.
- Magic resistance reduces the effectiveness of the glyph. For example, a monster with 50% magic resistance will only be poisoned for half the tiles.
- The Glowing Guardian punishes you if you use this glyph, but grants you extra piety for converting it.
- Player-related poison used to have an unlimited duration, but broke on attack. This led to lv 1 characters fireballing down bosses.


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A large study on coffee making news today is good news for coffee lovers savoring your morning cup. The study finds that drinking up to five cups of coffee a day links to living longer, and lower risk of dying from type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, when compared to non-coffee drinkers.
The benefit held true for drinking caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee.
Published in Cardiology, this latest analysis adds to the evidence in recent years suggesting that moderate amounts of coffee can bring health benefits. Coffee contains several phytochemicals and nutrients that lab studies have linked to lower risk of inflammation and keeping insulin at healthy levels, both of which play a role in type 2 diabetes, as well as cancer risk.
This study did not find a link between coffee consumption and cancer deaths. But AICR and World Cancer Research Fund's analysis of the research finds there is strong evidence that coffee drinkers have lower risk of developing both endometrial and liver cancers. Having type 2 diabetes also increases the risk of many cancers.
Read more… "Another study linking coffee to possible heath benefits"


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