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When Don Ryan started CareCore National in 1994, there were three employees.
Today the medical benefits-management company has 400 in Bluffton and 1,200 nationwide. And the company is busy recruiting as fast as it can to add between 100-150 local employees by this time next year.
Kathleen Speer, senior vice president of human resources, said her department spends about 85 percent of its time recruiting and hiring.
But she's not complaining.
Speer, who has been at CareCore for a year and a half and was recruited by Ryan, said CareCore has several clients coming on line in April, May and June and are recruiting and hiring now for those positions.
"When we started hiring in January we were looking to add about 120," Speer said. "We meet every two weeks to analyze what we need."
The number can be a moving target.
A Saturday job fair and open house was held for the first time at the Buckwalter Place offices. CareCore was recruiting entry-level call center employees. Depending on its success, Speer said the company may hold another one.
She admits a lot of the candidates are overqualified. But during the first 90 days they are trained and learn all facets of the business and then see internal postings for other jobs with the company.
An example Speer cited was the call center director in Colorado Springs who started with the company in an entry-level position. That location also is adding about 30 positions, Speer said.
The Bluffton employees commute from Savannah, Beaufort and Hilton Head. Once they are trained, a lot of the non-clinical employees work from home.
CareCore also is working on a pilot program in Florida. Speer said they did some recruiting in Jacksonville and Orlando and had much success. She said two weeks of training for new recruits there would be done on site and then the new nurses would work from home.
"If it works, we'll continue to recruit from floor to market," Speer said.
Anthony Barrett, Bluffton town manager, said CareCore has enabled a lot of people to have jobs who would otherwise not.
"Our community has benefited by having CareCore in its midst. Having a billion-dollar company in the town of Bluffton certainly speaks well for Bluffton and community at large," Barrett said. "CareCore is a great corporate friend of the entire region."
Ryan is credited with investing in the community by moving the company to the Lowcountry from New York.
CareCore operated a medical billing call center in Hardeeville before opening its 48,000-square-foot building in the technology park at Buckwalter Place in October 2007. Two years later, Ryan moved the CareCore headquarters to Bluffton as well.
Before his sudden death in September 2011, Ryan committed the company and space in its headquarters building to the Clemson University public-private business incubator project aimed at developing new technology companies. The center has been named the Don Ryan Center for Innovation.
The center's first executive director is expected to be announced this week. The position reports to Barrett.
The three finalists included:
Steven Anderson of St. Louis; Jordan Berliner of Alexandria, Va., and Jason Williamson of Cayce, South Carolina.
Barrett said CareCore has had a tremendous impact on the community.
"And it will even more for the future as we recruit technology-based companies to the area," Barrett said.
Ryan's family is involved in the business. Son Kevin Ryan is president, chief operating officer of CareCore and also serves on the board of the Don Ryan Center for Innovation. CareCore is providing a storefront and other key IT support for the program.
Don's wife Helen, a former principal at Hilton Head Island High School, is the company's community outreach manager.
"Helen is helping to integrate the company and its employees into the community. We encourage everyone to give back. It's important, Speer said.


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A winner was selected from 25 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
Screen design / skinning for small single screen windows application. We are seeking a clean, impressive, professional look hopefully with some degree of 'wow'.
Quick note : We believe this is a relatively simple project. We have tried to supply as much info as possible to assist you and are concerned it perhaps looks more complex than it is. Thankyou, please continue reading.
What we require is the design/skinning of a very simple application (one screen with two tabs, with possibly splash screen). The sole task of the
application is to connect to a tire pressure monitoring device and download
data. As mentioned the application is simple and
therefore requires only a single screen with some buttons. Down the left panel of that main screen we
require an advertisement for another product that we have developed. We would also require the logos of two
companies to feature in this screen somewhere.
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To provide
a professional application
To display
the logos of the two companies involved
generate interest in the application that is advertised in the left panel.
This is a
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Hollywood's love for sequels knows few limits, yet rare is the instance when a studio turns out a follow-up to a movie that was never released.
That's the case with the new documentary "The Armstrong Lie," which is a spinoff from an earlier Lance Armstrong movie called "The Road Back."
Sony Pictures was poised to release "The Road Back," but just as director Alex Gibney ("Taxi to the Dark Side") was completing it in 2011 came fresh — and persuasive — evidence that the famed cyclist had won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times thanks to performance-enhancing drugs.
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Björk's Biophilia almost certainly represents the most ambitious project ever centered around a single, conventional album; such was the expanse of its investigation into the relationship between music and nature that simply listening to the record in the conventional fashion, without taking everything else into account, feels like sacrilege. The DVD release of this accompanying documentary should put the cap on this particular venture; Björk played her final show in support of the album last September, shortly after When Björk Met Attenborough first aired on Channel 4.
It's worth pointing out that much of the footage used across the 47-minute feature was originally intended for a more general documentary about the Biophilia project, and indeed that's what this is; Attenborough shares joint billing, but not equal screen time. What I was personally looking for, when I first tuned in last July, was a little bit of elucidation, both about the motivations behind the record and the specifics of the live show. I was at the very first Biophilia gig - in Manchester back in June of 2011 - and must admit to feeling that the entire thing came over as a little bit of a work-in-progress. There was an array of unusual instruments in use, but no attempt was made to explain how the less obvious ones tied into the concept (the relevance of the tesla coil used to produce a bassline was pretty evident, but everything else required a fair bit of imagination on the audience's part).
The documentary ties that side of things up pretty well; I only wish they'd have played it to us before the show, with enlightening discussion of how the gravity-operated harp worked on 'Solstice', and a demonstration of the one-of-a-kind sharpsichord, an enormous, 'acoustic' harp that requires a full day of programming to produce just one minute of music. Elsewhere, there's explanations - straight from the developer - of the iPad apps produced to accompany each song; some of them, predictably, seem fairly pointless, but a particularly neat touch was footage of a Biophilia educational workshop in Buenos Aires, where children learned how to produce arpeggios using the apps for 'Thunderbolt' and 'Mutual Core'.
Elsewhere, we delve into some of the more cerebral ideas behind the album; attempts to explain the link between crystallisation and the time signatures on 'Crystalline' are underdeveloped and therefore confusing, although Björk's discussion of the origins of her fascination with nature - going back to her school days in Iceland - is engaging, and features some gorgeous shots of her homeland. There's quite a bit of insight into the relationship between the brain and music, too, with famed neurologist Oliver Sacks interviewed, but it seems to stray too far away from the original concept to be justified; that time might have been spent focusing on the science behind 'Virus' or 'Dark Matter' (there's frequent, apparently arbitrary images of galaxies, but no attempt to explore the cuts from the album that actually deal with space).
Concert footage is scarce, too, with snatches of that opening night in Manchester accompanied by a few seconds of the only African Biophilia stop, in Fès, Morocco. For anybody who wasn't able to catch the tour in person, it's surely frustrating, especially with a live DVD yet to materialise (last year's Alexandra Palace performance was reportedly filmed for that purpose). There's no real chance to see the 'natural' instruments in proper action as a result, and will leave most viewers, funnily enough, with a similarly incomplete understanding as I came away with from the actual show itself three years ago.
And then, there's the segments with Attenborough, at the Natural History Museum. The man is such an institution that you suspect he'd be capable of bringing enthusiasm and intellect to a tax return, and here he covers everything, albeit briefly, from the beauty of mathematics to Benjamin Britten's Sea Interludes. Björk, for her part, seems awkward around him - presumably starstruck, given comments she's made in the past - and greets his proclamation that popular music is 'extremely sexual' with a deafening silence. The highlight is their trip around the museum's crystal room, with Björk regressing to excited schoolchild and Attenborough assuming the role of erudite grandfather.
You have to feel that the sheer ambition of Biophilia should have afforded it a more detailed visual document than this; running less than an hour, and with no additional features, it's likely to leave the uninitiated with a fairly fragmented grasp of the project. It's difficult, though, not to come away with a genuine appreciation of the intelligence that Björk strives to bring to her music; ultimately Biophilia has only enhanced her standing as one of the world's most exciting creative talents.
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|2007-04-17, 09:27
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wow... just wow. Suigintou is officially my favourite villain no doubt. I find her pretty crappy when she first appeared in Rozen Maiden, it seems like she's pretty shallow and it's just a generic villain with lots of hatred. But after watching traumend, and this amazing ova.... wow that's all I can say. Not surprised so many ppl calling her gin-sama lol.
Just curious, why can't I create new topics in this forum? Other forums work fine tho....
|2007-04-18, 12:07
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Glad to hear you liked it. Indeed, it went deep into Gin's past and definitely contributed to her development and an understanding of her character.
We can't create threads/topics in this sub-forum because, as with many other recent sub-forums, this is a limited forum. That means only Moderators or Administrators may create threads in this sub-forum. If you want to start a thread, give it good and long thought, then post your proposal in this request thread, and those with oversight here (haven seen NightWish in a while ) will give valid consideration to your request; and create (or not create) the requested thread.
|2007-04-18, 12:45
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~ You're dead ^__^* ~
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calling her the villain is somewat twisted...with all that has happened the line between being the good and the bad is somewat blurred ~ likewise i can call shinku the villain for starting the ball rolling so smoothly but im not going to go that far
|2007-04-18, 14:59
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Adorate Sui ~desu.
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Monteloup.
I been in the TBS official page, and it says something about the Ouvertüre DVD menu. It seems that is has something hidden on it. Does anyone know what it is about?
|2007-04-18, 16:00
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~ You're dead ^__^* ~
Graphic Designer
|2007-04-18, 18:56
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Meep meep, I'm a creep
It's all about semantics and points of view here really, I accept Gin-sama being the antagonist, rather than villain (1-3) in the true sense of the word in first season in the context of the story, but I won't refuse to admit the fact that she's intended to be the villain (4). It's only reasonable, considering she's still loved by me and many others, despite (or in spite of) this, perhaps even because of... "It's good to be bad"
Kanaria.. if it weren't for her comical appearance with all them less than satisfactorily successful attempts #400++ she could be considered a villain for her ill intent, even if she doesn't end up causing any real harm... though no one's quite sure what her intents are either. Gin's are very clear and all blame can easily be put on her because of that, despite her not having succeeded in anything but psychological terror and eventually beating Souseiseki in "fair" mutually agreed Alice Game, and the reason for that being an unselfish one... Megu. Ah! Well, the manipulation and all that weren't really caused by Gin, but Bara, not to mention Gin being a victim as well, and were but "beneficial" in getting the gears of war running as was "supposed to be" by some account...
Can't really blame anyone since I'm not directly involved and I simply don't want to nor even can't judge. Having a strongly sensing / perceiving personality trait vs. judging does that ^__^
Understanding oneself is the key to utopia, there's just nothing to unlock...
|2007-04-20, 08:18
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Germany
EDIT: I found something. It's the ending, but the credits look a bit different (they now look like movie credits which go up and then dissapear). I don't know if there are more.
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|2007-05-14, 14:24
|Link #689
Seeker of Power
Little thing I tossed up. Clean Ouverture OP vid x Bokurano OP music. Works rather well, IMO.
|2007-06-26, 05:34
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Zetsubo-sensei daaaaaa !!
Join Date: Dec 2005
PS : I'm jocking.
|2007-06-26, 14:19
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
a Desu is fine too
|2007-10-08, 22:25
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Lonely without Suigintou
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: in the Endless Forest.
If the Traumend season is the final one then they shouldn't make Kirakishou appearing for likely ten seconds plus Laplace have the two rosa mysticas and look evil...but it happens. Then there is a good chance that RM season 3 will come out if that is Peach-Pit's problems get working out...I hate if it is left as cliffhanger one.
|2007-10-10, 07:38
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Love hater
Join Date: Jul 2007
Age: 26
Death Angel - Acutally for 7 seconds and about 20-30 hundredth(s?)...
Well but still you must say that Träumend also looked like it won't continue...
You know.. music like that... etc etc... But it also did look like it can continue.. confusing :/...
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Datasheet Seiko S-19212B60A-U5T1U
For Automotive 125°С Operation High-Withstand Voltage Low Dropout CMOS Voltage Regulator
Docket:S-19212 Series
www.sii-ic.com © Seiko Instruments Inc., 2015 FOR AUTOMOTIVE 125°C OPERATION HIGH-WITHSTAND VOLTAGE LOW DROPOUT CMOS VOLTAGE REGULATOR
Rev.1.0_01 The S-19212 Series, developed by using high-withstand voltage CMOS process technology, is a positive voltage regulator with a high-withstand voltage, low current consumption and high-accuracy output voltage, and has a built-in ON / OFF circuit. The S-19212 Series operates at the maximum operation voltage of 36 V and a low current consumption of 6.5 A typ., and has a built-in low on-resistance transistor which provides a very small dropout voltage and a large output current. Also, a built-in overcurrent protection circuit to limit overcurrent of the output transistor and a built-in thermal shutdown circuit to limit heat are included. Caution This product can be used in vehicle equipment and in-vehicle equipment. Before using the product in the purpose, contact to SII is indispensable. Features
2.5 V to 16.0 V, selectable in 0.1 V step 3.0 V to 36 V ±2.0% (Tj = -40°C to +125°C) During operation: 6.5 A typ., 8.5 A max. (Tj = -40°C to +125°C) During power-off: 0.1 A typ., 3.5 A max. (Tj = -40°C to +125°C) *1 Output current: Possible to output 250 mA (at VIN VOUT(S) + 2.0 V) Input capacitor: A ceramic capacitor can be used. (1.0 F or more) Output capacitor: A ceramic capacitor can be used. (1.0 F to 100 F) Built-in overcurrent protection circuit: Limits overcurrent of output transistor. Built-in thermal shutdown circuit: Detection temperature 165°C typ. Built-in ON / OFF circuit: Ensures long battery life. Built-in discharge shunt circuit: Discharges the electric charge of the output capacitor during power-off. (RLOW = 70 k typ.) Operation temperature range: Ta = -40°C to +125°C Lead-f...
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Feature Presentation - The Sword in the Couch, an urban fantasy TV sitcom for radio, from the Great Northern Audio Theatre. Presented as the Mark Time Radio Show for 2013. You start with a big old Victorian mansion like you'd see on Summit Avenue, and the lights are coming on in the turret in a third floor apartment. Written by Brian Price and Jerry Stearns.
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Rockies Recap: Cubs rough up Smith, bullpen
Cubs 9, Rockies 8
At Mesa, Ariz., March 24
At the plate: In his first game back from the WBC, Chris Iannetta didn't miss a beat. Iannetta went 2-for-4 with an RBI single.
"I think when I left I was a little jumpy at the plate," he said. "And then when I faced those guys in the WBC, they throw a lot more off-speed and I slowed myself down and I feel a lot better now. It was a good thing."
Utility man Daniel Ortmeier smashed a two-run homer to left in the seventh. It was his third of spring, his first from the right side.
And Ryan Spilborghs, the Rockies' spring MVP in my book, went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. He's hitting .390.
On the mound: Greg Smith — hoping to stake his claim as the fifth starter and pitching his first Cactus League game since a battle with the flu — didn't put up good numbers: Four runs (three earned) on seven hits in three innings. But he thought he pitched better than the raw stats indicated.
"In the first inning I felt like I made some pitches, but they had some hits … a bloop over second or a broken-bat hit," Smith said of the Cubs' two-run first. "As the game went on, I felt good, I felt good, but then I would leave a breaking ball up, or leave a changeup and that's when I started getting a little tired. It wasn't as crisp as I wanted to be later. But (catcher) Chris Iannetta said I made some good pitches, so that's something good to take out of it."
Milton Bradley crushed a solo homer to left in the third, but Smith tipped his cap to the Cubs' cleanup hitter.
"For the most part, the balls were down today," Smith said. "Even the Bradley homer I thought was an OK pitch. But with a good hitter like Bradley, he can still get the barrel to it."
Rockies relievers were shaky.
Manuel Corpas – his pitches clocked at 88-91 mph – walked three but fought back and didn't allow a run. He looked so bad early, he got a rare visit from manager Clint Hurdle on the mound.
"I gave him some instruction," Hurdle said with a wry smile.
Although Hurdle wouldn't spell it out, "instruction" in this case really amounted to a verbal kick in the backside.
Allen Embree got banged for three runs on two hits, including a double by Alfonso Soriano.
In the field: Seth Smith started in left field but was replaced by Ian Stewart in the fifth. Clint Barmes was back to his usual spot at second.
Footnotes: Troy Tulowitzki, playing in a minor league game in Tucson, showed he's healthy after sitting out two games with a tight lower back. Tulo went 2-for-5 with a double, a homer and two RBIs.
Up next: The Rockies travel to Tempe Wednesday to play the Angels.
Scheduled Rockies pitchers: Jason Marquis, Matt Belisle, Randy Flores, Jason Grilli and Juan Morillo.
Scheduled Angles pitchers: Jered Weaver, Jose Arredondo, Jason Bulger, Darren Oliver.


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The grand opening this afternoon of the Intolerant Italian, a purveyor of gluten-free pastas and baked goodies, was possible only with a break on the cost of exploring the business first, said Anne Vervaet, a partner in the venture with daughter Roxanne Riccardi.
Without the use of the commercial kitchen at the (La Plata County) Fairgrounds early on, we never would have made it on our own, Vervaet said.
Kitchen users say its handy and affordable, allowing them to test their culinary skills and marketing acumen without making a heavy financial investment.
The kitchen has been available for years, but its been particularly in demand recently, said Jane Zimmerman of the fairgrounds staff. The rent is $165 a day or $16.50 an hour, and there is a special rate for nonprofits.
The cost of getting into commercial food sales isnt inconsequential. Anyone in the cottage food industry must meet conditions regulating the preparation and delivery of food set out in a 180-page Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment document.
The regulations are specific to all operations in order to safeguard health, said Greg Brand, director of environmental health at San Juan Basin Health Department, the local enforcement arm.
The monthly restaurant inspection list, published in The Durango Herald, gives an idea of how closely food purveyors are monitored.
Vervaet and Riccardi refined their recipes in the fairgrounds kitchen.
We started to make gluten-free Italian flat bread, muffins, cookies and take-and-bake pizzas in June 2011, Vervaet said. We baked at Manna Soup Kitchen for a time, too.
Among others who use the fairgrounds kitchen are:
Ed Killen, a partner in Huck Food, which makes a snack for energy and endurance concocted from almonds, honey, coconut oil and sea salt.
Huck evokes adventure such as the literary Huckleberry Finn or the slang term huck used by snowboarders or skateboarders, Killen said.
The kitchen allows us to test, sample and tweak the formula, Killen said. Its an opportunity to market in a safe way.
The product was tried by youth athletes before production began, Killen said.
Derek Van Atta, a 15-year veteran of the health food field, is a partner in Solay SuperFood, a powder to fortify smoothies. It comes in four flavors.
Among the ingredients are cacao, plant protein and camu camu berries found in Peru that have a high level of vitamin C.
The kitchen is very handy because were not big enough to have our own facility, Van Atta said. The kitchen is an incubator for small businesses.
The fairgrounds kitchen is licensed for commercial use by San Juan Basin Health Department, said fairgrounds staff member Zimmerman.
Equipment refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, mixer and utensils are included in the price, she said. Users can bring their own small tools if they want.
Among the ground rules, Zimmerman said, are: Be flexible because on weekends big events usually require the kitchen; leave no products on the premises; leave the kitchen as clean as it was found.
Gardenswartz Sporting Goods has used the fairgrounds kitchen three times a year for 15 years to feed employees during three-day clearance sales, said Gardenswartz owner Richard Ellis.
The employees need to be fed, Ellis said. The fare varies fish, casseroles, sandwiches.
Jocelyn Skill, a pastry chef by training and the principal of Skillfully Decadent, got her start at the fairgrounds kitchen upon arrival in La Plata County in 2011.
Skill bought a mobile bakery last year to work regional festivals. She also makes granola and bakes celebration cakes and some gluten-free items.
The kitchen was a good starting point, Skill said. All staff members at the fairgrounds are very accommodating, and I plan to use the kitchen again when its too warm to bake in my mobile.
Michel Poumay, the peripatetic Belgian chef who closed his upscale Chez Grand-Mére restaurant in Durango after 12 years to make all kinds of crêpes in a mock trolley car at College Drive and Main Avenue, uses the fairgrounds kitchen. There, he prepares the pork and chicken for his savory crêpes and the onion soup he serves in the winter.
I prepare all my major stuff there usually every second Monday, Poumay said. Its a great place and inexpensive.


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Amount per serving
Serving size: 1/2 Cup
Calories: 270
Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Current as of August 2012. Please see shelf packaging for any changes.
- Vitamin A 8 %
- Vitamin C 0 %
- Calcium 10 %
- Iron 0%
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More than 45 colleges were represented during a recent Op Ed Day on Sept. 15 at Ridgeland-Hardeeville High School. Some of the colleges represented included the Technical College of the Lowcountry, Western Carolina University, Clemson, Winthrop University and the University of South Carolina.
The event was made possible because of RHHS Director of Guidance Cheryl Dopson and Guidance Counselor Cynthia Hasty.
One of the colleges represented during the event was Bennett College for Women.
"The goal of Bennett College for Women is to introduce young women to the opportunity to become future leaders and global thinkers," T.M. Jackson, of Bennett College for Women said.
Students were excited about the opportunity to learn new things about all of the colleges represented at the event.
"I am excited to learn about all the scholarships/grants available for academics," Deviere Garvin-Lephere, an RHHS Senior, said about the experience. "I gathered a lot of information about out of state colleges and universities and this was a wonderful experience."
Tierra Singleton, a junior at Ridgeland-Hardeeville High School, said the event was a good experience for her as well.
"This is a good experience," she said. "It provides an extra boost of encouragement to pursue higher education."
Joyce Brown, another senior, said she received some great information from the event from the colleges and universities that were in attendance.
"All the colleges and universities provided excellent answers for the questions I had relating to accreditation, academics, etc.," Brown said. "They were receptive and if they did not have the answers, they provided reliable resources. The recruiters provided us with information sheets and most have waivers for admission applications. This was time well spent."


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Could you use hop extract? Pretty sure Northern Brewer carries it.
Morebeer carries Isohop extract, rather pricey....http://morebeer.com/view_product/7835//IsoHop_Bitterness_Extract_1_oz
... ISOHOP will stay fresh for approximately 2-3 months from the time it is opened ...
So if I add something that tastes bitter to a solution, that solution will not taste bitter? I'm not sure I understand how that can happen. A hop pellet does not isomerize in my mouth, but it tastes very bitter *not trying to by sarcastic, I'm just not sure understand the science at play here* -Ton


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"Many fans don't realize how easy it can be to get involved with owning racehorses," said Fair Grounds vice president and general manager of racing Eric Halstrom. "A competitive racehorse at Fair Grounds can be bought for as little as $5,000, and you can get as many partners as you want to share the cost."
The Horse Ownership Seminar also will include time for questions with representatives from the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association. Coffee and donuts will be provided courtesy of Fair Grounds. Participants who stay for that afternoon's races will be invited into the winner's circle photo after the first race.
Calhoun, a Fair Grounds regular, was the fourth-leading trainer in North America in 2008. The Texas native has trained such standouts as Cactus Ridge, Mr. Nightlinger and last month's Thanksgiving Handicap winner Euroears. Calhoun has more than 1,400 career wins. His owners include country music star Toby Keith and current top-five Fair Grounds owner Carl Moore.
Lind is the former Times-Picayune columnist, recently retired after 32 years as a newspaperman in New Orleans. He is one of the primary partners in the Karnak Galactic Racing Stable, a syndicate that has won graded stakes races with trainer Tom Amoss.
For more information on the Horse Ownership Seminar, contact Sandra Salmen in the Fair Grounds Horsemen's Relation Office at 504-948-1150 or .


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AP PHOTOS: Typhoon devastates Philippines
A weakened Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in northern Vietnam early Monday and was downgraded to a tropical storm as it entered southern China later in the day, but the damage and death tolls appear nothing like the havoc the storm wreaked upon the Philippines on Friday. Despite an official death toll of just over 250, authorities there fear it could climb to 10,000 or more. At least 2 million people in 41 Philippine provinces are affected by the disaster, with tens of thousands of houses wiped away, decomposing bodies under twisted rubble, and survivors struggling to find food and clean water. The United States, United Nations and Red Cross are among those donating supplies.
Here's a gallery of images depicting the typhoon's aftermath.
AP photographers and photo editors on Twitter: http://apne.ws/15Oo6jo


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Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
Faculty: Adjunct Professors Sarah Narkiewicz, Steven LaBounty and Supervising Attorney, Dan Kempland.
The Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) provides students with the opportunity to develop real-life lawyering skills as they work as "student attorneys" under faculty supervision on tax-related legal issues. Students will assist low-income taxpayers in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), including possible appearances before the Tax Court. The LITC students' primary experience will be to work, perform, or directly assist other lawyers performing, the tasks of advising or advocating on behalf of low-income taxpayer clients. Students will also be exposed to the legal and ethical problems that attorneys face in practice.
In this clinic, students can expect to engage in: problem solving; legal analysis and reasoning; legal research; factual investigation; client interviewing and counseling; oral and written communication; negotiation; litigation; organization and management of legal work; and recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas.
STUDENTS: Click here to view information about the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. This handout provides general information that will be helpful to know before registering.


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A great turnout at the Valley Collector Car Club's annual benefit show in July raised $9,000 dollars that the club will donate to 17 local charities.
The Simsbury-based club had an estimated 2,500 spectators at its Annual Charity Benefit Car Show on July 10. The show also featured 426 exhibitors and 15 vendors.
The Valley Collectors will donate the proceeds to the following charities: Open Hearth Mission, New England Auto Museum, Connecticut Junior Republic, American Cancer Society, Shriner's Hospital Burn Center, Susan G. Koman For the Cure of Breast Cancer, Connecticut Civil Air Patrol, Leukemia & Lymphoma Association, Avon's Gifts of Love, Simsbury Light Opera Company, ABC House in Simsbury, Kids In Limos, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Crossroads in Simsbury, Fidelco Guide Dogs, The Salvation Army and Foodshare.
To find out more about the Valley Collector Car Club, Inc, log onto their web site at www.ValleyCollectorCarClub.Org.


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We're still waiting to list cinemas and theatres in Onchan but there's still plenty of fun to be had – try one of these instead!
Manx Fun Farm
OnchanIndoor and Soft Play Areas
Suitable for all ages •Indoor 0.4 miles from Onchan
Onchan Pleasure Park
OnchanParks and Playgrounds
Suitable for all ages •Indoor, Outdoor 1.3 miles from Onchan
Ballahimmin Riding and Pony Trekking Centre
Cronk-y-VoddyHorse Riding and Stables
Suitable for ages: 4+ •Outdoor 11.0 miles from Onchan
Curraghs Wildlife Park
BallaughZoos and Wildlife Parks
Suitable for all ages •Indoor, Outdoor 11.1 miles from Onchan
Mooragh Park
RamseyParks and Playgrounds
Suitable for all ages •Outdoor 11.4 miles from Onchan
Pennybridge Riding School
Kirk MichaelHorse Riding and Stables
Suitable for ages: 4+ •Outdoor 11.7 miles from Onchan
Grenaby Estates Equestrian Centre
CastletownHorse Riding and Stables
Suitable for ages: 4+ •Indoor, Outdoor 12.0 miles from Onchan
Cream o Galloway
Castle DouglasTheme Parks and Funfairs
Suitable for ages: 4+ •Indoor, Outdoor 49.6 miles from Onchan
Brighouse Bay Trekking
KirkcudbrightHorse Riding and Stables
Suitable for ages: 4+ •Outdoor 49.7 miles from Onchan
Find The Best Cinemas and Theatres in Onchan
We've rounded up the best cinemas and theatres in Onchan in our quest to discover brilliant family attractions and places to visit near you. There are 9 Onchan cinemas and theatres to pick from. Alternatively, why not explore some other sports and activities days out nearby, including indoor and soft play areas, trampoline parks or skiing and snowboarding. Find the perfect places to go with your kids and get out on your next adventure!
All the cinemas and theatres we list are rated according to the ages they are suitable for, facilities and whether they are suitable for rainy days or best when the sun is shining.
Many of the places we list are historic or educational in nature and would be suitable for class trips or as ways to keep the learning up whilst having fun over the school holidays.
If you've visited one of these cinemas and theatres in Onchan , please consider leaving a review on the attraction page to help others plan their next fun day out.
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Sports and Activities Attractions in Onchan
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- Go Karting and Driving in Onchan
- Paintballing in Onchan
- Skiing and Snowboarding in Onchan
- Horse Riding and Stables in Onchan
- Cycling in Onchan
- Crazy Golf in Onchan
- Arts and Crafts in Onchan
- Laser Tag in Onchan
- Indoor and Soft Play Areas in Onchan
- Pottery Centres and Ceramic Cafes in Onchan
- Cinemas and Theatres in Onchan
- Trampoline Parks in Onchan
- Indoor Skydiving in Onchan
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- Museums and Art Galleries in Onchan
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- Landmarks in Onchan
- Castles and Palaces in Onchan
- Caves and Mines in Onchan
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- Tours and River Cruises in Onchan
- Stately Homes and Gardens in Onchan
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5 Modern Rainbow Mobiles
Nothing says color like a rainbow, right? If you are decorating with a rainbow theme, your options can sometimes be limited to the 70s retro aesthetic. Not with these mobiles. Modern, simple, yet embracing the spectrum of colors, they calmly add a pop of color to any nursery.
• Color Mobile; tutorial from Red Bird Crafts
• Harmony Rainbow Wings Mobile, Grimm's
• Flensted Abstract Breeze Mobile, AllModern
• Modern Origami Stars Rainbow Mobile, Etsy shop The Starcraft
• Leprechaun Rainbow Mobile; tutorial at Paging Supermom
(Images: 1. Red Bird Crafts 5. Paging Supermom)
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The 22nd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation was characterized as exhibiting collaborative innovation across a wide array of geographies and market segments.
"This year we focused the DuPont Awards program on the essential elements needed to drive breakthroughs in packaging. Innovative new developments, along with cost/waste reduction and improved sustainability, are what packaged goods companies and retailers are seeking to respond to consumer needs," said Carolann Haznedar, global business and market director -- DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers. "These winners demonstrate the kind of collaborative innovation that is needed to solve such multi-dimensional problems."
The DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation is the industry's longest-running, independently judged global awards program honoring packaging materials, technology and service innovations.
Diamond Winners
Excellence in Innovation, Cost/Waste Reduction and Sustainability
New Technology for Aluminum Bottles Makes Them a New Mainstream Packaging Option - Exal Corp and Alcoa Rigid Packaging - USA
Bottled beverage marketers are being continually challenged to improve their environmental footprint. Exal Corporation's new "Coil to Can" (C2C) aluminum bottle manufacturing technology features recyclable aluminum alloy and allows marketers to consider aluminum bottles for large- scale beverage applications for the first time. This hybrid process marries the speed and light weighting of standard beverage can manufacturing with proprietary shaping technology, to create highly stylized bottle design options. C2C aluminum bottles use less material and are manufactured at faster speeds to enable a 40 percent weight reduction at a cost comparable to PET and/or glass.
Innovative Packaging System Enables Safer Transport of Medical Supplies - Entropy Solutions, Inc. - USA
The greatest challenge in shipping temperature-sensitive materials such as pharmaceuticals or blood supplies is maintaining proper temperature for the duration of transport – a cause of product loss that cost the pharmaceutical industry $3 billion in 2009. The new GREENBOX™ reusable thermal management system employs a total system approach to assuring that products will arrive at their destination uncompromised.
GREENBOX™ is powered by PureTemp™, Entropy's renewable based, non-toxic phase change technology, which keep contents at the right temperature for more than 120 hours. The Thermal-Lok™ panels have insulating values ten times that of expanded polystryrene (EPS). The system components are reusable, and the end of life, the outer shell and Thermal-Lok™ panels are ground for reuse in new systems.
Gold Winners
Innovation and Sustainability or Innovation and Cost/Waste Reduction
The World's First Fully Compostable Snack Bag - Frito-Lay North America, a division of PepsiCo - USA
Packaging is one of the most visible interactions consumers have with our brands. Frito-Lay overcame significant technical hurdles to develop packaging that reduces the environmental impact of its Sunchips® brand. To achieve compostability of the three-part packaging structure while providing maximum product protection, Frito-Lay switched to poly lactic acid (PLA) for the outer bag, along with a compostable adhesive and inner barrier coating. The result is a bag that uses renewable materials and allows for new disposal options such as composting, which diverts packaging from the landfill.
PET Plastic Beverage Bottles Made Partially From Plants; Monoethylene Glycol from Sugar Cane Replaces Petroleum-Based PET Feedstock - The Coca Cola Company – USA, Canada, Denmark, Japan, and Brazil; Imperial College, London; Michigan State University - USA
In support of its zero waste strategy for packaging materials, Coca-Cola is using a PET resin sourced from up to 30 percent plant-based renewable material. The new PlantBottle packaging, which has been launched in Denmark, the United States, Canada, Japan, and Brazil, can be recycled with other PET bottles in the existing PET recycling infrastructure. It is the first plastic beverage bottle from renewable sources that can be recycled along with other PET bottles in the existing recycling infrastructure.
The new bottle technology leverages the key environmental advantages of traditional PET, which include maintaining carbonation, resource efficiency and high recycling value, while reducing dependence on non-renewable resources.
New Design Cuts Packaging by Nearly 80 Percent and Achieve Cost/Waste Reduction Across the Supply Chain - Fresh Step Cat Litter from Clorox and Nordenia – USA
Replacing a polypropylene pail for cat litter with a flexible bag for its heaviest products enabled Clorox to cut packaging materials by nearly 80 percent while offering sustainability and cost reduction across its supply chain, from inbound freight, packaging materials and finished goods storage and warehousing. The innovative design maintains consumer ease of use features for handling, pouring, resealing and storage equal to the pail it replaced.
Anti-Counterfeiting Solution for Ethical Pharmaceuticals Users - Degill International Corp., Metal Industries R&D Center – Taiwan; Grand Medical Group - USA
Counterfeiting of ethical pharmaceuticals is a tremendous problem, particularly in some parts of the world. The innovative tamper-evident design of new EZ Fusion two-in-one vial enables consumers to easily determine authenticity of the product. It also takes the guesswork out of mixing drugs, so there is less waste. There is less chance of contamination and it provides a cost-effective solution versus traditional glass vials.
Packaging and Machinery Redesign Cuts Pack Material Warehousing by 80 Percent, Reduces Materials by 25 Percent and Maintains Brand Appeal - Always Feminine Products – Procter & Gamble (P&G) – USA and Germany
In a new approach for this product category, P&G redesigned machinery as well as packaging to enable a switch from wicketed polyethylene bags for its Always feminine products to continuous flow wrapping technology that reduced the use of polyethylene by 25 percent and created an 80 percent reduction in pack material warehouse space needed. The new approach enables better pallet fit due to the tighter package and reduced energy usage in transportation and pack material manufacture. The resulting new package design is more attractive to consumers.
Silver Winners
Making a Great Brand Better - Revitalizing an Iconic Brand Through Innovative New Packaging - Scope "Outlast" Mouthwash from Procter & Gamble, Alpla, Tech Group, and Webb deVlam Industrial Designers - USA
Proliferation of private labels in the oral care rinse category has made it very difficult to differentiate among brands on store shelves. Procter & Gamble (P&G) recognized that the novel Scope Outlast formula needed equally compelling packaging to standout on the shelf. P&G worked with its collaborators to create a new bottle shape and closure when launching new Scope Outlast Mouthwash. Dubbed the "Genie" bottle, the new design has outstanding stopping power and clearly separates Scope from private label and other offerings in the category. The new design of the Scope bottle has an additional benefit of significantly reducing packaging materials (PET usage was reduced by 20 percent) and allowing for higher efficiency when shipping. The company took a significant risk by radically changing an iconic brand and it has paid off with significant consumer impact plus operational efficiency.
New Single Serve Plastic Wine Glass/Bottle Opens Entirely New Markets - Copa di Vino, Quart Vin, Resilux America LLC - USA and France
An entirely new packaging approach for wines that originated in glass in France is now possible in plastic. The concept is now finding favor with sophisticated wine makers who see new market opportunities for wine served in recreational and outdoor venues. Wine is bottled right into a single serve barrier plastic wine "glass" with a one year-shelf life. Because there is no bottle, 50 percent of packaging waste is avoided. The carbon footprint is reduced due to the 30 percent lighter weight of the plastic vs. glass. A significant technical challenge was overcome in the sealing of the lidding to the wine glass rim without impairing the wine. This innovation enables wine to participate in the ready to drink beverage category.
Foam for Transport Packing Incorporates 65 Percent Recycle Content While Meeting Performance Requirements - Ethafoam® HRC plank manufactured by Sealed Air and fabricated by Austin Foam Plastics (AFP) – USA
Closed cell polyethylene foam made from 65 percent recycled content is lighter than the material previously considered providing reduced shipping costs while meeting significant performance requirements for protecting electronic components during transport. Since polyethylene recycled foam resin is not generally available to the market, a closed-loop recovery scheme had to be developed to enable collection, sorting, transporting and reprocessing to support commercial production. This is an excellent example of responsible sourcing.
Modified Atmosphere Packaging for Meats Keeps it Fresh-Looking Longer - Cryovac Mirabella® from Sealed Air - Italy
This anti-fog shrink film for modified atmosphere packaging enables film-to-meat contact with reduced pack volume, without discoloring the meat. This maintains eye-appeal longer for fresh meats. The thinner package saves space on the retail display. There is less food waste as the meat product remains appealing the consumer longer.
Easy to Open New Design for Fresh and Processed Meat as well as Cheeses Yields Improved Convenience, Safety and Less Wasted Food - Grip & Tear bag from Sealed Air's Cryovac Food Packaging Unit – USA
The Cryovac Grip and Tear® bag combines the superior shrink, toughness and oxygen barrier properties of a traditional vacuum shrink bag with the addition of an easy-open feature. A user simply grips the package and tears it open. Easily opened by pulling a tab, the bag's knifeless design improves employee safety, reduces the risk of cross-contamination, eliminates mess, and keeps the workspace clean.
Every Component Serves its Function in ConAgra Foods' Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers Single-Serve Meal Packaging - Berry Plastics, ConAgra, Rexam and IDEO - USA
Today's consumers demand healthful as well as convenient prepared foods. This very creative design for shelf-stable, single-serve meals ensures a good experience with preparation and a high-quality meal for the consumer. Separation of the meal components in this way provides positive consumer engagement with their meal and delivers an exceptional end product in terms of taste, texture and nutrition.
Notable Achievements in Problem-Solving
Inside Injection Foaming for Polypropylene Pallets Yield Improved Durability and Sustainability in Replacement of Wood - FEMSA – Mexico and Sosa Tech Advisors - USA
In Mexico there is a lack of sustainable wood production leading to deforestation issues. An innovative new inside injection foaming process enables high strength, highly durable plastic to replace wood for industrial pallets. The all-polypropylene pallets are entirely recyclable and deliver durability with less material than typically used. They have an expected six year lifetime, versus three years for typical injection polypropylene pallets or two years for wooden ones.
Odorless Barrier Laminate for Cereal Liners Addresses Moisture Issues - Kellogg's Cereal Flakes - Positive Packaging, Kellogg's – India
A common problem for cereal makers is off-gassing of cornflakes and the need for oxygen barrier. Kelloggs solved the problem in the Indian local market where high humidity is an issue through a metalized film laminate with oxygen barrier. Moisture in the pack is pulled into the polypropylene sealant. This solution enabled them to stop importing their previous structure, cutting cost and complex logistics.
The First Fully Automatic Dishwashing Detergent Dispensing System - Finish Quantumatic from Reckitt Benckiser – Poland
This thoughtful design represents technical achievement across its entire system. The concept is a detergent dispensing system that automatically releases product for 12 washes without refilling. Keeping all 12 units of refills dry until needed requires that the device and the packaging interact precisely together and that tolerances in packaging production be stretched to the tightest limit. The system also has sustainability benefits in the PET blister packs are made with 70 percent post-consumer recycle PET.


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PRS Copyright 'Investigators' Actually Sales People
from the no-wonder-they-go-after-horses dept
If you want to understand the sort of incentives that create such ridiculous and self-defeating PR nightmares, take a look at a recent job posted by PRS (thanks to Kaden for alerting us to this). Officially, the organization is looking for a "copyright investigator," but the actual job is in "sales." These "investigators" have "revenue targets" and can earn a bonus for bringing in excess revenue beyond their targets. That's not creating a situation where these investigators are told to go find violators. It creates a scenario where they're encouraged to find anyway humanly possible to squeeze pretty much anyone for cash.
The PR guy from PRS who contacted us tried to make the case that PRS is just a little non-profit looking out for the best interests of musicians, but when it's setting up its sales people with incentives to come up with any bogus reason to pressure everyone into purchasing a license to listen to music they already legally purchased, something is clearly wrong. This is a group that's effectively been handed a monopoly in the UK and appears to be abusing its power, not as a little harmless non-profit, but as an organization that handles an awful lot of money and has empowered its sales people to threaten small businesses if they don't pay up.


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jasimon wrote:But at least he was better than Pettachi - although not as good as Feillu, who others more adept at this than me have on their teams.
For me there is a bit of a story behind this. I originally had Goss in my team and then changed Feillu in before the selection deadline. I then pressed the red button, to save of course, but my team was then submitted and had no option but to go with him - something I was regretting for a few days. I think I have already posted about that I would have changed Feillu if I had enough points for the swap I wanted to do.
That bit turned out well.


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Cool, thanks for the heads up. What did you use for fertilizer?
These suckers are getting long! Sent from the future...
Quote from: ccfoo242 on July 21, 2012, 04:13:03 AMThese suckers are getting long! Sent from the future...Very nice, those are some long cones. What variety are you growing?
They look big, but they don't look old.
Cascade have just started to bud but the Zeus grew extremely fast.


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Decorations : Easy Christmas Wreaths Decor Christmas Wreaths Decorations
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A Christmas would not be complete without any decorations and accessories this seasonal holiday always brings every year. No one who celebrates Christmas day could deny that fact. Some decorations like Christmas tree and lights are some of them, and luckily, you could buy them and save them on your storage, since they are reusable especially for the artificial kinds. Therefore, if you want something different for the decoration, you could not find it on some common retail stores, and the only thing you can possibly do is just creating it by yourself. The solution for that situation is only what easy Christmas wreaths offer with their simple and decent looking of designs.
As most of us already know, creating a decoration Christmas is not always complicated, similar with the procedure of easy Christmas wreaths. By using some simple material around the corner of your home, or around your backyard house or neighbor house, you could do something great with your own bare hands. The first easy and simple wreath you can possibly try is using some tree twigs, by tying them into a circle using other flexible and smaller twigs, then added with some ornaments like pinecone or small amount of pine tree leaves, and unbelievably, you have just created an artistic looking rustic Christmas wreath here. Some other materials like your old sweater, artificial fruits, and chicken feathers, all of them could be used for some unique and simple Christmas wreath.
Moreover, you could just become more creatively crafted by using some tree leaves which could create pleasing effects from their fragrance, such as eucalyptus tree leaves, lavender leaves, dried lemon or orange slices, flowers, cinnamon sticks, and many others. Using these materials would give you double effects of easy Christmas wreaths, since they could perform as some pleasing decor and pleasing fragrance for your Christmas day. Almost everything can be attained using those simple materials, so you can naturally enjoy your Christmas celebration with ease and happiness.


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Table of Contents:
Page 1 - Food; Snacks, Candy and Desserts; Beverages; Clothing and Accessories; Bags and Backpacks; Jewelry; Shoes & Socks
Page 2 - Cosmetics, Soaps and Hair; For the Home; Tools and Home Improvement; For the Kitchen; Toys
Page 3 - Candles; Pets; Made in America Shops; Electronic Accessories; Car Accessories; On The Go Accessories; Miscellaneous
Want to have a company added to the list? Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Robert Rothschild Farm
Carriage House Products
Brownwood Farms
Smithfield Hams
Fruit Share
Balakian Farms
Fishermen Direct
Cocomo Joe
Snacks, Candy and Desserts:
Blue Barrel Smoke House
Zapps Potatoe Chips
Pearsons Candy
Old Dutch Foods
Roundabout Sleeves
Blue Bell
Frans Chocolates
Bakers Candies
Cranberry Island Kitchen
Shop Sucre
See's Candies
Cherry Republic
Whitman's Chocolates
Toffee To Go
Fannie May
Crazy Monkey Baking
Lillie Belle Farms
Jeni's Spendid Ice Creams
Sweet Crunch Bake Shop
Pecan House
Angies Popcorn
Blue Diamond
Hammond's Candies
Sarris Candies
The California Wine Club
Blacksmith Coffee
Wine A Rita
Kona Premium
Clothing and Accessories:
J.W. Hulme Co
Aero Stich
Round House
Sundance Leather
The Finley Shirt
City Threads
Lacrosse Pinnies
La Isla Brand
Bazooka Gifts
Vermont Flannel Co
Pendelton USA
Winter Water Factory
All American Clothing
Race Ready
School House
Purely Alpaca
Smashing Online
Handy Blanky
Flint and Tinder USA
Hanky Panky
Colorado Chaps
American Giant
Mitt's Nitts
Sunday Afternoons
Norman Childs Eyewear
Grown and Sewn
The Ellie Rose
Faribault Woolen Mill Co
Ernest Alexander
Bow & Drape
Mixed Up Clothing
Mettler's America
Bullet Blues
Von Vonni
Bikini Thief
Donn Mason
Wear Androgyny
Bags and Backpacks:
Holly Aiken
Little Packrats
Erda Leather
White Wing Label
J.W. Hulme Co
Cinda B
Rebecca Ray Design
Stephanie Dawn
Peggy Stella
Infusion Fibers
Natural Reflections
Cimarron Handbags
Seat Belt Bags
Lauren Chisholm
Donald Huber
Two Sisters
Jewel Kade
Wendell August
Alex and Ani
Shoes and Socks:
Footwear By Footskins
Steger Mukluks & Moccasins
Darn Tough
Northern Lites
Worlds Softest
Fox Sox
Vere Sandals
Island Slipper
New Balance USA Collection
Wigwam Socks
Tony Lama Boots
Solmate Socks
Cosmetics, Soaps and Hair:
Bubble Shack Hawaii
Sun Leaf Naturalsi
J.R. Watkins
Tilth Beauty
Darla Makeup
Pink Papaya Parties
Darla Makeup
Pass Soap
Nourish Savannah
Goat Milk Stuff
Earth Drops
Skin Cando
Anderson Soap Company
Mayron's Goods
Udderly Smooth
Green Envy Shop
Iowa Naturals
Bayberry Naturals
Burt's Bees
Poppy Soap
Panhandle Girl
For the Home:
Raw Materials Design
Corsican Furniture Company
Heath Ceramics
RQ Home
Kettle River Ironworks
Fairbault Wollen Mill Co
Cape Cod Doormats
NewCo International
Troutman Chairs
Jamison Bedding
Light Crafters
Live Good Inc
Christmas in America
Eldreth Pottery
Marian Built
Lang Furniture
Celia Rachel
Soap Box Home
Howda Designz
Gel Pro
Stone Gifts
Worcester Wreath
For The Kitchen:
The Vermont Bowl Company
Packer Creek Pottery
Rowe Pottery
Liberty Table Top
USA Pans
Hadley Pottery
Fiesta Factory Direct
Heirloom Cookie Sheets
Warther Cutlery
Tools and Home Improvement:
Burr King
Logger Head Tools
Staples Cabinet Makers
Ed Racicot Art Sinks
Mason Corporation
Channel Lock
Duarte Paper Art
Hank the Cow Dog
Skull Duggery
Stack and Stick
Kids Puzzles
Mason Corporation
The Original Tree Swing
Pure Play Kids
Little Tikes
My Grandpa's Wooden Toys
Whittle Shortline Railroad
Bath Boats
College Hill Games
Deck Crafters
Green Leaf Doll Houses
Sassy Primitives
Sugar Shack Candles
Kringle Candle
Yankee Candle
Village Candle
Jazz Candles
West Paw Design
Sophies Touch
Pirate Paws Barkery
Ruff Dawg
Isle Of Dogs
Healers Pet Care
Auburn Direct
Three Dog Bakery
Made in America Shops:
Strictly USA
Michigander Store
Amana Shops
Made in Oregon
Duluth Pack
Louisville Stoneware
Glassy Baby
Bog Berry Dryer Balls
Nature Favors
Oh Say USA
Random Acts of Art
Hometown USA Stores
Savor New York
Made in USA Forever
Script Gift Co.
Lila Mae
Made in America Store
J Bee Designs
Nina's Big Store
Electronic Accessories:
Bodacious Cases
i Funner
Lasko Products
Hand E Holder
Car Accessories:
Corsa Performance
On The Go Accessories:
Liberty Bottles
Cellu Wipes
My Sleev
Mountain Man
Vectra Fitness
Droll Yankees
Name Bubbles
Flag and Banner
Acoustic Remedy Cases
Manufactured Fun
Cisco Fishing Systems Ltd
Bear and Son Cutlery
Cream City Ribbon
Custom Painted Golf Clubs
Disclaimer: All of the above companies say their products are made in America. In some cases not all products are made in the U.S.


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PCR, or Polymerase Chain Reaction, is a method of amplifying a particular segment of DNA by way of selective replication. If the sequence of the target DNA segment is known, primers can be created from the complimentary base pairs at each end of the target segment. A forward as well as a reverse primer is required so that each double strand of DNA results in two double strands of DNA at the end of each cycle (as Taq DNA Polymerase only works in one direction, it needs a primer at the beginning of both strands in order to copy both). To complete PCR, a DNA sample (containing the target DNA segment) must be mixed with the primers (both forward and reverse as discussed above), Taq DNA Polymerase, dNTP's (free base pairs to be used as the building blocks in the new DNA put together by the polymerase), and MgCl2 (a required substrate for the polymerase to use the dNTP's).
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Specific Cancer Marker Detection - The Underlying Technology
Polymerase chain reaction (abbreviated PCR) is the process by which a selected strand or segment of DNA is replicated various times. Each step in the process is vital for the process to occur efficiently.
In the first step of PCR where the samples were heated to 95ºC for three minutes, the two strands of DNA were separated from one another due to the high amount of heat in the reaction. This temperature and the amount of time that the samples were heated were both necessary because they allowed for an adequate amount of energy necessary to break the hydrogen bonds between the parallel nucleotides. This caused the DNA sequence to unzip, which opens up the opportunity for the entire reaction to occur. After this occurred, 35 cycles of the samples being heated up to 95ºC, down to 57ºC, down to 72ºC occured. Again, at 95ºC the DNA was separated in order for the individual components to begin mixing together, like a soup. At 57ºC, the samples were cooled down significantly, which allows for the forward and reverse primers to bind to their respective regions. When reheated to 72ºC, the TAQ polymerase was activated which generated a new strand of DNA from both the lagging and leading strands. The primers tell the polymerase where to begin generating new sequences of DNA, with the Magnesium Chloride acting as a catalyst for this reaction. At 72ºC, the temperature is adequate enough to where the polymerase can generate a new strand of DNA from the template quickly without denaturing. After this final step, the new sequences of DNA are fully generated and the process begins over again 35 times, each resulting in two new DNA strands.
This helps us because only the cancerous DNA is replicated, whereas the original template DNA is not replicated at all. This is because the primers are designed to bind only to the cancerous sequences of DNA. This is because that specific type of cancer's DNA sequence was analyzed and a primer generated that binds to that analyzed, cancerous sequence. As such, when the primers detect this, they bind to those, and the DNA polymerase begins generated a sequence of DNA for this strand. This does not occur in the normal strand of DNA, simply because it doesn't have that specific sequence, and as such the primers won't bind to it. The mutation in the cancer allows for those specific primers to bind to that sequence, but the opposing, normal strand will not bind to it, even when the strand is continuously copied because the mutation isn't present there. As such, the cancerous sequence will be replicated, while the normal strand remains uncopied.


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Bridezillas: Seasons 1 and 2 (US - DVD R1)
Gabe Powers thinks of better ways to spend your hard earned money...
In this Weinstein Company produced series power-hungry brides obsess manically over the tiny details of their pending nuptials. When Murphy's Law takes its full effect, these women, who assume they're entitled to being treated like princesses, snap and yell at the hard working people behind the scenes and their loved ones. Everyone is ostracized and the wedding itself does nothing to rectify the asinine behaviour.
The series may have been fun to watch in the 'train wreck' sense had it not been so utterly boring, including one of the most detached and sheepish narrators I've ever heard. It's almost as if he's afraid that one of the brides may hear him. Had the producers set up events, or even had some kind of competition between the brides, I might've cared, but as it stands watching this series is about as exciting as watching slightly loopy, well-to-do women feel sorry for themselves, which it is. What we need here is some intervention from a few Japanese producers. Make the Bridzillas fight each other dressed up as the movie monsters they're named after. The winner gets a standard wedding cake; the loser has to make her own out of ground beef.
And with that I'm pretty much done with my analysis of the WE channels hit series, Bridezillas, seasons one and two. All 700 minutes of it. Since I've finished quicker than usual, I'll take this opportunity to supply my readers with a few fun facts about marriage in America.
In May of 2005, a new survey placed the average cost of a wedding at $26,327. A total of $125 billion—about the size of Ireland's GDP—will be spent on 2.1 million weddings in 2005, according to the 'American Weddings' study conducted by the Fairchild Bridal Group. Fairchild surveyed more than 1,000 brides (states CNNmoney.com). On the flip side, the U.S. has the third highest divorce rate in the world. Roughly half of American marriages end in divorce, and the average cost of a divorce is about $20,000 (according to Bankrate.com), a $28 billion-a-year industry. 43.7 percent of custodial mothers and 56.2 percent of custodial fathers are divorced or separated. In 2002, 7.8 million payers had paid $40 billion in support arrangements.
The average cost of an engagement ring (usually diamond) is between $2,000 and $3,000. That's roughly four billion dollars spent last year in the United States alone. Rings make up 79 % of diamond jewellery sales worldwide, although the major market is the USA (cnn.com). In African countries such as Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone, the profits from unregulated diamond trade are used to obtain weapons and fund armed conflicts. As a result, tens of thousands of civilians have been killed, raped, mutilated or abducted, according to Amnesty International. From 1991 to 1999 Sierra Leone reported 50,000 dead, one million displaced. Numbers in Liberia and the Congo are even grimmer. The world diamond jewellery retail market was worth US $56 billion in 1999. De Beers, the world's leading diamond mining company that controls 70% of global diamond supply, is based in South Africa.
America's official poverty rate rose from 12.5% in 2003 to 12.7% in 2004, according to the US Census Bureau. World wide, 852 million people are hungry, up from 842 million a year ago. According to UNICEF, 30,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they 'die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death'. That is about 210,000 children each week; or just under eleven million children under five years of age, each year.
Borgenproject.org states that the elimination of starvation and malnutrition globally would cost roughly $19 billion. Some call this figure too optimistic and price the cost closer to $24 billion. The organization also averages the cost of educating every child on earth at $12 billion, and supplying sanitation and water at $15 billion.
Bridezillas is shot on location and doesn't appear to use high definition cameras, because of this the image can often appear washed out and/or grainy. This is not the fault of the DVD, but of the trials of not filming on a closed set. There seems to be a small issue with compression leading to some digital blocking and low level noise. Had it really mattered, these episodes could've been stretched across a third disc to avoid these problems. As it stands, each season is allocated two discs.
Bridezillas, surprisingly, may just be the best sounding disc on my shelf, blowing away the Lord of the Rings and Star Wars trilogies. The consistent whining, crying, and passive fit throwing rings bombastically from every speaker, and Hans Zimmer's epic score will shake you right off your couch, giving new meaning to the phrase 'For Those About to Rock, We Salute You'. I am, of course, lying. The location sound, like the video, isn't the best, and being a television series the sound designers haven't really gone too far out of their way to make the series sound special. Again, any issues can most likely be blamed on the filming process.
Basically these sets come with no extras, but the box art would lead you to believe otherwise. Both seasons come with elongated ads for season three of the titular show, which I suppose would get me excited to set my Tivo to record if I had one, or had I not despised the show. We also get footage from the 'Real Brides Cake Dive Event', which is pretty lame, but more of what I would've wanted from the series.
The estimated budget of each season of Bridezillas is one million dollars, and the SRP of each season of the DVD is $26.99. I'm sure everyone who reads this review can think of a better way of spending this money, whether it is on everyday necessities like toilet paper, or charitable organizations like UNICEFF. If Bridezillas has taught me anything it's that marriage is expensive, stupid, and above all, not even slightly about love. View at your own risk, and Weinstein Company, I actually enjoy your Bravo network reality shows, next time send me one of them instead.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Franchise Member Join Date: March 2006 Location: United States Posts: 294
Wow. I watched an episode of this, but I never got totally negative about marriage. I've been married for a year and a half now and have a son in the deal. My wife is sometimes a nagger, but I think she gets that from her mom. Yay! Overall, this was probably the funniest review I've read. Great job on making it interesting.
RalphFiennes Member Join Date: August 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 741
Interesting review, and I found the figures regarding charity work fascinating. I won't be watching it if all it teaches about marriage is that it's expensive, stupid and not about love though, let alone the fact that it's boring.
Ray Waterway Member Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 462
This show makes me absolutely sick - couldn't get through two minutes of it without wanting to turn it off. I wonder how many of the marriages portrayed in this series will actually last more than five years.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
No one go giving me too much credit for those figures now, I just did a web search for facts and figures of the sort to make the review interesting for myself. Thanks for the positive comments though.
ticktock Member Join Date: December 2005 Location: Japan Posts: 73
...could have done without the didactic sermon - this IS, after all, a site dedicated to DVD's
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,835
hehehhe. you slammed this show good.
Worst Nightmare Senior Member Join Date: July 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,716
I'll just stick to the wife I have thanks....
The Curmudgeon Member Join Date: November 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 381
Dammit, what's with the totally misleading picture of Godzilla? I click to find this rubbish.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
ticktock wrote: ...could have done without the didactic sermon - this IS, after all, a site dedicated to DVD's
I guess it goes to show that everyone has differing senses of humor.
The Curmudgeon wrote: Dammit, what's with the totally misleading picture of Godzilla? I click to find this rubbish.
Muh Ha Ha Ha
I guess it goes to show that everyone has differing senses of humor.
The Curmudgeon wrote: Dammit, what's with the totally misleading picture of Godzilla? I click to find this rubbish.
Muh Ha Ha Ha
FangsFirst Member Join Date: August 2005 Location: United States Posts: 290
The Curmudgeon wrote: Dammit, what's with the totally misleading picture of Godzilla? I click to find this rubbish.
I had the same reaction...
I had the same reaction...
Jonny "Me You" Senior Member Join Date: March 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,863
Since no one has, I will -
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Look, it's Gabbbbbbbeeeeeeee - zillllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaa
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
ticktock wrote: ...could have done without the didactic sermon - this IS, after all, a site dedicated to DVD's
That's 'DVDs', unless you mean we're a site devoted to an intangible 'something' owned by a DVD. If you're only interested in the DVD, skip directly to the technical bits and miss out the series critique.
That's 'DVDs', unless you mean we're a site devoted to an intangible 'something' owned by a DVD. If you're only interested in the DVD, skip directly to the technical bits and miss out the series critique.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 11th July 2006
Discs: 4
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.33:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Sneak peek at Bridezillas: Season Three, Footage from the "Real Brides Cake Dive Event"
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Various
Cast: Bridezillas
Genre: Horror
Length: 0 minutes
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We show that every finite, finitely related algebra in a congruence distributive variety has a near unanimity term operation. As a consequence we solve the near unanimity problem for relational structures: it is decidable whether a given finite set of relations on a finite set admits a compatible near unanimity operation. This consequence also implies that it is decidable whether a given finite constraint language defines a constraint satisfaction problem of bounded strict width.
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Blomer, Valentin; Brumley, Farrell
We prove a non-vanishing result for families of $\operatorname{GL}_n\times\operatorname{GL}_n$ Rankin-Selberg $L$-functions in the critical strip, as one factor runs over twists by Hecke characters. As an application, we simplify the proof, due to Luo, Rudnick, and Sarnak, of the best known bounds towards the Generalized Ramanujan Conjecture at the infinite places for cusp forms on $\operatorname{GL}_n$. A key ingredient is the regularization of the units in residue classes by the use of an Arakelov ray class group.
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In this paper we consider near inclusions $A\subseteq_\gamma B$ of C$^*$-algebras. We show that if $B$ is a separable type $\mathrm{I}$ C$^*$-algebra and $A$ satisfies Kadison's similarity problem, then $A$ is also type $\mathrm{I}$ and use this to obtain an embedding of $A$ into $B$.
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In this paper we give an explicit formula for the flag curvature of homogeneous Randers spaces of Douglas type and apply this formula to obtain some interesting results. We first deduce an explicit formula for the flag curvature of an arbitrary left invariant Randers metric on a two-step nilpotent Lie group. Then we obtain a classification of negatively curved homogeneous Randers spaces of Douglas type. This results, in particular, in many examples of homogeneous non-Riemannian Finsler spaces with negative flag curvature. Finally, we prove a rigidity result that a homogeneous Randers space of Berwald type whose flag curvature is everywhere nonzero must be Riemannian.
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Katy Perry Spotted Kissing New Boyfriend
Katy Perry is one smitten kitten! Just after reports of Perry dropping the "boyfriend" bomb at the first weekend of Coachella, shots of the starlet smooching the lucky man hit the web today.
TMZ reports that the 'Part of Me' singer and Florence + the Machine guitarist Robert Ackroyd poured on the PDA at last weekend's festivities, hugging, holding and at times full on making out. Keep it PG, kids!
As we reported, Perry is quite taken with her new beau, and she showed it at Coachella's kickoff weekend. "Backstage at the Artist Lounge at Coachella last weekend, Katy kept saying her boyfriend was the guitar player for Florence + the Machine," a spy said. "She and a bunch of friends were supposed to go see Dr. Dre together, but Katy said she was waiting to watch her boyfriend perform!"
Ackroyd (who could be Ryan Gosling's body double) is just as taken with Perry as she is with him, tweeting about how much fun he had with his new purple-haired lady.
Best Coachella ever. Scratch that, best weekend ever. Dre, Snoop, Pac, Nate, Fiddy & KP.
— Rob Ackroyd (@Ackersboy) April 17, 2012
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PORTSMOUTH — Now in its fifth day, the search for the body of a murdered University of New Hampshire student continues near Peirce Island.
With the best weather conditions yet in the search for the student's body, officials say they have yet to turn up positive results.
Nineteen-year-old Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott of Westborough, Mass., disappeared Oct. 9 after attending a class at the Durham campus. A 29-year-old Dover man, Seth Mazzaglia (mah-ZAY-lia), has been charged with second-degree murder and is accused of strangling or suffocating Marriott in his apartment the night she disappeared.
On Wednesday, Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Jane Young told Foster's there had been no new developments in the case, as Marine Patrol continued to comb and re-comb waters in the area of Peirce Island in Portsmout. She said the Dover Police Department continues to gather evidence in its homicide investigation of Mazzaglia.
Young noted earlier this week, police are working to determine if more charges will be brought against Mazzaglia or additional persons in the case.
Choppy conditions reportedly made the area search difficult on Tuesday, with white caps showing on the waves of the Piscataqua River. On Wednesday, with much clearer weather, Young said the Marine Patrol had been working jointly with the U.S. Coast Guard since 6 a.m. to examine areas previously checked, with sonar equipment and underwater cameras.
"You have an environment down there that's ever changing," she said, noting images were coming in crisper than ever in the day's search.
The state attorney general's office announced earlier in the week it had also reached out to Massachusetts and Maine authorities, to check their coastlines for any evidence that may come ashore.
In Portsmouth, Young said officials are also using a New Hampshire State Police helicopter, to obtain "more beneficial" visuals of the general area. The aerial search extends from Ordione Point State Park in Rye, to Newcastle and the general area of Peirce Island.
Additionally, cadaver dogs were not used in the search on Wednesday and Young said there is no end date or time frame for the search at this point. She said officials were "going to continue for a period of time" on Wednesday, most likely through the afternoon.
The water search is led by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Marine Patrol. N.H. Fish and Game officials are also in consultation with investigating parties, many of whom are familiar with diving into the local waters.
"It's an ongoing dialogue with all of the partners at the table," Young said. "…You know, you want to make sure that you're using everything that you can, everything that has some viability to it."
In a previous interview with Foster's, Young described the case as containing almost two investigations, with the water search ongoing and evidence gathering on the criminal side of the case against Mazzaglia. Young noted the FBI continues to investigate, along with Dover and state police.
Among officials, there is a strong sense of mission to find Marriott's remains, as there would be in any other case, Young said.
"The law enforcement community is very cognizant of the fact that there is a family out there that is grieving, who has anguish in their hearts," she said. "(Officials) are doing everything they can to bring their child and sibling home."
Young declined to comment on information obtained by Foster's that Marriott's death was tied to a sexual encounter.
"The police continue to pursue their investigation and follow up on all leads," she said. "If anyone has any information about Mr. Mazzaglia or Ms. Marriott, please call the police."
Anyone with information pertaining to Marriott's death is urged to contact Dover police at 603-742-4646 or the New Hampshire State Police at 603-271-3636.
A gathering to remember Marriott is planned for Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in front of Thompson Hall at the UNH campus in Durham. The university planned to hold a forum on its master plan at that time, but the event will instead start at 1:15 p.m., in the Huddleston Hall ballroom.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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