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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
roses are red, violets are blue
that bento's blue,
Sassy box lunches for me and you!
Sorry. I couldn't help myself. ;) They are not for me and you, but they were for my son and daughter. :)
Preschool lunch...
My girl had roll-ups of deli meat - turkey, ham, bologna (hey! it was Boar's Head at least!) and cheese - havarti, swiss and provolone. On the right side she has strawberries and SunChips.
It would have been fun to cut the roll-ups into smaller pieces and skewer onto cute picks, but I can't send those to preschool.
2nd grader lunch...
On the left side he has a cereal bar in the dish at the top, Wheat Thins with cream cheese, and a granola bar. On the right side he has strawberries and a little dish of jello (made in a spare Sassy box dish).
Along with a heaping side of shadows! ;) I apologize for the shadows. They were terrible this morning. I would have ducked outside for a quick photo but it started sprinkling!
5 comments:
- Wendy said... [Reply to comment]
Looks yummy! Are you a scrapbooker? I have that same paper!
- March 9, 2010 at 8:42 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
I used to scrapbook a lot before I moved four years ago. I haven't ever even unpacked my scrapbooking supplies! (gasp!)
I have to say though that your layouts have inspired me to get back into it. :) First, I need a kid-free-zone to call my own. Those areas are hard to find in these parts.
This paper was from some huge tablet of paper I got as a gift a couple years ago which is the only reason it's not packed away too. I had it in my kiddie art cabinet. I'm running out of paper options though and think I need to break out some of my old paper stash. It's probably all pretty vintage at this point. ;-)
- March 9, 2010 at 11:47 PM
- Heidi said... [Reply to comment]
crazy, i read on another blog today of one of my friends. she was saying her child asks for fruit leather. had no clue what it was. ironic that i stumbled upon this blog and saw your photo of it.
love how pretty your food looks.
- March 9, 2010 at 11:56 PM
- Liz said... [Reply to comment]
I just wanted to comment to say how much I enjoy your blog! I can't wait till my just-turned one-year-old is big enough to really enjoy a Bento-style lunch. Thanks for sharing!
- March 10, 2010 at 8:39 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Thank you Heidi and Liz! :)
- March 10, 2010 at 10:51 AM


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Founding an ensemble in 1954 that would use instruments from other cultures to play music from earlier eras, Narcissa Williamson called it the Camerata from an Italian word meaning "an intimate gathering of musicians and artists in a choir or orchestra."
More than 60 years later, the Christmas concerts of the Boston Camerata, now led by Anne Azéma, have become a treasured tradition across New England and around the world for the breadth of their historical research and the craft and passion of its eclectic musicians.
"We share with joy a program of Christmas music that brings together European styles from all around the Mediterranean basin," said Azéma, a French-born singer and scholar who has served as artistic director since 2008. "We are known for our immediacy and energy and hope to provide many intimate moments. Let yourself be carried away by our music."
America's preeminent music ensemble will present this month its longstanding holiday season favorite, "A Mediterranean Christmas," featuring a repertoire drawn from regional traditions, medieval manuscripts and rare presentations of Baroque and Renaissance carols at three Bay State venues. They will be joined by the SHARQ Arabic Ensemble.
Vocalists and musicians will move audiences by retelling the Christmas story through songs, chants and instrumental works taken from medieval manuscripts and folkloric and oral traditions from countries around the Mediterranean basin, including the Holy Land, Spain, Italy, France and North Africa.
Singing in ancient languages including Latin, Italian, Hebrew and Arabic and accompanied by traditional instruments, Azéma said Boston Camerata aspires to create "a musical bridge across geography and the centuries" to enrapture audiences in the beauty of music.
"Our music is alive and something people can share," said Azéma. "We hope people who come to hear us will leave on a cloud."
Moroccan percussionist Boujemaa Razgui, who will play and sing in the show, said the traditional music from several cultures conveys a sense of acceptance and peace among varied people.
"It's very old and very beautiful," said the Brockton resident. "I think the audience will feel peaceful."
And for the first time in more than 20 years, a separate cast of 13 vocalists and musicians from the group will perform "Carols at Midnight: French Christmas Music 1500-1700" in Cambridge.
Azéma explained the program offers "a cornucopia of beautiful French Christmas music," for voices, viols, flutes, harp and organ, including liturgies and early Baroque carols and dances.
A candlelit performance of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's "Messe de Minuit" will provide a moving centerpiece to the performance, she said.
"This Christmas season was a perfect time to do it. It's a very accessible piece,'' said Azéma. "The music will bring the audience to a softer, sweeter place with both some exuberant and some inward, joyful moments."
Touring regularly in the U.S. and around the world, the Boston Camerata has played in France, Finland, Luxembourg, Brazil, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Canada, as well as in countries in the Middle East and Asia.
It was founded by Williamson, who worked in the education department at the Museum of Fine Arts, and became an independent nonprofit in 1974. It has earned several international and domestic prizes for its award-winning recordings.
Andrew Arceci, an Acton resident who will play the stringed viola da gamba, described "Carols at Midnight" as "a fantastic program" that revives Charpentier's sacred vocal music with stunning effect.
"It's not performed that often and that makes it all the more incredible," said Arceci who directs Wellesley College's Collegium Musicum. "The program tells a human story that will resonate with people of all beliefs."
While many of the shows' songs and several of the cast members have come from lands scarred by conflict, Azéma observed Boston Camerata's music seeks to unify listeners through the soothing and sacred beauty of music.
"I think the beauty of simply being together for two hours in one room with many people – away from emails and text messages – can connect audiences to another place free from anxieties and pressure where they can experience peace," she said. "It's hard to define that place, but it's a powerful and joyful experience above and beyond words."

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On Sunday, Oct. 7, more than 1,000 pastors nationwide planned to defy their restrictions on political candidate endorsements by preaching from their pulpits about who their members should vote for in what they are calling "Pulpit Freedom Sunday."
We went out to document on of these illegal sermons, but we unable to capture any violations, as we were met with high suspicion by the church.
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Choosing your target audience is the first step in building your Twitter marketing plan. Choosing people to target on Twitters differs from choosing your market in a more traditional setting. When you're trying to determine the target audience you want to reach on Twitter, answer a couple of questions:
Whom does your product or service appeal to? For example, a travel company may be targeting retired individuals for vacationing. A video games company might target single men, ages 20 to 30.
Whom do you care about? This may not be as relevant in the realm of traditional marketing, but it is in the Twitter environment because you're building relationships. So, in the case of the travel company, this may be the retiree who has been dreaming all his life of traveling to Hawaii. In the case of the video game company, this may be the guy who is willing to camp outside a store waiting for a new game to be released.
Review your current demographic (target audience) so that you can build an honest opinion of your client. Why reinvent the wheel? You either have a basic idea of your target audience or already have a specific group of people buying your product or service. For example, perhaps a typical client is Mary, a stay-at-home mom with three kids who buys your soccer balls. Or maybe it's Paul, the white-collar professional who works 90 hours a week, or Janice, the grandmother of your best friend. Or perhaps a segment of your clients are small-business owners.
Reviewing your current clients and placing them into the mix can also help you figure out whom you should target on Twitter. If you're starting a new business and you don't yet have a good idea of whom to target, review the questions included earlier in this section to help in your brainstorming process.
A concept many business owners or professionals fail to understand when it comes to brainstorming new strategies for business is to ask your clients' opinions. When you're figuring out who your target audience is on Twitter, look to your current clients. Are they on Twitter? Ask those clients who use Twitter for advice about whom you need to target on Twitter. Getting input from your current clients can go a long way to help you implement your strategy. You can send out e-mail surveys or just pick up the phone in order to get input from your existing customers.


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As something of a polymath, I continue to make art that is, hopefully, cogent, provocative, aware, and compelling.
My work is post-modern in the sense that it embraces a wide range of subjects and disciplines. A new body of work always requires a new way of working. The old-school method of one-style-fits-all is constricting and out-dated. I employ a pluralist approach in my thinking and try to avoid a signature style. A single idea may manifest itself in various media as in my Interrogation series which resulted in work produced as drawings, prints, animation and a play.
A personal morality and an aching sense of redemption is the loam in which my work germinates. I work from a Humanist point of view. My subject is the human drama, the joy, love and sorrow of existence. I often draw on literature as a starting point for a series. Poetry and drama, including Greek tragedy, Shakespeare, the absurdist plays of Pinter and some poems by Zbigniew Herbert, are among my interests. But I also have drawn and painted construction sites, demolition sites, a series based on books, a series based on LP records, Dante's Inferno, war, power and abuse of power. I am not restricted in any sense by subject because the same sensibility is at work with each new project.
It is important to state that I work to discover the form my art will take and not with any a priori notions that are then merely illustrated. This may, and often does, require new materials and approaches that take me on a journey of exploration. This way I work, not for a market or to fulfill a role or style that an audience might expect, but to surprise and astonish myself and the public alike.
I also do not discriminate between subjects or impose a hierarchy. I find that life drawing and observational drawing are just as important as overt political statements I might make in other works. To me, they are all responses in one way or another to the Human Condition.


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Hello all! I apologize for being MIA but I have been quite busy. ER is coming along smashingly and can't wait until my baby is all grown up! Once she does I'm sure I'll be posting non-stop. This was just a quick post to let you all know that I'm still alive! Love you all!
Day 3: Icepocalypse 2011
Today is day 2 of calling off work due to inclement weather. Yesterday morning around 6am my roads were filled with snow. Yep, not going to work. Today at 4:45am the roads were a sheet of ice about an inch thick. Yep, not going to work again. The only good thing that came out of this icepocalypse was my writing. I had two full days of uninterrupted writing (besides my mom talking to me and making watch something on TV) and it was wonderful. Most of you haven't met Cayden or Oli yet but I've had the pleasure of meeting both of them today.
Cayden was being very stubborn and we ended up getting into a heated argument and he disappeared. Oli and his yummy Aussie accent comforted me and begged me to let him tell Callie something very important about who she is and what she can do. He also wanted to expose Cayden for who he truly is but I put my foot down. As hot as Oli is *licks lips* I couldn't let him tell Callie just yet. It would have been awful.
Sorry this was such a short post today but Callie is calling me! She wants to tell me the rest of her story before Cayden shows up again and takes her away from me. He likes to show up and the worst times *shakes head*
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Not a teacher.
The present perfect is used to describe an event that began in the past and continues in the present. The simple past is used to describe an event that began and ended in the past.1) Present perfect is also used when giving recent information ( that probably means recent events in general ), while past simple is used when giving older information.
a) Recent event could also be started and finished in the past and also could have no effects on present. So why would you in such cases always use present perfect simple and not past simple?
"How long have worked for the restaurant?" implies that you were hired in the past, and that you are still working there.
"How long did you work for the restaurant?" implies that you no longer work at the restaurant.
If an event started in the recent past (perhaps seconds ago) and is still having an effect, then you use the present perfect.
"When are you going to start your homework?"
"I've (I have) already started." (I started the homework in the past, and I am still doing it.)
If the recent event ended in the past, then you use the past simple.
"When are you going to start your homework?"
"I finished my homework already." (I started and finished my homework in the past."
What this means is that present perfect talks about events that began at an unspecified time.2) One definition says that present perfect simple is used to talk about events in general and not specific events. But it also says we use present perfect to talk about very recent events.
a) So we can use present perfect simple to talk about specific event, but only if that event happened recently?
b) But how does one decide whether an event is recent or not?
"King Gustavus Adolphus fought (past simple) against the power of the mighty Holy Roman Empire from 1630 to 1632." is an event that has a specified time.
"Ikea has made (present perfect) stylish, inexpensive, and long-lasting furniture for people all over the world." There is no time specified as to when Ikea started making furniture.
"Sweden has had (present perfect) a reputation for being very cold, but it was especially cold (past simple) last winter." Sweden's reputation for cold continues to this day and began at an unspecified time, so we use the present perfect tense. Last winter is a specified time, so the verb is in past simple tense.
I thought I'd throw some Swedish stuff in there, just for you.
As stated earlier, recency of an event is not important. It is important if the event continues into the present. Otherwise you would use the simple past tense.
Hopefully I have been helpful (present perfect!) and answered (past simple!) your question adequately.
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NORTH BROOKFIELD — A North Brookfield Elementary School first-grader died early Sunday morning after a short illness.
The 6-year-old boy was identified as Dominic Brown, according to Paul Jarvey, a spokesman for the Worcester District Attorney's office.
Mr. Jarvey said the boy showed signs of illness on Saturday night and was pronounced dead at a local hospital on Sunday. Dominic was with his father in Holden at the time.
The death does not appear to be suspicious and no foul play is suspected, he said, adding that his office is investigating because it was unattended.
Although Superintendent John A. Provost said the 6-year-old boy's death was not connected in any way with the school, the district is doing everything to make sure other children are not at risk.
After learning of the death, he said he contacted the child's parents and faculty because of the nature of the incident.
"There is not a lot that's known at this point," Mr. Provost said.
Mr. Provost said the school's nurse contacted the department of public health for advice concerning precautions that could be taken and followed the department's recommendations. He said there has been "no infectious agent" identified at the school but, to demonstrate the utmost of caution, they disinfected the entire school.
Mr. Provost said counseling support would be available Wednesday at the school.
"I know the little boy was sick but I don't know if they know actually what from, yet," Jason M. Petraitis, chairman of selectmen, said. "The town grieves for the family and the lost of this little boy."
A community effort has begun to organize a benefit for the boy's family.
School Committee member Nicole Styles is working in collaboration with the best friend of the boy's mother to set up a benefit dinner. They will meet with the school superintendent and prospective volunteers at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the school, Ms. Styles said.
"It's heartbreaking," Ms. Styles said. "He was a little sweet angel."
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"A neighbor tells ABC7 News she heard strange noises early Friday morning coming from the home of Nathan Rogers, the estranged boyfriend of a pregnant 23-year-old Oxon Hill woman who was found dead in the trunk of her mother's car later that day. Jasmine Moss, who was 14 weeks pregnant with her first child, was allegedly stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend. Photo courtesy of her friend Police have arrested Rogers in connection with Jasmine Moss's murder. They say Rogers stabbed Moss, who was 14 weeks pregnant with her first child, to death then dumped her lifeless body in the car. "I didn't realize what it was," Jarmon said. "I mean I heard the lady crying or moaning and making noises, but she never said words, and there was never another voice." Jarmon, who lives next door to Rogers, didn't know the troubled young couple and had no idea of their alleged problems, but regrets not calling police that early morning. "I went to bed crying, and then when I woke up the next day, Saturday, I cried, because I felt like I could have done something or could have helped her, but I didn't know what to do," she said. Friends and family of the murdered woman say Rodgers was the father of Moss's unborn child. She had decided to keep the baby, but he didn't want her to. Rogers recently denied being the father." -ABC7
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Rumor has it Janet Yellen is Obama's favored pick to replace Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Yellen believes negative interest rates are a viable option to get the economy going. What are negative interest rates (aka "financial repression", a government term)?
When you put $$$ into an account at the bank, the bank pays you very little interest to hold the money (currently 1% or less because of the government's ZIRP policy). With negative interest rates, the bank would pay you zero and in fact keep some of your savings for the pleasure of holding your $$$. So you would be paying the bank to hold on to your money.
The theory is less people will want to keep their money in a bank or financial institution and will spend more to help the economy because they're losing some of it in the bank. In practice, it'll probably force more $$$ overseas. Who wants to lose their money when bone heads like this are running the country?


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Additional protocols to those presented here, as well as technical information and literature are available upon request.
Dynabeads® Washing Procedure
This procedure takes approximately 10 minutes and can be carried out at a convenient interval during the mRNA purification.
- Resuspend the Dynabeads® Oligo (dT)25 thoroughly in the vial to obtain a uniform brown suspension and transfer 200 μl (1 mg) of beads to a tube.
- Place the tube on a magnet (Dynal® MPC™) for 1-2 min. The Dynabeads® Oligo (dT)25 will migrate to the side of the tube nearest the magnet.
- Remove the supernatant with a pipette while the tube remains on the magnet.
- Remove the tube from the magnet and add 100 μl Binding Buffer to resuspend the beads. Again place the tube on the magnet for 1-2 min.
- Remove the supernatant while the tube remains on the magnet.
- Resuspend the beads in 100 ul Binding Buffer.
Preparation of lysate from animal tissues, plants and cells
The protocol is recommended for a sample size of 20-50 mg animal tissue, 100 mg plant tissue or 1-4 x 106 cells, but can be scaled up or down to suit specific sample size requirements.
- Aliquot the amount of animal or plant tissue while it is frozen. Use the specified amount of tissue, as an excess of tissue will reduce the mRNA yield and purity.
- Grind frozen tissue in liquid nitrogen. Ensure tissue remains frozen at all times to avoid RNA degradation.
- Transfer the frozen powder to a homogenizer containing 1 ml Lysis/Binding Buffer and homogenize for 1-2 min until the tissue has completely lysed. A rapid lysis in Lysis/Binding Buffer will prevent degradation of mRNA. If the raw extract is noticeably viscous a shear step might be helpful.
- Spin the lysate for 30-60 seconds in a microcentrifuge to remove debris. The lysate is now ready for mRNA isolation, or can be frozen and stored at -80°C for later use.
Preparation of lysate from cultured cells and cell suspensions
- Wash the cell suspension in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and centrifuge to obtain a cell pellet. The cell pellet can be used immediately, or frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at -80°C for later use. A stored cell pellet should be used directly from frozen.
- Add 1.0 ml Lysis/Binding Buffer to the cell pellet (1-4 x 106 cells). Pipette up and down a couple of times to ensure complete lysis. The release of DNA during lysis results in a viscous solution which confirms complete lysis.
- Reduce the viscosity by a DNA-shear step. The lysate is passed three times through a 21 gauge needle using a 1-2 ml syringe. Repeated shearing may cause the lysate to foam. Foaming should however not affect the mRNA yield. The foam can be reduced by a 30 second centrifugation.
- The lysate is now ready for mRNA isolation or can be frozen and stored at -80°C for later use.
Isolation of mRNA from crude lysate
- Remove the solution from the washed Dynabeads® Oligo (dT)25 and add the lysate
- Mix beads and lysate. Anneal by rotating on a mixer for 3-5 min at room temperature, increase the annealing time if the solution is viscous. During this step the mRNA anneals to the oligo dT sequence.
- Place the vial on the magnet for 2 min and remove the supernatant.
- Wash the beads twice using the magnet to separate the beads from the supernatant, first with Washing Buffer A (0.5 - 1 ml) and then with Washing Buffer B (0.5 - 1 ml). Washing is performed at room temperature. The Dynabeads® Oligo (dT)25 must be mixed thoroughly in the Washing Buffer to remove contaminants which may have bound non-specifically. Make sure to remove the supernatant completely between washing steps.
- If the isolated mRNA is to be used in enzymatic downstream applications whilst still bound to the beads (e.g. solid-phase cDNA synthesis), wash one extra time with Washing Buffer B (500 μl) followed by one wash with the enzymatic buffer to be used in the downstream application.
- If the mRNA is to be eluted from the beads, first remove the final Washing Buffer B and add 10 - 20 μl 10 mM Tris-HCl. Incubate at 75 - 80°C for2 min, then place the tube on the magnet and quickly transfer the supernatant containing the mRNA to a new RNase-free tube. The final yield may vary somewhat between tissues/cells depending on mRNA abundance.
Purification of mRNA from total RNA
In the below example, mRNA is purified from 75 μg of total RNA starting material.
- Adjust the volume of the 75 μg total RNA sample to 100 μl with distilled DEPC-treated water or with 10 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.5.
- Add 100μl of Binding Buffer. If total RNA is more dilute than 75 μg/100 μl, then simply add an equal volume of Binding Buffer to the beads.
- Heat to 65°C for 2 min to disrupt secondary structures. Immediately place on ice.
- Add the 200 μl of total RNA to the 100 μl washed beads. For every 75 μg total RNA use 1 mg beads which have been washed and resuspended in 100 μl of Binding Buffer.
- Mix thoroughly and anneal by rotating continuously on a mixer for 5 min at room temperature.
- Place the tube on the magnet for 1-2 min and carefully remove all the supernatant.
- Remove the tube from the magnet and add 200 μl Washing Buffer B. Mix by pipetting carefully a couple of times. Again use the magnet to pull the beads to the side of the tube. Carefully remove all the supernatant.
- Repeat the washing step as described in step 7.
- If the mRNA does not need to be eluted off the beads, wash one more time using the same buffer that will be used in the downstream application, e.g. reverse transcription first strand synthesis buffer (without the enzyme). Then resuspend the beads in an appropriate volume of the downstream buffer.
- If mRNA elution is required, add the desired amount (10 - 20 μl) of cold 10 mM Tris-HCl. Heat to 75-80°C for 2 min and place the tube immediately on the magnet. Quickly transfer the eluted mRNA to a new RNase-free tube.
Regeneration and reuse of Dynabeads® Oligo (dT)25
The oligo (dT) sequences are covalently attached to the surface of the Dynabeads® . This enables single stephybridization, and also allows regeneration of the beads for multiple use. The beads may be reused a total of four times without loss of yield. When mRNA is isolated from the same sample, the beads can be reused without regeneration.
Regeneration of Dynabeads® Oligo (dT)25
To avoid carry-over of mRNA between different samples the beads should be washed three times in 200 μl Reconditioning Solution by standard magnetic separation. Incubate at 65°C for 2 minutes at the first wash. Then wash using 200 μl Storage Buffer Oligo (dT)25 and continue carrying out washes until the pH is below 8.0. Resuspend the beads in the desired volume of Storage Buffer Oligo (dT)25. The beads are now regenerated and ready for mRNA isolation. Store the beads at 2-8°C. Do not mix regenerated beads with the original stock suspension
Reuse on the same sample
By reusing the Dynabeads® Oligo (dT)25 on the same sample (without regenerating the beads) larger amounts of mRNA can be isolated. After elution of mRNA, wash the beads (original volume 200 μl) once in Lysis/Binding Buffer (300 μl). Then add the beads back to your sample for further mRNA isolation. Isolation can be repeated several times until all the mRNA is captured from the sample.
Preparation of mRNA for downstream applications
For northern analysis, the mRNA can be eluted directly into a loading buffer containing formamide and loaded directly onto the gel. if the mRNA is to be used in downstream enzymatic applications (cDNA synthesis, in vitro translations experiments, RT-PCR etc.), detergents should be omitted in the final washing steps and the elution step. Enzymatic downstream applications are not inhibited by the presence of the beads. It is possible to construct solid-phase cDNA libraries specific for a particular cell type or tissue directly on the bead-surface. The covalently linked oligo dT sequence is used both to capture the mRNA and as a primer for the reverse transcriptase to synthesize the first strand cDNA. This results in a covalently linked first-strand cDNA library.
General recommendations
- Before use, resuspend the Dynabeads® Oligo (dT)25 well to obtain a homogeneous dispersion of beads in solution.
- Keep the beads in liquid suspension during storage and all handling steps. Beads that are left unsuspended for a long period will dry out, leading to a possible reduction in isolation efficiency.
- The complete removal of all the buffer during washing is extremely important when working with small volumes.
- When working with cells isolated by immunomagnetic separation (IMS) using cell-specific Dynabeads® , ensure that all IMS-Dynabeads® are removed from the lysate before adding Dynabeads® Oligo (dT)25.
- We recommend the Dynabeads® -mRNA complex to be used immediately for RT-PCR. If storage is necessary, elute the mRNA from the beads and freeze.
- RNases are very stable, active enzymes and generally require no cofactors to function. RNase inhibitors may be added to the protocol at any step, although this is normally not necessary. If storage of the eluted mRNA is required, addition of an RNase inhibitor at the elution step is recommended. Please contact Invitrogen Dynal® for further technical information (see contact details).
Avoiding contamination
To obtain good preparations of eukaryotic mRNA, it is necessary to minimize the activity of RNases by creating a ribonuclease-free environment. The following precautions should be taken to avoid contamination: Contamination by personnel Your hands are a major source of contaminating RNases. Disposable gloves should be worn at all times during the procedure. Gloves remain RNase free only if they do not come into contact with "dirty" glassware and surfaces. Change gloves frequently when working with RNA.
Any water and salt solutions used in RNA preparation should be RNase free, i.e. by treatment with diethylpyrocarbonate (DEPC). Wherever possible, the solutions should be treated with 0.1% DEPC for at least 1 hour at 37°C and then heated to 100°C for 15 minutes or autoclaved for 15 minutes to remove any traces of DEPC. Tris Buffers cannot be DEPC-treated, as Tris inactivates DEPC. Solutions should be DEPC-treated and autoclaved before adding Tris. After addition of Tris, the solution should be autoclaved again. DEPC is a suspected carcinogen and should be handled with great care.
Sterile, disposable plasticware is essentially free of RNases and can be used for the preparation and storage of RNA without pre-treatment. General laboratory plasticware should be rinsed with chloroform.
Invitrogen Dynal® AS complies with the Quality System Standards ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485:2003.
Description of Material
Dynabeads® Oligo (dT)25 are uniform superparamagnetic, monodisperse polymer particles with oligo dT sequences covalently coupled to the bead surface. The beads are supplied as a suspension of approximately 5 mg/ml in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) pH 7.4 containing 0.02% NaN3 as a preservative. The product is available in three formats: 2 x 1 ml (Cat. no. 610.02), 5 x 1 ml (Cat no. 610.05) and 5 x 10 ml (Cat no. 610.50)
Product Characteristics
Typical bead characteristics for any given lot of this product:
Diameter: 2.8 μm ± 0.2 μm (C.V. max 5%)
Surface area: 3-7 m2/g
Density: approx. 1.6 g/cm3
Magnetic mass susceptibility: 120 ± 25 x 10-6 m3/kg
Certificate of Analysis (CoA) is available upon request.
Binding Capacity
Up to 2μg poly A+ RNA can be isolated per 200 μl (1 mg) of beads, depending on the tissue or cell type and the expression level of the mRNA. A typical mammalian cell contains about 10-30 pg of RNA of which 1 - 5% is mRNA. The total capacity per ml of beads is approx. 10 μg mRNA. If the same beads are reused for a total of 5 mRNA isolations (four regeneration cycles) the total capacity of 1 ml beads is up to 50 μg of mRNA.
Recommended Buffers/Solutions
All common buffers for mRNA purification and isolation can be used with Dynabeads® Oligo (dT)25. To take full advantage of the unique properties of the beads, the buffers described below are recommended. All buffers should be brought to room temperature prior to use, apart from the 10 mM Tris-HCl which should be kept on ice o at 2-8°C.
Binding Buffer:
20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 1.0 M LiCl, 2 mM EDTA
Lysis/Binding Buffer:
100 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 500 mM LiCl, 10 mM EDTA,
1% LiDS, 5 mM dithiothreitol (DTT). If any precipitation is observed, warm to room temperature and shake until all the components are fully resuspended.
Washing Buffer A:
10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5 ,0.15 M LiCl, 1 mM EDTA,
0.1% LiDS
Washing Buffer B:
10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5 ,0.15 M LiCl, 1 mM EDTA
10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5
Reconditioning Solution:
0.1 M NaOH
Storage Buffer Oligo (dT)25:
250 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 20 mM EDTA, 0.1% Tween-20, 0.02% NaN3
Additional Material Needed
- Magnetic device (Dynal® MPC™, Magnetic Particle Concentrator) for manual protocol. Dynal® MPC™-S is recommended for 20 μl – 2 ml samples (Cat. No. 120.20D)
- Mixing/rotation device allowing both tilting and rotation
- Sterile and RNase-free test tubes and pipette tips
- Buffers/solutions
- Water bath or heating block
For tissue samples:
- Liquid nitrogen
- Manual tissue grinder
- Syringe and needle
All reagents used should be analytical grade and RNase-free.
Storage and Stability
When stored unopened at 2-8°C, this product is stable until the expiration date stated on the label. Do not freeze the product. Resuspend well before use. Store opened vials in an upright position and avoid bacterial contamination. Do not store the Dynabeads® in distilled water. Keep Dynabeads® in liquid suspension during storage and all handling steps, as drying will result in reduced performance. If the beads dry out, resuspend them in the buffer in which they are supplied and leave to mix continuously overnight at 4°C. This treatment will completely restore their function. Dynabeads® Oligo (dT)25 are stable over a pH range of 4-13.
- Fellmann F et.al. Simplified Protocol of solid-phase cDNA libraries for multiple PCR amplification. BioTechniques 1996;21:766-770. (Ref.No. 1879)
- Jakobsen KS et al. Direct mRNA isolation using Magnetic Oligo(dT) Beads: A protocol for all types of cell cultures, animal and plant tissues. In Advances in Biomagnetic Separation, Ed. Uhlén, M., Hornes, E. and Olsvik, Ø., Eaton Publishing, 1994, pp. 61-71. (Ref. No. 1251)
- Karrer EE et al. In situ isolation of mRNA from individual plant cells: Creation of cell-specific cDNA libraries. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 1995;92:3814- 3818. (Ref. No.1520)
- Lambert KN, Williamson VM. NA library construction from small amounts of RNA using paramagnetic beads and PCR. Nucleic Acids Res. 1993;21:775-776. (Ref. No. 911)
- Raineri I et al. Improved efficiency for single-sided PCR by creating a reusable pool of first strand cDNA coupled to a solid phase. Nucleic Acids Res. 1991;19:4010. (Ref. No. 540)
- Rodriguez IR, Chader GJ. A novel method for the isolation of tissue-specific genes. Nucleic Acids Res. 1992;20:3528. (Ref. No. 715)
- Stinear T et al. Detection of a Single Viable Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst in Environmental Water Concentrates by Reverse Transcription-PCR. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 1996;62(9):3385-3390 (Ref. No. 1883)
- Aasheim HC et.al. Subtractive hybridization for the isolation of differentially expressed genes using magnetic beads. Methods in Molecular Biology 1996;69:115-128. (Ref. No. 1882)


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bdmcalpine necesitaba un nuevo diseño de papelería y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 113 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Alpine Automation
I am a Crestron authorized independent programmer, which essentially means I write customized programs that can be used to control an entire system at the push of a button, these systems can comprise of anything from your AV system in your lounge to, lighting, air conditioning or even the hot tub. The above would be an example of my residential target market.
In the commercial industry, I would for example, write a programme to control a projector in a lecture theatre, the audio level for the presentation, the video conferencing and even the lights, all at the push of a button.
My clients range from integrators (audio visual installation companies), consultants, architects, building contractors, end users and even the odd buddy or two.
Not only do I write the tricky code that makes all the different devices in a system work, but I also design the GUI for the touch panel (well I don't do the graphic design as such, I take already made templates and arrange them to suite a particular job).
Here is a link to the manufacturer who's products I use to control these systems with, it may give you a better idea of what it is that I do.
My target audience is the commercial industry (casinos, boardrooms, educational facilities, theatres & restaurants), while the residential industry is also top of the list (high end homes that are able to afford the luxury of home automation.
I have attached my company Logo (Alpine Automation) as well as the Crestron Authorized Independent Programmer Logo (CAIP).
The business card needs to be double sided, and Im thinking my Logo on one side and the CAIP logo on the other with all my contact information...(or whatever works best).
As for the letterhead, I guess my Logo on top and the CAIP logo at the bottom with all the contact info...(again, whatever works).
Here is my contact info:
Brendan McAlpine
Crestron Authorized Independent Programmer (or you could simply put CAIP)
Phone: 778-855-6097
Email: email@example.com
Web: http://www.alpine-automation.com
211 - 500 West 10th Ave
My tag line is Control System Programming
The files I will require for my business card and stationary are:
Print file format - .PDF, .EPS (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
I would also like the stationary in MS Word doc.


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Last week, Fred Hickey announced on Twitter that he had started shorting big-cap tech stocks for the first time in a long time.
Hickey is the editor of widely circulated High-Tech Strategist newsletter. He's also a regular on Barron's exclusive Roundtable.
In his latest issue, which was published yesterday, Hickey adds color to his call.
"I am looking at taking short positions heading into these April earnings reports and have already established two small ones in IBM and Google," he writes.
"As one would expect, International Business Machines has a lot of exposure to the weaker international markets," he adds. "Fifty-seven percent of their sales in Q4 were from overseas, and that didn't include Canada or Mexico. There's big exposure to Europe and Japan."
"Google's stock will dive on disappointing quarterly reports," he says. "Take a look at their roller-coaster-like stock chart over the past few years. The scary dips come around quarterly reports."
Hickey is considering these positions in the context of his broader macro thesis, which is based on his concerns over expanding money supply.
"I'm being very careful to limit my exposure in this money-printing environment."


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It's that time here in Tennessee. And not a month too soon! Last spring we suffered through a four month long drought and consequently had no spring honey flow. We did have a nice late summer/autumn flow, but that belonged to the bees. This year is different, and we finally reached the point where crush and strain no longer seemed feasible or wise. We got off our wallets, bought a stainless steel extractor, and we're itching to paint the insides of it with honey.
So how, and how often, do you clean your extractor? Do you sanitize it before, and wash it after, every use?
If you don't extract it all at one go, but instead do so over several days in a two or three week period, do you clean it all up, then sanitize it again before each session?


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Monday was a day filled with cyber shopping for me and the hubby. We actually decided to plant ourselves in a quaint local coffee shop so we could focus on getting a huge chunk of our Christmas shopping completed. I was so happy Redefined offers up yummy gluten free options like this pumpkin bread with cream cheese frosting!
Afterwards, we decided to run by and pick out a tree. Nate was very pleased when we walked away with the first one we looked at. It was nice to get both things marked off our "To Do" list. Even though the tree isn't decorated yet, it still looks pretty and smells so amazing sitting in the corner of our living room.
In between family and work and and meals and laundry (whenever I can catch a minute) I'll pull something else out from the Christmas storage boxes. I'm actually down to three now and am quite pleased I've been able to whittle down the decor. Little by little Christmas is starting to spill out all over the house. It's feeling pretty magical.
It doesn't take much to make a room feel festive. It's small details like these that helps to put us all in the holiday spirit. Thankfully, I have a number of holly bushes in the backyard. Tucking in a few sprigs here and there really adds a nice touch.
Sentimental things passed down to our family, like this sweet poinsettia plate that used to belong to Nana, sure bring back good memories of times spent together. I hope to be creating little visual images that my family will remember for years to come. Happy Holidays y'all. P.S. See more Christmasy ideas on my Instagram feed ~ you can follow me here.
XO ~ Dana


text: ABOUT OUR OUTDOOR PUBLIC ART DIRECTORY: Outdoor art abounds in Tallahassee! This guide offers a view of the iconic, historic, and quirky works of art that enhance Tallahassee's natural beauty. It includes more than 200 public artworks from city, county and state/university collections as well as corporate and community artworks. These outdoor sculptures, murals, windows, monuments and memorials can be viewed from the street, sidewalk or other public locations. Look through the photo gallery below, or visit our Outdoor Public Art Map to find out what's near you. You can even get up close and personal with COCA's Downtown Public Art Walk and All Saints Public Art Walk. These are self-guided tours that promote a healthy lifestyle and offer residents and visitors the opportunity to experience and appreciate our outdoor public art.


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Sep 04, 2012 | ISBN 9780307739285
Praise for The Beauty and the Sorrow:
"In four decades of studying war, I've never read such a remarkable book."
—Gerard J. DeGroot, The Washington Post
"They call them the lost generation, but you'll find their story here."
—New York Post
"Intense and bighearted. . . . The accounts of [these] lives can be terrifying or stirring, but are most fully alive in Englund's accumulation of small moments, stray details."
—The New York Times
"History in the raw, an unconventional look at the war that did so much to shape the last century. . . . Englund has uncovered the stories of a myriad of fascinating characters."
—The Boston Globe
"An unforgettable and unprecedented view of the war as seen by 20 people who took part in it but, were it not for Englund's remarkable job of unearthing and arranging their journals, letters, and memoirs, would probably have remained forever faceless, forgotten by time. . . . Lets us in on astonishing details of the war one would be hard-pressed to find elsewhere. . . . Shatters the mold . . . A beautiful tribute."
—San Francisco Chronicle
"Conveys the war's complexity better than any of the grand histories so far written."
—The Washington Post
"Whether considered as history or as literature—it is, of course, both—The Beauty and the Sorrow is radically original in form and epic in scope."
—Geoff Dyer
"A brilliant feat of retrospective journalism. . . . Englund's deft collation provides insights into more than the carnage. . . . This book fleshes out the grim statistics of the Great War. . . . The eloquence of everyday participants will link the reader to the era when the origins of the ensuing century's conflicts became apparent."
—Publishers Weekly (starred)
"An exquisite book. . . . There are adventures and battles, of course, but also many moments of quiet contemplation with closely observed details of street scenes, restaurants, railway stations, and deserted battlefields. . . . By turns pithy, lyrical, colorful, poignant, and endlessly absorbing."
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)
"A wonderfully wide and rich mosaic of personal experience from the First World War."
—Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad and D-Day: The Battle for Normandy
"Englund covers a lot of ground in The Beauty and the Sorrow, geographically, topically, and in point of view. . . . He succeeds in his goal to humanize the war."
—Dallas Morning News
"Peter Englund is one of the finest writers of our time on the tactics, the killing and the psychology of war. In The Beauty and the Sorrow he superbly and humanely brings to life all the tragedy, chaos, death and gunsmoke of battle."
—Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Stalin and Young Stalin
"Powerful and compelling . . . Of the many books about the First World War this is among the most strikingly original. . . . Almost every page of Englund's book is fresh and revelatory."
—Daily Express (UK)
"A literary as well as a historical achievement."
—The Guardian (UK)
"These lives are anything but ordinary, and the stories are absolutely riveting. . . . A fresh, varied, thoroughly convincing picture of the war. . . . There are some wonderful details. . . . Englund has chosen his voices with great care, and the resulting picture of the war in the round, with all its sorrows but also its joys, is made all the more vivid by the eloquent translation from the Swedish by Peter Graves."
—The Telegraph (UK)
"Englund frees individual experience from the collective cloak of history and geography [in] this extraordinary book. . . . The details build like a symphony."
—Mail on Sunday (UK)
"[There are] hundreds of eerie, moving, upsetting, and surprising incidents from the First World War within this extraordinary book. . . . Like a great novel, The Beauty and the Sorrow manages to be both more universal and more particular [than other books on WWI]. Peter Englund frees individual experience from the collective cloak of history and geography. . . . The details build like a symphony. . . . Englund writes with a calm clarity, beautifully conveyed by his translator."
—Mail on Sunday (5 stars, UK)
"Anthologies of war reminiscences are often lazy stuff, mere compilations of extracted passages from diaries and letters. . . . [But] Englund's choice of witnesses and his use of their material are admirably judged. This is an anthology well above the common run. . . . This is a book about men and women living at the outer edge of human experience."
—Sunday Times (UK)


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Economic opportunity
Watch the video above to learn how we're empowering young people in Africa to go after their dreams, start their own businesses, and succeed — no matter what challenges they may face.
A roadside stand in South Sudan selling soap; an internet start-up in Gaza; a tofu processing plant in Indonesia: The global economy is connected by complex and dynamic markets. Mercy Corps believes in harnessing this inherent power to provide better opportunities for the world's poor and vulnerable, half of whom live on less than $2/day.
Local communities themselves have the ability to drive this change and no two situations are alike. For this reason, we take a holistic, locally-led approach, working with communities, their systems and structures to build businesses, increase income and improve employment opportunities. Even in the most fragile and informal markets, we focus on intentional, market-based solutions, ones which can succeed and expand long after we've left.
Learn more about our approach to market systems development ▸
Mercy Corps promotes safe, decent and equitable income opportunities for individuals around the world.
Learn about our approach to make markets work in crisis ▸
Mercy Corp's market-driven approach to crisis response leverages the capacities of non-aid actors in local and global economic systems and gives crisis-affected individuals the ability to drive their own decisions and secure their own lives and livelihoods.
Learn about our approaches to the "world of work" — employment, employability, entrepreneurship and job creation ▸
Forty-two percent of the world is under the age of 25; Mercy Corps tailors employment programming to the unique needs of male and female youth.
Myanmar: Innovative conservation efforts honored
Mercy Corps' innovative efforts to save valuable mangroves in Myanmar has won a big accolade.
Kenya: Choosing opportunity over violence
Earlier this summer I spent three weeks in Kenya with Mercy Corps colleagues who are implementing an ambitious program called "Yes Youth Can!" (YYC).
Afghanistan: Students welcome visit from British government official
The normal school day at our vocational training center in rural Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan was recently shaken up — but students were eager to discuss the changes education has brought to their lives.
South Sudan: Building on hope one year after independence
South Sudan Country Director Mathieu Rouquette met these two little girls in the market in Bentiu, Unity State, when they peeked their heads into a camera shop that recently received a Mercy Corps business grant.
South Sudan: From the field: Local market perseveres after attacks
Mercy Corps staff visit the local market in Bentiu that was damaged in recent aerial attacks, part of the ongoing conflict with Sudan to the north.
South Sudan: Back to work after bombings
Much of our work is about giving people the resources they need to build healthy, safe and productive lives for the longterm. To do so in areas where conflict threatens not just livelihoods, but lives, can be especially challenging.
Afghanistan: Fathers and sons learn a trade together
Multiple generations are learning new job skills like carpentry in Afghanistan's Helmand province, where decades of conflict have limited opportunities to earn an income.
Ethiopia: Women transform small loans into progress and purpose
Like clockwork, every time I visit the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-based Women in Self Employment (WISE) organization, my very first impressions are of the wonderful hospitality of the Ethiopian people.
Afghanistan: New graduates yield unexpected returns
The latest group of students to graduate from our vocational training program in southern Afghanistan — more than 3,600 of them — show that real success is giving young people hope.
South Sudan: Fighting prompts staff to evacuate border town
All but two Mercy Corps staff members have been evacuated from Bentiu, the beleaguered border town that has been in the news recently as the target of Sudanese air strikes.


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MacBook Air 13" Late 2010 Adapters
G4/MagSafe AC Adapter End
Replace a broken or damaged two-pronged tip of your square G4 or MagSafe adapter with this part.
Apple MagSafe 1 AC Adapter
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Replace a broken or damaged six foot Apple three-prong AC adapter extension cable with this part.
Apple USB Ethernet Adapter
Allows you to connect to the internet with an Ethernet cable via USB. Model A1277.
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In October of 2010, Apple introduced a total redesign of the MacBook Air 13". The new Air features a flash memory module instead of a conventional hard drive, and the battery dominates most of the internal space. This lack of conventional hard drive allows the machine to be insanely thin.
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Knesset Member Blasts Obama for Not Inviting Ariel Students to Speech
by JNS.org
In a letter sent to the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Member of Knesset Yoni Chetboun of the Habayit Hayehudi party criticized U.S. President Barack Obama for not inviting students from Ariel University of Samaria to his speech at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem next week, Israel Hayom reported.
Chetboun also questioned Obama's decision to not deliver the speech at the Knesset, calling that move unprecedented for a visiting foreign leader.
"Next week, Obama will deliver his main speech in front of students, not the Knesset," Chetboun said. "He claimed that he wanted to speak directly to Israeli society, saying this was not a political visit."
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from JNS.org.
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Ariel University was recognized last year as Israel's eighth full-fledged state university and the first located on the other side of the Green Line, the 1949 armistice line that served as a de facto border before 1967. The Obama administration has been a consistent critic of Israel's decisions to expand construction in Jewish communities situated beyond the Green Line.
"And I ask, is the decision to boycott Ariel not political?" Chetboun said. "On one hand, the president says his speech isn't political, but on the other hand, he rejects and boycotts the students from Ariel."
"I very much hope the boycott decision was made by the president's advisers and not by the president himself," he said.
Additionally, head of the Ariel University Student Union Shay Shahaf said of not receiving invitations to the speech, "We were pretty shocked about the discrimination and the way in which they are giving up on a university in Israel," according to Yedioth Ahronoth.
MK Chetboun's letter was addressed to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro. Shapiro on Tuesday called Obama's upcoming visit "historic." On Wednesday, in a Hebrew language interview on with Israel's Channel 10 that was cited by the Times of Israel, Shapiro said rumors of Obama disliking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are "incorrect" and that the two leaders "share common interests."


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Summertime. It's all about relaxing, having fun, sipping cold drinks. It's also about quick and simple. You can have all that in one glass of thick and fruity smoothie perfection. OK, maybe two glasses.
While sipping a peach blueberry coconut water smoothie I wondered about the history of smoothies. A few Google searches later and visions of long haired, bell bottomed macrobiotic vegetarians sipping fruity drinks back in the 60s surfaced. Going back a bit further…smoothies appear in the 20s when a man by the name of Julius whipped up an orange milkshake called the Orange Julius. Remember those?
Smoothies are no passing fad. They're here to stay in all colors and flavors. Anybody want to join me in a resounding Woohoo!
This summer I've simplified my smoothie making. It's a matter of necessity since it's an on-the-go kind of time for me. Here's a simple formula that seems to be working just fine.
Simple Summer Smoothies
To make one smoothie mix these up using a stick or regular blender or one of a cool compact smoothie blenders:
3/4 to 1 cup of liquid: coconut water, almond milk, hemp milk, or orange juice
1/2 cup each of two other kinds of fruit: berries, mangos, cherries or peaches (preferably frozen)
1/2 banana
That's it.
Unless you want to get just a little creative. Then just add some of these:
Hemp protein
Cocoa powder
Ice cubes
Just keeping it simple. And cool.
Courtesy of the Sensitive Pantry http://www.thesensitivepantry.com/


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Vacancies are published in the Jobs section of this website.
Vacancy notices include the opening and closing dates of the competition, the main duties involved, a list of requirements, and a link to the online application form.
You can also join us on Facebook and LinkedIn, follow us on Twitter or subscribe to the RSS feeds in the Job section for the latest information on upcoming vacancies.
The EPO recruits on a post-by-post basis, so your application will only have been for the particular post advertised. This means that unless you were told otherwise, you are free to apply again. If you were rejected as a result of failing the technical assessment, then we recommend you concentrate on enhancing your skills in that area before you try again. If you made it to the second round but your languages or soft skills let you down, then we would suggest working on those before you re-apply.
If you have applied several times for the same post without being called for interview, it might be that your profile does not match our specific requirements. In that case, perhaps you should consider looking for other job opportunities.
Yes, you can. You should submit a separate online application for each vacancy, and indicate your other applications in it.
No, we are recruiting examiners on a permanent basis. The list of fields with vacancies is updated regularly.
The selection board is an EPO panel set up to consider the applications for a given vacancy and to recommend the most suitable candidate(s). Its composition depends on the job in question and the stage reached in the recruitment procedure. Usually its members are from the department with the vacancy, HR department and the staff side.
It means you were recommended as suitable for a particular post but not the selection board's first choice. This often happens when a lot of very good candidates apply for a limited number of posts (with examiner recruitment, it may also be that a post is not yet available). Rather than "lose" them, we place them on a reserve list – usually valid for one or two years – in case a similar vacancy arises. Being on the reserve list doesn't guarantee an eventual job offer, but your name will always appear at the top of our lists when we are looking to fill new vacancies in your field. No action is required on your part unless we contact you.
Many job applications are unsuccessful because candidates do not write their CVs in a way that is useful for potential employers. Any CV submitted to us at the EPO should at least indicate your
This list is not exhaustive, but if the above points are not included it is unlikely that you will make it past the first phase.
For some posts, you are required to sit a computer-based language test prior to the interview. This written test is followed by an assessment of your oral language skills in the actual interview. If the selection board feels you need to improve one of the official languages before you can be selected, you may be asked to take language tests some time after the interview to assess your progress.
Yes. But please work on your language skills first! If you receive a letter asking you to re-sit a language test, this means we are still interested in your application, but cannot offer you a position unless you have improved.
This is a document showing that you worked for a particular employer for a certain period.
Yes, you can. But you will have to provide one if we offer you a position, because it will be needed as evidence of your previous experience.
A reference is someone who can give us information about you as a potential employee. It might be a previous employer or someone who taught you at school or university.
That is entirely up to you.
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Only the fields marked with a red asterisk are mandatory but the more information you provide, the more likely you are to increase your eligibility for a current or future vacant position.
Click the Sign in button in the top right-hand corner and then the Create an account button on the bottom left. Fill in the required fields. You must accept the Data Privacy Statement after reading it. Click the Create an account button and you will then receive an e-mail with the link to activate your account.
Your username is the same as the e-mail address you used when applying.
You can regain access by clicking the Forgot your password link on the login page. You will receive an e-mail with a URL where you can reset your password.
If available, click the "wastepaper basket" icon shown to the left of the name of the uploaded document.
Yes, we can assure you of that.
When you are ready to submit your application, click the Apply button on the last page. Your application has been sent and can no longer be modified. If you are not yet ready to submit your application, click the Save button and your application will be saved.
Under Job Management you can see the status of jobs for which you have already applied, and applications which you have saved but not yet submitted.
You cannot change your application after submitting it. This is to ensure data integrity for the selection board.
Examiner candidates who do not meet the minimum academic requirements (master's degree) and/or the required language proficiency levels will be automatically disqualified and will receive an immediate notification of rejection.
You need to set your browser preferences to allow
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Important: Some browser configurations (for example, in a company network) do not allow changes. In such cases, please try a different browser.
Please fill in all six sections of the form carefully, making sure you at least provide information in all the fields marked with an asterisk (*). But it is best if you complete the entire form - especially if this is your first EPO online job application.
You can save your application using a password of your choice, and will then be able to access the form again to complete or modify your draft before submitting it. But please remember that drafts are only saved for 30 days. NB: passwords must not contain blank spaces.
Hold the Ctrl key down while you select the different fields. If this doesn't work there may be a problem with your browser, so please try using a different one.
Use the "wastepaper basket" symbol shown to the left of the name of the uploaded document.
Yes, we can assure you of that.
When you are ready to send in your application, click on the "Send to EPO" button on the last page. You will then no longer be able to access it online.
You cannot change your application after submitting it. This is to ensure data integrity for the selection board.
The EPO does not apply strict nationality quotas for recruitment. It does however try to ensure a good balance of nationalities at its different sites and within organisational units. This can be a factor in the selection board's recommendation.
Perhaps. We can consider applications from nationals of countries which our Administrative Council has agreed can join soon. Information about this is usually available on our website.
Probably not. The EPO works in three official languages - English, French and German. Most of us don't have one of those languages as our mother tongue, so we often find ourselves communicating in a foreign language. Standards therefore have to be quite high. The required level also depends on the post in question.
No, you can still apply. Under certain circumstances, the EPO will consider you for an examiner post if you have a good working knowledge of two official languages and are willing to learn the third before you join. You would then have to pass the tests in your third language before the EPO could offer you a job.
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Sheriff issues scam warning
From Dan Osmond - Custer County SheriffThe Custer County Sheriff's Office receives reports of phone or email scams on a weekly basis. These types of crimes cost people thousands of dollars and are very difficult to trace. The phone calls or emails are originated in foreign countries making the recovery of money almost impossible. The best way to protect yourself from these crimes is to learn what to watch for and understand what is a legitimate call or email and what isn't. I have put together a few things that will help you identify a scam.If you receive a phone call and are told "you must act now or the offer won't be good", "you have won a free gift or prize", "you must send a small amount of money to get a large amount of money in return" or "we need your bank or credit card number" the phone call is a scam. Free gifts or great money making offers never come from someone that has to call you. These calls may show up on your caller id as a local phone number. It is not; if you have any questions hang up and call the number back. Most of the time it will be a phone number that does not work.A credit card company or bank will never call you and ask for your account number. They have your account numbers already; they don't need to ask for them. The only time you should give your account numbers over the phone is when you make the call to a company you trust.Lottery winnings, great money offers and prizes do not come in the form of an email. If you receive an email from someone you don't know and the subject is free items or money it's a scam. Other email scams will state something about a transaction that happened with your bank account or credit card account to try and get you to read it. You will not receive an email from these entities to tell you about a transaction.The best way to avoid these scams is to stop them from reaching you. Most of these only take a few minutes of your time and will protect you from being a victim of a scam.Put your phone number(s) on the do not call registry. You can do this online at donotcall.gov or call 888-382-1222 from the phone number you want protected. This will stop the majority of the telemarketing scams, but not everything. It works for landline and cellular phones.Never throw away ATM, bank statements or credit card statements in usable form. Shred these documents so someone cannot go through your trash and gain personal information about you.Set your email account to only accept emails from people in your address book. This will keep the majority of the spam emails out and limit your exposure to risk.Reconcile your checkbook monthly and watch your other credit and bank accounts closely to make sure you don't have transactions that you did not authorize or know about.If you receive a phone call or email and you aren't sure about it ask someone else and see what they think. When you receive a call ask the caller for their name, number, supervisor etc. and research it before you commit to anything. A legitimate company will not have any problems providing you with this information.If you think that you have been scammed immediately call your bank, credit card companies and your local law enforcement agency and report it.People that call you or emails that you read can be very convincing. Remember to stop and think about it and if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!


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(I meant this entry to be funny but it got away from me somewhere and turned out all sappy)
July 25, 2007
A big manilla envelope arrived in the mail yesterday -- a welcome package from the Early Intervention people. It was addressed specifically to Noah, and cover letter was both exceedingly chipper (Dear Family! Hi! Welcome! Thank you SO MUCH for submitting an application! It was just what we wanted and exactly the right size.) and kind of vague (Someone from our staff will contact you by phone. More information will be available at that time. This letter will self-destruct if fed through a shredder.).
The package included several helpful worksheets and "Help Your Child Learn to Talk!" checklists, most of which boiled down to: Have ya tried reading to your kid, jackass?
I was folding laundry in our bedroom yesterday, and Noah was down the hall in his room. Reading book after book after book. He'd pull a book off his shelf and slowly page through it, pointing at objects he recognized, cocking his head and pondering ones he didn't. Then he'd close the book with a soft sigh and reach for a new one. He didn't say a word.
I debated joining him. I should be reading those books TO him. I should be labeling all the pictures and asking him questions and trying to get him to say the words instead of pointing. Maybe work on some sign language! Hover! Teach! Intervene!
I kept folding laundry instead. After 10 minutes I finally heard him speak: Oh no! Oh no!
I went to his room. He was looking at The Giving Tree, which I haven't read to him since he was tiny. It's too long for a toddler, I think; it's black-and-white; there are no pictures of aballs and it makes me fucking cry every fucking time.
He was on the page where the little boy has cut the tree down.
"Oh NO!" he said to me, pointing at the sad little stump. "Oh NO."
I crouched down next to him and explained that yes, the little boy had cut the tree down, and yes, the tree was sad.
"Oh no," he kept saying. His eyes teared up. He reached out for a hug.
I turned the page and kept reading, despite the huge lump in my own throat. The boy comes back. The tree has nothing left, except itself, and in the end, that's all the boy needs after all.
And the tree was happy.
I remember the first time I read that book to Noah. I started crying halfway through because I GOT IT, finally. I was the tree, he was my boy, and the job of sending him off into the world would require so much sacrifice and selflessness on my part, but as long as he was happy, I would be happy. I sobbed because it was all too frightening and beautiful and I wondered if I could handle it.
I have no idea how Noah understood that the tree had been cut down. I have no idea how he knew there was something wrong. But I know he did.
"Oh NO."
I hugged him awhile longer before he wriggled away and ran down the hallway, laughing and yelping in gibberish. Even without words, I knew he wanted me to chase him. So I did.
And the tree was happy.


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[The Avengers Secret Scene has been confirmed! Scroll below for details.]
Last night was the Hollywood premiere of Marvel's The Avengers, and we've already posted some of the early Avengers reviews that hit the Internet immediately after the screening. Put simply: the consensus is that writer/director Joss Whedon and his all-star cast have done a pretty good job of crafting Marvel's blockbuster superhero team-up film.
The good folks over at Marvel Studios are now out doing press rounds to promote The Avengers all the way down the final stretch to its theatrical release. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige recently discussed the future of the Marvel movie universe with our friend Steve Weintraub over at Collider, and while the folks over at Cinema Blend are reporting that a new secret scene for The Avengers is soon being filmed as a last-minute surprise for the theatrical release.
First, check out a breakdown of the topics that Collider covered with Feige:
- He's seen an unfinished version of The Amazing Spider-Man and says it is excellent and should quiet concerns over the idea of rebooting the franchise.
- They have an option for Whedon to direct The Avengers 2 when and if the time comes.
- There are currently no plans to do a new Hulk movie with Mark Ruffalo.
- Iron Man 3 starts filming in five weeks in North Carolina.
- When approaching Iron Man 3, their gut instinct was to not make it be a pseudo-Avengers 2. It's a full-on Tony Stark movie.
- Iron Man 3 is inspired by the first half of Iron Man 1 in that they're metaphorically putting Tony back in the cave. He's stripped of everything, back against a wall, and has nothing but his intelligence to get him out.
- Filming on Thor 2 begins in three months in London and it picks up where the first film left off in terms of Jane and Odin.
- Thor 2 also addresses what's been happening in the nine realms with the Asgardians unable to use the Bifrost.
- Loki has a part in Thor 2, but there will be a different, big villain.
- The crux of Thor 2 is continuing the dynamic between Thor and Jane, as well as the relationship between Thor and Odin.
- Feige says there are no plans for Marvel and Pixar to team up on a feature.
- Creative talks have been progressing for years between Marvel and Disney about possibly doing a Marvel property as an animated film.
- Edgar Wright did not film something for Marvel recently, but Feige says to pay attention to Wright's tweets in the coming months "and that might change."
- They're still figuring out how many period flashbacks to include in Captain America 2.
- The primary story of Captain America 2 will be Steve Rogers figuring out his place in the world. For the time-being, he'll be staying with S.H.I.E.L.D.
- They should announce by Comic-Con or before what's coming out in May 2014.
- Zak Penn did not write a Doctor Strange movie.
- Feige says, "depending on what Edgar Wright films for us" circumstances could possibly force them to make three films in one year.
For the full discussions on the topics listed above, head on over to Collider.
Avengers Secret Scene?
During the press conference, the reporters in attendance bore witness to a potentially juicy tidbit dropped by Avengers and Iron Man star, Robert Downey Jr. As stated by Cinema Blend :
That's right-- according to Downey Jr., they're shooting another scene from The Avengers tonight, and "I'm not joking." He got the final word at the press conference, so there was no time to get clarification or figure out what on earth kind of scene they could be shooting for a movie that opens in three weeks.
UPDATE: The Playlist has further confirmed that this secret scene will shoot, through their conversations with actor Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner / Hulk):
"We're shooting a scene tonight. I'm not sure exactly where it's gonna go. All I know is that someone came in with the costume and said, 'Here's some wardrobe. We don't know where you're going to be or what you're doing.' " Ruffalo said. We asked if it will be in the "The Avengers" when it hits theaters Ruffalo added, "Yeah. So I'm like, 'All right, when are we doing that?' Today after we're done."
Assuming that this isn't just RDJ being...well, RDJ, the most likely scenarios would be that A) They are filming a new post-credits "Button Scene" meant to foreshadow the next big arc in the Marvel Movie Universe. B) That there is some kind of scene in the movie itself that they wanted to keep under wraps (possibly a fan-stirring cameo of some sort?). If fans remember correctly, two Marvel lead-in films - The Incredible Hulk and Captain America - had secret "button" scenes featuring some kind of juicy surprise. The problem in both cases was that Internet hounds were onto the surprise way before those respective films (and Thor, and Iron Man 1&2) reached theaters.
Marvel may have learned from past mistakes - trusting us shifty blogger types - and could have kept this secret scene out of the premiere screening, where it would have absolutely been blasted all over the Internet. As things stand, we'll let you guys discuss and debate what this extra scene could be.
The Avengers hits (U.S.) theaters on May 4, 2012.
Sources: Collider & Cinema Blend


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V-Maxx Xxtreme Coilovers for Volkswagen Polo 9N/3
- TUV Quality approved
- Drops from 30mm-90mm
- Made to strict DIN EN ISO 9001-2001 Standards
- Springs are Powder coated to prevent corrosion
- Zinc plated satin silver finish
- Firm sporty ride quality
- 20-Point adjustable damping
V-Maxx Xxtreme coilovers offer the same high standard as the V-Maxx fixed rate coilovers but benefit from 20 point adjustable dampening. The V-Maxx Xxtreme coilovers offer superb value for money. If you want a good value height adjustable and dampening adjustable suspension kit that looks superb and drops really low - this is the one to buy. Each kit consists of 4 fully adjustable coilovers with built in bump stop and helper springs. CNC machined production for superb quality.
Each V-Maxx Xxtreme coilover Kit is designed to drop the vehicle from a 30mm to a maximum drop of 90mm. The damping is adjustable using V-Maxx own brand 20 point adjustable performance shock absorbers.
The kits are mainly designed for road cars or can be used for track use. They are TUV Quality approved and offer fantastic ride quality.
The body of the coilover is zinc plated. The springs are powder coated to help prevent corrosion and the ride quality is silky smooth with 20 point damping adjustable dampers, CLICK adjustment ensures the vehicle has an identical set-up.
The V-Maxx adjustable dampers are set up with 10% bump, 90% rebound, and this gives adjustability in ride quality and performance, without the bumpy ride!
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Ryan Cromwell necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 246 diseños de 38 diseñadores freelance.
EchelonTouch is a consulting biz of 1 that enables software design and development teams to reach their potential through coaching and training of agile practices and software design and development patterns.
We teach teams how to rid themselves of process, focus on those things that bring value, and deliver quality solutions at a sustainable pace. In other words, we teach teams how to get down to business, do what they love, and deliver awesome solutions to problems. We talk tech with developers to restructure the code in ways that make them more productive and more resilient to change.
EchelonTouch is looking to work with passionate, engaged teams looking to take the next step in delivering to their customers. We aren't looking to push these qualities into teams that aren't already hungry. We are looking to quench a thirst.
These are developers, designers, and managers looking to eleviate the pain of the status quo through engagement.
I'm not stuck with camal casing the name (capitals on the beginning of Echelon and Touch), nor am I stuck with EchelonTouch versus Echelon Touch.
I do want something professional, almost of a Zen, soothing quality.
No script(ish) fonts. Clear, crisp.
No reflections and avoid gradients.
Coaching and training is about patience, I'd like the logo to reflect patience.
I'd like both the AI format and PNG.
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There are worlds to discover at the Penn Museum, and members get the best access. Explore the wonders of the past through our extraordinary collection and beyond: members receive free year-round admission, discounts or free access to our most popular programs, and invitations to exclusive experiences with our curators and Museum leaders.
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Philadelphia's Jakub Voracek skated directly into a Kronwall, which, from the point of view of physics, isn't much different from skating into a brick wall. Voracek was clearly out for a few seconds, going directly into the always-terrifying the fencing response. No penalty was called on the play, and it's unlikely that the Shanaban will come calling, but damn. That was just straight-up destruction.
Voracek took stitches in his lip, and the Flyers say he will be re-evaluated today. But remember: whether stitches or grade III concussion that plagues player with dizziness and headaches for the rest of his life—it's all just an "upper body injury."


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For you who are having the best days of your lives, and you who are having the crummiest days ever. For you who always give the hugs, and you who could use a hug. For you who are beautifully human, and you who just want to feel more human… This post is for you. All of you.
The following collection features a bonus batch for today of all my favorite things that I've come across while adventuring around Facebook and the internet. I hope this installment makes your day just a little more awesome. Bringing it to you is always certainly a good part of my own. Enjoy.
That was almost a party foul
Hey, did you know…
My dad and his brother invented the world's best bed? No, really. They did! Have you heard of Purple yet?
I couldn't be more proud of them. Read my last blog post about their incredible success here. Or, if you wanna just go check it out, go to their website here. I've been sleeping on this technology for well over a decade, and I really believe in these beds. Get one. You won't be anything but happy that you did.
For real. You all need this awesomeness in your lives. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Purple bed. Watch that actual full video, and check it out here.


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To Facebook every day is to Facebook more than the average American, many of whom take breaks for weeks at a time or more, according to reports.
A new study from the Pew Research Center reveals that 61 percent of Facebook users take breaks for Lent, for holidays, or just because they became sick of the content, according to the Associated Press.
A total of 67 percent of American adults who use the Internet are also on Facebook, the researchers say. But 20 percent of those Americans with Internet access say they used Facebook once but no longer do.
Facebook, based in Menlo Park, claims 1.06 billion users worldwide who use the network at least once a month, the news source reported. Mostly boredom with the site is the reason why, according to reports: only 4 percent of users said security is a concern.


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Innkeepers, click here!
Imagine a mobile web application that's activated when a smartphone user visits your own site
|Inform: Make it easy for customers to find your business essentials on the go
|Engage: Build relationships with your customers by linking to the best social media and feedback tools to drive ongoing interaction
|Promote: Showcase events, specials, menus, class schedules and photos (and more!) with our smartphone-optimized features