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Concluding Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid saga, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a battle-scarred future where huge conglomerates fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries.
This devastated world is seen through the battle-weary eyes of an older Solid Snake who has been charged with infiltrating a number of key locations across the globe, including the Middle East and South America.
As such, the epic end to Snake's story offers ground-breaking combat elements, a refined control system that offers unprecedented control over the aged hero, and the tying up of key plot lines and loose ends.
In his globetrotting final mission, Snake must travel around the world in pursuit of his arch nemesis, Liquid Ocelot. Armed with new gadgets and abilities, Solid Snake must shift the tides of war into his favour, using the chaos of the battlefield to infiltrate deep into enemy territory.
Solid Snake's final stand
Since he first appeared on PlayStation in 1999, Solid Snake has been through a lot. Like the time on Shadow Moses, where he was captured and electrocuted by Revolver Ocelot, only to escape and discover that he had been infected with the deadly FoxDie virus, all while trying to prevent the launch of a nuclear weapon.
And then there was the time he got caught in a battle between a group of Russian terrorists under the control of Sergei Gurlukovich and Revolver Ocelot, who is possessed by the late Liquid Snake, and has to escape a sinking oil tanker.
With its Dickensian cast of characters, expert dialogue and unpredictable plots, few game series have the rich mythology of Metal Gear Solid. Though not necessarily the last in the saga, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is Solid Snake's last mission, and to say he bows out dramatically is an understatement.
World at war
In 2014, five years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 2, the world is a bleaker place. The rise to prominence of nanotechnology and the relaxation of restrictions to military intervention on foreign soil has led to an uprising of private military companies (PMCs) fighting proxy wars for businesses. The nanomachines controlling the PMCs are operated by Liquid Ocelot, who has amassed a private army rivalling that of the United States and is planning an armed insurrection. With time running out, Roy Campbell deploys a prematurely ageing and increasingly disillusioned Solid Snake into the Middle East to assassinate Liquid...
In gameplay terms, MGS 4 retains the trademark sneaking of its predecessors and transports it to a new arena: the theatre of war. Silent corridors are replaced with active battlefields, where rebel fighters are warring with PMCs. To escape detection, the player needs to know not only the location of PMC soldiers, but the general flow of battle. For example, at one stage Snake approaches a PMC roadblock under attack from rebel troops. The player has options: they can hope the rebels distract the PMCs long enough for Snake to pass through; they can join the attack, helping the rebels in exchange for protection; or they can take to the rooftops and run the risk of being spotted and attacked from the air.
Sneaking is almost always the best option, but there are times when Snake has no choice but to turn to his gun and the game doesn't disappoint on this front either. The targeting system has been tweaked and there are lots of weapons available, either lying around the battlefield or available to buy from Drebin, the weapons dealer. And if you're wondering where Snake gets his cash from, you can sell any spare weapons you collect along the way.
It's important to mention that all of this happens in the game's first of six acts, and later on the gameplay undergoes several brilliant changes that ought to be experienced first hand, and so will not be mentioned here. It suffices to say that stunning gameplay tweaks are tossed around like confetti in the latter stages of the game; the third act in particular is a master stroke from Hideo Kojima and his team.
Blending in
And then there are those details not yet mentioned: the Octocamo suit, which automatically mimics any wall or ground texture that Snake presses himself against, like a chameleon; the small stealth-enabled robot, Metal Gear Mk. 2, which Snake can send ahead on reconnaissance; the excellent weapon customisation system; the atmospheric score by Harry Gregson-Williams; and the way that sound captures the level of tension being felt by the player.
There's the self aware humour, where dialogue breaks the metaphysical fourth wall and acknowledges that you are playing a videogame; the reptilian Metal Gears that appear from nowhere and make you leap out of your seat; the engrossing boss fights, each one totally different and requiring great imagination to beat; and the fact that Metal Gear Solid 4 is easily one of the best looking games on PlayStation 3.
It's a staggering technical and creative achievement, and a fitting end for a PlayStation icon. Experience is a term often used when describing games, and never has it been more apt than here; rarely does a title join storyline, addictive gameplay and a sense of fun together so harmoniously.
Snake, you will be missed. Metal Gear games won't be the same without their grumpy protagonist, but as long as Kojima and his team are at the helm you can be sure that any forthcoming titles will be as groundbreaking as this one. He will always be remembered for his softly softly approach, but Snake is leaving us with a bang.
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You can tan your body in many different ways. You can bask in the sun to get a good burn depending on your genetic make-up or you are born with that perfect skin that tans without any repercussions. Another way to tan is to go to a tanning salon and get UV rays while lying in a dome shaped contraption. There are also tanning lotions and creams out there on the market that can give you a tan to the skin depending on the color you purchase. Majority of people would prefer to tan by application of lotion or cream, than to sit in a tanning salon or in the sun due to the health risks that follow with traditional tanning.
The most popular way to get a nice even tan is by spray tanning. The tanning spray is used by spraying the product on the skin evenly and allowing the spray tan to dry at least for 10 minutes. How does a tanning spray work you ask? A chemical is released and reacts to our amino acids causing a tan on the skin. Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is the chemical that initiates the process in the skin, thus creating a nice brown tan. Tanning products are not harmful to the skin and are safe without posing health risks like the sun or tanning beds. The applications of spray tans are easy to use and maintain. Here are a few things you need to know before you apply:
Spray tanning prep
Before you get the product on the skin, read the label with ingredients and instructions. Use the patch test method by testing the product on the back of your hand or ear. If there is no allergic reaction the product is safe to use. Exfoliate your skin to prepare your body effectively by using a Japanese wash cloth or a loofah sponge. Exfoliating helps to remove the dead skin and allows the tan to sit better onto the pores of the skin providing a longer lasting tan. After exfoliation you should moisturize the skin at least 2 hours prior to the spray tan. Moisturizing enables the tan to absorb quicker and have a longer wear on the skin.
The strategies of applying spray tan
You will need a pair of latex free gloves to protect your hands from discoloration. An even application may be used on bare hands. Avoid wearing light colored clothing. Darker color clothing is preferred due to the saturation of the tanning spray. Wash your hands immediately after you apply the tan to get rid of any residue color left on the skin.
Lay a towel, newspaper or painters cloth on the floor in case drips from the spray tan fall to the ground while spraying the color onto the body. Spray your body evenly with the tanning solution. To smooth any drip lines on the skin use a towel or cloth saturated with spray tan and rub on to the skin to even out the tan. You can also use the cloth on areas like the back of your ears or creases behind the knees and under arms.
Spray Tanning Tip
To avoid an uneven application stand tall for at least a minute so that the tan can dry properly. Stand in front of a mirror to help you gauge where you need to re-apply or fix if there are any patches or areas that need smoothing out. Follow the instructions in your spray tan kit and remember to always apply sun screen. Usually the tanning sprays have a sunscreen in them, but it's better to apply an additional coat of sunscreen for maximum protection.

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Attorney Sumberg has represented clients in diverse areas of practice for over forty years. His experience in private practice, coupled with his previous employment as an assistant corporation counsel for the City of Norwalk gives him valuable experience in such areas as zoning, tax appeals and conservation appeals but also in general municipal issues. Like individuals, municipalities are sued in trespass upon their land, for negligence, for breach of contract and even for tortious interference with contract rights. The difference between individual representation and acting as counsel for a municipality is that the stakes for a municipality are much higher. No municipality will retain a lawyer unless it is assured that the advice it will receive, is well thought out and reasonable under all the circumstances. That is what Attorney Sumberg provides to his clients. A valuable resource to advise them on a prudent approach to the problem presented, the experience to represent them along with the ability to attain a favorable result for them.
Simon Sumberg is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA and received a Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School. He first practiced after being admitted to the New York Bar as a criminal defense attorney for the Legal Aid Society. After six years of daily courtroom work, conducting jury trials with juries of twelve for felonies and juries of six for misdemeanors, he moved to Norwalk, Connecticut and was admitted to the Connecticut Bar. He then and joined the practice of a well-known trial lawyer in Stamford, Robert A. Epstein (retired).
After two years in Stamford, he returned to Norwalk to join the firm of Lepofsky, Lepofsky & Lang where he practiced, in addition to civil litigation, more generally in all types of real estate transactions, wills and estates, collections, criminal law, zoning, landlord/tenant matters, commercial leasing and business law.
In 1986, Attorney Sumberg started his own firm and simultaneously was appointed a part-time Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Norwalk, a position which he held until 1988. Again in 2002, he was appointed as Assistant Corporation Counsel. He held that position until 2006. As attorney for the City, Mr. Sumberg represented the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Conservation Commission, the Tax Assessor, the Tax Collector, the Building Department and the Department of Public Works. All of these departments generated work by way of zoning appeals, zoning enforcement, appeals from the action of the Conservation Commission, tax assessment appeals, advice to the Building Department on code violations, advice to the Tax Collector concerning delinquent tax payments and for the Department of Public Works the advice ranged from acceptance or abandonment of public roads to reviewing the contract between the City of Norwalk and the Federal Government for dredging the Norwalk Harbor before it was submitted to the Common Council for approval.
Since 1998 he has been general counsel to the Norwalk Transit District, a municipality formed for the purpose of providing bus transportation within the City of Norwalk and surrounding areas. In 2006, Attorney Sumberg was appointed counsel to the Third Taxing District, a municipality which operates the electric service for East Norwalk. He held that position until 2008. The issues generated by the smaller municipalities run the gamut from condemnation, to negligence, to collection of unpaid electric bills to a matter involving freedom of speech. He also was retained by the Town of Weston represent it in order to resolve an issue concerning the legality of Town acceptance of public roads.
Mr. Sumberg is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, Real Estate Section. He taught the Real Estate Practices and Principles course at Norwalk Community College for five years ending in 2006. This is the course which must be taken and passed in order for an individual to sit for the State of Connecticut's real estate salesperson's licensing exam. He has served on many boards of volunteer organizations, including the Norwalk Jewish Center, the Norwalk Jewish Federation, for 10 years on the Board of the Norwalk YMCA culminating in appointment as its Board Chairman between 1989 and 1991. He is currently on the Board and general counsel to the George Washington Carver Center in Norwalk.


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This is the third of three in a series of "Ultimate Guide" to different types of paint. Click for the Ultimate Guide to Oil-Based Paint and Ultimate Guide to Non-Toxic Paint!
Early paints were manufactured from a variety of vehicles such as cow's milk combined with pigments. Up until 1867, commercial paint mills would only grind the pigments. Individual customers would blend pigments with their vehicle-- carrier of the color-- to make their own paints. In 1865, DP Flinn received the first patent for a water based paint. Flinn's formula consisted of a blend of potassium hydroxide, zinc oxide, milk, resin, and linseed oil. In the following decades manufacturers continued to improve formulas for paint products.
The introduction of latex in 1940s revolutionized the paint industry. The material made it possible to produce better quality water based paints with enhanced applicability. This latex that goes into the paint consist of a synthetic polymer that has unique properties and characteristics and should be confused with latex rubber.
Types of Water Based Paints
Acrylic and latex makeup the two types of water based paints. In water based paints, water is the ingredient that accounts for most of the benefits of latex paint, as well as a few of the disadvantages. For example, water based paints becomes difficult to use when temperatures fall below 50 degree Fahrenheit. The lower temperature also make it possible to see brush strokes in the final results. Although consumers can purchase latex paint that works at 35 degrees F and above, the paint cannot withstand freezing temperatures. Both paints, which are produced from acrylic resin, have many similarities as well as a few differences. Latex paint is the primarily used to paint homes, other structure and spaces. Generally, acrylic paints, which are chemical based, are used in artwork.
High quality latex paint contain more acrylic resin than vinyl and cost more, but will not chip or splatter and brushes well. Once the paint dries, you can scrub the surface without harming the finish. In addition, acrylic paints maintain its color and gloss, over time. Some paint companies add the less expensive costly vinyl to their formulations instead of acrylic resin or blend vinyl and resin to lower the cost of their paint. However, both vinyl and acrylic resins have the stain, water resistance and covering capabilities coveted by professional painters and do-it-yourself painters.
Applications of Water-Based Paint
Quality water based paints have 100 percent acrylic binders that makes the paint especially durable and very flexible. Latex paint adheres well to a variety of interior and exterior surfaces. As a result, you can expect these paints to have significant resistance to paint failures, such as flaking, peeling, and blistering. The primary benefits of water based paints include:
- Durability-Superior adhesion to most substrates and has better flexibility than oil
- Color Retention- Resists chalking and fading
- Ease of Application- Smooth and even application with less brush drag
- Mildew Resistance- Additives reduce mildew growth and help maintain the paint's fresh appearance
- Versatility- Can be used on a variety of substrates, including wood, concrete, stucco, brick, aluminum siding, vinyl siding, and galvanized metal.
- Odor- Virtually no scent
- Drying Time- Dries in one to six hours, which permits same day recoating
- Cleanup- Easy cleanup with water and soap.
To test whether the paint in your home is latex or oil-based, try digging your thumbnail into it. If you can make a dent, it's latex. If you cannot, it's oil-based.
Painting is the number one improvement project for homes, offices and other spaces. For most professional and do-it-yourself painters, water based paints have become the preferred choice.
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Date(s) - 11/27/2019
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Spring, Texas 77380
Parent's, drop your tweens off for 2 hours of cake education. We will be building and decorating cakes using fondant, gumpaste, and buttercream. Each student will take home a cake. This class is best suited for, but not limited to, tweens ages 11 to 14.
*$85.00 per student
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Online registration closes 48 hour before an event. Please call the store to inquire about registrations within 48 hours of an event. Events must have 3 people registered 48 hours prior to remain on the schedule.
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This smells like grape deliciousness! Immediately upon opening the sample from JoeCool (Nichole) I smelled fresh grapes and thought of Welsh's grape juice. This isn't a bad thing; I enjoy juice as much as the next kid-at-heart. And the leaves are so colorful and pretty.
I didn't look up this tea before trying it; I didn't want to get any ideas about what it SHOULD taste like.
First sip, there is a bit of a smoky flavor I wasn't expecting. Second sip, it's still there. It's not as grape-y as I would have liked, but the smoky flavor is a bit like gunpowder, so I'm cool.
By the end of the cup, I'm left wanting more grape flavor and less smokiness. Bottom line: a decent tea but not one I'd go out of my way to try. It's prettier to look at than drink, IMO.


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Bijective combinatorics of reduced decompositions / by Zachary Hamaker.
We study the bijective combinatorics of reduced words. These are fundamental objects in the study of Coxeter groups. We restrict our focus to reduced words of permutations and signed permutations. Our results can all be situated within the context...
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Experiment planning for protein structure elucidation and site-directed protein recombination.
Proteins -- Structure -- Computer simulation -- Experiments. ; Amino acid sequence -- Data processing -- Experiments. Protein engineering -- Experiments. ; Recombinant proteins -- Mathematical models.
In order to most effectively investigate protein structure and improve protein function, it is necessary to carefully plan appropriate experiments. The combinatorial number of possible experiment plans demands effective criteria and efficient...
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Acquisition and registration of 3D optical surface scanning, MRI, and microwave tomographic imaging for improved clinical breast imaging and surgical planning / by Matthew John Pallone.
Continual improvements to clinical breast imaging technologies have led to ever earlier detections and increasingly accurate localizations of female breast cancers. While these advancements have certainly improved the prognoses of many patients,...
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Automatic test pattern generation techniques for built-in self-test of digital circuits.
Digital integrated circuits -- Testing. Digital integrated circuits -- Testing -- Mathematical models. Digital integrated circuits -- Design and construction.
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Algorithmic problems arising in posets and permutations / by Shahrzad Haddadan
Partially ordered sets and permutations are combinatorial structures having vast applications in theoretical computer science. In this thesis, we study various computational and algorithmic problems related to these structures. The first chapter of...
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Parallel out-of-core sorting: the third way.
Sorting (Electronic computers). Parallel processing (Electronic computers). Computer algorithms.
Sorting very large datasets is a key subroutine in almost any application that is built on top of a large database. Two ways to sort out-of-core data dominate the literature: merging-based algorithms and partitioning-based algorithms. Within these...
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Capture time in variants of cops & robbers games / by Natasha Komarov.
We examine variations of cops and robbers games on graphs. Our goals are to introduce some randomness into their study, and to estimate (expected) capture time. We show that a cop chasing a random walker can capture him in expected time n + o(n)....
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Nuclearity and exactness for groupoid crossed product C*-algebras / by Scott Michael LaLonde.
The focus of this thesis is the study of nuclearity and exactness for groupoid crossed product C*-algebras. In particular, we present generalizations of two well-known facts from group dynamical systems and crossed products to the groupoid setting....
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Aligned hierarchies for sequential data / by Katherine M. Kinnaird.
We present aligned hierarchies, a novel solution to the dimension reduction problem, representing high-dimensional and noisy sequential data as a low-dimensional object that encodes relevant information. In this thesis, we motivate our presentation...
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An experimental study of the propagation and dispersion of internal atmospheric gravity waves.
Gravity waves. Ionosphere.
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Bottom-up effects of nutrient enrichment on plants, pollinators, and their interactions.
Meadow ecology -- Colorado. Angiosperms -- Nutrition. Angiosperms -- Pollination. Plants -- Effect of nitrogen on. Insect pollinators -- Ecology -- Colorado. Mountain plants -- Ecology -- Colorado. Bees -- Ecology -- Colorado. Bees -- Nutrition --...
Nutrients play fundamental roles in biological systems, affecting plant growth and quality, community structure, and species interactions. Although the effects of nutrients on primary and secondary production have been well documented, their...
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Calculated one-dimensional X-ray diffraction patterns of illite/smectite as fundamental particle aggregates : implications for the structure of illite/smectite and for the smectite-to-illite transition
Illite -- Analysis. ; Smectite -- Analysis. ; X-ray crystallography
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Efficient parallel algorithms for closest point problems.
Computer algorithms. ; Parallel processing (Electronic computers). ; Geometry -- Data processing.
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Detecting, characterizing and interpreting Gene-Gene interactions associated with metabolic traits / Rishika De
The ubiquitous complexity of common diseases is one of the biggest challenges facing the field of personalized treatments and precision medicine. This complexity can be attributed to various sources such as the genetic make-up of an individual,...
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Rewards and self-regulation in the resting brain / by Jeremy Ford Huckins
The ability to resist highly tempting reward impulses is a struggle that all humans face on a daily basis, one that gives rise to many societal problems such as obesity and drug addiction. This form of self-regulation involves a critical balance...
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Landscape and environmental effects on organic carbon in tundra soil, west Greenland / by Julia I. Bradley-Cook
Arctic soils in the permafrost region store substantially more carbon than is contained in the atmosphere, and are undergoing rapid change associated with anthropogenic climate change. Soil decomposition is an important component of ecosystem...
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How we connect : neural mechanisms underpinning human social networks / by Carolyn M. Parkinson
One of the most distinctive aspects of humans as a species is our propensity to form complex social networks made up of intense, non-reproductive bonds with non-kin. Navigating these networks presents a considerable cognitive challenge that is...
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Orthogonal geometry and finite groups.
Geometry Descriptive. ; Finite groups.
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An effective distributed caching strategy for partial result reuse for discrete optimization problems.
Evolutionary computation. Cache memory. Mathematical optimization. Protein folding -- Computer simulation.
Evolutionary Computation (EC) is one of the most advanced computational techniques. It has been frequently and successfully used to find good solutions to many complicated optimization problems with limited computational resources. EC is the...
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Linking community and ecosystem dynamics in invasion biology: An experimental approach in coastal sage scrub.
Invasive plants -- Ecology -- California, Southern. Shrubland ecology -- California, Southern. Chaparral ecology -- California, Southern. Coastal plants -- California, Southern. Grasses -- Ecology -- California, Southern. Plant litter --...
Though the science of invasion biology has over a 50-year history it still struggles with clearly documenting the mechanisms and impacts of plant invasions. Numerous observational studies find associations between plant invasions and largescale...
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Hardware-Assisted Secure Computation.
Computer networks -- Security measures. Computer networks -- Access control. Computer network protocols.
The theory community has worked on Secure Multiparty Computation (SMC) for more than two decades, and has produced many protocols for many settings. One common thread in these works is that the protocols cannot use a Trusted Third Party (TTP), even...
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A dynamically refocusable sampling infrastructure for 802.11 networks.
Telecommunication -- Traffic -- Measurement -- Statistical methods. IEEE 802.11 (Standard). Universities and colleges -- Computer networks -- New Hampshire -- Hanover -- Case studies.
The edge of the Internet is increasingly wireless. Enterprises large and small, homeowners, and even whole cities have deployed Wi-Fi networks for their users, and many users never need to--or never bother to--use the wired network. With the advent...
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Dissecting the heterogeneity of breast tumor subtypes / by Nima Pouladi.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. The discovery of breast tumor subtypes and the subsequent development of treatments aimed at them has allowed a reduction in the mortality of breast cancer. However, tumors with similar...
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Role of the Menin-MLL1 interaction in normal hematopoiesis and leukemia / by Bin Li.
Leukemia represents a small percentage of human cancer, accounting for about 5% of all cases of cancer in adults, but, interestingly, for about 50% of all cases of cancer in children. The behavior of leukemia is often regulated by the chromosomal...
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Temperature effects on food web interactions : from lakes to landscapes / by Samuel Butler Fey.
Temperature has powerful effects on all scales of biological organization from biochemical reactions to ecosystem processes. Despite the well-appreciated influence and thorough understanding of the physiological and population consequences of...
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MLL1 plays an essential role in steady-state hematopoiesis and B Lymphopoiesis / by Tao Gan.
The Mixed Lineage Leukemia (MLL1) gene was first cloned as a hot spot of chromosomal translocations in acute leukemia. More than 70 fusion proteins of MLL1 have been described in both lymphoid and myeloid leukemia and many are highly associated...
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Statistical methods for gene set annotation optimization unsupervised gene set testing and independent gene set filtering / by Hildreth Robert Frost.
Gene set testing has become a critical tool for interpreting the results of high-throughput genomic experiments. Despite the development of robust statistical methods and extensive gene set collections, however, the results from gene set testing...
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Permutations realized by signed shifts / by Kassie Archer.
In this thesis, we characterize and enumerate the permutations which are realized by the orbits of signed shifts, a family of discrete dynamical systems on words. The permutations, which are called patterns of the signed shifts, are given by the...
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Pattern avoiding permutations & rook placements / by Jonathan S. Bloom.
In Chapter 2 we look at the distribution of permutation statistics in the context of pattern-avoiding permutations. The first part of this chapter deals with a recursively defined bijection of Robertson [37] between 123- and 132-avoiding...
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Novel techniques for the investigation of GPCR structure and function / by Joshua A. Weiner.
G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) make up somewhere between 30-50% of all current drug targets, yet the structural characterization of these receptors has been moderate at best. Until recently, structural data were almost nonexistent and...
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Novel dimensions in a fluid genome : an integrative risk analysis for cancers of the bladder and breast / by Asaf Wyszynski.
The present thesis is focused on developing a better understanding of factors driving disease biology and overall risk using cancers of the bladder and breast as model systems. As no single approach was likely to unravel the complexities of these...
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Efficient design and implementation of permutation algorithms on the memory hierarchy.
Computer algorithms. Permutations. Memory hierarchy (Computer science). Computer programming.
For many scientific applications, the data set cannot entirely fit in main memory. The data must reside out-of-core, i.e., on parallel disks. For many basic data-movement operations such as permuting, if the programmer does not design efficient...
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Have you ever seen so many Legos?!
I cleaned out Jackson's room in preparation for Christmas. Something I try to do every year. Throw out/give away old toys and make room for the new. I was shocked with the amount of Legos. It seemed not that long ago that the boys were obsessed with Ninjago. These were once part of (very expensive) Lego sets. If I can give anyone advice , this is a total waste of money. You (the parent) spend hours putting these complicated sets together. And the first time they play with them, they break. And then you end up with thousands of mixed up Legos that just accumulate and accumulate. And then you have this.
And then, as you're cleaning up and deciding to get rid of this or that, they show up and, all of a sudden, they're like "we have Legos?!"
And then I found these. The Pokemon craze. Couldn't bring myself to quite get rid of them yet.
And just random pics of his room so I can remember that he was once a 9-year old sweet boy.
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My name is Kaci. I am a working mom of 3. Wife to Josh. Mom to Jackson, Cameron & Isabella. My life is dinner, homework, baseball, basketball, grocery lists, laundry, middle school, wine, video games, and schedules. I started this blog because I love taking pictures, and I needed a place to document our life. I wanted a place to write it all down, to remember little details so easily forgotten in the mad rush that is the life of a family of 5. Through my photos and words, I endeavor to capture our story.


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Iraqi Army Chief of Staff and Representative of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Othman al-Ghanemi, has reached an agreement with Peshmerga forces regarding the town of Jalawla in Diyala province.
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) has released a statement saying: "Mahmoud Sangawi", the Commander of PUK forces at the Khaneqin front, along with PUK Leadership Council member "Shirko Mirwais", met with the representative of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Khanqain.
The statement continued: the Baghdad committee was composed of "Othman al-Ghanemi", al-Abadi's representative and the Iraqi Army's Chief of Staff, as well as the governor of Diyala, the chief of military operations, the chief of police, the head of the 5th regiment, and leaders from the PMU; the meeting led to a number of agreements.
According to the agreements, the military situation in the area will return to pre-2014 status, and joint checkpoints will again be put in place. Moreover, Jalawla's emergency forces will withdraw, and Arab and Kurdish forces will join it in order to prevent arousing sensitivities; suspect individuals from this force that have innocent blood on their hands will be removed from the lineup.
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WARNING: Americans have a Fear of Music; they close their ears to unfamiliar sounds and avert their eyes from reading unpronounceable names. So be prepared as you read on, my fellow Americans.
Musical provocateur Mark Rubin leads the most heroic life of any musician I know in Texas. He's a "Gentleman Musicianer and Sorry Entertainer," to put it mildly. And being at the front line of the Klezmer revival is but one of the many roads he travels.
A Stillwater, Oklahoma-born, cowboy-hatted Hebrew, he performs in Germany by "hospitality of the return ticket." Playing for 20,000 Poles in Krakow during the Festival of Jewish Culture, Rubin observed: "One well-placed RPG round and a fairly large chunk of the modern Jewish music scene would be history. Just thinking out loud, mind you."
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It is a great testament to the culture of Europe that such crowds appear for non-commercial music. Rubin's hometown, Austin, is no longer where a professional plies his trade. The Live Music Capital of the World, he says, has become the Live Rehearsal Capital: "If you see me onstage in my own hometown," explains Rubin, "then you are looking at someone practicing for a gig somewhere else."
Like Yiddish, the mystical, 1,000-year-old street language of our forefathers, Klezmer's survival defies all in the modern world. Personally, I haven't yet connected with the klezmorim; to me, Jewish music is simply American—Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Leiber & Stoller, the Brill Building, R&B, even The Great American Songbook written for Sinatra. Rubin, however, is a core member of The Other Europeans, an affiliation of master Roma and Klezmer musicians performing this summer at festivals in Vienna, Krakow and Wiemar. They're frequent stomping grounds for Rubin, who valiantly transports his 300-plus pounds along with the two largest instruments this side of a Steinway—a standup bass and a tuba—to make opening curtain.
The 42-year-old former bass player of Dallas' defunct Killbilly and Austin's Bad Livers, Rubin considers Klezmer a "vulgar" catch-all term. To him, it designates the vast secular heritage of Yiddish dance music.
"It hocks my chanuck," he says, "and speaks to my personal motivations for working in Jewish music—rather than making a living wage playing something people actually pay for."
To quote Yiddish clarinetist Dave Tarras (1897-1989): "A Klezmer is a no-talent bum who could scrape out a note or two on a fiddle and fool the unsophisticated clients that he was an actual musician."
If you've heard of any current Klezmer groups, chances are they're watered-down Vegas acts or two-bit bar-mitzvah bands. Practitioners of "fakelore," says Rubin, in the way Doc Watson described the early '60s folk revival as a "folk scare." Beginning in the 1970s, Klezmer revival bands have mixed instrumentals, folk and theater songs into a clumsy patchwork and called it Klezmer—simply because they were too scared to call it Jewish. If you want authenticity, look toward the early 20th century recordings of Abe Schwartz, Harry Kandel, Dave Tarras and the Bobriker Kapelye. All mean motherfuckers. Or check out Hungarian Tanzhaus musicianers Tamás Gombai, Sándor D. Tóth, Zsolt KŸrtsi, or Alex Kontorovich's ad hoc Goldenshteyn Bessarabian Brass Band.
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"All my teachers simply called themselves 'muzikant' and their music 'Yiddish,'" says Rubin. "They're dead now. That's why I don't like to use the 'K' word. "
Nonetheless, Rubin still does Klez camp seminars around the globe. He's on YouTube with Hungary's greatest dance band bassist, Csaba Novak, team-teaching bass clinics at Klezmer Summer Weimar. Upright bass players who slap the strings are more prone to muscular injuries, like carpel tunnel. Tendon stretching is essential to avoid becoming a knurled, pretzel-handed casualty on the disabled list. Or so warns Rubin's instructional video, Slap Bass: The Ungentle Art, with fellow Austin bassist Kevin Smith, of High Noon.
No surprise then, that he describes himself as "fat 'n' fit." He's one of those rare gentlemen whose portliness becomes them. Sometimes, he even looks a little like Paul McCartney. "The morbidly obese have an extra set of hurdles in the music business," he observes. "Besides shortening our life spans and effectively restricting the range of touring abilities, there's the public obsession with everything pretty."
There's also the public hatred of things that are different. Rubin's birth father, Army Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rubin, led an all-black engineering battalion. In the 1950s, Jewish officers were not assigned to lead "whites." In Oklahoma, where he would raise Mark, he was denied admission to the local fraternal orders and country clubs. Oklahoma was not Texas. The notorious blood libel, Protocols of the Elders of Zion, was available free of charge at the barbershop. Swastikas were painted on the family home's door, and the odd brick flew through the family windows, emblazoned "Juden Gerauch"—unusually astute old-world slander for the likes of Stillwater. Rough translation: Jewish stench.
So Rubin made a beeline for Dallas when he came of age. And then Austin, where he would eventually create or join a multitude of musically adventurous ensembles, like Rubinchik's Orkestyr (old-world spelling), Mark Rubin and his Jews of the Golden West, the Ridgetop Syncopators ("My Goyische stage act," he says, of the seven-piece Western Swing outfit), Alice Spencer and her Monkey Butlers, Fatman and Little Boy (The Atomic Duo), and released his seminal album, Hill Country Hannukah.
A typical year has him veering between Frank London's Yiddish Carnival in Brooklyn, playing with bluegrass Klezmer Andy Statman at Lincoln Center, performing at L.A.'s Joshua Nelson's Kosher Gospel review, and also at the "Jewish" stage at the Montreal Jazz Fest, the Calgary and Winnepeg Folk Festivals. But there's more, of course: rolling down the streets of New Orleans with his tuba in the Panorama Brass Band; joining the Knights of Babylon or the Krewe of Morpheus during Mardi Gras; reuniting with the Bad Livers at bluegrass festivals like the Pickathon near Portland, Oregon, and the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco; singing Czech polkas at the Kolach Festival in Caldwell; and playing Polish dances each year at the Wiesczonskis' anniversary party in Tomball. I most recently saw him in a Mariachi band at Walburg's Bavarian Biergarten, in Walburg, Texas. ("The best German cuisine in the world," he insists. You tend to trust a man of Mark's stature.)
"There's a maxim among the jazz musicians I work with in New York City when deciding if they'll take a gig or not," says Rubin. "They call it the Gig Triangle. On any date offered you have three major factors: the quality of the music being made, the amount of money being paid and then what we call the hang—best described as the joy one has with being around one's friends. The theory is that you got to have at least two factors in the positive to do any gig."
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Nevertheless, Rubin's primary drive is revisiting the countries of his ancestors' persecution. His great-grandfather left the Russian shtetle of Bobriusk for the slums of West Chicago in 1897. Ain't nothin' like that old-time, Old-World anti-sem. He confronts its ghosts head-on. In Poland, he encounters Ukranian Cossack street musicians seemingly from another century. He tips them a handful of Zlotys, imagining they'll spare him before the next pogrom. Shopping in the old city center of Krakow, he spots hundreds of little carved figurines of the traditional Polish depiction of a Jew: a hook-nosed Hassid counting gold. The Poles, for their part, simply explain that it's a symbol of good luck and abundance.
Rubin envisions himself in his senior years founding "America towns" across neighborhoods in Europe, akin to Chinatowns in the United States.
By that time, the vanished Americana of juke joints, diners, neon signs, and drive-in theaters should be complete. As a matter of fact, we could use some "America towns" right now, in the States.
And American Muzikant, Mark Rubin, is just the man to bring it back.


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So Ash and Pikachu set off on their Pokémon journey, and... oh this is taking too long, isn't it.
Fast mode, activated.
Pikachu is being a nuisance towards Ash. You see, Pikachu doesn't want to be trained, confined inside a Poké Ball or hugged. Ash tries his hardest to gain Pikachu's favour, even going as far as to ditch the rubber gloves, the clothesline (which he fashioned into a pet lead) and agreeing never again to confine Pikachu inside a Poké Ball.
And Pikachu still doesn't feel like co-operating. This is what life is like, folks. You give all the love you have, and somebody just takes it from you, leaving you with nothing.
You're left in a terrible and depressed state.
Or maybe that's just me.
It's just me isn't it.
Ash and Pikachu discover a wild Pidgey, and Ash decides that this is his ideal first catch. I normally punt for a Pidgey when starting off on Pokémon Red or Pokémon Blue. They are common, rather easy to catch, and can actually grow into a strong Elite Four worthy fighter.
Pikachu doesn't feel like co-operating with Ash, and would rather climb up a nearby tree and yawn. Ash decides that he can capture a Pidgey all by himself. So he--
Right, I need to explain what this is for those who actually don't know. Before and after the advertisement break in a Pokémon episode, this small segue appears. A Pokémon is shown as a silhouette, and the question, "Who's that Pokémon!?" is asked by the cartoon voice cast.
Quite often, the answer is obvious because of the episode itself and the Pokémon we've been shown so far. If a single person couldn't work out that the above Pokémon is a Pikachu, given the amount of screen-time that yellow rodent has had so far, then they're probably not smart enough to fully enjoy the show.
I don't remember SMTV showing these back in the day. Maybe they did, but I honestly only remember the "Who's That Pokémon!?" sections from when I asked my nextdoor neighbours to video-tape the Orange Islands series off their Sky TV, and when watching through my favourite Pokémon episode about three years ago on YouTube.
(I don't want to spoil which episode is my favourite until we get there, but no others even come close. I can't wait until we're there but it'll take a while.)
Anyway, it's Pikachu. Let's move on.
Yep, can't see anybody getting that wrong...
So, Ash decides he can catch Pidgey by himself.
"Enjoy your last moment of freedom, Pidgey, because you're mine!"
Ash throws a Poké Ball towards Pidgey, but he obviously forgot to hold Up + A, because Pidgey manages to escape the Poké Ball. The Poké Ball returns to Ash, but in the games, they do not return to you if they fail to work.
In an attempt to weaken the Pokémon without the help of Pikachu (who is busy laughing at Ash's misfortune), Ash creeps up on Pidgey with his coat, ready to pounce on the bird. This excellent visual gag is rounded off with a superb line.
"Hi... little... friend..."
This fails too, as Pidgey uses its gust attack on Ash. Once again, Pikachu laughs at Ash and behaves like a menace a bit more. As Ash looks back towards his backpack, he notices that a Rattatta has stolen from him.
His Pokédex tells him that "Rattatta steal from stupid travellers". Once again, Pikachu revels in Ash's misfortune. I'm really starting to feel sorry for Ash, he should have begged his mother to buy him Pokémon Blue or Pokémon Red instead of Pokémon Yellow.
Ash won't be defeated, he's ready to catch Pidgey for real this time. He takes a small rock and with an acute sense of accuracy he manages to strike Pidgey on the back of the head.
But it isn't Pidgey he just hit. Ash just pissed off a Spearow. Spearow are violent bird Pokémon with a history of attacking humans.
Fearow immediately starts attacking Ash. It swoops by, and the animation then does something really interesting. We get a nice POV from Spearow's eyes, in monochrome. It is very nice to look at, though out of place alongside the rest of the series animation.
Spearow decides to attack Pikachu. Ash shows concern, but the Pokédex reveals that wild Pokémon are jealous of trained Pokémon. I don't ever remember this coming up in any of the comic book adaptations, or the video games themselves, or even anywhere else in the cartoon series.
Either way, Spearow is paramount that Pikachu must be destroyed.
Pikachu unleashes his thunder-shock attack, and defeats the Spearow. Being the idiot that he is, Ash doesn't catch the Spearow while he has the chance.
The downed Pokémon alerts the other nearby Spearow. The Spearow start to chase Ash and Pikachu through Route 1, which is shown to contain wild Sandshrew and Mankey. Any Pokémon fanatic doesn't need to be told that this route is not home to wild Sandshrew or Mankey in any of the games.
Ash shouts "Leave him alone, Spearows!". The plural of any Pokémon species is the same as the singular, so Ash is actually making a goof here.
Who remembers there being a river in Route 1? There's grass on both the left and right sides of the route. But according to the cartoon, there's a river here. Sure. Ash jumps in with Pikachu to attempt escape from the Spearow that are chasing him. He manages to see a wild Gyrados, which sure as hell don't exist in Route 1. In fact, these things are seldom seen in the wild at all.
Misty, gym leader of Cerulean City, is fishing for Pokémon in the river. She manages to get a big bite... no, it's not, it's just Ash and Pikachu.
Misty couldn't care less about Ash. She's much more interested and worried about Pikachu and his condition. She scolds Ash, and in the Japanese version of the cartoon she even smacks him in face. The aftermath of that shot, though removed, can be seen in the 4Kids edit.
Misty tells Ash that he must get Pikachu to the nearby Pokémon Center. She doesn't tell him where that is, which is no doubt another guff during the dubbing of the show or in the translation from the Japanese source material.
Ash takes off on Misty's bike, effectively stealing it. He yells, "I'll give it back someday!"
I don't think he ever does, though that's a recurring joke and entirely deliberate on part of the show's writers. I remember there's an episode, maybe after Indigo Plateau or just before, where Ash and Misty return to Viridian City, and she makes reference to the fact that Ash still owes her a bike. I always appreciated that joke.
Ash and Pikachu can't escape the Spearows, and the weather becomes too rainy that Ash can no longer ride the bike anymore. Pikachu is tackled to the ground by the Spearow, Ash goes to save him.
Ash demands that Pikachu gets inside the Poké Ball, so that he is safe from the attacking Spearow.
Pikachu doesn't go inside the Poké Ball.
Ash stands there defending Pikachu, and is attacked by the Spearow. In this moment, Pikachu learns that Ash really does care, and is willing to give his life for the little fella.
Pikachu leaps up behind Ash and over his shoulder, and unleashes a devastating Thunder attack! The Spearows are all defeated, but Ash forgets to capture any of them although they're all weakened.
Misty's bike is ruined. Pikachu is in a critical state. Ash is face down in the dirt.
They wake up, look to the sky, and see a Pokémon that the Pokédex cannot even identify.
As a kid, I didn't know what this was. It wasn't until Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver were released that we finally knew this flying bird is the legendary Ho-Oh. I'd like to think that this Pokémon was invented by the cartoon series, and was later implemented into the games. However, given the popularity of Pokémon and the number of games released in Japan before the cartoon was even aired elsewhere, I would probably say that the Pokémon already existed in concept form or was originally planned for inclusion in one of the games.
"This is just the beginning of the amazing adventures of Ash and Pikachu. Their journey is destined to be packed with non-stop action. Millions of laughs. Heart-pounding perils. And endless excitement. Together, they'll encounter fantastic friends, evil enemies and meet creatures beyond their wildest imagination, and as their story unfolds we'll unlock the magic and mystery of a most wondrous place... The incredible world of Pokémon."
Couldn't have said it better myself, Mr. Narrator. A slow pan upwards as Ash carries Pikachu into Viridian City, and a rainbow is visible overhead.
Credits roll.
For a first episode, "Pokémon I Choose You!" introduces us to the main characters of Ash Ketchum, Pikachu, Professor Oak, Delia Ketchum, Gary Oak, and also Misty.
We're shown firsthand how cruel and yet so wonderful the Pokémon world can be, and we're shown epic scenes with amazing battles. We see a fair number of wild Pokémon, and we truly receive insight into how the cartoon series has adapted the game world to its new format.
This first episode is still an incredible watch, and really gets me pumped up to see what else the world of Pokémon has to offer us. The animation is excellent and the jokes are good enough without getting in the way or appearing too childish.
Next time, "Pokémon Emergency!"
A blog about Pokémon (Pokemon) the phenomenon, as percieved by a young man reliving his childhood.
Monday, 24 September 2012
[#1] Pokémon I Choose You! (Part 4)
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- Star Bird20 April 2019 at 21:31
Rule never bonk a spearrow on the head with a rock it will realy get them realy ticked off at you and they have good memories and a quick temperReplyDelete
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- The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 21, Issue 5, 1 Sep 1972, p. 499 - 505
Antibody and Immunoglobulin Synthesis in Germfree and Conventional Mice Infected with Plasmodium Berghei
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Plasmodium berghei (NYU-2 strain), a virulent rodent malarial parasite, was used to infect germfree (GF) and conventionally-reared (CV) mice. The parasitemia increased more rapidly in CV mice, and maximum parasite levels occurred 6 days after inoculation. Maximum parasitemia was reached 10 days after inoculation in GF mice, and the parasite levels were approximately the same as observed in CV mice at peak parasitemia. Serum antibody was detected earlier, and the overall antibody response was greater in GF mice than in the CV group. A greater immunoglobulin response was observed in GF mice. Most noticeable was the rapid and continuous increase in 7Sγ2b levels throughout the course of infection, whereas no significant changes in 7Sγ2b levels were detected in the CV group. In spite of the serum antibody and immunoglobulin responses elicited, these were not adequate for protection because all mice died as a result of the P. berghei infection.


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Do you remember how, as young immortals, you first found yourselves on the floating platforms of Isola? You managed to discover ancient glyphs that date back to Aeli's time and sent the data to Asterius. Time passed, but the chronicler was unable to learn anything about them. The project was put on hold, and the artifacts taken to a depository.
An immortal nicknamed Klutz was responsible for the transportation. The young man had never showed any interest in history or science. Which was why the researchers were surprised when the next day after delivering the package, Klutz burst into the laboratory with wide eyes. He was telling stories from Aeli's times that even the elder gods knew nothing about!
It turned out that after dropping off the shipment, the man fell asleep right on top of one of the glyphs. After being in contact with a powerful ether body for a long time, the experience of Aeli himself stored in the glyphs was transferred to the courier in a vivid dream. It was like Klutz relieved the events from the Great God's life. The memories recorded on the glyph were of Aeli's transformation into an elder god.
Warning! The information told by the immortal contains spoilers. We recommend you refrain from reading if you have not completed the Mechanical Evil quest yet.
Once Aeli turned into a god and gained new powers, the well-being of his country became his main concern and focus. His order grew steadily, and pilgrims traveled far and wide. It soon became clear that there were other people like Aeli. The young man went on a journey to search for his brethren, but what Aeli saw astonished him. Many immortals were immersed in self-worship and sins, having no desire to use their powers for the good of all people. On the contrary, their power was founded on fear, and the tyrants drew faith from it.
One of such cruel gods was a ruler of a small mountain princedom, nicknamed "Old Butcher". This villain used blood rituals to extend his life. Aeli tried to talk sense into the immortal, explaining the true nature of that gift. The ruler took it as an insult and attacked Aeli. Old Butcher was defeated, and then something unusual happened. Aeli absorbed the ether body of the immortal and became stronger. The people were happy to be free of the tyrant, and the god felt that it could take him to the next level of power.
Aeli had always been against killing, instead looking for friends and allies in other immortals. Nevertheless, he actively used other immortals on his path, and only after establishing his position did he become a promoter of true humanism.
Killing another immortal and absorbing their power became a crime. At first, Aeli would absorb the perpetrator himself, but that contradicted his ideas, so another solution was found. The culprit would be thrust into a makeshift prison: frozen in ice. The immortal would fall into a deep slumber for an infinitely long time. Over time, they would lose their powers, grow old, and die, like any mortal.
Remember Aeolus? The immortal that you found in the ice during the Mantides' conspiracy? It turns out his fate was closely connected with Aeli.
Aeolus was mortal when Aeli became an elder god. Like many other mortals, he remembered that day well.
Aeli returned from his great journey, and a welcoming ceremony was held at the main square of the city. The welcoming group consisting of the worthiest and most important people was led by Oristar, Aeli's father, who was quite old but still full of life.
When Aeli stepped into the square, hired assassins from the guild of immortals came out of the shadows. It was simple revenge exacted by the defeated tyrants' allies: they slaughtered Aeli's father and other people before Aeli's eyes.
Aeli failed to save his father, but no killer escaped. The wrath that consumed Aeli was so terrible that he tore the killers apart and absorbed their ether bodies. That was when Aeolus saw that even the kindest and most humane god had a dark side.
When everything was over, Aeli crouched near his father's body and wept. The god had already attempted to revive the dead and knew he would fail, but he had to try it - for the last time.
Aeli focused all his powers and suddenly felt like he was turning into something else; he assumed his divine form against his will, and then a giant ether entity leaped high above the city, covering half of the sky. People from all over the city witnessed it. They would tell their children the story of the day when Aeli became an elder god.
Aeli's new, transformed ether body granted him incredible powers: he revived his father.
Since that day, Aeolus had dreamt of immortality. He wanted to be great and shape the world to his own desires, like he thought Aeli did. So when one day Aeolus came to himself on a battlefield, his joy knew no bounds.
But it turned out that Aeli had already kept a tight grip on the reigns of power. New immortals' lives were heavily regulated by the Canon. To get a taste of that glory, Aeolus needed to become the best and find a way into Aeli's own retinue. It happened rather quickly but brought him no joy. Aeolus knew he had been born for something greater than standing behind Aeli. That was when he formed the first secret cult of Aelion.
Even during the Golden Age, there were always discontented people, and Aeolus gained quite a few supporters, especially among immortals. He tricked them into sacrificing themselves for the common cause. Aeolus would absorb their ether bodies, growing stronger.
He covered his tracks well, so when Aeli became suspicious, it was almost too late. A fight broke out, and it turned out that the opponent was very strong. Only with the help of a few gods did Aeli manage to defeat and imprison him.
Aeolus became the most powerful immortal to ever be imprisoned in ice. That was why he made it to the present day. But even he was on the verge of death when he was freed.
Klutz was very impressed by what he had seen. As he spoke, he made sketches on a piece of paper. When he was finished, the immortal handed the piece to the scientist and promptly fell asleep right on the floor of the laboratory. The researcher was shocked, to put it mildly. You should see it for yourself.
Now that a way to read these glyphs has been discovered, our research will continue! We are certain that soon our scientists will be able to learn more about the Great God.


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Cate Blanchett's husband got papped "canoodling" with a much younger actress he works with sometimes. Either they're just really close friends who touch a lot, or Cate and her husband keep it open, or 2016 still hasn't gotten full from eating so many marriages and is coming for another – Lainey Gossip
Donald Glover is the young Billy Dee Williams in the latest Star Wars movie, and on a different note, how in the hell many Star Wars movies do we need as a people? – Pajiba
True story, Christina Milian is wearing the first concept design for a nun's habit – Drunken Stepfather
Detective Obvious, Heather Dubrow, has some brand new tips on how you rich whores can keep yourselves and your jewels safe! – Reality Tea
The benevolent Posh Beckham has graciously decided to make fashions for you poor peasants – Celebitchy
It's Friday, so get into the soft, swinging peen belonging to a British reality trick – (NSFW) OMG Blog
John Mayer is selling fancy laundry detergent for 35 damn dollars a bottle, and that would be a steal if that stuff also sanitizes twats that have been tainted by John Mayer – The Superficial
Kate Gosselin has allegedly accused Jon Gosselin of being a bad shit peddler who may have an inappropriate relationship with his daughter – WWTDD
Jake Gyllenhaal is angry, wet and hairy in the new trailer for Nocturnal Animals – Towleroad
Justin Theroux should've kept that look because he's never looked sexier – Popsugar
This is what the new Anne of Green Gables looks like – Jezebel
Scottie Pippen is done with his wife after 19 years of marriage. Scottie's wife was in the Real Housewives of Miami, so of course, my first question after reading about this was: But what does La Bruja think?! – HuffPo
Maria Bartiromo brought a whole lot of "Pretty Woman going to the opera" elegance to the Al Smith dinner – Hollywood Tuna
Nev Schulman and his attention whore piece brought the eye rolls with their pregnancy announcement and also with pretty much everything they did after that, so I was expecting for them to give their baby a weird name. But in a shocking plot twist, they didn't, and I'm disappointed – Just Jared
Kendall Jenner looks like she just had a four-way with the Blue Man Group – Popoholic
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An injury ended up sidelining Keith Marshall for more than half of the 2013 season. A handful of months later, it's looking as if a coach's decision will determine whether he misses all of the 2014 season as well.
According to Seth Emerson of the Macon Telegraph, Georgia has not ruled out having Marshall use a redshirt this season. That possibility was raised by offensive coordinator late last year,m and it was something that another of Mark Richt's assistants hinted around this week.
"Right now the plan is to see how far along he is, and then do what's going to be best for him," running backs coach Bryan McClendon said according to the Telegraph. "That's going to be priority No. 1. To do what's best for him. And that way, I think everybody will be able to sleep good at night."
Marshall went down with a torn ACL in early October. He has been participating in spring practice, doing drills with other running backs even as he's still in non-contact mode six months removed from the injury.
With Todd Gurley expected to be 100-percent healthy — he started the spring limited — after his own injury issues in 2013, the wise course of action could be to very much err on the side of caution when it comes to Marshall. More than likely, Gurley, considered one of the top backs in the country, will opt to become an early entrant in the 2015 NFL draft. Should Marshall opt for a redshirt, he'd still have two full seasons of eligibility remaining beginning in 2015.
Prior to his injury, Marshall was the Bulldogs' second-leading rusher with 246 yards.


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There is some confusion regarding the different antifreezes out in the market place. This article is written to try to clear up the differences. The following observations are only for guidance. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) colors may vary from aftermarket colors.
Antifreeze types are broken down into two major categories–Automotive and Heavy Duty Trucks.
Automotive antifreeze has traditionally been GREEN. This is still the predominant color of antifreeze used. This antifreeze lasts an average of 40K miles.
An ORANGE antifreeze known as Dexcool is recommended for extended drain intervals (5 yr/150k miles). YELLOW also is an extended drain automotive antifreeze for Ford/Chrysler (5yr/150k) GO5.
Toyota has a RED automotive antifreeze.
Prime All Vechicle is a new addition to the automotive antifreeze market and covers all of the automotive applications for top off or replacement. This Light Yellow antifreeze helps automotive shops consolidate their antifreeze inventory needs into one product.
GREEN antifreeze can also be used in a Heavy Duty truck. In heavy duty applications, a Supplemental Coolant Additive (SCA) should and is sometimes required to be added to the GREEN antifreeze to reduce water pump wear due to cavitation and electrolysis of the piston sleeves. This additive also comes pre-charged in the antifreeze and comes in a PURPLE color. PINK is also a color that designates a precharged SCA antifreeze as well as GREEN in some cases. Note that the purple and pink antifreeze requires monitoring at 15K mile intervals with a simple coolant test strip.
The extended life antifreeze for heavy duty engines is typically RED in color. Note that some RED formulations require the addition of deionized water and are therefore usually sold in a premixed state. Also, because this RED antifreeze is organic acid based, it does not need SCA's added to it.


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Why is it not possible to move countries from one region to another, at the holding level?
I currently have one holding company that contains 357 weapons companies in it, it isn't inconceivable for this to take two hours of my time to transfer individual companies between Holding A and Holding B if circumstances change in this region - which they sometimes do.
Will there ever be an option added to move a Holding itself to another region, for the cost of moving all of the companies it contains?


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Satirical bill points up women's angst involved in health care
A bill filed late last week by a Houston Democrat to convey the frustration women feel about having their health care and family planning decisions scrutinized would penalize men for "unregulated masturbatory emissions."
The satirical House Bill 4260 would encourage men to remain "fully abstinent" and allow only the "occasional masturbatory emissions inside health care and medical facilities," which are described in the legislation as the best way to ensure men's health.
State Rep. Jessica Farrar, D-Houston, said she created the bill after feeling fed up with the various legislative bills introduced by men addressing women's health care.
"A lot of people find the bill funny," Farrar said in a phone interview. "What's not funny are the obstacles that Texas women face every day, that were placed there by legislatures making it very difficult for them to access health care."
A man would face a $100 penalty for each emission made outside of a vagina or medical facility. Such an emission would be considered "an act against an unborn child, and failing to preserve the sanctity of life," according to the legislation. The money would benefit children in the care of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
A registry would be created of nonprofit organizations and hospitals that provide "fully-abstinent encouragement counseling, supervising physicians for masturbatory emissions, and storage for the semen."
Farrar is serving her 11th term as state representative for District 148. She works on issues that include women's health, sexual assault, reproductive rights, discrimination, juvenile justice and domestic violence.
She spoke out last week against the fetal remains bill, which would require hospitals to bury or cremate fetal remains, tweeting "The fetal remains bill imposes state-sponsored moral beliefs on women, affecting their ability to make personal decisions with their doctor."
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During the consultation, the physician would verbally review the booklet with men and would be required to "administer a medically-unnecessary digital rectal exam and magnetic resonance imagining of the rectum," according to the bill.
Farrar said she included this part of the bill to mimic the trans-vaginal ultrasound woman have when they are seeking an abortion.
She also described the doctor reading the "A Woman's Right To Know" pamphlet as a "guilt mechanism."
"It's to show how invasive this medically unnecessary procedure is," she said.


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The originally post by Naomi Robbins,: http://www.forbes.com/sites/naomirobbins/2013/01/15/an-example-where-circles-are-useful-in-graphs/
I recently saw the infographic in Figure 1 and thought to myself,
"Another application of bubbles in infographics." After all, I
criticized circles and bubbles in Misleading Graphs: Figures Not Drawn to Scale. In The Functional Art,
Alberto Cairo wrote "No fashion plague is more prevalent as I write
this book than the bubble." I didn't study Figure 1 carefully since the
text is in Italian, a language that I don't read.
This figure was originally published on July 22, 2012 in La Lettura,
the Sunday cultural supplement of Corriere della Sera, the highest
circulation newspaper of Italy. It was produced by Accurat, a design agency in Milan and New York that does amazing work.
Later I discovered Figure 1 was translated into English and discussed in Parson's Journal for Information Mapping.
There I learned that the circles represent the distance you can travel
underground from the center of cities using their subway systems.
Overlapping symbols show that you can get from one city to the other
underground. I can't think of a better way to show distances from the
center of a city than with a circle.
The visualization then provides lots of other information by which
each city's subway system could be compared. Pictograms show the number
of passengers, the stroke width of the circles shows the cost of a
one-way ticket, and the little colored squares show the colors of the
There is more than one takeaway from this story. First, our first
impressions are not always correct. Second, exceptions exist for many
graphical principles. There are examples where circles are an excellent
choice to show the data we want to display.