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Published 4:00 am, Saturday, October 25, 1997
HALLOWEEN, the Dark Christmas for horror fans, is upon us again and there's no shortage of laserdiscs to watch during the somber season:
"Night of the Living Dead" (Elite Entertainment / 1968 / b&w / THX). George A. Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" is, on its bloody surface, a film about the mass resurrection of irradiated corpses, their transformation into cannibalistic zombies, and their relentless attacks on an isolated farm house that contains seven desperate human beings.
"Night," one of the last hits on the expiring drive-in circuit and one of the first successes of emerging midnight movie programs, is a classic of contemporary horror. The Romero film, a pioneering effort in graphic mutilation, has been an influence on the gore genre from the time of its release, nearly three decades ago.
But the director's gleeful fixation on repulsive physiological details - the disfigured, apathetic faces of the dead, unraveling intestines and a severed hand that's gnawed on by a graveyard gourmand as if it were a piece of pickled meat - does not fully explain why the movie has gripped our attention for so long while more recent shockers have been forgotten.
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Perhaps it's because "Night" unnerves us with a forbidding science fiction concept, the terrifying replacement of one species by another. And, since our kind is threatened with extinction, there's an inevitable undercurrent of dread that we respond to.
The inspiration for Romero's film was probably Richard Matheson's 1956 novel, "I Am Legend." It's a compelling narration of the eventual substitution of Homo sapiens by Homo vampiris. In the Matheson story, a virus sweeps the globe, killing normal people and transforming them into a biological offshoot, a race of vampires that requires blood for nourishment. A solitary, immune man in Los Angeles tries to resist the bloodsuckers' assaults as he searches for other uninfected survivors.
"Legend" is a unique story in that it celebrates human ingenuity yet describes that attribute's ultimate failure. It's interesting to note that mental superiority and cleverness do not save the characters in
In both works, our complacency is undermined by the realization that we might become obsolete, that intellect is not the triumphant form of specialization or the fullest flowering of adaptation in nature.
The Matheson book has been filmed twice, as "The Last Man on Earth" (1964) and "The Omega Man" (1971). The latter holds no significance for those who are interested in
"Night," but "Last Man" - despite Vincent Price's crippling performance in the central role - seems to have had an impact on Romero's better known film with its depiction of the living dead.
We've seen shambling zombies in the past, creatures with a disturbing lack of motor control, but they usually didn't wear street clothes, or were not surprised by death in their nakedness and inconvenient disarray. And they rarely looked just like our neighbors or co-workers at the office. The misleading ordinariness and eerie implacability of the flesh-eaters bring the terror much closer to home.
In the collapsing socio-political world of the 1960s, when both movies were made, there was a special resonance to the idea of a devolving ecological system, an evil entropy - a bleak vision of a deteriorating, routinely homicidal world in which we do not belong.
"Last Man" combines the horrors of such evolutionary consequences with powerful totalitarian images from the Cold War. For example, contaminated bodies are torn from the arms of distraught loved ones by soldiers wearing gas masks, stacked carelessly in trucks, and tossed with cruel indifference into a large crematorial pit.
In Romero's rural landscape, the human menace comes from gun-toting redneck volunteers rather than militaristically regimented agents of the state. Though more democratic (or indiscriminate) in spirit,
"Night's" enforcers of the decaying social order are, as we see at the film's conclusion, no less lethal.
"Night" probably has a greater reputation than "Last Man" because it's a deceptive monster movie that, by hiding its ideas behind a more visceral approach, manages to reach a broader audience. Viewers who grasp the Romero film's subversive theme may feel a metaphysical chill at the thought of a vanishing humanity, but those who are mere sensation-seekers will at least experience
"Night" as a pedal-to-the-floor adrenaline accelerator.
"Last Man" is not as clever or manipulative a film in that sense, but it deserves to be rediscovered, and we can only hope that a widescreen laserdisc edition will appear in the future.
In the meantime, Elite Entertainment has provided an amazing transfer of "Night." The extremely sharp picture exposes a widespread misconception - that Romero wanted a grainy, "duped" quality in order to achieve the illusion of a documentary look. Over the years, rumors began to circulate about the existence of high quality, original 35mm camera negatives. And the canisters were found in the producer's garage, right next to a stack of paint cans.
Thanks to Elite's restoration of this primary material, we can now see "Night" in the condition that the director intended.
Two versions of "Night" are available: a $90 collector's edition that contains a still file, audio commentary by Romero and six members of the cast, trailers, advertising materials, complete script and rare scenes from an early Romero film called "There's Always Vanilla," and an economical disc without the extra features for $40.
"The Reptile" (Elite / 1966 / Widescreen / $40). Set in a 19th-century English village, John Gilling's movie deals with a female were-snake and a domineering man from a serpent cult in Borneo. "Reptile" displays excruciating symptoms of a snake bite to make us anxious, and it's a pop allegory about the arrogance and presumptuousness of colonial empires: in a stroke of British masochism, primitive superstition is shown to be more powerful than the rational authority of western civilization.
"Rasputin The Mad Monk" (Elite / 1965 / Widescreen / $50) features Christopher Lee in the title role and it's a fictionalized biography of the Russian historical figure. This Hammer film mimics the studio's famous horror movies and Archie Mayo's "Svengali" (1931) with large doses of mesmerism, mysticism and sexual sadism.
Lee and Barbara Shelley head the talented cast.
"Rasputin" was directed by Don Sharp.
The disc has an entertaining audio commentary, but a few minutes have been unaccountably lost near the end of Side 1.
Four more episodes of the excellent, skillfully assembled "X-Files" television show have been released in time for the series' paranoid perspective to deepen the autumnal gloom: "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose / War of the Coprophages" and "The Blessing Way / Paper Clip" (Image & Fox Video / $30 per disc).
"Repose" is about a man who's burdened with the unwanted ability to foresee the death of everyone he meets, and he's drawn, against his will, into the investigation of serial murders. "War's" subject is the invasion of a New England town by metal robot probes in the form of cockroaches.
"Blessing Way" and "Paper Clip" are continuations of a drama about an alien spacecraft that crashed in Navajo territory and the government's conspiracy to silence witnesses.
Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny are the leads. The transfers are terrific.
"The Cat and the Canary" (Image / 1927 / Tinted / $40).
"Cat" is a haunted house comedy by Paul Leni, a talented designer as well as a director. Superimposed images that, by their very nature, imply a supernatural perception of the world, unusual compositions achieved by an elevated camera and a veritable superstructure of shadows are stylistic touches that make Leni's film memorable.<


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It appears Cyber Monday’s hype was justified.
According to data from HookLogic, traffic increased six times and conversions increased nine times when compared with a daily average for major retailers like Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Macy’s. Cyber Monday also saw a surge of shoppers turning toward mobile.
Mobile shopping brought in 46 percent of shopping versus 54 percent that came from desktop, according to HookLogic’s data. The highest point for the “mobile moment,” its research shows, was at 7 a.m. ET on Thanksgiving Day, which saw a 71 percent share of mobile shoppers (compared to desktop).
HookLogic’s retail data reported that the average number of units in eCommerce carts for this holiday week were biggest on Black Friday (4.2 units), and the average purchase amount was $137. Cyber Monday hit an average of 3.1 units per shopping cart, averaging $134 in value.
One retailer who boasted about its mobile momentum on Cyber Monday was Walmart.
“Mobile firmly established itself as the dominant shopping trend, for both traffic and sales. Mobile is making up more than 70 percent of traffic to Walmart.com, and now, nearly half of our orders since Thanksgiving have been placed on a mobile device – that’s double compared to last year. Our customers went from previously mostly searching and browsing on mobile, to making purchases at a much higher rate,” Fernando Madeira, President and CEO of Walmart.com, wrote in a company statement.
Despite glitches on its site from massive amounts of traffic, Cyber Monday appears to have been a success for the big-box retailer.
Target also saw a strong day, according to a Target spokeswoman who told Reuters that its volume was twice as high as the company’s busiest day to date.
Data from Adobe backed that claim, as its results showed that Cyber Monday sales were expected to hit $2.98 billion in sales. The actual figures ended up being $3.07 billion. While that’s an impressive figure, it pales in comparison to Alibaba’s record-setting $14.3 billion in single-day sales for its 11.11 Global Shopping Festival (Singles’ Day).
The tentative 2015 Cyber Monday figures were 12 percent higher than those recorded in 2014. The total Thanksgiving weekend was anticipated to hit $11 billion in online sales, according to Adobe’s data. That’s a 15 percent YOY increase. Online retailers saw the strongest growth, with an 18 percent increase from the year prior.
Adobe’s data projects that December’s first 18 days should total $1 billion in sales each. That’s likely given a boost from Cyber Monday that saw more than 125 million visits across 4,500 retail websites. Mobile accounted for 49 percent of shopping visits, according to Adobe’s data (38 percent smartphones, 11 percent tablets), which made up of 28 percent of online sales (17 percent smartphones, 11 percent tablets). Mobile accounted for 26 percent of sales ($799 million). Which shows that consumers are browsing on mobile, but then may be heading online, or even in store to buy.
Of the total from the day, $514 million in sales were attributed to mobile, including $313 million from smartphones. Those figures broken down by phone type include: $205 million on iPhones and $107 million on Android. On tablet, it was $201 million, with $170 million from iPad and $28 million from Android.
“Cyber Monday has pushed online spending to a new high, and is on track to hit a record $3 billion in sales, in line with our forecast,” said Tamara Gaffney, principal analyst, Adobe Digital Index. “Online traffic was so astronomical that several retailers experienced temporary outages and slow checkouts, but that didn’t stall consumer spending. Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago and Los Angeles were the largest metropolitan areas with the highest online sales growth between Thanksgiving and Sunday.”
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New data, which takes into account more than 200 Web-based retailers (and more than 500 million shoppers), shows that Apple’s iOS accounted for 77.6 percent of all orders placed via mobile. Android accounted for about 21.5 percent of online orders. But it’s obvious that Apple should have a larger spending share simply because it has more of the smartphone market share in the U.S.
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Three long-range Tu-22M3 bombers flew to the Russian Khmeimim airbase in Syria, where they will be based for the first time. According to the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry, the crews of long-range bombers will acquire skills in practicing training missions during flights over the Mediterranean Sea, before they return to their permanent airbases in Russia.
The Russian Defense Ministry added that the reconstruction of the second runway at Khmeimim airbase was completed. The surface of the runway has been renovated completely, new light-signal and radio equipment has been installed. Owing to the increase in the length of the runway, the aerodrome has obtained expanded opportunities to accept and maintain aircraft of various classes.
All types of currently-in-service Russian Air Force aircraft, including heavy aircraft, can use the Khmeimim airbase in Syria.
The Tu-22M3 (NATO reporting name: Backfire) is a long-range supersonic missile carrier-bomber aircraft designed to destroy naval and ground-based targets with the use of guided missiles and aerial bombs.
According to the Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the aircraft was created to destroy local targets — aircraft carrier strike groups in the first place. It is capable of disabling three large ships at a time, since it carries on board three long-range X-22 rockets equipped with thermonuclear warheads with a capacity of up to one megaton. This model of the aircraft is known as the "aircraft carrier killer".
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This is another recording , although one can't hear the singers very well because I was too close to the piano. The singers were practicing the recording for Snow White Play and of course, they are the queen and the mirror.
The audio recording is wonderful . I added the lyrics so you can follow it... here at home , I have all my children singing it at all time -
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July 7, 2007 – Vol.12 No.15
RENEWABLES IN THE U.S. SOUTHEAST: IS OFFSHORE WIND POSSIBLE?
Should the US adopt a national renewable portfolio standard, utilities operating in some states may find it difficult to comply. Quite simply, the renewable resources may not be available from which to generate enough power to meet the specified percentage of renewable energy. Certainly, and to be fair, there would be loopholes in the law that would allow companies to avoid meeting the mandate if renewable resouces aren’t available.
One region in particular would have difficulty in compliance: the Southeast US, defined as Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Florida. Generally speaking the region is sunny: It’s part of the Sun Belt after all, so solar energy is possible, if affordable. There’s plenty of agriculture so there’s lots of waste for biomass power and fuels. The cities in the South have grown enormously in recent decades, so methane from landfills and waste water could be tapped.
But forget about the most popular renewable technology: onshore wind. The southeast corner of the US just isn’t windy.
But that considers the land, not the coastline and adjacent waters - the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. There things pick up a bit, both literally and figuratively speaking.
Nearly all along the coastline - from South Carolina to Mississippi - wind resources are marginal (Class 2) according to US Department of Energy (DOE) maps. Yet the most common wind resource maps date back to the 1980’s when offshore wind hadn’t been invented . DOE documents, too, (on the Web) point out that coastline wind data was taken from both land and marine sources, not offshore where wind farms would be considered today. (Typically the farther offshore you go, the windier it gets and the more reliable it is.)
Further, on a state-by-state basis, DOE hasn’t completed or validated wind resource maps for the Southeastern states, onshore or offshore. (But DOE does recommend that specific sites be analyzed by professionals if wind resources look appealing.)
Of course wind resources are one thing, siting turbines is another. Factors needed for offshore wind farms include shallow waters in which to install wind turbines economically, a good grid connection, shorefront residents willing to tolerate wind turbines in their expansive, expensive ocean views and a lack of bird migration flyways.
(Floating, far offshore wind, to be tested in Norway is years away, and then only if things go well.)
Yet despite what appear on the map to be only marginal wind resources, at least one Southeast utility has taken offshore wind into consideration.
The Southern Company, an Atlanta, Georgia-based energy company with 4.3 million customers in the US Southeast, has taken a look at offshore wind prospects along its home state coast.
In a study performed by the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI) of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) offshore wind is possible in the state, particularly at least 5 miles out where wind speed averages 16-17 miles per hour (Good to Excellent, Class 4-5) and waters are still relatively shallow. There the researchers found two sites - off Jekyll Island and Tybee Island - with Tybee being less visible from the beach, wind resources slightly better and closer to industrial and maintenance resources.
The two-year study did find, of course, that for now offshore wind was still more expensive than conventional power generation. And that until Federal regulations are resolved regarding offshore wind research, offshore projects will be slow to get started.
Still, the Southern Company is upbeat saying it will continue to look into wind energy - on and offshore - to ensure that the company includes renewable power in its portfolio.
Visit the Southern Company at http://www.southerncompany.com Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute (SEI) http://www.energy.gatech.edu/ US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Wind Resource Assessment http://www.nrel.gov/wind/resource_assessment.html
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Wednesday Jun 06 2012
Library bench pays tribute to Mintline
By: Nancy Hagman, Colfax Record Correspondent
Former police chief was longtime Colfax resident
The late Bill Mintline was remembered on May 23 by approximately 50 city and county officials, co-workers, family and friends when they gathered at the Colfax Library to dedicate a bench in his honor. A longtime Colfax resident, Mintline dedicated his career in service to the safety of the public. After serving in the Marine Corps, he was on the California Highway Patrol for more than 26 years. Following his retirement as commander of the Gold Run CHP station, he became chief of the City of Colfax Police Department, retiring in 1994. Mintline died May 10, 2010. At the ceremony, Colfax physician Dr. Kurtis Fox spoke of Mintline as a friend, others gave tribute, and a framed commendation was read and presented to his family by Placer County Supervisor Jennifer Montgomery. City manager Bruce Kranz gave his thanks for the donation of the bench to the community. The funding and organization of the event was handled by former Colfax city manager Gene Albaugh, who read the text of the plaque that is to be mounted next to the bench at a future date. The bench is located on the Church Street sidewalk, just outside the entrance to the Colfax Library.

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When “Peter Pan Live!” airs on NBC next month, it will be quite different from the original musical. Not only were new songs added to the network’s live staging of the musical, but new lyrics were written for existing songs
“Jungle Book: Origins” has finally landed its first A-listers. Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch and Cate Blanchett are among the stars who’ve been tapped to voice animals in the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
If you’re already a Frankie Valli fan — or, even better, a fan of the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” — it’s a safe bet you’ll love director Clint Eastwood’s new biopic. If not, well, a $12 ticket is still a lot less risky than a $200 seat to the show.


The African Union is sending its security commissioner to Eritrea to help resolve its border dispute with Djibouti following the withdrawal of Qatari peacekeepers from the area, AU Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat said yesterday.
“I’ve sent a mission to Djibouti and now have made the decision to send the (AU) commissioner for peace and security to Asmara,” Mahamat said at an AU summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
The AU wants to decrease tensions after Djibouti accused Eritrea of occupying disputed land on the frontier.
Qatari peacekeepers had previously withdrawn after Eritrea cut off diplomatic ties with Doha.
The mountainous border region between Eritrea and Djibouti has long been a sticking point between the two countries, with conflict flaring up in 2008.
Qatar negotiated a peace deal in 2010 and Qatari troops had been stationed in the border region ever since.


Can Computers Stop Bullying?
Could this program developed by MIT scientists put an end to bullying?
As it turns out, bullies aren't very creative and therefore their actions can be pretty easily detected by a computer program.
"It's kind of funny how in a world where the cloak of online anonymity can bring out the worst in people, that a well calibrated algorithm may be exactly what we need for a little human compassion."
Do you think science could end bullying? Let me know on Twitter: @feministabulous


1968 Chevy 3/4-Ton Longhorn
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Here is a picture of the 1968 Longhorn 2wd I bought last spring for $1,800. I had no idea what I had bought until I did some research and found that it is somewhat rare considering the number of 3/4-ton Longhorns built that year. It had a new 350 crate installed 2,400 miles before I bought it. I got rid of the small 2 barrel and manifold and replaced it with an Edelbrock intake and 600 cfm 4 barrel. I also replaced the old points distributor with an Accel HEI. I added a cam, hydraulic lifters, headers, custom exhaust and replaced the original radiator this spring.
The truck has 78,000 miles on it and drives like new. Someday it will be converted to a street machine but for now it goes down the country roads as well as the highway. It is not for sale but thought I would share this picture with you.
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A decline in the Danish population of red foxes Vulpes vulpes due to an outbreak of canine distemper (CDV) in 2012 gave us the opportunity to test the hypothesis that the reproductive performance of foxes increases when the population density declines. The reproductive performance of 280 female foxes from two periods (mainly shot or road killed) in 1997-2000 and 2012-16, were compared. Game Bag Records of Jutland (GBRJ) were used as an estimate of population density. After a drop in GBRJ in 2013 due to the CDV epidemic, the mean litter size (based on dark placental scars from partum to oestrus) became significantly larger than in previous years; F=4.3, p>0.03, Hc=8.1, p<0.02. In 2015-2016, after population decline the mean litter size was 8.2 (±2.5 SD) and in the breeding seasons before population decline in 1997-1999 and 2012-2013 the mean litter size was 5.6 (±2.1 SD) and 5.7 (±2.0 SD), respectively. During the period 1997-1999, barrenness was relatively high especially in yearlings, and the reproducing yearling foxes made up only 6% of the breeding females compared to 2012-13 and 2015-16 where breeding yearling females made up 53% and 61%, respectively. Age related differences in litter size and productivity were found in years with a relatively high population density, when older females in their third and fourth breeding seasons had the largest litter sizes and highest productivity. This was in contrast to the years with low population size, when no age-related reproduction was found, and when young females had relatively large litter sizes and high productivity. Rump fat thickness (RFT) of the breeding females was significantly higher in breeding females than in barren females, and the RFT was positively correlated to the number of embryos (R2=41%). This study confirms that the number of barren females drops, and the proportion of yearling females and litter size increase with reduced population density. Hence, culling or epidemics in fox populations increase production, most probably due to reduced competition among foxes, but will not change population size permanently. The present level of culling and traditional hunting in Denmark has no long-term effect on population size
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- Vulpes vulpes
- Litter size
- Population recover
Pagh, S., Chriél, M., Madsen, A. B., Jensen, T-L. W., Elmeros, M., Asferg, T., & Hansen, M. S. (2018). Increased reproductive output of Danish red fox females following an outbreak of canine distemper. Canid Biology & Conservation, 21(3), 12-20.


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During testimony before Congress last week, Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark declared that he fully supports programs that are pushing gender ideology, including ‘demi-gender’, but then admitted that he doesn’t know what on Earth that even is.
Under questioning from Congressman Matt Gaetz, Clark revealed that he cannot define the gender ideology terms that are being encompassed in active training programs.
Pinpointing one program supported by the Air Force called the Brooke Owens Fellowship, which is supposed to be for women, Gaetz noted “you’re literally pushing a program in the academies that says, if you’re a cisgender woman, a transgender woman, a non-binary, a-gender, bi-gender, two-spirit, demigender — what’s demigender?”
Clark replied “Sir, that’s a - that’s a term of the people that are eligible for that particular scholarship that it’s available in person to - it’s a person who looks at their gender in a, in a different, a different way than I do, sir.”
Right. Dude admitted he doesn’t even believe in demi-gender, apparently without knowing what it even is.
When Gaetz repeated the question “what’s demigender?” Clark responded “I’m not really sure, sir.”
For those who care to know, demigender is apparently a non-binary identity but with a partial connection to certain gender… or something.
Clark also admitted he doesn’t know what ‘agender’ is either. It supposedly means having a lack of any gender, because as we all know gender is merely a social construct.
BREAKING: U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Can't Define Gender Ideology Terms That They Promote on Campuses!— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) July 19, 2023
Military heads are having to go along with this nonsense while they are clearly unaware of what it is that they are ‘supporting’.
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The work in the dissertation expands the applications of DIEF and describes the development of incorporating DIEF in a microfluidic chip to create a comprehensive proteomics tool. Proof-of-concept DIEF experiments have been done previously, so the focus of this work is to explore the capabilities of DIEF. Dynamic isoelectric focusing (DIEF) is a separation technique invented by Dr. Luke Tolley. It is similar to capillary isoelectric focusing except it uses four high voltage electrodes to form a pH gradient instead of only two. The additional two electrodes are able to manipulate the pH gradient resulting in selection of the region and of the range of pH within a pre-defined sampling or extraction point. One of the first applications described for DIEF was to isolate a single protein from a complex mixture. The protein isolated was a cellulase enzyme capable of degrading multiple cellulose materials over a wide range of environmental conditions. DIEF did isolate the protein in a pH span of 0.005 which is equivalent to 0.075% of the total pH range. Fractions were collected for sequencing analysis, but the fractions were contaminated with keratin both times. DIEF was also successfully performed in an open air channel. Though other electromigration techniques have been successfully done in open air channels, these techniques were severely time and pH limited. In contrast, DIEF in an open air channel is capable of using the entire 3-10 pH range and can perform isolations until the proteins are completely separated. The device developed was also an improvement on increasing sample capacity. The channel was significantly bigger than the traditional glass capillaries used. Since the channel was open, fraction collection was made simpler by collecting using a pipette. This work also demonstrated that DIEF can be made through the use of silicone molding compounds and polyurethane. The amount of milling needed is reduced, the pieces are produced quickly, and a single mold can produce several pieces. Machining pieces with fragile bits is not needed to be done as much since only one acrylic piece is required produce a mold. The mold can produce several polyurethane pieces. This fabrication method has proven useful for making DIEF holders. The next step was to make DIEF a truly comprehensive proteomic tool by incorporating it into a microfluidic chip. Multiple sample fractions are rapidly generated on chip through the use of multiple bubbles simultaneously injected into the separation channel. This stops the separation and, since each droplet is isolated from others by a bubble on each side, the protein peaks are not able to broaden. This novel use of digital microfluidics is still a work in progress, but the fundamentals have been demonstrated. The fabrication protocol for making molds and PDMS casts was developed using materials and procedures that can be done in a common laboratory environment. DIEF is a separation technique still in its infancy, with a wide variety of available applications. DIEF will continue to be tested in other areas and developed into a comprehensive proteomic tool.
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Two lambs for Maggie the sheep who was born using IVF to help save rare British breed almost wiped out by foot-and-mouth
- Maggie, a rare Herdwick sheep, was born from an embryo saved during the foot-and-mouth crisis 12 years ago
- Now the next generation have arrived as Maggie gave birth to her own little duo in April this year
A sheep born from a frozen embryo that was preserved in a bid to save a rare British breed at the height of the foot-and-mouth crisis over a decade ago has produced her own set of twins.
Maggie, a rare Herdwick sheep, was born in Cumbria in April 2011 from an embryo that had been saved during the foot-and-mouth crisis 12 years ago.
And now, two years on from Maggie's astounding birth, the next generation have arrived as Maggie gave birth her own little duo in April this year.
Ewe beauties: Maggie the sheep, who was born in 2011 from a frozen embryo, with her two lambs
Proud: Mother Maggie stands with her twin lambs born in the North Yorkshire dales near Pateley Bridge
The adorable twin lambs are carrying on the incredible work which was set in motion in 2001 in a desperate attempt to preserve the rare Herdwick breed.
The devastating epidemic that summer prompted Cumbrian farmers to find a way to safeguard the commercially-important breed's future.
Prof Dianna Bowles worked with the farmers and set up the Sheep Trust during the crisis, which came up with the idea to freeze embryos.
Prof Bowles told how Maggie suddenly became ill in October last year. Her owner, Margaret Hall, asked the Sheep Trust to look after her and she quickly became pregnant the following month.
Maggie, a rare Herdwick sheep, was born in 2011 a decade after the foot-and-mouth crisis
Prof Bowles, 65, a lecturer at York University and founder and chair of the Sheep Trust, said it was all thanks to science that Maggie has given birth to her own young.
'This just goes to show that science is evolving everyday and to think this would happen 12 years after the height of the foot-and-mouth epidemic is astronomical,' she said.
Maggie was born and raised with the help of schoolgirl Evie Church, now 15, who was integral in rearing and looking after the ewe.
Evie vowed to help fight FMD on her dad's farm in the tiny village of Lofthouse in the Yorkshire Dales after her father told her terrible stories of affected animals being culled.
Evie then passed the ewe onto her new owner Mrs Hall, who put her back into her flock.
Prof Bowles said: 'We passed Maggie back to her owner Margaret around five months after she was born, and basically said 'Here are your embryos', and she put Maggie back in her flock as normal.
'She was doing amazingly well, but suddenly Maggie, along with another ewe, became ill and we were asked to take them back.
'Weeks later, Maggie and the other ewe became pregnant, but we didn't know if they would both make it through.
'However, thanks to the fantastic work by the Sheep Trust, Maggie and the other ewe each now have twins.
'Maggie's little ones are beautiful, just like their mother. They haven't got a name yet, but they're so precious.
'We're finding that science can help agriculture more and more as technologies get better and better, and research can only improve after this.'
The Herdwicks are one of the most commercially important breeds, and a staggering 20,000 were culled at the height of foot-and-mouth, leading to the fears the breed could become extinct.
Prof Bowles, of Harrogate, North Yorks., who has her own flock of Herdwicks, was approached by Cumbrian farmers at the height of the foot-and-mouth epidemic who asked her to use her science to help their sheep breeds threatened by the disease.
Cute: The two lambs, who were born in April take a rest in their North Yorkshire field
Importance: The adorable twin lambs are carrying on the incredible work which was set in motion in 2001 in a desperate attempt to preserve the rare Herdwick breed
'The foot-and-mouth crisis was horrendous for everyone in the farming industry,' she said.
'I set up the Sheep Trust at the height of the epidemic, and after I was approached by the farmers to help I thought 'Why not'. After that I have really become attached to them.
'Now I'm trying to get some top class scientists and farmers into the same room to discuss how technology can improve farming, and vice versa.
'The biggest possibility is speeding up breeding, whether it be plant or livestock breeding. The science is now there that you can possibly speed up the whole process of 10-15 years to just two to three years.
'It's an exciting time for farming and science, and Maggie's twins are a prime example of just how vital science is to the farming world.'
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This paper provides the writer's own translation of the text, compares and contrasts three major English bible translations, identifies the key terms used in the text, shows the theories of authorship, audience, occasion and the purpose of the passage. The paper also identifies the customs used in the passage and conducts a literary analysis of the same. Lastly, the paper discusses the applications of the passage in terms of its immediacy to a contemporary hearer, contemporary issues, theological problems, possible sermon suggestions and the outline of such a sermon.
From the Paper:"Different English Bible translations use different terms for some words in the text. The use of these different terms may alter the meaning of the text depending on how the different words are understood. For instance the King James Version says that after Isaiah was touched with a hot coal on his lips, his iniquity was taken away and his sin purged. This version does not say anything about the guilt that Isaiah was feeling earlier on. The New American Standard Bible (NASB) also says that Isaiah's iniquity was taken away and his sins forgiven but does not talk about the guilt. However, the New International Version (NIV) says that the guilt of Isaiah was taken away as well as his sins. These variations may cause a misunderstanding of this text ."
Sample of Sources Used:
- Matthews, Victor & Moyer, James. The Old Testament: Text and Context. Edition3, Baker Books, 2012. p.282
- Various Authors. New American Bible, Revised Edition. Fairbrother, 2011
- Oswalt, John. The Book of Isaiah: Chapters 40-66 The New International Commentary on the Old Testament Volume 2 of The Book of Isaiah, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1998, p.119
- Heskett, Randall & Irwin, Brian. The Bible as a Human Witness to Divine Revelation: Hearing the Word of God Through Historically Dissimilar Traditions Volume 469 of Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies T & T Clark library of biblical studies. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2010, p.116
- Matthews, Victor & Moyer, James. The Old Testament: Text and Context. Edition3, Baker Books, 2012. p.306
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NC State starting defensive ends Mario Williams and Manny Lawson.
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Wolfpack head coach Chuck Amato won't be the only coach wearing red shoes this season. All of NC State's assistants will be as well, including quarterbacks coach/offensive coordinator Marc Trestman.
Seniors T.J. Williams, Brian Clark, Jay Davis, and Tramain Hall are vital to NC State's offensive attack.
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Damaging winds, possible tornadoes, expected to impact Eastern N.C. Thursday
Severe weather, including widespread damaging winds and isolated tornadoes, is expected across Eastern North Carolina on Thursday, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Morehead.
The Weather Service reports that a regional severe weather outbreak with strong damaging winds, hail, and possible tornadoes is expected Thursday into Thursday evening across Eastern North Carolina, including Craven, Jones, and Lenoir counties. Coastal flooding is also possible. The forecast calls for wind gusts from 45-50 miles per hour, which could cause power outages across the area.
A “highly sheared, moist, and increasingly unstable air mass ahead of a cold front will support the threat for severe weather,” the Weather Service reports.
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has upgraded the Severe Outlook to a level 4, or moderate threat, for much of the area, with northeast counties remaining in an enhanced threat. The moderate threat level means there is a 15 percent chance that an EF2-EF5 tornado could touch down in the forecast area.
Stanley Kite, director of Craven County Emergency Services, said residents should make sure they have a reliable way to receive storm notifications and identify a safe place in their home or in their workplace to shelter in the event of severe weather.
Kite said Emergency Services is monitoring the situation but hasn’t made the decision to open shelters yet. He said Thursday’s weather posed a high risk of downed trees and power lines.
“It’s that time of the year when we have a history of having tornadoes. The evidence is pretty high based on forecast information that the likelihood is great that there’s going to be some damages somewhere. My only hope is that it’s in the rural, non-populated areas,” said Kite.
Thursday’s forecast marks the first time since 2012 that a "high risk" significant severe weather warning has been issued by the SPC in the month of March. No high risk warning had been issued in any month since May 2019.
AccuWeather forecasters have warned that the severe weather outbreak could put at least 17 states and more than 100 million Americans at risk across the United States this week.
In addition to North Carolina, states at risk for severe weather, including at least isolated tornadoes, are Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The threat may expand to portions of West Virginia and Ohio as well.


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While overall net revenue fell 3.3% to $15.4bn compared to the same period last year, sales in PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America Beverages division rose 0.6% to $5.15bn.
“We’ve achieved this by leveraging our global scale, while simultaneously tailoring products to appeal to local tastes, addressing consumers’ evolving demands for convenient taste and variety from the occasional treat to nutrition by transforming our product portfolio,” CEO Indra Nooyi said during a second quarter earnings call.
According to Nooyi, PepsiCo has kept up with consumer demand for premium products by launching and updating several of its beverage products including: Mountain Dew Black Label, new Gatorade G Frost flavors, Propel, Aquafina Sparkling, and a cold-press juice line by Naked Juice.
Nooyi said that new products currently comprise 9% of sales, totalling $5bn, a direct result from the company doubling its R&D spending over the past five years.
Connection with the digital age
In order to stay on top of customers' constantly-evolving demands, tapping into the digital age consumer audience is crucial, said Nooyi.
Following the launch and popularity of Mountain Dew Kickstart, the company introduced Mountain Dew Black Label, a dark berry soda made with real sugar and herbal bitters intended to convey the “classier side of Dew,” Nooyi said.
To promote the brand and reach its target demographic, PepsiCo exclusively released The Dew Black Label at 600 colleges and universities.
A digital spot was also released called “Gentleman of the Jacket” depicting different “gentlemen skaters” including Dew athlete and pro skateboarder, Theotis Beasley, as well as mixologists and gamers. In the commercial, each “Gentleman of the Jacket” crosses over to the classer side of Dew with the help of putting on a custom jacket transforming their world into a more refined version of itself.
To build further brand recognition, Mountain Dew Black Label extended its “Boldly Refined” campaign, which was launched during the South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas. The campaign included a Mountain Dew Black Label Parlor, a "SXSW Takeover" concert, and product seeding at local bars and venues.
Continued focus on ‘guilt-free’ products
Taking into account a market shift away from sugary carbonated soft drinks, PepsiCo launched a number of healthier beverage products in its second quarter.
Making up PepsiCo’s “guilt-free” product range, which generates approximately 45% of the company’s net revenue, are Aquafina Sparkling and a cold-pressed juice line by Naked Juice called Naked Pressed.
Aquafina Sparkling comes in three flavors: black cherry dragonfruit, lemon lime, and orange grapefruits, all packaged in slim 12-ounce cans and containing 10 calories each. Aquafina Sparkling will also be available in multipacks containing two flavors, Nooyi added.
Naked Pressed also follows the better-for-you trend by using only whole cold-pressed non-GMO project-verified fruits and vegetables.
Refreshing sports hydration category
The introduction of G Frost flavor lineup by Gatorade helped contribute to the company’s commitment to premium product innovation in the sports hydration category.
Propel also played a large role in the sports hydration growth and drove more than 40% of the enhanced water category volume since the beginning of 2016, Nooyi said.


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Analysts asked by MTI were slightly surprised at a lower than expected surplus on the trade of services and noted the rise in income outflow in Q1, but expect a similar current account balance for the year based on National Bank of Hungary (MNB) figures published on Thursday.
Hungary had a current account surplus of €787m and net external financing capacity of €1.272 billion – historical peaks – in Q1 2011, unadjusted MNBfigures published on Thursday showed. The seasonally adjusted current account surplus was €802m and the adjusted net financing capacity totaled €1.161 billion in Q.
Erste Bank's Zoltan Arokszallasi said some lines of the balance were surprising, while some figures, such as the export of services, came in weaker than expected. Arokszallasi said figures show income flowing out of the country, but net export is still much bigger. The analyst expects a whole-year surplus of €1.5-2 billion this year, only slightly down from €2.017 billion last year.
Takarekbank's Gergely Suppan said it is surprising that the surplus of services dropped, while that of hotel services rvenue rose thanks to Hungary's EU presidency. Mr Suppan said economic growth has a positive effect on corporate profits, as reflected by the growing deficit of income balance. Suppan expects a similar current account balance for 2011, but a slightly larger balance, €2.2 billion for 2012 due to car industry investments and expansions in other fields.


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Things are looking better, literally. While wearing my reduced prescription contacts last night, I noticed that I was seeing more clearly, further down the chart.
During the day, while at work, I’m using a reduced prescription pair of glasses. I’ve had these glasses for some time.
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I’m also learning to use some of the exercises for a few moments during the day to create some relaxation for my eyes. I think this added effort is very helpful.
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A new system developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality might lead more health organizations to add transparency Web sites, writes Modern Healthcare.
The agency is beta testing a set of software tools that will allow organizations to compile and analyze administrative data and generate that information in Web sites. Some 60 organizations volunteered to be testers for the agency’s new system, (MONAHRQ). AHRQ hopes to debut the new system in November, Elixhauser said. The system will be available for free download from the AHRQ Web site.


A Chinese company displayed an anti-ship ballistic missile system at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai which it claims has unique features that make it stand out among precision-strike missiles.
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited (CASIC) showcased the anti-ship missile attack system, CM-401, whose hypersonic ballistic missile that can reach as fast as Mach 6, according to a description the company released at the air show.
It can be launched into a near-space trajectory and is capable of hypersonic maneuverable flight throughout the course, the description said.
Upon reaching above its target, the CM-401 can conduct a terminal diving attack at extremely high velocity. The missile can deliver rapid and precise strikes on medium to large vessels, vessel formations and port targets, a CASIC brochure revealed.
A missile fired by the system can change trajectory in flight to target a moving ship, which is hard to achieve as the missiles fly very fast and the target could be moving unpredictably, a military experts expert spoken to by Global Times said.
The CM-401 can be launched by various platforms and reach a ceiling distance of 290 kilometers, the company said. It can be launched using a land-based vehicle or a ship, according to a static display at the air show.
The missile is offered for sale to other countries, a company representative told the Global Times on Tuesday at the show.
Aside from the CM-401, CASIC is also displaying another anti-ship missile weapon system featuring the YJ-12E (CM-302) supersonic anti-ship missile and the C602, C802A/CM-802B and C705 subsonic anti-ship missile.


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They were both Ghostface's opening victim.
They've starred in two "Scream" movies since their divorce.
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