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Theorem 1 (Compactness) Let be a first order theory. Suppose that any finite subtheory is satisfiable. Then itself is satisfiable.
As indicated on the set of notes on the completeness theorem, compactness is an immediate consequence of completeness. Here I want to explain a purely semantic proof, that does not rely on the notion of proof.
The argument I present uses the notion of ultraproducts. Although their origin is in model theory, ultraproducts have become an essential tool in modern set theory, so it seems a good idea to present them here. We will require the axiom of choice, in the form of Zorn's lemma.
The notion of ultraproduct is a bit difficult to absorb the first time one encounters it. I recommend working out through some examples in order to understand it well. Here I confine myself to the minimum necessary to make sense of the argument.
The notion of strong compactness has its origin in infinitary logic, and was formulated by Tarski as a natural generalization of the compactness of first order logic. Many distinct characterizations have been found.
Let me begin with a couple of comments that may help clarify some of the results from last lecture.
The following was shown in the proof of Lemma 20, but it deserves to be isolated.
Finally, the construction in Lemma 10 and preceeding remarks is a particular case of a much more general result.
In effect, iff iff iff where the second equivalence holds by assumption, and it follows that is well-defined.
Elementarity is a straightforward modification of the proof of Lemma 10 from last lecture.
One can show that Theorem 6 "very nearly" characterizes the Rudin-Keisler ordering, see for example Proposition 0.3.2 in Jussi Ketonen, Strong compactness and other cardinal sins, Annals of Mathematical Logic 5 (1972), 47–76.


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Just Dance 2017 è l'ottavo capitolo della serie principale Just Dance sviluppato da Ubisoft. È stato annunciato il 13 giugno 2016 all'Electronic Entertainment Expo 2016 (E3) a Los Angeles. Il titolo è distribuito a partire dal 27 ottobre 2016 in Italia.

Modalità di gioco
Just Dance 2017 è disponibile per tutte le console e per la prima volta per Microsoft Windows e Mac OS (ma solo in formato digitale). Tornano ovviamente le modalità tradizionali come la Sweat con le sue playlist, Just Dance TV, World Dance Floor, Dance Party, Dance Quests, World Video Challenge e naturalmente anche Just Dance Unlimited che darà accesso a più di 200 brani.
Le nuove modalità sono: Just Dance Machine, in esclusiva per PC e console next-gen.
Si potranno riusare gli smartphone se non si è in possesso di un telecomando o di telecamera. Per i vari computer non essendo dotati di telecamera o telecomando lo smartphone sarà il sensore di movimento necessario se si desidera ottenere punteggi e statistiche, scaricando l'app Just Dance Controller.

Da questo capitolo in poi il punteggio subisce una piccola variazione: quando si ottengono più di 11000 punti i giocatori verranno premiati con il titolo "Superstar"

Canzoni
Il gioco contiene 40 canzoni, più una canzone bonus esclusiva Ubisoft Club per PS4, Xbox One, Wii U e Nintendo Switch.

 Un "(*)" indica che la canzone è una cover.
 Un "(M)" indica che la canzone ha un mashup.
 Un "(MD)" indica che la canzone ha un mashup duetto.
 Un "(U)" indica che la canzone è sbloccabile tramite ricompensa Uplay, solo per next-gen.

Mash-up
Come nelle precedenti versioni, anche in Just Dance 2017 è possibile trovare le Mash-up. Nella versione 2017 esse sono tematiche, e possono includere da 1 a 2 personaggi.

 Un "(*)" indica che la canzone è una cover.
 Un "(JDU)" indica che la canzone è esclusiva solo Just Dance Unlimited.

Versioni alternative
Sono disponibili le coreografie alternative di sedici canzoni (di cui una esclusiva per Just Dance Unlimited).

 Un "(*)" indica che la canzone è una cover.
 Un "(JDU)" indica che la canzone è esclusiva solo Just Dance Unlimited.

Just Dance Machine
In questa nuova modalità, bisogna aiutare i marziani con la loro esperienza sulla terra, che metterà alla prova le abilità dei giocatori con vari generi di ballo, tra cui flamenco e can-can.

Just Dance Unlimited
Accesso a più di 200 brani dai precedenti capitoli Just Dance assieme ad alcune esclusive che verranno aggiunte nel tempo.

Un "(*)" indica che la canzone è sbloccabile su JDU, connettendo il proprio account Ubisoft Club al gioco (solo per Xbox One, PS4, Wii U,Switch e PC).

Spin-off
Durante l'attesa di Just Dance 2017, il 28 luglio 2016, Ubisoft ha annunciato un nuovo videogioco musicale, Just Sing.

Note

Voci correlate
 Just Dance (serie)

Collegamenti esterni

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Today, December 5, is the eve of St.Nicholas Day. In the Netherlands, this means it is "pakjesavond" – the night Sinterklaas leaves present in children's shoes. Being of Canadian extraction, this tradition is not part of my holiday rota. However, my children have spent their whole lives here, and so it's been necessary to integrate the "Sint" into our lives.
Although my professional specialisation is language related, in many ways language and culture are integrally linked. And of course for multilingual children, being multicultural is a part of their world view as well. Last year I spent time researching the "Third Culture Kid" field, and considering its implication in my own work. I also had the honour of meeting Ruth van Reken (http://www.crossculturalkid.org/) at the annual Families in Global Transition conference, where I spend some time with her discussing issues relating to TCKs and language.
I'd like to take the opportunity to share an article I wrote on this subject for a local newspaper (http://www.theunderground.nl). It's a departure from my normal blog content, but I think it may be applicable to the lives of many of my readers. Enjoy!
My field of specialization is language, but in talking about bilingualism, the topic of culture frequently comes up. Given the season, it's appropriate to talk about an important aspect of culture from an expat child perspective.
Most adult expats have little problem answering the question "Where are you from?" – we identify with the country of our birth. For expat children, who are sometimes not even born in the country of either of their parents, the question is more complex. These children are known as "Third Culture Kids", or TCKs. Third culture kids are children who have a culture that is specific to being raised abroad – they have some of the culture of their parents' countries, and some of the culture of the country they are living in at any given time, as well a little bit of culture from everywhere they have lived. In fact, TCKs are the ultimate cultural melting pot.
So what does this mean for parents? Essentially, in the same way that parents need to consider language maintenance when leaving for a new country, they also need to consider "cultural maintenance". The obvious example for those of us living in the Netherlands is the issue of Sinterklaas. The festive season in the Netherlands is very centred around children – the arrival of the Sint on the boat in harbours around the country, the procession through town, the decorations everywhere with Zwarte Piet and friends. All the schools I have visited pay some homage to the Dutch tradition, whether it is in arts and crafts, story time, or seasonal celebrations. Discussions at the school gates are often focused on whether or not the Zwarte Piets left anything in the shoes last night, and the olieballen vans are everywhere.
So how does this affect families who are not Dutch? While we are here in the Netherlands, most of us choose to participate in Dutch culture to some degree – it is much easier to access culture than to learn the language! When we leave the Netherlands, whether to return home or for the next posting, we need to remember the cultural needs of our children, who are now at least a little bit Dutch as well. Over the years, I've sent many a "Sint-package" to friends living in a new place – all the essentials: pepernoten, candy, Zwarte Piet hats, shoes, so they can celebrate the Sinterklaas season with their children in the US, Malaysia, Dubai or wherever they now call home.
For the children, this is an important part of bringing their "old" self into their new place – they cannot shed the trappings of a country they used to call home as easily as adults can. In "Raising Global Nomads", Robin Pascoe discusses the importance of establishing and maintaining meaningful family traditions that incorporate elements of the different "lives" that your children have lived. By doing this, expat families and third culture kids can feel a sense of belonging in a new place, without needing to leave the old "home" completely behind. So if you are an expat family looking at leaving the Netherlands in the near future, consider what traditions and cultural experiences your children would want to take with them – you can't take the "plakje kaas?" from the cheese shop, but you can take care to pack the Sinterklaas costumes and some wooden shoes, and arrange for a good friend to send you a "Sinterklaas care package" in the next holiday season, wherever it may find you.
I love this new post and the idea of "cultural maintenance". I have not heard anyone talking about this before and it just resonates with me! Thanks for bringing this idea up in such a thoughtful manner and providing great advice on how to implement it.
I thought this post would be timely for you!
I came across your article through RaisingTCK.com's facebook, and I will share it as well. I am raising a TCK and as an international school counselor I see the need for students to participate in celebrations that they identify as part of their cultural identity. You are sweet to send care packages on to other families so their children can continue these celebrations!
Hi Allison – I hope I did a job talking about this subject – it's not my field but as I mentioned, I am very interested in TCK work and would love to do a joint research project someday. If I got anything wrong in my post, let me know!
It all seemed spot on to me! I'm catching up on your blog; I'm interested in learning about kids learning languages the parents don't speak and the pros/cons of learning a language they probably won't use in the future.
Thanks for your input – see today's blog post for more!


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Эбе́ко — действующий вулкан высотой 1156 метров, расположенный в 6 км от Северо-Курильска на острове Парамушир. Один из наиболее активных вулканов Большой Курильской гряды. Является сложным стратовулканом с необычной вершинной структурой, состоящей из трёх кратеров. На Эбеко находятся термальные источники, питающие ручьи и речки с насыщенным химическим составом вод. Вулкан был впервые описан в 1878 году британским исследователем . В настоящее время Эбеко является предметом интенсивных научных исследований.

История и происхождение названия
До прихода русских и японцев Курильские острова были населены айнами. Ориентирование на местности осуществлялось по различным географическим объектам, их названия на Южном Сахалине и Курилах в своей основе айнского происхождения. С начала XVIII века начинается посещение Парамушира русскими отрядами, и к 1736 году местные айны приняли православие и вошли в российское подданство.

Во время японского присутствия на Курильских островах в 1876 году правительством Японии в качестве иностранного советника и профессора горного дела и геологии был нанят британский геолог и сейсмолог . В 1878 году он объехал все острова Курильской гряды. Милн описывал вулканы по наблюдениям с борта корабля и насчитал 52 хорошо сформированных пика, девять из которых отнёс к действующим вулканам. Тогда же он дал характеристику Эбеко (на тот момент безымянному) и придумал для него название:

Слово «эбеко» соотносится с айнскими словами «ибе-куку» — «пламя» и epeku — «разжигать» (айнское [о] часто слышалось как [u], а звук [p] в айнском языке в позиции между гласными озвончается, превращаясь в [b]). Это перекликается с «огненными силами» в описании вулкана, данном Милном.

Географическое описание и вулканическая активность
Эбеко расположен на севере Парамушира, входит в состав вулканической цепи хребта Вернадского и состоит из вулканических пород — андезитов и базальтов. Возраст вулкана оценивается примерно в 2400 лет. По строению он представляет собой сложный вулкан типа «Сомма — Везувий» (вулканическое сооружение из молодого конуса, вложенного в разрушенную постройку более крупного древнего вулкана).

Растительность склонов представлена стлаником, мхом и травами, деревья отсутствуют. Климат — умеренный морской с относительно мягкой зимой и прохладным летом.

На вершине горы, вытянутой в меридиональном направлении, имеются три соприкасающихся друг с другом кратера диаметром по 250—350 метров и глубинами 70—100 метров — Северный, Центральный и Южный. Кратеры окружены полукольцевым гребнем диаметром 3—5 км — разрушенной соммой. В северо-восточной части Северного кратера находится активная воронка — эруптивный центр современных извержений. Котловина Центрального кратера занята водами озера Горячее, в Южном имеются отверстия фумаролы. На восточном и западном склонах расположены два амфитеатра, представляющих старые боковые кратеры.

Эбеко является наиболее активным из пяти действующих вулканов Парамушира и одним из самых активных вулканов Курильских островов.

Для Эбеко характерны периодически повторяющиеся фреатические и фреато-магматические извержения, которые продуцируются в гидротермальной зоне (жидкостные вкрапления в недрах) глубиной до 2,5 км, контактирующей с гипабиссальными телами габбро-диоритов. Большинство извержений носят фреатический характер, то есть состоят из газа и пепла. В активности вулкана наблюдается хорошо выраженная ритмичность: эруптивный период интенсивных извержений иногда составляет несколько лет, которые сменяются годами относительного покоя с преимущественным выбросом газов. В историческое время извержения зафиксированы в следующие периоды: 1793, 1859, 1934—1935, 1963—1964, 1967—1971, 1987—1991, 2005—2009, 2016—2018, 2021—2023 годы.

Крупнейшие извержения произошли в 1934—1935 годах, масса изверженного материала оценивается в 1 млн тонн. После извержений Центральный кратер заполнился водой — образовалось озеро Горячее. Через несколько десятков лет озеро остыло и в настоящее время оно питается преимущественно талыми водами.

С 2016 года Эбеко в некоторые дни производит выбросы пепла и газа с периодичностью менее часа, сопровождающиеся звуками, похожими на взрывы. Согласно руководителю Камчатской группы реагирования на вулканические извержения Ольги Гириной, это является нормальным явлением:

Несмотря на высокую активность и довольно крупные выбросы, представляющие порой «завораживающее зрелище», Эбеко не является угрозой для местного населения. Цветовой код опасности Эбеко для авиации самый низкий — зелёный, то есть он не представляет угрозы для самолётов.

По свидетельству члена-корреспондента РАН геофизика Ивана Кулакова,

Геотермальная активность и горячие источники

Эбеко характеризуется постоянной деятельностью фумарол, сольфатаров и горячих источников, здесь имеются мощные подземные геотермальные резервуары.

Вулкан имеет значительный потенциал для развития «зелёной» геотермальной энергетики. В 1990-е годы с этой целью здесь была пробурена 2,5-километровая разведочная скважина, однако выбор места для бурения оказался неудачным.

Крупные фумарольные поля, где горячие газы выходят на поверхность, располагаются в Южном кратере, активной воронке Северного кратера, а также на восточном склоне вулкана. Небольшие по размеру и мощности поля имеются и в других местах. Рядом с вулканом находится заброшенный серный завод, который был построен японцами с целью выплавлять серу, добытую на фумарольных полях.

На западном склоне вулкана расположена мощная группа Верхне-Юрьевских горячих источников, пополняющих речку Юрьева. По состоянию на 2010 год, здесь насчитывалось около 30 источников, бьющих с мощностью от менее литра до 10 литров в секунду и температурами от 23 до 87 градусов. Вода в реке Юрьева является тёплой (несмотря на значительное питание за счёт талых вод), над ней наблюдается пар. Горячие источники восточного склона дают начало ручью Лагерный.

Река Юрьева ежедневно выносит в Охотское море несколько сотен тонн различных химических веществ, которые образуют красочный многокилометровый шлейф от реки в море. Исследования 2010 года обнаружили значительные концентрации серо- и хлорсодержащих веществ, а также железо, алюминий, кальций, и в меньших количествах — никель, кобальт, молибден, медь, хром. В конце 1950-х — начале 1960-х годов сотрудник Геологического института АН СССР Константин Зеленов исследовал состав вод, вытекающих из кратера вулкана Эбеко. По его подсчётам, река Юрьева за одни сутки уносила в Охотское море около 35 тонн растворённого в воде железа и 65 тонн алюминия.

Современные научные исследования
Эбеко представляет высокий интерес для науки и является предметом интенсивных научных исследований. Систематические научное изучение вулкана началось в 1950-е годы. Исследовались активность вулкана, состав выходящих газов, магмы и геотермальных источников.

В 2020—2021 годах состоялись очередные экспедиции учёных Сибирского отделения РАН по изучению вулкана Эбеко. Согласно научному сотруднику Института нефтегазовой геологии и геофизики СО РАН Софии Кохановой,

До 2021 года на Парамушире функционировала в постоянном режиме лишь одна сейсмическая станция, отслеживающая только общий фон сейсмической активности. В июне 2021 года новосибирские учёные установили на Эбеко и в его окрестностях сеть из 21 станции. Это потребовало значительных усилий в силу сложной логистики и преодоления труднопроходимых участков. Данная сейсмическая сеть по плотности и равномерности расположения станций является одной из лучших локальных сетей, установленных на активных вулканах мира.

С помощью метода сейсмической томографии будут построены трёхмерные распределения скоростей продольных и поперечных сейсмических волн от землетрясений, проходящих через толщу горных пород под вулканом. Поскольку эти два типа волн по-разному чувствительны к физическим свойствам пород, их совместная интерпретация позволит определить геологическую структуру вулкана.

Летом 2022 года учёные провели серию электромагнитных исследований. Поскольку удельное электрическое сопротивление пород чувствительно к наличию воды, с помощью этого способа определяются границы зоны геотермальных вод вокруг Эбеко. Полученные результаты вместе с данными от сейсмостанций позволят увидеть картину расположения магматических камер и термальных вод и точно просчитать, где бурить скважины для строительства геотермальной электростанции..

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Food: Wahaca across the UK! - Daisy Chains.
Food: Wahaca across the UK!
I recently met up with my friend for dinner in Canary Wharf. It was obviously not my first time at Wahaca but it has been my first time back at Wahaca for a good while. Here we went for a tapas style selection, starting off with a pot of guac and chips to share which was absolutely delicious. The meal was really good, except for the chicken tinga soft tacos which we both thought tasted odd. The bean and cheese quesadillas were on point and not overly cheesy. My friend on the other hand had the sweet potato and feta taquitos which looked absolutely delicious as well and I was told they tasted as good as they looked. What really made it for me was the fact that we could easily split the bill via the Wahaca app and just leave when we had done so. No more waiting around for waiters to come take your card and cash!
Having being extremely satisfied with the meal at Canary Wharf, I suggested that me and a friend I was visiting head down to the Cardiff branch whilst I was in Cardiff. This time however I ordered 100% vegetarian and swapped the chicken tinga which hadn't impressed me with the sweet potato and feta taquitos. This time however, the meal I found wasn't as great as at Canary Wharf. The black bean quesadillas were cold and a bit bland and the sweet potato and feta taquitos had a really odd taste to them. I can't even describe what they tasted like, it was just an odd un-natural taste that I didn't like and the corn had gone very soggy though just arriving at the table. The corn, black bean and guacamole tostadas on the other hand had arrived as if it had been doused in a ton of oil. I know the menu said that it was topped with ancho chilli oil, but this was honestly just excessive and unpleasant especially knowing that this had been better made at Canary Wharf. I suppose the only satisfying part of the meal was the guacamole which I could not fault.
Seriously though what is with that sea of oil?!
I suppose it was just a bad day for Wahaca Cardiff as I had been before in the past and I haven't had any issues there at all. It's not put me off going again as I did have a good experience at Canary Wharf and I hope the next branch I visit has food made just as good.


Breast cancer is one of the most frequent causes of death in Mexican women over 35 years of age. At molecular level, changes in many genetic networks have been reported as associated with this neoplasia. To analyze these changes, we determined gene expression profiles of tumors from Mexican women with breast cancer at different stages and compared these with those of normal breast tissue samples.
32P-radiolabeled cDNA was synthesized by reverse transcription of mRNA from fresh sporadic breast tumor biopsies, as well as normal breast tissue. cDNA probes were hybridized to microarrays and expression levels registered using a phosphorimager. Expression levels of some genes were validated by real time RT-PCR and immunohistochemical assays.
We identified two subgroups of tumors according to their expression profiles, probably related with cancer progression. Ten genes, unexpressed in normal tissue, were turned on in some tumors. We found consistent high expression of Bik gene in 14/15 tumors with predominant cytoplasmic distribution.
Recently, the product of the Bik gene has been associated with tumoral reversion in different neoplasic cell lines, and was proposed as therapy to induce apoptosis in cancers, including breast tumors. Even though a relationship among genes, for example those from a particular pathway, can be observed through microarrays, this relationship might not be sufficient to assign a definitive role to Bik in development and progression of the neoplasia. The findings herein reported deserve further investigation.
Breast cancer is one of the most frequent causes in Mexican women over 35 years of age and mortality shows a tendency to increase over time . The origin and course of sporadic breast cancer are not clear. At the molecular level, some alterations have been reported as associated with this neoplasia, such as changes in DNA quantity , cytogenetic alterations , amplification of some proto-oncogenes [4, 5], loss of heterozygosity in some chromosomal regions [6, 7], and mutations in at least four different susceptibility genes in hereditary forms [8–11].
The traditional way of classifying breast tumors is based on tumor size, degree of dissemination and Histopathology. Alterations in many genetic networks are involved in development of breast cancer; therefore, analysis of isolated genes is not sufficient to adequately understand this neoplasia. Transcriptional analysis of multiple genes expressed by breast tumors should provide a means to define a signature or molecular fingerprint of the disease and might progressively replace conventional diagnostic and prognostic parameters. Likewise, the capability to analyze simultaneous expression levels of thousands of genes offers better possibilities to understand and characterize the complete molecular mechanisms underlying cancer progression. Technologies such as DNA chips permit integral study of the advance of the disease, with the advantage of identifying marker genes for diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy.
In several studies found correlations among expression profiles and clinical characteristics, estrogen receptors, lymphatic nodes or treatment response [12–16]. However, this results can not be generalized to other populations because development of this heterogeneous disease have influence from multiple factors, including age, diet, genetics, environment, geographic location, no pregnancy and race . To generate portraits for each population may help in the sub-classification of tumours, prognosis, and general understanding of breast cancer [18, 19] and will allow us to identify characteristic genes from the Mexican population.
Tumor growth rates can be <5% of those predicted by proliferation measurements alone. Several types of human cancers such as colorectal , ovarian , endometrial , and cervical , also showed an increase in apoptotic index (by TUNEL assay) during tumorigenesis, which questions if cancer research fields related with inhibition of cell death might be a critical step in cancer development. Thus, in these cases a high rate of cellular proliferation must be responsible for tumor growth.
Human gene expression patterns derived from cDNA microarrays have been increasingly used to identify genes associated with human cancers [12, 14, 24]. On the basis of these studies, it appears that cDNA microarray based gene expression analysis of breast cancers tissues would reveal molecular characteristics associated with tumorigenesis.
Bcl-2 family proteins contain both, anti-apoptotic and pro-apoptotic, members and are essential to maintain organ systems. For many, but not for all apoptotic signals, balance between these two Bcl-2 subfamilies determine cell fate. The pro-apoptotic Bik protein is a member of one sub-class of the Bcl-2 family designated BH3-alone . The human Bik gene is located on 22q13.3 and codifies a 160 amino acid protein. Its mRNA has ubiquitous distribution with elevated levels in heart and skeletal muscle .
Recently, the product of Bik gene has been associated with tumoral reversion in different cell lines and was proposed as therapy to induce apoptosis in cancer including breast tumors [27, 28]. Using cDNA microarrays, we obtained gene expression profiles of 15 breast cancers and 5 normal breast tissues. Complete pairwise comparison of selected genes with real-time RT-PCR revealed consistent overexpression of Bik/NBK gene in tumor samples.
The protocol of this work was approved by the Ethical Committee of our hospital with register number 98/718/43 and all patients provided informed consent in signed letter prior to the initiation of any procedure. Samples were taken from non-affected breast tissue and affected tissue from 15 non-related Mexican patients 40 years of age [mean of 52 years and range 40–68 years]. All tumors were sporadic, infiltrating, ductal adenocarcinomas from patients who had not received adjuvant chemotherapy. Tissues were obtained from the Oncology Hospital, at the Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social in Mexico City. Each sample was snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at -70°C until use. Specimens were selected for analysis by two criteria: (i) sufficient material for analysis, and (ii) histological evaluation by two pathologists demonstrating that samples contained at least 70% of tumor cells (in the case of cancer samples). Representative sections from each case were paraffin-embedded for staining with haematoxylin and eosin to assess histopathologic diagnosis using American Cancer Committee criteria  and for their use in Immunohistochemistry assays.
Total RNA of each sample was obtained with trizol and dissolved in RNase-free water for a final concentration of 1–2 μg/μl. Samples was stored at -70°C. Concentration and purity of each sample was assessed by gel electrophoresis and spectrophotometry (Ultrospec 2000, Pharmacia Biotech). Prior to obtaining poly A+ RNA, total RNA was treated with DNAse I according to Atlas pure total RNA labeling system (Clontech, Palo Alto, CA, USA). Poly A enrichment procedure was used to obtain mRNA (Atlas pure total RNA labeling system®, Clontech, Palo Alto, CA, USA).
cDNA label procedure was used to obtain 32P-labeled cDNA from 1 μg of poly A, with MoMLV reverse transcriptase (Atlas pure total RNA labeling system®, Clontech, Palo Alto, CA, USA). Labeled probes were purified with chroma SPIN-200 columns (Atlas cDNA Expression Arrays®, Clontech, Palo Alto, CA, USA). Incorporation of 32P into the probe was double-checked in a scintillation counter (Beckman, model LS 9000sc).
The hybridization procedure was performed with hybridization solution mixed with the entire pool of labeled cDNA probes with > 1.25 × 106 cpm on Atlas array membrane with 609 genes, double-spotted (Atlas human cancer cDNA expression arrays®; Clontech, Palo Alto, CA, USA). The membrane was hybridized at 68°C for 24 h, and then was washed with high-to-low astringency solutions. Membranes were exposed for 24 h in a phosphor screen (Kodak storage phosphor screen, Molecular Dynamics).
The digitalized image was obtained in a storm scanner (Storm 680, Molecular Dynamics, Inc.). Expression profiles were obtained with Atlas image 2.0 software (Clontech, Palo Alto, CA, USA) through comparison of normal vs. tumor tissues. We used a normalization coefficient in which average value of all genes was used to normalize the array. This coefficient was determined with the Sum method, which adds values of signal over background for all genes on arrays.
Hybridization profiles were analyzed with J-Express program developed and distributed by Molmine AS and collaborators , and Cluster and TreeView software's .
The same source of total RNA used to define gene expression profiles was used in real time RT-PCR experiments, following all instructions outlined in the LightCycler-RNA amplification kit SYBR Green I manual (Roche Molecular Biochemicals, Mannheim, Germany). cDNA synthesis was carried out in LightCycler (Roche) in a capillary as follows: 20 μl mix reaction containing 500 ng of DNase I treated total RNA, 4 μl of LightCycler-RT-PCR reaction mix SYBR Green I (final concentration 1X), 5 mM MgCl2, 0.4 μl LightCycler-RT-PCR enzyme mix, and 5.0 pmol forward and reverse primers for both genes. Bik gene primer sequences were designed with OLIGO 4.1 and were as follows: forward 5' GAG ACA TCT TGA TGG AGA CC 3', reverse 5' TCT AAG AAC ATC CCT GAT GT 3'. HPRT gene primers were referred by Pieretti M et al; 1991 . For reverse transcription, the reaction was incubated at 55°C for 30 min and at 95°C for 30 sec.
Amplification was carried out in the same capillary. LightCycler was programmed as follows: 50 three-segment cycles for amplification (10 sec at 95°C, 30 sec at 55°C, and acquisition (single-mode), 20 sec at 72°C) and three-segment cycle of product melting (0 sec at 95°C, 10 sec at 65°C, and 0 sec at 95°C at step-acquisition mode). Temperature transition rate for all segments of amplification cycles and melting curve cycle were set at 20°C/sec except for segment 3 that was set at 0.1°C/sec of product-melting curve analysis. Duplicate reactions were prepared for each sample along with a non-template negative control (H2O control). A standard curve was used with these assays and LightCycler3 data analysis software (Roche Molecular Biochemicals) was used in all processes.
For identification of Bik (NBK) protein expression, streptavidin-biotin peroxidase complex (DAKO LSAB Kit, Carpinteria, CA, USA) method with diaminobenzidine as chromogen was used. Epitopes were retrieved by autoclaving in 10 mM citric acid buffer, pH 6.1 for 2 min. As primary antibody, polyclonal anti-human NBK/Bik FL-160 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, work dilution 1:100) in 1% bovine serum albumin-phosphate buffered saline (BSA-PBS) was used. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections of normal skin epithelium served as positive controls for Bik (NBK). Negative control slides were processed in parallel, omitting primary antibody.
We analyzed gene expression patterns in dissected normal or malignant human breast tissue from 20 individuals, 15 infiltrating ductal carcinomas, nine stage II, six stage III, and five normal breast samples. Hierarchical cluster analysis was used to group genes on the basis of similarity in their patterns of expression. We used average cluster linkage, uncentered  based on Euclidean distance and removed all genes that were turned on in tumors but that were not expressed in normal tissue (NCK5AI, CDK5 activator, CDC25A, ERK4, K2P, COL11A1, OBCAM, AMPHIREGULIN, BCGF1 and BMP8).
Cluster analysis of tumors and controls is described in Figure 1. Patterns of gene expression among tumors showed great variation (Figure 1A); however, we identified two main groups. The left branch is conformed by four histologic type II and one type III, while the right branch contains five type II and five type III. Left branch shows distinctive underexpression and loss of expression areas with genes such as IFNGR2, interleukin 2, laminin B1, MSH2, MSH6 CASP8 and 10, RB1, PCNA, EGFR and PGS2, among others, and a few overexpressed genes such as MIF, CDK 2, 5, and 7, RPSA, JUP and ITGAE. On the other hand, right branch shows overexpression areas with genes such as CASP 10, CD30-L, and CD-40-L (TNF family), ras-like small, FGF 3 and 5, TDGF1, ERK5, MIF, IFNGR2, MIG, IFN-alpha, beta, gamma, IL-3, -4, -9 and -13, IP-10, HPRT, DCC, TEK, netrin-2, cadherins 4, 8, 12 and 13 , MMP3, 8, 10, 12 and 13 (metalloproteinase), COL11A2, CCNG1, CDC-6, ATM, N-MYC, and p53.
Dendrogram and picture of hierarchical cluster of 15 mammary tumors and normal tissue. Expression profiles from tumor and normal tissue (average from five normal tissues) were obtained through average-linkage, hierarchical, uncentered clustering analysis, as described in Methods. Genes unexpressed in normal tissue were not included in analysis. In dendrograms, each branch corresponds to similar expression profile among genes (A) or samples (B). Green squares in picture correspond to normal expression levels. Yellow squares correspond to absence of expression. Black squares correspond to underexpressed genes. Red squares correspond to overexpressed genes. Picture under dendrogram in panel details behavior of eight apoptosis-related genes along samples.
In Figure 1B, tumors and controls were associated in a dendrogram obtained with expression profile of each sample. With this analysis, tumors were separated in two main branches; left group contained five tumors defined predominantly by histologic type II, while right group was composed by stage II and III tumors, at the same percentage. In the lower part of the same Figure, we showed the gene expression pattern of eight genes related with apoptotic process obtained from each tumor, showing changes across all samples but exposing the possible relation between pro-apoptotic (BAK, BAX, BIK, BAD) and anti-apoptotic genes (BCL2, BCLW, MCL1, BCL2- A1). We showed that pro-apoptotic BCL2-interacting killer gene (BIK/NBK) overexpressed in nearly all samples (14/15), which makes it a possible candidate for further studies on its role in breast cancer. MCL1 was underexpressed or missing, at least 93.3% (14/15), relative to controls.
Due to consistent high expression of Bik gene in breast cancer, we validated its overexpression by real-time PCR and studied distribution of Bik protein in tumor breast samples by Immunohistochemistry.
According to the Methods section, we developed real-time RT-PCR using Bik and HPRT mRNAs as templates. In Figure 2, we showed amplification products of different samples of Bik and HPRT genes. With real-time RT-PCR, results of 9/13 samples (69%) agreed with those obtained through microarray analysis (considering NB and T14) and in 31% of tumors, we were unable to confirm the result. By using melting curves (data not shown), we confirmed that amplification products obtained with real-time RT-PCR were specific. As positive control, HPRT gene (housekeeping) was used (samples numbers 11 and 14) for tumors and normal breast (NB). We used tumor 14 as negative control (tumor that wich show expression for Bik gene in microarray assay).
Real time RT-PCR validation of expression Bik and HPRT genes. Amplification curves of Bik (Bik T1 to T14), HPRT (T11 and T14) and non-affected breast (NB) mRNAs are shown. Graphic generated by LightCycler-based real time PCR thermocycler. The abscissa shows fluorescence relative units and ordinate cycle number.
After RT-PCR analysis, we checked the distribution and abundance of Bik protein on slides obtained from the same tissue used for histopathologic diagnosis. Only in poorly or well-differentiated tumor areas we found presence of BIK protein with predominant cytoplasmic location (Figure 3A). Figures 3C and 3D (magnification to 400×) show Bik protein in a sample of breast cancer. Presence of BIK protein was specific because, when primary antibody was omitted, we did not observe any signal in neoplasic tissue (Figure 3B).
Distribution of Bik protein in mammary ducts from adenocarcinomas. Anti-Bik/NBK polyclonal antibody) was reacted with HRP-secondary antibody and revealed with DAB. Haematoxylin was used as counter stain. A, C, and D are different tumor areas. B, negative control from the same patient.
Advances in high-density DNA microarray technology have permitted to screen large numbers of genes and to correlate tumoral stages and gene-expression profiles in cancer research. The idea is that tumor behavior is ruled by expression of hundreds of genes; thus microarrays analysis allows those behaviors and clinical features to be predicted. In the present study, 10 genes were turned on in some tumors respect to the normal tissue.
With microarray analysis of samples, we identified two subgroups probably related with cancer progression. In the first group, we identified an underexpression area (lower part of dendrogram in Figure 1) Wich corresponded to four histological stage II tumors, (T2, T5, T12 and T14) and one tumor in histological stage III, (T3). The latter tumor probably corresponded to a stage II tumor at molecular level because its profile expression was similar to others in the same group. We think that this group belongs to an initial stage of development of neoplasia, because it presents fewer alterations than the second group, and because the behavior of some genes related with the beginning of tumor development such as genes related with DNA repairment, apoptosis, TNF, Fas-L route, checkpoint, remodeling, and maintenance of extracellular matrix, were underexpressed or lost their expression while other genes were overexpressed, such as human macrophage migration inhibitory factor and some cyclin-dependent kinases and cytoskeletal proteins.
The right branch (Figure 1) contains stage II or III tumors and probably correspond to more advanced stages of progression of neoplasia. In this group, we found some overexpressed genes; of these, COL11A2 and netrin-2 had not been previously associated with breast cancer. Other genes, such as DCC and cadherin 13, were found overexpressed in our samples but underexpressed in other reports ; these genes probably have mutations that differentially affect their proteins.
Apoptosis is a mechanism to control cell death which occurs during normal development, growth, and maintenance in multicellular organisms. It can be activated by stimulation of a cell surface death receptor or release of cytochrome c from mitochondria. In the cascade of events initiated by this signaling, cysteine aspartyl proteases, or caspases are cleaved from an inactive zymogen to an active heterodimer. These active caspases degrade several components critical for cell survival, such as DNA repair elements, structural proteins, and cell signaling peptides . Caspase-3, the primary death effector, serves as a key target for monitoring apoptosis, for it is activated through both cell surface death receptor and mitochondrial release of cytochrome c . Disruption in signaling pathways that regulate apoptosis can lead to a variety of pathologic conditions, making apoptosis an area of intense focus for research .
Eight genes related with apoptosis are found in the lower part of Figure 1B. Only two genes showed differential expression in nearly all tumors, Bik gene was overexpressed in 14/15 samples and MCL-1 gene expression was diminished or absent in the same number of tumors. The behavior of the remaining genes was not constant; in tumor 5, for example, nearly all selected genes were overexpressed, whereas in tumor 6 expression of nearly all selected genes was lost. The heterogeneous behavior of these genes makes it difficult to establish their role in apoptosis or survival of neoplasic cells. However, it was possible to establish which genes, as in the case of the Bik gene, are probably related with cancer progression or are involved in other genetic networks.
BH3-only proteins are structurally distant members of the Bcl-2 protein family which triggers apoptosis. These proteins share with each other and with the remainder of the Bcl-2 family only a nine amino acid BH3 (Bcl-2 Homology) region. This domain is required for its ability to bind to Bcl-2-like, pro-survival proteins and to initiate apoptosis. Mammals have at least 10 BH3-only genes that differ in expression pattern and model of activation (regulated by a diverse range of transcription factors). Certain BH3-only proteins, including Bad, Bik/Nbk, Bid, Bim/Bod, and Bmf, are restrained by post-translational modifications that cause their sequestration from pro-survival Bcl-2 family members . Nbk/Bik (natural-born killer/Bcl-2-interacting killer) is a tissue-specific BH3-only protein which molecular function is largely unknown. Nbk fails to induce apoptosis in the absence of Bax. Nbk interacts with Bcl-xL and Bcl-2 but not with Bax. It was suggested that Nbk acts as an indirect killer which triggers Bax-dependent apoptosis, whereas Bak is not sufficient to confer sensitivity to Nbk .
BH3-only proteins require multidomain pro-apoptotic members Bax and Bak to release cytochrome c from mitochondria and kill cells. Short peptides representing alpha-helical BH3 domains of Bid or Bim are capable of inducing oligomerization of Bak and Bax to release cytochrome c. BH3 peptides from Bad and Bik cannot directly activate Bax or Bak, but instead bind anti-apoptotic members of BCL-2, resulting in displacement of Bid-like BH3 domains which initiate mitochondrial dysfunction. These data support two types of BH3 domains: Bid-like domains which activate Bax, Bak, and Bad-like domains which sensitize by occupying the pocket of anti-apoptotic members .
Of note, a significant fraction of either ectopic or endogenous BIK was found associated with the endoplasmic reticulum, suggesting that this organelle, in addition to mitochondria, may be a target of BIK function . Collectively, the results identify BIK as an initiator of cytochrome c release from mitochondria operating from a location at the ER . These results indicate that any function of Bik in programmed cell death and stress-induced apoptosis must overlap that of other BH3-only proteins .
Because the product of Bik gene is pro-apoptotic, this protein has been used to induce apoptosis in several cancer cell lines (PC-3, HT-29, MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, 435, 468 and A540) [27, 28, 48]. Fay M et al; in 2003  reported underexpression of the CUL-5 gene in breast tumor tissue, whereas expression levels in several cancer cell lines (MCF7, MDA-MB-231) are essentially identical to those of normal breast. Probably breast tumor tissues (i.e., Bik gene) have a different behavior vs. breast cancer cell lines at a molecular level. Moreover we found some reports with different expression levels of Bik gene among multiple human tissues: Daniel T et al; 1999  reported absence of Bik expression in heart, skeletal muscle, and brain, while Verma et al; 2000  reported higher expression in heart and skeletal muscle. It is difficult to reconcile these reports.
It is not known whether Bik gene works as an apoptosis activator or only sensitizes the cell for death. In any event, it could be a prognostic factor and a possible therapy target in breast cancer. The findings reported in this paper deserve further investigation.
This work was supported by grants No. 34451-M and Salud-2003-C01-074 from Mexican Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) and by the Medical Research Council of Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) FOFOI FP-0038/1248; FP-0038/1247; FP-0038/763 México. The authors would like to thank PhD José Moreno (Specialties Hospital), PhD Guadalupe Rico (Pediatrics Hospital) for technical cooperation, M.A. Maggie Brunner (Managing Editor, Archives of Medical Research) for technical English assess, National Medical Center Century-XXI, IMSS, and PhD Juan Burgueño to assessment on statistical approach. E Curiel-Quesada is a COFAA fellow.
NG performed microarrays and real-time RT-PCR assays, contributed toward the design of the study and drafted the manuscript. FS participated in the conception and design of the study. HA performed real-time RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry assays. ECQ participated in the conception and design study. IA obtained and performed histopathologic diagnosis of the samples. RP participated in the conception of the study. DA drafted the manuscript, participated in the conception and design of study and its coordination. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.


Chorizo al Vino is a classic Spanish tapa. The heavenly combination of the spanish chorizo and red wine heightens the flavor of the chorizo to another level. It's ease to prepare does not minimize it's complex and uncomparable taste. A Spanish culinary treasure enjoyed all year long.
Preheat oven to 400 F. Next, place chorizo into a roasting pan and pour wine over. Roast for 40 minutes. The red wine should be all but evaporated and the Spanish sausage should be browned and slightly crisp. Cut each chorizo into 3 to 4 small pieces, serve hot and enjoy.


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Senate Begins Confirmation Hearings: Center for Medicare Advocacy Statement on the Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court
September 4, 2018 – WASHINGTON, DC – Today the Senate begins confirmation hearings for a key position on the United States Supreme Court. Given what is at stake with this lifetime appointment to our highest court, the Center for Medicare Advocacy remains greatly concerned about the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. As a public interest law organization committed to fair access to quality health care, equal rights for all as we age, and due process, the Center has serious reservations about this nomination.
Judge Kavanaugh's lengthy record on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals does not bode well for the millions of families who rely on critical health care programs and our Constitutional form of government. For example, in Seven-Sky v. Holder, 661 F.3d 1 (D.C. Cir. 2011), Judge Kavanaugh dissented in a 2-1 decision that affirmed the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, maintaining that the challenge against the Act could not be heard before the individual mandate's tax penalties took effect. Just as concerning, Judge Kavanaugh stated in his decision, "the President may decline to enforce a statute that regulates private individuals when the President deems the statute unconstitutional, even if a court has held or would hold the statute constitutional." 661 F.3d at 50 n.43. This statement raises serious concerns about Judge Kavanaugh's commitment to ensuring the judiciary continues to serve as an equal branch of government to the executive branch, and as a check and balance to the President.
Further, as the NAACP noted in a statement opposing the nomination, "He has been a strong and consistent voice for the wealthy and the powerful. Over and over again, he has ruled against civil rights, workers' rights, consumer rights, and women's rights."
The Supreme Court will decide myriad important cases in the years ahead, impacting the well-being of the country's most vulnerable citizens and residents. It is critical that judicial nominees – especially those to our highest court – are committed to protecting and enhancing access to quality health care, not to advancing powerful and corporate interests.
"We are living in a time where access to justice, essential health care benefits and civil rights are under attack," says Judith Stein, executive director of the Center for Medicare Advocacy. "There has been a sustained effort to undermine the Affordable Care Act, privatize Medicare, and decimate Medicaid. Low-income people have found it increasingly difficult to have their cases heard in federal courts. The Supreme Court must stand apart, as a trusted, fair arbiter of individual and societal rights. Regrettably, Judge Kavanaugh's record does not warrant that trust and his presence on the Court will significantly impact social justice for generations to come."
As advocates for older adults and disabled people, we oppose any threats – legislative, executive or judicial – to Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and due process of law. Thus, the Center for Medicare Advocacy must also oppose this nomination.
The Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc., established in 1986, is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan law organization that provides education, advocacy, analysis and legal assistance to help older people and people with disabilities obtain fair access to Medicare and quality health care. We focus on the needs of Medicare beneficiaries, people with chronic conditions, and those in need of long-term care. The organization is involved in writing, education, and advocacy of importance to Medicare beneficiaries nationwide. The Center is headquartered in Connecticut and Washington, DC, with offices throughout the country.
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If you're using MSMQ to offload work from your Web site, you have a number of ways to pick up those messages, including processing those messages as soon as they turn up.
MSMQ provides a way of offloading work from your application to be processed at a later date or on another computer. In an earlier column, I showed how to write messages to a Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) for later processing. In this column, I'll show the code for reading your messages from the queue and, more important, give you some options on where to put that code.
There is one wrinkle: If the Receive method doesn't find a message, the method waits until a message appears. So this code will run until all the messages are processed and then stop, waiting for another message. If you're writing a program that's supposed to process all the messages in a queue and then shut down (as part of your nightly processing, for example), this isn't going to work for you.
Catch block. Of course, the Receive method could throw an exception for some other reason, so you should check to see if the problem really was a timeout error.
If the Receive method does time out, the code quietly exits. This is because, presumably, all the messages have been processed. If the Receive method throws some other exception, that exception is passed onto the application.
If you want to process messages as they come in, one solution is to create a Windows Service. The Windows Service can process messages as they arrive, occasionally falling behind if messages arrive faster than the service can process them. Hopefully, though, once the rate of messages slows down, the service will (eventually) catch up. Effectively, even though you're using a queue, you get an "almost-real-time" response.
Creating a Windows Service is easy in Visual Studio: Just select File | New | Project to open the Add New Project dialog box. You'll find a Windows Service project template in the Windows section. Once Visual Studio has created your Windows Service project, you can rename the default class (Service1) to some more meaningful name.
The bolStop variable would be declared outside of the service's two methods (OnStart and OnStop). In the OnStop method (which is called by Windows as part of shutting the service down), you just need to set bolStop to False.
The problem is, of course, breaking out of the Receive method to check that bolStop has been set. Here, again, you'll want to pass a TimeSpan object to the Receive method to give the loop a chance to check to see if the bolStop variable has been changed.
Rather than checking each message as soon as it arrives, you could check for messages on a regular basis. To implement this solution, drag a Timer control from the Toolbox onto your Windows Service design surface. Once there, you can put your code inside the Timer's Tick event and set the Timer's Interval property to the number of milliseconds to wait between checking for messages.
The code in Listing 1 will wake up, process all of the messages on the queue and, once there are no more messages, exit.
There's at least one more option to consider when processing MSMQ messages: Launching a program every time a message appears to process that message. I'll discuss that option in my next column.


I first read Water For Elephants, by Sara Gruen, in 2009. It is a powerful, dynamic, and hopeful story. If you have only seen the movie, you have missed a great deal of the texture and subtlety of the novel.
The novel is structured as a frame story in which Jacob, the viewpoint character, in a nursing home, recovering from a broken hip. He is cranky, and a little forgetful. A circus is in town, and he is looking forward to the weekend, when someone from his family will visit, and take him to the circus.
In flashbacks, we see his first few months with a circus in his youth, during the Great Depression, as an impoverished veterinary student. He falls in love with an unavailable woman, he learns how cruel people can really be, how deep true friendship runs, and how easily even the best of us can be pushed by passion to violence and despair.
In the end, redemption from an unexpected source comes in the midst of cruel revenge gone beyond reason.
The book is gritty, as you might expect from a circus book set in the Great Depression. Not recommended for children or younger teenagers, but adults will be moved by the deep emotional honesty, remembering the burning, self-centered transition from youth to adult. It shows the bittersweet difference between the fantasy we all have about "adventures", and the real hard times and fear that are the root of every adventure story.
If you like Water For Elephants, you may also like The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield.
I've been a fan of Randy Wayne White and his Doc Ford series of mysteries for a pretty long time. There are nearly a score of them now, and the last few have felt just a little strained. Not so far that I'm giving up, but like maybe White and Ford need a break from each other.
The other day I found his new book, Gone, the first of a new series. The protagonist is Hannah Smith, a fishing guide and private investigator working in the Sanibel/Captiva/Fort Meyers area.
Four chapters in, I am pretty happy with the book. It is always a good sign when the shamus in a mystery treats wounded characters with respect and care.
Sure, there is a place for the noir tradition of the Knight in Stained Armor, but noir mysteries focus much more on rough justice, and any mercy tends to be nearly as rough. The detective shrugs off connections, afraid his (almost always his) own damage will aggravate the wounds of the victims he encounters.
Hannah Smith seems to be the sort of character who can hardly help herself from making the world just a little brighter, a little better than she found it. She is not a hippy-dippy touchy-feely guidance counselor, just a tough woman who cares about people, finding her way in a world filled with darkness and cruelty.
When I finish up, I will say a few more words about this one.


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Idiot Okie Stars In Viral Road Rage Video
Ex-convict, 60, is facing felony charge
SEPTEMBER 15--The pot-bellied, knife-wielding buffoon who stars in the latest road rage video to sweep the Internet is a convicted felon who served prison time for assaulting a police officer and who has been the subject of more than a dozen protective order applications accusing him of stalking and domestic violence, records show.
Paul Wiseley, 60, and his cohorts faced off Sunday afternoon against a group of motorcycle-riding Oklahoma State University students on a rural road in Pawnee County (which is outside Tulsa).
As seen in the below video, as a pal batters a prone student, Wiseley emerges from his Ford F-150 and begins issuing threats. Wearing a cutoff denim shirt, blue basketball shorts, and flip flops, Wiseley demands that an overalls-clad associate hand over the shotgun he was carrying. "I'll blow your fucking face off," Wiseley screams.
As he advances on one of the students, Wiseley lifts his shirt to reveal a large tattoo across his sprawling belly. Pointing to the ink, he yells, "I'm the real deal, bitch!" He is later heard warning, "I'll kill you" and "I'll cut your fucking throat." At one point in the video, Wiseley is seen holding a small knife in his right hand.
During the melee, Wiseley took a GoPro camera from one of the students and refused to return it. "It's the price you pay for fucking doing the wrong thing," he explained.
Before driving his truck away, Wiseley told a group of students, "I hope none of you plan on pursuing this...with the law." He added, "Enjoy yourself. I pray for everybody."
The incident came to the attention of law enforcement when the video began circulating online earlier this week. As a result, Wiseley was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, a felony. A student has told police that Wiseley--now free on $100,000 bond--held a knife to his throat during the altercation.
Oklahoma court records show that Wiseley's rap sheet includes convictions for drunk driving, public intoxication, driving without a license, violating a protective order, breach of peace, malicious injury, and assault and battery on a police officer. He was sentenced to five years in state prison on the battery charge, but served 15 months in custody, according to Oklahoma Department of Corrections records.
Wiseley has also been the defendant in numerous court actions seeking orders of protection against him. The filings--made in five separate Oklahoma counties--have resulted in the issuance of multiple emergency orders of protection. The plaintiffs in these actions include 12 separate women.
In a typical petition for a protective order against Wiseley, a woman accused him of bombarding her with phone calls and text messages, driving past her home late at night, and "Calling friends and family to inquire about my whereabouts." In her court petition, the woman wrote, "I have repeatedly asked Paul to leave me alone. We had been in a platonic friendship." A judge subsequently issued an order barring Wiseley from having any contact with the woman for three years.
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The Rosedale Hutterite Colony was founded in 1918 in Elie, Manitoba, as a relocation of the Rosedale Hutterite Colony in Mitchell, South Dakota colony.
Daughter colonies of the Rosedale Hutterite Colony include: Iberville Hutterite Colony (Elie, Manitoba, Canada); Elm River Hutterite Colony (Newton, Manitoba, Canada); New Rosedale Hutterite Colony (Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada); Hillside Hutterite Colony (Justice, Manitoba, Canada); and Woodland Hutterite Colony (Poplar Point, Manitoba, Canada).
In 2017 the colony was a member of the the Schmiedeleut Group 1.
Friesen, Bert. "Rosedale Hutterite Colony (Elie, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2018. Web. 21 Apr 2019. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rosedale_Hutterite_Colony_(Elie,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=161014.
Friesen, Bert. (July 2018). Rosedale Hutterite Colony (Elie, Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 April 2019, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rosedale_Hutterite_Colony_(Elie,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=161014.
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Faith Hill Height and Weight
Shoe size: 9 / 39, 5 (EU)
Dress Size: 2 US
Faith Hill has exceptional body measurements. She is tall, very slim and fragile. The beauty remained fit even after a birth of her three daughters. No need to say, that the star takes a good care about her body. But physical beauty has never been important for her. Her main passion has always been music.
Born Audrey Faith Perry, she was adopted in her early years and grew up alongside two brothers (her adoptive parents had two biological sons).
The girl had unreally strong voice and frequently performed at various local events. She even sang in the church choir. Faith made up her mind to become a professional singer at the age of 7, when she had visited Elvis Presley concert.
But at first the young ambitious singer couldn't get a job. To make the ends meet, she worked at McDonald's as a waitress. Finally Hill managed to find a job of a secretary at a musical company. Gradually she convinced her colleagues to help her start career of a musician.
Faith Hill (she took her stage surname from her first husband) released her debut album, named "Take Me as I Am" in 1993. The country star reached international popularity with two next albums – "Faith" and "Breathe".
Currently Hill can boast with 8 studio albums. The latest of them, "Illusion", was released in 2012.
Name: Audrey Faith Perry
Nickname: Faith Hill
Place of Birth: Ridgeland, Mississippi, USA
Place of Residence: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Education: McLaurin High School, Hinds Community College, Raymond, MS
1) Ex-Husband Daniel Hill (were married in 1988-1994)
2) Husband Tim McGraw (since 1996)
Faith has three daughters with Tim McGraw:
1) Gracie Katherine (born in 1997)
2) Maggie Elizabeth (born in 1998)
3) Audrey Caroline (born in 2001)
She holds 5 Grammy Awards and many others
Favorite Food: Mexican
Favorite Music: Reba McEntire
Favorite Perfume: Fruit fragrances
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When I run a test code on vscode, the error occured 'fatal error: opencv2/core.hpp: No such file or directory'
But there is the file in the directory.
I checked vscode's json file and I set the include path correctly. I don't know why.
Can you tell me anything i missed?
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"configurations": [
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I have that header file in the right path.

A: C:\\minGW+opencv\\opencv\\build\\include is the wrong include path for your project. (it only contains cmake scripts, no actual headers)
assuming you did a proper mingw32-make install before (well, did you ??), it should be:
C:\\minGW+opencv\\opencv\\build\\install\\include

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Dwayne Cooper is from Florence, SC and currently lives in NYC. He began singing in a Christian a cappella group called "The Cunningham Singers". Often referred as a modern day Sammy Davis Jr. meets Barry White, he is what the industry calls a "triple threat" and has performed in the Broadway casts of MOTOWN, HAIRSPRAY, several National tours and most recently the NY Revival of Smokey Joe's Cafe. He is also one of the founding members of THE DOO WOP PROJECT, a ten piece band that travels around the US performing Doo Wop music. As a songwriter/producer, he has charted #7 on Billboard's Top Ten (Dance) and as a sketch comedy writer, his personal YouTube videos have been seen by over 1,000,000 people.


Ancient Rome is that time in history when the Roman Empire existed. At its peak, the empire included most of Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East. The Romans were known for their army, architecture, and government. The empire existed from about 100 B.C. to 500 A.D.


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The Fiddler is a small but perfectly formed Irish bar located right in the heart of Auckland, New Zealand. Come down for the early session on Fri 16th at 4:30pm to hear Sean Kelly play. Located at 71 Victoria St W, Auckland.
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December 3, 2014 – JACKSON, Miss. – Today, Gov. Phil Bryant and FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn are visiting North Sunflower Medical Center as part of an ongoing public-private partnership to address the growing diabetes crisis that affects more than 370,000 adults in the state of Mississippi and 29.1 million people nationwide.
In an effort to positively impact the prevalence and burden of diabetes in Mississippi, in January 2014 Bryant partnered with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), North Sunflower Medical Center (NSMC), GE Healthcare, Intel-GE Care Innovations, and C Spire to provide people with diabetes more consistent and timely access to clinicians through the use of telehealth technology in their homes. The program, known as the Diabetes Telehealth Network, aims to enroll up to 200 patients. The individuals currently enrolled have demonstrated significant enthusiasm and are enjoying improved control of their diabetes.


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The Hyper Room | Web3 + Pop Culture
Swinging Witchblades with Top Cow's Matt Hawkins
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The Hyper Room is a podcast series interviewing creatives, innovators and business people in the world of Pop Culture involved in all facets from comic books to action figures to video games and other forms of physical and digital media, The Hyper Room deep dives into the process and the business direct from the creators themselves. We don't discuss if Harry Potter can beat Superman - we discuss how that story could come together and how it would affect the world of Pop Culture.
As a veteran of the initial Image Comics launch, Matt Hawkins started his career in comic book publishing in 1993 and has been working with Image as a creator, writer and executive for over 26 years. President/COO of Top Cow since 1998, Matt has created and written over 30 new franchises for Top Cow and Image.
We talk about Matt's career, how new comic creators can break in, the future of comics publishing, about his own projects postal, Think Tank, Swing, and Sunstone, and working for Rob Liefeld and Marc Silvestri.
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        $form = $crawler->selectButton('_submit')->form();

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Arraignment Postponed For Ex-LAPD Officer Charged With Murder
RELATED | Arrest Warrant Issued For LAPD Officer In Pomona Death
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Arraignment for Henry Solis, 27, was postponed until June 30. He is charged with one count each of murder and assault with a firearm, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Solis, bearded, shackled and wearing orange jail garb, responded in the affirmative when asked by the judge if he consented to the the delay.
Solis, who was being held in lieu of $2 million bail, is due back in court Tuesday for a hearing in which prosecutors are expected to argue that his bail be increased to $10 million.
Deputy District Attorney Sandi Roth told a judge the increase was warranted because Solis had "extended family'' in Texas and Mexico, as well as relatives in the Los Angeles area, and she was concerned they could "rally'' and come up with enough money to spring the defendant on the lower amount.
If that happens, and Solis flees, "we may not have another chance to prosecute him.''
Solis was arrested May 26 by Mexican authorities in the border city of Juarez and was then deported to the United States, where he was booked into the El Paso County Jail.
Pomona police detectives went to Texas to bring Solis back to Southern California. Deputy Chief Michael Olivieri announced about 2:40 p.m. Thursday that Solis had been returned to the Southland and booked into the Pomona city jail.
He faces life in prison if convicted.
Solis had been staying with relatives in the Juarez area prior to his arrest, FBI officials said. Special Agent Scott Garriola said Solis was "moved from one house to another'' to help him avoid capture.
Solis allegedly killed Salome Rodriguez Jr., 23, while a probationary officer in the LAPD's Devonshire Division in the San Fernando Valley. The former Marine was fired by the department soon after becoming a fugitive.
Federal authorities said Solis fled to Mexico with the help of his father, Victor, 53, who was convicted by an El Paso federal jury Thursday of lying to the FBI about helping his son escape.
He was arrested after the father and son were spotted by a security camera as they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border on March 14.
Victor Solis has an Aug. 20 sentencing date. He is facing up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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Something I've been wondering. I've heard about this happening with female ball pythons laying eggs despite never mating or even being near a male but was under the impression is was very rare. However recently I bumped into a few mentions that egg laying is more common in colubrids? Can anyone verify how true this is and how much of a concern it should be? Is there a certain age this tends to happen? I've read some people stating it's seasonal while others say it's completely random.
I'll be getting my female russian rat snake 2-3 months from now and admit I'm worried if I may ever have to worry about her being egg-bound. I've read how it can be as simple as soaking and massaging the snake to help pass the eggs, or as complicated as needing to have the eggs aspired or surgically removed which is what I'm most afraid of. To the point I'm starting to wonder if I should get a male instead.
Are the chances of this happening rare or actually pretty common to expected? How often? Is it as scary as it sounds? Or am I overthinking this? Is it easy to spot if my female ever gets egg-bound? will she get more aggressive?
If anyone knows or has experience with colubrids laying eggs can you share your feedback and experience? Or recommended resources I could look into?
Sorry for the loads of questions everyone! I'm just trying to make sure I understand what I may get myself into beforehand. Thanks!
Re: Non-breeding females laying eggs common?
It is somewhat common with female colubrids. I have had rats, kings, milks and pines do it, and the female bull I have did it yearly for her previous owner. I don't think it is something you should focus on but it is worthwhile being aware of.


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A proverb about London among Polish Jews, 1822.
An almost unending fount of interesting material is the Missionary Journals of Joseph Wolf, which I've quoted many times before (see here, for example, for a bit about how the rabbis of Jerusalem stood for Rabbi Yaakov Emden's granddaughter when she walked into a room).
The protagonists in this exchange areWolf, the missionary, and Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Shklov, disciple of the Vilna Gaon and leading Ashkenazic sage in the Land of Israel at the time (1822).
I admit that it took me a minute to understand this "proverb:" "We Jews in Poland have a proverb; The wicked one draws a Jew after him to London, but as soon as the Jew is arrived in London, the Jew draws the wicked one after him."
I think it means to say that the spiritual environment in London is so bad for Jews that the Jew in London, who was after all lured there by Satan, once there he has fallen so far that he lures the very Satan himself. Have you got a better interpretation?
Shimon S 5:53 PM, January 24, 2012
Satan = Yetzer HaRah.
IHMO this is similar to the explanation of Al Cheit SheChatanu Lefanecha BeYetzer HaRa - even where the evil inclination didn't see any sin and was minding his own business, we managed to find one.
The pshat seems to be that the Yid in London went beyond the call of duty to sin.
S. 5:57 PM, January 24, 2012
"Satan = Yetzer HaRah."
Well yes, I know that.
I wonder actually if this isn't specifically connected with conversions, considering the circumstances, and what Wolf said to him right before. This was the heyday of the London Missionary Society.
I know you do...
BTW While the first edition used the spelling Wolf (one F), he himself later used two Fs and is universally known as Joseph Wolff. I like Wolffs diaries but they are far from being a reliable historical account. I always found the debates with R' Mendel and the other perushim pretty far-fetched. Wolff was 27 at that time.
Then again, no one at that time expected the developments (conversions) of 1840s...
Dov 10:38 PM, January 24, 2012
How about this, along the same lines as you but a bit deeper:
Wolf's comment was that "no worldly object has induced me to embrace that belief." In other words, no one has forced him to come to this conclusion, it's all real, it's all HIM. R. Mendel's retort is that the wicked one takes the Jew to London, but once the Jew gets there he convinces himself that what's wicked is good, and then he begins to take all the credit for coming, all in order to assuage his guilty conscience. In other words, he's saying, Wolf, you're full of it. Maybe I'm over-thinking this, it's just a thought.
Wolf's attempt at a witty comeback could then be simply alluding to his belief that there is nothing bad about London in the first place.
I would say that the proverb in general referred to London the way we'd refer to Vegas and the like. In this specific context it probably refers to Christianity.
I probably am over-thinking this. Now back to my Gemara...
S. 9:17 AM, January 25, 2012
Of course caution should be used, but I doubt he fantasized it all. In fact, at times you can see that he (or the editor) doesn't right the Jewish response, and one might infer that it was pretty good. For example, Wolff pointed out to R. Mendel that the Radak explains "elem" to mean "hidden," and thus "alma" must mean virgin. No word on what R. Mendel responded. There are also a number of details which are undoubtedly reliable. One such thing is that he not only mentions the so called Vilna Ger Tzedek, but even that his name was Potocki. Now there is a lot to say about whether that story really happened, if it was conflated with the documented story of another ger, etc. - but there can be no doubt that R. Mendel told him this - which makes it important since aside from this account there is not even a hint of the entire story in the writings of any disciples of the Gaon (a point lamentedly admitted in an article about Avraham ben Avraham in a memorial volume for R. Wachtfogel of Lakewood). Another example would be this "proverb" itself. There can be little doubt that, however to interpret it, R. Mendel told something like it to Wolf. There can be also little doubt that they stood up for R. Yaakov Emden's granddaughter, that her great learning was mentioned (or wisdom?) and that R. Mendel said that the important thing for women, though, was to be pious, etc. All these one can learn from his diaries, and much more besides.
As for the plausibility of so much debate, first of all the Perushim made a strategic decision to befriend the missionaries and receive material and political support in exchange. Aryeh Morgenstern documented this well. As you allude, this was well before the 1840s, and they evidently didn't yet feel burned.
Anonymous 11:22 AM, January 25, 2012
Excuse my ignorance; what was special about the 1840's?
S. 11:38 AM, January 25, 2012
It's not ignorance. There was a Messianic fervor and fever about the year 1840 which many at the time believed was the year predicted by the Zohar for the redemption. When it came and went two of the rabbis among the Perushim converted to Christianity in 1843 (and a third one almost did, but in the end didn't).
Here for example is one contemporary quote - and it is not fiction:
"Messrs. Luria and Goldberg were, before their conversion, Jewish rabbies m the Holy City, known as Rabbi Eleazar and Rabbi Benjamin; in 1843, they were added by baptism to the Jewish Christian community on Mount Zion, and were at that time exposed to severe persecution from their unbelieving brethren, who tried by every means in their power to prevent their making a public profession of their faith. Mr. Luria was compelled to divorce his wife, deprived of his only child, and pillaged of all he possessed. From Russia, however, to which country his wife had been removed, she, after two years, returned to her husband (partly at the instigation of her own Jewish relatives; themselves, from intercourse with the missionaries, favourably disposed towards Christianity), now desirous to be instructed in the knowledge of that Saviour whom she had once rejected, although in so doing she exposed herself to persecution from the Jews in Jerusalem. She was baptized in November last."
Abul Bannat 5:08 PM, January 25, 2012
Thank you. Please provide the source for the fascinating quote. I had thought that the missionaries were so successful in Jerusalem was because of the free high-quality medical treatment they made available. I've seen descriptions that patients would be admitted and find clean beds and bed clothes, good kosher food and the new testament in yiddish or hebrew. If I'm not mistaken, this is the reason why R. Shmuel Salanter and other orthodox leaders, who opposed secular education and modernization, nevertheless supported Jewish owned and operated hospitals.
What your adding here is a very different dimension.
Google is your friend. The Jews of the nineteenth century by William Ayerst (London 1848) happens to be the source of that quote, but this is a well documented story.
What you are describing is largely a phenomenon of the second half of the 19th century. The first half (until 1840ish, really) was more along the lines of how I described. I should point out that the leadership among the Perushim tried to keep their masses apart from the missionaries, preferring to dialogue with them themselves (trusting themselves, obviously). This became problematic in light of what occurred, as described above. There is no question that Joseph Wolff was welcomed into the home of Rabbi Mendel of Shklov, disciple of the Gra, and they discussed Judaism and Christianity (and this is only the tip of the iceberg). The thought of something like this occurring today in Jerusalem is outlandish, to say the least.
For their part, the Sefardim took a much warier approach, trying to totally shun the missionaries - they already had protection from the Ottomans, while the European Jews needed protection, not to mention material things. (This is the most likely explanation, although one cannot also discount the possibility that Middle Eastern Jews saw Christians as second class in their own lands of origin, so why bother with them?) This was before the consular system became firmly established and there were non-missionary means of gaining protection from European powers.
See here and here, where I discussed it a little.
Thanks, S. I would love to see the Morgenstern book. BTW this all ties into my own family history, but I'll take that off line.
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I had two ideas: git and  R Jupyter Notebook
I know there is mergetool in git - although I have never used it. Can somebody comment it?
What are the recommendations?
R Notebook is better in terms of sharing code but I do not imagine though 2 people writing code in Jupyter at the time.
With git people can work independently and simultaneously but can be problems with  people committing changes at the same time.
Any recommendations are welcomed, I am quite new to this still.
Thanks.

A: I think that if you commit small and commit often, you shouldn't have that much of a trouble with git.
I feel that merge conflicts often happen due to misusage of git, that's just my two cents. :)