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Q: How can I do a timeout in PHP?
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a function similar to setTimeout() (JavaScript) for PHP?

Is there any way to do a timeout in PHP? Something similar to setTimeout() in Javascript.
I want to insert data in database after 5 minutes.
Edit: Also. It will do another things after 5 minutes. A function will be executed. Then, the approach shouldn't be with the database. A hang is undesirable

A: If the database does not already have a CURRENT_TIMESTAMP field, add one. Then, insert the row immediately but set that CURRENT_TIMESTAMP field to DATE_ADD(NOW(),INTERVAL 5 MINUTE).
Then, in whatever code you have SELECTing from this table, include WHERE ts <= NOW() (where ts is the name of your CURRENT_TIMESTAMP field)
I use this technique in one of my Cron scripts to simulate it running non-stop when actually it's running once every 15 minutes, by using a random interval between 0 and 15 minutes, and it works really well.

A: You'll need to use something like a cron job or task scheduler depending on where you are hosted. PHP is not event driven.

A: Like others said, there is no "clean" way. You better use a cron job or scheduler-like utility provided by the environment in which you are hosted. And I strongly advise you not to use sleep().
An alternative would be the one of completely changing your approach. Why don't you put the data in the DB immediately, but give it a different "meaning" after 5 minutes?
e.g. you post a new row with a timestamp. When you read, you filter out all the rows that have been inserted after 5 minutes ago.

A: The php sleep() function is the way to go.  More details in this thread. In your case the code might be:
<?

sleep(300); // Or 'sleep(5*60);' to make it more readable.
echo 'Do something!';

?>

A: Im not sure why you need this but you can use
sleep(300);

For more http://php.net/manual/en/function.sleep.php
But I would use a more elegant solution, again this is dependant on what you can or cannot do.
I would store the data in a temporary file. Then use cron to run a script every five minutes to check weather or not a data file exists. If it does, take the file and insert into the database.

A: You can use AJAX to save data with the javascript setTimeout.

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Elle succède à la société Hydravision Entertainement.

Historique

Hydravision Entertainement était une société de production de jeux vidéo pour PC et consoles créée par Denis et François Potentier, deux frères passionnés par les jeux vidéo depuis leur plus tendre enfance. La société qui incube depuis 1995 dans une pièce au fond du garage de leurs parents est officiellement créée en décembre 1999. Son président est Denis Potentier, il forme avec Lionel Fumery le directoire.

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Hydravision
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 2004 : ObsCure (Xbox, PlayStation 2, PC) édité par MC2.
 2007 : ObsCure II (Wii, PlayStation 2, PC) édité par Playlogic.
 2008 : Alone in the Dark (Wii, PlayStation 2) édité par Atari.
 2009 : ObsCure: The Aftermath (PlayStation Portable) édité par Playlogic.
 2009 : Knockout Party (Wii) édité par Ubisoft.
 2009 : Fairytale Fights (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) édité par Playlogic.
 2010 : Aladin Magic Racer (Wii) édité par Bigben Interactive.
 2010 : The X Factor (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii) édité par Deep Silver.
 2010 : Funky Lab Rat (PlayStation 3 (PSN)) édité par Hydravision.
 2012 : Idiot Squad (PlayStation Portable (PSN)) édité par Hydravision.
 2012 : Dungeon Twister, le jeu vidéo (PlayStation 3 (PSN)), édité par Hydravision.
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Do października 2015 łączna sprzedaż płyt piosenkarki i zespołu Selena Gomez & the Scene wynosiła około 7 milionów egzemplarzy, natomiast samych singli ponad 22 milionów.

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Things had been fair quiet in Deer Run over the winter. It was a mild one without a lot a snow an' all that comes with it. Spring come along fair early, an' brung some new folks an' such. I reckon the town was gittin close to fifteen hunnerd souls. Several families had took to farmin' outside a town a ways, an' we had come up with a new variety store just a little piece down from the gun shop run by Arliss Hyatt. I had got a little more money outa the town an' was able to give my deputies, Hank Buford an' Emory Nail, a bigger bit a jingle in the pockets. Verlon was doin' fine down at the livery an' forge, an' had got to where his rental business was comin' along right good. He even had to keep a few a more horses on hand.
Me an' my wife, Miss Harmony, was gittin' along right smart, an' our boy was growin' like Butterprint in a bean field. Little Bill was on to bein' three an' a half year old. It didn't hardly seem possible to me that it had been that long since he was born, but it was. He was gittin' big enough that he could set up on Arliss the mule an' wander around the yard an' forge by guidin' Arliss with his knees an' pats on that little mule's neck. A course, I never let him do that all by hisself. Arliss the mule was like a dog to me, so when I put Bill on him I'd stay outside an' watch, knowin' that mule wodden never git very far away.
Marion Daniels had a easy winter too, spendin' some a December up with Homer Poteet and his wife, Miz Suzy. He drifted down our way in January an' stayed on with us for two weeks or better. He tolt us that Homer had got a new brace for his leg, the leg that Cleveland Pettigrew had shot up that time, an' was gittin' around about as good as if it had never happened in the first place, lessin' he had to run right smart. Royce Taylor, his wife, an' little Mandy was all well and gittin' on right fine, too. Even old Jake Coulter was still kickin' like he hadden aged a day. It was a fine thing to have Marion come squat at our place for a spell an' bring such news.
I et dinner with Harmony an' Bill, an' tolt Harmony I'd pick up some corn meal she needed an' fetch it home that night after my shift in town. Then I put on my gunbelt with just the Remington I carried in a short drop on the right side, an' walked down the slope to the livery to ketch up Willie. It warn't never much trouble to git Willie. I'd take half a biscuit or somethin' with me, an' he'd come right up, knowin' he was gonna git some kinda treat an' all. I had took to takin' Willie to work with me on the chance that I might need to git to a horse fair quick for some reason, without havin' to hike on back a half mile or so home to collect him from down by the forge. I had put up a little pen out back a the office for him, or for a horse belongin' to Hank or Emory. It warn't terrible big or nothin'. Not more'n thirty feet square. But it had a big ol' maple tree an' it was some easier on a horse to hang around there with a loose cinch an' no bit in his mouth than to be tied to a rail for several hours.
I rubbed Willie down a mite, picked his feet, then throwed my ol' Taylor saddle on him an' put on his headstall. I had got him a new bit over the winter, another short-shank snaffle, but some thinner an' lighter than what he was used to. I was careful with him. Willie was the best horse I had ever had, or even knowed, I guess. By his teeth, he was ten or so, an' I didn't want him to never git hard in his mouth. I got a leg over his back an' touched him to a short lope. He wanted to run a little bit 'cause he was good at it, but I kept him checked in, promisin' him that him an' me would take out for a hour or two the next day.
When we got to the office, I turned Willie out inta that little pen, loosed his cinch a mite, an' hung his bridle an' reins on a post by the trough. They was plenty a water for him an' near always a good patch a shade. I fetched some hay from the shed an' tossed it in, but he ignored it. It'd be there when he got hungry. When I got out to the boardwalk, I seen that Hank Buford was settin' on a chair out front a the office, pickin' his teeth with a splinter a wood. I set with him an' looked at the street. It was a fine June day, warm but not hot, an' because they had been a little rain the day afore, purty much free a dust. Hank sucked on his teeth for a minute afore he spoke up.
"Well I reckon you ain't much of a wealth a information then, are ya?" I said.
"Not yet," I tolt him.
"How's that boy?" he asked me.
"That's what you think, is it?" I said.
Hank couldn't keep aholt a his grin no more an' laughed. I jumped in an' we set there, enjoyin' each other. Like I said, it was a fine June day.
It was gittin' on into the afternoon a little bit when this hayshaker name a Digby Worth come by to pick up his Colt. He'd got a little free with it the night afore an' Emory Nail had collected it from him an' run him outa town. He was some sheepish about havin' his Colt took away an' asked me to apologize to Emory for his conduct an' to thank him for not throwin' him in jail or nothin'. He also tolt me that he had been provoked.
"Who provoked ya?" I asked him.
"Doan know him," I said.
"Don't know a thing about them Winston folks," I said.
"What do ya mean when ya say he ain't right?" I asked him.
"I never heard the like," I tolt him.
"What are you fixin' ta do now?" I asked.
"Yessir, I can," he said.
He went off toward the barbershop then. I set back down an' leaned agin the wall.
"That yer good deed for the day?" Hank asked me.
Hank stood up then, slapped me on the knee, an' walked off. I kept my seat where I was for a spell, then come the gunshots. Two of 'em. I set off runnin' down toward the barbershop.
I don't reckon it took me mor'n half a minute ta git on down the way. Just past the barbershop, they was a body layin' on the boardwalk. I run over to it an' knelt down. It was that Digby Worth fella that had just been to the office with Hank an' me. He had a big cut across his forehead an' another one on the bridge a his nose. He was showin' blood through the left side a his shirt near his gunbelt, an' bleedin' fair smart from a wound on the left side a his neck below his collar a little ways. His eyes was flutterin' some an' he was twitchin' quite a bit. His Colt was still in the holster. I leaned over him an' spoke up.
He tried to, he shorely did, but all that come outa him was kindly a gurgle. I rolled him to his side some an' he coughed up quite a bit a blood an' settled a mite.
"Who done this to ya?" I asked him.
"Carl Winston," he said, his voice more clear after gittin' shed a some that blood.
"The hog farmer?" I asked.
He nodded like, then commenced to gurgle agin. I rolled him an' he coughed up more blood.
"Am I dyin'?" he asked me.
"Alright then," he said, an' set to gurglin' some more.
I tipped him over agin. When I laid him back, I could easy see he was on his way out. He looked up at me.
"I'll git that hog farmer," I tolt him.
He commenced to gaggin' agin. I rolled him, but it warn't no use. He coughed up a mess a dark blood an' I felt him go on. I eased Mister Digby Worth to his back, an' the barber, Lionel Davis, showed up with a sheet an' laid it over him.
It was then that Hank Buford come runnin' up, huffin' purty heavy.
"Who's kilt?" he asked me.
"That Digby Worth fella we was just talkin' to a little bit ago," I said.
"What's that fella that run off look like," I asked.
"Had ya ever seen them fellas afore?" I asked him.
"Whatcha want me ta do, boss?" Hank asked me.
"Thought I would," I said.
I grinned at him an' slapped him on the arm. Hank headed on his way. I went down to the office an' collected my rifle, strapped on my second Remington in a crossdraw, put a headstall on Willie, tightened the cinch, an' led him out of the pen. I guess Willie sensed I was some disturbed 'cause the minute I throwed my leg over him, he was ready to run. We went a block down Mainstreet with that little buck turned sideways protestin' that I wodden give him his head. When we got past the barbershop I slacked the reins an' he durn near jumped right out from under me. I kept my seat an' we was off, headin' east near as hard as Willie could go.


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/* Written 1995-2000 by Werner Almesberger, EPFL LRC/ICA */

#ifndef _UAPILINUX_SONET_H
#define _UAPILINUX_SONET_H

#define __SONET_ITEMS \
    __HANDLE_ITEM(section_bip); 	/* section parity errors (B1) */ \
    __HANDLE_ITEM(line_bip);		/* line parity errors (B2) */ \
    __HANDLE_ITEM(path_bip);		/* path parity errors (B3) */ \
    __HANDLE_ITEM(line_febe);		/* line parity errors at remote */ \
    __HANDLE_ITEM(path_febe);		/* path parity errors at remote */ \
    __HANDLE_ITEM(corr_hcs);		/* correctable header errors */ \
    __HANDLE_ITEM(uncorr_hcs);		/* uncorrectable header errors */ \
    __HANDLE_ITEM(tx_cells);		/* cells sent */ \
    __HANDLE_ITEM(rx_cells);		/* cells received */

struct sonet_stats {
#define __HANDLE_ITEM(i) int i
	__SONET_ITEMS
#undef __HANDLE_ITEM
} __attribute__ ((packed));

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					/* get statistics */
#define SONET_GETSTATZ	_IOR('a',ATMIOC_PHYTYP+1,struct sonet_stats)
					/* ... and zero counters */
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					/* set error insertion */
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					/* get framing mode */
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  unsigned char[SONET_FRSENSE_SIZE])	/* get framing sense information */

#define SONET_INS_SBIP	  1		/* section BIP */
#define SONET_INS_LBIP	  2		/* line BIP */
#define SONET_INS_PBIP	  4		/* path BIP */
#define SONET_INS_FRAME	  8		/* out of frame */
#define SONET_INS_LOS	 16		/* set line to zero */
#define SONET_INS_LAIS	 32		/* line alarm indication signal */
#define SONET_INS_PAIS	 64		/* path alarm indication signal */
#define SONET_INS_HCS	128		/* insert HCS error */

#define SONET_FRAME_SONET 0		/* SONET STS-3 framing */
#define SONET_FRAME_SDH   1		/* SDH STM-1 framing */

#define SONET_FRSENSE_SIZE 6		/* C1[3],H1[3] (0xff for unknown) */

#endif /* _UAPILINUX_SONET_H */

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The custom of making and eating doughnuts or pancakes on this day stems from the need to use up fat, eggs and dairy products before the fasting and abstinence of the Christian festival of Lent begins and the desire to have one final "sweet treat" before that period begins.
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The pernicious tendency of modern civilization has risingly produced a population of the demoniac principles technically known in the Bhagwat Geeta as the Ashuras. There are two classes of people all over the world namely the Suras and the Ashuras. The good, intelligent and the faithful men are the Suras and Ashuras are just the opposite. They are proud, puffed up with vanity of so-called education and wealth, egocentric, foolishly active and void of knowledge to discriminate between good and bad. They do not believe in the existence of a Supreme Authority over the creation of the universe and on the basis of such poor fund of knowledge, such Ashuras engaged themselves in violent activities for the destruction of the world.
The crissises that we are now confronted with, are all man made creations. It is mistake to adduce the responsibility of such undesired crissises to Almighty God. He does not create any one's action good or bad nor does He induce any such entity to enjoy the results of such actions.
The material Nature works under His direction and She (the material Nature) is always very very unkind to the class of people who are Ashuras. Some of the modern politician's accusation, of Nature being unkind, is groundless; because She (Nature) always acts like the police for punishment of the Ashuras (Bhagwat Geeta Chap. 7-14 (Sloka) [Bg. 7.14]. That is the symbolic representation by the fighting mood of Mohisasura with Bhagwati Durga. She shall always mercilessly chastise the Ashuras with Her trident to inflict on him three-fold material miseries pertaining the body and mind (Adhyatmik), in relation with other living being (Adhiboutik) and in relation with the dominating influences of Gods (Adhidaibik). The Ashuras cannot avoid such all round attack by Nature because She is as powerful as the Almighty God. She has, however, nothing to interfere with the activities of the Suras who are surrendered souls to cooperate with the plan of God.
The plan of God is laid down by God Himself in the teachings of Bhagwat Geeta. The primary principles of such plan is to distinguish first between spirit and matter. We have heard so many times, the Pacifists speaking of spiritualism as the basis of world peace and we think it is our duty to say something of spiritualism as we find it in the Bhagwat Geeta.
Shree Krishna the Author of the great Indian philosophy Bhagwat Geeta, has elaborately discussed materialism vis-a-vis spiritualism. From Him we can learn that material Nature of which we are now apparently made of, is different from the spiritual Nature of which we are actually the parts and parcels. He has stressed most vehemently in the beginning of the Bhagwat Geeta that the living entity is eternal and does not annihilate on the annihilation of the outward covering of gross body and subtle mind.
To understand this we must know it well that the material Nature is conducted under three modes vis-a vis. material goodness, material passion, and material ignorance. Matter being completely different from Spirit, it will be a mistake on our part to accept material goodness as a substitute for spiritualism. The three modes of material Nature as mentioned above work sometime jointly and sometimes separately.
Prevalence of material goodness is congenial to temporary peaceful atmosphere but we must know it for certain that this sort of material goodness is sure to be disturbed by the other two baser modes. The example of the playing children may be given here. The children while playing together sometimes quarrel with one another and fight. But after fighting for some time when they become tired of such fighting mood, they declare some sort of peace with one another and promise emphatically that thence forward they shall play with peace and amity and shall cease to hurt another.
We may tell the pacifists of the world that the peaceful atmosphere for which they are now so much anxious, cannot be achieved by the dual process of fighting and peace making attempt of the children.
Even the goodness of a saintly charactered man should not be misunderstood as spiritualism…….To be continued.


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From Mustapha Isah Kwaru, Maiduguri
At least 16 soldiers were feared killed, dozens wounded on Tuesday when suspected Boko Haram insurgents launched a daring attack on a military post in Bulabulin Ngaura village, Damboa local government area of Borno state.
Similarly, unspecified numbers of other military personnel were reportedly abducted by the attackers during the on-slaught, which lasted for over three hours.
Bulabulin Ngaura is about 45 kilometers drive from Maiduguri, the capital city, which witnessed series of deadly attacks in the recent time allegedly carried out by the militants.
The incident occurred around 5pm, when the militants, armed with sophisticated weapon and explosives, emerged in large number from a nearby bushes and driven in over 30 military-colored Hilux vehicles.
Residents of the area said they terrified by endless sounds of explosions and ginshots, forcing them to scampefered for safety.
One of the soldiers, who claimed to narrowly escaped by the whiskers but declined identification, confirmed the incident to newsmen, saying the invaders had indeed subdued the military operatives.
According to him, the gunmen overpowered the security forces because they were in large numbers and had superior weapons.
"The terrorists came in a convoy of over 30 vehicles, mounted with Anti Aircraft guns (AA), Rocket Propelled Grandes, (RPGs), General Purpose Machine Guns, (GPMG), while we had AK-47 rifles that are not fully loaded. When we realized that they have taken over the place, some of us escaped to Maiduguri and other places but many could not make it.
"Some of my colleagues were abducted and many others escaped with bullet wounds. Dozens of Boko Haram insurgents stormed our checkpoint at Bulabulin.
I was at the checkpoint when the terrorists came; we tried our best to repel the attack but they were more than us and had advantage over us, because they carried more superior arms", he said.
"As I am talking to you, 16 bodies of our colleagues have been brought to Maiduguri; this is beside those that sustained injuries and many others that are missing in action", he stated.
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Slash weighs in on his new album, the GN'R legacy, and late-night cooking shows
"I do all my interviews in the toilet," announces Slash over the phone from the bathroom of his hotel room in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where the former Guns N' Roses guitarist is opening up for AC/DC with his resurrected side-project-turned-main gig, Slash's Snakepit. The bathroom offers two things that Slash has always held dear -- great acoustics and relaxation. Despite the reputation he earned with GN'R as a hell raiser, Slash insists that these days, he'd sooner relax with his beloved serpents and soak up, of all things, cooking programs on cable than club hop. Not that he doesn't ever get out, mind you. A recent visit to the Whisky in Los Angeles yielded a chance encounter with actor Billy Bob Thornton, who tossed back drinks with the rocker all night and ended up buying his Beverly Hills home. "He's the new scourge of the neighborhood," laughs Slash.
Slash isn't on the phone to talk real estate, however. The subject at hand is his new rough and tumble Snakepit album, Ain't Life Grand, the follow-up to his 1995 blues-metal debut It's Five O'clock Somewhere. But as excited as he is about where his new outfit and album might take him in the future, he also speaks candidly about the heady legacy of Guns N' Roses and all the other things -- namely, cigarettes, snakes and guitars -- that make Slash well, Slash. "My mom thinks it's a phallic problem," he laughs.
Let's start with your new album. How does Ain't Life Grand compare with your first Snakepit album?
I'm really proud of the first one, the way it was done. It was a really by-the-seat-of-your-pants record, and it was based totally on the fun of doing it. It didn't have any fucking prolific connotations or any of that kind of shit. It was just what we were having a good time doing. And I took it on the road and booked us 108 gigs in four months in four continents. And so that's what that album is about to me. And so when I came back and I rejoined up with Guns and I saw the state that was in, it was like, I had just tasted life out there and knew I couldn't hang here -- this is fucking going to kill me. So I went and I started playing around a lot and meeting a lot of different musicians, and then I had this fly-by-night band which ended up touring for about seven or eight months, and that wasn't supposed to be taken seriously either, but we were getting all these calls to book more gigs. And finally I was like, I got to put Snakepit together, that's what I'm going to do. That's going to be my day job.
How did you come across your new singer, Rod Jackson?
The funny thing about it is there's a song called "Been There Lately" on the record, and it's loosely based on this place called the Hollywood Billiards, which is a pool hall in Hollywood that we all lived at, at one time or another, and I never met this guy. I went through 200 fucking singers literally trying to find somebody for Snakepit, and this guy turned out to be around the corner.
Do you find you have to write songs all the time? Is music always in your head?
Yeah, music's in my head all the time. I don't necessarily write all the time. I've been trying to figure this one out. I like to keep my guitar around, keep my fingers moving, but I usually get my ideas or whatever in my head. Then I go reaching for guitars so I can go figure out how to do it, and that's how I more or less practice.
Where do you tend to get your best ideas these days? Is there a place where you write songs the best?
No, not really. They come out of nowhere. It could happen while we were in the middle of a song, when I just happen to hit a certain lick by mistake. I'll remember it and go back after the show and try and remember whatever it was that I was retaining for the forty-five minutes, or whatever. But usually when it's quiet, when nobody's talking, and the cooking channel's on. And then I can think.
You watch the cooking channel?
Does your girlfriend make you, or do you do it because you love it?
You know what? I got hooked on it -- I have a sleeping disorder -- I go to bed really, really late; I get up before I go to bed, let's put it that way. And so with my ex-wife, when I first started going out with her, she would sleep like a normal person into the morning, until it was 10 or 11 whatever, and I'd be up at 6, and I started watching the Discovery Channel and they had Great Chefs of the This and Great Chefs of the That, and I started getting hooked on that. And I don't cook. When it first came on, it was just like "Oh, my God. A twenty-four-hour cooking channel." I think that ended my whole social life right there. I became a fucking recluse.
The image of you watching cooking shows is gonna mess some people's image of you. Just so we know we're dealing with the real Slash here, do you still wear the top hat on stage?
Uh huh. The same one . . . I think the only thing that's not gear-oriented that I ever endorsed was Black Death vodka -- the one with the skull in a top hat. They picked me out real quick.
Another Slash signature, which you actually share with Keith Richards, is your dramatic on-stage smoking. Is there an art to it? Do you still smoke on-stage all the time?
Yeah. Even though it seems like you are naturally put there and it seems so normal, it's really a fucking spastic gig. And so, for me personally, a cigarette and a cocktail sort of like normalizes everything. That's how you do it -- you just sort of clench it in your teeth and just do what you're doing, and that calms you down. Because otherwise you'd be a fucking wreck.
You ever burn yourself?
I do it all the time -- usually because it falls down the front of my pants.
You're still a snake man too, right? How many do you have now?
I have no idea. They pop up from time to time. We have like forty, fifty -- it changes all the time because they have babies and everything. But they're all living at my girlfriend's house.
And she likes them, then, right?
No, she's tolerating them. What happens is, when I'm going on the road, it's always very hectic because my whole psyche's sort of going, "I hope my snakes are OK," so I'm on the phone constantly going, "Are the snakes OK? Everybody alright?"
What do you think is the biggest misconception people have about you?
I get the impression from people that don't know me that I'm like scary or an asshole or unapproachable. You get some people with shaky hands sometimes. But I think the thing that's really cool is you have an opportunity to break down that barrier and be actually a nice person and it fucking kills the whole image. It's cool. Definitely if you live and breathe and think that you are that, then you become a parody of yourself. And I think most of the failed rock stars I ever met were the biggest disappointments just because of that one simple thing.
Given your desire to break down barriers, how have you come to terms with the larger than life legacy of Guns N' Roses? You guys were among the last great rock stars, almost like Led Zeppelin types.
You're saying that and I'm going, "Really?" You know, you don't have that same perspective that everybody else does, so you start reading shit or hearing about stuff that somebody read and you go, "Really?" One thing I can honestly say about the band, is that it took us years before anybody even recognized the fact that we could actually play. Everybody just wanted to see us fall over ourselves or fight with somebody or get drunk or something. And then if we didn't do it, someone would make something up.
Do you think the band can be summed up in any one song?
The best indicative of Guns N' Roses songs from where I'm coming from is probably "Paradise City." That's like right up my alley. And that was one of those songs when, as far as the guitars are concerned, that I wrote without even having to think about it.
Is there a song that always reminds you of Axl Rose every time you hear it?
A Thin Lizzy song, "Thunder and Lightning." It always reminds me of him.
What do you think it is about groups like GN'R and the Clash that make people still hold out hope that they'll get back together the way they were?
We were listening to the Ramones on the bus yesterday, going down memory lane and remembering all these shows like in New York and in L.A. where I'd seen the Ramones play these songs. And I was going, "Now Dee Dee's guarding his garden out in L.A., and he won't come out of the house except when he mows the lawns." And you go, "What are you going to do now?" That's a horrible thought. One of the greatest sacrifices that you make when you signed on for this job is that you give up everything else, your whole entire existence is rock & roll, and if you stop doing it, what the fuck are you supposed to do?
For what it's worth, I do hope you guys end up on the same stage someday, at least once.
For the fans and for the excitement of the whole thing, if it was the original band and we all had some sort of meeting of the minds and we were going to do one show and schedules permitting . . . you know, I'll be around. It's not like I'm going anywhere. But I don't have time to wait around for it for any reason other than just doing it for fun.


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Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2017;127(9):3339-3352. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI93521.
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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare and intractable disease characterized by extraskeletal bone formation through endochondral ossification. Patients with FOP harbor point mutations in ACVR1, a type I receptor for BMPs. Although mutated ACVR1 (FOP-ACVR1) has been shown to render hyperactivity in BMP signaling, we and others have uncovered a mechanism by which FOP-ACVR1 mistransduces BMP signaling in response to Activin-A, a molecule that normally transduces TGF-β signaling. Although Activin-A evokes enhanced chondrogenesis in vitro and heterotopic ossification (HO) in vivo, the underlying mechanisms have yet to be revealed. To this end, we developed a high-throughput screening (HTS) system using FOP patient–derived induced pluripotent stem cells (FOP-iPSCs) to identify pivotal pathways in enhanced chondrogenesis that are initiated by Activin-A. In a screen of 6,809 small-molecule compounds, we identified mTOR signaling as a critical pathway for the aberrant chondrogenesis of mesenchymal stromal cells derived from FOP-iPSCs (FOP-iMSCs). Two different HO mouse models, an FOP model mouse expressing FOP-ACVR1 and an FOP-iPSC–based HO model mouse, revealed critical roles for mTOR signaling in vivo. Moreover, we identified ENPP2, an enzyme that generates lysophosphatidic acid, as a linker of FOP-ACVR1 and mTOR signaling in chondrogenesis. These results uncovered the crucial role of the Activin-A/FOP-ACVR1/ENPP2/mTOR axis in FOP pathogenesis.
Kyosuke Hino, Kazuhiko Horigome, Megumi Nishio, Shingo Komura, Sanae Nagata, Chengzhu Zhao, Yonghui Jin, Koichi Kawakami, Yasuhiro Yamada, Akira Ohta, Junya Toguchida, Makoto Ikeya
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(A) Construction of FOP-5×A-Luc-iPSCs. Luciferase, following the COL2A1 promoter and 5-repeats Aggrecan enhancer (5×A), was inserted into the pTrans1-3 vector to produce stably expressing cell lines by using Tol2 transposase from Japanese medaka fish. After cotransfection with pCAGGS-mT2TP (Tol2 transposase expression vector), the neomycin-resistant clone was selected and designated as FOP-5×A-Luc-iPSC. (B–E) Characterization of FOP-5×A-Luc-iMSCs. Luciferase activity (B), Aggrecan (ACAN) expression levels (qPCR analysis) (C), GAG/DNA ratios (D), and Alcian blue staining (E) of 2DCI assays. The cells were harvested 3 days (B), 7 days (C), or 6 days (D and E) after chondrogenesis induction was performed, with or without Activin-A and inhibitors (10 μM). Data represent the mean ± SEM. n = 4 (B–D). ***P < 0.001, by Dunnett's multiple comparisons t test compared with the DMSO treatment control with Activin-A (B–D).Representative data of n =3. Scale bar: 200 μm (E). SB, SB-43152.
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Although the complaint of low-income Republicans may seem similar to that of Occupy protesters, Hoover Fellow Michael Boskin dispels the idea that the two are alike. (Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons)
In a CNN interview on February 1, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney bluntly stated, "I'm not concerned about the very poor." Of course, Romney meant that he is satisfied with the social safety net for America's lowest earners, but the comment sparked a controversy anyway.
In light of a recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center, the candidate's poor choice of words raises an issue more substantive than a mere gaffe on the campaign trail—the relationship between the Republican Party and the neediest members of American society.
The Pew study found that a majority of low-income Republicans, defined as families with an income below $30,000, feel the government does not do enough on their behalf. The result is curious because those ideologically committed to minimal government intervention, feel that not enough is done, even with a president who has vastly increased spending on welfare programs. Moreover, according to the study, half of low-income GOP constituents believe the economic system of the United States unfairly favors the wealthy and a whopping 70 percent believe the few rich people and corporations have too much power.
The most surprising aspect of this finding is that on the face of it, low-income Republican's views seem to align with the sentiments of the Occupy Wall-street movement—views on the opposite side of the political spectrum. The importance of this similarity is difficult to determine however.
First, the prevalence of these sentiments within the Republican Party is indeterminate because the poll does not specify the fractions of the income sectors. Moreover, as Professor Michael Boskin, a fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institute reflected, "It's no fun being poor…regardless of political persuasion." Thus, the political weight of an emotional response cannot be evaluated.
Professor Wright of Stanford's Economics Department made very much the same point to dispel the analogy to the Occupy movement: "The only thing I would say is similar is…the distrust…when they interact with government. They have much of the same kind of hostility and suspicion." Particularly, Wright continued, as members of the Occupy movement "don't really have much by way of the specific policy agenda or proposal… it's awfully hard to say if there is an overlap between what they would support."
The comparison with the Occupy movement may be instructive, however, in terms of its broader social implications. Frustration by the poor on both sides of the political spectrum may reveal a unique problem of income inequality in the current economic climate. Indeed, both professors agreed that income equality has been on the rise since the 1970's. As Wright averred, "There has been virtually no forward progress in the wages of unskilled labor."
There are a number of statistics available through Google's Public Data that illustrate this trend. The GDP per capita has exploded from $4,984 in January of 1970 to $47,350 in June of 2008. The median income however, has remained mostly flat. Although there has been huge growth in the country's prosperity, the gains have only been realized by the high-earners. Otherwise, there would be a change in the median income.
The Washington Post has reported that in 2008, the top 10% of the population earned as much as the rest of the country combined. Farther towards the top, the highest .1% of the population has seen its income rise by 385% since 1970. The overall growth for the bottom 90% during that same period was negligible.
Accounting for these changes is a complex task. Furthermore, there are often political implications to even purely descriptive accounts. Many on the left criticize precisely conservative principles of governance such as tax cuts for the rich and loopholes for banks and corporations—deemed pro-growth—as a major contribution to growing income inequality.
Warren Buffet's famed Op-ed in the New York Times, entitled "Stop Coddling the Super-Rich," epitomizes this sentiment. He characterizes the decreasing tax rates on the rich since 1980 as a demonstration of a "billionaire friendly Congress." Such policy is unfair, he claims, because it does not reflect, "shared sacrifice."
Boskin refutes Buffet's claim, "The notion that policies such as lower tax rates are causing inequality is really ridiculous."
He argues that governmental policies have played an "incidental" role in comparison to other broad underlying developments.
"Globalization and [improvement in] technology have dramatically increased the earnings premium among higher skilled. "Additionally, a big increase in supply of workers globally has put downward pressure on wages for less skilled workers."
Wright acknowledges that there are a variety of potential explanations for the increase in inequality. Some of these include, improved technology, the rise of immigration, the decline of unions, and the decline in the real value of the minimum wage.
"It's not surprising that if economists can't agree, we can't have a coalescence either over a diagnosis or what would be helpful as a remedy."
Facing a reckonable rise in income inequality and increasing dissatisfaction from members of their own party, Republicans are challenged to come up with a uniquely conservative approach to a solution.
Wright and Boskin agree that a conservative approach to governmental aid for the poor calls for an incentive-preserving framework.
Boskin explained, "The problem is to design a system that has a humane cost-effective safety net that distinguishes people who should only need it temporarily." He contrasted this approach with Democratic policies that "trap people into dependency.
"Democrats seem to want to encompass many more people…and don't worry nearly as much about getting people off of [government programs]…While they provide some support, they also tend to sap incentives. To stay on them you can't accumulate assets. If you start working you start losing the benefits."
He concluded, "Republicans view themselves as enacting policies that will help low-income people rise. They understand that not all people will be able to take advantage of it, but that's a big part of what they want to do."
However, Wright mentioned a trend that clouds Boskin's assertions. Using new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, the Economic Mobility Project has found that absolute mobility is declining for a significant group of Americans.
Does this fact speak to a failing of conservative principles, where a freer market failed to produce economic mobility? Or should the conditions of globalization be responded to with even more pro-growth policies?
For Boskin, the goal is clear, "Consolidate budget, reform social security and Medicare, preserving those programs for lower and lower middle income people, [and] as you get higher the subsidies reduce."
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During the course of regular business, we do not typically encounter situations where the outcome could cost a client tens of thousands of dollars in just a few hours. These situations also usually do not happen the day after our nation's birthday, when many people are out on long vacations that can make coordinating with accounts much more difficult.
Yet, when these situations arise, having them handled calmly and efficiently can feel like nothing short of a miracle. This was the case when one of our clients phoned in on July 5th with a serious crisis. The situation had the potential to seriously affect their production and earnings as the result of a production facility shutdown.
Variable Data Printing, Digital Labels, and the Future of Mass Personalization
Consumers have entered a futuristic age of product labeling, and they don't even see it. Then again, not seeing it is the point.
New labeling technology from companies like Digimarc and HP embeds digitally scannable marks onto labels that are all but invisible to the naked eye. These marks can provide product ID with deeper functionality than UPC barcodes, including enabling supply chain management at the item level.
Matthews Releases eMark ECO Laser – Perfect for Contract Packagers
A new CO2 laser product from Matthews provides the flexibility that small and medium contract packaging companies need to satisfy their diverse portfolios of clients. Compact, efficient, and with a coding system that requires no ink or thermal materials, the new Matthews eMark ECO Laser coding line offers a low cost-of-ownership along with many convenient features.
The system's 10-watt, CO2-based delivery system makes it perfect for coding paper-based packaging and labels. Laser coding systems are well-known for their fast throughput and highly legible, accurate permanent markings that have no risk of smearing or striping. An inkless delivery system also increases throw distances while completely eliminating the processing line interruptions that come from exchanging cartridges.
Raab Case Study: Helping a Fertilizer Company Grow Their Production Capacity
Sometimes, having the right equipment on just one production line can create a profound ripple effect that ends up benefiting an entire company.
This was the case with a fertilizer manufacturer company in Missouri that was having issues with a coding and marking line in their packaging plant. Their existing thermal inkjet printing systems would create bottlenecks in production while contributing greatly to the number of defective packaging. In addition, a complete lack of user interface caused the company to rely heavily upon service calls, which increased costs and dragged out downtimes as line supervisors waited for a technician.
Replacing the company's coding system with a continuous inkjet printing system from Raab Sales helped to alleviate all of these pain points while increasing production speed and helping lower costs — all from a simple purchase. Learn more about how our specialized package marking systems helped our client and how they could help you by reading on.
Foxjet Launches New 384e Pro Series Printhead for Package Marking, Labeling, Coding
Foxjet has once again outdone themselves as the makers of some of the best printhead technology for packaging, labeling, and coding.
Their widely popular 384 series has evolved, leading to the new 384e "enhanced" version of the product. Every Foxjet 384e Pro Series printhead shares almost identical dimensions with the older version of the product, allowing process lines to change over to the newer, more-efficient printheads without having to replace brackets or alter their process line design.
You can learn more about the features and advantages the 384e series adds on as well as the great things the original 384 printheads offered by reading on.
Squid CoPilot 128 Pitches Perfect Price Point for Hi-Resolution Printing
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Manufacturers looking for the perfect solution to a production line requiring high-resolution printing up to 1.8 cm (0.7") high can find it in the Squid Ink CoPilot 128 model. It offers a range of advanced features and scalable capabilities at a competitive price point, making it an amazingly versatile system that can meet a wide range of production needs.
Reiner JetStamp 790MP Offers Ultimate Flexibility for Coding, Stamping Needs
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If you have ever wanted a powerful, portable, and lightweight option for coding on a wide variety of product surfaces, then Reiner's JetStamp 790MP series is the perfect product range for you. Each one offers handheld stamping of text up to two lines and 42 mm across on a variety of surfaces, including wood, cardboard, paper, metal, plastic, and more. Inks dry quickly, ensuring your coding stays legible and professional-looking with no smudges.
Best of all, Reiner JetStamp 790MP products are incredibly easy to use, making it the perfect workhorse for low-volume production lines, special orders, correcting mistakes, or any other situation where a process-line-affixed printhead will not suffice.
Learn more about what Reiner's hand stamping products can offer by considering the following benefits ...
4 Benefits of Working With Raab Sales — What Makes Us Different
Raab Sales connects you with top name brand manufacturing equipment, supplies, and services while delivering a locally-oriented and customer-focused experience. Our products cover a wide range of marking, coding, and labeling solutions as well as repair and supply restocking.
Since 1958, we have been making a difference that helps businesses in the heartland run. In Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska, we have earned a reputation for truly working as a partner with our clientele while providing them with the best-fit solutions that help reduce costs and achieve efficiency in the process.
Our ultimate goal is complete satisfaction for every customer, which is why we go out of our way to ensure their expectations are being met and that they have the absolute best available products for their budget and unique process. (processes?)
You can learn more about what makes us different from other inkjet coding, labeling, and marking equipment distributors by reading below about the four benefits you will obtain when you partner with us.
The Evolution of Labeling Technology
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We take labels for granted when we go to the store and buy hundreds of consumer packaged goods every month, but how many of us stop and think how those labels got there? Perhaps more importantly, how many of us consider the ways in which these packages and labels have evolved?
To answer these questions, we went out and did some research to see if we could track how industrial labeling equipment — and the technology behind it — evolved over the years. What we found is that innovation and adoption happened constantly, making it difficult to come up with a clear story on how label printing has progressed from then to now. In fact, many companies still use some of the most ancient technologies to this day!
Yet, a few pieces of printing technology did stand out, so here are the labeling technologies that we think have pushed the manufacturing industry forward the most over hundreds of years.
The Difference Between Laser and Thermal Printers
Laser marking and thermal transfer overprinting technology are two digital print coding methods that have enabled incredible efficiencies on process lines. The type of printing system you choose will vary based on the type of material on the product you are manufacturing and your own constraints for process and budget.
You can learn more about how each technology works and what the best use might be by reading our short, helpful guide below.
How Product Packaging Affects Buying Decisions
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In our consumer age, a products' packaging often defines the success of its entire line. Products sit on a shelf alongside many — sometimes dozens — of competitors. Consumers make product purchase decisions in around seven seconds. They also weigh around a third of their purchase decision on the packaging alone.
Packaging must therefore allow a consumer to rapidly differentiate between products. This requirement can mean making a package that objectively stands out from others by way of brighter colors or more eye-catching designs, but it can also mean packaging that communicates values to resonate more with that consumer's niche tastes. For instance, a consumer's eye might be drawn to the only brown, drab product on a shelf if it reminds them of old-timey products they once enjoyed.
You can learn more about consumer psychology and how packaging can make or break a product line by considering the points below.
Four Tips for Improving Your Process Line Operation
Your process line is the heart of your operation, pumping out inventory that helps lead to life-sustaining revenues. If your process line has inefficiencies or, worse, outright problems, then your entire organization suffers.
Fortunately, there are plenty of people out there who have encountered the same problems and developed highly precise tactics for solving them. Using this wisdom, you can identify the main issues in your process line and correct them. To help you get started, consider these four tips for improving your process line operation.
What the U.S. DSCSA Deadlines Mean for Pharma
We live in an age where our medical community has extraordinary capabilities, but as operations scale and expectations increase, pharmaceutical manufacturing practices fall under more scrutiny than ever. While these new oversights and regulations introduce more transparency and accountability into the pharmaceutical supply chain, they also carry with them the tremendous costs of compliance.
In particular, mandates passed under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) come into effect in November 2017, just a few months away. These mandates require drug manufacturers to begin providing serialized item-level traceability for every single product shipped, allowing any single defective product to be traced back to its individual production facility, lot number, and manufacture date. These changes are expected to be implemented in full by 2023, putting pressure on pharmaceutical companies and their processing units to adopt the technology needed to uphold compliance.
As a result of these major shifts, which include a revision to GS1 US guidelines, pharma manufacturers will need to make significant investments on printing, serialization, scanning, and packaging technology so that operations can continue to keep production rates high and overhead low.
The Latest Innovations in Food Packaging Technology
Most consumers would seem to think that food production has become more low-tech as we drift away from highly processed ingredients and production methods that seem "unnatural," but the truth is that technology has enabled our food to become simpler while still delivering modern industrial conveniences.
The reason that most people do not recognize these innovations lies in the fact that they are practically invisible. New packaging and food packing processes allow food to be fresher while generating less waste and increasing recyclability. Ideas are set to only get more ambitious on the horizon, including packaging that — instead of getting thrown away — gets cooked right along with the food!
See how the future is now with these four groundbreaking innovations in food packaging technology, all of which are set to become major disruptions on the horizon.
How to Maximize Uptime on Your Product Process Line
While the human touch will always guide manufacturing success, these days, it is the strength of your automated equipment that will be the number one factor in maximizing uptime. By using the latest, most-advanced process line equipment available, your process line can maintain continuous output while dramatically reducing the incidence of unplanned shutdowns.
Features like intuitive control interfaces eliminate the need for unnecessary production halts, while today's most sophisticated coding and scanning technology can help you laser-target problems in the production line down to single production lanes and stations.
In other words, investing in the latest and most reputable equipment will make your production operation smarter than ever, preventing most problems before they occur and putting multiple safeguards in place so that the issues that do arise can be diagnosed and corrected as seamlessly as possible.
How Automation Can Maximize Your ROI
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Automation is not the future of industrialized production at scale; it's the present. Currently, automation drives unprecedented levels of productivity among the world's biggest brand names and most popular product lines.
As producers move towards more automation, they are increasingly realizing that each component benefits from the next one put in place. Implementing variable data printing controller systems, for instance, can bring about better quality control when coupled with scanning and coding devices. In this way, every piece fits together to form an automated ecosystem that runs efficiently while giving humans perfect control and oversight throughout the entire production process.
When this level of automation is realized, companies can truly begin to scale production while attaining unheard-of levels of ROI. To learn more about why end-to-end automation provides the best return on investment, consider the following benefits complementary automation systems can provide:
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Drop-In anytime and practice mindfulness and gratitude. Mindfulness and gratitude are key skills for happiness. They are skills that can be learned and practiced.
There will be a brief introductory talk, a gratitude practice and a guided meditation.
Mindfulness is paying friendly attention to present time experience with openness, curiosity and a willingness to be with what is.
Gratitude is the quality of being thankful and ready to show appreciation for and to return kindness.
Too often we're told we should feel gratitude, but we feel we don't have anything to be grateful for or we don't know how to be grateful. This class will help you learn how to be genuinely grateful. Will not pretend to be grateful or try to fool or kid ourselves into being grateful. We'll cultivate the conditions whereby genuine gratitude can arise. We'll cultivate the conditions whereby we can be more easily grateful and enjoy the benefits gratitude brings.


As the new year crept closer, I began to think about 2013 and how I could make 2014 my year. As I replayed 2013 in my head, I realized that I didn't even remember what my resolution was for 2013. I have no idea if I even reached that goal. I decided that this year I was not going to make a resolution – this way I would create more success, happiness and health in my life.
Here are 6 ways that you, too, can create happiness, health and success in every part of your life in 2014! Cheers to new beginnings and growth!
Set an Intention for the Year: If you think about the meaning of the word resolution, it refers to something that is broken and needs fixing. As a person, you are NOT broken. You do not need fixing. You just need awareness of your own life. Setting an intention for the year that you can say everyday and think about multiple times a day creates WAY more success. An example is my intention or theme for the year: to stand in my truth. I ask myself the question when certain things arrive in my life or just in general everyday – is this ME? Is this MY truth? Is this what I need and want for MY life? Yours could be love, openness, mindfulness, awareness, or you can choose your own. When you are doing so, think about what you MOST want to bring into your life to make it so much sweeter than it already is!
Small Changes = Big Success: I am sure most of you have heard me say this a good bit and, yes, I am saying it again. Small changes made over time can create huge change and big success in your lives and in your health. Making large changes all at once can be really overwhelming and after just a few days/weeks, it sometimes becomes too much to keep up with and sometimes gets left to the wayside. Don't beat yourself up about going slow making changes – slow and steady is the BEST way to go!
Accept Where You Are at this Very Moment in your Life: Accept where you are in your life and in your health right now. Let go of how you got there or that this wasn't your intention for your life…let it go. You are here, now, so accept it. Set an intention and move forward. Be present in your life. I sometimes feel like we all are looking so much into the future that we forget to see what is right in front of us. If you become aware of where you are now and let the junk of the past go, I promise, you will see a shift in your life and in the way you take care of your body.
Try One New Food Every Month: Pick 12 new foods that you want to try and add into your diet. Put down one for every month of the year. During that month of whatever new food you decided to add in, see how many ways you can use it, how many new recipes you can create or add to one of your favorite dishes. Keep all of these new foods and recipes in a binder. By the end of the year, you are going to have so many new ways and foods to cook with – you will impress yourself – trust me AND…. It'll be fun! Cooking IS fun – know you WILL have flops in the kitchen, but if we didn't have those flops, how would we learn?
Make Grocery Shopping Easy: Take inventory of what you have in your pantry and fridge and write a list of those items that you use the most. Keep it on a clipboard somewhere in your kitchen or pantry. As you notice that you are running low on an item, make a check mark next to that item on the master list. When you go to make your grocery list, all you have to do is refer back to your master list, see what has been checked, and put it on your list for the store. I like to create this list on an excel sheet so I have columns and little boxes for each check. When you have gotten the items that were checked, simply cross them out and move into the next block so you can see what is the most current. I started doing this a few months ago and it really helps!
Embrace Change – Don't Beat Yourself Up: Allow yourself some space. We often don't allow ourselves enough space emotionally and physically. This creates unwanted stress and anxiety in our lives. If you give yourself some space and a little self-love, it will go a long way. Don't get lazy though – still need to create success – but do it on YOUR time. Your time is not what Suzie's time is, – that is her time. YOUR time… YOUR Space…YOUR Journey. Embrace it.


Conduct research under the mentorship of Prof. David Gorin into the use of modified DNA molecules as chemical reagents to selectively modify one compound in a complex mixture.
Conduct research within the framework of the NSF grant "CAREER: DNA-Catalyst Conjugates for Site-Selective Transformations in Biological Contexts," which provides stipend, fringe benefits, and professional development funds for this position.
The goal of the proposed research is to develop DNA-based reagents for the selective chemical modification of one target molecule in a complex biological mixture (for recent progress, see: DOI 10.1039/C7SC04554A). Specific experimental goals include the synthesis of hybrid molecules containing DNA and small molecule catalyst domains, the development of fluorogenic assays for chemical reactions of interest, and the discovery of functional DNA molecules by SELEX.
Other responsibilities include participation in weekly lab meetings and mentoring of undergraduate researchers in the laboratory. Participation in undergraduate courses is possible.
Education/Experience: Ph.D. in chemical biology, organic chemistry, or related discipline.
Skills: Qualified applications will have experience working with biomolecules (nucleic acids or proteins) or in multistep organic synthesis. Technical expertise in the evolution of functional nucleic acid (SELEX) is desirable as is familiarity with HPLC, ESI-MS, DNA-linked chemical libraries, and/or fluorescence assays.
This is a full-time, 1 year, grant-funded position with the possibility of renewal.


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Unions should support legislation to eliminate 'free riders'
Posted by Greg George 141pc on April 19, 2016
Since Michigan passed its right-to-work law in 2012, unions have been labelling those that leave the union as "free riders." But where unions see "free riders," others see forced riders.
F. Vincent Vernuccio, the director of labor policy for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, and author of "Worker's Choice: Freeing Unions and Workers from Forced Representation," wrote this recently in the Washinton Times.
While unions complain about free riders, they like having the condition that makes free riders possible. Unions have lobbied for a monopoly on representing all workers — even nonmembers — because it gives them a stronger hand at the bargaining table. So even a person who wishes to take advantage of a right-to-work law is still a forced rider, or as unions put it, a free rider.
The solution to the free/forced rider problem is not to require payments to unions; it is "Worker's Choice," letting workers represent themselves, while also freeing unions from having to support nonmembers.
Under current laws, Worker's Choice is not a possibility. Private sector workers must wait for Congress to act. But for the public sector, states have the power to free both employees and government unions from forced representation.
Legislation has been introduced in the Michigan legislature by Rep. Gary Glenn that would benefit both unions and workers. This legislation would give workers two options: stay a paying member and receive representation or exercise your right-to-work rights, operate without a union contract, and find your own representation.
Vernuccio continues:
If unions are truly worried about free riders, as they claim, then Worker's Choice is the answer.
While it is, in fact, unfair for unions to be required to bargain for those not paying them (ignoring the fact that they fought for the monopoly to represent everyone) it is more unfair to force workers to pay for unwanted services.
Thankfully those are not the only two options.The better way is to allow unions to say "goodbye" to workers who do not want to pay and workers to say "no thanks" to unwanted representation.
Michigan lawmakers would do public sector workers and unions a favor by passing Worker's Choice legislation.
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Your hassle-free move to Port St. Lucie begins with an in-depth consultation with our moving staff. All My Sons will work hard to make sure we understand all of your moving and storage needs. No detail is left uncovered with your Port St. Lucie movers! We are experts at handling your hard-to-move items like large fish tanks, pool tables, pianos and more. Even your most fragile belongings will remain safe and sound in our high-quality moving boxes. For maximum protection at its best, take advantage of our full and custom packing services. Our professional movers will pack each room for you, saving your family hours of valuable time.
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Bridgepoint Education's Ashford University Awards 10 Full-Ride Online Scholarships to Working Moms and Dads
Bridgepoint Education's Ashford University has awarded 10 full-ride online degree program scholarships to working parents from across the nation through a partnership with eLearners.com and its Project Working Mom and Dads advocacy campaign. Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (NYSE:BPI) is a provider of postsecondary education services.
"Project Working Mom...and Dads, Too!" was developed by eLearners.com, a Web resource of EducationDynamics, to help send parents back to college – tuition free – in these difficult economic times.
This latest campaign, the third in a series and the first to include fathers, received more than double the number of applications submitted in the first two rounds held in 2008 combined. More than 315,000 applications were generated, including some of the most painful, touching and inspiring essays as part of the process. With five online universities and colleges participating, Ashford University was chosen by more than 41 percent of the applicants, accounting for nearly 130,000 applications.
"The overwhelming response to this scholarship opportunity and the stories of sacrifice and determination from the applicants have been a stark reminder of the struggles parents face in balancing life, work and school and how online education helps people achieve their goals, " Jane McAuliffe, president and chief executive officer of Ashford University said.
Ashford University faculty members spent hundreds of hours reviewing applications, resulting in 10 deserving recipients receiving the life-changing call.
Four of the scholarship winners reside in California. They include Erin Buck from Vacaville, Clara Galvan from Alta Loma, Donna Perry from Los Angeles and Cecilia Portugal from Daly City. Richard Shields of Longmont, Colorado, and Gail Kenny from Prescott Valley, Arizona, are also Western states winners.
Two of the scholarship recipients are from Maryland. They include Agaba Bisengo from Silver Spring and Terry Satchell from Easton. Michael Kurilovitch from Niagra Falls, New York, and Jacklyn Schmetzer from Ashburn, Virginia, round out the list of Eastern states winners.
Ashford University's full-ride, tuition-free scholarships are for online degree programs ranging from associate's to the doctorate level. Collectively, the scholarships total nearly $500,000.
"The escalating interest in this campaign illustrates the importance of higher education to working parents across America," said McAuliffe. "Online higher education provides working parents with flexibility in earning their degrees.
"As a working mom myself, I am proud to impact these scholarship recipients in a positive way," said McAuliffe. "What gives me the most satisfaction is knowing that each of these winners has a child who will experience a parent bettering themselves by earning his or her college education. These winners are role models."
Bridgepoint Education's postsecondary education services focus on offering associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in the disciplines of business, education, psychology, social sciences and health sciences. Bridgepoint Education's regionally accredited academic institutions – Ashford University and University of the Rockies – deliver their programs online as well as at traditional campuses located in Clinton, Iowa, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, respectively. For more information, please visit www.bridgepointeducation.com or contact Shari Rodriguez, director of public relations, at 858/668-2586 x2513.
About Ashford University
Founded in 1918, Ashford University is a coeducational institution regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, with programs in education, business, accounting, criminal and social justice, computer animation and graphic design, and other areas. The University offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as a range of student activities and athletics, at its Clinton campus. Online degree programs are available in education, organizational management, business administration, and psychology. The University is known for its high quality yet highly affordable on-campus and online programs, with tuition fees among the lowest in the U.S. compared to other private institutions. Its tagline is: "Higher Education Made Affordable"SM. For more information, please visit www.ashford.edu or contact Shari Rodriguez, director of public relations, at 858.513.9240 x2513.
About eLearners.com®
eLearners.com is one of several high visibility websites operated by EducationDynamics. Since 1999, eLearners.com has been successfully connecting learners to online education, including online degree and certificate programs, specialized career training, and a variety of online courses. For prospective students, eLearners.com provides a powerful search engine for users to find thousands of online program offerings, as well as educational evaluation tools and financial aid resources. For colleges and universities, the eLearners.com website offers a low-cost, performance-based method to provide national exposure and increase enrollments in their online learning programs. For more information on eLearners.com, visit http://www.eLearners.com.


If you're looking for an event management company to help with your Sunderland corporate event we can help whether it be corporate hospitality or team building activities.
We work throughout the UK, so whether your corporate entertainment is in Sunderland or elsewhere we will be able to help.
From companywide family days to small dinner parties – this is where you'll find an array of Corporate Entertainment ideas in Sunderland to suit every audience. If exciting and interactive is what you're thinking of then a River Rib Blast, Survival School, Cocktail Making or Game show is for you. Or maybe Jazz crooners, photo studios and Fragrance bars are more your cup of tea? Take a look at the buttons on the right and get in touch – we'll help you find exactly the right corporate entertainment in Sunderland.
Don't have a venue yet? There are some great venues you can use in Sunderland in fact below are some that we've had the pleasure of working at. Do contact us if you'd like help in finding the right location at the right price for you.
Venues in Sunderland where we have provided Corporate Entertainment include Sunderland Marriott Hotel, The North East Business and Innovation Centre BIC Sunderland , Souter Lighthouse Sunderland, Hylton Castle – Hylton, Reg Vardy Gallery at Sunderland University plus many more.
Sunderland lies at the centre of the City of Sunderland, a metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. It is located at the opening of the River Wear.The "Sunderland" name is said to originate from Soender-land being the Anglo-Saxon infinitive, conveying "to part", presumably to be an indication to the valley etched by the River Wear on whose south bank the original settlement of Sunderland was founded.
To get a raft of memorable Corporate Entertainment ideas just contact one of our teams in Staffordshire and London. We deliver great events countrywide, and not just in Sunderland so there are lots of unusual suggestions for you to choose from to make your next event extraordinary.


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Biografia
Nato a Lugano, visse inizialmente a San Gallo, dove la famiglia gestiva il "Ristorante Ticino"; proseguì gli studi professionali di nuovo in Ticino. Lavorò presso la Banca Popolare di Lugano, poi presso la Pretura della città. Allo stesso tempo si diplomò come docente di lingua tedesca, che insegnò per circa trent'anni prima al ginnasio di Lugano, poi alla Scuola tecnica della città. In seguito si diplomò come docente di stenografia e dattilografia. Scrisse poesie in italiano e a volte anche in tedesco. Nel 1934-1935 scrisse anche due radio-commedie, trasmesse dalla Radio Svizzera.

Nel 1943 pubblicò il 1º corso completo di stenografia italiana (Sistema Stolze-Schrey), insieme alla sua "Chiave", con la collaborazione di Luigi Donnini. Questo testo fu il primo usato del Canton Ticino per l'apprendimento della stenografia. Seguirono il "Piccolo catechismo stenografico" e "Ali alle penne". Nel 1953 fu la volta del "Corso abbreviato di stenografia semplificata", della "Breve storia della stenografia", stampata in caratteri stenografici, e del "Mosaico ticinese", libro di lettura stenografica. Nel 1968-1969, insieme al figlio Carlo, pubblicò "Lo stenodattilografo" e il corso "La stenografia italiana".Ottenne un ottimo supporto dalla Radio della Svizzera italiana, che per molti anni trasmise lezioni settimanali di stenografia. Pubblicò inoltre un "Trattato metodico di dattilografia". Da insegnante di tedesco pubblicò, nel 1947 e in seconda edizione nel 1950, il corso di base "Deutsche Sprachlehre für Mittelschüler, erstes Jahr" e nel 1952 il corso avanzato "Zweites Jahr"; poi il "Vocabolario della Deutsche Sprachlehre erstes und zweites Jahr".

In qualità di scrittore pubblicò nel 1937 il "Patrono della Patria" sulla vita di San Nicolao della Flüe; compose "Il nostro Santo", per incarico del Vescovo di Lugano, in occasione della costruzione della chiesa votiva, dedicata allo stesso Santo, a Lugano-Besso. Tradusse molti libri di vario genere dal tedesco.

Fu anche attore e regista di commedie presso l'Oratorio di Lugano.

Isotta fu per molto tempo uno di principali membri del "Comitato centrale della società svizzera degli stenografi"; redattore responsabile o collaboratore di alcune riviste di commercio; membro della "Civica filarmonica di Lugano"; presidente dell'Azione cattolica luganese; membro dell'Unione popolare cattolica ticinese; giudice di pace del Circolo di Vezia per più di trent'anni e presidente dell'Associazione dei giudici di pace del Canton Ticino. Fu anche membro, e per due volte presidente, del consiglio comunale; e anche supplente municipale del comune di Massagno, nel quale aveva sempre vissuto eccettuati soltanto i primi anni.

Bibliografia
 Francesco Giulietti, Trattato critico-storico di stenografia, Tipografia dei Fratelli Quatrini, Roma 1961
 Francesco Giulietti, Storia delle scritture veloci dall'antichità ad oggi, Giunti e Barbera, Firenze 1968

Voci correlate
 Stenografia
 Dattilografia

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