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Our lab uses Bioline Sensi FAST cDNA synthesis kit for various samples and it has proven to work efficiently each time. Consistent results were obtained. Since 5X master mix is already provided we need not add any primers or DTT so saves a lot of time in setting up reaction. I love the product.
I have used this kit to genotype mice using tail clippings and ear notches. The kit is extremely quick and easy to use, giving reliable results. This kit will save a lot of time and money for basic PCR genotyping.
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I used the ISOLATE II RNA mini kit to isolate RNA from a range of murine tissues (liver, spleen, kidney, bone marrow) that had been stored for almost 2 months in RNAlater. The yields were far greater than I expected, and the 260/230 and 260/280 ratios were fantastic, consistently above 2.0. The kit is very quick and easy to use and the inclusion of DNase I is an added bonus compared to comparable kits from other suppliers.
I purchased the ISOLATE II RNA/DNA/Protein Kit uses for human organoid sample DNA RNA and protein extraction , the Kit very easy to use, I used low density of cells (2x105 ) to extracted yielding high quality products. the ISOLATE II RNA/DNA/Protein Kit are great value compared to other commercially available kits, I highly recommend the ISOLATE II RNA/DNA/Protein Kit from Bioline.
We tested MyTaq Plant Direct PCR kit in our routine Arabidopsis thaliana genotyping experiments using genomic DNA extracted from "homemade" methods. We have been getting 100% efficiency with all samples resulting in abundant PCR product. We were particularly pleased with the kits performance on previously known "difficult" plant samples from various mutants. We could not get product even when using commercial high purity genomic DNA kits, with MyTaq we got the products even using crude extracts. We have also found the kit to perform well for screening bacterial colonies. We routinely now use this kit for both methods in the lab.
We trialled the SensiFast SYBR LoRox on a QuantStudio real time PCR machine using primers supplied by Qiagen. In a side-by-side comparison with two other SYBR green master mixes from different suppliers, we found SensiFast gave us lower cT values and lower variation between replicates. We also found we could detect the presence of a less abundant transcript in samples when we had used SensiFast, but not when we had used our two other SYBR master mixes.
We have been using Bioline products (especially the Isolate II RNA mini Kit, cDNA synthesis Kit and Sensifast SBYR mix) for past 3 years, and we are very happy with the consistency of results that we obtained and also the good price they offered. We are happy to continue using these products.
Product: SensiFAST™ cDNA Synthesis Kit
We recently trialled Bioline's SensiFAST cDNA Synthesis Kit ...
We recently trialled Bioline's SensiFAST cDNA Synthesis Kit and the SensiFAST Probe Lo-Rox Kit. Compared to other cDNA synthesis kits we have used, the SensiFAST product is both simple and efficient. All components are included in only two reagents; this onestep methodology limits both variability and preparation time. Furthermore the reaction speed is very fast, allowing us to generate high quality cDNA from low yield RNA samples in less than an hour.
We then utilised the SensiFAST Probe Lo-Rox kit coupled with Taqman probes (Applied Biosystems) to prepare our cDNA samples for qPCR. Again, the kit was very simple and using the Viia-7 Real-Time PCR system (Applied Biosystems) we were able to produce fast and consistent results. As a result of our preliminary tests we are expanding our use of these reagents to in our quantitative assays.
Overall we have found Bioline's products to be of excellent quality and great value. Their staff have been very helpful and always willing to offer advice in a timely manner.
My 15 minute love affair with Bioline MyTaq Extraction kit. Having toiled for many hours with our previous (and inferior) DNA extraction method, the Bioline MyTaq Extraction kit was a revolutionary and intensely gratifying experience. The rapidity and elegance of the process cannot be understated. It takes away the agony of genotyping and replaces it with unbridled joy. Although I confess to some initial trepidation, my concerns were explosively alleviated, leaving me pleasantly satisfied. Indeed, I became emotional when I saw the results of the gel. The bands were crisp, sumptuous and far superior to our manual DNA extraction method. Overall, I would describe my experience with the kit as an unparalleled pleasure and give it 5 stars out of 5. Bravo Bioline!
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Product: SensiFAST™ SYBR® Hi-ROX Kit
I used a trial of the SensiFAST SYBR Hi-ROX Kit for my qPCR ...
I used a trial of the SensiFAST SYBR Hi-ROX Kit for my qPCR requirements. The product gave nice consistent results, of a quality slightly higher than a competitors. The fact that it has all dNTPs, MgCl2 etc in one solution means I am far less likely to make mistakes and allows faster troubleshooting.
I have been using the MyTaq Red Mix since I learnt about it last year. Not only the quality of the PCR is highly improved by the excellent quality of the TaqMix but also by having the gel loading dye incorporated, it saves tons of lab time not having to add loading dye to each sample before running a gel. Basically, it's take your samples from the cycler and in less than 5 minutes you are running your gel. Highly recommend this product!
Product: SensiFAST™ cDNA Synthesis Kit
After multiple years using products from other companies, we have now ...
After multiple years using products from other companies, we have now trialed and switched to using Bioline products for many aspects of our work. We use the Bioline RNA extraction kits, SensiFast cDNA synthesis and SYBR Lo-Rox kits for our transcriptional analysis and are very happy with the results this provides. The sensitivity is as good as if not better than other products, and is more cost beneficial as well. The rep we deal is always available to help us in any way we need, which helps makes our experience with Bioline simple and effective.
Product: MyTaq™ Plant-PCR Kit
We tested the mytaq plant direct PCR kit in our Arabidopsis genotyping ...
We tested the mytaq plant direct PCR kit in our Arabidopsis genotyping workflow. It saved us a ton of time by cutting out the tedious isolation of genomic DNA from leaves. We got consistent results using both the direct leaf protocol and the difficult samples protocol using SDS. We found that lysed leaf samples in SDS could be stored at -20C and reused multiple times over a several weeks with no discernible loss of quality. We also were able to use the direct plant kit to 'rescue' genomic DNA resulting from poor quality isolations that would not amplify with other polymerases.
Mytaq direct plant PCR kit performed better than the competing product we tried. While both kits provided comparable amplification in a 50uL reaction, only the mytaq direct plant PCR kit was able to amplify directly from leaf tissue in a 25uL reaction.
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Product: SensiFAST™ cDNA Synthesis Kit
Arizona Biomedical Collaborative reviews Bioline SensiFAST cDNA Synthesis Kit ...
Brendan. S from University of Arizona: Arizona Biomedical Collaborative reviews Bioline SensiFAST cDNA Synthesis Kit
Markus Zeller from AutoGenomics discusses what he likes about the MyTaq Blood-PCR Kit and how it works on multiplexing large fragments in whole blood and lysates.
Christoph Zimmer tells of his experience using MIC, the world's first Magnetic Induction qPCR Cycler.
The product was very stable and the results were spectacular comparing to our 2 current sources. My results were clean and repeatable!
Product: ISOLATE II RNA/DNA/Protein Kit
I found the ISOLATE II RNA/DNA/Protein Kit very easy to use ...
I found the ISOLATE II RNA/DNA/Protein Kit very easy to use, the sample preparation was quick, efficient and a more streamlined protocol compared to other commercially available kits, yielding high quality products with superior separation.
Kristina Marinak, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
I really like this product because it is very convenient as a mix containing its own dNTPs. It has worked in my hands for PCR and Site-directed Mutagenesis.
Karl Robinson, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Our research applications require large amounts of bacterial RNA. We changed to Bioline's 'TriSure' as we found it provided comparable yield, purity and ease of use at a very competitive price.
Product: SensiFAST cDNA Synthesis Kit
The SensiFast cDNA Synthesis Kit was directly compared to another cDNA synthesis kit ...
Anna Kipp, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Nuthetal, Germany
The SensiFast cDNA Synthesis Kit was directly compared to another cDNA synthesis kit. During real-time qPCR, the CT values of the cDNA samples produced with the SensiFast cDNA synthesis Kit lay between 16 and 18. The samples behaved very consistent and results were highly reproducible. The cDNA samples produced with the other kit had CT values between 24 and 28 and were much more scattered.
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Product: ISOLATE Fecal DNA Kit
The Powersoil DNA Isolation Kit (MoBio) and the Isolate Faecal DNA Kit (Bioline) are comparable in terms of sensitivity ...
Rebecca Traub,University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
Aim: To compare the sensitivity of two commercial faecal DNA extraction kits for the detection and quantification of human hookworms (Ancylostoma ceylanicum, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus) eggs in faeces.
Methods: Ten individual human faecal samples positive for hookworm eggs were each extracted with two commercial kits, the Powersoil DNA Isolation Kit (MoBio) and the Isolate Faecal DNA Kit (Bioline) according to manufacturer's instructions. DNA was eluted to 100 ul for each.
DNA was subjected to multiplex Taq-man based multiplex qPCR (unpublished) targeting the internal transcribed spacer regions of the three human hookworms and an internal control (EHV4).
Results: Both kits performed equivocally in positively detecting at least one species of hookworm in all ten samples. The Isolate Faecal DNA Kit (Bioline) produced on average 0.5 Ct lower threshold cycles for samples compared to the Powersoil DNA Isolation Kit (MoBio). The time taken to extract 10 samples was significantly less for the Bioline product.
Conclusion: The Powersoil DNA Isolation Kit (MoBio) and the Isolate Faecal DNA Kit (Bioline) are comparable in terms of sensitivity for detecting and quantifying DNA of hookworms from human faecal samples. The Bioline kit was less labour intensive compared to the Mo Bio kit and is more competitively priced.
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Aparna Jayachandran, GMRF-UQ, Brisbane, Australia
We have been utilizing ISOLATE II RNA Mini Kit from Bioline and have found that the RNA yield, concentrations and purity have been consistently good. From 40,000 liver cancer (mouse and human) cells we are able to get 200-600ng/ul yield of RNA.
Product: SensiFAST cDNA Synthesis Kit
I compared SensiFAST cDNA Synthesis Kit to BioRad iScript RT ...
Clarke, LA Biomed, Pediatrics, Torrance, USA
I compared SensiFAST cDNA Synthesis Kit to BioRad iScript RT and my Bioline GAPDH came around 18, while iScript was around 21 cycles. 8x better, and it's cheaper. No brainer. I've attached a simple chart showing the results and included a video.
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Lakshmi Palam, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, US
I have been using Bioline products for past 5 years, starting with MyTaqRed Mix and dNTPs. Recently, we started using the SensiFAST cDNA Synthesis Kit and SensiFAST SYBR mix for qRT-PCR. Upon testing with diverse RNA sources, we were really satisfied with the results as the data is quite comparable with competitor SYBR mixes. Quality to price ratio is the winning factor for both the cDNA synthesis kit and SYBR mix. We felt real ease-of-use with the cDNA synthesis kit, which was fast and simple. I recommend the SensiFAST cDNA Synthesis kit and SensiFAST SYBR mix from Bioline.
Fansuo Geng, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
I have been using SensiMix SYBR No-ROX Kit to perform RT-qPCR on human and zebrafish cDNA samples with LightCycler 480, and sometimes with ABI ViiA7. I have never had any trouble with the product. The mix has lived up to the promise. I get good melting curves, close Ct values for triplicates, and high PCR efficiency. The melting curve shows very low or no primer dimer. In the manual, there is an example for setting up a 50 µl reaction. I have been using 10 µl reaction, thus making a 500 reactions kit to perform 2500 reactions.
Jonathan Ferrand, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia
We have been using MyTaq Red Mix for the past two years in our routine PCR for mice genotyping, cloning/amplicon validation and standard curve preparation for our RT-qPCR. This product is very convenient with gel loading buffer included, and in our hands works as well as competitor products with as low as 5µl of mix per reaction (10µl final volume). The competitive pricing makes it a very attractive alternative for routine PCR.
Maiko Shi, AgriBio, Bundoora, Australia
I like the Bioline MyFi polymerase, as it can amplify any sequence even if the fragment size is over 3 kb. The polymerase is also useful for cross-species amplification. The figure shows amplification results from meadow fescue using PCR primers designed for perennial ryegrass. All 5 gene sequences were successfully amplified by the cross-species PCR, even though the largest fragment (Gene 4) was over 3 kb in length.
Mark Chapman, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
I have always used Bioline Taq polymerase from starting my PhD in 2000 up until now in my own lab group. The products are versatile and cost-effective and always reliable. The basic Taq is fantastic for almost all applications, and the more specialised enzymes are great value when a hard-to-amplify target is encountered. I would strong recommend Bioline Taq.
Product: Tetro cDNA Synthesis Kit
We started to use this kit in our lab for all our routine cDNA synthesis ...
Patricia Rueda, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical science, Parkville, Australia
We started to use this kit in our lab for all our routine cDNA synthesis and we haven't change since.
We find that the quality of the cDNA obtained is very good, the kit is very easy to use and it has a great quality-price ratio.
I definitely recommend it.
Product: MyTaq™ HS Red DNA Polymerase
I like this product because it is easy to use and fast to set ...
Product: SensiFAST™ Probe Hi-ROX Kit
Our lab has been routinely been using the Bioline SensiFAST Probe ...
Charlotte Nejad, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia
Our lab has been routinely been using the Bioline SensiFAST Probe Hi-ROX for microRNAs detection in mammalian cells for the past 3 years. Results are highly reproducible between technical replicates and independent experiments. We found that this product showed high sensitivity, low background noise and consistent amplification curves. It performs as well if not better than competitor products. In addition, several thawing/freezing cycles do not influence its activity.
Given its low cost, SensiFAST Probe Hi-ROX is a really attractive option compared to competitor products. Overall, we are completely satisfied and would recommend it to other labs.
Product: SensiFAST™ cDNA Synthesis Kit
Working with post-mortem human heart tissue samples for a gene ...
Daniel Perez, Heart Institute, Los Angeles, US
Working with post-mortem human heart tissue samples for a gene expression project proved to be a challenging task for tissue samples that came from the medical examiner's office. So many factors were working against a viable gene expression profile for these samples such as time of death to autopsy lag, time from autopsy to tissue sample, and whether or not the tissue had been flash frozen. The samples were also never treated with RNA-later so we expected highly degraded RNA from these tissue samples.
Our only light of hope was the fact that our target amplicon sizes were less than 100 bp which meant that we could still find what we were looking for in spite of highly degraded RNA. Chances were that at least a few intact sequences would amplify. The critical part in our experiment was to be able to yield enough cDNA from whatever bit of RNA we were able to extract from our samples.
This is where Bioline exceeded all expectations. Working quickly and carefully, I was able to get decent cDNA considering all the factors working against my RNA isolations. The cDNA was enough to be able to carry out a gene expression profile for each of the samples and our project was a success. Bioline proved to be superior in cDNA yield from highly degraded RNA samples.
Alice Jouneau, INRA, Jouy-en-Josas, France
I have tested SensiFAST SYBR Hi-ROX using mouse cDNA samples, on a StepOnePlus machine, in fast and regular mode, and in comparison with our current SYBR Green mix. The test was globally positive, in favor of the SensiFAST product.
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Florent Hube, CNRS, Paris, France
Amazing! Just take a look to the comparison I have made! And I did some others as well: thaw/freeze cycles (4 times without any change), primers specificities (no changes). All the tests were free using small aliquots from Bioline. Only one thing would still stop you? The price is the lowest I've ever had. To me, using my conditions and all the tests I ran, this is the best mix for qPCR!
Michael Mitterer, MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg
We tested the MyTaq Extract-PCR Kit for genotyping mice. The extraction was fast, easy to handle and the PCR reactions worked very well. We used the Taq also for performing multiplex PCR and we obtained better results than with our conventional method.
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Andrew Taylor, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK
We tested the SensiFAST™ SYBR® No-ROX Kit against the LightCycler® 480 SYBR Green I Master on a Roche Lightcycler 480. The cycling conditions we used were optimized for the Roche kit. Despite this, the SensiFAST kit performed significantly better, leasing to earlier amplification from comparable genomic DNA samples (see picture for example). This gives us the increased sensitivity we were seeking. On top of that it is much cheaper than the Roche mix. I highly recommend this product.
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Mariah Meyer, The University of Montana, DBS, US
I had a very good experience with the SensiFAST SYBR Lo-ROX qPCR master mix. It was quick and easy to use, while also providing me with near perfect R-squared values and dissociation curves. Even when compared to other, more expensive, master mixes, I obtained results of equal or better quality.
Product: SensiFAST™ cDNA Synthesis Kit
I had been repeating an experiment over and over again because ...
Dad Abu-Bonsrah, Royal Children's Hospital (MCRI) - Embryology Department, Australia
I had been repeating an experiment over and over again because I wasnt getting any amplicon of my target gene after cDNA synthesis and qPCR, thinking my differentiation protocol wasnt working until I tried the SensiFAST cDNA Synthesis Kit and bammmmm, the amplicon was there. I was using more than 50 ng/µl with a different company and wasn't getting any result but with just 10 ng/µl on the SensiFAST cDNA Synthesis Kit, I get to save some RNA for future reference and get the data I am looking for. Are you working with lesser concentration of RNA that you need to be able to replicate your experiments? SensiFAST cDNA Kit is for you then!
Wilson Wong, University of Sydney, Camperdown , Australia
I have used this kit to extract genomic DNA from mice tails (approx. 0.6 cm) for genotyping. Usually a sufficient amount of quality DNA (0.5 to 3 micrograms @ 5-30 ng/µl) from the mice tails was extracted through using this kit- to carry out genotyping. An input of 50 ng for each DNA sample was used for genotyping. This kit comes with very clear, user friendly instructions provided and provides efficient, reliable and cost effective isolation of DNA- overall a great kit for genomic DNA extraction and downstream analysis.
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Marianne Greenberg, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, USA
Our lab has had such trouble from genotyping. We initially started with a simple hot shot method using our own reagents, but the freeze-thaw cycles were degrading the DNA making them unreliable samples. We then began a phenol chloroform procedure to extract the DNA and got great, high quality DNA, but the time versus cost to do this is a problem. Additionally, even with the purest of DNA, some of the samples had to be run on the thermocycler in duplicate again and again to confirm genotype with the Taq we were using. We have faithfully always purchased Bioline's HyperLadder, and were interested in the MyTaq Extract-PCR Kit when we found out about it at a supplier expo. This kit is absolutely amazing. We went from a two-day purification procedure down to 15 minutes, and the DNA is reliable and survives freeze-thaw cycles. Most importantly, though, the MyTaq is also extremely reliable, and we only have to run samples once to confirm genotyping - and the gels we get are so clean! We have tested all of our mice strains using this kit and all of them work. We are switching to use this permanently from now on! If you have any trouble at all with some of your genotyping, I would give this kit a try.
Nora Tenis, SVI, Molecular Genetics, Fitzroy, Australia
We use MyTaq Red DNA Polymerase weekly in the lab for our mouse genotyping. Fast, efficient, reliable and cost effective. Thanks Bioline!
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Dr. Daum, Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics, San Antonio, USA
In our lab we only use dNTP mix from Bioline for our PCR and real-time PCR master mixtures. The quality and price are second to none!
Colin Florian, Department of Genetics, Genome Engineering and iPSC Center (GEiC), Washington University, USA
MyTaq is a great polymerase at a great price. It is efficient and easy to use when tested against competitors.
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Product: BIOLASE DNA Polymerase
Our lab has been using Bioline products for many years now...
Radhika Atit, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
Our lab has been using Bioline products for many years now. We use the agarose gel, and DNA ladders for all of our nucleic acid work. They always give consistent results and are priced significantly better than the competition. We use Bioline BIOLASE polymerase for all of our PCR needs, genotyping, amplifying sequences to make in situ probes, etc. It has always performed admirably and has definitely served us well over the years. We plan to continue buying these products into the future. Thanks!
Karena Pryce, NCIG, Acton, Australia
The products that we get through Bioline are ladders and Taq polymerase. I find it the best product and the best price. The rep is always helpful and willing when you have questions or need a quote.
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Ronda Rolfes, Georgetown University, Washington, USA
We use the MyTaq Red Mix routinely in the lab. The PCR reactions work the first time and the ability to load products directly on the gel saves time and money. It is our 'go-to' PCR mix.
Hiroshi Shinozuka, AgriBio, Bundoora, Australia
We commonly use the Bioline MyFi polymerase, and it works better than any other polymerase kit. The MyFi polymerase could amplify complicated short tandem repeat (STR or SSR/microsatellite) sequences better than the other kits. In the figure, the MyFi kit could amplify the STR-A sequence, which the phusion kit could not. The STR-B sequence was amplified with less non-specific amplicons when the MyFi kit was used.
James Lim, UQ, IMB, Brisbane, Australia
Experienced user (since 2012) of ISOLATE II RNA Mini Kit. ISOLATE II RNA Mini Kit outperforms other major brands in terms of yield, quality and price. Comes with detailed and simple instructions for RNA isolation. Highly recommended.
Claire Sayers, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
The ISOLATE II Genomic DNA Kit is my favourite Bioline product. It is fast, easy and reliable! I only need a few microlitres of malaria-infected blood to get enough genomic DNA for lots of PCRs.
Kristina Marinak, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
I have used this product for Site-directed Mutagenesis. It has worked for me in the past, but it may work better with Bioline dNTPs. It has worked and given me positive results.
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Kristina Marinak, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
This product is very convenient because it is a mix. I was recently doing PCR on genomic DNA and it worked very well. Good product!
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Xiaoqing Lu, University of Miami, Miami, US
HypePAGE II prestained protein marker works very well for me, the bands are sharp and contrast well. I have tried it on both Coomassie blue stained gel and regular SDS Page gel, then transfer to membrane. In both cases the bands are sharp and have no smear, and are stable in 4C for at least 3 months.
Albert Perez, Moores Cancer Center - UCSD, La Jolla, US
MyTaq HS Mix (BIO-25045) works great even in samples where other PCR mixes don't amplify and have problems. Simple and reliable.
Monica Kiela, University of Arizona, Tucson, US
We use MyTaq DNA Polymerase for our mouse colony PCR screening. My established PCR protocols almost always work, and the run is shorter. Even new PCR protocols are much easier to establish since this polymerase is more "robust" then many others. We found that in several instances, if nothing works, this polymerase does.
Product: SensiFAST™ SYBR® No-ROX Kit
I trialed the Bioline SensiFAST No-ROX kit and compared it to two other ...
Kevin Danastas, Discipline of Anatomy and Histology, The University of Sydney, Australia
I trialed the Bioline SensiFAST No-ROX kit and compared it to two other competitor qPCR kits and found it was much more sensitive resulting in lower CT values, even for poorly expressed genes that other kits have difficulty detecting. The kit is easy to use and good value for money. Highly recommended.
Product: SensiMix™ SYBR® No-ROX Kit
We've recently purchased SensiMix™ SYBR® No-ROX and used it for ...
Product: SensiFAST™ Probe No-ROX Kit
I performed a comparison of of Bioline's SensiFAST™ Probe No-ROX Kit ...
Tiffany Kosch, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
I performed a comparison of of Bioline's SensiFAST™ Probe No-ROX Kit (cat. BIO-86005) against several other qPCR master mixes. The Bioline product performed the best overall (i.e. better efficiency and sensitivity, lower cost). I have attached a graph of the Quantitation analysis from my trial run of this product. I have also been very impressed Bioline's customer service and really like that they are willing to send free samples of most of their products.
Product: SensiFAST™ Probe No-ROX One-Step Kit
I compared the One-Step RT PCR master mix of Bioline ...
Peony Fung, Cerberus Sciences, Thebarton, Australia
I compared the One-Step RT PCR master mix of Bioline (SensiFAST Probe No-ROX One-Step Kit) with a commercial leading product (called QF here). The higher sensitivity of SensiFAST Probe No-ROX can be reflected by producing lower CT value. Also, this product is in a good price range among the other commercial product. Value for money!!
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Anne Schlaitz, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
We are using the Bioline SensiFAST SYBR No-Rox Mix for our qPCR studies. We have compared the mix to the Roche Lighcycler 480 SYBR Green I Master Mix. With the Bioline SensiFAST mix, our targets regularly appear at lower Cp values and all primers tested work more reliably and consistently (see attached table for two examples of primer efficiencies determined with the Lightcycler and the SensiFast kits). Furthermore, Bioline technical support always answered our queries very promptly and in great detail and the SensiFAST mix costs us less than half the price of the Lightcycler Mix.
Xiaowei Xu, Baylor college of medicine, Houston, USA
I really like the SensiFAST SYBR Green (Lo-Rox) kit because it always removes the background noise and gives clean curves.


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When faced with a condition where every minute counts, you want the very best life-saving treatments and technology as well as the expertise of an experienced team of heart care professionals.
We're more than just part of the largest provider of heart care in the Kansas City area. We excel at the treatment of cardiovascular disease. The cardiologists and cardiac surgeons at Overland Park Regional Medical Center participate in research to discover new techniques to reverse blocked heart arteries, prevent strokes and strengthen weakened hearts. Overland Park Regional Medical Center operates the largest abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft program in the region. Patients can receive an extensive range of cardiac care including medical management, cardiac catheterization, cardiac rehabilitation and open-heart surgery.


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Daily Slice: Brunch Pizza at Campo de'Fiori, Park Slope, Brooklyn
A different slice profiled each day.
Walk up to the counter at Campo de'Fiori in Brooklyn's Park Slope and it's hard not to feel hungry, with squares of mozzarella and prosciutto-topped pizza spread before you. But my favorite order on the weekend is called simply the Brunch Special ($6.50)—a sizeable square of potato, onion, and bacon-topped pizza with a poached egg and salad. It's simple, but prepared with attention to detail: I thought I'd need a shake of salt on the poached egg, but found the underside already salted; the yolk broke open in a perfect, slow ooze. With the egg spilling over what's essentially hash browns, bacon, and bread all at once, it's everything good about brunch in a slice of pizza, and of a size that left me satisfied rather than comatose.
And rather than being frantic during a brunch rush, the staff was solicitous and relaxed—the owner waited on our table and the one next to us, and after the two somewhat ornery women there found nothing "normal" on the brunch menu, he walked back into the kitchen to whip up an off-menu omelet himself. (They proclaimed it "delicious," beamed with happiness, and gave him a hearty handshake.) That's what I call service.
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text: I want to highlight an advertisement for William Still's Underground Railroad that is available on the Ohio Historical Society website. Published in Cleveland Gazette on November 11, 1883, the ad claims that Still's book "[was] one which must prove interesting and profitable to every reader." If students read excerpts from Still's book, some might want to see how the publisher tried to sell it in the 1880s. You can also get the full text of the Underground Railroad from Their Own Words.


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A's fans look to win cash on 'Bucks on the Pond'
Shelby Cardoza's mother called into KTRB 860-AM, the ESPN Deportes radio station in Modesto, Calif. They were offering a pair of free A's tickets.
We have them to thank for episode seven of the hit MLB.com game show "Bucks on the Pond."
"My mom called the station, but it was a Spanish station, and no one else called in, so I won the tickets," Cardoza explains. "I had lots of fun on the game show. I love being on TV."
Cardoza majors in business at Modesto Junior College and this should go toward class credits, because she capitalized on the opportunity like it was all planned: Zero money invested in game tickets and a chance to win some bucks. So far, no one has lost in Season 2, either.
She gave the extra ticket to her friend Priscilla Moreno of Newman, Calif., a nursing student at Merced College, and together they teamed up for answers before a game at O.co Coliseum. The latest episode was released on Thursday, taped outside the Bar & Grille entrance.
"Free tickets," Moreno said of her good fortune after playing the game. "She asked me to come with her, because I'm pretty much her only girlfriend who likes baseball. It was so much fun. I'm definitely a little more shy than Shelby, but definitely a lot of fun."
"Bucks" is hosted by Jeremy Brisiel, and you might be a part of it this season when you least expect it. Fans at the ballpark interact with MLB.com's studio through the magic of technology in conjunction with game action inside. In creating a new experience for fans, MLB.com is giving people a chance to earn bucks while they spend bucks at the ballpark.
Contestants are asked a trivia question -- general knowledge and baseball -- on each pitch during a half-inning of baseball. Get the question correct and win money. Get the question wrong and it's a strike. Three strikes and you're out.
The questions' difficulty and value increase with the number of outs in the on-field action: $5 easy questions to start, $10 medium-difficulty questions after one out, $20 hard questions after two outs. If the contestant lasts longer than the team's at-bat, they win the bucks in their bank.
Topics covered in this episode include American history, "Game of Thrones," retired A's numbers, calendar, music awards, global geography, A's stats, zoology, world history, geology, personal hygiene, Kentucky cities, Europe, band singers, animated movies, A's history and '80s music.
After nailing a question about erosion, Cardoza explained: "I'm taking astronomy, so we're learning about the earth." Even A's players would be ribbing her after that one. But to their credit, this pair got more of the baseball questions right than wrong, and strangely enough, we often find that it's the baseball questions that pose problems on this show.
No matter what, these contestants, who both work in retail while in school, could not go to their seats as losers. It would be an even better day than usual.
"Usually I come to A's games because my whole family comes to them. I come with them and support the A's," Moreno said. "The atmosphere is amazing here. It's always so much fun."
Fans are chosen randomly by the "Bucks" crew, and new episodes are being released every Tuesday and Thursday again this season.
It was the second show of the season involving A's fans, following the Season 2 premiere in which five fans combined to win 210 bucks.


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A relative of the Manhattan and Brooklyn cocktails, the rye-forward Red Hook cocktail finds its sweeter side with a splash of Punt e Mes and maraschino.
2 oz. rye whiskey
½ oz. Punt e Mes
½ oz. maraschino liqueur
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I wanted to provide you with another small download of four stacked papers that I did for a Pixelscrapper Challenge in the Designer Forum. It made me think about my humble designs, and how this forum is challenging me to become better in many ways. My designing started with small steps, and one of those steps was taking the free tutorials from Cheryl, AKA "Hummie". I was very happy to see that she is going to be starting those up again, so if you are an aspiring beginning designer, she can help you get started, and again, it's free of charge. Please see her facebook page, "My Corner Online" for details, and sign up with your email. You will really enjoy her immense knowledge, her teaching style, and her sweet personality. She is such an inspiration to so many, and there are many designers that can point to her for their skills. She also does a weekly challenge for people interested in those.
I did a small challenge over on the Pixelscrapper Website, for Stacked Papers. The challenge was to make four, and since it was a small amount I was able to fit it in between drilling a new well and teaching Sunday school. I made them all different, for a variety. In hindsight, I wonder if I should have made them all with the same color scheme and theme?
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I got some feedback from one of the members of the Pixelscrapper Community that she didn't really like my pop-pom flowers, but I can't help it! I love them! They look so fluffy and soft……..So, I am trying not to keep using them on my designs, just every so often….
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DescriptionHard Drivin' is a 3D arcade hit from Atari Games. You are in control of a high-performance sports car. Your objective is to race around the course as fast as possible and hit as many checkpoints as possible. If you hit a checkpoint you gain extra time to go farther. You will see traffic on the road both in your direction and coming down the opposite direction, so be careful when you pass...
The course has two sections: speed track, and stunt track. Speed track is longer, but you can usually achieve higher speeds. Stunt track requires you to perform several stunts such as jumping bridges, driving through a loop, and so on.
Crashing the car has no serious consequences and indeed shows a replay of your crash from a cinematic angle. Admire your crash head-on into the cement truck, or clipping the minivan, or flying off the bridge in the wrong angle... You lose several seconds as your car is "reset" and you get up to speed again.
The home conversions retain most of the then-advanced 3D graphics but lack the force-feedback that was in the arcade version.
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Cancelled NES portA NES port was planned, programmed by Mark Morris, but was eventually not released.
GhostsIn 2007, Midway holds the rights to this game, a lucrative deal as it includes a series of patents to the concept of recorded "ghosts" in racing games. These are recordings of a certain racing session, shown in a new game allowing players to race against and compare their best times. New games that want to use this feature have to license it from Midway: #5,577,913, a "System and Method for Driver Training With Multiple Driver Competition".
Sega Genesis cover artworkIf you look carefully, the rear license plate of the car reads "10-GEN". You might think that the "GEN" references the Genesis platform, but the full vanity plate text phonetically reproduces the name of Tengen, Atari Games' home console division and developers of this port.
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A 'before' and 'after' photo in Rachael Pontillo's brochure for her company Holistically Haute™ is a proven method for turning non-believers into believers.
A board-certified holistic health practitioner and licensed aesthetician, the Flourtown resident teaches classes about natural skin care from the inside out and outside in.
On Nov. 7 and Dec. 8, Pontillo will again be offering her "Make Your Own All-Natural, Organic Skin Care" classes through the Mt. Airy Learning Tree (MALT).
She will also be offering classes at Boomer U., an adult community education organization in Ambler, similar to the Center on the Hill in Chestnut Hill. She will be teaching classes there in the winter and next spring of 2013, as well as online and tele-classes on skincare, health and wellness.
When she isn't teaching, she is working one-on-one with individuals, as well as in groups, to help them achieve their health and wellness goals. "I typically meet with someone twice a month over a six-month period to get them on track with eating the right foods, eliminating chemicals and additives from their lives where possible and motivating them to get in shape," she said.
During her July MALT class at the Unitarian Society of Germantown, Pontillo gave a 20-minute introductory talk about how and why to choose natural skin care. She then directed the group over to her army of basic ingredients set up on the kitchen island.
West Mount Airy resident Myrna Crawford offered to stir the bubbling concoctions while Pontillo discussed the ingredients and supplies and then provided recommendations for where to purchase them. Crawford was a walking testimonial for the class following the two-hour session.
"I really liked the class. I wasn't satisfied going to CVS and looking at the ingredients in the products, many of which I couldn't pronounce, and then paying a high price. I had a bad reaction to one of the products off the shelf. I am so excited about seeing what I can make at home without all of the chemicals," Crawford said at the conclusion of the session.
Some of the raw materials can be purchased at specialty stores like Whole Foods and Weavers Way, while others are available from online suppliers. "I purchase my raw products from Mountain Rose Herbs and doTERRA®," she added, giving each attendee a bag filled with the catalogs and samples of the products demonstrated in class.
Some examples of the natural ingredients used in the products include castile soap, distilled water, aloe vera gel, essential oils and beeswax. "If you know someone who has beehives, that's great. They can supply you with raw beeswax," she noted, adding that if you purchase beeswax, it's best to get it in small pastilles or chunks instead of block form. "It's just easier to handle and melts faster."
Pontillo discussed the potential hazards associated with several commonly used chemical ingredients. She told her audience that anything that has perfume/synthetic fragrance in it can be a potential allergen. "About 80 percent of irritant and allergic skin reactions can be traced back to synthetic fragrance ingredients," she said. "You want to look for fragrance-free and also look for pure botanical extracts and essential oils that will be listed on labels by their Latin names."
The skin cleanser, moisturizer and lip balm made in the class, for example, contained no synthetic preservatives. "You should really use this up in two months and keep it in a cool, dry place away from the sun. You can store products longer if you refrigerate them."
She also urged the group to use distilled water instead of regular tap water. "It's very important. Basically when a huge pot of water is boiled and the steam is collected and the collected steam water is considered distilled or sterilized, it is in its purest form without the presence of contaminants or micro-organisms."
Pontillo's passion for holistic skin care, health and wellness comes from her own personal experience of developing acne at a very young age, which persisted through the years even into adulthood. She also gained 80 pounds after her second pregnancy and was up to 200.
"I didn't want to be on antibiotics or steroids for the acne for any length of time, so I started experimenting with my diet and some of the products I was using. By eating the right foods and avoiding processed food and chemicals where possible, my skin cleared up, and I lost the baby weight."
Pontillo grew up in Hillsdale, NJ, a suburb of New York City, and has been in the Philadelphia area since 1997, when she attended Philadelphia University (then Textile). She then enrolled in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City to earn a holistic health coaching certification, and she started her company 18 months ago. She is also a certified Reiki practitioner, certified Wull Stone Therapist and holds additional certifications in detoxification and Ayurveda. Her Nov. 7 session will be held at the Unitarian Society of Germantown from 7 to 9 p.m. The Dec. 8 session will be held the Unitarian Society of Germantown from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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I'm having trouble with a programming project. I understand the problem but I ran out of ideas to resolve the issue. I'm actually relearning java again and practicing before I re-enroll back into a University. Here is my code.
//***************************************************************************** // PP 2.3 Author: Gregory Shavers // // This project will take input from a user and display demographic & personal // information about this person. // //***************************************************************************** import java.util.Scanner; public class JavaApplication7 { public static void main(String[] args) { String Name, College, Petname; int Age; Scanner scan = new Scanner (System.in); System.out.print ("What is your name? " ); Name =scan.nextLine(); System.out.print ("What is your age? " ); Age = scan.nextInt(); System.out.print ("What is your college? " ); College = scan.nextLine(); System.out.print( "What is your pet name? " ); Petname = scan.next(); System.out.println(" \n Hello, my name is " + Name + " and I am " + Age + " years \n old. I'm enjoying my time at " + College + ", through \n I miss my pet " + Petname + " very much!" );
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***Start of build***
What is your name? Gregory B Shavers Jr
What is your age? 24
What is your college? What is your pet name? OB
Hello, my name is Gregory B Shavers Jr and I am 24 years
old. I'm enjoying my time at , through
I miss my pet OB very much!
BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 13 seconds)
***End of Build***
As you can see for some reason my *College* and "Petname* varible string comes out into one line. What I want it to do is to output separately. The scanner object should take two *separete* Variables store them. And re output my answers in the sentences below. I know the issue is my nextLine constuctor but I don't know what lines of code to use to fix this. I checked google and found some answers. Some of them code they did didn't make sense to me. I already busted through my old text book but I couldn't find and examples or hint on how to resolve this problem. I even checked this site to find some answers but I could not find any recent post. Would the community bless on some knowledge on how to properly use the scan.nextInt constuctor. I would greatly appericated.
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(Gray News) – Dillan Stewart wants to see North and South Dakota merge into one state and thousands of people agree with him.
Stewart started a Change.org petition to President Donald Trump last week asking that the states join together to form "MegaKota."
"I think it'd be pretty cool to have a state called MegaKota so yeah," Stewart wrote on the petition, which has more than 16,000 signatures.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, an estimated 760,077 people live in North Dakota and 882,235 call South Dakota home.
Combined, they would become the 41st most populous state with 1,642,312 citizens, or "MegaKotans."
Each state currently has a single representative in the U.S. House of Representative. They would only break even by joining forces.
Two U.S. Senators, however, would have to come home.
Of course, forming a "MegaKota" would mean a slight makeover for Old Glory. The flag would have to be redesigned to reflect 49 stars.
Even so, Stewart has a plan that would avoid disrupting the flag.
"Oh yeah, and then maybe Puerto Rico can be a state and we won't have to change our flag," Stewart wrote.
The petition was written with tongue firmly planted in cheek. Combining states is not among the powers granted to the president.
According to Article IV, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution, "New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress."
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"Renewable energy interventions are good, but do not overlook the potential impacts on the environment." This is IUCN's advice to the 13 SIDS DOCK Pacific members currently meeting in Nadi, Fiji.
Pacific energy and climate change experts are discussing key energy issues facing Pacific Islands such as access to modern and affordable energy services particularly for remote and rural island communities. This meeting is set to finalize several aspects of SIDS DOCK, Small Islands Developing States Sustainable Energy Intiative, including the design of its Support Programme Platform and the implementation of 14 planned projects with an estimated investment of USD 40 million.
What has been proposed at this meeting is a new pathway for energy sector development in the Pacific and that is a renewable energy pathway.
"While renewable energy is deemed by many as 'clean energy' we must remember that they depend on nature and its ecosystems and the exploitation of these resources must be done responsibly and with respect for the services they provide to support human livelihoods," said Anare Matakiviti, Energy Programme Coordinator at IUCN's Oceania Regional Office at the meeting on Tuesday.
Renewable energy interventions also have negative impacts on the environment like the carbon based fuels that are driving our economies. While the carbon based fuels are emitting Greenhouse Gases into the atmosphere, increase use of renewable energy resources impact on natural resources. And in a region that is culturally, socially and economically dependent on nature, careful planning and management is crucial.
"The ecological footprint of the energy sector with respect to exploration, extraction and infrastructure development is significant and can all lead to substantial habitat degradation,"added Matakiviti.
Renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and geothermal can impact nature in various ways. For instance, wind turbines can cause migratory disruptions for migrations of bird species, use of toxic chemicals in the manufacture of photovoltaic cells presents a problem both during use and disposal and wastewater from geothermal plants may cause significant pollution of surface and ground water supplies.
"We are not discouraging the use of renewable energy interventions, we simply encourage that countries tread with care by planning and managing well and make informed decisions," emphasised Matakiviti.
IUCN is implementing several renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the Pacific that demonstrate the use of energy systems that are economically efficient, ecologically sustainable and socially equitable.
The SIDS DOCK Pacific Regional Meeting is the second in a series of three SIDS DOCK Regional Meetings. It is called SIDS DOCK because it is designed as a "DOCKing station," to connect the energy sector in SIDS with the global market for finance, sustainable energy technologies and with the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) carbon markets, and able to trade the avoided carbon emissions in those markets. Estimates place the potential value of the US and EU markets between USD 100 to 400 billion annually.
SIDS DOCK was established to accelerate the transformation of energy sectors of small islands, increase energy security, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and generate resources for investment in climate change adaptation.


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Vikings, Ostrander Lead After First Round Of Central Region Championships
ST. JOSEPH, MO -- Three-time defending champion Augustana holds the first round lead in the NCAA Central Region women's golf tournament.
The Vikings shot a 29 over par 317 on Sunday, good for a five stroke lead over Northeastern State, who fired a 34-over-par 322. Central Oklahoma is third at 323, followed by Concordia-St. Paul (334), Henderson State (334) and Minnesota State-Mankato (340).
Augustana's Allie Ostrander has the individual lead after shooting a two over par 74, three strokes better than Central Oklahoma's Aly Seng, who shot a 77. Sioux Falls' Tavia Rutherford is tied for third at 78.
The second round of the Central Region Championships is scheduled to continue Monday at St. Joseph Country Club in St. Joseph, Mo.


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Today more organizations aspire to become a Social Business. Leading organizations – including 75 percent of the Fortune 100 – are transforming how they connect, collaborate and get work done using IBM enterprise social software.
"Customers are increasingly assuming that all applications must be social," said Vanessa Thompson, Research Manager, IDC Enterprise Social Networks and Collaborative Technologies. "IBM's focus on a core social networking platform to support application environments, such as Smarter Commerce and Smarter Workforce aligns well with this customer intent." (2)
IBM's Social Business portfolio, including its industry leading IBM Connections and Smarter Workforce technologies, allow organizations to integrate social solutions with critical business applications and people-centric processes that empower employees, increase workforce productivity and deliver exceptional customer service. Deployed on cloud or on premises, these solutions also enable business leaders like the Chief HR Officer (CHRO) to attract and retain top talent when combined with social workforce analytics that ensure the organization has the skills and expertise to meet emerging market demands.
One such company is RHEINMETALL, a leading provider of automotive and defense industry technologies with more than 21,000 employees worldwide. Rheinmetall first adopted IBM's Social Business technologies more than five years ago to help unify employee communications, drive collaboration and enhance knowledge sharing across the organization.
"Since adopting the IBM Connections platform in 2008, we've witnessed a remarkable transformation in how our global teams connect and collaborate regardless of time zone, nationality or division," said Markus Bentele, Chief Information Officer, Rheinmetall AG. "It's been great to see IBM continue to invest in its Social Business capabilities over the past few years, which has helped us continue to innovate in how we empower employees and deliver exceptional experiences to our clients."
Tens of millions of users today rely on IBM's Social Business software including SafeGuard World International, Superior Group, Slumberland and many more. With IBM's leading portfolio, organizations can apply social capabilities to all aspects of their business including marketing, research, sales, customer service and support, human resources, product management and R&D, and other business functions.
"The transparent nature of today's business environment, combined with the integration of social, cloud and analytic capabilities into everyday processes, has fueled the emergence of a Smarter Workforce." said Craig Hayman, General Manager, Industry Cloud Solutions, IBM. "We're thrilled to be recognized by IDC as the market share leader for the fifth consecutive year as our clients continue to harness Social Business to accelerate innovation, increase agility and remove boundaries to collaboration."
As part of its continued investment in Social Business, IBM is delivering open APIs through its IBM Social Business Toolkit, making it easier for clients and partners to build an entirely new class of cloud-based social applications on the Connections foundation. To date, more than 600 unique Connections-based applications have been developed by 300 ISVs including AppFusions, Flow, HootSuite, Kaltura, and Polycom.
For more information, visit www.ibm.com/socialbusiness.
(1) Source: IDC Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker, 2H 2013
(2) Source: IDC: "IBM Connect 2014 — Getting Even Smarter," Doc#247181, March, 2014
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Against the Philistines. 1The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh attacked Gaza:a
2Thus says the LORD:
* See: waters are rising from the north,
to become a torrent in flood;
They shall flood the land and all it contains,
the cities and their inhabitants.
People will howl and wail,
every inhabitant of the land.
3At the noise of the pounding hooves of his steeds,
the clanking chariots, the rumbling wheels,
Parents do not turn back for their children;
their hands hang helpless,
4Because of the day that is coming
to destroy all the Philistines
And cut off from Tyre and Sidon*
the last of their allies.
Yes, the LORD is destroying the Philistines,
the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.b
5Baldness is visited upon Gaza,c
Ashkelon is reduced to silence;
Ashdod, remnant of their strength,
how long will you gash yourself?*
6Ah! Sword of the LORD!
When will you find rest?
Return to your scabbard;
stop, be still!
7How can it find rest
when the LORD has commanded it?
Against Ashkelon and the seacoast,
there he has appointed it.d
* [47:2–7] Nebuchadnezzar's military campaign against Ashkelon in 604 B.C. may provide some historical background for this poem.
* [47:4] Tyre and Sidon: Phoenician seaports allied commercially with the Philistines and often rebelling against Nebuchadnezzar; cf. 27:1–4. After the capture of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar carried out a partially successful thirteen-year siege of Tyre. Caphtor: Crete and other Aegean islands, points of origin for the Philistines and other sea peoples; cf. Am 9:7.
* [47:5] Baldness…gash yourself: close-cropped hair, silence, and ritual slashing of the body express mourning and grief and here represent the mourner's awareness that chaos has overcome order (cf. 41:5).
a. [47:1] Ez 25:15–16; Zep 2:4.
b. [47:4] Jer 25:22; Ez 25:16–17; Am 1:8; 9:7.
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to provide the health care of pets, livestock as well as zoo, exotic,
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NEW YORK, July 2 (UPI) -- Andrew Brown delivered a two-run single in the bottom of the 13th inning Monday, rallying the New York Mets over Arizona 5-4.
The Diamondbacks had taken a 4-3 lead in the top of the 13th on a Cody Ross homer off David Aardsma (1-0), but the Mets came back for two runs in the next half-inning to pull off a stunning comeback.
Josh Satin began the rally against Josh Collmenter (4-1) with a one-out double and John Buck was intentionally walked to set up a potential double play.
But Matt Harvey, batting for Aardsma, laid down a sacrifice bunt to move each runner up a base.
After Omar Quintanilla was intentionally walked, Brown lined a hit to left for the game-winning runs, and New York claimed the first of a four-game series.
Satin, who had forced extra innings with a ninth-inning RBI single, finished with three hits, as did Quintanilla and Marlon Byrd as New York banged out 16 hits.
Paul Goldschmidt homered and Aaron Hill went 3-for-5 with an RBI for the National League West-leading Diamondbacks.


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Gary Merlino's occupying army spent weeks wreaking havoc on Belltown, showing no mercy as the city's dark lord dispatched his ungodly machines into every square foot of Second Avenue. Now the filthy, fire-breathing trucks have moved further south, leaving behind a fresh patina of black tar to remind us that urban living is under constant threat from Those Who Would Pave Paradise.
Like spring flowers or fall mushrooms, some unlikely signs of life follow this apocalypse: watering holes of unusual aspect whose patrons seem like thirsty refugees from some distant, unreported conflict. How else are we to explain a nightclub named Vela Pizzeria, which has yet to serve a real pizza, let alone activate its website menu, in the basement space of the Labor Temple most recently vacated by Mira? And how else to explain the Copper Cart Café, not a café at all but yet another nightclub-cum-pool hall, on the order of Belltown Billiards (and complete with bullets, even)? And how else to explain Broad Street Pizza & Pasta, rising from the ashes of Cucina De Ra (actually not on Second but not new either, though with the same owner rebranding and downshifting from fine dining).
Where Saito once wielded his sushi knife, V Noodle Bar now lights the block between Blanchard and Lenora. It's two bars, actually, plus a kitchen that turns out a perfectly respectable bowl of rice noodles, topped with a giant piece of bone-in chicken and a similarly sized battered shrimp. For $9 at midnight, not a bad deal.
The most curious find is also the most obscure, a speakeasy in the alley between Second and First, known as Bathtub Gin & Co., (no website; that would spoil it) with a tiny upstairs bar and downstairs lounge. Two dozen brands of gin on offer, with Bellringer as the house pour. We might have preferred a bit less of it and a bit more Campari in our $9 Negroni, but we made do.
V Bar & Noodle Lounge, 2122 2nd Avenue, 206-441-8227
Copper Cart Cafe, 113 Bell Street, 206-239-0830
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Hi John, is there a po box or something where I can mail Leonard cash or check? I dont know from pay pal.
Never used pay pal. If it is not self explanatory I will be back in touch.
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I'm writing something and I have to state what religion says about WHY were here. How does God answer that? Why am I here?
So far I've put down: 1 to worship god. 2 to exert your free will and be judged by it.
It's been so long, I can't remember what the religious purpose of life is. But I do remember all those stupid "Got Purpose?" signs everywhere. Can someone enlighten me.
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 11:51am 2 Comments 2 Likes
This struck me funny this morning as I was contemplating -lost in thought. Even the question itself, "Does God exist?", is bizarre.
My girls will watch a questionably scary movie and immediately be wary of the dark rooms in our house. I have several rational arguments to belay, to ease their worries. Arguments that allow me to run through creepy old houses in the dark no-problem. Here's 2 examples...
Me stating rationally: There were no…Continue
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Everyone in the U.S. Military at some point learns this official statement which helps them answer questions of a classified nature: "I can neither confirm or deny blah blah blah...". It's simple and automatic.
You know, it would be very useful to have my own official statement to practice for when someone asks "what religion are you?". ...and here it is:
I choose to conduct my life NOT following FAIRY-TALES. I feel it is fine for…Continue
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Ya know, YouTube does a good job of suggesting videos you might like.
This "God is For Idiots" made me LOL -but is a tad raunchy.
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"Belfry Tower" seems like it's going to march in place with random swells and bells throughout, but more than halfway in a melody starts to make itself known. If it's not really obvious, that's probably the point. Just wonky enough to be interesting, just floor-driven enough to keep you dancing. "Paganini" is more immediately arresting, taking a lengthy sample from a recording of Ella Fitzgerald standard "(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)." It doesn't sound like Fitzgerald—the singer is too sweet—although that may just be down to the tinkling organ. It takes nearly two minutes to grab a beat, but by the time it does, you're already hooked.
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I don't get to go to Avalanche games often (especially not since the lockout), so I'm pretty psyched because this is the first time ever I'll be seeing them twice in one season. Ironically, it's also the only season I've ever seen the Avs without Sakic in uniform.
Oh well.
Go Avs.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
At the Game: Avs-Rangers Day
Posted by Geoff Rosenthal at 11:47 AM [Permalink]
4 comments:
- Jibblescribbits said...
Well the Rangers have been playing... um... interestingly lately so maybe the Avs can pull out a victory
- February 28, 2009 at 12:05 PM
- Geoff Rosenthal said...
Are Avalanche fans even rooting for victories at this point?
- February 28, 2009 at 2:15 PM
- Jibblescribbits said...
I hope not... or you're sitting at the game extremely disappointed right now.
- February 28, 2009 at 7:59 PM
- Geoff Rosenthal said...
A Rangers fan asked me just before the game started what I thought New York's chances were of winning the game.
I told him that if the Avs didn't get scored on in the first five minutes, they should consider it a success.
30 seconds later...well...yeah.
Fun final two minutes though.
- March 1, 2009 at 1:50 AM
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William AlexanderWilliam Alexander is determined to bake the perfect loaf of bread. He tasted it long ago, in a restaurant, and has been trying to reproduce it ever since. Without success. Now, on the theory that practice makes perfect, he sets out to bake peasant bread every week until he gets it right. He bakes his loaf from scratch. And because Alexander is nothing if not thorough, he really means from scratch: growing, harvesting, winnowing, threshing, and milling his own wheat.
An original take on the six-thousand-year-old staple of life, 52 Loaves explores the nature of obsession, the meditative quality of ritual, the futility of trying to re-create something perfect, our deep connection to the earth, and the mysterious instinct that makes all of us respond to the aroma of baking bread.
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Forty-three of the 56 U.S. Army soldiers participating in a physical training exercise last Friday near Fort Bragg, NC, suffered from heat-related illness, according to Reuters news agency.
Of those 43 soldiers, 13 spent at least one night at Womack Army Medical Center. Three soldiers, including one reported to be in critical condition, are still hospitalized.
The soldiers were vying to earn an Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB), which is considered "the utmost challenge to the professional competence and physical endurance of the Soldier medic," according to a release that the Fort Bragg Public Affairs Office issued to the media prior to the training exercise.
The physical fitness portion of the challenge includes a 12-mile march to be completed within three hours. Soldiers are required to participate in simulated field dress, which includes wearing a helmet, weapons and a 35-pound rucksack. It was during this march that the illnesses occurred.
One of the officers supervising the march said that the temperature during the early-morning training exercise ranged from 70 to 76 degrees but that the heat index was 95 degrees when the soldiers started the march.
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Director Peter Slowe appears on Sky News and BBC News 24
In the light of the recent arrest of Gillian Gibbons who was teaching in Sudan, Sky News and BBC News 24 asked Director Peter Slowe to appear on their evening news shows this week.
Peter Slowe started by expressing the hope of everyone at Projects Abroad that Gillian would be released soon.
"If Gillian had been away with Projects Abroad, she would have been fully briefed online and then briefed personally by our overseas director about local culture. She would have had a proper induction on arrival and been monitored regularly by local staff. So this kind of situation would probably never have occurred and would certainly not have been allowed to get so serious. I don't think that this could ever have happened to a Projects Abroad volunteer."
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Medical experts will be watching closely Monday when a scientist who says she has been intermittently paralyzed by a virus [2] designed at the Pfizer laboratory where she worked in Groton [3] opens a much anticipated trial that could raise questions about safety practices in the dynamic field of genetic engineering.
Organizations involved in workplace safety and responsible genetic research already have seized on the federal lawsuit by molecular biologist Becky McClain as an example of what they claim is evidence that risks caused by cutting-edge genetic manipulation have outstripped more slowly evolving government regulation of laboratories.
McClain, of Deep River, suspects she was inadvertently exposed, through work by a former Pfizer colleague in 2002 or 2003, to an engineered form of the lentivirus, a virus similar to the one that can lead to acquired immune deficiency syndrome [5], or AIDS. Medical experts working for McClain believe the virus has affected the way her body channels potassium [6], leading to a condition that causes complete paralysis as many as 12 times a month.
"If a worker in a plant as sophisticated as Pfizer is becoming infected with a genetically engineered virus, then I think the potential is everywhere," said Jeremy Gruber, president of the Council for Responsible Genetics [7], a public interest group created to explore the implications of genetic technologies.
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Friday, January 30, 2009
We Are Off to See the Wizard - Southeast Asia Here We Come
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- Jersey Girl Cooks said...
Have a great vacation!
- January 30, 2009 at 8:55 PM
- Martha said...
Mary -- have a great trip.
Husband Jim has a hope that he will one day be able to return to Vietnam.
- January 30, 2009 at 8:58 PM
- Becky said...
Mary, happy trails. Collect lots of great new recipes and make tons of pics. I'll be so anxious to hear about your journeys.
- January 30, 2009 at 9:24 PM
- Lisa said...
Oh, no, I never ever do his packing but I do love to travel with him. We travel light and fairly often. It is one of my very favorite things to do!
Have a great time. I look forward to seeing Southeast Asia through your eyes!
- January 30, 2009 at 10:03 PM
- dp said...
Have a great vacation! I'll be anxiously awaiting to hear about your trip!
- January 31, 2009 at 1:18 AM
Have a happy and safe trip! Enjoy your vacation! :)
- January 31, 2009 at 2:51 AM
- The Blonde Duck said...
Have a great time!
- January 31, 2009 at 7:10 AM
- Taste the Rainbow said...
Safe travels to you and Bob, Mary!
I hope you have another exciting and wonderful time.
- January 31, 2009 at 7:13 AM
- Schnitzel and the Trout said...
Have a wonderful trip, stay well, and enjoy! And no, The Trout does his own packing and we travel very, very light after all these years. Looking forward to your pics.
- January 31, 2009 at 7:15 AM
Can't wait to see all the pictures! I am so excited for you.
And that packing thing...yeah for the birds.
- January 31, 2009 at 12:01 PM
- Mila said...
Awww have so much fin Mary! Can't wait for all the stories and the food!
- January 31, 2009 at 10:12 PM
- Allie said...
Have a wonderful vacation!!
- February 1, 2009 at 8:54 PM
- Unknown said...
have fun
- February 1, 2009 at 10:11 PM
- Allie said...
I can't wait to hear about your adventure! Be safe and have a wonderful trip!!!
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Hetepu (Peace) Fam.
I know we have talked about this in a previous post but someone asked me this question that demanded another post, so here we go?
What really is the Kamitic Way?
Does it mean you are supposed to do things (mimic) the way the Kamitic (ancient Egyptians) use to do things? Does it mean you are supposed to build pyramids, temples and sphinxes? Does the Kamitic Way mean that you are supposed to perform all sorts of ceremonies like paying homage to the Nile or Hapi, having elaborate rituals to Bast, Bes and all other outdated rituals? Does it mean that you believe in embalming and mummifying your deceased loved ones? What is so important about following the Kamitic Way? Why it is important to follow the Kamitic Way? Can you go to church, mosque or temple and still follow the Kamitic Way?
To some these questions may sound silly but for many soul seekers these are real questions that real, serious minded individuals interested in the Kamitic Way want to know. I know because I once upon a time had to entertain these same questions.
This is why I stress that Kamit was a civilization that existed thousands of years ago. The builders of this ancient Egyptian culture were black and brown skinned Africans. The purpose of emphasizing the racial ethnicity is because Eurocentric, Christians and Islamist have tried to claim otherwise in order to promote their own agenda, etc. A clear of example of this can be seen in how contemporary Egypt in considered to be a part of the Middle East. When in fact it is a country in Africa. Another example of this blatant bigotry can be seen in how Nubians the neighbors to the south of Kamit are always portrayed as being slaves. When in fact, the Nubians were the closest ethnically and culturally related to the Kamitic people. Proof of this can be seen in the ancient Nubian culture, which was almost identical to the Kamitic culture. In fact, many of the contemporary Nubians still continue to follow traditions that were practiced thousands of years ago by their ancestors who dwell along the Nile in Kamit.
But, the Kamitic people traded with other Africans (the Kamitic people were Africans) as well throughout their long reign. Consequently, their cultural influences has been found throughout the Sub-Sahara Africa (i.e. Akan, Yoruba, Dogon, Bantu, etc.) Are these Africans and the Kamitic people the same people? I don't think so, but are they related? No one knows for sure but they are definitely culturally related.
Born or Born Again?
So, what really is the Kamitic Way? Well, as stated before the Kamitic Way means a lot of different things. To me knowing that culturally my ancestors were related to the Kamitic people means that the Kamitic Way is a cultural practice. That being said, the same way you cannot read a book on Japanese and expect to know Japanese culture. You cannot learn the Kamitic Way just by reading a book. You have to be either born or immersed into it.
Since the Kamitic civilization is long gone. There are no more pyramid builders. There are no Kamitic kings and queens governing millions of people and controlling a vast infantry and advanced navy. There is no lower class working in the fields to provide sustenance for an entire nation, nor is there an advance craftsman class building temples and other grand edifices. Not to mention, the builders of the Kamitic society have been exiled or have perished thousands of years ago. It is impossible to be born into the Kamitic society of old.
The Kamitic science however continued to exist because it has been carried to four corners of the planet, as a result of migration, invasion, colonization, domestication, etc., etc. etc. the Kamitic science continued to be shared. Some of this science preserved in the West and was later called Christianity, but as E. A. Wallis Budge puts it in his book The Gods of the Egyptians.
"The new religion (Christianity) which was preached there by St. Mark and his immediate followers, in all essentials so closely resembled that which was the outcome of the worship of Osiris, Isis and Horus."
The difference Budge noted between the Kamitic religion of old and the New Testament version was that early Christian writers interpreted the allegorical story of Osar (Asar), Oset (Aset) and Hru (Heru) as a historical event. And, when you compare this with the symbolism you get a much richer understanding about the Kamitic Way. (Notice if you will the colors of the above statue and how it corresponds with the maa aankh cosmogram below e.g. yellow/gold – rebirth or Amun Ra, black – innocence/birth/child – Khepera, etc.)
In Jesus: A Life, A.N. Wilson writes that:
The Jesus of History and the Christ of Faith are two separate beings, with very different stories…
Wilson, continues by saying,
"Jesus, or Joshua, which is the same name, means 'saviour'. It is the Christian belief that one of the many men in history who born this name was literally the Savior of the World. And, is for this reason that the Western World divides history itself into the time before and after the birth of Jesus."
In other words, early Christians in their fanatic zeal misinterpreted and mistranslated the Kamitic allegorical texts. It should now become clear why there are so many God-fearing people creating havoc throughout the world. It is because they are worshiping something outside of their being. Fortunately, many Sub-Saharan Africans who were familiar with the power allegory and myth were not easily swayed by this misunderstanding. This is why when the Africans were enslaved those from regions with a vast pantheon like the Yoruba and Dahomeans syncretized their religious beliefs with Christianity.
While those from the Kongo-Angolan region who did not have a vast pantheon but a strong belief in ancestors (hence spiritual resurrection as with El Cristo Negro) identified Christ as being a type of African archetype or role model (see the maa aankh)*.
So, why is the Kamitic Way so important? It is because before all of this confusion was created. The true intention of the allegorical Kamitic Osar, Oset and Hru legend is that Christ is within you. And, the Kamitic Way reintroduces the path that was lost. It was never about worshiping some inanimate object, person, place or thing. It was all about the rebirth of consciousness/soul signified by Amun Ra. Hope this helps.
* Ancient African spirituality focuses on becoming an honorable ancestor called aakhu by living like Osar or Christ-like in life so that you will be reborn (resurrected) after death, either through your descendants or as an angelic being (netcharu).
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The AAFP's Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care recently issued primary care physician workforce projections(www.graham-center.org) for each state for the next 25 years, thus putting important informational and advocacy tools in the hands of policymakers, advocates and researchers.
"These workforce projections will provide timely information to policymakers and advocates at the state level, giving them a better sense of different forces that will affect the future needs of primary care physicians," said Stephen Petterson, Ph.D., senior health policy researcher for the Graham Center.
The projections rely on a combination of factors to gauge current and future workforce needs on a state-by-state basis, focusing heavily on increased patient demand that is likely to result from
- an aging population,
- overall population growth and
- coverage expansions due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
For example, according to the projection for Arizona(www.graham-center.org), the state will need an additional 1,941 primary care physicians by 2030, a 50 percent increase from the state's current number. Of this total, 1,466 primary care physicians are needed because of population growth, 360 because of increased utilization, and 115 because of insurance expansions that occur as part of the Affordable Care Act.
"With these projections, people can understand the different sources for the increases. There is no mystery behind it," said Petterson.
Each state workforce brief is illustrated with graphs showing the current number of primary care physicians in the state and the projected number of primary care physicians each state will need every five years for the next 25 years. Another graph shows how the demand for primary care physicians in a particular state compares with the demand for primary care physicians in that state's region and the nation as a whole.
The workforce projections also contain potential solutions to strengthen the primary care pipeline, including via physician payment reform, dedicated funding for graduate medical education, increased funding for primary care training and medical school debt relief.
The projections demonstrate the differences that exist among the states in terms of workforce needs, Petterson said. In some states, populations are rapidly increasing, and in other states, population growth is much slower or even declining, creating much different workforce needs in the various states.
According to the Graham Center, the projections are based on calculations that are not "set in stone." For example, the nation's immigration policies will play a large role in driving future population growth in certain states, thereby determining how many primary care physicians are needed, Petterson said.
"Imagine, if we close the borders or lessen restriction on immigration -- those kinds of changes could throw the projections off," Petterson said.
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February 3, 2013
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Chris Kyle, a former U.S. Navy SEAL credited with the largest number of confirmed kills, was one of two people fatally shot at a North Texas shooting range Saturday, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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