![]() And how a Russian plan to remake international sport may start with checkers? The Swiss boxing federation left the International Boxing Association and will join the new World Boxing group, joining USA Boxing. The Russian NOC chief thinks differently. The head of the National Olympic Committee of Finland thinks the International Olympic Committee has been pro-Russian, but says he knows who Russia won’t be in Paris next year. World Anti-Doping Agency head Witold Banka told the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations that there are still doubt about the independence from government of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency. Grand Prix was originally measured to be longer! Enjoy the play-by-play on how the final distance was arrived at, and a lesson that high tech is not always better than no tech. The sensational world record throw of 23.56 m (77-3 3/4) by Ryan Crouser at last week’s L.A. European Fencing re-arranges events for Russia & Belarus Swiss leave International Boxing Assn., join World Boxingĥ. Finnish NOC head thinks Russians will not be in ParisĤ. WADA chief worries about RUSADA independenceģ. How far did Ryan Crouser actually throw?Ģ. ★ To get The Sports Examiner by e-mail: sign up here! ★ġ. Your enthusiasm is the reason this site continues. ★ Friends: If you would like to support our coverage, please donate here. ★ The Sports Examiner: Chronicling the key competitive, economic and political forces shaping elite sport and the Olympic Movement.★ World Anti-Doping President Witold Banka (POL)
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![]() A recent highlight article has interviewed Ed Southern, originator of the Southern blot, regarding a re-christening of Eastern blotting from Tanaka et al. There is clearly no single accepted definition of the term. The method is similar to South-western blotting. (2009) Eastern blot has been used to describe a blot of proteins on nitrocellulose membrane where the probe is an aptamer rather than an antibody.in that they use lectin probes and other staining reagents. These authors distinguish the method from the Far-eastern blot named by Taki et al. as a technique which probes proteins blotted to PVDF membrane with lectins, cholera toxin and chemical stains to detect glycosylated, lipoylated or phosphorylated proteins. (2009) Eastern blotting has most recently been re-dubbed by Thomas et al.The name is based on the use of an enzyme activator (EA) as part of the detection. (2006) Eastern blotting has been used to refer to the detection of fusion proteins through complementation.This could be seen as similar to a Southern blot, however the interaction is between a DNA molecule(the aptamer) and a protein, rather than two DNA molecules. (2005) Eastern blot has been used to describe a blot of proteins on PVDF membrane where the probe is an aptamer rather than an antibody.Since this is essentially a Western blot, the charge reversal was used to dub this method an Eastern blot. ![]() (2002) Eastern blot has also been used to describe an immunoblot performed on proteins blotted to a PVDF membrane from a PAGE gel run with opposite polarity.The method is essentially Far-Eastern blotting. This method has also been discussed in later work by the same group. The membrane is then probed with antibodies for epitopes of interest. The oxidized protein is then treated with a complex mixture, generating a new conjugate on the membrane. (2001) Eastern blotting was described as a technique for detecting glycoconjugates generated by blotting BSA onto PVDF membranes, followed by periodate treatment.The method is described more fully in the article on Far-eastern blotting, but is based on antibody or lectin staining of lipids transferred to PVDF membranes. (2000) Far-Eastern blotting seems to have been first named in 2000 by Ishikawa & Taki.in 1994, which they originally dubbed TLC blotting, and was based on a similar method introduced by Towbin in 1984. This method is based on earlier work by Taki et al. The method involved blotting of phospholipids on PVDF or nitrocellulose membrane prior to transfer of proteins onto the same nitrocellulose membrane by conventional Western blotting and probing with conformation specific antibodies. (1996) Eastern-Western blot was first used by Bogdanov et al.The immobilized RNA is then probed using DNA. (1984) Middle eastern blotting has been described as a blot of polyA RNA (resolved by agarose) which is then immobilized.(1982) The term eastern blotting was specifically rejected by two separate groups: Reinhart and Malamud referred to a protein blot of a native gel as a native blot Peferoen et al., opted to refer to their method of drawing SDS-gel separated proteins onto nitrocellulose using a vacuum as Vacuum blotting.In some cases, the technique had been in practice for some time before the introduction of the term. The current definitions are summarized below in order of the first use of the name however, all are based on some earlier works. ![]() That's quite a psychological trick for a game to pull off, but it comes at an expense. I suddenly found myself trying to inhale as carefully as I could so as not to disrupt the rhythm of my finger. Chill Winston Flappy Bird really does make you lose patience and if youre a wee bit impulsive, you risk throwing your beloved Android against the wall. When I crossed triple digits, staying mentally dialed in became the real challenge, and during my high-score run of 138 there were times where I realized I had actually forgotten to breathe. But around 40 I'd notice I hadn't blinked, which got me thinking about blinking and then WHACK. Not long after that though, the rhythm clicked, and getting into the 20s and 30s was easy. Time each move perfectly to continue flying and set a high score Animal Games. You must react quickly to glide through each set of pipes. Ive detailed how to do it in this forum post, but basically all you need to do is access Local > Device > Data > Data then the flappybird.xml file in the folder. All you need is root access and ES File Explorer. It was originally released as a mobile game then discontinued by its developer, Dong Nyugen. Flappy Bird achieved that special magic trick of entertainment: it removed me from reality for the briefest of moments just long enough to calm my panicked mind down, get my breathing under. Fly through the pipes without crashing This extremely addictive arcade game spawned a worldwide Flappy Bird craze. Theres a super easy cheat to set your own high score in Flappy Bird. It felt like playing a Mario game for the first time as a child and leaning from side to side, as if I could will my way through. 8.0 ( 50,832 votes) Released: February 2014 Technology: HTML5 Platform: Browser (desktop, mobile, tablet) Classification: Games Casual Flappy Bird is an iconic side-scrolling game where you click to avoid obstacles. For a while, I felt accomplished when I hit double digits, struggling from pipe one to keep my bird from crashing. The inevitability of failure for the slightest mistakes creates a tension that's difficult to put words to. Challenge yourself for how much you can score. It will not rest until all your fingers are tired of tapping. Maybe that doesn't speak to you, but it did to me, and once I had vowed to walk its walk, Flappy Bird took me to an embarrassingly addictive place in my brain. NO.1 Flappy Bird FOR WINDOWS 8- Extremely addictive and challenging game that will take you for a spin with your patience and focus. There is no pretense, no story, and no reason but your own limitations why the number on screen can't get bigger. It is in this regard that Flappy Bird finds its one true success. Whatever the number is on the screen when your randomly colored bird's flight inevitably ends, it's a badge – an immutable quantification of your skill and focus. ![]() You won't find any randomly inescapable patterns, or run-ending collision detection issues here. ![]() Play Despite being so needlessly cruel, Flappy Bird is also extraordinarily fair and exacting. ![]() (O’Reilly has denied allegations against him). Disgraced cable news king and walking sexual harassment lawsuit Bill O’Reilly also frequently appears on the network. (He denied any wrongdoing at the time and the case against him was eventually dropped). ![]() Let’s try to take a breath and give him a chance.” The network’s primetime star host is Greg Kelly, who was investigated in 2012 over rape allegations while he was a host on Fox channel 5 in New York. “While there are anonymous allegations in The New York Times and elsewhere, let’s see what the facts actually are. (He later apologized to women he “mistreated,” though said some of the allegations against him were not true.) Halperin hosts a show on Newsmax called Mark Halperin’s Focus Group and had used his perch to defend Gaetz. “Everybody’s entitled to a presumption of innocence,” Halperin said of the Florida Republican, per the Daily Beast. Newsmax anchor Mark Halperin was a political media star before he was forced out of his cushy gigs at NBC News and Showtime due to a flurry of sexual harassment allegations made against him in 2017. Gaetz may have assumed that Newsmax would be an appropriate landing place, given its devotion to Donald Trump and willingness to offer airtime to prominent men accused of sexual misconduct, as noted by the Daily Beast. The 36-year-old former tax collector in Seminole County, near Orlando, was arrested last June and subsequently charged with a variety of criminal offences, including stalking, fraud, bribery. Matt Gaetz, who is seen as a key witness in the investigation into alleged sex trafficking by the Florida Republican, testified on Wednesday before a grand jury. Spokespeople for Gaetz had no immediate comment on any rejection from Newsmax, according to Reuters. A source told Reuters that although Gaetz approached Newsmax about a potential job earlier this year, it was “just a conversation” and Newsmax “never told him interested” in hiring him. Gaetz,” network spokesperson Brian Peterson said in a statement to Reuters on Monday. Given the timing of the two stories, it appears that Gaetz may have been attempting to find a fallback plan in the event that the scandal cut his congressional term short. TALLAHASSEE Before Matt Gaetz burst onto the national political scene as the sharp-tongued, attention-grabbing defender of Donald Trump, he was best known in Florida. The report was buried later that day, as the public learned of a federal investigation into Gaetz for allegedly having sex with a 17-year-old girl and taking her across state lines. ![]() On March 30, Axios reported that Representative Matt Gaetz was considering an early retirement from his congressional term to take a job at Newsmax. In Gauss's profile video, Lotus pronounces his name as "goss" (/ɡɔs/, to rhyme with "moss"), as opposed to the usual pronunciation of "gouse" (/ɡaʊs/, to rhyme with "house").However, unlike the other Warframes, all of Gauss's Abilities still require energy to activate.In Gauss' case, he uses his Electrokinetic Battery. Gauss is the fourth Warframe to use another type of ability resource besides Energy, after Nidus, Baruuk, and Hildryn.The Leverian displays Gauss's airfoil system as a separate part.Gauss is the first Warframe to be featured in the Leverian.Part of Gauss is also displayed in Grendel's Leverian display.As a nod to this, Grendel can be seen in Gauss's profile video, riding a K-Drive while Gauss sprints beside him. Gauss was planned to be released alongside Grendel, who is said to be his best friend, but DE made the decision to release Grendel later.Gauss is the first Warframe whose component blueprints are acquired from Disruption.Unlike several other Warframes that require exclusive resources from only one of the Landscapes, Gauss's Chassis and Systems require resources from Plains of Eidolon and Orb Vallis, respectively.Gauss is the 41st unique Warframe to be released.The name of the Gauss Mag Helmet, his alternate helmet, is a deliberate reversal of one of Mag's alternate helmets, the Mag Gauss Helmet.It can also be used as a verb to refer to running an engine at or beyond its maximum safe RPM (e.g. The term Redline is an automotive term that refers to the maximum revolutions-per-minute (RPM) that an engine is designed to withstand without damaging its own components.Gauss is named after Carl Friedrich Gauß, the German mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to many fields in mathematics and sciences, most notably in Electromagnetism, Differential Geometry, Algebra, and Statistics.Now, Vazarin's Guardian Break ability also gives this effect to any Warframe in the squad, and up to an even higher max of 90% reduction. ![]()
![]() Internet Explorer 4.0 for MacintoshĪt the 1997 Macworld Expo in Boston, on August 6, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates announced a partnership between Microsoft and Apple. It also included support for JavaScript and introduced a Download Manager and a Cookie Manager. This version also included features from the Windows version of Internet Explorer 4.0 such as AutoComplete and Monitoring Favorites that notified users when sites in their Favorites list have been updated. Four months later on May 14, Microsoft released version 3.01 which included a version for 68k-based machines. A problem with an operating system extension used in the Mac OS, called CFM68K Runtime Enabler, led to a delay in the release of the version 3.0 for Macs based on the 68k line of processors. The final version, made available on January 8, 1997, also added support for the SSL and NTLM security protocols and the PICS and RSACi rating systems that can be used to control access to websites based on content ratings. This release added support for HTML version 3.2, Cascading Style Sheets, Java applets and ActiveX controls. On NovemMicrosoft announced the release of a beta version of Internet Explorer version 3.0 for Macintosh. ![]() AOL 3.0 for Macintosh used the IE 2.1 rendering engine in its built-in web browser. Version 2.1 released in August of the same year, was mostly aimed at fixed bugs and improving stability, but also added a few features such as support for the NPAPI (the first version of Internet Explorer on any platform to do so) and support for QuickTime VR. The final version was released three months later on April 23. Available for both 68k and PPC based Macs running System 7.0.1 or later, it supported the embedding of a number of multimedia formats into web pages, including AVI and QuickTime formatted video and AIFF and WAV formatted audio. This first version was based on the Spyglass Mosaic web browser licensed from Spyglass. The first version of Internet Explorer for the Macintosh operating system was a beta version of Internet Explorer 2.0 for Macintosh, released on Januas a free download from Microsoft's website. ![]() IE versions for Mac typically lagged several months to a year behind Windows versions, but included some unique developments including its own layout engine Tasman. Versions of Internet Explorer for Macintosh were released starting with version 2 in 1996, to version 5 which received its last patch in 2003. Microsoft recommended "that users migrate to more recent web browsing technologies such as Apple's Safari." An archived version of the download is available on, but only works on Mac OS X 10.6 and below, because of the discontinuation of Rosetta. ![]() Microsoft stopped releases for the product on Decemand they removed the application from their Macintosh downloads site on January 31, 2006. The browser was not included in the default installation of Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" which was released on April 29, 2005. On June 13, 2003, Microsoft announced that it was ceasing further development of Internet Explorer for Mac and the final update was released on July 11, 2003. Internet Explorer 5 for Mac distinguishing featuresĪs a result of the five-year agreement between Apple and Microsoft in 1997, it was the default browser on the classic Mac OS and Mac OS X from 1998 until it was superseded by Apple's own Safari web browser in 2003 with the release of Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther".Later versions diverged, particularly with the release of version 5 which included the cutting edge, fault-tolerant and highly standards-compliant Tasman layout engine. Initial versions were developed from the same code base as Internet Explorer for Windows. Internet Explorer for Mac (also referred to as Internet Explorer for Macintosh, Internet Explorer Macintosh Edition, Internet Explorer:mac or IE:mac) is an inactive proprietary web browser developed by Microsoft for the Macintosh platform. ![]() A casserole is the cooking vessel that holds the ingredients as they bake in the oven.Ī hotdish refers to the meal itself and it usually consists of meat, potatoes or some kind of starch, vegetables (sometimes), and cream-of-something soup. ![]() Technically, a casserole refers to the physical dish in which the food is cooked. What Is The Difference Between a Hotdish and a Casserole?īefore we go any further we need to establish the difference between a hotdish and a casserole. How Long Should I Bake Tater Tot Casserole?.Minnesota Tater Tot Hotdish Ingredients.What Is The Difference Between a Hotdish and a Casserole?.It's made from scratch using fresh ingredients and it's entirely gluten free but it's got that homey comfort we all know and love. The mere mention of this dish will garner a sentimental nostalgia that is pretty much unparalleled.Īs a nod to my beloved home state and all of our culinary quirks I wanted to contribute my own version of this upper Midwest staple. When I was growing up the school I attended literally served Tater Tot Hotdish (affectionately known as TTHD) at least once a week in the cafeteria. You can find it on a Minnesotan's dinner menu any night of the week and lining the buffet tables of any given church supper or potluck. In any other state it is known as a casserole but we Minnesotans like to have our own names for things. ![]() Hotdish is basically the state dish of Minnesota. If you have spent any time in or any time with someone from Minnesota you have likely heard that person go on and on about the virtues of hotdish. ![]() ![]() Alexis on Project Runway’s Nina Garcia: “Pretending to know everything about beauty, meanwhile looking like this weird chinless monster.” On Michael Phelps: “He’s ugly … His feet are size 14. She has opinions about pretty much everyone and everything, almost uniformly negative, with the exception of the hodgepodge of things she loves, like Garrison Keillor, Andy Rooney, the Shake Shack, and banjo music. 357 Magnum she bought to euthanize her aged bulldogs in the event that World War III broke out and she had to flee the island pet-less. The breast lift, the Botox, the in vitro shots to try to get pregnant, the “betweeny” wax she favors over the Brazilian, the recurrent sexual fantasies involving Scott Bakula, the past dabbling in lesbianism, the abortion she had years ago, the. or phone number, it is Alexis-once the sphinxlike character sitting in the front row of her mother’s trial-who has for the last two and a half years been relating every detail of her life on-air. ![]() While Jennifer is the hardworking, chatty, good girl on the show, always keeping the conversation going, never forgetting to throw out the show I.D. Martha Stewart’s daughter is just getting warmed up. “If you listen to the show, you’ll know that my area has to be calm before I can calm down,” she says, goes back to her rigorous wiping, then turns and clarifies: “Not my vaginal area. “It’s their drool and snot that I don’t like,” she says of the previous occupants of the D.J. We’re in the studio for the half-hour run-up to airtime, and Alexis, dressed in a lunch-on-the-yacht ensemble of tight white jeans and a brown halter that accentuates her arachnid-lithe limbs, is furiously scrubbing her keyboard, monitor, and microphone with a Lysol Wipe. Jennifer is Jennifer Koppelman Hutt, Stewart’s co-host on “Whatever With Alexis and Jennifer,” a two-hour weekday drive-time show that, for the last three years, has been quietly burning up Sirius satellite radio. How nice, but, uh, why? “Jennifer likes me to lighten the blow of my lovely personality,” Alexis explains. Even her mother would be hard-pressed to do better. The taste-deep, rich cocoa, a layer of buttery graham cracker at the base-is such that whoever makes those Magnolia cupcakes should commit ritual suicide in shame. The frosting-a marshmallow whip, light as foam, and precisely applied to the crowns in clockwise strokes-has been individually torched to a flawless golden brown. Inside are six cupcakes fastened into a matching brown tray that ensures they don’t touch one another. Barely smiling, she hands over a shiny brown box tied with thin, Champagne-colored satin ribbon. “Cupcakes,” Alexis Stewart says a minute after we’ve met on a Thursday afternoon in late August. Photo: (Left) Courtesy of Alexis Stewart (Right) Todd Plitt/Getty Images (Left)Martha and Alexis in the early seventies (Right) Announcing "The Apprentice" spinoff in 2005. ![]() Marinette: (they look at each other) We’ll have to find another way out. Huge cracks decorate the walls and ceiling. Lights, chairs and scaffolding block the way out. They burst through the door and head for the exit. (They run and slide down the hall to the staircase.) ![]() They look back and the door closes as the bell rings.) The ceiling of the elevator collapses in a cloud of dust. (Adrien grabs Marinette’s hand and they run. (Tikki enters the upper elevator control panel button and exits the lower one. Plagg: We seem to be exceptional beings, unlike them. (Tikki walks through the elevator doors, Plagg follows.) Plagg: Well, I’m not going anywhere until I know what smells so good in that boy’s shirt. Something begins to dent the ceiling.) We can’t stay here. Marinette: What is it this time? (Lights flicker. We’ve all lost our memories and we don’t know why, but we’ll find – (elevator swings down) Marinette: (picks up Tikki and tickles her) Oh, poor thing… nothing! (Tikki laughs)Īdrien: (gets up) Alright everyone, let’s keep our heads down here. Tikki: I’m not a thing, I’m… (sighs) I don’t know what I am! (her stomach growls) But I know I’m very hungry. Marinette: (points to Tikki) What’s that thing doing in my earring? Plagg: If I’m a genie, where’s my lamp? Besides, where am I? And who are you?! Marinette: Oh! (hides behind Adrien) There are giant bugs! Mice? (shakes Adrien frantically) Bug-mice!Īdrien: (waves) Hello! (crawls and picks up Plagg) What exactly are you? Genies, like the one in the lamp? Tikki and Plagg fall to the floor in exhaustion.) (The beeping speeds up and they detransform. Ladybug: Are we supposed to know each other?Ĭat Noir: I’d be surprised if we weren’t. Ladybug: Huh? Why is it flashing? (her earrings start beeping)Ĭat Noir: And your earrings too. (looks at himself) Looks like you and I were at the same costume party. Ladybug: I, um, I – I don’t know, (hand on her head) I – I can’t remember my own name!Ĭat Noir: (puts hand on head) Me neither. Ladybug: (startled and drops her lipstick) - Oh! ![]() On the wall of the phone elevator is a red drawing and an arrow pointing right to the turtle. He opens his eyes, gasps, and looks around. Download Miraculous Ladybug Season 3 Episode 10 OBLIVIO The peeler didn’t move at all until we released the lever. The rubber base has a lever that suctions the peeler to the counter, and that worked well during tests. However, jamming super-hard sweet potatoes on the spikes was a bit more difficult than apples or regular potatoes. Peeling with this tool is easy, fast, and fun, and once we got the hang of inserting vegetables onto the spikes that hold them, we got quicker. We also had to cut our long sweet potatoes to fit. With some potatoes, we had to do a little trimming to remove sections of peel. This worked best with foods that were more round rather than uneven or oval. We successfully peeled and cored apples, and moved on to peeling potatoes and sweet potatoes. The peeling blade is adjustable to two settings for smaller foods or deeper peeling, or for larger foods or less aggressive peeling. When you’ve accumulated a pile of potato, apple, tomato, and zucchini peels, you can wash this in the dishwasher.īuilt for peeling, coring, and slicing apples, this can be converted to peel-only mode for potatoes or for other fruits and vegetables that don’t need to be cored or sliced. The potato eye removers jut out from the sides of the peeler and are hollow circles, so they can also be used for getting a strand of zest from citrus fruits. While this worked well peeling tomatoes, we found that it was best to move the peeler side-to-side rather than pulling it in the direction of the cut. It performed best when used with a light touch, which made it less tiring to use. Unlike some of the metal peelers, this required very little force to get a good cut. In testing, this felt very smooth when peeling. Like Kyocera’s ceramic knives, the blade on this peeler is made from the company’s proprietary zirconia material that will stay sharp much longer than similar metal knives. This Y-shaped peeler won’t rust or corrode, and the ceramic material minimizes food browning, which is great when you’re peeling large quantities of apples or potatoes. Kyocera is known for its incredibly sharp ceramic knives, so it’s no surprise that it also offers peelers with ceramic blades. ![]() In fact, this has been one tester's go-to peeler for three years and she always throws it into the dishwasher when she's done with it.Įasy to break when dropped or used roughly It took an average of 30 seconds per potato to peel average-sized potatoes, and we loved watching the peels fall away from the peeler rather than getting stuck in the blade.įor easy cleaning, it can be washed by hand or in the dishwasher. We found that the handle was comfortable to hold even after a long session with potatoes, and the blade cut in both directions, making it ideal for any cutting method and for both left- and right-handed users. The metal eye at the top lets you remove eyes from potatoes without reaching for a knife, and the hole in the handle can be used for hanging this peeler on a hook. ![]() No matter what, it cut easily and felt smooth. We tested it with potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, apples, and tomatoes, as well as some limes. The swiveling blade moves at exactly the right angle to peel vegetables with ease, and after peeling a virtual produce bin’s worth of vegetables, we couldn’t find anything this peeler couldn’t handle. The upgraded version of a classic OXO peeler, this one has a slightly better grip, a sharper blade, and is built to be even sturdier than the original. Dozens of potatoes were peeled, as well as other fruits and veggies, to test out the peelers' multitasking capabilities and discover the best potato peelers on the market today. To help you figure out which potato peeler or peelers are right for your needs, we tested them out side-by-side and evaluated each on its design, performance, versatility, ease of use, and ease of cleaning. Since they’re inexpensive, it’s also nice to have a spare, so you’re not waiting for the dishwasher to finish before you can peel the Yukons. With a few exceptions, peelers are among the least expensive kitchen gadgets, so it’s not unusual to see several different peelers in the gadget drawer-each with its own purpose-because peeling carrots is much different than peeling tomatoes. Which shape you choose is all about personal preference. There are two basic shapes for handheld potato peelers: straight or Y-shaped. ![]() ![]() From the general shape of the peeler and the blade material to the handle material and the color, there are a lot of options from which to choose. Unlike spoons, though, there are a lot of differences between models. Peelers might be one of the most common kitchen gadgets, right alongside wooden spoons. |
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