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Company Update: GATC Solely Focused on Sequencing Services

Company Has Positioned Itself as a One-stop

  • LifeCode is being spun out by GATC Biotech (www.gatc-biotech.com) to offer analysis services based on an individual’s genetic codes. The move follows just weeks behind GATC’s launch of a whole human genome sequencing partnership program for industry and academia.

    Personalized gene-based health analysis is an emerging and fast-growing market, already being tapped by firms such as Navigenics (www.navigenics.com) and most recently by 23andme (www.23andme.com) as well as deCODE genetics (www.decode.com), explains Peter Pohl, cofounder and CEO, GATC.

    “LifeCode will offer personalized and tailored services,” he points out. “The wealth of data on the impact of genes on disease predisposition and prognosis as well as drug response and drug side effects are making the availability of personalized genetic health information more affordable both to the academic community for disease and drug-related research and now also to individuals.”

    Offering personalized genetic services through LifeCode is a move that GATC sees as part of a progression to a more long-term prospect of developing rapid, cost-effective sequencing-based diagnostics, a concept that Pohl believes will compete with biochip-based technologies. “There will almost certainly be a major push to harness gene sequencing for routine diagnostic applications, and in the future sequencing technology could even make biochip-based diagnostics for major applications redundant.”

  • Sequencing Services

    The spin-out of LifeCode is thus a logical move for a company claiming to be the only sequencing service provider worldwide to offer all three ultrahigh-throughput sequencing platforms: Applied Biosystems’ SOLiD System (installed in November 2007), the Roche Genome Sequencer FLX, and the Illumina Genetic Analyzer.

    “GATC offers its customers and partners completely flexible, tailored sequencing services,” Pohl continues. “Our sequencing capabilities are matched by expertise in custom cDNA and genomic libraries, LAM-PCR, expression cloning, high-throughput DNA preparation, cDNA full-length cloning, and differential gene expression analysis.” GATC is also the official European representative of bioinformatics software from DNASTAR and Softgenetics and offers software from Protein Lounge and Integrated Genomics.

    GATC’s use of all four major sequencing platforms (the company also operates an Applied Biosystems’ 3730XL) under one roof means that it has the ability to advise customers and partners on the optimum approach to completing major sequencing programs, points out Marcus Benz, Ph.D., COO.

    “Each platform has its own pros and cons with respect to parameters such as read length, capacity, or cost of consumables. Rather than limiting clients to just one system, our experience with all four means we can design and implement the best approach for every large-scale sequencing project and exploit the optimum attributes of each system as appropriate.

    “Our expertise has also proven a major benefit for the biomanufacturing industry and the market’s requirements for whole strain sequencing. To date, we have sequenced over 100 microbial genomes for our partners in industry and academia.”

  • Innovating to Sustain Growth

    The flexibility of the company’s services and its emphasis on customer relations at all stages of a project are at least partly responsible for its continued growth, according to Pohl. “We make it as easy as possible for our customers to get their sequences and data analysis as soon as possible, and every member of our team plays an active part in making enhancements to our operation and service offerings. Our internal continuous improvement process leads to many step-by-step improvements and innovations.”

    One such innovation was the launch of NightXpress, which GATC claims is the fastest commercial sequencing service worldwide. NightExpress means clients can drop off their plasmid or PCR fragments late in the afternoon or evening and download results the next morning. It is available to clients as part of the company’s Run24, Run24Barcode, and Run24Supreme services.

    Since its founding in 1990, Germany-based GATC has grown into an international entity with 60 employees and distribution subsidiaries in the U.K., France, and Sweden. Despite increasing competition in an industry with a growing number of sequencing providers, GATC reports that its share of the market continues to grow steadily.

    The GATC of today is, however, unrecognizable from the original family business, which was set up with just DEM2,000 worth of equipment. The company says that it then further developed the world’s first, nonradioactive sequencing technology platform, patented by Pohl’s father at the University of Konstanz in Germany.

    The first evolutionary milestone in GATC’s growth was its participation during the early 1990s in the European Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome project. GATC used this program to springboard its patented direct blotting electrophoresis system, the GATC 1500.

    While continuing to work on the yeast genome project and commercializing the sequencing platform, GATC also kept abreast of market developments and emerging trends. This led the company in 1996 to divert its efforts away from selling its own sequencing platform to concentrating on the provision of sequencing services, Pohl explains.

    “We realized that we couldn’t compete with the new sequencing technologies coming into the market from companie so, during the mid-to-later 1990s, we focused on building our own custom sequencing business and participating in major collaborative academic sequencing projects like Arabidopsis, yeast, and leishmania.”

    After realizing that the big sequencing projects of the late 1990s would also be too big for a single sequencing company to tackle alone, GATC cofounded the Gene Alliance network. It was set up as a consortium of five German biotech companies that continued to operate independently but also combined their expertise for participation in major genome sequencing programs.

  • The Gene Alliance Network

    “While companies like LION and Genset were investing heavily in sequencing capacity, we were skeptical about whether during this period of the 1990s there was any commercial sense in any one individual company investing in such large-scale capabilities.

    “The answer was the Gene Alliance network, a successful partnership that allowed each member to build up its own business without the need for prohibitive investment in capacity. In 2001 the Alliance completed sequencing the Aspergillus niger genome for DSM in the Netherlands. Completed in just nine months, the 38 Mb genome represented the largest industrial genome project ever carried out in Europe.”

    With a current sequencing capacity of over 350 gigabases per year, GATC believes it is ideally placed to achieve its goal of sequencing up to 100 human genomes by the end of 2010 in collaboration with strategic partners from academia and industry.

    “GATC is fast to respond to market requirements and trends and rapidly adapts to meet the market head-on,” Pohl concludes. “I am confident that as time moves on, exponential improvements in gene-sequencing capabilities will allow the industry and researchers to view whole or partial human genome sequencing as an affordable tool.”

    The company’s long-term goal is to make the “500 euro genome” a reality within the next 10 years and personalized medicine and diagnostics an achievable prospect for future generations.

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  • Biodel, which is developing antidiabetics, expects to raise $30 million through a registered direct offering. The firm will sell approximately 12.2 million shares of its common stock, 1.7 million shares of its Series A convertible preferred stock, and warrants to purchase 9.0 million shares of its common stock.

    These securities are being sold as units, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase 0.65 of a share of common stock. Certain investors are also purchasing units that consist of one share of Series A convertible preferred stock and a warrant to purchase 0.65 of a share of common stock in addition to the units comprising common stock and a warrant to purchase 0.65 of a share of common stock. The investors agreed to purchase units for $2.16 per unit. The per share exercise price of the warrants is $2.48.

    The Series A convertible preferred stock is nonvoting. Each share of Series A convertible preferred stock is convertible into one share of Biodel's common stock, provided that conversion will be prohibited if, as a result, the holder and its affiliates would own more than 9.98% of the total number of Biodel shares of common stock outstanding following conversion.

    Biodel develops antidiabetics by applying its formulation technologies to existing drugs to improve their therapeutic profiles. Its lead candidate is Linjeta (formerly known has VIAject), which was submitted to the FDA for marketing approval as a treatment for type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It is a more-rapid-acting injectable regular human insulin developed for meal-time use to improve glycemic control.

    Next in line is VIAtab, an oral sublingual insulin tablet that dissolves in minutes when placed under the tongue. It is in Phase I trials and is being developed for use as an insulin supplement for early-stage type 2 diabetics. It reportedly mimicks first-phase insulin-release signaling, reducing the production of glucose by the liver and maintaining normal glucose levels.

    BIOD-Adjustable Basal is also in Phase I studies. It is a 24-hour basal insulin that is being developed in slow-, medium-, and fast-acting forms to allow customized 24-hour dosing for each patient and reduce the risks of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.

    In preclinical development is BIOD-Smart Basal and BIOD-Stable Glucagon. BIOD-Smart Basal is an NCE that is designed to release insulin proportionally to subcutaneous glucose concentration. As a result, it automatically adjusts to unanticipated changes in patients’ insulin needs, such as those due to exercise or fever, to maintain a more normal glycemic range.

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Sandbach market  - clothing
Sandbach market - clothing
Thursday has long been market day in Sandbach. Clothing stalls are on the Common (sometimes locally called Scotch Common) which for the rest of the week is used as a car park.
Sandbach shops, markets and pubs
Sandbach is a historic market town and also retains more independent shops and pubs than most small towns. But many have changed hands in recent years and so I have started a photographic record of them. The first set are from New Year's Eve 2012 (plus a few from 2010) and others followed through 2013 and 2014.
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The famous recording studios that The Beatles used during the 1960's. The outside wall is covered in graffiti by Beatles fans who are allowed to write on the wall.

The studios is next to the Abbey Road Crossing.
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The famous Abbey Road crossing which featured on the Beatles sleeve of the album "Abbey Road" LinkExternal link in 1969. The crossing was formed in 1934 and was made Grade II listed LinkExternal link in 2010.

The crossing is next to Abbey Road studios.
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Ragland has been with the Georgia State since 1987, making her the longest tenured employee in the department with 29 years at GSU and 28 in Athletics. She currently serves as assistant athletic director for human resources, a position she has held since 2011.

Ragland originally joined the department as administrative assistant to the director of athletics and has been promoted to business manager (1988) and then assistant AD for business and finance (2006) before human resources became a fulltime function. At various points in her career, Ragland has had oversight of athletic department budgeting, ticket management, team travel, housing, and scholarships in additions to her role in human resources. She worked in the office of student accounts when beginning at GSU.

A current member of the Society for Human Resource Management and the GSU Human Resources Advisory Committee, Ragland has received an HR Generalist certificate from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Prior to joining the Georgia State staff, she worked in accounting first in Germany for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and then at South Carolina State University (1981-87).

A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., she is married to James Ragland and together they have: one son, Jerry; two daughters, Ashley and Jasmine; and two grandsons, Luke and Maximus.


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Wrestlemania 28 coverage: The Rock vs. John Cena

Apr 1, 2012 - by Steve Gerweck

– We see a promo for Wrestlemania 29

– We see the pilots that flew the F15s earlier in the evening.

– Brodus Clay comes out with his dancers. Clay wants everyone to pull out their phones and call their mamas. Clay calls him mama, who said she is in the house. Mama Clay comes out and dances with the bridge club.

– Cena/Rock hype video airs

– Sean Combs was introduced. MGK came out to perform “Invincible”

– Followed by Flo Rida to perform

(8) The Rock vs. John Cena.

First lock up, and Cena powers The Rock to the mat. The Rock follows up by powering Cena to the mat. A series of arm drags, and a near pin fall surprises Cena.

On the outside, Cena drops The Rock on the security rail and then on the edge of the announce table. Cena is working over The Rock’s ribs. Belly to Belly suplex by Cena gains him a two count. Bear hug by Cena.

Rock recovers, spin buster on Cena. Cena sensed the people’s elbow was coming, but gained the upper hand. Cena hits the five knuckle scuffle. The Rock blocks the AA, and it turns into a double clothesline, leaving both men on their backs. AA by Cena, but Rock kicked out at 13:54.

Rock bottom by The Rock, but Cena kicked out! Side slam by Cena, but only a 2 count. From the top rope, Cena dropped a leg drop on Rock’s back, but only a two count.

Sharpshooter applied by The Rock, but Cena is able to grab the bottom rope for the break. Rock applied the sharpshooter for a second time, but Cena again is able to get to the ropes.

On the outside, Rock pushes Cena into the ring steps, and slams his head into the steps. Back in the ring, Cena applies the STF. The referee drops The Rock’s arm twice, before staying alive on the third arm drop and makes it to the bottom rope. Samoan drop by The Rock.

Spin buster by The Rock. The Rock drops the People’s elbow, but Cena kicked out at two. Roll up by Cena, but The Rock kicked out.

Another AA, but The Rock kicks out again! Cena was going to do the People’s elbow, but The Rock counted with the Rock bottom, and The Rock win at 30:32.

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SDB - Simple Disk Benchmark

sdb is a simple disk benchmark tool, it is able to read or write sequential data to a disk or file. You can not compare it to tools like bonnie++, its main purpose is to get a hint of the maximal performance of a disk. Therefore it is much faster than a normal benchmark.

In order to achieve this a memory buffer is used of size blocksize (option -b). This buffer is written to - or read in from - the file filename (option -f) until the given filesize (option -d) is reached.

Further options are -D for O_DIRECT and -S for O_SYNC. Both avoid buffering of data and gives more precise results in write performance. It is also possible to fill the buffer with randomized values before writing to a file (option -R).

It is similar to dd, but there are some differences.

Difference to dd

dd is similar but its primary focus is not benchmarking a disk. The time is counted for all: Initializing memory buffer, reading data to this buffer and writing it to the file. It also uses multiples of 1000 for sizes.

Here is a simple example which explains much, I guess. We are reading 64 MB from /dev/zero and writing them to /dev/null:

$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/null bs=64M count=1
1+0 records in
1+0 records out
67108864 bytes (67 MB) copied, 0.139788 s, 480 MB/s
You can see, the 64 MB are reported as 67 MB. With sdb you have to use to runs to get the read performance for /dev/zero:
$ sdb -r -f /dev/zero -b 64m -s 64m

 67108864 Bytes copied per thread, block size 67108864

 Thread  0 (CPU:  0): 0.035224 seconds -> 1.77 GB/s
and a second one to get the write performance for /dev/null
$ sdb -w -f /dev/null -b 64m -s 64m

 67108864 Bytes copied per thread, block size 67108864

 Thread  0 (CPU:  1): 0.000004 seconds -> 13982.10 GB/s

I think one can see why dd is not best suited for disk benchmarks...

Randomized buffer

To test the write performance of an SSD it might be useful to initialize the used buffer with random values. Some SSDs are able to compress and decompress data on the fly. So a benchmark with writing only zeros to a disk, might result in wrong results.

Here is a simple example of such an SSD, we are writing 256 MB to a disk:

$ sdb -w -f test -b 64m -s 256m -D -S

 268435456 Bytes copied per thread, block size 67108864

 Thread  0 (CPU:  1): 1.250620 seconds -> 204.70 MB/s in 4 loops

Now we do the same with a randomized buffer:

$ sdb -w -f test -b64m -s 256m -D -S -R
 Filling buffer with randomized values...
 Randomization took 6.742207 seconds -> 9.49 MB/s

 268435456 Bytes copied per thread, block size 67108864

 Thread  0 (CPU:  0): 2.427590 seconds -> 105.45 MB/s in 4 loops

Note: Depending in the size of blocksize it might take quiet a long time to fill the buffer with random values from /dev/urandom.

Using threads

If you have more than one processor it might be a good idea to write or read several files at the same time. There might be a limit in the memory bandwidth of one core, this especially an issue with really fast RAID systems or temporary file systems like tmpfs or ramfs.

With the option -j several threads can be used. The given filename is therefore appended by the thread index. The option -T displays some timing informations for the functions memset(), memcopy(), bcopy() and memmove(). This will give you a hint how fast the memory can be written or read. For accurate values you should use tools like bandwidth.

Actual version

The actual version is 0.8.0 and can be found here: sdb-0.8.0.tar.gz

A debian version for amd64 and can be found here: sdb_0.8.0-1_amd64.deb

Most significant change is the calculation of IOPS, squential and random access for writing or reading.

The README is online available, too, even so the manual page: sdb.1

Installation is quite easy: Get the source, untar it:
$ tar xvzf sdb-0.7.5.tar.gz

Change to the directory:

$ cd sdb-0.7.5

and compile the source with

$ make
and finally you can install it with
$ make install

This will copy the program and the manual page to /usr/local/bin/ and /usr/local/man/man1/.:w

You can even run the program in the installation directory with the path, e.g.:

$ sdb-0.7.5/sdb -h

If you write to the raw disk, like e.g. /dev/sda or partition, e.g. /dev/sda1, be sure it is the right one! You have to reformat/repartition the disk or partition. So if you choose the wrong disk and writes directly to it, it will destroy all data on it! It is more secure to use a file, but then you have also the file system involved in your results.

The software is under the license GPLv2.

Here is a screenshot for writing 4 files parallel:

Here is a screenshot for reading the 4 files:

Here is a screenshot of version 0.7 calculating IOPS for reading within one file using 32 threads. The tests were done with a RAID-0 consisting of 5 SSDs:

This screenshot of version 0.7 is similar to the above on but for writing to file:

If you have any comments, bugs, problems, hints: Write me an email!

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Brécy is the most dazzling small-scale formal garden in private hands today in France. Located near the coast of Normandy and constructed during the second half of the 17th century by an unknown landscape architect for the Le Bas Family, the gardens of the Château de Brécy are contemporaneous with those of Vaux-le-Vicomte and Versailles.

Join us as Eric Haskell takes us on a tour of the formal terraces, intricate parterres, and handsome fountains of this somewhat countrified version of grand-siècle garden with a unique Italianate flair. The painstaking process of restoration lasted over a decade, and through his lecture Haskell will explore what La Varande called the "inexplicable magnificence" of Brécy, placing it in the context of European garden history, landscape aesthetics, preservation issues, and the arts of France during the golden age of the Sun King's glory.

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I wonder why they wanted to send the audience out? You would think that they'd have the ceremony with them present. That girl's clearly quite sharp - the Professor seemed to think that she might be right about Tyranitar. Goodness knows, I've never heard of it myself.

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    I don't like how you added some of those Wu Jen only spells in there. Those are supposed to be special extra-powerful spells solely for Wu Jen.

    Edit: Aura of War is way too abuseable.

    As a swift action, you can grant any spellcaster within range the benefit of your War Mage edge by reducing the bonus granted by one for each spellcaster (not including yourself) given the benefit. For instance, you and 3 other spell casters are in battle. You use Aura of War to grant them each a +1 to damage dealt for each spell they cast in battle. You retain your normal war mage edge. You may dismiss this effect at any time as a free action.
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According to The Mac Observer, Malwarebytes has discovered ransomware targeting the Safari internet browser on Macs. The malicious code takes control of the browser via an exploit in Javascript, displays a fake FBI warning that they’ve discovered child pornography on your computer and says that they’ll forget about it for a $300 fee.

Of course, being a scam, it’s just designed to get hold of your payment details – the FBI is not known to let such perpetrators away, especially for such a small fee.

Malwarebytes notes that the code isn’t confined to “dodgy” websites but actually comes up on results from popular search terms such as searching for “Taylor Swift” on Bing.

The code is not true “ransomware” as it doesn’t take over and infect your entire Mac, only Safari. It opens 150 dialog boxes that need to be individually closed in order to quit Safari. You can force-quit the browser and restart while holding shift to force the browser to not open previous windows.

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We start on the PGA Tour where the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship gets underway later today.

Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson head a packed field as they return to action for the first time since The Masters.

McIlroy returns to Quail Hollow, the site of his first PGA Tour win, looking for a good performance after dropping out of the world’s top 10, the Northern Irishman has been paired alongside Rickie Fowler and Jonas Blixt.

Mickelson, the world number nine, is the highest ranked player in the field and he’ll tee off alongside Justin Rose and Lee Westwood.

Wells Fargo is the final warm-up before The Players Championship and there are already reports that the TPC Sawgrass greens aren’t up to scratch.

According to reports, five greens on the stadium course have been damaged by a “chemical application” and that this weekend’s practice has been cancelled.

Tiger Woods was victorious in 2013 and although injury is keeping him out of this year’s edition, he’s staying busy.

Woods along with his company will design an 18-hole golf course at Bluejack National just outside Houston Texas and will be the first course designed by Tiger to open in the U.S.

And finally we head over to The Championship at Laguna National; the final stop on the European Tour’s Asian swing.

It’s little-know Panuphol Pittayarat who leads after an opening round 63 in Singapore.

The Thai golfer is ranked 451st in the world and has missed the cut in each of his last four appearances.

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Video: Even a massive cargo ship can sometimes be no match for the massive storms brewing on the world’s oceans. But when you add hundreds of thousands of tonnes of cargo into the mix, the last place you want to find yourself is on deck when cargo starts spilling overboard.

Why This Weekend's Record Flooding In Louisiana Was So Extreme

Historic, record flooding gripped southeastern Louisiana this weekend after neighbourhoods from Baton Rouge to Livingston were swamped under an absolute torrent of rainfall. As of this morning, 20,000 people had been rescued from their homes, and the danger is far from over.

A Monster Typhoon Is About To Slam Into Taiwan

Taiwan is bracing as a category 5 super typhoon bears down on its coastline. Typhoon Nepartak is expected to bring torrential rainfall and enormous waves in its wake, meaning Taiwan, and subsequently mainland China, could be in for some serious flooding. This comes just days after central China experienced one of the deadliest flood-related disasters in its history.

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Just last month, southeastern Texas saw some of the worst flooding in its history, described as “biblical” by many news outlets. Now, thanks to yet another spate of torrential rainfall, Texans are experiencing déjà vu all too soon.

Watch Lightning Creep Towards Earth In Super Slow Motion

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It was a little behind schedule, but El Niño delivered its wrath upon California today, flushing the state with the first of many punishing rains. And you know what happens in punishing rains. Garbage bins take to the streets. By themselves.

NASA Maps Show Just How Crazy The Storm Season Was In The Pacific

It was an uncharacteristically quiet hurricane season in the Atlantic, but the same cannot be said for the eastern Pacific and central Pacific basins, which got absolutely hammered this year. New maps by NASA and Unisys Weather show the extent of this year’s storm season.

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This Is What The Strongest Tropical Cyclone Ever Recorded Looked Like From Space

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Colt Jackson, 20, hiked to 13,000 feet on McClellan Mountain in his mid-October hunt for this Rocky Mountain goat. Jackson, his father, Tim, who works for The Daily Sentinel, and uncle Carl Horecky scouted the area near Georgetown for several days before finding this goat in a small herd on the second day of the state’s fourth Rocky Mountain goat season. These goats are true mountain dwellers, rarely venturing below treeline except in the severest winters.

The cold front pressing into the region this week reminds us that somewhere in Colorado it’s already winter.

Skiers and boarders already are aware that Loveland and Arapahoe Basin resorts are open with another handful of resorts scheduled to start this week the long lift ride toward spring.

This lingering fall is markedly similar to last year’s, with an early snowstorm followed by several weeks of unseasonably mild weather.

Last year, fall ended abruptly at the juncture of November and December, too late to do much good for hunters, and by the time the first of the winter’s many storms swept through western Colorado, the result was 2 feet or more of snow plus equal amounts of rejoicing among winter sports lovers.

Only time will reveal whether we enjoy an equally bountiful winter, but just in case, I’ve already had my skis tuned.

The state’s big-game hunters will welcome any change in this reach of endless summer weather.

“Warm, dry and noisy would about sum it up,” said J Wenum, the Division of Wildlife area manager in Gunnison, about the first combined deer and elk season. “We really didn’t get anything that amounted to good hunting weather and there wasn’t much of a harvest.”

A brief storm sluiced about a half-inch of snow on the higher elevations but disappeared as soon as the sun hit it, Wenum said.

“Since then it’s been in the 60s during the day,” he said. “My prediction (for the third season) is it’s going to pretty rough because it’s still warm, dry and noisy.”

Those hunters who manage to fall into an elk or deer then face the task of making sure the meat doesn’t spoil.

Terry Good, of Good’s Processing, LLC in Montrose said the warm temperatures pose particular problems for elk hunters.

“You can tell how warm it’s been by the amount of meat we’ve been throwing away,” said Good.

An elk’s heavy mane and thick hide will retain body heat for hours, more than long enough to spoil some of the choicest cuts.

“A hunter might have a trophy he wants mounted and not be quite sure how to cape it, so they don’t get the hide off fast enough,” Good said. “It’s not just hanging the elk. They need to get the elk cooled off as fast as possible. That first hour is critical.”

Good’s shop provides skinning service, although it requires a facility separate from the regular meat processing facility.

He said business has been “steady” although not quite as good as last year.

“We started out a little slower but we’re going to be up a little, I think,” said Good, who keeps notes about each hunting season. He records weather, hunting conditions and hunter success.

“Last year we had a snowstorm that first weekend of the season and this year it was 75 degrees,” he said. “So if we’re up 5 to 7 percent we’re pretty thrilled.”

Reports from around the Western Slope continue to say there are fewer hunters this year. although how much of that is due to the weather and how much on a sagging economy is hard to gauge.

It’s not unusual or unexpected for elk to hang at mid- to high elevations until weather forces them into heading for winter range, but deer seem more tied to a biological calendar.

Still, their transition to winter ranges this year has been delayed by warm temperatures and the quality of browse available.

“In years past we usually had a big storm to push the deer through the transition zones,” said Darby Finley, DOW biologist from Meeker. “This year that transition has been prolonged because the good moisture from last winter and spring afforded better growth on the browse.”

Finley said the hunters finding elk are those willing to chase through the heavy timber or getting into the backcountry on horseback.

Which reminds us: Orville Peterson of Grand Junction reported in last week after a nine-day horseback elk hunt, saying his group was 100 percent successful in harvesting five bulls in six days.

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Canada New Engand MapWe begin our journey in Boston, Massachusetts - home to two American Presidents: Kennedy and Adams and end in Montreal, Quebec, Canada one of the most exciting cities in the world!

Montreal is known for its superb cuisine, vibrant nightlife, festivals, sunny terraces, cultural diversity and a special joi de vivre - joy of life.

Set sail with us on September 4, 2010 onboard Holland America Line's msMaasdam for spectacular scenic cruising of the St. Lawrence River, Bai de Gaspé and Seguenay Fjord.

Day 1 (Saturday) September 4, 2010 - Boston

Port of BostonThere is no better way to get a sense of the Revolutionary struggle that changed our nation's destiny than with a stroll along Boston's Freedom Trail. Along the way: Paul Revere House, Old North Church, the Old State House and Faneuil Hall, gathering place of the early revolutionaries. Farther afield: Lexington Green, where the minutemen and redcoats first skirmished, and bewitching Salem.

Boston Freedom TrailSample shore excursions: Freedom Trail Walking Tour; Lexington & Concord with Harvard Yard; Historic Salem & Seafaring Marblehead.

Day 2 (Sunday) September 5, 2010 - Bar Harbor, Maine

Bar Harbor MaineOnce the exclusive summer resort of America's fabulously wealthy, today Bar Harbor is an artists' enclave and gateway to the rich natural beauty of Acadia National Park, much of which was donated by the Rockefeller family. Watch for white-tail deer and other wildlife and enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride through the park. Attend an authentic "Downeast" lobster bake.

Bar Harbor MaineSample shore excursions: Acadia National Park & Carriage Ride; Coastal Sea Kayaking; The Ultimate Island Experience - A Private Luncheon at Frenchman's Bay.

Day 3 (Monday) September 6, 2010 - Halifax, Novia Scotia

Peggy's CoveFor ocean scenery at its best, nothing rivals Nova Scotia's south shore. Here find craggy coastlines, fabled Peggy's Cove, and the striking German village of Lunenburg, so meticulously restored it has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Back in Halifax the ramparts of The Citadel and a museum commemorating the Titanic await your inspection.

Day 4 (Tuesday) September 7, 2010 - Sydney, Nova Scotia

Sydney ViolinA hundred thousand Gaelic welcomes await you in Nova Scotia, Latin for "New Scotland." There are highland villages to visit, the scenic Cabot Trail to explore, golden inland seas to sail and the Fortress of Louisbourg to inspect - where every barn, barracks and pipe and drum corps appears just as it did when King Louis' troops occupied the site in 1744.

Cabot TrailSample shore excursions: The Bras d'Or Lakes Grand Tour; Fortress of Louisbourg; Black Gold - Cape Breton Mine Experience.

Day 5 (Wednesday) September 8, 2010 -

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

PEI BridgePrince  Edward Island may be Canada's smallest province, but it's big on history and attractions. It is here that the famous Conference of 1864 was held, which resulted in the creation of the Canadian confederacy. Learn all about it on a walking tour of Charlottetown, the provincial capital.

Anne of Green Gables HouseOr cast your vote for shopping, a lobster luncheon at Dalvay-by-the-Sea or a tour of the picturesque farm that inspired Anne of Green Gables.

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Scenic Cruising Gulf of St. Lawrence

Gulf of St. LawrenceComposed of a dozen islands, some of which are connected, the archipelago’s long sandy beaches embrace the lapping waves of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Light-coloured dunes, rounded green hills, ochre cliffs and brightly painted houses stand out against an intense blue backdrop.

St. Lawrence River Whale WatchingWatching a whale burst through the water's surface is a fascinating and unforgettable sight. This exceptional experience can be yours on the St. Lawrence River! Québec is one of the few places in the world where you can see such a wide variety of large sea mammals (13 species in all). They are attracted by the river's wealth of shellfish, which they feast on... and by its impressive depth!

Let's not forget. Today is a "full day at sea!"

Get up at the crack of dawn to watch a glorious sunrise over the horizon of the ocean or sleep in late, order breakfast from stateroom service to be enjoyed in your elegant cabin or on its spacious verandah.

Culinary Arts Center

Do you have an inner sous chef? Good! You can whet your appetite for cooking and discovery in Holland America Line's Culinary Arts Center, presented by Food & Wine magazine. The heart of the action is the state-of-the-art deomonstration kitchen where talented chefs offer gourmet presentations and tasting events - complete with recipes for you to try at home. There are also intimate hands-on cooking classes designed to highlight classic favorite recipes or tantalizing tastes of the region we are visiting - Canada & New England!

Wait! The day's not over...there's a stunning art collection to see, "luxe" shopping to do, or have a heavenly hot stone massage...

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Don't forget to eat lunch - prhaps duck-filled spring rolls with a glass of minted iced tea - because it's almost time for dinner...be it in the luxurious main Dining Room, The Pinnacle Grill, or made-to-order specialties in the Lido Restaurant...

It's Showtime! Lucky you. You'll be sailing aboard Holland America Line's msMaasdam where "Showroom at Sea" debuted.

Not ready to call it quits?...there's a nightcap waiting for you in the Crow's Nest nightclub where you can brush up on your dancing. Never know - you may get that all important call you've been waiting for from Dancing With The Stars!

Day 7 (Friday) September 10, 2010 - Quebec City, Quebec

Quebec CityA tree-lined "Champs-Elysées," buttery croissants, the lilt of French, a grand château on the river. Is this Canada, or is it France? It is both - a bastion of French culture in North America where impassioned Québécois hold dear their history, language and culture. Nearby: Montmorency Falls, higher than Niagara. Sample shore excursions: Québec City Walking Tour with Tea at the Château Frontenac; St. Lawrence Grand Tour & Lunch.

By reason of its history and culture, Québec has forged a unique and unaffected personality. Québecers enjoy fine dining and having a good time, as can be seen from the very busy calendar of festivals and other events. As a place where both European and North American cultural influences play out, Québec has long been typified by an incredibly fertile creative energy and cultural vitality-as evidenced by its literature, theatrical productions, paintings, sculpture, and arts and crafts. The numerous festivals that take place each year showcase the tremendous quality of Québec’s cultural output, not to mention the close ties that bind its creative artists with those elsewhere in the world.

Food and Wine Quebec CityIn Québec, you will eat well. The recipe? A successful blend of influences! First take a solid base of French cooking, then add a generous helping of knowledge gleaned from the Aboriginals and different cultural communities, mix it all together and voilà! The result is modern Québec cuisine, enhanced by the use of quality regional products. A new generation of inspired chefs invites you to sample its menus-some of which are among the continent’s finest.

Day 8 (Saturday) September 11, 2010 - Montreal, Quebec

Sail into another world...

MontrealPart French, part English, totally intriguing. Stay a few extra days after your Holland America cruise. Among Montréal's enticements: the cobblestone streets of the lamp-lit Old City, heavenly Notre-Dame Basilica, endless festivals and street fairs in Place Jacques-Cartier. Sample shore excursion; Province City Tour of Old & New Montréal.

Montreal Row HousesFavoured for its proximity to downtown, the Plateau is a human-scale neighbourhood popular for its intense cultural life, trendy restaurants and urban, friendly lifestyle. A favourite with the artistic community, the neighbourhood begins just east of Mont Royal and converges around Parc Lafontaine. Major shopping avenues alternate with quiet streets that are lined with the city’s characteristic low-rise dwellings and curving outdoor staircases.

Since the early days of New France in the 17th century, religion and public demonstrations of faith have been an integral part of the outlook, character and lifestyles of Québecers.

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The conversion of the Amerindians and the spread of the Catholic faith throughout America played an important role in the growth of this initially French and later British colony. Today, numerous places of worship stand as evidence of Québec’s centuries-old tradition and its religious and cultural heritage,

Energizing, electrifying, amazing!

Montréal the metropolis has everything a big city can offer. But Montréal is also one-of-a-kind, a multicultural city that blends its French accent with that of over 80 other ethnic communities and charms visitors with its Euro-American ambiance.

Montréal is also innovative and invigorating, offering a whirlwind of cultural creations, both traditional and modern. Its downtown bustles with life at the foot of its mountain, while history is rooted in the old quarters near the river. With its year-round party atmosphere, Montréal beats to the rhythm of its festivals: jazz, comedy, cinema, fireworks and more!

Montreal Horse-Drawn CarriageThe city beckons you to discover its fashionable boutiques and famed cuisine, over 30 km (18 mi.) of indoor pedestrian walkways, and its lively casino. Stroll through its colourful streets and typical neighbourhoods representative of a mosaic of nations, take a ride along one of its many bicycle paths (over 660 km / 400 mi. in the region), party in its inviting bars... Montréal? Oui, s'il vous plaît!

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This Is What Cressida Bonas' Breakup Outfit Looks Like. Take That, Prince Harry!

Breaking up with world's most eligible bachelor and all-around fun-time guy Prince Harry might require company-sanctioned compassionate leave from work, but that doesn't mean Cressida Bonas' personal style is going to suffer. Case in point: the sultry blue dress that she wore out last night—all while partying it up with royal cousin (and her BFF) Princess Beatrice.

Doesn't it kinda scream "THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE MISSING, HARRY?" According to the Daily Mail U.K., Cressie was out partying with Beatrice and her sister Princess Eugenie at swanky nightclub Annabel's. Princess Eugenie actually introduced Cressida to Harry, but hey, kudos to the newly single socialite for not letting bros mess with her friendships. Looks like the girls had good night out too.

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Yesterday afternoon, late-night cutie Jimmy Fallon sent out a battle cry to his millions (yes, millions!) of followers. He asked tweeps to share the worst pick-up lines they've heard and promised to share the best ones on an upcoming show. Naturally, we enjoyed a few good laughs over the truly wretched display of game out there and we had to share.

According to Twitter users, these are some of the #WorstPickUpLines ever:

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*Your name should be "Online Gambling," because I find you highly addictive. #worstpickuplines—Jimmy Fallon

I love bad pick-up lines. Scratch that, I love laughing over bad pick-up lines. Let's have some mid-week fun this morning and share a few zingers. What's the worst (or silliest) pick-up line you've ever heard? Or maybe you can come up with a cringe-worthy one on your own? Here's mine: "So you're an English major? Let's open up our books and get metaphysical."

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Dennis Garsjo holds up a get well card sent to him after a recent surgery. Those who signed the card didn't sign the card with their names, they simply signed with their birth dates. Garsjo was able to go through those signatures and place the initials of each individual next to the birthday.

It's an unusual talent. Some may call him a "freak," and others have used him to perform party tricks. Many of the kids who have grown up poolside will remember him as a big supporter of the Glasgow swim team, and some might also have noticed his uncanny talent to remember people by their birthdays.

Dennis Garsjo might not remember your first name, but he will most likely remember your birthday after the first time meeting him. Garsjo said that he usually only uses his talents for entertainment purposes. He's memorized around 1,700 birthdays.

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In honor of Earth Day on April 22nd, San Francisco’s Global Exchange Store (map) is highlighting exceptional examples of recycled and sustainably harvested goods. Fair Trade Certification does not only signify living wage standards for artisans worldwide, it also means that strict environmental regulations are in place.  Fair trade discourages deforestation and the use of harmful chemicals, and encourages organic farming  techniques, recycling post-consumer waste, the use of sustainably harvested natural materials, and the protection of natural resources.

A family owned workshop in Cairo, Egypt produces glass vases, bowls, and votive candle holders from 100% recycled glass products. By sorting discarded glass bottles by color and melting and molding new shapes, this small fair trade company creates beautiful, functional, and environmentally friendly products.

Just in time for spring, we have new recycled magazine gifts from Vietnam! Made out of long strips of magazine that are first soaked in glue and then coiled by hand, a lively spiral pattern adorns boxes, frames, and bowls in all sizes. This project not only keeps paper out of landfills, it also provides employment for over 300 artists in South Vietnam, aiming to promote self-reliance among disadvantaged people through education and training. A percentage of profits are used to fund various social work projects in communities, dealing with social issues, clean water projects, vocational training equipment purchases, subsidized teacher wages and a scholarship fund for the artisans’ children.

While recycling keeps waste out of landfills, sustainably harvested goods – made out of natural materials – keeps materials like plastic and paper from ever being made in the first place. Fair trade celebrates products coming from nature, and what better way to celebrate Earth Day than with Mother Nature’s own gifts.

A women’s co-operative on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua is taking advantage of an abundant local raw material – pine needles – to make beautiful, environmentally friendly, baskets. Starting in 1993 with a group of twelve women, it now employs over thirty women who make their living from weaving baskets. The sale of these baskets help to build a sustainable community in an extremely impoverished part of Nicaragua. These decorative baskets are a great example of a free renewable resource that can be crafted into a piece of art!

Ahimsa, or “cruelty-free” silk is wild silk that is cultivated on forest trees. The silk is spun after the silk worm has become a moth and flown out of the cocoon, which is often not the case for mass-produced silk. It is typical for silk farmers to kill silkworms by tossing cocoons into boiling water or hot ovens before they transform into moths, so that the silk cocoons will not be damaged. Ahimsa silk thread is spun from broken cocoons, which gives a slightly different texture than undamaged silk cocoons, but does not kill any living beings in the process.

Fair Trade Federation member Sevya is using ahimsa silk for their line of fair trade silk scarves (which you can see at San Francisco’s Global Exchange Store!). Sevya is not only helping to sustain the forests and ancient cultures that live in harmony with nature, but also sustaining the lives of those producing the scarves. Sevya works with non-profits in Jharkhand, India to develop training programs for low-caste and tribal women to use foot pedal and power operated spinning and reeling machines, self-help groups where the women save money weekly in a common pool, and micro-credit operations for the cultivators, spinners, and weavers.

We encourage you to deepen your commitment to the Fair Trade principle of environmental stewardship by consuming wisely. Think about the different resources used in creating all the things around us, and whether or not you can lessen your carbon footprint with your purchases. Celebrate this Earth Day by supporting the Fair Trade movement, and stop by a Global Exchange Fair Trade Store near you for recycled, natural, and sustainable handicrafts from around the world!

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