Emporia is in east-central Kansas. It is about southwest of Kansas City, southwest of Topeka, and northeast of Wichita. It is on the eastern edge of the Flint Hills. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water. The Neosho River goes along the northern part of the city. The Cottonwood River, one of its tributaries, goes along the city's southern edge and of two large city parks, Peter Pan and Soden's Grove.
The city gets about 60 rainy days per year. It gets about 59 days with high temperatures of or higher, and 124 days with low temperatures below freezing. The average temperature in January is , and in July it is . It gets about of snow every year.
Emporia is the principal city of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Lyon and Chase counties.
The 2010 census says that there were 24,916 people, 9,812 households, and 5,571 families living in Emporia.
Emporia has several big private-sector employers. In the past, a Tyson Foods beef-packing plant employed more than 2,400 workers. Hostess Brands has a bakery in Emporia. Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation, created in Emporia in 1953, makes products for the car market. The Braum dairy store chain, based in Oklahoma City, started in Emporia in 1952 under the name "Peter Pan." Simmons Pet Food has a multi-acre plant in Emporia that makes wet dog food.
On January 25, 2008, Tyson said it would fire 1,500 workers (more than 60 percent) by March 25, 2008. The company said it needed to move to western Kansas, where the cattle are raised. The Tyson plant creates almost 10 percent of the local economy.
The city is served by the Emporia Municipal Airport.
LCAT or Lyon County Area Transportation provides bus service in Emporia. It provides fixed-route bus service to the city of Emporia, and paratransit service to the disabled and the rest of Lyon County. The buses are a service of Lyon County. It gets a lot of financial support from the Kansas Department of Transportation. The Greyhound Lines has a bus stop in Emporia.
The "Emporia Gazette" is the city's main newspaper. It is published six days per week. The "Gazette" also publishes a Spanish language monthly newspaper, "La Voz". Emporia State University publishes a bi-weekly student newspaper, the "Emporia State University Bulletin".
Emporia is an important place for broadcast media for east-central Kansas. One AM radio station and ten FM radio stations are licensed to and/or broadcast from the city. Emporia is in the Topeka, Kansas television market. One television station, a translator of the Fox affiliate in Topeka, broadcasts from the city.
Famous people who were born in and/or have lived in Emporia include actor R. Lee Ermey, journalist William Allen White, and college basketball coach Dean Smith.
Arlington, Oregon
Arlington is a city in Gilliam County, Oregon, United States. The population was 586 at the 2010 census.
Cheek to Cheek
Cheek to Cheek is a collaborative album between American pop singer-songwriter Lady Gaga and American jazz artist Tony Bennett. The album won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. It was Gaga's sixth Grammy win. The album debuted at number one on the US "Billboard" 200 chart. It was Gaga's third consecutive number-one album in the United States.
Basophil
Basophils, or basophil granulocytes, are rare granulocytes. If you had 10,000 white blood cells, only 1–30 of them would be basophils.
Basophils contain large cytoplasmic granules. When stained, the granules hide the cell nucleus from sight. However, when unstained, the nucleus is visible and it usually has two lobes.
The mast cell, another granulocyte, is similar in appearance and function. Both cell types store histamine, a chemical that is secreted by the cells when stimulated. However, they come from different cell lines. Mast cells usually do not circulate in the blood stream, but instead stay in connective tissue. Like all circulating granulocytes, basophils go from the blood into a tissue when needed.
The name comes from the fact that these leukocytes are basophilic, i.e., they are stained by basic dyes, as shown in the illustrations.
How they work is not well understood. Basophils have protein receptors on their cell membrane which binds IgE, an immunoglobulin involved in macroparasite defence and allergy. They are found in unusually high numbers at sites of ectoparasite infection, for example, by ticks.
Staining
Staining is used in microscopy to make cells and tissues easier to see and understand.
This is a way to improve contrast in the microscopic image. Stains and dyes are often used in biology and medicine to highlight structures in biological tissues, often with the aid of different microscopes.
Staining can be done on living tissues ("in vivo") or on dead tissues ("in" "vitro").
Dead tissue needs to be "fixed" so it does not decay. The fixative keeps the structure as it is. After fixation a tissue may be cut into thin slices, and put on a series of glass microscope slides. Occasionally, it is necessary to dissolve cell membranes so large dye molecules can get into the cells. Standards are published in the "Biotechnic & Histochemistry" journal.
The simplest way is to dip the slide plus specimen into a solution of dye, then rinse it and examine. The stains used are certified stains, tested by the Biological Stain Commission.
Gram staining is used to classify bacteria. It is based on the composition of their cell wall. Gram staining uses crystal violet to stain cell walls, iodine as a mordant, and a counterstain which marks all bacteria.
Gram-positive bacteria stain dark blue or violet. Their cell wall lacks the secondary membrane and lipopolysaccharide layer found in Gram-negative bacteria.
On most Gram-stained preparations, Gram-negative organisms are red or pink from the counterstain.
Haematoxylin and eosin staining is often used in histology for thin sections of tissue. Haematoxylin stains cell nuclei blue, while eosin stains cytoplasm, connective tissue and other extracellular substances pink or red.
Eosin is strongly absorbed by red blood cells, colouring them bright red. In a skilfully made H & E preparation the red blood cells are almost orange, and collagen and cytoplasm (especially muscle) go different shades of pink. Hematoxylin stains the cell nucleus and other acidic structures (such as RNA-rich portions of the cytoplasm and the matrix of hyaline cartilage) blue. In contrast, eosin stains the cytoplasm and collagen pink.
A quick and simple stain used on blood smears, and human cheek cells is methylene blue, which stains the nuclei. There are many other specialist stains, some fluorescent under special light.
Lifestylez ov da Poor &amp; Dangerous
Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous is the first studio album by American rapper, Big L. "Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous" was released on March 28, 1995 through Columbia Records. The album featured the singles "Put It On", "M.V.P.", and "No Endz, No Skinz".
The album first appeared on the "Billboard" 200 at #149. It reached at #22 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Since August 2000, It has sold over 200,000 copies since August 2000
The album was well received. The Source gave the album 4 out of 5 mics and said "[Big L] comes with ill animated lyrics, combined with metaphors that stun; a combo sure to have suckas on the run".
Emmaboda IS
Emmaboda IS is a sports club in Emmaboda in Sweden. It was established in 1927.
The men's soccer team has played three seasons in the Swedish second division.
Lunar calendar
A lunar calendar is a calendar that is based on the phases of the Moon. Because there are slightly more than twelve lunar months (29.53 days each) in a solar year, the period of 12 lunar months (354.37 days) is sometimes referred to as a lunar year.