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It's spring, but the unpredictable weather often leaves us confused about what to wear. While we may be wanting to bust out our latest slip dress, it's often too cold, and yet we don't want to throw on last season's wooly layers. Enter: the lightweight cardigan. Usually crafted from cotton and silk, these seasonally appropriate sweaters ensure you're warm enough without overheating. And with fans like Amal Clooney and Emily Ratajkowski, they are totally chic, too. Ahead, 10 spring-ready cardigans to shop now.
1. J. Crew
Nothing says spring quite like gingham.
$90; jcrew.com
2. Gap
In a pretty coral color, this cardigan thinks spring even when the weather doesn't.
$50; gap.com
3. 3.1 Phillip Lim
This ruffled perforated style may be wool, but the open weave makes it totally breathable.
$531; mytheresa.com
4. Madewell
Wear this cardigan with stark white jeans.
$60; madewell.com
5. Banana Republic
Inject some color into your wardrobe with this lemon-lime cardi.
We're suckers for anything and everything striped.
$25; hm.com
7. Alexander Wang
Undo the top two buttons on this black ribbed cardigan for a sexy nighttime look.
$425; net-a-porter.com
8. Cos
There is something so softly feminine about this gray hue.
$49; cosstores.com
9. 6397
This pale pink option is positively dreamy.
$295; thedreslyn.com
10. Creatures of Comfort
This ribbed cardigan (it also features subtle sheer stripes) in sea blue will carry you all the way through fall.
$265; stevenalan.com


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Jane and the Lost City (1987)
Jane and the Colonel must journey to Africa to the lost city to retrieve the diamonds before the Nazis do. Comedy based on the popular wartime comic strip.
- Terry Marcel
- Release Date: 1987-09-03
- Views: 1326
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DIY Dinoc Carbon fiber shifter plate
ive gotten my hands on some 3M Dinoc Simulated carbon fibre vinyl. for those of you that have used this before, you know how great of a material this is. looks amazing and really easy to work with.
my shifter plate has been peeling and looking ugly so i figured i would cover it up!
this is super easy to do, only tool you will need is a butter knife to pry up the plate. heres how it goes:
Once pried up you will need to disconnect 3 harnesses, 2 on the left and 1 on the right
you will then need to unclip the leather boot from the plate, there are a few clips
once unclipped you can separate the boot from the plate
lift the plate and manoeuvre it around the boot and shifter
once freed up you will want to clean the surface, try to use something without ammonia. if your plate is peeling like mine, you can try to remove as much damaged material as you like. though the carbon fibre material will mask any uneven spots
you can now peel the cut carbon fibre away from the backing. this i have created on my own and will be selling them for $25 shipped (PM if interested or email badrat*AT*me.com) . if you have the 3M material you can now cover the plate and use a scalpel to cut away the excess material. i have tried the scalpel method before and it is really tricky to cut out where the labels are, which is why i have developed this template.
once peeled up, you will want to position the sticker from the bottom. making sure that everything lines up. work from the bottom to the top - laying the material down while making sure it follows the plate. everything should line up accordingly. if not, try to peel up the material slowly and reposition. the Dinoc is forgiving as long as you dont stretch it or get it too dirty (wash your hands!)
once everything is set, you can now give it a good press making sure it is stuck on well. air bubbles should come out with no problem
now you can reinstall the plate back into you car, follow the instructions in reverse. your car should look nice and clean once again! boom! *par-t*
i think i might tackle the cluster next :D
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Kyle McMyne comes on in the ninth and gives uo a one-out walk, but that's quickly erased by a DP to end the game. The Blaze with the only win of the day so far for the Reds system. 4-2 over the Storm.
Kyle McMyne comes on in the ninth and gives uo a one-out walk, but that's quickly erased by a DP to end the game. The Blaze with the only win of the day so far for the Reds system. 4-2 over the Storm.
Billy Hamilton - 1-4, 2 R, 2 SB
Theo Bowe - 1-2, 2 RBI, BB, SF, 2SB
Travis Mattair - 2-4, RBI
Juan Duran - 1-4, R, 2B
Niko Vasquez - 1-5, 2B, RBI
The AZL Reds tie it up at four with two more in the bottom of the 3rd.
AZL Reds Bottom of the 3rd
Avain Rachal reaches on throwing error by shortstop Dorssys Paulino. Avain Rachal to 2nd.
Tanner Rahier grounds out, shortstop Dorssys Paulino to first baseman Ryan Battaglia.
Henry Rodriguez walks.
Jonathan Reynoso grounds into a force out, shortstop Dorssys Paulino to second baseman Yhoxian Medina. Avain Rachal to 3rd. Henry Rodriguez out at 2nd. Jonathan Reynoso to 1st.
With Brayan Arias batting, Jonathan Reynoso steals (5) 2nd base.
Brayan Arias singles on a ground ball to right fielder Joshua McAdams. Avain Rachal scores. Jonathan Reynoso scores.
Wilfrel Estevez grounds out to first baseman Ryan Battaglia
Covington went 2.1 and gave up the four runs, also walking four.
Gotta like Washington, Rachal and Rahier--all kids making their pro debuts out of high school (although Washington was drafted last year)--hitting 1-2-3 in that lineup, and producing. And that's with Winker playing up in Billings.
Lorgi Pineda followed Covington and gave up 3 in the top of the 4th. Now 7-4 Indians after 4 complete.
Pinneda allows 4 more in the top of the of the fifth. A 2.1 inning total of 7 runs on 4 hits (one HR) and 2 BBs. The AZL Reds now trail 11-4. Some ugly numbers being hung up on pitchers throughout the system today.
The AZL Reds score three in the bottom of the 5th with the help of Indian WP's. a PB and an error. Indians still led 11-7 after five.
AZL Reds Bottom of the 5th
Avain Rachal doubles (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Andrew Campbell.
With Tanner Rahier batting, wild pitch by Luis Morel, Avain Rachal to 3rd.
Tanner Rahier walks.
Henry Rodriguez strikes out swinging.
With Jonathan Reynoso batting, Tanner Rahier steals (2) 2nd base, Avain Rachal scores. Tanner Rahier to 3rd. Throwing error by catcher Eric Haase.
With Jonathan Reynoso batting, wild pitch by Luis Morel, Tanner Rahier scores.
Jonathan Reynoso singles on a ground ball to left fielder Anthony Santander.
With Brayan Arias batting, passed ball by Eric Haase, Jonathan Reynoso to 2nd.
With Brayan Arias batting, wild pitch by Luis Morel, Jonathan Reynoso to 3rd.
Brayan Arias grounds out, third baseman Juan Herrera to first baseman Ryan Battaglia. Jonathan Reynoso scores.
Wilfrel Estevez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Joshua McAdams.
Argenis Aldazoro strikes out swinging.
Jonathan Moscot and Joseph Housey both made their debuts with the AZL Reds last night. Neither contributed mightily to the 14-9 defeat.
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One of the most dynamic sectors in electronic engineering is the LED (light emitting diode) sector. Efficiencies are increasing every six months, meaning that product redevelopment is an on-going process. The following show some products developed by mSemicon.
Outdoor security lights, in which the R7s bulb is typically used, are notoriously very inefficient. Since they are for outdoor use, waste heat is not even recovered inside a dwelling. It is a perfect candidate for LED technology.
The picture shows an LED equivalent for this application, developed by mSemicon. Power consumption is about 8W, and the equivalent light output is that of a linear tungsten halogen 100W bulb.
mSemicon has been experimenting with LED streetlight designs.
The image to the right is of a 5 x 10 high voltage LED assembly intended for a streetlight application. Its 70W has the equivalent output of a standard sodium streetlamp.
The lighting industry uses several protocols for enabling automatic and remote operation of lighting installations. One of them is called DALI. mSemicon has been a major co-developer on a DALI-based project.


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Palæ Bar
5 Ny Adelgade, Copenhagen, Denmark
33 12 54 71
Palæ Bar Copenhagen Reviews
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Living history Oct 30, 2010
Palæ Bar is an old fashion bar in the centre of Copenhagen, and it is also one of these bars where the cigarette smoke still make your clothes smell like shit when you come home.
But when all this is said it is also a great pit stop on a Saturday walk in Copenhagen.
You can say that it is one of the gin joints that have class, charm, ambiance and not at least atmosphere enough for a whole city centre.
The bar has its fair share of artists, journalists, sports stars and other artistic souls. Today when I was there a woman had her vernissage in there and loads of sisters in passion where there to celebrate around the pictures.
The atmosphere is always light and friendly in the room and on some occasions they even have live music here. The walls are decorated with old signs and pictures and the paintings that some artists manage to hang up on the walls close to the ceiling.
The place doesn't change and that is why people like to come there.
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Archive for August 2016
AuroraWatch glitch
We're signed up for AuroraWatch so that we don't miss any dancing, shimmering skies and received a mail telling us to expect a display last night. A few hours later we received another mail:
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We apologise for the earlier false alert (issued 13:25 UTC today) which was caused by a lawnmower creating a local disturbance at our Lancaster site.
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4/1: We are closed on Easter Day!
4/16: Free Concert! Week of the Young Child
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This is the last chapter of this story, but I will definitely continue replica fan fiction. I'm not so good with endings, so if this chapter is too corny, I can rewrite it, okay?
10:07 posted by: lostperfection: Hello, Seven. I'm Amy, Number Five. One of the few clones that lived. When you left, a few Amys and Andys were sent on a search party to find you. Although the Organization would be fine minus one clone, they had a hunch on what you were up to, and couldn't bear to lose when they had come so far. Within two hours, the entire search party returned, saying that you were nowhere to be found, except for Number Nine. She never returned, none of us ever saw her again. Anyway, in a few moments, we were attacked, and many of us were killed. I found Monique and Marie, and I ran away with them. Your Andy, and a girl they refer to as Bethany Eleven, (a newer clone,) followed me. Amy Eight took a run for it as well, but I don't know if she made it or not. If any of the other clones survived, I never found out. In any case, I found Mr. Devon, and he was able to write me false adoption papers for Annie's two kids, and stop their rapid aging. Now, Monique is thirteen, and Marie is about eleven. I knew that it was a risk trying to raise two children on my own; especially Annie's but I just couldn't leave them. Yes, I eventually did get married, but I've lived a very secretive life. I cut my hair, and dyed it so that no one would recognize me as an "evil clone," and I now live in Miami. How are you doing, Seven? I knew that if anyone else survived, one of them would have been you.
10:08 posted by: amy07: I'm fine, I guess. I have felt regret building up inside of me every day since I turned all of you in, but I never knew, and never will know if I would have felt more having stayed. I'm glad that you saved Monique and Marie. How are they? I hope that Amy One and Andy Eleven made it out okay, and it breaks my heart every time I think about Aly. Still, you say that my Andy escaped with you. Do you know where he is?
Amy sighed, and took a moment to absorb everything that she had just heard. Amy, Number Five, her old rival and friend was alive. And so was her lover…maybe.
10:09 posted by: lostperfection: Andy Five lives in a small house, alone. He was dating a girl named Alice for a while in college, but he just didn't love anyone else. He could never stop wondering if you were out there, somewhere. I've kept in touch with him over the years, because it reminds me that maybe more of us are out there, like One, and Eight… I'd even be happy to see Ten at this point, just to contact another living Amy. If you ever see Eric again, tell him that Thirteen told me about a day before she died that her biggest fear was losing him forever. Can you do that for me?
10:12 posted by: amy07: Five, I've waited so long to finally find you, or one of us at least. I'll do anything.
10:14 posted by: lostperfection: Then you know what you have to do. Find your Andy, and straighten out your life. The Organization has taken the physical lives of many of our sisters and brothers, but you can't let them take our emotional lives. If you stay at home, hiding in shame from what happened eleven years ago, you've let them win. They wanted power, Seven. No, they may not have gained power over the world, but they're still controlling you every moment you let them. I am too, at times, but we can't do that anymore. I'll give you Andy's address, in case you're ever in L.A. I live about a block away from him. Please come, we'd both love to see you.
10:17 posted by: amy07: Thank you, Five. I really misjudged you. You turned out to be a very good friend, and probably my closest sister.
10:19 posted by: lostperfection: It's okay, Seven. But you owe it to Andy, to Aly, to the deceased clones, to your mother, to Dr. Jaleski, who created you for greatness, to pull your life back together.
10:21 posted by: amy07:
How do you know so much about me?
10:24 posted by: lostperfection: I'm your sister. Anyway, are you coming?
10:26 posted by: amy07: Yes, Five. I am. I'll see you soon, all right?
Amy logged off the computer, and picked up her phone. She clutched it tremulously, close to tears from the shock of all of this. "Tasha?" she asked.
"Hi, Amy," Tasha chirped. "Hey. Is something the matter?"
"I'm going back to L.A., Tasha. I might not see you for a while. Amy Five told me that Andy is alive, and I have to find him! But I just wanted to thank you for always being there for me. You're the best friend I could ever have. I'll see you, okay?"
Tasha sighed. "Okay, Amy. Goodbye."
Amy ran upstairs, and discovered that she still had the lightning speed that she shared with all of the remaining clones. She packed a few sets of clothing, toiletries, and a book for the flight, although her own thoughts could probably occupy her for hours. Next, she ran down the stairs, and left the house, making sure to lock the door. With that, she took a run for it, and continued to run until she saw a taxi at the side of the road. She waved it down, and got in.
"Where to?" the driver asked. "Aren't you in a hurry?"
Amy nodded apprehensively. "Yes, I am. I need you to take me to the airport."
Amy knew that Five was right. She was a wreck, and she had to get her life back. In a matter of hours, Amy was in L.A., and she was happy that the familiar streets and sites from her childhood were still there. She would visit Andy, and Amy Five soon, but she had one thing that she needed to do first. She walked for a long time, until she reached her old neighborhood, her old house, and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" a voice called out. "A…Amy? Is it really you? It…it can't be? Oh my God, Amy!" Nancy threw her arms around her long lost daughter.
Amy nodded. "Mom, I love you," she said. "I missed you so much!"
Nancy led Amy inside, and sat her down on the couch. "What on Earth happened to you?" she asked. Still, Amy knew that Nancy knew perfectly well where her daughter had been for so long.
Once Amy had told the whole story, her mother was in tears.
"Amy, I never moved after you were kidnapped. I thought that maybe there was a chance that you were trying to come home, that you would come back here. And here you are," she said, continuing to cry.
"I thought I'd never see you again," Amy said. "I really did."
"So, what happened?" Nancy asked.
"Well, I was outside, and I saw a girl named Heather who turned out to be Tasha and Chris's daughter. They told me to search for the others, and I found Five online. She told me to stop blaming myself for what had happened, and that she and Andy wanted me to visit, but I had to see you first," Amy said, with tears in her eyes.
"Well, Amy, I raised you from the time you were a baby, and I know as your mother, that whatever happened to the other clones was not your fault," she said to Amy.
Amy and Nancy shared a hug, the first one they had had in eleven years. In a couple of days, Amy decided to find Andy. She walked up the steps to his house, and rang the doorbell.
"Andy?" she asked.
"Are you…my Amy?" he asked her.
Amy nodded, and he threw his arms around her, and she knew in her heart that he was her Andy, the one who loved her, who was made for her. The one that she had waited so long to see, and finally did. The one who had purchased a special ring many years ago, and would only give it to one girl. Amy, Number Seven.


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Northampton Beats Perpignan 23-7, Meets Leinster in Heineken Cup Final
Northampton beat Perpignan 23-7 today to reach the final of European rugby's Heineken Cup where it will play Leinster.
Ben Foden and Jon Clarke scored tries for the Saints, Stephen Myler kicking 13 points in the match at Milton Keynes. The French club's points came from a try by Guilhem Guirado converted by Jerome Porical.
Leinster, the 2009 winner, yesterday beat defending champion Toulouse 32-23 to advance to the final in Cardiff on May 21.
Jamie Heaslip and Brian O'Driscoll scored tries and Jonathan Sexton kicked 22 points in Dublin as Leinster avenged a loss to Toulouse in last year's semifinals. Northampton won the tournament in 2000.
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in this issue • Keystone XL Grinds to a Halt • Redford Leads Charge Against Arctic Drilling • Elephant Populations Are Plummeting • Another Mining Giant Abandons Pebble Mine
in the news Free Ride Is Over As we go to press, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced the first national limits on carbon pollution from existing power plants — the largest U.S. source of the emissions that are driving climate chaos. The plan, which will slash that pollution by 30 percent below 2005 levels, will help drive power generation away from dirty coal and toward energy efficiency and renewables like solar and wind. Big polluters and their allies in Congress are already attacking the climate-friendly plan, and we will be mobilizing our Members to support tough limits on climate-wrecking carbon pollution in the weeks and months ahead.
Redford: Keep Shell Out of Arctic
ore than 100,000 of our Members and online activists joined NRDC Trustee Robert Redford in April in calling on President Obama to ban oil
drilling in Alaska's Polar Bear Seas. The renewed push to protect America's last pristine ocean from potential catastrophe coincided with the four-year anniversary of BP's devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the worst offshore spill in the
Public Land, Private Threat
Robert Redford's new video at DemandCleanPower.org.
nation's history, which unleashed more than 170 million gallons of oil. "If the oil industry was utterly unprepared for a blowout in the balmy Gulf of Mexico," Redford says in a new online video, "how in the world can we trust them in a treacherous environment like the Arctic?" Indeed, with 20-foot seas, gale-force winds and subzero temperatures, the Arctic Ocean is arguably the most dangerous place on earth to drill for oil — a fact that oil giant Shell learned firsthand during its last attempt to drill there, in 2012, an endeavor marked by a string of alarming mistakes and
Whale (of a) Victory
near misses. Siding with NRDC and our allies, a federal court
Whales and whale lovers everywhere won an upset victory in March when the U.N. International Court of Justice ruled that Japan's Antarctic whaling program is illegal. For years, Japan has flouted the global ban on commercial whaling by killing and selling the meat from thousands of whales under the pretext of scientific research. Japan has stated it will abide by the ruling, although it is persisting in a Pacific whaling program at reduced levels. The U.N. ruling is a huge step forward for wildlife conservation and sets a precedent for our ongoing campaign to end commercial whaling once and for all.
to issue oil leases off Alaska's remote north coast, it wildly
recently ruled that when the Bush Administration decided underestimated the potential for spills and other hazards. The ruling has created a "golden opportunity," Redford says, for President Obama to chart a new course by putting the Arctic completely off-limits to Big Oil once and for all. Unless the president imposes a ban, however, Shell is already planning a return to the Arctic next year — which means NRDC must keep fighting in court to stop them in their tracks.
Watch the video at: www.demandcleanpower.org
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NRDC online activists have mobilized en masse to protest the exploitation of public lands for fracking by sending more than 50,000 messages to the Fish and Wildlife Service demanding that these lands be safe guarded for people and wildlife rather than ravaged by oil and gas companies. Private drilling rights present an imminent threat to public wildlands, including national wildlife refuges, across the United States. New restrictions on fracking are needed to protect Colorado's Baca National Wildlife Refuge and the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, among others. We're counting on our Members and activists to continue rallying against the use of public lands for private profit.
Keystone XL Grinds to a Halt
n yet another blow to Big Oil's plans to
time when the threats posed by global warming are
dramatically boost production of one of the
growing ever more dire and urgent, according to the
world's dirtiest fossil fuels, the Obama Admini
world's leading climate scientists. A comprehensive
stration has indefinitely delayed its decision on whether
assessment based on more than 12,000 peer-reviewed
to approve the
studies released
massive Keystone
in March by the
XL tar sands pipe
line. The move
Panel on Climate
follows a Nebraska
Change concluded
court ruling
that impacts from
that found Governor Dave Heineman had
10 Nobel laureates call on President Obama to reject Keystone XL.
global warming are already being felt
acted unlawfully in approving a route for the pipeline
across every continent and all the world's oceans, and
across the state, a decision that has thrust the project
that aggressive action to rein in carbon pollution must
into legal limbo.
be taken now to curb the most catastrophic threats.
"This delay is definitely a setback for the tar sands
Hundreds of thousands of NRDC Members and online
industry," says Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, director
activists have already signed on to our campaign to
of NRDC's international program, "but the effects
stop the pipeline; recently they were joined by 10
of climate change are not waiting, and they will grow
Nobel Peace Prize laureates, including Archbishop
worse in the months ahead. We'll use this welcome
Desmond Tutu, former President Jimmy Carter and
reprieve to build on the widespread, growing public
land mine activist Jody Williams. This remarkable
opposition to the project and keep spreading the truth
group was featured in a full-page print ad sponsored
about Keystone XL, which is that it would drive more
by NRDC calling on President Obama to demonstrate
climate chaos around the world."
"bold leadership that will inspire millions" by rejecting
The 2,000-mile-long pipeline would snake from the
the Keystone XL pipeline. "These Nobel laureates are
tar sands fields of Alberta to refineries on the Gulf
people who, through the courage of their convictions,
Coast, carrying some 830,000 barrels of heavy tar sands
have made the world a better place," says Casey-
crude every day. Production of tar sands oil requires
Lefkowitz. "They're living proof of the kind of odds
more energy than the production of any other fossil
that we can overcome with perseverance. And in our
fuel on earth — generating three times the carbon
fight against this climate-wrecking pipeline, that's
pollution of conventional crude, for example — at a
exactly what we're determined to do."
Campaign Update
As Poachers Ravage Elephant Populations, NRDC Fights for Ban on U.S. Ivory 30,000 African elephants are killed every year for their tusks; United States is one of the largest markets
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he more we learn about African elephants, the more we discover how truly remarkable they are. Long regarded as majestic for their sheer size and physical presence, the world's largest land animals also possess a keen intelligence, living in highly complex matriarchal family groups that, as wildlife researchers have observed, often exhibit their own particular cultures and traditions. Recent studies have determined that merely from listening to a person's voice, elephants are capable of discerning
African elephants have strong familial bonds.
identifying characteristics like gender, age and ethnicity. Yet even as those of us who cherish our planet's bio diversity marvel at these exceptional creatures, for far too many others the African elephant represents only one thing: money.
An alarming spike in international demand for ivory has sent the population of African elephants plummeting. Last year alone, poachers slaughtered 30,000 elephants for their tusks — that's an average of one elephant killed less than every 20 minutes. Heartbreaking reports out of countries such as Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo indicate that dozens — sometimes hundreds — of elephants have been gunned down in a single massacre, often within the boundaries of national parks. Some parks have lost upwards of 90 percent of their herds. "It's devastating," says Elly Pepper, a wildlife advocate for NRDC who is working on our campaign to shut down the ivory trade. "Millions of elephants once roamed across Africa; today there are less than half a million left on the entire continent." NRDC has long been active in the fight against wildlife trafficking, in particular the international commercial trade that is driving imperiled species closer to extinction. We've lobbied for sanctions against countries hunting whales for profit, and we've fought for protections to end the commercial trade in polar bear skins and other body parts. We're also making sure the trade ban on rhino horn is not lifted at a time when the number of rhinoceros poached in South Africa is skyrocketing, having risen more than 7,000 percent in just the past
three years. "Whether it's elephant ivory, rhino horn or polar bear skins, we're seeing increased pressure to hunt these imperiled animals simply for the sake of profit and luxury," says Andrew Wetzler, director of NRDC's land and wildlife program. "It's uncon scionable that these magnificent species are being killed just to satisfy a human appetite for conspicuous consumption." Indeed, burgeoning economic growth and rising prosperity in China have made that country one of the leading consumers of ivory, but it's the United States that ranks as the second-largest ivory market in the world — this despite the fact that the ivory trade has been legally restricted since the late 1970s. "The problem is there are gaping loop holes in the law that allow for the sale of things like antique ivory or ivory that comes from other sources, like mammoths or walruses," says Pepper. "But testing ivory to determine its age or what species it comes from is expensive, and the testing methods themselves aren't widely available. So what do traffickers do? They pass off ivory from freshly killed elephants as 'legal,' which under current regulations isn't hard to do."
y Trade
"Ivory is beautiful, but the only place it belongs is on elephants."
Above: Elephant family in Amboseli, Kenya. Increasing demand for elephant ivory, rhino horn and polar bear skins is driving the slaughter of imperiled animals for the sake of profit.
NRDC is on the front lines of the battle to change that. Recently, the Obama Administration proposed new rules that would effectively close the loopholes in the current law and impose a full ban on all imports of commercial ivory, no matter what the ivory's purported age. The potential of these tough new safeguards to eliminate the ivory trade in the United States has aroused stringent opposition among a disparate but well-connected coalition, including high-end auction houses, art dealers and even the National Rifle Association (ivory is often used as a decorative inlay on expensive firearms). "These are businesses that profit from the status quo," says
Pepper. "Of course they don't want the law to change. But until the U.S. takes meaningful action to stop the ivory trade here at home, we lack the moral authority to press for change around the world. In the meantime, we're fast nearing the point where there's no turning back — the elephants could be gone."
Left: Tons of seized ivory were crushed last year in Colorado, part of a new federal effort to crack down on illegal wildlife trafficking. Above: Sample of the six tons of ivory confiscated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since the late 1980s.
To counter the few narrow special interests that would keep the ivory trade alive, NRDC is raising public awareness about the disastrous toll poaching is taking on African elephants and channeling that concern into
an outpouring of support for new federal protections. At the same time, we're urging the Obama Admini stration to stand strong for elephants in the face of political opposition. In New York, California and Hawaii, the three states that account for 70 percent of ivory trafficking in this country, we're working to advance state legislation or other safeguards that would strengthen the enforcement of an ivory trade ban by stopping intrastate sales. In Europe we're helping to tighten wildlife trade laws that contain loopholes for traffickers, and in China our U.S. legal experts are sharing their firsthand experience with counterparts in NRDC's Beijing office as they map a strategy for strengthening that country's wildlife conservation laws as well. "Every trinket, every ring or necklace, every inlaid box or picture frame — every piece of ivory comes from a dead animal," says Pepper. "Ivory is beautiful, but the only place it belongs is on elephants." Take action at: www.nrdc.org/ivory 5
James Taylor DemandS Clean Power
il and gas companies spend millions of dollars every year to pollute not only our atmosphere but also the dialogue surrounding environmental issues. That's why, last year, we launched the Demand Clean Power campaign so that cultural luminaries like Robert Redford, Carole King and Van Jones could help us push back against this rising tide of misinformation. Now, Grammy Award–winning musician and NRDC Trustee James Taylor has added his voice to the campaign, declaring in a new online video that we need to "turn up the hope, not the heat" in order to move beyond fossil fuels and slow global warming. Thanks to his and others' promi nent voices, we are creating a
populist movement that is charting a cleaner energy future while countering Big Oil's corrosive influence on politics. Taylor is a North Carolina native, and for him that makes reckless fracking — one of Demand Clean Power's core issues — hit especially close to home. Despite having passed a moratorium on this controversial form of fuel extrac tion, members of the Republicancontrolled North Carolina legislature are now virtually tripping over themselves in an effort to open the state to fracking before fully assessing the risks to drinking water supplies, public health and the environment. That would place North Carolinians in harm's way
NRDC Trustee James Taylor.
while allowing oil and gas giants to rake in the profit. Taylor and NRDC have responded with a series of hard-hitting TV ads and other efforts to help mobilize North Carolinians, among them thousands of NRDC Members. Watch the video at: www.demandcleanpower.org/ james-taylor
Another Mining Giant Abandons Pebble Mine; Fight Goes On
t's a serious blow to the Pebble Mine
director of NRDC. "This is a landmark
and a stunning victory for Alaskan
moment in our fight, but it's not over yet."
communities and NRDC Members
Northern Dynasty Minerals, the last
who have long campaigned against the
company standing behind the proposed
potentially disastrous project: British giant
Pebble Mine, remains defiant. Even in
Rio Tinto, one of the principal corporate
the face of growing national opposition
backers of the mine, announced in April
and a damning EPA study that concluded
that it was walking away from the project.
the mine would pose potentially
Instead of selling its stake, the company
"catastrophic" risks to the magnificent
donated all its shares to two Alaskan charitable foundations. Two other global giants, Mitsubishi and Anglo American,
Bristol Bay watershed, Northern Dynasty Our ad ran in the Financial Times of London.
have already abandoned the mega-mine after feeling intense public pressure generated by NRDC and our partners.
executives say they are actively seeking a new global partner. Meanwhile, pro-
mining forces in Congress are pushing legislation that would cripple the EPA's ability to effectively block the mine. "NRDC
"We're very pleased that we were able to persuade Rio
has already proved we're in this battle for the long haul,"
Tinto to reconsider its participation in a project that would
says Reynolds. "We'll continue to put the same pressure
gouge one of the largest copper and gold mines in North
on Northern Dynasty that we put on Rio Tinto, and to fight
America out of the headwaters of the world's most
in Washington to make sure the EPA will finish what it has
productive salmon fishery," says Joel Reynolds, western
started and stop this mine."
NRDC Pressures EPA to Protect Bees from Toxic Pesticides
s bee colonies continue to collapse nationwide
in May from the Harvard School of Public Health confirmed
at an alarming rate, NRDC is calling on the
the results of previous studies, finding that even at
Environmental Protection Agency to take swift
sublethal doses, exposure to certain neonics appears
action concerning the use of pesticides that scientists
to cause bee colonies to collapse over the winter. In the
increasingly say are among
study, half of the colonies
the prime culprits behind
that were fed neonics
the devastating loss of
in October died by spring,
bees. In an emergency
compared with just one
petition filed with the
control colony out of six.
agency, we're pressuring the EPA to stop delaying
"Researchers are still trying
and to start taking a hard
to understand what it is
look at neonicotinoids, or
about these chemicals that
"neonics" — a class of
is harming bees," says Jennifer Sass, a senior
pesticide that remains in widespread use despite
Bees pollinate 71 of the 100 major crops we depend on.
mounting scientific evidence that these toxic chemicals
be that neonics suppress the bees' immune systems,
are a significant factor behind the decimation of bee
disrupt brood cycles or interfere with their ability to forage
populations across the country.
or find their way back to their colonies. But the evidence
It is difficult to overstate the importance of bees, both in the natural environment and in maintaining our diverse food supply. Not only do bees pollinate countless wild
Bee © Paul and Joyce Berquist/Animals Animals/Earth Scenes
scientist at NRDC. "It could
is overwhelming that neonics are having a devastating impact on bees in some way, and that should be more than enough to trigger the EPA to take action."
plants that produce food for animals ranging from song
The European Union recently adopted a two-year ban on
birds to grizzly bears, but they pollinate 71 of the 100
neonics, but the EPA has stubbornly dragged its feet on
crops that make up 90 percent of what we eat, such
the issue, by all appearances failing to take into account
as apples, strawberries, carrots and broccoli. One out of every three bites of food we take depends on bees.
the scientific evidence we already have regarding the harmful impact of neonics on bees and instead saying
Yet bees are in crisis. As scientists struggle to solve the
it wants until 2019 to complete a review of neonic use.
mystery of what's causing bees to die off in massive
"We don't have five years to wait — bees are dying today,"
numbers across the country, they've focused on neonics,
says Sass. "It's long past time for the EPA to protect our
which over the past decade have surged to become the
pollinators and to impose a moratorium on the pervasive
most widely used insecticides in the world. A study released
use of these pesticides."
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After a Decade, NRDC Continues Fight for Penobscot River
n 2002 NRDC and the Maine People's Alliance won a landmark case against medical supply giant Covidien and its subsidiary Mallinckrodt when a federal court ruled that the companies were responsible for releasing dangerous levels of mercury into the Penobscot River, the largest estuary in New England. We returned to court last month — more than a decade later — to ensure that the companies are held fully accountable for their actions and required to clean up some of the worst mercury pollution in the nation. Between 1967 and 2000, a Mallinckrodt chemical plant situated next to a small cove in the Penobscot River discharged up to 12 metric tons of toxic mercury into the river, which runs into Penobscot Bay, a major source of fish and shellfish for millions of people. After the ruling in 2002, the court appointed three independent scientists to assess the environmental damage and recommend a cleanup plan. Last year they finally released their troubling report. Nine metric tons of mercury remain in the estuary, concentrated at extreme levels in sediment and animals up and down the food chain. Human consumers of local
SWiTCHBOARD Managing our highways for butterflies, not pesticides Posted by: Sylvia Fallon, Senior Scientist
Penobscot River © Susan Cole Kelly; monarch butterflies © Medford Taylor/NGS Images
The number of monarch butterflies is plummeting — migrating numbers are down from 1 billion to a mere 33 million — due to the rampant use of herbicides in agriculture. What's needed are more habitats to restore milkweed, the only plant where monarchs lay their eggs and on which their larva can feed. NRDC has partnered with Monarch Watch to help plant milkweed at schools and other nonprofit properties all over the country. But given the vast loss of milkweed that has occurred, what's urgently needed is an ambitious effort to restore it across hundreds of thousands of acres. That's why NRDC is now envisioning the nationwide planting of milkweed along roadsides, creating a veritable "butterfly highway" for the monarchs to follow as they migrate from Mexico across the United States to Canada and then back again. 8
Penobscot River, Maine.
seafood may be at risk of serious harm from the potent neurotoxin. The scientists also determined that, without intervention, it would take more than a century for the river to purge itself completely. In January the state of Maine, acting on data generated by the court-ordered study, moved to protect the public by closing a portion of the Penobscot to fishing for lobster and crabs. The new trial will decide whether the polluters must pony up the funds necessary to clean up their mess. Rough estimates of the cost of an adequate remedy run to more than $100 million. Covidien will do its best to shirk responsibility, but with the support of our Members, NRDC is determined to stay in court until justice is done and the Penobscot is restored. Stay tuned.
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The only problem is that roadsides are now heavily managed by state and local governments with herbicides as well as mowing — both of which interfere with milkweed growth. In the spring, NRDC filed an emergency petition with the EPA asking the agency to impose restrictions on the use of glyphosate, marketed by Monsanto as Roundup, to create herbicide-free zones around farms and along roads where milkweed will be free to grow. But while we know that counties and cities regularly spray glyphosate and other herbicides to manage vegetation along highways, their actual state-bystate use is not well tracked. If we are going to transform our roadsides into way stations for monarchs and other pollinators, we will need to prompt a radical change from the status quo for roadside management. Fortunately, state and local authorities are sensitive to public opinion. We encourage NRDC Members to find out whether their
The monarchs' migration ends at their wintering grounds in Michoacán, Mexico.
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>What a bizarre question. Are non-Christians not allowed to speak?
>> Let me rephrase that. Why do you choose to be a non-Christian?
>Sorry, Dick, this is not about my religious beliefs, it is about your
>and viscious attack on the integrity of Art Chadwick. Opinion seems to be
>unanimous that the only one in this situation who is showing a lack of
>here is you. Perhaps you should give some thought to "thou shalt not bear
You see, this is typical of a sloppy conclusion. "Opinion ...unanimous
that I am
showing a lack of integrity"? Who, besides you, said that? Or are you
a lack of integrity so we can recognize a lack of integrity when we see one?
Frivolity aside, almost anyone on this list can witness to you about making a
commitment to Christ based not upon faith alone, but on data and evidence.
Unfortunately, there are those who distort and deny scientific evidence
because of
their religious beliefs. Many choose not to become Christians on the
idea that since the science is dreadful their religious beliefs must be
too, and so
they never become followers of Christ. And if they die in that condition,
well, you
know the rest - fire and brimstone, and all that. I'm not saying this to
scare you,
brother, I'm just laying it on the table. There is a war for the hearts
and souls of us
all waged by the forces of evil against God. You are in it whether you
choose to
be or not.
How many millions rest secure in their worldly knowledge and pass through
"wide gate" to destruction is impossible to tally. But if we Christians
were united
in a method of apology that did not cause our brothers to stumble, I
contend, we
would not lose so many, Ed. That is important to me. And should be of
importance to those Christians on this list than what I say or how I say it.
But since you apparently read the Bible yourself (you did quote from it),
look at
II Peter. Notice that the apostle declares that "we have not followed
devised fables ..." (II Peter 1:16). Flood geology, Ed, is exactly that.
argument to discredit an historical flood we can substantiate, and substitute
something that cannot be believed, making the Bible look foolish in the
Frankly, YEC and flood geology is a deceit. A satanically-inspired deception
using duped human instigators to discredit the creation God did make, for a
that cannot be believed. Net result - we lose lives.
If you remember what got us here, coral growth at Eniwetok requires over
years of growing to produce the column of coral extracted, which measured
feet. Plus, we know it couldn't have grown non stop, because there were at
three times the island had been above water in the distant past.
Art said this: "Note that the fastest rates for reefs9 and for
framebuilders10 do
allow for the (g)rowth of the Eniwetok reef, which has a thickness of 1,405
in less than 3,400 years. These fastest rates for reefs are based on
which are the most direct and simple measurements and are probably more
reliable than the less-direct methods that give slower growth rates."
In the last 100 years that we have been observing Eniwetok it hasn't grown
at all.
So to suggest that we could get 1,405 meters of vertical coral growth in 3400
years is rubbish.
Plus, ancient buried coral reefs have been found in oil fields in Alberta,
Some of these atolls measure 800 feet, and are covered by more than 4,000
feet of
sedimentary rock. Obviously, during the first few months of Noah's flood,
the coral
took off like a rocket and soared 800 feet before the later months of the
covered it with four-fifths of a mile of sedimentation, and oh by the way,
leaving an
olive tree rather unscathed in the vicinity of the ark (Gen. 8:11). In
short, flood
geology is a "devised fable," Ed, cunningly designed to discredit biblical
And what else does the Apostle Peter say? "But there were false prophets
among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who
shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and
bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their
ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of" (II Peter
In my estimation, Peter singled out for condemnation the very behavior
demonstrated by the one you defend. Not that he is alone. But he is a
teacher of
this philosophy, which places him among the instigators.
Still, if I have been guilty of being judgmental, Glenn, let him clarify
himself on this
issue so that I can properly apologize if he is not as he appears to be.
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San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh is all about using whatever tactics he can to motivate his players, so last weekend Harbaugh went old school on them according to the L.A. Times, and hung up their photo's from when they were in high school, with their rankings above each locker to remind them of expectations and earlier aspirations. Each player got a laminated sheet, and reports are that hilarity ensued as players went around laughing, comparing pictures, and old rankings. "Coach really wants us to tap into what we wanted to be at that time," said safety Donte Whitner, whose team plays at Atlanta on Sunday in the NFCchampionship game. "When you look at this picture, it's like, 'At this moment, what did I want to be?' We all look at this and we understand what we wanted to be, and where we are now." Reports are that Randy Moss took a massive ribbing because his photo happened to be in black and white. I don't think they had color pictures back then," 24-year-old cornerback Chris Culliver joked. To remind Moss that he's surrounded by much younger teammates, someone wrote "B.C. 1202″ on athletic tape and affixed it to the receiver's bio. "It's just something that spices things up a little bit to break up the monotony of the day," said Jed York, 49ers chief executive. "Something new for them to think about. "You'll get guys teasing each other, 'Oh, you were only a three-star,' or, 'You weren't even ranked.' I remember NaVorro [Bowman, a starting linebacker] saying, 'Guess they missed on me.'" Wow old Otis(Randy) Moss with the black and white out of Rand, West Virginia.
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RAM Summer 2014 AM Practice outside.
NC Swimmers Break Womens 200 Freestyle Relay World Record
The relay team pictured above of Sue Walsh, Jennifer Stringer, Alicia Uhl, and Erika Braun beat the previous FINA Masters world record of 1:49.41 by almost 1.5 seconds with a 1:48.08.
Click here to see an article in SwimSwam.com about their accomplishment.
RAM Sponsored Stroke Clinic
RAM swimmers and coaches had the pleasure of working with the director of Aquatic Edge, Karlyn Pipes. Below are a few pictures showing just how much fun we all had. Thank you Karlyn.
RAM holds a stroke clinic the second Saturday of each Month.
Please note: Saturday clinics are suspended during the summer. We expect them to resume this fall.
RAM swimmers at The SCY Championships - 2013 - Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, NC
RAM Swimmers in Natty Greens in Charlotte, NC - 2013
From the glint in their eyes, they may have been there too long!


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The ignominious failure of the usurper Wang Mang to found a dynasty was too recent to encourage any one to take upon himself the heavy charge of administering the whole of the Han empire, and so the state was split up into three principalities, and the period is known from this fact as the Sankoue. One prince, a member of the late ruling family, held possession of Szchuen, which was called the principality of Chow. The southern provinces were governed by a general named Sunkiuen, and called Ou. The central and northern provinces, containing the greatest population and resources, formed the principality of Wei, subject to Tsowpi, the son of Tsow Tsow. A struggle for supremacy very soon began between these princes, and the balance of success gradually declared itself in favor of Wei. It would serve no useful purpose to enumerate the battles which marked this struggle, yet one deed of heroism deserves mention, the defense of Sinching by Changte, an officer of the Prince of Wei. The strength of the place was insignificant, and, after a siege of ninety days, several breaches had been made in the walls. In this strait Changte sent a message to the besieging general that he would surrender on the hundredth day if a cessation of hostilities were granted, "as it was a law among the princes of Wei that the governor of a place which held out for a hundred days and then surrendered, with no prospect of relief visible, should not be considered as guilty." The respite was short and it was granted. But the disappointment of the besieger, already counting on success, was great when a few days later he saw that the breaches had been repaired, that fresh defenses had been improvised, and that Sinching was in better condition than ever to withstand a siege. On sending to inquire the meaning of these preparations, Changte gave the following reply: "I am preparing my tomb and to bury myself in the ruins of Sinching." Of such gallantry and resource the internecine strife of the Sankoue period presents few instances, but the progress of the struggle steadily pointed in the direction of the triumph of Wei.
The Chow dynasty of the Later Hans was the first to succumb to the princes of Wei, and the combined resources of the two states were then directed against the southern principality of Ou. The supreme authority in Wei had before this passed from the family of Tsowpi to his best general, Ssemachow, who had the satisfaction of beginning his reign with the overthrow of the Chow dynasty. If he had earned out the wishes of his own commander, Tengai, by attacking Ou at once, and in the flush of his triumph over Chow, he might have completed his work at a stroke, for as Tengai wrote, "An army which has the reputation of victory flies from one success to another." But Ssemachow preferred a slower and surer mode of action, with the result that the conquest of Ou was put off for twenty years. Ssemachow died in A.D. 265, and his son Ssemachu founded the new dynasty of the Later Tsins under the name of Vouti, or the warrior prince.
The main object with Vouti was to add the Ou principality to his dominions, and the descendants of Sunkiuen thought it best to bend before the storm. They sent humble embassies to Loyang, expressing their loyalty and submission, but at the same time they made strenuous preparations to defend their independence. This double policy precipitated the collision it was intended to avert. Vouti paid more heed to the acts than the promises of his neighbor, and he ordered the invasion of his territory from two sides. He placed a large fleet of war junks on the Yangtsekiang to attack his opponent on the Tunting Lake. The campaign that ensued was decided before it began. The success of Vouti was morally certain from the beginning, and after his army had suffered several reverses Sunhow threw up the struggle and surrendered to his opponent. Thus was China again reunited for a short time under the dynasty of the Later Tsins. Having accomplished his main task, Vouti gave himself up to the pursuit of pleasure, and impaired the reputation he had gained among his somewhat severe fellow-countrymen by entertaining a theatrical company of five thousand female comedians, and by allowing himself to be driven in a car drawn by sheep through the palace grounds. Vouti lived about ten years after the unity of the empire was restored, and his son, Ssemachong, or Hweiti, became emperor on his death in A.D. 290. One of the great works of his reign was the bridging of the Hoangho at Mongtsin, at a point much lower down its course than is bridged at the present time.
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We've all had teachers who were quick with a comeback to an disruptive classmate. Most of the time, this is the case because the teacher is way smarter than the students and has heard every thing in the book. But every once in a while, a kid will turn the tables and shoot back with a truly wise-ass and hilarious quip. Below are 10 instances of this, where students got the better of their educators, as told to Reddit by the teachers themselves.
Back when I taught first grade, we were doing a writing assignment about Thanksgiving. The kids had to draw a picture of their family celebrating Thanksgiving, and then write about it. One little girl drew the table and chairs, and that was all. I knew she just didn't feel like doing the work, so I tried to prompt her. I asked where the food and her family were, and she snapped right back with, "They're washing the dishes." Had to give her credit for coming up with a logical argument for not doing the work!
The bell rings and a student gets up to leave and I use the classic line "the bell doesn't dismiss you, I do." He just continues to leave, gets in the doorway of the class and says "If it decides when I come, it decides when I leave" and just leaves the class.
I taught in an inner city school. We were talking about prime numbers so I would have kids give me a number and we'd work out if the number was a prime number on the board. One kid wasn't paying attention so me being a young teacher I thought I'd catch him off guard and call on him. It went something along the lines of:
"Marc, do you have a number?"
"I need your number."
"Sheeeit, play it cool, girl. We can talk after class."
The whole room lost their shit and I turned red from embarrassment.
Told a kid "no drinks in class". He got up from his seat, picked up MY drink, and deposited in the garbage with his drink.
We're doing number problems and a kid is having trouble with a sum. The sum is "You have 40 sweets. You give half your sweets to your friend. How many sweets do you have now." I grab 40 counters, and say to the kid "Here are 40 sweets. If you give me half, how many will you have left?" Kid turns to me, and deadpan says "I can't give you the sweets. You aren't my friend."
Had my class of working class kids at an art gallery. As we waited for our tour to begin, we played on the small playground near the door. A prep school kid in a uniform approached two of my boys and said, 'I bet I'm smarter than you are!' I watched to make sure no blood was drawn—my students can hold their own pretty much anywhere and they don't accept insults casually. But they were cool. 'No you're not. Are you in Grade 2?' The boy said he was and one of my boys said, "so then we're all grade 2. So we are all grade 2 smart.' He went back to climbing the monkey bars. But the prep school kid continued. 'I know I'm smarter. Let's do some math and I'll prove it.' The toughest kid in my room looked this guy square in the eye and said, 'Well, I'm smart enough not to do math when I'm having fun on a playground.'
I say, "I lost my train of thought." He replies, "It's okay sir, there were no important passengers onboard."
Reduced a given problem to a simpler form and challenged the students, "So this expression doesn't fit any of the given standard forms for us to find the particular integral. So what do you propose we do?" A kid from the back shouted "The next question!"
One of my classes is fun in that we give each other a hard time, but all in good fun and we accomplish a lot. A girl starts giggling uncontrollably for no reason, and she's a bit of an airhead so I asked her if she saw something shiny and if that entertained her. Another boy jumps in and says "Yeah Mister, your head!" I'm going bald. I wanted to pretend to be mad but it was just too damn funny.
"Do you want me to call your dad?"
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Grevillea Acanthifolia Tissue Culture Help - (Aug/13/2012 )
I'm doing a Tissue Culture course and for our main assignment we have to select a plant to culture. I've selected Grevillea gaudi chaudi (G. acanthifolia X G. laurifolia).
I was hoping someone may have some info on stage I,II and III media break down and also appropriate explants to use. I have found some info online but a lot of it is contradictory and its important i choose the right protocol as it may be the difference between pass and fail.
oh tissue culture! that was fun back in university! have you chosen which explants you'll use? in principle, you could use any explant because of cell totipotency, however, it's more tricky than just that...
i think there are some pretty much standarised solutions to use (e.g. MS media).
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John W. "Bill" McQueen, 83, Higgins Lake, died Nov. 19, 2009, at Grayling Nursing and Rehabilitation Community.
The Rev. Dr. James N. Kent will officiate a service Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 2 p.m. at Walsh Funeral Home, Roscommon. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Higgins Lake. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice.
Mr. McQueen was born Dec. 4, 1925, in Snover, the son of John and Bessie (Eimgh) McQueen. He had lived at Higgins lake since 1990. Before that he lived in Royal Oak from 1956 to 1990, having moved from Cass City.
He and Marion O. Walker were united in marriage May 13, 1950, in Ubly. His wife preceded him in death July 9, 2009. He worked as a career truck driver.
Mr. McQueen was a life member of Myrtle Lodge #89 F. & A.M. of Belleville. He had served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Also predeceased were his parents, and sister, Jane Bullis.
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Sandy M's review of Where the Horses Run (Heroes of Heartbreak Creek, Book 2) by Kaki Warner
Historical Western Romance published by Berkley 1 Jul 14
While I love the old west as written by Kaki Warner and I've enjoyed every minute she's given readers with Heartbreak Creek characters, this time she takes our cowboys, Indians, and horses to England. All that stuffiness across the pond had never seen the like of our hero, Rayford, and his trusty Indian sidekick, Thomas. What fun I had as they brought their own brand of excitement to the British.
Nothing better to do at the moment and nowhere else to go after leaving behind memories he'd rather not have of Texas, Rayford Jessop takes the long trip to the English countryside to round up horse stock for his new friend Ash. Keeping an eye on the exasperating Indian Thomas is a job all in itself, especially once he meets the captivating Josephine Cathcart. Rafe also takes on the job of rehabilitating her prize stallion after a horrific accident in the last race he ran.
Josie and her son live with her father, a man who made his money in mining but who's now lost it all through drinking and gambling. He's at the point where his schemes no longer work and he's using Josie to lure wealthy men he'll force her to marry just to make his life easier. If it weren't for her son and the horses, especially the injured Pems, she'd never be able to get past her father's machinations and the town's quiet but obvious disdain of her fallen reputation.
I love these two main characters. Rafe may think he has nothing to offer Josephine – the reason he first keeps his attraction in check – but the man is as honorable, gentle, and kind as the day is long. His past has shaped him into the observant horse whisperer he is. The early scenes when Josie's irritation shows at Rafe's stinginess with words are such fun as they get to know one another. Also enjoyable are the scenes as Josie's backbone becomes more rigid where her father is concerned. Of course, she has huge decisions to make, especially about her son's future, let alone her own, but I want to scream every time she has doubts after speaking to her father. The man is only out for himself.
The best thing about this story is how all the characters fit together. Even the villains. They have their moments, especially the jerk in the race near the end of the book. We get to see a lot of Ash and Maddie, since it is Ash who is looking for stock to take back to Heartbreak Creek. Maddie befriends Josephine, and Josie takes to the friendship like a duck to water. She's never had such closeness with another female, save her maid, and that's a different thing entirely. I especially like the relationship that grows between Rafe and Jamie, Josie's son. The boy couldn't have picked a better father figure.
I enjoyed this change of pace, but I'm also happy we got back to Heartbreak Creek at the end, even for a few pages. So I'm definitely looking forward to spending a lot more time with all those beloved townsfolk in the next book. This story can be read as a stand-alone, but if you're just new to Kaki Warner, I'd definitely start at the beginning, because her lineup of characters and all that happens with them are fun, emotional, heart wrenching; you'll laugh out loud and you'll tear up here and there. So why miss all of that by starting five-plus books in?
A lawman turned wrangler and a desperate Englishwoman risk everything for a wounded horse–and for each other.
Wounded in body and spirit after a shootout, Rayford Jessup leaves his career as a lawman and uses his gift with damaged horses to bring meaning to his solitary life. Hired by a Scotsman in Heartbreak Creek to purchase thoroughbreds, he travels to England, unaware that a traumatized horse and a beautiful Englishwoman will change his life forever.
Josephine Cathcart loves two things: her illegitimate son and her injured stallion. Faced with her father's looming bankruptcy, she must choose between a loveless marriage to the man who ruined her, or risk her horse and her future on a handsome, taciturn Texan and a high-stakes horse race. But as vengeful forces conspire against them, will Rafe's love and healing touch be enough to save her horse and protect her and her son?
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Music for the Mind: The Psychology of Music
According to British psychologist Glenn Wilson, music plays a very central role in the lives of people and is ranked highly among pleasures including sex, food and drink. Aside from the enjoyment of listening to tunes or composing symphonies, studies show that music of all genres can have a great impact on both the physical and psychological aspects of the human body, in addition to that of plants and animals.
The American Music Therapy Association describes this form of treatment as "the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship." People suffering from psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression and autism have shown great improvement in various mental aspects after listening to certain classifications of music. A 2009 article in The Washington Post discusses a mother's use of music to assist her 15-year-old autistic daughter perform daily activities including bathing, eating and attending school. She and her daughter regularly engage in what is called music therapy by singing simple tunes together; the lyrics are not just words, but instructions such as "take a bath."
Patients suffering from anxiety and depression often show marked improvements in symptoms after listening to soothing or uplifting music. The reason for this is purely neurological. As mental disorders, both anxiety and depression are associated with lower levels of the neurotransmitter Serotonin within the brain, and can reduce brain activity on an alarming scale. Musical tunes and melodies help increase Serotonin levels to a more natural, calming state. Typically the more melodious music is the better as it also has the power to calm nerves and reduce stress. Although someone may get a rush from heavy metal rather than classical; it depends on the person. Either way, no ill effects are generally discovered using music therapy.
In addition to its copious mental advantages, music is also celebrated for its innate restorative abilities, literally healing from the inside out. French researcher and otolaryngologist Dr. Alfred A. Tomatis conducted in 1991 what he coined "The Mozart Effect," which he claimed promoted healing and brain development. His theory also proposed that listening to Mozart's ballads at differing frequencies helped people with inner ear conditions retrain their ears to hear again.
Cognitive function benefits from music in a variety of ways; mood is largely influenced by the sound of music. Marketers actually research the kind of music that influences shoppers, for example, a store that plays pleasant, positive tunes usually enhances the customers' experience and keeps them coming back for more, so the theory goes. Memory is another brain function that increases under the influence of song. Ever heard the idea that listening to classical tunes before a test enhances recall function? Go ahead, give it a try.
Music defines decades, bridges barriers and enhances lives, so the theory that music promotes health and well-being isn't that far off the scale.


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Win cash
Lawrence Marketplace is looking to put cash in your pocket the day of the sale. Visit their booth at Ninth and Massachusetts streets to enter to win $25 and $50 VISA gift cards. The booth opens at 7 a.m.
You can also win by completing the trip we've set up on Gowalla, a location-based social network similar to Foursquare. Anyone who checks in on Gowalla at all 11 destinations the day of the sale is entered to win a $50 VISA gift card.
On Twitter
If you're going to the sale and you use Twitter, tag your tweets with #swsale. Anyone who tweets using that hashtag on the day of the sale is entered to win a $50 VISA gift card.
Your #swsale tweets will also be displayed as a live part of our news coverage. Let us know where you found a great deal and what you bought. Our CraveLawrence and LJWMarketplace Twitter accounts will also be tweeting deals and specials.
Learn more about participating vendors and contest rules by visiting the Sidewalk Sale resource page at ljworld.com/swsale.
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