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we have just released CMSimple_XH 1.6.8. This release fixes a vulnerability, a few bugs, and updates to the latest jQuery4CMSimple and hi_UpdateCheck. For further details see the archived roadmap.
Updating is strongly recommended.
As usual you have the following options:
- For new installations use the full installation package.
- For updating from CMSimple_XH 1.6.7 use the update package and follow the generic update instructions Additionally, heed the following specific update notes:
- Switch to the latest jQuery and jQueryUI in the configuration of the jQuery4CMSimple plugin (Note that jQuery 1.x still supports IE 6-8, but jQuery 2.x and 3.x don't)
- For updating from CMSimple_XH 1.6 use the update package and follow the generic update instructions. Addtionally, heed the following specific update notes:
- With CMSimple_XH 1.6.1 we have moved the folders css/ and javascript/ to core/css/ resp. core/js, so you may have to delete the old folders manually after the update.
- In some cases spaces in the URL will be encoded differently (- instead of _). If you don't like that, change the config option Uri -> Word separator.
- If you are using meta_tags title, you have to review the titles of the respective pages. The new behavior is likely to be what you want, but check it anyway.
- Due to the changed heading level of the submenu, you might have to adapt your template's stylesheet.css if you have menu_levels not equal to 3.
- If you want to use userprelude.php you have to replace the index.php files of existing copies of 2lang with 2lang/index.php.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Emily's List recognized the outstanding contributions of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords in an awards night this week. Giffords continues to be an inspiration as she recovers from the horrific shooting in January 2011. The video is a beautiful tribute to her, showing her dedication to her constituents as well as her indomitable spirit. The post includes a bonus link to the new HBO show VEEP, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus – check it out and see if she may have drawn inspiration for the role from anyone you know…
Friday, April 27, 2012
John Boehner and others pretend not to know what people mean by the GOP War on Women. As if all the other evidence is not enough, thirty-one GOP Senators voted against the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. This act, originally drafted by then-Senator Biden and others, has been reauthorized several times since it was first enacted in 1994, including by unanimous vote; but now, bowing to Republican extremism, the GOP men once again showed their disdain for women by opposing this legislation. Kathleen names names, and most of the usual suspects are on the list. I am glad to report that some people are becoming disenchanted with this extremism; here is a good article from the Washington Post saying bluntly that it is the Republicans who are the problem. Kathleen also reminded us of the marches around the country to oppose the War on Women. (Don't get mad; get even. Vote.)
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Time to lighten up a little! President Obama is a guy who likes to have a little fun, and he's not above making himself the butt of the joke – and friends and foes alike as well. So it was on Saturday night, as he opened with a reference to the raid on the bin Laden compound in Pakistan that was taking place at the same time as the jokes and drinks were flowing at last year's White House Correspondents' Dinner. Except Donald Trump was once again the First Goat. He was not alone -- Democrats and Republicans alike, and even a few dogs got into the act. Adding to the hilarity was a great and very rare mention by the President of Sarah Palin – hahahaha, she is probably still stewing and plotting some Twitter or Facebook revenge! Enjoy a good laugh at her expense…
Some Comments and Links:
Azure Ghost (in response to Palin's Earth Day screed): Sounds like Palin supports giving Mother Earth forced transvaginal ultrasounds.
Brownfox: I find the whole concept of there being more than one churches absurd. All of them believe in a God, believe Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, and yet bicker among themselves over silly matters, neglecting the core of Jesus' message - peace and love and personal purity and integrity. Maybe that is why the kind Lord has to send somebody every now and then with messages relevant for the current times. He sent us Gandhi, sent you Martin Luther King Jr,... His compassion is endless, and nearly so is our stupidity! :-(
Juicyfruityy found this on DailyKos: Joe Biden's bumper sticker: 'bin Laden's dead and General Motors is alive'
Psalm023: When I see Mitt and Marc Rubio standing together, they look to me like Batman and Robin.
Peacepax (picking up on cheeriogirl's comment): "GOP has declared war on kids, students, the poor, middle class, those of us with pre-existing condition and our veterans!" Sounds like the GOP has declared war on the
Linda: Two must read articles: The New York Times .....TheAmnesia Candidate by Paul Krugman
New York Magazine.........How conservatives donors are buying this Presidential election....GOP Sugar Daddies..........By Frank Rich
Cheeriogirl linked to "Mitt and Bain Capitalrepresent all you hate about capitalism."
Older_Wiser2 pointed out this Rolling Stoneinterview with President Obama and this important 2-part Frontline documentary on the globalfinancial crisis.
mamalouise and others pointed out PresidentObama "slow jamming the news" with Jimmy Fallon.
alwaysthink found this: enjoy!
maelewis pointed this out about RickSantorum aborting his campaign!
juicyfruityy, from Malia Litman: An Inconvenient Truth: Abuse of Women by the Military and Secret Service is Rampant, Tolerated, and Part of the Culture April 26, 2012 http://malialitman.wordpress.c...
HonestyinGov linked to Mitt Romney, AmericanParasite.
Sassy pointed out this excellent article: Plutocrats Deserve Public Scorn.
The Last Word: from President Eisenhower's Farewell Address (H/T cheeriogirl):
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.
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descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels – men and women
who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never
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I find war detestable but those who praise it without participating in it even more so.
We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security.
When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and fight it. After my experience, I have come to hate war.
Special request from Kathleen:
I think that most readers will remember Ann Strongheart, one of the Alaskan "Anonymous Bloggers" who amongst other things helped arrange the dispersal of tons of food packages to various communities during the food crisis that hit west rural Alaska in early 2009. The huge humanitarian disaster was due to a combination of extreme weather and high fuel prices. This was the humanitarian crisis that Sarah Palin did her best to ignore until she was forced to make an appearance with her good friend Franklin Graham. Palin's solution to the problems facing rural Alaska was to advise young people to leave their villages to find temporary work. You can read a good synopsis of the crisis here.
I think that most readers will remember Ann Strongheart, one of the Alaskan "Anonymous Bloggers" who amongst other things helped arrange the dispersal of tons of food packages to various communities during the food crisis that hit west rural Alaska in early 2009. The huge humanitarian disaster was due to a combination of extreme weather and high fuel prices. This was the humanitarian crisis that Sarah Palin did her best to ignore until she was forced to make an appearance with her good friend Franklin Graham. Palin's solution to the problems facing rural Alaska was to advise young people to leave their villages to find temporary work. You can read a good synopsis of the crisis here.
Since the tragic death of her husband, Segundo, Ann has left blogging behind and has focused her energies on bringing up her two daughters CeCe, who is autistic, and Glenna. On Saturday May 5, Ann, CeCe and Glenna are participating in a fundraiser activity to raise money for Hope Community Resources which helps children with disabilities. They are anxious to support the organisation because CeCe and the family have benefited from it and they want to be able to give back a little.
If you would like to support Ann, CeCe and Glenna in their efforts please click on this link which will take you to Ann's personal fundraising page on the Hope community Resources website and click on the sponsor me button. In the past Ann has contributed a lot of her time and energy towards helping others and she is still doing so. All the money raised stays in Alaska, none of the fund raised dollars go towards salaries but directly benefit the lives of people who choose Hope's services.
UPDATE: Message from CeCe
"I am Cecelia Strongheart. I am 4 1/2 years old and I am developmentally disabled. I am just one of the people the Hope Community Resources help everyday. Please sponsor me and my mom and sister for this walk. My sister and I have been building our stamina nearly everyday out walking with Mommy. I can now walk 3 miles and my 2 year old sister is up to 2 miles a day. We are excited about this walk and hope that you can sponsor us. I need your help to get closer to my goal!"

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We recently made a trip down to Disney World with our three kids to celebrate recently becoming debt free. We had a blast meeting the characters and going on as many rides as the rainy days would allow us. But because our emergency fund isn't fully funded yet, we were determined to spend as little money as we could while still enjoying ourselves.
One of the areas that we focused on saving was on food. Eating at Disney is very expensive! We ate two quick service meals at Disney which totaled over $40 each. And we had our kids split meals!
The biggest money saving tip we used was to bring in meals and snacks. This completely allowed by Disney! We packed a backpack of snacks and also brought a small cooler as well. You can store your cooler in a locker in the parks. We placed ours on the back of our stroller.
We ate breakfast and most dinners in our rental condo. We kept it very simple so that we spent little time cooking on our vacation. By packing food and eating in, we saved hundreds of dollars as well as ate healthier on our trip.
- Increase your grocery budget: Buy special treats that you normally don't buy at home. We also spent more on convenience items like paper plates, frozen waffles and pancakes, precooked chicken, bagged salads, etc.
- Budget in a few Disney brought treats: Most days we got an ice cream or another special treat at the parks. This helped us not feel deprived.
- Keep it cold: We froze water bottles, juice boxes and squeezable yogurts and added them to our cooler's ice packs. This helped keep all of our food nice and cold. It was so refreshing on those hot Florida days!
What are your favorite ways to save on Disney?


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Following a successful charity run in 2018 by ZwickRoell employees, who raised €20,000 in donations to charitable organizations, a further run is to take place this summer, also in aid of good causes.
The 2019 charity run starts on 1st August and finishes 60 days later on 29th September with a corporate entry in the Einstein Marathon in Ulm.
This year the entire amount is to be donated to organizations from around the world chosen and personally supported by our employees. The charities will be selected at the end of the campaign.
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No matter if you are a marathon pro or a total running rookie, join our movement and raise money for the ones in need.
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The study from the organization The Campaign for College Opportunities finds seven out of ten California Latino high school graduates enrolled in college last year. But just 11 percent of Latino adults in the state have a bachelors or graduate degree.
Michelle Siqueiros is the group's Executive Director. She said closing that gap is crucial as Latinos make up more of the state's native-born population.
"I think sometimes there's a misperception that Latinos are mostly immigrants," she said. "That's certainly not true in California. That's certainly not true for our young kids that are in school today. 95 percent of them were born here."
Siqueiros said Latinos are more likely to go to community college and more likely to attend classes part time. They make up a relatively small portion of the student bodies at UC and CSU schools.


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Ged Quinn's paintings combine landscapes in the vein of Claude Lorrain with fragments of history, art history, and mythology. The works are awe-inspiring in their combination of painterly skills and provocative conceptual strains. In Quinn's work, sublime backgrounds meet broken-down foregrounds, and at all turns utopian ideals are acknowledged and critiqued. Death, deceit, and decay are also dragged into the frame.
Ged Quinn (b. 1963 in Liverpool, England) lives and works in Cornwall, England. His work has been included in numerous solo exhibitions, including Somebody's Coming That Hates Us, Wilkinson Gallery, London, England (2010); The Heavenly Machine, Spike Island, Bristol, England (2005); and Utopia Dystopia, Tate St. Ives, Cornwall, England (2004). Notable past group exhibitions include The Witching Hour, Water Hall, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Leverkusen, Germany (2010); Lust for Life and Dance of Death, Kunsthalle Krems, Austria (2010); Newspeak: British Art Now, Saatchi Gallery, London, England (2010), and State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersberg, Russia (2009–10); Made Up, Liverpool Biennale, Tate Liverpool, England (2008); Collezionami 2, Biennale of Southern Italy, Bari, Puglia (2006); and The Real Ideal, Millenium Galleries, Sheffield, England (2005).
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TSYS agrees to buy NetSpend for about $1.4 billion
Payment processor TSYS Inc. said Tuesday it agreed to buy prepaid debit-card provider NetSpend Holdings Inc. for about $1.4 billion in cash.
The purchase price equates to $16 per share, the companies said in a statement.
The acquisition by TSYS is a bet that digital payments will continue to replace cash transactions, particularly among the millions of so-called "unbanked" Americans, who don't have checking accounts. NetSpend estimates that there are more than 60 million such consumers in the U.S.
"You don't have to get a very big piece of the available market to have significant growth from where we are currently," NetSpend Chief Executive Dan Henry said in an interview. NetSpend, based in Austin, Texas, sells its reloadable prepaid debit cards at more than 62,000 locations, including convenience stores, check cashers and tax preparers.
Columbus, Ga. based TSYS, which has a stock market value of about $4.3 billion, has been expanding through acquisitions, broadening out from its traditional role as third-party payment processor.


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These New England delicacies are unfurled ferns that are harvested in the Spring for a brief amount of time- just as they've sprung from the ground, but before they've unraveled themselves into full ferns. This certain type of fern is also indigenous in France... I guess they are fans the damp, dreary climates. They are not farmed, but picked and gathered from nature. In my mind, I'm equating them to the Morels back home... although they taste more like asparagus than a wild mushroom.
With an effort to embrace all thing New England, I snatched some of these up at Verrill Farm this weekend. I wasn't quite sure what to do with them, so like all mysterious things, I threw it in an omelet.
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More Stars Added to Blake Shelton's Oklahoma Benefit Concert
Country star Blake Shelton is rushing to the rescue of his fellow Oklahoma natives by organizing and performing at the upcoming Healing in the Heartland benefit concert, which is set to air live on Wednesday night (May 29). And now even more stars have been added to the already impressive lineup.
Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts and Ryan Tedder from One Republic have been added to the show, for which Shelton partnered with NBC. Both Tedder and Joe Don Rooney from Rascal Flatts have strong ties to Oklahoma.
The new acts join previously announced stars including Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire and Vince Gill. The benefit concert -- which sold out in an astounding 30 seconds when tickets went on sale -- will air live from Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on Wednesday night at 9PM ET on NBC, and will also air on cable networks Style, G4, E!, Bravo and CMT. It will be staged like a telethon, with viewers having the option of donating as they're watching live.
The concert is to raise money to aid victims of the deadly tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla. last week. "Everyone has their way to help, and mine as an entertainer is to perform to help raise money and awareness for this tragedy," Shelton says (quote via TV By the Numbers). "This is why I want to do this special and especially hold it in Oklahoma City, which is near ground zero."
The money raised from the event will go to the United Way of Central Oklahoma May Tornadoes Relief Fund. You can also help by making a $10 donation to the Red Cross. Just text REDCROSS to 90999, or call 1-800-REDCROSS.


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Scientists find slow subsidence of Earth's crust beneath the Mississippi delta
The Earth's crust beneath the Mississippi Delta sinks at a much slower rate than what had been assumed.
That's one of the results geoscientists report today in a paper published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
The researchers arrived at their conclusions by comparing detailed sea-level reconstructions from different portions of coastal Louisiana.
"The findings demonstrate the value of research on different facets of Earth system dynamics over long time periods," says Thomas Baerwald, geography and spatial sciences program director at the National Science Foundation (NSF).
NSF's Directorates for Geosciences and for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences funded the research.
"The results provide valuable new insights about the factors that affect shorelines and other locations in the Gulf Coast area now and into the future," says Baerwald.
"Our study shows that the basement underneath key portions of the Mississippi Delta, including the New Orleans area, has subsided less than one inch per century faster over the past 7,000 years than the more stable area of southwest Louisiana," says paper co-author Torbjörn Törnqvist of Tulane University.
The difference is much lower than previously believed.
"Other studies have assumed that a large portion of the Earth's crust underneath the Mississippi Delta subsided at least 30 times faster due to the weight of rapidly accumulating sediments in the delta," says Törnqvist.
The paper, co-authored by Tulane scientists Shi-Yong Yu and Ping Hu, reveals some good news for residents of the New Orleans area.
Large structures such as coastal defense systems could be relatively stable, provided they are anchored in the basement at a depth of 60-80 feet below the land surface.
Shallower, water-rich deposits subside much more rapidly.
However, the study also provides more sobering news.
"These subsidence rates are small compared to the rate of present-day sea-level rise from the Florida panhandle to east Texas," says Törnqvist.
"The rate of sea-level rise in the 20th century in this region has been five times higher compared to the pre-industrial millennium as a result of human-induced climate change."
Sea level has risen more than eight inches during the past century.
"Looking forward 100 years, our main concern is the continued acceleration of sea-level rise due to global warming, which may amount to as much as three to five feet," says Törnqvist.
"We can now show that sea-level rise has already been a larger factor in the loss of coastal wetlands than was previously believed."


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Massachusetts Senate candidate and Wall Street "Enemy #1" Elizabeth Warren was caught on video last month decrying the GOP's charge that Democrats are engaging in "class warfare."
"I hear all this, you know, 'Well, this is class warfare, this is whatever,'" Warren said. "No. There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody.
She goes on to describe how the "social contract" helps everyone.
"You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear: you moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for; you hired workers the rest of us paid to educate; you were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory, and hire someone to protect against this, because of the work the rest of us did.
"Now look, you built a factory and it turned into something terrific, or a great idea? God bless. Keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along."
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Swing Soniq Heads WAG's Jazz on the Rooftop Concert
Swing Soniq is a vibrant, all-acoustic blend of three amazing musical talents—Greg Leskiw, Brent Parkin, Gilles Fournier—who celebrate the sounds of yesteryear with their own version of contemporary jazz-swing, putting them into the upper echelons of the Canadian music scene.
A former member of The Guess Who, Swing Soniq leader Greg Leskiw toured Canada, the U.S., and Europe with them, performing for Britain's Royal Family and at the White House. He shared in their gold album and Juno awards for Share the Land, So Long Bannatyne, and Rockin', and a platinum album award for Best of The Guess Who (Vol.1). In the mid-80s Greg's focus changed from performing live to recording and music production when opened Vox Pop Studios which recorded the Crash Test Dummies, The Blue Meanies, and his own group Mood Jga Jga. In 1997 Leskiw formed Swing Soniq, dedicated to the feel and style of the music of the 30s and 40s. The group has also developed innovative arrangements of their own compositions.
Doors open 6pm • BBQ 6-7pm • Concert begins 7:30pm • Limited, informal seating • Cash bar • BBQ by Storm $18.50 • In the event of rain, concerts will be held in the Muriel Richardson Auditorium
$21 WAG members • $23 seniors and students • $25 adults • Ticket price includes admission to the Gallery the day of the concert • Tickets available in person at the WAG or through all Ticketmaster outlets
Media sponsor for Jazz on the Rooftop: Winnipeg Free Press
Tickets are also on sale for the remaining Jazz on the Rooftop concerts:
August 12 Walle Larsson
August 19 U of M Jazz Camp Faculty
August 26 Big Dave McLean
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Unless you're a Giants fan (or happen to be an unfortunate Saints fan that saw last Sunday's matchup), you might be wondering who on earth David Wilson is. Well, I'll happily tell you – he's a rookie running back for the Giants out of Virginia Tech who hasn't really seen much action or field time in his first year. However, this past Sunday he not only broke the team record for all purpose yards in a single game (327) including 4 kickoff returns for 227 of those yards and one being a 97 yard return for a touchdown, but he also ran for 100 yards for 2 touchdowns, making him the NFC player of the week. Keep an eye on this one – not only is he hot on the field and extremely enthusiastic about backflips, he's quite adorable (and rather ripped, I might add) off the field too.
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Advent Calendar of Hotness Day 8: Adrian Peterson
Adrian Peterson is an old favorite here at Ladies, but can you believe he's never been in the ACoH? In honor of his stunning return from last year's knee injury (on Christmas Eve, no less), and because I am a total Sooner homer, please enjoy some pics.
Ladies Links: Don't Forget the Chyron Edition
My brain is pretty much in the same place as whoever was responsible for that little mistake there, so links it is! Luckily there's some good stuff you may have missed. Continue reading
Friday Foodie: Super Bowl XLVI Special (Featuring JELLO SHOTS! and Bonus Booze Review)
We've made our predictions. Now it's time to get cookin'. And drinkin'. In fact, it is advised to do both at the same time. The other Ladies… and I have pulled together a Friday Foodie post of epic proportions. If you're getting a bit bored of chili, we have several suggestions to ensure your Super Bowl Party guests won't be pulling Manning Faces over the menu. Continue reading
The Ladies… Super Size Super Bowl Preview
The majority of us Ladies may still be licking our wounds from disappointing playoff losses to either the Giants or Patriots* (not Maggie, obviously) but that doesn't mean we're not watching the game! Lady Bee has a yummy treat for you all tomorrow, so we're getting a head start on our Super Bowl preview. Our thoughts and picks after the jump**.
*Or didn't even make the playoffs because of losses to both. Hi, my name is Games Mistress and I'm a Jets fan.
** Are they bringing one of these foam pit things when the Super Bowl is in New York? Because I might have to reconsider my no-way-in-hell stance about going out to the Meadowlands that week.
Cute wool hats, floating heads and stupid Tebow: Your NFL Wild Card Weekend Preview
It's NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND! And I know this because ESPN sent me the most frightening email yesterday to remind me. I'm normally all for floating heads, but I live in fear of falling asleep and having the floating head of Keyshawn Johnson bellow "C'MON MANNNN!" in my dreams. Also, what the hell is with the green glow? The Countdown Crew are aliens, I tell you.
Meet me after the jump for a quick look at Wild Card Weekend. I have to go find my tinfoil hat first…
Visiting the White House
Super Bowl Champions the Green Bay Packers visited President Obama at the White House today. For Bears fan Obama, it was a bit of a heart-break, but for Packers fans, it was a visit a long time coming.
Often, when championship teams visit the White House, they give the president a gift – this is usually a jersey and the number on the back is usually the president's number in the succession of presidents. (For example, Obama is the 44th President of the United States.)
While at the White House today, Packer Charles Woodson presented the president with a certificate of stock in the publicly owned Green Bay Packers. As a Bears' fan, Obama took the opportunity as a new "owner" to suggest a trade for Aaron Rodgers.
Considering I've usually heard of teams giving the president a jersey, I thought the stock certificate was a pretty cool gift. It made me wonder what other gifts teams have presented to the president.
The Giants also gave President Obama a signed bat and fielder's gloves for his whole family.
2009 World Series Champions the New York Yankees don't appear to have given any gifts other than the jersey, but their jersey had the #27 on the back – for their 27 world titles.
Chicago Blackhawks, the 2010 Stanley Cup winners, gave hometown president Obama a Blackhawks sweater and let him try on the ring.
Auburn, 2010 National Football Champions, gave Obama a jersey and a helmet.
The jersey the 2009 Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins upped the jersey ante by giving Obama one with a captain's "C" on it.
UConn, the men's basketball national champions, gave President Obama a basketball with his name etched on it.
The Philadelphia Phillies, who won the World Series in 2008, also gave Obama a baseball.
As far as I can tell, 2008 and 2008 winners the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints stuck to the jersey gift.
Not a gift, but when the UConn women's basketball team visited in 2009, President Obama challenged a few of the players to a game of P-I-G. Naturally, he won. But the women were wearing heels and dress.
The Detroit Red Wings, 2008 Stanley Cup Champions, gave George Bush Jr two jerseys – one #43 for him and one #41 for his dad. And also invited them to visit on their annual father-son trip. They also gave President Bush a miniature Stanley Cup statue.
So maybe I'm a little biased, but I think the stock certificate might have been the coolest gift in recent memory. The Packers also broke tradition by giving him a Packers jersey with the name on back "Commander In Chief" and the #1.
You can check out video of the Packers White House visit
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Is it a pretty good display? My kids want to go, but neither are really interested in baseball so I want to make sure it's not like a short crappy thing before I buy tickets. Also, does it matter where you sit? Do they shoot them over the river so you'd have to crane your neck if you're sitting in the OF? I thank you in advance for your cooperation.


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[WINNERS] Arkhamverse Catch Up Competition
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Batman: Arkham Origins hits stores on 25th October 2013, so Arkhamverse.com and Batman-Arkham.com are joining forces to bring you the chance to catch up on the Arkham games you may have missed!
We're giving away two copies (one per site) of the winner's choice of Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition, Arkham City Game of the Year Edition, Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition or a Batman Animated movie collection DVD.
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Competition ends 23:59 31.07.2013. Winners will be chosen from the list of Facebook shares on this photo and those who 'Like' both sites' Facebook pages.Our Facebook pages can be found here: Arkhamverse.com on Facebook and BatmanArkhamVideos on Facebook. Competition open to all over the age of 15 who reside in the UK, the EU, the USA and Canada. DVD boxart may not reflect actual prize as this is the Region 2 example.


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Last week I was in Las Vegas to attend some fashion trades hows and I happened to be staying at the Bellagio – the location of the newly remodeled Chanel boutique and home to the Las Vegas de Chanel collection. One of the Chanel ladies, Giselle Manansala, invited me to visit her at the boutique on my trip. I wanted to see the remodeled boutique and the Las Vegas collection so we set up a time to meet. I'm so glad that I met with Giselle because she was a wonderful host and gave me a true Chanel experience.
My first matter of business was checking out the Las Vegas de Chanel cosmetics. Luckily, there was still stock left but I didn't know which items from the collection I should get. Giselle sat me down and gave me a mini-makeover using items from the collection and I loved the finished look. I ended up getting the Lucky Stripes palette and Gold Fingers from the Las Vegas collection. I also purchased a brown liquid liner to complete the look and an eyeliner in Clair to combat tired-looking eyes per Peter Philips makeup secrets.
Next, Giselle gave me a tour of the boutique – the Chanel boutique at the Bellagio is one of the finer boutiques because it carries fine jewelry and bags made from exotic skins. Of course as I walked through the boutique I wanted everything that I saw, one thing was more beautiful than the next. Giselle showed me the VIP sitting room which was lovely and had the most gorgeous couch I had ever seen – definitely too pretty to sit on! Afterward she showed me the fitting rooms which were larger than my NYC apartment in my student days. The rooms were spacious and included a sitting room for people who may be shopping with you. My favorite feature of the fitting rooms was the independent thermostat that you could set to your comfort and an iPod/iPhone docking station. Chanel thinks of everything when it comes to a customer's comfort – after all, what is more luxurious than that?
I visited the boutique with my tiny dancer and my husband. As it was late in the evening, the tiny dancer was a bit tired but Giselle was wonderful with her. Though the Tiny Dancer is not even two she's a girly girl and loves watching me put on makeup -in fact I have to give her unused makeup tools to play with to keep her busy. When Giselle saw that the Tiny Dancer was getting bored, she put together a little goodie bag of samples for her to play with. The Tiny Dancer was so excited and the rest of our time there went very smoothly. Not only was Giselle wonderful, all of the staff was friendly including security. Everyone was very warm and welcoming.
I had a lovely experience at the Chanel boutique at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. If you are visiting Las Vegas you definitely need to see this boutique. Ask for Giselle and let her know Gabriella, La Chanelphile, sent you!
P.S. If you are looking for the Las Vegas de Chanel collection it has shipped to other Chanel boutiques and is available now online in the U.S.


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If you are a celebrating a joyous Christmas with family and friends - I wish a you a day full of laughter. Hug those that are with you and reflect on how blessed and lucky you are.
If you are feeling sadness today - Acknowledge it but don't dwell on it. Try to accept that you can't change the source of your sadness. Perhaps treating it like any other day will help. Distract yourself or reach out to others in person or via phone or the internet.
If you've been overwhelmed and stressed with the holiday season (like me) - Rejoice and celebrate that the pressures are now gone (or soon will be). Look forward to the new year and all the opportunity that it brings.
If you are alone today - Please accept this virtual hug! I wish I could there in person to keep you company and put on a smile on your face.
I would like to wish everyone many blessings today! May we celebrate our friendship.
Hug the ones your with, honor the ones who have left us and creative positive memories for the next generation!
Merry Christmas!
Photo by Marian Pierre-Louis, 2009, taken at Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts


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DoomYoshi wrote:@koontz
Doodle isn't simpler gameplay wise. A mistake on doodle means your game is over. A mistake on World 2.1 and you are ok. Doodle should be at the same level as Classic.
This is why I said we need someone else apart from us to decide which maps go into which category. You say doodle is game over if you make a mistake, so it is on the same level as classic, but Eurasia mini has only 26 territs. So a mistake on that is not game over then so how do you rate that one?
No matter how we rate the maps, you will never get everyone to agree on every maps rank.


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By MATTHEW CRAFT
NEW YORK — Renewed fighting in Ukraine rattled markets on Friday. Reports that Ukrainian forces attacked Russian military vehicles that had crossed the border knocked stock markets down in the afternoon and sent traders into the safety of U.S. government bonds.
By the end of the day, the Standard Poor's 500 index (^GPSC) was back to where it started as investors realized that a wider conflict wasn't underway.
John Canally, the chief economic strategist at LPL Financial, said it's understandable that traders dropped stocks in response to the flare-up. "Anyone who doesn't want to lose their job over the weekend sells first and asks questions later," he said.
Canally suspects the dispute between Russia and Ukraine will likely follow the pattern of recent months. Worrying headlines will be followed by soothing speeches. "We've been here before," he said.
The SP 500 index fell 0.12 of a point to 1,955.06. It ended the week with a gain of 1.2 percent.
The Dow Jones industrial average (^DJI) fell 50.67, or 0.3 percent, to 16,662.91, while the Nasdaq composite (^IXIC) gained 11.93 points, or 0.3 percent, to 4,464.93
Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott, said that one reason world events seem to be driving trading recently is that there's a lack of anything else for traders to focus on. All but a handful of big companies have turned in second-quarter results already, and no major economic reports came out this week.
"For the moment, geopolitical events seem to hold the interest of the few people at their desks in mid-August," Luschini said.
The news crossed at mid-morning Eastern time that a column of Russian armored carriers had crossed into Ukraine late Thursday. Ukraine claimed that its artillery fire destroyed most of the vehicles, but Russia denied that it happened.
The reports upended major European markets, turning gains into losses. Germany's DAX dropped 1.4 percent, after climbing 1.1 percent earlier. France's CAC 40 lost 0.7 percent.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note plunged as low as 2.30 percent, the lowest since June 2013, as traders seeking safety shifted money into U.S. government bonds. In late afternoon trading the yield climbed back to 2.34 percent, still down from 2.40 percent late Thursday.
Among companies in the news, Monster Beverage (MNST) soared 30 percent after Coca-Cola (KO) announced plans to pay $2 billion for a stake in the maker of caffeinated drinks. The deal comes as Coca-Cola's flagship soda business is flagging and "energy drinks" have become popular. Monster jumped $21.84 to $93.49.
Supervalu (SVU), a grocery store chain, said hackers gained access to its computer network for handling credit-card transactions. The company said it isn't sure yet if customers' account numbers and other information were stolen. Supervalu fell 28 cents, or 3 percent, to $9.31.
After the market closed Wednesday, Nordstrom (JWN) reported a slight drop in earnings as well as sales that fell just short of analysts' estimates. The department-store's stock slid $3.58, or 5 percent, to $65.11.
In commodities trading, Benchmark U.S. crude oil rose $1.77 to $97.35 a barrel.
The price of gold fell $9.50 to $1,306.20 an ounce. Silver fell four cents to close at $19.53 an ounce and copper edged up a penny to $3.10 a pound.
What to Watch Monday:
- The National Association of Home Builders releases its housing market index for August at 10 a.m. Eastern time.
- Urban Outfitters (URBN) reports quarterly earnings after financial markets close in New York.
Summer is a typically a time of transitions. There are weddings, moves to new homes, possibly a new family addition and more. If summer is the time when these events take place, fall should be the time to take stock of how they're panning out. If you're recently married and haven't already, now is the time to have the money talk with your spouse and make decisions about spending plans, merging (or not merging) accounts, beneficiary updates and more. If you've moved, check out how the new location has affected your cost of living spending in terms of activities, gas costs, groceries and more. Ultimately with any transition, you need to review your spending plan and determine what areas (if any) need to be adjusted.
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Olivia Wilde & Jason Sudeikis Welcome Baby Boy — Congrats
Olivia Wilde and fiance Jason Sudeikis have finally welcomed their much-anticipated bun in the oven! The two became first-time parents to a baby boy, Otis Alexander Sudeikis, on April 23.
Congrats are in order for one of Hollywood's most beloved couples! Olivia Wilde and fiance Jason Sudeikis have welcomed their son. The genetically gifted tot, named Otis Alexander Sudeikis, was born on April 23. The proud new mom took to Twitter to share the happy news with her fans and show off an adorable picture of her little bundle of joy!
Jason Sudeikis & Olivia Wilde Baby Born: Couple Welcomes Their First Child
Olivia and her hilarious fiance have finally welcomed their first child together.
The little tot, predicted to be born on Star Wars Day, May 4, arrived almost two weeks early, showing that he already dances to the beat of his own drum — much like his superstar parents. Olivia tweeted baby Otis' arrival on April 23, along with this super sweet black and white snapshot of the mother and son duo cozying up to each other for the first time:
Ladies and gentlemen, Otis Alexander Sudeikis has LEFT the building! (I'm the building) pic.twitter.com/uHfY3adroc
— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) April 23, 2014
So cute! Olivia revealed to Ryan Seacrest in January that her baby boy might be born on Star Wars Day — quipping, "May the fourth be with you" — but we're sure she and Jason are thrilled about Otis' early arrival!
This is the first child for both Olivia and Jason. Between his witty mother and outrageously funny dad, little Otis will definitely be a comedian!
Olivia Wilde Had A Stylish Pregnacy
The 30-year-old first-time mom did not let the majesty of her bump keep her from being stylish. During the 2014 award season, Olivia and her baby bump consistently stunned on the red carpet.
At the Golden Globes, the House actress adorned her then 6-month-old baby bump in a floor-length, emerald green Gucci gown.
As if that wasn't enough, the actress made pregnancy look so seamless at the Oscars in her show-stopping black and white Valentino gown, which made her baby bump barely visible.
Tell us, Hollywoodlifers, do YOU think Otis is adorable? Do you think he will have his parents comedic genes?
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Study: Too much salt linked to 2.3 million yearly deaths worldwide
Eating too much salt lead to the deaths of 2.3 million people across the world in just one year, new research says.
Researchers used nearly 250 surveys of salt intake that were part of the 2010 Global Burden of Diseases Study that included 303 medical institutions from 50 countries around the world. To determine the number of deaths tied to salt intake, they used that survey information along with an analysis of more than 100 medical trials that measured the role sodium has in increasing blood pressure and risk for strokes and heart disease. Researchers then compared the heart risks to those found in people who consumed 1,000 milligrams of sodium per day or less, which the researchers called "optimal" intake.
The U.S. government recommends a cap of 2,300 milligrams of sodium per day, while the American Heart Association recommends no more than 1,500 milligrams per day to avoid risk for heart disease and stroke.
Sixty percent of cardiovascular deaths linked to salt intake occurred in men, and 40 percent occurred in women, the study showed. Heart attacks were responsible for more than 40 percent of the deaths, strokes were behind another 40 percent and other types of heart disease accounted for the rest. Nearly one million of all these deaths -- 40 percent of them -- were considered "premature" because they occurred in adults younger than 69 years old.
While the United States historically consumes a lot of salt -- with previous American Heart Association surveys showing Americans consume on average 3,400 milligrams per day -- this study found 84 percent of all deaths occurred in low and middle-income countries.
The U.S. ranked 19th out of 30 countries with 429 deaths per one million adults linked to eating too much salt -- or about one in 10 U.S. deaths. The top three countries with the highest death rates cited to be from salt intake were Ukraine (2,109 deaths per one million adults), Russia (1,803 per one million adults) and Egypt (836 per one million adults), the study found.
The fewest deaths linked to salt were reported in Qatar (73 per one million adults), Kenya (78 per one million adults) and the United Arab Emirates (134 per one million adults).
The findings were presented at the American Heart Association's 2013 Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, and are considered preliminary since they've yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
"National and global public health measures, such as comprehensive sodium reduction programs, could potentially save millions of lives," Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, lead study author and co-director of the Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, said in a statement.
The American Heart Association urges people to curb their salt intake and be away of the "salty six," which refers to the six common foods that comprise most of the sodium in American's diets. Those foods are: breads and rolls, cold cuts and cured meats, pizza, poultry, soup and sandwiches.
- Mayor Bloomberg: 21 food companies cut salt from popular products
- Pre-packaged foods for toddlers too high in sodium, says study
- Cutting salt to recommended levels could prevent hundreds of thousands deaths
Dr. Steven Nissen, chair of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, told Everyday Health that the study was flawed.
"They're trying to extrapolate millions of death based upon salt intake, but it's not based upon any data on mortality and salt," he said. "It's also based on an extrapolation of the effect of sodium on blood pressure, which is a very big reach, and not a reliable estimate of the burdens of salt."


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The Greeks Have Voted, So What's Next for the Eurozone?
The Greek election result means Greece is likely to stay in the Eurozone, for now, anyway. Far from being over, the Euro crisis rumbles on.
At the very last minute, staring into the abyss, it seems the Greek electorate has decided to stay the course of austerity – at least for the time being. A Greek exit from the Euro, although still odds on, has been pushed back – certainly by weeks, perhaps by months. A little tinkering of the bail-out conditions will be allowed and the Germans will continue, reluctantly, to bankroll the Greek state for now.
But this is not the beginning of the end of the Euro crisis. The recent history of the crisis has shown that once the market's attention switches from one country, it focuses on another. In the aftermath of the surprisingly conclusive Greek election results both Spain and Italy found their borrowing costs go up. The story of the next few weeks and months may not be centred on Athens but instead on Madrid and Rome.
The central truth of this crisis is that it's about long term trends. In a world where the West is finding it harder to stay competitive, governments are committed to a certain base level of spending through their welfare programmes – which require a sustained level of economic growth and the willingness of markets to lend them this cash when tax receipts fall short. And that is exactly what has been happening since the financial crisis of 2008, but the game plan has broken down.
In short, the reaction to deficits has been to cut spending but this has only exacerbated economic depression – Greece for instance has seen a fifth of its GDP disappear in three years – which makes it impossible to balance the government's books, prompting more austerity as market watchers believe that the ever mounting debts won't be repaid.
Many countries in the Euro are in this vicious circle of decline and the two routes out are to continue with austerity until market confidence is restored, or to devalue the currency through a Euro exit, which in itself could bring huge chaos. For the moment the Greeks have chosen course number one.
Spain's situation is, from a European perspective, much more worrying than Greece's. Here is a big economy which is in depression – with six million out of work – with a banking system which, unlike the UK and US, didn't write down its bad debts post-financial crisis, hence the 100million euro bailout announced recently (although no one is sure yet where this money is really coming from).
Again, without the ability to devalue its currency, it seems the only way is down for this economy. And the chances of being pulled up by the bootstraps by growth in its trading partners such as France and Germany is being hit by the sense of crisis pervading the Eurozone. But exit from the Euro is no soft option for any of its members.
Dr Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Franklin Templeton Investments and for the past 40 years the trailblazer for investment in emerging markets such as China and India, offers insight into the economic situation. He says that any country exiting the Euro would see a mass devaluation of its currency, which could mean that these developed economies slipping to the size and status of emerging economies, such as South Africa or Nigeria.
The stakes are getting higher in the Eurozone crisis and the Greek election results potentially only put the day of reckoning off for one of its members. This is a crisis set to run and run.
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Department of Revenue News Release
February 04, 2010Gainesville, O'Fallon, Ozark, St. Louis (Deer Creek) & Springfield (Glenstone) License Office Management Contracts Awarded
JEFFERSON CITY - Five local motor vehicle and license offices have been awarded after the winning agents submitted business proposals as part of a reformed, competitive bidding process.
The five offices awarded today are in Gainesville, O'Fallon, Ozark, St. Louis County (Maplewood) and Springfield (Glenstone). All of the offices will remain at their current locations, except O'Fallon.
Bidders have the option of returning a portion of an office's revenues to the state. Four of this week's winning bids included a return of revenues. Using processing fee numbers from Fiscal Year 2008, the estimated amount of money that will be returned to the state in the first contract year from the 180 offices that have been awarded so far under the new bidding process is $1,094,389.
"The profits that some office agents will return to the state will help pay for vital state programs," Gov. Nixon said. "That's why in my budget for Fiscal Year 2011, I propose using $800,000 of this money to fund programs that provide survivor benefits to families of firefighters and other law enforcement personnel killed in the line of duty, and help in paying for college for family members of veterans killed or injured in combat."
The Gainesville License Office will continue to run by Lisa Turner. She has been the office agent since 2005. The office is located at 201 High St. Turner was the sole bidder for the office, and the bid did not include a return to the state.
Elle Management LLC is the new winning bidder for the O'Fallon License Office. The office will move from its current location of 2380 Highway K across the street to 2421 Highway K. The winning bid, which was one of nine submitted, included an 8.5 percent ($36,552) return to state. Elle Management is associated with Terri Harris, Jacqueline Hosack and Megan Leone, all of whom have extensive license office experience, and all of whom live in O'Fallon. The company was also awarded the Wentzville License Office in November.
Alternative Opportunities Inc. of Springfield will be the new agent for the Ozark License Office. The not-for-profit corporation provides a variety of comprehensive services, including job placement and assistance for people with disabilities. The winning bid was one of two submitted, and it included a 6 percent ($13,140) return to the state. The office is located at 103-B W. Church St.
The Deer Creek License Office in St. Louis County has also been awarded to Alternative Opportunities. A 6 percent ($28,468) return to state was included in the winning bid, which was one of eight submitted. The office is at 3238 Laclede Station Rd. in Maplewood.
The Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks will be the new agent for the Glenstone License Office in Springfield. The not-for-profit organization was founded in 2000 and is based in Springfield. The corporation is a resource for individuals and families impacted by breast cancer. It provides financial assistance to people who need it, and it also helps fund free mammograms to help diagnose breast cancer in its earliest stages. The winning bid was one of six submitted, and it included a 10 percent ($42,177) return to the state. The license office is located at 1534 S. Glenstone Ave.
Details about changes in office operations, if any, will be announced by the agents.
Although Gov. Nixon authorized the Missouri Department of Revenue to implement the new bidding system in January of 2009, it didn't become part of state law until legislation was signed by the Governor this past summer. The new law was overwhelmingly approved by both Republican and Democratic members of the Missouri Legislature.
Of the 180 offices awarded so far, 100 have gone to incumbents, groups associated with incumbent agents or interim agents. Eighty of the offices have been awarded to new agents. There are 183 offices statewide.
Alana M. Barragán-Scott, director of the Missouri Department of Revenue, noted one significant difference between the reformed bidding system and the old patronage system.
"The legislation approved by the House and Senate mandated that the Department of Revenue give priority to organizations and entities that the IRS recognizes as tax exempt when awarding the license offices," Barragán-Scott said. "These not-for-profit groups get a few extra points in the evaluation process, but each bid stands on its own and the groups have to prove that they will run efficient offices with good customer service. Groups that have been awarded offices so far include education foundations, the Jaycees, Lions, Rotary, city governments and area chambers of commerce."
All local license offices provide services that are overseen by the Department of Revenue, but each office is operated by an independent contractor. Transactions that are conducted at these offices include the issuance and renewal of driver licenses, issuance of titles for motor vehicles, and the issuance and renewal of registration for motor vehicles, boats and outboard motors.
To follow the Missouri Department of Revenue on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/MoRevenue. If you don't already have a Twitter account, you'll have to create one before you can follow the Missouri Department of Revenue.


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Tracking the Evolution and Spread of the 2009 Influenza A H1N1 'Swine Flu' Outbreak
The current swine flu outbreak is being tracked in many different ways. News reports are being aggregated into an overall geographic story about the spread of the virus: see for example the Rhiza Labs page and this Google Maps mashup.
In addition to the tracking of news reports, sequence data are being released at NCBI and GISAID. These data are being tracked and subjected to cutting-edge molecular analysis at the Human/Swine A/H1N1 Influenza Origins and Evolution site.
On this page, we show how GenGIS can be used to examine the geographic spread and evolutionary relationships of the strains and isolates that have been collected to date. We have written scripts to parse the Rhiza Labs data and show geographical distributions during different phases (defined by us, and based solely on data availability) of the outbreak. Beyond this, we are using automated methods to retrieve sequence data from NCBI, build multiple sequence alignments, construct phylogenetic trees and then map them using GenGIS.
There are some important limitations to keep in mind when interpreting these data sets:
- Date and location assignments are approximate; in some cases complete geographic and time information is not available about a particular isolate. In addition to this, the time lag between initial infection, onset of symptoms, collection of sequence data and reporting of the case in the media will vary.
- The reported cases are an incomplete and non-random subset of all cases, given that many mild cases may not be reported at all or may be misdiagnosed. Furthermore, the sequenced isolates are a non-random sample of reported cases. The impact of this non-random subsampling will be particularly strong in Mexico, where most of the genetic diversity of this strain is likely to be found. This means that, for example, two disparate non-Mexico sites that group together in a tree could very well do so because of a common Mexican origin, rather than a direct spread from one location to the other.
- Online data are being parsed semi-automatically; obvious mistakes are corrected (typically removed) prior to analysis, but more-subtle errors will creep through.
Confirmed Cases
Confirmed case information is currently being extracted from the Rhiza Labs .csv file at this location. Note the data are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Late March: confirmed cases in Southern California:
April 1 - 15: more cases in Southern California, confirmed cases in Texas:
April 16 - 26: more cases in U.S. Southwest, confirmed cases in Mexico, Canada, Spain and the UK:
April 27 - May 3: First confirmed cases in Asia, Israel, New Zealand; rapid spread in North America:
May 4 - May 9: First confirmed cases in Australia, Japan, South Asia, and several more European countries:
Phylogenetic tree of hemagglutinin sequences as of April 15, showing similar (in fact, identical) Texas sequences and the diversity of sequences collected from San Diego:
Same tree, with pie charts showing the nucleotide residue at HA position 297 (red = C; cyan = T):
HA tree as of April 26, showing three significant clusters of sequences: Ohio (purple), Texas / Kansas (yellow and orange), and South Carolina / Spain (cyan and green; highlighted in image):
Same tree, with Texas / Kansas cluster highlighted:
Three-dimensional neuraminidase (NA gene) tree as of May 3, showing near-complete lack of resolution, and with Christchurch / Windsor pairing highlighted:
Norm MacDonald has been instrumental in writing the scripts that automatically acquire, align and build trees from the emerging H1N1 sequences.
Although we have prototyped GenGIS using several different types of genetic and genomic data, the H1N1 anaysis was out first intensive use case for GenGIS. Donovan Parks has provided on-the-fly bug fixes and enhancements to support the visualizations shown above.
Contact: beiko [at] cs.dal.ca


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As part of our series of recommended recordings from the Royal Opera House Shop, this month we take a look at releases from two great singers and a conductor with strong connections to the Royal Opera House.
Juan Diego Flórez - L'Amour (CD, Decca)
Juan Diego Flórez breaks new ground with L'Amour, his tenor still as centred and thrillingly agile, but now showing a touch of steel that - as recently hinted - will allow him to move into a broader repertoire. L'Amour is the kind of record you thought might never be made again – a recital of French lyric arias, previously so much the territory of Nicolai Gedda and Alfredo Kraus, but here superbly sung by Florez and showing immense promise for some heavier roles: his two excepts from Werther make one really want to hear him restore this role to its rightful voice. This is an hour of unalloyed pleasure.
Parsifal - the Metropolitan Opera (DVD/Blu-Ray, Dir: Francois Girard)
Francois Girard's production of Parsifal at the Met does not stake new dramatic or interpretive milestones, instead he allows the story to unfold organically in vistas of breathtaking beauty that echo the music without dictating its intent.
The cast fielded here could have made Parsifal work on a bare stage, but allied to Girard's hieratic symbols and ever-shifting projections, it grows into something of overwhelming beauty and power: the last moments are, as any great Parsifal should be, transcendently lovely. Kaufmann's Parsifal must now be without competition: singing with immense strength and dramatic intensity, he is exceptional in all his key moments, and never less than immersed in the whole - this is no star turn. René Pape's Gurnemanz is a known entity and again he leads the field today in this marathon role, singing with beauty and detail throughout, Peter Mattei towers as the ideal Amfortas, Evgeny Nikitin excels as Klingsor, and Katarina Dalayman offers a Kundry that is perhaps a little below the achievements of her colleagues but is nonetheless superb. Daniele Gatti conducts, taking the Met Orchestra places it has not been for a while. I would urge you to own this Parsifal: it is a very special experience.
Jonas Kaufmann - Winterreise (CD, Sony)
Jonas Kaufmann's take on Winterreise might split opinion: those who will hear it live at the Royal Opera House in April will doubtless make their own minds up, but as an audio experience, Kaufman seems to me ideal in this rare outing onto the lieder stage. His gritty tenor perfectly mirrors the angst-ridden narration, the voice opens up thrillingly at key moments, and above all the drama is seen as a linear experience: each song is given its own treatment but not at the expense of the bigger work. Is he too theatrical with it? Perhaps, if you prefer your lieder more intimate, but for me Kaufmann catches both the naivety and despair central to the text and to Schubert's agonized settings. Helmut Deutsch is a perfect accompanist, supporting, colouring and adding to the implacable flow of the cycle.
What recently released recordings would you recommend?