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Named among America's Top Physicians, this Yale grad is a Board-Certified award-winning Pediatrician with over a decade of experience caring for patients. To contact Dr. Wells for speaking, consulting or writing, go to www.getwellsmd.com
Jamie Leigh Wells, MD, FAAP is a Yale educated, Board-Certified Pediatrician with over a decade of experience caring for patients. Dr. Wells served as a Clinical Instructor/Attending at NYU Langone, Mt. Sinai-Beth Israel and St. Vincent's Medical Centers in Manhattan. Dr. Wells not only graduated from Yale University with honors and was inducted as a junior and elected President of Jefferson Medical College's Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society; but also, has been named a New York Super Doctor repeatedly in the NY Times magazine supplement listing the top 5% of physicians in over 30 medical specialties as chosen by their peers.
A National Merit Scholar, Dr. Wells was identified for her academic excellence early on when she also was featured as one of the top twenty high school students in the nation in USA TODAY as a recipient of their scholarship. At Yale, she was President of the Yale Science & Engineering Association, majored in American Studies and concentrated in media and film, spending her final year researching her senior essay entitled, "Ebola: The Making of an Epidemic" -- exploring the power of the governmental, political, public health and media machines and their desire to work in harmony when there is a common economic concern while noting a need to shift our value system to change funding practices to prevent future outbreaks. In medical school, she maintained various leadership and elected positions (such as Editorials Editor of the school paper and editing guides to passing Board Exams) while creating mentoring and tutoring programs and spearheading countless volunteer activities that served the school and local Philadelphia communities. During this time, she did research for the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus of patients with Essential Tremor and Parkinson's Disease. She recently judged the local, district and world championships for Dean Kamen's F.I.R.S.T. (For Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology) robotics competition and became a member of The Wistar Institute's Leadership Council (the nation's first independent biomedical research facility).
She was awarded America's Top Pediatricians, America's Top Physicians Honors of Distinction and Excellence, Compassionate Doctors Award, Patients Choice Award (honors given by patients to less than 3% of the nation's 720,000 active physicians) and been recognized for her exemplary care of those with Cystic Fibrosis. Dr. Wells was named a Doctor of Excellence which profiles the world's leading doctors who have demonstrated success and leadership in their profession. For the better part of a decade, she answered all of the medical inquiries on line for the Boomer Esiason Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's website in a section entitled, ASK DR. WELLS. Though she is published, for example, in the acclaimed journal Neoreviews for a case involving a near drowning of an infant via water birth, it is a longstanding passion of hers to make science and health understanding accessible to all. She champions empowering others to be their own advocate in healthcare and has given talks to struggling expectant mothers and parenting groups, spoken on panels as well as emphasized education to patients under her care.
Believing she wanted to be a brain surgeon, she began her first residency in neurosurgery ultimately switching fields to pediatrics. As a result, her knowledge is vast in the medical realm and sought after by innumerable media outlets. Dr. Wells' greatest asset is making complicated material palatable for people in a nonthreatening, often humorous way. Her opinion as a medical expert has been showcased on live and taped national and local television programs that run the gamut from CNN, Fox National News Channel, ABC News, NY 1, CBS, TLC, Fox Business Network, Fox 5, Parent TV, My 9 and so on having been featured in an hour length show on Discovery Health and repeatedly on Sirius Radio for Martha Stewart Living. Believing that certain alternative therapies can augment the healing process, she was certified with her adorable and gifted English Bulldog, Mollie Joe, as an animal assist therapy team so that together they may ease the suffering of victims of trauma, those impacted by cancer and so on...

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Too Big to Know, by David Weinberger (Basic Books, £17.99)
Here is another entry in the increasingly poignant genre of books arguing that books are useless. Or, at least, that they are outdated, now that "knowledge" is "a property of the network", one of the glib slogans that stud this philosophically dubious tract. Benighted scriveners once joined lots of sentences together to make books, but we don't need to do that any more, Weinberger cheers, because we can have comment conversations on the internet. (Socrates in Plato's Phaedrus, I note, also said that writing was bad because you can't debate with a book. It didn't stop Plato writing.)
When he is not burbling about clouds and crowds (and exhibiting this genre's peculiar pseudo-democratic resentment of "expertise"), Weinberger can be sensible and intelligent. His chapter on how the internet is changing science – mainly for the better – is sober, illuminating, and wry ("this is simultaneously a great time to be stupid"); and he closes with some recommendations in favour of open-access journals, more linking to sources, and so on. I agree, but by his own lights no one need take him seriously: it's just a cobewebby example of "the old, bookish ways", after all. A flashmob of Wikipedia editors will probably have done better in a few weeks.
The Digital Diet, by Daniel Sieberg (Souvenir Press, £10)
On the other hand, maybe the tendrils of the "network" are choking you. This book ought by rights to be about how to get thinner by eating only fingers and toes, but it is really a plan to "slim down" all your incessant Twittering, Facebooking, blogreading, smartphoning and the rest. It wants to comfort you while you sit there in the initial "detox" period, gibbering because you are cast adrift from the cyberworld.
Performing that function in a friendly way (the author used to be a TV tech correspondent), the book advises curing "e-obesity" by cultivating virtuous habits. These include doing more physical exercise, buying a paper notebook (that's a whole can of worms right there for us notebook-fetishists), letting calls go to voicemail, fixing your sleep patterns, scrunching up and relaxing your toes (a properly digital exercise), and retuning your computer use. "I want you to get those untidy emails in order," Sieberg whispers firmly. The very thought made me want to go and lie down.
Confessions of an Advertising Man, by David Ogilvy (Southbank, £12.99)
One advantage of switching off your gadgets more often might be that you see fewer bad commercials: today's online adverts are very far from the dense marvels of arty hawking that characterised the golden age of ads, which was partly invented by Ogilvy, a Brit in New York. This reissue of his elegant 1963 memoir is one of two primary texts of the era (also: Jerry Della Femina's From Those Wonderful Folks Who Brought You Pearl Harbor) that the producers of Mad Men have obviously read very carefully indeed.
Whereas Della Femina tells raucous anecdotes of sex, booze, and drugs, Ogilvy offers his refined opinions as to what works and what doesn't in his trade. He argues that advertisers should give up their "flatulent puffery" and concentrate on "factual" rather than "persuasive" advertising (though there are, of course, more or less persuasive ways to present facts). Most cheeringly, Ogilvy fulminates against giant ad hoardings, and fantasises about forming a cabal of "masked vigilantes" to tear billboards down. If only he had succeeded, the world today would be a more civilised place.


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Who doesn't love a burger? A veggie, of course, but if you're reading a blog post on the best burger joints then you're unlikely to be against eating meat.
Cardiff is home to a number of burger joints that are well worth knowing about. If you've never eaten at these places before, you've been missing out on seriously good food. So, what are you waiting for? Discover what's made the cut and be sure to give these eateries a visit.
Got Beef initially started out as a pop-up diner, however it was such a hit that they, fortunately, decided to set up a permanent place on Whitchurch Road.
All the burgers are made with 6oz Welsh black beef so you know that both quality and taste are guaranteed when you order a burger at this effortlessly cool dining spot.
The menu boasts a wide range of mouth-watering burgers to choose from. There's even a burger on the menu dubbed the 'Heisenburger', inspired by the much-loved TV series Breaking Bad.
With onions coloured bright blue to mimic Walt and Jesse's crystal meth, this burger is one delicious novelty.
This burger joint has previously been referred to as the best in Wales on various blogs and review sites; therefore it just had to make the list.
The burger patties are juicy, flavoursome and 100% Welsh beef. What more could you want from a burger? Apart from it being served on a fresh bun, and guess what, The Grazing Shed serve up all their burgers on light and fluffy buns, supplied by Penarth Bakery. Nice touch, hey?
The beauty of The Grazing Shed is that you're spoilt for choice. If a beef burger doesn't tickle your fancy then you can opt for a tasty chicken burger, plus there are delicious veggie burgers on the menu too.
To wash down your delicious burger, you can opt for a bottomless drink supplied by award-winning drinks producer Lovely Drinks. And they really are lovely; think refreshing elderflower pressé and fiery ginger beer.
This place is definitely worth a visit. As well as attracting customers who love burgers and bagels, this gourmet restaurant in Cathays will draw in halal diners too. Head on over to The Burger and Bagel Kitchen and tuck into sensational burgers that are freshly made using local produce, including 100% British beef.
Fancy ordering something different? Then opt for the Krispy Kreme burger. That's right; The Burger and Bagel Kitchen takes a tasty beef patty topped with American cheese and homemade relish and sandwiches it between a glazed Krispy Kreme doughnut. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, head over to The Bagel and Burger kitchen and go and see it for yourself. At just £6.95, you really can't fault this delicious, culinary creation.
The burgers on the menu at this Victorian pub are truly tasty and if you fancy a bit of a challenge, you've struck gold. On a Wednesday night you can order the Man Vs Food burger, which consists of a whopping 45oz of beef patty topped with cheddar, crispy bacon, onion rings and a side of chunky hand cut chips. Now that's one beast of a burger! However if you think you've got what it takes then what are you waiting for? Hump day just got better.
Don't worry though, The North Star also serves plenty of regular size burgers so if you're not up for the challenge, you won't miss out.
If you're lucky enough to live in Cardiff, these burger joints will be right on your doorstep. Do you want to rent a property in the Welsh capital? Then look no further than Thomas George. We're a Cardiff based letting agent who can help you find the perfect property for you to call home. Give us a call on 02920 395563 today.
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I went for gift searching recently when I saw the shop selling local designers & artists' stuffs in Publika.
Locus by Isofu at G2-19.
It has products by Tenmoku Pottery along side with other local designers like Kuen Stephanie and zeropumpkin.
This is a set of 5 tea/sake cups for RM60.
I think it's nice to be as a gift for a friend who has just moved in to their new home and also getting married soon.
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Retired Army General Paul Vallely, a military analyst employed by Fox News (see Early 2002 and Beyond, Late September 2003, April 14-16, 2006, and April 18, 2006), says that former ambassador Joseph Wilson revealed his wife's status as a CIA official over a year before she was exposed by conservative columnist Robert Novak (see July 14, 2003). Vallely's claims are published by WorldNetDaily (WND), an online conservative news site, after Vallely makes the claims on an ABC Radio talk show hosted by conservative commentator and blogger John Batchelor. Fox News has described Vallely as an expert on psychological warfare (see April 21, 2003). Vallely says Wilson openly discussed his wife, Valerie Plame Wilson, as a CIA official between three and five times in 2002, while the two waited to appear on various Fox News broadcasts. Both Vallely and Wilson served as analysts for Fox News during the US's run-up to the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. Vallely says the first time Wilson discussed his wife's CIA status was in the spring of 2002. "He was rather open about his wife working at the CIA," Vallely says. "He was a total self promoter," Vallely continues. "I don't know if it was out of insecurity, to make him feel important, but he's created so much turmoil, he needs to be investigated and put under oath." Vallely also says that several acquaintances of his at the CIA have said Wilson routinely introduced his wife as a CIA official at Washington cocktail parties and social events. "That was pretty common knowledge," he says. "She's been out there on the Washington scene many years." If she were a covert agent, Valley says (see Fall 1992 - 1996), "he would not have paraded her around as he did." Vallely concludes, "This whole thing has become the biggest non-story I know, and all created by Joe Wilson." Conservative lawyer Victoria Toensing agrees that Plame Wilson is most likely not a covert agent for the agency. WND does not report Wilson's response to Vallely's charges, and in several critical references to a Vanity Fair interview given by the Wilsons (see January 2004) the blog misidentifies the date of the interview publication as 2005, not 2004. [WorldNetDaily, 11/5/2005] CIA Confirmed Plame Wilson's Covert Status - The CIA has repeatedly confirmed Plame Wilson as a covert official, and many observers both inside and outside the agency have noted the extensive damage caused by her exposure (see Before September 16, 2003, October 3, 2003, October 11, 2003, October 22-24, 2003, October 23-24, 2003, and February 13, 2006). Fox News, Conservative Blogs Report Claims - Three days after Vallely's claims appear on WND, Fox News reports Vallely's statements. [Fox News, 11/8/2005] And a day after the WND article, Batchelor announces on prominent conservative blog RedState that another analyst will confirm Vallely's claims. Batchelor says that on November 7, Vallely and retired Air Force General Thomas McInerney will "repeat and expand upon Vallely's memory that Joe Wilson more than once in 2002 in the green room at Fox New Channel in Washington, DC, boasted about his wife the 'CIA desk officer.' McInerney has the same memory and more, since both he and Vallely were on FNC between 150 and 200 times in 2002 each." [John Batchelor, 11/6/2005] Wilson Demands Retraction, Counters Claim - Wilson's attorney, Christopher Wolf, e-mails both Vallely and WND demanding that they retract Vallely's statements, writing that "the claim that Ambassador Wilson revealed to you or to anyone that his wife worked for the CIA is patently false." In the e-mail, Wolf includes a message Wilson sent him: "This is slanderous. I never appeared on [TV] before at least July 2002 and only saw him maybe twice in the green room at Fox. Vallely is a retired general and this is a bald faced lie. Can we sue? This is not he said/he said, since I never laid eyes on him till several months after he alleges I spoke to him about my wife." Vallely Modifies Original Claim, Others Refuse to Confirm - Progressive media watchdog organization Media Matters notes that in subsequent days, Vallely modifies his original claims, backing down to claim that Wilson revealed his wife's CIA status on "only one occasion," which "probably was in that summer, early fall" of 2002. And promises that two other military analysts, retired generals McInerney and Barry McCaffrey, will back up his claims go unfulfilled, as neither is willing to publicly state that Wilson ever spoke to them about his wife. Vallely later says he has not spoken to the FBI about his claims, and tells conservative talk show host Sean Hannity that he waited two years to make the claims because "I figured Joe Wilson would self-destruct at some point in time." He tells Hannity that he has been "upset" by Wilson's opposition to the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq. [Media Matters, 11/9/2005] Batchelor's promise that fellow conservative commentator Victor Davis Hansen will also confirm the claim also goes unfulfilled. [John Batchelor, 11/6/2005] WND notes, "But contrary to a report, Hanson said Wilson did not disclose his wife's CIA employment" during their conversations. [WorldNetDaily, 11/8/2005] Fox News Schedule Shows Vallely, Wilson Never Appeared Together - Progressive blogger John Amato and former CIA agent Larry Johnson pore through the Fox News schedule for the time period Vallely cites—the spring of 2002—and find that Vallely and Wilson never appeared together during that time. Johnson writes: "They were never in the studio on the same day, much less the same program. Vallely is lying or maybe having a senior moment." [John Amato, 11/7/2005]
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"Groovin High"
My new oil painting features a curious "hummingbird" that loves the sound of "Cool Jazz." I call it "Groovin High" after a famous song performed by "Charlie (Yardbird) Parker" and also performed by Dizzy Gillespie, and Al Jarreaue.
It will be available at the "Celebration of Fine Art" show in Scottsdale, Arizona which will run from January 14th - March 25. The trumpet belongs to "Gabriel Bey" who came to the art show last winter and performed an impromptu performance in my studio. He also performs here locally with a band called "Spooky Kool." You can find information about "Spooky Kool" on their Facebook page and: Watch and participate in the growth, improvement, advancement, and success of the Artist, Gabriel Bey aka Spooky Kool...
If you would like information about this oil painting "Groovin High" please email me. I hope you can visit this amazing art show in Scottsdale which is ..."one of the premier art evens in the West."
Barbara Rudolph
Gabriel Bey playing a song at the "Celebration of Fine Art"
The painting in the background is by
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Gabriel Bey with "Spooky Kool"


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Located in the dynamic city of Madrid, the capital of Spain, this centre offers all the advantages of working in a modern city with a long history. The centre is sorrounded by local and international companies that create a powerful network and a business oriented enviroment.
In the neighbourhood, you will also found restaurants, coffee shops and hotels. Plus, the centre is 12 minutes away from the international airoport of Madrid-Barajas and it is connected to the bus and underground lines in a convinient walk.
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Joseph Akkara, National Science Foundation
Erick Jones, National Science Foundation
What are the Broader Impacts of the Proposed Activity?
Joseph Akkara
Part I addresses the following questions:
Developing Successful Grant Proposals in STEM Education
Erick Jones
Part II focuses on writing successful educational proposals for new trends in STEM education, from initial idea to submission-ready proposal. The segment will explore some of the challenges that proposal developers encounter, such as communicating broad ideas concisely, incorporation of ethical concepts and cultural awareness


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10 Small Sized Kitchen Chopper Food Processors Rated
The easy tactic to chop food items with our best mini food choppers reinforced with a powerful electric motor, they're the fast and painless solution for cutting fruit, veg and other ingredients. Small sized and easy to operate on the kitchen counter with ample capacity, it's possible to make big helpings to feed all.
- 01: Uten Kitchen Multi Chopper Slicer Blend Tool
- 02: Magimix LeMicro 700W Kitchen Mini Chopper - (Recommended!)
- 03: Philips Kitchen Mini Food Chopper 28 Settings - (Recommended!)
- 04: Kenwood 1.4L High Power Small Food Processor - (Best Value!)
- 05: Russell Hobbs 380 Watts Food Chopper Machine - (Recommended!)
- 06: Cuisinart Mini Chopper Mixer 5 Years Warranty - (Recommended!)
- 07: Revel Good Chopper For Vegetables 260 Watts
- 08: Tefal 500 Watts Mini Pro Food Blender 2 Speeds - (Good!)
- 09: James Martin Food Processor Shredder Grinder - (Recommended!)
- 10: VonShef Big High Power Multi-Purpose Chopper - (Recommended!)
01: Uten Kitchen Multi Chopper Slice And Blend Tool
A multi chopper slicer and blend tool that possesses sharp steel blades for high-velocity cutting, comfy soft hand-grip, lid, anti-slip bottom, effortless pull cord plus big grip for straightforward leveraging.
It establishes food preparation entertaining and effortless. Merely pull the cord a couple of times to chop up or crush, mix the ingredients. Elevated edition with 3 cutting blades, impressive for all cooking spaces.
- Appropriate Grinding Or Tearing Up Garlic
- Elegant Crafting Anti-Slip Gasket Underside
- Ergonomic Pull Ring Conception Inclusive
- Expedient Prospect Stylish And Functional
- Forestalls Breakup Throughout Process
- Good Clasp Between Cover And Bottom
- High Setting Transparency On Structure
- Simply No Harm Will Come To Your Fingers
- Steel Cutting Blades - Sharp And Substantial
All the components are separate for effortless clean-up. Ideal for slicing up vegetable salads, chopping up nuts, herbs, vegetables and more besides. Ideal for recreational vehicles, journeying and tenting etc.
[Rating: 8/10] - £14 Get It → Uten Kitchen Multi Chopper Tool
02: Magimix LeMicro 700 Watts Kitchen Mini Chopper
Small 700 Watts kitchen mini chopper that is perfect for cutting in addition mixing. The steel edge is just right for rough-cut chopping up, fine cutting, straining as well as liquidising jobs.
The mixing instrument enables you to whisk for mayonnaise, combine sauces in addition to fresh veg dressings. A pulse option guarantees best manipulation for the chore afoot.
- Blending Instrument Enables You To Whip
- Container Possesses An Effortless Hand Grip
- Cover Features Dual Openings For Fluids
- Dual Steel Cutting Blades - Recipe Articles
- Manage Sauces As Well As Salad Dressings
- Metallic Blade Is Great For Coarse Cutting
- Perfect For Chopping Up And Mixing Food
- Pulse Push Button Establishes Best Usage
The cover possesses dual openings for appending fluids or perhaps solids. The container features an effortless grasp hand-grip, but is provided with a spatula as well as recipe content with in excess of 65 useful thoughts/ideas.
[Rating: 9/10] - £89 Get It → LeMicro Kitchen Mini Chopper
03: Philips Kitchen Mini Food Chopper With 28 Settings
This first-class mini food chopper comes with 28 settings to assist create delightful and fresh home made foods, straying from salads, coleslaw to breads. The application guarantees better cutting consequences for equally soft plus tough ingredients.
A mix of the cutting blade configuration and the chopping perspective inside the internal container corroborate that virtually all ingredients are entirely treated optimally, and at an competent rate.
- Create Quick, Expedient Foods For The House
- Disc Slips In Easily To Slice-Up, Shred + Grain
- Dish Washing Machine Secure Add-On's
- Diversity Of Attachments Accessible To You
- Pulse Feature With Upper Limit Management
- Quality Cutting Execution And 2 Speed Modes
- Renders Cutting And Mixing Fast And Effortless
- Tough Bottom Stays Balanced When Kneading
This particular strategy conflated with the high powered 650 Watts electric motor and adaptable speed intends that you are able to process a broad diversity of ingredients promptly and comfortably.
Additionally, the big 2.1 Litres container enables adequate to five helpings of food items to be created concurrently. This compounded with the big feeding pipe, intends that it is speedy and straightforward to make food for the entire household.
[Rating: 9/10] - £80 Get It → Philips Kitchen Mini Food Chopper
04: Kenwood 1.4L High Power Small Food Processor
The small food processor mixer is contrived to manage a selection of cooking area chores, for example beating up your eggs, blending cakes as well as light whipping of cream. Small sized and robust, this excellent edition includes 3 dedicated velocities for blending.
To help with end user commands as well as comfort, the mixer possesses a formed grip and wrapping around style lead for safe keeping.
- 1.4 Litres Container Total Capacity Unit
- Accomplishes The Best Consistency
- Cutting Blade Construct Non-Degradable
- High Power 400 Watts Electric Motor
- Manipulate Your Mixing Speed Easily
- Maximum Safety Locking On Container
- Never Activate Until Connected Decently
- Single Speed As Well As A Pulse Activity
- Steel Chopping Blade Of Chromium Steel
- Will Certainly Not Corrode Or Become Blunt
It comes with a handy lead grasp, while the acceleration command is thumb enabled. Like with all good hand blenders, this excellent edition boasts a beater inter-locking technology for appended protection and high calibre steel beaters for strength and intensity.
Effortless to utilise in the kitchen plus fully dish-washing machine secure for easy cleanup.
[Rating: 9/10] - £34 Get It → Kenwood 1.4L Small Food Processor
05: Russell Hobbs 380 Watts Food Chopper Machine
Food chopper machine that features a current design and delivers in a fashionable matte black colour coating including red accents. Ideal for more compact objects, for example garlic or 'baby food' items.
Genuinely good assisting inside the cooking area, it is effortless to set-up and take apart so that it may be effortlessly and rapidly cleansed following utilisation. The small concept makes it straightforward to stack away and will assume not much room.
- 380 Watts Power At Upper Limit Load
- Chopper With One Touch Functioning
- Effortlessly And Rapidly Cleansed
- Fashionable Matte Black Colour Accents
- Glass Container With 500 ml Potential
- Small Sized Design Is Easy To Keep
- Universal Steel Cutting Blades Included
This food chopper possesses a robust glass cutting container and delivers with a general cutting blade that's suited for virtually all food items. A spatula as well as a cover for safe keeping food items included.
The simple one-touch procedure option is so elementary to deploy and the 380 Watts of electrical power intends that food is chopped up and mixed easily.
[Rating: 9/10] - £20 Get It → R.Hobbs Food Chopper Machine
06: Cuisinart Mini Chopper Mixer 5 Years Warranty
This imaginative modest sized mini chopper mixer equipment makes cutting as well as grinding food items effortless and unproblematic, it's exceedingly effortless to stack away, rendering it an essential in virtually every cooking area.
Boasting a one velocity, twin strategy with a curving, sharp cutting blade for cutting - in addition to a flat, a blunt cutting blade for grinding purposes.
- Chop-Up As Well As Puree Functionality
- Curving Sharp Edge - Size 16 x 12 x 20 cm
- Dual Procedure Reversible Electric Motor
- Grind Functionality - Flat Plus Blunt Blade
- Large 600 ml Lexan ABS Working Container
- Mini Chopper Delivers With 5 Years Warranty
- Revolves Cutting Blade With Contact Option
- Robust Brushed Steel Casing Incorporated
A 600 ml Lexan PVC work container is solid and durable enough to accept equally hot as well as cold food items, and is housed inside a sturdy brushed steel conclusion which is constructed to endure.
The cover is fashioned with open ports for you to intelligently append water throughout to the mix. There's a safety locking mechanism and it comprises effortless to clean, easily removed, dish washer secure components.
[Rating: 9/10] - £36 Get It → Cuisinart Mini Chopper Mixer
07: Revel Good Chopper For Vegetables 260 Watts
A rather good chopper for vegetables and impressive addition to virtually any kitchen. Fashioned for each day deployment, this particular chopper is effortless to utilise and manage - rendering it great for mixing, blending, crushing, chopping up just about any texture.
The food item cutter can comfortably economise you time and energy in devising meats, fruits and veg, in addition to cutting crushing nuts plus seeds.
- 260 Watts Mains Food Items Chopper
- Add-On Transforms Cutter To A Blender
- Capacity Markers To Watch Ingredients
- Chop-Up All Ingredients With Informality
- Delivers With A Full One Year Guarantee
- Dual Acceleration Chopper High Plus Low
- Easily Removed See-Through Container
- Protection Switch For Security Expending
- Removed Components Dish Washer Secure
- Useful For Devising All Casual Ingredients
It is ideal for chopping up onions, tomatoes and preparing the ingredients for meals. Designed with the motor unit that sits on top of the bowl, whisk fresh cream, whip-up milk-shakes or just stir-up cold beverage with ease in it's 500 ml capacity bowl.
[Rating: 8/10] - £17 Get It → Revel Good Chopper For Veg
08: Tefal 500W Mini Pro Food Blender With 2 Speeds
Small sized multi-purpose mini food blender with two speeds that blends, softens, chops as well as emulsifies in an all-in-one home appliance. It's easily removed three twin steel cutting blades can serve practically all types of ingredients, ranging from fruit and veg to meat - including dough.
Even difficult foods are expeditiously organised due to the turbo acceleration feature. Fused with 500 Watts electrical power, this excellent versatile gadget guarantees prompt precise consequences.
- 500 ml Working Total Capacity Container
- Allows You To Adapt Degree Of Chopping
- Four Easily Removed Steel Cutting Blades
- High Powered 500 Watts And Dual Speed
- Includes Turbo And Easily Removed Blades
- Multi-Function Cutter In Neat White Finish
- Three Twin Steel Cutting Blades Included
- Water Tight Cover For Your Fluid Recipes
The cutting blades can additionally function as an emulsifier so it's possible to devise several types of dips etc. Furthermore, the Mini-Pro possesses a leak-proof cover, allowing you to construct liquid formulae - for example broth and smoothies.
Due to it's modest dimensions, the appliance will accommodate in the humblest of spaces.
[Rating: 8/10] - £28 Get It → Tefal 500W Mini Food Blender
09: James Martin Food Processor Shredder And Grinder
Fashionable and practical, this 200 Watts food processor shredder and grinder with two easily removed steel containers using a 70 g potential is comfortable to deploy and unbelievably flexible. It comes with an observing cover where it's possible to manipulate your ingredients precisely how you desire.
Utilise the cutting blade for peppers and veg - or maybe expend the grinding machine for fresh ground coffee and spices through effortlessly pressing down to commence the crunching and chopping up function.
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As long as I keep in mind that Episodes I-III don't really exist, I'm quite the Star Wars fan. I was on the Family Guy wagon starting with its launch. I stayed with the show through a cancellation or two, only falling off my following of late. The minds behind Family Guy thought of the brilliant idea of combining the two Fox legacies with their parody of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope entitled Blue Harvest and Something Something Something Dark Side is their follow-up parody of Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. More after the jump.
Much like the setup of Blue Harvest, Something Something Something Dark Side begins when the Griffith household loses power and Peter (the patriarch) must keep the family entertained. He does so through a cast-centric retelling of The Empire Strikes Back. The story of Empire unfolds with Peter (Seth MacFarlane) reprising his role of Han Solo, Lois (Alex Borstein) as Princess Leia, Chris (Seth Green) as Luke Skywalker, Brian as Chewbacca and Stewie as Darth Vader (both MacFarlane). Meg (Mila Kunis) makes her brief appearance as the monster the Millennium Falcon escapes in the asteroid field.
In terms of funny, the opening scroll, a perfect target for those addressing the Lucas iconography, sets a perfect tone for the episode – snarky and biting the Twentieth Century Fox hand that feeds (and in Family Guy's case, takes away but then brings back). Other laughs include Darth Stewie accidentally contacting the wrong Luke and even a Family Guy staple like the hurt knee can play well on Hoth. Other Family Guy recurring elements, like the chicken as Boba Fett, are generally unobtrusive. This doesn't stop them from adding in a needless Family Guy cliché, the musical number. This time it's a doubled Chris duet on Dagobah. The title itself is an inside joke based on a line from an earlier episode of the show. Cue laughter from those familiar and general head-scratching for those who aren't. My main issue with this episode is that it doesn't always stand alone on its own merits, yet it's marketed to be purchased as such. In terms of humor, it's a mixed bag. I think current fans of Family Guy will enjoy it, but I don't think newcomers or those that strayed away over the years will find enough to fully hook them. The episode hits hardest when it doesn't stray from Star Wars to bring in other pop culture references. Star Wars is a large enough of a pool to pull from. Clearly, the creatives behind this are well-versed in the Lucas verse, noting even Lando's outfit at the film's conclusion. More of that and less padding would've left me a much happier viewer.
You learn in the audio commentary that Seth Green (co-creator of Robot Chicken) has no problems with Family Guy picking on Robot Chicken's Star Wars parodies, but if I were the staff at Family Guy, I would hesitate to do so because you don't see the Detroit Lions criticizing how the Indianapolis Colts play football. In all fairness, though, Family Guy does have to get through the major plot points of the film and are more tied to story because of it.
English 5.1 DTS HD and subtitles in English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, French, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, as well as Commentary Subtitles in English, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish.
Commentary by Executive Producers Seth MacFarlane, Mark Hentemann and David A. Goodman, Writer Kirker Butler, Director Dominic Polcino and actor Seth Green. Things learned — This is the last hand drawn episode of Family Guy, the guy who did special effects for Empire Strikes Back also did the effects for Space: 1999 and Mila Kunis is geek-friendly and plays World of Warcraft.
Family Guy Fact-Ups – a pop up video way to watch the episode at times informative and often as snarky as the Family Guy writing it accompanies.
The Dark Side of Poster Art – a snarky look at the creation of the Family Guy cover art with reference to the original Empire Strikes Back poster art. Mick Cassidy (Character Designer), Joe Vaux (Painter), and Roger Kastel (original Empire poster artist).
Animatic Scene-to-Scene with Commentary by Director Dominic Polcino
"Family Guy – Something, Something, Something Dark Side" Table Read — Featuring Acts 1 & 2 — The cast of thousands recorded going through the script.
Sneak Peek of "Family Guy – Episode VI: We Have A Bad Feeling About This" Table Read — A glimpse at the third installment.
Trailers on Startup — Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Comedy, Family Guy Volume Seven Uncensored, The Marine and The Marine 2, Jennifer's Body, and Gentlemen Broncos.
Ultimately, I wanted to like Something Something Something Dark Side more than I actually did. I think that Robot Chicken has set the bar high for Star Wars parody work and Dark Side falls just short. This is best when it stays on target. It won't convert the uninitiated, but it will please current Family Guy fans and there are laughs to be had by all.
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Owners of Android based HTC devices may be at risk following allegations that the latest software update allows any app to access personal user information including SMS data, system logs and GPS coordinates.
An analysis of the latest software installed on HTC devices including EVO 3D, EVO 4G and Thunderbolt, among others, undertaken by Android Police reveals the vulnerability.
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• phone numbers from the phone log
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Well no, Ben Levin Group is just a side project of Bent Knee's guitar player, so no cheating there At least I got you into Igorrr, Bent Knee, and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Congrats Diego
The girl singer is the same though, right? Also they both had violin players. Are you telling me the guy got two different violin players? How bizarre.
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I mostly don't mention them too much because I feel like a jerk saying Sultans of Swing and Brothers in Arms are my favorite songs by them, it's like saying "Yo! I'm a huge Kansas fan, you should check out this song, it's called Carry on Wayward Son!"
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EU to pursue antitrust case, despite Windows 7 E
The EU has decided to pursue its antitrust browser case against Microsoft despite the software giant's decision to unbundle Internet Explorer 8 from Windows 7 in Europe.
Full Story: EU to pursue antitrust case, despite Windows 7 E - Ars Technica
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They would stop it only if Windows would become free or software-less. Damn. Just uninstall it damn it if you don't want it.
For myself, I'm keeping them because some website haven't a large horizon. See what I mean?
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If that is the case, then MS might as well ditch their plans for unbundling IE from W7 and include it anyway. I really don't see what all the fuss is about from the EU - as I have stated here Windows 7 to be shipped in Europe sans IE. IE may well be included in the OS, but you are under no obligation to use it.
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That's one way for Opera to win users
Hell, some of these folks think 'Windows" is the internet....
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FFS This is making me really angry now
How could the EU possibly think this is a sustainable case. The whole argument has been driven to date by Operas gripe that MS gave IE an unfair advantage by including it in Windows distributions.
So, MS propose exactly that and it's still not good enough for Opera. Instead their true colours are revealed, and what they are really wanting is a free distribution of their software within one of their competitors products.
Can anyone name a single case where a regulator has forced such a wrong-headed resolution on any commercial concern before?!
I think this is going to backfire big time on the EU as it smacks of them giving a particular commercial concern (i.e. Opera) a leg up. Opera certainly aren't doing themselves any favours by seemingly promoting legislation against a competitor to try and obtain a commercial advantage for themselves.
As Firefox has shown, you can grow a market share without resorting to underhand legislative tactics. Opera should give standing on their own two feet a go.
Opera shouldn't be expending effort on this - why don't they just stick to what they do have a USP in - browsers for mobile devices.
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Hey all.
What does FFS stand for....?
I know EU though.
My opinion on this...............
Its tough. Its not really fair to force something like this on an OS, especially because it IS a competitor (even if Opera isn't used by many. Perhaps they are doing this to boost their usage?)
How I think it should happen:
On OEM copies (as in you buy the OS from a store, not pre-installed) they should give an option to install the browser of your choice. This list would include FF, IE, Chrome, Opera, Safari, etc. Make them check boxes so you can install multiple ones. Also perhaps include a preview of what the browser looks like as well.
Even with this, I bet most people would still choose IE simply because it is the only one they know. Hell, M$ could even set it as a default install if they want, as long as the option is there.
On copies that are pre-installed on a PB computer (ew....) there could be the option on first start-up (with the setup files already on the computer I guess. The only thing with this is that the install files for all of the browsers will still be on there....) to select which browser you would like. Same type of menu, with a preview and everything.
Perhaps it will work, perhaps not. It doesn't bother me, because I just install FF first thing anyways.
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From the horses mouth - official Microsoft Statement
Working to Fulfill our Legal Obligations in Europe for Windows 7 - Microsoft On The Issues
UPDATE: June 11, 2009 – 5:30 p.m. Pacific
Posted by Dave Heiner
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Earlier today CNET reported that Microsoft had sent a memo to computer manufacturers and retailers about our plans for Windows 7 in Europe. We're getting quite a few calls on this, so we thought it would be helpful to explain our plans.
First, a little context. For the past three years Microsoft has been working to develop the next version of our Windows operating system, Windows 7. We've taken feedback from literally millions of beta customers to ensure that Windows 7 delivers the power, simplicity and ease-of-use that customers want. We've also worked hard to ensure that Windows 7 will promote choice and competition in the computer industry, in keeping with our Windows Principles. We've held hands-on workshops with hundreds of industry partners to ensure they have the information they need to build products that work well with Windows 7. Customers running Windows 7 will be able to choose compatible products from among literally thousands of computer manufacturers, peripheral manufacturers, and software vendors.
The worldwide launch of Windows 7 is fast approaching, but a pending legal case raises concerns about the sufficiency of competition among the Web browsers that are available to Windows users in Europe. In January the European Commission provided its preliminary view that Microsoft's "bundling" of Internet Explorer in Windows violated European competition law.
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In late 2007 a European browser vendor filed a complaint with the Commission arguing that the reasoning of the WMP case should be applied to Web browsing software as well. We disagreed, but concluded that the most prudent course was to try to address any concerns before releasing Windows 7. Therefore, in September 2008, we told computer manufacturers that we would offer Windows 7 in Europe in two versions, following the approach of the Commissions 2004 decision: one version with all features included and another version without certain programs (Internet Explorer 8 and WMP). Computer manufacturers could choose either version.
In January 2009 the Commission sent Microsoft a Statement of Objections. In it the Commission advised Microsoft of its preliminary view that the inclusion of Web browsing software in Windows violates European competition law. The Commission said in this document that it intends to impose a fine for this. The Commission also said that, with hindsight, the remedy adopted in its 2004 decision was not effective because there was very limited consumer demand for the versions of Windows without media player. We were, of course, disappointed to learn that the approach we took in September 2008 would not adequately address the Commissions concerns.
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Murder for LAW03 Exam
A brief explanation of the offence of Murder. Additional case research may be required in combination with this resource.
- Created by: George Russell
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Defining Murder
- Murder is a common law offence whereby a person has killed another person with intention to cause death or serious harm.
- The common definition of murder is based on a judgement made by Lord Coke which stated that murder is 'the unlawful killing of a reasonable creature in being under the King's (or Queen's) peace with malice aforethought express or implied.'
The elements to be proven in murder are tharefore:
- Unlawful killing
- Reasonable creature in being
- King or Queen's peace
- Malice aforethought express or implied
The Actus Reus
Actus Reus Elemments
- The killing must be unlawful
- The killing must be within the King or Queen's peace
- The D must be a reasonable creature in being in order to be covered by the law on murder
Unlawful Killing
In order for a killing to be a Murder it must be an unlawful killing - although this may seem common sense, there are occassions where there may be lawful killings:
- Police firearms squads kililng a person while carrying out their duty would not be considered an unlawful killing
- An exicutioner who is implimenting the death penelty would not be liable for murder
- A killing in self defence may be considered to be 'lawful' in some instances
The King or Queen's Peace
There can be no offence of murder if a person is acting on behalf of his or her majesty's armed forces - Again, although this seems to be common sense it is considered to be good law and good sense that a soldier won't be charged for following his orders.
- There are occasions where a soldier isn't allowed to shoot a person based on the law relating to war crimes however this isn't needed for the A2 exam for example you are not allowed to shoot those who have been captured in war
A Reasonable Creature in Being 1
A killing is only murder if the person killed is a reasonable creature in being - however because murder is a common law offence, the definition of a 'reasonble creature' is based on case law so prepair for cases!
There are several factors to be considered in deciding when a person begins being a reasonable creature and when they stop being reasonable creature in being:
- When a child is born, at what point does it become a reasonable creature in being
- When a person dies, when to they stop being a creature of being
Explanations and cases on the next card!
A Reasonable Creature in Being 2
A foetus in the womb
- A child is considered to be a reasonable creature as soon as it has a life independant of that of its mother however it need not have even taken its first breath and the umbilical chord need not be cut in order for it to be considered a reasonable creature in being.
Attorney General Reference No. 3 of 1994 (1997)
- Victim was 23 weeks pregnant when she was attacked by the D
- V's baby was born prematurely due to the wounds inflicted by the D and her baby died as a result
- There could be no charge of murder in this isntance as the baby was not yet considered a reasonable creature in being however the D did have to assume some criminal responsability for their actions and was charged with manslaughter.
A Reasonable Creature in Being 3
An individual who is pronounced 'brain dead'
- This issue arose when people are put in a 'brain dead' state and are kept alive soley by a life support mechanism
- When this mechanism is turned off who has killed the V, the D? Or the doctor who turned off the machine
R v Malchereck and Steel (1981)
- Two seperate defendants tried together due to similar facts and similar grounds of appeal
- They claimed that alghough they had caused their wives to be on life support machines they cliamed that in fact it was the turning off of these machines that had killed their wives
- The court ruled that once a person's brain stem has stopped functioning and there is no hope on medical grounds of recovery then turning off a life support machine is not murder and the appeal was dismissed
The Mens Rea
Murder requiers there to be some kind of intention be it direct or oblique
- Direct intention is relitively straightforward in that it can be very easily proven in terms of the D has directly intended to kill or cause serious harm to the V and with this has brought about their death
- Oblique intention is slightly more complicated and unfortunately examiners like to use this to test a candidate's understanding of mens rea.
Oblique intention
- Whereby the D dies not indent to cause the V's death but their death is a virtual certainty from their actions that death or serious harm could occur (more on next card)
Oblique Intention 1
R v Moloney
In this case the D killed his step father as they were challenging each other to a 'quickdraw' competition due to a drunken state. Moloney was faster than his step father. The step-father than challenged Moloney to shoot which due to his drunken state he did.
- Moloney did not desire the consequence but his actions brought about the consequence
R v Nedrick
Nedrick poured parraffin though a letterbox of an individual who he had quarels with, the resulting fire killed the occupants of the house. The court decided that intention can be found through means of:
- How probable was the consequence from the Ds deliberate act
- Did the D appretiate this
Oblique Intention 2
R v Woolin
Woolin threw a baby at its pram which was against a wall. The baby hit its head on the wall and died as a consequence. Using the principles in Nedrick the court developed the principles of virtual certainty:
- The consequence must be of virtual certainty from the conduct of the D
- The defendant must realise that this is the case
If this is proven - the jury may find intention from this in regards to any offence.
In regards to murder it is required that the D caused the death of the V which is proven using the usual rules of causation:
- Factual causation using the 'but for' rules
- Legal causation using the 'deminimus' principles and the 'thin skull rule'
- Novus actus interviens (NAI) or new act intervenes which breaks the chain of causation.
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Group leader : Jean-François Arnaud (Prof.)
- Laurent Amsellem (Assistant prof.)
- Jean-François Arnaud (Prof.)
- Anne Duputié (Assistant prof.)
- Hélène Frérot (Assistant prof.)
- Nina Hautekèete (Assistant prof.)
- Maxime Pauwels (Assistant prof.)
- Yves Piquot (Assistant prof.)
- Cédric Vanappelghem (Associated lecturer)
Technical staff:
- Nathalie Faure (Greenhouses)
- Cédric Glorieux (Greenhouses)
- Cécile Godé (Molecular biology)
- Chloé Ponitzki (Greenhouses)
- Eric Schmitt (Greenhouses)
- Alessandro Fisogni
- Marie-Joe Karam
PhD students:
- Leslie Faucher
- Bénédicte Felter
- Mathilde Latron
- Julien Nowak
- Dima Souleman
Main objectives of the team "Environmental changes and adaptation"
Our research questions address:
- the mechanisms underlying adaptive variation in animal and plant species facing climatic changes,
- the connectivity and levels of gene flow among natural populations in anthropized and/or fragmented habitats,
- the colonization processes associated with the successful settlement of species in urbanized environments, and
- the evolution of species facing heavy-metal polluted environments.
Our main objectives are to trace back the effects of environmental changes on neutral and adaptive genetic diversity, on demographic properties of populations and on the composition of species communities, in order to predict extinction probabilities, the evolution of life-history traits, or shifts in species geographical distribution under global warming. Therefore, we determine the adaptive potential – either through phenotypic plasticity and/or microevolutionary processes – through studying the dynamics of species communities and key life-history traits related with mating system, dispersal capability or toxicity tolerance.
Briefly, the main research topics of the team focus on:
(1) Population genetic structure in human-dominated environments
Land use changes are by far the most important contemporary cause of habitat loss and landscape fragmentation. For instance, the intensification of agricultural practices in the second half of the 20th century has led to the fragmentation of semi-natural habitats in agricultural landscapes. The well-known effect of habitat loss and fragmentation is to decrease the levels of gene flow among populations and to reduce effective population sizes, two key components of standing genetic variation that determine adaptive potential.
However, new anthropic habitats may also benefit to the establishment of pioneering species in highly disturbed areas and drive rapid microevolutionary changes. In this context, our research aims to (i) assess the landscape components driving the level and extent of gene flow among remnant populations and (ii) understand and predict which new anthropic habitats can be colonized and can shelter viable populations exchanging substantial levels of gene flow (e.g. hydrochorous wetland plants, pollutant-tolerant plants, amphibians).
(2) Evolutionary ecology of local adaptation to metal-polluted habitats
Pollution is a major driver of global change. Due to resulting environmental toxicity, pollution threatens the survival of populations (including human ones). In an evolutionary point of view, toxicity thus represents a selective pressure that, provided that the required genetic diversity exists, may result in the evolution of local adaptation. In our work, we test if local adaptation does occur, analyse the mechanisms that may be involved in its evolution, as well as the consequences of local adaptation on the genetic differentiation among populations using Noccaea caerulescens et Arabidopsis halleri (Brassicaceae) as major model species. Using experimental crosses among exposed and unexposed accessions, NGS genotyping of obtained progenies and multiple ecological traits for phenotyping, we analyse the genetic architecture and genetic bases of local adaptation (QTL mapping). Comparing methylomes of natural accessions cultivated in control conditions, we test the possibility of epigenetic mechanisms in local adaptation. Through experimental evolution approaches, we investigate the effective role of selected selection pressures in the evolution of adaptive traits.
(3) Life-history trait variation among central and marginal populations.
Global environmental changes are driving shifts in species spatial distributions. To accurately predict these changes, one needs to describe and understand how life-history traits vary across a given species' range. These predictions can help eradicate or contain invasive species, but can also be useful for conservation management of endangered species. Two major types of life-history traits are expected to evolve at a leading range margin: (i) reproductive traits, which impact population demo-genetic features, (ii) dispersal traits, which affect patterns of gene flow and colonization processes. We study the population genetic structure and life-history traits impacting population demography and dispersal capabilities of several animal and plant species of conservation interest (e.g. dune pansy Viola tricolor, rock samphire Crithmum maritimum) or known to be invasive (e.g. South African ragwort Senecio inaequidens, Asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus).
(4) Global change and biodiversity
The global shift of human-induced changes is inducing unprecedented changes in plant and animal communities. Local, regional or global extinctions of species, migration of cosmopolitan species and landscape alteration lead to biotic homogenization at a global scale. Interaction networks are thought to be dramatically altered but the observation of these changes is still in its infancy.
We study the consequences of global changes on communities and on species interactions (1) by the use of long-term floristic and faunistic databases (over one century) in the Nord Pas de Calais region and Belgium, (2) by a monthly field survey on three regions (Larzac, Normandy, Hauts de France) along a latitudinal gradient corresponding to a biodiversity gradient (3) by studying networks along an urbanization gradient. Our aim is to assess and enhance our understanding of how the structure of interaction networks, especially plant-pollinator networks, changes with species depletion. Current monitoring focuses on Apoids and Syrphids, two major groups of pollinators. In addition we also address the question of the relationship between man and nature, through the study of our interactions with the European beaver. This species, locally extinct and then reintroduced in some regions of France, is an engineer species modifying local landscapes, potentially inducing changes in perception and representation. Our aim is to assess the impact of this change on the effectiveness of reintroductions.
Representative publications:
Faucher, L., Hénocq, L., Vanappelghem, C., Rondel, S., Quevillart, R., Gallina, S., Godé, C., Jaquiéry, J. & Arnaud, J.-F. (2017) When new human-modified habitats favor the expansion of an amphibian pioneer species: evolutionary history of the natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) in a coal basin. Molecular Ecology, 26, in press (doi: 10.1111/mec.14229).
Gonneau, C., Nausicaa, N., Godé, C., Frérot, H., Sirguey, C., Sterckeman, T., Pauwels, M. (2017) Demographic history of the trace metal hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens (J. Presl and C. Presl) F. K. Mey. in Western Europe. Molecular Ecology, 26, 904-922.
Favre-Bac, L., Mony, C., Ernoult, A., Burel, F. & Arnaud, J.-F. (2016) Ditch network sustains functional connectivity and influences patterns of gene flow in an intensive agricultural landscape. Heredity, 116, 200-212.
Faucher, L., Godé, C. & Arnaud, J.-F. (2016) Development of nuclear microsatellite loci and mitochondrial single nucleotide polymorphisms for the natterjack toad, Bufo (Epidalea) calamita (Bufonidae), using next generation sequencing and Competitive Allele Specific PCR (KASPar). Journal of Heredity, 107, 660–665.
Goberville, E., Hautekèete, N.-C., Kirby, R.R., Piquot, Y., Luczak, C. & Beaugrand, G. (2016) Climate change and the ash dieback crisis. Scientific Reports, 6, 35303.
Meyer, C.L., Pauwels, M., Briset, L., Godé, C., Salis, P., Bourceaux, A., Souleman, D., Frérot, H. & Verbruggen, N. (2016) Potential preadaptation to anthropogenic pollution: Evidence from a common quantitative trait locus for zinc and cadmium tolerance in metallicolous and nonmetallicolous accessions of Arabidopsis halleri. New Phytologist, 212, 934-943.
Duputié, A., Rutschmann, A., Ronce, O. & Chuine, I. (2015) Phenological plasticity will not help all species adapt to climate change. Global Change Biology, 21, 3062-3073.
Hautekèete, N.-C., Frachon, L., Luczak, C., Toussaint, B., van Landuyt, W., van Rossum, F. & Piquot, Y. (2015) Habitat type shapes long-term plant biodiversity budgets in two densely populated regions in north-western Europe. Diversity and Distributions, 21, 631–642.
Examples of study species:
Castor fiber Bufo calamita Hemigrapsus sanguineus Oenanthe aquatica Pelodytes punctatus
Crithmum maritimum Viola tricolor ssp. curtisii Noccaea caerulescens Lumbricus terrestris


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|This article is about a/an monster in Power Rangers Mystic Force.
- "Time to bug out."
- ―Gnatu before attempting to escape.[src]
Gnatu is an incubus/insect-like creature and is one of the many monsters of the Underworld. She is the main antagonist of the episode "Soul Specter".
Gnatu and Spydex were summoned by Imperious. Both Gnatu and Spydex attacked the city of Briarwood with army of Hidiacs, and began draining Life Force from people in the park. The Mystic Force Rangers soon showed up, but were forced to deal with the Hidiacs first. Chip managed to get to Gnatu and battle her, but she was too strong for him. Both Gnatu and Spydex then managed to escape. They then went to the Underworld were Imperious praised Gnatu for her job and pinned her against Necrolai putting Necrolai in a bad mood. Then Necrolai tricked the Chip making a black hole appear in his chest. He had to go to a mountain to cure the black hole with the Staff of Topaz.
Later, after the Rangers had gotten the Life Force Orb out and away from the Giant Spydex, Gnatu attacked the Rangers before they could obtain the orb. With the Life Force still in their control, the evil duo escape once more. They both returned to the city to steal more Life Force. Nick, Vida, Xander and Madison jumped into action and fought against the twosome. The Rangers were still outmatched, and Gnatu prepared to fire the now Dark Life Force Orb into the sky, thus attacking the city with an explosion. Before the orb was fired, the Yellow Ranger arrived and put a stop to Gnatu's plan. The Solaris Knight was then able to get the Dark Orb out of the firing device. The Mystic Force Rangers attacked Gnatu and Spydex with the Magi Staff Speed Spell. With this attack, the Rangers had the advantage. Chip was successful in destroying Spydex with his Magi Staff. After Spydex was destroyed, all the Life Force was returned to those it was stolen from. But Gnatu wasn't finished yet. She grew large and attacked the Rangers by crushing them with her foot. Our heroes fought back with the Titan Megazord. Gnatu then tried to escape by flying away, but the Rangers used the Titan Megazord Spirits of the Ancient Titans Attack to destroy the monster for good. Soul Specter
Gnatu is a cold, sneaky, and cunning monster that likes to toy around with her enemies. She also has a ruthless and cruel side in herself, as right before Chip was about to strike, she pushed Spydex in front of her so he would get destroyed. She is also somewhat of a coward as well, as after the Titan Megazord appeared, she attempted to escape by flying away from the Megazord before meeting her end.
Powers and Abilities
- Life Draining: By touching a person with one of her hands, she can drain their life force.
- Fire Breath: Gnatu can spew out powerful green fire from her mouth.
- Fire Spark: Gnatu can shoot a spark of fire from her finger tips.
- Size Changing: Gnatu can change her size at will.
- Flight: Gnatu can fly at high speeds thanks to the wings on her left shoulder pad.
- Claws: Gnatu has clawed hands for combat.
- Sword: Gnatu also has a sword that aids her in combat.
Behind The Scenes
- Gnatu is voiced by Callie Blood.
- Gnatu's appearance is based off of an Incubus or a Succubus, mythological vampire-like creatures that suck peoples' life force.
- It actually makes sense due to her role and her ability in the episode.
- Gnatu is the first Mystic Force monster to be a female.
- Her Super Sentai counterpart, however, is male.
- In an ironic sense, the Incubus is actually a male creature.
- Gnatu is only monster in Mystic Force that doesn't explode after being defeated.
- Gnatu is the third monster that has an ability to grow with out the help of Koragg, the first being Flytrap and the second being the Behemoth.
- Gnatu is not to be confused with Natu, a Psychic/Flying type Pokémon of the same name.
See Also
- Hades Beastman Belbireji the Incubus - Super Sentai counterpart in Magiranger. See comparison page.


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ATLANTA — Here at the nation's largest gathering of politically minded gays and lesbians, President Obama's historic inclusion of sexual orientation in his inauguration speech just days earlier would seem to be cause for celebration.
And it was, sort of. But as nearly 3,300 people gathered for the annual National Gay and Lesbian Task Force conference, the congratulatory mood was tempered by notes of caution and assurances that gay leaders would continue to pressure the White House to do more, including offering job protection to gays and lesbians who work for the federal government and weighing in on two pending Supreme Court cases regarding same-sex marriage.
"People see it as an opening, but I don't know that people see it as a promise or a guarantee," said Paulina Helm-Hernandez, a co-director of Southerners on New Ground, an advocacy group dedicated to social issues in the South. "The question is, now what do we do with the president's attention?"
Mr. Obama on Friday offered a minute-and-a-half recorded message of congratulations to the task force, eliciting cheers and applause from conference attendees, including people who came of age before the modern gay rights movement began in 1969, 26 gay activists from China and Taiwan, and transgender teenagers grateful that the Atlanta Hilton Hotel had created special unisex bathrooms for the event.
In his message, which Mr. Obama recorded before he delivered his inauguration speech on Monday, he reiterated his dedication to the cause of gay rights.
"Today you are helping lead the way to a future where everyone is treated with dignity and respect," the president said. "The work will be hard, the road will be long, but I'm more confident than ever that we will reach a better future as long as Americans like you keep reaching for justice and all of us keep marching together."
Rea Carey, the group's executive director, then took the stage and gave what was billed as a "state of the movement" address in which she cautioned advocates not to rest.
"Some days I wake up astonished at the pace of our progress, but I also wake up angry about the lack of basic, basic protections for L.G.B.T. people," she said, referring to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. "I think about how, as we are in the spotlight for our progress on marriage, it can be more challenging to draw attention to the many other issues that affect our lives."
Ms. Carey urged the group to keep pressuring the administration on a number of issues, including immigration reform, expanding benefits to same-sex partners of military personnel and allowing transgendered people to serve openly in the military.
She also called for Mr. Obama to sign an executive order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity at companies with government contracts.
The Obama administration has said it would wait for Congress to pass broader legislation to prevent workplace bias. The administration has also indicated it would not weigh in on two pending Supreme Court cases challenging the constitutionality of laws that define marriage as being solely between a man and a woman.
Putting pressure on the White House is not new for the group, which was founded in 1973 in New York and whose primary focus is legislative change and grass-roots organizing.
In 1977, the task force helped arrange a meeting between President Jimmy Carter's staff and several members of gay organizations in what is widely considered to be the first official discussion of gay rights in the White House.
This week, Mr. Obama's open support engendered sharp criticism from groups like the American Family Association and the National Organization for Marriage.
In commenting on the broad arc in the president's inaugural speech that linked the women's movement, the civil rights movement and the gay rights movement, Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council said in an interview on CNN that "the irony is that homosexuals already have all the same civil rights as anyone else."
Bryan Fischer, a Christian conservative radio host and policy analyst for the American Family Association said this week that "homosexuals do not have a constitutional right to engage in sodomy."
Such comments have underscored for some here that although national opinion on gay rights is becoming more favorable, the cultural war remains very much alive.
Barbara Cook, 21, a college student from Baltimore, said the fact that that war must still be fought means pressure on the president must continue.
"I just hope he fulfills everything that he said he would," she said.


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Ballyhoo Feature Article - The Challenges of Benefits/
The Coalition Government has made some radical changes to the system of social security over the past few years. This has left a lot of people uncertain about a rapidly changing system of social security.
Is there still hope for the sick and vulnerable in society?
How much does a person really know about the kind of financial support available to them when faced with an illness or disability?
Is there enough information readily available about the kind of support they will need?
Is the current system of benefits supporting the people who really need it?
Viewpoint Ballyhoo spoke to two people in similar situations about their experiences of ill health and how much support they receive from the Government. What kind of expectations did they have before and after their claims were submitted? Did the stress of such claims put further pressure on their illness making symptoms worse or was everything simple and manageable.
Case Study One
I was born with my illness and it has affected me my whole life both physically and mentally. Because of my "High Functioning" I came across to people as very intelligent especially to my parents who invested a lot of money into my education and skills training. I was under a lot of pressure to do well in life but my special needs were not addressed. My mother passed away when I was 19 and in my 20s I took on a life of drink, drugs and dangerous living in order to escape the pain. During this time I was crying out for help but no one was to be able to understand me. I could not get a diagnosis for my illness. In 2002 I totally went off the rails and went abroad to have a better life. Eventually I found help from an alternative therapist who gave me the tools I needed to survive. Still undiagnosed I had a 10 year battle for survival which lead me to end up in Hertford mind in September 2012.
Case Study Two
I just did what I thought was right. We were all brought up to work hard, conform, buy a house, save and make a good living. Before my illness I did everything right? I held down a job paid my mortgage saved what I could. The system was supposed to be there for me and I feel let down.
Case Study One
I have always been in and out of the system and have learned to work it well for survival I do my research and find the loopholes to get what I need its hard work but I am on my own in this world I need to survive.
Case Study Two
The first time I applied for benefits I used my local CAB and they helped with everything, I managed to get Incapacity Benefit and stayed out of work for a while, but I got bored and restless and wanted to earn a living. I returned to work as I am a proud person and I enjoy supporting myself. I saw the adverts on TV and cancelled my claim for benefits straight away, not realising the consequences of this action. I had to stop working again I became ill. I went down my local CAB again and this time they informed me that the benefits had changed and I had to make a new claim for DLA. I did as I was asked and heard nothing back, I had to fill in 3 forms and make plenty of visits to the CAB to chase up the paperwork it was a very distressing time. I was so fortunate to have the support of Hertford mind without it I don't know what I would have done. Not only was I sick but the financial burden on top of this was hard to bear my savings were running out and I was at my wits end.
Case Study One
My mind and body slowly begun to breakdown and while in Hertford Mind the other service users were bringing my awareness into the fact that I was maybe having a breakdown and should change my benefit claim from Jobseekers onto ESA. The thought scared me and I resisted until I was so ill I knew I needed to slow down. Still undiagnosed I went to the doctor for some tablets to calm me down. It wasn't until I reached crisis point in Jan 2013 that I pushed for a diagnosis. Then came the dreaded ATOS test. I attended Hertford Mind for emotional support and picked up around me that there was a general feeling of negativity towards the changes in the benefits system. There were people around me who had had their lifetime awards taken away and there was a lot of confusion and anxiety towards the changes. I was told by most people that there was no chance on passing the test, this put me under a lot of stress as I knew I could no longer cope supporting myself, I had built up a lot of debt and was still sleeping on a mattress on the floor things were tough.
Case Study Two
I went for my ATOS test and to my surprise I did not gain any points. I was seen by this person who to me did not look like she had any medical qualifications; she coldly went over the test questions with me. I had plenty of evidence from my doctor and psychiatrist this was all ignored, I was angry and frustrated my health both physical and mental were not in a very good state and I felt lost and hopeless. I had worked hard all my life and I thought the system would be there for me, I paid my taxes like I was told to do and I return I was promised financial aid. It feels like the money only goes to people that manage to blag the system and does not help the people that really need it.
Case Study One
I passed my ATOS test and was given 18 months I was so relived, for the first time since I lost my mother I felt supported, the money was not a lot but is was enough and it meant I could have a break and concentrate on my recovery. I was grateful. I did feel rather guilty at my support group though, there were people failing around me it was a stressful time.
Case Study Two
Both my ESA and DLA went to tribunal. I managed to get my ESA overruled and was given 18 months. The DLA tribunal was awful. There was myself my representative and 3 people on the panel. I gave them all the supporting evidence I had and I was still made to feel like I should be grateful for the minimum of help. I have a degenerate condition and I worry about the future and how I am going to manage. I feel I could be more supported.
Both participants are now receiving ESA and both work 10 hours a week earning up to the 101.00 threshold.
Have you had a similar experience? Can you offer any advice to others who are having these problems. Add you comments below.


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