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Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy: DMD Gene Sequencing
Condition Description
EGL Genetics (EGL) offers a line of tests that together provide the highest detection of DMD mutations available. Testing includes EmArray DMD -- a high resolution array CGH to detect deletions and duplications (test code EG), and full gene sequence analysis (test code EE). EGL\'s comprehensive DMD testing can provide confirmation of a clinical diagnosis, characterization of the DMD gene mutation, and carrier testing for female family members and prenatal testing. The combined EmArray DMD and DMD full gene sequence analysis detects ~98-99% of mutations in both males and females, thereby providing the most comprehensive and robust analysis of the DMD gene.
Deletion/Duplication by EmArray DMD
Testing begins with EmArray DMD (test code EG), a targeted CGH array which consists of overlapping probes covering the entire 2.2MB of the DMD gene. Deletion and duplication mutations account for 65% of mutations in the DMD gene, and EmArray DMD testing will detect deletions and duplications in both males and females. This testing is indicated for individuals suspected to carry a DMD gene mutation who have not yet had testing or for individuals with previous deletion/duplication test results that do not clearly identify the breakpoints and size of the deletion or duplication. EmArray DMD testing can also be performed for female carrier testing even when an affected male is not available for testing.
Methods other than CGH array that have been used to test for DMD deletions and duplications have inherent drawbacks. These methods include multiplex PCR, Southern blotting, and MLPA. Drawbacks of these methods include difficulties in detecting small deletions, difficulties in detecting most duplications, difficulties in detecting female carriers, and the inability to determine precise boundaries of deletions and duplications. Use of these other methodologies will fail to identify a mutation in ~5-10% of individuals tested (Prior and Bridgeman, 2005). EmArray DMD testing can be performed when an individual has had previous negative deletion/duplication results by one of these other methods.
Full Gene Sequence Analysis
If no deletion or duplication is identified by EmArray DMD, testing can continue with full gene sequence analysis (test code EE). The remaining 35% of mutations in the DMD gene are point mutations and small deletions and duplications that can be detected by direct sequencing. Sequence analysis interrogates the 14kb coding region, 1.4kb of intronic sequence flanking the exon/intron boundaries, and 5 cryptic deep intronic mutations. This test is indicated for individuals suspected to carry a DMD mutation in whom previous testing did not identify a deletion or duplication. Rarely, novel missense changes or changes in introns other than at standard splice consensus sites are discovered. Testing of additional family members may be necessary for further interpretation in these cases. EGL follows the ACMG recommendations for interpretation and reporting of sequence variations (Richards et al., 2008).
Advantages of Using EGL\'s Comprehensive DMD Testing
- Equal sensitivity and detection for males and females
- Deletions and duplications mapped to the exact nucleotide breakpoint using CGH array
- Enhanced detection of duplications that may be missed by other methods
- Rapid turn-around time
- Improved access to carrier and prenatal testing
- Carrier risk adjustment using Bayesian analysis can be performed if appropriate family history information is provided
EGL Genetics, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), leading researchers, and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) clinicians are working together to offer improved testing for DMD and to develop a mutation and clinical data collection system based on the CETT Program model of collaboration.
Visit www.ThinkGenetic.com for patient-friendly information on Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy.
- Hegde, M. et al. Microarray-based mutation detection in the dystrophin gene. Human Mutation 2003, 29(9):1091-1099.
- Prior, T. and Bridgeman, S. Experience and strategy for the molecular testing of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. J Mol Diag 2005, 7(3):317-326.
- Richards, C., et al. ACMG recommendations for standards for interpretation and reporting of sequence variations: Revisions 2007. Genetic Med 2008, 10(4):294-300.
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This test is indicated for:
- Males with a clinical diagnosis or symptoms of Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy in whom deletion/duplication testing was negative.
- Females who are at risk to be a carrier or have a family history of Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy in whom deletion/duplication testing was negative.
- Prenatal testing is available to females who carry an identified DMD mutation.
Next Generation Sequencing: In-solution hybridization of all coding exons is performed on the patient's genomic DNA. Although some deep intronic regions may also be analyzed, this assay is not meant to interrogate most promoter regions, deep intronic regions, or other regulatory elements, and does not detect single or multi-exon deletions or duplications. Direct sequencing of the captured regions is performed using next generation sequencing. The patient\'s gene sequences are then compared to a standard reference sequence. Potentially causative variants and areas of low coverage are Sanger-sequenced. Sequence variations are classified as pathogenic, likely pathogenic, benign, likely benign, or variants of unknown significance. Variants of unknown significance may require further studies of the patient and/or family members.
Clinical Sensitivity: In approximately 35% of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and approximately 15% of Becker muscular dystrophy, point mutations and mutations in the promoter or intronic regions are identified in the DMD gene, which are detectable by full gene sequence analysis. Sequence analysis will not detect larger deletions and duplications.
Specimen Requirements
Infants and Young Children (<2 years of age): 2-3 ml
Children > 2 years of age to 10 years old: 3-5 ml
Older Children & Adults: 5-10 ml
Autopsy: 2-3 ml unclotted cord or cardiac blood
Orangene™ Saliva Collection Kit used according to manufacturer instructions. Please contact EGL for a Saliva Collection Kit for patients that cannot provide a blood sample.
Isolation using the Perkin Elmer™Chemagen™ Chemagen™ Automated Extraction method or Qiagen™ Puregene kit for DNA extraction is recommended.
Special Instructions
Click here for the Dystrophin Clinical Information Form to send with the sample.
Related Tests
- EmArray DMD CGH is available to test for deletions and duplications of the DMD gene.


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Coral Red Flower Hair Comb - Poppy Red Hair Accessories - Wedding Fascinator
This coral red floral hair comb has been created using lucite flowers, Swarovski pearls, Swarovski crystals and antique silver metal flowers. All beaded elements are carefully crafted by my own hand. This poppy red head piece would make a great gift for bridesmaids in a red themed wedding.
The floral spray measures 3 inches / 8cm across at its widest point. The hair comb is 2.5 inches / 6.5cm tall when stood up on the tip of its teeth. Metal comb base is nickel free. This hair comb can be easily fitted to pre-styled hair.
This item will be lovingly gift wrapped in the lilac box pictured. All of my items are securely packaged to ensure their safe arrival.
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Some may think I am crazy for saying this but I do not like using bumper stickers on my car. First of all, it leaves a residue on the car if you ever want to take it off. My second reason is where people think I am a little insane. I feel it gives out personal information. For example, the sticker figures that show how many people and/or pets are in your family. I don't need someone knowing how many children I have. Even bumper stickers that show your child's school or if they made honor roll. Again, to me, that is too much information for people I do not know.
Not only does this show who is in your family, but it shows their hobbies. Way too much information!
Then, I saw this on the news the other day. Police are urging people to not put bumper stickers on their cars!!! Because it gives away too much information to people who might want to target you for a crime!!! It makes me feel a little better knowing I'm not the only person who feels this way. You may be thinking to yourself, "Well, she has a blog. She already gives out too much information." I only reveal my opinions and super fun activities. I do not give any of my personal information. I am actually a very private person.
So, just remember, it is a warning. However, a good warning to keep in mind.
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The Land War
- 140,000 Labourers from China helped dig trenches for the Allies on the Western Front.
- Over the course of the war the Allies managed to produce more than 6,500 tanks.
- Discover more facts about the land war…
War in the Air
- World War 1 was the first time aircraft were used in battle.
- The average life expectancy of a WW1 fighter pilot was just a few weeks.
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War at Sea
- Over the course more than 12 million Allied and Neutral tonnage was lost as a result of German U-Boat attacks.
- 5 thousand German soldiers lost their lives serving in U-Boats during WW1.
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The People
- When war broke out the government asked for 100,000 volunteers to join the army. They got 750,000 in the very first month.
- The number of employed women in Britain rose from 3.2 million in July 1914 to almost 5 million at the start of 1918.
- Discover more facts about the people in WW1…
- The First World War was a watershed moment in European history. Survivors were disillusioned and felt betrayed by the men who had sent them to war.
- The conflict planted the seeds for the rise of fascism in Germany as well as in other European Countries.
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WW1 Facts is designed to help you find reliable information about world war 1 as quickly and easily as possible. Between 1914 and 1918 more than 15 million men and women lost their lives as a direct result of the conflict, making it one of the deadliest wars in all of human history.
WW1 Facts, as the name suggests, will bring you all the facts about world war 1 and present them in a manageable form. There's information about trench warfare and life on the frontline, the weapons and equipment used in the conflict, the soldiers and civilians involved and much, much more.
So whether you're keen to learn about the Battle of the Somme or are just looking to read some world war 1 poetry WW1 facts is the perfect place to be.
Hopefully you enjoy reading these WW1 facts as much as I enjoy finding them. All the facts have been checked, and double-checked, and are correct to the best of my knowledge. As nearly 100 years have passed since the end of World War 1 facts are never going to be one 100% accurate. Historians never seem to agree with each other but where major differences occur I'll be going with the consensus.
If you've got any WW1 facts of your own that you'd like to share please don't hesitate to get in touch. I'd love to get as many of them as possible up on the site.


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In this video I build a small workshop, mancave, or whatever you want to call it. The plan is to insulate it and use it as an extra workshop to get more space. I used mostly my circular saw for all the cutting.
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Updated AppGuide: RSS Readers For The iPad
April 19, 2012
Although many have forecasted the death knell of RSS, the iPad is a perfect platform for the bite-sized, fast website aggregation tool. In fact, RSS is so popular on the iPad that it has sparked two new sub-genres of RSS readers: curated news/information RSS readers and social RSS readers. The difference between these types seems to come down to whether you want to find and use only your own content (or Google Reader account) or whether you want an app to help you find feeds you might like. This AppGuide will help you find the RSS reader that fits the way you want to read the Internet.


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Every organisation is a learning organisation.
It's just that most aren't very good at it at all.
Yes, I said it.
A learning organisation is just any organisation, whether it chooses to learn how to get better at pursuing its stated purpose, or chooses to learn how to avoid embarrassment by creating a culture of fear and double speak, either way it learns.


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Christmas Day ratings: nothing special yet again
When I was a child, December 25th was the most anticipated day on the TV calendar. You could be sure of a blockbuster film premiere – back in the days before VCRs, DVD boxsets and illegal downloads, it could take as long as five years for the biggest movies to make it on to TV – and seasonal specials of the family's favourite shows. The TV set took pride of place alongside the tree and the dinner table as one of the key places around which the entire family would congregate on Christmas Day.
How times have changed.
The golden age of Christmas TV
BBC and ITV used to throw the kitchen sink at Christmas.
In the 1970s light entertainment ruled the airwaves, with Christmas specials featuring Morecambe and Wise and Mike Yarwood drawing in audiences of 28 million. That's nearly half the UK population watching BBC1 at the same time.
The 1980s saw the rise of the soap opera Christmas mega-misery mega-cliffhanger. 19.5 million watched on Christmas Day as Den Watts served Angie with divorce papers on Eastenders in 1986 (with nearly 12 million more watching the omnibus repeat). These were interspersed with the occasional hit film premiere: 21.8m tuned in to see Crocodile Dundee in 1989.
A downhill trend
But since the dawn of the new millennium, the audience trend has headed inexorably downhill. The 418th Only Fools and Horses Christmas special in 2001 (I lost count, there were so many) raked in 21.35m viewers, making it the most viewed programme of the entire year, but it would take 11 years – and a London Olympics – until any programme on any day (let alone Christmas) would again top 21 million.
2002's OF&H special was again the most watched show of the year, but with a significantly reduced audience of 17.4m. And in only two of the last ten years has a Christmas Day programme topped the annual audience ratings: Eastenders in 2007 (14.38m) and Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf & Death in 2008 (16.15m). This year's ratings champion, Eastenders, accounted for just 11.3 million viewers. (More on that in a minute.)
It's no surprise, really. With multichannel offerings causing audiences to fragment, film DVDs now on sale months rather than years after their initial release and people abandoning the TV in favour of their latest XBox game, boxset or at the very least using PVRs to time-shift their viewing, Christmas telly simply isn't the same draw it used to be.
2012 ratings
Consequently, BBC and ITV have visibly switched their policy to throwing Christmas into the kitchen sink. For 2012, seasonal specials – which, importantly, can be profitably exported to international broadcasters – still dominated the prime-time slots. The BBC rolled out heavy-hitters Eastenders, Call the Midwife, Strictly Come Dancing, Doctor Who and The Royle Family, while ITV countered with Downton Abbey, Coronation Street and Emmerdale. However, both their imported movie offerings were typically low-key and family-oriented (Shrek Forever After on BBC1) or even repeats (Toy Story on ITV1). There's no point in the terrestrial broadcasters attempting to compete with DVDs or the plethora of movie channels available on Sky – other channels or media simply have bigger guns.
As usual, even allowing for time-shifted viewing which takes into account people watching recorded programming or online in the week following initial transmission, the BBC dominated the ratings battle on Christmas Day:
1. Eastenders (BBC1) 11.31m viewers
2. Downton Abbey (ITV1) 10.28m
3. Call the Midwife (BBC1) 10.18m
4. Coronation Street (ITV1) 10.16m
5. The Royle Family (BBC1) 9.90m
6. Doctor Who (BBC1) 9.87m
7. Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1) 9.17m
8. Emmerdale (ITV1) 7.12m
9. The Queen (BBC1/ITV1) 6.58m
10. BBC News (BBC1) 6.34m
A meagre 11.3m viewers for Eastenders continued the recent decline. Indeed, according to the overnight ratings more people (12.1m) tuned in at midnight to see in 2013 on BBC1's New Year Live. And more than twice as many (24.5m) watched 2012's most popular programme, the closing ceremony of the London Olympics.
Equally interesting – if you're of an analytical bent like myself, that is – is the comparison between the 'overnight' ratings, which count only 'live' viewers, and the final consolidated ratings which take into account time-shifted viewing over a seven-day period (via Sky+, PVRs, iPlayer et cetera). This reveals just how significant (and growing) a proportion of viewers watch at their own convenience. This is particularly the case for drama and comedy shows – news and soap viewers are far more likely to watch live – with around one in four viewers of Downton, Midwife, Who and the Royles watching anywhere from a few minutes to a few days after the initial transmission. (That reminds me, I still haven't watched The Royle Family special yet.) So it's not just the Doctor who uses his own time machine these days!
Going forwards, the story only ends one way. The days of entire families sitting rapt around the box on Christmas Day are long dead. It's still an important day in the calendar where TV audiences are significantly higher than normal (it is still a non-working day for the vast majority of people, after all), but these days Christmas – at least as far as the programme schedulers are concerned – is really nothing all that special.


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The fall Home Show at AmericasMart in downtown Atlanta was nothing short of amazing. The 15th floor showed all of the home décor imagined for fall. It was simply amazing. I looked at home décor from Cody Ables of CODARUS, Doug Self of j.douglas, Mona Press of Art & Frame Source and Scott White at JLA Home and Olliix.
Home décor is always a unique space. It is the largest expression of you. Everyone has a unique style and wants their space to feel unique and very much like home. Between the styles of classic, traditional, modern, trendy, chic, bohemian along with various collections and so many other styles you can literally have any home décor you wish to express your style and even your personality type. Fall home décor may even have seasonal accents or holiday accents according to your style or personality of your décor with a twist.
Scott White Olliix.com
When I interviewed Scott White, he was extremely excited about his Olliix brand. He has two other brands: JLA Home and ee1994. However, Olliix was his golden child for Home Show week and it was obvious. The Olliix brand offers so much. And guess who is their biggest audience? Yes, the millennial and baby boomers. Yep, the grands. The grandparent and grandchild alike are loving this brand and this is totally understandable. After visiting the websites of his three brands and speaking with him, I quickly understood and appreciated the Olliix brand (Olliix.com) and how it caters to the millennial and baby boomers. The neutral colors with the ability to streamline is ideal, not to mention the fact that the color accent can be mild or bold, a plus with this brand.
Ollix has a warehouse in Savannah of about 75,000 square feet and will soon be moving to their new warehouse which measures 100,000 square feet within the next few months. As you can see Olliix is definitely growing and doing wonderful things. Olliix also has showrooms in High Point, NC as well as Miami, FL. They are known for carrying such brands as INK+IVY, Intelligent Design, Echo Design, Madison Park, Madison Park Signature, Metropolitan Home, Mi Zone, Mi Zone Kids and Woolrich to name a few.
Mona Press of Art & Frame Source ArtAndFrameSourceInc.com
Mona Press is a family owned business which entered the industry in 1978. Originally importing wood from Italy and Spain for the picture framing business, the business evolved into what we know today as Mona Press of Art Source. Most of their customers buy their artwork through representatives because you cannot buy direct from them. I quickly discovered the unique quality of this brand. They are extremely unique on different levels. One level is that since they own all of their images, the customer has the freedom to totally embrace the artwork and change the color and size to create a signature look for the project every single time.
Mona Press of Art Source offers the following services
- Art Specification
- Extensive Variety with Ability to Customize
- Factory Art Representatives across the US and Canada
- Private Label
They have showrooms in Atlanta, GA as well as High Point, NC.
AmericasMart Atlanta is an exclusive, luxury playground. As one of the world's largest wholesale centers, AmericasMart stretches across the bottom of Ted Turner Drive (formerly Spring Street) with four buildings and at least seven million square feet of the latest apparel, rugs, home décor and gifts, which results in amazing all spread out. It is truly a playground for adults. It is famously known as "The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market." Built in 1957 AmericasMart hosts multiple annual shows such as Market Wednesday, Atlanta Apparel, and the Atlanta Spring Immediate Delivery.
AmericasMart Atlanta is the nation's only global wholesale marketplace housing the world's single-largest collection of home, gift, area rug and apparel merchandise. The largest of AmericasMart's 16 annual Markets and shows, The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market and The Atlanta International Area Rug Market in January and July are the ignition switch for global retailing with buyers from every U.S. state and as many as 70 countries discovering product in more than 1,500 showrooms and more than 3,000 temporary exhibiting companies. ICON HONORS, the home and gift industry's most celebrated recognition program, is produced and staged annually by AmericasMart.
Located in downtown Atlanta, the AmericasMart complex contains more than seven million square feet of space. It's a huge global stage on which manufacturers, designers and sales representatives unveil new lines, launch new designs and introduce new categories – all for the benefit of buyers seeking all that is fresh and first in the home, rug, gift and apparel arenas. For more information, please visit AmericasMart.com.


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I'd VERY much like to merge the two Phoronix feeds and LWN into one feed, so that I can have enough space for all my feeds in the firefox bookmark toolbar.
Now Phoronix doesn't put dates in the feeds, so all items appear in a random order after merging.
Can anybody fix this/Knows who to talk to?


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MMC HealthPlex Installs Additional Imaging Equipment
October 1, 2013
October 1, 2013— Memorial Medical Center is pleased to announce an additional service at their HealthPlex location. A 64-Slice CT (Computed Tomography) Scanner is now available at the HealthPlex providing advanced imaging service to the fastest growing area in Las Cruces.
Using x-ray technology, CT scans create high quality images of the body. This allows physicians to see the heart, blood vessels and other vital organs in detail, leading to the diagnoses and treatment of various conditions.The actual CT scan time can take less than thirty seconds, creating a faster and more patient friendly experience.
At the HealthPlex, patients can expect customer-oriented service and convenience in a comfortable setting. The HealthPlex is a department of the hospital so the same level of care is available as MMC. The HealthPlex accepts any physician's order for a CT scan. For more information or to schedule a CT Scan at the HealthPlex, call (575) 521-5270


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Afghanistan: The Soldiers Story
A true story of modern Kiwi soldiers serving in Afghanistan. The documentary is told through first-person accounts, backed by footage from the actual engagements. Families are involved through interviews, re-living the emotions surrounding their family member's departure to Afghanistan, and the inevitable complexities for families of those that returned and those that did not. A must see story that shows Courage, Commitment, Comradeship and Sacrifice during one of New Zealand's deadliest deployments since the Vietnam War.
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If we've learned one thing from the Monster Scouts, it's that you don't give alcohol to wild monsters or animals. That one time when we gave that owlbear all of those beers, in particular, was a learning moment.
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- Shipped sealed in a clear bag, for protection.
- Offset printed with full color front and back, and a really nice matte finish.
- Designed and illustrated by Daniel m. Davis, of Steam Crow.
- Printed in the USA.
- No owlbears were harmed in the making of this print


text: On Saturday, I'm flying to Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malasyia. I'll be speaking at a few venues, including the conference shown below. I'm wondering what you think I should see and do while I'm there. Have you been to Kuala Lumpur? If so, what tips have you got for me?


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Unsolicited mail a burden to box holder
Unsolicited mail a burden to box holder
To the Editor:
Yesterday I picked up my mail from the Tabernash Post Office and found a book. My P.O. Box is not much bigger than my arm and just barely fit this 377 page soft-cover book of unsolicited extremist religious crap, with my actual mail stuffed in and around it. I am required to have a mailing address and therefore responsible for doing something with whatever material appears in there. My identity as "box holder" burdens me Monday through Saturday with proper disposal of random advertisement. Most of this stuff I can recycle. Unfortunately my preference to flush this book is not an option. Where does the USPS draw the line on what can be mass mailed?
Brooke Bretz
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Today I ticked a couple of things off my monthly To Do list, namely my Bee commitments.
For Katy in this month's Stitch Tease, we are making simple 9-patch blocks which, going by the colour-specifications, she has grand plans for…
Fun, stress-free blocks, thanks bird.
I also completed the next border on Trudi's Brit Bee medallion; this is not due to move on to Sarah until until the end of August, but fearing the school holidays will not be conducive to accurate cutting and piecing, I made the most of the grey day and cool conservatory to get down to it.
Here's a tinkered-with shot of Troods' backside…
Secrecy is, after all, the name of the game.
Tomorrow, if all goes to plan, I am going to re-visit my FQR prep, and I need to do a linky post all about me, (can you think of anything more thrilling/terrifying than that!?!). Any of you folks who are going too need to link up, as the tumbleweeds are blowing through the FQly Blog, and I don't want to scare the first-timers!!!
Saturday, 5 July 2014
It Bee Saturday...
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Troods's backside is shaping up beautifully! ;-)ReplyDelete
And here is me hoping that the school holidays WILL be conducive to accurate cutting and piecing! Katy's blocks look great, and after Sarah's comment there is nothing left to say about Trudi's!!!!ReplyDelete
Hasn't Trudi got a nice backside?! Hope the FQR prep goes well!ReplyDelete
Katy's easy blocks this month were just what I needed. I'm so sad I won't be at FQR. I think it's going to be the best one ever.ReplyDelete
Arrived today, thank you ma'am!ReplyDelete
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Welcome to WABES
WABES is an initiative to facilitate networking and capacity-building across West Africa to support the Work Programme of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), and in particular the assessments.
The overarching goal is to connect Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service (BES) experts from West African universities, research institutions, and existing science-policy interfaces. Annually conducted workshops will act as exchange platforms and as distribution hubs for IPBES developments, supplemented by discussion groups to connect experts and policy makers across West Africa and beyond.
Complementarily, a Master of Science (MSc) program on BES assessments is being established in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, addressing participants from all 15 West African ECOWAS countries. Altogether, the framework shall act as pioneer for strengthening the sub-regional expert pool to support and disseminate assessments within the scope of IPBES.
WABES is funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU).
Project Members
The experience of the Center for Development Research in interdisciplinary research on development-related issues as well as ZEF's experience in establishing graduate programs and managing international project consortia will help WABES to be efficient and effective in supporting the West African contribution to IPBES by supporting young professionals and connecting senior experts.
IPBES (stakeholder, member, The Open-ended Network (O-NET)
WABES is an initiative that brings together Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Experts and Policymakers in West Africa with an aim to increase their contributions to IPBES and catalyse biodiversity conservation, and I just love to be a part of it.
Deputy Director, WASCAL, Cote d'Ivoire.
Coordinator, WABES Graduate program (SPIBES) and CEA-CCBAD, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Cote d'Ivoire.
WABES aims to strengthen the capacity of multilevel-stakeholders in the field of biodiversity and ecosystem services in West Africa. The SPIBES master's program, as a part of the WABES initiative is actively building a new generation of scientists to partake in efforts at proffering solutions to the numerous complex and challenging environmental issues through multidisciplinary approaches. I am delighted to be a partner in this venture.
IPBES (Member of Expert Group, Coordinating lead author (CLA) and Review Editor)
WABES is a fantastic team and working in this innovative project and with the SPIBES Master students is a great joy. I hope to contribute to the project by supporting the exchange between WABES and IPBES with using my extended involvement in divers IPBES processes and activities.
Member of the IPBES capacity building task group and the Open-ended Stakeholder Network (O-NET)
WABES connects people who are passionate change makers engaging for a better implementation of the IPBES work programme in West Africa and beyond. Nature's contributions to people need to be considered not only in environmental policies, but should be valued as indispensable pre-requisite for sustainable development across all political sectors. Science policy interfaces are crucial to translate scientific findings into implementable policy options.
Participant in multiple IPBES Plenaries and national IPBES Meetings
IPBES is one of the most important initiatives to support evidence-based decision making for biodiversity and ecosystem services but countries from many parts of the world, especially sub-Sahara Africa have been left out because political and economic circumstances have not allowed experts to get involved as much as they should have. WABES is a project designed to change this situation for the better. I am very happy to be a team member of WABES, which will be a success story with the support and enthusiasm of our local partners.
Assistant coordinator, WABES Graduate program (SPIBES), Cote d'Ivoire
WABES is a project that promotes networking and capacity-building across West Africa to support the Work Programme of IPBES. Its MSc program (SPIBES) is a pioneer for strengthening the sub-regional inter- and transdisciplinary capacity of students to engage in science-policy interfaces at different scales (international, regional, sub-regional and national) related to the implementation of policies for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BES) and sustainable development pathways. As a climate scientist, I am interested in the implication of Climate change in biodiversity loss.
Participant in IPBES plenaries and Capacity Building forum, and member of Open-ended Network (O-NET)
Bringing biodiversity and ecosystems services considerations into decision making is a crucial step towards improving interaction of human with nature. This is what IPBES stands for. I am excited to be part of WABES initiative which aims at improving the contribution of West Africa to the success of the platform.
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Borrowers have grace periods. Married couples have their honeymoons. And new leaders have long had their "first 100 days." For CEOs, at least, that's the
approximate time between a new job's starting date and various types of reckoning. But that window of forgiveness, often characterized by promises to go on listening tours and polite calls for patience from stakeholders, is getting shorter. In today's era of increasingly active investors, watchers and critics, the heightened focus on fast results is making the first few months feel more like a trial by fire than a honeymoon.
In my article in the National Post on November 1, 2006, I said, "whether a new leader sinks or swims will depend on the support network a company has in place.
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- McKinsey & Co. found that 40% of corporate officers in 77 companies said they can't pursue business opportunities because they lack the right leadership;
- Harvard Business School reported a 40% to 60% failure rate of U.S. executives in 2003;
- In a U.S. Conference Board report this year, only 36% of employees rated their companies' leadership as good or excellent, down 50% from five years ago;
- A 2005 Corporate Executive Board Recruiting Roundtable survey found 89% of new U.S. executive hires indicated they did not have the optimum level of knowledge and skills to do their job;
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Research published in the Harvard Business Review indicates that it takes a new mid-level manager at least 6 months to reach the break even point even in an organization where they are a good fit and have a good chance of success. According to ExecGlobal search executive Carl Wellenstein, the actual costs incurred from poor executive selection is incalculable. Professor Michael Watkins of Harvard University and author of The First 90 Days, who has had extensive experience assisting organizations help executives integrate, reports that it takes at least 6 months before there is a real sense the individual is contributing net value to the organization, and the "sink-or-swim" approach can often be a disaster. Watkins says that when leaders derail, the problems can be traced to vicious cycles in the first few months. And for every leader that fails outright, there are many others who survive but never realize their potential.
So what is the solution? This is where the concept of "on-boarding" comes in. Most companies view on-boarding and orientation as one; they are not.
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George Bradt, co-author of Onboarding: How to Get Your New Employees Up to Speed in Half the Time, argues that on-boarding starts at the recruiting stage, with a focus on managers who conduct interviews "pre-selling" the job to interviewees they want to accept the job if it is offered. Mark Murphy, CEO of LeadershipIQ, a training and development
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A good on-boarding plan should run anywhere from 18 months to 3 years and begin during recruitment. A mentor or coach should be assigned to assist and support the new hire and have structured extensive networking opportunities both internally and externally. As well, an individual plan for growth and performance must be put in place and deliverables are jointly defined for the first 120 days. The new executive should be immediately immersed in a cross- functional project team and be given frequent milestone feedback.
Given the clear research data on high failure rates for new executives, why the reluctance to develop good on-boarding programs? Reluctance by organizations comes from two flawed assumptions: from the organization's perspective, it believes because they have hired a senior and experienced person, they should be able to figure it out on their own, believing the process ends with the hiring; from the individual executive's perspective, the executive makes the mistake of thinking that an immediate demonstration of ability must be made shortly after hire, and actions are taken without learning about the organization's culture and limited efforts are made to build relationships. Research cited by The Journal of American Academy of Business indicated that by far, the most important mistake of new incoming executives in their first 90 days is not taking time to understand the environment and culture before making
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The incoming executive's prime responsibility is to become a student of the organization, and understand it's history, values, vision mission, strategic plans, leadership style and culture, and second, to build relationships and networks, including identifying influential stakeholders and decision-makers, the informal power structure and developing trust. Given today's hiring climate, the most successful organizations are those that use on-boarding strategies to build a competitive advantage by increasing leadership retention. They do not approach the entry of a new leader with a "sink or swim" mentality, but with an understanding that champion swimmers need supportive coaches and team members. This heightened expectation for performance for newly hired executives is creating opportunities for executive search firms and executive coaches to provided custom-designed executive "on-boarding" services, to help executives and managers to get a running start–a service that smart companies would be wise to take advantage of.
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Britain's economy is entering a "menopausal" phase after passing peak productivity, a deputy governor of the Bank of England has suggested.
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I am busily constructing a bodice to wear to a time-traveller's ball this weekend (meep! Leaving it a little last minute... good job self). I've taken in the "souffle" chest effect I was getting before (thanks Heather ) which has changed the armhole somewhat. I think I can just cut it a little deeper to keep it from digging into my arm, but I am wondering if it's supposed to sit on the point of the shoulder?
The photo is super blurry and barely shows what I want, but you can see that the shoulder strap is currently sitting, unlined, on the point of my shoulder. I don't want to add a sleeve at the moment, because ungathered it sits nearly at my elbow D: The armhole has NOT been cut to fit my armscye yet. If this is the way it's supposed to go, then I guess I will just keep going ahead
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Yes, the strap should be just at the point of shoulder, and should have enough tension on it to keep if from falling down.
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|News April 11th 2010:
Sorry for this very delayed update! Chris got a new job and we moved to Munich last September so things were all a little hectic around here. We love it here in Bavaria and now that the computer is back up and running I will try to update the Homepage more freqently again too. Biggest news is probably that I am pregnant again (week 24) and we will have a new family member in August! How exciting! Make sure to check back for updates!
|News June 24th 2009:
I put some pictures up here on this page, more as always on www.myspace.com/anyaadkins
I can not believe Lillian turned two years old already! How crazy is that. She grows up waaaay too fast!
|News April 26th 2009:
Lillian now says her own name! Well.... kind of ;) Just go to the language section on this page and check out her new words!
|News April 20th 2009:
Easter was fun! We did tons of day trips and Lillian loved the egg hunting. Go to www.myspace.com/anyaadkins to check out all the amazing pictures we took! Enjoy! There also is one new picture of Lillian in the picture section here, so go and check out how big she got!
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We're back! After all of us being in the hospital for a while (read the blog to find out more) we are finally back home and trying to get back to daily life! Hopefully it will be here soon!
|News March 3rd 2009:
Make sure to regulary check the updates on Lillian's words. She's learning new ones all the time :)
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Yay! I'm finally doing better with the updating! Hopfully it will stay that way! I decided on putting a new picture of Lillian up about every months or so. So if you want to see more than that, just go to www.myspace.com/anyaadkins.
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2009! That's right! OMG! I can't believe the last update was way over a year ago. That's just crazy. From now on I will try to do this WAY more often again and uploade a bunch of new pictures, update the blog etc.
Lillian will be turning 2 years old in June and we got a new addition to the Family. Loki - our new little puppy.
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|News November 4th 2007:
I can't believe it's been so long again. Lillian just turned 5 months old and I just don't know where time goes. I tried to uploade some parts of this page and am also trying to finally put a picture album on here. Don't know when that will finally work though, just keep looking for it. :) In the meantime, there are ALWAYS the newest pictures to be found under www.myspace.com/anyaadkins (you might have to register for myspace (it's free!), but it's worth it!)
|News September 19th 2007:
Wow! It's been such a long time since I updated this page!
We finally moved in together, and I now live in Birkenfeld, Germany till Chris get's out of the army. We didn't have internet for 6(!) weeks, but are finally back online.
I am currently working on putting a photoalbum on this page, but don't know how to do that yet.
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Big news!!!: We're getting married :) Read more about it in my blog.
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We went to the 3D ultrasound on Tuesday (Feb. 27th) and got some amazing 3D pictures. Make sure to take a look at them. Most of them are taken from our TV since we got a video too, so the quality is not as good as it could be, but they are still pretty amazing!
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I also updated some of the family pictures, but some people are still missing. I'll try to get there pictures too.
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So yesterday I wanted to put my page online. I am almost done with most parts of it so I figured it would be about time.
I checked all the pages again and found out, that some of them were seriously messed up! I still don't know why. So now I have to work on them and see if I can get them back together and will finally be able to put he page online. Shouldn't be more than a couple of days now!
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100+1 Saxen is an excellent resource for players, technicians, and enthusiasts. 159 black and white pages in 11 chapters with a foreword by Tony Bingham, a bibliography, and a patent section.


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ThinkDrink: Bystander Empowerment and Prevention
Marnie's got an attitude and Amrit's got an agenda. Reach your students with this highly engaging MTV style, educational sit-com full of social media references with a meaningful twist at the end. This film takes educational videos to an entirely new level. The plot line is intersected by "film shorts" with research driven embedded messaging to include each facet of the core issues to reduce risk and improve decision-making.
If you need a new way to start the conversation around alcohol, there are plenty of entry memorable entry-points from which to choose in ThinkDrink. Reach your students with believable situations and real-life characters so that they see themselves in the situation negotiating real life choices.
Learning outcomes:
- Understand how to approach friends who are drinking illegally or in a high risk way.
- Understand how you can make a difference, whether you are a drinking or a non-drinker.
- Learn the amount of alcohol contained in various drinks.
- Learn the impact of alcohol on the brain and body.
- Learn the impact of alcohol on sports performance.
- Understand the short term and long term consequences of alcohol consumption.
- Understand what medical attention is necessary for someone who has alcohol poisoning.
- Learn the signs of alcohol poisoning.
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|ThinkDrink: Bystander Empowerment and Prevention - Greek Version
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3 Upcoming Seasons of Popular TV Shows that Audiences Can't Wait to See
Today, the TV Shows are not limited to soap operas thank god. Recently, there have extended their borderlines and we had some treats to watch. Following, we are going to discuss some massive hits with the audience which we will see returning to our screens...Continue reading »


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Citing F.D.R., Bloomberg declares war on development 'obstructionists'
During his twelfth and final State of the City address this afternoon, Michael Bloomberg vowed to beat back "obstructionists" and break ground on legacy-making projects like the redevelopment of Willets Point and construction of a soccer stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
"For the first time since La Guardia was mayor and F.D.R. created the W.P.A., we're not only conceiving big plans that fundamentally change the landscape of our city, we're achieving them," he said, speaking to the city's elected officials at Barclays Center, itself a development in which he takes particular pride. "We've taken a city built mostly before World War II and renewed it for the needs of New Yorkers today and tomorrow. But we still have plenty of unfinished business in all five boroughs."
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After asking for the crowd to deliver a special round of applause for Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, who came up with the idea of bringing N.B.A. basketball to Brooklyn, and Bruce Ratner, the developer who made it happen, Bloomberg outlined just what sort of projects he intends to see underway by the time he leaves office at the end of the year, "obstructionists" notwithstanding.
Among his final-year goals: "In Queens, we'll work with Major League Soccer to bring soccer back to our city for the first time since the Cosmos left in 1977."
Major League Soccer wants to build a 25,000-seat arena on the site of an old World's Fair fountain in the middle of Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
The league has the support of the Bloomberg administration, but has engendered local resistance because, well, it is proposing to put a stadium in the middle of a park.
Bloomberg also vowed to get started on two other projects rife with controversy: Willets Point, which also impacts Flushing Meadows Corona Park, and the rezoning of the area around Grand Central Terminal to allow for taller towers.
"We won't rush the re-zoning—but we won't allow the obstructionists to run out the clock, either," he said. "This is just too important for our future. And given all the politics and special interests, if we don't get it done this year, it may never get done. We just can't let that happen."


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Malcolm Gladwell addresses our predisposition to make quick judgments about people in less than a second, and these judgments are difficult to erase. Just as we judge others quickly, we have preconceived notions with player names. What comes to mind when we hear Darryl Strawberry's name? How do our thoughts change quickly when hear Marquis Grissom or Jay Buhner? Which Outfielder would we rather own just based off of name value alone?
We will explore three nameless Outfielders to try to deter us from a snap judgment based off of a player's name, and we will try to find the best possible player of the three for Roto leagues, H2H leagues, and point leagues. The three Outfielders could qualify as a #2-3 OF in most leagues.
NFBC owners are selecting player A at pick #88, even though player A only accumulated 282 AB's in 2015. Player A boosted his Flyball% from 30.7% in 2013 to 38.7% last season while lowering his GB% from 50.2% in 2013 to 44.2% in 2015. The trends bode well for 20 HR power if Player A can maintain his 13% hr/f. Those owners that seek power and speed can hope that Player A can recover from his hamstring injury in 2015, even though doubters will point to his 61.5% SB% in 2013-2014. H2H owners will want to note that Player A only dominated 39% of the weeks last year, but he dominated 55% of the weeks in 2013-14. His 77% contact rate and 8% bb% bode well for a decent floor if he can stay healthy in 2016. He struggled against RHP last year with a .248 BA in 214 AB's, but he owns a .295 career average versus RHP and a .291 BA versus LHP. Points-League owners will see that Player A contributes 1.3% more value as a #3 OF and -11.1% as a #2 OF, and Roto owners will be looking to pay between $14-18 for his 18-20 HR's and and 10 SB's.
Keeper league owners will inflate player B's value, even though NFBC owners are selecting him at #92. Owners that need speed in the sixth-seventh round will want to target his 25-30 SB's with a 73% SB% success rate. Player B's 80% contact rate and 8% bb% provide a sufficient foundation to keep stealing bases. He dominated 54% of the second-half weeks last year for H2H owners, which allowed him to dominate 44% of the total weeks. Steamer projects 14 HR's in 2016 for him, even though he had a 6% hr/f last year and his park depresses LH HR's by 8%. Daily gamers will want to sit player B against LHP. He hit .190 with a .528 OPS vL and 1 SB against LHP last year, and he owns a paltry .183 against LHP in his career with 1 SB. For those risk-averse owners, player B offers better health than player A, and he projects as 7.3% better than a #3 OF in points leagues, and he is -7.1% less valuable as a #2 OF. Roto owners will aim to pay less than $20 for his skills to hope for a decent return on investment.
If we can wait another round for power, we can draft player C at #122. Player C hit 22 HR's in the second-half last year, even though his 35% hr/f inflated his HR total. Player C's home park inflates RHB HR by 23%, and player C owns a 40% FB%. Player C's 69% contact rate will hurt his BA, which Steamer projects for .247 in 2016, but we can pick up 27 valuable homers in rounds eight and nine. H2H owners will chase player C's ability to dominate 64% of the weeks last year. Even in points leagues that deduct for strikeouts, Player C is 5% more valuable than the average #2 OF and 20.4% more valuable than an average #3 OF. Player C even added 6 second-half SB's by stealing 75% of his SB attempts, and Steamer projects him to steal 6 bases in 2016. Daily owners will want to start player C against RHP because he hit .260 last year with 21 HR's against RHP, and player C owns a career .863 OPS versus RHP. If he can continue to mash RHP, he should provide $17-20 worth of value for Roto owners.
2016 Fantasy Baseball OF Rankings
2016 Fantasy Baseball OF Rankings
What do our teams need in the seventh round? If we prefer speed, we should turn to Player B's SB's and ability to hit RHP. If we prefer big power, we should draft player C and hope for 25-30 HR's. If we want to take more risk for health and speed then player A could be our choice. Most keeper league owners will prefer player B, and H2H and points-league owners will prefer player C's ability to dominate weeks.
Player A - .278, 22 HR, 75 RBI, and 10 SB
Player B - .255, 10 HR, 58 RBI, and 26 SB
Player C - .247, 27 HR, 80 RBI, and 6 SB


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10/01/13 Friday morning Oliver Ford Lincoln presented a $6,000 check to United Way of Marshall County, the proceeds from the recent Drive One 4UR Community.
On Saturday, August 17th Oliver Ford brought their fleet of Ford vehicles to the high school parking lot for a three hour period. For each test drive taken Ford Motor Company donated $20 to United Way of Marshall County for the Drive One 4UR Community.
On Friday, Linda Yoder, Executive Director of the local United Way said, "We appreciate so much the opportunity given to us by Oliver Ford Lincoln to participate in the Drive One 4UR Community program." She went on to say, "John Oliver, Jennifer Houin and everyone at the dealership helped make this a successful fundraiser."
The 2013 United Way campaign is underway and this is a great way to get started. Yoder said United Way dollars serve thousands in the county in a variety of ways. She said, "People serving people" is something they (Oliver Ford) model every day – it's woven deeply into the culture at Oliver Ford Lincoln and you can see it clearly in everything they do to support the community."


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A lot more news on the state's right to discriminate law yesterday.
Governor Pence, appearing once again on Fox, claimed to abhor discrimination, invoking Selma:
Indiana Governor Mike Pence appeared on FOX & Friends this morning again drawing false comparisons between Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act and legislation that Bill Clinton and Barack Obama signed years ago. Pence was also asked by Steve Doocy about accusations that the law is also racist.
Pence's response was to invoke Selma: "Five years ago my wife and my family walked the Edmund Pettus Bridge with John Lewis when I co-chaired the pilgrimage to mark the 45th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. I abhor discrimination. If I was in a restaurant and saw a business owner deny services to someone because they were gay, I wouldn't eat there anymore. Frankly, that's how most Hoosiers are."
Governor Pence then held a Press conference, continuing to insist that the law does not allow discrimination, but calling again for a "fix".
Meanwhile, two GOP leaders admitted it's legal for a business to discriminate against the LGBT community in the state:
"This law does not create a license to discriminate, and this law does not give businesses a right to deny service to anyone," Pence said. "I think it would be helpful if the general assembly were to get legislation to my desk that were to make that clear." The governor, who repeated that he was "proud" to have signed the bill into law last week, rejected allegations that lawmakers intentionally sought to draft a bill that would make Indiana a less welcoming state. "I don't believe for one minute that it was the intention of the general assembly to create a license to discriminate or deny services to anybody," said the governor, then reiterating that he would "welcome" legislation to make that clear.
Despite Gov. Mike Pence's insistence that Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act is all about protecting religious freedom and not about discriminating against folks, two Indiana lawmakers have admitted that even without the RFRA, businesses in their state can legally post "no gays allowed" signs. Raw Story reports that Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long, R-Fort Wayne, and House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, acknowledged that because the state has no law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, such discrimination is legal in most parts of the state.
Think Progress looks at four kinds of discrimination Pence's track record shows he doesn't abhor, including:
Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation In The Workplace: While in Congress, then-Rep. Pence voted no on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which proposed to ban discrimination based on one's sexual orientation. (Gender identity was considered too controversial at the time and stripped out of the bill, but all subsequent versions of the bill have included protections for gender identity as well as sexual orientation.)
Seth Meyers jumped into the debate, taking Governor Pence to task:
David Letterman also mocked the Governor:
Rachel Maddow also looked at the issue:
"It is a clear as day reminder of how conservative politics works in this country — at a very different level from public opinion….In the Terri Schiavo case 10 years ago and the Indiana legalize discrimination case today the rest of the country may have a very distinct revulsion for what is going on, for what politicians are doing…but inside the conservative movement they are listening to different voices, they are hearing different people, and if enough of them are in power, they get their way, as the country watches, slack-jawed and shocked, and they don't care."
Actor Nick Offerman, from Parks and Recd and also married to Megan Mullally, had this to say to Governor Pence:
Newsman Keith Olbermann wants the Final Four moved out of Indiana:
"The football league in this country and the college sports league in this country are tacitly supporting a law that allows those that have voluntarily chosen to join a group to discriminate and be prejudiced at the expense of those who may or may not have had any choice at all and the reality of course is not. The NCAA needs to move the Final Four out of Indianapolis and the NFL must warn Indiana and the Colts. Because ultimately you and I have a choice – do we participate in these laws, or do we do only as much as even the narrow prejudiced sports leagues of the 1930s, the 40s, and the 50s did. Opt out. Stay away, keep our business elsewhere until the laws of hate are gone."
Meanwhile, CT Governor Dannel Malloy called on the NCAA to move the 2016 women's Final Four out of the state:
Connecticut's governor and UConn's athletic director called on the NCAA on Monday to consider moving next year's Women's Final Four out of Indianapolis unless changes are made to Indiana's new religious-objections law.
Greg Louganis, Jason Collins, and other gay athletes plan to protest at the NCAA Final Four:
Greg Louganis and Jason Collins and other gay athletes are planning to protest Indiana's 'religious freedom' law during the NCAA Final Four, despite Gov Mike Pence's promise to 'fix' the law before the national college basketball championship begins on Saturday… 'It should be totally repealed,' Louganis, whose husband is from Indiana, said on the ABC podcast Capital Games. 'Everybody should feel embraced. And I feel that the majority of the populace of Indiana do embrace all people. I felt very embraced… They've been so wonderful. This is just so contrary to my feelings of Indiana people.'
Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie attacked the law:
"The recent passage of the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act has brought significant negative attention to the state of Indiana throughout the nation and indeed the world, because the law is widely viewed as signaling an unwelcoming and discriminatory atmosphere in our state. For its part, Indiana University remains steadfast in our longstanding commitment to value and respect the benefits of a diverse society. It is a fundamental core value of our culture at Indiana University and one that we cherish. To that end, Indiana University will recruit, hire, promote, educate and provide services to persons without regard to their age, race, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, marital status, national origin, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status. Equally importantly, we will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of any of these same factors."
Even Nascar has denounced the new law:
"NASCAR is disappointed by the recent legislation passed in Indiana. We will not embrace nor participate in exclusion or intolerance. We are committed to diversity and inclusion within our sport and therefore will continue to welcome all competitors and fans at our events in Indiana and anywhere else we race."
Nike also stood up against the new law:
"NIKE proudly stands for inclusion for all. We believe laws should treat people equally and prevent discrimination. NIKE has led efforts alongside other businesses to defeat discriminatory laws in Oregon and opposes the new law in Indiana which is bad for our employees, bad for our consumers, bad for business and bad for society as a whole. We hope Indiana will quickly resolve this."
Honeymaid once again supported LGBT rights
with an ad targeting the state:
Towleroad.com has a list of many of the companies who have now come out in opposition:
Dozens of companies are taking action against Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act including NASCAR (below), Anthem, Cummins, Dow, Roche, Starbucks, Apple, Angie's List, PayPal co-founder Max Levchin (below), YELP, Salesforce, Eli Lilly, NBA, WNBA, Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever (below), Marriott (below), NCAA, and Gen Con:
The New York Times looks at how tech companies have come together in opposition to the law:
The technology industry's leaders have found their collective voice on a social issue in the last week, rallying with great intensity against a new Indiana law that will allow businesses, they predict, to discriminate against gay couples. The heads of Apple, Salesforce.com, Yelp and Square have all publicly criticized the law, as have some leaders from other industries. But on many other issues of the day that ignite strong passions — from race relations to income inequality to gun control — tech leaders are much quieter.
Washington DC just banned official travel to the state:
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Tuesday issued an executive order banning the use of city funds for travel to Indiana in response to the state's approval of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which critics say will allow businesses to discriminate against LGBT people. – See more at: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/03/31/bowser-bans-d-c-government-travel-to-indiana/#sthash.Tehxv4Gz.dpuf
Former Maryland Governor and likely Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley called out GOP candidates for their support of the law and others like it:
"I think it's shameful that presidential candidates in this day and age would try to give cover to a law that is sweeping across a lot of Republican-governed states," he said, and that would "give license to the discrimination of gay and lesbian people." He said: "It's not who we are as a country."
The Indianapolis visitor's bureau hi-lighted the city's LGBT friendliness yesterday:
Yesterday, visitindy.com added a new graphic to its website to highlight that it welcomes everyone to the city of the Indianapolis. While the nation has been focused upon the issues surrounding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act passed in Indiana last week, it gets lost that many of the citizens of Indiana are fair-minded welcoming people.
In the midst of the controversy, the Rolling Stones announced their tour dates:
The Rolling Stones announced a North American tour Tuesday which will include a stop in a now-controversial location — Indianapolis, Ind. The band has scheduled a concert at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 4 near the end of the two-month tour. The Speedway is one of the largest venues they'll play in, capable of holding roughly 400,000 fans.
Although Connecticut's Governor has banned official state travel to Indiana, a UoC coach may still attend the Final Four:
University of Connecticut basketball coach Kevin Ollie could still travel to Indiana for the Final Four and the National Association of Basketball Coaches convention this week, despite an Indiana travel ban Connecticut Gov. Daniel Malloy imposed on all state employees, CT News reports… Ollie's appearance at the hoops extravaganza is likely part of a contractual obligation that was hammered out long before the controversy, Hearst Connecticut Media has learned.
An Indiana Pizza Shop is thrilled they can now legally discriminate against gays without fear of penalty:
Memories Pizza, a pizza shop owned by the O'Connor family in Walker, Indiana, says they're happy Governor Mike Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act because it backs up their beliefs, and if they were asked to cater a gay wedding, they wouldn't. Said Crystal O'Connor to ABC57: "If a gay couple was to come in and they wanted us to provide pizzas for their wedding, we would have to say no…We are a Christian establishment…We're not discriminating against anyone, that's just our belief and anyone has the right to believe in anything. We definitely agree with the bill. I do not think it's targeting gays. I don't think it's discrimination. It's supposed to help people that have a religious belief."
Anti-gay commentator Todd Starnes is pissed that Pence is not holding the line on discrimination:
Pence in reaction to question about protecting Christian business: This law does not give anyone a license to discriminate." #shameful. Pence wants a religious liberty bill that does not protect religious liberty. #cowardice #capitulation #spineless
Glenn Beck thinks the reaction to the bill will lead to concentration camps:
The Advocate rounds up GOP Presidential candidate reactions – so far all in favor:
Except for Chris Christie and Rand Paul, who haven't yet commented directly on Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act… several Republican heavy hitters have lined up to echo Gov. Pence's unwavering support for the law as it was passed. Here's what the Republicans reportedly considering a presidential run in 2016 have said about Indiana's law.
Focus on the Family claims liberals have launched a war on the freedom of religion:
Rush Limbaugh also "rushed" to the law's defense:
Good old Rush Limbaugh. Not content with claiming that same-sex marriage will lead to incest, he's now got a bee in his bonnet because you might want to marry your dolphin or something. Addressing the backlash to Indiana's 'right to discriminate' law on the March 31st edition of The Rush Limbaugh Show, he argues that the ban is "not about honoring…discrimination against homosexuality, it's about people whose religious beliefs prohibit them from engaging in activity which lends credence in support of gay marriage." Nothing out of the ordinary so far. However, Limbaugh goes on to claim that a "UK woman who wanted to marry her dog…I think..and did…you remember that? She married a dolphin… ok, whatever. She wanted to marry an animal that was not a man…"
Rick Santorum announced his support of the state's law and others like it:
The only sensitivity training we need is to respect every person. Tolerance is the most misused word in the English language. Tolerance means you can say really horrible nasty things that I hate and offend me. That's how we get along. You have a right to be mean — a right to be nasty to people. That's how this country works, because we have thick skins and we aren't offended. Should a gay or lesbian-owned printshop have to print signs for the Westboro Baptists that say 'God hates fags'? Should a Jewish printshop have to make signs for the KKK? Should a kosher deli have to serve non-kosher food? It's a two-way street. Tolerance is a two-way street. If you're saying that 'your religious liberties are not as important as my — fill in the blank,' then I've got a problem with that.
Several anti-gay "Christian" groups are now boycotting Angie's List to punish the company for its opposition to the law:
The FRC's boycott announcement came hours after the same move yesterday by the AFA's One Million Moms: Angie's List, a company that lists crowd-sourced recommendations for local services, decided that religious freedom wasn't good for business and has threatened to suspend plans to expand its Indianapolis headquarters because of the passage of the law. Bottom line: Angie's List takes the position that religious freedom is bad for business. We, on the other hand, think freedom is the foundation for good business. Businesses that undermine freedom — especially our First Freedom — ultimately undermine their own business. If you have a membership to Angie's List, I urge you to cancel your membership and show them that as a supporter of religious liberty, you won't stand for paying dues to a company that disregards the freedom of people to live their daily lives according to what they believe. When you cancel, politely let them know the reason why.
The Washington Post looks at how businesses have shifted on anti-LGBT discrimination:
Economists used to assume that discrimination helped firms attract customers and workers who themselves supported discrimination. As economists such as Gary Becker and Milton Friedman argued, if the customers didn't care, the owner would pay a penalty in higher wages or lost business from refusing to hire or serve certain groups. As Rampell writes, the Indiana example shows that businesses' concerns have shifted.
The Indy Star looks at the impact the controversy in the state is having on similar bills in other states:
A "religious freedom" measure similar to Indiana's is close to becoming law in Arkansas, despite the national uproar and economic boycott Indiana faces as Gov. Mike Pence scrambles to change his state's law… "To the extent that both Georgia and Indiana have larger populations, and Atlanta and Indianapolis are big magnets for large events, I think the business pressure is more salient there than it is in Arkansas," he said. And that's despite the fact that one of the opponents to the Arkansas measure is heavyweight Wal-Mart.


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More on iPad Notetaking
The times I need my iPad for note-taking are when my computer is being used for presenting of slides. The iPad work flow generalizations I talked about in this post seem to be holding. I practiced taking notes during a few smaller one to one meetings before having a meeting last week where my work computer was in use as the presentation machine. I tapped out the note in markdown in Textastic. For the most part, the stumbles were on the bullets and formatting like indenting. Without a keyboard, it is tougher to keep up with key points.
When the meeting was finished, t was about 5 minutes for some gross edits and then I simply open the text file in the Box.net App and uploaded to my nvALT directory, previewed in nvALT, copied, and pasted into a reply to the meeting invite.
I was able to then type a quick cover on the sent email to a couple of the higher ups to let them know the status and when to expect an update.
The last piece to the flow wasn't needed as I passed off the follow-ups to a colleague. The sent email will get captured in OmniFocus with a due date for resend to prompt status updates from the team at the appropriate date.