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UCLA wide receiver Nick Pasquale was killed in a pedestrian-car crash on Sunday. Pasquale, 20, was walking in a residential neighborhood when he was struck by a car, and died at the scene, reports The Orange County Register. The driver of the vehicle was questioned, but then released. According to the Orange County Sheriff's department, there were no indicators of drug or alcohol involvement.
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I say Melaka, you say Malacca
Keen not to limit my time in Malaysia to solely Kuala Lumpur I am on the road again bound for Melaka aka Malacca. It's a 2 hour bus journey from KL in the same style of small spacious bus I got from Singapore to KL & cost 11RM (approx £1.60). It is a shame to move on from KL just after making fun new friends, but I feel it's not the city for me – bad day or not. It isn't really in my nature to hang around one place anyway when there is so much more to see. It's a big wide world out there folks!

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Sunny Hills High School left no doubt which is the best team in the Freeway League on Wednesday night, romping to an 85-42 win over Fullerton in the championship game of the Freeway League boys' basketball tournament.
Sunny Hills (20-3) will now enter the Southern Section 3-A division playoffs as the league's No. 1 team and will be assured a home game in the first round. Fullerton (14-9) will be designated as the league's No. 2 entry and Troy will be No. 3 after a 63-57 win over Buena Park.
Sunny Hills had the win over Fullerton wrapped up with 2:28 remaining in the first half after a three-point shot by reserve guard Jon Beuerlein that pushed the Lancers ahead, 38-18.
The Lancers continued to pile up points in the second half and had a 40-point lead when Coach Steve White cleared his bench with 3:23 remaining in the fourth quarter.


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For the past month, you have probably been staring at your screen, without blinking, eating, sleeping, or drinking. Just hoping your next refresh would put something new on our feed. Wait no more. Because I will post this right after I finish writing it. But then you'll be back to staring because not even I… Continue reading If You Haven't Noticed… We're On A Break
Eric Hosmer Joins the Rebuilding Padres
Late Saturday night, now Ex-Royals First Baseman Eric Hosmer signed an 8-year, $144M deal with the San Diego Padres. This came as a surprise to many considering the Padres have been a bottom-feeder team for years now. Not only this, but Hosmer reportedly turned down a similar 7-year deal from Kansas City. So he must… Continue reading Eric Hosmer Joins the Rebuilding Padres
Quavo is the Greatest Athlete of All Time
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The NBA Trade Deadline Review For The Casual Fan
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Im Ready To Talk About It
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text: On December 16, 2004 BETTY beloved wife of the late Woodrow Meck, Sr.; devoted mother of Mary Ellen Cannon, Woodrow Meck, Jr., Susan Diane Meck, Tina Marie Jones and the late Linda Maria Jones; dear friend of Earl Berman. Also survived by nine grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and many friends. Funeral services at the family owned LILLY & ZEILER, INC. FUNERAL HOME, 1901 Eastern Avenue on Sunday at 4 p.m. Friends may call Sunday 3 to 7 p.m. Interment private.


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whats your personal style
or do you just keep up with the latest trends thats out at the time
i love babydoll, tunic length type of clothes over jeans as it helps my small waist and hips proportions better.
i also love strapless or off the shoulder tops because i have great collarbone/shoulders..and it just makes me feel more sexy
boy tanks over jeans when i'm feeling casual
skirts and sweaters when i want to dress up more.
=) of course i stick to colors that look best on me, orange, yellow, brown, white and black
I tend to dress either very girly -- bows, lace, pastels, miniskirts, high heels (not all all once!) -- or more "structural" -- a la early 2000s; I love deconstructed white shirts, architecturally-inspired jackets, trapeze coats, etc.
But I swear one day I will be quite eccentric in what I wear! It'll be Philip Treacy hats, Lacroix couture (he makes the best coats!), Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garcon, Junya Watanabe, Vivienne Westwood, Trash Couture, Balenciaga, Marni, Doo.Ri, Peter Som, Derek Lam -- I wear some of this already but it will be over-the-top fantastic! (As soon as I find a city that embraces this sort of eccentricity! I'm not brave enough to be too crazy in what I wear out in public, given how conservative my town is.)
For evenings, I like:
warmer weather:
floaty chiffon dresses in bright colors (Emanuel Ungaro!), preferrably ruffled; Missoni knit dresses
colder weather
embellished (sequinned, feathered, beaded, etc.) mini dresses with Swarovski encrusted stilettos ([SIZE=-1]Rene Caovilla[/SIZE], Giuseppe Zanotti, Roberto Cavalli) under a coat with a large fur collar
Hmmm...everyday wear runs on the boring side..with jeans, t's, sweats being a staple.
My evening attire is way more exciting!! I love skimpy, but not slutty! Cavalli, Pucci, D &G. I usually mix it up, with one interesting piece...whether it be the crazy top, with the plain pants or vice versa...or plain all over, and with crazy jewelry. And always....sky-high heels!!
I seem to have an underlying style, that changes slightly, every few years. I then pick and choose from the new offerings, that I like and add them to my existing items.
I am very aware of the new trends, but I do not allow myself to be ruled by them. I avoid anything I don't like and often buy outside the trends, too.
I often find that things I like become trends, a year or two later, so it's better for me to buy what I like, rather than slavishly following the trends, because it tends to stay in fashion for longer.
At the moment, my style's a sort of slightly glam, vintage, opulent, hippy, '80s, rock chick amalgam!
my style changes a lot. but there's always something that made it still me.
like from the colour i choose or how i accesorize it.
Gosh I don't know. I have so many different outfits, some boho, some uptown ladylike, some power suits.
Can someone provide a list of all personal style "definitions" or archetypes? I would like to categorize my self. hehe!
conservative chic
I like the classic style.
I tend to buy shoes,purses and clothes that are able to be worn forever.. not a trendy person- i may splurge a lil..I hate to buy something and spend $1g on it and next year you are ridiculed for wearing....
basic black,blues, red and greys...
I love Jackie O's look
Excellent thread...
My style icon is Jennifer Aniston... which is not to say I am anywhere NEARLY as stylish as she is, but it should give some idea of my taste. I like neutral colors (85% of my closet is black, cream, brown, navy, gray, etc.) and figure-flattering basics in classic shapes. If I incorporate trends, i do it in my accessories.
I also LOVE jewelry -- especially necklaces, so I tend to wear a lot of v-neck tops. I only wear a couple of pieces at one time, but it's my favorite part of getting dressed. I love to go into my jewelry boxes and pick out exactly the right piece or two to accent whatever I'm wearing.
My style icons are (the late) Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and Nicole Kidman. I really thought I'd end up a tall, leggy blonde but oh well I am a short-legged brunette with blonde highlights.
My style is classic but with a personal twist. If I follow trends it will be something pretty understated or dark colored. For example, i have a pretty lowcut v-neck top I wear going out but it's black and short sleeved, not spaghetti-strapped, and I wear it with jeans or black slacks, not a mini. A couple years ago I bought a black and white floral straight skirt sprinkled with clear sequins and topped with a denim waistband. But it was a little longer than mid calf and I wore it with a simple, black ruched tank.
stupidly casual
i wear on a daily basis: Cashmere cardigan, tee, jeans, and a headband
Evening wear: depends, formal= nice dress + heels, night out= jeans, chiffon top + heels
summer vacation wear: skirt, babydoll top, and flip flops
and a nice bag applies to all of above
I like a clean look. Classic--crisp white shirts, white silk shirts. Great jeans. I learned to buy things that are more expensive and will last for years. Quality versus quanity--no trends for me. I rather spend my money on LV bags and some great silk scarves that will last forever. I think as one gets older (I am 40+) we learn from our past mistakes and realize what works for us. Of couse I still have friends who think they can dress like their teenagers and also still have their highschool hair so some people can get caught up in a time warp......
^^ i dress timelessly casual..... im not into the big trends, but if its actually cute, id wear it.....im a teenager but i have a more sophisticated style than someone elses perspective of a teenager
still stupidly casual though LOLZ


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Thursday, October 18, 2007
Brownback Drops Out, Huckabee to Gain?
Several news sources are reporting that Senator Brownback of Kansas is dropping his bid for the Whitehouse. This is the the second recent GOP candidate to drop, the first being Former Health & Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson.
The race is really starting to enter prime time as the money end of the game is really starting to take over. By Friday Senator Brownback isn't expected to have more than $95,000 cash on hand and although only plays 2% of the polls, really drummed up a great deal of the support with the Evangelical Christians. This foundation of the republican party has yet to find a solid candidate that aligns with their views and identity and it seems that Mike Huckabee is picking up from the demographic.
Huckabee has all to gain from Brownback dropping out in both votes and financial. He has consistently been second to Romney in Iowa polls, whose success is credited to the over 10,000 ad spots his campaign has purchased to raise awareness and profile for Mitt Romney. Huckabee appeals to the conservative voters and as governor of Arkansas can claim to have the executive experience needed to run the country.
Can Huckabee gain from this? What do you think?
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Quick Tags: Campaign Financing, Mike Huckabee, Poll, Sam Brownback, Tommy Thompson
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- D.R. Schmidt said...
I believe that your analysis is spot on. Huckabee stands to gain a lot from Brownback's decision both financially and in votes. That 2% will gavitate naturally towards Huckabee and help position him stronger as he closes the gap with Romney in Iowa.
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Well, here we are, with husbands and with wives, Accounting for the passage of our lives,
Remembering the good old good old days
And singing good old Alma Mater's praise
And smiling and exchanging commonplaces
While trying hard to bracket names and faces.
New, unfamiliar buildings frame the Quad,
But these are not so startling, not so odd
As what abrasive years have done to hair
And teeth and such. Oh, no, we mustn't stare,
We mustn't start, or grow the slightest teary
But only slap the stooping back and query
"How many children have you?" "What's your line?"
And always comment on the answer, "Fine!"
The bald wear hats, the ones with dentures hold
Their lips a trifle tight, the fat ones fold
The flesh in so that it won't be apparent. . . .
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Governor Brian Sandoval today released the following statement after the independent review team published its report titled "Little Valley Escaped Prescribed Fire Review."
"I would like to thank the independent review team for its time and thorough report. Bringing in an outside professional perspective was an important step in understanding how this tragedy occurred," said Governor Brian Sandoval. "I will review the report with my team and we will discuss the findings with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Once again, I would like to express my heartfelt sorrow to the victims of this tragic event and my sincere gratitude to the first responders and firefighters who battled this intense and shocking event without injury or loss of life."
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The Injury League website has reported today that Newcastle remain well on top of the injury league for the Premier League for this season so far, with Manchester United in second place, Arsenal 3rd and Everton in 4th place.
Siem de Jong – been out since September with torn thigh muscle
There has been lots of news about the Red Devils injury troubles this season, but it's nothing compared to those of Newcastle, and it's been a chronic problem for Newcastle for many years – and there has to be a reason why we pick up so many injuries every season – especially hamstring injuries..
The injury league allocates points each week for the number of players that are missing for each club – and here is their latest table.
The Physioroom.com web-site details the number of injuries each club has and what they are plus estimated retunr dates, and at the moment we are top (of course) with 10 injuries followed by Hull with eight and then Arsenal, Everton and Liverpool with seven injured players each.
Notice that Chelsea – who are top of the league – have had the fewest problems with injuries this season, and maybe we should see what they do in their training and what the medics do – to ensure few injuries are picked up.
It would be a huge thing if Newcastle this season had only one or two injured players out each week – like Chelsea have had.
Maybe we would have been in the top six?
It's worth a trip down to Stamford Bridge to at least investigate.
The way to put this to Mike Ashley is that we could feel much stronger sides each week, and therefore we would tend to get better results – which means we would finish higher up in the Premier League – which means we would get more money evry Mat from the PL
That would get Mike's attention. 😀
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Santon for me has been the most disappointing player of the Pardew era. Signed as a huge coup with a lot of promise and he's never ever shown it. I can count on one hand the number of good games he's had. Aside from those he's been bang average at best and poor at worst.
I think he's suffered from poor coaching, lack of playing identity and injuries of course. Unfortunately for him it seems the bad factors have combined and targeted him. Id sell him. Unless he's going to be used and retrained as a RB or RW then we don't need him.
I feel a bit sorry for Santon, I never think he's as bad as most folk make out, and he's often vilified for not actually defending that much. In the modern game, technically there aren't many full back's that do. In the modern era supporting the midfield with overlapping runs seems to be the primary task. Defensive attributes appear to be optional? Or is that just me getting nostalgic for the old days when all defenders job descriptions began with the words 'Knack the opposition (Insert applicable role)'
Honestly, I think that whenever we get de Jong, Abeid and Aarons back we are going to have a very good attacking side with good depth. What worries me is our back line now that Stevie T is out with another season ending injury. I think it would be nice if we brought in another striker but our more immediate need are at CB and preferably two of them. Otherwise I think that we have a really solid side when healthy.
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"Just to add to Thumps comment, MA does not own SJP, the City Council do, and there is no way they will let it happen."
WRONG – City Council do not own SJP – Mr Tubbs does. He will not own the land as its freehold or leasehold cannot recall which -but all the structures thereon he owns.
it seems AP's parting gift was not taking his stooges with him, all on long term contracts who seemingly would never get a gig anywhere else.
If you were garde or anyone else and you saw carver, stone and woodman hanging around it must be devastating.
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New Delhi: The long-pending demand of Kerala
for a rail coach factory in Palakkad has been approved by the Centre Thursday.
The Union Cabinet approved the setting up of a new rail
coach manufacturing unit as a joint venture project to
manufacture 400 coaches per annum at an estimated cost of Rs
550 crore excluding the cost of land.
Railways shall contribute 26 per cent of the equity in the joint venture.
The coach plant will be set up at Palakkad where land to
the extent of about 239 acres is available for use which will
be purchased by the Railways from the state government.
"This will help Indian Railways in ensuring timely
availability of passenger coaches to meet the increasing
demands of passenger transportation. It shall also ensure induction of state-of-the-art aluminium coaches for the national transporter," according to the statement issued by
the government.
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had last week met
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, seeking speedy approval for
the project. Trivedi had assured that the foundation stone of
the factory would be laid this month.
The work on the project will commence during 2012-13 and
will be completed within a period of 36 months.


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Czechs in Space, and Other Trivia
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A Clitheroe man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates after more than 87,000 pornographic images and movie clips of children were recovered from a computer, an iPhone and storage discs.
Graham Charles McCally (55), of Green Drive, was sent on bail to Preston Crown Court on 11 charges of making indecent photographs and movie clips of children and six of possessing still and moving images.
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Professor Richard Brazier
Professor of Earth Surface Processes
External responsibilities
Awards/Honorary fellowships
2015 - Winner of the Water Industry Achievement Awards: Big Data award. In partnership with South West Water and the Environment Agency
2013 - Winner of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management: Wetlands Award as part of the 'Upstream Thinking' team
2012 - Winner of the Utility Industry Achievement Awards, 2012 (Environment Award), as part of the 'Upstream Thinking' team with SWW, WRT, EA and NE.
2012 - Overall Winners prize in the 2012 Pennon Environmental awards "The judges commended the development and use of innovative technology to survey restored mires and gather data on blue water storage. They noted this will enable future restoration to be better targeted on relevant areas of land, and help inform the next bid to Ofwat to apply for more funding going forward. They felt this solution had many applications, not just in the water industry, or the UK, but across many industries, globally."
Committee/panel activities
2009 - 2020 Scientific advisor to the South West Water Mires-on-the-Moors project
2009 – present Honorary Fellow at North Wyke Research, part of Rothamstead Research
2004 - 2008 Invited member of COST 634 initiative.
2004 - 2008 Invited inaugural member of the Top Down Working Group (TDWG) of the IAHS sponsored 'Predictions in Ungauged Basins' PUB initiative
2007 - present Invited member of the Soil Conservation Committee of the Soil System Science group of the European Geophysical Union.
2008 - 2011 Member of the NERC peer review college
2009 – present Invited member of steering group for Defra-funded Flood Demonstration Project, Holnicote Estate.
2007 - present Invited member of the Erosion Committee of the Hydrology group of the European Geophysical Union.
2010 - present Invited advisor to the Defra sponsored 'Catchment Sensitive Farming' Initiative (ECSFI)
2010 - present Invited scientific advisor and member of the Mires-on-the-Moors Project Delivery Group
2012 - present Invited member of NERC taskforce on sustainable Agriculture
2013 - present Member of the International Commission on Water Quality
2012 – present Senior Scientist on the Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research project. Funded by the US National Science Foudation in collaboration with the University of New Mexico
Editorial responsibilities
Journal Reviewer for >20 International, peer-reviewed journals
Editorial board for journal Catena, Special Issue – The scale problem in soil erosion studies. Published March 2013.
2013 - Associate Editor for EGU journal 'SOIL'
External Examiner Positions
PhD Examining
November 2003 - Louise Sime (Sheffield)
August 2004 - Andy Carr (Sheffield)
November 2004 - Ben Surridge (Sheffield)
September 2006 - Eblal Zakzok, (Manchester)
September 2011 - Charlotte Lloyd (Bristol)
November 2014 - Anka Asandei (Exeter)
December 2014 - Harriet Sjerps-Jones (Exeter)
June 2016 - Gareth Owen (Newcastle)
June 2016 - Ian Thomas (Ulster)
June 2017 - Holly East (Exeter)
October 2017 - Peter Metcalfe (Lancaster)
Invited lectures & workshops
January 2011 - Chair and organiser of Defra-funded workshop 'Developing a cost-effective framework to monitor soil erosion in England and Wales'
April 2009 - Understanding the erosion of semi-arid landscapes subject to vegetation change: a combined approach using monitoring, isotope and 14C analysis. Invited paper. European Geosciences Union.
May 2010 - Rainfall simulation in erosion studies. Invited keynote paper at the EGU meeting, Vienna, 2010.
May 2010 - Improving soil erosion models through iterative data collection and numerical experimentation. Invited paper at the EGU meeting, Vienna, 2010.
June 2012 - The Mires Restoration Project: holistic understanding of the effects of moorland restoration. Invited paper at the British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Bangor, Wales.
July 2012 - Invited participant in the Future Water 2012 conference at the Royal Geographical Society, London.
March 2012 - Invited seminar at Department of Geography, Brighton University.
October 2012 - Invited reviewer for the Portugese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
November 2012 - Invited reviewer for the Czech Science Foundation
November 2012 - Invited rapporteur at the UK's Upland Hydrology Group meeting, Dartmoor National Park, UK.
July 2013 Invited participant in the Future Water 2013 conference at the Royal Geographical Society, London.
Media Coverage
Specieswatch: beavers chip in to boost Yorkshire flood defences - The Guardian, 5th November, 2018
How England's first wild beaver colony has transformed a Devon valley - The Daily Mail online, 24th August, 2018
Beavers arrive in the Forest of Dean - Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Forestry Commission, and The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, 24th July, 2018
Beavers released in Forest of Dean as solution to flooding - The Guardian, 24th July, 2018
Beavers curb soil loss and water pollution, study suggests - The Daily Mail online, 10th May, 2018
Beavers could be used to clean up polluted rivers in Devon and Cornwall - ITV1, 9th May, 2018
Beavers reduce river pollution by building dams, study shows - The Telegraph, 9th May, 2018
Beavers ponds reduce flood risk and mitigate soil erosion - BBC Radio Devon, 9th May, 2018
How beavers can do dam good work - BBC Wildlife Magazine, 9th May, 2018
Beavers Do Dam Good Work Cleaning Water, Research Reveals - Science Magazine, 9th May 2018
Beavers curb soil loss and water pollution, study suggests - The Evening Express, 9th May 2018
Beavers reduce flood risk - BBC Radio 1 - PM program, 8th May, 2018
Gove's farming subsidy overhaul 'must be backed by research' - Research Professional, 5th January, 2018
Britain bringing back the beaver - The Globe and Mail, 22nd December, 2017
Natural England greenlights beaver release to boost biodiversity - ENDS report, 11th December, 2017
Beavers will return to the Forest of Dean for first time in 400 years - BBC online, 8th December, 2017
Beavers returned to Forest of Dean as solution to flooding - The Times, 8th December, 2017
Beavers are going to be released into the Forest of Dean - BBC Radio Gloucestershire, 8th December, 2017
Environment Secretary backs release of Beavers in Forest of Dean - Gov.uk, 8th December, 2017
Michael Gove says yes to beavers: Family of dam-building rodents set for the Forest - Gloucestershirelive, 8th December, 2017
Leave it to the Beavers! - Cornwall Life magazine, November, 2017
Autumnwatch: The Cornwall Beaver Trial - BBC Two, 25th October, 2017 (from 40 minutes in)
Meet the latest recruit to the UK flood defence team: the beaver - The Guardian, 16th September, 2017
Countryfile Summer Diaries, Episode 3: Cornwall Beaver Trial - BBC One, 30th August, 2017 (from 21 minutes in)
Dam it! How beavers could save Britain from flooding - The Guardian, 8th August, 2017
Bring back beavers to prevent flooding - The Telegraph, 4th June, 2017
Beaver return 'benefits environment' - BBC News online, 3rd June, 2017
The benefits of beavers - They can be controversial, but scientists say beavers are good for the environment and biodiversity. BBC News online, 3rd June, 2017
Extinction reversed as beavers make a miraculous comeback in Cornwall - The West Briton, 30th March, 2017
Beaver projects win national nature conservation award - BBC Spotlight, 27th March, 2017
Beaver fever proves giant rodents are not a dam nuisance - The Times, 25th March, 2017
Wildlife Success of the year - BBC Countryfile magazine, 13th March, 2017
Reintroducing beavers to the Forest of Dean - BBC Radio Gloucestershire, 24th February, 2017
Watch: Rare baby beavers with mother in River Otter - Express online, 30th January, 2017
Brexit offers rare chance to make Britain greener - Nature News, 11th January, 2017, Nature 541, 145-146. doi:10.1038/541145a
Environmental Audit Committee - Oral and written evidence: The Future of the Natural Environment after the EU Referendum - Published 4th January 2017
Drones for leak detection - BBC One Spotlight, 21st December, 2016
Beaver dams could help in the fight against flooding - The Times, 3rd December, 2016
Scientific evidence proves the value of British beavers - Rewilding Britain Magazine, 10th November, 2016
Environmental Audit Committee - The Future of the Natural Environment after the EU Referendum, 18th October, 2016
Farming Today - UK Beavers, BBC Radio 4, 3rd August, 2016
Five Brilliant facts about Beavers - Rewilding Britain magazine, 27th July, 2016
From source to sea, natural flood management: the Holnicote experience
Beavers at work... Devon dwellers reveal their flair for fighting floods Observer, 14th February, 2016
Farming today - Beavers in Devon, BBC Radio 4, 10th February 2016
Using Beavers to Naturally Manage Flooding Permaculture magazine, 9th February, 2016
A natural ally in the fight against floods - the beaver Western Morning News, 8th February, 2016
Environmental Audit Committee: Flooding, Cooperation across Government, Parliament TV, 3rd February, 2016
Beavers and flood risk management Rewilding Britain, 18th December 2015
Should the UK bring back beavers to help manage floods? New Scientist, 21st November, 2015
Devon beaver colony could prevent floods and boost fish populations Western Morning News, 19th November, 2015
Beavers are back, but are they welcome? Shooting Times and Country magazine, 2nd September, 2015
Saving the culm grasslands - how farmers and conservationists are working together - Western Morning News, 24th June, 2015
Exmoor Mires water project could have global significance - Western Morning News, 23rd April, 2015
Exmoor peat bogs could soar in value for carbon emissions offsetting - Western Morning News, 30th March, 2015
Beavers are back, but are they welcome? Shooting Times and Country magazine, 2nd September, 2015
Saving the culm grasslands - how farmers and conservationists are working together - Western Morning News, 24th June, 2015
Exmoor Mires water project could have global significance - Western Morning News, 23rd April, 2015
Exmoor peat bogs could soar in value for carbon emissions offsetting - Western Morning News, 30th March, 2015
A scheme to 're-wet' thousands of acres of peat bog - BBC news, 18th March, 2015
Acres of Exmoor 're-wetted' and restored to peat bog - UKwirednews.com, 18th March, 2015
Working wetlands audio slideshow - Devon Wildlife Trust, March 2015
Farming Today - BBC Radio 4, February 2015
Shared planet: beavers in business - BBC Radio 4, November 2014
Rewilding Britain: bringing wolves, bears and beavers back to the land
Going back in time to save the Exmoor Mires - Western Daily Press, 10th June, 2014
An environmental superstar? Understanding the ecohydrological impact of reintroducing the Eurasian Beaver in the UK.
Devon County Show cancelled due to adverse weather (.mp3) - Interview on BBC Radio Devon, Friday 30th May, 2014
Torquay Letter: Tourism badly hit by storms The Irish Times - Friday March 14th, 2014 By Mark Hennessey
Careless farming adding to floods South West Farmer - Friday 7th March, 2014
Farmers need to be much smarter on land use to prevent worst flooding Blue and green tomorrow - Friday, March 7th, 2014 By Tom Revell
Interview with Roger Harrabin - Drive Time, BBC Radio 5, 7th March 2014
Interview with Roger Harrabin - Today, BBC Radio 4, 7th March 2014
UK floods: How restoring peat bogs could prevent flooding - WN.com 10th March 2014
Careless farming adding to floods - by Roger Harrabin, BBC online, 7th March 2014
Exmoor Mires project - BBC Spotlight, 27th February 2014
Research referenced in Commons debate on Impact of recent weather events in the south west of England - Parliament TV, 26th February 2014
Weather Eye - The Times, 21st February 2014
One West landscape where water's wanted - Western Daily Press, 10th February 2014
Exmoor bogs project cuts storm water by a third - Western Morning News, 8th February 2014
Exmoor peat bogs contain rainfall, say study - WWT Online, 7th February 2014
Flood Defences - BBC Spotlight, 17th January 2014
Recognising the real value of natural capital in the west country landscape Western Morning News, Thursday 27th June, 2013
Moor body calls for pause to work on bogs - Okehampton Times, 20th June 2013
Significant Impact
2009 – present Scientific Advisor and member of the Project Delivery Group for the Mires-on-the-moors initiative, a SWW funded project (£4M) which seeks to restore the upland blanket bogs of Dartmoor and Exmoor to alleviate flooding and sequester carbon
January 2008 - Expert witness for workshop on soil erosion and sediment strategy for the UK – Defra funded
March 2009 - Expert assessor for Defra Integrated Water and Agricultural Management Scheme.


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The Venture Brothers, quite frankly, kicks several kinds of ass. If you've never seen the wacky show about the crazy Venture family (aging-scientist father Thaddeus "Rusty" and well-meaning-but-pretty-dumb twin brothers Hank and Dean) and their exploits against the villains of their world (led by "arch-nemesis" The Monarch, among several ridiculous others), I'mma need you to stop reading right now and go track the first five seasons down. You can tweet me and thank me tomorrow. Today brings good news, friends: the long-awaited sixth season of the show is set to debut soon!
According to a press release from Adult Swim (the cable "imprint" that shares channel space with Cartoon Network), the new season is set to premiere at Midnight ET on January 31. The full 8-episode season is planned to air in week-to-week order thereafter. Check out the official words for yourself, conveniently provided by Adult Swim via a real estate listing:
Location, Location, Location! Perfectly situated in the heart of New York City, season 6 of The Venture Bros. is a billionaire's dream come true, offering the discerning buyer top-of-the-line drama and panoramic danger in every direction. Super-scientists, bring your loofah! Relax and unwind from a long day in the lab in your luxurious, spa-like, master bath, where floor-to-ceiling windows offer spectacular views of approaching enemies from every direction. This eight episode, 3 BR, 2 BA stunner comes with its own dedicated robot, plus servants' quarters for live-in bodyguard.
The only real bummer about the show to date has been its production schedule: The Venture Brothers officially premiered on Adult Swim in 2003, and the last new episode was seen in 2013; those ten years have held the previous five seasons, in quite an erratic release schedule. Hopefully season 6 will reward fans for the extended wait!
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CS Outreach Mumblings
I think we can all agree that Computer Science has trouble recruiting and retaining people, especially those from less privileged backgrounds. I wonder how much of that is the fact that we put steep learning curves in front of people before you can do anything interesting. Here's a short story of my experience trying to test out a script a friend of mine sent me. For a little background, I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 and trying to run a Python script.
I get the script in the email and try to execute it. Sadly, my friend is a Windows user which means I have to find a program to remove all the superfluous carriage returns [1]. Once the file is cleaned up, I try again to run the script. Unsurprisingly, I don't have all of the dependencies installed on my system. No big deal, I'll just add them. Of course, one of the dependencies isn't available through Ubuntu's packaged manager and has to be installed from the Python package index (PyPI). Being the sort who heeds sys-admin warnings to not install PyPI to my system's root [2]. To avoid doing that, I need to set up a virtualenv, which allows me to install Python packages without installing them on my entire system. Upon trying to install the first package dependency, pip fails, and I'm forced to rely on Google. Apparently, I have to upgrade pip, using pip, just to install something else with pip. Long story short, this kind of mundanity continued for close to an hour.
Trying to put myself in someone who is just learning to program, I'm not sure why I would want to keep banging my head on the wall before I could even starting playing with the code. The Python community is generally good about being welcoming and encouraging to newcomers. That's certainly part of why I have a career as a programmer at all. However, this is something we need to be better at. When core tools requires non-trivial expertise to use and no one fixes it, that sends the signal that we don't care if people without that experience can use our tools. We can do better.
1. For whatever reason, Windows uses two characters to represent a new line in a file. It uses both the newline character '\n' and the carriage return character '\r'. Unix-based systems (including Mac OS X) only use a single newline character. Unfortunately, the extra carriage return characters Windows adds to files causes Unix-based systems like my Ubuntu OS to choke and be unable to properly read the file.
2. Ubuntu uses Python for a lot of system management tasks. If you install a package to your system's root, you run the risk of version conflicts that can break your OS. In short, never `sudo pip install` anything.


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If you refer to the What is "The 3 in One" Page you will see what I believe. What I believe shapes who I am. And my identity, just like yours is influenced by 4 areas of life, which I believe are mandated by God. Those 4 areas include: family, culture, government, and church.
I do not think that any of these areas should be emphasized to the exclusion of any of the other areas. However, I do believe that each area needs to be emphasized as much as possible. It is not that we should divide our energies equally between the four, but that we should give our all to each. Example: A father doesn't give 1/3 of his love to each of his three children, no, he loves all of them absolutely and perfectly. Likewise, we ought to embrace each of these four areas of life absolutely and perfectly. (However, we still need to pragmatically spell out our priorities so we know what needs to come first when conflicts arise between these four areas. I will write a blog on my personal prioritization in the near future.)
Let us look at the four areas again: family, culture, government, and church.
Family: I am a husband, father, brother & child.
Culture: I am a teacher, doctoral researcher, physicist, theologian, runner, adventurer & photographer.
Government: I am a taxpayer, voter & law abiding citizen.
Church: I am a Christian, theologian, worshiper, and preacher.
This blog may seem disconnected and random. But honestly, it is me trying to be a follower of Christ connected to this-world (refer to the Four, 3-in-Ones), and I believe I am connected to this world when I embrace my identity in each of these 4 areas.
Here are a few particulars you may like to know: My name is Michael Fletcher. I teach students at a Spring Mountain Christian Academy in Portland, Oregon and I have the privilege of teaching them subjects such as Bible, Math, and Science. It is really fun being able to teach subjects which many people find to be incompatible. I have the ability to teach these diverse courses because I was originally trained in Physics (Eastern Washington University), but have since earned a M.A. in Biblical Studies (Multnomah Seminary), a Th.M. in Systematic Theology (Western Seminary), an Advanced Master's in Systematic Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven) and I am now a doctoral researcher working on earning a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from KU Leuven. My academic pursuits are directly related to my desire to help the Church. The most difficult part of going to Belgium was leaving my students….thankfully I am able to continue teaching a few courses to my students via the internet.
My students are not my only love though…my wife and daughter define the essence of beauty and they continually remind me of the grace of God. I praise God for them everyday. We have been married for 11 years and our daughter is now 2 years-old.


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Many thank to rexam-1 fro this wonderful drawing. Was relay awesome and super nice of him to draw this cute art to me. You relay know how you should draw the right pose on me.
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My friend abdl86 has been really nice to me and commissioned lots of art with me in it, so I just had to repay his kindness. x3
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OCSRA is offering two (2) professional development opportunities for Ontario coaches, including our Apprentice Coach Program and our new Para Coach Mentorship Project.
The Apprentice Coach Program (ACP) goal is to increase the number of Ontario coaches achieving international success by providing an enhanced coach development plan for coaches working with LTAD Training to Train and Training to Compete stage athletes.
The Para Coach Mentorship Project (PCMP) goal is to increase the number of Ontario Para athletes achieving international success by assisting in development of OCSRA's Para Talent Identification & Talent Transfer Program.
For full projects details please see attached information sheets.
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Otter Lodge Blog: Breakfast Whisky?
As we are a Scottish B&B I thought it only right that that we have a blog about whisky. As you can imagine this is not a subject to be rushed into; it has taken years of research. I am very grateful for all the help given to me by my dear partner Vanessa; this is partly about her journey in visiting, literally and spiritually, the different whiskey making areas of Scotland and sampling their products.
I was brought up in Aberfeldy, a small Perthshire town, and like many others in the Highlands it has a large distillery in it. This is not the most romantic of all the distilleries and most of its product ends up in Dewar's blended whisky. But it is important to Aberfeldy as, indeed, every other distillery is important to the village it is sited in, especially when you get to some of the more remote islands. If the distillery is going well and at full production the village will be alive, with a strong core of whisky jobs. In the mid-nineties I lived in Bowmore, on the island of Islay; a time when there was not much demand for the distinctive style of whisky produced there. All of the islands eight distilleries were on short time, some only running two days a week. Some had closed altogether. The local economy was in the doldrums: work was short and money, tight. Contrast that with today: whisky production is on twenty-four hours a day and demand outreaches supply for that distinctive Islay taste. But the really ironic thing is that all that whisky that wasn't made in the nineties could have been sold many times over as, by now, it would be fifteen to twenty year old – about a perfect age for peaty Islay malts. If they only knew.
Geography and whisky are very closely related here in Scotland. Styles of whisky are often referred to by the region of production and generally this is a good guide to the likely character. This is not always the case, but it is most the time and a good starting point for a trip around whisky, if you're ever introducing anyone to the world of malt. I think Speyside is the only place to begin for here lies the home of many of the most gentle and smooth of all malts. They are mostly made with spring water that comes from the granite of the Cairngorms and very lightly peated. When you add many years in a sherry barrel you end up with a dram a bit like the landscape it came from: rolling, with no jagged peaks or stormy waves.
Lovely as Speyside is, you might eventually decide that it is time for a bit more adventure and visit another area and on my map. It's time for a visit to the Highlands. This region is much more spread about and will take a bit more traveling to get to know, but will be equally rewarding. The geography of this area is much more varied and, correspondingly, so is the whisky. Sometimes you can be mistaken into thinking that you have wandered back to the Spey; other times that you have met a more aggressive character altogether; almost threatening in it intensity but after a bit of time together a friendship might develop that is hard to leave behind.
Orkney is a place not be missed during your time in the Highlands. It is the home of some of the most convivial of all whiskys, including a personal favorite, and always nice to revisit after a bit of time away. But for a good bit of my life I have lived on one or another of the islands of the west coast and in many ways they all feel like my home. I love the craggy mountains and wild stormy seas and it's impossible to have a tour of malt whisky without a visit. May I suggest that if you brave those stormy seas you take a guide with you; for here lies the home of some of the real hoodlums of the whisky world and it's not a place to stagger about without a helping hand. Many people visit the islands once and are frightened off by the big peaty louts that they encounter there, so it is a good idea to tread cautiously and save the heavyweights until your are sure.
If you know much about whisky you will have noticed by now that I have missed out one region in Scotland that has a fair number of distilleries and a regional style: The Lowlands. Well to tell the truth I am not the biggest lover of Lowland whisky. Maybe I am too much of a romantic but give me a Highland glen over a lowland industrial estate any day.
Today I live on the Isle of Skye; the home to a very fine distillery a popular visit for those touring the island. Talisker is a classic example of a malt that reflects the landscape it came from, wild and craggie with a bit of romance thrown in. The exciting news for the whisky lover on Skye is that we are getting a new distillery built from a old farm steading in the south of the island. It will be a long wait to see what kind of whisky they produce. Friendly or aggressive? A whisky of the high mountains, or of the glens?


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Just weeks before his tragic death, it seems that celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain had complained about being on the receiving end of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's "operatives."
A celebrated author and television star, Bourdain's tragic suicide caught his family — and his legion of fans — completely off-guard.
Now, social media users have dug up a disturbing tweet about Bourdain complaining about "being of the receiving end" of "HRC" — Hillary Rodham Clinton — and her "operatives" from just one month ago.
Even though authorities say there is zero evidence of foul play, Bourdain's public statement and his unexpected suicide just weeks later were quick fodder for far-right conspiracy theorists.
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I filled in my new chart pages, lab values, weight, bp, BMI from the last 5 years. Unbelievable to have it all right in front of me. No wonder she got on my case about my labs this last time. They were not as good as I'd thought. Trending pretty much like they have been all these years. And I've been trying so hard. Really changed my diet a lot. She says I may not be able to get my cholesterol down. It might be hereditary, and also there's a component to thyroid disease causing this in some people and I do see my numbers go up substantially after that.
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2 January, 2017
Finally, after sailing in the rough sea of 2016 trades, we can sigh in relief, as the land comes into view. Plucky voyagers have been weathering through the raging waves of Brexit, US Elections, accommodation between the oil producers and intricate Central Bank policies. As the traders, have gotten through the main caprices of the financial markets, its time to relax and ponder over the year that is set to be before us.
Brexit terms
The main concern for traders lies with the independent UK, and if it will save the European Union. Applying tough trade and immigration policies the fresh British government risks to lose access to the EU single market, a crucial channel of exports for the local British firms. Seeking for a compromise between two states is a key process to have correct take on the UK equities and the Pounds performance.
Federal Reserve vs. Trump
The euphoria over Trump sent the US Dollar and the equities to a new record high, as the President-elect pledged to increase the fiscal spending and to relieve corporate taxation, which bodes well for the US inflation and economic growth overall. However, a certain degree of vagueness hovers over the implementation of Trump's economic initiatives, as they should be interpreted by the FED to make the monetary policy walk arm-in-arm with the US economy performance. The evident December hike came with a surprise of three more hikes planned next year, although, we all know how the FED masterly "downgraded" from three rate hikes in 2016 (forecasted on December 2015 meeting) to only one increase in the end of the year with a minimal jolt on the markets.
Banking crisis in EU and ECB
The last ECB meeting showed that the Central Bank is not in a hurry to halt the stimulus program. The signs of a banking crisis in Europe with Deutsche Bank and Monte Dei Paschi issues add to the evidence that it's not likely to see ECB turning hawkish in the medium term. With ECB and FED acting more and more separate, Euro is likely to receive additional bearish attention and the European equities flourish under more stimulus.
Crude oil
Undoubtedly the prices shifted into a phase of growth with the Saudi Arabia, Iran and Russia putting end to the market repartition. Although it is essential to keep track of the actual output cuts, as history knows the examples, when Oil producers failed to honour their agreement. Trading will become especially tricky with actual market rebalance lagging behind the optimism over the rhetorics of oil officials and news about production cuts.
The British Pound rose sharply on Tuesday as political uncertainty in France and geopolitical risks...
This week the market sentiments will be orchestrated by speculations of the outcome of the France presidential race...
The protocol showed that, after retreating from near the zero-interest rate...
The UK PMI index in the services sector exceeded expectations rising to 55.0 points against the 53.5 points forecast indicating expansions in the sector...
The Oil price has formed a bullish engulfing in the 3rd point of the ascending channel in the weekly chart...
The dollar retreated from four-and-a-half month lows after the speech of Fed's chair Janet Yellen, who noticed a stable economic recovery...
The demand for safe haven assets is declining, as the US stock market that was doomed to collapse remained stable. Investors are ready to jump...
The Dutch voters resolutely put a brake on the populism wheel spinning across the globe such as the right-centrist party of Rutte, as election results showed his primary opponent Geert Wilder went up by a sizable margin...
US crude oil stockpiles soared for the ninth week in a row according to the EIA report...
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Luang Phor Thuad was born in 2125 and was highly respected and revered as a guru monk throughout the Kingdom of Thailand. He spent his entire life spreading the Dhamma for the benefit of the people without impartiality. Luang Poh Tuad was a monk who lived around 300 years ago in the so called "Ayuttaya period". Normally he stayed in monasteries in southern Thailand, but he also travelled a lot to the central regions and the former capital Ayuttaya.
It is said that LP Tuad was able to do miracles and there are written reports on it.it is fabled that Luang Phor Thuad had the ability to change salt water to fresh water and it is for this reason that the amulet is often worn by fisherman as a protective talisman against the perils of the ocean. When LP Tuad died he was cremated and his ashes were kept in a chedy (pagoda) in the temple "Wat Chiang Hai" in Pattani province (South Thailand).
It was the year 1954 when the than abbot of the Wat Chiang Hai temple (Luang Poo Tim) blessed the first LP Tuad amulets and gave them to his followers.
Over the past more than 50 years LP Tuad amulets were blessed from many other acharn-monks from lot of other monastries.
They are all a little bit different in their mixture of powder, clay, herbs and other ingredients. Most of the amulets have also bits or little pieces of ore/metal mixed in or pressed on the back side of the amulet.
It is said that the wearer of a LP Tuad amulet will get over/survive an accident or attack (with less or no injury) like a miracle.
Amulets of Luang Phor Thuad have shown many miracles to individuals wearing it.
LP Tuad is well know for his protection,wealth ,business and safe driving. LP Tuad will help u in metta,protection,business and safe driving.
Purpose:Safe Driving,protection,Wealth ,Business and good luck.
and this amulet i have 2 pcs..is special batch.
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Initiate, Include, Ignite
Our student ministry is based around a 'relational campus ministry.' It starts by being at the school campuses (Oakdale Middle School and Edmond Memorial) on a regular basis to Initiate relationships with students. This is implemented by a student minister or intern at the school by going to lunches, helping coach sports, and volunteering in any way possible to become part of regular school life. Once they have formed relationships with students, we make every effort to Include them by inviting them to our Wednesday night studies. When a student gets plugged into a Bible study and a group that is striving to grow deeper in a personal relationship with God, they have the potential to Ignite. (This part isn't about us, it's about God)
When God gets a hold of a student's heart, the whole process starts over:
-They start seeking out relationships (initiate) in which they can share Christ with their friends.
-They start inviting people to church and different events (include).
-They get to be a part of their friends journey as they come in contact with God (ignite).
The entire process is built to replicate the way that Christ discipled the 12 apostles and they, in turn, did the same with their disciples.
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It all started the day Amy Anne Ollinger tried to check out her favorite book in the whole world, From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, from the school library. That's when Mrs. Jones, the librarian, told her the bad news: her favorite book was banned! All because a classmate's mom thought the book wasn't appropriate for kids to read.
Amy Anne decides to fight back by starting a secret banned-books library out of her locker. As word spreads, Amy Anne's locker stash quickly grows into a school-wide sensation. Soon, she and her friends find themselves on the front line of an unexpected battle over book banning, censorship, and who has the right to decide what kids can read.
This past week has been Banned Books Week in US, so it seemed an appropriate time to review Alan Gratz's latest middle grade novel, Ban This Book. When offered the book for review, I jumped at the chance as the whole banning books phenomenon has always been slightly baffling to me, as it doesn't really happen in the same way here in the Netherlands. The idea of keeping kids from reading anything that isn't catastrophically inappropriate is strange to me. In my opinion, no one tells my girls what they can and can't read, but me and their dad. And of course as a librarian, the issue is near and dear to my heart, so I was curious to see how Gratz would approach the concept.
He took it on rather head-on, by having his protagonist, the brilliant Amy Anne, just start her own locker library. He also portrayed the way these decisions are sometimes (often) taken more due to political shenanigans, rather than having read the materials and the way that school librarians have to advocate for their young readers' access to a complete collection. The one thing that was somewhat missing in this aspect for me, is that Mrs Spencer's remained somewhat vague and generic. But through Amy Anne and her squad's clever tactics and smart arguments, Gratz is able to show how wrong and often random the banning of books, especially from school libraries, can be and why it should stop.
I adored Amy Anne. I loved that she was a little girl of colour and that this was conveyed not through referring to her own skin colour, but through her identifying other people as white and the way she sucks on the beads at the end of her braids. What I loved most about her — how could I not? — was her fierce and all-consuming passion for reading and books. And she is able to spread her love of reading to her friends. Amy Anne's squad of friends was fabulous. Her best friend Rebecca was so funny and wicked smart, just the sort of best friend any girl would want: one who has your back at all times. Goofy, handsome Danny Purcell is an unlikely partner-in-crime for the girls, but he really balances out the trio.
The most unlikely friend Amy Anne makes through her adventures with the Banned Book Locker Library is Trey McBride, whose mum is the one actually causing all the books to be banned. I liked that through getting to know Trey, Amy Anne learns that children aren't their parents and that they might not share their point of view and that people's intentions might not be what you think. It helps that Trey really is a lovely kid, who seems mortified by his mum's behaviour and rather impressed with Amy Anne. Of course, I also rather loved her bond with the school librarian, Mrs Jones. The school librarian was a strong advocate for her charges, but her students and her books and I really enjoyed the positive way she was portrayed.
If Amy Anne's life at school is eventful, so is the situation at home. With two younger sisters, Alexis and Angelina, who are boisterous, loud and always underfoot, she is expected always to be the wisest and the one who gives way to avoid whining and arguments. As an oldest child myself, I felt for Amy Anne so much, because it was such a relatable situation. Still, her sisters were hilarious and they had me snigger at their antics more than once. Amy Anne's parents were infuriating, because they seem to mean so well, yet they are so extremely oblivious to Amy Anne's struggle with making herself heard and counted. But I sort of identified with them as well, as I can completely understand how overwhelming juggling jobs, a household, and three young children can be.
What stood out to me after finishing the book, was Amy Anne's growth over the course of the narrative, learning to speak in front of groups and standing up for herself at school and at home. I had a wonderful time with Ban This Book, though book banning still baffles me. But the book certainly was a great read to accompany Banned Book Week and I would imagine it would be a great one to read in class and discuss the phenomenon.
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Role of endoplasmic reticulum in neurodegeneration: physiopathology of a form of hereditary spastic paraplegia as a model
Project details
Total cost:EUR 1 500 000
EU contribution:EUR 1 500 000
Coordinated in:France
Call for proposal:ERC-2012-StG_20111109See other projects for this call
Funding scheme:ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a dynamic, tubular intracellular network implicated in a variety of cellular functions. Although it is known to play a role in neurodegeneration, its organization and precise function in neurons have been neglected. I will use the physiopathology of certain forms of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) as a model to understand why and how alteration of ER dynamics in neurons can lead to neurodegeneration.
I will focus on three genetic entities, SPG11, SPG15 and SPG48, which are clinically and biochemically related, since the proteins encoded by these genes (spatacsin, spastizin and KIAA0415) are all present in a multiprotein complex important for ER function. The project has three objectives:
- Elucidate the role of spatacsin, spastizin and KIAA0415 in the regulation of ER morphology and dynamics;
- Establish the link between abnormal ER function and neurodegeneration;
- Identify new partners of spatacsin, spastizin and KIAA0415 implicated in ER function.
- We will first develop and characterize physiopathological experimental models: (i) an SPG11 knockout mouse; (ii) primary cultures of neurons subjected to RNA interference to downregulate expression of the SPG11, 15 and 48 genes; (iii) neurons differentiated from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from fibroblasts of patients with mutations in SPG11, 15 and 48. ER organization and dynamics will be analyzed in these models using electron and fluorescence microscopy (confocal microscopy, super resolution Structured Illumination Microcopy), as well as videomicroscopy on living cultured neurons. The cell culture models will allow us to determine how the functions of ER that are altered in the pathological models in culture are linked to neuronal death. This pioneering work will help understand the functions of neuronal ER in both normal and pathological conditions – HSP, but also other neurodegenerative diseases.
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Recommended Reading – Reunion 4
What I Know Now: Letters To My Younger Self
by Ellyn Spragins
Ellyn Spragins's collection of forty-one letters by remarkable women from all walks of life is an inspirational read for all ages. Whether you peruse the book all at once or simply pick it up when you're in need of some extra motivation, this compilation of letters will encourage and enlighten you.
Heartshop – Reunion 4
Heal the Healers Profile: Judi McCreary
Hero of the Heart: Cristina Carlino
Joyful Noise: Telling Amy's Story
Creative Expression
Signs of Vicarious Trauma
Feeling Helpless and Hopeless "It's really hard for me to get out of bed in the morning."
A Sense that One Can Never Do Enough "There is no way I can ever get all the work done that I should."
Hypervigilance "I must keep my guard up at all times to keep myself and those around me safe."
Diminished Creativity "I can't seem to come up with even a single possible solution to this problem."
Inability to Embrace Complexity "There is good and bad, right and wrong."