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Japan leads the way for biodiversity
15 October 2009 | News - News story
The Kobe Biodiversity Dialogue, from 15-16 October, will culminate at the 10th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) that will take place in Nagoya in October 2010.
The 300 participants from governments, international organizations, the private sector, civil society and academia are discussing the future of the diversity of life and how to ensure that future generations can also enjoy and benefit from nature.
"The 2010 Biodiversity Target to significantly reduce the loss of biodiversity by 2010 has not been achieved," says Dr Jane Smart, Director, IUCN Biodiversity Conservation Group. "Some progress towards this goal has been possible due to collaboration with industry associations and companies on incentives for conservation. We must do far more for biodiversity in the next decade."
"Participants in the Kobe Biodiversity Dialogue recognize the increasing environmental awareness of the private sector and its commitment to biodiversity conservation," says Joshua Bishop, IUCN Chief Economist. "The addition of private sector efforts, to those of governments and non-governmental organizations, is an important achievement within the CBD strategic plan."
Two events were organized by the IUCN Japan Committee recently. The 2010 Biodiversity Target symposium was held on September 6 at Tokyo University and the international symposium "One year before COP10-Post 2010 Target and Asian Vision" was held on October 10 at the United Nations University in Tokyo. Key stakeholders met at these events where Masahito Yoshida, Chair of the IUCN Japan Committee, and Jeffrey McNeely, IUCN's Senior Science Advisor, acted as co-chairs.
The Kobe dialogue will discuss options for the post 2010 biodiversity target and the findings from the Economics of Ecosystem and Biodiversity study. This study aims to be for biodiversity what the 'Stern' report was to Climate Change.
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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
1660 - 1724
Historical Period:
The 18th Century
William Wollaston (1660-1724) was an English philosopher whose most popular work was The Religion of Nature Delineated (1722) which went through many editions. In Section VI he has a defence of natural rights to property.

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Saying no to pink—Giro takes a New Road (and trail) less travelled to women's cycling apparel
Photo courtesy of Giro.
"Shrink it and pink it" has long been the bike industry's approach to producing women's cycling products. Now with more women riding than ever, savvy manufacturers are getting sophisticated and delivering more than just lip(stick) service. Case-in-point—Giro's 22-piece New Road women's apparel collection. Introduced last month, the line of relaxed-fitting bike clothes eschews the spandex, sponsor-emblazoned racer look in favor of more earthly tones and tailored styling. Like the pieces in the company's men's New Road line launched last year, these "regular" looking clothes come with hidden technical features cyclists demand.
"The New Road idea is that you can have apparel that complements your personal style, offers all of the performance you need on the bike, and allows you to keep going when the ride stops," said Giro Senior Brand Manager, Eric Richter. "It's about helping you to make the bike a seamless part of your life."
With casual cycling and commuting on the rise, and road cycling events shifting from traditional racing and charity rides to something in between—gran fondos, dirt fondos, adventure rides and, ahem, gentlemen's rides—that include dirt roads as well as asphalt, the timing seems right for Giro's "New" direction.
Photo courtesy of Gerhard Gross.
But we have to ask, does this New Road Collection capture the cycling Zeitgeist or confuse its target market by looking "less enthusiast?" Is this women's line truly differentiated or just Mini-Me menswear? Finally, can this clothing line really be everything to everyone from amped-up racer types to laid-back latte sippers?
We kept these questions in mind on our test rides and—since this is a line that's "new" in more ways than one—tried to pay attention to how each piece made us feel, along with how it felt and performed. We focused on garments from three of New Road's four categories:
- Foundation—base layers closest to the body
- Ride—tops and bottoms designed to go the distance for riders who need performance
- Outerwear—tops and bottoms that provide insulation from the elements.
- Mobility—tops and bottoms that are closer to everyday street wear (not tested)
The Giro New Road Boy Undershort is Statue of Liberty approved. Photo courtesy of Giro.
Foundation: Boy Undershorts — $70
Made of Giro's Nycore merino wool, these shorts comfortably fit under any piece you want to throw on top and no one would ever be the wiser—no visible "panty" lines. We thought the "Triathlon Performance" chamois was an interesting choice and wondered if the sport-specific position of a time trialist would translate to other bikes. But it was comfortable enough, standing up to rides up to two hours long. The undershorts come in "glowing red" or "dark shadow," and the Giro branding on the band is so stylish, you won't mind if it peeks out.
How we felt: A fun, sexy spin on the chamois short, but we're not confident our lady-bits would approve after a long ride.
Bottom line: A great way to add comfort to your daily commute, casual cruise or coffee ride (without adding lines to your bottom).
Photo by Gerhard Gross.
Foundation: Base Layer Tops — $50–$60
The base layers available each do a few different jobs. You can get a three-pocket version that gives you options for storing snacks and tools on longer rides, or a no-pocket version that simply provides an extra layer of warmth and comfort. Both are thoughtfully cut to hit at the hips, where they won't bunch under bibs, or sneak out of the bottom of your jersey. And they look so cute, we'd wear them on their own, too. Just be careful when it's time to hit the shower—taking them off, we noticed they didn't like being stretched too far, as evidenced by the uh-oh sounds of threads breaking.
How we felt: Why is this top so short? Oh, we get it.
Bottom line: Essential basics for every ride. But handle with care.


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After teaming up with OPI on a line of nail polishes, Nicki Minaj is giving fans a chance to smell like her with the launch of her new fragrance, "Pink Friday."
The American Idol judge has been making the rounds to promote her signature scent, even heading Down Under this week, where she channeled the perfume bottle's "outrageous" design in a wacky patchwork princess costume at a promotional event.
But, with Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, and Fergie all releasing fragrances in time for the holidays — and Katy Perry just announcing she's teaming up with COTY on a signature scent — the famous fragrance competition is heating up.
Is Minaj's flair for the dramatic enough to make "Pink Friday" stand out from the slew of celebrity scents?
Check out all the latest celebrity scents here. Then weigh in by voting for the star scent you would be most likely to wear.
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A Journey into Past Glamour for Louis Vuitton's Spring/Summer 2015
For his second collection with Louis Vuitton, Nicolas Ghesquière employed his futuristic sensibilities once more, this time on a larger scale. This ready-to-wear show for Paris Fashion Week took place in the Louis Vuitton Foundation Building in Bois de Boulogne, a new contemporary art museum opening at the end of this month. The show itself took place in a large black room, a space removed from time and context, and when the lights finally brightened, the audience had traveled back to the 1960s—in terms of the style on show, at least.
Body-conscious knit sweaters with loose neckties opened the show, and knitwear was paired with striped leather skirts, mini dresses and jackets. High-collar blouses and high-waisted trousers were also present, along with ivory and soft greens. The peasant skater dresses with corseted bodices and swishing skirts will surely be a hit with Louis Vuitton customers.
Ghesquière said of Edie Sedgwick, legendary 1960s icon and inspiration for the collection: "It's kind of Edie, but it's not a retro reference. She was in the '60s, but something about her look takes you forward into the early '80s. What I like to do is start with a reference, and then refine that look again and again ... until what remains is just itself. I didn't do a big statement this time. I wanted to follow where I had started last season, to speak to that same cool girl."


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Why did it have to take this long for Jews to turn away from Obama? Is it because he is a Muslim? Is it because he is an Israel-hater? Who knows. NO Jew should ever want Obama in charge. He is the one behind the Jew-hatred out of control.
Obama: Nationalized healthcare; so did Hitler.
Obama: Nationalized the banks, so did Hitler.
Obama: Nationalized the car cos, so did Hitler.
Obama: Seeking to 'reform' education, same as Hitler. What more do you liberal Jews need? For Obama to send you to the gas chambers here in America before you wake up?
New Poll: American Jews Are Moving Away From Obama
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American Jews, 78% of whom voted to make Barack Obama president are continuing to move away from Obama and his policies. According to a survey conducted by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) , 51% of Jews approve of the way Obama is doing his job. While that number may seem high keep in mind that the AJC poll conducted in March 2010, showed the president with a 58% approval.
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Prado named NL's top player for August
D-backs veteran had two four-hit games and 30 total RBIs during month
Martin Prado's second-half surge reached new heights in August, as the Arizona third baseman put up blistering numbers at the plate en route to his first career National League Player of the Month Award.
In 28 games last month, Prado led the NL with 30 RBIs and ranked among the league's best in a number of other offensive categories. He topped the NL with 43 hits in August, while his .375 (43-for-115) average ranked fourth in the Senior Circuit. He also added four home runs, 11 walks and 19 runs scored for the month.
Along with turning in the best month of his career, Prado's 30 RBIs set a franchise record for the month of August. That total was also the most by a D-backs player in any month since Luis Gonzalez drove in 35 runs in June 2001.
Following a slow start to his first season with the D-backs, Prado has found a groove in the second half. Last month, he matched his career high with four hits in a game on two occasions, starting with a 4-for-4 performance on Aug. 7 against the Rays, when he hit a home run and drove in four runs.
His second four-hit performance came 10 days later, when he went 4-for-5 with another homer and three RBIs on Aug. 17 against the Pirates. Later in the month, he rattled off four consecutive multi-RBI games from Aug. 23-27.
"I've just been given a lot of opportunities," said Prado, whose 30 RBIs last month helped him eclipse his previous season high of 70 RBIs, set last year with the Braves. "And when you have those kind of opportunities, you have to take advantage of it. This game is streaky like that."
Aided heavily by his scorching August performance, Prado entered play Wednesday hitting .289 with 13 home runs and 72 RBIs.


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April 19, 2013
Outside Witness Testimony in Support of FY 2014 Funding for the National Science Foundation
Submitted by:
Julie Palakovich Carr
Senior Public Policy Associate
Robert Gropp, Ph.D.
Director of Public Policy
American Institute of Biological Sciences
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Phone: 202-628-1500
Fax: 202-628-1509
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Senate Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) appreciates the opportunity to provide testimony in support of fiscal year (FY) 2014 appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF). We encourage Congress to provide NSF with at least $7.626 billion in FY 2014.
The AIBS is a nonprofit scientific association dedicated to advancing biological research and education for the welfare of society. AIBS works to ensure that the public, legislators, funders, and the community of biologists have access to and use information that will guide them in making informed decisions about matters that require biological knowledge. Founded in 1947 as a part of the National Academy of Sciences, AIBS became an independent, member-governed organization in the 1950s. Today, AIBS has nearly 160 member organizations and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with a Public Policy Office in Washington, DC.
NSF and Innovation
The NSF is an important engine that helps power our nation's economic growth. Through its competitive, peer-reviewed research grants, NSF supports the development of new knowledge that will help to solve the most challenging problems facing society, and will lead to new scientific discoveries, patents, and jobs. The agency's education and training programs are helping to ensure that the next generation has the scientific, technical, and mathematical skills employers are seeking. Investments in research equipment and facilities enable the country to continue to innovate and compete globally.
These efforts, however, require a sustained federal investment. Unpredictable swings in federal funding can disrupt research programs, create uncertainty in the research community, and stall the development of the next great idea.
NSF is a sound investment that pays dividends. The use of peer-review to evaluate and select the best proposals means that NSF is funding the highest quality research.
The research supported by NSF is unique from the science funded by other federal programs. Unlike most federal agencies, which focus on applied research, NSF supports basic research that advances the frontiers of our knowledge about biodiversity, genetics, physiology, and ecosystems. Recent discoveries that stem from NSF-funded research include:
Biological Sciences Directorate
The NSF is the primary federal funding source for basic biological research at our nation's universities and colleges. The NSF provides approximately 64% of extramural federal support for non-medical, fundamental biological and environmental research at academic institutions.
The Biological Sciences Directorate (BIO) funds research in the foundational disciplines within biology. These fields of study further our understanding of how organisms and ecosystems function. Additionally, BIO supports innovative interdisciplinary research that improves our understanding of how human social systems influence - or are influenced by - the environment, such as the NSF-wide Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability program. In collaboration with NSF's engineering and math and physical sciences directorates, BIO is working to develop new, cutting-edge research fields. For example, the BioMaPS program is accelerating understanding of biological systems, and applying that knowledge to new technologies in clean energy.
Equally important, BIO provides essential support for our nation's place-based biological research, such as field stations and natural science collections. The Long-Term Ecological Research program supports fundamental ecological research over long time periods and large spatial scales, the results of which provide information necessary for the identification and resolution of environmental problems.
The FY 2014 budget request would also sustain an effort to digitize high priority specimens in U.S. natural science collections. This investment will help the scientific community ensure access to and appropriate curation of irreplaceable biological specimens and associated data, and stimulate the development of new computer hardware and software, digitization technologies, and database management tools.
The Dimensions of Biodiversity program supports cross-disciplinary research to describe and understand the scope and role of life on Earth. Despite centuries of discovery, most of our planet's biodiversity remains unknown. This lack of knowledge is particularly troubling given the rapid and permanent loss of global biodiversity. A better understanding of life on Earth will help us to make new bio-based discoveries in the realms of food, fiber, fuel, pharmaceuticals, and bio-inspired innovation.
The Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account is funding the construction of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). Once completed, NEON will provide the infrastructure necessary to collect data across the United States on the effects of climate change, land use change, water use, and invasive species on natural resources and biodiversity. This information will be valuable to scientists, resource managers, and government decision makers as they seek to better understand and manage natural systems.
STEM Education
NSF plays a central role in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Support for the scientific training of undergraduate and graduate students is critically important to our research enterprise. Students recruited into science through NSF programs and research experiences are our next generation of innovators and educators. In short, NSF grants are essential to the nation's goal of sustaining our global leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and reigniting our economic engines.
NSF's education initiatives support STEM education innovation from elementary school through post-graduate. The Graduate Research Fellowship program is an important part of our national effort to recruit and retain the best and brightest STEM students. The Faculty Early Career Development program (CAREER) supports young faculty who are dedicated to integrating research with teaching and learning.
Major changes to STEM education programs are proposed in the NSF FY 2014 budget request. We appreciate the need for efficient and effective government programs, especially in light of the current fiscal situation. We are concerned, however, that implementation of these changes will proceed before the full details are known. Given the considerable consequences for student education and training, we hope that Congress will provide careful consideration of the potential impacts to our nation's pipeline of researchers and STEM-skilled workers.
Continued investments in the biological sciences are critical. Sustained support for NSF will help spur economic growth and innovation, and continue to build scientific capacity at a time when our nation is at risk of being outpaced by our global competitors. Please support an investment of at least $7.626 billion for NSF for FY 2014.
Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of this request and for your prior efforts on behalf of science and the National Science Foundation.
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The lockout at the Thane plant, which employs 212 people, would have no impact on the group's supply of medicines, a Pfizer Ltd spokesman said in a statement emailed to Reuters.
Work would not resume at the factory until it was assured of the safety of all staff, the statement said, without saying why the unrest had occurred. Nor did it give details on the threats or attempts at disruption it had cited.
"There have been multiple incidents of indiscipline, threats to our management personnel as well as attempts to disrupt production lines by certain workmen," the statement said.
Apart from the Thane plant, Pfizer Ltd also owns one other drug factory in India in the western state of Goa.


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British Library: Playtimes
What would it be like to play games in wartime Britain? Or any other time for that matter? This remarkable website from the British Library helps curious visitors learn about playground games of all sorts. Visitors can watch a video of girls dancing to celebrate the end of World War One and also look at children performing traditional songs and games. In the Kids Zone, visitors can use the interactive playground to peruse some of these most fascinating pastimes. The Your Stories section lets visitors learn about images submitted by young people themselves documenting their favorite games. Teachers will also find the materials here helpful when teaching their charges about how children play around the world.
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Early Washington Maps: A Digital Collection
Documenting "the struggle between Britain and America for the ownership of the region, and the further development of one of the last frontiers on the continent" is one of the primary goals of this digital collection of maps relating the history and development of the area that eventually would become Washington state. Created by a partnership between the University of Washington and Washington State University, the digital collection includes a timeline of early Washington maps that orients its users to the breadth and depth of the digital collection. There is also a drop-down menu that allows visitors to look at thumbnails of each map, organized by different themes such as forests, Puget Sound, and railroads. A general searchable index to the collection is also available for visitors looking for any number of thematic maps. The site will be of special interest to those curious about Washington state history, historical geography, and the practice of cartography over the past few centuries.
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In Search of Shakespeare: Shakespeare's Sonnets Lesson Plan
PBS has created a wonderful lesson plan on Shakespeare's sonnets that addresses students' most common complaint about the Bard: the inaccessible language. This website for educators has videos and other technology for students, as well as academic articles for educators that are meant to help them better understand how to teach Shakespeare. Visitors should not miss the updated "translation" of Sonnet 18, the classic that starts out "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" Another gem of a lesson plan that visitors should check out is the "Soliloquies Buster" under "Professional Development" on the right hand menu of the website. It includes a handout that gives the step-by-step process on making the dreaded soliloquy not just accessible, but engaging and fun.
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Get the Math
How does math get used in the "real world?" The short answer is that it is used to create hip-hop music, in fashion design, and through a number of other endeavors. This interactive website combines video and web interactive to help young people develop algebraic thinking skills for solving real-world problems. The series is funded by The Moody's Foundation, along with assistance from WNET and American Public Television. The sections of the site include The Challenges, Video, and Teachers. In The Challenges area, users will find video segments profiling the various young professionals who use math in their work, along with interactive tools to help students solve the challenges they are presented with. Moving on, the Teachers area includes resources for teachers, such as a training video showing how to use project materials in the classroom, along with student handouts. Visitors shouldn't miss the Basketball challenge, featuring NBA player Elton Brand talking about the problems presented by free throw shooting.
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2nd Red Mask mission consequences
Solve mysteries by ordering your Student Council minions into investigations. A schoolgirl noir RPG-style adventure!
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2nd Red Mask mission consequences
Doing the first mission allows for easier supply gathering, and is necessary to lay a trap (also, not losing your queen). But does the second mission have any effect on the game? As far as I can tell, it only add an epilogue and unlock an achievement. Is there anything else?
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The second mission (unless you take the route of betraying the Red Mask, which has more gameplay consequences) is more of a bonus option roleplaying choice shaping Elsa's future character. It doesn't change the regular gameplay.
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Manager of Desktop Systems Administration
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Director of Support Services Rurik L. Spence leads the team that supports users of computing technology. Support Services provides or directs users to support resources whether in hand, on a desktop, or in the cloud. Support Services directly manages end-user security, hardware allocations, software acquisition and installation, client backups, public and teaching labs, and printing. Rurik started at Colby College in 1988 as a computer consultant, later became a systems administrator, prior to assuming his current role as a director. He earned his Associates Degree in Business Administration from Thomas College in 2011. Outside of Colby, Rurik spends time with his family, is a backyard beekeeper, electric bass player, likes to repair his own vehicles.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's independent watchdog on Thursday cleared Secretary Ben Carson of any misconduct in connection with the order of a $31,000 dining room set for his office suite.
HUD's Office of Inspector General launched a probe last year into allegations that Carson violated federal law by authorizing a purchase of more than $5,000 without first notifying congressional appropriations committees, a legal requirement.
HUD obligated $31,561 for the dining set in December 2017. Carson canceled the order in May 2018 after media reports raised questions about the legality of the procurement.
Investigators concluded that the furniture order went forward because career officials determined the existing dining set could not be repaired and should instead be replaced.
Carson said he was "fine" with ordering new furniture but left the particulars to his staff and "stylistic input" to his wife.
Carson told investigators it "seemed like" he was not to spend more than $5,000 on improvements to his office space, but he believed those rules applied only to his personal office and not his suite. He also said he was told there were funds available to replace the 30-year-old dining set.
Investigators "found no evidence indicating that either Secretary or Mrs. Carson exerted improper influence on any departmental employee in connection with the procurement," the report said.
In an interview with Fox Business Network on Thursday, Carson said the report demonstrates he "had very little to do with the whole story. There's probably no one in Washington who cares less about furniture than I do."
According to federal appropriations law, agency heads or other presidentially appointed officials may not spend more than $5,000 on redecorating or furnishing their offices without first notifying Congress.
Investigators wrote that the department "believed it had a good-faith reason" to purchase new furniture, but the officials who made the order "should have been aware that notification to Congress was required," and such an oversight indicates "a systemic failure."
HUD acknowledged that the procurement violated federal appropriations law, adding that the agency has "historically lacked effective internal controls" to make sure all purchases are within legal limits. The IG said the department was working to prevent further violations of the appropriations law.
In May the Government Accountability Office determined the furniture order violated federal law. HUD says it has since addressed longstanding procurement problems and notified the GAO of other possible violations.
A former HUD employee, Helen Foster, filed a complaint against the agency last year. Foster said she was demoted after raising concerns over costly purchases and refusing to comply with a request to "find money."
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Three new businesses will join merchants in San Marco Plaza in Lakewood Ranch, plaza officials announced Wednesday.
The businesses include Pedigree Lily Pet Spa and Boutique, Underseas Paradise, and Larry G. Harness with Edward Jones Investments.
"San Marco Plaza is very excited about these announcements, and we are looking forward to having these three businesses open their doors," said Anthony Vento, San Marco Plaza Board president.
The Pedigree Lily, which also operates a store in west Bradenton, will offer hand-raised puppies as well as grooming services. The company also operates locations in California, Utah and this summer, North Carolina.
Underseas Paradise, scheduled to open June 1, is an aquarium shop that will offer saltwater and freshwater fish, corals, live rock, food and aquarium supplies. The businesses also designs and installs aquariums and filter systems for customers and will service tanks. Owner John Leach has more than 27 years of experience in the trade.
Finally, Larry G. Harness with Edward Jones Investments will be joining the plaza May 26. Edward Jones is a full-service brokerage firm offering solutions-based service to clients.
For more information, call 907-9296 or visit www.sanmarcoplaza.com.
Three new businesses will join merchants in San Marco Plaza in Lakewood Ranch, plaza officials announced Wednesday.


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March 28, 2020
Right now your support is more important than ever before. These heartfelt messages from some of the artists that we've been fortunate enough to bring to our stages serve as a reminder of the incredible impact your gift can have on our community.
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Learn more about who is using Fedora by visiting the Fedora Commons Registry which is both a destination and a jumping-off point for collaboration and connection among organizations, projects and institutions who are using Fedora. The Registry highlights users, developers, decision-makers and vendors to leverage the value of their work with the Fedora open source repository platform by making what they do visible to the rest of the community and beyond. We encourage you to contact us, add your project as well as in-depth information about your Fedora project, to the Registry today!
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After a six-decade war between the government of Myanmar (Burma) and one of the country's ethnic minority militias, a historic peace is in reach after ceasefire talks today.
The deal would mark the end of one of the world's longest wars – the Myanmar Army and the Karen ethnic minority's army have fought since 1949 – and is being taken as another signal that the Myanmar government may be sincere about reforming its old authoritarian ways. But members of the Karen ethnic minority aren't celebrating just yet.
General-Secretary of the Karen National Union (KNU) Army, Zipporah Sein, says that "we are happy to hear that the government wants to make an agreement," but says that the deal being discussed in the Burmese town Pa'an has yet to be finalized.
Earlier today, government representative Aung Min told journalists that "a cease-fire agreement has been signed," and photographs emerged in wire reports of beaming delegates on both sides shaking hands across a table, the Burmese in green uniform and the Karen in traditional dress.
But General-Secretary Zipporah Sein says that the KNU wants Myanmar's Army to halt fighting in other ethnic areas of Myanmar – not just in areas where the KNU is active – before the deal is final. "The government delegation agreed in principle to this," she stresses.
She has reason to be cautious. Hundreds of thousands of Karen and other Burmese have fled into Thailand in recent decades, where there are currently around 140,000 refugees, mostly Karen, in nine bamboo-hut camps dotting the Thailand-Myanmar border.
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Several militias representing other ethnic minorities have signed ceasefires with the government, but since June 9, the national Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), a 10,000-strong militia in Myanmar's northern Kachin state, have fought some heavy battles, with an estimated 50,000 civilians fleeing their homes.
A December order by President Thein Sein for the Myanmar Army to unilaterally cease fire in Kachin state has went unheeded, it appears, with fighting continuing almost daily in an area close to southwest China.
The ethnic minorities
In order for peace to be lasting, former refugee Zoya Phan, whose father was a former head of the KNU and assassinated in Thailand in 2008, says that a deal "should guarantee rights and autonomy for the Karen and bring peace for all the people in Burma."
Myanmar's last census was in 1983 and of its estimated 50- to 60-million population, it lists 135 ethnic groups. The ethnic Burmans form the largest group, at perhaps 65 percent of the total, with other significant groups including the Shan, Karen, Rakhine, and Kachin, all with strongholds along Myanmar borderlands with Thailand, China, and India.
In the past, Myanmar's military has said that local autonomy for Myanmar's minorities would result in the break-up of the country and used that as justification for its iron-fisted rule of the country and scorched earth tactics in the hills and jungles where ethnic minorities have their strongholds. The US regards some of the ethnic militias as mired in the drug trade – particularly heroin and methamphetamines – peddled from the Golden Triangle area of Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos.
Myanmar's military elites have long viewed the Karen – who number an estimated 7 million-strong and are comprised of Buddhists, Christians, animists, and Muslims – as collaborators with British colonialists in Burma, and later as separatists bent on carving-off an independent Karen state.
However Myanmar's new nominally-civilian government has undertaken a number of reforms, such as freeing political prisoners and suspending controversial dams and power plants in ethnic minority regions, where in the past the Army forcibly-cleared populations to make way for pipelines.
"A real peace would be welcome, of course," says a Karen medical worker who regularly crosses the Thailand-Myanmar border, and is worried that she could be detained for speaking openly on this. "But Karen people are already confused. Will the army stick to the deal, will they stop abuses in villages?"


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Festivals in Peru
Public holidays, Carnival and local fiestas are all big events in Peru, celebrated with an openness and gusto that gives them enormous appeal for visitors; note that everything shuts down, including banks, post offices, information offices, tourist sites and museums. The main national holidays take place over Easter, Christmas and during the month of October, in that order of importance. It is worth planning a little in advance to make sure that you don't get caught out.
In addition to the major regional and national celebrations, nearly every community has its own saint or patron figure to worship at town or village fiestas. These celebrations often mean a great deal to local people, and can be much more fun to visit than the larger countrywide events. Processions, music, dancing in costumes and eating and drinking form the core activities of these parties. In some cases the villagers will enact symbolic dramas with Indians dressed up as Spanish colonists, wearing hideous blue-eyed masks with long hairy beards. In the hills around towns like Huaraz and Cusco, especially, it's quite common to stumble into a village fiesta, with its explosion of human energy and noise, bright colours, and a mixture of pagan and Catholic symbolism.
Such celebrations are very much local affairs, and while the occasional traveller will almost certainly be welcomed with great warmth, none of these remote communities would want to be invaded by tourists waving cameras and expecting to be feasted for free. The dates given below are therefore only for established events that are already on the tourist map, and for those that take place all over the country.
Festivals and public holidays
- 1st New Year's Day. Public holiday.
- 2nd Candlemas. Folklore music and dancing throughout Peru, but especially lively in Puno at the Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria and in the mountain regions.
- Carnival. Whilst the date varies from year to year, Carnival is widely celebrated immediately prior to Lent, throughout the whole country.
- Semana Santa (Easter/Holy Week). Superb processions all over Peru (the best are in Cusco and Ayacucho); the biggest is on Good Friday and in the evening on Easter Saturday, which is a public holiday.
- 1st Labour Day. Public holiday.
- 2–3 Fiesta de la Cruz (Festival of the Cross). Celebrated all over Peru in commemoration of ancient Peruvian agro-astronomical rituals and the Catholic annual calendar.
- Beginning of the month Corpus Christi. This takes places exactly nine weeks after Maundy Thursday, and usually falls in the first half of June. It's much celebrated, with fascinating processions and feasting all over Peru, but is particularly lively in Cusco.
- 24 Inti Raymi. Cusco's main Inca festival dedicated to the Inca deity, Inti.
- 29 St Peter's Day. A public holiday all over Peru, but mainly celebrated with fiestas in all the fishing villages along the coast.
- 15–17 Virgen de Carmen. Dance and music festivals at Pisac and Paucartambo.
- 28–29 National Independence Day. Public holiday with military and school processions.
- 13–19th Arequipa Week. Processions, firework displays, plenty of folklore dancing and craft markets take place throughout Peru's second city, Arequipa.
- 30th Santa Rosa de Lima. Public holiday.
- End of the month, Festival of Spring. Trujillo festival involving dancing – especially the local Marinera dance and popular Peruvian waltzes.
- 8th Public holiday to commemorate the Battle of Angamos.
- 18–28th Lord of Miracles. Festival featuring large and solemn processions (the main ones take place on October 18, 19 and 28); many women wear purple for the whole month, particularly in Lima, where bullfights and other celebrations continue throughout the month.
- 1st - Fiesta de Todos los Santos (All Saints Day). Public holiday across Peru.
- 2nd Día de los Muertos (All Souls Day). A festive remembrance of dead friends and relatives that is taken very seriously by most Peruvians and a popular time for baptisms and roast pork meals.
- 1–7th Puno Festival. One of the mainstays of Andean culture, celebrating the founding of Puno by the Spanish conquistadors and also the founding of the Inca Empire by the legendary Manco Capac and his sister Mama Ocllo, who are said to have emerged from Lake Titicaca. October 5th is marked by vigorous, colourful, community dancing.
- 1–30th International Bullfighting Competitions. Bullfights take place throughout the month, and are particularly spectacular at the Plaza de Acho in Lima.
- 12–28th Pacific Fair. One of the largest international trade fairs in South America – a huge, biennial event, which takes place on a permanent site on Av La Marina between Callao and Lima Centro.
- 8th Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Public holiday.
- 25th Christmas Day. Public holiday.
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When travel expert Kendra Thornton contacted me to participate in a fashion challenge, I was excited to accept! I LOVE traveling and exploring new places and I really enjoy packing according to the destination. Nothing gets me more excited than finding the perfect new dress and accessorizing! I normally love mixing high and low pieces, but for her trip to Miami I thought I might step up my game a little. I've come up with two looks for her trip. One look is what she's requested: something that will transition from a day of fun in Miami (even by the pool) to a rooftop Mexican dinner with dancing. My second look is for a swanky date night! Who doesn't want to dazzle their man for an occasion!? Here's a little more about this challenge from Kendra:
"While I love taking vacations with my entire family, this year we are taking a vacation to Miami without our children! My husband and I have always traveled with our three children, so it is definitively time for some alone time with him. We plan on having a great time in Miami, and I am going to take many pictures so I can look back on this vacation. Since I am a mother of three, my personal style sometimes takes a backseat to our busy lifestyle. I usually read fashion blogs, and I am looking to my favorite bloggers for some great advice on what to wear in Miami!
I used a social media website called Gogobot for a hotel, and I found a great hotel called Dream South Beach. It has all the right accommodations that my husband and i are looking for, and many great reviews. Dream South Beach is located on Collins Avenue, which is only 50 yards away from the white sand beaches.It is a an upscale hotel that has amenities that will allow us to pamper ourselves as we relax in the hot Miami sun.This hotel has over a hundred guestrooms which have amenities such as large flat screen televisions and fully-stocked minibars. This art deco style hotel has spa treatments available for guests and a rooftop pool and lounge.
While my husband and I are visiting Miami and staying at the Dream South Beach, I plan on spending time at the rooftop lounge and having dinner at the Naked Taco, which is a Mexican restaurant located at the Dream South Beach. I need an outfit that can go from a day of sightseeing to a night of dancing at the rooftop lounge. Now that I found the right hotel, I just need to find the perfect outfit! I am turning to you and creating "Kendra's Miami Fashion Challenge". I am sure that I will get some great fashion advice and style ideas that I can use for my Miami vacation.I am looking forward to wearing the perfect outfit in the many pictures we plan to take of our Miami vacation!"
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NEWS- Words' worth: Marriage amendment debate rages
Rhetorical brush fires are burning everywhere over Republican Senator George Allen's "Let's give a welcome to Macaca here," and his Democratic opponent Jim Webb's "The Naval Academy is a horny woman's dream."
The last time the electorate paid this much attention to politicians' word choice, people were arguing over the definition of the word "is."
And while they haven't received as much attention, the words that might ultimately have the most effect on Virginians this year aren't the utterances of politicians. The most far-reaching words might be those that people will read in the voting booth on November 7: Ballot Question Number 1 to amend the Constitution of Virginia to read, in part, as follows:
"That only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this Commonwealth and its political subdivisions."
But, as many opponents of the amendment point out, the language doesn't end there.
"This Commonwealth and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals," it continues, "that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage."
It's that second paragraph that has many Virginians concerned. Opponents say that alone is reason enough to vote against the amendment.
"This is not about gay marriage," says Claire Guthrie Gastanaga, campaign manager for the Commonwealth Coalition, the group leading the "Vote no" campaign. "This would be a prohibition on partnership agreements between unmarried individuals. That's a significant change in the law. The statute says 'same sex couple'; the amendment says 'unmarried individuals.'"
For Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), that means the amendment will have unintended consequences in aspects of civic life where domestic law is concerned, which he says led to his General Assembly vote against putting the amendment on the ballot.
"Let's say you're trying to dispose of your property by will and you give it to somebody who is not related to you," says Toscano. "Who's to say that another family member won't try to attack that document as unconstitutional because it's bestowing privileges analogous to marriage?"
Gastanaga provides another example that's even closer to home.
"Anyone who's thinking about coming to work at UVA, who's in an unmarried committed relationship, has to think hard about this," she says. "UVA would be permanently prohibited from granting domestic partner privileges like insurance. It would create a class of citizens entitled to fewer rights."
According to Victoria Cobb, Executive Director of the Family Foundation and a leading backer of the amendment, this sort of speculation is unfounded. She says that the purpose of the sentence about unmarried individuals is to close any legal loopholes that "activist judges" may hope to find.
"In Vermont, it's called a civil union. In California, it's called a domestic partnership. We don't know what it's going to be called in the future, so that's why the amendment says 'unmarried individuals,'" Cobb explains.
She adds that the opposition's claim about the broad application of the term "unmarried individuals" is exaggerated, and she cites the ballot itself as proof.
"The General Assembly, the State Board of Elections, and the Attorney General have all rejected the claim that this affects individuals and their ability to create wills and contracts," she says. "It says so in the explanation that voters will see on the ballot."
Indeed, the explanation does specifically state that naming someone to make end-of-life decisions, protections under domestic violence laws, joint ownership of real property, and wills are unaffected by the amendment.
But will judges interpreting the amendment see it that way? Professor A.E. Dick Howard, a constitutional law expert at the UVA Law School, isn't so sure.
"I don't find much comfort in that argument, myself," he says. "It's going to be difficult for judges to read the constitutional language, and it's an even greater reach to believe that judges will be beholden to ballot language."
Attorney General Bob McDonnell is more sure of the amendment's limits. "The intent of the amendment is clear," he wrote in a September 14 statement. "The Marriage Amendment will not affect current legal rights and obligations of unmarried persons." He added, "This opinion is based on our legal analysis of the proposed amendment read together with the current law."
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With some polls showing the pro-amendment position with a double-digit lead to others showing the vote a statistical dead heat, there's only one thing for sure. Whether it's "macaca" or "is," words have power.
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If rules were made to be broken, why are so many of us so afraid of breaking them?
They have their function, after all: if everyone took a red light as but a minor suggestion, driving—or merely riding in—a car would be a seriously risky endeavor. Actually though, it occurs to me as I type this, there's an intersection by my house, near where I get onto the freeway to go North. The light works on some sort of timer or sensor or something. And several times, in the painfully early hours when I've been on my way to the airport, I've sat at that light. And I've waited. And waited. And waited. In fact, I've never seen it turn green. More than once I've inched into that intersection, staring down the deserted streets, thinking to myself "Should I, or shouldn't I?"
I got to thinking about all this rule-breaking business after hearing Barry Schwartz' most recent TED Talk on NPR. In it, he talks about what he calls "practical wisdom," how ideas and behaviors that typically would fall under the heading of "common sense" are valued less and less. His talk focused primarily on organizations and institutions, how an over-reliance on policies and procedures creates bureaucracies and red tape the navigation of which take precedence over a more thoughtful approach–and which are a nightmare to deal with, to boot. How we can get so focused on objective knowledge that our humanity takes a hit. How sometimes, in fact, the rules can lead us astray – as when one man's child was taken from him after a security guard spotted the clueless father giving his son a Hard Lemonade at a baseball game, oblivious to the fact that "hard" meant booze. Though it was an honest mistake, it was weeks before the child was returned to his home and his father allowed to see him again.
What's all this got to do with the rest of us? I tend to think quite a bit. When it comes to what we choose to do with our lives—and the angst around those choices—I'd bet that no small part of the difficulty there has to do with the tension between the desire to be true to ourselves, and the desire to play by the rules. To do the things that are expected of us. To color within the lines. To be the perfect fill-in-the-blank. (And the perfect fill-in-the-other-blank, and the other blank, and the other blank…) Certain things are allowed. Certain things are expected. But are they right? And, more importantly, are they right for us? How can we be sure?
Schwartz quotes Aristotle, saying that practical wisdom is figuring out the right way to do the right thing in a particular circumstance, with a particular person, at a particular time. In other words, it's subjective. Frustratingly so… except when you consider that, if that's the goal–to live with practical wisdom–you have all the answers you need. You don't need to consult the rule book—or bow down to the shoulds—because the only should that matters is that you do what's right for you, given the circumstances of your life now. If that means coloring outside of the lines, so be it. In fact, if that means coloring outside of the lines, then that's exactly what you should do.
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Okay. Every once in a while, I experience something that prompts me to 'drop that stupid, irritating voice' i use to write on my blog and 'just get real'. The ghd Style Lounge – which i was privileged enough to attend on Friday evening – is one such brand activation which has prompted such drastic action. In all seriousness – "srsly y'all" – this event blew my mind. "O RLY?" i hear you say. "Howcome y'ulz?" I hear you say. I'll attempt to do justice to the sheer delight that was having my makeup done by Benefit, my hair styled by 2 ghd Angels, then being styled by Accessorize and being given a remote control with which to shoot myself. Not in the foot, but on an infinity curve that had been set up, "just like a real-life photo shoot". Oh my word. Oh my hat.
Firstly, the venue was just amazing. Roodebloem Studios in Woodstock, for those interested:
You walked in, were greeted with a glass of Krone and a Vitamin Water, and then you went and waited with sumptuous snacks until a Benefit artist could start doing your makeup.
Once you got your makeup did, you had a little more Krone before heading over to the Style Stations (see above) to have your hair done by 2 lovely ghd Angels. Since my hair is naturally straight, I asked for them to 'get a l'il zany y'ulz' and give me some curls and, most importantly, show me how to make curls with a ghd (Creation Mist, Hold Spray, Obedience cream and…go!). This really was revelatory to me – I had no idea you could curl with an iron. "Srsly y'ulz" – no idea.
No hair "After" pic yet because those were a part of the shoot we had on location, but I'll upload them as soon as I get them. Once hair got did, we were taken in hand by a stylist who added a little something special to the look we were creating, to make us a little more 'shoot ready'.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Democrats Civility?
Democrat urges unions to 'get a little bloody when necessary'
By Michael O'Brien - 02/23/11 07:57 AM ET
Sometimes it's necessary to get out on the streets and "get a little bloody," a Massachusetts Democrat said Tuesday in reference to labor battles in Wisconsin.
Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) fired up a group of union members in Boston with a speech urging them to work down in the trenches to fend off limits to workers' rights like those proposed in Wisconsin.
"I'm proud to be here with people who understand that it's more than just sending an email to get you going," Capuano said, according to the Dorchester Reporter. "Every once and awhile you need to get out on the streets and get a little bloody when necessary."
Political observers have been the lookout for potentially incendiary rhetoric in the wake of January's shooting in Tucson, Ariz., where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) survived an assassination attempt, six were killed, and 13 others were injured.
Political rhetoric has become especially heated in Madison, Wis., where Republican Gov. Scott Walker has proposed major labor reforms that sparked more than a week's worth of rowdy protests at the state capitol.
"We take security seriously, whether it's for me, the lieutenant governor and all 132 members of the state legislature, Democrats or Republicans alike, because there's a lot of passion down here," Walker said Tuesday on MSNBC about his safety in Wisconsin. "And particularly when we see people coming in being bussed in from other states, that's what worries us."
Capuano made his remarks before a crowd of union members in Boston, along with other members of the state's congressional delegation. Massachusetts has an influential union population that could loom large over the 2012 Senate race. Capuano is considering getting in that race to challenge Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) next fall.
"This is going to be a struggle at least for the next two years. Let's be serious about this. They're not going to back down and we're not going to back down. This is a struggle for the hearts and minds of America," Capuano told union members.
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(CNN) -- The prospect of former congressman J.C. Watts leading the Republican National Committee was met with chuckles by members of the organization Monday, who said that current chairman Reince Priebus is all-but-guaranteed to be re-elected to his post next month.
Watts, a former Oklahoma congressman who for a time in the 1990s was the only African-American Republican serving in the U.S. House, told Politico over the weekend that he is being "encouraged" by Republicans to seek the RNC chairmanship.
Watts chided the GOP for "old, tired, pathetic" efforts at minority outreach, but he stopped short of openly criticizing Priebus or declaring his intention to seek the chairmanship.
Members of the 168-person RNC, however, were quick to pop the Watts trial balloon on Monday, dismissing the idea with a mixture of skepticism, disbelief and even a hint of ridicule.
"A little late to the party?" cracked one RNC member.
Bruce Ash, national committeeman from Arizona, said "an overwhelming number" of RNC members believe Priebus should remain for another two-year term.
"Reince did a great job leading us out of the abyss," Ash told CNN. "I know he'll do a great job moving forward. I'm sure if J.C. wants to get involved he'll have an opportunity like many people in the coming months and years."
Another influential RNC member, asked about the Watts story, said in an email: "He'd have no prayer ... I gotta believe J.C. won't run unless it's just to get attention."
While Republican nominee Mitt Romney lost his presidential bid and the RNC's voter turnout operation took a beating on Election Day, Priebus is credited with repairing the dismal financial state of the party, which was more than $22 million in debt when he took over.
Former Indiana national committeeman Jim Bopp, a longtime conservative voice inside the organization, said Priebus "has overwhelming support for reelection as chairman" thanks largely to his fundraising prowess.
"There is plenty of blame to go around after this loss but Reince does not share in much of it," Bopp said. "He did his job -- very well."
Sources on the committee say Priebus and his supporters have locked down at least 120 votes for re-election and perhaps as many as 150 confirmed supporters - far beyond the 85-vote simple majority needed to win.
With such full-bodied support, a challenge to Priebus, particularly from a committee outsider like Watts, seems unlikely.
Some Priebus supporters on the committee say the Watts-as-chairman storyline is at best a vanity project for the former college quarterback, and at worst a low-grade effort by former RNC Chairman Michael Steele to tweak Priebus, a former Steele ally-turned-rival who ousted the controversial ex-chairman from his post in early 2011.
Their evidence for the latter claim: Watts' business partner, Elroy Sailor, is married to Angela Sailor, a top official at the RNC during Steele's tenure there.
Another Watts business partner, Paul Welday, circulated the Politico story late Sunday evening in an email to GOP activists and political operatives.
"Former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts is seriously considering a run for the Chairmanship of the RNC," Welday wrote in the email, which was provided to CNN by a Republican who received it. "I hope you'll take a look at the attached article, share it with others and let me know how you feel about the idea."
Time is running out for Watts if he is serious about a launching a bid.
The RNC will vote on the chairmanship at its Winter Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina in late January. With the holiday season approaching, that leaves little time to assemble a whip team and begin drumming up support inside the committee membership.
RNC sources said Priebus is planning to publicly announce his re-election team in the coming days.
He will also roll out a team of officials to preside over a "four-year plan" for the Republican Party, sources said, an initiative related to the much-discussed GOP "autopsy" that Priebus called for in the aftermath of Romney's defeat.
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I have about 10 days left to finish my proposal for the Knight News Challenge. My basic idea is to bring together a number of technical people for a short time to make local-type news projects.
Kelly Marks from my class suggested a contest that would give the participants cachet. So maybe it could go like this:
* Ask for $25,000 instead of $15,000
* Hold three events on the same weekend, in Silicon Valley, Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; and Bangalore, India; with $5,000 going toward each of the first two and a few thousand for the last. The money would include a leader for each site.
* Dinners on the Fridays for the techies, local journalists and community residents.
* Prize of $7,500 to the group with best project.
* Discussion to choose projects would start online for at least a week before the events.


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"You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger" tackles the fragility, stupidity, and delusion of human relationships.
Allen, in his 46th film as a director, is able to find the humor and absurdity of love in this film just the same as in previous ones such as "VickyCristinaBarcelona" and "Match Point." In film as in real life, Allen conveys vividly that human beings always believe the grass is greener on the other side, but because of this need, always end up making complete fools of themselves.
The film revolves around two London couples. Helena (Gemma Jones) has lately been seeking the advice of a fraudulent psychic Crystal (Pauline Collins) after being dumped by her husband Alfie (Anthony Hopkins), who falls for a young former escort, Charmaine (Lucy Punch).
Their daughter Sally (Naomi Watts) grudgingly puts her dreams on hold to support her husband Roy (Josh Brolin), who after a successful first book has hit a serious case of writer's block. Both have eyes for other people; Roy is seriously attracted to Dia (Freida Pinto) and Sally develops a crush on her art gallery boss, Greg (Antonio Banderas).
While the cast is certainly experienced, the actors' individual performances don't seem to blend well in order to create a sense of cohesiveness that you usually get in a Woody Allen film. Nevertheless, one stands out: Jones' portrayal of Helena is as realistic as they come, a blend of sadness, desperation, and moments of such self-deception you have to laugh. Jones successfully conveys what it must be like to have your marriage of 40 years end and be left with the harsh reality that you may have to live the rest of your life alone.
However, Anthony Hopkins, one of the world's finest actors, falls flat, seemingly stammering his way through the entire film. Hopkins' character Alfie tries desperately to revisit his youth, but everyone (except for Alfie) can see that his relationship with Charmaine is a train wreck waiting to happen.
All the other characters in the movie (with the exception of Helena) live in a world of their own making until they are hit with a major dose of reality.
Is Allen trying to send us some sort of message? Who knows. Do people need illusion in order to deal with the harshness of reality? Maybe. But it does leave you with something to think about.


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News & Notes: Game 81
Buffalo Bisons (34-46, 5th(-13.0), North)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (46-32, 1st(+4.0), North)
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 (1:05 p.m.) – Coca-Cola Field
LHP Pat Misch (2-4, 5.08) vs. RHP Tim Redding (0-1, 3.75)
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com
TODAY'S GAME: This afternoon, the Bisons take on the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the second game of a four-game series at Coca-Cola Field (1:05 p.m.). The I-Pigs struck first in the series with last night's 6-3 win. The Bisons are now 4-1 on their 10-game homestand that began with a four-game sweep of Norfolk. The Herd is 21-22 at home this season.
VS. THE IRONPIGS: Buffalo is now 3-6 against the IronPigs this season. The clubs split a four-game series in Buffalo, April 22-25, and Lehigh Valley won three of four at Coca-Cola Park, April 30-May 3. Eight of the nine contests have been decided by three of fewer runs with the exception being a 7-2 victory by the IronPigs on May 1.
DISCH ON MISCH: LHP PAT MISCH will make his 10th start of the season today. The southpaw has worked at least six innings in each of his last six outings and has allowed two or fewer runs in three of his last four. Misch struck out a season-high seven in his last outing, a six-inning no-decision in Friday's 4-2 win over Norfolk. Misch has two no-decisions and a 3.86ERA in two starts against the IronPigs this season.
EVANS ALMIGHTY: INF NICK EVANS' hit streak is now 18 games, one shy of the International League high for 2011. Columbus's Luis Valbuena hit in 19-straight May 22-June 9. Evans is just the 11th Bisons player to reach 18 games with a hit streak in the modern era. During his streak, the slugger has averaged .478 (33-69) with 10 doubles, three home runs and 15RBI.
GET IGGY WITH IT: RHP RYOTA IGARASHI has made nine consecutive scoreless outings out of the bullpen. Since June 8, the reliever has yielded just four hits and three walks with 11 strikeouts in 13.1 innings. On the season, opponents have just nine hits in 82 at-bats against Igarashi for a .110 average against. He has yet to allow a hit with runners in scoring position (0-11).
BISONS BITS: Bisons catchers have thrown out a league-best 42.2% of base stealers, almost five points higher than any other team…INF VALENTINO PASCUCCI'S 44RBI since May 10 are two more than any IL hitter.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (40-39) climbed back above the .500-mark with a 14-3 blowout win in Detroit last night. New York got grand slams from OF JASON BAY and OF CARLOS BELTRAN in back-to-back innings and INF JOSE REYES went 4-4 to raise his average to .349. New York takes on the Tigers again tonight at 7:05 p.m.


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Hitchcock Foundation funds lung-disease project
April 27, 2011
With support from the Hitchcock Foundation's inaugural Program Project Grant (HF-PPG), biochemist Dean R. Madden, PhD, will lead a diverse team of Dartmouth researchers in the search for clues to how bacterial and fungal infections conspire to clog the breathing systems of patients with maladies such as cystic fibrosis.
"These bugs can pack themselves together very densely," says Madden, a professor of biochemistry at Dartmouth Medical School (DMS). "They embed themselves in a matrix and then they turn on gene programs that change their metabolic state so that they become very resistant to antibiotics."
The grant provides $200,000 over two years, an amount that Dartmouth's Lung Biology Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) has offered to match. The COBRE, of which Madden is associate director, also will provide the HF-PPG team with free access to its Core facilities. ...
In addition to DMS colleagues, the HF-PPG team also will join forces with bioengineering researchers from Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering. Madden notes that an ongoing culture of collaboration among disciplines and schools at Dartmouth played a key role in developing the team.


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Bow, New Hampshire
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Bow is a town in Merrimack county, New Hampshire. It was formed in 1727. Its parent county/ies is/are Rockingham. For more information, contact the county at 10 Grandview Rd., Bow 03304. On the attached map, Bow is shown as 21 in Merrimack .
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