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Much more than a cemetery, Hollywood is a living story in stone, iron, and landscape. It recalls Virginians of bygone years whose lives shaped and influenced our own. With stunning views, Hollywood overlooks the James River, near the site where Captain Christopher Newport planted a wooden cross a few weeks after the founding of Jamestown. Hollywood Cemetery was designed in 1847 by the noted architect, John Notman of Philadelphia, and has been operating as a cemetery in Richmond since 1849. Hollywood serves as the final resting place of two American presidents, six Virginia governors, two Supreme Court justices, twenty-two Confederate generals, and thousands of Confederate soldiers. Its status on the National Register of Historic Places recognizes its importance to the nation. Hollywood is also the beautiful resting place for a host of men, women, and children from all walks of life. Together, their lives represent the story of a community. Hollywood's paths wind through 135 acres of valleys, over hills, and beneath stately trees of natural beauty and tranquility. The architectural beauty of monuments, statues, buildings, fences, and tombs enhances the setting.That scene appears to be unplanned. Yet skillful design, faithful stewardship, and nature's blessings have combined to make Hollywood perhaps America's most historic and beautiful rural cemetery. These attributes have uplifted the spirits of thousands of visitors since 1849.
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Anyone who has had contact with me for a length of time learns two important facts about me. 1) I am a HUGE Ichimaru Gin fan - I have a plushie, which has got to be the sign of ultimate fangirliness! 2) As far as I am concerned, espada were created to deprived Ichimaru of screen time! That alone is reason for me to absolutely loath the espada! But mostly I never really got into them. I liked Starrk, Yammy has grown on me. Harribel I wanted to like but at the end of the day felt that she was the most boring, one of the dumbest, not to mention one of the most irritating Espada of the bunch. So the last thing I want to do is devote blog space to the Espada. However, I cannot help but feel that the espada ranking system has been unfairly trashed by both Espada fans and non-fans.
I guess I have more faith in Aizen's/Kubo's ranking then most people. But I just can't buy into the fact the ranking are worthless because people who Ichigo beat could beat opponents Ichigo couldn't. Ichigo is a terrible person by whom to measure anybodies strength. He's a eight month old Shinigami who didn't even know what "reiatsu" was before that time. In addition, he only started to be able to get control over it after his training with Urahara and even now, his power oscillates so much that as a measuring device, he is a total failure. So let's have a look at the espada, I will refer to them by their number because I can't spell most of their names.
No. 9. He was the only gillian class espada. So it is fitting he should be ranked below everyone else. His biggest claim to fame was that he was the only arrancar who had access to both a Shinigami zanpakuto and an arrancar zanpakuto and could use them simultaneously, as he demonstrated by having Kaien's trident while in his released state. Rukia defeated him by pure luck and because he thought he had her beat. He didn't know/remember the third dance that Rukia had, possibly because being an attack that only seems to activate when her zanpakuto is broken, Rukia never showed it to Kaien or perhaps she did in fact simply developed it sometime after Kaien died. So, I think we can all agree, no. 9 got the rank he deserved.
No. 8 By his own admission he wasn't all that strong. He's biggest thing was his skill in analysis. Ishida would have gotten him with the Sprenger had they not been in that special reiatsu reducing room. That being said, in his released state he did have some awesome abilities. Anyway, he was defeated through tactics and luck. But overall, he wasn't underrated or overrated.
No. 7 He claimed his thing was speed and he did have a funky ability. He survived a hit by Byakuya's bankai but was eventually cut down with a sealed zanpakuto. Overall I think there is no disputing his rank. He was stronger then no. 8 but didn't really compares to the pure destructive power that was Gimmjow.
No. 6 Gimmjow... good old Grimmjow. He was a pure fighter. His "thing" was his destructive ability. He was very strong but while Ichigo did struggle against him that had more to do with Ichigo and his ever unstable power-level then anything to do with Gimmjow himself. I don't think there is any reason to doubt that he was ranked correctly.
No. 5 Nnoitra is the first espada from whom the trouble starts. Mostly because he was defeated by Kenpachi and for some reason people have gotten it into their head that Kenpachi isn't strong... we are talking about Kenpachi here! He's the monster of Gotei 13. Had he started fighting Nnoitra with his eye-patch off to begin with, he probably wouldn't have taken any injury. But Kenpachi being Kenpachi, did the whole "I want to enjoy the fight" business and initially had trouble with Nnoitra's steel skin, which was Nnoitra's thing. He was the espada that couldn't be "cut". It is because of his confidence in his ability not to be cut that Nnoitra ran head on into Kenpachi's two-handed swing, that and Nnoitra clearly had no comprehension how strong a two handed swing really is. Wasn't that Nel's problem with Nnoitra? He thought he knew a lot but as far as Nel was concerned, he knew nothing. Which is why she never treated him as an equal. Was he stronger then Gimmjow? Destructive power-wise I would have to say Grimmjow has it. But defensively Nnoitra topped Gimmjow and when your defence is that strong, you can be weak in offence and still win the fight just by wearing your opponent down. So, I think Nnoitra was correctly ranked.
No. 4 Ulquiorra and his famous second stage! This is where things get a bit tricky. Because of his second stage people assume Ulquiorra was higher then no. 4 and a whole bunch of other things. BUT he said himself that his power lies in regeneration. Like Nnoitra it is a defensive ability that's designed to wear his opponent down. Now Ulquiorra did have a very destructive offensive ability. HOWEVER, and this is the part people forget, he didn't have good control over it. When he first threw the lance he missed by a mile. After that Ichigo hollow form version 2 just made a joke of the lance. He did cut off Ichigo's horns but nothing says the horns were particularly tough to cut. In fact, Ichigo's mask has always been fairly brittle. So second stage or not, given his main "thing" was defensive and he seemed to lack the range of offensive attacks as Harribel, probably means that he really was no. 4.
In addition, let us not forget that we don't know how much stronger the second stage made him. We know that bankai can give you a power boost between x5 to x10, with people like Renji and Ikkaku probably only getting the x5 boost while most of the other captains get the full x10 boost. However, we have no such information for the second stage. Also, Ulquiorra himself never claimed to be higher then rank 4. Even when Ulquoirra was trying to make Ichigo despair and give-up trying to fight him, Ulquoirra never once said "In fact my second stage makes me stronger then rank 4". Not once. Only time he mentioned his rank, he said there were three people stronger then him and at the time he was literally telling the truth because the unreleased Yammy is weaker then unreleased Ulquoirra.
Much as been made about how "Aizen didn't know about his second form". Except Ulquiorra's words were "Aizen hadn't seen his second form" not "Aizen didn't know about it". It's a semantic argument but I can't believe the words were randomly chosen. So overall, I say that despite his second stage he was no. 4 and the first person to agree would be Ulquoirra himself.
No. 3 I really wish I could forget her. I really do. Anyway, let's get this over with. Hitsugaya in bankai had the elemental advantage. Moreover, Soifon probably could have taken Harribel down fairly quickly with just her Shikai since nothing says Harribel is faster then Soifon. But then again she could have been faster then Soifon. We'll never know! Anyway, Harribel clearly had a range of attack skills and she did do a fairly good job of surviving and fighting back. I say that Ulquiorra looked better because his opponent was so unstable, while Harribel looked weaker because Hitsugaya all said and done is far more stable and has a better handle on his power then Ichigo. So second stage for not, I don't think Ulquiorra is in fact stronger then Harribel.
No. 2 Barragan... he was a one trick pony. It was a great trick! But how the hell do you "age" ice? Or fire for that matter. Unless respira defines the laws of physics and could melt ice by ageing it, Hitsugaya probably would have had a cake walk against Barragan. In fact, if I was Captain-commander Yamamoto, I would have switched Soifon with Hitsugaya sometime ago. (I do realise switching opponents mid combat is not easy). So while he looks impressive, he is in fact a fairly limited character and there were at least two captains there who could potentially have defeated him fairly easily and quickly. So his trick put him ahead of no. 4 and no. 3 but he was not no. 1 because he was a one trick pony.
No. 1 Starrk. Starrk was all attack and speed. He was taken down by a shikai but it was one of the most mind-blowing shikai's we have seen! Before that, he took on two vizard captains in shikai + mask and came out without a scratch. The first real damage he received was from Kyoraku's shadow-backstab (note to self: role a rogue character in Dragon Age and call him Kyoraku) but it was more a flesh wound and didn't seem to have hurt Starrk much. Then the colour game began and well... Starrk got out played. However, he did display a range of attack skills. Both ranged and melee and all said and done was pretty strong. I have no doubt that captains like Byakuya, Soifon, Hitusgaya and other would have dropped dead easily against him. The whole "shikai" death thing is used to knock Starrk's status and drop him to number 2 with either Barragan or Ulquoirra as number 1. Except I am fairly certain Ulquoirra wouldn't last long against Starrk as Starrk's thing is "cero" and Ulquoirra did die because of cero. Barragan... that's a trickly one. It all depends on if Starrk's "wolves" can be aged. If they can't... Barragan is screwed! So I don't think the fact Starrk lost to a shikai says anything about his ability. What you have to ask is, can Starrk defeat all the espada below him and the case does seem to be that he can. So, he is the primara or whatever that word is.
Last but not least Yammy! The 10 turned 0 espada who is universally cited as the reason why the "ranks" don't mean anything. But why? Yammy unreleased got beaten-up by almost everyone! But released... well, we'll just have to wait and see won't we. :-)
So my final thoughts, despite appearances I do believe the Espada were ranked fairly and accurately. Of course the real question is that did the Espada live upto expectations? That of course depends on your expectations. If you expected the Espada to crud stomp the shinigami, they certainly didn't do that. The shinigami took damage but nothing permanent so far. Certainly the no. 1, 2 and 3 have softened up the Gotei 13 and the Vizards for Aizen, Gin and Tosen. Byakuya, Kenpachi and Ichigo are carrying some damange and no doubt varying degrees of exhaustion from their previous battles. So Yammy could do some crud stomping but all in all, the rank dispute, the never ending debate on whether any of the espada are vasto lord and all these things do go back to the fact the Espada did not live upto expectations of some people.
This group of people really did genuinely believe that they were going to see some shinigami deaths in the hands of the Espada. I, on the other hand, did not. I didn't expect the Espada to do anything but die (and return the spotlight to Gin!). As such the Espada lived upto my expectations. Perhaps that is why I think the ranking is fine. Perhaps if I had higher aspirations for the Espada I would think the ranking was flawed. Perhaps, at the end of the day, it's all about perceptions and the what side's pompom you are shaking. I shake shinigami pompom! Go team! ^.^

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For those who don't know, that's a line from Bob Dylan's song, "Idiot Wind," and it is perfectly applicable to the ever-clueless, though strangely attractive, Maureen Dowd of the New York Times. This morning, Dowd expresses her disappointment that prior to his performances in China, Dylan allowed the government censors to approve his set list. This meant, according to Dowd, no protest songs from the Voice of Her Generation against the oppressive Chinese government. Too bad Dowd does not know … [Read more...]
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Atheists Don't Have No Songs
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My friends Edward Feser and Jay Wesley Richards, both fellow Catholics, are engaged in an online dispute about whether contemporary Intelligent Design theory (ID) runs counter to classical Thomistic understandings of nature and final causality. On this matter, I am with Ed. For I believe that ID, as defended by Michael Behe and William A. Dembski, is a view that in the long run serves to undermine rather than advance the cause of Christian theism. Of course, I see why some of my fellow … [Read more...]
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Last year, on May 22, 2010, the BioLogos Foundation published a paper of mine on its website, "Intelligent Design, Thomas Aquinas, and the Ubiquity of Final Causes." It is excerpted and adapted from my article, "How to Be An Anti-Intelligent Design Advocate," University of St. Thomas Journal of Law and Public Policy 4.1 (2010): 35-65.This BioLogos paper should be read in conjunction with the four blog posts I published in 2010 on "Science & the Sacred," the BioLogos Blog:Intelligent Desi … [Read more...]
Come, Let Us Reason
That is the title of my latest entry on The Catholic Thing. Here's how it begins: The God of Christian theism is the Source of Reason. St. John calls the Second Person of the Trinity, the Logos, a Greek term from which we get the word "logic." Within the greatest commandment is the instruction to "love the Lord your God with all your. . .mind" (Matt 22:37-JB). St. Peter commands believers to "always have your answer ready for people who ask you the reason for the hope that you have. But give it w … [Read more...]
My letter to UNLV President Neal Smatresk in support of the UNLV philosophy department
As many of you may know, the state of Nevada is feeling the brunt of the current economic downturn. For this reason, the state's institutions of higher education are being forced to make deep budget cuts. Among the cuts proposed by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is the elimination of its philosophy department. Below is the letter I sent last night to UNLV President Neal Smatresk. I cc'd it to the chancellor of the university system (Daniel Klatch) as well as each of the members of th … [Read more...]
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Today would have been my father-in-law's 91st birthday
Joseph A. Dickerson, Jr. died in May 2006 at the age of 86. Today would have been his 91st birthday. My wife, Frankie, still misses him, as she misses her mother, Peggy, who passed away in January 2010. At 5:30 pm today at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Waco, Mass will be said for the repose of Joe's soul. What follows is the eulogy I delivered at his memorial service: … [Read more...]


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When Denikaina Ready was released and it generated immense controversy, Brahmin Organisations demanded action against the stars featuring in the film for hurting the sentiments of priests and brahmins. When Brahmin organisations met Brahmi particularly, he apologised the leaders and promised them not to star in such roles. However it seems Brahmi did not mend his ways or film makers are scripting the same scenes again and again which feature him as priest and get thrashed by heroes who make him a laughing stock.
The same incident repeated in King Nagarjuna starrer Damarukam where he was seen as a brahmin house owner who rents his house to Nagarjuna. Nagarjuna enjoys merrily with out paying rent and when Brahmi asks rent, he takes him to task beating him to the core. One wonder how could Nag who robs people of lakhs and crores and donates to orphan homes stay for free at Brahmi's house.
Even now in Rana starrer Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum, Brahmanandam is seen as a drama artist and he is shown at the recieving end with the hero and other characters. It seems film makers in their effort to show Brahmi as comedian is making laughing stock of him and in turn insulting various communities.


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Hey everyone and welcome to CTstories's blog.
I have been on this wiki for less than a month but I can say that I have enjoyed being here.
Just reading all these great stories everydyay has been a blast for me.
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Gog and Magog
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- In the Bible, I think in "Revelation" of the New
Testament, there is a reference to the "armies of Gog
and Magog," who will come from the north to the
prophesied "battle of Armageddon." I've read at times
that these names may have referred to the "Getae and
the Massagetae," mentioned by the Greek historian
Herodotus. Some have interpreted the "Getae" as being
"Goths" and the "Massagetae" as being "Huns."
However, I have a different hypothesis. Perhaps "Gog
and Magog" was a slogan, or battle-cry, of at least
some of the Celtic armies that roamed far afield. The
Galatians of central Asia Minor were Celts that were
well-known to the Hellenic world of the New Testament
writers, and Celtic groups that didn't form lasting
colonies may have raided in Palestine, Mesopotamia,
The battle-cry that I think of may have been "Lugh and
Mac Og." Lugh was the chief of the Celtic gods, and
Oengus, (or "Angus," as in the Scottish), had the
appellation "Mac Og," or "young son." Oengus has been
defined as the "God of Love."
In Ireland, a modern nation of Celtic origin, there
has been a modern expletive, "Bedad and Bejabers,"
which I suppose to be derived from "By God and By
Jesus!" Jesus is considered the "Son of God," and the
"God of Love," too.
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"It would be fair to say Ryan is searching for his swing a little. With the nagging injuries he has had, he just hasn't gotten a chance to get locked in at the plate."
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"Kevin had a great spring. He started off slow, having a nagging injury, but he is starting to swing the bat well. He is seeing the ball well and centers the ball so well. Kevin is so strong that the ball has a lot of carry. He can just power the ball out of here."
"When you come back from injuries like this the actual injury is fine - it's just nagging soreness coming back. I'm feeling good and close to 100 percent. If we feel that I'm ready, I'm going to go and give as much as I can. Hopefully that's the case."
"In fairness, Cedric had some injuries and he had some nagging things that slowed him down some that I think were out of his control."
"All he tells me is to listen to what coach Hart says and if I have any nagging injury then I shouldn't try and run it off."
"I had two surgeries after the season was over. I had a nagging knee injury. I tore the sheath away from my left quad. I had surgery on my left wrist. I was trying to play through it. I was a little bit disappointed."
"Absolutely. If they have nagging injuries and do something to irritate them, you're going to knock them back another week and a half. They've already have a week and a half [of recovery] so instead of setting it back, we're way ahead."


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After 10+ years of teaching, I burned out and went to work for an entertainment company in Burbank, CA as an administrative assistant. My desk was a famously busy one at the studio, but it was basically a huge volume of relatively simple tasks. Doing work with such low stakes was such a relief to me. At the end of the day, I got to be done. I could go home and have a life outside of work. It was bliss.
To the devil and his advocate, I say:
Yes, my co-worker's lack of experience planning presentations would put him at disadvantage time-wise. He, however, also has a great number of advantages to consider:
Incidentally, I do agree with my co-worker's number. It does take about 30+ hours of work to plan a one-hour lesson that is thoroughly engaging and addresses content standards in a deep and meaningful way for a diverse group of students. The whole-class instruction model my co-worker would use in his department meeting is the easiest kind of lesson to plan, in my opinion. Small-group, differentiated instruction requires even more time and careful planning.
By the way, since leaving teaching, I've not paid for a single marker, pen, stapler, piece of copy paper, or anything else needed to do my job. Not even once.
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An Interview with Top Chef Finalist Dave Martin of The Frying Dutchmen Truck
Dave Martin, a Top Chef Finalist, is now Consulting Executive Chef at The Frying Dutchmen
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 at 7:20 pm | Elisabeth Rosario
Young entrepreneurs Ben Goldbergand Jacob Davenport will be premiering their highly anticipated fry truck The Frying Dutchmen to the streets of Manhattan on May 20th. The gourmet fry truck will feature both Belgian-style fries and sweet potato fries along with a unique line-up of specialty sauces and dips.
Joonbug caught up with Dave Martin, who is The Frying Dutchmen's Consulting Executive Chef, famously known as Top Chef's Season One Finalist, cookbook author and former Executive Chef of Lola, Crave (42ndStreet) and VYNL Restaurants. Chef Dave Martin shares some insights on what New Yorkers can look forward to if they pay a visit to The Frying Dutchmen truck.
JB: What is the one thing you learned from your experience on Bravo TV's Top Chef?
DM: Wow, Top Chef taught me so many things, but one of my biggest take-aways from the show is to embrace the cooking style I know best -which is upscale comfort food (modernizing dishes I grew up with). Even though I was formally French-trained, I always worried that my food wasn't fancy enough -but at the end of the day I really made the type of food that people at home wanted to eat. Maybe the Core Judges didn't always love my dishes, but it was always my food and came from my heart.
JB: How did you end up collaborating with The Frying Dutchmen? What is your role there?
DM: I actually met Ben via Craigslist, which is where I also landed Top Chef and a couple of other consulting projects. They wanted someone who was all about creating fun and interesting sauces along with a solid method for fresh fry and sweet potato fry production and I think I have delivered on all counts. I eagerly await The Frying Dutchmen truck hitting the streets for people to give it a try …
JB: One of the concepts behind The Frying Dutchmen is Ben's idea that in Europe, fries are offered as a main course and not just a side. How do you think the truck's menu can help change American's minds about that?
DM: Well I encountered the Euro fry craze over 15-20 years ago while in Amsterdam, and I think that in today's market people are looking for fun and different variations on a classic -in this case the French fry. Although not reinventing the wheel, we are offering some flavors that folks really have never seen offered with fries. And by having so many great choices, patrons can make a meal out of an order of fries and 3-4 sauces and take their palates on a mini culinary journey.
JB: The truck will offer an extensive menu of at least 17 sauces including everything from Caribbean Pink Guava to Roasted Poblano BBQ to Caramelized Pineapple. Do you have a favorite flavor on the menu? Which ones are you most excited about having us try?
DM: Oh man I am very excited about the couple of flavors that you mentioned, but others that I think will be fun are the Chicken Apple Sausage & Mushroom Gravy, Prickly Pear Mustard and Cinnamon Maple Apple Butter (which can actually work as a dessert). The best part is that all of the sauces for purchase are made by hand and from scratch. Including all of the aioli, mustard, ketchups and everything in between -which is something that I've always sworn by and makes such a big difference. I learned this from my mom's kitchen growing up and have always done it in my kitchens as a chef.
P.S…The free ketchup and mustard are not from scratch, but the aioli is…there is no nasty processed mayo on board the truck, yuck!
JB: It is well known that you enjoy putting a healthier spin on old school comfort foods. Are you doing anything to make the fry recipe healthier?
DM: Yes, I do always try to put a lighter spin on things due to my healthy So-Cal upbringing and although its tough to make a fat-free aioli, several of the sauces are low-cal and have no high-fructose corn syrups or glutens. I did my research on fry oils and we are in fact using a high-performance 100% expeller pressed soy oil that has not been stripped of its vitamins and minerals (like most fry oils) and has healthy Omega 3′s and of course is sans trans fats. So while I will never say we are serving healthy fries, I can say that we have chosen a premium oil for production, along with using real Idaho potatoes and farm fresh yams/sweet potatoes for our fries!
JB: What is your favorite cuisine? What are some of your favorite dishes to cook and eat?
DM: My fave cuisines are really sisters in the flavor department and that's why I say not just the one but two -with Thai and Indian! I love all of the different layers of flavors in the two cuisines. It's a reflection of my cooking style of layers of flavor i.e. salty, sweet, tangy, spicy and all delicious when coming from these two countries… love them both so much. I actually do cook a lot at home and for friends and family….love doing fantastic holiday spreads for Thanksgiving and Christmas…the big bird, my cornbread & sausage stuffing, maple & chili brussel sprouts, carrot mashers, homemade gravy, pumpkin panna cotta & sooo much more. For simple day-to-day cooking, I try to work with the seasons and let nature guide me but it's always about a balance of quality beef, line caught fish (not farmed), free range chicken or other premium protein, some roasted veggies and always various rubs and sauces that I continue to create along with a fun salad, orzo, cous cous or other fun grain with all kinds of goodies mixed in.
JB: Do you have any advice for other aspiring chefs?
DM: I do…don't let others get you down and follow your passion. Food is subjective and let's face it -you will never please everybody but as long as you keep working hard and pour your love into the food it will work out for you in the end. So keep your head up and keep hustling, studying, tasting, learning and inspiring and keep on cookin'.
Follow Dave on Twitter at @Frying_dutchmen for all his tasty creations and truck locations!
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Snapshots of a personal journey over time of the Maritime Provinces of Canada -Landscape, scenery and nature
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Another attempt to re-dock the Russian Progress M-15M space freighter to the International Space Station (ISS) will be made on Sunday, July 29, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control Center said on Tuesday, after the spacecraft failed to re-dock with the ISS earlier in the day.
The unmanned space freighter, which arrived at the ISS in April, undocked from the station in the early hours of Monday in order to perform a series of engineering tests during re-docking designed to verify an upgraded automated rendezvous system.
The vehicle initially separated to a distance of about 100 miles from the station and held position for 24 hours before Tuesday's failed attempt to re-dock with the space station due to an apparent failure in the new Kurs-NA rendezvous system.
"Another attempt to dock Progress with the space station is scheduled for 5 am Moscow time (01:00 GMT) on July 29," the Mission Control Center spokesman said.
The failure of the Kurs-NA system triggered a passive abort - a standard procedure that took the Progress spacecraft to a safe distance of about 1.8 miles below the space station where it will remain until July 29.
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Orange is expanding its online music content with the launch of 'The Music Show'. The format is a weekly six-minute clip that will feature music news, interviews with big name bands, track-by-track album reviews and monthly live sessions. The operator recently conducted a trial of the service at Glastonbury festival, where they filmed and uploaded one episode per day. 'The Music Show' will be available on the music section of the Orange website and through Orange World, the operator's internet portal with a new episode posted each week. Future interviews and live sessions include The Script, Ne-Yo, The Futureheads and Dizzee Rascal.
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Halo: Combat Evolved-Vehicle FAQ By: Super_BradleyFord, Brad Lewis Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Halo: Combat Evolved Developed By: Bungie Studios For The: Microsoft Xbox Video Gaming Console Table Of Content: [1.] Introduction [2.] Human Vehicles [A.] M12-LRV-The Warthog [B.] M808B Scorpion MBT [3.] Covenant Vehicles [A.] Ghost [B.] Banshee [4.] Closing Comments [5.] Credits [1.] Introduction: --------------------- [A.] M12 LRV-The Warthog: Crew: 3 Total-two in the front and one soldier on the rear gun Weight: 3.25 Tons Armed With: 12.7 mm Three-Barreled Machine-Gun Information: The M12 is probably the most reliable ground vehicle that the humans have in their inventory. The warthog is fairly fast, and quite maneuverable, however it does have a tendency to roll over when doing sharp- turns whilst going too fast. With the three-barreled machine-gun(M41 Laag) the warthog is a force to be reckoned with. Also, the passenger side soldier is also able to use his/her gun to mow down enemies. Lastly, one of the warthogs greatest assests is the ability to instantly kill an enemy, by running them down. [B.] M808B Scorpion MBT: Crew: 2 Human Pilots or 1 Cyborg Pilot-4 passengers can ride on the side Weight: 66 Tons Armed With: 90 mm HV(High Velocity) Rockets Secondary/Coaxial Gun: 7.62 mm AP-T Armor Piercing Tracer Information: The strongest ground weapon that the humans have. Primarily used to take out other enemies, the Scorpion Main Battle Tank is a versatile vehicle. Equipped with two powerful weapons, both of which can easily take out more then one enemy in a shot amount of time, makes the Scorpion powerful. Four soldiers are able to sit on the side and fire also, however that should only be done when the advantages out-weigh the risks. [3.] Covenant Vehicles: -------------------------------- [A.]Ghost: Crew: 1 Weight: 3.25 Tons Armed With: 2 Plasma Cannons (100-250 kW range) Information: The covenants reconnaissance vehicle, extremely agile and extremely fast, and can also fire rather rapidly. Well speed being a great asset in battle, the driver has little to no protection against enemy fire, thus a good head shot can take the driver out. Still, on open terrain, the ghost is almost unbeatlable. [C.] Banshee: Crew: 1 Weight: 2.25 Tons Armed With: 2 Plasma Cannons (100-250 kW range) Secondary Weapon: Two Fuel Rod Cannons Information: Extremely maneuverable, extremely fast, and has the ability to hover. It is kind of like the covenants version of a fighter jet. This vehicle is great for ground assaults, due to the fact that it can fire rapidly with the duel plasma cannons equipped, and that the Two Fuel Rod Cannons will take out many enemies at once. [4.] Closing Comments: ---------------------------- Thanks for reading! If you have any comments, questions, or concerns pertaining to this FAQ then feel free to contact me via email. **** Legal: ***** If, for any reason, you want to put this FAQ on your website then by all means do so, however I want credit for it. I took the time out of my schedule to write this, thus I would prefer it if people knew that I wrote this. I would also appreciate to be contacted first, but that is not a needed. Email: email@example.com [5.] Credits: -------------- IeGN www.ign.com Bungie Studios www.bungie.net Halo: Combat Evolved -The Developers -The Fans Halo: Combat Evolved by: Bungie Studios FAQ Written by: Super_BradleyFord, Brad Lewis Copyrights(c)2005.


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Timeline of Middle Eastern Women's Rights
Maddie Cuttler & Haley Powell 1899 1920's The first Egyptian girl graduates from high school. Iraqi women move to gain more rights and a better education. 1907 Women in all Middle Eastern countries finally become legalized to vote. 1934-1956 The constitution of women's rights is suspended. 1961 In the United Arab Emirates...
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About 98% of all females eligible for school attend 2002 3% of Yemen women are literate. 1975 1988 Women make up about 25% of Iraq's workforce. 26% of Yemen women are literate. 1990's 1996-2002 Taliban severely restricts the role of women in society.
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Pascale Marthine Tayou (*1967, Cameroon) works with sculptures and large-scale installations both within institutional and public spaces. His works incorporate all kinds of recycled and found material such as wood, plastic, metal, shredded paper and glass. In his installations Tayou also uses paintings and films to make complex juxtapositions of images and artifacts of urban refuse.
The exhibition
Always All Ways. Omnes Viae Malmö Ducunt
at Malmö Konsthall brings different subject matters into focus and the audience will encounter issues and aspects of cultural mixing with a particularly attentive and sensitive gaze to the common environmental foundation which different cultures of the entire world are depending on.
Pascale Marthine Tayou has created new works specially for Malmö Konsthall. The core of the exhibition consists of ten small house-like structures, a jumble of garden houses. This installation, called
Garden houses
, appears and recalls a shantytown built out of photographic images and recycled materials, mixing both found material from Tayous native country Cameroon and commercial packaging and waste products associated with western cultures. The visual noise and the material used create a disorientating, chaotic experience for the visitor.
The films in the installation are recorded during Tayous travels in both Asia and Africa. Each of the 15 films consists of several 10 second film sequences mixed together displaying water and the flow of water. Whether it is water in human made water canals, pools of water, waterfalls or rains the films gives the otherwise chaotic installation a relaxing atmosphere.
In the exhibition Tayou uses natural sounds, such as water and bird sounds, to comment on how human movements and urban structures influence our surroundings. In works such as
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Tayou twists and turns prefabricated material, usually found at petrol stations and building sites, into animal looking creatures. The works
Garden houses
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Umbrella City
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Always All Ways. Omnes Viae Malmö Ducunt
clearly reflects Tayous own nomadic existence, moving from country to country, gathering and presenting impressions from his home country Cameroon and all the countries he has passed on his way. Tayou points at different levels in our cultures and cultural identities, and bridges the gaps between differences in identity and culture.
Pascale Marthine Tayou lives and works in Ghent, Belgium. The exhibition at Malmö Konsthall is his first large-scale installation in Northern Europe and it will travel to MAC Lyon in the fall of 2010.
The exhibition has been realized with support from students of Östra Grevie School of Art, Sweden, and Sølyst Artist in Residence Center (SAIR), Jyderup, Denmark.
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In last November's elections, 63 percent of Florida's voters said they wanted to take the politics out of the process used to draw up congressional district lines in the state.
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We've been talking about some of the triggers that cause a young person to be more vulnerable to sex trafficking. In the first post, we talked about three reasons why foster kids are at-risk for sex trafficking. In the second post, we discussed two ways that homelessness set a young person at risk for trafficking.
In this post, we want to talk about the next key trigger for sex trafficking: substance abuse.
Substance abuse is a common occurrence in sex trafficking victims. Many young people start out in prostitution by using it as a way to "earn" the drugs they are already taking. Additionally, one study of homeless youth who were prostituted found that 75% met the criteria for substance abuse, while nearly all indicated some degree of alcohol and/or drug use.
Those are the statistics. But of the almost two dozen victims that we have encountered, every single one of them have been using drugs. Every one.
Let's look at two ways that substance abuse and sex trafficking go hand-in-hand.
The first thing to note here is that human trafficking is the second leading criminal industry in the world and drug trafficking is number one. It goes without saying that the two always operate in tandem - where you find one you will find the other. This means that most individuals who are selling women and girls are typically selling drugs as well.
Almost every girl we've worked with has told us that her trafficker was also her dealer. Although most of the girls were already using drugs to some extent before being trafficked, many of them have told us that the first time they shot up with heroine was at the hands of the men who would become their traffickers. That's the story of our friend Colleen, who told her story in the "Seeds of Hope" video. She had a long history of substance abuse, but the first time she shot up with heroine was when her would-be trafficker did it to her. She spent quite some time in a drug-induced daze and quickly realized how she would have to earn her keep, and her drugs.
Why do traffickers do this? A number of law enforcement officials we've spoken with have said that the traffickers shoot new girls up with heroine because it expedites the grooming process - the time it takes to get a girl under his control. While a Romeo Pimp used to take weeks or months coercing a girl into the life, this is now a quick way for him to get a girl under his control. With the help of drugs, not only is she mentally and emotionally under his control, but now the trafficker has physical ties to her that are incredibly difficult to break. In her mind, she thinks that she can't live without her trafficker. In her body, she feels that she can't live without the substances that he can provide.
It goes without saying that drugs and alcohol provide an escape from reality that almost nothing else in this world can. If you ask anyone recovering from substance abuse, they will tell you that it was a tool they used in order to deal with what they felt they couldn't handle on their own.
Young ladies who are at-risk for trafficking have a long list of trauma, shame, and hurt that they are already trying to escape. Many of them start in the life by using prostitution as a way get the drugs they need in order to escape their current realities. Ultimately, those same young ladies end up using drugs as a tool to escape the horrors of "the life". The sad reality is that the second leading cause of death for victims of sex trafficking is drug overdose, just behind homicide.
Just as relapse is an unfortunate part of recovery for many addicts, relapse is often a part of the recovery journey for many survivors of sex trafficking. Such is the story of one young lady we recently worked with. When we met with her, she told us that she had wondered around the streets of another city for days, living from one high to the next, not knowing where she was or what to do. She was picked by law enforcement, and that's when we were brought in. We were able to help her find placement in an emergency shelter and all she had to do was stay there until we could find permanent placement for her. After a day and a half, she ran - not to a pimp, but to the drugs she was detoxing from.
In the life of a sex trafficking victim it's the age-old "chicken or the egg" question - did she enter into the life because of the drugs, or did the the drugs become her way of surviving the life? One way or the other, substance abuse is one of the strongest ties to sex trafficking and it is imperative that parents, educators, care-givers, and young people alike are aware of how slippery the slope really is.
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Funny thing about the creme brulee. I went up to the counter to get some, and saw a new sign: All our desserts are naturally healthy, made with low sugar and soy-milk.
I had to tackle a waiter and ask him if this included the creme brulee. It has never tasted like it has soy in it, but maybe they changed.
Whew, no, just the pastries were now 'healthy'!
I have not been able to wear my new summer pants, as it is cold and rainy here today. Hmmph.
Yeah, the loose skin thing is often totally sidelined as big of a deal as it is. It's still worth it to change because the things that make us fat also make us feel like crap. But yeah - I wonder how many more people would actually lose weight if cutting off loose skin was covered by health insurance. It's a major fear I think especially women have. I know I can lose a lot of weight before being too saggy, but I am worried that I'll have to be okay with 150 pounds instead of 130 because I might just look better as a woman with more fat at this point. Ahhhh, complicated thoughts. What I would really like to plan for is breast augmentation at least and then maybe inventive tattoos to cover up the scars wherever I wind up needing them.Starting weight: 225
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The story of the lady with the skin folds is inspiring, but I hope that as I lose weight, the drape of skin/fat on my belly disappears. I have a dream of someday being able to see my c-section scar without having to lift my tummy first.
Funny thing about what is considered "healthy". I'm so prejudiced after reading Mark's book - oh, and Wheat Belly.
I am not really concerned about the loose skin. My mother just lost 90 pounds and does not have a problem and she is 73. Of course she took 3 years to lose the weight, she takes tap classes a couple of times a week, lifts weights 3 times a week, and lives at the beach so she is constantly gardening or strolling along the beach. Pretty much Primal without knowing it. They did Weight Watchers but without all the fake food, mostly meat and veggies they get at their local market because it is cheaper there, with a sprinkling of beans or grains here and there (their 20%).Chris
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It is about learning to dance in the rain."
My journal: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/thread36279.html
My "Program": doing my version of a 4:3 - 3 day fast diet with real food every day, with a little twist of anti-inflammatory mixed in.
I was so glad Mark did the loose skin article! I have been worried about just that! Now I won't worry about it anymore...one less thing to stress about! lol
jenn...I am also very prejudiced, after reading Mark's book & Wheat Belly & Robb Wolf's book. They are the 3 'standards' that I use against everything else I read. I've read Deep Nutrition by Dr. Cate & just bought her new book. Also got another new book in today called Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon. Its kind of a regular book & cookbook all in one. I just thumbed thru it earlier & it looks really good. Amazon loves me! lol Right now I'm reading Good Calories, Bad Calories.
These days all I want to do is sit around & read & research! Its amazing how many books are out there that talk about not eating grains/sugar etc but don't directly mention anything about "paleo" or "primal". They may mention hunter/gartherer's or ancestral health/diet but that's about it. That makes me appreciate Mark & Robb all the more for what they've done & tells me they are dead on right about the primal thing!Last edited by theprimalcajun; 03-20-2012, 06:21 PM.Goal: Don't worry be happy!
Book talk
My latest read is 'Warrior Diet'. It is quirky, and low on research, but a good starting point for thinking about eating. One thing I particularly liked was his division of eaters into 'predators' and 'scavengers'. The first target a specific prey, and eat mindfully, the second eat whatever, whenever. Just keeping that one concept in mind and following it could make a lot of changes in your diet. But after getting used to having sources oresented, I found myself questioning almost all his statements with an internal 'where's the proof'? Guess I am getting more analytical, and not willing to take anything on faith. Which is good for me.
I liked the information in 'Wheat Belly' but the format turned me off. It was too reminiscent of the diet books from the 70s and 80s, with its short chapters of someone suffering from a particular ailment, dropping wheat, and, voila! It almost felt cheesy to me. I would have preferred more biology. The stuff on how wheat has changed over the last 60 years was fascinating, though. I wish this was more widely known.
'Nourishing Traditions' is on my buy list, and 'Primal Mind, Primal Body'. So many books!
Up at 4:30 (dogs!)
Vitamins (6:00)
8:15 3 bacon
2 eggs scrambled in
1T salsa
12:15 lamb chop
1C zuccini
2T marinara
1/3C mixed nuts
3:45 beef patty with
1C mushrooms, red onion, red pepper grilled in
1T horseradish-mustard sauce(bottled)
6:15 1C beef and mushroom stroganoff
Bed at 9:15
Another light dinner. I felt a little gassy in the afternoon(the nuts, maybe?), and not very hungry at dinner, so again, just the bare minimum. Woke up still feeling a little 'off', so I am going to hold off on breakfast as long as I can. Tonight is gym night (my honey goes every week, I tag along once in a while). I've missed the last two, so I probably have to go for my own self-respect, but that means an early dinner, as by the time we get back, it is just too late for me. So, a two-meal day might be best.
I'm still reading the research on wheat, so I don't know how the rest of the book reads yet. From an agricultural and money standpoint, they did well by hybriding wheat, but since there was no study of how it affected animals or humans, they erred big time. I found it interesting that 2 slices of bread raises glucose levels higher than a candy bar! Interesting stuff.
I also find myself wondering where they got their figures, which is one thing I like about Wheat Belly - it cites everything. They even cited the University of Iowa!! I went to school there for a short time and am a proud Hawkeye!
Have a nice day!
More reading
On a local talk show this afternoon, the topic was...fasting!
The guest was Steve Hendricks, author of an article in March's issue of Harper's Magazine. Well, on top of Mark's recent posts, my interest was piqued.
By the time the interview was over, I was pulled into the parking lot of our local Barnes & Noble, waiting for the end of the show so I could dash in and buy the magazine.
Then I started reading (while I was eating lunch, oh, Irony, what a minx you are!). It's really good.
It addresses some history of fasting, effects, his own personal experience, the science.
As I've gotten to the point where I am not hungry enough to eat a square three meals all the time, perhaps it is just natural that the idea of fasting would intrigue me. But what really floats my boat is the idea of disease cure/prevention. Losing weight by fasting almost seems like cheating. (Don't get all riled, that's just my weird personal quirk. And I might overcome it. I used to think it was 'cheating' to wash my dishes a certain way, because it wasn't how I had been taught. Then I gave myself a sharp slap on the side of the head, and was better.) But I figure there is no such thing as cheating when it comes to CANCER.
More things to ponder.
Sabine my interest is more & more being "piqued" about the benefits of fasting. I just read something myself that was so good & sent myself the link...I'll find it & post later. One of the case studies was a person extremely obese with a severe health problem...don't remember what it was...& they fasted for like a year. Yes you read right...it was done under extreme medical care of course...& supplemented with vitamins etc...but they didn't eat any food & they came out of it healthy & cured & skinnier of course! Not willing to attempt something that drastic but it was interesting. Wouldn't it be nice to not have to worry about cooking again?? lol
ahhhhh books! Almost as big a weakness as candy! All the books I'm reading now are about nutrition...not necessarily paleo/primal oriented. I have been amazed that so far they have all said about the same thing! How our bodies work & process foods...& how grains & refined sugar & other refined foods are so detrimental to our health. When franken foods became par for the course in our diets starting back in the 60's & they invented more & more as the years have progressed, we as a society became more obese & disease ridden! All the while the food giants make bazillions of dollars & we get sicker...which means we go to the doctor & are given medications by the tons...which in turn makes Big Pharma bazillions of dollars & we get sicker & need still more meds!! Its all a vicious circle. Lets face it Kellog's, Pepperidge Farms, Pillsbury ad nauseum wouldn't be able to stay in business if EVERYONE ate like we are!!!
Another book to add to your lists is Deep Nutrition by Dr. Cate Shanahan. Kinda deep (no pun intended!) but extremely interesting. Its one I'm gonna go back & read again. Loved Primal Body & Primal Mind!! She has a new book coming out later this year I think.
I'm going to see if that article in Harper's is online...if not when I go to town Friday I'll run to the book store & see if they have it.Goal: Don't worry be happy!
Gym Day
Every Wednesday night my honey goes to the gym.
He also rides his bike to work, 23 miles round trip, five days a week. He has a layer of fat (mostly near his stomach, yes, I worry) from his outrageous SAD snacking, but I feed him what good stuff I can, and he's an adult, you know the drill. And under that fat, he is seriously buff and strong. When you poke him, it is like a wall of bricks. He can lift heavy things, sprint, and last for a long time at tasks (minds out of the gutter, I know you were thinking it).
This is not my M.O.
But he really likes it when I go to the gym with him, so sometimes I do. So last night I lifted heavy things. And walked around the track between the heavy things, listening to my music. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow, depending on the terrain, animals to avoid, beautiful sunsets... I mean, the music. Do you ever pretend you are grokking? Sometimes walking to the store I imagine I am hunting a chicken, digging up carrots, finding a stray zuccini patch. My honey would probably be hunting down and lugging a rhino every Wednesday, if he had my imagination. I prefer the small, easier game. But, at least I went. And my arms are a little sore this morning.
Up at 5:30
1:30 2 plates sashimi with
1 piece chicken teriyaki
1/4C rice
1/2C creme brulee
2+ miles walking
lifting heavy things
Bed at 9:00
Another short day. I am becoming more comfortable with not eating when I am not hungry. I knew I wouldn't be eating after the gym, didn't want to eat too close before it, so when I started getting hungry about 11:45, decided to have a mid-day feast to last the whole day.
And it did.
What a fun description of your exercise last night. When I'm in the gym, I imagine picking up some of the men there and dragging them back to my cave. OK, that sounded wrong as I have a caveman of my own. I just like to imagine being strong enough to beat the "boys".
Books - I stopped in the middle of both Wheat Belly and Primal Body, Primal Mind. I was bored with the first. PBPM was so dense with info, I just needed a break.Primal since 9/24/2010"Our greatest foes, and whom we must chiefly combat, are within." Miguel de Cervantes
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Pebbles, I too have imagined myself dragging a couple of the cavemen at the gym home... one in particular. He looks like a professional wrestler I have the hots for - I live with boys... yes, we watch WWE wrestling every Monday night.
Wheat Belly is starting to get a bit draining but I'm trucking on b/c I know it's got some good info in it. It's because of that book that I have actually remained wheat free this week. I now consider wheat to be a FrankenFood since it's so far from it's original copy - much like gossip. lol
I too am becoming more comfortable with not eating when not hungry. My brain is still wired to eat at a certain time and it's like my brain has its own clock in there somewhere b/c the thought of eating will pop into my head and I'll look at the clock to see that it is indeed time to eat - if I do CW. Hunger is still weird to me, and almost panic inducing. Time... that's all it's going to take.
I hope you have a great day!!
so funny how much energy I used to spend to make sure I didn't get hungry! Planning and carrying stuff with me, etc. But hunger then was physically more intense, now it is a growl in the stomach, then it made me nauseous and dizzy. It helps to allow hunger if you know it will grrr and then go away if you are not ready as opposed to ruining your day.Chris
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It is about learning to dance in the rain."
My journal: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/thread36279.html
My "Program": doing my version of a 4:3 - 3 day fast diet with real food every day, with a little twist of anti-inflammatory mixed in.
Pebbles, a bonus with our gym is that the walking/running track is elevated above and around the basketball courts. As I'm zipping around I can look down and view the specimens of manhood. Sometimes, they're pretty fine.
deMuralist- I was reading OldFatGuy's journal this morning, and he said something about how fasting freed up so much time, and that he found cooking a good way of 'wasting' time (paraphrasing). The amount of mental energy I used to spend around food is incredible. At first, when I wasn't obsessed with food, mentally or physically, I felt uncomfortable. I didn't know what to do with all that time/energy. But I did realize I don't want to be the kind of person who needs to 'fill' time. I want to enjoy my life, not just mark it. A super side-effect that I never would have expected from a 'diet'.


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Genetic linkage maps for Asian and American lotus constructed using novel SSR markers derived from the genome of sequenced cultivar
Plant genomics
The genus
A total of 86,089 SSR motifs were identified from the genome sequences. Di- and tri-nucleotide repeat motifs were the most abundant, and accounted for 60.73% and 31.66% of all SSRs, respectively. AG/GA repeats constituted 51.17% of dinucleotide repeat motifs, followed by AT/TA (44.29%). Of 500 SSR primers tested, 386 (77.20%) produced scorable alleles with an average of 2.59 per primer, and 185 (37.00%) showed polymorphism among two parental genotypes,
Genetic mapping of SSR markers derived from sequenced contigs in
The genus
Although lotus is an important ornamental plant and a commercial crop, knowledge of the genomic constitution of
Simple sequence repeats are tandem repeats of one to six nucleotides present in all eukaryotic genomes
Recently, we sequenced the genome of an ancient lotus cultivar, 'Chinese Antique', at 60 × coverage using a shotgun sequencing strategy, and the DNA sequences were assembled into 43,197 contigs. The total length of all contigs was 804 Mb, which represented 86.5% of the estimated 929 Mb lotus genome
In the study reported herein, we identified SSRs from the contig sequences of the lotus cultivar 'Chinese Antique' and developed a new set of SSR markers to construct two genetic linkage maps. Our objectives were to: (1) assess the distribution of SSRs in the
Identification and distribution of SSRs in the genome
A total of 86,089 SSR motifs with a minimum of five contiguous repeating units were identified within the contig sequences. Of the total SSRs identified, di- and tri-nucleotide repeat motifs were the most abundant repeat types, with frequencies of 60.73% and 31.66%, respectively (Table
Development of SSR markers and detection of polymorphism
All microsatellites were selected for SSR marker development. From the 86,089 SSR-containing sequences in contigs, 73,246 non-redundant SSR primer pairs were identified. Priority was given to di- and tri-nucleotide repeats, which accounted for 61.20% and 31.05% of the total number of SSR primers, respectively. Among the markers that contained dinucleotide repeats, the largest proportion was for AG/GA, followed by AT/TA motifs (Table
Only 500 pairs of primers were tested for their amplification potential in the two parents and their six F1progenies. Primer sequence information, repeat motifs, amplicon sizes and polymorphism features for these 500 primers are listed in Additional file
Additional file 1
Primer sequence information, repeat motifs, amplicon sizes, and polymorphism features for novel simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers from the genome sequences of
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Analysis of genotypes in the F1 population
For 450 markers identified using the 175 novel SSR primers, 202 (44.89%) segregated in the female parent and 248 (55.11%) segregated in the male parent (Table
Additional file 2
Details on previously published simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers of
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Of the 32 SRAP primers tested, 28 reproducibly amplified clear polymorphic fragments in the parents and all F1 progenies. A total of 91 SRAP markers were identified in the mapping population (Table
The goodness-of-fit of observed-to-expected allelic ratios was analyzed using the
Construction of two linkage maps
A framework map was constructed using 305 SSR markers (Additional file
Additional file 3
Framework map constructed using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers for
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To increase map coverage, SRAP markers were added to the framework map to construct an integrated map. A total of 375 markers, including 268 novel SSR markers, 37 previously published SSR markers, and 70 SRAP markers were available for map construction. The addition of SRAP markers to the framework map allowed the SSR markers that were originally unlinked or floating to be placed as accessory markers. Using the SSR marker orders in the framework map as the preferred orders, 47 markers composed of 36 SSR and 11 SRAP markers were identified in the maternal map. These were assigned to seven linkage groups (LG1-F to LG7-F), with three to 18 markers in each group. The map spanned 365.67 cM with an average interval of 7.78 cM between adjacent markers (Table
Figure 1
Genetic linkage map of Chinese lotus (
Genetic linkage map of Asian lotus (
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Genetic linkage map of American lotus (
Genetic linkage map of American lotus (
In the study, we analyzed the frequency of microsatellites identified from 43,197 contig sequences of
The pseudo-testcross strategy is suitable for construction of genetic maps using a F1 population and was applied first for genetic mapping in
234 markers (38.42%) showed distorted segregation at the
Molecular marker selection for genetic mapping is crucial for the credibility of linkage maps. Due to their inherited characteristics, SSR markers have many advantages in genetic mapping. They can also serve as anchor markers during comparative mapping with related species
Additional file 4
Integrated map constructed using simple sequence repeat (SSR) and sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) markers for
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Using normally segregating markers, genetic linkage maps for
In theory, the number of linkage groups should be consistent with the number of haploid chromosomes. As a genus comprising only diploid species, members of
To improve the linkage map, the number of male and female linkage groups should be supposed equal to the haploid chromosome number, and the density of linkage group should be increased. The use of more advanced genotyping technology, such as high-throughput sequencing for SNP discovery at the whole-genome or -transcriptome scale, would aid the construction of a complete genetic linkage map. RAD-seq of multiple individuals using Illumina technology can identify and score thousands of SNP markers randomly distributed across the target genome
We here present the first report of the construction of genetic linkage maps of
Plant materials
A segregating F1 population derived from a cross between
Mining of microsatellites from the contig sequences and primer design
A total of 43,197 sequenced contigs of 'Chinese Antique' were screened for SSR motifs with the Msatfinder script implemented in PERL (
All microsatellites were analyzed for SSR marker development. To eliminate redundancy and to avoid designing redundant sets of primers for the same locus, the selected SSR-containing sequences were screened for redundancy by comparisons among the primer sequences and by means of BLASTN analysis against genomic sequences. The resultant contigs were parsed to design primer pairs, employing the standalone Primer3 (
Evaluation of SSR polymorphism
A total of 500 primers were selected from newly designed SSR markers and used to evaluate SSR polymorphism. Primers were designated 'SSR'. Their sequences are listed in Additional file
All PCR amplifications were conducted in a 10-μL reaction mixture that contained 50 ng of DNA, 10 × PCR buffer, 2.0 mmol L-1 Mg2+, 0.2 mmol L−1 dNTPs, 0.8 mmol L−1 of each primer, and 0.5 U Taq DNA polymerase (MBI Fermentas Burlington, Ontario, Canada). A Bio-Rad MyCycler Thermal Cycler (Bio-Rad, California, USA) and the following program were used: initial denaturation at 94°C for 5 min; 35 cycles of 40 s at 94°C, 30 s at the appropriate annealing temperature, and 40 s of extension at 72°C; and a final elongation step at 72°C for 10 min.
All PCR products were separated in a 6% denaturing polyacrylamide gel that contained 7 mol L−1 urea and 0.5 × Tris-borate-EDTA (TBE) electrophoretic buffer. The gel was pre-run in 0.5 × TBE buffer at 75 W constant power for 30 min. After the samples had been loaded, the gel was run until the xylene cyanol tracking dye had passed through two-thirds of the gel. After electrophoresis, the gel was stained with silver nitrate solution. Allele sizes were compared with a 50-bp DNA Step Ladder (Promega, Madison, WI, USA). SSR markers were named according to SSR primer names followed by the sizes (in base pair) of the DNA fragments scored.
Genotyping analysis by SRAP marker
Combination of the previously published ME forward primers (ME1 to ME8) and EM reverse primers (EM1 to EM4) for sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) marker were used to analyze the genotypes of the F1 population
Segregation analysis and construction of genetic linkage map
The genotypic data for the F1 population analyzed with SSR and SRAP markers were used for the construction of a genetic map of lotus. The linkage analysis was performed using JoinMap version 4.0
To construct a suitably robust map, we followed the strategy described by Yang et al.
Competing interests
The authors declare that there are no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
MY carried out genetic mapping, analyzed the data, and drafted the manuscript. YNH participated in the marker development and polymorphism detected. RVB participated in the sequence analyses and the marker development. RM participated in the design of the study and helped draft the manuscript. LMX cultivated and provided the plant materials. YPH participated in genetic mapping and drafted the manuscript. YLL conceived the study, participated in its design and coordination, and helped to draft the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
This research was financially supported by Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (KSCX2-EW-J-20) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (31272195).
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Assessment of the genetic diversity and population structure of lotus cultivars grown in China by amplified fragment length polymorphism
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Classification and diversity of sacred and American
Development of novel EST-SSR from sacred Lotus (
Preliminary studies on biosystematical relationship between the two
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Newly-appointed Zamalek manager Marcos Paquetá had a successful debut as the White Knights managed to beat Haras El-Hodood 2-0 in the eighth round of the Egyptian Premier League, thanks to goals from Omar Gaber and Mostafa Fathi.
Zamalek XI: Ahmed El-Shennawy; Mohamed Adel Gomaa, Ali Gabr, Mohamed Koffi, Omar Gaber; Ibrahim Salah, Ahmed Tawfik; Mahmoud Kahraba, Ahmed Hamoudi, Ayman Hefni; Ahmed Hassan Mekki.
Haras El-Hodood XI: Ahmed Saad, Islam Ramadan, Mohamed Tarek Aboul-Ezz, Mahmoud Mubarak, Ali El-Feel, Islam Sayed, Islam Roshdy, Ahmed Ramadan, Mostafa Gamal, Mohamed Farouk, Islam Masoud.
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The game started fast from Zamalek as the first attempt came from Kahraba in the 3rd minute, when the 21-year-old took a shot, but was saved by Haras El-Hodood goalkeeper Ahmed Saad.
El-Hodood had to make an early substitution as Moussa Yedan came in for Islam Roshdy who picked up an injury in the 8th minute, after a collision with Ali Gabr.
Two minutes later, Ahmed Hamoudi missed a great chance after he failed to convert a cross from Zamalek's defender Mohamed Adel Gomaa.
El-Hodood's first dangerous chance came in the 42nd minute when Islam Masoud headed Moussa Yedan's cross, but was saved by Zamalek goalkeeper Ahmed El-Shennawy, before Ali Gabr cleared the ball.
During the injury time, Mahmoud Abdel-Moneim Kahraba missed an easy chance as his shot went wide away after he was one-on-one with the goalkeeper following a cross from a free-kick.
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Zamalek managed to take the lead in the 57th minute, after Omar Gaber lobbed the El-Hodood keeper following a through pass from Kahraba.
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Paquetá made his second substitution at the 67th minute, bringing on Marouf Yusuf for Kahraba.
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