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* Vice Chancellor, Panjab University Chandigarh, Prof. RC Sobti was the Chief Guest of the Day
*More than 700 Boxers from 70 Universities to lock horn with one another up to 7th March
*Eight Days to witness the best of Men Boxing Talent under its annual 58th Organization
*First Phase saw successful culmination of Women Boxing Championship
*Huge Procession by well clad boxers of different contingents attracted all onlookers
*AIU's Gold Winner Folk Orchestra of LPU entertained all with melodies at the Inaugural
*'Sangam' of Bihu, Dandia, Gondhal, Garba, Ponoung Dances revealed harmonious existence
Jalandhar: The second phase of Association of Indian Universities' All India Inter University Boxing championship (MEN) was inaugurated today at Lovely Professional University under feats of magnanimous celebrations. It is going to witness more than 700 Boxers from 70 Universities to compete with one another with fierce blows and covers up to 7th March, 2012. Starting from today, the next Eight Days will be for the best of Men Boxing Talent under its 58th annual Organization for the championship, for which AIU has forwarded the hosting command to LPU. During the inauguration ceremony, AIU's national Cultural Fest Gold Winner Folk Orchestra of LPU entertained all with melodies and 'Sangam' of Bihu, Dandia, Gondhal, Garba, Ponoung Dances revealed harmonious existence in India under unity in diversity. On this occasion, the Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University Chandigarh, Prof. Dr Ranbir Chander Sobti, well- known for his myriad of achievements, was the Chief Guest of the day.
Having all praise for Professional skills and highlighting organizing acumen of LPU gathered in a very short span, VC Prof. RC Sobti said: "The organization of such a mega event in all efficiency is self relevance about the real professional attitude of LPU." Also, while declaring the championship open, he motivated the hundreds of boxers from 28 Indian states: "I wish all of you may come out with great success in your efforts! Also, imbibe the culture of Punjab by enjoying its splendid food and historic and religious places at holy city Amritsar, as many of you have come from very far off states." Accompanying him, Chancellor of LPU Mr. Ashok Mittal, Pro Chancellor Ms. Rashmi Mittal, Vice Chancellor Dr. Rameshwar Kanwar, and Director General Er. HR Singla were prominently present.
Addressing, Chancellor Mr. Ashok Mittal Said: "Our University wants that the talents of the students be best utilized. These should not go wasted at any cost. That is why, LPU provides an opportunity for sportsmen to study and excel in sports through its scholarship policy with offers of free hostels, food, waiver in tuition fee and other such incentives."
The Men championship will be for 560 league matches, 22 semifinals and 11 finals. During this organization, about 400 top team managers, coaches and other officials are thronging the LPU Campus, to assist their respective teams, from 28 states of the country. In this, men boxers will grab 11 gold, 11 silver, 22 bronze medals and 1 best boxer award.


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does anyone know of ways to analyse the content of a buffer to gain info on what's inside it? e.g. length, pitch, spectral information?
The info~ object will give you stuff like length and sample rate and some other stuff, but pitch and FFT stuff? Um, no.
is it then a case of analysing the audio itself?
i was wondering if there was a way to implement something like an SDIF analysis in MSP?
There are tools for this kind of stuff in the FTM library from Ircam. Not yet Max 5 though, but close….
You could externals: [fiddle~] or Tristan Jehan's [analyzer~] for more info. Jean-François.
I hope that the final Max5 version of FTMlib loads in such a manner that internal lib functions (like yyparse()) aren't 'exposed'. Right now it's a real problem for rtcmix~ and chuck~, and I imagine it will be a problem for other developers in the future.
brad http://music.columbia.edu/~brad
I use Thomas Grill's VASP external for this, it works offline so you don't have to play the buffer through analyzer~ to get useful info, it is a bit involved though and all the best example patches are in pd.
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Microsoft recently announced that Facebook users would be able to see recommendations and relevant links from their friends in search results on Microsoft's Bing search engine. We believe this is a good move by Microsoft as it leverages the large community of more than 500 million Facebook users [1] to drive its search market share.
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Sylvia Ld is back after an awesome ride through the most secluded areas of Poldachie-Golgovine. Shaking off several dozen police cars as well as an army of old lustful bikers was no joke! But if only that had been all she'd had to contend with… Everywhere she went, all she ever heard about was Hopper Ld's exploits here and the strength of the Paradise Devils there. It was enough to drive a girl crazy! So she's back to vent her rage and restore the reputation of the Fire Angels, fists at the ready.
Sylvia is a legendary character who is only available by carrying out missions connected with her. To obtain this
character, you must unlock her last mission before Febuary 10th at 11.59pm (GMT + 1:00)
Oh Ya more Ld's lets get em!
LOL@ Decade
So does this mean Hopper Ld is next?
I believe it's 60 life lost to Backlash.
For those who didn't own Berzerk clan, you can still own her easily.
1)Just buy Hilly Billy and win 10 round with it (50 damage) ( To prevent SOA or some other good player go to training)
2)Use any clan and play in deathmatch, you don't have to win the fight just round.
3)Use Rescue Root Nightmare or other clan to plus life (recommend +x life per damage)
4)people think that mission is tough but you don't have to KO with Berzerk clan use the clan ur best in and pick those with higher damage to KO
5) that the reason i told you to buy Hilly Billy cause you don't need a clan to activate the bouns ( To prevent SOA or some other good player go to training)
Nope, they just both bikers It takes bit more time before hopper comes.
When are the new cards coming this should be today and new cards yesterday
How to complete Win 50 life points?
How to complete win 50 life points?
You use the following cards:
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The technology sector has typically been characterized by rapid product obsolescence and the tremendous amounts of capital necessary to invest in Research and development, in order to maintain the competitive edge. The positive sides of technology include that a simple idea such as a piece of software can be widely distributed for a nominal cost, once the product is finished. The fact that companies have to come up with new innovative products all the time, since the status quo of the existing ones is challenged all the time, has historically lead to volatility in earnings. With such volatility, most companies have had to reinvest most of their earnings back into the business. This has not resulted in future growth however, as some firms ended up betting everything on themselves, while their industry niche was going into extinction.
In addition, the most successfully technology companies have been able to continuously predict and capitalize on future trends. Given the fact that the technologies ten years from now will be different that the technologies from today, a bet on tech stocks seems more like a speculation, rather than an investment. Because of the factors listed above, few tech companies have a wide moat. Most, such as Google, Microsoft, Intel or Apple have a moat, which could last for a few years. But that is until there is some ground breaking technology change or disruption, which provides consumers with a better, slicker and more advanced piece of technology. Companies such as International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which has successfully been able to adapt for decades are the exception, rather than the norm.
Nevertheless, some companies such as International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) have been able to generate rising earnings per share over the past decade. This has enabled them to initiate a dividend, and also to increase it over time. The following companies have been able to achieve a higher annual dividend for at least five years:
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP) provides business outsourcing solutions. The company operates in three segments: Employer Services, Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Services, and Dealer Services. This dividend aristocrat has managed to boost distributions for 37 years in a row. Yield: 3.10% (analysis)
International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) provides information technology (IT) products and services worldwide. This dividend achiever has paid distributions for one century, and managed to boost distributions every year for 16 years in a row. Yield: 1.60% (analysis)
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) develops, licenses, and supports a range of software products and services for various computing devices worldwide. This software giant has managed to raise distributions for seven consecutive year. Yield: 3.10% (analysis)
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of integrated circuits for computing and communications industries worldwide. The worlds largest chipmaker has managed to boost dividend payouts to shareholders for eight years in a row. Yield: 3.60% (analysis)
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services to consumers, businesses, and other service providers worldwide. This dividend aristocrat has boosted distributions for 27 years in a row. Yield: 5.90% (analysis)
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) provides communication services. The company operates through two segments, Domestic Wireless and Wireline. The telecom carrier has managed to boost distributions for seven consecutive years. Yield: 5.20%
Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:VOD) provides mobile telecommunication services worldwide. It offers mobile voice services to approximately 370 million customers; messaging services; mobile data services; fixed broadband services to approximately 6 million customers; and whole sale carrier services to approximately 40 African countries. This international dividend achiever yields 7.70%.
I am not a big fan of technology in general for my dividend portfolio. As a result, I am mostly underweight the sector. While I might miss out on some spectacular stories such as Apple (AAPL), the lack of wide moats make it difficult to commit a large portion of my portfolio to the sector. In addition, the low number of dividend achievers and aristocrats in the technology sector epitomizes the fickle nature of technology as a business in general.
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Perfect 10 | 365 | 44.95% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 199 | 24.51% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 92 | 11.33% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 76 | 9.36% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 31 | 3.82% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 20 | 2.46% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 9 | 1.11% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 4 | 0.49% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 2 | 0.25% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 14 | 1.72% | |
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Todoh's General abilities are flat out Informed Ability, we are told Todoh is a great General but at no point in time are we shown his a great General. If he was, then people would follow him rather than the guy whose loyalty is extremely suspect. During the Black Knights rebellion the entire thing falls apart in minutes as soon as Lelouch is gone. Once again if Li Xingke was such a great General when do we ever see this? We are once again told that Li Xingke is a combination of Lelouch and Suzaku, but his clearly at best the third best mecha pilot, and I would tab Jeremiah, and Bismark ahead of him making him 5th best. As for being Lelouch's equal, Lelouch constantly is shown to be his better, and Schneizel is the only person shown to be even close to Lelouch's level. Not exactly a great leader Code Geass is one of the worst offenders of Informed Ability I have ever seen. We are told Li is Suzaku and Lelouch smushed together but his clearly not, his a poor man version of Suzaku. We are told Todoh is a great general but he does a horrible job onscreen, Cornelia's sole purpose in season 1 was to be with Euphemia, Job for Lelouch, and put up one good fight. It's the same thing with the KoR where we are told they are the best of the best when only Suzaku, and Bismark have any great talent. Their where two competent leaders, Lelouch, and Schneizel, Lelouch is dead, and Schneizel's in the hands of an idiot. |
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Again, not competent, exceptional. Your standards are much too high.
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Er, every time Lelouch faced Cornelia, it ended in his defeat. First time round, Narita, the battle at the docks (both in part thanks to the Lancelot), and the finale of R1 because her forces were mobilized. So, yeah. She doesn't suck as hard as you think she does, Charred.
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Maybe for the first and last conflicts. Lelouch likely would've won the first conflict had the terrorists actually believed in him, and the fourth, he had already beaten her thanks to Dalton; the battle was only lost because Jeremiah prevented him from securing Cornelia and because V.V. maneuvered him away from Tokyo.
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The world has just ended a huge costly war, the Middle East, and Europe are in shambles having lost to Britannia, Britannia has gained nothing, and Japan has lost over 10 million citizens, and just thrown off a brutal occupation force that killed a good portion of its citizens. Also when I am told that someone is Suzaku, and Lelouch combined, I except Suzaku, and Lelouch combined not the poor man version of Suzaku and Lelouch combined. Also if Xingke was so brilliant why doesn't he take Tubeculosis medication? |
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There was also the matter of Guilford and the Glaston Knights...but, eh, I digress.
Well, Charred, one doesn't always get what they want. And Lelouch is dead. Tough shit for the rest of the world now that they have the DREADFUL Li Xingke, Ougi Kaname and Toudou Kyoshirou as leaders, huh? |
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Cornelia I agree, she wasn't as awesome as she was hyped up to be. Xing was a strategist almost on par with Lelouch, and one hell of a knightmare pilot. He also had experience in politics, something people didn't have. Schniezel is still smart as ever, he just uses that intelligence to help Nunnally and Suzaku. He was ordered to serve Zero, not to became mentally retarded. |
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Li Xingke is a competent General, Xingke is a competent Knightmare frame pilot, and Ougi's a moron who should be running a hot dog cart. |
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Maybe such medication doesn't exist in Code Geass, or maybe it's something worse that can't be treated. We're never told. Blaming him for being sick is downright stupid, though. Explain "poor man" because you've done a terrible job thus far.
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I can now be at ease after knowing CG's real ending & now I understand y Nunnally can see through Lulu btw, 4 me it's a perfect ending, sad but perfect |
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You never heard of "poor man's" before? It means similar but not as good. Take for example someone that is Suzaku and Lelouch's actual equal, this person doesn't actually exist as Lelouch had no equals, and Suzaku's equal was Kallen. Li Xingke would be the poor man's version of that person, his not as smart as Lelouch, and his not as good as Suzaku. His good in both cases (his the third smartest person behind Lelouch, and Schneizel, and his in the top ten pilots in the same category as Jeremiah, and Gino) |
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Also claiming that Xingke had an inferior machine is the kind of talk losers make. Any Ace Pilot worth anything knows that its the pilot that makes the mecha, and not the mecha that makes the pilot. Xingke simply can't hold a candle to Suzaku, or Kallen. Your even making crappy excuses like how the Albion was Uber/HAX when the Albion has nothing on Turn A Gundam, Devil Gundam, anything from G Gundam, anything from Wing Gundam, it couldn't even use flash step, I could understand if Suzaku was withstanding 200 Gs and using Shunpo while blowing up thousands of mechas but he wasn't. Last edited by Charred Knight; 2008-11-01 at 06:14. |
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Meth keeps blaming the listeners for him not wanting to waste his time on stuff. He's definitely not a true artist with this attitude. A true artist just needs to get shit out regardless, always experimenting with . like whether you like them or not warcloud and canibus are good examples. They just got that hunger to keep writing and recording. Meth on the other hand doesn't but he blames the listeners, why? I tell you why cos he wants mainstream respect like how Kanye or Lil Wayne are known or Busta, this is fair enough I'd love to see meth up there like that, but it just aint happening right now. So he needs to stop blaming the listeners cos even if there's just a handful of us wanting to hear his new stuff that's better than nothing, even his mate redman be making shit like there's no tomorrow. So Meth much to him but if you ain't got the fire anymore to spit then yeah retire or switch up your rhyme style, come with a mission you a grown man you don't have to keep chatting about weed , the streets etc etc come with some new shit!! Work with producers you moght mot normally, make A New sound.You got a great voice and flow that would sound sick over music other than just raw hip-hop , even heard meth on a Dnb, grime or jazz track? Dude sounds sick!! Ok I know he ain't reading this but I just wanted to put this out there. Meth stop blaming listeners, we still here maybe we not the mainstream mass but we still hungry for raw meth lyrics so make that shit for us or if you are tired of the art. Then face it and hang up the mic bro. Peace
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What is Fofou?
Fofou is forum software build for Google App Engine with a port in Go. It stands for Forums For You.
Why another forum software?
I wrote it because it solved my problem: I needed a hassle-free forum software for hosting discussions for my various projects. I also wanted it to be like Joel On Software forums.
I was running FruitShow (a PHP implementation of this idea) on my server, but messing with MySQL and PHP and Apache is not my idea of "hassle-free", so I ported FruitShow to Google App Engine hosting platform, so that it can be installed in minutes and hosted for free.
For more pontification, read the propaganda.
Features, briefly
- easy to install, free to run, thanks to App Engine
- thoughtfully designed for communities
- perfect as forum software for your small software business or open-source project
- simple thus easy to use for your potential users
- no registration necessary to post
- built-in support for Google Analytics
Who's using it?
- I use it for hosting forums for my Sumatra PDF reader
Get it
Fofou is available in source code. Get it from github.com/kjk/fofou and install on your App Engine account.
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This factory (run by the LuaViet Metallurgic Materials JSC) made refractory bricks which are used to line electric arc furnaces for steel production (to stop the furnace itself from melting). The finely ground raw mineral (a relatively pure form of Magnesium Oxide) was mixed with a polymer binder, compacted into a precisely shaped brick using the huge mechanical press shown here and then fired (at a relatively low temperature of around 200 centigrade) to form the finished product, which was then palletised and shrink-wrapped ready for delivery to the client. This factory makes a few tens of tonnes of bricks per week.
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PORT CLINTON — Authorities yesterday arrested a Sidney, Ohio, man on the State Rt. 53 exit from eastbound State Rt. 2 after he led them on three separate pursuits in parts of Ottawa, Lucas, and Erie counties over three hours, troopers with the Sandusky post of the Ohio Highway Patrol said.
The man would not leave his car after it hit the back of a pickup and drove into a ditch, but he was removed by the Ottawa County special response team.
Dennis Pitts, 46, was charged with fleeing and eluding, drug abuse, possession of drug paraphernalia, aggravated vehicular assault, and driving while intoxicated. He was held in the Ottawa County Jail.
The first pursuit began about 6:15 a.m. when a car drove away from Port Clinton police, which had received a report of a suspicious person in the area. Police and troopers followed the car east on Route 2 into Erie County, but broke off the chase at Bellevue, Ohio.
Ottawa County's Carroll Township police saw the car westbound on Route 2 about 8:40 a.m., followed it into Lucas County, but lost sight of it at Maumee Bay State Park.
The final pursuit began about 9:10 a.m. when state troopers saw the car eastbound on Route 2 at State Rt. 579.
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(unranked): | Archaeplastida |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Charophyta |
Class: | Zygnematophyceae |
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Desmids (Gr. desmos, bond or chain) are an order (Desmidiales) in the Charophyta, a division of green algae that forms a sister group to the land plants (Embryophyta).[1]
The desmids are often treated as members of the Zygnematales, as family Desmidiaceae.[2][3] The Desmidiales comprise around 40 genera and 5,000[4] to 6,000[5] species, found mostly but not exclusively in fresh water. Many species may be found in the fissures between patches of sphagnum moss in marshes. With a pH level of approximately 4.0, sphagnum peat provides the ideal environment for this flora.
The structure of these algae is unicellular, while the cell is sometimes divided into two symmetrical compartments separated by a narrow bridge or isthmus, wherein the spherical nucleus is located. Each semi-cell houses a large, often folded chloroplast for photosynthesizing. One or more pyrenoids can be found. These form carbohydrates for energy storage. The cell-wall, of two halves (termed semicells), which, in a few species of Closterium and Penium, are of more than one piece, has two distinct layers, the inner composed mainly of cellulose, the outer is stronger and thicker, often furnished with spines, granules, warts et cetera. It is made up of a base of cellulose impregnated with other substances including iron compounds, which are especially prominent in some species of Closterium and Penium and is not soluble in an ammoniacal solution of copper oxide.
Desmids assume a variety of highly symmetrical and generally attractive shapes, among those elongated, star-shaped and rotund configurations, which provide the basis for their classification.[6] The largest among them may be visible to the unaided eye.[7]
Desmidiales lack flagella. Desmids commonly reproduce by asexual fission, however, in adverse conditions, Desmidiales may reproduce sexually, through a process of conjugation,[8] which are also found among the Zygnematales. These two groups are closely related, and comprise the class Zygnematophyceae. They resemble the algae genus Spirogyra as some of them are filamentous, such as the species Desmidium swartzii. However, these filaments are arranged in a helix pattern.[6]
Desmids possess characteristic crystals of Barium sulphate at either end of the cell[9] which exhibit a continuous Brownian type motion.
Many desmids also secrete translucent, gelatinous mucilage from pores in the cell wall that acts a protecting agent. These pores are either, as in Micrasterias, uniformly distributed across the cell-wall but always appear to be absent in the region of the isthmus, or, in highly ornamented forms, as many genera of Cosmarium, grouped symmetrically around the bases of the spines, warts and so on with which the cell is provided.
In the inner layer of the wall the pore is a simple canal, but in the outer, except in Closterium, the canal is surrounded by a specially differentiated cylindrical zone, not composed of cellulose, through which the canal passes. This is termed the pore-organ. The canals are no doubt in all cases occupied by threads of mucilage in process of excretion. At the inner surface of the wall they terminate in lens- or button-shaped swellings, while from the outer end of the pore-organ there sometimes arise delicate radiating or club-shaped masses of mucilage through which the canal passes and which appear to be more or less permanent in character. In most cases, however, these are absent or only represented by small perforated buttons.
Classification of the families and genera in the Desmidiales:[10]
The family Mesotaeniaceae were formerly included in the Desmidiales,[11] but analysis of cell wall structure and DNA sequences show that they are more closely related to the Zygnemataceae, and so are now placed together with that family in the order Zygnematales.
- ^ Gontcharov AA, Marin BA, Melkonian MA (January 2003). "Molecular phylogeny of conjugating green algae (Zygnemophyceae, Streptophyta) inferred from SSU rDNA sequence comparisons". J. Mol. Evol. 56 (1): 89–104. doi:10.1007/s00239-002-2383-4. PMID 12569426.
- ^ Kanetsuna, Y. (2002). "New and interesting desmids (Zygnematales, Chlorophyceae) collected from Asia". Phycological Research. 50 (2): 101–113. doi:10.1046/j.1440-1835.2002.00263.x.
- ^ "World Register of Marine Species". Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ Van den Hoek, C., D. G. Mann, & H. M. Jahns, 1995. Algae:An Introduction to Phycology, page 468. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). ISBN 0-521-30419-9
- ^ Brook, Alan J., 1981. The Biology of Desmids, page 1. (Berkeley: University of California Press). ISBN 0-520-04281-6
- ^ a b http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/wimsmall/algdr.html
- ^ http://www.desmids.com/
- ^ Kapraun DF (April 2007). "Nuclear DNA content estimates in green algal lineages: chlorophyta and streptophyta". Ann. Bot. 99 (4): 677–701. doi:10.1093/aob/mcl294. PMC 2802934. PMID 17272304.
- ^ Proceedings of the Royal Society -Biological Minerals Formed from Strontium and Barium Sulphates. II. Crystallography and Control of Mineral Morphology in Desmids
- ^ Guiry, M. D.; Guiry, G. M. (2016). "AlgaeBase". National University of Ireland. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/greenalgae/charophyta/desmidiales.html
Further reading[edit]
- Survey of Clare Island 1990 - 2005, noting the Desmidiales recorded. Ed. Guiry, M.D., John, D.M., Rindi, F. and McCarthy, T.K. 2007. New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 6: The Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae. Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 978-1-904890-31-7
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- Edition: As You Like It
Robin Hood and the Beggar
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Robin Hood and the Beggar, I
From The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, ed. Francis James Child, 5 vols. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1889), Vol. 3, number 133. Edited with notes and modernized punctuation and spelling by David Bevington. See Child's Ballads Vol. 3 numbers 115-54 for other ballad accounts of Robin Hood.
[As Robin Hood is riding toward Nottingham, he chances upon a beggar begging for alms. Claiming that he has no money, Robin Hood offers instead to fight a bout with the beggar. He cries truce when the beggar gives him three blows for every one of Robin's sword strokes. Robin thereupon exchanges his horse and finery for the beggar's rags and bags and proceeds on thus accoutered to Nottingham, where, with the assistance of 100 archers whom he summons by a blast on his horn, Robin rescues three yeomen from the Sheriff of Nottingham and defeats that hated official in battle. The story bears some resemblance to Shakespeare's source narratives for As You Like It. See the reference to "old Robin Hood of England" and his "many merry men" at AYL, 1.2.111-14.]
2_Hey down, down, and a-down,
3_That mirth do love for to hear,
4And a story true I'll tell unto you,
5_If that you will but draw near.
7_And archery was holden good,
8There was an outlaw, as many did know,
9_Which men called Robin Hood.
11_Bold Robin was merry disposed;
12His time to spend he did intend
13_Either with friends or foes.
15_The which was worth angels ten.
16With a mantle of green, most brave to be seen,
17_He left all his merry men.
19_Some pastime for to spy,
20There was he aware of a jolly beggar
21_As e'er he beheld with his eyes.
23_Which he daily did use for to wear,
24And many a bag about him did wag,
25_Which made Robin Hood to him repair.
27_"What countryman? Tell to me:"
28I am Yorkshire, sir; but, ere you go far,
29_Some charity give unto me."
31_"I pray thee tell unto me."
32"No lands nor livings," the beggar he said,
33_"But a penny for charity."
35_"But, a ranger within the wood,
36I am an outlaw, as many do know.
37_My name it is Robin Hood.
39_That a bout with [thee] I must try.
40Thy coat of gray lay down, I say,
41_And my mantle of green shall lie by."
43_"Thy part it will be the worse;
44For I hope this bout to give thee the rout,
45_And then have at thy purse."
47_And Robin had a nut-brown sword;
48So the beggar drew nigh, and at Robin let fly,
49_But gave him never a word.
51_"This game well pleaseth me."
52For every blow that Robin did give
53_The beggar gave buffets three.
55_Not far from Nottingham town,
56They never fled, till from Robin['s] head
57_The blood came trickling down.
59_"And thou and I will agree."
60"If that be true," the beggar he said,
61_"Thy mantle come give unto me."
63_"Thy bags and coat give me,
64And this mantle of mine I'll to thee resign,
65_My horse and my bravery."
67_He lookèd round about.
68"Methinks," said he, "I seem to be
69_A beggar brave and stout.
71_So have I another for corn;
72I have one for salt, and another for malt,
73_And one for my little horn.
75_Some charity for to find:"
76And if any more of Robin you'll know,
77_In this second part it's behind.
79_With his bags hanging down to his knee;
80His staff and his coat scarce worth a groat,
81_Yet merrily passèd he.
83_He heard a pitiful cry.
84Three brethren dear, as he did hear,
85_Condemnèd were to die.
87_Some relief for to seek.
88He skipped and leaped and capered full high
89_As he went along the street.
91_There a gentleman fine and brave,
92"Thou beggar," said he, "come tell unto me
93_What is it that thou wouldest have?"
95_"That I come here to crave,
96But to beg the lives of yeomen three,
97_And that I fain would have."
99_Their fact it is so clear.
100I tell to thee, hanged they must be,
101_For stealing of our King's deer."
103_There was many a weeping eye.
104"Oh, hold your peace," said Robin then,
105_"For certainly they shall not die."
107_And he blew but blastes three,
108Till a hundred bold archers brave
109_Came kneeling down to his knee.
111_"We are here at your command."
112"Shoot east, shoot west," said Robin Hood then,
113_"And look that you spare no man."
115_Their arrows were so keen
116The Sheriff, he and his company,
117_No longer must be seen.


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VANCOUVER—Gershon Koffie's goal in the 60th minute gave the Vancouver Whitecaps a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday in the 2013 MLS season opener for both teams.
Koffie helped the Caps win their season opener for the third year in a row. He scored after some beautiful passing shortly after Vancouver took control of a game that was close in the first 45 minutes.
The Whitecaps won their first-ever MLS game against Toronto in 2011 and beat Montreal in last year's season opener en route to becoming the first Canadian team to qualify for the league playoffs.
"It's very good to get our first win," said Whitecaps coach Martin Rennie. "First game of the season is always a little bit of a nervy affair.
"In the second half, we changed the system, we changed the way that we played, and I thought we dominated the second half."
The loss spoiled the debut of new TFC coach Ryan Nelsen, a recently retired English Premier League star and New Zealand international, who has undertaken several lineup changes in a bid to improve Toronto's 10th-place Eastern Conference finish in 2012.
The Reds demonstrated they still have much cohesion to develop as they played the Whitecaps tightly in the first half but surrendered numerous scoring chances in the second.
"The second half, we probably just didn't withstand the 15 minutes that Vancouver had and they got their goal," said Nelsen. "It was really disappointing, because it was a routine long ball and we didn't pick up the second ball, and then it resulted in a goal. And after that, we were probably chasing the game."
Despite the close score, Vancouver had little trouble keeping the ball in the Toronto half of the pitch for most of the final 45 minutes.
Goalkeeper Joe Cannon, 38, picked up the shutout after he was displaced as the club's No. 1 during the 2012 stretch drive and playoffs. Many wondered whether Cannon would be welcomed back, but he hired a personal trainer in the off-season and earned the first start ahead of Brad Knighton, who had taken over his job late last season.
Joe Bendik drew Toronto's starting goalkeeper assignment after he was acquired in a trade from Portland. Stefan Frei, last season's No. 1, missed the game as he continues to recuperate from a broken nose.
After starting their first two MLS seasons with considerable uncertainty, the Whitecaps hoped to take advantage of their stable lineup. But Vancouver lost captain Jay DeMerit to an injury early in the match.
DeMerit landed awkwardly after making a header in the sixth minute and left the pitch on the shoulders of a couple of trainers as he was unable to put weight on his left leg.
A Whitecaps spokesman said DeMerit suffered a left calf strain. The 33-year-old native of Green Bay, Wis., has been bothered by an Achilles tendinitis in recent weeks, and his status for the game was uncertain until late in the week.
During the sequence in which DeMerit was injured, Cannon dove to stop a shot by Toronto striker Robert Earnshaw, a former Premier League star who was signed Friday. DeMerit was replaced at centre back by newcomer Brad Rusin, who was acquired in January on a transfer from HB Koge of the Danish First Division.
"I was really pleased with the first game and, another two or three games, I think we're going to get better," said Earnshaw.
Rusin, 26, made his MLS debut after toiling a year and a half in Denmark. He previously played for Whitecaps coach Rennie with the second-tier Carolina RailHawks.
Vancouver rookie Kekuta Manneh, 18, the club's top draft pick (fourth overall) in this year's MLS SuperDraft, impressed early with some nice runs. He had a beautiful scoring chance in the 14th minute after obtaining the ball in the middle of the Toronto 18-yard box, but his shot was blocked by Reds defender Richard Eckersley before Bendik easily stopped it.
"I'm pleased with the guys," said Eckersley. "I'm disappointed we lost the game, but I think the foundation's there we can build on."
Rusin was put to the test in the 40th minute as Earnshaw made a run down the right flank into the Vancouver box. The new Whitecaps defender slid to make a nice tackle, getting his leg on the ball and avoiding a foul that would have led to a Toronto penalty kick.
The rebuilding Reds were credited with five shots in the first half compared to three for Vancouver. Cannon recorded two saves while Bendik made one.
Nigel Reo-Coker, a former Premier League star who was Vancouver's top acquisition, subbed in for Manneh at the start of the second half, and the close game soon turned in Vancouver's favour.
The Caps needed just six minutes to generate a couple of dangerous chances, but were thwarted by Toronto's defensive efforts. TFC midfielder Terry Dunfield got his head on a Young-Pyo Lee shot.
In the 51st minute, goalkeeper Bendik dove to get his hand on curving Daigo Kobayashi free kick. A sliding Rusin was unable to get his foot on the rebound in time.
From there, the Whitecaps had several chances but could not score. Koffie finally capitalized following some brilliant passing inside and outside the Toronto area.
First Lee and Kenny Miller worked a give-and-go. Then, after getting the ball back, Lee rolled the ball to Kobayashi, standing just inside the top of the 18. Kobayashi quickly tapped the ball back to Koffie and he drilled it past diving TFC keeper Bendik.
Toronto never seriously pressed for the equalizer, and the Whitecaps enjoyed several more scoring opportunities during the rest of the game. As the final whistle sound, the sellout crowd of 21,000 gave the home squad a rousing ovation.


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A Novartis spokesperson said that, "Novartis UK is today announcing that it will initiate consultation on proposals to close its Horsham site in West Sussex. These proposals will impact up to 371 roles, but will be subject to an employee consultation process and final UK board approval."
The spokesperson further added, "We understand that this will be a difficult time for potentially affected employees, their families and the wider Horsham community given the links the company has in the area. We will work closely with everyone affected, including our associates, contractors, suppliers and local stakeholder groups, to make the process as straightforward and smooth as possible."
Moreover, the spokesperson said, "This potential restructure of operations at the Horsham site is the result of a global review of research operations and realignment of our other global R&D sites. The proposals are part of the company's ongoing efforts to align resources to better serve patients and customers in a challenging healthcare marketplace.
The spokesperson also highlighted that, "As a company, Novartis continually evaluates its resource allocation to ensure that the organization is highly flexible and able to proactively adapt to external challenges to best meet the needs of patients and customers. Our pipeline and future potential growth are strong."
The spokesperson from Novartis also revealed that, "However, we face challenges in today's industry. Our unified focus on growth, innovation and productivity will help us meet these challenges today and tomorrow, for the benefit of patients and customers worldwide."
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With non-stop action and high-speed team play, hockey is a great sport for kids. Sometimes called "the fastest game on ice," it's a great way to get exercise, and with youth and adult programs throughout the country, chances are no matter what your child's age or skill level, there is a league near you to play in.
As fun as it is, though, hockey carries a very real risk of injury. To keep your kids as safe as possible, follow these tips.
Why Hockey Safety Is Important
At its highest levels, from high school to college to the NHL, hockey allows "checking," an action that involves a player colliding with an opposing player to stop his forward momentum. This can lead to numerous injuries from players hitting one another or colliding with the ice surface or the boards that line the rink. Even in so-called "no-check" leagues, there will always be a lot of contact. Falls are very common, and ice is just as hard as concrete to land on.
In addition, with every player carrying a stick and wearing sharpened skates, accidents are bound to occur. There's also a good chance that sooner or later kids will get hit by the puck, which is made of hard rubber and can leave a nasty bruise if it catches them in the wrong spot. And, since hockey involves strenuous physical activity, pulled muscles and sprains are a hazard for players who don't warm up and stretch properly.
Getting In Gear
Before kids start playing hockey, it's very important to get them all the right equipment and make sure they know how to put it on and use it correctly. Skates and a helmet are a good place to start, but there is a lot more they'll need to wear to keep themselves safe.
Never let your child play a game of hockey without:
- Helmet — When it comes to preventing serious injuries, this is the most important piece of equipment. Helmets should be certified by the Hockey Equipment Certification Council (HECC) and should include a full facemask with a protective chin cup and a chin strap. Make sure to get your kids a helmet that fits properly, and insist that they always keep the chin strap fastened and tightened to ensure that the helmet stays in place.
- Skates — As with helmets, be sure to get your kids skates that fit well. They're going to lace them up tight, so the wrong size skates can really hurt their feet. Skates should offer plenty of ankle support and have a steel or hard plastic toe cup. It's also important to keep skates sharp so they perform better and are less likely to get caught in ruts in the ice.
- Shoulder pads, elbow pads, knee and shin pads — These are all specific to hockey. Soccer or lacrosse equipment won't give the protection needed. Lower leg (knee and shin) pads should have a hard plastic exterior and reach the top of your child's skates.
- Hockey pants — Also called breezers, these should reach to the knee and offer padding in the front, rear, and sides of the upper legs and midsection.
- Gloves — Another sport-specific item, hockey gloves should allow for mobility while protecting well past the wrist.
- Athletic supporter and cup — These are incorporated into most hockey undershorts these days but can also come from other sports.
- Neck protector — Although some leagues don't require them, neck protectors are helpful at guarding against wayward hockey sticks and skate blades.
- Mouthguard — These not only protect the teeth, but also the lips, cheeks, and tongue, and can help prevent jaw injuries.
Goalie Gear
Charged with putting their bodies between flying pucks and the goal, hockey goalies need a whole different set of equipment to keep themselves safe. Helmets, skates, neck guards and athletic protectors and cups are all different for goalies than they are for other positions.
In addition, goalies should always wear:
- Leg pads — These should always be the correct length and be thick enough to protect against even the hardest slapshot.
- Arm pads and chest protector — Arm pads should reach all the way to the wrist. Chest protectors should wrap slightly around the sides to keep a child's entire front well armored.
- Blocker glove — This glove should allow your child's fingers to grip the stick easily but be very thick and cover most of the forearm.
- Catcher glove — Similar to a first baseman's glove in baseball, catcher gloves should have thick padding over the wrist and palm and should also come well up the forearm.
Before the Puck Is Dropped
Everything kids do during a hockey game will be done while they are skating, so be sure they know how to skate well before they play a game. Most rinks offer learn-to-skate classes and open skating sessions when they can practice. Kids should know how to stop, turn, and get up when they fall. It's also helpful for them to know how to skate, stop, and turn while skating backwards.
Once you feel they're good enough skaters and they've got the proper equipment and know how to use it, they'll be ready to hit the ice. Before games, hockey players generally skate around the rink a few times to warm up. Kids should use this time to loosen their joints and stretch their muscles. Some skaters warm up and stretch before getting on the ice.
Important muscle groups to stretch before a game include:
- Hip and groin — Kids can stretch out the groin area while skating by bending knees and extending one leg out to the side. The front of the hip can be stretched by dragging one foot behind and getting low to the ice.
- Back and torso — Shooting the puck, which your child will hopefully be doing a lot of, subjects midsections to a strenuous twisting motion that most people aren't used to doing. Trunk twists while holding the stick in front, and toe touches can also be done while skating around the rink.
- Hamstrings — Have kids use the side boards of the rink to swing legs forward and back to help stretch hamstrings and hip flexors.
Keeping it Safe During a Game
There's a reason why tripping, hooking, slashing, high-sticking and cross-checking bring penalties. Hockey sticks can easily go from being a piece of equipment to being a dangerous weapon. Be sure that your kids know all the rules governing the use of sticks and follow them to the letter. You wouldn't want them to get hit by someone else's stick, and no one wants to get hit by theirs.
Other penalties designed to keep the game safe involve roughing, boarding, and checking from behind. These all have to do with players colliding with one another. If your kids' league allows checking, make sure they know the difference between a legal check and an illegal one, and be adamant that they never hit anyone from behind. If they play in a "no-check" league, it means just that: no checking.
As far as fighting is concerned, players in the NHL may throw off their gloves and start punching one another, but if your child does it, he or she can expect to pay a harsh penalty. Almost every youth league will kick players out of the game and suspend them for at least one more game for their first fighting penalty. They won't just be hurting themselves; they'll be letting their team down. Don't allow fighting of any kind.
Also, never let your kids play a game of hockey without adult supervision. Even if they follow every safety tip, accidents can still happen. There should always be a stocked first-aid kit and a responsible adult on hand in the event of an injury or other emergency. Likewise, be sure to have their games officiated by certified referees who are familiar with the specific rules of the league.
Pond Hockey
Playing a game of hockey with friends on a frozen pond can be lots of fun, but ponds present their own unique set of safety problems. An adult should always check the ice to make sure it's thick enough to support the weight of kids before they're allowed play, and they should stay away from any parts of the pond or lake where it looks like the ice may be thin. Tell your kids that if a puck goes in a suspect area, they should just let it go. They can always get another puck. It's not worth the risk of hypothermia or drowning for them to go after it.
Frozen ponds also go hand in hand with very cold temperatures. Be sure your kids wear plenty of warm clothing in addition to all their hockey gear anytime they play outdoors, and if they're playing on a sunny day, be sure they use sunscreen on their faces. The sun's rays reflecting off ice and snow can be very intense.
Now that you know the best ways to keep your kids safe, encourage them to get out there and hit the ice. Hockey is a great game that they'll want to play for as long as they can. Just remember that accidents and injuries can still occur no matter how prepared they are. Make sure your kids follow these tips, though, and you can minimize their risk significantly.
Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD
Date reviewed: January 2014
Originally reviewed by: Kathleen B. O'Brien, MD
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Brenda607 brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 75 Designs von 28 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
I operate an online website of lingerie for "big" gals. I have been live for 3 years and now feel it is time to add some fine design.
I am from the film industry so work in a very visual way. I like details and balance within design.
I want this to look like a small upscale boutique not an online gambling site. I want a lingerie site that is not in the erotic category. I want elegant, pretty, sensual, approachable, fashionable, eye catching and memorable.
I have been using a photo of a passion flower to date. I liked the color, I liked the "passion" name and it was feminine. I will eliminate it once a new design is done. It could be incorporated or not. I am not tied to it.
My target is Plus size women with hard to find fitting issues. I have a steady customer base but want to attract new customers as well as present myself more stylishly. I want a design that can be used away from my website as a promotional tool.
I want to show pretty, attractive and clean. I sell an affordable product but am adding some more expensive items. I am educational in content.
I need inspiration. I need some guidance. I need ideas.....
I like the color scheme on my website but would be open to color choices on the logo. I am happy with the fresh look of the yellow and purple.
My name is very long therefore will requires some creativity to invent a good logo. I need letter diversity so that "sandpanties" is not highlighted.
I want a feminine style but not too fluffy. I like clean lines but also enjoy a slightly vintage appeal. Some inspiration may be historic corsets and the beautiful tiny details used. The hour glass figure and heavier woman works for my clients. No hints of skinny models.
I like the "french style" being seen a lot now but not AS busy as in the postcard logo I have included. I do like this slightly retro style and french implies fashion, sensuality and women.
I want a unique logo that becomes my brand.
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Simone Rocha commentates her S/S 13 collection
After her much anticipated Spring/Summer 2013 collection, we sat down with Irish designer - and SHOWstudio's one to watch - Simone Rocha, to discuss the ideas and inspirations behind her looks. From school yard to studio, Rocha drew on many strands of her own personal history to form this rich and detailed showcase, which she discusses here one piece at a time. Who knew that the muted yellow that garnered so many favorable reviews was actually shaped by a vision of the Simone Rocha girl getting stoned?


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Consumer Watchdog Welcomes Institute of Medicine Report Calling For Sweeping Reforms at California Stem Cell Agency
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog Thursday welcomed a report from the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) calling for sweeping reforms in governance at California's stem cell agency and an end to the board's built-in conflicts of interest.
The report said that "far too many board members represent organizations" that receive funding or benefit from the stem cell agency. The IOM said that the board's oversight function should be separated from the day-to-day management of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).
"The IOM's critical report echoes what every independent evaluator has said in the past," said John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog's Stem Cell Project director. "As we have repeated from the beginning, CIRM suffers from built-in conflicts of interest and needs to separate the board's oversight function from day-to-day management."
"It's long past time to make the changes the report calls for, but given the spin the agency put on its response -- saying the report praises the 'agency as a bold innovation' -- shows it's business as usual. This sort of behavior will only ensure that CIRM doesn't get another round of public funding," Simpson said.
CIRM is expected to run out of money for new grants by 2017. CIRM paid $700,000 to IOM for the report.
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The IOM report said neither the chairman nor board members should be members of the agency's working groups. It recommended the working groups report to the agency's president.
IOM said CIRM should expand its definition of a conflict of interest beyond financial conflicts including such things as the potential for personal conflicts of interesting arising from one's own affliction with a disease of personal advocacy on behalf of that disease.
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by Samantha cross posted from her blog Defeating The Dragons When I was fourteen, I was diagnosed with Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). To cut a very long, and a very awkward, story short, hormonal birth control (also known as "the Pill") is the only known treatment for it. It's not a cure, but it works to mitigate the suffering for a lot of women who suffer with PCOS. But it's the only treatment [edit: occasionally, blood sugar problems can be a part of PCOS, but not always, in my case it is not], because of how it works and what it does, but I'll get to that in a bit tomorrow. … [Read more...]
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Quoting Quiverfull: Navel Gazing Teens?
by Scott Brown of The Marriage Blog and Ladies Against Feminism - The Problem With 17 Year-Olds Who Hang Around 17 Year-Olds Time Magazine recently came out with an article,"The New Greatest Generation", contending that the idea of seventeen year olds hanging out with seventeen-year olds is a bad idea. … [Read more...]
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by Vaughn Ohlman of Persevero News - Practice For DivorceOur modern society… including the church, has implemented forms of getting married that are, literally, practice for divorce. Oh, they don't go by that name, but they follow that pattern, they implement those principles. … [Read more...]
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Quoting Quiverfull: Let's All Have More Babies!
by Vaughn Ohlman of Persevero News in Demographic Death Demographic Death. The death of a society or group due to a lack of birth, or an abundance of death. Not a literal killing of everyone, or a complete cessation of births, but that point, mathmatically, where a society tips over into oblivion. … [Read more...]
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Voices of Sister-Moms: DoaHF's Story
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Merluza en salsa de piñones
Many Spanish fish dishes call for sauces made with almonds, hazelnuts, or pine nuts, sometimes in combination with tomatoes and saffron. While hake or monkfish is traditionally used for this Catalan dish, you can substitute cod, sea bass, flounder, or another firm white fish.
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Great recipe. A real keeper. Was looking for something to do with Hake. Easy to make on stove top using 2 pans. Used white wine instead of fish stock. Didn't have peas so omitted them. Had everything else on hand. Be sure to use saffron.
Great recipe. A real keeper. Was trying to figure out what to do with hake. Was able to make on stove top with 2 pans. Sauce was terrific. used white wine; not fish stock. Didn't have peas - would make again and add. Had everything else on hand. Be sure to use saffron.
This was a muddy mess of slop. Never again.
Wow, this was not my favorite. Granted, I followed one of the alternate techniques (baking the fish, in my case tilapia, together with the sauce), and I did not include peas or saffron. I used wine rather than fish stock. I found the result to be uninteresting. I'm freezing most of it for some future emergency meal.
Amazing and refreshingly different recipe! Wish I'd had saffron and nice fresh peas, but even without those it was outstanding. Only change was that the sauce needed an extra few Tbl. of water to even out, and used fresh cherry tomatoes with skins and seeds still in--no problems. Made it with halibut. Yummy.
I baked this in the oven with a salmon and it was delicious!
This was strange. My boyfriend agreed. Maybe I should have tried it with the wine instead of stock...
This recipe was easy to make and delicious. I would definitely make it again.I recommend using a chardonnay instead of fish stock. Beautiful presentation as well.
Uggh. This was awful.
Very delicious. I made it with a small pinch of smoked paprika as well as the sweet paprika. Chopped the pine nuts with a chef's knife instead of grinding. Served it with saffron basmati rice.


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Here are business news highlights for Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014.
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. consumer confidence has risen to its highest point since August on the strength of a brighter view of the job market and business conditions.
The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 80.7 this month from a December reading of 77.5. It was the second consecutive strong gain.
Consumer confidence is closely watched because consumer spending accounts for 70 percent of U.S. economic activity.
LONDON (AP) - Following a bout of market turmoil that's weighed on their currencies, central banks in emerging economies are moving fast to contain the damage.
The People's Bank of China on Tuesday injected more money into the country's financial markets to ease strained credit conditions. India's central bank unexpectedly raised interest rates to prop up its ailing currency. Turkey's central bank is expected to follow suit later in the day at an emergency policy meeting it called after the lira hit a series of all-time lows.
Much of the turmoil in global financial markets over the past week has been due to developments in emerging economies. Argentina suffered the most eye-catching fall in its currency amid concerns over the government's economic policies.
However, there are broader worries that emerging markets, which have been some of the fastest-growing in recent years, are particularly vulnerable at the moment. Among the key risks are China's economic slowdown and the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to scale back on its monetary stimulus.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Unemployment rates fell in four-fifths of US states in December and rose in just two, though most of the improvement stemmed from unemployed Americans giving up on their job searches.
The Labor Department says that employers in 30 states added jobs, the fewest to report gains since August. Nineteen states reported job losses.
Nationwide, employers added just 74,000 jobs last month, the fewest in three years and much lower than the average of 214,000 in the previous four months. Economists attributed some of the slowdown to cold weather.
The unemployment rate fell to 6.7 percent, the lowest in more than five years. But the decline occurred mostly because more people stopped looking for work. The government only counts people as unemployed if they are actively looking for work.
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. home prices fell slightly in November as colder weather slowed buying, ending nine straight months of price gains.
The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index slipped 0.1 percent from October to November, partly reversing the previous monthly increase of 0.2 percent. But the index is not adjusted for seasonal variations, so the monthly decline partly reflects slower buying in the late fall as temperatures drop. But home prices surged for much of 2013, driven by big gains earlier in the year.
Prices have risen 13.7 percent over the past 12 months.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Businesses cut back sharply on their orders for long-lasting manufactured goods in December with a key category that signals business investment plans falling by the biggest amount in five months.
Orders for durable goods fell 4.3 percent in December compared with November, when orders had risen 2.6 percent, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. The weakness was led by a big 17.5 percent drop in the volatile category of commercial aircraft.
There was widespread weakness in a number of categories including a 1.3 percent decline in demand for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft. This category is viewed as a proxy for business investment plans.
Some of the December weakness probably reflected a temporary dip following November's big jump which had been driven by businesses rushing to take advantage of expiring tax breaks.
The December decline came as a surprise to economists. The consensus view among economists was that orders would post a moderate rise reflecting what they believe is an improving outlook for U.S. manufacturers.
NEW YORK (AP) - Google Glass is getting glasses.
The computerized, Internet-connected goggles don't actually come with lenses in its frame. Starting Tuesday, Google is offering an optional attachment for prescription lenses and new styles of detachable sunglasses.
The move comes as Google Inc. prepares to make Glass available to the general population later this year. Currently, Glass is available only to the tens of thousands of people who are testing and creating apps for it.
Glass is basically a small computer, with a camera and a display screen above the wearer's right eye. The device sits roughly at eyebrow level, higher than where eyeglasses would go.
It lets wearers surf the Web, ask for directions and take photos or videos. Akin to wearing a smartphone without having to hold it in your hands, Glass also lets people read their email, share photos on Twitter and Facebook, translate phrases while traveling or partake in video chats. Glass follows some basic voice commands, spoken after the words "OK, Glass."
The gadget itself is not changing with this announcement. Rather, Google plans to make various attachments available for people who wear glasses or sunglasses.
The Mountain View, Calif., company is now offering four styles of frames for prescription lenses. It's also offering two new types of shades, in addition to the one previously available. The frames cost $225 and the shades, $150. That's on top of the $1,500 price of Glass.
NEW YORK (AP) - The one-size-fits-all mannequin is getting a much-needed makeover.
Wings Beachwear's mannequins in Miami sport flower tattoos like some of the women who shop there. The mannequins at American Apparel's downtown New York City store have pubic hair peeking through their lingerie. And at David's Bridal, mannequins soon will get thicker waists, saggier breasts and back fat to mimic a more realistic shape.
Stores are using more realistic versions of the usually tall, svelte, faceless mannequins in windows and aisles. It's part of retailers' efforts to make them look more like the women who wear their clothes. That means not only adding fat and hair, but also experimenting with makeup, wigs and even poses.
This comes after two decades of stores cutting back on mannequins to save money. Many have been using basic, white, headless, no-arms-or-legs torsos that can cost $300 compared with the more realistic-looking ones that can fetch up to $1,500. Now, as shoppers are increasingly buying online, stores are see mannequins as a tool to entice shoppers to buy.
Stocks rise on Wall Street after 3 days of losses
Investors' jitters over emerging markets faded Tuesday, and U.S. stocks rose for the first time in four days.
Global stock markets stabilized after three turbulent days when investors grew worried about growth in China and other emerging markets. The sell-off began last Thursday, when a survey for January showed that Chinese manufacturing was set to contract, dragging down stocks in Asia, Europe and the U.S. The slide continued on Friday as currencies in countries including Argentina and Turkey slumped. On Monday, Asian markets slumped, although the selling on Wall Street eased.
By Tuesday, though, global markets regained their calm. In the U.S., earnings gains from big companies, including Pfizer, Comcast and D.R. Horton helped lift stock indexes. One area of disappointment, though, was Apple, whose weak revenue forecast pushed its stock to the biggest one-day loss in a year.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 90.68 points, or 0.6 percent, to close at 15,928.56. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 10.94 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,792.50. The Nasdaq composite climbed 14.35 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4,097.96.
Benchmark U.S. crude for March delivery gained $1.69, or 1.8 percent, to close at $97.41 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Wholesale gasoline rose 1 cent at $2.63 a gallon. Natural gas rose 19 cents to $5.03 per 1,000 cubic feet. Heating oil gained 3 cent at $3.12 a gallon. Brent crude, used to set prices for international varieties of crude, rose 72 cents at $107.41 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.


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HOUSTON - In the first race of the 2011 USA Running Circuit (USARC),
Mohamed Trafeh
(Duarte, Calif.) and
Jen Rhines
(Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) outran some of America's top distance runners to take the respective men's and women's titles Saturday at the USA Half Marathon Championships, presented by Aramco Services Company.
Trafeh outran American Record holder
Ryan Hall
(Big Bear Lake, Calif.) to win the second USA road title of his career in 1:02:17. Rhines ran 1:11:14 to win her first road championship since 2005.
The championship was run on a new course to give Trafeh, Rhines and their fellow competitors a glimpse of the course make-up for when Houston plays host to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon next January.
Shortly after the gun,
Brent Vaughn
(Black Hawk, Colo.) jumped to the lead to get the men's field moving. After about a half mile a large pack formed around Vaughn that included Trafeh, Hall,
Patrick Smyth
(Mammoth Lakes, Calif.),
Jason Lehmkuhle
(Minneapolis, Minn.),
Fasil Bizuneh
(Flagstaff, Ariz.) and
Ryan Vail
(Portland, Ore.).
After completing a short out and back section, as the race joined the eight mile loop that will serve as the main portion of the Olympic Trials course, the pack was down to five, with Vaughn beginning to fall off the pace.
As the leaders passed a fluid station turning on to Allen Parkway, Hall went for water and Smyth took the opportunity to try to make a break, running the seventh mile in 4:39 but the move was quickly covered by Trafeh, Hall and Lehmkuhle as Bizuneh began to fade.
By mile eight, Bizuneh fought his way back to the pack and as the leaders approached the ten mile mark on Memorial Drive, Smyth, Hall and Trafeh opened it up to pull away from Lehmkuhle and Bizuneh.
Shortly after mile 11, Hall began to press the pace on a slight incline while Trafeh stayed on his heels. Going over an overpass back into downtown, Hall and Trafeh gapped Smyth. As the pair raced towards the finish, Hall held a slight lead over Trafeh but just before making the final turn Trafeh found one more gear, passing Hall to take the title by three seconds.
Smyth held on for third in 1:02:32, while Bizuneh rallied to take fourth in 1:02:47. Lehmkuhle rounded out the top-five in 1:02:49.
In the women's race, Rhines, a three-time Olympian, used a tactical approach as
Lyndsey Scherf
(San Francisco, Calif.) opened a big lead on the chase pack passing the first mile in 5:20. Rhines,
Serena Burla
(Ellisville, Mo.),
Nan Kennard
(Boulder, Colo.),
Katie McGregor
(Saint Louis Park, Minn.), and
Tera Moody
(Colorado Springs, Colo.).
The pack began to separate at eight miles with Rhines, Burla and Kennard pulling ahead. The trio ran together for three miles with each woman taking a turn the front; however, the others were never more than a few steps behind.
"When I got to 7 [miles] I was feeling good and I was pretty antsy to push it," said Rhines. "But I was patient through eleven [miles]."
Her patience paid off as she separated herself from her competitors and continued to extend her lead through the final miles of the course. Rhines bested her 8-year-old personal record by 45 seconds, running 1:11:14 for a 24 second lead over Burla who clocked a time of 1:11:38 to repeat her runner-up status in Houston.
Kennard ran strong to finish third in 1:12:03 while McGregor and Moody ran 1:12:13 and 1:12:30 respectively to complete the top-five.
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The USA Half Marathon Championships were the first stop on the 2011 USA Running Circuit (USARC), and featured a total championship prize purse of $59,500 plus potential bonuses. Trafeh and Rhines each earned $12,000 for their win.
The 2011 USARC is a USA Track & Field road series, featuring USA long distance running championships and for the first time will include the USA Cross Country Championships. The USARC attracts the best U.S. distance runners, including Olympians Deena Kastor, Ryan Hall, Shalane Flanagan and Meb Keflezighi. The 2011 USARC has ten events for men and nine for women.
The 2011 USARC will feature more than $450,000 in circuit prize money with U.S. athletes competing for the right to represent Team USA in various international competitions.
The first ten U.S. runners earn points at each USARC race (15 for first, 12 for second, 10 for third, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1), with a final $12,500 grand prix purse ($6,000, $4,000, and $2,500) for the top three men and women point scorers overall.
The mission of the USA Running Circuit is to showcase, support, and promote U.S. runners. Since its inception in 1995, the USARC and its races have provided over $6 million dollars to U.S. distance runners.
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Yahoo may rethink use of cash from Alibaba deal
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 9 Yahoo Inc may re-evaluate plans for the cash it gets from a multibillion-dollar sale of half of its 40 percent stake in Chinese Internet company Alibaba Group.
* Sees mobile data traffic doubling each year until 2018
* Sees 6.6 bln mobile subscriptions by end-2012
* Smartphone subscriptions to hit 3.3 bln in 2018
STOCKHOLM, Nov 21 Telecom equipment maker Ericsson said it expected mobile data traffic to double every year until 2018, driving new investment in networks.
Sweden's Ericsson, which reckons more than 40 percent of the world's mobile traffic passes through its networks, said a surge in smartphone and tablet computer sales has driven a switch in traffic in telecoms networks from mainly voice calls to mostly video and music which take up more capacity.
By the end of this year, there will be around 6.6 billion mobile subscriptions, just shy of one for every person on the planet, Ericsson said in a twice-yearly report.
Subscriptions for data-heavy devices like PCs and smartphones are set to roughly double to around 4 billion by 2018, with smartphone subscriptions alone rising to 3.3 billion from 1.1 billion estimated at the end of this year.
Although data traffic has been surging, clogging up networks, operators continue to find it hard to get customers to pay much extra, squeezing their profits and those of their suppliers just as the global downturn bites.
This has hurt equipment suppliers, already struggling with cut-throat competition and commoditization of network products.
Ericsson has said sales at its networks unit fell 17 percent in the third quarter. It plans to cut around 1,550 staff to bring down costs, and rivals are doing no better.
French-American Alcatel-Lucent posted a second straight quarterly loss in the July-to-September period while China's ZTE Corp recently slumped to its first quarterly net loss since listing in Hong Kong in 2004.
Nokia Siemens Networks is slashing a quarter of its staff to find 1 billion euros ($1.28 billion) in cost savings by the end of next year.
However, bulls in the equipment industry argue that growing smartphone and tablet sales will force operators to invest in new 4G networks which have higher speeds and more capacity.
Ericsson said it expected rapid growth in 4G networks - what it calls Long Term Evolution (LTE) - which can cope with the increase in data traffic. ($1 = 0.7811 euros) (Reporting by Simon Johnson; Editing by Louise Heavens)


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For this recording of Venus & Adonis on Wigmore Hall Live, Elizabeth Kenny, one of Europe's leading lute players and founder of the Theatre of the Ayre, has, for the first time, used girl choristers in the chorus and females rather than boys in the roles of Cupid and Little Cupids. The critically-lauded Theatre of the Ayre was set up to explore the dramatic vocal music of 17th century England and this performance, with its distinctive female perspective and improvisatory nature apt to Blow's recitative style, is a faithful interpretation. The distinguished vocal line-up includes Sophie Daneman, Roderick Williams and Elin Manahan Thomas. Venus & Adonis later served as a model for Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, and in this new recording - alongside Lambert's excerpts from Livre d'airs de cour and de Visée's Chaconne - it demands attention as a masterpiece in its own right.
"Elizabeth Kenny's meticulously prepared semi-staged production (drawing on some of the most prestigious names in British Early Music) raised it to a level fully comparable with the far more famous Dido and Aeneas of Purcell... All three main singers were excellent and the supporting group of shepherds and huntsmen likewise strong, notably Frederick Long. An important part is played by Cupid, attended in this production by a group of Cupids and Graces from Salisbury Cathedral School, charmingly choreographed... The balance was fine in the hall, leaving one to wonder why a dozen microphones were needed for the recording, which should become a benchmark collectors item." - musicalpointers.com
"Sophie Daneman and Roderick Williams are the lovers, while Elin Manahan Thomas leads the little Cupids (the girls of Salisbury Cathedral choir) in their ABC. Decoration is free and elegant, the accompanying programme of dances and songs (including Lambert's Vos mépris and De Visée's Chaconne) deliciously seductive." -The Independent on Sunday
"Sophie Daneman and Roderick Williams make a sensuous pair of lovers" -The Guardian***
"Sophie Daneman delivers the recitative expressively, and rises magnificently to the challenge of Venus's despair. Adonis, less wimpish than Purcell's Aeneas, is sung with forthright, virile tone by Roderick Williams...Under Elizabeth Kenny's direction, the ensemble of strings and recorders shapes the dances gracefully." -Classic FM Magazine****
"Sophie Daneman is a languid Venus and Roderick Williams is an ardent Adonis. Elin Manahan Thomas is an ideally light Cupid...Jason Darnell's virile Huntsman is a bit of a shock when he hurls out plenty of top Bs during a short passage but his contributions possess plenty of characterful verve...Not just a nice document of a good concert but a fine recording in its own right." -Gramophone Magazine
"If anything could convince me that it was indeed a masterpiece, it would be a performance such as this one, refined, sparkling and intelligent as it is...Sophie Daneman is outstanding as Venus, both in the careless comic moments and in the magnificent final lament...the Theatre of the Ayre turns in a highly impressive performance, by turns subtle and powerful, rhythmically slick and very well balanced." -International Record Review
"The true stars here are the band, led by Elizabeth Kenny, which extemporises and pushes tempos to giddy extremes. Elin Manahan Thomas steps boldly into Cupid's role, alternating deftly between the arch, the tender and the impassioned in a subtly nuanced performance." -BBC Music Magazine***
Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (05/03/2010).
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Works Details
Blow, John : Chloe Found Amyntas Lying for voice & continuo- Performers: Elizabeth Kenny (Guitar); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo)
- Ensemble: Theatre of the Ayre
- Running Time: 6 min. 23 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Studio/Live: Live
Blow, John : Ground for 2 violins & continuo in G minor
- Performers: Elizabeth Kenny (Guitar); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo)
- Ensemble: Theatre of the Ayre
- Running Time: 4 min. 2 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Studio/Live: Live
Lambert, Michel : Vos mespris chaque jour
- Performers: Elizabeth Kenny (Guitar); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo)
- Ensemble: Theatre of the Ayre
- Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Studio/Live: Live
Visée, Robert de : Chaconne, for theorbo
- Performers: Elizabeth Kenny (Guitar); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo)
- Ensemble: Theatre of the Ayre
- Running Time: 5 min. 16 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Studio/Live: Live
Blow, John : Venus and Adonis
- Performers: Elizabeth Kenny (Guitar); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo)
- Ensemble: Theatre of the Ayre
- Notes: Composition written: 1681.
- Running Time: 3 min. 37 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1681
- Studio/Live: Live


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