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GeneGo Announces Integration With GenomeQuest for Pathway Analysis of Next Generation Sequencing Data
Oct 07, 2010, 07:00 ET
ST JOSEPH, Mich., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- GeneGo, Inc., a leading provider of databases, software and services in systems biology and chemistry, announced today that they have integrated GenomeQuest's Sequence Data Management (SDM) platform with GeneGo's MetaCore and MetaDrug.
Using GenomeQuest's interactive analysis, scientists who have drilled down to a list of particular genes of interest (hundreds of millions of reads, to thousands of expressed genes, to dozens or more of particular genes of interest) can now seamlessly pass that gene list along with their associated expression values (RPKM) to the GeneGo suite of pathway analysis software tools.
"The ability to analyze hundreds of datasets, reducing millions of reads down to a shorter list of particular genes of interest, and then being able to visualize where those genes are active in specific (potentially disease-related) pathways, is a significant accomplishment in the integration of omics software offerings. Scientists will be able to quickly focus on their scientific questions, rather than manipulating large reads datasets and lists of thousands of genes. We believe this will enhance discovery throughout the genomics and proteomics research pipelines," said Dr. Don Gregory, GenomeQuest's Director of Field Application Scientists.
"This integration will allow our joint customers to seamlessly work with NGS data in the context of pathways," said Julie Bryant, VP of business development for GeneGo. "The integrated workflows will lead our users from raw sequence runs to functional hypothesis generation of drug targets and biomarkers. With NGS data picking up steam in translational medicine and individual healthcare, this integration will help us to leverage our unique disease pathology maps (causal models) developed in our MetaMiner programs in oncology, CNS, metabolic, respiratory diseases and other therapeutic areas."
About GeneGo, Inc.
GeneGo, Inc. develops systems biology technology such as compound based pathway analysis, cheminformatics & bioinformatics software for life science research. The original computational MetaDiscovery™ platform allows an integration and expert analysis of different kinds of experimental data (mRNA expression, proteomics, metabolomics, microRNA assays and other phenotypic data) and relevant bioactive chemistry (metabolites, drugs, other xenobiotics) within the framework of curated biological pathways and networks. GeneGo's flagship product, MetaCore 6.3™, assists pharmaceutical scientists in the areas of target selection and validation, data mining in biology, identification of biomarkers for disease states and toxicology. The second product, MetaDrug 6.3™ is designed for prediction of human metabolism, toxicity and biological effects for novel small molecules compounds. MetaBase™ represents the knowledge base for MetaCore.
For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.genego.com.
About GenomeQuest
GenomeQuest, the global leader in sequence data management, helps life science organizations realize the full promise of genomics. Over 160 leading health and agriculture companies use GenomeQuest for mission-critical work, including nine of the top ten pharmaceuticals. The company's core technology is the GQ-Engine -- a database engine that is purpose-built for storing, managing, and analyzing sequence data at whole- and multi-genome scale.
For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.genomequest.com.
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Plath Hall at Perry Tech certified as green building by national organization
YAKIMA, Wash.--Perry Tech is being recognized by a national organization for having a certified green building on campus.
"We all love it and think it's pretty cool. It's all state of the art and nice and clean and stuff," said instrumentation student Ryane Holmes.
Holmes calls it a privilege to be an instrumentation student at Perry Tech.
Much of her classwork is done at Plath Hall, which has recently been awarded LEED Silver Certification.
"You're going to be in a school that it's going to be around for a while and that it's going to kind of take care of itself," Holmes said.
LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, a national recognition by the U.S. Green Building Council for excellence in energy efficiency and sustainability.
Plath Hall is just over a year old, but being certified green was in the plans well before doors opened.
"From the electrical design to the HVAC systems that were installed to the solar ray system on the roof of Plath Hall was all part us receiving the LEED Silver designation," said Director of Facilities and Safety Kaila Lockbeam.
Being certified also plays a role in the curriculum.
Department heads say students work and train on everything from power consumption to how buildings stay energy efficient, the same measures their own facility is rated on.
"This is the beginning stages for them so that they can learn about LEED and that makes them more valuable when they go to work with their employers so they're versed in the subject," said Instrumentation department head Tony Nirk.
Having hands on experience that benefits future grads heading into the work force and future students looking similar opportunities inside Plath Hall.
"They'll be able to help us keep the facility running in tip top shape for years to come," Lockbeam said.
Perry Tech is having an open house on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. but you have to register to attend.
To register for the event, click here.

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House of Commons
Session 2010-12
Publications on the internet
The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 16th April 2012
CURRAN, Margaret (Glasgow East)
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Payments from Populus, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for opinion research:
Payment of £75. Hours: 15 mins. Payment donated to local organisation. (Registered 8 April 2011)
11. Miscellaneous
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Season 2 of 90210 aired on the CW television network.
The second season focuses on the West Beverly Hills High group as they begin their junior year and go through dramatic changes and surprises that will change their lives. Annie Wilson must deal with the consequences of the hit and run when she finds out the man's nephew goes to West Bev. Meanwhile, Naomi's sister, Jen Clark continues to manipulate and use her for whatever she can; Dixon finds a new girlfriend; Silver and Kelly Taylor must come to terms with devastating news; Adrianna begins a journey of independent and personal growth.
The season picks up at the end of summer after the events of last season's dramatic prom party. Rob Estes, Shenae Grimes, Tristan Wilds, AnnaLynne McCord, Ryan Eggold, Jessica Stroup, Michael Steger, Jessica Lowndes and Lori Loughlin all return as series regulars from season one, while Dustin Milligan was released from his contract for "creative reasons", shortly after Matt Lanter was upgraded to a regular cast member. New executive producer Rebecca Sinclair said she felt the show needed a "complete overhaul".
Sinclair hired new writing staff and had new sets built. She was also quoted as saying, "If Gossip Girl is about youth in New York, I want to [make 90210] about youth in L.A. and Beverly Hills." Sinclair also revealed that she wanted to rely less on cast members from the original Beverly Hills, 90210[1]. Jennie Garth and Ann Gillespie did return for a limited time, presumably to wrap up their storylines.
- Rob Estes as Harry Wilson (20/22)
- Shenae Grimes as Annie Wilson (22/22)
- Tristan Wilds as Dixon Wilson (22/22)
- AnnaLynne McCord as Naomi Clark (22/22)
- Ryan Eggold as Ryan Matthews (16/22)
- Jessica Stroup as Erin Silver (22/22)
- Michael Steger as Navid Shirazi (19/22)
- Lori Loughlin as Debbie Wilson (21/22)
- Jessica Lowndes as Adrianna Tate-Duncan (22/22)
- Matt Lanter as Liam Court (22/22)
Special Guest Stars
- Jennie Garth as Kelly Taylor (5/22)
- Ann Gillespie as Jackie Taylor (4/22)
- Ryan O'Neal as Spence Montgomery (3/22)
Recurring cast
- Trevor Donovan as Teddy Montgomery (21/22)
- Zachary Ray Sherman as Jasper Herman (17/22)
- Gillian Zinser as Ivy Sullivan (14/22)
- Sara Foster as Jen Clark (11/22)
- Rumer Willis as Gia Mannetti (10/22)
- Blake Hood as Mark Driscoll (8/22)
- Amber Wallace as Lila (7/22)
- Mekia Cox as Sasha (6/22)
- Kelly Lynch as Laurel Cooper (6/22)
Guest starring
- Hal Ozsan as Miles Cannon (5/22)
- Sarah Danielle Madison as Colleen Sarkossian (5/22)
- John Schneider as Jeffrey Sarkossian (5/22)
- Travis Van Winkle as Jamie (4/22)
- Diego Boneta as Javier Luna (3/22)
- April Parker-Jones as Dana Bowen (3/22)
- Julianna Guill as Savanna Montgomery (2/22)
- Scott Patterson as Finn Court (3/22)
- Jonathon Trent as Richard Carte (3/22)
- Greg Vaughan as Kai (3/22)
- Mandy Musgrave as Alexa (3/22)
- Shane Lynch as Liv (3/22)
- Alex McKenna as Cat (3/22)
- Emmanuelle Yang as Hannah (3/22)
- Maeve Quinlan as Constance Tate-Duncan (2/22)
- Shaun Duke as Omar Shirazi (1/22)
- Fabiana Udenio as Atoosa Shirazi (1/22)
- Osa Wallander as Sarah Herman (1/22)
- Salvator Xuereb as Matey Herman (1/22)
- Claire Byrne as Mrs. Cannon (1/22)
- Diana Gettingeras as Ramona (2/22)
- William Abadie as Olivier Le Sage (1/22)
- Samantha Ronson as Herself (1/22)
- Elisabeth Rohm as Bitsy Epstein (1/22)
- Steven Brand as Jason Epstein (1/22)
|To New Beginnings!
|September 8, 2009
During the summer school reunited former frenemies Naomi and Silver to bestie status. Along with a now baby-free Adrianna, the trio of friends seem destined to rule the halls of WBH. But where is Annie? Seems she's been relegated to loser status, after narcing out last year's after prom festivities. But that's the least of her problems. Meanwhile, Dixon and Silver are tentatively re-exploring their romance but a secret text message from an old love interest might just mean the end of their relationship.
|To Sext or Not to Sext
|September 15, 2009
|Naomi does her best to make Annie's life the worst it could be by sending a nude photo of her to everyone which causes more distance between her and Dixon, and their parents. Also Silver decidest to try to win Dixon back. Meanwhile, Ryan starts to wonder if his relationship with Jen is the right thing for him. Liam tries to apologize to Naomi for being unfaithful. Jen gets Liam into trouble by telling his mother and stepfather a fabricated story about him stalking Naomi in order to keep him way from her. Liam then joins the school surf team with Dixon to take out his frustration of the problems he's facing. while the crafty Jen convinces Naomi to do what she can to get back at Annie.
|Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat
|September 22, 2009
|Teddy invites most of the gang on his father's yacht for a day cruise . Annie does her best to prove it was Naomi who sent out the naked photo of her to the entire school. Harry confide in Kelly about the family's problems. Meanwhile Dixon meets a new girl in a bar, a local DJ named Sasha, but he lies about his age to get to know her, which makes Silver jealous. Navid begins to doubt about where his relationship with Adrianna is heading. Adrianna begins to show more appreciation to Teddy. Liam confines himself to his garage where be begins working on a project.
|The Porn King
|September 29, 2009
|Dixon and Sasha continue their whirlwind romance by driving to Napa for the weekend, Annie's confident attitude quickly disappears when she realizes that Jasper, the nephew of the man she hit on prom night, is a student at West Beverly. Navid continues to run the Blaze News and assigns Silver and Gia to interview Jasper for a news piece about his uncle. Things get steamy when Adrianna confides in Teddy, resulting in Adrianna and Navid finally spending the night together. Liam finally finds a way to get revenge on Jen and reveals the truth to Naomi about their night together at prom.
|Environmental Hazards
|October 6, 2009
|Naomi learns that her test scores may not be high enough for her to be accepted into CU. Devastated, Naomi devises a plan to be tutored by Richard, the son of the school's dean of admissions. Dixon's girlfriend, Sasha, becomes suspicious about his age and does a little detective work to learn the truth,Navid and Adrianna double date with Teddy, but Adrianna's growing feelings towards Teddy make for an awkward situation. Silver accompanies Adrianna to an AA meeting and surprisingly bumps into her mom, Jackie, .An angry Silver rejects her mother, but her world is turned upside down when Adrianna reveals shocking news about Jackie
|Wild Alaskan Salmon
|October 13, 2009
Kelly and Silver are shocked to lear that their mother Jackie is dying from cancer. Navid is devastated when Adrianna tells him that she needs some time alone but immediately turn to Teddy. Jen continues to lie to Naomi and convinces her to lend her larg amount of money. Jasper and Annie grow cstronger after Jasper rescues her from a bad date. Harry and Ryan go to a bar for some guy time, where Harry atteps to be Ryan´s wing man.
|October 20, 2009
Kelly and Silver sisterly bond continues to be strained by differing opinions about how to the deal with Jackie´s health situation. Dixon decides to end things with Sasha but is instead a surprised with shocking news. Meanwhile, Debbie and harry face a bump in the road when she walks in on him and Kelly having a intimate moment, and Annies feels pressured when Jasper tries her to commit a crime while shotting a scene for his student film.
|Women's Intuition
|November 3, 2009
|Navid and Gia launch an investigation into student drug use at West Beverly for Blaze News, which leads them to Annie's boyfriend, Jasper, leaving Annie torn over who to believe. Fresh off his break-up with Adrianna, Navid receives dating advice from Samantha Ronson while out with Liam, Teddy and Ivy at the Edison. Worried that Adrianna will relapse, Naomi and Silver enlist Navid's assistance. Dixon reveals his situation with Sasha to Debbie and Harry, prompting Debbie to do some investigating. Jen and Ryan meet up with Pharrell to watch a performance of N.E.R.D
|A Trip to the Moon
|November 10, 2009
|With the help of Teddy , Jackie surprises Silver with a half-birthday celebration that takes her back to her childhood birthday parties. Navid witnesses Adrianna buying drugs from Jasper, forcing Navid to confront him about being a drug dealer. Dixon is determined to confront Sasha about her miscarriage, forcing Debbie and Harry to reveal that Sasha lied about being pregnant. Annie and Jasper profess their love for each other and decide to take their relationship to the next level. After getting into a fight on the beach, Liam, with the help of Dixon, Teddy and Ivy, devises a plan seek revenge on Jen.
|To Thine Own Self Be True
|November 17, 2009
|Kelly continues to support Silver as she deals with Jackie's declining health. Navid confronts Adrianna about her drug use. Harry and Debbie are surprised when Annie informs them she would like to invite Jasper over for dinner. Dixon, still upset with Debbie over her handling of the Sasha situation, declines to join them. Dixon, Ivy and Navid devise a plan for Liam to tell Naomi the truth about Jen. Ryan and Jen's relationship is taken to an entirely new level when he convinces her to go on a weekend camping trip. Naomi and Jamie's make out session is interrupted by Richard and his mom, forcing Naomi to come clean about her plans to get accepted into CU.
|And Away They Go!
|December 1, 2009
Navid has no reconllection of who pushed him down the stairs and Adrianna visits him in hospital. Silver and Teddy grow closer. Liam, Dixon and Ivy come up with a plan to show Naomi the trith about her sister.
|Winter Wonderland
|December 8, 2009
Annie questions Jasper about his drug dealing; he reveals his suspicions about the hit and run. Meanwhile, Navid and Adrianna team up to prove Jasper pushed him down the stairs. Teddy tells Silver how he feels and it makes Dixon jealous.
|Rats and Heroes
|March 9, 2010
Naomi returns from vacation in St.Narts ready to spend time with Liam, wich leads to a hot encuenter in his newly built boat. Adrianna and Gia grow closer when they attend an AA metting. Navid and Dixon put together a plat to keep out Jasper out of Annie´s life, but they are surprised with the resut of a school drug search. Dixon attemps to reestablish his relationship with Silver, but Silver is hiding her true feelings for Teddy. Harru and Debbie run into Kelly at a school function and Debbie decides to confront Kelly.
|Girl Fight!
|March 16, 2010
Dixon finally admits his plan to keep Silver and Teddy apart. Naomi and Ivy get inot a brawl over Liam. Dixon´s biological mother shows up at his doostep. Annie considers confessing the killing Jasper´s uncle.
|What's Past Is Prologue
|March 23, 2010
Dixon gets to know his mother. Adrianna joins a band that a girl Navid is dating is a part of. Gia confess that she has a crush on Adrianna and Silver loses Teddy´s trust when she tells him she spired on him.
|Clark Raving Mad
|March 30, 2010
Naomi makes up a rumour about Mr. Canon sexually harassing her. Meanwhile, Adrianna confides in Naomi and Silver her feelings for Gia. Teddy decides to test Silver´s cmmiment to him bu attempting to make her jealous bu flirting with random girls. Dixon and Dana continue to bond. Liam catches his stepfather with another women at the end Jasper tries to commit suicide after Annie keep rejecting him.
|Sweaty Palms and Weak Knees
|April 6, 2010
|Annie comes to terms with Jasper's apparent suicide. Silver and Teddy go on a double date with Naomi and Liam. Feeling rejected, Dixon and Ivy agree to fake date. Adrianna and her band perform for the first time at the Beach Club, and Adrianna takes her relationship with Gia public. Naomi continues to lie about Mr. Cannon after Liam pushes her to move forward with the sexual harassment case.
|Another, Another Chance
|April 13, 2010
|Naomi's lie about Mr. Cannon spreads across the school. When she testifies in front of the school board, Naomi reveals some unexpected information. Annie finally moves on from her relationship with Jasper but feels haunted when she and Sliver drive by the scene of her hit-and-run. Dixon and Ivy continue their fake-dating, and they make an unexpected decision. Adrianna and Navid share a friendly conversation which causes trouble with their significant others. After Gia and Adrianni argue, Adrianna walks in on Gia and her ex-girlfriend. Liam's father, just released from prison, surprises Liam with a visit. Ryan continues to date Ivy's mother, despite Ivy's warnings.
|Multiple Choices
|April 27, 2010
Naomi is required to complete community service. while the gang prepares fot the SATs, Silver confronts Teddy about his decision to skip college, Liam and his father. Finn. reconnet and attemp to rebuild their relationship.Dixon host a underground gambling party that results in Dixon ownig over $6.000 to Mark Driscoll.Debbire reveals to Harry she kissed another man. Annie overhears their conversation and turn to Liam for support and Jen boys the Beverlly Hills Beach Club.
|Meet the Parent
|May 4, 2010
Naomi and Jen return to wreaking havoc in each others lives. Just when Naomi thinks she has the upper hand Jen sends her back to reality. Teddy invites Silver to a second meeting with his father, Spence, and the metting doesn´t go as expected. When Adrianna has trouble writting a new song for Laurel she seeks Navid´s help, causing Navid to realize he still have feelings for her. Adrianna records a duet with a singer Named Javier Luna and quickly find herslef drawm to his charm. Annie confronts her parents about their recent material problems, leading to a discussion about the family´s future.
|May 11, 2010
|Adrianna's new romance with pop star Javier continues to blossom, while Navid continues to work up enough courage to tell her how he feels. Jen takes control of Naomi's finances and puts her on a tight budget. Without her credit cards, Naomi is too distracted to realize that Liam is in need of emotional support to deal with the departure of his father, so he turns to Annie for comfort. Despite Spence's suggestion, Teddy refuses to end his relationship with Silver, and the two decide to spend the night together. Meanwhile, Ivy invites Dixon to spend the summer in Australia with her and Laurel, but the idea doesn't go over well with his parents. Harry and Debbie's marital problems escalate when she finds out that Harry has been hiding Dixon's troubles and gambling habit from her. Also, Jasper returns to resolve things with Annie over their ended relationship.
|May 18, 2010
|After ending things with Naomi, Liam invites Annie to sail with him on his boat. After seeing Liam's bravery in confessing about his thieft from his stepfather's coin collection, Annie finds the courage to confess to her parents about her hit-and-run accident. Jasper gets jealous over Liam and Annie's new closeness and sets fire to Liam's boat. Meanwhile, Silver confesses to Teddy about Spence bribing her to break up with him. Adrianna's torn on her decision to leave school to go tour with Javier as she and Navid get back together. Dixon and Ivy go through a rough patch after he tells her about kissing Silver. Naomi learns that Jen is five months pregnant and that Ryan is the father after Naomi steals a copy of a paternity test which she sends to him. When Harry is threatend by Mark over covering up for his and Dixon's break in at the school, Harry decides to come clean to the school board and it results in him getting fired from his job. Dixon escapes to Australia during Harry and Debbie's confrontation. At the end, Mr. rapes Naomi.


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I feel terrible Tom the gardener worked so hard in the garden getting it back under control. He was here all day and it was all back breaking work with the added hazard of possible missed poos to be treading in. His only instruction he left me with was to water the new planted shrubs that he had carefully chosen and arranged for me. In fact in told me to water them verbally and left me a note and do you think I have remembered to water those plants at all. I wouldn't mind but the boys and I planted some veg too and they haven't been watered either. So today the garden is going to get a good soaking not sure whether this will help the dehydrated plants but it will relieve some of the guilt (Tom is back on Friday and he's going to be able to tell isn't he.)
Anyway now I have that off my chest I can tell you all about the fun we had with the sand. Took them all to Stanwick lakes yesterday, yes all, the boys and the teenager (who brought a friend). Stanwick is a beautiful place to walk with big picturesque lakes and ducks, geese and swans galore. That is not the reason we went of course. We went for the 4 massive wooden climbing frames embedded in tons and tons and tons of lovely soft white sand. Never do I remember to bring a bucket and spade but at least this time I remembered the change of clothes and a towel. In the middle of these lovely climbing frames and sand is a water play bit which has water pouring out of and in to various bits that can be climbed on and walked through. It really is a fabulous place to go on a warm day, the trouble is between the sand, mud, bird doodoos and water its also the messiest place in the world. We had been there not 5 minutes and Ninja was totally soaked from head to toe and complaining of it being a bit chilly. I was prepared, I gave him the look and told him if he got changed now we'd have to go home. Suddenly his clothes weren't that uncomfortable and he was off again getting more soaked. Humf started off well sat in the nice dry sand, stole a bucket and spade from some unsuspecting kid and began to build sand castle so I sat on a grassy knoll with a eye on both and breath a sigh of contentment. 5 minutes later Ninja was back again, well chuffed that he'd made a friend and was "getting" everyone with him. Distracted by the over excited Ninja for those few minutes I turned to look over at Humf again. There were the bucket and spade, but no Humf. I scanned the climbing frame, nope not there, shit time to get off my butt. In to the sand pit I go walk round the climbing frame, walk over the climbing frame still no Humf. Panic is starting to rise, seriously where can he have got to in the 30 seconds I was talking to Ninja. Teenager gets screamed at to help search now, the girls separate and we each take a direction. Within a couple of minutes searching I notice a woman looking slightly concerned over at something and get a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. I walk over there and low and behold there is Humf stuck up to his knees in mud with a massive grin on his face. Relieved I have got him and he is fine overwhelms me and then the realisation not only am I going to have to get him out of the mud but I am going to have to get him cleaned up somehow too, hits.
A little girl and I manage to ply him from the sticky place and I strip him immediately (well after a photo op) tell him he was naughty for disappearing and guide him to the wet play area. There in just a nappy on he eventually gets cleanish and for the rest of the day my eyes are clued to him.
The trousers were a pale beige at the beginning of the day.
Apart from this little incident the whole time was brilliant and the boys fell asleep with that worn out but it was fun look about them, and I think so did I…


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TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya's interim leader on Tuesday gave forces loyal to deposed ruler Muammar Gaddafi a four-day deadline to surrender towns still under their control or face military force.
As the hunt for Gaddafi himself goes on, Libyan officials accused neighboringAlgeria of an act of aggression for admitting his fleeing wife and three of his children.
Algeria's Foreign Ministry said Gaddafi's wife Safia, his daughter Aisha and his sons Hannibal and Mohammed had entered Algeria on Monday morning, along with their children.
That stirred a diplomatic row just as Libya's interim council works to consolidate its authority and capture places still loyal to Gaddafi, notably the coastal city of Sirte.
"By Saturday, if there are no peaceful indications for implementing this we will decide this manner militarily. We do not wish to do so but we cannot wait longer," Mustafa Abdel Jalil, head of Libya's interim council, told a news conference.
Anti-Gaddafi forces have converged on Sirte from east and west, but have stopped short of an all-out assault in hopes of arranging a negotiated surrender of Gaddafi's birth-place.
Gaddafi has been on the run since his foes captured his Tripoli compound on August 23 and his 42-year-old rule collapsed after a six-month uprising backed by NATO and some Arab states.
A spokesman for the National Transitional Council said it would seek to extradite Gaddafi's relatives from Algeria, which is alone among Libya's neighbors in not recognizing the NTC.
Nearly 60 countries have acknowledged the NTC as Libya's legitimate authority.Russia, China, India, South Africa and Brazil are among those which have so far withheld recognition.
Algeria's acceptance of Gaddafi's wife and offspring angered Libyan leaders, who want the ousted autocrat and his entourage to face justice for years of repressive rule.
They fear Gaddafi could rally an insurgency unless he is captured, although the reported death of Gaddafi's son Khamis, a feared military commander, would be a serious blow to any chance of that.
"We have promised to provide a just trial to all those criminals and therefore we consider this an act of aggression," NTC spokesman Mahmoud Shammam said.
"We are warning anybody not to shelter Gaddafi and his sons. We are going after them … to find them and arrest them," he said, suggesting the fugitives might seek to move on from Algeria to another country, perhaps in eastern Europe.
Algeria is to close the southern part of its border with Libya due to the "precarious situation" there, Algeria's El Watan newspaper reported, citing diplomatic sources.
Abdel Jalil, the NTC chairman, called on the Algerian government hand over any of Gaddafi's sons on its wanted list.
Algeria, which previously voted against sanctions and a no-fly zone against Gaddafi, has an authoritarian government which is deeply concerned about Arab revolts lapping near its borders.
"I would argue the Algerian regime is making a major blunder, miscalculating monstrously," Fawaz Gerges, an analyst at the London School of Economics, told theBBC.
"The Algerian regime itself is not immune from the revolutionary momentum taking place in the Arab world," he said.
A visit to a Tripoli beach compound used by Gaddafi's children and members of his elite revealed a life of opulence and privilege that many Libyans could barely dream of.
Saadi Gaddafi's chalet was strewn with designer clothes, including some unworn suits, and about 100 pairs of shoes. Aisha's house boasted 13 bedrooms and gold-plated cutlery.
Anti-Gaddafi fighters now sleep in the bedrooms of their former rulers, whose gated compound has tennis courts, football pitches and dining centers, along with magnificent sea views.
Many Libyans were overjoyed at the fall of Gaddafi, which followed that of longtime rulers in Egypt and Tunisia earlier this year, but have been chilled by evidence of mass killings in Tripoli as his forces fought losing battles with rebels.
A week after Gaddafi's overthrow, Tripoli's two million people remain without running water or electricity. Banks, pharmacies and many other shops are still closed.
Despite local clear-up efforts, the stench of rotting garbage and sewage pervades the city. Men in jeeps cried "Allahu Akbar (God is greatest)" as they toured neighborhoods, giving out containers of water from the Tripoli local council.
A council spokesman said the pumping station for Tripoli's water supply that lies in the distant desert town of Sabha, still loyal to Gaddafi, had been damaged. The big military force needed to escort a repair team of engineers was not available.
Some residents were out shopping for food ahead of the Muslim feast that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Only small groceries and vegetable markets were open.
Libyan military officials trying to mop up Sirte and other Gaddafi strongholds saidKhamis Gaddafi and former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi had both been killed on Saturday.
"We have almost certain information that Khamis Gaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi were killed on Saturday by a unit of the national liberation army during clashes in Tarhouna (90 km southeast of Tripoli)," military spokesman Ahmed Bani said.
A U.S. official said he could not independently confirm Khamis's death but similar information was being received from "reliable sources." Khamis has already been reported killed twice during the uprising only to re-emerge.
International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he may seek an arrest warrant for Khamis. The Hague-based ICC has already issued warrants for Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam and Senussi for alleged crimes against humanity.
Human Rights Watch said members of the Khamis Brigade, which
Khamis Gaddafi commanded, appeared to have killed dozens of prisoners whose burned bodies were found in a Tripoli warehouse.
The U.S.-based Physicians for Human Rights said in a report it had found evidence of crimes including "murder, torture, rape, forced internment and disappearance" by Gaddafi forces during their siege of Misrata earlier in the conflict.
(Additional reporting by Mohammed Abbas in Tripoli, Maria Golovnina in Abu Grein,Alex Dziadosz in Nawfaliya, Robert Birsel and Emma Farge in Benghazi; Editing by Jon Boyle)


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Rooney Mara was surprised to learn Alicia Vikander had been linked to the main role in a sequel to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, because she is still attached to the franchise.
Mara starred as Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher's 2011 film, based on the late Stieg Larsson's book of the same name, and she was expected to reprise her role in a sequel.
She cast doubt on the probability of the movie coming to fruition earlier this year (15), saying, "I'm sad never to do it again, but it just doesn't seem like it's in the cards", and reports surfaced earlier this week (begs09Nov15) suggesting producers Scott Rudin and Amy Pascal are now moving forward with a new Larsson project, The Girl in the Spider's Web, with the Ex Machina beauty Vikander as their leading lady.
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Review: CASCADE by Maryanne O'Hara
"There are so many ways of drowning, my dear."
Shakespearean actor and ruined theater owner William Hart never spoke truer words to his daughter Desdemona than these, taken from in the opening pages of Maryanne O'Hara's splendid debut novel, CASCADE (Viking, August 2012). Floodwaters jeopardize the family's hometown of Cascade, Massachusetts, situated on land slated to become a reservoir. Devastating though such destruction would be, physical inundation is but a metaphor for the myriad forces threatening Cascade's inhabitants in 1935. Bankruptcy, foreclosure, and unemployment erode economic security; prejudice, anti-Semitism, and gender stereotyping sow division and distrust. Misunderstanding and unfulfilled promise spark dissatisfaction and boredom; greed and passion prompt ill-considered, life-shattering decisions. Love itself diverges into treacherous currents and inescapable eddies.
Artist and reluctant housewife Desdemona Hart lives the truth of her father's words. In order to save Cascade's famed theater and provide a roof over her dying father's head, Dez marries kind but dull Asa Spaulding, the town pharmacist. She tries to play the devoted wife, but once her father passes away--not before willing the theater to Asa, though he entrusts Dez with the work of preserving and reopening it--Dez realizes she can never become the wife Asa expects. Restless, nostalgic for the vibrant art world she knew in Paris and Boston, she immerses herself in her painting and pursues a relationship with Jacob Solomon, a Jewish artist-turned-traveling salesman. An outdoor tryst not only leads to the accidental drowning of a Water Authority agent but provides circumstantial evidence linking Jacob to the suspicious death of the town doctor. Even more damning, the couple's actions doom Asa's carefully orchestrated plan to force the Water Authority to flood a neighboring town instead of Cascade. Dez longs to flee with Jacob to New York, but Asa's ownership of her beloved theater ties her to him and to Cascade's fate.
As "Dez the wife" founders in a slough of deception, "Dez the artist" successfully navigates Cascade's shoals. She pitches a series of before and after postcards, pre- and post-flooding, to the editor of a national magazine. Wildly successful, the series establishes her professional reputation and opens doors to the New York art scene. Dez wears her role as the town's champion uneasily, however, as her series depends on the ultimate destruction of the milieu she records, a destruction she knows is virtually assured. The satisfaction she gains from her fame and the independence it wins her remain forever colored by the compromises she makes and the losses she suffers in its pursuit.
In this remarkable debut, author Maryanne O'Hara creates a setting as detailed and vivid as the historic postcards she features on her website. From the ornate theater building to the grill at Asa's drugstore to the gazebo on the town green, O'Hara captures the essence of a bucolic New England town of yesteryear. Yet, despite the idyllic setting, nothing and no one is quite what they seem. As complicated and messy as Dez's paint-splotched palette, O'Hara's characters hide more than they reveal, even from themselves, and a deft twist of the plot at the end muddies apparent certitudes. CASCADE evokes a world in transition, a world where immutability is an illusion and security a dream. Unabashedly self-conscious in its musings, the novel examines questions of broad import: How great a role does selfishness play in the execution of grand endeavors? Can art preserve the past? What is worth saving in a world where change is the only constant? Is it possible to escape the rush of duty and expectation and find "a place to breathe"?
Swept up in the beautiful language, striking images and finely nuanced conflicts of CASCADE's fictional world, this reader found herself holding her breath with rapt anticipation as she watched artist and town fight to preserve their integrity against the onslaught of circumstance. Sometimes, she learned, the only way to escape drowning is to fling oneself headfirst into the rapids and ride the current to a distant shore.
Maryanne O'Hara earned an MFA from Emerson College and spent many years as Associate Editor for Ploughshares, the award-winning Boston literary journal. Her short fiction has won numerous prizes and has appeared in anthologies and literary journals. CASCADE is her first novel. You can watch the trailer for CASCADE here, as well as visit her website and blog. Maryanne and CASCADE were recently featured in a lengthy feature in the Boston Globe.
Tomorrow, Writing the Renaissance is pleased to feature a guest post by Maryanne. Please stop by to read why she chose to write about the 1930's.
Posted by Julianne Douglas at 12:26 AM
Labels: book review, Maryanne O'Hara
2 comments:
- Patricia Bracewell said...
Wonderful review, Julianne. And I so enjoyed reading, as well, Maryanne's post about why she chose to write a book set in the 1930's. Cascade is on my "to read" list.
- August 17, 2012 at 8:19 AM
- Julianne Douglas said...
Thanks, Pat! You won't be disappointed!
- August 17, 2012 at 8:23 AM
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Funniest football quotes unveiledOctober 16th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 16 (ANI): Football teams may be bearing the brunt of the ongoing credit crunch, but the game can still provide entertainment, especially with the quotes of the players.
Aubrey Malone collected the quotes and produced them in a book called Football Wit. The following are some of the quotes.
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My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about seven, David Beckham had remarked.
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Dutch goalkeepers are protected to a ridiculous extent. The only time theyre in danger of physical contact is when they go into a red light district, Brian Clough stated.
Alan Shearer is so dull he once made the papers for having a one in a bed romp, Nick Hancock on Shearer.
These are some of the quoted taken from Football Wit: Quips and Quotes for the Football Fanatic, published by Summersdale at 9.99 pounds. (ANI)
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In order to cultivate a fair and unbiased result, we have devised in America the best system known to man to judge whether someone accused of a crime is innocent or guilty.
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Two highly charged, prolific criminal murder cases were thrust upon the public via every media available, so observers felt fairly confident that they were fully informed of all the facts of each case. Yet, what was the final result?
It's time for us as a people to reinforce our system and not use our own emotion to decide who is guilty or innocent in this nation.
The Zimmerman case illustrates how the populace should not place their entire trust in the traditional media outlets, as their bias has been exposed. In editing video to convey a completely different narrative than what the facts have shown, NBC's doctoring of Zimmerman's 911 call should be an awakening to this reality that we should not believe everything we are presented.
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Adapting the Client-Agency Relationship to a New World
There's a transformation taking place in our industry. The changes have opened new doors of opportunities for agencies, but they've also affected how we go about our work and impacted our relationships with clients.
What's happened?
Technology advancements allow patients and healthcare providers to connect directly with brands on their own terms and their own time, which has led to enhanced interactive and digital channels with linking dependencies. The inclusion of these new channels in marketing has led to more complex project plans with many moving parts. These transformative forms of communication have also led to a growth in "specialty" agencies that focus more on technology than on branding, messaging, and market insights.
At the same time there are greater pressure and focus on budgets, and clients are ranking their relationships with agencies at an all-time low and candidly saying their agencies have little knowledge of their world, their customers, or their brands. And when it comes to creative innovation, they say agencies are behind the times.
What are we doing to ensure we deliver on client expectations and adapt to market changes?
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These changes didn't happen overnight, but solutions are necessary if we're to preserve the client–agency bond. One common issue we have identified is the use of an operating model that doesn't correlate with the changing environment. In a traditional model, account managers have two roles:
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- Supervise as the brand's project manager — manage all projects and ensure that execution is flawless, timely, and cost-effective.
For a time, this dual role that account managers took on worked. The market was simpler, the projects were less complex, and there was time (and a budget) to execute them.
But the world has changed, thanks to the influx of mobile devices and growth of social sharing. Communicating has become complex. Many of our interactive and social programs require new thinking, new skills sets, and new approaches. With these channels, there is also a need to collect and interpret data.
Thus, agencies and specifically account managers are now being tasked with doing more and ensuring that thinking is in line with the ever-changing technological advancements and market dynamics. It's difficult to focus solely on market advances when you are keeping track of all the moving parts and ensuring the agency is delivering quality work where deadlines aren't missed and projects stay on budget.
The operating model that traditional shops used needed a change. Managing projects and marketing brands are two very different skill sets. Rarely is there an individual who can be 100% successful in both.
Adapting to Change
To adapt today means separating the dual roles of account managers. The account manager focuses on the strategies, analyzing the competitive landscape and guiding clients, while the project manager handles the details, planning for contingencies and keeping a close eye on the budget and the hours. Consider it a yin-and-yang type of operating model — two halves that together form a whole. Both collaborate and communicate closely.
This type of operating model gives agencies the ability to be more strategically focused while proactively planning versus simply reacting. This model also elevates the role of project management as critical partners in brand marketing.
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For agencies to adapt to this operating model would mean revisiting their hiring practices and seeking individuals with specific traits. We've identified at least five traits of effective project managers and we've outlined these in another article. (To view "Five Traits to Success," click here.) Having two individuals focused on doing what they do best leads to greater efficiency, cost savings, and happier clients.
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From our perspective, trust is the foundation that all relationships are based on. Unfortunately, clients have lost their trust of agencies. In fact, a 2014 survey showed that 62% no longer considered their agencies as partners but saw them instead as vendors.
Having an account–project management model in place can help restore trust.
We also need to stop being so inward-focused and insular. We're executing operating models that suit us, not those that help clients. The client relationship problem can be solved if we learn to take the risk of saying our approach to managing and executing brands has changed. Once we take that leap, we can experiment with different models, like the one outlined here, and measure success through the eyes of our clients.
The opportunity to repair our relationship lies in our ability to adopt new operating models that link price, performance, and value. Helping marketers simplify their lives and drive business growth against a complex marketplace is one of the reasons why we exist. Shouldn't we do that?
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Jeanine Koch is vice president of project management at AbelsonTaylor. In 2015 the agency implemented a project management structure in parallel with strategy and client engagement group. The result is increased efficiency and happy clients.


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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Falling for Fall
Raking leaves, planting mums and sprucing up your space with some mulch? Be you dump a bag of mulch around your tree, think first!
"Nothing drives me crazier than driving around and noticing volcano mulching. You've seen it – mounds of mulch around tree trunks. Volcano mulching is tree murder. Mulch pushed up against a tree trunk ensures that a moist environment will ensue, thus providing the perfect environment for diseases and pests, " says Bobbie Schwartz, FAPLD and president of the
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These two pictures from Laura Kuhn and Ann Rosmarin are just alive with color. Do you see volcano mulching going on in your neighborhood?
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Marvel's Jessica Jones New Trailer: Krysten Ritter Joneses for Gray Hoodies
Civilian life is rough.
She's dark, she's dramatic, she's likely suffering from PTSD. It's Jessica Jones! After months of teasers and a screening of the first episode at New York Comic Con, we have official trailers for the Krysten Ritter-lead comic book TV series. (The newewst trailer is above.) The show will be available on Netflix November 20.
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The Friends of Vintage Base Ball promotes living history by bringing the 19th century to life through base ball events that use the rules, equipment, costumes and culture of the 1860s1880s. We provide cultural enrichment and education programs and activities to youth and adults that emphasize honor, team play, respectful conduct and community pride. Our goal is to exemplify to youth and adults alike the values that are lacking in modern-day athletic programs, and encourage a sense of belonging regardless of race, gender, religious conviction or physical ability.
Organization's History
Our organization was formed in the late summer of 2008 to create a permanent field for the demonstration of 19th century base ball games in a culturally-rich yet economically-depressed area of Hartford that is currently a National Historic Landmark.
Partnering with the Coalition to Strengthen the Sheldon/Charter Oak Neighborhood (CSS/CON) and the City of Hartford, the weekly living history events in Coltsville provided by the Friends of Vintage Base Ball has helped to revitalize the neighborhood, inform visitors on the history and legacy of Sam and Elizabeth Colt, educate visitors on the history of our national pastime and attrack visitors to Hartford for our free, family-friendly events.
We have also worked to help promote Coltsville in the effort towards National Historic Park status.
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In addition to weekly living history events at Colt Meadows during the playing season, we offer lectures, demonstrations and workshops for youth and senior groups, museums, historical societies, corporations and others year-round. These programs are designed to provide history in a fun as well as educational manner; develop team-building skills; and/or for pure entertainment.
Should you care to have two teams play an exhibition game at your event, we will work with you on scheduling.
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The BSR can become a practical demonstration area for the territorial dimension of the EU Cohesion Policy and cooperation with the neighbouring countries in spatial and regional development. The EU Strategy for the BSR is foreseen to promote a stronger transnational cooperation between various actors in dealing with important issues, which transcend the administrative borders. Among them are the issues of environment, prosperity, attractiveness and accessibility, as well as safety and security challenges. The Strategy takes notice of the development opportunities related to an inflow of EU Structural Funds to the countries and regions around the Baltic Sea, and calls for harmonization of actions across the borders in order to minimize overlaps and contradictory activities.
The remains of the former political divide of Europe are still strongly reflected in the disparities between the countries in the BSR. The ministers responsible for spatial planning and development in the Baltic Sea Region at the VASAB Ministerial Conference in Vilnius 2009 declared the interest to develop the Region into a model case of concrete co-operation in spatially related cross-border and transnational spatial planning and development tasks towards territorial cohesion. Furthermore they asked for monitoring and periodical reporting of the territorial development of the BSR.
BSR-TeMo provides scientific support to the policy development:
- Illustrates and supports the understanding of territorial structures and trends at different scales for different types of regions across the BSR. Provides evidence on the regional diversity, the situation and progress on main territorial challenges of the BSR: east-west divide, north-south divide, urban-rural divide
- Uses European-level data for comparison and benchmarking purposes as well as regional/local data to focus on specific challenges most important for the BSR;
- Provides an indicator based monitoring system, complemented with some qualitative information, which allows a continuous monitoring and benchmarking of the territorial development of the BSR at European level, in relation to other macro regions and internally at regional and local scales.
Project period: February 2012 – January 2014
Project partners: Nordregio (SE, Lead Partner), University of Gdańsk (PL), Aalto University (FI), RRG Spatial Planning and Geoinformation (D), Polish Academy of Sciences (PL), BGI Consulting Ltd. (LT), Geomedia LLC (EE). More information on the project team can be found here: http://www.espon.eu/main/Menu_Projects/Menu_ScientificPlatform/bsr-temoTPG.html
More information about the project can be found here: http://www.espon.eu/main/Menu_Projects/Menu_ScientificPlatform/bsr-temo.html
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