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The murder rate in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years, with 648 homicides recorded in 2008/09 – 136 fewer than the year before. Home Office statisticians said the drop was "not a blip".
Annual crime figures published yesterday show the number of murders and manslaughters and infanticides fell to a level not seen since 1989.
The crime figures also show that the recession has so far had a less than expected impact on the underlying crime rate, although domestic burglary has risen by 1% in the past year, fraud – including credit card and online fraud – has risen by 5% and shoplifting has increased by 10%.
But the overall crime rate in England and Wales in the 12 months to March 2009 is officially declared to have remained stable with an estimated 10.7m offences as measured by the British Crime Survey (BCS). Crime in England and Wales actually fell by 5% according to the less reliable police-recorded crime figures.
Home Office statisticians asked yesterday about the impact of the recession on the crime figures said: "There may be pressures coming through. This recession is quite different from the last, which happened at a time of increases in crime. This is one where crime is falling."
It had been expected that domestic burglary, which rose by 4% during the calender year 2008, would continue to rise but the 1% increase recorded in this set of figures implies that the economic slowdown is not having the expected effect on the underlying crime rate.
Some individual categories of crime, such as credit card and online fraud are showing increases. But an apparent 25% surge in personal thefts, including pickpocketing and "stealth" theft, which show up on the BCS, is recorded as a 12% fall in the police-recorded crime figures, suggesting that the picture is unclear. The figures also show a 313% increase to 818 cases in frauds by company directors.
The reduction in the homicide rate, which includes murder, manslaughter and infanticide, means the annual total of 648 is now close to the 1979 figure of 629. Attempted murders also fell by 7% last year.
Overall violent crime was reported to have remained stable by the BCS and fell by 6% on the police figures. Violence against the person involving injury fell by 7% to 421,000 incidents.
There was a significant further fall in gun crime with the number of incidents involving a firearm down by 17% to 8,184. The number of fatal shootings fell from 53 to 38.
The Home Office chief statistician, David Blunt, said there was little change, however recorded, in overall levels of knife crime. This is despite recent government claims to have made progress in the most-affected areas. The number of fatal stabbings has fallen in the past from 270 to 252 but attempted murders involving a knife were up from 245 to 271. Robberies involving knives were down 2% from 17,058 to 16,701.
Credit card fraud, particularly involving online shopping transactions, continues to rise, with 2.8m fraudulent transactions recorded last year. "Card not present" fraud has soared by 243% since 2001 in line with the rapid growth of online shopping. To meet the problem banks are replacing online use of pin numbers and security codes with passwords.
The annual crime figures also show sex offences fell by 4% to 51,000 recorded offences, but within that figure rapes of women increased by 5% to 12,000 cases.
There was a slight rise in the risk of becoming a crime victim in England and Wales – 22% to 23%. This compares with the 40% risk when crime peaked in 1995.
Despite this sustained fall in crime in England and Wales over the past 14 years the majority of the public – 75% – believe crime is increasing nationally. People tend to have a more positive view of their own neighbourhood. Only about half think crime is on the increase in their area.
Public confidence in the police and local councils to tackle antisocial behaviour appears to have increased and is up from 45% to 49% even though the home secretary, Alan Johnson, said recently he believed the government had been "coasting" on the issue.
This is the last annual set of crime figures to be published before the general election. Johnson called them "encouraging" but the Conservatives claimed the government was covering up the scale of the problem of knife crime.


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Iran blames 'satanic' U.S. for suicide attack, vows revenge• Haearetz
"Not in the distant future we (Iran) will take revenge ... and Baluchis will clear this region from terrorists and criminals," Fars quoted a statement as saying, referring to the inhabitants of Sistan-Baluchestan province, where the attack took place.
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Bring it on ! It's time to take out this trash too, I am sick of these thugs making their threats against our country. Blockade Iran from receiving refined patroleum products and you will essentially grind their country to halt. They do not have refining capacity and must rely on imported refined petroleum (gasoline). One the military can no longer be mechanized due to little or no gasoline and diesel, they will be basically limited in their ability to defend the country from attack from the inside or out.
This is CIA funding of the Kurds in Iran.


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Sanders Bohlke's haunting new album Ghost Boy is one of the most emotionally rewarding collections of songs and sounds that I've heard in a long time.
Describing Bohlke's work to others, I talk first about his powerful, rich, versatile voice.
But for much of Ghost Boy, Sanders restrains that voice. The short song "Atlas" is purely instrumental; the title track has textured backing vocals, but the lyrics are often delivered at something just above a whisper; on "Death Is Like a Beating Drum", Sanders' voice at first seems in danger of retreating completely, of slipping into a crack somewhere in the sound.
Those already familiar with Bohlke's work might have had chances to hear a few of these songs — "Death Is Like a Beating Drum", "An Unkindness of Ravens", "The Loved Ones".
But it's problematic to talk about individual songs. As noted on Bohlke's website, Ghost Boy was conceived as a "complete work" — with each track somehow growing out of the ones before it.
As an entire work, Ghost Boy explores love, loss, longing, passion, and myriad other emotions. But there's a beautiful simplicity to the often mesmerizing music, which seems to open up an entire landscape into which the listener is invited.
Or maybe it's not a landscape as much as a house — a rambling old house — with each room holding the remnants of memories of folks who moved out or on many years before.
The video "Ghost Boy" is one of the finalists for regular play on mtvU — click here to cast your vote.
Ghost Boy has also been featured by Southern Living.
Here's the video for "Ghost Boy":
Click here for Ghost Boy on iTunes. Highly recommended.
I was lucky enough to hear Sanders live at the Savannah Stopover in both 2011 and 2012. A few photos:


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Packing the right photo equipment is just as important as finding the right place at the right time. With landscape photography, that isn't always easy to do. When planning a photo expedition, whether it's a day hike or an extended road trip, consider these essentials the next time you head out.
Singh-Ray LB Warming Polarizer
B+W Circular Polarize
If there's one filter a landscape photographer needs, it's a polarizer. It saturates color and contrast by reducing atmospheric haze and reflected sunlight. As a result, skies in landscapes become bluer and clouds and colors stand out more. B+W's circular polarizing filters work with TTL exposure metering and autofocus lenses. Exposure reduction varies between 2.3 and 2.8 stops relative to positioning and the sun. This also makes it a good neutral-density filter. List Price: Starts at $77.
The Singh-Ray LB Warming Polarizer provides all of the advantages of a circular polarizer but with a warm tinge, adding the feel of sunlight to your images. The LB stands for "lighter, brighter" and there's only a 11⁄3 ƒ-stop reduction for faster shutter speeds and larger depths of field. The lower density provides a brighter viewfinder image, improving image previews and placement of stacked graduated filters. List Price: $210 to $280.
Brunton Eterna Binoculars
Seeing what's ahead is helpful when you're out on a long hike searching for the perfect view. Weighing less than two pounds, the Brunton Eterna Full Size binoculars provide high magnification in a body light enough to carry comfortably in your pack. Available in three strengths—8x, 11x and 15x—the magnified view is sharp, thanks to BaK-4 prism glass along with state-of-the-art phase, AL reflective and Emerald Fire coatings. The Eterna binoculars are waterproof and fog-proof and use a multistep eye-relief system that works with eyeglasses. List Price: Starts at $374.
Lowepro Super Trekker AW ll
National Geographic 5159
Tamrac Expedition 8x Model 5588
It's essential to find a comfortable way to carry all of your gear. Lowepro, National Geographic and Tamrac offer backpacks with enough space for multiple D-SLR bodies, lenses, flash units, tripods and other accessories. Some even have room for a medium- or large-format field camera with film holders and lenses. Foam-padded dividers allow you to customize each bag's fit, and advanced weight-adjustment systems help ease those long-distance hikes.
Landscapes with gloriously lit skies often come with underexposed foregrounds. A flash is an obvious solution to this problem. But when shooting directly from the hot-shoe, the light can come off as flat or too strong. By shooting with the flash from off-camera, you give your foregrounds more depth.
For use with Canon Speedlite flashes and most Canon EOS cameras, the Canon OC-E3 Off Camera Shoe Cord extends up to two feet while retaining all on-camera flash functions, including E-TTL II automatic exposures. The Nikon SC-29 provides full TTL control for Nikon Speedlights when used with Nikon cameras that have a TTL hot flash shoe. The SC-29 is three feet long, and the included AF Illuminator gives AF assistance to cameras in low-light conditions. The Sunpak PF20XD works with digital and film cameras with or without a hot-shoe. The Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-1 is a compact wireless flash unit with a USB interface. Estimated Street Price: $60 (Sunpak); $74 (Canon, Nikon); $300 (Metz).
Dust on a lens or a sensor means more time on the computer later fixing image blotches. The Giottos Rocket Air Blower is an inexpensive way to prevent this problem. Made from nontoxic, environmentally friendly materials, the Rocket Air Blower is tear-proof and resistant to high or low temperatures. It also works well on computer keyboards and other gadgets. The design features a powerful air nozzle and includes an intake valve that prevents dust from going back into the blower. Estimated Street Price: $11.
Memory Cards
Fortunately for landscape photographers, the capacities and write speeds of memory cards are ever increasing. The bigger the capacity, the longer you can stay in the field shooting. And prices continue to come down. ATP, Kingston, Lexar, PNY and SanDisk produce a variety of sizes, with the most popular in the 4 GB to 16 GB range.
Remote locations mean better landscapes, but less accessibility to desktops. About the size of a paperback, the Western Digital My Passport Studio offers storage capacities of 160 GB, 250 GB and 320 GB—lots of portable storage space for downloading images while out in the field. My Passport Studio is equipped with FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces for fast and easy data transfers between computers. It's compatible with Macs. List Price: $129 (160 GB); $159 (250 GB); $219 (320 GB).
Great outdoor scenery doesn't usually come with power outlets nearby, so well-charged batteries are a must. Compatible with popular battery models from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Sony and more, the Ansmann Digicharger Plus universal battery charger quickly charges rechargeable Li-Ion, Li-Polymer and NiMH cells, as well as AA and AAA rechargeable cells. The 3.6- and 7.2-volt charger features microcontroller charging with faulty cell detection and automatically adjusts to the battery's voltage. Estimated Street Price: $59.
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Tripods for landscape photography need to be light enough to carry easily, yet strong enough to support cameras solidly. Carbon-fiber tripods like the SLIK PRO 714 CF-II are sturdy enough to support cameras and lenses that weigh nearly three times their own weight. Legs that split into sections with multi-position, twistable locks allow you to set the legs at various angles. Many come with spiked feet for better stability on soft ground and foam grips for a more comfortable hold. Estimated Street Price: $245.
While not as stable as a tripod, a monopod is lighter to carry and faster to set up, plus it doubles as a walking stick. The P-Pod (MM5580) from Giottos has these advantages and offers tripod stabilization with three support legs that store within the monopod's base. The legs screw into the base or the head, providing support for low-level shooting of flowers or foliage that you may come across. The P-Pod extends to a height of 72.6 inches and supports up to 33 pounds. Estimated Street Price: $99.
THE pod is a light and unobtrusive support that can be placed anywhere. Its flexible beanbag design provides a custom fit on any irregular surface for better maneuverability in places that a tripod can't fit. The interior is made of plastic pellet stuffing that can be tailored to accommodate the needs of different camera models. THE pod is available in six sizes. List Price: $17 to $49.
Ballheads offer 360-degree rotational freedom for quickly and precisely aligning shots—that's why landscape photographers love them. For more on ballheads, see Gadget Bag on page 96.
A bubble or spirit level is indispensable for taking the guesswork out of a level horizon. The Manfrotto 337 2-Axis Hot-Shoe Double Bubble level simply slips into the hot-shoe of standard SLRs and adjusts with the camera until the air bubbles inside give a reading that the frame is level. The fluorescent green liquid is easy to read, even in low light. Estimated Street Price: $36.
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Sacred Dawn
Formed: 2005
From: Chicago, IL, United States
Last Known Status: Active
In January 2005, Lothar Keller was working on his first solo album when a vision of hard rock, progressive and heavy metal musical styles was conceived. The groundwork was then assembled for what would become Sacred Dawn.
After a rounding out the band with John Vitale, former guitarist of Chicago Megadeth tribute favorite, Highspeedirt, Joey Vega on bass and Brad "Sabbath" Sabbathne on drums, the band was complete.
Sacred Dawn pulls their influence from such bands as Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Nevermore, Savatage, Queensryche, Fate's Warning and many others. Through these influences, Sacred Dawn combines musical styles reminiscent of "old school metal" and molds them together with today's harsh driving metal to get a sound with a progressive feel, leading Sacred Dawn in the pursuit to bring guitar solos, clean harmonizing vocals and true musicianship back into the metal scene today.
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Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn is a troubled man these days. He is having to douse a lot of flames in the Labor party over the results of the referendum and over his handling of the Brexit referendum that saw the Leave faction gain a slender lead over the Remain faction. The Labor party, under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn had thrown its weight on the side of the Remain faction but they lost.
12 members of Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet and 5 shadow ministers have resigned, expressing loss of confidence in Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the party. On his part, Corbyn said that he regrets the resignations but he has promised to stand in any new election to choose the leader of the party, if and when they are held.
Corbyn puts his loyalists in empty posts
Mr. Corbyn moved quickly to stem the damage from the resignations. He quickly appointed replacements for the places vacated by the shadow secretaries and ministers who resigned earlier. Emily Thornberry, who reiterated her confidence in Mr. Corbyn's leadership of the party was moved to shadow foreign secretary, from shadow defense secretary. The place was vacated by Mr. Hilary Benn, who was sacked by Mr. Corbybn for openly defying him.
Likewise, Dianne Abbot has replaced Heidi Alexander as shadow health secretary. Others who have resigned are Diane Johnson, shadow foreign minister, Anna Turley, shadow civil society minister, Toby Perkins, shadow defense minister, Wayne David, shadow cabinet office, Scotland and justice minister and Yvonne Fovargue, shadow consumer affairs and science minister.
Motion of no confidence submitted against Corbyn
Labor MPs, Anne Coffey and Dame Margaret Hodge have submitted a motion of confidence against Mr. Corbyn, with a secret ballot vote scheduled for Tuesday. But Mr. Corbyn seems unfazed. He said that if and when new elections are held, he will stand for leadership again.
He said, he was elected the leader for party with a huge mandate because he had promised a different kind of politics. He was not going to betray the confidence of the millions who had voted for him and who needed the Labor party to represent them.
Interestingly, the trigger for the resignations was the sacking of the shadow foreign secretary, Mr. Hilary Benn. Mr. Benn said that he called Mr. Corbyn to tell him that he had lost confidence in him and he was summarily sacked. Some Labor MPs have said that sacking Mr. Benn will worsen Mr. Corbyn's position in the party. But Mr. Corbyn was left with no choice. He was faced with open revolt and he had to take action otherwise he would have looked weak.


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General News of Saturday, 18 February 2017
Source: classfmonline.com
It was gross indiscipline on the part of North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa to have taken to Facebook to respond to comments about him at the sitting of the ad hoc committee investigating the bribery allegations made against the leadership of the Appointments Committee of parliament by Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga, Abdul-Malik Kweku Baako, editor-in-chief of the New Crusading Guide, has said.
Earlier this week, during the first sitting of the Ghartey committee, Joe Osei-Owusu, Chairman of the Appointments Committee and one of the persons against whom the allegation has been made, revealed that Mr Ablakwa indicated that the allegation was made up just to make the New Patriotic Party feel the heat former President John Mahama felt while in office.
"All the Minority members said was: 'Mr Speaker, cool down, cool down'. And I said: 'How can I cool down? This allegation is already in the public domain'. It was at that point that Okudzeto Ablakwa said, 'Because Agyarko said our president (Mahama) was corrupt, we were spreading the corruption allegation'. The mood in the room changed afterwards," Joe Osei Wusu told the ad hoc committee.
But Mr Ablakwa, who got livid with the comments, took to his Facebook page and wrote: "May it be known that the so-called confession attributed to me by Hon. Joe Osei-Owusu is nothing but a desperate, malicious and cancerous fabrication which would not be allowed to fester. The last time Hon. Osei-Owusu made this same allegation, he hanged it around the neck of Hon. Mahama Ayariga, I guess he had forgotten to be consistent when he appeared before the Special Committee today.
"Let no one doubt my resolve and the extent I am willing to go to vindicate the truth in this matter…Truth Stands."
Subsequently, through his lawyers, the former Deputy Minister of Education wrote a letter to the committee requesting that he be made to appear before it else he would sue. The committee has accordingly afforded him the opportunity to appear and make his views known.
But Mr Baako has said Mr Ablakwa's decision to take to social media to respond to Mr Osei-Owusu's comments at the sitting amounted to indiscipline because he was going to be invited by the committee to make his side of the story known.
Speaking on Multi TV's Newsfile on Saturday February 18, Mr Baako said: "I think that the Member of Parliament ought to have disciplined himself and waited for his opportunity.
If you read the letter that he (Ablakwa) wrote, apparently he received that earlier letter indicating that he should stand by.
Then at the committee proceedings, the chairman also indicated that those who think they had any input to make could submit a memorandum upon which if they studied you can be invited, so there was not a closure to anybody who had anything to say.
"For me, in terms of the principle of natural justice, there was no way you were going to have that thing completed without people like Ablakwa and Suhuyini called, it wasn't going to be possible.
"…You intended to petition the Speaker, meaning that you were bringing the matter within the framework of parliament. I don't see how you then battle your case on Facebook or in the media."


text: Regardless of what you think about the whole Shepard Fairey Obama poster kerfuffle, here is an article you want to read (via). I think these two law professors just managed to show parts of the art world how to really approach and think about "fair use" and copyright. Needless to say, as Sergio notes, there are some problems; but the idea of an "altlaw" is - frankly - something I would have imagined coming from some artist's studio in New York and not from a couple of law professors.


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Katie Stevens Shares Set Pics From 'Issues'!
Katie Stevens is already working on her new Freeform show Issues!
The 23-year-old actress took to Instagram to share a cute behind-the-scenes photo with co-stars Aisha Dee and Meghann Fahy.
"So much love from everyone about Issues!" Katie wrote. "These beautiful girls and I are having a blast shooting this pilot! Keeping our fingers and toes crossed that we get to bring you all a full season so you can meet these incredible characters! Thank you for all the loving messages!!"
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Rollie Fingers of Milwaukee has become the first relief pitcher to win the American League Most Valuable Player award, adding this honor to the Cy Young Award which he captured earlier, Monitor sports editor Larry Eldridge reports. The ace right-hander, who went 6-3 with a 1.04 earned-run average and a league-leading 28 saves, edged Oakland outfielder Rickey Henderson in an unusually close MVP vote by baseball writers. The only other reliever to win an MVP award was the National League's Jim Konstanty of Philadelphia in 1950.
Despite Poland's 50 percent increase just made in gasoline prices, Poles appear as ready as ever to pay $4 a gallon. Despite the price rise, introduced to curb gasoline demand in Poland's shortage-ridden economy, many private car owners say they will not change their driving habits, the Communist Daily Trybuna Ludu reports.


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What kind of videos can I make? It'd be quicker to tell you what kind of Fusion it can't make, but I can't think of any. Seriously? Yeah, from marketing point of view it does the lot… Whiteboard, explainer, logos, motion titles, dynamic text, sales videos, promos, it's even got something called a FUSION TEMPLATE that lets you combine your Reevio videos with other video you might want to re-use…That's a lot!
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Back when video software first came out, there was Atari, and it came with games like Pac Man, Galaga, Millipede, and more. These games weren't very expensive, and many households, despite their income, bought them for their kids. Nowadays, there are numerous types of video softwares like Reevio but none quite so excellent for several game systems. These modern game systems are a lot more expensive, making it difficult for every household to purchase them for their children. There is even a game system, the Nintendo Wii, which makes playing games feel like you're actually on screen playing. If you are playing a bowling game on the brand-new Nintendo Wii, you actually roll a real bowling ball, and at the same time, you see yourself on the screen, actually playing. It's a real technological advance! And it's very fun and exciting for children as well as adults. There are many different games for these various game consoles, such as football, basketball, baseball, and a real favorite for many people, Nascar. In the Nascar game, you can setup your own car, by choosing different tracks, just like you're actually on a real race track. You can adjust the track bar on the car and change tires, and then it's like you're actually racing for the Nextel Cup, in real life. The graphics on these games are unreal, and it's just like watching a game or TV. You choose the team that you want, and play someone else. Also, you can customize your game, and that is fun, too, especially when you're beating your opponent. There are also tournaments on these video games, especially the football and basketball ones. They will have up to a hundred people or more involved in these tournaments, and whoever wins first, second and third place wins prize money. There is also a show on ESPN that has actual tournaments, with the first prize being $100, 000. That certainly is a lot of money just to play a game on television. But there are so many people who practice frequently, just to be able to be part of such a tournament. They must figure out different defenses for their players, and the same for the offense. So, as you can say, video game playing is a billion dollar industry. And it's obvious that they're not just for kids, because what kid is going to be on ESPN? Not many, because most parents wouldn't allow it.
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Grant Name: Elmer's Teacher Tool Kit Grant
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Description: The Kids In Need Foundation introduces a new teacher grants program sponsored by Elmer's Products Inc., an industry leader in adhesives, arts and crafts, office and educational products. You can apply for an Elmer's Teacher Tool Kit grant that can range from $100 to $500. The grants will be given to teachers who wish to conduct classroom projects selected from a catalog of more than 500 projects. There is also a link to this application on the Elmer's website, www.elmers.com, and X-ACTO website, www.xacto.com. This year, approximately 250 grants sponsored by Elmer's will be provided to teachers nationwide for projects to be completed during the upcoming 2011-2012 school year. For 13 years, Kids In Need has been funding exceptional classroom projects through our Teacher Grants program. Now the funding to conduct these projects in your own classroom will be available. We believe creative lesson plans should be an active part of any school's core curric ulum, something Elmer's believes, also. Together we will provide teachers with the tools to strengthen critical thinking skills, creativity, and core knowledge among students.
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Genomic of adaptation in selfing polyploid species: the case of Capsella bursa-pastoris
Project details
Total cost:EUR 171 363,80
EU contribution:EUR 171 363,80
Coordinated in:Sweden
Topic(s):FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development"
Call for proposal:FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEFSee other projects for this call
Funding scheme:MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)
The main goal of this IEF proposal is to allow the fellow to acquire all the competencies to develop, carry out, and lead his own research group in plant population genomics integrating functional approaches, with a special emphasis on the use of next generation sequencing (NGS) data. The fellow will complement his skills in theoretical population genetics and evolutionary genomics by acquiring new skills in the analyses of population genomic data, gene expression, and association mapping. Thanks to NGS technologies, the combination of these approaches is becoming pivotal in the study of natural populations. This will be done through an innovative research project, which aim is to tackle the paradox of adaptation in selfing species, which can be successful on the short term, though selfing is expected to be a evolutionary dead-end strategy on the long term. Polyploidy and efficient local adaptation could be key issues to resolve this paradox. We propose to address this question by combining population genomics, gene expression and association mapping to analyse the genetic bases and the geographical scales of adaptation in Capsella bursa-pastoris, a polyploid selfing that has a large distribution and has adapted to contrasted environments, despite its low genetic diversity. Genomic data are increasingly available in the genus Capsella and the host's lab has strongly contributed in establishing C. bursa-pastoris as a wild model species. The project will strengthen collaborations between European partners on plant population genomics, an important field in the context of the knowledge-based bio-economy. Importantly, as many crops and weeds are selfers and/or polyploids (eg. wheat, potato), the results should be easily transferable for the identification of genes of interest in plant breeding programs and for a better use of plant genetic resources for developing new crop varieties adapted to sustainable agriculture in the context of rapidly changing environments.
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Reader Question on Back Lesions Followed by Suggestion From Our Vet
I first saw one lesion, then another a few days later. 10 or 12 days after the covenia there were another couple of lesions - then some more. Now about 8 total with 4 in a cluster on the back. They are round, flat, dark in the middle and crusty on the edges. The hair comes out with the crusts.
Tyler is 14.5 years old. Mix breed 60 lbs. He has atopy, food allergies, and too many lipomas to count. He is on apoquel, tramadol, gabapentin, thyrotab, and enalapril.
Suggestion From Our Veterinarian On Back Lesions
I can't be sure what is going on with your dog's skin based solely on the picture you provided, but it looks like the lesions could be epidermal collarettes. These often develop as a result of skin infections or other conditions that cause pustules (pus-filled cavities) or vesicles (fluid-filled cavities) in the skin.
It sounds as if your veterinarian is on the right track. Convenia is a good first choice antibiotic in cases like these, but it certainly does work against all types of skin infections. A bacterial culture and sensitivity will determine exactly what type of bacteria might be involved in these lesions and which antibiotics could be expected to work best against it. If the bacterial culture points away from an infection being the primary problem, then a skin biopsy might be a reasonable next step. I do not think lymphoma is likely in your dog's case, but the biopsy could rule it out and possibly provide the answers you are looking for.
Best of luck,
Jennifer Coates, DVM
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It's almost summer! With temperatures up and the sun out, it means that I'm on the hunt for new summer dresses. Many of my dresses from last summer are either worn through (Curse your one season quality, Forever 21!) or fit strangely. I've hit up several small boutiques and tried to pinpoint garments that I thought would look swell with my bust. Dum-de-dum, results below:
High low hems leave me feeling befuddled. It's a dress style I've seen on blogs for months and I've eagerly waited to try it. The refection left me going, "Huh?". Firstly, I'm not the most physically graceful person so I immediately imagined how many times I'd trip over the longer hem. Secondly, I didn't see any obvious benefits for my shape. The bloggers I've admired usually pair this with chunky heels though, so it could've looked cooler with a pair of Jeffrey Campbells.
I don't know much about the brand above, except that it makes ah-mazzzz-ing casual dresses for full busted ladies. In three different boutiques, I found dresses with a light blue and white Union Jack tag that read "survival". The dresses themselves were priced between $40 and $50 and came in classic colors (navy, beige, charcoal grey). They were also some of the only dresses that didn't need a special bra situation, kept the cleavage to a minimum, and fit correctly throughout my body. The beige one cried out for a chunky belt and wedges, however on the whole, I thought these would make fantastic basics. I've Googled this company a million different ways and haven't been able to find out much. Is anyone familiar with them?
Ugh, sometimes I want a dress to fit so badly and it just isn't designed with enough bust room. I love dresses like the one above; it would look right at home on some Zooey Deschanel character! Unfortunately, I felt a little strangled up top.
I saw this dress for the first time online and thought it had potential. When I tried it on, it exceeded my expectations! As I noted earlier, the shirt portion has a secret snap to prevent gap-age which is my new favorite feature. I've also recently pinned a number of dresses with wrap/shirt designs on the top half and separate skirts. Like this or this. This is completely off topic, but I really wish that sometimes sites like Urban Outfitters would hire models who have diverse body types. This dress looks radically different on the online model. I feel mislead, gosh darn it.
Now, I'm curious. Where have you found lovely summer dresses? Do you prefer small, independent boutiques or mall stores (I've found myself longing for an H&M recently!)? Have you found any particular dresses that are on-trend & flattering for a full bust?


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When missionary Don Foster first partnered with In Touch to distribute Messengers in Congo, he made a personal commitment to keep track of how they were being used. Below is an extract from the journal he used to track distribution:
- Messengers are in extreme demand. I wait and wait to give them to the people who are most desirous, so that these devices will be valued, respected, and cared for.
- The Congo customs officials "arrested" the Messengers at the airport. We couldn't get away without paying $30. They also demanded one in order to release the remaining 499. So, the first Messenger went to corrupt customs officials (who probably needed it most).
- The next 100 Messengers went with a missionary friend to a very remote region, which can only be reached by motorcycles over a torturous three-day trip—and then by dug-out canoe to where Mbuti Pygmies live along the Avacubi River.
- I gave 150 Messengers to Congolese missionaries who live with Mbuti Pygmies in their villages. These are among my favorite people. To me, they are "real missionaries."
- The next 40 or so Messengers will go to some of the Mbuti Pygmy adults I can trust not to sell them.
- The final 200 or so Messengers are dedicated to the oldest Mbuti Pygmy women who spend their days in the villages. They can watch the children and protect the Messengers charging in the sun.
- I will give Messengers to the five Pygmy men in prison here. But I have little hope that they will be able to hold on to them for very long in the hell of a prison to which they are confined. Mbuti Pygmies are so terribly abused in prison!
- We plan to loan Messengers to the hospitalized Mbuti Pygmies who live with us while they are here and to send with them when they recover.
- I also couldn't resist giving one to a soldier in the hospital yesterday. He lost a hand in the war against the terrorists who slaughtered and enslaved many innocent people.


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Nomura has announced the appointment of Prabhat Awasthi as Head of Equities, India. Awasthi will be responsible for the delivery of Nomura's strategy for Equities in India and strengthening the firm's local presence.
Awasthi will report to John Adair and Paul Dolan, Joint Heads of Equities, Asia-Pacific.
'Prabhat's leadership and contribution to the build-out of the India franchise means he is well qualified for this position. He has over 17 years' experience in the Indian equity markets and brings invaluable experience and relationships to the role', says Paul Dolan, Joint Head of Equities, Asia-Pacific.
Vikas Sharma, President &CEO, Nomura Financial Advisory & Securities, adds: 'This appointment underlines Nomura's commitment to India and to achieving our goal of becoming a top five player in the local market. We will continue to hire the best talent in the industry and promote exceptional individuals from within the team'.
Awasthi joined Nomura in October 2008 as the Head of Equity Research, India, which he will continue to oversee. Prabhat joined Nomura from Lehman Brothers, where he held the same position. Prior to that, Prabhat was a founding member of the Brics Securities business acquired by Lehman Brothers in 2007. Mr. Awasthi built successful careers at JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Crisil where he began his career in 1994. Under his leadership, the India research team has been best in class and achieved runners up positions in the Institutional Investor rankings in 2004, 2007 and 2011.
Since 2008, Nomura has on-boarded over 300 Equities clients in India including many top-tier global funds and expanded its research coverage to 110 large and mid cap Indian companies. Nomura has a full service Equities platform in India, executing Cash Equities, Futures & Options, as well as offering clearing services for Futures & Options, Direct Market Access (DMA) and a wide range of algorithms for electronic trading clients. Nomura also provides advisory for Structured Product offerings and is an issuer of Equity Linked products.


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Bedford coach Jeff Wood said his football team made a lot of mistakes Thursday night. Kicking Mule fans could be excused for wondering what he was talking about.
STERLING HEIGHTS ? Bedford coach Jeff Wood said his football team made a lot of mistakes Thursday night.
Kicking Mule fans could be excused for wondering what he was talking about.
There was very little not to like as Bedford dominated Utica Ford 43-3 in the first football game of the season in the Monroe County Region.
The Mules had no turnovers. They had only 10 yards in penalties all night. Their defense held the Falcons to two first downs over the first three quarters.
Junior Brad Boss made his varsity debut as starting quarterback and looked like a veteran with the help of some bruising backs and a young but solid offensive line.
?We missed assignments. We missed blocks that were easy blocks,? Wood said. ?But we came out fired up and kind of settled in after the first series of the game. By the second quarter, we were in pretty good shape.?
Bedford is coming off a 7-4 playoff season but graduated plenty and is dominated by juniors this season. Ford was 5-4 and just missed the playoffs last year.
Junior fullback Alec Hullibarger was brought up from the JV at the end of the 2011 season and started two playoffs games at fullback.
He scored two touchdowns Thursday and had the bulk of the carries for the Mules who also were effective on the ground and through the air.
?We came out firing,? Hullibarger said. ?Everybody is just working hard and everyone is doing their part to contribute to the team in any way possible.
?Our defense stepped up the whole game. They?re the ones that got the offense rolling. We came together. Our offensive line, they?re the ones that put the points on the board. It?s all them.?
Ford had one big play all night, and it came on the first scrimmage play after the opening kickoff.
The Falcons completed a 44-yard halfback pass that set up Kevin Kelly?s 37-yard field goal. Ford led 3-0 but never threatened to score again.
Weston Swick raced to a 20-yard scoring run for the Mules? first touchdown of the year. Boss waited until the last possible moment to pitch the ball to Swick. The two were both in contention for the quarterback spot.
?They had a pretty good competition going,? Wood aid. ?Weston is more of an all-around back. It all seems to work well with him as a slotback and Brad as our quarterback.?
Bedford put three more scores on the board in the second quarter and led 23-3 at halftime.
Hullibarger?s five-yard touchdown run capped a 58-yard drive. Cory Scheuer, who played a great game on both sides of the ball, broke three tackles during a 28-yard scoring run. Holden Tincher booted a 26-yard field goal as time expired in the first half.
The Mules showed great time management in scoring a touchdown and field goal in the final 2:55 of the quarter.
Bedford?s domination continued after the intermission.
Collin Carter ? who led all receivers with three catches for 62 yards ? caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Boss. Hullbarger?s second TD of the night came on an 18-yard run. It was set up by Scheur?s 36-yard punt return.
Austin Reidmeier showed off his speed when he raced 77 yard untouched for the final touchdown of the night. That forced a running clock for the final 6:06 of the game.
Brandon Sunday, Louie Vogel and Reidmeier had sacks, and Vogel had two tackles for loss.
The Mules held Ford to 112 total yards, and many of those came late.


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The dog house
From Organic Design
This post has the following tags : Our fifth year on the land
We have dog guests so regularly that we decided it was time to make a house for them to stay in when they visit! Especially now that it's winter and they're sleeping outside the door shivering all night when it's cold. Unfortunately they didn't like it and have been sleeping on some sacks behind our house, but I think they'll find it more appealing next time there's a bit of a frost :-)


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Episode 1: Because You Left
The Gist: Our Losties on the Island are jumping through time. Off the Island, Ben is sobering Jack up, Kate is being threatened by lawyers, and Sayid is rescuing Hurley and teaching us never to leave knives sharp-side up in the dishwasher.
Key revelation: Our on-Island castaways are jumping through time, and according to Daniel, "Time is like a street, we can go forward and in reverse, but can't create a new street. Whatever happened, happened."
Best moment: Alpert visiting Locke as he's time-jumping, complete with first-aid kit and some advice: "the only way to save the Island is to get everyone back here." "How do I convince them?", John asks. "You're gonna have to die, John."
Episode 2: The Lie
The Gist: Jack "The Fixer" Shephard concocts a lie for our Oceanic 6. Hurley is the only one who wants to tell the truth ("the Island disappeared, Bloop!"). He acquires a pretty cool shirt, sees Ana Lucia, tells his mom the truth and dumps an unconscious Pakistani on her couch, throws a hot pocket at Ben, and turns himself in to the police. Frogurt gets nailed by a flaming arrow, and Sawyer acquires a pretty cool shirt.
Key Revelation: Hurley refuses to go along with Ben ("Never, dude"), Sawyer and Juliet are captured by the Others, only to be rescued by Locke.
Best Moment: Hurley throws his hot pocket at Ben.
Episode 3: Jughead
The Gist: Desmond hunts for Faraday's mum, Locke meets Alpert in 1954, Juliet reveals she took Others 101, Des and Penny have a baby (and name him Charlie!), and Dan's teenaged mum takes him to the hydrogen bomb.
Key Revelation: Young man that captured Juliet and Sawyer is Charles Widmore.
Best Moment: Desmond's snazzy shades and scarf.
Episode 4: The Little Prince
The Gist: People are getting nosebleeds like crazy, Sawyer watches Kate help Claire deliver Aaron, Locke wants to go back to the Orchid station to stop the time jumps.
Key Revelation: Jin is alive and rescued by Rousseau's team.
Best Moment: We meet Ben's lawyer.
Episode 5: This Place is Death
The Gist: We see what happened to Rousseau and her team (Montand loses his arm), the Temple makes an appearance, and so does Smokey. Ben manages to get two of the Oceanic 6 (Jack and Sun) to agree to meet Ms. Hawking and go back to the Island. Charlotte dies.
Key Revelation: Locke goes down the well at the Orchid station, runs into Christian Shephard, who tells him to spin the frozen donkey wheel. He does.
Best Moment: Before spinning the wheel, Locke says, "Richard told me I was going to die." Christian calmly replies, "I suppose that's why they call it sacrifice."
Episode 6: 316
The Gist: They make it back to the Island: Jack has to touch a dead man's feet and has to read his suicide note. We haven't seen the last of Frank Lapidus. Kate is upset. Hurley has a guitar. Sayid is in handcuffs.
Key Revelation: Jin is already on the Island, sporting a Dharma jumpsuit and driving the Dharma van.
Best Moment: The opening moment – Jack's open eye, in his suit, in the jungle – exactly how Season one episode one begins.
Episode 7: The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
The Gist: We see what happened to Locke after he spun the wheel.
Key Revelation: Locke is on the Island in the 'present'.
Best Moment: Locke's struggle with attempt at hanging himself, talked down by Ben, only to be murdered by him a moment later.
Episode 8: LaFleur
The Gist: We see what happens to our time-hoppers after Locke spun the wheel.
Key Revelation: Sawyer and Juliet are living it up in Dharmaville together, the Dharma Initiative and the Others have a truce.
Best Moment: We see the back of the entire four-toed statue.
Episode 9: Namaste
The Gist: Sun and Lapidus are visited by Christian Shephard; he shows them that Jin is stuck in 1977 Dharmaville.
Key Revelation: Young Ben is there in Dharmaville.
Best Moment: We see Radzinsky building the model of the Swan Station, or 'the hatch'.
Episode 10: He's Our You
The Gist: Mostly Sayid backstory – he does Ben's bidding.
Key Revelation: Ben helps Sayid escape, Sayid says thank you with a bullet in the chest.
Best Moment: Sayid, answering Sawyer: "A twelve year old Ben Linus just brought me a chicken salad sandwich. How do you think I'm doing?"
Episode 11: Whatever Happened, Happened
The Gist: Mostly Kate backstory – she's mopey over Aaron and finds comfort with Cassidy (Sawyer's ex).
Key Revelation: Alpert takes Ben to be healed. He tells Kate and Sawyer that he won't remember anything, and that his innocence will be lost.
Best Moment: We finally see Kate's reasons for coming back to the Island, and they have nothing to do with Jack or Sawyer.
Episode 12: Dead is Dead
The Gist: Ben gets judged by Smokey in the Temple.
Key Revelation: We see where Smokey 'lives' – and it screams Egypt.
Best Moment: Locke: "I think we should talk about the elephant in the room." Ben: "I assume you're referring to the fact that I killed you."
Episode 13: Some Like it Hoth
The Gist: Mostly Miles backstory – he can talk to dead people.
Key Revelation: Dr. Chang is Miles' dad.
Best Moment: Hurley: "Small world, right Miles? That's your name, too." Plus Hurley witnessing the Numbers being etched into the Hatch door.
Episode 14: The Variable
The Gist: Mostly Dan's backstory – his mom has a heart of stone.
Key Revelation: Dan is shot and killed by his own mother. Widmore is Dan's father. Desmond is ok.
Best Moment: Dan's urgency to change time throughout the episode, culminating in his death.
Episode 15: Follow the Leader
The Gist: Jack takes over Dan's mission of detonating the nuke to reset time, Sawyer and Juliet try to leave the Island on the sub, Locke leads the Others to see Jacob.
Key Revelation: Locke reveals to Ben that he isn't going to Jacob to reunite his people, but to kill him.
Best Moment: Locke instructs Alpert to visit the time-hopping Locke. Ben: "This must be quite the out of body experience".
Episode 16 & 17: The Incident
The Gist: Jacob visits and touches Sun, Jin, Hurley, Jack, Kate, Sawyer, and Sayid. Ben kills Jacob. Juliet detonates the bomb.
Key Revelation: We see Jacob for the first time, plus a mysterious man in black who wants to kill him. Locke's body is in Ilana's crate.
Best Moment: Ben asks Jacob, "What about ME?" Jacob responds, "What about you?" Plus the fade to white.


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My Golden Retriever has typically super thick hair and sheds by the handful. I just brush him outdoors, let the birds do the cleanup. They seem to like his leftovers LOL I have found some luxuriously lined nests.ReplyDeleteReplies
Awww so cute :) Bet those little babies have been warm and comfy <3Delete
I remember watching birds fly down and take tufts of hair from a pony that had yet to shed out. The kids came up to me and asked if they could take her from the field and shed her out and I said sure, and after they told me why I wasn't sure if they were telling the truth, but I did indeed witness is with my own eyes. Poor pony! Hahahaha. But dang! It looked like they shed out a wooly mammoth--the amount of hair that came off that pony! I think those birds had a nest that was year round insulated!ReplyDeleteReplies
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One of the girls in my old stable once had to go "save" her horse in the field from a very persistent magpie! Poor horse was freaking out over the constant dive bombings!
That's funny, in my country some people believe that you should NOT throw out your shedded or cutted hair exactly because birds will took it for their nests, and you will have headaches. I don't believe in this, though, but I never knew that somebody generously offers their hair for birds purposely :DReplyDeleteReplies
I think I've heard this superstition for a lot of different countries actually? Those kind of beliefs interest me :) I always wonder where they came from... Sometimes I think it's just something random that a child blurted out and the entire village nodded and went "It is known" (GoT reference) and then it spread like crazy XDDelete


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Eastern Cape DestinationsRichmond Hill, Port Elizabeth
Regarded as one of the more historic suburbs in central Port Elizabeth, Richmond Hill is at once peaceful and interesting.
Some of the houses here still have original wooden fretwork on display on their eaves, and include quaint Victorian cottages and buildings that date back to the late 1800s. Any hint of falling out of favour with local residents has been wiped out as the pretty blend of Victorian and Old Edwardian semi-detached and freestanding cottages in Richmond Hill, with fireplaces and some magnificent examples of chandeliers are now actively being sought out.
Set at the base of the hill after which it is named, now trendy Richmond Hill also offers, to those staying further up the hill, some incredible opportunities to view sun rise - particularly from Callington Street, or looking down Stanley Street over Algoa Bay - and the last of a dying breed of family owned corner grocers and neighbourhood cafés (if youre lucky enough to spot the one or two that remain).
In short, Richmond Hill is a portion of the city in which time has stood still, and, if youre prepared to slow down enough to explore on foot or bicycle, will reward with some fascinating finds - make sure you head up to see the Old Erica Building built in 1903. Not only is the building worth a look, but the views from here are spectacular. Likened to Melville in Johannesburg, Richmond Hill is not a stranger to the odd trendy decor style shop and upmarket restaurant. What began as one of Port Elizabeths initial residential suburbs is well worth a visit.


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Explore the most popular hiking trails near Crockett with hand-curated trail maps and driving directions as well as detailed reviews and photos from hikers, campers and nature lovers like you.
Outstanding views of the Bay from SF to Martinez. It was a nice cool autumn day, so the exposure was no problem, but if not, make sure you have a hat. Lots of alternative tracks to explore, but you're mostly hiking on the top of the hills so nice views, but not a lot of differentiation. Plenty of hawks soaring!
Kyle R. on Edwards Loop Sky Trail
Good views of the bridges. Very green. May be muddy after rain. Good for unleashed dogs.
DONT GO!! WORST TRAIL. ENDED UP WITH 27 ticks and had an aggressive run in with a massive bull. Cows are dangerous for dogs especially when they are in the trail and aggressive. Don't go.
Spencer N. on Edwards Loop Sky Trail
Fantastic views of the bay! A bit muddy when we went but had a blast and will definitely be back. Keep an eye out for mountain bikers and cows.
Very nice trail overall you get too see many different areas up from the hills. Including some water views of the San Pablo and Carquinaz Strait in the direction of Benicia and Vallejo.
The trails is about 95% exposed to the sun so early am or late pm is best. Signage is a little confusing so make sure to have a map with you. Single usage in some areas so watch out for mountain bikers.
From the main parking lot gate if you take the right side trailhead it will be a steep incline some 1100 feet but at least it will be on fresh legs. The return is a little more paced as it descends slowly.
A few benches here and there but best spot is under a few trees.
Very nice trails for running, however in summer it's infested with ticks. Got five on me and 4 in my dog in the span of one hour
very quiet trail with beautiful wild flowers at this time of year. the beginning and end felt very secluded. Note that the paths very narrow at some points so wear long socks to prevent ticks.
Great Hike - Some of the best views in the East Bay. If you are like me you have been looking at all of these great green hills and you want to hike -this is the one. Easy to find Trailhead, although gate doesnt open until 8 AM, hike goes up right away and then pretty flat, MOST of trail was in good shape after 3 days of rain and 1 day of sun. Surprised there isnt moore road noise. I would stay away from the Kestrell Loop which I added for additional miles. Ton of Mud - wet and deep but loved the hike
Great place! Beautiful views
Great trail, beginning climb is a good way to get blood flowing. Then you are treated to great views of the bay.
I returned to these trails again but this time was with a Meetup Group Hike. We started from the Edwards Loop trail, went through the tunnel and right onto the Soaring Eagle Trail all the way to the trail's end. We returned on the Soaring Eagle trail, passed through the tunnel, and then continued on to the Woodrat trail to Edwards Creek trail returned to the parking lot. The weather was perfect for hiking. It was on the mid 70s partial cloudy with cool winds. It was nice easy hide for the last day of July.
After the initial steep climbing, you are rewarded with the scenic views of the Bay and the Straight. Free range cattle grazing around therefore lots of dungs on the trail. The weather was cool on the day I hiked otherwise could be hot up on the hills.
Awesome views, perfect weather. My boyfriend and I named it the "Poop Loop" because there is so much cow and horse poop! Definitely bring sunscreen, not a lot of tree cover.
This is an easy trail. It's a bit unmaintained so there were a lot of weeds growing everywhere, lots of poison oak and also lots of cat shit at the beginning of the trail. I guess there are a few stray cats out there. There are a ton of ticks on this trail so if you do have your dog with you, make sure you check them. I ended up pulling a bunch off of my dog. The trail has an awesome view of the bay area, you can see the bridges and also the sugar cane factory. There are cows that freely graze around, so that was cool. There's not much shade so I'd definitely recommend going on a cooler day and bringing lots of water. I'm not sure if I'd do this trail again though, too many weeds and ticks, the scenery wasn't really worth walking through all of the weeds and stuff.
Aaron S. on Edwards Loop Sky Trail
Low use and great views but beware the poison ivy is blowing up!
Flow trail is amazing
This is simply the best singletrack riding in the East Bay.


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Christian Lindberg and the Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino perform Luciano Berio's SOLO on 11 May in Florence during the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Zubin Mehta conducts. Berio wrote the 'concerto' for trombone and orchestra in 1999 for Lindberg:
"It's not a concerto in the real sense of the word, even if the solo part is extremely, almost absurdly difficult. The orchestral element is partially generated from the trombone voice, but the development and substance of the discourses differ enormously. The trombone and orchestra occasionally share the same key note, but they do not communicate with each other. SOLO is thus less of a concerto and more of an encounter between two solitudes." (Luciano Berio)
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Markets have swung wildly for weeks leading up to the two-day meeting, which ends Wednesday.
Dow Jones industrial futures are down 14 points to 15,230. The broader S&P futures have fallen less than a point to 1,644.40. Nasdaq futures are up 2.75 points to 2,991.25.
Economic indicators are painting an image of an economy on the mend, though still fragile.
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Big Rig Stuck (Once Again) between Alderpoint and Zenia
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Do you somehow feel that your sports is not enough or it doesn't sustain you in your struggle to reach the next higher step in fitness? Chances are, your instinct is correct. It's about time for advance sports nutrition. But before buying your advanced sports nutrition, there are few things to consider in assessing your readiness.
Level of recovery between games
First, several questions to ask yourself. Can you still feel the results you achieved during your off-season training? Do your muscles still feel as if you're starting all over again whenever you attempt even a warm-up? Is the level of your motivation so diminished that simply stopping your exercise regimen seems to be the most logical thing to do?
If your answers to all of these are affirmative, then we've got a serious situation. Far on the other side, however, is a solution that is very simple. You only need to strengthen your resistance. That means improving your supplement to accommodate the growing need of your body for a stronger supplemental formula. You need advanced sports nutrition as part of your regimen program.
The level of your recovery tells you many things about your preparedness to reach into a higher level of fitness. Your feeling of inadequacy is never a proof of your lacking in physical talent. It is a proof that your current sports nutrition does not providing you enough nutrients for harder regimen.
The natural reaction of your body is to relax when it's getting the same intensity of physical workout. And your body tends to resist exercise that it doesn't have the strength to sustain. The tendency of your mind, naturally, is to think that you can't make it so you've got to stop.
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Okay, so you have enough supply of advanced sports nutrition at your disposal. Is that it? Of course, not. You need to remind yourself that being an athlete, particularly if you decide to climb the next higher level of fitness, is a fulltime job. What's the reason why electricity is a simple matter if you're an electrician? Because that's what you do on a daily basis. Your mind reacts automatically to support every work or problem that you encounter, as long at it's a work related situation.
There are interesting studies regarding improvements in exercise performance which correlate with the degree of specific nutrients stored in the muscle after taking particular supplements. This somehow proves that our muscles "remember" and knows how to store the necessary elements for future use, that is, for our next workout. But if it's not properly supplemented, where would it take the nutrients?
It is only natural to be confused on what to eat, which supplemental nutrients to take to allow you to sustain your daily regimen, and to let reach the advance level of fitness.
If your body does not get the right concentration or nutrients it requires for a higher level of physical exertion, it will revert itself to a hibernation-like refusal to work. And when the body so decides that it can no longer work, no amount of mental discipline will suffice in overriding it.


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WASHINGTON President Barack Obama will sign legislation Tuesday expanding the State Department's rewards for programs aimed at capturing the world's most serious human rights abusers, with African warlord Joseph Kony the top target.
The legislation passed Congress with bipartisan support, and was strongly backed by the State Department, which sees financial rewards as a key method for tracking down elusive human rights offenders.
"A lot of the people in the ranks of these armed groups are motivated by money," said Samantha Power, Obama's top adviser on human rights.
The program, established in 1984, gives the secretary of state the authority to offer a reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of anyone who plans, commits or attempts international terrorist acts. The new law allows the State Department to publicize and pay rewards for information about people involved in transnational organized crime or foreign nationals wanted by any international criminal tribunal for war crimes or genocide.
Kony, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for heinous attacks in multiple countries, will be the top target of the expanded law, administration officials said. Kony and his ruthless guerrilla group, the Lord's Resistance Army, are responsible for a nearly three-decade campaign of terror in Central Africa that has been marked by child abductions and widespread killings.
The United States designated the Lord's Resistance Army a terrorist organization in 2001.
In 2010, Obama dispatched 100 U.S. troops — mostly Army Special Forces — to Central Africa to advise regional forces in their hunt for Kony, who remains on the run.
Administration officials said the expanded powers would not apply to Syrian President Bashar Assad or members of his government since the regime's top leaders are not currently being sought by an international criminal tribunal.


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Hail Marys lead singer Katie Gates claims that her instrument is her throat (rather than voice), and while it's a fair assessment of her singing style, there is much more than mere growling on her band's full-length debut, Faith, Forgiveness, Sweet Revenge. Her songs are guttural and raw but never tuneless, performed in a style that owes as much to Rancid's Lars Frederiksen as it does to Joan Jett. The rest of the Hail Marys play aggressive punk with noticeable traces of pop the sheer speed of these songs makes subtlety an impossibility, but the record is littered with tossed-off solos, bass guitar runs and sing-song background vocals. With 12 songs and total run--time of 28 minutes, the Hail Marys pack a lot into a brief program. With its melodic guitar lead, "Combative" could have been lifted from a Blackhearts record, and the drunken lullaby of "I'll Be Okay" recalls the whiskey-fueled sing-alongs of Flogging Molly. Gates' voice shimmers seductively on "Simple Ways," adding some little rockabilly reverberations before kicking down the door with a full-throated howl.
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A police officer in North Brookfield was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison after he admitted to raping a 15-year-old girl.
Adam J. Kachadoorian, 44, pleaded guilty to charges ofchild rape, indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older, and distribution of obscene matter and dissemination of matter harmful to a minor, according to the Worcester Telegram and Gazette.
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The rape occurred on Oct. 13, 2011, at the teenage victim's Leicester home. Prosecutors also stated in court that Kachadooriansent a photo of male genitalia to the girl's cell phone, sent her text messages to ask if she was going to tell her parents and, after being confronted, said the sex with the teen had been consensual.
In a victim's statement read by a prosecutor at the trial, the girl admitted "It took me awhile to get over the fact that it wasn't my fault. I was a minor and he was a grown man."
Kachadoorian's lawyer told the court that his client's behavior was "an aberration" and that he was "extremely remorseful for his conduct."
Kachadoorian will also be required to pay restitution for expenses incurred by the victim and her family in connection with the case, the article continued.
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It's crunch time, folks: the day before Thanksgiving. Hopefully you've got the turkey brining, anything made ahead you can make ahead, serving dishes set out, etc. Of course, there's more to a beautiful table than the food. A lovely centerpiece reflects the season and sets the tone for a celebration, but with everything else you have to do "easy" is the key. Here's seven that you can do today without entirely losing your mind.
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