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PHOENIX (AP) — Patrick Corbin worked six innings without his best stuff to become the first Arizona left-hander to start with eight straight wins, Martin Prado matched a career high with four hits and the Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 6-5 on Sunday.
Corbin allowed more than two runs for the first time this season, but helped himself with a run-scoring single in the fifth inning off Tommy Layne (0-1) to become the third Arizona pitcher to start a season 8-0.
Eric Chavez homered for the second straight game, Prado drove in a run in the seventh inning after getting three hits the night before and Heath Bell worked a perfect ninth for his eighth save.
Carlos Quentin hit a two-run homer and Kyle Blanks also had two RBIs for the Padres, who have lost four of five.
Corbin (8-0) has been one of baseball's best pitchers through the first two months of the season, using an effectively wild approach and a wicked slider to keep hitters off-balance.
The 23-year-old went 6-8 with a 4.54 ERA in 22 games last season — 17 starts — after being traded from the Los Angeles Angels in 2010.
Corbin's success this season has come from his ability to throw strikes; he leads the majors hitting the plate 71 percent of the time. He was superb in his last start, striking out a career-high 10 while tossing his first complete game against Colorado with a three-hitter.
The Padres jumped on Corbin's strike-throwing tendencies right away, with leadoff hitter Chris Denorfia hitting his first pitch past Chavez at third for a double. Denorfia moved over on a sacrifice and scored on Chase Headley's groundout, giving San Diego an early lead on a pitcher who hasn't trailed much this season.
It didn't last the inning.
Paul Goldschmidt lined a double off Jason Marquis in the bottom half and Chavez followed with his seventh homer of the season, a two-run, opposite-field shot to left.
Arizona added two more runs in the second against Marquis, on Miguel Montero's run-scoring double and a sacrifice fly by Gerardo Parra that made it 4-1.
Marquis continued to labor with his command and was replaced after walking two in the fourth inning. He allowed four runs on seven hits in 3 1-3 innings
Corbin wasn't exactly sharp, either.
He hurt himself in the fourth inning with an off-balance throw that sailed into the stands for an error, setting up Blanks' run-scoring single that cut Arizona's lead to 4-2.
An opening walk in the fifth led to trouble, too, when Quentin hit his fifth homer of the season, a two-run shot that tied the game at 4-all
Corbin helped himself in the bottom half and put Arizona back up with his second hit of the season, a looping, RBI single just over the third base bag. He was done following a leadoff single in the seventh inning after allowing four runs — three earned — on seven hits with five strikeouts.
He joins Micah Owings in 2011 and Brandon Webb in 2006 and 2008 as the only Arizona pitchers to open a season 8-0.
Prado had a run-scoring double in the seventh inning, a run the Diamondbacks needed after Quentin hit an RBI double off Brad Ziegler in the eighth.
NOTES: Arizona has an extra-base hit in 34 straight games. ... Quentin finished the series 6 for 10 with three doubles and a homer. ... The Diamondbacks will call up LHP Tyler Skaggs to start the first game of Monday's doubleheader against Texas after RHP Ian Kennedy cut his index finger doing the dishes and was scratched. RHP Trevor Cahill will pitch the second game in the first scheduled doubleheader in Chase Field history. ... LHP Clayton Richard will pitch for San Diego against Seattle on Monday after a stint in the minors to work on his mechanics. Richard originally went on the 15-day DL on May 5 with an intestinal virus after going 0-4 with an 8.54 ERA.
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Harry Styles Returns Home From His Mexican Getaway
Harry Styles is headed home after getting in some relaxation in Mexico!
The 23-year-old entertainer was spotted getting ready to catch a flight on Tuesday (May 23) in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Even though Harry might be on his way home, he probably won't be returning to his bachelor pad in LA!
The gorgeous 4,401 square-foot Hollywood Hills mansion just hit the market for a cool $8.5 million.
The gated three-bedroom, five-bathroom home is just above the LA's famed Sunset Strip and has views from Downtown to the beach.
It also features a breakfast room, large patio and home theater.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Senior running back Kasey Carrier is fine with carrying the offensive load for New Mexico, although the Lobos are hoping to show a more balanced attack this season.
Carrier ran for 1,469 yards on 255 carries for a 5.8-yard average as a junior. He averaged 122.4 yards per game and scored 15 touchdowns.
The Lobos threw for only 895 total yards — less than 70 per game — with just five touchdown passes. New Mexico finished 4-9.
"We know we cannot survive like that this year," said offensive coordinator Bob DeBesse. "We've got to be more diverse. We can't be this predictable. So we've had to tweak our offense."
Carrier doesn't mind carrying the load, but he understands the necessity.
"I don't think it's a lot of pressure at all," Carrier said. "I just have to come out and let the game come to me. Play my game. I think the offense will be very productive. It's the same schemes but coach has definitely put a lot of twists into it to keep defenses on their toes."
Two years ago when coach Bob Davie took over a team that had won one game in each of the previous three seasons, he inherited a roster that was understandably barren and full of questions marks, Carrier among them.
"When we came in here, the word on Kasey was that he wasn't very tough," the coach said. "The first spring out there, I thought that must be a different kid that they're talking about because I knew right away that he was tough."
Then Carrier went out and proved it on the field. In some games last season, he was pretty much New Mexico's entire offense. Against Air Force, he gained 338 yards on 39 carries with three touchdowns in a 28-23 loss.
Overall, the Lobos were ranked fifth nationally with more than 300 yards a game on the ground last season.
"The thing he has proven is he has great patience and great vision and he's really the perfect style of running back in this offense," Davie said. "He gets a lot of cutback opportunities. He gets the ball pretty deep in the backfield and he has a chance to cutback. And that's his greatest strength."
Carrier credits the players that open the holes for his success.
"The guys in front of me and on the sides of me, those dudes handle business and make the right calls and right keys," he said. "It really goes to them."
As for the future, Carrier said he wants to "experience something I've never experienced. Go above .500. Have a great season and going to a bowl game. I've never been to one so that would be a nice way to end it."
And like all college football players, Carrier dreams of the NFL, but if that should fail to materialize, he's prepared to cutback to a new opportunity.
"If that doesn't work out, I have other plans in mind," he said. "I want to work for a federal agency, the U.S. Marshal's Office or the FBI."


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Though we rely heavily on search engines these days, sometimes a good "old fashioned" human edited directory is a better choice for helping us locate high quality information on the web.
I'm currently working on a book about how to conduct research on the web, (to be published by O'Reilly next year) and I had a chance to really look closely at a couple of librarian-built web directories that I've used for years. Looking at them in a new light reminded me of how valuable these resources are.
So, even though you've probably got your own favorite web directory sources (perhaps Yahoo Directory or the Google version of the Open Directory Project, I encourage you to pay these old favorites another visit.
The Internet Public Library (IPL) began in 1995 as a graduate seminar project in the School of Information and Library Studies at the University of Michigan. In some ways, it still retains the flavor of a public library—in addition to a hierarchical subject directory, it includes sections for "Ready Reference" (encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs and so on), the Reading Room (links to web sites that provide access to the full text of books, magazines and newspapers), and KidSpace and TeenSpace (resources for kindergarten through high school students).
It also has a collection of "Pathfinders"—guides to both print and online sources for topics ranging from heart disease to Greek mythology. The Internet Public Library has a far smaller collection of sites than Open Directory Project or Yahoo Directory, but the web sites included are high quality.
The Internet Public Library also comes with an "Ask A Question" service, supported by students in graduate library science and information classes, by professional librarian volunteers and by IPL contributors. The idea is to help library students practice how to provide reference services, especially in an email environment. Allow three days for a response, since this is staffed by students and volunteers.
The Librarians' Internet Index (LII) was founded in 1993 and is maintained by librarians, in this case a small staff supported by funds from the California State Library system and the Washington State Library, and several dozen volunteer contributors, most of whom work in public, university or school libraries. It is organized into broad categories and then subcategories, as with most other web directories.
The summaries of the web sites included in the LII are more detailed than most directories, and includes useful cross-reference information. For example, the Politics category includes cross-referenced categories, such as "Activism" and "Notable People: Government", indicated by bold type. Recent additions to the category are in a box on the right.
And take a look at each individual entry. If you click the magnifying glass icon to the right of the title, a pop-up box will display additional cataloging information about the site (all the topics within the LII in which the site is listed, when the site was added to LII, and so on). If you click the small box next to the magnifying glass, you can send a comment to the LII staff about the site (perhaps suggesting another category it should appear in or commenting on the description of the site). And clicking the envelope icon lets you email that site description to anyone.
Note also that below the description of the site is a list of the other categories in which this site appears. Unfortunately, this is not a complete list of all the categories; a better option is to click the magnifying glass icon to see all the places the site appears within LII.
One limitation of LII is that it is sometimes California and Washington-centric, reflecting its origin and the background of its contributors, who are librarians in California and Washington. There are a number of California-specific categories&mdashCalifornia: Travel, California: History, and so on&mdashfor which there is no LII equivalent for other states except Washington.
LII offers a weekly newsletter, New This Week, which contains all the entries added to the Index in the last seven days. You can receive the newsletter in email or via RSS feed by filling out the subscription form, or you can read the newsletter online.
Mary Ellen Bates is the principal of Bates Information Services, a research and consulting business based in Boulder, Colorado.
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"What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason!
how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how
express and admirable! in action how like an angel!
in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the
world! the paragon of animals! And yet, to me,
what is this quintessence of dust?"
Hamlet (Act II, Scene II)
Why does being disillusioned get such a bad rap? Being deeply disappointed by a frustrated ideal or a false held belief is an awakening. Waking up is not the most comfortable routine in our day but consider the alternative?
To "relate" to another human being, don't we actually need to converse with them at some point? Not fill our finite time with small talk. Why are people so afraid of real feelings and intimacy? Why is an authentic conversations so rare?
Perhaps it is the belief that if I don't relate to others, they can't betray us and we will not get hurt? If so, what a painful way to go through life. Is this why we are so anesthetized? We waste an enormous amount of energy and time on anniversaries, birthdays and new year celebrations. Jumping for joy for what? Why are we so consumed with celebrating natural passages of time when what we should be celebrating is our awakening?
Sadness is a such a maligned emotion. Our wrinkles and scars are our road-map, why do we need to mask them? Disillusion is expressed in sadness. We gave sadness an evil name, call it a disease and even have pills to make it go away.
Sadness is a side effect of living, just as happiness is.
They are the unavoidable consequences of being alive, like breathing, eating, dying, sleeping and belching. Do we really want to live a life where we dare not relate or risk loving someone for fear of losing them?
Oversleeping doesn't make our dreams come true.
I have no interest in wishing away another day. I want each passing moments to count, in all its grime, hurt and bruising ambiguity. We don't get any of this once we are laid out like a plank to be washed away.
We possess nothing. This life is on rent. It is all a grand illusion. We don't matter and if waking up and getting out of bed is the worst part of my day and then that is why it is the best.
Some say thy fault is youth, some wantonness;
Some say thy grace is youth and gentle sport;
Both grace and faults are loved of more and less;
Thou makest faults graces that to thee resort.
As on the finger of a throned queen
The basest jewel will be well esteem'd,
So are those errors that in thee are seen
To truths translated and for true things deem'd.
How many lambs might the stem wolf betray,
If like a lamb he could his looks translate!
How many gazers mightst thou lead away,
If thou wouldst use the strength of all thy state!
But do not so; I love thee in such sort
As, thou being mine, mine is thy good report.


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studies demonstrated that lower levels of MAN1 in differentiating MSC (show MSC Antibodies) are associated with higher osteogenesis and lower adipogenesis. High levels of MAN1 only affected adipogenesis.
Letter/Case-Report: novel frameshift mutation in RNA recognition motif of LEMD3 in patient with Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome.
A novel mutation in LEMD3 splice site results in Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome.
Data indicate that the inner nuclear membrane protein MAN1 directly binds the transcription activator BMAL1 (show ARNTL Antibodies) promoter and enhances its transcription.
a nuclear envelope-localized mechanism of inactivating TGF-beta (show TGFB1 Antibodies) signaling in which MAN1 competes with transcription factors for binding to Smad2 (show SMAD2 Antibodies) and Smad3 (show SMAD3 Antibodies) and facilitates their dephosphorylation by PPM1A (show PPM1A Antibodies).
The absence of direct binding of BAF (show BANF1 Antibodies) to MAN1-C eliminates disruption of this interaction as the cause of the premature aging phenotype.
Genetic analyses of three generations of a family with Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome having a variable phenotype showed a novel c.2203C>T nonsense mutation at the LEMD3 locus. The mutation induced a change in the 735 arginine codon to a stop codon.
Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome in a three-generation family: influence of a novel LEMD3 mutation to tropoelastin (show ELN Antibodies) expression.
We found a novel c.2203C > T (p.R735X) mutation in exon 9 of LEMD3, resulting in a premature stop codon at amino acid position 735.
Absence of LEMD3 mutation in the exons and splice sites of a family with BOS suggests that there is genetic heterogeneity for this disorder.
the heterozygous Lemd3 gene-trapped mouse is not a good model to study osteopoikilosis and the Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome.
In Man1-deficient embryos, the expression of Tgfb1 (show TGFB1 Antibodies) is upregulated and Smad2 (show SMAD2 Antibodies)/3 signaling is abnormally activated, resulting in increased extracellular matrix deposition, a hallmark of the resolution phase of angiogenesis.
The nuclear envelope protein (show SUN2 Antibodies) MAN1 regulates TGFbeta (show TGFB1 Antibodies) signaling and vasculogenesis in the embryonic yolk sac (show ADCY10 Antibodies).
Man1 regulates left-right asymmetry by controlling Nodal signaling in a node-independent manner
Genome-wide analysis combined with linkage results revealed LEMD3 and WIF1 (show WIF1 Antibodies) as the candidates for porcine ear size.
LEM proteins, involved in signalling essential for organ development during early embryogenesis and suggests that loss of MAN1 may cause muscle and retina specific diseases
This locus encodes a LEM domain-containing protein. The encoded protein functions to antagonize transforming growth factor-beta signaling at the inner nuclear membrane. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. Mutations in this gene have been associated with osteopoikilosis, Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome and melorheostosis.
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December 4, 2009
Bucharest- English Department of the University of Bucharest
In today's globalized world translations perform not merely a transfer between two different cultures but also a mediation between a local and a global culture. Consequently the practice of translation is turning into an exercise in geopolitical awareness as well as into a way of responding to the cultural, political and social effects of globalization.
– Given the new dimension of translation practice, what values govern the exchanges it involves? And most importantly what new roles, "tasks" and responsibilities as well as what new risks ensue /accrue for the translator?
– What spaces of agency can be carved out for translators and what social, political and cultural conditioning do they have to resist?
– In the context of the present emphasis on the function of translation in facilitating inter- and trans-cultural exchanges and in contributing to larger efforts to achieve cultural reconciliation, what new skills and competence should translators acquire?
– What action can be taken to redress the imbalance between the unprecedented cultural, political and economic importance attached to translation in the globalized world and the persistent invisibility and marginal status of translators?
– What special difficulties do translators encounter when working within smaller, less diffused languages and cultures and what strategies are available to them?
These are the sorts of questions that the conference 'Translators as Cultural Mediators between the Global and the Local' sets out to explore. We invite papers investigating the current problems that translators of both literary and non-literary texts are faced with, using diverse disciplinary approaches– linguistics , literary and cultural theory, cultural studies, media studies, post-colonial and post-communist studies, among others. Next to the above questions, the following topics can also be considered:
- Translators working in (global) English versus those working in less diffused languages– different political and cultural conditioning? Different strategies of resistance?
- Traduttore – traditore–the translators' complicity with global pressures and the betrayal of the local;
- Hybridity, 'glocalization' and the in-between space that translators inhabit;
- Translators, the diaspora and transnational/transcultural negotiations;
- Translators , immigration and the tribulations of multicultural societies;
- Translations/adaptations of canonical texts in the global media culture and the question of authorship;
- Translators in post-colonial and post-communist confrontations with global hegemonies;
- Indirect translators: novelists, critics, scholars and teachers as mediators between worlds;
- Training translators/interpreters for local-global mediation; the educational and cultural consequences of the marginalization/suppression of translation in teaching English as a foreign language.
Michael Cronin, Dublin City University, Ireland
Christine Schaeffner, Aston University, Birmingham
Deadline for the submission of proposals: September 20, 2009
Please send proposals to: firstname.lastname@example.com
The conference is being organized as part of the research programme: The European Dimension of Shakespeare's Translations: Romanian Perspectives, CNCSIS-IDEI PN II, NR.905/2009.
The conference program can be found here.


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France joins fight to save bluefin tuna
French environment minister Jean-Louis Borloo has been sending out strong signals that his country is on board with a movement to curb overfishing in recent months. Last week the ministry confirmed that it will officially communicate its position next month, at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meeting in Doha.
The move has been welcomed by environment groups. However France's position would leave an 18 month window before a ban on international commercial trade comes into force; this has been criticized by the EEF for falling "well short of giving this endangered species the immediate protection it needs from overfishing".
EU member states have failed to agree on a ban.


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HLN should send Jodi Arias a fruit basket and a spa vacation.
The cable channel's coverage of the Arias murder trial -- she is accused of killing her ex-boyfriend in 2008 at his Arizona home -- gave its first quarter numbers a nice boost, according to Nielsen. In March alone, HLN saw its total day ratings increase by 53% and prime time was up almost 50%. For the first three months, HLN is up 17% in total day and 12% in prime.
For the news channels not obsessing over the Arias trial, it was a tougher quarter. Fox News was in first place as usual, with more than double the audiences of its competitors CNN and MSNBC. But all three networks experienced declines in prime time and key demos.
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December 2010 - February 2011
Outlook Graphic: GIF PDF
Latest Seasonal Assessment -
Over the past few weeks, drought continued to increase in coverage and intensity across the southern and central Plains,and parts
of the southeast. Meanwhile, due to recent precipitation, drought conditions have improved across the Ohio Valley and the central
Appalachians. Drought persistence and broad expansion is expected from central and southern Texas eastward along and near the
Gulf Coast through the southern Atlantic Seaboard. Chances for drought improvement increase away from the coastal plains, with
some improvement forecast across southern Arkansas, western North Carolina and northern parts of Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi
and with improvement anticipated for a large part of the Ohio Valley. Drought is projected to persist in the central and southern
Plains, with drought expanding into parts of south-central Nebraska and northwestern Kansas. Due mainly to climate anomalies
associated with moderate to strong wintertime La Niña episodes, drought is expected to persist and/or expand from the southern
Rockies, central Great Basin into central Nevada, and continue to improve in the Pacific Northwest and the northern Rockies. Some
improvement is indicated for Hawaii as conditions are expected to become more favorable for precipitation during the winter
months. However, with protracted drought affecting much of the western sides of the islands, improvement does not appear likely.
Tools used in the U.S. Drought Outlook (USDO)
included the official CPC precipitation outlook for December 2010 and the long lead forecast for December 2010 -
February 2011, various medium- and short-range forecasts and models such as the 6-10 day and 8-14 day forecasts, the
soil moisture tools based on the GFS model and the Constructed Analogue on Soil (CAS) moisture, the Climate Forecast
System (CFS) seasonal precipitation forecasts, La Niña composites for the December - February season, the four-month
Palmer drought termination and amelioration probabilities, climatology, and initial conditions.
Despite improvement of severe drought conditions in
eastern West Virginia during the past several weeks, two areas of moderate drought remain. A significant amount of rain has
fallen on December 1, and a modest amount of precipitation is expected over the next five days. The latest December
precipitation outlook also shows a slight tilt in the odds toward above-median precipitation. Neither dryness nor wetness is
favored over the entire season in this region, based on La Niña composites and the official December 2010 - February 2011
Seasonal Outlook. The 6-10 and 8-14 day outlooks, however, favor dryness in eastern West Virginia. Improvement is indicated
in this area based on the favorable monthly forecast and the short-term precipitation. However, overall confidence is low due
to the equal-chances seasonal forecast and the 6-10 and 8-14 day outlooks favoring dryness.
Forecast confidence for West Virginia is low.
Many areas in the southeastern U.S. are currently
in drought or abnormal dryness. In parts of the region, drought conditions began from anomalously warm and dry conditions
experienced during the summer months. La Niña composites as well as the December 2010 - February 2011 Seasonal Outlook favor
dryness for the Gulf Coast states and the Carolinas. The December outlook shows a large coverage of equal-chances for above
or below-median precipitation, though a slight tilt in the odds toward dryness is indicated along the immediate Gulf Coast.
In addition, the 6-10 and 8-14 day outlooks also generally indicate enhanced chances for below-median precipitation for most
of the southeast, and only light precipitation amounts are expected over the next five days. Thus, drought is likely to
persist or develop for most of the Carolinas and across the central and southern Gulf Coast states. Across southern Arkansas,
western North Carolina and northern parts of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, a forecast of some improvement is indicated
as the seasonal forecast for these areas generally shows a slight tilt in the odds towards above-median precipitation or
equal chances for above or below-median precipitation.
Forecast confidence for most of the south-central and southeastern states is high; however, confidence is moderate in
areas where drought development and some improvement is indicated.
Drought conditions have increased in both coverage
and intensity across parts of central and southeastern Texas. The 6-10 & 8-14 day, December and December - February seasonal
outlooks all show enhanced chances for below-median precipitation for this region, though equal chances for above or
below-median precipitation is indicated for eastern Texas on the December outlook. Short-term forecasts also indicate little
to no precipitation for Texas. Drought persistence is indicated in areas where at least moderate drought exists, and drought
is likely to develop in areas where abnormal dryness is present.
Forecast confidence for Texas is high.
Drought conditions in northern parts of the Ohio
River Valley have improved significantly over the past week due to recent rains, especially in parts of Indiana. At least
moderate drought continues in northern Indiana and from southern Indiana southwestward to northeastern Arkansas. La Niña
composites for the DJF season are typically quite wet for much of the Ohio Valley area. This is also reflected in the
seasonal precipitation forecast indicating enhanced chances for above-median precipitation. Despite the 6-10 and 8-14 day
forecasts favoring dryness, drought improvement is forecast for the Ohio Valley. While drought conditions are likely to
improve in this region, it does not necessarily mean that drought conditions may be completely eliminated. This is especially
true in the bootheel of Missouri and northeastern Arkansas, where severe to extreme drought currently exists.
Forecast confidence for the Ohio Valley is high.
A small area of moderate drought persists in
northeastern Minnesota. There is no discernable tilt of the odds toward dryness or wetness indicated for December 2010 -
February 2011. Considering an ongoing trend of increasing precipitation, and the fact that winter is the ideal time of year
for moisture replenishment in the area (frequent and extended periods of sub-freezing temperatures that allow for little
snowmelt and no evapotranspiration), drought improvement is forecast.
Forecast confidence for the upper Midwest is high.
Moderate drought has expanded to cover the Nebraska
panhandle, most of the eastern half of Colorado, and west-central Kansas, with abrnomal dryness extending into parts of
south-central Nebraska. An area of moderate drought also exists in central Oklahoma. Short and medium-range forecast tools
favor dryness for this region. The monthly and seasonal precipitation tools indicate equal chances for above- or below-median
precipitation for this area. Due to the relatively dry forecasts out through the next two weeks, the forecast calls for
drought to persist across central Oklahoma, eastern Colorado, the Nebraska panhandle and western Kansas. A small area of
drought development is also forecast for southwestern/south-central Nebraska and northwestern Kansas.
Forecast confidence for the central and southern High Plains is low.
As of December 2, drought covered part of
northeastern Arizona, and a much larger area of abnormally dry conditions extended through much of northern and western parts
of Arizona & New Mexico. Short to medium-range forecasts indicate dryness for the region. Below-normal precipitation is also
shown in the December 2010 - February 2011 Seasonal Outlook, consistent with composites of past moderate to strong La Niña
years. As a result, drought is forecast to persist in northeastern Arizona and expand to cover the rest of the areas above
now assessed as abnormally dry. Additionally, drought is expected to develop in central Arizona.
Forecast Confidence for southern sections of the Four Corners states is high.
There are only a few scattered patches of drought
lingering in the remainder of the western United States, although where there is drought, it has persisted for at least
9 months, and for more than a year in central Nevada and across southern Oregon, northeastern California, and adjacent areas.
Recent snowstorms affecting the West has resulted in an early snowpack across parts of the northern Rockies and northern
California. Wintertime La Niña conditions favor enhanced chances for above-average precipitation across the Pacific Northwest
and Intermountain West. Further south into Nevada and the central and southern Great Basin, wintertime La Niña conditions
favor dryness. A storm track across the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies favoring continued precipitation chances is
likely to exist through the next several days. Combined with the La Niña composites and the monthly and seasonal forecasts,
improvement is anticipated for the moderate drought areas in southern Oregon and western Wyoming. Across central Nevada and
the southern Great Basin, 6-10 and 8-14 day outlooks indicating a slight tilt in the odds toward dryness combined with slight
odds toward below-median precipitation in the monthly and seasonal outlooks support a forecast of persistence for the
moderate drought area in central Nevada and a small area of drought persistence across southern Nevada.
Forecast confidence for the West is moderate to high.
Drought expanded across much of Hawaii due to the
El Niño event from mid-2009 until early 2010, and has persisted or intensified since. Rainfall normally increases during the
winter, and Hawaii receives at least somewhat enhanced precipitation more often than not during La Niña years December -
February, with better likelihoods for above-normal precipitation in the ensuing months. Given the rather modest tilt of the
odds toward above-normal December 2010 - February 2011 precipitation, and the protracted nature of the current drought, which
is classified as extreme to exceptional in some areas, only some improvement is expected by the end of the period.
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Its old attempts to de-emphasize its gay readers have given way to cover lines like, "We don't care if you think we're gay," which appears prominently on the big September issue hitting newsstands tomorrow, and that strategy has brought the 17- year-old title its first sustained profitability, according to insiders at Advance Magazine Publishers.
Details has gotten more comfortable acknowledging its straight readers as well as its gay readers, which make up about a third of the audience.
Advance owns Conde Nast Publications, which bought Details in 1988 and shuttered it in 2000, as well as Fairchild Publications, which relaunched it the same year.
A lot has changed since 1992, when then-Editor James Truman downplayed a Details photo depicting a man preparing for his date with another man by saying, "We're a heterosexual magazine that is not uptight about homosexual issues."
Next month, Conde Nast takes another stab at the market it ceded to Fairchild five years ago. Everyone now seems more comfortable with the idea of a fashion magazine for men, even if it does come off a bit foppish. The inaugural issue of Men's Vogue, a title planned for readers of all sexual orientations, carries 164 ad pages.
In 1992, Conde Nast and Details did not want to compromise the idea that the magazine served heterosexual guys, said Marian Salzman, exec VP-director of strategic content, JWT. "It was this fear that advertisers felt that gays were a fringe community," she said.
Since then, of course, big audiences have watched "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" makeovers of macho figures like Johnny Damon of the Boston Red Sox. Now, Ms. Salzman said, "Details is onto something. The real opinion leaders don't care if you think they're gay either."
Distinct niche
Mary Berner, president-CEO at Fairchild, said Details now serves a distinct niche. "It was once called `metrosexual,' but now you'd call it the hip urban gay or straight man." The approach evolved organically, she added. "We've never said let's go after gay readers." She declined to discuss the magazine's finances.
Most big men's magazines still aim emphatically, even exclusively, at straight guys; titles such as Men's Journal, Men's Health and GQ offer few if any nods to the gay men among their readers. And the Maxim and FHM crowd is clearly interested in the babes.
The positioning partly reflects the big-city readership of Details, said Chris Boothe, exec VP-group client leader at Starcom USA. "Details' core reader is in a more urban area," he said. "Some of those other books are huge and reach all parts of the country, some parts of which are less comfortable with gay content."
But those titles could serve their readers better, said Chris Mitchell, Details' VP-publisher. "It begs the question for other titles which, conventional wisdom would suggest, have plenty of gay and straight readers alike. When does that rub off on their editorial? When does this become a glaring oversight?"


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Accession no: LL 6488
Object type: Ceramic
Name: Beaker
Materials: Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
Place made: Jingdezhen, China
Date made: Qing Dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722AD)
Measurements: H. 26.4 cm, W. 11.5 cm x 11.5 cm
Description: Beaker, one of a pair (to LL 6487), in square form with bulbous stems, flaring mouths, and slightly spreading bases. Painted in blue of fine quality. On the bulbs are four scenes from the play 'The Romance of the Western Chamber'; on the necks, groups of the season flowers - lotus, peony, prunus, and chrysanthemum; and on the stems, other growing flowers and rocks. Dentate borders down the edges, and borders of swastika fret on the mouths and bases. The bases are embellished with erotic scenes. Erotic scenes are rare in Chinese art, and mainly known from 'pillow books', containing series of illustrations of sexual positions, said to have been used as manuals for the young and newly-wed. On porcelain openly erotic scenes are even rarer.
Literature R. L. Hobson, Chinese Porcelain and Wedgwood Pottery with Other Works of Ceramic Art, London: B. T. Batsford, Ltd., 1928, No. 139.
C. J. A. Jörg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: the Ming and Qing Dynasties, London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd., 1997, p. 113.
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Voyage is defined as a long journey taken typically by sea or in space.
And while large bodies of water and outer space can be challenging to access, the space we're in is always there (or rather, here) for us.
An important part of our practice as Playmakers is taking "joyages." Intentionally using the time and space you already have to increase your joy.
You can joyage outside for a meeting, or into that new place around the corner that you keep talking about checking out.
The only key ingredient to the joyage is joy itself. Joy is deep.
It's more than the fleeting pleasure of binging on Netflix or empty carbs. We feel it when we practice gratitude for things – small and large – in the service of building a stronger connection with ourselves and others.
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New London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership
Chaired by Mark Maslin
On November 5th, UCL and eight other leading London institutions announced the creation of a London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTPs), which will train 120 new environmental scientists over the next five years.
The Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, has committed £100 million investment to 1,200 NERC PhD studentships across fifteen such partnerships in the UK. This will mean that, nationally, at least 240 new students will begin training every year for five years, with opportunities for co-funding from partners further boosting the numbers of studentships available.
The London Partnership brings together over 375 researchers working across most of the environmental sciences. It is a unique collaboration between UCL, Birkbeck University of London, Brunel University, Institute of Zoology, King's College London, The Natural History Museum, Queen Mary University of London, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Royal Holloway University of London.
The London DTP also includes strong links to businesses, policy-makers and public and third sector organisations, such as BHP Billiton, the Forestry Commission, Lloyds of London, Microsoft International and Ove Arup and Partners Ltd.
Professor Mark Maslin, of UCL Geography, Director of the London NERC DTP, said:
"This partnership represents a fantastic opportunity to build on the diverse strengths of our respective organisations, and provide research students with an unrivalled research environment, exceptional resources and access to first class training opportunities. It will also provide new opportunities for scientists at nine of the UK's leading institutions to collaborate and deliver an ambitious programme in environmental research."
The DTPs will offer training across the full range of NERC disciplines, enriching the student experience in multidisciplinary environments. Each DTP will also create an active community of students, able – and encouraged – to integrate work and learn together. As well as advanced research training, they will receive training in the essential professional and transferable skills needed in today's society.
NERC: http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2013/83-dtp.asp
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Funeral services were held today for Jewish Philanthropist and advertising executive Ed Libov who died of a heart attack Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 51 years old.
Active in various Jewish organizations, Libov was a founder of the Mediterranean-Dead Sea project for generating electric power in Israel. He was involved in Israel Bond drives and the United Jewish Appeal.


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The UK Child Support Agency has failed in its efforts to ensure that fathers who are living apart from their children pay maintenance for the upkeep of their children. Indeed, it appears that many absent fathers will never have to pay any maintenance at all. In contrast, the Child Support Agency has decided to take tougher action against single mothers who refuse to cooperate with it, removing 40% of their benefit. Absent fathers are being supported in their opposition to the Child Support Agency by a number of organisations.
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Many independent schools seem to like to give the impression that the children they educate will benefit from a 'better' social ethos. In fact, children educated in the private sector often pick up racist, snobbist attitudes, and this background will not equip them well for the real world. It is now time for independent schools to truly reflect the changes which have taken place in the world outside.
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ILOILO CITY — Two persons drowned and two others remained missing in Iloilo, as of Wednesday night, after heavy rains brought by typhoon "Quinta" triggered flooding in several municipalities in the province.
Jerry Bionat, executive officer of the provincial disaster risk reduction and management council, identified the drowning victims as Warlito Lutero of Janiuay town and Arnulfo Bayotes of Barotac Nuevo town.
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|Bonus Point: Who is this actress? (I have no idea which Period Drama it is, though. If you know, you can tell me:)
The line Game (I couldn't think of a better name than that)
10 comments:
How fun! :-)ReplyDelete
#1 DANIEL DERONDA. (It deserves to be all in capitals.) :-P
#2 Little Dorrit
#3 Ummm....is it the older Little Woman? That looks like it might be Meg.
#4 Wow, that looks SO familiar! I almost think it might be from something I've just watched....maybe it'll come to me.
#5 I don't know. :-( *hangs head*
#6 Sense and Sensibility (2008)
#7 Mary Poppins
#8 *in Violet Crawley's voice* "I have nooooo idea."
#9 Umm....?
#10 Amazing Grace
#11 I REALLY don't know what this one is.
#12 Ahhhh! I'm doing terrible!
#13 Alright, I know this one: Downton Abbey. :-)
#14 Hmmm....maybe Chariots of Fire? I've never seen it, so that's just a guess.
#15 Little House on the Prairie.
This is very clever! Thanks, dear! :-)
Oh, and the picture is Romola Garai. I think it's from Glorious 39, but I'm not sure since I haven't seen it.ReplyDelete
1. Emma? 2009ReplyDelete
2. Young Victoria
3. Gone With the Wind
5. Miss Potter
7. Mary Poppins
8. My Fair Lady! :D
9. Jeeves and Wooster
13. Downton Abey
14. Charriots of Fire
Hmm not as many as I thought :( ah well fun game!
Emma Jane, you have 100 points.ReplyDelete
Evie, you have 50 points. Your guesses 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 were wrong, but you can come and guess again! Same about you Emma. :)
1. Daniel DerondaReplyDelete
2. Little Dorrit
7. Mary Poppins
8. My Fair Lady
9. Jeeves and Wooster
12. War Horse
13. Downton Abbey
14. The Book Thief
15. Little House on the Prairie
You have such clever ideas for games!ReplyDelete
I believe that's Romola Garai. I'm not sure, but it might be from Glorious 39.
#1- Daniel Deronda.
#2- Little Dorrit.
#3- I'm not sure, but she looks very familiar.
#4- ?
#5- Lark Rise to Candelford?
#6- Sense and Sensibility.
#7- Mary Poppins!
#8- ?
#9- ?
#10- Amazing Grace.
#11- ?
#12- I feel like I should know this one!
#13- Downton Abbey.
#14- ?
#15- Little House on the Prairie!
Thank you!
Bonus point: Romola Garai (lovely picture, but I also have no idea about which period drama it is)ReplyDelete
1. Daniel Deronda
2. Little Dorrit
6. Sense and sensibility 2008
7. Mary Poppins?
8. My fair lady?
9. Jeeves and Wooster
10. Amazing Grace
11. Call the midwife
13. Downton Abbey
Hmm, not so very good...
Kiri Liz, Sadie and Birdie, you all have 90 points!ReplyDelete
Bonus Photo: the actress is Romola Garai, I think it might be from the movie Glorious 39 because the hairstyle and color is similar to other photos from that film and the character she plays is an actress. I've only seen that film once, it's a bit of a thriller set in World War II.ReplyDelete
Now the lines!
#1. Daniel Deronda
#2. Little Dorrit
#3. Gone With The Wind?
#5. Lark Rise to Candleford?
#6. Sense & Sensibility 2008
#7. Mary Poppins
#8. My Fair Lady
#9. Jeeves and Wooster
#10. Amazing Grace
#11. Call The Midwife or The Land Girls?
#12. War Horse?
#13. Downton Abbey, Season 2
#14. Chariots of Fire?
#15. Little House On The Prairie
Fun and a bit challenging! :)
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Locate the battery door/camera grip on the left side of the camera and lift the rotating removal tab.
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Remove the battery from inside the battery housing and set the cover aside.
Remove the two 6.4mm screws above the lens aperture using a phillips #00 screw driver.
Remove the 6.4mm screw from the inside of the flash bezel.
Flip the camera upside down and remove the 5.4mm screw below the lens bezel on the front of the camera.
Remove the 5.6mm screws behind the battery cover.
Remove two 6.4mm screws on the latch mechanism on the right side of the camera.
Remove the 6.4mm screw on the top of the inside edge of the battery hole.
Remove the 4.3mm screw below the camera strap ring.
Remove two 4.8mm screws located on both sides of the eyepiece.
Pull the top cover up slowly.
Once you have revealed the ribbon cable, gently let the top cover hang off the front of the camera. Use the plastic opening tool to gently pull the white tabs on the ribbon cable, releasing the ribbon cable.
Remove the 3mm screw from the back of the control dial while holding the front of the control dial.
On the bottom side of the top bezel, remove the ring, detent ball and spring. Your control dial is now ready to be replaced with a working unit.
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A new screenshot leak of the reemergence of a Windows Start Menu shows not much more than what we've seen already. If the screenshot is real (leaked to My Digital Life Forums over the weekend), and there's a chance it might not be, it's only interesting because 1) Microsoft seems to be dedicated to bringing it back, and 2) the Start Menu continues to be important to people.
For me, I was glad to see the Start Menu go. I never used it because I found the old Programs Menu to be a mishmash of unorganized intent. And, when it gets right down to it, the majority thought the same. But, for many, whether they actually used it or not (Microsoft data showed they didn't, btw), it was more about Microsoft taking something away. This sort of aligns with the human condition more so than actual need. People are more apt to store something hidden away they'd never, ever need, "just in case," than to eliminate it from their lives completely.
Some say that a new Start Menu might show up in a future update to Windows 8, but that's becoming more unlikely. New rumors suggest that the historic, but revamped, component will not be unveiled until Windows 9 ships. We really don't know for sure and Microsoft isn't ready to talk.
Based on the screenshot, is this what you are looking for? Is this something you'll actually use?
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SARALAND, Alabama -- One time wasn't enough for Linda K. Hamilton.
The 43-year-old woman was arrested for burglarizing a tool shed last month, returning again to break into the home while the owner was away, according to the Saraland Police Department.
Hamilton swiped tools from the tool shed in the 200 block of Lillian Avenue on July 30, Saraland Police spokesman Arlan Gaines said.
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I know I said I would create more flyers, and I'm sorry I haven't. Life's been so crazy that I haven't picked it up again. I hope to do so again, but right now I have to spend all my free time getting our house ready to sell or preparing to teach again in the fall. Nothing else...unless I'm in Boston, and then I'm doing the latter in between trying to do more wifely things.
Meanwhile, having these flyers online still sure helped me today (and a few others). I was in the Boston 1st Ward sacrament meeting, and there was a mixup in which our Gospel Doctrine teacher wasn't there, and there wasn't even any sub. So, when I found this out, I figured, maybe I should just volunteer, since I had done it so much before. So I did. Still, before I got up there, I printed out the flyer that I had done 4 years ago (for Lesson 27), and the teacher's handbook lesson notes, as well as a study guide, said a quick but fervent prayer that I would teach what the Lord would want me to, and got up there. The flyer came in handy for two key quotes I wanted to use, and, of course, it's important to stick to the scriptures established for that lesson, so I pretty much did that: read those all important passages or asked for volunteers to read them, and talked about how AMAZING these particular actions were. It *IS* SO amazing when you think about it: Jesus had risen from being dead! Many people today simply don't believe that. But he didn't just show up in ghost form to 1 or 2 people; first, he talked to the women who were the first to recognize this AS a miracle; he hung out and showed his wounds to the disciples, and even ate with them. I always thought it was pretty cool that the first people he showed himself to were women. Maybe the women had more faith; maybe the women relied less on logic for knowledge they had; maybe the women showed him the wonderful love they had for Him more readily, who knows.
Meanwhile, I wish I had had a chance to look up the "Today's Word" that I had put on my previously done flyer. "Tetellesti" is the word. It is Ancient Greek for "it is finished," the very last words that Christ uttered in his mortal life. It also translates to mean "it is successfully completed," or "it is achieved," and most significantly, "paid in full." Apparently, in the times when Jesus lived, when a person was in jail, the jailers would put a sign over the prisoner's door indicating how much time he had served, and when he had served his entire sentence, the sign would read, "PAID in FULL." Also, when a debter had fully repaid his monetary debt, he would get a piece of paper indicating that the debt was fully paid back, and the word "Tetellesti" would be written upon the sheet. The root word "telos" refers to a pivotal moment in time. All of these things simply blow me away in how profound they are. Christ paid in full every person's debt by dying on the cross and rising again: Tetellesti. Another person writing about this word pointed out that it is the perfect tense of the verb, indicating it happened in the past, and is still happening in the present.. Another amazing connection. I wish I had been able to bring all this up in Gospel Doctrine class as I was teaching it, but it still is a very cool piece of information.


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Pan Fried Fish Recipe
This pan fried fish recipe can be used with any white fish fillets.
5 white fish fillets (Basa, Cod, Sole or a white fish of your choice)
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 Tablespoon water
3/4 cup finely ground bread crumbs
4 Tablespoons olive oil
Garnish with fresh dill and lemon.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Combine the flour and the salt in a 9×9 baking dish. Dredge the fish fillets in the flour then place each fillet onto the prepared cookie sheet.
To help the flour to stick to the fish, place the cookie sheet into the freezer for about 10 minutes.
Whisk the egg with the water then pour the mixture in a shallow baking dish.
Pour the bread crumbs onto a plate.
Dredge the pieces of fish in the egg and then place the fillet onto the crumbs and coat lightly and evenly.
Add olive oil to a large skillet and heat the skillet.
When the oil is hot add the fish pieces.
Using a medium high heat, cook the fish until it is golden brown on one side turn over and cook the other side.
Add more oil if necessary as the fish will not turn a golden brown if the pan is dry.
Once you turn the fillets over, turn down the heat to medium and cover with a lid to trap the heat in and cook for 5 minutes, allowing the fish to cook through.
When the fish flakes easily with a fork and is browned, it is done.
Garnish with fresh dill and lemons and serve with tartar sauce.


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