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New orchid deception found: wearing the scent of hornet's prey
Orchids are famous for their deceptions. Most of those with nothing of value to offer their pollinators lure them instead with the scents of more rewarding flowers or potential mates. Now, a report published online on August 6th in Current Biology reveals for the first time that a species of orchid, which lives on the Chinese island of Hainan, fools its hornet pollinator by issuing a chemical that honeybees use to send an alarm.
The discovery explains why the hornets, which capture honeybees to serve as food for their larvae, have been observed to literally pounce on the rewardless Dendrobium sinense flowers.
The compound the orchids produce, so-called Z-11-eicosen-1-ol, is a rarity even in the insect world, said researchers Manfred Ayasse and Jennifer Brodmann of the University of Ulm in Germany. It has never before been described in any plant.
"Of course, we are aware of the fascinating other examples of how orchids attract their pollinators," Ayasse said. "However, we did not expect to find such a new form of deception."
The researchers knew from earlier studies by their Chinese collaborators that there was something going on between D. sinense and the hornet Vespa bicolor. Hornets were the most frequent visitors of those orchids by far. And rather than landing and pausing on the flowers, as would be typical behavior for pollinators, the hornets instead pounced on the red center of the flower, much as though they were attacking prey.
In the current study, they found that hornets were more apt to tackle orchids with their natural scent or dummy honeybees impregnated with the floral scent than they were odorless bee dummies.
An examination of the floral extract turned up Z-11-eicosen-1-ol as one of few compounds that might be detected by the antennae of worker hornets. The chemical was known from other studies to be a major compound of honeybees' alarm pheromone and an essential component for prey recognition in hunting wasps. Behavioral experiments of hornets in the lab confirmed the predatory insect's attraction to the orchid flower's scent and to Z-11-eicosen-1-ol alone.
People might take a note from these orchids about how to manipulate Vespa hornets to their own ends, according to the researchers.
"Various species of Vespa are problems to beekeepers, because they plunder the hives," Ayasse said. "Besides this, their ravages of fruit crops make hornets a serious pest to man. Our results could be used to develop environmentally responsible traps for pest hornets."
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Alton Brown Pizza Dough Videos
In the Serious Eats Talk section today, reader Hobsons96 asks for pizza dough help. Basically s/he can't get the dough to stretch properly. This problem reminded me of the Alton Brown episode on pizza, "Flat Is Beautiful," in which Brown explains gluten, "windowpaning," and yeast action—among other nerdriffic dough concepts.
And then I remembered that there are a number of Good Eats! segments on YouTube, including the two after the jump that might give Hobsons96 some more help.
Link: "Flat Is Beautiful," Part 1 [YouTube]
Link: "Flat Is Beautiful," Part 1 [YouTube]
If you want the recipe that Brown's using, it's on the Food Network site. Just be sure to observe the note regarding salt at the bottom.
In fact, I found Brown's recipe much too salty when I tried it, so I returned to my own recipe but followed almost all of the rest of Brown's advice. True to form, he explains all the technical aspects behind a good dough and then shows you how to stretch it, top it, and cook it. I found this episode tremendously helpful and it improved the quality of pizzas coming out of my oven.
Prior to watching this show, I had always been amazed at (and jealous of) the stretchiness and almost gumlike quality of the pizza doughs I see the pizza-makers in New York pizzerias slinging and wondered what they did to get such an easy-to-work-with dough. Mine had always been tough and hard to stretch, and I had to use a rolling pin to wrestle dough balls into shape.
This show helped me realize I wasn't kneading the dough enough. I had previously only left it in the stand mixer for five to ten minutes, whereas Brown recommends 15 minutes on a fairly high speed. This helps develop the stringy gumlike gluten fibers and allows the dough to stretch better. He even demonstrates a concept called "windowpaning." I'd explain it, but you'll see ...
The only thing I didn't follow in this episode is the long, slow rise in the fridge. I'm just too impatient. So instead, I just do an hour's rise time in a warm kitchen, punch the dough down, and let it rest a bit before stretching out. I know it doesn't make for the best tasting or best textured dough, but when a man's hungry, he's gotta eat.
But, you know, now I'm a bit curious about following this recipe to the letter, so I may set aside some time next week to do the whole 24-hour fridge rise. We'll see.
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2013-14: Competed in 11 races … rowed as the cox in each race … began season in the Club 8 boat during the Head of the Charles (10/20) … competed in the Second Varsity 8 boat during the Princeton Chase (10/27) … rowed in the V4 boat during the Foot of the Charles (11/23) and IRA Regatta (5/30-6/1) … served as the cox in the Varsity 8 boat for seven races, starting against Bates College and Boston (3/29) to EARC Sprints (5/18).
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GlobeTrotters on Twitter | Rick Ingersoll (Frugal Travel Guy)
Rick Ingersoll, the founder of FrugalTravelGuy explains the mission of the blog quite simply as "helping regular folks see the world at prices one can afford". And at that very moment I knew that I had to speak to this retired mortgage banker turned global frequent flyer and pick his brains.
Since founding the blog in 2007, Rick and his entire FTG team have helped out regular folks to travel the world upfront and in style. He has also authored a handbook aptly titled "The Frugal Guy Travel Handbook". Rick and his wife Katy have been on two "Around the World" itineraries in either J (Business) or F (First) class, using points, miles or vouchers. He has collected over five million frequent flyer miles and currently has over 1.5 million of them. The Frugal Travel Guy blog has also been awarded the best budget travel blog over 3 years, in 2009, 2010 and 2011 by tripbase.com.
Excerpts from our chat:
- Rick, why do you travel?
Rick – The people. We have been blessed to visit over 60 countries and met amazing people. They have made our experiences and shared their world with us. Getting on planes is a requirement to see the world. As long as we have a comfortable seat and can safely get to our destination we're happy to get on the plane.
- I know you enjoy and encourage people to travel in style, in the front of the aircraft. Any interesting instances while flying?
Rick – The journey is part of the experience, but our eye is on the prize at the end, the destination. Our memorable experiences have most always been at our destination. I've met several readers of the blog on at the airport or on a flight which is always fun. Meeting fellow travellers leads to great conversation. A few years ago I met Dave Winfield in an airport terminal and spoke about travel and our experiences. We've kept in touch; he's a great guy.
- Do you have a favourite airport?
Rick – Hilton Head and Savannah are our current home airports. Easy in and easy out makes it a plus for us.
- Talking about airports, what addition/s you would like to see them adopt? (besides Wi-Fi)
Rick – More quiet spaces. Airport lounges are a fantastic place to relax but in places where there are none, quiet places to read are relaxing
- Do you have a preferred airline and a favourite aircraft?
Rick – The airline that gets me to my destination safely and comfortably. American has treated me well in the past few years, but I've flown just about all of them.
As far as favourite aircraft is concerned, as a big guy every bit of space helps. For those long haul flights any plane with a flat seat so I can sleep is a winner in my book
- Which is your destination of choice?
Rick – We love the island of Kauai. Perfect weather, beautiful scenery and wonderful people. I like to call it FTG west headquarters. Our time with family and friends that we've been able to share has been some of the best.
- This is going to be right up your alley. I know how much you love to help out folks with their travel, what advise would you give to all those who want to travel the world frugally?
Rick – Write down your goals and priorities, and make them tangible. Make sure you hit one of your goals within a year. If you have good credit, use that excess good credit to make it affordable. It has worked for us for years and anyone can do this.
- Which website, guide book etc. you refer before and while your traveling? What's your study for a country/city like?
Rick – I talk to my friends and family that may know about the destination and always look through the forums on flyertalk. The US State department has a great site for information on foreign countries as well which I recommend
- What role do you think social media/twitter has played in propagating Travel?
Rick – I think it has done some fantastic things for customer service with almost immediate access to people empowered to help solve problems.
- And finally, as this is GlobeTrotters on Twitter, which are your three must follow accounts on twitter
Rick – @GlobeTrotScott, @DeltaAssist, and of course @FlyerTalk
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A few years after Jon Lord lost his MLA seat in an election, he bid to return to politics as Calgary mayor. After he finished in sixth place, Lord took on Mayor Naheed Nenshi again last fall when no other serious contenders were going to.
If you need further sign of Jon Lord's tenacity, he was still running Casablanca Video in Marda Loop in 2014 — long after other video stores folded amid the digital age's dominance over DVD and VHS.
Lord, the two-term city alderman one-term MLA, died of heart attack Tuesday at age 57, his wife confirmed.
"He wanted to make a better world, and that's all he ever cared about," Sheryl Guillaume told the Herald.
Lord was also renowned for his love of BBQ — so much so that he spent part of last fall's mayoral campaign in Kansas City at an international barbecue competition.
When that grilling trip prompted criticism, he booked a four-city return flight home to make it back to Calgary in time for the lone mayoral debate.
In a statement, Nenshi paid tribute to his former mayoral opponent's business leadership, his community-building and ideas.
"I recall first learning that he would be running again for mayor in 2013, and I can honestly say that I was very pleased," the statement says. "Jon was the kind of person you want to debate — he presents valuable ideas and forces you to test your own."
Lord, became alderman for Ward 8 in 1995 and made the leap to the legislature in 2001 as Tory MLA for Calgary-Currie.
He was a leading advocate for teleworking, secondary suite safety, energy efficiency and the de-fluoridation of Calgary's water supply.
Lord helped launch the Marda Loop Business Revitalization Zone, as well as the BBQ on the Bow competition.
Tributes came in swiftly on social media.
Shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Jon Lord, a brilliant and dedicated public servant.— Naheed Nenshi (@nenshi) March 26, 2014
My sincere condolences to loved ones and friends of Jon Lord. I had the honour of being seat-mates with Jon at #ableg I'll miss him. #abgov— Thomas Lukaszuk (@LukaszukMLA) March 26, 2014
Saddened to hear of Jon Lord's passing. He was a man full of solutions and brimming with ideas. He will be missed. #ableg #yyc #yyccc— Kent Hehr (@kenthehr) March 26, 2014


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35 Years Ago: Van Halen Release 'Van Halen II'
"The '80s are coming and we're going to be the soundtrack. We're here to blow the bugles and jump on the horns and whistle it all in and usher it down the road and round the stretch and across the finish line."
Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth issued that boast during an interview with Sounds following the March 23, 1979 release of the band's second LP, 'Van Halen II.' And although he ended up being right, the circumstances of the album's recording didn't exactly seem like a recipe for success.
Like a lot of young bands, Van Halen found themselves up against a tight deadline — and dire financial straits — when it came time to follow up a hit debut record. "We went platinum," recalled drummer Alex Van Halen years later. "We toured for a year, we came back, and Warner Bros. told us that we owed them $2 million."
"And on top of that, we owed them another record," added guitarist Eddie Van Halen. "It was the end of the year. We had three weeks to deliver another record…then boom, we went straight out on tour again. The first record took about a week, seven days to do. The second record took about three weeks."
Although the group had a stockpile of earlier songs left over from the demo that got them signed, they'd later claim that they only pulled three ('Bottoms Up!,' 'Outta Love Again,' and 'D.O.A.') from the vaults, instead focusing their efforts on adding a new cover to their repertoire ('You're No Good,' a hit for Betty Everett in 1963 and Linda Ronstadt in 1974) and coming up with new material — a process that Roth described by saying, "I remember it being extreme labor. I remember it being a lot of hard work compressed into a short period of time." As he put it in his Sounds interview, "This time, we decided to really take it to the edge and go in totally unprepared, and this way we'd get a totally spontaneous sound. It's like bang, stick it on the plastic, next please — that's the Van Halen attitude and lifestyle."
"What we're doing is getting down to the roots of high energy hard, heavy rock and roll," Roth told NME. "We're out to establish Van Halen as the number one, the most energized, the most dependable rock and roll outfit on this planet. And we're working our f—ing butts off — from playing biker clubs, surfer clubs. Man, when we started, L.A. was all punk rock, but we still busted through because we're working…what we've got here is the very essence of hard rock music, right? And to play that music you've got to have your s— together."
They had it together for 'Van Halen II,' which broke the Billboard Top 10 and brought the band another hit single, 'Dance the Night Away,' which soared to No. 15 on the pop charts. Having firmly established they were no one-album wonder, they were ready to exert the platinum-coated grip they'd hold over rock radio for the duration of the decade — and beyond. As Roth would point out in a 1980 interview with Creem, they were a band uniquely suited to their time.
"Where we're coming from is 'Big Rock,'" he argued. "'Heavy Metal' means that you play a jam that lasts 10 minutes and you have words about outer space and 'the eternal revolving circle of your love'…If you say 'a heavy metal person,' I picture a person who looks a certain way, treats women a certain way, and looks a certain way onstage. They're looking at their feet. We call 'em 'coke stars.' That is heavy metal.
"Van Halen is not that," chuckled Roth. "Van Halen is entertainment. Van Halen is entertainment delivered at maximum impact, but it's entertainment."


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Neil Baldwin's
cajoNES is another drum synth but this time focused more on performance and random generation to create sounds with a super-fast synth engine.
Two versions: cajoNES and cajoNES Deluxe which features support for 8 pattern slots and battery RAM saving.
SUPER MAGIC MUSIC MAKER! It makes music. It makes magic. It makes magic music. It's heart is made of mathematics and unicorns!
Semi-interactive random music generator. With secret visualizers. And a star-field!
PR8 takes everything and turns it on it's head. It's a drum-machine-style synth but is also so much more. Uses 6 'virtual' tracks and the drum 'instruments' are able to use any combination of all of the NES's hardware voices SIMULTANEOUSLY!
Tons of features and 180hz refresh rate for fast pitch sweeps and other effects. And yes, it has Auto Echo too!
Pulsar (rightly) gained the nickname of 'LSDJ for the NES'. I did add my own little twists though. Features a very similar UI to LSDJ so LSDJ users will find it reasonably familiar. Highlights include Auto Echo (of course!), complex Table-based FX, a unique 'multi-voice' table effect, amplitude modulation 'distortion', scaleable 180hz refresh rate for higher fidelity.
NTRQ was my attempt at making a 'proper' computer-style tracker on the NES.
Features include: variable pattern length, software/hardware pitch sweep, smooth pitch slide and vibrato, complex arpeggios, duty modulation, Auto Echo, speed table (groove), software ADSR, delay, detune.
'Nijuu' is a compilable audio/music macro-language that uses ASM6 6502 assembler to output either a NES ROM or a .NSF file of your music. Similar in approach to MML but is actually based very heavily on my original NES audio drivers that I used for game music. Developed much further to include the now infamous Auto-Echo effect and also some random generative features and a tool to convert simple MIDI data to compilable text.
NES-Audio.com is a one-stop place where you can download the most up-to-date versions of my NES audio tools.
All of my NES software is designed to run either on NES hardware (via a PowerPak cartridge is the best way) or in a NES emulator. Both Pulsar and PR8 have very specific requirements though so make sure you read the relevant section of their respective manuals.
Emulator performance and compatibility is variable. There's some advice in the manuals regarding choosing a good one for my tools.
My up-to-date-ish blog is NTRQ.NET and if you want to read about my old game stuff and some other random bits and bobs, head on over to DUTYCYCLEGENERATOR.COM
Website design and coding and all NES software contained on this website is © Neil Baldwin 2011*1, though it's all free to download and use however you like. Just be cool about it.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Harvard heavyweight varsity eight retained the Compton Cup for the sixth straight year, topping Princeton and MIT to cap a five-race sweep Saturday morning on the Charles River.
The varsity race featured the top two finishers in each of the last two Eastern Sprints grand finals, Harvard and Princeton, and the outcome was the same Saturday. The margin was 6.7 seconds, as Harvard (4-0) completed the 2,000 meter course into a headwind in 5:59.5 and handed the Tigers (5-1) their first loss.
Harvard's win was its 60th in 75 races for the Compton Cup, while Princeton and MIT (0-8) were the 16th and 17th victims in the Crimson's current head-to-head win streak. Scroll down for video of the race.
While it was the varsity victory that earned Harvard its second trophy in as many weeks, the second varsity race yielded the Crimson's greatest margin of victory. Harvard registered an eight-second win in 6:09.2.
The freshman eight race also belonged to Harvard. The Crimson rookies remained perfect in dual competition by finishing 7.3 seconds before Princeton in 6:09.8. MIT was third in 6:31.3.
The Crimson third varsity began the busy, sunny morning on the Basin by topping Princeton by five seconds in 6:07.8. The headwind increased as the day progressed from there. The second race pitted the fourth varsity and second freshman eights from Harvard against Brown, whose other boats were facing Northeastern. The Crimson fourth varsity pulled out a 2.4-second win in 6:20.2.
Varsity Eight
Harvard 5:59.5
Princeton 6:06.2
Second Varsity Eight
Harvard 6:09.2
Princeton 6:17.2
Third Varsity Eight
Harvard 6:07.8
Princeton 6:12.8
Freshman/Novice Eight
Harvard 6:09.8
Princeton 6:17.1
Fourth Varsity Eight/Second Freshman Eight
Harvard 4V 6:20.2
Brown 6:22.6
Harvard 2F 6:32.3
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Fellowship Benefits
Fellows training in graduate medical education and dental education programs sponsored by Nationwide Children's Hospital are employees of the hospital and as such are eligible the same benefits that other full time staff receive – with the exception of paid time off which is outlined below.
See the Employees Benefits and Perks webpage for more information about insurance, financial and retirement plans, education and scholarship and wellness programs.
In addition, fellows currently employed by Nationwide Children's receive the following benefits:
|Competitive Salary
|Nationwide Children's offers salaries competitive with other hospitals in the region, including The Ohio State University Medical Center. Fellows receive compensation based upon post-graduate year (see House staff Salary Scale). Fellows with international residency experience or other postgraduate training years should consult with the Program Director regarding salary.
|Paid time off
Fellows training in graduate medical education and dental education programs sponsored by Nationwide Children's Hospital are employees of the hospital and as such are eligible the same benefits that other full time staff receive – with the exception of paid time off which is allotted differently (Paid time off for fellows is included in the list below).
3 to 5 year programs:
|Maternity/Paternity Leave
|Nationwide Children's provides maternity/paternity leave in keeping with the Family Medical Leave Act. Eligible fellows may take up to 12 weeks off for the birth or adoption of a child. Fellows may utilize remaining paid vacation and paid sick days while on maternity/paternity leave in accordance with Nationwide Children's and program policies. All remaining leave is unpaid.
Depending on program and certification requirements, fellows taking leave beyond their allotted vacation and/or paid sick time off may be required to extend their training. Fellows requiring leave should consult with their Program Director to determine if they will be required to extend their training.
|Funding for relocation
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|Fellows taking initial specialty Boards required for subspecialty certification may be eligible for reimbursement of certification fee. Check with the Program Director or Nationwide Children's GME Office to verify eligibility.
|Professional Conference funding
|Fellows in good standing are encouraged to attend professional conferences. Programs receive funding annually for fellows to attend and present at conferences. Funds may be used toward conference fees, hotel, travel and meals. Final decisions on conference funds are made by the Program Director.
|Statistician support
|Statisticians are available to Nationwide Children's fellows requiring assistance with preliminary research design/grant preparation, preliminary research analysis, and statistical support of a research protocol. Apply to the Nationwide Children's GME Office for funds.
|Faculty appointment at Ohio State University
|Fellows in pediatric medical subspecialties are eligible for non-salary Clinical Instructor – Housestaff faculty appointments at The Ohio State University.
|Moonlighting opportunities
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|Fellows receive lab coats during fellowship training.
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Students return to school Aug. 25
While the district searches for high-quality candidates to fill several administrative and faculty positions, roughly 4,900 students will say goodbye to summer and hello to a new school year on Monday, Aug. 25.
According to July enrollment projections, there will be 2,429 elementary school students in the district. An estimated 1,119 will be enrolled at Middlesex Middle School and 1,371 at Darien High School, according to the 2014-15 budget projections.
"As we approach the new school year, I am reminded of the literature which suggests that there are four central themes of effective organizations: clarity of purpose; common goals; shared commitment; and a `results' orientation," Interim Superintendent of Schools Lynne Pierson wrote in a release to the community. "I am firmly convinced that, in Darien, the literature can reflect the real world. Quality education is also about people and quality schools are those places where all adults work in harmony and in partnership to nurture and sustain human relationships, creating safe environments where all children and adults can clarify purpose, develop and commit to common goals and celebrate results."
New staff members arrived Monday for a two-day orientation while the rest of the staff returned on Tuesday.
"The value of high-quality teachers and administrators is indisputable and we will continue to refine and improve our recruitment and outreach efforts to secure what is determined to be the `best' for Darien," Pierson told the new hires, according to her written remarks from the new staff orientation. "But the relationship that has recently been forged between you and the Darien schools is not just one-way. As you have made a commitment and promise to serve Darien's children, we, who represent Darien make a commitment and promise to you."
Pierson said the district's commitment to the teachers is to provide a "caring and supportive learning community."
While the district hired 37 new teachers across all grade levels for the start of the school year, there are still 10 teaching positions -- not all of which are full-time positions -- available at the high school and elementary schools, according to the district website.
More InformationOpening and closing times of the schools are:
Tokeneke, Hindley and Royle elementary schools, 8:25 a.m. to 2:55 p.m.
Ox Ridge and Holmes elementary schools, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Middlesex Middle School, 7:55 a.m. to 2:22 p.m.
Darien High School, 7:40 a.m. to 2:20 p.m.
For bus schedules, see page A10
Currently there are three interim administrators within the school district: Pierson; interim Director of Human resources Michael Cicchetti; and interim Royle Elementary School Principal John Grasso.
A national search is underway to hire a superintendent of schools following Stephen Falcone's resignation in October 2013.
Pierson has been serving as the interim superintendent since November. Her employment with the district was extended to June 30, 2015, as the superintendent search continues.
In December 2013, the Board of Education secured the services of the New England School Development Council to assist in the search.
The district is also searching for an assistant superintendent of special education and student services to head the special education department. NESDEC is also assisting in the search to fill this position. Special education ombudsman John Verre -- who was hired in October 2013 -- has overseen the department.
According to Pierson, the district is in the "throes of filling several key and important administrative positions." The district will also appoint several individuals to serve in interim positions, Pierson said, but did not elaborate. The district is also looking to hire a director of technology, a position that was approved during the 2014-15 budget deliberations, as well as a principal at Royle Elementary School.
Overall, the district is looking to hire 27 staff members in a variety of positions.
While filling the classrooms with new teachers, the district was also at work upgrading and repairing the schools.
"The summer months were filled with the buzz of maintenance projects, building repairs and improvements, including a construction project launched in early July to build a pavilion/concession stand at Darien High School, generously funded by the Darien Athletic Foundation, and expected to be completed by the end of October/early November, weather permitting," Pierson said in the release.
Other maintenance projects:
Locker pod at the high school was converted into a classroom;
Lockers were lowered and benches ordered for the girls' gym locker rooms;
Upper oval field was re-sodded and trees trimmed at the entrance for enhanced safety;
10 classrooms and exterior entrances painted at Middlesex Middle School;
Windows at the middle school were repaired or replaced;
Windows were repaired at all the elementary schools;
Blacktop replacement, masonry restoration, classroom painting and playground inspections at all the elementary schools;
Digital controls to control and regulate the heating at Ox Ridge and Royle elementary schools to be completed by mid-October;
All the elementary schools and the middle school received additional security cameras and enhanced cameras and recording system.
"As this new school year begins, our commitment to you is that we will continue to do our best to provide quality schools with vibrant and effective learning environments for all students to dream dreams and pursue possibilities," Pierson told the new hires.
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A different way to stop animal hoarders
Animal hoarding cases continue to parade across newspaper pages and television screens. And every time, you wonder: How can someone live in that filthy mess? How can someone treat innocent animals that way?
It happened again the last week of November at a house in the 300 block of East Swallow Drive in Fort Collins. The front yard was a tangled mess of household items, now just trash.
There was nobody home; the owner was believed to have left following a home foreclosure.
But there was life inside: More than 50 cats and kittens, in various states of health, had been left behind. As authorities moved in, the Larimer Humane Society began it's work.
"The cats and kittens were rescued from deplorable living conditions," said a press release from the shelter. "All rescued felines have been taken to Larimer Humane Society where they are currently undergoing extensive behavioral and health evaluations to determine if they are suitable candidates for adoption."
The animals, rightfully, got the immediate attention. But that won't stop future hoarding situations. Is there a way to break the cycle itself?
An article by Katie Burns in the Dec. 15 edition of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association suggests a potentially effective way to go about it.
Dealing with animal hoarding should be about helping the hoarders as well as the animals, social workers who consult on such cases told the author.
"Without counseling, you're going to see recidivism," said Jane N. Nathanson, a Boston social worker in private practice who counsels animal hoarders. "You're not addressing the needs of the person."
In some cases, Nathanson said, the animals might need immediate rescue. In others, she said, local authorities or humane organizations might try to gain the cooperation of the hoarder.
Burns talso talked to Jennifer A. Coffey, a New York City social worker who collaborated with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on cases.
Coffey and an ASPCA representative assessed hoarding in terms of human and animal welfare, Burns said. They interceded in cases of "overwhelmed caregivers" rather than cases of "exploitive hoarders," Coffey said.
Participation was voluntary.
The team then methodically began working with the hoarder to:
*Stop animal reproduction, A veterinarian in a mobile clinic did free spay/neuter surgeries.
*Get the hoarder to voluntarily relinquish animals over time. The most adoptable went to rescue groups.
*Connect hoarders with cleaning and counseling services.
*Monitor and make sure hoarders did not acquire more animals.
Nathanson said hoarders lack adequate human relations and having more animals will make them feel better.
She thinks society has become more aware of the issue of animal hoarding and is beginning to realize that the hoarders need assistance as much as the animals.
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WHITEWATER, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – In a game that featured five field goals, the UW-Eau Claire football team hung right with UW-Whitewater but came up short 19-10 at Perkins Stadium today.
In the first quarter, the Warhawks took the initial lead after kicking a 28-yard field goal but the Blugolds tied it up with a 33-yard field goal by Josh Albrecht (Sr.-Eau Claire, Wis./North) with 44 seconds left in the quarter.
Whitewater kicked another field goal, this one from 24 yards, early in the second quarter to take a 6-3 advantage.
The two teams finally found the end zones before halftime. Whitewater scored a two-yard rushing touchdown to take a 13-3 lead but the Blugolds answered with less than a minute remaining in the half to make the halftime score 13-10. Austin Neu (Sr.-Iron Ridge, Minn./Hustisford) capped off an 11-play, 78-yard drive with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Cody Gerver (So.-Mahtomedi, Minn.).
In the second half, the Blugolds were held scoreless while Whitewater kicked two more field goals, one from 25 yards away in the third quarter and another from 39 yards in the fourth quarter. Albrecht also tried a 26-yard field goal late in the third quarter that would have made the score 16-13 but it hit the right upright.
The Blugolds finished the game with 292 yards of offense while Whitewater had 375. Neu went 15-for-29 for 199 yards passing and Austin Goetsch (Sr.-Waunakee, Wis.) led the game with 96 receiving yards on seven catches. Joel Sweeney (Jr.-Tomah, Wis.) led the Blugolds with 67 rushing yards.
On defense, three Blugolds tied for a team-high 11 tackles - Nick Slade (Sr.-St. Cloud, Minn./Tech), Sean Graham (Jr.-Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) and Eric Nieman (Jr.-Evansville, Wis.). Pat Hendricks (Sr.-Clintonville, Wis.) and Slade each had an interception and Nevin Smith (So.-Edgar, Wis.) forced a fumble.
Eau Claire drops to 3-6 on the season and 3-3 in the WIAC. Whitewater improves to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in conference play.
The Blugolds will wrap up the season next Saturday when they host UW-River Falls at Carson Park for senior day. Action will get underway at 1 p.m.
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Dominick M. Dimacale January 25, 2010I love this Assad, is this from Oman?
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Debra P. Chenault January 27, 2010Wonderful image, Assad. #8335753
Asaad Al-Kharusi January 30, 2010Thank you very much Dominik & Debra.
Dominik .. yes he is an Omani little kid. He is from a place called Al Kamil and took this shot at Eid time. #8341354
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It was a strange destiny made me drive 350 km from Muscat, capital of Oman to attend a traditional commercial market event. This event usually comes before each of the both Eids and this one was for the holly month (Ramadan). While I was having a look and trying to capture something unique, I saw this little 5 years old kid with his few for sale goats. He was very calm and wondering about this man holding his camera to shoot him. He just gave this gesture and I couldn't stop my self from continuously freezing him.
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The spatial part of the positive curvature FRW metric has the form \begin{equation} ds^2=\frac{dr^2}{1-(r/R)^2}+r^2d\Omega^2 \end{equation} or \begin{equation} ds^2=R^2(d\chi^2+\sin{\chi}^2d\Omega^2) \end{equation}
This is described as "closed", as it has the metric of a three-sphere, but I want to know what this actually means. Is $\chi$ not limited to the interval $[0,\pi/2)$, since beyond that we are simply reproducing the same $r$? In which case, is the universe not really one "hemi-threesphere" and not closed in the same way as a full sphere is?
(Edit: I note that Carroll states that the "only possible global structure is the complete three-sphere", but he doesn't go into why.)


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[iOS 7 iPhone 5 Contact Recovery]-How to recover lost contacts from iPhone 5 iOS 7
How to recover contacts when my iPhone isnтАЩt working?
So IтАЩve had this iPhone5 with me for about a year now, All of a sudden it stopped working one night and now its not turning on. I really need the contacts because most of the contacts in the phone were very important. If anyone can please tell me how to recover contacts from iPhone 5. IтАЩd really appreciate it. Thanks for All Answers.
These scenarios are not strange for iPhone users . Accident happens so you lost iPhone contacts on your iPhone. Afterwards, you begin to realize that you have made a serious mistake since these files are very important and precious for you and you really can't loss them.
Actually, the data or files deleted from your iPhone havenтАЩt been erased permanently, what delete means that iPhone has removed the file from the disk drive and listed its space as available and re-usable space. Therefore, you can still get back your lost data or files if you manage to start a recovery process before your iPhone use that part of hard drive to create any new file.
There are two ways for you to perfrom iPhone 5 contacts recovery.
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Step 1: Download iPhone Data Recovery program and install it on your computer, and then connect your iPhone with your computer. Click тАЭStartтАЭ to recover iPhone lost data.
Note: Except iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S, other version iPhone recovery should enter DFU mode to scan the data.
Step 2: After the scan, preview the found files one by one by category. Then select the contacts you want to restore and mark them, then hit on "Recover" button to specify a destination folder for saving them on your computer.
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With growing number of mobile phone users every day and increasing network complexity, there is a rising demand for self organizing networks and optimization software to manage complex networks. As a result, future for SON and optimization software industry seems bright in the upcoming years. Implementation of 4G network resulted in network complexity, thus facilitating the need of effective technology to manage such complex networks. In anticipation of these issues, large operators have developed self organizing network technology to address these challenges.
Fourth generation (4G) of cellular communications is offering much greater bandwidth which is expected to stimulate the development, operation, and implementation of many new applications. Each of these applications will be unique in terms of bandwidth and performance needs. With the increase in network bandwidth, it will become much more complex to manage this network which will further facilitate the need for improved operations and OSS (operational support systems). Implementation of newer technology, called self organizing networks (SON) is serving as a key driver for improving operational support systems for 4G networks. Self organizing networks and optimization software market is expected to set up over time and grow positively in upcoming years.
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Segmentation Based on Application
- Speech Coding
- Authentication and Network Security
- Wap
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- Intermachine Communication
- Global Positioning System
- Gaming
This research report analyzes this market based on its market segments and major geographies. It is the comprehensive analysis of current market trends, industry growth drivers, market restraints, market structure, market numbers, and future predictions for upcoming years. It also includes analysis of recent technological developments, Porter's five force model analysis, and company profiles of top market players. This report provides review of micro and macro factors significant from point of view of new entrants and existing market players along with detailed value chain analysis.
The major geographies studied under this research study are
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Some of the key players dominating this market are Alcatel-Lucent, Ericson, Alcatel, Actix, Motorola, Huawei Son Solution, Nokia Siemens Networks Son Solution, Lte Solutions, 3gpp, Optimi, AirHop Communications, Eden Rock Communications, NSN, and others.
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How far along? 34 weeks
Maternity clothes? Yes, nothing else fits! I've also been wearing my husband's t-shirts.
Stretch marks? No stretch marks!
Sleep: I wish I could get more of it! I have been getting up to pee about 5-10 times a night! No I'm not exaggerating!
Best moment this week: Finishing my hospital bags & getting my new camera!
Movement: Lots of movement, it's starting to hurt.
Food cravings: The only craving I had this week was Domino's Handmade Pan Pizza.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope not really.
Gender: Baby Boy
Labor Signs: Minor BH but nothing too bad.
Belly Button in or out? Out
Wedding rings on or off? On
Mood: Tired, Excited, Nervous, Anxious. Lots of moods.
Looking forward to: Finishing the nursery this next week.


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He currently is a visiting scientist at the University of Guelph. In the public, Jason is better known as The Germ Guy, and regularly offers his, at times, unconventional perspective on science in the media. Jason has written two books, The Germ Code, which was shortlisted as Science Book of The Year (2014) and The Germ Files, which spent several weeks on the national bestseller list. He has also co-edited, The Human Microbiome Handbook, which provides an academic perspective on the impact of microbes in human health. He lives in Toronto.
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Tillage, rotation impacts peanut crops
The increasing popularity of reduced tillage on crops has not only been an important development in combating soil erosion, but it has also been associated with increasing organic material and producing high crop yields.
For peanut crops, however, reduced tillage has not gained a large acceptance as a viable practice, as findings of inconsistent yields have not encouraged farmers to make a switch from conventional tillage systems.
New research study was conducted on the effects of tillage systems and crop rotation on peanut yield and pest development in the crops. The study, conducted at North Carolina State University, was recently published in Agronomy Journal, and was funded in part by the North Carolina Peanut Growers Association and the National Peanut Board.
The study found that there is an independent relationship between tillage and rotation practices with respect to peanut yield and pest development. The research began in 1999 and 2000 at two locations that used various crop rotations, including corn, cotton, and peanut, and a comparison was made between conventional tillage versus strip tillage into stubble from the previous crop stubble.
"The primary objective of this research was to determine interactions of crop rotations and tillage systems with respect to peanut," said David Jordan, the principle researcher for the project. "Although differences in peanut yield were associated with crop rotation and tillage system, these data suggest that while farmers should expect some differences in peanut yield due to rotation and tillage, response to these management practices most likely will be independent."
The study did find that the tillage system used did have an effect on the development of tomato spotted wilt, a disease common in southern growing states. Additionally, the research also determined that the most effective method found to increase crop yield and manage pests is to increase the number of years between peanut plantings.
Research continues to be conducted at North Carolina State University comparing crop rotation and tillage systems and possible relationships between these important aspects of cropping systems in the southern United States. According to the author, additional research is needed in other geographical regions to study alternative crops, soil characteristics, and other pest complexes.
Source: American Society of Agronomy
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text: Multiple sclerosis involves the central nervous system, made up of the brain and spinal cord. from shutterstock.com October 19, 2016 Weekly Dose: multiple sclerosis drug fingolimod comes from fungus Chinese medicine calls 'eternal youth' Jodie Hillen, University of South Australia Fingolimod is a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease. It is an immunomodulator, which means it works by suppressing the immune system.


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The U.S. doesn't have royalty. But it has had its share of drama-filled political dynasties (the Kennedys, the Bushes) and commercial ones (the Rockefellers, the Fords). It may seem odd for an economy built on creative destruction and competition, but a surprisingly large number of our best-known brands and consumer products were family companies for well over a century. In Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer, William Knoedelseder tells the story of five generations of Busches. Over a period spanning 150 years, the dysfunctional family constructed an empire in the heartland and imprinted itself on the popular culture. "Thanks to their beer, the Busch family had tasted all that America ever promised the immigrant class from which they sprang—wealth almost beyond comprehension, political power that provided access to presidents, and a lifestyle rivaling that of history's most extravagant royals," he writes.
In this engaging narrative, Knoedelseder, a veteran reporter and author, highlights the ups and downs of using DNA as the main criterion for the selection of CEOs. The Busch family corporate dynasty ended, as so many dynasties do, with an unqualified heir ceding control to savvy, aggressive foreigners. In 2008, Anheuser-Busch, then led by August Busch IV (and I use the adjective 'led' advisedly) was sold to InBev, a Belgium-based firm run by Brazilian managers.
Adolphus Busch came to the U.S. from Germany in 1857 as an 18 year old, found his way to St. Louis, got married, went to work for his father-in-law, Eberhard Anheuser, and started brewing beer. The decades after the Civil War brought the industrialization of food production, distribution, and marketing. And Busch was "the first brewer in the United States to pasteurize his product, which enabled him to bottle Budweiser and store it longer without fear of spoilage." The railroads, which helped create a national market in goods for the first time, allowed small local businesses to build regional and national brands overnight. And the influx of Catholic immigrants from Germany and Ireland helped create a beer-drinking culture. By 1911, despite the best efforts of Protestant prohibitionists, "the U.S. surpassed Germany as the No. 1 beer producing country in the world," Knoedelseder writes. Adolphus Busch died in 1913, the proprietor of a national beer company, and with an estate worth $60 million.
His son, August, Sr., piloted the company through the anti-German sentiment in World War I, and through the long, dry decade of Prohibition. Rather than close shop, the Busches decided to wait it out. The company diversified into related businesses like "rail cars, truck bodies, refrigeration cabinets, ice cream," soft drinks and baker's yeasts (which helped people make beer at home.)
With the company reborn after Prohibition, August Busch, Jr., known as Gussie, rode the wave of American big business in the middle decades of the century. He expanded the beer business rapidly, and in 1953 bought the St. Louis Cardinals, which he viewed as a way of promoting the company's products. August, Jr., was angered to learn that the Cardinals didn't have black players. ""How can it be the great American game if blacks can't play?" he said. "Hell, we sell beer to everyone."
The Busches were a very big deal in St. Louis, where they occupied a massive, Xanadu-esque family compound. Generation after generation, the fathers clashed with the sons, cheated on their wives, drank too much, spent freely on fast cars and fast women, and generally caroused. In the 1970s, August Busch, III organized a successful boardroom coup against his father, Gussie.
Trouble followed the family, and the family created its own share. In 1930, August A. Busch's grandson was kidnapped. A young Busch daughter died in a horrific car crash. In 1976, a member of the family shot his best friend in the face. In 1983, August Busch IV, then a 19-year-old student at the University of Arizona in 1983, crashed his Corvette. The woman in the passenger seat was killed, and August IV left the scene; no charges were filed. Think of the Kennedys, except without the charm or the penchant for public service.
And yet Anheuser-Busch managed to stay on top in the U.S. market. It responded to changes in the marketplace (the rise of light beer, competition from Miller) with aggressive and frequently brilliant advertising campaigns: from "This Bud's For You" to Spuds MacKenzie, from the Budweiser frogs to the Clydesdales romping through the Christmas snow. When beer sales slowed, it launched snack lines and invested in wine and bottled water.
Eventually, genetics and the world economy caught up with the company. Through the 20th century—the American century—it was enough for large companies simply to focus on the massive U.S. market. And Anheuser-Busch worked feverishly to maintain its 50 percent share of the U.S. beer market. But in the modern world, that simply isn't enough. The company was slow to follow McDonald's, Coke, and Pepsi into rapidly growing emerging markets. And rampant overseas growth meant that local beer companies could gain scale and sophistication. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Anheuser-Busch had looked beyond its border. It took a 10 percent stake in China's Tsingtao, and a 37 percent stake in Mexico's Grupo Modelo. But these were small steps.
Meanwhile, August III insisted on promoting August IV, the young playboy who was manifestly unqualified to run a convenience store, much less a huge beer company. In 1993, August IV was placed in charge of the Budweiser family of brands, the company's crown jewel. "The promotions weren't tied to any obvious accomplishments on his part," Knoedelseder writes. August IV (known as the Fourth) seemed to view his life as an endless fraternity party. During a week of revelry with other executives in Key West, "they once sent someone on an emergency helicopter flight to Joe's Stone Crab Restaurant in Miami after the Fourth complained that the crab claws that were about to be served at a large dinner party were too small."
And yet, because the Busch family controlled the company, August IV continued to rise. In 2002, August III retired, and turned over the reins to a 60-year-old non-family CEO. The idea: in five years he would turn over the job to August IV. Why? "The most logical credible explanation was that even after all the heartache and embarrassment the Fourth had caused, and in spite of the disappointment, frustration, and rage that August felt, he still believed in his son," Knoedelseder writes.
It is shocking that in the age of the internet, aggressive financial reporting, and investor activism that somebody with the personal baggage of August IV could become the CEO of a huge, publicly held multinational company. "For years, A-B had been protected by its size and stock price: it was simply too big and too expensive to be swallowed by a competitor," Knoedelseder writes.
But things changed rapidly. The beer business was consolidating. Coors merged with Molson. SAB, based in South Africa, acquired Miller. InBev, based in Europe but run by Brazilian managers, was roaming around the world striking deals. Meanwhile, Knoedelseder reports, August IV was a clown show. At a distributors event in Washington, D.C., in May 2008, he slurred his words and had to cut short his speech. A few weeks later, InBev offered to buy Anheuser-Busch for $46 billion in cash. The deal was finalized in November.
The transaction caused a great deal of consternation in St. Louis, where Anheuser-Busch had been a paternalistic corporate citizen. And the new owners did cut costs and benefits. But really, Knoedelseder suggests, the company and the city were much better off having been liberated from the last of the Busch heirs. After the transaction closed, Knoedelseder writes, August Busch IV descended into a downward spiral of alcohol, drugs, women, and conspicuous consumption.


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We had a jam packed weekend. It started with a surprise 86th birthday party for Kamron's grandpa, Keller, who is such a good and kind man. I forgot my camera. Had I remembered it, I'd have lots of pictures to document an enormous family (there are 8 children and about eleventeen hundred grandchildren) full of smiles and happiness and love. And then there were my children running laps around the tables in the restaurant with their cousins. I love big families- too bad I'm not up for having one of my own!
Kamron and I had some alone time to go shopping while his sister kept our children after the party. We needed some summer clothes to take to Hawaii since ours seem to have *ahem* shrunken a little in the closet over the winter. Kamron racked up. I, on the other hand, cursed myself for not wearing spanx to try on clothes and thus returned pretty much everything I tried on back to the rack. I will be the pasty white, nekkid girl on the beach in Hawaii. I have one cotton dress to wear to the business stuff we need to go to (don't you hate it when the company sends you to Hawaii?) and I will just wear it every day. Those people don't know me, so whatever! I'm looking forward to a lot of things about this vacation: the time away from the kids, the pineapple, sleeping in a king sized bed, maid service, the sun, and some time to just be with my husband. We got pregnant about 30 seconds after returning from our honeymoon so we haven't traveled together without kids since our honeymoon. I'm pumped but nervous about leaving my kids for that long. There is no telling what will be going through Miles head. I'm afraid that since we've never been apart, the attachment challenged part of his brain will tell him that I've abandoned him. I'm trying to prepare myself for some fallout- but I know that the children will be in good hands with my sister-in-law and my mom. Seriously, they are saints to take on three children, their school and therapy schedules and such for an entire week. (And in case you are a burglar- they are keeping the children at our own house, so wipe that thought out of your head)
We spent the rest of our weekend cheering on our beloved UK Wildcats and hanging out at my dad's farm. It was the perfect way to remedy day light savings time. We turned the children loose and they burned off all their energy so they would go to sleep at their regular time. We grilled out hamburgers and hiked in the woods and rode all over in the four wheeler. My dad let Sadie sit in his lap and steer the four wheeler. It reminded me of when he used to let me sit in his lap and drive up the driveway when I was a little girl. Grandparents are such a treasure!
Hope that your weekend was wonderful!
|Papaw Johnny with Noah, Miles and Sadie
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"There are many games with great soundtracks, and sometimes those soundtracks are present throughout the whole game. Hotline Miami. Dustforce. Bioshock Infinite. Ducktales. Journey. From retro to modern, some of the best music in the world has featured in games. But sometimes, a game features a moment when "that" songs kicks in. The song that perfectly complements the events in the game. That perfectly fits the tone of the moment. That makes you notice just how amazing a job the soundtrack is doing in immersing you in the game world.
Everyone will have their own choices for this list. Yours will be very different from mine. Why not tell me about yours in the comments below? For now though, here are my 5 musical moments where I felt unrestrained elation as "that" song kicked in.", says CalmDownTom
I remember playing the original Tomb raider and every time the main theme kicked in you were just blown away
RDR is the first one that leaps to mind for me. I played through the story again specifically to create a save right before that moment.
Total Annihilation throwback
most epic soundtrack to one of the best rts's of all time
The moment during MGS3's final boss battle when Snake Eater starts playing.
Even tho it was radio, gta vice city was the first game where the soundtrack was a big , big deal....
* Flips to " I miss the rains down in aaafrrricaaa " ....guns down some rollerskater off a crotch rocket *


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Vatican City, Mar 22, 2013 / 05:50 am ().- Pope Francis invited the diplomats accredited to the Holy See to join him in fighting both material and spiritual poverty, which both contribute to the lack of peace in the world.
"Fighting poverty, both material and spiritual, building peace and constructing bridges: these, as it were, are the reference points for a journey that I want to invite each of the countries here represented to take up," Pope Francis said March 22.
The Pope met this morning in the Regia Hall of the Apostolic Palace with representatives from the more than 180 countries, sovereign orders and international organizations that have formal relations with the Vatican.
After a message of welcome and thanks from Ambassador Jean-Claude Michel, the dean of the diplomatic corps, Pope Francis offered his thoughts on the meeting and the Church's engagement with the world.
This is "a simple yet deeply felt ceremony that somehow seeks to express the Pope's embrace of the world. Through you, indeed, I encounter your peoples, and thus in a sense I can reach out to every one of your fellow citizens, with their joys, their troubles, their expectations, their desires," he said.
He also highlighted some of the reasons why he chose the name Francis, including his love and care for the poor, work that he noted Christians are engaged in throughout the world.
"But there is another form of poverty!" he told the diplomats.
"It is the spiritual poverty of our time, which afflicts the so-called richer countries particularly seriously.
"It is what my much-loved predecessor, Benedict XVI, called the 'tyranny of relativism,' which makes everyone his own criterion and endangers the coexistence of peoples," he said.
The second reason that he chose Francis, the Pope recalled, is that the saint worked to build peace.
"But there is no true peace without truth!" he stressed.
"There cannot be true peace if everyone is his own criterion, if everyone can always claim exclusively his own rights, without at the same time caring for the good of others, of everyone, on the basis of the nature that unites every human being on this earth."
Pope Francis noted that one of his titles is "pontiff, that is, a builder of bridges with God and between people."
"My own origins," he explained, "impel me to work for the building of bridges. As you know, my family is of Italian origin; and so this dialogue between places and cultures a great distance apart matters greatly to me."
And the growing interconnectedness and interdependence of the world makes the need for "real spaces of authentic fraternity" more important as well, he said.
Pope Francis underscored that building real brotherhood requires the contributions of faith, since it is "not possible to build bridges between people while forgetting God."
"But the converse is also true: it is not possible to establish true links with God, while ignoring other people," he added.
For this reason, the Pope told the ambassadors it is "important to intensify dialogue among the various religions" and that he is "thinking particularly of dialogue with Islam" and "non-believers."
Pope Francis acknowledged that "fighting poverty, both material and spiritual, building peace and constructing bridges" will be "difficult if we do not learn to grow in love for this world of ours," which involves both people and the environment.
"Here too, it helps me to think of the name of Francis, who teaches us profound respect for the whole of creation and the protection of our environment, which all too often, instead of using for the good, we exploit greedily, to one another's detriment," he said.
After delivering his address, Pope Francis individually greeted the diplomats, some of whom were accompanied by their wives.
On Saturday, Pope Francis will take a helicopter to meet with Benedict XVI at Castel Gandolfo around noon. His first Holy Week as Pope will begin the following day with the celebration of Palm Sunday Mass at St. Peter's Basilica.
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Back in August, I published a post on exporting SSRS report files en masse. That article (which can be read here) detailed an SSIS package I created to export the files. As it is published, it is only good for exporting the actual report files and not the data sources.
I knew of this short coming for some time and updated my SSIS package shortly after with the expectation of writing an update to that article. Well, time went by a little too quickly. Now it has been almost four months and I am finally getting to that update. I am doing this all while also working out a TSQL only solution to do the same thing. I hope to have that worked out soon with how to do it being published shortly after.
So, in keeping with the same format as the previous article, let's start by detailing out the variables that have been added.
FileExportExtension – As the variable name should imply, this is the extension of the xml file that is to be created. RDL would be for the report file, and RDS would be the data source (as examples).
Then inside the script task we will find the next change to be made. The new variable we created will need to be added to the readonly variable list as shown.
So far so good. The changes are simple and straight forward.
The next change is to the script. Let's click the edit script button and we can change the Main with the following.
Public Sub Main()
' Add your code here
My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllText(Dts.Variables("ReportExportPath").Value + Dts.Variables("ReportName").Value + "." + Dts.Variables("FileExportExtension").Value, Dts.Variables("ReportXML").Value.ToString, False)
Dts.TaskResult = ScriptResults.Success
End Sub
Looking at this code, you will see once again that variable that we added popping up.
One key to this working effectively is the use of the ReportSourcePath variable. An appropriate path must be specified that contains Data Sources in the Catalog table. An example would be /Data Sources/. Some environments may have a subfolder after the data sources. Just make sure that the path specified leads to the data sources you want to export.
I had also considered altering the "Execute SQL Task" that starts the flow to this package. The script there could be altered such that another variable may be added to designate report part type.
,CASE Type
WHEN 2 THEN 'Report'
WHEN 5 THEN 'Data Source'
WHEN 7 THEN 'Report Part'
WHEN 8 THEN 'Shared Dataset'
ELSE 'Other'
END AS TypeDescription
,CONVERT(varbinary(max),Content) AS Content
FROM ReportServer.dbo.Catalog
WHERE Type IN (2,5,8)
And left(Path,len(@ReportPath)) = @ReportPath
The change would add another variable into this query in the where clause. Change the type from in to an equality. Add a variable that would designate the different types listed in the case statement – and it becomes pretty straight forward. This change would allow more flexibility. I will update at a later time with the changes I have made to the package to permit that. But for now, I felt it more of a bonus addition and didn't need it quite yet. (Necessity drives functionality, right?)
If you make these suggested changes, you will have more flexibility in being able to export the various files related to reporting. If you have played with Report Manager, you will know that there is no way to export an RDS file. Now, you have a means to export the xml into a usable file that can be imported to another server – if you need it.
Check back in the future for that update to do this using TSQL as well as for the update to provide more flexibility to the package.