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Dissertation: Degeneration in Miniature: History of Cell Death and Aging Research in the Twentieth Century
Once perceived as an unimportant occurrence in living organisms, cell degeneration was reconfigured as an important biological phenomenon in development, aging, health, and diseases in the twentieth century. This dissertation tells a twentieth-century history of scientific investigations on cell degeneration, including cell death and aging.
Format: Essays and Theses
The First Successful Cloning of a Gaur (2000), by Advanced Cell Technology
The first successful cloning of a gaur in 2000 by Advanced Cell Technology involved the cells of two animals: an egg cell from a domestic cow and a skin cell from a gaur. The researchers extracted the egg cell from the ovary of the domestic cow and the skin cell from the skin of the gaur. First, the researchers performed nuclear transplantation on the egg cell of the cow, during which they removed the nucleus of the egg cell. The mitochondria of the egg cell remained intact inside the cell.
Format: Graphics
Subject: Experiments, Organisms, Reproduction
"The Science and Ethics of Making Part-Human Animals in Stem Cell Biology" (2006), by Jason Scott Robert
In 2006, bioethicist Jason Scott Robert published "The Science and Ethics of Making Part-Human Animals in Stem Cell Biology" in The FASEB Journal. There, he reviews the scientific and ethical justifications and restrictions on creating part-human animals. Robert describes part-human animals, otherwise known as chimeras, as those resulting from the intentional combination of human and nonhuman cells, tissues, or organs at any stage of development.
Format: Articles
Subject: Ethics, Publications, Organisms
Germ Layer
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Intraspecies Chimeras Produced in Laboratory Settings (1960-1975)
When cells-but not DNA-from two or more genetically distinct individuals combine to form a new individual, the result is called a chimera. Though chimeras occasionally occur in nature, scientists have produced chimeras in a laboratory setting since the 1960s. During the creation of a chimera, the DNA molecules do not exchange genetic material (recombine), unlike in sexual reproduction or in hybrid organisms, which result from genetic material exchanged between two different species. A chimera instead contains discrete cell populations with two unique sets of parental genes.
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Slime mold development video by John Tyler Bonner
This video is composed of a sequence of time lapse films created by John Tyler Bonner in the 1940s to show the life cycle of the cellular slime mold, Dictyostelium discoideum. As only the second person to study slime molds, Bonner frequently encountered audiences who had never heard of, let alone seen, the unusual organism. He therefore decided to create a film to present at seminars in order to introduce his object of study. Bonner created the video for his senior thesis at Harvard University with the help of photographer Frank Smith.
Format: Video
Subject: Organisms
"Part-Human Chimeras: Worrying the Facts, Probing the Ethics" (2007), by Françoise Baylis and Jason Scott Robert
In 2007, Françoise Baylis and Jason Scott Robert published "Part-Human Chimeras: Worrying the Facts, Probing the Ethics" in The American Journal of Bioethics. Within their article, hereafter "Part-Human Chimeras," the authors offer corrections on "Thinking About the Human Neuron Mouse," a report published in The American Journal of Bioethics in 2007 by Henry Greely, Mildred K. Cho, Linda F. Hogle, and Debra M. Satz, which discussed the debate on the ethics of creating part-human chimeras. Chimeras are organisms that contain two or more genetically distinct cell lines.
Format: Articles
Dictyostelium discoideum
Dictyostelium discoideum is a cellular slime mold that serves as an important model organism in a variety of fields. Cellular slime molds have an unusual life cycle. They exist as separate amoebae, but after consuming all the bacteria in their area they proceed to stream together to form a multicellular organism. These features make it a valuable tool for studying developmental processes and also for investigating the evolution of multicellularity. Long thought to be a type of fungus, it has recently been shown that slime molds in fact bear no relation to fungi.
Format: Articles
Subject: Organisms
The Southern Gastric-Brooding Frog
The Southern Gastric-Brooding Frog (Rheobatrachus silus) was an aquatic frog that lived in south-east Australia. In 2002, the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List declared the frog extinct, although no wild specimens had been reported since 1981. As the common name alludes to, the R.
Format: Articles
Subject: Organisms
All cells that have a nucleus, including plant, animal, fungal cells, and most single-celled protists, also have mitochondria. Mitochondria are particles called organelles found outside the nucleus in a cell's cytoplasm. The main function of mitochondria is to supply energy to the cell, and therefore to the organism. The theory for how mitochondria evolved, proposed by Lynn Margulis in the twentieth century, is that they were once free-living organisms.
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The Blastoderm in Chicks During Early Gastrulation
This image shows a chicken (Gallus gallus) embryo undergoing gastrulation in stage four (18-19 hrs after laying) according to the Hamburger-Hamilton staging series. At this point in time the chicken embryo is a blastoderm (shown in blue). The first magnification of the embryo shows that the blastoderm cell layers have thickened to form the primitive streak and Hensen's node. The primitive streak extends from the posterior (P) region to the anterior (A) region. The second rectangular magnification shows the blastoderm cross-sectioned through the primitive streak.
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The Process of Gastrulation in Frog Embryos
Illustration of the movement of the three hemispheres of cells, the animal cap (dark green) the marginal zone (lime green) and the ventral cap (yellow) during frog gastrulation. The external view column (images a.1-a.6) shows gastrulation as it occurs on the outside of the embryo. The cross-section view column (images b.1-b.6) shows the internal view of gastrulation. The cross-sections are through the middle of the embryo.
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Lysogenic Bacteria as an Experimental Model at the Pasteur Institute (1915-1965)
Lysogenic bacteria, or virus-infected bacteria, were the primary experimental models used by scientists working in the laboratories of the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France, during the 1950s and 1960s. Historians of science have noted that the use of lysogenic bacteria as a model in microbiological research influenced the scientific achievements of the Pasteur Institute's scientists.
Format: Articles
Subject: Organisms, Experiments
Bacteria of the genus Wolbachia are
bacteria that live within the cells of their hosts. They infect a
wide range of arthropods (insects, arachnids, and crustaceans) and
some nematodes (parasitic roundworms). Scientists estimate that
Wolbachia exist in between seventeen percent and seventy-six percent of
arthropods and nematodes. The frequency of the bacteria makes them
one of the most widespread parasites. In general, they are divided
into five groups, from A to E, depending of the species of their
Format: Articles
Subject: Organisms
Studies of Thalidomide's Effects on Rodent Embryos from 1962-2008
Thalidomide is a sedative drug introduced to European markets on 1 October 1957 after extensive testing on rodent embryos to ensure its safety. Early laboratory tests in rodent populations showed that pregnant rodents could safely use it, so doctors prescribed Thalidomide to treat morning sickness in pregnant women. However, in humans Thalidomide interfered with embryonic and fetal development in ways not observed in rodent tests.
Format: Articles
Subject: Organisms, Reproduction, Disorders
Paul Kammerer's Experiments on Sea-squirts in the Early Twentieth Century
In the early twentieth century, Paul Kammerer, a zoologist working at the Vivarium in Vienna, Austria, experimented on sea-squirts (Ciona intestinalis). Kammerer claimed that results from his experiments demonstrated that organisms could transmit characteristics that they had acquired in their lifetimes to their offspring. Kammerer conducted breeding experiments on sea-squirts and other organisms at a time when Charles Darwin's 1859 theory of evolution lacked evidence to explain how offspring inherited traits from their parents.
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Subject: Experiments, Organisms
Golden Rice
Golden Rice was engineered from normal rice by Ingo Potrykus and Peter Beyer in the 1990s to help improve human health. Golden Rice has an engineered multi-gene biochemical pathway in its genome. This pathway produces beta-carotene, a molecule that becomes vitamin A when metabolized by humans. Ingo Potrykus worked at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, and Peter Beyer worked at University of Freiburg, in Freiburg, Germany. The US Rockefeller Foundation supported their collaboration.
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POPLARVILLE – Chelsie Dobbins sees her return to Pearl River Community College as the school's recruiter as the answer to a prayer.
Dobbins, who received an associate in arts degree from PRCC in 2011, was approved by the PRCC Board of Trustees during its February meeting. She began her duties Feb. 12.
"As a student and being very involved in campus activities at Pearl River, I feel like this place is my home," said Dobbins. "This school helped me build my foundation both personally and professionally."
During her time at PRCC, Dobbins was treasurer of Phi Theta Kappa international honor society, a member of the 2010 Homecoming court, a member of the PRCC cheerleading squad for two years and was selected for the PRCC Leadership Forum.
"My first couple of months we will be focusing on recruiting well-rounded scholars to Pearl River, the high achieving students," she said. "We want to make students aware that making the choice to go to a community college like Pearl River is not only a good one, but it's a good transition to a four-year college.
"We have a lot of good things to talk about, such as being ranked nationally by several organizations."
Dobbins, who graduated from Presbyterian Christian School in Hattiesburg, has already hit the ground running, beginning with high school visits.
"We are thrilled to have Chelsie join our team as the new PRCC recruiter," said Casey Rawls, director of recruitment and orientation. "Her excitement and passion for Pearl River are undeniable.
"Her main role as recruiter will involve visiting the high schools within our district and assisting prospective students throughout the enrollment process. Chelsie's high energy level and organization skills will also be great assets to our office when it comes to planning and executing larger events such as Wildcat Fest and Summer Orientation."
In 2013, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech pathology from the University of Southern Mississippi. She is currently enrolled part-time in the master of education program in higher education with an emphasis in student affairs at USM.
"I look forward to learning about all areas of the college, as well as becoming more knowledgeable about the field of higher education and how that can be applied to my role as a recruiter," Dobbins said.
Chelsie Dobbins new PRCC recruiter
POPLARVILLE – Chelsie Dobbins sees her return to Pearl River Community College as the school's recruiter as the answer to a prayer.

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From Bridges to Sewers
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I don't usually review hardware here, but I think this device stands out as being particularly useful to people who take a lot of notes and/or read a lot of research papers.
I read about the Sony Digital Paper DPT-S1 for the first time about a year ago and couldn't help but be impressed. It promises the ease of reading of e-ink combined with a size that is amicable to academic papers and on top of that allows you to actively annotate the documents with a pen as you read them. It also sports the usual e-ink 3 weeks of battery life. Luckily enough, I managed to get one of my very own right before Lambda Jam 2014 and so had the perfect opportunity to give it a spin in a real use case kind of setting.
Reading Papers
Reading and marking up papers in PDF format is where this device shines.
You simply swipe to turn pages, and it works every time. There's even pinch zoom. The screen is large enough that you can easily read an entire page without zooming, as was always the problem I had with my first gen e-ink kindle (also the DPT-S1 weighs substantially less). You even get multiple tabs in a workspace so you can swap between different documents quickly for cross-reference.
In this context it's a better Kindle DX (now discontinued) that you can take notes on. For me (and for many others I suspect) reading a paper is a very interactive experience. You want to be able to highlight the important parts and even scribble in the margins as you move through it. The DPT-S1 supports this better than any device I have seen yet.
As you can see here you can not only write directly on the paper, but you can also highlight. These are both done with the included stylus for which the standard function is writing but changes to highlighting if you hold down the button on its side. You may also notice the little boxes in the margin of the text, these are collapsible notes.
As you can see, the darker square in the top right margin is here opened and available for writing. Also please note that these notes were taken by me (with horrible handwriting in general) on the way to Lambda Jam, in a squished economy seat of an airplane, while there was some mild turbulence. While the hand writing isn't paper-perfect it's much better than other devices I've used in the past, including the iPad.
One of the best features of the DPT-S1 is also its most limiting: It's designed to work only with PDF files. The big benefit of this is that all of these writing annotations actually turn into PDF annotations on the given file. This makes them extremely easy to export and use in other contexts.
Taking Notes
The other big use case I had in mind for the DPT-S1 was taking notes. I always carry a notebook of some form and over the last three years I've managed to create quite a lot of non-indexed content.
I usually carry one notebook for notes/exploring ideas, another for planning things (like to-do lists and such), and finally one small one for writing down thoughts on the go. This stack doesn't include notes from talks I've attended or my Coursera class notes. It also doesn't include the giant stack of hand annotated papers in my office, but that's more to do with the previous section.
I took pages and pages of notes on the DPT-S1 at Conal Elliott's talk at Lambda Jam (great presentation by the way). Here's a side by side comparison with some paper notes I've written in the past.
As you can see, my handwriting isn't great as I tend to go kind of fast and sloppy when not looking at the paper, but the DPT-S1 holds up rather well. I think it would do even better for someone with nicer handwriting than I.
There is one somewhat annoying downside, and that's that when you make a new notebook pdf to take notes it only has 10 pages and you have to give it a name with the software keyboard input (it defaults to a date and time based name). This slowed me down big time in the talk because he was moving very fast toward the end, and that's precisely when I ran out of pages. Still, given how well polished the rest of the device is it's something I can overlook.
Browsing the Web
The final use case for the DPT-S1 is web browsing. This isn't something I really need as my phone usually does a pretty good job at this, but it could be nice to have for reading blogs and such so I'll touch on it.
My blog actually renders quite well and is very readable, you can scroll by swiping up and down. Pinch-zoom works here too.
I went to several sites and they all worked well enough, but given that this device is WiFi only I don't expect I'll be using it much for reading blog posts on the go.
If you're looking for a cheap consumer device that you can easily buy e-books for you should look elsewhere. It's expensive (~$1000 usd), hard to acquire (you have to email and talk to sales agents), and has no store, no API (only the filesystem), and only supports PDF.
However, if you're like me in that you take a lot of notes and you read a lot of papers, and you don't mind spending a bit of money on something to solve a major problem in your life, this is by far the best device on the market for your needs.
Please note, that while they are available on amazon, it's the imported Japanese language version. Currently the only way to get an english version DPT-S1 is through contacting the sales team at WorlDox.


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You Need a Budget (YNAB) Review
By glblguy
For the past 3-months or so I've been searching for the right software to use to manage our budget. I've looked at many different options and even tried using them with little success. As a result, I've struggled with maintaining our budget as well. I don't need a budget, I need budget software! I've been using my own clunky spreadsheet. It works, but was tedious. I didn't like the fact that it wasn't easy to report on my various budget categories nor was I able to import bank transaction data easily.
I had read on some other blogs about You Need a Budget (YNAB) and decided I would like to try it out. I contacted Jesse Mecham, the owner and founder of YNAB for an evaluation copy to both check out it for myself and to write up a review on. Jesse quickly responded back and hooked me up with an evaluation copy of YNAB.
You Need a Budget (YNAB)
YNAB started out as a custom spreadsheet used by Jesse and his wife Julie for tracking and managing their expenses. They lived on a budget, lived on less than they earned and used the spreadsheet as a tool to manage their money and anticipate upcoming financial needs. They began to share their personal process with their friends and they all said they needed a budget too. The problem was the spreadsheet was very specific to Jesse and Julie's needs. Seeing an opportunity, Jesse began to research available budget software. He found all where very static. His process wasn't static, but a "living budget." Jesse quickly realized his system was unique. He then developed the first spreadsheet version of YNAB that anyone could use.
YNAB came later and improved on an already great product. YNAB isn't a spreadsheet, but a full custom desktop software product like other software products such as Quicken, MS Money, MS Office, etc.
This review only addresses YNAB. I didn't want another spreadsheet, so I didn't look at the regular version of YNAB.
The 4 Rules
Before I jump into the details of the software, we need to discuss the 4 rules. Both versions of the YNAB are based on 4 Rules:
- Rule #1 – Stop living paycheck to paycheck
- Rule #2 – Give every dollar a job
- Rule #3 – Prepare for Rain
- Rule #4 – Roll with the punches
I won't go into the details on the rules, but you can read about them in detail over at the You Need a Budget website. I do want to discuss Rule #1 though. Rule #1 basically tells you to live on last month's income. In order to do this, the rule recommends you have 1 month of income in savings. This is a point I really struggled with and still haven't fully made a decision on yet. I think this is a great practice, if you aren't in debt. If you're in debt though (like me), I am an advocate of Dave Ramsey's $1000.00 baby emergency fund.
You can still use YNAB without having the 1 month savings, but it makes it a bit awkward as income for the month has to be tracked differently. It certainly isn't a big deal, but something you should be aware of.
Rules 2-4 are all very straight forward. Rule #2 places every incoming dollar to an expense category. This is commonly referred to as a zero based budget. Rule #3 helps you plan ahead for known upcoming expenses. YNAB actually helps you do this. Rule #4 helps you deal with overspending (which does happen).
YNAB was very easy to install. The installation process uses a standard windows installation wizard and with just a few clicks the software installs itself and ads a link to your start menu and optionally your desktop and quick launch bar. It literally took me less than a minute to install the software. This is just one example of the overall simplicity of this software.
Using YNAB
Clicking on the desktop icon launches the software and displays a very crisp and professional looking banner window which is displayed until the software fully loads, which unfortunately takes a long time. I am used to software loading rather quickly. YNAB literally takes about 15 seconds to load. The only other software package I use that takes this long to load is Photoshop CS3 which is far more complex. The banner window does indicate which modules are being loaded and provides you with visible feedback that things are loading up like they should be, but I just can't understand why such a relatively simple program takes so long to load.
Once loaded, you are presented with the welcome wizard:
The welcome wizard allows you to start a new budget, import a budget from the basic version of YNAB, and to open an existing budget. I chose to start a new budget, and was presented with the register page:
The software is divided into 4 primary sections which you can see and select in the lower left: Register, Budget, Scheduler, and Reports.
The Register
The register is exactly like your checkbook register and is where you will record all of your expenses. The register is divided up by the various accounts you have. The different account registers can be accessed by clicking on the account tabs at the top. New accounts can be added by clicking on the large plus sign next to the account tabs.
Adding entries to the register is simple, you just click where it says "Click here to add a new transaction." You can specify the date, the category for the expense, the payee, and then indicate if they entry is an inflow or outflow. Inflows are income, outflows are expenses. When specifying a category, you can select an existing category, add a new category, or split an expense across multiple categories. The ability to split categories is a must for me, as we often shop at Wal-mart and purchase items at the same time that cross over multiple categories. You can't delete categories from this screen. You use the budget section to manage your categories, including deleting them.
One of the things missing that I'd like to see is the ability to download transactions seamlessly from you bank of choice. YNAB does allow you to import transactions from your financial institution which is wonderful, but it's a cumbersome process. You must open up a browser, navigate to your bank's site, login, find your account, download the transactions, then return back to YNAB and import them. Importing is done by selecting the Import Transactions option located on the File menu. The importing feature works very well, I just would like to see it more integrated like Quicken.
The Budget
The budget section is where you will go to both enter your budget and view how you're doing. One of the really nice features of YNAB is the ability to group categories. For example, I have multiple types of savings and being able to have sub-categories under the Savings category is really nice.
The budget screen looks as follows (without any data entered):
The screen is very intuitive and displays the Budgeted, spent, and remaining balance for each category and sub-category. Budgeting is done monthly and multiple months are displayed giving you the ability to see your budget history.
The Scheduler
The scheduler allows you to enter recurring transactions so that you don't have to enter them. This is easy to do and is useful for fixed amount items such as your cable bill, utility bills, etc. You basically just click on the grid and specify the category for the expense, the payee, the frequency, and the amount of the inflow or outflow. The frequency is a drop down selection that offers many different options from daily to every other year. A memo field is also provided.
One of the nicest features provided by YNAB is it's reporting capabilities. Reports are provided in a graphical format and to be honest are really nice looking. Here is a sample of the "spending by category" pie chart:
Reports are available for categories, time frame, and for current category balances. The later will be the primary report I'll be using for our our weekly budget meetings.
Miscellaneous Features
A few other miscellaneous feature worth mentioning include automatic backups, print capability with print preview features, a 48 page set-up guide in PDF format that takes you through not only using the software, but through the YNAB budgeting process.
If your wondering whether or not to spend the $39.95 for YNAB, Jesse provides a 60 day money back guarantee. From the website: "You have absolutely no risk when purchasing this product. If you give the program an honest effort and aren't happy with it, you are entitled to a full refund.."
When you purchase YNAB you also get a few really cool freebies:
- Debt Snowball Worksheet – A really well done spreadsheet for managing and tracking your debt snowball.
- Tax Forecaster – Estimates your taxes, including capital gains.
- Retirement Planner – Allows you to do what-if scenarios for investing.
- Mortgage Analyzer – Will help you become completely debt free by showing different options for paying off your mortgage.
- Car Maintenance Schedule – This was my favorite. A very thorough spreadsheet for tracking all of the maintenance on your vehicles.
- YNAB Way – A 45 page eBook that walks you through the YNAB methodology and is full of information on the Whys and Hows of YNAB (an $11.95 value)
In Summary
Overall, YNAB is an excellent piece of software. The best thing about it is that it's simple to use and just plain old gets the job done. I've been searching for the right solution for me for sometime now, and while YNAB isn't exactly what I wanted, it is the closest of all the products I looked at.
- Simple to install and use
- Excellent and thorough documentation
- Not only a software package, but a proven methodology as well
- Backed by a 60-day guarantee and Jesse's excellent customer service
- No automated integration with banks for downloading transactions
- Slow startup
- Budget is done monthly rather than bi-weekly which would work better for me
- Price – $39.95 is a bit steep for the feature set this application provides. This is offset some by the freebies that are included and by the fact that you're purchasing more than just software, but a proven process as well.
I purchased YNAB over the weekend, and I'll be posting updates as I continue to use and become more familiar with it. I'll also try to capture any tips or tricks I learn along with writing about my experience with the forums and customer service.
What are your thoughts? Are you using YNAB? If so, what version? Has it worked well for you? Any concerns? Add a comment!


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I've been doing a lot of work for companies needing "hyperlocal" advertising for the last half decade. Businesses like Foursquare,
Gowalla , Facebook, Yelp, and other social media outlets have definitely convoluted hyperlocal advertising and promotion. This isn't necessarily a bad thing.
A few years ago, a well edited kml file attached to the Google Maps API, a halfway decent landing page, and a claimed Google Listing almost certainly guaranteed high ranking for localized searches. Today, competition and a more internet savvy userbase has increased the complexity of a successful localized marketing campaign. Below I have included some quick tips to help start your journey into hyperlocal advertising.
Claim You Local Listings – This is the newest change to local advertising and needs to be the first thing you do after reading this post. Go here and claim you Google Places listing from google. More than likely it will take a few weeks for the postcard and phone number to arrive, but you need your listing in the "directory" if you're going to have success down the road.
Create a Localized Landing Page – No matter what size business you are running, having a personalized and localized landing page is necessary for hyperlocal advertising success. If you're a franchise with strict guidelines there may be some red tape, but work with your marketing team to make sure you have a landing page with these key elements.
- Keyword Rich Content – If you know anything about SEO or PPC you will understand why keyword rich content is important, especially for local landing pages. If you're a florist in Dallas, Texas, or a Carpet Cleaner in Phoenix Arizona, you definitely want to have descriptive keywords to describe to potential customers what you do and what you're about. This is SEO 101.
- Phone number in the upper right corner of the page – This is more about best practices,
- Address above the fold – This should really be a 2a. Especially for local businesses. You need to have an address readily accessible to your visitors. If you are a B2C with a brick and mortar it is absolutely imperative to your local advertising campaigns to let your customers know where you are and in addition to that they need to know….
- Google Map API, with the ability to give directions – How to get to you. Visualization is the easiest way for potential customers to see where you are. If you can show a user where you are on a map, and give them an option to get directions to your location, you will have a much higher conversion rate. Google Maps makes both of these tasks extremely easy. There is no reason not to toss the API code onto your site and make it easier for your customers to find your store.
- Hours of Operation – Continuing the trend of basic information that needs to be included. This key metadata is critical to potential customers. If you own a business that has non-standard hours, this information is even more critical. If a customer doesn't know your hours of operation and shows up outside of those hours, you will more than likely lose a customer and the lifetime value they provide. It is simple to include your hours of operation on your site. Customers will appreciate it. Don't forget to update your hours during the holidays.
- Value Proposition or Call to Action – Don't forget to give your customers an incentive. Sometimes a call to action is all someone needs to start the buying funnel and convert a lead into a customer. Including an updated list of current offers, promotions, or incentives, is a simple and reliable way to give your customers the perception of value and drive further conversions. Don't forget to included expiration dates or deadlines to create urgency!
- Access to user reviews – Customers trust other customers. If you have primarily bad reviews, this may not be a good bullet, but if you have moderate to great reviews, definitely use these reviews to highlight the positives of shopping with your business. If your reviews are less than stellar, offer incentives to happy customers to post a review for a a future discount or another offer. Remember, happy customers rarely leave reviews. They buy their product and go on their merry way. Unhappy customers will leave terrible reviews in many different places and can be difficult to placate. This makes happy customers even more valuable. Do your best to encourage positive reviews whenever possible.
- links to social media – Social Media is the future… er, um.. the present. Right now there is a very large focus on social media. Use this to your advantage by linking your local pages to your social media sites. Also, link your social media sites to your localized landing pages. Use cross-promotion where necessary to encourage overlap and exposure. If you can, offer incentives to users who are willing to leverage your social media assets. This will allow you "push" access to your customers and you will be able to reach them more easily and effectively.
So, you've done all your hard work and have an amazing, functional, and informational landing page ready for your customers to visit. Now its time to make sure this is the main site you're generating localized visibility through. Make sure you've linked to this site on local search engines and other outlets including:
Google PlacesGoogle+ Listings
- Angie's List
- Yelp
- Foursquare
- Yahoo Local!
- Bing
- Ripoff Report
- Reseller Ratings
- Local NewsPapers
- Local TV Stations
- Any other Local directory you can easily submit your website to.
Pay Per Click Advertising – Bonus!!!! If you have any budget left for marketing, I highly recommend testing a local PPC campaign to your landing page. It is easy to setup, integrate, and launch. And you can market your site with maximum exposure and very little upfront cost. Done correctly, a PPC campaign can cost < $300.00 a month and generate far more revenue. If you'd like help discussing setting up a PPC campaign with a proven adwords expert. Contact me, I'd love to help.


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A 4-year-old Houston boy fatally shot himself with his father's stolen handgun Sunday morning, police say.
Marquiez Deshon Pratt, 21, was asleep on the couch when his son, Jaiden, picked up the gun and shot himself in the stomach, according to a report from the Houston Police Department.
The weapon, a .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol, was stolen during a burglary in 2011, according to the police report.
Jaiden was spending the weekend with his father when the incident occurred. The boy's mother dropped him off every Friday and was scheduled to pick him up Sunday at noon, according to the Houston Chronicle.
After the shooting, the elder Pratt ran out of his second-floor apartment with his son in his arms, yelling to his neighbors for help, according to the Houston Chronicle.
When officers arrived, Pratt handed his son over to them and ran back to his apartment.
While some officers pursued Pratt, others performed CPR on the young victim, but the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.
The officers who followed Pratt into his apartment discovered marijuana and crack cocaine along with weighing scales and other items used to sell drugs, according to the police report.
Pratt was arrested and charged with injury to a child by omission and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
"He's in mourning. He's in pain and feels a lot of self guilt," Sgt. Brian Harris, of the Houston PD's homicide department, told the Houston Chronicle. "He kept saying, 'I messed up. I messed up.'"


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- Jesuit
/jezh"ooh it, jez"ooh-, jez"yooh-/, n.1. a member of a Roman Catholic religious order (Society of Jesus) founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534.2. (often l.c.) a crafty, intriguing, or equivocating person: so called in allusion to the methods ascribed to the order by its opponents.adj.3. of or pertaining to Jesuits or Jesuitism.[1550-60; < NL Jesuita, equiv. to L Jesu(s) + -ita -ITE1]
* * *Member of the Roman Catholic order of religious men called the Society of Jesus.First organized by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 at the University of Paris, the order was approved by Pope Paul III in 1540. It discontinued many practices of medieval religious life, such as obligatory penances and fasts and a common uniform, and instead focused on military-style mobility and adaptability. Its organization was characterized by centralized authority, probation lasting many years before final vows, and special obedience to the pope. The Jesuits served as a preaching, teaching, and missionary society, actively promoting the Counter-Reformation, and by the time of Ignatius's death in 1556 their efforts were already worldwide. The success of their enterprise and their championship of the pope earned them much hostility from both religious and political foes. Under pressure from France, Spain, and Portugal, Pope Clement XIV abolished the order in 1773, but it was restored by Pius VII in 1814. The Jesuits have since become the largest male religious order.
* * *▪ religious ordermember of Society of Jesus (S.J.)a Roman Catholic order of religious men, founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola, noted for its educational, missionary, and charitable works, once regarded by many as the principal agent of the Counter-Reformation and later a leading force in modernizing the church. The Jesuits have always been a controversial group regarded by some as a society to be feared and condemned and by others as the most laudable and esteemed religious order in the Catholic Church.The order grew out of the activity of Ignatius, a Spanish soldier who experienced a religious conversion during a period of convalescence from a wound received in battle. After a period of intense prayer, he composed the Spiritual Exercises, a guidebook to convert the heart and mind to a closer following of Christ. On Aug. 15, 1534, at Paris, six young men who had met him at the University of Paris and made a retreat according to the Spiritual Exercises joined him in binding themselves by vows to poverty, chastity, and a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. If this last promise did not prove possible, as it did not, they vowed to accept any apostolic work requested by the pope. In 1539 Ignatius drafted the first outline of the order's organization, which Pope Paul III approved on Sept. 27, 1540.The society introduced several innovations in the form of the religious life. Among these were the discontinuance of many medieval practices—such as regular penances or fasts obligatory on all, a common uniform, and the choral recitation of the liturgical office—in the interest of greater mobility and adaptability. Other innovations included a highly centralized form of authority with life tenure for the head of the order; probation lasting many years before final vows; gradation of members; and lack of a female branch. Particular emphasis was laid upon the virtue of obedience, including special obedience to the pope. Emphasis was also placed upon flexibility, a condition that allowed Jesuits to become involved in a great variety of ministries in all parts of the world.The society grew rapidly, and it quickly assumed a prominent role in the Counter-Reformation defense and revival of Catholicism. Almost from the beginning, education and scholarship became the principal work. The early Jesuits, however, also produced preachers and catechists who devoted themselves to the care of the young, the sick, prisoners, prostitutes, and soldiers; and they were often called upon to undertake the controversial task of confessor to many of the royal and ruling families of Europe. The society entered the foreign mission field within months of its founding as Ignatius sent Francis Xavier, his most gifted companion, and three others to the East. More Jesuits were to be involved in missionary work than in any other activity, save education. By the time of Ignatius' death in 1556, about 1,000 Jesuits were already working throughout Europe and in Asia, Africa, and the New World. By 1626 the number of Jesuits was 15,544; and in 1749 the total was 22,589.The preeminent position of the Jesuits among the religious orders and their championship of the pope exposed them to hostility. By the middle of the 18th century a variety of adversaries, both lay and clerical, were seeking to destroy the society. The opposition can be traced to several reasons, primarily, perhaps, to the anticlerical and anti-papal spirit of the times. In 1773 Pope Clement XIV, under pressure especially from the governments of France, Spain, and Portugal, issued a decree abolishing the order. The society's corporate existence was maintained in Russia, where political circumstances—notably the opposition of Catherine II the Great—prevented the canonical execution of the suppression. The demand that the Jesuits take up their former work, especially in the field of education and in the missions, became so insistent that in 1814 Pope Pius VII reestablished the society.After the restoration, the order grew to be the largest order of male religious. Work in education on all levels continued to involve more Jesuits than any other activity; but the number of Jesuits working in the mission fields, especially in Asia and Africa, exceeded that of any other religious order. They were also involved in a broad and complex list of activities, including work in the field of communications, in social work, in ecumenical groups, and even in politics.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Out on the Porch
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You inspired me today Debra! I have a small vintage plaid lunch box that I'm going to fill with holly(fake) and put on my front porch!ReplyDelete
Hope you are enjoying this holiday season~SueBee
Good morning Deb. I see you have been very busy. Love the plaid thermos with the 'real'greenery in it. It turned out great. I mix real and fake together too. It is just fun, and I prefer a fuller look and sometimes you don't get that with just real. Your entrance looks wonderful. Great job.ReplyDelete
I just love the idea of using the old plaid thermos with greenery in it for your decor. It goes perfectly at Christmas time. If you're looking for some more plaid Christmas inspiration, go check out Holly Mathis Interiors blog. Just beautiful!! Your outdoor decor looks very nice. We're expecting lots of cold air later today and it's raining, so you know what I'm thinking!ReplyDelete
I love your vintage plaid thermos. I think my sister had one of those when she was a girl! Your decor looks great!ReplyDelete
It's finally winter here in the South so I haven't done much outside either! I do love that plaid cooler-it is just perfect for Christmas decor.ReplyDelete
It's all very pretty, Debra! I love the traditional plaid too. We both have monster Holly bushes...and your faux comments cracked me up. hehe! Is that pretty little necklace, Melinda's creation?ReplyDelete
I love the plaid, you could not have found a better container anywhere. How clever. Thanks for sharing. Richard from My Old Historic House.ReplyDelete
love the plaid, i'll be on the lookout for some for me now.ReplyDelete
I always enjoy reading your blog...so inspiring! Cheers...AgnesReplyDelete
So sweet and welcoming, is your front porch-cosy and lovely decorated with the trees and the wreath and poiensettias ( faux!! they are fantastic )ReplyDelete
Have a great day dear Debra,-HUGS
It is all delightful! Such a wonderful welcome. Thanks for the reminder that I can use the real holly outside where I don't care about the berries falling. Inside they were messy.ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful day~
Oh Debra, seeing your thermos makes me almost want to cry. I have that exact thermos I bought in WA years ago. If you pop over to my porch link you will see it. I made the mistake of putting it out on my porch one summer for a picnic display. Before I knew it the poor thing was sun faded to almost no color. I have a couple of other small ones. Only displaying them outside during the winter months. Won't make that mistake again. Yours looks beautiful filled with your fresh greens!ReplyDelete
Love your plaid. I used it, too, by layering different plaids on furniture in our sun room. I call it our "north woods" room in the winter.ReplyDelete
I adore the plaid and REAL holly by gosh.ReplyDelete
Debra, I think it all look so nice and the plaid is so winter/Holiday...Merry Christmas to you. I see your kitty get in pictures too....ReplyDelete
Your porch looks great. Love that plaid thingy. I love anything plaid.ReplyDelete
Debra, your plaid is making me smile! clever idea indeed. I'm sure I'll copy it myself. Happy Holidays ~ sarahReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 7, 2011 at 9:15 PM
Debra, I love the plaid in your porch! It's perfect for Christmas! It's such a delightful welcome to see your porch! I just love it all!ReplyDelete
I love those vintage coolers/ thermoses...whatever they are called lol! Looks so great with the holly...also love the wicker wall piece!ReplyDelete
Charming! I adore "real" holly and now you've got me wanting to make another attempt at growing some.ReplyDelete
Charming is the right word. It is so well layered and looks amazingly inviting. Thanks for sharing. SpecialK XoXoReplyDelete
It is all so lovely Debra! That plaid bucket is just fantastic and I'm only slightly jealous that you have real holly to fill it with. :-) Thanks so much for linking it to the Doors and Porches Party!ReplyDelete
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As France prepare to host millions of visitors at the Euro 2016 Football Championships, a state of emergency has been extended in the country as it faces its largest protests in recent history.
Hundreds of thousands of citizens have taken to the streets in France, amounting to what some are calling the new French Revolution amid a total media blackout in Western news outlets.
Anonhq.com reports:
The first collaborative protest against the Socialist government since Hollande came to power in 2012, kicked off on 9 March. On March 31, nearly 400,000 people took to the streets, disagreeing with the sweeping changes to labor laws; though organizers put the number at 1.2 million.
On April 9, about 120,000 people marched in Paris and across France for a sixth time, protesting against contested labor reforms. Organizers called for yet another strike on April 28, and a massive protest on May 1, Labor Day. Reports of police officers clashing with protesters, deploying tear gas in several French cities, and protesters burning vehicles, smashing windows flooded the Internet.
Premiers chiffres: Rennes (cf photo) 15000 -Bordeaux 10000 -Nantes 10000 -Rouen 15000 – Le Havre 15000 #Manif28avrilIn his response, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said in the city of Lyon:
"I call on the organizers of these demonstrations to condemn with the same firmness that I do the unrest caused by these handful of thugs."
Demanding a complete withdrawal of the draft reform bill, French workers stepped up protests, rallies and blockades in the third week of May. As per the latest updates, one in three gas stations across the country run dry, causing long queues at normally well-stocked stations. There are blockades at 5 of France's 8 oil refineries. Nearly 1/5th of nuclear power output is cut by striking staff. Since the nation's electricity supply has dropped, the government is forced to dig into its emergency reserves.
On May 26, more than 150,000 marched against the government's plans to make it easier for firms to hire and fire. Reuters reports:
In the southwestern city of Bordeaux, about 100 people targeted a police station, throwing objects and damaging a police car. In Paris and in the western city of Nantes, bank windows were broken and protesters clashed with police. The next big day of protests is planned on June 14 [when French senators begin discussing the reform package], four days after the Euro 2016 soccer tournament opens in France. The CGT warned it could be disrupted if the government refuses to withdraw the draft reform bill.
Although, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is willing to modify some of the proposals, workers' unions are unwilling to back down. Particularly angry that the government is enacting a constitutional power to bypass parliament to pass the bill, several unions led by one of the country's largest unions, the General Confederation of Labor (or the CGT),declared in an open letter:
"This week, the actions, the strikes and the blockades by workers from a number of industries to demand the retraction of this labor bill and to obtain new rights show that our determination remains intact."
The Controversial Labor Reform:
1. Makes it easier for companies to lay off staff and cut costs in difficult economic times.
2. Allows companies to opt out of national labor protection rules if they reach in-house deals on pay and conditions with the consent of a majority of their staff – and not the trade unions.
3. Allows employers to extend the legal work week from current 35 hours to 48 hours – up to 60 hours with an 'exceptional authorization', and reduce overtime from current 25% to not less than 10%.
4. Proposes surtax on short-term contracts aimed at getting employers to hire more people on permanent contracts
5. Introduces a cap – 15 months of pay – on compensation in cases of unfair dismissal.
Plagued by dismal popularity ratings and high unemployment, President Hollande, who staked his whole term in office on improving life for the country's struggling youth, says the labor reform is vital to tackle joblessness. Labor Minister Myrian El Khomri, too, defends the new labor law dubbed "the bosses law" by its opponents.
"This law corresponds to the situation in our country. We have an unemployment rate of over 10% the same as it was 20 years ago. It has improved over the last month, however that is not satisfactory. Our country created fewer jobs than other European countries [Between 2013 and 2015, 57,000 jobs were created in France, 482,000 in Germany, 651,000 in Spain and 288,000 in Italy.] So for me the text and the goal of this reform is to be able to just improve access to employment."
However, opponents of the labor reform say it will threaten cherished rights and deepen job insecurity for young people by helping companies fire staff arbitrarily. Henry Samuel and Raziye Akkoc of The Telegraph observed:
The government believes it will create thousands of jobs but the IMF, and the French opposition say the reform doesn't go nearly far enough to significantly reverse record unemployment, now at 10%, and soaring public debt, due to reach 98% of GDP next year.
What Lies Ahead
This is the first time a Socialist French government has faced a nationwide trade union rebellion in more than 30 years. The left's opposition to the reforms has been vast, threatening to tear apart Hollande's own support base.
The Independent Writes:
The proposed reform has compounded the fury of many within the Socialist Party and the further left at what they see as the treacherous, rightward course of the Hollande-Valls government. The protests have been led by the former Socialist leader, and "mother" of the 35-hour week, Martine Aubry, who has resigned from all her official positions within the party. Aubry complains that the rewriting of French employment law in line with "liberal" pro-market dogma is a betrayal of the French "social contract."
An online petition against the proposed changes has gathered over 1 million signatures, a record in France. According to a recent Le Parisien poll, a majority of French people favor labor reforms, but 70% oppose the government's way of going about it.
It will be a political suicide for Hollande if he rolls back the labor reform – he has promised he will not run for re-election next year unless he manages to stem the rise in unemployment. But as The Guardian rightly notes, it is not just Hollande's political survival at stake, though, but the image of France itself.
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Saturday, July 02, 2005
Marbled Rye Bread
This recipe needs to be made twice, with an additional ingredient to make the dough dark for the marbled effect.
1 1/2 cups light rye flour
3 cups bread flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 3/4 teaspoons instant yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons caraway seeds
1 tablespoon molasses
2 tablespoons spectrum shortening (can use oil or butter, but it won't be as tender)
1 1/4 cups, plus two tablespoons room temperature water
For the second dough, add 1 tablespoon liquid caramel coloring or 2 tablespoons cocoa mixed with 1 or 2 tablespoons water. This is to be added at the same time you add the water for the second batch.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, salt, yeast, and caraway seeds. Stir in the molasses, shortening and 1 1/4 cups water. Keep stirring until the dough starts to form a ball (add the additional water if necessary.) Scrape dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 4-6 minutes, add a little flour if needed to keep it from sticking. The dough should be a slightly tacky, but should not stick to your hands. Move the dough into a large bowl that has been coated with cooking spray. Roll the dough ball to coat and cover the top with plastic wrap.
Repeat the same proccess again to create dough number two, this time adding the coloring to make the darker dough.
Let both doughs set at room temperature to rise for about 60-90 minutes (depending on the temperature it may take up to two hours) until each dough has doubled in size.
Divide each dough into 4 equal pieces. Roll out the dough portions into 8 oblong pieces about 8" long by 5" wide. Start with one piece of light dough and stack a dark piece on top, add another light then another dark. Roll into a batard and seal the bottom. Repeat with remaining 4 pieces to make 2 loaves. Place each batard into loaf pans that have been sprayed with cooking spray. Lightly spritz the tops with cooking spray.
Loosely cover each with plastic wrap and let rise for 45-90 minutes, until almost double in size.
While the loaves are proofing, preheat oven to 350. When they are ready, beat 1 egg with a teaspoon of water until frothy. Carefully brush the top of each loaf right before you place them in the oven. Bake for 45-50 minutes, rotating halfway though, until the tops are a dark golden color. When tapped on the bottom it should sound hollow - you can also check the temperature - it should read 190-200.
Remove from the pans and let cool on a wire rack at least 2 hours before slicing.
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7 comments:
I always thought it was supposed to be two distinct flavors of bread, not just colors. I guess that's why I was never so enamored with marbled rye, I was expecting something more. How funny.ReplyDelete
You know, I always thought the same thing. When I was making it I realized it was the same dough, but I figured at some point you would add something to change the flavor... Guess not! I used cocoa to color but gave no flavor as far as I could tell. The rye was pretty strong.ReplyDelete
I made the Marbled Rye from BBA with some help from my friend Sheri over at Pork Cracklins. It was my first bread! I love BBA! I'm hooked. I used to be so scared, but that book is amazing.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/08/2006 09:35:00 PM
YOUR RYE BREAD LOOKS GREAT!!!!!!ReplyDelete
with marble rye the flavor distinction of the dark portion is pumpernickel, but if you don't mind not having that flavor and really want the color variation this recipe seems pretty good...ReplyDelete
I'm a frequent and confident baker, but something about this recipe just didn't come together for me. Neither portion of the dough rose properly - and no, I didn't forget the yeast! It rose a little, and got that yeasty smell, but never doubled in size. I also had to add more liquid as it was entirely too dry at first mixing. I don't know what went wrong but this is the first bread that hasn't worked out for me!ReplyDelete
Kat - Not sure what to tell you. Many, many people have made this recipe with success. Perhaps there was either too much flour, not enough kneading or the water was too warm?ReplyDelete


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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Thursday said the George Washington Bridge scandal is "a stupid political prank that backfired," which should not reflect on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's leadership.
"Having run a very complicated administration — sometimes it's impossible to believe it — but you really don't know," Giuliani told CNN's Anderson Cooper. "Politically stupid things, political pranks that turn bad, all that other stuff [happens in] every administration."
Giuliani also defended Christie against the notion that he is a bully, saying that stereotype is unfairly cast on the New Jersey governor. The perception that he is a bully has followed Christie, and the political motivations behind the controversial bridge lane closures — which have been connected to top Christie aides, but not to the governor himself — has only that perception.
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A genus (/ˈdʒiːnəs/, pl. genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.
- E.g. Felis catus and Felis silvestris are two species within the genus Felis. Felis is a genus within the family Felidae.
The composition of a genus is determined by a taxonomist. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however,[1] including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful:
- monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should clearly demonstrate both monophyly and validity as a separate lineage [2]).
- reasonable compactness – a genus should not be expanded needlessly; and
- distinctness – with respect to evolutionarily relevant criteria, i.e. ecology, morphology, or biogeography; DNA sequences are a consequence rather than a condition of diverging evolutionary lineages except in cases where they directly inhibit gene flow (e.g. postzygotic barriers).
Moreover, genera should be composed of phylogenetic units of the same kind as other (analogous) genera.[3]
The term comes from the Latin genus ("origin; type; group; race"),[4] a noun form cognate with gignere ("to bear; to give birth to"). Linnaeus popularized its use in his 1753 Species Plantarum, but the French botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656–1708) is considered "the founder of the modern concept of genera".[5]
The scientific name of a genus may be called the generic name or generic epithet: it is always capitalized. It plays a pivotal role in binomial nomenclature, the system of naming organisms.
Binomial nomenclature
The rules for the scientific names of organisms are laid down in the Nomenclature Codes, which are employed by the speakers of all languages, giving each species a single unique Latinate name. The standard way of scientifically describing species and other lower-ranked taxa is by binomial nomenclature. The generic name forms its first half. For example, the gray wolf's binomial name is Canis lupus, with Canis (Lat. "dog") being the generic name shared by the wolf's close relatives and lupus (Lat. "wolf") being the specific name particular to the wolf. The specific name is written in lower-case and may be followed by subspecies names in zoology or a variety of infraspecific names in botany. Especially with these longer names, when the generic name is known from context, it is typically shortened to its initial letter.
Because animals are typically only grouped within subspecies, it is simply written as a trinomen with a third name. For example, because dogs are still so similar to wolves as to form part of their species but so distinct as to require separate treatment, they are described as C. lupus familiaris (Lat. "domestic"), while the "wolves" form many distinct subspecies, including the common wolf (C. lupus lupus) and the dingo (C. lupus dingo). Dog breeds, meanwhile, are not scientifically distinguished.
There are several divisions of plant species and therefore their infraspecific names generally include contractions explaining the relation. For example, the genus Hibiscus (Lat. "marshmallow") includes hundreds of other species apart from the Rose of Sharon or common garden hibiscus (H. syriacus, from Lat. "Syrian"). Rose of Sharon doesn't have subspecies but has cultivars that carry desired traits, such as the bright white H. syriaca 'Diana'.[6] "Hawaiian hibiscus", meanwhile, includes several separate species. Since not all botanists agree on the divisions or names between species, it is common to specify the source of the name using author abbreviations. For example, H. arnottianus A.Gray was first specified in a work by Asa Gray.[7] Sister Roe identified an immaculate white hibiscus on Molokai as a separate species,[8] but D.M. Bates later reclassified it as a subspecies of H. arnottianus.[9] It thus now appears as H. arnottianus ssp. immaculatus or as H. arnottianus A.Gray subsp. immaculatus (M.J.Roe) D.M.Bates. When it is considered a mere variety of H. arnottianus, it is written H. arnottianus var. immaculatus.
Each genus should have a designated type, although in practice there is a backlog of older names without one. In zoology, this is the type species and the generic name is permanently associated with the type specimen of its type species. Should the specimen turn out to be assignable to another genus, the generic name linked to it becomes a junior synonym and the remaining taxa in the former genus need to be reassessed.
Identical names (synonyms and homonyms)
Within the same kingdom one generic name can apply to only one genus. However, many names have been assigned (usually unintentionally) to two or more different genera. For example, the platypus belongs to the genus Ornithorhynchus although George Shaw named it Platypus in 1799 (these two names are thus synonyms). However, the name Platypus had already been given to a group of ambrosia beetles by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst in 1793. A name that means two different things is a homonym. Since beetles and platypuses are both members of the kingdom Animalia, the name could not be used for both. Johann Friedrich Blumenbach published the replacement name Ornithorhynchus in 1800.
However, a genus in one kingdom is allowed to bear a scientific name that is in use as a generic name (or the name of a taxon in another rank) in a kingdom that is governed by a different nomenclature code. Names with the same form but applying to different taxa are called "homonyms". Although this is discouraged by both the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and the International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants, there are some five thousand such names in use in more than one kingdom. For instance,
- Anura is the name of the order of frogs but also is the name of a non-current genus of plants;
- Aotus is the generic name of both golden peas and night monkeys;
- Oenanthe is the generic name of both wheatears and water dropworts;
- Prunella is the generic name of both accentors and self-heal; and
- Proboscidea is the order of elephants and the genus of devil's claws.
- The name of the genus Paramecia (an extinct red algae) is also the plural of the name of the genus Paramecium (which is in the SAR supergroup), which can also lead to confusion.
A list of generic homonyms has been compiled by the Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG)[10]
Higher classifications
The type genus forms the base for higher taxonomic ranks, such as the family name Canidae ("Canids") based on Canis. However, this does not typically ascend more than one or two levels: the order to which dogs and wolves belong is Carnivora ("Carnivores").
The number of species in genera varies considerably among taxonomic groups. For instance, among (non-avian) reptiles, which have about 1180 genera, the most (>300) have only 1 species, ~360 have between 2 and 4 species, 260 have 5-10 species, ~200 have 11-50 species, and only 27 genera have more than 50 species (see figure).[11] However, some insect genera such as the bee genera Lasioglossum and Andrena have over 1000 species each.
Which species are assigned to a genus is somewhat arbitrary. Although all species within a genus are supposed to be "similar" there are no objective criteria for grouping species into genera. There is much debate among zoologists whether large, species-rich genera should be maintained, as it is extremely difficult to come up with identification keys or even character sets that distinguish all species. Hence, many taxonomists argue in favor of breaking down large genera. For instance, the lizard genus Anolis has been suggested to be broken down into 8 or so different genera which would bring its ~400 species to smaller, more manageable subsets.[12]
See also
- ↑ Gill, F. B.; Slikas, B.; Sheldon, F. H. (2005). "Phylogeny of titmice (Paridae): II. Species relationships based on sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene". Auk. 122 (1): 121–143. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[0121:POTPIS]2.0.CO;2.
- ↑ De la Maza-Benignos, M. , Lozano-Vilano, M.L., & García-Ramírez, M. E. (2015). Response paper: Morphometric article by Mejía et al. 2015 alluding genera Herichthys and Nosferatu displays serious inconsistencies. Neotropical Ichthyology, 13(4), 673-676.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1679-62252015000400673&script=sci_arttext
- ↑ De la Maza-Benignos, M., Lozano-Vilano, M. L., & García-Ramírez, M. E. (2015). Response paper: Morphometric article by Mejía et al. 2015 alluding genera Herichthys and Nosferatu displays serious inconsistencies. Neotropical Ichthyology, 13(4), 673-676.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1679-62252015000400673&script=sci_arttext
- ↑ Merriam Webster Dictionary
- ↑ Stuessy, T. F. (2009). Plant Taxonomy: The Systematic Evaluation of Comparative Data (2nd ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. p. 42. ISBN 9780231147125.
- ↑ "Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana'", Plants, Royal Horticultural Society, 2015, retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N., Vol. XV: Botany, Pt. I, Philadelphia, 1854.
- ↑ Roe, Margaret James (1961), "A Taxonomic Study of the Indigenous Hawaiian Species of the Genus Hibiscus (Malvaceae)" (PDF), Pacific Science, Vol. 15, No. 1.
- ↑ Bates, David Martin (1989), Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethology and Natural History, Vol. 29, No. 104.
- ↑ "IRMNG - Homonyms". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ↑ The Reptile Database
- ↑ Nicholson, K. E.; B. I. Crother, C. Guyer & J.M. Savage (2012) It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae). Zootaxa 3477: 1–108
External links
External links
- Nomenclator Zoologicus: Index of all genus and subgenus names in zoological nomenclature from 1758 to 2004.
- Fauna Europaea Database for Taxonomy


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The title says it all.
For example why is plutonium considered more dangerous than radioactive iodine?
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The title says it all.
For example why is plutonium considered more dangerous than radioactive iodine?
A more balanced approach might be to recognize that both short and long half-live materials can be serious hazards, but usually for somewhat different reasons. Also, the devil is very much in the details here, because issues such as how your body absorbs the isotopes is also very, very important.
Radioisotopes with short half-lives are dangerous for the straightforward reason that they can dose you very heavily (and fatally) in a short time. Such isotopes have been the main causes of radiation poisoning and death after above-ground explosions of nuclear weapons.
Iodine is an example where preferential absorption by the human body can further aggravate the dangers of short-lived isotopes.
Long-term isotopes are more complicated. They don't dose as heavily, but there are a lot more issues than just that. Plutonium for example is comparatively long-lived, but some of its decay products can be quite nasty. Also, plutonium happens to be particularly toxic due to its chemistry, which aggravates the damage it can do.
The biggest danger from radioisotopes with mid-to-long half lives is that they can keep an entire region of earth nastily radioactive for a very long time, e.g. hundreds or thousands or even tens of thousand of years. That's the main reason why disposing of reactor wastes, which often contain just such isotopes, is such a contentious issue.
At the extreme end are isotopes that are so long-lived that their hazard levels are close to zero. Uranium-238, the kind left after the fissile 235 is removed, pretty well falls into this category. Bismuth (as in the main ingredient in a popular pink stomach relief aid) is ironically in this category, with a half-life so long it's hard even to tell that it is radioactive.
why is plutonium considered more dangerous than radioactive iodine?
Because the press have heard of Plutonium and Pu=atomic bombs=bad
Plutonium's danger is over stated, it's insoluble so hard to get into the food chain and even if ingested is going to go straight through you. Pu is only a real concern if breathed into the lungs as a fine dust.
Iodine is much more of a concern to human (and animal) health it is readily absorbed in the body and is sufficiently active to have serious radiological effects. The only good thing about Iodine is that if it occurs in a reactor accident on the other side of the world and takes 8days to get to you - there is only half as much of it left.
Half life is defined as
the period of time it takes for a substance undergoing decay to decrease by half. The name was originally used to describe a characteristic of unstable atoms (radioactive decay), but it may apply to any quantity which follows a set-rate decay.
The shorter the life time the faster the material returns to normal levels of radioactivity.
Iodine in eight days exudes half the radiation it had the first day. In sixteen days it is 1/(2*2)=1/4 etc.
Plutonium takes hundreds of years to get to halve its radiation level.
In addition the danger of the body replacing its minerals with radioactive ones is a major factor of danger from long lived elements, like plutonium, through the food chain, from fallout and ground pollution. The shorter the lifetime , the better.
There are two aspects to be considered for radioactive material. Long half-lives like Pu will contaminate areas for decades or centuries but have relatively small decays/second per unit mass. Short half-lives like Iodine disappear in months but have extremely high decays/second per unit mass. Of course, ingesting either can lead to serious illness or death.
It might have to do with metrics. If Becquerels are used, 1 Becquerel equals one distintegration per second, then one becquerel of a long halflife substance means there are more radioactive atoms present (by the ratio of halflives). It all depends on how you normalize things. If you normalize by the number of radioactive atoms present, then the shorter halflife material will have many more disintegrations per second initially. If you normalize by instantaneous activity, then the shorter half-lived substance will always jave fewer distintegrations per second. As usual, some actual numerical understanding, as opposed to rhetorical understanding must be applied.
In terms of contamination, contamination by short lived stuff, can probably be waited out. For instance if milk has too much I-131 (halflife 8days), and it were made into powdered milk or cheese, and left on the shelf for a few months it would then be harmless, whereas if a foodstuff were contaminated with Cesium-137 halflife 30years, it is impractical to wait for it to decay.
Scientists consider radionuclides with short half lives to be a lot more dangerous because they are. Press weenies and environmentalists have a political agenda and spread the lie that long half lives are bad.
Uranium and Plutonium are hardly a health hazard at all, at least in metalic form, and certainly not a radiation hazard unless you happen to get a critical mass together). Of course in dust form, particularly as salts or oxides, they are highly toxic, but that's not a radiation hazard but a chemical one.
Short lived isotopes cause the high radiation environment you don't want to be exposed to for prolonged periods. Those environments of course also don't last very long as decay will cause those isotopes to disappear after short period (days to decades). This is plainly visible in the area around Chernobyl today where background radiation (except in some hotspots) has fallen to a level where it's been safe for people to work right next to reactor 4 without special protective clothing for decades, where now the Ukraine is actively promoting tourism into the area which is a haven for wildlife. It's also no surprise that both Hiroshima and Nagasaki are not wastelands but bustling cities where people live with no fear of radiation sickness and have since shortly after WW2. This of course doesn't stroke with the alarmist message that "the site will remain dangerously radioactive for a hundred thousand years".
The danger from short lived radioisotopes is twofold: 1) direct radiation exposure from decay is high and intense, which can cause radiation sickness, cancer, etc. 2) many are readily absorbed into the human body, and when decaying after being used as building blocks for cells (especially DNA) can lead to mutations, cancer, and other health problems.
While theoretically possible for some long lived radioisotopes as well, absorbing into your tissue some of those won't likely lead to decay related problems during your lifetime as there simply won't be enough decay during your lifetime for there to develop problems larger than your body can correct.
Radioactive iodine is used for diagnosis of thyroid diseases such as hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. In such cases very little radioactivity is orally administered. Since it has half life of 8.0207 days, it is considered safe to use for diagnostic purposes. Moreover, it is excreted out fast through urine. Iodine-131 is orally administered in higher radioactivity levels to treat hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer. In comparison, if a long lived radioisotope like 137-Cs with 30.07 years half life goes inside the body in situations like Chernobyl reactor accident then certain portions of body receive more radiation exposure. Excessive exposures can be unsafe.


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I have been always a football fan (and player when I was much younger), but in the last couple of years or so, I stopped watching games because I usually just fell asleep while watching them. Compared to other sports I like (cycling, basketball, motor racing, etc), I find football very boring, except for a few games once in a while. But for this Euro 2008 that finished yesterday, I decided to try watching first only the Spanish team games, and, if I didn't fall asleep, maybe try with others. So I just watched the 3 Spain's games in the 1st round, the 1/4 finals against Italy, and then the 2 semifinals and, yesterday, the final. I have to confess I really enjoyed those games, specially the 2 semifinals in general and the 2nd half of the Spain-Russia in particular.
But, even though I might be back into watching more football games in the upcoming season (at least until I fall asleep again 🙂 ), there are some things in football that I wanted changed many years ago and that, as I've witnessed during these last few weeks, haven't changed yet:
- First of all is the referees. As in all sports, they make mistakes, that's normal, what's not normal is that such mistakes can have such a huge impact on the final result (media here in Spain usually even have an alternative standing with the points lost/won by each team from referee's mistakes). So, why the UEFA/FIFA or whatever don't do as in other sports, where video replays are used when referees are not sure? Of course, I'm not saying the referee should stop the game to watch the replay for every doubtful play, as is done in some sports, but there could be a group of judges watching the game on TV, with special cameras, and just communicate via radio with the referee. Also, there could be more referees on the field, like in basketball, for instance, where there are 3 in a much smaller playing field. I'm starting to think nothing is done to fix this so as to allow the media to talk after the games about the referee's mistakes, which is what the media do most of the week while waiting for the next game, at least here.
- Lots of team play very deffensive, and that makes some games as boring as watching your hair grow. I used to like a lot football back in the days of Johann Cruyff's FC Barcelona Dream Team. The best was Barcelona, playing very offensive, and so the rest of the teams copied the playing style, and it was very common to have very high results, like 7-3, 4-3, 5-4, etc, etc, which make the games, at least for me, very attractive to watch. So, why not do again like in other sports, where the rules are more dynamic, and are changed to cut the very defensive styles and make the game more offensive? That happened a few years ago, for instance, on the NBA, the scores were getting very low, so they added/changed a couple of rules to make the game more offensive. I would really like to have, in football, a much less restrictive off-side rule, there would be many more scores and make the games more attractive, since you can't be too defensive if you are losing 2-0.
- Spanish people got totally crazy last night, with lots of injured people and even one death in Madrid, as I've heard on the radio this morning. 2 years ago, the basketball team won the world championship, and, AFAIR, there were no problems, people went to receive the team to the airport and just cheered at them while they were driven across the city, so, why does this always happen around football? I guess it's got nothing to do with the sport, just that it's the most popular one around here and it attracts all kinds of weird people.
Anyway, congratulations to the Spanish team for this win, specially because this is the only thing that unifies Spaniards, the football national team. Before and after this Euro Cup, people did/will complain about the other regions' people, and some did/will even say they don't feel Spanish at all, but these days, with an European champion team, everyone likes Spain, yay for football nationalism! 😀


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