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This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suspended Sunland, Inc.'s registration as a food facility – an execution of the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 to ensure the safety of food products for Americans. However, yet to be acknowledged are the many Texas farmers still waiting for payment on the peanuts they have contracted and delivered to the company.
Sunland is the country's largest organic peanut butter manufacturer and specializes in processing Valencia peanuts – a low-yielding variety that requires extra attention to ensure the crop's success.
"Farmers are the unintentional victims of FDA's closure of the plant," Texas Peanut Producers Board Executive Director Shelly Nutt said. "The men and women who worked hard nurturing their peanut crop this past year are left wondering when or even if they will be paid."
"I know farming is uncertain," Haldon Messamore, a farmer in Sudan, Texas, said. "I plan for drought, wind, hail, early freeze and fluctuating markets. But I didn't plan on getting caught in the middle of a battle between a big food company and big government agency."
The situation needs to be resolved in a timely fashion, according to Brent Nelson, another farmer from Sudan.
"There seems to be a major disconnect between FDA and Sunland in resolving this issue," Nelson said.
Though Sunland may have insurance or reserves to sustain itself through the coming months until the situation is resolved, farmers cannot continue waiting to be paid for their peanuts.
"What other business or household could continue if one-third of their revenue is in limbo?" Messamore asked.
The financial burden this is placing on farmers doesn't just stop with them and their families; it goes on to the businesses and communities supported by them.
"There's a ripple effect of who is impacted by this," said Nelson. "It may start with the farmers, but it goes on to the people we do business with and the causes we donate to. From equipment dealers and bankers to restaurants and churches, there's no part of the community that remains untouched by this situation."
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Comcast Appeals FCC's Wrist Slap
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While the ruling against Comcast was rather pointless and meaningless, this appeal could create a much more interesting lawsuit, helping to more clearly define the FCC's authority on these issues. Amusingly, despite the effective issues being identical to the question of the FCC's authority over consumer electronics in the broadcast flag debate from four years ago, expect various public interest groups to align on the opposite sides of where they did back during that fight. Apparently, FCC regulation is bad, except when it's in agreement with your opinion.


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Viewers accustomed to seeing Katey Sagal as hapless housewife Peg Bundy on "Married ... With Children" must have suffered a minor case of whiplash with the 2008 premiere of "Sons of Anarchy," a series in which she plays a tough-minded matriarch of a drug-smuggling motorcycle gang.
Fans who attend a special "Sons of Anarchy" event at Mill City Nights in Minneapolis this Saturday may be in for another shocker. After jazz singer Curtis Stigers performs the series' theme song and cast members Theo Rossi (Juice) and Ryan Hurst (Opie) answer questions from the audience, Sagal will take on the role she was born to play: pop singer.
Long before she was chasing Al Bundy around the couch, Sagal made her living backing some of the biggest stars of the '70s and '80s, including Bette Midler, Olivia Newton-John, Gene Simmons and Tanya Tucker.
"I'm surprised that people are still surprised," said Sagal, 59, just a couple of days before shooting a guest appearance on "Glee" as Artie's mother. "My perspective is that I've been doing it so long that people should know by now."
Raised in California, where her father directed everything from the miniseries "Rich Man, Poor Man" to episodes of "Columbo," Sagal started taking voice lessons at age 5 and picked up guitar and piano by the time she reached her teenage years.
At 18, she was touring with a Broadway production of the rock musical "Two Gentlemen of Verona."
"I always thought that singing would be what I'd do for a living," she said. "That's where I was headed."
Not all her gigs worked out. She spent six weeks rehearsing with Bob Dylan in 1978, only to be fired along with the other backup singers just a week before the tour hit the road.
"Dylan was pretty much all business. There wasn't a lot of socializing," she said. "After rehearsal, we would sit around and listen to tape and if you had made a mistake, he'd glare at you and you'd shrink in your chair a little. It didn't work out, but it was pretty amazing to stand next to him to sing 'Just Like a Woman.' "
Sagal had more success with Midler, serving as one of her "Harlettes" in the late '70s and early '80s. Rock Hall of Famer Etta James was such a fan she allowed Sagal to open for her.
But the ambitious performer was getting antsy. While working with established artists provided great experience — and rent money — Sagal was eager to emerge from the background.
She got her chance when an agent discovered her doing a musical in a 99-seat theater in Los Angeles. By 1985, she had landed a role in a Mary Tyler Moore sitcom simply titled "Mary." The series was canceled after one season, but her work caught the attention of casting directors looking for a cartoonish mother for a racy new sitcom that would help establish the Fox network as a major player.
Despite the success of "Married ... With Children," Sagal still thought of herself as a singer masquerading as an actress.
"It kind of freaked me out," said Sagal, who remained with the series throughout its 1987-97 run. "For the first five years, I'd play on the weekends or throw together a blues band really quick because I thought the acting job was going to go away. I'd better hang onto the singing."
Sagal finally got her footing as an actress, but it took some years to persuade the industry that she could do more than broad comedy.
A part on ABC's "8 Simple Rules" in 2002 proved she could hold her own with John Ritter, but the show never fully recovered from his untimely death the following year. She showed her dramatic chops on ABC's cult classic "Lost," but appeared in only five episodes.
It wasn't until "Sons of Anarchy" that Sagal really shined, playing a no-nonsense character who could destroy Peg Bundy with nothing more than a nail file.
The show has earned her a Golden Globe and a chance to sing for a national audience, even though most viewers won't know it's her voice performing "To Sir With Love" and "Bird on a Wire" during some of the series' most indelible montages.
It doesn't hurt that the show's creator, Kurt Sutter, is a big fan of Sagal's music — and her husband.
Those soundtrack songs likely will pop up during Sagal's Saturday night performance, as well as covers of songs by Ryan Adams, Laura Nyro and Ray LaMontagne. They are all part of an upcoming solo album, only her third in 30 years of recording.
Sagal and her backing band, the Forest Rangers, have scheduled only four shows — all in the Midwest — because shooting for Season 6 of "SOA" starts in mid-May. Sagal is hoping to sneak in more gigs later in the year, and she already has an idea for her next album.
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Welcome to the Website of the British Arachnological Society (BAS). Here you can find information on all things arachnological. Our emphasis is on British spiders but we also include other arachnids, particularly Harvestmen (opilionids), Pseudoscorpions and Scorpions.
The BAS is Britain's only charity devoted exclusively to the study and understanding of arachnids. It is run entirely by volunteers, with no paid staff.
European Congress of Arachnology 2018 - BAS bursaries
Registration is now open for the 31st European Society of Arachnology conference which will be held at Vác, Hungary, from 8-13 July, 2018. The BAS will offer bursaries to assist members with the expense of attending. A fixed sum has been allocated and so the sooner people apply the more likely they are to be funded. Each application will be considered on its merits up to a maximum of £500 (currently around €567), but with the expectation that candidates will part-fund their expenses from other sources. Preference will be given to those offering talks/posters and who agree to write up their presentations as Newsletter/Arachnology articles. These bursaries are available under our Ted Locket Grants scheme; more information on this and and other small grants available to members can be found via the link below:
European Spider of the Year 2018 - Steatoda bipunctata
Our colleagues at the European Society of Arachnology have announced Steatoda bipunctata as European Spider of the Year. Sometimes know as the 'rabbit hutch' spider, this species is found throughout Europe, often in association with buildings. It is one of three Steatoda species commonly found in Britain - you can read more about all of them in our Factsheet 5, which primarily addresses public misconceptions about our largest species, Steatoda nobilis, the Noble False Widow Spider. More detailed information on Steatoda bipunctata in Europe can be found via the above link to the European Society of Arachnology website. Information on the species in Britain, including a distribution map, can be found on the Spider Recording Scheme website via the link below:
The state of Britain's spiders
Our new review of the status of Britain's spiders has just been published by Natural Resources Wales (the commissioning agency). It features a 'Red List' of species regarded as being at threat of extinction. The allocation of internationally agreed statuses shows that 16% of our species are threatened; 18 species are considered Critically Endangered, 30 Endangered and 54 Vulnerable. Three species are thought to have become extinct.
The new review includes for the first time an Amber List of species that are not yet considered at risk of extinction but for which the severity of their decline give cause for conservation concern. Species are also categorised by GB Rarity Status, defined largely by restricted distributions; Nationally Rare species occur in 15 or fewer hectads and Nationally Scarce species in 16 to 100 hectads.
This review highlights the pressing need for greater attention to be paid to spider conservation, and to the research and survey work needed to underpin it. It was based on the work of many dedicated volunteers who contributed their records to the Spider Recording Scheme. Please make your records count for the future by contributing to the Scheme..
For Members
For our BAS AGM weekend 2018 we'll be heading to South Wales, to the Field Studies Council's Margam Discovery Centre, just east of Port Talbot and close to many fantastic field sites. Once again we'll be running a Saturday morning workshop for those who wish to hone their identification skills - this is also open to members who are not attending the full weekend.
The BAS at the Rutland Birdfair 2017
The Rutland Birdfair in August was once again a fantastic opportunity to talk spiders with what felt like a high proportion of the audience of approaching 25,000. Our very popular stand offered advice on all things arachnological, a live display of British arachnids including pseudoscorpions, new BAS Factsheets and an opportunity to buy signed copies of the new WildGuide to Britain's Spiders at a substantial discount. Many people took up the opportunity to make their own mini spi-pot - essential kit for users of the WildGuide! We'll hope to be there again next year and will look forward to seeing old friends as well as a new audience. If you can help to sponsor our stand, please do get in touch.
Scottish Spider Search
Spiders are some of our most familiar and widespread invertebrates, but there are still big gaps in our knowledge of their distributions in Scotland. Over 400 different types of spider occur in Scotland. Most need to be examined under a microscope to identify the species, but there are some that can be identified easily without any special skills or equipment.
We need your help to find out more about four easily identified spiders.
New to Britain - Pelecopsis susannae
Pelecopsis susannae, a south-west European money spider previously unrecorded in Britain, was stumbled upon by chance by Matt Prince, SRS Area Organiser for Devon, whilst looking at bryophytes in a park on the edge of Dartmoor in December. The males of this species have an inflated head region and abdominal scutum typical of the genus. In addition they have a thumb-like projection on the dorsal surface of the palp which is unknown among other British species - these can be seen in Pierre Oger's wonderful photographs of Matt's specimen. After Matt appealed for help with identification of what was clearly a new species to Britain via the ever-helpful BAS Google Group forum (open to all members), the specimen's identity was confirmed by Peter Merrett and Robert Bosmans. Matt and his wife Nicola found that a clean, broad paint brush and tray was an effective way to check for this winter-active species on moss covered trees. You'll be able to read more about the new species in forthcoming issues of our Newsletter and our journal Arachnology.
How to make a pooter
Ecosapien, an environmental education consultancy based in Leeds, has produced a series of short YouTube videos for the BAS designed to encourage a new generation of arachnologists. These have largely been promoted through Social Media. The practical clips cover How to … (a) catch arachnids, (b) make a spider enclosure; (c) make a simple sweep net; (d) make a spi-pot and (e) make a simple pooter. A longer 'Eco-talk' video on arachnology, featuring the infectious enthusiasm of BAS honorary secretary Geoff Oxford, is available here. The final 'Eco-talk' is expected soon.
For those with a long-standing relationship with the humble pooter, its fascinating history, by Prof Simon Leather, can be read here
A new spider family for Britain - the Mysmenidae
The discovery of new spider species in Britain is a fairly regular event but for the first time in a number of years we now have a completely new family of spiders for the country. Trogloneta granulum recently discovered at two sites in Wales, is Britain's first member of the Mysmenidae, a family of tiny orb-web spiders that includes only 23 genera and 123 species worldwide.
False Widow Spiders
Please see our comprehensive pages on False Widow Spiders and Frequently Asked Questions
There are photographs to compare with any spiders you think may be a False Widow, as well as detailed information on their distribution and habits and bite.
- Please do not be scared by recent coverage in the media, much of which is misleading and plainly wrong!
For other common and harmless species that you can find in and around your home and garden, please check the section further down this Main page - Some Common British Species - click on the photos for more information and pictures.
Local Events and Training
Check out our upcoming local workshops, field trips and shows.
Our Regional Coordinators and groups organise local field trips and training workshops. They also attend public events, to demonstrate and identify arachnids. These are arranged throughout the year, so keep checking back for new activities near you. You don't have to be a member to attend most of these events (although we might encourage you to join!).
Please ensure you book in advance; spaces on the workshops may be limited.
BAS and UK Arachnology - In the Media
Media coverage of UK Arachnology and the BAS, including UK conservation schemes supported by the BAS, and media articles / pieces to which the BAS has contributed or advised.
Join BAS Newsletter editor Richard Gallon taking TV presenter Iolo Williams on a guided spider tour of Wepre Park in Iolo's Great Welsh Parks, aired on Monday 19th. January 2015, 7:30pm BBC 1 (Welsh version). English viewers were able to view it on i-Player soon after transmission.
Spiders in the News
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|Thermal biology and immersion tolerance of the Beringian pseudoscorpion Wyochernes asiaticus
|Multiple exaggerated weapon morphs: a novel form of male polymorphism in harvestmen
|Spider Web DNA: A New Spin on Noninvasive Genetics of Predator and Prey
|First record of the spider genus Paraplectana Brito Capello, 1867 (Aranaea: Aranneidae: Cyrtarachninae) from India, with a description of a new species A true ladybird mimic: Image ©curiocritters
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- Fish predation by semi-aquatic spiders: A global pattern
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In fact Butterworth was so intrigued by this possibility that he did the hard work of tracking down irrefutable proof that Harvey Milk How came to Walnut Creek to participate in a historic debate to argue against Proposition 6, a 1978 measure that would have required public school districts to fire teachers and other employees who are gay or who openly support gay rights.
Later, I checked out the definitive biography of Milk by Randy Shilts, the pioneering gay reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. In his biography, The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk, Shilts described how Briggs and Milk engaged in numerous debates around the state, during which Briggs maintained that homosexual teachers wanted to abuse and turn children gay. Milk responded with statistics compiled by law enforcement that provided evidence that pedophiles identified primarily as heterosexual, and dismissed Briggs' points with one-liner jokes: "If it were true that children mimicked their teachers, you'd sure have a helluva lot more nuns running around."
Some of those debates took place in school gymnasiums, including one that Shilts said took place in Walnut Creek in September 1978. But neither the film nor Shilts identified the name of the school, an omission that frustrated Butterworth, who moved from Walnut Creek to attend the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma and later studied aeronautical engineering at the University of Washington. He now works at the Boeing Company.
"I [was] pretty intrigued when that scene in Milk flashed up on the screen," he writes me. "It was interesting to see the Gay Rights movement come so close to home. I grew up in the East Bay (Concord) , and never thought of it much of a liberal bastion. I didn't give the scene that much thought until I ran across the Milk documentary The Times of Harvey Milk yesterday on Hulu.com It was an amazing film, and I was once again shocked to see that the Prop. 6 debate scene included in the film. This time however, it hit much closer to home, as I recognized the surroundings of the gym. I'm a 1998 graduate of Northgate High School, and after watching the clips in the documentary, was hell bent on finding out exactly where that debate took place."
Butterworth was so hell bent that he hit the University of Washington library and spent a couple hours scanning through rolls of microfiche of old issues of the San Francisco Chronicle. He found two articles: "One was from Friday September 15,1978 and a debate review from Saturday September 16, 1978. The debates did in fact occur at Northgate High School, and it appears that Harvey got a much warmer reception from the folks in Walnut Creek than Briggs did."
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MILWAUKEE—Some food banks in Wisconsin are forming a state association to help coordinate efforts to aid the hungry.
Officials plan to announce Tuesday that Wisconsin Feeding America food banks have formed the Wisconsin Association of Feeding America Food Banks.
According to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, the new organization will help coordinate and create public and private partnerships to help end hunger in Wisconsin, raise public awareness and identify additional food and revenue sources.
The State Association includes Channel One Regional Food Bank, Feed My People Food Bank, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, Second Harvest Heartland and Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank. Those food banks serve every county in Wisconsin
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When opening the first outlet of your chain of ice cream stores in India here is a hint: Do not use a catch-phrase in advertisements which specifically bars Indians from entering the store. Haagen-Dazs did, and they are in trouble.
According to AdAge, Haagen Dazs hung unfortunate posters in a Delhi mall outside of the company's first Indian outlet. The posters tried to strike a cosmopolitan note with a reference to the French Riviera and the words "Exclusive Preview for International Travellers. Access restricted only to holders of international passports."
Whoops! No Indians allowed! After an angry blogger picked up the story, complete with an anecdote of a friend being turned away from the store, Haagen-Dazs was forced to issue an apology: The message was intended to suggest that you can enjoy, for instance, a taste of the French Riviera without traveling to France — by enjoying Haagen-Dazs.
Unfortunately, the reference to the international-passport holder on the poster may have led to a significant miscommunication." To be fair, Haagen-Dazs is in the ice cream business—not the not-being-accidental-racists-business. Ice cream. Delicious, delicious ice cream.


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A Local mother/daughter team has joined forces to "support" a unique women's issue and a national organization called The Bra Recyclers, a division of BB Recycling, LLC, to host a "bra drive" to collect donations of gently used and new bras to donate to area women and teenage girls in need.
Abigail Gard, an eighth grade student at St. Luke the Evangelist School in Glenside, and her mother, Anna Gard, a nurse practitioner at VNA Ginny Coombs Children's Clinic in Abington, organized a donation event throughout the month of October to collect bras for local women and teen shelters in Philadelphia and highlight Breast Cancer Awareness as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
"We hosted a bra recycling drive through the bra recyclers organization www.brarecycling.com," said Anna. "We collected 437 used and new bras to donate to women and girls in transition in shelters for homeless, domestic violence safety and recovery. As a mother and clinician working with disadvantaged vulnerable populations, I see how many women and girls have poorly fitted and worn out undergarments, something so basic to one's self image and esteem.
"We had a mother-daughter sort-and-pack party last weekend to organize donations. We have identified several local shelters and program, including Carson Valley Children's Aid, Woodstock Family Center, Womanspace Ardmore and Family House Norristown. We plan to deliver some donations to The Covenant House, a homeless shelter for teenagers, in Germantown tomorrow afternoon."
The idea for this drive arose from an email Anna received from a friend with the link to an article about the Bra Recyclers. The Bra Recyclers' concept is simple: Used Bras= Using Simple Encouragements to Develop, Blossom and Renew positive Attitudes and Self-Esteem. "It fit so perfectly with the need I was seeing in these communities," said Anna.
Abigail created the flyer and reached out to her neighbors, friends and family, school and soccer community. The response has been tremendous; in addition to the hundreds of bras collected so far, there have also been financial contributions to put toward shipping and packaging. Planning this bra drive during Breast Cancer Awareness Month had the added value of reminding donors about the importance of breast health, including screening mammograms and breast self-exam.
The Bra Recyclers organization is based in Gilbert, AZ. A textile recycling company specializing in recycling bras, the organization does its part to help the environment by delaying the amount of unused bras and textiles that go to landfills, thus reducing the pressure on virgin resources. For more information about the bra recycling drive, e-mail email@example.com or visit www.brarecycling.com.


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The book is very user friendly. It contains the Hebrew text of the Torah, Onkelos and Rashi (vocalized). Additionally, it contains an English translation of Onkelos. The translation bolds any words that Onkelos changed from the literal meaning. The authors then have a commentary on each of those changes explaining why this was changed. Additionally, the authors provide an even more in-depth commentary in the Appendix, for those who want to go even further. Drazin, has edited a more scholarly treatment of Onkelos published by Ktav (for a lot more money).
One example from last weeks Parsha. Exodos 8:2 discusses the begining of the frog plauge. The translation is as follows: "Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of the Egyptians, and the frogs ascended and covered the land of Egypt." Thus, both Egyptians and frogs have been chaged by the targum. We will focus on the "frogs" change. The authors explain
FROGS The biblical reading is "bring up the frog" (in the singular), suggesting that one frog covered the entire land. Indeed, Rashi cites an opinion found in the Babylonian Talmud (Sanhedrin 67b) and the Midrash (Exodus Rabbah 10:4) that a single from came, split into other frogs and swarmed over Egypt. Our targumist prefers to interpret the biblical singular as "frogs," which is closer to the intended meaning. Rashi also states that the singular form represents a swarm of frogs, just as the word kinam in verse 13 and 14, in the singular, refers to many lice. Our tagumist translates kinam in the plural in keeping with his understanding of the intended meaning of the word.The authors in a section titled "Onkelos Highlights" offer an additional reason why the targumist picked this explaination.
Onkelos most often attempts to translate Scripture in accordance with the view of Rabbi Ishmael, rather thatn that of Rabbi Akiva - both spiritual giants of the second centruy CE. Rabbi Akiva, recognizing the sacredness of every word in the Bible, understood Scripture literally. Hence, when the Bible describes the second plauge in verse 8:2, stating that a "frog," in the singular, covered Egypt, he understood it to mean that it was a single frog that miraculously afflicted Egypt. Rabbi Ishmael, on the other hand, insisted that "Scripture speaks in human language," and that it often metaphoric and imprecise, a view embraced by Onkelos. The tragumist, therefore, translates the Hebrew word as "frogs," to reflect the intention of the Bible, which frequently uses the singular in the place of the plural.
Thus, there is a basic controversy how to understand the Bible, with Onkelos taking one position which is reflected in his targum.
It is worthwhile to note how other translations have translated this verse (8:2) to compare and understand what they were doing.
Artscroll actually differs depending upon which book one is looking at. In the Artscroll translation that includes a translation of Rashi, the verse is translated in the singular - "frog." This, as noted above, reflects Rashi's understanding of the verse based upon the Midrash and the Talmud. Artscroll in their introduction claim they follow Rashi in their translation.
In the Artscroll Stone edition which is just a translation of the Torah with a commentary, the verse is translated as "frog-infestation." The commentary notes that they followed Rashi on this as well (the second explaination offered in Rashi). However, a closer reading of Rashi actually leads to a different translation. Rashi states "The simple understading of this verse is that a singular form of frog can mean frog infestation." Thus, Rashi is saying although only the singular is used it can mean multitudes. Therefore, Rashi would actually translate the verse, according to this understanding, as "frog" which would mean frog infestation, not that the translation is actually frog infestation.
Additionally, Artscroll does not explain why in one book they translated it one way and in the other a different way.
JPS follows Onkelos and translates "frogs."
I do have one criticism of the an otherwise excellent work. I think it would have been even better if they had aside from bolding the English to bold the actual targum words that are changed. However, beside for this, this work allows many, who constrained by the difficult language employeed by the Targum to now study this invaluable work.
I purchased this from Biegeleisen for $27. As of yet the only volume published is the Exodus volume, however, the authors note that Genisis is almost complete. One can also buy this directly from the publisher and also see page samples here


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The month of May is one of serendipity — and for opera fans, great joy. Seven opera productions will be onstage this month, and most promise wonderful voices, lush music, intriguing costumes and dramatic storylines. There is something to appeal to everyone, even those who have never seen an opera before.
Grand opera
Los Angeles Opera presents two this month, both featuring big opera stars.
The first, "Thais," features Placido Domingo, who also is general director for the L.A. organization. It opens May 17.
The second, "A Streetcar Named Desire," which follows the story made famous as a play and then a movie, stars soprano Renee Fleming. "Streetcar" debuts May 18.
"Thais," based on Anatole France's novel, was written in the late 1800s by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Louis Gallet. Set in Byzantine Egypt, it tells the story of a monk and his efforts to convert a courtesan to Christianity. As the courtesan Thais' pure heart is revealed, the monk's feelings of lust for her also become apparent.
" 'Thais' isn't as well known as it should be, but it is an incredibly beautiful opera and a wonderful star vehicle for a soprano with vocal virtuosity, physical beauty and stage charisma," Domingo said.
The soprano playing the role in Los Angeles is Nino Machaidze, who performed with Domingo in the opera before, in Seville, Spain, in 2012. There will be six performances.
"A Streetcar Named Desire" offers the unique opportunity to experience the Tennessee Williams work well known from stage and screen done musically. Composed by Andre Previn with a libretto by Philip Littell and approved by Williams' estate, the opera relates the story of a fallen and fading Southern belle and her tenuous relationship with her sister and brother-in-law.
Fleming originated the role of former belle Blanche DuBois at the San Francisco Opera in 1998 and will bring her vocal prowess to the L.A. Opera production.
"I was at the magnificent London concert performance of 'Streetcar' conducted by Andre Previn in 2003 and (Renee Fleming's) performance as Blanche was one that I will never forget," Domingo said. "I am thrilled that L.A. audiences will now have the opportunity to see this incredible artist in a role tailored to her extraordinary talents."
There will be three performances; it is sung in English.
Opera with wine
In Highland Park, the Pacific Opera Project presents Francesco Cavalli's "La Calisto" at the Ebell Club through the coming weekend.
The 17th century opera about the lascivious doings of the gods on Earth wasn't quite a success when it premiered in Venice in November 1651. With a libretto by Giovanni Faustini (who died during the three-performance run), it didn't exactly sell out the house. In fact it wasn't much heard of for the next three hundred or so years.
The opera was revived in 1970. It is based on the mythological story of Calisto, a beautiful virgin nymph dedicated to the service of the goddess Diana. However, her beauty attracts the amorous attention of the most powerful god, Giove. She refuses his advances, so he turns himself into Diana to get closer to her. His trick works, and his jealous wife turns Calisto into a bear. Her heartbroken lover then installs her in the sky as the constellation Ursa Major.
" 'La Calisto' fits well with the atmosphere we try to create," said Josh Shaw, artistic director of Pacific Opera Project. "It goes well with food and wine. It gives us a chance to play around and have fun, and we always want our performances to be entertaining."
The set is a playground with swings, slides and a merry-go-round, and it has plenty of short and catchy tunes for added amusement in the final act.
Symphony opera
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic through the finale of its three-year Mozart/Da Ponte opera project with "Cosi fan tutte," a opera buffa (comedic opera) by Mozart.
The opera, sung in Italian, tells the ever-classic tale of two men who decide to test their fiancees' faithfulness. This concert production boasts installations by award-winning architect Zaha Hadid and costumes by Hussein Chalayan, noted for his visionary fashion design. There will be four performances beginning May 23.
Almost operas
Golden State Pops Orchestra closes its current season with a concert version of the musical thriller "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." In Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's 1979 Tony Award-winning musical, murderous barber Sweeney Todd and meat pie baker Mrs. Lovett team up in a horrifying solution to both of their problems. It was made into a movie starring Johnny Depp.
There will be a single performance, on May 10, in the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro.
Debates have surged about whether "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin is an opera or a musical; currently it is considered an opera because the voices needed to sing the songs must have nothing short of an operatic range. But a lighter, more musical-style version is at the Ahmanson Theatre through June 1. "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" tells the same story of Porgy, a disabled African-American beggar living in the slums of Charleston, S.C., and his efforts to rescue Bess from her abusive lover and a local drug dealer.
" 'Porgy and Bess' is acknowledged as one of the greatest musical scores of the past 100 years," said Michael Ritchie, artistic director of Center Theatre Group. "Now is your chance to see and hear why that is true."
Edgy opera
Long Beach Opera's latest offering is a pairing of two non-operatic works, "An American Soldier's Tale" and "A Fiddler's Tale." The words of these pieces are spoken, not sung, over musical backgrounds.
The first work, "An American Soldier's Tale," was written by Kurt Vonnegut as an anti-war libretto to Igor Stravinsky's famed musical score, "A Soldier's Tale." Vonnegut's piece is loosely based on the true story of Eddie Slovik, a U.S. Army draftee in World War II who became the only deserter executed since the Civil War.
"A Fiddler's Tale" serves as the production's counterpart. Inspired by the same Stravinsky work, it has a score by jazz composer and musician Wynton Marsalis and words by poet-critic Stanley Crouch, and relates the tale of a female fiddler who is corrupted by her record producer and can only be redeemed by love.
"The partnering of these pieces is like a long overdue blind date that glows with potential," said David Schweizer, the stage director for both productions. "To listen to both of these works in the same evening is to feel the richness of the passage of time and be on the threshold of discovery where these artists were inspired."
Opera on the radio
Los Angeles Opera is collaborating with the classical station KUSC (91.5 FM) to produce the eighth consecutive season of L.A. Opera on Air, a weekly series of performances recorded live at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The lineup begins with Bizet's "Carmen" at 10 a.m. May 17 and continues with five more operas from the current season: "Falstaff," May 24; "The Magic Flute," May 31; "Billy Budd," June 7; "Lucia di Lammermoor," June 14; and "Thais," June 21. The series also will be streamed online at www.kusc.org.


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Water Method in Patients With Incomplete Colonoscopy
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01546246
Recruitment Status : Withdrawn
First Posted : March 7, 2012
Last Update Posted : March 25, 2016
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Water method with water exchange has been shown to reduce medication requirement and pain experienced during colonoscopy. It increases the success rate of cecal intubation in sedated and unsedated patients undergoing screening colonoscopy. Exchange of water during scope insertion minimizes distension of the colonic lumen and decreases loop formation. Exclusion of air from the colon during insertion by omission of air insufflations and suction removal of residual air prevent elongation of the colon. These maneuvers facilitate colonoscopy insertion in average patients and may enhance the success of difficult colonoscopy.
Colonoscopy has been considered the gold standard procedure in screening for colorectal disease. However, 5-10% of colonoscopies are incomplete due to patient discomfort, difficult anatomy and prior abdominal or pelvic surgery. The investigators postulate that these patients may benefit from using the water method for colonoscopy. In this proposal the investigators test the hypothesis that compared with conventional air insufflations the water method with water exchange significantly enhances the success rate of cecal intubation in patients with immediately failed colonoscopy.
The aim of the study is to compare the outcome of colonoscopy using the water method versus the conventional air method in patients with incomplete colonoscopy. The primary outcome is cecal intubation success rate. The secondary outcomes include cecal intubation time, maximum pain score during colonoscopy, overall pain score after colonoscopy and adenoma detection rate.
|Condition or disease
|Failed or Difficult Intubation Adenoma Pain
|Other: Water colonoscopy
|Not Applicable
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|0 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Single (Participant)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Water Method With Water Exchange Versus Air Insufflation in Patients With Incomplete Colonoscopy: a Prospective Randomized, Controlled Trial
|Study Start Date :
|November 2011
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|November 2014
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|December 2014
No Intervention: Air colonoscopy
Colonoscopy will be performed without medications and with judicious air insufflation during colonoscope insertion.
Water colonoscopy
Colonoscopy will be performed without medications and aided by water infusion in-lieu of air insufflation during insertion of the colonoscope.
Other: Water colonoscopy
Colonoscopy will be performed without medications and aided by water infusion in-lieu of air insufflation during insertion of the colonoscope. The water infusion involves putting warm sterile water into the colon to open up the colon for advancement of the colonoscope until the end of the colon (cecum) is reached. The water is delivered through scope irrigation channel by an infusion pump equipped with a foot switch which will be controlled by the endoscopist. Infused water used to cleanse residual fecal matter will be suctioned as needed to clear the colonic lumen.
Other Names:
- Cecal intubation success rate [ Time Frame: up to two years ]Insertion of a colonoscope to the cecum
- Adenoma detection rate [ Time Frame: up to two years ]The proportion of participants with at least one adenoma in each group
- Pain Scores on the Visual Analog Scale [ Time Frame: up to two years ]0 = no pain, to 10 = most severe pain
- Cecum intubation time [ Time Frame: up to two years ]Total time of colonoscope intubation from anus to cecum
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with incomplete colonoscopy
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of colorectal surgery
- Severe colonic stricture or obstructing tumor
- Patients who cannot give informed consent and those who are hemodynamically unstable
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01546246
|China, Shaanxi
|Endoscopic center, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases
|Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 710032
|Principal Investigator:
|Yanglin Pan, MD
|Fourth Military Medical University
|Responsible Party:
|Yanglin Pan, Associated professor, Fourth Military Medical University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01546246 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|March 7, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|March 25, 2016
|Last Verified:
|March 2016
Keywords provided by Yanglin Pan, Fourth Military Medical University:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type


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HANDLING CRITICISM CONSTRUCTIVELY (1) 22 Apr 2012 ''...A wise person stays calm when insulted.'' Proverbs 12:16
How can you tell constructive criticism from destructive criticism? By practicing these principles from God's Word: 1) Resolve that whatever it is, you'll handle it constructively. 'A wise person stays calm when insulted.' Angry responses only short-circuit rational thinking and trigger emotion-driven reactions. 'If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise. If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding' (Proverbs 15:31-32 NLT). Always ask yourself, 'Can I learn something here? 2) Consider the character of your critic. 'An honest witness tells the truth; a false witness tells lies. Some people make cutting remarks, but the words of the wise bring healing' (Proverbs 12:17-18 NLT). Is your critic trustworthy? Are their words meant to help you? If so, appreciate them and grow wiser. 'Better to be criticised by a wise person than to be praised by a fool' (Ecclesiastes 7:5 NLT). Are their words intended to demean you and damage your self-worth? Words that humble you have a godly purpose, but words that humiliate don't; so reject them. 3) Check your conscience. Paul wrote: 'My conscience is clear...It is the Lord himself who will examine me and decide' (1Corinthians 4:4 NLT). If you're in the clear, leave the outcome with God. He alone sees the whole picture. 4) If you are criticised because of your faith, consider yourself blessed. 'If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you' (1Peter 4:14 NIV). Rejoice, your life is pleasing to God.
HANDLING CRITICISM CONSTRUCTIVELY (2) 23 Apr 2012 ''...If you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.'' Proverbs 15:32
Saying the right thing the wrong way usually backfires. So here is 'a word to the wise.' If you cannot receive constructive criticism, don't try to give it. Before you criticise, ask yourself: 1) 'Am I interested in this person's good?' Or do you just need to look good, to have all the answers, to control people, and to gain acceptance and prestige? You can't help others while you're focused on your own ego needs. 2) 'Am I blame-oriented and judgemental?' If so, you'll come across that way to others. '...Let us stop passing judgement on one another...' (Romans 14:13 NIV). To avoid blaming and judging you have to stop talking about why they did it, or who is to blame, or how stupid and selfish and crazy it was, or what's wrong with them, etc. That's problem-focused and polarising, and doesn't help. 3)'Am I pointing the person toward solutions?' God is a God of solutions. When He found us lost in sin He didn't give us a critical reminder of our weakness. Instead, '...When we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly' (Romans 5:6 NIV). He didn't give us an analysis of our problem, but a remedy. So, prayerfully suggest, 'I wonder if you might not get a more satisfying result by...' then let God drive it home! 4) 'Am I speaking truth in love?' Even your sincerest ideas need to reflect that you care. 'Speaking the truth in love...' (Ephesians 4:15 NKJV) opens their heart and prepares them to trust you. Love says, 'Because I value you, I'd like to offer a suggestion. Would that be all right?'
The Word For Today is written by Bob and Debby Gass, with Ruth Gass Halliday. © UCB 2012


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KnowledgeBase 00100: Partial Select Lists
What is a Partial Select?
Consider an application that needs to process every record in a very large file. This application might do something like
SELECT FVAR LOOP READNEXT ID ELSE EXIT READ REC FROM FVAR, ID THEN ...processing... END REPEATIt appears that the SELECT statement builds a list of all records in the file and the READNEXT then takes record ids one by one from this list to be used in the READ operation. This would require two passes through the file and, because we are discussing a very large file, it is likely that the data must be physically read from disk twice because the data cached by the READNEXT will have been discarded from memory as later groups are processed.
This is not what actually happens. Instead, the SELECT builds a partial select list that contains only the record ids in the first used group. The READNEXT/READ processes these records and when a READNEXT finds the list to be exhausted, a list of all records in the next used group is built. This continues until the final group has been processed.
Because constructing each partial select list is interleaved with the READ operations, there is a very high probability that the read can take the record from cache memory, removing the need for a second physical disk transfer. The application could potentially run twice as fast as would occur if the entire file was selected before execution of the processing loop. If the processing includes display of data derived from the records, there is also the possibility of improved user perception as the first record will appear on the screen almost immediately rather than after a complete scan of the file.
Disadvantages of Partial Selects
The mechanism described above has some important side effects that developers need to understand. The select operation needs to maintain a pointer to its current position in the file. The QMBasic language provides no concept of scope for this internal pointer such that, if the program exits from the loop before the final group has been selected, there is no way in which the partial select mechanism can be terminated automatically.
Some operations require that the scanning process completes building the list of all remaining record ids in the file. These situations include:
Use of QMSelect() and QMReadNext() in a QMClient application uses the same mechanism as described above. The API also includes the QMSelectPartial() function to return a list of up to 100 record ids and QMNextPartial() to continue this process. This can imporve performance by replacing many QMReadNext() calls with just one operation whilst still gaining much of the benefit of the underlying partial select mechanism.
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Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah opens Arab Post – 2015 Forum in AmmanApr 10, 2013
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah opened today the regional Arab Development Forum in Jordan launched by the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) as part of the worldwide UN led consultations on the global development agenda beyond 2015, when the current Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire.
The two-day Forum will identify regional priorities for the global development framework that will succeed the MDGs framework. Her Majesty is one of two members representing the Arab World on the UN High Level Panel advising UN Chief Ban Ki-moon on the Post-2015 global development agenda.
The Millennium Development Goals framework – set to expire at the end of 2015 - has galvanized development efforts and stimulated tremendous progress against poverty reduction since its rolling out in the year 2001.
The forum is an opportunity for approximately 200 participants representing civil society, academia and the private sector from across the Arab region to identify priorities, challenges and generate ideas towards national visions on the post-2015 development agenda.
"The Arab Development Forum is an excellent opportunity for civil society in the Arab region to come together and discuss the world they want," said Helen Clark, Chair of the United Nations Development Group. "It is also an important chance to contribute to the global discussion towards the world's next development framework."
Issues focused on Wednesday included poverty reduction and employment creation, and conflict prevention and social cohesion. On Thursday delegates will discuss priorities in the areas of voice and participation, health, education, and environmental sustainability.
The forum builds on the national consultations that the United Nations Development Group is facilitating in the Arab region. Discussions have been held in Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen.
Earlier this week, Her Majesty discussed with Ms. Clark the outputs of her meetings with Arab leaders from civil society, research institutes and academia held last month in Amman to outline the main development challenges and priorities of the Arab World that will help shape the post-2015 development agenda.
In her opening remarks, Dr. Sima Bahous, Arab States Regional Chair for the United Nations Development Group, highlighted the importance of civil society as a driving force of development in the Arab region.
"The people in the Arab region are searching for a new path based on shared trust and vision between the citizen and the state," she said. "Youth want to shape their own destinies and contribute to the progress of their societies for a better future."
The forum was attended by 2011 Noble Peace Prize winner Tawakkul Karman of Yemen, who is also a member of the U.N. High Level Panel; Helen Clark, Chair of UNDG and UNDP Administrator; Sima Bahous, Director of the Regional Bureau for Arab States, Chair of the regional UNDG; Ahmad Alhindawi, UNSG's Envoy on Youth; Costanza Farina, UN Resident Coordinator in Jordan; Corinne Woods, Director of the United Nations Millennium Campaign; Regional Directors of UN Agencies working on development; and representatives from civil society, academia and the private sector from all over the Arab region.
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Minnesota is poised to become the second Midwestern state to legalize same-sex marriage after the state House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that would allow the practice.
The House had been considered the measure's toughest hurdle. The bill passed 75 to 59 and heads to the state's Democratic-majority Senate, which is expected to consider it Monday.
Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, has said he will sign the measure.
Eleven states and the District of Columbia allow same-sex marriage -- including Delaware, which acted Tuesday. Minnesota would be the first Midwestern state to legalize it with legislation. Gay marriage is legal in Iowa because of a 2009 state Supreme Court decision.
TIMELINE: Gay marriage through the years
Minnesota, like Iowa, harbors a Midwestern progressive streak. (The state's Democratic Party is formally known as the Democratic Farmer Labor Party.) But Thursday's vote marked a stark reversal from 2011, when -- after a wrenching and emotional debate -- state legislators voted to put a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage on last November's ballot.
Voters rejected that amendment last year, and same-sex marriage supporters saw an opportunity.
State law bars Minnesota's government from recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states. The current bill eliminates that provision and allows civil marriages between same-sex couples. In a nod to conservatives, churches could not be sued if they refused to perform such marriages.
"This isn't about bigotry, as several people have mentioned," the bill's Democratic sponsor, Rep. Karen Clark, said during debate. "This is about honoring difference.… I hope I've done a good job of really honoring and respecting the need for people who have a religious objection to marriage between people [of the same sex]," said Clark, who is gay.
Four of the House's 61 Republicans bucked the party line to vote for the bill, and some of the measure's foes were circumspect about their opposition.
FULL COVERAGE: Battle over gay marriage
"I do believe that marriage should be between one man and one woman," said Republican Rep. Jim Abeler, who voted against the bill. "Not all of us in this room or in this capital or this state agree. That's OK."
Republican Rep. Tony Cornish was more blunt. "I am not a homophobe or a Neanderthal or a hater -- none of those definitions," Cornish said. "The reasons ... that I'm voting no -- the basic one is my constituents back home. The majority of them wanted me to vote that way."
Democratic Rep. Tim Faust gave a short homily on liberty and the separation of church and state on his way to a "yes" vote.
"Ninety-nine-point-nine percent of the time, the people that are opposed to gay marriage, at some point in their discussion, they always say, 'My Bible says,'" Faust said, adding, "The question that keeps going through my mind over and over again is, do we as a society have the right to impose our religious beliefs on somebody else?"
Democratic Rep. Joe Mullery said of the measure, "If you support equality today, I think you'll be proud of it for the rest of your life."
Then he voted yes.
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If you're in the market for a harsh riding performance sedan, might I suggest the 1992 Buick LeSabre?
This LeSabre is the best Buick has to offer. In fact, it should keep the LeSabre on top. Just look at it through the slalom. That might look like body roll, but it's really weight transfer assisting the cornering prowess of the mighty Buick.
Sure, after some oscillation (technical terminology) it gets squirrely, but come on, it's oscillating.
Basically, the LeSabre makes the BMW M5 look like a little girl's bicycle.
But don't take my word for it, listen to John Davis as he talks you through the finer points of this wild LeSabre.
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Chicago, Ill., September 24, 2011 — The Washington University in St. Louis football team dropped its second-straight game in a 13-10 loss at North Park University on Saturday afternoon in Chicago, Ill.
Washington University was limited to just 29 yards rushing and nine first downs in the loss. North Park picked up 215 yards rushing on 60 carries and had a 40:25-19:35 advantage in time of possession.
With the score tied at 10-10 late in the third quarter, Tony Kebeda kicked an eventual game-winning 26-yard field goal to make it 13-10. Washington U. had four possessions in the fourth quarter, resulting in two interceptions and a pair of punts. Junior quarterback Adam Banks was intercepted for the third time with less than a minute to play at the NPU 31-yard to end the threat for the Bears.
North Park (3-0) ran the ball 13 times for 70 on its opening drive, taking 7:01 off the clock. A key stop on 3rd-and-8 resulted in a 27-yard field goal by Kebeda to make it 3-0.
The Bears answered right back with a five-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Dan Burkett to senior wide receiver Easton Knott to give Washington U. the 7-3 lead with 14:41 left in the second. The key play of the drive was a 45-yard reception by Knott, which got the ball down to the NPU 10-yard line.
After running the ball its first 27 times in the game, North Park quarterback Tyler Kreps found Sam Cochiaro for a 52-yard touchdown pass to make it 10-7 with 1:00 remaining. The pass completion for the Vikings was just their third this season.
The Bears took possession with 50 seconds left in the half at the NPU 43-yard line, and drove to the 14 following a 17-yard pass from Banks to senior Drew Sexton. After a timeout by Washington U., Banks was intercepted in the end zone to end the half.
North Park had the advantage in total offense in the opening half, outgaining the Bears 157-151. Banks (5-7, 75 yards) and Burkett (3-4, 52 yards) combined to throw for 127 yards on 8-of-11 passing. North Park ran the ball 28 times for 105 yards in the opening half and connected on its only pass attempt.
Junior kicker Eric Chalifour booted a season-long 40-yard field goal with 13:22 left in the third quarter to knot the score at 10-10. The game would remain tied until Kebeda's kick with 13 seconds left in the third quarter.
Knott was the lone bright spot for the Bears on offense, catching four passes for 124 yards and the lone touchdown of the game for the Bears. Senior linebacker Nick Hillard led the defensive unit with nine tackles, 2.5 for loss, while senior linebacker Kyle Larkin added eight tackles, two for loss.Washington University (2-2) will have a week off before returning to action on Saturday, Oct. 8, at No. 17 Wabash College. Game time is set for 1 p.m. (ET) in Crawfordsville, Ind.
Bear Notebook: This was the first meeting in school history between Washington U. and North Park … Washington U. has lost its two games this season by a combined six points.


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Fuji Gran Fondo Classico 1.1 Road Bike - 2018
The Fuji Gran Fondo has made its name for the very ride that it was designed to tackle: the Gran Fondo. Gran Fondos are often long, arduous rides where rider camaraderie and comfort are pivotal to enjoyment. While disc brakes supply incredible power on these rides, they also add a little bit of weight. Fuji created the Gran Fondo Classico 1.1 to stay true to road cycling's rim brake heritage while helping keep the weight down in the process.
Using a longer head tube than a traditional race bike, about 10mm on a 55cm frame, the Gran Fondo Classico 1.1 creates a slightly more upright rider position in order to stave off upper body fatigue on longer rides. The Gran Fondo Classico 1.1 frame is made from a high modulus carbon blend. High modulus is an engineering term which defines stiffness in fibers. Therefore, a high modulus frame has a stiffer blend of fibers which results in less flex and better transmission of power spent. Carbon fiber, used for much of its modern life in the aerospace industry, is a valuable high performance product for its lightweight, high temperature tolerance and low thermal expansion properties. The carbon frame is further refined with a Press Fit BB86 bottom bracket and tapered head tube.
The Grand Fondo Classico 1.1 features a lightning fast and lightweight Shimano Ultegra 11-speed drivetrain. And, with a compact Oval crankset matched to a Shimano 105 11-32T 11-speed cassette, the 1.1 can handle virtually any ascent or descent on your epic outings. However, we all know that a wheelset can make or break any ride, no matter its length. The Vera Corsa DPM 27 wheels are dependable and outfitted with Vittoria Zaffiro 700x25 tires. Add in Oval Concepts handlebar, stem, seatpost and saddle, and you have a Gran Fondo capable of leading the way during any weekend adventure.
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My laptop has a US keyboard, and I need to write some French, with accents.
I know there's a painful way to do it with combinations of the alt key and
the ascii code alt-codes, but I was wondering if there was an easier way to do it.
PS: Since the question is closed (but the answers no great) I thought I'd add this addendum. Basically, you need to set the keyboard to US International and then you can do accents using
'e or
'a; see this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/97738
PS: Much much better solution: http://keyxpat.com.


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Students at our nation's colleges and universities won a number of important victories for freedom of speech and the First Amendment over the past year. They vindicated their core expressive rights, fought back against repressive university practices, and taught us all valuable lessons about living in a free society.
The victories on campus weren't limited to instances where student speech was censored or punished in application, however. At a number of institutions, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE, where I work) convinced the administration to proactively protect free speech by reforming illiberal and unconstitutional policies before they resulted in cases of censorship. These policies are what FIRE refers to as speech codes— university policies prohibiting expression that is actually legally protected by the First Amendment in society at large (and at public universities as well, although they often ignore the law). It's essential that universities scrap these vague and broad codes, because each day that they remain official policy is a continued violation of students' free speech rights. Speech codes misinform students about their expressive rights and chill campus discourse, preventing many views from ever reaching the marketplace of ideas.
Fortunately, in 2012, schools like the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) heeded our advice and eliminated clearly unconstitutional speech codes, thereby moving towards greater respect for student expression on their campuses.
USC formerly prohibited the posting or distribution of any printed materials containing "derogatory language or material that is aimed at harming a specific person or an organization's reputation." FIRE named this policy as our "Speech Code of the Month" for January 2012. (Each month, we highlight a particularly egregious campus speech code on our website.) After all, much "derogatory" speech aimed at harming an individual or group's "reputation" is constitutionally protected — think about the mud-slinging and vitriol that characterizes much of election season, for instance. In attempting to reach voters, political candidates will often point out the flaws and weaknesses of their opponents. Students on a college campus should have the same right to contend with opposing viewpoints and to criticize those who disagree with them, without having to fear disciplinary action as a result. Happily, in keeping with its institutional commitment to free speech, USC removed this speech code from its materials in time for the 2012-13 academic year.
UNC, similarly, maintained a policy listing "sexually explicit jokes" and "[i]nappropriate exposure to sexually oriented graffiti, pictures, posters, cartoons, or other such materials" as examples of campus sexual harassment. Like USC's speech code, this policy earned FIRE's worst, "red light" rating (meaning it both clearly and substantially restricted protected speech), as well as our Speech Code of the Month designation for February 2012.
Thanks in large part to campus activism by the UNC student group Young Americans for Liberty — including bringing in FIRE Senior Vice President Robert Shibley for a Constitution Day speech in September, as well as hosting a taping of the Fox Business Network show Stossel to discuss UNC's speech codes — we were able to convince the university administration to scrap several of its restrictive policies, including this one.
UNC is not just a good example of an institution removing several questionable policies at once (though it still maintains two other speech codes), it is an illustration of what can happen when passionate students work alongside us to reform their campuses. I hope that in 2013, UNC will finish the job it has started and revise its remaining speech codes, thus earning FIRE's most favorable "green light" rating. For now, though, we can celebrate its removal of a former Speech Code of the Month, a major step in itself.
Still other important policy revisions took place in 2012.
Indiana University, Southeast got rid of a policy that severely limited the ability of students to organize and carry out expressive activities on campus. IU Southeast formerly required students wishing to "express their opinions, distribute materials or assemble on campus" to submit an "Application to Schedule Facilities form" at least five days prior to the event and to gain approval from the administration before engaging in such activity. This prohibited students from engaging in anything from spontaneous protests or rallies to even silent leafletting. In addition, the university broadly asserted that it had "the right to determine time, place and manner" of student speech and identified a single area, McCullough Plaza, as "[t]he free speech area on campus."
IU Southeast's restrictions were enough to earn it our Speech Code of the Month designation for July 2012. This speech code also reminded us of the University of Cincinnati's own "free speech zone," a policy that suffered an embarrassing defeat in federal court in June. Cincinnati's policy similarly limited all "demonstrations, pickets, and rallies" to a single area comprising 0.1% of its campus, and required that expressive activity even in this free speech zone be registered with the university ten working days in advance.
Cincinnati's policy was doomed from the start, and we told the university as much by naming it our Speech Code of the Month back in December of 2007 and writing to the school in 2008 to warn of its constitutional deficiencies. When Cincinnati decided to ignore our concerns for the past several years, and then chose to squelch the free speech and political activity of the student organization Young Americans for Liberty in February of this year, its fate was sealed. The student group filed suit in federal district court, and ultimately had its First Amendment rights vindicated when the court issued a permanent injunction against Cincinnati's enforcement of the policy.
Thankfully, IU Southeast did not have to go nearly that far to understand its obligations under the First Amendment. It simply revised its own Speech Code of the Month in time for the 2012-13 academic year. The policy is now an exemplary model in terms of allowing unfettered discourse on campus, stating that "no reservation is required to use" McCollough Plaza and that "[t]he designation of McCullough Plaza as an assembly location should not be interpreted as limiting the rights of free expression elsewhere on campus. Other outdoor locations may be used as long as no disruptions of University functions occur."
Framingham State University in Massachusetts, to its own credit, reformed a Speech Code of the Month as well (this one from May 2012). Framingham State's erstwhile policy stated: "Recognized student clubs or organizations desiring to sponsor a religious display must consider the following: such displays may not promote or hinder one religion over another, must be secular in purpose, and may not intertwine University affairs with religious promotion." As we wrote at the time, this policy seemed to confuse the university's own obligations with respect to religious neutrality with the private speech and expressive activity of its student groups. Not only was this a misapplication of Establishment Clause doctrine, it resulted in the restriction of religious student speech on the basis of its viewpoint, a fundamental First Amendment problem.
Happily, a look at Framingham State's current policies reveals that it has removed this misguided policy from its materials for the 2012-13 academic year — and that, like the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, it has just two speech codes keeping it from earning our highest "green light" rating. To truly meet its obligations as a public institution, Framingham State should look to revise these policies as well in the coming year.
While much work remains to be done in defending First Amendment rights on college and university campuses, in terms of policy as well as practice, the policy changes we achieved in 2012 serve as a reminder of what is possible, and hopefully serve as examples for other schools to follow as well. Looking back on the work that we did at FIRE in 2012, I am proud of all we were able to accomplish, and I look forward to what is in store for 2013.


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Make sure you use the best quality tomatoes possible for this recipe. The UK tomato season is from around June to October so even though tomatoes are widely available all year round, I think they are a little bit firmer and a little bit tastier during the summer. You can also get a much wider variety of tomatoes during the summer, I used sugardrop tomatoes for this recipe, which are sweeter than your regular tomatoes and when roasted for the 15 minutes that this recipe needs taste amazing. Some recipes tell you to remove the seeds to stop it getting all soggy, but using small cherry tomatoes means that they don't give off too much liquid.
You can use a jar of pesto but I think a good homemade one is a hundred times better (that's right, 100 times!). If the pesto was for a pasta sauce I would make it a bit chunkier and chop everything by hand or use a pestle and mortar, but for this tart a smooth pesto works better so using a food processor is fine (and much easier!)
Serve the tart with a simple side salad, topped with a few shavings of parmesan and serve as soon as you take it out the oven to keep the pastry nice and crispy. I haven't given exact amounts of each ingredient as it doesn't make too much of a difference whether you have 10 extra basil leaves or an extra pine nut or two, just make sure it has the taste and consistency that you are looking for.
For the Pesto:
1 Clove of Garlic
3 Large Handfuls of Fresh Basil Leaves
1 Large Handful of Pine Nuts
1 Large Handful of Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Half a Small Lemon
Sea Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper
For the Tart:
Homemade Pesto
Ready Rolled Puff Pastry
A Handful of Best Quality Cherry Tomatoes
For the Side Salad:
Mixed Salad Leaves
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Lemon Juice
Best Quality Balsamic Vinegar
Sea Salt
1. For the pesto, place all of the ingredients in a food processor (like i said before, if this is for a pasta sauce take the time and chop everything by hand) and pulse until everything has combined but before it turns into a puree. If it is all still looking a bit dry add another splash of olive oil.
2. Cut out the puff pastry into a rough circle (I prefer the slightly rough-round-the-edges look to a perfect circle) and prick with a fork leaving a 1cm edge all the way round.
3. Put a generous dollop (I think that's the technical term for a measurement of pesto) on the pastry and spread it round, leaving the 1cm border free. Then, cut the tomatoes into 3-4mm slices and layer them on top of the pesto. Sprinkle a little bit of salt on top of the tart and place it on a baking tray in the middle of an oven at 180 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
4. Whilst the tart is cooking, dress your salad leaves with the oil, lemon juice, balsamic, salt and pepper.
5. When the edge of the pastry is a beautiful golden colour and the tomatoes have that slightly dried out look, take the tart out of the oven and serve straight away along with the side salad.
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The Easy Way to Impress Your Guests - Basil Pesto and Tomato Tart
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The Kontron AdvancedMC processor module AM4120 is equipped with the Freescale QorIQ P2020 Dual Core processor with up to 1.2GHz and based on the Power Architecture e500. A dedicated Module Management Controller (MMC), which supports basic IPMI commands, is used for board management, enabling operators to monitor the status of the AdvancedMC module in the system. The Kontron AdvancedMC processor module AM4120 also offers increased longevity due to Freescale's processor availability until at least 2018, careful component selection and a Micro SDHC card socket that is not impacted by regular flash discontinuation.
For flexible data exchange, the Kontron AM4120 features 4x SERDES lines routed to AMC ports 4 – 7, which are configurable either as PCIe (root complex or end point) or SRIO ports (host or agent), for applications which require close programming to the chip without extensive overhead. This makes the Kontron AdvancedMC processor module AM4120 a flexible solution in various system configurations. Additionally, it provides several different boot options for the OS including from an exchangeable Micro SDHC card to simplify updates, a NOR Flash or the soldered NAND Flash for rugged applications. For further flexibility in inter- and intra system communication, the Kontron AM4120 supports up to 3x GbE channels which are routed to AMC port 0 plus 2x RJ45 interfaces at the front or routed to AMC ports 0 and 1 plus one port at the front. Depending on the requirements of the application, the Kontron AdvancedMC processor module AM4120 can be used in system configurations with or without MCH. For rugged applications, the Kontron AM4120 is available on a project basis for the extended temperature range.
Kontron offers various MicroTCA and AdvancedMC systems for the AdvancedMC processor module. For example, the Kontron OM6060 can be used as an entry level platform for operating the Kontron AM4120 with PCIe and SRIO point to point fabrics in combination with the Kontron AM4901 basic MCH which provides Ethernet connectivity to all AdvancedMC slots. In this system, the Kontron AM4120 can be combined with I/O cards, DSP cards and different processor boards.
The Kontron AdvancedMC AM4120 supports Bootloader U-Boot, IPMI, VxWorks 6.9 and Linux LTIB and will be available in sample quantities beginning in July.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Following a successful four-year stint as the head coach of the MIT men's soccer team Milton Gooding has announced his resignation. The 2010 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Coach of the Year, Gooding amassed an overall record of 43-21-6 resulting in the highest winning percentage in the program's history (.657).
During Gooding's tenure, the Engineers compiled a home ledger of 25-5-3, yielding the best winning percentage (.803) among all NCAA Division III New England soccer programs. His squads registered two undefeated seasons on Roberts Field, an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2008, and Institute records for longest unbeaten streak (13 games), shutouts in a season (11), and fewest goals allowed in a season (13).
"Milton is a proven coach and this was demonstrated by our on-field success under his leadership," said Julie Soriero, MIT's Director of Athletics. "Our players respected his knowledge and passion for the game of soccer. I speak for many people here at MIT when we wish him the best."


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