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A seaport strike in March halted the country's economy and led to discussions on limiting the right the strike. Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen resigned in June and was replaced by Mari Kiviniemi, Finland's second female prime minister. Investigations into Vanhanen's involvement in distributing government funds to a nongovernmental organization that had contributed to his campaign were ongoing at year's end. Immigration became a dominant political topic in 2010 ahead of the April 2011 elections.
After centuries of Swedish and then Russian rule, Finland gained independence in 1917. The country has traditionally been neutral, but its army has enjoyed broad popular support since it fended off a Soviet invasion during World War II. Finland joined the European Union (EU) in 1995 and is the only Nordic country to have adopted the euro currency. In the 2000 presidential election, Tarja Halonen of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) was elected as the country's first female president. She defeated six other candidates—including four women—from across the political spectrum.
Halonen won a second term as president in 2006, defeating the candidate fielded by the opposition center-right National Coalition Party. In the 2007 parliamentary elections, the ruling Center Party held on to its plurality by one seat, while the National Coalition Party gained 10 seats; the left-leaning parties received record-low levels of support. Acknowledging the shift to the right, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen formed a four-party coalition consisting of his Center Party, the National Coalition, the Greens, and the Swedish People's Party, leaving the SDP in opposition for the first time since 1995.
In February 2010, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) began investigating accusations of malfeasance against Vanhanen over his involvement in the distribution of government funds to a nongovernmental organization (NGO) that had supported his 2006 campaign. The prime minister announced his resignation in June, but cited medical and family issues for his departure. In October, the Parliamentary Constitutional Law Committee launched a follow-up investigation into a possible conflict of interest.
On June 22, the Finnish parliament appointed Center Party leader Mari Kiviniemi as Vanhanen's replacement. Kiviniemi, the country's second female prime minister, will hold the post until the April 2011 elections. For the second time in Finnish history, both posts of president and prime minister were held by women.
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Finland is an electoral democracy. The prime minister is responsible for running the government. The president, whose role is mainly ceremonial, is directly elected for a six-year term. The president appoints the prime minister and deputy prime minister from the majority party or coalition after elections. The selection must be approved by Parliament. Representatives in the 200-seat unicameral Parliament, or Eduskunta, are elected to four-year terms. The Åland Islands—an autonomous region located off the southwestern coast whose inhabitants speak Swedish—have their own 29-seat parliament as well as a seat in the national legislature. The indigenous Saami of northern Finland also have their own parliament.
Corruption is not a significant problem in Finland. A new law came into effect in September 2010 requiring candidates and parties to report campaign donations of more than EUR 800 ($1,072) in local elections or EUR 1,500 ($2,010) in national elections. Investigations into bribery among several members of parliament continued throughout the year. Finland was ranked 4 out of 178 countries surveyed in Transparency International's 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index.
Finnish law provides for freedom of speech, which is also respected in practice. Finland has a large variety of newspapers and magazines, grants every citizen the right to publish printed material, and protects the right to reply to public criticism. Newspapers are privately owned but publicly subsidized, and many are controlled by or support a particular political party. In February 2010, human rights and freedom of speech advocates protested Lauri Kivinen's appointment to the post of director-general at the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE). Kivinen had previously served as head of corporate affairs at Nokia, during which time the company sold a monitoring center to Iran that enables the Iranian government to locate and arrest political dissidents. In April, a Finnish court upheld libel convictions against two YLE journalists, fining them EUR 10,000 (approximately $14,000) for suggesting that a married couple had committed a crime while the suspects remained under preliminary investigation. In March 2010,the Finnish police launched an internet tip-off system in an effort to simplify flagging threats of violence and racist slander.
Finns enjoy freedom of religion. The Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Orthodox Church are both state churches and receive public money from income taxes, but citizens may exempt themselves from contributing to those funds. Under current legislation, religious communities other than the state churches may also receive state funds. According to the U.S. State Department, communities with 200 members or more can receive a statutory subsidy of over $5 per member. Religious education is part of the curriculum in all secondary public schools, but students may opt out in favor of more general instruction in ethics. In September 2010, Finland's Evangelical Lutheran Church ordained its first female bishop. Academic freedom is respected.
Freedoms of association and assembly are upheld in law and in practice. Workers have the right to organize, bargain collectively, and strike. In March 2010, a transit strike in Helsinki halted transportation for two days, and a harbor strike by dockworkers interrupted the country's imports and exports for over two weeks. The severity of the strikes led Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen to call for restrictions on the right to strike in certain sectors, though no changes to the country's labor code had been implemented by year's end. Approximately 80 percent of workers belong to trade unions.
The constitution provides for an independent judiciary, which consists of the Supreme Court, the supreme administrative court, and the lower courts. The president appoints Supreme Court judges, who in turn appoint the lower-court judges. Finland has been criticized by the European Court of Human Rights for slow trial procedures. The Ministry of the Interior controls police and Frontier Guard forces. Ethnic minorities and asylum seekers report occasional police discrimination.
The criminal code covers ethnic agitation and penalizes anyone who threatens a racial, national, ethnic, or religious group. Since 1991, the indigenous Saami, who make up less than 1 percent of the population, have been heard in the Eduskunta on relevant matters. The constitution guarantees the Saami cultural autonomy and the right to pursue their traditional livelihoods, which include fishing and reindeer herding. Their language and culture are also protected through public financial support. However, representatives of the community have complained that they cannot exercise their rights in practice and that they do not have the right to self-determination with respect to land use. While Roma also make up a very small percentage of the population, they are more significantly disadvantaged and marginalized.
Immigration issues became increasingly important in the lead up to the 2011 elections. According to a March 2010 poll by Helsingin Saonomat, anti-immigrant sentiment had risen to 60 percent compared to 37 percent in 2007. The newspaper also reported that several immigration researchers had halted their work after receiving racially motivated threats. In February,one minister suggested capping Finland's already low refugee quota, as threats against politicians who support immigration and racial integration have also risen. A Facebook hate group was found to be issuing death threats against Minister of Migration and European Affairs, Astrid Thors, while another website was dedicated to death threats against the president and prime minister for their support of Finland's immigration bills. In June, a group of immigrants established the Immigrant Parliament, an unofficial body which would debate issues of immigration in an attempt to counter the government and public opinion.
Women enjoy equal rights in Finland.In 1906, the country became the first in Europe to grant women the vote and the first in the world to allow women to become electoral candidates. In the current cabinet, 12 out of 20 ministers are women. In addition, women hold approximately 42 percent of the seats in Parliament. Despite a law stipulating equal pay for equal work, women earn only about 80 percent as much as men of the same qualifications. Domestic violence is an ongoing concern in Finland. In March, journalist Johanna Korhonen was compensated EUR 80,000 (approximately $115,000) for being fired from Northern Media after she failed to disclose that her domestic partner was female.
Finland remains a destination and a transit country for trafficked men, women, and children. Amendments to the Alien Act in 2006 allow trafficked victims to stay in the country and qualify for employment rights.


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Janney, Morton, Fallon win guest actor Emmys
The folks behind the scenes of your favorite TV shows got to collect their winged statues Saturday night at the Creative Arts Emmy ceremony in Los Angeles. And a few actors even heard their names called for guest roles.
Allison Janney won for guest actress in a drama for her work on Showtime's Masters of Sex, making sure to thank the bourbon she drank before her first sex scene.
Joe Morton, who plays Papa Pope on ABC's Scandal, took guest actor honors in a drama.
Jimmy Fallon got the comedy guest-actor trophy for last year's holiday episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live, though sadly the digital short he took part in, Twin Bed, lost out to the Tonys in the music-and-lyrics category.
The three performers were among dozens of people and programs honored Saturday. Emmys in 26 more categories, including major acting and comedy and drama series honors, will be awarded at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on Aug. 25 (live on NBC, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT).
Joining Janney, Fallon and Morton in the winners' circle were Uzo Aduba, a comedy guest-actress winner for Netflix's Orange Is the New Black, and Glee's Jane Lynch, a reality-hosting winner for NBC's Hollywood Game Night.
Fox's Bob Burgers was a first-time winner for outstanding animated program, beating out such shows as Comedy Central's South Park and FX's Archer. Harry Shearer, who provides multiple character voices on Fox's The Simpsons, won his first Emmy for voice-over performance.
In the reality realm, ABC's Shark Tank won for structured reality program and Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch triumphed in the unstructured reality category. Comedy Central's The Colbert Report took home the Emmy for writing for a variety series.
Among the other winners:
Game of Thrones (HBO) for special/visual effects and prosthetic makeup
Between Two Ferns, Zach Galifianakis' talk show, for short form live action entertainment for its Barack Obama interview
True Detective (HBO) for main title design (i.e. opening credit sequence)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) for interactive program
Cable's FXM will broadcast a two-hour edited version of the Creative Arts Emmy ceremony on Aug. 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.


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Efforts to drain the greater Everglades over the past century changed the hydrology of the Everglades ecosystem to allow for rapid urban and agricultural development across south Florida. However, these developments also contributed to degraded water quality and flow into Lake Okeechobee and the St Lucie and Caloosahatchee Estuaries, threatened vulnerable wildlife habitat, and resulted in massive loss of freshwater into the ocean.
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The sterile exhibition mode is null at this live performance event on the new-net-body. Seventeen artists, performers and musicians will collaborate on an evening of interactive and performative installations referencing the negative reflexivity of "being-online". This one night body-based exhibition takes on theatrics and mystery - now at a loss to the web - while the curator takes on the role of director, moderator and performer. Works will morph, appear, and disappear throughout the evening thus representing a mode of being and creating while on-line. The works will develop a loose narrative around the idea of physical movement within these limits of the internet.
What has the net done? A compression of the self into new genres of a convertible and alterable nature. But how to use this new power is a dilemma. We extend ourselves to experience as much as possible, but become so broad in our nature that no specifics exist anymore. Physical "clicking" is the new way of experiencing at our leisure without being completely immersed in the subject itself.
Remixed, chopped and screwed soundtracks by NWL (Peter Conheim of Negativland and Jon Leidecker von Wobbly) and Daniel Leyva (DIS Magazine) mingle the sounds from the net, streets and clubs into hard and heavy techno-net grindcore pop. Curator Caitlin Denny (Jstchillin.org) and Monique Goldwater will present a dance heavy play expressing the concern of the mego-ego in the post digital age. Sara Ludy's massive architectural digital landscapes will emerge and destroy themselves as Brandon Drew Holmes will intrude on your being with human 'pop ups' and technologically advanced mind tricks. Ann Hirsch, reality TV star, extends herself to you willingly in a game of seduction and intrigue while Bryan Morello slams, cuts and meshes the inflection of digital nativity and naiveté.
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Xanadu is a 1980 film in which a muse inspires a down-and-out artist to form a partnership with a 1940s big band leader turned construction magnate in order to open up a roller-skating nightclub. The title of the film is a reference to the poem "Kubla Khan, or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which is quoted in the film.
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Sonny Malone[edit]
- Ah, what the hell. Guys like me should not dream anyway.
- Come take my hand, you should know me,
I've always been in your mind
You know I will be kind, I'll be guiding you
Building your dream has to start now,
There's no other road to take
You won't make a mistake, I'll be guiding you.
- "Magic" by John Farrar
- You have to believe we are magic, nothin' can stand in our way
You have to believe we are magic, don't let your aim ever stray
And if all your hopes survive, destiny will arrive
I'll bring all your dreams alive, for you
- "Magic" by John Farrar
- From where I stand you are home free, the planets align so rare
There's promise in the air, and I'm guiding you
- "Magic" by John Farrar
- Have you ever heard the expression "kissed by a muse"? Well, that's what I am. I'm a muse.
- But how can our love succeed
A miracle is what we need
And so I appeal to you
To keep me suspended in time with you
Don't let this moment die
I get a feeling when I'm with you
None of the rules apply
But I know for certain
Goodbye is a crime
So love if you need me
Suspend me in time
- "Suspended in Time" by John Farrar
- A place where nobody dared to go
the love that we came to know
They call it Xanadu
And now, open your eyes and see
what we have made is real
We are in Xanadu
A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star
An everlasting world and you're here with me, eternally
- "Xanadu" written by Jeff Lynne
- The love, the echoes of long ago
you needed the world to know
They are in Xanadu
The dream that came through a million years
That lived on through all the tears, it came to Xanadu
- "Xanadu" written by Jeff Lynne
- No one's ever taken anyone out of here. Not in the whole history of... the whole history!
- Sonny: I want to know more about you.
- Kira: You already know enough about me. Any more and you're going to get a headache.
- Sonny: Are you living with someone?
- Kira: Yes. I told you I live with my sisters.
- Sonny: I get it. No questions.
- Kira: No questions, no lies.
- Sonny: No questions, no truth, either.
- Mnemosyne: Maybe just one moment darling…
- Zeus: …well maybe just one moment or forever, I keep getting them mixed up too
External links[edit]
- Xanadu quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Xanadu at Allmovie
- The Xanadu Remake at Mighty Tide of Justice
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The new Dallara simulator isn't your iracing.com or Wii console. It can't be compared to another unit because, well, there isn't anything quite like it.
Occupying a 40×40 foot, two-story room at Dallara headquarters in Parma, Italy, it contains more than 5,900 feet of fiber optic cable, has 16 monitors to visualize data, employs a Dolby Surround 5.1 audio system, and checks in at about 650 tons.
Yeah, there's nothing quite like it, which is the point of the rig developed by Dallara in conjunction with Ferrari. Oh, and the simulator, which was recently inaugurated, will have a twin when the Dallara facility in Speedway, Ind., is up and producing the IndyCar rolling chassis. IZOD IndyCar Series officials, teams and drivers – along with suppliers – will have access to the rig.
The aluminium and carbon fiber simulator allows training of drivers and engineers to potentially improve performance by covering multiple disciplines and a variety of applications through the dynamic behavior it can replicate. Example: Drivers will be able to test in stressful situations such as traffic, variable grip and car failures, while engineers can evaluate in a clinical environment repeatable setups changes that are difficult to attain during limited track time and expensive test days with varying track and weather conditions.
According to Andrea Toso, head of research and development for Dallara, the key factor for a high-end simulator is the level of immersion that the driver experiences after just a few minutes of visual driving.
"We had to achieve this level of immersion with high accelerations, high frequency of the platform movement and low inertia," Toso adds.
The "office of the driver" is complete (all the accessories are included, such as helmet, seat belts, pedals, brake bias adjuster, anti-roll bar adjuster, etc).
Toso says the simulator not only provides training for driver and engineers on different tracks, but will be fundamental in allowing engineers to fully evaluate and define a car prior to manufacturing, reducing costs associated with road and track testing. Aerodynamicists and vehicle dynamicists will find the simulator beneficial, while ergonomics, sports medicine and racetrack design are other potential applications.


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None of the projects were awarded using a low-bid competition, as is required for most public building projects. The districts are using a financing method known as a lease-leaseback, in which they make payments by handing property over to a contractor and leasing it back. State law allows no-bid contracts under that scenario.
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"When public officials are able to award multimillion dollar school construction contracts on the basis of other than lowest responsive and responsible bid it opens up unlimited opportunities for fraud, favoritism and corruption and denies all qualified bidders with a fair opportunity to participate in the bidding process all to the economic detriment of taxpayers," Carlin said.
Carlin said the ongoing public corruption prosecutions in the South Bay over school construction contracts serve as evidence of the need for sealed, competitive bids.
Carlin aims to challenge the legality of the method used by schools and community college districts statewide in the local courts. In a rarity, he is challenging a validation action filed in court by the Solana Beach School District.
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Since Carlin objected to the court validation, the district may choose to back away from the court action, risking future legal challenges. Or the district may pursue the matter in the courts.
Eric Stenman, president at Balfour Beatty, deferred comment on the matter to district officials, who said they are weighing their options.
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Carlin also appeared at a San Ysidro School District board meeting May 17 to protest a proposed $3 million no-bid lease-leaseback contract for Echo Pacific for miscellaneous projects. After Carlin's appearance and an article by The Watchdog, trustees voted to open the work to other contenders. Echo Pacific was awarded the contract over those rivals on June 28.
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Because of the current war situation in the Northern Gulf area, this will probably be a good time to apply as many will be scared away. I personally would avoid Saudi and Kuwait for the time being, but the Emirates, Oman, and Qatar should have possibilites. Check out the information journals on this board and there is also a section that gives websites that you can peruse at leisure. Then, you can come back and ask questions here. There are lots of people on this board with experience in the Middle East or the Far East or wherever. You are certainly not limited to the low pay dead end jobs of Europe and/or language schools. Back to top CelesteJoined: 17 Jan 2003Posts: 814Location: Fukuoka City, Japan Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 11:54 pm Post subject: Your qualifications are probably enough to get you started as a substitute instructor at community college in Canada, and then you might get hired on as temporary staff. The wages are better than washing dishes, but it is not a stable paycheque. What about the colleges in Paris? Could you start there as a substitute or part time instructor and work your way up to being permanent staff? One of the things that I think prevents a lot of EFL/ESL teachers from landing the higher paying gigs is that they don't like to invest too much time in one city. I don't know if this is the case for you or not, but the magic fromula that I seem to have discovered is as follows. First year:work low paying job, be dependable, make a reputation for yourself, make business contacts. Second year: Work like a dog, take all offers of tutoring and part time work from business contacts, let people know that you are looking for a permanent full time position. Third year: interview for as many positions as you can, ask all of your business contacts to provide references for you. I just don't see a faster way to land a great position, but if others have advice on the matter, please post it. I'd love to hear how other people go about establishing their careers. Back to top RogerJoined: 19 Jan 2003Posts: 9138 Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2003 12:02 am Post subject: Hello K Dog! It is unclear to me whether you want to teach a more challenging subject, or just move on to a more stable and more lucrative green pasture. Basically, language institutes don't hire you to do besides cramming. Since you have a background in English Literature, your chances might be better in America. In France, you are not likely to get a job with a state-run or a Catholic school because they draw their teachers from French universities, and the quals are quite high and teaching-specific. In the Far East, English (or American, for that matter) Literature has almost no place in the curricula. I once taught English Literature at a Chinese college - imagine teaching 4 centuries of British literature to Chinese students in one semester, and all American literature (possibly including Canadian) in the second semester? It was a farce! Back to top richard ameJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 319Location: Republic of Turkey Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2003 1:50 pm Post subject: Am I delusionary? Hi K dog I don't see any reason you could not walk into a well paid job teaching at one of the better Uni's in Turkey . There are plenty of places in all the big three Istanbul,Ankara Izmir who are crying out for people with ANY experience and who do have SOME qualifications . I would suggest you go straight to the top Sabanci or Koc University click on to their websites scour the small ads on this site and others and put as many applications as you can for a month or so and then just take your pick,quite easy really .If you need more info e-mail address is [email protected] . 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Dr. Makova is interested in molecular evolution, population genetics, evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics, and human genetics. Her laboratory employs a combination of molecular and computational approaches. Some of the current projects include:
Male Mutation Bias, or Male-Driven Evolution
As the number of cell divisions is higher in the male germ line compared to the female germ line, the number of mutations originating in males is also higher than in females. The underlying assumption is that mutations are replication-driven. The Y chromosome mutates faster than the X, while autosomes have an intermediate mutation rate. This is because the Y is carried only by males, autosomes spend equal amount of time in males and females, and the X spends one-third of the time in males and two-thirds of the time in females. Thus, by studying mutations on different types of chromosomes, one can investigate the male-to-female mutation rate ratio. The research focuses on estimating the male-to-female mutation rate ratio for different types of mutations (nucleotide substitutions, insertions and deletions, and changes in the microsatellite repeat number) and for different organisms (primates and rodents as well as other mammals). This project is critical for genetic counseling (how important is the age of a male at the time of reproduction?) as well as for our understanding of mutation mechanisms.
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While we now have some information about the evolution of the protein coding genes, there is a paucity of knowledge about evolution of gene expression. For instance, does the divergence in gene expression correlate with the protein sequence divergence? In other words, are the evolution of coding region and the evolution of mRNA expression coupled? One can have some insight into this question by analyzing the tempo of expression divergence between duplicate genes in a genome. A general picture is now achievable thanks to the advent of microarray gene expression technology and the complete sequences of many genomes. Another area of interest is population genetics and molecular evolution of promoters.
Human Population Genomics
With the completion of the Human Genome Project, it is possible to study human population genetics on a whole-genome scale. Such an approach is more robust compared with the earlier single locus studies. Specific questions include detecting positive selection and studying patterns of linkage disequilibrium. Population genetics and molecular evolution of genes important for human skin pigmentation are of particular interest. The results of this investigation will provide direct information on the usefulness of particular populations and of particular genetic polymorphisms for disease gene identification studies. This project is pursued in collaboration with Dr. Mark Shriver from the Department of Anthropology.
Selected Publications
Ananda, G., F. Chiaromonte, and K. D. Makova. 2011. A genome-wide view of mutation rate co-variation using multivariate analyses. Genome Biology 12: 27.
Goto, H., B. Dickins, E. Afgan, I. M. Paul, J. Taylor, K. D. Makova, and A. Nekrutenko. 2011. Dynamics of mitochondrial heteroplasmy in three families investigated via a repeatable re-sequencing study. Genome Biology 12: 59.
Kelkar, Y. D., N. Strubczewski, S. E. Hile, F. Chiaromonte, K. A. Eckert, and K. D. Makova. 2010. What is a microsatellite: A computational and experimental definition based upon repeat mutational behavior at A/T and GT/AC repeats. Genome Biology and Evolution 2: 620-635.
Park, C., L. Carrel, and K. D. Makova. 2010. Strong purifying selection at genes escaping X chromosome inactivation. Molecular Biology and Evolution 27(11): 2446-2450.
Kvikstad, E. M., and K. D. Makova. 2010. The (r)evolution of LINE and SINE disribution in the primate genomes: Sex chromosomes are important. Genome Research 20: 600-613.
Wilson, M., and K. D. Makova. 2009. Genomic analyses of sex chromosome evolution. Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics 10: 333-354.
Wilson, M., and K. D. Makova. 2009. Evolution and survival on eutherian sex chromosomes. PLoS Genetics 5: (7) e1000568.
Kvikstad, E. M., F. Chiaromonte, and K. D. Makova. 2009. Ride the wavelet: A multiscale analysis of genomic contexts flanking small insertions and deletions. Genome Research 19(7): 1153-1164.
Goto H, L. Peng, and K. D. Makova. 2009. Evolution of X-degenerate Y chromosome genes in greater apes: Conservation of gene content in human and gorilla, but not chimpanzee. Journal of Molecular Evolution 68: 134-144.
Lau, A. L., L. Peng, H. Goto, L. Chemnick, O. A. Ryder, and K. D. Makova. 2009. Horse domestication and conservation genetics of the Przewalski's Horse inferred from sex chromosomal and autosomal sequences. Molecular Biology and Evolution 26: 199-208.


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Steve – Denham Springs, LA
A: The Pond Logic® ClearPAC® and ClearPAC® PLUS combine PondClear™, Algae Defense®, EcoBoost™ and Nature's Blue™ Pond Dye to combat algae and suspended debris and beautify your lake or pond. Some components of this super-pack have temperature limitations while others can be used year-round. Let's take a closer look at each one.
PondClear™ (and MuckAway™)
Beneficial bacteria that break down muck and suspended debris, such as those found in PondClear™ (and MuckAway™ in ClearPAC® PLUS), can be used when water temperatures rise to more than 50° Fahrenheit or so. Though that temperature is not a definitive starting point, the bacteria will become more effective as the temperatures rise. Bottom line: When your underwater thermometer tops 50°, it's time to start treating your pond or lake with ClearPAC®.
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CBS is going all in on its new series, FBI.
The network announced this afternoon that it's given FBI a full-season order, which is a commendation many other broadcast series are still waiting on this early in the fall season. The full 22-episode order comes just days after the show underwent its second showrunner switch up (yikes), making it a surprising vote of confidence in the new series.
Originally given a 13-episode order, FBI centers on new bureau partners Special Agents Maggie Bell (Missy Peregrym) and Omar Adom 'OA' Zidan (Zeeko Zaki) as they work to protect innocent American lives and investigate threats of terrorism, organized crime and more. FBI is CBS' most-watched new series with over 13.6 million viewers, as well as the No. 2 new show of the season behind NBC's Manifest.
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Hello friends...Sorry I've been quiet but I've just moved house and have been super busy organising everything.
I've had many requests for a vegetarian menu. Having worked in restaurants that specialise in vegetarian food for the past 5 years, and avoiding eating meat myself for most of my life, this has become a speciality of mine, so I couldn't help but oblige!
Due to late cancellations on my first two supper clubs, I have decided to use a ticket system, similar to paying a deposit in a restaurant.
5 course vegetarian feast!
~Fresh home-made goats cheese with pomegranate, honey and chives. Served with handmade bread~
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~Salted caramel chocolate torte~
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Friday 2nd December 2011 from 7pm
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Actress Eva Longoria has been named Maxim magazine's Woman of the Year.
The former Desperate Housewives star learned of the honor over the weekend and is thrilled.
A statement from her reads: "I've had a beautiful relationship with Maxim over all these years… When someone sees the cover of this issue, they're going to say, 'Que rico!'"
Longoria, who beat out actresses Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o and Angelina Jolie for the Maxim title, also insists that she's more than just sexy – she's good in the kitchen too, adding, "One thing people are usually surprised about when they get to know me is how domestic I am. So when you see the sexy Maxim cover and then you put it against me in an apron with flour in my hair, it takes a moment to reconcile that image."
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Cost: $67 in advance/ $77 day of (If available) at winewiseevents.com
Must be 21 years of age or older.
Join Sommelier Erica Archer, CWP, WSET Advanced, for a guided viticultural tasting and walking tour of Portland's vibrant restaurant scene as you explore some delicious examples of rosé wines from around the world paired with delicious foods from four great establishments. You're in for an incredible wine education experience. You'll walk away knowing how regional influences impact rosé wine styles and quality, gain confidence in knowing how to evaluate, select, serve, and pair wines, and describe what you smell and taste. Plan to learn a lot about wine and have a great time doing it.
Taste and learn about some delicious examples of rosé wines from around the world
Discover what makes each rosé wine region unique and its impact on the styles of wines produced
Discuss major styles of rosé
Learn what to expect from certain terms on a wine label when selecting your next bottle of wine
Learn the basics of tasting or take your wine knowledge to the next level
Enjoy delicious paired foods at each of the four establishments we visit
Your Sommelier
Archer is a true oenophile, having obtained high levels of certification in her field. In 2010, she was awarded the Wine Spirit and Education Trust Level Three Advanced Certification in Wines and Spirits (with merit), became a Sommelier in the American Court of Master Sommeliers, and received her Certified Wine Professional award from the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, California. Erica is the principal of Wine Wise, a wine education and events service and is skilled at creating truly creative and memorable wine experiences that take guests beyond a typical tasting with her intimate understanding of what makes each wine unique. And she'll do it with her trademark down to earth style and sense of humor.
Where do we meet?
We'll send an email to attendees the Wednesday before the event announcing the starting location and all the establishments that we'll be visiting. Please arrive 5-10 minutes before our start time. Please refer to our FAQ page for answers to questions that you may be wondering about.
Cancellations/Reschedules/No Shows
Because of our size, cancellations affect us significantly. If we are able to re-sell your tickets we can refund your ticket price minus the $10.00 credit card transactions we have to pay OR reschedule you to a different date that has availability (there is no credit card transaction fee in this case). You are always welcome to send a friend or family member in your place or sell your own tickets. Just make sure we have the ticket holder's email address so we can send them the event notifications so they are aware of where to find us and any day-of weather-related notifications. There are no refunds or reschedules for no shows or if we are not able to resell your tickets. Makes sense, right?
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BStolzberg necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web codificada y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 18 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
Please read the Full description as it contains Everything you need to make this an easy and fun job. I will provide feedback on every design submitted. Thank you!
Anne Grant The Village Photographer
Anne Grant The Village Photographer
Desired Color Scheme:
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Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
Hi and thanks for reading!!! I've tried to make this contest really easy for you. I need some creative genius!
Photographers website graphic design And html template needed.
Photographer focuses on families and children so please build an aesthetically pleasing design for showcasing pictures with ability for text content.
The overall design concept, color schema, and intro page is done - see below. You just need to use these examples/ideas and be creative with your designs.
USE THESE AS INSPIRATION/EXAMPLES - SAVE the PSD
http://www.bobstolzberg.com/grantph…design.zip -- PSD contained in a 67MB zip file!
http://www.bobstolzberg.com/grantph…st_Blu.jpg -- JPG of the design.psd in the zip file
MUST USE LOGO, or close revision of it, IN DESIGN:
MENU SYSTEM (in this order, vertical along the left side):
Home, About Us, What's New, Baby's First Year, Seniors, Families, Special Products
Helpful Tips, Gift Certificates, Contact Us, Tell A Friend
ADDRESS for header and footer:
Grant Photo
1988 Harper Road
Clemmons, NC
(336) 766 8367
(i try to make it as easy for you as possible)
First and foremost, please use the design.psd to base all of your work on. Use the same colors. Primary color schema is going to be the blue, beige, brown, and the orange/bronze you see in there. Blue used as highlight coupled with the beigeish and brown colors. The orange/bronzish/earthtone color is for the background and details. I am going for a LAYERED look here as you can see. Pay close attention to the feathery things used in the corner of some of the images, as well as the textures/backgrounds used within the designs. That is what I mean by Layers. This kind of look is often referred to as the Boutique Look.
If you have any questions please PM me.
1024x768 design - NO SCROLLING page, please enable scrolling within the design/html - NOT the web browser side scroll
Need to see some animation or rollover stuff. Flash or Swish is OK. I'm not expecting flash, but I do want a menu system that Does something. I do not mind if you recycle some code - I just want a cool menu.
2 or 3 Column Design, with body in middle: Menu system on LEFT Side - USE THIS design to see actual menu system that will be used (make sure your menu has enough buttons!) - http://www.bobstolzberg.com/grantph…ndex2.html
(Menu system is listed above for you to simply copy and paste)
IMPORTANT: I would like to see the use of some placement pics in your design, not just some columns. So please include a few pics in there so I can get a feel of what it will look like with images. Do not just throw together a page with 4 pics in the middle and the pics are all the same. I want to see how b&w, sepia, and color pics look in your design if possible.
Be Creative and think out of the box. I'm open-minded to Different designs.
Celebrating Life Through The Art Of Photography
Anne Grant
The Village Photographer
WEBSITE: http://www.grantphoto.com
I will require a PSD of design, with fonts, working [standard compliant] HTML webpage with design, and any and all source code you use.
Some other sites/pics to look at for inspiration:
http://www.bellagrafica.com/ --- best example i can give you, look at the Details on the designs
I WILL SUBMIT FEEDBACK ON YOUR DESIGN! Submit a design I will work with you to try and develop something nice. I encourage you to read other submitters feedback to see what I say about their designs.
EMAIL OR PM ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL! Payment will be made within 48 hours of end of contest via PayPal, CC, or MoneyBookers.com


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Burned and bypassed: Rock Hill has a ghost of a garden
As platoons of volunteers uncover the old bones of the Rock Hill gardens, the historic Park Street estate that's now the overgrown back yard of the Monticello Area Community Action Agency (MACAA), also unearthed has been the property's complex history as a genteel country estate, a unique experiment in landscape design, a segregation era school, and a victim of growth.
The restoration effort has been largely organized by former City Council candidate Bob Fenwick, who, along with other preservation-mined folks, wanted to draw attention to the property so that the City and the FHWA, the Federal Highway Administration, follow through on an agreement, according to a May 2010 memorandum, to restore the garden and add it to the park system as part of the new 250 interchange project.
"It's important as the home of the violin playing brother of Jefferson's master builder, James Dinsmore's, and as the home of the very capable architect Eugene Bradbury," says famed UVA architecture prof. Ed Lay. "And of course the stone-walled parterres are perhaps the only ones remaining in the city, which were used for crops and flower gardens facing the southern sun."
UVA architecture prof. Daniel Bluestone, who has been leading tours of the property, calls it among the "most complex residential garden landscapes in all of Charlottesville."
Indeed, Mary Gibbs Lane, whose father, the late Capt. John W. Gibbs bought the 8-acre property with the two-story house at auction in 1947, says there were "hundreds of amazing plants" and many different gardens. In addition, those stone parterres once surrounded the entire property, outlined the driveway and the terraced gardens which held a spring-fed lake and an island at its center.
"I remember there was a huge carved eagle with its wings spread wide on the face of the house," says Gibbs, who lived there with her father, mother, her two brothers during the 1950s. "I believe an article at the time mentioned the enormous expense and effort that Dr. Porter went to to create his amazing landscape. It was definitely not low maintenance."
Lay says the original house at Rock Hill was built in the 1820s for the Scotch-Irish Leitch family. In 1839, the Reverend James Fife, a Scotsman who became city engineer for Richmond, and was ordained a Baptist minister, purchased Rock Hill. "Former Charlottesville mayor Francis Fife descends from this Fife," says Lay.
In the 1930s, Reverend Henry Alford Porter, the minister of the Charlottesville's First Baptist Church (Park Street), purchased the property from famed local architect Eugene Bradbury and began to create the extensive gardens.
Gibbs describes a 10 feet deep lake fed by Schenk's Branch, which at first fed into a small goldfish pond Porter had created on the upper portion of the property. On the far side of the lake, a natural waterfall flowed over a Japanese rock garden in the front corner of the property closest to McIntire Park.
Before the construction of the 250 By-pass, Gibbs described it as a "truly spectacular county property" that actually had a Rugby Avenue address. She says the by-pass construction in the late 1950s-1960s dramatically changed the site, as it cut off the Japanese garden and the front wall. Up until that time, Gibbs says her father was a "devoted steward" of Rev. Porter's creation who would hand-prune the English boxwoods, hand-spray the apple orchard, and regularly aerate the grounds with a heavy push roller with spikes.
"Dad was a retired military officer who had a passion for nature, and hard work," says Gibbs. "Believe it or not, Dad groomed and maintained the entire property by himself without a crew or yard service."
Gibbs also recalls that they kept a single cow on the property.
In recent weeks, former City Council candidate Fenwick has gotten assistance from a cadre of volunteers trying to bring back the skeletal remains of the parterres.
As for the missing house, Gibbs describes it as a two-story Federal built of stone and then stuccoed and painted a wheat color with dark brown trim, and later painted white with dark black-green trim. The house had 10-foot ceilings, four-hand-carved Italian marble fireplaces, and two hand-carved and curving walnut banisters. Eventually, she says, the property became too much for her father to maintain, and they ended up selling it in 1959 to a group called the Charlottesville Education Foundation.
In September 1958, after Lane High and Venable Elementary Schools were closed as part of the state's "massive resistance" movement to defy a federal order to integrate the schools, the Foundation, headed by long-time former UVA Dean Ivey F. Lewis, sought to allow people to "exercise their freedom of choice in attending sound, segregated schools "by creating a private school named Rock Hill Academy. Such schools became known as "segregation academies."
"My mother worked at the Rock Hill Academy school for over 20 years, including the transition to Heritage Christian a few decades later," says Charlottesville resident JoAnne Behrendt Kice, who points out that the school's hard line on segregation softened over the years. "My mother remembers several children of color attending the school during this period," she says.
After the sale, the main house was used as the school's administration building and contained a library in what had been the Gibbs' dining room. The house came to an inglorious end in 1963.
"Some youngster broke into it and started a fire, by accident we think," says Gibbs. "The fire did much damage to the interior of the house but left it intact enough for us to enter it and survey it–- even the second floor."
The Foundation, however, decided that restoring the house was not cost-effective.
"So the house was dismantled," says Gibbs. "We're not aware that any of it was salvaged, even the marble fire places. It was a sad day."
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I as my sisters did ,we all went to rock hill and Robert E Lee as well . we all enjoyed the days of classes taught in the gardens I remember lots of Boxwoods and lots of perennials and bulbs I being a master gardener i would love to help out on this project please feel free to get in touch with me firstname.lastname@example.com
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Very interesting piece of local history, thanks Dave
Of course, I am referring to the Charlottesville churches at the end of the Civil War.
Dave, the Reverend James Fife mentioned in your article, was the first pastor of the African-American First Baptist Church, though he was white. This had to do with the formalities of forming a separate church while remaining a "sister church" to the white First Baptist Church, from whom the black congregants had requested permission to leave and form their own church. Fife was appointed to "supervise" the new church until they eventually found a black pastor, I believe. Best to check the details with the Hysterical Society.
Thanks for you hard work Bob. I have a black thumb but I hope folks like the one above can help plant Boxwoods again.


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Pictured: Jonah Klees earned the save in Sunday's first game at Hartford.
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Harvard baseball team swept Hartford in a doubleheader played in Hartford, Conn. The Crimson took game one in dramatic fashion, 6-5, before completing the sweep with a 6-4 victory in the nightcap.
With the victories, Harvard has now won three straight in moving to 6-11 on the season while Hartford dips to 5-10 overall.
In the first game, Harvard took its first lead with a three-run seventh inning and Dillon O'Neill and Sean O'Hara put together a perfect relay to throw out the would-be tying run at home plate to end the game in a 6-5 Crimson victory. The win capped a big comeback in an otherwise frustrating opener for Harvard, which saw Hartford score all five of its runs with two outs, including single runs in each of the first three innings against Harvard lefty Eric Eadington.
In game two, Jeff Reynolds had three hits and four RBI as the Crimson broke a 4-4 tie with two runs in the seventh inning.
In game one, after an error led to an unearned run in the first inning, Jon Ricco delivered the second run on a sacrifice fly to score Erik Figueredo who led off with a double to break a 1-for-25 slump. In the third, another leadoff double, by Victor Santana, was followed with a two-out single by Mike Aldrich.
Harvard scored in the fifth when Joe Smith singled to lead off and moved to third on a two-out single by Sam Franklin. With the speedy Franklin on base, Hartford pitcher Mike Thatcher spent too much effort on keeping him close and balked to score Smith from third.
Albright launched his second homer in as many games with one out in the sixth to make it a 3-2 game. Dan Zailskas and O'Hara followed with ringing doubles to left-center to tie the game and chase Thatcher from the game.
Hartford reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the frame with two outs as pinch hitter Rodger Wilmot doubled home Andy Drexel, who led off with an infield single. Two batters later, Wilmot stole home on a double steal to make it a 5-3 game.
Harvard took its first lead in the seventh against Hawks' reliever Cory Beahm as leadoff walks to O'Neill and Franklin were followed by a sacrifice bunt from Jeff Reynolds. Marcus Way then stayed hot as he laced a two-run double to right. Albright advanced Way with a single to centerfield. Beahm then got Zailskas to bounce a ball back to the mound but could not complete the double play and Way crossed with the go-ahead run.
In the seventh, Jonah Klees came on to close and got a strikeout and a flyout, surrounding an error to set up the final play and give the Crimson the win. Klees earned his second save of the season while Berardo evened his record at 1-1.
In game two, Harvard overcame four errors to win its third straight game and this time it was the Crimson scoring all of its runs with two outs.
The Crimson broke open a 1-1 game with three runs in the fifth with Kyle Larrow scoring on a wild pitch and Reynolds plating two more with a double down the left field line.
Drexel tied the game in the bottom of the inning with a two-run homer after a run had scored on a throwing error.
With two outs in the seventh, O'Neill led off with a single and stole second base. Franklin drove him in with the eventual game-winner and advanced to second on the throw home. Reynolds then provided some insurance with his third hit of the game.
Joey Novak won the game out of the bullpen as the freshman struck out four of the five batters he faced.


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Why I went: I studied abroad as an undergraduate, and felt that going abroad again in a graduate program would enhance my teaching.
Living abroad brings to life everything that you're teaching, so that when you're standing in front of a class, you have current, firsthand knowledge of the language, culture and political panorama of a particular country.
I remember attending the famous festival of Santiago de Compostela, which takes place in July. It's a religious festival. You see so many people there, including foreigners who make the pilgrimage to see the shrine of St. James the Great.
Other memories include listening to the University of Salamanca La Tuna group. A tuna is a group of university students who play guitar and sing serenades.
'An eye of your face' and other idioms: I lived with a family in Salamanca, which is an invaluable opportunity because you are totally immersed in the language and culture.
Every language has idiomatic expressions. Until you are really immersed, you cannot pick up the nuances, the double-entendres. For example, we say in English that something will cost you "an arm and a leg," but in Spanish, it's "an eye of your face."
Returning to Spain: In Salamanca, I met another graduate student from Buffalo. One or two summers later, we returned to Spain and rented a car and we drove the entire Iberian Peninsula, Spain and Portugal, for 30 days. We wanted to see everything.
Spain is a lifelong connection now. I have good friends in Spain, and I used to take students there for summer travel. We would go to Madrid, to Sevilla, Malaga, and yes, Salamanca, and Toledo.
I still cook Spanish recipes. There's a Spanish sausage called chorizo, and, of course, paella, which I learned to make mainly from a family I lived with in Madrid during postgraduate studies.
What I'm doing now: I retired from teaching in 2010 after 30 years with the Horseheads Central School District. Throughout my career and schooling, I was exposed to museums and art history and different cultures. I now do my own drawing, painting and digital work. For me, art is language, and language is communication. Art is another way to communicate and connect.