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Understanding the links between human health and the environment
Two years ago this month we launched Our Planet, Our Health, an initiative to increase understanding of the complex links between the environment and human health. Here, we give a snapshot of some of the recent work published by researchers we've funded.
Between 2014 and 2015 we funded 15 pilot projects that bring together collaborators from all over the world and span disciplines from economic and social sciences to epidemiology and ecology.
The range of these projects reflects the many challenges research needs to address if we are to better understand the impact we are having on the ecosystems essential for life.
How does climate influence infectious disease dynamics?
The incidence of infectious diseases can be sensitive to climate conditions due to a number of factors. The survival patterns of vectors such as mosquitos and ticks may be altered, and environmental contamination can expose people to water-borne infections.
Jessica Metcalf from Princeton University investigated the potential mechanisms that link climate and infectious disease.
This paper identifies the current data available to tackle these issues, and highlights the potential benefit of integrating climate science research with infectious disease biology.
Does aquaculture support the needs of nutritionally vulnerable nations?
Christopher Golden and his team from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health are investigating whether the current pattern of aquaculture – the farming of marine organisms – can support the nutritional needs of vulnerable nations.
Around 2 billion people around the world rely on farmed fish production to meet their basic needs, but these fisheries are currently grappling with unsustainable harvesting, habitat destruction and the effects of climate change like ocean acidification.
The researchers outline strategies that could allow aquaculture to provide lasting nutritional security without exacerbating existing inequities in access to food and land resources.
Testing the health outcomes of reducing water salinity
Many people in coastal areas of Bangladesh have to drink slightly salty water due to infiltration of ground water by rising sea levels. This has considerable health implications – it's associated with high blood pressure in adults and pre-eclampsia in pregnant women.
Mahbubar Rahman and his team are investigating whether the manual recharge of surface or rainwater to aquifers could be a potential solution.
In this paper they describe the design of their investigation, which will be the first study to assess the health impact of an environmental intervention to reduce the salinity of groundwater in Bangladesh.
Read a recent commentary by Dr Mahbubur Rahman outlining the need to explore the potentially adverse health effects of drinking rain water.
Many of the Our Planet, Our Health projects have recently received further funding to expand the scope of their research and translate findings into policy.
More information
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Next year, the Federal Government plans to spend over N88 billion on the Amnesty Programme, N16 billion more than what it is spending this year, raising concern in some quaters, writes LEKE SALAUDEEN
BY the time this year ends, the Federal Government is expected to have spent about N72billion on its Amnesty Programme for repentant Niger Delta militants. This is more than what it spends to deliver basic education to children.
Next year, it plans to spend more on the programme, largely because of a third phase, just approved by President Goodluck Jonathan. Over N88 billion will be sunk into the programme next year. Of this, 30,000 ex-militants will take home N23.6 billion as stipends. Another N35.4 billion will go into the re-integration of transformed ex-warlords. N3.699 is earmarked for what is described as 'presidential amnesty programme'.
Three years ago, attacks ranging from theft to bombings to kidnappings pummelled oil production to as low as 500,000 barrels on some days. So, the government began spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year to maintain an uneasy calm in the oil-rich delta. Production is now back up to 2.6 million barrels daily of low-sulfur crude.
Another move government adopted to 'buy' peace in the region was to get the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to begin paying ex-militant leaders such as Mujahhid Dokubo-Asari to protect oil pipelines. Dokubo-Asari gets $9 million a year to pay his 4,000 former foot soldiers to protect the pipelines they once attacked.
Gen. Ebikabowei "Boyloaf" Victor Ben and Gen. Ateke Tom get $3.8 million a year apiece to have their men guard pipelines. Government "Tompolo" Ekpmupolo maintains a $22.9 million-a-year contract to do the same.
But, oil theft appears to be on the rise again. Shell estimates that more than 150,000 barrels of oil are stolen daily.
Last month, President Goodluck Jonathan approved a third phase for the Amnesty Programme, a development which analysts say mean the country may commit millions of dollars to the programme next year.
The Special Adviser to the President on Research and Documentation, Oronto Douglas, believes there is no better option than continuing to 'buy' peace.
He said: "If it's too huge, what are the alternatives?"
Through the programme, 26, 358 former Niger Delta militants have been trained in various vocational courses both at home and abroad.
The Jonathan administration claims that the amnesty proclamation is the sincerest , boldest and most profound effort by any government of Nigeria since 1960 to address the agitation for fairness, equity and development in the oil- rich Niger Delta. The successful management of the post-amnesty programme, said government, has ensured the return of peace, safety, security and sustainable development to the region.
But some analysts have disagreed with the government's position. To them, the programme is selective and not in the interest of the majority of the people of the Niger Delta. They claim that the programme is only benefiting a few people. They believe part of the money could have been used in setting up industries to create jobs for the unemployed youths in the region and Nigeria at large.
The Co-ordinator, Ijaw Monitoring Group, Mr. Joseph Evah, said it has failed to address unemployment, under-development and bunkering.
Evah told The Nation that those who have completed their training in various vocations sponsored by the Presidential Amnesty Programme are roaming the streets because they have no jobs. He said sending the ex-militants for vocational training without planning for where to absorb them after training has made the programme useless.
Evah said: "The beneficiaries are becoming restive because the monthly allowances being paid them by government have stopped. If care is not taken, the youths in Niger Delta are likely to return to the creeks and foment trouble."
According to him, the relative peace in the region endures because the militant leaders and some of their followers were favoured by the Amnesty Programme.
"But once the boys can no longer collect money from government, we will be back to square one in that region.
"Failure of the government to establish industries that would create employment opportunities for the graduates of the vocational courses and the teeming unemployed youths in the Niger Delta is one of the shortcomings of the Presidential Amnesty Programme. The youths resorted to carrying guns and distruption of oil companies operation because of lack of jobs, they have no means of livelihood and no shelter on their heads, whereas, the oil companies are mining crude oil worth billions of dollar every day from the region. In the process of oil exploitation, the farmlands, the rivers for fishing and the wells that serve as water supply for the people are polluted.
"Niger Delta is endowed with resources for the establishment of industries. If there is any region that should have monopoly of industries in this country, it is Niger Delta. We have the refineries located in the region. The bye-products of oil can be used in production of textiles, plastic materials, like chairs and foam. Commercial fishing is possible, given the proximity of the region to the sea. If properly utilised, Nigeria can provide the fish need of the West African countries. But all these potentials have not been translated into fortunes. No single effort was made by the Presidential Amnesty to create a single industry in the volatile region.
"I am sure government has spent nothing less than $1 billion on the training of the ex- militants, with a view to reintegrating them. If government has used $500 million to set up industries, the situation would have been different. The economy of the Niger Delta region would have changed. The living condition of the people would have improved. What we need in that region is massive industrialisation that would impact positively on the economic well-being of the people."
Evah said the programme did not benefit all youths in the region. About 26,000 have benefited .
"The programme should not discriminate against those who did not go to school. It should not benefit only militants but every able body in the Niger Delta. Those carrying guns are less than one per cent. You cannot rule out that those without guns would not spark one day.
"The money is there but the government is not spending it on human resources and economic development of the region," he said.
Public Affairs analyst Emmanuel Aluede believes the amnesty programme is flawed, illegal and not in the best interest of the majority of the people of Niger Delta. Even though he believes the programme is necessary, he insists that the huge investment approach of the amnesty programme is not in the best interest of Nigerians. He frowned at the way the programme has been implemented to cost several billions of naira to benefit a few people that have committed crimes against the state.
"If you take a look at the programme partners, you will notice no participants from the developed nations are involved, despite the fact that these nations are the biggest contributors for development aid and grant. These developed nations will be better placed to help groom militants to acquire skills. No disrespect to the other 21 nations involved, the majority, in my view, are not better than Nigeria, if we had leaders who put the peoples' interest before self interest.
"From information gathered from the various overseas training programmes, several hundreds of millions in US dollars must have been spent. I won't be surprised if the government expenditure is beyond the $1 billion for the security stabilisation in the Niger Delta through disarmament, demobilisation, rehabilitation and sustainable re-integration of ex-militants as pre-condition for medium and long term development.
"Let's assume that 50,000 will benefit from the programme at the end of its implementation. Compare this number to the total number of youths in the Niger Delta amount to several millions who remain law abiding despite unemployment. A good percentage of them have at least School Certificate or university degrees. Where is justice, fairness and equity in this programme by leaving behind law abiding youths, whilst a handful who chose the act of militancy to bring their message of marginalisation to the attention of the Federal Government are moving forward?
"The over $1 billion to be expended on the programme would have been of greater value to the people of Niger Delta and Nigeria, if it was used to upgrade our higher institutions both across Niger Delta and Nigeria."
On the pipeline security contracts awarded to Niger Delta militant leaders, Aluede said the contract conflicts with the government's policy of disarming the militants. The same government is empowering them as custodians for the security of the nation's pipelines through lucrative contracts totalling $49.6 million annually. Another conflict here is that government has contracted out the responsibilities of the nation's security agencies where several billions of naira is invested annually.
"The award of pipelines security contracts to private entities puts the nation's security at risk. It would have been better and more cost effective if a special military task force was set up to deliver a more efficient and effective role. Militants who choose to remain as such could be provided proper military training and discipline to take up created positions within the new Special Task Force that is made up of personnel from all our security forces", Aluede added.
But Evah did not see anything wrong in awarding the pipelines security contract to the militant chiefs.
A collosal waste
Former Minister of Petroleum Prof. tam David-West said "the (amnesty) programme is good but it is being executed wrongly."
This is why little has been achieved, he said.
" The government is busy throwing money all over the place as if that would make it work. You don't buy peace with money. All the government needs to do is to talk to the militants at the level they understand. If you induced them with money, you are creating problem. Some of the militants told me government has stopped giving them money as they used to do. Government spoiled them with money and created more problems among the youth in the Niger Delta.
"The programme has benefitted very few in the Niger Delta. Some of them are more comfortable because of the largesse from government. Imagine Asari Dokubo collecting $9 million annually in the name of protecting the oil pipelines. A university professor earns N5 million annually.
"There can be no development until the fundamental problem of degradation of Niger Delta is addressed. To me it's a colossal waste.
He said taking the ex-militants abroad for training is stupid.
David-West said: "Taking them to foreign countries for vocational training is a stupid thing to do. Why don't you organise training programmes within the Niger Delta, get the trainers from abroad to do the training on ground. Some of them have never being to Lagos, now you are sending them to Europe and Middle East. Look at the cost implication of sending thousands of militants abroad for training. Training is good but it's being done wrongly."
He said the President cannot buy peace.
"I have said it before that government believes it can buy peace with money. I can't imagine giving out $49.6 million to the so called militant leaders for a job that could be done by a joint military task force. The best the government could do is to incorporate the militants into the task force. We have done it before. The military with the support of the militants have policed the pipelines and went after those engaged in oil bunkering. Some of these militant leaders have no followership. The contract is like buying goods you have not seen."
Life after training
The programme has entrepreneurship scheme for 350 ex-militants in the Niger Delta.
Spokesman of the programme Daniel Alabrah told our correspondent that the scheme was designed to equip and prepare the amnesty beneficiaries to become self reliant and employers of labour.
Alabrah said rather than leave them idle after completing their vocational training, a three-week intensive entrepreneurship programme was designed for them preparatory to commencing their own business.
He added: "For those in this pilot post-training entrepreneurship scheme, we are about to put them through a process where they can create their own small business places. We will brand it, give them branded equipment, seed money and see them become owners of small businesses scattered around the Niger Delta or any place they choose to do business in Nigeria."
Alabrah stated that there would be a 12-month monitoring and evaluation period for the beneficiaries when they were expected to maintain log books and monthly reporting to see if they were growing in the business. This, he further explained, would ensure that they go into profitable ventures without nursing the fear of failure.
"We are collaborating with some banks to ensure proper funding and monitoring of the scheme. Beneficiaries will not be given cash but they will be required to state their business location, which will then be paid for and properly equipped with the tools or items for their chosen, he said.
Apart from the entrepreneurship scheme, Alabrah disclosed that the Amnesty Programme is collaborating with government agencies to absorbing them. About 130 have been employed in private and public sectors.
He said Jonathan has approved the inclusion of 3,642 ex-Niger Delta militants in the Presidential Amnesty Programme bringing the number of the former agitators undergoing reformation under the programme to 30,000.

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Originally posted by TheCrystalSword
blah blah blah........you make Statements of Time Travel being impossible or statements of it being ridiculous to develop time travel in a Post Nuclear world.
Really, what is irritating is that you make statements at ALL... and then you demand others prove themselves, all the while you make statements as if somehow you posessed all the facts and were superior in knowledge to anyone who argues with you.
Originally posted by TheCrystalSword
Did anyone hear of Bush trying to sell U.S. Ports to a foreign company? Is this going to be the usual run of things now, selling off U.S. soil until people get so angry about it they rise up against their sea of troubles and by opposing, end them?
Originally posted by TheCrystalSword
One thing for TJW though, while Titor did state what he felt was a WACO style event, my opinion is any event which shows the Government to have completely different rules for itself than for the populace is classified as a WACO style event.
Originally posted by Vitchilo
I think that in his timeline, 9/11 didn't happen and he was talking about another thing, an economic crash.
A lot of economics said that if the 9/11 wouldn't have happenned, there would have been a economic crash like the one of 1929 by the end of 2001 or at the beginning of 2002. So I think that would have gone to civil war and all the things that JT said.
But with the Euro-based iranian petro-bourse (if it exist) will cause the US economy to collapse and maybe lead us to the world JT described.
Any thought? All JT predicted could very well happen, it will just not be in the timeframe he was talking about.
Originally posted by ThatsJustWeird
An economic crash is extremely significant.
If it happened during Titor's time I'm positive he would have mentioned it.
Also, no one was saying we would have a crash like the great depression. 9/11 was one of the reasons why our economy did slip. The bubble started deflating in 2000. After 9/11, that's when it really started to go down rapidly because it (9/11) affected so much. If 9/11 didn't happen, then the economy would have stayed at the pace it was before 9/11.
1. It takes more than just a poor economy for us to start killing each other. Did a civil war break out after the great depression? No.
2. It's March 3. Iran still hasn't said they'll be switch to only euros. It would not make much economic sense for them to switch to euros only anyway (especially if they have the possibility of being sanctioned).
Not likely. Conditions are no where near where they would need to be in order for a civil war to break out in the U.S.
Originally posted by Vitchilo
In the polonese press, I saw articles that were saying that if the Iran doesn't cooperate till the end of march/beginning of april, USA will impose the oil for food program. Does this seems familliar?
Originally posted by Vitchilo
So in Iraq it was the UN that was trading oil for food?
But the US owns the UN so this should not be a big problem...
The Oil-for-Food Programme (Oil-for-Food Program in American English), established by the United Nations in 1995 (under UN Security Council Resolution 986) and terminated in late 2003, was intended to allow Iraq to sell oil on the world market in exchange for food, medicine, and other humanitarian needs for ordinary Iraqi citizens without allowing Iraq to rebuild its military.


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So you are riding a small or extra small frame when you should be riding a medium. Your saddle is too far forward and your cranks are too long. Ride what you want. Just some things to think about.93360 wrote:Measurements off my bike:
XC Fit
Standover Height Range 31.4 - 32.1 inches [29", not really important?]
Virtual Top Tube Length 22.9 - 23.3 inches [46cm/18"...?]
Stem Length 9.6 - 11.2 cm [11cm, so about normal]
BB-Saddle Position 72.5 - 74.0cm [69cm, a bit shorter..]
Saddle-Handlebar 52.8 - 54.4 cm [47cm, so my COG is further forward on the bike to account for the afformentioned hills]
It may also be of interest that my crank arms are 180mm.
What's it all mean? Should I be sitting a lot further back and a bit higher? With my current saddle position I'm just about already standing with my legs straight up when I have my heels on the pedal and although my arms could still reach a bit longer if needed I find that it currently allows me a comfortable bent arm position when pedalling upright and also works well when I'm pedalling over the handlebars.
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280 films set for Madrid docu fest
EmptyMADRID -- The 4th annual Documenta Madrid will offer 280 documentaries during its May 4-13 run, organizers said Friday as they took the wraps off this year's international documentary film festival.
City councilor for the arts Alicia Moreno, along with cultural activity coordinator Manuel Lagos and festival director Antonio Delgado, said the festival will offer 400 screenings as well as access to an additional 2,500 documentaries in the Madrid Image Center's archives.
Documenta Madrid comprises four sections. New Spanish Cinema offers forays into the documentary genre by established fiction directors; ; Registrando Olvidos (Registering the Forgotten) showcases Latin America's unreleased works; Documenta el Vinos showcases trips through wine countries; and Michael Moore and Coetaneos II will screen the best in socially-conscious documentaries from the U.S.
Additionally, the festival will offer a retrospective on the documentary works of Austrian director Ulrich Seidl.


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Disney's latest spinoff app gets the story beats right but misses some magic in a problematic adaptation from film.
As in the titular film, itself an almost unrecognizable adaptation of "The Snow Queen," princesses Elsa and Anna are separated when Elsa accidentally injures her sister with her ice magic. Years later, a stressful public event causes Elsa to reveal her powers and to inadvertently freeze the kingdom. Elsa flees but is followed by Anna, who sets off on a quest to save her sister. This story is told in a mix of illustrated pages and film clips. None of the songs from the movie are included, and the animated sequences appear washed-out compared to the bold, bright colors of the app's illustrations. While the plot is recounted in bland, by-the-numbers passages ("Kristoff took Anna to the trolls. The trolls said that Elsa had put ice in Anna's heart"), the app's background music, visuals and narration are well-produced. And the app's best feature (or gimmick if you're cynical) is that some story pages can be swapped out by rotating the iPad 180 degrees, shifting Anna's story to Elsa's. The app designers wisely give plenty of attention to Olaf, the clueless, scene-stealing snowman. Extras include an ice-themed free-drawing tool, a snow globe and a set of frustrating puzzles in which shards of ice must be matched up.
A pale shadow of the movie experience. (iPad storybook app. 3-10)


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According to Thai Buddhists, Steve Jobs' spirit is currently residing in a "mystical glass palace hovering above his old office at Apple's Cupertino, California headquarters".
The revelation comes in a Wall Street Journal piece, so it must be true.
According to the article, Apple engineer Tony Tseung contacted the Dhammakaya Buddhist group to ask what had happened to Steve Jobs since his death. The answer came in the form of a television broadcast and an account that the group posted online here.
According to the account, Jobs has been reincarnated and now lives in a "simple and mid-sized celestial castle, which is as tall as a six-story building." Jobs celestial builders were clearly inspired by the Apple Stores on Earth: the castle is, apparently, built from white silver and crystal. (As seen in the image below).
Artist renderings show Jobs in a younger form, sporting a full head of hair.
Dhammakaya Temple abbot Phra Chaibul Dhammajayo said: "After Steve Jobs passed away, he was reincarnated as a divine being with a special knowledge and appreciation for science and the arts."
The Jobs we all know wasn't his first reincarnation. Apparently he lived past lives as a builder, architect, and temple designer.
Jobs may wish to apply for a patent on new technology he appears to be utilising in the heavens: when he wants to listen to a song the music plays without the need for electricity or equipment.
The Wall Street Journal notes that other Buddhist leaders disapprove of Phra Chaibul's sermons, claiming that they are a pubicity stunt designed to lure more followers.
CultofMac also notes that some people are blaming iPad glitches on Steve Jobs' hauntings. In one YouTube video, Snakehealer claimed that if he takes a bite out of an apple, and places it on his iPad displaying a picture of Steve Jobs, the picture started pulsating with cosmic energy. CultofMac have some other examples of paranormal activity on iPads and iPhones.
Watch the video about Jobs' new residence here:
Follow Karen Haslam on Twitter / Follow MacworldUK on Twitter
On the anniversary of Jobs' resignation we examine Apple CEO Tim Cook's first year
Thief stole Macs, iPads, and Sodastream from Jobs' house
Steve Jobs is one of the '20 most influential people'
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Merciless is an online radio show hosted by Howie Abrams and ILL BILL and to put it simply, if you're a fan of hardcore and metal then you can't miss the show with its mixture of classic tracks, chat and interviews. We caught up with both of the hosts for a chat to hear all about the show, how it came about and what the highlights of Merciless have been so far and then a separate chat with both to hear all about their metal and hardcore histories. The details for the show are here so don't hesitate to check it out, its incredible listening!
Hi Howie and Bill, thanks first of all for talking to us here in the U.K., can you tell us a bit about the Merciless radio show and how it came about?
Howie– A couple of years back, I made a few guest appearances on a radio show some friends of mine were doing called the Black N Blue Takeover, which broadcasted from East Village Radio here in New York. They BNB guys had me on to promote my books, but also to talk about In-Effect Records stuff, curate a Thrash special etc. It was always a blast to be on their show, playing and shooting the shit about music. They wound up introducing me to the EVR station manager and suggested he give me a show, so I asked Bill to do the show with me, and we created Merciless. We were on East Village Radio for a year or so, then we did a few episodes from Bill's living room, and now we're at our new home, Bushwick Radio.
How can listeners in the U.K. And Europe hear the show?
The best way is probably through the station website, www.Bushwickradio.NYC. Merciless airs every Thursday from 3-5 Eastern Time.
What has the reaction to the show been like so far?
Man, it's been so much better than we ever thought it would be. It was really good while we were at EVR, but it's even stronger now. We've established a legitimate listener base, and do whatever we can to spread the word to get new listeners.
The show always has a good mix of classics and newer stuff and all different genres of metal and hardcore. How do you choose what's on the playlist for each show?
We try to do 90 minutes of music, and 30 minutes of talking (bullshitting) for each two hour show. Bill chooses 45 mins of music and so do I. We basically see what we come up with. There are plenty of times when we pick songs from the same artists, so I usually just go with Bill's picks when that happens. We're both pretty programmed at this point to keep the show as diverse as possible, but we do have our favorites. I'm a big hardcore thrash guy, and usually pick the political punk/hardcore stuff. Bill's big into death metal, doom and grind. Oddly, when we drop some hair metal, it's usually Bill who picks it. We both love the classic metal bands, NYHC and Bay Area stuff, so those picks could come from either of us.
You've done a Slayer special for the show. Have you done any other specific shows too?
The only other band we've done a special for so far was Motorhead the week Lemmy died. You can hear that here: https://soundcloud.com/mercilessradio/merciless-episode-30-the-lemmy-tribute-152016 Outside of specific band episodes, we've done a Bay Area Thrash show, a hair metal show, a rap-metal show and a general thrash special.
Roger Miret recently guested on the show, how did that go and have you had other guests on Merciless in the past?
The Roger interview was amazing. I've known him since 1984, and Bill has done things with him over the years as well. We're both bigtime Agnostic Front fans, so we were super amped to have him on. I love his book, My Riot and had all sorts of questions, which he was very forthcoming in answering. We also played some classic AF songs, and also some live AF bootleg stuff. The show is archived on the Bushwick Radio site. In the past, we've had Danny Lilker from Nuclear Assault/S.O.D./Brutal Truth, Away from Voivod, Rob from Metallica, John Gallagher from Raven, Tim and Mike from Vision Of Disorder, Katon from Hirax. We also had Jaret from Bowling For Soup join us for our hair metal show. He's a friggin' aficionado.
Who,would you love to have as a guest in the future?
Our dream list would be people like Steve Harris, James Hetfield, King Diamond, Mike Muir… Paul Baloff would have topped that dream list, but sadly that can't ever happen. We worship Baloff!
What have been some of the highlights on the show so far?
The biggest highlight honestly, is having people remaining interested in the show. We love doing Merciless, and obviously, we don't get paid, so having a crew of loyal listeners and watching it grow is the best. Bill is the only person I could possibly see myself doing this with, so that's incredible as well.
You DJd at the Raybeez tribute show and for Venom Inc too. How did those sets go and Have you got any plans to do more live sets? We'd love you to do one on the U.K.!
Both of those events went great. DJing that Venom Inc. show was a crazy full-circle moment for me. I saw their first ever U.S. show in 1983 with Metallica opening, so being involved in any way with one of their gigs, was tremendous. As for the UK, send plane tickets and we'll be there in a second!
From Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest to Napalm Death, Godlflesh and Iron Monkey, the U.K has always had a multitude of quality metal bands. Are you listening/playing to some of the newer bands coming out of Britain like Higher Power, Broken Teeth and Employed To Serve?
We definitely try to stay up on the international scene as best we can, the UK included, but there are so many bands these days. I try to see which bands are opening for bands I like over there, and then check them out. Broken Teeth is cool, as is Employed To Serve. Higher Power is a good band too. I like Booze & Glory a lot as far as Oi! bands go.
What can you recommend are the must go to places for a metalhead in New York?
The one spot you have to stay up on is Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn. They consistently have the best shows, it's a great venue and the people who run it are fantastic people. Gramercy Theatre in Manhattan has been having great shows too lately: Mayhem, GBH, Sacred Reich, Superjoint, Cavalera Brothers… For record shops, my favorite is Generation Records in the West Village. Run by real fans who know what's up.
Howie Abrams
Howie has been a mainstay in New York Hardcore since the 80s and was the main man at the influential In-Effect Records which brought out Sick Of It Alls first recordings among many others. He is the author of a number of quality books mentioned herein that you should also check out too.
How did you get into metal in the first place?
I was a huge KISS fan from when I was seven/eight years old (1975/1976), so I suppose you can call them my gateway drug. I first became aware of KISS though the big rock magazines in the U.S. at the time like Circus, Creem, Hit Parader and Rock Scene. Through those same mags, I discovered other groups such as Black Sabbath and Rainbow. Later on, I stumbled upon Motorhead, Scorpions, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. Then, magazines like Kerrang! hipped me to the rest of the NWOBHM scene, so Venom, Saxon, Raven…
So you got into hardcore later on?
Hardcore came later for me, beginning around '83. I was a teenager by then, and venturing into Manhattan from Queens after school and on the weekends to go records shopping. Through those experiences, I started to see evidence of bands like the Misfits, Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys, Discharge and GBH. I began to investigate all of that and began to love it. That's also when I realized there was this tremendous scene happening right in my own backyard here in New York.
Who were some of your favourite bands coming up?
My first favorite hardcore bands were Bad Brains, Agnostic Front, Murphy's Law, Reagan Youth, Corrosion of Conformity, D.R.I. Suicidal Tendencies. Cro-Mags came a bit later when the dropped their cassette album in 1985, but they were a fave for me too.
Where was was your favourite venues to see shows in NYC?
CBGB Sunday matinees were my absolute favorite, and the Ritz was great for bigger shows, but I always appreciated the smaller gigs at venues off the beaten path. You never knew what was going to happen at those, or if the show would even happen at all.
What were some of your favourite shows back in the day?
There are truly too many to recall with any sort of accuracy, but seeing Agnostic Front at CBGB was unlike anything you could ever experience. The number of people squeezed into that small club, and the energy was unparalleled. Also, seeing the Bad Brains anytime/anywhere was religious!
What were some of the highlights for you when you were running In Effect Records?
The whole thing was a highlight, really. It was a great label at a great period in time. In-Effect truly felt like a team effort. It was the bands, as well as a bunch of driven, like-minded people that made it all happen the way it did. We learned as we went, made mistakes together and figured it all out together. It still amazes me how many people say how influential it was for them.
Which bands did you enjoy working with the most?
I really loved working with Sick of it All and 24-7 Spyz. All of those guys wanted to win in a big way, and I feel as if we really understood each other. They let me in to their universe(s) and we fed off of each other, and motivated each other. That said, there were a lot of tremendous accomplishments involving each band on the label, and I'm proud to have contributed in any way to all of them.
Who would have lived to sign to the label?
I wanted, and tried to sign both Leeway and Primus. Can't win 'em all!
You have written a number of books such as Finding Joseph I, the history of H.R from Bad Brains. Are there any more plans to write more books?
There will definitely be more books. Writing is what I do with myself now, so the writing train has left the station, so to speak. I have a hip-hop children's book called Hip-Hop Alphabet coming out October 17th. I created it with my longtime friend, Kaves, who was in Lordz of Brooklyn. He's an amazing graffiti artist, and we're very proud of it. DMC from RUN DMC wrote the foreword for it, and we're donating a portion of the proceeds from sales to the Jam Master Jay Foundation for Music, which helps fund arts and music programs in schools. There will be a paperback edition of H.R.'s book, Finding Joseph I coming in the spring of 2018 with a new chapter covering H.R.'s recovery, and the reformation of Bad Brains. Randy Blythe from Lamb of God is contributing a new foreword for that one.
Will there be another Merciless Book Of Metal Lists?
Never say never, but I don't think so. I'd do it if someone asked though.
What are your top five metal and hardcore albums of all time?
Metal (not necessarily in order):
IRON MAIDEN – The Number of the Beast
METALLICA – Ride the Lightning
BLACK SABBATH – Black Sabbath
SLAYER – Reign in Blood
EXODUS – Bonded by Blood
Hardcore (not necessarily in order):
BAD BRAINS – ROIR cassette
AGNOSTIC FRONT – Victim in Pain
DISCHARGE – Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing
CRO-MAGS – Age of Quarrel cassette
ILL BILL is one of the greatest underground rappers in the world and has been for the past twenty years, not only as a member of Non Phixion and Heavy Metal Kings but also as a solo artist. He has always been a metal and hardcore head too and we talked to him about that as well as what he's got planned on the hip hop front.
What was it about metal that got you into it in the first place?
Who were some of the first bands you got into?
KISS, Maiden, Motley Crue, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Judas Priest, Dokken, Ozzy, Scorpions, stuff like that.
Were you getting into hip hop at the same time you were getting into metal?
Yes I was, I got into Slayer and Run DMC and a whole bunch of other stuff at around the same time.
What was the best venue to see shows in NYC?
For me the best place was L'amours in Brooklyn.
What have been some of the best shows you saw back in the day?
The best shows were always at L'Amours. 1986, 87, 88, 89 I saw tons of bands multiple times like Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Exodus, Voivod, Possessed, King Diamond, Testament, Death Angel, Kreator, Overkill, Nuclear Assault, Sepultura, Bad Brains, Cro Mags, Leeway, Ludichrist, Carnivore, Biohazard and so on… too many to list at Lamours..we would go every weekend…Anthrax, Exodus & Celtic Frost at the Beacon Theatre in 87 was a crazy one, Voivod, Soundgarden & Faith No More at the Ritz, Destruction, Testament, Nuclear Assault, Carnivore, Heathen and Vio-Lence at Irving Plaza in 88 for some New Music Seminar show …that was the first time Vio-Lence or Heathen had ever played NY and if I remember correctly, Destruction was a no-show which was a big disappointment, but all the other bands were there and they all killed it. I bought a Heathen t-shirt that night too. My two favorite shirts I've copped at shows were that Heathen shirt and a Nuclear Assault "Mutants For Nukes" shirt I bought at one of their L'amours shows.
You were in a metal band called Injustice when you were young, can you tell us a bit about them?
We were all just in high school and started the band so we could play the "battle of the bands" at our school. We started out playing mostly S.O.D. covers and then eventually started writing our own original songs and recording demos/doing shows. We even did a bunch of shows at L'amours as an opener for Sepultura, Obituary, Biohazard, Ludichrist, Napalm Death…at this point nobody in the band was over 19 years old and half the band bounced away to college and that was that. We split up in 1991.
Would you ever get Injustice back together at all?
Who knows? Anything is possible.
Were you into hardcore as well as metal and hip hop?
Yeah, NYHC and Bad Brains more than anything tho cos those were the bands I was most exposed to. I kinda lumped the hardcore bands in with the metal stuff to be honest. I never understood categories for some of the bands cos Leeway always sounded like a metal band to me but they were classified as hardcore. It made no difference to me what it was called though cos I fucked with it. Hardcore had that street vibe. It was almost like a really pure crossover of punk, metal and hip hop. I always dug that about NYHC. The hard, almost motorhead kinda rhythms, street lyrics and the graffiti element was what drew me in the most.
Non Phixion had a big metal influence too from the logo designed by Away to having members of Fear Factory on The CIA Is Still Trying To Kill Me When you were in the group, were you still listening to a lot of metal?
I kinda fell back from listening to the newer metal bands that were debuting during the 90s and early 2000s…Alot of those newer bands coming out at the time were sounding kinda redundant to me and I think I just needed to clear my mind for a while and reboot it. But truthfully, I'm just a big fan of the 80s era of metal. That's where the foundation for me is at and I like being able to present a raw and uncut view into that era from a person who lived it and still loves it.
You reunited Non Phixion a few years back, have you got any plans to do anything else with the group?
Definitely more touring and more music with Goretex of Non Phixion who is featured on 7 songs on the brand new Heavy Metal Kings (ILL BILL & Vinnie Paz) LP dropping Oct 27.
Are La Coka Nostra going to release another album and do you have plans for another solo album?
Yes to both.
What other music are you working on at the moment?
I'm working a new group/album with Nems called Gorilla Twinz. I'm also working on an EP with producer Stu Bangas
What are your top five metal and hardcore albums of all time?
Reign In Blood
Number Of The Beast
Master Of Puppets
I Against I
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Rocks & Rooks is hosting chess camps at The Lodge in northern Round Rock!
Students of all ages are welcome at these camps for a week of fun and to improve their chess skills. We hire only the best local chess teachers every year for this camp. Half-day sessions (mornings) only. Campers are divided into groups based upon experience and skill level. The groups focus on developing each camper's skills through learning and playing.
Camp will take place Mornings from 8:00am - 12:00pm. You may pick up students until 12:30pm. Cost is $130 - a great deal!
There are two sessions to choose from:
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I posted a photo album about it on FaceJerkOff at the time, but since I've been getting increasingly distrustful of their policies since ... well, since they existed, to be honest, I've been taking my content off there in fits and starts, and I guess now is the time to move that album off too.
Uamh an Ard Achadh - "Cave of the High Pastures", or "Tin Can Alley" in times gone by (the current farmers are much more appreciative of it than previous ones, who just considered it a trap for their beasts). A natural limestone cave which appears to have been used as some sort of ritual site in the Mesolothic to early Iron Age, with modification of the cave entrance by dry-stone dyking, probably ploughing (ritual? - earliest agriculture in the area?) and the deliberate (or at least, non-accidental) burial of valuable artefacts.
It's a bit hard to see (this is not a site report!) but the meandering path of the deeply incised entrance runs away towards the dig which is in material piled up behind dry-stone dyking at the downstream end of the entrance passage.
The area is just plain beautiful.
Then along comes some creationist dipshit and dismisses this sort of work with "the archaeologists are lieing bastards who are blinded by their science to the power of our great sky fairy". Well, fuck you, god-squaddies - you plainly do not understand just how much hard, painstaking, detailed work you are casually brushing aside just to make yourselves feel less insignificant than you are.
These dingbats really do make me seethe.
To de-seethe, another bit of Skye's improbable scenery. The Old Man of Storr. See it before it falls over!


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Some stories and tidbits to remember her in this stage...
- Annalee is a darling. Sweet and goofy and quiet and smart and really delightful.
- The other day after picking up Eli from school, I was holding Evan and the Annalee and Eli were walking to the van. A lady rolled down her window to mention to us "That is the cutest kid I have ever seen. And I have three kids!" Annalee is consistently commented on when we are out. She's adorable and the hair just tops it all off. She seems to take it all in stride but of course I worry it's going to make her a bit full of herself!
- She's responsible. A few weeks ago I looked over and here she was, emptying the trash bin from their room that was overflowing into the larger trash in the kitchen. I didn't ask her to do it, she's never done this chore before. It was something she saw needed to be done and did it! WHAT!!?? She's often cleaning their room and tidying up a bit and oh that makes this mama heart soar!
- She spent lots of her friend birthday in the corner at the small table with Daddy, or in a room with just one of the friends. She will take a small group over a large one most any day.
- She started preschool two mornings a week last month and has done fantastic. She walked right past all the screaming kids and started playing. She will have a hard time actually talking to anyone but she does just fine independently playing. And of course, she's been writing her name for a year and will have no problem learning letters and listening to the teachers. Her first day I got a full report on everything they did (including lining up multiple times), waaaay more than I ever heard from Eli!
- Annalee is not one to say words to people she doesn't know. To have her say thank you to a clerk or neighbor, I usually have to settle for a wave. She is shy and hesitant. But if she knows you, then she's alright to talk, mostly. At her well check Monday, she would not talk to the doctor (who's kid goes to her preschool so she knows her somewhat). She points OFTEN instead of using words. And she still breaks out baby talk occasionally.
- 1.79% for height. Yep.
- This girl loves to sing and talk and teach and dream in front of the bathroom mirror, as she stands there on the stool looking at herself. She goes to the bathroom then washes her hands and that takes a good 20 minutes because of the aforementioned distractions. It's become a thing and I do enjoy hearing her. Plus I usually know where she is. Also LET IT GO. Oi.
- Coloring and crafts and projects are this girl's dream. She adores getting to do anything creative. I just gave her new markers and a piece of paper and she forgot all about whining to watch Daniel Tiger.
- She has started to have an opinion on her clothes. She loves a good A-line or shirt that flips out at the end... giving just enough poof to be dress-like. And if it's too dark or not her jam (like a sweatshirt, hates those) she may just have a meltdown if I try to get her to wear it.
- Annalee is a sister to two brothers and she's a great one. Different from Eli in personality but enough so that they get along more often than not. And she tolerates the little boy well, except when he chews her blankie.
There's more but I better get this posted or it may not happen. LIFE. Just know I'm so amazingly grateful for the gift of a daughter on earth, raising her is a special joy and I'm thrilled.
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Description Details Constructor Methods Functions Author(s) See Also Examples
PSICQUIC is an effort from the HUPO Proteomics Standard Initiative (HUPO-PSI) to standardise programmatic access to molecular interaction databases. The Bioconductor PSICQUIC package provides a traditional R interface layered on top of the PSICQUIC REST interface. Gene symbols are most commonly used in queries; interactions are returned in a data.frame, characterized by interaction type, detection method, and publication references. Confidence scores are sometimes avaialable. Queries may be constrained by many of these same attributes, i.e., interaction type, detection method, species, publication identifier, and source database.
There are two operational differences between the native PSIQUIC REST interface and that offered here via the interactions method:
The REST interface requires only that one
participant in an interaction be from the named species. By
default, we require that both participants are from the named
species. This can be controlled by the
logical argument to the interactions method.
the REST interface permits only zero, one or two gene or protein identifiers per query. We allow any number, zero or more and, when the number is greater than or equal to two, the interactions returned are only those in which any two of those identifiers participate. If you want all interactions which include any of a list of identifiers, and you don't care to control for their partners, you can accomplish this by issuing successive single-identifer interaction queries.
PSICQUIC: contacts the central PSICQUIC web server,
discovers currently functioning servers, returns an object
used in the methods below.
providers(x): lists the short names of the data providers
species, speciesExclusive,
type, provider,detectionMethod,
publicationID, quiet): retrieves all interactions matching the specified pattern.
rawQuery(x, provider, rawArgs): query terms in native PSICQUIC REST style
show(x): displays current providers and related data
detectionMethods(): your web browser will display the
PSI-MI ontology for detection methods
interactionTypes(): your web browser will display the
PSI-MI ontology for molecular
interaction types
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providers, interactions, rawQuery, addGeneInfo, IDMapper, interactionTypes, detectionMethods, speciesIDs
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psicquic <- PSICQUIC()
# obtain the list of two dozen (or so) currently live
# PSICQUIC-compliant data providers
# a minimal call: get all interactions with MAP3K3, of all types,
# from all providers. a data.frame is returned
tbl.0 <- interactions(psicquic, "MAP3K3", species="9606")
# build a contingency table, sort it, and see
# what kinds of interactions were returned, obtained
# by what detection methods.
# "-" is used when the provider does not specify a value.
# you will see a wide range of specificity, in detection method,
# interaction type, and number of interactions found.
xtab <- with(tbl.0, as.data.frame(
table(type, detectionMethod, provider)))
xtab <- subset(xtab, Freq > 0) # [order(xtab$Freq, decreasing=TRUE),]
xtab <- xtab[order(xtab$Freq, decreasing=TRUE),]
# what interactors were returned? the IDMapper class in this
# package converts many PSICQUIC providers' protein identifiers to
# entrez geneIDs and HUGO gene symbols, via remote calls to
# biomaRt:
idMapper <- IDMapper("9606")
tbl.0g <- addGeneInfo(idMapper, tbl.0)
with(tbl.0g, head(unique(c(A.name, B.name))))
# we see that MAP2K5 is the most frequently mentioned interacator:
xtab.sym <- with(tbl.0g, table(c(A.name, B.name)))
head(sort(xtab.sym, decreasing=TRUE))
# PSIQUIC uses well-devloped ontologies -- controlled vocabularies --
# which are currently best viewed in a web browser.
# we provide two convenience functions which will display these
# hierarchically defined vocabularies:
# interactionTypes()
# detectionMethods()
# NCBI curates taxonomy codes, such as "9606" for Homo sapiens.
# you can find these codes by using this method, which will
# drive your browser to the appropriate NCBI web page.
# speciesIds()
# use terms from these vocabularies to retrieve interaction
# information for these two proteins. note that both of
# these terms are mid-level in their respective hierarchies
# and will likely retrieve more specific nested terms
tbl.2 <- interactions(psicquic, id=c("MAP3K3", "MAP2K5"),
type="physical association",
detectionMethod="affinity chromatography technology")
# add gene IDs and symbols
tbl.2g <- addGeneInfo(idMapper, tbl.2)
# how many publications lie behind these interactions?
tbl.2g[, c("A.name", "B.name", "detectionMethod", "firstAuthor")]
# the package also provides a convenience method for submitting
# queries in native MIQL (Molecular Interaction Query Language).
# the language is defined here:
# http://code.google.com/p/psicquic/wiki/MiqlReference27
if("BioGrid" %in% providers(psicquic)){
tbl.3 <- rawQuery(psicquic, "BioGrid", "identifier:ALK AND species:9606")
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- proper n. A Hindi language spoken by about thirteen million people in northern India.
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He speaks with a strong Haryanvi accent and spends most of his time at Shop No. 19 as he doesn't really have a job.
Apart from Bhojpuri, feature films in Garhwali, Haryanvi and other dialects are readily available on VCDs and DVDs.
There was Dilli 6 in which she spoke Haryanvi fluently.
Jatland, notorious for khap killings and an abysmally low female sex ratio, is good reason why her success is being celebrated by Haryanvi women as their own.
SONEPAT: Poonam Malik is a typical 'Haryanvi bahu', head demurely covered with a dupatta, a shy introvert woman, busy with household chores in her joint family of 15.
Peasants are doing suicides because of economic On the other hand, our own culture of Haryana is very rich in various paramparas regarding marriages in various native Haryanvi communities where lot of flexibility is present when love marriage issue arises between boy and girl of the same castes and same gotras or intercaste marriage.
Similarly Brahmins are there which are very strong part and parcel of Haryanvi culture.
February 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Kavita Kaushik is known for her character Chandermukhi Chautala from SAB TV serial F.I.R. Kavita plays the funny character of Haryanvi cop in this soap; playing this no-nonsense cop she has etched a place for herself in the heart of audience.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
The blogs tracks the transition the Haryanvi society is going through and the contradictions on the ground.
The police said that the plot was bought by a local builder eight months ago. ''Earlier a noted Haryanvi cinema producer and actor owned this plot.


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3) Spray an oval baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange the bread cubes in the dish. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, egg whites, milk and mustard until incorporated. Add mushrooms, onion-garlic mixture, broccoli, parmesan and mozzarella cheeses, sun-dried tomatoes, thyme, and salt and pepper and stir to incorporate. Pour mixture over bread, making sure liquid saturates bread. Cover with cling film and refrigerate overnight, or at least eight hours.
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Audio Dope part 5 for Spitta flow addicts. Off upcoming Pilot Talk III. Watch
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A subtle shift, a scent in the air signals the true arrival of spring. The harsh, dry air of winter gives way to the soft, rich perfume of soil and rain and plants -- fragrances that evoke a different place and time.
No cottage garden would be complete without a lilac (Syringa vulgaris) at the corner. Fragrant white varieties include 'Madame Lemoine' and 'Krasavitsa Moskvy'. Dark purple 'Charles Joly' and blue 'President Lincoln' add sparks of color as well as perfume.
Learn more about dwarf, reblooming Bloomerang lilac.
Lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis) takes me back to my grandmother's tidy, picket-fenced garden where we picked handfuls of the emerald green stems with tiny, nodding white bells. This tough, slowly spreading groundcover thrives in sun or shade.
Pot up the old-fashioned scent of summer with annual stock (Matthiola) and heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens). Deep purple, vanilla-scented heliotrope 'Marine' attracts butterflies by day, while spicy clove-scented stock flowers release their heady perfume in the evening -- a welcome greeting at the end of the day.
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A few days ago Allie, my 13 year old daughter, and I had fun translating phrases into Haitian Creole on Google Translate and playing back the audio to practice our budding language skills. I can't tell you how surprised I was to see that Haitian Creole (or Kreyol) is one of Google's translated languages. Since my goal is to set up Presto! Classrooms in Haiti in the future, I was thrilled to discover this. Not only could we translate phrases, but we can also put the language of choice icon on our browser toolbar and by clicking on it, translate any web page we're visiting into that language. Amazing. Read the rest of this entry »


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Michael Zeigler: Kelp diving in Southern California
Ask any southern California diver why they don their thick wetsuits and drysuits and "brave" the temperate waters along our coast, and the answers will most likely be similar. The abundance of amazing shore dives and a playground of islands relatively close to the mainland have a common theme that attracts underwater explorers from around the world: kelp. Macrocystis pyrifera (giant kelp) is an abundant algae which not only serves as food and shelter for countless critters, it's also intertwined in our everyday lives. If you brushed your teeth today, chances are very good that you consumed kelp. Besides the aforementioned peppermint paste, kelp is used as a binding agent (e.g. algin) in several common items like ice cream and make-up. Hooray for kelp!
For underwater photographers, kelp forests present both inspiration and challenges. The forests are filled with life from the holdfasts to the canopy and everywhere in between. Their blades and stipes sway with the surge and sunlight casts dancing light onto the sea floor. Entire dives could be spent simply taking in this beauty. It can be difficult, however, to do justice for such stunning scenes with a camera. When shooting wide-angle, the dynamic range of the kelp forests will push your skills and your camera's capabilities to the limit. Bright natural light streaming through the canopy contrasted by deep, rich shadows make creating a single, well-balanced frame a challenge. Couple that with the light-absorbing algae, and your strobes will be put to the test as well. It is very satisfying, however, when it all comes together. Those same light-absorbing properties of giant kelp can be make it an ideal backdrop for macro and super macro images. The kelp effortlessly relinquishes the spotlight to the subject, whether it's a nudibranch, amphipod, or other colorful critter. So the next time you're in the kelp forest be sure to inspect the blades on your way up to (and during) your safety stop. Keep that camera powered on because you never know what you'll find!
I owe much of my inspiration to photograph the natural history of our underwater coastline to giant kelp and its relatives. Highlighting (and sharing) the gorgeous critters that rely so heavily on the algae for their existence helps raise awareness of the beauty the lies just beneath the surface and so close to millions of people. It's my goal that by raising awareness, more people will be willing to work hard to protect and preserve our natural world.
See more of Michael's work at Sea in Focus or with his company Immersed Imaging, the company he runs with Todd Winner.


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Daniel 9:4-10
'Ah, Lord, great and awesome God, keeping covenant and steadfast love with those who love you and keep your commandments, we have sinned and done wrong, acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and ordinances. We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our ancestors, and to all the people of the land.
'Righteousness is on your side, O Lord, but open shame, as at this day, falls on us, the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel, those who are near and those who are far away, in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of the treachery that they have committed against you. Open shame, O Lord, falls on us, our kings, our officials, and our ancestors, because we have sinned against you. To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by following his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.


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Most people who call themselves an SEO Expert (or worse, guru) are lying. The rules of Search Engine Optimization change too quickly for anyone to be a true expert. That also makes it hard for small business owners to figure out who's a real SEO expert, and who's looking to take you for a ride.
Mike Kawula, founder of Self Employed King once hired an SEO company for $1500 a month, but after 6 months he didn't see any boost in his site's ranking in his Google Analytics, or in the reports that the company sent. He started to suspect that they hadn't been doing any work at all. He changed the system password so they couldn't log in, but the reports and bills kept coming. Mike says, "Their website looked great, and our scheduled calls sounded professional." But as soon as he confronted them about the lack of work, they hung up on him and cut off all contact.
At least all Kawula lost was his money. Some shady SEO practices can get a website blacklisted by Google, damaging the company's reputation and sales. Douglas Karr, the CEO of DK New Media has had to clean up after disreputable SEO companies. "Too many of our customers are stuck with bad backlinking schemes the SEO company used to drive ranking. Most of them were unaware of what was happening until we uncovered it. A single bad backlink can be responsible for your site not ranking well!"
So how do you find a reputable SEO expert who will help your small business instead of hurting it? Juan Vides, President of New York City SEO suggests researching potential SEO vendors just like you would a car or a house. "SEO can cost $5,000 to $10,000 a year. You could almost buy a car for that. You want to make sure this car's not a lemon."
Vides thinks that small business owners should, "contact three or four companies and see what you can learn from them. Some will be more informative than others." SEO is complicated and ever-changing, but it's not a secret and there are no proprietary tactics. Anyone who refuses to explain how they work either doesn't really understand SEO, or they don't want to be bothered educating their clients. Either way, they don't deserve your business.
Questions to Ask A Potential SEO Expert
Lori Riviere, owner of the marketing and PR agency, It Marketing Concepts says that you should ask for examples of past success. "Any SEO who has seen some success should be able to put together a case study relatively quickly. Tell them that you want to see some proof, with at least Google Analytics snapshots."
Riviere also suggests asking "how Penguin 2.0 changed the game for SEO." Penguin 2.0 was a major change to Google's search algorithms, and it completely changed the SEO game. You don't need to understand the details of Penguin 2.0, but any SEO expert you hire should. Riviere says this question is, "meant to flush out sites that benefit from link spam tactics. They should be telling you that Penguin 2.0 is much more sophisticated and on the hunt for spammy tactics, black hat tricks, keyword and keyword stuffing. Now you have to focus on quality content and quality back-links."
Quality content is something that anyone can recognize and appreciate. Shanna Kurpe, Partner at Grasp, a digital marketing and software development company, has seen, "so-called SEO experts promise to create and distribute content on your behalf, but later they publish 'articles' that are inaccurate, riddled with grammatical errors and difficult to read because every sentence includes ten keywords." Although keyword-heavy gibberish may bring in some short-term traffic, Kurpe cautions, "what happens when a prospective client actually reads that garbage? Your professional image is much more important than a few extra inbound links." She recommends protecting your company's brand image by insisting on approving any content before it's distributed on behalf of your company. When an SEO Consultant names a few current clients, visit their sites to see if their content is high-quality.
Google announced an even more recent change, called Hummingbird, on September 29, 2013. It should take a few weeks for the SEO community to make sense of Hummingbird, so expect your SEO specialist to be aware of it, but be wary if they claim to fully understand it too soon.
Michael McDonald, an SEO Marketing Analyst at customized promotional products store, Promotions Now suggests asking how a a potential SEO vendor tracks the success of a campaign. "If the answers are just keyword rankings, then you have an SEO professional that does not see the complete picture. Keyword rankings are a means to an end…and that end is whatever goals a website owner has. Yes, rankings are important but that is just one piece of the puzzle."
Shanna Kurpe, agrees that, "a real SEO expert will not just talk about the number of visitors to your website. You don't want to just attract a bunch of visitors, you want to attract a specific type of visitor – one that actually wants to do business with you and has the money to spend."
Ask about what reports the SEO consultant creates to track progress, and how often they will provide those reports.
Red Flags to Look Out For
If an SEO consultant promises that they can get your website on the first page of Google's search results for a specific keyword, don't believe them. "They don't own Google," says the expert at Digital Monopoly, so they can't possibly deliver on those promises.
Douglas Karr warns, "If they are not asking questions about your business, how you measure success, and providing feedback on how you capture and measure that business or leads – RUN."
Once you've met with a few prospective SEO consultants, you should have a better understanding of what SEO is, how it can help your business, and who you can trust with your company's online reputation.
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Karen Darden's house was a mother's nightmare.
Need reasons? Take your pick. The three dead dogs in the back yard, maybe. A kitchen so crawling with cockroaches it looked as if the walls were moving. Non-locking doors and nonexistent windows. Holes in the ceiling from water damage, and holes in the walls from a former owner's indoor BB-gun practice.
Any one of these might be reason enough for a mom to say, "Not for my daughter!"
Ms. Darden's mother is made of stronger stuff, though. When she looked at the shabby three-story row house she didn't say, "You can't do this to me," but "We can do it!"


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Monday, August 19, 2013
Making a Pie Is Just Peachy!
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Thanks for visiting from Buttercream Bakehouse. Your pie looks lovely.
- August 19, 2013 at 6:45 PM
- Jill P. said...
Thanks Annamaria! I made your Asiago Pretzel buns this week for dinner and they were awesome! I had posted a pic of our burgers on FB and my (ex) MIL wants me to teach her how to make them! They were a big hit!
- August 23, 2013 at 7:30 AM
- Sarah said...
This looks so good! I am sorry that I have used all of my peaches! I'll have to save it for next year :)
- August 23, 2013 at 8:22 AM
- Free Range Mama said...
Beautiful looking peach recipe (OK Nectarine!) Thanks for linking up to From The Farm Blog Hop!We've shared yours as one of our peachy favorites this week on From The Farm! Check it out here: http://myhealthygreenfamily.com/blog/wordpress/from-the-farm-blog-hop-is-live-6/
Thanks for sharing and we are looking forward to seeing what you share next week!
Leona from http://www.myhealthygreenfamily.com
From The Farm Co-Host.
- August 31, 2013 at 12:34 AM
- Jill P. said...
Sarah, thanks for checking it out! Wow, you have some self control waiting a year to make it! ;)
- August 31, 2013 at 6:45 AM
- Jill P. said...
Thanks Free Range Mama for the peach pie feature! :) I have proudly grabbed a Farm button to display! ~ MamaGing
- August 31, 2013 at 6:50 AM
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Hello Dave & list members, I sent [http://www.aok.de/] (big german health insurance) through tidy and found following problems: 1.) The DOCTYPE declaration is missing, maybe because Tidy failed to make a reasonable guess on the document's content ("stdin" appears to be HTML proprietary) - but shouldn't Tidy assume HTML 4.0 Transitional on such occasions? I believe it does, but it doesn't insert the appropriate DOCTYPE declaration. 2.) Tidy inserts an empty <TITLE></TITLE> element (line 2 column 1 - Warning: inserting missing 'title' element), despite the existing and correctly place title (line 19 column 1 - Warning: <title> isn't allowed in  elements). My understanding of this: the <BASE HREF="http://www.aok.de/"> in the first line of the document makes tidy assume to be in the BODY of a document, while in fact the head didn't even start. Thus it complains about a missing title, generates the necessary HEAD elements and the empty title element. Then Tidy proceeds to analyze the document, still assuming to be in the document body, and moves all HEAD related elements into the newly generated HEAD. This results in two title elements, one empty and one with the original title. Moving the <BASE> tag to the LAST line of the document (instead of FIRST) solves this problem entirely. 3.) +++ 	 In this example, Tidy inserted a SPACE before 	, resulting in an unwanted space in this table cell. Normally Tidy does not show this behavior ("indent: auto" was set and usually leads to the desired results), I currently have no idea what might have caused this . 4.) I believe that DIV elements should be considered by the "indent: auto" directive in the same way as TD elements are:

 causes Netscape to render a space directly after the IMG element, which is, usually, not desirable. sebastian -- Sebastian Lange http://www.sl-chat.de/ Maybe the first chat site that validates as HTML 4.0 even though user input may contain HTML codes. Courtesy to Dave Raggett's HTML Tidy: http://www.w3.org/People/Raggett/tidy/Received on Monday, 17 July 2000 10:09:20 UTC
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Pope Benedict XVI Quotes About WorshipQuotes about: Worship
When human affairs are so ordered that there is no recognition of God, there is a belittling of man. That is why, in the final analysis, worship and law cannot be completely separated from each other. God has a right to a response from man, to man himself, and where that right of God totally disappears, the order of law among men is dissolved, because there is no cornerstone to keep the whole structure together.
Authentic love is obviously something good... When we love, we become most fully ourselves, most fully human... People often think they are being loving when actually they are being possessive or manipulative. People sometimes treat others as objects to satisfy their own needs... How easy it is to be deceived by the many voices in our society that advocate a permissive approach to sexuality, without regard for modesty, self-respect or the moral values that bring quality to human relationships! This is worship of a false god. Instead of bringing life, it brings death.
The glory of God is the living man, but the life of man is the vision of God', says St. Irenaeus, getting to the heart of what happens when man meets God on the mountain in the wilderness. Ultimately, it is the very life of man, man himself as living righteously, that is the true worship of God, but life only becomes real life when it receives its form from looking toward God.


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Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission was inaugurated in November 1988. UPSSSC is situated at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. U.P. Subordinate Services Selection Commission is the commission of Uttar Pradesh, it have authority to organise the all recruitment examination for the various posts in the Uttar Pradesh Department. Headquarter of UPSSSC is established at Lucknow, and in 1990 it was turned into the Commission. The main motive to inaugurate of UPSSSC is to recruit the candidates for various posts in Government department.
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Update: A high action driving game like The Simpsons Road Rage doesn't mean a thing until you see it in action. And action we've got. Three, count 'em, three movies from ECTS are waiting for you down in the media section. So scroll, don't walk, don't taxi, don't shimmy down there and start downloading this crazy footage.
Impressions: Recently, we had the chance to view a little more complete version of The Simpsons Road Rage at EA Games. If you've read our first preview below, you've already been briefed on the basics of this "Crazy Taxi meets The Simpsons" game, but we have some new details for you.
Instead of just buying the Springfield Transit Corporation, ol' Mr. Burns also transformed all of the buses into glowing green radioactive vehicles of cancer-causing death. Naturally, no one wants to take the risk by driving on the deadly buses, so all of the residents of Springfield start to drive each other around in their own unique vehicles. Lisa drives an electric car, Groundskeeper Willy uses a tractor that can go 60MPH, Otto has his school bus, Grandpa Simpson drives around in a little Shriner go-cart, Krusty has a tiny clown car, and you can even unlock hidden vehicles such as Homer's Mr. Plow.
While at first glance the game is simply Crazy Taxi with Simpsons characters, there are a few game modes to keep things slightly fresh. Since the environments are almost completely destructible (you can drive through most buildings and destroy most roadside obstacles), some modes will have you go through the stages while destroying as much as possible, while others will ask you to destroy as little as possible.
After the nightmare that was Simpsons Wrestling it looks as if there are steps being taken to make sure that this game remains a little truer to the license. Matt Groening himself, along with many of The Simpsons writers, are apparently keeping the developers on a pretty short leash. Everything is being run past them, and that includes the lines that the characters say and even what is printed on the billboards that are scattered around Springfield. As for the character's voices, all of the voice talent from the show is being used to record lines for every character in the game, and their speech will be different depending on whom they pick up. For example, Homer will say different things to Bart, Marge, or Lisa that he wouldn't say to Otto or Krusty.
The game is currently on schedule for a November release, and we'll be back with more information as soon as possible.
--Jeremy Conrad, IGN Xbox
May 17, 2001
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but in our industry, imitation is usually a company's way of cashing in on the latest gaming fads, and Sega's Crazy Taxi has managed to escape "love" from its peer groups. But, thanks to the wonderful world of licensing, the clone wars have begun, and Radical has found a home for its latest creation, The Simpsons Road Rage with the folks over at EA Games.
If we were going to make this preview short and sweet, the premise behind Raod Rage could be summed up by saying it's Crazy Taxy with Simpsons characters, but because we love you and you love The Simpsons, here's the dirty details:
Apparently, Mr. Burns is up to his old money-grubbing tricks again, and this time, he has put the travel-impaired citizens of Springfield in a bind by buying up the Springfield Transit Corporation. Old Monty has jacked up fares, but the people are following Twisted Sister's lead, and has decided to take the cab-drivin' action into their own hands.
Thus, you're thrust into the role of any one of 22 characters from The Simpsons, doing that thing that cab drivers do. Running all over the town, getting one of your favorite 35 characters from the T.V. show, and running them to one of the game's 100+ locations, which will be spread out through 12 different areas, and your ultimate goal is to earn enough money to put Burnsey out of business and buy back the STC so that life can return to normal.
It may be a clone, but at least the kids at Radical are actually trying to improve upon the CT mold in some cool ways, as one thing Road Rage will one-up up Taxi on is upgrades. The game is driven by a bonus system that lets driver unlock several new vehicles, and the interesting part is, you get to choose the next ride you'll be able to take to the streets.
The game will also incorporate a story mode into the mix, which, depending on your4 actions, will allow for between 40-60 passengers, as well as hidden bonus deliveries. If the confines of a plot are two much for you speed freaks, we're happy to inform you that there will also be a "Sunday Driving Mode" that will let players run around and do things on your own time.
We got a chance to take it for a brief spin at E3, and from the looks of things, the game is basically going to end up being what we told you it would in the first few breaths of this preview (i.e. Crazy Taxi with Simpsons Characters. Visually, the characters themselves look like renders straight outta Cyberworld, but the levels are very cartoony, although they seem to be flat, as opposed to fully 3-D cel-shaded environments. The control was a bit loose, and from what we saw, everything, right down to the little green glowing passenger pick-up slot scream Hitmaker.
The game was obviously still quite early, so there's really no telling if the gameplay will match the game's design in its ability to emulate the finer points of the genre. As it stands now, The Simpsons Road Rage just might prove to be an amusing title for fans of the series, but only time will tell if it hits the mark. The game is set to ship some time after the console's launch this Fall, so rest assured that we'll be back with additional impressions in the near future.
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New Growers
Welcome to New Zealand Avocado, the peak body and operating entity of the avocado industry in New Zealand. The following links point to important documents, information and forms.
If you are taking over the ownership of an existing avocado orchard, are developing a new avocado orchard or are leasing an avocado orchard you need to have a PPIN Orchard Identification number this is required to become an NZAGA member.
Please note that if you are taking over an existing orchard although this already has a PPIN you will still need to arrange for a new one to reflect the change in ownership.
Things to consider when planting or buying an orchard:
- The avocado is inherently a biennial cropping tree
- Is the site suitable for planting/growing avocados?
- What is the yield history and export pack out rate of the existing orchard?
- Are there any site or disease issues that could have a long term effect?
- Does the orchard have irrigation?
- Are the estimates of income and expense in your proposed budget realistic?
- Were the plants sourced from an NZAGA accredited nursery?
- How well supplied is the area for orchard support services (spraying, pest monitoring, packing)?
Should you require further technical help, we recommend you contact a consultant - search horticulture in the yellow pages.
Need some advice to help you along on your new venture? Click here to see a list of avocado consultants.
Membership information:
Industry regulations and requirements for export:
- Grower manuals and guides
A range of grower manuals and guides are available for purchase online - click here to be taken to the Avoshop
- Handouts from recent field days
You may also like to view the handouts from our recent field days - please see the Resources section of our website or click here to view.
If you have any queries regarding NZAGA membership please contact email@example.com or phone 0800 AVOCADO (0800 286 223).