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Friday, December 19, 2008
More of Jessica
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Saturday, December 6, 2008
I finished it!
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Ho-hum
Whew. I'm exhausted. My husband's had a crazy work schedule for the last two weeks (which should end in about a week, thank goodness). He usually has pretty good hours for what he does, so I'm not complaining. But since my year-old toddler is getting all of his molars at once (and screaming about it to let us know he's miserable), by the end of the day I'm plain tuckered out. I'm actually almost done with my first picture book dummy (to send out). All of the story pictures are finished; I just need to figure out what I want to do with the title page and cover and choose a couple of pictures to paint. It really does take a lot of work to do it all, but I feel like I've learned a lot along the way. Through the process I've developed more personal style (which has also made things take longer). Above all, I feel like I've accomplished something worthwhile.
Until next time . . .
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Illustration Friday: Opinion
These friends are of the opinion that snow play is fun! I'd have to agree . . . but I'm also of the opinion that too much snow (and no sun) makes for a long winter.
I was asked to illustrate the December cover for Stories for Children magazine, and here it is. I'm quite happy with the way it turned out.
I'm also almost done creating the book dummy for a story I've written. If I get enough time this week, I should be able to finish it. Hooray!
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Illustration Friday: Repair
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Illustration Friday: Too Late
I don't know if anyone else feels like this, but I'm getting pickier about my work. I look at things I've illustrated and don't feel as confident about them. I nit-pick my illustrations, finding so many little things that I don't like and that I should've done differently. It doesn't mean I'll stop illustrating, but it's easy to feel discouraged and feel like I'm not making the progress I should. In this illo, for instance, I like the layout and characters, but I'm not satisfied with the colors. They're okay, but I don't look and think, "Now that's amazing and I couldn't think of anything better to do with it." Sigh. I think my problem lies in that I want things to be true to life, yet I still want playfulness . . . and I let reality take over the more playful side. Oh well. One day I'll get it. In the meantime I'll keep drawing and painting. And by the way, I'm not looking for anyone to laud words of encouragement. I'll still keep doing what I do because I love it; I simply wonder if anyone else laments the laborious process of growth when it comes to illustrating.
Time for bed! See you next time.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Camera Man
Sorry about the lack of posts lately. My 11- month-old is teething, and NOT happy about it at all. It takes a lot out of me and by the end of the day, I'm one weary mom. But this, too, shall pass. I'm also updating my website since I'll be sending out another round of postcards any day. Oh, the anticipation of what could happen! Even if nothing does, I'm excited about doing it.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Stories For Children Magazine illo's
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
Watercolor Wednesdays
Here are my most recent contributions to Watercolor Wednesdays. The top is Noah creating an umbrella (before receiving instructions to build an ark) and the next is of a daddy dancing with his daughter.
I like the idea of Noah (my husband's) and the way I drew him, but I'm not as satisfied with the colors and the feel of the whole illustration.
I'm pretty happy with the way the dancers turned out. I love dancing and twirling around in dresses and LOVED it when I was a kid. I was experimenting with this girl's dress by using various rounds of salt in watercolor and feel it turned out well.
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Thursday, September 4, 2008
More pictures
Here are a couple of illo's I've done recently. The top is for a story in this month's issue of Stories For Children Magazine (The Monstrous Mile; my illo didn't get anti-aliased and looks really grainy, however) and the bottom illo is for last week's Watercolor Wednesday (the prompt was a tribute to Beatrix Potter).
I feel like I am progressing as an illustrator. Besides the fact that I feel like I'm spending so much time and energy being a mom (to two amazing children), I'm amazed that I've been able to progress at all. I attribute a lot of my success to the fact that we frequently visit the zoo, the aquarium, and museums, that I'm constantly around children, and that my oldest son and I read a lot of books. All of these things give me an opportunity to examine real life things and to scrutinize what works and what doesn't in children's book illustrations. Although I feel like I'm improving, I also recognize that I have a LONG way to go. I feel like I'm truly ready and good enough to do magazine illo's (and a book if an editor thinks so too) . . . but I still want to be better. There are days when I feel like I'll never be as good as I want to be, but I am mostly optimistic.
Enough blabbering. It's time for me to go do what I've been dreaming about all day while playing with my kids.
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Friday, August 29, 2008
Illustration Friday: Memories
I illustrated this a couple months ago for Stories for Children magazine. It's a memoir of two girls sharing a summer blanket after one of them broke their leg. I hope you enjoy it!
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Illustration Friday: Routine
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Saturday, August 16, 2008
Illustration Friday: Detach
If a mean, orange troll with pink ears tried to threaten you, wouldn't you try to detach yourself from it, too?
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Friday, August 1, 2008
A literary elephant
I painted this for Watercolor Wednesday (the topic was anthropomorphic). What book do you think an elephant would stay awake all hours of the night to read?
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Illustration Friday: Poof
I've got two boys that make me laugh (and cry) all day. The oldest was a baby just yesterday, and POOF! he's grown to be a boy now.
This illustration shows them together doing what makes them both giggle. My 9-monther really likes to pull hair. The oldest likes to inch his head up close so that my baby will pull his hair. They laugh and laugh at this (even at church!). What sillies!
I have recently been thinking about how I want my illustration style to develop. I definitely want things fun (fun colors, characterization, etc) but realistic enough so that people don't have to wonder what the picture is about. While reading Junie B. Jones with my son, I've been studying Denise Brunkus's illustrations. I love her style. I like how she takes realism and plays with it. I don't think I want to do things just like her, but she has inspired me. This illo is partly rendered while thinking of her style. I also used gray pens to outline things instead of my usual black outline. In some ways I like it, in others I prefer a darker line. Hmmm . . . it'll be fun to see over time how my style will evolve.
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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Thumbelina
I joined a blog group (Watercolor Wednesdays) and painted this for it. I'm not as happy with the coloring as I would like to be . . . it's too brown. I think I should look at a picture of caves to help me out. Otherwise, I like my characters. Perhaps I'll paint it again some day (or do it black and white).
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Friday, July 18, 2008
Illustration Friday: Enough
Who can get enough love? (And who can give enough to cute kids!)
I just finished this for the August issue of Stories For Children Magazine. My heart was happy when my four-year-old son saw my first penguin draft and he said (very dramatically), "Oh WOW, Mommy. You drew some penguins!" He LOVES animals (we visit the zoo at least once a week).
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
Illustration Friday: Hoard
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Friday, June 13, 2008
IF: Punchline
What's the punchline to this haunted car? Take a good look in a window and you just might solve the case of the frightening EE-OWs.
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Friday, May 23, 2008
IF: Worry
This boy is worried about his unexpected visitor! I painted this for the upcoming June issue for Stories for Children magazine. I hope you like it!
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
What I've Been Working On
I don't have much time these days to do a lot of illustrating, but I sign myself up to illustrate one or two illo's for Stories for Children Magazine every month just so I keep doing something. Here's one of them.
I admittedly dream about the great things I'm going to do some day with my writing and illustration more than I actually WORK toward those dreams. Sometimes I wonder if I'm good enough or will ever be good enough but, regardless of all that, I do enjoy creating things and I feel a great sense of satisfaction when I've done something I'm proud of.
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Technology
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
IF: Fail
Bo Peep has failed to find her sheep! Your job is to tell to turn around and then to spot at least 14 differences in the pictures (I know they're kind of small. Sorry!).
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
IF: Save
These brothers are saving a delightful mess for Mom to discover. I just finished this for Stories For Children Magazine and hope you like it. It was fun drawing the mess (although I'm glad I don't have to clean it up!).
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
IF: Homage
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President Donald Trump blasted NFL players on Friday morning for protesting during the national anthem at preseason games, accusing them of being "unable to define" what they are protesting and suggesting the athletes should instead "be happy" and "be cool."
said in a tweet.
Trump’s tweets came after some football players kneeled or showed other signs of protest during the national anthem at several preseason NFL games Thursday night.
"Be happy, be cool! A football game, that fans are paying soooo much money to watch and enjoy, is no place to protest. Most of that money goes to the anyway. Find another way to protest. Stand proudly for your National Anthem or be Suspended Without Pay!" Trump said on Twitter.
Contrary to the president’s claim, the NFL players who kneel for the national anthem have been vocal and specific about their protests, which began two seasons ago in opposition to racial injustice and police brutality. Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and some of his teammates wore t-shirts Thursday that said “more than 60% of prison populations are people of color” on the front and “nearly 5,000 kids are in adults prisons and jails” on the back, according to NBC Sports.
The NFL Players Association did not immediately return a request for comment.
The protests, which have grown over the past two seasons, sparked controversy and led NFL owners to approve a new policy in May that allows teams to fine players and other personnel who fail to stand during the national anthem. Players have the option to stay in the locker room during the song. Enforcement of that policy has been put on hold as the league negotiates with its players over the controversy.
Critics of the protest say players are disrespecting the American flag and national anthem when they protest during the song. But many protesting NFL players have argued that it is important to use their national platform to speak out against injustice, and that they have a right to free speech.
Jenkins and Eagles cornerback De’Vante Bausby raised their fists for the Star Spangled Banner Thursday night, according to the Associated Press. Miami Dolphins wide receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson kneeled for the anthem before their game.
Protests during the national anthem as an NFL-wide trend began years ago, sparked by then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the anthem. The 30-year-old athlete took a knee in 2016 to protest racial injustice in the U.S., including police brutality.
The president drew attention to the issue last year at a rally in Alabama, collectively labeling kneeling players as a "son of a bitch" and suggesting they be thrown out of the league. Trump’s attention to the issue prompted significantly more players to protest, metastasizing the issue from a sports debate to a nationwide controversy.
Such protests also caught fire among other NFL players, and even college and high school athletes across the country. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who once conspicuously kept a "Make America Great Again" hat in his locker and who the president has joked could have been his son-in-law, praised the protests in an interview with Oprah Winfrey during the offseason, breaking with the president on the issue.
Kaepernick, a free agent who went unsigned and did not play in the league last season, tweeted his support for the players who protested on Thursday night.
“My brother @kstills continued his protest of systemic oppression tonight by taking a knee,” Kaepernick said. “Albert Wilson joined him in protest. Stay strong brothers!” |
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Hogan says talk of additional supports for dairy farmers ‘premature’
Hopes for additional supports from the EU for dairy farmers have been dampened by the European Agriculture Commissioner, Phil Hogan.
Speaking following a lengthy meeting of European Agriculture Ministers in Brussels today, he said ‘talk of an additional financial aid package was premature’.
Commissioner Hogan said as many as 13 Member States had not yet utilised funding provided by the Commission under the previous support package.
He stressed that in the context of €135m of funding remaining unspent it would be ‘difficult’ to approach theCommissionn for ‘more money’.
European Agriculture Ministers will meet again in June to discuss the ongoing crisis in the dairy and pigmeat sectors, and Commissioner Hogan said he will continue to monitor the situation in advance of that meeting.
The Commissioner also highlighted that a number of Member States at the meeting raised the possibility of using the crisis reserve to help with the crisis.
In the past, the Commissioner Hogan had been against using the measure as it would involve reducing the payments of all farmers. However, today he noted that the possibility of using the Crisis Reserve has now been raised by Germany and he said should more Member States support its use it will be considered.
Continued strong milk production across Europe was also highlighted by Commissioner Hogan and he highlighted the Commission’s recent move to allow voluntary milk supply reduction schemes across Europe.
However, he did say that it was too early to say how effective this measure will be.
The Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, today called on the Commission to re-examine the volume limit for fixed price intervention for Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP).
The Minister was speaking in Brussels where he was attending his first meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council.
Minister Creed also asked the Commission to give favourable consideration to a higher rate of advance payments in 2016, removal of customs tariffs and anti-dumping duties on the importation of fertilisers and a deferral of superlevy payments, among other measures. |
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A U.S. federal government screen concentrated on national safety increased eyebrows with regards to bought a Chinese organization to market homosexual matchmaking app Grindr. The concern: That the Chinese federal government could use individual data on the application to blackmail American authorities, the wall surface Street Journal reported.
Beijing Kunlun technology Co. bought many stake in Grindr in 2016 and took complete control over the organization last year. The panel on unknown financial in the United States, which product reviews acquisitions of U.S. companies by non-U.S. users because of their potential effect on national security, best this week gone to live in prevent the offer.
Specialist indicate developing problems around data confidentiality, together with anxious U.S. trade relations, as the grounds for CFIUS’ intervention.
“You have to regard this as a U.S. a reaction to Chinese businesses accessing private communications more than anything else,” stated Bart Lazar, a lawyer with Seyfarth Shaw just who focuses on information confidentiality.
Another China contract dinged
Just last year, CFIUS also blocked Chinese Ant monetary’s $1.2 billion purchase of U.S. revenue move business MoneyGram, a high-profile merger that worked a strike to Alibaba president Jack Ma, who owns Ant Financial. CFIUS mentioned facts confidentiality dangers for U.S. citizens in halting the deal.
Still, most Chinese companies have purchased or dedicated to American company recently. This type of deall are not fundamentally nefarious, Klint Finley, a Wired contributor, informed CBSN. “there is not a recognised link between Chinese enterprises and spying. These are typically problems, perhaps not proven cases.”
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Grindr mentioned it had no comment on the U.S. purchase. Covington and Burling, a law firm located in Arizona, D.C., also decreased feedback, saying truly mixed up in situation.
a representative with all the Treasury division, which heads CFIUS, stated in an announcement that committee is barred by-law from openly disclosing info registered making use of section.
“Blackmailer’s goldmine”
Grindr does not accumulate various consumer facts than other social network software, like Tinder, but it has actually attracted flames for the privacy methods. The company, which had 27 million users on their program as of 2017, a year ago had been discovered to have provided people’ HIV standing and sexual tastes with third parties.
Grindr additionally keeps track of emails, passwords, charging information, geolocations, and product IDs and IP tackles, as well as messages replaced along with other customers and photographs.
“I do not imagine we are going to posses an Anthony Weiner-type circumstance,” Lazar said. “But folks perform, if they believe that they’re in a private method of communications, they do start and supply additional info to an app than you possibly might consider was logical.”
Grindr could also be regularly recognize, for instance, national and armed forces employees whom might be pressured to show state strategy when they provided sensitive info on the application.
“It could be a blackmailer’s goldmine, essentially, if this info happened to be to fall inside palms of an adversarial authorities,” Finley said.
Fulfill, Welcome, Delete: How’s India’s ‘Hookup’ Tradition Faring
“Sex is actually cool, but have your ever heard of perhaps not generating a problem regarding it?”
Sex. Crave. Attraction. Appeal. Autonomy. Company. Looks. Feelings. Objectives. Energy. Connection. Discussions. Activities. Thoughts.
For a number of, the center does not get ripped outside of the chest area any longer as soon as you do not see all of them once again. “Sex was cool, but have you ever heard of maybe not creating a big deal about this?” smirks 28-year-old Sneha* from Delhi. Gender has-been afforded the choice of permitting go of emotional reserves, she describes in my opinion with a tinge of reduction in her own voice.
“Dispensability happens to be a method of lifestyle, you understand? Everyone can performed without, until you’re positive you are investments appropriate,” she states. “Wham-bam-thank-you- ma’am works for me personally. for some, it doesn’t however,” she trails down into quiet.
She’s maybe not fresh to the dating apps with mushroomed on the web before number of years, and it is quite comfortable with the unspoken pact – Take it easy. do not thought lasting right-away.
Too swept up to learn? Pay attention to the storyline here.
Just what exactly are we getting at? Is it representative of youthful Asia? Hell, no. Not even a smattering of these.
But it does provide light a particular approach that will be – you could potentially state – tied to some ideas of ‘sexual liberation’ and ‘bodily service’ and has been moving their way to the most truly effective among metropolitan Indian millennials.
“If you will be setting up, and then you usually tend to have affixed. ” 20-year-old Kartik* from Bombay grimaces at myself, “. your much better create that obvious. absolutely nothing uncool about it, nevertheless need lay almost everything completely before stepping in,” he shuts with a benign laugh.
Which ominous machine include thoughts obtaining drawn into next, I inquire myself.
Maybe, it is the not enough time.
I am speculating few people like going all of us experience the time for you writhe in an emotional quandary while peeling carrots or a run-of-the-mill veggie in the cooking area counter-top. We might want to, but. alas! Typically, the potatoes arrive peeled and prepared in a Swiggy shipment package, while we were hunched over some type of computer where you work.
Opportunity are a fast-depleting asset operating on a hustle lifestyle that makes sure lengthy services several hours and extremely very little time to languish with what might be.
And no, nobody’s performing about their hookups sometimes.
(PS: Alia Bhatt and Tiger Shroff is seen serenading their particular lose religion in sexual liberation completely.)
“personally i think men and women have compartmentalised intercourse as a bodily need and not soleley a feeling. And safer gender is all the precaution you will need. Come across a good individual, has an excellent evening, go out and take in, and then do your thing. Also, it is the new time-pass of sorts. You reach check out your own sexual choices, meet new-people, and look for latest locations. But I’m not sure if ‘hookup heritage’ is here to stay,” how much does silver singles cost states 28-year-old Rishika*, a resident of Bombay.
She also informs me, in a mellow pitch, that she met the girl boyfriend on a dating application and “things had gotten serious”. “Before that, I became the huntsman,” she states with a cackle. |
1000+ photos in one post may be a new record for me.
Month: January 2012
December 2011
Photo of the Day
Like 2009, and unlike 2010 where I missed three days, I managed to get a photo every day in 2011.
Running
I was able to recover from November’s setback, and I’ve been doing some pretty good running lately. All my long runs have been on trails, many of them with the SLUGs. The exciting news is that I registered for the Fuego Y Agua 50 km ultra-marathon on Ometepe Island in Nicaragua in February. It should be great fun, though extremely challenging. I’m not worried about the distance (31 miles!), I’ve run that kind of distance before (with less training). The two primary challenges will be the dry-season heat and the massive 4,000 ft ascent and descent of the volcano in the final 8 miles of the race.
Cycling
I’m also back on the bike after my knee problems, though I didn’t do much training. What little time I had available for training I chose to run instead. I need to toughen up and get out on the bike in the cold more often.
Walking/Hiking
I’ve still been walking a fair amount, but I’ve also started doing a bit more hiking. One of my primary rules for dealing with my on-and-off knee issues is not running on two consecutive days. So sometimes I go hiking on the off days as a substitute. Hiking will play an important role in the Fuego Y Agua race, as most of the volcano trail is far too steep to run up.
November 2011
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Slice 4 courgettes, and there's nothing worse than limp courgettes, I can tell you. While they're still warmish, sprinkle them with a little sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Deseed a red chilli and chop finely. Finely chop ½ a clove of garlic and sprinkle the chilli and garlic evenly from a height over the courgettes. (Add to your own taste, but just remember that when the chilli and garlic mix with the olive oil and lemon juice the heat and flavours are lessened.)
Tear over a handful of fresh mint and drizzle with good extra virgin olive oil and a squeeze oflemon. I've even been known to throw in some blanched broad beans or raw peas if I can get any. This salad is always a real treat.
PS If you find yourself with leftovers, try baking any fish fillets (cod, haddock or bass for example) on top of the courgettes. Lovely with steamed rice and seasoned yoghurt. Very fresh and good for you.
Recipe by Jamie Oliver
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PageRank this thing, it is the evaluation of a Google page importance value, because Google is the world’s largest search engine, the evaluation value is into the world to judge a site and the importance of the standard, in China Internet industry is also as the standard. But now Google no longer update PR, this standard is not, and China search engine field does not have a universally accepted evaluation of web standards (market tools query love Shanghai weights and 360 weights are not the official launch), love Shanghai even put a little snapshot time influence to weaken the. This makes a lot of entering the Internet industry practitioners no direction, because of the lack of a universally accepted criteria, only through the analysis of the subjective judgment, which for them a bit difficult.
1, the so-called love Shanghai, 360 weight weight
3, included the amount / index
2, your theme
included a number of factors but also we should pay attention to, but we now use the site command to check out there will be two data, a number of search results, a number of index. Two data is generally not the same, this time is our standard, the number of search results more close to the index number of the better, if the difference is not.
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, no PR no snapshot of what factors when the change is Links should focus on:
one website, a topic related or similar. This is not only the bonus effect to judge the search engine on the link quality, is beneficial to attract users to click. For example, users browse our website in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements so tall on the information, see a gynecological hospital link, there will be no interest on.
this let many webmaster dumbfounded, the previous exchange chain important criteria PR and snapshot time have become less important, now the exchange chain in the end to see what
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Exhilarating reaction game designed for Android Wear device. The game can also be played without a wear device. Tap the balls as quickly as you can. Estimate timelapse and tap the ball just in time.
Play all three game modes available in this release:
1) Tap only red balls and do it as quickly as you can. Tapping a wrong color ball ends the game.
2) Tap all the balls in right order. The quicker you tap the balls the more points you will get.
3) Tap a green ball to start counting time and tap red ball to stop counting when exactly right time has elapsed.
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Saturday, February 01, 2020
Quit and Close Tab Confirmation for Safari on macOS
Check out my AppleScripts GitHub repo for quit confirmation on Safari and Chrome as well as a tab close confirmation on Safari.
Monday, May 07, 2018
Android Development: Day 0 - You're Probably Wondering How I Ended Up in This Situation
*Freeze
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Android Development: Day 1 - I Don't Complain About Xcode Much, but Now I'll Never Complain About Xcode Again
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Tuesday, April 03, 2018
Apple's 64-bit Unification is Prep for ARM Macs and Mac/iOS Shared Apps
- iOS 11 and apps are 64-bit only
- macOS 10.13 is the last release to support 32-bit apps without compromise
- Mac App Store as of 1/18 mandates new apps support 64-bit and updates to existing apps must support 64-bit by June 2018
- Xcode 9.3 includes diagnostic tools to make sure your apps are 64-bit compatible
- Xcode 9.3 makes it a warning to build to for 32-bit architecture (Apple Developer Account Required)
- …
- Project Marzipan, combined iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps, is in the works
- Apple will replace Intel with ARM CPUs in Macs by 2020
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Apple Glass Will Replace Dumb Glasses
They.
UpdateI didn’t realize when I opened Seeking Alpha this morning it was about Apple’s AR opportunity.
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Plan on using Face ID on iPhone X in your iOS app? You must include NSFaceIDUsageDescription in your Info.plist
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Sunday, October 01, 2017
How I was Accidentally Credited by Apple on a macOS Security Update
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Sunday, May 29, 2016
All Hope was Not Lost...Apple Released AirPort Base Station Firmware 7.6.7 for 3+ Year Old Devices!
While at a Memorial Day gathering yesterday, the host mentioned that an update just became available for his Airport devices, the Express, Extreme, and Time Capsule. I thought he had to have been mistaken and maybe I’d missed updating his hardware on a previous visit. No update had been mentioned in the Apple press, but I knew my AirPort Utility automatic update checking was off, I’d lost hope Apple would ever send out any updates for my aging Time Capsule. Maybe Apple did send out an update…
Sure enough Apple released AirPort Base Station Firmware 7.6.7! The prior version was 7.6.4 released in August 2013. That immediately got my mind racing. Were internal 7.6.5 and 7.6.6 releases created that didn’t make it public? Could more bug fixes be bundled up into this update than just those mentioned in the support article? We’re fixes made during a development cycle for new AirPort Base Stations or to comply with the FCC and back ported to 2 generation old hardware?
I guess we’ll never know, but WWDC is right around the corner, I’m not immune to rampant speculation 😬
Friday, May 27, 2016
TL;DR Wil Shipley: Keep Calm and Swift On
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Saturday, May 14, 2016
Let's Talk About What Chewie Does in Star Wars The Force Awaken
The first thing you have to admit about Chewy in The Force Awakens is that he’s awesome. The Force Awakens is the best Chewbacca movie yet. He’s physical, played in large part not by original actor Peter Mayhew, but by newcomer Joonas Suotamo and the result is a more action oriented Wookie. He’s also funny and expressive. With just a head move or grunt, Mayhew and Suotamo communicate as much information as any actor playing humans do in the movie.
That’s not what I want to talk about though. I want to know what Chewie knows. Given what we see in The Force Awakens, Chewie knows:
- Kylo Ren is Ben Solo
- Rey's lineage
- Who Supreme Leader Snoke is (not Darth Plagueis)
- Why doesn’t Chewy go for the kill shot?
- Why doesn’t Chewy’s bowcaster knock Kylo off the platform?
- Why does Chewy go with Rey without comment?
Mikey’s theory is that while Kylo and Rey fight, Kylo is not using the Dark Side, but Rey does. The theory is that Ren and Rey will flip Force sides by the end of the trilogy and Kylo Ren is in deep cover.
If you think this theory has any credence, then I’d propose that Chewy shoots Kylo Ren with a lower power, non-fatal bowcaster shot on purpose. Through The Force Awakens, we see Han and Chewy blow foes away with impunity using the bowcaster, catapulting them several feet upon impact. Yet Kylo Ren doesn’t move.
Of course Kylo’s force abilities could explain him being able to absorb the energy of the blaster bolt without moving. However, we see Kylo able to stop blaster fire in mid-air after being fired. If he was using his powers, he wouldn’t simply diminish the energy, he’d stop it.
On the other hand, if Chewie doesn’t miss a Kylo Ren kill shot on purpose, he’s responsible for allowing one of the galaxies greatest evils to escape justice just after his best friend of all time was killed.
Or Chewbacca is relieved his life debt is over, but feels he must take some kind of shot to keep up appearances that he actually liked Han Solo 😉 |
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This Underlever Bolt-Action conversion kit has been specifically designed to be compatible with the standard KC-02 plastic body and standard grip.
This lever model is also compatible with the wooden Ruger 10/22 basic factory stock.
Quick Install Guide Video
Huge Launch Event, Demonstration and Testing video!
This kit is a "2nd tier" upgrade kit. It builds on top of several other parts and modifications that must have already been done to your KC-02 before you can install the Underlever. If this is the first time you have seen this kit, we highly advise you to research it before purchasing so you understand how it works and what you need to go with it. This is considered an "Expert Level" kit for people already familiar with working on their KC-02. Here's an example video of a full Underlever KC-02 build process.
Underlevers are NOT COMPATIBLE WITH M4 HPA MAG ADAPTORS. The lever will collide with the magazine.
BUT they are compatible with MP5 mag adaptors like the Tanuki kit :-) as long as the magazine does not protrude backwards from the adaptor.
THE UNDERLEVER ALONE WILL NOT GIVE YOU BOLT ACTION OPERATION. Using it with a standard semi-auto blowback gun will likely result in catastrophic damage and injury. Blowback must be disabled.
The recommended way to install this Underlever also requires a Solid-State Bolt and a Genesis Hop Unit.
If you also want to retain semi-auto operation for your standard bolt carrier to hot-swap with, we recommend purchasing an SSB and a Genesis kit with your Underlever, or an SSB and spare KC-VSR nozzle to convert your existing bolt assembly to VSR type. Then you can simply remove the underlever and swap bolt assembly and charging handle to change the gun back to semi-auto operation as normal. Takes about 5 minutes to do with just 2 tools (4mm allen key and M3 nut driver (linked below)).
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This Underlever kit consists of:
- Underlever Main hand loop
- Underlever pivot clamp
- Triple-bolt bar linkage
- Sliding-slot bar linkage
- Bolt-link charging handle adaptor
- 3 high-grade metal-shielded ball-bearings for the pivot points
- Assorted nuts and screws for assembly
The kit will be produced in 7075 aluminium, and is available in our usual range of anodised colours and patterns. If we have spare stock of hop wheels available, and your order includes a Genesis hop wheel, we will also anodise the hop wheel to match your underlever kit. Otherwise you will receive a standard black hop wheel.
The Underlever itself is compatible with the standard bolt carrier and hop unit, as long as you disable the blowback on your standard bolt carrier. Achieving this is a complicated task in itself, which is why we also created the Solid-State Bolt.
The Solid-State Bolt provides a drop-in sniper bolt-action function and incorporates a VSR-type nozzle, so is only compatible with the Genesis hop unit which uses VSR hop rubbers. The SSB can easily be swapped back for a normal semi-auto bolt assembly if you want to remove the underlever and go back to semi-auto in a few minutes.
Recommended Special Tool
In addition to the usual selection of Allen keys and tools used for working on your KC-02, we highly recommend adding an M3 (5.5mm) wrench or driver to your arsenal for use with tightening the small M3 lock nuts on the Underlever, because if you try to do it with pliers or an adjustable spanner, you will probably scratch the anodising on your underlever parts and make it look shit, so buy one of these kind of tools to avoid that cosmetic damage:
or something cheaper like this:
I'm sure you'll be able to find something similar in your country.
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If you’re curious about some of the games which you can purchase for the retro Sanyo Try3DO, simply continue reading to discover a few games which are well worth adding to your list of games to purchase.
Fun games to purchase for the Sanyo Try 3DO:
There are 370 games which were released for the Sanyo Try 3DO:
One reason why you may be interested in picking up a Sanyo Try 3DO gaming console is that there are around 370 games which you can purchase to play on your vintage gaming system. As an example, if you’re looking to pick up a Sanyo game you may be interested in purchasing Alone in the Dark, which was an early survival horror game which was released in the early 1990s. Or if you enjoy playing Chess you’ll love improving your chess skills by playing Battle Chess. If you spend the vast majority of your time gaming playing first person shooters, it’s also well worth trying to track down a copy of Defcon 5, which was originally released in 1995.
No matter what genre of games you enjoy playing, you won’t have any trouble finding games to play on your Sanyo Try 3DO:
No matter what genre of games you prefer playing you’ll find yourself spoilt for choice. Even if you enjoy playing business simulation games or tycoon games, you’ll be able to play games such as DinoPark Tycoon and Theme Park, The latter of which was one of the top rated business tycoon games of all time.
Alternatively if you’re a sports fan, you’ll be able to spend countless hours playing FIFA International Soccer, ESPN Let’s Play Tennis, Olympic Summer Games, World Cup Super Stadium and J League Virtual Stadium.
One popular game genre which you may want to play is the adventure genre. If you have finished modern adventure games such as the Uncharted series and Tomb Raider series, you’ll be able to pick up adventure focused games for your Sanyo Try 3DO. Some examples of which include Lost Eden, Myst and Yamamura Misa Suspense. The latter of which is a Japanese title, which has a cult following around the world.
There was a Star Wars game which was produced for the Sanyo Try 3DO:
Long before Battlefield was released there was a popular Star Wars game which was produced exclusively for the Sanyo Try 3DO, named Star Wars: Rebel Assault. Which was a rail shooter.
So if you’re recently purchased a Sanyo Try 3DO or are interested in purchasing one, it’s well worth trying to track down some of the popular games which are listed above. |
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Below are the original archetectural drawings of the gathering space. As we move forward, I will be sure to keep you apprised of new developments and progress. For now, let us pray and thank God for His blessings and our Holy Mother for her constant intercession!
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Virtuozzo Expands Storage for Containers Offerings with Availability of New Kubernetes SolutionOctober 16, 2017:
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Counterpart’s Complexity-Aware Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (CAMEL) ties together complexity-aware monitoring (C-AM) and Collaboration, Learning, and Adaptability (CLA) into one framework. In Niger, Sentinel Indicators are used as bellwethers, indicating greater changes occurring within a complex system. Specifically, we are looking for patterns, predictability, how change happens, and adaptive and evolutionary behavior. In addition to monitoring these dimensions, as part of our CLA efforts, we bring in our regional coordinators, local partners, and key staff on a quarterly basis to organize pause and reflect sessions to determine if there is a need to adapt our approach.
Over the years, Counterpart has been working on strengthening its Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning processes. We operate in complex environments and often need innovative and non-traditional approaches that fit the implementation realities of our programs. As our operating environments increasingly require flexibility, we ask ourselves: How do we know our approach is working, particularly if, and when, the underlying assumptions of our Theory of Change evolve?
Counterpart’s implementation of the USAID-funded Participatory Responsive Governance -Principal Activity (PRG-PA) project in Niger has a significant component on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) in violent extremist-affected regions, which afforded us an opportunity to develop what we call, Complexity-Aware Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (CAMEL).
From the onset, we sought to design activities and approaches to make sure women’s voices are heard and considered in local decision-making processes. By elevating women’s engagement and participation in community decisions, we believe they will apply leadership and problem solving skills to address community needs in the health, education, and security sectors. Assessing whether this approach is establishing meaningful avenues for women’s agency requires applying non-traditional monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment approaches that define value and significance from the beneficiaries’ perspective. Moreover, we acknowledged that when working in an environment as complex as Niger, it was vital for the team to utilize the methods that capture emergent changes and support adaptation and learning in a volatile environment.
When the WPS component was first conceived, Counterpart staff were guided by Ralph Stacey’s Agreement and Certainty Matrix. We asked ourselves: What is the degree of certainty about how to solve the problem of women’s’ lack of participation in decision-making processes? And, what is the degree of agreement among stakeholders about how to solve the problem? Specifically, how do they perceive and consider the social structures of communities?
The answers to these questions, best summarized as “uncertain” and “not in agreement,” indicated that Complexity-Aware Monitoring (C-AM) would be a good fit for the project because C-AM principles: (1) attend to performance monitoring blind spots; (2) synchronize monitoring with the pace of change; and (3) consider relationships, perspectives, and boundaries needed to be observed. In other words, C-AM afforded us a framework to assess multiple factors that might affect our program, our beneficiaries, and our implementation. But we still needed the flexibility to make changes (i.e. adaptive management) based on this monitoring and observe (i.e. learn) what works or needs to be changed based on the emergence of complexity.
To blend these elements together, the team named the approach Complexity-Aware Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (CAMEL). Although it has a cheerful name, the task ahead required training staff and getting commitment from multiple stakeholders – and a cultural change in how we do M&E as a team. Some staff were familiar only with traditional M&E approaches and were very comfortable doing business as usual. How could we explain CAMEL in just a few days of training? And for stakeholders like our Chiefs of Party or our regional coordinators with no background in M&E, where would we begin?
Just as the CAMEL process was being planned, the team came across a webinar with Michael Bamberger, a monitoring and evaluation expert with a focus on gender and social exclusion in complex environment. Bamberger recently developed a Complexity Checklist to guide development practitioners in understanding further when and how complexity occurs.
Bamberger’s Checklist operates on four dimensions that fit the WPS component quite well: the nature of intervention; interactions between institutions and stakeholders; causality and change; and finally, the embeddedness and the nature of the program. Each has several indicators that examine each dimension, interaction of each dimension with each other, and a wider system within which these dimensions operate. The team leading the design and iteration of the CAMEL approach found the Complexity Checklist to be critical in helping the MEL team dissect the complexity of the larger system and guide the whole WPS team forward on their path. In short, it helped cultivate an awareness across the team that traditional M&E approaches were insufficient.
Counterpart began the process of integrating CAMEL into program implementation by working with field M&E staff, regional coordinators, and our Senior Gender Advisor by mapping out the program elements, the underlying assumptions of our Theory of Change, and factors that my impact our assumptions and cause us to re-examine our approach against each of the four dimensions and indicators of the Complexity Checklist.
Quite quickly it became clear that a whole-of-team training would be necessary for CAMEL to work as the MEL team alone would not be able to analyze and interpret the findings from the Complexity Checklist exercises. Once we got everyone together, our WPS team developed a list of sentinel indicators to monitor and assess how various factors in the environment effects the program activities. This was necessary for understanding the “embeddedness” domain of the checklist. Designing the sentinel indicators took time because the Counterpart Headquarters MEL team wanted to use a participatory approach, engaging the field staff who interact most closely with beneficiaries. The team revised and refined the indicators list and agreed it would be a living document that gets updated regularly with inputs from the local team and partners and that the indicators would be refined as new trends emerge within the communes where WPS activities are implemented. Just a few months into implementation of Counterpart’s CAMEL approach, we are receiving the data that informs our WPS activities. The WPS team in Niger has observed increased women’s participation across commune and for the first time have involved women stakeholders in CVE coordination meetings – enabling a broader and more comprehensive discussion on the factors that are driving radicalization.
Adding the fifth dimension from Bamberger’s Complexity Checklist – evaluation of the program in terms of behavior change and change over long periods of time – is next up for the Niger WPS team. Though we are already seeing behavior changes in the communes, even with security situation deteriorating, we hope that our intervention and rigorous CAMEL approach will continue contributing to increased women and girl leadership and participation in community level decision-making, citizen action, and inclusive service delivery. |
New Zealand doesn’t have the centuries of culinary development that you’ll find in France, nor the regional varieties on a common theme that Italy offers. To visitors from the UK, the USA and Australia, New Zealand food may, at first glance, seem a little boring, or perhaps comfortingly familiar. But there’s more to New Zealand food than meets the eye.
1. Fish and chips
This Friday-night staple is a part of most Kiwis’ diet, though certainly not the healthy part. Pick up a pack wrapped in newspaper from your local chippie (fish and chip shop – there’s one in almost every neighbourhood) and eat it on the beach. Don’t forget the tomato sauce. $10-$15 should feed two people.
2. Barbecue
We certainly don’t claim to be the inventors of the barbecue, but Kiwis do have it down to a fine art. Many households have a BBQ on the deck or in the backyard, which sees liberal use throughout the summer – both for parties and regular dining; even breakfast can be cooked outside if you’re eating bacon and eggs. Get yourself invited over for a barbie or use one of the free machines you’ll find in some parks. From $5 for just sausages to whatever you want to spend.
2. Meat pies
If you’re wondering what to do for lunch, stop into a bakery and get a savoury pie. You’ll have several options to choose from, such as steak and cheese or chicken and mushroom; there’s usually a vegetarian option too. Some bakeries have more exotic choices, like lamb and mint or chicken tikka masala. Best eaten outdoors with tomato sauce. $3-$5 per pie.
4. Lamb
New Zealand is famous for its clean green image, and there is a lot of grass around – most of it currently being eaten by sheep or cows. Our animals have a good life and it comes through in the flavour of the meat. If you’re in a restaurant and see roast lamb or lamb shanks on the menu, look no further and order it. You could also try cooking for yourself, just don’t forget the mint sauce and gravy. $20-$40 for a restaurant meal, Hell Pizza does a nice shank with mash for $16.
5. Pavlova
This sweet, light dessert was invented in New Zealand and named after ballerina Anna Pavlova for its similarity to her lightness and grace. The Aussies try to claim it for their own but we know the truth. Make it yourself or buy from a cakeshop; the supermarket ones aren’t as good but will give you an idea of the flavour. Decorate with whipped cream, strawberries and kiwifruit. $8-$20 depending on where you get it.
6. L&P
New Zealand’s iconic softdrink is named after the town where it was first brewed: L&P stands for Lemon and Paeroa. If you visit Paeroa (in the central North Island) you’ll notice the town’s pride at its namesake – yellow banners are everywhere and there’s a giant L&P bottle in the centre of town. As for the flavour, it’s lemonade but with a twist. About $2-$5 a bottle.
7. Wine
New Zealand’s many wine regions produce an incredible quantity and variety of wine, you’re sure to find something to your taste. Wine-tasting at the cellar door is often free, or there might be a small charge that’s refundable on purchase – you might as well make the most of that! Don’t miss the varieties NZ is most famous for: Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc (white) and Pinot Noir (red). From $10 a bottle.
8. Beer
If you’re not a wine drinker, never fear, there are also good beers in the Land of the Long White Cloud. You have a range of lagers to choose from, but make sure you try some of the specialist beers from microbreweries or the seasonal ranges from larger suppliers. Monteith’s Summer Ale is a personal favourite. About $10 per bottle in a bar.
New Zealand might not be known as a gastronomical paradise, but there’s certainly a lot of delicious food and drink to try during your visit here. Bon appetit!
Note: this article was first published in 2011, and was updated in 2020.
Your thoughts on "What to eat and drink in New Zealand"
Nice one, Linda!
Our photos don't match your amazing recent foodie New Zealand post! You've even made veges look amazing!
You missed the two things that we LOVED to eat in New Zealand. For one thing, we were blown away by the fresh and original ingredients in pizza. We were very surprised, but that was a fav NZ food. Second--river SALMON. Loved it. Pavolova on the other hand----didn't "get" it!
Pizza down here is very, very good. I'll get stoned for this, but I was really unimpressed by pizza in New York. (Duck!) Salmon's an interesting choice. I'm a big fan of trout, which is illegal to sell -- you have to catch your own, which adds to the fun of it.
Oh, but Pavlova is so yummy!
That's a good point, Sophie! We're both big fans, but Craig has never been able to pull one off, no matter how well he bakes other goodies.
NZ's fish and chips are the best in the world! (By world, I mean places that we've been on earth) And I love that L&P!
I concur :) I was speaking to someone with a lot of allergies the other day. They said lemon in a softdrink was fine, but they weren't sure about the other ingredient in L&P. I had to laugh!
You know I have to respectfully disagree with your opening Linda :) I was really impressed with New Zealand's progressive approach to local, organic food and found it to be really refreshing. Excuse the self-promotion but it's relevant to the post, as a foodie I thought it was relevant to support #blog4NZ with a food post
I think your post missed how us kiwis have taken boring food from around the world and made gourmet versions of it. The kiwi restaurant chains down just slice a bun in half, throw a bit of meat in the middle and call it a burger. A "real" burger should require two hands to hold and have a variety of amazing flavours, check out the amazing flavours available from burger fuel, burger wisconsin or murder burger. Even McDs has a burger with egg and beetroot in it. Same thing with pizzas, italians think a pizza should have 2-3 toppings on it. If it doesn't have 8+ toppings, it's not a real pizza. Check out the amazing flavours available from hell. All the international chains in NZ had to fancy up their pizzas (and make them healthier) to compete. Also, we have an amazing variety of asian food. Thai, Indian, Laos, Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Indonesia, Malaysian and many more all available.
Oops. 2nd sentance, down should be "don't".
Very true, Brendan - The fuse or improve creativity in NZ's kitchens is very high. And Hell is the only chain pizza we eat down here. New Zealand also does Asian very well, with changes for local palates. Pacific fusion does well (but is out-of-budget for many travellers), but I wonder if there are any specifically New Zealand creations to come out of our Asian food influences?
Meat Pies and Beer!! I can't tell you how many meat pies I consumed in NZ, it became a mild addiction that my waistline didn't agree with ;-)
I know just what you mean! ~Craig
Apparently, their Sauvignon Blanc is considered to be one of the world's best! Good wine, and a good meal.. what else to ask for?
Absolutely - and it's nice to be back here for summer and enjoying it!
Aside from perfecting the mince and cheese pie, New Zealand's two main contributions to World Cuisine have to be flat white coffee, and cheese rolls. Cheese rolls are a South Island thing and the further south you go the better they get.
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Nearly a year after the filing of her wrongful termination case, a former employee at the Cheesecake Factory in Los Angeles, will be permitted to bring her case to trial. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has denied the defense’s motion to dismiss her case.
A motion to dismiss is often a defense tactic when the potentially wrongful party seeks to avoid going through a public trial that could harm its business. In this case, the plaintiff was a bakery cashier at the restaurant in Woodland Hills in the Los Angeles area. She claims to have been terminated for complaining to her employer that two supervisors in the restaurant had sexually harassed her while she was on the job.
The retaliation claimed by the plaintiff here is not permitted under the laws that protect workers. Employers must protect employees who seek their protection from harassment and cannot be fired simply for bringing the harassment to their attention.
The defense motion alleged that the plaintiff had been fired not because she complained about harassment in her employment, but rather because allegedly she took tips from a co-worker and that the firing was justifiable.
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GPS and Wifi on the ZS30/TZ40
Setup for GPS on the ZS30/TZ40
Some people have found that the user manual for the ZS30 is lacking in regard to details of setting up the GPS on their ZS30/TZ40. This has been discussed on the DPRevew Panasonic forum and various helpful suggestions have been provided there.
The following are links to these threads:.
Also, there is an extensive section about the GPS in the review of the ZS30/TZ40 by Cameralabs, here:.
Setup for Wifi on the ZS30/TZ40
As for the GPS, people have had difficulties with setting up the Wifi and NFC. The Camerlabs review is again helpful in this regard, and can be found at the above link.
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This was a tough one.
I don’t really have the stomach to re-live this game, so here are some brief after thoughts from this abortion:
–The angry mob has just finished lighting their torches and sharpening their pitchforks, so watch out Brian Campbell. His blunder at the blue line in overtime will probably bring back the idiotic boo birds to the United Center for Game 3 but still, he probably should have just made the safe play and dumped it deep.
—Nikolai Khabibulin allowed three goals where he had about a -34% chance to stop them. Tomas Holmstrom screened him on the first. Dan Cleary was the recipient of an incredibly fortuitous bounce on the second. Brian Campbell gift wrapped the third goal for Mikael Samuelsson. This is a huge reason why it was such a tough one especially Cleary’s goal.
–So now that everyone doesn’t have Kane or Toews to blame for all the Hawks’ woes, maybe it’s time we take a look at Dave Bolland, who has been invisible for the first two games. Ladd has had a couple of big hits thus far; Havlat is creating opportunities, and Bolland is running around blowing his defensive assignment over and over. He is a big reason why they’ve made it this far and unless he picks it up, he’ll be a big reason why they’re eliminated.
Someone should also probably tell him.
–Amazing, all year, the Hawks were ragged on for their inability to win face-offs. This series, three of Detroit’s goals have come off the Hawks winning a face-off in the Wings’ zone. I’d love to know if this has ever happened before.
Campbell made a TO. So has every other defenseman and he has been the most soild in the playoffs. I agree the boo birds can go to hell. Matt Walker and Ham Sandwich get regular shifts. Enough said. Where is Barker????
Detroit also knows we like to bang it from the blue line so their forwards cheat up into the passing lanes. You called it take the puck deep and catch them.
It just seems that their boards were very lively. Our clearing passes bounced to them, their clearing passes bounced out, and their offensive passes seem to bounce to them. Even in OT a puck bounced lanidng in the crease.
Clearly has to be possessed b/c there is no way he is this good. What is really scary is they won with nothing from their super europeans again.
Buff leads to chaos in front of the net. So park him there, give him a book and the ingredients for s’mores. On the D end have him knock Holmstrom on his cherry picking ass. The GTI call against Buff was unique to say the least. He gets cross-checked into the goalie and grabbed by the goalie and gets an offsetting two. That was surprising. Otherwise the Refs didn’t really muck it up too bad. BOllands hook was something else but probably a penalty none the less.
Other than the Burish line and Toews, Kane, we have guys that are invisible. The HavBollLadd experiment might need to end it just isn’t working right now. Sami has done what this playoff?
What we need not forget is this is a young team that is getting priceless experience.
Game Three ought to be pretty intense!!!
The final comments of John and Lou’s posts sum this one up for me. Detroit’s (apparently unstoppable) lightning-quick transition from defense to offense was excruciating to watch last night. How many times did we see them snatch a puck near their blue line and rush down the ice 3 on 2? The Hawks had some very strong play controlling the puck in Detroit’s zone in the 3rd period but Detroit’s puck movement through the neutral zone puts the Hawks to shame. I’m left with the inescapable conclusion that yes, they are that much better. Now for the bullet points…
Keith/Seabrook: ???
Campbell: I’m not mad, I feel sorry for him since he was having such a solid game. In some ways that last blunder is representative of the series thus far: our D, for whatever reason (no, I’m not going to mention Experience™), failing to stand tall at the blue line and then frantically back-checking at full speed.
Kane: Solid effort, all in all. He has moments suggesting that he’s going to develop the quickness to complement his hands and vision.
Khabi: Nicely done, all in all. A better (or hotter) goalie might have allowed the Hawks to win this one but he certainly wasn’t the main reason they lost. Jesus Christ, our goalie next year is French.
I love that Detroit is so focused on putting the puck in your net that they almost don’t even bother hitting you. The Hawks played a decent physical game last night but I’m not counting on it slowing the Wings down too much.
What can you say? Even in the best case scenario we’d end up thinking the Hawks stole the series from the Wings.
I think an apt symbol of the sentiment last night was the shot moments after the winning goal when Versus panned to a shot of Ham Sandwich staring out from the bench looking as if he was watching his home village being burned by brigands. Did it not look for a minute like the tone of an elimination game. showing the victors piling on and isolated Hawks sitting with blank stares on the bench?
I have good and bad news for all of my fellow Hawks patriots. The bad news first: I’m not buying into this ‘valuable playoff experience’ logic. The future is uncertain, especially with a team which has a majority of its players with expiring contracts. We don’t know that Toews, Kane, Keith, and co. will mature and continue the coalesce. All we know is that they have a good chance right now, this year. I don’t want to let myself excuse a loss based on some mortgage of expected future dynasty-like performance. You look at the evil Red Wings across two decades and see continuity. Maybe the Hawks are at the beginning of such a phase, but for right now they have a chip on their shoulder (and so do we as fans) and the time is ripe to cash in while the rest of the league still thinks they are too young. I’m not implying they will suck when Havlat and Khabi leave, but who really knows for sure?
Ok, now for my more uplifting prophecy: the Hawks rally and win game 3 and they are in nearly the same place as they were in the Vancouver series. That turned out nice didn’t it? Looking back it’s hard to remember how confused and terrified we were during the first few games of that series. No doubt the UC will be ablaze with energy, and as one who doesn’t have a ticket I charge all of you fifthfeatherites who are going to participate every shift! There will be times when our young squad will be wavering and you must will them up the hill as if you were pushing an overburdened Volkswagen.
We’ll have the summer to get into the nitty-gritty of the Hawks’ payroll situation but I think Hawks fans should definitely be excited (or at the very least cautiously optimistic). I don’t look forward to losing Bohemian Crystal and our cup-winning goalie, but there’s much to be excited about and I think that “playoff experience” counts for a lot more if you step back and take a look at our roster. Consider Hjalmarsson (I, too, noticed his look of utter despair) who played just over 20 games this season. He may be no sure thing but he’s played very well since becoming a “full-timer” and now he’ll have his first three playoff series (at least) under his belt. That’s hard to quantify and I agree it’s sometimes over-hyped (see the Sedins, Luongo playoff experience, for example), but it’s not nothing. Same goes for Toews, Kane, Steeg, Buph, et al.
Just look at how much more we know we have at the end of the season than we realized we had at the start. I can live with the uncertainty.
Lee, you know I feel the experience stuff is mostly a bunch of fluff, but I feel like in this case, it may actually mean something. The Hawks are getting an up close and personal look at what it takes to be the best. It’s certainly much more heartening to get picked apart by the Wings than get bounced by a team like the Canucks or Flames.
We have all summer to break it down but like cb, we should all be cautiously optimistic going into next year. The money will figure itself out and the guys who are important will be here.
If anything, it’s been extremely pleasant to see the Hawks make it this far without having their goalie stand on his head as he is statistically the worst goalie still playing.
On the Bad news above, solid points, and you said it best with the line two decades of continuity. They built their team from within and added strategic FA assets along the way. Most of their great talent, they drafted and put into their system and it appears to be working.
Do we really think Rocky Wirtz and his newly found exorcism from his father’s legacy is really going to let the likes of Toews and Kane get away? The fan base would be gone faster than it came back. And we drafted these guys to build the franchise around. Hopefully, this is the beginning of the same decade of dominance. We have purged the organization from the Mike Smith adopt a Russian thing. In the past, we brought the talent and let it go or traded it away b/c super cheap and Pulford ran the show. Signs indicate this is a new era.
These are young kids who are seeing first hand what the defending cup champions look like. Like life, the more you see and experience, the more you can draw upon to handle future situations. So this is good for them.
I am not sure Khabi leaving is anything more than his typical contract year push and mediocrity just around the corner. How much gas does he have left? I am concerned with the airheaded French guy behind him.
Havlat is gifted and had a great year but is he a one year wonder, an enigma like Gaborik, or the real deal. I honestly think him leaving is not the end of the world in the long run. We have goal scorers, we need more depth at D and would his money be better spent locking up the young future and/or getting another veteran defensman?
The boo birds on Campbell were from earlier in the season. Campbell was absolutely atrocious defensively in the second half.
On the other hand, he’s arguably one of the three reasons the Hawks were able to beat Vancouver.
He’s a damn fine player who just made one bad play.
If fans want to get on a defenseman, they can get on another mediocre performance by Keith Seabrook.
Noce, I agree his play suffered during that time but what people seem to forget is that he was partnered up with the worst d-man on the team. When he’s been partnered with Sandwich and Johnson, he’s been everything we could’ve hoped for, regardless of what the “columnist who shall remain nameless” says.
At this point, I’m praying Keith is hurt bad. That’s the only excuse for the way he’s played this postseason.
Hey guys, I’m a Wings fan living in Detroit that has been following your blog here since the series started. I just wanted to say that you guys are some pretty knowledgeable and classy fans. Its a breath of fresh air after the Ducks series. I love watching this team play. The leadership from Toews shows hints of Yzerman and Sakic. Kane is pretty unbelieveable and has grown a lot this year. Its really cool to sit here with a rival and say that I respect their team and fanbase. I’m usually the most immature cock around when it comes to this stuff, but seeing a fanbase thats that enthusiastic support a team that plays the game right is really something special. Win or lose…kudos Hawks fans.. You deserve it.
Thank you CRoy. I must admit I was a bit worried this series might contribute to the internet being burned down, but after I learned my mistake never to say anything negative about Osgood, it’s been peaches and cream.
As a Hawks fan, it’s beyond frustrating to see them play Detroit. As a hockey fan, the Wings are a thing of beauty. It’s hard to see any faults in their game. I’m just banking on this being their final run. Anything else, and I might lose all hope.
Again, thanks for the kind words.
I concur with CRoy, it’s so different reading articles and blogs from fans and writers who provide well thought-out insight into the games, the players and the coaches for both teams. I now live in Atlanta and they don’t even provide the scores for hockey games in their radio newscasts, let alone any insightful commentary. Reading playoff commentary from columnists and fans from Anaheim, San Jose, Columbus, etc… is a most tedious exercise.
Last year, the knock on the Central Division was it’s weakness, yet no teams played as hard against eachother than did our divisional rivals. This season, we saw 4 of the 5 in the playoffs, with the last on the bubble until the very end. During the Winter Classic, I thought I was seeing the eventual changing of the guard, so-to-speak, and after watching these first 2 games, I’m hoping the Blackhawks can learn the same lessons from the Zen Master (Scotty) as we did these past 15 years. It will make for exciting hockey for years.
As for this series, I won’t even prognosticate on how it will end up. We’ve all lived through many playoff series over our lifetimes in hockey and basketball (although I don’t recall any memorable football games since Detroit no longer has a professional-caliber team). I do know, though, that regardless of who wins THIS series, we’re seeing the best this year’s playoffs have to offer. This reminds me of the classic matchups between the Wings and Avs in the late ’90’s, and I much prefer this Original Six rivalry.
oops … “it’s weakness” s/b “its weakness”
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Who would think a petite 45-kilogram woman could out-stomach local glutton Johnny Wu Hung-shing? Well, chalk up a (dubious) new victory in the battle of the sexes. At the East Point City mall in Tseung Kwan O on Wednesday, it was a food fight between Japanese competitive eater Hitomi Sato and Wu in the venue's new food court, called Food Point. The two battled it out at a high tea buffet, gorging on items available from the stalls. In an unusually long - 20 minutes - contest, the fairer sex proved to have the bigger appetite. Sato downed 4.7kg of food, while Wu could only stomach 2.7kg.
It's not the first time Wu has been out-gutted by a girl. The big man - two metres tall and weighing more than 100kg - certainly looks as though he can pack away the pounds, but in past contests he has been defeated by another Japanese woman, Miyuki Iwata, who weighed only 40kg, and American Sonya 'Black Widow' Thomas. However, the man did once consume 47 roast-pork buns in 12 minutes. Choke on that.
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What a year it’s been for Downtown Los Angeles. The renaissance is real and people are loving it. Here are some of my favorite shots I took over the last year:
The urban oasis of Grand Park.
Vintage LA hosted a special screening at the Million Dollar Theater
City Hall reflecting off of LAPD HQ
My wife snapped this while I was driving. Always be safe!
Grand Central Market: Always a destination.
Gratuitous shot of my daughter loving the fountain at Grand Park
St Vibiana’s Church
LAPD Memorial
I commented that this shot may be mistaken for Brooklyn.
I always think of the movie Speed from this angle.
Made in America Music Festival at Grand Park.
Love the night lights on 3rd Street.
You can tell I love this fountain.
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By Emmanuel Lubanzadio, Head of Public Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa – Twitter; and Elizabeth Ntonjira, Global Communication Director – Amref Health Africa
One year after COVID-19 began to sweep across the African continent the pandemic remains a thorn in the flesh of our collective existence, offering daily reminders of our mortality and bringing to the fore conversations about health that were previously relegated to the tail end of news bulletins.
Everywhere we turn is COVID-19 coverage, little of it positive. Dominating the news and social media discourse are updates on the pandemic’s deadly second or third wave (depending on where you are), its impact on fragile health systems and livelihoods across the continent, and debate about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine.
We say that information is power, and the Internet has been credited with giving unfettered access to information, 24 hours a day 365 days a year. But with great power comes great responsibility – and we must recognize the combined responsibilities of Government, private sector and civil society in promoting facts and information that help shape opinions beneficial to our health and well-being.
As COVID-19 infections continue to surge around the world, we must ramp up efforts to create connections between the custodians of truth and the public. This is especially critical as African governments roll out national COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, against the backdrop of rising vaccine hesitancy and skepticism.
We are at a critical moment in time, and history will judge us harshly if we do not use every tool at our disposal to counter health misinformation. Swift, coordinated, and targeted communication delivered through multiple channels is critical to ensure the safety of populations and bring an end to the pandemic.
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Twitter, for example, has allocated significant resources and invested in various initiatives such as COVID-19 policy updates, public health campaigns and philanthropic projects in order to combat misinformation. The social media platform is working with different institutions, from governments to multilateral organizations, to amplify credible health information and connect audiences to public health experts.
In partnership with Amref Health Africa, Twitter is investing in enhancing media literacy skills through scholarships offered at the Amref International University, targeted at journalists from various African countries. The journalism course is aimed at equipping health reporters with the skills required to turn complex scientific information into compelling health narratives, and position health in political and socio-economic contexts in ways that serve the public interest.
Amref also continues to share critical information around the COVID-19 vaccine, consolidating and disseminating facts through the COVID-19 Africa Information Centre. The portal was launched soon after the onset of the pandemic to provide accurate information to internal and external stakeholders.
We must recognize the harm caused by allowing misinformation to thrive, and we must be unwavering in our efforts to provide vital public health information and facts. Each one of us has a responsibility to filter the information we consume and verify what we share. That’s why Twitter – alongside the enforcement of their COVID-19 Misleading Information Policy – is also providing users with more context and clarity by adding labels and warnings to tweets to help make it easier to find facts and make informed decisions.
This is not the time for half-hearted attempts at sharing vital health information; not when millions of lives are at stake.
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Former Horse Rescue Operator Wants Jury Trial
- Mar 3, 2014
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The former operator of a horse rescue being investigated by the Ohio Attorney General's office for mismanagement is seeking a jury trial in connection with criminal charges brought against her by a Miami County humane organization.
On Feb. 20, Dan Tierney, spokesman for Ohio Attorney Mike DeWine, said Shula Woodworth, operator of the Serenity Horse Rescue, in Bethel Township, agreed to dissolve her organization and redistribute its assets after Attorney General's Office investigators found that the organization was not managed properly. Under an Assurance of Discontinuance filed in the Franklin County, Ohio, Court of Common Pleas, Woodworth agreed to redistribute all the organization's assets including $6,430 payment to other organizations that rescue horses, Tierney said.
“As far as we are concerned, she has done everything the attorney general has asked,” Tierney said.
But, Tierney said, Woodworth was facing criminal charges relative to the removal of 23 horses last year by the Miami County Humane Society. Several other animals were also removed from the Serenity premises.
Woodworth was unavailable for comment.
A representative for the Miami County prosecutor's office said Woodworth initially pleaded not guilty to the charges during an appearance in the Miami County Municipal Court. But on Feb. 26, Woodworth appeared in court and requested a jury trial in conjunction with those criminal charges, the representative said.? |
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11/22/11.
I hope this finds you and your family healthy and happy. Times are hard for many people in America today, but we all have something we are thankful for and here are mine.
Everyday I am so lucky to have my wife. She loves me, she understands my uncontrollable urge to fish, and she lets me scratch it. And my daughter, she has grown into a caring, intelligent wife and mother, who is a great columnist for the The Daily Oklahoman newspaper. And I am so lucky that my family is all healthy, and with 4 brothers and sisters and parents in their 80′s, our family is so fortunate.
And in spite of the absolute dereliction of duty by our government, I am still thankful to be an American. It may not be perfect right now, but I can still speak my mind, travel freely, and go fishing whenever, and wherever, I want. And our troops are the best and the brightest in the world. They are willing to lay their life on the line for me, and that is one of the greatest gifts anyone could give.
So when we are sitting back all fat and sassy watching football, remember what you are thankful for and be sure to tell those you love. And god bless our troops serving around the world, we support you.
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Abstract
Background
Evolution of synonymous codon usage is thought to be determined by a balance between mutation, genetic drift and natural → P) mutations in two lineages, P. tremula and P. deltoides. Maximum likelihood estimates of the strength of selection acting on synonymous codons was also significantly greater than zero in P. tremula, with the ML estimate of 4Nes = 0.720.
Conclusion.
Background
Codon bias, the preferential use of subset of synonymous codons, has been documented in a wide variety of organisms, from prokaryotes, to unicellular and multicellular eukaryotes [1-3]. While codon bias appears to be almost universal, the magnitude of codon bias largely depends on the effective population size, with codon bias being higher in species with larger effective population sizes [4]. Evolution of synonymous codon usage is a process where natural selection is sufficiently weak (Ns ~ 1) that the outcome is influenced by both selection, mutation and genetic drift [1,2]. At the same time, synonymous changes within and between species are sufficiently common that abundant data is available for testing evolutionary hypotheses of synonymous codon usage, explaining why much attention has been directed to understanding the relative contributions of mutation, genetic drift and natural selection to the patterns of codon bias seen within and between species.
The most common model of synonymous codon usage, the "major codon preference model", assumes that one or a few synonymous codons are preferentially used in genes with high codon bias [3,5]. Such codons are usually termed "preferred codons" and often end in either C of G. In most cases preferred codons correspond to the most abundant tRNAs from each codon family and codon bias is therefore thought to have arisen in response to natural selection favoring transcriptional accuracy or efficiency [3]. Under the assumption of a balance between weak selection and genetic drift, the expected proportion of sites fixed for the preferred codon is
where μ and ν are the mutation rates from and to preferred codons, respectively, and 4N s is the scaled selection coefficient acting on preferred codons [6,7]. Equation (1) suggest that changes in evolutionary parameters, such as population size or mutation rate, can have large effects on the evolution of synonymous codon usage even in closely related species. While major shifts in codon preferences are unlikely between closely related species, changes in evolutionary parameters, particular in effective population sizes, are relatively common even over short evolutionary time scales [5]. Population size changes are expected to affect codon usage across all synonymous codon families and results in enhanced codon bias following a population size increase and an erosion of codon bias after a population size decline [5]. For instance, several studies have documented reductions in codon bias in Drosophila melanogaster and an increased fixation rate of unpreferred codons compared to the closely related species D. simulans and this has been attributed to a reduction in the effective population size of D. melanogaster and a relaxation of selection on codon bias [8-10]. Reductions in codon bias, likely driven by reductions in effective population sizes, have also been documented in D. miranda [11] and several species from the D. virils group [12]. Mating system is another potential factor affecting effective population sizes. For instance, self-fertilization is associated with a reduction in the effective population size [13] and Caenorhabditis species which have experienced a transition from obligately outcrossing to selfing show a concomitant decrease in codon bias [14].
I have recently shown that patterns of synonymous codon usage in the long-lived tree Populus tremula is consistent with weak natural selection acting on translational efficiency as evidenced by a strong positive correlation between gene expression and codon bias [15]. In this paper I extend my earlier studies of codon bias in P. tremula to five species covering most of the phylogenetic diversity found within the genus Populus. Using a greatly expanded set of genes and species allows for more thorough studies of the molecular evolution of synonymous codon usage across lineages with the hope of answering questions pertaining to the stability of evolutionary parameters, such as mutation rates, population sizes and patterns of natural selection.
Results
Identification of optimal codons
Optimal codons were identified for all five species based on differences in relative synonymous codon usage (ΔRSCU) between genes with high and low levels of gene expression (Figure 1). Using this approach I identified 24 codons showing significant ΔRSCU values between low and high expression genes in four or more species. An additional four codons showed ΔRSCU values that were significant in three or few species. Some of the codons that do not show significant differences between high and low expression genes in all species nevertheless have positive ΔRSCU values in all species (e.g. AAC, AAG and GGU). These are likely optimal codons (as evidenced by their positive ΔRSCU values) but where power might be too low to achieve statistical significance in one or a few species. On the other hand, some codons show reversal of ΔRSCU between high and low expression genes across species (e.g. CUG or UCU). Whether these codons truly represent differences in codon preferences between species or simply represent statistical artifacts is not clear. Based on the results from the ΔRSCU analysis, I identified 25 codons from 18 different amino acids that were used to calculate the frequency of optimal codon usage in all genes of the different species (Figure 1). Most, but not all, of these codons end with either a C or a G, as have been observed in many other species [2].
Figure 1. Difference in relative synonymous codon usage (RSCU) across codons between genes with
high and low gene expression. Codons are sorted after average ΔRSCU. The right-most column indicate codons with
significantly increased usage in high-expression genes as determined by a t-test. Each * denotes a species for which the t-test was significant, in the same order as they are listed in the Figure. Codons
above the horizontal dotted lines were used to designed optimal codons and were used
to calculate frequencies of optimal codon usage (Fop) in all species. The colors in the figure indicate the gradient of ΔRSCU values,
from the most positive(orange) to the most negative (green).
In a recent study I estimated optimal codons in P. tremula based on correspondence analysis of codon usage in 558 different genes using the program codonw [15]. The results presented here are both based on more species (five vs. one) and substantially more genes from each species (> 4500 genes per species). Nevertheless there is a large degree of overlap between optimal codons I identified in P. tremula [15] and those identified in this study. In fact, the 11 codons identified as optimal in P. tremula [15] represents a subset of the 25 codons identified in this study. The greater number of optimal codons identified here is likely the result of a greater power to identify subtle differences in codon usage between high and low expression genes due to the substantially larger data set used in this study.
Factors explaining variation in synonymous codon usage
There is a significant positive correlation between gene expression, measured as the
number of hits from the EST data, and codon bias, measured as the frequency of optimal
codon usage (Table 1). These correlations are independent of base composition and sequence lengths and
are consistent with natural selection on translational accuracy and/or efficiency
having shaped codon usage. There are large differences among species in the amount
of variation in codon usage explained by gene expression, ranging from 2.6% in P. trichocarpa to 16.9% in P. deltoides (Figure 2). The base composition of sequences also explain a sizable fraction of the variation
in codon usage, ranging from 17.2% in P. deltoides to 28.5% in P. euphratica. Interestingly, gene length appears to have little effect on codon usage and so do
interactions between gene expression, base composition and gene length (Figure 2). These results differ to some degree from those I obtained in my earlier study of
codon usage in P. tremula [15]. The main difference is that base composition explain a large fraction of the variation
in codon usage in the current data set whereas the effect of gene length is weak and
non-significant. The main conclusion remains the same, however, namely that codon
usage in all species is, to a large degree, shaped by translational selection. As
an overall index of codon usage bias I calculated the average of all positive ΔRSCU
values (
) [16]. There is a strong correspondence between
values and the strength of the association between gene expression and codon usage
across species (Table 1).
Table 1. Number of unique transcripts and an index of codon usage bias for five different species of Populus.
Phylogeny of the five species
Putative one-to-one orthologous genes were identified from the five different species using the program orthoMCL [17]. This search identified a total of 158 orthologous groups that had all five species represented. The average length of the aligned regions was 576 bp and the concatenated data set contained a total of 71361 bps of coding sequences per species. The concatenated data set was used to estimate the phylogeny of the five species and the phylogenetic tree obtained is depicted in Figure 3. The support for the tree topology in Figure 3 is strong, with 100% bootstrap support for all branches when using the concatenated data. This tree is also consistent across different substitution models and tree inference methods (NJ, ML or parsimony), all of which yielded the same tree (data not shown). The tree in Figure 3 is also consistent with earlier phylogenetic studies of the genus Populus and the Salicaceae family using both morphological data [18] or cpDNA and ITS data [19,20]. However, because of the low sequence divergence among the species and the stochastic nature of the coalescent, there are possibilities that trees estimated for individual genes are not congruent. To test this, I estimated the likelihood for a number of variants on the trees depicted in Figure 3 for each of the 158 genes separately. The tree in Figure 3 was found to be the most likely tree for approximately 57% of the genes, but several other trees were recovered for between 10 and 15% of the genes. Similar results were recently obtained for a number of species of Drosophila, where trees showing incongruent phylogenies were found to be clustered across the genome, leading Pollard et al. [21] to suggest incomplete lineage sorting as the likely cause for these observations. It is not known to what degree the genes having incongruent trees are clustered in the genome, but the results suggest that incomplete lineage sorting could be quite common in Populus. This is not surprising, since the radiation of the genus Populus appear to be relatively recent, within the last 5 Myr [18]. Since the generation time in Populus is quite long (> 15 yr), the time since the radiation of the genus, in generations, is rather low.
Figure 3. Unrooted tree representing the phylogenetic relationship between the five species. ML estimates of non-synonymous (dN) and synonymous (dS) substitution rates, dN/dS ratios (in parentheses) and the maximum likelihood estimates of selection acting on
preferred codons (4Nes) are shown above each branch and are calculated from the concatenated data set of
158 genes. See text for further details. Branch lengths are proportional to synonymous
substitution rates. All branches have 100% bootstrap support.
Substitution rates at synonymous and non-synonymous sites
Initially I tested for rate heterogeneity among lineages using only synonymous sites by contrasting a model assuming a single molecular clock for the entire phylogeny with a model assuming no clock. These analyses show overwhelming support for a model without a clock, (2ΔL = 475.7, df = 4, p < 0.001), suggesting that the molecular clock hypothesis of a constant substitution rate across the genus Populus can be rejected. I then used relative rate tests [22] to compare substitution rates as synonymous sites between pairs of lineages. These tests show significant rate heterogeneities between P. deltoides and P. trichocarpa (X2 = 4.40, p = 0.036) and between the P. nigra and the P. tremula-P. euphratica lineages (X2 = 103.6, p < 0.001). To test for lineage specific effects on synonymous and non-synonymous substitution rates I contrasted a model with a single dN/dS ratio (one-ratio model) with a model allowing for different dN/dS values across branches of the phylogenetic tree (free-ratio model). In general, the log-likelihood values were greater for the free-ratio model than for the one-ratio model and in six of the 158 genes this difference is statistically significant at p < 0.05, suggesting significant heterogeneity in selective constraint at these genes. However, none of the genes remain significant after multiple test correction is applied. There was, however, evidence for significant heterogeneity in selective constraint in the concatenated data set (2ΔL = 13.84, df = 7, p = 0.019). The median dN/dS ratio was lowest in P. trichocarpa (0.132) and highest in P. nigra (0.232) (see also Figure 3 for dN/dS ratios estimated from the concatenated data set). The internal branches leading to the P. tremula-P. euphratica lineages and the P. tremula-P. euphratica-P. nigra lineages have substantially greater dN/dS ratios (0.316 and 0.349, respectively). However, these branches are very short and dN/dS ratios are subject to a large degree of uncertainty. Nevertheless, all dN/dS ratios are substantially lower than one, suggesting strong purifying selection across all genes.
I also used likelihood ratio tests to test for the presence of heterogeneous selection pressures among sites within individual genes. The null model (M0 [23]), assumes a single dN/dS ratio across sites which is calculated from the data. This model is contrasted with two alternative models; M1a [24], which assumes two classes of sites, one class which is neutral dN/dS = 1 and one class where 0 <dN/dS < 1, and model M2a that in addition to the two classes defined for model M1a allows for a third class of sites with dN/dS > 1 [24]. A total of 14 genes show evidence for heterogeneous selection pressures across codons as evidenced by likelihood ratio tests that were significant at a nominal p-value of 0.05. Again none of these tests are significant after multiple test correction. However, this test is known to have low power to detect the action of positive selection when few, relatively closely related sequences are compared in each test, so the results should be interpreted with caution [24]. The concatenated data set provides a more robust test of heterogeneous selection pressures across sites. Here model M1a provides a substantially greater fit to the data, compared to model M0 (2ΔL = 422, p < 0.001). Furthermore, model M2a is significantly better than model M1a (2ΔL = 40.9, p < 0.001), conclusively demonstrating that there is heterogeneity in selection pressures among sites. Under model M2a, the majority of sites (78.3%) are under strong purifying selection (dN/dS ≈ 0) and another large class of sites are evolving neutrally (20.2% of sites with dN/dS = 1). Finally, a small fraction of sites (1.4%) appear to be evolving under the action of relatively strong positive selection (dN/dS = 4.2). These sites appear to occur randomly across the genes, with no apparent clustering.
Changes in codon usage
Ancestral and derived codons were identified across a total of 23787 codons from 158 genes using maximum likelihood methods. A total of 2037 synonymous and 1461 non-synonymous changes were recorded across all lineages (Table 2). The low levels of sequence divergence ensured that ancestral codons could be identified with high degree of certainty and in all cases did the most likely ancestral codon have a probability that exceeded 95%. The estimated number of synonymous and non-synonymous changes in each lineage of the phylogeny are summarized in Table 2. Following Akashi et al. [9], synonymous substitutions were further classified into changes that occurred from preferred to unpreferred codons (P → U) or from unpreferred to preferred codons (U → P) and deviations from equilibrium codon usage was scored as dUP-PU = (UP - PU)/(UP + PU) [9]. Preferred and unpreferred codons were taken from the ΔRSCU analysis described above.
U → P mutations shows as slight, but significant excess across the entire phylogeny, suggesting
that codon usage has not reached an equilibrium in Populus. The excess of U → P mutations can, however, largely be explained by the excess of U → P substitutions in the P. tremula and the P. deltoides lineages (Table 2). Both of these lineages do show a consistent excess of U → P mutations across loci (p = 0.013 and p < 0.001 for P. deltoides and P. tremula, respectively). The remaining lineages appear to have reached a stationary distribution
of codon usage and show no significant deviation from an equal number of P → U and U → P mutations. Taken together, the changes observed in the P. tremula and P. deltoides lineages suggest that selection on synonymous codon usage codon bias has increased
in these two lineages. The degree of codon bias, measured using Fop, is higher in P. tremula that in both the most closely related species (P. euphratica) or in the inferred ancestor, consistent with the observed increase in selection
on codon usage. Although these differences are small (mean
= 0.0072 and 0.0065 across loci, respectively) they are consistent and highly significant
across loci (Wilcoxon signed-ranks test p < 0.001 in both cases). Comparisons of Fop for P. deltoides with either P. trichocarpa or their most recent common ancestor are not significant however.
There is also a significant negative correlation between dUP-PU and Fop across loci over the entire phylogeny (ρ = -0.234, p = 0.003), as would be expected if selection is shaping synonymous codon usage [12]. I did not detect any correlations between dS and codon bias within any of the lineages. Although codon bias is expected to be negatively correlated to dS when selection on codon bias is strong, theory shows that weak selection (N s < 1) actually has little effect on synonymous substitution rates [25].
Estimating selection on synonymous codons
The full model of Nielsen et al. [10] allows for estimation of independent mutation rates, dN/dS ratios and selection coefficients at synonymous sites in all lineages (Table 3, Figure 3). With 5 species there are 5 × 2 - 2 = 8 branches to estimate these parameters for. The full model outperforms both models assuming strand symmetry, i.e. where mutation rates from nucleotide i to j is equal the mutation rates from j to i or models assuming the same mutation rate matrix in all lineages (Table 3). I calculated the expected equilibrium GC content (πGC) from the stationary distribution of nucleotide frequencies obtained from the first normalized eigenvector of the mutation matrix estimated from the data. In all species, except P. trichocarpa, the predicted πGC is substantially larger than the observed values (range of predicted πGC: 51.4-62.8%, range of observed πGC: 46.3-46.6%). For P. trichocarpa the predicted πGC = 46.7% vs. observed πGC = 46.3%. However, small lineage-specific differences in the estimated mutation rates can translate in to substantial differences in the expected πGC for these lineages, so these differences should be interpreted with caution. When the complete data set is used to estimate a single mutation matrix the expected πGC is substantially closer to the observed values (expected πGC = 43.0%, observed πGC = 46.3%).
The concatenated data, including data from all 158 genes, show significant evidence for weak, but positive selection on synonymous sites only in the P. tremula lineage, with the estimated 4Nes = 0.720 (Table 3, Figure 3). The selection coefficient in P. deltoides is also marginally significant (p = 0.083, Table 3), but with selection only about half as strong as in P. tremula (4Nes = 0.330).
The gene-specific analyses identify a total of 21 genes that show significant evidence for selection on synonymous codon usage in P. tremula at a false discovery rate [26] of 5%. For genes with evidence for significant selection in P. tremula, 16 have estimates of S > 0 and 5 have S < 0. This suggests that although selection on synonymous codon usage favors preferred codons in the majority of cases, there are genes for which there is active selection against preferred codons. This mirror results from Drosophila, where the majority of genes show evidence for selection favoring preferred codons but where a few genes show significantly negative estimates of 4Nes [27].
Changes in base composition across lineages
Although the changes in codon usage observed in the P. tremula lineage are consistent with an increase in the strength of natural selection acting on codon usage, an alternative explanation is a change in base composition driven by changes in mutational biases. One way to test this assumption is to compare mutational changes from A/T to G/C and vice versa across the phylogeny and in the individual lineages. Since preferred synonymous codons predominantly end with G/C (Figure 1), synonymous sites cannot be used for such comparisons as it would be difficult to disentangle mutational biases from natural selection on codon usage. Ideally, non-coding regions in the vicinity of each gene could be used for such a comparison, since this would account for chromosome-wide differences in base composition. However, since the sequences used for the current analyses are derived from EST projects, non-coding sequences are not available. I have therefore used non-synonymous mutations to infer mutational changes in different lineages.
Following Akashi et al. [9], I classified mutations as S → W (strong [G/C] to weak [A/T], following the standard DNA ambiguity code) or W → S (weak to strong) across lineages and deviations from equilibrium base composition were quantified as dWS-SW = (WS - SW)/(WS + SW). The data show that there are no significant departures from an equilibrium base composition, either across the entire phylogeny or within any of the individual lineages (Table 2). There is also no correlation between dUP-PU and dWS-SW across loci (ρ = 0.112, p = 0.16) or between dWS-SW and Fop (ρ = -0.013, p = 0.86).
Discussion
Selection on synonymous codon usage appears to be common among higher eukaryotes [2,3] but the efficacy of such selection is usually thought to be lower in species with lower effective population sizes [4]. Nevertheless, even long-lived species like Populus show ample evidence for selection having shaped synonymous codon usage.
Optimal codons appear to be largely the same across the five species used in this
analysis, and most of the differences between species can be explained by codons with
low ΔRSCU values, where the statistical power to detect changes in codon usage between
low and high expression genes may be low. Also, the ΔRSCU analyses are based on publicly
available EST-collections and the sets of genes used for the different species are
likely very different thereby contributing to the slightly different sets of optimal
codons identified in the different species (Figure 1). The codons identified as optimal in this study also correspond well with optimal
codons identified in an earlier study of codon bias in P. tremula where optimal codons were identified using substantially less data and slightly different
methods [15]. The 11 codons identified as optimal in P. tremula [15] actually form a subset of 25 optimal codons identified in the ΔRSCU analyses. The
estimates of
for the different species, which provides rough estimates of the overall strength
of selection for preferred codons in the different species, is similar to what has
been previously observed in Arabidopsis, but is lower than observations from either Drosophila or Caenorhabditis [14,28]. I have used EST data as a proxy for gene expression in this study and this is known
to be associated with a lot of problems, like relatively shallow and biased library
coverage [29]. However studies that have estimated codon bias parameters using expression profiles
from either EST data or other methods, such as MPSS or microarrays, have yielded similar
results despite the uncertainties associated with the EST data [28,30,31]. Codon usage bias can in principle be driven by natural selection or by mutational
pressure and/or gene conversion [2,7]. Although both of these forces are likely operating, there are unequivocal signs
of natural selection having shaped codon usage biases in Populus. There are strong positive correlations between gene expression and the degree of
codon bias across individual genes in all five species (Table 1). The gene expression-codon bias correlations are independent of base composition
differences (Figure 2), indicating that natural selection, operating through translational efficiency or
accuracy, has been a significant force shaping synonymous codon usage in Populus. The lack of association between dS and codon bias suggest that selection on synonymous codon usage is strong enough to
influence rates of synonymous divergence among species. A significant correlation
with dS is only expected when natural selection on codon usage is strong. When selection on
codon bias is weak, theory shows that it has only small effects on the rate of synonymous
substitutions even if the effects on codon usage can be significant [25].
Interestingly, gene length appears to have virtually no effect on codon bias, except in P. trichocarpa (Figure 2). Earlier studies in P. tremula have suggested a weak, but significantly negative effect of gene length on codon bias [15] and negative correlations have been found in other eukaryotes as well [28]. Several reasons can explain the lack of a correlation between gene length and codon bias in the present study. First, there might be genuine differences between species in the effect of gene length. Cutter et al. [14] found that for some species of Caenorhabitis gene length had a significant effect on codon bias whereas for other species no such effect were found, suggesting that the effects of gene length might differ even between closely related species. Alternatively, different sets of genes were used for the different species and it is conceivable that this could explain why an effect of gene length is lacking in some species. However, the number of genes used is quite large for all species (Table 1), so if gene length has an effect the sample sizes are likely large enough that it would be detected. Finally, gene lengths were taken from the annotated genome of P. trichocarpa but were assumed to be representative of the corresponding gene from the remaining species. It is possible, although perhaps unlikely, that gene lengths differ substantially between species. Nevertheless, the effects of gene length on codon bias clearly deserves further attention.
At first impression, codon usage does not appear to have reached an equilibrium in Populus as there was an excess of U → P substitutions across the entire phylogeny (Table 2). However, the excess of U → P substitutions could largely be explained by significant excesses in two different lineages, P. deltoides and P. tremula, with the remaining lineages showing no deviations from an equal numbers of P → U and U → P substitutions(Table 2). In addition, the maximum-likelihood estimates of the selection coefficient acting on synonymous codons are positive in both of these lineages (4Nes = 0.330 in P. deltoides and 4Nes = 0.720 in P. tremula).
The 4Ne estimate for P. tremula is significantly greater than zero whereas the estimate for P. deltoides is approaching significance (Table 3). The estimate of selection in P. tremula (S = 0.720) is only slightly lower than estimates of selection from Drosophila simulans and D. yakuba [10], two species for which there are abundant evidence for selection on synonymous codon usage [9,10]. In addition, P. tremula has also significantly higher Fop than both the most closely related species (P. euphratica) or their common ancestor, supporting an increase in the degree of codon bias as a result of ongoing selection for preferred codons in P. tremula.
For the remaining lineages of the phylogeny the maximum-likelihood estimates of 4Nes are either close to zero or even negative, although none of these estimates are significantly different from zero (Table 3). These results suggest that the strength of selection acting on codon usage has increased independently in two different lineages in the genus Populus, with natural selection favoring preferred codons in P. tremula and P. deltoides. Despite lacking evidence for selection on preferred codons, the remaining species show signs of past selection on codon usage as evidenced by the positive association between gene expression and codon bias discussed above. Finally there is no evidence for changes in base composition across lineages (Table 3), although these conclusions are based on changes at non-synonymous sites. There are significant differences in the GC content of coding regions and surrounding non-coding regions in P. tremula [15] but also no apparent correlation between GC contents of coding and non-coding regions, suggesting that non-synonymous sites might provide an accurate picture of the patterns of mutations in coding regions in Populus.
What accounts for the increase in the strength of selection acting on synonymous codons in P. tremula (and in P. deltoides)? One thing that distinguish P. tremula from many other species of Populus is its very wide distribution, ranging throughout Eurasia, from Western Europe to Eastern Asia. Therefore based only on the distribution range, P. tremula likely has a substantially greater effective population size than other species of Populus, that in many cases have both geographically more restricted ranges and more fragmented distributions where they do occur [18]. It is interesting to note that P. deltoides also have a relatively wide distribution range [18], suggesting that the Ne could be relative large also in P. deltoides. Sequence-based estimates of the effective population size of P. tremula suggest that Ne is at least 105 [32]. This estimate of Ne is heavily dependent on the genome-wide mutation rate in Populus and this has not been characterized in great detail [33]. However, estimates of Ne are lacking for other species of Populus, and the conclusions regarding the relative population sizes of the different species are clearly tentative.
In other species, population size in known to have a large effect on the strength of selection acting on preferred codons. As mentioned above, the effective population size appears to have been reduced in D. melanogaster and this have resulted in reduced selection on synonymous codons at least when compared to the closely related species D. simulans [8-10]. A similar picture is emerging from data on synonymous codon usage in nematodes where species that have evolved self-fertilization and/or have a parasitic life-style have experienced a reduction in Ne which translates into lower selection on codon bias [14,16]. These results suggest that changes in effective population size are perhaps the most important parameter explaining differences in codon bias between closely related species. Interestingly, selection on codon usage does not differ dramatically between Arabidopsis thaliana and A. lyrata, despite the the former bing highly selfing and the latter obligately out-crossing. This mirrors data on rates of protein evolution which also does not differ between the two species and which suggest that the effective population sizes are not dramatically between A. thaliana and A. lyrata [34].
Conclusion
This study conclusively demonstrates that natural selection on synonymous codon usage is occurring also in a long-lived, perennial plant species like Populus. Data on synonymous codon usage suggest both ancient selection on synonymous codon usage in the genus Populus and current selection in P. tremula. The data also show that there has been a shift in the strength of selection acting on preferred codons in the P. tremula lineage and possibly also in P. deltoides. The analyses of the present data make shifts in mutations rates among species unlikely, suggesting that increases in the effective population size in these lineages can explain the observed increase in selection on synonymous mutations.
Methods
EST analysis
I downloaded all available ESTs for five different species of Populus, P. deltoides (14661 ESTs), P. euphratica (13905), P. nigra (51361), P. tremula (37313) and P. trichocarpa (89943) from PlantGDB [35]. I also downloaded the corresponding PlantGDB-assembled Unique Transcripts (PUT) for P. deltoides, P. euphratica, P. nigra and P. tremula. These PUTs are unique transcripts assembled from all mRNA sequences for a given species available in public databases and have been trimmed to remove bacterial contamination, repetitive sequences and polyA tails. For the remainder of this paper I will refer to these PUTs as genes, recognizing that these PUTs do, for the most part, not correspond to full-length transcripts. I also downloaded all predicted gene models for P. trichocarpa from the publicly available genome sequence at webcite. Reading frames of all genes were checked, and corrected, for sequencing errors using FrameD [36]. Pairwise comparisons were then performed between all genes within species using BLASTN and redundant sequences as well as sequences from gene families with very similar paralogous copies (> 85% sequence similarity) were removed. Finally, sequences shorter than 300 bps were also excluded. The final numbers of unique genes per species are listed in Table 1.
Expression profiles for all genes were obtained by all-against-all BLASTN searches
of genes and the complete EST data for each species separately. Gene-EST alignments
were required to show at least a 90% identity across 100 bp to be recorded as a match
and the number of BLASTN hits were used as a proxy for expression levels. I partitioned
the gene expression data for each species into two classes, genes with a single EST
hit and genes which had EST hit numbers that were equal or greater than the species
specific 90th percentile [14,28]. I then calculated relative synonymous codon usage (RSCU) for all genes in each species
and expression category separately using the codonw (version 1.4.2 webcite). I then identified codons which are over-represented in highly expressed genes by
comparing differences in ΔRSCU between high and low expression genes (ΔRSCU) using
t-tests using R [37]. Codons showing significantly higher levels of ΔRSCU in high expression genes were
taken as optimal codons for the species in question. Finally, following Cutter et
al. [14], overall indices of codon usage for each of the five different species were calculated
as the average of all positive ΔRSCU values,
(Table 1).
Optimal codons identified from the ΔRSCU analyses were used to calculate the frequency of optimal codons (Fop) [38] and the GC content of the coding region using codonw webcite. Each gene was also associated with the most likely orthologous gene from the P. trichocarpa genome sequence using BLAST. The lengths of the corresponding full-length sequences from P. trichocarpa were used in combination with gene expression (EST hit count) and base composition (GC content) to estimate the amount of variation in Fop that the variables and their first order interactions explain [14]. As pointed out by Cutter et al. [14], a significant positive effect of gene expression is consistent with selection having shaped optimal codon usage.
Identification of orthologous genes and calculations of substitution rates
Putative one-to-one orthologous genes were identified from the five different species using the program orthoMCL, using default parameters [17]. Groups of putatively orthologous sequences were aligned using ClustalW [39]. All identified genes were also concatenated within species and used to construct the most likely phylogenetic tree using baseml from the PAML package. The baseml analyses used the HKY85 substitution model with rate variation among sites and with the transition:transversion ratio estimated from the data (HKY85+Γ). The resulting tree was rooted based on results from phylogenetic analyses of the entire genus Populus [20].
Synonymous and non-synonymous substitutions for each gene and each lineage of the phylogeny were calculated using the codeml program from PAML [40] based on the phylogenetic tree obtained from the concatenated data set. The model assumed different dN/dS ratios for all branches in the phylogeny (i.e model = 1) and with codon frequencies calculated average nucleotide frequencies at the three codon positions (F3x4).
To test for evidence of heterogeneous selection acting on codons, codeml from PAML was used to fit a null model with a single dN/dS ration (model M0 [23]) and two models that allow the dN/dS ratio to vary between codons (models M1a and M2a [24]). A gene was assumed to be under positive selection if a likelihood ratio test, comparing models M1a and M2a, was significant at p < 0.05. As dS did not show any association with codon bias it was not necessary to correct dS for possible effects of selection at synonymous sites [41].
Ancestral sequence reconstruction
Ancestral sequences at internal nodes of the phylogeny were reconstructed using baseml from the PAML package [40]. baseml use a defined substitution model and a phylogenetic tree to estimate branch lengths and to assign posterior probabilities to different ancestral nucleotides at internal nodes of the phylogenetic tree. The ancestral reconstruction also used the HKY85+Γ nucleotide substitution model. Probabilities of ancestral codons were calculated as the product of probabilities of ancestral nucleotides at the three different nucleotide positions [9].
For codons that differ at more than a single nucleotide position, there are multiple alternative paths between ancestral and derived codons. I used the method of Akashi et al. [9] which weight different paths equally. With low levels of sequence divergence, as in this data set, this method give results similar to methods that weight paths by the number of synonymous to non-synonymous substitutions [9]. However this method has a much lower computational demand. Following Akashi et al. [9] multiple hits were ignored, again motivated by the low levels of sequence divergence in the data set (dS < 5 – 7%). Once the ancestral sequences of the internal nodes of the tree had been obtained, lineage-specific synonymous and non-synonymous substitutions were calculated. In addition, synonymous substitutions were classified according to the putative fitness effects of the ancestral and derived codons. Codon preferences for all species were assumed to follow the preference table established from the ΔRSCU analyses described above. Mutations between codon preference classes were classified as unpreferred to preferred (P → U) or preferred to unpreferred (P → U) depending on the state of the ancestral and derived codons. Mutations within codon classes (U → U and P → P) were also scored.
If codon usage is at equilibrium, an equal number of U → P and P → U mutations are expected. To test this assumption I applied a goodness-of-fit test to the number of P → U and U → P mutation in each lineage of the phylogeny.
Estimating selection at synonymous sites
To estimate the strength of selection acting on alternative codons in different lineages of the Populus phylogeny I used the method of Nielsen et al. [10]. Briefly, the method of Nielsen et al. [10] extends codon-based likelihood methods [42] with a parameter that allow for selection on synonymous codon usage. The method estimate the scaled coefficient of selection (S = 4Nes) acting on mutations from unpreferred to preferred codons, with S > 0 indicating selection favoring the preferred state and S < 0 indicating selection against the preferred state. In addition to estimating S, the method also provides lineage specific estimates of the ratio of non-synonymous to synonymous substitution rates (ω = dN/dS) and parameters of the mutation matrix [10]. The input tree and branch lengths were taken from the PAML analyses described above.
Mutation rates were initially estimated using a data set consisting of concatenated sequences from all loci. Technically it is difficult to accurately estimate the mutation rate parameters on either of the lineages surrounding the root, because the placement of the root in the tree not uniquely determined in the data set. Mutation rate estimates for these lineages are therefore only approximate. Mutation rates estimated from the concatenated sequence data were then used in gene-specific analyses to reduce computational time.
To test for selection on synonymous sites, using either the concatenated data sets or individually for all loci, I separately fit two models. The first model has S as a free parameter and therefore allows for lineage specific estimation of S. The alternative model constrains S to zero on a specific lineage of interest and therefore assumes that synonymous sites are neutral along that lineage. The two models are nested and can be compared using a likelihood ratio test, where twice the difference in the likelihood of the two models (ΔlogL = log(L2) - log(L1)) is assumed to follow a χ2-distribution with degrees of freedom equal to the difference in number of parameters between the two models (np(2) - np(1)).
Authors' contributions
PKI designed the study, performed all statistical analyses and wrote the paper.
Acknowledgements
This study has been funded by grants from the Swedish Research Council to PKI. I am grateful to four anonymous reviewers who provided very helpful comments on earlier versions of the manuscript.
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What will replace patent laws and copyright laws if anti-establishment movements suggest demolishing the current system?
How will a society (Capitalist, Anarchist, Communist ,etc) COMPENSATE intellectuals (Allow them to earn, provide them resources, etc)? Saying that it is for the greater good of the society, implies that the intellectuals will do the work and the rest will take it for free. So that is unacceptable.
Physical goods are protected from theft and the person who spent time on them deserves compensation and maybe profit (communists will not allow profit, capitalists expects highest profits). Doesn't an intellectual deserve the same if his idea can change the world?
Paul Nik
1) First, you don't pay directly as an individual because you are free to replicate everything. But since it won't rain money to motivate "intellectuals" you still must find a way to pay them. That means taxes. Either proportional to income/wealth, or progressive, for an added income/wealth redistributional effect. Better if those special taxes are held in a dedicated "Intellectual Capital Fund" and not in general government.
2) Then you need to find a way to allocate those taxes to the intellectuals, so you have to choose between them. I think that's not so difficult. First you allocate it in various sectors in the economy, and between different goals/objectives/motives within that section, maybe with also a category for the "unexpected". I think that here, voting will work best, with more than one votes per person, say 100 votes, as percentage points.
3) After that (say after 6 months), for each goal, all creators that contributed to that goal in the last 10 years or so, will nominate themselves for the rewards. Then we vote again for each nominee (or team of nominees), whether he indeed created the impact that he claims de did in reaching the objectives we set in his sector. The money from the fund rewards the inventors/artists, and taxed as their now legal income, and everybody is happy! Ofcourse since we can vote for all inventors, we might be allocated 100 votes, as a percentage, to distribute among our favorite nominees.
4) After 6 months we repeat the annual process! And we learn so much about the current intellectual struggles in every economic field and even more about each of the recent intellectual advancements we made in each. We also become aware of the prizes and rewards and become motivated ourselves too. And inventors artists not only have to create but also to inform and share with us for publicity!
Krisztián Pintér
there are multiple ways to reward innovation. just a few:
1. the fact that you will have a new solution. just because everyone else have it too, it is not a preventer
2. work of love
3. keep it secret
4. joint ventures between market leaders
5. crowd funding
6. crowd sourcing
7. prizes
8. advantage of early adoption
Bryan Maloney
Keith W Henline think he improve system like that."
You may think of it as joke but there were several civilizations that lived without all the problems we have today and without a single dollar of any kind. People lived without governments or religion in a lot better harmony then we do.
"Freedom is the law of nature"- Keith W Henline
"Sharing is the cost of freedom"- Keith W Henline
"Justice lives in the halls of nature"- Keith W Henline
"Man’s law is not just, it is just law"- Keith W Henline
“Humble attempt to understand even a tiny portion of the Reason that manifests itself in nature”- Einstein
Nadav Tropp
There's certainly an argument to be made against subjugating the Indians, but their way of life certainly wasn't ideal. Quality of life was much higher in most places that didn't rely on subsistence farming.
Keith W Henline
As for the Indians, we annilated them and then we put Hitler up as a villian, when we did far worse to far more people in and out of our country. Hitler was an alter boy compared to what Americans have done and are continueing to do on a daily basis. Are you really trying to hold up the American way as some kind of ideal?? Give me a break and take off the blinders.
Bryan Maloney
Nadav Tropp
I'm not saying all native people were primitive, far from it.
I'm merely saying that living as a hunter gatherer isn't all its cracked up to be. Many of the native people would have likely agreed with me, having been perfectly civilized before the Europeans showed up.
If you don't believe me, go off and try to live "in harmony with nature" for a few days. No medicine, no tools you can't fashion out of stone, wood, or the remains of an animal carcass, and if something like a drought comes along, you may well not have the reserves or the technological solutions to survive it.
There's a reason life expectancy among hunter gatherers is around 30. Its a short and harsh existence. That's not to say subjugating Europeans (or subjugating anyone else for that matter, because the natives did fight and conquer each other as well) actually did the conquered people much good, but that's mostly because they were busy killing the natives and taking their things; integration into civilized life was a secondary objective, and often poorly handled.
Keith W Henline
My point is it takes hard work and persistence to build anything. Any fool can destroy, it takes a "real" man to build. The world we live in is a house of cards and has never been more fragile. The question we all have to ask is did I learn anything and prove it by living better and helping others.
I spent twenty years in Hawaii and even though America tried to destroy the Hawaiian traditions they still persist today in the hearts of many who call Hawaii home. I have studied the American Indians and lived with them. There traditions are also live on in the hearts of the few we did not kill and torture. Both had civilizations that far exceed ours and I believe they were happier and healthier. Today most people judge other people and countries by how much money they have which shows just how insane we have become. All I want to know is how healthy and happy people are. The Dalai Lama says our "purpose" is to be happy.
Bryan Maloney
Scott Armstrong
i think it will just take a shift in attitude. for example, for me (and many others) the real deal is the live show. all else is a pale facsimile.
but, it's possible to reach a large audience without the need for greedy record companies, publishing companies and so on. we don't need them anymore (unless you want to make more money than you can spend).
so, it's utilising the internet to share, spread and sell in order to build that audience and then save the best for live appearances.
keep it live - me at, you at, we are here now..
Bryan Maloney
Nadav Tropp
Honestly, my opinion on goodwill as a motivator is so low that I believe that if something were to ever happen to the patent system to render it irrelevant, technological development would if not exactly come to a halt, at least slow down dramatically.
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There’s not much talk about Oregon single malt Whiskeys, but maybe the Morimoto Single Malt Whiskey from Rogue Spirits begins the conversation. The smooth and lingering offering from the Japanese iron chef almost melts across the tongue like liquid butter. It’s a very likeable Whiskey, a crowd pleaser, and one that speaks well of the two decade partnership between the brewery/distillery and television food icon.
The limited-edition Whiskey started life in 2016 as Morimoto Imperial Pilsner and Morimoto Black Obi Ale at the Rogue brewery in Newport, Oregon. After fermentation, it was transferred to the distillery to be distilled and barreled in American Oak barrels. The barrels rested in Rogue’s Ocean Aging Room where they absorbed the Pacific Ocean air for over two years before being transferred for finishing in Oregon Oak. The Oregon Oak barrels previously aged Rogue’s award-winning Rolling Thunder Imperial Stout. After a year and a half, the barrels were blended and smithed to create the limited edition American Single Malt Whiskey.
There’s a softness found in the Whiskey that seems to come directly from its beer beginnings. It’s approachable and encourages repeated sipping, and that’s even more impressive when you consider it comes in at 42.5% ABV.
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Finding the glass slipper – The impact of leadership on innovation in further education
The rise of commercialisation within education (Courtney, 2015) has brought with it a number of systems and processes which have had a significant impact on how professional roles are enacted. In particular, the increased scrutiny of teacher activity has been viewed as leading to a reduction in professionalism (Ball, 2003; Ball et al., 2012).
In further education, this has led to the development of a more defined, potentially formulaic and less autonomous approach to teaching (Avis, 2003). In addition, the codification of ‘good’ teaching and learning, embedded through teacher education, the Professional Standards (Education and Training Foundation, 2014) and bodies such as Ofsted, has provided very distinct guidelines to direct teachers’ activities in the classroom.
This research forms part of a fellowship awarded by the Further Education Trust for Leadership (FETL). The aim was to explore how leadership within Further Education (FE) impacts on teaching and learning, specifically on the autonomy teachers have to construct their work in creative ways. The project investigated how professionals are constrained or empowered to develop methods which allow them to innovate rather than replicate in the classroom; ultimately creating an environment which inspires and challenges learners. |
The drums of war in Washington are beating yet again. U.S. government officials, along with corporate media pundits, are calling for military action against Iran. Using similar logic that was used to justify the invasion of Iraq (that Saddam Hussein had “weapons of mass destruction,” which turned out to be a lie), the United States and Israel continue to assert that Iran is using its nuclear energy program to build a bomb.
President Obama, in his recent State of the Union address, stated: “Let there be no doubt. America is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon and I will take no options off the table to achieve that goal.”
Far-right-wing media pundit Tucker Carlson, in an interview on Fox News, took the rhetoric even further, saying: “Iran deserves to be annihilated” and that the United States has the moral authority to carry out a preemptive attack against Iran.
While there are certain similarities between the threats made against Iraq and the current calls to war against Iran, there are some marked differences as well. The media hype and public statements against Iran have not yet reached the fever pitch that we witnessed in the lead up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The U.S. ruling class is somewhat divided on their approach to Iran and is hesitant to throw all their weight behind an invasion at this point, given the volatility of the global political situation at the moment.
With 76 million people, Iran is well over twice as populous as Iraq and more advanced economically. An invasion of Iran would be a massive undertaking for the U.S. and Israel and would stretch their military resources to the limit.
The mainstream media have painted Israel as the wild card in this situation, claiming they might attack Iran even if the United States has no desire to intervene militarily in the region. Israel relies on billions of dollars in U.S. aid annually to pay for its own armaments and military operations. To go to war with Iran, Israel would need at least tacit approval and support from the United States.
Moreover, Israel’s leaders are also divided on the idea of carrying out a preemptive strike against Iran. While Prime Minister Netanyahu has criticized the sanctions, saying they have not done enough to halt nuclear development in Iran, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has insisted that Iran has not crossed the “point of no return” in developing a nuclear weapon.
Even U.S. intelligence reports contradict the accusations by politicians and media pundits that Iran is building a nuclear weapon. The Los Angeles Times reported on Feb. 23 that “U.S. intelligence agencies don’t believe Iran is actively trying to build an atomic bomb.” Nonetheless, prominent figures, including presidential candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties, continue to make threats against Iran.
In any case, many point out that the U.S. and Israel have already been carrying out a low-intensity war against Iran for years, via sanctions, strategic bombings of nuclear facilities, and targeted assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists. Press TV reported that CIA and Mossad (Israel’s spy agency) agents were involved in aiding the assassination of Iranian scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, who was killed in a car bombing on Jan. 11 near a college in Tehran. This case is only one of many that have come to light over the past year, though little attention is given to it in the mainstream corporate media.
While it is still unclear whether an armed attack on Iran is on the horizon, we in the antiwar movement should not dismiss statements by the U.S. and Israel threatening military action. We must stand firm in demanding no military intervention or sanctions against Iran, and be ready to protest in the streets if an attack takes place.
From March 23-25, in Stamford, Conn., antiwar activists from all around the country will be gathering at the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) conference to say no to U.S. military intervention abroad. We encourage all who can attend this timely national antiwar conference to register on-line at unacpeace.org, or e-mail [email protected] for more information.
> The article above was written by Daniel Xavier, and first appeared in the March 2012 print edition of Socialist Action newspaper. |
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The Twilight Books Are Coming!!!
Following the academic storms wrought be Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Harry Potter, the Twilight series is resulting in a groundswell of forthcoming scholarly work. Not wanting to be left out such an exciting trend, I am working with Maggie Parke, formal programming director for TwiCon2009, to edit an anthology of critical perspective on the series. Bloggers, fans, academics, grad students, and educators from all teams and persuasions are encouraged to submit! Please see the call below for more details.
Critical Perspectives on the Twilight Saga, Edited by Maggie Parke and Natalie Wilson
We are currently accepting proposals for essays to be included in an edited collection on Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga. We are looking for essays that examine the Twilight series, the fandom, and the films from various analytical and methodological perspectives. We are particularly interested in submissions from the following disciplines: film studies, sociology/popular culture studies, women’s/gender studies, critical race studies, literature, psychology, and education.
The collection is intended for a broader audience than is the case for many scholarly anthologies. We welcome work from academics, graduate students, bloggers, educators, and fans. Abstracts and subsequent essays should thus be intellectual in tone and treatment, but accessible to general readers.
The collection will focus on the following areas:
Twilight in the Media, Analysis of the Films, The Adaptation Process, Celebrities, and Music of Twilight
Explorations and analysis of the Fandom, Twi-net, Fan Fiction
Female Roles, Representations of Gender, Feminist Analysis of the Series
Readings of Vampire and Werewolf Lore, Consideration of Quileute Legend and Culture
Cross-Generational Issues, Analysis of Family or Mothers/Fathers in the series/fandom
Theological Considerations, Analysis of Twilight as Religious Allegory
Literary Analysis of the Series, Intertextual Considerations
We are particularly interested in the topics that follow:
Gender issues, female roles, chastity, abstinence only, reproductive rights/abortion, representation of masculinity/patriarchy
Film Adaptation, authorial influence, adaptation process
Mormonism, Christianity, feminist theology
The biological possibilities and capabilities within the mythical structure, rule-making and rule-breaking
Race, ethnic identity, cultural mythology, whiteness and white privilege
Literary and genre readings, werewolves, vampires, intertextuality, etc
The fandom, blogs, vlogs, celebrity culture
Pedagogical reads
Use of Twilight as an educational resource
Representations of family, maternal roles, paternal roles, sibling rivalry
Submission guidelines:
Send a 500 word abstract with contact information, affiliations, and a brief bio of approximately 50 words to [email protected]. Please use word, or rtf format.
Deadline for submissions is December 10. |
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If you teach a child between the ages of 9 and 12, you need to own a copy of Jason Chin’s new picture book biography, Island: A Story of the Galapagos. Like me, you may think of biographies as the stories of people, but Chin’s beautiful book is a biography of a place. It begins with a “birth” that took place six million years ago.
Island is about a volcano, evolution and geology and plants and animals. Through beautiful large and small watercolors, Chin shows the reader how the islands have changed and how species adapt to an environment that grew out of lava.
One of Chin’s gifts is to explain things really clearly. For example, here’s his explanation for how the famous tortoises came to inhabit the Galapagos: “Over the next million years, more species arrive. Sea lions from the north establish colonies on the island’s beaches. In a distant land, a flood washes a group of tortoises out to sea. After floating for weeks, ocean currents carry them to shore.” A few panels later, the story continues: “the tortoises’ shells change shape. As the land becomes drier, their shells become smaller and turn up in front. This ‘saddleback’ shape is better for keeping cool and navigating the desert.” The corresponding pictures show the changes in the shell and it all makes so much sense.
Charles Darwin’s contributions to our understanding of evolution are explained in the back matter, along with other information about the Galapagos Island. This is an essential purchase for school libraries and budding scientists.
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I just read a really good article, titled, 5 Simple Food Rules for Picky Eaters by Tricia Cornell, one of the bloggers at ParentFurther.com. I have one child that would eat almost anything I placed in front of him, but two children that can be VERY picky about their food. It's hard, as a mom, to decide when to challenge them to eat new foods, when to require them to try new things, and when to avoid the battle. If you have similar struggles, you'll like reading this article. As always, I'd love to hear your ideas too!!
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Jonathan Saul Freedland. Freedland's family background is Jewish. [1]
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Seamus Milne, fellow Guardian editor, observed that "A."[2]
Middle East
Jonathan Freedland has been termed the paper's 'gatekeeper' on the Middle East conflict. According to Jonathan Cook, Freedland is "helping to confect an anti-semitism crisis in the Labour Party".[3]
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In May 2019 he argued that Politics may be broken. But it’s only politics that can save us.[4]
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I could have my choice of several businesses who want their products talked about.
He said 16 Facebook posts and 2 blogs a month per product area would do it.
He reasoned that it would take me about six hours per subject, simply do a little research and then a little writing and link to a story or two about the particular interest.
No sweat, he said.
I started to sweat.
I already have a fairly hefty workload with what I'm doing for much better pay.
I didn't know if I wanted to spend more of my time gazing into cyberspace. (I have my grandkids to think about here! I have to have time to play Barbies and do princess puzzles.)
And what about my integrity?
Did I want to become a hawker for products I don't necessarily believe in?
I'm already fairly annoyed with all the advertising creeping into Facebook. I don't want to play games or find little treasures. I just want to see what my friends and family members are doing.
So if I were to add to the material overload, wouldn't that be wrong?
I shared my concerns with Marc who started to shake his head.
That made me mad right away because I knew he was right.
I couldn't do this and feel good about it.
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This is coming barely 24 hours after former Kano State governor; Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso defected to the PDP, alongside 35 others in the National Assembly.
A source told The Guardian that those who are likely to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) include the lawmakers representing Dala, Gwale, Madobi, Gezawa, Gwarzo and Rogo constituencies.
When our correspondent contacted one of them on phone, Zubairu Mamuda Madobi, representing Madobi constituency he confirmed the move.
He however said that the final decision would be made public today.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Rural Development, Illiasu Musa Kwankwaso, declared that the defection of Senator Kwankwaso representing Kano Central, would never affect the chance of president Muhamadu Buhari and Governor Abdullahi Musa Ganduje in the 2019 general elections.
Meanwhile, the southwest caucus of the National Conscience Party of Nigeria (NCP) has asked its National Chairman, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, to withdraw from the alliance with opposition parties.
This followed the accord it signed with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and 38 other political parties to wrestle power from the All Progressive Congress (APC) in 2019.
The alliance led to the formation of a Coalition of United Peoples Party (CUPP).
Lagos State chairman of the party, Fatai Ibu-Owo, said: “The attention of the NCP in the southwest zone had been drawn to a Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU), signed by our National Chairman, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, with PDP and 38 other political parties.
“The MoU signed by the chairman without any consultation with any of the decision-making organs of our party gives the negative impression that we are a major player in the alliance of corrupt and anti-people parties’ elements.”
The party stressed that the national chairman’s alliance was against Article 4.2, subsection 4.2.2 and Article 9.3, subsection 9.3.1 and 9.3.2 of the party’s constitution.
The NCP in the southwest said it disassociated itself from the so-called alliance and unholy MoU.
“It was illegal and the sole decision of few elements, which acted on their own self-interests,” he said.
Ibu-Owo said the principles and constitution of NCP party are clear enough to serve as guide before taking any such decision, adding that so-called alliance is null and void.
He said Tanko did not show uprightness and transparency in the administration of the party.
He expressed concern that the members heard or read of the sensitive issue from the media. |
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Mr. Kritzman, who also teaches a graduate course in financial engineering at M.I.T.’s Sloan School of Management, set up his study to accurately measure the long-term impact of all the expenses involved in investing in a mutual fund or hedge fund. Those include transaction costs, taxes and management and performance fees.
He is not the first to try such a measurement. But, he said in an e-mail message, it is surprisingly hard to measure these costs accurately. The bite taken out by taxes, for example, depends on the specific combination of positive years and losing ones, as well as the order in which they occur. That combination and order also affect the performance fees charged by hedge funds.Continue reading the main story.
Mr. Kritzman found that, net of all expenses, including federal and state taxes for a New York State resident in the highest tax brackets, the winner was the index fund.
Specifically, he assumed that long-term capital gains were subject to a 15 percent federal tax and a 6.85 percent state tax; short-term capital gains and dividends were taxed at a combined federal and state rate of nearly 42 percent. The index fund’s average after-expense return was 8.5 percent a year, versus 8 percent for the actively managed fund and 7.7 percent for the hedge fund.?.
But even that sobering statistic paints too rosy a picture, the professor said. That’s because it’s one thing to learn, after the fact, that a fund has done that well, and quite another to identify it in advance. Indeed, he said, he has found from his research that only a minority of funds that beat the market in a given year can outperform it the next year as well.
Professor Wermers said he believed that it was “exceedingly probable that any fund that has beaten the market by an average of more than one percentage point per year over the last decade achieved that return almost entirely due to luck alone.”
“By definition, therefore, such a fund could not have been identified in advance,” he added.
The investment implication is clear, according to Mr. Kritzman. “It is very hard, if not impossible,” he wrote in his study, “to justify active management for most individual, taxable investors, if their goal is to grow wealth.” And he said that those who still insist on an actively managed fund are almost certainly “deluding themselves.”
What if you’re investing in a tax-sheltered account, like a 401(k) or an I.R.A.? In that case, Mr. Kritzman conceded, the odds are relatively more favorable for active management, because, in his simulations, taxes accounted for about two-thirds of the expenses of the actively managed mutual fund and nearly half of the hedge fund’s. But he emphasized the word “relatively.”
“Even in a tax-sheltered account,” he said, “the odds of beating the index fund are still quite poor.”Continue reading the main story |
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PEORIA, Illinois – The Quincy Concert Band (Quincy, IL) has been selected to perform at the 2017 Illinois Music Educator Association conference in Peoria. The ensemble will perform Kevin Walczyk’s Elegy For The Wall’s Unnamed, a work that pays tribute to those Vietnam Veterans who lost their lives (after the war) due to the effects of Agent Orange. The work will be conducted by Mark Duker whose father recently passed away from the effects of Agent Orange, and whose family commissioned the work from Walczyk. Duker premiered the work last March with the Quincy Concert Band and his High School Wind Ensemble at Waubonsie Valley (Aurora, IL). |
fired it’s second head coach in less than three years, reeling after getting wrecked by Georgia and falling to 3-4—the fact the Canes are on the rise while the Seminoles and Gators crumble; in itself the season’s biggest victory. Tables are finally turning. Celebrate it.
All that said, the recent 7-0 start and 12-game winning streak feel a little bit hollow these past three weeks.
Ending a seven-game losing streak to Florida State and prevailing in Tallahassee, 24-20—nothing to apologize for there. The Noles played their toughest game of the year, both sides were severely banged up and the Canes closed strong with a comeback dagger in the game’s final seconds. It was an Instant Classic in the truest sense of the phrase and one of those thrilling wins many hoped would jump start a run as demons were exorcised and Miami was experiencing life with a win over Florida State for the first time since 2009.
Instead, three nail-biters in a row followed; a comeback against Georgia Tech when trailing by 11 late in the third quarter, followed by two hang-on-for-a-wild-ride finishes against Syracuse and North Carolina—both of which at one point had the ball late either looking to tie, or go ahead with minutes remaining.
MISSED OPPORTUNITY AGAINST REELING, DEPLETED TAR HEELS
A five-point win in Chapel Hill sounds good enough on paper. Since joining the ACC in 2004, Miami had only won twice at Kenan Memorial Stadium—0-3 before a 30-24 road win in 2011 and 6-7 overall in the series.
Of course that’s while ignoring the subplot that this year’s Tar Heels entered the game 1-6—Old Dominion, their lone win—and down 16 starters due to injury. That also doesn’t take into account losing a handful of bonafide stars to the NFL last April; quarterback Mitch Trubisky, defensive tackle Nazair Jones, receiver Mack Hollins and running backs TJ Logan and Elijah Hood.
This year’s broken-down North Carolina squad was coming off a 59-7 road loss at Virginia Tech last weekend and riding a five-game losing streak that had them getting worked by Notre Dame and Georgia Tech, while outlasted by Virginia and Duke.
It was a tailor-made opportunity for the Canes to put together a complete game with the Hokies and Fighting Irish on deck; the closest thing to a “scrimmage” going into the teeth of the schedule. So many slow starts, missed opportunities and inconsistent play over the past month—this was a chance for a necessary hard reset. Instead, it proved to be another down-to-the-wire battle—leaving a fan base exhausted, opposed to jubilant.
Miami’s first sign of trouble; an immediate three-and-out despite starting midfield after a 15-yard return from Braxton Berrios. North Carolina has been backs-to-the-wall all season. Ample time for the Canes to take a shot and make a statement—which wound up proving successful on he opening play from scrimmage second half. (More on that in a minute.)
Back-to-back, go-nowhere runs from Travis Homer—behind a consistently-inconsistent offensive line—had the Canes facing a 3rd-and-10 situation, with Malik Rosier throwing incomplete to Berrios, sending on the punt unit. Miami’s defense buckled in on the ensuing drive, after giving up a 56-yard run and 23-yard pass—Shaq Quarterman burying Chazz Surratt for a 10-yard loss on 4th-and-Goal from the one-yard line.
With momentum swinging back the Canes’ way, an ample opportunity for Miami to wake up immediately. Homer took a Rosier pass 35 yards and a quarterback run set up 2nd-and-3—which became a first down after a North Carolina offsides penalty. From there, ice cold, again and no seizing of momentum.
Rosier incomplete to Jeff Thomas and Homer before a one-yard run on 3rd-and-10. From there, Michael Badgley whiffed on a 53-yard field goal attempt.
Zach McCloud nailed Surratt with a late hit, giving the Tar Heels 15 yards and an added boost, though the Canes’ defense locked down after a trick play to third string quarterback—and new starter—Nathan Elliott netted 33 yards. Facing 1st-and-Goal from the Miami four, North Carolina went backwards three yards and settled for a a 24-yard Freeman Jones‘ field goal to take the lead.
The Canes’ defense tightened up again after a hold on 3rd-and-2 extended the drive and Elliott completed passes of 26 and 11 yards—pushing the Heels back three yards over three plays after a new set of down. This time a field goal from 45 yards out pushed the lead to 6-0.
Rosier—off up until this point—tossed incomplete to Chris Herndon on 2nd-and-8, but found Jeff Thomas a play later for a 17-yard gain and first down. Facing a 3rd-and-5 moments later, hooked up with a streaking Herndon midfield, who caught the pass in stride, shook a defender and rumbled 51 yards for the score.
Thomas—Miami’s truest speedster—was back in action again to start the second half, out-streaking the coverage and catching a Rosier pass in stride for the 78-yard score and a 14-6 lead. Over the next two possessions, the Canes defense held the Heels to six plays and -11 yards—but they were bookended by offensive incompetence from Miami.
CONSERVATIVE & INCONSISTENT; CANES’ OFFENSE STYMIED
Runs on first and second down put the Canes in position to throw on 3rd-and-7, which fell incomplete and became 4th-and-12 with the false start tacked on. On the ensuing offensive possession, Miami started on the UNC 13-yard line after blocking a Jonathan Garvin punt, but only moved the ball nine yards on a Rosier run and seven-yard dump-off to Homer. Facing a 4th-and-1 from the four-yard line, the Canes opened for a 21-yard Badgley field goal.
Avoiding disaster, the Tar Heels considered the three point give-up a victory and came out firing after Anthony Ratliff-Williams returned the kickoff to midfield. Three plays later, Ratliff-Williams found Beau Corrales for the 18-yard touchdowns and narrowed the Canes’ lead to 17-13.
The final quarter and a half saw Miami adding another touchdown—Rosier to Berrios for 5-yards—while putting three times, turning the ball over on downs, Rosier tossing a pick and Homer putting it on the ground at the UNC 44-yard line with 2:56 remaining and only leading by five.
Defensively, the Canes’ picked off Elliott three times down the stretch—Michael Jackson, Charles Perry and Sheldrick Redwine all laying claim to some down time with the Turnover Chain—while Joe Jackson knocked the ball out of Jordan Brown‘s mitts one play after Homer’s gaffe.
Those final 23 minutes of play in Chapel Hill on Saturday afternoon; it’s the reason some are hitting the panic button with Virginia Tech and Notre Dame on deck—no longer comfortably leaning on the, a-win-is-a-win mantra anymore.
Despite reeling in four turnovers over that span, the Canes only outscored the Tar Heels, 7-6 in the final quarter-and-a-half—again, hanging on for a win—but in this case a beaten, broken, depleted team that should’ve felt some wrath from Miami; especially considering the 59-21 beating the Heels delivered two years ago on their turf.
The Canes’ defense continues getting gashed for big plays, but ultimately delivers by creating turnovers and bringing the offense back on the field—yet once back in business and looking to score, Miami’s struggles to effectively run the ball, putting the onus of moving the ball squarely on Rosier’s inexperienced shoulders.
Not the position one wants to be in with the No. 13 and No. 5 teams headed to town over the next two weeks.
RECENT CLOSE GAMES FOR CANES; FUELING OPPONENTS’ FIRES
When looking at what UNC defense coordinator John Papuchis brought at Rosier and Miami’s offense this past week—it’s not out of line to be concerned with Bud Foster and the Hokies or Mike Elko and the Irish are working on with the Canes on the horizon.
Despite the overthinking here, none of that is said in conceding manner. Miami is finding ways to win games and as head Mark Richt mentioned last weekend—teams that win close games have the chance to be champions, and the Canes remain in the running.
Finding a way and refocusing in those non-marquee games; it can be a challenge—especially in Miami, where the city isn’t going to truly rally around the program for the likes of Georgia Tech or Syracuse. The Magic City finds way to stay busy outside of any one sport, or event. Lose—or merely endure—and it’s not going to generate much hype.
That said, South Florida will rise up when given a bonafide reason to—and HardRock Stadium will be packed to the brim, rooting for a would-be winner these next two Saturdays. Miami and Virginia Tech drew the primetime slot on ABC for November 4th—and when talking about the 3-0-5, the freaks always tend to come out at night for the big ones, Whodini-style.
Translation; an electric atmosphere and playoff-like energy—it could very easily wake the Canes from this recent, lackluster slumber. Mid-season survival isn’t necessary proprietary to Miami. A handful of teams have hung in there or snatched victory from the jaws of defeat these past few weeks; but they’re not going to go under the microscope in the same fashion the are-they-back Canes will. Nature of the beast.
So yes, for a third week in a row, a win can be chalked up as a win and a 7-0 start, 12-game win-streak and Top 10 ranking can all be celebrated—especially while hated rivals continue downward spirals.
Come next Saturday, quoting the legendary safety (and the ultimate player-coach) Ed Reed—”Jokes are over. Jokes. Are. Over.”
The title of contended or pretender is squarely on the line and if Miami wants to knock off the critique and over-analyzation, the Canes must come to play.
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This past weekend my husband and I stole a minute to hop into our local Urban Outfitters in hopes of finding some reduced price vinyl toys. Once we fought off the retro sunglasses and tight pants, we noticed this fun idea that takes displaying records to a whole new colorful level.
Although we could have picked a far better selection of music to be displayed in this method, we love the look none the less. Record frames are great and we use them in our own home even, but in some respects they still feel a little, how shall we say, college? |
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The company has filed an amended S-1 form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, but no terms were given in the filing. Petco has not said what exchange it will file on or what its symbol will be.
Proceeds from the offering will go to the selling stockholders instead of the company. The private equity firms that own it and other investors will retain majority voting power after the initial public offering.
In September, PetSmart said it was exploring the possibility of acquiring Petco Holdings Inc.
The two companies explored a merger possibility in 2014, but PetSmart ruled out a deal with Petco in 2014 in favor of a buyout by private equity consortium led by BC Partners Ltd. for US$8.7 billion. At the time, PetSmart was unsure a deal with Petco would receive antitrust clearance.
If PetSmart and Petco merged, the new company would account for 30% of US pet specialty supplies stores, reports say.
PetSmart and Petco account for 20% of all pet product sales in the US, according to market research publisher Packaged Facts. The two pet retail stores had combined sales of about US$11 billion in 2014 based on Packaged Facts' estimates, with sales of natural pet products an important factor in the strong performances.
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On Saturday the Essex Nine traveled out to Georges Island in Boston Harbor to match up against the Mudville Base Ball Club and Cleveland Blues. In game one the Essex strikers came out firing against Mudville scoring several runs in the first few innings and never looking back securing a 13-4 victory. In game two the middle of the Essex lineup continued their onslaught on the way to a 13-10 victory over a very strong Cleveland Blues lineup. The middle of the order of Chris “Monkey” Sheehy, Brian “Cappy” Sheehy, Payton Garbarino, and Jed “Honey” Millett combined for four triples, three homeruns, and a number of other base hits in the two games. The Cleveland strikers were formidable but the Essex defense was able to hold on for the victory. A great day was had all around and we would like to thank the Mudville Base Ball Club and Cleveland Blues for a fine day of gentlemanly base ball.
In Sunday’s triple header at the farm with our guests the Boston Beaneaters started with a bang as the Lynn Live Oaks plated 6 runs in the top of the first in Game 1 against the Beaneaters and never looked back. Solid bats and strong fielding for the Live Oaks was the key to their eventual 17-5 victory which included a remarkable streak of six consecutive foul-tip put-outs by Lynn’s veteran catcher Doug “Bullet” George thanks in part to some crafty pitching.
Game 2 had the Portsmouth Rockinghams doing a blue collar job against the Beaneaters by scratching out one or two runs in nearly every inning while holding Boston to just three runs on some solid pitching and strong defense while going on to an 11-3 victory.
Game 3 was the highlight event of the day for the numerous cranks as Lynn and Portsmouth continued their ongoing rivalry once again with a solid showing. Long balls, double plays, and great hustle on both sides kept fans entertained for all 9 innings. Lynn once again got off to a fast start with 6 runs after 2 innings but Portsmouth came back quickly and the game stayed close until the later innings when Lynn’s bashers came up and drove in 4. Portsmouth made a late surge but it wasn’t enough as Lynn took their second victory of the day by a score of 13-8 |
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WADE ASIA: NOT JUST AN EVENT BUT A MOVEMENT!
Sharing the interaction and interview of the founders of WADE ASIA, Vertica Dvivedi and Madhurima Chowdhury with Prof Anuradha Chatterjee, who is currently the Dean of Avani Institute of Design, Kochi. This interview was published in Archie Parlour, Australia, in the 2018.
(In the words of Prof Anuradha Chatterjee)
W Ecosystem):
1. Ensuring visibility of women-led projects
2. Bridging mentorship between leading and aspiring designers
3. Standing by those who want to come back to the profession
4. Encouraging, sharing and learning through research
5. Celebrating the life, work and achievements of women in design
6. Rewards and recognition.:
• WADe 2017 saw WADe India becoming WADe Asia. We introduced the WADe Artists award. From a one-day conference, it became a two-day event. We introduced a small exhibition of building materials, and we also introduced student workshops and project awards.
• Immense love and support from the fraternity, especially excited with the enthusiastic contribution and participation from male architects, a very positive development.
• WADe MasterClass with Mentors was a definite winner, with numerous messages from grateful young architects, even peers and male architects on the insightful session with five stalwarts of design.
• The coming together of Women from South East Asia on a common platform, chaired by Dr Anuradha Chatterjee, was one of the highlights. Holding hands and building on each other’s contribution will take us a long way.
• A special moment was when 88-year-old Didi Contractor encouraged women not to worry and to start from where they left at whatever stage of their working life. She explained how she designed her first building at 30 and her second at 60 years. She said that while women have to stop to look after family and kids, it is possible to come back and move forward again..
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The quality of voice is of immense importance, if a transcriber has to do the work accurately. Any loss of quality in the voice recording would translate in to the transcripted version. The transcriber should have some knowledge in the subject he is about to transcribe, but that is not enough. He should have commendable listening skills, with sound general knowledge and the aptitude to pursue the unknown. Most of the companies that do the audio transcription work prefer that the audio be recorded in the mp3 or even wav format. All other formats of audio whether it is mp4, avi or wmp, all takes up a lot of time. They are usually converted into mp3 format before they can be worked up on.
To get qualitative work done on digital audio transcription, it is important that the transcriber be equipped with all the necessary tools for it. There are several transcription software that you get to buy – Olympus is one. Express Scribe can transcribe a lot of audio formats, those which are not even possible in Olympus too. A transcriber need to have a good set of headphones, a wireless one is more preferable. Getting hold of a quality foot pedal will leave the hands free for typing. The foot can manage the playback and stop buttons. Check out the quality of audio before starting on the work. Listen in if there are any people talking in between, several people talking at once, any distractions in the background and so on. Did you know that one minute of talking usually takes 4 minutes of transcribing and that is possible only if there are no distractions in the background?
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Online dating sucks balls (metaphorically I hasten to add). I think I've made that clear from some of my previous posts. Even though I know of at least four people who have actually become engaged or are already married after meeting their other half on line (one of them just met the one lass and BOOM they're engaged), I don't have the knack of online dating. I just can't seem to do it very well. I don't seem to be cut out for it.
I actually had a date last night with a guy who, although lovely, could literally talk someone to death. It was kind of fascinating to see how much he could talk about himself. He was genuinely entertaining, even if he did remind me disconcertingly of Lee Evans in his mannerisms (and that's pretty disconcerting) but jeeesssus christ. I zoned out a good few times. And that's one of my more successful efforts at dating.
The point of this post is to introduce you to the Creepiest Guy So Far Ever (TM). I get a lot of messages and that on the site. I think women just do get a lot. I don't reply to most of them. I don't see the point in replying with a 'no thanks' email. It seems rather odd and presumptuous and surely people are just firing out as many emails as possible in the hope that something'll stick, right?
Occasionally I'll get someone who mails me over and over again even though I don't reply. And sometimes I'll reply and say: please leave me alone, I'm not interested. But only if it's after repeated weirdness. I have no desire to be rude to anyone or make them feel shitty, but I do draw the line at being spammed by Barry in Bootle or whatever.
All of this is par for the course in online dating.
However, a comment popped up on one of my blog posts (the one about the PPI salesman if you're interested in witnessing said freakiness) with some gibberish and then a message to contact him on the dating site. Curiosity getting the better of my common sense, I put his name into the site. Turns out he's already mailed me multiple times.
I put the gibberish into google and it turns out he has created a blog specially for me to read. The tagline is something like: found you on match. I can't bear to look at it again to find out exactly what it says, but that's the gist of it.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong but that's just a leetle weird. A bit, shall we say, intense. A tad, um, stalkerishly creepy.
I mailed him with a one liner asking him to stop contacting me and thought that would be the end of it.
Nahhhhhhhhhhh, that wasn't the end of it. I got a 1000 word email explaining in detail the reasons why it's completely normal to put someone's user name into Google, find their blog, comment on it, set up another blog just for that person to look at with repeated messages to contact them. Apparently that's totally normal and I'm a massive bitch for thinking it isn't. He is also apparently my intellectual and emotional superior.
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Let’s look at five facts we were introduced to at MIPTV 2017 in figures:
1.2 million: The number of viewers for a Facebook Live version of Dancing with the Stars. The version, for an Irish audience, was broadcast on the social network two hours before it aired on television and was aimed at a younger demographic. The show, at 25 minutes long, was the first programme produced specifically for this channel by RTÉ Television, which had previously only used Facebook Live for marketing online. “We’re a TV production company, but now we’re saying we’re a content production company, because TV may not be the platform where we make content for the future,” Larry Bass, CEO of Ireland’s ShinAwi, said. Using social media for content creation, however, is a format that hasn’t been explored much by traditional networks and production companies, so it’s an area ripe for growth. Source: Can Social and Digital Save Formats? panel report
3 hours: The average daily viewing time per day per person in 2016. This is three minutes less than in 2015, although viewing times varies by region. In North America, for example, the average time is four hours, 14 minutes, more than any other area. Forty nations also measure how people are viewing content. Millennials are more likely to be viewing content online versus other age groups Entertainment and fiction, especially short version fiction, are the genres that perform best online. In addition, 70% of content is local, whereas only 30% are made for export. Source: Bursting the data dam panel report
46%: The percentage of the world’s population that belongs to Generation Z, those 24 and younger. Zoomin Studios has taken aim at this audience, one they consider to be powerful and connected. The studio’s first venture for the Gen Z audience is a 10-hour series called “Adrenaline” which follows YouTube sensation James Kingston’s search for the next daredevil. Generation Z’s heroes are visionaries, the studio says. Source: Zoomin Studios and AwesomenessTV Digital Fronts report
37%: The percentage of two year olds who can operate a touchscreen device better than their parents, according to keynote speaker David Shing of AOL (top photo). This suggests the future of content lies with the human touch and making virtual experiences real. Content creators are competing with one another, he says, and therefore, must be more creative in the process. “The audiences that you’re attracting now have their audiences,” Shing says, “so the content you publish should start when it’s published, not end. Personal expression is the new form of entertainment … There are more people dying from extreme selfies than from shark attacks!” Content creators must focus on quality to win viewers. Source: AOL & TF1 Keynote Wrap
86%: The percentage of customers who consider content very important to their brands. At the same time, 63% are dissatisfied with how brands try to engage with them. This information provides advertising agencies with information that can be used to produce content that inspires and touches people on an emotional level. Source: interview with ad agency Les Gaulois’ Elisabeth Billiemaz.
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With clear eyes, full hearts, and an Emmy win, the cast of Friday Night Lights is heading to the big screen for a film adaptation of the series. Connie Britton, who played the highly esteemed Tami Taylor in the show, confirmed the rumor. Though the series was originally based on a 2004 film that was adapted from a book, the new movie will have more hype than ever. |
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Or afternoon as it happens. Whatever. Let's address United's draft class one more time--briefly--before moving on with the more important business of finalizing a roster. I'm going to break this out in the time-honored Tickle v. Tackle format . . .
Tickle
One of the big bugaboos with United last year was an overall lack of depth. That's going to be even more of an issue this year with the reduced roster sizes. So what was good about the draft? We added competition in a variety of areas: Wallace, all along the left flank; Pontius, up top and on the wings; Kocic, keeper; Adams, left and right back; and Barklage, midfield--mostly wide.
Tackle
Of course, the one area that wasn't addressed at all is the area where we happen to need the most help--central defense. And while Wallace and Pontius have already inked deals with the league, the other three aren't guaranteed to show up. Kocic and Adams both potentially have opportunities in Europe.
Tickle
Another issue that the braintrust obviously recognized from last year's team (how could they not?) was a general lack of speed. The late season addition of Khumalo and drafting Adams and Wallace definitely adds a dash of pace.
Tackle
That said, we got a bunch of speed . . . at fullback. Yes, yes, Wallace could also potentially patrol the left wing, but outside of one forward who isn't particularly lethal (Khumalo), we don't have a ton of speed up top, and the additions of Barklage and Pontius don't appreciably improve on that.
Tickle
I mentioned it before with the first "tickle", but I think the competition for spots should really yield some results when it comes to having depth that can actually absorb some minutes. At the moment, we've got somewhere in the neighborhood of 35 guys (the numbers aren't definite because we've got guys in contract limbo, potential signings, and unknown injuries to resolve) fighting for 24 roster spots.
Tackle
Of course, three of those 24 spots are going to be "developmental" spots (Wallace takes one of the four developmental spots as GenAd), hardly a fitting reward for surviving the battle for a roster spot. I wonder why MLS didn't just do away with the developmental structure when they scrapped the reserve league. Why not let the clubs negotiate whatever deals they want as long as they can get under the cap? Bush League, baby--live the dream! You too can be a professional soccer player, drawing a salary that doesn't even threaten $20k. Ugh.
Alright, let's put this particular puppy to bed for a while. The players start arriving for physicals this weekend, so I'll kick off the official pre-season by compiling a roster chart which we can update as we wend our merry way to First Kick 2009. That should be up sometime this weekend. In the meantime, hope springs eternal, so . . .
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On Monday, August 7, 2006 at 11:36 PM EST WWE RAW
August 7, 2006
Memphis, TN
Commentators: Jim Ross & Jerry "The King" Lawler
Reported By: Hunter Golden of WrestleView.com
Vince and Shane were in the back dressed in Elvis outfits. They were recounting the events of last week when Triple H and HBK were bested by the McMahons and Umaga.
The opening credits rolled and here we go.
JR and King put over the rest of tonight’s card.
WWE Women’s Championship
Trish Stratus v. Mickie James
The two locked up in the middle of the ring before Edge and Lita interrupted the proceedings. Edge said he was sick of taking backseats to people because he was WWE Champion. He declared the match over and said he was taking over Raw. He wanted Trish to stay out here. He wanted the world to hear that he was a 2 time WWE Champion. He was sick of getting no respect around here.
He said it wasn’t fair that he had to defend the title against John Cena at Summerslam. He didn’t think it was fair that he had to face him in Boston as well. He said no champion in the history of the company had ever had to put up with as much crap as he does. He showed the Summerslam poster up on the screen and pointed out that DX and Cena were front and center while he was nowhere to be found.
He pointed out Batista being on there before he gets injured again and he said he wasn’t too ticked off about it all. He said he thought for sure he’d be on the cover of WWE magazine coming out tomorrow but believe it or not, he wasn’t. He said he was passed over by someone who hadn’t won a match in a year.
Lita got in Trish’s face and they brawled around the ring before Lita nailed her with a spear. Edge went to land a spear of his own before Carlito came to Trish’s aid. Carlito briefly gained the upper hand before getting speared. Edge and Lita left up the ramp, while Trish and Carlito laid on the mat in pain.
****Commercial****
Intercontinental Champion Johnny Nitro and Melina came out to the announce booth for the next match.
#1 Contender’s Match for the IC Championship
Shelton Benjamin v. Kane
Kane made his return and the look on Shelton’s face was hysterical. As Kane went to pop the corner, Shelton came off the ropes at Kane. Shelton pounded the big man to the corner but found himself whipped to the opposite buckles. Kane caught him for a power slam, but Benjamin squeaked out of the hold and almost got a roll up.
Kane took the offensive who whipped Benjamin repeatedly to the buckles, following up with a clothesline and sidewalk slam respectively. Kane came flying off of the top rope and nailed his flying clothesline before going for his choke slam. Shelton countered out however into a beautiful looking DDT and almost got the pin fall.
Shelton continued to work Kane over and went for his T-bone Suplex, but Kane bullied him to the corner. Kane rushed Benjamin but missed him. Shelton leap-frogged him and came sailing off the top rope only to be caught in the choke slam.
Winner and new #1 Contender: Kane
A promo video aired putting over Summerslam.
****Commercial****
John Cena came out to the ring. He said he needed to be honest with people, Edge, he just didn’t like. He made fun of Edge for being whiney and then said WWE did some market analysis and found out that Edge’s face scares little kids. He said Lita got a job with Seven Eleven “Slurpies for herpes’. He said shame on Edge for whining about not being on the cover of WWE magazine because he was on the cover of “Crying Bitch Illustrated”. He said he didn’t care if Summerslam was in his hometown or not. He said instead of making demands, he said Edge should come out here and try to earn it.
The Coach’s music hit and he came out to the ramp. He said Edge would not be coming out to answer his challenge tonight because he was already in a match. He said Carlito and Trish would be taking on Edge and Lita later tonight. He said it was obvious that Cena was hungry for action. He said he personally found an opponent for him who was always hungry, Viscera.
****Commercial****
John Cena v. Viscera
Cena had yet to gain an advantage in the match before dodging a sit out. He came at Viscera, but got nailed with a Samoan drop. Viscera gathered Cena and whipped him to the buckles. He came rushing in with an avalanche and completely annihilated the former champion. Cena rolled out to the floor to avoid the cover attempt, but big Vis collected him and tossed him back into the ring.
Cena ducked under a clothesline attempt but was caught and planted into the mat with a front slam. Viscera climbed on the back of Cena and laid in with a modified camel clutch. Cena fought to his feet and booted Viscera in the gut. He swatted away at the big man with right hands and some knees to the gut. Cena came flipping over Viscera with a snap mare before calling for the five knuckle shuffle. He came off the ropes but got planted with a black hole-slam like move.
Viscera went for his big splash but Cena rolled out of the way. Cena quickly capitalized and FU'd Viscera for the win.
Winner: John Cena via pin fall
****Commercial****
Vince was in the back giving the cops a little pep talk. They put over how Triple H and HBK had been looking for a fight all day. Shane went to the bathroom and Vince told him to be careful.
Trish was in the hallway with Carlito ranting about how much she hated Lita. Carlito tried to calm her down then she kissed him and walked off.
Shane was looking for HBK and ran into the Highlanders, Candice Michelle, and Torrie. HBK was able to jump Shane from behind and knocked him into the McMahon locker room and into a sea of cops. The police pinned him down as we went to commercial.
****Commercial****
HBK was apologizing to the police officers outside when Triple H came in, asking what was going on. The Police said they didn’t care whether he hit the officer on purpose or not and took him off despite the protests of Triple H.
Carlito & Trish v. Edge & Lita
Carlito caught Edge coming in with a back elbow and then planted him to the mat with a clothesline. Carlito bull-rushed the champion into the corner and began swatting away with right hands before hitting him with a flat-liner.
Edge kicked out of the pin fall attempt and went on the offensive himself. He hit a clothesline and a solid looking body slam and barely missed a cover attempt of his own. Carlito began to fight back with a boot to the gut, back elbow and clothesline combination. Edge tagged in Lita and Carlito tagged in Trish.
Trish went right at Lita hammering away at Lita with some punches and some vicious kicks in the corner. Trish missed a follow up on Lita and was shoved off the buckles by Edge. Lita capitalized, cinching in a hard rear chin lock and eventually it evolved into a sleeper.
Trish tried to elbow out of the hold, but Lita tossed her to the mat by her hair. Lita continued her assault, choking Trish out on the ropes before planting some knees into the former Women’s Champion’s back. Lita went to work on Trish’s back some more before going for some sort of leg lock that got her tossed aside. Carlito came running in and he and his partner his a double drop kick, sending the WWE Champion and his ‘lady-friend’ to the floor.
****Commercial****
Edge had a tight arm bar cinched in on Carlito. Carlito eventually fought out of the hold but was rushed to the corner in time to come flipping off it and barely missing a back cracker. Edge baseball-slide drop kicked Carlito out to the floor, allowing Lita to get a few licks in. Edge jammed Carlito’s back into the ring apron before cinching in a butterfly clutch. Carlito broke the hold with a jaw breaker and a springboard back elbow. Both men were left laying on the mat before Trish and Lita were both tagged in.
Trish hit two clotheslines and a drop kick. She continued to hit some chops before it was broken up but a kick to the gut. Lita went for the twist of fate, but Trish kicked out and went for a move herself, but Edge blocked it. Trish went for a stratusphere and connected. Edge went for a spear on Carlito, but Carlito ducked out of the way in the knick of time only to have Trish get mauled with the move. Carlito chased Edge out of the ring while Lita sneaked over to make the cover for the win.
Winners: Edge and Lita via pin fall
****Commercial****
We learned that Hulk Hogan had a torn meniscus in his right knee, which puts his Summerslam match with Randy Orton in jeopardy. Gresham asked Randy Orton what his feelings were on the situation. Orton said Hogan was trying to get out of the match and that Hogan really did know best, because if he showed up, his legend would get killed.
Ric Flair came out to the ring holding a book. He said for those of us who didn’t know it, he said Memphis got a plug they deserved from John Cena. Flair put over his being born in the city. He said he had spent ten years trying to figure out how to make Mick Foley stand up and be a man and what makes a guy like him ‘tick’.
He said he didn’t wanna be like Mick Foley, dress like him, etc. He wondered how to get him to Summerslam. He said someone came up to him and told him to read his book “Foley is Good”. Flair held up the book, dropped it to the mat, stomped on it twice and gave it two elbow drops. He ripped it up and tossed it into the crowd. He said one page was worth it though. He said deep inside Foley was a fan of Flair’s. He said Foley idolizes “the Naitch”. On page 169, his #1 favorite wrestling match was Funk v. Flair in an “I Quit” match. He said it wasn’t a stunt fest, it was a real “I Quit” match. He said there were one of two reasons he wouldn’t wrestle against Flair 1.) he didn’t know if he could beat him or 2.) he KNEW he couldn’t beat him.
Foley’s music hit and he came out to the ramp. Foley said Flair was absolutely right. He said he idolized Ric Flair, that he was a Nature Boy fan. He said Flair was a better wrestler than he ever was. He said the two hate each other and it was no secret. But he said they also knew that if Foley-Flair is in the ring at Summerslam, the match would be a match for the ages, violent, wild and intense. He said it would put the name Ric Flair right back up on top of the mountain where it belongs. He said, however, he just couldn’t allow that to happen. He said 12 years ago, Flair was in charge of his career and he could have made him, but he stepped on Foley’s dreams by not jobbing to him.
He said how fitting was it that Foley was sitting between Flair and his dreams was Foley. He said Flair didn’t do a damn thing to help him out in 1994 and he would return the favor for him this year. He said unless Flair came back to him with something more than just a match, everyone could kiss his ass.
Flair asked Foley is he could be a man just one day of his life. He asked him if he was going to just walk away from all of his accolades like nothing. He said he was giving him a chance to rewrite history if that greatest hardcore match ever involved him. He said he should wrestle him at Summerslam. Foley said he would not go back on his vow, when Ric was ruining his life. He said for embarrassing him on Raw last week, how about he beats him up? How about he takes Flair on in an “I Quit” match at Summerslam. Flair ‘woo’d’ into the mic and smiled as Foley’s music played.
Foley told him that he wanted him to understand one thing. He said this match will be Flair’s greatest match of them all and he guaranteed it would be Flair’s last. Flair toasted Foley saying ‘may one of us bleed to death in Boston’.
****Commercial****
Randy Orton v. Jerry “The King” Lawler
Orton slapped King in the face before hitting him with a back body drop. Lawler fought back with a slap of his own before Orton raked his eyes and nailed him with a drop kick. Orton clamped in a rear chin lock. Lawler fought out of the hold and hit a scoop slam.
Lawler went for his fist drop but no one was home. Orton went for the RKO but Lawler tossed him aside. Orton hit a low blow, stared King down, and RKO’d him for the win.
Winner: Randy Orton via pin fall
****Commercial****
A video putting over the re-arrival of Jeff Hardy aired.
2006 Diva Search
Jen, Layla, Erica, Marlena, and JT were left standing. Miz pointed out that one of the ladies would be eliminated tonight. Miz did his usual sleazy ‘say the ladies name behind their backs’ before stopping at Erica who was eliminated from the competition. Miz also pointed out that the night was not over and they’d be participating in “Diss the Diva” shortly.
JR ran down the Summerslam card:
WWE Championship—If Edge loses via DQ, he loses the title
Edge v. John Cena
“I Quit Match”
Ric Flair v. Mick Foley
Hulk Hogan v. Randy Orton
D-Generation X v. The McMahons
Now it’s time for “Diss the Diva”. They would have 20 seconds to tell the other why they were better than the other contestants. Jenn talked about being a kitty, and Leyla played the hyper active one, Marlena said something that didn’t make sense, and JT was clearly lost in the chorus of boos reigning in from the crowd. Whatever.
A video putting over the build up to Triple H-Umaga aired.
****Commercial****
Triple H v. Umaga
Umaga came right at the Game, who ducked under and landed a few right hands. Triple H came back at Umaga and was planted with a headbutt. Umaga hammered away at the Game in the corner, before missing a follow up which Triple H was eventually able to work the big Samoan up and over the top rope.
Triple H hit a running clothesline on Umaga, but it didn’t phase the big man who nailed the Game with a spinning wheel kick. Umaga sat out hard on Triple H’s chest before dumping him into the corner upside down and planting him with his flying head butt. Triple H slumped into the corner and was met with the running bump-butt from Umaga.
Umaga went for his flying head butt but no one was home. Triple H fought to his feet and began throwing punches in Umaga’s direction. He hit a face buster on the big man and finally floored him with a clothesline. Shane jumped into the ring and Vince distracted the ref as well. Triple H fought them off and almost pedigreed Umaga, but was back body dropped. Umaga came charging at the Game but got caught in a huge spine buster.
Shane came running in to break up the fun but found himself spine-bustered as well. Triple H went for the cover but Vince pulled the referee out of the ring. Vince jumped in but was met by a HHH kick to the gut. Just as Triple H was going to hit the move, Umaga nailed him with a Samoan spike. The referee was tossed back into the ring and made the three count.
Winner: Umaga via pin fall
After the match, Vince thanked Umaga and loaded up Triple H for a pedigree and nailed the game with his own finishing move. He did some more impersonations of Triple H before leaving the ring triumphantly. RAW THOUGHTSThe Good-- First off, Flair-Foley is feud of the year. Another incredible feud, with perfect reasoning for an “I Quit” match, two guys who’ve revolutionized that style of match. Wow. Great reasoning for the match and the best build of any feud in the WWE in a long, long, long, long time.
I’m actually getting back into the DX-McMahons thing and who would’ve thought all it would take would be two weeks of the McMahons getting the better of DX two weeks in a row. It’s still not totally my cup of Tea, but at least I can deal with it.
Was it me or was the Cena-Viscera match pretty good tonight? The FU was cool, Cena was for the first time in a long time (since the Cabana promo last year with HBK drinking the margarita) Cena was legitimately funny. Hell, even Viscera looked really ‘on’ for Viscera.
Orton-Lawler was kept short as it should have been. Shame about Hogan’s injury. Orton can’t catch a break.
The Carlito-Trish thing is interesting and they killed two birds with one stone there building tension between the faces and restoring a bit of credibility to a WWE Champion who could really use some right now. Just a shame they couldn’t work Cena getting his ass handed to him somewhere in there.
The Bad-- I can’t say there was anything ‘bad’ tonight. I’m as surprised as anyone.
The Ugly-- The “Diva Diss” thing was tearfully bad. Not only did the girls not stick to the program, but two of them, flat out, couldn’t handle a mic for the life of them. A third didn’t know what to do when the boos rang down. Jenn was the only semi-coherent one and should probably win the thing, but Leyla is waaaay more irritating ala Christy Hemme in 04 and will probably win the thing. No more pixels wasted on the Diva search from here on out.
Overall B+– This was an incredibly solid Raw. Minus the Diva search segment, there wasn’t a single bad segment done all night. Everything had purpose and was marginally entertaining. While we certainly didn’t get any match of the year candidates, the ring work was the best all around effort Raw certainly this year and perhaps in the last two or three. Again, no great matches by any means, but even every match had something redeeming about it. If WWE could do this every week and put on two or three passable matches with one or two well done segments, they wouldn’t get half the criticism they get these days.
Quick Results
Mickie v. Trish Stratus ended in a No Contest
Kane def. Shelton Benjamin
John Cena def. Viscera
Edge & Lita def. Carlito & Trish Stratus
Randy Orton def. Jerry Lawler
Umaga def. Triple H
Who’s Hot, Who’s Not?
Biggest pops
1. Ric Flair
2. John Cena
3. Triple H
4. Jerry Lawler
Most Heat
1. Vince & Shane McMahon
2. Mick Foley
3. Randy Orton
4. Umaga
Match of the night: John Cena v. Viscera **
Power RankingsWWE Champion: Edge (Last Week: WWE Champion)—Every word he said in his promo tonight was the truth. That’s sad. He looks strong at least for one week. He’ll go back to being Cena’s punching bag next week.
Intercontinental Champion: Johnny Nitro (Last Week: Intercontinental Champion)—Very interesting Summerslam opponent for Nitro, if Kane is in fact the guy who gets the shot. They’re doing a great job of making Nitro’s title seem important again. Interesting first big title defense for the young champion.
1.Umaga (Last Week: 2)—That’s right. I put him here. He’s defeated John Cena, Shawn Michaels, and Triple H all in one month. Dirty or not, he’s got the wins to back the record. He’s defeated almost every man on the roster. Clearly a #1 contender despite being lightyears away from being a champion, let alone a believable main event act.
2. John Cena (Last Week: 2)—Cena was great this week but Umaga has been on more of a roll and has the win over Cena to break the tie. Cena was just as good on the stick as he was in the ring. Seems to be in coast mode until they give him his title back in two weeks.
3. Randy Orton (Last Week: 3)—It flat out sucks to be Randy Orton. You get pushed to the moon too early, turned face and squashed because you couldn’t carry a load you weren’t ready to carry yet. Then you finally rebuild your career and get into contention to be a top act again and get fried with a suspension that was probobly earned. Then you get the program of a lifetime upon return and the guy’s knee gives out. Ugh.
4. Ric Flair (Last Week: 4)—Ric Flair is the man. I’m looking forward to the Foley match more than any Flair match in the last ten years. Period.
5. Triple H (Last Week: 6)—Gets completely squashed by Umaga tonight. The DX thing just puts a guy who doesn’t work babyface very well anyways in an even weirder place.
6. Shawn Michaels (Last Week: 5)—Barely showed tonight so he stays put.
7. Carlito (Last Week: 8)—Despite coming up on the short end of two segments, Carlito is not only getting a big pop as a babyface, he’s looking like the real deal in the ring as well and is beginning to learn how to use his every expanding move set well.
8. Kane (Last Week: NR)—Kane comes out of nowhere and is now the #1 contender for the IC title, which I think is kind of interesting. I think this feud with Nitro could be interesting if they’re willing to give it a go, but it’d have to move past Summerslam.
9.Mick Foley (Last Week: 9)—Foley doesn’t wrestle and therefore doesn’t get moved up. Unreal promo yet again though.
10. Shelton Benjamin (Last Week: 7)—Squash City for Benji, but he’s showing genuine improvement in the ring these days.
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One of the many projects that the City has taken on since the start of the Spring was the replacement of the sidewalks on Market Street with new brick sidewalks. I think that some of the older sidewalks were brick anyway, but thankfully this month marked the completion of the project in this section of town – with fancy new brick sidewalks for all to enjoy, and more importantly, a smooth road surface (with new yellow lines to keep everyone on their side). Things are looking good on this section of Market and the sidewalks are currently being replaced and widened next to the salt piles and the Sheraton. I can’t wait for everything to be complete and for all the orange cones to be retired for the season.
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Portsmouth Skyline from Afar
As a follow up to yesterday’s close up of the Memorial Bridge abutments, here’s another shot from the gorgeous evening. This time you can see the Portsmouth skyline off in the distance along with the Memorial Bridge and the North Church, while some plant growth in Kittery, ME can be seen at the bottom of the frame.
On Sunday check back in for two more images featuring the beloved skyline up close with the Moran Towing tugs and the North Church…under the setting of the gorgeous evening sky. Thanks for visiting – hope you have a great weekend! Get out and enjoy the weather 🙂
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If your auto is older and has a minimal e-book price, you can save income on your insurance policy by dropping the complete and collision protection alternatives. If you are ever included in an accident with an older auto of tiny benefit, the insurer is not heading to resolve it. They will label it totaled. So there is no cause to shell out for this variety of protection.
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For most visitors, Mayberry Days is a chance to hearken back to a simpler time and enjoy a refreshing dose of small-town Americana, but for Tom and Peggy Loyless, who traveled to the festival from Tallahassee, Fla., this year, it is about much, much more.
And it all began in 2003, when Peggy Loyless, 60, was serving as the bureau chief of the food safety lab for the state of Florida. She was presenting a lecture at a conference in Chicago.
“At the time, she had undiagnosed hypertension, which blew out an artery in her brain while she was on stage giving her speech,” her husband, 67, said.
But ever the professional, she finished her speech, then said she didn’t feel well and went to bed.
“(Colleagues attending the conference) took her to her room, where she developed a very severe headache and began projectile vomiting,” Tom Loyless said. “They then carried her to a hospital, where doctors diagnosed her as having suffered a hemorrhagic stroke.”
The doctors at the suburban hospital immediately transferred his wife to the University of Illinois-Chicago Medical Center, where they opened her skull and placed a clip on the aneurysm, which helped.
Meanwhile, her husband was frantically trying to get to Chicago from Florida.
“Within a half hour of us getting there, the clip failed and the artery opened,” her husband said, looking at his wife sitting across the table at Old North State Winery Friday. “She was bleeding massively into her brain.”
Which led to an eight-hour surgery, where she was finally stabilized.
“The doctors told us that they didn’t know if she would recover, or how much damage had been done if she did, but about a week later, she woke up,” he said.
But she had no memory of her previous life, and couldn’t speak.
“Over the next month or so, she slowly began regaining function, but she still couldn’t talk,” he said.
Which led to years of speech, occupational and physical therapy to regain a semblance of her former life.
“But it’s never been the same,” he said quietly. “She was very educated, very bright and great at public speaking.”
His wife, once a leader in her field, was now confined to a couch, which led to deep depression and agitation.
And then it happened.
“She would watch television all day, and her favorite show became ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’” Tom Loyless said. “I don’t know why, but it made her feel very comfortable. It seemed to calm her down. I don’t know whether she remembered it from her childhood or what, but I know I went out and bought the entire series on DVD.
“That show, more than any other, has buoyed her spirits and helped her speech improve,” he added. “She began speaking phrases and words from the show.”
So a few months ago, when he was in Florida reading a magazine, he read about a little town called Mount Airy and Mayberry Days.
“She told me we had to come,” he said, noting that this is their first visit to the festival. “I made the reservations, and here we are.
Tom Loyless said he doesn’t know why the show had such an effect.
“Trust me, if there were an ‘I Love Lucy’ convention, we wouldn’t want to go, but she kept reminding me about Mayberry Days, wouldn’t let me forget, so here we are,” he said.
Still struggling to speak, Peggy Loyless said she doesn’t understand why the 1960s-era show had such an effect either.
“It just meant something to me. I don’t know what,” she said quietly and with halting speech. “But for some reason it just struck a chord and made me feel better.”
She looked out over downtown Mount Airy.
“This is something I wanted to do because that show meant so much to me.”
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Travelers from North America and the U.K. will need to change money upon their arrival to Martinique. While the island used to be on the French Franc, with the introduction of the European Union and the euro currency, Martinique followed France in moving to the new money.
The euro (€) is the official currency of the European Union and used by most of it's members including France, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, Germany, and others. France's Caribbean holdings, including Guadeloupe, St. Martin, and Martinique, have all also adopted the euro as an official currency. Notes of the euro come in denominations of €5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200, and €500. Coins, meanwhile, are issued in €0.01, €0.02, €0.05, €0.10, €0.20, €0.50, €1, and €2. The current exchange rate (which fluctuates) is around $1.34(USD) to €1.
Establishments rarely accept other forms of notes or coins, so travelers from destinations that do not use the euro will need to change their money at a bank or at a change bureau, which have locations in both the airport and in Fort-de-France. ATMs are available in the airport, in Fort-de-France, and in various tourist destinations. Cirrus/Plus and Maestro network cards should work.
Visa and Mastercard are both widely accepted in major establishments, although in smaller establishments and in remote locations this is not always the rule. Travelers should be sure to keep in mind that traveler's checks and American Express are not always accepted.
Traveler's coming to the island from destinations that do not use the euro should have no problem exchanging their money upon their arrival. Vacationers should never fail, however, to have a few options for paying the bill as you make your way around Martinique.
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