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2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt Colors, Changes, Interior, Release Date, Price – Perhaps one of the most renowned Mustang of all time, the 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt results into showrooms five generations right after the initial car aided make the very best run after noticed in film background. It had been 1968 when Steve McQueen drove a Mustang GT390 Fastback like there was clearly no the next day on the roads of San Francisco in the "Bullitt" film, that will commemorate its 50th wedding in October 2018. To mark the occasion, Ford well prepared a new iteration of the Mustang Bullitt for the first time given that 2009. The car was launched at the 2018 Detroit Motor Show along with the initial edition, and it is the most menacing Bullitt ever produced.
Set up to be on selling in the summertime of 2018, the new Mustang Bullitt hikes in the footsteps of its forerunners. It is according to the Mustang GT, it features a variety of special features inside and outside, and features an understated physical appearance. But beneath the skin area, the Bullitt packages a somewhat more oomph than the GT and offers far better performance. If Steve McQueen was nevertheless close to, I am certain he would've used one house and possibly even utilize it for a sequel to the legendary film. However Steve is forgotten about, so we will be satisfied with the great, Bullitt-influenced industrial Ford created for the car.
2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt Changes
According to the lately revealed 2018 Mustang, the Bullitt advantages of all the new design features of the mid-routine facelift pony car. Shows consist of remodeled headlamps with LED, reshaped entrance grille, new diffuser, and modified taillights. As well as the previously mentioned, the Bullitt will get its very own special features, most of them according to the style cues of the initial film car. Up entrance, we are able to see a new grille design with a honeycomb-design, black fine mesh. There is no pony emblem, but Ford extra delicate chrome highlights on the higher framework. On the ends, we could see the typical Torque Thrust rims, also based upon the initial car and observed on prior iterations of the Bullitt. About this car, they calculate 19 ins and are produced from lightweight aluminum. Powering them, red-decorated Brembo brake calipers include a dash of color. Close to back again, the Bullitt will get the adjusted diffuser that is included with Premium Package, which is normal with this special edition, around imitation fuel cover with the Bullitt emblem on the rear fascia, and new Black NitroPlate exhaust ideas. Communicating of colors, the new Bullitt could be bought within two exterior paints. There is Dark Highland Green, a contemporary, metallic edition of the authentic motion picture car's tone, and Shadow Black.
2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt Interior
The interior is basically regular GT spec with a lot more normal features and a couple of distinctive parts. The vehicle is designed with the Premium Package as regular, which brings leather furniture, the larger exhibit for the infotainment system, ambient lighting, lightweight aluminum pedals, satin remember to brush aluminum on the center pile, an upgraded audio system, menu, adaptive cruise control, and rainwater-sensing wipers.
Ford also provides a heated up, leather directing wheel as normal, together with the 12-inch, all-electronic tool group from the facelifted, 2018 Mustang. Bullitt-certain features consist of green accent stitching on the dashboard, door solar panels, center gaming console, and seating, and a white cue tennis ball move button as a nod to the initial car. The infotainment system has a distinctive start off display screen in green having an image of the car instead of the pony. The alternatives checklist consists of a set up of leather-cut Recaro chairs and the Bullitt Gadgets Package. The second option contains driver memory space chairs and wall mirrors and Sightless Place Details System with Cross-Traffic Alert that will alert clients of vehicles found in challenging-to-see locations, amongst other features.
2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt Engine
Just like its precursor, the new 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt becomes its liquid from the latest version of the GT's 5.-liter V-8. The normally aspirated device acquired a couple of modified internals for increased performance and stays only at this special edition. The modified engine cranks out 480 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque. That is 20 added horses in comparison to the regular GT, although torque is the exact same. The V-8 buddies to a manual transmission only, without any choice for an automatic. Ford also extra an active device performance system, whilst the exhaust was returned to offer the engine a trademark burble. Other updates feature an Outside Induction system, ingestion manifold with 87mm throttle systems from the Shelby GT350, and a recalibrated powertrain management element.
A lot more updates originate from the Performance Package, which is regular about this model. The pack provides upgrade springs, bushings, shocks, and a rear sway nightclub. Additionally, it contains an up-graded strut tower brace, larger braking systems, up-to-date rear items proportion, and a Torsen differential. Optionally, the Mustang Bullitt may be built with the MagneRide semi-active revocation system for improved driving a car performance. For has but to release performance statistics, but the Bullitt may be a 10th-2nd faster than the Mustang GT with the manual transmission thanks to the additional oomph. Leading speed with this model is ranked at 163 miles per hour, 8-10 miles per hour improve above the Mustang GT.
2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt Release Date and Price
The 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt retails from $46,595, excluding the $900 location and shipping demand. That is a $7,405 premium more than the GT Premium model it is according to, making sense offered the additional features and the regular Performance Package. The Bullit tumbles proper among the Mustang GT Premium and the Shelby GT350, getting $10,645 more affordable than the performance model.
2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt Colors
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Approach for Managing Pain
Chronic pain is a veritable epidemic, with over 100 million Americans reportedly suffering from pain that lasts more than three months. There are several approaches to treating chronic pain, but many of them include negative side effects. However, there's one approach to treatment that involves no negative side effects and may even improve overall health: cognitive behavioral therapy.
How is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Used to Manage Pain?
Rather than addressing the physical cause of pain as most medical approaches do, CBT addresses instead the way that pain affects the patient's life. The aim is to use CBT techniques to reduce the impact of pain, which may also help reduce stress, which tends to increase the frequency and severity of pain. It has the potential to break a chemical cycle in the brain that causes many chronic pain patients a great deal of distress. The coping mechanisms and other skills taught help increase function and allow people who suffer from chronic pain to get active, which may also help reduce pain.
Approach to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
When cognitive behavioral therapy is used to treat chronic pain, the thought patterns that typically occur when people are often in pain must be changed. They must learn to recognize negative thoughts and learn that those thoughts aren't productive. They then learn coping mechanisms to learn how to deal with their pain more productively and think positively. Chronic pain sufferers may benefit from group or individual CBT, especially if other treatments have been ineffective.
Phases of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
There are three phases of cognitive behavioral therapy for pain relief:
- In this phase, the patient's pain is validated and they are educated about how stress can cause pain. Introspection is used to find the cause of their stress, and they're taught to make judgements on whether those stressors are really as important as they seem.
- Next, patients are taught to pick out negative thoughts about their pain, challenge those thoughts, and then replace them with empowering thoughts about their pain.
- In the third phase, patients learn to identify their ingrained beliefs about pain and recognize how those beliefs affect their lives. They then begin working on changing the beliefs that have negative impacts on their life or those that are somewhat distorted.


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Discussing "Fast Food Fascism" on The Lost Eurasians
Date: July 26, 2018
We discuss "fast food fascism" (a term coined by Pilleater,) and how people's spiritual connection with corporate icons will lay the foundation for a new era of neo-paganism. We also talk about the AltRight and its identification with brands and how people have come to associate their beliefs with heroic corporate symbols. Mythologized fictional characters from video games and commercials have replaced Perseus and Jason and the Argonauts.
Hosted by Angry Shark, this episode of The Lost Eurasians also features Al Stankard, Pilleater and myself as guests. The broadcast runs for about 2 hours.


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Full clinical assessment is required, including evaluation of the soft tissues to determine whether a compartment syndrome is present and whether the patient has sustained a neurovascular injury. Gentle stress testing can be performed with the leg in extension to evaluate the stability of the ligaments and to assess any sign of fracture displacement.
Approximately 50% of knees with closed tibial plateau fractures have injuries of the menisci and cruciate ligaments that usually necessitate surgical repair. Because of the valgus stress at the moment of impact, the medial collateral ligament is at greater risk than the lateral collateral ligament; however, disruption of the lateral collateral ligament is of grave concern because of possible injuries to the peroneal nerve and the popliteal vessels. Dislocation-relocation injuries are more common with medial plateau injuries and carry an increased risk of peroneal nerve damage.


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As part of a tour package, we made a stop for about 20 minutes at Ban Xang Hai while on our way to Pak Ou Caves. It's an interesting place to visit and watch how Lao Lao is being made.
As for the Lao textiles being on a display there you need to do a good job at bargaining or else you'll ended up paying too much. I found out later that there are vendors selling the same material at Pak Ou Caves or at a few shops in Vientiane for a lower price.


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TOPEKA – (December 22, 2017) – Kansas families attending the four remembrance receptions across the state received a special message this year, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.
Earlier this month, the Kansas Attorney General's Office in cooperation with the Kansas Organization for Victim Assistance hosted receptions in Garden City, Wichita, Kansas City and Topeka in honor and remembrance of crime victims who lost their lives. This year more than 350 family members, friends and supporters attended the receptions, which recognized 223 individuals who lost their lives due to crime.
A special poem was read at each of the receptions. The poem was authored by Kansan Annette Hope Billings and written especially for Kansans whose lives have been touched by crime.
"The holiday season can be a difficult time for the families of crime victims," Schmidt said. "We are grateful to Ms. Billings for sharing her message of support with these families."
The poem is shared below with the permission of the author:
The passage of time is said to ease grief's pain
But time really does little to make death's arrow less sharp
What rounds its point is the power of the love
My heart will always hold for you
You didn't "pass away", your life was stolen
And that truth is still lodged like a bone in my throat
Yet I still breathe, still move, still smile and still love
Because I know this is what you would want me to do
And now I only miss you on days that end in "y"
I have planted flowers in all the vacant spaces your death left
And I continue to speak your name so it will never be forgotten
I know there'll always be a wound in my heart
But I'll be okay because I feel it slowly healing.
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Maybe some universities need to place more onus of responsibility on students. Attendance optionality at lectures, tutorials or at organised online sessions is anathema. Seems that some universities are happy to extract course fees for students than cut them so much slack there is no further obligation upon those students other than the completion of assignments or attendance at exams.
I am a part time lecturer and supporter of students at the CDU. I value my role with them and I know they appreciate their engagement with me. Importantly, we know each other as people. During sessions we are on the same plane together. I also have to mark assignments. Marking work submitted by 'invisible and unknown' students is a lot harder than knowing those whose work you are marking. Marking rubrics go some of the way but they don't tell markers about student character.
I worry about students who enrol internally or externally in courses, then overlook course requirements. The university makes but the students who operate this way gain very little in terms of the learning collective. My role is with education. Education involves sharing. One of the skills encouraged with pre-service teachers is that they are able to developing collaborative skills. Relationships with peers, parents and students are important. If training in isolation is encouraged, little is being done to develop the togetherness aspect of what teaching is all about.
It is good to know students whose work you are marking. When you don't know and have never met people whose work you are marking, both they and you are at some disadvantage.
My internal groups is not huge – 12 students tops. And yes, I would be very sure that we are on the same situational plane. I work in an old fashioned but effective way with students.
I have done online work with big numbers and make it my business to establiash an e-mail data base enabling me individual or collective contact. If they want a phone conversation, students can email or message and I'll return calls and discuss issues. I also encourage students to network each other.
Over 40 plus years I have built considerable resource material and have most of it in electronic form. These resources I share with students on request or if I think a particular issue can be supported with materials I have to hand. My indexing system gives me fairly quick access to these materials.
I always ask students to feed back on practical experience (as pre-service teachers) in terms of both celebrations and challenges. I am writing a series of vignettes (70 to date) oriented toward providing students with ideas.
I have had much feedback from students appreciating this approach.
My other point is that lectures are not lectures. Our programs follow a structure and meet course requirements but it is all done conversationally. A three hour time period, with a break at the half way mark, quickly passes.
I would never claim to be conventional but that is not the major issue.


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Digital content preservation is an important and fast growing area of activity in education and research. However, whilst the seminal work often mentions the dependence between content (eg research data) and the associated tools and infrastructure (eg the software and hardware used to generate the research data) there has been much less emphasis on the software. This must be partly because the solution is less apparent than for content, and because there are complex issues with software – indeed the JISC-funded work on the Significant Properties of Software says that software is 'forbiddingly [complex] for people who are not involved in its development but nevertheless want to maintain access to software'.
Our Software Preservation Study built on the solid conceptual basis established by past JISC-funded work. It ran from April 2010 to October 2010. Its overarching aim was to raise awareness and build capacity throughout the education and research sector to engage with preservation issues as part of the process of software development. Note that this does not imply that all software should be preserved, only that a more broadly disseminated knowledge of preservation issues amongst developers will enable teams to make more informed decisions about how much durability they may wish to build into their software.
Our outputs are being hosted on this site: http://software.ac.uk/resources/preserving-software-resources
The scope of this study was broad and includes all types of software in FE and HE. Such software includes 'rough and ready' code, agile developments and robustly engineered code, from different development environments, at different levels of the software stack (network, middleware, application) and for a whole range of purposes such as administration teaching and learning, research, etc. It includes non-licensed code not intended for release and closed code, but the focus is on open source software (and all licences therein). Whilst not explicitly about hardware, some software will be hardware-dependent.
The opportunity and challenge of software preservation is closely linked to both good software engineering practice and open source software initiatives. Raising awareness, starting debate and building capacity is essential for the sector to take the next steps towards improved software preservation practice.
The desired outcomes from this study were stated as:
- greater awareness and capacity of developers to engage with software preservation issues
- better decisions from developers on what software to preserve and how to approach preservation
- deeper understanding of the potential role of open source software in software preservation
- a clear direction for JISC to continue work in this area, if required
This work was undertaken by a partnership of Curtis+Cartwright Consulting and the newly formed Software Sustainability Institute.
The full title of the study is Clarifying the Purpose and Benefits of Preserving Software and the original ITT is available here.
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If you're looking to fancify your post-long-run pancakes or waffles this weekend, try making this fruit compote from Bo's Kitchen & Bar Room in New York City. There, it's served with a giant pancake meant for sharing, "The Emperor's Pancake." Due to its massiveness, that's tough to make at home—have you ever tried flipping a pancake that takes up the whole skillet?—but the compote is simple and delicious. And, you can make it ahead of time, with just about any fruit you have on hand. Just refrigerate, then reheat when you're ready to serve.
Fruit Compote
Recipe from Bo's Kitchen & Bar Room in New York City
What you'll need:
2 cups fruit (I used peaches, but apples, plums, pears, and cranberries all work)
½ cup sugar
100 ml red wine (between a third and a half cup)
pinch cinnamon
peel from half an orange
juice from one lemon
How to make it:
1. Halve and pit the fruit (if using pitted fruit). Slice and toss with the sugar.
2. Caramelize the sugared fruit over medium heat in a sauce pan. Then, pour over the red wine to deglaze. Reduce heat and simmer to reduce by half.
3. Stir in cinnamon and orange peel, and simmer for 8-10 more minutes.
4. Remove orange peel and add lemon juice to taste.
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The current album from A.C. is a 23 track monster LP featuring Genesis Elijah, Terra, Gramma, and singers Angela and Des-C. The album has gained rave reviews and radio play from Djs like Westwood, Semtex, Ras Kwame, Bobby and Nihal etc. The single 'Get Rowdy' had a video that was on MTV Base and got Channel AKA video of the week. The desi refix of it got to number 8 in the chart on BBC Asian Network and the video gained heavy rotation on Britasia TV.
The first mix CD from A.C. and Terra is now an underground legend in its own right! Sold exclusively on the streets to notorious effect it is no longer available on CD but is available from download sites such as iTunes, Napster and Rhapsody! Featuring sterling performances from AC & Terra and other artists like Genesis Elijah, Jenifah, Shakespear and Gramma, it was labeled "brilliant" by magazine ONE WEEK TO LIVE and received praise from other publications like Hip-Hop Connection etc. If you want scathing political and social commentary, sexual insights, drug truths, mixed with the rowdy anger of testosterone fueled mayhem, then this is for you!!!!!!!!!!!! Use the link and download it now!


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Their sophomore album Some Nights is doing well after coming out this February, and they are riding the crest of success of "We Are Young", which hit the summit on 7th March. Nate Ruess's meandering vocals do not follow conventional song structure, making for great improvisation live. It is one of the reasons why Fun tickets have been so hot on the market lately. Although we have run out of Fun Tickets, we would like to invite you to view tickets in the following places Chris Tomlin TicketsNew Kids On The Block TicketsString Cheese Incident TicketsThe Eagles TicketsRed Hot Chili Peppers TicketsBonnie Raitt TicketsJack White TicketsDaughtry TicketsFrankie Valli Tickets Nate Ruess was born in Arizona in 1983 and initially made the indie band The Format with grade school partner Sam Means in 2001. After two album releases, they split. When The Format had been on tours, they sometimes linked up with New Jersey act Steel Train on the road. The latter's guitarist/vocalist Jack Antonoff was approached by Ruess to make Fun, after he had recruited touring partner Andrew Dost for the project. The trio kicked off recording in 2008 in New Jersey. After recording a few demos, Ruess brought in old hand Steven McDonald, who had played bass on an album for The Format, to produce their upcoming album. McDonald was suitably impressed. After their debut single "At Least I'm Not as Sad" garnered a good response, the album Aim and Ignite came out in August 2009. Touring was extensive after that, and Fun soon signed to Fueled by Ramen Records. They collaborated with artists on many tracks before work on the second album kicked off. "We Are Young" received only online attention at first, but it has since shot the band into prominence. Some Nights, the second album came out in February 2012. Fun's genre has been noted as indie pop but with a great deal of orchestrations and electronic influence, while their latest album also brings in elements of hip hop. Nate Ruess's vocals bear a striking resemblance to those of Queen's Freddie Mercury, in that they mesmerize with unpredictable lows and soaring highs with scant regard to traditional song structure. The first demo record was "Benson Hedges", while "At Least I'm Not as Sad" was the first released single. The raw intensity of "Benson Hedges" stands out in Aim and Ignite, as does the latter track's emotional turns, which are rounded off by Ruess's well-documented theatrical vocals. "Be Calm" is one of the stellar tracks of the album, which reached #71 on the charts. It courses through at varying speeds, at first being a ballad, then moving at breakneck pace to a metal core feel, and finally ending at par with an anthem. "All the Pretty Girls" has a peppy and bouncy feel. 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This week the SS DT got to use some products by Echo Park! I used the adorable line, Yours Truly. The Paper Pad is full of gorgeous papers perfect for any Valentine's Card or even a wedding card.
I also used some Liquid Pearls in White Opal, seam binding, Prima trim and mini rose , Martha Stewart Heart Punch and a Bo Bunny metal key. I love that Italian Post Card from the EP paper pad! It's perfect for my hubby!
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The Washington State Department of Ecology has initiated the scoping process for the PacWest Smelter project.
This is our opportunity to express any and all of our concerns about the smelter. Scoping questions can range from the very technical to the very personal, for example:
** What is the expected change in pH for the Pend Orielle river in 10 years time? How will that affect the bull trout?
** Will the hummingbirds still be coming to my backyard after the smelter is constructed?
** How much earlier will I need to leave for my appointments due to the increased truck traffic?
Please, if you have any questions or concerns, get them in now. The time to do this is limited. Currently, Dept of Ecology will only be accepting our comments and questions from Sept 11 to Oct 11.
You can also help us by asking the Dept of Ecology for an extension of the scoping period by emailing the project manager, Ms. Meg Bommarito ( [email protected]) and asking for an extension to the scoping period. It would be good to put "Pac-West Silicon smelter project scoping" in the subject line.
On Wednesday, Sept 19 at 5:00pm we will be holding a rally in front of Newport Spokane Community College across from Stratton Elementary School Address: 1204 5th St, Newport, WA 99156.
The information below here was copied from the Dept of Ecology on how and where to submit your scoping questions and comments.
The public can weigh in on the scope of the EIS by submitting comments online, or in person at one of four public meetings:
- Sept. 18, 6 – 9 p.m. at Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Spokane
- Sept. 19, 6 – 9 p.m. at Newport High School, 1400 5th St., Newport.
- Sept. 20, 6 – 9 p.m. at Priest River Event Center, 5399 US-2, Priest River, ID
- Sept. 27, 3 p.m., by online webinar.
The public meetings are now over but you can join the online webinar if you like or click on the link submitting comments online to go directly to the Dept of Ecology wesite to submit your comments and questions.Scoping-pages


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Shipwrecks of the Magdalen Islands
I've spent half a century writing for radio and print (mostly print). I hope to still be tapping the keys as I take my last breath.
A Perfectly Dangerous Place
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine form a small archipelago shaped rather like a fish hook, as if to snag unwary sailors. The islands sit roughly halfway between Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island on Canada's east coast. They are part of the province of Quebec.
If you believe in such things, it's almost as though some malevolent force put the shoals, sandbars, and rocks in a place where they might cause maximum sorrow.
Treacherous Waters
Between 500 and 1,000 ships have come to grief on the shores of the Magdalen Islands. Most of the casualties were in the 18th and 19th centuries.
These were the days before lighthouses and the art of navigation involved a lot of guesswork and instinct. Charts were primitive with many hazards not marked.
In addition, the location was prone to high winds, heavy seas, and, in the winter, ice. Often, banks of fog would roll in adding to the misery of ships' captains.
In 1827, Captain Edward Boxer of the Royal Navy surveyed the navigation difficulties of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. In his report to the Grand Admiral of Maritime Britain he wrote:
The Wreck of The Miracle
Mary Crumley, aged 40, and her two children, Rebecca, 9, and Thomas, 6, were aboard the ship The Miracle. Hardly ever was a vessel more inappropriately named.
Survivors of the Irish potato famine, the Crumleys boarded the ship at Liverpool in March 1847 and set sail for Quebec and a new life. In mid-Atlantic, typhoid broke out among the passengers and 20 died, but there was worse to come for the 400 emigrants aboard.
On the night of May 9th, they ran into a fierce storm.
A report in The Armagh Guardian of July 1847 noted that the " . . . unfortunate vessel was driven ashore on a reef of rocks off the Magdalen Islands, in a few hours, she became a complete wreck."
Heroic efforts got many of the passengers and crew ashore on the islands but nearly 70 drowned.
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Saved by the Magdalen Islanders
The captain of The Miracle was H.H. Elliot. He noted that 20 years after Captain Boxer's report there were still no lighthouses on the Magdalen Islands, and he expressed his belief that such danger signals would have saved his vessel.
In his report of the wreck, Capt. Elliot heaped kudos on the people living on the island. He wrote that " . . . with 446 souls on board, and through the exertions of Mr. James Clark and his sons succeeded in saving nearly the whole of them and they deserve great praise for their exertions, both in supplying them with provisions and shelter."
Some of the passengers were still suffering from typhoid, so the Clarks and other islanders gave them shelter in barns, outbuildings, and even homes.
James Clark's wife, Mary Goodwin, contracted the infection and died.
Island Population by Accident
It is not recorded whether or not the Crumley family was among those saved. Perhaps, Mary Crumley and her children came ashore, and perhaps, they stayed on the Magdalen Islands. That's how many of the island's residents settled there.
BBC Travel notes that "Only the most resilient survived, ultimately forfeiting their intended journeys and building a new life along the islands' tempestuous shores."
Today, the population of the Magdalen Islands is 12,800 and most of the people can trace their origin to storm-tossed arrivals. The majority of the population is French-speaking with 550 Anglophones.
The remnants of all those shipwrecks can still be seen on the islands. Many of the homes have been built with wood salvaged from the vessels that foundered there.
More Magdalen Islands Wrecks
The CGS Simcoe was a lighthouse supply ship in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. On the night of December 7, 1917, her captain, W. J. Dalton, sent out an SOS that she was sinking a few miles southwest of the Magdalen Islands: " . . . lifeboats in water, sea is rough . . . " The Simcoe went down and all of her crew of 44 drowned. The wreck has never been found and what happened to the ship is unknown.
On August 13, 1955, the cargo vessel SS Loradore was sailing from Sydney, Nova Scotia bound for Montreal. In the late afternoon she encountered fog that became denser. At 1740 hours she slammed into Bird Rock, 32 km north of the Magdalen Islands. The crew of 32 got off the wreck safely and her master, Captain George Berry, was found guilty of poor seamanship by a board of inquiry. Today, the wreck is popular with divers.
The SS Corfu Island had once belonged to the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onasis. In December 1963, she was on a passage from Germany to Canada when she experienced engine failure and ran aground on a Magdalen Islands beach. The bones of her hull can still be seen where she came to grief.
Among the Corfu Island's cargo was a shipment of green paint and this accounts, it is said, for why many of the island's houses were painted green for a while.
Bonus Factoids
- Leonard Clark is the great, great grandson of James Clark and Mary Goodwin who gave succor to so many of The Miracle's passengers and crew. In 1969, he led a campaign to erect a cross at the place where it was thought the victims of the wreck were buried. Unfortunately, the following winter the more than 20-foot high cross blew down in a gale. Its brass plaque was recovered and sent to a museum.
- Magdalen Island coastguard Charles Cormier told The BBC that many ship's captains " . . . didn't even know that an island was there. Once, 48 ships sank during a single storm."
- Before the 20th century, the Magdalen Islands were completely cut off during the winter by pack ice. An underwater cable was eventually installed to allow for communication with the mainland but it snapped in a storm in 1910. Madelinots wrote urgent messages of help and sealed them in a molasses barrel called a puncheon. They pushed the puncheon out to sea and it floated ashore on Cape Breton Island. The authorities were alerted and an icebreaker was sent to help.
- "Wreck of the Miracle and others in Storms." Irish Emigration Database, undated.
- "Boxer, Edward." W.A.B. Douglas, Dictionary of Canadian Biography, 1985.
- "Magdalen: The Island of Shipwreck Survivors." Amusing Planet, June 1, 2017.
- "Portrait of a Madelinot Driven by a Passion for Travels, Adventure and the Sea." Tourisme Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, undated.
- "Board of Trade Wreck Report for 'Loradore,' 1955."
This content is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.
© 2017 Rupert Taylor


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In everyday life, the word 'theft' seems like such an easy word to define. But in legal terms, the word 'theft' has multiple meanings and is included in a multitude of criminal offenses. Theft is best described as the 'taking of property of another without their permission.' If you have been arrest for any type of theft call our Media, PA Theft Lawyers today at 610-565-9200 for a free consultation.
This applies to Retail Theft, Receiving Stolen Property, Theft by Omission, Fraud, etc. It all boils down to taking someone else's property. Whether it is a misdemeanor or felony is determined by the value of the item and type of item taken, such as an automobile, boat, motorcycle would be felonies. Other thefts under $2,000.00 would be a misdemeanor. If there is force used against another, however slight, it becomes a Robbery and is then a felony. This would include something as innocuous as taking the baseball cap off of another person and keeping it.
Media, PA Theft Offenses Lawyer
There are so many ins and outs when trying to navigate this area of the law. You must be extremely careful and get proper representation from a criminal defense law firm.
Theft can be a significant criminal charge, one that you must take seriously. But if you hire our experienced media theft lawyers, there are some defenses that can help you in this situation, including:
- Proving Lack of Intent – you must prove that you did not intend to deprive the rightful owner of his or her property.
- Active Search – you must prove that you were actively seeking the whereabouts of the rightful owner of the property with the intent of returning it.
- Found Property – you must prove that you did not steal the property, but that you found the property after the rightful owner lost it, and had no information about who owned the property.
- Consent – you must prove that the rightful owner gave you the property.
Theft Crimes in Media, PA
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- Item – Dutchsinse who blogs about weather tampering, HAARP etc. has his blog screwed with on FaceB00k and says he is branded "unsafe" by them. Comments are now missing on recent posts on his blog.
- Item – Comments are being waylaid, delayed, re-routed as spam on WordPress blog The Louisiana Sinkhole Bugle all week.
- Item – You Tube has increased their crackdown on important search topics and is hiding pertinent videos from their searches.
- Item – You Tube changed their standing protocol of putting related videos on the sidebar of the video a viewer looks up.
Most of this diversion of information began around the psy-op in Boston last week. Cryptome has more info on intel agencies spying on social media.
LINK – http://youtu.be/XZ75zejmzyI
Faceb00k crackdown – from Reddit – Facebook is censoring "religious humor", which means anything mocking religion will result in a ban placed on your account. This is wrong on ALL levels.
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Dragon Age: Inquisition Walkthrough, Game Guide & Maps.
Dragon Age: Inquisition Walkthrough, Game Guide and Maps, with Quest and Locations of Camps, Merchants, Rifts, Ocularums, Astrarium, Dungeon Entrences, Landmark (POIs), Crafting Station, Mosaic Piece, Inquisition Agent, Secrets, Party Members, Bottle of Thedas and Codex Entry.
Dragon Age: Inquisition its Single Player (with Multiplayer Option) Role-Playing Video Game released on November 18th 2014, for PC Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3 and PS4.
Starting Tips & Hints for beginning of Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Use "Search" button ("V" on PC) very often, It shows the hidden secrets, resources and loot.
- You need at last one Rogue in your team all the time to open closed doors.
- You need at last one Warrior in your team to Bash things and Walls.
- To unlock complex doors locks you have to rise "Deft Hands, Fine Tools" Inquisition Perk
- Setup Inquisitions Camps ASAP to acquire fast travel to visited locations.
- Use Ocularums ASAP to uncover Shard locations.
- Targeting with Area Effect Spells like Blizzard is good for lighting dark interiors.
- Locations got various difficulty level. For example The Hinterlands starts with 4 lvl and ends with 12 lvl so if you feel its too hard just adventure somewhere else and come back later.
- You don't have to pickup every herb you see. Some merchant sells them with infinite inventory.
- Mage and Range DPS are much easier to play than melee warriors because of running from target to target (there are some grappling hook later), but warriors are significantly harder to kill.
- Your team should include Warrior, Rogue, and two Mages. Or Mage, Rogue and two Warriors.
- You will got your first mount in The Hinterlands, its with Horsemaster Quest.
- You will not be able to find (discover) certain objects and locations until your quest will reveal them for you.
- The game is quite long so it is no hurry, it should take you over a dozen days, have a fun :)
Dragon Age: Inquisition game box cover
Video Game Dragon Age System Requirements:
Minimum System Requirements
- Windows 7/8 64bit
- 2.0 GHz Quad Core Processor
- 4 GB RAM Memory
- ATI HD3650 / Nvidia 8800 GT (512 MB VRAM) or better
- 26 GB Hard Drive space
Recommended System Requirements
- Windows 7/8 64bit
- 3.0 GHz Quad Core Processor
- 8 GB RAM Memory
- GeForce GTX 660/Radeon R9 270 (2 GB VRAM) or better
- 26 GB Hard Drive space
Dragon Age: Inquisition Map Legend
Location - This is in game location. The sequence of numbers shows suggested order of visiting locations.
Starting Quest Location This is location with quest giver. It can be item, person or place.
Inquisition Camp - Heals, restock potion, place to rest, change party members, use it to fast travel. Setup camps as fast as you can.
Landmark - POIs (Points of Interest). Visit and claim to complete collections.
Shop Traders & Merchants, to buy / sell items.
Crafting Station - Here you can create or modify Weapons, Armor, Accesories, Runes and Potions.
Fade Rift - You can close Rifts using your ability. Rifts grows in difficulties in following locations. Closing a Fade rift rewards with amount of Power. There are a total of 81 rifts in Thedas.
Astrarium - Astrariums are ancient relics of Tevinter origin that allow the viewing of constellations in the stars. Solve Astrarium puzzles to reveal secret location with treasure.
Ocularum - Use Ocularums to reveal locations of magical Shards. Shards can be used in Forbidden Oasis Location.
Dungeon Entrence - Entrence to Cave, Dungeon, Crypt, Underground.
Locked Door - This kind of Locked Doors require Special Key or "Deft Hands, Fine Tools" Inquisition Perk
Fast Travel - You can travel to this points pointing on world map.
Area Exit This is Exit to main map
Mosaic Piece Collect mosaic for Collections. Mosaic sets are Sacrifice, Invasion, The Fall, Archdemon and Freed Are Slaves. Each Mosaic set has 12 pieces.
Bottle of Thedas Collect Bottles for Collections. There are 29 bottles that can be collected.
Inquisition Agent Here you can hire new Inquisition Agent.
Party Member Here you can recruit new Party Member
Secret - Use Search ("V" on PC) to reveal secrets. Sometimes you need to use search key few times.
Codex Entry It can be book, letter, place, item. After you collect 250 codex entries you become Loremaster.
Specials - Important place, interesting place, easy to be missed, just look around carefully.
Ballad Collection - Song Lyrics or sung song for Collection. There are 21 songs to collect.
Logging Stand - for Resource Requisition Quest, used for crafting Skyhold improvements.
Quarry - for Resource Requisition Quest,, used for crafting Skyhold improvements.
Artifact - Artifact to Activate for Solas. When activated they strengthen the Veil in the close area.
Glyph - Use Veilfire to obtain Rune
Keep - Tou have to defeat enemy and claim this keep for Inquisition, then it will be your Camp.
Operation - You have to perform Operation here.
Dragon - Dragon for High Dragon Collection. There are 10 high dragons in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
All your comments, suggestions and corrections are very welcome. Your experience helps other players. We invite you to add comments, thank you.


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The General Secretariat for Youth was set up in 1982 as a governmental institution with the primary task of shaping, monitoring and coordinating the government policy for youth and its connection with society and social entities. In this way, Greece was harmonised with the european and international practice of high-level, self-sustained and integral government services aiming to public youth policies.
Since the beginning, the aimed at a youth policy with a fresh attitude and context with a view to keep up with young people's interests and demands. Youth must respond to the challenges of the future. We all have to contribute to this demanding task. The General Secretariat for Youth attempts a new quality leap, as nowadays, a different speech is no longer sufficient. What we need is a combination of systematic efforts, adequacy of programmes and first and foremost, action.
The General Secretariat for Youth develops a set of activities and programmes aiming at the core of youth policies and more specifically, in the following sectors:
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In a video for the Minnesota Catholic Conference, Baltimore Raven center Matt Birk doubles down on the anti-gay sentiment he expressed in an op-ed for the Star Tribune this week in support of Minnesota's upcoming ballot measure that would constitutionally ban same-sex marriage.
Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP…
Minnesota Viking and equality advocate Chris Kluwe responds with six reasons on his blog, this being the last one:
The only impact same-sex marriage will have on your children is if one of them turns out to be gay and cannot get married. What will you do (and I ask this honestly) if one or more of your kids ends up being gay? Will you love them any less? What will your actions speak to them, 15 years from now, when they ask you why they can't enjoy the same relationship that you and your wife have now? And if your response is "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it", well, for a lot of people that bridge is here right now. They're trying to cross it, but the way is barred, and I will do my best to tear those barricades down any way I can because I believe that we are infringing on the free will of other human beings by denying them their basic right to live free of oppression. I love my daughters for their minds and their personalities, not for who they love as adults. That's none of my damn business, and I will support them in life no matter who they want to marry.
Ultimately, while your letter is respectful and polite (and I've tried to keep mine the same way, no SPARKLEPONIES in this one), I remain unconvinced by any logical reasoning you have so far brought to bear on the subject. I encourage you to keep speaking out, as we should never be afraid to espouse our views, but from a rational standpoint I simply cannot agree with discrimination against a subset of our citizenry.
Read Kluwe's full statement here.
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People often get confused to go for a mortgage adviser or not. The confusion is somehow real because there is a perception that mortgage advisers in Northampton charge high commission. However, did you ever analyze the working process mortgaging? It is full of complications and if your proposal is not prepared perfectly, mortgage application would be rejected because banks provide loans to only those who successfully meet the criteria. Well, these days when strict rules have been introduced for mortgaging, independent lenders also have set certain criteria for approving the loan or mortgaging applications of clients.
Hurdles you face while doing it yourself
It all depends on you that whether you want to do the mortgaging tasks yourself or want to rely on qualified mortgage advisers in Northampton. However, you must know that there are hurdles for dabbers in this field.
Risk of being Ripped off!
Yes, it exists in case you prefer to do the mortgaging tasks without the assistance of experts. The chances of fraud prevail especially in the case of property dealings as the landowners do not enter the accurate measurement in the records or rip off the clients by other various tactics.
Time-Consuming Tasks!
People who enter the field of mortgaging for the first time find this working extremely time-consuming as fixing meetings with lenders is not a piece of cake. When the applicants do not get a positive response after spending days on the mortgaging work, they ultimately get frustrated and quit. Leaving the application process in the middle delay the whole mortgaging even more. But if this work is done by a mortgage adviser, the applicant won't be needed to go through the unnecessary frustration.
Pros of Relying on Advisers
There is no doubt that relying on mortgage advisers is full of pros because they make the mortgaging work easy and effortless for both parties, lenders and borrowers.
Number of Options!
You get to know the market more closely when you choose to get the assistance of an advisor because the experts give a large number of options to their clients which makes the decision process easier for their clients. Working independently may not let you reach multiple options and so you may miss the best ones.
No Effort!
Yes, working with advisers means no effort at all. You won't have to sacrifice the comfort zone as most of the tasks are done by mortgage advisers in this case who value the comfort of their clients. However, the commission should not be the thing for which you prefer to work independently because in that case, you will have to sacrifice all the pros that can be enjoyed with the assistance of advisers. Mcrobieadamsis a well-reputed firm in Northampton as its services worth relying on. So you can choose this firm or any other company for quality mortgaging work.


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When it comes to hiring, the better the applicants you have to choose from, the better employees you will have once final decisions are made. It is a far better problem to have several excellent candidates to choose from, than picking the best of a handful of mediocre candidates. But how do you get that great talent pool to choose from to begin with? Here are five great tips for pulling together a good job posting and promoting it in the right places.
Actively Look for Applicants
Looking for great applicants is like anything else in life, you will get out of it what you put in. Instead of just posting your job opening anywhere and everywhere, use your contacts and resources instead. Ask your friends, colleagues, and even family if they can recommend someone and why. Check with local colleges that offer degrees in the position you have available and ask teachers and faculty for their recommendations. Great applicants will rarely just fall into your lap, if you want them, you generally have to go out and find them.
Explore Social Media
Much like going out to look for applicants, you can often find what you are looking for online by doing some searching. LinkedIn in particular, is a great resource for finding applicants that may not be aware of your job posting. Check out friends of friends who know the best in the industry. You'd be surprised how deep your pool of friends go. A social media expert says targeting demographics like this on Facebook is easier than ever.
Use a Temp Agency or Employment Service
One of the problems with hiring a new employee is that it takes time to interview and screen them, not to mention the expense of doing other types of pre-employment screening such as checking references, doing background and credit checks, or conducting pre-employment drug testing. A temp agency or employment service does all the pre-screening for you, and simply sends you acceptable candidates. In addition, if one does not work out, instead of going all the way back to square one, you can call the agency and simply have a new candidate sent out.
When it comes to finding great applicants, it is important to be proactive. Instead of simply posting a job and waiting for them to come to you, it is wiser to go out and find them. In addition to finding great applicants, looking for them can also help you get recommendations in advance, which will also save you time when you are trying to narrow down the talent pool. Even if you don't have the budget to hire an agency to do the work for you, to get great talent you have to actively recruit and think like a professional head hunter.


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Unexpectedly, I received an email this evening saying that the results from my 23andMe DNA sequencing were ready. As I just blogged, I sent in my saliva sample just 2 weeks ago, and I didn�t expect to hear anything for another couple weeks.
There are three main parts to the 23andMe web site, the Gene Journal, the Ancestry section, and the Genome Labs section. I first went to the Ancestry section, and selected the Maternal Ancestry sub section. Up came a �heat map� of the world, showing areas where my ancestors were from. Turns out I�m mainly from the Near East, Europe, Central Asia and Northern Africa. I�m part of the Ashkenazi, Druze and Kurds population. No surprises here.
More interesting was the Gene Journal section. This part of the web site details 14 different traits/predispositions. I learned that I am more likely to be able to taste certain bitter flavors, which explains my hatred of brussels sprouts and other things (see Mom, it�s not my fault I was a picky eater!). I have a slightly lower chance of getting Type 1 Diabetes, but a higher chance of getting Type 2 Diabetes. And I have a slightly higher chance of suffering from something called �Restless Legs Syndrome�.
But what I hoped would be the most interesting part of the 23andMe experience was the Genome Explorer section of the Genome Labs part of the site. This is the part where you can view the actual SNPs of your genome (or at least the ones that were mapped as part of the process). In the press, this has been referred to as �Googling your DNA�. You can look up SNPs by gene, or you can go to a specific SNP. This is great and all, but pretty meaningless unless you can correlate a gene/SNP to a specific disease or trait. For example, I�m interested in Alzheimer�s disease. Recent research suggests that there may be a genetic link to at least some forms of the disease. I wanted to see if I was affected. Googling around, I found that the APOE gene on chromosome 19 is of particular interest, specifically APOE e2, e3 and e4. In the Genome Explorer, I can type in APOE, and it takes me to a listing of 19 SNPs on the APOE gene. Ok, great. But I have no idea which one(s) of those SNPs are the ones we�re talking about and what the mutations are. Without this last bit, the Genome Explorer is basically meaningless.
I�ve sent an email to customer support asking about this. It�s entirely likely that I�m just missing some key piece of information. I�ll post again when I get a response.
23andMe Results
Unexpectedly, I received an email this evening saying that the results from my 23andMe DNA sequencing were ready. As I just blogged, I sent in my saliva sample just 2 weeks ago, and I didn�t expect to hear anything for another couple weeks.
The information that you got from 23andMe may include a rs#. Such as rs4420638, rs332 or rs1815739.
If so you may find http://www.SNPedia.com a helpful starting point for additional information about your snps.
Yes, the SNPs are all indexed by RS numbers. The SNPedia looks like the start of a really interesting resource. I looked up a couple SNPs for Alzheimer's, but they weren't sequenced by 23andMe. I did get one hit, with Rs2227564, and now I'm trying to figure out what that means. I'll dig into this more. Thanks for the pointer!
You could also try looking at these links:
But I'm not sure exactly what you are looking for.
Hey Mark –
That's pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.
Obviously there is some information that may be interesting, but that may be less than a surprise: I suspect a decent percentage of the world's population can say that they share the ancestry that you do in some form or another (or do they give you percentages, or narrow it down in some way?).
And I suspect that most people probably know what they like and don't like, though perhaps they can't quite put their fingers on it.
As to the medical items, will they potentially expand this in the future, if such cross-referencing information becomes available, to make it easier to find?
Chad, they say that they will be expanding the Gene Journal part over time (the section that talks about specific mutations), but it seems like they're being very conservative. Which is understandable, I suppose.
The big piece that appears missing is a mapping of disease to SNPs. I just started playing with http://www.SNPedia.com mentioned in an earlier comment, and that appears to be a first attempt at such a map.
you might find this interesting considering your Ashkenazi heritage:
they appear to have a detailed description of how they decide which diseases they are willing to provide information about on their site at https://www.23andme.com/res/pdf/23-03_Vetting_Genetic_Associations.pdf
APOEe4/4 is what you would be most worried about. Those with one copy of APOE 4 and even more so those with 2 copies have a greater genetic risk of Alzheimer's.
Web monitoring:
I was wondering if you have been able to figure out the mtdna. I have a haplogroup that is rather spread out. However, doing some googling I have been able to find out different mutations for this group that would subdivid it further, but I can't seem to figure out 23andme's system compared to others. For example there is a "291(T)" on HVR1 – how does this relate to ixxx or rsxxxx?
Mark, if you or any of your readers are homozygous for the mutation conferring lactase persistence (both alleles are A), I'ld like to compare notes on how far the homozygosity extends along the chromosome.
Sarah, I believe 23andMe will be giving mtDNA results in a more user-friendly format at some point. Right now, the only thing you can do is go into the Genome Labs section and translate 91 screens of data into differences from the CRS.
However, I looked for 291, and this is not a locus that 23andMe tests.
Ann Turner
co-author (with Megan Smolenyak) of "Trace Your Roots with DNA"
Ann, I am homozygous for lactase persistance.
well ancestry service by 23andme is not so detailed I found more detailed ancestry and ethnicity using genotype data at
I tested some freely available genotypes available on 23andme. I got satisfactory results on myfamilyhealth.com. They even provide family tree and health recording system. The truth is
family and questionnaire based prediction is more reliable than genotype based prediction. The time of accurate genotype based prediction will come in next decade.


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Stylish Sheds and Elegant Hideaways: Big Ideas for Small Backyard Destinations
Clarkson Potter Publishers, 2008.
Hardcover. New. Item #301286
Virginia Woolf was right. Women and men, it turns out yearn for a room of their own.
But instead of a little nook beneath the eaves, that room is now a shed. Today s sheds, however, are not dusty shelters for plants and tools. Lace curtains have replaced cobwebs, charming antiques stand where shovels and rakes once rusted, and instead of corrugated walls, you will find cedar shingles and window boxes. Sheds are stylish and elegant and offer a hassle-free and affordable way to create more space without undergoing a major renovation. They function as artists studios, writers retreats, yoga dens, entertaining pavilions, children s playhouses, garden rooms, or serene hideaways for any personal pursuit.
In "Stylish Sheds and Elegant Hideaways," Debra Prinzing and William Wright showcase twenty-eight innovative and beautifully imagined spaces from New York City to East Hampton, from Seattle to San Diego, and from Atlanta to Austin to Santa Cruz. Some are elaborate and luxurious; others are delightfully modest. They are built in urban gardens and suburban backyards and tucked away on rural properties.
Stunning, lush color photography graces "Stylish Sheds and Elegant Hideaways," bringing the reader into each space and face-to-face with all its nooks, crannies, and details; the text describes how the owners needs and interests inspired the shed practically and aesthetically. With sample plans for building a shed, advice on the practicalities of designing and decorating it, and thoughts from backyard philosophers who celebrate the appeal and possibilities of simple structures, "Stylish Sheds and Elegant Hideaways" is both an inspiration for creating your own backyard destination and an armchair journey to some of the country s most private and serene places."
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Sell your property hassle free
With the sky-scraping pace of globalization, demographics are showing widespread changes due to which the stipulate of residential as well as the commercial properties is increasing with the fleeting dates on the calendar. In the recent times, Australian government has induced various policies to bring the transparency in the real estate market. Real estate is the most growing and the successful business in the market in which people can invest. But, the things that matters are the price and the value of the properties in the place where you are buying or selling the property. Here is the selling property process mentioned below which can list the worries of the people that want to sell their properties:
1, Presentation of the property is the thing of utmost priority which augments the value of the property. If the property is not much efficient to get the higher rates, then the paint and the proper cleanliness can emphasize the beauty.
- Another important point that one should keep in mind is the hiring of a real estate agent for the selling of property. The honesty and the dedication to the work decide the best rates of your property.
- Proper advertisement of the properties magnetizes the buyers to look the property for once. Photography, online advertisements are the main factors to give a face-lift to the property.
- Legal regulations and the proper documentation can be considered as of much importance because in the world of betrayals, this can save people from getting robbed by the selling property process.
- By taking the advantages of government?s rules and regulations it is necessary to prepare a statement required for the vendors which is mentioned in the rulebook of real estate market.
The consideration of the aforementioned points is as much necessary as it is to take a bath on a day. So, do not wait for the right time, pick your phone and consult ABS Conveyancing and Valuation agency to get the quote.


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One of the missing pieces when most people start thinking about using SharePoint is how to get started. I am finishing a set of worksheets that are consolidated into one Excel book that will give beginning Site Administrators worksheets and check sheets for starting a new site.
I think SharePoint 2007 is a bit overwhelming for the beginning site manager because of the depth of the applications and what is available out of the box. The worksheets help Site Admins focus on critical information, leaving out very low level detail such as site columns. This can be worked on once the major site architecture has been established.
The sheets are in this order:
- User Analysis
- Content Analysis
- Site Objectives
- Site Map
- Library Specs
- List Specs
- Blog Specs
- Wiki Specs
I should have the first draft posted by the middle of this week.


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When heard alone, they sound like random, disconnected pieces. But by punching a button and stroking a key, Macklin assembles the sounds one on top of the other until they form...a song. Suddenly these six sounds seem as though they belonged together all the time, magically combined into a single seamless and almost-beautiful whole, inextricably woven by a microchip.
Though he's heard the song a hundred times before, the architect smiles. "And this is the easiest song we've done," Macklin says. Behind him, his bandmates--young men who'd prefer to be known only as Fatz (who is Macklin's cousin) and DJ Bobby Dee--laugh. "Yeah, this is one of our simple ones," Bobby Dee says, cracking up.
"There it is, man," Macklin adds, laughing.
These three men, all in their early 20s, form Shabazz 3--the local hip-hop band most likely to bring Dallas' hip-hop underground to the surface. (Macklin also has a stage name--XL7, because he's the square of the bunch. "I don't drink or smoke," he says with great pride, "but I don't judge those who do.")
On this mid-August afternoon, they sit in Macklin's home "studio," where equipment covers one entire wall and half of another in a tiny room tucked away in his mother's North Dallas apartment; Mom, who doesn't mind the music coming from the next room, rides her exercise bike in the living room. Yards of cables and wires are strung behind shelves and underneath tables. Cassettes and computer discs and albums are stacked atop one another. This makeshift studio also contains the advanced sampling recording keyboard, a digital audio tape deck, two cassette decks, a turntable, and a mixing board--the jigsaw pieces of technology that, when assembled and employed properly, create a sound as wondrous as that of any big-league producer.
It's in this room that Macklin and Shabazz 3 have crafted a debut album to rival any hip-hop album released anywhere this year--an hour-long cassette dense with sampled jazz chords and riffs and beats. They pulse underneath the rhymes of young men as wise as they are funny, as sweet as they are sharp. "If you go to Pleasant Grove, that is where I stay with my momma, my poppa, my sister, and my brother," Fatz raps on "3 Black Cats." "My family, I love ya, come close and I will hug ya."
There's no gangsta here, no mention of blunts or 40-ounces or .38s--just the words of young men who attended Woodrow Wilson and Samuell high schools. But Shabazz 3, as they like to say, do "try to stay real."
"A lot of lyrics we talk about, it's real," says Macklin, a former member of Decadent Dub Team and Phlomatics, which was responsible for the song "Jack the Blue (Don't Back the Blue)." "Like, I'm a vegetarian and I'll be speakin' about vegetarianism. But I won't be tellin' nobody to go be a vegetarian."
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Spicy Sweet Potato and Chorizo Bisque
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 sweet onion , chopped
- 3 garlic cloves , minced
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 lime , juiced
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 2 inch large sweet potatoes , peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 2 cups apple juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ancho chili powder , more or less to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili powder , more or less to taste
- 4 links Mexican chorizo , casings removed
- 1 cup fat free half &half
- limes , for garnish
- smoked paprika , for garnish
- Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Saute onions, garlic and ginger until soft and fragrant.
- Add lime juice and sweet potatoes. Cook for 5 minutes to soften slightly. Stir in vegetable broth through chipotle chili powder. Bring to a boil. Continue to boil until sweet potatoes are soft and starting to fall apart (approximately 20 minutes, but times will vary depending on the size you cut your potatoes).
- Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, cook chorizo over medium heat for approximately 10 minutes. Remove to a paper towel lined plate.
- Using an immersion blender or a food processor, puree the sweet potato mixture, mixture will be the consistency of apple sauce.
- In Dutch oven over low heat, stir in half & half. If you prefer to thin out your bisque, add additional vegetable broth or apple juice.
- Ladle into serving bowls and top with chorizo, smoked paprika and a squeeze of fresh lime. Enjoy!
- If you've tried this recipe, please come back to let us know how it was!
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African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 6. No. 2, pp. 129-135, 1998
Heritability of traits associated with Striga [Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth.] resistance in an open-pollinated maize population
L. Akanvou and E. V. Doku 1
IDESSA B.P. 121 Ferkéssédougou, Côte d'Ivoire
(Received 10 June, 1997; accepted 2 February, 1998)
Code Number:CS98014
Heritability and genetic correlations were estimated for traits associated with resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth., a weed parasite of the Scrophulariaceae family. This study was conducted on 320 full-sib families generated from Design 1 crosses in the open-pollinated maize population, TZL Composite-1 (C1). Estimates of narrow-sense heritability were highest for traits such as ear Striga rating (h2n = 0.43±0.16), Striga syndrome rating (h2n = 0.33±0.15) and for the yield of infested plants (h2n = 0.31±0.13). These values indicated that a sufficient proportion of additive genetic variance might be available in the population under study to make progress through selection. For those traits, recurrent selection procedures such as mass selection, S1 progeny testing, or half-sib family selection is suggested for improving that population for resistance to S. hermonthica. Estimates of genetic correlations showed that grain yield was negatively correlated with Striga syndrome rating 1, taken at 8 weeks after planting (rg = -0.92±0.93), ear Striga rating at harvest (rg = -0.88±1.28) and, to a lesser extent, to Striga count 1 taken at 8 weeks after planting (rg = -0.22±0.46). Yield was positively correlated to the number of ears harvested on the infested plants (rg = 0.99±1.12).
Key Words: Genetic improvement, parasitic weed, recurrent selection
L'héritabilité et les corrélations génétiques ont été évaluées en considérant les caractères liés à la résistance de Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth., une herbe parasite de la famille des Scrophulariaceae. Cette étude a été conduite avec 320 familles full-sib générées à partir de croisements du type Design 1 dans une population de maòs à pollinisation libre, TZL Composite-1 (C1). Les estimations de l'héritabilité au sens restreint étaient plus élevées pour les caractères tels que le syndrome du Striga sur les épis (hn = 0.43±0.16), le syndrome du Striga visible sur la plante (hn= 0.33±0.15) et pour le rendement des plantes infesteés (hn = 0.31±0.13). Ces valeurs indiquent qu'une proportion suffisante de variance génétique additive pourrait étre présenteé dans la population étudiée, ce qui permettrait de faire des progrès en sélection. Pour ces caractères, la sélection récurrente telle que la sélection massale, le testage de progénies S1, ou la sélection des familles half-sib est indiquée pour améliorer la résistance de cette population au S. hermonthica. Les corrélations génétiques évalueés ont montré que le rendement était négativement corrélé au syndrome du Striga sur les plantes infesteés 8 semaines après le semis (rg = -0.92±0.93), au syndrome du Striga sur l'épis à la récolte (rg = -0.88±1.28), et à un degré moindre au nombre de plantes de Striga 8 semaines après le semis (rg = -0.22±0.46). Le rendement était positivement corrélé au nombre d'épis récoltés sur les plantes infesteés (rg = 0.99±1.12).
Mots Clés: Amélioration génétique, parasites de mauvaises herbes, sélection récurrente
Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. is a root parasitic plant of the Scrophulariaceae family, and is one of the major constraints to maize (Zea mays L.) production in the sub-Saharan Africa. In maize, crop losses due to Striga vary between 10% yield reduction to total crop failure (Smaling et al., 1991). Control methods using herbicides and nitrogen fertilizers are costly for African farmers. Also, hoeing or hand-pulling of Striga is time consuming, very tedious and not effective.
Breeding for resistant varieties combined with legume/cereal crop rotation are among the most effective and economical Striga control methods. However, better knowledge of the mode of gene action controlling the inheritance of resistance will enhance the identification and development of resistant varieties. Estimates of heritabilities of the most important characters associated with Striga resistance express the degree of their reliability in improving resistance to Striga when incorporated into breeding lines.
The objectives of this study were to: (i) provide estimates of heritability of traits associated with Striga resistance in the open-pollinated maize population, TZLComposite-1 (C1), and (ii) estimate genetic correlation among the traits studied.
Experimental design. A bulk of the maize population TZLComposite-1(C1) was planted at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, Nigeria and North Carolina Design 1 crosses were made: 80 random plants designated as male were each crossed with 4 other random plants designated as female. Seeds for plants used as males were planted 4 days after planting the female parents. Every plant used as male parent was selfed. At harvest, a set of 4 female ears representing a cross to a particular male was selected and constituted a single male group (half-sib family). A total of 80 such male groups were obtained, resulting in 320 full-sib families which were grown under S. hermonthica artificial infestation in a randomised complete block design with two replications at two locations, Abuja and Mokwa (Northern parts of Nigeria). The 320 full-sib families were divided into 20 sets which contained 16 families and also 2 hybrid checks (9022-13, the resistant check and 8338-1, the susceptible check) each. Thus, a total of 18 entries were assigned to each block. Within blocks, each plot consisted of two rows of 22 plants. One row of each plot was artificially infested with S. hermonthica while the other row remained non- infested. The rows were 5m long and 0.75m apart. Plants were spaced 50 cm within rows. Three kernels per hill were planted and the stand thinned to 2 plants per hill. Infested and non-infested plots were separated by a 2 m alley to avoid contamination.
Striga infestation and field management. Screening for Striga resistance in the 320 full-sib families was done on artificially infested fields at Abuja and Mokwa. In both locations, maize was planted on ridges which provided enough moisture and prevented waterlogging. Fertilizer N.P.K (15:15:15) was applied to each row after planting at a rate of 60 kg ha-1. The nitrogen rate which was half the recommended rate for maize in Northern Nigeria soils was used to ensure maximum development of S. hermonthica. Half of the nitrogen fertilizer (30 kg ha-1) was applied at planting and the other half was top-dressed 4 to 5 weeks later. The experiment was kept free of weeds other than S. hermonthica.
Striga seeds were mixed with sieved sand which was used as a carrier material to provide adequate volume for rapid and consistent infestation. The amount of sand and Striga seeds needed for artificial infestation was calculated following the method outlined by Berner et al. (1993). Prior to Striga infestation and maize planting, Ethylene gas was used to stimulate suicidal germination of existing Striga seeds in the soil. A scoop that held approximately 5ml of water was used for infestation. Holes of 10 cm in diameter and 8 cm in depth were dug out on the ridges. Infestation was then done by spreading the contents of a scoop filled with Striga seed mixed with sieved sand into each of the holes of the infested rows. About 3,000 germinable S. hermonthica seeds were sowed in each hole. Striga seeds were then lightly covered with surrounding soil. Maize seeds were planted the same day, both in the non-infested and infested hills above the Striga seeds.
Data collection. Data were collected on infested and non-infested rows for the following parameters: Date of flowering, plant height, ear height, number of Striga plants emerged per row at 8 weeks after planting (Striga count 1), Striga syndrome on host plants at 8 weeks after planting (Striga rating 1), number of ears per row, and Striga effect on ears (ear Striga rating). Yield was then computed. Date of flowering was recorded when approximately 50% of the plants were shedding pollen. Plant and ear heights were measured in cm from ground level to the tip of the tassel and uppermost ear-bearing node, respectively. Data on the number of emerged Striga plants and Striga syndrome on host plants were taken on the entire infested rows. Plant aspect was taken on host plants in non-infested rows only. Number of ears was counted from each infested and non-infested row. Moisture was measured on infested and non-infested rows by using a moisture meter (Dicky-John Corp., U.S.A). Estimates of moisture were determined on samples of grains shelled from the middle areas of at least 5 ears for each row. The Striga syndrome rating (1 = no symptoms, 9 = severe symptoms) used to measure tolerance of maize to Striga was based on several indicators: Foliar damage which increases with the severity of Striga infestation (small 1-3mm, round, white chlorotic blotches, gradually extending longitudinally into streaks), loss of turgor, and in severely affected plants 'scorching' or firing of the leaf tissue, particularly around the margins. Affected plants exhibited spindly and weak stems, small and poorly filled ears, shortening of internodes which gave a dwarfing appearance. This scale was designed at IITA by Kim et al. (1991).
Statistical analysis. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) was carried out for the seven traits which may be important in selecting for Striga resistance. The mean values for each plot were used in the analysis of variance using Proc GLM from SAS (SAS, 1987) for each character for the two locations combined. The form (Table 1) used for the pooled analysis over sets for both locations was given by Hallauer and Miranda (1988).
TABLE 1. General form of the combined analysis of variance of Design 1 experiment pooled across sets for two locations (Abuja and Mokwa)
aLoc = locations = 2; s = number of sets = 20; r = replications per set = 2; m = male group per set = 4; f = females mated to same male =4; s2 = random plot to plot variation; s2m= variance due to genetic differences among males; s2f = variance due to genetic differences among females mated to the same male; s2ml = variance due to interaction of male genotypes with locations; s2fl= variance due to interaction of female genotypes with locations
Estimates of the components of variance and their standard errors. By using the appropriate mean squares obtained from the analysis of variance (Table 1), estimates of the variance among males (s2m), and variance among females mated to the same male (s2f) were computed according to the formula given by Lindsey et al. (1962).
Under assumptions outlined by Comstock and Robinson et al. (1949), additive variance (s2a) and dominance variance (s2d) were estimated as follows:
s2a= 4*s2m and s2d= 4*(s2f-s2m)
Standard errors for s2a and s2d were computed by using the general formula given by Anderson et al. (1952).
Estimates of heritability and their standard errors. The estimates of narrow-sense heritability were based on the selection of full-sib families (Hanson, 1963). Estimates of narrow sense heritability (h2n) based on the combined data analysis of both locations were:
h2n=[2 * s2m]/[( s2m + s2f) + (s2ml + s2fl)/l + s2 (rl)]
Where s2m and s2f are the male and female variances, respectively,
s2 = estimate of pooled error variability, l = number of locations, Standard errors of h2n were computed by an approximate procedure outlined by Hanson (1989).
Estimates of genotypic and phenotypic correlations. Genotypic correlations (rg) and phenotypic correlations (rp) were calculated by using the mean products and estimates of genetic and phenotypic variances as outlined by Falconer (1981). The standard error (S.E) of the genetic correlations were computed using the formula given by Scheinberg (1966).
Estimates of the components of variance and their standard errors. Estimates of additive genetic variance (s2a) and dominance variance (s2d) are presented in Table 2. Comparison of the estimates of variances showed that the estimates of s2a were lower than those of the s2d for Striga count 1, yield uninfested and delayed silking. Estimates of additive variance were, however, greater than those of the dominance variance for Striga rating 1, ear Striga rating 1, yield of infested plants, and for anthesis silk-interval of infested plants. The additive genetic variance and the dominance variances were almost of the same magnitude for the yield of non-infested plants. Negative estimates of s2d or s2a may be due to either sampling error or lack of random mating in making the half-sib family groups.
TABLE 2. Across locations estimates of additive genetic variance (s2a), dominante variance (s2d), narrow sense heritability (h2n) and their standard errors
**, h2n not estimable becauses2a was negative
Estimates of heritability. Narrow sense heritability estimates (h2n) of the seven characters studied (Table 2) showed that ear Striga rating had the highest heritability : h2n = 0.437. Variables Striga rating 1 and yield infested plants had lower heritabilities compared to variable ear Striga rating: h2n = 0.330 and 0.317, respectively. Variables such as Striga count 1, yield non-infested plants and ASI showed a low heritability estimate: h2n = 0.139, 0.155 and 0.173, respectively. The heritability of variable delay silking was not estimable because the additive variance was zero.
Estimates of phenotypic and genotypic correlations. Genotypic and phenotypic correlation coefficients (rg and rp, respectively) computed for the seven characters studied are summarised in Table 3. Positive and low genotypic correlations were obtained between Striga count 1 and Striga rating 1 (rg = 0.20±0.41), Striga count 1 and ear Striga rating (rg = 0.03±0.50). Positive and high genotypic correlations were obtained between Striga rating 1 and ear Striga rating (rg = 1.08±0.71). Negative and low genotypic correlations were obtained between Striga count 1 and yield of infested plants (rg = -0.22±0.46) and Striga count 1 and anthesis silking interval (rg = -0.29±0.45). Negative and high genotypic correlations were obtained between Striga rating 1 and yield of infested plants (rg = -0.92±0.93) and Striga rating 1 and anthesis silking interval (rg = -0.84±1.39). Plant height was negatively correlated with Striga rating 1 (rg = -0.68±0.45) and ear Striga rating (rg = -0.33±0.54). Yield showed a high genotypic correlation with plant height (rg = 0.61±0.54) and with ears harvested for infested plants (rg = 0.99±1.12), which is a component of yield.
TABLE 3. Genotypic correlations, rg (in bold) with their standard errors and phenotypic correlations rp between characters studied
Estimates of genetic variances and heritability estimates. Results of the analysis of the data across locations (Table 2) showed that the proportion of s2a was greater than that of the s2d (close to zero) for traits like Striga rating 1, ear Striga rating and anthesis silk-interval of infested plants. This suggested that the s2a was a high proportion of the total genetic variance for these characters, whereas non-additive gene action plays a major role in Striga emergence as previously reported by Akanvou et al. (1997).
Heritability estimates indicate to what extent selection is likely to be effective (Robinson et al., 1949, 1951; Dudley and Moll, 1969). In our study, estimates of narrow-sense heritability were generally low (Table 2). This indicates that at the early cycle of recombination (cycle 1) the proportion of the additive genetic variance, although present in the total genetic variance, was low for most of the characters under study. Estimates of narrow-sense heritability were higher for ear Striga rating (h2n = 0.43±0.16), Striga rating (h2n = 0.33±0.15) and yield of infested plants (h2n = 0.31±0.13). These values indicated that a sufficient proportion of additive genetic variance might be available in the population under study. This is confirmed by the large additive variance estimates found for these characters (Table 2).
Estimates of genetic correlations. Genetic correlations (rg) for characters studied showed that yield was negatively correlated with Striga count 1 (rg = -0.22±0.46), Striga rating 1 (rg = -0.92±0.93) and with ear Striga rating (rg = -0.88±1.28). Such negative associations were expected since Striga reduces yield through its adverse effects on the physiology of the infested plants. A low correlation was found between Striga count 8 and Striga rating 8 (rg = 0.20±0.41). This indicates that the number of Striga plants is not linearly related to the ability of the host plants to tolerate Striga effects. For instance, a host plant can support few Striga plants or no Striga plants at all above ground, but show heavy Striga symptoms. There was a strong relationship between grain yield and ASI of infested plants (rg = 1.05±1.30). This indicates that selecting for longer ASI would increase the yield which depends on the capacity of the genotypes to synchronise male and female flowering. Thus, selecting for ASI and for yield under Striga infestation may be an efficient method to breed for Striga resistance in the population under study. Genetic correlation values above 1 may be due to sampling variation.
This study showed that for traits such as Striga rating and ear Striga rating, additive gene action appears to be the primary source of variation in the open-pollinated maize population under study. Narrow-sense heritability estimates also indicated that the additive variance was a major proportion of the genotypic variance for characters like Striga rating, ear Striga rating and yield of infested plants. Recurrent selection such as mass selection, S1 progeny testing, or half-sib family selection is suggested for improving that population for resistance to S. hermonthica. The choice of the selection scheme will depend on the length of time and the amount of effort required to complete a selection cycle. The trait Striga count 1 is, however, controlled by non-additive gene action which could be interpreted as dominance but, as no test for epistatic variation was made, such a distinction can not be drawn.
This paper is part of a Ph.D thesis submitted by the first author to the University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana. Academic and Research fundings were provided by WINROCK/IITA fellowship. The first author expresses her gratitude to Dr Kling, maize breeder at IITA, Nigeria for her suggestions.
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