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MEDICAL NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATES 1994: Announcement PRESS RELEASE, OCTOBER 10, 1994 The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute has today decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 1994 jointly to Alfred G. Gilman and Martin Rodbell for the discovery of "G-proteins and the role of these proteins in signal transduction in cells" SUMMARY It has been known for some time that cells communicate with each other by means of hormones and other signal substances, which are released from glands, nerves and other tissues. It is only recently that we have begun to understand how the cell handles this information from the outside and converts it into relevant action - i.e. how signals are transduced in cells. The discoveries of the G-proteins by Alfred G. Gilman and Martin Rodbell have been of paramount importance in this context, and have opened up a new and rapidly expanding area of knowledge. G-proteins have been so named because they bind guanosine triphosphate (GTP). Gilman and Rodbell found that G-proteins act as signal transducers, which transmit and modulate signals in cells. G-proteins have the ability to activate different cellular amplifier systems. They receive multiple signals from the exterior, integrate them and thus control fundamental life processes in the cells. Disturbances in the function of G-proteins - too much or too little of them, or genetically determined alterations in their composition - can lead to disease. The dramatic loss of salt and water in cholera is a direct consequence of the action of cholera toxin on G-proteins. Some hereditary endocrine disorders and tumours are other examples. Furthermore, some of the symptoms of common diseases such as diabetes or alcoholism may depend on altered transduction of signals through G- proteins. SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN CELLS We are made up of thousands of billions of cells that must act in concert to allow us to perform our daily activities and to meet challenges. This cooperation is achieved partly by cells communicating with each other through chemical signals. Hormones and other signal molecules are released from glands, nerves and other tissues. The chemical signals attach to specific recognition molecules, receptors, on the cell surface. These receptors transmit the signals to the interior of the cell. The important features of the communication between cells have been known for some time. On the other hand, the transduction of signals in cells was unclear until Alfred G. Gilman and Martin Rodbell made their discoveries. The cell is surrounded by a membrane, largely composed of lipids, that effectively separates the outside of the cell from its inside. Earl Sutherland, USA, received the Nobel prize in 1971 for his discoveries concerning the mechanism of action of hormones. He showed that the signal that is used to communicate between cells ("the first messenger") is converted to a signal that acts inside the cell ("the second messenger"). It was known that this signal conversion occurred in the cell membrane, but not much more was understood about the processes involved. Martin Rodbell and his coworkers at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, USA, demonstrated, in a set of pioneering experiments conducted in the late 1960's and early 1970's, that the signal transduction through the cell membrane involves a cooperative action of three different functional entities. It all starts with the chemical signal binding specifically to its receptor in the cell membrane. Since the receptor determines which signal molecules it will bind, it functions, to use Rodbell's nomenclature, as a discriminator. The amplifier generates large amounts of the intracellular "second messenger", for example cyclic AMP. Rodbell was one of the first to realize that the discriminator/receptor was distinct from the amplifier. However, his major discovery was the demonstration of a separate transducer function. It provides a link between the discriminator and the amplifier and thus plays a key role in signal transduction. Rodbell found that the transducer was driven by guanosine 5'-triphosphate, GTP, an energy rich compound. He also found that there may be several transducers. Alfred G. Gilman, working at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, USA, decided to determine the chemical nature of Rodbell's transducer. He used several kinds of leukemia cells with altered genetic setup. Gilman found that one mutated leukemia cell possessed a normal receptor and a normal amplifier protein that generated cyclic AMP as a second messenger. Despite this, the cell failed to respond normally when challenged with signals from outside - nothing happened. Gilman showed that these mutated cells lacked the transducer function. After many years of work, he and his collaborators during the latter years of the 1970`s found - and in 1980 eventually purified - a protein in normal cells that when transferred into the membrane of the cell defective cell restored its function. Thus, the first G-protein was discovered. It was given the name now commonly used, G-protein, because it reacts with GTP. Due to the discoveries of Gilman and Rodbell and their work, several laboratories turned to the area. Therefore we now know a great deal about the functions of G-proteins and how they control the activities of the cell. A PROTEIN IN SHUTTLE SERVICE G-proteins are composed of three separate peptide chains of different length, each existing in multiple forms. They are denoted alpha, beta and gamma, the first three letters of the Greek alphabet. All three are encoded by specific genes in the cell nucleus. Combinations of the different peptide chains allow the generation of some hundred different G-proteins. The alpha subunit, which is the largest, can bind GTP. When that happens, in a process stimulated by the receptor, the G-protein is converted to its active form. In this form it can turn on the formation of the second messenger, for example cyclic AMP. The G-protein converts GTP to GDP and reverts to an inactive form. The G-protein thus shuttles between the hormone receptor and the amplifier system in the cell membrane, being alternatively switched on or off. There are thus several types of G-proteins. Each is activated by only some receptors and can in turn stimulate some specific amplifier systems. In this way characteristic responses in the cells are generated. In the retina of the eye there are specific G-proteins that convert the light signal to activation of those nerve fibers that convey visual stimuli to the brain. Our sense of smell depends on specific G-proteins in the olfactory cells, and the sensation of taste is related to yet other types of G-proteins. Some G-proteins stimulate - other inhibit - the formation of cyclic AMP and hence the cellular metabolism. Some G-proteins alter the flux of ions over the cell membranes and thus the activity of the cell. G- proteins affect protein phosphorylation, and exert control over cell division and differentiation. G-PROTEINS AND DISEASE Many symptoms of disease are explained by an altered function of G- proteins. A prime example is given by cholera, one of the most feared gastrointestinal infectious diseases. The disease is caused by cholera bacteria that produce a very poisonous cholera toxin. The toxin acts as an enzyme that alters one of the G-proteins in such a manner that it is locked in the active form. The traffic light is stuck on green. This prevents salt and water to be normally absorbed from the intestines. The resulting loss of water and salt can lead to dehydration and death. Symptoms after infection with some coli bacteria appear to have a similar background. A toxin produced by pertussis bacteria instead prevents the activation of some G-proteins. This can lead to a compromised immune defence. In some common disease states the amounts of G-proteins in cells are altered. There can be too much or too little of them. In for example diabetes and in alcoholism there may be some symptoms that are due to altered signalling via G-proteins. In animals it has been shown that a reduced expression of G-proteins can lead to altered development and to metabolic disturbances. In man it has been shown that mutated and overactive G-proteins are a characteristic of some tumors. An overactive G-protein is also found in a rare genetic endocrine disorder - McCune-Albrights syndrome- that is also characterized by so called cafe au lait spots on the skin. Yet another mutation of a G-protein, in this case causing a reduced activity, leads to disrupted calcium metabolism and skeletal deformations. Nils Ringertz Professor, Secretary of the Nobel Assembly nils.ringertz at cmb.ki.se phone +46 8 728 7800 ______________________________________________________________________ NOBEL LAUREATES IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE 1994 CURRICULA VITAE ALFRED G. GILMAN, born July 1, 1941, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Address: Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas Texas 75235, USA Academic Education: 1962 B.S. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 1969 M.D. Case Western Reserve Univ School of Med, Cleveland, Ohio 1969 Ph.D. Dept of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University 1971 Postdoc. Nat'l Heart & Lung Inst., Bethesda, MD Appointments and Professional Activities: 1977-81 Professor of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, School of Medicine 1981- Professor and Chairman, Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 1987- Raymond and Ellen Willie Professor of Molecular Neuropharmacology, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 1992- Member, National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council Fellowships and Awards: Gairdner Foundation Award, 1984 Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1985 Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1988 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, 1989 Doctor of Science (Hon.) Univ. of Chicago, 1991 * * * MARTIN RODBELL, born December 1, 1925, Baltimore, Maryland Address: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Building 18-01, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709, USA Academic Education: 1949 BA in Biology, Johns Hopkins University 1949-1950 Post-graduate study in Chemistry, Johns Hopkins 1954 PhD (Biochemistry), University of Washington Appointments and Professional Activities: 1967-1968 Professor & Director of Institut de Biochemie Clinique, University of Geneva, Switzerland 1981-1983 Visiting Professor, Dept of Clinical Biochemsitry, University of Geneva 1970-1985 Chief, Section on Membrane Regulation, NIAMDD, NIH, Bethesda, MD 1973-1985 Chief (Senior Executive Service), Laboratory of Nutrition and Endocrinology, NIAMDD, Bethesda, MD 1985-1989 Scientific Director (Senior Executive Service), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 1989 - Chief, Section on Signal Transduction: National Institute, Environmental Health Sciences Fellowships and Awards: 1973 Jacobeaus Award, Acta Scandinavia Society, Oslo, Norway 1984 Gairdner International Award, Toronto, Canada 1984 Award of Scientific Merit, National Institutes of Health 1992 Honoris Doctoris, Montpellier University, France 1993 Luis Harris Distinguished Lecturer, Virgina Medical College Member, National Academy of Sciences (USA) Member, European Association for the Study of Diabetes Member, American Society of Biological Chemists Member, American Association for the Advancement of Sciences Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences ********************************************************************** This posting was done by Bjorn Vennstrom at the request of Prof. Ringertz **********************************************************************


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Thomas Dugdale (TD) was interviewed many times by W.R. Mitchell (WRM). In this segment Tommy discusses the early cinema in Settle.
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Star chefs have, for at least the last two years, had Pop-up restaurants in Berlin during Fashion Week. Last year we couldn't get tickets but this year we went to Prêt à Diner.
The project runs along and this spring and summer they're visiting London and Monaco before returning to Berlin.
When we visited the pop-up we could choose from three different menues and chefs; Tim Raue, Ollysan, and Stephan Hentschel. We picked Raue and Ollysan.
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It would be very easy for me to spend most of my time between now and Christmas harping on all the stereotypical toys and ads swirling about. I realized this morning that Parenting Lesson 101 is Positive Reinforcement — give attention to what you would like to see MORE of.
So, go to these folks' sites and spend your shopping dollars! Ultimately, that will speak louder than online petitions and TOADY awards for worst toy of the year (though they are kind of cool, too).
Check out Geneviève LaBelle's One of a Kind Colouring Book 1: Surprise Box on Etsy. From the Etsy description:
At one time, there were pink-only colouring books aimed at little girls filled with princesses and charming princes and blue-and-khaki-only colouring books roaming with superheroes and brave firemen. Between them, nothingness. . . . From the male ballet dancer to the female skateboard pro, from the gamer girl to the knitting boy, . . . the first volume of One of a Kind Colouring Book is a big party where not only did we invite everyone, but everyone is celebrated.
LaBelle is an author and illustrator as well as a traditional weaver from Quebec, and the coloring book also contains references to Quebecois figures and stories from legend and history, so if you're from the US, you can learn about another culture as well. The coloring books are $10 each, and you can contact the author for a bulk discount (every one in your child's class at school? a gift to your church or synagogue?) Oh, yes!
(Oh, by the way, it's available in French, too.)
Our friends at the Princess Free Zone invite you to meet Lula — a precocious ten-year-old who has her own tool belt and helps her dad with carpentry projects. She loves science, playing the drums, riding her skateboard, and hanging out with her friends in the Good Builders Club. As Super Tool Lula, she uses her super hero gifts and magical tools to protect and come to the aid of kids who are mistreated or bullied.
In this first short-chapter book, Lula learns of her super hero status, meets the tools who will help her on her mission, and transforms her first bully. Along with her friends, she's out to change the world, one kid at a time.
Appropriate for ages 6 and up, $14.95. One Amazon reviewer says, "We love Super Tool Lula and wish she was on TV!" Buy it right from the Princess Free zone website, where there are also links to Super Tool Lula songs on iTunes.
The Princess Free Zone also has t-shirts, my favorite of which is the one with this image: I LOVE this LOVE shirt for boys and girls! (I would love it for women and men, too!) And how cute would it be on a onesie? The onesie and toddler sizes are $18, larger kids' sizes are $20.
Let's support the folks trying to create more space in the world! If you see more great items, let us know. In addition, here are a few holiday shopping tips I put together a couple years ago. (I was a novice blogger then so it's really too long. But it might serve as a useful meditation as you enter the holiday shopping fray.)
Oh, and if you have an ample budget, check out this Ebay item:
a rare 6th plate tinted daguerreotype of a child holding a toy gun. What a beautiful child! Wouldn't this confuse your gender-constrained relations — is it a boy in a dress? Is it a girl with a gun? (For the record, it's the former.) You've got five days to bid on this gorgeous vintage image, but the opening bid is $1,895.00!


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Our first hike was a relatively short one, but a classic. It traversed the rim of Bryce Canyon from Sunrise Point to Inspiration Point. The entire Rim Trail extends from Fairyland Point to Bryce Point, and offers hikers the opportunity to see Bryce Canyon from "on top" along a one-way route that extends for 5.5 miles. Since the trail more or less parallels the main road through the park, hikers have the option of taking the shuttle to various points along the trail and hiking as much of it as they want. The most popular section runs between Sunrise Point and Sunset Point. We extended that section to include Upper Inspiration Point.
The section of trail between Sunrise Point and Sunset Point is an easy, flat paved surface. However, just beyond Sunset Point the trail starts to angle upwards, with the last quarter-of-a-mile up to Upper Inspiration Point being very steep.
Bryce Canyon has been sculpted through geological forces down through the millennia, and continues to be shaped by the freezing and thawing of water. The red, orange and pink colored limestone in the canyon is the result of iron oxidation. The deeper colors of red indicate higher concentrations of iron in the rock. White colored limestone, on the other hand, represents an absence of iron.
One of the overlooks along the canyon is called Fairyland Point, a very appropriate name for this park.
Although the hike gave us a nice overview, dropping down into the canyon the next day provided a far more intimate view of the park. Tomorrow we explore the Queen's Garden Loop.
Trail: Rim Trail from Sunrise Point to Inspiration Point (and back)
Roundtrip Distance: 3.6 Miles
Total Elevation Gain: 300 feet
Max Elevation: 8316 Feet
Hiking Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks covers 56 hikes in the two parks, as well as the surrounding areas, such as Cedar Breaks National Monument.
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Marietta receives $100,000 from Knowlton Foundation to begin scholarship
When Marietta College welcomes the Class of 2017 to campus in August, it will also greet the first Austin E. Knowlton Memorial Scholarship winner.
Marietta College President Joseph W. Bruno is pleased to announce that the Austin E. Knowlton Foundation, Inc., created the scholarship through a $100,000 grant. The first Knowlton Scholar will receive a $5,000 scholarship.
"We are grateful to the Knowlton Foundation for this generous gift and their support of Marietta College. The Knowlton Foundation has placed a great deal of trust in Marietta and we have every intention of delivering on those expectations and maintaining a long-lasting relationship," Bruno says. "It is important to all of us at Marietta to do what we can to make a college education more accessible, and the Knowlton Foundation has helped us make the College more affordable for future students."
Marietta College will work with the Cincinnati-based foundation to build strong futures for Logan County students interested in mathematics or related fields through the College's new Austin E. Knowlton Foundation Endowed Scholarship.
As long as the recipient remains in good academic standing at Marietta College, the scholarship will continue for four years. If no Logan County applicant meets the scholarship's criteria, the funds will be used to support a freshman from anywhere in Ohio who has an interest in mathematics or related fields.
"We have been fortunate to attract a number of strong mathematics students to our program from around Ohio," says Dr. John Tynan, Chair of the Department of Mathematics, Computing and Information Systems. "We are ecstatic to learn about the Knowlton Scholarship and look forward to welcoming Knowlton Scholars into our department starting this fall."
Knowlton, who was also known as "Dutch," spent his life designing and constructing more than 600 buildings, including hospitals, libraries and educational facilities on every major university and college campus in Ohio.
In addition to his success with Knowlton Construction Company, he helped to found the Cincinnati Bengals in 1967 and served as the National Football League team's chairman for 20 years. He also was a shareholder in Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds in the 1970s. A 1927 graduate of Bellefontaine High School in Logan County and a member of The Ohio State University Class of 1931, Knowlton earned a Bachelor of Science degree in architectural engineering. He died in 2003 at age 93.
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The Jonas bachelors are down to two.
Eldest brother Kevin Jonas tied the knot with Danielle Deleasa on Saturday, according to People.
"We're so happy that we're finally married and we were able to share the special moment with family, friends and loved ones," the couple told the mag.
The two reportedly wed in Long Island at a French-style chateau, with 400 guests in attendance, including fellow Disney star Demi Lovato.
And despite a New York blizzard, the nuptials moved forward as planned.
"The snow only made it look more like a winter wonderland," Michael Russo, a celebrity event planner who designed a "fairytale forest" for the event, told the mag. "Danielle looked like a princess. Kevin couldn't stop smiling."
The bride reportedly wore a strapless Vera Wang gown, as Kevin's brothers — Joe and Nick — stood by him as his best men.
"Kevin has said many times he feels like he met his princess," Michael said of Danielle, who met the Disney rocker in the Bahamas in 2007. "To see them together you can feel the warmth and the love all around them. They are just perfect for each other."
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After her performance in "Winter's Bone," Jennifer Lawrence is already a critics' darling. Now she's ready to become a geek goddess.
Morphing from indie fair into a mainstream superhero flick, Lawrence is at work on "X-Men: First Class," director Matthew Vaughn's prequel to the Marvel Comics mutant franchise, where she plays the younger version of agent provocateur Mystique.
But unlike Rebecca Romjin's nearly nude incarnation, whose costume consisted primarily of strategically placed scales and blue body makeup, Lawrence's Mystique is more modest, less frequently azure and not nearly as badass when we meet her.
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"This is before she became the Mystique that we know her as the mutant-and-proud, the tough girl," the actress says. "This is when she's an insecure teenage girl – insecure about her hidden secret thing, a mutant, of being blue."
She admits she only dipped her toe into the X-Men's decades long comic book lore after being besotted by the film's script first.
"Honestly, I like anything, any character, any movie that has a beginning, a middle and an end, anything that goes through an arc and then there's a change and then you end somewhere you weren't in the beginning," she says. "That's just what this movie is. It's a prequel, and all of the characters and their relationships – they go through so much from beginning. They change and there's so much that happens in their lives. I just really thought that script was so good."
Meanwhile, Lawrence is basking in the unexpected glow of the high praise she received for her performance in "Winter's Bone," which has landed her firmly on the awards season shortlist.
"I knew that it was special and meaningful to me," she admits, "but I don't think that any of us could've foreseen or expected any of this. This is just beyond anyone's expectations or dreams."


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High Barriers for Low-Rise Affordable Housing
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I've sometimes wondered why towns often lack mixed-use, low-rise development. San Anselmo, in its draft housing element update (PDF, p. 47), found that adding a second story of housing on top of its downtown retail district would add 45 units. Other cities in Marin could do the same. Such plans would bolster tottering downtown economies, place low-income residents near transit and amenities, and help defuse some of the painful debates over affordable housing we've seen lately, all while maintaining the "village character" of our towns. It should be a win-win, but the federal agencies charged with enforcing affordable housing policy are making it harder. From Streetsblog:
[Department of Housing and Urban Development] lending standards dictate that the total value of mixed-use development projects can't be more than 15 to 20 percent retail. Fannie [Mae] caps retail share at 20; Freddie [Mac] at 25 percent. And these standards set the tone for the private market — a tone that is consequently skewed toward single-family housing, and away from the pent-up demand for urban development with walkable amenities.
In other words, the loans that go to support affordable housing cannot go towards the kind of mixed-use development that would most help the poor and the cities they live in. Second-story units in downtown San Anselmo would be ineligible for these loans under current law, rendering any plans for such units moot.
Congress for the New Urbanism is leading a campaign to change these rules. San Anselmo and the Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers should lend their full support and join CNU.


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Body identified as that of missing New Jersey man
Associated Press
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. – Maryland State Police say a body found in a heavily wooded ravine in Calvert County is that of a missing New Jersey man.
Police found the body of 29-year-old Hani Heiba of Springfield about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in a ravine in Prince Frederick. Troopers say the body was about 166 yards from the front of a hotel.
Heiba was reported missing on Sunday to authorities in New Jersey. Troopers say he was last seen at a car rental office at BWI Airport. The car he had rented was found at the hotel near where his body was discovered.
Troopers believe Heiba may have suffered from a medical condition. His body was taken to the medical examiner's office in Baltimore for autopsy.


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We get a lot of calls from parents -- and usually those calls are after the fact, unfortunately -- about whether their child delivering pizzas needs additional auto coverage.
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text: Across the land on Valentine's Day, lovers and partners exchange gifts. They're not alone. Many animals give gifts, too, and in some ways they're not so very different from us. After all, from a certain perspective, a box of chocolates is just another term for "materials beyond the obligatory gametes that are transferred from one sex to another during courtship or mating." That definition comes from "The Evolution of Animal Nuptial Gifts," a review of animal gift-giving written by Tufts University biologists Sara Lewis and Adam South, who are among the few researchers to study the behaviors. Compared to courtship-related features like flashy ornamentation and wild dances, gift-giving gets short scientific shrift, though not for lack of importance. "There are just so many different kinds of things that males give to females while they're mating," said Lewis. "Nuptial gifts have evolved in so many different lineages. The big mystery is, what's going on here?" From firefly spermatophores to bowerbird dens to the love darts of snails, Wired takes a Valentine's Day tour of gift-giving in the animal kingdom. Below: Love Darts The mating of land snails, so magnificently memorialized in Microcosmos, is a slow and beautiful process, though not without a certain amount of conflict. As with many animal species, it benefits a snail — not a male or female, as they're hermaphroditic and play both roles during mating, but any snail — to be picky about the sperm with which they're fertilized. Snails are thus able to reject the sperm of certain mates, while letting others through. Conversely, it benefits the sperm-providing male to find a way of encouraging the sperm's passage against a partner's disinclination. Evolution's solution: Snail love darts, the formal term for calcium-shelled harpoons that land snails fire into each others' skin during mating. Inside the darts are chemical cocktails that manipulate a partner's hormones, making it harder for them to reject sperm. Each dart-using species has its own particular shape and style of dart, several of which can be seen below. One might argue that a hormone-manipulating injection isn't exactly a gift, but Lewis chalks that up to "the complexities of the English language. If you look up definitions of a gift, it's voluntarily given, but it doesn't need to be voluntarily received. We've all received gifts we didn't want." Images: Top)Jangle1969/Wikimedia Commons Bottom) Koene et al./BMC Evolutionary BiologyBowerbird Love-Nests Drab in plumage, male bowerbirds rely on another type of ornamentation to woo mates: They build complex pavilions, something like avian honeymoon suites but with bones, pebbles and shells instead of rose petals strewn across the floor. Females, which breed only once per year, tour their neighborhoods, inspecting the males' creations and choosing the most talented architects for mating. Sex occurs inside the pavilion, with females then leaving to build their own nests. What exactly impresses the lady bowerbirds? Scientists aren't sure, but some think that the males' creations, technically known as gessos, are literally hypnotizing. Image: L.A. Kelley/ScienceA Spider's Sweet Nothings Among the best-studied of gift-giving animals are Paratrechalea ornata, a spider species found along rivers and streams in much of South America. Male P. ornata present females with silk-wrapped prey parcels; the larger the gift, the better their chances of mating, and the longer they spend copulating. For the male, this is doubly beneficial: Time she spends mating with him is time that isn't spent mating with his competitors. It's even been suggested that the gifts might remind females of egg sacs, exploiting her maternal instincts — softening her up, so to speak, by making her think about babies. Image: Male and female P. ornata. (Maria J. Albo/Animal Behaviour)Staying Alive "Pre-copulatory sexual cannibalism by females affects male and female reproductive success in profoundly different ways," write biologists from Denmark's Aarhus University in one of the great understatements of scientific literature. It's indeed better not to die before mating. To this end, male nursery-web spiders, driven by the reproductive imperative but wary of cannibalistic females, present them with silk-wrapped food bundles, then fall over and pretend to be dead. Once she's started to eat, the male comes to life and initiates copulation. Image: Female (left) and male (right) in the face-to-face position grasping the gift. (Maria J. Albo/BMC Evolutionary Biology)A Firefly's Pasta Dinner Males of many species produce what are called spermatophores, or gelatinous packets that contain both sperm and nutrients for their mates. Those made by fireflies are especially elegant. "Nobody had any idea that fireflies were giving a nuptial gift. They're just really beautiful," said Lewis of her discovery. "They look like rotini." Spermatophores are especially important for fireflies, which don't feed as adults. For females, they're a lone source of nutrition, and become more important as a breeding season progresses. This eventually flips the script on mating dynamics, creating one of the few examples where males rather than females are in high demand. "Females are forced to rely on the male gifts for feeding eggs at the end of their lives," said Lewis. "They get to be very desperately seeking males. At the end of a season, you'll see a male fly across a field, and whereas females are normally unresponsive, the whole field will light up. They're down there in the grass, looking for males." Images: Top) Brandon Keim/Wired Bottom) A spermatophore manufactured by a firefly male (Lewis et al./Current Biology)Thoughtful Jays Among Eurasian jays, a common member of the bird family that includes crows, ravens and blue jays, males give gifts of food to their mates. Like many humans, they're no longer trying to impress potential lovers, but strengthening the bonds between lifetime partners. Scientists have taken advantage of this gift-giving habit, using it to test whether males truly know what's on their mates' minds. Indeed they do. That ability, part of what scientists call a theory of mind, was once thought unique to humans. Images: 1) Luc Viatour/Flickr 2) Nicola Clayton/PNASSalamander Gift Delivery It's not only insects that produce spermatophores. So do many salamanders. Sometimes females eat them while mating (above); at other times they're left at the bottom of vernal pools, where they're an easy-to-spot sign of salamander activity, for females to pick up later. Image: 1) Lynne Houck/Oregon State University 2) New York Department of Environmental ConservationThe Gift of Poison Flying in daytime and spectacularly conspicuous to predators, six-spot burnet moths have evolved to release cyanide when injured. It's an effective but costly defense: Cyanide isn't easy to produce, requiring intensive nutrient and energy investments. During mating, male six-spots make a gift of cyanide, transferring it to females for use in their own defense. Females also transfer cyanide into their eggs, bequeathing larvae with an helpfully poisonous inheritance. Image: BerndH/Wikimedia CommonsCheap Scorpionflies To attract partners, male scorpionflies produce pheromone- and nutrient-laden spitballs on which females feed as they mate. Some males, however, run out of spit. "They actually offer females a dead insect instead," said Lewis. "A lot of times they'll re-use the same insect, again and again. By the end, it's been sucked dry." These males enjoy less reproductive success than their more prodigious brethren, Lewis said. Image: Scorpionflies mating. (Daryl Gwynne/University of Toronto)Squid Spears In many species of squid, sperm is transferred in complex spermatophores that function like harpoons. Exactly how the spermatophores are delivered is a matter of debate: Some biologists think they're contained inside the penis, but others aren't so sure. Squid are notoriously difficult to study in their deep marine habitats. At least for hooked squid, some of the mystery is known. Males are literally covered in the spermatophores (above) which lodge in female skin, slowly working their way in (below) before releasing their payload. In a few cases, spermatophores from restaurant-cooked squid have been known to implant in the mouths of diners. Images: Hoving et al./The Biological BulletinNot-So-Romantic Chimpanzees Given the ubiquity of nuptial gift-giving among animals, one would expect to find examples in mammals. Instead it proves to be rare, with humans unique in giving gifts. Even in chimpanzees, our closest living relative, nuptial gift-giving doesn't seem to exist, though there does seem to be a long-term relationship between food provisioning and sex. According to Lewis, the absence of mammalian nuptial gift-giving doesn't necessarily mean it's not there. The phenomenon has received relatively little attention from researchers. "It's definitely possible that we just haven't looked hard enough," she said. Image: Chimpanzees in Gola Rainforest National Park. (Royal Society for the Protection of BirdsIt's Good to Be Generous Spermatophores are made for female consumption by males of many cricket species, but the quality of these gifts varies widely. Some contain sperm-protecting compounds and few nutrients. They're easy to make, allowing males to breed several times per night over the course of their three-week lives, but offering little benefit to females Other spermatophores are highly nutritious, but they're also difficult to produce. Males who do mate just once or twice before dying. Why opt for such a resource-intensive strategy? These spermatophores also contain compounds that encourage females to lay more eggs and discourage her from mating with other males. Research on crickets shows that ladies prefer the expensive gift. Image: A spermatophore-carrying female bushcricket. (Photo: Jay McCartney)


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'The Vampire Diaries': Delena's 'New Relationship' & More Season 5 Scoop
Julie Plec reveals five storylines she's 'super-excited' about in season five.
"Anything's possible" as we head into the fifth season of The Vampire Diaries this fall, and executive producer Julie Plec was on-hand June 9 to preview the drama to come. While fielding fan questions during the show's panel at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, she shed some light on the "great new characters, great new world … and great new romance" ahead.
1. Damon & Elena's 'New Relationship'
Now that Elena (Nina Dobrev) has officially chosen Damon (Ian Somerhalder), Julie said they'll start a "new relationship" together, and we'll get to see them "try to make it work."
Of course, their relationship will be affected by the "villain in their midst they don't know is a villain at the beginning."
2. The 'Mystery' Of Stefan & Silas
Speaking of that unknown villain, Julie said fans will really enjoy Stefan's doppelganger story line, which will allow Paul Wesley to flex his acting muscles as two completely different characters.
"[There will be] a pretty cool mythology that will carry on in terms of Silas, and the mystery of his past — 1,000 or 2,000 years ago," she said.
3. There's Still Hope For 'Klaroline'
Despite two major obstacles standing in the way of Klaus (Joseph Morgan) and Caroline (Candice Accola) getting together — not only are they on separate shows, but Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin) is also pregnant with Klaus' baby — Julie said we shouldn't consider 'Klaroline' to be a thing of the past:
Hayley is, by no means, the Cinderella in the Klaus love story. Hayley is a girl who's pretty tough, fiery, independent … a survivor in her own right who got drunk, had sex and got knocked up. She's going to have her own journey. She's not really meant to be a threat to Klaus' love life.
4. A 'Freakin' Pissed' Human Katherine
Deciding to make Katherine the vampire who took the cure was no easy task for Julie and her writing team — but it'll certainly be even less easy for Katherine, who will struggle to cope with suddenly being human again.
"We were just in the room the other day talking about the first time she catches a cold — just how freakin' pissed she's going to be about that," Julie joked.
5. Jeremy Gilbert: Born Again
Fans were thrilled when Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) returned to the land of the living on the fourth season finale — but don't expect his return to be a smooth one. Julie said there will be plenty of new obstacles as the hunter-turned-ghost-turned-human heads back to school.
"What the hell cover story is that going to be?" she said. "How's he going to explain that? He had a memorial service! There were flyers!"
HollywoodLifers, what are YOU most excited to see on The Vampire Diaries next season? Drop a comment with your reaction to Julie's spoilers, as well as your own predictions!
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A man that looks like Bradley Cooper, but isn't, has been spotted causing trouble at Sundance this weekend by using his uncanny looks to crash a party for a film.
This might be him, having a great time as the celebrity he always knew he should be:
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According to a bystander who spoke to Page Six about the incident, he made quite a scene as he was escorted out:
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Posted by TheFallen on March 31, 2003
In Reply to: Pull the other one, it's got bells on posted by Yasmin Mazur on March 31, 2003
: : : Can someone help me with the ORIGIN of THIS expression?
: : : I'm not looking for it's meaning, I know it's when someone doesn't believe what was said. I'm not looking for the origin of Pulling my leg either - just the phrase Pull The Other One, It's Got Bells On.
: : : BTW - what is the connection between the bells and someone's leg? Doesn't seem relevant, just two expressions that got confused together.
: : "A Dictionary of Catch Phrases American and British," by Eric Partridge, has an entry for this phrase. It says just a little about the origin: "Frank Shaw attributed it to the 1920s" (no, I don't know who he was) and "Presumably from pictures of court jesters, wearing cap and bells."
: I thought it was older than that. This explanation doesn't make sense, is there a chance for a better one?
You asked this very same question on Message Board #19 (the one that just got archived). In case you can't find your way to it, here's a link to the answers received back then.
- Pull the other one, it's got bells on Yasmin Mazur 03/31/03
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Whenever i go to babysit my 2 year old cousin, my aunt or uncle will come to my house to pick me up, and then take me home afterwards. Well, the babysitting is fine, but the car rides inbetween are soo awkward. they both try to make conversation with me but because i am so socially inept and shy, even around my own family, its just extremely awkward and eventually we just sit in silence. i can only imagine what they say about me when im not around
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Until the early nineteenth century the Royal Navy used impressment to man warships. However it created problems during times of war when there was an urgent need for more ratings to man the ships.
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Honda's not-quite-in-house tuner Mugen brought out a trio of tweaked Hondas and the best one is this wonderful 1984 CRX Mugen prototype. Oh, how far we've not come.
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First the skills during the duel:
1: Thrust
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3: Charge
4: Defend
By default, these are bound to the number keys as listed. You also have a heal (5) that will heal you to full out of combat only, and, in the tournament area, a duel (6).
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- Stack the Defend until you have 3 stacks, and it is no longer on cooldown. (Remember, this buff has a 60-second duration, so you must recast it within 60 seconds even if you haven't lost a stack.
- Talk to the NPC to start the fight.
- He'll start to walk away, so with him targeted, you start spamming your Charge attack (3).
- Your momentum will usually carry you through the enemy, so you can make a circle to turn around and walk back to your opponent.
- Now here's the trick that I haven't seen mentioned other places: as you are turning around, spam the Shield-Breaker (2) ability as you walk back to your opponent. It doesn't usually get to cast (due to shared cool-down with Charge and/or range), but in some instances it will. If it goes off, great! You've knocked him down another shield. If not, no big deal. Either way, make sure you close the gap to get in range of your Thrust.
- At this point, you should be back next to your opponent and using the Thrust (1) ability. Spam the Thrust until your opponent starts walking away.
- If during that foray, you lost a shield, make sure you cast Defend, to bring it back up to 3 stacks (while spamming Thrust).
- When he starts walking away, stay in place. Now go back to step 3 (spamming your Charge ability) and go through all the steps again until your opponent is vanquished.
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John MacArthur Refreshes Kevin Bauder's Short Term Memory: "Conservative" Evangelicals Extended Christian Recognition to Romans Catholics
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In the last week I have posted two penetrating articles. They are: Do Fundamentalists and Evangelicals, "Believe, Preach and Defend the [Same] Gospel? and its companion article Cogitations Stemming From the Central/Bauder Ethos Statement. Today we are continuing with much the same theme as the above have addressed.
Earlier this year I transcribed Dr. Kevin Bauder's recorded remarks on Al Mohler signing the Manhattan Declaration (MD) at the April 2010 Foundations Conference. This was the first public statement from Bauder on the MD that I am aware of. In that statement he excused and brushed aside Mohler's the signing the MD as merely an "occasional inconsistency, a single episode" of ecumenism. See- Kevin Bauder Discussing: Al Mohler's "Occasional Inconsistency?"
Dr. Bauder knew in April just as he knows today that signing the MD was NOT Mohler's first time foray in ecumenical compromise. I documented past episodes of Mohler's ecumenism in the article, Al Mohler Signs the MD: Was This a First Time Foray Toward Ecumenism?
Last week this issue arose at the pseudo-fundamentalist Sharper Iron (SI). There was an exchange on the MD between Kevin Bauder and Pastor Brian Ernsberger. The exchange took place in a thread under the article on the Central Seminary Ethos Statement. The exchange began with KB stating to another participant,
"Do you personally know of conservative evangelicals who are knowingly extending Christian recognition to open theists, Roman Catholics, Jews, Mormons, Hindus, Jehovah's Witnesses, etc? No? I didn't think so. Neither do I. I do know of evangelicals who do some of these things, but not of conservative evangelicals."Pastor Ernsberger engaged Bauder's statement above with this question/comment,
Does Dr. Bauder have short term memory loss? He answered a question given, with this statement earlier in the thread,
"Do you personally know of conservative evangelicals who are knowingly extending Christian recognition to open theists, Roman Catholics, Jews, Mormons, Hindus, Jehovah's Witnesses, etc? No? I didn't think so. Neither do I. I do know of evangelicals who do some of these things, but not of conservative evangelicals."
Incredibly Kevin Bauder suggests he knows of no conservative evangelicals who have extended Christian recognition to Roman Catholics. I believe we can turn to John MacArthur to help refresh Bauder's memory.
"The [Manhattan] Declaration therefore constitutes a formal avowal of brotherhood between Evangelical signatories and purveyors of different gospels. That is the stated intention of some of the key signatories, and it's hard to see how secular readers could possibly view it in any other light…. Instead of acknowledging the true depth of our differences, the implicit assumption (from the start of the document until its final paragraph) is that Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant Evangelicals and others all share a common faith in and a common commitment to the gospel's essential claims…. That seriously muddles the lines of demarcation between authentic biblical Christianity and various apostate traditions." (Dr. John MacArthur, The Manhattan Declaration, 11/24/09 at Shepherd's Fellowship web site)The real irony here is that Brother Ernsberger used John MacArthur, no genuine separatist, to remind and instruct Kevin Bauder, a self-described fundamentalist/separatist, that alleged "conservative" evangelicals had compromised the gospel by constituting, "a formal avowal of brotherhood between Evangelical signatories and purveyors of different gospels…" when they signed the MD. That is Mohler and Ligon Duncan knowingly gave Christian recognition to the "enemies of the cross of Christ" (Phil. 3:18). Later Kevin Bauder replied as follows,
Conservative evangelicals Al Mohler, Ligon Duncan, Tim Challies, et. al. signed the Manhattan Declaration. They knowingly joined Roman Catholics in that cooperative effort. They have, therefore, knowingly granted Christian recognition to purveyors of a different gospel and thereby have compromised the gospel.
On April 27, 2010 at the Foundations Conference Kevin Bauder had dismissed Al Mohler's signing the MD as merely an "occasional inconsistency…single episode."
Statements like these from Kevin Bauder is how fidelity to biblical separatism, the hallmark of Fundamentalism, is slain for the sake of fellowship with full-blown ecumenical (ce) compromisers. The ethos statement saying, "that careful, limited forms of fellowship are possible," is the proverbial camel's nose in the tent. The aberrant doctrine of the CE men I want nothing of in my tent.
Mr. Ernsberger, Should Mohler, Duncan, etc., have signed the Manhattand [sic] declaration? Absolutely not! It was a bad *mistake, or, if you prefer, a rather serious error. It was, however, rather an isolated error committed by men who had already paid a heavy price for their separatism. While it cannot be overlooked entirely, it must not become the only defining factor with respect to these men's ministries.To which Brother Ernsberger responded with,
The operative word in my statement was "knowingly." I do regard the Manhattan Declaration as a compromise of the gospel. Having said that, if we take seriously the words of Mohler himself, he does not believe that it requires him to extend Christian recognition or cooperation to Roman Catholics. The same can be said of other situations, for example Bethlehem Baptist's ongoing involvement with Converge.
I do take these men seriously. I think they are wrong, but their error is the error of a mistake and not of deliberate disobedience to our Master. Still, it would be more difficult to be involved with a Mohler or a Duncan than it would be with a Dever or a MacArthur. The range of possible fellowship is more restricted. (bold added for later commentary below and in part two of the series)
Dr. Bauder let's look a bit more closely at Dr. Mohler and his "isolated error." If the signing of the MD were indeed his "first" offense I might concur with you, but it is not. To take from a paragraph of Dr. Fred Moritz's article, A Certain Sound, in the May/June FrontLine magazine, he states, "Yet Mohler signed the MD, chaired a Billy Graham crusade in his city, cooperated with theological liberals in that effort, and he honored one of his liberal predecessors, Duke McCall, by naming a new building after him. Obedience to Scripture on one hand and disobedience on the other sends an 'uncertain sound'."To Ernsberger's laundry list of Mohler's ecumenical compromises we can add that he (Mohler) is a long time sitting board member of James Dobson's Focus on the Family. Furthermore, one of Al Mohler's first official acts as president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary was to inaugurate the Billy Graham School of Missions & Evangelism. Al Mohler became president of SBTS in 1993. In all fairness, therefore, arrangements for honoring Graham by naming the school for him in 1994 probably preceded Mohler's presidency. Nevertheless, Honoring Graham's legacy of ecumenical evangelism is a giant leftward step away from the so-called "conservative" evangelicalism with which Mohler is presently identified.
Sorry, Dr. Bauder, so much for an "isolated error." And for Steve Davis, the above excerpt can apply to you who questioned the ecumenical statement. How much more ecumenical can you get when working with a Graham crusade?
For complete documentation of Al Mohler's track record of ecumenical compromise, which Kevin Bauder is fully aware of, I refer you again to Al Mohler Signs the MD: Was This a First Time Foray Toward Ecumenism.
In part two of this series I am going to excerpt elements from Kevin Bauder's reply to Brother Ernsberger for specific scrutiny, commentary, comparison and closing remarks.
*Very similar to Dr. Dave Doran's excusing Mohler signing the MD as merely, "a wrong decision based on bad judgment."
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"…the way in which ad hominem attacks have been leveled against individuals who would challenge the claims of an article published is just deplorable. It is one thing for other members to attack this way, but to see moderators get into the melee is just beyond the pale. This truly sickens me."Pastor Ernsberger wanted to make his resignation and reasons for it public. His complete resignation, SI's Deplorable Moderator Actions Run Off Another, with additional commentary, can be viewed at my secondary blog, SI: In the Iron Skillet.
Furthermore, another pastor who quit SI, for reasons much like that of Pastor Ernsberger, has sent me an article detailing why he quit. This is an expanded exposé on the bias and attitudes of SI, its site publisher, admins and moderators that have run off so many. This to will appear at the Iron Skillet blog in the near future.


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New tools and accessibility options have been added to the Opendatacommunities API to extend ease-of-access to the UK Government's five-star dataset managed by the Department for Communities and Local Governments. Datasets include neighborhood-level analysis of housing and homelessness, quality of life indicators, and wellbeing measures.
A showcase of visualizations and interactive dashboards has been created to demonstrate how developers, data analysts and local communities can use the open datasets to better understand the interplay of economic and lifestyle factors on specific neighborhoods across the UK.
New tools and process were introduced to manage the OpenDataCommunities service at the start of July. This included a system to ensure the faster deployment of new Government-collected data. The OpenDataCommunities API aims to allow users to retrieve the government's official linked government sources including data from Local Government finance, fire and rescue, housing and planning. In reality, only 83 datasets are currently available, mostly focused on the societal wellbeing indicators. Developers can request priority access to other datasets based on their needs. Latest data uploaded includes end of first quarter 2013 data on homelessness and the latest projections on household population dynamics for each neighborhood to 2021.
Speaking about the new processes for uploading the latest data, Steve Peters wrote on the OpenDataCommunities blog:
"We have the technology and a robust mechanism to automatically generate 5-star statistical data internally, and quickly make it available within OpenDataCommunities. I am therefore confident that we can quickly bring new statistical data on stream, and also keep it in sync with future updates: e.g. so that content in OpenDataCommunities is released alongside future editions of our statistical releases."
OpenDataCommunities has also introduced a new data table explorer so that analysts can better mine data and download preferred results in CSV file format.
Developers can register for an API key to receive prioritized support and unthrottled access to API-retrieved data. Unregistered access still remains possible but may be restricted to request limits in future. The OpenDataCommunities API allows developers to retrieve data responses in JSON, RDF, Turtle and N-triples formats.
Some of the data visualizations created using the datasets include an interactive map of prices paid for land and properties, maps shading areas by levels of wellbeing and deprivation, and demographic data mapped at the local neighborhood level.
A Google Group is also hosted to encourage developer discussion on how the API is being used.


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AMES, IA -- A research study published in the October 2007 issue of HortScience found that consumers don't like blemishes--on apples, that is. The study of consumer values led by Chengyan Yue, PhD, Assistant Professor of Horticultural Science & Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, found that low tolerance for cosmetically damaged apples impacts consumers' purchasing decisions.
The study looked at consumers' preferences for either organically or conventionally grown apples to gauge buyers' tolerance for blemishes and other "cosmetic" defects. The findings were clear: when given a choice between organically grown apples with surface blemishes or conventionally grown apples, consumers prefer the conventionally grown apples because they "look better". Even though consumers understand that spots are merely a cosmetic problem and do not affect the taste or quality of the apples, buyers prefer apples with a better appearance.
Consumers in Midwestern markets were surveyed to determine their preference between cosmetic appearance and organic production methods in terms of their willingness to pay for organic apples in the market. Results showed consumers will pay a premium for organic production methods and for apples with low amounts of cosmetic damage. "Consumers have limited tolerance for very blemished apples and they tend to discount production technology attributes in favor of cosmetic appearance. Better understanding of this trade-off can improve organic producers' decisions about disease control.", Yue stated.
Dr.Yue explained the background for the research, noting that organic apple producers must control weeds and monitor and respond rapidly to harmful diseases and insects. Unlike producers who use conventional growing methods, proponents of organic growing methods are limited in the ways they can utilize weed management and pest control. "While there are higher costs and risks in organic production, the additional income from the higher price of an organic product may be appealing. But organic producers' limited methods of control may produce apples with cosmetic damage, which consumers may discount in the marketplace.", he said.
Results from the consumer study have important implications for apple and other fresh fruit growers. The relatively low consumer acceptance of cosmetically imperfect apples narrows the margin of error and presents challenges for organic growers. Organic apple producers must account for the trade-off between production technology and cosmetic damage in their production decisions. Yue observed that, in addition to improving management methods and using inputs effectively, taking more care in preparing apples for sale may also provide producers with opportunities for improved presentation of cosmetically damaged apples in the retail market.
To help organic apple producers market their crops, researchers suggest implementing additional marketing and promotional techniques, such as including recipes and tips for using and storing apples. Labeling apples "locally grown" also spikes consumer interest. According to Yue, apple growers who take careful measures to improve product appearance will see increased consumer confidence and sales.
The complete study and abstract are available on the ASHS HortScience electronic journal web site: http://hortsci.
Founded in 1903, the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) is the largest organization dedicated to advancing all facets of horticultural research, education, and application. Society website - ashs.org


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Thursday, February 18th
Cost: FREE
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9:00am - 11:15am
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12:00pm - 2:15pm
Location: Online,
from the comfort of your desk.
Includes access to the recorded sessions after the live event.
The Rails Online Conference is now over. If you registered for the online conference, you will receive a link to the audio recording via email shortly.
Rails 3 is taking its final shape, so there's no better time to take a close look at the work that's been done in the past year. Join us for a series of talks on everything you'll need to get started with it – from creating a new application, to upgrading from Rails 2, to the foundation that makes it all possible.
Rails 3 is a lot of things. Yehuda will go through the important high-level changes, giving you a starting point for digging into the improvements the Rails team has made for Rails 3.
This talk will give an overview of what has improved with a highlight reel of some of the best parts.
Rails 3 is the clear choice for new apps, but is it worth porting your apps running on Rails 2.3 and older?
In this talk we'll take a look at Rack: why it was created, how it caught fire across Ruby web frameworks, and how to build Rack components that further extend Rails 3's HTTP pipeline.
Program subject to refinement. All talks are 30 minutes, with a 15 minute break at US-PST: 10:00am (US-EST: 1:00pm). The entire conference will be recorded and made available to attendees free of charge afterwards.
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LOS ANGELES — Some joked, some complained, some relished the warmth and some just found it too hot to function on Thursday.
While there were mixed emotions as temperatures climbed into the triple digits across the greater Los Angeles area, everyone could agree on one thing: It's hot out there!
Having trouble viewing this on a mobile device? Read the full story here: https://storify.com/sarahbatcha/so-cal-heatwave.


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Sharon and I were in Minnesota this month for Scrapfest at Mall of America. It was so fun and crazy busy! They set up the entire event throughout the mall, with classes, make and takes, demos and crops. It was so wonderful to meet so many scrappers from all over that area! And i got to meet the one and only Kathy (kathask) and her super sweet Mom during the show. I was so glad to meet them in person--love them! Here is a photo Kathy's Mom took of us after the Prima workshop. Thanks for the photos girl!
AND----I am guest desiging for AllyScraps.com this month!!!!!!! Thanks Dana for the invite!
They have such a great online store-they have been around for quite a while! Lots of goodies in their shop, a great blog full of ideas (so inspiring) and a nice quaint message board that you won't get lost in. So friendly over there!
Here is a link to the site:
oh and they are giving away prizes for just commenting on their blog--how cool!
They sent me a generous goodie bag of products from October Afternoon and Maya Road. Here is a minibook I made using their Canvas Pocket Album and Farm Fresh paper line from OA. I just fell in love with this adorable paper line. I think I may have to give this little album to Gavin...
Lots of layering with papers, pins, alphas and more. I just love the charms too.
I decided to leave the canvas plain-I really like that way...
Here are a few pages inside. More papers, labels and cute little animals everywhere. And nothing is complete without some ribbon and flowers.
The pockets are little pages included in the little book-how cute are they? I added some stickers and stapled a little phrase at the bottom. And more pins with charms. The charms are little fruits and birds and butterflies that come in all colors.


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Hi mudski I know your post were a while ago now Im chasing the infamous dp chip installation guide for zd30tdi any help would be appreciated
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Hi mudski, I am after a EGR blank plate for a 09 CRD. I wanted to block it at the end closer to the intake. Don't want to block it at the firewall end; too hard to get to. ( I ordered one from a 4wd mod and they sent the wrong one; wasted heaps of time pulling intercooler etc etc off to find they sent the wrong plate---not too happy.)
Regards Basil


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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Skipping, Leaping and Bounding
Our schedule had Adam from TC Running Company slated to present to us but he didn't show up. Coach Nobby quickly stepped up and decided to go through the biomechanics of running and running form. He did a great job and he makes it look so easy!
Nobby created a power point presentation showing proper form and then we were off to the track. The Maple Grove Middle School has a fine gravel track that we use. It's very nice to have a measured area where we can complete our workouts.
We had the group pair up to complete 'pounding' exercises. We would pound on the ground with our right foot making sure to come down on the middle of the foot-not the toe or heel. We then added a skip motion to the pound as we finished a complete loop. It is much more difficult than it sounds. Nobby made it look so easy. He looked like an antelope leaping down the track. After skipping we added in leaping and bounding. My calves/hip flexors were feeling it. I probably don't lift my knees high enough, this exercise reminds me to LIFT!
Nobby suggests that we complete this workout once a week for 20-30 minutes. I will add this quick workout into my training runs!
After leaving class I made a trip to REI to spend my dividend check. I've been saving a gift card I received at Christmas to add to my dividend check. I bought the Garmin 310XT. I've wanted it for almost a year. I have it charging on my desk now. I can't wait to figure it out!! Topaz and I will be venturing out for a 10 miler on the trail after work today. I don't work my second job tonight, I have no baseball games, I am a free agent! I will catch up on The Biggest Loser and hang out with the guys. Fabulous.
3 comments:
- Londell said...
I am jealous of the 310xt although still not enough battery for you (he he). I ran into the biggest loser hamptons the other day. Sunshine looked great. She must be in the final 4 but they did a great job avoiding any discussion about the show....
- Julie B said...
I almost forgot that Sunshine and O'Neil live in Minneapolis(Edina?)! How cool for you to run into them, at a bike shop no less - I went to your blog post - I probably would have embarassed myself because I would have stood there with my mouth wide open! I love love love them! What a team! I had a little problem getting the software to accept my ANT stick but once my son looked it over all was well! Thank goodness for techy teenagers. It's a pretty slick watch, buy yeah, I could use 15 more hours battery life, or run 100s in 20 hours!
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barong and pants (municipal uniform), brown and green boat shoes (prince)
meet my new MHO pet: JUMPY!
since i'm doing check-ups at an aircon room now! its time to use my coat!
off to BACUNGAN fiesta!
c/o michael's van!
first stop: ate tala's
jelly churva! hehe = )
second stop: miriam's (previous MHO casual)
third stop: tita josie's
after office hours: tita lucy's at SAN ISIDRO
c/o tito jimmy's jeep
chardonnay from tita lucy, for mini bora trip!
got this following funny pics from MHO laptop...
inosenteng inosente
so much food and so much fun!
good first day back at MHO
TOMORROW: LSB at EVANGELISTA!


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Ubuntu for Tablets Announced, Developer Preview Available for Nexus Devices on 21st (Updated with Video)
Ubuntu for Tablets Announced, Developer Preview Available for Nexus Devices on 21st (Updated with Video)
Following its announcement for Ubuntu smartphones last month, Canonical has also announced a new version of its Ubuntu Linux operating system for tablet devices. Well, not that we didn't see it coming since most smartphone OSes double up for tablets as well. BGR has taken note of some of the additions:
BGR - "The operating system supports multiple user accounts from the home screen, including a "guest mode" option, and uses gestures to navigate around the user interface. It also features a notification center, sharing to all major social outlets, extensive multitasking support and is capable of displaying applications designed for both tablets and smartphones simultaneously, similar to the Snap View feature in Windows 8."
Check out the video demonstration below for a better idea of what Ubuntu has to offer:
With this announcement, the next step is to entice developers to submit apps for the promising platform. As such, Canonical plans to offer a developer preview of Ubuntu on February 21st for the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets, along with the Nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus smartphones. If that's that case, we should be able to get a good look at Ubuntu running on these devices come MWC on the 25th. Sounds like Firefox will not be the only one heating up the competition.
Source: YouTube (Ubuntu) via BGR


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Diamond Hogs Beat Bryant, Advance To Regional Final
Arkansas gets revenge against Bulldogs
After their offense was stymied by Bryant in a 4-1 loss during their opening game of the NCAA Regional, Arkansas responded in a big way the second time around.
The Razorbacks (39-21) tallied 13 hits in their biggest offensive game of the postseason with a 12-3 win Sunday afternoon. It was the second consecutive game they recorded double-digit hits.
Senior third baseman Jake Mahan and freshman shortstop Brett McAfee each notched two hits apiece and drove in three runs for Arkansas in the victory.
Sophomore left fielder Joe Serrano reached base in all five of his plate appearances, hitting 3-for-3 with a walk and getting hit by a pitch, and scored two runs.
Senior left-hander Randall Fant (6-1, 2.03 earned run average) earned the victory for Arkansas, allowing only two runs on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 5.2 innings.
Arkansas scored three runs in the first inning to take the lead and never trailed in the game. A four-run third inning and a five-run seventh inning completed the scoring for the Razorbacks.
The bullpen duo of Brandon Moore and Landon Simpson combined to allow only one run the rest of the way to preserve the win.
Arkansas advanced to the Regional Final with the victory. They will face Kansas State Sunday night at 7:05. The game will be televised on ESPNU.