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Gov. Sol Matugas has called on the public and private sectors to further work together for community development, as she cited the efforts made by mining companies for the advancement of education and job creation in Surigao del Norte.
Companies under the MVP Group have once again come together to help residents in Metro Manila and nearby provinces affected by Typhoon Glenda, which hit the country Wednesday, with MVP directing a holistic approach to carrying out relief operations.
Leon Mocate (with hard hat), senior forestry coordinator at Padcal mine's EQMED, in Benguet, and WAP worker Dennis Ciano helping some Philex college scholars plant a pine-tree seedling at a reforestation area on Saturday in Itogon town's Brgy. Ampucao.
Michael Toledo, media-bureau head of the MVP group of companies and SVP-Corporate Affairs at Philex Mining Corp., addressing today's regional convention of the IBP-CLR, at the Widus Hotel and Casino, in Clark Field, Pampanga.
MVP (R), chairman of Philex Mining, is pictured with the company's president and CEO, Eulalio Austin, Jr., who his holding an award for CSR advocacy, Michael Toledo (2nd, L), the company's SVP-Corporate Affairs, and Victor Francisco, VP-Envi & ComRel.
Manuel V. Pangilinan, MD and CEO of the First Pacific Co Ltd, tells the Shareholders' Association of the Philippines (SharePHIL), on June 18, that good governance demands competence with integrity.
The Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB) has issued to Philex Mining Corp. a formal lifting of the cease-and-desist order it had imposed on the company's gold-and-copper production in Benguet, paving the way for the permanent resumption of operations at Padcal mine.
Fulfilling its commitment for environmental protection, Philex Mining Corp. today paid its obligation to the government in line with the Clean Water Act, following its remediation works after the 2012 tailings-leak accident at its Padcal mine site, in Itogon, Benguet.
Eulalio Austin, Jr., CEO and president of Philex Mining Corp., talking before the employees of the company's Padcal operations who gathered today for the "President's Hour" at Sitio Padcal, Brgy. Camp 3, in the Benguet town of Tuba.
Alex Luis (seated), OIC chief of EMB, in Baguio City, delivers to Philex Mining a PAB order paving the way for full operations at Padcal mine, in Benguet.
Philex Mining's Padcal mine has granted scholarships to 81 new college students, bringing to 143 so far its 2014 scholars, with a budget of P7.8 million.
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A Bryan man is accused of vandalizing four vehicles with a strap used for towing cars.
Police say 29-year-old David Montes was swinging the tow strap, then striking vehicles in the Hurricane Harry's parking lot Tuesday night.
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The Bryan resident was arrested for public intoxication, and two counts of criminal mischief.
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TRAVERSE CITY — A sheriff's deputy's broken finger could mean extra prison time for a Grawn man.
John Henry Brace, 23, was arraigned Tuesday in 86th District Court on multiple charges stemming from a police chase through Blair Township last week. He was arrested Aug. 28 after he allegedly drove his SUV away from a traffic stop on Vance Road and then crashed through a fence and tried to run away from a Grand Traverse County sheriff's deputy.
The deputy tackled Brace and suffered a broken finger when the suspect continued to resist arrest before being handcuffed. Capt. Randy Fewless said county prosecutors authorized a resisting arrest charge with a stiffer penalty because of the injury.
"When an injury occurs it makes it a four-year felony," Fewless said.
A typical resisting or obstructing a police officer charge carries a two-year maximum penalty.
In total, Brace faces the resisting arrest charge, as well as charges of fleeing and eluding, possession of oxycontin, first-degree operating while impaired and driving on a suspended license. He also had outstanding arrest warrants from Grand Traverse and Ogemaw counties.
Fewless said deputies requested a resisting arrest charge for one of Brace's two passengers, a 24-year-old Mesick man, but the prosecutor didn't authorize the charge.


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SALEM — Congressman John Tierney started his bid for re-election with a $188,000 advantage over Republican challenger Richard Tisei, but Tierney's campaign war chest took a big hit during the hotly contested race.
Now Tierney is reaching out to supporters, asking for money to beef up his campaign account even before being sworn into his ninth two-year term today.
After spending nearly $2.2 million over the course of the race, his account shrank to less than $21,000, according to campaign finance reports.
Tierney beat Tisei by less than 1 percent of the vote last November, after a bruising campaign in which he was outspent and dogged by a gambling scandal involving his wife and brothers-in-law.
"In 2012, our campaign raised more money than we ever have," Tierney wrote in an email sent last week. "We now need to rebuild our campaign coffers and show strength early in 2013."
Tierney wrote that Republican Tea Party leaders made him ''their No. 1 target in 2012'' and won't hesitate to try again. "We can send a strong message that the 6th District is not Tea Party country and is certainly not for sale," he wrote.
Outside groups spent more than $3.5 million to support Tisei or attack Tierney, while $1.6 million was spent by outside groups supporting Tierney and opposing Tisei.
The race drew national attention, as the GOP viewed this as an election it could win.
Drew Russo, finance director for Tierney's campaign, said Tierney is continuing to raise money for the next election, like many other congressmen across the country.
"Voters in our communities spoke in November and sent John Tierney back to Congress to fight for their shared priorities," Russo said in an email to the Times' sister paper, The Salem News. "Congressman Tierney is committed to that responsibility and as always will ensure he has the resources available in 2014 to continue to serve our families."


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The truth, I suspect, behind Chardonnay's popularity on the mass market is its very blandness. Just as Mateus Rose was so successful in the mid-20th century because it was neither red nor white, sweet nor dry, still nor fizzy, so inexpensive Chardonnay makes so many friends because it cannot be accused (unlike Riesling, Gewürztraminer or Sauvignon Blanc, for example) of having too strong a flavour. It is also, crucially, usually relatively high in alcohol and, often, oaked, so that the overall effect - albeit unacknowledged - is of a rather sweet wine that is very easy to appreciate by newcomers to wine.
If this sounds negative, it is only because I think so much Chardonnay made today is without any great character - which is not the grape's fault. Chardonnay can make quite sensational wines in the hands of a great winemaker but it, perhaps more than any other grape variety, tends to express winemaking every bit as much as vineyard site. It is uniquely malleable and versatile.
Perhaps Chardonnay's most distinctive role is as a vital ingredient in top-quality sparkling wine, especially champagne. Although in most champagne it is blended with Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, Blanc de Blancs champagne which made exclusively of Chardonnay shows that it can produce elegant, lively, savoury fizz all by itself. (What the dark-skinned Pinots tend to add is not colour but ballast, or body.) Ambitious producers of sparkling wine the world over tend to depend on Chardonnay to add class to their wines. There is something about the elusive flavours of Chardonnay that marries particularly well with the traditional champagne-making process, involving extended ageing with the residues of a second fermentation in bottle, making a much deeper, denser sparkling wine than one based on, say, Chenin Blanc (as in the Loire) or Riesling (as in some top quality Sekt). No one could accuse Chardonnay of lacking body!
This is particularly evident in Chardonnay's grandest form: grand cru white burgundy such as rich and hazelnutty Corton-Charlemagne and majestic Montrachet made on the famous Côte d'Or in eastern France. These wines are often well over 13.5 per cent alcohol and are truly mouth-filling. In fact, it is my belief that Chardonnay in many of its forms is so alcoholic and broad-flavoured that it can be quite difficult to match to food. In fact it IS food! And almost needs to be chewed and savoured without the distraction of more solid matter...
The truly thrilling thing about Chardonnay grown on the Cote d'Or is that here, as nowhere else, it can express a sense of place, even if winemaking - which for top-quality Chardonnay produced anywhere almost invariably includes fermentation and maturation in different sorts of oak barrels; a second, softening malolactic fermentation; and different levels of stirring, or 'batonnage', of the lees at the bottom of the barrel - inevitably superimposes itself too. Oak can be tasted in the form of a certain toastiness, char - or even vanilla flavours in the case of American rather than the more normal French oak favoured by Burgundian wine producers. Producers in regions which have only recently mastered the art of encouraging malolactic fermentation (such as parts of South America and Iberia) often leave its milky, almost rancid side-effects on flavour in their Chardonnays. While a white wine that has been energetically 'stirred' often has a paler colour and smoother, almost dancing (as I fancifully call it) texture than one that hasn't (because the lees have stopped it picking up too much colour and tannin from the wood).
The distinctions between the wines of the famous white wine villages can therefore easily be blurred by the different winemaking regimes of different producers, but stereotypically Meursault is buttery, Puligny-Montrachet is steely and creamy, while next door Chassagne-Montrachet can be slightly nuttier and more textured.
The one wine region where Chardonnay is not routinely oaked by its most ambitious practitioners is Chablis in the far north of Burgundy, almost as far north as Champagne. And Chablis is a widely misunderstood wine as a result of all this. Because of its latitude, Chablis does not easily ripen the Chardonnay on which it exclusively depends. The wines are much higher in acidity and lighter in body than those made on the Côte d'Or to the south. Oak and malolactic fermentation are exceptional and - partly as a result - Chablis can age superbly. It invariably tastes 'green' somehow when it's young, very sappy and refreshing. It then typically goes through a rather awkward adolescent stage where it can take on some odd wet wool odours and then, in glorious maturity at about 10 to 15 years old, it is an extraordinarily appetising drink reminiscent of wet stones and oatmeal. (Yes, words ARE a very poor medium for expressing flavours!)
I have lingered on Chardonnay in north-east France because it is here that it has had the longest to dig itself in and distinguish itself. The latest DNA research shows, by the way, that it is the result of a chance crossing between a member of the Pinot family and an obscure, humble variety called Gouais Blanc in France and Weisser Hünisch in Germany.
But I am also a great fan of top-quality Californian Chardonnay. The golden state produces almost obscene quantities of this grape - in fact I think most Americans think white wine equals Chardonnay - but a few spots, particularly in Sonoma and the Central Coast to the south, where fog slows ripening, are capable of making truly great Chardonnay. Some of my favourite producers are Kistler, Marcassin and Au Bon Climat - and the Reserve bottlings of Robert Mondavi can also be impressive. These wines have a gloss, a sort of golden Californian glow, which makes them much more approachable in youth than their Burgundian prototypes. If Californian winemakers have one obsession, it is that their wines have clean, friendly noses and no rough edges...
Australian Chardonnay is to me some of the most distinctive. It has a sort of 'twang' to the nose which is definitively citrus, closest to lime (it often has a very slight greenish tinge to its deep gold). The Australians are past masters at delivering reliably made Chardonnay bargains now that they have enough grapes, and the fact that they were the first to use oak chips to imbue cheaper wines with some oaky flavour means that they also now use them more subtly than, say, typical eastern European wine producers. Such names as Giaconda, Petaluma Tiers Vineyard and Leeuwin prove that Australians can also make Chardonnays with real finesse and ageing potential.
Chardonnay is also the most planted grape in New Zealand, and the typical NZ Chardonnay exhibits that country's trademark streak of clean, green acidity. South Africa's Chardonnays can be attractively smoky, while Chile's taste like the inexpensive copies of North American Chardonnays that they are.
Chardonnay is grown in virtually every wine region elsewhere, but rarely shows much local character. Of all the wine styles made today, barrel-fermented Chardonnay is the most 'international', with all the connotations of a loss of local identity that that word entails. At its worst, Chardonnay is a bland white wine; at its best, an expression of place and power. Just don't expect it to have as long a life as Riesling!
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This coming Friday, Feb. 15, asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass within 17,200 miles—or 15 minutes—of Earth, according to scientist Bill Nye.
While the asteroid, which Nye said is comparable in size to the one responsible for the 1908 Tunguska event, is expected to pass harmlessly by, Nye said it is a very close shave relatively speaking.
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If it were not for those 15 minutes, life for millions of people could end.
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As much as 1,200 square miles would be destroyed, Nye added.
According to Nye, there are approximately 100,000 "Earth-crossing" asteroids and, for the first time in human history, the possibility exists that something could be done should one threaten Earth.
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A UW–Madison professor makes his initial appearance in a Milwaukee county court today, after authorities say he tried to meet up with a 14–year old boy he met on the internet.
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Summer in the city means Saturday trips to Coney Island and the Rockaways. Our only plan is to relax (and maybe enjoy a taco or two). We just want to sit with our feet in the sand, enjoy the sound of the waves, and spend the afternoon soaking up the sun. Unfortunately, that usually doesn't play out. You see, we're New read
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My name is Robert Carpenter. I make the internet. No, really. I do web design and programming work full time and have for several years now. I wrote my first HTML page way back in 1997, and published on the now defunct geocities for several years. My first foray into professional website development happened almost seven years later in 2004.
I regularly write code in PHP, HTML, CSS, jQuery, prototypejs, Ruby, Rails, bash, Arduino, C++, and SQL. I've been so far as to dabble in too many languages to mention in good conscience, but a Bachelors degree in Computer Science will do that to you. I enjoy coding with a version control system and my preference is git. As a result, where possible, much of my coding work is published on github.
I ran my own web design and IT service company for 3 years while living in Durango, CO. While testing out the waters of the mountain entrepreneurship I helped design and build several small business networks for reliability, forward compatibility, and ease of use. I also took on a few website design clients, most of which are still with me today.
These days I work full time at SparkFun Electronics as a PHP and Rails hacker. I'm part of an 12 man IT team working to solve problems I didn't know existed back in 1997.
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I'm a regular attendee at a Christian church in Boulder. I believe in the God of the Bible and my world is structured around this belief system. To encourage my faith I attend a life group with people my age, go on mission trips whenever I can get time off, enjoy leading a weekly Bible study, and spend time as often as possible reading the Bible. Some of my favorite authors and preachers are C.S. Lewis, C.H. Spurgeon, John Calvin, John Piper, R.C. Sproul, Ravi Zacharias, and Mark Driscoll, among others.
I love to play music. I've been a drummer for something around 15 years. I'm now actively learning piano and have been known at one time or another to play violin, flute, any manner of percussion instruments, and the few and far between song on guitar.
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To many people, the future prosperity of the United States seems grim.
We are transitioning away from two costly wars that appear to have had, at best, mixed results for us. We suffer from what appears to be domestic political gridlock, and as a nation, our balance sheet looks busted. Even worse, every time we look in the rear view mirror, we see a host of rising powers, led by China and India, driving hard and potentially passing us at some point in the future.
Still, the cliché, "it's always darkest just before dawn" has always been applicable to the United States, and this period of history may be no exception.
There may be seismic changes occurring in our nation's energy supply and consumption methods that could make North America energy independent by 2030, according to a recent report issued by BP (NYSE: BP), the UK-based global energy conglomerate. In the process, this could dramatically increase the prosperity and power of our nation.
The report spotlights increasing natural gas production from shale in the U.S. and oil production from Canada's tar sands, combined with rising energy efficiency across all aspects of life. Within the next two decades, according to this report, we will be able to reduce net oil imports and produce sufficient coal and natural gas to make the U.S. a net energy exporter (by a slim margin).
While at first blush, this may seem like yet another pipe dream or piece of propaganda for the resource extraction interests, certain facts do support the report's conclusion, among them:
*The current price of gas is as much a near-term reflection of heightened geopolitical risk around a potential Iran-Israel war in the Middle East as it is a function of long-term actual supply.
*Car manufacturers have substantially improved their products. Each new car purchased is 30-50% more fuel efficient than the vehicle it replaces.
*Due to efficiency enhancing power systems overall, average energy consumption rates have decreased 5% from just a year ago, and are continuing to drop.
*The nation as a whole has begun the shift away from energy resources that others have in plenty but we do not (principally oil) and towards resources that we have in abundance (such as natural gas).
I think we'd be a lot closer to energy independence if we could get away from our extremely dysfunctional, opposition based, two party system. The biggest problem I see in politics is that each party adamantly dismisses the merits of the other. Neither side has "the" answers, but if we were free to pursue all our options instead of fighting over which one to pursue, the answers we have would be more than sufficient to solve our problems. I don't see any reason we can't drill, drill, drill and pursue alternative energy at the same time. I think it would be just as effective at lowering energy costs as limiting excessive speculation in the markets would, but no reason to abandon that option either.
Why do writers continue to bypass the biggest energy story?
Covering future energy without including 'new nukes' (thorium, breeder/electrodiffusion) is at best incomplete.
New nukes basically solve the biggest problems with existing light water nukes – proliferation of weapons material, safety and waste disposal.
It is a huge failure of current policy that US industry is not going full bore on a technology that would be a source of well paying tech jobs, boost national security, reduce world conflict over oil and be a high value export for the US.
Nuclear power is expensive, dirty and dangerous.
Yeah, nukes are great… at least until something goes wrong. But that would never happen, right? Oh, and then there's that whole "nuclear waste" factor that NEVER goes away. Sounds as bad as the article author's fossil fuel nightmare… Oh, I mean "pipe-dream."
Flying is expensive, dirty and dangerous – right after you hear about an overblown media slaughterfest when a plane crashes or an airborne pathogen infects a few people. Nucler power is one of, if not the most, efficient way to power everything and when done correctly (safely), this process is phenominal. The problem lies in the waste. When we develop a safe and constructive way to dispose of the nuclear waste, we will energy independent for centuries to come.
Wrong. Completely.
Learn your topic before you presume to inform anyone else.
The big curse of blogs is that knowledge is not a requirement for expertise.
Amazing – did any one of you dumb_sses even read the post?
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"New nukes basically solve the biggest problems with existing light water nukes – proliferation of weapons material, safety and waste disposal."
Ref: gwkimball, this blog, second post, para. 3.
Continuing to use dirty, non-renewable and environmentally destructive fossil fuels sounds more like a nightmare than a so-called "pipe-dream." There is no such thing as "clean coal," fracking for natural gas is one of the most destructive, hazardous and fresh-water ruining methods of mining known to humanity (in a time of prolonged droughts I might add), and any domestic/ friendly sources of oil merely guaranty demand for the oil of petrol dictatorships who hate the U.S. and want to destroy us. No, dirty fossil fuels are not what will help America; our unrelenting addiction to them will DESTROY our economy… and health… and environment… and world influence. The answer is not doing what we've always done (and getting what we've always got), but rather a sustained and serious push for clean, renewable sources of domestic energy. That is our only chance.
If you don't want to use the Minerals and fossil fuels such as Oil, Gas, And Coal available in our own country, because they aren't the cleanest forms of energy: than I would expect you would only eat Organic food, and because fertilizer isn't the best healthiest way to grow foods, you wouldn't feed the fertilize corn to the farm animals, like Chickens, Pigs, or Cows, and you would be a Vegetarian, if they were feeding them non-organic corn, and knowing we could not produce enough food to provide for other parts of the world, for them to have enough to eat would alright too, for them to go hungry or starve is ok, but we would still have a few of the better organic vegetables without any meat at dinner. Personally I would rather continue to do what we have for 100 years, be the best food producers, the greatest industrialized and most prosperous nation in history, with a freedom and the liberty we have enjoyed so long.
Don't expect these green dimwits to understand what you just said. There are tradeoffs to any form of energy generation or food manufacture.
The reality of the world these people are promoting is a grossly lowered standard of living — not for them, but for others. Just ask Al Gore – private jets, double limo entourage to buy cough syrup, multiple energy hog mansions… and GW blather out of the other side of his mouth.


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The Michigan Land Use Institute lost a dear friend last week in Helen Milliken. The former first lady was a longtime supporter and steadfast champion of our work. Most importantly, she was a wonderful person who inspired people across the state of Michigan.
Helen and Gov. William Milliken were among the first to highlight the connection between a clean environment and a strong economy. It was around these core values that the Institute was founded in 1995 and it's the philosophy that continues to guide our efforts today.
Helen joined the Institute's Board of Directors in 1998 and played an active role up until late 2011. From our early work in oil and gas education and advocacy to our recent farm-to-school efforts to bring local food to northern Michigan schools, Helen kept a close handle on our programs and was always willing to share her wisdom. She also memorably took a stand 10 years ago when she served as the lead spokesperson for a widespread — and successful — community campaign to create an alternative to a proposed $30 million road and bridge across the Boardman River south of Traverse City.
We continue to honor the Millikens' work with our annual Milliken Leadership Award. Since 2008, we've recognized: Institute founder Keith Schneider; Black Star Farms President Don Coe; environmental attorney Jim Olson; and Marsha Smith, Rotary Charities executive director and Grand Vision leader.
We've created a tribute page on our site for people to share their memories of Helen. You'll find statements there from Keith Schneider, our board chair Craig Sharp, and others. If you have reflections to share about Helen, please add your comment at the bottom of the page. We'd love to share your thoughts on the site.
At her core, Helen was kind and honest with a deep sense of integrity. She had clear convictions for people and the Earth, and the courage and eloquence to speak out effectively for them. Helen had a profound effect on my life and a substantial influence in shaping the central values of the Institute.
I am forever thankful to have had the chance to know Helen Milliken over the last 15 years. She was a truly beautiful soul. I am dedicated to working with my colleagues at the Institute — and the many, many people working together in this shared movement — to carry on her powerful legacy.
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Mishaps and mayhem from around the West.by Ray Ring, Apr 14, 2014
How to save your town from the interstate
Arts tourism revives a reservation border town.by Jonathan Thompson, Apr 14, 2014
Best place to see a crowd of grizzlies
A few tourists get close to amazing numbers of bears catching salmon at Alaska's McNeil River Falls.by Ray Ring, Apr 11, 2014
Former Interior secretary blasts gas industry pressureby Eric Frankowski, Apr 10, 2014
In the West, it's all about beerby Michael Dax, Apr 09, 2014
Will the Colorado River reach the Gulf of California once more?
Photographs of last month's historic water pulses.by John Trotter, Apr 09, 2014
Save sagebrush, and good things happenby Peter Pearsall, Apr 08, 2014
The energy haves and have-nots
Will rooftop solar owners get off the grid — and leave other power users in the dark?by Judith Lewis Mernit, Apr 07, 2014
Why homes are lost to wildfire
This Forest Service expert says it's as much a sociopolitical problem as it is physical.by Melissa Mylchreest, Apr 04, 2014
The next energy boom to hit southeast Utah is "unconventional oil"by Michael Collier, Apr 03, 2014
The future of the Sacramento Delta hangs in the balance
But few Californians seem to grasp what is at stake.by Jeremy Miller, Apr 02, 2014
How to travel the West on $5,000 per day
Our pick of high-end tourism accessories includes a $600K RV and an 87-tool Swiss Army knife.by Ray Ring, Apr 01, 2014
Illegal pot farms that damage land should make room for legal entrepreneursby Christi Turner, Apr 01, 2014
Locals resist a Bakkenization of the Beartooths
South-central Montanans oppose new drilling, forewarned by fracking's impacts in other states.by Sarah Jane Keller, Mar 31, 2014
Happy housewarming, Charlie Brown
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A little paddling won't hurt the Yellowstone experienceby Charles Pezeshki, Mar 26, 2014
Paddling bill is bad news for Yellowstone and Grand Teton parksby Bart Melton, Mar 26, 2014
Go West, clean megawatts
Nevada stakes its renewable energy future on California.by Judith Lewis Mernit, Mar 26, 2014
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Jordan Hooper had a career-best 36 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 25 Nebraska slip by No. 24 Florida State 78-77 Saturday afternoon in Lincoln, handing the Seminoles their first loss.
Hooper was 6-of-11 from three-point range in her double-double performance. Emily Cady had 15 points, Lindsey Moore had 14 points and eight assists.
Nebraska (7-3) led 40-36 at halftime in a game with 17 lead changes.
Florida State trailed 78-77 and had the ball with :22 left following a pair of free throws by Moore. However, Natasha Howard missed two free throws with :0.4 on the clock.
Leonor Rodriguez scored 24 points, including 4-of-4 from three-point range for Florida State. Alexis Deluzio came off the bench and scored 19 points, including 3-of-4 three-pointers. Chastity Clayton had 14. Natasha Howard had seven rebounds for the Seminoles (7-1).


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A recent story on North Andover Patch reignited the debate about whether public schools should send home letters telling parents their child is overweight:
One day last year, North Andover Selectman Tracy Watson received a school letter about her son Cameron. It wasn't about his grades or his behavior. It was to inform her and her husband that Cameron was classified as "obese."
"Honestly, I laughed," Watson said. The letter -- part of a state initiative to monitor children's Body Mass Index -- explained BMI standards and encouraged her and her husband to contact their pediatrician.
But the letters have many in town crying foul and have ignited a debate over the government's role in children's health.
That debate has now flashed nation-wide, as our story was picked up by Fox News, the New York Daily News, reddit and Fark.com.
Parents, have you received a so-called "fat letter" for your child? Do you see the letters as a good public health measure? Or are they a government overreach?
Maybe you distrust the whole idea of BMI, given that by its standards, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is overweight.
Let's discuss it in the comments section.


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Graphene is a novel material to be used in electronics, solar cells, and bio/chemical detector applications. The new line of materials sold through the Graphene Supermarket is prepared by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), which is the most promising method for the commercial production of continuous graphene. CVD processing forms graphene onto a metal, which then is transferred to an insulating material required for the majority of applications. Graphene Laboratories Inc. has implemented the technology to transfer the graphene, made via CVD, to insulators in-house. Using this technology, they can do custom projects, transferring graphene onto virtually any substrate to meet the needs of researchers.
One future application of graphene currently under consideration is to replace the silicon in electronics. Graphene Laboratories recent developments bring that future one step closer. Silicon wafers with deposited graphene offered by Graphene Supermarket are well suited for the fabrication of prototypes of graphene-based electronic components. Graphene deposited onto transparent insulators, such as glass or plastics, can be employed as a transparent conductive coating and a replacement to indium tin oxide, which is expensive and fragile. These graphene-based transparent conductive coatings can be used in solar cells and digital display applications.
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Get school clothes from Salvation Army
The Salvation Army will host a clothing giveaway to residents of Clark, Floyd, Scott and Washington counties from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, at The Salvation Army Thrift Store, 528 Little League Blvd., Clarksville.
The giveaway, now in its 23rd year, is sponsored by The Salvation Army in an effort to overcome the high cost of sending children back to school.
Any child or adult residing in Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Scott and Washington counties, who is enrolled in school — including college — is eligible to participate and receive eight articles of clothing without cost. Participants only need to bring verification of school enrollment, or birth certificate, and proof of address.
Last year, 1,176 students were helped with clothing and more than 400 received school supplies.
IUS, Ivy Tech holding open house
Indiana University Southeast and Ivy Tech Southern Indiana will co-host a special open house geared specifically to Ivy Tech students.
The open house will help Ivy Tech students interested in transferring and completing their four-year degree at IU Southeast learn the steps necessary to accomplish the move. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, July 24, at Ivy Tech Southern Indiana in Sellersburg, 8204 Old Ind. 311.
IU Southeast representatives will be on hand to discuss admissions, transfer credits, financial aid, academic programs, student services, housing and campus life. IU Southeast Interim Chancellor Barbara Bichelmeyer and Ivy Tech Southern Indiana Chancellor Rita Shourds will provide remarks at 11 a.m.
Ivy Tech students who are interested in transferring may bring their transcripts and talk to representatives to determine admission eligibility.
Ivy Tech hosting open house
Ivy Tech Southern Indiana, 8204 Ind. 311, Sellersburg, will hold an open house for admissions from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today, July 23, in the Community Room located within Ogle Hall on the Sellersburg campus.
The open house will include presentations on financial aid and the admissions process. Academic deans, faculty and student services representatives will be available to provide information on specific programs of study. In addition, the event will feature a discussion panel about limited enrollment health care programs and campus tours throughout the evening.
For more information on how to apply or register for courses at Ivy Tech Southern Indiana, visit www.ivytech.edu/nowisthetime or contact us at 1-888-IVY-LINE.
Councilwoman hosting public event
Clark County Councilwoman Kelly Khuri will be hosting her second monthly series titled "Know Your County Government." This event will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 24, at the Jeffersonville Public Library, 211 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville.
The speaker for this event will be Clark County Assessor Vicky Kent-Haire. Topics will include how to appeal your assessment and how to use the Geographic Information Systems.
Book discussion and lunch
In conjunction with the adult summer reading challenge, the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 W. Spring St., is hosting a book discussion and lunch at noon Monday, July 29, in the library auditorium to discuss "Dakota: A Spiritual Geography" by Kathleen Norris.
From the award-winning author of "Amazing Grace," Norris tells stories about life on the Great Plains and its influence on the human spirit.
Lunch will be provided and door prizes awarded. Register for this event by calling 812-949-3523.
NAHS holding 50-year reunion
New Albany High School class of 1963 will hold a 50-year reunion Aug. 2-4.
On Aug. 2, a gathering will be at Newlin Hall, 2818 Green Valley Road, New Albany, for an evening of fun, food, drinks, games and auctions. Music will be provided by the Monarchs.
On Aug. 3, a dinner and dance will be held at the Calumet Club Ballroom, 1614 East Spring St., New Albany. Dance music will be from "The Doctors of Swing," a big band orchestra.
The brunch Aug. 4 will be at La Bocca, 134 E. Market St. New Albany. There will be champagne and music to accompany the Italian brunch buffet.
All reservation forms should be returned by July 30, to www.nahs63.com, 600 Berwyn Drive, Louisville, Ky., 40223.
Family class being offered
Floyd Memorial Birthing Center is offering a free New Family Fundamentals Class from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, at Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services, Paris Health Education Center, 1850 State Street, New Albany.
Meet Floyd Memorial Birthing Center's certified nurse midwife Carla Layne as she presents the class: "Midwives, Doulas and Dads class." Learn how a midwife can help during pregnancy, labor and delivery. Layne will provide new insight on natural and interventional births. Dads can become better prepared, too, by discovering fathering basics.
Plus, a doula will be introduced and will discuss how doulas can provide education and support for both parents.
Registration is required by calling 1-800-4-SOURCE or online at floydmemorial.com/events


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Room, 1 King Bed, Non SmokingMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Family Room with Queen and Bunk BedMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
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Orlando-area hotel near Walt Disney World® Resort
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Holiday Inn Main Gate East is 2.5 miles from Walt Disney World® Resort, 5 miles from Medieval Times Dinner Show, and 10 miles from SeaWorld. Old Town Shopping and Entertainment complex is across the street.
Pools, playground
Family-friendly features at this hotel include a heated pool, children's pool, game room, and children's playground. Additional amenities include a spa tub, fitness center, and self-service business center.
Wi-Fi, 32-inch TVs
All 444 guestrooms at Holiday Inn Main Gate East feature pillowtop mattresses, complimentary wireless Internet access, coffeemakers, and 32-inch flat-panel TVs with cable and premium channels. In-room safes accommodate laptops.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Holiday Inn Orlando SW - Celebration Area Amenities
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The full-service Holiday Inn Main Gate East is conveniently located 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from Walt Disney World® Resort. The hotel features an outdoor heated pool, children's pool, modular playground, and a video arcade. There is a 24-hour fitness facility located on site. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served in the Trattoria food court, and light snacks and beverages are available at Chianti's Lounge, located poolside. The hotel also features a business center with audiovisual equipment and 4 small meeting rooms with up to 4,000 square feet (371 square meters) of space. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas.
The hotel provides complimentary scheduled shuttle service to Magic Kingdom® Park, Epcot®, and Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park at Walt Disney World® Resort, as well as the Buena Vista Factory Outlet Stores. The hotel also maintains an activity desk for guests to purchase tickets to area attractions. Free parking is on site.
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- Total number of rooms - 444
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Chianti's Lounge - Located poolside. Relaxed atmosphere with indoor and outdoor seating. Nightly drink specials available. Guests can watch sporting events on three flat-screen TVs.
Room service is available 7 AM-11 PM daily (schedule subject to change).
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Check-out time is noon
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
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Hotel resort fee inclusions (may be listed elsewhere in this description as complimentary or available for a surcharge):
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We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
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The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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OAKLAND--The Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board has a vacancy in the category of "a representative of an organization engaged primarily in operating recycling programs within Alameda County." The appointee must live in Alameda County. Term of the appointment is two years, and Board Members are eligible for re-appointment to one additional two-year term.
The Recycling Board administers the voter-approved Waste Reduction and Recycling Initiative, which levies an $8.23 per ton landfill disposal fee that generates approximately $8 million per year for waste reduction and recycling programs in Alameda County. Fifty percent of the money is returned to local jurisdictions on a per-capita basis. The balance is appropriated by the Board for countywide source reduction and recycling programs, public education, recycled product procurement, market development and grants to community organizations.
To be considered for the appointment, prospective candidates must submit a resume and cover letter stating qualifications to Anna Gee, 1221 Oak St., Suite 536, Oakland, CA 94612; via fax to 510-465-7628; or emailed to email@example.com with the subject line "Recycling Programs Representative." The deadline for application is Sept. 21, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Minority and female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Questions regarding the application process may be addressed to Anna Gee at 510-891-5585.
Questions regarding the Recycling Board may be addressed to Tom Padia, recycling director, or Gary Wolff, executive director at 510-891-6500 or email at email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com.
About the Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board
The Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board (Recycling Board) was created by the voters of Alameda County through passage of Measure D, the Alameda County Waste Reduction and Recycling Act of 1990. Statutory authority for the Board resides as part of the Alameda County Charter. Staff for the Recycling Board is provided by the Alameda County Waste Management Authority, and legal counsel is provided through the Alameda County Counsel's Office. The Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board and the Alameda County Waste Management Authority operate jointly as one public agency under the name StopWaste.Org.
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- Six members are appointed by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. Appointees must reside in the county and be a representative of a particular constituency, as specified in the Act.
Pursuant to the county charter, the Recycling Board established a goal of reducing the waste stream going to landfill by 75 percent and beyond (using 1990 as a base year) and is mandated by law to provide:
- Countywide programs for source reduction; recycled product market development; and grants to non-profit organizations engaged in waste reduction activities.
- A recycled product purchase preference program within Alameda County government.
- Allocation of 50 percent of funds received for continuation and expansion of municipal recycling programs, which must include curbside pickup of recyclable materials and a commercial recycling program.
Recycling Board programs are funded by an $8.23/ton landfill disposal surcharge collected at landfills in the unincorporated portion of Alameda County (Altamont Landfill and Vasco Road Landfill).
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Growing up in Connecticut, my parents often loaded us in the car and drove 45 minutes to West Hartford, CT, to stock up on Jewish delicacies from Crown Market. Their pickles, the big kosher hot dogs, pastrami and the coleslaw were all the real deal.
My Nana used to schlep me on several buses from her apartment in Yonkers to the upper West Side to shop at Zabar's- ah I still dream of the 20 types of lox. So, it is not too surprising that I enjoy driving an hour to go to find VERY good ethnic stores.
Mazzaros Market is on of those places you just might say, "what the heck, a tank of gas for all that homemade pasta, prosciutto and cannolis." Well that is what a mere 1,000 of folks like me did this past Saturday.
OK, truth be told, when I was first told about Mazzaro's in St. Petersburg, I thought, yeah but is it REALLY that crowed? Is it REALLY as good as the North End in Boston? Hush up all you cynics like me—it is Italy all the way.
I hadn't been in awhile and had NEVER been on a Saturday (word to the wise—go on a Thursday or Friday). Now, don't get me wrong, I love Piccolo's in Gulf Gate, Sarasota and Casa Italia on Constitution but there is something about the drive over the Skyway bridge (if you are coming from the south) that just makes you salivate even more. Just like driving to the Michael Korr's outlet in Ellenton.
There is a plan at Mazzaro's:
1. Make lists for each section and divide up. Did I mention to bring a large cooler and two friends to help?
2. Get someone to get online for sandwiches first and just shove right in there to get a number or you will NEVER get served. Get the eggplant parm—OMG! The only bummer is that the rolls are soft, but for $5 you can buy a 75-cent Rosemary roll at the bakery, which by now one of your runners should be over taking a number. Oh, I almost forgot, to the left of the sandwich counter is a refrigerated case. Buy the smaller pans of baked ziti and lasagna. There are bigger pans up front but you don't have to commit to a big pan if you don't want to.
3. The cheeses are in the wine room in the back right- do that last not as crowded.
4. Get two bone-in monster rib-eyes that are on the long French cut bones. if you are a vegetarian please drop them off at my house. Pick up 2 pounds of sweet Italian sausage bulk and 2 pounds hot Italian sausages.
5. Pasta time—past the sandwich counter—if you can get pass, there is another ticket to grab for deli meats and sliced cheese, prosciutto and fresh pastas. Get the spinach and cheese manicotti and 12 ravioli and 12 specialty ravioli like the chocolate ricotta for a special brunch dessert or the prosciutto spinach and cheese or lobster and ricotta. Now look to the right and you will find the sauces—get two containers of sausage Ragu. Turn to your left just past the prosciutto slicing machine and grab two pizzas—don't wait too long or the only ones left will be chicken and hummus.
6. Find your other runner that is waiting to take a ticket to order at the bakery. Get a half dozen cranberry-orange biscotti, a pan of Tiramisu, a few cannolis and those 75-cent rolls I told you about. If you are a chocolate lover, people say the chocolate, chocolate cream cheese rolls are good but I am missing the chocolate lovers gene so at best I will buy a whole Boston Cream pie—I KNOW, not Italian but it reminds me of my old city that I lived in and where we went to Mike's pastry for the lobster tails—no not Red Lobsters'—delicous flaky pastry filled with Bavarian Cream pastry.
7. Get a small cup of gelato next to the bakery because by now your blood sugar is low.
8. Go get your car that you parked two streets over and bring around to the front. Load everything up in the cooler—except the sandwiches.
9. Drive back home, eggplant parm sandwich dripping into your lap while you reach for a bite of cannoli and head home.
That is a day in heaven and well worth the trip.
Mazzaro's Market
2902 22nd Ave. St. Pete
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Sometimes a person might experience feelings and symptoms that signal they could be in need of mental health treatment, but they're not quite sure where to start to get help.
The Lake County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services board has launched a new initiative called the Compass Line that aims to be a central, user-friendly entry point.
Through Compass Line, a trained triage specialist can help people sort through those feelings and symptoms, explore and explain options, and get connected firmly and quickly with the right kind of help.
Lake County residents can call 440-918-2000 or 350-2000 to get in touch with the specialist who will help guide them.
"We felt that too often, people seeking help were being asked to figure things out on their own," said ADAMHS Executive Director Kim Fraser. "Deciding which agency offers the best potential match for their particular set of circumstances can be a bit daunting especially for folks who have not navigated these waters before. That's what the Compass Line is here to help with."
The specialist is in daily contact with the network of ADAMHS service providers, Fraser said.
"So if one agency has a fairly long waiting list for counseling appointments and another agency has an opening tomorrow afternoon, we'll be able to factor that information into the recommended course of action," she said.
ADAMHS officials expect Compass Line will improve efficiency on several fronts, including better intake and less use of professional staff time along with helping to reduce unnecessary paperwork processing.
"Getting the person aimed in the right direction early makes all of those things go away," Fraser said.
The Compass Line initiative should also net the ADAMHS board valuable data such as service gaps or supply/demand unbalances that will help guide future funding decisions.
Information about the Compass Line also is now presented to entities such as law enforcers/first responders, educators, clergy, and other county agencies that frequently refer of people in need of help.


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News categories
New web displays and tools
Gencode Basic Renderer (Mouse)
A new renderer, GENCODE Basics has been added for GENCODE. The GENCODE Basic set comprises only a subset of the transcripts ie. the fragments and other problematic biotypes are excluded from teh basic set.
New VEP interface (Mouse)
The VEP web interface has been completely overhauled and now offers:
- new results page with summary charts, interactive filtering and more
- more options and configuration
- 750 variant limit removed - limits are now imposed only on uploaded file size
- VEP now runs on a job submission system
Highlighting the current feature (Mouse)
In Region in detail and similar views, we currently highlight the feature you have come from so that it's easier to find amongst all the tracks. However if you would like to turn off this highlighting, e.g. in order to have a cleaner image to export, you can now do so via the control panel.
You'll find the option under 'Information and decorations', labelled 'Highlight current feature'.
New species, assemblies and genebuilds
Merged genes and transcripts can be fetched using 'source' column (Mouse)
From this release we will introduce a new use for the gene.source column and the new transcript.source column. These columns will now indicate whether genes have been annotated by both Ensembl and Havana ('ensembl_havana'), Ensembl only ('ensembl), or Havana only ('havana'). This will feed into BioMart to make it easier for users to fetch genes and transcripts from only the annotation sources they are interested in. In release 74 and earlier releases, this information could be found using the analysis.logic_name. Note: An addiitonal source, 'insdc', is used for genes and transcripts on the mitochondrial chromosome because they are imported from the MT genbank file.
Mouse RNAseq database (Mouse)
This is RNAseq database for mouse. It contains models that are build by using Sanger RNAseq data.
Vega Zebrafish annotation updated (Mouse)
Manual annotation of zebrafish from Havana has been updated and contains the data released in Vega 55.
Other updates
Mouse: updated cDNA alignments (Mouse)
A new cdna database was created for e75: The latest set of cDNAs for mouse (as of January 2013) from the European Nucleotide Archive and NCBI RefSeq (release 62) were aligned to the current genome using Exonerate.
Updated mouse otherfeatures db: New CCDS import (Mouse)
This release of the mouse gene set also includes 23,084 transcript models as part of an updated version (Dec 2013) of CCDS
Splicing events (Mouse)
The ASTD project computationally predicted genes in a similar way to Ensembl every release with a focus on alternative mRNA structures (splicing events, poly(A) sites, TSS) and features (ppt, exon-exon junction types)
Since 2010, the storage and display of the alternative information is now an entire part of Ensembl for the following species:
- Homo sapiens,
- Mus musculus,
- Rattus norvegicus,
- Danio rerio,
- Caenorhabditis elegans,
- Drosophila melanogaster
These data have been updated for this release for the species listed above.
Phenotype data updates (Mouse)
Human phenotype data will be updated from sources including ClinVar and Decipher.
Mouse phenotype data from IMPC will be updated.
Structural variations (Mouse)
DGVa data will be updated and new studies imported
result_set.name unique (patch_74_75_b) (Mouse)
The name field of the result set table now has a unique key, and the names have been updated by appending the relevant analysis logic name, in line with the other set tables.
New TarBase microRNA target sites (Mouse)
Our conservative MiRanda miRNA targets set (which is no longer maintained), will be replaced by predictions from Diana TarBase:
TarBase v6.0 has replaced (drop-in) MiRanda targets as ExternalFeatures. Separate adapter classes will follow in r76.
TarBase analysis added (Mouse)
Added TarBase_v6.0 to analysis table
Ensembl 75 mart databases (Mouse)
- Ensembl Genes 75
- Renamed Saccharomyces cerevisiae assembly from EF4 to R64-1-1
- Added new Transcript source filter and attribute for all the species
- Added new filter and attribute for VEGA protein ID and WormBase Gene Sequence-name accesssion.
- Added new variation species turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
- Renamed "Protein domains" filter and attribute sections to "Protein domains and families".
- Ensembl Variation 75
- Added new variation species turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
- Renamed Saccharomyces cerevisiae assembly from EF4 to R64-1-1
EMBL and Genbank Dumps (Mouse)
EMBL and Genbank dumps for all species.
External reference projection (Mouse)
Gene ontology (GO) identifiers and gene name projection to all species.
FASTA & GTF dumps (Mouse)
FASTA & GTF dumps for all the species
LRG Import (Mouse)
Importing the latest version of Locus Reference Genomic dataset
Gene and Transcript Adaptor support for fetch_all_by_Source() (Mouse)
GeneAdaptor and TranscriptAdaptor will support the retrieval of their respective feature objects by the new source column
SQLite Support (Mouse)
The Ensembl core API will support SQLite databases. This work has been contributed by the Anacode team at the WTSI.
input_subset.analysis_id (patch_74_75_c) (Mouse)
An analysis_id has been added to the input_subset table, which will mirror the input_set.analysis_id.
Consequently, InputSubset has been changed to inherit from Set, and the feature_type validation in of Set subclass constructors has been moved to the Set constructor.
This work is a prerequisite to the retiring the InputSet class/table.
InputSet retired (patch_74_75_d) (Mouse)
The InputSet class has been retired and ResultSet will be used directly instead. The result_set_input table has been patched to replace input_set entries with input_subset entries. The ResultSet classes have been updated to make the association of dbfile_registry_entry record optional.
The InputSet class and table will remain in the schema, until all dependant code has been migrated to the new usage model.
Array size (Mouse)
The Array size attribute and associated methods/constructor parameters have been deprecated or removed.
patch_74_75a.sql - schema_version update in production db (Mouse)
Update schema_version in meta table to 75.
patch_74_75_c.sql (Mouse)
Adding a new table genome_statistics
Populated during the production run, it contains basic statistics on the number of genes, the length of the genome or the number of prediction
Mircroarray mapping (Mouse)
Microarray mapping has been updated for those species with new genome assemblies, new gene builds or new arrays.
patch_74_75_e.sql (Mouse)
Attrib related tables do not allow duplicates
Unique key constraints added to enforce this
Experiment FeatureType and CellType (patch_74_75_f) (Mouse)
The experiment table has had additional feature_type_id and cell_type_id fields added, and the associated API classes have been updated. This is in line with the current suage within the analysis pipelines and is to prevent the experiment class being used as a study where many feature/cell types can be associated.
ProteinTrees and homologies (Mouse)
GeneTrees (protein-coding) with new/updated genebuilds and assemblies
- all-vs-all blastp (ncbi-blast-2.2.28+)
- Clustering using hcluster_sg
- Multiple sequence alignments using MCoffee (Version_9.03.r1318) or Mafft (mafft-7.113)
- Phylogenetic reconstruction using TreeBeST
- Homology inference
- Pairwise gene-based dN/dS scores for high coverage species pairs only (both on orthologues and paralogues) (codeml/PAML v4.3)
- GeneTree stable ID mapping
- Per family gene dynamics using CAFE (v2.2)
ncRNAtrees and homologies (Mouse)
- Classification based on Rfam models (v11.0)
- Multiple sequence alignments with Infernal
- Phylogenetic reconstruction using RAxML
- Phylogenetic reconstruction using FastTree2 and RAxML-Light for very big families
- Additional multiple sequence alignments with Prank (w/ genomic flanks)
- Additional phylogenetic reconstruction using PhyML and NJ
- Phylogenetic tree merging using TreeBeST
- Per family gene dynamics using CAFE
- Homology inference
- Secondary structure plots
Protein Families (Mouse)
Updated MCL families including all Ensembl transcript isoforms (including human non-reference haplotypes) and newest Uniprot Metazoa.
- Getting distances by NCBI BlastP (v.2.2.28+)
- Clustering by MCL (v.12-135)
- Multiple Sequence Alignments with MAFFT (v.7.113)
- Family stable ID mapping
Compara dumps (Mouse)
- [ ] Data dumps for ProteinTrees
- [ ] Data dumps for ncRNAtrees
- [ ] OrthoXML dumps for ProteinTrees
- [ ] OrthoXML dumps for ncRNAtrees
- [ ] PhyloXML dumps for ProteinTrees
- [ ] PhyloXML dumps for ncRNAtrees
API/schema changes (Mouse)
- Extend genome_db table (and the corresponding API) with two extra fields (has_karyotype and is_high_coverage)
- Annotation of web display information in species_tree_node's instead of species_set_tags
Link from Region in Detail to individual exons (Mouse)
The popup menu that appears when you click on a transcript now includes a link to the Exon table if you click on an individual exon, and the exon you clicked on is shown in bold on the table. Note that this link will only appear when you are zoomed in enough for the click coordinates to clearly identify a single exon.
Retirement of archive 61 (Mouse)
This release cycle we will be retiring archive 61 (Feb 2011), in accordance with our three-year rolling retirement policy. The data will remain available on our public database server; only the web interface will be removed.
Remove read_coverage table (Mouse)
The read_coverage table and associated API support will be removed.
There are only a few individuals across our resequencing data with read coverage data, much of which has been remapped between assemblies and may no longer be reliable.
Removing this will speed up code and clean up some of the web displays.
patch_74_75_a.sql - schema_version update in ontology db (Mouse)
Update schema_version in meta table to 75.
patch_74_75b.sql - longer code in attrib_type (Mouse)
'code' column in master_attrib_type table expanded
patch_74_75_f.sql - longer code (Mouse)
'code' column in attrib_type table longer
Retirement of ensembl-draw (Mouse)
The ensembl-draw repository has been merged with ensembl-webcode.
The files that were in ensembl-draw can now be found in ensembl-webcode/modules/Sanger/Graphics and ensembl-webcode/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL.
Documentation move (Mouse)
To aid internal management of git permissions, we will be moving ensembl-webcode/htdocs/info into a separate public plugin, docs. No page URLs will change, but external developers will need to enable this plugin in order to display documentation for the API, etc on an Ensembl-powered website.
ensembl-webcode directory (Mouse)
Web code is now stored inside the top level directory ensembl-webcode.
A new variable has been added to SiteDefs, called $ENSEMBL_WEBROOT, which has the value of "$ENSEMBL_SERVERROOT/ensembl-webcode", and is used when locating files and directories that are inside ensembl-webcode. $ENSEMBL_SERVERROOT remains unchanged.
Stable ID lookup (Mouse)
Stable ID lookup provided for REST services
Removal of "default action" (Mouse)
We have removed the web behaviour whereby invalid URLs for genomic views were silently redirected to the default view for that gene/location/etc. This was causing issues with some scripts connecting to the website, including our own selenium testing. Invalid URLs now show a custom 404 component within the standard page template.
Search enhancments (Mouse)
Ensembl search has a number of improvements including (i) more extensive highlighting of the search term on the results page, (ii) improved ordering of results, and (iii) better handling of non alphanumeric characters in search queries.
patch_74_75_a.sql - schema_version update (Mouse)
Update schema_version in meta table to 75.
patch_74_75_b.sql - transcript source (Mouse)
Adding the source column to the transcript table
patch_74_75_d.sql - default source for transcripts (Mouse)
The new Transcript source column required a default value, that is now set to ensembl.


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For those of you following the race for state representative in the 26th Middlesex District, which encompasses East Somerville and East Cambridge, you might want to take a look at some recent media coverage.
First, Rep. Tim Toomey was on SCATV's "Greater Somerville" and spoke with host Joe Lynch about the campaign, his challengers and the district.
You can watch the episode here.
Second, The Phoenix (in its new glossy-magazine form) ran a profile of Progressive Independent Mike Connolly, who's running against Toomey.
Finally, the Boston Herald, via the State House News Service, posted a story about the entertaining Oct. 16 debate, in which Toomey, Connolly and Republican candidate Thomas Vasconcelos sparred over a number of issues, ranging from the state's finances to the candidates' employment histories.
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Brandy cuddled up courtside with "106 & Park" host Terrence J at the Toronto Raptors vs. New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Wednesday (Dec. 8). The flirty pair snapped pics with designer Vera Wang and Olympic skater Evan Lysacek. "At the Knicks game with my homie!!! Fun times:)" tweeted the star of VH1's "Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business."
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- Thursday 3 July 2003
The controversial entrepreneur – owner of St Emilion châteaux Pavie, Monbousquet, Pavie-Decesse and Bellevue-Mondotte, and Clos l'Eglise and another property in Côtes de Castillon – was set to buy the Pomerol property for €45m (£29m) in March last year.
Perse and Petit-Village owner AXA Millesimes agreed to hold the deal until it was clear how the 2002 vintage was selling. Now Perse says it's unlikely he will buy.
'I have until the end of August to decide, but in the present context I doubt if I will make the investment,' he told decanter.com.
Bordeaux 2002 is selling well – as long as you are a traditional name on the left bank of the Garonne. Right bank wines – St Emilion and Pomerol – are sluggish.
'We have sold one case of Pavie,' one prominent London merchant said. 'The reasonably-priced, traditional names are selling, the rest are very difficult.'
In particular, wines that are known to be favourites of American critic Robert Parker – most often the merlot-based right bank wines, hit hard by the bad 2002 summer – are lying on the shelves. Parker has not been to Bordeaux since the beginning of the year and has not tasted the 2002s yet, so many buyers do not have his scores to guide them.
Last year Perse told decanter.com at 53 he was 'too old' to take a big risk on a property like Petit-Village.
He says he will not be penalised for reneging on the purchase, despite many insiders being convinced AXA Millesimes would not have taken the deal to the stage they did without at least 10% being guaranteed.
'There will be no indemnity to pay or 5% fine for not honouring the deal, contrary to the rumours some people appear to have been spreading,' he said.
AXA Millesimes would not comment on the state of the purchase.


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Cellar/Tasting Notes "An exceptionally elegant nose of lemon zest, white flower, spiced pear and plenty of stone influence complements well the equally mineral-infused, intense and beautifully welldetailed flavors that possess that wonderful sense of underlying tension. I particularly like the long, dry and linear..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Musky, pure, complex nose melds pear, citrus fruits and white flowers. Round, subtle and nicely balanced, showing enticing lift to the citrus, white fruit and fresh herb flavors. Not particularly exotic or honeyed for a wine from a sunny site. The dry finish carries well."
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Green-tinged light-medium yellow. Polite aromas of ripe pear, apple, honey, spices and white flowers. Broad in the mouth but a bit less convincing and filled-in than the Embrazees and Baudine. Finishes with a slightly dusty quality. Morey generally uses 30% to 33% new oak for his premier crus."
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Bright pale yellow. High-pitched aromas of pear and honey. A step up in texture from the village Chassagne, displaying a tighter grain to its peach, citrus and spice flavors. Better grip and acidity here as well. Finishes with good length. This deeper, heavier soil is generally better for..
Cellar/Tasting Notes The Chenevottes, a new appellation for Morey in 2011, is a delicate chardonnay with aromas of soft textured fruit. It is an easy drinking wine that is low in acid and vibrant with fruit flavors.
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Millions of people who are currently living in the shadows after illegally immigrating to the United States could begin a path to finally getting legal status in the United States. That is, if a new bipartisan effort at immigration reform is accepted.
A compromise plan was announced Monday by a group of eight U.S. senators and immediately generated headlines for its forgiveness of undocumented workers who do not have criminal records and the new crackdowns that would be implemented, CNN Politics reported. This was followed up Tuesday with a speech in Las Vegas by President Barack Obama on the same issue.
The main difference appears to be in the focus. While both plans eventually clear a way to citizenship for the reported 11 million illegal immigrants in the country, the president's intent is more on fast-tracking that part of the plan. The senators' plan puts a stronger focus on first securing the border. The senators, in their proposal, said they aim "to secure the border, modernize and streamline our current legal immigration system, while creating a tough but fair legalization process for individuals who are currently here."
Border controls would be tightened — including the use of drones to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border — and there would be more effort to prevent the hiring of undocumented workers. Read the plan here.
Critics, however, are concerned by the failure to address the enormous backlog in legal family-unity immigration. Obama, however, touched on that, although briefly, in his speech.
"We've got to bring our legal immigration system into the 21st century because it no longer reflects the realities of our time," Obama said. "For example, if you are a citizen, you shouldn't have to wait years before your family is able to join you in America."
There were about 11.2 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. in 2010, according to a Pew Research Hispanic report. Conservative leaders have said they are trying to create a modern immigration system, as well as woo back Latino voters.
The immigration reform package must first pass the Senate, then be considered by the House.
Will these efforts result in immigration legislation this year that will eventually fix the immigration system? And is this fair to the immigrants who waited, or are still waiting, their turns for legal visas and green cards?