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50 Club Friday is here and I have something very special to give you.
If you have ever tried any of my 50 club Friday workouts you will know just how effective they are!
If you are new to this training then welcome! 50 Club is a tough resistance training format that delivers amazing results.
I have used these workouts as part of training for as long as I can remember and members of 50 Club include some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
You pick a weight you can lift 12 times for the first set.
You take it in turns to reach 50 reps in as many sets as it takes.
Your rest is while your partner works, and absolutely no more!! (or 35 second if you are training by yourself)
You do your maximum number of reps on each set.
If you reach more than 12 on the first set, it only counts as 12 and
you have to increase the weight.
If you don't reach 12 make slightly lighter of the next set.
The weight should never be decreased (apart from if set one doesn't reach 12) even if towards the end you are down to threes and fours.
Typically, I use this format of training once per week paired with a full custom training and nutrition plan.
In order to train effectively your schedule has to be balanced and goal focussed so if you need any additional support with your training and nutrition let me know.
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When you first spray Gypsy Water (Byredo 2008) you have an olfactory experience similar to the unequaled refreshment of taking a long and cool drink of perfect water. And probably water with lemon. The best lemon. Of course.
Piny juniper and subtle pepper emerge afterwards. And then the warmth of the amber, vanilla and sandalwood meets the green chill of the citrus. The contrast feels modern and chic. Meanwhile a sugary incense adds allure and mystery.
Recently I've been paring down my collection because I need to add fragrances I love without overdoing it. This is not a scent I'll be adding but it's one I can't help but appreciate.
Top notes: bergamot, lemon, pepper and juniper. Middle notes: incense, pine needles and orris root. Base notes: amber, vanilla and sandalwood.


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CypressEditor 2017.2
- Release date:
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Rosses AC members in Athlone in March
The All Ireland Indoor Championships take place at the National Indoor Arena in Athlone over the weekend of March 12th/13th and 19th.
Below is a list of club athletes who have qualified from the Ulster Indoors in Magherafelt and are eligible to compete at the National Finals. Any club member who has not already confirmed their availability for the finals in Athlone, please do so by contacting the club email at firstname.lastname@example.com or call / text club mobile on 0834665734.
All Ireland Indoor Finals, Athlone, Saturday, Mar 12th
Patrick Marry U14 High Jump 11.00am;
Aoife McGee U12 60m Sprint 2.30pm Heats
Jordan Gallagher U 13 shot put 10am
Emma Brown U15 60m Sprint 2.30pm Heats
Sunday, March 13th
Amber Gallagher U12 Shot Putt 10am
Maeve Boyle U12 Shot Putt 10am
Emilly Croke U14 Shot Putt 12 noon
Leah McGarvey U14 High Jump, 1.30pm
Saturday, March 19th
Thomas Marry U17 Shot Putt 1.30pm
Relay Teams, 10.30am Heats
- Johnson Bangora, Emma Brown, Cianan Gallagher, Leah McGarvey, Kyle Doohan, Emma Doherty, Joe Sharkey, Shannon McCready, Conor Coyle.
Ádh mór ar bhaill an chumainn a bhéas ag glacadh páirt.


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Table of Contents
- Summary
- What is Mobile Cloud Computing?
- Case Study: Playfish Games
- Driving Trends
- Smartphones and Netbooks
- Mobile Networks
- Mobile Applications
- Mobile Cloud Computing Forecasts
- Case Study: Roambi
- Conclusion: Hard Choices for Smooth Scaling
- Appendix: Cloud Computing Definition
- About GigaOm
- Copyright
Larry Ellison championed the idea of thin-client devices connected to centralized data and processing from the mid-90s to around 2000, much to the derision from the folks in Redmond. He's been vindicated, except for one thing: while Ellison's network computers were stripped-down desktops connected to Oracle databases; today, network computers have turned out to be smartphones and netbooks. Still, Ellison's idea represented the groundswells of a tidal shift that's rocking both the IT industry and the mobile communications industry.
What happens when you promise end-users a persistent connection to data, applications and services regardless of the device they're using?
Mobile cloud computing aims to deliver just such a promise. Mobile access to popular web-based services such as Facebook and Gmail, combined with next-generation smartphones like the iPhone, Palm Pre and Android devices, is driving broad adoption of mobile data. Indeed, the combination of smartphones, Apple's mobile app store, and mobile cloud computing appears to be rescuing the traditional mobile data market from itself.
The blurring of the lines separating fixed and mobile broadband has accelerated strongly across geographies. In the U.S. market, Pew Internet and American Life reported in July 2009 that fully 56 percent of Americans had accessed the Internet wirelessly, with 32 percent of the population having done so with a handheld device such as a phone, PDA, iPod, Kindle or other connected consumer device.
These numbers are encouraging for mobile Internet and, by extension, mobile cloud computing (MCC). Yet the irony facing both mobile telecoms and IT is that neither industry controls the secret sauce driving MCC. To be sure, mobile carriers are selling more mobile data plans, not the least because more users want mobile access to their social networks and other MCC-based services. These services are voracious consumers of storage, processing and content distribution resources. The IT industry benefits from increased demand for these resources.
However, the center of economic gravity is shifting. Historically, access to the mobile network was the service. What happened after the user paid the network gatekeeper (the mobile carrier) for access was largely immaterial. It was the volume of consumed bits that mattered. However, as users have expanded the uses for those bits, what the user does in a given session becomes fundamental to how much the service provider can charge the user or a third party (e.g. an advertiser). These MCC service providers base their business on the value of the service being accessed rather than the volume of the mobile bits being served.
Of course, the rub comes when delivering the value proposition of a MCC service requires a huge volume of mobile bandwidth. This is the sticking issue for all parties concerned: who will make the massive, required investment in mobile broadband infrastructure in order for MCC to reach its potential?
To date, the vast majority of MCC providers have sidestepped the mobile broadband component by letting the end-user deal 100 percent with the mobile bandwidth cost. But it's also true that as MCC providers increasingly deploy media and bandwidth-hungry services, it will be a hard sell to wring out the billions of dollars necessary to build out mobile broadband by consistently screwing the network operator.
In the meantime, we can expect a lot of previously unthinkable tie-ups (e.g. Nokia and Intel) between IT industry players and mobile players in the short-term. This is because MCC represents one of the few growth areas in a difficult global economy. In heavily penetrated mobile markets such as Europe, parts of Asia, and North America, the economic engine for mobile telecoms has shifted away from coverage and penetration toward usage, much of it now drawn from mobile data. Simultaneously, the IT industry must respond to a secular shift by the mass-market to employ the web, rather than the PC, as the main platform for accessing and interacting with content, applications and services.
Emerging economies conceivably offer even more MCC growth potential. By most accounts, there will be over 1 billion people achieving middle class status in BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and other developing regions by 2015. These new consumer and professional populations with disposable income are making relationships with global brands, services, and applications, often for the first time. For huge populations, mobile access is the Internet.
Thus, it's likely that the mobile, IT and MCC sectors will continue their current marriage of convenience to attack a rare convergence of both short-term and longer term opportunity. However, in the process of adapting to an Internet that's becoming more global, mobile and web-based by the day, the mobile and IT industries will be forced into new ways of doing business.
The recent kerfuffle surrounding the attempt by Google Voice to be included in Apple's App Store is simply an opening shot of a larger struggle. As mobile communications goes further down the all-IP road, the industry becomes increasingly governed by Internet economics, which hold that voice is just another type of data that should be part of a basic access charge rather than a separately charged service. It's not surprising that the mobile industry — being reluctant to slit its throat for the greater good — sees things differently.
Regardless of efforts to lash it to historic business models, MCC will force the mobile and IT industries to migrate to an Internet future that is more global and service-driven rather than technology-, product- or access-driven. Now that a fast-growing cohort of consumers and enterprises worldwide have tasted what it's like to have mobile access to popular web-based services, all three industries will need to work closer with each other whether they like it or not.


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Keturah (The Sugar Baron's Daughter #1)
Title: Keturah (The Sugar Baron's Daughter #1)
Author: Lisa T. Bergren
Pages: 352
Year: 2018
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
My rating is 4 stars out of 5.
Keturah Banning Tomlinson has received the last letter of their late father from their sugar plantation in the West Indies. The news is not good. While still grieving the death of their father, Keturah and her two sisters now face financial ruin. There has been a drought, the crop has failed and the overseer has died just to name some of the things that have gone wrong in the West Indies. The sisters decide to pack up, leave London and travel to the sugar plantation to set things back on course. The idea of three women being heiresses to a fortune and managing it themselves is ludicrous to most men of this time, so most of the men want to marry Keturah to gain control of the plantation, property, etc. However, Keturah has told herself she will never be under a man's thumb again.
The problems facing three aristocratic women when they arrive are daunting. Is there any way they can turn things around for a brighter future? Gray Covington may be the answer, but can Keturah set aside her stubbornness and her fear of a repetition of the past to trust again? Gray is a childhood friend who has also arrived on Nevis to manage his brother's sugar plantation. He wants to renew his friendship with Keturah as he has kept his distance since her marriage. However, his reputation as something of a lady's man might harm this. He wants to protect Keturah and her sisters, so he won't give up his pursuit of friendship or maybe something more?
With rich and vivid descriptions of the time and place, I felt like I was in the West Indies with Keturah. The author does an excellent job of putting readers in the story. The slavery scenes in the story, while horrible, I thought were realistic and authentic to the time and place. Her care of her sisters' future was admirable, thinking of their needs first. My only negative is that the first third to half of the book was a bit slow; it took a while for me to get to know Keturah's character and get involved in the story. However, with the themes of redemption, forgiveness and God's ability to love us no matter what made the story worth reading for sure. I also appreciated in the Author's Note references for victims of abuse. I am curious to read what happens to Keturah's sisters in the upcoming novels, so stay tuned for further reviews!
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255. "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."


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"The head-heart connection should be on everyone's radar. It's not just being unhappy. It's having biochemical changes that predispose people to have other health problems, including heart problems."
– Barry Jacobs, Director of Behavioral Sciences Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program
Heart disease is the leading global cause of death, associated with significant morbidity and escalating health care costs. The relationship between cardiac health and depression reached a new level of understanding in 2014 when the American Heart Association announced that depression is a risk factor for adverse medical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Despite this announcement, the relationship between depression and cardiac health remains complex. Some studies show that cardiac events precede depression, while others show that depression increased the risk for cardiac mortality—even in subjects without prior heart disease—or that patients with depression were 6 times more likely to die within 6 months of a cardiac event. Several studies have found peer support to be of value to cardiac patients, and given the long history of peer support's success with depression and other behavioral issues it should not be surprising. One study found that among sufferers of cardiovascular disease an intensive 40-hour group-based CBT program decreased the risk of recurrent cardiovascular disease and acute myocardial infarction. Another study, targeting unpartnered older adults, found that a peer advisor could encourage participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs, thereby leading to fewer rehospitalizations. And peer support has been found to be viable and potentially sustainable during transitional life events such as recovery from cardiac surgery. Other psychosocial factors are also considered to contribute independently to the risk of coronary heart disease. Like depression, they may also result from the onset of a cardiac event, and—like depression—they have a long track record of successful treatment in a peer support group setting. As healthcare integration proceeds, addressing factors such as severe anxiety, chronic stress, social isolation, emotional dysregulation, and others increasingly will be seen as an essential part of a comprehensive treatment plan. Online support groups from PSS are ideally suited to post-cardiac event treatment. Attendees don't need to be physically present to participate actively in a group, so treatment can begin as soon as the patient is able. Travel is unnecessary, so participants can attend more regularly (and be more consistently monitored). With no need to arrange for meeting rooms, security, facilitators, and so on, creating a new group can be fast and easy, and a group can be shared among multiple programs for additional cost reduction. Evidence-based content is stored online, and can be presented during meetings or provided to participants on demand. PSS support groups are effective. Participants in our long-running depression group report a 69% drop in hospital readmission, and a 33% improvement in the level of depression. Make peer support groups from PSS a part of your post-cardiac treatment program.
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The use of technology is something essential to run a Company and this factor decides that how all the tasks happen in a business area. If you are into a business then it becomes necessary to look for a Company that can provide IT services as this will ensure that the use of technology happens in an efficient manner.
Most of the small as well as big companies in London consider hiring the services of experts to ensure that they are able to use all the technology equipment and tools in a better way. If IT related matters are taken care of then you can easily increase the productivity of your business. There are many companies listed on the online platform that provide IT support in London and this makes it easy for you to choose the professional that matches your business needs in a perfect manner.
Hiring an expert for the job
- The first thing that you need to consider while outsourcing IT services is the expertise of a professional. It is a good idea to hire an expert that has the right knowledge to provide IT services to the kind of business you have.
- The money that you invest in IT-related jobs is paid off with the increase in the efficiency of the work that happens in your Company.
- You can increase the work productivity once the IT related matters are taken care of by the right IT experts.
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Don't these berries look poisonous?
I found it interesting how a painting changes in regards to the distance you view it from. For example Van Gogh's painting Irises, when I viewed it from a couple of feet back, the scene was fluid with increasing motion similar to the crescendo of a melody. In contrast, when I got within a couple of inches from it, the work reveals the different consistency of oil paint used in each choppy brush stroke as if to have no correlation. Fascinating!
There was one particular painting of a sailboat being tossed to and fro in the rough waters of a violent sea. From a distance the painting provoked feelings of despair and nervousness, but when I went up close to view it I saw the fishermen had happy faces painted on them, and what I mean by happy faces is two dots for the eyes and a concave line for the mouth like this :) Interesting!
All in all, it was a pleasant, inspiring, and humbling experience. If you are ever in Los Angeles I recommend a trip to The Getty. Admission is free! The price of gas it took to get there is what gets you. Somebody stop the madness!
...and lastly, a new apron for the shop.


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Welcome to the Plant Ecophysiology lab at the University of Vigo !
In this lab our research is focused on interactions between invasive plants and their new environment with implications in control and restoration. We are interested in ecophysiological strategies of plant species that allow them to compete in natural or agricultural environments. We are also interested in how plant characteristics affect the soil microorganisms and cycling of nutrients and to know the chemical composition of natural plant leachates (allelopathy).
We employ a variety of approaches including plant physiological measurements (photosynthesis, respiration and chlorophyll fluorescence); plant biochemical measurements (proteins, pigments and stress markers); soil microorganisms structure and function (DGGE, soil enzymatic activities and soil basal respiration) and plant elemental composition. We also utilize chemical measures of the environment (soil solution and plant leachates), as well as stable isotopic composition of plants.
Other aim of the lab is phytoremediation, focused on ecophysiological characteristics of plants capable of restoring mine tailings.
Contact usUniversidad de Vigo-Facultad de Biología
Edificio de Ciencias Experimentales
As Lagoas-Marcosende s/n
E-36310 Vigo-España
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Iconic. Classic. Timeless. Silver screen beauties are forever being re-interpreted and re-imagined, and yet, the style and sophistication remains. This fall, LCN, the makers of Polish Seal, offer their take on effortless glamour with the Charade Collection.
Mysterious and alluring, this quad of earth-tone hues offers a modern interpretation of retro sex appeal à la Audrey, Liz, Marilyn and Rita. Like all LCN polishes, the Charade Collection features LCN's professional-grade formula with unique nanotechnology for superior strength, durability and shine. Not only do LCN polishes perform, they are free of the "Big 3" (DBP, Toluene and Formaldehyde - and Cetyl Alcohol), making them as beneficial as they are beautiful.
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The secret to this perfect dough is vodka which adds moistness without aiding in gluten formation. Because the alcohol vaporizes when baked the result is a more tender and flaky crust. I'll also use cold juice instead of the cold water (a trick used by Chef Viola, my grandmother). Why add water when you have other flavor-adding liquids available! It's always best to keep the butter cold so after mixing it's best to chill for at least an hour before use. When chilled and ready to use, remove the wrapper and knead it a few times to soften slightly before rolling out.
Yield: 2 (10-inch) crusts
4 cups (24 oz) flour, divided
2 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup (4 oz) ice water or vodka (add up to 1/4 cup more if dough is too dry to come together)
2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups (12 oz) butter, chilled and cut into 1/4-inch pieces (using butter adds flavor)
1/2 cup (4 oz) vegetable shortening (using shortening or lard improves flakiness. Use butter if not available.)
Place 2 cups flour, sugar and salt in food processor. Pulse a few times to incorporate
Add the butter and shortening then pulse to combine.
Add remaining flour. Add the ice water a little at a time, pulsing between additions. Then let the blade run; dough will start to gather together. It should feel smooth, not sticky. If not, add more liquid.
Remove dough and form into a ball. Divide and pat the dough into two discs, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour or up to a day. This will help the dough not to shrink during baking. After removing chilled discs, let warm slightly for 15 minutes. Before rolling, bang the disc with the roller a few times to loosen up. (FYI, if you're in a hurry you can skip chilling and just use it immediately.)
Note: If making only single crust, use half the ingredient amounts. Roll and line the pan, poke the bottom and sides with a fork, then put into refrigerator or freezer for 20 minutes. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. When ready, line shell with 15-inch parchment paper or foil and fill shell with pie weights or dried beans. Place on a sheet pan and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until very light golden brown.
*Using vodka instead of water increases the flaky texture since the alcohol evaporates.
Tricks to prevent a single crust from puffing during baking:
1. Take two identical metal pie pans. Put your pie shell in one of them, as usual. Put the second pie pan in the pie shell. Flip over and bake on a baking sheet.
2. Freeze it for 15 minutes before baking; it rarely puffs at all.
3. Line pastry with foil (bottom and up sides) and fill 1/3 with dry beans or lentils. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove foil/beans and bake 5 to 6 minutes more or until golden.
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Ingredients: roasted pork, ham, swiss cheese, gherkins, mustard and paninis
The pork needs to be marinaded in orange and lime juice with garlic, onion and salt & pepper overnight and then cooked the next day to be ready for the sandwiches.
Open the paninis and put mustard on each side. Fill with the roasted pork.
Add the ham, cheese and gherkins then fry in butter in a pan. Use something to press down on the sandwiches so they get toasted. Cut in half diagonally and eat.
Ratings: JD - 5, Emma - 5
Next Saturday - Coronation Chicken Sandwich


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How to be a good psychologist?
Are you planning to begin your career as a psychologist? If yes, you must read this. Finding a psychologist job is not too difficult as the market is looking for more and more psychologists but acing in the profession is the challenge. You might be doing your work well but to become a good and successful psychologist, you need to keep few of these things in mind…
The need of Psychology jobs is rapidly growing, and if you are looking to relocate, you should hunt for psychology jobs in New Zealand. You will get a wider scope to expand and become one of the best in the country.
- Interest in research – The job of a psychologist consists of constant research with new practices and ideas coming out. You need to constantly stay up to date with all the researches and developments happening in your industry.
- Communication skills matter a lot – Psychology is all about communicating. You need to stay in good sync with your patients, seniors and other psychologists at all times. You will meet a lot of different types of people almost every day; you need to communicate well with them so that they understand what you are trying to say.
- Sense of compassion – A good psychologist should be compassionate and should empathize with the pain and difficulties of their patients'. You should know how to put your patient in a comfort zone and make them feel free to discuss their problems. If they think you are intimidating, they will hide feelings from you and you can never really come to a conclusion as to what really happened to them.
- Patience – Patience is extremely important in your job as you will be meeting so many different people every day. While some will be easy to handle and some can be quite difficult. Certain patients can talk for hours and hours, you have to listen to them with patience. Also, researches sometimes can take a lot of time, so patience is the key to success!
- Educational skills – Of course, formal education is important to be a psychologist, but if you have a certification or masters in a specific special area in psychology, then you can actually have a better idea about things. Advanced studies will only enhance your knowledge and take a step closer to your aim.
- Interpersonal skills – You should be willing to work in groups and with your colleagues without any hassles when required.
- Concentration – You cannot give a deaf ear to a patient. You need to sit with complete concentration and put your own life aside for few hours when helping others. If you are distracting and not listening properly to your patient, you are not really the best psychologist. The patients need to know that you are listening to them and also that they can trust you with their deeper secrets.
If you follow all the above factors, you will surely be one of the best psychologists in town.
Author – The author is a successful psychologist and has written several helpful articles on http://www.alignrecruitment.com.


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Our Inaugural Research Centre Report 2016
by Annika Sutter 21 Nov 2016
We are proud to present our Inaugural Research Centre Report 2016!
The report features a selection of our research projects and a detailed overview of our core programs: Smart Wearables Technology and Design, Furture Self and Design Living Lab, Project Geldom, and Humanitarian Habitat and Design.
Our serious deep research has innovative and impactful outcomes because we understand the intentions of end-users, the outcome goals at play, and the contextual factors that influence uptake and adaption.
We look forward to continuing to improve the human experience of carefully designed systems, services, and spaces.


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By Utpal Borpujari
Celebrated Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien has recently produced a film, One Day, directed by first-time feature maker Hao Chi-Jan. A story that goes beyond the mundane and explores the real and unreal, the film has an interesting character – that of a Bengali-speaking Indian who weaves in and out of the narrative. The character is not like those walk-in-and-walk-out Indian characters we usually get to see in Hollywood movies. Here, it holds its own, and that too without speaking in the typically-Indian-accented English. He speaks his own language throughout, and even the Chinese-speaking protagonists speak with him only in Bengali.
The director's idea behind writing this character for could be an indirect acknowledgement of the increasing movement of both Indians of all strata to newer shores in search of livelihoods (the character apparently is a shipwreck victim, and though the film does not say it, he might have been an employee on that ship, or a poor Indian being trafficked to another country with the promise of a better life by unscrupulous human traffickers, or just an enterprising man who wants to seek better opportunities in life and hence had embarked on this journey with his own resources).
But at another level, the incorporation of the character could be seen as symbolic of what could possibly happen in the years to come – emergence of a cinema that embraces more than one part of Asia, rather than the current "Asian Cinema" that has a huge variety of socio-cultural backdrops spanning from Japan to Western Asia and the CIS nations, and consequently different markets.
But could it? Is that really possible – to have a composite "Asian" cinema? Purely from the mass market point of view, it's tough to foresee anything like that happening, given the huge linguist varieties and the socio-cultural nuances that Asia boasts of. Yes, there are niche markets slowly getting developed among cinegoers (the common cinegoers who pay money to watch their movies, not the miniscule number of festival goers who regularly get to savour cinema from every corner of the world) for cinema from various Asian nations outside their shores. But barring some exceptional cases, Asian cinema has hardly been travelling to mass markets within the continent.
Indian cinema (so disparagingly having got identified globally as a poor cousin of Hollywood, thanks to its unfortunate but widely-accepted brand name Bollywood – but which has much greater variety beyond that the usual 'Bollywood' or the mainstream cinema has to offer), at least the commercial cinema in Hindi and Tamil, have got large markets in various parts of the continent. And that market has nothing to do with Expatriate populations. In Japan, Rajanikanth is god incarnate for some, in the CIS nations, Mithun Chakraborty drives people crazy, and in Egypt, mention Amitabh Bachchan and you have every chance of getting hefty discounts everywhere. Going beyond the star worship too, Indian cinema is witnessing new windows open up across a swathe within and beyond Asia.
But this is an example of an exception. Japanese movies, in reverse, are not getting a similar mass market in India, of for that matter, in most of the rest of Asia. Or Egyptian cinema is not being found commercially viable in Taiwan. Barring the exception of action movies from Hong Kong and the 'Bollywood' creations, rest of Asian cinema has hardly travelled as commercial, mass market propositions outside their own linguistic or social set ups.
Perhaps that explains why it will be difficult to ever really have an "Asian Cinema" brand, a la European cinema or Latin American cinema. Asia is too vast a continent, in fact, it is almost several continents stitched together in terms of area, cultural & linguistic diversity, history and politics. Here, there is no shared history as in Europe, or shared language, as in most of Latin America. Even within India, with its multitudes of languages, cinema from one region hardly travels to another – only Hindi cinema does because the language is understood by the most. In the case of Asian cinema too, linguistic and cultural barriers make it difficult for cinema from one part to travel to another.
Even the storytelling styles vary widely from one cinema to another within Asia, which again perhaps has to do with cultural nuances. India's (mainstream) cinema is globally identified for its melodrama and the song 'n' dance routines, even though Indian cinema is much beyond that in its totality, while Japanese cinema's eye for cultural details is legendary and Iranian cinema's spartan-yet-strong storytelling traditions are too well known to be recounted here. It's a scenario where diversity is the name of the game, and any effort to combine two (or more) cinematic cultures could at the best be an experiment in creativity.
The collaborations to create an "Asian" cinema, if at all there could be something as composite as that, from a more practical point of view could and should be on sharing technical expertise, exploring fresh marketing possibilities, making available more and more cinema of one another through home video and television, and co-productions if the subject demands so. India, with its world-class production facilities in both live action and animation, and China with its state-backed infrastructure, would have to play a leading role in all this, but without playing – or seen to be playing – the Big Brother's role. Indian cinema – particularly Bollywood cinema – somehow is seen to be so in quite a few countries in its neighbourhood. That will have to be reversed. While it goes without saying that mainstream Indian cinema strikes a chord across geographic boundaries, the Indian film industry will have to play a constructive role in help nurture film industries in its neighbourhood and beyond. Same goes for the Chinese film industry.
Asia is more than just a continent – it is several continents combined in more than one sense. The cinema from the continent will always reflect this fact. But while maintaining their individual identities, the film industries should look for every opportunity that comes their way to foster collaborations, develop newer markets and explore new themes. Celebrated Indian editor A Sreekar Prasad did so sometime back, producing Akasa Kusum (Flowers of the Sky), directed by acclaimed Sri Lankan director Prasanna Vithanage. There are definitely many more examples like this, of individuals from different countries joining hands to make a film. Cinemas of Asia will benefit from such collaborations, but the tag "Asian Cinema" will have to be just a geographic tag that in reality does not celebrate uniformity but immense diversity. Therein lies the strength of "Cinemas of Asia", as I would like to call it, rather than "Asian Cinema".
(Published in the official catalogue of the 12th MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, 2010)


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Post by: exilim(25091)
2006-01-06 00:33:12
well for some reasons i don´t really get why i have been suspended.. the only bad words i used in chat were hiding behind **** and it weren´t insults cause i know most of the players and chatting with them on msn..
well sc community has become strange anyways if it´s allowed that 24/7 defending nonskilled runners like little sister and skydive r allowed to using tools to refresh their sites automatically and it´s slowing the serverspeed with that tool and the faster serverspeed is the reason for most players to pay for(and what costs peter some money)
Post by: SkydiveMike(86286)
2006-01-06 03:46:38
One refresh every 15 minutes is not going to cost Peter money. I click far more often than that when chat is active just to read and write in chat.
Also, I learned the online defending tactic indirectly from you, Exi -- your repeated and habitual abuse of the SC-TEST bug in particular. I can't even recall the number of times as I was learning SC that you would "suddenly appear and crush me" mid-run. You *were* online defending, and worse hiding the fact.
Post by: BubbaG(33460)
2006-01-06 05:02:51
|Masking is still considered an offense.
Post by: Little Sister(34495)
2006-01-06 05:18:34
The following policy covers all player input. This includes the PLIT forum, text chat, and character names. Problems that are recorded and sent to a moderator from other mediums, such as the IRC webchat or a private message also fall under these guidelines.
***In regards to obscenity masking (#$@#$!) if we can figure out what it is supposed to say, then it counts regardless.***
Post by: daniel smith(3538)
2006-01-06 12:15:12
|any more use of the term gerbil, an offensive word used to degrade sc players as a less worthy player, is punishable by suspension
Post by: philldodilldo(22259)
2006-01-06 14:37:16
|well see about that dan. its roleplay and if ur gonna go there the aussie words u use on chat are 75% offensive
Post by: ac(30533)
2006-01-06 20:40:02
We never agreed to play u stupid roleplay ;)
and we took it as an offence ;)
Post by: exilim(25091)
2006-01-07 07:24:23
very sry it was one of the undercover mods suspended you for masking "shit" not his fault I did tell him zero tolerance
you have been unsuspended
moderator 41677
thank u mod for the fast solution
Post by: Little Sister(34495)
2006-01-07 07:44:34
So, we're allowed to be foul mouths?
Or just certain people?
I'm really interested to know the answer to this.
Who's allowed? And who's not?
Cuz I do a really great Sailor impression that would make Andrew Dice Clay look like a saint.
Can we get some consistency on the rules?
Post by: philldodilldo(22259)
2006-01-07 08:06:43
|it will be brought up sis especially sence he already abusing a bug and cussing again :)
Post by: Little Sister(34495)
2006-01-07 08:08:55
Can we at least get a list?
Who the rules do and dont apply to?
Post by: daniel smith(3538)
2006-01-07 11:34:30
|im allowed more flexibility :)
Post by: exilim(25091)
2006-01-07 15:48:27
i posted "sh*t" on chat and if people would getting banned for this it wouldn´t be fair would it?
u could find a reason to ban phil for his name?
if someone would feel offended by his name
i didn´t mean to offend anyone and didn´t use any bad words which i wouldn´t like one of my kids hear it..
I´m cocky yes but i never would personally insult peeps cause i feel no challenge for this game and try to make others find a way getting better;)
people only get better if there is a challenge and who is better or unsafe while my fed and me r playing???
so stop whining and start to play:P
regards exi
Post by: exilim(25091)
2006-01-07 16:01:52
oh and before sis thinks i´m a multi of peter, know him or his mod well or gave him money
nope i didn´t
i not even sure if the mod ever played or who he is.. just find it nice he didn´t suspend me for no reason
if i accidently had used a badword like "fu**" or something like that to insult someone i would have understand that but for marking sh*t??? or using unblock me ****** to an old mate like chris which i wouldn´t insult personally(the third player i had on my msnlist and chatted with him most)???
Post by: Dalvian(38356)
2006-01-07 16:19:31
|Will the word G**bil be acceptable?
Post by: Little Sister(34495)
2006-01-08 02:47:58
The following policy covers all player input. This includes the PLIT ****forum******, text ********chat******, and character names. Problems that are recorded and sent to a moderator from other mediums, such as the IRC webchat or a private message also fall under these guidelines.
***In regards to obscenity masking (#$@#$!) if we can figure out what it is supposed to say, then it counts regardless.****
If you can count, I see multiple posts, with at least 4 curse words, masked and unmasked, IN THE PLIT FORUM(see above obscenity policy rules)WHICH IS BLATANT, OBSCENE AND ONGOING.
I know you're not a multi of Peter- duhhh
I dont care if you pay Peter or his Mod.
I dont care if the Mod ever played this game or who he is.
Thiings I do know:
You are breaking the Rules. Continually.
This is a family site, children do play, I know my 2 daughters see this site, and keep track of what position "mom" is on the score board. And I know there is a foul mouth posting curse words ALL OVER THIS SITE.
And I do know NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT.
What I dont know is:
Why other people are being banned for the same offense (Kai, Karl etc.)
Why some people dont have to follow the same rules as the others.
What doooo you do, and to whom to get this special treatment? (Ok, maybe I dont want to know the answer to that one.)
I know I can figure out what it means, so it counts as a "0 tolerance" offense.
Post by: Dalvian(38356)
2006-01-08 02:58:09
I don't think you are allowed to speak Sis.
You are a "24/7 defending nonskilled runners"
Can someone tell me what the heck that is?
Post by: Little Sister(34495)
2006-01-08 03:13:15
*Sends Morse code reply to Dal*
Maybe someday I will be skilled enough to curse as well as Exi and get away with it.
Unskilled and Still Whooping Exi
Post by: Little Sister(34495)
2006-01-08 03:15:22
But please, lets not get off topic here. The topic isnt me or who is skilled, or unskilled.
Its why did exi get an APOLOGY from a mod, for breaking the rules!!!!!!
And what will his next new word be?
And is ANYTHING GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT?!!!!!
Post by: exilim(25091)
2006-01-08 04:44:59
rofl karl used unmasked foulwords and insulted peeps while i didn´t..
i heard that kai was getting banned for masking a word too.. and can´t understand why.. but is it right that he was getting banned for not using any insults or foul words? no of course..
I find it nice i was unsuspended and still unfair kai is still suspended if he really didn´t insult anyone..
what is ur point sis?
and how did i broke any rules? who made u aware that the bug exist?
who explained u what kind of tactic is going on and how it does work?
I won´t repeat my statement.. i don´t use bugs to hurt any boarddynamics nor the gameplay.. cause i like the challenge of competors..
but i don´t get competion at all i just here pple complain whatever i do..
they cry when i run solo and laugh bout the lousy boarddynamics
they whine when i win running doublefeds against other good feds..
they whine when i play with other mates to fight gainst other feds who using boarddestroying tactics or killing the boarddynamics by staying on all the time(cause who else is running gainst onliners than our fed?
the facts r after telling sis that the sxtestbug exist and she thought it´s cheating i didn´t use it.. and if so it was by accident cause i play sctest active
and another fact is we don´t use any boarddestroying tactics before another fed started any tactics..
that´s all i can say and want to say..and if so try to use ur fantasy behind this
u %&§$")§"& "/§)%$§& "/§)%§&%(&&=/? :)
regards exi
regards exi
Post by: ac(30533)
2006-01-08 07:46:59
i dont fink exi and kai are the only one who used the masking things, thats why i dont understands why so many emps are whining.
ok kai i know why he git banned ( phil let him banned coz he did something a lot others had done but the difference is, phil dont likes him and let hiim banned,sigh very poor)
u are talking like exi had wrote something really bad, looool i fink some emps name are more not adaquate for children than wot he wrote.....
Post by: Little Sister(34495)
2006-01-08 07:53:18
I dont have to use my fantasy- you've said enough in this thread to get banned-
Masking cursing is a violation.
This thread isnt about tactics, its about your FOUL MOUTH
And obviously, you've got no regards for anyone.
Post by: exilim(25091)
2006-01-08 10:17:15
oh yes i got a foul mouth like dal and sky so what sis?
2006-01-08 03:03:14 Dalvian(7968)
2006-01-07 13:00:54 Skydive(13583)
if there was a shorter than 15 minute refresh, it was because i *was* awak
they used stars to mask something u want them getting banned for that? rofl..
when i used sh*t or ***** when i chatted with chris i didn´t insult anyone or offend anyone
strange logic u got:/
Post by: philldodilldo(22259)
2006-01-08 11:00:42
rofl.. botton line exi cheating, masking, and getting away with it. some get "special treatment" but its mostly "certain people"
i wont say why but it is true. exi however to my knoledge peter has told me himself he dont know who he is lol
and exi my name without one of the extra letter L's would be then offensive.. my name is in referance to a chip called a dilly chip (look it up on google)
sis is totally in the right in the case of what she is saying to exi.
exi and troja: be how u want but i would bet everyone finds just about anything u say on chat now to be considered offensive. and if u can mask words and get away with it i sure as hell will say gerbil as much as i damn well please.
nuff said u guys not worth my typing time.
Post by: Little Sister(34495)
2006-01-08 11:10:53
I am not offended by butter- masked or unmasked, nor is the word "was" offensive to me in anyway.
I am however sick to death of your foul mouth. I am way past offended and you cant quit saying it. Im tired of seeing it and arguing it with you. I have reported you. (Yes I did too finally)
0 tolerance for foul language, or Special treatment for brown-nosers? There HAS TO BE a mod with a real backbone around PLIT somewhere. Do your job.
Post by: philldodilldo(22259)
2006-01-08 11:14:25
|the mod with the backbone was countered by another and then even appologised sis... lol
Post by: philldodilldo(22259)
2006-01-08 11:16:06
quote of exi: when i used sh*t or ***** when i chatted with chris i didn´t insult anyone or offend anyone
strange logic u got:/
it offended me. hell 99% of what u say and do in the game offends me. should i report u for existing ?
Post by: sparkles(18049)
2006-01-08 21:56:17
|i forgot what all this was about lol
Post by: Gorgon(27256)
2006-01-09 05:27:01
What I find interesting is that when I requested a couple of people to refrain from telling rather crass jokes then I was laughed out of the stadium. lol...
Whether my objections were mild in comparison to these voiced here is up for debate. Nevertheless, I find it mildly amusing that peeps were saying I was quote: 'too pure to be playing with sinners like us' ROFL
Regards to all and Merry Christmas ROFL
Post by: philldodilldo(22259)
2006-01-09 13:03:28
|lol now im the one getting mad about chat... looool oh the irony.
Post by: jddegraff(43958)
2006-01-10 03:58:58
i quote exi:
"but i don´t get competion at all i just here pple complain whatever i do.."
my solution for you ex, if its that much of a problam, quit playing. that should improve the board dynamics.
oh, and gorgon.... its after christmas. you are late.


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Presidential address to the 46th Conference 1993M.J. Willocks p. xv
Secretary's annual report 1993/94J.A. Zabkiewicz p. xvi
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Field persistence of some maize herbicides in two soilsA. Rahman and T.K. James pp. 6-10
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Effect of grass-selective herbicides on certain pasture and weed speciesR.J. Abernethy and R.B. Mitchell pp. 27-28
Decomposition of weed tissues in a pasture and a maize crop: implications for nutrient cyclingK.S. Nicholson and D.A. Wardle pp. 29-33
Cyclic oscillations between a summer-annual (C4) and a winter-annual weed grass in Waikato dairy pasturesD.A. Wardle, G.M. Barker, K.S. Nicholson and P.J. Addison pp. 34-37
The effect of herbicides on Lotus corniculatus establishment in dryland Central OtagoR.B. Mitchell and R.J. Abernethy pp. 38-43
Weed control in the establishment of limpo grass (Hemarthria altissima)P.W. Woods, Z. Shengwen and J.N. Couchman pp. 44-48
Field studies of ragwort establishmentW.B. Beskow, K.C. Harrington, K. Betteridge and A.M. da S. Beskow pp. 49-52
Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) control by sheep in a hill country bull beef systemK. Betteridge, D.A. Costall, S.M. Hutching, B.P. Devantier and Liu pp. 53-57
Resistance of Ranunculus acris crown tissue enables survival after infection by Sclerotinia sclerotiorumS. Green, G.W. Bourdot, R.J. Field and I.C. Harvey pp. 58-61
Evaluation of thifensulfuron for control of some pasture weedsP. Sanders and A. Rahman pp. 62-67
Control of phenoxy herbicide resistant nodding thistle (Carduus nutans) in pastureA. Rahman, T.K. James and P. Sanders pp. 68-74
Dalapon resistant individuals in a susceptible population of Chilean needle grassM.J. Hartley pp. 75-79
Effect of three soil fumigants on the viability of buried seeds of Chilean needle grass (Stipa neesiana)G.A. Hurrell, G.W. Bourdot and R.M. Hunter pp. 80-83
Evaluation of an automatic herbicide dispenser for rotary weed wipersR.F. van Toor, R.B. Mitchell and R.J. Abernethy pp. 84-87
Ragwort and Californian thistle - most important weeds in dairy pasture?G.W. Bourdot, D. Saville and A. Sunckell pp. 88-90
Effect of applying glyphosate and clopyralid by rotary weed wiper on Californian thistle in SouthlandR.F. van Toor pp. 91-92
Seed germination of horehoundF. Dastgheib and R.J. Field pp. 93-94
The effect of seed diameter on germination rate and early growth in Californian thistle (Cirsium arvense)S.K. Adams pp. 95-97
Temperature-dependent phenology of gorse spider miteA.J. Hayes, A.H. Gourlay and R.L. Hill pp. 98-102
Development of Stethorus bifidus in relation to temperature: implications for regulation of gorse spider mite populationsP.G. Peterson, P.G. McGregor and B.P. Springett pp. 103-106
Possum control in native forests using sodium monofluroacetate (1080) in bait stationsM.D. Thomas pp. 107-111
Field evaluations of cholecalciferol, gliftor, and brodifacoum for the control of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)R.J. Henderson, C.M. Frampton, M.D. Thomas and C.T. Eason pp. 112-116
Tolerance of nursery seedlings of forest tree species to post-emergence herbicidesA.L. Vanner pp. 117-120
Evaluation of the mycoherbicide potential of fungi found on broom and gorse in New ZealandP.R. Johnston and S.L. Parkes pp. 121-124
Control of aphids in tomatoes and brassicas with pymetrozineG. Follas and S. Bland pp. 125-127
Border planting to enhance biological control of brassica pests by hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae)A.J. White, S.D. Wratten, N.A. Berry and U. Weigmann pp. 128-134
Furathiocarb seed treatment for the control of springtails on seedling brassicasP.J. Addison and R.D. Welsh pp. 135-138
The potential for biological control of thrips in greenhouse capsicums using the predatory mite Amblyseius cucumerisP.J. Workman, J.J. Dymock, N.A. Martin and I.L. Ennis pp. 139-143
Confirmation of a pesticide-resistant strain of Western flower thrips in New ZealandN.A. Martin and P.J. Workman pp. 144-148
Quarantine host range tests on two exotic parasitoids imported for aphid controlM.W. Stufkens and J.A. Farrell pp. 149-153
Effect of pheromone trap position and colour on tomato fruitworm moths and bumble beesT.J.B. Herman, P.J. Cameron and G.P. Walker pp. 154-158
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Weed control in Calla seedlingsT.J. MacKay and K.C. Harrington pp. 163-167
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Brassica napus mutants with increased chlorsulfuron resistanceA.J. Conner, D.J. Abernethy, F. Dastgheib and R.J. Field pp. 173-177
Evaluation of fungicides for control of ringspot on cabbageP.G. Broadhurst pp. 178-182
Tolerance of medicinal plants to soil active herbicidesR.B. Mitchell and R.J. Abernethy pp. 183-187
Effect of different soil preparation methods and herbicides on weeds and establishment of corianderR.B. Mitchell, R.F. van Toor and R.J. Abernethy pp. 188-192
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Nysius huttonii White (Heteroptera: Lygaedidae) a pest of direct drilled brassicasC.M. Ferguson pp. 196-197
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A comparison between real and simulated insect defoliation of white clover seedlings and the effects of timing and degree of damageB.I.P. Barratt and P.A. Jones pp. 201-205
Susceptibility of legume and Hieracium spp. seedlings to feeding by native broad-nosed weevils (Coleoptera: curculionidae)A.A. Evans, B.I.P. Barratt and C.M. Ferguson pp. 206-209
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A preliminary investigation into the longevity and fecundity of Microctonus hyperodae, a parasitoid of Argentine stem weevilS.L. Goldson and M.R. McNeill pp. 215-219
The South American origins of New Zealand Microctonus hyperodae parasitoids as indicated by morphometric analysisC.B. Phillips, D.B. Baird and S.L. Goldson pp. 220-226
Effect of selected isolates of Acremonium endophytes on adult black beetle (Heteronychus arator) feedingO.J-P. Ball, M.J. Christensen and R.A. Prestidge pp. 227-231
Argentine stem weevil infestations in forage grasses under irrigation in the WaikatoG.M. Barker and P.J. Addison pp. 232-237
The effect of Argentine stem weevil on annual ryegrass sown in February in northern New ZealandR.A. Prestidge, S.L. Marshall and e.R. Thom pp. 238-243
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Forest remnants: their potential as a source of natural enemies in agricultureV. Munro and R.G. Death pp. 248-252
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Phenology of whitefringed weevil (Graphognathus leucoloma) in pasture in northern New ZealandS. Hardwick and R.A. Prestidge pp. 257-260
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Temperature limitations on field effectiveness of Metarhizium anisopliae against Costelytra zealandica (White)(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in CanterburyT.R. Glare, R.J. Townsend and S.D. Young pp. 266-270
Mixed culture fermentation for production of bacterial cocktailsJ.F. Pearson, T.A. Jackson, S.D. Young and M. O'Callaghan pp. 271-273
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Evaluation of two strains of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kustaki against early instar grass grub (Costelytra zealandica) larvaeB. Willoughby, R.A. Prestidge, C. Seay and J. Gray pp. 277-278
Factors affecting the distribution of Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Otago and SouthlandC.M. Ferguson, A.A. Evans, J.A. Shand and B.I.P pp. 279-281
Argentine stem weevil and leafminer damage in forage grasses in Waikato hill countryG.M. Barker pp. 282-283
Relative susceptibility to feeding by Argentine stem weevil among warm-season weed grassesG.M. Barker and A.C. Firth pp. 284-286
Screening a range of white clover and two red clover lines for relative tolerance to clover fleaB.M. Cooper pp. 287-288
Field evaluation of fungicides for control of peach leaf curl (Taphrina deformans)K.G. Tate and P.N. Wood pp. 289-293
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Relationship between armoured scale infestations on kiwifruit leaves and fruitR.H. Blank, G.S.C. Gill and M.H. Olson pp. 304-309
An insect growth regulator for controlling leafrollers on kiwifruitP.S. Stevens and D. Steven pp. 310-313
The effects of hydrogen cyanamide and mineral oil on kiwifruit performanceA.C. Richardson, T.E. Dawson, R.E. Hampton and R.H. Blank pp. 314-319
Use of mulches and herbicides in an apple orchardM.J. Hartley and A. Rahman pp. 320-324
The combined use of two biological control agents, Pseudomonas fluorescens A506 and Erwinia herbicola Eh352, as a new strategy to control fire blightJ.L. Vanneste, J. Yu and P.J. Wright pp. 325-328
A commercial mite monitoring service for nelson apple orchardistsP.W. Shaw, P. Harris-Virgin and A.J. Hayes pp. 329-332
Resistance in Froggatt's apple leafhopper Edwardsiana crataegi douglas to azinphos-methylJ.G. Charles, J.T.S. Walker and v. White pp. 333-336
A new insect growth regulator, CGA 59205, with promising activity against scale insectsA.R. Tomkins, G. Follas, C. Thomson and d.J. Wilson pp. 337-340
Lufenuron - an insect growth inhibitor for the control of leafrollers in apples and kiwifruitG. Follas, R. Welsh, S. Bland and T.M. Patterson pp. 341-345
A survey of apple leafcurling midge (Dasyneura mali) management in Waikato orchardsA.R. Tomkins, D.J. Wilson, S.O. Hutchings and S. June pp. 346-349
Pollination of cherimoya in New ZealandP.A. Anderson and A.C. Richardson pp. 350-352
Endophytes of apple and kiwifruitP.R. Johnston pp. 353-355
Incidence of Botrytis cinerea and colonisation of necrotic leaf tissue in kiwifruit canopiesS.M. Hoyte, L.J. Perry-Meyer and R.A. Hill pp. 356-358
An acoustic technique for recording lemon tree borer activity in the laboratoryB.H. Rohitha, P.R. Calvert and R.A. Hill pp. 359-361
Screening of industrial yeasts for biocontrol of botrytis storage rot in kiwifruitL.H. Cheah and A.W. Hunt pp. 362-363
The effectiveness of tebufenozide for control of five commodity insect pestsP.J. Gerard and L.D. Ruf pp. 364-367
Evaluation of barley straw as an inhibitor of water net (Hydrodictyon reticulatum) growthR.D.S. Wells, J. Hall and I. Hawes pp. 368-372
The efficacy of copper-triethanolamine complex on water net (Hydrodictyon reticulatum)R.D.S. Wells pp. 373-378
The effectiveness of cyromazine for the control of midge larvae in oxidation sewage pondsG. Follas and t.M. Patterson pp. 379-381
ACU pesticide data baseW. Hughes pp. 382-386
Effect of an organosilicone surfactant on spray drop adhesion and retention by pea (Pisum sativum) leaf surfacesW.A. Forster and J.A. Zabkiewicz pp. 387-391
Surfactant effects on the uptake of different herbicides by gorseF. Dastgheib, R.J. Field and H. Searle pp. 392-396
Pesticide use reduction - logical decision makingL.J. Penrose, W.G. Thwaite and C.C. Bower pp. 397-400
Measurement of atrazine residues in soil and groundwaterT.K. James, D.R. Lauren and A. Rahman pp. 401-405
Material from these papers was presented at the New Zealand Plant Protection Society's Annual Conference held at Copthorne Hotel, Waitangi on 9-11 August 1994.
This volume was edited by A.J. Popay and published by The New Zealand Plant Protection Society Inc.
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"It's time the federal government designates Jan. 29 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia so that we take the opportunity to educate fellow Canadians about this poison in our midst. Hassan Yussuff, president of the Canadian Labour Congress.
This ladies and gentleman… is the real, unabashed, undisguised bigotry of our times.
What the author of this column is calling for is that the state officially declare that Canadian society…. and let's just say what he is really meaning here: white Canadians… are intrinsically morally corrupt and despicable. Not only that, but that we owe his specific co-religionists unique recognition as penance for the systemic wickedness we are collectively inflicting upon them. I suppose we are to be grateful to Mr. Yussuff and the federal government for taking the time to "educate us" about this.
It is precisely this kind of self-righteous, hypocritical and intellectually corrupt arrogance and sense of entitlement that drives otherwise tolerant and inclusive Canadians to view his community with animosity and resentment. And yet as these insults to the character and basic humanity of mainstream Canadians continue to accumulate… those pushing these derogatory narratives feign shock and wonder that more and more of the people they are enthusiastically disparaging are turning sour on the whole multicultural experiment.
If this keeps up… and there is no cause for hope that it won't… we are in for some extremely unpleasant social unrest in this country in the very near future.


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Many say storytelling in science is a great way to describe complex material in an understandable way for the masses. In this post, I will try to use an analogy to illustrate the complexity of a typical motile bacterial cell.
Microbial Physiology through Storytelling
If there is anything Americans know, it's food. We are a nation obsessed with food and frequent restaurants on a regular basis.
Imagine your favorite restaurant as one huge bacterial cell.
When I travel to another city, I can't rely on habit to guide me to a restaurant for dinner. I have to search for it while driving down the road. In order to know when I have found the restaurant I am searching for, I must rely on signs telling everyone what the restaurant is. The sign is a way to recognize and identify the building as i) a restaurant and ii) the specific type of restaurant. Bacteria do the same. They have 'signs' (proteins and other molecules) attached to the outside of the cell that lets other cells around identify what the cell is. I go into the restaurant through a door that allows patrons to move in and out of the building like bacteria have gates or channels that allow molecules to move in and out of the cell. Almost always, patrons are different leaving than they were when entering the restaurant; filled with yummy food they consumed and perhaps stopping to make a deposit in the waste room before leaving. Many molecules that leave a cell are different than those that enter. The workers of the restaurant have to keep track of the number of patrons entering and leaving the building to efficiently serve the patrons. Each employee has a specific job to do for very specific patrons. The employees have to identify their patrons and serve them as described by the bosses. Bacteria have an array of workers (proteins and protein complexes) that have very specific job descriptions depending on the patrons (substrates and product molecules) present in the cell. The restaurant survives by serving as many patrons as possible efficiently and correctly just as a cell must survive by responding correctly and quickly to everything in its environment.


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Monday, August 27
Thursday, August 23
Proving men wrong: Priceless
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Wednesday, August 22
Because two wrongs apparently DO make a right...
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Monday, August 20
Because love and fear go hand in paw
Where have I been?
I went to North Carolina to visit my dad, then I flew back and drove 5 hours to eastern Washington to visit L for her birthday weekend. Now I'm back at the office.
During my trip, I got to visit the dog, Liam. He is what some might call the "apple of my eye" – he is adorable, playful, and has the most curious pair of eyes I've ever seen (all of these, of course, are qualities I look for in an apple). Liam is about a year old now, and still acts like a puppy most of the time: he enjoys a good squeak ball and has yet to learn that I am not to be chewed on.
Since my dad is such a smart (over-analytical) man, we generally talk about Liam in terms of dog psychology (or, as I like to call it, dogcology). For example, when he jumps up on the couch and stands over us, that is a sign of dominance. Licking our feet would be a sign of submission. We try to encourage the latter, but Liam doesn't always take the hint.
One night when I visited in March, we were laughing about how cute he is when I suddenly said: "You know, if he was any other animal, we wouldn't think it was so cute that he was trying to bite us. 'Oh, that's just the tiger, don't worry about it!'" We all had a good chuckle as we gave birth to the idea that Liam was actually a wild predator plotting to kill us and take over the house.
During my visit last week, we continued the joke. I asked my dad why we don't like having wild dogs or cats around, and he replied that wild dogs are a threat because they can get rabies and kill or injure humans. "So… they're basically a natural predator?"
"I guess you could say that."
"And we like to keep them in our homes, just for fun." I entertained the thought of a rodent sterilizing and training an eagle to keep in its home. "They're just waiting for the right time to strike." We laughed and imagined all of the possible schemes in Liam's head.
Things got a little more serious the next day when we watched as Liam and the older dog, Lily, were "playing." Ever since he arrived, Liam periodically attacks Lily in an attempt to establish that he is the dominant dog. When she gets tired of this, Lily shows him who's boss by throwing him to the floor. We stop them about half the time, when we don't like the noise or get annoyed on Lily's behalf. This time, however, my dad and I tacitly agreed to watch the entire sequence unfold: two 70 pound husky mixes, teeth bared, wild-eyed, biting each others' flesh and tossing each other around.
Later that day, I commented to my dad: "Liam could kill us if he wanted to. It would be pretty easy, too."
"I know, he could," My dad responded with a smile.
I thought, with the logic behind my strange joke, about people who are afraid of dogs. Maybe they have a reason. "Well… let's just make sure Liam keeps very clear on who is feeding him." That night, I opted not to encourage Liam to sleep in my bed.
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Monday, August 6
The nerve of some people!
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Wednesday, August 1
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@0riginalfooty takes a look at the weekend fixtures for the 31st round of Premier League football. Last time out we got five out of ten predictions right and no correct scores. Will we do better this week?
Arsenal vs Liverpool (12:45)
As far as I'm concerned, Arsene Wenger's side have already confirmed a top-four spot and there is a genuine possibility that they will finish second as Man City continue to falter. Liverpool lost a crucial battle in the race for the Champions League places and this match could prove to be a last hurrah for them. They are under pressure following their defeat to Man United and Raheem Sterling's contract saga is not making life any more comfortable around Anfield. With home advantage for The Gunners, I'd expect them to come out on top.
Prediction: Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool
Everton vs Southampton (15:00)
The Toffees have strung together some decent results in the last few weeks and their safety is all but confirmed. Southampton, meanwhile, refuse to give up the possibility of nabbing a Champions League spot but realistically it will be beyond them. Having said that, they are more than capable of winning against a team who have nothing to play for.
Prediction: Everton 1-2 Southampton
Leicester vs West Ham (15:00)
This is a must-win game for Nigel Pearson's team. If they fail to win then I can't see any way back for them. The Hammers did every relegation-threatened side a huge favour by beating Sunderland last time out but Leicester will know that this is a team whose season is over and they simply have to win. I still think The Foxes will be relegated but I'll back them to make things at the bottom even more interesting with a home win.
Prediction: Leicester 1-0 West Ham
Man United vs Aston Villa (15:00)
Louis van Gaal was under great pressure prior to the matches against Spurs and Liverpool but his side have come away with two excellent victories to put them in complete control of earning a top-four spot. Villa suffered a poor home result against Swansea in their last match and it has thrown them firmly back into the relegation mix. Tim Sherwood's side may have half an eye on the crucial home match against QPR on Tuesday night but it is important that they put in a good performance to keep morale in the camp high. Villa certainly have the weapons to hurt van Gaal's team if they play to their best and they will make a game of it but it's hard to look past United in this one.
Prediction: Man United 3-1 Aston Villa
Swansea vs Hull (15:00)
The Swans continue to impress and look determined to end their season on a high. Hull have also been in decent form and gave Chelsea a run for their money in their last match. Two more wins would virtually guarantee safety for The Tigers and this is a game they could certainly get something out of but Garry Monk seems intent on finishing the season strongly and I think they will get the three points.
Prediction: Swansea 2-1 Hull
West Brom vs QPR (15:00)
The Baggies are another team looking to secure their top-flight status and Tony Pulis will be confident of achieving safety if they manage to beat hapless QPR. The R's continue to put in poor performance after poor performance but this is the biggest week of their season. West Brom are by no means unbeatable and then they face one of the sides they could realistically catch in the form of Aston Villa on Tuesday. If they could get four points from those two matches then they would be right back in it. Sadly for them, I fancy Pulis' team to be too strong for them.
Prediction: West Brom 2-0 QPR
Chelsea vs Stoke (17:30)
The Blues edged another step closer to claiming the title with a nervy 3-2 win over Hull and it would be amazing to witness anything other than Chelsea's colours around the trophy this season. Stoke have tied Mark Hughes down to a new contract while the international break has been going on and they have enjoyed another solid campaign. It won't be an easy match for Jose Mourinho's team but one they should win.
Prediction: Chelsea 2-1 Stoke
Burnley vs Spurs (13:30)
The Clarets are still in the frame for survival and a win here would lift them out of the relegation places for at least a couple of hours. Their opponents, however, will have seen at least one of their rivals for a top-four spot drop points on Saturday as Liverpool and Arsenal face off against each other and simply cannot afford to slip up against opposition of this ilk. Sean Dyche's team won't let them have it easy but I fancy Tottenham to just about nick it.
Prediction: Burnley 1-2 Spurs
Sunderland vs Newcastle (16:00)
This Tyne-Wear derby has plenty riding on it, particularly for Sunderland. The Black Cats sit a point above the relegation places and are in atrocious form. Dick Advocaat got off to a losing start against West Ham but will have had time to work with his team during the international break. Newcastle, on the other hand, are meandering towards the end of another mediocre season and defeat here would not go down well with their support. This could go either way so I'll go for a draw.
Prediction: Sunderland 1-1 Newcastle
Crystal Palace vs Man City (20:00)
Alan Pardew's new team rose above his former charges in the table with their victory over Stoke and he deserves great credit for what he has achieved at Selhurst Park. City put in a much better performance against West Brom in their last match but they can't afford to drop another point if they are to have any chance of winning the title. This is not an easy fixture and I wouldn't be surprised to see Palace get something out of it but City should edge it.
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On July 23, 2010, President Asif Ali Zardari while signing "gift of life" certificate ceremony announced that his government would nominate prominent medical professional, philanthropist and founder of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) Dr Adibul Hassan Rizvi for Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his services in the field of organ transplant.
Our memories of First Pakistani Nobel laureate, Dr Abdus Salam are not gratifying though, the pioneer of our much lionized Nuclear program faced discrimination at home.
"He was never honoured in his own country because, as an Ahmadi, he became a non-Muslim under the Second Amendment of the 1973 Constitution. He died on Nov 21, 1996, in Oxford and, in accordance with his last wish, was buried in Pakistan. There was no official mourning, no recognition of the laurels he had won for his country and no representative of the government attended his funeral. The inscription on his tombstone initially read: "The first Muslim Nobel Laureate" but the word "Muslim" was effaced by the authorities, turning the inscription into the nonsensical "First Nobel Laureate." (Source)
The secernment has been institutionalised by the state. On June 26, 2011, a tender notice was published in Urdu and English newspapers by Karachi Nuclear Power Complex. The tender notice was about scrap items offered for auction but KNPC administration didn't hesitate to remind us of our blessed Nuclear assets. And added following 'Note' at the end,
"For the visit of site Plant, only Muslims with NADRA original CNIC will be allowed after confirming at Security Gate"
Ironically it is the same plant, which was founded due to tireless efforts of Dr Abdus Salam and Premier Bhutto was accompanied by Dr Salam and Munir A Khan at the inauguration ceremony. After two years, Friend of Dr Salam had to sign a constitutional amendment declaring him a Non-Muslim.
Maulana Noorani, who was on the forefront of Anti-Ahmadiyya campaign, which resulted in 2nd constitutional amendment, a decade later was asked about the Anti-Shia campaign revived by Deobandi firebrand clerics from Punjab, he replied sarcastically, "Hamein pata hei, Kaaley Jhandey Ke Baad Harey Jhandey Ki Baari Hei" (We know, after the black flag, they will turned against the green one).
Unfortunately, the campaign turned violent as Jihadi delirium in the last two decades has turned the hate mongers into killing machines. Jihadi recruitment and training centers have delegated powers and expertise to the activists of sectarian outfits, who demonstrates it by burning Christians alive in Gojra, killing Ahmedis at their places of worships in Lahore, killing Shia doctors, professionals, clerics and Hazaras in Queta.
The person President Zardari has wished to propose for prestigious Nobel peace prize is also from Shia community and has survived many assassinations attempt. After one and a half year of President Zardari's announcement, One can hardly find any details, whether Govt of Pakistan has proposed his name or not, and like others, I almost forgot the announcement, but an email by a friend from my home city Karachi has impelled me to recall it.
The email includes some images captured via mobile, showing name plates of a road named after Dr Adib Rizvi, but it has odiously been showered(sprayed) with black paint in such a way that it hardly can be read.
The boards are located at Ghani Chowrangi, on the road going toward scrap market from SITE Area . The same road has Government college of Technology SITE, a stronghold of IJT, student wing of violent Islamist party and terrorists sympathiser Jamat Islami.
The chowrangi has IJT flags all over, wall chalking and political slogans all around, as they have a habit of occupying every available space with it.
But the black spray on Dr Adibul Hasan Rizvi's name tells another story. As there are two boards with names on both sides. They have consumed the paint over making the name unreadable, especially the surname, 'Rizvi' commonly associated with Shia Muslims.
Karachi and Lahore are witnessing violence against Shia Muslims intensified in the Last two decades. Many intellectuals and professionals have been killed for their crime of being part of Shia community and having surnames associated to Shia Muslims. The way it gone unnoticed or misrepresented is evident from the distorted arguments and misleading terminologies used for such incidents.
Dailytimes and columnist Dr Mohammad Taqi in his Op-ed yesterday referring to this tendency writes,
Many seasoned human rights campaigners have either remained mum or have issued subdued statements literally sanitising the premeditated mass murder underway in and around Quetta. Terms like 'sectarian killings', with connotations of a tit-for-tat warfare between equal groups for similar motives, have been deployed.(Source)
In previous term of PML-N, a senior Punjab Police official now CM Advisor was accused of his alleged links with Anti-Shia militias and in this term its Law minister is a known sympathiser of these outfits.
In Karachi, these elements are on a free run, as the complex political situation, and a broadly used term "Target Killings" provides a cover to their activities and is often misrepresented as I stated above.
Abbas Zaidi, Writer, Linguist and a dearest friend in his Op-ed about Supreme Court much celebrated verdict states,
The Taliban and the SSP appear only once each and in a context where Shias can only pull their hair in frustration and disbelief. About the Taliban, the verdict says: "Karachi's ethnic wars have claimed some 1,000 lives this year, with more than 100 in the past week alone. By contrast the Taliban and other religious extremists kill tiny numbers in Karachi" (page 137).
One would like to ask: how tiny is a tiny number? The verdict has simply not mentioned hundreds of Shias killed in the past few years. What is the point of enumerating the number of people killed in just one year and blot out hundreds of people killed in the previous years? (Source)
President Zardari, while addressing the ceremony, I have mentioned earlier further said,
"The world had in the past converted noble Pakistanis into war machines and warriors. Although this chapter is closed now, Pakistan is still trying to adapt to the changed situation."(Dawn)
The role of our own state and intelligence apparatus cannot be pushed aside in turning people into War machines, as well as their aiding and abetting of these Anti-Shia outfits for various ideological and political reasons.
In the last decade of our love and hate relations with Jihadis, I was using the famous Urdu saying of "Mey kambal ko Chodta hun, Laikin Kambal mujhe Nahi Chorhta". But unfortunately there's not even a wish to get rid of this mess. And every act of us, even our urge of giving peace a chance is negated by what we are practicing.
President Zardari said the world should look at the good in Pakistan and its people.
"Pakistan is proud of people like Dr Adib Rizvi, Abdus Sattar Edhi and Benazir Bhutto. Dr Adib Rizvi and Abdus Sattar Edhi could have made fortunes by pursuing some other profession in other countries."
Dear President! Pakistan has their first and foremost responsibility to defend their people against hate mongers and Insane killers. And it failed miserably in this regard.


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Irish actress Saoirse Ronan wore a dazzling number to the Palm Springs International Film on Tuesday evening.
The Carlow native wore a long pink and orange satin Gucci dress with a thigh-high slit and bow detail to receive the 'Desert Palm Achievement Award'.
Recently nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her leading role in Great Gerwig's Lady Bird, Saoirse has gained critical acclaim for her latest venture. So much so that it would be easy to forget that the actress already has an established and enduring career.
Last night, the Oscar-nominee was rewarded for 'her body of work' at the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
Saoirse paired her bold Gucci dress and sparkling shoes with statement earrings from Fernando Jorge.
Her make-up included a simple brown smokey eye and a pop of hot pink lipstick while her hair was placed in a beautiful sleek up-do.
We absolutely love the Brooklyn star's style and we are so excited to see the young lady taking chances with her look.
We can expect to see the Carlow native walking down a lot of red carpets in 2018. We don't doubt that she will be accepting awards at every turn, the real question is - what will she wear?


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I Love Halloween because of the sexy costumes. Skin to win, baby! But it has become ridiculous. You can't just make something sexy and call it a Halloween costume. Need proof? Check out these "sexy" Halloween costumes, that really don't make any sense.
Sexy Ear of Corn. What the hell is sexy about an ear of corn. How about a Sexy Pizza?. All I can say is WTH, food should never be slutty or sexy!
One of the worst has got to be Sexy Bryan from Family Guy. This one really makes no sense. It's a cartoon dog, that is a guy, and now it's sexy. Sorry, I just don't get it. And it's not all that sexy either.
Click on the video to see some of the worst sexy costume ideas of the year and click on the link below to see the Huffington Post's 32 sexy costumes that make no sense.