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The effects of oviposition-site deprivation on Anopheles gambiae reproduction
- Kathryne L Dieter1,
- Diana L Huestis1 and
- Tovi Lehmann1Email author
© Dieter et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
- Received: 30 July 2012
- Accepted: 23 September 2012
- Published: 16 October 2012
The African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, depends on availability of suitable surface water for oviposition. Short and long dry spells occur throughout the year in many parts of its range that limit its access to oviposition sites. Although not well understood, oviposition-site deprivation has been found to rapidly reduce egg batch size and hatch rate of several mosquito species. We conducted laboratory experiments to assess these effects of oviposition-site deprivation on An. gambiae and to evaluate the role of nutrition and sperm viability as mediators of these effects.
Anopheles gambiae adults (1–2 d old) from the G3 laboratory colony were assigned to the following treatment groups: oviposition-deprived (fed once and then deprived of oviposition site for 7 or 14 d), multiple-fed control (fed regularly once a week and allowed to lay eggs without delay), and age matched blood-deprived control (fed once, three days before water for oviposition was provided). Egg batch size and hatch rate were measured. In the second experiment two additional treatment groups were included: oviposition-deprived females that received either a second (supplemental) blood meal or virgin males (supplemental mating) 4 days prior to receiving water for oviposition.
An. gambiae was highly sensitive to oviposition-site deprivation. Egg batch size dropped sharply to 0–3.5 egg/female within 14 days, due to reduced oviposition rate rather than a reduced number of eggs/batch. Egg hatch rate also fell dramatically to 0-2% within 7 days. The frequency of brown eggs that fail to tan was elevated. A supplemental blood meal, but not 'supplemental insemination,' recovered the oviposition rate of females subjected to oviposition-site deprivation. Similarly, a supplemental blood meal, but not 'supplemental insemination,' partly recovered hatch rate, but this increase was marginally significant (P < 0.069).
Even a short dry spell resulting in oviposition-site deprivation for several days may result in a dramatic decline of An. gambiae populations via reduced fecundity and fertility. However, females taking supplemental blood meals regain at least some reproductive success. If mosquitoes subjected to oviposition-site deprivation increase the frequency of blood feeding, malaria transmission may even increase during a short dry spell. The relevance of oviposition-site deprivation as a cue to alter the physiology of An. gambiae during the long dry season is not evident from these results because no reduction in hatch rate was evident in wild M-form An. gambiae collected in the dry season in the Sahel by previous studies.
- Anopheles gambiae
- Dry season
- Drought
- Hatch rate
- Malaria
- Reproduction
- Seasonality
- Vectorial capacity
- Oviposition
- Fecundity
Like most mosquitoes, Anopheles gambiae, the African malaria mosquito, depends on availability of suitable surface water for oviposition. However, during the dry season and dry spells during the wet season, larval sites may not be available for days, weeks, or even months in different environments[1–6]. Under such conditions, mosquitoes that develop eggs cannot lay them, a state hereafter referred to as "oviposition-site deprivation"[7], which differs from 'egg retention', a term applied also to an inseminated female which does not lay (some) developed eggs despite having access to a suitable oviposition site. The effect of oviposition-site deprivation on the physiology, behavior, and future life history of mosquitoes are scantly known, despite their possible ecological and public health implications. For example, the effects of oviposition-site deprivation on reproductive capacity, feeding rate, and longevity may correspondingly affect population size and disease transmission intensity during and following the period of deprivation. Moreover, not finding suitable larval sites may serve as a signal used by mosquitoes to switch from the typical reproductive state to reproductive depression in the dry season as previously described[8–14].
Only a few studies have evaluated the effects of oviposition-site deprivation on life-history traits. Reduced egg-batch size and hatch rate following oviposition-site deprivation was observed in Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, Culex quinquefasciatus, An. maculatus, and An. pharoensis[7, 15–19]. In these studies, the duration of oviposition-site deprivation varied from a mere 2 days (An. pharoensis) to 10 weeks (Ae. albopictus and Cu. quinquefasciatus), however, statistical analysis was not always applied to the data. Both An. pharoensis[15] and An. maculatus[18] revealed increased sensitivity of anophelines to short-term oviposition-site deprivation (2–5 d) compared with culicine species (10–70 d), as measured by their egg batch size and hatch rate over shorter periods of deprivation.
Here we evaluate the effects of oviposition-site deprivation on the egg batch size and hatch rate of An. gambiae under laboratory conditions. We attempt to separate the effects of aging due to time and due to cumulative gonotrophic cycles from the oviposition-site deprivation itself and also evaluate the effect of sperm viability and the female nutritional state on the response to oviposition-site deprivation. Because this species experiences oviposition-site deprivation naturally, we hypothesized it would be less sensitive than other anopheline species previously examined. Our results suggest, however, that even short-term oviposition-site deprivation reduces egg batch size and hatch rate of An. gambiae and that nutrition is a key mediator of this effect.
Experimental design
On day seven, females to be assayed for oviposition (8–10 females/replicate cage of each treatment) were separated into individual 50 mL conical tubes lined with absorbent paper for egg laying and secured with netting on top to allow access to sugar pads. Males were also removed from all cages on day seven. Water for oviposition (10 mL of dechlorinated tap water) was added individually to the tubes four days after blood feeding (no oviposition-site deprivation), 11 days after blood feeding (short-term: 7-day oviposition-site deprivation), or 18 days after blood feeding (long term: 14-day oviposition-site deprivation). Control groups included females that were blood-fed regularly (once a week on days 4, 11, and 18) and those that were blood-fed only once (four days before water for oviposition was provided). Egg dishes were placed in the cages of the multiple-fed controls to allow the remaining females to lay eggs. Females that did not receive a blood meal on day 4 were considered blood-deprived (BD). These groups were fed once on day 11 or 18 and were provided with water for oviposition four days after feeding. Every treatment was replicated two or three times in each experiment (Figure1). A replicate is a set of all treatments in which females of a single cohort (same age) were housed in one cage/treatment during blood feeding. Oviposition assays were performed on 8–10 females per (replicate) cage in each time point (on day 8, 15, and 22, Figure1), thus providing a sample size of 16–30 per experiment. Hatch rate was measured for each egg batch that was laid.
Measures of egg batch size (EBS) and hatch rate were determined (see below). Females that died before their phenotype could be determined were excluded from analysis. The tubes were checked twice a day for three days; if eggs were laid, the female was killed and preserved and the appearance and number of eggs was recorded. Eggs that had sunk into the water were recorded separately and excluded from the count because they appeared abnormal and did not hatch in previous studies[20, 21]. Eggs were then placed in labeled petri dishes and submerged in water. Hatch rate was recorded by transferring newly-hatched larvae onto filter paper via a glass pipette and counting them. Egg dishes were checked twice a day for three days to complete the estimate of hatch rate. Females that did not lay eggs or died during the experiment were dissected to determine their insemination status. Non-inseminated females were excluded from the analysis. Mosquito body size was estimated using the measurement of wing length as previously described[9]. Only females with at least one intact wing were measured.
The second experiment was carried out as stated above, with the addition of two treatment groups (each replicated twice). One treatment consisted of oviposition-deprived females that were provided with a second (supplemental) blood meal 4 days prior to receiving water for oviposition. The other treatment consisted of oviposition-deprived females, which received 100 4-day-old virgin males as supplemental mating. The males were kept in the cage for 3 days until the females were separated into oviposition tubes. A random collection of males from the same cohort and cages was placed with virgin females to assess their mating vigor. Virtually all virgin females were inseminated after 3 days (95%, n = 20). Individual females were separated and EBS and hatch rate were determined at the same time points as stated above.
Ethics statement
This study was carried out in accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. All animal procedures were approved by the National Institutes of Health Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC, Protocol ID: LMVR102).
Data analysis
Statistical analyses were performed using SAS 9.2 (SAS Institute, Cary, NC). The effects of the treatments on EBS and hatch rate were evaluated using mixed model ANOVA (implemented using PROC MIXED) because both fixed-effect variables (e.g., oviposition-deprived groups vs. non-deprived control) and random variables (e.g., experiment and replicate nested within experiment) were included. If significant differences were indicated between treatments overall, contrasts were used to specifically evaluate the effect of oviposition-site deprivation compared with a subset of controls. Thus, to assess the effect of 7-day oviposition-site deprivation on EBS, contrasts were made between that group and the non oviposition-deprived controls which were in their 1st and 2nd gonotrophic cycle (1 contrast), and between the oviposition-deprivation group and the age-matched blood-deprivation group which received their first and only blood meal 3 days prior to the water for oviposition (1 contrast). The third contrast compared the EBS of the 1st and 2nd gonotrophic cycle of the non oviposition-deprived controls. Because all females laid no (zero) eggs in some treatment/replicate combinations, resulting in non-estimable hatch rates, the variance component associated with 'replicate' could not be estimated in such cases. To determine differences in the percentage of females that laid eggs from different groups, log-linear categorical models were implemented using PROC CATMOD, which allows testing the same contrasts.
Results and discussion
The effect of oviposition-site deprivation on the reproductive output of An. gambiae was determined by comparison of EBS and egg-hatching rate of females subjected to short (7 days) and long (14 days) oviposition-site deprivation with corresponding values of non-deprived females of the same gonotrophic cycle as well as those of the same (chronological) age but in the next gonotrophic cycle. Additionally, oviposition-deprived females were compared to females of the same chronological age and same gonotrophic cycle, which received their first blood meal 3 days before they were offered water for oviposition; the last group of females was deprived of a blood meal (blood deprivation). Unless otherwise stated, data obtained in the two experiments were analyzed together, treating experiments as random blocks (see Methods).
The effect of short-term (7 days) and long-term (14 days) oviposition-site deprivation on egg batch size (EBS) and hatch rate
χ 2
Treatment group
(AIC) / (−2LL)a
OD-7 vs. Gon1 & Gon2
Gon1 & Gon2
OD-7 vs. BD-7
OD-14 vs. Gon1 & Gon3
Gon1 & Gon3
OD-14 vs. BD-14
OD-7 vs. OD-14
The proportion of oviposition-site deprived females that laid eggs (oviposition rate) was significantly reduced compared with non-deprived females, but the difference in mean EBS between the oviposition-site deprived and non-deprived females in those that laid eggs was minimal (Table1 and Additional file2: Figure S2). These results suggest that the overall effect of oviposition-site deprivation on EBS (including zero eggs) was mostly due to a lower oviposition rate rather than to a reduced number of eggs in those females that laid eggs. A high proportion of the oviposition-deprived females that did not lay eggs, especially those subjected to long oviposition deprivation, retained deformed brownish eggs that appeared to be undergoing resorption.
Hatch rate
The roles of nutrition and sperm viability on egg batch size and hatch rate
The sensitivity of An. gambiae to short-term oviposition-site deprivation suggests that even short dry spells (measured in days) during the wet season can reduce reproductive success, especially because of lower fertility (hatch rate) augmented by lower fecundity (egg batch size) due to a lower rate of oviposition. Similar sensitivity was reported for other culicids including An. pharoensis and An. maculatus[7, 15–18]. High sensitivity to only a few days of oviposition-site deprivation is surprising for species that are often subjected to short (and long) dry spells under natural conditions, as is the case for An. gambiae. It is possible that a colony adapted to laboratory conditions has increased its sensitivity to oviposition-site deprivation because such deprivation is too rare in an insectary and it may also be related to other factors such as different blood source (chicken instead of human in our colony). However, the agreement across anopheline species (above), especially with the arid-adapted An. pharoensis, which was raised in the laboratory only three years prior to the study and was provided with human blood, suggests that the sensitivity to oviposition-site deprivation reflects the natural response of anophelines to such pressure.
However, oviposition-site deprivation was linked, as in most other studies listed above, with no (or limited) access to blood meals. The capacity to regain reproductive success by supplemental blood feeding suggests that, under natural conditions, mosquitoes may avoid the effects of oviposition-site deprivation by increasing their blood-feeding frequency. This hypothesis is consistent with the observations of gravid females that take additional blood meals[14, 23, 24]. Thus, malaria transmission may not decline (and might even increase) during a short dry spell. Additional studies measuring the blood-feeding rate of oviposition-site deprived An. gambiae females are required to clarify that hypothesis.
The importance of oviposition-site deprivation as a cue to alter the physiology of An. gambiae during the long dry season is not evident from these results. Similar to this study, Yaro et al. (2012)[14] reported a reduced oviposition rate in field-collected (blood-fed, semi-gravid, or gravid) females that were provided with water for oviposition once they reached the gravid state (without experimental deprivation) in dry-season females as compared with their wet-season counterparts. Presumably these dry-season females blood fed while they were naturally deprived of oviposition sites. Unlike the present study, the egg batch size for females that laid eggs was also lower in the Sahel[14] and a high frequency of brownish eggs was not observed[14]. Although their study did not empirically measure hatch rate, the dramatic reduction in hatch rate was not observed during the dry season (Yaro, Alpha and Dao, Adama - unpublished data). These observations suggest that during the long dry season in the Sahel, altered female physiology modifies the effect of oviposition-site deprivation on their reproductive output. This hypothesis requires additional study, as well as the effects of oviposition site deprivation on survival and on the vectorial competence (susceptibility) with human pathogens, as was recently studied in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus and West Nile Virus[25].
We thank Ms. Monica Artis for technical assistance during the laboratory work, Mr. Andre Laughinghouse and Mr. Kevin Lee for assisting with mosquito cultures, and Dr. Gwadz for facilitating the project. This study was supported by the Intramural Research Program of NIAID, NIH.
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I stumbled of the Cuil Theory and was mildly interested in it. However, as a undergraduate maths student, one thing is bugging me: The "levels of abstractness" is not well defined. Instead I have thought about a alternative definition:
Firstly, I will tell you something about cuntinuverse theory: This is an expansion of the Multiverse theory proposed by quantum physicists in the early 1900s. It does not assume a countable (or even finite) number of universes, but instead a Infinite-dimensional universe, in which every universe, EVERYTHING exists. The Idea of it is: 3D space is where we live. Adding a 4th dimension, we have a sequence of 3D spaces, and we could call the 4th coordinate "Time". The 5th dimension combines multiple timelines, in 1 universe, with the same starting point, with the same laws of nature. Next, the 6th dimension modifies the starting point (Usually the "big bang"). In this dimension, you find 5 dimensional universes that started of with a different, or no big bang at all. This can be continued on and on and on, but I dont want to bother you. But be told that a 8 dimensional universe allows you to find a universe in which you are actually a radio wave that has a terrible, terrible headache while buzzing around a hamburger that is made out of milk.
Here we get really close to Cuil theory and we can define (integer) Cuils:
A event A is a subset of the infinite dimensional universe U.
We define the embedding space of A $\text{em}(A)$ as the lowest-dimensional submanifold S of U that contains A and the dimension $\dim(A)$ of A as the dimension of S. (For things we can imagine, this is just the same dimension as we would call it. A (infinitely thin) piece of paper would have dimension 2, Your dog has dimension 3 and your dog wagging its tail dimension 4)
For 2 events A,B we can now define the Cuility of B towards A (measured in Cuils) as(1)
On top of that, if it is clear which A we use, we can write $Cuil(B):=Cuil(A,B)$. In most cases, A will be our 4-dimensional spacetime (where I ask you for a hamburger).
This almost holds with the layers of abstraction in general Cuil theory. If I ask you for a hamburger, that is a 4 dimensional event. If you hand me a hamburger and I turn into a dog wagging its tail while balancing on a 1-dimensional radio wave with a headache, that would be Cuil 4: $\dim A =4$, $\dim B =8$, $\dim (A\cup B)-\dim A=8-4=4$.
Secondly, lets look at alternative definitions for the dimension for an event: For example, using hausdorff dimension (or similar), a Menger sponge has dimension $\frac{\log 20}{\log 3}\approx 2.7268$. If you hand me a Hamburger in the shape of a Menger sponge, that would be either dimension 4 or 7 (depending on if its actually possible to build a true menger sponge in this universe), however, a radio wave inside a Menger sponge would have dimension 5.7268 or 8.7268, and, of course, terrible, terrible migrane.
EDIT: Continuation.
We can define Operators $+$, $-$, $\cdot$ and $/$ by
$Cuil(A,B)+Cuil(A,C):=Cuil(A,B\cup C)$
$Cuil(A,B)-Cuil(A,C):=Cuil(A,B\backslash C)$
$Cuil(A,B)\cdot Cuil(A,C):=Cuil(A,B\times C)$
$Cuil(A,B)/Cuil(A,C):=Cuil(A,B/ C)$
This highly depends on the actual events.
A = You ask me for a hamburger. (dim=4)
B = I give you a hamburger. The hamburgers eye twitches involuntarily (dim=6, 2‽)
C = A hamburger goes for a stroll in time. I give you a racoon. (3‽)
B+C = I give you a hamburger. The hamburgers eye twitches involuntarily and a hamburger goes for a stroll in time. Then, I give you a racoon (dim=7, 3‽)
B-C = I give you nothing. (dim=4, 0‽)
B*C = I give you a hamburger. Because the hamburger is going on a stroll in time, we revolve around history. The racoon gives me the hamburger. Time twitches. I give you a stroll in time while my racoontwitches involuntarily. We see every possible happening and every timeline get eaten by you. The racoons eye twitches. I give you a hamburger. Nothingness commences as the hamburger reaches its destination. I eat time, my watch is gone. We take a stroll in a hamburger. The racoon runs to the twitching eye. It shakes. I give you a hamburger. We come to a halt. I give you a hamburger. We twitch in all directions, at the same time and after one another. I give you a twitching hamburger. The twitching hamburger gives me a racoon. I give you a hamburger. The hamburgers eye twitches on a stroll in time. I give you a hamburger. The hamburger strolls along a path in time that follows the contours of the racoon. (… (infinite other events follow here) …) (dim=6*3=18, 18-4‽=14‽) In fact, every possible event that can be created by the two starting ones, happens
B/C = The hamburger is a racoon. The hamburgers/racoons eye twitches involuntarily. (dim=5, 1‽)
A = Inside or a menger sponge, I feel pain in my head, because I am a radio wave (4.7268‽)
B = The hamburger sits on a bench, sleeping. (1‽)
C = I carefully open a book. I look at the stars. They are grains of sesame on the hamburger. The universe is contained in the sponge.(5.7268‽)
Excercise: Calculate these results: B+C, B*C, B-C, B/C. Good luck with not getting your brain exploded.
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Harveer vs Jasu! The Voice India Kids 31st July 2016 Hd Video Performances :- The singing reality shows Voice India Kids premiered last weekend and the show became an instant hit. The kind of talent the show is showcased that is simply amazing and the blind auditions of the singing show are just better than the best.
As per rules it is the panel judge member is holding the responsibility to choose the singers from this blind audition and they will be seen performing one the show.
As per latest crux tonight episode of the show is all about to teach Hindi to the participants' in which their mentors will be seen teaching them Hindi as they find some participants' are having weak Hindi.
The Bollywood singers Shekhar Ravjiani, Shaan and Neeti Mohan are now obviously busy teaching the Hindi dialect to the contestants of the singing reality show "The Voice India Kids".
Co-hosted by TV actor Jay Bhanushali and the multitalented Sugandha Mishra are now having an aim to giving a collective platform to the singing contestants' to showcase their singing talent as well they will be seen teaching Hindi to the participants'.
In the show children from the age group of 6-14 years have been participated to showcase their singing talent on national television. Since the contestants have come from different parts of India, they need to learn Hindi dialect perfect as they are unable to speak Hindi properly.
And the coaches of the show are now on a mission to teach them the right way this is so as they also need to sing their song in Hindi. The budding singer of the country Pawandeep Rajan is also all set to come on the singing show as special guest and he will be there to give a pleasant surprise to his mentor
And Pawandeep Rajan is no one else the winner of Voice India of its last season. Stay tuned for the more updates of the reality TV singing show Voice India Kids.


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The 2013 Research Colloquium will take place at Saїd Business School, University of Oxford from 22-25 July 2013.
This year's programme features four of learning, dialogue and discussion. Delegates and speakers are encouraged to book their travel and accommodation early, and to spend the entire event with us.
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Pretty much nobody likes to be stuck in traffic, and when delayed drivers realize the thing that has slowed their progress is something stupid and unnecessary, they can become exceptionally irate.
Such was the lesson recently learned by a YouTube prankster named Coby Persin who temporarily held up traffic in New York City in order to stage a "photo shoot," according to the U.K. Daily Mail.
Persin had parked a gold-painted $140,000 BMW i8 in the middle of 7th Avenue so that he and a friend could strike poses on the hood of the car for pictures, all the while being honked at and cursed for blocking a lane and slowing traffic on the busy street to a crawl.
One driver stuck behind them had more than enough of the delay at one point and exited his vehicle, retrieved a baseball bat from the trunk of his own car, then proceeded to use it to place a massive spider-webbed dent in the windshield of the expensive luxury car. (Please note: Some of the language in this video is vulgar.)
Was doing photoshoot in NYC and this crazy guy comes out with a Bat and Smashed my Windshield!! pic.twitter.com/iAS3f5PinA
— CobyPersin (@coby_persin) November 28, 2016
Amazingly, Persin uploaded the footage of the angry reaction to his prank on his own Twitter account.
According to The U.K. Sun, Persin's followers did not express the sympathetic outrage he was likely seeking in posting the video, but called him out instead for being stupid enough to block traffic for an apparently non-permitted photo shoot in the middle of a busy street.
Some commenters suggested that Persin had received exactly what he deserved for blocking traffic unnecessarily, while others implied that the angry driver should have used the bat on Persin himself instead of the expensive car.
Still others suggested the entire thing was a set-up and just another elaborate prank, though that was countered with the assertion that, prank or not, he had no business holding up traffic and had no room to complain about what had happened.
While of course we don't condone vandalism or vigilante justice like what happened here, we couldn't help but chuckle a bit as a seemingly entitled punk learned the hard way what can happen when New Yorkers get stuck in traffic for a stupid reason.
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RIM will use Intel's "Hermon" mobile processor in BlackBerrys in the future, becoming the first company to sign up to the chip giant's fledgling mobile phone program.
Blackberrys with the chip will be available later this year, said Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO of RIM. Hermon will officially be released later this year.
BlackBerrys let people access their corporate e-mail outside company networks. RIM is starting to release BlackBerry devices that double as mobile phones, and will expand offerings in this category with a new mobile phone based on Hermon, Lazaridis said.
"Very few pieces of technology cross the line and become a cultural icon," said Sean Maloney, general manager of Intel's Mobility Group. He was clearly relieved as he announced Intel's first major customer win in its efforts to diversify beyond PC and server processors.
Intel's initial attempts at building communications silicon for the mobile phone market fell flat. A few contract manufacturers pledged to release phones built on Manitoba, Intel's first mobile phone processor. which combined an applications processor, a GSM/GPRS modem, and flash memory on a single piece of silicon.
However, only O2 ever released a Manitoba phone, and only after several modifications. Intel has managed to get its xScale applications processors into mobile phones, but had yet to make a significant dent in the communications side of the market.
Manitoba was designed for GSM/GPRS networks, while Hermon can run on the more advanced UMTS networks that are prevalent in Europe and just starting to appear in the US.
RIM's initial plans for Hermon, however, center around building a phone for EDGE networks. The data download speeds offered by EDGE networks are faster than GSM/GPRS networks, but fall shy of 3G UMTS networks.
Hermon is capable of reaching UMTS speeds, but some North American customers such as RIM prefer to tackle the more-established EDGE standard before upgrading to UMTS phones, said Sam Arditi, general manager of Intel's cellular and handheld group. EDGE and UMTS are based on the same underlying technology, with differences in software allowing the breakthrough to faster download speeds, he said.
Intel initially committed to releasing Hermon in a UMTS phone in 2005. The company has other customers that look at the market differently from RIM, in that they would prefer to get their UMTS development out of the way before releasing phones on the slower networks, Arditi said. He declined to name specific customers that might be in line to purchase UMTS chips, but reiterated the company's commitment to have Hermon in a UMTS phone this year.
Lazaridis praised Hermon's combination of high performance and low power consumption as a reason RIM decided to adopt the chip. BlackBerry users should be able to open and work with corporate applications and documents more quickly with Hermon-based phones, he said.


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Today I found out that I have been selected to be an Area Governor in Toastmasters District 66 for the 2011-2012 Toastmaster Year!
I haven't found out which Area I will be heading, hopefully it will be the area my club is in. But if it's not, I'll have a chance to spend time with new clubs and learn new things from them.
As Area Governor, it will be my job to help four to five clubs set and achieve their educational and membership goals.
This is the first level of leadership beyond the club level and I'm very excited for the opportunity. Plus, it will help me complete my Advanced Leader Silver.
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One week from today, the Twins will hold their first pitchers and catchers workout in Fort Myers, Fla., and from all reports, Francisco Liriano is raring to go.
The excitement for Liriano's 2010 season began building last winter, when the lefthander went 3-1 with a 0.49 ERA and a ton of strikeouts for Escogido in the Dominican Winter League playoffs.
Liriano spoke often about how much that helped restore his confidence after going 5-13 with a 5.80 ERA the previous year with the Twins.
He logged about 50 innings for Escogido, took a few weeks off, and then went through a full spring training, before pitching a career-high 191 2/3 innings for the Twins. When it came time to decide whether to let Liriano pitch winter ball again this year, the Twins declined.
"It was time for him to rest, and he understood that," Twins General Manager Bill Smith said.
Even though Liriano hasn't been pitching competitively, he's been working out and is said to be in good shape. Smith gets his reports from Fred Guerrero, a Twins scout who is based in the Dominican Republic.
"Francisco knows this is another big year for him," Smith said.
We'll see how Liriano responds to this week's news that the Twins are open to trading him. Like usual, Smith isn't touching that topic, but since writing this report, I've had team officials remind me that they'll listen to trade offers for anyone, not just Liriano.
I was also told that Liriano's camp did not specifically ask for a three-year, $39 million contract. I'd heard those numbers from a source but tried to be clear I couldn't be sure about the specifics. (Presumably, that would have been a three-year extension for Liriano added to this year's $4.3 million, which would give him a four-year deal similar to the ones Zack Greinke and Josh Johnson have signed in recent years.)
Again, I don't have the specifics. Apologies for the confusion, but the larger premise still holds: Long-term talks with Liriano have gone nowhere, he doesn't appear to be in the Twins plans past 2012, and they are open to trading him, as soon as next month.
* Tom Pelissero, with ESPN1500, heard from a source that the Rangers and Yankees are possible landing spots for Liriano.
* Over at FanGraphs, Dave Cameron analyzed the potential returns the Twins could get for Liriano, citing Shaun Marcum as the closest comparison. I had referenced the Matt Garza trade, but Cameron correctly notes that Garza can't become a free agent until after 2013.
* Many others have weighed in against the idea of the Twins trading Liriano. At TwinkieTown, Jesse Lund countered several of my points with interesting points of his own. Liriano relied more heavily on his slider last year because he was throwing the best slider in MLB, Lund wrote. I can't argue there. This definitely is a good debate that only figures to get more interesting as the Twins rotation begins taking shape in Florida.


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It's the 4th of November and like most WildStar players, I'm still eagerly awaiting Drop 3. It's well overdue and brings with it so much good that the games future success relies heavily on its faultless delivery. Unsurprisingly in the last few days the WildStar community, certainly on its official forums and sub-Reddit, has been quiet. I suspect it's quiet (on Carbines part) because we're nearing the official release. I've a play test of one portion of the update later tomorrow (The Black Focus) so I'll be sure to report back on how it plays. I imagine if press are playing the content this week, the patch won't be far away. With that in mind, the official Defile page was released and contains a new teaser video.
If that wasn't exciting enough, there's also news that there's extra housing items coming in Drop 3 and 4. These include (for Drop 4):
- Windows (including clear glass panes)
- Decking
- Railing
- Doors (frame-less doors that you can open)
- Cylinders
- Tubes
- Curved Walls
- Triangle Walls
- Domes
So what has been happening in the community in the mean time? First on my list is an Ohmna flowchart. Having tried to make one of these in the past, they're surprisingly difficult to produce especially if you're trying to make them funny. In this case, both have been accomplished. On the subject of Ohmna, I actually found it a bit of a dull fight. Considering it's the end boss of Genetic Archives I was expecting something epic and instead it felt far too simple and far too static. Many of the bosses leading up to Ohmna were far more enjoyable.
Next on the list is another funny entry from Reddit talking all about helmets. There's something about good looking armor that turns ill fitting when it's on your character that rots the soul. No MMOG is exempt from this and I've found plenty of pieces of armor in my lifetime that look fantastic when motionless and horrendous when in motion. Fortunately for us, there's a funny side.
In case you missed it, Carbine are continuing to rollout their Loremageddon series. It's an intricate and in depth analysis of the races and is something I've never seen a company done before. If you're a lore buff, it's well worth taking the time out to read these. The Human and Cassian entries are excellent.
One of the topics that keeps coming up often when I talk to players in WildStar is what is happening with its PvP? When I last interviewed its PvP Lead, Kevin Lee, he spoke about having a clear roadmap for improvements. Most of what he suggested were excellent ideas but unfortunately, Kevin was one of the Carbine staff that were cut by NCSoft. There's no news yet, as far as I can see, of who is going to replace Kevin. Where does this leave WildStar's PvP?
The cuts to WildStar's staffing levels have left many questions remaining about its future and unsurprisingly, players are also asking the same. WildStar unquestionably has a future but it's going to struggle for the foreseeable future as a subscription game. I'm convinced of that and I still think Carbine should switch it to Buy to Play. I expect after Drop 3 we'll hear something about a switch in payment model.
We might be past Halloween, but there's an awesome (albeit late) entry to the WildStar Pumpkin competition. The winners however have been announced and you can view them here. I personally think the late entry is better than the winners.
Lastly, there's a Podcast that caught my eye this week. I rarely tend to listen to them but Strange Tales from Outerspace surprised me. Its intro music is cliche (why not use some of WildStar's brilliant soundtrack?) but the content here is easy listening. I'd definitely recommend you check it out.
To read the latest guides, news, and features you can visit our WildStar Game Page.


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1,000s of new merchants recruited.
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Frequency of use increased from 2.4 to 3.1 times per annum.
Created and managed a successful global market strategy, with numerous in market and cross-regional campaigns. Grayling also managed the communications of PayPal's split from Ebay.
Our primary objective was to drive more people to use PayPal more often.
We also had to educate the many merchants who simply did not realise that offering PayPal as a payment option was possible outside the eBay environment.
Over more than two years, we executed a number of campaigns, some driven from PayPal's global headquarters in San Jose, California, and interpreted for the EMEA region; most home grown in London. These included:
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For me, nothing says 'football' like cold hands, wet knees, and mind-melting technical frustration. I don't understand why, but it really seems that my entire allotment of computer/camera/memory problems always befalls me during big football games. Battery issues that I've never had before, lenses fogging and computers freezing even after reboot. Some of these issues get worked out with experience, which, when it comes to big games, I could use a little more of. But sometimes I'm convinced there's something other-worldly at play.
Take Saturday's big Apple Cup. My plan was to shoot a lot of tailgate action to supplement our coverage and create a gallery of feature photos, separate from the game itself. I spent a few hours trolling through the parking lots, jostling with rowdy brawlers, wiping beer spray from my face and camera. I shot a few gigs and went back happy to the tent to clear my cards for the game.
After the game was through and I had edited my sports pictures, I started looking for my pre-game stuff. I opened up the folder it should have been in and …nothing. Empty. Gone. Impossible, I thought, but after scouring my entire computer I concluded that somehow I had failed to upload them properly and now, having shot over those cards, I had written over the only remnants of all that pre-game toil. It was a devastating blow, but, in all honesty, not the end of the world as they were only feature pictures. Just really confusing. What happened?
Later that night, at home, I was going through my take and opened the same folder I had opened at least 6 times before looking for those pictures and this time, there they were. Unbelievable. Clearly, unequivocally, some supernatural force had hidden those pictures so they wouldn't make the gallery that night. What other explanation is there?
Well, in defiance of that ghost I'm going to publish 5 of them here:


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TULSA, OK—Well, that's that.
For the Tulsa Oilers, the 2016-17 ECHL Regular Season is at its end and with a sadly familiar truth: no playoffs for the second straight season.
A season that began with the optimism that all hockey clubs have of more wins than losses, a breeze through the post season and a successful finals run ended with an ironic 5-1 loss the their oldest rival, the Wichita Thunder, and the disappointment of no more hockey until the fall for the Oilers nation, which is sadly not that unfamiliar a thing for Tulsa fans.
It was close for roughly two periods, then it all unraveled for Tulsa at the end. After a shorthanded goal in the first period by Louick Marcotte, Garrett Ladd wound up scoring what would be the final goal of the season for the Oilers, lifting a backhander over Thunder netminder Drew Owsley five minutes into the second period.
It tied the game for about four minutes, and then it was all Wichita.
The Thunder regained the lead four minutes later, when Blake Tatchell snuck behind the defense and beat Oilers goaltender Jonah Imoo to give the Thunder a 2-1 advantage heading into the final period.
The Thunder added a second short-handed goal late in the third period when Gerrad Grant scored on a breakaway. Wichita then scored two empty-net goals in the final minutes of play.
The final horn mercifully sounded and the 25th consecutive year of professional hockey in Tulsa came to a close with the Oilers grinding to their 37th regulation loss of the season. The final numbers for the team being a record of 27-37-6-2 worth 62 points and a 5th place finish in the ECHL Central Division.
It was a merciful end to a season that had at one time seen the Oilers in a dogfight with the Toledo Walleye for the Conference lead with first a 6-0 start that stretched into a 10-2 lead, the team's best open to a season since 2002-03 in the Central Hockey League.
Key departures to the Manitoba Moose, the first being forward Dan DeSalvo at the end of November and goaltender Jamie Phillips around the ECHL All-Star Break, contributed to the slow spiral into the basement, along with brutal road trips that saw the Oilers away from home for nearly two full months after Christmas.
Jason Christie was reflective of these facts and more in his final postgame comments at the end of his second season as Tulsa head coach.
"It was a tough grind," Oilers coach Jason Christie said. "You really see the character in the guys. Some guys just want to get through it.
"We are young. We lost a lot of man games this year. You just hope those young guys understand that every day is a battle, how important each and every game is.
"We had a good start. But it got too hard for some guys. We lost some guys two months into the season, and it was too hard for the other guys to pick up the slack. Not skill-wise, but just work every day-wise. We lost the will to win every game.
"It could be a double-edge sword when you have a good start and they start taking shortcuts. When you lose the core of your team, you need some guys to really step up. That is why depth is so important."
Phillips getting the call in Manitoba was the final backbreaker.
"That did hurt and it may be my fault for not having two quality goalies," Christie said. "But you still have to get through five guys and we have to make sure we continue to work and grow."
"It makes you sick to your stomach. They were just snake-bit."
A recruiting summer lies ahead for Christie, and come October, the Tulsa Oilers will give it another try.


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Flinders Chase National Park, located at the western end of Kangaroo Island encompasses stunning coastal landscapes, vast areas of wilderness and diversity of wildlife.
Flinders Chase is the name given to a complex of protected areas covering the western end of Kangaroo Island. Flinders Chase National Park is comprised of 3 parts, totalling 32,600 hectares; the Cape du Couedic and Rocky River area to the south west, the Gosse Lands to the north east and Cape Borda Lightstation on the north west tip of Kangaroo Island. The Park directly adjoins the 41,320 hectare Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area. Flinders Chase is approximately 110 km west of Kingscote, the islands largest town and can be accessed via the Playford Highway or South Coast Road.
After a long struggle, Flinders Chase National Park was declared in November 1919. The Fauna and Flora Board of South Australia unanimously passed a motion stating "the western end of Kangaroo Island be reserved for the protection of native flora and fauna". Following its declaration, Flinders Chase came to be seen as a sanctuary for threatened fauna from the mainland. Over the next 40 years, 23 species of animals including Koalas (1923) and Platypus (1928) were released in the Park. Many of those species that were released, flourished in the Park and can be seen today.
What to Do
Flinders Chase offers an array of recreational opportunities.
Live the past - stay in a historical lightkeepers' cottage at Cape du Couedic or Cape Borda. Accommodation is also available in May's Homestead and Postman's Cottage at Rocky River. Bookings are essential.
Walk, Hike or Trek - a network of walking trails provide opportunities for walkers of all abilities to appreciate the Park and its wildlife.
Camp under the stars - camping opportunities exist at Harveys Return, Snake Lagoon, Rocky River and West Bay. Bookings are essential and camping fees apply. The campground at Rocky River is currently being upgraded.
Sightseeing & wildlife - spectacular rugged coastlines, views of a vast wilderness, remarkable naturally sculptured rocks and close-up encounters with native wildlife are all part of the Flinders Chase experience.
The Flinders Chase Visitor Centre at Rocky River is the gateway to the Park. It is the focal point for information about the Park, permits for camping and entry to Flinders Chase and sale of souvenirs and light refreshments.
Cape du Couedic Lighthouse accommodation
Information - Park information is available at the Flinders Chase Visitor Centre open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (10:00 am - 5:00 pm during winter). Park information is also available at Cape Borda Lightstation.
Hiking at Cape du Couedic
Walking Trails - a network of walking trails exist in Flinders Chase and provide opportunities for walkers of all abilities to enjoy the Park and its wildlife.
Barbecues - gas barbecues set in picturesque surrounds are available near the Flinders Chase Visitor Centre. Please note, Flinders Chase is designated as a Gas Fires Only area.
Picnic Facilities - picnic shelter facilities set in picturesque surrounds are available near the Flinders Chase Visitor Centre. A picnic shelter is also available at Cape Borda Lightstation.
Refreshments - light refreshments are available at the Flinders Chase Visitor Centre at Rocky River and at Cape Borda Lightstation.
Public Telephone - a public telephone is located at the Flinders Chase Visitor Centre. Phonecards can be purchased from the Visitor Centre.
Toilets - Toilets are available at the following locations
>> Cape Borda Lightstation >> Remarkable Rocks Walk >> Cape du Couedic Lighthouse >> Snake Lagoon Campground >> West Bay Campground >> Harveys Return Campground >> Flinders Chase Visitor Centre >>Rocky River Campground Water is available year round at the Flinders Chase Visitor Centre and seasonally at all camp grounds. Visitors are advised to treat all water prior to use.
Camping at Rocky River
Camping - Rocky River Campground is currently being redeveloped to provide a high quality camping experience. Water, showers, gas barbecues and a public telephone are available for campers at Rocky River. Bookings are essential and camping fees apply.
Bush camping sites are available at Snake Lagoon, West Bay and Harveys Return. These camp grounds have basic toilet facilities and water is seasonally available. Water should be boiled prior to use. Bookings are essential and camping fees apply.
Trekking - Opportunities exist to undertake overnight or longer walks through Flinders Chase to access remote areas of the Park. If you are planning an overnight walk or longer, you must discuss your route with a Ranger and complete a Trip Intentions Form prior to arriving in the Park.
Fees and Charges
An entry fee applies for access to Flinders Chase National Park and this can be paid at the Flinders Chase Visitor Centre at Rocky River. Fees are charged for guided tours at Cape Borda Lightstation and camping. Fees are used to employ local people and develop and maintain visitor facilities within Flinders Chase.
A new walking trail experience has recently opened in Flinders Chase. The Platypus Waterholes Walk provides park visitors with the opportunity to see platypus habitat and if they are lucky, view a platypus in its natural environment. The walk starts from the Flinders Chase Visitor Centre and winds its way across Black Swamp; a haven for wildlife, to the unspoilt Rocky River where a walking trail loop leads visitors to specially constructed and sensitively sited viewing platforms. The trail provides an amazing educational and informative experience for visitors with colourful interpretive panels.
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If you enjoy star spotting (sky stars not Hollywood stars) you'll love this gadget, the Sky Scout. It's touted as a personal planetarium and must contain more celestial facts than the head of Patrick Moore.
It works by using GPS to ascertain where you are and what you're looking at. It then accesses it's celestial database to tell you exactly what that bright dot in the sky actually is. This is one cool educational tool, and as you can update the database via its USB connection it should never be out of date.
The Celestron is due to be released later this year (2006 in case you are reading an ancient post) and will have a price tag around £230, you can find more info on the Celestron site.


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Mercury Prize-nominated Jake Bugg has revealed four new shows to his 2014 autumn tour - in Glasgow, Dundee and Edinburgh.
The singer who recently revealed he's a fan of Dolly Parton following her Glastonbury performance, already has 11 UK dates set for October, including a major show at London's Alexandra Palace.
2014 has been the Nottingham born performer's biggest year so far, with performances at the Ryder Cup Gala and T in the park - and it's not over yet - with his debut on the Reading and Leeds Festival main stage coming up in August.
Jake Bugg's self-titled debut album shot to number one on the charts in 2012, while 2013's Shangri La peaked a couple of places lower at Number 3.
Tickets to see the performer in Scotland go on sale 9am, Friday 18 July 2014.
Click to buy your tickets for Jake Bugg live in 2014 below:
Thursday 9 October 2014 - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
If you can't wait until the autumn, here's a taster of the 20-year-old live at T in the Park 2013.


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When I met Jodie, there was something I immediately noticed about her. She was smiling and laughing a lot. Now, it's not unusual for brides to be happy when we meet with them, but Jodie was different, in a great way. Her joy was contagious. I could tell in our very first meeting that Jodie wasn't just happy and excited over her upcoming wedding. Jodie is a genuinely and naturally happy person. The type that makes fast friends with everyone and someone you feel comfortable with immediately. Our first meeting lasted close to three hours because we just talked and talked. When she left, it was like saying goodbye to someone I'd known for years.
We didn't get the chance to meet Adam until the wedding day, but we did get a glimpse into his personality through photos Jodie and Adam's family sent us for a slideshow we made for them. We imagined Adam as someone who liked to have fun and who often laughs, just like Jodie, and when we met him, he was just as we had imagined.
It wasn't hard for us to see what attracted them to each other and we aren't alone. Everything we thought was confirmed in the heartfelt toasts given at their reception.
Jodie's aunt, who served as Matron of Honor, said, "What I admire most about my niece is she smiles more than any person I have ever met. Jodie, you are able to find joy in situations that nobody else would find it in. And I think what makes it so special is that there's never any meanness or guile or calculation. And when I met Adam, he too has that type of kindness. When it gets serious and you want to have an important conversation, Jodie will listen without judgement. It's this non-judgmental type of attitude that really pulls people into her and again, Adam has a very similar personality."
Her best friend said, "As some of you know, at first I was less than fond of Jodie. She was always the hot mess. She was always running late for class, taking forever to get ready and she always left Jodie items everywhere. But as you know, Jodie tends to grow on everybody. Her contagious smile and all her quirky sayings just really... I don't know. You get hooked. I'm not sure which crazy day we became best of friends, but our friendship has grown and bloomed ever since."
Her brother said, "I'm inspired by many of Jodie's qualities. For one, she never passes up an opportunity to smile. Throughout all the stresses in her life, Jodie always found something to smile about. Additionally, Jodie is accepting of people, regardless of their flaws, and she finds something special in everyone. These qualities are the reason I look up to Jodie, for they are qualities that I certainly aspire to, but don't come as naturally to me, or most people for that matter. When Jodie met Adam, I immediately noticed how right there were for each other, but I couldn't put my finger on what made them so similar. I have come to learn that it's these qualities; the ability to find something to laugh about when nobody else can, to find the good in people where it may not be so apparent, that Adam and Jodie share. As I witness the beginning of this marriage between Jodie and Adam today, I'm left knowing that these virtues and this kind of love make life most worth living and most worth sharing with others."
Every word they said is true. They are a joyful, loving, honest, silly (watch during their photo session, it's too cute) and sweet couple. Now that you know a little more about Jodie and Adam, here is a preview of their wedding film, which hopefully displays some of their wonderful qualities.
Jodie and Adam not only share love for each other, but also love for family and friends, nearly constant laughter and good hearts; a perfect recipe for a lifelong marriage.
Congratulations Jodie + Adam!
The Productions Team
Ceremony Location: Temple Sinai, Middletown, NY
Reception Location: The Eagle's Nest, Bloomingburg, NY
Photographer: Rose Schaller, Rose Schaller Photo, Middletown, NY
DJ: Brian Stylez, Stylez Entertainment, Wallkill, NY