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2013 | |
| Cassandre Lazar, post-doc à l'université de Brême (Allemagne) et à l'université de Caroline du Nord (Etat-Unis) (24 mai 2013) The mysterious ubiquitous benthic uncultured Archaea:
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| Justine Thubaut, MNHN, UMR7138 (23 avril 2013) doctorat sous la
direction de Sarah Samadi au MNHN, UMR7138. Bathymodiolinae de la mer Méditerranée : connectivité entre les
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2012 | |
| Patricio Manríquez Carrillo, Professeur à l'Université Australe de Valdivia (Chili) (17 octobre 2012) Changes in prey-predator interaction and avoidance behavior may result from Ocean acidification and some consequences on development and larval traits. |
| Pablo L. Mata Almonacid du Centro de Investigación de Ecosistemas de la Patagonia, CIEP de l'Université Australe du Chili, UACH. (7 septembre 2012). Travaux dans le cadre du LIA MORFUN Résumé : The presentation is devoted to show some preliminary results concerning to the construction of structurepreserving time integrators that are consistent with the laws of thermodynamics. The final of goal of this research consists in developing new algorithms to be applied in the time integration of differential equations describing irreversible processes arising in physical and biological sciences. In particular, we are interested in the possibility of simulating the long-term structure of the solutions of such equations due to their possible connection with the existence of stable states of ecosystems. Those ideas are first illustrated by means of the formulation of a new class of time integrators for finite dimensional and completely integrable thermoelastic systems with symmetries which are able to conduct heat. We consider an arrangement of N mases connected by M thermo-elastic springs. The spatial position of the masses is described by means a vector of generalizes displacements and each thermo-elastic spring is assigned with a thermal displacement such that its time derivative corresponds to the temperature. The dynamics of this rather simple system presents a number of interesting features: (i) it is irreversible, (ii) the trajectories of the masses are momentum and energy conserving and (iii) the long-term behavior of the system is described by trajectories which minimizes the heat conduction. A first step toward the construction of thermodynamically consistent integrators onsists in taking into account the Hamiltonian structure of the reversible adiabatic problem to apply standard techniques in variational integration. In order to allow for the conduction of small amounts of heat, the balance equation describing the conservation of the entropy in each spring has to be modified including an (small) entropy flux consistent with the Fourier law. In this way, heat conduction is treated as a non-Hamiltonian perturbation of an integrable system. A discrete form of D'Alembert principle is used to formulate a new class of secondorder accurate, momentum-conserving time integrators which reduce to a family of Runge-Kutta methods in the non-conductive limit. Numerical evidence shows that proposed algorithms are thermodynamically consistent in the following sense: (i) total entropy of the system always grows due to an algebraic property of the method and (ii) they show an excellent energy behavior which may be related to the ability of the method to reproduce the long term structure of the solutions. |
2011 | |
| Tiphaine Le Mao, étudiante en thèse à l'UMR Ecologie et Evolution sous la direction de Nicolas Loeuille, équipe Ecologie des populations et communautés. Vendredi 6 mai 2011. Evolution of plant nutrient cycling strategies in heterogeneous meta-ecosystems: Impacts for source-sink dynamics and invasive species Résumé : Through their influence on nutrient cycling rates, plant strategies for nutrient acquisition and recycling are key components of ecosystem functioning. How the evolution of such strategies modifies ecosystem functioning and services is still not well understood. Using a simple generic model, we follow the dynamics of a nutrient inside a source-sink meta-ecosystem. When evolutionary pressures are spatially heterogeneous at the landscape scale, complex eco-evolutionary dynamics emerge and lead to source-sink meta-ecosystems. Depending on the strength of trade-offs between functional strategies, we show how evolution of such strategies can turn source ecosystems into sinks and vice versa. We also point out the possibility for multiple successive transformations to occur. We discuss the possible consequences of these results for the maintenance of functional diversity and of a key ecosystem services, invasive species regulation: the evolution of plants in their native habitat is a key, mechanism through which invasion potential can be fostered or impeded. |
| Autun Purser : Université Jacobs, Brême, Allemagne (08 février 2011) The Cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa. Results from new approaches to reef habitat mapping and long-term laboratory experimental investigations. |
| Elisabet Sañé : Institut de Ciéncies del Mar-CSIC. Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, Barcelona, 08003, Espagne (4 février 2011) Organic matter in sediments of Antarctic continental shelves under the influence of climate change Résumé : In 1995 and 2002, 4200 km2 and 3200 km2 of the sections A and B of the Larsen Ice shelf disintegrated, respectively (Rack and Rott, 2004). During austral summer 2006-2007, five sediment cores were recovered from the Eastern Antarctic Peninsula (EAP) continental shelf. Pigments, amino acids, fatty acids, total proteins, total carbohydrates, total lipids and biogenic silica analyses were carried out, together with diatom microscopic observations, to investigate whether the drastic changes at the sea surface in EAP may be reflected in the sedimentary record. Excess 210Pb activity was measured to develop a radiochemical chronology of the sedimentary events. A sharp decrease in the concentration of pigments and in the number of diatom valves was observed below 2 cm depth. This evident difference between the upper 2 cm of sediment and the deeper part of the sediment column was attributed to the drastic change in the upper water column conditions after the ice shelf collapses, which allowed the arrival of phytoplankton debris and fresh organic matter to the seafloor in EAP. The presence of bacterial-, zooplankton- and detrital-related FA throughout EAP cores and the high concentration of total carbohydrates in the deeper part of the sediment column suggest that there has been an input of older, more refractory organic matter into the region, presumably by lateral transport, before Larsen ice shelves disintegration. |
2010 | |
| Julian Caley, Australian Institute of Marine Science James Cook University, (Townsville, Australie). (18 octobre 2010) Résumé : Coral reef diversity: large scales, the highly diverse, and the not so diverse. Coral reefs are legendary with respect to their biological diversity. Coral reefs are thought to host between one quarter to one third of all species that live in our oceans. Despite this iconic status, surprisingly little is known about the organization of the best-known coral reef communities, those of corals and fishes. Beyond corals and fishes, almost nothing is known about coral reef biodiversity. In this talk, I will discuss recent advances in understanding the large-scale organization of reef communities and recent work designed to provide the first baseline of coral reef biodiversity against which future change, whether as the result of anthropogenic disturbance or management intervention, can be assessed. |


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In a wide-ranging interview with Wall Street Journal Chief Economics Correspondent Jon Hilsenrath, New York Fed...
America is flushing itself down the toilet of its own making. What does that tell us? We've had too much money for long enough to think that Yankee toil and thrift don't matter. Too bad, they do matter, and even more in the face of the non-American world's growing middle class. The "degree" is becoming worth less than the paper that conveys it, so how obvious is the question about financial aid? Hint, hint: Restore the Meritocracy before it's too late, and we're not talking about only the citadels of STEM. But, seriously boys and girls, are we not better off if the University of California system enrolls a majority of Asisans, let alone UMichican, which can keep collecting tutition based on on-state enrollments, let alone the Ivys who depend on ferners for more than Eurotrash glam to burnish their tarnished reputations, what with the Kennedys and all being skinflints about legacy donations . . .
Financial aid should be based upon need. Schools that award financial aid based upon academic merit or athletics literally compete for students. Where should the line be drawn? Musical talent, artistic ability, debating excellence, community service?
The majority of financial aid is now an unholy union of blown up tuition by money grubbing universities and colleges to enslave students to bankster payments for the rest of their lives. Unless you want to step in the grave early, stay away.
There are no jobs.
Everyday there are even less jobs.
I suspect that the young people are pretty savvy.
No job man !
So !
'Why waste the best years of my life in school." says the kid wisely.
If one cares to look, there are less & less students competing for places.
Because our kids are not stupid.
The education industry is OLD.
It needs to be brought up to date.
Do we still teach that Hannibal took 37 elephants over the Alps ?
Because with today's knowledge, any zoo can tell you that it did not happen, because the elephant would have died not far out from the jungle. This is a long, long way away from the Alps.
Science is antiquated as is Math & Medicine is almost medieval & so on it goes & it takes toooooo long.
No, the young have decided enough is enough – life is to short & have opted to go & make money instead.
And good for them.
The aged people who run the show live in yesterday & tomorrow has arrived & left us wanting.
I am currently a 4th year undergraduate student (from Canada) who has worked part time and taken student loans to pay for school. I definitely side with merit-based awards for student loans – but only for later years (2nd, 3rd, 4th) and not the first. At least in Canada, most students with very good grades are already awarded a large amount of entrance scholarships and bursaries for their first year. As well, there is such a difference between high school and university that I think it would be too much of a cut-off to give lower loans/none at all to students taking their first crack at post-secondary education while living away from home for the first time. They should be given a shot to make it in their first year, and if they perform they should be given the means to continue to do so. If not, I don't necessarily think they should be cut-off, but I would agree with scaling them back. I'm not sure of how Canada's student loan system relates to that of the United States, but I would imagine there is a lot of correlation. I've always felt that the approach I've described above (roughly) approximates an incentive-based system while providing an opportunity for those not from the financial means to earn an education.
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The Denver Nuggets started off a seven game road trip in terrible form tonight against the Utah Jazz. In the first half it seemed to be referees helping the Jazz. But it was clearly the Denver Nuggets helping the Jazz in the second half. This was evident after Arron Afflalo was ejected for an elbow to the neck of Jazz guard Gordon Hayward. The ejection took place in the midst of a 18-3 run by the Jazz. When the fourth quarter started the Nuggets were down by 18 and never recovered. Final was Jazz 121, Nuggets 102.
Tonights game was important due to the fact if the Nuggets lost, they would slip from 7th to 9th in the West. This road trip is central if the Nuggets hope to stay in contention for a decent seed in the playoffs. Ending up as the 8th seed would be a disaster and result in an early exit versus the Thunder. Or worse yet, a poor performance throughout the road trip could mean elimination before the playoffs even begin. As of tonight, only 2½ games separated the 4th spot from the 10th spot in the west. After tonight's game the Nuggets are now in 9th with 18 games left.
The good news is that most teams in the west are feeling the effect of a condensed season and tough schedule. With recent additions like Wilson Chandler and JaVale McGee, the Nuggets still have 18 games to develop the chemistry needed to make a run and get healthy. Therefore, with a respectable road trip the Nuggets will have a very good chance to make the playoffs. Maybe even as high as a 5th seed.
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scorp -to echo what sphinxy said, my first lines FAAAAIINT too, like only visable if you held it a certain way in the light. I had too many of those to be considered evap lines and two days later it was dark enough (but then disappeared) to be like, Okay, time to buy a digital to confirm.
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Also, scorp - Do you have CVS stores near you? The two-pack of Clear Blue Digital Pregnancy Tests is on sale there this week for $13.99.
eta - I agree with esenbee and easttowest about your O date. Can't believe I didn't notice this before. For your past two cycles you have not ovulated on the same day as your first positive OPK, it has been the day after. So I think you ovulated on CD23.
Thanks for the positive vibes- I think I was going crazy about that line- like my desperation was putting it there in my mind. I'm so afraid to get AF really, and have to come back here and say I'm out, there is just so much emotion. Also my cramps are still here but now I worry about them being AF cramps...
As for CB Digital, are they less sensitive than FReR? Are the IC tests also less sensitive?
esenbee, east and sphinx- thanks for your help. Really emotional day! So nervous.
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scorp - here is the link to a chart of HPTs and their sensitivities. I don't see "saveontests" on here, but I would expect them to be similar to the babyhopes brand because those are the internet cheapies that I used.
Looks like FRER and Clearblue Digital are the same.
Hang in there, you are doing great!
eta: Do your saveontests ones come individually wrapped in a foil pouch? If so, their sensitivity may be printed on the outside of the pouch, and then you could compare that to this list.
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eta: Do your saveontests ones come individually wrapped in a foil pouch? If so, their sensitivity may be printed on the outside of the pouch, and then you could compare that to this list.
Our internet cheapies were Wondfos that came free with our Wondfo OPKs. We had assumed they were the super sensitive ones, but when I googled the number on the outside of the foil packet I figured out they were the same sensitivity as the digital test (25).
alright, no idea what the sensitivity of my ICs are. No indication. Will poke around website. Sphinxy thanks for the chart, you are probably right! Did you ever get a + on one of those?
DP is on his way home with a CB Digital pack. I will take one today and one tomorrow.
Then just IC tests and wait for AF/no AF/ take temp. tomorrow, just see what unfolds...
KWPX2/Darcy, when are your test dates? You are "up next," yeah?
Update: "Not Pregnant" on Clear Blue Digital. The waiting continues.
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Friederike: How is the TWW treating you so far? It sounds so nice to be able to just stay in bed after an insem. Not being able to do that is definitely a disadvantage of doing IUIs at a fertility clinic!
KWPX: Any news?
Twomommyfamily: I had forgotten that this is your first cycle trying. How exciting! I hope you get beginner's luck!
Sphinxy: What fun that you have a pregnancy ticker! Four weeks down! Only 36 or so to go!
Here is a QOTD for you all: If you could take only one supplement (vitamin, herb, antioxidant, etc.) to increase your fertility (let's say in addition to folic and/or a multivitamin), what would you take?
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Fingers crossed to those of you just starting, in the middle of, or nearing the end of your TWW!
I'm looking for some insem timing/sperm shipping advice for next week and I'm hoping y'all can help:
I'm trying to figure out when we should have our KD send his sperm (using test buffer from donor home delivery). We only have one pack of test buffer left, so want to be pretty careful about the timing. Here are the factors:
-I get a positive OPK pretty consistently on the afternoon of CD14. FF estimates my O day to be CD 15 (min 14, max 16), and I think I ovulate pretty soon after OPK for various reasons.
-When we did the successful insemination with KD in-person we tried the day before and day of OPK.
-Earlier this month we did a by-mail at home insemination on the evening of OPK and it didn't work (but, also KD didn't pack it quite right so the ice pack was touching the vial when it should not have been).
So, this time we're trying fresh sperm by mail again and need to figure out when to have it delivered. Assuming I get +OPK on CD 14 again, should I aim to inseminate the night of +OPK, or the next morning? Or another time altogether? (also a note that may impact your thoughts: our KD has slightly low motility and morphology). I'm worried about missing my window if I inseminate too late, but I'm worried about doing it too early also.
My doctor is an ND who has a good understanding of the process, but it isn't her specialty, and other than consulting with an insemination specialist almost a year ago (who we got some good info from but decided not to work with) we aren't working with any other physicians or REs (yet), trying to be diy (for now) about the whole thing, so your collective expertise would be super helpful!
Also, very curious to see responses to QOTD. I take SO many vitamins supplements (see: my doctor is an ND) that I don't even know how I could choose just one, but she was pretty adamant about adding a B complex when she learned I was ttc - and having me continue it during pregnancy but that may be specific to me for other medial reasons too.
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scorp - I used my babyhopes ICs in a previous cycle. This time around we had no HPTs in the house until we bought the FRER on Sunday, and then the digital yesterday. So no, I never got a positive on the ICs. Sorry your digital today was BFN. Sending you patient thoughts, tomorrow is a bright and shiny new day! Take good care of yourself.
escher - I didn't try a lot of herbs and supplements, but earlier this cycle I did figure out that the essential fatty acids which are present in most prenatal vitamins (but were not in my previous regular multivitamins) probably lengthened my follicular phase by a good 2-4 days. I believe that means a potentially stronger, more viable egg.
lea - I would shoot for insem on the same day as your positive OPK. Fresh sperm needs more time to swim, so I would worry that the day after your OPK (day of O) could be too late. I'm not sure how long the shipped sperm lasts because I didn't use it personally - do you have to use it all at once, or could you stagger them by 12 hours?
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Friederike and KWPX: thank you so much for the info on testing out the trigger. Unfortunately I had the 10,000iu shot so I will have false positives forever. Or so it seems.
Lea: I would also think insem same day as positive opk.
Afm, cramps are bad today. It's a side effect from progesterone, i think. Feels like first day of AF with extra back cramps thrown in. I had a hard time sleeping last night. I just kept thinking this try is probably a bust and why can't modern medicine find a solution to the tww? I know it has to do the implantation and hormones, but still...
Edit for Darcy: I'm on my phone so I can't put a hug smiley in. Hugs to you! I'm so sorry to hear about AF!! Did it come even though you were taking progesterone? I feel terrible for all you've been though with kaiser and the lack of info and what seems like wasted money. Next month with clomid should be more promising. It will grow the follies and mature the eggs. Don't lose hope!
lea - When it worked for us using shipped sperm, we inseminated the day of the positive opk (day before ovulation). He overnighted it, and we got it about noon (positive opk with fmu that morning). We're pretty sure that based on the fade out and temps that she ovulated that night/early morning, but that was sheer luck. I would tend to aim for earlier rather than miss it completely, but sometimes timing is a crap shoot.
Darcy - Darn it I hate that you're feeling helpless and frustrated. You're getting good vibes from our corner for sure! FX for AF to stay away!!
Twomommy - I had 10,000 units as well and it was gone for me at day 6.
Scorp + Sphinxy - Tested with a cheapie this am still BFN. I want to look at the chart and see what the sensitivity is. We have FX for you Scorp! Tomorrow is another stick!
AFM, Today I had a crappy morning between 2 and 330 am. Too hot and generally uncomfortable to sleep. I got a couple of hours of spotty sleep before I took my temp at 530. It was still in the acceptable range but I have to wonder if it is the progesterone keeping my temps up or the bun in my oven!? I felt so tired this am I decided (probably not a good choice) to go to my favorite coffee shop and get a small latte. I have been caffeine free for about a month. I drank about half of it and felt queasy a couple hours later. That left me but this eve I have been pretty queasy and have little appetite. Is this because I still have so much sinus drainage from the flu or because there is a baby brewing? I have one more cheapie stick for tomorrow morning then I suppose I will go get some more sensitive ones.
QOTD....good one. I suppose aside from folic acid I'd have to say raspberry leaf tea.
darcy. . sorry you are feeling so bummed
scorpioma. . my first line was a super squinter too! seriously could almost not see it! I think digitals are almost always less sensitive so don't go by that
lea. . if you don't get a + OPK until the afternoon I would aim for the next morning. One thing I might suggest (if there is a FEDEX right near you is have them hold it at the office and go meet the shipment and take it right home) Out of our shipped trials, the trucks were late twice so if you were aiming for the morning after, it can get dicey. if it's not near you that might not work but ours was only five minutes away so it would have helped! One time I went to go get it there bc it had missed the truck before! When we got our + we insemed on day of +OPK and the next day so don't know beyond that. Good luck though! Also I have heard that if you try to keep it out of the light after you open the shipment it helps as sperm are very sensitive to light but i have ZERO evidence to back that up. .
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sphinxy - That digital confirmation is beautiful!! You must be over the moon!
scorpioma - Thanks for the info on the tests and for the support. I am scared of this next cycle because I really don't think we will see a follie that reaches the correct size. I don't want to buy anymore sperm and inseminate if the egg is no good ya know? Much luck to you tomorrow morning!
escher - Thanks! Looking back now I think I had the norovirus. When I got back to work yesterday I found out a bunch of people had been sick over the weekend like me. I don't think it was the progesterone anymore which is good for next month. We are starting the registration process for TSBC. I am very excited to have found a bank with a 10 family limit again. Do you do 1 insem or 2 per cycle? Are you going to a clinic or doing it at home? I am really glad to hear that you are feeling calm during your TWW.
Thank you ALL for the warm welcome! DP and I started acupuncture today and the acupuncturist is hopeful for positive results sooner rather than later. So keep your fingers/toes crossed, pray to whoever you pray to and blow some baby dust our way We meet with our RE on Friday and I can't wait to see my little follicles on the screen haha!
fmorris: the FertiliTea is pretty bland tasting. I'd much rather it be that than an awful taste. There's always honey for better flavor! How long have you been taking it?
Congrats sphinxy on the positive test!!!
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H.R.4643 - Davis-Bacon Repeal Act109th Congress (2005-2006)
Summary: H.R.4643 — 109th Congress (2005-2006)
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Introduced in House (12/18/2005)
Davis-Bacon Repeal Act - Repeals the Davis-Bacon Act (which requires that the locally prevailing wage rate be paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings or public works).


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Research company IDC cuts its IT spending forecast for 2009 as the financial crisis continues to grow and consumers spend less on technology and other goods and services. In the United States, IDC predicts that IT spending will increase less than 1 percent in 2009, while the rest of the world watches IT spending grow less than 3 percent. Hewlett-Packard and Dell will deliver new financial results later in November, which should give a more in-depth picture of the impact of the financial crisis on tech companies.
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The IDC report also predicted that IT spending in the United States, Western Europe and Japan will grow less than 1 percent in 2009 as these three major economic regions sort out the implications of the financial crisis on Wall Street and in other stock markets. In the United States, IDC predicted that IT spending will only grow 0.9 percent, which is much lower than the 4.2 percent growth IDC called for in August.
While these numbers seem fairly glum, IDC said it believes the IT industry is more resistant to market changes than it was just a few years ago. The fact that there is some growth in the forecast shows how important IT has become to nearly every business. "Technology is already deeply embedded in many mission-critical operations and remains critical to achieving further efficiency and productivity gains," John Gantz, an IDC analyst, wrote in the report. "As a result, IDC expects worldwide IT spending will continue to grow in 2009, albeit at a slower pace." Still, IDC is predicting that IT spending will not return to a 6 percent growth period until 2012, and in the next three years, more than $300 billion in IT industry revenues will be lost.
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Photo: Buchanan Elementary students collect canned goods
Buchanan Elementary students are so generous! In honor of Red Ribbon Week, Buchanan Elementary has been collecting canned food items for donation to Buchanan Area Ministerial Association. Our theme for the week is, 'We CAN Say No to Drugs!' Pictured are third grade students who are just some of the students who have donated to this important cause. We still have three more days to collect- we can only imagine how much more food will come in!
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Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the discovery and development of synthetic vaccines and immune therapies focusing on cancers and infectious diseases. The companys DNA-based SynCon technology enables the design of vaccines capable of providing cross-protection against new, unmatched strains of pathogens, such as influenza. Its electroporation DNA delivery technology uses controlled electrical pulses to enhance cellular DNA vaccine uptake. The companys clinical programs include human papillomavirus/cervical cancer (therapeutic), avian influenza (preventive), prostate cancer (therapeutic), leukemia (therapeutic), hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and malaria vaccines. It is also advancing preclinical research for a seasonal/pandemic influenza vaccine, as well as other products. Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has collaboration and license agreements with VGX International, Merck, and ChronTech. The company was formerly known as Inovio Biomedical Corporation and changed its name to Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in May 2010. Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.


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The incredibly sweet adventures of two superheroines in love
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These cheesy stuffed mushrooms are a light vegetarian meal or a hearty side dish. Carbs: 10.1g | Fat: 3.9g | Fiber: 2.6g | Protein: 6.9g | Calories: 93.7
Very Good 4.0/5
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A vegetarian twist to a classic! Submitted by ELPHABATHROPP Carbs: 77.6g | Fat: 13.6g | Fiber: 12.5g | Protein: 27.5g | Calories: 274.7
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Enjoy yummy carrot cake without the guilt. Submitted by PASTORDDAVID Carbs: 21.9g | Fat: 1.1g | Fiber: 1.7g | Protein: 2.5g | Calories: 102.9
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I created this recipe as a birthday cake for my daughter's first birthday using all organic ingredients, something healthy but still a treat! Yum! Make with my Cream Cheese Frosting. Submitted by MAMAAIDAN Carbs: 28.2g | Fat: 5.5g | Fiber: 2.6g | Protein: 3.5g | Calories: 167.9
Classic chocolate chip cookies with slightly modified ingredients to make them healthier, yet just as tasty as the original. Submitted by GINNYPENNY Carbs: 17.5g | Fat: 8.9g | Fiber: 1.3g | Protein: 1.7g | Calories: 148.7
Submitted by HEARTS4U2 Carbs: 34g | Fat: 0.5g | Fiber: 4.3g | Protein: 1.3g | Calories: 133.5
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A quick stir fry that packs a spicy punch. Submitted by CHRISSY_8106 Carbs: 20.9g | Fat: 9.1g | Fiber: 2.2g | Protein: 13.4g | Calories: 211.7
A zesty way to prepare a traditional cheesecake. Carbs: 26.3g | Fat: 4.2g | Fiber: 0.7g | Protein: 8.6g | Calories: 177
This healthy, hearty salad is packed full of fruit AND vegetables. Carbs: 17.5g | Fat: 7.4g | Fiber: 4g | Protein: 10.7g | Calories: 169.5
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An assortment of vegetables with a splash of olive oil, so good you'll be begging for more. Submitted by MTVADDICT25 Carbs: 35.6g | Fat: 13g | Fiber: 10.5g | Protein: 9.3g | Calories: 270.8
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A low fat and reduced sodium Chinese feast! Submitted by CINDEEMCD Carbs: 58.1g | Fat: 8.8g | Fiber: 8g | Protein: 13g | Calories: 353.3
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Reduced fat and sugar free dip for all sorts of fruit. Submitted by BEACHEDBUM Carbs: 2.4g | Fat: 2.5g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 2g | Calories: 41.1
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Boasters Chocolate Chunk 180g
Product Description
Buttery Crumbly Cookies Baked with Belgian Chocolate Chunks
Now with more Belgian chocolate chunks!
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Product Information
- Brands: Boasters
- Dietary & Lifestyle: Vegetarian
Store in a cool, dry place
Country of Origin
United Kingdom.
Freepost NAT4520,
Package Type
Heat Sealed.
Allergen Information
- Contains: Gluten, Wheat, Egg, Lactose, Soya, Milk
- May Contain: Nut, Sesame
Wheat Flour, Chocolate Chunks (29%) [Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Natural Flavouring], Sugar, Butter (13%), Vegetable Oil, Dried Whey, Dried Whole Egg, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Tartaric Acid, Malic Acid), Salt.
Nutritional Data
Typical Values | per 100g | Per Biscuit |
Energy | 2131kj | 479kj |
Energy | 510kcal | 115kcal |
Protein | 5.4g | 1.2g |
Carbohydrate | 58.4g | 13.1g |
of which sugars | 33.1g | 7.4g |
Fat | 27.6g | 6.2g |
of which saturates | 16.2g | 3.6g |
Fibre | 3g | 0.7g |
Sodium | 0.3g | 0.1g |
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Really nice, crisp but not too hard biscuit with loads and loads of chocolate chucks. The chocolate is very rich and slightly bitter and this works very well with the sweet biscuit. Will certainly be buying again!!
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In January 2013 I set a goal of making one mixtape per month to post here on The End Starts Today. Here we are at the beginning of April, and I'm just now posting my first mixtape of 2013. I fell flat on my face with no decent excuse. So fuck new year resolutions, I'll make and post mixtapes whenever possible and that's what I'll stick to. Can't fail at that one!
This mixtape runs 37minutes across 8 tracks. I am becoming more and more partial to 30-40 minute mixes opposed to the 1hr + mixes that I used to attempt. This mixtape represents how I've felt in the beginning of 2013, mainly positive and moving forward. Enjoy!
Nightvision (Overture) - Esc 不在
Just Goodbye - Best Friends
To Love You - Rothkraft
Make Believe (Chordashian Remix) - Touch Tone
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The Bog People: Iron-Age Man Preserved (New York Review Books Classics) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Bog People Conceived as a detective story of sorts, "The Bog People" is a fascinating account of the religion, culture, and daily life of Iron Age Europe as revealed when a well-preserved body is found in a Danish bog.
Full description- Publisher: The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Published: 31 August 2004
- Format: Paperback 304 pages
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- Categories: Anthropology | Early Man | General & World History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Social & Cultural History | Prehistoric Archaeology
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One spring morning two men cutting peat in a Danish bog uncovered a well-preserved body of a man with a noose around his neck. Thinking they had stumbled upon a murder victim, they reported their discovery to the police, who were baffled until they consulted the famous archaeologist P.V. Glob. Glob identified the body as that of a two-thousand-year-old man, ritually murdered and thrown in the bog as a sacrifice to the goddess of fertility. Written in the guise of a scientific detective story, this classic of archaeological history--a best-seller when it was published in England but out of print for many years--is a thoroughly engrossing and still reliable account of the religion, culture, and daily life of the European Iron Age. Includes 76 black-and-white photographs.


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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
as follows:
SECTION 1. The commissioner of the division of capital planning and operations is hereby authorized, notwithstanding the provisions of chapter seven of the General Laws but subject to this act, to acquire by deed in fee simple absolute on behalf of the commonwealth, as a gift from the Holyoke Community College Foundation, thirty acres of land, more or less, together with any improvements, utilities and appurtenant rights and easements related thereto, which land is located in the city of Holyoke, as all the property described in a deed recorded in the Hampden county registry of deeds in Book 6586, Page 309, except for the portion thereof which is shown as lots one through nine, and the land owned in common by the owners of lots one through nine, on a Plan of Land for Space Realty Trust prepared by Palmer Engineering Corporation, dated July 30, 1996, and recorded in said registry of deeds in Plan Book 250, Page 123. The property shall be acquired for use by the college as the new gymnasium/athletic and fitness facility funded pursuant to item 7506-7962 in section two of chapter two hundred and sixty-seven of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-five, including, but not limited to, the planning, design and construction of a field house and aquatics center at said facility.
SECTION 2. Said commissioner is hereby authorized to plan, design and construct the new gymnasium/athletic and fitness facility on the property described in section one and is hereby authorized to receive and expend such sums from the college or other entities as they may make available to the division for such purpose.
SECTION 3. Said commissioner shall develop alternative methods of procurement of design and construction services, including design/build services, for said new gymnasium/athletic and fitness facility, hereinafter called the project:
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections thirty-eight A> to thirty-eight O, inclusive, of chapter seven of the General Laws, sections thirty-nine M of chapter thirty of the General Laws, and section forty-four A to forty-four J, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and forty-nine of the General Laws or any other general or special law regulating the design, construction, advertising or bidding of design and of construction contracts, or any other general or special law to the contrary, said commissioner may select and contract with a single contractor to provide design/build services for the design and construction of the project; provided, however that the design/build contractor shall be certified by said commissioner to perform the work required and shall be selected through a competitive process conducted in conformance with subsection (b).
(b) Said commissioner may develop procedures for the procurement of design/build services in consultation with the office of the inspector general. Said procedures shall include but shall not be limited to the following provisions:
(1) Said commissioner shall obtain design/build services utilizing sealed competitive proposals. Said commissioner shall solicit proposals through a request for proposals which shall include: the time and date for receipt of proposals; the address of the office to which the proposal shall be delivered; proposed contractual terms and conditions, some of which may be deemed mandatory or nonnegotiable; standards by which acceptability will be determined as to quality, workmanship results of inspections and tests and suitability for a particular purpose; all evaluation criteria that will be utilized by said commissioner and such other matters as may be determined by said commissioner. The request for proposals for design/build services shall also describe the scope of the design/build project and identify all quality and performance requirements for said project.
(2) Public notice of each request for proposals shall be published at least three weeks prior to the time specified in such notice for the receipt of proposals, in the central register published by the state secretary and in a daily newspaper of general circulation in Hampden county. The request for proposals for design/build services shall also be published in at least one trade journal of national distribution.
(3) Each request for proposals may incorporate documents by reference; provided, however, that the request for proposals shall specify where offerors may obtain such documents. The request for proposals for design/build services may provide for the separate submission of price, and so provided, shall indicate when and how offerors shall submit the price, and shall specify that bid security in a form specified by said commissioner and in an amount equal to five percent of the proposed contract price shall accompany such proposal. Said commissioner shall make copies of each request for proposals available to all offerors on an equal basis. Said commissioner may conduct pre-proposal conferences and interviews with interested parties prior to receiving proposals. An offeror's proposal shall be unconditional except as provided in this paragraph. An offeror may correct, modify or withdraw a proposal by written notice received in the office designated in the request for proposals prior to the time and date set for the opening of proposals.
(4) At the opening of the proposals, said commissioner shall prepare a register of proposals which shall include the name of each offeror and the number of modifications, if any, received. The register of proposals shall be open for public inspection. After opening of the proposals, an offeror may not correct, modify or withdraw the price or any other provisions of its proposal in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the commonwealth or fair competition. Said commissioner may waive minor informalities or allow the offeror to correct them.
(5) Said commissioner shall not open the proposals publicly, but shall open them in the presence of one or more witnesses at the time specified in the request for proposals. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, until the completion of the selection process, the contents of the proposals and the selection process shall not be disclosed to competing offerors and shall not be public documents.
(6) Said commissioner shall appoint a design/build selection committee which shall be composed of experts in design, construction and administration, of gymnasium/athletic and fitness facilities. The committee shall evaluate the proposals received by said commissioner. Said committee shall conduct its evaluations of the proposals based solely on the criteria set forth in the request for proposals. In the event that price proposals are to be submitted separately from proposals for design/build services, said committee shall not evaluate these and the commissioner shall not disclose such price proposals to the committee until said committee has completed its evaluation of the proposals for design/build services.
(7) For each proposal, said committee shall specify in writing on each evaluation criterion a rating of highly advantageous, not advantageous or such additional rating as the committee finds reasonable, and shall specify in writing a composite rating for each proposal and the reasons for such composite rating.
(8) Said commissioner shall make a determination of the most advantageous proposal for the site and for design/build services from a responsible and responsive offeror based upon the ratings given to the proposals by the appropriate selection committees. If price proposals have been submitted separately for design/build services, said commissioner shall also base such determination on an evaluation of such price proposals. The commissioner may negotiate all contract terms not deemed mandatory or nonnegotiable with such offerors. If, after negotiation with such offerors, said commissioner is unable to finalize a contract for either acquisition of the site or for design/build services, or both, that is in the commonwealth's best interests, the commissioner may negotiate with the offeror of the next most advantageous proposal submitted by a responsible and responsive offeror based upon the ratings of the appropriate selection committee and upon an evaluation of the relevant price proposal if separately submitted.
(9) The contract for design/build services shall be awarded by said commissioner to the responsible and responsive offerors submitting the most advantageous proposals based upon the evaluation criteria set forth in the request for proposals and the terms of the negotiated contract. Said commissioner shall complete the selection process by written notice to the selected offeror or by notice of rejection to all proposers, as specified below. Said commissioner may reserve the right to reject any or all proposals if it is in the public interest to do so.
(10) For the purposes of this section, the term responsible offeror shall mean a person, corporation or other organization or entity which has the capability to perform fully the contract requirements, and the integrity and reliability which assures good faith performance, and the term "responsive offeror" shall mean a person, corporation or other organization or entity which has submitted a proposal which conforms in all respects to the request for proposals.
(11) If said commissioner awards the contract for design/build services to an offeror which did not submit the lowest price proposal, said commissioner shall explain the reasons for such award in writing, which shall be available for public inspection.
(12) Prior to execution of a design/build contract, the selected offeror shall furnish to said commissioner a performance bond and payment bond, each in the sum of the contract price and issued by a surety company qualified to issue bonds in the commonwealth and satisfactory to said commissioner. If the selected offeror fails to execute a contract or to furnish the necessary bonds within the time period specified in the request for proposals, said commissioner may award the design/build contract to the offeror of the next most advantageous proposal.
(13) Said commissioner shall return bid security to all design/build offerors which are not selected. The design/build selection committee shall have conferences describing relative strengths and weaknesses of each proposal with the other qualified offerors which were not selected if the offerors request to have such conferences.
(14) Said commissioner shall prepare a written report of the reasons for its selection determinations and any subsequent determinations to negotiate with additional proposers, including the recorded votes, if any that were taken which shall be available to the public.
Said commissioner shall submit final procedures for site selection or procurement of design/build services to the inspector general for comment at least thirty days prior to the publication of notice of request for proposals. Such procedures and the inspector general's comments shall be submitted to the governor, the senate president, the speaker of the house and the members of the general court at least forty-five days before the execution of any contract for site selection or procurement of design/build services.


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£100,000 Eco Innovation opportunities for ambitious businesses in the North West
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Businesses have until Monday 11 June to register for funded research and development from a new Centre for Global Eco Innovation in the North West.
The centre - designed to bolster the region's economy in key export markets and drive forward improvements in green technology and services - brings together the expertise, resources and global contacts of Lancaster University and the University of Liverpool, together with international commercialisation consultancy Inventya Ltd.
The centre is to receive £4.9m of funds from the European Regional Development Fund's North West operational programme. The centre will form collaborative research and development partnerships to enable and drive innovation in businesses.
Businesses are matched with 50 of the UK's brightest graduates who will complete three-year research and development projects in partnership with the business to develop new products, processes and services for the global marketplace that have positive environmental benefits. The graduates will use these collaborations as the basis of a PhD programme of study.
Businesses will also benefit from the time, resources, contacts and expertise from the two universities. This intensive research and development is worth more than £100K, with each business making a financial contribution of £4,000 per year.
The new products and services developed will help each business increase profitability and deliver a significant number of new jobs to the region, making a measurable contribution to economic recovery in the North West.
In addition to intensive three-year collaborations, the centre will also work via Inventya Ltd to deliver a programme of business support for companies exploring the export market and a range of other opportunities for collaborative working with both of the universities.
Project Manager Dr Phil Leigh said: "A number of businesses have already been partnered up with experts at Lancaster University and the University of Liverpool, kick starting some genuinely exciting possibilities.
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SMEs have until June 11th to register. Collaborative projects start in October 2012. Projects that have had expertise allocated are live online here.
Register your interest online now or contact Project Manager, Dr Phil Leigh Tel: +44 (0)1524 510214 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Heart in the Country Quilt Guild begins new year Tuesday [UPDATED]
Published 9:16am Thursday, September 12, 2013 Updated 11:18am Thursday, September 12, 2013The Heart in the Country Quilters will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday, in the Lakeside Room at Crossroads Church, located at 629 E. Channing Ave. in Fergus Falls.
The group meets 10 months a year on the third Tuesday.
Anyone interested in quilting is invited to attend. Dues are $20 for the 10 meetings. You can come as a guest once. Meetings involve a short business meeting, program, fat quarter drawing (you put your name in a basket if you bring a fat quarter. The color for the fat quarter exchange is the color of birthstone for the month so deep blue in September), and show and tell.
Any questions call Darlys at 218-205-8264.