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Savir's Corner: Wanted- An Israeli democratic party
12/06/2012 21:31
A new Israeli democratic party, with such clear policy positions and a united Center-Left front, can become a home for the many progressive forces in the country, including from the moderate Right, in order to sustain our all-important democracy.
Netanyahu, Barak, Liberman press conference
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Last week, many Israelis could hardly believe their eyes at the victory party of the new Likud Knesset list, with the fanfare, pomp and chants of Beitar crowds – and the big leader (and brother) encircled by the new heroes of the governing party: Mr. Moshe "Racism" Feiglin, Madam Tzipi "Settlements" Hotovely, Mr. Yariv "Anti-High Court" Levin and Mr. Ze'ev "All of the Above" Elkin – and in the background were pictures of Ze'ev Jabotinsky and Menachem Begin.
At the forefront, there was no Bennie Begin, who was ousted together with Dan Meridor for excessive liberalism and moderation. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu gave a rousing speech about a renewed, reborn Israel, claiming that this new list represents the new Israel. If it does, and in some ways indeed it represents important strata of our citizenry, then Israel's democracy is in deep trouble, actually in real danger.
Democracy was from the very outset – indeed, from our Declaration of Independence – a moral, social and political pillar of our existence as an independent, thriving Jewish state. Democracy primarily means total equality for all, including minorities as well as gender equality. It means that basic freedoms are upheld – freedom of speech, of faith, of belief. It means equal opportunity for all with regard to education, health services and employment.
It means a separation of powers between the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
Most importantly, it means a strong, independent judicial system. It means being part of the family of nations, and part of the West, as non-democratic states are not tolerated.
It means preserving our Jewish character, as we cannot, as a Jewish democracy, oppress another people. It means being the object of hope and pride for the Diaspora.
The new Likud-Beytenu list, and its even more rightwing allies, stand against all of these values and beliefs.
The Likud list is a reflection not only of the Israeli public moving to the right, but of a deteriorating reality, brought about by a gradual historical process, amplified by the outgoing government and the nonexistent opposition.
Like all socio-cultural processes, it is expressed by a change in language and common concept. It has become politically correct to acquire big wealth; we "run for the million" and have no empathy for the needy in the periphery.
This is reflected by Netanyahu, a staunch believer in ultra-capitalism, who therefore blamed the middle class protest movement as a left-wing conspiracy. This is a prescription for fundamental inequality, not for democracy.
Most young Israelis believe that Israeli Arabs do not deserve equal rights and many believe that their votes count less than Jewish votes – a prescription for racism, not for democracy.
The occupation of four million Palestinians – controlling every part of their daily lives, curtailing their freedom of movement and abusing their dignity – is a prescription for apartheid, not for democracy.
It has in recent years become politically correct to attack the High Court of Justice for judicial activism and for being leftist. This undercuts the very foundation of democracy. The right-wing onslaught on the media is not less dangerous.
The print press is dominated by an ultra-conservative American billionaire, the bosom buddy of Bibi and Mitt Romney, Sheldon Adelson, and the radical settler publisher Shlomo Ben-Zvi. Channel 10 is being threatened with closure, not unrelated to its investigative reports on the prime minister. This is a prescription for Pravda-like press, not for freedom of speech or democracy.
These and other processes have weakened our democratic foundations to the brink of the abyss. We are now in need of a liberal-leaning leadership, with the pedagogic impact of a David Ben-Gurion, to steer us back to our basic democratic values and way of life. And instead we have a governing party that sees in Ariel Sharon a left-wing traitor who withdrew from Gaza, in Bennie Begin an all-too-moderate liberal and in Avigdor Liberman, who seeks to destroy the Palestinian Authority, a pragmatic moderating force.
In the opposition, Shelly Yacimovich is riding the wave of the social protest with great validity and effectiveness, now also with Stav Shaffir and Merav Michaeli in the Labor leadership group, yet is backing Netanyahu at every turn – mute on peace and winking to the center-right.
Rabin or Peres she is not. Yair Lapid, Mr. Consensus, has yet to take a courageous position on any issue. Tzipi Livni, in a political comeback, is the only one who says that peace with the Palestinians is key to remaining a Jewish democracy.
Yet all three contending parties are split, expressing more criticism at each other than at the Likud Beytenu.
Under these circumstances, it is very likely that the new Right will win the elections as they have also successfully found and defined scapegoats for every single deterioration in our situation and for Israel – an Israeli version of McCarthyism.
Just imagine a cabinet with Liberman orchestrating – as foreign minister – the relations with the Obama administration, with Moshe Ya'alon – the great friend of the settlers – in charge of defense and the West Bank, and with senior cabinet posts for Danny Danon, Ze'ev Elkin, Yariv Levin, Tzipi Hotovely, etc, inspired by Moshe Feiglin – the champion of transfer – together with the even more right-wing party of Naftali Bennett and the ultra-Orthodox parties.
What a brotherhood! For any Israeli who believes in the absolute necessity for us to remain a Western Jewish democracy and part of the family of nations, this is a prescription for doomsday. The Right is extreme and endangers basic values with its ideological worldview and policies.
The Left and the Center somehow reflect a continuum of the values of our founding fathers and are adhering to more pragmatic and inclusive policies, but lack the unity, energy and even courage of the Right.
A reorganization of the Center-Left forces is therefore a matter of necessity. This is not merely about creating a more effective and bigger coalition of parties; it is about uniting social democracy with secular liberalism, putting citizen rights and freedoms as well as our very democracy center-stage.
It is, therefore, proposed that, either before or in the immediate aftermath of the election, an Israeli democratic party be founded as opposed to the "Tea Party" unity of the Right. It should be founded by the leading parties of the Center-Left – Labor, The Tzipi Livni Party and Yesh Atid.
It should combine the values and policies of its components – the social justice of Labor, the necessity for a peace compromise leading to a realistic two-state solution of Livni and the defense of our civil rights and legal system of Yesh Atid.
The leadership question in such a case will be all important to these relevant party leaders. Yacimovich is probably the most popular, yet Livni is the best suited, in terms of her political background, to be a valid contender for prime minister. The political platform of an Israeli democratic party is more important and should be clear and unambiguous: • The need for a constitution guaranteeing equality, civil rights, separation of state and religion, basic freedoms, protection of minorities and a strong judicial power to protect constitutional law.
• Reform of the electoral system, moving toward regional and not only proportional representation, with a 5-percent election threshold to lower the number of parties in the quasi-anarchic Knesset and a checks and balance system with greater powers for the legislature.
• Firm anti-racism legislation outlawing the verbal expression or inciting of racism. Racism and Judaism should not be allowed to go hand-in-hand and people like Feiglin and Itamar Ben-Gvir should be outlawed.
• Social justice together with economic growth, which can only come with a cut in the defense budget. This would create empathy; support the periphery, the young middle class and the Israeli Arabs; and lead to a free market with a competitive private sector, both internally and internationally, and a thriving hi-tech industry.
• Peace with the (non-UN member) State of Palestine on the basis of the visions of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, both staunch allies of Israel.
Peace is key to our security, as wars in the ballistic and terrorism age have become virtually unwinnable (see the Gaza campaign). Peace is also key to a more egalitarian society as well as to social justice, as war tends to ruin and bankrupt economies.
• Israel as part of the family of nations. No country today, not even the United States, can act in isolation in the globalized world. Foreign policy and diplomacy is about international coalition-building, first and foremost for us together with our number one strategic ally, the United States, during a second Obama term. The world, as proven by the November 29 UN vote, wants a twostate solution and we should be partners to a collective effort in favor of Palestinian and regional peace, as well as preventing Iran from becoming nuclear. Our relationship with the United States is also dependent on a commonality of democratic and liberal values.
A new Israeli democratic party, with such clear policy positions and a united Center-Left front, can become a home for the many progressive forces in the country, including from the moderate Right, in order to sustain our all-important democracy.
The writer is president of the Peres Center for Peace and served as Israel's chief negotiator for the Oslo Accords.
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Seems 50 Cent is trying to pick another fight with Jay-Z -- 'cause last night he told TMZ that rappers "should never" become sports agents ... EVER ... with one, small egocentric exception.
Fiddy doesn't exactly call out Jay-Z by name when we asked the question outside of Craig's in Hollywood -- but c'mon ... we all know who he was referring to.
FYI ... Jay's sports agency, Roc Nation Sports, is growing fast -- signing big stars like Yankees 2nd baseman Robinson Canoe and NY Giants receiver Victor Cruz.
But RNC came under fire last month ... when the NFL Player's Association launched an investigation into the agency to see if Jay violated recruiting rules in his pursuit of NY Jets QB Geno Smith.
Still, 50 says there is ONE rapper capable of conquering the sports agency biz ... a rapper who's been shot 9 times, happens to be friends with Eminem and may or may not be himself.
Check out the clip.
No one is commenting because they did not make the massive leap of assumption that TMZ found rational.
Rapper shouldn't be boxing promoter either, but 50 is doing it.
LET HIM try before you condemn him.
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I agree with 50. Gay-Z has already botched 2 of 3 negotiations and his ethics are coming into question. The excuse will be that it was some lawyer who will take the hit for lack of leadership from the primadona vegan atop.


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Olig2 Targets Chromatin Remodelers to Enhancers to Initiate Oligodendrocyte Differentiation
Olig2 Targets Chromatin Remodelers to Enhancers to Initiate Oligodendrocyte Differentiation
Cell, Volume 152, Issue 1,
Pages 248-261,
Publication Date 17 January 2013
Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.12.006
Yang Yu
Ying Chen
Bongwoo Kim
Haibo Wang
Chuntao Zhao
Xuelian He
Lei Liu
Wei Liu
Lai Man N. Wu
Meng Mao
Jonah R. Chan
Jiang Wu
Q. Richard Lu
Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics/Gynecology, Institute of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, West China Second Hospital, Key Laboratory of Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 61004, People's Republic of China
Department of Developmental Biology and Kent Waldrep Foundation Center for Basic Neuroscience Research on Nerve Growth and Regeneration, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
Department of Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
Department of Animal Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
Corresponding author
These authors contributed equally to this work
► Activation of the Brg1 chromatin-remodeling complex drives OPC differentiation ► Olig2 prepatterns and directs Brg1 targeting to oligodendrocyte-specific enhancers ► Functional and stage-dependent Olig2/Brg1 targeting in oligodendrocyte development ► Olig2/Brg1 targeting coupled with epigenetic marking defines oligodendrocyte identity
Establishment of oligodendrocyte identity is crucial for subsequent events of myelination in the CNS. Here, we demonstrate that activation of ATP-dependent SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling enzyme Smarca4/Brg1 at the differentiation onset is necessary and sufficient to initiate and promote oligodendrocyte lineage progression and maturation. Genome-wide multistage studies by ChIP-seq reveal that oligodendrocyte-lineage determination factor Olig2 functions as a prepatterning factor to direct Smarca4/Brg1 to oligodendrocyte-specific enhancers. Recruitment of Smarca4/Brg1 to distinct subsets of myelination regulatory genes is developmentally regulated. Functional analyses of Smarca4/Brg1 and Olig2 co-occupancy relative to chromatin epigenetic marking uncover stage-specific cis-regulatory elements that predict sets of transcriptional regulators controlling oligodendrocyte differentiation. Together, our results demonstrate that regulation of the functional specificity and activity of a Smarca4/Brg1-dependent chromatin-remodeling complex by Olig2, coupled with transcriptionally linked chromatin modifications, is critical to precisely initiate and establish the transcriptional program that promotes oligodendrocyte differentiation and subsequent myelination of the CNS.


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Oran Richard of Lafayette, Louisiana, is a longtime DU supporter, Wetlands America Trust board member, and Diamond Benefactor and Grand Slam Sponsor. His nearly 40 years of giving to DU's conservation work in Canada and the United States was held in March 2013 and raised $950,000.
Doug Roberts: New National Development Committee Member Balances Stewardship and Industry
Benefactor Sponsor Doug Roberts of Spanish Fort, Alabama, recently joined DU's National Development Committee. He is a landowner well versed in establishing and maintaining conservation easements with the help of Ducks Unlimited. Stewardship of the land is foremost in Doug's mind, and his appointment to the committee will help foster stronger bonds between members of American industry - where Doug works in coal - and conservation groups like DU. Doug's story appeared in the 2013 DU Annual Report.
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Media summit highlights plight of the prairies
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Scheels All Sports growing conservation in five states
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Ducks Unlimited receives $50,000 Wells Fargo grant
BISMARCK, N.D. – June 6, 2013 – Ducks Unlimited received a grant from Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today as part of a $3 million Wells Fargo Environmental Solutions for Communities grant program involving community-based nonprofits nationwide and helping support land and water conservation, energy efficiency, infrastructure and educational outreach.
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Wetland conditions good for nesting migratory birds
BISMARCK, N.D. – May 10, 2013 – As the breeding season for ducks in the Prairie Pothole Region gets into full swing, the world will be celebrating International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) on Saturday, May 11. As IMBD draws near, Ducks Unlimited says habitat conditions in the continent's "Duck Factory" are above average.
Land and Water Conservation Fund gets boost in proposed budget
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Dave White recently announced that Ducks Unlimited received funding through the USDA's Conservation Innovation Grants for a large scale project in the Prairie Potholes Region of North Dakota and South Dakota that will initially help conserve 5,000 acres of ranchland in both states.
DU Receives Carbon Grant
Ducks Unlimited is working with cattle producers to protect grassland-nesting habitat, thanks to a grant that will increase national recognition for the carbon storage benefit of native prairie grasslands
Rep. King (IA) praises DU's NAWCA partnership
Rep. Steve King (IA) praised both Ducks Unlimited and NAWCA for the pivotal role this partnership plays in conserving precious waterfowl habitat. The praise came after last week's announcement that DU received a $1 million NAWCA grant for conservation projects in Iowa.
House introduces legislation to defund Clean Water Act guidance
In April, the Administration initiated steps to restore Clean Water Act protections to many wetlands and other waterways. While sportsmen across the country support efforts to establish Clean Water Act guidance that will clarify how to sustain wetlands and conserve the prairie potholes, the nation's most important breeding habitat, recent actions in the U.S. House of Representatives are threatening to stop this important effort.
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Ducks Unlimited Receives Highest Honor from USDA-NRCS; DU Leaders Visit Capitol Hill, Discuss Waterfowl Initiatives with Nation's Top Policymakers; DU explains importance of Clean Water Act draft guidance during media briefing
DU Leaders Visit Capitol Hill, Discuss Waterfowl Initiatives with Nation's Top Policymakers
Ducks Unlimited leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to discuss the critical role wetlands conservation programs play across the nation.
Policy News 3-17
DU lauds process to restore wetlands protections critical to waterfowl; Secretary of Interior Salazar Meets with DU in Pothole Country; DU's work in Wisconsin praised by Congressman Tom Petri
DU Sits Down With Secretary of Interior Salazar in South Dakota
Ducks Unlimited says Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar's visit to South Dakota this week brings new light to America's disappearing native prairie. Salazar met with DU and other conservation partners today to talk about the Dakota Grassland Conservation Area that would bring more dollars to retaining grassland through conservation easements on private land.
Stewards of the Prairie
Cattle ranchers manage much of this continent's most important waterfowl breeding habitat
Early Spring Habitat Conditions in Canada
A compilation of impressions, collected from Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) field staff, of environmental conditions relative to breeding waterfowl. These observations are not based on systematic surveys, and are not intended to describe hunting conditions.
Photo Essay: Spring on the Prairies
A look at what breeding waterfowl will find as they return to the Duck Factory (by Chris Jennings)
Photo Essay: Nesting Habitat
Experience the images waterfowl face when they arrive on the prairies this year
Secrets to Success
DU has discovered a wealth of new information about what drives duck production on the prairies
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DU voices strong opposition to massive federal conservation spending cuts; President announces plan for America's Great Outdoors Initiative; DU supports Senate bill that would make tax relief permanent for conservation donations; Coalition of conservation groups urges Congress to maintain funding for successful Great Lakes programs; DU joins NWF in urging USFWS to make restoration priority at NWR in Montana; DU co-hosts reception for Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation in Washington, D.C.; Change to wetlands law in Wisconsin sets dangerous precedent throughout state; DU regional director urges Nebraska legislators to keep valuable state conservation grant program intact
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DU supports strengthening hunting tradition with additional funding for Open Fields; DU volunteers, staff attend South Carolina Sportsmen's Caucus luncheon; DU thanks state of Louisiana for $2 million support of marsh restoration project; USDA to hold general CRP sign-up for second consecutive year; DU uses Farm Bill easement program to protect critical rice land habitat in California; DU and partners ask state of California, DOI to consider wetlands, waterfowl during water crisis
U.S. States Support Canadian Habitat Conservation
With the establishment of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) in 1986, the United States, Canada, and Mexico embarked on an unprecedented conservation journey. They set out to restore continental waterfowl populations to the levels of the 1970s through targeted conservation efforts in all three countries.
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DU recognizes 25th anniversary of Conservation Reserve Program
DU salutes USDA's support, commitment to conservation on 25th anniversary of CRP
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Dec. 23, 2010 - This year marks the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Conservation Reserve Program. The Food Security Act of 1985 established the CRP, arguably the greatest landscape-level conservation program ever.
Sodsaver: Saving America's Prairies
A new wave of grassland conversion has occurred in the last decade, causing significant ecological and sociological impacts to the region. Current farm policy is fueling the destruction of this rare and important habitat. Congress must implement a policy in the 2012 Farm Bill to reverse this trend. Ducks Unlimited suggests calling this the "Sodsaver" provision.
The Farm Bill, Ducks, and the Economy
When most of us think of the Farm Bill, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) immediately comes to mind. We also think about how this program helps increase duck populations and can put more birds over our decoy spreads.
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
The GRP is a voluntary conservation program administered by the USDA's NRCS that helps landowners protect grazing uses and related conservation values by conserving grassland, including rangeland, pastureland, shrub land, and other landscapes.
Photo Essay: Green is Golden
The mallard is North America's most widely-distributed and popular waterfowl species, highly coveted by waterfowlers.
Farm Bill
DU supports agricultural policy that conserves soil, water, wetlands, grasslands, and forests upon which both people and wildlife depend. The Farm Bill is the most effective tool for conserving wildlife habitat on private land, and it's DU's objective that both waterfowl and their habitats benefit from this policy.
Cold front sends Saskatchewan's ducks south in numbers
OAK HAMMOCK MARSH, Manitoba - Nov. 3, 2010 - The "weather bomb" that recently wreaked havoc in numerous ways on much of North America also sent flight after flight of ducks south from Canada's Prairies.
Long Live the Canvasback
The future of the canvasback depends on conserving key wetland habitats, especially prairie potholes
The Waters of the United States
The future of prairie potholes and many other wetlands depends on how this simple phrase is interpreted
Ducks Unlimited: CRP sign-up comes at critical time for ducks
BISMARCK, N.D. - July 28, 2010 - Ducks Unlimited says the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new Conservation Reserve Program general sign-up comes at a critical time for duck populations, with nesting grounds continuing to disappear. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced yesterday that the agency will allow new enrollments in CRP in 2010, the first time since 2006.
Rescue the Duck Factory passes 100,000-acre milestone
Prairie Pothole Region
The Prairie Pothole Region, North America's Duck Factory, is at the heart of Ducks Unlimited's conservation mission. Read more about DU's PPR priority area.
The Best of the Best
Wetland-rich native prairie and parkland are vital to the future of waterfowl and waterfowl hunting.
2010 Spring Habitat Conditions
Waterfowl returned to variable wetland conditions this spring on key breeding areas.
Winter Wheat: The Duck-Friendly Crop
New partnership is a win-win for farmers and waterfowl.
The Moveable Feast
During spring migration, waterfowl need an abundance of food to return to the breeding grounds in good condition.
A Promising Way to Save the Duck Factory
Prairie conservation could figure prominently in future government climate policies.
Wetlands and Ducks in the Balance
Passage of the Clean Water Restoration Act is vital to the future of the nation's wetlands and waterfowl .
Rescuing the Duck Factory
Ducks Unlimited needs your help now to save vital waterfowl breeding habitat on the prairies.
Using Science to Help Prairie Ducks
DU's habitat investments in the Duck Factory are guided by extensive scientific research.
New CRP Practice Emphasizes Ducks
New enrollment guidelines will provide valuable nesting habitat, but significant challenges remain.
Prairies Under Siege
Ducks Unlimited scientists provide an in-depth look at the conservation of the Prairie Pothole Region in a comprehensive four-part series.
Plowing the Prairie
The duck factory is being plowed under at an alarming rate, but with your help, the next Farm Bill could bring relief
Prairies Under Siege: The Future of the Prairie Pothole Region
Jim Ringelman explains the actions necessary to keep the Prairie Pothole Region functioning and producing waterfowl for future generations.
Prairies Under Siege: Science and Conservation
Science is the most important factor driving Ducks Unlimited's habitat conservation efforts in the Prairie Pothole Region.
Prairies Under Siege: New Threats to Ducks & Waterfowling
The Prairie Pothole Region, an area critical to waterfowl, is currently under attack from several sides, putting nesting habitat at risk.
Prairies Under Siege: Ducks, Habitat Conservation & Predators
Ducks Unlimited scientists explain why DU's focus remains on habitat conservation rather than predator control.
Studying Skunks
Lessons From the Prairie
Assessing and adapting conservation strategies helps improve our management of North America's ducks
The Cover Connection
Large areas of protected grasslands are essential for waterfowl populations nesting in the Prairie Pothole Region and across the Great Plains.
North Dakota Conservation Projects
Ducks Unlimited habitat conservation projects in North Dakota. These projects benefit waterfowl, other wildlife and people. View sample projects, project map and more.
Ducks and Winter Wheat
Making the Landscape Productive for Ducks and people
CRP - Conservation Reserve Program
In 1985, spring surveys by the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service placed waterfowl breeding populations at 25.6 million ducks and predicted a fall flight of 54.5 million. Mallards, pintails and blue-winged teal in particular were in trouble, with populations at or near their lowest in the 30-year history of the surveys.
Special Report Prairies Under Siege: Part III
Prairies Under Siege: Part IV
Without aggressive measures to secure its habitat base, North America's duck factory faces an uncertain future.
The Plain Truth About Prairie Ducks
Some things haven't changed. Weather and habitat conditions on the prairies remain the two most important factors influencing duck populations.
Grasslands for Tomorrow
Spanning the U.S. and Canadian border, the Prairie Pothole Region forms the core of what was formerly the largest expanse of grassland in the world. Glaciers receding at the end of the last Ice Age left behind millions of shallow wetlands-so-called prairie potholes-speckled in an endless sea of grass. Shallow wetlands teeming with aquatic plant and animal life are juxtaposed with grasslands communities lying atop deep, nutrient-rich soils. An impressive array of bird species is dependent on the productive and highly-diverse nature of the prairie.
Prairie Pothole Region - More Information
The Prairie Pothole Region, North America's "Duck Factory," provides critical nesting habitat for migrating waterfowl. Read more about the area's history and how it benefits other wildlife species as well.
Biodiversity in the Grassland Biome
Learn about biodiversity, biomes, grasslands and related ecosystems in this article about the declining diversity of grasslands habitats and the impact on waterfowl.
Grazing and Fire
Grassland habitat has been honed into a diverse, hearty ecosystem by centuries of controlled burning and grazing on the prairies.
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United States, February 25, 2009Fedora Users and Developers Conference Will Reach Large EMEA Audience
The Fedora Project, a Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration project, announced today that the Fedora Project will host the Fedora Users and Developers Conference (FUDCon) between June 26-28, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. FUDCon is a periodically held, community event where the Fedora community meets to discuss and collaborate on cutting edge technology features that eventually become part of the next release of the Fedora platform.
FUDCon will be held in Europe, in part because it will be co-located with LinuxTag, Europe's leading exhibition on Linux and Open Source, and also because there is increasing interest in the Fedora Project throughout Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) markets.
"Fedora community members are in every corner of the world and in order to keep our global community healthy, we regularly hold FUDCons outside of North America," said Max Spevack, former Fedora Project Leader and current manager of Red Hat's Community team. "Following successful events in Brno, Czech Republic in 2008 and Boston, Massachusetts in January 2009, we are very excited to bring FUDCon back to Europe."
FUDCon Berlin is being organized in conjunction with LinuxTag, where Fedora has had a strong presence for several years. The FUDCon event will leverage the large audience at LinuxTag to ensure that Fedora can reach both users and developers equally well. The conference will run from Friday through Sunday, and will include speeches in English and German that are both user and developer focused, as well as a self-organizing BarCamp and multiple hackfests. Discussion topics include Fedora 11, open source education, packaging RPMs, and open source infrastructure tools for provisioning and managing systems.
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February 22nd, 2014
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital seeing "Stars"
Mick has been confirmed as headlining next month's Royal Manchester Children's Hospital's Discovery Ball which is being held at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester on Saturday 8th February.
The glittering fundraising event will see guests enjoying a luxury dinner, a spectacular auction with some money can't buy prizes and even more music from legendary Hacienda DJ Dave Haslam. The Charity are hoping to raise £120,000 on the night to support the expansion of the hospital's world-class children's clinical research facility. The facility treats children not only from Manchester, but also across the world and conducts leading research into childhood illnesses including many life limiting conditions.
Mick said "I am really looking forward to coming back to Manchester to perform at the Discovery Ball. As a proud Mancunian I was more than happy to get involved and lend my support to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Charity. The event is supporting a very special project which will make a difference to the lives of children across the North West and beyond. "
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January 22nd, 2014
Zermatt Unplugged
Mick will be performing at Zermatt Unplugged on 11th April 2014, pre-sale starts today 12.00 CET from here
December 12th, 2013
Simply Red Song Book 1985 – 2010 released today!
Simply Red "Song Book 1985-2010″ is released today. This is a brand new 4 CD collection, the first 3 CD's focus on a decade each and include all the hits you'd expect from those years, the 4th CD features re-recordings of some of Mick's personal favourites, recorded at his home studio and released now for the first time. Along with a new 36 page booklet this new box set is great value.
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Simply Red Song Book 1985 – 2010
Simply Red "Song Book 1985-2010″ is being released on December 2nd. This is a brand new 4 CD collection, the first 3 CD's focus on a decade each and include all the hits you'd expect from those years, the 4th CD features re-recordings of some of Mick's personal favourites, recorded at his home studio and released now for the first time. Along with a new 36 page booklet this new box set is great value.
You can pre-order it now here at Amazon, where all the tracks on it are also listed.
November 22nd, 2013
American Soul to be released in the USA and Canada
Mick's American Soul album is to be released in the USA and Canada on October 29th.
You can pre-order it here right now for $8.99
You can also pre-order a deluxe edition from iTunes for $12.99 which includes 16 live bonus tracks.
Click here to preview or buy that version.
October 1st, 2013
Van Morrison & Mick Hucknall's All Star Tribute To Bobby Bland
Mick and Van Morrison are to join forces for an All Star Tribute to blues and soul legend Bobby Bland.
The show is part of BluesFest 2013 and is the early evening show on Friday 1st November at the Royal Albert Hall.
Tickets are available now here and here, or by telephone from the Royal Albert Hall box office on 0845 401 5034 or Ticketmaster on 0844 844 0444 (please note there is another show on at 10pm that night so make sure you buy a ticket for the right show)
You can read more about Blues Fest 2013 here
August 28th, 2013
Tribute To Bobby
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I dicked around on Google searching for how to change the default UI fonts and other appearances of Windows 8, and I figured it out! I went into a Windows 7 machine with a screen of indentical size and resolution and set everything set exactly how I wanted it, and then I exported the registry key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]. This contains all of the settings of things like desktop icon and font size, program menu font size, title bar font, etc. (No fucken idea why all this shit is encoded in fucked uppe weird lists of hexadecimal numbers, instead of just normal text.) Then you can import this registry key into your Windows 8 machine, and VIOLIN!!
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Comradde PhysioProffe
Oh, and this is also very cool: With the previous registry settings, the taskbar icons were too big and the taskbar was too thick, even with the regular UI setting on "Use small taskbar buttons". I'm not exactly sure which registry entry controls this, but now the taskbar is nice and thin, with smaller buttons and not so much wasted extra space around them.
Gee, in the MAC operating system (at least 10.6), the size of the items on the Dock are settable from the fuckken System Preferences menu.
By the way, I hope the fuckken Yankee fan remembered to save a copy of the fuckken Windows Registry before diddling with it. One of the most dangerous occupations one can engage in is diddling with the fuckken Windows Registry.
So all I need to do now is hunt down a Win 7 machine with the settings the way I like! brilliant!
Comradde PhysioProffe
Actually, if you are willing to dicke around with the registry settings directly in Windows 8, you can probably figure out how these things are encoded and set them to your liking. If you limit your putzing to just that key I referred to–and you export a backup copy of that key so you can restore it if you fucke shitte uppe–you probably won't fucke anything uppe too severely.
I have a feeling that "can be made to look exactly like Windows 7″ wasn't supposed to be a big feature for Windows 8 :)
Microsoft's programmers have been using "fuckken Windows Registry" as the unofficial description for years.
Comradde PhysioProffe
In case anyone's still paying attention to this, it is the CaptionHeight and SmCaptionHeight registry entries that determine the thickness of the taskbar and window title bars (and the icons that appear in them). I haven't dicked around enough to tell what the difference between these two entries is: I just changed them both. There are also CaptionWidth and SmCaptionWidth entries, which I changed to be the same as the corresponding Height entries, since the Width and Height entries were equal to begin with.
One thing that is kind of annoying is that if you use the Windows 8 Personalization control panel doohickey to change any font sizes, it dickes around with the other shit, too. Presumably this is to change around other element sizes to fit the font size you changed. So once you have tweaked these parameters in the registry, you don't want to use the control panel doohickey, or it will revert some of your other changes.
F [is for failure to emerge]
You know, out of all the W8 tips, tricks, and software meant to make it more usable on a desktop or otherwise more familiar or usable, I've never run across this.
Reach into the grab bag of intarnets, you won some.
Windows 8 still fucking sucks, tho. I can't believe I actually paid money for it. Not that any Windows before it was any better.
Comradde PhysioProffe
Actually, the more I use it, the happier I am with Windows 8. Now that I've got it set up correctly, it is substantially faster, more efficient, and more fun to use than any version of Windows I've ever used, which includes 95, 98, 2000, XP, and Windows 7.
And getting used to the WinKey+ shortcuts is awesome.
I can't believe anybody stills fukkes with MS windows……if you want to play with shitte that will never work right try english sports cars…and don't call windows an operating system – it's a fukken interface.
H Dog
You can just open the registry ( HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Control Panel / Desktop / WindowsMetric ), right click and 'New –> String Value'
Set the name of the new String Value as: MinWidth
Set your desired value by clicking on the 'MinWidth' string, then select 'Modify', then add in your desired value (something around 120 worked well for the wide task bar button to reduce it from the stock 160 width)
Log out of your user and back in. Done.
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The mystery was solved a century later. There were no fountains as Herodotus first proposed. With the satellite photography we know that the Nile bubbles from the ground high in the mountains of Burundi, half way between Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria. In their own way Burton, Speke and Livingstone were partially correct.
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- In Green Point, South Africa, there was a Japan Culture day hosted in Green Point Park. Four of us decided to cosplay Panda Hero together, especially for this day.
I cosplayed a version of Luka Megurine, created out of a combination of both fanart and the actual drawings.
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Monolith Productions Inc.
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Monolith Productions is a lead developer of computer entertainment software, more specifically computer games. They are well known for developing titles such as the anime style 3d shooter, Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, and the Blood series.Official URL
http://www.lith.comGames Published By Monolith Productions
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Contract J.A.C.K. | Action | 4th Quarter 03 | |
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin | Action | Feb 10, 09 | |
Odium | Adventure | November 99 | |
Rage of Mages II | Role-Playing | 3rd Quarter 99 | |
Septerra Core | Role-Playing | Oct 26, 99 | |
Shogo | Action | Oct 16, 98 | |
Tex Atomic's Big Bot Battles | Action | Apr 15, 01 | |
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin | Action | Feb 10, 09 | |
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There's a harvest of fresh flavor in Alyson Sprague's pleasant celery soup. "I concocted the recipe at the end of the growing season with leftover vegetables from out garden," she explains from Sewickley, Pennsylvania.
6 Servings
Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
3 green onions, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons butter
4 celery ribs, chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped
2 cups water
1 tablespoon reduced-sodium chicken bouillon granules
1-1/2 vegetable bouillon cubes
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
5 medium red potatoes, cut into small chunks (about 1 pound)
3 cups fat-free milk
2 cups shredded zucchini
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
In a large saucepan, saute onions and garlic in butter until tender.
Add celery and carrots; cook and stir for 4 minutes. Stir in the
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Have a SEAT at Fort Mason
By Allison McCarthy on May 04, 2012 1:00 PM
Take a load off, and have a SEAT overlooking the bay at Fort Mason. Local artist and landscape designer extaordinaire Topher Delaney and Kika Probst, both of Seam Studio, have curated the next generation of public art at Fort Mason Center, accessible to everyone, gratis (weather permitting, unless you like the idea of sitting on a soggy bench in the rain).
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Awhile ago I was looking for a pad controller. I wanted something cheap and found the LPD8. I was skeptical because it was small, but once I got it I couldn't be happier. I use mine for my EDM music in the studio and for DJing live. The LPD8 works better for DJing because it offers 4 different programs that I setup to use the knobs and pads for different decks. I love this thing and guanentee that you will too. Also, it works fine on Windows Vista and Windows 7, so don't listen to that bad review below this one.
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Reasonably solid device. Programming is simple enough with the included editor. My only complaint is that the pads are a little prone to double-triggering. As I finger-drum live with this device, it is annoying when it does that.Otherwise this is a solid MIDI controller for very little money. I love the light-up pads - that alone is worth the price. I am graduating from the LPD8 to the Korg padKONTROL for finger-drumming but will keep the LPD8 around for program changes, knob controls, and as an extra set of pads for some of those extra-large NI Battery kits.Great product. Would definitely buy again.
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Great for composing music. Small and portable to save space. I do not use the software that come with it but that's not a flaw on this product. Easy to setup and overall good product.
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I've had this controller for over a month. I use it with Ableton Live. I have not had any problems with the MPC style pads. However I do not program drums with the pads. I use them to trigger clips, samples and play notes. I like the editor. It is easy to use. You can use the editor to assign note and cc values. One thing I do is use the editor to assign notes in a scale to the pads. This way I can experiment without playing a note outside of the scale. Knobs work well and have a smooth feel. I've had no problems with it. Construction is solid. Editor is smart and easy to use. Great gear for the price.
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– PC Alan Taylor"We are coming into an extremely busy time of year for our area with people taking the opportunity to visit the area during the school holidays and opportunistic criminals see this as a time to target businesses. In order to be prepared police are encouraging businesses to consider using Counterfeit Currency Pens so on the spot checks can be made."
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123pugsy |
Very nice Brian, but I don't understand how that mini boom box is gonna fit in there. |
Yesterday 09:51 PM | ||
That is funny,,some people will try anything for a buck strange thing is Smokeys 66 chevelle is in a museum in Tennessee the air filter sealed off to the firewall for a ram air effect and to pick up colder from outside at cowl area,,my Corvette seals against the bottom if the hood to pull cold air from cowl area ,suppose to be the low pressure point just in front of windshield. the rectangle ports on air filter seals to bottom of hood with rubber seals |
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tech69 |
that's the ticket! No way I quit and go to a shop where I do limited work and have to work my way back up. Experience in paint is a great thing but if it gets too busy he might have to hire a painter and it's back to the bondo board. |
Yesterday 09:42 PM | ||
1971BB427 | So you've got one of those fuel injected cross rams that Chevy put out in the mid 80's? I've heard of them, and seen pictures, but never saw one up close. I did see one of the intakes being sold at a swap meet once and labeled as a "rare Smokey Yunick prototype" Pretty funny, and people were seriously looking at it! | |
Yesterday 09:25 PM | ||
No, I want matte black but I have some charcoal "in stock" so I'm going to use it. They originally had charcoal so that's good. But I may just get some matte black. I'll go check with the paint store and if I can bust out my wallet and pry it open I will. Brian |
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496CHEVY3100 | Just don't want to see any Head Bobbing while driving Marge now .. | |
Yesterday 08:57 PM | ||
tech69 | man, the other day he really pissed me off. He keeps trying to tell me how to buff, yet doesn't know how to buff at all and my buffing has been 10x better than any painter he has brought into here. So I tell him I'm ditching the wool and he says Glassurit calls for wool or it will die back. I remind him the black charger we did buffed by somebody else looks like crap because of wool. He then started to say "if you don't use wool you're not buffing it." He stopped himself from saying it but that's what he was going to say. I asked him why he listens to paint reps over his own employes and he should listen to results and what's common knowledge. So it really pissed me off being that he burned it with the guys next door by hiring a painter who couldn't buff at all and made our 55 chevy look like crap AND THEY POINTED IT OUT yet when I'm trying to play make up with the guys next door by delivering them a show quality buff( Gran Sport) he attacks my game plan after already SHOWING him with my buff work that it's much better than all the other painters. STUBBORN! | |
Yesterday 08:53 PM | ||
I got my Rambler stereo glove box primed tonight. Ok, I lied guys, I didn't make this, it's an NOS '59 Rambler CD player glove box I bought on eBay. I do have to fess up, I got a few runs. Damn I don't do this enough. Besides I RAN out there when I got home to do it, literally running so I could get it done. It's so funny because I was going to make this mod differently butt welding the pieces in. But after I started making a pattern on the first one it hit me that the guys at Rambler wouldn't have done that, so I made pieces like they would have overlapping pieces plug welded in (I could have brought it to work and spot welded it but that is even more anal than me). But I dig it, I like how it came out. Brian |
Yesterday 08:52 PM | ||
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The good news is Henry has expanded his horizons a lot in the last year. He has gone from a body man to being the guy who can cut and buff the car and is now doing much of the paint work. If he bites his tongue and continues to gain the experience he is getting it will pay huge dividends later. If he quits this shop and goes to another one there is always the chance he will get "cubby holed" and end up doing the same limited things for who knows how long. The experience he is getting has real value even if he opens his own shop someday. John |
Yesterday 08:47 PM | ||
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Yesterday 08:45 PM | ||
496CHEVY3100 | They will look great,thinking about converting my cross ram on my corvette to carbs if they ever give ant trouble ,,so far they have not.. | |
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tech69 | funny you mention it. The plan was to go there, put the car together with the boss' lap dog, then sand n buff it. I got to work(boss wasn't there) and said I wasn't sure how long I could go for so I said I'd buff it while he's putting it together cause no one else there knows how to buff but they know how to put stuff together. I thought it was a great idea cause if I had to cut out at lunch than the car could have still gotten done. So the boss gets into an argument with his lap dog and his lap dog leaves saying he's quitting. An hour later the boss comes in and I tell him he left pretty upset and he said, "I know cause he doesn't listen, nobody listens around here". This was all over the fact that I buffed it earlier instead of buffing it later. | |
Yesterday 08:33 PM | ||
Close David. Mine is a Weiand, so it's not an open plenum like the factory cross ram, and the carbs aren't staggered, they're straight across. Like this one: |
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