text: Stefan here. I seem to have stirred up much more controversy than I intended. Let me answer some of the things that have been brought up. On Nov 9, 2007, at 1:02 AM, kandace harris wrote: > Stefan, > > This line of thought must be STOPPED now, this second. Brain > explained it in terms of contestant via contestant. He also > explained the law that WE play by. Laws and customs change. In some parts of the SCA and in this kingdom, it has been a long time since I've heard words like "feastocrat", "troll", "dragon" (meaning a wagon or car) used. And those are changes that many people have been happy to see. To suggest that we not discuss changing things lest we be called unpatriotic, as in the case of a certain President, or in the case of our beloved Society that someone is dishonorable does no one a service. I don't think I suggested that it was dishonorable. > You took this to a level that is just not true. That is the > way "gossip" gets started. For you to imply that this decision to > step down was not honorable was a mistake on your part. It may or may not be honorable when a Duke, or anyone else bows out of a Crown Tournament prematurely. As in blow calling, that decision is up to the combatant and shouldn't be second-guessed by others, even though it does happen. I did question why it is considered dishonorable for a non-Duke to withdraw early, but not a Duke. > The fact is, that Duke Patrick Michel and Duchess Julia, I'm sure, > gave this decision, much thought and They knew this would be hard > for all of Us to accept and understand. Huh? Please believe me that Duke Patrick Michel and Duchess Julia did not even enter my mind when I was writing that email. Nor has it ever occurred to me that they might have withdrawn for anything but the most honorable of reasons. Being Crown can be emotionally and economically straining. If anyone has a doubt, see the personal comments and histories from past Crowns in the crown-cost-msg file in the SCA-INC section of the Florilegium. This is largely because of what the Crown tries to do out of their sense of duty and what they wish to bring to the kingdom. They surrender much of their life during the week, not to mention almost every weekend to bring "The Dream" alive to people across the kingdom. They DON'T HAVE to. If I remember correctly the only events they have to attend are their Coronation, their stepping down and maybe one or two other events. Duke Patrick Michel and Duchess Julia could have done just that minimum and perhaps also managed whatever their personal lives are going through. But they didn't. Life happens. Although I'm sure it hurt, they chose to withdraw. An honorable decision. > And I have never...in all the time I have been playing ... known of > Duke Patrick Michel acting in anyway but "Honorable" in this game > we all play. For you to even hint at that, is wrong on your part See my comments above. I do remember such an incident in Phynnon Gath about ten years ago, when Patrick Michel lost his cool on the field. So it does happen. But he publicly apologized to the young fighter and to those at the event. It happens. He took care of it honorably. > Bordermarch is working very hard to make this transition as > smooth and easy as possible for everyone. This is especially hard > on Sir Simonn and Mistress Tessa who have been close personal > friends with both of them. However, in true Bordermarch and > Ansteorra fashion , Crown Tounament will be done with Honor above > anything else. I invite you to come and see. Perhaps we will. My lady had previously brought this up. It is a longer drive than we usually do for weekend SCA events, though. > Maybe then you will find the true Honor that is at the heart of > this dream we have. Ummm. Are you now questioning my honor? I like to think I've already found it, although as in the case that I highlighted above, it takes constant vigilance to keep it and often even more effort to regain it once lost. I also like to think I can at least recognize it. See some of the files I've created in the SCA-SOCIOLOGY section of the Florilegium to see examples of what I consider honor. > I did not mean to chastise you on the list ....but ...you put it > across the list. Shrug. I did post my comments to a public list. Gentles are free to reply, including with criticism. Some probably won't like my comments below, either. > Lady Kandyce of Oakclyffe Lord Ivo Blackhawk asked me in a later message: <<< As this is a public list, I feel it appropriate to ask for clarification (or withdrawl) of the statement. >>> I hope my comments above add some clarification, at least to what was *not* intended. I do not withdraw my original questions. I do have some concerns about Ducal Prerogative as it is currently done and sometimes other things about how Crown Tourney is run. Let me see if I can clarify my comments. <<< My initial message was in response to Brian O'hUilliam's comment of: What if one of the fighters that the winner of Crown Tourney defeated earlier in the list could have beaten the person who came in second? They would have won Crown Tourney if the person who had to step down down had not entered the list and now, they have, essentially, had the Crown taken away from them. >>> This statement appears to be saying that it is unfair to a combatant to be defeated by a person who ultimately wins the tournament, but then later turns down the win, because he could have beat the second place winner. But how is this different from being beaten by a Duke who then withdraws before the tournament is concluded? If the whole reason for the tournament is to make sure the Crown is the best fighter on the field that day, this doesn't do that. The Duke that withdrew may, and there is a good chance was, the best fighter that day. In another message Don Tivar mentions: <<< As I understand things, back in the earliest days of the SCA (like AS 3 or 4) it was expected that *all* Knights would enter Crown Tourney. Dukes, having already served twice, were exempt from that expectation. >>> This matches what I've been told by people who were there in the early days of our Society. At that time there weren't that many fighters and even fewer fighting in Crown Tournaments. Much different from today. They wanted to make sure that the next Crown was properly tested, so the Knights were encouraged to fight and Dukes allowed out because they'd already done their penance. However, things have changed over the last 40 years. We get a large number of excellent fighters at every Crown Tournament now. Removing this Ducal Prerogative would remove the suspicion of "Crown Making" and remove the bad politics of a perfectly good candidate being removed simply because some Duke, who isn't going to take on the responsibility of being Crown again, doesn't like someone or wants to help put a friend or household member on the throne. I'm also aware of one Duke who entered a Crown Tournament just to eliminate one particular fighter. Unfortunately, by that time his adrenaline was running high and he kept going until he was the last one standing. I understand his consort was *not* happy. :-) Eliminating Ducal Prerogative would eliminate this excuse for someone entering the tourney who had no intention of winning. Now about those Crown Tournaments that set up things so that Knights do not fight Knights in the first round, thereby ensuring that more Knights make it to the second round... No "old boy" network there. Stefan -------- THLord Stefan li Rous Barony of Bryn Gwlad Kingdom of Ansteorra Mark S. Harris Austin, Texas StefanliRous at austin.rr.com **** See Stefan's Florilegium files at: http://www.florilegium.org ****


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HARRISONBURG, Va., -- James Madison posted its eighth straight women's basketball win as the Dukes topped visiting North Carolina Wilmington 74-43 in Colonial Athletic Association action Thursday evening at the JMU Convocation Center.
JMU improved its overall record to 15-7 and its CAA mark to 9-1. The Dukes, who won for the 12th time in their last 13 games, held on to second place in the league standings. JMU hosts #20/23-ranked and defending CAA champion Delaware, which is in first place with a perfect 10-0 record, on Sunday (Feb. 10).
UNCW dropped its eighth straight and fell to 2-19 overall and 1-9 in league play.
JMU senior guard Tarik Hislop (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) scored a game-high 19 points and in doing so moved from sixth to fifth on the Dukes' career scoring list with 1,615 points. She's only two points away from sole possession of fourth place.
Freshman guard Precious Hall (Tallahassee, Fla./Maclay) scored 15 points and handed out a game-high four assists, and junior guard Kirby Burkholder (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) added 10 points.
Dukes redshirt freshman guard Jazmon Gwathmey (Bealeton, Va./Liberty) led all players with nine rebounds, one below her career high. Freshman forward Destiny Jones (Miramar, Fla./Archbishop McCarthy) finished with eight points and six rebounds.
UNCW was led in scoring by freshman guard Dana Brown (Willow Springs, N.C./Enloe) with nine. Senior forward Karneshia Garrett (Hoover, Ala./Hoover) scored eight points and had a team-high six rebounds.
UNCW led for the first six minutes and was up 10-6 with 13:53 left in the opening half. Redshirt junior guard Jessica Freeman (Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte) hit two 3-pointers to help the Seahawks get out to the early advantage.
But the Dukes ran off 13 straight points, with five players contributing, to take a 17-10 lead with 11:17 on the clock. JMU pushed its lead to 14 points, 33-19, at halftime, and the Seahawks got no closer the rest of the way.

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Without a doubt, social networking has changed the technology landscape in places like Europe and the United States. But what is the role of this technology in the Global South? The February #ICT4D Twitter Chat focused on this during a lively 90-minute dialogue between technologists, implementers, and others in the ICT4D world. (Take the Chat Survey)
Don't forget that we're having a Twitter Chat today. We want to explore the impact of social networking technologies on businesses and communities in the developing world with our guides: ICTworks, Michael Downey, and Chloe Feinberg.
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn - these social networking technologies are driving ICT adoption worldwide. They're also increasing revenues and efficiencies in leading American and European companies.
But what's the impact, if any, of social networking technologies on businesses and communities in the developing world? Are they really driving ICT adoption and business revenues in rural areas? Or does Facebook, Twitter, and the like just reinforce the techno-elite echo chamber - bypassing the Global South completely?
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Ich bin vor einigen Monaten über den Blog bzw. Twitter-Feed von Robert Misik gestolpert und seither von seinen Artikeln und Videos immer wieder begeistert gewesen. Eines der Highlights dabei ist sicherlich der FS Misik Videocast für den STANDARD (der übrigens vor kurzem sein derStandard.at/TV Portal gelauncht hat).
Apologies for this post being in German… Um gegen die vor allem in den letzten Wochen und Monaten wiedermal besonders furchtbaren politischen Zustände zu protestieren haben zwei Studentinnen die (v.A. über Facebook organisierte) Aktion Lichterkette gestartet. Der Aufruftext zur Aktion lautete:


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Resiliency measures on Islands bump price tag to $77 Million
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NEW YORK— The Statue of Liberty weathered Hurricane Sandy unscathed in October 2012, although Liberty and Ellis Islands were not so lucky, requiring $77 million in repairs. The National Parks Department (NPS) is not simply repairing the national treasures, but rebuilding the islands to be more resilient to withstand future storms.
Like many of the buildings in New York City, electrical equipment on both islands where located in the basement or first floors. Knowing the vulnerability of basement dwelling equipment for future storms, the NPS invested in moving the equipment to higher ground.
In June FEMA released new floodplain and new guidelines for protecting buildings against future storms. Some of those measures include elevating structures or moving fragile infrastructure to higher ground.
"We are not actually elevating the buildings but we are elevating the utility systems above the flood zone," National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis said. "We will be more resilient for the next set of storms."
Jarvis said the utilities will be located on the second floor instead of the first, which should protect the electrical systems from future floods.
Jarvis said the NPS will use the opportunity to replace aging, environmentally unfriendly electrical, heating and cooling systems with new eco-friendly systems.
"They will set a new standard for sustainability," Jarvis said. The new boilers will be able to burn oil or natural gas. Traditional light bulbs will be replaced with LED lighting, which will reduce energy use.
The environmentally friendly changes bumped up the price tag from an original estimate of $56 million to $77 million for both islands.
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2 Bedroom / 2 bath Ocean front penthouse with private rooftop terrace & Hot Tub
Welcome to 'El Presidente'! Penthouse Numero UNO at The Elements! This is the top unit available at The Elements and perhaps anywhere in Playa del Carmen! Recently made available for vacation rentals, this is a 2 bedroom, 2 bath, Private condo home with a private roof top solarium that is second to none!
Each bedroom features and en suite bathroom, high thread count sheets and 42 Inch Flat screen TV's. The Master suite offers a King size bed with access to your private patio and superb ocean views. The Second Bedroom offers two double beds!
The Living Room is incredible. Offering a full access, unobstructed view of the Caribbean Ocean and the pristine white sand beaches. Comfortable seating for everyone and a 60 Inch Plasma Screen with SAT TV! A private terrace off of the living room provides a BBQ Grill, table and chairs for evenings under the stars and lounge chairs for sunbathing!
About BRIC Vacation Rentals: Visitors to BRIC Rental properties will be able to enjoy full-service support and assistance from the on-site staff that will be happy to aid guests in any manner necessary. For example, we are happy to provide transportation from airports, personal check in, tour guides to local destinations, arrange spa or athletic reservations, coordinate child care services, and even help plan a wedding! Whatever the need, BRIC Internationals staff is dedicated to providing the best service possible. Anyone looking for high-end property rentals or management can turn to BRIC Rental for some of the finest offerings available. We specialize in all-inclusive, comprehensive and top-notch offerings and services that deliver resort-style accommodations in private and exclusive surroundings. We aim to provide the ultimate level of customer support and your satisfaction is our goal. Welcome to Playa del Carmen and thank you in advance for choosing BRIC Rentals.
The Elements Service Details: Specific services included with your stay are: Maid Service six times per week, delivery of bottled water to your door, one local cell phone with credit, one USB access internet card, Satellite TV, on-site security staff, local information books, fully appointed kitchen, all linens & towels and access to our fitness center and business center. Additional concierge services are available through BRIC in our lobby and include assistance with services such as Airport Transportation, Tours, Excursions, Golf, Restaurant and Grocery Shopping!
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More on Penthouse 1: Now, the roof top is Incredible and I promise there is nothing else like it available in Playa del Carmen. A full Wet Bar, Table and Chairs with umbrella's, a lounge seating area for you and all of your friends and family and an incredible Hot Tub Jacuzzi...all offering some of the best views in all of Playa del Carmen!
The Elements is one of Playa del Carmens most desired properties, offering a touch of personal service to enhance your stay in paradise. A resort like atmosphere with tremendous pool and beautiful gardens located no more than 50 meters away from the most tranquil and serene beach in all of Playa; which by the way is PRIVATE to only guests of the Elements.
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It was our 25th anniversary so I decided to spend the extra 20% and get what Bric told me was one of the best units to rent in all of Playa. It was Penthouse 1 at The Elements on 46th and the beach.
Was it worth the extra expense? Without a doubt the answer for us was yes and we plan on renting this unit in 2013. The view is unobstructed of the entire beach. The unit has lots of privacy especially at the solarium and hot tub level. The unit has vibrant colors and all the amenities one would expect of a top of the line rental. Large flat screen tv's (3) home theater system, internet modem, two bottle wine cooler. The solarium on the roof top has a wet bar as well as an outdoor living area and the hot tub.
Damien of Bric was our man for getting us all we requested and for telling us the best places to try to eat.he is onsite during normal work hours and by phone for emergencies.
Close to the Elements are three of the best resturants we have found in Playa and we have been to Playa several times. I recommend Como Como for international type food. Reservations are probably a must. Piolas for Italian and Pizza. Recommend their signature drink a basil martini (think of it as a lime green slurpee for adults). For a romantic dinner Luna Maya is great. All three of these resturants are a few minute walk form the Elements and on or a block off of 5th ave.
Breakfast and close to the Elements I recommend Cueva de Changa (monkey cave). I saw no cave but it is in a jungle like setting. Across the street is Origenes and it has a great breakfast as well.
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Norfolk Southern named to Top 100 Military Friendly Employers list by G.I. Jobs magazine
Norfolk, VA � Norfolk Southern (NS, www.nscorp.com) has been named one of the nation�s Top 100 Military Friendly Employers by G.I. Jobs.
Making its sixth appearance on the list, Norfolk Southern ranked thirty-second. The list of 100 companies represents the top 2 percent of more than 5,000 eligible companies with annual revenues exceeding $500 million. Criteria include strength of company military recruiting efforts, percentage of new hires with prior military service, retention programs, and company policies toward National Guard and Reserve service.
�At Norfolk Southern we believe that hiring veterans is not only the right thing to do, it�s the smart thing to do,� says Cindy Earhart, NS vice president of human resources. �With their superb training, technical skills and leadership capabilities, veterans bring valuable skills to the railroad industry.�
Over the past six years, NS has hired 1,300 veterans. Fourteen percent of the total NS workforce, some 4,260 employees, are veterans, members of the National Guard, or reservists.
As part of its recruiting efforts, the company launched the website, www.NorfolkSouthern-veterans.jobs, which allows veterans to search for railroad employment opportunities using their military job titles. Recruiters also attend job fairs on military bases and at the federal government�s Transition Assistance Program centers. Service members preparing to leave the military can register with NS indicating their separation date and desired work locations, and recruiters will contact them with current job opportunities.
NS also provides training to help veterans who have management experience transition into supervisory roles within the company. And if veterans are called to active duty through the Reserves or National Guard while working at Norfolk Southern, they can fulfill their assignments with the assurance that their jobs will be waiting for them when they return.
In honor of Veteran�s Day on November 11, 2012, Norfolk Southern unveiled a red, white, and blue �Veterans Locomotive,� and a video, �Two Careers. One Mission. Let�s Roll,� featuring seven veterans who embarked on second careers at Norfolk Southern.
GE and other manufacturers launch Get Skills to Work to train U.S. veterans for jobs in advanced manufacturing
New York, NY � Commercial business and government contractors joined academic and nonprofit partners in October to launch a new coalition that aims to train military veterans for jobs in advanced manufacturing, bolster the talent pipeline and enhance American competitiveness.
The Get Skills to Work coalition will focus on accelerating skills training for U.S. veterans; helping veterans and employers translate military skills to advanced manufacturing jobs; and empowering employers with tools to recruit, hire and mentor veterans.
Get Skills to Work will be managed by the Manufacturing Institute (www.themanufacturinginstitute.org) and supported through financial and in-kind commitments from GE, Alcoa, Boeing and Lockheed Martin. These initial investments will help 15,000 veterans translate military experience to corresponding advanced manufacturing opportunities and gain the technical skills needed to qualify for careers in this growing sector. The coalition is seeking additional partners to meet its goal of reaching 100,000 veterans by 2015. Companies and veterans interested in joining this effort or learning more can visit www.getskillstowork.org.
�A strong manufacturing industry is central to the long-term health and success of our economy,� said Jeff Immelt, chairman and CEO of GE. �As technology advances, skill sets must be upgraded to ensure companies like GE have the talent to continue to fuel innovation.�
According to industry sources, 600,000 high-tech manufacturing jobs remain open in the U.S. and more than 82 percent of manufacturers report they cannot find people to fill their skilled production jobs. Meanwhile, one million veterans are expected to exit the armed forces over the next four years and will be transitioning to civilian careers.
Paula Davis, president of the Alcoa Foundation, noted, �Veterans offer the technical, leadership and critical thinking skills that advanced manufacturing demands. Forming the Get Skills to Work coalition and coordinating with nonprofits to train, recruit and develop veterans is an exciting model that has the potential to change lives and produce a significant competitive advantage for U.S. manufacturers.�
Rick Stephens, Boeing senior vice president of human resources and administration, and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, said, �Based on our experience recruiting and training veterans to work at Boeing, we believe the Get Skills to Work initiative could have a major impact on the hiring of veterans nationwide. Using many of the same tactics and tools, such as a website for transitioning veterans that includes a military-to-civilian skills translator, we have hired and trained nearly 3,000 veterans in the past twenty-one months for jobs at Boeing. It�s a proven approach for matching the skills of those who have served our country to the hiring needs of American businesses.�
Bob Stevens, Lockheed Martin chairman and CEO, observed, �America�s veterans want and deserve the opportunity to contribute to our society and provide for their families. At Lockheed Martin, we believe it is our duty to give them that opportunity. There is no greater way to say thanks for all their service and sacrifice, which enable all of us to live safe and secure lives and pursue our dreams every day. The investment this coalition makes in training will provide them this opportunity, and strengthen tomorrow�s workforce.�
At the end of 2012, the four founding companies employed approximately 64,000 U.S. military veterans. For more information please visit www.GetSkillstoWork.org.
Walmart commits to offer jobs to honorably discharged veterans
New York, NY � Beginning on Memorial Day, Walmart (corporate.walmart.com) will offer a job to any honorably discharged veteran in his or her first twelve months off active duty. Most of these jobs will be in Walmart stores and clubs, but some will be in distribution centers and the home office.
�Hiring a veteran can be one of the best business decisions you make,� says Walmart U.S. president and CEO Bill Simon. �Veterans have a record of performance under pressure. They�re quick learners and team players. They are leaders with discipline, training and a passion for service. There is a seriousness and sense of purpose that the military instills, and we need it today more than ever.�
Walmart projects it will hire more than 100,000 veterans during the next five years.
�We believe Walmart is already the largest private employer of veterans in the country, and we want to hire more,� Simon declares. �I can think of no better group to lead in revitalizing our economy than those who have served in uniform. Through their service, veterans give us a land of freedom. When they return, it must be to a land of possibility.�
In a speech to the Business Round Table in March, First Lady Michelle Obama cited Walmart�s commitment as a good example for other corporations. �As our wars come to an end and our troops continue to come home, it's more important than ever that all of us, not just government, but our businesses and nonprofits as well, do our part to serve those who have served us so bravely. I challenge every business in America to follow Walmart�s lead by finding innovative solutions that both make sense for their workplaces and make a difference for our veterans and their families. Given what we�ve seen from Walmart and so many other companies over the past two years, we know that they will.�
Simon called on the retail industry to work together to provide greater career opportunities for veterans. �Imagine what we in retail could do together,� said Simon. �We could leave an incredible legacy as an industry. We can be the ones who step up for our heroes. And we can do this now.�
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BOSTON - A Marblehead man was convicted today in federal court of conspiring to commit securities fraud and other offenses, based on his management of Locateplus Holdings Corporation, Inc., a company based in Beverly that provides access to public data.
Jon Latorella, 48, initially appeared in court today for a jury trial before U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock; however, elected instead to plead guilty to a conspiracy wherein he committed securities fraud, made false statements in filings with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and company auditors, executed wrongful certifications on SEC filings, and committed aggravated identity theft. Sentencing is scheduled for May 29, 2012, at 2:30 pm. Latorella faces up to five years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine.
Had the case proceeded to trial the Government's evidence would have proven that, starting in 2001, Latorella, the former President and CEO of Locateplus, and another man who worked at Locateplus, engaged in several fraudulent schemes intended to artificially inflate the revenues of Locateplus. The schemes included:
- Falsifying loan documents to make it appear that a fictional entity, Andover Secure Resources, owed Locateplus approximately $1 million; opening a P.O. Box as the "office" for Andover; using the identity of a man who died in 1985 as the head of Andover; and manipulating the flow of money to create the appearance that Andover was paying down its fictitious debt to Locateplus;
- Falsifying revenue streams to make it appear that another entity, Omni Data Services, was paying Locateplus under the terms of a contract, when in fact Omni Data had no independent existence, the contract was fake, and the money came from personal loans from Latorella, from Locateplus itself, and from other sources;
- Deceiving the SEC and other regulatory authorities to avoid having to register securities being sold by a company called Paradigm Tactical Products, which Latorella set up with the help of two other men. Latorella again used the identities of his acquaintances and two dead men as Paradigm investors; and
- Routinely deceiving company auditors, and the SEC, about the nature of Locateplus's revenues and assets in order to keep these fraudulent schemes going and to attract investment in Locateplus.
U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz said, "Those who choose to run publicly-traded companies have a special responsibility to the investing public. This conviction is a reminder that we will not allow corporate executives to defraud shareholders and potential investors with impunity, and that we continue to prioritize investigating and prosecuting financial crime."
"Securities fraud, like all financial crimes, threatens the financial health of our communities", said Special Agent in Charge William P. Offord. "Jon Latorella has pleaded guilty to fraudulent conduct intended to deceive the regulatory authorities and to using stolen identities in the course of his scheme. IRS has made the investigation of identity theft in conjunction with financial fraud a priority. We are proud to bring our specialized skills to securities fraud investigations such as this one and to work with our law enforcement partners at the FBI to combat these serious crimes."
"As former CEO Latorella's guilty plea shows, the illegal manipulation of stock prices by corporate insiders is a poor business plan," said Richard DesLauriers, Special Agent In Charge of Boston's FBI office. "This investigation is another example of the FBI's efforts to protect the integrity and transparency of the financial markets. Repeatedly, FBI and IRS investigations in New England have made clear that no one who is engaged in illegal activity while participating in the markets is exempt from the law, including CEO's, traders, fund managers, equities analysts, lawyers and publicists."
U.S. Attorney Ortiz; SAC Offord, Internal Revenue Criminal Investigation, Boston Field Division; and SAC DesLauriers, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division, made the announcement today. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Andrew E. Lelling and Paul G. Levenson of Ortiz's Economic Crimes Unit.
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Pronunciation: /pəˈrɪfɪtɒn /
Definition of periphyton in English:
noun[mass noun] Ecology
Freshwater organisms attached or clinging to plants and other objects projecting above the bottom sediments: the tadpoles used in this experiment feed primarily on periphyton
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- They are commonly called 'pondscum', and make up the filamentous periphyton in ponds, growing on and around the larger aquatic plants.
- A spongy, Dijon-colored city of algae and microscopic creatures that floats on the surface, periphyton cleanses the Everglades of excess nutrients and pollutants.
- The tadpoles used in this experiment feed primarily on periphyton by scraping the surfaces of tank walls and leaves.
1960s: from Greek peri- 'around' + phuton 'plant'.
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periphytic adjective
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- How important are rotifers to the ecology of springs and soils, interstitial, and periphytic habitats?
- The presence of herbivores also increased periphytic nutrient content in some experiments.
- A five-level light gradient experiment corroborated these findings: full sunlight suppressed periphytic accumulation.
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The airplane was in cruise flight at 3,500 feet mean sea level when the engine lost power. The pilot restarted the engine, and it ran for about 20 seconds before again losing power. He applied carburetor heat, but the cycle of losing power and restarting for a few seconds occurred several times. The pilot attempted to land in a field, but collided with trees at the edge of the field. There was no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction found during a postaccident examination of the airframe and engine. The meteorological conditions at the time of the accident were conductive to serious carburetor icing at cruise power. Although the pilot applied carburetor heat after the initial power loss, the engine likely did not run long enough to melt the ice and restore power.
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Think Coffee, a Mercer Street favorite among NYU students, is the newest place to plant itself on the Bowery. The coffee, a special blend from Porto Rico Importing Co., is organic and fair trade, and though the espresso is served in smaller portions than at Starbucks, head barista Andrew Cotorceanu assures us it makes for a better espresso-to-milk ratio. Our recommendation: the sweet, thick Spanish variety made with condensed milk and sugar.
The basic caf menu at this slightly smaller outpost is pretty much the same theres a sandwich with peanut butter, bananas, cinnamon, and honey but dont expect Wi-Fi or readings. The idea were really trying to promote, the handlebar-mustached Cotorceanu says, is people coming together and talking rather than hanging out and working alone. Suggested conversation topic: Is the new Varvatos store across the street a tribute to or a shameless capitalization on its predecessor, CBGB?
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If you are facing a divorce, it is important to understand your rights and obligations. By speaking with a qualified Minneapolis divorce attorney, all of your important questions will be answered.
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Jason Brown is a founding partner with the Brown Law Offices, P.A. Jason is a graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and the William Mitchell College of Law. He has successfully litigated against some of the more recognized divorce and family law lawyers in the Twin Cities, having tried cases in Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, Wright, Sherburne, Isanti, Scott and Dakota County, among others. Many of Jason's cases involve child custody, spousal maintenance and complex property division issues – including a recent case in which the value of the marital estate exceeded ten million dollars. Jason's media appearances include WCCO Radio, KARE 11 Television, the Star Tribune, USA Today, Time Magazine, Minnesota Monthly and NBC News.
Cynthia Brown is a founding partner with the Brown Law Offices, P.A. She is a graduate of the University of South Dakota and William Mitchell College of Law. Cynthia began her legal career by serving as the law clerk to the (now retired) Chief Judge of Minnesota's Tenth Judicial District. She is a former prosecutor, who is uniquely qualified to advocate for clients accused of "wrongdoing" in the family court setting. Cynthia takes a common-sense approach to divorce and family cases. She tries to resolve matters through mediation, or some other form of alternative dispute resolution, before taking an issue into the courtroom. She has handled countless cases involving custody, child support, property division, alimony, domestic abuse and paternity disputes.
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Nearly 70 workers will be losing jobs as their company closes its concrete railroad tie plant in Grand Island. CXT makes ties for Union Pacific, but its contract with the Omaha-based railroad has expired.
CXT told workers last week that the job cuts will begin in the next 10 to 14 days. The jobs will be phased out over six months so local workers can dismantle the plant.
The equipment will be moved to other plants. CXT is a subsidiary of L.B. Foster Co., which is based in Spokane, Wash. L.B. Foster's website, says CXT also makes the concrete ties at its Spokane plant and at one in Tucson, Ariz.
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Rick Santorum Is Almost Ready to Be Your New President, America
Have you guys heard about how homophobic Christian fundamentalist former U.S. senator Rick Santorum is still a big joke who has no political future outside of writing simplistic op-eds for his local newspaper and showing his face at conservative think tanks?
April Fools! Rick Santorum is a serious, not-at-all ridiculous contender for the presidency in 2012!
Every campaign needs a narrative — it must tell a story. This one would require creativity. My sources indicate the Santorum camp has settled on a Churchillian narrative. Essentially, it goes like this: Santorum was right all along. He was right about creeping socialism. He was right about the culture. He was right about Islamic fascism. The people didn't appreciate him. He was a Cassandra. But now he has been vindicated…
"Rick Santorum is absolutely a credible presidential candidate," says Colin Hanna, a Pennsylvanian and the president of Let Freedom Ring!, a conservative group… "He enjoys the distinction of being the most intensely focused [potential GOP candidate] on national security issues and on the threat of terrorism."
What is more, Santorum and his top strategist, John Brabender, are steadily building a respectable campaign infrastructure. Like almost every presidential hopeful, he started a PAC (America's Foundation), ostensibly to help other candidates. But of the $710,000 his PAC raised during the second half of 2009, only $38,500 went to that purpose. The majority of the money was spent on efforts, such as mailings, associated with building a large nationwide donor base.
So, were now looking at Santorum vs. Dobbs vs. Giuliani vs. Ailes vs. Huckabee vs. Romney vs. Palin in the primaries? What have we done, America, to deserve such happiness?
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Many national fellowships cater to seniors and recent graduates, but some programs provide opportunities for distinguished underclass students. Awards generally range from $5,000 to $30,000.
Four notable fellowships - the Boren, Goldwater, Udall, and Truman - are geared toward interested in public policy, governmental service, and technology. Other opportunities extend to undergraduates majoring in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
These awards, while important in their own right, are also stepping stones toward larger, more lucrative scholarships designated for seniors and recent graduates: some foundations favor candidates with a proven track record of academic achievement and institutional support. Students applying for a Gates Scholarship, for example, have a better chance of winning if they have already won a Goldwater Fellowship.
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|Roanoke, VA - Hollins University Basketball vs Randolph-Macon College, February 8, 2014
Saturday marked the final home weekend game of the season for the Hollins basketball team. Prior to their tip-off with Randolph-Macon, Hollins took a few moments to honor their three seniors. With a full house and their families in attendance, Brandi Chesne (New Orleans, LA) Carrie Cox (Lynch Station, VA), and Chanci Wright (Eden, TX) were saluted by family, teammates, coaches, and fans for all they have done over the past four seasons. The game with the Yellow Jackets was a rematch of a game in Ashland back in early December.
After the pregame festivities came to a close, Hollins road their wave of momentum by scoring the first five points of the matchup. The Yellow Jackets battled back but Hollins matched their visitors basket for basket for much of the first half. I an opening 20 minutes that saw both teams take their turn in the lead, five first half lead changes, the game was tied at 29-29 with less than three minutes to play before the break. Randolph-Macon used a 5-0 run to end the half with the lead, 34-29. Neither team could capitalize on their lead as the other would not allow the leader to pull away.
The second half opened with a Yellow Jacket run that stunned the home crowd. Randolph Macon quickly built their lead to 13 points during the first two minutes of the second frame. After a Hollins timeout, the home team went on a quick and exciting 7-0 run to once again make the Yellow Jacket advantage just five points. It was the second of many runs during a second half that would see the heavily favored Jackets pull away to a 13 or 14 point lead before Hollins would cut the lead back to seven. However, as the clock started to wind down, Hollins could not get any closer than seven and in the end it was their visitors from Ashland that came out of the game with a hard fought 83-71 ODAC win.
For the second straight Saturday, Chesne posted double digits by leading Hollins with 16 points. The senior post player added seven rebounds and a pair of assists before fouling out late in the contest. Fellow post player Wright enjoyed another stellar afternoon on the glass. Chanci tallied six points to go with her 15 rebounds and four blocked shots. Leading scorer Jewell Parfitt (Roanoke, VA) hit a trio of shots from beyond the arc en route to 11 first half points. The first-year guard finished the afternoon with 14 points, three assists and a pair of steals. Taylor Catron (Tazewell, VA) added 13 points, three rebounds, and a game high five helpers.
Sarah Parsons paced four Yellow Jackets in double figures with 16 points. Taylor Huber found the mark on only four of her 19 attempts while adding 11 points. Katie Anderson and Hannah Livermon added 10 points each and Lauren Vugteveen came off the bench to grab a team high seven rebounds.
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Back to Knowledge and Skills for the New Economy
Executive Summary:While the ultimate impact of information and communications technologies (ICTs) on societies around the world can still be disputed, there is no doubt that the introduction of these tools has changed lives, organizations, strategies and discourse in communities around the world. Private sector organizations have led the adoption of new technologies in many respects, but government, and the education sector in particular, are becoming increasingly active participants in the knowledge society. While developed nations have invested massive sums of money and institutional resources in ICT over the last decades, developing nations by and large have addressed other priorities including the preconditions necessary for successful ICT integration.With the introduction of ICTs, developing nations envision the elimination or improvement of age-old barriers they face such as their geography, high cost of and limited access to quality information, communication limitations, non-transparent governance and, of course, education. In the education sphere, enthusiasm abounds over how computers and the Internet can bring improvement in numerous ways, with technology applications that range from administration to new materials, from distance learning to project-based learning, and from pedagogical re-invention to virtual communities of practice.In schools and countries around the globe, diverse educational ICT programs have been initiated, strategies have been developed, hardware has been procured and software has been coded. However, there has been far less attention to and understanding of the evaluation of these new ICT efforts. Very few communities in either the developed or developing world seem to understand how to assess how ICTs are working, what their impact is, and what drives their efficacy or lack thereof. Now, as developing world communities are increasingly moving towards the institutionalization of ICTs, policymakers, educators and donors are asking themselves whether ICTs are worth their high cost and the challenges they bring. More specifically, they want to know, whether and how ICTs are changing education, and what they need to do to achieve their goals.The Global Networked Readiness for Education project seeks to support the evaluation and assessment of ICTs for education in the developing world by developing tools, metrics and measurements that can help to examine these areas, and the understanding necessary to use them to realize successful educational ICT outcomes. Specifically, the GNRE project goals are to:
The report highlights the findings from the Global Networked Readiness for Education surveys, deployed between August and November 2003 in schools in Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, The Gambia, India (Karnataka), Jordan, Mexico, Panama, the Philippines, South Africa and Uganda. In total, over 3,700 students, 1,000 teachers, 120 heads-of-school and 115 computer lab administrators were surveyed in 126 schools. The challenge of identifying the appropriate measures, capturing the data accurately, and analyzing it effectively are great, and these preliminary results from the study should be interpreted as the beginning of our understanding rather than its end. The survey and resources toolkits are available online at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/gnre.The most basic finding of the first round of surveys is that ICTs are still new to education in the developing world, a reality that affects all use and impact of computers and the Internet in all schools surveyed. While computers are available in one form or another in the schools surveyed, they are still not well-integrated into most core learning processes. The sample schools were selected to be broadly representative of the technological cutting edge of secondary level education within each nation based upon factors including their access to and experience with ICTs for education. In general, the schools had low levels of ICT use and integration – with no significant differences between private and state schools. Indeed, most students and their teachers do not access the Internet in school, and use computers only on a weekly basis. As much as anything, this suggests the incipient state of ICTs in education efforts in the developing world, even in the most technologically advanced schools, and underscores both the importance of understanding its impacts and the difficulty in doing so.Strikingly, despite their limited exposure to ICTs, students', teachers' and administrators' attitudes and perceptions of computers and the Internet were overwhelmingly positive. While this disconnect may cause some concern that ICTs are over-hyped, it also suggests the tremendous enthusiasm over the new tools and their power to instill a willingness to accept new changes.


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Who is the young girl in Nashville?
Here's a refreshing new addition to Fall TV slate: a show about a washed up country music star coming to terms with her younger, more popular competition. At least it's not another program about doctors. Even ifNashville does try to capitalize on the popularity of celebrities like Taylor Swift and a fascination with the private lives of creative people, it's still better than watching somebody butcher basic medical terminology. You also may recognize the young, female lead…
So, who is the young girl in Nashville? Answer: Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Panettiere was born in New York and began her acting career when she was cast in the ABC soap opera One Life To Live. In 1997 she moved to the CBS soap Guiding Light and in 1998 she voiced the caracter of Dot in Pixar's A Bug's Life. She went on to appear in guest roles on programs like Alley McBeal, Law & Order: SVU and Malcolm in the Middle before being cast in the NBC superhero drama Heroes. Her role as cheerleader Claire Bennet became her defining performance, leading to a starring role in the film I Love You, Beth Cooper. Nashville marks her return to television and has allowed her to demonstrate her talents as singer.


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The towboat Bearcat pushes barges toward the lock at the Chickamauga Dam.Photo by John Rawlston.
After meeting with local officials Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann faces three main goals: Find a key for Chickamauga's $693 million lock, keep grant money flowing toward Hamilton County and protect local governments from costly federal regulations.
Fleischmann, R-Tenn., met with elected officials from the county and its 10 municipalities Tuesday at the EPB building in downtown Chattanooga for a roundtable discussion about what locals need from the congressman's office. Fleischmann plans to have similar meetings this week throughout the Third Congressional District.
High on Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger's federal wish list is finishing the stalled Chickamauga lock project, which ground to a halt after the last of hte money appropriated was drained.
Fleischmann said Tuesday that for the lock project to reboot, the project's funding mechanism, the Inland Waterway Trust Fund, needs an overhaul.
Instead of shunting all of money in the fund toward the Olmstead lock on the Ohio River, funds should be dispersed in a more equitable way, he said.
If the old lock, which is nearing the end of its usefulness, fails, Hamilton County and all industries on the Tennessee River would suffer, he said.
"The failure would not necessarily pose any kind of danger, but it would be an economic disaster," Fleischmann said.
After the roundtable, Coppinger was pleased to hear the lock is still in the Ooltewah Republican's mind.
"I was glad to hear that he is working -- trying to find funding for the Chickamauga lock," Coppinger said.
About $180 million has been spent on the project to date. But the lock requires at least another $510 million -- and six years of construction -- to be completed.
Coppinger also asked Fleischmann to continue to oppose what he called unfunded mandates from the federal government, such as the Affordable Health Care Act, or Obamacare.
"I was pleased to hear the commitments he made to us as far as fighting these unfunded mandates [in Washington]. Those usually come down to local governments to pay for," Coppinger said.
Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond petitioned Fleischmann for his thoughts and support in dealing with the emerging gang and drug problems in Hamilton County's schools.
"I still feel like we miss the boat on when to intercede to divert these children from the gang culture and the drug culture," Hammond said.
Fleischmann pledged to continue to support public safety grants to help local governments protect residents.
But Soddy-Daisy Vice-Mayor Janice Cagle said public safety grants don't solve all the problems in a modern small municipality.
She voiced concerns to the congressman about an overall decline in federal municipal and community grants.
"Small cities have gotten to where we almost have to depend on state and federal money," Cagle said.
Fleischmann urged all at the table to aggressively seek what grants were available.
Only one elected official from each body attended the meeting, which skirted the state's open meetings law and allowed the majority of the discussion to be closed to the media.
Louie Brogdon began reporting with the Chattanooga Times Free Press in February 2013. Before he came to the Scenic City, Louie lived on St. Simons Island, Ga. and covered crime, courts, environment and government at the Brunswick News, a 17,000-circulation daily on the Georgia coast. While there, he was awarded for investigative reporting on police discipline and other law enforcement issues by the Georgia Press Association. For the Times Free Press, Louie covers Hamilton County ...


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Like hospital patients, US farm animals tend to be confined to tight spaces and dosed with antibiotics. But that's where the similarities end. Hospitals dole out antibiotics to save lives. On America's factory-scale meat farms, the goal is to fatten animals for their date at the slaughterhouse.
And it turns out that antibiotics help with the fattening process. Back in the 1940s, scientists discovered that regular low doses of antibiotics increased "feed efficiency"-that is, they caused animals to put on more weight per pound of feed. No one understood why, but farmers seized on this unexpected benefit. By the 1980s, feed laced with small amounts of the drugs became de rigueur as US meat production shifted increasingly to factory farms. In 2009, an estimated 80 percent of the antibiotics sold in the United States went to livestock.
This year, scientists may have finally figured out why small doses of antibiotics "promote growth," as the industry puts it: They make subtle changes to what's known as the "gut microbiome," the teeming universe populated by billions of microbes that live within the digestive tracts of animals. In recent research, the microbiome has been emerging as a key regulator of health, from immune-related disorders like allergies and asthma to the ability to fight off pathogens.
In an August study published in
Nature, a team of New York University researchers subjected mice to regular low doses of antibiotics-just like cows, pigs, and chickens get on factory farms. The result: After seven weeks, the drugged mice had a different composition of microbiota in their guts than the control group-and they had gained 10 to 15 percent more fat mass.
Why? "Microbes in our gut are able to digest certain carbohydrates that we're not able to," says NYU researcher and study coauthor Ilseung Cho. Antibiotics seem to increase those bugs' ability to break down carbs-and ultimately convert them to body fat. As a result, the antibiotic-fed mice "actually extracted more energy from the same diet" as the control mice, he says. That's great if you're trying to fatten a giant barn full of hogs. But what about that two-legged species that's often exposed to antibiotics?
Can Antibiotic Residues in Factory-Farmed Meat and Dairy Make You Fat?
By Tom Philpott
Mother Jones, January 2, 2012
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The Ocean's Seven Café is located at the southwest end of the building. Breakfast lunch and dinner are served all week long. The Café opens at 7:00am and closes at 7:00pm. Snacks are available when meals are not being served. There are also vending machines available outside the Emergency Department waiting room. Vending machines are available 24 hours a day.
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The Cassgram reports earlier in the meeting, the city council voted 4 (in favor) to 3 (against) on a motion to approve a grant agreement for land in Fourmile Industrial Park (valued at $50,000) to D-Squared, LLC. However, a majority of the full council—at least 5 votes—was needed on this issue so the motion fell short of passing, advised City Attorney Roger Johnson.
Councilmen Steve Riese, Doug Derby, John Porter and Terry Kerns made up the four votes; Terry D. Tilson, Pat Dugan and Art Tesarek cast the three votes against the agreement. Councilman Mike Bowman was not in attendance.
Subsequent agenda items on the real estate conveyance were then passed over since the agreement failed to garner the necessary votes.
After the rest of the meeting agenda was completed, and a motion to adjourn was made and seconded, Kerns asked for clarification that the land grant agreement vote had not passed. It did not, he was told, and then discussion shifted to whether the mayor could have cast a vote. (Mayor Paul Lambert does not routinely vote unless there is a tie that needs to be broken.)
Johnson said there is a provision in state law in which the mayor could vote on this issue. "I was not aware of that," said Lambert to Johnson. Johnson said he had run into a similar situation years ago in his city law career and because of that was familiar with the state law.
Lambert indicated support for the land grant during the earlier discussion and would then have provided the five votes necessary for passage of the agreement.


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Galbraith angers Vt. Senate colleaguesBy DAVE GRAM
The Associated Press | May 11,2013Toby Talbot / AP Photo
Sen. Peter Galbraith speaks Friday in Montpelier. The Senate defeated an effort by Galbraith to amend a campaign finance bill. The vote came after two hours of debate in which several senators appeared angry with Galbraith for mounting a protracted interrogation of his fellow Windham County Democrat, Sen. Jeanette White.MONTPELIER No one could remember it having happened before in the annals of state politics: a Senate majority leader rising on a point of order to accuse a member of his own party of being tedious in debate.
Sen. Philip Baruth, D-Chittenden, rose to cite Masons Rules of parliamentary procedure: No one is to speak impertinently, or beside the question, or superfluously, or tediously, the rules say.
Sen. Peter Galbraith, also a Democrat, was speaking tediously, the majority leader said.
The point of order came at nearly the end of two hours of tough questioning from Galbraith to a fellow Windham County Democrat, Sen. Jeanette White, who was urging that a House-Senate conference committee be appointed to work out differences between the chambers on a bill governing money in political campaigns.
Galbraith has been an outspoken critic of the bill, his main complaint being that it does not call for an outright ban on campaign contributions by corporations.
Without the ban, Galbraith said, the campaign finance bill was a sham.
The Senate previously had gone on record as criticizing the U.S. Supreme Courts 2010 decision known as Citizens United, which critics complained had opened the floodgates for corporate money in politics, Galbraith noted.
This Senate has proposed a constitutional amendment to undo Citizens United with the goal of getting corporate money out of politics, Galbraith said in a floor speech April 18. But our real message is: Lets get corporate money out of politics, but please dont take away my corporate contribution. There is one word for this: hypocrisy.
This did not set well with some of Galbraiths Senate colleagues, and some said Friday they saw that speech and Fridays interrogation of White as part of a pattern of behavior that has been consistent in his first three years in the Legislature.
Hes not a team player, White said. He clearly knows better than we do.
Galbraith, in an interview after his grilling of White, said he had good reasons for his behavior.
There are certain procedures in the Senate that arent being followed that I feel should be followed, he said.
He called the campaign finance measure, which sets new donation limits and reporting requirements for candidates, a bad bill and said he hoped to delay action long enough that it would not pass before lawmakers adjourn for the year next week.
During Fridays interrogation, some senators rose to suggest that Galbraith could get answers to his questions by reading the legislation. During a break, veteran Democratic Sen. Richard Mazza, of Colchester, scolded Galbraith outside the Senate chamber.
Why are you attacking (White)? he asked.
Galbraith, since his arrival in the Senate in 2011, has frequently left his colleagues rolling their eyes and muttering about high-powered tactics some see as better suited to his previous positions as a staffer to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington or as a diplomat than to the homespun ways of the Vermont Senate.
The son of famed economist John Kenneth Galbraith, who was ambassador to India under President John F. Kennedy, Galbraith, 62, has had his own career in foreign service. After working on the staff of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he served in several diplomatic posts, among them as the first U.S. ambassador to Croatia.
He hasnt quite come to grips with this arena, said Bob Stannard, who is retiring from his work as a lobbyist for several clients this year.
This isnt international diplomacy here. People who serve here are regular people.
Several senators in interviews used the same word to describe Galbraith: loquacious. In the Statehouse cafeteria at lunch, Sen. Sally Fox, D-Chittenden, asked what was to be on the agenda when the Senate returned to session at 1:30 p.m.
Peters got an amendment he wants to talk about, answered Sen. Robert Starr, D-Essex-Orleans.
OK, what are we doing at 3? Fox asked.
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Salcini Group
The aim of our research is to understand how chromatin factors regulate developmental programs. We are mainly interested to decipher how histone methylation control transcription during embryonic and postembryonic development.
C.elegans is our favorite model system for several reasons. First, the organism has the advantage of a multicellular organism without the complexity of higher eukaryotes. The fact that C.elegans is a multicellular organism provides an opportunity to study tissue- or organ-specific proteins. Second, it is an appropriate system for genetic studies. Third, the C.elegans genome has been completely sequenced and other additional information such as the phenotypes of RNA interference (RNAi) of each gene (even with some limitation of the analysis) or that of some mutants is publicly available. Finally, in C. elegans gene families existing in higher eukaryotes are often represented by single genes, allowing a more suitable study in absence of functional redundancy.
Figure: C. Elegans
In the nuclei of all eukaryotic cells, genomic DNA is tightly wrapped around histone complexes into a compacted structure called chromatin. Each histone complex is an octamer consisting of two copies of each of the histone core proteins H2A, H2B, H3 and H4. The N-terminal tails of these histones protrude from the octameric structure and are subject to a vast variety of post-translational modifications. These modifications remodel the structure of chromatin and represent a combinatorial "histone code" specifying the function of genomic regions in terms of chromosome segregation, DNA repair and transcriptional activity.
Figure: Defects in gonad migration (top) and gonad development (bottom) in JMJD3 mutant, lacking a H3K27me3 demethylase activity
Methylation of lysines (K) on histone tails
Trimethylated K4, K36 and K79 on histone H3 generally mark actively transcribed regions, whereas trimethylated K9 and K27 on histone H3 and K20 on histone H4 mark regions of transcriptionally silenced gene. To date, more than 20 Histone Methyl Transferases (HMTs) have been characterised and shown to play key roles in the regulation of development, differentiation, cell fates and in cancer. HOX genes, whose expression is established during body formation by early signalling events, represent a good example of this regulation.
Until recently, methylation was considered to constitute a permanent and irreversible histone modification. However, the recent discovery of histone demethylases has challenged this view. The largest group of histone demethylases contains a Jumonji (Jmj)C-domain, which catalyzes demethylation of specific methyl-lysine residues on histone H3.
Since methylation state of histone is an important clue during development, C.elegans is a suitable model system to study the in vivo roles of these demethylases, largely conserved in nematode. Characterization of mutant alleles carrying mutations in demethylases genes and microarray analysis identifying target genes will provide important contribution in understanding the roles of histone demethylases in a variety of processes such as embryonic and larval development, cell-fate decisions and organogenesis.
The levels of lysine methylation are modulated by the action of histone demethylases and histone methyltransferases.
Histone Lysine demethylases:
They are enzymes removing methyl marks from the histone tails and they often contain a JmjC domain. We are investigating the role of several histone demethylases using C.elegans as model system. In the past few years, we have uncover the functions of a subset of histone demethylases (Christensen et al 2007, Agger et al, 2007, Vandamme et al, 2012, Kleine-Kohbrecher et al, 2010). We are further exploring the functions of these demethylases using classical genetic approaches and biochemical approaches, including chromatin immunprecipitation followed by deep sequencing with the aim to identify direct target genes. We are additionally expanding our analysis to other uncharacterized demethylases.
Histone methyl transferases:
A new project regarding histone methylatransferases, enzymes that add a methyl group to the histone tails, has been recently initiated in collaboration with the groups of Kristian Helin, Anja Groth, Klaus Hansen and Ole Nørregaard Jensen and supported by the Danish National Research Foundation. In this project we aim to uncover the role of histone methyltransferases during postembryonic development and stress responses.
Selected recent publications
Vandamme J, Salcini AE. (2012) Catalytic-independent roles of UTX-1 in C. elegans development. Worm 2:2, 1-5; April/May/June 2013.
Vandamme J, Lettier G, Sidoli S, Di Schiavi E, Nørregaard Jensen O, Salcini AE. (2012) The C. elegans H3K27 Demethylase UTX-1 Is Essential for Normal Development, Independent of Its Enzymatic Activity. PLoS Genet 8(5): e1002647.
Krag C, Malmberg EK, Salcini AE. PI3KC2{alpha}, a class II PI3K, is required
for dynamin-independent internalization pathways. J Cell Sci. 2010 Nov 16. [Epub
ahead of print]
Kleine-Kohlbrecher D, Christensen J, Vandamme J, Abarrategui I, Bak M,
Tommerup N, Shi X, Gozani O, Rappsilber J, Salcini AE, Helin K. A functional link
between the histone demethylase PHF8 and the transcription factor ZNF711 in
X-linked mental retardation. Mol Cell. 2010 Apr 23;38(2):165-78. Epub 2010 Mar
Rose S., Malabarba MG., Krag C., Schultz A., Tsushima H., Di Fiore PP., Salcini AE. (2007). C.elegans intersectin: a synaptic protein regulating neurotransmission. Mol Biol Cell 18(12):5091-9
Agger K, Cloos PA, Christensen J, Pasini D, Rose S, Rappsilber J, Issaeva I, Canaani E, Salcini AE, Helin K. (2007). UTX and JMJD3 are histone H3K27 demethylases involved in HOX gene regulation and development. Nature. 449(7163):731-4.
Christensen J, Agger K, Cloos PA, Pasini D, Rose S, Sennels L, Rappsilber J, Hansen KH, Salcini AE, Helin K. (2007). RBP2 belongs to a family of demethylases, specific for tri-and dimethylated lysine 4 on histone 3. Cell. 128(6):1063-76.
Tosoni D, Puri C, Confalonieri S, Salcini AE, De Camilli P, Tacchetti C, Di Fiore PP. (2005). TTP specifically regulates the internalization of the transferrin receptor. Cell 123:875-88.
Polo S, Confalonieri S, Salcini AE, Di Fiore PP. (2003). EH and UIM: endocytosis and more. Sci STKE 2003(213):re17.
Salcini AE, Hilliard MA, Croce A, Arbucci S, Luzzi P, Tacchetti C, Daniell L, De Camilli P, Pelicci PG, Di Fiore PP, Bazzicalupo P. (2001). The Eps15 C. elegans homologue EHS-1 is implicated in synaptic vesicle recycling. Nat Cell Biol 3:755-60.
Salcini AE, Confalonieri S, Doria M, Santolini E, Tassi E, Minenkova O, Cesareni G, Pelicci PG, Di Fiore PP. (1997). Binding specificity and in vivo targets of the EH domain, a novel protein-protein interaction module. Genes Dev 11:2239-49.


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piazzaSyllabification: pi·az·za
Definition of piazza in English:
1 /ˌpēˈätsə/ A public square or marketplace, especially in an Italian town.
Example sentences
- Here, folks stop to 'take a coffee' in one of the town's many piazzas, or public squares, as well as chat with friends during the nightly passeggiata, or evening stroll.
- Beaches are popular recreation areas, especially with young people, who also enjoy 'hanging out' at the local piazza, or town square.
- He said the proposed office blocks and apartments would be linked to the city centre and included a number of public squares, parks and piazzas.
2 /ˌpēˈazə/ US archaic The veranda of a house.
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- The family also built a new detached kitchen directly behind the rear piazza and converted the fireplaces in the principal rooms of the main floor to coal.
- Replicated in countless subsequent homes and public buildings, the piazza acts as a graceful connector between indoors and out.
- Enjoy your beautifully landscaped yard from your rear piazza, or your side gazebo as the warm island breezes encircles your family with comfort.
late 16th century: Italian.
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