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Female sex workers and their clients remain a high risk core group for HIV in Africa. We measured sexual behavior of a snowball sample of female sex workers (FSW) along the Trans Africa highway from Mombasa, Kenya to Kampala, Uganda and surveyed the availability of male condoms at 1,007 bars and lodgings in Kenya along the highway trucking stops where transactional sex occurs. There were 578 FSW one month sex diaries analyzed, 403 from Kenya and 175 from Uganda. Kenyan FSW had a median of 45 sexual acts per 28 days compared to 39 sex acts per 28 days by Ugandan FSW (P < 0.05). Condom use by FSW for all sexual liaisons was 79% in Kenya compared to 74% in Uganda. In multivariate analysis, adjusting for repeated measures, Kenyan FSW were more likely to use a condom by an adjusted odds ratio of 2.54 (95% confidence interval 1.89–3.41) compared to Ugandan FSW. Condom use with regular clients was 50.8% in Uganda compared with 68.7% in Kenya (P < 0.01). The number of sex workers reporting 100% condom use was 26.8% in Kenya and 18.9% in Uganda (P < 0.01). Bars and lodges in Kenya compared to Uganda were more likely to: have condom dispensers, 25% versus 1%, respectively (P < 0.01); distribute or sell condoms, 73.9% versus 47.6% (P < 0.01); and have more weekly condom distribution, 4.92 versus 1.27 condoms per seating capacity (P < 0.01). Our data indicate that in both countries condom use for FSW is suboptimal, particularly with regular partners, and greater condom use by Trans African highway FSW in Kenya compared to Uganda may be related to availability. Targeted interventions are warranted for FSW and truck drivers to prevent transmission in this important core group.
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- Title
- Sexual Behavior of Female Sex Workers and Access to Condoms in Kenya and Uganda on the trans-Africa Highway
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AIDS and Behavior
Volume 13, Issue 5 , pp 860-865
- Cover Date
- 2009-10-01
- 10.1007/s10461-008-9431-z
- Print ISSN
- 1090-7165
- Online ISSN
- 1573-3254
- Publisher
- Springer US
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- Keywords
- Sexual behavior
- Sex workers
- Transport workers
- Africa
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Chester N. Morris (1) (2)
- Sheldon R. Morris (3)
- Alan G. Ferguson (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- 2. Aurum Institute for Health Research, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 3. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA

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I bought this at Lowe's for 4.24$/1.5 cu ft bag. I just opened a bag & the texture is that of dirt. Can I still use this? Or has it composted beyond usage in AGM? |
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IMO I'd probably still use it. Some of the pieces look large and some look small as dust, which is ok. Just depends on how much water retention you want to determine how much peat you would add. The stuff looks pretty good to me. Maybe just add some perlite and lime and you're probably good to go. |
I forgot to say that I'm assuming you are talking about the 511 mix. For the gritty mix you'd definitely have to sift it. |
First time I've seen a bag that actually says "pine bark fines", LOL. If you find the texture a bit too fine, I agree with above posters that if you are looking to do 5-1-1, you can reduce the peat component to compensate. One think you could do is add perlite and then put in a container and test water retention and drainage to see if it's acceptable. Make sure it drains well, but also stays moist without perched water. |
yup. I was planning to make the 511. I sifted some today after it dried out a bit. Still looks very much the same & after I sifted 1 cup, I had 6 pieces of bark :( Sounds good to me, I'll just add perlite & lime and call it a day. I'm going back to Home Depot & get me some regular ol' pine bark. Then....I'm gonna run it over with the jeep. XD Or maybe I'll pulse it in my rarely-ever-used, cheap as all get-out food processor. As I've read someone post somewhere in the dizzying array of many postings on the sore subject of pine fines....since I'm sifting anyway, (shrug) I may as well make my own :) Somehow though I'm feeling like a Mai Tai should accompany this kind of work. Thanks for the info! Antoinette |
You really don't have to screen bark for 5-1-1. It's more for gritty mix. I use some fairly coarse bark with no problems. And I even own a chipper, LOL. I just usually pick out the big sapwood chunks. I think too fine is worse then too coarse. If the bark is really coarse, I'll add extra peat. I've done it enough times now I know the texture I'm looking for. In your case, you could probably buy a coarser bark, and add the fines, perlite and lime you have and be done. I would avoid those huge uncomposted nuggets though that are often out there. Get something that is at least partially composted. |
I'm kind of simultaneously looking for the right textured pine bark (cheap) for either 5-1-1 or 1-1-1 mix. I'm really happy with the reg. gritty mix & will make the purchased pine fines work for the 5-1-1. While searching for a less expensive option for the gritty, I bought plain ol' pine nuggets from HD. Today I got out a pair of white's nail clippers (for cats & small dogs) not for any particular reason, it's just what I had handy. I sat down with 2 plastic shoe boxes, one with about 2 C of pine bark nuggets & the other empty. I put on a good show on the TV & got to snippin'. Here's how I started out... |
Annnd after about an hour, here's what I had...I think it's about the equivalent of a dry qt. It's tedious, kinda like shelling peas, but oddly restful at the same time, lol! |
Antoinette I have done that too...glad to see someone else. Things we do for our plants... |
O Rina :) the whole time I'm doing this, I'm thinking 'I must really be over the line' . And I know what you mean, it's oddly comforting to know that I'm not alone. I remember only last week reading a post where someone said they used scissors, and it made me roll my eyes. Now look at me. ha ha. But that was before I noticed the new growth on my newly potted up gritty mix plants. Sigh. Never say never. Most satisfying is the fact that I paid less than 5$ for what will end up about 6 bajillion dry qts of DIY bark fines. I'm stickin' it to the Repti-Bark man :) Antoinette |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B/ Sunset%3A 28 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 11, 12 at 15:46
Ha, it was probably me about using the scissors - but it wasn't really scissors - it was something quite like these: I also soaked my bark because it was the fir bark, which is a lot harder than the pine bark (that I plan on trying the "run over with my vehicle" trick). |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B/ Sunset%3A 28 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 11, 12 at 15:48
forgot to say: It is oddly relaxing though, isn't it? |
"It is oddly relaxing though, isn't it?" omygosh yesss. :) how bizarre is that?! By the time I'd gotten through a couple of TV shows, I had a 1 gallon zip lock filled with just the right stuff. The really dry pieces were easier to cut, they just kinda crumbled to the right size. I'm gonna run some over with the car today & see what happens. I kinda like this current method though as I can pick through & not bother with undesirable pieces. Like that weird stringy stuff :P Seeing how well my plants are doing now, it's allll worth it! Antoinette |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B/ Sunset%3A 28 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 12, 12 at 21:25
This seems like as good a place as any to say - I found the right kind of bark!!!! I think. At Lowe's, labeled as soil conditioner. There was a partially open bag and it looked pretty much correct, straight out of the bag. Hurray! Now to find coarse perlite, I'm not really sure where I'll be able to locate that. I got my dolomitic lime. I have some peat moss. (I actually have perlite but it's MG and too small, most likely. I may be able to get a few usable pieces out of it.) |
I got a large bag of course perlite at a hydroponics store. |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B/ Sunset%3A 28 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 13, 12 at 7:35
^ Thanks, but I found a link to coarse perlite at HD, online. The shipping is only estimated at $2, so it's actually cheaper for me to have it shipped than to make a special trip to any nearby town that would have a hydroponics store. I will call the two feedstores and two hardware stores here in town but I'd bet that a) they won't have it, it'll be super expensive, and c) since my vehicle is still in the shop, my going anywhere requires a great deal of planning and necessity as my husband is on the run about 90% of the time in his truck. |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B/ Sunset%3A 28 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 13, 12 at 10:51
The soil conditioner is SO much better than the bark I'd gotten before. Very, very few unusable pieces (though less for the gritty). I sifted my MG perlite and got a tad under 1/2 gallon so I was able to make up a batch of the 5-1-1 using Al's formula in the OP of the soil threads. Woot! I bought a $4 hanging basket of Gerbera Daisies yesterday on clearance at Lowe's and separated it out into four pots (3 large plants and one little one) using the 5-1-1. Since I've had luck with the Gerberas being sort of perennial (as long they aren't choked out by other plants), I figured it was probably an okay way to spend $4. |
Just take regular pine bark, line it up and run it over with your car/truck tires about a dozen times. Breaks it right on down. Other than that I also found at a local Walmart of all places some "Schultz Orchid Mix" and the mix was nothing but perfect size pine bark fines with a bit of small charcoal and small ceramic or lava pieces. |
I think I may have found a product that looks almost too perfect to be true, right here on Long Island =) no less. It's an Agway product & there's a distributor only a few miles from me. I called the nursery & spoke to someone who told me that they did not carry this particular product. I asked if they could order it for me & was told NO. :( So I called Agway's corporate office in Maine & got a very nice lady who (long story short) convinced the nursery nearby to order a few bags for me!!! If this product doesn't work for the mix, I really WILL run it over with the car. Repeatedly. Antoinette |
Here is a link that might be useful: agway pine mulch
- Posted by aharriedmom (My Page) on Fri, Aug 17, 12 at 6:50
^ Nice. It looks great. Better than my soil conditioner, which I've decided may have too many fines. :) Of course, sifting out some of the fines isn't a problem - and I can just dump them into my garden beds. |
Hi Antoinette, I actually used the Agway Pine Bark Mulch this year for my first attempt at the 511. Couple of lessons I learned from this experience is to absolutely use a CRF like Osmacote Plus as a starter charge of fertilizer. Also, there is quite a bit of sapwood in the bag which I did not remove and resulted in Nitrogen lock out for my plants which did not do well at the start of the season. Are you not going to use the Lowes Mulch? I was thinking about picking up a few bags from the Brooklyn store this weekend to try out. |
IMO the Agway Pine Bark Mulch is the best stuff out there. It's a little more expensive, but comes in 3cu ft bags. It's almost too perfect because there is no very fine stuff, just a very uniform size. I have to use extra peat ot get the water retention I need. I saw NO sapwood in mine and the quality control is teriffic. I can get it without traveling too far, but I can also get a decent pine bark mulch locally. Enjoy! I agree about using a CRF in the mix also. |
Hi Dan, Thanks for your prospective, though it seems I may still be on the hunt. Funny how a hunt can get a-hold of you & stoke a person to persist =) I've got me Osmocote, perlite, fines, garden lime....all dressed up, nowhere to go, ha ha. It turns out that the manager at the local nursery (big nursery) refused to order the bark mulch for me. She told Agway corporate that she would but when I talked to her, she acted like she didn't know what was going on, eyeroll. They had a hellacious storm over there a couple of days ago and they were hit pretty hard. I can only imagine that they've got bigger problems than I right now. I thought I was a woman on the edge until I talked with that nursery manager. Whatever, I'm still bummed :( I'm going to Greenvale in Hicksville, Agway corporate office said that they ordered some of this earlier this year. I'll go look at that this Saturday, I need chkn grit anyway. I'm fixing to cut down & overwinter about a dozen pepper plants as well as transitioning my ever growing houseplant collection. The pine fines at lowe's (in Carle Place, by Roosevelt Field) will be perfect for 511, and at < 5$ for a big ol bag, I'm set with that. The regular pine bark from Home Depot (big nuggets) yielded the most usable product but still needs to be picked through for sapwood & stringy stuff, and well, there's that whole running it over with the car thing :) Which is what I'm going to end up doing if the Agway mulch is too much of a hassle. It didn't look like it does in the picture? :/ I'm gonna lick this thing, this mix has corrected a multitude of sins for me & I'm not about to let it go for anything less than cheap! lol! I'll keep ya posted friends. Antoinette |
I rolled snake eyes :( Not only did the feed store not have it, but when I asked if they could order it, the Agway website indicated they'd have to call for availability. It doesn't look good friends. I ran over a small amt of regular pine nuggets with the car. This produced various sized pieces of bark, lots of sifting to be done here. It is what it is. Shrug. Still searching :) Antoinette |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B FL Sunset 28 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 18, 12 at 21:28
Ah, I'm sorry. Good luck to you! My perlite came in last evening but I didn't do anything with it today (because I had to take the kids to karate and go to the thrift store nearby, then organize my finds and drill some holes - this evening I decided to ride instead of doing anything with plants). Tomorrow morning I plan to mix up some more 5-1-1 with what I've already sifted and fill up some pots. I might get around to starting on the sifting for the other bag of soil conditioner but I'm not sure if I'll have time. I might try the running over the left over large bark pieces from the mulch I'd bought. |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B FL Sunset 28 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 19, 12 at 9:44
^ Tomorrow morning is here. I managed to dump the pine bark and perlite into my "mixing bowl" and got rained out. I'm sitting inside listening to the heavy rain (which I appreciate but would have preferred to come later today), wondering if this is a sign that I ought to clean my house instead of messing with plants. |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B FL Sunset 28 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 19, 12 at 9:46
I wish I had a garage or garden shed where I could be working right now! Housecleaning just doesn't have the same appeal. (I hope that the plastic cover on my snapdragon seedlings, they popped up yesterday, hasn't blown off. This is a heck of a rain!) |
harried mom, your day sounds alot like mine! House cleaning does NOT have the same appeal as playing in gritty mix, I agree whole heartedly! Good news for me! the feed store that we get our grani-grit from will have the Agway pine mulch pictured above in 2 weeks. It'll be just in time to get my mix ready for pulling in my hot peppers for the winter, yay. I hope my bags will be as good quality as edweather's! I moved alot of my houseplants into the gritty mix I made previously, so I'm all out & have nothing much to play with until I get the Agway bark. I suppose it's just as well, I'm gonna go take a ride to the thrift store to see what I can find =) Check out my wee little pepper plant. It's only about 8" tall & has been thriving in the gritty mix & put on nice deep green little leaves after adding CRF & a weak weekly dose of MG. The leaves starting to yellow is what let me know I was missing something. It's even got wee tiny peppers! I love this mix. The plants seem to respond within days & I can respond with changes just as quick if there's something they don't like. Antoinette |
I finally got the stupid agway bark mulch. Screening is hard work. I'm too tired to go find a dime 8) bear with me. The shoe box on the left is what didn't fall through 1/2" and the middle box is what didn't fall through a regular kitchen sieve and the final box is what fell through the sieve. So the center one is what I'll be using for my gritty mix. What can I do with my fines? It's the texture of sawdust. I figured I could use the larger pieces to mulch my container plants in the 511 next season. There's a bit of sap wood in there but I'll just pick through it as I go. It pretty much worked out even, 1/3 large pieces, 1/3 ideal pieces for gritty & 1/3 fines. Guess I know what I'm doing this weekend =) Antoinette |
- Posted by greentoe357 z7b Brooklyn NY (My Page) on Tue, Jun 11, 13 at 10:42
I am bringing this oldie but goodie back because I have a question. Dan / nycgarden said above: "Couple of lessons I learned [in the process of making the 511 mix] is to absolutely use a CRF like Osmacote Plus". Edweather agreed. Now that Osmocote Plus is not available anymore (except wholesale from a few vendors), and Foliage-Pro is considered the best, I personally skipped CRF and will just do fertigation. I wanted to avoid doubling up, the uncertainty connected with CRFs (we do not know how much is really released because environment varies) and just to keep it simple. Do you have other ideas with what's available out there to buy? Also, anyone bought the Agway PBFs recently? I wonder how they look next to a dime this year. |
I used a combo of Miracle gro organic slow release fert. (instead of Osmocote) and Espoma Gardentone for my CRF. Trying to go a bit more organic this year. I'm using Neptunes Fish emulsion for weekly water based fert. I used Agway PBF this year right out of the bag. I don't have a picture since I've mixed it all up. My buddy got 50 bags and the quality looked exactly the same as mine. My experience has been consistently good quality for 2 years now from those PBF bags from Aqway. They look like the middle picture in the post that is 2 up from this one. Hope that helps, |
Really really really jealous that you guise have a bag easily available and labeled PBF. I've been all over towns nearby and have zilch. guess i have to shell out for the repi-bark. =/ |
- Posted by greentoe357 z7b Brooklyn NY (My Page) on Mon, Jun 17, 13 at 7:55
Dan, thanks for the reply. I am going to see how Foliage-Pro is going to work alone. I am a little nervous having that as the only plant food and nothing in the soil itself, but it's supposedly the most complete thing available now. Lnorigb, what is your zip code? I'll see if I have ideas for you. |
Hi There, I couldn't find anything remotely close to what I wanted in bark fines. I did try running over a couple of bags. In the end, I used hemlock mulch with pro-mix bx, perlite, lime and a CRF. In addition I have been fertilizing with a MG liquid 12-4-8 ( I think) once a week. Everything is growing, I'm nervous because I have not ever used the 511 mix before. ProMix also makes an ultimate organic mix that I might use for one more plant. I spent more time looking for pine bark fines than it was worth. Might try the orchid mix next year or the reptile mix. Or just stick with Pro-Mix. |
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I went to a jewelry exhibit and one artist had created pendants, necklaces, etc. using flowers in epoxy. One of the things that really struck me is how vibrant the flower colors looked. I initially thought that you would have to dry the flowers first to then be able to put epoxy over it but now I'm wondering if you could do it over non-dried flowers.
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I tried it last sping with some columbines and tulips. I didnt use epoxy but a product called Eniro-tek Lite which is a laquer. After numerous coats they looked great, almost like a flower encased in glass. They lasted about a week and then the moisture in the flowers started to mold and the petals turned brown. I have since tried it with dried strawflowers and they still look great about 3 months later. So just from one persons experience, dried flowers are the way to go. |
rhine59- Thanks for letting me know. I was curious if the fresh flowers would mold or not. Do your dried flowers keep their color? I grew Playboy roses this year and their colors are spectacular. I tried to dry them and they looked -- not so great. I just did a basic flower between books approach and am wondering if a different approach would work better. Rini |
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A joint mobile report by Yahoo and Mindshare reveals M-commerce stats for Hong Kong.
If you've walked into a store to test a product before buying elsewhere, you're a showroomer. And most likely you've used a smartphone to do that. Showrooming is prevalent in Hong Kong.
48 percent of people in the city use mobile phones for showrooming and an enormous 85 percent used their smart devices for pre-purchase research, according to a joint mobile report by Yahoo and Mindshare.
This figure is above the global average of people that showroom at 33 percent or the 21 percent of them that do so using their phones. (Source: TNS Global Phenomenon of Showrooming)
The mobile study is set up to gain insights on mobile behavior and ways to engage users across devices for emerging markets such as India, Indonesia, and Mainland China.
David Jeffs, head of insights at Yahoo Southeast Asia and India, says that mobile tends to be an extension of desktops and marketers should try to get innovative on how it's being used.
"Think about it as more than banner ads," he adds and suggests that while banner advertising still works on mobile, they could consider designing more apps that fit with current consumer behavior.
Because showrooming is a popular mobile activity in Hong Kong, he also suggests that companies should consider investing in mobile search and optimized mobile websites.
Other M-commerce findings from the Yahoo report conducted between July to August for the Hong Kong market include:
However, 78 percent of online shopping in Hong Kong is still done via the PC.
This finding is among some of the emerging trends that Yahoo released at its annual Online Marketing Summit for marketing executives on Tuesday.
Taiwanese Green Tea Benefits from Yahoo's Consumer Connect Ad Solution
Yahoo will also roll out its Consumer Connect solution for advertisers in Hong Kong as it explores partnership opportunities with a third-party data firm for the market.
In Taiwan, Yahoo partnered with Kantar World Panel and recently completed a campaign with Uni-President's green tea product that was looking to increase brand awareness for its launch.
The campaign was said to be so successful that it increased sales by more than 80 percent and out of that, 60 percent were new customers.
Albert Wong, senior director for ad operations and technology for Yahoo Asia Pacific, explains that the ad solution allows marketers to track offline purchase behaviorial data from third-party research firms, which could be used alongside online data to measure campaign performance for sales impact or market share in near real-time.
He adds that it will be suitable for advertisers looking to do "branding performance" campaigns.
From left to right: Michael Bevans, head of advertiser and publisher solutions, Yahoo; Deepika Nikhilender, business planning leader, Mindshare APAC; Rico Chan, VP and GM for Yahoo HK; Albert Wong, senior director, Yahoo APAC ad operations & tech, and David Jeffs, head of insights at Yahoo Southeast Asia and India.
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Gold Fields' Black Sun is out February 26th.
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Arlington Park Handicapping Contests Begin With Finals
How can that be? I'm glad you asked. Read on to find out.
Arlington Park will offer a handicapping seminar/contest this Saturday, May 14, and it will be both the last and first of the season.
It will be the last because the contest is the finals for the Spring, 2011, OTB series of handicapping contests that were offered at Arlington's Off Track Betting facilities throughout Northern Illinois. Contests were held on four Saturdays this past spring, with the top finisher, at each OTB, each Saturday, winning a berth into the finals. Therefore, forty spots in the finals were at stake.
There's bad news and good news. The bad news is, one cannot play in this Saturday's finals unless he or she earned that coveted berth.
The good news is, I think, the contest will be preceded by my FREE handicapping seminar, and one does NOT need to be in the contest to attend my seminar.
My seminar will take place in Arlington's Starting Gate Theater, centrally located on the second floor. I will begin at approximately 11:45 AM. Attend to find out if I have changed my opinion on any of Saturday's races since submitting my analysis for posting on arlingtonpark.com and printing in the track program. Remember, program changes, scratches, weather, and more can change how I see a race.
Registration for the handicapping contest finals will be held at the Twin Spires customer service counter located just south of the Starting Gate Theater. Please have your Twin Spires card and $50 ready. Registration begins at 11:15 AM, when Arlington's admission gates open. Finalists can play from anywhere on the grounds where there is a self-service mutuel machine.
Since all finalists have played in this series, they should be familiar with the rules. Copies of those rules will be available at check-in.
This is it! The top finisher this Saturday wins a trip to Las Vegas to compete in the 2012 Coast Casinos Horseplayer World Series where the first prize is estimated to be at least $300,000.
Looking ahead, our summer series of handicapping seminars and contests begin on May 28. For the summer series we will award seven more trips to Las Vegas for the 2012 World Series. Details will be forthcoming here on my blog. In the meantime, put these dates for the summer handicapping contests on your calendar and make plans to attend: May 28, June 11, July 9, July 23, August 20, September 10, and September 24. And return next week for a story about the winners of this Saturday's finals.
M. Scott McMannis Host, Arlington Handicapping Seminars/Contests
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These vintage rare collectibles are now being offered at our online store (www.SaturdaysToys.com). Each piece from the Lonnie Burr Mouse-Kollection includes an authorized Certificate of Authenticity, personally signed by LONNIE BURR.
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Albert is a highly motivated postbac researcher at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where he works to understand the signaling events in immune responses and characterize a rare disorder of the blood known as systemic capillary leak syndrome.
Prior to his work at the National Institutes of Health, Albert has worked at the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology at Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Albert's work at Academia Sinica focused on elucidating the cellular interactions of the viral replicase protein and interfering satellite RNA in the model plant Nicotiana benthamiana.
Albert graduated from UC Davis with a Bachelor's degree in Microbiology. At UC Davis, Albert worked in the Department of Microbiology for over two years, using fluorescence microscopy and molecular cloning to characterize novel cytoskeletal proteins of the intestinal parasite Giardia intestinalis. Albert's work has included authorship on a peer-reviewed paper.
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We have noted Portugal's reluctance to allow Indonesian intervention in Timor to restore order (ref O.LB256).2 It was this Portuguese reluctance that led us to explore the possibility of providing some UN cover for a Portuguese request to Indonesia to restore order in the territory.
- I had the opportunity today of a further conversation with Sani but he had no reactions from Jakarta to the possibilities we had canvassed. I would therefore appreciate authority to sound out on a slightly wider basis the acceptability of a mission of the Committee of Twenty—Four which might visit Portuguese Timor to report on the situation once Indonesia had, following on a Portuguese request, taken steps to restore order as the necessary prelude to reinstating a viable process of self-determination. I should like the views of Waldheim, who has been kept closely informed of developments by Sani. I see value, too, in talking to the Portuguese Charge. I would need at an early stage to talk to the representatives of those countries which might participate in any Committee of Twenty-Four mission. In particular I would appreciate advice as to whether I may say that Australia would be prepared to participate at the appropriate time in a suitable visiting mission.
- I have just received Jakarta's O.JA1503 and note Tjan's comment that any intervention by Indonesia would be reported to the Secretary-General but that Soeharto is firmly against 'intemationalisation'. I would suggest, however, that hostile reactions in the United Nations to any Indonesian intervention might best be avoided by Indonesia itself proposing a Committee of Twenty-Four mission to observe the situation after it had restored order. I believe something along these lines will be desirable even if Indonesia acts with full Portuguese approval; but I see it also as a device to save Portuguese face.
- The delicacy of the situation in relation to the UN, including possible Chinese interest, was underlined again today in a remark by Under-Secretary-General Tang Ming-chao to A. D. Campbell. Tang said he saw problems in intervention in Timor by Indonesia, an adjacent neighbour, because of the precedent this would set for Angola.
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It was a fun filmi do on Saturday night which saw the humorous side of actress Priyamani. At a recent music celebration of Jagapathi Babu and Priyamani's upcoming film, the duo was spotted making an entry together.
While they were walking in, Priyamani quickly turned towards her hero and said, "Don't walk so close to me. You look like my bodyguard." Hearing this, Jagapathy Babu burst into peals of laughter. Later, the actress began singing the actor's theme song from the flick, while he was making his way towards the podium. The do saw the entire cast and crew having a blast.
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In this column, I'm more than content to color within the lines when discussing transportation in the East Valley. But I recently came across something nowhere near us that should be talked about.
This Wednesday, at the Maricopa Association of Government's Transportation Policy Committee, one of the agenda items is the "Interstates 8 and 10-Hidden Valley Transportation Framework Study."
This is an early attempt at planning for the transportation needs of a projected population of 2.5 million people in an area measuring 3,200 square miles, roughly following the boundaries of the Gila River to the north, state Route 87 and Overfield Road in Pinal County to the east, the Tohono O'odham Indian Community and Barry Goldwater Range to the south, and 459th Avenue* in Maricopa County to the west. The largest municipalities within the study area are Buckeye, Goodyear, Gila Bend, Casa Grande and Maricopa.
What first struck me, upon reading the study's draft executive summary, was the planners' estimate of how many people they expect to eventually live there. Really, 2.5 million people? Where there were 90,000 just a few years ago? For a comparison, as of mid-2008, the U.S. Census Bureau said the current population of Maricopa County was a little less than 4 million.
Now, it's going to be a long while before this area fills up; MAG projects buildout to take place perhaps after 2050. Still, that's an amazing head count for a region that is now a whole lot of empty.
The second sight to leave me gobsmacked was MAG's recommendation for a transportation framework. In this plan, Interstates 8 and 10 see improvements, such as widening and more traffic interchanges. The same goes for state Route 85**. But those could be expected.
What I wasn't anticipating was the spiderweb of proposed freeways, parkways, scenic ways, transit corridors and commuter rail lines. (To see for yourself, check page 140 of the agenda: www.mag.maricopa.gov/pdf/cms.agendas/TPC_2009-07-15_AGD_55225.pdf.)
In between all that asphalt, I can envision countless subdivisions, a sea of stucco walls and red tile roofs.
Didn't we learn anything from $4 a gallon gas last summer? As long as driving somewhere costs so dang much, it makes no sense to keep building toward the horizon.
I'm not into social engineering, so this is the last place you're going to find paeans to the joys of density and urban living, but the Valley's suburban sprawl is going to kill us. We've got to start looking up and in rather than out.
MAG, please let the desert remain the desert and focus more on keeping the cities at a manageable size.
new transit book
With widespread changes to bus service coming July 27, Valley Metro soon will be releasing an updated Transit Book.
In addition to offering the schedules and maps for more than 80 bus routes, the Transit Book features information in English and Spanish about fares, fare sales locations and tips on how to ride the bus or light rail.
The new Transit Book is available online now (www.ValleyMetro.com) and at transit centers, libraries and city halls by July 20.
* 459th Avenue? Are you kidding? I appreciate the devotion to our orderly grid system, but once past Buckeye I think it's safely assumed that we're out of the Valley. Even dumber is that 459th intersects with Indian School Road, never mind that the road's namesake landmark is more than 60 miles away. Maricopa County Department of Transportation, for your own good, it's OK to let go.
** Route 85 is better known as "The road you take from I-10 to I-8 when you're going to San Diego, and when you reach Gila Bend get a load of that Space Age Lodge."


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The Rainy City Roller Girls are the original North West Roller Derby League, hailing from across the region our girls travel to our home in Manchester to bring you live girl on girl Roller Derby action.
Manchester Roller Derby is Manchester's first co-ed roller derby club. We have two women's teams, a men's team and work hard to make sure anyone who wants to give this sport a try has the opportunity to.
Roller Birds formed in 2009. The founding members had previous skated with Manchester's Rainy City Roller Girls and decided to form their own league on home turf. With a squad of 35 Birds, and 40 Chicks in training.
The Whipiteres are the Wirral's flat track Roller Derby group & we're on a roll. What is it? A fast sassy contact sport played by females aged 18+ on skates. Want to get fit, have fun and skate? Join us!
Formed in 2010 by a small group of eclectic individuals, PRG is the first and roller derby skater-owned-and-run league based in the small, sleepy city of Preston.
Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls! Roller Derby, want to get involved, want to learn, want to make friends, want to keep fit or just want to have a good time, then please get in touch.
The Sheffield Steel Rollergirls (SSRG) is based in Sheffield. Founded in August 2008, the league now has over 65 members. They practise 3 times a week with extra sessions outdoors during the summer.
Rebellion Roller girls are always recruiting for new skaters. You don't need any experience, we have coaches ready to get you rolling, even if you've never put on skates in your life.
CROYDON ROLLER DERBY Formed in 2009 and has gone from strength to strength and want you to join the ride for our future adventures. Think you've got what it takes to become a kick ass roller girl? Get in touch!
The Hellfire Harlots are Nottingham's premier Roller Derby team. WANTED: female and male skaters, refs and volunteers Nothingham's all female, Roller /derby league are recuiting!
Aberdeen based Granite City Roller Girls were formed in Nov 2008. With committed hard working skaters, increased training sessions, and bouts under our belts, GCRG continues to grow, develop and get stronger…
Portsmouth Roller Wenches, Skating experience is an advantage, but not essential, most of us were total beginners!! So long as you have the passion and dedication, and are tough enough to take a few falls, you can be a Wench.
Surrey Roller Girls was formed in December 2011 so as a new league we are growing fast. We welcome females to play and males can get involved with being an NSO and a Ref. You don't need any experience just get in touch.
Cardiff Dragon Dolls are a women's flat track derby team. Established in the summer of 2009 They have regular training sessions at the STAR centre in Splott.
Based in Machynlleth, Mid Wales Roller Derby, we started out on the road at the end of 2009. These sessions are aimed at women - but guys can get involved as refs and officials.
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26 Evatt to Department of External Affairs
Cablegram 969 WASHINGTON, 15 July 1946, 4.07 p.m.
Your telegram 1051 and 1052. [1] Trusteeship Agreement.
I regret to say that my specific instructions on Draft Trusteeship Agreement have not been carried into effect. The draft now submitted is far too long and detailed and unnecessarily raises a remote issue. It takes no account whatever of the principles of the short draft which I prepared and sent with Forsyth's assistance [2]. I intended Bailey and Eggleston to consider my draft. But long argumentative and embarrassing matters now appear which reproduce the grave defects of the New Zealand draft.
There is no occasion for long recitals or reference to the slave trade and other remote matters. All that is required is a short reference to the Charter itself having in mind that the Charter defined the many obligations.
New Zealand has deliberately introduced political matter of local significance in Samoa where there is an active native political group. New Guinea is in an entirely different position. This is especially important as the agreement must be placed before Parliament where, in my view, it is essential, in accordance with my clear declaration, to emphasise the continuation of complete Australian control and authority over the territory subject only to the clauses contained in the Charter.


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Red Hat Calls Microsoft Attack Unsubstantiated
Speaking in an interview with Linux Magazine, Germany, Werner Knoblich, Red Hat Germany boss, and Red Hat Vice President EMEA, called the verbal attacks by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unsubstantiated.
LM: Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer again demanded license payments from Linux users at a conference in Great Britain, and specifically referred to Red Hat (see separate news item). What will Red Hat's response to the new attacks be?
Knoblich: We don't respond to unsubstantiated attacks like this. Instead we will carry on doing our jobs, which are optimizing software and services for our customers to offer the greatest possible value at the lowest possible price. Nothing can distract our attention from our mission.
LMO: Would Microsoft have any chance of success with a lawsuit against Linux users?
Knoblich: Just like other vendors, Microsoft has been unable to substantiate patent infringements or claims for license fees against Open Source software. In fact, Microsoft has not even said what these claims are based on. Our customers are also protected by our Open Source Assurance policy. This insurance guarantees that, if patent infringements are proved by anyone, anywhere, we will replace the affected code for our customer with code that provides the same functionality but does not infringe on any patents. But like I said, no infringements have been proved. As the Linux source code is open, it would be easy to demonstrate infringements, if there were any. As this has never happened in all the years that Linux has been around, you can safely assume that there are no infringements. In contrast to this, proprietary vendors are continually forced to admit to patent infringements. I would worry if I used proprietary software. Our customers are definitely on the safe side, thanks to the Open Source Assurance.
Red Hat Germany boss Werner Knoblich talking about Steve Ballmer's attacks.
LMO: What does Red Hat suspect is the motive for the recent attacks?
Knoblich: We could only speculate on that, but we prefer to go about our core business.
LMO: Have there been talks on cooperation with Microsoft on anything beyond interoperability of the two operating systems?
Knoblich: We are still talking to Microsoft about interoperability: this applies in particular to our JBoss Enterprise Middleware, but we rule out an agreement on patents like the one concluded between Novell and Microsoft.
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