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Where Have All the Monarchs Gone?
As the world mourned the Jan. 27th death of 94-year-old folk singer Pete Seeger and hummed his signature song, "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?", the question has now turned to: "Where Have All the Monarchs Gone?"
The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is in trouble.
It has been in trouble for a long time.
Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and professor of entomology at UC Davis, says the monarch situation is not surprising, really, due to "changing ag practices, urbanization and drought/freezing."
Monarchwatch.org reported today that "the overwintering numbers are in from Mexico and once again it's bad news."
In his blog, Chip Taylor mentions three factors have "contributed significantly to the loss of monarch and pollinator habitats: the adoption of herbicide tolerant (HT) crops, the ethanol mandate, and development."
"In much of the corn-belt," Taylor wrote, "farming is from road to road with little habitat for any form of wildlife remaining. Grasslands--including some of the last remaining native prairies, rangelands, wetlands, and 11.2 million acres of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land--have been plowed under to produce more corn and soybeans. Most of these acres formerly contained milkweeds, monarchs, pollinators and other forms of wildlife. They are gone and the total loss of these habitats since 2008 exceeds 24 million acres (an area about equal to the state of Indiana)."
Milkweed is the monarchs' host plant.
"Development consumes about a million acres of farmland a year," Taylor noted, "and the conversion of woodlands and other landscapes to shopping malls, housing and roadways consumes another million acres a year. Overall, the loss of various habitats due to development probably exceeded 34 million acres since 1996."
Taylor estimates that "that at least 167 million acres of monarch habitat has been lost since 1996."
"Not all of the corn and soybean acreage occurs within the summer breeding range for monarchs so the total loss of monarch habitat due to HT crops is lower (150 million) than the total area (174.5 million) planted in 2013. The 24 million acres of grasslands, etc. converted to croplands since 2008 have been included in the estimated loss to HT crops. Add to this number the estimated loss due to development and the total is 167 million acres lost but this could easily be an underestimate since there are losses such as roadside management that we can't account for."
Be sure to read his informative blog, and his charts. Taylor ends with "...let's plant milkweed--lots and lots of it."
The Xerces Society of Invertebrate Conservation's Project Milkweed is raising public awareness and promoting the use of milkweeds in restoration habitats. Xerces' role also includes developing milkweed seed production guidelines and building new markets for milkweed seed, according to its website.
Monarch butterfly nectaring on lantana on Oct. 27, 2013 in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A glorious sight: monarch on the move. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Saving the Monarchs
If you think people don't care about monarch butterflies, think again.
A recent survey published in Conservation Letters showed that Americans are willing to spend at least $4.78 billion to help conserve monarchs (Danaus plexippus), one of the most recognizable of all insects. Indeed, what is more spectacular than the multigenerational migration of monarchs heading from their breeding grounds in northern United States and southern Canada to their wintering grounds in central Mexico and coastal California?
The study of 2,289 U.S. households, led by Jay Diffendorfer of the U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Denver, found that we Americans love monarchs so much that we're more than willing to plant milkweed, their larval host plant, to save them.
The article, published Oct. 28 and titled National Valuation of Monarch Butterflies Indicates an Untapped Potential for Incentive-Based Conservation, calls attention to the destruction of the monarch's habitat and the importance of conservation.
"Since 1999, the size of the overwintering colonies in Mexico and California have declined, and the 2012 survey in Mexico showed the lowest colony size yet recorded, which prompted wide-scale media reports," the authors wrote. "Habitat loss in the overwintering sites in Mexico and California is well-documented, although no direct empirical link between declining overwintering habitat and monarch numbers exists. In addition, the growing use of glyphosate-tolerant genetically modified crops has reduced larval host plant (milkweed, Asclepias spp) abundances in farm fields across United States and Canada. Increasing acreage of glyphosate-tolerant corn and soybeans are negatively correlated to monarch numbers, with the area of milkweed in farm fields in the United States declining from an estimated 213,000 to 40,300 ha."
Biologist Hugh Dingle, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, is among those studying their migration. (Read his quotes in the National Geographic cover story, "Mysteries of Great Migrations," published in November 2010. Dingle is now working on a much-anticipated book on migration from his headquarters in the Sharon Lawler lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
Butterfly expert Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis, monitors butterflies in Central California. Here's what he has to say about monarchs on his website, Art's Butterfly World.
Meanwhile, a day before Conservation Letters published the survey, a lone monarch butterfly fluttered into our backyard to sip nectar from lantana. It lingered for 10 minutes.
What a treat to see!
A monarch butterfly on lantana last week in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Monarch taking flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mighty Monarchs Gone Missing
The news is not good.
Scores of Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are now migrating toward their overwintering zone in Mexico but they're doing so in dwindling numbers.
"Monarch butterflies appear headed for a perhaps unprecedented population crash, according to scientists and monarch watchers who have been keeping tabs on the species in their main summer home in Eastern and Central North America," wrote reporter Daniel Schwartz of CBC News in a Sept. 24 news article.
"There had been hope that on their journey north from their overwintering zone in Mexico, the insects' numbers would build through the generations, but there's no indication that happened."
We spotted six Monarchs nectaring on lantana on Sept. 14 in south Vacaville. "I think the numbers are up regionally, but I've seen no breeding at all in the Central Valley," said butterfly expert Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis. "They bred like mad in Nevada this year."
Shapiro writes on his butterfly monitoring website: "The Monarch overwinters on the central coast and moves inland, typically in early March."
In his book, The Handy Bug Answer Book, entomologist Gilbert Waldbauer, professor emeritus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, points out that Monarchs are the most famous of the "insect migrants that make a return trip."
Which begs the question: "Do the overwintering monarchs in Mexico feed?" Responds Waldbauer: "Practically none of them feed. On warm days, they leave the trees to drink water, but the few flowers near the overwintering sites are sucked dry of nectar by the first few monarchs that find them."
They survive, he writes, "on large stores of energy-rich body fat that they acquired as they migrated south. On average, their bodies consist of about 50 percent fat. Their fat supply lasts through the winter because, inactive in the cold climate of the high mountains, they use up very little energy."
A Monarch butterfly nectaring on lantana. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Monarch butterfly filling up on nectar from lantana. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Monarch Migrations
But how many people know about its migration?
Steve Reppert, chair and professor of the Department of Neurobiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, will speak on "Monarch Butterfly Migration: Behavior to Genes" at the Department of Entomology seminar on Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in Room 1022 of the Life Sciences Addition, corner of Hutchison and Kleiber Hall drives.
"Studies of the iconic migration of the eastern North American monarch butterfly have revealed mechanisms behind its navigation using a time-compensated sun compass," Reppert says. "Skylight cues, such as the sun itself and polarized light, are processed through both eyes and integrated in the brain's central complex, the presumed site of the sun compass. Circadian clocks that have a distinct molecular mechanism and that reside in the antennae provide time compensation. The draft sequence of the monarch genome has been presented, and gene-targeting approaches have been developed to manipulate putative migration genes. The monarch butterfly is an outstanding system to study the neural and molecular basis of long-distance migration." (See lab research.)
Hosts are Joanna Chiu, assistant professor of entomology, and Hugh Dingle, emeritus professor of entomology, will host the talk. Dingle, an authority on animal migration, was featured in a National Geographic cover story, "Mysteries of Great Migrations" in November 2010.
Reppert received his bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, in pre-medicine, and his medical degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship in neurobiology at the National Institutes of Child Health (NICHD), NIH, in 1979. He is a professor of pediatrics (neuroscience) at Harvard Medical School (2001 to the present) and since 2000, a pediatrician at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
Reppert became the chair of the Department of Neurobiology, UMass Medical School in 2001, the same year he became the Higgins Family Professor of Neuroscience at UCMass Medical School. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Among his publications on monarchs:
Reppert SM, Gegear RJ, Merlin C (2010). Navigational mechanisms of migrating monarch butterflies. Trends in Neurosciences (TINS) 33:399-406.
Heinze S, Reppert SM (2011). Sun compass integration of skylight cues in migratory monarch butterflies. Neuron 69:345-358.
Zhan S, Merlin C, Boore JL, Reppert SM. The monarch genome yields insights into long-distance migration. Cell 2011; 147:1171-1185.
Reppert's talk will be video-recorded and posted on UCTV at a later date.
Monarch butterflly shares a Tithonia (Mexican sunflower) with a honey bee at the Haagen Dazs Honey Bee Haven, UC Davis, last summer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Migratory Immunity in Monarchs
However, in wild populations, monarchs are commonly infected "with a specialist protozoan Ophryocystis elektroscirrha; this parasite can be transmitted both vertically and horizontally and causes debilitating infections."
Altizer, an associate professor in the Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, will discuss "Migratory Immunity: Parasite Infection, Host Defense and Fitness Costs in Monarch Butterflies" at the UC Davis Department of Entomology seminar on Wednesday, May 9 in 122 Briggs Hall.
It promises to be well-attended, given the avid interest in monarchs and Altizer's expertise.
What's so special about monarchs?
"Monarch butterflies are known for the incredible mass migration that brings millions of them to California and Mexico each winter," according to an article in National Geographic. "North American monarchs are the only butterflies that make such a massive journey—up to 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers). The insects must begin this journey each fall ahead of cold weather, which will kill them if they tarry too long."
The National Geographic article points out that "Only monarchs born in late summer or early fall make the migration, and they make only one round trip. By the time next year's winter migration begins, several summer generations will have lived and died and it will be last year's migrators' great grandchildren that make the trip. Yet somehow these new generations know the way, and follow the same routes their ancestors took—sometimes even returning to the same tree."
Altizer's research focuses on the interplay between animal behavior and the spread and evolution of infectious diseases. For the past 15 years, she has studied monarch butterfly migration, ecology, and interactions with a protozoan parasite, asking how seasonal migration of these butterflies affects parasite transmission.
She also researches a number of other projects, including mammalian infectious diseases and songbird-pathogen dynamics, including studies of house finch conjunctivitis, West Nile virus, and salmonellosis.
But we butterfly enthusiasts are happy she's studying the monarchs!
A monarch butterfly foraging on a Mexican sunflower in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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I guess that few of you will have missed the media furore caused by the government's new Work Experience Scheme. It has been dominating the headlines over the past few days and every time I turn on the TV or radio, it seems there's another story about a well-known company 'dropping out' of the scheme.
This is a topic which has caused much debate in the Duarté household as well as at Escape Studios. The views are obviously mixed, but in my mind, there's absolutely no doubt that young people are desperate for work experience. So why on earth are we letting some over hyped media craze derail what is actually a good idea? An idea, which let's not forget, was initiated by young people themselves.
I am not saying that the scheme is perfect - sure, there's always room for improvement - but I get rather depressed when I hear that large companies are dropping out of the scheme for PR reasons, because they can't be seen to be associated with what some 'well meaning' activists are labelling as 'forced labour'.
These companies are the perfect places for youngsters to get work experience. They have the personnel and the structure required to deliver good training and we should be encouraging more of them do so. Many have complained that they should be paying these people, but these are the same people who do not appreciate the commitment and time required to train a young worker. I speak for experience, having done it on many occasions. It is not as easy to do as people make out and it takes a lot of time (and therefore money) to deliver the training these young people need.
I have also heard that many think these schemes are being used by large companies to avoid paying normal staff to do low paid jobs and should therefore be the reserve of small businesses only. That baffles me. Small businesses are really stretched and can ill afford to give precious time to training, whereas large businesses have the structures required to 'swallow' the extra workload created by trainees.
Work experience schemes have been in place in countries like France for over 20 years and they are a godsend to young people. I did three myself after I left university and that's what gave me the experience I lacked, and what eventually led me to land my first job.
I am curious to hear the views of people who are most directly affected by this, i.e. those who are entering the job market for the first time. Their voice has sadly not been represented in much of the coverage this story has got, and in my view, we should start there.
So, if you are currently looking for your first job and lack that crucial work experience, do let me know what your thoughts are on this. I'd love to get your perspective.


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bob-dude wrote:Mind if I ask what you thought made it very nice? Or if you disliked anything for that matter?
Well. I did like the fight, well worded, I could see the battle happening.
Just generally knowing Her and Grim Jr, I could picture the end as well.
What I didn't like is that it feels as if you are jumping around quite a bit.
I do understand that when you have multiple characters, and they are all spread across, doing sifferent things. I did have a hard time remembering what the hell was going on.
I think it might help if you put just a general, what-they-did-when-we-left-them sort of thing, that way it would be easier for the reader to keep track of the events happening.
It doesn't have to be like an intro, or anything seperte but more of a reminder of what was happening.
Like next time you go back to Edgar, and his son Will, mention something along the lines of, "It has been (blank long) since the training fight", or have Will thinking about what happend, and what was said. Just use small things to help the reader figure out where they are, and what previously happened.


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Interpol has issued a global alert asking for help tracking hundreds of terrorism suspects who have escaped from prisons over the past month. The global police organization's alert came just days after the State Department announced that it is closing nearly two dozen diplomatic missions in a roster of Muslim countries. But officials say the two security alerts aren't directly related.
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Noteworthy Bellevue props this week include the following:
A seriously motivated seller. At a price of $335,000, this would be $90,000 less than the property was purchased for just about 2 years ago. Though the house is relatively small, it's priced significantly lower than the neighbor, who is less than one-third of a mile away.
16240 SE 8th St
4 br/2 ba, 1,770 sq.ft.
Price $335,000 ($189/sq.ft.)
On Redfin 1 day
Some good lookin' digs. On sale since October of 2007, this home is on its fifth price drop, though each one has been pretty insignificant on its own. However, together they add up to $30,000 less than the original listing price, and the home includes some newer amenities, which makes it worthy of a look. Compare it to the neighbor for sale down the street to get the big picture.
1040 148 Dr SE
3 br/2.5 ba, 1,910 sq.ft.
Price: $619,950 ($335/sq.ft.)
On Redfin 198 days
One that's gonna skew the month end median sales price when it closes. On the other end of the spectrum, who says money's tight all over? There are still some fat wallets floating around, and apparently the Eastside is known for having them:
On the average, Eastsiders make and spend more than other King County residents. A recent Scarborough Research report showed that households east of Lake Washington make an average of $81,750, compared with a county average of $64,510. The same report showed residents in those higher-income areas also tend to spend more on clothing, cosmetics and jewelry.
Source: Seattle Times
This must be true, since this week, this $3 million shin dig moved from being an active listing into the inspection phase:
434 W. Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE
5 br/5 ba, 6,800 sq.ft.
Price: $3,000,000 ($441/sq.ft.)


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Netflix visits pirating websites to see what is popular, to help determine what shows and movies to offer next
Posted By Enrique Manalang On September 16, 2013 @ 11:04 AM In World Wide Web | No Comments
When Netflix goes out to get the rights for popular movies and TV shows, they don't just look at what people are talking about or excited for. Netflix also looks at another valuable source of information: What's popular on piracy sites?
Although somebody who is pirating a TV show or movie instead of watching it on Netflix isn't actually helping the company directly, the insight that it gives them as to what's popular and what's in demand at the moment is certainly very useful. Netflix recently rolled out its streaming service in the Netherlands, and one of the shows that it licensed due to high piracy locally is Prison Break. "Prison Break is exceptionally popular on piracy sites," according to Kelly Merryman, who is the company's Vice President of Content Acquisition.
In addition to giving information on what content they should acquire next, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings also believes that the piracy also eventually creates demand for the service's offerings. He believes that the actual user experience that they offer is much more convenient for users compared to torrenting. I'd have to agree, as choosing a show and instantly streaming it is definitely much faster.
Eventually, Netflix's aim is to convert people that would normally download content without permission into paying subscribers. And according to Hastings, this is actually happening. There is reportedly evidence that BitTorrent traffic in Canada has dropped by 50 percent since the service began offering their content there.
But at the end of the day, it's going to come down to the actual content they can license and the restrictions placed in other regions of the world. If someone outside of the United States wants to watch Game of Thrones without having to wait an ungodly amount of time, piracy might be the only option for them.
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If you are in the business of optimizing web pages and promoting web sites in search engines, in all likelihood you've never personally experienced the product or service you're paid to market.
And yet, your client expects you to make them rich. At the very least, they want their company to rank well in search engine results. They expect you to find the exact keywords their customers are using to find their product or service, but you don't have access to those customers, do you? You rely on tools and server logs to do your job.
You may be given data to analyze but seriously, if you had the choice, wouldn't you rather experience the big 10 person party hot tub yourself rather than read dry data on who has purchased it?
Wouldn't the feel of the warm water, the night sky bursting with stars and the teasing touch of skin nearby just nail the reason for wanting to buy one? Would you know how to target the different sizes of hot tubs and their uses? What if a Bed and Breakfast wants to buy one? Are their needs different than the family of five who want one in their backyard?
How do you advertise what you don't know about?
SEO's are demanded to do this. Blind folded. Web site developers are asked to design ways to order products they've never held in their hands. Usability consultants are asked to make sure everybody did their job properly, knowing full well in many cases, site designers were never given guidelines, requirements or anything other than a Wish
List by the site's owner.
Does the Search Engine Marketing industry need to know more about Usability and do User Experience designers need to understand that someone has to market their creation and make it findable and appealing enough to use or buy?
Experience and Marketing
There's a hilarious scene in the movie, What Women Want, where Mel Gibson is competing with a top woman executive for the best marketing campaign for various women's products. Everyone on the project has been asked to come up with slogans for the self-care products.
Mel Gibson doesn't like the new woman, played by Helen Hunt, who came on board to take over the job position he believed he was entitled to. He decides to outdo her.
So he takes the products home and while guzzling wine, begins to use them. He waxes his legs, paints his fingernails, nearly gets killed with a blow-dryer and my favorite part, puts on women's pantyhose. The experience of the hell women go through to be attractive slowly dawns on him.
Add to this the fact that he can suddenly read the minds of women and you get a marketers dream. His character uncovers their raw emotions, their hidden thoughts, even fantasies and desires that he never knew women had.
While still not as intimately educated on the products as a woman would be, he was able to get enough of a glimpse so he could understand how best to sell not only the products, but the EXPERIENCE of using them.
He had direct access to user experiences and created the marketing campaign based on what he learned.
Marketing Without Blinders On
My son recently asked why horses that pull Amish buggies wear "blinders". I told him this is because they can see on the side of their heads and they can spook easily, such as when cars come whizzing by on the road. It's a common practice to blindfold horses when leading them away from fire or other emergency situations because not seeing danger calms them. Once, I needed to tie a shirt over a horse's eyes just to get him to walk over a bridge. A horse will not go where it doesn't feel safe.
This same theory applies to customers who make purchases online. Promotional descriptions nearly always focus on an aspect of the product to get the first click through. Once on a page, several things happen at once.
1. The searcher's expectation for what they think they'll find must be met.
2. More information must be presented to enable a decision or make choices.
3. The next steps must be clear, such as learn more, change your mind but keep searching on that site, where to go next and where to get customer assistance.
4. The entire experience must feel safe, secure, authentic and believable.
Therefore, it's important to promote and follow up with a persuasive, logical presentation.
Funny thing is, many SEO's feel this order sequence also means their part supersedes usability in importance. However, chances are the optimization elements were entered AFTER the design, rather than during. The usability and accessibility heuristics were likely there first, at least in some basic form like site guidelines. If they were not, and the site is truly not usable, then an SEO has an uphill battle they may not wish to climb.
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Reader: Medical marijuana sign spinners are losing jobs in terrible market
Our post about alternative jobs for medical marijuana sign spinners, whose positions are almost certainly going to be nixed by a Monday vote of the Denver City Council, inspired one reader to make a serious point about a gig that didn't find much support even among those opposing the council's proposed MMJ outdoor ad ban. Here it is.
Guest writes:
It is absolutely hilarious that our city council is eliminating jobs in the middle of the worst hiring market in history. I am sure these sign spinners are all qualified to take good high tech clean energy jobs. Yes, not having to drive by a sign spinner is worth eliminating dozens of jobs in the city. Nice work!
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301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques: An Essential Printing Resource for Photographers - The tools and techniques necessary for great digital output are now readily available and more affordable than ever.
301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques: An Essential Printing Resource for Photographers, shows photographers of all levels how to make high-quality prints through step-by-step instructions and hundreds of full-color examples from more than 20 professional photographers and other artists.
You'll discover how to choose the right inkjet printer for your output needs, how to save time and select the proper materials when prepping files and prints, how to manage your digital images, how to create captivating portfolios and framed art, and much more.
Whether you are a professional photographer or a serious hobbyist this book will help you learn how to enhance and perfect your digital output skills and use your computer and inkjet printer to better express your vision and creativity. You can read the book cover to cover, or only the chapters that feature the specific tips and techniques that interest you.
A comprehensive index and a searchable companion web site will ensure that you find the information you are looking for. Additional content for this book, including hundreds of clickable links to many of the resources
About the Author: Andrew Darlow is a photographer, educator, and digital imaging consultant. For over 15 years, he has consulted on the topics of digital photography, digital output, and color management.
He has written and edited numerous articles and reviews on the topics of digital and fine art photography, inkjet printing, and Photoshop techniques, and his work has been included in many photography publications, web sites, and books.
He has lectured and conducted seminars and workshops around the world at conferences and for photography organizations and schools, including the Arles Photo Festival, Columbia University, and the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York. His work has been widely exhibited and his inkjet prints are held in numerous private collections.
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For his final Dynamite World War II series, writer Garth Ennis teams with Carlos Ezquerra to take a tank team of blue collar Brits behind enemy lines after D-Day in "Battlefields: The Tankies." We spoke with Ennis about the book.
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The American Repertoire Program: Birthing New Opera in the Birthplace of America
I was thrilled and very eager to say 'Yes' when David Devan asked me to be the Director of Opera Philadelphia's American Repertoire Council.
I know, firsthand, the many challenges of creating lasting new work – the importance of putting together complementary creative partners, choosing the right artists, and identifying the resources to create something meaningful and relevant for today's audiences. I always enjoy when my work on the stage brings me to Philadelphia, where I first performed in 1996, and I think it's particularly appropriate that a city known for its revolutionary spirit has made this significant commitment to the future of American operatic work.
Since my appointment in September, I have been busy working with David to identify and recruit members for the steering council focused on advancing Opera Philadelphia's American Repertoire Program, a commitment to produce a new American work in ten consecutive seasons. On February 3, we welcomed the following people to the Council for our very first meeting:
Lembit Beecher, Opera Philadelphia Composer in Residence
Youngmoo Kim, Assistant Dean of Engineering for Media Technologies, Drexel University
David Lai, Conductor and Music Producer
Missy Mazzoli, Opera Philadelphia Composer in Residence
Daniel Meyer, M.D., Chairman, Opera Philadelphia
Zizi Mueller, President of Boosey & Hawkes classical music publishing company
Eric Owens, Operatic Bass-Baritone
David Hyde Pierce, Emmy and Tony Award-Winning Actor and Singer
David Pittsinger, Operatic Bass-Baritone
Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr., Professor of Music, University of Pennsylvania
Gene Scheer, Songwriter and Operatic Librettist
The Council will work closely with me and the creative team at Opera Philadelphia, including David Devan, Music Director Corrado Rovaris, Artistic Advisor Mikael Eliasen, Senior Vice President Annie Burridge, and New Works Administrator Kyle Bartlett.
About the American Repertoire Program
The first opera in the initiative was Dark Sisters, performed as part of the Aurora Series at the Perelman Theater in June 2012. A new opera with music by Nico Muhly and a libretto by Stephen Karam, Dark Sisters is the story of a woman's struggle to break away from a polygamist marriage, and was co-commissioned with New York's Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theatre Group. The Associated Press called it "an intriguing new opera," while The Philadelphia Inquirer said Dark Sisters was "a significant addition to the chamber opera repertoire."
The next work in the American Repertoire Program made its East Coast Premiere this week at the Academy of Music. Silent Night, a co-production with The Minnesota Opera, earned composer Kevin Puts the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in Music. With a wonderful libretto by Mark Campbell, Silent Night was called "a stirring opera that recounts the true story of a spontaneous case-fire among Scottish, French and Germans during World War I, displaying versatility of style and cutting straight to the heart" in the award announcement. It stars my good friend William Burden and Kelly Kaduce and has opened to rave reviews. Next season, the Aurora Series for Chamber Opera at the Perelman Theater will welcome the East Coast Premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's A Coffin in Egypt, a one-woman show starring the beloved Frederica von Stade.
Additional announced co-commissions include Oscar by Theodore Morrison, with a libretto by the composer and John Cox, slated for the Academy of Music in 2015 and starring David Daniels as Oscar Wilde; and Cold Mountain by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon with a libretto by Gene Scheer, which will be produced at the Academy in 2016 and in which I will have the great fortune of singing the role of W.P. Inman alongside Isabel Leonard and Jay Hunter Morris. Both Oscar and Cold Mountain are co-commissioned and co-produced with The Santa Fe Opera.
Subsequent works may be performed at either the Academy or as part of the Aurora Series. The Council will continue to research composers and librettists that fit with our repertoire, commissioning, and casting goals.
My hope is that what we create here will be something that can be used as a model for the other opera companies in the country to be able to help create new pieces and create new characters on stage. I look forward to bringing new productions and new performances that you and opera lovers all over the world, and those who come from varying points of view on music, will want to see for many years to come.


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I Told You I Was Ill: Adventures in Hypochondria : Do you worry that spots are cancerous? That headaches are caused by tapeworm larvae burrowing into your brain? That shoulder twinges are cardiovascular accidents waiting to happen? If so, you're almost certainly a hypochondriac. But don't worry about it. As this hilarious book shows, hypochondria is the only sane response to modern life - an illness in itself (hurrah!), and part of a noble tradition of neurosis stretching back thousands of years. From Darwin to Tolstoy, many of history's greatest writers and thinkers have been incorrigible hypochondriacs. They understood what too many of us have forgotten: that you can only get better by imagining the worst. So let's do it!
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Saturday, August 8, 2009
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Clayton News Daily
By Johnny Jackson
email@example.com Starting this year, students at Luella Middle School are getting an education akin to that used in colleges and professional institutions. Traditionally, middle school students are confined to classrooms and textbooks. Students at Luella Middle will also be able to interface online with their teachers and peers, according to Luella Middle Principal Aaryn Schmuhl. The students, Schmuhl said, will have access to an Internet-connected learning management system, which will allow them to obtain, send, and discuss course work. "Kids today are 'digital natives,'" Schmuhl said. "They have grown up with texting, social networking sites, and the Internet. They live an entirely online existence that doesn't always blend with the world they see at school." Schmuhl helped spearhead an initiative to provide existing technology, which had been used by teachers and administrators within Henry County Schools, to students in the classroom. "We want to make the best use of the technology we have to help kids be prepared for college and the work place in the 21st Century," Schmuhl added. The school district has used a learning management system for the past four years for professional learning and for courses in its Online Academy, said Steve Thompson, Henry's instructional technology coordinator. Thompson said the district switched software providers earlier this year to Angel Learning, Inc., a software company that produces web-based teaching and learning tools. "The use of [Angel's] learning management system itself is not new," Thompson continued. "At Luella Middle School, we leveraged the use of an existing resource - our learning management system - to provide students with access to classroom, curricular and instructional materials over the Internet." Schmuhl said he plans to use the learning management system as a "blended learning" tool in addition to traditional face-to-face classroom instruction, making it available to all three grades in every academic class at the school. "Over the past four years, we have allocated a portion of our local school funds to purchase LCD [liquid-crystal display] projectors and ActivSlates so that, this year, we have one in each academic classroom to support the use of Angel," added Schmuhl. "Our leadership team did a good deal of research on the use of integration of technology in effective schools, and has been working to put a system in place that is user friendly, standards based, and engaging for students." According to Schmuhl, Angel's learning management system will allow the school to maximize resources which already exist in the school, and will provide parents the opportunity to see their students' work in real time. "As a school, we know that there will be some bumps in the road as we work to get students, parents, and teachers use to this new way of thinking about learning and thinking about school work," he said. "[However,] we know that kids are engaged whenever we use technology, and our goal is to use that natural engagement to get kids to do high level, rigorous, academic work." The school has set up computer lab times to allow students Internet access before and after school, as well as during school hours, said Schmuhl. "We live in a Facebook, YouTube society," Thompson added. "Students have access to all sorts of digital information in the Internet. They were born with the availability of the Internet in their life." Thompson said Luella Middle's school-level use of the tool will serve as a pilot for the school district. "In determining whether blended learning was a 'best fit,' school leaders, like Mr. Schmuhl, realized that providing digital content to students in a format that they are so accustomed to is a natural progression," he said. "School leaders throughout the country have made this leap and are finding success." He said the school district plans to implement the learning management system this fall to serve high school students in Math I and Math II. "We will phase in the use of our learning management system in other high school content areas as the year progresses," he said. "We will monitor the effectiveness of this resource to determine the future use of blended learning in Henry County Schools."More like this story
- Students, teachers use technology to enhance learning ( January 16, 2008 )
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Once you assemble relief-supply kits, where can you send them? There are several options. UMCOR runs two supply depots, UMCOR Sager Brown in Baldwin, Louisiana, and UMCOR West in Salt Lake City, Utah. We also coordinate with a network of United Methodist relief-supply depots across the United States. Congregations can send or drop off kits and supplies at the depot nearest to them, assured that their donations will be accounted for and distributed by UMCOR.
Kathy Kraiza, Executive Director UMCOR Relief Supplies 101 Sager Brown Road, Box 850 Baldwin, LA 70514 firstname.lastname@example.com 337-923-6238
The UMCOR Sager Brown Depot is the headquarters for UMCOR's relief-supply operations. Each year, more than 2,000 volunteers prepare about $4 million in supplies for shipment from the Baldwin campus. Locally, UMCOR Sager Brown reaches out to Baldwin neighbors through food distribution and housing rehabilitation projects, engaging volunteers in these projects that help families and the elderly.
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Depot Operations 131 Sager Brown Road, Box 850 Baldwin, LA 70514 337-923-6238
UMCOR relief-supply kits are stored at this material resources depot, which provides increased opportunities for kit ministry to United Methodist churches in the Western Jurisdiction. Adjacent to the 22,000 sq. ft. warehouse is Crossroads, an ecumenical organization that provides grassroots support to those in need in the community; UMCOR West works closely with Crossroads to provide meaningful volunteer experiences.
Rev. Brian Diggs, Director UMCOR West Office and Depot 1479 South 700 West Salt Lake City, UT 84104 firstname.lastname@example.com 801-973-7250
In 2000, Eastbrook United Methodist Church acquired a former dairy barn as part of its purchase of a new parsonage. In 2008, the church began using the heated office space to store UMCOR cleaning buckets. Today, it is dedicated to storing relief supplies year-round, as well as to providing a work space for teams of volunteers.
Rev. Nelson Thayer, Director Eastbrook Mission Barn 205 Church Lane New Castle, PA 16105 email@example.com 724-462-4090
Mission Response Center is owned and operated by the Western North Carolina Annual Conference. It allows UMCOR to store equipment when not deployed; sort, repack, and ship material resources overseas; warehouse building materials and supplies; and offer hands-on mission projects to volunteers in the conference.
Dwaine Morgan, Manager P.O. Box 284 8973 Greenwood Road Terrell, NC 28682 email@example.com 828-478-2106
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Rev. Rob Visscher, Executive Director Mission Central 5 Pleasant View Drive Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 email@example.com 717-766-1533
This disaster-relief facility is operated by the North Central Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church and has been a cooperating depot in the UMCOR Relief-Supply Network since January 2009. it provides opportunities for individuals and groups of all walks of life, denominations, abilities, and ages to help provide disaster-relief kits and resources, as well as educational and medical supplies, to those in need both locally and internationally.
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Download the manual and learn about the next opportunity for you or your team to join us. Sager Brown volunteer registration for 2016 begins January 14, 2015 at 10:00 AM.


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Research outline - Molecular Immunopathology Unit
Within: Bosch Institute, Discipline of Pathology
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Overview of research program
Pathogenesis of malaria
Cerebral malaria is a major life-threatening complication of infection of humans with the parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Our aim is to identify new targets for therapy that will reduce the impact of cerebral malaria: not only by reducing mortality but also the long-lasting neurological complications that are seen in many of those who survive due to anti-malarial drug treatment.
We use two model systems in our research: mice infected with P. berghei, and human cells co-cultured so as to reproduce the conditions seen in the brain micro-vessels during the cerebral malaria crisis. Areas under investigation include the involvement in pathogenesis of the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism, cytokines and chemokines. Cytokines and chemokines are messenger molecules that control the immune system.
Pulmonary oedema is another serious complication of malaria infection. Using a mouse model that we have developed, we are probing the mechanisms that lead to the accumulation of fluid in lung tissue. This build-up of fluid makes breathing more difficult and seems to increase the number of deaths from malaria, particularly when it occurs together with cerebral malaria or anaemia (loss of red blood cells). Again, we are searching for new therapeutic targets through understanding the key processes that lead to fluid accumulation in the lung.
What causes death and disability in bacterial meningitis?
Our goal is to understand the mechanisms that lead to the complications associated with infection of the brain by bacteria. In this way we aim to identify adjunctive treatments, to be given along with antibiotics, which will reduce the death rate and the incidence of neurological complications in survivors. Bacterial meningitis kills over 150,000 people every year and many more suffer neurological consequences that persist after the infection is eliminated. It is important to study the pathogenesis of this disease in order to discover new ways of reducing both the death toll and the incidence of the long-term problems in survivors.
We are applying to the problem of bacterial meningitis our extensive experience of uncovering the immunopathological mechanisms in cerebral malaria. We have established a mouse model of bacterial meningitis and our preliminary results suggest that certain cytokines play an important role in determining whether mice with bacterial meningitis succumb to the disease. These cytokines also may be important in the development of behavioural defects in survivors. The kynurenine pathway also seems to be relevant in this condition. Activation of this biochemical cascade is observed in a number of other central nervous system disorders, including cerebral malaria.
Understanding a key new enzyme in the kynurenine pathway
Tryptophan is an essential amino acid. The enzyme indoleamine dioxygenase (IDO) catalyses the conversion of tryptophan into N-formylkynurenine, which is then transformed into several biologically active molecules. This pathway is involved in several very important physiological and pathophysiological processes, including immunomodulation and central nervous system disorders. We recently discovered a second enzyme (IDO-2) that facilitates the same reaction as IDO (now termed IDO-1), but which is found in different anatomical locations.
We now are studying the tissue and subcellular localisation of IDO2 during development and in disease states. The characteristics of a newly-developed IDO2 gene knockout mouse, e.g. susceptibility to infectious disease (malaria and meningitis), also are under investigation.
Major funding sources
- NHMRC Project Grant Dietary fats as drivers of obesity-related inflammation. Storlien L, Hunt N, Cook D, Caterson I. 2010-2012
$324,750 - NHMRC Project Grant #571024. Mechanisms of disease in bacterial meningitis. Hunt NH, Ball HJ, Jones CA, McGregor I. 2009-2011, $453,000.
- ARC Discovery Grant DP0987074. Indoleamine 2,3-doxygenase-2: a newly discovered enzyme with a key role in kidney function. Hunt NH, Ball HJ. 2009-2011, $290,000.
- NHMRC Project Grant #512469. Dysregulation of cytokine networks: a key determinant of the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria. Hunt NH, Ball HJ, Grau GE. 2008-2010, $461,625.
- NHMRC Project Grant #464893. Relationship between cell-cell interactions and disease severity in patients with cerebral malaria. Grau GE, Cook D, Hunt NH. 2007-2009, $523,500.
- ARC Discovery Grant DP0774425. Microparticles as effectors of microvascular alternations in brain inflammation. Grau GE, Hunt NH. 2007-2009, $263,000
Selected publications
- Clark IA, Cowden WB, Butcher GA, Hunt NH. Possible roles of tumour necrosis factor in the pathology of malaria. Am. J. Pathol. 1987;129:192-199.
- Sanni LA, Tattam B, Thomas SR, Moore D, Chaudhri G, Stocker R, Hunt NH. Dramatic changes in oxidative tryptophan metabolism along the kynurenine pathway in cerebral and non-cerebral malaria. Am. J. Pathol. 1998;152:611-619.
- Watts AD, Hunt NH, Wanigasekara Y, Bloomfield G, Roufogalis BD, Wallach D, Chaudhri G. A casein kinase I motif present in the cytoplasmic domain of most members of the TNF ligand family is implicated in "reverse signalling." EMBO J. 1999;18:2119-2126.
- Hunt NH, Grau GE. Cytokines: Accelerators and brakes in the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria. Trends in Immunology 2003;24:491-499.
- Rae C, McQuillan JA, Parekh SP, Bubb WA, Weiser S, Balcar VJ, Hansen AM, Ball HJ, Hunt NH. Brain gene expression, metabolism and bioenergetics: Interrelationships in murine models of cerebral and non-cerebral malaria. FASEB J. 2004;18:499-510.
- Hansen AM, Ball HJ, Mitchell A, Miu JM, Takikawa O, Hunt NH. Increased expression of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in murine malaria infection is predominantly localized to the vascular endothelium. Int. J. Parasitol. 2004;34:1309-1319.
- Okada F, Kobayashi M, Tanaka H, Kobayashi T, Tazawa H, Iuchi Y, Hosokawa M, Fujii J, Dinauer MC, Hunt NH. Essential role of phagocyte-derived reactive oxygen species in the acquisition of metastatic ability of tumour cells. Am. J. Pathol. 2006;169:294-302.
- Ball HJ, Sanchez-Perez A, Weiser S, Austin CJD, Astelbauer F, Miu J, McQuillan J, Stocker R, Jermiin LS, Hunt NH. Characterization of an indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-like protein found in humans and mice. Gene 2007;396:203-213.
- Miu J, Mitchell AJ, Muller M, Carter SL, Ball HJ, Saunders B, Lu B, Campbell IL, Hunt NH. Chemokine expression during fatal murine cerebral malaria and protection associated with CXCR3 deficiency. Journal of Immunology 2008;180:1217-1230.
- Togbe D, De Sousa PL, Fauconnier M, Boissay V, Fick L, Scheu S, Pfeffer K, Menard R, Grau GE, Doan B-T, Beloeil J-C, Rénia L, Hansen AM, Ball HJ, Hunt NH, Ryffel B, Quesniaux VFJ. Both functional LTβ receptor and TNF receptor 2 are required for the development of experimental cerebral malaria. PLoS ONE 2008;3:e2608.
Major collaborations
- Prof Katja Becker, University of Giessen, Germany: structure and function of indoleamine dioxygenase-2.
- Prof David Cook and Dr Anuwat Dinudom, University of Sydney: pulmonary oedema in malaria.
- Prof Jacob Golenser, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel: immunomodulatory drugs for malaria treatment.
- Prof Georges Grau, University of Sydney: pathogenesis of malaria and bacterial meningitis.
- Assoc Prof Cheryl Jones, Childrens Hospital Westmead: biochemistry and immunopathology of malaria and bacterial meningitis.
- Prof Peter Lay, University of Sydney: biochemistry of malaria and bacterial meningitis.
- Prof Iain McGregor, University of Sydney: bacterial meningitis.
- Prof George Prendergast, Lankenau Institute, Philadelphia, USA: physiology and pathophysiology of indoleamine dioxygenase-2.
- Prof Roland Stocker, University of Sydney: kynurenine pathway and vascular control.
- Dr Hajime Yuasa, Kochi University, Japan: comparative biochemistry of indoleamine dioxygenase-2.


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Today, CustomerLink Systems, Inc., a leader in delivering Customer Retention and Loyalty Programs to the automotive service and repair industry, was designated vendor of choice for Customer Relationship Management services by the International Midas Dealers Association.
The agreement provides IMDA members access to CustomerLink's retention based marketing services at a discount, which is a significant member benefit. These services help Midas franchisees drive repeat business, increase car count and referrals, build customer loyalty, and ultimately improve dealer profitability.
"Traditional marketing activities in automotive services have been aimed at acquiring new customers. However, we know the cost of retaining existing customers is five to six times less", states Jennifer Gentry, Association Manager of IMDA. "We believe our members should capitalize on the opportunity to increase profitability without increasing their marketing budgets. CustomerLink's service allows them to do just that." Gentry continues, "CustomerLink has an outstanding program with many forms of customer communication, including service reminder notices, which help increase the probability that an individual will return at regular intervals for routine maintenance work".
Anthony Romano, CustomerLink Executive VP noted, "The lines are blurring between specialty automotive facilities and general repair shops. Midas already has tremendous brand equity. The CustomerLink service will enhance that by allowing Midas dealers to communicate with each of their customers several times a year to ensure that profitable service and maintenance work is being done at their Midas shop."
About CustomerLink Systems, Inc.
CustomerLink Systems, Inc. is a leader in delivering Customer Retention and Loyalty services to the automotive service and repair industry. CustomerLink's Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system automatically reminds vehicle owners of future service intervals, provides coupons, surveys, or thank you letters on behalf of their service provider. These services allow the automotive service shops to increase customer count, retain their customer base, and generate greater profits without spending any incremental time or effort. And the best news is CustomerLink Systems performs these services for the shops. CustomerLink puts time in the service providers' life and profits in their business.]
About the IMDA
The International Midas Dealers Association (IMDA) is an organization comprised of Midas franchise owners in North America. IMDA's purpose is to protect and enhance the profitability and economic investment of its franchisee members plus work with Midas, International to plan for the future viability and success of the Midas system.
IMDA Contacts:
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More on the Vista price cut
It's easy to blame a lukewarm response to Vista for Thursday's price cut, but there are other factors. For one, some new PCs don't cost much more than a Windows upgrade.
In looking at the reasons behind Thursday's price cut for Windows Vista, it's easy to blame the OS itself. After all, plenty of critics have panned it, users have grumbled and even Microsoft executives themselves were slinging arrows that the software wasn't ready for prime time when it launched last year.
But, it's important to note that this cut doesn't affect the bulk of the PC market, where folks get Vista as part of a new PC. Rather, the cut is limited to the comparatively small number of folks who buy a boxed copy of Vista to upgrade their machine.
NPD analyst Chris Swenson notes that the prices for boxed copies of Windows have remained fairly high while the cost of getting a new PC has fallen drastically since Windows XP made its debut in 2001. Prior to the price cut an upgrade to Vista Ultimate cost $299. Now, I've seen some ads where you get a whole Vista PC for that price or not much more.
One other interesting note, it appears that the price cuts are also designed to spur Vista-to-Vista upgrades. Has anyone out there paid to move to a higher priced version of Vista? If so, I'd be interested to hear when and why you made the move. Drop me a note below or e-mail me at Ina DOT Fried AT CNET DOT Com.


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Journal of Applied Virology
Journal of Applied Virology (JAV) is an open access, peer reviewed
journal that considers articles on all aspects of virology, including
research on the
viruses of human, animals, plants, bacteria and fungi. And the journal
also considers articles on biological products, especially for viral
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journal welcomes research on virion structure and assembly, viral
genome replication and regulation of gene expression, genetic
diversity and evolution,
virus-cell interactions, cellular responses to infection,
transformation and oncogenesis, gene delivery, viral pathogenesis and
immunity, and vaccines and
antiviral agents, and as well as novel methods on virology and
pre-clinical and clinical studies of anti-viral therapies.
Contact: Dr. Shouchun Cao (National Institute for Food and Drug Control)
E-mail: email@example.com
Subject: Virology
Date Posted: 14th January, 2013


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British lawmakers have passed a bill approving same-sex marriage in England and Wales. The bill, which will permit gay couples to marry in both civil and religious ceremonies, now awaits a final approval from Queen Elizabeth II. The nation's first gay marriage is expected to take place by next summer.
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Biographical and Playing Info
Given Name: Clarence Edwin Gaston
Born: San Antonio, TX, USA, in 1944
School: Did not attend college.
Primary Position: Center Field
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Major League Games: 1026
Primary Team: San Diego Padres
Played For
Atlanta Braves (1967-1978)
San Diego Padres (1969-1974)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1978)
First major league game: 9/14/1967
Final major league game: 10/1/1978
Hall of Fame Voting
No Hall of Fame elections.
See his complete statistical record at baseball-reference.com


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Fallen Virtue
Senior Member
Galio, no idea why. Anivia, dependence on blue/generally hard to master. Cassiopeia, also generally difficult to use. Trundle, also don't know why he's a strong jungler maybe because people can't use his pillar right. Heimerdinger, decent but gets countered by a lot of other casters. Karma, lackluster support who is only useful when you REALLY know how to play her. Viktor, hard to use but also lackluster.
Lux - Entirely skillshots that are incredibly unforgiving. If you miss one or two, there goes half of your damage output, or possibly more.
Senjuani, she's the definition of a "meh" champion. Only time i've ever seen her played is free week.
Renekton because he falls off so hard late game, but its a double edged sword. If you do really well it wont go to late game. You don't have to go 5/0 or anything, you just have to win lane hard and no one else on your team loses lane or goes even. Xerath Viktor Two OP damage champs as far as their damage goes, yet they are too hard to play to be effective.
The Legend Of
Trundle Urgot Cho That's about it I think. Eve and Sejuani are plain UP.
Talon is underplayed because people are not used to having to use the recall button on him.
Trundle - No idea why no one plays him. Because he's ugly? Urgot - ^ Gragas - An AP carry with melee AA's requires a bit more thought VIktor - Slightly difficult to use Cass - Difficult to get full use out of Orianna- Very difficult to play with little reward for doing so Rumble- I guess people don't like the Heat resource system? Yorick- Relying so heavily on his minions is a play style most people aren't accustomed to


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Madras Studio on 5th Offers Student Art Classes
Studio on 5th, a multi-media art studio, in connection with the Madras Aquatic Center Recreation Program (MAC) is sponsoring an "Exploring Various Art Media" Summer Children's Program at their studio located directly across the street from Rio's, 220 SW 5th St., Madras.
Classes will include block printing, introduction to wood burning and mask making with Sculpy.
"We want students to experience different creative art expressions," explains studio partner Royce Embanks, who specializes in hand-carved and painted birds and fish.
Studio partner Sharon Miller carves, paints and does other multi-media creations along with Tom Miller, photographer who specializes in local area photos. Other artists include, Tasha Terrell, jewelry; Bill Montgomery, wood carving; Jean Montgomery, paintings; Harold Cassity, spoons and relief carving; and Al Kozak, wine bottle stoppers, made with Oregon woods.
Studio on 5th also hosts the High Desert Carvers, an informal club which welcomes anyone interested in creative art expression to drop in to visit and see what it's all about.
Embanks and Millers opened the Studio in 2003 on Sixth St. (formerly called Sixth Street Artist Studio), and moved to its present location in 2010. Artists have worked with Best Care in offering art therapy classes for children after school hours.
The Studio carries one-of-a-kind items including jewelry, woodwork, hand-painted folk-art, knit and crocheted items. Each year artists participate in the Deschutes County Sportsman's Show in March and also at the fair in Redmond. Their work is shown for competition in shows at Lincoln City each January, San Diego each February, Burns and Victoria B.C. in April and Vancouver, Washington each September.
Embanks was initiated to wood carving in 1986 at a demonstration at the Portland Forestry Center by Craig Strand, who became his mentor, because "He didn't laugh at my first attempt."
He went home after the demonstration, carved a wood duck out of a 4 x 4 piece of wood, painted and put in eyes. He took the carving to the Feather & Quill Carvers Club in Vancouver, Washington and joined the club the next year. His carving was juried at the Wild Birds and Wood Show and he was asked to participate in that show. His first carving sold for $500.
Embanks won the Best of Division in the Antique Decoy Competition in Vancouver, Washington in 2010 and 2011. In 2012 he placed thrid Best of Show in San Diego. He won second and third places in World Fish Carving Championships in Reno in 2007 and received first in Canadian Fish Carving for a large mouth bass.
Hours are limited to Saturdays, 10am to 2pm and Thursdays 3- 8pm. Artists are also available for appointments most days. 541-325-1586, Royce & 541-475-4235 for the Millers.
Jefferson County Library Community Read
Two books by William Sullivan have inspired a show called Oregon Hikes Inspire Creative Expression at Art Adventure Gallery in Madras. The show will include quilts, photographs and paintings by Sullivan's wife, Janell Sorensen. Opening reception will be April 4, 5:30-7pm.
To celebrate Jefferson County's 2013 Community Read Book selections by Sullivan, including Listening for Coyote: a Walk across Oregon's Wilderness and Cabin Fever: Memoirs of a Part-Time Pioneer, Sorensen will be a featured artist at Art Adventure Gallery.
Sullivan's books are also the inspiration for Jefferson County Quilters, local photographer Bill Vollmer and a virtual tour of the amazing beauty of nature captured in a Google Earth Tour of Sullivan's 1,361 mile solo backpacking trek in 1985 put together by Warm Springs librarian Craig Graham and Forest Service cartographer Bruce Wright.
Sorensen describes her technique, "My striagraphic interpretation of Oregon's national park, Crater Lake, projects strata onto the landscape to show the dynamism of the exploded volcano. The illustration is actually a small study for the final work." Sorensen explores Oregon and the world for her inspiration.
"Most of my work comes to life amid the paint tubes, brushes and easels of my Eugene studio."
Well-known Madras photographer Bill Vollmer plans to display landscape highlights seen during Sullivan's journey from the Southern Oregon coast to the Wallowa Mountains in Northeastern Oregon. Retired from the military, Vollmer's work includes landscapes, publicity photos for local media and fine art through his studio, Mountain Photo and Graphics.
541-475-7701 or www.artadventuregallery.com.
Prineville's Museum Brings History of Crook County to Forefront
It includes The Woods and The Mill, two full size areas that highlight the workers, tools and history of the trade.
Native American exhibit brings history of the people and land of Crook County. The 1910 bank building is always filled with historical artifacts for viewing.
A.R. Bowman Memorial Museum, 246 N Main St., Prineville. 541-447-3715, bowmanmuseum.org. Open Tuesday thru Friday, 10am-5pm, Saturdays 11am-4pm.
Prineville College Campus Unveils New Sculpture
There are several hundred students already utilizing this beautiful facility for higher education as it is quickly making a difference for Crook County people to work toward advanced degrees.
Penny and Phil Knight have graciously donated this fiber optically lighted 25-foot sculpture to Crook County. The smaller rusty, fractured orb looks like it could be a globe once all the pieces came together. The large globe represents a whole new world opening up to those willing to learn and achieve it, explained Congleton.
"The barbed wire latitude and longitude elements represent the rural nature of Crook County and the unique perspective that rural residents bring to a world where technology and education are rapidly shrinking the distance between such communities and the rest of the world. The illuminated connecting swooshes represent the role of education in helping to get from 'chaos to order.' The lights are the 'aha' moments in learning that continue throughout one's life. You are the light of the world!"
Greg Congleton – sculptor, 21143 Bee Tree Ln., Bend, 541-480-5245.
Jeanie Smith at Art Adventure Gallery
Smith's contemporary collage on canvas is from her growing collection of photographs of her art and nature. Her images emerge from flowers; backgrounds are sometimes architectural or represent nature. As she cuts and layers the pieces, images and colors change providing depth, rhythm, strength and mystical meanings to the observer.
Smith said, "It's Personal is a combination of many life connections, intertwined and important; masked with mystery but yet familiar. Although the collage work is created from my base of photos taken over a period of time from the life I am exposed to, you will recognize your life and the experiences of others as you view the show.
My contemporary collage collection is built from an ongoing search, camera in hand, for interesting images. Because of low vision, the camera has become my eyes. Details begin to emerge. Selected photos are reproduced on canvas and added to a growing stock of raw materials. Approaching the process with a clear mind, void of clutter, pieces and parts are layered to a painted canvas. Suddenly, a glimpse of a narrative appears. In some work, I photo the unfinished canvas and use parts of it in the finished piece.
With music in the background and intense lighting, I develop in the moment…without limitations or concern about the techniques of others. The possibilities are endless. Images change as I cut, paint and apply. The end result is up to you. Because of your personal life, you may see a depth or layered meaning not observed by the person standing next to you."
541-475-7701, Jeanie Smith, 541-553-1712.


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Chana Masala (Chhole)
Chick peas (Kabuli chana) – 2 cup
Cumin seeds (Zeera)- ½ tsp
Bay leaves (Tejpatta) – 3-4, small
Onion- one big, finely chopped
Tomato- one medium, finely chopped
Ginger paste- 2 tbsps
Garlic paste- 2 tbsps
Green chillies – 2-3, chopped
Black cardamom powder (Badi elaichi) - ¼ tsp
Green cardamom powder (Chhoti elaichi) – 2-3 pinch
Clove powder- a pinch
Cinnamon powder (Dalchini) – 2-3 pinch
Roast cumin seeds (Zeera) and grind into a fine powder – 1 tsp
Roast coriander seeds (Dhania) and grind into a fine powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder(Haldi)- ½ tsp
Red chili powder as per taste
Chana masala – 5-6 tsp approx.
Coriander leaves, finely chopped
Lime juice
Salt as per taste
Cooking oil
- Soak chana in water overnight.
- Pressure cook chana with salt and enough water until soft.
- Heat oil in a pan, fry bay leaves and splutter zeera seeds.
- Saute chopped onions till golden.
- Add salt.
- Add ginger- garlic paste till golden brown.
- Add all powdered dry masalas except chana masala.
- Add tomatoes and cook them till they are soft.
- Add green chillies.
- Add paste of chana masala made in water and fry well.
- Add boiled chana and water.
- Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add lime juice.
- Garnish the preparation with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with bhatura or paratha or naan.
Serves/Makes: 4-5
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My next stop on my tour of Alaska was the town of Seward. This town has a harbor that remains ice free all year long so it naturally has a very big marine industry. Or big for the state of Alaska, anyway. How big can an industry be when there are only about 3,000 people in the town?
I got into Seward fairly late, so I just went to a coffee shop for a quick little pick me up as well as access to free WiFi. I didn't have a reservation for a hotel room, so I asked for tips on where to stay. This is another way that Alaska is different. I'm used to just showing up and getting a room, or logging on to a website and reserving a room when I need it.
That wasn't possible in Seward. All the hotels were completely booked. But, one of the places I went looking for rooms told me of a little bed and breakfast on the outskirts of town. They picked up their phone, called the place, and I had a room there reserved before I left the hotel I was trying to check into.
I showed up there, and was ready to check in. And then I found out again that Alaska is different. They didn't take credit cards there, so I couldn't pay. I figured the owner would send me to go get money, but she let me check in and said, just pay me before you leave.
This is the cabin where I slept.
It was more like a toolshed, but it had electricity and a roof to keep the rain out and me from getting consumed by misquitoes, so I was just fine with it.
So I got a good night's sleep, and woke up the next morning and headed into town. I checked out the Marine Life Center, which is on the web. It's a place where everyone goes but it's worth it. There, I got to see a couple of seals
They also had an aviary, where you could get a good look at some puffins.
My plan was to spend a few hours there, then head out on a half day cruise, and then head to Homer.
My plans changed. I was doing some shopping for gifts – and if you're on my gift list, I got them for you. If you have to ask, you're not on it.
I got to chatting with one of the owners of a store and they told me I needed to do a full day cruise. They told me if I did a half day, it just wasn't as good. And they picked up their phone and put the person who runs the place on the phone with me.
So, I booked my cruise. Then I headed to the Marine Life Center to listen to a presentation about the animals there and climate change.
Next I headed up to the Exit Glacier, where I got to see climate change for myself.
I walked up the trail to the edge of the glacier.
Along the way to the glacier, I saw a sign. That was where the glacier was in 1998. I had to walk another 500 feet to get to where the glacier's edge is now. There's a visitor's center at the glacier which is about a mile and a half away from the glacier. In the early 1900s, that visitor's center would have been covered in ice.
After hiking around the Exit Glacier, I called it a day and went to bed.
It was going to be a long day the next day, so I figured I'd get a good night's sleep.
I was going to need it.


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European Court of Human Rights – Does It have the Powers David Cameron Says It Does?
An awful lot of humbug seems to be flying around right now over the issue of giving prisoners the vote.
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that prisoners serving less than four years in prison should be able to vote.
David Cameron has said that the idea of giving prisoners the vote makes him feel "physically sick". But his hands are tied, cos the Court has ruled, you see. If he ignores the ruling, that could leave the government open to having to pay £160 million in damages to prisoners denied the vote.
Tory backbenchers have other ideas. the idea of giving prisoners the vote doesn't make them feel physically sick. It makes them want Mr Cameron to be physically sick. They are therefore threatening to rebel.
A distinctly queasy Mr Cameron is trying to broker a compromise, with the vote given to prisoners serving less than a year.
You have to do something seriously awful to get more than a year in prison, so even with a one year cut-off, that means quite a few quite nasty criminals will get the vote. The Tory backbenchers are not happy.
And there is a good chance the European Court won't be happy either. They said four years, not one year, and have little time for Mr Cameron's stomach troubles.
But Mr Cameron reckons he has no choice. Because the Court has so ordered.
But wait. The government ignored several European Court rulings in Margaret Thatcher's time. There was no process for the Court fining anybody, or awarding damages. the European Court is not part of the EU, and had no actual power over Britain.
Unfortunately things have changed since then. Labour's Human Rights Act incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights, which governs the European Court of Human Rights, into British law. So now a British Court can award compensation for infringements of the Convention. Those £160 million damages would not be awarded by the European Court, but by a British Court under the Human Rights Act.
Repealing the Human Rights Act would stop that.
Repealing that Act was something the Tories talked about in opposition. But now they are in government, it has gone hastily on the back burner. They're far too busy, you see. And the Liberal Democrats would never agree. They come over all misty-eyed with adoration whenever they think of Europe.
There is more: under the Treaty of Nice, signed by Mr Blair in 2001, EU states are bound to honour the European Convention on Human Rights. So Mr Cameron would also have to abrogate the Treaty of Nice, or simply ignore its provisions. (AKA the French approach to Europe.)
So Mr Cameron is telling little porkies about this. The alternative to giving prisoners the vote is not to pay £160 million compensation. The alternative is to repeal the Human Rights Act.
Perhaps it is in fact telling too many porkies that is making him feel physically sick.
The Labour government caused this mess. They have tied Mr Cameron up good and proper. And now all he can do is talk about his stomach.
They are disclaiming all responsibility, as usual. As the BBC says:
Tony Blair's former political adviser at Downing Street, John McTernan, has told Newsnight that the opposition has "the foot on the government's throat on this issue and should keep it there".
The Labour frontbench opposes giving prisoners serving up to four years a vote and while it has not ruled out a one-year compromise it wants the government to show them the legal advice they have been given. Sources say it may well end up opposing votes for any prisoners.
The position is simple, really.
Labour are spinning as usual. It was their Human Rights Act, and their Treaty of Nice, that tied the government's hands on this.
And Mr Cameron is also spinning. He pretends the only alternative to giving the prisoners the vote is to pay compensation. He really doesn't want anybody to notice that the third alternative is to stand up to Europe. Whether that is because he has a weak stomach or because he doesn't want to upset little Mr Clegg is anybody's guess.
I guess that's what Mr Cameron gets for running a Liberal Democrat government that is dependent on Tory votes in parliament.


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Colorado regent race: Good news about a baby and some barbecue
Posted By Lynn Bartels On June 18, 2012 @ 10:16 am In Arts and Culture,Colorado Politics,Education,Elections | 2 Comments
News today on the Colorado regent race — and for the first time in weeks it's not controversial.
Matt Arnold, one of two Republicans running for the at-large regent [3] seat, is going to be a father. And the Democratic incumbent in the race, Stephen Ludwig [4], has hired a campaign manager, Adrian Miller [5], whose skills include judging barbecue.
Arnold's new bride, Sarah, announced the news in an email sent Father's Day:
Late last week, we found out that we are expecting in late February or early March. I know it's generally considered bad luck to share this kind of news so early. A lot can happen at this beginning stage. But how can you keep something this wonderful to yourself?
Of course, we still need your votes (it'd be great to send our son or daughter to my husband's alma mater in 19 years — but CU needs a lot of fixing before then).
Arnold has made headlines in recent weeks [6], including the revelation he doesn't have a master's degree as he has told voters.
Arnold faces Brian Davidson [7] in the June 26 GOP primary for the at-large seat on the University of Colorado Board of Regents [8]. The GOP race so far has been so divisive that when Ludwig today sent out a release about Miller, he included a note, "Nothing controversial for you."
Miller currently is writing a book on the history of soul food. The Standford University graduate, who has a law degree from Georgetown, has worked for the Clinton White House, former Gov. Bill Ritter [10]'s administration and the Bell Policy Center [11]. Asked if he planned to cook some barbecue on the campaign trail, Miller said, "Absolutely."
"I'm excited to work for Steve," Miller said. "He's a great guy and he's done some great things for CU."
Said Ludwig: "Adrian has a brilliant mind and an excellent sense of humor. We'll take full advantage of both."
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Veldora Arthur Knows It Is Always Better in the Bahamas
Veldora Arthur keeps getting paid on the taxpayers' dime while she plans a vacation. |
Arthur has pleaded not guilty to the charges of wire and mail fraud in an alleged $10 million mortgage fraud scheme involving several units in an Aventura condo building.
The department's first black female firefighter was indicted this past February 3. Prosecutors allege Arthur and three other individuals allowed a man named Neil Fagan to use their identities and credit to fraudulently obtain mortgages to buy six condos at 3370 NE 190th St.. The closing agent, who was also indicted, funneled the loan proceeds to Fagan, who then allegedly paid kickbacks to Arthur and the three other fake buyers. Through her attorney, Arthur has denied any criminal wrongdoing.
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