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Paynesville Red-light and Gobachop marketers have issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Paynesville City Council (PCC) and the Liberia Marketing Association(LMA) to remove stockpile of dirt within the vicinity, if not, they would stage a protest this Friday.
The marketers, who accused both bodies (PCC and LMA) of not making effort to remove the dirt, said their action may draw government's attention. Spokesperson Jerry Kollie, a retired army officer, told this paper Tuesday that the Gobachop Market at the Red-light has become a place of hold "your nose and buy."
"We have complained many times for the removal of the dirt, which is causing health problem for us, but nobody cares to listen. Our action on Friday if the dirt is not removes is intended to draw government's attention because she is there to provide protection to the people," Kollie added.
Kollie, who said he is one of the original organizers of the Gobachop Market ground in 1997, claimed there could be dead body (s) among the dirt because of the bad odor.
"The odor of the dirt is making us sick every day and we cannot continue to live in such a condition. We give LMA or PCC ultimatum which they must comply with, if not, a protest demonstration would make them to act," he noted. However, the LMA is reported to have assured the Gobachop marketers that they garbage will be removed this Thursday in compliance with the ultimatum.
"We have been assured by the LMA President of removing the dirt this Thursday having said to have paid PCC L$40,000.00 to do so. She said the contract was first given to the Monrovia City Corporation's ZoonLion but that has changed," Kollie told this paper via mobile phone. Gobachop market's dirt mountain for the past months has made the market a no-go area for people, including the seller themselves because of the health hazard it poses.
During a visit by the media, the market has become a place of hold "your nose and buy" but those selling in the area opined that with their strike action there could be a radical change.
The market like several other markets in and around the capital continues to have stockpile of dirt. Visit the Rally Time, Nancy B. Doe, Duala, Gardnerville Supermarket and Waterside Markets and see for yourself.


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• Ph.D., 1997, University of Montana, Organismal Biology and Ecology
• M.S., 1992, University of Montana, Zoology
• B.S., 1988, Iowa State University, General Biology with minor in Animal Ecology
Research Interests
My general research interests are in ecology, population genetics, and conservation biology (CV). The primary focus of my research is the application of genetics to the conservation of natural and domesticated populations (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlaQnjibMq0). I work at the Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS) and in the Montana Conservation Genetics Laboratory at the University of Montana (UM) with my colleague with Fred Allendorf. My research applies the principles and tools of population genetics to fish, wildlife, and a variety of other species (including aquatic invasive species: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx-CcXHdIlc&feature=youtu.be). I have established exchange programs and collaborations between UM and the University of Porto in Portugal (CIBIO-UP) with with my colleague Albano Beja-Pereira. I have collaborations in conservation and genetics with Mike Schwartz and others at the Rocky Mountain Research Station. Many of our projects use molecular genetic markers and novel data analysis approaches to understand and monitor patterns of genetic variation, landscape connectivity, and viability in natural populations. To see information on our research projects, visith Luikart's FLBS web page click here.
Selected Publications
Allendorf, F.W., G. Luikart, S. Aitken. 2013. Conservation and the Genetics of Populations [Second Edition]. Wiley-Blackwell. Pp. 642. [3rd edition commissioned for release in 2016/2017]
Schwartz, M.K., G. Luikart, K.S. McKelvey, and S. Cushman. 2009. Landscape genomics: a brief perspective. Chapter 19 in Spatial Complexity, Informatics and Animal Conservation, Eds: S.A. Cushman and F. Huettman. Springer, Tokyo.
Geffen, E., G. Luikart, and R.S. Waples. 2006. Impacts of modern molecular techniques on
conservation biology. Chapter 4 In: Key Topics in Conservation Biology, Eds: D.W. Macdonald and K. Service, Blackwell Publishing.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (in peer reviewed journals): (* Students)
Muhlfeld C.C., R.P. Kovach, *L.A. Jones, M.C. Boyer, R.F. Leary, W.H. Lowe, G. Luikart, and F.W. Allendorf. 2014. Invasive hybridization in a threatened species is accelerated by climate change. Nature Climate Change, DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2252.
Andrews, K.R., and G. Luikart. 2014. Recent novel approaches for population genomics data analysis. Molecular Ecology, DOI: 10.1111/mec.12686.
*Cosart, T., A. Beja-Pereira, J. Johnson, and G. Luikart. 2014. ExonSampler: A computer program for genome-wide sequence sampling to facilitate new generation sequencing. Molecular Ecology Resources, DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12267.
Landguth, E.L., C.C. Muhlfeld, R.S. Waples, *L. Jones, W.H. Lowe, D. Whited, J. Lucotch, H. Neville, and G. Luikart. 2014. Combining demographic and genetic factors to assess population vulnerability in stream species. Ecological Applications, http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/13-0499.1.
Waples, R.A., T. Antao, and G. Luikart. 2014. Effects of overlapping generations on linkage disequilibrium estimates of effective population size. Genetics, 197: 769–780.
*Roffler, G.H., S.L. Talbot, G. Luikart, G.K. Sage, K.L. Pilgrim, L.G. Adams, M.K. Schwartz. 2014. Lack of sex-biased dispersal promotes fine-scale genetic structure in alpine ungulates. Conservation Genetics, DOI 10.1007/s10592-014-0583-2.
*Kardos, M., G. Luikart, and F.W. Allendorf. Measuring individual inbreeding in the age of genomics: marker-based measures are better than pedigrees. Accepted pending revisions.
*Hand, B.K., S. Chen, N. Anderson, A. Beja-Pereira, P. Cross, M. Ebinger, H. Edwards, B. Garrett, M. Kardos, H. Edwards, M. Kauffman, E.L. Landguth, A. Middleton, B. Scurlock, P.J. White, P. Zager, M. Schwartz, and G. Luikart. 2013. Sex-biased gene flow among elk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, 5:124-132. http://dx.doi.org/10.3996/022012-JFWM-017
*Kardos, M., G. Luikart, and F.W. Allendorf. 2014. Evaluating the role of inbreeding depression in heterozygosity-fitness correlation: how useful are tests of identity disequilibrium? Molecular Ecology Resources, 14, 519-530.
Waples, R.A., G. Luikart, D.A. Tallmon, and J. Faulkner. Simple life history traits explain key effective population size ratios across diverse taxa. Proceedings of Royal Society B. 280: 20131339 doi:10.1098/rspb.2013.1339.
Hohenlohe, P.A., M.D. Day, S.J. Amish, M.R. Miller, *N. Kamps-Hughes, M.C. Boyer, C.C. Muhlfeld, F.W. Allendorf, E.A. Johnson, and G. Luikart. 2013. Genomic patterns of introgression in rainbow and westslope cutthroat trout illuminated by overlapping paired-end RAD sequencing. Invited paper on next generation sequencing. Molecular Ecology, 22:3002–3013.
Pérez-Figueroa, A., R. Wallen, T. Antao, *J. Coombs, M.K. Schwartz, P.J. White and G. Luikart. 2012. Conserving genetic variability in large mammals: Effect of population fluctuations and variance in male reproductive success on genome-wide variation in Yellowstone bison. Biological Conservation, 150:159-166.
*Cosart, T., A. Beja-Pereira, S. Chen, J. Shendure, and G. Luikart. 2011. Exome-wide DNA capture and next generation sequencing in domestic and wild species. BMC Genomics, 12:347-355. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/347/
Muhlfeld, C.C. J.J. Giersch, F.R Hauer, G.T. Pederson, G. Luikart, D.P. Peterson, C.C. Downs, and D.B. Fagre. 2011. Climate change links fate of glaciers and a rare alpine invertebrate. Climate Change Letters, 106:327-345. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-011-0057-1#page-1
Allendorf, F.W., P. Hohenlohe, and G. Luikart. 2010. Genomics and the future of conservation. Invited Review, Nature Reviews Genetics, 11:697-709.
Luikart, G., N. Ryman, D.A. Tallmon, M.K. Schwartz, and F.W. Allendorf. 2010. Estimating census and effective population sizes: Increasing usefulness of genetic methods. Invited Review, Conservation Genetics, 11: 355-373.
*Antao, T., A. Pérez-Figueroa, and G. Luikart. 2010. Detecting population declines: High power of genetic monitoring using effective population size estimators. Evolutionary Applications, 4:144–154. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1752-4571.2010.00150.x/full
Harris, R.B., J. Winnie, JR., S. Amish, A. Beja-Pereira, R. Godinho, and G. Luikart. 2010. Population estimation of argali (Ovis ammon) in the Afghan Pamir using capture-recapture modeling from fecal DNA. Journal of Wildlife Management, 74:668–677. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2193/2009-292/abstract
Landguth, E.L., S.A. Cushman, M.K. Schwartz, K.S. McKelvey, M. Murphy, and G. Luikart. 2010. Relationships between migration rates and landscape resistance assessed using individual-based simulations. Molecular Ecology Resources, 10:854-862. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2010.02867.x/abstract;jsessionid=
England, P.R., G. Luikart, and R.S. Waples. 2010. Early detection of population fragmentation using linkage disequilibrium estimation of effective population size. Conservation Genetics, 11:2425–2430. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1441&context=usdeptcommercepub
*Da Silva, A., J.-M. Gaillard, N.G. Yoccoz, A.J.M. Hewison, M. Galan, T. Coulson, D. Allainé, *L. Vial, D. Delorme, G. Van Laere, F. Klein, and G. Luikart. 2009. Heterozygosity-fitness correlations revealed by neutral and candidate gene markers in roe deer from a long-term study. Evolution, 63:403-417. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00542.x/abstract
Luikart, G., K. Pilgrim, J. Visty, V.O. Ezenwa, and M.K. Schwartz. 2008. Candidate gene microsatellite variation is associated with parasitism in wild bighorn sheep. Biology Letters, 4:228-231. http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/4/2/228.short
Beja-Pereira, A., P.R. England, N. Ferrand, A. Bakheit, M.A. Abdalla, M. Mashkour, J. Jordana, P. Taberlet, and G. Luikart. 2004. African origins of the domestic donkey. Science, 304:1781.
Luikart, G., P.R. England, D. Tallmon, S. Jordan, and P. Taberlet. 2003. The power and promise of population genomics: from genotyping to genome typing. Nature Reviews Genetics, 4:981-994.
Hand, B,K., W.H. Lowe, R.P. Kovach, C.C. Muhlfeld, and G. Luikart. Landscape community genomics: understanding eco-evolutionary processes in complex environments. In review.
Hand, B.K., Kovach, R., C.C. Muhlfeld, D. Whited, and G. Luikart. Climate variables explain genetic differentiation within metapopulations of steelhead trout: The Importance of Replication and Uncertainty Assessments in Landscape Genetics. In review.
Hand, B.K., T.D. Hether, R.P. Kovach, C.C. Muhlfeld, S.J. Amish, M.Boyer, S.M. O'Rourke, M.R. Miller, W.H. Lowe, P.A. Hohenlohe, F.W. Allendorf, G.Luikart. Genomics of introgression: discovery and mapping of thousands of species-diagnostic SNPs using RAD sequencing. Invited paper, In review.
Kovach, R., C.C. Muhlfeld, M. Boyer, W. Lowe, F.W. Allendorf, G. Luikart et al. Eco-evolutionary mechanisms influencing introgression of invasive genes into a threatened native trout species. In review.
Kovach, R., C.C. Muhlfeld, B.K. Hand, D. Whited, and G. Luikart. Predicting vulnerability of bull trout populations across the species range. In review.
*Hand, B.K., D.W. Raiford, W. H. Lowe, P.C. Cross, N.J. Anderson, S. Chen, and G. Luikart. Confronting uncertainty in landscape genetics: a case study of elk connectivity in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. In review.
*Kardos, et al. Genome sequencing reveals selective sweeps for horn size and other traits in bighorn sheep. In review.
Field of Study
• Population Genetics, Ecology, Conservation Biology, Landscape Genomics
• BIOB 452 Conservation Ecology (3 credit summer field course; undergrads and grad students)
• BIOB 480 Conservation Genetics (3 credit course; undergrads and grad students, USFWS (US Fish & Wildlife Service), and other agency personnel)
• BIOL 495/594 Population Genetic Data Analysis Course (3 credit course; grad students, postdocs & faculty) http://popgen.eu/congen2007 ; http://popgen.eu/congen2013
• BIOB 595 Population Genetics seminar (1 credit; undergrads and grad students)
• BIOL 495/594 Essential Concepts in Microbiology, Ecology, Genetics and Evolution (3 credits; I taught the Genetics and Evolution modules)
• Named one of "The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds in 2014", by Thomson Reuters as one of the most highly cited researchers publishing scientific papers between 2002 and 2013.
• Adjunct Professor (can supervise grad students), Wildlife Program, University of Montana, 2010-current
• Bronze medal, a top scientist in France CNRS (Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique), 2004-2005
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15 Best Ice Skating Rinks in the US
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Sun Valley Ice Rink
Where: Sun Valley, Idaho
For picturesque views of the mountains and year-round entertainment, visit the Sun Valley Ice Rink. The outdoor rink is one of the few to stay open year-round, and it offers skating lessons and ice shows. Visitors can also rub elbows with Olympic and world-class skaters, as the rink is a popular training spot for athletes.
Rockefeller Center
Where: New York City
Skating in Rockefeller Center is a time-honored New York tradition. The rink is small, and only accommodates 150 guests at a time. But skating underneath the center's sparkling Christmas tree is well worth the wait. Crowds of visitors watch from the sidelines as skaters jump, twirl, and spin around the rink.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor's New York City Guide
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink
Where: Washington, DC
Guests can view spectacular works of art at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink. The rink is conveniently located on Washington's National Mall and features sculptures by renowned contemporary artists. The nearby Pavilion Café offers panoramic views of the garden and rink as well as a variety of food and beverages.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor's Washington DC Guide
Leon Black Family Ice Rink
Where: Beaver Creek, Colorado
Located in the heart of a mountain village, Leon Black Family Ice Rink features a stunning backdrop and friendly ambiance. The rink is open year-round and offers weekly themed skating events like Disco Skate Night and Family Night. Visitors can warm up at one of the surrounding fire pits, or relax on plush, rink-side couches.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor's Beaver Creak Guide
Trump Rink
Where: New York City
Trump Rink is a celebrity in its own right. The rink has appeared in movies like Serendipity and Love Story, and it is a popular destination for tourists and locals. Visitors can enjoy views of the New York skyline and sign up for private lessons through the rink's skating school.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor's New York City Guide
McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
Where: Millennium Park, Chicago
Each year, more than 100,000 skaters visit McCormick Tribune Ice Rink. Located in Millennium Park, the rink is steps away from Chicago's Magnificent Mile and is the perfect place for people watching. The rink's state-of-the-art chiller system prevents ice from melting in unseasonably warm weather, ensuring winter-long skating.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor's Chicago Guide
Ice at the Galleria
Where: Houston
Texas and ice-skating aren't generally associated with one another, but Ice at the Galleria defies expectation. The popular indoor rink is located at the center of Houston's Galleria mall, and offers public skating sessions and classes. The rink also features weekend night skating parties with DJ music.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor's Houston Guide
The Depot Rink
Where: Minneapolis
Downtown Minneapolis is home to The Depot Rink, one of the country's oldest skating destinations. The rink was established in 1899 and features floor-to-ceiling glass walls with views of the city skyline. Unlike most rinks, Depot is heated meaning guests will find much-needed solace from the chilly Minneapolis winter.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor's Minneapolis Guide
Boston Common Frog Pond
Where: Boston
Every winter, Boston Common Frog Pond transforms into a large outdoor skating rink. Visitors can rent skates and enjoy a public skating session, or participate in one of the rink's private or group lessons. To warm up after a few spins around the ice, stop by the Pond Cottage for hot cocoa.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor's Boston Guide
Bryant Park
Where: New York City
Rockefeller Center is known as Manhattan's premier skating venue, but Bryant Park offers a good alternative. The center of the park is home to a giant skating rink with free admission, and visitors can enjoy unlimited skating sessions. For a break from skating, visit the park's rink-side restaurant, Celsius, or one of the nearby holiday markets.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor's New York City Guide
Pershing Square Rink
Where: Los Angeles
Towering skyscrapers and palm trees set the background for Pershing Square Rink in Los Angeles. As the city's oldest outdoor rink, Pershing Square is a favorite among tourists and locals. Featured events include a Winter Holiday Festival, concerts, broomball games, and skating exhibitions.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor's Los Angeles Guide
Blue Cross River Rink
Where: Philadelphia
Blue Cross River Rink is a Philadelphia wintertime tradition. The Olympic-sized rink overlooks the Delaware River and Ben Franklin Bridge and also features a heated pavilion with a snack bar and game room. Visitors will enjoy the rink's special events, including live DJ music on weekend nights.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor's Philadelphia Guide
Curry Village Ice Rink
Where: Yosemite National Park
One of America's most beloved national parks is also home to a popular skating destination. Curry Village Ice Rink offers breathtaking views of the mountains and the area's picturesque surroundings. Guests can warm up with hot cocoa and s'mores at the rink's fire pit or participate in daily skating sessions.
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The Venetian
Where: Las Vegas
Ice-skating in Las Vegas might seem counterintuitive, but The Venetian offers a winter wonderland-themed rink that draws crowds. The synthetic ice-skating rink is located next to its outdoor gondolas and features sparking lights and a giant, glowing disco ball. The rink also offers 30-minute skating lessons to beginners.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor's Las Vegas Guide
Hotel del Coronado
Where: San Diego
For a skating experience unlike any other, visit San Diego's Hotel del Coronado. Every year around Christmas, the hotel transforms one of its lawns into a giant, outdoor ice rink. The rink overlooks the Pacific Ocean, and visitors can enjoy daily skating sessions under the palm trees.
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Lawyers for six Baltimore police officers facing murder charges over death of Freddie Gray launch counter assault on Maryland State's Atty Marilyn Mosby, assailing her office as hotbed of double-dealing and misconduct; are seeking dismissal of charges or removal of Mosby as prosecutor of case; separately, Atty Gen Loretta E Lynch announces Justice Dept probe into practices of Baltimore Police Dept. MORE
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May. 5, 2015
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May. 1, 2015
Convenience store owner Lyndon McLellan in rural Fairmont, NC, is trying to recover $107,702 seized by IRS for so-called structuring of bank deposits; IRS and Justice Dept have said they are no longer pursuing asset forfeiture in non-criminal cases, though repeal does not apply retroactively. MORE
Apr. 24, 2015
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Apr. 24, 2015
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Apr. 23, 2015
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Apr. 22, 2015
Senate clears way for long-delayed vote on confirmation of Loretta E Lynch to replace Eric H Holder Jr as attorney general following compromise on human-trafficking bill that was delaying vote; bill was delayed due to Democratic objection to anti-abortion provision attached to it. MORE
Apr. 21, 2015
Justice Dept will conduct independent review of Federal Bureau of Investigation laboratory procedures after discovering flaws in forensics testimony in hundreds of criminal cases. MORE
Apr. 21, 2015
Op-Ed article by Eric S Lander, director of Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, calls for far more rigorous standards for forensic science, following revelations that high number of criminal convictions are based on scientifically questionable analysis of evidence; cites Justice Dept review showing flawed testimony from Federal Bureau of Investigation in 257 of 268 cases between 1985 and 1999, with 33 defendants in those cases receiving death penalty. MORE
Apr. 18, 2015
Congressional Memo; Pres Obama holds press conference scoring Senate Republicans for continuing to hold up nomination of Loretta E Lynch as United States attorney general; Lynch's nomination has been in limbo for nearly six months, becoming a bargaining chip in unrelated battle over administration's immigration policies; Obama calls Republican refusal to set a vote on Lynch an 'embarrassing' example of partisanship. MORE
Apr. 18, 2015
Civil rights groups in North Charleston, SC, including local branch of NAACP, hold press conference at which they ask Justice Dept to investigate all shootings by Charleston County police officers, for last 21 years, that resulted in civilian fatalities. MORE
Apr. 18, 2015
Justice Dept lawyers reviewing $45 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable by Comcast seem likely to recommend that department block deal due to competition concerns; recommendation does not rule out possibility that department will overrule it, as recommendation is preliminary step in consideration of deal. MORE
Apr. 13, 2015
Internal emails reveal friction between FBI and Justice Dept surrounding 2008 indictment of Blackwater security contractors for deadly 2007 shooting in Iraq; FBI agents, attempting to bring manslaughter charges, encountered resistance from Justice Dept, leading them to suspect agency was undermining case. MORE
Apr. 13, 2015
Editorial welcomes Justice Dept's new scrutiny of donations from Super PACs, as evidenced in bribery indictment of New Jersey Sen Robert Menendez; argues shift comes just in time for election season that threatens to be bonanza for Super PACS and the unlimited contributions they can raise. MORE
Apr. 9, 2015
Hundreds of defendants across country are facing serious charges after being caught in gap between federal and state marijuana laws, but little-publicized appropriations bill could have game-changing effect on their cases; courts are now debating how to deal with provision in bill that bars Justice Dept from spending money to prevent states from implementing medical marijuana laws. MORE
Apr. 9, 2015
Federal Judge Andrew S Hanen angrily refuses to halt injunction he had placed on implementation of Pres Obama's immigration executive actions in Texas; repeats argument that executive actions exceeded presidential authority, and accuses Justice Dept of lying to him; defiance comes despite signals from Fifth Circuit appeals court that it could rule in White House's favor. MORE
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National data on police shootings of civilians remains frustratingly out of reach, largely due to absence of rule requiring that such incidents be reported to Justice Dept; federal officials, including Atty Gen Eric H Holder Jr and FBI director James B Comey, have advocated change in reporting requirements. MORE
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Iowa Sen Charles E Grassley sends letters to Justice Dept and Treasury asking them to disclose details of 2012 decision to divert Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac earnings to Treasury; shareholders have been pressing mortgage giants for years to reveal specifics of plan, which forgoes repayment to taxpayers that was established under original bailout agreement. MORE
Apr. 6, 2015
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Apr. 2, 2015
Justice Department will not charge former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner for refusing to answer questions at hearings on agency's improper treatment of conservative groups; prosecutors do not agree with House Republicans' view that she waived her Fifth Amendment right to not incriminate herself. MORE
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Summary: You've probably seen the announcement that Aldi, the German retailing giant with a reputation for cheap prices and cheaper imitations of famous brands is getting into mobile phone plans. There's a...
Cameron Craig
| 5 March 2013
You've probably seen the announcement that Aldi, the German retailing giant with a reputation for cheap prices and cheaper imitations of famous brands is getting into mobile phone plans. There's a couple of rays of sunshine in the offer, but the offer is behind where Aldi normally likes to position itself.
Aldi has brought a lot of good and bad to the Australian retail market, something which needs to be kept in the context of other major retail players who are lobbying right now to plead innocence against the accusations of unconscionable conduct and abuse of market power.
The Good: Aldi's price innovation has give purchasing power to a broader range of people. For example two years ago, the Australian ski slopes were full of kids in Aldi ski gear after a flash sale they ran on their own ski gear, with very low prices for surprisingly good gear. With little to no R&D costs and a quick template copy of the major brands in the ski gear market, Aldi rushed out some fine clothes for kids. Making ski clothes cheaper so that more families can afford to kit out their kids and take a holiday is hard to argue with.
The Bad: The obvious negative is that if you're a business who has endured the risks, R&D costs, experimentation, marketing and brand building costs to get a successful product established and finally profitable and then Aldi wants to be in this game too, they'll imitate you quickly, take what you've done and undercut you at a cheaper price.
Aldi has often been first to the dirt cheap offer in a product category but not this time. Aldi's mobile plans could have provided a very aggressive shake up to the Australian mobile market, if they were launched two years ago. It was two years that amaysim starting capturing well over a hundred thousands of customers and it was just 3 months ago that the ultra competitive Kogan Mobile plan was launched which quickly exploded with sign ups.
If Aldi were earlier they could have also beaten the very compelling offers from Vaya and RedBull and Lebara. However the Aldi Mobile offer launches in the middle of the pack which is at odds with the hyper price competition (lowest in market / 'switch to us' and save) branding that Aldi uses. It's a switch to us message with disclaimers now..a 'switch from selected providers' and save message that is out of step with the regular brand.
To see how Aldi stacks up head to head with these providers and why they are actually 4th (5th if you count Lebara) in the market for Unlimited mobile plans, check out our full comparison of their unlimited plans against the rest.
All told, these MVNO SIM Only providers have carved out a great nice for themselves (Live Connected now also offers very competitively priced handsets) and Aldi wants in. Collectively these new SIM Only MVNOs offer services to over 350k subscribers, and far more if you bring in the SIM only offers from TPG, Dodo, iiNet and other broadband providers. However, these subscribers are heavily price and service sensitive and are contract free and therefore easily switched.
The market has matured, amaysim's launch of its unlimited plan was free of any 'special offers' on launch and during their growth phase, yet for the past 6 months they've used a range of flash sale offers like '40% off the first order' to get more customers in the door. This represents a potential maturation of customer growth and shows the impact of cheaper and broader offers in the market. This SIM Only (no contract) market is easily switchable and Aldi could do something very integrated with its supermarkets to make the offer stickier over the long term to retain the customers that it does acquire. Woolworths offers a 10% discount on their mobile plan if you are an Everyday Rewards member.
Retail store footprint alone won't be enough to ensure massive customer acquisition. Coles shut the doors on its mobile offerings last year and Woolworths Mobile has been offering a very competitive data allowance for over 12 months combined with a massive retail footprint, but it has not been crazily successful. Aldi can't rely on this if it is hoping to take a large share of the SIM Only market as these 350k subscribers have been acquired directly (online and other direct methods) by most of the providers and without retail footprints as a key growth driver (although amaysim has had a solid retail presence). This means that Aldi will hoping that price sets them apart but they might have to push hard with marketing to ensure that they can keep acquiring customers as the big surges have already spilt (amaysim and Kogan Mobile being the biggest two customer acquisition surges). If Aldi wants quick success, they need to get the market buzzed and ready to surge forward to their offer.
There's definitely a sweet spot with the Aldi Mobile offer and here it is. The two 'As you go' plans are killer offers for kids and seniors due to their long expiry – a whole year. $15 or $30 recharges with as you go rates of 12c per minute and the credit stays active for a year.
The cheaper plans (like new player Yatango which will keep your phone active for six dollars a month) have all been short life span I.e. Relatively short expiry or monthly renewals. The Aldi offer lasts for 365 days. This means if you all you do is receive calls you can keep a phone active for a whole year for $15. If you want to activate emergency phones for kids, that's a great deal. Paying the bare minimum with Yatango will still mean $36/year to keep the mobile active.
Commercially that's an issue for Aldi as the two plans that are the most unique in the market (these 'as you go' plans with 365 long expiry), are potentially very low yielding in terms of revenue for Aldi. They'll be banking on the idea that when people do get these plans they make a lot of calls and starting rack up some decent usage as there's little in it on the current rates.
Retailers in the US have gone down different pathways than Aldi and partnered with cell phone carriers. This lets retailers like Walmart focus on what they do best, sell products, and leave the carrier with the mess afterwards. Walmart has partnered with StraightTalk where Walmart will be getting kick backs from the carrier for each sale so it is profitable from Day 1 for Walmart. Walmart recently offered the iPhone 5 on Straightalk (an MVNO) at a discounted price and it is only available at Walmart store, driving a purchase in a Walmart store and then leaving the carrier with the costs of paying Walmart for use of the massive distribution channel.
If you're after the unlimited plan from Aldi, you'll be rewarded with a comparison before you sign up.
Compare the Unlimited Aldi Mobile Plans against the rest here
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A restructuring of La Crosse's northside would be costly, but it could create some valuable returns as well. The essence of a nearly-completed study done on options for re-doing interstate exit three, the highlights of which were delivered in a presentation by the city last night. The DOT wants to rebuild exit 3 and some in city and county government believe that could be an opportunity to shift highways 35 and 53 and simultaneously open more land by the Black River for development and park area. Two alternatives in the study would channel traffic down George street, shutting down Rose, and displacing dozens of homes and businesses, costing the city thirty million dollars and creating a park by the river. The benefit? The road shift could triple property value in the area.


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An Egyptian flowers vendor reads a newspaper in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
CAIRO: Egypt's legal and parliamentary affairs minister announced his resignation on Thursday, the day after President Mohamed Morsi vowed a government reshuffle to tackle the country's troubled economy.
Mohammed Mahsoub said he was stepping down because "many policies and efforts contradict my personal convictions," according to his letter published on the Facebook page belonging to a leader of his moderate Islamist Wasat party.
He also criticised the government's failure to recover funds allegedly embezzled by members of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's regime.
His resignation came two days after that of Morsi's communications minister, Hany Mahmud, who blamed "the current situation in the country".
Mahsoub, Wasat's deputy head, had backed Morsi against the secular-leaning opposition through a deep political crisis over a new constitution that became law this week.
Weeks of protests and violent clashes preceded the referendum this month on the constitution, which was drafted by an Islamist-dominated panel boycotted by Christians and liberals.
In a speech on Wednesday, Morsi hailed the constitution and said he was mulling ministerial changes.
"I will deploy all my efforts to boost the Egyptian economy... and I will make all the changes necessary for this task," Morsi said.
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"This time of the year, this lake should be incredibly busy. It's fishing season. We have nobody out here, nothing... We should have a boat here every three, four, five minutes... There's no way for our customers to get their boat out or in to the water," said Kevin Callaghan, owner of Horseshoe Bend Marina.
Silence surrounds the still waters of Beaver Lake, since the government shutdown has forced the closure of all national parks.
"The roads to the marinas will always be open but we're closing all the ramps... You cannot launch in one of our parks at all," said Ranger Alan Bland with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
"Horseshoe Bend Park, which again is the biggest park on Beaver Lake, and they are barricading that park right now and that's a big part of our dinner plate," said Callaghan.
His Horseshoe Bend Marina is a privately owned, small business, still feeling effects of the shutdown. His marina caters to campers and visitors, so without people at the lake and no one at the park, it is hard to make a profit. And Callaghan's marina peers are in the same boat.
"They're extremely concerned as well as I am... It's going to take us out if this thing doesn't change... This is what I do, it is my livelihood... If it continues, I may just walk. What else can you do?"
"It's frustrating that we have to do this. People understand why we're doing it, they're not happy about it," said Ranger Bland.
When asked if he thinks people realize how much this shutdown impacts small businesses, Callaghan responded, "I don't think so. Not at this point, but if this thing don't change quickly, I think it's going to be complete chaos."


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Prime Minister Eng. Ibrahim Mahlab emphasized the government's keenness on solving problems and removing obstacles facing the Arab and foreign investments in Egypt. He added that the Arab and foreign investments grease the wheel of economy in Egypt.
The Prime Minister's statements came during a meeting on Thursday 26/06/2014 to follow up his latest directions on combating smuggling and controlling ports in Port Said, north east of Egypt.
The meeting reviewed the outcomes of the work of three taskforces, formed upon Mahlab's directions, to follow up systems of security, services, and development in the Suez Canal city.
The meeting affirmed the importance of supporting the comprehensive development of Port Said, and allocating necessary funds for the purpose, highlighting that the governorate enjoyed various advantages in the tourism, industry, trade, and services domains.
The meeting also stressed the significance of creating more job opportunities for youth in the city, providing training centers for them, in addition to devising a serious plan to develop the slum areas.
The meeting was attended by the ministers of finance, transport, civilization's development and slum areas and investment, along with the governor of Port Said and representatives from the ministries of interior and industry.


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How about some Christmas Gifs to get you into the festive spirit
Ho ho ho. Ha ha ha! Welcome one and all to that time of year that everyone, and I really do mean EVERYONE, is producing Christmas-themed art, design and ambiguous paraphernalia for you to laugh, cry and be totally bemused by. It's going to be a complete nightmare trying to sift through the reams of Yuletide curiosities that pass by our eyes, but over the next couple of weeks we'll do our very best to only show you the good stuff. Like these magnificent Christmas Gifs (sweet pun!) curated by the inimitable Mr Ryan Todd and Enjoythis.
Ryan's collected a whole host of irreverent animated Gifs from some of our favourite creatives around, and some people we've never heard of in our lives, each one a witty look at the themes and traditions of the holiday season – except for Holly Wales' offering, which is just plain indecent. Head on over and check them all out. They're guaranteed to liven up your afternoon, and you can even send them to your friends via the email if you're that way inclined. Great stuff!


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Air pump
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An air pump is a device for pushing air. Examples include a bicycle pump, pumps that are used to aerate an aquarium or a pond via an airstone; a gas compressor used to power a pneumatic tool, air horn or pipe organ; a bellows used to encourage a fire; a vacuum cleaner and a vacuum pump.
The first effective air pump constructed in England for scientific purposes was made in 1658 by Robert Hooke for Robert Boyle.[1]
- ^ George Wilson (Jan 15, 1849), "On the Early History of the Air-pump in England", Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
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Research Smarter, Not Harder
Earlier this year, the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine published a review on health in the United States. As the country that spends more than any other on medical research, we ought to have a great deal to show for it. But that is not what the report found. Quite the contrary. America lags behind others in life expectancy and in prevention of chronic diseases, disability, and infant mortality. Of all developed countries, the United States has some of the worst statistics for obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. Somehow the research investment is not paying off.
It is clear that we need a different kind of research.
In centuries past, when infectious diseases were the major scourges of the day, researchers were preoccupied with minutiae, and rightly so. The more we learned about the bacteria responsible for TB or the viruses causing smallpox, rabies, or yellow fever, the more power we had to counter their attack.
That approach only goes so far. In research on lung cancer, teasing out a single chemical in tobacco smoke that caused cancer proved an impossible task. There were at least 20 potential culprits. Instead, it was the science of epidemiology that tracked cancer trends in large populations and conclusively linked lung cancer to smoking. And that was tobacco's undoing.
Today, our most deadly epidemics are caused, not by bacteria, but by behavior. Heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and hypertension are not caused by microbes, but by McDonald's—and Wendy's and KFC and Burger King, and by the meaty, cheese-laden culture that has insinuated its way into our lives with the stealth of a virus but that easily eludes detectives using microscopes and petri dishes.
In this issue, we discuss PCRM's research program. In many cases, our work follows on large population studies that have identified nutritional risk factors for diabetes, obesity, or lipid disorders. Our job is to change those risk factors. In other cases, such as chronic pain, large population studies have not been done, and our research efforts are exploratory, based on prior human studies or on our understanding of human biology.
The primary thrust of our work is to test nutrition interventions in human patients. We are finding ways to tackle diabetes, hypertension, obesity, cholesterol problems, arthritis, migraines, and other conditions. We do not ignore human behavior; we embrace it. By designing methods that help people to understand how foods affect them, we can give them the tools they need to change and to track their results. We also scale these interventions for large businesses or the Internet, creating a model for a new, results-oriented kind of research. Our hope is that this is the sort of inquiry that will allow us to reach our health goals.
Neal D. Barnard, M.D.
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Central Valley 16th Senate District legislative race draws big money
The special election is Tuesday
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A special election for a state legislative seat in the middle of summer would typically draw low interest and low turnout.
But the race between a cherry farmer and a county supervisor in the southern San Joaquin Valley has become as hot as the sweltering farm fields the two are competing to represent.
The runoff for the 16th Senate District has attracted millions of dollars in outside spending and a major push by both parties. Party officials say the race between Republican Andy Vidak and Democrat Leticia Perez is neck-and-neck heading into Tuesday's special election.
The seat is one of the critical posts Democrats want to retain to lock in their supermajority status in the state Senate for the rest of the decade, and Republicans want to block that.


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IF YOU want to be sure of winning an online auction, wait until the very last moment to place your bid so that no one else has time to respond.
This strategy, which is already practised by online auction aficionados, is known as sniping. Now a mathematical analysis by researchers at Seoul National University in South Korea has confirmed that it gives people the best chance of winning.
Byungnam Kahng and his colleague Inchang Yang analysed more than half a million auctions on the US and South Korean versions of the website eBay, and found that bids become more frequent as the end of an auction approaches. They devised a simple equation to describe the strategy, which they say lulls other online bidders into believing there is little interest in the item. Their work will appear in Physical Review E.
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Spark R&D Partners With Voilé
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Salt Lake City, Utah- June 12, 2013- As Voilé's splitboard hardware platform is the industry standard, it's no surprise to see Montana company R&D partnering with us to distribute Voilé branded hardware to its dealers. After all, Spark R&D's splitboard bindings were already compatible with Voilé 's tried and true system, so it was a natural next step for them to want to sell both as a complete package to their dealers. We're stoked to help grow splitboarding with partners like R&D!
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Cassandra WilsonGrammy Award-winning vocalist Cassandra Wilson, considered by many music critics to be the finest jazz vocalist of her generation, has eclectic musical interests ranging from jazz to popular music, R&B to folk, blues to rock. She was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1955 and grew up there. Ms. Wilson's father, guitarist and bassist Herman B. Fowlkes, a jazz musician who played with Sonny Boy Williamson and Ray Charles, kept an extensive music library in the house. Grammy Award-winning vocalist Cassandra Wilson, considered by many music critics to be the finest jazz vocalist of her generation, has eclectic musical interests ranging from jazz to popular music, R&B to folk, blues to rock. She was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1955 and grew up there. Ms. Wilson's father, guitarist and bassist Herman B. Fowlkes, a jazz musician who played with Sonny Boy Williamson and Ray Charles, kept an extensive music library in the house. She started playing music at age six, and began writing her own songs on the guitar at 12. During her college years at Jackson State University in Mississippi (from which she graduated with a degree in mass communications), Ms. Wilson performed with Bluejohn, a local blues band. She emerged as a jazz singer while studying with drummer Alvin Fielder and singing with the Black Arts Music Society. In 1981, she moved from her hometown to New Orleans and studied with saxophonist Earl Turbinton. A year later, Ms. Wilson left for New York at the suggestion of trumpeter Woody Shaw and began working with David Holland and Abbey Lincoln. In 1985, she was a guest artist on Steve Coleman's album Motherland Pulse and was asked by the JMT label to record her own albums. Her debut was Point of View, which featured Coleman and guitarist Jean-Paul Bourelly. She sang with New Air, Henry Threadgill's trio, and he returned the compliment by helping with arrangements on her second, more powerful album, Days Aweigh, featuring a transfixing mix of smoky, knowing vocals and expansive, lush music that traveled between psychedelia and swing. Adept at scat and other forms of improvisational singing, she also made a more conservative record of standards, Blue Skies (1988), which was named jazz album of the year by Billboard magazine. The follow-up, the innovative sci-fi epic Jumpworld (1990), included raps and funk as well as jazz and blues and showed that Cassandra Wilson was not to be easily categorized. This stylistic diversity continued with She Who Weeps (1991). In the meantime, Wilson was also recording lead vocals on Steve Coleman's albums and making guest appearances with such leaders as Greg Osby and Robin Eubanks, musicians also associated with Coleman's M-Base collective, a group that advocated a blending of jazz, funk, hip hop, and various types of world music. She made her highly acclaimed album Blue Light 'Til Dawn (1993), and at Lincoln Center, Cassandra Wilson was featured in the role of Leona in Wynton Marsalis' epic work Blood on the Fields, which premiered there in April 1994. Ms. Wilson contributed a track to a tribute album of Van Morrison's music entitled No Prima Donna (at Mr. Morrison's request), and another track on arranger Bob Belden's tribute to Prince entitled When Doves Cry. She appeared on screen in the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Junior. More Blue Note Records releases include New Moon Daughter (1998, a number one album in the U.S. jazz charts) that featured songs by the Monkees, U2, Hank Williams, Son House, and Neil Young; and Traveling Miles (1999), her tribute to the great trumpeter and bandleader that included interpretations of Miles Davis works as well as Ms. Wilson's own new material. A month after Time Magazine named her "America's Best Singer" (2001), Cassandra Wilson boarded a train in New York and headed to Mississippi, returning to her home state to record there for the first time in her 20-year career. The resulting Belly of the Sun (2002) includes songs from Bob Dylan, Fred McDowell, Glen Campbell, James Taylor, and her own writing inspired by the elegance and the heat of the Deep South. The album also features rising star India.Arie as well as octogenarian Mississippi pianist Boogaloo Ames. Glamoured (2003) also features an eclectic mix of work by such artists as Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, Sting, Abbey Lincoln, and Willie Nelson. In 2006, Blue Note released Thunderbird. Her critically acclaimed album of standards, 2008's Loverly, was a Grammy winner for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Wilson returned to New Orleans in 2009. That same year, she released Closer to You: The Pop Side which celebrates the finest pop moments from her seven-album, decade-plus legacy with Blue Note. 2010's Silver Pony, a fascinating hybrid of live and studio takes, is perhaps Wilson's most ambitious recording project to date. The album, which includes special guests Ravi Coltrane and John Legend, marks the first live tracks released by Wilson since 1991, and her first for Blue Note. Cassandra Wilson appeared in the Eisenhower Theater with her Quintet on February 6, 2004.
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St. Petersburg, FL (PRWEB) September 19, 2008
The Poynter Institute's News University announced today that it is launching a new e-learning course on media law designed specifically for individuals and journalists engaged in online publishing. Online Media Law: The Basics for Bloggers and Other Online Publishers addresses defamation, privacy and copyright - three important areas of media law that affect bloggers and others who are reporting on events in their communities and helping to hold those in power accountable (http://www.newsu.org/onlinemedialaw).
"Many people are using online publishing as a way to participate in the democratic process by reporting on local, regional and national events. This course allows NewsU to broaden its reach and bring educational opportunities to those who may not have a journalism background, as well as to experienced journalists who are launching their own blogs," said Howard Finberg, director of interactive learning at The Poynter Institute. NewsU is funded by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Poynter.
Online Media Law, which is being offered free to registered users of NewsU, was co-authored by David Ardia, Director of the Citizen Media Law Project, and Geanne Rosenberg, Chair of the Department of Journalism and the Writing Professions at City University of New York's Baruch College and author of the Top Ten Rules to Limit Legal Risk .
The course was developed in partnership with the Media Bloggers Association with contributions from the Citizen Media Law Project, which is jointly affiliated with Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the Center for Citizen Media; City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism and Baruch College; and Media/Professional Insurance.
The course, which includes games and learning exercises, is designed to help participants understand their legal rights and responsibilities associated with their online publishing activities so they can protect themselves against lawsuits. The online course also provides resources to help bloggers and others improve the accuracy and quality of their reporting.
The e-learning course also includes an assessment, developed by Media/Professional Insurance, that evaluates the student's understanding of the material. This assessment, written by Media/Professional Insurance attorney Scott Swift, is a prerequisite for individuals interested in joining the Media Bloggers Association, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to supporting the development of blogging as a distinct form of media. By joining the Media Bloggers Association, individuals have the exclusive opportunity to purchase liability insurance for bloggers through Media/Professional Insurance, a business unit of the Select Markets Division of AXIS Insurance.
Disclaimer: Online Media Law is designed as an educational tool only, and is not a substitute for legal advice. Individuals who have concerns about legal issues related to their online publishing should consult a qualified media attorney.
About NewsU @ The Poynter Institute
News University (http://www.newsu.org) is the e-learning home for more than 82,000 journalists, educators and students in 200 countries around the world. NewsU offers more than 65 focused, interactive courses that appeal to journalists at all levels of experience and in all types of media. Many courses take just an hour or two to complete and most are free. NewsU is funded by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The program is a project of The Poynter Institute, a leader in journalism training. Each year, Poynter conducts seminars in leadership and management; reporting, writing and editing; broadcast and online; ethics and diversity; and visual journalism.
About the Citizen Media Law Project
The Citizen Media Law Project (CMLP) is jointly affiliated with Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the Center for Citizen Media. The CMLP provides legal assistance, training, and resources for individuals and organizations involved in online and citizen media.
About City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism
The City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism is a publicly supported graduate school of journalism. CUNY's Baruch College offers journalism education to undergraduate students. CUNY's Graduate School of Journalism and Baruch College are both located in Manhattan.
About Media Bloggers Association
The Media Bloggers Association is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting, protecting and educating its members; supporting the development of blogging as a distinct form of media; and helping to extend the power of the press, with all the rights and responsibilities that entails, to every citizen.
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Media/Professional Insurance, a business unit of the Select Markets Division of AXIS Insurance, offers media, cyber, technology and miscellaneous professional liability coverage for all sizes and classes of risk with media content, Internet-related exposures and a wide range of service-oriented businesses.