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Biodiversity Research
Recent range expansion of the Argentine ant in Japan
Article first published online: 26 JUN 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2012.00934.x
© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Diversity and Distributions
Volume 19, Issue 1, pages 29–37, January 2013
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How to Cite
Inoue, M. N., Sunamura, E., Suhr, E. L., Ito, F., Tatsuki, S. and Goka, K. (2013), Recent range expansion of the Argentine ant in Japan. Diversity and Distributions, 19: 29–37. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2012.00934.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 14 DEC 2012
- Article first published online: 26 JUN 2012
- Abstract
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- Biological invasions;
- invasion history;
- Linepithema humile ;
- mitochondrial DNA;
- social insects;
- supercolony
The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, has been spreading via human activities from its native range in South America across much of the globe for more than a century. This invasive ant was first detected in Japan in 1993. Its successful world-wide expansion is attributed to a social structure, namely supercoloniality, whereby individuals from separate nests cooperate. Here, we examined the genetic structure of L. humile populations to understand its invasion history.
We analysed mitochondrial DNA of Linepithema humile workers from native and other introduced populations and then integrated previously registered sequences.
Sequencing revealed six haplotypes distributed across its introduced ranges, of which five were present in Japan. The first haplotype was shared by the dominant Japanese, European, North American, Australian and New Zealand supercolonies; the second by the Kobe C supercolony and a Florida population; and the third by the Kobe B and secondary Californian supercolonies and North Carolina colonies. The remaining three haplotypes were each restricted to the Kobe A, Tokyo and Catalonian supercolonies, respectively. Each of the five mutually antagonistic supercolonies was fixed for one of the five haplotypes, and multiple supercolonies were found within a small area.
Main conclusions
The large number of haplotypes found in Japan likely reflects the strong propagule pressure of L. humile resulting from the fact that the country is one of the top five importers of trade commodities world-wide. The short invasion history of L. humile in Japan could explain the maintenance of genetic diversity of each independent introduction. In addition, our sampling mostly occurred at major international shipping ports that are likely to be primary sites of introduction. The several recently established L. humile populations within a small area in Japan provide an opportunity to identify the sources of introduction and the local patterns of spread.


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Max Ernst's disturbing image above is, I hope you agree, magnificent. My son calls it "awesome", an adjective which, through overuse, has almost lost its force, but surely applies here. What I love about this print is its force: it demands attention. Max Ernst was part of the Dada movement whose aim was to shock society out of its complacency. I want to suggest just one thing here: ELT blogs are part of an online philistine culture where complacency is encouraged and robust critical discussion is frowned on.
Apart from what you might read here, it's very rare indeed to come across articles in ELT blogs which criticise the arguments and opinions of leading writers and academics in the areas of ELT and applied linguistics. If you Google "Top ELT blogs" you'll get lots of lists, and what's striking is that, in the thousands of posts and pages that the Top Blogs contain, there is an almost total absence of critical content.
One noteable exception is Russ Mayne's Evidence Based EFL blog , which has done much recently to effectively explode a few well-established myths. But it's an exception to what seems to be an unspoken rule among ELT bloggers to avoid criticism. It's as if everybody's signed some protection charter which lays out strict, stifling rules of eitiquette designed to ensure that the sensibilities of the nervous, tethered sheep who are presumed to make up the readership of the blogs are not upset. There might also, I suppose, be some kind of pact among bloggers to the effect that "You don't criticise me and I won't criticise you".
Whatever the explanation, there seems to be a fearful aversion to saying anything "bad" or "negative" about anyone in an ELT blog, and a general lack of appetite for, or engagement in, critical exchange. To the extent that this is the case, it surely indicates an underlying anti-intellectual, uninquisitive and undemanding culture which reflects badly on the ELT online community. I should make it clear that I'm not recommending the practice of insulting members of the ELT establishment, although, IMHO, most of them deserve more insults than they get. But a culture which eschews critical debate and fails to regularly and enthusiastically subject its own current beliefs and practices to critical evaluation, is, in my opinion, both weak and philistine. Russ Mayne quotes Wilton's remark: "Anyone who has any experience debunking legends or pseudoscience knows that the task is often an unappreciated one. People do not like to have their beliefs questioned or to have good stories spoiled". Quite so, but as both Russ and Wilton appreciate, this debunking activity is necessary if we're the slightest bit interested in understanding what we do as language teachers.
Nobody knows how people learn a second language, and, partly as a result, nobody knows the best way to learn or to teach a second language. And yet it's common for leading lights in the ELT community to talk as if they knew exactly how SLA happens and how ELT should be done. The fact that these know-alls often completely contradict what they said 10 years ago suggests that you shouldn't take what they say at conferences too seriously or trust their books any further than you can throw them. Unless we adopt a critical stance to what we're told, we are very unlikely to improve our understanding of second language learning and teaching.
It's not just MA students who should be encouraged to think critically and to question those who speak with "authority". Everybody who is confronted with assertions, claims, arguments, theories, etc., should apply the two litmus tests of logic and evidence. Here they are:
1. Is this logically consistent?
2. Where's the evidence?
This should be the default attitude of all those who like to think for themselves rather than allow others to think for them.
Of the many issues in the field of ELT and applied linguistics which deserve our attention these days, I suggest that these are among the most interesting:
• What is the current most widely-accepted explanation of SLA?
• Why are classroom materials not locally made rather than provided for by multinational companies?
• What is the current thinking about the role of lexis in describing English and in ELT?
• What is "English"? Is Jenkins right to argue that it's a Lingua Franca? How would English as a Lingua Franca actually work? How would it be taught?
• What's happened to Dogme? After the clever sequence of side-steps in reply to criticism made by its founder, what's left?
• How can we pin down constructs like "motivation" and "aptitude" in sociolinguistics in order to better study them?
• What are the essential principles of Communicative Language Teaching?
• What is the role of extensive reading in ELT?
• Why is there so little action taken against the worldwide discrimination against "non-native speaker" teachers of English?
• In the multi-billion ELT industry, why do a tiny minority of people get rich while the vast majority of workers stay poor?
While all of these questions have been critically discussed in journals such as ELTJ, Modern English Teacher, Applied Linguistics, Forum, TESOL Quarterly, etc., I've seen very little critical discussion of them in blogs. Why so?
Why is robust criticism met with silence? What explains the uncritical culture of ELT blogs?


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Saturday, June 29, 2013
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Recycling does certainly make good sense, and in my opinion doesn't take a lot of effort, opnce you have the mindset, but I am continually suprised by the number of people who just can't be bothered. That's a wonderful image of the man on his trike with the mountain of plastic bottles on top.ReplyDeleteReplies
There will always be folks that will not do an iota to help,Delete
but they'll be first to scream when shit hits the fan...
When I lived with my parents, they didn't bother.
When I got my first apartment, they'd visit and see how I would dispose of things,
and they eventually started doing it.
Some say you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
I beg to differ!!
I agree - great image. What annoys me here is that the people who do recycle (well done!) don't bother to squash down the huge plastic water containers. We take ours to a collection point nearby and it's often overflowing, so then folk leave them on the ground to blow around in the wind (which we get a lot of here) making a mess and a lot of noise. I rather enjoy jumping on the bottles ! And dear TB I'm full of admiration for where you stored the above post - literally :)ReplyDeleteReplies
From the shadows it crept out!!!Delete
I didn't know I had it in me...
I fold my cardboard, I rinse all my glass, metal and plastics.
I even disassemble things, like my coffeemaker to get pieces of plastic or metal...
but I do not squash anything!!!
You'll have to come over to squash my O.J. jugs...
A fine post - but I expect nothing less from you. And even if you hadn't managed to pull that quarry from wherever you pulled it, you could have recycled one of your old posts.ReplyDeleteReplies
I don't mind connecting to previous posts,Delete
but I like to come in with a fresh approach...
I just didn't expect to do it in so short a time.
If that guy I was waiting on for the permission to use his picture ever write,
I won't tell him to f*ck off but I will say "thanks for nothing, you're too late!!"
I will try to rely on my own stuff and the McCord.
It has never let me down before...
You are a clever clogs indeed to pull that from where you pulled it. It was a tough one this week wasn't it?ReplyDeleteReplies
Actually, my original idea was all set in my mind,Delete
and I was giggling at the funny twist in it.
I wasn't laughing when I had to move on to Plan B...
But at least, I got to defend an issue that is important to me.
I only wish I had had more time to refine the text...
I was a little too emotional while I wrote it.
I should find my aplomb by next week!!
Nothing will come out from where the sun never shines...
That's a HUGE quarry. In the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia there are many small quarries, but nothing like what you pictured here. Some beautiful blue limestone went to build my alma mater, James Madison University.ReplyDelete
Funny thing about landfills -- in Virginia Beach many years ago, the landfill was very controversial. When the landfill was full, they made it into a park called Mt. Trashmore. It's beautiful and popular. I bet many people aren't even aware of why it's called Mt. TRASHmore.
I try to do my part with recycling and am glad the City has given us a BIG wheeled container because it makes it easier and convenient. I probably don't recycle all that's eligible because I haven't taken the time to keep the list handy or in my head. We can all do better.Replies
Blue limestone? Must be nice!!Delete
Fridge magnets exist for a reason,
to keep that list on your fridge!!...
Mine is in a clip where I also keep restaurants pamphlets,
but I know it pretty much by heart,
various types of plastics that are eligible in my district, or not, etc...
Funny anecdote about Mt Trashmore!!
Love it!!
Video took me right back to Detroit early 1970s and the invasion of heroin and the junkies. talk about a hole.ReplyDelete
i bet the neighborhood looked back on the days of the quarry with special fondness after it became a huge dump. How depressing.Replies
Neither scenarios made for a comfortable situation,Delete
but at least, when it was a quarry, there was a positive outcome.
Thankfully, the place is getting revitalized
and I hope people will reclaim this place as their own.
We still have a list on the recycling containers of things that shouldn't go in recycling, but I suspect that I am the only person in my building that reads it.ReplyDeleteReplies
Same thing here, some folks throw garbage in there, making it stink,Delete
and often contaminating everything else.
But given the number of containers we have lined up in the parking lot,
I daresay it is a success.
The picture of that quarry immediately brought to mind the old rock quarry not too far from where we lived when I was growing up. It had been 'recycled' & turned into to a dump. Every once in a while Dad would have to make a run to the dump. It smelled awful, there were flies everywhere, & it was kind of eerie driving around all the big piles of garbage, but whenever Dad asked if any of us kids wanted to go to the dump with him, we always yelled "YES!" & raced to the car. Go figure???ReplyDeleteReplies
Given its unusual nature,Delete
I'll venture it sounded to you just as exciting as if he had said:
"How about a trip to the moon!!"
Initially I thought you were taking us to an open cut power station.ReplyDelete
We visited Butchart Gardens in Canada a number of years ago, which was fantastic and a perfect example of what can be done with unused quarries.Replies
I googled it and found the place and its history fascinating.Delete
It makes me think of another garden that is here in the province of Quebec,
and part of a family tradition as well, the Reford Family:
Have a look when you have the time.
A fine post, considering where you say it originated. Took me back to my years in Ottawa. Canada is FAR ahead of the US in the recycling program. I remember the blue tubs on Wednesdays and the black tubs on Mondays or was it the other way around?ReplyDeleteReplies
While I know what you are referring to,Delete
I couldn't confirm as it goes way too far back for me,
because I've spent most of my adult life in huge buildings;
but I seem to remember that it was Tuesdays and Thursdays
in my parents' district...
Humans generate so much garbage that I consider it obscene
for someone to neglect to recycle, at least...
Nice post. We had a "dump" in Winnipeg that they turned into a park and renamed. Didn't work...everybody continued to call the park, "the dump", but nostalgically and affectionately. Every time I make a trip to the recycling center, there's some new advancement in the disposal area. After visiting India early this year, I came home in deeper appreciation for how we manage our waste overall. We take it all for granted until you go somewhere without as much technology, money and education.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yet we can't ignore what happens elsewhere as pollution and contamination rarely remains stagnant in one place. And you can hardly expect populations that live in survival mode to care that much about polluting, even if it would be beneficial to them in the long run...Delete
I am glad to have seen a change in mentality among my peers in this regard. Quebec has always been forward in certain areas, the environment being one of our main concerns.
Fine post -- from the quarry pics to the recycling (loved the guy on the bicycle with the huge bages or recycled stuff. But what really got to me was the reminder that I too waited for permission for a perfect photo -- too late, and so now I wait for another opportunity to recycle.ReplyDeleteReplies
I hear you!! I've put that folder aside, waiting for a next opportunity.Delete
That picture of the Chinese guy is certainly a stunner!!
Quarries are such ugly places, but so necessary. It's always hard to wrap my brain around them. And then there's the huge hole in the ground right next to the freeway in Gillette, Wyoming. I was stunned the first time I saw it. It's an exposed coal mine. Monstrous thing. It made me feel sick just looking at it.ReplyDelete
I've been recycling for decades. I think Northern California was a little earlier than most places. When I moved to Los Angeles I couldn't even find anyone willing to take newspapers. But then Los Angeles was the place where they used hoses to get leaves off the sidewalk instead of a broom. Northern California water. Sore subject.
This was a very entertaining and though provoking post.Replies
Yes, I can imagine how the water issue can be a sore one...Delete
But now, instead of the water hose, it's those damn leaf blowers...
as if noise pollution and raising the dust was of no concern...
Ever since I've had a computer, I haven't touched a newspaper,
getting everything via the internet, and I get eBills instead of paper.
One appalling thing is when mail is delivered where I live,
the amount of advertising thrown directly into the garbage pail.
How does that quote go, good things are worth the wait? In any case, your photos rocked my world for an inside view, always a treat from you. The man and his cans, is quite the priceless photo that will long be in my thoughts today!ReplyDeleteReplies
"Good things come to those who can wait".Delete
I was waiting for an answer, not for a new post altogether.
Glad it made an impression.
A positive one, hopefully?!?
I come from a village in England famous for its limestone quarries which are still in operation along with the cement works where my father worked, Stone from the quarries has been used in many of England's finest buildings. We can never do enough recycling - today was collection day for household rubbish, metal cans, plastic, cardboard, green garden waste and newspapers - all of which have to be kept separate, The household waste is incinerated, landfill is too expensive now, Green gardern was is composted and the other stuff all recycled. Well worth the effort.ReplyDeleteReplies
I think so too,Delete
and it should always have been that way,
instead of those immense and too numerous landfills...
Comments are always appreciated,
but please note that any comment with a link
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as it usually means it is from a spammer.
Thank you!!


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In addition to recent installation of shop front window decals for Studio Argonaut and MAP International (Chris Connell Design) we returned 2 weeks later to apply exhibition graphics to the internal wall for Chris's exhibition entitled 'Fragments of a Landscape' Exhibition details | source: Share Design Inspiration Blog
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Forme cut window decals for Argonaut Studio & Associates and Map International (Chris Connell) is a good example of less is more. The large MAP window decal was also installed by us for Chris Connell a few years ago. Keeping the window text to a minimum showcases Map International's contemporary furniture collection.


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This video is no lie! I do try to answer emails with love and kindness instead of bullets though.
Have some story updates.
As always, send broken stuff to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Insert requisite 'oh my god you ponies make too many things and this customs folder is absolutely ridiculous and I wish to own most of these things and these posts take freakin forever' sentence.
Have some plushies and custom ponies!
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We are going to change up the Halloween event a bit. I honestly didn't think so many banners would be sent in! All the bronies in this town are CRAZY.
I'll be dropping 40 at a time, every few days, drawfriend style. As planned, the actual top of the page banner rotation will continue daily out of some of the best ones.
Check them all out after the break!
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Hey, guess what- we're doing this thing again. Good lord, they're at it again. Someone just take away their microphones and tie them up. Not like that, Phoe.
So, questions and topics! We would like them. Whatever you want to hear us discuss in our next podcast, feel free to toss into the comments. We'll be recording in the next day or so!
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I must be the only pony on the face of the planet who hasn't read and has no desire to read Fallout: Equestria. Have you seen the size of that story? No thank you.
Anyway, more Madmax! Check it out. It's awesome. Presumably.
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Someone once complained that I make the wallpaper header images too big. I think it was Seth. Well, we all know what happened to him, now don't we? It was quite tragic. Ropes as far as the eye could see.
I hope you like wallpapers, cause I got a flankton of wallpapers. Well, not really a flankton, but I do have more of those minimalistic wallpapers you guys like. And a neat Eyefinity one for multiple monitors featuring the superior pony race- unicorns, of course.
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Hey, Twilight, can you do Epic Meal Time?
Have some more videos, ponies!
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2.) Straight From the Pony's Mouth
3.) Just Ponies
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Description: Twilight has finally convinced Applejack to join her other friends in Spike's weekly D&D game. However, will she be able to figure out the rules before they all drive Spike crazy?Ponies Play D&D Part 1
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Description: "Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle have stumbled across Twilight's D&D books, and convinced her to take up the dice once more. But will anypony meet their high standards to be their Dungeon Master? More importantly, what will happen when you-know-who finds out?"Ponies Play D&D Part 2 Intro
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Have some art.
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Description: A stormy day and fated conversation bring Twilight to question the status-quo, but the answers she finds may not be the ones she seeks.
The Shades of Time
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I think Egophiliac's goal is to kill us all slowly with diabetes.
Time for some movies!
1.) Dial MLP for Monkey
2.) Daicon Pony
3.) Call of Pony: Modern Marefare 3
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Description: A strange series of occurances are plaguing the fine city of Canterlot, as one by one, a pony of vengeance strikes seemingly random ponies down in their prime. As the locals try to contain the situation, they find that it soon slips out of their hooves as they discover that this one simple pony might not be as simple as was originally thought. Once Twilight Sparkle and Princess Celestia gets involved, can everyone work together to bring down this threat that threathens to ruin the very core of Canterlot?
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Celestia and Discord shipping? I'm kind of okay with this, actually.
Time for some music!
1.) Scratching Harmony
2.) Rainbow NukeStep
3.) My Dream Mare - Movement I
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Author: Shalrath
Description: A visitor arrives in Equestria, bearing a wealth of knowledge and a troubled past. The Mane 6 are quick to befriend the stranger, who helps them to discover what they truly value in life, and how to achieve it.The End (New 15!)
But learning to achieve their desires comes at a steep price, paid by their innocence.
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Description: A horrible Cataclysm has turned all of Equestria into a Wasteland of barren ash and twilight desolation. The Sun and the Moon have been destroyed. Everypony has died--including Princesses Luna and Celestia. But one pony miraculously survives; she is a lone wanderer, the last of her kind, surrounded by menacing creatures that hate her. She navigates the Wastes in an airship and scavenges off the blighted landscape to keep herself alive.
Then one day she meets an old companion who grants her a gift, the chance to go back in time to the warm and sunny days of Ponyville, where her dead friends live in happiness. How far will the last pony venture into these joyous days of Equestria, even if she fully knows that there is no way to change the horrible fate of everypony she loves?All Links after the Break!
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Author: AuroraDawn
Description: Trixie has been driven by vengeance to become a better magician than any other pony. But when she finally achieves this, her thirst for power shows no end, bringing Trixie to consider grander schemes than a successful career, and into plots of a more... treasonous nature.Subject of Revenge Part 1
Subject of Revenge Part 2
Subject of Revenge Part 3
Subject of Revenge Part 4
Subject of Revenge Part 5 (New!)
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By BRUCE McCLURE
With the hot days of summer now upon us, you might think we're about as close as we can get to the Sun. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. On July 6, 2010, the Earth reaches its most distant point from the Sun for the year -- a point astronomers call "aphelion."
On the average, our planet resides about 93 million miles from the Sun. But since the Earth doesn't orbit the Sun in a perfect circle, its distance from the Sun varies throughout the year. Sometimes, we're as close as 91.5 million miles; at other times, we're as far away as 94.5 million.
Keep in mind, however, that it's not the Earth's distance from the Sun that determines the seasons, but the tilt of the Earth's axis. In summer, we tilt toward the Sun and in winter we tilt away.
Although aphelion comes when it's summer in our Northern Hemisphere, it doesn't always coincide with the hot season over the long course of time. One thousand years ago, aphelion occurred at autumn, but five thousand years into the future, it'll take place in spring.
Earth's varying distance from the Sun -- though not responsible for the seasons -- does affect seasonal length. At aphelion the Earth travels most slowly in its orbit, causing the season in which it resides to elongate. At the present time, that makes summer the longest season in our North Hemisphere, and winter the longest season in the Hemisphere "Down Under."
-- Bruce McClure of Norwood is a freelance astronomer and a frequent contributor to "StarDate" and "Earth and Sky" radio programs. His web site is idialstars.com. He and his wife, Alice McClure, present hand-on learning opportunities and workshops.


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Editor, the Gazette:
The Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, recognizes marriage between one man and one woman was signed into law by President Clinton in the 1990s. Recently, some of our nation's current and former leaders (including President Clinton) have changed their support of DOMA and now support same-sex marriage.
I oppose same-sex marriage. It is not moral, according to Romans 1:27.
For a more perfect union, and One Nation Under God, I challenge America's leaders and citizens to research this topic and read further what the Bible has to say in Leviticus 18:22-25 and 20:13.
Morals are our country's foundation and without a foundation, we will crumble as a people and as a nation.


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bokja volkswagen beetle in vintage fabrics
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bokja design (hoda baroudi and maria hibri) has created the 'bojka bug', in which they have taken an iconic volkwagen beetle and covered it entirely in a patchwork of handmade vintage fabrics from the middle east, tapestries and car stickers. on show at spazio rossana orlandi during milan design week 2010, the studio re-purposed this classic and basic frame, applying its craftsmen's skills, colors and designs from its fabric collection to create a fun, surprising object.
the 'bojka bug' was up for auction on ebay from april 14th – 20th, with all proceeds going to fondazione francesca rava to benefit the children of haiti. we wonder if the car actually runs as the final bid was only a meer 1,004.00 euros.
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wht a combination! quite interesting! i LIKE!
The car doesn't run…and it is too bad!Imagine being able to drive that car around!!
looks comfy
take a look:
looks realy cool
innovation has no boundries
Beautiful!! I Love it!
amazing work


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Just curious what the advantages of the freestyle bar are with the Razor….and what size bar does Ocean Rodeo
recommend for the 10m Razor? Thanks
It depend on your preference . Me I like the below bar uncluttered riding. Others like prefer to see the Depower. The stopper makes it so easy to set what you want.
I use a 48/ 55 for all Razors and adjust the rear pig tails to suit
10ms ship, by default with a large bar…if you are into freestyle or wake style handle passes you might want a smaller bar though to prevent unintended bar input.
The Freestyle bar is a freestyle specific bar designed for riders who wish to stay powered and who may also want to leash in the suicide set-up for handle passes (not recommended, in general). The Freeride bar offers a much larger sheeting range (as does the Fusion bar) and is likely your best bet if you are not focused on park / wake / freestyle riding.
If the larger bar is normally shipped with the 10, is the 48 setting or 55 setting more appropriate? I have always preferred
a smaller bar so I'm hoping the 49cm setting with the small bar would work.
Just my opinion, but the small bar is the perfect fit for the 10m. I have never used the inner setting on any dual length bar mostly cause I'm lazy. but also cause I seldom want to slow down a kite. Maybe I'll try it sometime with the 6m.
49cm is a great bar.
Brent4336…. are you using the freestyle bar or freeride bar with the 10 Razor?
Can appreciate the clean look of the below bar set up, but prefer using the conventional trim strap.
If you want to unhook than for sure the freestyle bar. Strap is so much better for the quick adjustment and I am really glad OR finally has this system available again. I also have guys using freeride bars on their Razors. Mainly waveriders that want extra sheeting range.
Thanks very much for the info guys…. will order with the freestyle bar (I dont have an opportunity to demo in my area
so rely on crew reviews)
what's the difference between freeride bar and fusion bar?
I'm going to buy a Rise 15LW and it ships with the freeride bar. Does it work with the fusion bar and would that be a good choice?


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While I appreciate everyone's efforts with the cleanup, I am disappointed that the officials of Seaside Heights would not let us return before the next storm.
Aerial photos of Seaside do not show any road hazards, such as sinkholes. In fact, the Seaside Heights boardwalk kept much of the town protected.
There are stores on the boardwalk with the rinky-dink metal shutters that survived. Even the "Jersey Shore" party house survived. So, I am wondering why we had to wait for a regularly scheduled council meeting for any results.
Not only that, we will have to wait days after this next storm to get our stuff out. I know whatever is there now will be gone within the next few days because there is a gaping hole in my apartment where my door used to be, since it was bashed in from search and rescue.
So, yes, I am hurt, angry and resentful that the town I love cares so little about the people who made it into the community that it was. I speak not only for myself but all the members of the Seaside Heights community. We feel we are not heard, our tragedy is just worsening, and we are without answers.
I am only one person, but please let others know how the residents of this beloved Shore town are being treated. We have not even had five minutes to return. This is a terrible tragedy that is becoming worse by the day.
Andrea K. Thompson
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Is Cain's New "Sick of Stimulus" Video Too Over the Top to get the Message Right?
Most Republicans (and some Democrats) were against past and future government stimulus package. Former GOP candidate Herman Cain is one of those who have been critical of the Bush and Obama stimulus packages, but his new website and first video from it may earn them a call from PETA, let alone others who might see it as "over the top."
Here's the video. It harkens to two older videos, the famous Daisy campaign ad for the Lyndon Johnson campaign and the Brain on Drugs PSA from the 80s.
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What is the greenhouse effect?
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Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere don't absorb visible sunlight, so most of the Sun's energy passes through and warms the Earth's surface. But greenhouse gases trap some of the Earth's outgoing infrared heat energy, keeping the planet warm enough for life as we know it to exist. This is known as the greenhouse effect. Recently, humans have added more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, increasing the strength of the natural greenhouse effect.


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The seamless sliding rear window on the 2015 Ford F-150. It will be about a $350 option on the XL and XLT packages. It will be standard on higher trim levels of the F-150.
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The 2015 Ford F-150 isn't just about the most aggressive use of aluminum on a pickup body.
There also is a sliding rear window designed and made by supplier Magna International. From the start of the new truck's development, Ford asked truck owners what they wanted from the glass that separates the cab from the open air of the bed.
"They said they wanted visibility, that it seals well when it is closed, but still able to open the center window and use the defog when it is open," said Noah Mass, Ford manager of body exterior mechanisms. ...


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Ka-Pow Salad!
This is my special "ka-pow salad."
When I say, "ka-pow," I am referring to the tremendous, unstoppable force that knocks an evildoer or villain to the floor, while simultaneously causing the sudden appearance of a spiky yellow cartoon bubble with large block Lichtenstein font that reads, "KA-POW!"
Yeah, this salad is pretty special in my mind.
I previously posted about how I "need" my salad to be a protein and dressing bonanza. This salad is sort of an exception, because the only protein present is a few paper-thin shavings of intensely-flavored dry pecorino romano cheese and a supple soft-boiled egg. Also, there is no real dressing, but rather a light drizzling of balsamic vinegar and the dust of freshly crushed black peppercorns.
But it is still "ka-pow" in the utmost sense.
What I love best about this salad, is penetrating the luxurious egg and allowing the molten yellow yolk to spill forth, and watching it cascade over and coat the surrounding nest of verdant spinach leaves. I love taking a bite of the salad and discovering I hit the umami jackpot either with a joltingly salty bite of Syrian green olive or of pecorino romano cheese. I also love the subtle sweetness of the blood orange and its deep crimson hue, which stains the green spinach leaves and the salad plate.
There is no real recipe for you today though. Just a few images and words with a hope that they will inspire you to gussy up your salads with special ingredients that do a one-two "ka-pow" on your tastebuds, like a soft-boiled egg, segments of blood orange, shavings of dry pecorino romano, or ocean-kissed Syrian green olives.


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Al Gore is richer than Romney thanks to Current TV sale. "Gore now has a personal fortune of $300 million… That puts him ahead of … Mitt Romney, whose estimated $230 million left him vulnerable to charges…" Al made big money off of big (Arab) oil and has a carbon footprint the size of a brontosaurus, but he worships in the Church of the Left which grants him remission from punishment. Isn't modern religion wonderful? Not at all like that Middle Ages bunk.
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Margaret Whitney Parrish and William Kimbro Sheffield were united in marriage on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 6:00 pm at First Baptist Church in Montgomery. The Reverend Jay Wolf performed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Tisdale Parrish of Montgomery. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Melvin Williams of Montgomery and of Mrs. Wiley Monroe Parrish and the late Mr. Wiley Monroe Parrish of Montgomery.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Fowler Sheffield of Montgomery. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Lewis Kimbro of Dozier and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Clay Sheffield, Jr of Montgomery.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride carried a hand-tied bouquet of cream and white roses and white hydrangea, designed by Janice Cole.
Courtney Parrish Faulkner of Montgomery, twin sister of the bride, served as Matron of Honor. Bridesmaids were Brooke Parrish Phillips and Lacey Parrish Moody, both sisters of the bride, Lauren Fowler Sheffield, sister of the groom, Rachel Waldrop Van Egmond and Lauren Hubbard Vinson all of Montgomery, Lacy Randolph Anderson, Courtney Powell Jennings and Ginny Olcott Romano of Birmingham, Michelle Smith Key of Jasper, and Allison Evans Cody of Wetumpka. The Flower girls were Cate Scott Brendle and Gray Lyles Brendle of Montgomery.
Ned Fowler Sheffield of Montgomery, father of the groom, served as Best Man. Groomsmen were Richard Turner Kimbro of Troy, cousin of the groom, Kyle Bailey Blake and Robert Hulan Preston Jr. of Montgomery, Charles Clayton Corbitt of Union Springs, William Joseph Lee V of Fitzpatrick, Brent Lee Barringer and Wesley Fair Patrick of Birmingham, Stephen Phillip Poitevint II of Huntsville, Joshua Steven Arnold of Hendersonville, Tennessee, and James Adam Campbell of Nashville, Tennessee.
The program attendants were Elisabeth Epperson and Sarah Epperson of Montgomery. The ceremony was directed by Mrs. Patti Roper. Mrs. Sara Jo Bagley provided the organ music. The soloists were Mrs. Tanya McLemore and Miss Anna Sailors who were accompanied on the piano by Miss Anna Williams. The scripture reader was Jessica Epperson of Montgomery.
A reception followed at the RSA Activity Center. The Fountain City Players provided the dance music. The wedding adviser was Mrs. Joan Brown.
After a honeymoon trip to Costa Rica, the couple will reside in Birmingham, Alabama.


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|Methylation status regulates LPL expression in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.
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|Abstract Among different prognostic factors in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), we previously demonstrated that lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is associated with an unmutated immunoglobulin profile and clinical poor outcome. Despite the usefulness of LPL for CLL prognosis, its functional role and the molecular mechanism regulating its expression are still open questions. Interaction of CLL B-cells with the tissue microenvironment favors disease progression by promoting malignant B-cell growth. Since tissue methylation can be altered by environmental factors, we investigated the methylation status of LPL gene and the possibility that overexpression could be associated with microenvironment signals. Our results show that a demethylated state of the LPL gene is responsible for its anomalous expression in unmutated CLL cases and that this expression is dependent on microenvironment signals. Overall, this work proposes that an epigenetic mechanism, triggered by the microenvironment, regulates LPL expression in CLL disease.
|Cecilia Abreu; Pilar Moreno; Florencia Palacios; Mercedes Borge; Pablo Morande; Ana Inés Landoni; Raul Gabus; Guillermo Dighiero; Mirta Giordano; Romina Gamberale; Pablo Oppezzo
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Sgt. Tye Grant says that KCPD made six arrests during yesterday's game at Arrowhead Stadium: three for disorderly conduct, two for narcotics possession and one for trespassing. Otherwise, though, it was a relatively smooth day from a law-enforcement standpoint. (Maybe not so smooth for the Chiefs themselves, though.)
Hat Tip: Thanks, Sgt. Grant!


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West Nile Virus-infected mosquito captured in Summit County
AKRON, Ohio - A mosquito carrying the West Nile Virus was caught Monday in Summit County, the city of Akron said.
The city said the insect was captured in Tallmadge near the Akron corporation line.
As a result of the discovery, the city is conducting a special mosquito spraying Monday night that will cover a one-mile radius of where the mosquito was found, including a small area in Goodyear Heights.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, four out of five people who are infected with WNV do not get sick. But the other 20 percent get seriously ill and show symptoms that include headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness and paralysis. The CDC said it's estimated that approximately 1 in 150 people infected with the West Nile Virus will develop a more severe form of disease. The virus can infect humans, birds, mosquitoes, horses and some other mammals.
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Pro Shop
Willy J's Pro Shop LLC was opened July 11, 2011. Our second location was opened inside of Erie Lanes October 7, 2013. It is owned and operated by Will Jackson who has over 17 years in the "pro shop" business. In that time he has worked with many great local bowlers as well as spending time in the past drilling balls for the great Mark Roth, while currently working with one of today's brightest stars in Bill O'Neill.
We carry all or most of the products available today. Anything that we do not have in stock we can and will order for you. Our prices are extremely competitive and all of our bowling ball prices include the cost of drilling, with grips and slugs, no hidden costs! Besides bowling specific products we offer many bowling related services such as grip analysis and bowling lessons for individuals or groups.
We pride ourselves on being more than just being a typical "pro shop". We are an information center for all types of bowlers. We run leagues that educate bowlers, a Junior League that paid out $19,000 in scholarships in its first 2 years, and also the Bill O'Neill Junior Scholarship Tournament that paid $7,000 in scholarships in the first year!
Our website www.willyjsproshop.com will be coming very soon! In the meantime you may contact us via e-mail email@example.com, or you can call us at (215) 535-3500 or (215) 788-5352.


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After posting my Motorola Android Review a few days ago I started to think about a few of the things that I really don't like about the Droid, trust me there are plenty of things that I love about it, but the fact remains there are a few things I just HATE. Before I get in to my list of 10 things that I hate about my Droid phone it's probably important to point out that even with the things I hate about it, it's still the best cell phone (smart phone) I've owned.
Oh yeah, one last thing before you take a peek at the things I don't like about my Droid I thought it would be important to point out that I haven't even had my Droid for a full week yet, so this is hardly some tech pros review.
10 Things I Hate About My Motorola Droid
1. Battery Life
I will never understand what is so damn difficult about slapping a battery on these things that lasts longer then four hours, if your a power user that loves all of the Droid apps or a business user that is constantly on your phone you better get use to bringing a charger with you everywhere you go. Here's a quick reminder of where you might need additional chargers; car, office, laptop bag, and PC. Oh yeah, if you have more than one car your going to need another car charger because you know your never going to remember it, and this phone doesn't allow for charging mistakes or hiccups.
2. Unlocking the Screen
Pocket dialing sucks and luckily for Motorola Android users it won't be a problem, why you ask? Because of the handy pain in the ass inconvenient way that you need to slide to unlock your phone it won't be an issue, it would have been nice though if they made the power button an unlock button so you don't need to press that first to light up the phone just so you can slide to unlock. Why the extra twenty steps to get to the screen?
3. Charger
This is really sad but a genius thought of a great idea with the multiple purpose all in one charger that comes with the Droid, plug it into your lappie or connect it to the wall plug and charge it from an outlet. Sounds simple enough doesn't it? Well it would be if the moron that designed the cord didn't make it all of 2 1/2′ long, don't bother trying to talk on your phone while it's charging unless you plan on sitting on the floor. Dumb.
4. Weight
Seriously this thing is like a brick that's been compacted into a cell phone, I thought my Blackberry was on the heavier side of things… the Android out weighs the competition.
5. Slow Rotation
Motorola is going to need to step up their game on the speed of rotating between vertical and horizontal screen views, not to mention you should be able to rotate it in any direction and see the layout as it was meant to be. This is 2010 let's solve some of these silly display issues already.
6. No VZW Verizon Ringtones
One of the best features that Verizon has is their collection of music and ring tones from the VZW Verizon mobile store, not sure why but it doesn't come ready to go on the Droid and there is no available Droid app that I can find that offers the same service.
7. Camera Loading
I have been playing with a few Droid apps to handle the camera aspect of my Droid, I am constantly tweeting pictures on Twitter and having a FAST, reliable and easy to use camera is a MUST. The camera itself on the Droid takes killer pictures and has some really hot default screen resolutions to keep things looking sharp, however I need the damn thing to fire up faster when I hit the camera button.
8. Facebook Sync
This is a tough one to put on the list because I really like the Facebook app that comes with the Droid, it does some really convenient things like automatically sync my Facebook friends pictures with their picture on my Droid contact list. One down side to the Facebook app is the same thing that makes it great, the Facebook sync. If you use the Facebook application get use to seeing your friends on Facebook come up on your phone when your looking through contacts, this would include their email address. It's just weird to see people not directly on my phone's contact list displayed in my search results when I start typing a contacts name.
9. Touch Screen Keyboard
This is a personal thing and something I put on the list simply based on the fact that I have big hands, and big fingers that really aren't touch screen friendly. Nothing pisses me off more than trying to blast through a text message and being forced to go back and make corrections because my giant thumbs pressed four keys instead of the actual one I wanted.
10. Making a Call
There are all kins of apps out there that can make it easier for you to call the people that you call on a continuous basis, however trying to navigate to a contact and make a phone call while sitting at a stop light is a major task, especially if you take into consideration the auto-locking screen. It's not the worst thing in the world, but it does require extra steps that I hardly feel like taking when I need to make a phone call in a hurry.
As time goes on I'm sure that many of the things that I hate about my Android phone will fade away into the night as I find more Droid apps that make using my phone easier, and of course as I become more comfortable using it. I haven't even had the phone a week yet and I am already complaining about the things I hate, hey at least I got my initial review out of the way first.
If your thinking about making the switch to a Motorola Android smart phone you might want to consider taking a moment to subscribe to my rss feed or become a fan of my Facebook Fan page, I plan on writing more about my experiences with Droid and who knows you might find something useful. Now if your already using the new Droid take a moment to leave a comment and offer up some advice about Android apps that you use or might recommend that might make some of the things I hate about my Droid go away.


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The soccer country or the "Nación de chuteras" are the names under Brazil is known.
Brazil wasn't the soccer inventor, but it became key piece in the diffusion and popularization of this sport around the world; proof of this are the several soccer variations created in the country like: Sand soccer, Saloon soccer, society and even the futvolley
The presence of soccer is visible in the Brazilian landscape there is no native town or village, monastery or prison without a football field. This sport is present in politic, fashion, culinary arts, cinema, literature, theater, popular music and even classical music. For some people football is religion, for others art. Really is a small piece of everything and something more.
The numbers in soccer in Brazil are expressive, but aren't the biggest in the world according to FIFA. The numbers of the soccer clubs in Brazil –almost 30000-is less than in England, and the number of 2 millions of players affiliated is less than in
Germany. Besides the total of players are less than countries like India or China
The Brazilian football confederation (CBF) is the organization that manages the Brazilian football, with its 27 departmental federations. The CBF based in the city of Rio de Janeiro organize the Brazilian Soccer Championship and is also is in charge for women's football tournaments in the country.
The designed cities for the games are:
Belo Horizonte
Where to Stay
- Mercure Apt Lifecenter
- Ouro Minas Palace Hotel
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- Comfort Hotel & Suites Taguatinga
- Hotel Metropolitan Flat
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- Delcas Hotel
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- Bristol Flexy Upper Residence
- Mercure Apt Curitiba Batel
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- Mercure Apt Meireles
- A Samburá Praia Hotel
- Blue Tree Premium Fortaleza
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- Comfort Manaus
- Sleep Inn Manaus
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- Serhs Natal Grand Hotel
- Hotel Quality Suites Natal
- Hotel Rosa Náutica
Porto Alegre
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- Hotel Blue Tree Millenium Porto Alegre
- Hotel Comfort Porto Alegre
- Umbu Hotel
Where to Stay
- Hotel Des Arts
- MarOlinda Cult Hotel
- Mercure Apt Navegantes
- Blue Tree Towers Recife
Rio de Janeiro
Where to Stay
- Hotel Atlantico Copacabana
- Hotel Aeropuerto Othon Travel
- Hotel Olinda Othon Classic
- Hotel Royalty Barra
- Hotel Villa Rica
Where to Stay
- Colonial Chile Hotel
- Hotel Sol Plaza Sleep
- Mar Brasil Hotel
São Paulo
Where to Stay
- Blue Tree Premium Berrini
- Hotel Comfort Ibirapuera
- Hotel Quality Moema
- Hotel Quality Suites Congonhas
- Hotel Radisson Faria Lima
- Paulista Center Hotel
- Blue Tree Premiun Verbo Divino
- Novotel São Paulo Center Norte
- Mercure Apt São Paulo Royal Brooklin


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I just don't understand why you helped to re-elect Obama, especially if you have no job just like me.
Call him president when he's sworn in and Michelle First Lady. I won't.
You think this country is divided right now, it is going to be worse.
Gloat if you want. Are you going to be gloating when you wind up with no job?
See if this is one of the reasons you voted for him: you vote straight Democrat, you are a racist, you think it is the government's responsibility to keep you up - food stamps especially - you are jealous because Romney has a lot of money. I'm not jealous. He worked for it.
For those of you who didn't vote, what's your excuse? Unless you were sick or couldn't get to the polling place, you are not excused. Just remember, if time goes on, another election is two years from now. Ever heard this? You reap what you sow. All this does is energize us Christians. Now take the consequences of what you did.
Shirley McCall, Brevard
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George Jones, in one of his songs, says "I'm living today by the choices I've made." America as well will live by the choices they have made. If you choose not to retain God in your knowledge, he will give you over to a reprobate mind to do those things which are not right.
America, where the immorality of men and women are applauded, where haters of God and inventors of evil things are left alone to run wild, where television shows are filled with the moral decay of today and everyone just laughs and says it's just entertainment.
America has gone over the edge and I believe that there is not much hope of coming back.
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Ipuwer Papyrus
The Ipuwer Papyrus is a single papyrus holding an ancient Egyptian poem, called The Admonitions of Ipuwer[1] or The Dialogue of Ipuwer and the Lord of All.[2] Its official designation is Papyrus Leiden I 344 recto.[3] It is housed in the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, Netherlands, after being purchased from Giovanni Anastasi, the Swedish consul to Egypt, in 1828. The sole surviving manuscript dates to the later 13th century BCE (no earlier than the 19th dynasty in the New Kingdom).
The Ipuwer Papyrus describes Egypt as afflicted by natural disasters and in a state of chaos, a topsy-turvy world where the poor have become rich, and the rich poor, and warfare, famine and death are everywhere. One symptom of this collapse of order is the lament that servants are leaving their servitude and acting rebelliously. There is a dispute around interpretations of the document as an Egyptian account of the events described in the Exodus.
Literary criticism[edit]
The date for the composition of this document is unknown. The papyrus itself (Papyrus Leiden I 344) is a copy made during the New Kingdom of Egypt[1] (18th, 19th and 20th Dynasties, c.1543-1064 BCE). The dating of the original composition of the poem is disputed, but several scholars have suggested a date between the late 6th dynasty and the Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1850 BCE-1600 BCE).[4]
The theme of this work had previously been taken either as a lament inspired by the supposed chaos of the First Intermediate Period or as a plea to Pepi II Neferkare depicting the fall of the Old Kingdom.[5][6] The admonitions may not be a discussion with a king at all, however. Otto was the first to suggest that the discussion was not between Ipuwer and his king, but that this was a discussion between Ipuwer and a deity. Fecht showed through philological interpretation and revision of the relevant passages that this is indeed a discussion with a deity.[7] Modern research suggests that the papyrus dates to the much later 13th dynasty, with part of the papyrus now thought to date to the time of Pharaoh Khety, and the admonitions of Ipuwer actually being addressed to the god Atum, not a mortal king.[8] The admonitions are thought to harken back to the First Intermediate Period and record a decline in international relations and a general impoverishment in Egypt.[9]
Egyptologist Sir Alan Gardiner translated the Ipuwer Papyrus into English in 1909,[10] and believed that the text contained historical descriptions of current and past events: "The entire context from 1,1 to 10,6 constitutes a single picture of a particular moment in Egyptian history," he concluded, "as it was seen by the pessimistic eyes of Ipuwer."[11]
Both the Exodus and Thera interpretations (which can be combined with each other, and sometimes are) interpret the poem to record a historical event, which is disputed by some Egyptologists.[12]
Recently, the poem has instead been interpreted by Egyptologist Barry Kemp to be an informal text from the Middle Kingdom that "dwells on the nature of a disordered world, making the king responsible for its cure," and belongs "to a tradition of limited free speculation at court" based on an unnamed, historical model.[13] This model in Ipuwer's poem was, "A king with an unsavory reputation [who] probably provided the setting, now lost," Kemp believes.[14]
The later passages of the poem contain a dialogue between two figures identified only as "Ipuwer" and the "Majesty of the Lord of All". Although these sections of the poem are badly damaged, they debate the causes of evil and chaos in the world, and the balance between human and divine responsibility for them; this dialogue forms one of the oldest examinations in world literature of the question of theodicy.[15]
Egyptologist Ludwig D. Morenz lists the Admonition of Ipuwer under the genre "Prophetic texts, Lamentations" in his book, Egypt's View of Its Past (Encounters with Ancient Egypt), (2003) p. 103.[16] On the lamentation theme he writes, "the 'Admonitions' are strikingly close to the Sumerian city laments (Quack 1997), and, from Egypt itself, to the laments for the dead."[17] On pages 108–109, Morenz draws correlations between the literature and history and makes the observation that, "In the 'Admonitions', the more or less historical past is constructed as a gloomy backdrop which contrasts with both ideal time and the present (Morenz 1999)." Morenz further points out that one of the characteristics that differentiates Ipuwer from "tales" is that there is no diffusion of the narrator's voice over periods of time through retellings, "With regard to genres, we only find 'instructions' and 'discourses' or 'laments' that are attributed to individual 'authors' of the past. Tales like those of 'Sinuhe' or the 'Eloquent Peasant' do not seem to have been connected to any single authentic or 'historical' narrator. In contrast, laments like 'Khakheperresenb' or 'Ipuwer' have no literary successors."[18] Further assessment of the text reads:
"It is quite likely that the destruction lament in the 'Admonitions' refers to the destruction of Memphis at the end of the Old Kingdom. Thus, this fully independent micro-text can be understood as a sort of oral tradition or at least a literarily formed piece of historical recollection which has trickled into writing, but it is clearly a text with literary forms and ambitions – certainly not a historical report in the narrower sense. Indeed, even recently this passage has been understood as an almost concrete historical report.[19]
Suggested parallels with the Book of Exodus[edit]
The association of the Ipuwer Papyrus with the Exodus as describing the same event is rejected by most Egyptologists.[20] Roland Enmarch, author of a new translation of the papyrus, notes: "The broadest modern reception of Ipuwer amongst non-Egyptological readers has probably been as a result of the use of the poem as evidence supporting the Biblical account of the Exodus."[21] While Enmarch himself rejects synchronizing the texts of the Ipuwer Papyrus and The Book of Exodus on grounds of historicity, in The reception of a Middle Egyptian poem: The Dialogue of Ipuwer he acknowledges that there are some textual parallels "particularly the striking statement that 'the river is blood and one drinks from it' (Ipuwer 2.10), and the frequent references to servants abandoning their subordinate status (e.g. Ipuwer 3.14–4.1; 6.7–8; 10.2–3). On a literal reading, these are similar to aspects of the Exodus account."[22] Commenting on such attempts to draw parallels, he writes that "all these approaches read Ipuwer hyper-literally and selectively" and points out that there are also conflicts between Ipuwer and the biblical account, such as Ipuwer 's lamentation of an Asiatic (Semitic) invasion rather than a mass departure.[21] He suggests that "it is more likely that Ipuwer is not a piece of historical reportage and that historicising interpretations of it fail to account for the ahistorical, schematic literary nature of some of the poem's laments." Enmarch notes that the image of the river becoming blood should not be taken literally as a description of an event, but that both Ipuwer and Exodus might be metaphorically describing what happens at times of catastrophic Nile floods when the river is carrying large quantities of red earth.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b English translation of the papyrus. A translation also in R. B. Parkinson, The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems. Oxford World's Classics, 1999.
- ^ A new edition of this papyrus has been published by Roland Enmarch: The Dialogue of Ipuwer and the Lord of All
- ^ Enmarch 2005:2–3.
- ^ See, e.g., Van Seters J. "A date for the "Admonitions" in the second intermediate Period". The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 1964; 50:13–23.
- ^ John Van Seters (December 1964). "A Date for the 'Admonitions' in the Second Intermediate Period". The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 50: 13–23. JSTOR 3855738.
- ^ R. J. Williams (January–March 1981). "The Sages of Ancient Egypt in the Light of Recent Scholarship". Journal of the American Oriental Society 101 (1 Oriental Wisdom): 1–19. JSTOR 602161.
- ^ Winfried Barta, Das Gespräch des Ipuwer mit dem Schöpfergott, Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur, Bd. 1 (1974), pp. 19–33
- ^ R. J. Williams, "The Sages of Ancient Egypt in the Light of Recent Scholarship," Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 101, No. 1, Oriental Wisdom (Jan.–Mar., 1981), pp. 1–19
- ^ Gregory Mumford, Tell Ras Budran (Site 345): Defining Egypt's Eastern Frontier and Mining Operations in South Sinai during the Late Old Kingdom (Early EB IV/MB I), Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, No. 342 (May, 2006), pp. 13–67, The American Schools of Oriental Research. Gregory Mumford (May 2006). "Tell Ras Budran (Site 345): Defining Egypt's Eastern Frontier and Mining Operations in South Sinai during the Late Old Kingdom (Early EB IV/MB I)". Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (342): 13–67. JSTOR 25066952.
- ^ A. H. Gardiner, The Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage from a Hieratic Papyrus in Leiden (J. C. Hinrich's che Buchhandlung, 1909; reprinted by George Olms Verlag, 1969)
- ^ A. Erman, The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians, translated by Aylward M. Blackman (Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927), pp. 7–8.
- ^ See e.g. Luria, Salomo [1929]. 'Die Ersten werden die Letzten sein (zur "sozialen Revolution" im Altertum)'. Klio 22, 405–31. See also Lichtheim, Miriam [1973]. Ancient Egyptian literature. A book of readings I. The Old and Middle Kingdoms, 150. Berkeley: University of California Press. More recently, see Morenz, Ludwig [2003]. "Literature as a construction of the past in the Middle Kingdom", in Tait, John 2003 (ed.), Never Had the Like Occurred: Egypt's View of its Past, 101–17. Encounters with Ancient Egypt; London: UCL Press.
- ^ Kemp, Barry J. (2005). Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-415-23549-5.
- ^ Kemp, Barry J. (2005). Ancient Egypt: anatomy of a civilization (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-415-23549-5.
- ^ Roland Enmarch, "Theodicy" (April 13, 2008). UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology open version, Paper 1007.
- ^ Egypt's View of Its Past (Encounters with Ancient Egypt), (2003) p. 103.
- ^ Egypt's View of Its Past, p. 111
- ^ p. 120.
- ^ Gundlach 1992, pp. 114–115.
- ^ Stiebing, William H. (1989). Out of the Desert: Archaeology and the Exodus/Conquest Narratives. Prometheus. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-87975-505-8.
- ^ a b "The reception of a Middle Egyptian poem: The Dialogue of Ipuwer and the Lord of All in the Ramesside period and beyond" (2007) by Roland Enmarch. P.106.
- ^ Enmarch, p.174
- A. H. Gardiner: The Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage from a Hieratic Papyrus in Leiden. J. C. Hinrich's che Buchhandlung, 1909; reprinted by George Olms Verlag, 1969; reprinted by General Books LLC, January 12, 2010. ISBN 978-1-153-26729-8
- R. Enmarch: The Dialogue of Ipuwer and the Lord of All, The Griffith Institute, Griffith Institute Publications, Oxford 2005 ISBN 0-900416-86-6
- Stephen Quirke: Egyptian Literature 1800BC: Questions and Readings, London 2004, 140-150 ISBN 0-9547218-6-1 (translation and transcription)
External links[edit]
- The Admonitions of Ipuwer, an English translation of the Ipuwer Papyrus
- The writing on the Ipuwer Papyrus
- Same picture, German article (English version in production.)
- The Ten Plagues - Live from Egypt by Rabbi Mordechai Becher.


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New Mexico State senior Tyrone Watson has seen it for five years while on campus.
The Aggies emerge as a conference contender at the turn of the new year, following a non-league schedule that can feature up-and-down play, and a spotty record against the program's regional rivals. Yet, in late December, early January, and into February and March, the team has historically hit its stride.
"It's a plus for the younger guys because they might be down and out, but the older guys kind of shed some light on them because we have been in similar situations before," Watson said.
Last year was a prime example.
NMSU was 10-5 entering Western Athletic Conference play. The Aggies rattled off a season-best six-game win streak, capped by a road win at San Jose State. A year to the day, the Aggies look for their sixth-straight win when they host the Spartans on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Pan American Center.
The Aggies (11-8, 5-2 WAC) won their fifth-consecutive game in convincing fashion, beating Utah State for the third-straight time with a 64-51 home victory on Thursday.
"I feel fortunate to come out of this game victorious based on the momentum we have had coming into the game," Aggies coach Marvin Menzies said. "You always are concerned with when is there going to be a dip. We haven't had it yet, so lets postpone it until next season."
In each of Menzies' championship seasons, the Aggies went through lulls in the regular season.
NMSU was 21-14 his first year in 2007-08, but the Aggies won a share of the regular-season title and reached the WAC final by winning 10 of 11 games, losing to Boise State in the title game.
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Menzies believes that his players are talented enough to rise to the occasion against conference teams as the season progresses.
"You have to do certain fundamental things night in and night out in order to give your team a chance to win," Menzies said. "Early in the season, we had the physical gifts but we weren't doing the things that we needed to do repeatedly like blocking out and taking care of the ball."
While losing twice to rival New Mexico and once to UTEP this season caused alarm from some fans and followers of the team, such support was back at the Pan American Center on Thursday.
On the first day of spring semester classes, the Aggies fed off the 7,119 in attendance on Thursday.
"The kids came back and it was a motivational boost," Watson said. "Over the Christmas break, it was just the alumni and the older folks. We still love them, but we got our (student-fans) back."
NMSU held Utah State to a season-low point total and second -lowest field-goal percentage (39.3 percent). It was Utah State's first loss in conference play and it pulled NMSU to within a game in the loss column of Utah State and Denver, while Louisiana Tech remains perfect atop the standings at 6-0.
Denver beat San Jose State 77-37 on Thursday as the team played without leading scorer James Kinney (guard) and junior forward Louis Garrett, who are both not traveling this week with the Spartans due to a violation of team policy, according to head coach George Nessman.
The Spartans are 3-3 in league play, but the Aggies hope to avoid a letdown or a look-ahead to Wednesday's home game against 6-1 Denver.
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|Can acupuncture affect the circadian rhythm of blood pressure? A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.
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|OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of acupuncture on the circadian rhythm of blood pressure (BP) in patients with hypertension.
DESIGN: The study was designed as a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Subjects were randomly divided into an active acupuncture group and a sham acupuncture group. Each patient received real or sham acupuncture treatment twice a week for 8 weeks. Acupuncture needles were inserted at bilateral ST 36 plus PC 6; placebo points.
SUBJECTS: Thirty-three (33) patients with essential hypertension were the subjects.
OUTCOME MEASURES: Twenty-four (24)-hour ambulatory BP was assessed before and after treatment.
RESULTS: After the treatment period, there was a significant increase in nocturnal diastolic BP dipping compared to that at baseline (10.20±7.56 mm Hg versus 5.21±10.19 mm Hg, p=0.038) in the active acupuncture group but not in the sham acupuncture group. The nocturnal diastolic BP dipping response to active acupuncture treatment was significantly different from the response seen with the sham acupuncture treatment (p=0.041). The number of dippers also increased from 4 to 8 in the active acupuncture group. Average systolic and diastolic BP was not changed significantly except for nighttime diastolic BP (90.32±11.47 mm Hg to 87.83±9.16 mm Hg, p=0.041).
CONCLUSIONS: It is suggested that acupuncture treatment could be useful for improving the circadian rhythm of BP in patients with hypertension.
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As Director of Design for this start-up, I design and iterate based on user feedback and experience in-the-field. Valid Eval is an online evaluation system for organizations that make and defend tough decisions. It makes decision-making visible, outcomes defensible and feedback actionable.
Construction Layout ROI estimator application designed for the iPad and tablets. Creative direction, Web Design, 3rd Party Integration, and Front-End Web Development.
Web feature visualizing stock movement of 50 companies representing the 50 states. Top 5 and winners and losers of market activity highlighted with accompanying news. Creative direction, Web Design, and Development Strategy. Real America Index
Website for industry-leading, fantasy sports information. Creative direction, Web Design, and Web Development. RotoSportsInc.com
Early-stage startup branding, marketing support and website. Creative direction, Web Design, 3rd Party Integration, and Web Development. SuntracSolar.com
Additional work (teaser: some work is mechanical engineering!) completed before Simple & Stout can be seen on my personal site: kenthollrah.com/work
Enjoy a few cross-posted below...
Highly customizable web application featuring ML research and coverage lists. Firm-first included Google Suggest-like company look-up, RSS readers, and a dynamic screener-driven heatmap. Other notables included support for multiple languages and skins for private white-labeling.
Streaming delayed and real-time charts in Java for CNBC online. Cornerstone for the CNBC redesign post MSNBC/CNBC break-up, and the first time Wall Street On Demand produced streaming charts.
Innovative Fibonacci heatmap visualization showing market activity for the S&P 500. Originally designed for use on the Quick&Reilly website, it became a selling point as they were acquired by Banc of America Securities.