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"After I moved to France, I became familiar with the classic French chansons and a lot of French pop music," Carlisle explains. "I realized there was a whole world of artists and singers I was not familiar with. As I discovered all these amazing songs, I came to love this music and wanted to record some of them with a playful, contemporary feel."
Carlisle and Reynolds went into the studio with a musical dream team including Brian Eno on keyboards, guitarist Fianchna O'Braonain (Hothouse Flowers,) Sharon Shannon, the Irish button accordion player who incorporates reggae, tango and calypso into her music, Julian Wilson (Grand Drive) on piano, Hammond B-3, strings, keyboards and world music star Natacha Atlas (Transglobal Underground) on backing vocals.
"We wanted to try everything, no holds barred," Carlisle says. "Since this is not a pop project, we were free to experiment. We played with every song, trying all sorts of instrumentation and different styles of arranging and everything clicked. The only definite idea I had was that I wanted to sing with an accordion. Other than that, there was no conscious effort to cover as much creative ground as we could; we just played around with things and had a blast."
The creative energy Carlisle and Reynolds brought to the project is evident on every track. Carlisle's smoky vocals and the diverse arrangements imbue the songs with a simmering Gallic soul. "Sous Le Ciel De Paris (Under Paris Skies)" sounds like a street carnival waltz with its mournful accordion and eerie keyboard accents, Francoise Hardy's "Pourtant Tu M'aimes" gets recast as a new wave rocker, "La Vie En Rose" bounces along on a driving disco backbeat and "Jezebel" sounds like the twang-drenched theme song from a spaghetti western. Songs like "Ne Me Quitte Pas" and "Avec Le Temps" are closer to their original incarnations, wrenching emotional statements made more intense by Carlisle's understated delivery.
"You don't really have to know what's being sung to know that 'Avec Les Temps' is a devastating love song," Carlisle says. "When I heard that song the first time, it broke my heart." Carlisle's first venture into French music proves once again that good songs are universal - timeless expressions of the human soul that need no translation to work their exhilarating magic.

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Mustard Field Picture
I frequently drive different routes as I go about the daily routine. This particular route turned up a beautiful field of wild mustard. I setup and began capturing images - with a clear blue sky. The longer I shot, the more the clouds contributed to my images. This was one of my favorites from the session.
Note that just because the name of the lens includes "Macro" (or "Makro") in it, usually does not mean it can only be used for close-up photography.
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Yellow Daffodil Bud Picture
A yellow daffodil is ready to burst into a beautiful flower. The close focus distance coupled with a 100mm focal length and an f/2 aperture results in a shallow DOF (Depth of Field) and a strongly blurred background.
I positioned the camera so that the flower and its stem form a smoothly curving line through the image. That line's intersection with the border occurs at the point of its strongest blur.
100mm f/2.0 1/125s ISO 100
Botanical Tulip Picture
The Botanical Tulip is a great subject - except for the fact that it promptly closes tightly when cut and brought into the studio (even when immediate placed in a water tube). Upon shooting some images of the still-beautiful closed tulip, the studio strobes apparently caused it to open somewhat - exposing the amazing color inside.
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Cowbird Egg Picture
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New York City Skyline
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Large Iris in a Vase
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Blue Jay Close-up Picture
This Blue Jay had a navigational problem and spent a short amount of time recovering from an impact.
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Fernleaf Peony
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Yellow Daffodil Buds
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100mm f/2.0 1/400s ISO 100
Christmas Cactus Flower on Gray
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Lighting for this shot came from a cloudy sky through a bathroom skylight.
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Tulip in a Vase
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Unique Blue Jay Perspective
With the unqiue situation of being able to get very close to a Blue Jay, I was looking for equally unique compositions of the Blue Jay.
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LAS CRUCES Tears flowed throughout the courtroom Friday as Carissa McGee, a former Mayfield High School standout athlete, was sentenced to a maximum 21 years in prison, with nine years of that suspended, for the attempted murder of her mother and sister.
With good behavior and credit for time served, McGee could serve about six years, a term that falls within the range of the five to seven years of psychiatric treatment one of her doctors recommended for the former athlete earlier this week.
In issuing his ruling, state District Judge Robert Robles said there was little else he could say about the case. "Everyone who is here or knows anything about this case, knows it's a tragedy," he said.
McGee pleaded no contest to two charges of attempted murder and one charge of aggravated battery Monday as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. She was 16 years old when she stabbed her sister and mother a combined total of 35 times with three knives at the family's California Avenue home on March 27, 2006. McGee then tried to cover up the crime by making the home look like the scene of a botched burglary.
McGee could have been sentenced as a juvenile, meaning she would have been held in a state juvenile hospital until the age of 21. After two days of hearings earlier this week, Robles ruled that McGee was not amenable to treatment in the juvenile system and would be better served with treatment in the adult system.
McGee will serve her sentence at the New Mexico Women's Correctional Facility in Grants. Until this week and for the past nine months, she had been held the University of New Mexico Children's Psychiatric Hospital in Albuquerque.
In court, prosecutors asked Robles for the maximum sentence while McGee's attorneys asked for a nine-year sentence.
McGee entered the courtroom Friday in handcuffs and in near tears. She struggled to keep her composure throughout the hour-long sentencing hearing.
The girl who during two days of hearings earlier this week avoided making eye contact with spectators, turned and faced her family for the first time in a packed, standing-room-only courtroom. Outside, a hushed group of spectators crowded around a television monitor feeding video from the hearing.
"I love you," McGee cried out to her mother and three sisters. "Mom, I love you. I just wanted to say that."
Speaking to Robles, McGee asked for a second chance, telling him she has set goals to continue with her treatment and education as well as reconciling with her family.
"I want you to know I have set personal goals for my future, to have a second chance in life," she said.
McGee's three older sisters, however, struck a stronger tone.
"I love my sister very much," said Marie McGee, whose arms and face still show the scars from 15 stab wounds. "It's hard to say that I want to see my sister go to prison. But I do ... she made a choice to pick up that knife. Whether she's sick or insane, that's not for me to decide. But I know she's not sick or insane ... I believe she has to live with the consequences."
Herself a top basketball player at Mayfield, Marie McGee, 18, has recovered from her injuries and is heading into her second year at the University of Arizona where she plays basketball.
Carissa McGee's mother, Anita McGee, spoke briefly before being overcome by emotion.
"This is the saddest day of my life. The other saddest day is the day I woke up and had to remember what happened. I just don't know what happened to my family," Anita McGee said.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Amy Orlando said the case of Carissa McGee's is one of the most premeditated she's seen in 14 years as a prosecutor. Orlando told Robles of how Carissa McGee discussed the plan to kill days in advance with an Albuquerque woman with whom she had a relationship. Prosecutors have said it was restrictions Anita McGee placed on that relationship that eventually led to the attack.
Orlando also spoke of Carissa McGee's telephone conversations while at the Do-a Ana County Juvenile Detention Center in which she mocked the system, mocked her treatment and was callous about "everything except herself."
More egregious, Orlando said, were Carissa McGee's claims that she remembered little of the attack despite telling friends and social workers that she remembered it all.
"How is she ever going to move along with her treatment if she doesn't admit what she did?" Orlando said.
"It is but for the grace of God that the mother and sister lived. Carissa McGee is lucky that we are not here on a death case," Orlando said.
Another sister, Amber McGee, said her sister's life was not perfect but added that she had more privileges than other kids.
"I strongly believe that if Carissa doesn't remember what she did, then she's pulling the wool over a lot of people's eyes."
"She chose her own fate," said Crystal, the oldest of the McGee sisters. "She chose to pick up the knife and go into my mom's bedroom at two in the morning."
Carissa McGee's attorney, public defender Rory Rank, said the hope now was for family reconciliation. He described Carissa McGee as "broken but reformed," and "broken but not thrown away."
"I really hope and pray the healing of the family takes place," Rank said after the hearing. "... She is a wonderful person and if she takes advantage of all the services, she can be a productive citizen."
As a condition of her sentence, Robles ordered that Carissa McGee not attempt to contact her family, unless the contact is initiated by the family. The McGee family declined to speak with reporters afterward.
Another condition was that McGee have no contact with the Albuquerque woman.
The woman, who now plays college basketball in Texas, had several pictures of Carissa McGee posted on her myspace.com page earlier this week. Her page is no longer accessible to the general public.
Anita McGee testified earlier this week that she disagreed with her daughter's desire to join the Albuquerque woman at the Texas college. Anita McGee said she preferred Carissa attend what she considered better schools in California and Arizona that had recruited her daughter.
Carissa McGee was a three-sport star at Mayfield. She helped MHS to 2004 state championships in basketball and volleyball and excelled in track and field. That year, the first-team all-state basketball player won two Gatorade State Player of the Year awards one in basketball and the other as the best female track and field athlete in the state. She is also a former Sun-News Female Athlete of the Year.
Jose Medina can be reached at email@example.com


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Haha, well my stubbornness is one of my few redeeming (also acursed) qualities, so it ain't going away anytime soon. cool Its stuck here along with the sass.
Either time flies or that jerk of a time demon keeps taking it out of my free time pool instead of my work time pool. rofl On the serious note though, NO idea. It sucks though. I miss old times.


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Cable Show: 'Disruptive' Tech Actually Helping Cable TV, Execs Say
WASHINGTON — Cable's broadband infrastructure investments laid the foundation for a wide range of innovations, including potential rival Internet video services — but those have kept TV viewers more connected to their favorite skeins rather than driving them to cut the cord, according to industry execs.
That was the rosy consensus of panelists at the opening sesh here at the Cable Show 2013, which included execs from TV programmers, technology companies and just one cable operator (Charter topper Tom Rutledge).
Internet video services like Netflix along with social media are making cable auds even bigger, according to AMC Networks prexy and CEO Josh Sapan (pictured, above). Ratings for 70% of AMC's scripted series have increased in subsequent seasons "where TV historically gotten long in the tooth," he said.
"We've seen these escalations on these TV shows… They have been enabled by this disruption," Sapan said, referring to cabler's "The Walking Dead" an "eternal zombie movie that never ends." "The audience is just getting bigger. I'd look at all this stuff as cool, not worrisome."
Asked by panel moderator Cynthia Littleton, Variety's editor-in-chief of TV, whether subscription video services like Netflix could cut into cable viewing, Sapan acknowledged that "there's always the specter of friends turning into foes, or growing up to be foes."
Cord-cutting, while small today, is a real phenomenon as overall more pay TV subscribers have dropped their service in the past year than signed up, industry statistics prove.
But even over-the-top video boxes like Roku's can help the cable TV industry, according to Steve Shannon, the company's GM of content and services. About 70% of Roku's 5 million-plus users are cable customers, and about three quarters of them "are ascribing new value to the pay-TV package because of the TV Everywhere apps on their Roku box," he said.
AMC and other cable nets are careful about licensing past seasons to SVOD services, providing new avenues for viewers to get hooked on a show for the following run, Sapan said: "It's a big juice-up for cable TV."
Anne Sweeney, prexy of Disney/ABC Television Group, agreed that serialized television benefits from new technologies and services. "It's all about the windowing strategy," she said.
ABC is positioned to be a "disruptive" company, Sweeney claimed, in delivering TV Everywhere services like WatchESPN, WatchABC and WatchDisneyChannel. But it's "disruptive in a way that is part of this great ecosystem, because it's done in concert with the MVPDs (multichannel video programming distributors)," she said.
Matt Blank, Showtime Networks chairman and CEO, agreed that SVOD is an attractive source of revenue and a way to expand the reach of original TV series.
Even with exploding Internet video options, "we've never had better performance," Blank said. "It's about making great content, and controlling as much of that content as possible."
Charter's Rutledge, the lone MSO represented on the morning's panels, allowed that Internet-delivered video causes regulatory and business issues that need to be sorted out. But at the end of the day, "it's all television." Ultimately, increased usage of cable's broadband infrastructure helps the bottom line.


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Andrew, I leave the gelatin coating -- and I have noticed no difference between coating the image or non-image side. I have a few sheets of litho film that I hav e used 20 times or more -- but eventually the original gelatin coating starts to flake off (not surprising considering the number of times it gets put into 120F water.)
Here in the States, acetone can easily be found in hardware stores...especially in painting/refinishing stores. I buy it by the gallon (3.8 liters?) -- lasts a long time seeing how I use 14 ml per 8x10 tissue.
Strange thing about Potassium dichromate (PD) and Ammonium dochro (AD). Some folks work with PD and Iso with no problem as a one-shot tray sensitizer...and I have had bad reactions between AD and Iso (the solution would start to quickly darken). it worked fine when I first started to carbon print -- perhaps the later Iso had additives. I switched to acetone due to that...and much faster evaporation times.
Venchka -- no upper limit. After the tissues seem to be dry, one can put them in a box and/or plastic bag to keep them stable. Too dry, and the tissues start to curl excessively. One can modify the amount of sugar and/or gylcerin in drier climates to help the tissue retain enough moisture to prevent excess curling. Too much sugar and/or gylcerin can cause the tissue to always retain too much water -- risking damaged negatives when printing...and possibly poor transfers.
In my relatively cool damp climate, I actually use more sugar than most (but little or no glycerin). I use 80 grams sugar per 1000 ml of "glop". One just has to experiment and see what works best for one's working conditions and work flow. One size does not fit all with this process! But I think Andrew's receipe is a good starting point. I use much less pigment of a different type (about 4 to 5 grams of lampblack watercolor paint from tubes for 1000ml of glop).
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Tag:Montee Ball
Posted on: November 27, 2010 4:36 pm
Edited on: November 27, 2010 4:38 pm
Wisconsin smells roses
Posted by Tom Fornelli
With wins by both Ohio State and Michigan State on Saturday morning, Wisconsin came in to its regular season finale against Northwestern needing a win to grab a share of the Big Ten title and possibly punch its ticket to Pasadena. So far, things are going according to plan.
The game is still early in the second quarter, but the Badgers aren't having any trouble with the Dan Persa-less Wildcats. Montee Ball has three touchdowns in the first 18 minutes of action, as Wisconsin has jumped out to a 21-3 lead. Not helping Northwestern's case are the three turnovers that it has already committed.
Illinois gashed Northwestern for over 500 yards on the ground last week at Wrigley Field, and it looks like Wisconsin may be able to top that.
This win is huge for Wisconsin not just because of the Big Ten title, but because if the Badgers do win, they'll likely be bound for Pasadena and the Rose Bowl. With a three-way tie atop the conference, the BCS standings will be used to determine which team gets to go to the Rose Bowl. Up until this week Wisconsin has been ahead of both Ohio State and Michigan State, and that's not likely to change considering the way things are currently going in Madison.
Update: As I hit publish on this post, Scott Tolzien hit David Gilreath for an 18-yard touchdown pass. It's now 28-3 Wisconsin.
Category: NCAAF
Posted on: November 22, 2010 6:04 pm
Edited on: November 22, 2010 7:06 pm
2010 Doak Walker finalists announced
Posted by Adam Jacobi
Here are your three finalists for the 2010 Doak Walker Award, given annually to the nation's top running back:
This process seems to be little more than a formality, as James is currently the nation's top yards-per-game rusher leading the nation's top-scoring offense on the nation's top-ranked team. If he doesn't win this award, there should be an immediate federal investigation. I am only mostly kidding.
The big question, of course, is what in the world is Clay doing on this list? Yes, he has missed two games, so his overall totals are going to be a bit underwhelming. But even taking that into account, Clay is only 19th in the nation (17th among running backs) in rushing yards per game; he's outperformed by Marcus Lattimore, Mikel LeShoure, and many other tailbacks. Clay's barely even the most productive running back on his own team; freshman teammate James White has 34 fewer yards on 44 fewer carries, and just as many rushing touchdowns. And teammate Montee Ball is currently outperforming both of them; in the three November games played thus far, Ball has rushed for 467 yards and nine scores.
Yes, Wisconsin's rushing game is a thing of terrible beauty at times, and it warrants praise and recognition, but this isn't a team award. And even if it's a deadbolt lock that LaMichael James takes this trophy home in December, it still would have been nice of the committee to offer up three actually worthy candidates.
Category: NCAAF
Tags: 2010 Doak Walker, 2010 Doak Walker Finalists, Doak Walker Award, Doak Walker Finalists, James White, John Clay, John Clay Doak Walker, Kendall Hunter, Kendall Hunter Doak Walker, LaMichael James, LaMichael James Doak Walker, Marcus Lattimore, Mikel LeShoure, Montee Ball, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Wisconsin
Posted on: November 16, 2010 12:00 pm
John Clay may miss Michigan game as well
Posted by Tom Fornelli
Over the weekend, Wisconsin had to host Indiana without the services of its top running back John Clay, and the effects of his absence were painfully obvious to anyone who watched the game. Without Clay rumbling through the Indiana defense, the Badgers were stopped short of 100 points and only able to manage a paltry 83.
So, obviously, if the Badgers are going to hang 100 on Michigan this weekend in Ann Arbor, it'd be nice if they could get Clay back. Though according to head coach Bret Bielema, the odds of Clay being ready to go on Saturday don't seem too good.
"I don't know if we'll have that three-headed thing this week because John I think won't be at full strength. But when that situation does pop up, whether it's the next game or in the bowl game opportunity, it's something you've got to be smart about when and how you use them," Bielema told the Detroit Free Press. "I think it's hard to get three guys in rhythm all the way through, but you can definitely go a strong two and the third one comes in when he's needed."
Clay sprained his right knee in Wisconsin's win over Purdue on November 6th.
If he can't go this weekend, the Badgers will once again have to rely on Montee Ball and James White. Those two only combined for 311 yards and five touchdowns against Indiana, so who knows how well they'll perform against Michigan's vaunted run defense?
Category: NCAAF
Tags: Big Ten, Bret Bielema, Indiana, Injuries, James White, John Clay, Michigan, Montee Ball, Wisconsin
Posted on: October 23, 2010 9:15 pm
Edited on: November 13, 2010 6:13 pm
Wisconsin does just enough to pull out 31-30 win
Posted by Adam Jacobi
This was more than a football game; this was a 12-round heavyweight slugfight, one befitting a spot in the Rocky series. Wisconsin won this fight, 31-30, and the one-point margin only underscores how closely matched Iowa and the Badgers were. But in the end, this was about Wisconsin going that extra inch to get its win -- and the Heartland Trophy.
Just ask J.J. Watt , the Badgers' standout DE, and defensive hero for the second straight week. In the first quarter, Watt swung the momentum of the game by blocking an Iowa extra point and keeping the game at 6-3. After 52 more points scored in the rest of the game, that one single point would prove to be the margin of victory.
"I've always told my defense that to me, the truest test of what a defense is all about is how they play PAT, because any time you're on the field and it's a PAT situation, it means that you were just scored upon, and how are you going to react?" Bret Bielema said. "The reaction was unbelievable and ends up being the difference in the game."
That blocked PAT wouldn't have been of much significance if Montee Ball hadn't stretched across the goal line by three inches with about a minute left, and Ball probably wouldn't have been able to score that touchdown without a crucial fake punt call on fourth and 4 from Wisconsin's own 26. With everyone on Iowa's punt return team playing for the return, Badgers punter Brad Nortman streaked up the middle of the field for 17 yards. Afterwards, Nortman and Bielema confirmed that it was the coaches' call to fake it from the start.
"It was all the coaches, all the coaches," Nortman said. "When I got the snap, I saw the wide-open field, a couple blockers in front of me, and I just ran. Once I got down the field, I knew it was a great call."
Watt also came through in the fourth quarter. With Iowa holding a first down near midfield with 35 seconds left, Watt finally broke through for the Badgers' first sack of the game, dropping quarterback Ricky Stanzi for a loss of 11 yards, running nine seconds off, and forcing the Hawkeyes to burn a timeout. And sure enough, Iowa's drive ended on the Badgers' 35-yard line, running out of time just outside of field-goal range because the Hawkeyes had burned their last timeout.
After the game, Watt wore his battle scars proudly, the bridge of his nose still freshly bleeding, as he reflected happily on what he considers the high point of Wisconsin's season so far.
"I really think it tops last week," Watt told reporters. "We had so many guys banged up, we're here in a tough environment against a tough team; to come here and do what we did is so unbelievable and a testament to our team."
Watt admitted that with a bye week coming up next, he's going to savor this Badger win that puts them in a dominant second-place position behind the still-unbeaten Michigan State Spartans.
"I'm going to take this one in, and I'm going to take [last week's win against] Ohio State in, because we didn't really have much time to take Ohio State in," Watt said. "I'm going to take a day or two here, watch the game films, and just let it sink in, but then after that we're going to come right back and start focusing on the last four games of the season."
Of course, with such a close final margin, the losing team usually has plenty to rue afterwards, and for the Hawkeyes, today will be no exception. Aside from the blocked extra point and fake punt given up, Iowa placeholder Ryan Donahue fumbled the snap on a 30-yard field goal in the second quarter, costing his team a shot at three points.
Further, and perhaps worse, the Iowa endgame clock management will be under close scrutiny from fans and coaches alike. With the Hawkeyes facing a fourth and 1 at Wisconsin's 42-yard line, Stanzi ran a keeper for the first down, then let three seconds run off the clock while signaling a spike before calling Iowa's last timeout with 13 seconds remaining -- a call that, minus the few wasted seconds, Ferentz later said was their plan all along. Alas, the next play was a pass to tailback Adam Robinson in the flat, and when Robinson was tackled inbounds without Iowa being able to stop the clock, well, that was that.
Perhaps it would have been preferable for Iowa and its fans if the Hawkeyes had lost by 10, and if they'd never been so close to attempting a game-winning field goal. But such is the emotional cruelty of college football. If it's any consolation to the Hawkeyes -- and probably scant, at that -- it's that Iowa isn't the first team to lose by the skin of its teeth to the Badgers. Recall that back in September, Wisconsin dispatched Arizona State 20-19 by blocking a tying PAT, and also stopped a potential kick return for a touchdown at the Wisconsin 1-yard line to end the first half in that game.
Again, yes, it's scant consolation for Iowa, but anything would be after such a devastating loss -- one where the Hawkeyes seemed just inches away from victory.
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Welcome to LUX* Maldives
A luxury resort in the Maldives made for peaceful off-the-grid retreats.
Dreamy atolls of tropical islands scattered across the Indian Ocean, the Maldives are a kaleidoscope of colours and earthly pleasures. Get away from it all at LUX* Maldives, the only settlement on the postcard-perfect island of Dhidhoofinolhu.
Fuss free and laid-back, the resort surprises with pop-up film shows right on the beach, impromptu musical performances and strolls along secret pathways through the lush tropical gardens. Just steps from the thatch-roofed suites and ocean-perched villas, the islands unspoilt beaches are yours to claim.
A prime spot for snorkelling and whale-shark spotting, the resorts unblemished lagoon is a divers dreamworld. Back on land, island street food and fine dining await in the tempting restaurants and bars. In the shade of coconut palms, lounge by the two turquoise pools, luxuriate in the ocean-view spa and surrender to the charms of this castaway idyll.
Reasons to Go
The southern tip of the South Ari atoll is known globally as a hotspot for whale sharks and, in particular, their annual migration to warmer waters. If you'd like to see the worlds largest fish in its natural habitat, weve got a real treat for you. Our whale shark day trip begins with a presentation on this beguiling species, followed by the main attraction: a snorkeling trip. Stopping for lunch on a nearby island, the locals will reveal how they used to hunt whale sharks Ending a remarkable day, a photo ID session will bring to life the stories of individual whale sharks.
Whether youre a stroller, a sunbather, a sandcastle builder or all three, youll find one of the worlds most beautiful beaches right here at LUX* Maldives. With al fresco film screenings, secret bars and other pop-up activities, our beach isnt just for sun worshippers Dont forget your bucket and spade!
The Indian Ocean is a melting pot of multicultural influences. At LUX* Maldives we offer a world of different flavours and culinary traditions, from Maldivian, Indian, Thai and Chinese, to Japanese, Italian, deliciously enticing fusions and the Indian Oceans finest pizza. With seven exquisite restaurants and six lively bars youll be spoiled for choice!
A spontaneous and playful atmosphere will delight you at every turn - from classes with local artists to wandering street food vendors and vibrant musical performances Youll enjoy free Internet throughout the resort and, thanks to Phone Home, you can make local and long distance calls free of charge! Theres just one condition: dont call the office! With secret bars, herb gardens, al fresco cinemas and delectably authentic dishes made with fresh island ingredients, there are so many reasons to explore LUX* Maldives youll soon return for more Find out about our Reasons To Go.
Delightfully warm and clear, the waters surrounding LUX* Maldives are a divers dream - from shoals of Butterflyfish and Oriental Sweetlips to whale sharks, turtles, dolphins, manta rays and more. Our 5-Star PADI IDC Dive Centre offers tailored programmes for all abilities and specialty courses led by the countrys most experienced instructors.
LUX* cares about the destinations that are home to its properties.
After all, memorable holidays shouldnt cost the earth and thats why we are doing our best to Tread Lightly by offsetting 100% of the carbon emitted during your stay. Its one of a number of measures were putting in place to help us leave a lighter footprint.
The destinations of Mauritius, La Réunion, the Maldives and Lijiang China are spectacular. Together, we can do our bit to make sure they stay that way.
Whether suspended over the water or scattered along the beach, every room, suite and villa at LUX* Maldives is designed to make the most of its enchanting island surrounds.
Light, breezy and ever so spacious with splashes of bright island colour, each room has a sophisticated sense of simplicity with sweeping views over the sparkling lagoon and beach.
Beach Pavilion
36 Beach Pavilion (65m²) available
Take in all the sights, sounds and colours of authentic island living in the leisurely comfort of your Beach Pavilion. Sunlight filters through lofty thatched roofs, while the luxurious bathroom offers a private garden with a refreshing outdoor shower. The Beach Pavilions are also ideal for families with a baby or child.
- Air conditioning and ceiling fans
- Bathroom with bathtub, separate shower and separate toilet
- Satellite television and DVD player
- Telephone with international direct dialling
- Minibar
- Safe
- Hairdryer and shaver sockets
- 220-240v electric sockets
- Private sunbed
- Wi-Fi Internet access
Its no secret that the Maldives is one of the most sought-after diving destinations in the world and while there is most certainly plenty to do and see underwater, theres also a whole lot going on back on dry land.
For those wanting to explore the depths of the ocean, LUX* offers access to some of the nation's most beautiful dive sites, where scuba enthusiasts can see an abundance of parrotfish, butterfly fish, sting rays, manta rays, tuna and barracuda, not to mention impressive yet gentle whale sharks. You might even encounter an elusive hawksbill, dolphin or green turtle.
Dive sites include Maamagili, suitable for beginners and those who have never dived before, Aa Thila for the more experienced, and Thinfushi Beru Tila for advanced divers. Our dive centre offers 37 incredible dive sites, two wreck sites and night diving, all within a short boat ride offshore.
Two diving sessions are hosted daily, with at least one trained monitor for every four divers. The dive centre also has a Euro Divers five-star PADI certification for complete peace of mind. Courses include Discover Scuba Diving, Scuba Diver (leading to PADI Scuba Diver certification), and an Open Water Diver Course. The latter lasts five to six days and leads to an internationally-recognised PADI scuba diving certificate and a card that entitles you to rent equipment and dive anywhere in the world to a depth of 18m during the day. NITROX diving courses are also available.
Swimming Pool
For those who'd like to enjoy a more casual swim, LUX* Maldives has two spacious swimming pools located on the sunset side of the island.
Water Sports
Make the most of your LUX* island getaway with complimentary reef snorkelling, kayaking and pedal boats. There's also a wide range of water sports available at the boathouse, such as windsurfing, rubber ring and banana rides, Flyboarding, water-skiing, wakeboarding and jet-skiing for an additional fee. Or explore further afield with a private catamaran trip and picnic parties to neighboring islets.
Land-Based Activities
Take a break from the ocean with a game of beach table tennis, volleyball and tennis on floodlit courts. Visit LUX* Me fitness to enjoy a tailor-made training session complete with beach yoga, cycle around the lush island setting or challenge someone to a game of billiards and table soccer at our indoor games centre.
In the evening, head out to Musik, our lively island nightclub, where an eclectic mix of rock, salsa and techno mixed by our in-house DJ will have you dancing until the sun comes up.
PLAY and Studio 17
Island resort holidays aren't just for grownups anymore.
At LUX* Maldives, we've made sure there's always something for the whole family to enjoy.
PLAY offers children between the ages of 3 and 12 an opportunity to explore the many wonders and delights of island living. Supervised by a highly trained and enthusiastic team, kids are exposed to the nature and culture of the island's incredible surrounds, as well as a range of high-energy sports and outdoor activities. From art classes and treasure hunts to engaging and educational Teddy Tennis lessons, PLAY is everything your kids could hope for on an island vacation.
Studio 17 is our complimentary teens' club, where guests between 12 and 17 can get together, explore the island or just hang out. Run by trained and enthusiastic LUX* supervisors, teens can make the most of their island holiday with loads of activities including local dance and language classes, beach sports activities and exciting adventure trips around the island.
Both PLAY and Studio 17 are open every day from 9am to 7pm, with meal options available.
Wedding & Honeymoon in Maldives
Close your eyes and imagine your dream wedding - or vows renewal ceremony. Can you see the beautiful, deserted beach, with the waves gently lapping at your feet? The incomparable sunset, the coconut palms swaying gently in the breeze, the two of you hand in hand? Perhaps only your family and a few very special friends in attendance, an intimate and magical moment...
LUX* Resorts & Hotels offers a very special tropical island wedding experience.
Rather than hosting multiple weddings in one day, we have a policy of only one such occasion per resort each day.
Our LUX* wedding experts will invite you to choose from a variety of spectacular sun, sea and sand settings, taking special advantage of some of the quieter spots to stage a truly intimate and personal ceremony. The making of the vows is always magical and memorable, not least because of our experts' skill in using a variety of local wares and artefacts to add special, local touches - vintage sailing boats aged by sun and surf perhaps, or brightly-coloured sarongs hung between palm trees like an Indian Ocean equivalent of bunting.
The Maldives are the perfect location for utterly romantic vow renewals and symbolic ceremonies. How about saying I Do-AGAIN! on a Dhoni during a sunset cruise, or on a sand bank with the groom arriving by jet ski!
At LUX*, we are committed to the principle of Helping People Celebrate Life. What better promise to make when helping you plan what is surely the most important day of your lives?
Please note, wedding ceremony is a symbolic renewal of vows which are not legally binding, per Maldivian law.
LUX* Me Spa and Fitness
LUX* Me is a unique concept which combines fitness, spa, nutrition, yoga, retreats and experiences into one venue. Our concept is to allow guests to create their own integrated spa, fitness and lifestyle experience with the help of our LUX* Me experts. Our unique 'Me Time' Menu is designed to tailor-make an experience just for you. From luxurious facials, massages and scrubs to invigorating yoga classes and a broad array of dynamic and fun exercise programmes, LUX* Me is all about you. Specialised programs such as our retreats or flexible Vitalité experience allow you to participate in a way to maximize wellbeing and vitality. Contact us to book your own LUX* Me expert to help program a truly personalized experience.
Introducing LUX* Me Zhengliao
LUX* Resorts & Hotels announces the launch of LUX* Me Zhengliao from April 2014, a treatment developed for LUX* Resorts & Hotels by the Chinese Clinic Daoji and available exclusively in the Mauritius resorts and LUX* Maldives. The introduction of this inherent healing practice raises the LUX* Me offering to encompass all aspects of wellbeing. Keeping in line with the LUX* Me philosophy of improving long-term holistic wellbeing, the LUX* Me experience that promises to rejuvenate guests. The Daoji clinic is a traditional Chinese clinic that has been in operation for over 80 years and is renowned within the country.
LUX* Me introduces the Vitality Program, our new lighter, brighter lifestyle experience.
Each program is personally packaged and tailored to your individual requirements, for a rich and rewarding experience. You are free to join the program over a minimum of 1 day to a maximum of 3 days
Program includes
- Personalized Spa treatment (60 minutes)
- Vitality Fitness session
- Vitality Yoga class
- Vitality cooking class
- Body Balance Analysis
- Vitality information guide
Restaurants & Bars
Light, fresh and ever so irresistible, LUX* restaurants offer everything that's exceptional about luxury island dining, with none of the heavy, overly indulgent extras. Enjoy the very best dishes, flavours and textures that the island's many cultures and influences have to offer at any one of our authentic dining environments.
Delicious, creative cuisine and impeccable table art. Our chefs pull out all the stops to ensure you have a fabulous and entertaining meal.
The Island Kitchen
(7am to 10.30am / 7pm to 10pm)
Savour the essence of authentic island living at The Island Kitchen. With tables set out on the beach under thatched roofs and slow turning ceiling fans, guests can sink their feet into the warm sand below while tucking into mouth-watering buffets for breakfast and dinner. Live cooking stations offer everything from wood-fired pizzas and grills to stir-fries with a tempting island twist. In the evening, enjoy genuine island entertainment performed by talented local performers.
(7pm to 10pm)
Inspired by North African, Lebanese, Indian and Indian Ocean cuisine, Senses never fails to delights with its tempting menu of tagines, tandoori prawns and unique tropical sorbets. Enjoy a light lunch of fresh salads, grills and local seafood, then take a seat at the water's edge overlooking the infinity pool for an exquisite à la carte dinner under the stars.
East Restaurant and Bar
(7am to 10:30am / 7pm to 10pm)
Suspended above the water, East inspires with its incredible view out over the lagoon. Rustic decks and old ship's riggings add to the nautical theme, while bright cushions and light fabrics provide a lively island feel. The menu features the best of Cambodian, Indonesian, Thai, Sri Lankan, Hong Kong and Chinese-style buffets.
Allegria Restaurant and Bar
(7pm to 10 pm /6 pm to 11pm)
Vibrant Italian flair blends with the lively island ambience at Allegria. Located right on the beach, this open kitchen allows guests to watch our skilled chefs at work as they create pizzas, pastas and gnocchi dishes. For a more intimate atmosphere, Allegria's wine cellar can be booked for private dinners. Exclusive arrangements can also be made for small parties to dine in the cellar and indulge in a range cheeses complemented by our exceptional selection of French and New World wines.
(7pm to 10pm)
Perched on stilts over the water, Umami features a Japanese-style teppanyaki table where our chefs entertain guests with their culinary skills. Sit under beautiful silk paper lanterns surrounded by wooden latticework while you enjoy the simple yet delicate flavours of Kobe beef sushi rolls served with scallops or fresh seaweed and squid salad.
The restaurant is open evenings only, and tables should be reserved in advance.
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This article is part of the supplement: Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Research in Computational Molecular Biology (RECOMB) Satellite Workshop on Comparative Genomics
A consolidation algorithm for genomes fractionated after higher order polyploidization
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BMC Bioinformatics 2012, 13(Suppl 19):S8 doi:10.1186/1471-2105-13-S19-S8Published: 19 December 2012
It has recently been shown that fractionation, the random loss of excess gene copies after a whole genome duplication event, is a major cause of gene order disruption. When estimating evolutionary distances between genomes based on chromosomal rearrangement, fractionation inevitably leads to significant overestimation of classic rearrangement distances. This bias can be largely avoided when genomes are preprocessed by "consolidation", a procedure that identifies and accounts for regions of fractionation.
In this paper, we present a new consolidation algorithm that extends and improves previous work in several directions. We extend the notion of the fractionation region to use information provided by regions where this process is still ongoing. The new algorithm can optionally work with this new definition of fractionation region and is able to process not only tetraploids but also genomes that have undergone hexaploidization and polyploidization events of higher order. Finally, this algorithm reduces the asymptotic time complexity of consolidation from quadratic to linear dependence on the genome size. The new algorithm is applied both to plant genomes and to simulated data to study the effect of fractionation in ancient hexaploids.


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I love that Aaryn and GinaMarie have been let go from their respective jobs, the only downside is that they won't know until they leave the house.
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Kithairon (Κιθαιρών, -ῶνος) is a mountain range ("No corner of Kithairon echoless", Oedipus Rex 440) about 10 mi (16 km) long, in central Greece. It is the physical boundary between Boeotia in the north and Attica in the south. It is mainly composed of limestone and rises to 4,623 ft (1,409 m). Its northeast side is formed by the mountain Pastra.
The range was the scene of many events in Greek mythology and was especially sacred to Dionysus.[citation needed] In Euripides's Bacchae, Dionysus carries out his dances and rites with his bacchants, his priestesses, on Kithairon.[1] Oedipus was exposed on the mountain, while Actaeon and Pentheus were both dismembered on its slopes. It was also the place where Hercules hunted and killed the Lion of Cithaeron.
In historic times, the mountain acted as a backdrop to the Battle of Plataea of 479 BC and was the scene of much skirmishing before the battle itself. In later times fortifications were built both at Plataea and Erythrai as the mountain formed the disputed natural border between Athens and Thebes.
The people of Plataea also personified the mountain as their primal king: "The Plataians know of no king except Asopus and Kithairon before him, holding that the latter gave his name to the mountain, the former to the river". (Pausanias 9.1.1)
- ^ Euripides, Bacchae, 62-63: 'And I will go to the glens of Kithairon, where the bacchants are, and will join them in their dances.'
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IT WAS not a big gathering as far as school reunions go, but then again we were not a big school to begin with.
There were no rousing speeches from famous old boys and no sit-down dinner of roast boar and jugged hare. Truth be told, we were always more a party pie and beer gang back then and nothing much has changed.
Honour boards, if there were any, had long gone - like the school itself. Preston East High closed many years ago to be converted into an Islamic college.
It was 40 years since we walked out for the last time at the end of year 11 (there was no year 12). Some headed to the workforce while others moved to bigger schools for the HSC (now VCE) year.
Many of the faces remain familiar and some of the mannerisms are unchanged. We are all different now and yet in some way the same.
Now a school reunion is hardly an accurate way of gauging a group's journey, for those who attend are usually comfortable in their skins.
The ones who feel they have screwed up often do not want to expose what they see as their failures to old classmates.
No one really wants to answer the inevitable question, ''What have you been doing?'' with, ''Eleven with a minimum of seven.''
So we met and chatted. We all lived within walking distance of the school but now have spread out around Australia.
We were working class, although most of us didn't know it. There was no private-school envy as the only people we knew who wore blazers were tram conductors and cricket umpires.
Our school was just up the road from Crevelli Street - a notorious area dubbed Little Chicago. Our family lived in Albert Street across the road from the Workmans. Their son Greg was big, cheeky and charismatic - the Fonzie of his generation.
He would be shot dead by Alphonse Gangitano outside a St Kilda flat in 1995.
Around the corner in Murray Road they had started to pull down the Nissen huts that made up the migrant camp. Our school was often the first stop for ''new Australians'' who were accepted on two conditions: they followed a footy side and answered to an Anglicised name.
So Gianni became John and Claudio was Claude. Both have since reverted to their given names but sadly can't shake their Collingwood affliction.
While the area had a tough reputation, this is not a story of life on the mean streets - anything but.
Our reunion showed a group of kids who grew up in a relatively white-bread way. Sure, on life's journey there are the inevitable divorces, accidents, illness and death, but those who turned up seemed pretty content - if you can judge people's lives from a couple of hours' chat over finger food. About 40 per cent went on to some form of tertiary education and in most cases they were the first in their families to even complete high school. Gough Whitlam had just been elected prime minister (40 years ago this week) and none of us were born when Labor was last in power.
Too young to vote, we were immediate beneficiaries because for the first time universities became accessible to all.
We were the first generation to be offered free tuition and some of us were even given a means-tested government allowance to study.
The Preston kids became doctors, entrepreneurs, builders, psychiatrists, teachers, nurses, retailers, art historians (she broke my heart), parents, grandparents, travellers and carers.
A good friend (now a doctor) who lived just a street away reflected that he didn't then and doesn't now feel he missed out on anything.
So we were brought up in a housing commission-dominated area with a smattering of crooks. We spent most of our summers at the Preston Baths, believing as we were told; it was one of the best public pools in the southern hemisphere.
There we learnt to swim, smoke and flirt. Your columnist managed to master two of the aforementioned skills.
Our policeman father closed the Sunday trots because of the illegal betting, which did little for the sly grog trade or our popularity.
There were fistfights with no weapons and police were happy to answer calls unarmed. Capsicum was something you put on pizzas, not something used to spray in the face of rioting morons.
Today we are richer, healthier, better travelled and more educated. But are we more content?
Do people from the lower socio-economic regions have the same opportunities that we did? Certainly there is no free tertiary education, most parents who can afford the fees choose the private-school option and year 12 has become a stress-filled marathon rather than a rite of passage.
In Asian studies we were taught that the pressure to succeed in Japan led to a spike in teen suicides. To us that was as foreign as the country itself. Now it is our problem, too.
We have all heard of the two-speed economy but are we developing a two-speed culture?
The hate-filled rant against some French girls on a Melbourne bus that has drawn more than 4 million internet hits remains deeply disturbing. Do we write off the aggressors as just a few knuckle draggers with the collective IQ of a concussed dung beetle or is it symptomatic of a bigger problem?
Just the other day down at Lorne, so-called toolies stalked and bashed male schoolies, who were there to have a harmless good time.
Police say it wasn't just a blue between big kids full of beer and bad manners. This was young men (one armed with a knuckle duster) hunting down teenagers.
The reason? The older types are just bright enough to know they are stupid. Just perceptive enough to know they have missed the boat and are destined to drown in a sea of mediocrity. And so they hate the kids who may succeed where they have failed. As they can't climb up they are determined to pull others down.
We as a community have no right to be so angry. We largely escaped the global financial collapse, have good weather, a sound education system, one of the best public-health models in the world and more assets in the ground than a Mokbel on bail.
There is little generational unemployment, no massive ghettos in our cities, low crime rates and we live in a safe, democratic society.
But that is not sufficient for some. This is not so much about the haves and the have-nots but the haves and have-not-everythings. We want the biggest plasma, a spot at the front of the queue and the closest park at the supermarket. Our time is more valuable, our problems more severe and our stories more important than anyone else's. We try to stuff suitcases the size of a Chevrolet Impala in aeroplane overhead lockers because we are too time poor to stand at a luggage carousel for more than two minutes.
We drive like extras in Death Race 2000 and see any move to be overtaken as an attack on family honour that must be thwarted immediately.
So instead of emailing dial-a-quote experts for their views, your columnist sought out some street coppers and over cool drinks raised the hot subject: ''What the hell is going on out there?''
They identified three major shifts that aren't that pretty at all.
1) Deadbeat dads who disappear. Many young male offenders have grown up without a male role model in their lives. ''No one has ever shown them how to be a man,'' one policeman said. ''We see 25-year-olds carrying on like spoilt 12-year-olds,'' said another.
2) Ice. The spread of the drug has led to a serious spike in street violence. Police say male and female users become spooky-violent, leading to an increased use of capsicum spray and foam.
3) Internet. Increase in racial and sexual vilification, easy access to hardline pornography, hate-filled blogs on (un)social media, open invitations to crash parties and the new phenomenon of online bullying have left police to deal with a whole new culture of bad behaviour.
It is easy to condemn a generation and see points of difference as points of weakness. But DNA has not changed - they are the products of the world we gave them.
Yet for every dimwit with a giant chip on his shoulder and jumbo fries in his tummy there is a kid with a vision greater than Being Lara Bingle.
We see young people who treat each other with respect and who denounce any racist or homophobic comments.
Us media types love nothing better than a tut-tutting schoolie yarn (funny how often such pieces are accompanied by pictures of girls in bikinis) yet rarely cover stories of young people using their gap year to work in Third World countries.
We have watched a friend's daughter's horizons change over the years. Once her ambitions seemed to centre on meeting and marrying Prince William. Later she decided her life partner should be Cyril Rioli (and who wouldn't want to marry the little genius?).
Now grown up, she recently returned from her second stint working with underprivileged children in South America.
Something that none of us white-bread Preston kids would ever have considered back in those Whitlam years.