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- ajayzener
- Reviews: 188
Mweya Lodge: In Nature's Lap
One of the best places I have ever stayed. The two days I spent in Mweya were mesmerising. In the middle of the National Park with animals roaming just out side ..to the beautiful sunset and the freshening sunshine. Everything was just magical !!!
- croisbeauty
- Reviews: 7790
Apartments for rent: Much more cheaper than the hotels
Yes, why spending lots of money for hotels if renting apartment costs cheap. This is Naalya, residential suburb of Kampala, situated about 10-15 kms far from the city centre. There are lots of apartments for rent here, starting from 100 up to 1.000 euros per month, and it makes 3 or 33 euros per day. The cheapest but decent hotel in Kampala cost 25 dollars per day, and its room with bathroom only.
Here you get kitchen, bathroom, dining room and one or more badrooms for les money.
Naalya is very safe area......
- ajayzener
- Reviews: 188
Hotel Margherita: On the foothills of Rewenzori
Hotel Margherita is situated some few kilometers west of Kasese town, Western Uganda in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains otherwise known as the "Mountains of the Moon".
I have stayed here for two days in 2005. This hotel is in the foot hills of Rewenzori Mountains and is one of the best in this location. You can see the mountains far off from your room. There is a huge lawn where you can spent your time gazing the landscape around. A cosy place to stay with very friendly staff members makes this place even special. The Queen Elizabeth National park is just a 30 mins drive from here.
For visitors contemplating excursions within the region it is also ideally located for visits to Queen Elizabeth National Park, and is a popular night stop for those travelling onto or from Kibale Forest, Semliki, the Gorilla parks in the south west and Murchison falls in the north.
- croisbeauty
- Reviews: 7790
Speke: could be very charming but it isn't
When I first saw it, the next day I came to Kampala, my intention was to move here from the place I rented the apartment. Speke hotel is perfectly positioned, in the heart of the city, and looks very attractive. It is relatively small hotel, the kind I like.
So, I went inside to check for a room and the price. There was couple of people, behind the reception desk, but nobody approached to ask me what I want. After few minutes passed, the guy came and adressed to me asking me what I want. He wasn't kind, in a normal way guest expect it and his answers were all but polite.
I quit of moving here because nice and polite hotel staff is what I am expecting to have. Besides, later on I changed my money here in a couple of times and each time had encounter with unpolite staff.
- ajayzener
- Reviews: 188
Munyonyo, Speke Resort: Lake Resort
I stayed in this resort for 4 days, it was during the month of Dec' 2005. The resort was not crowded at all and there were plenty rooms available. The rooms are reasonably big, but during the night time, you could see all sorts of insects just outside the rooms, due to its proxomity to the lake. The lake view is very pleasant and refreshing. The rooms are modern and cosy. The room service is late, as the restaurants are quite a distance away from the rooms.
This resort is about 45mins from the city of Kampala and about 1 Hr and 10 mins drive from the Entebbe Airport.
You can take you time out for a boat ride or go for fishing. There is a stable in the resort and you can hire a horse. The pool is large and the water clean. Overall the stay was pleasant.
- Reviews: 118
Red Chilli Hideaway: Great hostel accomodation in a peacefull setting
Great hostel with bunkhouse, camping and lodge facillities. Clean, good bar, decent food (breakfast/snacks and meals) with a helpful family atmosphere.
There are not too many hostels within the Kampala area. This is a good one.
Washing facilities, bar, free internet and helpfull advice from Steve. They can organise gorilla treks and rafting on the Nile.
Highly recommended.
- ajayzener
- Reviews: 188
Kabira Country Club: Country Club
I stayed in Kabira Country Club in Feb 2006. This is in Bukoto, about 2 Km from the city center. Kabira Country Club offers different kinds of rooms / service apartments. It has a swimming pool, a conference hall, a well equipped gym and a sauna/jacuzzi etc. There is also a Tennis Court & Basketball Court. Overall the place gives a homely feel.
- jordijoan
- Reviews: 45
Eden Rock Resort is placed just a few kilometers from Jinja and next to Bujagalli Falls (where the White Nile rafting takes place). Run by a very friendly women from Cyprus (relative of the might and forgotten Demis Roussos) it has 8 simple but clean bandas with bath facilities inside placed ina anice garden just behing the main building. In August 2003, one week prior to our arrival, this place had the joy to host prince William of England! Best of all was at night, staying under the light of candles in the dinning room with Maria and her sons and having nice and long chats!
Very nicely built small hotel with excellent views of the falls.
- ajayzener
- Reviews: 188
Hotel Equitoria: Accomodation in Downtown Kampala
Hotel Equitoria is in downtown kampala. One of the accessible hotels, but in a crowded location. It is also a cheaper hotel compared to the rest. The rooms and service in the hotel is adequate. Due to its proximity to the heart of the city, you can venture out and walk down the street and do your shopping in nearby areas. It is very near to the wholesale and textile markets.Overall an average place to stay.
- TinyTuck
- Reviews: 359
Blue Mango Lodge: Backpacker's Accomodation
The place is very beautiful, has got a huge restaurant area with a great atmosphere and a swimming pool! (I found it quite anonymous, though, as it was so huge, and I was alone...).
Very basic dorm beds (with mosquito netting) for $ 6 a night (maybe a bit overpriced compared to similar accomodations). Cottages seemed quite nice though. Also possibility to put up your tent.
Highly recommended for a dinner or drink, and to stay especially for groups and families!
Other backpacker's hostels:
- Red Chilli Hideaway (more recommended for solo travellers)!
- Backpacker's Hostel (haven't been there)
- croisbeauty
- Reviews: 7790
Sheraton: de luxe one
Hotel Sheraton, situated on a top of the hill, dominates the whole city area offering fantastic view over whole Kampala. The building itself isn't very attractive, looks alike to those ugly skycrapers which can be found in most of eastern European towns. However, the park and greenery around it is very beautiful.
Can't tell you anything usefull regarding accomodation and facilities because I didn't stay here. I visited its interiors which is in accordancy with the usual Sheraton standards all over the world. The prices for a drink in the hotel bar are approximately five times more expensive than in the other hotels and bars in Kampala.
- Reviews: 3
Grand Imperial Hotel: For convinience and Quality Service.
Five Star accommodation and service
103 centrally air conditioned rooms
Free in-house Movies
In room electronic safe and mini bar
Three restaurants
Two Bars
Conference and Banqueting rooms
Colonial Ballroom Saunas and Jacuzzis & swimming pool
Massage rooms
Steam and Spa baths
Shopping mall
Large secure car parking
9 acre gardens
Free airport service
Personalized and friendly service
Free Airport transfers make it so special!
Known originally as the Imperial Hotel, the first Hotel in Kampala, Grand Imperial has been restored to her previous grandeur and offers a 5 star world class luxury setting amidst the nine acre Independence Park Gardens, in the heart of the business district of Kampala.
It has get a coffee Terrace, in case of meeting friends, a great gathering place.
Leisure, artists performing,good reception, excellent services and meals
- Bonobo2005
- Reviews: 922
Lake Bunyonyi accommodations
Places to stay come and go but the following seem to be the most important (that I know about):
** "Crater Bay Cottages" on the mainland is where we stayed and I can really recommend them. Good s/c cottages with views on the lake, quiet, no overlandtrucks, great food -specialty fresh crayfish- (that you have to order long in advance and remind them couple of times), private pier with stretchers and very informal and friendly staff;
** "Overland Camp" is the more busy and party place that attract a lot of overland trucks (be prepared for them !) next to Crater Bay. Recommended if you travel alone and want to meet a lot of backpackers and overlanders.
** Jasper's Campsite (but also has dorms and rooms) is located on Bwama Island, about half hour by canoe; friendly staff and very basic. Recommended for those who seek remoteness and a more natural experience.
** Bushara Island Camp is on a gorgeous island and the most developed and "luxurious" option. Very popular with holidaymakers and travellers with some better budget. Also very nice for a daytrip (if you buy lunch there you don't have to pay visitor's fee)!
- TexasLinda
- Reviews: 21
Sophie's Hotel: Nice Hotel in Entebbe, Close to Airport
Nice, clean place to stay. We were greeted with smiles and friendly service. We arrived late in the evening and they still offered to serve us any meal or drink we wanted! The staff was exceptionally helpful, carrying our bags to the rooms for us and making every effort to give us a comfortable stay.
Very nice property. They have a comfortable porch where we sat to eat. We ordered breakfast the night before. They prepared it and had it ready at the time we requested and the meals just as we had ordered were ready and on the table by the time we got to the porch! Very nice, very clean and comfortable! Very friendly and helpful staff. Lots of smiles!
- croisbeauty
- Reviews: 7790
Grand Imperial: centraly positioned
Grand Imperial has superior position in the city centre of Kampala, it is just a foot of all major city sites, restaurants, clubs and market place. Built in a colonial style it has huge porch and above it a terrace which are right in a front of the main entrance. As far as could have noticed, UK people love to stay in this hotel.
Next to the hotel is a big parking place.
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Who pays individual income taxes?According to the Brookings Institution, 39 percent of Americans pay no federal income tax. This means that 61 percent of Americans are paying 100 percent of the individual income tax received by the federal government. From a cursory review of the facts, it becomes evident that the U.S. government needs to review how it budgets and spends. In an ironic move, last Thursday, President Barack Obama nominated Richard Cordray to direct the newly formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Its mission, according to its website, is "to make markets for consumer financial products and services work for Americans -- whether they are applying for a mortgage, choosing among credit cards, or using any number of other consumer financial products."
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The trade of Kevin Youkilis to the Chicago White Sox Sunday leaves the Red Sox with only one carryover from the 2004 World Series winning team: David Ortiz. Youkilis might have not played a large role in that 2004 World Series championship, but he was bred to exemplify the personality that was birthed from those championship teams. He was one of the last of the true Boston Dirt Dogs; players molded from the likes of Trot Nixon, Brian Daubach, Kevin Millar, Lou Merloni and Jason Varitek. He was gritty, scrappy, hard-working, tenacious, dirty and intense on the field; but he was philanthropic, caring and sensitive off the field. He represented so much about what made the Red Sox so likable to so many fans during the mid-2000s, and his departure much like Theo Epstein's, Jason Varitek's and Tito Francona's this off-season, signifies the loss of almost the final tangible reminder of those great times, and represents all but the end of an era.
It had been widely speculated for weeks now that Youkilis' days with the Red Sox were all but over. It became so inevitable that during today's game the Fenway Faithful gave him a touching and emotional standing ovation before his first at bat in what would untimely indeed end up being his last game as a Red Sox. If we know one thing about his future, it is that Kevin Youkilis will forever be loved by Red Sox Nation, and we were pleasantly reminded of that today.
The average baseball fan who was unfamiliar with him was introduced to Kevin Youkilis via the 2003 best-seller Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. The book referred to Kevin Youkilis as "Euclis, the Greek God of Walks", and the moniker stuck with him. Billy Beane, the Oakland A's GM and the focus of the novel, made many unsuccessful attempts to trade for Youkilis before he ever reached the majors, as he was enamored by his unprecedented plate discipline even despite his seemingly average tools and skill set. Perhaps no one player more perfectly illustrates the flaws in collective wisdom that existed in baseball insiders more than Kevin Youkilis. Statistics like batting average, stolen bases, and RBI weren't how you gauge a player's true talents and Billy Beane knew that, and that's why he was so enamored with Youkilis. Youkilis was slow, his defense wasn't terribly impressive, his power was suspect and he was called "pudgy" and "roly-poly" even by his own coaches. Youkilis himself said once that he didn't think he "had a tool", let alone all five of them.
Youkilis was so unconventional and that's why he was so fun to follow. He was a guy who just produced, produced and produced some more, but to many teams and scouts, that didn't matter because he didn't look the part. His numbers in college were tremendous, but at that time, teams were less concerned with performance as they were concerned with his physique and his unorthodox approach. The results, however, were always there and to those like Billy Beane his talents were as clear as day. He was a two time second-team All-American in college. He set University of Cincinatti records in almost every offensive category there is. He finished his four years with an on base percentage of .499, and an uncanny ability to almost never strikeout looking.
Billy Beane didn't expect any other teams to be as smart as he was, and was hoping to draft Youkilis in a later round. The new age Boston Red Sox front office, which included a young Theo Epstein, weren't the type to overlook a talent like Youkilis. Youkilis was drafted in the 8th round in 2001, 243rd overall, by the Boston Red Sox and received a signing bonus of $12,000, which was plenty enough to keep him satisfied to play the game he loved.
In the minors, Youkilis immediately performed. He led his class-A league in OBP. He reached base safely for the Lowell Spinners in 46 straight games. His 2002 season resulted in him being voted as the Red Sox Minor League Player of the Year. In 2003 he started the season out for the Portland Sea Dogs, where he led the Eastern League in OBP and was third in BA. He was named to the Eastern League All Star team, and the U.S.A. roster for the 2003 All-Star Futures Game. He moved up to AAA and Pawtucket later that season, where he broke his own individual record and reached based in 71 consecutive games, tying the minor-league record at the time.
After 32 games in Pawtuckett in the 2004 season, Kevin Youkilis was called up to the majors on May 15th to replace injured 3B Bill Mueller. He won the AL Rookie of the Month for May, and as they like to say, the rest is history.
During his Red Sox career, Youkilis was a three-time all-star, 2-time World Series Champion, a Gold Glove winner and the 2008 Hank Aaron Award winner.
Youk was a part of many memorable moments throughout his career. Whether the team was winning, losing, or even brawling, Youkilis seemingly always was playing a part in it.
In his first game, on May 15, 2004, Youkilis wasted no time showing off the power that so many suspected he'd never develop. In only his second at bat ever, Youkilis went yard off of former Cy Young Award winner Pat Hentgen. At the time he was the 7th player ever in team history to hit a home run in his first ever game. Youkilis would say after the game that "This one will go down probably as the greatest day of my life". He would go on to hit 132 more for the Red Sox.
His best playoff performance came during the 2007 ALCS against the Indians. In that series, Youk hit three home runs and amassed 14 hits (tying the ALCS record), and scored 10 runs (breaking the ALCS record). He hit .500 that series (another ALCS record) with a .576 OBP and a .929 slugging percentage. In the World Series, Youkilis would not start any of the road games in favor of Mike Lowell and David Ortiz, and Youkilis handled what Bob Ryan called "the most difficult decision any American League manager has had to make in the 34-year history of the DH" with the utmost class. The Red Sox, as we all know, would go on to win the World Series that year, and it probably wouldn't have happened if it weren't for his exceptional play.
In the regular season, Youkilis had a penchant for timely hitting as well. In an early season series against the Yankees in 2009, Youkilis hit probably his most memorable home run of his careers. After Jason Bay tied the game up in the bottom of the 9th against Mariano Rivera, Youkilis stepped to played in the bottom of the left and blasted a home run over the monster for a walk off against the team's most storied rival.
One of most impressive feats, and perhaps most commonly forgotten one as well, was his record 238 consecutive games played at 1B without committing an error. He still holds the record for all players at any single position. The streak spanned the course of three seasons, from July 4th, 2006 to June 7th, 2008 and saw him go 2,002 chances in a row without a single error.
In 2009 Youkilis hit cleanup for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, and led the team in home runs.
Later that season, after hearing that his good friend and former teammate Greg Montalbano had died of testicular cancer, Youkilis dedicated that game to Montalbano. He hit two home runs that night, pointing up to the sky after touching home plate both times in one of the more emotional moments of his career.
In true Kevin Youkilis fashion, not everything was pretty. There was the brawl he started when he charged the mound after being plunked by Rick Porcello in the midst of his injury plagued 2009 season. There were some interesting moments when he was put in to play left field. There was the time where he was slapped by Manny Ramirez in the dugout, and the two players had to be separated. Years later, Youk shined some light on to the situation saying: "We have two different approaches to the game. Winning and losing isn't life and death to Manny."
The toughest part of his career probably was the past few months. Youkilis is having easily his worst season ever. He lost his starting job to rookie Will Middlebrooks, and there were reports of a strained clubhouse with him at the middle of it. Ultimately, his Red Sox career came to an end today in front of an emotional Fenway Park crowd.
Before his first at bat on this beautiful Sunday afternoon the crowd gave him a rousing ovation. Youkilis gave a tip of the cap to the fans, blew some kisses to the crowd and was visibly holding back tears at points during the game. He was removed from the game in the 7th inning for a pinch runner and the crowd yet again gave him one of their loudest ovations. He was mobbed by his teammates and pushed out of the dugout for one last curtain call.
The Boston crowd gave him a fitting farewell. It wasn't the prettiest parting of ways, but at least for the last three hours on the field we all could sit back and appreciate all the hard work he's provided this team. After the game, he entered the clubhouse to an empty locker without a nameplate, and news eventually broke that he was traded to the Chicago White Sox. It was an emotional, but fitting, end to a fun and successful nine year Red Sox career.
Life will go on for the Red Sox and their fans, and life will go on for Kevin. He's been left for dead by most, but if there's one person that can prove baseball pundits wrong, it's Kevin Youkilis. I think I speak for all of Red Sox Nation in wishing him the best of luck for the White Sox. He will forever be remembered as a Red Sox, even though his socks are now black.


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Frances Fox Piven is a prominent activist and social theorist known for her work surrounding poverty and public policy. Born in the year 1932 to working-class Polish immigrants, Piven grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens (West; 2011). Accepted into the University of Chicago's City Planning undergraduate program at the age of 15, Piven spent her nights waitressing in truck stop diners and her days were spent debating theory with her classmates in coffee shops. Her lifelong marriage of seemingly separate worlds of academia and the realities of the working poor is central to her work and theory (Sophia Smith Collection; 2012). Upon completing her fraduate degree in Social and Economic Planning at the University of Chicago in 1962 she moved to New York City to work in Mobilization for Youth on the Lower East Side for her future husband Richard Cloward (West; 2011).
Piven went on to teach at Colombia University and Boston University, and has taught at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York since 1982. She has held posts on the boards of the Democratic Socialists of America and the American Civil Liberties Union, as well as served president of the American Sociological Association (Sophia Smith Collection; 2012).
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"Regulating the Poor" (1972)- a historical and theoretical analysis of the role of welfare policy in the economic and political control of the poor and working class.
"Poor Peoples' Movements" (1977)- Analyzes the political dynamics through which insurgent social movements sometimes compel significant policy reforms.
"Why Americans Don't Vote" (1988)- Analyzes of the role of electoral laws and practices in disenfranchising large numbers of working class and poor citizens.
"The War at Home" (2004)- Examines the domestic causes and consequences of the foreign wars launched by the Bush administration.
"Challenging Authority: How Ordinary People Change America" (2006)- Examines the interplay of disruptive social movements and electoral politics in generating the political force for egalitarian reform in American history.
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Piven and her late husband Richard Cloward outlined the Cloward-Piven Strategy which seeks to expedite the fall of capitalism by over loading government bureaucracies with a flood of impossible demands. Piven believed this would push for major economic reform at the national level. She also proposed the poor should disrupt the system by engaging in irregular and disruptive tactics. Puar views violent rioting as an effective and desirable means for social change.
Piven was famously attacked by conservative pundit Glenn Beck and his supporters for her 2010 article "Mobilizing the Jobless". In the article Piven calls for mass protests by the young and unemployed, who she feels have been failed and ignored by their government (Piven; 2012). In characterization typical of critics of Piven, Beck argued that she seeks a collapse of the economic system and advocates for welfare policies in which the poor lazily collect checks funded by tax dollars of the middle and upper classes (Mirkinson; 2011).
Mirkinson, Jack. "Glenn Beck Target Frances Fox Piven Gets Death Threats". The Huffington Post, 21 January 2011. Web November 17, 2012. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/21/glenn-beck-target-frances_n_812268.html
Piven, Frances Fox. "Mobilizing the Jobless". The Nation, 22 December 2010. Web November 17, 2012.
Poe, Richard. " The Cloward-Piven Strategy". Discover the Network A Guide to the Political Left. DiscoverTheNetwork.org, 2005. Web 4 May 2013.
Sophia Smith Collection. "Biographical Note". Smith College. Five Colleges Archives and Manuscripts Collections. Web 15 November 2012.
West, Cornel. "The Weight of the Poor: Cornel West Interview Frances Fox Piven". Guernica Magazine, 15 September 2011. Web 15 November 2012.


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We investigated the origins of 252 Southern Appalachian woody species representing 158 clades to analyze larger patterns of biogeographic connectivity around the northern hemisphere. We tested biogeographic hypotheses regarding the timing of species disjunctions to eastern Asia and among areas of North America.We delimited species into biogeographically informative clades, compiled sister-area data, and generated graphic representations of area connections across clades. We calculated taxon diversity within clades and plotted divergence times.Of the total taxon diversity, 45% were distributed among 25 North American endemic clades. Sister taxa within eastern North America and eastern Asia were proportionally equal in frequency, accounting for over 50% of the sister-area connections. At increasing phylogenetic depth, connections to the Old World dominated. Divergence times for 65 clades with intercontinental disjunctions were continuous, whereas 11 intracontinental disjunctions to western North America and nine to eastern Mexico were temporally congruent.Over one third of the clades have likely undergone speciation within the region of eastern North America. The biogeographic pattern for the region is asymmetric, consisting of mostly mixed-aged, low-diversity clades connecting to the Old World, and a minority of New World clades. Divergence time data suggest that climate change in the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene generated disjunct patterns within North America. Continuous splitting times during the last 45 million years support the hypothesis that widespread distributions formed repeatedly during favorable periods, with serial cooling trends producing pseudocongruent area disjunctions between eastern North America and eastern Asia.
Previous phylogenetic studies in oaks (Quercus, Fagaceae) have failed to resolve the backbone topology of the genus with strong support. Here, we utilize next-generation sequencing of restriction-site associated DNA (RAD-Seq) to resolve a framework phylogeny of a predominantly American clade of oaks whose crown age is estimated at 23-33 million years old. Using a recently developed analytical pipeline for RAD-Seq phylogenetics, we created a concatenated matrix of 1.40 E06 aligned nucleotides, constituting 27,727 sequence clusters. RAD-Seq data were readily combined across runs, with no difference in phylogenetic placement between technical replicates, which overlapped by only 43-64% in locus coverage. 17% (4,715) of the loci we analyzed could be mapped with high confidence to one or more expressed sequence tags in NCBI Genbank. A concatenated matrix of the loci that BLAST to at least one EST sequence provides approximately half as many variable or parsimony-informative characters as equal-sized datasets from the non-EST loci. The EST-associated matrix is more complete (fewer missing loci) and has slightly lower homoplasy than non-EST subsampled matrices of the same size, but there is no difference in phylogenetic support or relative attribution of base substitutions to internal versus terminal branches of the phylogeny. We introduce a partitioned RAD visualization method (implemented in the R package RADami; http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/RADami) to investigate the possibility that suboptimal topologies supported by large numbers of loci--due, for example, to reticulate evolution or lineage sorting--are masked by the globally optimal tree. We find no evidence for strongly-supported alternative topologies in our study, suggesting that the phylogeny we recover is a robust estimate of large-scale phylogenetic patterns in the American oak clade. Our study is one of the first to demonstrate the utility of RAD-Seq data for inferring phylogeny in a 23-33 million year-old clade.
UNLABELLED: PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Hybridization is thought to have played an important role in diversification of the speciose shrub genus Ceanothus; putative hybrid species have been described, and data suggest that intrinsic barriers may not exist among closely related species. However, the extent to which hybridization occurs in the wild is not known, and little is understood about how extrinsic factors such as soil chemistry may influence the process. The present research focuses on the gabbro-endemic C. roderickii and the closely related soil-generalist C. cuneatus. Though the species occur peripatrically, they remain distinct across an edaphic disjunction. • METHODS: AFLP was used to quantify hybridization and introgression. Biological data and experiments were used to test for prezygotic isolation. Growth trials were used to test for local adaptation and selection against hybrids. • KEY RESULTS: Ceanothus cuneatus and C. roderickii were strongly differentiated morphologically and genetically, despite a lack of evidence for prezygotic barriers. Hybrids and back-crosses were present but infrequent. Finally, there was selection against hybrids in nonnative soil. • CONCLUSIONS: There is little genetic exchange between the focal species across an edaphic disjunction, despite the absence of prezygotic barriers. This result implies that soil conditions, as well as other extrinsic factors, should be considered as forces that may restrict hybridization and gene flow in Ceanothus, influencing local adaptation and speciation. Findings presented here are significant because they imply that exchange of genetic material between plants may be limited directly by the abiotic environment, rather than by the biology of the plants.
An overview of recent achievements and development of genomic resources in the Fagaceae is provided, with major emphasis on the genera Castanea and Quercus. The Fagaceae is a large plant family comprising more than 900 species belonging to 8-10 genera. Using a wide range of molecular markers, population genetics and gene diversity surveys were the focus of many studies during the past 20 years. This work set the stage for investigations in genomics beginning in the early 1990s and facilitated the application of genetic and quantitative trait loci mapping approaches. Transferability of markers across species and comparative mapping have indicated tight macrosynteny between Quercus and Castanea. Omic technologies were more recently developed and the corresponding resources are accessible via electronic and physical repositories (expressed sequence tag sequences, single-nucleotide polymorphisms, candidate genes, cDNA clones, bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) libraries) that have been installed in North America and Europe. BAC libraries and physical maps were also constructed in Castanea and Quercus and provide the necessary resources for full nuclear genome sequencing projects that are currently under way in Castanea mollissima (Chinese chestnut) and Quercus robur (pedunculate oak). © 2012 The Author(s).


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One of the biggest problems with government intervention in the economy is that politicians usually have neither the knowledge nor the incentives to intervene at the right time.
Bruce Bartlett has pointed out that most government intervention in an economic downturn comes too late. That is, the problem it is trying to solve has already worked itself out and the government intervention can create new problems.
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INGREDIENTSInvigorating- Ingredients-Water (Aqua), Juglans Mandschurica Shell Powder (Walnut), Glyceryl Stearate SE, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Zea Mays Kernel Meal (Corn), Cetyl Alcohol, Linoleamide DEA, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG 100 Stearate, Lanolin Oil, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil (Apricot), Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Primula Veris Extract, Helianthus Annuus Extract (Sunflower), Chamomilla Recutita Extract (Matricaria), Ceteareth 20, Polysorbate 60, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Fragrance (Parfum), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891) ***Oily/acne prone- Ingredients-Active Ingredients: Salicylic Acid (2%) (For treatment of acne) Inactive Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Juglans Regia (Walnut) Shell Powder, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Zea Mays (Corn) Kernel Meal, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cetyl Alcohol, Trithanolamine, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG 100 Stearate, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Fruit Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract, Primula Veris Extract, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol, Carbomer, Ceteareth 20, Cetyl Acetate, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Chloride, Sorbitol, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Fragrance (Parfum), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891) 6/1/09
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I used this for the first time a few years ago and hated it, but now it's tolerable. I hated it because I didn't use it properly - I would exfoliate with it twice a day, every day, and was surprised when acne exploded all over my face and my skin was overall incredibly irritated. I gave it another try a few months ago after my regular exfoliator ran out. Personally, for best results, I use it once a week VERY GENTLY. This is a very harsh scrub so make sure to gently massage it into your skin. I also use this as a body scrub. It's affordable and has a pleasant, non-synthetic scent. It's not the best exfoliator at the drugstore but it's getting the job done until I can find the Freeman's charcoal and black sugar face mask in stores again.
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I used to use this years ago and it was amazing, then they change the forumla and I found it didn't work as well. I did recently repurchase it to have another go and I still think it isn't as good as it was.
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It's a little rough but it sure makes my skin feel super soft! The smell is nice as well.
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This scrub was way to harsh on my face. Not only that, it broke me out!
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This is a good scrub for your body, not so much for your face. According to my dermatologist, the walnut particles in this scrub are too large and jagged, thus causing microtears in your skin when you use this as an exfoliator. Plus, this product contains ingredients that the ewg recommends that you avoid such as triethanolamine. The price may be good, but the product is not.
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Love this product! I use it every few days on my face, and I use it everyday as a lip exfoliant. It's great for removing dead skin, which I need since I have dry skin. It also lasts me forever! Definitely worth it.
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I think it's a great product. I love the apricot kernels which allow me to exfoliate any dead skin cells away so my face feels soft and allows any skin products I use afterwards to work properly. It's an old and reliable product plus it smells fresh too.
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this scrub is already kind of cheap to begin with, but the store brand apricot scrubs are even cheaper and work just as well. my skin, in particular my blackheads, look noticeably better after a single use of this scrub. it doesn't completely erase every single blackhead, but it does remove a lot of them and makes the remaining ones a lot smaller and less noticeable. the scrub doesn't feel harsh unless you use it too often. i generally just use it as needed, i.e. whenever i have a lot of blackheads.
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There are many better scrubs than this one out there. The apricot kernels in this scrub are quite harsh on the skin, although they do make the skin softer. This scrub does nothing more for your skin though. I wouldn't use it or buy it again.
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Death and Dying in South Africa (HDEV 300I), June 2012
Instructor: Dr. Pamela Roberts
Travel Agent: Luke Angel (African Angel Tours)
Tour Guides: Arlene Hermanus, Lutendo Lishivha, Bongani Mnisi and others
Community Guides: Gladys Ntseke, Vicky Ntozini, Noor Ebrahim, Danielle, Elmond, and Aslam, Chester, Michael, Solomon, Zamile
Cape Town bus driver: Kuni
Students: Angel Graham, Ahsun (Sonny) Khawaja, Jackie Ochoa, Thuy-Anh Nguyen, Brittney Schultz, Angelica Sievers, Amanda Sinks, Andrea Soria, Lindsay Valerio, Chynna Ysidoro
Fellow Traveler: Elyse Blankley
This webpage chronicles the experiences of the 2012 CSULB Death and Dying class in South Africa. Our travels began on June 5 and ended June 26; except for two initial meetings at CSULB, classes were taught on location in Cape Town, Khayelitsha, Johannesburg, and a safari camp near Kruger Park. Trips to museums and historic sites, stays in a township and a village, and working with children and the elderly provided a deeper understanding of course material and an appreciation of life in South Africa today. Descriptions of our activities, excerpts from student journals and some of our zillions of photographs are presented here, but no matter how much we write and how many pictures we upload, capturing the essence of the trip is a difficult task; in this case, the whole truly is greater than the sum of the parts.
Everyone asks me to describe South Africa to them. They say, "tell me about it, how are the people?" However I don't think I can truly tell people how South Africa really is until they see it with their own eyes. Andrea
As I reflect on my trip to South Africa I become overwhelmed with appreciation and gratefulness. When people ask me about my trip it takes a while for me to respond because I am somewhat speechless. I cannot choose my favorite part of the trip… Angel
Nothing in my stories, I feel, will be able to translate the power of the experience I had. Lyndsay
It was so hard to describe my experiences and how they affected me to others because they just were not there to experience it. Angelica
When I returned, everyone seemed to all ask me the same question, "So how was Africa?" I never realized how difficult it would be to answer this question, so I simply say, "I don't even know where to begin, but it was amazing." Jackie
Sharing my collective experiences now back at home just tangles up thinking where do I start? …The "How was it?" question is far too vague and if I hear it again I might just say "I saw lions." Brittney


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Insulin Resistance, Brain Atrophy, and Cognitive Performance in Late Middle–Aged Adults
- Auriel A. Willette, PHD1,2,3,
- Guofan Xu, MD, PHD1,3,4,
- Sterling C. Johnson, PHD1,2,3,
- Alex C. Birdsill, BS1,3,
- Erin M. Jonaitis, PHD3,5,
- Mark A. Sager, MD3,5,
- Bruce P. Hermann, PHD3,5,
- Asenath La Rue, PHD3,5,
- Sanjay Asthana, MD1,3,5 and
- Barbara B. Bendlin, PHD1,3⇓
- 1Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin
- 2Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
- 3Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
- 4Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
- 5Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
- Corresponding author: Barbara B. Bendlin, bbb{at}medicine.wisc.edu.
OBJECTIVE Insulin resistance dysregulates glucose uptake and other functions in brain areas affected by Alzheimer disease. Insulin resistance may play a role in Alzheimer disease etiopathogenesis. This longitudinal study examined whether insulin resistance among late middle–aged, cognitively healthy individuals was associated with 1) less gray matter in Alzheimer disease–sensitive brain regions and 2) worse cognitive performance.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, gray matter volume, and the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) were acquired in 372 participants at baseline and a consecutive subset of 121 individuals ~4 years later. Voxel-based morphometry and tensor-based morphometry were used, respectively, to test the association of insulin resistance with baseline brain volume and progressive gray matter atrophy.
RESULTS Higher insulin resistance predicted less gray matter at baseline and 4 years later in medial temporal lobe, prefrontal cortices, precuneus, and other parietal gyri. A region-of-interest analysis, independent of the voxel-wise analyses, confirmed that higher insulin resistance was related to medial temporal lobe atrophy. Atrophy itself corresponded to cognitive deficits in the RAVLT. Temporal lobe atrophy that was predicted by higher insulin resistance significantly mediated worse RAVLT encoding performance.
CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that insulin resistance in an asymptomatic, late middle–aged cohort is associated with progressive atrophy in regions affected by early Alzheimer disease. Insulin resistance may also affect the ability to encode episodic information by negatively influencing gray matter volume in medial temporal lobe.
This article contains Supplementary Data online at http://care.diabetesjournals.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.2337/dc12-0922/-/DC1.
A slide set summarizing this article is available online.
- Received May 12, 2012.
- Accepted July 31, 2012.
- © 2013 by the American Diabetes Association.
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I have 4 children. Both of my older children (now almost 13 and 9) were potty trained at or before 2 years old. I had no trouble training them whatsoever. Now, my middle child is 3 (will be 4 Christmas Eve) and he's nowhere near potty trained. I've tried everything with him, sticker charts, candies, taking away his diapers, letting him pick out big boy underwear...everything I could and he just doesn't care. He's neurotypical with no special needs, he just will not go pee on the potty. I'm so embarrassed that my 3 year old is in diapers and I think people must thing I'm a bad mom. Has anyone had trouble potty training their child? What worked?
I'm really embarrassed to admit this but...
Sorry but I disagree. My ds will pee on the potty , but refuses to poop. He ha tried a few times but "can't" . He has sensory issues which play a part. He has never pooped himself and would hold it until he got sick if he didn't have the diaper option. Every child is different and it sounds like op's child is not ready. Chance are when he is there will be no transition he will decide and it will be done.
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My YDS is 3.5 and is NOT interested in the potty either. My DH is riding my ass about him not being potty trained, i can't FORCE him to go on the potty! I use the night-time ones by Pampers bc he pees so much, everything leaks!! Underwear he pees in and keeps going, I let him run naked for a week, he pees all over my furniture and floor. I have been told one of the biggest signs of readiness is waking up dry, I have to wake him up at 5-6 hours and change him bc he is soaked! We have cut off fluids after a specific time, minus sips of water and it hasn't helped. When he is good and ready, he will. I ask him every hour if he has to go, he says no, and is usually dry, but as soon as he gets off the pot he squats on my floor and pees. @@
If they aren't ready, you can't force it! :)
" A smiley at the end of a bitchy sentence still means you're a bitch ." rockchild
DD was the same way. She finally potty trained at age 3.5 ONLY because she really, really, really wanted to go to preschool and they wouldn't take her when she was still in diapers. She trained immediately. I'm sure she was always capable (after age 2) but liked the convenience of a diaper.
I really find it humorous how people get so wrapped up in potty training. Not everyone, but for some people it's like a badge of honor that their child potty trained at 18 months. Other than the cost and environmental impact of diapers/pull-ups (which is great, I admit), what's the negative of a child potty training at 3 or 4? If they want to potty train earlier, great - if they don't, isn't pestering and bullying them into potty training early just frustrating for the parent and providing a negative experience for the child?
My older son potty trained around 2 1/2 (when he was ready - he told me he was ready), but my younger son is just potty training now (he turned 3 in July - also just told me he was ready). We've spent our efforts reading, counting, having fun, etc. rather than chasing them around with a potty. So far, they don't seem to be terribly tramatized that they were "late" to the game.
With everything parenting, some children are ready for certain milestones earlier than others.
To any parent looking down on someone for not potty training at the earliest possible moment, please rememeber that all people (yes, children are people!) are different and potty training is just one small milestone in a million. There will be times when your child isn't at the head of the pack - they may read slower, have social issues, not get straight As in school, not get into an Ivy league college, not become a doctor, live at home until they're 30, etc. Do you want other moms to look down on you for your parenting failures?
Sorry for the rant, this topic just annoys me (if you can't tell). :-)
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My ODD refused to use the potty until she was about 3.5, so you're not alone. YDD was right before 2. What worked for ODD was that we took a break from all things potty - I put away the undies, the potty chair, sticker chart, and didn't mention the potty at all. Nothing. After a month, she asked where it all was. I told her it was away until she was ready. I started pointing everything out to her when I changed her diapers (no p/ups for us either). Oh, you're wet, you went pee in your diaper. Mostly bc I think diapers are so absorbent, lots of kids just don't even recognize when they're wet, they don't know what's going on. Moved to telling her "now you put your pee in the diaper, but one day you'll put it in the potty like mommy & daddy". Then I planned a potty party. Basically I picked a week when I could stay at home or close to it. Talked it up, talked about how much fun we'd have. Really - it was just an excuse to get her excited about the potty again. YOu also might not need a full week - a long weekend can work (and that's all it took for her). It was just our family of course, the only rule was that she had to wear undies all day (when she slept - and she was still napping, I let her have a diaper). She picked out special snacks (the saltier the better - those variety single size chips are great), I got a bunch of movies, hung up old party decorations, and we were off. A day before, she told me that she would wear undies, but teared up when she said "but I don't know how to use the potty". I downplayed it, told her she didn't need to know how, just had to wear undies.
It worked. I potty-proofed the downstairs - rolled up carpets, and blocked off rooms (just to make messes easier to clean). Loaded up on rags and paper towels. And crossed my fingers. At first, I set a kitchen timer, and had her "go practice sitting on the potty" every time it rang. By day2, it was driving us both nuts, so when she asked if she could just sit when she thought she had to go, I was fine with that. As expected, day1 was full of puddles and lots of wet clothes. You mgiht want to let him wear a long tshirt wiht undies instead of shorts or pants - at first, it's easier to get just hte undies down. I stayed calm and optimistic, although I'll admit that the big glass of wine I had that night after the kids were in bed really helped ;) Day 2 - she peed midmorning, stopped, and got on the potty to finish. Success!!! She made it to the potty the rest of the day, and we went out to celebrate for dinner (in undies, I didn't eat much). Day3 - no accidents, and she never looked back.
I think taking the stress off her helped. We didn't do rewards those 3days, but really it was because stickers, M&Ms, treats - did nothing for her. I did let her eat as many chips as she wanted, so I guess that was reward. I figured the saltier the snack, the more she'd drink, and we'd get more practice in (that worked). I did use rewards with my YDD - time wiht playdoh, painting, stuff that I controlled, if that makes sense. Also she got tired of the M&Ms after a day, so I had to keep changing up the reward to keep her interested.
The plus side of training an older child - it doesn't take as long, and once they get it, they get it. Sure, ODD was 3.5. But - after that weekend, she didn't have ONE accident. Never regressed, or had probs getting to the potty on time. It was like a switch turned on for her. YDD was younger, and although she was pretty easy too, we did hit a period of accidents, and not realizing she had to go until it was too late. So - yes, he's older, but it might take less time and when he eventually gets it, it will be like he knew how to use the potty forever.
Hang in there. Hugs to you. I hated potty training - can't imagine having to do it 4X. He'll be fine - as my pediatrician said, as parents, we can only do so much. You can show him where to go, you can work with him, but ultimately, it's his decision. You can fight with him over it, by forcing the issue, getting frustrated by having to clean up so many messes (face it, even if he cleans up the puddles, you're doing all that extra laundry), or you can help him get there slowly. It doesn't really matter how fast you run the potty training race - the end result is still the same. Good luck!
Mom to 2 Leo girls (8 & 6) - I am blessed!
My 4 year old daughter STILL has "accidents"...I use that term loosely, because she's just too lazy to get on the potty. I get so frustrated with her, because we started her potty training when she was 2! She goes through phases, she'll be doing great...and then BAM, she'll start peeing in her pants again. She just gets too busy and doesn't wanna take the time to get in the bathroom, I don't know what to do either.
I've got this dilemma:
DS will peepee on the potty almost 100% when naked.
Maybe 50-75% in clothes
Maybe 25% when in tighty whities
Not once does he tell me he has to go potty. He just does it and tells me afterward. The poop one is fun since he's only pooped on the potty 3 times. So, I get to go look for poop (if he's in boxers) or get to clean up a nasty mess if he's in tighty whities.
Mine turned 3 in june 2012 and we are having trouble too im doing a sticker chart but i cant get him to poop for anything in the pot.... hang in there your not alone... if you have been trying for a while start back at the begining mabye ? I have noticed that when I set the timmer on the stove he know that when it goes off to stop and we "race" to the potty to see who can pee 1st... have you tryed adding something in the potty for him to aim at thats always fun well as fun as it gets potty training
whats the three day method?? Im desperate
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`Our 1st sonEDD 09/16/11
Samantha-N- Kyle
I had such a hard time with my first that I didn't even train my second. If she asked I'd take her but I really let her lead. One day at almost 3.5 she said, momma I want to be a big girl. That was it. Very few accidents. (Although she went on a poop strike about a month later butthat lasted a few weeks and she's been fine since).
I refuse to stress over it. All kids are different. Some train early, some late. Oh well.


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take with care
1 person found the following review helpful
Posted by Reviewer2389656 on Aug 31, 2012
this product made me feel quite unwell and i had to stop using it. I regret buying so much as it cost a lot of money .
Just OK
1 person found the following review helpful
Posted by 5333192058175578064 on Aug 05, 2014
It's marketed as a miracle drug, but I don't feel it. Maybe after using it for months or years, it starts to show. But maybe this is a dud, or I just don't need its affects. I most certainly would not buy this specific product again. My purchase has me doubtful of ordering any mushroom based supplement ever again.
is too expensive for what you get
1 person found the following review helpful
Posted by 5563130519279467371 on Jan 04, 2015
no benefits after using almost 1 year so its your waste of money
Posted by 5707285637621567758 on Jan 17, 2015
See no difference
Posted by 5308038784088396665 on Mar 28, 2015
I have tried it for 3 weeks. See no difference.
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