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Article: Conservation of the endangered Mediterranean tortoise Testudo hermanni hermanni: The contribution of population genetics and historical demography
Article: Phylogeography and demographic history of Shaw's Jird (Meriones shawii complex) in North Africa
Article: New molecular data favour an anthropogenic introduction of the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) in North Africa[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: According to fossil data, the wood mouse arrived in North Africa 7500 ya, while it was present in Europe since Early Pleistocene. Previous molecular studies suggested that its introduction in North Africa probably occurred via the Strait of Gibraltar more than 0.4 Mya ago. In this study, we widely sampled wood mice to get a better understanding of the geographic and demographic history of this species in North Africa and possibly to help resolving the discrepancy between genetic and palaeontological data. Specifically, we wanted to answer the following questions: (1) When and how did the wood mouse arrive in North Africa? and (2) What is its demographic and geographic history in North Africa since its colonization? We collected in the field 438 new individuals and used both mtDNA and six microsatellite markers to answer these questions. Our results confirm that North African wood mice have a south-western European origin and colonized the Maghreb through the Strait of Gibraltar probably during the Mesolithic or slightly after. They first colonized the Tingitana Peninsula and then expanded throughout North Africa. Our genetic data suggest that the ancestral population size comprised numerous individuals reinforcing the idea that wood mice did not colonize Morocco accidentally through rafting of a few individuals, but via recurrent/multiple anthropogenic translocations. No spatial structuring of the genetic variability was recorded in North Africa, from Morocco to Tunisia.
Conference Paper: Comparative phylogeography and population genetic structure of 10 widespread small vertebrate species in Morocco
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ABSTRACT: The freshwater blenny (Salaria fluviatilis), an endemic fish to the tributaries of the Mediterranean and Black seas, is considered endangered in five of the nine Mediterranean-European countries. Substantial effort has recently been made to improve our understanding of its biology (i.e., habitat modelling, morphology, behaviour), but developing a conservation program for a species is less effective without a thorough knowledge of its genetic heterogeneity. The goal of this study was to assess the existence and boundaries of freshwater blenny genetic clusters in the occidental basin of the Mediterranean Sea. Our results suggest a genetic structure at two levels. The first is a range-wide product of two different glacial refuges, potentially the Iberian Peninsula (South of Spain; the origin of the "western" group) and Corsica (the "eastern" group). Subsequent northward migration likely took place along the Mediterranean coasts from these two glacial refuges to the southern part of mainland France, where a second contact zone potentially occurred. The second level is a fine-scale genetic structure corresponding to eight genetic groups—four to the west from the "western" refuge and four to the east from the "eastern" refuge. Furthermore, we demonstrate that population differentiation between the western and eastern groups had occurred far enough in the past that new mutations and not solely drift effects were detectable. These results provide a foundation on which to design future conservation efforts of the freshwater blenny in the occidental basin of the Mediterranean Sea.
Article: Spatial heterogeneity in landscape structure influences dispersal and genetic structure: Empirical evidence from a grasshopper in an agricultural landscape[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Dispersal may be strongly influenced by landscape and habitat characteristics that could either enhance or restrict movements of organisms. Therefore, spatial heterogeneity in landscape structure could influence gene flow and the spatial structure of populations. In the past decades, agricultural intensification has led to the reduction of grassland surfaces, their fragmentation and intensification. Since these changes are not homogeneously distributed in landscapes, they have resulted in spatial heterogeneity with generally less intensified hedged farmland areas remaining alongside streams and rivers. In this study, we assessed spatial pattern of abundance and population genetic structure of a flightless grasshopper species, Pezotettix giornae, based on the surveys of 363 grasslands in a 430 km² agricultural landscape of Western France. Data was analyzed using geostatistics and landscape genetics based on microsatellites markers and computer simulations. Results suggested that small scale intense dispersal allows this species to survive in intensive agricultural landscapes. A complex spatial genetic structure related to landscape and habitat characteristics was also detected. Two P. giornae genetic clusters bisected by a linear hedged farmland were inferred from clustering analyses. This linear hedged farmland was characterized by high hedgerow and grassland density as well as higher grassland temporal stability which were suspected to slow down dispersal. Computer simulations demonstrated that a linear{\hyphen}shaped landscape feature limiting dispersal could be detected as a barrier to gene flow and generate the observed genetic pattern. This study illustrates the relevance of using computer simulations to test hypotheses in landscape genetics studies. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Article: Congruent signals of population history but radically different patterns of genetic diversity between mitochondrial and nuclear markers in a mountain lizard[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Historical factors, current popul ation size, population connectivity and selective processes at linked loci contribute to shaping contemporary patterns of neutral genetic diversity. It is now widely acknowledged that nuclear and mitochondrial markers react differently to current demography as well as to past history, so the use of both types of markers is often advocated to gain insight on both historical and contempor ary processes. We used 12 microsatellite loci genotyped in 13 populations of a mountain lizard ( Iberolacerta bonnali ) to test if the historical scenario favoured by a previous mitochondrial study was also supported by nuclear markers and thereby evaluated the consequences of post-glacial range movements on nuclear diversity. Congruent signals of recent histor y were revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial markers using an Approximate Bayesian Comput ation approach but cont emporary patterns of mtDNA and nuclear DNA diversity were radically different. Although dispersal in this species is probably highly restricted at all spatial scales, colonisation abilities have been historically good, suggesting capability for reestablishment of locally extinct populations except in fully disconnected habitats.
Article: Blacktip reef sharks, Carcharhinus melanopterus, have high genetic structure and varying demographic histories in their Indo-Pacific range[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: sampling includes 4 widely separated locations in the Indo-Pacific and 11 islands in French Polynesia with different levels of coastal development. 14 microsatellite loci were analysed for samples from all locations and 2 mitochondrial DNA fragments, the control region and cytochrome b, were examined for 10 locations. For microsatellites, genetic diversity is higher for the locations in the large open systems of the Red Sea and Australia than for the fragmented habitat of the smaller islands of French Polynesia. Strong significant structure was found for distant locations with FST values as high as ~0.3, and a smaller but still significant structure is found within French Polynesia. Both mitochondrial genes show only a few mutations across the sequences with a dominant shared haplotype in French Polynesia and New Caledonia suggesting a common lineage different to that of East Australia. Demographic history analyses indicate population expansions in the Red Sea and Australia that may coincide with sea level changes after climatic events. Expansions and flat signals are indicated for French Polynesia as well as a significant recent bottleneck for Moorea, the most human-impacted lagoon of the locations in French Polynesia.
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ABSTRACT: Understanding the demographic history of populations and species is a central issue in evolutionary biology and molecular ecology. In this work, we develop a maximum-likelihood method for the inference of past changes in population size from microsatellite allelic data. Our method is based on importance sampling of gene genealogies, extended for new mutation models, notably the generalized stepwise mutation model (GSM). Using simulations, we test its performance to detect and characterize past reductions in population size. First, we test the estimation precision and confidence intervals coverage properties under ideal conditions, then we compare the accuracy of the estimation with another available method (MSVAR) and we finally test its robustness to misspecification of the mutational model and population structure. We show that our method is very competitive compared with alternative ones. Moreover, our implementation of a GSM allows more accurate analysis of microsatellite data, as we show that the violations of a single step mutation assumption induce very high bias toward false contraction detection rates. However, our simulation tests also showed some limits, which most importantly are large computation times for strong disequilibrium scenarios and a strong influence of some form of unaccounted population structure. This inference method is available in the latest implementation of the MIGRAINE software package.
Article: Genetic structure of populations of whale sharks among ocean basins and evidence for their historic rise and recent decline[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This study presents genetic evidence that whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, are comprised of at least two populations that rarely mix and is the first to document a population expansion. Relatively high genetic structure is found when comparing sharks from the Gulf of Mexico with sharks from the Indo-Pacific. If mixing occurs between the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, it is not sufficient to counter genetic drift. This suggests whale sharks are not all part of a single global meta-population. The significant population expansion we found was indicated by both microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA. The expansion may have happened during the Holocene, when tropical species could expand their range due to sea level rise eliminating dispersal barriers and increasing plankton productivity. However, the historic trend of population increase may have reversed recently. Declines in genetic diversity are found for 6 consecutive years at Ningaloo Reef in Australia. The declines in genetic diversity being seen now may be due to commercial-scale harvesting of whale sharks and collision with boats in past decades in other countries in the Indo-Pacific. The study findings have implications for models of population connectivity for whale sharks and advocate for continued focus on effective protection of the world's largest fish at multiple spatial scales.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Article: Cornuet JM, Pudlo P, Veyssier J, Dehne-Garcia A, Gautier M, Leblois R et al.. DIYABC v2.0: a software to make approximate Bayesian computation inferences about population history using single nucleotide polymorphism, DNA sequence and microsatellite data. Bioinformatics 30: 1187-1189[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: DIYABC is a software package for a comprehensive analysis of population history using approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) on DNA polymorphism data. Version 2.0 implements a number of new features and analytical methods. It allows: (i) the analysis of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data at large number of loci, apart from microsatellite and DNA sequence data; (ii) efficient Bayesian model choice using linear discriminant analysis on summary statistics; and (iii) the serial launching of multiple post-processing analyses. DIYABC v2.0 also includes a user-friendly graphical interface with various new options. It can be run on three operating systems: GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows and Apple Os X. Availability: Freely available with a detailed notice document and example projects to academic users from: http://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/CBGP/diyabc CONTACT: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Article: The Impact of Human Conflict on the Genetics of Mastomys natalensis and Lassa Virus in West Africa[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Environmental changes have been shown to play an important role in the emergence of new human diseases of zoonotic origin. The contribution of social factors to their spread, especially conflicts followed by mass movement of populations, has not been extensively investigated. Here we reveal the effects of civil war on the phylogeography of a zoonotic emerging infectious disease by concomitantly studying the population structure, evolution and demography of Lassa virus and its natural reservoir, the rodent Mastomys natalensis, in Guinea, West Africa. Analysis of nucleoprotein gene sequences enabled us to reconstruct the evolutionary history of Lassa virus, which appeared 750 to 900 years ago in Nigeria and only recently spread across western Africa (170 years ago). Bayesian demographic inferences revealed that both the host and the virus populations have gone recently through severe genetic bottlenecks. The timing of these events matches civil war-related mass movements of refugees and accompanying environmental degradation. Forest and habitat destruction and human predation of the natural reservoir are likely explanations for the sharp decline observed in the rodent populations, the consequent virus population decline, and the coincident increased incidence of Lassa fever in these regions. Interestingly, we were also able to detect a similar pattern in Nigeria coinciding with the Biafra war. Our findings show that anthropogenic factors may profoundly impact the population genetics of a virus and its reservoir within the context of an emerging infectious disease.
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ABSTRACT: DNA barcoding is the assignment of individuals to species using standardized mitochondrial sequences. Nuclear data are sometimes added to the mitochondrial data to increase power. A barcoding method for analysing mitochondrial and nuclear data is developed. It is a Bayesian method based on the coalescent model. Then this method is assessed using simulated and real data. It is found that adding nuclear data can reduce the number of ambiguous assignments. Finally, the robustness of coalescent-based barcoding to departures from model assumptions is studied using simulations. This method is found to be robust to past population size variations, to within-species population structures, and to designs that poorly sample populations within species. Supplementary Material is available online at www.liebertonline.com/cmb.
Article: Likelihood-Based Inferences under Isolation by Distance: Two-Dimensional Habitats and Confidence Intervals[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Likelihood-based methods of inference of population parameters from genetic data in structured populations have been implemented but still little tested in large networks of populations. In this work, a previous software implementation of inference in linear habitats is extended to two-dimensional habitats, and the coverage properties of confidence intervals are analyzed in both cases. Both standard likelihood and an efficient approximation are considered. The effects of misspecification of mutation model and dispersal distribution, and of spatial binning of samples, are considered. In the absence of model misspecification, the estimators have low bias, low mean square error, and the coverage properties of confidence intervals are consistent with theoretical expectations. Inferences of dispersal parameters and of the mutation rate are sensitive to misspecification or to approximations inherent to the coalescent algorithms used. In particular, coalescent approximations are not appropriate to infer the shape of the dispersal distribution. However, inferences of the neighborhood parameter (or of the product of population density and mean square dispersal rate) are generally robust with respect to complicating factors, such as misspecification of the mutation process and of the shape of the dispersal distribution, and with respect to spatial binning of samples. Likelihood inferences appear feasible in moderately sized networks of populations (up to 400 populations in this work), and they are more efficient than previous moment-based spatial regression method in realistic conditions.
Article: Effects of landscape features and demographic history on the genetic structure of Testudo marginata populations in the southern Peloponnese and Sardinia[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Testudo marginata, the largest European land tortoise, is suffering habitat degradation and destruction. Some populations, in markedly degraded habitats, are characterized by divergent morphotypes. However, the evolutionary significance of these morphotypes is of debate. Using 11 polymorphic microsatellites, we studied: (1) marginated tortoises from Sardinia that display a divergent morphotype – this population was potentially introduced from Greece; and (2) an area in the southern Peloponnese that includes a small and degraded zone in which marginated tortoises are dwarf. Genetic analyses run without any a priori assignment clearly acknowledge the specimens sampled in the territory of the dwarf form as a single group whilst Sardinian specimens are clustered with other specimens from the northern part of the area sampled in Greece. Demographic analyses suggest that Sardinian tortoises originated recently from some of the populations sampled in the northern part of the area sampled in Greece. Over locations sampled in Greece, a landscape-genetic analysis allowed us to detect potential landscape features that may reduce gene flow between the dwarf form territory and surrounding areas. Our results suggest that the territory of the dwarf form is particularly propitious for marginated tortoises and that conservation regulations in Greece should be reinforced to protect this area from increasing impact of human activities changing from traditional agriculture to mechanization and extensive use of chemicals. © 2011 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2012, 105, 591–606.
Article: Genetic diversity, structure, gene flow and evolutionary relationships within the Sorghum bicolor wild–weedy–crop complex in a western African region[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Gene flow between domesticated plants and their wild relatives is one of the major evolutionary processes acting to shape their structure of genetic diversity. Earlier literature, in the 1970s, reported on the interfertility and the sympatry of wild, weedy and cultivated sorghum belonging to the species Sorghum bicolor in most regions of sub-Saharan Africa. However, only a few recent surveys have addressed the geographical and ecological distribution of sorghum wild relatives and their genetic structure. These features are poorly documented, especially in western Africa, a centre of diversity for this crop. We report here on an exhaustive in situ collection of wild, weedy and cultivated sorghum assembled in Mali and in Guinea. The extent and pattern of genetic diversity were assessed with 15 SSRs within the cultivated pool (455 accessions), the wild pool (91 wild and weedy forms) and between them. F ST and R ST statistics, distance-based trees, Bayesian clustering methods, as well as isolation by distance models, were used to infer evolutionary relationships within the wild–weedy–crop complex. Firstly, our analyses highlighted a strong racial structure of genetic diversity within cultivated sorghum (F ST = 0.40). Secondly, clustering analyses highlighted the introgressed nature of most of the wild and weedy sorghum and grouped them into two eco-geographical groups. Such closeness between wild and crop sorghum could be the result of both sorghum's domestication history and preferential post-domestication crop-to-wild gene flow enhanced by farmers' practices. Finally, isolation by distance analyses showed strong spatial genetic structure within each pool, due to spatially limited dispersal, and suggested consequent gene flow between the wild and the crop pools, also supported by R ST analyses. Our findings thus revealed important features for the collection, conservation and biosafety of domesticated and wild sorghum in their centre of diversity.
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ABSTRACT: The evolutionary history of Leishmania chagasi, the aetiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis in South America has been widely debated. This study addresses the problem of the origin of L. chagasi, its timing and demography with fast evolving genetic markers, a suite of Bayesian clustering algorithms and coalescent modelling. Here, using 14 microsatellite markers, 450 strains from the Leishmania donovani complex, we show that the vast majority of the Central and South American L. chagasi were nested within the Portuguese Leishmania infantum clade. Moreover, L. chagasi allelic richness was half that of their Old World counterparts. The bottleneck signature was estimated to be about 500 years old and the settlement of L. chagasi in the New World, probably via infected dogs, was accompanied by a thousand-fold population decrease. Visceral leishmaniasis, lethal if untreated, is therefore one more disease that the Conquistadores brought to the New World.
Article: Inferring Population Decline and Expansion From Microsatellite Data: A Simulation-Based Evaluation of the Msvar Method[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Reconstructing the demographic history of populations is a central issue in evolutionary biology. Using likelihood-based methods coupled with Monte Carlo simulations, it is now possible to reconstruct past changes in population size from genetic data. Using simulated data sets under various demographic scenarios, we evaluate the statistical performance of Msvar, a full-likelihood Bayesian method that infers past demographic change from microsatellite data. Our simulation tests show that Msvar is very efficient at detecting population declines and expansions, provided the event is neither too weak nor too recent. We further show that Msvar outperforms two moment-based methods (the M-ratio test and Bottleneck) for detecting population size changes, whatever the time and the severity of the event. The same trend emerges from a compilation of empirical studies. The latest version of Msvar provides estimates of the current and the ancestral population size and the time since the population started changing in size. We show that, in the absence of prior knowledge, Msvar provides little information on the mutation rate, which results in biased estimates and/or wide credibility intervals for each of the demographic parameters. However, scaling the population size parameters with the mutation rate and scaling the time with current population size, as coalescent theory requires, significantly improves the quality of the estimates for contraction but not for expansion scenarios. Finally, our results suggest that Msvar is robust to moderate departures from a strict stepwise mutation model.
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ABSTRACT: Hunter-gatherer Pygmies from Central Africa are described as being extremely mobile. Using neutral genetic markers and population genetics theory, we explored the dispersal behaviour of the Baka Pygmies from Cameroon, one of the largest Pygmy populations in Central Africa. We found a strong correlation between genetic and geographical distances: a pattern of isolation by distance arising from limited parent-offspring dispersal. Our study suggests that mobile hunter-gatherers do not necessarily disperse over wide geographical areas.
Article: Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 April 2010-31 May 2010[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This article documents the addition of 396 microsatellite marker loci to the Molecular Ecology Resources Database. Loci were developed for the following species: Anthocidaris crassispina, Aphis glycines, Argyrosomus regius, Astrocaryum sciophilum, Dasypus novemcinctus, Delomys sublineatus, Dermatemys mawii, Fundulus heteroclitus, Homalaspis plana, Jumellea rossii, Khaya senegalensis, Mugil cephalus, Neoceratitis cyanescens, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Phytophthora infestans, Piper cordulatum, Pterocarpus indicus, Rana dalmatina, Rosa pulverulenta, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Scomber colias, Semecarpus kathalekanensis, Stichopus monotuberculatus, Striga hermonthica, Tarentola boettgeri and Thermophis baileyi. These loci were cross-tested on the following species: Aphis gossypii, Sooretamys angouya, Euryoryzomys russatus, Fundulus notatus, Fundulus olivaceus, Fundulus catenatus, Fundulus majalis, Jumellea fragrans, Jumellea triquetra Jumellea recta, Jumellea stenophylla, Liza richardsonii, Piper marginatum, Piper aequale, Piper darienensis, Piper dilatatum, Rana temporaria, Rana iberica, Rana pyrenaica, Semecarpus anacardium, Semecarpus auriculata, Semecarpus travancorica, Spondias acuminata, Holigarna grahamii, Holigarna beddomii, Mangifera indica, Anacardium occidentale, Tarentola delalandii, Tarentola caboverdianus and Thermophis zhaoermii. A supplementary dataset for Delomys is available.
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Off topic post about today's piece on suicide.
I want Mike Pesca and the guest to write 100 times on the white board "Correlation does not imply causation." When the guest mentioned that the suicide rate in England dropped 30% when they changed from coal gas to the less lethal natural gas he was stating a fact. When he said that one caused the other he was stating a theory-- an untested theory at that. Later when he used this is "proof" for his larger thesis he compounded the error. I could state with equal accuracy that the suicide rate in England dropped 30% after Abba released _Waterloo_. To claim that one caused the other is ridiculous, but no less valid scientifically than the coal gas theory. Until you have causation nailed down, which is always extremely difficult in the social sciences, all you have is an interesting correlation. Suggesting public policy based on an untested theory is irresponsible. The guest's other pieces of evidence and logic were equally flimsy.
The mainstream media makes this mistake all the time, but I expect better from NPR. I don't expect the BPP to hold everyone's feet to the fire, but when they are being especially silly couldn't you at least singe their toe hair a bit? C'mon Mike, "Correlation does not imply causation, Correlation does not imply causation, ..."


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The following is an excerpt from a speech Alan Krueger, chairman of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, gave at the Center for American Progress on Thursday. The full text is available here.
The Great Debate
Obama's Ted talk
The president's new populism comes from Teddy Roosevelt's new nationalism.
By Michael A. Cohen
The views expressed are his own.
Has there ever been an American President more regularly compared to his predecessors than Barack Obama? Since arriving on the national stage Obama has been weighed against Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Reagan, Kennedy, Truman, Carter and even George W. Bush. But after his remarkably full-throated populist speech yesterday in Osawatomie, Kansas we have to add another one to the list – Theodore Roosevelt.
Occupy Wall Street has already beaten the Tea Party
By David Callahan
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Occupy Wall Street protestors are pondering their next steps after police raids this week dismantled more Occupy encampments in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. In some ways, though, the movement has already scored its most important victory: It has changed the "narrative" that frames public debate. Polls show that the Tea Party story – about an America being destroyed by big government – has been pushed aside by the Occupy Wall Street story, which stresses rising inequality and corporate greed.
What happens after Obama's jobs bill dies?
By Nicholas Wapshott
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You can add to the list of hollow cries from history–such as "Ban the Bomb!" and "Bring the Troops Home!"–the president's favorite refrain, "Pass the Jobs Bill Now!" Like the rest, Obama's oft repeated demand is a sham, a mere slogan. Neither he nor his party, and certainly no Republican, believes Congress is going to pass even a small part of the bill, for it combines two elements his opponents detest the most: public works and higher taxes on the rich.
Why the U.S. couldn't stay in Iraq
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So be it. In a perfect world, the United States and Iraq would have worked out an arrangement by which some U.S. forces would have remained – probably considerably less than 10,000 – to continue to train Iraqi units, to cooperate with Iraqis on anti-terrorism operations, and to provide the necessary signal to all the neighbors – and not just Iran – to keep their hands off Iraq. But this isn't a perfect world.
Obama's bold gamble on Iraq
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In announcing that all American troops will be out of Iraq by year's end, President Obama has placed a big bet on the future of Iraq and on America's position in a restive Middle East. While the initial public response to his decision, in America and in Iraq, may be positive, this will not shield him from the consequences if his bet goes sour.
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Three years ago in the presidential primary debates, it would've been stunning if practically the only mention of foreign policy had come when a candidate suggested sending troops to Mexico to help fight the drug war. Yet in this year's contentious Republican debate season, that's exactly what's happened, with Texas Governor Rick Perry being the one to float the lead trial balloon.
Why the GOP defends the wealthy
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Is the Tea Party running out of steam? I ask because there appears to be growing evidence that the Mad Hatters' wild ride, culminating in Obama's defeat last month over the debt ceiling at the hands of the Tea Party in Congress, has slowed to a trot. Exhibit one, the entrails of the most recent Pew poll where there is a startling finding. Just two months ago, those who believed trimming the deficit was the nation's top priority outnumbered those who wanted more spending "to help the economy recover" by ten percent. Today, the number who advocate more government spending to fix the lackluster economy are neck and neck with those who wish to cut the budget deficit without delay.


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As advanced manufacturing technology continues to reshape the environment in which manufacturing takes place, job design becomes increasingly critical as current jobs become modified or with the creation of new jobs. Previously, specialization and routinization of jobs were perceived as essential for efficiency and productivity. However, with the advent of integrated manufacturing and the job characteristics model, this approach is viewed as unnecessary and possibly counter-productive. The emphasis is now on job satisfaction and the resulting productivity increases. It was found that job design plays a crucial part in the successful implementation of advanced manufacturing technology, and a complete development plan needs to integrate the components of technology and job design to the benefit of the employee and the company.
One of the major challenges currently facing the workplace is the introduction of new computer-based technologies and the impact of this technology on the existing job design. IBM installed a CAD system in 1986 and reported a 4:1 improvement in new drawings and a 12:1 improvement in engineering change capability [cited in 1]. However appealing these increases in productivity may be, it may be impossible for companies to successfully implement advanced manufacturing technologies without changes in job design [4]. The impact of these new technologies on the organizational and psychological aspects of the company need to be analyzed to find the best combination. The job design must be reshaped to accommodate the new technology, resulting in the best implementation possible.
Job Design
Job design theory encompasses many ideologies. Current approaches to job design include the job characteristics model, job enrichment, quality of work life, and the Japanese style of management [3]. These approaches strive to improve job performance, coordination, and overall quality of work by changing various elements of the job, which leads to increased job satisfaction and work motivation. An effective job design will satisfy the requirements of the task as well as the psychological and social needs of the individual.
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Current research in job design has focused on the job characteristics model set forth by Hackman & Oldham [5]. This model identifies five dimensions of job content: task variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and job-based feedback. Task variety is the number of different talents and skills required by the job. Task identity is the individual's connection with the completed product. Task significance is the impact of one's work on others. Autonomy is the individual's freedom and control in doing the job. Feedback is the clear and direct information concerning one's job. These dimensions affect the work outcome through their influence on three psychological states: experienced meaningfulness, responsibility, and knowledge of results. When these states are activated, work motivation, job satisfaction, and work performance should improve, especially for those individuals with high growth needs. The model states that an employee's perception of positive changes in the five dimensions will lead to increased intrinsic motivation, which will induce the desired behavioral changes. It is hypothesized that this change is even greater for individuals with high growth needs since they will perceive a connection between work performance and need satisfaction. According to expectancy theory these individuals should therefore be highly motivated to perform. This model seeks to organize work so that it can be accomplished efficiently while being personally satisfying and intrinsically rewarding.
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I wonder what the Hissho look like under their helmets. Since I've heard them compared to avian dinosaurs, I imagine them as resembling raptors.
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You drew for Endless Space!? Dude that game is incredible! And the artwork too is so goddamn gorgeous! This is so cool.
You are creator of Hissho design! You are genious! This is my favorite fraction in game, and I'm very thankfull for your awesome arts!
oo good work. the Hissho look awsome! i take it that is a helmet he has on his head right?
Awesome design
Looks kind of like a Prothean.
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What the leader of the Democratic minority omits from her list of _the congressional washing and ironing is the looming fiscal catastrophe, and how that would ruin the future of the nation's daughters, granddaughters and generations of great-granddaughters from here on out.
Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York waxed even more hysterical, accusing Republicans of having come to Washington to "kill women." She recalls her experience as the co-chairman of the arts caucus and raises the temperature of the rhetoric further: "In '94, people were elected simply to come here to kill the National Endowment for the Arts. Now they're here to kill women." If she really believes that, she should call the cops, not the press.
When the fight over the budget looked like it might shut down the government, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid insisted on making the political personal. "They are asking me to sacrifice my wife's health, my daughter's health and my nine granddaughters' health." This kind of speech-mongering is nonsense, insults the intelligence and distorts the issue as debt and spending continue to metastasize spectacularly.
Women are better educated and have surpassed men by many quality of life measurements since Gloria Steinem first put on her cottontail at the Playboy Club. She rightly exposed the vulgarity of male chauvinist attitudes meant to keep women from being taken seriously. Now, Pelosi and her Democratic colleagues demean the sisterhood by shouting insults and slogans when they could be setting the tone for reasoned debate.
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We'll be hosting our Italy yoga retreats in Sicily, near the charming town of Siracusa – one of the most beautiful towns in Italy with lovely squares and outdoor markets, a stunning coast, seaview terraces and delicious restaurants.
It's the perfect place to enjoy the simple pleasures in life – fresh local food, a leisurely stroll in town, bike rides along the coast, white sandy beaches and a very gentle pace. You'll get a chance to unwind in a gorgeous setting by the sea at our 5* hotel, surrounded by Italian beauty, history, and culture.
The weather in October is still very sunny and warm to go for a swim on our private beach and spend the day outdoors, but not too hot so we can still practice yoga outside.
What to expect?
Two yoga classes a day with great views
Spacious seaview rooms at a 5* hotel
The best Italian food ever – we'll take you!
Private beach and many swimming spots
The most beautiful town in Sicily
Boutique shopping and people-watching
Day trips to baroque towns and even more lovely beaches
Strolling around the pedestrian streets
Relaxing by the pool with a book
A laid-back group and no mandatories
Personalized service with two reps
What is there to do?
We'll practice yoga outdoors on our terrace overlooking the sea, relax on our private beach, take day trips to the towns of Noto and Taormina and bike rides along the coast. We'll show you peaceful beaches, have dinners at typical Sicilian trattorias, and enjoy homemade dishes and a glass of wine.
The surrounding area in Sicily has plenty to offer and to discover, but this is your holiday – it's completely up to you to enjoy as you like, perhaps just relaxing by the pool or getting a massage at the hotel spa. We've listed some more options below under Activities.
We welcome all yoga levels from beginners to advanced, and Sarah Scott our yoga teacher will modify classes so everyone can practice at their own pace. We keep our groups to around 10-15 people, and many people come on their own, at all ages and from all different backgrounds and countries.
Our morning Vinyasa flow classes are active and will get your heart going, while our evening restorative classes are soothing, with a longer relaxation. Sarah has been teaching for years, she'll start everyone off at the same level and then adjust the poses depending on the group. But for sure she'll remind you to constantly listen to your body and go at your own pace – she's truly great!
8:30–10am: Vinyasa flow yoga class
10–11am: Breakfast
11am–5pm: Free time, beach, town, spa..
5–6pm: Restorative Yin yoga class
Evening: Dinner in Siracusa town
Come and soak in the culture, history and the wonderful food of this region, practice yoga by the sea, treat yourself to a well-deserved break, and discover a little piece of paradise in Sicily!
Take a look at some more details below - or contact us with any questions or to book your place.
We'll be staying at the Grand Hotel Minareto, a 5* luxury hotel set on a cliff with stunning views across the sea to Ortigia island and Siracusa town. Situated in a quiet location on the coast, yet only 10 minutes drive to the center of Siracusa and close to several nearby towns. We think it's the best location to enjoy peace and quiet by the sea, yet close enough to explore the area easily.
The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool and a private beach with sunbeds, as well as a high-end spa with a variety of massages and treatments. There are also additional sunbeds by the cliff with wonderful views and many swimming spots along the coast.
You can stay in either Superior Seaview rooms or Classic rooms – up to you. Both have air-conditioning and an interactive LCD TV with free internet access. The Superior rooms have a private balcony with beautiful sea views, while the Classic rooms have all the amenities and comforts of the Superior rooms but are slightly smaller and have a view of the garden or pool (and are less expensive).
The hotel also offers a shuttle service to Siracusa town for those who want to explore.
Siracusa and the area around it are considered among the most beautiful places in all of Italy:
Ortigia island in Siracusa is the gem of the area, with its majestic baroque buildings and famous squares, lively outdoor market, peaceful sidestreets and wonderful views out to sea from the castle. An evening stroll in Ortigia is truly memorable, as is a dinner in one of its fantastic restaurants – we'll take you to the best ones in town!
Surrounding Siracusa and Ortigia are several lovely baroque towns, including Noto and Taormina. All have their unique charm, attractions and local food specialties, and are definitely worth a day trip.
There are also several gorgeous beaches around the area, including San Lorenzo and Fontane Bianche just 10 minutes away, with crystal clear water and soft white sand. And for the more adventurous, we recommend a visit to the Vendicari Natural Reserve with even more secluded beaches and wonderful walks along the coast.
Siracusa was once the largest, wealthiest and most powerful city-state of the Mediterranean, and was also considered the most beautiful. This beauty can still be seen in every street corner and around the impressive Greek and Roman ruins which once dominated the city.
Explore typical Sicilian towns, enjoy wine tasting, bike rides or relaxing by the beach – up to you:
Take a day trip to Noto or Taormina and discover the glory of Sicily's baroque past. Beautiful architecture, typical Sicilan scenes straight from a movie.
Sicily is well known for its top-quality wines, from crisp whites to hearty reds. Visit a winery nearby to taste a variety of wines paired with typical Sicilian dishes.
Grab a bike from our hotel and take a ride along the Sicilian coast, wander into a nearby town and stop to taste their local food, or continue into Siracusa.
Treat yourself to a relaxing massage or treatment at the hotel's luxury spa while enjoying the views from the spa's seaview rooms.
Siracusa is home to many well-preserved Greek and Roman ruins, easily visited in an afternoon and well worth the experience.
…relax at the Hotel Minareto's private beach, or discover one of the beautiful beaches nearby, we'll take you!
Prices are in UK pounds sterling, check prices in your local currency here: Currency Converter
Superior Seaview rooms:
Price per person in a shared room: £ 1190
Price for a single-occupancy room: £ 1490
Classic rooms:
Price per person in a shared room: £ 1140
Price for a single-occupancy room: £ 1390
Check prices in Euros.
Morning and evening yoga classes
Luxury rooms at the 5* Hotel Minareto
Gourmet buffet breakfast
Private beach with beds and umbrellas
Shuttle service to Siracusa town
Internet access
Yoga mats
Access to yoga teacher throughout the day for any yoga-related questions
A second rep on location to plan day trips, dinners, and help with logistics
Fly to Catania Airport in Sicily. Several airlines fly to Catania from various European cities. Low cost airlines also have direct flights, including Easyjet. Alternatively, there are many flights with a stopover in Rome.
Once in Catania, you can book a car transfer to the hotel, the agency we recommend is New Travel Services, the contact is Christian Guardione and his details are:
Christian Guardione
Tel +39 0942 985445
Mobile: +39 338 8855528
We can pair you up with others who arrive at the same time, so you can share the transfer, let us know and we can arrange this for you. Also, at time of booking, let them know you are part of our yoga group so you get a preferred rate.
Alternatively you can rent a car and drive to the hotel, which is a good option so you have it to explore the area during the week. People often do this, the drive is approximately 45 minutes and very easy, the roads are good.
Plan to arrive at some point on the 11th of October, yoga classes will start the next morning. And people will leave at any time on the 18th of October. If you wish to arrive earlier or stay longer, please let us know, we can help arrange that for you with the hotel.
If you'd like to join us on our Sicily Italy yoga retreat, please contact Yoga Escapes. Please note that space is limited.
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"Thank you to Sarah for being such a super yoga teacher! What a star!"
About Yoga Escapes
We're a small team passionate about yoga and travel, and dedicated to making each trip a unique and special experience for you. Take a look at the people behind Yoga Escapes.
About Our Yoga Retreats
We'll show you the hidden gems of the area, take you to the most delicious restaurants, and organize day trips to beautiful beaches and towns.
Our groups are small and we have two Yoga Escapes reps at every location. Our yoga teachers are of the highest level from top yoga studios in London, and no one feels guilty for sleeping in or spending time on their own.
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