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A 50-year-old Biscoe man was killed in a one-vehicle accident Sunday near Fair Oaks.
According to the Arkansas State Police preliminary fatal crash summary, Jimmy K. Schwede was traveling northbound in the east lane of U.S. Highway 49 at 8:50 p.m. when the 2013 Freightliner he was driving left the roadway and struck several trees.
Schwede was employed by Riceland Foods, Inc. of Stuttgart. The incident took place in Woodruff County.
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Some of Puerto Vallarta's finest visual artists are working together to help bring much-needed funds for the Centro de Capacitación y Convivencia para Silentes, a non-profit organization that provides support, training and services for the hearing and speaking impaired. To that effect, La Cuiza will host a special art auction that will take place on Wednesday, April 24 at 7 PM. La Cuiza is located at Isla Río Cuale, right next to Oscar's Restaurant, near the oceanfront pedestrian bridge.
The auction is the brainchild of five local friends with varied work, personal and social responsibilities who, along with the center's directors and volunteers, are hoping to provide for 21 children that rely on the organization to thrive and prosper. One of such friends, Bay Vallarta editor Juan Espinoza, remarked: "it is a small effort with very large, positive intention, to make a difference in their everyday lives."
Some of the artists that have offered their works for this unique evening include Javier Niño, Meg Munro, Marta Gilbert, Héctor Ponce, Lourdes Loera, Édgar Martínez, Adriana Mijangos and Luis Muriel. The evening will also feature local piano celebrity, Salvador Salvatore.
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Brownsville isn't exactly a booming metropolis, but it does have its share of small town troubles with burglaries, thefts and vandalism, and the city has a pretty good idea of who's to blame.
But if city officials get their way, the late night ruckus and the crime will soon come to an end in the town. If a second reading is passed, the city will adopt a new ordinance that says if you're under 18, you have to be off the streets by 11 p.m.
The chief says he won't be picking on teenagers, but he will be keeping an eye out for those who loiter and cause trouble at night.
Brownsville's City Council will hold a second reading of the curfew ordinance at their regular meeting, next month, on the first Monday in August at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
If the ordinance passes violations could cost up to $250, or include jail time as decided by a judge.
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Poaching Valmont Bike Park
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Not Cool! Got this emailed to me today
The Parks staff contacted us today and there were two different groups of riders poaching Valmont today. Unfortunately, the riders did not even stick to the trails and rode through areas that were graded and prepped for seeding. This caused some damage and the city is pissed off. Money is really tight, and the money to repair this comes out of the bike park.Â
It would be a bad idea to form a lynch mob to find the riders, we need to put a clear message out that this is unacceptable, and the city will prosecute anyone caught riding on the site before it is open. Please post the message below (or pen your own) on FB, blogs, etc to get the word out. If we do not nip this in the bud, the problems will get bad.
"Valmont Bike Park is NOT open yet. Riders poaching the park were on the site today, and caused damage to the site. The damage caused will delay the park, and anyone caught riding on site will be prosecuted by the city. Very poor form was demonstrated by these riders and reflects negatively on BMA and the community. If you are thinking about sneaking over the fence for a preview, get ready for a date with the judge, our friends at the Parks Department have issued a very stern warning. The Parks Department is bending over backwards to expedite the construction and provide a great riding/racing/training facility, and we are making their job harder."
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I dunno, I think it would be pretty entertaining to see a bunch of skinny cyclists out hunting their park poaching buddies. Maybe the park needs some gallows right inside the main gate. When we find out who did it, they can spend a few days there while the rest of us berate them.
In all honesty, if I concretely knew who it was I would rat them out. I've seen the cycling community dump an enormous amount of time and energy into the project. To hear about riders disrespecting that work and jeopardize BMA's relationship with the city is disgraceful.
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ZF-11438: Zend Date 2038
Though Zend_Date claims to solve the 2038 issue, when I do:
$date = new Zend_Date(); $date->addMonth(350);
I get a date in 1970.
With my limited knowledge of the ZF internals I tracked this down to Zend_Date_DateObject in the (internal) function mktime() where a check is made on $year being between 1901 and 2038. But with months > 12 this would not be the right check resulting in the native mktime() function receiving a date > 2038.
Could you provide an example?
I attempted to reproduce your issue:
* @group ZF-11438
public function testAddMonthsDoesNotCauseDateToFallVictimTo2038Bug()
$date = new Zend_Date();
$this->assertEquals('2040',date("Y", $date->getTimestamp()));
However, this test passes when run against SVN trunk.
Sorry to have left this so long, on my system (Ubuntu 11.04, PHP Version 5.3.5-1ubuntu7.2, ZF 1.11.10) this test does not pass. There I was stuck, but looking at the below snippet of the internal mktime function of Zend_Date_DateObject I understand my negative result:
protected function mktime($hour, $minute, $second, $month, $day, $year, $gmt = false)
// complete date but in 32bit timestamp - use PHP internal
if ((1901 < $year) and ($year < 2038)) {
$oldzone = @date_default_timezone_get();
// Timezone also includes DST settings, therefor substracting the GMT offset is not enough
// We have to set the correct timezone to get the right value
if (($this->_timezone != $oldzone) and ($gmt === false)) {
$result = ($gmt) ? @gmmktime($hour, $minute, $second, $month, $day, $year)
: @mktime($hour, $minute, $second, $month, $day, $year);
return $result;
This checks for the $year argument but not for the total result of adding months, $years and the other arguments. Unless I miss some subtilities in other parts of the code, this is clearly a bug imho.
E.g. php mktime(0,0,0,350,0,2011) returns false on my system - as does mktime(0,0,0,11,0,2038) but not mktime(0,0,0,1,0,2038) - but these arguments pass the test to qualify for the internal php mktime in the function above. This would not be noticed in most cases because either the year needs to be close to 2038 or the number of months needs to be equivalent to a large number of years, as in my case (I use Zend_Date for actuarial calculations where these extreme cases are not unusual).
Still this does explain why your assertEquals passes ...
Last line of my previous comment should of course be:
Still this does NOT explain why your assertEquals passes ...
Are you using a 32bit OS or 64bit OS as I checked this on Ubuntu 64bit and got:
$date = new Zend_Date(); $date->addMonth(350);
= 3 Nov 2040 22:35:45
Sorry I forgot year 2038+ dates do not work on 32bit machines
32 bit Ubuntu
I now use the following workaround:
// convert months to years to avoid 2038 bug in addMonth()
$years = 0;
if (11 < $months) { $years = floor ($months / 12); $months -= 12 * $years; }
with the expected result (date somewhere in 2040)
I reported absolutely the same issue few months earlier, but no response: http://framework.zend.com/issues/browse/…
In description I suggested the solution of this issue. Hope it will help to somebody. For me it works like a charm after mine modifications within internal mktime.


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Utah is becoming chocolate central. Proof:
2nd Annual Caputo's Chocolate Festival Featuring Ritual Chocolate Thursday, November 14th | 7:15 PM | Tony Caputo's Market | 314 W. 300 S. SLC UT 84101
Attendees will be greeted with a Ritual drinking chocolate, perfected in house by Caputo's Cassie Little, followed by Ritual-centric creations from 4 local restaurants. Prepare for sweet and savory applications, enjoy the essence of cacao, and stick around for social media contests and exciting announcements.
Costa Rica | Naked Fish Team, in collaboration with Viet Pham, Food Network Star and Iron Chef Slayer, and chef of Forage and Ember + Ash.
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The up and coming duo of Ritual Chocolate, Robbie Stout, a Park City native, and Anna Davies, will join premier local chefs for the 2nd Annual Caputo's Chocolate Festival. Ritual's four single origin chocolate bars skyrocketed Ritual to the top of the fine chocolate world. "I can say with the appropriate gravitas that Ritual Chocolate is THE up and coming artisan American brand," says Mr. Chocolate Caputo.
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The January/February issue of Salt Lake magazine will feature an article all about Utah chocolate and in January, the Natural History Museum of Utah will present Chocolate, a traveling exhibit about the culture, science and history of chocolate.


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ZF-3309: joinUsing() produces unusable SQL with array table definitions
$select->from('table1')->joinUsing( array('t2'=>'table2'), 'column1')
// produces: JOIN "table2" AS "t2" ON "table1".column1 = "table2".column1
// should be: JOIN "table2" AS "t2" ON "table1".column1 = "t2".column1
if table is defines as array to use an table alias it should use the alias NOT the table name!
Please evaluate and fix/categorize as necessary.
Actually, the SQL fragment should be:
JOIN "table2" AS "t2" USING ("column1")
This problem is still apparent in the latest release.
This is a pretty major bug to be honest. The least that could be done is update the docs to explain that it is not possible to to use joinUsing with aliased tables.
The relevant place in the docs is: http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/…
Attached is a patch that seems to address this for me. I've not done a huge amount of testing tho' so YMMV.
I have sadly noticed another major flaw in join*Using() calls tho' that make them mostly useless for me. I've reported this as ZF-5165
Another description of same problem? With an alternative patch to fix it. Worth taking a look.
Could fix of ZF-6721 you help?
No, this problem still exists in 1.9.5 (and probably also 1.9.6), so the fix to ZF-6721 does not affect this bug.
I've reviewed the patch provided by Colin Guthrie, added some unit tests to expose the issue, and attached a patch file back to this issue. Once patch is applied the Zend_Db test suite still passes, and the suggested modifications to _joinUsing don't appear to change the behavior of the applications i've explicitly used joinUsing in.
Any objections to me committing this patch to trunk?
I would also fix the SQL fragment as stated by Bill.
Technically yes, but does adding that syntax provide any benefit over using JOIN ON? I've been looking into implementing Bill's suggestion, and from what I can see we'll need to add a new joinType for JOIN USING, then add logic in each adapter to render the join as JOIN USING rather than JOIN ON if the column names are identical. Right now joinUsing isn't treated special, as it's just a shortcut for JOIN ON used when the join column names match. Unless there is a compelling argument I don't see the need to implement JOIN ... USING separately.
In my opinion, nothing substantial is gained by using JOIN USING rather than JOIN ON.
Thoughts? I'm no SQL expert, so I may be way of base here...if so, let me know :)
Adam - your right. Mysql specifies those identical ...
ON conditional_expr
| USING (column_list)
The minor difference is that if you are using JOIN USING, it requires that the column names are identical in both tables. But the main point is to have a nice, clean and readable SQL.
However, I still think that ZF's joinUsing() does not support DWIM acronym "Do What I Mean". For example Mysql's JOIN USING supports column list to match multiple columns at once.
$select->from('a')->joinUsing('b', array('c1', 'c2', c3'));
/* expected */ SELECT ... FROM `a` JOIN `b` USING (`c1`, `c2`, `c3`);
/* result */ SELECT ... FROM `a` INNER JOIN `b` ON `b`.Array = `a`.Array
edit: see ZF-3792
Good point. JOIN USING simplifies the SQL code, and is more DWIM than "emulating" JOIN USING using JOIN ON, as the current implementation does. I've attached a new patch which essentially modifies _join() to accept an argument with the type (ON or USING), which is used when rendering the FROM portion of the query. It, however, does not enforce that the condition value passed to _join() matches that join type (ON or USING).
$select = $this->_db->select();
$select->from('table1')->joinUsing('table2', array('c1','c2','c3'));
// Result: SELECT "table1".*, "table2".* FROM "table1" INNER JOIN "table2" USING (c1,c2,c3)
$select = $this->_db->select();
$select->from('table1')->joinUsing(array('t2'=>'table2'), array('column1'));
// Result: SELECT "table1".*, "table2".* FROM "table1" INNER JOIN "table2" AS "t2" USING (column1)
$select = $this->_db->select();
$select->from('table1')->joinInner('table2', 'table1.c1 = table2.c2');
// Result: SELECT "table1".*, "table2".* FROM "table1" INNER JOIN "table2" ON table1.c1 = table2.c2
One thing to note is that identifiers aren't automatically quoted, as you can see in the above example. There are a bunch of existing unit tests for JOIN USING which quote identifiers before they are run through the query. Should joinUsing() auto-quote identifiers such as column names, or leave that up to the user (as the existing unit tests seem to indicated)?
bq. Should joinUsing() auto-quote identifiers such as column names, or leave that up to the user (as the existing unit tests seem to indicated)?
I wouldn't rewrite all those test because of this. I think it's ok to leave this up to the user, which I base to the fact that this kind of behavior is already well documented in reference guide ...
"Note: No quoting is applied to the expression you specify for the join condition; if you have column names that need to be quoted, you must use quoteIdentifier() as you form the string for the join condition."
The patch looks good for me. I have tested it successfully in my project which uses lot of joinUsing(). Nice work Adam!
@Kim: Thanks. Since the reference guide places the onus on the end user to do the quoting, i'll leave the patch and existing unit-tests as-is from that perspective. I did, however, update those unit tests (in Zend_Db_Select_StaticTest and Zend_Db_Table_Select_StaticTest) to reflect the change in behavior of join*Using().
After reviewing the patch again, I realized that most of _joinUsing() is now dead code. This is all that is really necessary:
public function _joinUsing($type, $name, $cond, $cols = '*', $schema = null)
if (empty($this->_parts[self::FROM])) {
require_once 'Zend/Db/Select/Exception.php';
throw new Zend_Db_Select_Exception("You can only perform a joinUsing after specifying a FROM table");
$cond = "(" . implode(",", (array)$cond) . ")";
return $this->_join($type, $name, $cond, $cols, $schema, self::SQL_USING);
I've attached an updated patch to this issue.
Fixed in trunk r24149
Backed r24149 out from trunk pending rewrite (r24411).
After speaking with [~ralph] on the issue, two possible issues were found:
SQL Server and Sybase do not support USING clause
JOIN USING and JOIN ON differ in the way they return columns. ie: JOIN ON would have {{t1.col}} and {{t2.col}} in the result set, but JOIN USING would have only {{col}}, so references to {{t1.col}} or {{t2.col}} in the WHERE clause would fail.
More information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Join_%28SQL%29/…
I will re-evaluate the fix and related issues to see if there are feasible workarounds which could be implemented.
I will fall back on the plan to just reproduce and fix the issue at hand: joinUsing does not respect table aliases. Will do that ASAP.
Attached patch ({{ZF-3309.patch}}) which implements a fix for the original problem.
this is not a fix this is workaround. You should fix method _uniqueCorrelation. Replace :
if (is_array($name)) {
$c = end($name);
} else {
With :
if (is_array($name)) {
$key = key ($name);
if (is_string($key)) {
$c = $key;
} else {
$c = end($name);
} else {
Thank you, Maks! That is a much cleaner fix. I've attached {{ZF-3309_rev4.patch}}, which includes your suggested fix and an updated version of my unit tests.
Why it is still not in trunk?
I am waiting for feedback on the patch from the component maintainer. I'm hopeful that the fix will make it into the next mini release, whenever that happens.
Fixed in trunk (1.12.0): r24755 Fixed in release-1.11 (1.11.12): r24756
Not applicable to ZF2 Zend\Db
Thanks Adam :)


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This is an opportunity to do something cool. I was contacted recently by a library in a predominately Hindu region of Pakistan, asking if I'd be so kind as to send them some free copies of my books (which they even knew and requested by name). My books. Books with titles like Sense and Goodness without God and Why I Am Not a Christian. They had no problem with receiving atheist literature, and even wanted some. I asked them about their safety in receiving it, and they reported that they are in a more liberal district, largely Hindu, and were quite happy to receive literature from all points of view.
I researched them and found several others had obliged and were glad of the results, including Naomi Wolf and Tony Buzan (follow both links to learn more about the library and its aims and goals and tribulations). They are driving a literacy program in the region and undertaking other educational initiatives. Though they are Hindu, they are clearly ecumenical in the kind of literature they are willing to make available. So I sent them some of my books. And asked if they'd like me to ask my readers for more. They said yes.
This is their original letter to me, similar to what they sent a lot of other authors and organizations, seeking what they can (I'm sure they expected a lot of these requests to be a long shot):
With profound regards we humbly request you that we are a voluntary organization which sets up work in Indus Valley Sindh, the southern part of Pakistan our project is to help and facilitate a libraries program in Sindh, with the name of "Mother of Civilization Library" … [And need books] due to lack of resources and fundamental facilities of libraries, and … [a] big catastrophe of supper flood which hit the large part of population of this province in which all educational institutions and libraries infrastructure has been destroyed.
Your donations of books can do much to stimulate and encourage the growth of learning, especially among the young generation of Sindh about it. Therefore we appeal your great institution to make a little contribution of … books on compassionate and humanitarian ground; the result would be the placement of new books (or equivalent educational materials) into the library for needy and destitute students.
Hope you will consider our humble supplication with the glance of appreciation and make small numbers of books donation for this libraries program. In case, you wish to know more about our libraries program and various facets associated with it, please free to contact our office on all the days.
Thanking you.
Yours Sincerely
Rashid Anees Magsi
Project Manager
This is the letter of response I included with my shipment:
Mother of Civilization Library
Sobho Khan Magsi
Radhan Station, Dadu
Sindh Province, 76310
Phone: 009-2300-360-9982
Greetings! I Enclosed are one or more copies of my books Why I Am Not a Christian, Not the Impossible Faith, Proving History, and Sense and Goodness without God, plus one copy of The End of Christianity, which has many valuable chapters, some by me. I no longer have any copies of its prequel, The Christian Delusion, but hopefully someday you can acquire a copy to add to your collection.
I think you are doing a brave and valuable thing, and I am happy to help you promote knowledge and learning, religious freedom, and the exchange of information and ideas.
I wish all good fortune to your library project and for your own safety and success as well as that of everyone involved.
Be well and enlighten many!
Richard Carrier
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If you are able and interested in sending them some books, use their address above in my letter of reply.
I asked what they were looking for in general, and it's the same as you can imagine any library wants: stuff on science, philosophy, history, how-to books. Presumably some educational children's books. They didn't mention fiction, and I imagine fiction might be problematic, for various reasons. But if you stick to good educational materials you can't go wrong. Obviously used books in good condition will be fine.
Just think, you can get rid of some books in your home library that you like but don't need anymore, or ship things to them direct from Amazon (presumably; I haven't checked if Amazon can do that). Just don't send them stuff you think sucks. You'll want to send them the best, most readable, informative works on various subjects, or any good book or textbook on a subject. It costs a significant bit of money to ship to Pakistan, and it takes time out of your day to pack books and go to the post office to have them sent. But it was doable. There are places in the world I often assume just aren't getting things like this, and I could afford the money and time to remedy that in at least this one case. Maybe you can, too. If so, go for it!
P.S. If anyone has a spare copy of The Christian Delusion to send them, I'd appreciate that. Then they'd have the complete set.


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Tyler Pascavis wants us to talk about bullying. Tyler, 18, is a native of Illinois, a lifetime member of the 4-H, and an anti-bullying advocate who believes that the only way we can put a stop to bullying is to bring it out in the open. At the school Tyler attended most of his life, Tyler found that the administration was not willing to admit there was a problem with bullying. A high-level school administrator once stated that bullying was not a problem at ... Continue ReadingPosted in Profiles/Voices from the Field
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As Secretary Duncan has noted, the Department of Education is committed to making sure that all of our young people grow up free of fear, violence, and bullying. Bullying not only threatens a student's physical and emotional safety at school, but fosters a climate of fear and disrespect, creating conditions that negatively impact learning—undermining students' ability to achieve to their full potential. Unfortunately, we know that children with disabilities are disproportionately affected by bullying.
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Posted: August 19, 2013
In the past year, the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention has hosted several free webinars to bring attention to a variety of topic areas in bullying prevention and response. These webinars attracted parents, educators, as well as many other community members.
These webinar materials are still available for your use.Bullying and Suicide Prevention – This webinar provides the latest research and science ... Continue ReadingPosted in Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention
Posted: July 30, 2013
Its summertime! School's out and there is a good chance that your kids will be spending some time at summer camp. Whether its sports camp, adventure camp, music camp, or any of the other amazing arrays of camps available to kids these days, most camps are equipped to understand and address bullying. As parents and caretakers, here are some tips to help have a conversation with your child and with camp staff if you suspect bullying may be taking place.
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Hello, I am Anna Holcombe, a "4-Her" from Canon, Ga. I am 15 years old. 4-H Site exit disclaimer is one of the largest youth development programs in the world and it is committed to educating youth on all aspects of bullying. One day at my county 4-H, I was assigned to make a tri-fold on bullying. After a few hours of research, I found myself in awe of all the things I was unaware of before beginning my study. Automatically, I felt the need to stand up for these children and teens.
Last year, the opportunity was presented to me to teach a group of Georgia Cyber Academy children a bullying prevention game. It worked so well that I taught it again to a group of "4-Hers" at a Statewide event last fall. Over the past two years, I have taught many classes about bullying to 4-H groups of all ages.Continue ReadingPosted in Profiles/Voices from the Field


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J. Brill (Leiden) Consulting Editor: Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, rev. ed. W. A. Elwell and D. J. Treier (Grand Rapids: Baker, forthcoming) Book Publications Irenaeus' Use of Matthew's Gospel in Adversus Haereses, Traditio Exegetica Graeca, no. 7 (Leuven: Peeters, 1998). Pocket History of the Church (Downers Grove: IVP, 2002); also in Korean and Russian editions, 2006). The Routledge Companion to Early Christian Thought, editor (London: Routledge, 2010). Articles "Departure and Return: Christians and Jerusalem in the Second Century," in Wielding a Two-Edged Sword, ed. S. Graham and R. Seesengood (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias, forthcoming). "Irenaeus and Hebrews," in Irenaeus: Life, Scripture, Legacy, ed. P. Foster and S. Parvis (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2012). 65-80. With C. Graham, "History of Interpretation," Henoch 34 (2012):193-94. "Irenaeus and Hebrews," in Christology and Hermeneutics of Hebrews. Profiles from the History of Interpretation, LNTS, ed. J. Laansma and D. Treier (New York/London: T&T Clark, 2012), 48-73. With B. R. Todd, "Irenaeus's Text of the Gospels in Adversus haereses," in The Early Text of the New Testament, ed. C. E. Hill and M. J. Kruger. (Oxford: Oxford University, 2012), 370-92. "Evangelicals and the Rule of Faith: Irenaeus on Rome and Reading Christianly," in Evangelicals and the Early Church: Recovery, Reform, Renewal, ed. G. Kalantzis and A. Tooley (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2011), 159-86. "Less Doctrinaire? Evangelical Theological Education at the Crossroads," Patheos.com (3 November 2011). "The Bishop in the Mirror: Scripture and Irenaeus's Self-Understanding in Adversus Haereses Book One," in Tradition and the Rule of Faith in the Early Church, ed. R. J. Rombs and A. Y. Hwang (Washington, DC: Catholic University, 2010), 48-67. "Irenaeus of Lyons," in The Routledge Companion to Early Christian Thought, ed. D. J. Bingham (London: Routledge, 2010), 137-53. "Scripture as Apology in Athenagoras of Athens," Studia Patristica 45 (2010): 425-31. "The Apocalypse, Christ, and the Martyrs of Gaul," in The Shadow of the Incarnation: Essays on Jesus Christ in the Early Church in Honor of Brian E. Daley, S. J., ed. P. Martens (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame, 2008), 11-28. With C. Graham, "Amos," in the Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception, ed. H. –J. Klauck et al. (Berlin: de Gruyter, 2008). With S. O. Presley, "Jews and Judaism in Early Christian Interpretation," Henoch 30 (2008): 203. "Aristides," "Aristo of Pella," "Arnobius of Sicca," "Athenagoras," "Justin Martyr," "Minucius Felix," "Tatian," "Theophilus of Antioch," in The Westminster Dictionary of Church History, vol. 1, ed. R. Benedeto (Louisville: WJKP, 2008). "Christianizing Divine Aseity: Irenaeus Reads John," in, The Gospel of John and Christian Theology, ed. R. Bauckham and C. Mosser (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008), 53-67. "One God, One Christ, One Salvation," Christian History, 96 (2007): 18-21. With C. Graham, "Eusebius of Caesarea" in Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters, ed. D. K. McKim (Downers Grove: IVP, 2007). "Irenaeus on Gnostic Biblical Interpretation," Studia Patristica, 40 (2006): 367-79. "Irenaeus's Reading of Romans 8: Resurrection and Renovation," in Early Patristic Readings of Romans, ed. L. L. Welborn and K. Gaca (London: T & T Clark, 2005): 114-32. "Himself within Himself: The Father and His Hands in Early Christianity," Southwestern Journal of Theology, 47 (2005): 137-51. With David Balas, "Patristic Exegesis of the Books of the Bible," in C. Kannengiesser, Handbook of Patristic Exegesis (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 2004), 1: 271-373. "Eucharist and Incarnation: The Second Century and Luther," in Rediscovering the Eucharist, ed. R. Kereszty (New York: Paulist, 2003), 116-41. "Evangelicals, Irenaeus, and the Bible," in The Free Church and the Early Church, ed. D. Williams (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002), 27-46). "Irenaeus's Reading of Romans 8," Society of Biblical Literature 2001 Seminar Papers (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2001), 131–50. "The Practice of Prayer in Early and Medieval Monasticism," Bibliotheca Sacra 158 (2001): 104-15. "Knowledge and Love in Irenaeus of Lyons," Studia Patristica 36 (2001): 184-99. "Hope in Irenaeus of Lyons," Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 76 (2000): 265-82. "Justin and Isaiah 53," Vigiliae Christianae 54 (2000): 246–61. "Response to Robert L. Wilken," in Anti-Judaism and the Gospels, ed. W. R. Farmer (Harrisburg: Trinity Press International, 1999), 209–15. With David Balas, "Patristic Exegesis of the Books of the Bible", in International Bible Commentary, ed. W. R. Farmer (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1998), 64–115. "Gabriel;" "Michael;" "Pilate, Pontius;" "Raphael" in Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, 2d. ed., ed. E. Ferguson, Garland, 1997.


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Hmmm...I'm not a huge "weiner"
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"Yeah, Chris' weiner is a way bigger get than mine."
Good get for CPR, and just in time. The gauge was damn near on E.
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Good get for CPR, and just in time. The gauge was damn near on E.
Open the flood gates for these Floridians, I think more will commit soon.
Not many times do you see a kid announce on t.v and put the Cyclone hat on. Not sure how good he is going to be but it is nice to see someone do that.
Nobody but HB knows for sure. You pretty much know nothing....like Knownothing would like to say.
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Producer, arranger, songwriter and trumpet player Dave Bartholomew is born in Edgard, Louisiana.
Dave Bartholomew releases his first record, "She's Got Great Big Eyes (and Great Big Thighs)," on the DeLuxe label.
Having gotten Fats Domino signed to Imperial Records, Dave Bartholomew produces the New Orleans singer/pianist's first recording session, at Cosimo Matassa's J&M studio.
"Country Boy," by Dave Bartholomew and His Orchestra, enters the R&B chart at #14, its peak position. Bartholomew who will thereupon achieve greater renown as a producer and arranger for Fats Domino and other New Orleans singers.
"The Fat Man," Fats Domino's first single, enters the R&B chart, where it will peak at #2. Produced, arranged and cowritten by Dave Bartholomew, it reputedly sell a million copies, and some consider it the first rock and roll record.
"Lawdy Miss Clawdy," by Lloyd Price, enters the R&B chart, which it will top for seven weeks, replacing Fats Domino's first chart-topper, "Goin' Home." Both songs are produced by Dave Bartholomew and feature Domino on piano.
"I'm Gone," by the vocal duo of Shirley & Lee – recorded with producer Dave Bartholomew and his band - enters the R&B chart, where it will reach #2 for three weeks.
Fats Domino's "Ain't That a Shame" enters the R&B chart, which it will top for 11 weeks. Cowritten and produced by Dave Bartholomew, it will also become his first crossover hit, entering the pop charts in mid-July and peaking at #10. Pat Boone's cover version, meanwhile, will go to Number One.
"I Hear You Knocking," by Smiley Lewis, enters the R&B chart, where it will reach #2. Written by Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino, the song will be revived in 1971 by rocker Dave Edmunds, who will take it to #4.
"Let the Four Winds Blow," by Roy Brown, enters the R&B chart, where it will peak at #5. Produced by Dave Bartholomew and written by him and Fats Domino, the song will become the lone pop hit (reaching #29) for Brown, the R&B singer who wrote the classic "Good Rockin' Tonight."
Al Robinson records "Dedicated to Domino," a song cowritten by producer Dave Bartholomew in tribute to his longtime partner and collaborator. Unreleased for decades, it will finally appear on That's Fats: A Tribute to Fats Domino, released in 1991.
Fats Domino's final session for Imperial Records with producer Dave Bartholomew yields his last Hot 100 hits for the label, "Nothing New (Same Old Thing") and "Dance With Mr. Domino."
Fats Domino signs a lucrative deal with ABC Records after leaving Imperial, effectively ending his partnership with longtime producer Dave Bartholomew. The sale of Imperial to Liberty Records later this year will also conclude Bartholomew's association with the label.
"My Ding-a-Ling," by Chuck Berry, tops the pop chart. The only Number One hit by the rock and roll pioneer was first recorded in 1952 by Dave Bartholomew as "Little Girl Sing Ding a Ling."
Dave Bartholomew is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the sixth annual induction ceremony. Charles and Art Neville are his presenters.
Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino are inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the National Academy of Popular Music's 29th annual ceremony in New York City.
Dave Bartholomew is inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. His induction almost coincides with the 60th anniversary of his historic first recording session with Fats Domino.


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Men's Swimming & Diving Breaks Horizon League 200-Yard Freestyle Relay Record
Feb. 24, 2005
Brown Deer, Wis.- The 2005 Horizon League Swimming & Diving Championships began in record-breaking fashion for the UIC swimming and diving team, as four school relay records and an all-time Horizon League 200-yard freestyle relay best were set by the Flames on Wednesday night.
The Flames took first place in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a Horizon League record 1:20.80, giving UIC NCAA "B" Qualifying Time Standard consideration.
Junior LeRoy Stevens led off the 200 free relay with a career-best 20.82 50-yard freestyle leadoff, while Bill Hare and Athanasios Lamprou held their own with 20.54 and 20.04 splits, respectively. Sophomore Blake Booher closed the deal and secured the league record with a blurring 19.40 closeout mark.
The foursome squashed the previous UIC 200 free relay best of 1:23.30, a mark set at last year's championships with Stevens, Hare and Booher also involved. The previous Horizon League record was 1:21.76, set by Wright State at last year's league title meet.
The men's team also set a school record in the 200-yard medley relay, as Adan Jimenez, Dan Hare, Kris Simos and Booher closed out the night's action with a 1:31.88, shattering the previous school all-time mark of 1:33.53.
UIC's women's team put up a record showing as well, as the Flames broke both the 200 medley and 200 free relay marks.
Sophomore Kelly Hyatt led off the 200 free relay with a career time of 24.30 in the 50 free. Jenny Gessford (24.10) and Aisha Williams (24.09) kept the squad in record time, and Colleen Dougherty wrapped up the school record with a 23.39 to help UIC take second in the event with an overall time of 1:35.88, finishing only .07 behind UW-Green Bay.
The record time bashed the previous watermark of 1:38.39.
In the women's 200 medley relay, Jessica Darud, Williams, Hyatt and Dougherty posted a 1:47.89, beating UIC's old record of 1:48.39.
In the only individual races of the night, Laura Martensen led the women in the 1000-yard freestyle with a season-best 10:42.96, while freshman Jason Dews turned in a 10:05.31 in the event for the men.
Tara Goodwin and Sarah Economides moved onto the three-meter diving finals, while Ryan Fitzer and Mark Pappalardo qualified for the men's one-meter finals.
UIC returns to action at the Horizon League Championships with preliminaries on Thursday morning.


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All you people are too freaked out over needles. they're just a tiny prick on your arm.
comic sans is the font the internet deserves, but not the on it needs right now
im not somebody who flips shit about vaccines, but its also hard for me to believe that unlike every other form of medicine vaccinating has no negative effects, long term or short. there was something circulating online news sources recently about kids in europe developing narcolepsy after getting a certain brand of vaccine.
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Justin, its bullshit, just like the bullshit about vaccines causing autism.
You do realize vaccines aren't drugs at all, they are basically unharmful parts of the virus let into your body so your body gains a resistance to the virus. It basically the same principle as kids getting chicken pocks on purpose so they don't get it when they are older, but with none of the bad side effects.
Goddamn chicken pox. I got it twice.
No, I just got the actual pox all over my body twice.
You can have the rash as many times as your body will allow it but it's typically only once or twice in someone's life. About 13% of people get it twice, just because they don't develop enough antibodies between bouts.
I had it once when I was three and once when I was thirteen. It had nothing to do with my immune system, it was just extremely mild both times which I guess added up to a normal version of one time?
I get the flu shot so I don't spread it to others around me.
solly you're just proving that vaccinations are part of an international jewish conspiracy
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http://www.flu.gov/prevention-vaccin...on/index.html# http://www.flu.gov/prevention-vaccin...on/index.html#2. You could potentially transmit influenza to those in high risk groups because you live or work with them (e.g. household contacts, daycare workers), or because you provide essential community services and you are more likely to be in contact with those in the high risk groups.
Oh you Americans and your silly libertarianismWhat is the best way to protect myself and my family from the flu?
why do people fear needles? i remember getting my small pox shot before deployment. basically they dip the tip of a needle and stab your shoulder repeatedly. the reason so that it can infect me better.
i don't feel pain so i just sat there... the nurse was surprised and said i was the only one who didn't even flinch. the guys i worked with looked at me in astonishment and nodded. they know i don't feel pain.
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by Charlie Nardozzi
A pair of Japanese beetles consider their next move
Since I last reviewed home garden pest control 10 years ago, the philosophy and options have changed dramatically. Today, gardeners realize that a balance of insects, good and bad, is most healthful for both the garden and gardener. For the most part, gone are the days of spraying indiscriminately to eradicate pests. Now, the focus is on good gardening practices, such as soil building and planting a diversity of crops, combined with barriers and traps. If sprays are used, less toxic alternatives are increasingly chosen because these products are easier to apply and are widely available.
We'll start by covering control measures, and recap with a list of the most common garden pests and the most effective controls for them.
Safest Controls
Pest control begins with sound gardening practices. Building healthy soil, choosing resistant varieties, cleaning the garden in fall, rotating crops, and timing planting to miss the most harmful stage of the pest all reduce problems. There is also my favorite control for small gardens: handpicking. You'll be amazed how, by visiting the garden frequently to squish eggs, larvae, and adults, you can single-handedly (no pun intended) reduce a pest population. Controlling insects, such as cucumber beetles, leafhoppers, and aphids, that transmit viruses also helps reduce spread of these diseases.
The next level of control involves barriers such as row covers and traps.
If you need to spray, choose one that attacks specific pests. Many of the biological sprays work for these. If a biological spray for a particular pest isn't available, try soaps and oil. Finally, if no other alternative is available, spray neem or pyrethrins. A combination of controls, such as trapping and spraying with soap, is also effective.
Cultural Practices
Sound gardening practices will help next year's garden and help to reduce this year's pest problems.
Garden cleanup. Remove and destroy infected fruits and flowers during the growing season. This can also reduce levels of pests such as plum curculio this season, lessening the damage to the crop both this year and the next.
Resistant plants. Choose the right varieties to reduce certain pest problems. For example, grow Siberian iris, which resists iris borer, instead of bearded iris; or try butternut squash, which resists squash vine borer, instead of other varieties.
Early planting. Time vegetable plantings to avoid pest populations and reduce the need for controls. Planting early avoids the height of infestation of insects such as Mexican bean beetle, leafhopper, and squash vine borer.
Water spray. A jet of water from a garden hose will often dislodge aphids and spider mites. Once off the plant, they tend not to climb back on.


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In the early summer of 2013, HOK was invited to participate in a design competition for the 2017 Expo Design in Astana – the rapidly developing capital of Kazakhstan. The theme for the expo; "Future Energy", challenged entrants to demonstrate the use of innovative technologies capable of affecting people's perception of energy and green development.
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Fourteen year old, 1st degree black belt, Zachary Holder of Greers Ferry claimed the title of 2013 World Champion in Xtreme Martial Arts Form (XMA).
XMA is a fusion of all martial arts styles blended together with the permoance high flying acrobatic maneuvers, tricking, and gymnastics. Holder trained for the event at XMA World Headquarters in North Hollywood, California and was coached by Mike Chat. Chat is a seven-time world forms and weapons champion and former Blue Power Ranger.
Zachary competed throughout the year, traveling to 11 states across the country. After earning state and district championship titles, he was eligible to compete in the prestigious year-end "Tournament of Champions." This year-end championship consisted of ATA's top martial artists worldwide.
Along with winning the gold medal in XMA Forms, he won three silver medals in traditional form, traditional weapons, and extreme weapons. He is currently a student of Arkansas ATA Marital Arts in North Little Rock.
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The Slippery Slope Of Steroids
I found out the other day that former Minnesota Twins reliever J.C. Romero (who now plays for the Philadelphia Phillies and was instrumental to their World Series title last year) has been suspended for the first 50 games of the upcoming 2009 baseball season due to testing positive for a banned substance.
Romero's defense is that the product (6-OXO Extreme) is readily available in most health supplement shops, and in that defense he is correct, creating a new wrinkle in the "war against steroids" in professional sports.
Though it is very difficult for me to sympathize with athletes who defend themselves after testing positive for a banned substance, there has been a rash of incidences lately in which players plead guilty and had a decent case. Take Pat and Kevin Williams of the Minnesota Vikings, as well as Deuce McAllister and a lineman from the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. They all faced suspensions for taking banned substances, but their defense was that they were just taking weight loss pills and the banned substance was not listed in the ingredients. Romero is essentially saying the same thing, as he claims the substance was approved by his team-hired trainers in Philly.
Cases like these are why the steroid problem in professional sports is so hard to untangle. On one hand, Romero could be a victim of an unscrupulous company. On the other hand, though, he could just be using the newest defense of 'roids ("it wasn't on the label") and trying to worm his way out of punishment.
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Concertgoers hospitalized after Avicii gig
Dozens of concertgoers were hospitalized following Swedish DJ AVICII's gig in Boston, Massachusetts on Wednesday night (25Jun14).
The Wake Me Up hitmaker brought his True Tour to the TD Garden venue but his gig descended into chaos as audience members fell ill. A number of ambulances were called to the scene and around 50 revelers were treated by paramedics on site. Another 36 were taken to nearby hospitals, according to the Boston Globe.
Gig-goer Roisin Saratonion, 18, tells the newspaper, "It was just too crazy in there.... You get really hot in there and you just pass out. You couldn't breathe. It was claustrophobic. People get dehydrated."
Authorities believe many of the cases were caused by dehydration, while Boston Police Deputy Superintendent Mike Bosse suggests alcohol and drugs could have played a part, adding, "There may have been some illicit drug involved, but none have been identified."
A spokesperson for Live Nation, the promoter behind the show, says in a statement: "Based on early reports from the venue it appears the majority of the transports were people outside the venue who were too impaired to be allowed inside the venue and access to the concert. Out of an abundance of caution, they were transported for medical evaluation and assistance."
Avicii, real name Tim Bergling, writes in a post on Twitter.com, "Just hearing the awful news abt (about) tonight. It's a terrible thing, I rly (really) hope everyone is ok! My thoughts go to those affected & their families."
A similar incident occurred at the DJ's show at the Rogers Center in Toronto, Canada last month (May14), when at least 29 revelers were taken to hospital for drug or alcohol-related illnesses, according to The Toronto Star newspaper.
Avicii's gig on Wednesday marked the star's return to the Boston stage after he was previously forced to postpone the concert and the rest of his tour dates originally slated for April (14), when he underwent an operation to remove his gallbladder and appendix.


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10:00 to 12:00: Marine Litter - Preventing our Oceans from Becoming Dumps
18 Jun 2012 - 18 Jun 2012The event is designed to highlight issues associated with marine litter, and an urgent need for the international community to unite to respond to this marine environmental issue. UNEP and USA NOAA organized the 5th International Marine Debris Conference in March 2011 in Honolulu, USA, where the participants reviewed the Honolulu Strategy and endorsed the Honolulu Commitment. UNEP, Regional Seas and other stakeholders are committed to implement the Honolulu Strategy, and for this purpose, a global partnership on marine litter will be established. The Partnership is now recognized as part of the Work Programme of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA) based on the Inter-Governmental Review of GPA in January 2012. The event is not only to present emerging issues related to marine litter, but also to launch the Global Partnership and solicit a wider participation of stakeholders in this global endeavour. It will also outline linkages with other partnerships such as the Global Partnership on Waste Management.
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It is expected that a number of governments would raise the issue of marine litter and its impacts on the environment, food and human health. The approach to marine litter that UNEP is advocating is management of waste as a resource, leading to a discussion on the green economy in the framework of coastal and marine sustainable development. The proposed side event is a concrete contribution to the emerging issue and green economy discussion during the formal conference agenda.
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Sources: Arkansas to hire Bret Bielema - Yahoo! Sports
Self proclaimed 2012 CF Newcomer of the Year
figure Wisconsin might take a look at Coach Rhoads
Let me mayor coach
Dont know that thats a good career move.
Someone's going to say it, did we have offers to any Wisky commits? Seems very possible.
Too bad Paul Chryst left last year.
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Dont know that thats a good career move.
Getting out of the B1G is a good career move for head coaches.
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In before Chiz to Wisky
No matter what, I could NEVER cheer for Dirt and Urine.
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I heard Bo Pelini was headed south.
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The Sussex Tech Ravens swooped in and snatched away Smyrna High's Homecoming football game Friday night, scoring a touchdown with less than a minute to play for a 7-3 victory.
In a defensive struggle, a first quarter field goal by Andrew Gilbert gave the Eagles a 3-0 lead that nearly held up the entire game.
The Eagles stopped a Ravens' threat in the third quarter by recovering a fumble near the goal line.
Then late in the fourth quarter, the Ravens forced a fumble near midfield and started their game-winning drive. With 3:22 left, a Sussex Tech 14-yard touchdown run was called back because of a holding penalty. Several plays later, on fourth-and-one from the five-yard line, a Sussex Tech runner surged ahead for two yards and the first down. Then the Ravens scored on the next play and the extra point was good for the 7-3 lead.
With seconds left, Smyrna took two chances on long passes, but Sussex Tech intercepted the final one to end the game.
The Eagles, now 3-3, will travel to Caesar Rodney next Friday. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
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Fencers Continue Successful Run at NCAA Championships
When the NCAA trophy that was awarded to the Princeton fencing team this afternoon in Columbus, Ohio makes it back to Jadwin Gym, it will go with the others from 2011, 2012 and 2013.
No other school has that collection. The sought-after hardware is awarded to the top four teams, and only Princeton has finished in the top four in each of the last four years. The 2013 trophy remains the only first-place trophy, as Penn State returned to the top for the first time since 2010, but this year's addition will go alongside the runner-up finish from 2012 and the fourth-place finish from 2011.
Penn State's men's and women's fencers combined to win 180 bouts, 21 more than Princeton while the Tigers were three bouts in front of St. John's.
With the second-place finish, Princeton is also the only school to finish in the top two in each of the last three years. Princeton was second to Ohio State in 2012, in front of Notre Dame in 2013, and now behind only Penn State this year.
Once the team competition was wrapped up, Princeton advanced a third fencer to the individual finals after Gracie Stone and Susannah Scanlan finished in the top four during the women's competition. Sophomore epee Jack Hudson finished third in the round-robin portion of the meet and went up against Yevgeniy Karyuchenko of St. John's, but Karyuchenko won the first two points and never let Hudson pull even in a 15-10 finish.
Both Scanlan and Stone were also defeated in their semifinal bouts, ending a two-year streak in which Princeton won individual NCAA titles. Jonathan Yergler '13 was the 2012 epee champion and Eliza Stone '13 won the saber championship last year.
Below are Princeton's final individual results. Complete results can be found here.
Men's Saber: 5. Peter Pak (Fr., first All-America honor); 21. Philip Dershwitz (Sr.)
Men's Foil: 7. Michael Dudey (So., second All-America honor); 19. Rodney Chen (So.)
Men's Epee: T3. Jack Hudson (So., first All-America honor); 13. Alex House (Fr.)
Women's Saber: T3. Gracie Stone (So., second All-America honor); 10. Diamond Wheeler (Sr., second All-America honor)
Women's Foil: 9. Ambika Singh (Jr., third All-America honor); 11. Sharon Gao (Jr., first All-America honor)
Women's Epee: T3. Susannah Scanlan (Sr., fourth All-America honor, first Princeton women's epee to earn four All-America honors since Maya Lawrence '02); 7. Katharine Holmes (Jr., third All-America honor)


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Cryptic dioecy and insect pollination in Rosa setigera Michx. (Rosaceae), a rare plant of Carolinian Canada
Pollination in an understory vine, Smilax rotundifolia, a threatened plant of the Carolinian forests in Canada
Morphological differences and changes of the gynoecium iin short-lived flowers of Rosa setigera (Michaux) and their relationship in regard to dioecy
Using scanning electron microscopy and thin sectioning, the functional morphology of the gynoecium, anthers, and pollen grains of Ruppia maritima, widgeon grass, were studied. The funnel-like arrangement of the carpels directing pollen to the stigmatic regions, the buoyancy offered by the presence o...
The organogenesis of floral development in the dioecious clonal tree species Rhus hirta offers an excellent model system to study gender expression in dioecious plants. Pistillate and staminate flowers from developing inflorescences were collected from Grover Island, located off the northern shore o...


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Gardening Articles: Care :: Pests & Problems
Beneficial Nematodes (page 2 of 4)
by Dan Hickey
How Nematodes Work
The life cycle of beneficial nematodes consists of six distinct stages: an egg stage, four juvenile stages, and the adult stage. The adult spends its life inside the host insect. The third juvenile stage, called a dauer, enters the bodies of insects (usually the soil-dwelling larval form). Some nematodes seek out their hosts, while others wait for the insect to come to them. Host-seeking dauers travel through the soil on the thin film of water that coats soil particles. They search for insect larvae using built-in homing mechanisms that respond to changes in carbon dioxide levels and temperature. They can also follow trails of insect excrement. Other species have a "sit-and-wait" strategy, like a praying mantis. When the mobile insect tunnels by them, they attack.
After a single dauer nematode finds and enters an insect (its skin or natural openings), the nematode releases a toxic bacteria that kills its host, usually within a day or two. In less than two weeks, the nematodes pass through several generations of adults, which literally fill the insect cadaver. (Steinernema reproduction requires at least two dauer nematodes to enter an insect, but a single Heterorhabditis can generate offspring on its own.) Nematode adults feed until they exhaust their food supply (the insect carcass), and as that time nears, the life cycle is halted.
As if they know time is running out, the entire host population of nematodes--as many as 200,000--become dauer nematodes, each with the ability to kill another insect. Eventually, they leave the insect carcass and begin to search for another host. Since it is nonfeeding, the dauer nematode can last for weeks in the soil.
How to Use Nematodes
For the home gardener, localized spraying is probably the quickest and easiest way to get beneficial nematodes into the soil. Although there's no need to worry about wearing rubber gloves or protecting your clothes, take reasonable precaution against splashing them on you. Beneficial nematodes, unlike many of their cousins, are harmless to mammals.
Producers ship beneficial nematodes (dauers) in the form of gels, dry granules, clay, and water-filled sponges. All of these dissolve in water and release the millions of nematodes. A typical spraying will introduce hundreds of millions of nematodes--each ready to start seaching for an insect--into your garden.
Nematodes should be sprayed on infested areas at a time when the targeted pest is in the soil. Timing is important, or else you'll have to repeat the application.
Northern gardeners should apply nematodes in the spring and fall, when the soil contains insect larvae. "Most of the beneficial nematodes are adaptive to cold weather," says Cate, at Integrated Biocontrol Systems. "In fact, the very best time to control white grubs is in the fall."
If you're in a warmer climate, beneficial nematodes are most effective in the summer. In any case, if you're unsure of when to apply beneficial nematodes, call your Extension service. Find out when and for how long the soil-dwelling stage of the target insect will be present and plan your nematode application for that time.


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Classic Shots showcases more than 200 photographsmany never before publishedof the sport from the 1920s to the present day, culled from the USGA's archive of more than half a million images. From memorable moments of the game to casual portraits of legendary players, from striking landscapes of world-renowned courses to fascinating artifacts and memorabilia, Classic Shots is a unique visual treasure that will delight and inspire golfers of all ages.
Among the many highlights are a single image showing the great Bob Jones' swing sequence; Payne Stewart's 1999 U.S. Open-winning putt at Pinehurst Country Club; Arnold Palmer's 1960 win at Cherry Hill; and dramatic shots of Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Michelle Wie, and other golf superstars. The photographs are organized into five geographic regions: Northeast, South, Mid-Continent, West, and International. Accompanying essays introduce each region, examining particular images and telling the stories behind them. An essay by New York Times columnist and best-selling author Thomas L. Friedman underscores the unique qualities of the game of golf and its enduring impact upon its players and fans.
Marty Parkes is Senior Director of Communications at the United States Golf Association, the 750,000-member association and not-for-profit governing body of the game of golf.
Thomas L. Friedman is the Foreign Affairs columnist for the New York Times, author of The World Is Flat, a contributing editor at Golf Digest, and a long-time member of the USGA.
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ARKEMA SA ADR (OTC: ARKAY) Arkema is a chemical company headquartered in France.
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Arkema was created in October 2004, following the reorganization of Total's Chemicals branch. Subsequent acquisitions include certain acrylic assets from Dow Chemical, and Total's specialty resins business (Cray Valley, Cook Composites and Sartomer). Recent acquisitions include castor oil and sebasic acid for Nylon 10. Vinyl products were divested under the name Kem One to Klesch Group in 2012.
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Cascade Springs
Easy hike for grandparents seeking the bounty of the Wasatch Back's fall leaves and kiddos taking their first walk on the wild side.
Distance: 0.5 miles round trip
Elevation gain: 200 feet
Time: 15 minutes to a half hour
Trail: Paved and dirt pathways. Mostly singletrack. Part of the fun is the drive through Heber City and the deciduous forest. It's beautiful in the summer, but we also recommend going this fall.
Who you'll see: Lots of moms, dads and children. Happy time to traverse the boardwalks and trails that line the seemingly endless aspen forest's edge in the shadow of Mount Timpanogos.
How to get there: Highway 189 southeast from Heber City toward Provo. Right on Highway 92 and follow that into the Cascade Springs parking lot.
Notable: This is hiking country. Perhaps start with this and work your way through the Uintas this summer.
Eco-conscious: Plenty of trash cans in the parking lot, but plenty of trash (dirty diapers, yech) lines the edge of the forest. Good time to teach the kids a thing or two about giving a hoot.
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Let's Increase Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards
Catalyst is a catalyst in the movement toward boardroom diversity worldwide. Diverse boardrooms are good for business, yet most countries have very low representation of women on boards. Catalyst provides information on the current landscape, and ideas and solutions to make progress.
Corporate Board Services is the home to board-related initiatives and programs, such as:
Catalyst also partners with other organizations pursuing a common mission of boardroom diversity.
Resources on boardroom diversity are listed below and touch various aspects of research, events, government actions and education. To learn more about this issue and Catalyst's work in this area, sign up for our e-newsletter, Corporate Board Services Quarterly.
Leader to Leader: How to Transform the Boardroom from the Inside
Catalyst Canada Honours: The Road to Inclusion Begins With Intentional Leadership
Board Service As Executive Leadership Development: Tips for Managers of Board-Ready Women
2014 Catalyst Census: Women Board Directors: This updated census includes the percentage of women on boards in different countries and regions around the world.
Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards: This free iPad App gives you interactive access to all of our board-related research on the go.
2013 Catalyst Census: Fortune 500: Our annual census tells you the number of women in leadership in leading US companies.
2013 Catalyst Census: Financial Post 500: Our biannual census counts the number of women in leadership at leading Canadian companies.
Missing Pieces: Women and Minorities on Fortune 500 Boards: This collaboration with the Alliance for Board Diversity examines the numbers of women and minorities at leading US companies.
Setting the Record Straight: This series based on Catalyst census data debunks myths around boardroom diversity trends.
The Bottom Line: Corporate Performance and Women's Representation on Boards: This report correlates gender diversity in the boardroom with financial performance.
High Potentials in the Pipeline: On Their Way to the Boardroom: Learn about trends in the career paths of high potential women regarding their aspirations to serve on boards.
Increasing Gender Diversity on Boards: Current Index of Formal Approaches: This is a compilation of the legislative, regulatory, and voluntary approaches to boardroom diversity around the globe.
Women Leading Business: The 2013 Israeli Census Report on Women's Representation in Tel Aviv 100 Index Companies: This census charts the number of women on boards of TA-100 Index companies.
First Step: Gender Diversity at the Top Pays Off From the Boardroom to the C-Suite: This short piece summarizes how women on boards affect results.
National Australia Bank—Board Ready: Pathway to Potential: This member-only Practice describes how NAB created a training program to prepare women for board service.
Women on Boards by Country: This Quick Take includes data on women on boards in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Middle East/Africa, including board chairs and chairs of committees.
A Push for Change: Women on Public Company Boards in Canada and Australia: This chart illustrates the number of women on public boards in Canada and Australia relative to regulatory and legislative changes.
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2013 CEO Summit: Solutions from the Boardroom for the Boardroom
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Supporting Your Board: Finding Corporate Director Candidates
Boardroom: Understanding the Ontario Securities Commission Regulations and Board Diversity
Catalyzing Blog Posts:
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Women On Board®: What My Mentee is Doing Right—And You Can Too!
Q & A with Sandra Day O'Connor Board Excellence Award Recipients
Director education programs and networking organizations
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Comment to the Ontario Securities Commission on proposed OSC amendments to corporate governance disclosure.
Comment to the US Securities Exchange Commission on proposed interagency policy statement establishing joint standards for assessing the diversity policies and practices of entities regulated by the agencies.
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kcdyer, Thursday November 27, 2008 - 6:33pm
As promised, in celebration of our southern neighbour's Thanksgiving holiday, our latest Friday give-away!
Just reply in the comments section and choose the title of your favourite book to complete the following sentence -- 'I am most thankful to have read...'
If you want to say _why_ that particular book makes you so thankful...all the better!
Deadline for the give-away is Friday night, as usual -- Friday, November 28th at midnight PST. (That's Pacific Standard Time, not Provincial Sales Tax...)
I'll put all the eligible comments into a hat and draw for a MONDO Mystery collection from MIra Books:
THE TENTH CASE by Joseph Teller
14 by JT Ellison
THE DEAD ROOM by Heather Graham
THE STOLEN by Jason PInter
Limit one entry per person, please. Now...what's YOUR favourite book?
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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I've never claimed to be normal
The one book I am most thankful to have read is Colin Renfrew's Archaeology and Language. In this book, Renfrew took all the theories regarding the populating of Europe and threw them on their collective ear. I happened to read this at a time when I felt stifled by conventions, and reading this book made me realize that there *is* a place for an imaginative person who isn't afraid to put forth unpopular thoughts and theories. Helped me decide to write science fiction, even though I didn't follow the 'hard' rules.
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Thankful Book
The book I'm most thankful I have read is The Bible. While that may sound trite, having read it cover-to-cover several times, I've found it contains a number of stories with delightful plot twists and underlying themes, poetry, some common sense advice, and humor I never would have expected. If I hadn't read it, I would've believe what I'd been told it said -- much of which isn't true.
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Thanksgiving Book
I am most grateful to have recently read A Swift Pure Cry by Siobhan Dowd. It was a wonderful, beautiful, painful read by an Irish YA author who passed away from cancer. The cover blurb describes it as "A breathtakingly beautiful tale of loss and discovery." and it is!I may be too late to be entered in the draw, but I wanted to contribute this title anyway. Cheers!Debbie Hodge
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Thanksgiving Thank Yous....
Thanks to all who contributed suggestions to the give-away. Draw results are imminent!
kc dyer
SiWC Conference Coordinator