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Featured Event
WBCA Jalapeno Festival
Event Dates and Times
2/19/2016 - Starts: 6:00 PM
El Metro Park and Ride
Friday entertainment: Los Huracanes del Norte
Friday: 6:00 pm - midnight, $35 at the gate
Saturday: 5:00 pm - 1:00 am, $40 at the gate
Entertainment: DJ/AB Quintanilla and the Kumbia King Allstarz
Casual attire
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WBCA Youth Song and Dance Festival
Event Dates and Times
2/6/2016 - Starts: 2:00 PM
LISD Civic Center Auditorium
Free admission
Casual attire
Sponsored by: Macy's and Sames Kia
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STCE's Comic Con @ TAMIU
Event Dates and Times
1/30/2016 - Starts: 10:00 AM
TAMIU Student Center
Adults $20 for single day pass, $30 for two-day pass
Children (ages 6-12) $10 single day pass, $15 two-day pass
Children under 6 FREE
Casual Attire
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Featured Event
UETA Jamboozie
Event Dates and Times
1/30/2016 - Starts: 5:00 PM
Laredo Historic Downtown
$10 pre-sale/per person
No refunds
$15 per person at the gates (Open at 5:00 pm)
Children 12 years and under - free admission
Mardi Gras/festive attire
Music by: Los Texmaniacs
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The Laredo Book Festival
Event Dates and Times
12/12/2015 - Starts: 10:00 AM
Laredo Public Library 1120 E. Calton Road
Join the Laredo Public Library and celebrate literacy at The Laredo Book Festival: The Best of Texas and Beyond! on Saturday, December 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Laredo Public Library, 1120 E. Calton Road. The festival celebrates Texas and local authors and illustrators and encourages interest in books and reading.
Events to be held:
• Book signings: meet authors and illustrators and have your books signed throughout the day.
• Books sales: books will be available for sale.
• Arts and Crafts
• Children's Story Time.
• Readings by Children's, Young Adult, and Adult Authors
• Exhibitors and vendors
• Texas Authors Association Pop-Up Store
• Fundraising raffle by the Friends of the Library of an iPad Air, Kindle Fire HD, gift certificates, and many other prizes (winner does not need to be present).
• First 200 children receive a free book from Junie B. Jones or Pete the Cat.
Sponsored by the following organizations:
• Overlooked Books
• La Posada
• Friends of the Library
• City of Laredo
• Laredo Public Library
Texas and local authors and illustrators are scheduled to appear. This event is FREE and open to the public.
For more information, please call Danielle Burns at (956) 795-2400 ext. 2242.
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Featured Event
Imaginarium of South Texas, Local Vets To Host STEAM Festival @ Veterans Memorial Elementary on Veterans Day
Event Dates and Times
11/11/2015 - Starts: 10:00 AM
Veterans Memorial Elementary School 5909 St. Luke Blvd.
Imaginarium of South Texas
Local Veterans
Veterans Memorial Elementary School Students
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) Festival where Imaginarium staff and veterans will be volunteering their time to help students showcase their educational creativity
November 11 from 10:00 a.m. to noon
Veterans Memorial Elementary School located at 5909 St. Luke Blvd.
The Imaginarium of South Texas will be partnering with local veterans, on Veterans Day, to donate a STEAM Festival to students at Veterans Memorial Elementary School. The Imaginarium staff and veterans will work with them on various "STEAM" (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) activities. The event is being made possible by a grant from United Way of Laredo.
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Featured Event
UISD's 2nd Annual Renaissance Fair
Event Dates and Times
10/30/2015 - Starts: 9:00 AM
Student Activity Center 5208 Sta. Claudia Lane
Take a time travel adventure into the 16th century at UISD's 2nd Annual UISD Renaissance Fair.The fair will be held on October 30, 2015 at the SAC, 5208 Sta. Claudia Lane from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Enjoy the fun and adventure of a Renaissance Fair that is set during the reigns of King Henry the VIII and Elizabeth I of England.
The Renaissance Fair will provide students with a unique learning experience as they connect the New World with the Old, and analyze the importance of the period as one of the greatest turning points in history. Approximately 250 students from each UISD high school will travel through time by experiencing the innovations in art, literature, scientific inquiry, math, and exploration from this period. Some of the features of this festival include Shakespearean performances, an art & poetry contest, dancing, a chess tournament, renaissance bingo, jousting contests, renaissance golf, and reenactments.
In addition, period music will be played by student musicians in different areas, adding to the Renaissance atmosphere. This years' fair will also usher in the King and Queen contest, complete with a coronation! Food and drinks will be for available for sale, and admission is free. This event is being been coordinated by UISD' s Curriculum and Instruction Department.
For more information, please call Rebecca Hughes at 473- 2086.
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Featured Event
Halloween Fest
Event Dates and Times
10/29/2015 - Starts: 5:00 PM
5201 University Blvd, Laredo, TX 78041
TAMIU invites the public to our annuel halloweeen festival for a day full of fun. Don't forget to dress up; we will be having costume contests for all ages.
SOLE Office at 956.326.2280
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Featured Event
Finley Elementary Harvest Festival
Event Dates and Times
11/13/2015 - Starts: 6:00 PM
Finley Elementary School 2001 Lowry Road
WHAT: Finley Elementary Harvest Festival
WHEN: Friday, November 13, 2015, 6:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m.
WHERE: Finley Elementary School, 2001 Lowry Road
The Harvest Festival will offer many fun filled activities for the entire family including a cake walk, games, food booths and plenty of entertainment. Admission will be $2.00 per adult and free admission for kids.
For more information, please call Mr. Joe Garza @ 473-4502
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Featured Event
Oktoberfest at Alamo Beer Company
Event Dates and Times
10/9/2015 - Starts: 12:00 PM
San Antonio
Who: Alamo Beer Company
What: Bier steins, lederhosen, polka music and plenty of German fare mark Alamo Beer
Company's 1st Oktoberfest! With a bier garten, bier hall and bier brewed using German
methods the three-day celebration inaugurates a new South Texas tradition.
Entertainment includes The Tubameisters and New Braunfels' German-Czech inspired
group Bohemian Dutchmen. Both groups are scheduled to perform the entire weekend.
Additionally, join the Alamo Brewers, Saturday at 1:30 for polka lessons. Food trucks will
be on site and the company's new beer, ALAMO Oktoberfest, will be available. Visit
alamobeer.com for more details.
The weekend includes Bike October Fest on Saturday, October 10 at
the brewery. More information can be found at bikeoctoberfest.org.
Time: Oct. 9, Fri. 12 PM - 12 AM, Oct. 10, Sat. 12 PM - 12 AM, Oct. 11, Sun. 12 PM - 6 PM
Cost: Free Entrance - Child and Pet Friendly
Where: Alamo Beer Company, 202 Lamar Street, San Antonio, Texas 78202
Contact: Andrew Anguiano, (210) 797-2113, email firstname.lastname@example.com
About Alamo Beer Company
Alamo Beer Company introduced ALAMO Golden Ale in October 2003. Since then, it has continued to grow locally and has quickly expanded to West Texas, South Texas, Houston and Austin. In March of 2015, Alamo Beer Company, opened it's brewery, beer hall and beer garden in San Antonio's east downtown. Using traditional German brewing methods the brewery produces an ALAMO Pilsner, ALAMO Amber Lager, ALAMO German Pale Ale, ALAMO Golden Ale and seasonal varieties. The beers are available for purchase at retailers, bars and restaurants. The beer hall and beer garden are open to the public Thursday through Sunday. Visit alamobeer.com for more details.
202 Lamar Street
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Featured Event
LCC Showcase features Rio Grande Arts Fest contest winners
Event Dates and Times
Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Fine Arts Center theater LCC Fort MacIntosh Campus
Relive the excitement of Laredo Community College's 2nd annual Rio Grande Arts Festival as the musical groups, dancers, filmmakers, and theater troupes who walked away with top honors return to the stage to perform in this year's Winners Showcase on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Fine Arts Center theater.
The showcase will feature 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners from each competition category featured in this year's Rio Grande Arts Festival.
Competitors on display include winners of the songwriting, playwriting, play production, short film, and dance competitions.
Battle of the Bands and songwriting competition winners also will rock the stage, with repeat performances by local bands DB3, Graveyard Ethics, Sex Food, Weight of Words, and Wild River Wild.
While the majority of performances will be live, several showcase winners will be shown from their videotaped performance at the festival.
LCC theater director and festival event organizer William Hauserman, promises an unforgettable night of entertainment for showcases attendees.
"Audiences can expect to see a variety of quality performances in music, theater, film, and dance in an atmosphere of excitement and teamwork."
The Rio Grande Arts Festival is an annual two-day celebration of the fine and performing arts that comes to life at LCC's historic Fort McIntosh Campus.
During the festival, a plethora of local musical acts, dancers, theater groups, and filmmakers vie for the top spots in the six different arts-themed contests. The festival also includes a variety of workshops, as well as food, art and crafts, and informational booths.
General admission tickets are $10. Senior citizens and students with a valid ID are $5. Collected proceeds from the event will be used to fund next year's Rio Grande Arts Festival.
For more information, contact the Martinez Fine Arts Center at 721-5334.
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Featured Event
LCC's Rio Grande Arts Festival
Event Dates and Times
5/30/2015 - Starts: 2:00 PM
LCC Fort McIntosh Campus
Join us for a two-day celebration of the arts, including contests in Playwriting, Play Production, Short Film, Song Writing, Battle of the Bands, and Dance. Plus, music, food and fun for all ages. Free admission.
Martinez Fine Arts Center, 9956) 721-5334
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Featured Event
WBCA Jalapeño Festival
Event Dates and Times
2/20/2015 - Starts: 6:00 PM
El Metro Park & Ride (Thomas and Hillside)
WBCA™ Jalapeño Festival
Sponsored by La Costeña
Friday & Saturday, February 20-21, 2015
Friday - 6:00 p.m. - 12:00 Midnight
Saturday - 5:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Friday- La Leyenda | Stage 2: Roger Creager
Saturday - Intocable | Stage 2: The Bright
Light Social Hour
El Metro Park & Ride (Thomas and Hillside)
Friday: $20 at the gate; Saturday: $30 at gate |
Pre-sale Tickets: $30 two-day pass
VIP: $100/day Main Stage; $65/day Stage 2
Casual attire | Established: 1978
Additional Sponsors: Stripes® Convenience
Stores, Anheuser-Busch, Miller Lite, South
Texas Ford Dealers, Valley Day & Night
Clinic | Media In-kind sponsor: Z93/Guerra
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Featured Event
Spring Break Kite Festival
Event Dates and Times
3/11/2015 - Starts: 12:00 PM
North Central Park 10202 International Blvd.
District VI Council Member Charlie San Miguel and the City of Laredo are once again hosting the ever-popular Spring Break Kite Festival, set for Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at North Central Park, 10202 International Boulevard, starting at 12:00 p.m. Over 10,000 attendees come to enjoy this day-long free festival.
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Featured Event
WBCA Youth Song & Dance Festival
Event Dates and Times
2/7/2015 - Starts: 2:00 PM
L.I.S.D. Civic Center Auditorium
WBCA™ Youth Song & Dance
Saturday, February 7, 2015
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
L.I.S.D. Civic Center Auditorium
Free Admission | Casual attire | Established:
1963 | Sponsored by: Macy's & Sames Kia
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Featured Event
UETA Jamboozie
Event Dates and Times
1/31/2015 - Starts: 12:00 PM
Laredo Historic Downtown
UETA Jamboozie
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Laredo Historic Downtown
12:00 p.m. – 12:00 Midnight
$10 pre-sale/per person - No Refunds
$15 per person at the gates (Open at 5 p.m.)
Children 12 years and under - Free admission
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UISD Parent Involvement Festival
Event Dates and Times
10/25/2014 - Starts: 8:00 AM
United High School 2811 United Avenue
Get those cowboy boots and hats ready and saddle up for United Independent School District's Annual Parent Festival! The western-themed event takes place from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on October 25, 2014 at United High School located at 2811 United Avenue. The event is free and open to all UISD parents.
"It's important that parents attend this event because studies have shown that when parents are involved in their child's education, the more of a positive impact it will have," said UISD Superintendent Roberto J. Santos. "Research has shown that parental involvement yields positive rewards for children such as increased grades, graduation rates, motivation, self-esteem, daily school attendance and much more."
The event, which is coordinated through the District's Office of Federal and State Compensatory Programs, will offer a wide range of informative sessions that will help parents with their children at home and in the classroom. Sessions will be offered in English and Spanish. This year's featured guest speaker will be Maria Adelina Pena. Through her presentation, Pena will offer parents practical procedures and techniques on how to become a better parent.
Activity camps for children will be available at the festival. However, registration for these camps will be done the day of the event, on a first-come first serve basis, and spaces are limited. Additionally, these camps are only for parents attending the Parent Festival.
"Our mission for this event is to emphasize the importance of parental involvement," said UISD Executive Director of Federal and State Compensatory Program Elia M. Juarez. "The earlier parents become involved in the education of their child, the more significant the impact on their overall achievement and success."
Several community organizations will also be on hand to give information on their respective programs and services to parents. Additionally, many door prizes will be given to participants and free breakfast and lunch will be offered.
For more information about UISD's Annual Parent Festival, call the Office of Federal and State Compensatory Programs, (956) 473-6471 or 6470. And…don't forget your western boots and hat!
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UISD Renaissance Festival
Event Dates and Times
10/31/2014 - Starts: 9:00 AM
UISD Student Activity Center (SAC) Southwest Parking Area 5208 Sta. Claudia Lane
WHAT: UISD Renaissance Festival
WHEN: Friday, October 31, 2014, 9 a.m. – 1p.m.
WHERE: UISD Student Activity Center (SAC) Southwest Parking Area, 5208 Sta. Claudia Lane
The upcoming UISD Renaissance Fair will be set during the reigns of King Henry the VIII and Elizabeth I of England. It will extend to its' Italian origins, the influence of the Spanish and Portuguese, and the cultural and economic impact of other countries through trade. The festival will include aspects of the later medieval period, such as the Black Death and the printing press, which set the stage for the Renaissance Era. Significant turning points in political and religious thought will also be explored at this event. It will also provide opportunities for examining the influence of this period on exploration and movement which resulted in the eventual discovery of the Americas.
The Renaissance Fair will provide students with a unique learning experience as they connect the New World with the Old, and analyze the importance of the period as one of the greatest turning points in history. Approximately 225 students from each high UISD school and 75 from United's 9th grade campus will travel through time by experiencing the innovations in art, literature, scientific inquiry, math, and exploration from this period of time. Some of the features of this festival include Shakespearean performances, an essay and art contests, costume contests, dancing, a cooking contests, chess tournament, renaissance bingo, jousting contests, reenactments, games, and the selection of a royal court. In addition, period music will be played by student musicians in different areas, adding to the Renaissance atmosphere.
Last but not least, the festival will feature a modern catapult on display. This event has been coordinated by UISD' s Curriculum and Instruction Department.
For more information, please call Rebecca Hughes at 473- 2086.
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UISD Annual Parent Festival
Event Dates and Times
10/25/2014 - Starts: 8:00 AM
United High School 2811 United Avenue
The United I.S.D. cordially invites all parents to the Annual Parent Festival
When: Saturday, October 25, 2014
Where: United High School, 2811 United Avenue
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Free and Open To All United I.S.D. Parents
Door Prizes To Be Given
(participants must attend three sessions)
FREE breakfast and lunch to be offered
Over 20 Community Agencies will provide Educational and Wellness Information
For more information, contact your child's school counselor or the Federal & State Compensatory Programs Office at (956) 473-6471 or (956) 473-6470.
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United ISD Marching Band Festival To Take Place
Event Dates and Times
10/4/2014 - Starts: 5:00 PM
Bill Johnson Student Activity Complex-Stadium 5208 Santa Claudia Lane
The United ISD Fine Arts Department will be hosting a high school band Marching Band Festival on Saturday, October 4th at the Bill Johnson Student Activity Complex-Stadium located at 5208 Santa Claudia Lane. This festival is open to the public, admission is $7.00 per person, all tickets general admission. Tickets may be purchased on Saturday October 4th, starting at 5:00 p.m. at the Stadium ticket window.
This event will feature all four UISD high school marching bands, United, United South, Alexander and LBJ, plus LISD bands, including Freer and Zapata HS Bands. All bands will be performing their UIL Marching Contest shows for a panel of 5 judges. Announcement of awards will be at 8:00 p.m.
This event, is an excellent opportunity for family entertainment as the bands have a wide variety of exciting musical selections performed to fast paced marching drills and formations.
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South Texas Collectors Expo
Event Dates and Times
9/13/2014 - Starts: 10:00 AM
Laredo Energy Arena
Laredo's very own Comic Con. Tickets go on sale June 12th at LEA Box Office and Ticketmaster.
Check us out at our website: southtexascollectorsexpo.com
on facebook: South Texas Collectors Expo
on Twitter: @STCELaredo
Interested vendors please email at: email@example.com
Marco Jalomo
(956) 334-5192
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Rio Grande Arts Festival
Event Dates and Times
5/23/2014 - Starts: 2:00 PM
Laredo Community College Fort McIntosh Campus
Art connoisseurs, music fans and entertainment seekers alike will be treated to the biggest celebration this side of the Rio Grande as local artists showcase their works in film, music, theater, visual arts and dance during the first-ever Rio Grande Arts Festival, presented by Laredo Community College.
The two-day event will be on Friday, May 23 from 2 to 11 p.m. and Saturday, May 24 from 12-8 p.m. on the parking lots near the new Visual and Performing Arts Center and the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Fine Arts Center at the historic Fort McIntosh campus.
The festival will feature local talent competing in songwriting, playwriting, live theater and short films, as well as a battle of the bands contest.
There also will be performances in flamenco and traditional dance, mariachi, chamber music, ballet, belly dancing, poetry slam, Spanish poetry recitations, jazz music and much more.
Vendors also will be present to sell their arts and crafts, an array of food and soft drinks and other beverages.
Admission to the festival is free and open to the public.
LCC theater director and event organizer William Hauserman said the festival will have something for everyone.
"The event is a two-day art extravaganza spread throughout multiple stages across LCC. There will be a lot going on at the same time, so people can choose where to go and what to experience," said Hauserman.
"Not only is the public invited to enjoy some great live performances, but they can also attend a series of workshops where they can hone their skills in dance, music, theater, filmmaking and more," Hauserman said, noting that the workshops also are free to the public.
Nixon students will present a Shakespeare medley, which includes excerpts from their UIL award-winning one act play, Twelfth Night.
On Friday, May 23, take out your boots and get ready to do some boot scootin' boogie with the Cactus Country Band, a popular band that regularly performs in the South Texas and Hill Country areas. The live concert will be from 6-9 p.m.
On Saturday, May 24, from 1-4 p.m., six local bands will duke it out on the stage, as they compete for cash prizes during the Battle of the Bands contest.
Hauserman hopes the festival inspires local artists to continue pursuing their passion.
"One of our goals with this festival is to motivate the local art community to create new and better material. The playwrights, filmmakers and songwriters of our city really need a platform to grow and be recognized as true artists," Hauserman said.
"Not many people may realize. this, but there's a lot of talent in Laredo. Those of us who get to see it on a daily basis know this and want to share it with the rest of the community," Hauserman added.
The event will close with an awards ceremony for all the festival entries on Saturday, May 24 at 7 p.m. at the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Fine Arts theater.
Hauserman invites the community to get confortable and enjoy what the local art scene has to offer.
"Since the event will be mostly outdoors, we are encouraging people to bring their lawn chairs so they can enjoy all the stages of the festival to the fullest. We want people to join us, relax and have a great time," said Hauserman.
For more information about the Rio Grande Arts Festival, contact the Martinez Fine Arts Center at 721-5334.
Friday, May 23
2-5 p.m. Songwriting Contest*
2-3 p.m. Flamenco /Traditional Dance
4-5 p.m. Mariachi Performance
5-6 p.m. Chamber Music
6-9 p.m. Cactus Country Band
6:30-7:30 p.m. Ballet
7-9 p.m. Joe's Puppet Show/Storytime Thing
9-9:40 p.m. Short Film Competition Screenings+
9:45-11:15 p.m. Feature Film, Waiting For Sandoval
*Songwriting Contestants
Out and About, Raul Seca
Without You, Elvia Asuara
Nocturno de Maria, Jose Juarez
In the Making, Alejandro Folk
Days Going By, Juarez & Folk
Gone, Alejandro Folk
Sao Lin Rain, Joe Molina
Zombie Waltz, Joe Molina
Princess Charming, Joe Molina
Black Dragon, Joe Molina
Never Letting Go, Mud River
Forgiven, Joanna Gunnoe
Thoughts, Young Money
El Leon, Juan Morales
As It Seems, Anny Rodriguez
What Runs Through My Head When You Speak, A. Rodriguez
+Short Film Contestants
Jigsaw, Marco Gonzalez
Just Keep Breathing, Rene Ramos
Me, Adolfo R. Mora
Power Up, Gabriel Trevino
Severed, Heidy Guajardo
The Morning After, Veronica Lozano
The Perfect Girl, Marco Gonzalez
Vociferous, Andres Regalado
Saturday, May 24
12-3 p.m. 10-minute Play Production Competition#
12-1 p.m. Belly Dancing, Small Stage, Lot T
1-4 p.m. Battle of Bands%
1-2 p.m. Champion Poetry Slam, Small Stage
3-4 p.m. Spanish Poetry Recitations, Small Stage
4-5 p.m. R&A Jazz Sounds, Fest Stage, Lot S
4-5 p.m. Twelfth Night, One Act Play, MFA stage
5:30-6:30 p.m. Excerpts from El Estudio Anniversary Concert, MFA stage
7-8 p.m. Festival Awards Ceremony, MFA stage
#10-Minute Play Production Entries
African Violet
Greatest Speech Ever
Unconditional Loca
Philario At Midnight
Altitude Sickness
Ever After
Cheating Text
%Battle of the Bands
Mud River
The Outcome
Ghosts In The Headlights
Playwriting Competition Entries
Ones and Zeroes, Kassandra DeHoyos,
Malfunction, Alex Vargas,
Ever After, Eliamar Nguyen
Unconditional Loca, Joe Molina
Sister/Sister, Zone Nguyen
Five More Minutes, by Luis Flores
Cheating Text, The Elevator Mystery, John Perez,
Philario at Midnight, Marco Gonzalez,
Only Me, by Carla Ibarra
72 Ounces, The Realization, Reymundo Ramos, Jr.
Writer's Block, Jose Trevino
Yolo, by Oscar Castillo
Schedule is subject to change.
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Foster Care Festival
Event Dates and Times
5/22/2014 - Starts: 6:00 PM
Caffe Dolce 1708 Victoria St.
Voz de Ninos would like to share with you that we will be having a Foster Care Festival May 22 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Caffe Dolce located at 1708 Victoria Street. The even is free and open to all in the community. There will be live music, face painting, and informational booths!
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month, join us as we recognize foster youth, and the people and agencies that make a meaningful difference in their lives.
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Fine Arts Fiesta and "Culturas Unidas" Mariachi Festival
Event Dates and Times
5/3/2014 - Starts: 8:30 AM
Bill Johnson Student Activity Complex-Auditorium
United ISD and the Fine Arts Department will be hosting the annual Fine Arts Fiesta and "Culturas Unidas" Mariachi Festival on
Saturday, May 3, 2014.
This event will be held at the Bill Johnson Student Activity Complex-Auditorium and is open to the public from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM.
The event will feature artwork from Elementary, Middle and High School students which will be on display in the lobby with an Award Ceremony taking place at 12:00 noon in the auditorium announcing all of the art contest winners.
In the auditorium "Culturas Unidas" Mariachi Festival is being held with an admission of $4.00 per adult. There will not be an admission charge for students. (see attached schedule)
For more information, contact the Fine Arts Department at 473-7121.
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Laredo 6th annual Spring Break Kite Festival
Event Dates and Times
3/13/2014 - Starts: 12:00 PM
North Central Park
The iconic, traditional diamond shaped-kite, flying carefree in the wind is reminiscent of a simpler, carefree childhood. It is also one of the most easy, entertaining and affordable ways for a family to have fun together.The bright colors and soaring heights will create memories that can last a lifetime for a child.
That's why the Sixth Annual Spring Break Kite Festival is perfect for Laredo kids, and their families, to have a fun, and free, good time. This year's event will be held on Thursday, March 13, 2014, from 12-7 p.m. at North Central Park.
Participants and spectators can find parking at United Day School. Additionally, El Metro has partnered with Wal-Mart at Loop 20 and International Boulevard to offer a free Park & Ride option to the Kite Festival.
The kite festival is open to kids of all ages, including those who are kids at heart. There is no registration or entrance fee to the festival. Everything is absolutely free! Just show up with a kite, store-bought or homemade, and start flying!
For those who are serious about their homemade kite, however, take notice of the following kite contest information. A Homemade Kite Contest will take place at 4 PM and will feature such interesting categories as longest/prettiest tail, most school spirit, best engineered, best use of recycled material, smallest/biggest, most unique and various age categories, with prizes from Imagine My Smile Dental Care and Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt and movie tickets. Celebrity judges will make the determination of all entrants. All are welcome to enter.
Even if you don't have a kite, come on out. A limited number of kites will be given out for free, along with healthy snacks while supplies last, thanks to generous sponsor HEB. Of course, UnitedHealthcare, Imagine My Smile Dental Care, and Doctors Hospital will also be promoting a healthy living message by distributing information and offering BMI tests. Kids can also enjoy Safety Town, thanks to AEP Texas, a model community that teaches power safety line; sponsors AT&T will echo that same message.
A community favorite, the petting zoo and pony rides, will be one of the main attractions featured, thanks to sponsors Murillo Auto & Tire Service and State Farm Agent Manuel Gomez, III. However, if you or your little ones are looking for a little more exhilaration, then the carnival rides and jumping castles sponsored by the Laredo Firefighters Union #872 and the Laredo Police Officers Association will do just nicely.
Additionally, promoting safety and enhancing the relationship that all local law enforcement agencies have with the community is another focus of the annual Kite Event, with several activities geared toward safety and protection. Showing off their all terrain vehicles will be the U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, where kids can take pictures as future Customs officers. Both the Laredo Police Department and Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar will feature the KidID program which collects children's fingerprints. The Laredo Fire Department will bring the Fire Safety House, which teaches kids how to safely recognize and escape a fire in a home.
In fact, festival organizers have gone out of their way to ensure that the day is truly a family-friendly outing. Aside from the kite flying, there will be plenty of other games and activities, including hay rides and games, courtesy of the City of Laredo Parks & Leisure Services Department and wildflower seed planting thanks to Keep Laredo Beautiful. Great music with the classic styling of everyone's favorite DJ, Rule Garcia, so everyone can have a fun-filled afternoon, will fill the park's air. Finally, if that isn't enough, be sure to catch the car show by the Pure Envy Car Club.
District VI Council Member Charlie San Miguel will once again host the event, along with the City of Laredo and numerous sponsors, including HEB, who is proud to be Helping Here. Other sponsors include AEP Texas; AT&T; Imagine My Smile Dental Care; Murillo's Auto & Tire Service; State Farm Agent Manuel Gomez, III; UnitedHealthCare; Laredo Firefighters Union #872; Laredo Police Officers Association; and Chick-fil-A. The event is proudly being brought to you by Guerra Communications and Lamar Advertising.
For more information, please call the City of Laredo Public Information Office at 791-7461.
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Laredo 6th Annual Spring Break Kite Festival
Event Dates and Times
3/13/2014 - Starts: 12:00 PM
North Central Park
LAREDO, TX (KGNS) - The City of Laredo is moving forward with its plans for the 6th Annual Spring Break Kite Festival, to be held on Thursday, March 13, 2014, from 12 - 7 PM at North Central Park.
Many of the same elements: petting zoo, carnival rides, free food,
games, music and car show, and of course, flying kites, will be offered.
For more information, contact Xochitl Mora Garcia at 956-791-7461 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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As one who writes published articles on cars, restaurants and travel, quite often I am asked: "Which is your favorite (car, restaurant, destination)?
Well, last weekend, I had a birthday. Although I remained close to home, throughout that entire weekend, I did things I like to do such as hiking and hanging out at the lake, eating a few cool restaurants and driving a hot whip. But it was not just any hot whip, I drove the 2014 Lexus GS 450h, with the "h" standing for hybrid.
It was back in November of 2011, the weekend following a Thanksgiving I will always remember due to the departure of my very best friend and confidant who had suffered an 11-month battle with breast cancer--triple negative to be exact. When it was over that Monday, the folks at Toyota/Lexus flew me in to Las Vegas to experience the now fourth generation GS, for model year 2012.
With accommodations at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Las Vegas--one of my all time favorite hotel brands, Lexus got the ball rolling the following morning with a classroom tutorial on the all new GS. An hour later, we were heading off to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. On that sunny day, alongside the new GS awaited a Mercedes Benz E-Class, a BMW 5-Series and an A6 by Audi.
Up until this time, I felt confident in my experience with German luxury brands to know that while the Lexus may be able to keep up, Japanese engineering-- which feels completely unique to German brands, would not out perform any of the other models on the track. At that point in time, the Japanese brands were more known for their cushy feel and luxury cache--not so much performance as with the Germans brands, which often tend to score high in both areas. Still, it seemed like a great day to be on the track.
On the track alongside the 2012 Lexus GS KILLED IT! It's handling was solid, yet so agile. Acceleration was smooth and simply superfluous in every aspect including a super smooth shifting of gears. In terms of design, both inside and out, it was simply gorgeous.
Months later--February of 2012 to be exact, I got my first chance to spend an entire week behind the wheel of the 2012 GS...Again, it was love at first sight! The look, the feel, the touch...pure euphoria! Write ups for it appeared in Hombre Magazine, where the publisher commented, "Wow, you really like that car, don't you!"
Later that year I got the chance to experience the GS 450h for model year 2013. Again, I was blown away by the performance and a bit of tweaking on the styling along with other enhancements.
Fast forward, last weekend's time spent in the 2014 GS 450h was in preparation of car reviews for April's Earth Day in Hombre Magazine, Harlem World Magazine, here at my blog, as well as my auto column at www.examiner.com. Nevertheless, I can tell you that I smiled like a fat kid over a whole cake all weekend long while seated behind the wheel heading to Murphy's for dinner on Friday, followed by laser tag at Stars and Strikes in Sandy Springs, then live jazz at the InterContinental Hotel in Buckhead. And by Sunday, when temperatures were in the low 70's, the drive to Lake Allatoona was simply the icing on the cake.
Bottom-line here, which is also something I said to a buddy who rode shotgun with me on Sunday: If I were in the market for a new car in the base price range of, say $60K, fully pimped out at $70K, it would definitely be a performance based hybrid or a diesel vehicle. And with the powerful, sublime 2014 Lexus GS 450h's killer performance, looks and combined fuel economy rating of 31-miles per gallon combined (29 city/34 highway), hands down, it would be amongst the top two contenders!

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The Blossoming Years
Denis Holden
2007, Historical Fiction (1940s England)
Olympia, $15.83, 284 pages, Amazon ASIN 1905513151
The Blossoming Years is just that the tale of a young man who blossoms into an adult. However, I saw it more as this mans fantasy, rather than anything based in reality. Where else but in fiction can you be the star student of your school, the hero of the football game (especially when you arent even on the team until the game is about to start), a fighter pilot ace, a war hero who falls in love with his nurse, a savior who rushes in to save two females who are important to him, and a crime fighter? While some of his actions are heroic, I found him immature, hypocritical, and quite unrealistic.
Phil Masters comes of age in a time of great excitement and turmoil. His story begins on his summer holiday when he gets to indulge his love of bird watching and the collecting bird eggs, described by the author in excruciating detail. However, the story continues with Phil falling in love for the first time with Jane, his cousin who comes to stay for the summer. Even though the couple is young and separated, their love continues to grow. Unfortunately, World War II intercedes and Phil heeds the call of duty and volunteers for service, quickly becoming a Royal Air Force fighter pilot. As he matures, he feels urges that any man would and wants his relationship to advance with Jane, who is determined to have a ring on her finger before things progress. Bitter with anger and jealousy, Phil ends the relationship with his long-time love.
Phil goes on to find other loves, some true and some superficial. However, death and other tragedies mark the relationships. At one point, he marries and the relationship falters and is not resolved in the course of the story. He eventually reunites with Jane and they attempt a relationship again.
Despite the fact that Phil faces many hardships in his journey to adulthood, I did not feel one iota of sympathy for him. As a matter of fact, I wanted to give him a swift kick in the ass on several occasions. Jane, however, receives my full sympathy for putting up with Phil, although I thought she should kick him to the curb. After they are reunited, she faces three extremely traumatic events and Phil becomes bitter again for practically the same reasons that separated them in the beginning. In other words, he never reaches a level of maturity that should accompany his years and experiences.
Holdens writing style also annoyed me. This is definitely an example of a story that you are told; the reader is not allowed to see how the characters handle the situations that arise. I also had to repress the wild urge to go through and add punctuation. Though the HEA is provided in the last two pages of the novel (no, Im not kidding), the couples problems are by no means resolved in my mind. Considering the era in which the novel is set, the one thing that can make the relationship respectable in the eyes of the community and mend Janes relationship with her mother is not provided. Jane also backtracks on all the principles she originally held dear, which she begins to see as not all that important anyway. Therefore, Phil gets his HEA, but I felt as though Jane is deprived of hers.
Though there is nothing truly romantic World War II era, it is one that I usually enjoy reading about. However, I was disappointed with The Blossoming Years and feel it did not do justice to the era or the people who lived it.
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A former police officer turned security guard has been arrested in connection to the murders of two women. Steven M Zelich, 52 was arrested in West Alis, Wisconsin on Wednesday, and at 4:00 a.m. he was transferred to the Walworth County Jail. He is scheduled to appear in court today on charges of hiding the corpses of his victims.
Zelich's arrest came after a maintenance worker discovered two suitcases that held decomposed dead bodies. The worker was mowing the lawn on North Como Road about a half of a mile north of County Road H, near Geneva, Wisconsin when he came across the two suitcases.
To see the criminal complaint, click on the following link-
Homicide charges are expected to be filed shortly in the two locations of the victims' hometowns. One of these charges will be filed for victim Laura Simonson, 37, of Farmington Minnesota. Simonson was identified by a heart shaped tattoo and this identification was substantiated by matching her dental records to the corpse. Simonson's body had a rope around the neck and a ball-gag in her mouth attached to a collar.
The other victim has not yet been identified. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has issued an alert asking for the help of the public in identifying her. Identification will be tough since victim "Jane Doe," like Simonson, was cut into pieces and stuffed in a suitcase, and both bodies were decomposed. Jane Doe is estimated to have been anywhere from 15 to 35 years old, with long straight dark brown or black hair. She was anywhere from 5 foot 2 inches to 5 foot 4 inches tall, and she weighed between 120 to 140 lbs. Zelich has said that he killed her in Kenosha County Wisconsin in late 2012 or early 2013 after meeting her online. He said it may have been on a bondage website, but apparently doesn't remember the specific online meeting place. Jane Doe had her arms tied behind her back and had been stuffed into a garbage bag inside of a suitcase when she was found.
Zelich has admitted that he met both women on the internet. Zelich frequented S & M sites, but it is also known that Simonson could be reached via an advertisement for escort services listed on Craig's List. Craig's List, as well as sites like BackPage.com, have been the subject of repeated complaints after it was found that they advertised prostitution and women have been murdered after advertising on their sites.
Police say that Zelich has been their main suspect for quite a while, and that they had knowledge that Zelich took Simonson to the Microtel Inn and Suites shortly after her family reported her missing on November 22, 2013. It is believed that this hotel was the site of her murder, because he checked in with her, but left the hotel alone. Even though police knew this information, before the trucker's gruesome discovery of the bodies on June 5th, they had only had Missing Persons cases for these two women, rather than a Homicide Investigation.
Zelich has been on law enforcement radar for quite a while. He was forced to resign from the West Alis Police Department in 2001, after a prostitute told police Zelich had stolen money from her. Since then, he has been posting on multiple Sado- Masochistic (S & M,) websites, openly claiming that he was looking for a women who he could enslave, even more specifically, Zelich stated that he wanted to hold a woman in captivity in an animalistic capacity within a farm-like environment.
Zelich has admitted that he caused the death of both of these women, and that after he killed them, he moved their bodies back and forth between his home and his vehicle for a period of months.
Police searched Zelich's home at 8011 West Lincoln Avenue in West Allis, Wisconsin on Wednesday. The search went on for more than eight hours, during which law enforcement officers dressed in Hazmat suits carried out bags of potential evidence, as well as Zelich's refrigerator.
The current two charges of "Hiding a Corpse" can result in sentences of not more than ten years in prison and not more than $25,000 in fines. It is hoped that prosecutors will be successful in the ensuing homicide charges so that Zelich can be put away for life.
In addition, police say that Zelich is part of an ongoing investigation to ascertain if he may be responsible for the deaths of other missing women.
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Last evening your friendly neighborhood Detroit Paganism Examiner finished up an interview with a very special lady with a very special Calling, Kris Bradley, and learned about her Path to becoming a Death Doula, or Death Midwife. As our population grows older, hard and gentle choices are becoming more and more prominent in many people's minds. The option to have a funeral at home for End of Life care, as well as other choices, is something that needs to be discussed before it becomes a crisis point.
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N-Acylethanolamine Metabolism During Seed Germination: Molecular Identification of a Functional N-Acylethanolamine Amidohydrolase
Date: August 2004
Creator: Shrestha, Rhidaya
Description: N-Acylethanolamines (NAEs) are endogenous lipid metabolites that occur in a variety of dry seeds, and their levels decline rapidly during the first few hours of imbibition (Chapman et al., 1999, Plant Physiol., 120:1157-1164). Biochemical studies supported the existence of an NAE amidohydrolase activity in seeds and seedlings, and efforts were directed toward identification of DNA sequences encoding this enzyme. Mammalian tissues metabolize NAEs via an amidase enzyme designated fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH). Based on the characteristic amidase signature sequence in mammalian FAAH, a candidate Arabidopsis cDNA was identified and isolated by reverse transcriptase-PCR. The Arabidopsis cDNA was expressed in E. coli and the recombinant protein indeed hydrolyzed a range of NAEs to free fatty acids and ethanolamine. Kinetic parameters for the recombinant protein were consistent with those properties of the rat FAAH, supporting identification of this Arabidopsis cDNA as a FAAH homologue. Two T-DNA insertional mutant lines with disruptions in the Arabidopsis NAE amidohydrolase gene (At5g64440) were identified. The homozygous mutant seedlings were more sensitive than the wild type to exogenously applied NAE 12:0. Transgenic seedlings overexpressing the NAE amidohydrolase enzyme showed noticeably greater tolerance to NAE 12:0 than wild type seedlings. These results together provide evidence in vitro ...
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N-Acylethanolamine (NAE) Profiles Change During Arabidopsis Thaliana Seed Germination and Seedling Growth
Date: August 2006
Creator: Wiant, William C.
Description: An understanding of the potential roles as lipid mediators of a family of bioactive metabolites called N-acylethanolamines (NAEs) depends on their accurate identification and quantification. The levels of 18C unsaturated NAEs (e.g. NAE18:2, NAE 18:3, etc.) in wild-type seeds (about 2000 ng/g fw) generally decreased by about 80% during germination and post-germinative growth. In addition, results suggest NAE-degradative fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) expression does not play a major role in normal NAE metabolism as previously thought. Seedlings germinated and grown in the presence of abscisic acid (ABA), an endogenous plant hormone, exhibited growth arrest and secondary dormancy, similar to the treatment of seedlings with exogenous Nlauroylethanolamine (NAE12:0). ABA-mediated growth arrest was associated with higher levels of unsaturated NAEs. Overall, these results are consistent with the concept that NAE metabolism is activated during seed germination and suggest that the reduction in unsaturated NAE levels is under strict temporal control and may be a requirement for normal seed germination and post-germinative growth.
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Conformational Studies of Myosin and Actin with Calibrated Resonance Energy Transfer
Date: May 2000
Creator: Xu, Jin
Description: Resonance energy transfer was employed to study the conformational changes of actomyosin during ATP hydrolysis. To calibrate the technique, the parameters for resonance energy transfer were defined. With conformational searching algorithms to predict probe orientation, the distances measured by resonance energy transfer are highly consistent with the atomic models, which verified the accuracy and feasibility of resonance energy transfer for structural studies of proteins and oligonucleotides. To study intramyosin distances, resonance energy transfer probes were attached to skeletal myosin's nucleotide site, subfragment-2, and regulatory light chain to examine nucleotide analog-induced structural transitions. The distances between the three positions were measured in the presence of different nucleotide analogs. No distance change was considered to be statistically significant. The measured distance between the regulatory light chain and nucleotide site was consistent with either the atomic model of skeletal myosin subfragment-1 or an average of the three models claimed for different ATP hydrolysis states, which suggested that the neck region was flexible in solution. To examine the participation of actin in the powerstroke process, resonance energy transfer between different sites on actin and myosin was measured in the presence of nucleotide analogs. The efficiencies of energy transfer between myosin catalytic domain and actin ...
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FLP-mediated conditional loss of an essential gene to facilitate complementation assays
Date: December 2007
Creator: Ganesan, Savita
Description: Commonly, when it is desirable to replace an essential gene with an allelic series of mutated genes, or genes with altered expression patterns, the complementing constructs are introduced into heterozygous plants, followed by the selection of homozygous null segregants. To overcome this laborious and time-consuming step, the newly developed two-component system utilizes a site-specific recombinase to excise a wild-type copy of the gene of interest from transformed tissues. In the first component (the first vector), a wild-type version of the gene is placed between target sequences recognized by FLP recombinase from the yeast 2 μm plasmid. This construct is transformed into a plant heterozygous for a null mutation at the endogenous locus, and progeny plants carrying the excisable complementing gene and segregating homozygous knockout at the endogenous locus are selected. The second component (the second vector) carries the experimental gene along with the FLP gene. When this construct is introduced, FLP recombinase excises the complementing gene, leaving the experimental gene as the only functional copy. The FLP gene is driven by an egg apparatus specific enhancer (EASE) to ensure excision of the complementing cDNA in the egg cell and zygote following floral-dip transformation. The utility of this system is being ...
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Fluorescence labeling and computational analysis of the strut of myosin's 50 kDa cleft.
Date: August 2007
Creator: Gawalapu, Ravi Kumar
Description: In order to understand the structural changes in myosin S1, fluorescence polarization and computational dynamics simulations were used. Dynamics simulations on the S1 motor domain indicated that significant flexibility was present throughout the molecular model. The constrained opening versus closing of the 50 kDa cleft appeared to induce opposite directions of movement in the lever arm. A sequence called the "strut" which traverses the 50 kDa cleft and may play an important role in positioning the actomyosin binding interface during actin binding is thought to be intimately linked to distant structural changes in the myosin's nucleotide cleft and neck regions. To study the dynamics of the strut region, a method of fluorescent labeling of the strut was discovered using the dye CY3. CY3 served as a hydrophobic tag for purification by hydrophobic interaction chromatography which enabled the separation of labeled and unlabeled species of S1 including a fraction labeled specifically at the strut sequence. The high specificity of labeling was verified by proteolytic digestions, gel electrophoresis, and mass spectroscopy. Analysis of the labeled S1 by collisional quenching, fluorescence polarization, and actin-activated ATPase activity were consistent with predictions from structural models of the probe's location. Although the fluorescent intensity of the ...
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Function of the ENOD8 gene in nodules of Medicago truncatula.
Date: December 2006
Creator: Coque, Laurent
Description: To elaborate on the function(s) of the ENOD8 gene in the nodules of M. truncatula, several different experimental approaches were used. A census of the ENOD8 genes was first completed indicating that only ENOD8.1 (nt10554-12564 of GenBank AF463407) is highly expressed in nodule tissues. A maltose binding protein-ENOD8 fusion protein was made with an E. coli recombinant system. A variety of biochemical assays were undertaken with the MBP-ENOD8 recombinant protein expressed in E. coli, which did not yield the esterase activity observed for ENOD8 protein nodule fractions purified from M. sativa, tested on general esterase substrates, α-naphthyl acetate, and p-nitrophenylacetate. Attempts were also made to express ENOD8 in a Pichia pastoris system; no ENOD8 protein could be detected from Pichia pastoris strains which were transformed with the ENOD8 expression cassette. Additionally, it was shown that the ENOD8 protein can be recombinantly synthesized by Nicotiana benthamiana in a soluble form, which could be tested for activity toward esterase substrates, bearing resemblance to nodule compounds, such as the Nod factor. Transcription localization studies using an ENOD8 promoter gusA fusion indicated that ENOD8 is expressed in the bacteroid-invaded zone of the nodule. The ENOD8 protein was also detected in that same zone by ...
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Gene Expression Profiling of the nip Mutant in Medicago truncatula
Date: August 2007
Creator: McKethan, Brandon Lee
Description: The study of root nodule symbiosis between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and leguminous plant species is important because of the ability to supplement fixed nitrogen fertilizers and increase plant growth in poor soils. Our group has isolated a mutant called nip in the model legume Medicago truncatula that is defective in nodule symbiosis. The nip mutant (numerous infections with polyphenolics) becomes infected by Sinorhizobium meliloti but then accumulates polyphenolic defense compounds in the nodule and fails to progress to a stage where nitrogen fixation can occur. Analysis of the transcriptome of nip roots prior to inoculation with rhizobia was undertaken using Affymetric Medicago Genome Array microarrays. The total RNA of 5-day old uninoculated seedlings was analyzed in triplicate to screen for the NIP gene based on downregulated transcript levels in the mutant as compared to wild type. Further microarray data was generated from 10 days post inoculation (dpi) nip and wild type plants. Analysis of the most highly downregulated transcripts revealed that the NIP gene was not identifiable based on transcript level. Putative gene function was assigned to transcripts with altered expression patterns in order to characterize the nip mutation phenotypically as inferred from the transcriptome. Functional analysis revealed a large number ...
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Genetic Modification of Fatty Acid Profiles in Cotton
Date: August 2005
Creator: Rommel, Amy A.
Description: The industrial uses of cottonseed oil are limited by its fatty acid composition. Genetic modification of cotton lipid profiles using seed-specific promoters could allow cotton growers to produce valuable new oils in the seed without adverse effects on fiber quality and yield, therefore making this crop more commercially profitable. Transgenic cotton callus harboring a diverged fatty acid desaturase gene (FADX) from Momordica charantia was characterized for production of alpha-eleostearic acid (conjugated double bonds: 18:3 D9 cis, 11 trans, 13 trans), not normally found in cotton. Gas chromatography (GC) in conjunction with mass spectrometry (MS) confirmed production of alpha-eleostearic acid in the transgenic cotton tissues. A second series of transformation experiments introduced the cotton fatty acid thioesterase B (FATB) cDNA, fused to the seed-specific oleosin promoter into cotton to promote the over-expression of FATB, to generate cotton with increased palmitate in the cottonseed. PCR amplification, as well as fatty acid analysis by gas chromatography, confirmed introduction of the FATB cDNA in transgenic tissues. Collectively, these results demonstrate the feasibility of manipulating the fatty acid composition in cotton via transgenic approaches and form the basis for continued efforts to create novel oils in cottonseed.
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Hindrance of the Myosin Power Stroke Posed by the Proximity to the Troponin Complex Identified Using a Novel LRET Fluorescent Nanocircuit
Date: May 2007
Creator: Coffee Castro-Zena, Pilar G.
Description: A novel luminescence resonance energy transfer (LRET) nanocircuit assay involving a donor and two acceptors in tandem was developed to study the dynamic interaction of skeletal muscle contraction proteins. The donor transmits energy relayed to the acceptors distinguishing myosin subfragment-1 (S1) lever arm orientations. The last acceptor allows the detection of S1's bound near or in between troponin complexes on the thin filament. Additionally, calcium related changes between troponin T and myosin were detected. Based on this data, the troponin complex situated every 7 actin monomers, hinders adjacently bound myosins to complete their power stroke; whereas myosins bound in between troponin complexes undergo complete power strokes.
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Identification and quantification of lipid metabolites in cotton fibers: Reconciliation with metabolic pathway predictions from DNA databases.
Date: May 2004
Creator: Wanjie, Sylvia W.
Description: The lipid composition of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum, L) fibers was determined. Fatty acid profiles revealed that linolenate and palmitate were the most abundant fatty acids present in fiber cells. Phosphatidylcholine was the predominant lipid class in fiber cells, while phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol and digalactosyldiacylglycerol were also prevalent. An unusually high amount of phosphatidic acid was observed in frozen cotton fibers. Phospholipase D activity assays revealed that this enzyme readily hydrolyzed radioactive phosphatidylcholine into phosphatidic acid. A profile of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) for genes involved in lipid metabolism in cotton fibers was also obtained. This EST profile along with our lipid metabolite data was used to predict lipid metabolic pathways in cotton fiber cells.
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Basic English Grammar A with Audio CD
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Basic English Grammar is a classic developmental skills text for beginning students of English as a second or foreign language. It uses a grammar-based approach integrated with communicative methodologies to prmote the development of all language skills.
Volume A of the Student Book contains Chapters 1-8 plus the Appendices.
While keeping the same basic approach and materials as in earlier edtions, the fourth edition continues to build on the foundation of understanding form and meaning by engaging students in meaningful communication about real actions, real things, and their own lives in classroom context.
Several of the new features are:
- Information in the grammar charts highlighting differences between spoken and written English
- Step-by-step writing activities with models for students to follow
- Innovative warm-up exercises that precede the grammar charts and introduce points to be taught
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- Structure-based listening exercises that introduce students to relaxed, reduced speech
Table of Contents
Volume A Contents
Chapter 1 USING BE
1-1 Singular pronouns + be
1-2 Plural pronouns + be
1-3 Singular nouns + b
1-4 Plural nouns + be
1-5 Contractions with be
1-6 Negative with be
1-7 Be + adjectiv
1-8 Be + a place
1-9 Summary: basic sentence patterns with be
Chapter 2 USING BE AND HAVE
2-1 Yes/no questions with be
2-2 Short answers to yes/no questions
2-3 Questions with be : using where
2-4 Using have and has
2-5 Using my , your , her , his , our , their
2-6 Using this and that
2-7 Using these and those
2-8 Asking questions with what and who + be
Chapter 3 USING THE SIMPLE PRESENT
3-1 Form and basic meaning of the simple present tense
3-2 Frequency adverbs
3-3 Position of frequency adverbs
3-4 Spelling and pronunciation of final -es
3-5 Adding final -s / -es to words that end in -y
3-6 Irregular singular verbs: has , does , goes
3-7 Like to , want to , need to
3-8 Simple present tense: negative
3-9 Simple present tense: yes/no questions
3-10 Simple present tense: asking information questions with where and what
3-11 Simple present tense: asking information questions with when and what time
Chapter 4 USING THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
4-1 Be + -ing : the present progressive
4-2 Spelling of -ing
4-3 Present progressive: negatives
4-4 Present progressive: questions
4-5 Simple present tense vs. the present progressive
4-6 Non-action verbs not used in the present progressive
4-7 See , look at , watch , hear , and listen to
4-8 Think about and think that
Chapter 5 TALKING ABOUT THE PRESENT
5-1 Using it to talk about time
5-2 Prepositions of time
5-3 Using it and what to talk about the weather
5-4 There + be
5-5 There + be : yes/no questions
5-6 There + be : asking questions with how many
5-7 Prepositions of place
5-8 More prepositions of place: a list
5-9 Would like
5-10 Would like vs. like
Chapter 6 NOUNS AND PRONOUNS
6-1 Nouns: subjects and objects
6-2 Nouns as objects of prepositions
6-3 Adjectives with nouns
6-4 Subject pronouns and object pronouns
6-5 Nouns: singular and plural forms
6-6 Nouns: irregular plural forms
6-7 Possessive pronouns: mine , yours , his , hers , ours , theirs
6-8 Possessive nouns
6-9 Questions with whose
6-10 Possessive: irregular plural nouns
Chapter 7 COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS
7-1 Nouns: count and noncount
7-2 Using a vs. an
7-3 Using a / an vs. some
7-4 Measurements with noncount nouns
7-5 Using many , much , a few , a little
7-6 Using the
7-7 Using Ø (no article) to make generalizations
7-8 Using some and any
Chapter 8 EXPRESSING PAST TIME, PART 1
8-1 Using be : past time
8-2 Simple past tense of be : negative
8-3 Past of be : questions
8-4 Simple past tense: using —ed
8-5 Past time words: yesterday , last , and ago
8-6 Simple past tense: irregular verbs (Group 1)
8-7 Simple past tense: negative
8-8 Simple past tense: yes/no questions
8-9 Simple past tense: irregular verbs (Group 2)
8-10 Simple past tense: irregular verbs (Group 3)
8-11 Simple past tense: irregular verbs (Group 4)
Appendix 1 English Handwriting
Appendix 2 Numbers
Appendix 3 Ways of Saying Time
Appendix 4 Days/Months/Seasons
Appendix 5 Supplementary Charts
A5-1 Basic capitalization rules
A5-2 Voiceless and voiced sounds for -s endings on verbs
A5-3 Final -ed pronunciation for simple past verbs
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US Airways is apologizing after a pornographic picture was sent from their Twitter account. The pic was of a toy plane inside a woman's vagina. It is difficult to tell if she had a landing strip.
Man Notifies Domino's After Burning Penis During Sex With Pizza [VIDEO]
'Domino's - Our Pizza is F***ing Good!' That could be the pizza chains new slogan! Maybe they could bring back their campaign of 'coming in 30 minutes or less'? A man took to Twitter to let Domino's know he burned his penis while having sex with one of their pepperoni pizzas. Maybe he should of put on a condom first?
Illustrator Finds Funny Way to Make his Train Ride More Entertaining [PICTURES]
I can only imagine how boring having to use public transpo can be everyday. But this guy seems to have found a pretty hilarious way to keep himself , and the rest of us, entertained on his daily commute.
This Woman May Just Have Tweeted The Dumbest Thing Ever [PICS]
I've seen lots of people say stupid stuff on Twitter and Facebook, including; but not limited to, politicians, actors, musicians, all the way down to just regular everyday people...
Dude Pretends to be Psychic After Reading Stuff People Posted on Instagram [VIDEO]
I always warn people about the kind stuff they post on their Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. And this guy is the reason why. Comedian, prankster, and YouTube filmmaker Jack Vale; he decided to go to a busy area in Irvine, California, and figured out how to find the most-recent stuff people nearby him posted publicly on Facebook and Twitter...
Here's Who Twitter Thinks Should Play Batman Instead of Ben Affleck
Wow, people are upset that Ben Affleck is going to be the next Batman. Like, really upset. It's almost like this somehow simultaneously affects them personally (it doesn't), and they have nothing else in their lives to worry about (we're jealous). They may be upset about it, but at least some folks have a sense of humor about it. Here are some choice tweets on the subject.
Best Tweets About Detroit Filing for Bankruptcy
After years of financial struggles, the City of Detroit's Emergency Financial Manager has filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. We won't bore you with all the logistical details, but we will highlight the best tweets on the subject - check them out here.
Hockey Hilarity Ensues From Reddit Rink Post
If you're a fan of hockey I think you'll like this. As most fans know (and just like the rest of the sports world) we all have routines or favorite zones of the field, court or ice...
Awkward Sexual Innuendos Abound in College Hoops [VIDEO]
For those who were hoping to settle in and catch a fun night of college hoops between Notre Dame and Pitt, well, you got that, but you also were the recipients of a weird exchange between Bill Raftery and Jay Bilas.
Burger King's Twitter Page Hacked [PHOTOS]
Burger King's Twitter page was hacked Monday morning changing the companies BK logo to the golden logo of their arch-nemesis which included a pic of their latest product as well.
Twitter Thinks Bane Caused the Super Bowl XLVII Blackout
We're going to pretend all of these people are hilarious and not morons. When the 2013 Super Bowl was delayed by a power outage, most people took it as a chance to actually talk to the people at their football party. These people decided to make jokes on Twitter that the half hour of darkness was actually 'The Dark Knight Rises' villain Bane's fault.


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- July 2, 2016, 07:00
Why do some people feel the need to celebrate being part of an overpowering majority?
How will Brexit affect Irish film making?
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- July 2, 2016, 01:00
'Game of Thrones' is safe, says HBO, but some question whether another 'Brooklyn' could get made once the UK leaves the European U(...)
Nicolas Winding Refn: 'He kept asking my wife to have sex with him"
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- July 1, 2016, 06:00
Nicolas Winding Refn's feud with fellow Danish director Lars Von Trier shows no sign of letting up. "It is natural for youth to de(...)
Five star review: Queen of Earth is incandescently brilliant
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- June 30, 2016, 10:00
Director Alex Ross Perry's weaves in sly references to Polanski, but this is a psychological drama like no other
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie review - Wearing its years well, darling
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- June 29, 2016, 20:57
The plotting is lazy, but this big-screen reboot of the much-loved sitcom gets by thanks to its stars and to the endless goodwill (...)
Central Intelligence review: Hart and Johnson are far from dumb and dumber
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- June 28, 2016, 16:30
The central pairing of tightly wound Kevin Hart and wide-open Dwyane Johnson raise this buddy-buddy spy comedy to happy heights
Did you hear the one about the woman in the niqab?
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- June 25, 2016, 07:00
Forget what Mulder said in 'The X Files'. If a story sounds too good to be true . . .
Susan Sarandon: 'Hollywood is more upset about people getting fat and old than about politics'
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- June 25, 2016, 05:45
Since being kicked out of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in 1993, for her politics, the Hollywood star has becom(...)
The Meddler review: a funny and sincere slice of old-fashioned entertainment
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- June 23, 2016, 17:00
Susan Sarandon is in top form as a recently widowed woman who can't help meddling in her daughter's life
Elvis & Nixon review: When the King met Tricky Dicky
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- June 23, 2016, 08:00
This curious film – based on an iconic photograph – could do with a little less exposition and a little more Nixon
Remainder review: odd and interesting thriller with baffling levels of nuance
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- June 22, 2016, 16:30
Tom Sturridge gets hit in the head, loses his memory, receives millions in compensation – and then things get obtuse
Independence Day 2 review: A cynical love song to China
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- June 22, 2016, 12:55
Roland Emmerich's reliably cynical, psychotically CGI'd sequel to his own 20-year-old hit gives new meaning to the word 'moronic'
Jamie Dornan and 'Siege of Jadotville' on Galway Film Fleadh schedule
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- June 22, 2016, 09:06
28th festival, which begins on July 5th, to involve 90 films screened at three venues
Why the Brexit poll is the dumbest mistake a UK PM has ever made
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- June 18, 2016, 07:00
Despite the threat of mutiny from his own crew and the sight of Ukip pirates on the port side, nobody forced Capt Cameron to chart(...)
Tale of Tales review: Old stories given an unsettlingly delicious horror twist
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- June 16, 2016, 16:00
Dorector Matteo Garrone's first English-language feature is a fabulous (in all senses of the word) and fantastic treatment of thre(...)
Cemetery of Splendour review: a film of subtlety, wit and quiet bloody-mindedness
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- June 16, 2016, 13:00
Palme d'Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul returns with an unconventional tale of a narcolepsy outbreak among Thai soldiers
The Conjuring 2 review: a hokum-filled retro horror full of atmosphere
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- June 14, 2016, 13:15
Chairs fling themselves across rooms and nuns materialise in corridors in James Wan's entertaining investigation of horrible happe(...)
Michael Moore on Orlando: 'chickens coming home to roost'
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- June 13, 2016, 19:37
Speaking in Dublin, director says America has become a more violent society
The real rules of air travel: Get out of the aisle, get out of my seat!
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- June 11, 2016, 07:00
Take a flight from any busy airport and watch fellow passengers turn into children
Gianfranco Rosi: 'We have to stop using the word emergency. It's not going away'
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- June 10, 2016, 06:00
The Italian director's new documentary Fire at Sea - winner of best film at the Venice and Berlin Film Festivals - takes an unfli(...)
Miracles From Heaven review: dare you question the logic of this universe?
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- June 9, 2016, 15:37
Jennifer Garner and Queen Latifah star in this COMPLETELY INCREDIBLE film from the same studio that brought you Heaven Is For Real(...)
Embrace of the Serpent review: Skullduggery and atrocity in the Amazon
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- June 9, 2016, 11:30
Shocking imagery abounds in this thoughtful, blackly funny anti-colonial epic
Where to Invade Next review: Michael Moore is at it again
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- June 9, 2016, 07:00
Fans will enjoy his look at international cultures, but it does reek of cherry picking
Mattress Mick gets ready to wow the international film festival circuit
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- June 8, 2016, 14:59
The Irish are set to make a strong showing at this weekend Sheffield International Documentary Festival and the upcoming Edinburgh(...)
Mother's Day review: a foul, irredeemable mess of sentimental cliches
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- June 7, 2016, 14:55
Garry Marshall's third "holiday" film - after the awful Valentine's Day and worse New Year's Eve - manages the considerable feat (...)
The unstoppable Saoirse Ronan makes cover of Time Magazine
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- June 5, 2016, 16:26
Carlow actor makes magazine's 'Next Generation Leaders' list
Donald Clarke: So many gorilla experts. So little insight
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- June 4, 2016, 05:00
Since Harambe was shot in the US, it's crazy how many great-ape authorities have emerged
Paula Patton: 'It's fear that makes you want to follow something so dark and evil'
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- June 3, 2016, 06:00
Warcraft star Paula Patton on breaking up with Robin Thicke, breaking down Hollywood's colour barrier and the shadow being cast (...)
The Measure of a Man review: a social drama to cherish
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- June 2, 2016, 15:00
Stéphane Brizé gives us a quietly effective consideration of how surveillance culture degrades and debases
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows review – Heroes in a half-baked shell
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- June 2, 2016, 11:55
With a talking rhino from Cabra, this film is much more aware than Warcraft of its own ridiculousness
Warcraft review: never in your wildest fantasies could you have imagined this
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- May 30, 2016, 12:00
Duncan Jones tragically stultifying fantasy is hard to pin down - picture a film in which most of the antagonists wear buckets on (...)
Jane Bond? Trolls would go bonkers
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- May 28, 2016, 07:00
If an all-women 'Ghostbusters' has misogynists spitting venom, imagine their reaction to Gillian Anderson as 007
The Price of Desire review: an Eileen Gray biopic with a little too much furniture
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- May 27, 2016, 06:30
Too many soft-focus Cote d'Azure exteriors bring 'Absolutely Fabulous' to mind
Money Monster's Jack O'Connell: 'Not as Irish as I would like to be'
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- May 27, 2016, 05:55
Star worked hard to make it in Hollywood and is very proud of his Irish roots
Money Monster review: not so much a hot tip, more a solid investment
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- May 26, 2016, 16:00
There?s nothing wildly original about Jodie Foster's latest, but strong turns from the bankable leads make it worth a punt
Love & Friendship review: fizzles with wit, intrigue and creative amorality
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- May 26, 2016, 14:02
Jane Austen's eternal good sense is beautifully married to Whit Stillman's sensibility in this sharp and funny Irish co-production
Cannes Film Festival: Ken Loach picks up second Palme D'Or
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- May 22, 2016, 20:26
British film-maker's win for 'I, Daniel Blake' leads evening of surprises in southern France
Is Boris Johnson like 'Hitler or one of those mad fellas'?
- TV, Radio, Web
- May 21, 2016, 07:00
It's crazy talk for the Brexit leader to compare an increasingly integrated EU to the Fuhrer's plans for Europe
The Last Face Cannes: Nothing can disguise the jaw-dropping imbecility of this project
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- May 20, 2016, 17:28
Sean Penn delivers a film that suggests he may need to stick to his investigative reporting day job
Cannes Film Festival: Sean Penn fails to save face
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- May 20, 2016, 16:49
Director's new film receives abysmal reviews, while Iggy Pop shows his lust for life
Heart of a Dog review: Laurie Anderson makes the experimental delicious
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- May 19, 2016, 19:51
Anderson's late husband, Lou Reed, is an unmentioned presence in a sweetly sentimental tribute
Mirror review: Mother love in the motherland
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- May 19, 2016, 19:25
Andrei Tarkovsky explores his relationships with family and country in a '75 cult favourite that is the very definition of arthous(...)
It's Only the End of the World Cannes review: the festival's largest disappointment so far
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- May 19, 2016, 17:59
At the grand age of 27, Xavier Dolan has finally made a poor film
Cannes bidding war hots up for Martin Scorcese's 'The Irishman'
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- May 18, 2016, 16:11
Film-maker to reprise relationship with De Niro and direct for first time . . . Al Pacino
Cannes review: The Unknown Woman. A bit of a dud from the Dardennes
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- May 18, 2016, 15:20
Jessica Fletcher had more angles to her personality than the protagonist of this passionless affair
Cannes review: Ma' Rosa. A hustle through the grim streets of Manila
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- May 18, 2016, 15:13
Director Brillante Mendoza is relentless in his pursuit of grubby verité, and his vision is worth enduring
Cannes review: Aquarius. A defiant Brazilian heroine eyes up a prize
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- May 18, 2016, 15:03
Sônia Braga is brilliant in Kleber Mendonça Filho's wonderful second feature
Julieta Cannes review: 'Age is not an illness. It's a massacre'
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- May 17, 2016, 13:05
Pedro Almodóvar quoted Philip Roth while promoting his latest work, made in his typical primary colours
Personal Shopper Cannes review: Kristen Stewart film gets booed at festival
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- May 17, 2016, 12:54
The Cannes crowd react to a ghost story with no scares and a psychological drama with no grip
Negga's 'Loving' performance already generating Oscar buzz
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- May 17, 2016, 01:00
Limerick actor who was cut out of '12 Years a Slave' is having a dizzying career surge
Cannes review: Loving. Ruth Negga shines as one half of a couple who changed the US
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- May 16, 2016, 15:56
Jeff Nichols's film about a couple who were arrested and expelled from Virginia for falling foul of anti-miscegenation laws refuse(...)
Paterson Cannes review: Pure, filmic poetry
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- May 16, 2016, 10:48
Jim Jarmusch latest film is deceptively rich with its elements in perfect balance
Female voices to fore in first half of Cannes Film Festival
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- May 15, 2016, 19:45
Maren Ade's 'Toni Erdmann' is a strong early contender for Palme d'Or
The BFG review: It's no catastrophe, but it's no E.T.
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- May 14, 2016, 14:40
Steven Spielberg directs Roald Dahl's classic tale which is playing out of competition in Cannes
Greetings from the anti-Eurovision Cannes film festival
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- May 14, 2016, 05:00
Eurovision allows endless self-satirising digs. Refreshingly, Cannes takes itself seriously
Amazon leading la révolution at Cannes Film Festival
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- May 13, 2016, 21:20
Streaming service presents five films at event potentially offering hope to independent sector
Ma Loute/Slack Bay Cannes review: gorgeous, funny and a bit infuriating
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- May 13, 2016, 16:40
Juliette Binoche throws herself at the camera with admirable abandon, but Bruno Dumont's brave step into comedy frustrates as ofte(...)
I, Daniel Blake Cannes review: a deeply moving, darkly funny drama
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- May 13, 2016, 11:10
Ken Loach and Paul Laverty continue their longtime collaboration with a skull-shaking study of the Kafkaesque lunacy of Britain's (...)
Patrick Stewart on shouting, playing a Nazi and elocution with Brian Blessed
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- May 13, 2016, 06:00
Beloved for his Jean-Luc Picard in 'ST:TNG', the Shakespearean star now plays a scarifying neo-Nazi skinhead in the hit thriller '(...)
Woody Allen rejects culture of judgment at Cannes festival
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- May 12, 2016, 21:43
Controversy stoked by MC's bizarre joke about director and rape at opening ceremony
Mustang review: a sad story with delicious energy
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- May 12, 2016, 19:00
This wonderful, Oscar-nominated debut suggests one of those playful novels that employ a first-person plural narrator
Our Kind of Traitor review: master filleted with a cautious knife
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- May 12, 2016, 17:30
Ewan McGregor and Naomie Harris can't spice up the latest Le Carré adaptation
Everybody Wants Some!! review: Breezy dispatch from the dark ages
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- May 12, 2016, 14:30
The right-on director has made something closer to 'Animal House' than anything in his own admirable oeuvre
Money Monster Cannes review: Jack O'Connell seethes around George Clooney's vulgarity
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- May 12, 2016, 12:00
Jodie Foster delivers her best directorial effort yet in this starry financial thriller
Staying Vertical Cannes review: more madness than method
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- May 12, 2016, 11:47
A fine visual style, with strange and beautiful sights, but absurd shifts make this Alain Guiraudie film too jarring
Sieranevada Cannes review: ample food for thought amid all the long takes
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- May 12, 2016, 11:36
Despite some inevitable longeurs during its defiant three-hour running time, Cristi Puiu follow-up to The Death of Mister Lazares(...)
Café Society Cannes review: the brand new old thing
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- May 12, 2016, 11:35
Woody Allen's new film for Amazon welds together his typical party pieces, with Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart playing with (...)
Cannes Film Festival set to save cinematic souls from limbo
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- May 11, 2016, 03:00
Woody Allen in line to set record while Pedro Almodóvar and Cristi Puiu eye Palme d'Or
Cannes 2016: the Palme d'Or really does influence world cinema – and here's the proof
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- May 10, 2016, 15:24
Every now and then, the Cannes Film Festival's top prize anticipates a movement
Gerry Adams's N-word tweet: racism is not binary
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- May 7, 2016, 07:00
We need vigilance, but all of us, including the Sinn Féin leader, are probably somewhere on the scale
Stephen Frears: 'I'm a member of the metropolitan elite. If I were anywhere else, I'd hate me'
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- May 6, 2016, 06:00
The director greets questions with a sigh, suffers no fools - and is entirely fascinating
I Saw the Light review: Tom Hiddleston is too good for this Hank Williams biopic
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- May 5, 2016, 16:34
If they were to give out awards for the most by-the-numbers release of the year (doesn't the Academy already do that?), then this (...)
Evolution review: a stunningly beautiful allegory of sex and birth
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- May 5, 2016, 15:50
Human biology goes into meltdown in Lucile Hadzihalilovic fantastic, other-worldly fable from a weird world
Florence Foster Jenkins review: a deliciously dire diva has her day
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- May 5, 2016, 15:30
The true(ish) story of the world's worst opera singer makes for comedy gold, thanks to its star double act of Meryl Streep and Hug(...)
We're not in Ardee any more: meet the Irish director of the Angry Birds Movie
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- May 5, 2016, 06:00
You might not have heard of him, but Fergal Reilly, director of the video-game crossover, is one of our most successful cinematic (...)
Bad Neighbours 2 review: a little bit funnier, a bit more socially aware
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- May 4, 2016, 15:02
Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne and Zac Efron reprise the adulthood-on-hold set-up of the original, this time with a mild undercurrent of e(...)
Donald Clarke: Are cinema chatterers the ultimate movie villains?
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- April 30, 2016, 07:00
Texting in cinemas is relatively new, but talking has been there since the dawn of film
László Nemes: "Is it now trendy for 17-year-olds to be neo-Nazis?"
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- April 29, 2016, 06:53
Son of Saul director László Nemes raises some uncomfortable truths in his remarkable Oscar-winning Holocaust drama, and in convers(...)
Demolition review: stylistically contrived and ludicrously self-important
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- April 28, 2016, 17:25
Jake Gyllenhaal once again great as the damaged all-American, but almost everything else falls flat in Jean-Marc Vallée's bizarre (...)
Atlantic review: epic in scope, damning in its conclusions
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- April 28, 2016, 12:03
Risteard O'Domhnaill follows up The Pipe with a beautifully shot, warmly narrated (take a bow Brendan Gleeson) and concisely deli(...)
Captain America: Civil War review - it's a superhero war of the world views
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- April 27, 2016, 13:20
Marvel has made the rules of the superhero franchise, and Captain America is not the man to start breaking them
How will you answer the religion question on your Census 2016 form?
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- April 23, 2016, 07:00
It's surely not asking too much for people who don't believe in God to admit as much
Miles Ahead review: Interesting biopic that hits a few bum notes
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- April 22, 2016, 06:00
Don Cheadle's portrait of jazz trumpeter Miles Davis has hints of the experimental and some lovely moments that point towards half(...)
Bastille Day review: this really is second-rate, bargain-bin entertainment
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- April 21, 2016, 17:00
Given recent tragedies in France, you would struggle to argue that the central premise is in good taste
Gabriel Byrne: 'There's a difference between a great star and a great actor'
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- April 21, 2016, 12:55
Gabriel Byrne on the "repressive and unexciting" Ireland of his youth, on resisting the Hollywood hierarchy and on retaining his I(...)
Friend Request review: a stupid, irresponsible, immoral Facebook shocker
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- April 21, 2016, 10:59
This militantly appalling horror offers so much to complain about that it is hard to know where to start
Eye in the Sky review: Rickman and Mirren caught in the moral crosshairs of drone warfare
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- April 14, 2016, 16:13
Moral ambiguity and Hitchcockian tension are to the fore in Gavin Hood's admirable drone-strike thriller
The Jungle book review: awe-inspiring retelling of the Kipling classic
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- April 14, 2016, 15:30
Director Jon Favreau sticks close to Disney's original and delivers a gorgeous film that combines the epic with the intimate
Cannes Film Festival 2016: Established masters - and some fresh faces
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- April 14, 2016, 14:42
Three female directors out of 20 will compete for this year's Palme d'Or - in 2012 there was none on the list for the top prize
Hirokazu Koreeda: finding the universal in the subtle tensions that bind family
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- April 14, 2016, 12:59
Renowned director Hirokazu Koreeda latest film Our Little Sister is a family drama without any major crises - and film festivals a(...)
Pitbull. Nowe porzadki review: an extravagantly horrid Polish crime thriller
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- April 13, 2016, 23:27
Some of the set pieces are genuinely impressive, but the tide of casual sadism and misogyny eventually becomes exhausting
'Brooklyn' and 'Room' win big at Ifta awards
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- April 11, 2016, 01:00
Bob Geldof and Liam Neeson among stars in Dublin for Irish film industry awards
Iftas 2016: Room wins seven awards, Brooklyn takes two
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- April 9, 2016, 23:58
Michael D Higgins delivers amusing tribute to Liam Neeson for outstanding contribution
Iftas: Extraordinary awards season comes to close
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- April 9, 2016, 13:33
'Room', 'Sing Street' and 'My Name is Emily' lead nominations in excellent year for Irish film
Robert De Niro vexed by 'Vaxxed'
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- April 9, 2016, 07:00
The star's Tribeca Film Festival accepted, then dropped, Andrew Wakefield's film about what he still believes to be links between (...)
I Am Belfast review: Mark Cousins paints a vital, intimate portrait of a city
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- April 8, 2016, 15:30
With luscious photography and an insidious electronic score from David Holmes, Cousins' film finds intriguing oddness in the appar(...)
Donald Clarke: More penises on screen, please
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- April 8, 2016, 11:00
Female nudity is about three times more common than male nudity in film. It's hardly surprising when guys usually run the show
Midnight Special review: a sweet little mystery of Spielbergian proportions
- Film
- April 7, 2016, 16:22
Father and superpowered son go on the run in Jeff Nichols's sci-fi adventure full of enigma and gothic disorder
The Man Who Knew Infinity review: a boffin story that does add up
- Film
- April 7, 2016, 13:30
This tale of a seminal moment in the history of mathematics studiously avoids the highbrow, but proves itself worthy in the proc(...)
Dheepan director Jacques Audiard: 'I wanted to do a remake of Straw Dogs'
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- April 7, 2016, 13:00
The director of A Prophet returns with a shockingly prophetic drama about clashes between immigrants and Parisians


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I started weelicious almost 5 years ago, because I was having a difficult time figuring out what--and how--to feed my new eater. I was fairly shocked by the lack of information organized online especially since there are so many avenues available to parents and knew there had to be a better way.
I experienced a somewhat similar situation the first time I was pregnant, assuming like many women that my only option was to find an OBGYN and have my baby at a hospital. Around that same time, one of my dearest friends, Keri, told me she was going to become a doula. A what?! I had never heard of such a thing. Sure, I had heard of midwives, but they were something I associated with the turn of the last century. Obviously, I was not very enlightened when it came to the world of child birth but I was a quick study. Keri became my doula and my husband and I worked with her to review all of the birth options available to us in the hospital so I could have the exact birth I wanted -- something I would have likely not been able to do without her.
Cut to two years later: me 5 months pregnant with Chloe and someone having given us a DVD of Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein's brilliant documentary The Business of Being Born. Within minutes of finishing the film, my husband and I decided that we were going to have a home birth and set out to find a midwife. Long story short, having Chloe at home was one of the most magical experiences of my life. As well it should have been. Pregnancy and birth should be one of the most life changing times in a woman's life, yet all too often birth is treated as a medical condition rather than something natural which has occurred since the beginning of time.*
Several years ago I met Anna Getty and Alisa Donner, the founders of Pregnancy Awareness Month, and was roused by their mission to educate and inspire women through birth. This year Ricki Lake, Dr. Alan Greene, Josie Maren and other incredible experts will be speaking at the P.A.M. event for moms-to-be, new moms and their families to discuss everything from prenatal nutrition and feeding babies and children to celebrating pregnancy and learning more about the birth process. I'll actually be on a roundtable talking about food for babies and kids with Dr. Greene. I hope you can come out to celebrate P.A.M. this Sunday, May 6th, and enjoy this event with me and my family!
In honor of Pregnancy Awareness Month, I'm putting up one of my favorite baby food purees. I came up with it back when I started weelicious but never actually posted it before! It's super easy to make and will give your baby a great head start towards loving the fresh tastes and flavors of wholesome foods. Recipes like this one are the building blocks to creating great eaters for a lifetime!
* It's worth making clear here that I love my OBGYN and he was supportive of my decision to have a home birth.
Very nice one
is brown rice hard to digest compared to white rice? also how to freeze left overs do u put them in ice cube tray or any other method?
I only feed my baby with the recipes I get from you videos and he loves it. To make sure he gets all the nutrients from the food I always prepare his food in my MEC pure clay baby food maker. The unique steam locker lid seal steam & water soluble nutrients inside to give your baby the healthiest food. Most importantly its non-toxic, metal & chemicals free. I got it from mecware.US (online)
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Hi I love your website. I have question can I make this for my 5 month old son.?
Catherine, can you substitute quinoa for the brown rice? Just don't have brown rice in the house right now!
can I make it for a 14 months toddler. I also son't have brown rice, can I use white rice??
and can I freeze it, the amount is big for my baby
Yes, you can serve this to a 14 month old child. You can use white rice, but I strongly encourage you to get brown rice. It is so much healthier! You can freeze this for up to 3 months!
served this as a side, without pureeing. It was delicious! My 4 year old and 21 month old loved it.
BTW, we took the liberty of renaming it Peter Rabit Rice, since it has Carrots and Parsley in it!
So cute!
I am so glad for all your do for helping us moms feed our families well, starting in pregnancy. I am forever singing the praises of your recipes at my Stroller Strides class! On another note, I must be on your site too much because as I was watching an episode of "Unique Eats" tonight, there was an adorable little boy eating pie in L.A., and I immediately said, "huh, that looks like Kenya!" Then I heard your voice, saw your face, and put two and two together! Woohoo, so fun! Now I want that mac and cheese pie!
I always enjoy reading your posts and recipe ideas. I appreciate what you are doing for PAM. I used a group of midwives who deliver in a hospital setting for the births of our children. I just wasn't comfortable with home birth. I treasured my midwives and the flexibility they allowed me to have a natural birth experience in a hospital. Friends or aquaintances who ask about the birth of our children look at me like I have two heads when I tell them we chose a natural birth process without any drugs. I think it is sad that so many women sell themselves short. Though it is a challenge, I think it is one most women are tough enough to face. Of course, I have also learned that just as I do not like it when someone judges my birth choice, I should not judge her's either. Thanks for sharing!
I had my second baby at home 4 months ago(on Christmas day). It was and will always be my most treasured experience. Home birth is the way nature intended our babes to enter this world.
I am looking forward to making baby food for my little boy. His sister has thoroughly enjoyed your recipes.
Is the PAM roundtable going to be videotaped? I would love to watch that – maybe post on the website?
It will streaming live on Sunday! http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pregnancy-awareness-month
I agree that that documentary was life changing for us. We already had a midwife and wanted a home birth but our little girl came early and was breech (she had her own plan!)…but it is important for all women to know they have choices and do not have to use drugs during pregnancy and follow everything everyone else does. I have made all of my baby's food from her first taste and I found your site a couple of months ago for more ideas. I have started teaching other moms in our area how easy it is and how affordable! We don't have year round farmer's markets (unfortunately!) but are so excited summer is here for all the new tastes. God bless!
i agree! weelicious has helped me to learn so many wonderful things! and with baby2 here next month i cant wait to make this! p.s me and my friend and my hubby are taking our girls this sunday! so excited hope to finally meet you! =)
Would boil in a bag rice work for this or do you need the regular rice? I am always looking for short cuts I guess
Thanks in advance
You can really use any cooked rice you prefer.
Catherine, you are such a wonderful source for information regarding health and nutrition. I look forward to your daily posts, and to trying this recipe for my 8 month old, Ella. It sounds so yummy, I might eat some along with her! 😉
Also, "The Business of Being Born" is a deep, eye opening documentary that all pregnant women should be encouraged to see.
I am excited to try this and all your baby food recipes (we're counting the days with our second baby who is 4.5 months!!) Do you think it is AOK to give cumin to a 6-month old, or is this meant for slightly older babies?


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Lyle, R; Béna, F; Sarantis, G; Gehrig, C; Lopez, G; Schinzel, A; Lespinasse, J; Bottani, A; Dahoun, S; Taine, L; Doco-Fenzy, M; Cornillet-Lefèbvre, P; Pelet, A; Lyonnet, S; Toutain, A; Colleaux, L; Horst, J; Kennerknecht, I; Wakamatsu, N; Descartes, M; Franklin, J C; Florentin-Arar, L; Kitsiou, S; Yahya-Graison, E A; Costantine, M; Sinet, P M; Delabar, J M; Antonarakis, S E (2009). Genotype–phenotype correlations in Down syndrome identified by array CGH in 30 cases of partial trisomy and partial monosomy chromosome 21. European Journal of Human Genetics, 17(4):454-466.
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Down syndrome (DS) is one of the most frequent congenital birth defects, and the most common genetic cause of mental retardation. In most cases, DS results from the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. DS has a complex phenotype, and a major goal of DS research is to identify genotype–phenotype correlations. Cases of partial trisomy 21 and other HSA21 rearrangements associated with DS features could identify genomic regions associated with specific phenotypes. We have developed a BAC array spanning HSA21q and used array comparative genome hybridization (aCGH) to enable high-resolution mapping of pathogenic partial aneuploidies and unbalanced translocations involving HSA21. We report the identification and mapping of 30 pathogenic chromosomal aberrations of HSA21 consisting of 19 partial trisomies and 11 partial monosomies for different segments of HSA21. The breakpoints have been mapped to within ~85 kb. The majority of the breakpoints (26 of 30) for the partial aneuploidies map within a 10-Mb region. Our data argue against a single DS critical region. We identify susceptibility regions for 25 phenotypes for DS and 27 regions for monosomy 21. However, most of these regions are still broad, and more cases are needed to narrow down the phenotypic maps to a reasonable number of candidate genomic elements per phenotype.
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|12 November 2009
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