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Buena toma. Felicitaciones por el DD!
Beautiful light and shadow! And emotion!
Fantastic photo! I love images of couples doing the Argentine Tango.
Love the movement and dark tones. Reminds me of old 40s films
its beautiful...reminds me of the movie The Artist
40's scenario movie. Nice work.
lovely photo
Very cinematic image.
Harikulade! Tebrikler
Superbe !
Super scene, and gorgeous b&w. Excellent work !
Congrats on the Daily Deviations!
keep up the spectacular work
I love this. It's fantastic.
Beautiful! Really nice job!
So beautiful and romantic!
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I love the feel of this, like something right out of an older movie.
Makes me wonder about the story of this photo... Was it real, or a dancing class, or put into scene?
It's truly an amazing capture of a very intense moment, it seems. Love the black and white, the movement in the legs, her skirt, the way the background sort of fades away. Love it
Congratulations on the Daily Deviation
OMG!! Beautiful! Just like the rest of your gallery.
tango carajo!
Lovely image - well done
congrats on the DD Sedat!
Passion made into élégance....
love this!
Great photograph!
Stunning photo!
- Congrats on the DD!
Have a nice day!
Congrats on the Daily Deviation!
This is fantastic shot! It's so full of tension and movement and drama. Very well done.
so dynamic.
This is just gorgeous - a stunning capture. Congrats on the DD!
Great use of black and white in this one. You immidiately get the feeling of old times,
and I think you really shot this one interesting.
Just lovely, well done
and I think you really shot this one interesting.
Just lovely, well done
you are magic.
Fantastic capture
this looks like a painting! their facial expressions are perfect
Beautiful in black n' white, makes it vintage like from a movie. It looks like sooo much fun. Great Shot!!!! I Love it!
Congrats on capturing those faces so clearly; I think the expressions are so telling of their relationship. Awesome shot
Love it!
hermosa fotografia!
sentimiento y pasion! muy bella!
sentimiento y pasion! muy bella!
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Orange-branded "Project JAL" to be a new budget-friendly Android phone
Following T-Mobile and Vodafone (which launched the Android-based Pulse and 845, respectively), Orange is getting ready to introduce its own-branded Android phone in the UK, too.
It's not the Boston. It's a completely new phone that currently goes by the name "Project JAL", but it might receive a city name at launch – since lots of Orange own-branded handsets introduced until now have such names (Rio, Lisbon, Miami etc).
The Orange Project PAL seems to run Android 2.1, and TechRadar says it will feature Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 3MP camera, and various Orange services.
There's no word on the launch date of Project PAL, but it's said that Orange will offer it both on PAYG and monthly plans, likely for under £150. The handset doesn't look bad at all, so Orange may have a winner here.

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what is wrong with a camera if suddenly started taking very dark-green photos?
Less than a year ago I bought a Fujifilm JZ300, was working ok and suddenly one day I turned it on and on the screen the image looked in green tones and the photos were also like that, kind of when you set the crom feature but it was off. Sent it to the Fujifilm center and they said was nothing wrong, got it back after over a month and the camera still the same, even worst, now photos are green and so dark. Does anyone know what could be the problem and if it is easy to fix or what is the most convenient thing to do?
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The 49ers reached an agreement with CB Eric Wright on Monday afternoon. Wright tweeted and posted on his Instagram that he is returning with a photo of the contract he will sign. He had the following statement on both platforms:
"...The dream of Eric Wright that's what I'm giving you..." The Game #LetsTryThisAgain #BeGratefulForYourOpportunities #QuestForSix #ImJustAKidFromHuntersPoint #PeaceAndBlessings"
The 49ers initially traded for Eric Wright in exchange for a draft pick last July with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. However, the trade was cancelled after he failed his physical. He later signed with the team in August on a one-year contract.
Wright spent majority of the season on the non-football injury list before making his 49ers debut in Week 11 against the New Orleans Saints as a nickel CB when Tarell Brown injured his ribs. In seven regular season games, he had seven tackles and one interception. His only turnover came against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 14 after Russell Wilson heaved a desperate attempt to the end zone.
He appeared in all 49ers postseason games, but had a limited role in the dime defense. Trent Baalke has made an effort to keep him on the 49ers, but the coaching staff has seldom played him. Wright should be battling Chris Culliver in training camp.


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The International Longshore and Warehouse Union has filed an unfair labor practice charge against United Grain Corp., describing the company's lockout of 44 union workers as an "extreme" action. The charge, quickly criticized by a United Grain spokesman, came as the dispute at the Port of Vancouver extended into its seventh day Tuesday.
The ILWU Local 4, which represents about 200 longshore workers in Vancouver, filed the unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday. Ron Hooks, the NLRB's regional director in Seattle, said the agency's investigation of the charge may take up to a month to complete. Settlements, appeals and monetary penalties also may be involved if the charge is upheld, he said. Pat McCormick, spokesman for the Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers Association — which represents three export terminal operators, including United Grain — called the union's complaint "unfounded."
The union's charge against United Grain comes as the company pursues a lawsuit against Todd Walker, an ILWU official in Vancouver, alleging he caused more than $300,000 worth of damage to the company's equipment.
The company froze out 44 union dockworkers on Feb. 27 after alleging sabotage by Walker and saying it had fired him. The union has denied any wrongdoing on the part of any of its members. The Vancouver Police Department is investigating.
The ILWU and United Grain are deadlocked over the terms of a new labor contract, with the union maintaining picket lines and the company operating its terminal with non-union labor. Vancouver police spokeswoman Kim Kapp said no problems have occurred.
'Minimize' situation
The dispute in Vancouver has caught the attention of farmers in Eastern Washington and of the international buyers who purchase the grain they grow.
Glen Squires, CEO of the Washington Grain Commission, said Tuesday overseas grain shipments are flowing unimpeded despite the dispute in Vancouver. But international grain buyers, seeking the best prices, don't like the potential risk of a big slowdown leaving ships unloaded and jacking up prices, Squires said. And they have the option of going somewhere else, such as Canada, to buy grain.
That's why Northwest export terminal operators are "trying to minimize" the situation to buyers, Squires said, emphasizing that they remain open for business.
Indeed, the dispute remains isolated to the United Grain terminal. The company's managers and non-union employees are running operations there. Other activities at the port are being handled by union dockworkers who are doing their jobs under a separate contract with the Pacific Maritime Association.
But Columbia Grain and Louis Dreyfus Commodities also are entangled in a disagreement with the union. No lockouts or strikes have occurred at those sites.
The ILWU has asked United Grain and the other two terminal operators to return to the bargaining table in light of a separate agreement the union struck with U.S.-based operator Temco. The Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers Association has said it's considering how it will respond to that request this week.
On Tuesday, the union and the Grain Handlers Association exchanged fire over the union's unfair labor complaint. They also clashed over United Grain's ownership by a Japanese conglomerate.
According to the union's complaint, United Grain "took the extreme measure of locking out its entire bargaining unit even though by its own statements it had identified and terminated the employee allegedly responsible for the property damage (that the company claimed took place on December 22 — 5 days before its unilateral implementation of its final offer)."
The action "constituted loss of employment based on anti-union animus, and a sweeping unilateral change of terms and conditions of employment," according to the complaint.
In a statement responding to the union's complaint, McCormick said United Grain will cooperate with the NLRB's investigation of "ILWU's unfounded complaint." He went on: The NLRB's "case law has recognized, for decades, an employer's right to lock out employees in response to incidents of sabotage like those that have occurred at United Grain Corporation."
United Grain is a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. Ltd., a global trading company headquartered in Tokyo. In a statement issued Tuesday, Robert McEllrath, a Vancouver-based Longshoreman who is ILWU international president, said it's "shameful that Mitsui-United Grain, a Japanese corporation that's profiting from the United States' infrastructure, natural resources and labor, has chosen to violate our federal law instead of negotiating a fair labor agreement with its American workforce."
McCormick said it's unfortunate that the ILWU, in its unfair labor charge and in its news releases, "keeps referring to 'Mitsui-United Grain Corporation.' " He went on: "As previously described, the United Grain Corporation of Oregon has been operated and managed for more than 40 years by local Oregon and Washington residents. The union's constant reference to the parent company is a blatant attempt to try to confuse the public about the dispute and the parties involved."


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Nuts, enthusiasts and irrelevance
recent article in the Wall Street Journal discussed the writer's enthusiasm for trains. He called himself an enthusiast. He shared that his wife calls him a "nut." Perhaps all of us have a passion for something that those close to us fail to value. Does your spouse, or do your partners and colleagues, share the same passion for certain things as you? Probably not.
Your values rarely match your prospects' values. Perhaps the most obvious example is politics. Seemingly perfectly normal people have bizarre values completely inconsistent with what it means to be American and our vision for the country. Depending upon your preference, I'm referring to Democrats and Republicans.
It works that way in business too. You see value in things you sell or offer, but fail to convey the same excitement to others. The realization that not everyone sees the world as you can be brutal. Particularly if it's your responsibility to sell something.
And in today's world, everyone sells. Perhaps not in the traditional sense, but interfacing is selling. You're being judged. They're either agreeing with you or thinking to themselves that you're a nut.
The line between being an enthusiast and a nut is thin. The downside is the next category; those who don't care. The problem with this category is most of them are your customers. They don't see or care about most of the things you're selling. It just doesn't matter; you're irrelevant.
For several decades, I've been trying to convince my wife to enjoy a certain type of music. Somehow I am not properly communicating the nuances of the sound, tone and intellectual quality of the lyrics (so no, it's not country music). I don't understand how she doesn't get it.
After a couple of decades, I've determined that I'll never get her to enjoy something of which I am passionate.
Ditto for the products you sell.
This is an acute issue in the flooring industry. Most of what we sell doesn't matter to the customer. We continue to default to what we've been taught. A customer may want a certain product or color in their home because their carpet is filthy. They think they know what they like. Whether they can communicate what they want is another question. According to some experts, they are incapable of communicating what they like because they may not consciously understand it themselves. They probably understand that their current floor is ugly. Dirty carpet that used to get replaced with clean carpet is now being replaced with wood. It is likely that you're allowing a client's distaste for dirt segue into distaste for carpet. Consider this a critical issue for the carpet industry.
Back to the enthusiast: are you communicating what excites you or what really matters to your prospects? Worse, are you communicating it's only about price? If you communicate price, or if you use price as an incentive to get prospects into your door, then you needn't be surprised when they want to negotiate price. It was the tool that you used to get them in the door and it will be the tool that manifests the sale.
This morning I visited a couple of floor covering stores' websites. The first proclaims "Get it Right." I'm not sure what that means so I visited another. This next screamed "BUY NOW Install later." Wait, that doesn't even make sense to me. Pontificating years in business and cute lines, like enthusiasm, don't communicate much and rarely speak to what matters most to your prospect. Resonance with prospects is essential.
One of my clients, an advertising agency, uses the tag line "Only what matters, matters." It's a line that makes sense to their prospects. The point is that enthusiasts generally don't see what matters. In turn, those close to you may call you a nut. The problem is your prospects will consider you irrelevant and not call at all.
Chris Ramey is a keynote speaker, trainer and consultant. He is also president of The HomeTrust and Luxury Marketing Council Florida. Ramey has over 30 years' experience in floor coverings. He resides in Miami and welcomes your comments at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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I've managed to recruit myself an amazing scout (here he is for those who are interested in such things).
In my home screen, you get the option to choose to see "Scouts opinion of players current / potential ability", however when I choose it all players are blank.
If I choose the "Assistants opinion" instead, they are all populated. Clearly with the attributes of my scout, I'd like his opinion more.
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We had decided the time was right to get a second boxer for all sorts of reasons. Most importantly, it was right for our older boxer to get a new companion while she was still young enough to enjoy her….
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Local photographer, Thom Dickerson, is familiar to many of us as an outstanding photographer whose personable demeanor is as charming as his photographs are striking. Dickerson has moved his studio from the Big Red building to his newest digs at 120, Suite 2 on 10th Street in downtown Astoria.
Open in the new location since April, the Laughing Duck Digital Pond Studio is now where Thom runs his booming photography business. A supporter of other local artists, including local photographers, Thom is now focused on making his new studio a place where "I keep the doors open, and make people aware of what I do here." He says he believes that keeping the doors open in the evenings is essential to bringing people into the gallery, and other businesses as well. To do this, he is getting others involved, and will begin featuring other local artists and their work beginning in July, 2014. Dickerson feels it is essential for keeping the gallery 'fresh and diverse', and for continuing to support the his vision for art in Astoria. Dickerson, along with photographer, Catherine Al-Meten, will also participate together in this year's Astoria Artists' Studio Tour in July. Each month he hopes to feature one or two other local artists at Laughing Duck Digital Pond Studio.
On June 12, at the Second Saturday Art Walk, Dickerson's show, People Who Fly…Differently will feature 10 images of Fantasy Faeries (some of whom you will probably recognize from the community). The Second Saturday reception and exhibit is from 5:00-8:00 P.M.. Not limited to photography, Dickerson's exhibit this summer, "Waterways" will feature Pastels and chalk study in color, light, and prism with some amazing underwater pieces. Dickerson and his wife, Susan Dickerson, are avid scuba divers, and Thom has done some beautiful underwater photography and been inspired to paint and draw as well. Some pieces will be featured in a special exhibit entitled, "La mer, de otra monde". Dickerson is also inspired and supported by Susan, who he describes as a person who "sees things that I may have overlooked…She has a good practical sense about what works."
Dickerson has a degree in Graphic Communications from UCSF, with a focus and years of experience in Medical Education Photography. One who went through the digital revolution that has witnessed many changes in photography, Dickerson describes himself as a 'purist' who likes to use digital tools "like we used to in the darkroom" to create outstanding commercial photography, portraiture, and fine art photography. With a background in graphic design, marketing, and photography, and years of creating marketing for businesses, Dickerson says he enjoys the marketing end of his work because, "the coolest part is getting to know all the companies, and all the interesting people".
A commercial photographer, business owner, marketing professional, and fine arts photographer, Thom Dickerson has a vision for not only his own art and business, but for the community of Astoria. He believes the best is still to come, and says of art and photography in particular, "You can do something new every time. There's no limit to what you can do with your imagination." Take some time to stop by Thom's studio, and see what has come from his imagination. He has the ability to capture the essence and mystical voice of whomever or what his subject is.
Dickerson also has hopes of turning his studio into a place where arts and photographic education can take place. He is a great raconteur, and will regale you with stories about some of his very interesting experiences with photography and those like Graham Nash and Doug Kirkland who were two who got the digital revolution in photography going. Visit the Laughing Duck Digital Pond website, and learn more about photographer, Thom Dickerson.


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The Cheney High girls' golf team returned to league play, as they scored 597 to take third place in the second Great Northern League match of the season, April 22. Clarkston once again led in team scores with 536.
Steffi Cunningham led the Blackhawks with a score of 102, two strokes less than what she hit in the previous league match. Cheyenne Marchand and Shyann Morton also shot under 110. Clarkston's Gracie Fraizer placed first in individual competition with 84.
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Green Bay Radio Host Slams Rob Portman, Says Marriage Equality is "the Same" as Polygamy, Incest
Regionally syndicated radio talk show host, WTAQ program director, and blogger Jerry Bader of Green Bay, Wisconsin (Facebook, Twitter) is someone whom I, in an indelicate moment, might refer to as an epic tool.
He's a typical self-righteous, malinformed Tea Party conservative who shills for Scott Walker on his blog, rails against unions, illegal immigrants (for "demanding free health care"), the lubbrul media, and of course our evil socialist president, Barack Obama. And Bader's visceral hatred for the Democratic Party knows no bounds: in 2009 his station suspended him for two weeks after Bader salaciously claimed on his blog — without any evidence whatsoever — that Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton, who had just withdrawn as a candidate in the 2010 governor's race, dropped out because an extramarital lesbian affair was about to come to light.
Sounds like a paragon of journalistic integrity, right? Well last week, Bader took a break from hating on Democrats, women, and racial minorities and turned his wrath on Teh Gay. On March 15, Bader devoted a portion of his show to discussing Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman's historic reversal on marriage equality. Portman, who voted for DOMA, changed his mind on same-sex marriage after his son Will came out to him as gay; his reversal on the issue made him the first sitting Republican senator in history to support marriage equality.
But Bader, bless his heart, wasn't having it. The problem he had with Sen. Portman is that the Ohioan had the gall to suggest that allowing same-sex couples to marry would strengthen marriage. As far as Bader is concerned, such a statement is both ridiculous and indefensible.
I want to address one thing that [Portman] says, though, that is just completely indefensible, and that's that allowing same-sex marriage would strengthen the institution of marriage. That is ridiculous. Here's why. . . I cannot agree with him: this destroys the institution of marriage. Because yes, public sentiment is changing on same-sex marriage. Public sentiment then at some point is going to change on more than two people in a marriage. Or people from the same bloodline. (sarcastically) 'Well that would never happen.' Sixty years ago, fifty years ago – hell, even forty years ago – do you think we would have been discussing seriously same-sex marriage?
And I don't care if you think it's demeaning to compare gays to polygamy and incest. It's the same. [emphases his]
Of course, to put it bluntly, that's pure bull***t. (Read John Corvino's brilliant demolition of this slippery-slope logical fallacy here.) But Bader continues:
It's two people who love each other, or three people who love each other, or two – or brother and sister. If you believe two men can get married then you believe two brothers can get married, and if you believe two brothers can get married, then you believe a brother and a sister can get married. Because the only requisite there is love.
You can listen to Bader's homophobic remarks below; the rant starts at the 7:35 mark:
Poor Jerry Bader. A world that's changing so fast — where a clear majority of Americans, including 80% of Millennials, believe same-sex couples should be able to get married — must be terrifyingly difficult for him to wrap his ample head around. As someone enduring second-class citizenship status thanks to troglodytes like him, though, I'm not giving this bigot any of my sympathy. The country and the arc of history is passing you by, Jerry. Don't choke on the dust we leave behind.


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The water that comes out of the faucet in my bathroom smells and tastes like rotten eggs. I know for sure that it is not the drain because I ran water into a cup without any going down the drain , then left the room and the smell was present in the water. The smell gradually decreases as the water runs (never totally goes away), but later returns after the faucet has not run for a while. I replaced the faucet, vanity, and water lines myself before we moved in. This is the only faucet in the house that has this problem. Does anyone know how I can fix this. Thank you.
Hot water? Cold water? or both? Hot water tanks nearing or at the end of their lives will cause the hot water to smell funny---rotten egg smell is sulfur sourced. The line(s) which feed your bathroom faucet could be older than the other lines or have a longer run resulting in more deposits in the lines causing the bad odor. Suggested test: disconnect the faucet and run water from the supply lines to determine if the faucet is problem. Hopefully, a bona fide plumber will weigh in on your problem.
Are you on private well water or city water? If on well water it may be a iron bacteria issue if the odor is in the cold water. If you don't use tidy bowl or something like it in the toilet then check the back of the toilet for a brown slimy growth. If it is present then you have a iron bacteria problem. The best way to deal with it is to shock the well and the pipes with chlorine.
ROTTEN EGG SMELL, is usually sulpher Water-Right makes a fantastic system that works great on this. It is called the "Sanitizer Plus Softenor" it will treat up to .5 mg/l of sulpher, correct your hardness, Ph, and Iron. If you have brown slimmy substance on the inside of the toielet tank walls, your iron level is high enough to create bacteria. The sanitizer will correct this because it makes it's own chlorine to sanitize with. If your Sulpher is above .5 mg/l you will also need Water-Right's IMS-04 Sulpher trap. This is a back washing filter designed to gas off the sulpher gas, before it is intorduced to your household plumbing. I recommend both appliances be proceed with a AP-500 whole house filter in the 15- 20 micron range and floowed by a 5-10 micron range AP-110 polishing carbon filter. Do this and your water will be better then the stuff in plastic bottles sold at the local deli. If you are on a well with clay, the slow rince needs to be extended on the Sanitizer. Best of luck
Always go with the least expensive and least expensive first. First clear your drain following the instructions with a zip it tool. then plunge the drain to clear any left overs. Next bleach the drain to kill 99.9 percent of any odors. Next replace your faucet aeraor. This should clear most odors.
If you still have odors after a few weeks the next check would be your hot water tank anode rods. if you have hard water with high mineral and calcium content then your rods are probably fine but if you have acidic water replacing your anode rods every half decade or so is what is going to keep your systems from developing leaks. Water always seeks it's own balance and if it needs to rob your pipes for balance sake that is what it will do.
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Nothing Much Changes (And That's Not A Good Thing)
This past weekend, I was unfortunately unable to watch much (i.e. any) Twins baseball, thus I really don't have any specific comments about the games. On Friday, the first scheduled contest in Baltimore was rained out. I was at a wedding during the Saturday doubleheader, but heard on the radio on the drive home that the Twins scored 12 runs in both games. Today, I watched the Vikings (only play once a week, you know) and would have followed the Twins closer had not the first time I channel surfed over to FSN North the Orioles were up 4-0 en route to a 7-3 victory.
I suppose I should be happy that the Twins finally won a series on the road, but the White Sox also swept their contests with the Detroit Tigers to remain on top of the division. It's getting real late for this.
Preview (82-65, 2nd, 1.5 GB CWS): Kevin Slowey (12-9, 3.63) vs. Scott Lewis (1-0, 0.00). Lewis was very impressive in his major league debut, but it was against a terrible Orioles team. If the Twins have designs on becoming a playoff team, we should beat this guy (and also win this series, I don't care if it is in Cleveland). Plus, the White Sox are in New York this week, so perhaps the Bombers can find their ******** sticks at an opportune moment for the Twins.


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Name : maxima Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 5.24.0 Vendor: Mandriva Release : 4 Build Date: Sat Jan 28 07:00:44 2012 Install Date: (not installed) Build Host: n8.mandriva.com Group : Sciences/Mathematics Source RPM: (none) Size : 25455813 License: GPLv2 Signature : DSA/SHA1, Sat Jan 28 07:00:44 2012, Key ID f01de16de1b60454 Packager : Paulo Andrade <pcpa <at> mandriva.com.br> URL : http://maxima.sourceforge.net Summary : Maxima Symbolic Computation Program Description : Maxima is a full symbolic computation program. It is full featured doing symbolic manipulation of polynomials, matrices, rational functions, integration, Todd-coxeter, graphing, bigfloats. It has a symbolic debugger source level debugger for maxima code. Maxima is based on the original Macsyma developed at MIT in the 1970's. It is quite reliable, and has good garbage collection, and no memory leaks. It comes with hundreds of self tests. Paulo Andrade <pcpa <at> mandriva.com.br> 5.24.0-4mdv2012.0: + Revision: 769489 - Remove maxima and maxima-runtime-gcl conflict.


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von Wyl, V; Kouyos, R D; Yerly, S; Böni, J; Shah, C; Bürgisser, P; Klimkait, T; Weber, R; Hirschel, B; Cavassini, M; Staehelin, C; Battegay, M; Vernazza, P L; Bernasconi, E; Ledergerber, B; Bonhoeffer, S; Günthard, H F (2011). The role of migration and domestic transmission in the spread of HIV-1 non-B subtypes in Switzerland. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 204(7):1095-1103.
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By analyzing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) pol sequences from the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS), we explored whether the prevalence of non-B subtypes reflects domestic transmission or migration patterns.
Swiss non-B sequences and sequences collected abroad were pooled to construct maximum likelihood trees, which were analyzed for Swiss-specific subepidemics, (subtrees including ≥80% Swiss sequences, bootstrap >70%; macroscale analysis) or evidence for domestic transmission (sequence pairs with genetic distance <1.5%, bootstrap ≥98%; microscale analysis).
Of 8287 SHCS participants, 1732 (21%) were infected with non-B subtypes, of which A (n = 328), C (n = 272), CRF01_AE (n = 258), and CRF02_AG (n = 285) were studied further. The macroscale analysis revealed that 21% (A), 16% (C), 24% (CRF01_AE), and 28% (CRF02_AG) belonged to Swiss-specific subepidemics. The microscale analysis identified 26 possible transmission pairs: 3 (12%) including only homosexual Swiss men of white ethnicity; 3 (12%) including homosexual white men from Switzerland and partners from foreign countries; and 10 (38%) involving heterosexual white Swiss men and females of different nationality and predominantly nonwhite ethnicity.
Of all non-B infections diagnosed in Switzerland, <25% could be prevented by domestic interventions. Awareness should be raised among immigrants and Swiss individuals with partners from high prevalence countries to contain the spread of non-B subtypes.
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There is a rose killer on the loose and the only way to fight back is often uprooting your beloved blooms.
The murderer's name? Rose rosette disease, or RRD for short.
"There is no treatment for RRD itself other than to pull up and destroy the infected plant, including all its roots," says National Gardening Association
horticultural editor Susan Littlefield. The disease is spread by
microscopic eriophyid mites, so small they are carried on the wind to
plants. And if recent news stories and gardener horror stories are to be
believed, the disease has proven particularly devastating this season.
Though rose rosette disease was first identified in wild rose bushes
in the 1940s, this pernicious killer soon spread to susceptible
multiflora roses imported from Japan says Littlefield.
Recent buzz about RRD may be due to the prevalence of Knock Out roses in home gardens. The disease is not restricted to Knock Out roses, says Littlefield, though their popularity makes them easy targets. Oklahoma garden blogger Dee Nash of reddirtramblings.com speculates that Knock Out roses' speed of growth –making the disease show up more quickly in Knock Outs — and the fact that they are often planted so close together — allowing the disease to more easily spread — may explain why RRD often seems particularly fond of Knock Outs.
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You'll know your plants have RRD by these telltale signs says
Littlefield, "red (or yellow on hybrid teas) new growth, rapidly
elongating stems, and witches' brooms; sections of multiple stems that
are thick, red, have distorted leaves, and are covered with many
"If you are unsure about whether your rose has RRD and want a confirmed diagnosis before digging up a prize rose, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service office," advises Littlefield. "They can tell you how to submit a sample for accurate diagnosis."
Susan Littlefield's Tips for Keeping RRD Away
- Stressed plants are more susceptible to disease and insects. Keep your plants healthy and watered.
- Get rid of infected plants as soon as they show symptoms of RRD.
- Don't put the infected plants you dig up in your compost pile. Wrap them in a plastic bag and send them to a landfill with your trash or burn them.
- It may also be possible to transmit the disease from plant to plant with pruning tools, so it's a good idea to disinfect your pruners with rubbing alcohol, a product like Lysol, or a 10% household bleach solution when you move from one plant to another as you prune. Grafting can also transmit the disease, but this isn't something that most home gardeners do.
- When purchasing plants, buy from a reputable nursery and look over plants carefully for signs of RRD before you buy.
- Spraying for the mites regularly from late spring through the summer with a miticide labelled for eriophyid mites may reduce disease transmission, but it hasn't been show to give consistent control.
- Wild multiflora roses are a reservoir for infection, so removing any in the vicinity of cultivated roses can help as well.


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When the Attorney General's office sent their plea directly to the California Supreme Court to "stay" both rulings made by Superior Judge Kenny against the high-speed rail project, many legal observers thought it was unwise to skip the appellate level, a term used synonymously with the Court of Appeal. And as predicted, in just three days, the California Supreme Court said, sorry this doesn't belong with us, try the Court of Appeal.
While that decision was certainly a disappointment for the Rail Authority, the fact that the California Supreme Court directed the Court of Appeal to review the legal briefs on an expedited timetable gave them a ray of hope.
The next hurdle is the Court of Appeal. Attorney Jason Holder, who represented the Madera Farm Bureau against the Authority and settled out of court last year said, "The Supreme Court has given real parties in interest (i.e., the prevailing petitioners in the Prop. 1A case) only a few days to file their preliminary opposition – according to the ruling, it's due on Monday, February 3. That means opponents have only four days to prepare an opposition to a petition that is almost fifty pages long."
The Attorney General's office, which represents the High-Speed Rail Authority, will have until February 10, 2014 to reply to the preliminary opposition.
Mike Brady, co-counsel on the Tos case with more than 40 years of appellate experience, doesn't think things look too rosy for the High-Speed Rail Authority: "It was a brash act for the Authority and the Governor to go directly to the Supreme Court, and the Court told them so; it is normal procedure for something like this to go to the Court of Appeal, where it is now placed. The odds are still overwhelming that the Court of Appeal in Sacramento will deny this request from the Authority; Why? Because they already have what are called adequate legal remedies, and there is no need for the type of relief they are seeking. We expect the Court of Appeal ALSO will so rule before the end of February."
It appears the clock is ticking so loudly that the Authority is willing to try anything to stop it.
What could the Court of Appeal do?
The Court of Appeal could do one of two things. They could say no to hearing the case, explaining the parties have adequate legal remedies available to them, as Attorney Michael Brady outlined, or they could decide to take the case.
If the court took the case, they might be convinced by the AG's office to "stay" Judge Kenny's rulings. That means a temporary pause in the rulings while the case is heard, and relief for the March 18, 2014 deadline imposed by the Tos order to decertify the current funding plan.
Without Judge Kenny's ruling in effect, is it possible that the Rail Authority would dare to use federal funds for the start of construction in Fresno on the one or two properties they have acquired?
The Authority asked for a March 1st decision so they could give the necessary 10 days public notice agendizing an item to rescind their illegal funding plan at the March 11th High-Speed Rail board meeting, if the court refused to take their case or didn't issue a stay of Judge Kenny's rulings.
If the Court of Appeal denies the Authority's request and the Authority is simply left with the Kenny court order, the questions are, will they comply and how?
Hints are found toward the end of their California Supreme Court brief when they said this, "Without a stay, the Authority must, within the 60-day return date provided in the writ, choose either to comply with the writ by rescinding the funding plan, which will risk mooting this writ proceeding as well as any eventual appeal of a judgment, or decline to do so and risk sanctions for contempt of court." Frankly, boldness and overstepping its authority have been the norm, not the exception for the High-Speed Rail Board, so anything is possible.
The problems are mounting; landmines are everywhere. It's all about money and the rush to spend over $3.2 billion from the American Recovery and Reconstruction Act of 2009 (ARRA) federal grant funds by September 2017. They are nearly 18 months late in starting construction since they don't have environmental clearance or the money to build an "usable segment," which translates to one which does not require a subsidy. See more about the state's more restrictive rules concerning the definition of a "usable segment" vs. the federal government's "independent utility" requirements.
Here are some key things that will happen in the next 90 days:
· The Superior court ruled that the Authority must rescind their current funding plan by March 18, 2014 because it didn't comply with the law.
· They are required to re-do a new plan, though not required to show the court how they plan to comply. A new funding plan must identify the funds to build it after they complete the environmental work. If they decide to attempt to comply by simply striking down their original plan, the plan they have in the works would not meet the requirements for a usable segment. A new court action could be filed immediately.
· Judge Kenny will hear arguments as to whether the Tos plaintiffs may move forward with the second half of their case on February 14, 2014.
· The Surface Transportation Board denied the Authority's request that the Board conditionally grant the exemption authority by addressing the transportation aspects of the proposed project from Fresno to Bakersfield before the environmental review process has been completed. It extended public comment until February 14, 2014.
· The Authority must rewrite the first funding plan before they move to the second funding plan, which is required before construction, according to state law.
· The state has financial obligations of $180 million due on April 1, 2014. This is necessary to begin matching federal funds already spent since they promised a 50% match and the feds agreed to spend their money first. The state doesn't have the funds to do so but perhaps they can arrange a "loan" from the General Fund, as the Governor has been done before.
· The budget for which Brown asked for cap-and-trade revenue will not be voted on until June 2014 at the earliest, with no assurance it will pass, due to staunch opposition by environmentalists.
This case is about the rule of law and protecting the voters by enforcing the provisions in the bond measure. The Rail Authority is trying to hold onto the federal grant funds to build frankly anything, even conventional rail, even improvements to the City of Fresno, rather than to admit they cannot build the high-speed rail system they promised the voters. Dan Richard is on record at a California Joint Senate Committee hearing May 15, 2012 when questioned about the relevance of a small start in the Central Valley, " We don't get a high-speed rail system, but we get a lot. "
Judge Michael J. Kenny ruled on the side of the voters. He respected the plain language in the bond measure and protected the public from a financially irresponsible project. The Prop 1A bond measure should fund a high-speed rail system or nothing. Hopefully the Appellate Court will agree and allow the rule of law to prevail. If not, there will be no faith in any bond measure that is put on the ballot in the future.
http://transdef.org/HSR/Private_Capital.html See David Schonbrunn's opinion on what is going on. For all cases including the latest called Extraordinary Writ, look left for all the filings on all cases.
Kathy Hamilton has written several recent articles on the current lawsuits and many other subjects concerning the High-Speed Rail Authority. See a brief synopsis by title on her site: http://www.examiner.com/transportation-policy-in-san-francisco/kathy-hamilton


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We grow walnuts for a living, so they go into just about everything at our house. Walnut halves made this way are crunchy, sweet and salty.—Alcy Thorne, Los Molinois, California
- 6 cups water
- 4 cups walnut halves
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Oil for frying
- 1-1/4 teaspoons salt
- In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add walnuts; boil for 1 minute. Drain; rinse under hot water. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss walnuts with sugar.
- In an electric skillet, heat 1/2 in. of oil to 350°. Fry walnuts for 5 minutes or until dark brown, stirring often. Drain in a colander over paper towels. Sprinkle with salt. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 4 cups.
Originally published as California Fried Walnuts in Taste of Home December/January 2002, p44
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Reviewed Dec. 31, 2013
"Easy to make. Taste great. Thanks to the previous reviewer for the tips."
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2012
"nice texture, not at all greasy after frying. my walnuts were slightly alkaline, i think i should have rinsed them a little longer."
Reviewed Jun. 3, 2012
"I LOVE this recipe! I have made it for pot lucks and just to enjoy as a handy snack at home. I have had several people ask me for this recipe.Couple of hints - I put my sugar in a large container with a lid; once I've boiled & rinsed my walnuts, I put them inside the container, seal the lid, and start shaking!Also, I use a slotted spoon to transfer the walnuts from the container to the oil - unfortunately, I learned that trick the hard way!!!The oil will drop in temperature when you place the walnuts in - that's normal. I use a gas stove for this every time.Make sure you do not let the oil get more than 350. Burnt fried walnuts don't taste QUITE as good...Another hint - after I drained the pot of water, I put paper towels in the bottom of it and placed the colander on top, so that the paper towels catch the excess oil.Do NOT put the freshly fried walnuts straight on to the paper towels!!! You will end up with paper-covered walnuts!!!"
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2011
"Excellent! Used my deep fryer for 4 minutes."
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2010
"These Walnuts are wonderful. The only problem with them is that you can't stop eating them. They are easy to make and are a big hit."


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