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200-250 SUMATRAN RHINO ARE LEFT IN THE WORLD. They are critically endangered since 1986. The Sumatran Rhino shares its habitat with the Borneo Orangutan. One species of this rare "hairy rhino" only exists in Sabah, Borneo, the site of our action.
Per our prior post, we are partnering to ensure that Borneo enacts legislation to support Borneo's Director of the Sabah Wildlife Department Dr. Laurentius Ambu's brilliant Orang Utan State Action Plan that will preserve critical rainforest habitat for Orangutans, Sumatran Rhino and other endangered species, while allowing for agricultural development elsewhere. The plan was very well received this week.
Your e-mails are the firepower to make this legislation happen. If you have already e-mailed our prior letter, please ask your friends to do the same.
Please copy the e-mail below into a new e-mail. IF YOU MODIFY THE E-MAIL, IT IS CRITICAL THAT YOU BE POLITE AND RESPECTFUL OR YOU WILL HURT OUR CAUSE!
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TO: [email protected]
SUBJECT: Global Support for the Orang Utan State Action Plan
Dear Dr. Ambu:
As global citizens, we strongly support the Sabah Wildlife Department's Orang Utan State Action Plan ("SAP"), presented this week at the Sabah Wildlife Conservation Dialogue sessions to Government officials, the Malaysian Palm Oil Council, corporate representatives, and other key stakeholders.
Sabah is a critical biodiversity hotspot for orangutan, forest elephants, and many other species. It is crucial that all stakeholders unite to implement the SAP swiftly to ensure: 1) habitat and species recovery, and 2) best practices in sustainable forestry, agriculture, tourism, and community development, specifically:
1. For the State, to officially create, empower and mandate the "Sabah Orangutan Alliance" (SOCA) for developing a venue for better communication and collaboration between all partners involved in orangutan conservation. SOCA will be lead by the Sabah Wildlife Department and will gather all state agencies and relevant partners to tackle orangutan conservation. SOCA will be the owner and primary lead in charge of implementing this SAP.
2. Every Management Plan designed for any natural forest or any plantation with orangutans must be in line with the recommendations outlined in this SAP.
3. All forests holding significant populations of orangutans that are not protected for conservation must not be converted to industrial tree or agricultural plantations. Further, all such forests must be demonstrably well managed under sustainable natural forest management practices.
4. Forest fragments inhabited by and important for orangutans shall be connected through wildlife corridors or additional patches of forest or other connectivity schemes as deemed necessary by the Sabah Wildlife Department.
5. Improving current agricultural practices in large-scale plantations and also small holdings or private orchards by introducing effective mitigation features, either by physical construction or by establishing conflict mitigation units,
6. Developing guidelines, policies and procedures for sustainable and responsible orangutan tourism while ensuring that a percentage of the resulting tourism revenues goes directly to programs that will aid community development projects.
7. Developing a strategy for the rescue, the rehabilitation and the release of orangutans, together with the implementation of proper post-release monitoring and evaluation.
8. Production and dissemination of conservation education materials to enhance public awareness about orangutan in the State.
By prioritizing these SAP initiatives and making them a reality, the Government will preserve one of the world's finest virgin rainforests; ensure the survival of its iconic Orang Utan, Proboscis Monkeys, elephants, Sumatran Rhinoceros, hornbills, et al.; and generate revenues from both research and responsible tourism to support community development. By creating this rainforest sanctuary—with sustainable agricultural development located outside the sanctuary— the Government will create a world-class model for best practices in conservation management and agro-industry business.
We wish you full success in achieving this strategic vision. Please be assured of our continued support.


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|"Secret Warriors" #2 on sale this week
SPOILER WARNING: The following contains spoilers for "Secret Warriors" #1.
When Nick Fury joined the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D. and later became its director, he thought he was continuing his decades-spanning fight against tyranny and evil in the Marvel Universe.
Turns out Nick Fury was dead wrong.
As head of S.H.I.E.L.D, Fury believed he was working to smash several global criminal-subversive conspiracies, most notably Hydra, but in the sold-out âSecret Warriorsâ #1, Fury learned that S.H.I.E.L.D. was actually an arm of Hydra. This left the old soldier and master spy noticeably shaken and even more paranoid, but more determined then ever to end the threat of Hydra with the help of a team of superpowered young people he assembled to fight the Skrulls in Secret Invasion.
Whatâs the first step for Fury and his team of âSecret Warriors?â To answers that question and more, CBR News spoke with series writer Jonathan Hickman about the remarkable new Marvel book, issue #2 of which goes on sale this week.
Hickman credits his editor Tom Brevoort and co-writer Brian Michael Bendis for the idea of making S.H.I.E.L.D. an arm of Hydra. âI remember talking with them about all the things that would make âSecret Warriorsâ a cool book and we agreed that we needed a big, shocking reveal at the end of the first issue; something to make everybody say, âOh my God!â Hickman told CBR. âAt first, I think Brian wanted the big reveal to come at the end of the first arc, but I said, âNo. Letâs make it the first issue.ââ
The reveal about the true natures of Hydra and S.H.I.EL.D. had a number of significant effects. Most notably, the truth demonstrated the fact that Hydra is a lot more formidable and frightening than anyone had previously believed. âMy argument would be that this is the real Hydra and weâre going to see all of their back story,â Hickman explained. âWeâve got all those elements, like the Golden Age Hydra, already worked out. Nick Fury woke up and the world was even scarier than when he went to bed. Itâs all planned out, and weâve got plenty of room to play around. The second issue is the back story of Hydra from Secret Invasion on; what happened to them, how theyâre retooling and what theyâre doing.â
|Pages from "Secret Warriors" #2
Readers first got a hint about the relationship between Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D and several of Hickmanâs other plans for the series through a story âbibleâ that was first posted on the mysterious website AgentOfNothing.com. The bible resembled a planetary chart, with different ideas orbiting around each other in concentric circles. âAll of the information there is not necessarily true because this is a spy book and I promise we will lie to you,â remarked Hickman, who is also a graphic designer of considerable skill. âYou can read the bible a couple of ways. It's a character map. It's an evolving story where as the circles get bigger that's kind of the stuff we're touching on. It's not really up to scale and it's a little dishonest, though, because a lot of stuff happens very quickly and then things get even bigger than that.â
Perhaps the most intriguing element in the bible was the mysterious Leviathan, an entity or organization that could be in control of Hydra. The exact nature of Leviathan will be an ongoing mystery in âSecret Warriors.â âWe'll probably start touching on some of that stuff in our second arc,â Hickman explained. âOur first issue was 'Nick Fury, Agent of Nothing.' Issue two is about Hydra. I can't tell you the title of issue #3. Issue #4 is what happened to all the other S.H.I.EL.D. Agents. And issues 5-6 are a two-part story, which closes out our first arc.â
Nick Fury fans were given further hints about upcoming reveals, stories and events in the 12 pages of supplemental data files that appeared in the back of âSecret Warriorsâ #1. The pages included information on Hydra front companies and more âCaterpillars,â the term used to describe second or third generation super-people, like Fury's team of Secret Warriors. âAll of that stuff will be revisited,â Hickman confirmed. âAnd even though the pages answered some questions about things like the second and third stage Caterpillars, they also raised a lot more questions.â
|Pages from "Secret Warriors" #2
One question is how Fury handling his new role as a teacher and leader of a team of super powered young people? Readers got some hints as to how he's doing in âSecret Warriorsâ #1, but the question as to whether Fury is a good teacher will be answered in upcoming issues. âOne of Nick Fury's motivations for having Daisy Johnson run the team is that he feels like he needs a buffer between him and his ground soldiers,â Hickman explained. âThere's an emotional disconnect that he feels like he needs to have. That can be both good and bad and we're going to see the effects from both sides as well as what that means to Daisy, what it puts her through and what conclusions she draws from it.
âI think a lot of people are misunderstanding the fact that there are kids in this book and thinking it's going to be like 'Runaways' or 'Young Avengers,'â Hickman continued. âNot that those aren't brilliant books, but this story isn't just about Nick Fury and the kids. It's about a belief that Nick Fury has and what it's going to take to get all these ducks to line up in a row and achieve an end goal. The kids are part of that. So is Hydra, S.H.I.E.L.D., his kid Mikel, and the Zodiac Key. All of that is interconnected to Nick Fury's plan.â
As field leader of Nick Fury's Secret Warriors, Daisy Johnson is working hard to make sure Fury's overall plan is a success. âShe believes in him. She's a disciple of Nick Fury's cause and she's going to do everything she can to make sure his goals come to fruition,â Hickman stated. âThe question with her, though, is something that all people of faith and everybody who believes in something must face: can you maintain your belief when your cause meets reality? We'll see.â
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While Daisy currently believes that Nick Fury is on the right path, her fellow Secret Warrior J.T. James â a.k.a. Hellfire -- needs some more proof. âHe grew up poor to middle class in the South, and I think his thinking is colored by that,â Hickman said. âI think he's naturally distrusting and therefore it's tough for him to believe in anything. Did he sign on for the gig? Absolutely. Is he going to blindly follow Nick Fury into the fire? Absolutely not. A lot of what you're going to see out of J.T. Is that he's going to be a lot like us when ever we're hearing something from Nick Fury. It will be, 'Why would we want to do that Nick? What's the point there? I'm not just going to follow orders. Tell me what I'm getting ready to do!' He's not going to do anything just because you say do it. And he's got a fascinating arc as well.â
Known for his high-concept ideas like âThe Nightly Newsâ and âPax Romana,â Jonathan Hickman approached âSecret Warriorsâ with similar ambition. âI turned in an outline for 60 issues,â he revealed. âThe market will tell us if we're going to get there or not, but I think we'll have the people who bought the first issue for the first arc. And if we have them for the first arc I think we'll have them for the long haul.â
Hickmanâs counting on the work of his artistic collaborators Stefano Caselli and Daniele Rudoni to help keep readers for that long haul. âThose two are doing a fantastic job,â the writer remarked. âStefano is doing the work of his career. I'm so excited for him. The evolution of his work is amazing; how it looks and how it's coming out. I'm so proud of him and fortunate to be working with him.â
The creative teamâs immediate plans for âSecret Warriorsâ call for the cast to confront the grand conspiracy involving Hydra, but with 60 issues in mind, there will naturally be other villains appearing in the series as well. âWe exist firmly in the Marvel Universe,â Hickman said. âIf everybody else is on the ground level, I like think we're in the sewers. That's kind of what the most recent 'Secret War' miniseries was. It was Nick Fury making moves in a big way and we're going to do that kind of stuff here, but we're going to build to it. So, Norman Osborn may currently be in charge of the Marvel Universe, but Nick Fury doesn't like that guy at all.â
|Pages from "Secret Warriors" #2
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AT&T (T) has bumped up its 2012 smartphone sales forecast to 26M from 25M, while adding 6.4M smartphones were sold over the first 2 months of Q4. For reference, Ma Bell sold 6M smartphones in the first 2 months of Q4 last year, and 6.1M in the whole of Q3. The disclosure is a modest positive for Apple (AAPL), given the iPhone accounted for 77% of AT&T's Q3 smartphone sales. And also for Synchronoss (SNCR), whose software provisions and activates AT&T's smartphones.
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Several positives at today's meeting: ATT's head of mobile said ATT's Apple business is "growing faster than ever." The IP5 had severe availability problems during this time, so they undoubtedly see strong acceleration. The best news was about tablet growth. Execs were just giddy, as this comment indicates, "I can't fathom how many tablets will be under those Christmas trees," by the Mobility Chief. He added this would be a "breakthrough year" for tablets. The only negative is that if more were available the numbers could have even been better.
Why do you think it will reverse today? Because of the little blurb we just read? Hope you are right, but technicals/momentum just doesnt support a reversal here. Apple could do something to reverse this slide, but doubt they will, before the technical selling will find it's natural support at $500.
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Thanks for the great plugin and all the work you have done!
I would like to build an extension for the following functionality:
Each row is a post.
Columns can be assigned to post ID, title, content, and meta keys.
column 1 - post ID
column 2 - title
column 3 - content
column 4 - meta_key1
column 5 meta_key2
If the table is saved, after editing the table, the extension updates the correlating posts.
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Labrum/SLAP Repair Surgery Flexibility Issues
Hey guys first post on here. We have a bunch of athletes following your programming for CF Games competitions at CrossFit Charlottesville and I really appreciate your commentary.
Anyway, here's an issue.
I had a Type 2 SLAP Repair (which included 5 anchors for a tear in the front and back) for a Labrum Tear in my left shoulder about 8 months ago. Prior to surgery I had very bad shoulder instability. After surgery, I did rehab which included long painful stretching sessions with a PT and a lot of strengthening/band work on my own. I was cleared 6 months after surgery and I'm back in the groove. My lower body lifts have recovered nicely, my pulling strength is stronger than before, but pressing or overhead movements are giving me problems.
Here are some specific issues:
Overhead Squat: My OH squat on my left side has started to compensate for lack of shoulder flexibility by twisting my right shoulder back so the weight isn't supported in a true lock out position. Imagine my shoulder being 90% open and it causes a slight twist in my body. I've also noticed that I'm compensating for some lack of shoulder flexibility by either an exaggerated arch in my back or a wrist that isn't in a neutral position.
Press: My OH Press doesn't properly activate my scapula in that on my left side, my scapula flairs slightly outside and doesn't move underneath my shoulder as it should with a perfect lockout. It's really hard to get my left wrist in a neutral position under the bar.
Backsquat: Similar issue with the wrist not being straight because I can't get my elbow back far enough to give my full forearm length behind the bar.
I'm pretty sure these issues are related. My mobility regime includes a lot of external rotation, lacrosse ball massage and overhead prone stretches. I follow the KSTAR mobility blog pretty religiously, but I haven't seen much progress over the last month.
Has anyone dealt with these issues before? Am I getting too impatient with my recovery period or should I implement something more specific to attack these issues?
What is your current flexibility/mobility routine for your shoulder?
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Initially it seems like you probably want some serratus work (serratus punches for example), internal rotation stretches, and then some more specific external rotation stretches. Also, may need some rotator cuff work ebcause of other scapular dysfunction.
Depending on what you are doing currently you may need to modify a bunch of it. Post up what you're doing and we'll see....
I really hope you've stopped kipping pull-ups by now.
Steven - My warmup is typically row 300 meters, dynamic stretching protocol influenced by Catalyst warmup. Lots of focus on shoulder warm up and dynamic flexability. Lots of yoga positions to open shoulder (down dog, childs pose, etc).
I will often incorporate bands (ido portal style) and do internal and external rotations then I do the small circles by my side, out to the side and overhead. I spend some extra time with a band overhead just pulling back on my left side. Depending on what my day is like I will then get people to help me stretch out with various positions. Often times I am lying on my back/stomach and someone is pushing down/up on a bar I hold over my head. I will also get people to help push my shoulders into a wall (as if I were starting a wall slide with some various positions). My forearm will stay bent 45 degrees and I can't move it any closer if I try to setup for a wall slide by myself.
I've gone through the diesel crew protocol twice, done a lot of hanging on bars with various grips and spent a lot of time doing turkish getups and light weight high rep pressing to get back some mass and stability in my shoulder.
I ended my PT about a month ago, but the guy was really good and hit everything pretty hard.
Garrett - the injury happened on a jerk. I haven't had any issues with my kipping pullups and the doc and PT said it was cool to do them. I don't have any pain so I feel comfortable doing it.
My suggestion is to review the mechanisms of how SLAP tears occur, then compare that to kipping pull-ups and what happens in that movement. The movement where you noticed the "injury" is not necessarily the same movement that wore down the soft tissues. This pattern is very obvious in blown lumbar discs, just ask Stuart McGill.
Also, you might want to search the CF injury board under SLAP tear (or shoulder labrum tear). This injury is all too common among the CF community...my vote is that the high-rep kipping pull-ups are the culprit.
That said, do what you like.
So you're having problems gaining back the last 10-20 degrees in overhead/somewhat externally rotated position if I'm reading what you wrote correctly.
Here's some things that may help that you're not already doing:
1. Hanging on a bar for an extended period of time (30-60s per rep) just to stretch everything out better. However, to put a twist on what you are already doing focus on activating your shoulders and holding for 5ish seconds and then letting go and relaxing everything. That should help a lot more than what you are already doing (kind of like PNFing it).
2. Doorway stretch... except facing the corner of a wall (convex corner). Much better stretch.
3. Wall slides... I also like CORNER wall slides in the above (#2) setup. These erally stretch out anterior capsule and chest/lats pretty well.
4. More external rotation stretching. Emphasis on longer and not necessarily harder.
When you are doing a lot of the stretching focus on pushing your hands as far away from the shoulder as possible... get it into that active position which will put much more stretch on the capsule and muscles which is what you want. Plus, help to not impinge anything
that sounds about right way to describe it. I'll add those and keep the time on it. thanks for the advice
No prob. Let me know how it goes.
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Missouri Law School Symposium on Judging: Blackmun's Internationalist Legacy
One aspect of Blackmun's legacy that goes largely overlooked -- and about which yours truly will be commenting on Saturday morning -- is the extent to which he was one of the Court's strongest "internationalists." In the context of judging, the term "internationalist" is generally applied to those who not only take seriously the need for efficiency in transnational business relations (See, e.g., Blackmun's majority opinion in Mitsubishi v. Soler) and our treaty obligations (See Blackmun's dissents in Alvarez-Machain and Sale v. Haitian Centers Council) , but also find space in constitutional jurisprudence for customary international law and the opinion of other courts on matters such as the death penalty. For a summary of how Blackmun thought the Court should treat international law and the "Opinions of Mankind," see his short essay, The Supreme Court and the Law of Nations, reprinted in the 1994 Yale Law Journal. I will blog more on this following the symposium.


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Veneetha joined ACT at the age of 9 when she had just entered Class V. She is the first of 2 girls, her father is a tailor and mother, a housewife. When she joined the Trust her father had to discontinue work due to ill health. He was drawing a monthly salary of Rs. 2,500 and was unable to pay for his children's education. Both parents sought our help and admitted Veneetha to the Trust.
Over the 11 years Veneetha has grown up into a fine young woman. She is hard working and has consistently scored good marks in her academic exams. She has picked up a lot of skills: Time Management, Leadership, and Presentation skills; use of software like MS Office Suite and Photoshop. She was one of the Lead Educators and grew proficient in the use of the Adobe suite. She sings and acts very well. She has learnt classical Kathak Dance and performs beautifully.
Veneetha passed out of St. Joseph's College of Commerce with 62% in B.Com. She has obtained a job as Operations Officer in Standard Chartered Bank. Veneetha has dreamt of becoming a Bank Manager since High School. This is the first step in that direction. Over the last 11 years many volunteers(our children address them as Akka, Anna ,Aunty or Uncle) have shared their skills and strengths that have propelled Veneetha to find her rightful place in mainstream society.
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I am Veneetha S. I joined ACT in the year 2002,that is when I was doing class 5th Many volunteers helped me to grow successfully. When I was doing my class 7, Priya akka was teaching us math. Though Maths was my toughest subject, she taught me so well that I started loving that subject day by day. In class 10 my toughest subjects were Math and Science. It was Anil uncle and Arpita aunty who helped me to pass in those subjects.
Then I joined RBANM'S PU college where I did my PUC. Veneetha Mahajan akka taught me a whole lot of things,like, How to face an interview, How to speak in Group discussions etc. Sakshi akka was the person who made me realize that I could get First Class in 2nd PUC. She taught me very well by giving examples for each and every concept so that I could understand the concepts well. Lea aunty gave me an opportunity to do this in real life through the video essay where I spoke in front of foreigners.
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The Charlotte Area Farm Tour takes place from noon. to 6:00 p.m. May 17th and 18th and highlights 15 local farms. Now that choosing local food products has become a priority for so many families, the tour provides the opportunity to make those important farm-to-fork connections and discover sources for fresh, healthy food in the […]
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Do you have what it takes? Come on out and find your chops at the June 21st Mammoth Oaks Dance for Your Food Potluck. Pas de deux for your pot roast, twerk for your tamale, moonwalk for your minestrone, tango for your turnip, box step for your bok choy, dos-a-dos for your deviled eggs or […]
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Join our good friends at PCG for the Bacon, Brews and Cruisin' on Sunday, June 29 at Atherton Market. The PCG is rounding up a few of our favorite things-chefs, bacon, beer and classic cars to celebrate the summer. We'll have some of Charlotte's best chefs sampling bacon dishes and local breweries pouring homegrown brews. […]
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Saturday, July 19, 2014, 7 – 10 PM 5501 Hardison Road, Charlotte, NC 28266 Bring your interpretive tomato creation to one of the most wonderful food gatherings of the year. The 5th annual gathering of the Love Apple is a journey into the deepest culinary bliss forest. Procure you tomatoes from your garden, your favorite […]
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Join Allan Karl and the good folks at Atherton Market on August 12, 2014 from 5pm until 7pm. Meet bestselling author Allan Karl as he shares stories from his new book FORKS — A Quest for Culture, Cuisine, and Connection. Allan will present video, photography and share stories from his three-year solo journey around the […]
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Not All Germs Are Created Equal Slow Food Charlotte presents the film Resistance Antibiotics were first massed-produced in the 1940s. Their ability to fight and kill bacteria revolutionized medicine and had profound effects on everything from agriculture to war. After less than 80 years, however, these miracle drugs are failing. Resistant infections kill hundreds […]
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While it's unlikely that you've begun to miss zucchini, soon the bounty of summer will be a treasures captured in jars else just a pleasant memory of flavor and bounty. But it ain't over until it's over as the great chef Yogi Berra once said, and we're gonna get together and celebrate the last breathe […]
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Road Trip! Sunday, September 14 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Join our band of apple loving gypsies. Slow Food Charlotte and The Piedmont Culinary Guild are headed to the foothills to Horne Creek Orchard where Mr. Lee Calhoun, author of Old Southern Apples, will join us to harvest rare and delicious apples, many endangered and […]
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Come rolling in the Orchard's Bounty Join Chefs Clarke Barlowe, Ben Philpott, Greg Collier, Michael Bowling, Mark Jacksina and Majid Amoorpour for a six course apple inspired adventure in dining. Heirloom Restaurant Monday, September 22, 2014 Cocktails at 6:30 First Course at 7 Reserve your spot now call 704-595-7710 $100 for dinner $40 for wine […]
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Join Community Giving Day Tuesday, March 31, 2015 As part of its mission to give back to local communities, Whole Foods has selected Slow Food Charlotte as the beneficiary of their 5% Day, on Tuesday, March 31. On this day, 5% of the store's proceeds will be donated to our Slow Food Charlotte Chapter, which will help continue our mission […]
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Spring Day, Earth Day, celebrate your time away, hallelujah it's spring! Join the Spring Potluck Maiden, don your apron and get to cooking. Let's face it there are no more excuses-the markets will be humming, the soil exploding, the food just jumping from the ground. So catch some, fix a dish and come out to […]
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Yes you've survived the wild weather fluctuations of spring, not to mention the insane influx of asparagus, strawberries and tender garden salads. Bring your favorite inspired dish and join us at the beautiful Pecan Lane Farm in Waxhaw, NC. Soon you'll be overrun with squash and slapping mosquitoes so join us while summer is still […]
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Slow Food Charlotte will have a table at the Town of Matthew's First Thursday event. We will have information about Slow Food, our upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, beautiful new T shirts for sale, and tickets for sale that will allow the buyer to partake of a beverage and nibbles, provided by the wonderful Matthew's based […]
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Members, Mixologist, Memories Join Us for cocktails, July 19th, 4-7 pm, Ballantyne You are Slow Food! Slow Food Charlotte would like to toast our members and celebrate your commitment to Good, Clean and Fair Food in our Charlotte Region. Join us and our gracious host in the Ballantyne neighborhood for a memorable afternoon July […]
Love Apple Potluck
August 8, 7-10 pm Join Us for the 6th Love Apple Extravaganza Amish Paste, Black Krim, Brandywine, Moonglow, Cherokee Purple, German Pink, Valencia, Bi-cherries, this list is endless. Gather your baskets and head out to the Farmers Markets or your own Back Yard! Appetizers, salads, entree's or dessert it's up to you. Bring your whimsical […]
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August 11-13, 8 am – 5 pm Slow Dirt Workshop We are hosting a Soil Fertility Workshop for our farmers in the Charlotte Region. Neal Kinsey returns for a deeper understanding of soil nutrient balancing. Farms, gardens, ranches, orchards & vineyards, 50 states and 75 countries. With over 40 years working with hundreds of soil types, […]
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Let's Brew & Chew August 16, 3-7 pm We're having a BBQ at Birdsong Brewing to benefit Slow Food's 10,000 Gardens In Africa with pork supplied by A Way of Life Farm and featuring local veggies to boot. Local Foods, Local Farms A great food event, with a relaxed atmosphere, we will be serving in the spirit of Slow […]
The Carolina Apple Feast
Come rolling in the Orchard's Bounty Join us at the table for a six course apple inspired adventure in dining. Piedmont Culinary Guild & Slow Food Charlotte Host chef Blake Hartwick will be joined by Joe Kindred – Chef/Owner, Kindred Terra Ciotta – Instructor, Art Institute/Charlotte Megan Lambert – Instructor, Johnson & Wales University/Charlotte Adam Reed […]
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Keynote Speaker- Allan Savory Keynote lecture and dinner The highlight of the Conference is sure to be the Whole Animal Feast with a special keynote lecture by Allan Savory, of the Savory Institute, a Zimbabwean biologist, farmer, soldier, exile, environmentalist, founder of the term holistic management. Savory has been awarded the Banksia International Award […]
City Immersion Visit with Gil Penalosa
The goal of creating a more lively walkable community will take center stage in October when Toronto-based urban expert Gil Penalosa brings his celebrated 8 80 message to Charlotte. Penalosa is an international expert on transforming cities into places where people can walk, bike, access public transit and visit vibrant parks and public spaces. October […]
Sustainable Agriculture Conference – Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
Nov. 6-8, 2015 in Durham, NC THE FOOD AND FARM EVENT OF THE YEAR! There is no place like the Sustainable Agriculture Conference to learn from the experts about cutting-edge techniques and innovative programs and to connect with others who are just as passionate about rebuilding a healthy, local foodshed from seed to plate. Join farmers, health […]
An Evening of Italy Potluck
Location: a casa de Fabio e Cheryl 2501 Hatherly Road Charlotte, NC 28209 November 14, 2015 Aperitivo: 6-7 pm Cena: 7-10 pm Fabio Burattini c: 704-964-8650 R.S.V.P. email@example.com Our gracious host for the evening is from le Marche region of Italy. We are so excited to celebrate the food & wine where Slow Food took […]
Holistic Management Workshop
SLOW DIRT WORKSHOP – December 1-3, 2015 8 am-5 pm Slow Food Charlotte is hosting Savory Global Holistic Management Learn how to make creative decisions on your farm, increase soil biology, manage plant recovery, increase forage, work with natures systems. Holistic Management is beneficial to all types of farming operations. This Holistic Introductory course teaches you […]
Slow Meat 2015June 28, 2015
June 3rd – 6th in Denver, CO was a gathering of Meat producers, chefs, activists, and organizations who are actively working to improve the way animals are raised, harvested, and consumed. There was over a dozen different countries, and 200 delegates representing numerous connections to meat production, processing, distribution, consumption, as well as. Human and […]
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A Slow Food Earth Day in BrooklynMay 14, 2015
On Earth Day this year, I had the pleasure of traveling to New York City. The trip, a last minute decision, was to serve two purposes: to visit my daughter and to attend a Slow Food benefit dinner "Plating the Planet" at the United Nations Building. I thought "Why is Slow Food hosting a dinner […]Posted In: Eating, Farming, News and Updates
Are you interested in a farmers market opportunity?March 18, 2015
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The Hosting of Resistance the FilmSeptember 16, 2014
Slow Food Charlotte Presents "Resistance the Film Not All Germs Are Created Equal" This Monday SFC hosted a screening and panel discussion of a wonderful documentary by filmmaker Michael Graziano. Slow foodies and their friends gathered beforehand at the 7th Street Public Market to enjoy some local brews, pizza and conversation. From there everyone walked […]Posted In: Watching
Non-profit events should help drive a profitable food systemSeptember 12, 2014
Slow Food Charlotte is working with the chefs of PCG, culinary students, and an NC apple grower, Lee Calhoun, to collaborate on a whole product lifecycle experience. Chefs and students will go to Lee's farm to hear him speak, pick apples, and build relationships. Then in the following days the chefs will build menu items […]
Practicing Local Farmers and Meat Producers EventJune 25, 2014
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The Southeast is Producing Non-GMO Canola OilJune 18, 2014
Always encouraging to hear regional partners creating alternatives products that don't sacrifice in its quality or operations. Why non-GMO canola? Canola (Brassica family), not traditionally a southern crop, is an attractive commodity. It has the lowest saturated fat of any major vegetable oil, with a favorable mix of mono- and polyunsaturated fats. It's also an […]
Going Bananas? GMO Bananas..June 17, 2014
GMO Technology developed to help solve problems in agriculture. But what are the cost and long term is it working in our favor? The genetic human advancement is extremely slow compared to the microorganism we are trying to battle. Long term studies of the impact on human health is non existant for GMO foods. A […]
Food & Fuel 4 the ForcesMay 16, 2014
Food & Fuel 4 the Forces, the North Carolina Eastern Region and the North Carolina Military Business Center are pleased to host the "Food 4 the Forces" event in New Bern, North Carolina on June 10, 2014. When. June 10, 2014 Where. New Bern Convention Center 203 S. Front Street New Bern, NC 28560 Purpose. The […]


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Educate me, please.It looks to me as if WBCO is the one to have cancelled the merger. Why, then, should FTBK be obligated to pay that horrendous termination fee?
WBCO blames FTBK for failing to secure Regulatory Approval. That is beyond FTBK's direct control.FTBK can blame WBCO for cancelling the deal.Both parties can pay each other $5 Million, or the option of paying each other ZERO.
ftbk was the only foot dragger here. wbco did everything it was supposed to including a shareholders vote. when pps s started to fall ftbk in numerous venues began to poo poo the deal. apparently they did not pursue regulatory approve in a timely manner. jimho bwdik dyodd
Clearly FTBK was dragging it's feet because they no longer wanted the merger to close. It had became clear to WBCO they had been hung out to dry by FTBK. In the lawsuit that will be coming, I would not be surprise to see WBCO seeking far more than 5 million and winning far more as well because it is clear the egregious behavior of FTBK has clearly damaged WBCO.
I agree with you. WBCO pulled the trigger to kill the deal, not FTBK.However, who knows exactly what the contract says.I suspect it will be a net of Zero at the end of the day.


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LML – Lohia Machinery Limited have confirmed reports suggesting that they are planning to make a comeback in the Indian auto industry. After the demand for scooters diminished, LML stopped selling their scooters in India, though its export to European countries never suffered.
LML has now revealed that they will be launching their 4 stroke scooter, LML Star 200 cc scooter in India in the coming 2 months. When asked to comment on its pricing, LML declined to reveal info. Industry sources and auto experts suggest the new LML Star will be priced approximately around Rs 60,000 once launched in September this year.
LML Star 200 4T will generate max power of 11.5 bhp and torque of 14.5 Nm. Don't expect that the new scooter will be without any new features. If we are to believe a report, LML will equip Star 200 with all the latest gadgetry like digital speedometer, tachometer, electric start, and a powerful battery.
LML is also planning to launch their 100 and 125 cc motorcycles in the Indian auto industry. After seeing the success of newly launched Mahindra 2 wheelers in the Indian 2 wheeler industry, LML too wants to have a bite of the market share. Report suggests LML will relaunch their Freedom series in 2 variants, 100 and 125 cc.


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Is there one off-limits tree in the Garden of Eden or two? Genesis speaks of the tree of knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:17) and then later talks of the tree of life (Genesis 3:22). Are they the same tree or two different trees?
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No. These are two different trees.
At first, only one was made off limits to humans.
Then, after humans disobeyed, God made the other tree off limits, as well.
But now... it is under guard.
In summary: There are two trees (among many) in this story, the fruit of one was forbidden, humans disobeyed God. Now we are locked out of the other tree (from which the humans were allowed to eat in the first place.)
Genesis 2:17 says that God placed a Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the middle of the Garden of Eden, telling Adam that he must not eat the fruit of this tree. By way of explanation, the ancients thought of existence as comprising good and evil, so knowing both good and evil meant to know everything.
Leon R. Kass says, in The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis, page 69, that the Tree of Life had not been a concern, because until Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge, they were unaware that they were not immortal. As long as they had not eaten the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, God had no need to forbid Adam from eating the fruit of the Tree of Life that he had also planted in the Garden of Eden. So that the people would not now eat of the Tree of Life and thus become immortal, God sent Adam and Eve from the Garden and placed cherubim (Hebrew; sing: cherub) and a flaming sword to keep (block) the path to the Tree of Life (Genesis 3:24).
Kass believes the Tree of Life was actually more important than the Tree of Knowledge. He says that once Adam and Eve are aware of their mortality, immortality becomes at once a conscious desire and a known impossibility. By placing a tree of life in our mythical original condition, and by showing original man's indifference to it, the Garden of Eden story speaks more to the impossible longings of its readers than of the desires of innocent man. Indeed, the Bible may even regard the human longing for (literal) deathlessness as mistaken, and limitless life as undesirable for a creature such as man.
the trees are most certainly not the same. kabala (jewish mysticism...those that have passed on deeper teachings from these days) teaches of the tree of life as a spiritual tree with multiple levels representing levels of spiritual life and that there are 3 plains on which this tree exists the low spirit the human levels and the divine....but the most basic recount of genisis clearly shows the two trees distinct at about genesis 3:22
I was reading severall comments on this subject, but I don't see someone who wrote about the real truth about the tree of life and the knowledge of good and evil. 2 peter 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. With this on mind we can find about genesis in Romans7. But first. What is the knowing of good and evil? In Romans 7:7 God say that I had not known sin, but by the law. In Corinthinas 15:56 we find The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. God say to the man in the garden of eden that he surely die if eat from the tree. Now. Death - sin - law. What else is law if not the knowledge of good and evil. Before eating the forbidden fruit the man is immortal. He live. But when he eat he die.(surelly spiritual death). Romans 7:9-11 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death. 11For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me And Ephesians 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins. OK. But we know that in New Testament we have a new law. Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. This is the tree of life. And it is the same tree of knowing good and evil. Take in sight this: Romans 7:13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. Why it is so complicate to understand. I pray and hope that someone who have eyes and ears to see and hear that things.
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I set off to this place for a quick cocktail on the way home with the lovely Nimz! Given it was on Kings Road, we had high hopes.. Meh! How wrong were we! This place is an average cocktail bar, which is very dark, almost to the point that it's hard to see where you're going.. And bathroom wise!! Omg what a disaster! The lighting is so poor, you have virtually no chance of even seeing the loo...more
Came here for a drink after going to Jam Tree, Its on Kings Road so is quite pricey for what it is. The drinks unfortunately were not made well, I had the Espresso Martini and was quite disappointed with it. There was very little espresso in it and it was quite bland tasting. The venue is too dark for my liking. You need the torch on your phone to get down the stairs and in the Ladies bathroom...more
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Westport Acquires Clean Energy's Natural Gas Vehicle Business, BAF Technologies and ServoTech Engineering, to Expand Ford Product Portfolio and Dealership Coverage; Commits $5 Million to Co-Marketing Program with Clean Energy
I'm not sure this one was worth the money/(new stock). Seems that LNG systems are where the big return will be. I can see CNG systems being worth while but until profitable I would rather see WPRT put all it's efforts into making LNG happen for now.
I would like to know what others think on this subject.
Still holding. Good to see the move up last week but I don't see any news to account for it so it doesn't mean much. We must see sales growth this quarter, no more sinking revenue.
Sentiment: Hold
Truckers want the most cost effective fuel they can obtain and they will determine which fuel is used. CNG is cheaper than LNG and I see continual improvement in the max fuel capacity of CNG trucks. Started out with 50gge and now Quantum has 90gge equivalent systems. I think it was mentioned in the last conference call, a majority of the new 12L engines this quarter would be CNG. With a 20 to 40 cent difference in price of the two fuels, CNG is quite appealing. If that is the case, which I hope it is not, than the large profit margin that Westport is banking on from manufacturing and selling the LNG tanks could be less than expected.
Still can't wrap my head around using -260F fuel.
WPRT's main business, along with their partner Cummins, is the sale of engines that run on NG. Whether the vehicles carry CNG or LNG is for the customer to decide. Vehicles that operate on fairly short runs, such as transit buses and refuse trucks, will use CNG because the equipment, both on the vehicle (especially the tanks) and at the depot, is cheaper. Trucks that operate on long runs will use LNG since more LNG can be carried on the truck because it is denser in terms of energy.
Maybe what 'dog' is getting at is whether WPRT should be bothering with the light duty segment of the market; e.g. pickup trucks. It seems to me that WPRT is already doing all it can to expand the use of heavy-duty NG vehicles. CWI are now selling the ISX12G engine and WPRT have introduced a new tank system. The light-duty segment offers the opportunity to make a little money but, more importantly, adds to the number of NG vehicles on the roads. The more NG vehicles there are on the roads the more filling stations will offer NG. As more filling stations offer NG, buying NG vehicles becomes a more attractive proposition for trucking companies and the more NG trucks that are sold the more engines CWI sells. The purchase of BAF and ServoTech from CLNE makes sense in so far as it consolidates the expertise with Ford vehicles into one place; this should result in cost savings. For once, there is a Fool article that is actually worth reading entitled 'WPRT and CLNE's latest deal.'
Regarding the increase in WPRT's share price this week. IMO this is the result of the positive news and comments coming out of the ACT Expo in Washington.
Sentiment: Hold
Why has not whether this will pass a monopoly
Does this increase competition or not
It decreases competition for shure
It gives more power to Canada
I would reject
Full article and details at Westport news and events page.
I told every one clne was out of money
this will also help the partnership with Enn
wprt will use this with enn
That is an interesting theory.
How do you think WPRT will utilize BAF with ENN?
CLNE has easy access to the Capital Markets, they aren't out of money or financing options.


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Citation: Brakefield PM (2005) Bringing Evo Devo to Life. PLoS Biol 3(10): e340. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030340
Published: October 11, 2005
Copyright: © 2005 Paul M. Brakefield. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
The essential path of adaptive evolution is that genetic variation among individuals is translated by the process of development into phenotypic variability, which is then screened by natural selection for any design changes that enhance survival and reproductive success. In Endless Forms Most Beautiful, Sean Carroll shows how the central black box of development that maps phenotypes onto genotypes is revealing its secrets in many exquisite, and frequently unexpected, ways. This is at last enabling the whole evolutionary trail, from genes to adaptive phenotypes, to be traced—the promised synthesis begins to be realized. Changes in development generate the variation in morphology on which natural selection can act—no variation, no evolution [1]. To an evolutionary biologist, the exciting potential of evolutionary developmental biology, or "evo devo," is the ability to open up this black box in an evolutionary context. Opening this black box will reveal not only how developmental processes themselves evolve, but also how these processes can in turn influence the paths and trajectories of morphological evolution.
Any new field in science needs its standard-bearers. In Sean Carroll evo devo has such a champion. His book, together with the new edition of an earlier book that he co-authored, called From DNA to Diversity [2], covers the whole research field. Evo devo illustrates as never before how Darwin's "endless forms most beautiful" have been and are still being made. Embryology has always been an integral component of the evidence for evolution and the principle of common descent. In Darwin's time, it was a challenge to demonstrate the common descent of all animals. Today, thanks to evo devo, it is a given fact underpinned by an increasingly broad comparative approach that makes use of phylogenetic trees, gene expression profiling, and other modern tools. Evo devo has produced many extraordinary insights. Perhaps the most unexpected insight is exemplified by the fact that not a single biologist ever anticipated that the same genes controlling the design of an insect's body and organs would also control the design of our own bodies. Indeed, Carroll cites Ernst Mayr as having predicted that "the search for homologous genes is quite futile except in very close relatives." We now not only know much about how complexity is constructed from a single cell into a whole animal, but also fully appreciate how its foundation in an ancient genetic toolkit provides irrefutable evidence of the common descent of all animals. In addition, to me, it is exhilarating that genes crucial in specifying early embryonic and limb development in arthropods and other animals have been co-opted to tinker with the formation of butterfly wing patterns in the final throws of development [3].
In comparison to Carroll's earlier book [2], Endless Forms Most Beautiful is a much more personal account of how the field has become established, its major achievements to date, and where it is heading. For any biologist or scientist interested in learning more about the principles of development and the evolution of diversity in animal form, this is the book to read; for any evo devo researcher, this is a fascinating tale of how one of the leading figures in the field views its contributions to science and its future directions.
Carroll also reasons persuasively that evo devo provides wonderful opportunities for grabbing the interest of a new generation of biologists. His account illustrates how research in evo devo is fun as well as challenging. As he puts it, "Biology without evolution is like physics without gravity." Evolution of form is change in development, and with the new insights, this process provides a route for inspirational teaching: there seems little doubt that, for many in the classroom, this will prove more attention-grabbing than a population-genetics approach based on the idea that "evolution is change in gene frequency." Perhaps of no less importance than the up-to-date nature of the field is the aesthetic beauty of many images of development, such as those that fill the two sections of color plates in this book. While biologists have always been enthralled by diagrams of adaptive radiations starring those "endless forms most beautiful," I defy anyone not to find Carroll's images of the patterns of gene expression in development just as captivating, especially when one appreciates how they reveal the underlying principles.
Carroll is clearly a master storyteller. The ease with which he weaves his story will come as no surprise to anyone who has experienced one of his performances at the lectern. His easygoing prose is matched by his infectious enthusiasm and open curiosity for all levels of diversity in biology. Although Carroll comes from a developmental biologist's background, he is well-read in evolutionary biology, including the history of the field. This book is characterized by phrases that provide evocative illustrations of how the evolution of form occurs. One doesn't usually come across words like "stunning" and "eureka" in the standard textbook accounts of a new field, but their usage adds to the effectiveness of this book in capturing the spirit of the new discoveries. Metaphors are used in a most effective way; for example, the evolution of forks or paper clips within recent human history illustrates how novelties are followed by elaboration and modification to yield a diversification of form and functional roles in different ecological environments. Scientific jargon is kept to an absolute minimum. These rhetorical devices all add to the excitement of the account, and make the book accessible to scientist or layman.
Endless Forms Most Beautiful can also fulfill an important role in the public outreach of our science. If I needed a single book to convince a skeptic or an advocate of intelligent design that evo devo is an exciting and influential field in modern biology, and that the principle of common descent is not theory but fact, I would have to look no further. As Carroll himself says, the discoveries of evo devo are illuminating the evolutionary process and particular evolutionary events in powerful new ways. There is fierce debate centered on evolution versus intelligent design in several countries, most prominently in the United States but also in the Netherlands, where I am based—this book would provide an invaluable primer for anyone uncertain about the rigor of the basis for evolution. Carroll makes it clear how complexity evolves, using examples that lend clarity to the account. The fine details may not yet be all there, but many of the underlying principles have been made much more assessable and robust by the advances of evo devo. One optimistic message of Carroll's book is that a complete understanding of the evolution of many large-scale and complex changes in animal design is within our grasp. Likewise, work in evo devo will also reveal precisely how changes evolve in the details of animal design across related species.
Whilst the scope of his book is very broad, Carroll uses a straightforward progression of topics to support his ideas. The first half of the book presents a primer on the principles of embryonic development. The remarkable discoveries of developmental biology, of how fruit fly genetics led to some of the profound insights of evo devo, come alive in Carroll's words. I can still recall the sheer frisson of excitement generated by waves of new discoveries at the first developmental biology meetings that I attended 15 years ago. Specific details and complexities, as well as epigenetic phenomena, may be glossed over in the text, but the reader interested in delving more deeply can use the thorough concluding section on scientific sources. Also, while on first reading, phrases such as "multiple genetic switches" may jar the reader, they end up being excellent choices in terms of explaining the basic principles to a very broad audience. There are also intriguing mysteries—why does it take as long to a make a 32-cell human embryo as it does to make a complete tadpole?
In the second half of his book, Carroll expands on four ideas about animal development: (1) the modularity of animal architecture, (2) the genetic toolkit for building animals, (3) the geography of the embryo in space and time, and (4) that genetic switches determine the coordinates of toolkit gene action in the embryo. All this is covered with broad references to the fossil record, the Cambrian explosion, and the opportunities arising from new ecological environments and innovations in animal form. Using numerous examples, often from evo devo work coming out of his own laboratory, he then shows how animal forms evolve through changes in the geography of the embryo, and that evolution of form is largely about "teaching very old genes new tricks." For example, his team found that a primitive Australian onychophoran, or velvet worm, has no fewer Hox genes than flies and other arthropods [4]. Thus, the modularity and dramatic diversification of arthropod limbs and their parts has not evolved through increasing the toolkit of Hox genes but rather through evolution of the regulatory machinery.
Carroll argues that the arena of evolutionary action is, indeed, largely within the rich operating instructions for the toolkit genes, an area of special, current interest in his own laboratory [5]. Form evolves largely by elaborating on, and tinkering with, how these genes are regulated through batteries of multiple switches. The forms of animal parts are the products of large numbers of switches and proteins that organize patterns in time and space; the same genes and associated signaling pathways are used again and again at different times in development and in different tissues. Research is beginning to bring this to life, although it will still be a long time before all the exquisite details are revealed for particular toolkit genes and structures across groups of related animal species. Carroll makes some predictions for the future in terms of the complexity of the logic that underlies evolution of form. He shows how even the most complex of adaptations arise in this way, with multifunctionality and redundancy providing the ecological background to the evolution of specialization in specific environments. The remodeling of limbs to produce new forms and functions, whether in arthropods or in vertebrates, is a matter of changing the geography of limb development in terms of the patterns of expression of toolkit genes in time and space.
In a section near the end of the book, Carroll begins to apply the framework of evo devo to the evolution of humans, including the human mind. He discusses how the discoveries and perspectives of evo devo have already enriched and expanded on the foundations of evolutionary thinking—there is, however, clearly much more to come. He concludes with an eloquent plea that understanding the history of this planet is the key to our successful stewardship of it. I hope that he is right.
Endless Forms Most Beautiful reinforces the prediction that the foreseeable future will see such advances in evo devo that we will know in wonderful detail how both major and much more subtle changes in animal form are generated, and how the underlying developmental processes have evolved. One remaining challenge will be to match such a sophisticated understanding of how form and variation in form are generated with comparable detail from the perspectives of function and fitness in ecological environments. Another challenge will be to compare the properties of evolution in form and morphology with how life histories, behaviors, and other components of the whole functional phenotype of organisms evolve—it will be fascinating to see the results of an evo devo type of framework applied with equal force to these other facets of the phenotype. Finally, it remains to be seen how the processes of development themselves bias or channel evolution, such that even the most vivid examples of adaptive radiation are shaped not only by natural selection but also by how development works and is regulated.
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Carroll SB, Grenier JK, Weatherbee SD (2005) From DNA to diversity: Molecular genetics and the evolution of animal design, 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. 258 p.
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