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- Mar 12:
- 'The Taste' Finale: A totally satisfying conclusion
- Mar 5:
- 'The Taste' Semi-Finals: Seducing Bourdain
- Feb 26:
- 'The Taste' Ep. 6: Cheeks, Tails and Testicles (or the Offal Truth)
- Feb 19:
- 'The Taste' Ep. 5: The Art of the Sandwich
- Feb 5:
- The teams of 'The Taste'
- 'The Taste' Recap: Comfort food sends two chefs to the chute
- Jan 29:
- 'The Taste' Ep. 2: Bourdain and the gang finalize their teams
- Jan 22:
- A taste of Bourdain's 'The Taste'
Fourteen cooks remain after last week's comfort food challenge, which saw Diane Khristianne and Sarah triumph with their dishes. Now, it's all about malbec as episode four -- "Daring Pairings" -- gets underway. Anthony Bourdain and his fellow mentoring judges have chosen five secret ingredients each, and the teams will be cooking up spoonfuls for award-winning sommelier Andre Mack and chef David Kinch, from Los Gatos' award-winning Manresa.
"That's a Michelin two-star chef out there. He likes clean, bold flavors," Malarkey tells his team. Indeed, Kinch does.
Secret ingredients
Nigella's quintet of secret ingredients includes calf's liver, harissa, couscous, ground lamb and lamb sausage. Malarkey chose figs, almonds, bone marrow, filet mignon and sea salt -- which, hello? That seems like a total waste of an ingredient, unless Malarkey's choosing it means no one else can use it. But they can. So why?
Bourdain -- no big surprise -- has chosen meat, meat and more meat. There's steak, chorizo, beef tongue, lamb kidneys and lamb chops, and he's already pouring great big glasses of wine. "Stay in the neighborhood of Argentina, big hunks of robust meat," he tells them.
Diane, showcasing her usual sense of tact and humility, tells the camera, "That's not what I want to cook right now. He thinks this is Anthony's kitchen. It's my kitchen."
Ludo has chosen white miso, bonito flakes, charcoal, smoked eel and cassis. Wait a second. Charcoal?
"What am I going to do with these things? I've never seen them before," Sarah frets.
As the hour ticks to a close, the teams each choose a spoon to put forward, including Uno's Thai beef salad, Erika's lamb chop with lemon-zested goat cheese and Adam's squab with a red wine reduction.
" I chose Gregg because I want him to just shut up his mouth," Ludo tells the camera, explaining his decision to go with Gregg's bonito-crusted short rib.
Kinch and Mack give the win to Gregg, much to the dismay of pretty much everyone not on Ludo's team. The move gives Gregg immunity and Ludo's team gets the assistance of both Kinch and Mack.
"Gregg has a tiny tad bit of arrogance," Erika says tactfully.
"He's just someone I want to hit all the time," Diane says.
"It's the axis of evil," Bourdain says, "Gregg, Ludo and David. I'm not happy."
Elimination challenge
Now the teams are on their own -- well, except for Ludo's, which has Kinch and Mack there to help. The challenge: A food and wine pairing with one of four distinctive wine styles, including German riesling, California chardonnay, a French Cotes du Rhone and Italian Barolo.
We get a glimpse into Ludo's kitchen where Kinch and Mack are doing their best to be helpful. Kinch warns Shawn against using artichokes, which make wine taste tinny. Shawn ignores him. Mac questions his use of vanilla with Chilean sea bass. Shawn ignores him too.
Mack tries to warn Sarah against trying something totally new in an elimination challenge. She ignores him, then sets a pan on fire. Again. Kinch tries to tell Paul not to start his lamb too soon. "Don't turn it up. You gotta trust me on this. I keep telling you, you're fine," Kinch tells him. Paul tries to ignore him too.
To think that Bourdain was worried. The editing may be skewing things here, but Ludo's team does not seem to be using their significant advantage at all.
The hour's up and the stream of spoons start coming out, bearing little mouthfuls of rack of lamb, a riff on the chicken and the egg theme, blood sausage and miso-orange glazed salmon. Jeff's seared sole with sweet pea puree has Bourdain snickering, "I'm transported back to 1986." Khristianne's Barolo-braised duck delights Malarkey, who says, "I thought that was sexy."
Shawn, who nearly went home last week, has offered up a vanilla-poached Chilean sea bass with goat cheese ravioli.
"I feel really confident," he says, just as Nigella lets out an expression of disgust.
"Somebody put goat cheese, fish and vanilla?" Ludo says incredulously.
"Who would do that?" Bourdain asks.
Shawn, whose ego apparently knows no bounds, is indignant. "I've got a (expletive) Suzy homemaker," he says, sneering at the judges. "I've got a leprechaun and a guy who hasn't cooked for (expletive) 20 years."
Shawn goes off to sulk in the hall. Diane, of all people, gives him a pep talk.
Chutes of shame and glory
When all's said and done, six cooks are lined up in the chutes. Khristianne's duck and Ninamarie's braised pork shoulder are the judges' favorites. At the bottom, two each from Nigella's kitchen — Erika and her orange-glazed sea bass and Huda and her too-sweet zabaglione — and two from Ludo's. Sarah and her salmon with clam salad, and Shawn's vanilla fish are both on the chopping block.
Shawn argues vehemently, until Bourdain tells him, "It was an actively unpleasant mouthful of food for me." Malarkey reminds Ludo, "You said, 'If this was somebody from my team, I would send them home.'"
In the end, Erika and Shawn are out, with Ludo telling the latter, "You remember what I said to you, Shawn? If I see you here again I will have to let you go. I'm a man of my word."
Do we even need to say Erika leaves with grace, and Shawn disdainfully snarls his way out? Didn't think so.
Next week: It's the big sandwich challenge. Meanwhile, if you'd like to sample one of those winning comfort food dishes from last week, you'll find the recipe for Khristianne's seafood chowder at www.mercurynews.com/food-wine.


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PARKERSBURG - The Wood County Board of Education is looking at revising its policy on student use of cell phones.
The board met in regular session Tuesday to discuss Policy 5514.11: Communication/Electronic Devices. During Tuesday's meeting the board received very different viewpoints on the policy, including diverging recommendations on how it should be changed.
Parkersburg High School Prevention Resource Officer (PRO) Dan Miller spoke to the board about safety issues surrounding student cell phone use. Miller, who has been the prevention resource officer for PHS for two years, said he has seen cell phones in schools contribute to cheating, bullying, sexual harassment and purchasing of drugs.
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Parkersburg High School Prevention Resource Officer (PRO) Dan Miller speaks Tuesday to the Wood County Board of Education concerning student cell phones during a time of crisis.
During a crisis situation the phones can lead to other issues, including panic, delays in first responders reaching a school and failure of communication lines, he said.
Miller said he would like to see the policy made more restrictive, with cell phones banned on school campuses.
"I'm saying no cell phones in school whatsoever," he said. "We need to take these hurdles, these distractions that have no reason to be in our schools, out of the equation."
Miller said PHS officials confiscate an average of three cell phones a day, which he says becomes a liability for the administration.
"Some of these phones cost $400 or more," he said. "If it gets damaged (after being confiscated), who is responsible?"
Miller said he believes the school administration supports the idea of a more restrictive policy.
PHS Principal Pam Goots did not attend Tuesday's meeting, but during a local school improvement council presentation Monday was asked about change she would make to the policy.
"I believe students should be able to use them at lunch," she said Monday. Goots said she would be in favor of a less restrictive policy.
Parkersburg South High School Principal Tom Eschbacher also addressed the school board Tuesday, recommending multiple changes to the district's electronics and communications policy.
The current policy prohibits both use and "display" of a cell phone during the school day. Eschbacher said enforcing that part of the policy has become "very burdensome" to administrators.
Under Eschbacher's proposed policy, use of cell phones would be prohibited only during class time, but teachers would have the option of including cell phones as part of their lessons, such as for doing research.
The individual schools also would have more leeway in dealing with violations of the policy. The current policy has four levels of violations requiring confiscation of the phone and eventually suspension.
Eschbacher said while he understands Miller's desire to have a more strict policy in place, he believes a total ban would be unenforceable.
"I don't disagree with anything Officer Miller said," Eschbacher said. "My points come from the view of an administrator and someone who has to deal with the constant cell phone issue."
Board member Tad Wilson said he would be in favor of changes to the policy, but could not agree with students being allowed to use them between classes.
"You are going to create, in my opinion, a more chaotic hallway," he said. "I like the idea of the cell phones being used as an educational tool in the classroom. I would like to give teachers more leeway in using them as an educational tool."
Superintendent Pat Law said he would pull the current policy off of a 30-day public comment period to form a committee to bring a new revised policy to the board.
Law said he would invite both administrators and school safety personnel, including prevention resource officers, to participate in drafting the new policy.

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Display iTunes track info and cover art on your desktop.
TunesArt offers new features for iTunes : display cover art and track information on your desktop (many themes available), get notification on track change, display bezel notifications (play/pause/next/prev...), search your iTunes Library, scrobble to Last.fm, post to Twitter, display/edit lyrics, fetch missing artwork from Amazon, support for Growl notifications, edit Tags...
Available in English, German, French, Italian, Slovak, Dutch, Russian, Traditional/Simplified Chinese and Turkish.
Required OS: 10.6
Tags: ipod , album , controller , artwork , cover , art , tunes , lyrics , itunes
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much better than coversutra (and it's free!) :D
Finally, 1.0 is out. Kudos to the developer who has responded to my e-mails to him and has been adding requested features. The new release has just pretty much filled in all I could ask for. Fantastic. Now, time to download it and check it out.
FINALLY!!! An app worthy of replacing Sofa (http://osx.iusethis.com/app/sofa). I've been searching high and low for a great app that captures both album art and lyrics automagically while the tunes play and this app does it. Great job.
I have started to use this app and it's great. Awesome job!! The thing is I just don't want to start it at login and I am use to start first iTunes, so what I am missing is an option where TunesArt launches automatically after iTunes just as LastFM plugin does. Thank you for sharing your job with all the users.
This app is great!, it does everything Coversutra does, for free!, however, last.fm integration is a bit flaky but I know it's gonna improve.
Don't want to copy Coversutra at all, I want to make TunesArt as perfect as possible. Your first suggestion has been implemented.
Jib (TunesArt author)
And one more, when I play movies or tv shows in iTunes. Typically the album art for movies and tv shows is like a dvd case or a poster with different dimensions. So, the movie art gets stretched and looks very odd.
Another thing that CoverSutra does very well, it just zooms and takes the squarish middle part of the movie art and makes it looks nice. Have a look at CoverSutra if you can, sorry to be such a pain.
Just a suggestion to improve the application to make it perfect.
Another thing when the title of the track is too long, you should try keeping it under the album art, and just use '...' to show that it is long.
For example, I was playing the song, Higher State of Consciousness [Dirty Sound Mix]. I had the album art on the right hand side corner of my screen. I would recommend if the title became shorter to stay as wide as the size of the album art, hence becoming something like this, Higher State of Consciousness ..
Take a cue from CoverSutra, you'll get an idea what I'm talking about. This request and the first two would make this application perfect.
Just the app I was looking for, the perfect balance between CoverSutra & TuneTEXT, with 64-bit goodness.
It covers small things that were missing from CoverSutra for me. Like being able to choose what info to display with the album art on the desktop, and being able to rate songs from there. The default covers are good, but if there was a way of being able to add custom covers would be nice, makes me think of Bowtie.
I can finally get rid of running both 32-bit apps CoverSutra & TuneTEXT separately. The only things I would request from the developer are as follows.
1. Being able to right click on the cover, and select songs from that particular album, a CoverSutra feature that I miss. As of now, the right click on album art is same as clicking on the menu bar icon, being able to do what I suggested would be fantastic.
2. Polishing up the searching UI when searching would be added bonus, take a cue from CoverSutra.
But all in all, it is fantastic. 5/5 from me.


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USDA Offers Clean Energy Grants and Loan Guarantees
March 28, 2007
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering $176.5 million in loan guarantees and $11.4 million in grants to support investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements by agricultural producers and small businesses. Loan guarantees cover up to 50 percent of a project's cost and will not exceed $10 million. Grants are available for up to 25 percent of a project's cost, with a limit of $250,000 for energy efficiency improvements and $500,000 for renewable energy systems. Grant applications must by postmarked no later than May 18th, while the deadline for loan applications or grant and loan combinations is July 2nd. See the USDA press release, and for the complete details, see the announcement from the March 22nd edition of the Federal Register.


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Wednesday, 07/04/2012
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY
Set 1: AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, Head Held High, TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, KDFKill Devil Falls, Bittersweet Motel, MomaThe Moma Dance > Gumbo > BowieDavid Bowie, Alaska > Susskind Hotel, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Purple Rain[1] > HYHUHold Your Head Up, Star Spangled BannerThe Star Spangled Banner
Set 2: Boogie OnBoogie On Reggae Woman > Tweezer > Twist > Taste > QuinnQuinn the Eskimo > Julius > R&RRock and Roll > HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning > HoodHarry Hood > Shine a Light > Show of Life > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light
Encore: Sleeping Monkey[2] > TweepriseTweezer Reprise
[1] Lyrics changed to "tucking in the Purple Rain."
[2] Lyrics changed to "Why'd you tuck my monkey on a train."
· Dave's Energy Guide tease
Average Song Gap: 44.85
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This show was webcast via LivePhish. Alumni Blues was preceded by a Dave's Energy Guide tease. Head Held High was played for the first time since October 31, 1998 (356 shows). The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday and Avenu Malkenu were played for the first time since June 21, 2009 (136 shows). Bittersweet Motel was played for the first time since August 2, 2009 (132 shows). Purple Rain was played for the first time since July 25, 1999 (314 shows) and included alternate lyrics "tucking in the Purple Rain" and "I am Friar Tuck!" The setbreak featured All-American themed music. Sleeping Monkey contained alternate lyrics "Why'd you tuck my monkey on a train."
Song Distribution:
3 The White Tape
2 Rift
2 A Picture of Nectar
1 Party Time
1 Joy
1 Farmhouse
1 The Story of the Ghost
1 Billy Breathes
1 Stash
1 Hoist
1 Junta
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
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This show was part of the "2012 Early Summer Tour."
SET 1: Alumni Blues was a good energetic opener. Well played as everything almost is with 3.0. Sadly TMWSIY>AM>TMWSIY was RUINED by the audience around talking through the entire song. this was a recurring theme of the show Ill talk about later. Mike was great in kill devil falls, set took off during intro to Moma Dance which was funky as ever, song was well played. Gumbo sounded much better than when I heard it in AC. Now Bowie..what is going on trey..this is the second time this tour Ive seen Bowie, and the jam has started to get great, and then Trey smothers it by rushing into the outro. Good besides the rush. Alaska had the longest non set break bathroom crowd ive ever seen. Suskind had some interesting improv, then the obvious fishman antics to end the set which truly need no recap besides WOW purple rain Id never thought Id hear it.
SET 2: This set started off nothing short of great, on par with the rest of the tour. Boogie on up through Rock N Roll should be sought out by anyone who loves this summers jamming style. Tweezer was excellent, My dad though he heard teases of "The Wheel" by Grateful Dead in the Twist jam and while its hard to tell, the jam did seem slightly dead-esque to me (which was great). Taste had some different, interesting improv and Ive never really heard a version like this.
Now where it went wrong and why many will not like this show or bash it. I love horse and silent, and understand the band may need a breather, but it was just an awful choice after how great rock and roll was. You could feel the band and audience deflating during Silent and they never really regained the energy. This Hood, to me, explained why they havent finished that song alot this tour. The "feel good about hood" vocals at the end seem uninspired as if the band didn't really want to sing them. Shine a Light would have been tolerable, and was played quite well, but Show of life...what can I say. If the band felt the need to play a ballad I could have thought about ten others Id rather hear (If i Could, Lifeboy?) and at that point not even the moon coming out over the water during Slave could save the deflation that started with Silent.
Encore was ehh. after seeing the storage jam at super ball I really can never hear Sleeping Monkey the same again as all other versions pale in comparision. and Tweeprise, of course rocked.
Overall I give this show a 3.75 because everything was played excellent, but some problems that are typical of 3.0 were revealed..poor late 2nd set song choices, and certain jams just cut too short seemingly by Trey pushing a segue. Overall still a great time as always.
SIDE NOTE: Ive never seen an audience as disrespectful as this one. Whenever the band wasn't playing loud, EVERYONE around me was talking, and not even talking about the band or music, just bullshitting. Multiple times I yelled "shut the fuck up"(and im not much of a yeller) because people were talking over the music (especially during TMWSIY) and I couldnt hear the band well. Honestly Ive never been so appalled at how little the people around me seemed to care about the music. IF you want to talk and catch up with your friends, get the FUCK out of the concert.
I wouldn't change anything about that first set. Set I of the year so far. From set II I would only lift out The Horse>Silent and TSoL. And even then, gently, with a delicately fingered crane, the kind you see in the arcade game...only more gentle.
Really, the whole show was impeccable. Everything was well played (to my live ears anyway). The Tweezer>Twist>Taste is my nominee for jam of the summer or stretch of the summer or whatever. Topping even the previous night's Sand->Golden Age. Such patience and communication from all 4 guys. Get this show, get to SPAC, get webcasts...do whatever you gotta do to see this band now!
So happy to see alumni-letter-alumni THEN man-avenu-man
sooo f--n cool to see a band who does not ignore their past and yet does not wallow in it show after show either.. now lets add in two hotel songs, and and head songs all in one set, wow phish you came up with a set list masterpiece of brain tuck material !!!! ya lets toss in a bowie and prince just for the hell of it to boot...
And if someone complains about horse-silent I am gonna kick your...well ok not really but I have to say I LOVE SILENT in the morning its soooo beautiful, I sing it sometimes to myself, its just a really lovely song..
Great show, great time, great run... I did a pair of JB shows in '09 and again in '10, and was sad the venue was passed over in 2011 (damned jumper!), so I took both those shows as a grand return... Welcome back boys!
That being said, I didn't love set 2 on the 4th. It had some GREAT highlights, but Silent in the Morning/Show of Life/Slave to the Traffic Light all were a tad dull. Following the rage party the night before and the grandiosity of set 1, it was all good though... Did a lot of thinking during that set (mushrooms help) and just had a very life affirming journey as a whole over those two nights! Sad to miss SPAC (family wedding) but looking forward to San Fran in August.
Is it too bold a statement for me to declare that Summer 2012 as a whole has been the best tour since '97? Josh says no.
I wanted to write my review of the first set only, but what I will say about the second set is that yeah, towards the end they kind of petered out with several ballads, but with a short but nonetheless triumphant Hood, and haunting Slave complete with a full moon coming out during the slow build up and peak. Now that was awesome sauce and a highlight of the whole tour, along with the TMWSIY>Avenu>TMWSIY in the first set. At the time it was going on, my tour buddy Eric said that this was the most interesting Tweezer jam that we'd seen on this tour yet, but it was unfortunately abandoned for Twist, which had been a monster on this tour (c.f. Riverbend 2012 and even Bader Field Piper>Twist) But the twist, like Tweezer, just didn't lift off very much. Over all, the botched Taste doesn't help this shows ranking at all. But on this night, this didn't bother me. Also loved the attempt to re-up the energy with a Rock and Roll that had potential to go type-2, but Trey went for the straight-ahead rock type 1 jam, nothing wrong with that though.
This was the first show that me and my massive tour crew of 6 (10 from AC to Alpine, only 6 of us went to NY after Alpine) got to all see a show together since the AC shows where it was all GA, and we all had heads full of fluff. We were at the very top, dead center, front row. Great sound and seats. So this show is one of my favorites not just because of the music, but also because of set and setting. I love this show, I love all of you, and I'm so excited to be at the first 2 nights of MSG this year. Anyway, sorry for getting off track, but this show I guess gets the appropriate rating music wise, but all around show wise this was easily a 5-star show for me, which I rated it. I hope they play the 4th of July there again this year, or maybe back to the good ol' Watkins Glen
Side note: the next show (7/6 SPAC) I LOL'D when they brought back the Friar Tuck. God this band is having so much fun right now, I can't wait to see whats in store for us at the Garden!
TMWSIY was awesome -- but between the description of the crowd & the second set after the T-trifecta, I'm glad to have caught this one on the couch!
I have had numerous instances where people have talked loudly or just been plain rude. I have been seeing shows since 98 and I have never had this problem as badly or as much as this year.
The 2nd set...well that's a whole nother ballgame. You'd think the Boogie On>Tweezer was the primer for something big. ANYTHING big. Nope. From Quinn on, every move seemed more desperate than the one before it. The drunken frat boy crowd that couldn't seem to keep quiet the whole 1st set (it's ok I'm usually guilty too) was literally sleeping by the time The Horse reared its head. "Ok guys, 'Shine a Light' is the last song." Ha! Slave did have some nice touches. Who doesn't love a Monkey>Reprise though? AND no fireworks. Weak 4th brahs. I'll take the torrential downpour in 2013 over this one any day!


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Bangladesh: Disaster Risk Reduction as Development
A country of exceptional vulnerability to natural hazards
Bangladesh has a long history of natural disasters. Between 1980 and 2008, it experienced 219 natural disasters, causing over US$16 billion in total damage. The predicted effects of climate change will only compound these impacts.
UNDP has long supported Bangladesh in addressing its vulnerability to disaster. For over two decades, it has helped Bangladesh shift from reactive relief to proactive risk reduction. The results are apparent in the fewer number of lives and livelihoods destroyed by natural disasters. Today, Bangladesh is a global leader in disaster management and risk reduction.
Towards a comprehensive programme of disaster mitigation
Following colossal floods in the 1980s, Bangladesh — with support from UNDP — developed a flood action plan that initiated a proactive culture of disaster management and risk reduction. It established disaster-focused institutions such as the Flood Forecasting Warning Centre, introduced pilot projects to reduce vulnerability and developed policy and planning guidelines.
- Bangladesh experienced 219 natural disasters causing over US$16 billion in damage between 1980 and 2008.
- With support from UNDP, Bangladesh developed a flood action plan initiating a culture of disaster management and risk reduction.
- Following a catastrophic cyclone in 1991 the government, with help from UNDP, established the Disaster Management Bureau.
A catastrophic cyclone in 1991 spurred additional action. With help from UNDP, the Government established the Disaster Management Bureau. Tasked with reducing the human, economic and environmental costs of disasters, and strengthening national capacities and cross-sectoral partnerships, the new Bureau became the institutional foundation of an integrated approach to disaster risk reduction, response and recovery. Between 1994 and
2002, UNDP supported the development of policies that empowered disaster management committees at all levels of government to plan and coordinate risk reduction and emergency response.
In the early 2000s this approach was consolidated. The Government established the National Disaster Management Council along with coordinating structures that embraced civil society organizations and local government authorities. UNDP supported this consolidation through the multi-donor Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme. This Programme led to revised policies, strategies and mechanisms that began to screen development programmes through a 'risk-lens.' Bangladesh became a pioneer among least developed countries in prioritizing disaster risk reduction in national fiscal planning. With assistance from the Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme, Bangladesh adopted a general risk reduction model that encouraged national stakeholders to consider existing disaster risks as well as the risks of projected climate extremes in building national and community resilience. UNDP also supported the development of early warning systems and the introduction of innovative technology, including the construction of 15,000 disaster-resilient homes and the development of drought- and saline-resistant crops.
Making a difference: the transformational impact
UNDP helped Bangladesh to develop the physical assets, knowledge and human capacity — and the planning, coordination, finance and implementation mechanisms — that underpin its disaster management and risk reduction system. These investments contribute to a transformed disaster scenario. Fundamental to this transformation are:
A fresh approach: Lessons from previous decades led to the Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme and a national risk reduction agenda.
Leadership: Bangladesh's coordination framework stretches from the National Disaster Management Council, chaired by the Prime Minister, to a network of over 2,000 village disaster committees, 40 district Disaster Management Committees, 12 directly involved line ministries and six donor partners.
Capacity development: a) Training programmes: Over 60,000 government officials were trained in emergency response. Cooperation with civil society and volunteer organizations has mobilized an even greater pool of knowledgeable first responders; b) Institutions and policies: Dedicated institutions with clear mandates provide focal points for development partners. With UNDP support, national institutions have become proactive, using early warning systems and mitigation strategies; c) Civil society engagement: UNDP support and advocacy has helped empower civil society organizations to work for change.
A multi-hazard focus: The focus in disaster management and risk reduction now includes a broader range of potential hazards, including the impacts of climate change.
The most significant measure of Bangladesh's success is the dramatic reduction in lives lost to natural disasters. Historically, deaths from single events reached the hundreds of thousands. But with the exception of two unusually violent cyclones in 1995, the recent trend has been steadily downwards.
Of course, challenges remain. Ensuring uniform levels of capacity throughout the country and maintaining focus in the 'normal' periods between disasters remain problematic. Mainstreaming disaster considerations and integrating them into development planning is a continual process in Bangladesh, as in other countries.
Total Number of deaths by floods and cyclone, 1970 to 2010
Source: Created from EM-DAT
Supporting Transformational Change
Case studies of sustained and successful development cooperationClick here for the Bangladesh case study and others
Related linksUNDP in Bangladesh
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Biodiversity in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Building Mangrove Greenbelts, Vulnerable Coastline
Lessons learned
Bangladesh's experience offers the following lessons:
Sustained engagement: UNDP's engagement extends over several decades. Given the complexity of the issues and the institutional challenges, there is no 'quick fix.' Bangladesh's experience highlights the importance of gradual and self-supporting change. Engagement is most effective when spread across a range of stakeholders, from government bodies to civil society organizations.
Disaster risk assessment and mitigation requires community engagement: The risks that communities face vary. An effective response requires community action to address local needs, contexts and aspirations. Bangladesh demonstrates that a standardized framework can be managed through a national programme while accounting for local-level variations.
Partnership frameworks: UNDP has successfully leveraged its impartial 'knowledge-broker' status to bring together a vast partnership network.
Institutional reform and capacity building: With support from UNDP and others, Bangladesh became a leader in its institutional framework for disaster risk reduction and sustainable development, with a number of core government policies and programmes incorporating risk reduction from their earliest stages.


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Crestone Peak Climber's Log
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|Red Gully
Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008
|Joined Dave Covill's group intending to join them for the traverse from Needle to Peak. However the party seemed a bit large and unwieldy, and the weather didn't seem solid, so I opted at Broken Hand Pass to head for my top priority, Crestone Peak's west and east summits. Sure enough the traverse didn't happen due to fog, so I was very glad I made the decision I did. Fun peak!
|Posted Dec 16, 2008 12:39 am
|Super Duper
|Good break from work
|Posted Nov 24, 2008 8:34 pm
|Red Gully via Upper S. Colony TH
Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2008
|Started up at 6:37AM-a beautiful morning. Route is well defined all the way; reached summit at 11:27. Lots of high clouds but the views were spectacular. Started back down at 11:39 as clouds were closing in fast. Back to the TH at 3:36PM with the last 1/2 mile featuring a heavy thunder/lightning, snow storm. My 42nd 14'er...sweet!!
|Posted Sep 20, 2008 8:36 am
|Red Gully
Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2008
|The scramble through the cliffs on Broken Hand Pass was harder than any of the scrambling on the Peak itself. I also summitted East Crestone - I think the East summit has better views than the main summit.
|Posted Aug 14, 2008 1:43 pm
|Red Gully
Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007
|This was my third climb of Crestone Peak. We went over Broken Hand Pass and climbed the Red Gully.
Previous climb 8-5-00 South Colony - Bears - up NW Couloir route - down Red Gully - to Broken Hand - up standard Needle route.
|Posted Feb 12, 2008 9:01 pm
|NW Couloir
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 1991
|This was my first climb of Crestone Peak. I went the NW Couloir route via Bears Playground. I saw lightning strike the Needle as we came back across the ridge to the Humbolt saddle to return to South Colony Lakes.
|Posted Feb 12, 2008 8:56 pm
|Crestone Traverse
Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2007
|From camp at Cottonwood Creek, climbed the South Face of Crestone Peak, performed the traverse to Crestone Needle, then descended the Needle's South Face back to camp. The previous night I endured a torrential rainstorm with lightning striking the surrounding peaks. The hike up to the base of Crestone Peak from my camp near Cottonwood Creek was arduous. There was no trail, and hiking through the willows (which were wet from the previous night's rainstorm) left me soaked to the skin from the waist down.
|Posted Feb 3, 2008 7:38 am
Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007
|Did the Red Clr to the Peak-Needle Traverse
|Posted Jan 14, 2008 6:06 pm
|I started before first light so I could complete the traverse to the Needle and be off the mountain by early afternoon. Fortunately I was successful and back in camp before noon, because wicked thunderstorms rolled in and unleased rain and electricity from 12 to 2. I know of at least one climbing party that would've been in the thick of things if they'd stuck to their original schedule. I thought of them all afternoon, but still don't know if they turned around or pressed through the storm.
|Posted Dec 1, 2007 9:14 pm
|South Face
Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2007
|What a long day! Camped at Colony Lakes and went via Broken Hand pass. Beautiful views! The Needle will have to wait for a return visit.
|Posted Oct 28, 2007 10:34 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007
|After some route finding difficulties in the early morning darkness, we headed up the red couloir. Still plenty of snow. Planned on the traverse to the Needle, but decided it just wasn't our day. Very fun mountain.
|Posted Oct 21, 2007 12:21 pm
|Peak to Needle
Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2007
|Second time up the Peak, but this time we did the traverse to the Needle. Also tagged "East Crestone" to get the Custer County highpoint.
|Posted Sep 17, 2007 10:12 am
|Red Couloir
Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2007
|Standard route from S. Colony Lakes (mid) TH. A mostly cloudy day, but got some sun around noon. Also climbed E. Crestone. 14er #33. A long day, but a great peak.
|Posted Sep 10, 2007 2:34 pm
|Red Gully
Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007
|Absolutely, incredible...I am still in awe of that peak.
Was going to attempt the NW couloir, but got a late start and wanted more time for route finding so, we decided on the standard route instead.
Loved the climbing in the Red Gully, had perfect weather, and met many interesting people en route, Reascending Broken Hand Pass wasn't as bad as I was expecting. CL Road sucked, but...we all know that. ;)
|Posted Sep 10, 2007 11:56 am
|Red Gully
Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2007
|Went up the south gully came down the northwest couloir.
|Posted Aug 26, 2007 5:51 pm
|Scott Rogers
|Nice Climb
Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2006
|Went up the Red after climbing the needle, then down the northwest couloir.
|Posted Jul 11, 2007 10:11 pm
|Outstanding South Face
Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2007
|Old Ickabod and I enjoyed a perfect weather day for this summit and the Needle.
|Posted Jun 26, 2007 10:39 am
|Tough scramble
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2006
|I totally underestimated this climb! It took me 10 hours, and had some tough downclimbing -- trying NOT to loosen rockfall for those below.
|Posted Oct 5, 2006 5:34 am
|Cottonwood / Spanish Creek access restriction!!
Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2006
|The Cottonwood Creek trailhead and the Spanish Creek trailhead both have no trespassing signs up that read "No Public Access to National Forest Land," and "Property of the Crestone Zen Monastery." See trip report.
|Posted Aug 20, 2006 2:25 am
|great mountain!
|got a ride to sc lakes, that saved me! woke up at sunrise ascended to nw couloir lots of snow still in august! stay left of snow. awesome views of the valley and sand dunes at summit. attempted needle same day but ran out of water
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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- As a bulldozer ate away a dilapidated home in Augusta, neighbors said goodbye to just one of hundreds of eyesores in the city.
"It's just ugly, it's gross looking," said Lindsey Shockley, who has lived next to the abandoned home for nine years.
Shockley says the property didn't attract anything good.
"There have been some not-so-friendly people who have shacked up there. And done not-so-great things," she said.
It was a similar story across town as construction workers hauled off another abandoned home.
"People's going in there doing all kinds of bad things and stuff like that, it's good it's gone," said Robert Rodgers, who lives next door to one of the torn-down homes.
The city is in the process of demolishing dozens of these homes, and officials say they hope to continue demolishing even more next year.
The cost for the project is about half a million dollars.
"The county bids them out and there were 40 to 50 of them the last batch," said Bob Chaplin, owner of Chaplin and Sons. "There's a lot of work out there."
Local companies like Chaplin's are happy for the business, and by the end of the year, they will have demolished 22 properties.
"Done a lot of them and looking forward to doing a lot more," he said.
But what happens next to the empty lots?
"They go into the land bank and are hopefully recycled in a manner that we can put some new houses there eventually," said City Administrator Fred Russell.
As for the neighbors, they are just happy to see them gone.
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The road to becoming a world duck calling champion began back in 1988, when Allen's father took him to Stuttgart's Wings Over the Prairie Festival for the first time. Allen said that he had no intention of ever competing. Rather, it just became a family tradition to attend.
"Back in 1998 I tried to qualify and didn't make it," Allen said. "After that, I only missed one year and really focused on my calling. My duck season doesn't last just 60 days--it lasts all year because I am practicing and competing."
By rule, Allen has one more title to win before he is no longer eligible to compete. He said he understands that becoming a three-time champion is a lofty goal, but will continue pushing for that rare trifecta. He said he knows the caliber of callers is improving and this year's competitors will refine their routines and be even better in 2013. While he plans to compete again next year, for the moment, Allen is relishing in this year's victory.
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Jazz musicians love to feed off a sympatico crowd. That's why pianist Benny Green is recording a live album with his trio at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, a small club with an electric vibe.
Prompted by Green, I've put together this list, which includes five of my favorite "live" jazz albums. I know, I know. I've left off Ellington at Newport, and Monk at the Five Spot, and Miles in Stockholm and Rollins at the Village Vanguard -- and many others. Still, for me, these are five indispensable albums. Let me know what you think -- and what's on your own list of the best "live" jazz recordings.
1. John Coltrane: "Impressions" (Impulse). Coltrane and the quartet pin you to the wall, then push you through it. When you come out the other side, you brush off the dust, scratch your head and say, "My God, I didn't know this place existed." The title cut and "India" were recorded at N.Y.'s Village Vanguard in 1961.
2. Freddie Hubbard: "The Night of the Cookers, Volume 1" (Blue Note). Brooklyn, 1965: At Club La Marchal, Hubbard and Lee Morgan are crammed onto a tiny bandstand, trying to kill each other with their trumpets. Check out "Pensativa." The recording quality stinks, yet this is one of the most exciting live records, ever. It's ridiculous.
3. Rahsaan Roland Kirk: "Bright Moments" (Atlantic). Rahsaan! There was no one like him: entertainer, avant-gardist, storyteller, comic, virtuoso, one-man band. He was all of it. Recorded at San Francisco's Keystone Korner in 1973, this double-disc includes Kirk's powerfully soulful overhaul of "If I Loved You" (from "Carousel"). I've probably listened to the tune hundreds of times and, I swear, every single time I get the chills and have to fight back tears.
4. Charles Mingus: "Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland" (United Artists). Late nights in New York, 1959. Recorded at the Nonagon Art Gallery, this record just feels like jazz. My favorite moment on a favorite album: Alto saxophonist John Handy's solo on "Alice's Wonderland" is an exquisite miracle.
5. Jeff "Tain" Watts: "Detained at the Blue Note" (Half Note). This 2004 album captures a high-energy Saturday night with the rumbling drummer and his group. Capping the set is "...Like the Rose," on which alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett sits in and plays a long, sweaty hip-hop jazz solo that leaves the crowd screaming for more. Garrett's solo (famous among young saxophonists) feels like a definitive moment; the saxophonist is climbing up into fresh territory, and -- what luck! -- we're right there with him.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (December 7, 2012)--South Carolina's governor appears to have closed the door on appointing Stephen Colbert to the U.S. Senate, all because he didn't know the state drink was milk.
On "The Colbert Report" Thursday, Colbert urged fans to send Gov. Nikki Haley tweets telling her why he would make a great senator from his home state.
Haley will appoint a successor to Sen. Jim DeMint who announced he is resigning at the end of the year.
Thousands of messages poured into the governor's official account with the hashtag "SenatorColbert."
Haley responded Friday on her Facebook page with a link to her April appearance on Colbert's show, when the host, who was reared in Charleston, did not know the state beverage is milk.
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DALLAS - When Winnipeg Jets captain Andrew Ladd stepped onto the ice for his shootout attempt, he had a good idea of what he wanted going to do. Then he went out and did it.
Ladd, Winnipeg's second shooter, beat Kari Lehtonen with a wrister to his glove side for the only goal in the tiebreaker as the Jets beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Saturday night. Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec, who had stopped Jamie Benn and Alex Chiasson in the first two rounds, ended the game when he forced Ray Whitney to miss the net with a wrist shot.
"Yeah, nice to be on the other side of an overtime and shootout game for sure, so I thought we did a lot of good things," said Ladd, whose team lost 5-4 to the Washington Capitals in a shootout on Tuesday. "Maybe [we] deserved a little better fate before that but that's the way it goes and sometimes you've got to grind them out until the bitter end."
The Jets dominated play for most of the first two periods but had only Evander Kane's goal at 3:28 of the middle period to show for it. Kane scored his sixth of the season by flipping a rebound past Lehtonen from the middle of the right circle during a delayed penalty. Lehtonen stopped Dustin Byfuglien's initial blast from near the blue line, but the carom fell to Kane, who quickly slipped it into the right side of the net with Lehtonen out of position.
"In the first period we resembled the team that practiced this morning," Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. "We weren't crisp this morning and we didn't come out crisp, and I thought that hurt us. I thought maybe halfway through the second period we started to get it going a little bit and really started skating."
The Stars came out firing in the third period, outshooting Winnipeg 16-7, and tied the game at 6:36 when Stephane Robidas beat Pavelec with a wrister from near the blue line. Pavelec looked like he could have been screened on the play as he appeared not to see Robidas' low shot until it passed through the five-hole.
"It was a disappointing goal in a lot of ways," Jets coach Claude Noel said. "You look at the way that thing got manufactured from our own standpoint and the way it went in was kind of a seeing-eye shot. But I thought after that we played patient. I thought we did a good job controlling the neutral zone a lot better and minimizing their speed."
Winnipeg nearly took a two-goal lead 12 seconds into the third period when a shot by Devin Setoguchi rang off the far post. Lehtonen lost track of the puck, but Jordie Benn skated in to clear the carom away from the crease.
The Stars went on the power play with 25.6 seconds left in regulation after the Jets were guilty of having too many men on the ice. Jamie Benn nearly ended it with a 12-foot wrister with 18 seconds remaining but Pavelec made the save.
"He was good," Ladd said of Pavelec. "We need him to be our best player on a lot of nights. We put a lot of pressure on him to do so, but we feel he's capable of doing that. He bailed us out a couple times but still thought we did a lot of good things."
Dallas rookie Valeri Nichushkin, the Stars' top pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, had a great chance for his first career goal at 3:12 of OT but Pavelec turned back his 12-foot backhand. The Jets peppered Lehtonen late in the extra period, including several blasts by Byfuglien, but were unable to score despite outshooting Dallas 6-2 in overtime.
Pavelec made 35 saves through 65 minutes; Lehtonen stopped 37 shots.
"Our goalie was fantastic," Noel said. "We gave them some opportunities right there at the end there point-blank that he had to come up big. He made some really key saves. It's getting to the point where we're starting to expect that from Pavelec. He's coming through big time for us."
One big positive for the Stars in the game was that they won 64 percent of the faceoffs compared to just 36 percent by the Jets. Of course, that stat is something of a hollow number for Dallas center Vernon Fiddler.
"We were winning faceoffs but we weren't getting any shots," Fiddler said. "We were winning d-zone faceoffs and not getting out of our end. They seemed to be getting it back."
Winnipeg will complete a back-to-back set on Sunday night in Denver against the Colorado Avalanche.
"I think the extra point was huge for us. It's an extra point that was good, especially against Dallas. We would have liked to have had the clean game where we get the two points but having said that we at least get on the right side of these," Noel said. "These three in a row, losing that extra point would have been tough on our group. So I thought we got rewarded. We played hard."
Dallas will hit the road for a quick two-game trip that starts Monday night against the Buffalo Sabres. It will be Ruff's first visit to Buffalo since the Sabres fired him early last season.


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SAN JOSE -- The South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council announced a leadership shuffle Tuesday in which Ben Field will replace Cindy Chavez as executive officer starting next year while she remains as director of affiliated think tank Working Partnerships USA.
Chavez, who took over in 2008, said that while she and other executive officers historically have served dual roles running both the labor council and Working Partnerships, she had long believed each should have its own leadership.
"They're both really important organizations," Chavez said. "They need to have all the attention that one leader can give to each institution. This change really offers me the opportunity to focus on the next generation of public policy initiatives that we're going to be working on."
The labor council has served as the South Bay's principal vehicle for promoting liberal-progressive politics and candidates at the local level where government typically is nonpartisan, a counterpart to the more conservative San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce. With its phone-banking and precinct-walking operations, it boasts a formidable campaign operation.
Field, 48, a former Santa Clara County prosecutor, has served as the labor council's chief of staff since July 2009, responsible for its political operations.
"He's a really skilled leader and a skilled manager, and the labor movement will continue to thrive under his leadership, no doubt about it," Chavez said.
Field, who earned a political science degree from Columbia University and both a law degree and a doctorate in American history from UC Berkeley, was a rising star in the Santa Clara County district attorney's office.
But he joined the labor council after the state bar suspended him from practicing law for four years after finding he had committed misconduct in four criminal cases, violating the defendants' constitutional rights.
As the labor council's chief of staff, Field was in charge of several successful campaigns this year: San Jose's Measure D minimum wage increase, Santa Clara County's Measure A sales tax for health care and public safety, the Santa Clara Valley Water District's Measure B tax to continue funding for a safe, clean water supply, and the election of candidates in the El Camino Hospital District.
Field said he plans to continue in the direction Chavez has charted.
"There's going to be continuity," Field said. "I expect to build on the legacy that Cindy's left. It's a legacy of great political victories, and opportunities because of those victories to go along with more progressive reform in the South Bay."
Chavez, a former San Jose vice mayor who lost the 2006 mayoral race to Chuck Reed, said she had told the labor council's executive board in September that she planned to step down next year, but it was not announced at the time to avoid creating a distraction in the middle of the campaign season. The executive board, made up of representatives of some of the 89 member unions, approved Field as the next executive officer Monday night.
The announcement ignited rumors in Silicon Valley's political circles that Chavez may be preparing for a return to politics, perhaps to succeed Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa Jr. -- who's embattled over delinquent campaign reports and improper expense-account charges -- should he step down. Stepping out of the more political labor council role to focus more on policy work would perhaps moderate Chavez' public image.
But Chavez dismissed such talk.
"I know there will be a lot of ridiculous speculation, but at its core is what functions best," Chavez said. "There's no better way than two leaders instead of one."
Contact John Woolfolk at 408-975-9346. Follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/johnwoolfolk1.


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On Sunday, people in northern Spain performed El Salto del Colacho, or "the Devil's Jump," a tradition in which men dress as yellow "colachos" and jump over local babies in the street.
The ritual is said to cleanse the babies of original sin, and dates to medieval times. Babies born since last year's Salto del Colacho are eligible. Their parents arrange them on mattresses, where they lie in wait of absolution by leap. [Click image to enlarge]
El Salto del Colacho occurs on the day of the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi, usually amid "colorful processions of dancer dressed as demons and angels." [Click image to enlarge]
Some towns host religious pageants, dances, and other Colacho-themed rituals, too. The photos show this year's Salto del Colacho in Burgos, the historic capital of Castile. [Click image to enlarge]
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Catch up on the week that was in Stony Brook Athletics.
Football begins spring practice Wednesday
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Facts and figures on Stony Brook Football's new home in 2013.
Stony Brook to join CAA Football in 2013
A new era of Stony Brook Football in the premier FCS conference to begin in 2013.
2013: Started nine games before suffering a season-ending injury ... 52 tackles ... recorded one interception and had a team-leading six pass breakups ...DNP vs. Albany (11/23) and at James Madison (11/16) ... had a career-high 10 tackles vs. Richmond (11/9) ... made four tackles, including one for loss, and had a pass breakup at Maine (11/2) ...totaled three tackles and two pass breakups vs. New Hampshire (10/26) ... four solo tackles at Colgate (10/12) ... made five tackles, including one for loss, and had a pass breakup vs. Bryant (10/5) ... nine tackles vs. Towson (9/28) ... made seven tackles at Villanova (9/21) ... eight tackles, first career interception and a pass breakup at Buffalo (9/14) ... made a tackle at Rhode Island (9/7).
2012: Started all 13 games ... 39 tackles ... six pass breakups ... 4.0 tackles for loss ... one tackle at Montana State (12/1) ... had four tackles, including one for loss, and a pass breakup vs. Villanova (11/24) ... made three tackles at Liberty (11/10) ... led Seawolves with career-high seven tackles vs. VMI (11/3) ... recorded four tackles at Presbyterian (10/27) ... made one tackle vs. Gardner-Webb (10/20) ... career-highs of five tackles and three pass breakups at Coastal Carolina (10/13) ... made three tackles, including one for loss, vs. Charleston Southern (10/6) ... two tackles and a pass breakup at Army (9/29) ... finished with two tackles vs. Colgate (9/22) ... made three tackles at Syracuse (9/15) ... recorded two tackles vs. Pace (9/8) ... made two tackles and had a pass breakup in first collegiate start vs. Central Connecticut (9/1).
2011: Redshirted.
Before Stony Brook: A transfer from Nassau Community College ... played two seasons for coach Jermaine Miles.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Canarsie High School ... coach by Mike Camardese ... All-New York City as a senior ... Big 44 All-Star Game ... 36 tackles, five interceptions and two defensive touchdowns.
Personal: Winston Longdon ... born July 6, 1991 in Brooklyn, New York ... son of Winston, Sr. and Janice Longdon ... five siblings ... brother, Ashur, played football at Hofstra.


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Gene therapy is a treatment that involves altering the genes inside your body's cells to stop disease.
Genes contain your DNA — the code that controls much of your body's form and function, from making you grow taller to regulating your body systems. Genes that don't work properly can cause disease.
Gene therapy replaces a faulty gene or adds a new gene in an attempt to cure disease or improve your body's ability to fight disease. Gene therapy holds promise for treating a wide range of diseases, including cancer, cystic fibrosis, heart disease, diabetes, hemophilia and AIDS.
Researchers are still studying how and when to use gene therapy. Currently, in the United States, gene therapy is available only as part of a clinical trial.
Gene therapy is used to correct defective genes in order to cure a disease or to help your body better fight disease.
Researchers are investigating several ways to do this, including:
Replacing mutated genes. Some cells become diseased because certain genes work incorrectly or no longer work at all. Replacing the defective genes may help treat certain diseases.
For instance, a gene called p53 normally prevents tumor growth in your body. Several types of cancer have been linked to problems with the p53 gene. If doctors could replace the defective p53 gene, that might trigger the cancer cells to die.
Gene therapy has some potential risks. A gene can't easily be inserted directly into your cells. Rather, it usually has to be delivered using a carrier, called a vector. The most common gene therapy vectors are viruses because they can recognize certain cells and carry genetic material into the cells' genes.
Researchers remove the original disease-causing genes from the viruses, replacing them with the genes needed to stop disease.
This technique presents the following risks:
The gene therapy clinical trials under way in the U.S. are closely monitored by the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health to ensure the safety of those who participate in the studies.
Currently, the only way for you to receive gene therapy is to participate in a clinical trial. Clinical trials are research studies that help doctors determine whether a gene therapy approach is safe for people. They also help doctors understand the effects of gene therapy on the body.
Your specific procedure will depend on the disease you have and the type of gene therapy being used.
As an example of one type of gene therapy, you may have blood drawn or you may need bone marrow removed from your hipbone with a large needle. Then, in a laboratory, cells from the blood or bone marrow are exposed to a virus or another type of vector that contains the desired genetic material.
Once the vector has entered the cells in the laboratory, those cells are injected back into your body into a vein or into tissue, where your cells take up the vector along with the altered genes.
Viruses aren't the only vectors that can be used to carry altered genes into your body's cells. Other vectors being studied in clinical trials include:
The possibilities of gene therapy hold much promise. To date, however, that promise has not been realized.
Clinical trials of gene therapy in people have shown some success in treating:
But, several significant barriers stand in the way of gene therapy becoming a reliable form of treatment, including:
Gene therapy continues to be a very active area of research.
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I met San Francisco sommelier Courtney Cochran in 2006 and remember thinking that she had just the right combination of style and wine business acumen to revise wine's stodgy reputation.
Over the years, Cochran has done that by hosting Hip Tastes events for 20-and-30-somethings that present wine within broader cultural trends.
"I try to tap into what's really on people's minds, and then bring wine into the equation," says Cochran, who holds an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. "I have always thought wine resonates more when it's contextualized alongside other things people are loving at that moment."
I remember when microdermabrasion first hit the beauty scene, she mounted "Beauty & Bubbly" at medi spas around San Francisco. She featured young winemakers when they were a rare breed and led speed dating tastings where guests met five wines -- and 10 potential partners.
Hip Tastes events were (and still are) widely attended by young hipsters and have landed Cochran in "Vogue" and "C Magazine," which in 2007 called her "San Francisco's most wanted wine guru." Her book, "Hip Tastes: The Fresh Guide to Wine" (Viking) was released later that year to rave reviews.
Sometimes, she's ahead of the culture. Her 2006 "Green Tasting," a showing of organic and biodynamic wines, came years before the sustainable movement, at least within the wine industry.
You might say the same thing about her latest project. It's a wellness series that kicks off May 10 in San Francisco with "Cleanse Party: Detox Retox," a three-hour event exploring wine's place within the context of balanced living and mindful eating and drinking.
As Cochran explains, her core audience has grown up. They're pushing 40. Some are married and have kids. Many do yoga, eat organic food and meditate. Even the ones who still go to bars and enjoy night life are always looking for ways to keep from gorging at a dinner or incorporate exercise before a night of drinking (walk to the clubs).
"It all comes back to balance," says Cochran, who is now 34. "Wine has come a long way in the past decade. Wine bars are common, and we know red wine in moderation is good for us. But wine is still something that is outside the context of wellness. People still associate it with intoxication and indulgence."
That's what she wants to change. Cleanse Party, which costs $150, will be broken into three parts. Nicole Cronin, a certified yoga instructor and night life maven, will kick off the event with a discussion on mindful eating and drinking, including practical tips on a realistic approach to wellness for people who want to get healthy while still enjoying their night life.
Next, author and private chef Adina Niemerow of "Super Cleanse" (William Morrow; 2011) will cover juice-based cleanses to rejuvenate the body and lead Hip Tasters in preparing a three-course raw foods feast for dinner. A tasting of sustainable wines, including Ceago Vinegarden's whites will cap the evening as a "retox."
By showcasing Ceago, a Lake County winery that uses biodynamic farming and is a leader in the sustainable movement, Cochran is hoping to show guests that wine does inhabit the wellness sphere.
"I know it's a bit of a reach," she admits. "But I also know it's really exciting and that people are craving this knowledge. The more we get caught up in the accelerated rhythms of our lives, the harder it is to be mindful of nutrition and the basics of health and wellness. We have to nourish ourselves. And wine does not have to be excluded from that picture."
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Learn the benefits of juice cleansing and prepare and enjoy a raw foods feast while tasting a series of sustainable wines. Seven to 10 p.m. May 10. Adina's Mission Kitchen, 160 14th St., S.F. $150 includes food, wines, lectures and copies of Courtney Cochran's book, "Hip Tastes: The Fresh Guide to Wine," and Adina Niemerow's book, "Super Cleanse: Detox Your Body for Long-Lasting Health and Beauty." Tickets: http://cleanseparty.eventbrite.com.


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LiVES Releases New Version
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A few days ago, not sure if it was May 14th or May 16th as the website
is contradictory, Linux video editing software, LiVES, saw a new
version releases, numbered 0.9.8.12.
Unfortunately release notes
specific to this version were hard to find, although it appears that
0.9.8.11 contained an Edit/Copy bug that the new version addresses.
The latest version can be downloaded here.
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BlogAssist is a handy tool to help weblog and website editing by making HTML markup easier.
There are three easy ways to use it: you can use whichever one you prefer, or all three as desired.
1. The System Menu: BlogAssist adds a small menu to the right-hand side of the menubar in all applications. You can simply select and copy some text into the clipboard, choose a suitable operation from the menu, then paste the result in the desired location. The text will have been transformed like magic.
2. The Services Menu: BlogAssist also appears in the Services menu, available in most applications. This is really easy to use: just select some text and hit Cmd-< to display a small panel. Simply choose an operation and click OK to drop the marked up text back into your document.
3. The Floating Window: This is similar to the Services menu panel, but can be left open as long as you like. It floats above all other windows, alwaywa available. With the floating window displayed, you simply drag text to one or both of its Value fields, choose an operation from the included pop-up menu, then drag the formatted HTML from the Result field.
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You're much better using Typinator with its html shortcuts. Don't have to take your hands off the keyboard to create sophisticated html tags in pairs.
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Over the years we have met many special people doing special things. I would like to introduce you to Stella, a lovely woman we met several years ago.
When you think of having beautiful red roses delivered, you probably would think of one of many online resources. However, since we offer a few add-on packages that include roses in the guestroom, we have been purchasing our flowers from Bud's Flowers, our local florist. They do lovely flower arrangements and are delivered to my door step each and every time.
Stella is the special delivery person; rain or shine, summer or winter, and she always delivers with a smile. She was called in to help several years ago by her daughter, Betty, who owns the shop. Stella is 90 years young and drives her own car. She is a beautiful, vibrant woman who appears to be in her mid 70's. I've posted a picture of Stella – what do you think? I always try to chat with her but sometimes she has to hurry home to mow the lawn. Stella is truly an inspiration – proof that you never have to stop when the years catch up.
Do you have an inspirational story of someone over 90? I invite you to share it in my blog under comments and I'll look forward to reading it.
Hope to see you soon,
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Starting strong right out of the gate with a solid PYITE always a good show opener. Nothing particularly special about this one, but it gets the energy flowing right away. When Im at a show and I hear the opening of PYITE, I tend to wish Id get something else, but then I quickly realize that it really is a great set/show opener.
An early Reba sets a very nice tone for what was to come throughout set one. Ive always really loved this version, but then again, I dont know of one I dont like a ton. With this one in particular, Fishmans work really stands out. A lot of the time when listening to Reba, I tend to focus on Trey, Mike or Page, with Fishman getting sort of relegated to the back burner. Hes quite strong here, and Im thankful I have picked up on it this go-round.
Albuquerque is always a great addition to a set, and a really underappreciated cover in my opinion. I think this is a fantastic set one breather, and I think its juxtaposition next to Reba here was very well placed, even though Rebas not the most high-energy song in their repertoire. Ive been flying down the road, and Ive been starving to be alone, independent from the scene that Ive known. I wonder how true these lyrics rang with Trey. He really makes his guitar cry at certain times throughout the song, almost (almost) reminiscent to some of Jerrys work. It makes me wonder what it would have been like if they really extended it in those parts and let the doc gently weep for a while.
Ah, Carini right back atcha with the high energy! I think this is really one of those songs that is great to hear recorded, but just a completely different - much more powerful - experience live.
Oh Kee Pah is fun, and back before 3.0, always welcome, as it most usually would lead into Suzy, which Im a little burnt out on right now. If I could, I would take it with horns every single time. I still love it, but it just seems to be on the same schedule I am on, in terms of which shows they play it at. This particular Suzy, simply put, is the shit; quite possibly the greatest non-horn version they have ever played. Page is the MVP of this one, at least at the outset. Trey comes in with some nice little licks about 2 minutes in, and the melody is so fun, so bubbly, so upbeat. Then in comes Fishman, of course, and he just continues to shine as he has all throughout set one. About 4 minutes in Mike gets his chance to show off, with Fishs encouragement, and yeah, were just about off to the races here, with a nice laid-back melodic grove. About 6-7 minutes in, and Fishman is crushing it. Its his song right now, simple as that. A couple of minutes later, Trey wants a piece of the action again and a nice little trade-off ensues before the lyrics return. When the regular jam of the song ends, before they take it into Darien Jam #1 I would have considered it a really tight version. But then the jam extends and I feel like I want to hug my speakers. I still remember the first time I heard this show, hearing that they had jammed it out, but not knowing how. I remember sitting with my eyes bulging out of my head, lapping up every note. Suzy was one of my first favorite Phish songs ever, and it had remained that way for quite some time. So this was a real treat, indeed. I really love how they keep the skeleton of the song around the entire jam always there, just lurking behind the playing. The jam isnt rushed at all, just nice relaxed playing, all completely in sync with one another, with Trey maybe taking the lead just a tiny, tiny bit, but really all for one and one for all. Again, listening to it right now, for the first time in quite some time, Fishman just demands my attention. And again, Trey wants some of the action. Theyre all challenging each other, it seems. To use a far too heavily relied upon baseball analogy, theyre each stepping up to the plate and simply knocking the ball all over the damn place. Its not like its homer after homer, but more like an offensive onslaught with doubles following doubles, triples thrown in and players circling the bases like a merry-go-round. So much fun. I can only imagine the buzz during the intermission.
Set two begins with an honest-to-goodness, bona-fide preview of 3.0 Phish Go give it a listen right now if you havent in a while As the band is tuning up, Trey starts noodling a little and plays a little something that is clearly a tease of Summer of 89 which debuted in 2010 roughly 10 years after this particular show. How can that be, you ask? The answer is pretty simple. Trey used to have a song called Andre the Giant that he'd play with his solo band ('99/'00-ish). This is not to be confused with an entirely different song also called Andre the Giant which appears on Treys solo album Seis de Mayo. The original Andre was apparently scrapped, but would later resurface and be reworked to some degree as Summer of 89.
After this cool little bit of info, which obviously would have escaped those in attendance, the band dives head first into Drowned. Yet another instance where to me it seems like foreshadowing for 3.0. The way both setlists were constructed to me has the feel of a current show (albeit with a bit more jamming). About 3-4 minutes into it, it sounds as though Trey wants to keep jamming a bit, but Page, like a strong undertow, brings them back. The official (read: LivePhish) version isnt anything too special, but when they stretch it out for the second Darien Jam of the night, things take a nice, noodely turn. Another area of the show where Fishman is holding down the fort nicely while everyone sort of spins off on their own. Right before the 5 minute mark, Trey seems to just be making noises in response to Pages melodic piano rolls. Maybe to go along with the watery title, Trey sounds very aquatic (was it raining during this show, I wonder? The artwork for this album shows some rain, and it almost looks like a hurricane on the mail order ticket if so, yet more foreshadowing to 09s Deer Creek rain-inspired set II Drowned opener). Around 9 minutes in, the jam turns dramatically, led by Page. It almost sounds as though they wanted to head into Loving Cup, but Trey keeps up the moise-making, and then Mike sounds like hes possibly half-heartedly trying to lead them toward Catapult. Nothings giving, though, and the band marches on with their very deep exploration of Drowned, with notes falling all around like rain. Yes, Im convinced there was a rainstorm during this show now. Eleven or so minutes in, and the jam has lost almost all melody and is now just maddeningly cacophonic, almost scratchy. I would bet that those in attendance that were not huge Phish fans may have gotten a little bored here. The jam is almost as off-course as many Dead jams Ive heard, and I know I can sometimes get a little bored with those spacey Dead jams, so I can sympathize. However, I do not find myself bored with this jam at all. In fact, Im intrigued by it still, regardless of how many times I have heard it. Its overflowing with notes; an off-beat insanity that isnt necessarily jarring, but certainly hard to groove along with. Still pleasing nonetheless, and around 17 minutes in, Fishman grabs the reins again and brings back a very energetic beat that has my toes tapping. And through it all to this point, I can still hear it leading to a Page-driven Loving Cup at so many different moments, even as Page moves away from the piano. As the jam winds down, the crowd erupts, feeding off the energy of the band, and vice-versa. Trey hits some notes that I remember him hitting before a Somewhere Over the Rainbow I heard and it seems right in tune with the rest of the aquatic feel. However, they dont go in that direction, and instead segue slowly into Crosseyed and Painless, hinting a little at what sounds like it could have been a segue into Swept Away instead.
But Crosseyed is VERY welcome, and a chance for Fishman to showcase some of his better-than-youd-expect singing. Perhaps a reward for his exceptional performance throughout the show so far? And much like the Drowned that came before it, the official Crosseyed and Painless is pretty standard, with nothing too amazing, until we reach our third Darien Jam of the night. Pretty straight-ahead, straight-forward jamming, Trey keeping to the C&P melody, with Fishman slamming out the beat behind him. This a great example of all four band members listening to one another and keeping it together as one really tight unit (yet another hallmark of 3.0). This jam never gets quite as experimental as Drowned, but it does venture into some pretty cool, different territory around the 4 minute mark, as it slowly winds down, yet it still constructs a wall of pretty ambience.
This ambience is all but completely broken down by the time we hear Trey begin singing Dog Faced Boy - a rare treat. A nice little number, but aside from the rarity factor, not the most ideal song to hear live. However, as far as breather songs go, this one is nice rare, sweet and short.
With the Dog Faced Boy notes still fresh in our ears, Trey uses the same vibe to bring about Prince Caspian. With the mention of being afloat upon the waves, a nice touch if indeed a rainy night in Darien; if it wasnt raining that night, then it should have been, dammit! Whats interesting for me listening to this is that most of the time I listen to this set, I just take disc 2 with me somewhere and listen to the jammed out parts. I honestly have no idea when the last time was that I listened to all of the second set as one entity. Page is sounding very sweet here, once we get past the lyrical section. Trey just about always shines during this song. As we get toward the end, Trey is back to making sound effects, while Page is beautifully winding through some truly melodious pastures. It makes for a nice contradiction in sounds.
Finally we get the long-awaited Loving Cup that Im positive Page wanted to break into back during Drowned. If Crosseyed and Painless was a reward for Fishman, this here is the same for Page. A great opportunity to be rock stars here. Standard, as far as pre-Festival 8 Loving Cups go (that one shall never be topped, and has ruined me for all others). Again with the straight-ahead rock. Loving Cup and Prince Caspian form a nice little duo, with different feels, different tones, yet both triumphant and emotional. A wonderful way to close out a phenomenal second set.
The band comes back onto the stage to perform Driver, which sounds like it wants to tease Summer of 89/Andre the Giant again. I really like Tom Marshalls lyrics. It isnt amazing, but its simple and sweet, airy, charming, in a way. And Page does a great job tickling the ivories.
Trey then pulls out the acoustic for The Inlaw Josie Wales, and you get a sense that the band just wants to keep playing, here under this big tent!
Two slower, simple, pretty songs in the encore, and you sense the band might explode with something epic to close out this epic show. They chose Sample in a Jar, a song that I always lump into the frat boys will love it, along with Bouncing Around the Room category. I cant say I have ever used epic when describing Sample, and Im not going to here, either. If I were at the show, undoubtedly Id have been just a little let down, most likely muttering a wistful Oh well. Then again, I hardly ever get the dynamic encores that Id really like, though there have been a few (Hartford and your crazy double Tweezer Reprises, Im looking at you!).
A truly great, classic Phish show!


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I use Ikea storage cabinets with bins to organize her toys. I have labeled each bin with a photograph of the contents and a written label. I covered the label in contact paper. Before these labels, I drew a picture on a notecard. Those worked well, but after two years, half of the labels had fallen off or had scribbling. Since Miss E has been two years old, she has understood how to clean up her toys at the end of the day and return them to the proper bin. It's not always easy to get her to clean, but she picks up most of the time. In general, we put away toys once at the end of the day. I don't like to interrupt her flow of play or storyline by making her pick up toys during the day. She is permitted to use toys from many bins at the same time.
We don't keep out all of Miss E's toys at the same time. I believe access to too many toys makes it more difficult for children to play, and it definitely makes it harder for them to clean up. Some toys are always kept out like her toy food set and train set, but other toys like animals and books are rotated out. We don't have a set time we rotate toys, but rotate when I feel like she could use a change or Miss E requests new toys. Miss E chooses which toys to bring out to the playroom. We store the excess toys in plastic bins in a closet.
I understand that our toy organization system won't work for every family, and I have gathered a variety of toy organization ideas from other bloggers. They each have developed a unique way to keep the toys in order. Unstructured play doesn't mean an unstructured home because you can have lots of free play and still maintain a neat home as these bloggers have proved. Check out their blogs to find inspiration to keep your children's space a fun and organized place to play.
Picklebums demonstrates how it's possible to keep toys toys organized in a small home. She has four kids in a two bedroom house, so she knows what she's talking about.
If you want to keep your home from looking like it's been overrun by kids' stuff, check out Childhood 101's design tips for keeping a small home home serene and beautiful.
Critters and Crayons created different stations around her large play room to encourage play. It looks like a dream room for any kid.
De Tout et de Rien believes in the power of free play, and she provides a playful and creative space with an abundance of toys, art, and sensory materials.
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