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German outfit Hertha Berlin has confirmed the signing of Dutch international Roy Beerens. The winger was formerly with Reading Football Club but agreed to the three year deal after agreeing personal terms with the club.
The 28-year old signed the deal but the fee was not disclosed. The Royals claim they got the services of the player ahead of others despite the competition for the signature of the player.
Manager of the club Jaap Stam spoke highly of the player. He said: "Roy has a lot of qualities. He is a winger that can play on either the left or the right, and technically he is very strong. He has pace, he can score goals and create chances for others. I think he is going to be a player the fans will enjoy watching."
Babel back to Liverpool
Ryan Babel was back to Liverpool but this time not as a player but as a visitor.
The former Liverpool winger said that he still likes the club as well as the city. He visited the city and made a video documenting his visit that he posted online.
It has been five years that the winger has left Liverpool but he clearly still loves the city and to hang around with his friends. He was filmed visiting some popular sites in Liverpool, and he stated that the city has some nice bars, clubs, and restaurants.
Ryan Babel defends Gerrard
Ryan Babel has come to Steven Gerrard's rescue. The Liverpool captain has been accused by El-Hadji Diouf of hating black people.
Steven Gerrard stated in his autobiography that El-Hadji Diouf was the signing he liked least at Anfield and El-Hadji Diouf had seized the opportunity to criticize the former Liverpool captain.
El-Hadji Diouf told the press that Steven Gerrard also did not like Mario Balotelli, and this is why he was treated as such at Anfield. He said that he told the Italian striker that Liverpool is a racist club and that they do not welcome black players.
Liverpool cult hero Ryan Babel could be set for a move to the MLS during the summer transfer window.
The Dutchman recently filmed his trip to the Merseyside, speaking of his affection for the city. He stopped by some familiar sites in South Liverpool and the city centre. He also made a quick stop by the house of former rival Steven Pienaar.
Babel left Anfield five years ago in an over five million Pounds move to TSG Hoffenheim. The player who seems retirement bound is rumoured to be interested in a move to Salt Lake City in the MLS, after leaving former club Al-Ain FC in the United Arab Emirates earlier this year.
Former Liverpool forward Ryan Babel was a very promising kid when he plied his trade in Ajax before moving to England to play under Rafa Benitez in Liverpool.
The then 21-year old Dutch raw talent agreed to move for a transfer fee in the region to 11.5 million Pounds.
Ryan Babel never truly wanted to join and perform with Al Ain
Ryan Babel used to be a hugely promising player when he signed for Liverpool at the age of 17 for a fee of £11.5 million.
The Dutch footballer was even compared to have similar abilities to Thierry Henry as Marco van Basten said that Babel has the talent and skills to become the next Thierry Henry but he failed to live up to the hype and expectations from everyone.
Throughout the entire playing career of Ryan Babel, he has gone through a number of clubs including: Ajax, Liverpool, Hoffenheim, Kasimpasa and his current team is Al Ain.
Is Ryan Babel a summer target of Galatasaray?
Ryan Babel has not made a single appearance for his current club Al Ain since December of 2015 but he still an ongoing contract with the club which extends until 2017.
The time that Babel has spent performing with Al Ain has been a forgettable one as the Dutch player has had to deal with problems involving disciplinary issues and has even faced problems in relation to things that he has done in the world of social media.
Ryan Babel is not playing anymore
Despite only 29, Ryan Babel is not playing anymore football despite having not retired yet. Indeed, the winger is in conflict with his current club Al Ain because of wrong behavior.
e is accused of using social media in a sexist way when he replied to a woman on Twitter.
The fan asked Babel about his issues with Rafael Benitez, and the former replied that girls should not be talking about football. This has sparked plenty of reactions across Twitter where other people have questioned Babel's attitude towards women.
It is a well-known fact that Ryan Babel does not really like Rafael Benitez. This animosity started way back during the time when Benitez was managing Babel at Liverpool. Babel blamed his poor career on the way the former Liverpool played him.
Babel might move to Real Salt Lake
The MLS is renowned for being a league for retired players to enjoy themselves while demonstrating their playing skills.
The latest player that could be making the move to MLS is Ryan Babel. In fact, Babel is not the type of player that traditionally makes it to the MLS. He is still only 29 years old, but he has so far struggled to get his career going after leaving Liverpool.
The player has recently tweeted Salt Lake City without giving any additional information. This has sparked a lot of rumors about the player moving to the MLS.
Liverpool rumours that Volland from Hoffenheim and Kostic from Stuggart are both being scouted
With transfers and transfer options on the horizon, there's been a lot of rumours and speculation going around for a lot of major players and teams this season.
First, we have some Liverpool rumours that Volland from Hoffenheim and Kostic from Stuggart are both being scouted. They have a very high interest in bringing the two to the club to restructure their team.


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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- One suspect has been arrested and another is still wanted in a robbery at a package store earlier this month.
The robbery happened May 10 at the Windsor Package Shop at 4108 Windsor Spring Road.
Jamell Williams, 25, was arrested Friday morning on Beaver Drive in Augusta. Williams is charged with armed robbery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and second-degree burglary.
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QPR loanee Campbell made amends for missing an early penalty by firing in his ninth goal of the season, and Celtic frontman Murphy doubled their lead before half-time.
Danny Haynes pulled one back from the spot for Charlton but they could not avoid crashing to a third straight defeat on manager Chris Powell's 100th game in charge of the club.
Campbell should have given Ipswich the lead after a quarter of an hour, when Emmanuel Frimpong brought down Lee Martin in the area. The striker stepped up to take the penalty but fired his effort horribly wide of Ben Hamer's goal.
Charlton midfielder Dale Stephens then rattled the post with a 25-yard free-kick, but it was Ipswich who took the lead in the 34th minute through Campbell.
The Addicks could not clear Andy Drury's cross from the right, Murphy pulled the ball back and the unmarked Campbell this time made no mistake.
Town goalkeeper Henderson saved well from Ricardo Fuller as Charlton attempted to hit straight back, but instead the hosts found themselves two behind at the break.
Stephens lost the ball and Martin's shot was blocked by Hamer but Murphy was on hand to tuck in the rebound on the stroke of half-time.
The Addicks were given a lifeline in the 72nd minute when Martin tripped overlapping full-back Chris Solly in the area and Haynes blasted the spot-kick into the top corner.
In four minutes frantic minutes of added time Stephens drove another shot the wrong side of the post and an overhead kick from Yann Kermorgant flew over the crossbar, but Ipswich held on to edge further clear of the drop zone.
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US is building grass-roots opposition to the insurgency in rural areas where US troops and Afghan security forces are spread thin.
By Joshua Partlow
Operating from a small US Special Forces base on a snow-speckled field here is a newly minted US ally who represents either a brighter future or everything that is wrong with Afghanistan's troubled past.
The former Afghan insurgent is despised by the head of the provincial council, who calls him "a thief, a kidnapper and out of control." He is disparaged by police, who view him as a dangerous fighter and dissolute hash smoker.
But to the US military, Noor ul Haq's past means less than his willingness to fight the Taliban. In these dangerous villages of northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province, Haq has been installed as a leader of the nascent Afghan Local Police, where he oversees dozens of ragtag gunmen backed by US military muscle.
This US experiment gives villagers AK-47s and a three-week training course and encourages them to protect their neighborhoods from the Taliban. The experiment, being replicated around the country, is the latest and most ambitious US effort to build grass-roots opposition to the insurgency in rural areas where US troops and Afghan security forces are spread thin.
Winning President Hamid Karzai's backing for the program was an early success for Gen. David Petraeus, who overcame Afghan suspicions that it would add new militias to a stew already brimming with warlords. The local police forces now include nearly 3,000 Afghans in least 14 sites across the country, but US military officials expect them eventually to grow tenfold in size. US commanders hope to establish as many as 50 to 70 sites before the fighting season resumes in the spring.
To partner with the local police, a US army battalion from the 1st Infantry Division is arriving in Afghanistan in an unusual arrangement in which conventional troops will work under the command of US Special Forces, who have been in charge so far. The elite Special Forces have training to instruct indigenous troops, but the Army battalion's greater numbers mean the program can spread to more areas.
In some parts of the country, particularly Uruzgan province, senior US military officials said the village guards have performed well and repelled several Taliban attacks.
But some US officials remain skeptical that the gunmen can be controlled or that they will be embraced by a wary Afghan government, which is nominally in charge of them. What is happening in Baghlan province points to some of the risks involved.
Noor ul Haq and his 70 fighters, from a force that is expected to ultimately triple in size, have been accused of robbing and beating villagers, breaking into homes at night and carrying out revenge arrests and even killings. While only recently approved to officially join the local police, they have worked with US troops for months.
"In Baghlan, all the developments have been bad," said a US official in Kabul familiar with the program. "They're supposed to be neighborhood watch with AK-47s. But these guys are setting up checkpoints, they're doing classic militiaman shakedown things."
By empowering Haq and his allies, the US Special Forces have essentially chosen sides in a complex web of long-standing feuds and rivalries. These Pashtuns have enemies in their villages and the government, particularly among other ethnic groups, and their growing power risks provoking as much hostility as it alleviates.
"The people here have two options: One is to leave the area, the other is to fight," said Noor Alam, the head of the Khala Zaiee council, one of seven neighboring village councils that submitted a letter to the Baghlan governor this month calling for Haq's removal. "Just because they fought the Taliban, they should not be able to do whatever they want."
Swaddled against the cold in scarves and mismatched camouflage jackets, two local police leaders sat cross-legged on the floor of a mud hut that serves as a headquarters. Rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47s rested against the walls.
These men, Nazar Gul and Babrak, describe themselves as enemies of the Taliban. But suspicions about their comrades linger. Gul, who hails from the Stanekzai tribe, makes clear that he does not want Haq to be their leader, in part because Haq comes from the rival Omar Khel tribe.
"If they are going to make him our leader, then we will leave the area," Gul said. "We will never accept Noor ul Haq."
The militiamen say they they chose to fight back a year ago because the Taliban were extorting money, trying to burn down the girls' school and imposing conservative Islamic rules. Gul's brother, then the militia leader, was killed in September, and the conflict has forced hundreds of families to flee the area.
The militiamen have been frustrated with the slow pace of transition into the local police program. They said they have received only one paltry payment so far, $130 a man, and no weapons. An Afghan official in Baghlan said the six-month probationary period for the program had yet to begin, at which point they'd earn salaries equivalent to half that of a regular policeman.
"This is an empty partnership," Babrak said. "We still haven't received any support from the government or from the international forces. We are not robbers or thieves. We are a part of the government, we are local police; they should support us."
As the partnership progresses, the allegations against Haq, a former security company employee, and his men have mounted. An Afghan intelligence official said he has received dozens of complaints about Haq. Coalition officials say he has been accused of more than 100 crimes. The provincial council chief, Mohammad Rasoul Mohseni, said Haq's men have collected thousands of pounds of rice by force from area farmers, beaten residents and held people in temporary detention.
A taxi driver named Lal Jan said his 9-year-old son, Sharwal, was stabbed and fatally shot by Haq's men, after they led the Special Forces to his house one evening last year. He said Sharwal had opened the door for the men and then was hauled out by a man who held his hand over the boy's mouth. Jan said he was detained by the Americans but soon released.
"The weapons are in the hands of one party now," Mohseni said. "If the people involved in this program aren't supported by the people, I predict their future will be more dangerous than with the Taliban."
The US Special Forces captain who runs the local police program in the area declined to comment and would not permit Haq to leave the base for an in-person interview. Contacted by phone, Haq denied all the allegations against him.
"Those who told all these things to you, they have spoken from the tongue of the Taliban," he said. "All these people in the government are supporting the Taliban. The head of the provincial council himself is a Talib."


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Unfair challenge on Ronan Murray by Sean Clohessy results in a free kick. Joe Bryan takes the free kick.
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Ronan Murray joins the action as a substitute, replacing Paris Cowan-Hall. Andres Gurrieri joins the action as a substitute, replacing Jason Banton.
Gavin Tomlin crosses the ball, Effort on goal by Kevan Hurst from just inside the area clears the crossbar.
Reuben Reid fires in a goal from inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Southend 0-2 Plymouth.Assist on the goal came from Paris Cowan-Hall.
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Gavin Tomlin fouled by Maxime Blanchard, the ref awards a free kick. The referee books Maxime Blanchard for unsporting behaviour. Free kick crossed by Kevan Hurst, clearance by Guy Branston.
Gavin Tomlin takes a shot. Save by Jake Cole. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Ben Reeves from the right by-line to the near post, Bilel Mohsni has a header from close in and clears the crossbar.
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Kevan Hurst sends in a cross, Britt Assombalonga produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Sean Clohessy on Joe Bryan. Anthony Charles goes off and Paul Wotton comes on. Jason Banton takes the direct free kick.
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Premier Kathleen Wynne was on the defensive from the very start of the 90-minute debate, forced to apologize repeatedly for the gas plants scandal and defend soaring electricity rates.
Wynne admitted voters have a right to be angry because ``the public good was sacrificed for partisan interests'' when the Liberals cancelled two gas plants prior to the 2011 election at a cost of up to $1.1 billion.
She said there had been a breach of trust between her government and the people, and vowed it wouldn't happen again.
The Liberal leader also said the government had to invest billions in a badly neglected electricity system, which is why electricity rates are so high.
Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak defended his plan to cut 100,000 public sector jobs while promising to create one million new jobs over eight years, with both Wynne and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath saying he made a basic math mistake.
Horwath said ``corruption in the Liberal party runs deep,'' calling it the central issue of the election campaign while insisting voters ``don't have to chose between bad ethics and bad math.''
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Timing, if not intent, inevitably is weaving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process into the efforts to end Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program. More ▸
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Talks between the presidents of Egypt and the United States focused on reviving Middle East peace talks and confronting Iran. More ▸
A new survey finds that 92 percent of Jewish Democrats approve of the president's job performance, with a strong majority giving a thumbs-up to his "promoting peace in the Middle East." But the conservative organization behind the poll points to a few findings that it says suggest a potential rift over Israel. More ▸
Talk of a near-term U.S. peace plan was spurred last week when a State Department official said one would be in place "within weeks" — a projection confirmed within a day by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. More ▸
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What Else Can I Make With Split Peas?
But, what else can I make with them? There must be something other than soup! Any help or insight would be lovely.
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Editor: Amelia, split peas can also be cooked like lentils or other legumes into tasty dinners or creamy spreads for appetizers. Here are a couple of recipes at Epicurious that look especially good:
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On October 3rd, 2012 he came to take pictures of our youth football team. He promised us the pictures would be back in 3 weeks. Today is November 26th and I still do not have my pictures. He does not answer phone calls, text messages, or e-mails. He makes sure his voicemail box stays full so that you can not leave him a message. I left him a message on his facebook page. He never responded to me but the comment about his service was deleted.
He is extremely unprofessional and does not handle his business. At the very least he could pick up the phone and call customers but he doesn't do that. He will take your money and not deliver your pictures. My sons football season is over and I don't have my pictures or a refund.
It doesn't matter how nice of a picture he takes if you are never going to see it. I have talked to many other parents in Atlanta at various parks and he has not delivered their pictures either.
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Follow the links below to find schools offering different types of teacher education programs in Massachusetts. If you are trying to become a teacher, and you plan on working in Massachusetts, you should definitely take a look at the Department of Education's website. The individual states make a lot of their own decisions about how teachers need to be prepared.
Also, as a rule, you should contact multiple schools if you are seriously considering going back for a degree or certificate in education. There can sometimes be very significant differences in tuition, admissions requirements, and so on, even between schools that you might think are very similar. So, it's always a good idea to contact a number of schools and do a little comparison shopping.
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For many years, Massachusetts has been renowned as one of the most education-driven states in the United States. As Massachusetts' reputation has developed, business interests in the state have focused on academic achievement and supported students financially. To this end, the education community of Massachusetts is looking for ways to ensure that Massachusetts remains one of the highest performing states in the country.
Of course, teachers are a huge part of this success. The industry relies on teachers who are flexible, passionate, and dedicated to the growth of their students. If you are ready to answer this call, keep reading to learn more about education programs in Massachusetts.
Teacher Education in Massachusetts
If you already have a Bachelor's degree, you may be closer to a teaching license than you think. A handful of Massachusetts schools offer accelerated certification programs that allow you to get your license very quickly. You may also explore higher-level educational theory by earning a Master's degree. If you do not have an undergraduate degree, look into the Bachelor's degree options available in Massachusetts.
Becoming a teacher requires you to become extremely well-versed in the needs, learning styles, and learning standards of your selected age group. If you focus on teaching younger grades, your education should explore a range of subject areas, while secondary teaching licensure involves delving into one area of study.
Depending on the degree you choose, classes that may be part of your curriculum include Approaches to the Education of Students with Disabilities, Teaching Reading to Elementary School Students, Literature for Secondary School Students, and Learning Needs of Exceptional Students.
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Locking up gold
Ryan Lochte shred the lable of "Mr. Runner-up" in Beijing with his victory over U.S. teammate Aaron Peirsol in the 200m backstroke, Lochte's first individual Olympic gold medal. The two had shared the world record coming into the Olympics, but Lochte lowered it in the final with a time of 1:53.94. Peirsol, who was attempting to sweep the backstroke events at consecutive Olympics, instead took the silver in 1:54.33. Lochte finished the Games with bronze medals in the 200m and 400m IM and another gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay, where he helped shatter the world record.
Lochte qualified for three individual events in Beijing, finishing second in all three at Olympic Trials. First, Michael Phelps beat him out in the 400m IM, and both men finished under the previous world record. Later in the week, Aaron Peirsol tied Lochte's world record in the 200m back, with Lochte behind by .02 of a second. About 20 minutes later, in an unbelievably grueling double, Lochte returned to the pool to face Phelps, who lowered his own world record in the 200m IM to hold off Lochte. "There's a lot of different points in the race I could have changed to win," Lochte said at Trials. "So that's what I'm going to do. Beijing is going to be a lot different."
Sick of second
Lochte's big breakthrough came at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne, when he upset teammate Peirsol in the 200m backstroke, taking the world record and winning his only individual gold medal of the meet. Lochte finished second to Peirsol in the 100m backstroke and to Michael Phelps in the 200m and 400m IM, with Peirsol and Phelps setting their own world records in each of the three races. Lochte also won gold and helped set a world record in the 4x200 freestyle relay, raising his medal total to two golds and three silvers.
Bringing the bling
Lochte also made waves out of the pool at the Worlds by wearing a silver and diamond grill (a dental accessory usually worn by rappers) on the medal stand to collect his silver for the 200m IM. Lochte said he brought the grill to Melbourne and his roommate, Cullen Jones, suggested he wear it if he won a medal. When he came out, Lochte couldn't stop laughing, because gold medalist Michael Phelps was laughing at him.
Olympic breakout
Lochte won a silver in Athens in the 200m IM, behind Phelps, and a gold in the 4x200 free relay. He says that race, where the Americans edged out the Australians, was the first time he got noticed in the swimming world. Before the Olympics, his only international experience was at the 2003 Pan Am Games, where he also won gold in the 4x200 free relay. Apart from winning a gold medal, Lochte's favorite part about Athens was the all-you-can-eat McDonald's in the athlete village. "That was probably the best thing ever," Lochte said. "I hope they have that again."
Racing switch
Though he has a reputation for being laid back, Lochte has a competitive streak and holds nothing back when he gets behind the blocks. "When the starter goes off, I don't know, something switches and I become a racer," Lochte said. "And when I get out, I'm laid-back Ryan." But don't be fooled by his demeanor: Lochte hates to lose.
Cold start
When Lochte was three, and living in upstate New York, he was playing on an icy pool deck at Monroe Community College and fell in. His father quickly rescued him, but the story goes that Ryan was laughing, not crying, and at that point they knew he'd be a natural. His family moved from Bristol, N.Y., to Florida when Ryan was 12. His father, Steve, was his first coach at the Daytona Beach Swim Club.
Going with the flow
Lochte says he doesn't pay attention to being mentioned alongside Phelps and Peirsol as being among the best in the world and has a relaxed approach when it comes to competition. "I guess people, when they race against Michael Phelps or Aaron Peirsol, they're not racing to win, they're racing to get second," Lochte said. "I don't think that. I always feel like I can win."
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Vail CEO Rob Katz says the company wants to QUOTE "reinforce our commitment to the natural environment."
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Two panels of 306 dent and 292 European flint maize inbred lines were evaluated per se and in testcrosses under cold and control conditions in a growth chamber. We recorded indirect measures for cold tolerance as the traits number of days from sowing to emergence, relative leaf chlorophyll content or quantum efficiency of photosystem II. Association mapping for identifying genes associated to cold tolerance in both panels was based on genotyping with 49,585 genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. Results: We found 275 significant associations, most of them in the inbreds evaluated per se, in the flint panel, and under control conditions. A few candidate genes coincided between the current research and previous reports. A total of 47 flint inbreds harbored the favorable alleles for six significant quantitative trait loci (QTL) detected for inbreds per se evaluated under cold conditions, four of them had also the favorable alleles for the main QTL detected from the testcrosses. Only four dent inbreds (EZ47, F924, NK807 and PHJ40) harbored the favorable alleles for three main QTL detected from the evaluation of the dent inbreds per se under cold conditions. There were more QTL in the flint panel and most of the QTL were associated with days to emergence and ΦPSII. Conclusions: These results open new possibilities to genetically improve cold tolerance either with genome-wide selection or with marker assisted selection. Description: 10 Pags.- 3 Tabls.- 3 Figs.- 5 Suppl. Tabls. 2016-06-08T11:14:08Z Agronomic performance of maize populations divergently selected for diferulate cross-linkage (Article in Press) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/128443 Title: Agronomic performance of maize populations divergently selected for diferulate cross-linkage (Article in Press) Authors: Santiago Carabelos, Rogelio; Barros Ríos, Jaime Antonio; Álvarez Rodríguez, Ángel; Malvar Pintos, Rosa Ana Abstract: The direct response of a divergent selection programme for total cell wall ester-linked diferulate concentration in maize pith stalk tissues and its indirect effect on cell wall degradability and corn borer resistance have been previously evaluated. Since increased total diferulate concentration is expected to improve crop performance in response to corn borers, the objective of the present research was to evaluate the indirect response of the divergent selection for diferulates on agronomic traits under corn borer infestation. For this purpose, five maize populations with contrasting total diferulate concentrations were evaluated four environments for performance under protected and infested conditions. Measured traits were: days to anthesis, days to silking, plant height, stalk lodging, grain moisture at harvest and grain yield. High diferulate populations showed a significant reduction in anthesis (precocity), and were 11 cm taller than the starting population, while low diferulate populations were 9 cm shorter, and showed nearly 1 t/ha lower grain yield than the original and high diferulate populations. The analysis showed that cycles of selection were positively correlated with flowering, plant height and grain yield. The infestations with borers produced >1 t/ha of reduction in grain yield; although the higher diferulate populations showed a better performance under infestation than the low diferulate populations. This positive effect on the grain yield by increasing diferulate content can be considered an extra in order to breed for resistance to corn borers. Description: 27 Pags.- 4 Tabls.- 1 Fig. The definitive version is available at: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=AGS 2016-02-01T12:56:22Z Identification of QTL for resistance to Mediterranean corn borer in a maize tropical line to improve temperate germplasm http://hdl.handle.net/10261/125847 Title: Identification of QTL for resistance to Mediterranean corn borer in a maize tropical line to improve temperate germplasm Authors: Samayoa López, Luis Fernando; Malvar Pintos, Rosa Ana; McMullen, M.D.; Butrón Gómez, Ana María Abstract: [Background] A QTL mapping study for maize resistance to the Mediterranean corn borer (MCB) was performed with a RIL population derived from the cross B73 × CML103. To develop commercial inbreds of maize resistant to the MCB for use in Europe, it would be useful to transfer resistance from tropical germplasm like the subtropical inbred CML103 to temperate lines. The inbred B73 was chosen as representative of the Stiff Stock heterotic group, a major heterotic group used in hybrid grown in both North American and Europe. The objectives were to study the architecture of genetic factors for resistance to MCB and to check the feasibility of using marker-assisted selection (MAS) for transferring those genetic factors.; [Results] Eight quantitative trait loci (QTL) were declared significant for resistance traits and eight QTL were located for agronomic traits. Alleles from CML103 at QTL significant for tunnel length could reduce tunnel length made for MCB in inbred B73 in more than 8 cm; favorable alleles for yield were also found in CML103 and no genetic correlation coefficient between tunnel length and yield was detected.; [Conclusions] MAS for transferring resistance genes to corn borer attack from CML103 to B73 could be successful based on cross validation results and a negative effect on yield would not be expected. 2015-11-25T17:53:45Z Omics Approach to Identify Factors Involved in Brassica Disease Resistance http://hdl.handle.net/10261/124072 Title: Omics Approach to Identify Factors Involved in Brassica Disease Resistance Authors: Francisco Candeira, Marta; Soengas Fernández, María del Pilar; Velasco Pazos, Pablo; Bhadauria, Vijai; Cartea González, María Elena; Rodríguez Graña, Víctor Manuel Abstract: Understanding plant's defense mechanisms and their response to biotic stresses is of fundamental meaning for the development of resistant crop varieties and more productive agriculture. The Brassica genus involves a large variety of economically important species and cultivars used as vegetable source, oilseeds, forage and ornamental. Damage caused by pathogens attack affects negatively various aspects of plant growth, development, and crop productivity. Over the last few decades, advances in plant physiology, genetics, and molecular biology have greatly improved our understanding of plant responses to biotic stress conditions. In this regard, various 'omics' technologies enable qualitative and quantitative monitoring of the abundance of various biological molecules in a high-throughput manner, and thus allow determination of their variation between different biological states on a genomic scale. In this review, we have described advances in 'omic' tools (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics) in the view of conventional and modern approaches being used to elucidate the molecular mechanisms that underlie Brassica disease resistance. 2015-10-29T09:29:45Z


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The Yellow-headed Amazon complex includes several forms that are regarded as subspecies by some authorities and as full species by others. Juniper and Parr (1998) recognized three distinct species: the Yellow-crowned Amazon (A. ochrocephala), the Yellow-headed Amazon (A. oratrix), and the Yellow-naped Amazon (A. auropalliata). However, they noted that the status of these taxa was unresolved and that, for example, the presence of forms intermediate between the Yellow-headed Amazon and Yellow-naped Amazon suggests that they might better be treated as belonging to a single species. They also pointed out that clarifying the situation is made more complex by possibly age-related plumage variation and substantial individual variation within currently recognized subspecies. Although Juniper and Parr provisionally recognized three distinct species, for similar reasons Collar (1997) and others have provisionally treated the various forms as members of a single highly variable species. Subsequent molecular phylogenetic studies have revealed even more taxonomic complexity. Investigations by Eberhard and Bermingham (2004) and Russello and Amato (2004) indicated that the Blue-fronted Amazon (A. aestiva) may in fact be nested within the Yellow-headed complex (Russello and Amato concluded that the Yellow-shouldered Amazon, A. barbadensis, also falls within this group). Further sampling and analysis by Ribas et al. (2007) provided additional evidence indicating that actual evolutionary relationships among genetic lineages in this group may not be well reflected by the plumage variations by which the traditional taxa are defined (see below). (Ribas et al. and references therein should be consulted for more details.)
As traditionally defined, "Yellow-naped Amazons" have yellow limited to the nape and, sometimes, the forehead and forecrown. "Yellow-crowned Amazons" are mainly green with yellow feathers on the forehead and forecrown, sometimes extending onto the lores (the area between the bill and the eyes) and around the eyes. and often with a red spot at the base of the upper mandible (birds in the western Amazon basin have a green forehead). "Yellow-headed Amazons" are similar in appearance but have yellow extending over the entire head (immatures are largely green with little or no yellow on the head and little or no red and yellow on the wing).
Yellow-naped Amazons move quietly in the treetops and fly well above the canopy with rapid, shallow wingbeats. They are found in semi-arid woodland, arid scrub and savanna (including pure Pinus savanna), openings in tropical deciduous and Pacific swamp forest, evergreen gallery forest, and sometimes second growth in agricultural areas. They have been reported to 600 m in Guatemala and 700 m in Honduras. Nests are in unlined cavities of living or dead trees.
"Yellow-naped Amazons" occur in Middle America in the eastern Pacific lowlands of Mexico, Guatemala (possibly), El Salvador (lower arid tropical zone), Honduras, and Nicaragua to northwestern Costa Rica (from the southern end of the Gulf of Nicoya northward). "Yellow-headed Amazons" are confined to Middle America in Mexico, Belize, extreme eastern Guatemala, and extreme northwestern Honduras. Feral populations are established in Miami (Florida, U.S.A.) and Puerto Rico. These birds are local and uncommon throughout most of their range, with populations severely depleted by habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade both within and outside the native range. The "Yellow-crowned Amazon" is found in Panama (and possibly Honduras) in Middle America and in South America south to eastern Brazil and northern Bolivia (it is rare in Trinidad).
(Collar 1997 and references therein; Juniper and Parr 1998 and references therein)
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Amazona auropalliata
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CITES Appendix I. The species occurs in a number of protected areas. Efforts have been underway to get a c.4,000-ha area east Monterrico on the Pacific coast of Guatemala declared as a protected area (C. Muccio in litt. 2011). The species has been the subject of a number of local studies, some on-going, aimed at gathering information on population trends and threats. The extent of wildlife exploitation for trade has been highlighted by local media, for example in Honduras (per O. Andino in litt. 2011).
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Carry out coordinated surveys across the species's range in order to quantify the total population size. Monitor population trends through regular surveys. Monitor rates of off-take for trade through regular surveys of local people and officials. Monitor rates of habitat loss and degradation throughout the species's range. Conduct awareness-raising activities to reduce exploitation. Increase the area of suitable habitat that receives effective protection.
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The yellow-naped amazon or yellow-naped parrot (Amazona auropalliata) is an amazon parrot sometimes considered to be a subspecies of yellow-crowned amazon, Amazona ochrocephala (Gmelin, 1788).
Deforestation is reducing the number of these parrots in the wild together with illegal removal of young for the pet trade. This parrot readily mimics sounds, and in captivity this includes human speech, which is probably the reason it is popular in aviculture. Like all parrots, however, mimic abilities vary greatly between individuals.
The yellow-naped amazon is distinguished by its green forehead and crown and a yellow band across the lower nape (back part of neck) and hindneck. The beak is dark gray and is paler towards the base of the upper mandible. The feet are also dark gray.
Three subspecies are recognized:
- Amazona a. auropalliata: Southern Mexico to north-western Costa Rica.
- Amazona a. parvipes: Mosquito Coast in eastern Honduras and north-eastern Nicaragua.
- Amazona a. caribaea: Bay Islands, Honduras.
Range and habitat[edit]
It is found along the Pacific coast from southern Mexico south to northern Costa Rica.
In common with many parrot species, it feeds on nuts, berries, seeds, and fruit.
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Yellow-naped amazons are highly sought after for their talking ability and playful personalities. They are also known for nest-protective behaviors that often lead them to bite. This is particularly common in, but not limited to, males during the breeding season.
A rare blue mutation of the yellow-naped amazon is known to exist, in which the entire body is turquoise in color.[2]
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Skill Level Beginner
Now, let's have a look at how to take a quiz online inside of Moodle. In our Coral Reef Ecology class during the last week of the term, we have a final exam that we need to take. So I'll go ahead and click on the link for Final Exam and it will take me into the page where the quiz is located. Here, we are given a little bit of instructions and these instructions are pretty simple. This is the final exam. We are told how much time that we have to take the exam. This quiz currently has a one-hour time limit set on it, and the grading method is going to be the highest grade. There is one button. All I have to do is click this to begin attempting the quiz.
I am given a confirmation reminding me that I do have a time limit set on this quiz and as soon as I click Start Attempt, the time is going to start counting. So click the button for Start Attempt and I am taken directly into the quiz. Now, when you get into the quiz, let's look over here on the left-hand side. Here is the quiz navigation. Here we can see each page of the quiz and in this quiz there's only one question per quiz, although some may be laid out where there are multiple questions per page. There is a link to Finish attempt. So when we are finished taking our exam, there's a link that we can click on that will take us to the final closing out screen.
Here is a countdown timer that tells us how much time we have left to take the exam. Then within each question we are given the number of the question, we are told whether or not we've answered the question, how many points the question is worth, and there is a little flag icon. If you click the flag icon, you can use this to flag questions that you may want to go back to later on. Once we click the icon if you look over here in the quiz navigation in the upper right corner of the number 1, you can see there's a small red tick mark up there. That indicates that this question has been flagged.
Now, I can navigate around inside of my questions by simply clicking on the question here in the navigation. It will jump me directly to that question. Now let's look at how to answer the questions. The first question is a simple matching question, but it's different from many of the matching questions that you may have seen in a paper-based test where you have two columns of names and you need to simply match the name from one side to the other. Well here, we can have pictures. So this coral here I believe is Montastrea cavernosa. So I will go ahead and click the drop- down menu and there is that one right there.
I can scroll down to the next one. I remember this question from the lecture. This looks like a montastrea annularis. So I will see if I can find that in the listing. Yup! It's right there. All right! So I will select that and I will scroll down a little bit more. Now I remember this coral here I believe it's a Porites, but I can't remember which one. So I'll click the drop-down menu and I recognize the name Porietes Porietes. So I will go ahead and select that. I am not sure if that's the correct answer though. So we'll go ahead and we'll go to the next question by clicking the Next button and now we are presented with another coral where we have to identify its name.
And I seem to remember the name of this one because it's got this labyrinth looking pattern inside of the coral tissue. So I'm pretty sure that's Diploria labyrinthiformis. When I scroll down, it's a multiple choice question and I can listen to all the different responses. So I am going to go ahead and click on the first one, Acropora palmata. Now, I don't think that's right. So I will click on the next one. Aplysina Fistularis. That doesn't seem right either. Diploria labyrinthiformis. That's the one. So I'll go ahead and click the radio button for C and I will go ahead and go to the next question.
Now, the next question is asking me to type in the name of this organism and I am pretty sure this is the green moray eel. So I can scroll down a little bit. It looks like a video here. I will go ahead and click on the video. Nice! So I can watch the video of this organism. I can see it moving around. So this is a great way to have a multimedia question. I can not only have images, I can have audio. I can also have video in here. So I will go ahead and type in Green Moray and we will go to the next question. Now, I am given a True/False question.
Hermatypic Corals and Zooxanthellae have a symbiotic relationship. Now, earlier in this course I showed you the hyperlinking that was available throughout the text, and the terms Zooxanthellae and Hermatypic coral were both linked. But when I move my mouse over top of each of those terms I will notice that they're no longer linked. The auto linking does not work inside of quizzes. So they may have been cross-linked to help throughout other portions of your Moodle course, but you won't find that inside of your quizzes. So I'll go ahead and select True for this answer. Go to the next question.
This question says the animal depicted here is an Aplisina fistularis. Well, I don't think that's right. I think it's a different sponge. So I will go ahead and scroll down and I am going to say False for that one. Then we'll go ahead and hit the Next button. Now, I've got what looks like an essay question. It's asking me to discuss one of the two features, either this barrier reef here in Belize or the Turneffe Atoll. Now this is another great example because here I've got a clickable map directly from Google that I can navigate around. I can click in the Map View to get some alternate views.
I can go back to the Satellite View. When I scroll down, I have the field where I can go ahead and type in my final essay answer. So I'll just click it and I'll say, "The barrier reef of Belize was formed as a fringing reef that grew out from shore." Now, one of the nice things about the HTML editor that you have available to you when you're writing your essay questions is that there is a spellchecker that may be available to you.
So I can go ahead and even choose which language that I want to spell-check my essay in. I am going to go ahead and leave it set to English and I will hit the Spell-check button and it looks like I did not capitalize the Belize. So I'll go ahead and click on Belize, and when I scroll up a little bit I can see there's my suggestion. The capitalization. I can scroll down to the end and hit the Next button. Once I'm finished answering all of the questions, I am given a review of all of my answers. So I can see in this case I had six questions and I did answer all six of them.
I did flag one of the questions. If I want to go back and review that question, I can go ahead and click on it right here, and it will jump me right back to that page where I flagged the question that I wasn't sure of. Now I can use my quiz navigation to jump around to any other question if I want, or I can simply click the Finish attempt. So I will go ahead and click Finish attempt and it takes me back to my summary page one more time. I'll go ahead and click the Submit all and finish button at the bottom and it gives me one more confirmation verifying that I do want to submit. So I'll go ahead and click that.
Now one thing to keep in mind when you're taking an exam and that is if the time limit runs out, your countdown timer is going to stop, but inside of your browser you may still be looking at the quiz, but you won't be able to completely finalize it. So you want to make sure that you get that finalized quiz taken care of before the time runs out. Once you complete your exam, then many times you will be able to get an immediate review of all of the questions. In the quiz navigation here what we can see are six questions, we get immediate feedback.
We know which questions that we flagged. We know which ones that we got partially right, those that have the yellow markers on them. We know which questions that we got completely right. That would be the ones with the green and which ones that we got completely wrong. Now there is one more question here, question 6, that doesn't have any color in it and that's because it still requires grading. Moodle will not automatically grade an essay question. Your instructor is going to have to go in and grade that question and then your final grade will be there. But if you want to calculate your grade in the meantime, you can simply click on each of the different questions and right here attached to the question it tells you how many points you got.
So in this case I got 6.67 points out of 10. If I scroll down and look, now I see I got the wrong answer. So it must have been the other Porites for this coral. I can scroll up. I can then again go to another question. Here, I will go to number 5 and it looks like Aplisina fistularis. It looks like that was the correct name of that coral. Okay, I've gone ahead. I've reviewed my different questions. I'm happy with everything. There's no way I could change any answers, because I'm just doing a review right now. So let me go ahead and click the Finish review link and that will take me into the final summary.
It tells me my attempt that I've made. It tells me when I'd made the attempt. If I did not have an essay question, that I could probably see my final grade right here. If this was a practice exam, then you would have this re-attempt quiz. Now sometimes an instructor may put up an exam or a quiz that is a practice test for you to take and you can take that over and over and over, but you won't know that unless your instructor gives you instructions to let you know that that's the case. Okay. I am going to go ahead and return back to my course now.
I am going to click on the Biology432 link up here in the breadcrumbs and it will take me right back. Inside of Moodle, your quizzes can be very interactive. They can include images, audio, video, text, a variety of different media including maps off of the Internet. So be sure to take your time and keep an eye on the time that you have left in your exam.


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Building a Treadle Lathe
A nicely crafted video showing the construction of a treadle lathe, a foot-powered device for woodturning. The builder uses only hand tools and traditional methods; even the drill press is hand-cranked. Useful for those interested in constructing such a thing, mesmerizing for those who enjoy "how it's made"-type videos.
Woodworking with a twist
Frank Howarth's woodworking videos are a joy to watch. Even if you know nothing about woodworking, the stop-motion animation he incorporates into them is a treat.
Battle of the Turners
In the summer of 1545, the Mary Rose, one of Henry VIII's most powerful warships, was sunk in the English Channel while preparing for battle with the French fleet. But this post is not about her, it is about a 'face-off' between a man running an electric lathe and one using a foot-powered type, to see who can produce the best quality wooden bowl in the shortest time. How are these two events connected? [more inside]
"I started when I was thirteen, I've still got my indenture papers"
"I wake up every day and I stretch out my arms and if I don't feel any wood on either side, then I know I can get up." The remarkable story of Maurice Franklin, Wood Turner.
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