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Scooters, forts, and the search for Rocinante
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I have been spending most days with my friend James, and a fellow from Canada by way of Germany named Jay, and Linda, a german psychology student living here in India for 8 months or so. All in all, a good "gang" to run with
Despite the comfortablility of Arumbol, the need sometimes arises to get the hell out of town for a day. Renting scooters seems the preferred method.
Jay had one rented already, James wanted to stay in, so Linda and I went down to see my friend with the scooterrentaltaxitravelagentinternetcafe around the corner. Haggling down from 150 to 125 was no problem, as he sees me most every day and it is really about developing relationships with the local merchants to get the best deals.
Linda got a scooter, and I got a geared bike, a little suzuki 150 to drive. My first India driving experience was underway.
Gassing up, like everything else is a little different here. Pulling into the lone petrol station in Arumbol, a man there said it was closed, but they had gas across the street at a little cafe. We pulled in there and the man asked "How many litres?" Two each we related, and motioning to his buddy on the other side of the wall they brought out six one-liter water bottles filled with orange gasoline
Everyone talks about the hierarchy of the Indian Road, and it is pretty true. Highest on the chain are the trucks and buses, which you pass at your own peril, next come the cars, motorbikes, pedestrians and cows. Bicycles are somewhere between dogs and monkeys in the order, being run off the road by the bigger powered vehicles.
Driving on the left is no problem compared to finding your way along the snaky and unmarked tracks that pass for roads in these parts. Looking closely one might see the name of a town with a loopy arrow painted on the side of a building somewhere, and occasionally the stray road sign with actual directions on it at certain crossroads.
We were on our way first to a neighboring beach to catch up with Elaine and Sally, a Brit and a kiwi doing a whistlestop tour of India. We had all met in Arumbol at, (where else??) the Rice Bowl, and had had a good time for a couple of days before they moved to a new hut on the beach some 10 km away and across a river.
Asking for directions must be done a number of times, as everyone has a different idea about how to get to places and so will point you toward any point of the compass
After about an hour we found "silence" the name of the place where the girls were staying, and walked out to the beach to talk a bit before proceeding. Turns out that they could not get a hold of scooters, and so were not coming on the trip.
Mandrem beach is a little more "package" touristy, though a beautiful and small beach. The package tourist is easy to spot by the hue of skin, mostly a glowing white that precludes the need for a torch on night walks. Also the average weight of them, at least on Mandrem is about 325 pounds, or damn near 100 kilos. Best to keep the Animal rescue folks out of there, or they would be banding together trying to push them all back into the water. Every time a helicopter passes, the package tourists scan the skies, looking for a huge sling hanging from it, and waving so as not to be mistaken for some kind of albino sea creature beached under the palm trees.
We bid another fond farewell to Sally and Elaine, as they were heading out in the morning to another quick stop on their full itinerary. Nice girls, and a lot of fun.
Back on the scooters after a study of the nonsensical tourist map of Goa, and a spirited discussion on cricket with the Silence staff, we had decided to go to one of the old-style portugese forts that dot the hilltops here, a holdover from the colonial days
Halfway up the hill Linda's scooter started to shimmy in the front end, a little quirk this machine had exhibited a few times earlier, and which now had gotten worse. Being the handy guy that I am, I quickly found the problem: the front tire was unevenly worn, and badly scalloped. Not too terribly unsafe by Indian standards, but for the novice rider quite unnerving. We parked her scooter by the side of the road, and since I had the powerful bike, I took her on mine.
After thinking ourselves lost many times, pulling over for the huge buses barrelling around the tight one-lane corners, and passing many slow trucks, we finally came to a small town (don't blink you'll miss it) with a juice bar type of place in the center.
A couple of good lassis sorted us out just fine. A westerner, about 55 years old who looked like he had been in Goa for a few years at least kept staring at me. With my dark sunglasses I was sure he couldn't see my eyes. I almost did the old trick of pulling the shades down revealing eyes looking off to the side, but he looked kind of sketchy, as though he had been chewing betel nuts, drinking fenney and smoking hash for far too many years
Finally 60% of the pointing fingers went the same direction, and getting close, we actually saw a sign crudely painted on the wall outside of (of all things) a Days Inn. .
Up the winding road and at last we saw the fort clearly. The red stone ramparts were at least 500 meters long on any side, and old-style watchtowers dotted it's length.
The walk up was a little treacherous, as the tiny iron-laden stones around here get rounded and worn, making it a little like walking on marbles.
Reaching the summit and walking the length a little, we came to an archway entrance to the fort, and inside there was not much to see, just an arid expanse of dry grass with the ever present stones sticking up out of the ground. On the other end, however, there was a view. From this height one can see all round, the river mouth and estuary, up and down the beaches, and the hills of the interior. Fishing boats headed in to the harbor with their daily catch, all lined up and waiting for their turn to dock. A rocky promontory stuck out into the sea, and few people were on it. We were the only western tourists there, as at this time of the season people from all over India visit Goa to see the sights.
After drinking in the panorama spread out before us, we ran into a group of about 15 indian young men, who were posing perched on the archway and trying to take a picture. "Friends! Get in picture, yes?" they motioned to us. Jay and I jumped up there and I taught them all to "throw the goat" a traditional American gesture meaning "Rock and Roll!" They took to it quite readily, shouting "rock and roll!" in all degrees of broken English. Good bunch these Indians, they love to laugh and smile, and are alway curious about other people from faraway lands. After exchanging handshakes and a few laughs we headed back out.
Of course, one does actually get lost here, though not for long. Just drive confidently, acting as though you know right where you are going, and eventually you may or may not come out to a main road upon which you see a landmark you recognize. Of course choosing right or left is crucial to your getting home before sunset, as none of the rentals seem to have working headlights. Oh, and carrying a compass really helps if you cannot read the sun's position.
So after driving confidently though cluelessly through all manner of villages and dusty red dirt tracks, we finally came out to the main road, and managed to find Linda's scooter, for which Jay traded his, doing the chivalrous thing and taking the danger on himself so as to spare the poor girl a Death Ride.
Sunset on the beach, a meal, and a few well-earned Kings back at the Rice bowl capped off the day. Tomorrow is another day, and perhaps I will find the elusive Rocinante. .


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With temperatures reaching the 100s, it's obvious summer has arrived. Whether summer fun means having a picnic at one of the Santa Clarita Valley's parks, a bike ride through the many available trails, hitting up the rides at Six Flags Magic Mountain, or splashing around Hurricane Harbor or the Aquatics Center, one thing is for certain — it will be hot.
The SCV is no stranger to the sun and residents should not be strangers to protecting their skin.
Before basking in the sun this summer, clinicians at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital urge Santa Claritans to heed cancer risk warnings and be smart about sun protection.
"Many people believe that a tan enhances their appearance and makes them look younger and healthier," said Dr. Thomas Joseph, oncologist and Newhall Memorial Cancer Committee chair. "The truth is that frequent exposure to the sun causes premature aging and makes the skin become thick, wrinkled and leathery."
But the most dangerous consequence of sun exposure isn't wrinkles or leathery skin, Joseph said. It's a significantly increased risk of skin cancer.
The American Cancer Society reports skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, with more than 1 million cases diagnosed annually in the United States.
According to the ACS Web site, there are more cases of skin cancer diagnosed each year than breast, prostate, lung, colon, uterine, ovarian and pancreatic cancers combined. Skin cancer is a result of long-term exposure to sunlight, which emits ultraviolet radiation (UV) rays that damage skin cells. There are two types of rays harmful to the skin.
"UVA rays penetrate deeper and break down the skin's collagen and elastic fibers, resulting in wrinkles and blemishes," said Dr. Brian Brosnan, a Panorama City Kaiser Permanente dermatologist. "UVB rays burn and damage the skin's layers, leading to DNA damage which promotes skin cancer."
Skin cancer can affect anyone, but it is more common in people who spend a lot of time in the sun or have been sunburned, have light-colored skin, hair and eyes, have a family member with skin cancer, and are over age 50.
This doesn't necessarily mean the darker skinned population has nothing to worry about.
According to The Skin Cancer Foundation's Web site, melanoma, a more dangerous type of cancer, is often deadlier in people with darker skin due to delayed detection,
"While there is no question that people of color are less likely to become afflicted with skin cancer, they are much more likely to die from it due to a delay in detection," said Dr. Perry Robins, president of The Skin Cancer Foundation.
People of all ages and ethnicities need to protect their skin from the sun's damaging rays everyday, even if the sun is hiding behind some clouds.
"Although most people know that sunburns can occur even on a cloudy or winter day, many don't realize that most skin damage occurs before age 18 and each sunburn increases the risk of skin cancer," said Dr. Bernard Raskin, dermatologist and skin cancer expert affiliated with Newhall Memorial. "It's important to protect children and yourself by limiting the exposure to strong sunlight and adopting sun protection measures throughout the year."
Sun protection measures include wearing long sleeved shirts, a hat that shades the ears and neck, and sunglasses to protect the eyes and the sensitive skin around them.
Raskin also advises protective measures against skin damage by staying out of the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. when it is strongest, by fully covering all exposed body areas with sunscreen, and by avoiding sunlamps and tanning beds.
Newhall Memorial recommends using a sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher, reapplying every two hours when spending time outdoors.
Raskin also recommends checking skin regularly for any suspicious skin markings or changes in the size, shape, color or feel of birthmarks, moles and spots and seeking prompt medical attention if anything is discovered.
"Coupled with a yearly skin exam by a doctor, self-examination of your skin once a month is the best way to detect the early warning signs," said Raskin. "Caught in the early stages, skin cancer is almost always curable."
For more information about the symptoms, risks and treatment of skin cancer, visit the American Cancer Society Web site at www.cancer.org or The Skin Cancer Foundation at www.skincancer.org. For more information about Henry Mayo Newhall Memoria Hospital's services or to locate a physician, visit Newhall Memorial's Web site at www.henrymayo.com.

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A federal food safety law passed two years ago after poisonings sickened hundreds of Americans is finally being implemented by the Obama administration.
One of two regulatory proposals issued today to carry out the core of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act would give companies that sell in the United States one year to develop a formal plan for preventing the causes of foodborne illness. The second would force produce farms with a "high risk" of contamination to develop new hygiene, soil and temperature controls.
The law is the biggest change to food industry oversight since 1938. It was prompted, in part, by recalls of tainted cookie dough, spinach, jalapenos and peanuts that killed at least nine people and sickened more than 700 in 2008 and 2009. Companies and farmers may need to spend as much as $1.1 billion a year to meet the requirements, U.S. health officials said.
The act "shifts the food safety focus from reactive to preventive," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement. "We are establishing a science- based, flexible system to better prevent foodborne illness."
The rules for produce farms will prevent 1.75 million foodborne illnesses at a cost of $460 million a year for domestic farms and $171 million for foreign farms, the Food and Drug Administration estimated. The proposal mandating formal prevention plans may cost as much as $475 million annually depending on how a small business is defined, the FDA said.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association, a Washington-based trade group that represents ConAgra Foods and Kraft Foods Group, said the law "ensures that prevention is the cornerstone of our nation's food-safety strategy."
"It places new responsibilities on food and beverage manufacturers and provides the FDA with the resources and authorities it needs to further strengthen our nation's food safety net," Pamela Bailey, the group's chief executive officer, said in a statement. "FSMA and its implementation effort can serve as a role model for what can be achieved when the private and public sectors work together to achieve a common goal."
The rules were proposed two years to the day after President Barack Obama signed the bill that gave the FDA more power to police domestic and international producers, carry out inspections and force recalls of tainted products in an effort to steer food safety toward preventing contamination rather than responding once problems occur.
Almost 48 million people contract foodborne illnesses in the U.S. each year, leading to 130,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The law's supporters say it will curb those illnesses, which cost the U.S. an estimated $152 billion a year.
United Fresh Produce Association, a trade group for the fruit and vegetable industry, said it's reviewing the proposed regulations and will work with the FDA and others to ensure the final rules are "practical and effective."
The regulations are subject to a 120-day public comment period and may change before taking effect.
"The FDA knows that food safety, from farm to fork, requires partnership with industry, consumers, local, state and tribal governments, and our international trading partners," FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, said in the statement. "Our proposed rules reflect the input we have received from these stakeholders and we look forward to working with the public as they review the proposed rules."
Michael Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods at the FDA, said the proposed rules will encompass preventive control for food facilities and a produce safety rule that covers growing and packing of fruits and vegetables on farms.
"These are two real substantive rules that aim for prevention and protection of the food supply," Taylor said in an interview. "It's a big step."
The produce rule attempts to address water quality, worker hygiene, materials that are put into the soil and animals that enter growing fields, Taylor later said on a conference call with reporters. The FDA attempted to tailor the regulations, for example, differentiating between water used on crops and otherwise and between produce consumers typically eat raw and those such as potatoes and artichokes that are cooked, he said.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer advocacy group in Washington, said that while the proposed rules are a sign of progress, there are still overdue regulations that should be released to ensure the safety of imported food.
"Americans want to know that the food coming from China, Mexico, and elsewhere is subject to the same standards, inspection, testing, and other regulatory improvements mandated for the domestic food industry," Caroline Smith DeWaal, the consumer group's food safety director, said.
The FDA said it will issue additional rules related to verifying that food products from overseas are as safe as domestic products, and to accreditation standards for third- party food safety audits overseas.
One of the biggest challenges for the government is how to enforce the new rules amid budget constraints.
"FDA may do some inspections but we have limited resources to do inspections," Taylor told reporters on the conference call. "We expect much of the oversight to come at the state and local level."


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For this version of our Modern Wrapper, we paired a strand of Rowan's Fine Tweed with perennial favorite Kidsilk Haze. The fingering-weight tweed is transformed—what is normally a woolly rustic finished fabric softens under a gentle cloud of mohair and silk, and enriches the complexity of the tweedy colors. It's aces!
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Hearing set on assisted death billJanuary 28,2013MONTPELIER A big crowd is expected at a public hearing this week at the Vermont Statehouse on legislation that would allow physicians to prescribe a lethal dose of medications to terminally ill patients who wish to take their own lives.
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Jul. 6, 2014
A Moveable Beast
Season 2, Episode 1
All the Beauchamp witches have trouble remembering exactly what happened after the portal opened and fear a mystical presence crossed over to their world. Victor helps Joanna fight what seems to be a losing battle with her argentum poisoning. Ingrid develops a dangerous sleep walking habit while Freya has visions of Killian in danger.
Jul. 13, 2014
The Son Also Rises
Season 2, Episode 2
Joanna is thrilled with Frederick's return, while Wendy remains suspicious of his behavior. Killian discovers he has a lot in common with new love Eva. Dash reluctantly deals with his blackmailer.
Jul. 20, 2014
The Old Man and the Key
Season 2, Episode 3
Ingrid prepares to move out while Freya tracks down Killian. Dash discovers the identity of his blackmailer and plans revenge. Wendy and Joanna follow Frederick to figure out what his motives are since reconnecting with the family.
Jul. 27, 2014
The Brothers Grimoire
Season 2, Episode 4
Wendy and Tommy have a disastrous series of meetings. Old friends of Frederick's from Asgard make an unwelcome visit to Fair Haven. Dash and Killian receive their inheritance which yields interesting results.
Aug. 10, 2014
Boogie Knight
Season 2, Episode 5
Freya relives one of her past lives with Killian. Dash does a spell at work without realizing the consequences. Joanna seeks the help of an old friend, Alex. Wendy and Freddie work together to try and stop the Mandragora while Ingrid's bond with it grows stronger.
Aug. 17, 2014
When A Mandragora Loves A Woman
Season 2, Episode 6
Joanna and Alex must put their past aside and focus on finding the Mandragora. Freya asks Dash to help save Ingrid. Skeptical of Freddie's loyalty, Wendy is wary of his actions.
Aug. 24, 2014
Art of Darkness
Season 2, Episode 7
Tarkoff, an old friend of the family's, pays a visit to Joanna and Freddie. Wendy, Freya, Ingrid and Dash attend an art gala where Wendy encounters someone from her past. Killian has doubts about his feelings for Eva.
Sep. 7, 2014
Sex, Lies, and Birthday Cake
Season 2, Episode 8
Freya and Frederick celebrate a milestone birthday. Tarkoff puts pressure on Frederick to get things done while Ingrid and Dash grow closer. Tommy gets a surprise from Wendy as Joanna faces one of her worst fears.
Sep. 14, 2014
Smells Like King Spirit
Season 2, Episode 9
Tarkoff seeks revenge against Frederick; Freya confronts Killian; Ingrid gives Dash an ultimatum; Wendy and Tommy's relationship proves dangerous; Joanna tries to protect her family.
Sep. 21, 2014
The Fall of the House of Beauchamp
Season 2, Episode 10
Joanna is devastated by Tarkoff's actions; Dash's secrets begin to be revealed; Wendy and Joanna reconnect with their father.
Sep. 28, 2014
Poe Way Out
Season 2, Episode 11
Joanna, Freya and Wendy travel back in time to revisit one of their past lives in order to retrieve a powerful but dangerous weapon that may be the only way to destroy Nikolaus for good. Back in East End, Nikolaus is preparing for a battle and also has an unsuspecting Ingrid on his side. Meanwhile, Dash discovers the true identity of his one night stand, and Killian attempts to break his and Freya's tragic cycle.
Oct. 5, 2014
Box to the Future
Season 2, Episode 12
The Beauchamps travel back in time to the 1840s where Freya encounters Edgar Allan Poe and Joanna is ensnared by a dangerous admirer. Killian does the unthinkable and risks his life for his one true love. The Beauchamps lives change due to the shocking and tragic end as they lose one of their own.
Oct. 5, 2014
For Whom the Spell Tolls
Season 2, Episode 13
Season two ends with Jonanna trying to escape from Tarkoff, while Freya and Wendy race to find a way back to the present. As far as Ingrid, she learned some shocking news about herself from King Nikolaus; and Dash's dark past closes in on him.


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The SEC Ponders Circumventing Citizens United
The SEC Ponders Circumventing Citizens United
In its January 2010 Citizens United v. FEC decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized the First Amendment rights of corporations and unions to spend money in support of causes important to their members. In response, Democrats in Congress introduced a bill requiring publicly traded corporations to disclose these expenditures. The so-called Disclose Act would have expanded the Securities and Exchange Commission's authority to require disclosure of financially relevant information to include small political expenditures.
The bill failed to pass the Senate in 2010, and last year a scaled-down version got even less traction. The original sponsors of the Disclose Act were those lawmakers with the strongest union ties, presumably because using the SEC to disclose corporate political speech meant that unions would escape regulation.
Failing to pass the bill, union officials and prominent Democrats organized a letter-writing campaign asking the SEC to develop a rule requiring disclosure anyway. Shortly after President Barack Obama's victory in the November election, SEC officials announced that they are indeed designing a disclosure rule for corporate political expenditures.Comments


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2008 Bergstrom Wines Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard Yamhill-Carlton District
Producer: Bergstrom Wines
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Pinot Noir
Origin: Oregon
Region: Willamette Valley
93 Points | Stephen Tanzer's IWC - July/August 2010
($48) Light ruby. Explosive aromas of blackberry and cherry compote are complicated by notes of potpourri, anise and smoky Indian spices. Brighter on the palate, showing sweet black raspberry and cherry flavors that become spicier with aeration. At once deep and vivacious, finishing with excellent clarity and an echo of fresh red fruits. Josh Bergstrom mentioned that he works with 13 of this vineyard's 135 acres, making him Dick Shea's largest buyer of fruit.


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Muppet Treasure Island
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===Story=== Kids love this Muppet take on Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate classic, about the pirate Long John Silver (Tim Curry) and his takeover of a ship in order to track down buried treasure. His friend and then nemesis is earnest cabin boy Jim Hawkins (Kevin Bishop), who teams with the captain of the ship (Kermit the Frog) and several shipmates (including Gonzo, Ratso, and Fozzie) to foil Long John's nefarious plot. An odd subplot finds Captain Kermit stopping at a desert island to find his long-lost love (Miss Piggy--who else?). The Muppets have not lost their wild sense of humor, which works on enough levels to amply entertain children and their parents in imaginative fashion. ''--Marshall Fine''
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Tanya Morgan
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|Loud Minority Music, Interdependent Media, HiPNOTT Records, Imprint 180
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Tanya Morgan is an American hip hop group, which consists of MC Donald "Donwill" Freeman and MC/producer Devon "Von Pea" Callender. Donwill is from Cincinnati, Ohio, while Von Pea is from Brooklyn, New York. Their third studio album, Rubber Souls was released on September 24, 2013.[1]
Tanya Morgan was founded in 2003. Von Pea and Donwill, already regular collaborators after having met on the okayplayer.com message board, decided to work on a full-length album together. Ilyas Nasheed, who along with Donwill comprised a hip-hop duo known as Ilwill, joined the project as a third member, and producer Brick Beats was brought in to work on the album as well. Since Von Pea lived in Brooklyn and both Donwill and Ilyas lived in Cincinnati, the trio did much of the work on their first album by exchanging files across AOL Instant Messenger.
Prior to releasing their debut album Moonlighting, Tanya Morgan released an online mixtape, Sunlighting, and an EP of original material, Sunset. After Tanya Morgan was featured in XXL Magazine's "Show and Prove" column,[2] Moonlighting was released on Loud Minority Music. The album received 3.5 mics (out of 5) in The Source magazine,[3] an entry in the Chairman's Choice column in XXL,[4] and coverage in Wax Poetics magazine[5] and several other publications and websites.
The group released the first MySpace-themed video for their single "We Be", and it went on to win MTVu's Freshman of the Week contest in July 2006. The "We Be" video was resultantly aired on channels such as MTV Jams, Much Music and nyctv's The Bridge.
Tanya Morgan has collaborated with hip-hop acts such as Nicolay, Fat Jon, 88 Keys and Drake. The group performed at Toronto's NXNE Festival with Nouveau Riche, and the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival with Ghostface Killah, Large Professor, Consequence, and others. Tanya Morgan is also a regular at New York's annual CMJ Festival.
Tanya Morgan was voted the winner of the "Show Us What You Got" Hip-Hop Artist Competition, held on October 25, 2007 at the Power Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were also featured in XXL's "Chairman's Choice" in September 2008, and named in XXLMag.com's Top Ten Artists in July of the same year.[6] 2008 also saw the release of their EP The Bridge.
In 2009 Tanya Morgan recorded Brooklynati, an album and coinciding multi-media project that was released May 12, 2009 on Interdependent Media. The album was produced by Brick Beats and Von Pea and included vocals by Carlitta Durand, Napoleon, Peter Hadar and Phonte, with guest appearances from Jermiside, Che Grand and Blu, among others. The music was paired with a multimedia campaign based on the fictitious city "Brooklynati", which combined elements from both Cincinnati, Ohio and Brooklyn, New York.
After Brooklynati, the group reformed with Ilyas moving on to focus on his solo material and video production while Von Pea and Donwill continue to tour as Tanya Morgan, supporting the group's new and classic material as well as Donwill's and Von Pea's own solo releases.
The Sandwich Shop was released in 2010 as a side project in which Von Pea and Donwill put vocals over The Roots' Sandwiches EP.[7] In late 2011 the duo put out a 9-track EP entitled You & What Army.
In 2013 Tanya Morgan released their third studio album, Rubber Souls. Rubber Souls was produced entirely by 6th Sense and features appearances by Spree Wilson, Nitty Scott, Outasight, and Spec Boogie, among others. In December 2014, Tanya Morgan announced an exclusive booking relationship with Buffalo, NY based indie, Deep Thinka Records.[8] In 2016, Tanya Morgan reunited with one-time member Ilyas for their collective The Lessondary for the album Ahead of Schedule.
Albums discography[edit]
- 2005: Sunset (EP)
- 2006: Moonlighting
- 2007: Sunlighting (Mixtape)
- 2008: Tanya Morgan is a Rap Group (Mixtape)
- 2008: The Bridge (EP)
- 2009: Brooklynati
- 2010: Don Cusack in High Fidelity (Donwill Solo LP)
- 2010: Pea's Gotta Have It (Von Pea Solo LP) (October 12, 2010)
- 2010: The Sandwich Shop (EP)
- 2011: Doppelganger (Donwill Solo EP)
- 2011: You and What Army (EP)
- 2013: Rubber Souls
- 2016: Ahead of Schedule (with The Lessondary)
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Rubber Souls by Tanya Morgan". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ Lucas, Demetria (Dec. 2005). "Show and Prove: Tanya Morgan". XXL.
- ^ Dufresne, Jessica (Apr. 2006). Review for Moonlighting by Tanya Morgan. The Source.
- ^ Chairman Mao (May 2006). "Chairman's Choice". XXL.
- ^ Ntiri, Ed (June/July 2006). "Tanya Morgan is a hip-hop group". Wax Poetics
- ^ "The Big 10 - XXL". Xxlmag.com. 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "The Roots - Sandwiches EP".
- ^ https://madmimi.com/s/467a95


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Cassini spacecraft discovers Titan lake
NNASA's Cassini spacecraft has confirmed the presence of liquid hydrocarbon in Titan's northern hemisphere by capturing an image of the sun's rays reflecting off a lake.
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, has long intrigued scientists because of its numerous similarities to Earth.
"This one image communicates so much about Titan - thick atmosphere, surface lakes and an otherworldliness," explained Cassini project scientist Bob Pappalardo. ??"It's an unsettling combination of strangeness yet similarity to Earth. This picture is one of Cassini's iconic images."
Indeed, scientists have long theorized that Titan's cold surface hosts seas or lakes of liquid hydrocarbons, making it the only other planetary body besides Earth believed to harbor liquid on its surface.??
The presence of liquid on Titan's southern hemisphere was first confirmed in 2008, when researchers analyzing infrared data idenitifed a large lake known as Ontario Lacus.
But Titan's northern hemisphere, which has more lakes than the southern hemisphere, has been veiled in winter darkness. The sun only began to directly illuminate the northern lakes in recent months as it approached the equinox of August 2009 - the start of spring in the northern hemisphere. ?
"These results remind us how unique Titan is in the solar system," said Ralf Jaumann, a visual and infrared mapping spectrometer expert. "But they also show us that liquid has a universal power to shape geological surfaces in the same way, no matter what the liquid is."
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Those who have not had a chance to listen to President Obama's Labor Day speech in Detroit yesterday should make it a priority to do so. It is a preview of Thursday night's speech before a joint session of Congress on the jobs crisis.
In both tone and content this was a fighting speech.
President Obama is expected to outline a program for job creation through rebuilding the country's crumbling infrastructure.
If this type of concrete initiative aimed at creating jobs for those who are really suffering is realized, it has the potential to create the basis for united grassroots movements to develop.
A new upsurge of struggle involving millions of working- and middle-class folks potentially could develop that could not only make their lives better but take the political initiative away from the right.
It's still the economy, and the president knows it.
A multiracial coalition of organized labor and civil rights groups along with millions of working families who are not in unions can be mobilized and activated in the streets, legislative halls and at the voting booth into a powerful force capable of countering the racism of the Republican, tea party Libertarian axis
In Detroit, the president made points that he has not emphasized since the campaign. He said pointedly, "Our economy's stronger when workers are getting paid good wages and good benefits."
He continued. "Our economy is stronger when we've got broad based growth and broad based prosperity."
Speaking to the need for a jobs program, Obama referred to the two parties working together last year. But, he added, if they (Republicans) don't want to work together, "we're not going to wait for them. "
In anticipation of the coming struggle, he challenged the Republicans to "prove the they will fight for tax breaks for the middle class as hard as you fight for tax breaks for the wealthy".
He spoke in support of the unionized workers in Wisconsin and Ohio. He said, "as long as I'm in the White House, I'm going to stand up for collective bargaining.
He spoke out against "right to work" laws, which are being pushed by the right wing in a number of states.
Trying to find compromise with the extreme right is like trying to reason with the politically irrational. So far those efforts by the president have resulted in concessions.
This struggle is not an academic exercise. It's a power struggle around some basic class and democratic questions.
The stakes are high. Issues like taxing the rich, single-payer health care, saving public education, Social Security, Medicare and civil rights and saving the environment are life or death issues, especially for millions of working people.
This is a struggle that cannot be won without involving masses in struggle. The president alone cannot win the fight.
The Republicans will raise hell in the Congress and on the campaign trail about the possibility of spending tax money to meet the infrastructure and jobs crisis.
This time the progressive forces will not be caught napping: besides, the left invented hell raising.
The president cannot win this battle alone, just like FDR and other more liberal presidents couldn't. That was one of the themes of Obama's Detroit speech. He called on organized labor and the people to help win this battle.
Everyone needs to hear the speech he made on Monday and gather families and friends to hear his speech Thursday night.
As Sam Webb and others have written recently, I think a progressive political storm is building in the country against the right.
Obama's speech in Detroit reflected that. Let's hope Thursday takes this fighting spirit even further.
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One on One: Have I Got a Secret for You!by Shelley Moench-Kelly
"While many beauty supplies might not carry makeup lines, it's truly an untapped resource, and one that could put your store ahead of its competition as a one-stop shopping experience for customers. But it's not as simple as stocking your shelves with the latest and greatest products. Take it from someone who knows: Maurice Stein, founder of Cinema Secrets, is an Academy-Award winning makeup artist who has some tried-and-true tips for those wanting to dip a toe in the pool of cosmetics retailing. Beauty Store Business recently spoke with Stein at his headquarters in Burbank, California, to find out about his operation and what keeps it going strong."
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2011 Golden Globe Nominations Winners & Losers: 'Glee,' Leonardo DiCaprio, 'Lost'
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Loser: Departing TV favorites like 'Lost' and '24'
Former Golden Globes favorites "Lost" and "24" ended last spring, but both shows were eligible for one last round of nostalgic nominations. Instead, there were no Best Television Series - Drama nominations for either show, while kudos favorites like Kiefer Sutherland, Michael Emerson, Matthew Fox and Terry O'Quinn were all shut out as well. We're less surprised by the lack of final recognition for the "Law & Order" mothership, which hadn't picked up a Golden Globe nod of any kind since 1999.
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Megan has made my life soo happity. Shes the cutest happiest sexiest girl ever.
by Meg<3 Fritz. September 15, 2003
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from roots "happ-", to feel joy, and "hoppity", to jump around Being happy and also hyper. Jumping around with joy.
"I got an A I got an A and so I got a candy and so now I am ~*happy*~"
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Marie Ann Breyman and Bradley Michael Hartley were united in marriage at 1:30 p.m. April 24, 2010, at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, Attica. The Rev. Paul R. Fahrbach officiated the double-ring, Catholic nuptial Mass. A reception at the Attica Fairgrounds reception hall followed.
Marie is the daughter of Dennis and Suzette Breyman of Republic and Scott and Janeen Melroy of Bloomville.
Bradley is the son of Dennis and Debra Hartley of Greenwich.
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Marie, given in marriage by her father, wore a white satin, A-line gown with a chapel length train. It was accented with a beaded bodice and a beaded, chiffon side drape with ruching to the side. The side drape and hem fell with beads, sequins and embroidered lace along the edge. The corset style back and train were similarly trimmed.
Marie also wore a fingertip veil created by her Grandma Becky that was accented with beads, sequins and embroidered lace and held in place by a tiara. She wore her grandmother Breyman's pearl jewelry to finish the ensemble. She carried a cascading spring bouquet of pink sweetheart roses, sangria peonies, green delphinium, daisies and lavender.
Mandi Breyman of Fort Rucker, Ala., was her sister's maid of honor and Jen Breyman of Belleville, Ill. was her sister-in-law's matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Kelsey Sewell of Republic, sister of the bride; and Alexa Wilhelm of Perrysburg and Sheyanne Wilhelm of Bloomville, cousins of the bride. Junior bridesmaid was Hannah Hartley of Greenwich, daughter of the groom.
They wore sangria colored, classic A-line satin gowns. The strapless, elegant ballgowns each had a fitted bodice featuring an overlay with ruching at the side seam. A silver, crystal studded brooch accented the overlay. They each carried a hand-tied bouquet of spring flowers accented with silver ribbons.
Harrison Toney of Attica was his friend's best man. Groomsmen were Mike Breyman of Belleville, Ill., brother of the bride; Curt Fink of Liberty Township, friend of the groom; Jim Wilhelm of Bloomville, uncle of the bride; and Noah Hartley of Greenwich, son of the groom.
Beau Breyman of Belleville, Ill., nephew of the bride, was the ring bearer. Adeline Hoffbauer of Bucyrus, niece of the bride, was the flower girl.
Marie is a 2004 graduate of Seneca East High School and a 2007 graduate of Bowling Green State University. She is service coordinator for Help Me Grow of Huron County.
Bradley is a 2001 graduate of Western Reserve High School and is a material handler at RR Donnelly.
Janet Shock, June Rich, Terri Wilhelm and Jen Breyman hosted a miscellaneous shower for the bride March 6, and the bride's co-workers hosted another miscellaneous shower March 24.
Rehearsal dinner was at The Corner Restaurant, Bloomville.
The couple has decided to take their honeymoon trip on their first anniversary. They reside at 37 N. Kniffin St., Greenwich, OH 44837.


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Who gave the title of Mahatma to Gandhiji?
By Kruthi Gonwar, ENS - HYDERABAD
Published: 26th June 2012 11:02 AM
Last Updated: 26th June 2012 11:21 AM
The RTI Act is a powerful weapon to get information on anything that is in public interest. However, a few RTI activists in the city are taking this a bit too literally, it seems. They are keen to know when and on what grounds was the Father of the Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, given the title of the Mahatma!
The Sanskrit word Mahatma, which means a great soul, is often taken to be Gandhi's given name in the West. History books tells us poet and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore bestowed the title on Gandhi in 1915 while writing his autobiography after the latter called him Gurudev. But our RTI activists are not convinced.
One such RTI activist Raju Malthumkar shot off an RTI query to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) seeking to know how, when and why MK Gandhi was given the honour of being called Mahatma. He also sought to know when he was called the Father of the Nation.
Officials at the PMO forwarded the request to the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) and the National Archives of India (NAI), Archeology Department. "The ICHR addressed a letter to me, in which it mentioned that it does not have any documentary information on this case. Even the National Archives of India also said that it had no information on this. They also mentioned in the letter that I am welcome to make use of their library and archival facilities on any further information I wish to know," Raju said.
Apart from MK Gandhi, two others were also given the title of Mahatma. One was Mahatma Wesley Branch Rickey, a major league baseball executive and Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, also known as Mahatma Jotiba Phule, an activist, social reformer and a revolutionary from Maharashtra.
"Gandhiji was instrumental in bringing us freedom. When there are others who have been recognised by the government, why not Gandhiji?" questioned Raju. But all the same, he wants to know the "facts."
Commenting on the issue, a research scholar, Anuradha Panchagada, Department of History, University of Hyderabad, said, "Mahatma is like an honour that has been given by people to Gandhiji. There are definitely pros and cons of being bestowed with such a title, but a prominent personality like Gandhiji surely does not need something like this in writing!"
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A Mosaic of Dutch Wartime Experience
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Motherlode: A Mosaic of Dutch Wartime Experience is Carolyne Van Der Meer's creative reinterpretation through short stories, poems, and essays of the experiences of her mother and other individuals who either spent their childhoods in Nazi-occupied Holland or were deeply affected by wartime in Holland. The book documents the author's personal journey as she uncovers her mother's past through their correspondence and discussion and through research in the Netherlands. Motherlode also considers mother–daughter relationships and the effect of wartime on motherhood.
Motherlode is not about recording precise historical data; rather, it attempts to recover and interpret the complex emotions of the individuals growing up in wartime. The book is based on interviews with the author's mother and other Dutch Canadians, interviews with and letters from Canadian Jewish war veterans, and information provided by individuals with direct or indirect experience of the Dutch Resistance. The creative pieces explore onderduik (going into/being in hiding), life in an occupied country, the work of the Dutch Resistance, liberation, collective and individual cultural memory, and the way in which wartime childhoods shaped adulthood for these individuals.
Carolyne Van Der Meer is a journalist, public relations professional, and university lecturer. She has undergraduate and graduate degrees in English Literature from the University of Ottawa and Concordia University, respectively, and has a Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing from the Humber School for Writers. She has published journalistic articles, essays, short stories, and poems in publications in Canada and internationally.
"In reading Carolyne Van Der Meer's remarkable work, Motherlode: A Mosaic of Dutch Wartime Experiences, I was reminded of the intricate lace curtains found on the windows throughout Holland. In this creative reinterpretation of memories and experiences, Van Der Meer has eloquently succeeded in intertwining short stories, poems, and essays with the delicate touch of a fine Dutch lace maker. Based on the recollections of the author's mother and other Dutch Canadians, as well as letters from and interviews with Canadian soldiers and resistance fighters, Van Der Meer takes these accounts and her first-hand research to craft a compelling view of what we are left with after war's end."
— Gina Roitman, The Rover
"Motherlode is Carolyne Van Der Meer's Orphic journey to reclaim the past of her mother, a child during the five years of Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The mosaic of poetry, fiction, and reminiscence is her Dodenherdenking, a remembrance of the dead, but also her immersion in the Lake of Memory. Her quest to understand a loved one expresses the need of every child and every parent to know and to be remembered. If the past is a foreign country, Van Der Meer shows us that with empathy and imagination we can enter that land as more than mere tourists."
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"Content determines form, or, more precisely, the multiple forms that comprise Carolyne Van Der Meer's unique and moving new book Motherlode: A Mosaic of Dutch Wartime Experiences. Juxtaposing essays, poems, journal entries, letters, interviews, and short stories, Van Der Meer demonstrates how our life story is seldom, if ever, set in stone. Instead, it's a moving target, a kaleidoscope of the complicated ways in which we choose to remember... Motherlode is part of Wilfrid Laurier University Press's Life Writing Series. With more than 50 titles to its credit, the series aimes to 'foreground the stories of those who may never have imagined themselves as writers.' That said, this is a writerly book. Van Der Meer may not have started out with literary intentions, but by mixing fact and fiction, by involving a cast of peripheral characters—including other Dutch war children, participants in the Dutch Resistance, and Canadian war veterans—she gives a voice to the previously silent 'voices of the time.'"
— Joel Yanofsky, Montreal Review of Books
"A mesmerizing journey through occupied wartime Netherlands; the voices emerging from the pages are haunting: replete with powerful emotions and modernity."
— Isabelle Laflèche, author of J'adore New York and J'adore Paris
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Review by Pauline Colwin in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin
Interview with Carolyne Van Der Meer by Bruce Kauffman on CFRC 101.9 FM (Kingston)
Interview with Carolyne Van Der Meer on Dutch Touch radio
Interview with Carolyne Van Der Meer by Jimmy Hagan and James Linanne on Peoples Internet Radio, Ireland
Review by Joel Yanosky in Montreal Review of Books
Review on the Tara Poetry Blog
Toronto Launch on Bookbond blog
Carolyne Van Der Meer reading her poem Dear Folks, Love Ralph
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Past Seminars
1 March 2016
Alan Hodkinson, Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics, King's College London
Title: High-Resolution Genomic Analysis of Human Mitochondrial RNA Sequence Variation
19 January 2016
Augusto Rendon, Genomics England Ltd
Title: A bioinformatics perspective of the 100,000 genomes project
1 December 2015
Mike Barnes (William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London)
Title: Lost in Translation: The role of academia and computational sciences in the discovery of new medicines
14th September 2015
Robert C. Elston, Case Western Reserve University
Title: The significance of phenotypic variance heterogeneity among single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes
9 July 2015
Prof Jorge Iriart, Institute of Collective Health, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil
Title: Genomics and Public Health: a critical analysis of the possibilities and limits of the Public Health Genomics
18 June 2015
LSHTM Inaugural Lecture – Professor Frank Dudbridge, Statistical Genetics
Title: All in the genes, or in all the genes
3rd June 2015
Dr Inês Barroso, Head of Human Genetics, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Title: Genes and Metabolism: What lessons have we learned so far?
11 May 2015
Epigenetics and Intergenerational Inheritance
Dr Lizzie Radford, Cambridge University
Prof Marcus Pembrey, Institute for Child Health, UCL & University of Bristol
22 April 2015
Prof Sir Walter Bodmer, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University
Title: Multifactorial inheritance: common, rare and very rare variants
2 March 2015
Dr Jordana Bell, Senior Lecturer / Head of Epigenomics Research Group, King's College London
Title: Genetic and environmental impacts on DNA methylation in human population-based studies
9 February 2015
Dr Damer Blake, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Parasitology, The Royal Veterinary College
Title: Parasite genetics for poultry: one less reason for the chicken to cross the road?
15 January 2015
Dr Jess Buxton, Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, UCL
Title: Short telomeres and cardiometabolic disease risk: a causal link?
10 December 2014
Dr Trevor Graham, Evolution and Cancer Laboratory, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Title: Measuring within-tumour genetic diversity as a biomarker of cancer prognosis
26 September 2014
Josyf C. Mychaleckyj, Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia
Title: Modelling rate of decline (slope) of a biomarker as a quantitative genetic trait using mixed effects models: application to loss of renal function (GFR) in type 1 diabetes
8 July 2014
BCGES Annual Conference in conjunction with SEGEG
3 June 2014
Dr Sandra Beleza, Lecturer in Genetics, University of Leicester
Title: Genetic Architecture and Evolution of Human Skin and Eye Pigmentation: Genome-wide Association Study in the Admixed Population of Cape Verde
6 May 2014
Prof Anthony Edwards, University of Cambridge
Title: R.A.Fisher and a century of statistical estimation in human genetics
8 April 2014
Dr Nic Timpson, Reader in Genetic Epidemiology, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol
Title: Genetics in large scale population based epidemiology: just another omic?
12 March 2014
Dr Robert Waterland, Baoylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Centre, Houston, USA
Title: Early nutritional influences on human developmental epigenetics
11 March 2014
Prof Anna Di Rienzo, Deparment of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, USA
Title: The genetic architecture of human adaptions to local environments
4 February 2014
Dr David Conti, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California
Title: Incorporating Prior Biological Knowledge into Genetic Association Studies
26 November 2013
Dr. Paul O'Reilly, Senior Lecturer, Social Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry, King's College London
Title: Increasing statistical power in GWAS
6 August 2013
Dr. Andrew Morris, Genetic and Genomic Epidemiology Unit, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics
Title: Discovery and fine-mapping of type 2 diabetes (T2D) susceptibility loci via trans-ethnic meta-analysis
9 July 2013
Dr Chris Barnes, Lecturer in Systems Biology, UCL
Title: Exploring the robustness of biochemical systems using Bayesian model selection
14 May 2013
Dr Krina Zondervan, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics
Title: Recent advances in understanding the genetic epidemiology of endometriosis
9 April 2013
Dr Adebowale Adeyemo, Deputy Director of Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, NIH
Title: Doing Genetic Epidemiology Studies of Non-Communicable Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa
12 March 2013
Dr Garrett Hellenthal, UCL Genetics Institute
Title: Identifying and dating historical admixture events in humans using DNA
13 February 2013
Dr Frank Dudbridge, NCDE, LSHTM
Title: Power and predictive accuracy of polygenic risk scores
4 December 2012
Dr Zamin Iqbal, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford
Title: Building better maps of genetic variation using de novo assembly: examples from human and microbial genomics
6 November 2012
Dr Hariklia Eleftherohorinou, Imperial College London
Title: How to select gene and protein markers of disease as a diagnostic test: Case study on infectious diseases
29 May 2012
Dr Chris Spencer and Dr. Matti Pirinen, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford University
Title: Bayesian methods for modelling effect heterogeneity in genetic association studies
26 March 2012
Dr Bobby PC Koeleman, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Title: Genome and exome screens of epilepsy reveal a heterogeneous genetic architecture of disease
16 March 2012
Dr Paul Hurd, Queen Mary, UoL
Title: ChIPing away at the Epigenome
Thursday 16 February 2012
Prof Teo Yik Yink, National University of Singapore
Title: Global genetic studies and public health genomics in the 21st century
Tuesday 13 December
Prof Melanie Newport, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Title: Host genetics and susceptibility to tuberculosis
9 September 2011
Dr Nicole Soranzo, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Title: From GWAS to function: applications to hematology and metabolism
7 September 2011
Prof Aroon Hingorani, University College London
Title: Putting genomics into practice
12 July 2011
Dr Antonis Antoniou, University of Cambridge
Title: Modelling genetic susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer: translating genetic research into clinical applications
10 May 2011
Dr David Evans, University of Bristol
Title: Genome-wide association meta-analysis of Ankylosing Spondylitis identifies seven new loci, a tag SNP for HLA-B27, and a confirmed gene-gene interaction
15 March 2011
Dr Andrew Teschendorff, University College London
Title: Surrogate variables and confounding factors in large-scale (epi)genomic studies
9 February 2011
Dr Frank de Vocht, University of Manchester
Title: The use of Bayesian mixture models for the assessment of the genome, the exposome, and their interactions
24 January 2011
Dr Mike Weale, Kings College London
Title: High altitude selection scans
14 December 2010
Dr Don Conrad, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Title: Origins and functional impact of human genetic variation: from de novo point mutations to common CNVs
9 November 2010
Dr Maria de Iorio, School of Public Health, Imperial College
Title: Bayesian model of NMR spectra for the deconvolution and quantification of metabolites in complex biological mixtures
12 October 2010
Prof Peter Holmans, University of Cardiff
Title: Pathway analysis of genomewide association data: statistical considerations
2 August 2010
Prof Matthew Stephens, University of Chicago
Title: Association analysis for multivariate outcomes
6 July 2010
Dr Elena Bochukova, University of Cambridge
Title: Copy number variation in severe early onset obesity
4 May 2010
Prof Chris Holmes, University of Oxford
Title: Issues in robust Bayesian inference for functional genomics
19 April 2010
Dr Jeffrey Barrett, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Title: Squeezing more out of GWAS: multiple phenotypes, multiple SNPs, multiple datasets


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The Red Sox are off to a blistering start this season. So far, they've won five of their first seven games, recording a American League-leading plus-19 run differential, per ESPN.
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Dead People in Vibrators, Softball-Sized Hail, and The Return of Pegged Pants: Tuesday 4-28-15 Recap!
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Mentalist Christopher Grace joined us again in studio this morning... I legit can't figure out some of his illusions. I have no idea how he knew what we drew... do you? (We'll link the video as soon as it's available!)
Randy Bachman, of BTO and The Guess Who, joined us this morning to talk all things rock! He had some fabulous stories to tell:
You love her or you hate her: Kathy.
We learned more about Kathy today, including how her ex-husband died, and why she can't stand his family.
Kerry in a Can, Just Because You're Hot, and How Much Ice You Need to Chill a 12-Pack: Friday 4-17-15
That Chick was in very rare form this morning. Thus, she decided to hijack the show.
Bringing your own food to restaurants? Sounds like a pain in the ass thing to do. But... you might have a very good reason for it.
I thought it would be fun to recap the tweets I saw yesterday from ladies (and dudes) who, even though they know he is a convicted murderer, still LOVE Aaron Hernandez.
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