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Easiyo Yogurt
Strawberries and Cream
$4.49 for 200g
(makes 1kg yoghurt)
I've had a lot of correspondence this year about Easiyo yoghurt sachets. One reader says it doesn't taste the same as it used to. Others say how much they love making their own yoghurt but ask if it is as good for you as the commercial yoghurts.
Making your own yoghurt is as easy as adding 4 tablespoons of plain yoghurt to 900ml of lukewarm milk and storing it wrapped in a blanket or similar, somewhere warm such as a hot water cupboard for 12 hours.
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But many people find that mixing these sachets with water is an easier option and if you purchase the Easiyo yoghurt maker you don't need to wrap it in blankets.
Ingredients (in order of greatest quantity first):
Pasteurised whole milk solids (67%)
From free range cows, (contains natural emulsifier, lecithin, derived from soybean).
This is what is left of milk once you take the water out.
The reference to free range cows is a bit amusing for a New Zealand market as all our cows are free range, but this is probably in there for their overseas customers.
Real yoghurt is 100 per cent milk so this shows that 33 per cent of the yoghurt mix is made up of additives.
This will be in here for flavour. For 100g of this product, when made up, you will get 13.6g or about three teaspoons. Real yoghurt does not normally have sugar added so this will be in here for flavour.
Live lactic cultures (L. bulgaricus, S. thermophiles, L. acidophilus)
Because the instructions for making this yoghurt do not include using hot water, any live cultures in here will not be killed off as they often are in commercial yoghurts which are heated to high temperatures.
The three cultures in here are Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Streptococcus thermophiles and Lactobacillus acidophilus. They are probiotics which are beneficial bacteria defined by the World Health Organisation as "live micro-organisms that when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host".
These "friendly germs" have benefits on the colon and the immune system by restoring microbial balance in the intestine.
Flavouring substance
This will be artificial and will be in here to give the yoghurt a strawberry flavour.
Natural colour (beetroot red)
Nice to see natural colour used in here, in this case taken from beetroot.
My recommendations
There's not a lot wrong with this yoghurt except for the artificial flavour to make it taste like strawberries.
Making your own yoghurt is easy to do and many people prefer it to buying it ready made.
But surely one of the best reasons for making your own is to ensure it is free of additives such as artificial flavours?
As strawberries are in season, and they are a particularly good crop this year, why not make the plain Greek yoghurt offered by Easiyo and add chopped up strawberries. That way you are doing without the added sugar and the artificial flavour.
*3 teaspoons of sugar per 100g.
*Artificial flavour to make it taste like strawberries.
*Three beneficial probiotic live cultures.
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New release: FF 60
How quickly the time has flown since FF 59, we can't quite believe it is release time again. With two new designs, two extensions and a myriad of updates we are delighted to introduce our latest release, FF 60.
The new designs
FF Marselis
From the designer of FF Cube and FF Speak comes FF Marselis. Jan Maack's newest design crossbreeds geometric and humanistic forms, creating a freshly dynamic sans serif family. All of the counters in the typeface are open; certain superfluous strokes have been eliminated – there are no spurs on the b or q, for instance.
Many designers chance upon using the same graphic shape for the lowercase 'a' and 'e' – indeed, the idea seems simple enough: just rotate the form 180° and you should be done! However, almost all attempts at this sort of theoretical simplification fail in practice. With FF Marselis, Jan Maack has found a key to making it work. Rather than whole letterforms, a tear-drop form repeats throughout the alphabet, not only in the bowl of the lowercase 'a' or 'e', but also in the 'k' and the uppercase 'Q'. Its distinct character makes FF Marselis a perfect choice for today's corporate and branding projects.
Introductory offer: You can get 50 % off any FF Marselis product (until 31 October 2012).
FF ThreeSix is a huge experimental optical type system consisting of six typefaces in eight weights, including four additional monospaced weights. It is the result of London-based Paul McNeil's and Hamish Muir's attempts to work within the restrictive rules of geometry to generate simple typographic forms emulating traditional type design principles, where a wide range of almost imperceptible compensatory optical tricks are used to create the illusion of evenness in the basic fabric of text.
The award-winning system – ISTD Premier Award and Certificate of Excellence – is based on a grid of 36 unit squares subdivided into 9 units and are constructed using only vertical or horizontal straight lines and circular arcs. Cap-height, x-height, ascent and descent measurements are consistent across all fonts and weights. The grid also determines character and word spacing, with all side-bearings and kerning pair values conforming to 9 unit increments.
As Wim Crouwel notes: 'It is a fascination for the use of geometric systems in design that has resulted in these remarkable typefaces.'
Updated and extended FontFonts
Introducing FF Chartwell Web. Simple to use and fun to play around with, you can try it for yourself online using our demo.
Free font: For a limited time, you can get your hands on FF Chartwell Web Radar for free.
FF Meta Correspondence
Erik Spiekermann's best-known face is without doubt FF Meta. While it has proven its usability in almost any design task one can think of, its creator realized that it could be improved even more for use in the business world. The main features of the first version of FF Meta Correspondence included tabular figures (instead of oldstyle ones) and increased tracking, yet Spiekermann wanted to go a few steps further and take the typeface to another level.
Now, Erik Spiekermann and the FontFont team changed both proportions and shapes to a more robust style, removed contrast from accents and simplified forms and details to a more screen-friendly appearance. The very well-known lowercase g has been changed to a single-storey one, which is more common within the office environment. Above all, a set of useful arrows, icons, and office dingbats has been added. The resulting design is still FF Meta, but one that breathes Correspondence air.
The simplified forms and the high-quality screen optimization make FF Meta Correspondence a perfect typeface for use as a webfont or within the mobile environment.
New Office and Web FontFonts plus language extensions
Did you know our library contains over 2500 FontFonts? After a FontFont is released, the work doesn't stop, we continually tinker and update our beloved FontFonts to ensure that they are in tip-top condition and in the most up to date and useable formats. In FF 60, some of our earliest releases such as Just van Rossum's FF Advert, Ole Schäfer's FF Zine, and John Critchley's FF Child's Play have been brought up to date and now come in Office and Web formats.
All these faces have also been upgraded so that they are now also offered in Pro versions, meaning they now include more Latin-based languages (e.g. Polish, Turkish, Czech).
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A Golden Getaway in the San Diego Mountains
Julian Gold Rush Hotel Bed & Breakfast • Julian, CA
Escape Kit
- A One-Night Stay for Two in a Historic Second Floor Room, Sundays through Thursdays
- Full Breakfast for Two
- Afternoon Tea Social
- Gift Card for an Apple Pie from the Julian Pie Company
The Destination
An official California Historical Landmark, Julian is a charming gold-mining town situated about an hour northeast of San Diego. Renowned for its cool winters, the area is an ideal apple-growing region, surrounded by panoramic views of the California countryside. Prospectors first trickled into Julian's fruitful hills in the late 1860's and the town's Main Street remains awash with the spirit of these historic residents. City-weary folks will find a haven here—there's no shortage of cute B&B's, quirky antique shops, and quaint watering holes.
The Digs
Named Best in the West by Sunset Magazine, Julian Gold Rush Hotel Bed & Breakfast is a 19th-century landmark. Comforting touches like cozy quilts, canopy beds, lace curtains, and American antiques create a romantic vintage feel in the inn's 16 guest rooms. Premium second floor rooms also boast modern-day perks like private baths with marble showers and Wi-Fi. Get a fresh start to your day with a complimentary two-course breakfast, which begins with the hotel's famous homemade Queen's Oats granola paired with chilled orange juice. Later, savor afternoon tea in the historic dining room where greats like James Joyce once came to unwind.
The Diversions
• Julian Pie Company
• Menghini Winery
• Julian Mining Company
• Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
• California Wolf Center
"This rustic charmer was built 100 years ago to house visitors to the gold mines. Completely restored, the rooms are decorated with beautiful antiques and relics from the mining times."-- Yahoo! Travel
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Tiny devices push themselves forward on a stream of hydrogen bubbles
Fenella Saunders
In an acidic solution, a microrocket zips around at speeds of up to 1,050 micrometers a second—not bad for something only about 8 micrometers long, too small to be seen by the human eye. The minuscule cone-shaped devices, created by nanoengineer Joseph Wang and his colleagues at the University of California, San Diego, work best in the kinds of harsh, acidic environments that are usually detrimental to most machines and sensors. As the team reported in the January 18 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the device is powered by a reaction commonly known in high school chemistry.
Wang and his colleagues fabricate the rockets with a tubular template that has an opening pore that is only 1 to 2 micrometers wide. The template's inner wall is first coated with a polymer film, then deposited with a layer of zinc. After the microrocket is complete, the template is dissolved away.
When placed in an acidic solution, the zinc undergoes oxidation, meaning it loses electrons to the surrounding fluid. Hydrogen ions in the acid take up the electrons and transform to a gaseous state, producing bubbles on the zinc surface. The bubbles are emitted from the larger end of the conical rocket, thrusting the rocket forward. "Now it can swim by itself," Wang says. "Every time a bubble detaches from the back surface, it moves the microtubular engine continuously."
The team can also coat the outer polymer surface of the microrockets with a metal such as nickel, allowing the rockets to be steered with an external magnetic field (such as from an MRI machine) from up to about 20 centimeters away. Using this system, Wang and his colleagues have demonstrated that the microrocket can pick up a small sphere, transport it some distance, then can be made to release the sphere by a rapid change in the direction of the external magnetic field. In later versions, Wang thinks that cargo could be attached chemically or with a link that can be cleaved by exposure to light.
The speed of the rocket is highly dependent on the acidity of the solution it is in, with speed increasing with decreasing pH. This correlation allows the microrockets to be used to visually sense and monitor the pH of the solution. "The thing that is amazing is the more acidic the environment, the better it works, and it's normally the opposite," Wang says. "It's nice that you go to the extreme and you get better performance."
Wang says the microrockets have potential applications in both biological and industrial environments. "Zinc itself is a nutrient, it's nontoxic, so there's no issue of zinc being dissolved in the body," he notes. The team has tested the devices in human serum, where the rockets move at a somewhat slower pace due to the higher viscosity of the fluid. The rockets eventually might be used to monitor stomach pH or deliver a medication. They could also keep track of acidity in the harsh etching baths used in the manufacture of semiconductors for computer electronics, or they might monitor the environment for acid rain. Even some carbonated beverages are acidic and need to be checked during production, so the potential applications could range widely.
Right now the zinc in the microrockets lasts only a couple of minutes at most before the oxidation reaction dissolves it away completely. That's still enough time for the rocket to do some useful work, such as take a biopsy or record an image, but Wang and his group are hoping to develop ways to expand the operation lifetime. "We are all dreaming that in the future, we'll be able to use a biological fuel like glucose in the blood," he says.
Research into microrockets such as these has only been going on for a couple of years, and previous versions have all needed some kind of additional "fuel" (primarily hydrogen peroxide) in order to function. "In this case we demonstrated for the first time the ability of a microrocket to swim in its own environment, without needing the addition of external fuel," Wang says.
"We made the breakthrough by eliminating the fuel requirement at all. This hydrogen-zinc reaction is very old, but nobody was implementing it into microrockets. We used the simple chemistry just to be able to connect the dots and put the pieces together.
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Everything you need to know about your Florida homeowner's insurance policy and dogs
Long considered to be man's best friend, most are shocked to learn that there are policies out there for Florida homeowners insurance against dogs that can really put you in a compromising position if a dog attacks someone on your property – policies that you may not fully be aware of even if you've already "signed on the dotted line".
Most of these policies revolve around a very specific dog breeds and very specific dog "attacks", but as a homeowner and a dog owner (or someone that owns a home where dogs are prevalent in the neighborhood) you'll want to make sure that you understand the key pieces of information about your homeowner's insurance policy before moving forward.
Some quick statistics concerning dog bites
Before we dive into the specifics of these types of policies, it's critical that you understand some key statistics regarding dog bites.
According to information published annually:
- Americans suffer about 4.7 million dog bites each year
- Over 60% of all dog bite instances involve children
- Across all visits to an emergency room involving children, dog bites are the second most common injury
- Two breeds (rottweilers and pitbulls) are responsible for over 50% of all dog attacks
What to expect when looking for Florida homeowners insurance against dogs
The first thing that you should expect when looking for Florida homeowners insurance if you own a dog breed that is considered to be dangerous (by the legal definition) is that your premium is going to go up – sometimes considerably.
At the same time, there may be clauses in your homeowners insurance policy that you weren't even aware of and that speak directly about the dogs you can and cannot own while having a particular type of coverage.
This is definitely something that you're going to want to research thoroughly for you sign of the duct line or purchase a new dog, as the last thing you want to do is discover that your home worth insurance is no longer valid because of any animal that you've taken into your home.
How to figure out whether a dog is considered dangerous (legally) or not
Different states (sometimes different countries) have different rules, regulations, and laws of the determine whether or not a particular breed of dog is considered to be dangerous, but the legal definition of that is accepted is that they are "animals that exhibit extremely aggressive behavior towards humans or other domesticated pets and need to be confined to prevent injury".
Obviously, this is new exactly the clearest definition the world, but you'll want to check with a lawyer or animal control specialist in your county to verify whether or not a dog breed that you own is considered to be dangerous to the legal definition.
Finding the right Florida homeowners insurance against dogs for your particular situation
It shouldn't be all that difficult to find the right homeowners insurance for the dog that you own with just a little bit of online searching websites or maybe even calling around to different offices. Most insurers are willing to offer you the kind of homeowners insurance you were looking for initially, but the prices may be increased a bit.


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By Rob Kelly
Kieran Gibbs says Arsenal's recent resurgence is down to the fact that the team has gelled together following a raft of summer signings.
Arsène Wenger's side have won seven league games in succession for the first time since October 2007 and lie third in the Premier League.
It has been quite a turnaround after they were 17th in September, and Gibbs says the growing understanding within Arsenal's new-look squad has been the key.
"The team is playing really well at the moment, we have found some momentum and we want to keep that going," he told Arsenal Player.
"We are all gelling together well. People don't realise that we had a lot of signings at the start of the season, and they have settled in really well.
"We have shown how we have gelled and we are all aware of each other qualities, so we just need to remain consistent."
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Strategic planning meeting assesses needs, begins planning next steps
The Working Together Coalition called a strategic planning meeting July 10 to discuss the area's problems regarding alcohol use among minors and began making plans to combat that.
Kelly Felton, WTC Coordinator, explained local problem behaviors and their root causes. Among these were: easy access to alcohol, uncertainty of parental positions on alcohol consumption, and an image of favorability toward alcohol use in local communities.
Felton also explained that alcohol that has been provided to minors has not been provided by establishments, but by individuals over the age of 21 who have either stayed in the area following graduation from high school or have returned from college. Research has also shown that parents are sometimes providing alcohol for their children.
Felton then asked attendees to brainstorm ways to combat the root causes of local problem behaviors.
One proposed solution was to educate parents, especially those of at-risk teens, in ways to talk to their teens about alcohol use. Such education could also be used to remind parents to show responsible behavior around children and to encourage responsible behavior by their children. It could also be used to assist parents in helping and encouraging their children to make responsible decisions on their own, thus giving them a sense of empowerment.
One group suggested that parents could make their rules and expectations known by writing a parent/child contract. By reading and signing this contract, children would have to acnowledge their understanding of their parents' expectations.
It was proposed that another solution could include an increase in evidence-based prevention that would use scientific research on brain development, and statistics to educate children against underaged drinking.
Drinking was not the only issue discussed, as Felton said that legalization of marijuana use in multiple states has given youth mixed messages and has cast a positive light on marijuana use.
Overall, the planning meeting collected ideas to move toward forming new, effective strategies in underage drinking prevention.


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The Women's Chamber Choir of Hope College will perform with Luminescence and 12th Street Harmony on Monday, Nov. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The program will include poetry by Emily Bronte and Leonora Speyer, accompanied on piano by Lannette Zylman-TenHave. Other pieces include two spirituals, "Nobody knows the trouble I see" and "Let Me Ask You," featuring soloists from the choir; a four-part setting of the Latin text "Jesu, dulcis memoria" ("Jesus, the very thought of thee"); an energetic Psalm 150; and an evocative work by Venezuelan composer Alberto Grau, "Kasar mie la gaji" ("The earth is tired"), in which the choir imitates the wind and navigates cross-rhythms and dissonances. The program will close with the choir's traditional song, "Blessing," by Katie Moran Bart.
The Women's Chamber Choir is directed by Jennifer Wolfe, who is an adjunct assistant professor of music at Hope. She holds master's degrees in choral conducting and piano performance from Michigan State University and the University of Illinois.
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church is located at 195 W. 13th St., on the corner of 13th Street and Maple Avenue.


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By Chris Harris
Arsène Wenger will assess his striking options this summer after finalising a deal for Lukas Podolski.
The Germany international's move to Emirates Stadium was confirmed this week and gives Wenger added firepower alongside Robin van Persie, Marouane Chamakh and Ju Young Park, as well as on-loan duo Nicklas Bendtner and Carlos Vela.
Wenger appreciates that all of his strikers need time on the pitch and he will discuss their futures in the coming months.
"That is a situation we have not sorted out yet but we will do that, of course, at the end of the season," said Wenger.
"They need opportunities to play and some players didn't get enough opportunities here during the season. We will try to give them an opportunity to play if they get the chance somewhere else."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Cat Ba Archipelago
Viet Nam National Commission for UNESCO
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Cat Ba archipelago which locates at 106°54′11′′- 107°07′05′′ East and 20°42′40′′- 20°52′45′′ North, makes up the western edge of the Gulf of Tonkin in Northern Vietnam. The site covers an area of 328.64 km2; with a population of 28,365 inhabitants (in 2005) of which the majority are Kinh ethnic. Cat Ba archipelago consists of 366 islands and islets. Many islets have been named such as Cat Ong, Cat Duoi, Hon May (Clouds islet), Quai Xanh, Tai Keo, etc. The largest island named Cat Ba island (Dao Ngoc) has a spectacular and picturesque landscape. The average altitude is 70m while the highest mountain is up to 331m.
On the administration zoning map, Cat Ba island includes the Cat Ba town at its South Eastern part, looking to the Lan Ha Bay and six communes: Gia Luan, Hien Hao, Phu Long, Tran Chau, Viet Hai and Xuan Dam. Cat Ba archipelago situates in the tropical monsoon region, highly influenced by the Ocean so all the average indexes in humidity, temperature and rainfall are similar to other areas in the region except the lower temperature in the winter and higher temperature in the summer in comparison to the average in the northern inland provinces.
Cat Ba archipelago bears the exceptional natural values with its tropical forests covering the limestone system and the mangrove wetlands. These vegetation layers form spectacular and scenic landscapes and make the site home of all Vietnam's typical ecosystems.
In addition to its rich biodiversity, aesthetic values resulted from its geomorphology and topography, the heritage also includes many archaeological sites, such as Cai Beo and other unnamed sites which have been protected for its exceptional importance in archaeology.
The rich biodiversity and the various ecosystems resulted in its inscription to the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve List on 02 December 2004. With these exceptional values in the marine ecosystems and biodiversity, particularly with its symbolic sub-species, Cat Ba white-headed langur or Cat Ba langur, the site has drawn international interests and assistance for wildlife conservation. Cat Ba archipelago has become truly a valuable genetic reserve for a variety of wildlife and plants, including the rare and endangered species. It also serves as a living laboratory for scientists and visitors to conduct their research and exploration.
Scientific research has recorded 2,320 existing wildlife and plant species, including the followings:
- Terrestrial plants: 741 species
- Forest wildlife: 282 species
- Wetlands plants: 23 species
- Sea weeds: 75 species
- Phytoplankton: 199 species
- Zooplankton: 89 species
- Marine bottom species: 538 species
- Marine fishes: 196 species
- Corals: 177 species
Cat Ba island has been found the top of all the northern islands of Vietnam for a variety and copiousness of its fauna and flora. This is not only a genetic reserve but also a home of many highly endangered, rare species. About 80 species and sub-species have been identified endangered and classified in the Vietnam's Red List, including:
- Terrestrial animals: about 30 species of those, Cat Ba langur which is a critically endangered has been preserved and increased number of individuals with the IUCN support.
- Terrestrial plants: 27 species of those the most typical species are Annamocarya sinensis, Najeia fleuryi, Ardisia, Chukrasia tubularis, Cinnamonum parthoroxylon, Smilax glabra, Sasa japonica, Madluca pasquierri, etc.
- Sea weeds: 8 species have been classified in the Red List.
- Marine bottom species: 8 species are identified endangered, including: Trochus pyramis; Trochus niloticus; Pinctada marganitifera; Pinna atropurpurea; Anomalodiscus squamosa; Mytillus smaragdinus; Stepia tigris, Lutraria rhincheus.
Besides, there are many wildlife and plant species that have high economic values, such as over 30 valuable fish species which make up the marine fish field Cat Ba - Long Chau; over 70 marine bottom species which have high economic values serving as the top sea foods in the tourism and exportation market. Cat Ba archipelago also has the typical ecosystem on marine limestone system.
- Cat Ba has 15,000 - 20,000 hectares of rainforests, of which the primitive rainforest remains on an area of 570 hectares. This primitive rainforest covering the limestones is home to many rare wild species of fauna and flora. This is not only a valuable natural property for researchers and scientists, but also for tourism. Of its high biodiversity, there are 745 plant species recorded including many rare species such as Cho Dai, Najeia fleuryi, Chukrasia tubularis. The fauna on the island consists of 282 terrestrial species, including 20 species from animal families, 69 species from bird families, 15 species from reptiles families and 11 species from frogs families. Cat Ba white-headed langur is the world critical endangered species which only exists in Cat Ba. There are about 70 recorded Cat ba langur individuals in total, living in 20 small groups on cliffs areas in Northwestern Gia Luan commune and Southestern Cat Ba island. In addition, there exists the Kim Giao forest (Najeia fleuryi) which covers the highest Ngu Lam mountain in the region.
- Many scenic sinkholes found in the heritage with the most typical is the Ao Ech lake (Frog Lake) with the surface of 3 hectares on limestone where wetland forest exists all year rounds; Man Tan cave where many rare animal species are existing. There are also a number of regionally important habitat types including Vem lake, Tham lake and Ca cave.
- Coral reef: Many scenic and condense coral reef which spreads along Lan Ha Bay not only attract tourists but also forms an important areas for marine species reproduction.
- Marine wetland forests and tidal mud flats which are home of many fauna and flora species are also genetic resources, protecting the shore and promising for tourism development.
- Cat Ba archipelago is granted of many small scale beaches. Satellite records show 26 natural sandy beaches scattering on the islands and islets with many of those have been named such as Cat Co I, Cat Co II, Cat Co III, Cat Dua, Duong Gianh, etc. In addition to its outstanding values in the karst system characterized by numerous typical sinkholes and diverse ecosystems, Cat Ba is also rich of monuments, archaeological sites, cultural festivals and traditions that are highly potential for conservation and development.
Justification de la Valeur Universelle Exceptionelle
Criterion (ix): Cat Ba Archipelago is an outstanding and typical example for tropical and subtropic ecosystems in Asia. It is typically characterized as the largest limestone island ecosystem in Asia. This also contains the highest diverse degree of typical tropical and subtrocpic ecosystems that lie sequentially and next to each other within the property such as primary tropical rainforest on island, mangrove forest, tidal flat, marine lake, and coral reef. These ecosystems represent the on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of the marine and insular ecosystems, which is illustrated through a great diversity of the animal and plant communities on the islands and under the sea, and 21 species of animals and plants endemic to the site. Over the development period of 18,000 years, the property still keeps its primary features and stays un-degraded, even though humans have appeared there for 7,000 years now.
Criterion (x): The white-headed langur or Cat Ba langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus) is a critically endangered langur from Cat Ba Island which have been saved and protected with the support from international organizations, including UNESCO.
Déclarations d'authenticité et/ou d'intégrité
The crust in Cat Ba region has geologic history of 500 - 600 million years; Archaeological records show the evidence of human beings dated 6000-7000 years on this archipelago. Cat Ba is also home of the rich fauna and flora.
Cat Ba National Park was established by the Decision 79/CP by the Government Cabinet. In 2004, Cat Ba was recognized a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO with the core zone is Cat Ba National Park.
Since its inscription to the World Biosphere Reserve List by UNESCO, the natural conservation activities initiated in the site management plan of Cat Ba National Park have been strengthened and attracted more community participation. Significant results of these activities have been achieved in wildlife conservation. According to statistics by IUCN (Mr. Ashley Brooks), there have been 42 initiatives and projects undertaken on Cat Ba archipelago within 10 years (1995-2005) by national and international organizations and individuals to preserve the site and its natural properties.
Comparaison avec d'autres biens similaires
Cat Ba archipelago can be compared with the World Heritage Puerto-Princes Subterr anean River National Park (Philippine) and Thungyai - Huai Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries (Thailand), Phong Nha - Ke Bang (Quang Binh province, Vietnam) and Ba Be National Park (Bac Kan province, Vietnam). That is the similarity in aesthetic beauty, biodiversity and endangered species listed in IUCN Red Book.


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Top photo: From left are Col. Lisa Firmin, Col. James E. Solinski,
Albert Carrisalez, and Lawson Magruder, UTSA associate vice
president for external research and U.S Army lieutenant general,
retired. Bottom photo: UTSA Air Force ROTC Detachment 842
with Solinski (front center)
UTSA ROTC commander retires after record recruitment
(July 17, 2006)--Col. James Solinski, commander of UTSA's Air Force ROTC Detachment 842, retired July 14 after completing three years of service to the university. His successor is Col. Lisa Firmin.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
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- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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"We thank Col. Solinski for his service to UTSA and our country and congratulate him on the growth of the UTSA detachment," said Albert Carrisalez, UTSA assistant to the president and director of external affairs.
During his command at UTSA, Solinski helped grow the detachment to more than 200 cadets to become the second largest Air Force ROTC program in the Southwest Region, spanning the area from California to Louisiana.
Each semester, Detachment 842 commissions six to 12 new Air Force officers, and is credited with having one of the highest average GPAs in the region.
In 2005, the U.S. Air Force invested $600,000 in scholarships for UTSA Air Force ROTC cadets. Approximately 80 percent of the UTSA cadets are on scholarship with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.


text: Oh don't mind me. That term is being thrown around so much lately here (US) in politics and so randomly that I'm starting to have a reflex reaction to it. I guess I'm a little too sensitive. Plus, I've never got to use the soapbox smilie before. That was fun. On topic , no one who can affect his skating career will care about this if he comes back next year and is *clearly* better than AS and KB (I like them, but...not a monumental task), so it's a wash.


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A spontaneous meat ejaculation is an unplanned and sometimes unavoidable ejaculation which occurs due to consuming a capacious volume of meat. The amount of ejaculate it produces is normally overwhelming when compared to normal ejaculations. It normally occurs 10-20 minutes after meat sweats begin.
Phil and Bruce finally broke into meat sweats at the All You Can Eat Meat Depot. They continued stuffing their faces, knowing full well they would eventually be experiencing a spontaneous meat ejaculation. They were happy they would be sharing this moment together.
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KENDRICK GOLF COURSE - Kendrick golf course opened this week we sat down with Kendrick golf professional Brian James on a beautiful afternoon Thursday.
James says as soon as they announced the course opening Sheridan golfers were ready. He says the weather has been spectacular and that has helped with an early opening.
TROOPERS / JETS BASEBALL - Sheridan American Legion baseball coaches met with players and parents last night as they get ready to open the season Monday.
The Troopers and Jets will take to the field at Thorne-Rider stadium Monday evening, Troopers Head coach Ben Phillips is excited to get this season going as they return several players from a year ago.
The annual Jerry Campbell Invitational Track Meet will be hodted by Buffalo High School this Friday at Bison Stadium.
The field events will begin at 10am, running events begin at 11.
So far less than 10 schools have signed up for the meet, but BHS Athletic Director Shad Spilski said more may sign up still, but if not, the event will still be a good one. A number of schools are hosting track events this weekend as well, so schools that normally would be in Buffalo are going to other events, he said.
TRACK AND FIELD - The 2012 track and field season continues this week with the Broncs and Lady Broncs at the Cody invitational Saturday.
Both teams are coming off solid openers last week at the Natrona county invite Head coach Art Bauers.
And Bauers says it was good to see contributions from some of their younger athletes.
The Big Horn and Tongue River high school track teams are scheduled to compete at the "Jerry Campbell" invitational in Buffalo Friday.
BRONC BASKETBALL - Mike Ibach's resignation as head boys basketball coach at Sheridan school became official yesterday and the search for a new coach is underway as we sat down with Sheridan high school Activities Director Don Julian.
First Julian talks about knowing and coaching along side Ibach at Sheridan high school.
And he knows Ibach made the decision to step down because of family.
Buffalo's track team opened their 2012 season at the Glen Legler Memorial Track Meet in Casper last weekend.
The Bison had some great top-ten finishes from a number of athletes.
Isaac Keifer finished 2nd in the boys' 800 meter run.
Meghan Ramey took 2nd in the girls' 100 hurdles, and 6th in the 300 hurdles.
Hannah Chapin finished 4th in the girls 1,600 meter run.
The girls team finished 13th of 17 teams at the meet. The boys finished tied for 16th.
Next up for the team is the Jerry Campbell Invite this Friday at Buffalo High School.
Other finishes for the Bison team included:
ESPN.COM is quoting Peyton Manning's agent Manning will sign a free agent contract with the Broncos.
The Broncos are expected to trade Tim Tebow.
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Reality Check: Doyle's Tax On Big Oil Companies
Tax Would Bring In $270 Million
MADISON, Wis. - Gov. Jim Doyle is trying to balance the budget in part with a new tax on big oil companies, but opponents said the money will just come out of taxpayers' pockets.
WISC-TV political reporter Colin Benedict put Doyle's plan through a "Reality Check."
Doyle said his plan is to tax the oil companies and not Wisconsin residents, but the key to it all is whether he can stop them from passing the bill on to taxpayers.
"I believe Wisconsin consumers deserve a refund on what they've overpaid, and I've found a way to give it to them," Doyle said on Tuesday during his budget address.
A WISC-TV analysis found that "needs clarification."
The governor's plan is to tax 2.5 percent of every barrel of oil to be used in Wisconsin. It would bring in $270 million for the budget.
Doyle said Wisconsin customers have been gouged.
"They've overpaid," Doyle said.
Last year, the top five oil companies combined made $113 billion. This tax would not apply to ethanol or biodiesel producers.
"It would be illegal for them to pass the fee on to consumers ? with criminal penalties if they break the law," Doyle said.
This also "needs clarification."
No one doubts the state can tax oil companies. But there is a question of whether the companies can be forced not to pass the tax on to customers at the pump.
Doyle said a 1988 U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowed Puerto Rico to prohibit oil companies from passing on the tax to customers and allows Wisconsin to do the same.
But can violators be caught?
The governor is adding four new revenue auditors to look over this tax and the cigarette tax enforcement. If caught, violators would have to pay what they owe or go to jail for six months.
This isn't a new idea. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter started a similar "windfall tax" for oil companies. It was repealed under President Ronald Reagan.
A spokesman for Exxon Mobil said "it was a bad idea then, and it's a bad idea now."
A federal study done after the 1980s windfall tax showed that America's dependence on foreign oil increased and the money spent on research and development decreased.
Something similar was also proposed by former Gov. Tommy Thompson in 1995. It never passed because many, including Democrat Spencer Black, said, "If you tax them, they're just going to pass this right on."
Although it's worth noting that Thompson's plan didn't include Doyle's proposed enforcement and penalties.
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Beautiful Apartment Center of Paris!!
Size23 m²
Floor No.1
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Towels
- Disabled access
Accommodation summary
|Blvd de la Villette, 75010 Paris, France
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This very nicely decorated modern and clean apartment with tile floors, is on the ground floor, no stairs! but has a view down to a courtyard so you feel like you are on the 2nd floor. You will find everything you would expect in a hotel room. towels, bedsheets, duvet, hairdryer, shampoo, conditioner...
The apartment has a bed, with a new high quality latex double mattress and a single bed, a wardrobe closet with ironing board and iron, an open concept living room, a new and fully equipped kitchen, a desk for the business traveler and a bathroom with a large shower and rain shower head. You have at your disposal a washing machine/dryer, a stove, new dishes and cutlery, a Nespresso machine with complimentary coffee, a hot water maker as well as wi-fi high-speed internet (ADSL), cable and a Flat screen TV.
You enjoy walks ? You may want to discover where Edith Piaf lived in Paris, or Maurice Chevalier, Or the Place Saint Marthe, and the artist's area and their workshops.
Or you simply may want to take a stroll through Les Buttes Chaumont, or the park of Belleville these are beautiful, peaceful and huge parks.
Go wander through town along the scenic Canal St Martin with cute boutiques and bordered by trees and dotted with little bridges. Dine or have drinks at trendy restaurants like Prune, Hotel du Nord or Le Cambodge
You may also choose to go eat at very well known and famous french restaurants such as Le Verre Vole, Chateaubriand, Le Galopin or Philou or if the weather is good, order pizza from Pink Flamingo and sit with your own wine and have it delivered to you right on the canal! Or you can shop at the local fresh market open right in front of the building on Wed & Sat and cook it in the new fully equipped kitchen.
Ideally situated in Paris, with an excellent access (taxi, on the go bicycle renting network ; buses and subway) to explore the rest of Paris.
Metro Stops: Belleville (lines 2 & 11) Colonel Fabien (line 2)
House rulessecurity deposit 100 euros
|Price for > 2 guests
|16 € per guest/night extra
|Maximum nights
|2 weeks
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Reviews of this property
Very nice apartment conform to the description and location.
Très bel appartement conforme à la description et bien situé.
The apartment is ideal for two or three people. It has all the amenities and very good communication with two metro stations nearby. Nearby there are restaurants, supermarkets and other establecimentos where purchase is necessary for the stay. To me my two daughters we liked. Highlight the kindness with which we attended Samy and availability at all times.
El apartamento es ideal para dos o tres personas. Tiene todas las comodidades y muy buena comunicación con dos estaciones de metro muy cerca. En la zona hay restaurantes, supermercados y otros establecimentos donde adquirir lo necesario para la estancia. A mi a mis dos hijas nos gustó mucho. Destaco la amabilidad con que nos atendió Samy y su disponibilidad en todo momento.
Very nice apartment. Best use of the space there is. Metro station and supermarket nearby. Definitely recommended!
Heel erg mooi appartement. Optimaal gebruik gemaakt van de ruimte die er is. Metrostation en supermarkt vlakbij. Zeker een aanrader!
Very nicely furnished apartment, clean and the decor is also maintained.
Samy is within minutes on site and very helpful.
The wall to the stairwell is very noisy, but we did not feel personally now than too distracting.
Sehr schön eingerichtete Wohnung, sauber und die Einrichtung ist auch gepflegt.
Samy ist innerhalb weniger Minuten vor Ort und sehr hilfsbereit.
Die Wand zum Treppenhaus ist sehr hellhörig, empfanden wir persönlich jetzt aber nicht als allzu störend.
Nice apartment, the space was very well used. Good kitchen, clean and pleasant and helpful host. Quiet apartment at the back of a building.
We had a great time in Paris and enjoyed the little studio in Belleville. Best things during the week was the market just outside the door (Fridays and Saturdays). Nice to see a part of the town that you normally would miss. A lot of action on bvd de Belleville, two minutes from the studio. The apartment was a little small for three persons but it was OK. Every square cm is used in a maximizing way. Hard to get any privacy in the bathroom... Good kitchen, OK beds, well equipped. We walked to the inner city every day, only 3km away. Don't miss the brilliant parks and pere-lachaise in the neighborhood!
The accommodation was very good. The room was clean and the service (check-in) was very good. If you have any questions you can ask Samy :) The accommodation is located between 2 train stations. You only have to walk about 200 meters. On Saturday there is a beautiful market infront of the building. Supermarket and backery are only a few steps away :). It was a very nice trip to Paris. We recommend these nice accommodation without any restrictions. :)
Photo comply with the description. Very clean and well equipped. I recommend it.
Photo conforme au descriptif. Très propre et bien aménagé. Je le conseil.
Very nice and clean. Spacious shower and organized spaces. Staff very polite and attentive. Wifi and Sky to rest after a long day. The neighborhood is not great but quiet even at midnight. Metro Bellavile 200 m on the right. If you head toward the subway and turn right in the direction of Piazza della Repubblica 50 m you will find a bakery-pastry economic and fabulous. Will definitely stay here next time.
Appartamento molto bello e pulito. Doccia spaziosa e spazi organizzati. Personale molto gentile e attento. Wifi e Sky per riposare dopo una lunga giornata. Il quartiere non è eccezionale ma tranquillo anche a mezzanotte. Metropolitana Bellavile a 200 m sulla destra. Se vi dirigete verso la metropolitana e girate a destra in direzione piazza della repubblica troverete a 50 m una pasticceria-panificio economica e favolosa. Tornerò sicuramente qui la prossima volta.
I recommend the apartment.
It keeps its promises. It has everything from the hair dryer to the coffee machine and everything is well maintained. We were very warmly welcomed.
One word to the surrounding area, we, two women, always felt safe in the neighborhood. It is an interesting, multicultural area but not a "posh" one!
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Has anyone tried using a TBH as a swarm lure?. Maybe half size of normal TBH?
Has anyone tried using a TBH as a swarm lure?. Maybe half size of normal TBH?
Gregg A.Ogden

\"people willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both\"
 Benjamin Franklin
Not sure if this is what you are asking but i have used swarm traps "baited" with lemongrass oil to attract swarms. These i then immediatly transferred into a five-bar top bar nuc, then later into their new permanent full-size top bar hive.
I would assume that one could skip the first step and put lemongrass oil right into the top bar hive and have success, but i have not tried that.
A full size hive would be too heavy for me to manage. I'd rather set up the hive in it's permanent location and take the bees to it. I can't keep the bees where i "trap" them.-j
My Mom's other kids are smarter than me, but i'm not nearly as nice.
Thanks for the reply. Do you use one of the commercially available swarm traps? I was thinking of using a small TBH, then when the bees start drawing comb, transfering to regular TBH.
Gregg A.Ogden
Gregg A.Ogden

\"people willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both\"
 Benjamin Franklin
im planning on cutting two of last years tbh in half and adding a knew back this spring. i will have four traps about the size of a deep super full of propalis. ill put them in trees 10' up
away from existing colonies.
all that is gold does not glitter
Let us know how it works out.
Gregg A.Ogden

\"people willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both\"
 Benjamin Franklin
I have not used commercial traps. I built boxes from scrap plywood, about the volume of a deep, different shapes. I also used cardboard boxes. The bees didn't seem to care too much about the container as long as it was large enough. The lemongrass oil seemed to be the key. Best of luck with the swarms, they are way too much fun.-j
My Mom's other kids are smarter than me, but i'm not nearly as nice.
Howdy folks. IÂm originally from the States but IÂve been living and keeping bees down here in Honduras for the last 15 years. My current apiary has just trapezoidal-shaped TBHs. I just started it last year but the 30 hives in it all came from swarms, gotten mainly by using trap hives. All the swarm traps I use have the same shape and size as the permanent boxes but shorter, with only eight or nine top bars.
You have to take into consideration that IÂm working with the Africanized bees down here which means thereÂs lots of swarms. But tbh trap hives work like a charm for me. Last year I caught at least one swarm for every box I hung up. Some of the boxes caught swarms two times.
One of the main things I like in a swarm trap is to keep them light. I donÂt want to lug around and hang up a heavy box, especially considering the coffee farm where I have the apiary. ItÂs up in the mountains so everything goes up and down. I try to keep the wood parts a thin as possible without losing strength (I weight two hundred pounds but I can stand on them without worrying). The rectangular sides are covered with pieces of aluminum sheets I get from a printerÂs shop. This helps to keep the weight down a lot. A small strip of wood runs along the top of the side with the aluminum sheet, between the two trapezoidal pieces. The bars rest on this. I cover the top bars with a piece of plastic sheeting and staple it on so the boxes stay dry inside (the swarms start flying down here at the end of the rainy season).
The only disadvantage is comb breakage during transportation. ThereÂs always several broken combs when I take one of these boxes from my house in the valley up to the apiary in the mountains. I hang them in the bed of the pickup so the rope can sort of absorb the jars from all the bumps in the road. I also ride in the back and keep a hand on them so they donÂt start swinging around a lot. I usually have to open them up the same day they get to the apiary in order to fix the broken combs. Luckily though, I havenÂt lost any hives because of this. A verticle support on the top bars might help a lot with this problem.
Right on the farm, where I carry the trap hives by hand from the trees to the apiary, there isnÂt any problem with comb breakage. I just need to be careful of not slipping on the steeper parts of the trails.
To bait the boxes I first sprinkle wax on the inside of them. For the outside I make a strong lemon grass tea (It grows naturally down here) and paint or spray it on. If IÂm making the rounds to check the boxes and I see one that still doesnÂt have bees, IÂll squirt some more tea on it from a small spray bottle IÂll carry with me.
This year IÂm implementing some rectangular long hives that will use frames but with a wide top bar. I like the idea of having more of a closed system you get with the use of the top bar because it helps to control the Africanized bees. The normal Langstroth boxes have given me problems because they "open up" too much and the bees are harder to keep under control. But at the same time I want the frames so I can use an extractor and see if not destroying the combs might increase my honey production.
I made several rectangular swarm traps with frames based on this same idea. Each box has seven frames. Three of the six traps I hung up about a month ago already have swarms. It looks like they will work just as well as the frameless trapezoidal boxes. The only problem is that they are considerably more heavy because more wood is used in making them (even though they also have two sides made from the same thin aluminum sheet.)
These boxes are also really handy for making nucs. I also use one if I need to shake a swarm out of a tree.
The adaptability of bees, there keepers, and the management of bees never ceases to amaze me. You wouldn't happen to have any postable photos, would you? Also, do you requeen your swarms, or just go with what you've got?
I usually don't requeen my swarms, either with european queens or a new africanized queen.
European queens aren't available in Honduras. I would have to go to Guatemala or El Salvador and then the price would be too high. Even if there would be european queens here, the price would still be high.
For the most part the queen that comes with the swarm always seems to start out the hive just fine. The first year with her usually goes well. Requeening would be more necessary for the second year.
I've got some photos of the swarm traps and the apiary. I just need more time to sit down and send them. Hopefully in the near future.
Jim b mentioned using cardboard boxes for swarm traps. I've also tried this, baiting them the same way as my regular swarm traps. They worked just fine. It's a cheap enough trap hive but usually only good for one swarm. Because of the rain at the beginning of the swarming season I had to cover them with plastic to make them waterproof. Then the bees would usually start to chew away the cardboard, leaving just the plastic as the wall of the box. This would especially cause problems if it took more than two weeks for me to take them down from the tree.
Tom thanks for sharing you are an inspiration!


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Efforts to domesticate new, high-yield, perennial grain crops require patience and persistence—but such plants could transform agriculture
David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan
Early-stage plant domestication is truly a process of trial and error. We make observations on many candidate species and carry a number of them through several generations of selection. At some point, entire species may have to be culled so we can invest intensely in more promising candidates. Another species that at first seemed less promising may respond to a few cycles of selection in a dramatic way. We have learned that a wild species' average traits, particularly if measured on plants growing in a natural ecosystem, tells us little about what potential it will have when growing under agricultural conditions—and even less about the potential of rare individuals.
Maximilian sunflower (H. maximiliani) has been our top perennial oilseed candidate for domestication since 2000. Fast growing and widely adapted, this species produces many tiny seeds. But recently a close relative and another subject of our research, Silphium integrifolium, has emerged as another promising plant. In its wild state, Silphium appears to be a poor crop candidate. Its traits are almost the opposite of maximilian sunflower: It establishes slowly, flowering only in its second year. Its seeds are very large for a wild plant, but it produces only 15 to 20 per head in the wild. The flower heads have hundreds of florets, but the vast majority are staminate, producing only pollen rather than developing into seeds. In this genus, the seed-bearing florets are found on the rim of the head, where they produce one very long petal and several tiny ones. Collectively, these inconspicuous florets create the large ring of showy sunflower petals that attracts the attention of bees and painters—and plant breeders. It was those large seeds that kept us from completely disregarding this species.
Was there genetic variation for the number of pistillate florets in Silphium, we wondered? In 2004 we grew thousands of plants and spent days walking through the field counting the number of long petals. That number indicates the maximum number of seeds the head can produce. We found and flagged a few dozen plants with heads bearing more than 25 petals, and we covered the next unopened head on each plant with a cloth bag to keep out pollen carried by butterflies and other insects. We checked these bags every day or two. If a bagged head was shedding pollen, we brushed it off into a small jar. Then we went back through the bagged plants, checking for heads with receptive stigmas and pollinating them with this mixed pollen. (Silphium is self-incompatible, so a plant's own pollen will not fertilize its ovules.) We collected the resulting seeds and planted them the next year. A year later we repeated the process, this time raising the bar: Only plants with 35 long petals were flagged and bagged. Again and again we repeated this cycle of selection and intermating. In 2012 several plants had heads with more than 100 long petals, and one plant had more than 150.
This is the kind of low-tech, protracted genetic work that could never have been funded through competitive grants. It was a back-burner project even at the Land Institute, and we did not keep careful records of average petal number or calculate heritabilities. We simply tried to find the most extreme plants in the population and intermate them. Recently, we began to feel confident that this trait responded well enough to selection that the number of seeds per head was not likely to impose serious limitations.
This year we estimated yields more carefully. In our unfertilized breeding nursery, the average seed yield in 2012 was 278 pounds per acre, although some plant families did much better. That's not very impressive compared with the typical yields of 1,500 to 2,000 pounds per acre obtained from commercial annual hybrid cultivars in a nearby experiment at Kansas State University's South Central Kansas Experiment Field. However, this was not a typical couple of years. Our 2012 Silphium yield compares quite favorably with that of the commercial sunflowers in 2011, 263 pounds per acre, and 2012—0 pounds per acre. During these drought years, Silphium grew normally while native grasses, annual sunflower cultivars and even some perennial grain species showed severe stress and stunting.
Prairie ecologist John Weaver noted in 1935 that S. integrifolium flowered normally in the great drought of 1934, when many other prairie plants turned brown and dormant. He attributed this success to Silphium's deep roots. Perhaps it will be the next slightly domesticated perennial grain to move up through the crop-development pipeline. Years of somewhat informal breeding seem to have greatly increased the species' yield potential, although a few cycles of selection for actual yield, not just petal number, are needed to increase the average yields. We have also seen great variation in the amount of seed shattering, although we have not done much selection for that. The oil content of the grains is similar to cultivated sunflower, and Silphium has more protein than its domesticated cousin. Suddenly we find that this candidate, with its large seeds and upright growth form, is more promising than the interspecific perennial–annual hybrids and the maximilian sunflower on which we have spent much more effort.
Once we have a population with reduced shattering and have demonstrated that Silphium can be harvested mechanically at the 5- to 10-acre scale, this candidate should be much more attractive to potential university collaborators around the world. We still need to learn much more about its soil fertility requirements, pathology, ecology and oil chemistry. But its surprise potential illustrates the need for careful research over a broad range of species—even those that may not initially seem that promising.
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Trip Start Mar 13, 2007
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Longhouses if you're not familiar with them are just that - very long houses (I think ours had 28 doors). Each of the doors leads into a fairly big kitchen/dining room which goes through to an even bigger family room for sleeping, chilling out, even watching TV if there is one. The door at the back of that however goes through to a room which stretches the entire length of the whole 28 door building and is a common area for all of the families living in the longhouse. That's also where they hang the skulls. The Iban tribe we were to be staying with, although now fairly modernised, used to be some of the best headhunters in Borneo.
We didn't have long to get ourselves organised for a two night trip but we hit the shops and did our best to get what we needed quickly. We left the guest house at a jog to catch up with the others who were waiting in the van. We'd already met and chatted with Victor and Linda (who would very soon become "our Swedish mates") but also in the van were Heather and Christian plus Harold, our guide. We quickly established a great rapport and were all excited about the trip - this I realised from the barrage of questions we all had for Harold who was more than happy to answer them all and throw in a few funny asides too.
The start of the trip took us to the Orangutan Sanctuary at Semmengoh, we could make it there for feeding time but there were no guarantees that anyone would be hungry right at that time, we crossed our fingers and tried to ignore the zillions of other tourists waiting, sometimes impatiently, to catch a glimpse at the apes. We waited and waited, each breeze that blew a few leaves on a branch was scrutinised closely, but... nothing. Almost resigned to the fact that we'd missed them, the park ranger guy said that we'd have a better chance of seeing one on the trail, so off we trotted with renewed hope. Arriving on the trail, which had been a pleasant walk, our patience was rewarded with an old female who responded to the calls of the ranger guy and swung slowly and ever so carefully through the branches, with her baby clinging to her sides, and stopped just above us. It was incredible!
To see such an elusive, endangered species so close up was humbling. Shortly after, a smaller, younger male came crashing playfully through the trees to impress us with his agility and speed swinging from tree to tree. It was too good. We knew that these were rescue animals but since there weren't caged and were roaming free in a large expanse of jungle the experience didn't seem too zoo-like.
We arrived at the longhouse in Ulu Bayor fairly late since it was quite a long drive, so there was just time for a couple of warm Oranjebooms and a look at their preparation of the days "catch" before settling into our beds for the night. Our guide explained that the tribespeople believed we'd brought with us some luck as they'd managed to catch a large wild boar on the hunt earlier that day - it seems that doesn't happen with regularity - and they wanted to show us their good fortune. The process for preparing a wild boar we were to see in the cramped lean-to at the side of the kitchen began with burning the coarse hair off the pigs skin on an open fire, then scraping whatever residue was left with a fairly large machete. Of course, none of this can be done with the animals head on so this sat, quite comfortably, on the floor, glazed eyes skyward. The hairless carcass is then butchered and seared on the fire, all of which processes are undertaken in the presence of the pack of dogs who'd been out with the hunters to catch the thing. We were immediately impressed by their obedience, not once did any one of them even look like they'd nick a bit and run off with it. With that up close and personal introduction to life in the longhouse, we were instantly aware that we were to be living with them for the next two nights, not just be hosted by them, but that we'd be allowed to be part of their lives. This would be an experience we would not forget. Putting the images of severed pigs heads out of mind, we retired to the second room of the house, where very comfortable roll out mattresses with pillows and cosy blankets had been set up for us, and slept soundly in the cool evening climate of the mountains.
As we'd expected from our first night's introduction, the trip from Mama Mays was not the touristy, don't get your hands dirty kind of affair the other operators might have offered. Although we're still unclear of the exact details there was some family connection between May and Stewart, the guy whose rooms of the longhouse we stayed in. So, happily for all of us, there was no 'cultural program', we just did what they did and went where they went. In the morning, they went hunting - so we did too. All of us, about 4 or 5 of the men from the house and a pack of six to eight dogs. What a trip. It started out fairly quietly, just sauntering up the road, then along a wee path into the trees and after about half an hour or forty minutes we were into the jungle and onto the scent of our quarry. We clambered over stray branches and fallen trees, climbing down deeper into the jungle with only tree roots to hold our footfalls. Arriving at a river, we were asked to wait, the pig was so close they'd be faster and easily more successful if we just stayed put a while, we hung there, listening to Harold's story about the time someone went round the wrong way, was mistaken for a pig and accidently shot. We didn't move from there till one of the guys came wading back through the river a short time later dragging the baby boar through the water to wash out the blood (the dogs had caught and held it till one of the guys could get over there and chop a clean swipe with the machete, right through it's shoulder).
The others were already chasing after another, bigger boar but we'd decided that was good enough for us, we certainly didn't want to botch their attempt to catch the next one. There was some discussion in our group as to how they'd normally carry their catch back to the house, the hunter (the one we'd later refer to as 'Champion') who'd stayed with us and Harold, demonstrated how to tie up the animals legs, with a long thin bit of tree root or something like that, so that you could put a stick through there and carry it between two people. After tying it up though, it was just small enough to fit into the woven basket he'd brought along and Erik volunteered to be the pack horse - that is what I brought him all this way around the world for after all! Our arrival back at the house was met with some delight as Erik carried the catch home.
We were a lucky group and they seemed to appreciate our enthusiasm for their culture and willingness to participate. I suppose it might all sound a bit bloodthirsty and gory, but being there, knowing that was dinner for the next couple of nights, it didn't feel wrong. As the fire was getting started to prepare the pig, the girls in our group were given a chance to learn how to cook sticky rice in bamboo. There's a special technique to getting the rice and the right amount of water in there which consists of shaking tapping and turning the bamboo so the rice kinda falls in from your hands. They found it quite funny to start with, but their expert tuition, even although we couldn't speak the same language, meant we soon began to get the hang of it. The stuffed bamboo canes were sealed off at the top with leaves and propped up next to the fire to cook - I loved the simplicity. Sitting by the kitchen table after our hunt, we could see that people from the other doors along the house would come by and peer in a little bit, interested to see what we were like, but they never came in. We later learned that it was custom to treat visitors as VIPs so although people were keen to interact, they felt we should be bothered and were a bit shy because they couldn't speak any English. We'd done our best to learn some pleasantries from Harold before getting there, but it doesn't take long to get those out of the way, and the Iban actually spoke a different language, their own local dialect, which was different to the Bahasa we'd been using. Preferring to be out there with the folks, we went out the front to hang out and be seen. It wasn't long before a table appeared, then chairs for us, so we'd be more comfortable - they were hospitable in the extreme. That little table and chair set up soon turned into a bit of a party as pieces of wild boar were cooked on the fire and shared around along with the rice whiskey... Yowzer! That's some strong tasting stuff but we liked how it was shared around. Using only one glass, the 'barman' would refill the glass and pass it round the circle, making sure everyone took their turn.
The afternoon barbie turned into an evening's performance, after we'd eaten again (it's very important, culturally you understand, to gratefully accept all the hospitality offered) we were informed by our good friend Harold that our hosts would like to play some music for us - we were delighted and couldn't wait to hear it. There was no pomp and ceremony, there was no costume or fuss, they just brought out their instruments and started to play, mocking and chastising each other playfully as they did. We huddled near the back and listened carefully, nodding and smiling our appreciation. All of the families from the other rooms down the line gathered, some in the light with us, others in the shadows, observing. I wouldn't have known some were there except when I later heard some of their giggles. Much to our surprise, we were invited to join in their music making, so one by one, we went up front and tried our hands. Delighted that we'd joined in we laughed together at our poor attempts and mistakes.
The rice whisky and arak were now flowing and everyone was in the party mood. Harold explained that with a few rice whiskies would come the courage to communicate more, it surely did. We'd been impressed and humbled by the kindness and generosity of our hosts and that night, they became our friends.
Another very comfortable night was spent in the house but after a solid night's sleep and a hearty breakfast, it was all too soon time to go. We were very sad to leave and wanted to stay longer... much longer.
The ride home with Harold was just as much fun as the ride there, and I'm sure we had just as many, if not more, questions which he gladly answered. Harold, we can't thank you enough for making that trip such a great experience for us.
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Police make another arrest in a Jacksonville bingo hall murder
Charged with murder, attempted robbery
JACKSONVILLE, ONSLOW COUNTY - Another arrest has been made in the bingo hall shooting of Kim Flournoy last December.
According a warrant from the Onslow County Sheriff's Office obtained by NewsChannel 12, James Edward Williamson was arrested today. The warrant says Williamson conspired with Larry Forrest to kill Kim Flournoy on December 30, 2012.
Williamson is charged with one count of murder, one count of attempted robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. He is an active duty marine corporal and was taken into custody at Camp Lejeune today. Williamson is in the Onslow County Jail, being held without bond.
Another Camp Lejeune marine, Larry Forrest, was arrested on April 16, 2013 and charged with an open count of murder. Forrest is also in the Onslow County Jail, without bond.
NewsChannel 12 will continue to follow any new developments in this story.
The daughter of Kim Hua Flournoy, the grandmother shot and killed outside a Jacksonville bingo hall in late December, shared with NewsChannel 12 how her family is coping.
"I think it has been up and down, it comes in waves. You know, a little thing that I'll see or something my son will do, and I'll catch myself forgetting that [my mother] is dead and thinking 'oh, she would love to see this,'" said Kim Flournoy DiJoseph, the victim's daughter.
Flournoy, 65, was shot and killed in the parking lot of TNT Bingo, located at 205 Henderson Drive in Jacksonville. The murder happened at about 7:42 p.m. on Dec. 30. Flournoy was entering the building when she was killed, police said.
A Camp Lejeune Marine was arrested on Tuesday for Flournoy's murder. PFC Larry Forrest, 21, of Piney Green Rd., is charged with an open count of murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon.
Forrest appeared in the Onslow County Courthouse Wednesday morning, and was told that he could get the death penalty if convicted. Flournoy's daughter was in the courtroom too, and told NewsChannel 12 how she felt.
"I think there was a certain sense of ease. That kind of sense of calm, which was kind of the opposite of what I thought it would be like," DiJoseph said.
In a surveillance video of the murder, the suspect can be seen holding up a gun, before running off. The suspect then got into a white Dodge Avenger. That car helped lead officers to Forrest, said Jacksonville Police Chief Mike Yaniero.
The vehicle was rented from Albert J. Ellis Airport on Dec. 24, 2012. When police executed the search warrant, they found ammunition and gloves in the car, as well as clothing worn on the night of the shooting, Chief Yaniero said.
Investigators also said Forrest and his wife may have lied about his alibi that night.
Forrest is an ammunition technician for the 2nd Supply Battalion Combat Logistics Regiment 25, based at Camp Lejeune. He has been a suspect in the murder since January, according to 1st Lt. James Stenger, Camp Lejeune's public affairs officer. Stenger said it's too soon to speculate what action base officials will take against the suspect.
Forrest is being held in the Onslow County Jail without bond. His next court appearance is scheduled for May 8.
Jacksonville Police say they think two other people involved in the crime, and officers are asking for the public's help in finding them. Those with information are asked to call Detective Gary Manning or Detective Michael Groom at 910-938-6405. They can also be reached via email at email@example.com and email@example.com.
The public can also anonymously contact Crimestoppers at 910-938-3273. A reward of $25,000 is being offered, part of which came from local businesses, including TNT Bingo. DiJoseph said it's support from the community that got her family through the tough time.
"Both my brother and I left Jacksonville a long time ago. But it's always been our hometown. And so to get that level of support at a place that we grew up in has been really amazing," DiJoseph said.
Flournoy had celebrated her 65th birthday just days before her death, police said. She had recently became a grandmother.
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JC Penney: Is home where the profit is?
JC Penney is honing in on its home department as part of a bigger plan to turn its stores into mini-malls of sorts.
The struggling department-store chain is unveiling revamped home areas within its stores that feature 20 boutiques that highlight 50 new brands. The areas will include an eclectic mix of items, from $60 Michael Graves' stainless steel teakettles to $1,850 Jonathan Adler "Happy Chic" sofas.
The home areas, which Penney will begin to roll out Friday at 500 of its 1,100 stores, are big tests of CEO Ron Johnson's plan to open separate shops-within-stores for popular designers. The format, which gives department stores more of a mini-mall feel, have been popular at higher-end rivals such as Macy's and Bloomingdale's for years.
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Press - what people say about APC-200906-8804
APC's efforts at engaging ICT and internet policy spaces has allowed FMA to participate in general governance spaces such as WSIS and the Internet Governance Forum. This engagement has allowed us—and APC in general—to be updated on the current state of play in terms of the content and agencies of internet governance—the issues, actors, and spaces—and has allowed us to position ourselves and our advocacies both in international and local contexts. It also allowed us to network with communities of practice and advocacy in specific areas of work (privacy/security, A2K, access etc) This has also helped sharpen FMA's positions on key policy issues that it engages nationally (and to a lesser extent regionally, e.g., ASEAN).
This is related not only to APC's facilitating member participation in the aforementioned spaces, but also in providing frameworks of content for our advocacies such as APC's Internet Rights Charter – which has provided an overarching agenda for infocomms advocacy. The IRC provides invaluable content to our advocacy, and allows us to advance a social justice/rights-based agenda in ICT/internet/telecomms policy. APC has enabled us to engage in regional/national campaigns via policy researches, public forums, and capacity-building activities. APC allows members like us to be a relevant civil society actor in many of the content areas which the IRC tackles.- Alan Alegre, Foundation for Media Alternatives, Philippines, May 2009


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Packers will beat the Giants in the playoffs this year.
Packers will beat the Giants in the playoffs this year.
I bet you're on the redskins board saying "bold prediction, packers vs redskins" or the bears message board.
Giants haven't beaten the Packers since 1992 at home.
Funny no Giant fan mentions that.
First you congratulate us and then you talk about the dumbest **** that makes no sense.
Listen pal, if you have this bipolar **** that you're going to pull every week, why come to the board? Talk maturely, I doubt anyone wants to even discuss this nonsense.
If you're bitter about last year, get over it. The Giants spanked the Packers where it mattered not only last year but in 2007.
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Some background... about 3 or 4 weeks ago, I bought 2 nucs. I have them side by side about 4 feet apart.
A few days ago, I noticed a bunch of smaller, pale bees hanging out around one of the hives, but not going in. they were clinging to the underside of the screened bottom board, as well as on the grass, rocks etc. below and behind the hive. I would estimate numbers at 50-75 bees. What happened here? Were they sick and banished from the hive? Is this reverse prejudice in bees? Today, when I checked, there was no sign of such bees. I have not been able to inspect the hives for about a week, but traffic in and out of the hives seems normal. Should I be alarmed?


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Our front 4 are not doing their job at all. Even with a blitz we cannot get to the QB. I do not know what is going on or what is wrong. It almost seems once they get in, they over pressure and end up being out of the play.
I believe with our team we need to go to a 3-4. Basically moving JPP back to a LB'er position. This could be awesome in every sense and work very well for us since teams would not have a clue about us now and have no way to prepare. JPP could be the same as Kiwanuka in this respect. He would adapt very well as long as he is on the INSIDE.


text: From Sherrod Blakely: I still like Ben and respect what he stands for as a player. But some of the stuff he has said the last few days, more than anything else, is disappointing to hear. Not because I don't believe it (a lot of what Ben says is true), but the fact that he decides to put it out there at a time when it doesn't serve any purpose other than to be hurtful.That's not the Ben Wallace I knew; and based on some conversations I've had, a lot of folks close to him are feeling as though the guy they knew, somehow, has either changed or had them hood-winked for a long time. Either way you look at it, it sucks. On Cheick Samb- LOL. I got a chance to watch some film of him on draft night. ... he runs the floor extremely well, and seems to be active defensively. But I don't see him coming over for at least another year or two. He has to get stronger - a lot stronger - before he comes over here. On Amir- Keep in mind that he should be a sophomore in college right now, so a growth spurt isn't all that unusual. With his athleticism, his height is irrelevant at this point. He can jump out of the gym like you wouldn't believe. But as we've seen, you need to be more than really athletic to be a good basketball player. He has the size to play the four, but his best chance at helping this team might come at the 3. The problem with that is, he's playing behind two guys - tayshaun and delfino - who are going to have to play, basically, all the minutes at that spot this year. I just don't see him seeing much P.T. this year. Chauncey's payday will be directly tied with how the team does. If they win, he'll make a TON OF $$$$. If they take another step back, and his game shows signs of cracking - or God forbid, he gets hurt - his window of opportunity to get paid in a big way may pass him by. I see this team winning 48-52 games this year. In the practices thus far, there seems to be a lot more of an emphasis on getting the ball inside, usually to Double-D, Nazr or Sheed. I think you'll see Detroit look to score more inside, because teams aren't going to be able to double-down like they have in the past. I don't think Detroit will become this scoring machine with Ben gone, but I do believe you'll see a lot more balance offensively. I think it's WAY, WAY too soon to count Nazr and Flip as not being quality players. When Chauncey came here, he was a considered a ball-hog who cared about nothing but getting his own points. Two years later, Detroit had an NBA title and he was Finals MVP. Rip was considered a good scorer, but the thinking was he couldn't have been that good if arguably the greatest player of this generation, MJ, didn't want him on his team. Today, Rip's an all-star who has to be considered one of the league's top shooting guards. Are Nazr and Flip going to be that good? Probably not. But they each will have an opportunity to contribute in a big way, which is something very few of Detroit's newcomers the last couple of years could say (other than McDyess, of course). On Darko- To me, the real test will be what he does NEXT year, which is when the new contract that he will probably sign with Orlando this summer, kicks in. We've seen plenty of players (Juwan Howard, Maurice Taylor and Kelvin Cato come to mind right away) who play like stars in a contract year, and don't come even remotely close to being that good afterward.Darko's got skills, and the Magic will get his best stuff this year. But after he inks a new deal, will he still bring it? I'm not convinced. I think they'll have a good month of November, but I don't see them winning their first nine games. I definitely see them losing at least one or two during that west coast trip, probably the one at Sacramento or the one at Utah which, as most of you know, is a place where the Pistons have always had problems. In their first 15 games, I see them going no worst than 8-7, but no better than 11-4. As far as Sheed slacking off after he got the money, his BIG, BIG payday was in Portland. The deal he has in Detroit is good, but it pales in comparison to the $$$ he got in Portland. As far as him going into the paint, again, I point to the fact that Ben's presence around the basket made it tougher than it should have been for Sheed - or any other big man - to go to work. Think about it. How many times did you see Sheed double-teamed, and the man coming with the help was Ben's guy? It happened a lot more last season than the year before.As far as Darko is concerned, I have maintained all along that I think he'll be a decent pro. But for what he'll give you relative to the kind of money he'll want to start off making (at least $8M, and that might be low in his agent's eyes), I don't know if he'll continue to work at improving once he gets that kind of money.And as far as a pass for Sheed, I think we've all written at some point how his teammates have stepped up in those 'Guaran-Sheed' games and carried the ballclub. With no Ben in the middle, he has no excuse for not being a bigger force down low. MLive.com: Detroit Pistons Forum threads: 89017, 89005, 89002, 89001


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Discussion in 'The Coffee Shop ~ Chit Chat' started by ChevyFan, Jan 27, 2007.
Chip off the old block.
My son's are in to Monster jam now.
My son loves to see Monster Jam. When Monster Mutt comes in hey starts yelling "Dog Dog"
The simple pleasures of an 20 month old.:biggrin:
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