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This is a super simple install-and-done (mostly) add-on that'll remove the confirm password system from your registration form.
- Compatible XF Versions:
- 1.2
- 1.3
- 1.4
- Visible Branding:
- No
Note: This uses a template modification to remove the field from the form. If you have a heavily customised registration template, it may not work - you'll have to edit the template and add <xen:comment></xen:comment> tags around the password confirm block.
Unmaintained No Password Confirmation 1.0.0
Remove the confirm password box... For some reason.


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The hotel is located in the heart of Dubai's historic and most culturally diverse quarter, with easy access to several shopping centres and business districts. Dubai Metro is also close by. Explore Deira's vibrant, winding and historic Creek area, where local "abra" water taxies ply their trade. Guests are welcomed in a lobby with 24-hour reception. The hotel offers the perfect facilities for any personal needs, such as Internet access, room and laundry service.
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smart INVOICE PILOT SAP includes an invoice ledger and a component for the automatic, complete control of the audit-compliant invoice approval process. Ergonomic transactions, aligned to the roles involved in invoice processing, facilitate easy and targeted intervention in the pending business transactions on the part of the users.
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The Araneidae family has 2841 species world wide. They have broad bodies, with relatively short legs often with spines. Araneidae have 8 eyes, and the typical arrangement of the eyes (looking from above) is shown in the drawing below.
The spiders in this family spin orb webs with a closed hub, as is shown in the drawing below. They may also build a retreat away from the web. The average U. K. orb web has over 1000 junctions, and uses about 20 m of silk, but weighs under 0.5mg. Yet it can easily support the heaviest spider. Araneus quadratus can reach weights of 2.25 g when heavily laden with eggs. That is 4500 times the weight of the entire web.
Araneidae mating - when a male approaches the web of a female he is hoping to mate with he plucks the threads of her web to attract her attention, and to let her know he is not her next meal.
Egg sacs. Spiders in this family tend to lay their eggs sacs amongst vegetation or under stones.
The spider above is Araneus diadematus, also known as the garden spider, the cross spider and the diadem spider. Usually very easy to recognise because of the large white cross on the abdomen. The top of the cross cannot be seen here as she is so big with eggs. It is one of the most common orb web spiders, and is found in Europe, North America and Asia, right across to Japan.
The body length of a fully grown female is 12 - 15 mm long, and a male 8 mm.
They build a large web - a typical one is seen above, but they can vary slightly according to the anchor points. The average web is around 40 cm in diameter, and 1.5 - 2.5 m off the ground if suitable sites are available. However they will build anywhere. I have one in the roof corner of my greenhouse. The female has changed the web to suit the expansion and then removal of a tomato plant, and it is certainly not the "average" shape and size. Females hide close to the web. A web can take less that an hour to construct, and will last just a day or two at most as the sticky droplets on the spiral threads get coated with dust and pollen and become ineffective. The spider doesn't waste the silk of the old web, but eats it as it is full of protein.
The spider above was found in a rose bush growing up a wall, and had been there for some months.
In the U. K. it usually takes two years for this spider to reach sexual maturity. Mating usually takes place in August and September. Mature males search out a female to mate with. When he finds one he plucks the silk strands of her web to announce his arrival, and to let her know he wants to mate and is not her next meal. Although if he doesn't make a speedy retreat after mating he might be. She will lay her yellow egg sac containing 400 - 800 eggs in a sheltered spot, probably attached to the wall, and stay with the eggs till she dies in the autumn.
The young will emerge as it starts to warm up the following spring. At first the spiderlings will huddle together in what looks like a fuzzy ball which if touched seems to explode with spiders running in every direction. Then after their first moult they will go their separate ways. You can just see the silk issuing from her spinnerets at the end of her abdomen.
It takes just 5 seconds from the time a prey item lands on the web until it is bitten and the spider starts wrapping it up in silk. Often the spider will completely wrap up the prey in silk before killing it. Sometimes she does not kill the prey immediately. She will twirl it round and round in silk until all its legs are caught up, then she leaves it hanging until she is ready for a meal.
Above is Araneus quadratus, probably the heaviest British spider - one weighed 1.174 g, and another weighed 0.33 g but the eggs she had just laid weighed 0.76 g, and weights as high as 2.25 g have been recorded! The spider gets its scientific name from the 4 spots on its abdomen.
The female is 9 - 15 mm long, and the male 6 - 8 mm long. The colour of both sexes varies from pale yellow to red/brown. The abdomen in the female increases hugely in size when she is heavy with eggs. It is found in tall grass, heather and bushes. The web is around 40 cm in diameter, and less than 1.5 m off the ground when there is a suitable site. Adults are sexually mature in summer and autumn. The are common in Britain and northern Europe.
Another member of this family is Nephalia sp. from New Guinea. Their huge webs are so strong that humans use them to catch fish.
Above and below is another spider in the Araneidae family, Nuctenea umbratica. It has a flattened abdomen and is rather dull coloured. During the day it is found under bark and in dark crevices, all this makes it rather hard to spot. One of its favourite hiding places is in folded up garden furniture. The female is up to 14 mm long, and the male 9 mm. The female is seen throughout the year, but the male is seen in summer only.
It emerges as it starts to get dark and spins its web to catch night-flying insects, the most common prey item being moths. It can take moths 7 or 8 times its size. It is able to do this as it has a fast-acting poison that quickly paralyses the prey. There is a line running from the centre of the web back into the spider's retreat. The spider sits in the retreat with 2 legs on this line to detect any vibrations on the web.
This spider is found in low vegetation, bushes and trees. It is common throughout the U. K. and northern Europe.
Female body length is 6 - 8 mm, and males are 4 mm.
The red patch above the spinnarets (see the photograph above) is the diagnostic to identify this spider.
The size of the web is small, just a few cm wide, and it is messy and disorganised compared to others in this family.
Adults mature in summer and autumn. And are most commonly seen May - September. The female, above was already wrapping up a small prey item - a fly I think - when the unfortunate butterfly blundered into her web.
The mature male, above, was found in my greenhouse in July. Surely one of the most attractive spiders around. His legs are wonderful.
Also in the Araneidae family are the bolas spiders. These spiders hang from a silk thread holding its bolas (a sticky ball of silk on a thread0 by one leg. It swings the bolas so that it sticks to a passing moth. Then it reels the line, bolas and moth in. There are bolas spiders in America, Africa and Australia. In tropical America it was found that the prey items of the local bolas spider were all male "armyworm" moths. When the bolas spider was studied further it was discovered that it produced a chemical which imitated the female armyworm's sex pheromone. The the poor male moth thought it was flying towards a female eager to mate.


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by Louise Oliver
It seems the New York bagel is something kids and adults alike adore for packed lunch or breakfast. The Fife wholemeal bagel is tastier and not as hard to make as you may think. It does take time but if you have other things you need to do, take a longer break between each kneading stage. Time, more than kneading, is necessary for a good bagel. You can play around with the sizes that you need. Make a batch for later as they freeze well and quickly defrost. They also taste delicious topped with oats, pumpkin seeds or salt. That's before the fillings are even thought of.
This recipe has been adapted from Dan Lepard's white bagel recipe, found in his book 'Short and Sweet'. If you want to make this version just use strong white flour in place of the wholemeal and an extra teaspoon of salt.
Makes 8
1 teaspoon fast action yeast
250g strong wholemeal flour
250g strong white flour
1 teaspoon sea salt or 2 teaspoon of salt.
1 tablespoon of caster sugar
300ml warm water
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
oil for kneading
5 tablespoon of malt sugar or brown sugar
a 2 litre saucepan of boiling water
pumpkin seeds/oats for the topping
Mix together the flour, yeast, salt and caster sugar in a bowl and then add the warm water and vinegar. Give this a mix with a spoon until a firm dough is formed. The dough will be quite dry but this will result in a chewy bagel. If you prefer a fluffier bagel, add some more water. Cover the bowl with a tea towel or cling film and put in a warm part of the house for at least 10 minutes.
Knead the dough for 10 seconds on a very lightly oiled surface. This light kneading process needs repeating twice more, again with 10 minute intervals.
One this is done put the dough back in the bowl, cover and leave for an hour, again in a warm part of the house.
Divide the dough into 8 pieces, roughly 90g each and roll them into smooth balls. Place them on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper and cover again with a tea towel and leave for 20 minutes.
When you are ready to shape and cook the bagels, pop on a large pan of water to boil and heat your oven to 220ºC/ Gas 7.
Next comes the shaping! A simple way to do this is to stick a finger in the middle and use your other fingers to stretch the dough away.
Add the malt/sugar to the steadily boiling water and add 1 or 2 bagels at a time. Poach them in the water for roughly 30- 60 seconds, then use a spoon or tongs to turn them over and cook for a further 30- 60 seconds. Then put them back on the greaseproof lined tray and sprinkle a handful of seeds or oats on each bagel.
For smaller bagels bake for 25 minutes whilst larger ones need 30. They should be a lovely golden brown colour. Let the bagels cool on a tray.
They can be sliced and gobbled up with a good spreading of butter/ hummus/ cheese or whatever takes your fancy.


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Hey there Spiceheads,
We finally got a Spiceworks exclusive promo just for you guys out there and there is no need to do anything with Facebook this time :-)
In order to get your free flash drive all you need to do is sign up for a new NeweggBusiness account by clicking here. Once an account is created go to your shopping cart and "quick add" item 00-996-185. Then apply promo code SPC16GB to get it for FREE!
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Oct 6, 2011 at 9:37 UTC
Aww man... I guess you can't do it if you've already created your account?
Oct 6, 2011 at 9:46 UTC
Is there someone in your office that may need their own log in to an existing account? You can add a sub-account on NeweggBusiness that would still be a new account. All you do is log in, go to My Account > Manage Users and add someone. They will then have a brand new account under the same company account.
Oct 6, 2011 at 10:01 UTC
This promo code SPC16GB you entered is only available for specific programs.
won't let me use the code.
Oct 6, 2011 at 10:15 UTC
You have to have a new account on NeweggBusiness in order to qualify for the promotion
Oct 6, 2011 at 10:18 UTC
Awesome thanks!
Oct 6, 2011 at 10:27 UTC
I added a new user to my account since I already had one. I get the promo code is only available for specific programs message. Will that not work for the promo like you said above?
Oct 6, 2011 at 10:33 UTC
Yeah, just adding a new user on the account doesn't seem to do the trick. I signed on as the new user too, just to be sure.
Oct 6, 2011 at 10:36 UTC
Let me look into that, everyone is just getting in to the office here so give them a few minutes to get their morning coffee
Oct 6, 2011 at 11:06 UTC
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Oct 6, 2011 at 11:14 UTC
I also got this error on the first try, with a new account. 2nd try I noticed there was a space at the end of the code when I pasted it, removed the space and it worked.
Oct 6, 2011 at 12:08 UTC
I followed this exactly, and created a new account. I still got "This promo code SPC16GB you entered is only available for specific programs."
Oct 6, 2011 at 12:32 UTC
Make sure there are no spaces and that you enter a zip code for shipping and update the cart before entering the promo code. I heard this fixes a lot of the problems.
Oct 6, 2011 at 12:40 UTC
Weird. I went back to NeweggBusiness.com and went to my cart. The product was stored there and the promo code was applied. I just had to hit checkout.
Oct 6, 2011 at 2:39 UTC
1st Post
I signed up, but when I tried to add it to my cart I got a message that it was a Deactivated item.
Oct 7, 2011 at 11:21 UTC
Jacob - I just signed up yesterday, but it's not letting me add this item. Says Deactivated item. I've verified that there are no spaces. Not sure where you add the zip code.
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Well okay then.
So we start off with Askin explaining the true nature of The Deathdealing and how it lets him control the amounts of a substance that would be considered lethal, in terms of how much is actually lethal. That first page with the list of lethal dosages threw me for a loop, but okay. Then, Nimaiya collapses because it turns out that Askin made the blood in his body lethal to him at its current volume. Then, Askin actually pulls out a bow - first time we've seen a legit one in, what, 7 chapters? - and prepares to strike. Well, at least he's pragmatic in that sense. But then, Nimaiya SLITS HIS OWN THROAT to let the blood flow out, thus decreasing the amount in his body and going beneath the lethal dosage amount. Wow. I am impressed.
Of course, as Askin correctly points out, Nimaiya will eventually die if he just lets his blood keep spurting out of his throat, which means he will lose no matter what he does, as he has to lose blood in order to stay beneath the lethal dosage. However, what Askin didn't factor in was
the warp ability Kirinji being able to outright replace blood with his hot spring water, which Nimaiya uses to heal himself. Of course, this allows Nimaiya to actually kill Askin in one attack this time (somehow he cuts Askin's chest diagonally while finishing off the slash horizontally. I don't even). And finally, Nimaiya challenges Yhwach because all of the elite Sternritter are out of the way - and thankfully, Yhwach seems ready to throw down too.
Overall, good chapter. I liked the sort-of science that went into The Deathdealing, especially with the opening page explaining lethal dosages. However, what I'm more hyped about was, again, Nimaiya. This guy cut his own throat to counter Askin, and he just casually stood up with blood spurting out of his neck. The sheer awesomeness is volatile. And on top of that, Kirinji finally came back into the fold in quite the cool manner, since he's basically the only reason Nimaiya survived. Glad to see Kubo didn't forget about him. I'm predicting either a cut back down to Soul Society or Yhwach proving why he am strongest
Russian Quincy next chapter. Either way, the hype is real.
This week, I want to go over the idea of pragmatism in combat. Now, I actually started writing this before this chapter came out, but 602 has provided a good example of not being smart in combat: Askin explaining his power to Nimaiya. (Be forewarned: I'm gonna derail for a bit here) Now, while the series is known for doing this (and for the offender getting properly owned because of it), I feel like this is particularly egregrious because Kubo has proven that characters can explain their abilities without doing so verbally to their opponent - a prime example is Guenael, who detailed the different forms of The Vanishing Point mentally as he used them. We still knew what was going on, but he wasn't putting himself at a disadvantage. Now, I'm well aware that characters just thinking about their powers all the time might get a little silly, but for some powers we DO need some sort of explanation to know just what the hell is going on (would this chapter have made any sense without Askin explaining stuff?) and I feel like continuing to do it in battle to one's opponent is sillier.
Okay, moving on. To my knowledge, we've only ever had 3 noticeably pragmatic characters in the series - Shunsui, Starrk, and Yhwach. Shunsui and Starrk had quite possibly the most interesting battle of the series as a whole because it consisted of them guessing each other's powers and getting a feel for each other's abilities - something rare in manga, from what I can tell. But the more important pragmatist, at least to me, is Yhwach. He's managed to be good at everything Aizen failed to do - actively monitoring the growth of several captains after depriving them of their powers, sending in the rank-and-file last to clean up after wrecking the Seireitei with his elites, doing his damnedest to kill Ichigo as soon as they meet, etc. etc. What's interesting to me about this is that we're so accustomed to villains being idiots in manga that quite a few people think this is a sign of massive intelligence on Yhwach's part. However, wouldn't most of us do the same things, or at least be practical, in his position? I feel like we're so used to shōnen fights that when someone who could be a seinen villain comes along, we presume genius. It's certainly interesting to think about.


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By Geneva Holliday
"I'm sick of making breakfast for my vibrator!"
I screamed into the phone to Noah, who was laughing his ass off in his flat in London.
"Stop laughing, Noah. It's not funny."
"I know, I'm sorry, baby. I wish I could help you out, but you know I've been off the coochie for some time now." He snickered.
"Whatever," I said through a yawn.
"I gotta go, babe. We'll talk again next week, okay?"
"Love you."
"Love you too," I said, and hung up the phone. Stretching myself out onto my couch, I began to evaluate my situation.
Maybe the fact that it's been a long time since I've had a real live man in my bed is what has put me in such a funky mood to begin with.
Maybe it's not just the absence of sex—maybe I'm depressed?
I've thought about that. Even ventured so far as to speak to a couple of associates who make it no secret that they pop Xanax as often as Geneva pops M&M's.
They tell me I don't have the symptoms of depression. They say, "Maybe you're just dissatisfied with your life?"
How could I be?
I'm a director at a very successful non-profit organization. I pull in a six–figure income, I own beautiful apartment overlooking Central Park, and I have a very hefty 401(k). And let's not forget good health, friends, and family.
I have everything a girl could want—except a man. Well, I sort of have a man—well, a part–time lover really…in Antigua no less.
But I want…I need my very own man.
Up until this moment I haven't wanted to admit that to myself, but true is true and sometimes the truth is a hard fact to face. I guess I didn't want to own up to it because I didn't want to fall into the category of "Only Feels Complete with a Man."
I think this Strong Black Woman complex hurts a lot of us strong black women. We're supposed to be these alpha females with power jobs that allow us to buy ourselves our own power toys.
Have you noticed the number of women who own cars now?
And I read that black women own more real estate than black men.
Those women, the strong black ones, proclaim that they don't need a man for anything, don't even need their dicks. Those they can buy online in any size, shape, and color.
I should know: I have two dildos and a vibrator shaped like a ladybug.
I may seem like one of those women—the strong black women—my trappings may suggest that I am, but truth be told, I'm not.
I may not be verbalizing that I need a man, but shit, in my heart I'm screaming that I do.
A dildo can't hold you, embrace you after sex, or take you on romantic walks along moon–kissed beaches. It can't propose marriage, and, worst of all, it can't give you children.
So if not wanting any of those things, or not needing any of those things, is what makes a strong black woman, then a strong black woman I'm not.
Over the past year I've put my heart into finding that special someone. I did the speed–dating thing and just walked away with a dry mouth and stiff jaws from smiling too much. I even went the online route and actually thought I'd stumbled onto a "possible" when I met Ben.
Benjamin Knight was a tall brown–skinned man with curly sandy–colored hair and hazel eyes. A pharmacist by trade, he had great teeth and a nice physique.
He had twin boys named Clarence and Fabian and an ex–wife named Nadia.
Ben had given Nadia the house in Westchester County and rented a small apartment for himself in Greenwich Village. He'd always wanted to live in the Village, he confided to me on our first date as we sat sipping wine at the Harlem Grill. "I've got an artist's heart," he'd said, laughing.
I liked his laugh.
"So what are you looking for in a mate?" The question was sudden, totally taking me off guard.
"Well, I um…" I started, not knowing how we'd gotten to that place so quickly. I glanced down at my watch. We were just thirty minutes in. "I guess I want what all women want," I said, hoping that I would not have to say any more than that.
Ben nodded his head. He understood, or at least I thought he did. I would find out a week later that what he thought all women wanted and what I wanted were two very different things.
After the lovely meal and lively conversation, he drove me home in his brand–new emerald green Jaguar. Walking me to the front door of my building, he placed both of his hands on my shoulders, leaned in, and gave me a polite peck on my forehead. Afterward, he reiterated what a wonderful time he'd had and how he hoped I wouldn't break his heart by telling him that I already had plans for next Friday night.
I didn't.
We spoke twice during the week. He was funny, insightful, and intelligent. I was beginning to think that I'd finally hit the jackpot. But when he called Thursday evening to confirm the time and place for our second date, the jackpot I thought I'd hit turned into just the two–dollar winnings on a quarter bet.
"Hey, Crystal, I was wondering…maybe we can, uh, skip the dinner," he said.
"Okay, is there something else you'd like to do instead?" I asked as I stood over my dressing table, unhooking my watch from my wrist.
"Yeah, I figure you can just come over to my place or I can hang out at yours."
The red flag started to inch up the flagpole, but I ignored it. He was cute, smart, a good and attentive father. His ex–wife didn't work; she didn't have to, and besides, he didn't want her to. It was important, he said, for his children not to have to be raised by nannies and babysitters.
So he's paying a mortgage, child and spousal support, not counting his expenses—maybe his request to stay in came from a financial aspect?
The excuses swirled around me.
"Um, well—" I began.
"Look, Crystal. We're both adults, so we know where we're going to end up, and I—"
" 'End up'?"
"Yeah, end up."
"Where's that?"
"In bed. I want you, you want me, so why do we have to play these stupid games? Dinner, movies. All of it a waste of money and time. We could be using that time getting to know each other. You know, in the biblical sense."
I was flabbergasted. "Are you joking?"
That was the end of Ben.
Then there was Sultan.
I know—what kind of name is that?
Well, I thought it was the one his mama gave him. His government name, as they say.
But come to find out, it was the name he gave himself in prison while he was serving a six–to–ten stint. Of course, I didn't find out that he'd been in prison until our fourth date, when we ended up in my apartment, in my bedroom.
I was wet as hell; I mean, the fucking Niagara was spilling out from between my legs. At that point I hadn't had sex in about three months and Sultan was tall, dark, gorgeous, and I hadn't missed, on our first meeting, the imprint his cock left in his Levi's.
I disrobed first, laid myself across the bed, and watched as he slipped off his white T–shirt and Gap jeans.
I had seen the tattoo on his neck. It said mom. I thought that was sweet. By the time he was down to his boxers, Sultan the man was gone and what stood before me was an art mural with limbs.
There were lizards and Medusa–looking women tattooed all over his chest and down his arms. Written across his back in red, green, and gold was NIGGA 4 LIFE.
Artists' renditions of AK–47s graced both of his thighs.
"What the fuck!" I shouted as I popped straight up.
"What?" He gave me an amused look and flexed his biceps.
"What are those?" I shrieked, pointing a shaky finger at him.
" 'Tats'?"
"Tattoos, baby. Why you trippin'?"
"But so many?"
"Yeah, well, some of the other vics got more than this."
" 'Vics'?"
"I—I don't understand."
"What don't you understand?"
"You were in jail?"
"I told you that, baby," he said, walking toward me, his dick already hard.
"No, you didn't."
"Yes, I did. I told you I did some time upstate."
"I thought you meant Binghamton, where the flagship store of your company is located." I shrank back from his touch. I couldn't fuck a convict.
"Whatever," he said, and with that dismissed the whole thing. "Now take them goddamn thongs off, girl. I want to eat that ass." He snickered wickedly.
Eat my ass? What kind of sick shit was this?
"What?" I whispered, my heart racing.
"Rimming, girl, you know. Now get them off," he said, and then wagged the longest tongue I'd ever seen at me.
I was afraid to say no. I mean, maybe he'd done time for rape. No one likes a cock teaser, especially a hardened criminal with an erection.
I closed my eyes and felt his hands on my hips; his thumbs hooked into the waistband of my black net thong and slid it down and off.
"Turn over, babe," he whispered, his voice guttural now.
Turn over? Oh my God—he was going to do me prison-style!
Once on my stomach, I was stiff as a board—my fingers gripped my pillow and I squeezed my eyes tightly shut, waiting for the moment his big black cock would rip into me, but what I felt instead was his tongue on the nape of my neck. After a moment he dragged it down the length of my spine and then stopped at my lower back, where he began to nibble my skin.
I still wasn't able to relax.
"Damn, girl," he muttered breathlessly, "you got some kind of ass." Then I felt his lips on my left buttock and then my right. He spent more than fifteen minutes kissing and biting my plump behind. I would be a liar if I told you I hadn't started to enjoy it.
I was just beginning to relax when suddenly he smacked my ass.
My head popped up off the pillow. "What the—?" I cried, turning to look back at him.
"Ah yeah, shiiiit," he yelped, and slapped my ass again.
"Hey, that hurts," I protested, trying to flip myself over.
He held me firm. "I'm sorry, babe, forgive me," he cooed, and began kissing my behind again.
That was more like it.
I was starting to think that the kissing and nibbling was the extent of his lovemaking when he slid his hand down into the crack of my ass.
My body tensed.
His middle finger played around my "exit" hole, never penetrating, just teasing the rim. To my embarrassment I was as wet as a washrag back there. I didn't even know I could get wet there.
After a while he parted my cheeks and began to blow. I tell you something, I could have come right then and there!
And then, without any warning, his tongue slipped into me—into my hole!
In and out, in and out, in and out. ..
I was squirming like a newborn, squealing like a pig, bracing myself for the orgasm that was rushing from the pit of my gut.
When it hit, my body went stiff and then spastic. I gripped the pillow, lifted my head and bellowed, "Holy fucking shit!" and then collapsed into a stuttering, trembling mess.
Sultan breathed, moved his palms across my ass like it was a crystal ball, and announced proudly, "You have just been rimmed."
Turns out Sultan hadn't served time for rape, murder, or drugs. He'd written some bad checks when his mother was sick. But I ended it anyway. Sultan just didn't seem, well, he just didn't seem safe.
Next up was Henderson. I'd seen him on the subway in the morning. He always offered me a kind smile and a warm greeting. He looked like an accountant or a bookworm, with his neat haircut, dark suit, and horn–rimmed glasses. Turns out he was both.
We went out on six dates before he even kissed me on the cheek.
He wasn't boring. Well, he was a little boring.
But it seemed as if we wanted the same things. Marriage, children, and a home with a white picket fence.
On our twelfth date, while we were having dinner at Red Bamboo, he presented me with a certificate of "authenticity"—well, what it really was was a clean bill of health. He'd taken an HIV test a few days earlier.
"Oh," I said, fingering the thin paper, more than a little stunned.
"Crystal Atkins," Henderson began in a quivering voice as he dropped down on one knee.
My breath caught in my throat and I thought: Oh God, he's going to propose!
"Would you allow me to make love to you?"
I breathed a sigh of relief and then laughed. "Yes, yes, Henderson, I will."
"Good, good," he said, rising to his feet and straightening the sharp seam in his slacks, and then, almost as an afterthought, he said, "Have you had an HIV test?"
Once again I was caught off guard. "Y–yes," I murmured. And I had, two years earlier.
"Um, no," I said, feeling embarrassed.
"Well, I think you should, just to be safe."
And I did.
We made love at his place, on his double bed with the fake brass headboard.
He fucked like a rabbit. Rapidly.
He'd bang into me about thirty times, stop, take a breath, and then bang into me thirty more times. It went on like that for at least 150 thrusts before he let off a long whistle, shivered, collapsed, and muttered, "Damn."
Which would be the closest he'd ever come to swearing.
Did I mention that his dick was about as long and as thick as my index finger?
Afterward, I'd lie there staring up at the ceiling, wondering if I could spend the rest of my life with a rabbit fucker. It would be hard at first, but I'd keep my dildos—that would help. Maybe next time, I thought, we would make love at my house and I'd introduce him to my twin dildos, Jack and Johnny. Maybe next time I'd show him how making love is supposed to be done.
I snickered.
"What's that, Crystal?" Henderson mumbled sleepily.
"Nothing, baby. Just gas."
Three months in, I knew I couldn't take it anymore. The rabbit fucking, the conservative suit, the fake brass headboard—all of it.
I was going to break it off.
We were at Nobu, beautiful people buzzing all around us. Denzel Washington had been on his way out just as we walked in. I swear to God, I almost turned around and followed that man to his waiting sedan, but Henderson had a death grip on my hand.
I was picking at my sushi while Henderson methodically cut off pieces of his miso salmon and arranged it in an orderly fashion on his plate before he began to eat.
He only ate from left to right, and his meal was ruined if the food on his plate touched.
I watched him, hating him with every forkful of food he put in his mouth and resisting the urge to stab him in the eye with my chopsticks.
"So, Crystal, I was thinking."
He was always thinking.
"That maybe we should get married."
My eyes stretched wide. Had he lost his goddamn mind?
"I know, I know, it's sudden," he said, putting down his fork and picking up his napkin. He looked very pleased with himself, very smug. "But I've put a great deal of thought into this. I've done the numbers, and you and me, we add up."
You fuck like a rabbit! I wanted to scream.
"So what do you say?" Beaming, he reached into the breast pocket of his jacket and pulled out a small black velvet box.
I didn't want to see it, because if it was large and sparkly I might be dazzled enough to say yes.
Smiling, he slid it across the table. "I do hope you'll say yes."
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to think my neighbours are being ridiculous.(107 Posts)
a few months ago my adjoining neighbour put up half a fence between our two gardens.
its half a fence. its his boundary so i have left him to it, although i did tell him that we were going to be completely revamping out garden and wall and i would have done the fence - but it is his boundary so thats fine. i thought.
now we are having our drive block paved and my front garden landscaped and a new fence up.
neighbours have suddenly decided that they have put their fence up in the wrong place and that the boundary is in our favour by about 6 inches.
they have gone and complained to my builders that they block paved up to their fence when their fence is in the wrong place.....
the point is they fucking well put the fence there!!! not me! i couldnt give a toss if they want another 6 inches of garden - they are welcome to it but now it means that my paving stops short of the fence and looks bloody stupid.....
how should i broach this?
they are inconsiderate bastards at best - when i begin any work i always let the neighbours know out of courtesy - they have just spent the last 5 weeks banging and drilling having a new kitchen fitted (yes - 5 weeks!!! to fit a kitchen!!!) and i work shifts - including nights. they dont give a shit.
im actually really angry about all this but i have to live adjoining them and dont want to start a ridiculous neighbour dispute....
my garden is costing alot of money - and their stupidity is ruining the finish. they say they are moving the fence - but when??? after tomorrow my garden will be finished - they have had plenty of time to move it if they wanted to.
im actually seething inwardly.
Make sure when you take photos of the drive that they have the date stamped on them!
Maybe you should make it an electric fence...
Go Vicar!
Fuck 'em!
Good for you Vicar. I think you're doing the right thing. I hope it all looks lovely.
Make sure you bolt the door & open some wine.
well ive had the landscapers back today - im going to stick a 6ft fence up and bollocks to them - not having it all the way down so they can still get in and out of their car - but others have done the same on the street, so going to do it and be damned. That way we get privacy
from both sets of fuckwits
(going to sort the stupid half fence at the other side too. then im going to shut my door and hide. i may well be off their xmas card list. )
What magichouse says.
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That sounds like an excellent plan!
actually peppermint thats a good idea - Neighbour 2 reckons he is a solicitor but is also an actor (!!???) and also does surveys for houses etc etc and is a complete and utter know it all. Reckons he got his grandson out of police custody with a nod and a wink because he 'knows people' - i think he is a complete fantasist.
i might just ask them for a surveyors report to substantiate their claim that my drive is going to cause damage to theirs - and when they are next out im going to take photos of their drive - its broken and sunken and cracked - as ours was before the makeover as they were built at the same time in 1964. Their drive is knackered already and was long before i moved here and long before we did this work.
My builder is really loathe to do anything more since we have accommodated their wishes in the first place.
Peppermint makes a good point. Say to Neighbour 2 that you have listened to their concerns and don't quite understand (you don't!) and can they please provide you with a surveyor's opinion so you can consider the matter properly. They will never get one and you have shown willing.
Don't antagonise either side btw It's not worth it. But also, I agree about not pandering to them as both sets of neighbours seem to be unreasonable and will demand more and more. Be civil, polite and do your own sweet thing :-) You sound lovely.
Neighbour 1 : Erect your own fence , to your own (legal) specification as it sounds like his will be an eyesore either way
Neighbour 2 : Completely ignore
What a pair of fuckers you have the misfortune to live next door to but really, stop worrying and dont spend a penny more that isnt for your benefit
Oh I've missed pages. Can you move and let some other poor sod live next door to the fuckers.
Tell him that's fine but he'll have to pay builders of your choice.
What a total twat.
If you came to me for legal advice wrt shittyneighbour2 I would advise you to do nothing to accommodate them as they are in the wrong. Your plans for your drive are well thought out and well executed, from what you've said on here. I've never heard such a load of bollocks about one drive supporting another. If they think that, they will have to spend some money on a surveyor to back up their spurious argument.
I would just do whatever you want - what's the point in pandering to fuckwits?
I think you are making it worse for yourself by worrying so much about being nice to your neighbours. I personally would refuse to pay for any corrections to things on my own land as it is not your fault they changed their mind. I don't think you will have an easier life or be friends with your neighbours if you make endless changes for them at your cost. They will just think you are a pushover and expect you to do more and more and treat you like rubbish. I think you should be really really wary of that as in the long run, doing what they want will just cause you more stress than being firm and saying "no" now. It is not like you are being unreasonable. Just make sure you are legally in the right and then say if they want x or y on their land then they can pay for it themselves.
Stick your fence up and ignore them, they'll moan no matter what you do so you may aswell just do what you want.
If you do put up a fence don't forget to paint 'their' side bright orange, or zebra, or purple with green spots or whatever takes your fancy......
At the very least let them have the unattractive 'back' side of the fence.
vicar just say you can't afford it now you have done what they first requested. Ask them to pay for further alterations. They will then decide it's not that important. If that fails go for some good old fashioned police harassment!
Oh op! Just read this and feel your pain
You need new neighbours!
Some people can never be happy and so I think you need to stop trying to make them happy. If they don't like it, they can fix it!!
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Poor you, Vicar. It will pass though. In the grand scheme of things, please try not to let these issues bother you (easier said than done). Do your best to keep everyone happy - as you have done - then enjoy your lovely new garden and drive.
You did the right thing with neighbour 1 - plans on deeds of boundaries are only guides rather than definitive, and a half way point between the two houses sounds like it is indeed the correct boundary position. Chuck some pretty flowers in the 6 inch gap if soil, otherwise a nice strip of gravel.
As for neighbour 2, I would ignore them. It's a shame you asked them about the fence posts rather than inform them you would be lifting them but that's spilt milk now. They are being unreasonable. Be polite to them but non committal and leave it however you want it. There is no such thing as a legal right to support for your drive.
vicar you need to stop accommodating them. They won't thank you for it, they won't be happy with it, so what's the point?
They'll get over it in their own time.
Still think big prickly bushes though
donnasummer, some people are just bloody pathetic.
vicar I think you've been too nice actually, the problem with people like this is that they start pushing boundaries - pardon the terrible pun - and before you know it you are running every arseing thing possible past them for their approval. Sometimes, when you say 'no' people are less inclined to hassle you in the future, they tend to bank on 'nice' people backing down in order not to cause a fuss. I think that for neighbour one I would have asked them to prove the boundary or shut the fuck up (though I would have said this in a more pleasant way obviously). Neighbour two I wouldn't have consulted at all and would just have done what I was legally allowed to do in the first place and removed the post - but hindsight is a wonderful thing I suppose!
just check the height of your fence carefully if you do go for a big one, anythin over a certain height requires planning permission (and I know this because MY neighbours went out with a tape measure the day after I replaced our chicken wire boundary with a lovely solid fence. The land is flat is flat and then slopes down and the fence follows the slope, to accomodate the slope meant that at one point it was 1.5 inches longer than the required height from top to bottom, even though the top of the fence was following the downhill slope iyswim. They reported me and I had to get retrospective planning permission at the cost of £150).
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I see that the fuel rail,and fuel injectors are in the way of getting to the back bolts on the valve covers. So I am wondering what the complcations are in removing the air intake assembly, in order too gain access too theses particular bolts. And would like to know if I'm right in my assumptions concerning this matter.


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Syracuse and Notre Dame will kickoff at Noon (12:00pm) Eastern on Saturday, October 1st, the ACC announced on Monday. The game will be televised on ESPN or ESPN2.
Both teams sit at 1-2 on the season, with Syracuse suffering losses to both Louisville and South Florida while knocking off Colgate. The Irish fell to Texas and Michigan State while defeating Nevada.
The game will take place at MetLife Stadium.
Before that game, however, Syracuse faces UConn this week as they hope to get back to .500 on the young season.
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Best way to spend a Wednesday night? At Goodgod Small Club, for a showcase of Mushroom Records artists. The show featured performances from World's End Press, Stonefield and Adalita (of Magic Dirt fame) who were all there to play some new songs from their respective forthcoming albums.
The night started off with a great performance from Melbourne's World's End Press, who took us back to 1983 for awhile. All members on stage were incredibly energetic but the keyboard player was the one to watch. He moved between two keyboards seamlessly and fiddled with controls while he played simultaneously. Their music is almost hypnotic and it feels like more time has passed than it really has while they're playing. Watching bands that move on stage and get into their own music is so sexy. It helps the crowd to relax and shows they really believe what they're doing.
The lead singer tells us it's his last song and jumps off stage and dances at the front of the floor. Typical too-cool-for-school Sydney gig goers – myself included – take photos and stand back instead of joining in. Why is there always a big gap between the stage and the crowd at Goodgod? The same happens at the end of the song, and World's End Press walk off to make way for Stonefield.
It feels like they've been around forever and already done it all based I their success. In reality, they're just about release their debut album. But my, how I've missed seeing them live! Featuring a new drummer with the singer upfront instead of behind a kit, the band is rocking from the first moment. There's still that division between the stage and the crowd, which is odd as the music coming from the stage is good enough to get anyone moving.
The new drummer does a great job and having the singer up the front and at the centre of attention is a good move for them. The songs we've heard tonight are amazing, and if even half of the new tracks are this good, they're a big chance for having one of the albums of the year. The latest single, 'Put Your Curse On Me' closed their brief set and blew everyone away.
Adalita saunters on stage after being introduced by Michael Gudinski and owns the room immediately. The former Magic Dirt singer still has charm, raunch and a whole lot of sex appeal and judging by how enthralled everyone else was, I'm not the only one who has a huge crush on her. 'I Want Your Love' has her opening her heart for all to see on stage, and the emotion she brought to it was incredibly powerful. The raunchy quality of her voice combined with some dirty rocking guitar riffs shows All Day Venus will be one hell of an album. Her band also need to be congratulated, they got through some tight spots with their speakers without any fuss.
Being able to get along to hear some new music from some talented, quality Australian artists was a huge privilege. I'm very excited to hear the new albums that were showcased tonight.
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Fragrant Moroccan Spiced Mince With Couscous
READY IN: 20mins
Recipe by Delicious Bits
This was inspired from some gourmet sausages at my favourite butchers that has won many awards (Moroccan Lamb and Raisin Sausages). I also used some of the spice mix from #63885 as a base. I love the flavours!!! Then I add all of the vegetables too, a bit like a chow mein, I guess. It freezes well too and great that it's an all in one recipe.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1.23 ml nutmeg, grated
- 0.25 ml clove
- 9.85 ml cracked black pepper
- 9.85 ml cinnamon
- 4.92 ml ground cardamom
- 0.25 ml cayenne or 0.25 ml paprika
- 4.92 ml cumin
- 4.92 ml turmeric
- 4.92 ml curry powder (garam masala is good)
- 4.92 ml salt
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 4.92 ml gingerroot, grated
- 118.29 ml orange juice (or 1-2 oranges juiced)
- 118.29 ml raisins
- 118.29 ml couscous
- 59.14 ml boiling water (or more)
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 500 g lean ground beef or 500 g minced chicken or 500 g ground lamb
- 2 carrots, grated
- 0 cabbage, finely shredded
- 1 red capsicum, finely diced (pepper)
- 59.14 ml slivered almonds (lightly toasted, or substitute with crushed nuts)
- 59.14 ml pine nuts (lightly toasted)
- 14.79 ml oil
Directions See How It's Made
- Combine first 10 ingredients in a small bowl or jar. (These are fairly forgiving. You can double or triple the quantities and leave them in a jar for next time.).
- Toast almonds and pine nuts if not already done. Careful NOT to burn. Can place in a non stick fry pan or a saucepan on low heat until they start to brown or are golden. Remove from heat, place on a towel or paper towels to cool. Nuts keep browning slightly after being removed from their heat source.
- Put couscous and raisins in a bowl and pour boiling water and orange juice over them. Allow to sit while you cook. (Adjust the water/juice to the instructions of how to cook the couscous. Try not to add too much liquid, it will go soggy).
- Over medium to high heat, put oil in a large fry pan with approximately 2tb of the mixed spices. Cook through til fragrant (1-3 minutes).
- Add garlic and ginger and cook for a further 2 minutes. Stirring and careful not to burn.
- Add onion, cook til transparent. Add mince, cook til browned. Add carrot, mix through then add cabbage, a bit at a time so it reduces. Add capsicum (red pepper).
- Taste for flavours. Season with salt or pepper or if you have more spices left, add more if necessary.
- Add nuts, cous cous and raisins and mix through.
- Serve.


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- whack
I. verb
Etymology: probably imitative of the sound of a blow
Date: 1719
transitive verb
a. to strike with a smart or resounding blow <whack the ball> b. to cut with or as if with a whack ; chop 2. chiefly British to get the better of ; defeat 3. slang murder, kill intransitive verb to strike a smart or resounding blow • whacker noun II. noun Date: 1736 1. a. a smart or resounding blow; also the sound of or as if of such a blow b. a critical attack 2. portion, share 3. condition, state 4. a. an opportunity or attempt to do something <take a whack at it> b. a single action or occasion <borrowed $50 all at one whack>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.


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...they leak! Apparently pockets are not the best for side sleepers anyway, and I think they'd fit an older baby better and not leak. But I'm not sure. If they will work when dd is older, I will keep them, but if they will leak anyway while she sleeps on her side, maybe I should get rid of them. Also, if I get rid of them, I really don't want to just throw them away, but don't know if it would be right to sell them if they might leak. Maybe I could disclose all this and sell them for really cheap?
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Do they leak when she's wearing them and not sleeping? Are they OS or sized? What are you stuffing them with? When they leak are the inserts soaked or dry? Where are they leaking (out the leg hole, in the stitching, etc.)? All of that is going to dictate whether they'll work better for an older/bigger baby, and whether or not I'd say go ahead and sell them.
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Is the leg hole snug, or is it gaping? If it's gaping, it's just too big, and you may have to wait until she's a bit bigger. If it's snug, then I'd suspect wicking or something similar.
There are a few things you can try to see if they can help - it may mean sacrificing one dipe to figure it out though. What's the fastener you're using? My DS had super-skinny legs until about 9 mos, and this was a huge source of leaks for us. We could only use side snapping dipes because they let you tighten the leg separately from the waist. Or you can try tightening the elastic - the problem with that is if these are OS dipes, that could become a problem later, in which case button-hole elastic might be the answer.
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Contemporary temperature-driven divergence in a Nordic freshwater fish under conditions commonly thought to hinder adaptation
Evaluating the limits of adaptation to temperature is important given the IPCC-predicted rise in global temperatures. The rate and scope of evolutionary adaptation can be limited by low genetic diversity, gene flow, and costs associated with adaptive change. Freshwater organisms are physically confined to lakes and rivers, and must therefore deal directly with climate variation and change. In this study, we take advantage of a system characterised by low genetic variation, small population size, gene flow and between-trait trade-offs to study how such conditions affect the ability of a freshwater fish to adapt to climate change. We test for genetically-based differences in developmental traits indicating local adaptation, by conducting a common-garden experiment using embryos and larvae from replicate pairs of sympatric grayling demes that spawn and develop in natural cold and warm water, respectively. These demes have common ancestors from a colonization event 22 generations ago. Consequently, we explore if diversification may occur under severely constraining conditions.
We found evidence for divergence in ontogenetic rates. The divergence pattern followed adaptation predictions as cold-deme individuals displayed higher growth rates and yolk conversion efficiency than warm-deme individuals at the same temperature. The cold-deme embryos had a higher rate of muscle mass development. Most of the growth- and development differences occurred prior to hatch. The divergence was probably not caused by genetic drift as there was a strong degree of parallelism in the divergence pattern and because phenotypic differentiation (QST) was larger than estimated genetic drift levels (microsatellite FST) between demes from different temperature groups. We also document that these particular grayling populations cannot develop successfully at temperatures above 12°C, whereas other European populations can, and that increasing the muscle mass development rate comes at the cost of some skeletal trait development rates.
This study shows that genetically based phenotypic divergence can prevail even under conditions of low genetic variation and ongoing gene flow. Furthermore, population-specific maximum development temperatures along with musculoskeletal developmental trade-offs may constrain adaptation.
Evolutionary change in a population can be very fast, with measurable genetic change occurring over only a few generations
Demonstrating that natural populations have adapted to climate change or novel habitats is not an easy task
In this study, we examined the ability of a freshwater fish to adapt to conditions relevant to climate change under circumstances that, theoretically, should limit adaptation. In the early 1880s, a man-made connection to the upper reaches of the river Gudbrandsdalslågen, Norway, allowed grayling (
Figure 1
Study system and stream temperature profiles
Study system and stream temperature profiles. Map showing the location of the study site as well as the 2005 temperature profiles for the four demes involved in the common-garden experiment. Numbers attached to tributaries display the location of the demes (warm demes red numbers, cold demes blue numbers). The 1880 labelling refers to the year of colonization of the lake.
Lesjaskogsvatnet is an elongated lake and consists of a shady and a sunny side because of high surrounding mountains. Demes spawning in sunny-side tributaries spawn up to four weeks earlier and their eggs and larvae have a considerably higher development temperature as water temperatures rise much faster than in shady side tributaries (Table
Table 1
Environmental characteristics for the ancestral (Gudbrandsdalslågen) and colonized systems (warm streams in bold and cold in
Location (Figure 1)
Mean width (m)
Mean discharge (m 3 /sec)
Mean water temperature during spawning period (°C) 1
10.1 ± 15.3
6.3 ± 1.4 (1992-2001)
Bella (1)
6.1 ± 0.7 (2005-2006)
Søre Skotte (2)
5.8 ± 1.7 (2003-2007)
101 June-10 July (years covered are provided in parenthesis)
Table 2
Estimated development temperature sums (
Development period
Warm demes
Cold demes
113.3 ± 2.7
91.1 ± 3.1
242.2 ± 4.2
220.0 ± 4.5
394.0 ± 5.1
371.1 ± 5.4
1 df = 1,24 for all tests. One-way anova.
Additional file 1
Analysis of environmental differences between streams with particular attention to water temperature and consequences for timing of spawning and development temperatures. A detailed description of a dynamic factor analysis (DFA) that utilize time-series data on water temperatures covering four years of data. The analysis groups the streams into cold and warm ones. This file includes Figure A1 where factor analysis part of the DFA is plotted for the different streams involved in the study. This file also includes estimates of spawning-time segregation using a generalized additive modelling approach where time and temperature sums are included as predictor variables. Includes Figure A2 showing the GAM model predictions for the timing of spawning.
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To test for genetic differentiation among demes in developmental traits, we conducted a common-garden experiment using embryos and larvae from two cold and two warm demes (Figure
At 12°C, no embryos survived past 5 days post hatch, while at 8°C many embryos survived to 30 days post hatch (when the experiment was terminated).
Individual growth processes
While egg diameter and dry weights were not different among demes (
Figure 2
Growth trajectories and yolk-to-body mass conversion efficiencies
Growth trajectories and yolk-to-body mass conversion efficiencies. Mean (± 95% confidence intervals) dry weights of total embryo, yolk sac and hatchlings at 3, 20 and 31 days post fertilisation (
Additional file 2
Parameter estimates and model fit statistics for the most supported models fitted to estimate group effects for 11 traits involved in the study (Table A1).
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Developmental trait trade-offs
In histological cross-sections of muscle made at a homologous point (the anus), we found that faster-growing cold deme individuals had a significantly larger average muscle fibre area at a given age and size (Least Square Mean (LSM) ± 2s.e.m. from generalized linear model (GLM):
Figure 3
Differential muscle development in relation to embryo size
Differential muscle development in relation to embryo size. A Average (± SD) square root muscle fiber areas (micrometers2) at length for cold vs warm deme post hatch larvae. Lines correspond to deme-wise predictions retrieved from the most supported GLM (see Additional file
Figure 4
Differential skeletal development in relation to embryo size
Differential skeletal development in relation to embryo size. A Deme-wise GLM-predicted notochord lengths (± 95% confidence bounds) at 50% probability for reaching certain stages in nine skeletal development traits (see Additional file
Qst vs Fst
Pair-wise differences in analogous FST and QST values are displayed, for three traits, in Additional file
Additional file 3
Qst vs Fst comparisons between pairs of the four demes included in the study (Figure A3). The plots comprise sensitivity plots of QST-values under various g and h2 settings. Left panels show simulations for muscle fiber area, middle panels for notochord length and right panels for the skeletal trait hypurals (as an example of skeletal trait). Horizontal dotted lines indicate the confidence interval for analogous FST-estimates and numbers provided in the figures correspond to mean FST values and expected QST values, respectively. The expected QST corresponds to estimates where g = 0.8 and h2 = 0.3.
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This study provides compelling evidence that individual growth- and developmental rate and efficiency can evolve over fewer than 22 generations under conditions widely theorized to impede local adaptation. In particular, the degree of parallelism in the direction of divergence for most of the traits investigated reveals compelling signals of adaptation-driven differentiation. Cold deme individuals were shown (with rare exception) to consistently have a more efficient yolk-to-body-mass conversion efficiency, a higher somatic growth rate and a higher skeletal- and muscle mass developmental rate compared to warm-deme individuals. All of this is in accordance with predictions on expected direction of divergence caused by temperature differences between deme habitats. Since some divergence has take place and also since this divergence is according to the predicted direction of trait evolution, we conclude they are not severely constrained or limited in their adaptation to temperature differences - even under conditions with substantial gene flow. However, we cannot rule out that they may have been constrained below what would be the optimum divergence. One should bear in mind the spatial scale for this particular study system - the demes are separated by just 2-6 km during the reproductive period. As a consequence, any spawning site can easily be accessed by any adult grayling individual in the lake during just one day (e.g., a 30 cm individual can at a cruising speed of 0.25 body lengths per second reach more than 6 km during a day). Still, we know from previous studies that local adaptation can occur within such spatio-temporal scales
The patterns of differentiation in larval developmental rate and efficiency in relation to temperature in the Lesjaskogsvatnet grayling supports findings in a number of other studies; this include 1) the relationship between temperature environment and individual growth rate
Temperatures in Nordic countries are expected to rise at higher-than-average rates over the coming decades
Previous studies of salmonids have shown that low temperatures may delay and prolong myogenic regulatory factor expression and muscle differentiation in the embryos
Previous reports show that isolated grayling populations derived from a single ancestral population rapidly adapt growth rates to local environmental conditions, even under strong influence of genetic drift
The ability to successfully adapt to new environments is assumed to be facilitated by large genetic variation
This study provides evidence that natural selection is sufficiently powerful for temperate lake fish populations to adapt to novel temperature regimes within 22 generations, even under conditions with low genetic variation and under influence of gene flow. We also provide evidence pertinent to the IPCC-predicted global warming; namely that current genetic variation and constitution related to embryo development may not be sufficient to allow for adaptation to such a high temperature increase. However, by altering the spawning time the temperature during early development may change sufficiently little for adaptation to occur. These types of integrative studies, where genetic differentiation, ecological opportunities, and physiological limits are explicitly considered, will be essential in evaluating the capacity for populations to adapt to global warming.
Common-garden experiment
Parents (7-15 males and 7-15 females from each stream) were sampled during the spawning run by using fyke nets in the streams. The warm streams were sampled during 2 to 6 June. The grayling in did not start spawning until 12 June in the cold streams and samples from these ones were retrieved during 12 to 14 June. They were assumed to represent random samples from their respective deme. Eggs and sperm were stripped from these ripe fishes and artificially fertilized
Trait measurements
Daily samples of ten individuals were taken haphazardly from the rearing units containing individual clutches and were preserved in 10% buffered formalin. Seventy individuals were selected for comparison of dry weights (5-7 individuals × 4 demes × 3 selected days). Samples were dried for 7 days at 60°C. Weights were taken from 3 days post fertilisation (
Growth and developmental trait comparisons
NIH Image software
For sections, samples were dehydrated through an alcohol series, then soaked in xylene (12 min × 3) and embedded with paraffin wax at 62°C (45 min × 3). Transverse sections of the body were taken from each sample at the anus (8 μm). Sections were dried overnight, then rehydrated, stained with Haemotoxylin and Eosin-Y, dehydrated through an alcohol and xylene series, and mounted in Depex medium. Digital images of sections were captured and measurements were taken using NIH Image software. From muscle cross-sections, selected well-defined fiber areas (
Estimation of deme and group effects
The 12°C treatments showed high mortality and high rate of malformations. There was a much higher percentage of gross developmental disorders at 12°C than at 8°C (61% vs 24%), with no obvious difference between cold and warm demes. As a consequence, statistical analyses were performed using data from the 8°C treatment only. The statistical analyses were performed using various generalized linear models (GLM) with link functions depending on the nature of the response variables (
For extracting estimated notochord lengths (and corresponding standard errors) at a certain trait expression probability (i.e., Pr = 0.5) in some binomial skeletal traits the 'dose.p' procedure implemented in the R library MASS was applied to the selected trait-specific GLM models
For the trait 'muscle fiber area' many fiber areas were measured per individual (
In order to test for differentiation in notochord growth trajectories, a generalized additive model (GAM)
A test of total dry weight of yolk and embryo as function of days since fertilisation and deme was conducted using ordinary two-way ANOVA with days since fertilisation coded as an ordinal variable with levels 3, 20 and 31 days since fertilization.
QST and FST
In order to assess the relative influence of genetic drift and natural selection to observed phenotypic differences between pairs of demes, we used a method recently suggested by Sæter et al.
where g is the assumed additive genetic proportion of differences between populations, h2 (narrow-sense heritability) is the assumed additive genetic proportion of differences between individuals within populations, var(pop) is the observed between-population variance component and var(error) is the observed within-population variance component. The ranges of likely QST-estimates were simulated across different values of g and h2, with g ranging from 0.05 to 1 and h2 ranging from 0.05 to 0.8. Owing to difficulties in assessing reliable residual variance components for binary traits (3 of the skeletal traits), we were able to estimate QST for 8 of the 11 traits involved in this study. The variance components were estimated from mixed models fitted using the lmer-procedure in the lme4 library in R, version 2.10.1
Estimates of inter-population neutral genetic differentiation (FST) and their 95% confidence intervals were obtained using the variance component approach (providing the FST estimator theta) and bootstrapping of loci with program FSTAT version 22.214.171.124.
Additional file 4
Characteristics of microsatellite loci applied in the study. (Table A2).
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Inferences about whether a trait had diverged mainly due to natural selection were drawn, as suggested by Whitlock 2008
Authors' contributions
KDK, TOH, and LAV conceived the study. KDK, TOH, JJ, and FG contributed to the collection and analysis of the data. All co-authors contributed to refining the analyses, interpreting the results, and improving the manuscript. All co-authors read and approved the final manuscript.
We thank E. Harjunmaa for help with histology, Dimitar Serbezov for help with the experiments and sampling of embryos, and Claudia Junge for help with genotyping and FST estimation. We also thank two anonymous reviewers for inputs that substantially improved the manuscript. The study has been financially supported by the Research Council of Norway (project # 177728/V40 to LAV).
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I knew from the off that Vancouver's Witch of the Waste was going to be a band that hung out in extreme music's left/left-centre field. How? T-shirts, brah! In the above photo, I spy with my little eye, Behold the Arctopus, Retox and Hate Eternal at the very least, which is damn good enough for me! The band has a new video set to be unleashed on the masses and it's a weird one. Weird in the sense that the content doesn't really appear to have much to do with anything it's supposedly representing. As vocalist Ryan Fitzgerald says: "This is the first of a series of videos we are creating. All will be directed by our good friend Christopher Lennox and will feature simple concepts and dark atmosphere. Think of them as bad jokes being told at inappropriate times."
So, here we present "It Was Always 3:00 AM" from their new EP, Made of Teeth.