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Guns, Salsa and Butterby Michael S. Lubell, APS Director of Public Affairs
What do gun control and immigration reform have to do with science budgets? Your reflexive response is probably little or none. But let me put on my optimist's hat, which admittedly has seen little wear in the last few years, and pose a political dynamic that could tie them together.
I'll begin with the context. Two sound bites capture the moment: polarization and deafness. The first needs little elaboration. You see it whenever you tune into Fox News or MSNBC, the echo chambers of the right and the left.
But if you really want analytical evidence, you can find it in Nate Silver's New York Times blog, "Five Thirty Eight." In his Dec. 28, 2012 posting, Silver documents the dramatic shrinkage of competitive House races during the course of the last 20 years. In 1992, he notes there were 103, but in 2012, only 35.
Today, a House Republican is far more likely to lose incumbency to a primary challenger from the right than to a centrist Democrat in a general election. And although the average Democrat does not feel quite as exposed to a primary from the left, the lingering existential threat deters significant movement toward a collaborative center.
If you're seeking the cause of the disjoint electoral map, you need look no further than the combination of district gerrymandering and geographic sorting out of the two major parties.
But enough about polarization: let's turn to deafness. Well before the 2012 election, Congress' approval rating was tanking, although Republicans had a slight advantage in the race to the bottom.
But the polling data did little to reduce the hyper-partisanship that was tying Washington up in dysfunctional knots. For reasons I just described, incumbents on both sides of the aisle simply had no incentive to compromise. They remained deaf to a growing public drumbeat for a return to effective government.
Gerrymandering did not afford a divided electorate–disaffected though it might be–much opportunity to spank House members standing for re-election for their lack of productivity and partisan intransigence. But the presidential and senatorial races provided another forum, and Democrats, with their slightly higher favorability, capitalized on the advantage, retaining the White House and adding two seats in the Senate.
Since the last election, a number of prominent Republicans have begun to question their party's strategy of uncompromising adherence to staunchly conservative principles in the face of a growing public clamor for compromise. Whether the GOP will modify its stolid stance remains a matter of speculation, but simply the possibility of a posture change is providing fulsome fodder for the likes of Rush Limbaugh on the right and Rachel Maddow on the left.
Guns and salsa may give us a glimpse of the future. Here's why.
In April, conservative Republican Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and moderate Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia collaborated on gun control legislation that garnered the nod of 50 Democrats, 16 Republicans and 2 Independents on a motion to allow the bill to reach the Senate floor. A threatened filibuster vaporized completely. And even though the billed failed on the floor, bipartisanship–which only a few months earlier had been a poison political pill–assumed an aura of respectability.
On April 10, President Obama released his budget request for fiscal year 2014. It was more than nine weeks late, but for science enthusiasts it was worth the wait. The presidential budget proposed not only restoration of the recent across-the-board sequestrations, but also significant increases for most research programs. In the hyper-partisan world of the last two years, that proposal would be declared dead on arrival by the Republican House leadership.
Such budding propriety might gain further traction if the fully bipartisan "Senate Gang of Eight" succeeds in crafting a comprehensive immigration reform bill that addresses the festering sore of 11 million undocumented immigrants, many of them who entered our nation illegally from Mexico. Although partisanship could still derail the legislation, the current Senate air augurs well for its success. And if it bipartisan achievement becomes the 2013 buzzword, science could be a major beneficiary.
But only two months before the president submitted his request, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia had told an American Enterprise Institute audience, "…there is an appropriate role and a necessary role for the federal government to ensure funding for basic medical research." Amplifying on the theme, he said, "Scientific breakthroughs are the result of, and have helped contribute to, America's being the world's capital of innovation and opportunity in nearly every field."
If "bipartisanship" disappears from the Washington dictionary of expletives, if Republicans take their cue from Eric Cantor and if Democrats embrace the president's call to scientific arms, 2013 could become a watershed year for an enterprise that has been dying of fiscal thirst far too long.
Delivering the message that "Science Matters" to elected officials and, more importantly, to the public at large must become a priority for every scientist. A window is beginning to open. Let's not close it.
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One of my fondest Christmas memories as a child is listening to my grandmother sing Christmas carols. Nancy Sinatra she was not, but Grandma could sing along with Mitch Miller like nobody's business. From the time our Christmas tree was situated in front of the big picture window in the living room ... Mitch was spinning 'round and 'round on our record player, and Grandma didn't miss a beat.
Grandma sang along with Mitch as the season progressed. I can't say Grandma was always in tune, and I'm really not sure she sang every word accurately. But regardless of those minor details, the Christmas tunes blared through the house, and the Grandma/Mitch Miller duet is a memory that still plays over and over again in my head.
After Grandma passed away in the early '70s, I found I couldn't listen to Christmas carols for quite a few years. Every song reminded me of her and what was, and just the sound of a simple Christmas carol sent tears running down my cheeks. It took a long time before I was able to listen to those Christmas carols again.
I'm fairly sure Grandma's often off-key solos throughout that old, chilly farmhouse is what caused me to develop a fondness for Christmas carols. Every year when the season rolls around, I find myself digging out the Christmas CDs, and I spend many hours at home and in the car listening and singing along with whichever more-recent artist I've chosen. I probably have 30 or 40 Christmas CDs; it's often difficult to decide which one to play.
And so it was the other day, when my mom and I headed out for our annual Christmas shopping trip. Before we left, I took special care to choose a CD I knew she would like — a country CD with a mixture of songs and artists. I like country music, but the thought of a whole day of twangy music didn't really appeal to me. But I knew Mom would like it. When I picked her up at her house, the CD in my car was playing; it would be the perfect accompaniment to our shopping excursion.
"Silent Night" ... "O Holy Night" ... "O Come All Ye Faithful" ... "Jingle Bells" ... they kept playing over and over again, as we drove from store to store, shop to shop. Clearly, it added a frivolous and joyous aura to our journey. Lunch. More shopping. A cold drink to sip on for the ride home. We turned toward Princeton, and I turned up the CD player as we scooted through the countryside.
Although we had chatted all day long, the conversation was now only in our heads. Our feet were tired, and our legs ached. Other than the CD, the silence in my vehicle was a welcome retreat after dealing with the Christmas chaos all day long.
And then it happened ... Martina McBride began her country version of "O Holy Night" on the CD, and almost on cue, I realized Mom and I were both singing along. At first, it really didn't hit me, but as the song continued, the memories of Grandma and Mitch Miller filled my head ... and my heart. I turned my head so Mom wouldn't see the tears that were filling my eyes. Quickly, I wiped away a stray tear on my cheek. Something about what was with Grandma ... and what is with Mom ... opened my heart, and made me realize that this — to me — is Christmas.
OK ... just like Grandma, we both might have been a tad out of tune, but for the most part, we performed a respectable version of the song along with Martina. The songs kept playing ... and we kept singing. Christmas came to me this year on that day in the car. I will tuck away that memory for safe keeping.
Merry Christmas, my friends. May your holiday be filled with memories that warm your heart and stir your soul.

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NEC EA294WMi Reviewby Chris Heinonen on 2/10/2014 6:00 AM EST
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DanNeely - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkI seem to've missed the 21:9 1440p CES reports; and the only thing I'm finding Googling now is some pre-CES rumors about a 34" Dell monitor. Who else is playing in the 1440p crazy wide segment? Reply
REALfreaky - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkhttp://www.anandtech.com/tag/219 Reply
DanNeely - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkThere's no CES 2014 coverage in that link at all and all the reviews are for the existing 2560x1080 panel. Reply
marcosears - Thursday, October 09, 2014 - linkNEC sure is trying, but just can't meet the standards of some of the great monitors that have come out. /Marco from http://www.consumertop.com/best-monitor-guide/ Reply
Olaf van der Spek - Monday, February 10, 2014 - link> DVI SL
What's the use of DVI SL on this display? It can't drive 2560 x 1080 can it?
> CES this year saw the introduction of 21:9 displays with 1440 lines of vertical resolution as opposed to 1080, making it a more direct replacement for 27" displays.
3360 x 1440? That's nice! Reply
JarredWalton - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkYou can use single-link to drive standard 1080p resolutions (1920x1080), so it's just another input. VGA and HDMI can't handle 2560x1080 either AFAIK (unless it's HDMI 1.4 maybe?) but people still have old devices around that use those. Reply
DanNeely - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkHDMI 1.4 offers it; but AFAIK monitor support has been a problem because only offering 1.3 on the monitor allows them to use same hardware as DVI instead of having to use a decoder that's clocked 2x as fast. Reply
nathanddrews - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkVGA delivers 2560x1600@75Hz on my FW900. Reply
Death666Angel - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkAnd unless you have something like a Matrox, I bet the picture looks awful. No recent AMD/nVidia card I know of has decent VGA output. And 75Hz is really on the low side for a CRT for me. Below 80 gave me headaches and eye strain in some situations. Reply
nathanddrews - Thursday, February 13, 2014 - linkThe PQ is excellent for gaming, however that resolution is slightly less crisp for text near the edges of the screen. I usually just run 1920x1200 since it is uniformly crisp and offers a 96Hz refresh rate, which is great for twitch games and perfect for viewing film content. Reply
ShieTar - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - link> 3360 x 1440? That's nice!
The LG Electronics 34UM95-P actually comes with 3440 x 1440, so its even a bit wider (2.39:1). I've ordered this one around Christmas, but it still hasn't arrived yet. Current prediction by the shop is a delivery around Feb. 20th. Reply
piroroadkill - Monday, February 10, 2014 - link19" 4:3?
I've only really seen 19" 5:4 - 1280x1024. Reply
Colin1497 - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkBack in the day I know we had a lot of 1600x1200 Dell monitors, but they may have been branded as 20" instead of 19"? Eventually they ended up paired with 1920x1200 24" monitors before being phased out... Reply
DanNeely - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkI know there were 20" 1600x1200 panels, I've got NEC and HP versions of them, but don't think I ever saw them in a 19" version. Reply
kwrzesien - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkMaybe he meant 19" CRT's? We had a host of them from Mitsubishi and they worked great at 1280x1024 @ 85Hz, or 1600x1200 @ 60Hz. They were our "coding" monitors, our production user spec was still at 1024x768 on a 14" CRT at the time!!! (where is the horror emoticon when you need it!) Reply
purerice - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkA lot of monitors vintage '98 were 20 or 21" but 19 or 19.8" viewable with 1600x1200 resolution.
It could just be a difference between official vs viewable size. Reply
GTVic - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkThat is what I have, Dell 2007FP + Dell U2410 plus a matching pair at the office. Both monitors have 1200 vertical pixels, unfortunately the height is not identical, 2107 would have been a near perfect match. Reply
blackmagnum - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkIt's still 1080p. Good for movies and spreadsheets but bad for reading Anandtech (unless you want it towering over your head). Reply
DarkXale - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkIts rather intended to be used instead of two adjacent 1280x1080 monitors. You completely eliminate the border in the middle which provides greater flexibility in how you display your content.
In other words, maximising it to use the entire width is doing it wrong. Reply
KnightRAF - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkExactly. It's a 1080p high monitor that's wide enough to view two webpages side by side without problems due to the window not being at least 1024px wide. Reply
FractinJex - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkEver since moving to 1440p sometime back I wont go back 1080p...is just old now..the only trhing imo holding back 1440p from being mainstream is the fact that you need a HPU to use it as the intel igpu is crap and same witht he amd....
keep hearing about 4k this and that yet most don't even understand those craphole panels only do 30hz lol people are skipping and thinking they can go straight to 1080p to 4k over the next year or two.....nope not gonna happen get yourself a good 1440p Korean pnael or even two and be set...don't wait for crappy slow manufactuare to release some overpriced non sense like Asus is doing with the 1440p AOG crapy TN panels and ripping everyone a new one lol 1080p trash Reply
jaydee - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkAlmost twice the cost of the under-rated AOC Q2963OM
http://www.amazon.com/AOC-29-inch-IPS-Q2963PM-21/d... Reply
haikuginger - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkYou mixed up the contrast ratio chart- it's 989:1 at max brightness, and 838:1 at minimum brightness, not the other way around. Reply
surt - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkWhere are the LESS wide-aspect displays? I want a nice 16:12 3200x2400 display. Reply
ShieTar - Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - link16:12 is 4:3. Thats not less wide, its legacy. Reply
Hrel - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkWe don't need wider displays. We need Hollywood to stop making things wider for NO FUCKING REASON AT ALL!!!!! If you can't fit the shot in a 16:9 frame back up, or stop sucking so hard at your profession. Reply
extide - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkThe sad part is, if you notice, in basically anything shot wide (or super wide) the 'important stuff' is all within a 4:3 box in the center, so it can still be viewed on a 4:3 screen properly. Ever notice when you watch the news on widescreen, the news logos in the corner aren't in the far corners, they are in a bit? That is because they are at the edges of where a 4:3 screen would be! So the edge space is all basically wasted! Reply
kyuu - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkThere's actually a very good reason movies are shot in widescreen resolutions. It's the same reason people generally do multi-monitor setups that extend horizontally, rather than stacking two or three monitors vertically. Think about it.
A 21:9 monitor like this is a great alternative for a multi-monitor setup for those who don't want to deal with the headaches and bezels. Reply
tim851 - Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - linkAmen!
For years, people put two 1280x1024 monitors next to each other. Then 1080p screens show up and it becomes a fucking meme to pretend you're a "professional" who can't work with anything less than 1200p.
So 1440p becomes affordable and people still play this frickin' meme, because 16x9 is the "Devil's AR". Reply
cheinonen - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkExcept 16:9 was picked as a compromise aspect ratio for everything. Academy Ratio (1.37:1) content can fit windowboxed, Scope content(2.39:1) can fit letterboxed, and flat (1.85:1) content will fit almost perfectly. 16:9 wan't created to eliminate choice in aspect ratios, but to provide a good format for all of them. I shouldn't foget 70mm (2.20:1) in here either.
Also, I'd like to let artists pick how they want to present things. If they want to use Academy, or Scope, or Flat, that's their choice. The idea that they don't know what they're doing by shooting scope is just laughable as well. Reply
purerice - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkgood points there. My old monitor is 16x10 which was supposed to be 16x9+subtitles/menus but that didn't fly I guess.
As long as you don't have to watch a movie like Multiplicity with the camera shaking back and forth to catch the various Michael Keatons (VHS version). That was perhaps the worst edit-butchering of any decent film I have ever seen. Reply
iamezza - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkThe best use case by far for 21:9 is for gaming. Just about any game that uses a first person (and not just FPSs) or over the shoulder perspective is a lot better with a wider screen.
I've had triple 16:9 screens for a couple of years and it friggin rocks! Reply
kyuu - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkAgreed -- I'm quite tempted to use a 21:9 monitor since it seems ideal for gaming. Reply
Panzerknacker - Monday, February 10, 2014 - linkNice screen but too high input lag. Reply
purerice - Monday, February 10, 2014 - link?????? Stated market, medical imaging...
Not sure how much movement you get in your MRIs or X-rays but the ones I have seen seem to be pretty still. Reply
gochichi - Friday, February 14, 2014 - linkThough it sounds like it may be insignificant, there's actually 33% more pixels in a 2560x1440 27" display than 2560x1080.
I initially thought that if a laptop could drive one resolution it would drive the other and vice versa. This is NOT the case in practice, where I had laptops whose HDMI outputs displayed plug-n-play perfection on the 2560x1080 display but couldn't handle 2560x1440 without a bunch hacking and compromise(to where you had to hack the settings and go to 30Hz and so on, or it just going 1920x1080 etc).
So keep that in mind, I had an HD4000 Samsung Ultrabook that worked flawlessly with the 2560x1080 but not at all on any of me 1440 screens via HDMI.
So for some it may be well worth the strange aspect ratio to gain the plug and play functionality on some fairly decent still relevant laptops (the original 13" Yoga for example).
I'd love to see 1440P on a high quality 21" screen for some $400. 3360 x 1440 p sounds beautiful too. For me these 29" 1080p widescreen have pixels that are entirely too chunky... but I suppose for frame rate purposes having 25% fewer pixels to push would be a boon games.
2014 should be a year of much overdue innovation in the PC monitor space. I'm loving the 4k displays from Dell so far and can't wait to see what ASUS, Apple, and others will come up with. Reply
dszc - Sunday, February 23, 2014 - linkChris and Jarred,
I can't thank you guys enough for your continuing excellent display reviews. You continue to be my trusted "go-to" source.
I have a request. I'd like to know what TV I can use as a monitor, so I'd like to see some tested. What I need doesn't need to be reference quality level, like some of the higher-end EIZOs or NECs. But it does need to be in the same ballpark as these: HP 27xi, AOC i2757fh, ViewSonic VX2770Smh-LED. We need a very accurate representation of what our customers are likely to see on the web in the sRGB color space.
I suspect that there are LOTS of folks out there who would like to have an accurate 1080p sRGB monitor in the 50-60" size that can be comfortably viewed by a few people simultaneously, whether it be a workgroup or small conference setting, or a home family room, or gaming group.
Anyway, please move this request up as high as you see fit on your list. Currently, we have lots of reviews and information on 20-30" monitors that are really largely similar. We could REALLY use your help on a bigger size class (40-60" TV size) of monitors.
Thanks for your consideration.
Ever a fan of Anandtech,
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Assam is a land of fairs and festivals and the majority characterise the spirit of accommodation and togetherness of the diverse faiths and beliefs found there. This perfect fusion of heritage shared by the numerous races living in Assam has made it home to the most colourful festivals and reflects the true spirit, tradition and lifestlye of its people.
The major festivals celebrated in Assam are Ambubashi Mela (for all Hindus), Bihu (for everyone), Baishagu and Kherai (for Bodo), Ali-Ai-Ligang (for Mising), and Me-Dum-Me-Phi (for Ahom).
The people of Assam also celebrate Holi, Durga Puja, Diwali, Swaraswati Puja, Lakshmi Puja, Kali Puja, Idd, Muharram, Christmas Day and the birth and death anniversaries of Vaishnava Saints Srimanta Sankardev and Madhabdev.
Many of the traditional dances are only performed at specific festivals and we describe the major ones below. Some customs may vary from village to village within the same community.
Ambubachi Mela
This is the most important festival of the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati and is held every year during monsoon (mid-June). This festival is closely related to the Tantric cult and is also known as Kamakhya Devi Puja. It is believed that Goddess Kamakhya goes through her menstrual cycle during this time and for three days the doors to the temple are kept closed because the earth is impure. Ambubachi Mela is celebrated at the Kamakhya temple on the fourth day when thousands of devotees from all over India and abroad are once again allowed to enter the temple for worship. When the doors are finally opened the devotees charge through hoping to receive prasad, small pieces of cloth supposedly moist with Goddess Kamakhya's menstrual fluid, and which are considered highly auspicious and powerful.
Bihu is the most important and widely acknowledged festival in Assam and is celebrated with joy and abundance by everyone irrespective of caste, creed, religion, faith or belief. There are three Bihus, each one marking a distinct phase of the annual rice-farming calendar and they are held at three different times of the year. The Bihus, Bohag Bihu, Kati Bihu and Magh Bihu, are named according to the months of the Assamese calendar.
Bohag or Rongali Bihu, the most important, is celebrated in the middle of April. It marks the Assamese New Year and coincides with the advent of spring and seeding time. Rongali in the Assamese language means colourful so, as the name suggests, this is the most colourful and vibrant of the three Bihus and can continue for several days.
Kati or Kongali Bihu, the quietest, is observed rather than celebrated in mid-October. It is held just before the rice is harvested and involves silent prayer in the form of lighting earthern lamps in the paddy fields to ensure the success of the crop. The Assamese word kongali means scarcity or deprivation and the mood of this Bihu is very sober with none of the usual dancing and singing.
Magh or Bhogali Bihu is celebrated in the middle of January immediately after harvesting the rice crop with village feasts (bhogali means feasting in Assamese).
At Bohag Bihu (which also marks the Assamese new year) and Magh Bihu (the harvest festival) young women dressed in colourful traditional festive costumes woven out of pure muga (silk) dance and are accompanied with wild and lusty beats from the men dressed in dhoti (baggy white pants) with gamuchas (traditional scarves) tied round their foreheads playing the dhol and pepa.
The dhol is an essential part of Bihu. It maintains the rhythm and is similar to an Indian drum, played with two sticks and made out of a wooden barrel. The two open ends are covered with animal skin. Tightening or loosening the skin with ropes or nuts and bolts adjusts the pitch. The dhol dates back to the 15th century when it was played during wartime. The pepa, a chunky flute-like instrument, is also played during Bihu. It is made from buffalo horn with a short tapering stem of bamboo, cane or reed as the mouthpiece.
The songs are mostly based on the theme of love and often carry erotic overtones. Bihu dances are extremely energetic and feature both young boys and young girls, although they tend to stay in their separate groups. The dances are charactised by brisk steps, stylish footwork, the flinging and waving of hands and the erotic swaying of hips to represent youthful passion.
The first phase of Bohag Bihu is dedicated to cattle. They are smeared with mustard oil and then taken to the nearest pond or river for a ceremonial bath. The people, too, take a bath in the river. The first part of the dance consists of Husari Kirtans (religious songs). One man sets the refrain, which is soon picked up by the rest and young men only perform the dance in a circle.
Both young men and women take place in all the other Bihu dances where the songs are often love ditties which are sung in couplets and often performed in the fields and under trees. Both men and women play clappers called taka and the dancers form circles, rows and figures of eight (representing the motif of intertwined serpents).
During the second phase of Bohag Bihu villagers don new clothes, exchange gifts and visit relatives and friends in groups and perform Bihu dances in the open.
Magh Bihu also brings much revelry and merry-making. Bonfires are built high and after the chanting of prayers and much singing and dancing they are set on fire. The dances are similar to the ones performed at Bohag Bihu but more vigorous.
The women folk make different varieties of delicacies or Bihu pithas (flaky rice powder pancake rolls) like Til Pitha which is stuffed with sesame seeds fried with molasses. In the paddy fields during the day the men build megis (large bonfires) and Bihu ghors (temporary house-like structures made from bamboo and thatch) and in the evening they feast and there is much singing and dancing. Next morning they bathe early, chant prayers and set the Bihu ghor alight as they celebrate with more singing and dancing. They then take pieces of burnt wood to the fields as auspicious offerings. People will also visit their relatives and friends at this time and games are sometimes organised like bull fighting, javelin and sword fights. Being a harvest festival, Magh Bihu is celebrated almost everywhere in India and is known as Sankranti.
The Bodos, a branch of the Indo-Mongoloid family, are the largest Scheduled tribe in Assam. They migrated south from Tibet and Burma and were one of the first to settle in Assam. They generally celebrate Baishagu, famous for its myriad colours and merriment, in mid-April. It is the most cherished festival of the Bodo tribe and is also celebrated as a springtime festival to commemorate the advent of the new year.
On the first day the cow is worshipped and on the following day young people of each household reverentially bow down to their parents and elders. Finally they worship the supreme deity Bathou or Lord Shiva by offering chicken and zou (rice beer).
The Bagarumba dance is typically performed during this festival and it is the most attractive dance of the Bodo community.
Girls alone, dressed in dokhnas (draped skirts) chaddar (cloth used as a bodice) and jhumra (shawls), perform this dance (also known as Bardwisikhla) accompanied by men playing traditional musical instruments like the serja (a bowed instrument), sifung (flute), tharkha (a piece of split bamboo) and khum (a long drum made of wood and goatskin), as they utter "bagurumba hay bagurumba". Although it is cheerful and creates a festive mood of much gaiety and merriment providing the girls with relief from their normal hardworking village life, it is also serious, and the lyrics that accompany it are a simple description of the world of nature.
The purpose of the dance is to appease the Bodos' supreme god Bathow, for whom the Sizu tree is a symbol. It is also called the Butterfly Dance as the girls look like pretty, flighty butterflies as they dance with their arms outstretched, their shawls creating the impression of wings.
The Baishagu festival is closed with community prayers offered at the garja sali, a place of common worship, located outside the village in the corner of a grazing field.
The Kherai is another Bodo festival and is associated with worshipping Bathow (Lord Shiva) the principal god of this particular tribe. The Kherai puja (act of worship) is always followed by a series of ritual dances called the Deodhani. The puja and dance are inseparable, the dance being an essential part of the Kherai worship.
The term Deodhani is derived from the Sanskrit word deva meaning god or deity and dhani meaning sound or echo. Hence the word "Deodhani" literally means the sound or utterings of a god or deity although some people believe dhani has the meaning woman.
Traditionally a young girl, a female shaman or oracle, is selected to play the key role. She must have reached adulthood, be a virgin, and possess a shapely form with a slender waist. The priest first consecrates this dancer at the altar of Bathow after which she leads the Deodhani dance. The dance is performed only by women but is accompanied by two men playing the khum (drum), two men playing the sifung (flute) and two men playing jotha (cymbals).
The dancers, with their hair free, wear long woven dresses, often red in colour, black girdles, and a yellow or red gamocha around their waists. Historically, at the time of dancing the main dancer was naked above the waist other than her jewellery of nose rings, earrings, necklaces and bracelets, used to carry a small drum as a talisman, had a vermillion mark on her forehead and her hair dressed in a heart-shaped plait.
Three stages mark the puja the main dancer performs. Firstly, with the help of the Oja (priest) who is responsible for ensuring that all the sanctities and rituals are performed correctly, she falls into a trance and he consecrates her before the altar of the Bathow. She then begins to dance with the intention of appeasing and seeking favour from nineteen gods and goddesses beginning with Bathow (Lord Siva) and ending with Lakshmi. At one stage she dances a fierce war-dance at which time she takes up a sword and a shield. Her movements reflect the different deities to which her dance is dedicated and the beat of the accompanying instruments also changes accordingly. The third stage is at the end of the dance when she predicts fortunes and answers questions addressed to her by the attending villagers.
A two or three day Deodhani festival is also celebrated every year in the middle of August when thousands of brightly dressed devotees, encircled with brilliant fresh flower necklaces and adorned with vermillion die, flock to Guwahati and make trance offerings to the Serpent Goddess (Manasa Puja) at the Kamakhya temple there.
The dance begins in the evening and continues until dawn as the devotees express the sacrifice of their lives to the holy goddess. As they dance they flourish live pigeons and goats which are later sacrificed in the temple.
Ali-Ai-Ligang is the spring festival of the Mising (descended from the Astro-Mongoloids). Originally a hill tribe from Tibet and Mongolia, they travelled from Manasa Sarovar, the highest freshwater lake in the world and settled in Arunachal Pradesh and the plains of Assam in around the 8th century.
Ali-Ai-Ligang is the most colourful festival and occurs every year on the first Wednesday of the month of Ginmur Polo (February-March) in the Mising calendar. It is held to appease mother earth and the fore-fathers of the Mising and to mark the new sowing season. Ali means root or seed and ai means fruit and ligang means sow and the heads of families ceremonially sow paddy in a corner of their respective rice fields in the morning hours and pray for a good crop during the year as well as for general abundance and well-being on this day.
The festival continues for five days and on the fourth day there are taboos regarding cutting trees, fishing, ploughing and burning jungle that must be strictly observed and the Mising take complete rest that day. Dancing and singing is a big feature of this festival when the young boys and girls don traditional costumes. They dance Gumrag Pakes Cha Nam, characterised by brisk stepping, flinging and flapping of hands and swaying of hips to indicate youthful passion, reproductive urge and general gaiety which is accompanied by drums, pipes, flutes, cymbals and gongs. The gong is only ever played at Ali-Ai-Ligang and the drums have a special beat for the Gumrag dance.
The formal dance of the festival starts on the courtyard of the easternmost house in the village. The performers dance in circles on the courtyards of every house in the village and in return the host rewards the dancers with rice beer, chicken and even on some occasions cash. The dancers often move outside into the fields.
The songs sung at Ali-Ai-Ligang are not confined to the songs of youth alone. Their themes are vast and varied and include the life of man, his sufferings and death. However there is focus on the joy and sorrow of love.
The last day of the festival is called lilen and is celebrated with Dapan Tipan, a huge community village feast that includes pork and dried fish and at which poro apong or rice beer is drunk.
The Buddhist Tai-Ahom, led by Sukapha, arrived in Assam in 1228 from what is present day Yunan in China. Befriending the Moran and Borah tribes, and with many of his followers marrying their womenfolk, he is attributed with being the architect of modern Assam. Later, intermixing with immigrant Bengalis, most converted to Hinduism.
The most important Tai-Ahom festival is the Me-Dum-Me-Phi, the ancestor worship festival, which is observed by the whole Tai-Ahom community. An ancient rite dating back some two thousand years, it is performed annually on 31 January. In addition to worshipping ancestors it invokes individuals' life forces to attain social solidarity and vitality in times of peace and conflict, thus helping to develop social contacts and community feeling. It is celebrated with colourful processions and devotees dress up in traditional finery especially for the occasion.
The day begins with the hoisting of the Tai-Ahom flag and is followed by a heralding incantation. Next priests recite incantations in which the whole tribe, old and young, takes part. Children participate in quiz competitions and adults listen to scholars lecturing on the significance of the festival. A community feast is also held at which everyone irrespective of caste, creed, rank or status is welcome.
Due to the increasing participation of many non Tai-Ahom people in this festival it is now celebrated all over Assam.
Sattriya Nritya
Sattriya Nritya, one of the eight classical dance forms of India, originates from Assam. It has remained a living tradition since its creation by the Assamese Vaishnavite saint Srimanta Sankardeva in the 15th century to accompany his Ankiya Naat (a form of self-devised one-act plays).
The core of Sattriya Nritya is to use the artistic and enjoyable form of dance to pass on mythological stories and teachings to its audience. Traditionally performed only by bhokots (male monks) in monasteries as part of their daily rituals or at special festivals, today it is also performed on stage by men and women who are not members of the sattras (religious institutions) and can have themes other than mythology too. Over the years it has divided into many genres.
Sattriya Nritya is accompanied by musical compositions called borgeets (some composed by Sankardeva himself) and which are based on classical ragas (a series of five or more musical notes depicting emotional expressions). The instruments traditionally used are khols (drums), taals (cymbals) and the flute but now other instruments have also been added like the violin and harmonium. The dresses are usually made of pat, a type of silk produced in Assam woven with intricate local motifs. The ornaments are also based on traditional Assamese designs.
The Sattriya culture is the basis of the religious and cultural fabric of Assam.
Barpeta's Bhortal Nritya
The Bhortal Nritya of Barpeta evolved from the classical dance form of that particular district of Assam and was developed by Narahari Burha Bbakat, a well known Sattriya artist. It is performed in a group of six or seven dancers or sometimes in even in larger groups and is performed with the intention of praising God.
The dancers carry large cymbals that they play to the music's very fast beat and which makes the dance a very interesting and rousing one. The movements are designed to produce colourful patterns, unique amongst the other dances of Assam, and as a result of all these elements it appeals to people of all ages and cultural backgrounds.
The Jhumur is one of the traditional folk dances of Assam. It was developed over the years by the tribes living and working in the tea gardens, called kulls. It is performed by girls and boys together or sometimes by the girls alone and is traditionally performed in the Autumn to the beat of a madal (drum).
The Jhumur is a celebration of youth and vigour and both the young and old dance together in gay abandon. It requires precision footwork while the dancers clasp tightly to each other's waist. The female dancers wear red saris, red blouses and jewellery of bangles and anklets.


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SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - May 03, 2012) -
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Senomyx, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNMX), a company using proprietary taste science technologies to discover novel flavor ingredients for the food, beverage, and ingredient supply industries, today provided a corporate update and reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. The Company ended the first quarter 2012 with $51.3 million in cash and highly liquid investments. Revenues were $8.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, including $1.1 million in commercial revenues.
"Senomyx is receiving positive feedback as S6973, the sweet taste modulator for sucrose reduction discovered and developed by the Company, is introduced to additional food and beverage companies for use in North America, Latin America, and other areas around the world," said Kent Snyder, Chief Executive Officer of Senomyx. "We are beginning to see the commercialization uptake that we described earlier this year, with our partner Firmenich's first customers starting to expand their evaluations of S6973 for use in additional products and new geographies, while other food companies are placing orders for S6973 to initiate product acceptance testing," Snyder noted.
"We believe that interest in S6973 is fueled by the manufacturers' need to address the growing pressure and interest for lower calorie offerings that retain the taste consumers know and enjoy," Snyder added. "The unique ability of S6973 to enable elimination of up to 50% of the sucrose in products without diminishing the desired sugar taste, coupled with the associated potential cost savings, is creating an important market opportunity for our sucrose enhancer.
"Senomyx's sweet taste modulator for the reduction of the artificial sweetener sucralose, S2383, is also being commercialized by Firmenich. S2383 is having a favorable response in the marketplace, including new product launches in Latin America during the past quarter," Snyder stated.
During April, Firmenich exercised its option to extend the research funding period of the companies' Sweet Taste Program collaboration. Under the terms of the extension, Firmenich will continue to provide research funding to Senomyx through July 28, 2013 for the discovery and development of new natural and artificial flavor ingredients intended to enhance the taste of sucrose, fructose, and various forms of Rebaudioside (stevia). In addition to the incremental research funding, Firmenich is paying Senomyx royalties on sales of sweet taste modulators developed under the collaboration, such as S6973.
"We are also pleased to report that Senomyx expects the initial commercial launch of a partner's retail product containing our S6821 Bitter Blocker to occur later this year," Snyder said. "This marketing effort, which will be conducted in a Southeast Asian country, marks the first commercialization of an ingredient discovered and developed under our Bitter Blocker program."
Senomyx continues to be diligent in seeking protection for its intellectual property. As of March 31, 2012, the Company is the owner or exclusive licensee of 324 issued patents and several hundred pending patent applications related to proprietary taste science technologies in the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere.
Commercialization Updates:
Savory Taste Program: The primary applications of the Company's Savory Flavor ingredients are to reduce or replace monosodium glutamate (MSG) and to enhance the savory taste of foods by combining Senomyx's Savory Flavors with other ingredients to create unique new flavor blends. Each of Senomyx's Savory Flavors provides a new savory taste sensation. Two Senomyx partners, both of which are global food companies, are currently marketing new and reformulated established products that contain one of Senomyx's Savory Flavors.
Ongoing commercialization activities include sales and market launches of products that incorporate a Senomyx Savory Flavor in approximately 25 countries within Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America. These products have been launched into the retail, industrial, and food service channels in selected countries. Continued growth is expected during the year as Senomyx's partners for this program explore additional opportunities to expand their customer bases and increase the number of product offerings.
Commercialization of Senomyx's Savory Flavors in the European Union is contingent upon the ingredients being included in the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Union List of Flavouring Substances; however, timing for the publication of the Union List remains uncertain.
During 2011 Senomyx received Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) regulatory designations for two new Savory Flavors, S9229 and S5456, which brings the total to six approved Savory Flavors. The Company is exploring commercialization options for new offerings, which complement the Savory Flavors currently being marketed by Senomyx partners.
Sweet Taste Program:
S6973, Senomyx's novel sucrose enhancer, enables up to 50% reduction of sugar in virtually all food categories and selected beverages, including dairy beverages, and ready-to-drink coffee and tea. Commercialization activities with S6973 are ongoing in the Americas, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Australia. The first commercial launches of products that incorporate S6973 were achieved in the fourth quarter of 2011. During the first quarter of 2012, additional commercial-scale orders were placed with Senomyx's marketing partner by manufacturers that are preparing to market branded products reformulated to contain S6973. Based on the strong interest from numerous companies, Senomyx anticipates there will be additional commercial launches of products using S6973 in 2012.
S2383 enables up to 75% reduction of the high-intensity sweetener sucralose and is applicable for use in all food and beverage product categories. Products incorporating S2383 are being marketed in North America and Latin America. Senomyx expects that manufacturers currently using S2383 in their products will increase their utilization during 2012 and additional customers will be evaluating S2383 for use in a variety of products.
Both S6973 and S2383 have GRAS regulatory status, and applications for regulatory approvals are pending in other geographies.
Discovery & Development Program Updates:
Sweet Taste Program: The primary goal for this program is to add to the Company's portfolio of new flavor ingredients that allow a significant reduction of sweeteners in food and beverage products while maintaining the desired sweet taste. Final safety studies and additional development activities in support of anticipated GRAS regulatory approval are ongoing with S9632, a new sucrose enhancer with very favorable taste and physical characteristics. Taste tests and other evaluations indicate that S9632, which allows for the reduction of up to 50% of the sugar in product prototypes, may be beneficial for a broad range of beverages and other product applications.
Senomyx is also continuing evaluations of potential enhancers of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), a widely used sweetener for beverages and other products. Other Sweet Taste Program activities include a key effort to discover and develop natural high-potency sweeteners and sweet taste enhancers. This effort involves building a targeted natural-source library and using the Company's proprietary technologies to identify potential new natural sweeteners and sweet flavor ingredients. Senomyx's approach was validated with the identification of a natural compound that provided a sweet taste, an important taste-proof-of-concept for the program.
Bitter Blockers Program: The primary goals of this program are to reduce or block bitter taste and to improve the overall taste characteristics of foods, beverages, and ingredients. Two of Senomyx's bitter blockers, S6821 and S7958, have received GRAS regulatory status. S6821 has demonstrated activity against bitter tasting foods and beverages that include soy and whey proteins, menthol, caffeine, cocoa, and Rebaudioside A (stevia). S7958, a related bitter blocker with similar functionality, has alternative desirable physical properties that may be useful for these or other product applications. In addition, Senomyx continues to evaluate and develop potential new bitter blockers. A Senomyx partner is preparing for initial market launch of a product incorporating S6821 by the end of 2012.
Salt Taste Program: The goal of the Salt Taste Program is to identify flavor ingredients that allow a significant reduction of sodium in foods and beverages yet maintain the salty taste desirable to consumers. This program is an important research focus for Senomyx's longer-term pipeline. Current activities include targeted analytical approaches to discover specific proteins that could be viable candidates for the receptors or co-factors responsible for salt taste. The Company has assembled a proprietary database of proteins found in taste buds and progress is being made exploring the role of a number of these proteins that may be involved in salt taste perception. Senomyx has identified a novel blocker of salt taste that could be a tool to help discover the receptor involved with salt taste perception.
Cooling Taste Program: The goal of the Cooling Taste Program is to identify novel cooling agents that do not have the limitations of currently available agents. Senomyx has initiated activities in support of future regulatory filings for S5031, a new cooling agent that was selected for development during the first quarter of 2012 by Firmenich, our partner for the Cooling Taste Program. S5031 has a ten-times greater potency in taste tests and other advantageous properties, such as longer cooling duration and lack of aroma, compared to commonly used agents.
Financial Review:
The company ended the first quarter 2012 with $51.3 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments available for sale.
Revenues were $8.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $8.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Included in first quarter 2012 revenues were $1.1 million in commercial revenue compared to approximately $900,000 in the first quarter of 2011. The decrease in total revenue was primarily due to lower upfront license fee revenue recognized in 2012 compared to 2011. Specifically, Senomyx recognized $893,000 and $2.3 million of upfront license fee revenue related to the Company's Sweet Taste collaboration with Firmenich during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. There was no impact on cash flow as the related payments were received prior to 2011. The decrease in upfront license fee revenue was partially offset by the earning of a $500,000 development milestone related to the Cooling Taste Program during the three months ended March 31, 2012.
Research and development expenses, including non-cash stock-based expense, were $7.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $7.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. General and administrative expenses, including non-cash stock-based expense, were $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
The net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $0.05 per share, compared to $0.03 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
Financial Outlook:
"Firmenich's decision to exercise their option to extend the R&D funding period an additional year provides another source of committed funding. With no debt, a strong cash balance and multiple sources of cash going forward, we continue to be well positioned to advance our programs," stated Tony Rogers, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
In addition to the $51.3 million in cash and highly liquid investments at March 31, 2012, the Company has committed and potential sources of cash going forward, including the following:
The Company is reiterating 2012 financial guidance as initially provided on March 1, 2012. For 2012, Senomyx continues to expect:
Conference Call:
Senomyx will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Pacific Time) today to discuss these financial results and provide an update on the Company. To participate in the live conference call, U.S. residents should dial 888-713-4214, and international callers should dial 617-213-4866, at least 10 minutes prior to the call start time. The participant passcode for this conference call is 51431383.
Participants may pre-register for the call at any time, including up to and after the call start time, at https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=PPM9FW3YR. Pre-registrants will be issued a pin number to use when dialing into the live call, which will provide quick access to the conference.
To access the live Internet broadcast or a subsequent archived recording, please log onto the Investor Relations section of Senomyx's website at http://investor.senomyx.com. The archived webcast will be available for 30 days following the earnings call. Please connect to Senomyx's website prior to the start of the webcast to ensure adequate time to download any software that may be necessary.
About Senomyx, Inc. (www.senomyx.com)
Senomyx is using proprietary taste science technologies to discover and develop novel flavor ingredients. These include new flavors such as Savory Flavors and Cooling Flavors, as well as flavor modulators such as Bitter Blockers and enhancers of Sweet and Salt tastes. Senomyx is also engaged in a new effort to discover and develop natural high-potency sweeteners. The Company has collaborative agreements with global food, beverage, and ingredient supply companies, some of which are currently marketing products that contain Senomyx's flavor ingredients. Its corporate socially responsible activities are described on the Senomyx Cares blog at http://www.senomyx-csrblog.com/. For more information, please visit www.senomyx.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our projected 2012 financial results and anticipated financial condition; the anticipated funding under existing collaboration agreements; the anticipated timing and scope of commercial launch of products containing Senomyx's flavor ingredients, including S6973, S2383, S6821 and our Savory Flavors; the potential uses and commercial value for our GRAS-approved flavor ingredients and other flavor ingredients under development, including S9632, S5031, S9229 and S5456; that we expect to complete safety studies in preparation for regulatory approval in the U.S. for S9632; whether the research under the company's sweet taste research program will be successful and lead to the commercialization of any new flavor ingredients or natural sweeteners; and the progress and capabilities of Senomyx's discovery and development programs generally, including without limitation statements regarding development activities for S5031, ongoing research to evaluate and potentially develop new bitter blockers, as well as our ability to identify proteins primarily involved in the perception of salt taste in humans. Risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include: Senomyx is dependent on its product discovery and development collaborators for all of Senomyx's revenue; Senomyx is dependent on its current and any future product discovery and development collaborators to develop, manufacture, and commercialize any flavor ingredients Senomyx may discover; Senomyx may not be able to establish new collaborations and/or maintain existing collaborations on acceptable terms; large companies are typically conservative when implementing changes to their branded products, and may not begin or expand their use of Senomyx flavor ingredients when expected or at all; development activities for newer flavor ingredients, including S9632 and S5031, may not demonstrate an acceptable safety profile or meet other commercialization criteria; Senomyx or its collaborators may be unable to obtain and maintain the regulatory approval required for flavor ingredients to be incorporated into products that are sold; even if Senomyx or its collaborators receive a regulatory approval and incorporate Senomyx flavor ingredients into products, those products may never be commercially successful; Senomyx flavor ingredients may not be useful or cost-effective for formulation into products; Senomyx or its collaborators may be unable to manufacture Senomyx flavor ingredients at commercial scale; Senomyx's ability to compete in the flavor ingredients market may decline if Senomyx does not adequately protect its proprietary technologies; and Senomyx's discovery and development programs may not be successful or result in the discovery of new flavor ingredients that are commercially viable. These and other risks and uncertainties are described more fully in Senomyx's most recently filed SEC documents, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K under the headings "Risks Related to Our Business" and "Risks Related to Our Industry." All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. Senomyx undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
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Condensed Statements of Operations
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2012 2011
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Revenues $ 8,202 $ 8,716
Operating expenses:
Research and development (including $452 and
$605 of non-cash stock-based compensation
expense) 7,139 7,279
General and administrative (including $631 and
$609 of non-cash stock-based compensation
expense) 2,941 2,731
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Total operating expenses 10,080 10,010
Loss from operations (1,878) (1,294)
Other income 26 39
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Net loss $ (1,852) $ (1,255)
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Basic and diluted net loss per share $ (0.05) $ (0.03)
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Weighted average shares used in computing basic
and diluted net loss per share 39,819 39,257
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March 31, December 31,
2012 2011
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Cash, cash equivalents and investments available-
for-sale $ 51,269 $ 55,106
Other assets 2,773 3,140
Property and equipment, net 9,708 9,400
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Total assets $ 63,750 $ 67,646
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other
liabilities $ 4,969 $ 6,117
Deferred revenue 23,126 25,282
Leasehold incentive obligation 4,854 5,100
Deferred rent 1,414 1,426
Stockholders' equity 29,387 29,721
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 63,750 $ 67,646
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Convicted murderer Darius Kimbrough was executed on Tuesday evening for the murder 28-year-old Denise Collins of Orlando.
Kimbrough spent 22 years on death row after he was convicted of killing Collins in her south Orlando apartment. A jury found him guilty of breaking into her home, beating her and raping her, leaving her bloodied.
She died a day later in a local hospital.
The woman who was holding her hand as she died -- her sister Annette Collins -- said she felt numb as Kimbrough received the lethal injection.
Her mother, Diane Stewart, agreed.
"He got better than she did," she told Local 6. "Cleaner too. He fell asleep."
On Tuesday, prison spokeswoman Jessica Cary said Kimbrough ate his final meal.
"He asked for two slices of pizza, fried green tomatoes, fried chicken, chicken gizzards, chocolate chip ice cream and fruit punch," she said. "He ate about all of it."
Kimbrough was pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m., a prison spokesperson said.
The family traveled from New Jersey to witness the execution at the prison in Starke.
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I realize today isn't Tuesday, but you're going to get a tune anyways. It's
The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel
Note the photo below. This is not the sound of silence. It's the sound (and site) of water damage. Boo! The blowing hum of these basement-savers produces enough white noise to silence the whole neighborhood I cannot wait to turn them off!


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November 2, 2013
Canada will be travelling to the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2013 (WT20Q) with a mixture of youth and experience, including the returning captain, Ashish Bagai, who had a brief spell out of the game.
The tournament, scheduled to be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 15 to 30 November, will see Canada placed in Group A in Abu Dhabi alongside Namibia, Uganda, USA, Italy, Hong Kong, UAE and current champion Ireland.
Speaking ahead of the tournament, Bagai said: "Obviously, Ireland will be favourites in our group, then UAE has been playing decent T20 cricket lately as well and Namibia, so those three are going to be pretty tough games that could go either way. We are going to be preparing as best we can, we've done some homework on them and we know that they are the games we need to win if we want to ensure qualification."
Canada has been busy preparing for the tournament and the 31-year-old wicketkeeper explained what the side has been up to, saying, "Our preparation has been going pretty well. We finished our season back home in the beginning of October, which was a good timeframe for the qualifiers.
"We then had a couple of weeks off before the team all got together again to train indoors and also have some net sessions. Now the team are in Sri Lanka, we are going to have about 10-12 days in Sri Lanka before we head to Dubai, so, overall the team should be well prepared and in good shape.
"In Sri Lanka, we have Scotland and Kenya here as well, so we are trying to play matches against both of those as well as some matches against some combined first class player teams. Then hopefully we can get something to do with Sri Lanka A as well."
Canada finished sixth in the previous event, held in the UAE in 2012, and Bagai, although wanting to improve on the side's previous performance, is keen simply to finish in the top six to qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014.
"Being a Twenty20 short format competition you obviously go in there to finish on top. Our first goal is, however, to qualify, but if you get that far there is no reason any of the top six Associate countries can't win the tournament.
"In saying that, it is not going to be easy, we haven't really had the results we would have wanted in the last year or so. We know there is a lot of hard work ahead, but we are absolutely going in there to win the tournament.
"Our first match is against the USA and we play them quite a bit and they are neighbours, so there is a natural rivalry. We going to come out hard against all of the teams but it will be good to get that first one out of the way and hopefully have one win under our belt. We will go into that match confident, as we have had some good battles in the past," said Bagai.
The team has been working on improving key elements of its game, explained Bagai, who has represented Canada in 62 ODIs and seven Twenty20 Internationals.
"There are a whole bunch of areas that we've targeted for our improvement since the last qualifier, I don't think there is anything there that we are happy with completely, however there are some more than others.
"Fielding has obviously been a concern, and it has been a big focus for the last 12 months or so to lift our standard of fielding. Death bowling is another one that we have been working on, finishing off games. Top of the order has also been a problem, losing wickets early, so like I said all three areas are crucial, the first six overs in the batting department, the last six overs in the bowling department and overall fielding," said Bagai.
Identifying the players that fans of the game should keep an eye out for, Bagai named a trio of players. "On the bowling side of things we've got a player called Jeremy Gordon who previously played for Guyana as well, he's a quick bowler and not too many teams have seen him.
"He has got some pace and some oomph about him. He's done really well this season and really matured. He has always had some pace but he has really got some control this year.
"On the batting side, two of our young guys Hiral Patel and Ruvindu Gunasekera have had decent seasons, Ruvindu particularly, he scored a lot of runs this summer against The Netherlands and UAE. He's going to be the key for us at the top of the order."
Canada's opening match against the USA will be played at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on 15 November.
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The Office of Governor-Elect Maggie Hassan
Announces Legislative, Policy and Appointments Directors
CONCORD – Governor-Elect Maggie Hassan today announced additional members of her administration's staff, naming experienced public servants to help lead her legislative, policy, and appointments efforts.
"The people of New Hampshire expect and deserve the office of the governor to be as open and accessible as possible," said Governor-Elect Hassan. "These dedicated public servants will leverage their years of experience to ensure that Granite Staters' voices are fully heard as we work together to build a stronger, more innovative New Hampshire."
To lead her policy team, Hassan has named William Craig as Policy Director and Adviser to the Governor. Craig of Manchester, is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School, and served as Hassan's Majority Director and Legislative Aide during her time in the state senate. In addition, Hassan has named Amy Kennedy as Policy Adviser. Kennedy, who received her Master's in Public Administration from University of North Florida, has served in a variety of government and political roles, including as a legislative aide in the Florida House of Representatives, as a program coordinator for a scholarship program for at-risk youth, as director of community relations for a Planned Parenthood affiliate, and, most recently, as Deputy State Political Director in New Hampshire for President Obama's reelection campaign.
Hassan named Chris Kennedy of Manchester as Legislative Director and Adviser to the Governor. Kennedy currently serves as Senate Minority Caucus Director and previously served as Senate Majority Caucus Director.
Finally, Hassan announced that Jennifer Kuzma of Concord will serve as Director of Appointments and Liaison to the Executive Council, a role she currently fulfills for Governor John Lynch. Kuzma will help direct Hassan's efforts to identify highly qualified individuals to serve the people of New Hampshire at various state agencies.
As Hassan works to build her administration's staff, she is receiving support and counsel from her Office Administration team, which consists of Alice Chamberlin, former Special Assistant to Governor Lynch for natural resources, energy and transportation policy; Jennifer Frizzell, former Senate Policy Director and adviser to Planned Parenthood of Northern New England; Steve Gordon, an attorney and director at Shaheen & Gordon; and Michael Vlacich, former Director of the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development and state director for U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen.
As Governor, Maggie Hassan will bring people together to keep New Hampshire moving forward by focusing on innovation, fiscal responsibility and common-sense solutions to our challenges. Hassan will work with members of both parties to develop a fiscally responsible balanced budget that protects New Hampshire's priorities without an income or sales tax. She will work to implement her "Innovate NH" jobs plan, which focuses on building the best workforce in the country, providing tax credits to businesses, and giving businesses technical assistance to help them create jobs. And Hassan will reach out to legislators and citizens across the state to listen to their ideas on moving New Hampshire forward.


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Steve Garagiola has delivered information to Metro-Detroiters as a feature reporter and news anchor since 1996, when after covering the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he made the jump from sports to news.
"When that bomb went off in Centennial Park, we did 14 straight hours of live shots back to Detroit," Steve said. "I knew I had moved from the toy department to the real world."
Before joining Local 4, Steve hosted his own daily sports show at Michigan's cable sports network, PASS Sports. Prior to that he covered sports at KTSP-TV in Phoenix, and from 1980 to 1989 at WXYZ-TV in Detroit.
Steve's fondness for sports comes naturally given his family background. He's the son of Hall of Fame sportscaster and former major league catcher Joe Garagiola. Steve's older brother, Joe Jr., was the general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Today the IAUNRC sat down to speak with Gerelmaa Altangerel, the 2015-2016 FLTA from Mongolia. Gerelmaa will assist Professor Tserenchunt with beginning, intermediate, and advanced Mongolian language classes for the 2015-2016 Academic Year. These classes are offered through the Department of Central Eurasian Studies. For more information please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
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The Minnesota Timberwolves play their first game of the regular season tonight against Oklahoma City at the Target Center. The season was supposed to start two months ago, but was delayed because of the labor dispute between the players and owners.
This year, teams will play fewer games than usual and the games will be packed closer together. For example, in early January, the Wolves will play on three consecutive nights in three different cities.
Cathy Wurzer talks with Britt Robson who writes about the NBA for SportsIllustrated.com.


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SMWC honors troops during 9/11 Day of Service
September 13th, 2012 | SMWC
On September 11, 2012, SMWC remembered the 11th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001, with a day of service dedicated to honoring United States service men and women.
"I think it's important to remember and memorialize people who died that day and people who have died in wars since then while defending our freedom," Mohan said in an interview with
The 9/11 Day of Service began at 9 a.m. with a moment of silence for fallen soldiers. In between classes students wrote letters and stuffed care packets with snack foods and toiletries for soldiers fighting overseas. In the evening, the students gathered in the Woods Student Center to craft camouflage rosaries.
"I think it's important to do that every year and not just the 10th anniversary," Mohan said in the interview.
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- 11th anniversary of 9/11, Tribune Star, September 2012
- Day of service done with care, Tribune Star, September 2012
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Police are appealing for any witnesses who saw a traffic accident between Seend and Devizes which left a man hopsitalised over Christmas.
Andrew Loveridge, 58, from Melksham was driving along the A361 at Caen Hill towards Seend on Christmas Eve. At 4.25pm he lost control of his green Renault Scenic and hit an unoccupied bus shelter. As the accident happened a black Land Rover Discovery was turning right onto the A361 from the B3101 Rowde Road.
Mr Loveridge was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital with severe head injuries where he underwent surgery. He was discharged on Chistmas Day.
Wiltshire Police would like to speak to the driver of a blue Volkswagen which was driving behind Mr Loveridge's car at the time, as well as any other witnesses who may have information on the crash.
Anyone with information is asked to contact PC 1310 David Cooper of the serious collision investigation team on 101.


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This company makes a line of gourmet grilling sauces which are rapidly gaining popularity on the west coast. Several Bay Area restaurants serve signiture dishes based on HorneyToad's sauces and their Grim Creeper sauce was recently written up in Diablo Magazine, one of the area's premier culinary publications.
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The 2002-2005 Explorer has a very well-established record of expensive transmission failure at under 100k miles. The Explorer has an enclosed transmission which is typically replaced with a rebuilt transmission at a cost of almost $3,000.
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English Pronunciation in Use ElementaryAuthor:
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MATT Kilgallon believes he has done enough to retain his place at the heart of the Blackburn Rovers defence for tomorrow's trip to basement boys Barnsley – even if skipper Scott Dann returns.
Reports last night suggested in-demand Dann had been the subject of a failed bid from Norwich City.
When asked if Rovers had turned down an approach from the Canaries for their captain, Rovers managing director Derek Shaw said: "No comment."
Dann, who is also wanted by Crystal Palace, missed Saturday's 1-1 home draw with Derby County.
That gave Kilgallon the chance to make his first league start for Rovers since November 9.
And he hopes his assured performance alongside stand-in skipper Grant Hanley will convince Gary Bowyer to stick with him for the Barnsley clash.
"The gaffer is true to his word, if you do well you keep the shirt, and I was quite happy with my performance but obviously it's up the gaffer on Tuesday," said summer signing Kilgallon, who played a major part in Rudy Gestede's goal for Rovers against the Rams.
"The gaffer has gone with Grant and Scott this season as they did really well for him last season when Blackburn were struggling.
"I understood that when I came in but the Championship season is long, there's so many games and you know you're going to be in there before you know it.
"It's not about getting your lip out and spitting your dummy out, it's about training well.
"I've just kept my head down, supported the lads and now I've got my chance."
Dann pulled out of the Derby match with an Achilles injury.
Rovers boss Gary Bowyer said: "He trained on Friday and then overnight he felt the injury.
"He had a fitness test in the morning and he felt he wasn't fit to play."
Bowyer fears winger Ben Marshall is set to spend a lengthy spell on the sidelines after he came off on Saturday with suspected ankle-ligament damage.
"We don't know the full extent of it but it's not going to be one that is a week or two," said Bowyer, who is hopeful winger Josh King will be fit to face Barnsley after a knock ruled him out against the Rams.
"Ben has gone for a scan straight away so we'll know more after the weekend.
"I'm disappointed for him as he's been playing out of his skin."
Bowyer confirmed he will attempt to strengthen his squad before tomorrow's game.
But he clarified that the only permanent signings Rovers – who have been linked with a loan move for Montpellier's France Under-21s midfielder Bryan Dabo – will possibly make before the window shuts on Friday will be free transfers.
Bradley Orr became the 14th player to leave Rovers this month after he completed his year-long loan to FC Toronto.
Nuno Henrique and Paulo Jorge could follow Orr – and Portuguese compatriots Fabio Nunes and Edinho Junior – out of Ewood Park this week.


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