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Pulp has announced they will return to the U.S. this spring for the first time in more than a decade to play Coachella and a handful of U.S. shows including a stop in New York.
The band gained notoriety in the mid-90?s with the release of the albums His 'n' Hers in 1994 and Different Class in 1995, which reached the number one spot in the UK Albums Chart. Different Class spawned four top ten singles, including "Common People" and "Sorted for E's & Wizz", both of which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart.
The shows will involve all the original members of the band - Nick Banks (drums), Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar), Candida Doyle (keyboards), Steve Mackey (bass), and Mark Webber (guitar) - and they will be playing songs from all periods of their career.
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Today is day one of a new segment called Dear Chrissy. See, I receive tons of questions from you, my readers, by way of Facebook and e-mail (firstname.lastname@example.com), so I thought, why not bring these pressing questions to the community? After the jump, "MommyX" shares her question.
MommyX__ says__: I've been a single mom since my daughter was in the womb. I was dating a guy around six months when I discovered I was pregnant. He told me to have an abortion or to raise the baby alone because he wasn't ready to be a dad. I kept the baby. She is two years old now, and although I've been doing everything solo since I became pregnant, I can no longer bear the financial burden. Every time I e-mailed or called my ex asking for money, he threatened, "If I
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Toughie. Luckily you do have the law on your side. Your ex likely isn't getting custody, if that's what you're worried about, but he probably is entitled to supervised visitation for short periods of time. I think it's unfair that your ex is withholding money for essentials like food, clothing and diapers over your head and probably thinks you'll back down if he threatens you with parenting time, because he probably feels you'd rather struggle than have him back in your life or your daughter's. But, you shouldn't live hand-to-mouth or worry about being able to buy a gallon of milk at the end of the week when the jug is running low. And, always look for a silver lining, it might not be entirely bad for your daughter to know her father and little by little form a relationship with him (remember, this isn't a Lifetime Original Movie; the chances of your ex sweeping in and demanding custody is not likely to happen, especially since you were not married and he has been absent for two years and counting). Still, at the end of the day, I do see your point: Why would I want a man around who wants to see my kid only when the issue of money comes up. I know what you're asking yourself: Shouldn't my child's father want to be around just because? Where's he been for the past two years? Life isn't a Hallmark card and money does weird things to people.
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The prospect of coal exports has stirred controversy in the Northwest this year. But near Astoria last night, it was natural gas exports that drew a capacity crowd. Correspondent Tom Banse reports what happened when federal regulators invited comment on a proposed natural gas export terminal at the mouth of the Columbia River.
The newfound abundance of natural gas in North America and falling domestic prices make it potentially quite profitable to export gas to Asia. Also, quite controversial… and colorful. Near Astoria, opponents wore red T-shirts. Supportive union carpenters came in their orange or yellow safety vests. The critics were seeing red when developer Peter Hansen made his case to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Hansen: "Environmentally, it is a project with benign impacts. (audible guffaws from audience) It may change the skyline, but it will not change the character of the community…" (Interruption of derisive laughter from some quarters)
Hansen is chief executive of a company called Oregon LNG. It and a separate company looking to export from Coos Bay have a thicket of permits to work through. If authorized, the Astoria and Coos Bay export terminals could send out their first natural gas cargoes in 2017 at the earliest.
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Bird watching is the fastest growing outdoor sport in the nation, and Lake County is happy to be a part of it. As the name of this County would indicate, it is a great place to view more than 200 different species of birds. However, the area is known for more than just its 1,000 lakes and rivers.
The County is surrounded by environmentally protected areas including the Green Swamp to the south, the Ocala National Forest to the north and the Wekiva River Basin to the east. From championship water skiing to its nationally televised fishing tournaments, Lake County is synonymous with outdoor adventures.
This bird-watching guide was developed, in cooperation with the Oklawaha Valley Audubon Society, to encourage local and visiting birders to explore Lake County's natural beauty. With 19 identified locations to go birding, including some hidden gems such as the Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area, Lake County is the right destination for advanced and beginning birders.
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The new Giotto's Silk Road YTL Series replaces the entire range of Giotto's MTL tripods and features a new Y-shaped centre column, meaning a super slim 30% space saving when the tripod is packed down.
This uniquely shaped centre column brings a totally new dimension to tripod design – allowing legs to be stowed in a much more compact way, without the 'bulk' of tripods using traditional design.
Giotto's is continually challenging the dimensions of photographic tripods – following on from the huge success of its award winning Vitruvian range – which adopted a space saving inverted design when the tripod is folded down.
The new Silk Road range is named after the historical network of interlinking trade routes covering East, South & Western Asia, parts of North & east Africa and Europe. New technologies were often traded along this route too – hence the inspiration for the Giotto's Silk Road series.
The new Y-Tube column allows a 30% space saving vs the MTL range – while maintaining full strength, stability and weight capacity. The Silk Road Series includes a range of tripods, which support up to 5kg, 8kg and 10kg of camera equipment.
Within the range there are 12 models with options including a 2 way column and a super versatile 3 way centre column, ideal for very low level shooting. The 3D column tripods have an included low-angle adaptor.
The range also includes models with 3-section and 4-section tripod legs – for additional height and compact stowage. The adjustable tripod legs have 3 'footprint' settings – full height, mid height where the legs are slightly wider and an ultra wide setting for low level photography.
The new range also features graduated leg markings and new, patented Quick Easy Leg (QEL) Lock adjustments for fast, accurate adjustment without taking your eye off the subject.
On the models with 2 way centre column, there's also a bubble spirit level built in and all models feature a swappable tripod thread – so you can easily change between 3/8" and 1/4" – meaning the Giotto's Silk Road YTL range is compatible with any Giotto's head and models from other manufacturers too.
For the ultimate grip in wet or uneven conditions, spiked feet are now available as an optional extra. The range is available in both aluminium and carbon fibre made from the finest quality components. Carbon fibre models are manufactured from the highest quality 8x multi layer carbon fibre to increase strength and reduce weight.
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The Giotto's Silk Road Series will launch at the SWPP Trade Show (11th – 13th January 2013) and 'first look' of the entire range will be on show at Focus on Imaging (3rd - 6th March 2013)
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Matt Bonner has built a long NBA career for himself as a stretch forward.
Bonner has a career three-point shooting percentage of 41.6 percent and 43.0 percent this season.
Bonner spoke to RealGM about participating in the Three-Point Shootout during All-Star Weekend.
"I am incredibly excited," Bonner told RealGM. "I don't know how I'm going to sleep the night before. This is something that, on a personal level, I've wanted for a long time. To be finally selected for it, after all these years, seems surreal."
Bonner acknowledged preparing for the event is different than a regular game.
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Microsoft is working with more than 200 companies across 25 industries - from healthcare to education - to spread the reach and application of Xbox 360 motion sensing camera Kinect.
A new Kinect SDK will be sold to business in early 2012 for this purpose, the Financial Times reported.
"I can guarantee you that 12 months from now, educational, academic and commercial applications will look nothing like what they are today," commented Alex Kipman, Kinect team leader at Microsoft.
He also apparently said that the Kinect sensors would continue to improve.
One Spanish technology group Tedesys has linked Kinect to a PC and monitor to allow surgeons to browse patient records while they're operating. Car maker Toyota has created a virtual showroom application.
Xbox chief financial officer Dennis Durkin said the allure of Kinect to businesses and engineers comes from the device's pricing. Two years ago, the price of Kinect was $30,000 to $40,000, the report claimed. Today, thanks to mass production, Kinect costs $150.
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Walhalla Guesthouse, Zurich
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- 33 smoke-free guestrooms
- Restaurant
- Breakfast available
- Self parking
- 24-hour business center
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Gorgeous Three Bedroom Detached House Located within a Popular MODERN Development, Ideal for a Couple or FAMILY - Early Viewing HIGHLY Recommended!**
In brief the accommodation comprises of:- Entrance Hall, Stairs and Landing, Lounge with feature fireplace and bay window, Dining Room, Conservatory, Kitchen with integral oven, hob and dishwasher, Downstairs WC, Separate Utility Area. Upstairs:- Two Good Size Double Bedrooms (Master with built in wardrobes and En-suite shower room). Third large single room and Family bathroom complete with white three piece suite to include shower over the bath.
The property also benefits from Gas central heating, Double glazing, Burglar alarm system, Front and split level enclosed rear garden, Patio Area, Single garage and Driveway parking.
The property has a neutral, modern finish throughout and is well proportioned to accommodate family living perfectly.
Available now and offered Unfurnished. The property is located within a 3 minute walk of Kirkby Woodhouse Primary School and the Area is family orientated.
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There is a growing trend in America right now. Young professionals are seeking other options out there as a way to stay employed and grow wealth. One of those avenues is buying franchises.
Let's be honest about something for a second. It's tough out there, especially for members of Generation Y. Based on recent reports, 1 in 2 college graduates are unemployed or underemployed. The economy isn't getting better, despite what you hear on the news every day. If you do have money saved in the bank, it's not making anything. So you might as well just put it under your mattress. You must find alternative ways to build wealth right now.
If you're like my wife and me, you talk about this kind of stuff constantly. Since we both work and I run my media company on the side, it's difficult finding something to invest in that doesn't require a lot of time. Granted, we could invest in the stock market. However, I really would rather not risk a lot of my money in that casino. When the market crashed in 2008, people lost large percentages of their retirement nest eggs and college savings plans. Why would I even think about risking a large portion of my hard-earned money there?
That is exactly why we are seriously considering buying franchises. There are some franchises that work perfectly for our situation as young professionals. What some companies do is allow franchisees to be "absentee owners" and have a partner or manager handle the day-to-day operations. My wife and I could go to our jobs, work on my media company and still own a franchise. We could check on the place every day or a few times a week. It would still require a time investment, but we could continue at our jobs as our wealth builds.
If this is something you're interested in, you should check out Entrepreneur magazine's list of the top 500 franchises. Another great resource is FranchiseHelp.com.
I will leave you with a few other reasons to consider franchises (courtesy of the Bureau of Consumer Protection and EvanCarmichael.com):
- You get to operate your own business.
- You are handed a proven business model and get support from the parent company.
- Your risk investment is reduced because you are associated with an established company and brand name.
- Many franchises require little to no experience because the company will train you. They want you to succeed because then you both make money.
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text: Journalist turned director Ramesh Surve has wrapped up the shooting for his maiden film Mandakini starring Rashmi and Chetan recently. The director and producer B K Srinivas has all praises for the way the film has shaped up. Particularly a song about Kannada and Karnataka which they say will be the highlight of the film. The song which has been rendered by S P Balasubramaniam and Chitra has been shot for 15 days simultaneously in nearly 17 districts of Karnataka. Veteran journalist and writer Patil Puttappa fondly known as PAPU and Siddaganga mata seer Sri Shivakumara Swamiji has made a guest appearance in this song. The song which is of the duration of nearly 10 minutes and 8 seconds has been composed by K Kalyan. He has also written the lyrics while Raj Kamal aka Chandra Mayur is the choreographer. Apart from this, the director and producer gives a list of specialites of the, film like the film has been shot for 72 days, its a combination of veteran as well as fresher, more than 20 stage artistes has appeared in this film, taken up some major social issues, some roles reflect some epic characters like Kunti, Dharmaraya, Draupadi, Sri Ram etc and etc. The film is in dubbing stage right now and the film crew is planning to release Mandakini in April.


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Jessica Alba heading to a friends house in Santa Monica, Thursday, keeping her belly semi-hidden under a flowing white dress.It's been quite the week for growing baby bumps! Here is
Jess announced she was pregnant for the second time in mid-February, and the already mother of one has a big reason to celebrate today. It's her birthday!
Seriously, can you believe Jessica Alba is 30? If you missed earlier, Celebuzz celebrated Jess' big day by posting the 30 hottest pictures of the actress and mother.
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Evo-Stik Div 1 South & West.
Cirencester Town 1 Paulton Rovers 3.
CIRENCESTER TOWN were the architects of their own downfall as they gifted two soft goals to visitors Paulton Rovers in the second half, which turned the game on its head.
Town, who lost influential centre back and captain Matt Sysum to Evesham last month, lined up without three other experienced members of their back four – Allard, Thompson and Beeden.
But they did introduce left winger George Washbourne, who has come on a month's loan from Forest Green Rovers.
Given that the visitors edged the first half on points, Town will have been delighted to go in at the break one up, and the opening goal of the game in the 36th minute was a cracker.
Ben Wells fed Aidan Bennett down the right channel and the young full back, who had a good game, sent in a crisp cross which Sam Collier laid off for his strike partner Scott Griffin to score with a sweetly-struck, first time volley from the edge of the box in the 36th minute.
Ciren started the second half as strongly as they had finished the first and thought they had gone 2-0 ahead five minutes in when Collier rounded off a flowing move by heading home from close range, only for his effort to be ruled out for offside.
Then, in the 52nd minute, Ben Lacey was booked for a late tackle on Cirencester captain Jamie Reid which was to have a significant influence on the game.
Reid never looked comfortable thereafter and he was one of two defenders who failed to cope with the pace and strength of Nick McCottie in the 56th minute. But the striker's job was made much easier when Ciren goalie Lee Clatworthy, racing impetuously out of his goal, was caught in no man's land and the No.9 shot into the empty net from 25 yards.
Ciren still looked the better team but again shot themselves in the foot in the 68th minute. The inexperienced defence spurned two opportunities to clear their lines and were punished when James Billing acrobatically steered a header past Clatworthy.
Ciren lost another experienced player when the limping Reid was replaced by Sam Packer, while Joe Shepherd came on for Washbourne.
But it was Paulton's sub, the lively Brandon Barnes, who was the key player in the last 15 minutes.
He was twice denied by good saves from Clatworthy, but the Ciren stopper could do nothing about Barnes' exquisite curling, left-footed chip from 25 yards in the 84th minute.
Cirencester Town: Clatworthy, Bennett, Dunton, Mortimer- Jones, Wells, Hawkins, Reid (Packer, 76), O'Brien, Collier, Griffin, Washbourne (Shepherd, 76). Unused sub: Bumphrey.
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Washington: A US-led coalition has killed 10 Islamic State leaders in the past month with targeted air strikes, including individuals linked to November's attacks in Paris, a spokesman for the coalition said on Tuesday.
"Over the past month, we've killed 10 ISIL leadership figures with targeted air strikes, including several external attack planners, some of whom are linked to the Paris attacks," said US Army Colonel Steve Warren, a spokesman for the US-led military campaign against Islamic State, also known by the acronym ISIL. "Others had designs on further attacking the West."
One of those killed was Abdul Qader Hakim, who facilitated the militants' external operations and had links to the Paris attack network, Warren said. He was killed in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on December 26.
A coalition air strike on December 24 in Syria killed Charaffe al Mouadan, a Syria-based Islamic State member with a direct link to Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected ringleader of the co-ordinated bombings and shootings in Paris on November 13 which killed 130 people, Colonel Warren said. Mouadan was actively planning further attacks against the West, he said.
BREAKING: Charaffe al Mouadan, Syrian-based leader with a direct link to Abaaoud, (Paris attack cell leader), was killed on Dec. 24.— COL Steve Warren (@OIRSpox)
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The effect of the air strikes on Islamic State leadership can be seen in recent battlefield successes against the group, Warren said. The Iraqi army recently saw its first major victory against the ultra-hardline Sunni militants, declaring the capture this week of Ramadi, a provincial capital west of Baghdad which fell to Islamic State in May.
"Part of those successes is attributable to the fact that the organisation is losing its leadership," Colonel Warren said.
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Ranbir Kapoor who is busy promoting his next film Besharam turned 31 on Saturday. The actor who is reportedly dating actress Katrina Kaif, didn't reveal the nature of the birthday gift he got from Kaif.
"There is a phrase in English 'Mind your own business'," Ranbir told reporters at an event here. The Azab Prek Ki Ghazab Kahani co-stars made headlines a while ago when they were spotted holidaying together in Spain.
Reports said Ranbir and Katrina will go on a holiday again. So when the actor was asked about it, he snapped at the reporters saying "Jab pictures chhap jayenge, tab tum log hi bata dena yaar. What should I say? (When pictures get published, you only inform)…"
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Denver's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community throws an enormous party every summer with PrideFest in Civic Center Park.
Recognized as one of the top 10 pride events in the country, Denver PrideFest in Civic Center Park is a celebration of community and culture that is welcoming — and fun — to all attendees, regardless of sexual orientation. The free, two-day festival gets bigger every year. Check back for 2018 dates.
On Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., enjoy activities and entertainment for kids, adults and pets; browse health and wellness booths, the youth interactive area, retail and commercial booths; and recharge at food and beverage stands while watching the famous Dogs in Drag Parade. Guests will enjoy a full day of programming on three stages: the center stage, Latino stage and dance stage, which features cutting-edge DJs spinning beats. On Sunday, the annual Coors Light PrideFest Parade makes its way down Colfax Avenue. The parade starts a 9:30 a.m. sharp at Cheesman Park and heads west directly to Civic Center Park.
1. Don't miss the Dogs in Drag Parade on Saturday. Really, is any explanation needed?
2. Bring the whole family. Denver PrideFest has been independently rated as the most family-friendly Pride in the nation, and Saturday is packed full of family activities. Spend some time at the family interactive area, get your faces painted and slurp down some snow cones. And don't miss the kids' parade, held at noon on Saturday, starting at the PrideFest Main Stage.
3. Come early to Sunday's Coors Light PrideFest Parade to get a good spot. This event is a favorite every year, with colorful floats from sponsors, nonprofits, local businesses, organizations and politicians filling the streets.
4. Catch some of the other events happening around town in celebration of PrideFest, such as Women's Pride, presented by Babes Around Denver (location and date to be announced), or the Big Gay 5K (June 17, 2017, at 10 a.m.), which is open to walkers, runners, kids, adults, gay and straight.
Bring the whole family and see elaborate costumes.
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Suspect in Bluffton car break-ins nabbed
From the Beaufort County Sherrif's Office:
Car Break-In Suspect Arrested in Conway
BEAUFORT, SC (April 5/10:30 AM) - A Conway man believed to be linked to a series of vehicle break-ins in Hilton Head and Bluffton has been arrested.
Thirty-four year old Darrickreco Laws was arrested following a brief pursuit in Conway, SC yesterday afternoon. Just after 1:30 pm, officers of the Conway Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the green Nissan Altima Laws was seen driving. Laws immediately fled, driving a short distance before jumping from the still-moving vehicle. Conway officers were able to successfully apprehend Laws following a foot pursuit. Also present at the scene were Beaufort County Sheriff's Office investigators, who have been working with the Conway Police Department after tracking Laws to a Conway hotel.
A search of Laws' vehicle yielded a loaded pistol in the center console. Laws was also found to be in possession of a small quantity of marijuana. Laws will face charges of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Failure to Stop for Blue Lights, Simple Possession of Marijuana, and Driving Under Suspension.
Laws has been identified by the Jasper County Sheriff's Office as the suspect seen using a stolen credit card at a Ridgeland gas station on March 17th. The credit card had been reported as stolen from a vehicle at Island West in Bluffton the same day. Pending satisfaction of charges in Conway, Laws will face charges of Financial Transaction Card Fraud and Identity Theft in Jasper County.
Beaufort County Sheriff's Office investigators are continuing to gather evidence and follow up on active leads tying Laws and a second, unidentified suspect to recent multiple vehicle break-ins in both Island West and Windmill Harbor. In addition, investigators are also working with numerous other agencies throughout Georgia and South Carolina who have reported similar vehicle burglaries occurring in their gated communities.
As the investigations remain active, the Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with information to contact either Investigator LCpl. W. Conant at 843-255-3424, Investigator Cpl. B. Cooler at 843-255-3423, or the Beaufort County Dispatch Center at 843-524-2777.


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A team of 69 Manitoba schools collected 11,871 kg (26,173 lbs.) of food during Winnipeg Harvest's 14th annual Operation Donation School Food Drive.
Another 5,493 kg (13,103 lbs.) of food collected at Manitoba Public Insurance offices was added to that for a total donation of 17,815 kg (39,276.1 lbs.). Project partners Canada Safeway and Peak of the Market then each matched that donation for a total weight of donated food of 53,558 kg (117,828 lbs).
The donations were unveiled at a press conference on Tuesday at the Winnipeg Harvest warehouse.
With support from the Manitoba Teachers' Society, schools across Manitoba from kindergarten to grade 12 had collected non-perishable food items during the food drive period of Feb. 25-March 1.
"This is the kind of work that changes people," said Paul Olson, president of the Manitoba Teachers' Society. "Keep up this awesome, life-giving work. Please don't give up on asking the hard questions on why this is even necessary and if there can be another way. That's my challenge to you."
MPI spokesman Brian Smiley said MPI helped start the annual campaign 14 years ago as a six-school challenge in the St. James-Assiniboia School Division.
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Steven Salzberg
|Steven Salzberg
Steven Salzberg in 2010.
|1960 (age 56–57)
|University of Maryland, College Park
The Institute for Genomic Research
Johns Hopkins University
|Alma mater
|Yale University
Harvard University
|Learning with nested generalized exemplars (1989)
|Doctoral advisor
|William Aaron Woods[1]
|Doctoral students
Sreerama Murthy
Samuel Angiuoli[3]
David Kelley
Benjamin Langmead[1]
Daehwan Kim
Derrick Wood
|Other notable students
|Olga Troyanskaya[4]
|Known for
AMOS assembler[7]
|Notable awards
|Benjamin Franklin Award (Bioinformatics) (2013)
|Claudia Salzberg (née Pasche)[11]
Steven Lloyd Salzberg (born 1960) is an American computational biologist and computer scientist who is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, and Biostatistics at Johns Hopkins University. He is a member of the Institute of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he is also Director of the Center for Computational Biology.
Salzberg did his undergraduate studies at Yale University where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1980. In 1981 he returned to Yale, and he received his Master of Science and Master of Philosophy degrees in Computer Science in 1982 and 1984. After several years in a startup company, he enrolled at Harvard University, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in Computer Science in 1989.[12]
Before joining Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2011, he was the Director of the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he was also the Horvitz Professor of Computer Science. From 1998-2005, he was the head of the Bioinformatics department at The Institute for Genomic Research, one of the world's largest genome sequencing centers, and prior to that he was a computer science professor at Johns Hopkins University.[11][13]
In 2013, Salzberg won the Benjamin Franklin award[14] in bioinformatics.
In 2014 and again in 2015, Salzberg was selected for inclusion in HighlyCited.com, a ranking compiled by the Institute for Scientific Information of scientists who are among the top 1% most cited for their subject field and year of publication—between 2002 and 2012. He was also chosen for this list when it was first created in 2001.
In March 2015, he was named a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University for his accomplishments as an interdisciplinary researcher and excellence in teaching the next generation of scholars.[15] The Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships were established in 2013 by a gift from Michael Bloomberg.[16] Salzberg holds joint appointments in the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Salzberg has been a prominent scientist in the field of bioinformatics and computational biology since the 1990s. He has made many contributions to gene finding algorithms, notably the GLIMMER[17] program for bacterial gene finding as well as several related programs for finding genes in animals, plants, and other organisms. He has also been a leader in genome assembly research and is one of the initiators of the open source AMOS project. He was a participant in the human genome project[18] as well as many other genome projects, including the malaria genome (Plasmodium falciparum) and the genome of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. In 2001-2002, he and his colleagues sequenced the anthrax that was used in the 2001 anthrax attacks. They published their results in the journal Science in 2002.[19] These findings helped the FBI track the source of the attacks to a single vial at Ft. Detrick in Frederick, Maryland.
Salzberg together with David Lipman started the Influenza Genome Sequencing Project in 2003, a project to sequence and make available the genomes of thousands of influenza virus isolates.[20][21]
After the advent of next-generation sequencing in the mid-2000s, Salzberg's research lab and their collaborators developed a suite of highly efficient, accurate programs for alignment of these sequences to large genomes. The "Tuxedo" suite, including the Bowtie, TopHat, and Cufflinks programs, has been downloaded by thousands of scientists and the original papers have over 20,000 citations.
Salzberg has also been a vocal advocate against pseudoscience and in favor of the teaching of evolution in schools, and has authored editorials and appeared in print media on this topic. He writes a widely read column at Forbes magazine[22] on science, medicine, and pseudoscience. His work at Forbes won the 2012 Robert P. Balles Prize in Critical Thinking.[23]
- ^ a b Steven Salzberg at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ Trapnell, C.; Salzberg, S. L. (2009). "How to map billions of short reads onto genomes". Nature Biotechnology. 27 (5): 455–457. PMC 2836519 . PMID 19430453. doi:10.1038/nbt0509-455.
- ^ Angiuoli, S. V.; Salzberg, S. L. (2010). "Mugsy: Fast multiple alignment of closely related whole genomes". Bioinformatics. 27 (3): 334–342. PMC 3031037 . PMID 21148543. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btq665.
- ^ Mullins, J.; Morrison Mckay, B. (2011). "International Society for Computational Biology Honors Michael Ashburner and Olga Troyanskaya with Top Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Awards for 2011". PLoS Computational Biology. 7 (6): e1002081. PMC 3107244 . doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002081.
- ^ Salzberg, S. L.; Delcher, A. L.; Kasif, S.; White, O. (1998). "Microbial gene identification using interpolated Markov models". Nucleic Acids Research. 26 (2): 544–548. PMC 147303 . PMID 9421513. doi:10.1093/nar/26.2.544.
- ^ Delcher, A. L.; Kasif, S.; Fleischmann, R. D.; Peterson, J.; White, O.; Salzberg, S. L. (1999). "Alignment of whole genomes". Nucleic Acids Research. 27 (11): 2369–2376. PMC 148804 . PMID 10325427. doi:10.1093/nar/27.11.2369.
- ^ Sommer, D. D.; Delcher, A. L.; Salzberg, S. L.; Pop, M. (2007). "Minimus: A fast, lightweight genome assembler". BMC Bioinformatics. 8: 64. PMC 1821043 . PMID 17324286. doi:10.1186/1471-2105-8-64.
- ^ Langmead, B.; Trapnell, C.; Pop, M.; Salzberg, S. L. (2009). "Ultrafast and memory-efficient alignment of short DNA sequences to the human genome". Genome Biology. 10 (3): R25. PMC 2690996 . PMID 19261174. doi:10.1186/gb-2009-10-3-r25.
- ^ Trapnell, C.; Pachter, L.; Salzberg, S. L. (2009). "TopHat: Discovering splice junctions with RNA-Seq". Bioinformatics. 25 (9): 1105–1111. PMC 2672628 . PMID 19289445. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btp120.
- ^ Trapnell, C.; Williams, B. A.; Pertea, G.; Mortazavi, A.; Kwan, G.; Van Baren, M. J.; Salzberg, S. L.; Wold, B. J.; Pachter, L. (2010). "Transcript assembly and quantification by RNA-Seq reveals unannotated transcripts and isoform switching during cell differentiation". Nature Biotechnology. 28 (5): 511–515. PMC 3146043 . PMID 20436464. doi:10.1038/nbt.1621.
- ^ a b ccb.jhu.edu Brief biosketch
- ^ Salzberg, Steven Lloyd (1989). Learning with nested generalized exemplars (PhD thesis). Harvard University.
- ^ Editorial on evolution and the flu, Philadelphia Inquirer
- ^ "Steven Salzberg on Microbial Genomes, Open Access, Flu Shots and Gene Patents".
- ^ "With Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships, Johns Hopkins aims to foster cross-specialty collaboration 2014".
- ^ "Michael R. Bloomberg Commits $350 Million to Johns Hopkins for Transformational Academic Initiative 2013".
- ^ Delcher, A.; Harmon, D.; Kasif, S.; White, O.; Salzberg, S. (1999). "Improved microbial gene identification with GLIMMER". Nucleic Acids Research. 27 (23): 4636–4641. PMC 148753 . PMID 10556321. doi:10.1093/nar/27.23.4636.
- ^ Venter, J. C.; Adams, M.; Myers, E.; Li, P.; Mural, R.; Sutton, G.; Smith, H.; Yandell, M.; Evans, C.; Holt, R. A.; Gocayne, J. D.; Amanatides, P.; Ballew, R. M.; Huson, D. H.; Wortman, J. R.; Zhang, Q.; Kodira, C. D.; Zheng, X. H.; Chen, L.; Skupski, M.; Subramanian, G.; Thomas, P. D.; Zhang, J.; Gabor Miklos, G. L.; Nelson, C.; Broder, S.; Clark, A. G.; Nadeau, J.; McKusick, V. A.; Zinder, N. (2001). "The Sequence of the Human Genome". Science. 291 (5507): 1304–1351. Bibcode:2001Sci...291.1304V. PMID 11181995. doi:10.1126/science.1058040.
- ^ Read, T. D.; Salzberg, S.; Pop, M.; Shumway, M.; Umayam, L.; Jiang, L.; Holtzapple, E.; Busch, J.; Smith, K.; Schupp, J. M.; Solomon, D.; Keim, P.; Fraser, C. M. (2002). "Comparative Genome Sequencing for Discovery of Novel Polymorphisms in Bacillus anthracis". Science. 296 (5575): 2028–2033. PMID 12004073. doi:10.1126/science.1071837.
- ^ Ghedin, E.; Sengamalay, N. A.; Shumway, M.; Zaborsky, J.; Feldblyum, T.; Subbu, V.; Spiro, D. J.; Sitz, J.; Koo, H.; Bolotov, P.; Dernovoy, D.; Tatusova, T.; Bao, Y.; St George, K.; Taylor, J.; Lipman, D. J.; Fraser, C. M.; Taubenberger, J. K.; Salzberg, S. L. (2005). "Large-scale sequencing of human influenza reveals the dynamic nature of viral genome evolution". Nature. 437 (7062): 1162–1166. Bibcode:2005Natur.437.1162G. PMID 16208317. doi:10.1038/nature04239.
- ^ Holmes, E. C.; Ghedin, E.; Miller, N.; Taylor, J.; Bao, Y.; St George, K.; Grenfell, B. T.; Salzberg, S. L.; Fraser, C. M.; Lipman, D. J.; Taubenberger, J. K. (2005). "Whole-Genome Analysis of Human Influenza A Virus Reveals Multiple Persistent Lineages and Reassortment among Recent H3N2 Viruses". PLoS Biology. 3 (9): e300. PMC 1180517 . PMID 16026181. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030300.
- ^ Salzberg's column at Forbes
- ^ "Skeptic Authors Steven Salzberg and Joe Nickell to Receive Balles Prize in Critical Thinking".
External links[edit]
- genome.fieldofscience.com Salzberg's science blog
- Salzberg's column at Forbes magazine
- cs.duke.edu Duke Computer Science Colloquia Steven Salzberg - includes biography
- Open source software from the Salzberg lab and other groups in the Hopkins Center for Computational Biology
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Steven Salzberg.
- Living people
- Yale University alumni
- Harvard University alumni
- Johns Hopkins University faculty
- University of Maryland, College Park faculty
- American biologists
- American computer scientists
- Bioinformaticians
- Influenza researchers
- Jewish scientists
- 1960 births
- Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Fellows of the International Society for Computational Biology


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Thursday, July 2, 2009
HomeAway Names New European Head
Austin-based HomeAway, which operates a network of vacation rental websites, said today that it has named Petra Friedmann as President of HomeAway Europe. The firm said that Friedmann replaces Alexis de Belloy, who will transfer to a similar position overseeing HomeAway brands in the U.S. Friedmann is a veteral of the travel agency, and was most recently at Opodo, an online travel agency. She has also served at QXL, Mosaic travel, and Marmara. Friedmann will be based in Paris. HomeAway is venture backed by Technology Crossover Ventures, IVP, and Redpoint Ventures.


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Minnesota's cities are facing a quandary — start spending again to make up for five years of tight budgets? Or hold the line?
Thanks to a generous 2013 Minnesota Legislature, our local units of government have much to cheer about.
Our cities, counties and townships will benefit as the state flows revenue back to the local level. Some $300 million in additional funds will go to local units.
Local government aid (LGA) was redefined, and future allocations stabilized, to the tune of $130 million. The impact on some cities is dramatic: St. Augusta will receive $55,216, a 403.7 prcent increase; Melrose $766,363, a 24 percent increase; and Long Prairie, $914,704, a 24.4 percent hike.
Cities, counties and townships will get another break on Jan. 1, 2014, when they become exempt from paying almost all state sales taxes. That means a savings of 6.9 percent on all purchases, an estimated savings of $172 million for the biennium.
A state-mandated levy limit will control some of what cities can spend. With a few exceptions (disaster repairs and debt repayment, etc.), local governments will be limited to a 3 percent hike in tax rates.
Still, local governments can choose to spend extra revenues as they wish, or they can choose to hold the line on spending, returning the extra funds to the property owner through reduced taxes.
Gov. Dayton and the DFL-controlled legislature called the sales tax exemption "property tax relief," but cities are not bound to cut the budget in return. The Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence says the additional funds "… creates a very rich environment for spending increases with little, if any, short term property tax repercussions."
These comments raise legitimate concerns. Now is the time to get involved in a "family meeting" at city hall. Cities are working on 2014 budgets right now, anticipating the Sept. 15 deadline for certifying preliminary levies. All property owners will get a statement of estimated taxes due around Nov. 1, as in previous years. However, much of the budgeting process has been completed by that time, so if you wish to help influence your city's spending, speak up now.
Do you think every penny should go back to the home-owner in lower property taxes?
Do you think your city should restore staff cuts to the police department?
Are there service fees in park and recreation programs that could be reduced?
The great majority of the 250 cities within the ECM coverage area operate with transparency. They welcome citizen input. Check your city's website for contact names and numbers. Study your property tax statement. See what each unit of government charges you for its services – Counties take about half of your property tax dollar, cities about a third, school districts most of the rest.
Attend the truth-in-taxation hearings in November. Write a letter to the editor. Think about your needs and wants in your community, then be a part of the conversation.
An editorial from the ECM Editorial Board. The Peach is part of ECM Publishers.


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SAN JUAN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund investor John Paulson, closely followed for his views on the markets, said on Thursday the sliding stock market is "overreacting" and that the United States economy remains strong.
The S&P 500 is down 9.4 percent year to date on concerns about depressed oil prices, China's economy and weakness in U.S. company earnings.
"There's a disconnect between the performance of the stock market and the performance of many companies we've invested in," Paulson said at a conference in San Juan. "The companies are doing very well but the stock prices are decreasing. In time that will sort itself out, but I think the market is sort of overreacting."
Paulson, whose funds have $16.2 billion of assets under management, also said he was not concerned about the U.S. facing a new financial crisis, saying banks have "more liquidity and higher quality portfolios".
"The U.S. is on pretty solid ground," Paulson said. "The concerns would be more from China."
Paulson, a long-time bull on gold, said he still has a gold fund and significant investments in the gold sector, and said that the fund was "doing very well."
Spot gold prices soared on Thursday to one-year highs as global economic uncertainty, a weaker dollar and tumbling equities revived bullion's safe-haven status. (Reporting by Nick Brown, writing by Megan Davies; Editing by David Gregorio)


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Police are attending a Truck and trailor that has flipped on the Karangahape Gorge Road 18 kilometres east of Paeroa.
There are road closures in place. Heavy moving equipment is required to clear this road.
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Nintendo 3DS
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|Nintendo 3DS
| DS/DSi/3DS Game Cards
SD/SDHD Cards
| Cartridge Save
2 GB of internal memory
SD/SDHC Cards
|Wi-Fi (with WEP and WPA/2 support)
|Online Service
|Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Nintendo eShop
|Release Date
| JP February 26, 2011
US March 25, 2011
EU March 27, 2011
AU March 31, 2011
|Nintendo DS, DSi
|Nintendo DSi
The Nintendo 3DS is a handheld system that was produced as the true successor to the Nintendo DS while keeping some of the upgrades introduced with the Nintendo DSi.
The Nintendo 3DS was released in early 2011 and experienced sales that were low enough to disappoint Nintendo. Likely factors include the high price point of $250.00 matched with the low selection of first party games. Satoru Iwata issued a public apology and dropped the price to 169.99 in August. Iwata apologized to those who bought the 3DS at full price and gave them the Ambassador Program as compensation. This program allowed those who qualified to download ten NES games and ten Game Boy Advance games for free to play on the 3DS.
This 3DS's most notable new feature is the ability to display games in stereoscopic 3D without the need for special glasses. A slider controls the amount of depth that's viewable, even go so far as to turn off the effect altogether. It's based on the design of the DS with many improvements. The upper screen is now slightly wider and the touch screen is now slightly smaller. An analog stick, called a Slide Pad, is above the D-Pad. The 3DS also boasts both gyro sensor and motion sensor technology. Like the DSi, the 3DS utilizes cameras, with two on the outside and one on the inside. While it still has 0.3 megapixels, pictures can now be taken in 3D. The 3DS charges by setting it inside a cradle which then plugs into an outlet.
The 3DS has its own online shop which launched in June 2011. It retains the same inventory as the DSiShop (with a few exceptions). In addition to DSiWare new and old, the eShop stocks games for the 3DS Virtual Console (including special 3D Classics) as well as original 3DS Downloadable Software. The eShop also contains a video service and trailers that are available in both 2D and 3D. North American players can also use the eShop to stream videos from a Netflix account if they have one.
The eShop is different from Nintendo's previous online shops as it accepts currency directly instead of in the form of Points.
The 3DS's firmware has a menu with user information and several applications. The default applications include the 3DS Camera, 3DS Sound, Download Play, Face Raiders, AR Games, a Mii Maker and a matching Streetpass Mii Plaza. Firmware updates are received from time to time, with the most notable being the on in early June 2011 which added the eShop along with the 3DS's Virtual Console as well as an internet browser and the DSi Transfer Service.
Backwards Compatibility
The Nintendo 3DS is compatible with Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi cartridges as well as access to DSiWare games. Nintendo also allows DSiWare transfers from either of the Nintendo DSi models, although a select amount of games could not be transferred. Like the DSi, the 3DS has no slot for Game Boy Advance games; however, they will be made available through the 3DS's Virtual Console.
See Also
|Nintendo Systems
|Nintendo Entertainment System - Super Nintendo - Nintendo 64 - GameCube - Wii - Wii U
Game Boy - Game Boy Color - Game Boy Advance - Nintendo DS (DSi) - 3DS
Arcade - Color TV Game - Game & Watch - Virtual Boy


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Digital security should be one of the top priorities facing businesses of every size – and yet small firms are failing to give it the attention it deserves.
In an increasingly connected world, the impact of a digital security breach could be dramatic. Many small businesses never recover from incidents caused by relatively minor weaknesses. Here are seven of the ways your small business could be at risk.
1. You're not keeping track of your employees' devices
It is increasingly common for employees to bring their own devices to work. Tablets, laptops, and smartphones have made our lives easier – but they also pose a significant security risk. They open businesses up to viruses, data loss, and fraud. Think about whether or not the benefit derived from allowing your employees to bring in their own hardware is outweighed or offset by the resultant risks.
2. You're not updating your software
Those never-ending warning messages telling you to update your software are an annoyance, yes, but they are also an important security feature. It is vital that your software is kept up to date. Hackers and other nefarious characters exploit weaknesses in old versions of software. Make sure that all of your installations are updated regularly. Automate this process where possible, in order to minimise the chances of forgetting.
3. Your passwords aren't strong enough…
We are all becoming familiar with the hassle of remembering ever more complex passwords. But restrictions designed to make passwords more robust are, in fact, hugely beneficial. Make sure that you avoid using the same password for every login, and that the passwords you choose include numbers, letters, and special characters. If your employees also set their own passwords, consider instituting restrictions to ensure that they are strong enough. Read more about password strength on the Microsoft site.
4. …and neither is your firewall
A good firewall should, like good anti-virus software, be a prerequisite for any business – and yet many continue to rely on the standard-issue software that comes with their computers or, worse still, don't bother with one at all. Spend some time investigating enterprise strength firewalls, and speak to your hosting company to find out what server-side precautions they have in place.
5. Your staff aren't properly trained
Well-trained staff are your first line of defence in the fight against security breaches – but a poorly or untrained workforce can put you at significant risk. Make sure that your employees are properly informed about your security procedures, and that they understand their responsibilities.
6. You don't have contingencies in place
No matter how hard you try, the risk of a security breach of some sort remains significant. It is important that you develop contingencies to help you deal with such a breach if it were to arise. This should include plans to help ensure that you can still operate, and a strategy for damage limitation. Remember that this might well include a PR element.
Finally, all of the six preceding vulnerabilities, and many more, should be addressed in a comprehensive security policy drawn up as part of your risk assessment. This policy should identify the key digital risks facing your business, and should identify ways to eliminate them. Where elimination is not possible, you should consider ways in which you can mitigate those risks. The security policy should be circulated, and all employees should be made aware of its provisions. There is a range of companies that can help you draw up your own security policy if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself.


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NEW YORK (RNS/ENI) -- A prominent Muslim-American advocacy group has condemned the attempted bombing of a U.S.-bound flight on Christmas Day by a Nigerian Muslim, but has also warned of the dangers of "profiling" Muslims and others in the name of air security.
In statements following the attempted attack on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit by a man believed to have links to al-Qaida, the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned the act as unlawful and "un-Islamic".
The suspect, 23-year-old Nigerian Umar Abdulmutallab, allegedly hid explosive materials in his underwear and tried to set off an explosion but was tackled by other passengers as the plane prepared to land.
"Swift justice for the alleged perpetrator is the best way to deter future attacks," Dawud Walid, the executive director of the Michigan chapter of CAIR, told the Detroit Free Press.
We say: Charlottesville reveals the weeping wound of racism. What do we, the American Catholic faith community, do next? Read the editorial.
"We also need to know why the warnings of the alleged bomber's father were not acted on to possibly prevent this incident from occurring," Walid said of attempts by Abdulmutallab's father to warn U.S. authorities in Nigeria of his son's embrace of religious fanaticism.
CAIR officials warned of the dangers of targeting airline passengers of a certain religious, racial or ethnic profile, saying "profiling" unfairly targets innocent people.
"While everyone supports robust airline security measures," CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper said in a statement, "racial and religious profiling are in fact counterproductive and can lead to a climate of insecurity and fear."
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AutoWeek's 'America's Best' Reader Poll Names Dodge Viper, Chrysler 300M and Chrysler PT Cruiser Best for 2000
7 July 2000Three of Top 10 From DaimlerChrysler Corporation
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - AutoWeek magazine's 11th annual reader survey of American car and truck trends is out, and the results are great for DaimlerChrysler Corporation. Leading the list from the Chrysler Group stable as a perennial favorite in AutoWeek's "America's Best" readers' poll is the Chrysler 300M performance sedan, along with the visceral Dodge Viper -- America's ultimate sports car -- which has made the list every year since entering production in 1992. "AutoWeek readers are very much the most passionate readers out there, and when they speak it says volumes for the value of these cars," said AutoWeek Editor Dutch Mandel in commenting on this year's poll, published in the auto enthusiast magazine's July 3 issue. "We consider this survey to be the ultimate focus group -- readers who are car-passionate to the core." The survey, sent to about 3,100 readers, also voted the recently introduced Chrysler PT Cruiser as one of "America's Best." The PT Cruiser went on sale earlier this year after receiving rave reviews by the automotive press around the world. "We knew the PT Cruiser would be on this year's list from the get-go, and our readers did not disappoint us," said Mandel, adding that the PT Cruiser is a "cultural phenomenon" that could rise up in the charts in the magazine's future surveys. The Chrysler 300M made AutoWeek's "America's Best" poll for the second year running, with readers dubbing it as "America's sports sedan." Mandel noted that the 300M has been a favorite of the editors and readers alike ever since its introduction for 1999. Also making the list every year since its introduction was the Dodge Viper, America's most potent sports car. "Having the Viper a permanent part of this list proves once again that AutoWeek readers' passions firmly lie with sheer horsepower and torque," said Mandel. Now in its 42nd year, AutoWeek magazine, published by Crain Communications Inc., is America's largest weekly auto enthusiast magazine, with more than 340,000 readers.


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Birmingham invests in HS2 campaign
Twenty Four hours after hosting a visit to Birmingham by Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Phillip Hammond MP, Mike Whitby, The Leader of Birmingham City Council, has outlined how the city is to invest in further supporting the case for High Speed Rail.
Cllr Whitby announced that following meetings staged yesterday between himself, Mr Hammond and local businesses, the Council will use £50,000 to support the 'Yes to HS2' group at a local level.
Cllr Whitby said: "The economic benefits HS2 will bring to the local, regional and national economy runs to billions of pounds and tens of thousands of jobs, making successful implementation of the project absolutely critical to future growth of our city and nation.
"By making this investment, and continuing to proactively lead on a Yes to HS2 campaign alongside our local businesses, the City Council is determined to do all it can to ensure this project comes to fruition for the benefit of every single citizen of Birmingham and the region."
As well as meeting business leaders during yesterday's site visit, Cllr Whitby also explained to Mr Hammond how the HS2 line will be integrated with the £600m New Street Gateway project and visited the areas where the line will link into the city.
Commenting on Birmingham Council's decision to donate money to a pro high speed rail fighting fund Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said:
"I very much welcome Birmingham Council's strong support for our High Speed Rail plans and their decision to launch this fighting fund.
"Cllr Whitby and I both agree that we need to invest in high speed rail for the sake of Britain's future economic prosperity.
"High Speed Rail will help us build a modern economy fit to compete in the 21st century. It will be good news for Birmingham and good news for the UK. I look forward to discussing our plans in more detail with Cllr Whitby and local businesses during the upcoming consultation."
Formal public consultation on the HS2 plans is to be officially launched on Monday (28th Jan) with Cllr Whitby urging businesses, stakeholders and members of the public alike to take a look at the plans and make their voices heard.
On the consultation cllr Whitby added: "To date there has been a lot said in the media and beyond by those groups and people opposed to the plans, but until now the silent majority who will greatly benefit from the scheme have perhaps not had as much opportunity to make themselves heard.
Therefore for the sake of all our futures, and those of generations of to come, I would now urge as many people as possible to take a look at the plans and let the Government know what they think about the great opportunities it will bring."


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Pemetrexed (Alimta) in Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer
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I enjoy outdoors
and other hood rat shit
Favorite movies would be Stark Raving Mad, The Breakfast Club
Favorite TV shows are The Twilight Zone, Trailer Park Boys, Good Eats, The State... I like cartoons as well.
Rather than naming off artists, I'll say that I love music. Rock, Ska, trip hop, ukg, house, hip hop, future beats, trap, industrial, nu dance, rap, R&B, footwork, ambience, field recordings. Whatever.
Oh shit food that's the stuff. Nothing beats a good ass meal. Im not really picky with what I eat or don't like. I love food though. I like cooking but it takes time which is a bummer when your already starving.
I also get hard for physical forms of media
2. Friends
3. Music
4. That feeling when a chick with nails caresses your head.
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Shortly thereafter, Trevor tells Alexis that it is crucial that Johnny go free or else Anthony will retaliate against everyone. Meanwhile, Sonny reaches out to Lulu and later cautions Johnny that Lulu could never survive the ordeal of testifying against him. Johnny is faced with an impossible decision that will affect the rest of his and Lulu's lives.
Speaking of Sonny, Kate remains supportive of him when he brings up the subject of his bipolar disorder. At the same time, Nikolas tries to convince Nadine that she's better off without him and sends her away. Robin warns Nadine about the downside of getting involved with Nikolas.
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When we moved into our new home 2yrs ago we were given one of these tumble driers by an elderly relative who was moving from her home into a residential home. The drier itself was only 18months old and had cost her £198.99 when she bought it.
The appliance has a very simple, clean look, in a cream and beige colour.
It's a lovely basic condenser model which eliminates the need for venting, the condenser is very easy to empty by sliding off the bottom pannel (with the vent in it) and pulling out the plastic unit which the water collects in, this then is emptied after every use and replaced into the drier. Also after every use the filter the collects the lint etc needs scraping off, again it couldn't be simpler, the filter which is on the inside of the door simply slides out and then back in again!! As for the controls, there are only 3! On the right you have the time control to set how long you want the drier on for, it goes up to 120mins, the last 10mins of the cycle is designed to cool the clothes so you dont burn yourself on poppers and zippers. then on the left hand side you have 2 buttons, the top button allows you to choose between a hot or cooler cycle (for more delicate items) and the button below simply switches it on! To turn the machine off you simply open the door which is a push release mechanism.
This is a wonderful, simple machine and does what you need it to. It is so easy to use my 20mth old son can programme and switch it on for me (which is both a plus and a dowside if he puts it on empty!). You have to be very diligant though at emptying the condenser and filter after EVERY use or the drier becomes less effective, plus I noticed that due to the heat the wall paper behind the drier became damp and started to peel!
Untill this week I had nothing but praise asda online! The website is easy to register with and navigate, the goods were cheap enough, delivery prompt and on time. I have in the past had items substituted but they were reasonable enough (although I'd like to meet the order picker that thinks that pizza topper is any where close to a pasta bake!?!) and all you pay is an extra £4 for the conveinience of shopping from your own home, plus they have lowered the miniumum order amount for delivery to £25. Also if they have to substitute they will upgrade the item but only charge you the price of the one you actually ordered (I have in the past recieved "asda extra special" goods as a substitute for a "smartprice" item at the smartprice items price!) BUT this week ASDA acted unforgivably in my eyes! I arrange for a delivery that arrives at midday on the day I arranged, I'm unpacking the items and discover that, although I've paid for it, they have left off my 12wk old sons formula! 12.10 I phone customer services expecting it to be a case of them asking the store to contact the driver but no, I get told they can only refund the item which will take 7-10 days!! Well, I had enough formula for 2 bottles but no money to buy more, asda have both my money and formula! I have to borrow money to go out and buy formula, so I email them at 1pm that day to tell them that I found their course of action unacceptable and wait......and wait.....and wait till 7pm THE NEXT DAY! I have an answer phone message left on my mobile saying they've logged the complaint and placed a free delivery on my account!!! No appology, nothing! They were quite happy to leave me with out money and my baby to starve!
Poor show asda, I'm taking t further!
I live in a house that consists of 6 people (myself, partner and our 4 children) and we have a strict budget to keep to which means sticking to alot of the basics in our shopping especially with things that we get through quite a bit of like shampoo, conditioner , toilet rolls etc. Before I had children I always opted for the more expensive brand names for shampoo but then one week whilst doing my weekly shop we were working to quite a tight budget and when I saw that the Tesco own brand shampoo was only 58p so I decided it wouldn't hurt to give it a shot.
The shampoo comes in a Large 750ml plastic squeeze blottle and has a refreshing apple smell to it and I found that even though it was cheaper you didn't end up having to use stupid amounts just to work up a good lather! I used it on the childrens hair and it left their hair clean and shining although a little dry so it needed to be used with a little conditioner. I have eczema and have to admit that although it worked wonderfully well, it did leave my skin a little dry but noone else in the family had a problem!
I have been very lucky in the past, my first three children were pretty much colic free and I never needed the help of infacol or Gripe water although my oldest had one bout of colic when she was about 6weeks old and I have never seen anything like it, just the sheer pain she seemed to be in and the relentless screaming!Thank heavens that my best friend (who is also a qualified nanny) was round at the time, she jumped into her car straight to boots to pick up a bottle of gripe water (I'm not sure of the price then as it was about 6yrs ago but a bottle now costs roughly £1.45 and is worth every penny!), It comes in a glass bottle which I'm not overly keen on especially if you are on your own, trying to juggle a screaming baby and opening a glass medicine bottle raises concerns for if it is acidentally dropped! We gave my daughter the recommended 5ml doesage and then put her back on my shoulder (where she was most comfortable) and within about a minute and a half we had wind movement BOTH ends, it was phenominal and such a relief to both my baby and myself! Since then I have always kept a bottle in the cupboard (dont laugh but my other half swears by it too for trapped wind!). This time round when I had my 4th, I haven't been so lucky and my poor son has been plagued by colic so thank goodness for my trusty bottle of gripe water in the cupboard, although when we realised it was going to be an on going problem we switched him onto infacol to prevent the problem rather than just relieve it! My top tip though if to get a medicine syringe from a chemist or boots (boots charge 50p for one), it helps you get it to the back of the mouth and there for avoid spillage and dribbling!
I had my 4th child at the begining of July so as you can imagine, over the years we have been through quite a few nappies and tried just about every single nappy brand going I think. Initially I was very impressed by huggies, they rivalled Pampers on price but came in slightly larger packs (only one or two extra but when evened out over 2yrs it makes alot of difference) I also like the fact that they featured winnie the pooh, where as it doesn't effect the use of them, the children loved them! plus, like pampers, they did half packs for half the price (14 nappies for £2.49) which is handy if you get caught inbetween shops or little one fills the last nappy in your change bag BUT only after using them a few times did I find that they are nowhere near as absorbant as other brands, infact the children were able to spend less than half the time in them than they could in rivalling brands. In short, I can honestly say that I no longer use them and really wouldn't recommend them!
Up untill about 4 weeks ago, to me a potty was a potty, full stop. That was until I decided it was time to toilet train my second child! My first daughter was an angel, I was spoiled, we went together and bought a light green potty from Tesco (if my memory serves me correctly it also had a duck sticker on the back), she then after a brief explaination from me, proceeded to get the potty, sit on it backwards (go figure), do what she needed to do, tip it in the toilet, flush the toilet and then wash her hands.......like I said, ANGEL! But my other daughter has been more taxing, I bought her a tesco potty after we did so well for her sister but she would sit on the potty at such an angle it came over the sides and end up on the floor or just bypass the potty full stop and go on the floor (awkward moo but at least I'm getting the usage out of my vileda super mop). In the end we had to move to a training seat on the toilet and taking her up every half hour just going to prove that what works for one might not for another. The Tesco potty has a very simple design but then what more do you need?
With all 4 of my children, whether they has been breast fed, bottle fed or a mix, I had use Avent bottles mainly because it was the most well known make but I was close to dispair with them as if you did not do them up just so then they would leak very badly leaving a very soggy, hungry baby and more washing for me. On a shopping trip to Tesco just after giving birth to my 4th child I saw the tommee tippee bottles and, although they were quite expensive (about £8 for 2 with newborn teats plus £3.50 for the next sized teats up) I got the bottles home, sterilised them and made up the feed, now would come the real test as he'd had problems with latching onto the avent teats as well as the bottles leaking (it would take him over 30-45mins to finish his feeds). Imagine my joy when he latched onto the bottle first time with ease and then drained it in 7 mins flat, no problems and no leakage!
I have to say that these were an absolute godsend! I discovered them when I had my third child and wish I had found them sooner. Disposable breast pad varied from make to make from those that were wonderfully thick and absorbant to others that were thin and would be soggy and uncomfortable within an hour or so, also as my milk supply was quite heavy when I had my 3rd (I breast fed easily till 6 months) I was getting through quite a few pads in a week which really was an unneeded added cost at the time. Although the initial outlay is higher than a pack of disposable (4.99 for a box of 6 washable as opposed to £3 for 30 disposable) in the long term it could save you a fortune! I bought 2 boxes so 12 disposable pads in total and even though they are material, they are thick and very absorbant plus you have the natural feel of fabric against your skin. You also get a wash bag in the box to place they pads in to go in the washing machine so they are kept together.
I invested in one of these Avent bottle warmers when we had to move from Breat feeding to formula feeding with my second child, the idea being that I could make up the day or night feeds all in one go and refridgerate them untill I was ready to use them, Granted it would be just as easy to fill a jug with boiling water to warm the bottles (and save you £20)but doing it that way you usually have to refill the jug 3-4 times as the water cools down so the bottle warmer is fabulous when you have a hungry baby in your arms or for the night feeds. The main thing to remember is to turn it off, I lost track of the number of times I woke in the morning to find I had left it on all night. In the end though I tended to make the bottles as I needed them as she prefered her bottles freshly made then cooled.
The baby grobag fastens over the shoulders (like dungerees do) usually with poppers, the one we have also has poppers under the arm pits for a snug fit and then has a zip down one side and along the bottom (like a normal adult sleeping bag) We had terrible trouble with out son kicking off his covers in the night and constantly waking because he was cold, the only down side we found was the fact that his arms weren't covered so on cold nights especially an extra cardigan over the top is essential. The great thing about the baby grobags is the range of materials and colours they come in, fleecy and thick for the winter and a lower tog for the summer. The grobags are sized Newborn, o-6months, 6-12months and upwards but can be a little pricy going as high as £30-£40 but on average your looving about £25 for one. They are so easy to wash as well as you just put them in with your normal clothes wash. I'd never used one with my first 3 children but I'd now class it as a must have baby item!
with my first 3 children I had always used a manual pump as an occassional backup so that my other half could also feed the children or so my mother in law could babysit so we could have an evening out. I bought a new manual pump when my 4th baby was born planning to do the same thing but because he was so good at sleeping the first week or so and my milk supply was so great I quickly got an infection and feeding him was agony but I didn't want to give up breast feeding so decided to express till I was feeling better the only problem was the amount of time it took to express each feed so I decided to try an electric pump to see if it increased the expressing time any and I'm so glad that I did, it took 5-10mins to express a feed instead of the 30-40mins it took with a manual, plus it has serveral speed setting so you can find the one that suits you best (very handy when your suffering with mastitis and need something a little gentler!)
I have breast fed all 4 of my children and the pumps have been a godsend. Unless you are very very lucky then at one time or another whilst breast feeding then you are likely to end up feeding sore at some point or you wish that someone else could do just one of the feeds just to give you a few extra moments in bed. The great thing about this pump is that you can either attach the pump onto the bottle and express straight in to feed straight away or refridgerate OR you can express into special freezer bags to save for another time. It's relatively comfortable as long as it's attached properly but it takes the same time to express as it would to feed your baby so can be time consuming. It is ideal though for the occassional usage so partner or husband can give the feed to babysitter if your want to take a well deserved evening off
When I fell pregnant with my 4th child I started to panic about how I was going to cope with getting from A-B as my children were 5yr, 2yrs and 1yr, my 2yr old and 1yr old were in the double but I know when the baby came I'd need an alternative for my 2yr old, although she walks very well for her age, my 5 year olds school was a 20 minute walk from our house which meant in total 80 minutes of walking every day and although she could do it, it left her exhausted and my nerves frayed after constant dawdling. When a friend offered me her buggy board I jumped at the chance although serveral people had said their little ones prefered to walk than use the buggy board but I descided it was worth a shot! Well thanks to it's design it was VERY easy to install, 2 clips that live on the buggy all the time for the board to clip on and off of and a strap to lift the buggy off the floor and attach to the pushchair handle if the child descides to walk. The only thing is you then have a child between you and the buggy so you end up effectively pushing the buggy at arms length, you also have to get the child off the board for going up and down curbs that arent properly dropped and it does increase the weight you are pushing but all that is outweighed by the benefits of not having a child that's dawdling or getting tired on long walks. this has been a godsend on the school runs!
This was bought for me as a stocking filler by my partner last year as he thinks that all chick flicks are the same, I'd not really heard anything about it and not having much time (I have 4 children) it got put on the shelf and forgotten about untill I had a night on my own a few months back, I'm now sorry I left it sitting on the self for so long as it was brilliant. It is at points laugh out loud funny but it's more focused on the relationship between two sisters (Diaz and Collett), how their differences lead to their estrangement and the discovery of their maternal grandmother who ultimately teaches the girls some valuable lessons in life, respect and each other leading to the reconcilliation. It was quite serious at times but with the right injection of humour to stop it from being depressing.
you have all your typical "chick flick" cliches with the fairy tail alls well that ends well but the heroine of the story isn't your normal picture perfect beauty that just hasn't "found the one", she's normal, average and what gives the film such a wonderful appeal isn't just the fact that you have both Hugh Grant and Colin Firth in it (phhhwaaarrrr by the way!) it's because Bridget Jones could be anyone of us, the whole "I'll start the diet tomorrow", drinking slightly too much at the office christmas party and the compulsary "big pants" which anyone that's brave enough has to admit to owning at least one pair!
In short, she falls for and has a brief affair with her boss (Grant) when all the time the man for her is right under her nose wearing a rather gastly reindeer jumper (Firth). It takes a side splittingly funny journey of mishaps and soul seaching for us to get to the happy ending that you find yourself longing for them.


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Where else will you find a reference to a 19th century British poem in the sports section?
This very much pleases my writer's brain.
Where else will you find a reference to a 19th century British poem in the sports section?
This very much pleases my writer's brain.
Translink's version of the "don't litter" sign:
"It's your transit system, help keep it tidy."
That comma hurts my soul.
The Translink sign-writers could stand to learn a thing or two from their counterparts in New York…
I don't like Microsoft.
But I am rather fond of their "Disagreeably Facetious Type Glossary."
I particularly like this bit:
BOWLS are strokes that enclose a white space, like those that make the o and O. The two parts in the g are also bowls. Where a curve partially encloses a space it is also sometimes called a bowl, as in C. But it shouldn't be. In a B you have two bowls. In the C you have a curved stroke and a COUNTER. The lower space in a Baskerville g is a counter. The upper is also.
The rest of this witty guide is definitely worth a read. Enjoy!
I received an e-mail today that contained the following:
"please email me as per for immediate follow up"
This sentence, of course, has larger issues than the "as per." But it made me think about this little expression, and I've come to the conclusion that I hate it.
I've searched through a number of dictionaries and usage guides, and there's a surprising lack of consistency on whether the "as" is acceptable. To me, it's ridiculous: "per" itself means "according to, "so "as per" means "as according to." Redundant.
"I am sending this memo as per the CEO" = "I am sending this memo as according to the CEO." Redundant!
This should be recast as "I am sending this message per the CEO."
Of course, that's assuming you are really stuck on using "per" at all. A better way would be to remove "per" altogether and write what you really mean: "The CEO has approved this memo."
In my search for clarity on "as per," I found the following gem from Erik Partridge's Usage and Abusage:
as per, "in accordance with," is such horrible commercialese that even merchant princes are less than riotously happy when their secretaries wish it on them
The semicolon is correct, though I'd have used a colon, which I think would be a bit more sophisticated in that sentence.
This is what Allan M. Siegal, former standards editor at The New York Times had to say about a New York subway sign that drew attention for its use of the ever-confusing semicolon.
The sign (instructing riders not to leave their newspapers littering the subway) read:
"Please put it in a trash can; that's good news for everyone."
I love that I'm not the only one in this big world that gets so excited about a simple piece of punctuation.
Here's the traditional "my first post" post. As I get used to this blogging thing, the content will get more exciting, I promise.
For now, I'll just recommend my favorite site for copy editors: The Slot, created by Bill Walsh (author of such excellent reads as Lapsing Into a Comma and The Elephants of Style ). It's brilliant, hilarious, and — if you're a word geek like me — sometimes controversial. Enjoy!