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Wednesday, 13 January 2010
Stories and Songs Meme
Anyway, here I am in a blogging blah and needing inspiration. So I thought I'd start a meme. If Tara can goes the reasoning... What I'm after is a song that reminds you of something, that has a story for you. Not necessarily your favourite song or a even a song that you love, but a song that instantly takes you back to that time and place.
To start the ball rolling, I'll show you what I mean:
The year: 2004.
Dave and I were moving back to England from Bosnia, driving back across Europe with our worldly belongings stuffed into the back of our little Renault Clio (this being the pre children era we could get away with a small car). It was April, but still cold. We'd been camping all the way along the coast of Croatia, and had been rained on constantly. The previous night in a campsite across the water from Korcula, we'd put the tent up in a howling gale and Dave had insisted upon cooking dinner on the campstove. I'd been up for a local pizza, but camping mush it had been. The next morning everything was wet. Everything. Tent. Sleeping bags. clothes. The duvet was starting to smell damp and distinctly unpleasant and the car had that musty smell mixed with wet garlic and onions. It was cold. It was chucking it down with rain.
We packed up and set off on our drive in the pouring rain again. About 10.30 I ventured that I would quite like a coffee please. Dave, who well knows what happens if I don't get some caffeine early in the day, concurred and immediately turned the car right. I was impressed. The man obviously knew where a coffee place was. It wasn't looking promising, the Croatian inland was looking pretty bombed out and not like there would be a suitably marvellous coffee place, with sofas, fresh coffee, papers. You know the kind of place I was thinking of. But he had confidence so I believed.
Oh, foolish, foolish girl. We pulled over beside a wall on a very exposed hillside and Dave leapt out, lighting his trusty camping gas stove. The rain was sleeting down, the wind was howling, but that was not to deter him, out came the gas stove windbreak to ensure the flame didn't go out. The water duly boiled and a cup of instant coffee (with powdered milk for good measure) appeared just as a single lonely ray of sunshine hit the car. There was really only one song that could be the soundtrack for that moment and Dave started to sing it. Those of you who remember the Maxwell House Advert in the 1980s will not be surprised to know it was Johnny Nash's - I Can See Clearly Now The Rain Has Gone.
We sang it the whole of the rest of the way from Croatia to Calais. I had to laugh, there was no other option even being the coffee and cafe snob that I am. As Dave said, I do remember this rather disgusting coffee for far longer and with much more fondness than any other cappuccino in any other Croatian cafe.
I married the man for a reason. His addiction to the windbreak for his calor gas stove.
I know there are a few memes going around out there at the moment. But I'd love to read the other stories people have behind some of their favourite songs. Hopefully one or two of this lot, my very favourite bloggers, are not too memed out and have the inclination to take it on and then pass on to a couple of others.
Fanciful Alice
Insomoniac Mummy
Diapers and Dragons
A Modern Mother
Sticky Fingers
Nappy Valley Girl
Not Wrong Just Different
Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em
Not Supermum
Paradise Lost in Translation
You've Got Your Hands Full
Home Mum of 2 (3 if you count their Dad!)
Perfectly Happy Mum
Motherhood - the Final Frontier
Is there a Plan B?
Moaning Mum
Angels & Urchins
The MadHouse
I keep thinking of more people to add but the list is getting out of control. If you fancy taking on the meme then consider yourself tagged! Just leave me a comment so I can come and read your post.
26 comments:
- Linda said...
Sounds a fun one! Thanks for the tag.
- 13 January 2010 at 11:13
- Emily O said...
Brilliant story! No wonder you married him, impressive stuff. Thanks very much for the tag, can now have some fun thinking of my own x
- 13 January 2010 at 13:02
- Alice said...
hmmmmm, I love this :-) and especially as I now have the opportunity to just write a story and share some music... I will think on it and hope to post in the next week or so. Thanks for tagging me! x
- 13 January 2010 at 13:04
- Jo said...
Lovely story! Most of my favourite songs are connected to failed love affairs, so listening to them just makes me sad - not ideal...
Thanks to my mum though I will always have a soft spot for the songs from Neil Diamond's Jazz Singer :-)
- 13 January 2010 at 13:22
- TheMadHouse said...
Oh how wonderful, songs evoke such memories
- 13 January 2010 at 17:21
- Perfectly Happy Mum said...
Great story and great meme! thank you so much for the tag, you know me and music, I pretty much have a song for every event of my life :) I have one that popped instantly to my mind so it will have to be this one. See you at my place to discover what it is ;)
Happy New Year by the way, hope that all is well with you Pxx
- 13 January 2010 at 17:32
- nappy valley girl said...
Excellent meme, thanks for the tag. Liked your story; I think I would have married him too.
- 13 January 2010 at 19:42
- Claudia Lawrence said...
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- 14 January 2010 at 15:26
- notSupermum said...
Thanks for the tag, I'll have to give that some thought.
- 14 January 2010 at 15:57
- Brit in Bosnia / Fraught Mummy said...
Linda - looking forward to hearing your song..
Emily - how could I fail but to be impressed? Looking forward to reading yours!
Alice - Yay! let me know when you've posted, I'll be straight over to have a read.
Jo - glad you like it. Consider yourself tagged too.... a story from of your Mum please!
MH - consider yourself tagged too. I might just pop over to yours right now to leave you a comment telling you so.
PHM - Looking forward to that. Fridays cheesey song?
NVG - i LOVED your story and song.
Claudia - so I have to pay to get advertising?
notSuperMum - hope you take it on.
- 14 January 2010 at 17:58
- Insomniac Mummy said...
What a great story. I love how music can take you back to a time and place instantly!
Thanks for the tga. Now which song/event to choose....
- 15 January 2010 at 03:16
- Karen @ If I Could Escape . . . said...
Lovely story!
Music has always been such a big part of my life too so I love this meme. You never tagged me (waaaah), but I'm going to plan and give it a go next week if that's okay.
- 15 January 2010 at 14:45
- angelsandurchinsblog said...
Thanks for playing tag - I've got on the case. http://bit.ly/6Os9wi Have a great weekend.
- 15 January 2010 at 19:10
- angelsandurchinsblog said...
Thanks for playing tag - I've got on the case. http://bit.ly/6Os9wi Have a great weekend.
- 15 January 2010 at 19:10
- Tara@Sticky Fingers said...
Tis done x
- 15 January 2010 at 23:55
- planb said...
Done! Thanks for the tag. Mine is more like songs and witterings than songs and a story, but still....
- 17 January 2010 at 23:12
- Teacher Mommy said...
I do intend to do this eventually. I really like it. I just haven't figured out which song to put on. I have SO MANY, but there are so many that I can't really post about because of...well, you know. All the drama.
So I will. I promise. Eventually.
- 18 January 2010 at 02:33
- Brit in Bosnia / Fraught Mummy said...
THanks for taking on the meme people, I'm looking forward to reading all the posts!
TM - whenever you feel like it!
- 18 January 2010 at 10:26
- Karin @ Cafe Bebe said...
Long time knower-of you...first time commenter!
I swear I did not copy you but I started a Monday Music Memories on my site yesterday which failed miserably! Maybe you might like to MckLinky this post on my site if you get a chance. I don't have your traffic & yesterday was Bloggers for Haiti day so I think I've been lost in the shuffle. At any rate, brilliant idea this...feel free to MckLinky if you like.
:) Karin at Cafe Bebe
- 19 January 2010 at 12:57
- MissSearles said...
Such a brilliant Meme, has made me really happy :-D Thanks!
- 19 January 2010 at 16:22
- Brighton Mum-Teenage Angst said...
Lovely post! Very impressed by the 'coffee windbreak'! I love how music really is the background to all our lives, the highs & the lows. I got tagged by Babyrambles, and have just posted my meme.
- 19 January 2010 at 22:07
- Brit in Bosnia / Fraught Mummy said...
Karin - Is it going to be a weekly thing? I've now got loads of songs that I want to write about. Plus everyone else is writing such lovely posts about such beautiful emotional times in their lives and all I can write about is the time I didn't get a nice cup of coffee.
MissSearles - glad you enjoyed it. Your post was lovely.
Brighton Mum - Loved your post too. I'm finding all sorts of new blogs through this meme and it is wonderful!
- 20 January 2010 at 10:08
- Kelly said...
I know that I am very late to the party but I have done mine, great meme I enjoyed picking my song.
- 26 January 2010 at 22:33
- Linda said...
Sorry I have been a while, here you go: Memes are made of this: We sang Shang-A-Lang and we ran with the gang... http://bit.ly/9a3ota xx
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Ed Reed texted NFL.com's Albert Breer on Wednesday to say that barring a last-second change, he will sign with the Houston Texans.
Not long afterward, NFL.com's Ian Rapoport caught up with Texans owner Bob McNair after the NFL Annual Meeting closed in Phoenix and discussed the probable Hall of Fame safety's future in Houston.
"Ed Reed is a terrific fit for us because we've got some DBs who are really good at playing the run, good at covering," McNair said. "We don't have the ball skills that I'd like for us to have. We play all of the top quarterbacks in the league, and we needed a free safety back there that had some outstanding ball skills.
"Obviously, he does, so I think it complements what we've already got. I think he'll offer some great leadership. That's extremely important."
Reed leads all active players with 61 career interceptions. Truthfully, Reed became more of a priority after the Detroit Lions signed Glover Quin, so the Texans needed to replace that talent on the back end. We'll see if Reed can manage more than the three-year, $12 million contract he initially declined, according to The Baltimore Sun.
So much for Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti's gut feeling that Reed would be back in Baltimore.
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edited August 2012 in Animal Tracks
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/184-i-get-wet/ 2002: 0.6 http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16836-i-get-wet/ 2012: 8.6 Best New Reissue [img]http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/3/35394/2155634-oh_you.jpeg[/img] Oh, Pitchfork. =D> To their credit, at least he mentioned the U-turn in the second review. I used to read P4k a lot, but now I mostly go to Allmusic and other websites for reviews (more comprehensive besides). P4k reviewers are pretty prosey, which I like sometimes but not every single time. Sometimes it comes across as posturing in my humble opinion. P4k general?
JUST saw this. The thing about Pitchfork is that it judges the album based on its relevance and not the actual music.
I've really U-turned too though. I really used to like the website, but I don't find it very reliable anymore. Anyone who likes it overall? Because it does have its upsides too.
I honestly don't understand why Pitchfork is so popular they are at many times completely biased and they don't get "reliable" critics to review music. The "I Get Wet" reviews just shows their unreliabilty to judge an album on content and intent, instead of on their level on enjoyment.
I think it's because a lot of it comes down to one reviewer's opinion. Pitchfork trusts their reviewers, but I think it's misplaced, especially with a lot of their most frequent reviews. Ian Cohen pisses me off a lot. I really wish Pitchfork would come up with a rating as a group, have a Pitchfork rating then a reviewers rating. Seems like the only way to keep it from being so biased.
I agree Clawed. Sometimes their reviews make me angry because they don't seem to based on "fact". By "fact" I mean fact-based opinion. Although, the website is very organized, which does make it alluring.
Agreed, everything's easy to find and well designed. They have a bunch of great photographers too.
I pay attention to pitchfork, theneedledrop, and 2dopeboyz
Agreed about the organization, that was one of the pro's I had in mind. What's 2dopeboyz fidelio? I don't think I've ever gone on there before, I'mma check it out
I only know them cause Tyler hates them.
Have you guys heard of the All Media Guide websites, by the way? They had Allmusic and Allmovie, which I use a lot, in 2011 they replaced them with Allrovi which combines them apparently. I always liked the music one especially because it categorises albums into moods and themes instead of just genres (I don't think the new one does that actually)
i live and die by RYM! RateYourMusic! dot com! seriously sad i didn't start reviewing stuff on there right when i first knew of it (2003?) and kept under one name / account in the early days i kept getting banned for adding fake releases (oh god? too tempting! still is!)
RYM is pretty cool too go, completely forgot about it! I think I'll join you in making albums up
don't do it! they REALLY don't like that!
yet Animal Crack Box is STILL under Albums for AC... ? so screwy! it's a compf! TTG went from EP to ... Single ?!!! baffling... really!
I like Allmusic cause they review Allmusic, but not much else. The reviews themselves are usually pretty good, the ratings seem to all be very optimistic and don't reveal much about the album, they almost seem like the ratings only are in comparison to the artists themselves.
I read Pitchfork mostly for the interviews, they're good at that in my opinion. I usually hate their reviews but i still find myself reading them from time to time (a healthy serving of rage salad never hurt anybody)
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16980-centipede-hz/ I actually think this review's very well done, I like it.
Anyone seen the TMT review? http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/animal-collective-centipede-hz Cerebral stuff, maybe some over analysis going on but interesting
Something's not right here.
all of this has happened before and all of it will happen again it was 2012!
that tinymixtapes.com review kind of irritated me. the writer goes on about stuff that only works within his specific conceptual framework. i think he's talking about stuff that isn't there.
^ Agreed. "That hypertext makes the idea of a Deus ex Machina the obvious end, and Centipede Hz is indeed quite invested in Virilio's words, the building of the Deus ex Machina, whether it realizes it or not." Whether it realizes it or not usually means the writer inserting something that wasn't there.
Just read the P4k review, and it's an excellent review. I can agree with/appreciate the sentiment behind everything the reviewer is saying, and it's pretty fair, besides being without Pitchfork's trademark "I'm-so-smart" namedropping.
Mercury Man is the only song whose production I have a problem with
I agree with Fantano in some ways, I think the album could benefit from some beefier vocals. I still really enjoy it though. Monkey Riches would be "better" if the vocals were a bit more in your face. That's my opinion.
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L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival goes for big laughs, big breaks
You might say the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival, which kicks off Thursday night in downtown Los Angeles, was born amid tragedy. Co-founders Gary Anthony Williams and Jeannie Roshar, both actors and comedians, got the idea for the event while showing a humorous short at a surprisingly glum film festival in San Diego.
"Our little comedy was sandwiched between all these tragedies where literally in every one of them, somebody died," Williams said. "Nothing but death and destruction, and then there was our happy comedy."
The incident inspired them to create the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival. Now in its fourth year, the festival runs Thursday to Sunday and aims to showcase and foster comedic talent with screenings, panel discussions, a screenwriting competition, nightly parties and a closing awards ceremony.
Highlights from this year's schedule include Thursday's celebrity short film block with work by Margaret Cho, Michael Cera and David Alan Grier; a discussion Friday with screenwriter Buck Henry ("The Graduate," "Catch-22"); and a panel Saturday titled "Famous People Talking About S&*%." Daily screenings will be held at the Downtown Independent theater, and buses will shuttle attendees to nighttime events at venues such as the Conga Room, the Kyoto Grand Hotel and Exchange L.A.
Williams, a comedy veteran who has written for "Malcolm in the Middle," acted on "Boston Legal" and done voice work on "The Boondocks," said one of the festival's initial goals was to encourage aspiring actors and comedians to create short films they could use as calling cards to show their skills. The festival's timing has also proved fortuitous as the popularity of short videos on the Web has exploded in recent years.
"Now there are so many short-form comedy content providers on the Internet," Williams said, citing websites such as Fremantle Media's Atomic Wedgie, Yahoo Screen, and Funny or Die (a festival sponsor). "Everybody's looking for producers and writers and people who can make stuff really funny, really well and really fast."
Past festival winners have gone on to work for companies such as Fremantle, Disney and CTV, Williams said.
Williams and Roshar's other goal for the festival is to entertain audiences, and one of the benefits of screening shorts, according to Williams, is that viewers are bound to see something they like.
"I guarantee you, you're going to laugh," he said, "or I'm going to let you punch me in the throat. One or the other. It's a punch-in-the-throat guarantee I'm offering."
Funny or Die on a mission to live large
KTLA previews L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival [video]
-- Oliver Gettell
Photo: Attendees at the 2011 L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival. Credit: L.A. Comedy Shorts


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Quiet Brook, White Mountains
by Brian Kiernan
25.5" x 37.5" oil on canvas
"My paintings are executed from a combination of painting on site and working in the studio. Working outdoors, in contact with nature, I strive to document this process working directly from life. Within the studio, the perceptual process remains intact with the focus of it shifting to my relationship to the painting itself.Painting from both observation and away from the motif allows me to capture the nuances of observed form and light while simultaneously developing the paintings in a more improvisational way. The overall goal is to convey an experience of a place as well as a history of the search to create it." Brian Kiernan


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The silent senators
There's a new bipartisan group in the Senate. Call it the Talk To My Press Secretary Caucus.
For a growing group of Republicans and Democrats — some of them veterans, others newer to Washington — questions are not welcome from the national press who patrol the hallways of the Capitol. Answering is just not worth it.
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That is — not worth the headaches and headlines, even for something as small as a blog post, of a fumbled quote or inartfully turned phrase. Not worth, several lawmakers and their press aides suggested, a possible "gotcha moment."
( Also on POLITICO: Ted Cruz, Rand Paul want drone language in CR)
These senators' silence extends to even pet issues — like Obamacare for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) or banking policy for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). When confronted with a national reporter in the Capitol hallways, these normally voluble senators suddenly clam up.
The silent treatment is a stark departure from past practices when reporters and senators enjoyed more personal relationships and extended conversations. But it may be the safer bet for these high-profile newsmakers at a time when the news cycle is lightning swift and almost anything a public official says can end up on Twitter or drive a cable-news cycle. And not in a good way.
Among the silent senators are Republicans Cruz and David Vitter (La.) and Democrats Warren, Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mazie Hirono (Hawaii), and Al Franken (Minn.).
Part of this strategy has to do with a new climate on the Hill. In the last decade the number of Hill reporters has only increased, fueled by the growing number of blogs and websites, even as many newspapers have shuttered or down-sized their Washington bureaus.
( Also on POLITICO: Elizabeth Warren: Bust banks that launder drug money)
As senators travel between their offices and the Senate chamber, a large pack of eager reporters wait in the underground subway system and hallways with recorders and notebooks resembling something akin to the running of the bulls. It's a time-honored tradition. There are no cameras or lights in most areas. It's just old-fashioned print reporters.
Congress still remains the most accessible of all of the government branches. Nowhere else in Washington can a reporter walk up to so many decision-makers and demand an answer on pretty much any subject.
Most members stop and oblige the questions. But for a group of lawmakers, they bolt. And many reporters give up on ever asking them a question.


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Artichokes, Carrots and Beets, Oh MY
I think I have grown, at one time or another, every kind of vegetable one can grow in New England, from artichokes to zucchini. Some, like carrots and beets, are worthy of a spot every year. Others, like fall radishes and spinach, get missed some years. One of the most interesting, but least productive, is the artichoke.
I've been to Castroville, California, which claims to be the artichoke capital of the world. Hundreds of acres of artichokes line the highway. They are perennials there, huge plants spaced 5 feet apart and producing many fat artichokes on each plant. Not so here. Artichokes don't survive the winter for me, even well mulched. And they take a long time to start from seed – I start them in February on years when I grow them. Fortunately, some good garden centers sell started plants, so one does not have to run grow-lights for 4 months to get a garden-grown artichoke. Edgewater Farm in Plainfield, NH sells them.
An artichoke plant will produce, for me, one medium sized artichoke and perhaps 3 smaller ones as side shoots. It takes a space two feet square and needs rich, moist soil. Some years I'll get my first artichoke in August, but one year it only started producing after the first frost scared it a bit. I harvested it after Halloween, having built a little greenhouse over it.
Consider the lowly carrot. For a dollar or so, you can buy a pound of them. Crisp, orange, tasty. When I was growing up in the 1950's, my Irish cousin Richard was occasionally called "carrot top" because he had bright orange hair. Carrots only came in orange, back in the early 1950's. Not so now. It's worth planting some, and the time is now. But you may want to try some new varieties – they now come in purple, yellow and white.
There are 3 key steps involved in getting good big carrots: 1) prepare the soil so that it is loose and deep – a foot deep or more. No stones, and plenty of compost. 2) Thin them out. Carrot seeds are tiny, and often end up planted too close together. Get them an inch apart as soon as you can. 3) Give them a little organic fertilizer in early July. Just sprinkle lightly alongside the row, and scratch it in a bit. July Fourth is a good day to fertilize them – you probably won't have work that day.
Beets are good not only as a root crop, but also for the tops, which are tasty when steamed up and served with butter. No matter how carefully you space your beets, they will still need to be thinned out. Why is that? Because those big fat "seeds" you planted are not seeds at all, but seed capsules. Like an apple, each contains more than one seed. Actually, 'Moneta' is a variety with only one seed per capsule, sold by Johnny's Seeds.You can leave clusters of beets for a few weeks after germination so that when you thin them the plants are of a size worth cooking.
Your peas, if you planted them in April, should be up by now. Peas, even the short-vined varieties, do best with some support to keep them from flopping on the ground. Chicken wire is the standard, but if you have a pile of trimmings left from pruning your apple trees, you can use small branches to support your peas. Just push them into the soil.
Those apple branches can be used in other ways, too. If you have cats, you know that they love to dig in soft soil and leave you presents. Place apple branches over newly worked beds to keep cats out. You might even be able to keep deer away from your tulips now, by poking bigger branches in the tulip bed to physically keep them back. I haven't done so because Daphne, my corgi, seems to keep the deer away with her scent.
We will have another frost this spring, I assume, but that won't affect my lettuce, onions, spinach or root crops. I try to plant lettuce every 3 weeks or so all summer to keep a steady supply. My first lettuces are up and looking good, so now I will plant another batch. I like to plant lettuces 6 to 9 inches apart in order to get nice full heads of lettuce. Sometimes I start a cluster of seeds all in one place, not bothering to space them out. Then, when the leaves are 1 to 2-inches tall, I gently tease the plants apart and re-plant with wide spacing. I like to plant red and green varieties and alternate them in the row for the looks of it.
I said above that I've tried every kind of vegetable from A to Z, but I haven't. This year, for the first time, I am going to grow peanuts! I got seeds from Burpee's Seeds, and have some growing indoors under lights. I will also plant some directly in the soil when the soil temperature is above 60 degrees. I'll report back to you later. And please keep me informed if you grow something special and wonderful. We're in this gardening game together.
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Appel's family ties in Houston run deep
HOUSTON -- When Mark Appel and his brother, John, were kids growing up in Houston, they would attend Astros and Rockets games and pretend they were playing for one of the hometown teams for which they cheered.
"The fact that one of us actually made it is surreal," John said.View Full Game Coverage
HOUSTON -- When Mark Appel and his brother, John, were kids growing up in Houston, they would attend Astros and Rockets games and pretend they were playing for one of the hometown teams for which they cheered.
"The fact that one of us actually made it is surreal," John said.View Full Game Coverage
Mark Appel has some work to do before he steps onto the field at Minute Maid Park as a member of the Astros, but he took a big leap toward fulfilling that dream by signing with the Astros, who drafted him with the No. 1 overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft two weeks ago.
The Appel family grew up on the west side of Houston and relocated to California when Mark was 12 years old, but grandparents, aunts and uncles all remained in the Bayou City and were at the press conference Wednesday to introduce Appel.
"It's one of the proudest moments I've ever had," said Appel's paternal grandmother, Carolyn Caldwell. "But I'm proud of all my grandkids -- I need to say that."
Caldwell recalls how a young Mark had a poster of former Astros legend Nolan Ryan on his wall while the family lived in California. He was nicknamed "Tex" when he arrived in California and has stayed true to his Texas roots and his family.
Appel's mother, Sondra Appel, said she didn't know how tight the family bond was until she and husband, Patrick, a lawyer for Chevron, went off to live in China a few years ago and, "we didn't realize until we were living in Beijing for a year and a half how much we miss family," she said. "It's great to be back together again."
The fact Appel wound up returning to Houston, wearing an Astros uniform, was nothing short of a storybook ending to Mark's college career. He was drafted a year ago in the first round by the Pirates, but turned them down to return to college and had a stellar senior season.
That put him in position to be drafted by the hometown Astros.
"I had a little trepidation early on, but seeing how happy he was returning to Stanford caused all of my cares to go away," Patrick Appel said. "I think with baseball and college kids usually signing after their third year, they end up missing out on that senior year and having that wonderful fourth-year experience both my wife and I had at the University of Texas. I was happy for him on a personal level to have his fourth year of school."
Carolyn Caldwell never doubted her grandson's decision.
"I'm not sure he saw it as a risk," she said. "I really think he saw it as the course of events and he planned to improve and get that degree, and I was glad he made that decision."
To John Appel, Mark will always be his little brother. John, who lives in California, is about 2 1/2 years older than Mark and probably a few inches taller.
"He was a little bit annoying [as a kid]," John said with a smile. "We were pretty close and then got closer in high school and college. He was always there, always funny, always the guy joking around. It was a fun childhood."
A childhood full of dreams that could soon be fulfilled.
"It's one of the proudest moments of our lives," grandfather Tom Caldwell said. "We're just so thrilled to have him back here in Houston and playing for a team he loved so much as a little boy."
Appel's maternal grandmother, Jackie Haynes, was also in attendance for the press conference.
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter.


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When you hear of steampunk scents, what are the first things that come to mind?
"Does one of them smell like a typewriter wearing a monocle and spats? Or how 'bout a locomotive using a telegraph to send a message to a raven wearing a waistcoat?" (Thanks to Johnny B. for those guesses)
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Exactly. When you think of a scent catering to a particular subculture, your mind initially goes to the most ridiculous thing possible–a punk scent must smell like anarchy and a goth perfume would of course smell like clove cigarettes and Robert Smith's tears. So first let's get all the silly guesses out of the way–no, Steam Bath Factory products do not smell like goggles, or rayguns, or airships (or at least not the ones I've tried). So what do they smell like?


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On my way to the smiths at the edge of town, who have a gallery of their own, I met a man who had a young and friendly cat. He was tending his grandson, and a shop where he would shoe a horse and sell horse-stuff (I don't know the word for these things in Dutch, my mother-tongue, so why should I know it in English). Some of that stuff had very bright colours, all of it was well-made. I whished I had a horse.
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We want our players to have fun while gaming at Vernons, so we encourage you to gamble responsibly at all times. Gambling should be fun. Borrowing money to play, spending more than you can afford or using money set aside for other purposes is unwise and can lead to significant problems for yourself and others around you.
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Have you lied, stolen or borrowed just to get money to gamble or to pay gambling debts?
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If you answered yes to even one of the above questions, it might be time to seek advice to be sure you can control your gambling. To speak to someone about this, visit the GamCare Website or call their confidential Helpline on 0808 8020 133.
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Gam-Anon at http://gam-anon.org/ or on 08700 50 88 80. Gam-Anon deals specifically with friends or family of people who have issues with their gambling.
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Contact the Samaritans at www.samaritans.org.uk or on 08457 90 90 90 (UK)
If you are looking for information and advice on Dealing With Debt, you can speak to:
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The National Debt Helpline at www.nationaldebtline.org or on 0808 808 4000.
Managing your Playing?
We advise that you draw up and stick to a budget plan for your gambling expenditure. Even frequent gamblers will benefit from knowing exactly how much they can afford to spend and how often. It is vital to stick to this budget, as even a small overspend could be the start of a slippery slope. You can even self-exclude yourself for a period to control your spending.
You can also view your bet and deposits history from the "My Account" section of our website. This can help you to keep an eye on your activity on the site and make sensible decisions about your gameplay.
We strongly recommend that you keep your username and password secure and private at all times to prevent any unauthorised access to your account. You can check what date and time you last logged in at by visiting the My Account summary area of the website, where you can see the last login time and IP address of your last login, so you can see if anyone else logged in without your permission.
The "My Account" area of the website gives you access to a number of tools which can help you to manage your playing:
Deposit Limits
You can set daily, weekly or monthly limits on how much you can deposit to your account either by visiting the "Responsible Gambling" area of "My Account" or by contacting Customer Care. Simply email email@example.com, or call 0800 484 0044 (+44 (0)203 727 3916 from outside the UK). We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Any reduction of your deposit limits will take effect immediately. However, any increase of your limits will take a minimum of 24 hours and you will be required to reconfirm your decision before it takes effect.
Session Checks
You can set reminders for how long you have been playing games at our site. These reminders will pop-up at intervals set by you, allowing you to choose to continue or stop your play at that time. These reminders can be set from within the "Responsible Gambling" area of "My Account".
Time Out
We offer a time-out facility where you can temporarily block your access to our games and prevent yourself from depositing to your account. You will still be able to login to the service to access your bet, deposit, and withdrawal histories, along with being able to withdraw any of your funds. You can set the length of your time-out as you choose, from a minimum of 24 hours right through to a maximum of 6 weeks. You can do this by visiting the "Responsible Gambling" area of "My Account" or contacting our Customer Care department by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com, or by calling 0800 484 0044 (+44 (0)203 727 3916 from outside the UK). We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We offer self-exclusion facilities where you can exclude yourself from our games for any period from 6 months, 1 year, two years, or as long as you want. You can do this by visiting the "Responsible Gambling" area of "My Account" or contacting our Customer Care department by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com, or by calling 0800 484 0044 (+44 (0)203 727 3916 from outside the UK). We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
When you self-exclude, we will take steps to make sure that you cannot access your account, make deposits, make bets, or access your account. We will also ensure that you cannot re-register with us whatsoever, and we will ensure that we will not send you any promotional material during your period of exclusion.
If you are considering self-exclusion, you may wish to register with GAMSTOP. GAMSTOP is a free service that enables you to self-exclude from all online gambling companies licensed in Great Britain. To find out more and to sign up with GAMSTOP please visit www.gamstop.co.uk or Phone: (+44) 0800 138 6518. The exclusion on Gamstop may not have registered with as this only happens when you log into your account. If you do not receive marketing, please contact us and we will log this in your account.
We also would like to encourage you to extend your self-exclusion status to any other gambling organisations or websites that you may frequent.
18 and over only
It is illegal for anyone under 18 to open an account or to play on Vernons. We don't encourage anyone under 18 to visit our site - in fact; we even have software to stop under 18s from joining. Just so you know, we even use a third party to verify that you are over 18, strictly for the purposes of avoiding any unlawful betting. If we are in any doubt as to the age of any customer, accounts may be suspended whilst any investigation is in progress. If you do have young people around you, please make sure that you keep your username and password confidential. We ask that all our customers be vigilant in preventing any misuse of their account by persons under the age of 18.
Filtering Programs
There are several computer applications that parents or guardians can avail of to monitor or restrict their computer's access to the Internet. We recommend the use of the following as a good starting point for any concerned parent or guardian: -
Net Nanny web filtering software can help to protect children or minors against many forms of inappropriate Internet content. You can learn more by visiting www.netnanny.com.
Cybersitter is another web filtering program that allows you to add specific sites to block against underage access. You can learn more by visiting www.cybersitter.com.
Responsible Advertising
We follow a code of practice that seeks to avoid targeting under age people with advertising material. This includes, for example, avoiding television advertisements in programmes that have more than a specified proportion of underage viewers, and avoiding the siting of posters near to school gates. No co-sponsorship takes place between NetPlay and companies that have particular appeal to minors.
If you have any complaints about the Service(s), please contact the Customer Services department in the first instance by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. If your complaint is not resolved by the support team you can escalate your complaint by contacting email@example.com. We will endeavour to respond within 3 weeks of receipt of your communication.
For players in the United Kingdom we have appointed (eCOGRA) as our Alternative Dispute Resolution provider ("ADR"). You have free right of access to them as an ADR provider should you remain unsatisfied with the results of our complaints procedure above. You can refer your dispute to eCOGRA as soon as possible once you receive our final decision. More information regarding eCOGRA'S dispute resolution services can be found at http://www.ecogra.org/srs/policies_procedures.php. A dispute resolution form can be obtained at http://www.ecogra.org/srs/dispute.php. You can appeal any decision of eCogra to the courts of England.
Complaints can also be channelled to eCOGRA or the AGCC through the use of the European Online Dispute Resolution platform, which allows customers another way to file, respond to, and handle their dispute.


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Sam Riley Mentions Kristen with Elle
Between the sheets with Kristen: "You achieve a comfort level by pretending. We both have partners, and we were friendly. I'm not actually comfortable doing that sort of thing because I was feeling guilty because she was like, 19, and I was 30. I'm actually more comfortable doing psychotic things than sex scenes. Really, you just hope you get it done as quickly as possible."
KStew knows a thing or two about the undead: "I asked her one time to explain the story of Twilight to me, and she told me about how she has this weird baby, and I said, it doesn't exactly sound like children's entertainment! I was quite surprised at how insane it all seemed. She was a little shy at first, but she's great fun to hang around with. I was really impressed with how she handled herself in an almost frightening situation in Argentina, when we were being chased in an airport by 300 screaming fans. A lot of girls her age—not to name names—go off the rails with that kind of attention, but she's got a good head on her shoulders. But no, she didn't have any vampire tips for Byzantium. I just naturally have the complexion for it."
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November 12, 2008
Wabash and DePauw got Bell Week off to a spirited and competitive start Wednesday with the annual dual meet between the two schools. Despite being outscored 32-0 in diving, the Little Giants stayed even with DePauw heading into the final two events before losing 153-141.
Wabash diver Tom Schiltz suffered an injury over the weekend while giving diving lessons and was unable to compete, giving the Tigers a clean sweep and the 32-point advantage on both the one- and three-meter boards. (View photos from the meet here.)
Even with that edge, Wabash battled from the outset of the meet. DePauw opened with 13 points on the opening relay, offset by the second-place finish by the Wabash 200 medley team of Eric Vaughn, Evan Rhinesmith, Adam Current, and Robert Fozkos. The quartet touched in 1:38.71.
The Little Giants bounced back by finishing 2-3-4 in the next two races. Chad Woods was second in the 1000 free with a time of 10:22.65. Elijah Sanders finished third (10:27.59) with Brian Graham taking fourth (10:33.84). Craig Vetor scored second-place points in the 200 free by finishing in 1:45.96. Logan Falley was third at 1:48.11, while Jordon Blackwell grabbing fourth place (1:48.29).
Vaughan and Nick Rockefeller helped Wabash make up more ground in by sweeping the top-two spots in the 100 backstroke. Vaughan won the race with a time of 54.47. Rockefeller was right behind, finishing in 56.12.
The Little Giants' biggest finish came in the next two events. The Little Giants swept the top-three spots in the 200 butterfly. David Birrer won the event (2:00.70). Falley and Current helped Wabash outscore the Tigers 16-3 in the event by securing second and third place, respectively. Falley finished in 2:05.31, while Current touched in 2:06.58.
Wabash made it back-to-back 1-2-3 finishes with the results of the 50 free. Fozkso won with a time of 22.00, just ahead of Blackwell (22.09) and Blaine Cooper-Surma (22.41). Blackwell, Vetor, and Cooper-Surma kept the Little Giants close again with their finishes in the 100 free. Blackwell was second (48.21), while Vetor took third (48.70). Cooper-Surma followed in fourth (49.37).
Vaughn added another victory, this time in 200 backstroke (1:59.84). Rockefeller took third place this time, touching in 2:04.81. Rhinesmith followed with a win in the 200 breaststroke (2:16.27).
Wabash clung to a slight lead after the 500 free and 100 butterfly. Falley was second in the 500 with a time of 4:59.19, and Woods took third with a time of 5:00.35. Current, Fozkos, and Birrer snared second, third, and fourth in the 100 fly. Current finished in 54.12, Fozkos in 55.02, and Birrer in 55.03.
The Tigers regained the lead after earning all the points in three-meter diving. Wabash's only chance was to battle back in the final two events of the evening.
Vaughn got the Little Giants off to a good start by winning the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:01.10. Sanders helped offset some of DePauw's points in the race with a fourth-place finish (2:05.83). The Tigers took control, however with a win in 400 free relay. The Wabash team of Blackwell, Cooper-Surma, Kermin, and Vetor (3:12.98) finished less than a second behind the DePauw squad's time of 3:12.01.
Wabash returns to action next weekend with its final home meet of the season. The Little Giants will serve as hosts for the Patrick Woehnker Invitational set for November 21 and 22.
Photo - (top right) David Birrer on his way to victory in the 200 butterfly.


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For us, successful fixed income investing is as much about finding good quality companies as it is about avoiding poor ones. After doing our research, if we can't understand an investment, we won't buy it. We don't chase yield, but we do follow our fundamental convictions. We invest in countries and companies that we believe provide attractive risk-adjusted returns.
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The Business and Organizations program is not available to students entering Albion College after 2015. Students entering the college after this time, who wish to participate in the Gerstacker Institute, must enroll in the Gerstacker Concentration.
For more information about the Gerstacker Concentration, please contact the institute by email at , or by phone at 517/629-0418.
In the Carnegie Foundation's influential and mold-breaking book Rethinking Undergraduate Business Education: Liberal Learning for the Profession (January 2011), the authors point out that the world needs business leaders who can manage complexity, think creatively, and leverage the insights of others -- skills honed far more explicitly in the liberal arts than in business. The call for a thoughtful balance between mastery of business disciplines and exploration of alternative perspectives is one the Gerstacker Institute seeks to emulate and benchmark itself against.
The Gerstacker Institute for Business and Management offers an interdisciplinary major that encourages students to explore the practical and dynamic subject of business without confining the curriculum to a single discipline. Two academic programs exist within the Institute -- a Business and Organizations major and a Business and Organizations minor -- both of which provide a solid educational foundation in common business subjects such as accounting, economics, statistics, professional communication and writing, global issues, management and ethics. The program is further enhanced by developing critical thinking and leadership through other opportunities such as Gerstacker Institute speakers and participation in the First-Year workshop and the Senior Capstone event. Furthermore, required internships allow students to experience various career paths and to put their education into practice.
Students majoring or minoring in Business and Organizations can expect:
An approach to business education that addresses depth (through specialties such as accounting, marketing, management, and finance) as well as breadth (through a foundation anchored in the liberal arts).
A focus on putting the critical thinking skills developed through the liberal arts into action -- in the form of the Institute's many experiential opportunities, such as internships, off-campus and study-abroad experiences, and others.
An exploration into entrepreneurial thinking in and out of the classroom -- through case analyses, simulations, business plan development, and even the actual launching of ventures.
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Startups and their venture capital investors are caught in the crosshairs of patent trolls, but the damage these unscrupulous litigants are inflicting isn't just legal or financial – it's hampering business and stifling innovation, according to a new report that reaffirms the urgent need for aggressive legislative action by the U.S. Congress.
The report, "Patent Assertion and Startup Innovation" by Colleen Chien, Associate Professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, shines a light on the experiences of startup entrepreneurs and venture capital investors when dealing with patent trolls. The report is a "view from the trenches" with startling testimonials from victims of patent troll demands.
As lawmakers contemplate patent law reform and work to curb abusive patent litigation, Chien writes that "[o]ne of the most important constituents for them to keep in mind is small, innovative companies. The impact of the patent system of startups, and in particular high-tech startups, is crucial because they are a key source of new jobs and innovation."
Based on Chien's research, companies with less than $10 million in revenue comprise 55 percent of unique defendants to suits by patent trolls. The companies least able to afford the enormous cost of defending patent suits are getting hit the hardest. It is well documented that defending a patent suit through trial can cost upwards of $5 million. It is a financial impossibility for a $10 million revenue company to handle that kind of financial burden. The result in virtually every case is an expensive settlement for less than expected defense costs. This is an access to justice issue if there ever was one.
Based on Chien's survey, 75 percent of venture capitalists and 20 percent of venture-backed startups have been impacted by a patent troll demand, while nearly 90 percent of all tech VCs have been impacted. Among the most interesting findings is that startups not only feel the financial crunch but also experience non-financial consequences such as delays in hiring and meeting milestones, business line pivots, product changes and other operational impacts. In some cases, these startups close up shop and exit the business altogether as a direct result of a patent suit.
Chien recommends several solutions that recognize the special needs of startups that often have fewer resources, less time and a need for greater focus on building their businesses. Those recommendations include making patent cases about the merits, not about who can outlast or out spend the other side, by permitting courts more discretion in the awarding of costs and fees; making patent risks more manageable for startups by requiring demand letters and complaints to disclose the real party in interest, claim charts, related litigation, reviews and more; and making startups less attractive targets by limiting the liability of downstream users.
At Rackspace, we're pushing hard for patent reform to put an end to these spurious patent lawsuits that are plaguing the industry. Chien's report is yet another unsettling reminder that patent trolls can stifle innovation and bring small businesses, along with entrepreneurs and developers, to their knees.


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Poultry Recipes
Cherry Chicken Tart Recipe
The filling of this tart is as delicious as it sounds. Cherry roasted chicken breasts are shredded into fairly large pieces and mixed into a creamy sauce.
The tart is sealed with a thin layer of Monterey Jack cheese. I made the flaky crust with fresh herbs: chives, creeping red thyme and Italian parsley. You could prepare the crust in advance and store it in the freezer until you're ready to bake. I served the savory tart with a large arugula salad to complete the flavorful meal.
Reminder: I'll be giving a cooking demonstration (complete with samples!) of one of my potato creations at the Los Altos library. On Saturday, May 25th, starting at 2 pm, I will be talking about my first cookbook, Haute Potato, and cooking, and we'll have the opportunity to chat afterwards. This event is free and open to the public and my cookbook will also be available for purchase and signing. So as to be able to serve enough food for everyone, I would greatly appreciate an RSVP so you may be added to the guest list: send an email to events{at}PhamFatale{dot}com with "Haute Potato Reservation" as the subject, indicating the number of people you'll be coming with. Please spread the word; the more the merrier. I'm so excited, can't wait to meet you!
Event Type: Adult Program
Age Group(s): Adult, Teen
Date: 5/25/2013
Start Time: 2:00 PM
Santa Clara County Library District
Los Altos Library | www.sccl.org
13 S. San Antonio Rd. | Los Altos, CA 94024
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Super Bowl Snack: Chicken Wing Recipe
Chicken wings aren't really a popular snack in France, so I only had the chance to really experience them when I moved to the US. I love their versatility and they're one of the best choices for party finger foods, assuming you don't mind getting your digits a little dirty.
I made this batch using an Asian-style sweet and spicy marinade, and I used beet juice as natural red (49er-friendly) food coloring. The last step was basting the chicken wings with the thickened marinade using arrowroot starch. I can already picture us in the TV room this Sunday watching the Super Bowl game. My husband will be staring at his favorite team, the Niners, and I'll have my eyes on the chicken wings!
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Pineapple Chicken Recipe
This recipe is an attempt to get rid of the horrible pineapple I purchased. I should have known better since it isn't pineapple season now. What can I say, I couldn't resist a good deal. As was to be expected, the fruit wasn't sweet at all. Instead of tossing it away, I blended it into a purée and used it as a meat tenderizer. Not only was the chicken I cooked moist, but the pineapple gave the chicken a delicious flavor. I also marinated the chicken in buttermilk overnight. A few button mushrooms added at the end completed the dish.
Acid-based marinades are my first choice to tenderize and flavor meat. Sometimes experimenting can lead to wonderful dishes. Again, that is only under the condition that you know your basics. Just adapt a standard chicken recipe and substitute in less common ingredients to form new creations. This is why I find cooking so much fun!
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Southwest BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe
Two weeks ago, I helped the California Lavash team shoot photos of their new line of products. We spent two days cooking, chatting, foodstyling, taking photos and of course, eating. It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun as well.
Here's one of my favorite dishes from the shoot: Southwestern chicken pizza. It takes no more than 15 minutes to prepare and it is oh, so good. All you need is delicious California Lavash naan, BBQ sauce, roasted chicken, corn salad, onions and a blend of Monterey Jack cheese and cheddar cheese. I replicated the same pizza for the vegetarians in my family by substituting black beans for the chicken. It's that easy!
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Date Chicken with Olives
It may be almost sacrilegious to say at this time of the year, but a turkey is not right for everyone. While the big bird (sorry Sesame Street fans) parked on your dinner table, roasted to perfection looks great, if you're having an intimate gathering it can just be too much.
A beautifully roasted chicken is a completely reasonable option, and I've shared one today that uses a sumptuous combination of Medjool dates, date syrup, date molasses and green olives. If you follow the instructions carefully, your chicken will turn out moist and succulent, and more important, won't have you pining for what Benjamin Franklin suggested as our national bird. You can thank my citizenship test prep for that reference!
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Cloning, the process of generating a genetically identical copy of a cell or an organism. Cloning happens all the time in nature—for example, when a cell replicates itself asexually without any genetic alteration or recombination. Prokaryotic organisms (organisms lacking a cell nucleus) such as bacteria create genetically identical duplicates of themselves using binary fission or budding. In eukaryotic organisms (organisms possessing a cell nucleus) such as humans, all the cells that undergo mitosis, such as skin cells and cells lining the gastrointestinal tract, are clones; the only exceptions are gametes (eggs and sperm), which undergo meiosis and genetic recombination.
In biomedical research, cloning is broadly defined to mean the duplication of any kind of biological material for scientific study, such as a piece of DNA or an individual cell. For example, segments of DNA are replicated exponentially by a process known as polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, a technique that is used widely in basic biological research. The type of cloning that is the focus of much ethical controversy involves the generation of cloned embryos, particularly those of humans, which are genetically identical to the organisms from which they are derived, and the subsequent use of these embryos for research, therapeutic, or reproductive purposes.
Early cloning experiments
Reproductive cloning was originally carried out by artificial "twinning," or embryo splitting, which was first performed on a salamander embryo in the early 1900s by German embryologist Hans Spemann. Later, Spemann, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1935) for his research on embryonic development, theorized about another cloning procedure known as nuclear transfer. This procedure was performed in 1952 by American scientists Robert W. Briggs and Thomas J. King, who used DNA from embryonic cells of the frog Rana pipiens to generate cloned tadpoles. In 1958 British biologist John Bertrand Gurdon successfully carried out nuclear transfer using DNA from adult intestinal cells of African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis). Gurdon was awarded a share of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for this breakthrough.
Advancements in the field of molecular biology led to the development of techniques that allowed scientists to manipulate cells and to detect chemical markers that signal changes within cells. With the advent of recombinant DNA technology in the 1970s, it became possible for scientists to create transgenic clones—clones with genomes containing pieces of DNA from other organisms. Beginning in the 1980s mammals such as sheep were cloned from early and partially differentiated embryonic cells. In 1996 British developmental biologist Ian Wilmut generated a cloned sheep, named Dolly, by means of nuclear transfer involving an enucleated embryo and a differentiated cell nucleus. This technique, which was later refined and became known as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), represented an extraordinary advance in the science of cloning, because it resulted in the creation of a genetically identical clone of an already grown sheep. It also indicated that it was possible for the DNA in differentiated somatic (body) cells to revert to an undifferentiated embryonic stage, thereby reestablishing pluripotency—the potential of an embryonic cell to grow into any one of the numerous different types of mature body cells that make up a complete organism. The realization that the DNA of somatic cells could be reprogrammed to a pluripotent state significantly impacted research into therapeutic cloning and the development of stem cell therapies.
Soon after the generation of Dolly, a number of other animals were cloned by SCNT, including pigs, goats, rats, mice, dogs, horses, and mules. Despite those successes, the birth of a viable SCNT primate clone would not come to fruition until 2018, and scientists used other cloning processes in the meantime. In 2001 a team of scientists cloned a rhesus monkey through a process called embryonic cell nuclear transfer, which is similar to SCNT except that it uses DNA from an undifferentiated embryo. In 2007 macaque monkey embryos were cloned by SCNT, but those clones lived only to the blastocyst stage of embryonic development. It was more than 10 years later, after improvements to SCNT had been made, that scientists announced the live birth of two clones of the crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis), the first primate clones using the SCNT process. (SCNT has been carried out with very limited success in humans, in part because of problems with human egg cells resulting from the mother's age and environmental factors.)
Reproductive cloning
Reproductive cloning involves the implantation of a cloned embryo into a real or an artificial uterus. The embryo develops into a fetus that is then carried to term. Reproductive cloning experiments were performed for more than 40 years through the process of embryo splitting, in which a single early-stage two-cell embryo is manually divided into two individual cells and then grows as two identical embryos. Reproductive cloning techniques underwent significant change in the 1990s, following the birth of Dolly, who was generated through the process of SCNT. This process entails the removal of the entire nucleus from a somatic (body) cell of an organism, followed by insertion of the nucleus into an egg cell that has had its own nucleus removed (enucleation). Once the somatic nucleus is inside the egg, the egg is stimulated with a mild electrical current and begins dividing. Thus, a cloned embryo, essentially an embryo of an identical twin of the original organism, is created. The SCNT process has undergone significant refinement since the 1990s, and procedures have been developed to prevent damage to eggs during nuclear extraction and somatic cell nuclear insertion. For example, the use of polarized light to visualize an egg cell's nucleus facilitates the extraction of the nucleus from the egg, resulting in a healthy, viable egg and thereby increasing the success rate of SCNT.
Reproductive cloning using SCNT is considered very harmful since the fetuses of embryos cloned through SCNT rarely survive gestation and usually are born with birth defects. Wilmut's team of scientists needed 277 tries to create Dolly. Likewise, attempts to produce a macaque monkey clone in 2007 involved 100 cloned embryos, implanted into 50 female macaque monkeys, none of which gave rise to a viable pregnancy. In January 2008, scientists at Stemagen, a stem cell research and development company in California, announced that they had cloned five human embryos by means of SCNT and that the embryos had matured to the stage at which they could have been implanted in a womb. However, the scientists destroyed the embryos after five days, in the interest of performing molecular analyses on them.
Therapeutic cloning
Therapeutic cloning is intended to use cloned embryos for the purpose of extracting stem cells from them, without ever implanting the embryos in a womb. Therapeutic cloning enables the cultivation of stem cells that are genetically identical to a patient. The stem cells could be stimulated to differentiate into any of the more than 200 cell types in the human body. The differentiated cells then could be transplanted into the patient to replace diseased or damaged cells without the risk of rejection by the immune system. These cells could be used to treat a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, diabetes mellitus, stroke, and spinal cord injury. In addition, stem cells could be used for in vitro (laboratory) studies of normal and abnormal embryo development or for testing drugs to see if they are toxic or cause birth defects.
Although stem cells have been derived from the cloned embryos of animals such as mice, the generation of stem cells from cloned primate embryos has proved exceptionally difficult. For example, in 2007 stem cells successfully derived from cloned macaque embryos were able to differentiate into mature heart cells and brain neurons. However, the experiment started with 304 egg cells and resulted in the development of only two lines of stem cells, one of which had an abnormal Y chromosome. Likewise, the production of stem cells from human embryos has been fraught with the challenge of maintaining embryo viability. In 2001 scientists at Advanced Cell Technology, a research company in Massachusetts, successfully transferred DNA from human cumulus cells, which are cells that cling to and nourish human eggs, into eight enucleated eggs. Of these eight eggs, three developed into early-stage embryos (containing four to six cells); however, the embryos survived only long enough to divide once or twice. In 2004 South Korean researcher Hwang Woo Suk claimed to have cloned human embryos using SCNT and to have extracted stem cells from the embryos. However, this later proved to be a fraud; Hwang had fabricated evidence and had actually carried out the process of parthenogenesis, in which an unfertilized egg begins to divide with only half a genome. The following year a team of researchers from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne was able to grow a cloned human embryo to the 100-cell blastocyst stage using DNA from embryonic stem cells, though they did not generate a line of stem cells from the blastocyst. Scientists have since successfully derived embryonic stem cells from SCNT human embryos.
Progress in research on therapeutic cloning in humans has been slow relative to the advances made in reproductive cloning in animals. This is primarily because of the technical challenges and ethical controversy arising from the procuring of human eggs solely for research purposes. In addition, the development of induced pluripotent stem cells, which are derived from somatic cells that have been reprogrammed to an embryonic state through the introduction of specific genetic factors into the cell nuclei, has challenged the use of cloning methods and of human eggs.
Ethical controversy
Human reproductive cloning remains universally condemned, primarily for the psychological, social, and physiological risks associated with cloning. A cloned embryo intended for implantation into a womb requires thorough molecular testing to fully determine whether an embryo is healthy and whether the cloning process is complete. In addition, as demonstrated by 100 failed attempts to generate a cloned macaque in 2007, a viable pregnancy is not guaranteed. Because the risks associated with reproductive cloning in humans introduce a very high likelihood of loss of life, the process is considered unethical. There are other philosophical issues that also have been raised concerning the nature of reproduction and human identity that reproductive cloning might violate. Concerns about eugenics, the once popular notion that the human species could be improved through the selection of individuals possessing desired traits, also have surfaced, since cloning could be used to breed "better" humans, thus violating principles of human dignity, freedom, and equality.
There also exists controversy over the ethics of therapeutic and research cloning. Some individuals and groups have an objection to therapeutic cloning, because it is considered the manufacture and destruction of a human life, even though that life has not developed past the embryonic stage. Those who are opposed to therapeutic cloning believe that the technique supports and encourages acceptance of the idea that human life can be created and expended for any purpose. However, those who support therapeutic cloning believe that there is a moral imperative to heal the sick and to seek greater scientific knowledge. Many of these supporters believe that therapeutic and research cloning should be not only allowed but also publicly funded, similar to other types of disease and therapeutics research. Most supporters also argue that the embryo demands special moral consideration, requiring regulation and oversight by funding agencies. In addition, it is important to many philosophers and policy makers that women and couples not be exploited for the purpose of obtaining their embryos or eggs.
There are laws and international conventions that attempt to uphold certain ethical principles and regulations concerning cloning. In 2005 the United Nations passed a nonbinding Declaration on Human Cloning that calls upon member states "to adopt all measures necessary to prohibit all forms of human cloning inasmuch as they are incompatible with human dignity and the protection of human life." This does provide leeway for member countries to pursue therapeutic cloning. The United Kingdom, through its Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, issues licenses for creating human embryonic stem cells through nuclear transfer. These licenses ensure that human embryos are cloned for legitimate therapeutic and research purposes aimed at obtaining scientific knowledge about disease and human development. The licenses require the destruction of embryos by the 14th day of development, since this is when embryos begin to develop the primitive streak, the first indicator of an organism's nervous system. The United States federal government has not passed any laws regarding human cloning due to disagreement within the legislative branch about whether to ban all cloning or to ban only reproductive cloning. The Dickey-Wicker amendment, attached to U.S. appropriations bills since 1995, has prevented the use of federal dollars to fund the harm or destruction of human embryos for research. It is presumed that nuclear transfer and any other form of cloning is subject to this restriction.
Learn More in these related Britannica articles:
biology, philosophy of: Social and ethical issues…have arisen in connection with cloning and stem cell research. Various religious and conservative groups take extreme objection to the manipulation of reproductive cells, whether for the end of producing new human beings (or other animals) or for the end of aiding already existing ones. The American bioethicist Leon Kass,…
genetically modified organism>cloning. In reproductive cloning, a nucleus is extracted from a cell of the individual to be cloned and is inserted into the enucleated cytoplasm of a host egg. The process results in the generation of an offspring that is genetically identical to the donor individual.…
de-extinction>cloning technologies. Key among those advances was the development in the 1990s of a technique known as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), which was used to produce the first mammalian clone, Dolly the sheep (born 1996, died 2003).…
macaque: Macaques in medical research…have played important roles in cloning. Scientists first cloned a rhesus monkey through a process called embryonic cell nuclear transfer in 2001, and in 2018 the crab-eating macaque became the first primate cloned using the process of somatic cell nuclear transfer.…
Robert P. Lanza…known for his research on cloning, particularly his contributions to the refinement of a somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) technique that enabled the generation of the world's first human embryonic stem (ES) cells from aged somatic (body) cells.…
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- macaques in medical research
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You can use any yarn and hook but for this snail shown the following materials were used.
- DMC Petra 3 in green
- DMC Petra 3 in white
- Scraps of thin black yarn
- 1.4 mm crochet hook
- Toy stuffing
W = white
G = green
B = black
Video tutorial variation above, using thicker yarn
Round 1.
Using W and a 1.4mm crochet hook, work 10sc into a magic circle, pull to tighten, sl st to join - (10)
Rounds 2 - 11
1sc in ea st around - (10)
Round 12
*1sc in next st, 2sc in next st* repeat from * until end - (15)
Rounds 13 - 15
1sc in ea st around - (15)
Stuff your snail body at this point.
Round 16
*sc2tog* repeat from * until last st, 1sc in last st - (8)
Round 17
*sc2tog* repeat from * until end - (4)
Fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew up remaining gap and thread remaining yarn through head to back of neck (see photo)
SHELL SIDE (make 2)
Round 1
Using G and a 1.4mm crochet hook, work 10sc into a magic circle, pull to tighten, sl st to join - (10)
Round 2
2sc in ea st around - (20)
Rounds 3 - 4
1sc in ea st around - (20)
Fasten off and sew your two shell sides together using remaining yarn, making sure to stuff your shell before you close.
Sew your completed shell onto your snail body making sure to wrap the body around the shell. The yarn you threaded through the head of your snail earlier can now be sew through the shell and out through the tail.
Using B, sew some eyes making sure to angle the eye slits downwards (upwards make him look a bit evil).
Using W, sew a short strand through each side of the snail head, cut to length to make the antenna.
And you're done!
More free patterns can be found at www.happyberry.co.uk
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Yay Maquillage!
I got the new palettes in the purple and brown set:
I love the look of this palette! There's a cream shadow, three powder shadows and one eyeliner and all the applicators all in a fairly compact, er, compact.
I also got the Lip Chocolat Treatment from Kiss:
I also got KATE's palette:
All in all a good haul, no? Can't wait to play with MAQUillage but I am sure the lovely sparkles on top will disappear once I start using it.
Adambeauty now have a speedpost option for $12 (like EMS) instead of the standard $2 recorded – but I personally get Adambeauty within 4-5 days max, it's like clockwork! It's also very reliable etc. so I will be sticking with the $2 recorded (unlike when I buy from Japan – I have had 2 parcel go missing with Ichibankao, so I always choose EMS in that instance).
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Calling all Burlington Coat Factory and Sears advertising Execs...
there's gotta be a commercial here somewhere.
Did you buy yourself a winter coat? Because if you go with Maria to NY in March, it is bitter cold and your Pea Coat will not be warm enough! You have no time to get sick. Please buy yourself a coat.
Burlington Coat Factory has good buys.
Also, make sure your tires and Maria's tires are sound. I will gladly pay for 2 new tires. 1 for you and 1 for Maria.
Sears has best buy on tires.
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[Review] MiniTouch 700 7″ TouchScreen Monitor
What is it? The Mini Touch 700 is a first generation 7-inch touchscreen TFT VGA display.
The Verdict: The Mini Touch 700 should definitely be considered when searching for a new 7″ VGA display. This new screen packs in most all of the features found on Xenarc and Lilliput units, and goes a step above by ensuring that 800×480 native resolution is available without hassle.
In the box: The Mini Touch 700 is boxed with everything you will find included with a Lilliput and more. Included is the 7″ Touchscreen, VESA mount, home and car power supplies, cables for USB, VGA, and composite audio/video. Also included are the touchscreen driver cd (uses the same drivers as lillput/xenarcs do), stylus pen, and a nice headrest shroud that the monitor fits right into.
Description: It is always nice when new items are produced that fit directly into the car PC realm, and the Mini Touch 700 is just that. The Mini Touch was designed specifically for use in a car. The creators made sure to include most all of the latest bells and whistles available on competing touchscreen units. The Mini Touch 700 has automatic power-on and automatic backup camera switching (it actually has two different options for auto-switching). It's missing the automatic brightness control via an ambient light sensor that the Xenarc 700TSV has, but there are plenty of software options which overcome this omission.
Being that the Mini Touch is designed for car PC use, the designers put an emphasis on creating a clear and crisp display, and the Mini Touch shines here. The display uses a true 450 Nit LCD with LED backlight, and the Mini Touch 700 is definitely brighter than competing units.
With a 500:1 contrast ratio, the screen is as beautiful as you will find in the car PC arena. The designers went above just having a clear display though. Another nod to the effort put into the screen being car PC friendly is the fact that it uses a video chip which allows a true native 800×480 resolution. If your video card drivers support 800×480, the Mini Touch will display in 800×480, no guesswork, no custom driver hacks needed.
Now with most first-generation devices there are usually problems or bugs that present themselves over the course of time. In my extended testing, which covered roughly 6 months, I had no problems at all with the Mini Touch 700. There was no flickering, no image ghosting, and the unit seemed to have no problem with differences in temperature. My only real gripe with the Mini Touch 700 is the lack of DVI/HDMI. With VGA slowly phasing its way out of the market and more and more touchscreen devices including HDMI, I feel like a new product should factor those options in. Then again, if they included HDMI output in the first-generation, what's to look forward to in the second generation?
The Positive:
- Brightness and crisp display, about the best you'll find with analog video
- Includes most all the features found in competing devices• Included headrest shroud makes it a breeze to fabricate into a dashboard
- True 800×480 compatibility
- New product from a new company. Car PCs arent all tablets yet!
The Negative:
- No HDMI input option
- Potentially limited replacement part capability should the need exist.
The Verdict: The Mini Touch 700 should definitely be considered when searching for a new 7″ VGA display. This new screen pacts in most all of the features found on Xenarc and Lilliput units, and goes a step above by ensuring that 800×480 native resolution is available without hassle.
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The mother a victim of the "Dark Knight Rises" massacre is planning to sue the movie theater where James Holmes allegedly opened fire July 20.
Shirely Wygal, whose 32-year-old daughter Rebecca Wingo was killed, has hired a lawyer to sue the Century 16 movie theater for failing to put alarms on the emergency door Holmes apparently entered before the shooting, TMZ reported Monday.
Wygal also contends the theater should have posted guards next to the emergency exit for the highly anticipated "Dark Knight Rises" premiere, TMZ reported.
The Century 16 in Aurora did not have any uniformed security guards for the "Dark Knight Rises" premiere. However, other theaters operated by the same company, Cinemark, did employ uniformed guards for the busy occasion, ABC's Denver affiliate reported Sunday.
A Cinemark spokeswoman declined to comment Monday on the lawsuit plans specifically but noted the theater issued the following statement:
"We are deeply saddened about this tragic incident. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and loved ones, our employees, and the Aurora community."


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Thursday 02/21/2019, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Skill LevelEasy
Class Hours3
Categories*Knitting Color, Creativity Knitting techniques Special techniques
TeacherAlasdair Post-Quinn
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Introduction to Double Knitting with Alasdair Post-QuinnDouble-knitting is a unique method of making a fabric with no "wrong" side and a built-in reversible colorwork pattern. Significantly different from the standard intarsia and Fair Isle colorwork that are so well-known, double-knitting is a labor-intensive but wholly worthwhile technique to have in your repertoire.
In this workshop, you'll learn my 2-color cast-on for double-knitting, get comfortable with the techniques involved, then move into colorwork. At the end of the workshop, you should have a motif swatch and be confident that you can tackle a larger standard double-knitting pattern.
Note: This is an advanced technique, but you need only be comfortable with the long-tail cast-on and basic knit and purl; previous experience with colorwork is also helpful but not necessary.
Supplies__Classic DK- to worsted-weight yarn in 2 solid colors (one light, one darker)
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Vacancy: Associate Professor of Higher Educationclosing date 27 Nov 17
Associate Professor of Higher Education
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION in association with LInacre College
Grade 10a: Salary from £46,336 per annum
Applications are invited for the post of Associate Professor of Higher Education to be based at the Department of Education, Norham Gardens, Oxford. The post is full-time and, upon completion of a successful review, permanent. The appointment will be made in association with a Fellowship at Linacre College. In exceptional cases, the title of full Professor may be awarded on appointment.
The University wishes to appoint a candidate whose main research and teaching experience is in the area of higher education. The main duties of the post will be: to contribute to the department's strong research profile in future research assessment exercises through his or her own programme of publications and research funding, to contribute to teaching on Masters courses and to their further development, to supervise graduate students in the broad area of higher education, and to contribute to the research-related activities of the higher education research group.
The successful candidate will have a doctorate in an area of relevance to the post, successful experience of social scientific research in the field of higher education, a proven track-record of high quality publications in higher education and a good record of funded research. She or he will have the ability to obtain and manage research grants and manage contract research staff and a strong record of collaboration and teamwork. She or he will also have a strong background of teaching higher education courses and successful experience of teaching high achieving graduate students, including doctoral students.
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon (UK time) on 27 November 2017. For more details about the post including full application instructions, please see the further particulars.
Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.
Committed to equality and valuing diversity
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