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Virginia State Agency Databases
This is an annotated list of databases produced by Virginia State Agencies listed by producing agency. To add a database to this list or to fix a broken link, either do it yourself as this is a wiki, editable by anybody, or contact the documents specialist for this page, Nathan Verilla at email@example.com
Note: The Library of Virginia has an index of database descriptions at http://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwehave/gov/DatabaseSubmissions/. The descriptions do not appear to contain links to the databases themselves, but may help show the user what is available.
Return to State Agency Databases listing.
Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of
- Dangerous Dog Registry - Worried about vicious dogs? Search this database by county or zip code. Records include owner address and photos of animal. A phone number to report issues with dog is also included.
Board of Medicine
- Doctor Profiles Database - Resource of extensive information about licensed medical professionals including:Practice information (location, telephone number, translating services, percentage of time spent at location(s). Education, Years in active clinical practice, Board Certifications, Hospital affiliations, Academic appointments, Publications, Medicaid participation, Actions, Felony convictions, and Paid claims in the most recent ten years. Database is searchable by last name, city or country or by type of doctor.
Library of Virginia
- Burned Jurisdiction Database - This database contains a growing collection of records originally recorded in courts or jurisdictions that subsequently suffered record losses. These records are from higher or appeal courts, most of which do not presently exist. Among the jurisdictions included in this database are the General Court, the [Supreme] Court of Appeals, the High Court of Chancery, the various Superior Courts of Chancery, and the various District Courts. These records were found while processing chancery causes and other locality materials. The database contains records from collections housed and processed at the Library of Virginia as well as those processed in localities.
- Historic Blandford Cemetery Foundation Survey Records - From the website, "This collection is comprised of survey records containing information about graves in Blandford Cemetery, located in Petersburg, Virginia. The survey was undertaken by the Historic Blandford Cemetery Foundation from 1987 to 1992 in support of the cemetery's nomination to the National Register of Historic Places." Database may be searched by first name, last name, year of birth, year of death. The survey database is not a complete record of all people buried in the Cemetery and stops at 1992.
- Virginia Military Dead Database - The primary purpose of the Virginia Military Dead Database is to honor those Virginians that have given their lives in defense of freedom. It pulls together information from a wide variety of sources and makes that information more accessible. For more information consult the Introduction to the Virginia Military Dead Database and the Source Guides.
Various Fee Databases
- Premium Online Services - The Commonwealth of Virgina has partnered with a vendor called Viginia Interactive to provide what seems to be fee based access to a number of databases, including DGIF searchable Virginia boat registration database and Customizable web-based legislative bill tracking.


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NC Couple Sentenced For Boy's Tree-Tying Death:
Do you remember the death of 13-year-old Tyler McMillan? He was the boy from Nortrh Carolina who father and stepmother tied him to a tree and left him overnight to discipline him. This was after a switch beating as well. Tyler ended up dying from dehydration.
The pair of Breeders have been sentenced in what I think isn't nearly enough. Both Breeders entered into an Alford plea which means they don't admit guilt but admit that the prosecution has enough evidence to convict them.
Sandra McMillan was sentenced to 13 to 16 years in prison while Brice McMillan was sentenced 10 to 13 years in prison.
Yet Tyler was given a death sentence for committing no crime.

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Jacquy Pfeiffer's (left in photo) pastry chef career has crossed the world. His unequaled palate of sight, taste, and touch has been displayed through his award-winning competitions. At age 17, he earned the coveted title of Best Apprentice of his State. Years later, the masterful artistic sculptures he created afforded him the opportunity to become a member of the U.S. World Pastry Cup Team, and upon winning the bronze medal, Pfeiffer achieved the highest honor awarded to a U.S. Team.
In 1995, he became the first person ever to win the National Chocolate Competition, Masters of Chocolate. Competing again in Paris for the World Final, he won first prize in presentation and second prize overall with his sculpture, "The Lore of Flight."
CookingSchools.com: When and how did you decide to become a pastry chef?
Jacquy Pfeiffer: My father owned a bakery in Alsace, France, and I started my apprenticeship in a pastry shop in Strasbourg, France, at the age of 15 in 1976.
CS: Who were the biggest inspirations for your career?
JP: Yves Thuries, Gaston Lenotre, Pascal Caffet, Olivier Bajard, Pascal Brunstein.
CS: What do you enjoy most about being a pastry chef?
JP: Our profession has many different aspects; therefore, one can never get bored.
CS:What was your greatest career success and biggest setback?
JP:Opening my pastry school in Chicago; so far, I have not had any major setbacks.
CS: What is your specialty and why did you choose it?
JP: My specialty is to adapt to any environment. I worked in many different countries, and I found it very challenging to figure out a way to produce fine pastries no matter what conditions I was working in.
CS: What exactly do pastry chefs do?
JP: They bring happiness to people. When people enter a pastry shop they should be fascinated by the pastries offered and should make them think back to their childhood.
CS: How much are pastry chefs generally paid? Are they generally paid by the hour or by salary?
JP: Pastry cooks are paid by the hour, anywhere from $6.50 to $20.00 an hour. Pastry chefs are paid by salary, anywhere from $27,000 to $200,000 a year.
CS: Tell us about where you work. What do you like most, least?
JP: I teach pastry in my school, I provide pastry consulting services and I create pastry products. What I like the least is that there is not enough hours in a day.
CS: How important is it to create & maintain relationships within the culinary profession? If it is, how do you do it?
JP: It is crucial to always network with chefs around the world; it always should be done on a professional level.
CS: What are some of the tools of the trade for pastry chefs? Which ones do you use most?
JP: Silpat and Flexipan rubber mats revolutionized the pastry industry; these are the ones that I used the most.
CS: What are your favorite kitchen gadgets?
JP: The small digital thermometer that beeps when a mixture reaches a certain temperature.
CS: How much and what kind of work is done outside of the kitchen?
JP: My wife, Laura Pfeiffer is pastry chef at Frontera grill; therefore, we always do some kind of cooking or baking at home.
CS: What are some trends that you see in the field that might help prospective students?
JP: Attitude becomes more important than skills; skills can be taught, attitude can't.
CS: Are there any common myths about pastry chefs? If so, how much truth is there to them?
JP: The myth is that pastry chefs do not do much: The reason for that is that a pastry chef is usually more organized and can plan more ahead then a chef; therefore, they can prepare more things in advance, and they look like they do not do much.
CS: What are some of the skills that help all pastry chefs succeed?
JP: Never get emotional; always stay humble always learn.
CS: Are there professional certifications for pastry chefs? If so, how important are they and how are they attained?
JP: They are important because, through a certification, a pastry chef builds the foundation of its knowledge.
CS: What are the best ways to find a job as a pastry chef?
JP: Call up pastry schools; approach people that are already in the industry, network.
CS: How can graduating culinary arts students gain an advantage in their job search if they are hoping to break into the pastry specialty?
JP: They will have more knowledge then a person that is just learning on the field.
CS: How is the job market right now for pastry chefs? How do you think it will be in the next five years? 10 years?
JP: The job market is great! There is about 1 pastry chef for 5 job offers. Pastry will be so popular that this number should even get bigger.
CS: What is your degree in?
JP: Pastry science.
CS: What did you like and dislike about your culinary education?
JP: I love to see the students understand the true meaning of our teaching. I hate to see them leave.
CS: What factors did you consider when choosing a school of culinary arts or culinary department?
JP: Mostly, the teacher should be the key of one's choice.
CS: Was your culinary education worth it for you? Why?
JP: It was crucial for the development of my career.
CS: For those who have the talent already, should they go to culinary school and why?
JP: To learn the basics of our profession.
CS: What advice can you give to prospective students thinking about an education and career in the culinary arts?
JP: Join the profession as soon as possible; a professional in the food service is always going to be in demand regardless of recession people will always eat.
CS: Based on what you hear in the industry, what do you think are the most respected and prestigious pastry schools in the world that really make a difference to students who graduate from these schools?
JP: Lenotre and Yssingeaux are two pastry schools in France that produce good students. French Pastry School is recognized as the only true pastry school in the United States that is entirely dedicated to the art of pastry.
CS: Is there a major difference in the industry between graduating from a prestigious pastry school and graduating from a college with a pastry program?
JP: Pastry school provides a more intensive program than a college, and therefore, the students gain a more in depth knowledge.
CS: What advice can you give to prospective culinary arts students before they begin their education?
JP: Expect to work hard, and the dough will follow.
CS: What should culinary arts students try to get out of their school?
JP: A true understanding of our profession.
CS: What factors should prospective culinary arts students consider when choosing their school?
JP: Mostly, the quality and dedication of the teachers.
CS: Is there anything else you can tell us about yourself, your career, or the profession that would be interesting or helpful to others aspiring to enter and succeed as a pastry chef?
JP: Pastry is my passion. A life time is not enough to learn and master every aspect of it.
The bio lead in was used with permission from the French Pastry School's website: http://www.frenchpastryschool.com/fps_content/fps_instructors.html. Feel free to email Jacquy here: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I just saw some kits offered in the freebie section and some of them have included papers and then some have included overlays. They both look the same being shown in their kits. What are the differences? Why couldn't either one be used for the same purpose?
What are the differences in overlays and paper?
Good question. I'd like to know this as well.
Overlays are quite often in png format so they can be layered over something else, the underneath layer will show through the empty spaces. For example an overlay of stars could just be a pattern of stars on a transparent background. A Paper would not have a transparent background and is more often in jpg. So the overlay could be used over any paper and you would still see the paper underneath in the transparent areas. If you put a paper over another paper, you could not see what was underneath unless you made changes to the top paper by making it more opaque (see through) or using the layer settings. In PSE and Photoshop the layer settings change the pixels in different ways so they blend with the paper underneath. Simply put - overlays are designed to go over another paper, a paper is designed to be "as is". If you wanted to use an overlay as a paper you would need to layer it over a solid paper (or you could print it onto any paper).
Angela, Thanks Your answer is very informative and explained very well.
Thanks I saw that a lot & wondered what it meant
I am glad the explanation was okay
I am so glad I popped in here...I had no clue about the differences, and I am still new to all of this but Thank you so much Angela for your explanation.
I just saw some kits offered in the freebie section and some of them have included papers and then some have included overlays. They both look the same being shown in their kits. What are the differences? Why couldn't either one be used for the same purpose?
Angela gave an excellent explanation of what the differences are, but I suspect your confusion comes from the way the products are displayed in the preview. Since the overlay is transparent, the designer most likely put it against a solid background so you could see the design. So now when you look at other kits that say they have overlays, you know why the look like papers...
This confused me for a long time, too! In addition to PNG overlays like Angela articulately described, there are also a lot of JPG files out there that are referred to as overlays or "texture overlays." They are often in grayscale rather than color. Here is an example from this site, by Janet Scott: https://www.pixelscrapper.com/janet-scott/designs/newspaper-texture-001-template-overlay-school-education-vintage-antique-grunge
The JPG overlays are intended to be blended with another paper or a solid color using blending modes. The idea is to use them to add texture to whatever is underneath them (or you could be blending something into the overlay from above, same idea).
I found this post from designer Just Jaimee to be helpful and interesting. It's about why she prefers transparencies (the PNG files) to non-transparent overlays (the JPG files): http://justjaimee.com/tutorials/digital-designer-techniques-why-i-prefer-transparencies/ She shows examples of how the two work in different situations.
That's a useful tutorial Violet. There are so many ways to add texture and character to papers, that it's hard to keep track of all the ideas. I know I usually just stick with my usual way, but it's great to have other techniques in mind.
@Violet: AWESOME tutorial!!! TFS!!!


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John L. Smith is even more broke than he initially thought. He first filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 6. In a subsequent filing, on Sept. 19, he reported $25.7 million in liabilities and $1.2 million in assets. You don't have to be a CPA to know that this is a bad cash flow position. But wait, it gets worse. Smith filed documents today that list his debts at $40 million. More from USA Today:
The difference appears to be $15 million in newly listed debt owed to Branch Banking & Trust in Louisville, Ky., where Smith coached from 1998-2002.
The amended documents also show he recently has cashed in a life insurance policy, stocks and a joint annuity with his wife to pay bills and add money to his checking account. He now shows $22,000 in his checking account after he cashed in a joint annuity with Fidelity that was worth $141,715. He split the proceeds with his wife and used $50,000 to pay attorneys' fees, taxes and other bills. The rest went into that checking account, which had just $500 in it according to his previous filing on Sept. 19.
Smith filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy Sept. 6 in an effort to liquidate his debts. Most of his assets are tied up in retirement accounts totaling about $1.3 million. He has $300 in "pocket money," according to the filing.
USA Today also notes that Smith—who in April agreed to a 10-month contract with Arkansas for $850,000—lists $107.66 in net monthly take-home pay.
Meanwhile, his team is in utter free fall, having lost 58-10 to Texas A&M last Saturday. The Razorbacks are 1-4 on the year and travel to Auburn this weekend to face a Tigers team coming off a close loss to LSU. Poor guy can't buy a break. (No, really, he can't.)
Arkansas is having the most amazing run, really, going back to Houston Nutt. It's as if the whole program were an ongoing small-group discussion about the Seven Deadly Sins.
Arkansas coach's debt hits $40 million, filing shows [USA Today]


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Kim Kardashian Cashes In on Her Own Self-Loathing With Plus-Sized Clothing Line
Always on the lookout for ways to make a buck, Kim Kardashian will take bags and bags of money for promoting weight loss supplements and then launch a line of clothing for plus-sized women.
Because there's no reason to stay on one side of the fence when there's gold on both sides.
Let's all join in a chorus of "must be the money," since the QuickTrim spokeswoman who's always losing too much weight in too little time and bitching about how much weight she still has to lose is now a huge -- sorry, puns are fun -- proponent of the plus-sized figure.
Don't get us wrong -- we've always been fans of curves and even bigger fans of designers who know how to dress them, but Kim has always seemed to be her own worst enemy.
Until now. Since she finally found a way to make money from other women with copious junk in the trunk, the reality princess suddenly feels a fluffy figure is what's right with the world, not what's wrong.
Kimmy told The Sun, "I am really glad to be able to promote a healthy, natural body shape, eating well and exercising and appreciating the shape that you naturally have."
Just like she does. When she's not trying to lose weight using potentially dangerous "weight loss systems," of course.
Can't wait to see what she gets behind next. (BEHIND! Sorry. Puns again.)


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Steven Novella, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Departments & Organizations
Neurology: General Neurology: Headache & Facial Pain Center | Neurophysiology
Office of Cooperative Research
Dr. Novella is dedicated to excellence in education of both professionals and patients. He is the editor of Science-Based Medicine - a website dedicated to exploring issues of science in medicine.
His practice includes general neurology with a special interest in neuromuscular disease. His research interests include ALS, myasthenia gravis, neuropathy, and erythromelalgia.
Education & Training
|Georgetown University (1991)
|Yale-New Haven Hospital
|Yale School of Medicine
|Board Certification
|AB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology (1998, recertified: 2010)
|Board Certification
|AB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine (2011)


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Summertime and bugs always go hand in hand, so here are some alternatives to harmful chemicals to keep your home bug-free. These solutions will also save you money.
Summertime and bugs always go hand in hand, so here are some alternatives to harmful chemicals to keep your home bug-free. These solutions will also save you money.
If you see ants in your house, wipe down counters and other surfaces with a mixture of vinegar and water. You may have to do this more than once so it will eliminate the scent trail that the ants need to find their way.
Flies hate the scent of basil. Put pots of basil by windows, doors and on your table. If you�re not growing basil, you could use dried basil in cheesecloth tied with string. Rub it to keep the scent strong.
Wasps are very territorial and won�t build a nest within 200 yards of another one. You can build or buy your own fake nest to confuse them. Hanging one in both your back yard and front yard is all it takes. It�s sort of like a scarecrow for wasps.
Kitties love catnip. Mosquitoes? Not so much. You can grow it in your yard or in pots. It keeps mosquitoes away more effectively than DEET, without the harmful chemicals.
Spiders hate the scent of citrus. You can deter spiders in your garden by spreading around lemon, orange or lime peels. If you find them in your house, you can get rid of them by mixing water and unsweetened lemon or lime juice in a spray bottle, and then wiping floors and counters with the mixture. Spray down doorways and windowsills to keep them out.
Have fleas invaded your home this summer? Alternately salting and vacuuming your carpets will kill flea eggs. But since fleas have a three-day reproduction cycle, this is not a one-shot deal. You will need to salt every day for nine days and vacuum every third day. (Good thing that salt is cheap.) Make sure you empty the vacuum bag each time you use it or they will just crawl right back out again and you won�t have gained anything for your time and efforts.
Use this simple approach to trap fruit flies. Fill a glass about three-quarters full with white vinegar or cider vinegar, then add eight drops of dishwashing liquid, and fill to the top with warm water. They will be attracted to this for some reason and end up drowning in the glass.
Cinnamon bark oil (found in health food stores or on-line) controls dust mites. In a spray bottle, add a few drops into a mixture of half water and half denatured alcohol (Lowe�s has it). Spray rugs, couches, bedding and anywhere that dust collects. An added benefit is that your house will smell like cookies.
I hope you�re having a fun bug-free summer.
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The La Quinta Inn Amarillo West - Medical Center is conveniently located near area regional medical facilities and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Our location is perfect for visitors to the Civic Center, Amarillo College, and West Texas A&M University. We have a variety of restaurants nearby and shopping at the Westgate Mall. Enjoy Wonderland Amusement Park, Tri-State Fairgrounds, and the Texas Outdoor Musical Drama, held at the Pioneer Amphitheatre in Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Don't forget Cadillac Ranch and the Harrington Discovery Center. Each of our spacious guest rooms include free high-speed Internet access, an iron w/ironing board, coffee maker, and 32" flat panel TVs. The hotel also features a seasonal outdoor swimming pool and guest laundry facilities, so stay as long you like. Enjoy our Free Bright Side BreakfastTM, served each morning in the lobby by our pleasant staff. Located off interstate 40 (exit 65) in the medical district.
Pets stay free. Max 2 pets up to 50 lbs allowed.


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Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012
This event has already taken place, but we are planning to do this particular trip annually, so mark this week on your calendars. See the below articles for a full account of the action.
Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012 Updates: Part I // Part II // Part III // Part IV
Velominati has partnered up with Pavé Cycling Classics, based in Northern France, to offer the Velominati a chance to walk where Giants tread and pedal through the trench of Arenberg and up the devastating steeps of the Kapelmuur. To pedal with the Pros during their reconnaissance of the Paris-Roubaix route. To visit the Merckx factory, and to spend an afternoon riding with Johan Museeuw, the last Lion of Flanders.
We have several package options available: the flagship fully accommodated, all-inclusive 9 day/9 night tour (2250€), full weekend tours with or without accommodation (500€ and 250€ respectively), as well as daily tours with or without accommodation (200€ and 100€ respectively). Once booked and confirmed, we will coordinate directly to collect a down payment of 15%, with the balance due upon arrival in Lille, France. Everything is included in the packages: food, drinks, support car with spare wheels, Gent velodrome ride, Cyfac bicycles for those not bringing their own (limited sizes and quantities available), energy food, and insurance. All-inclusive packages include accommodation; packages without accommodation are also available for those living in the area or wishing for whatever reason to look after their own lodgings. All packages, with or without accommodation, include dinner and drinks after each day's ride. People arranging for their own accommodations are encouraged to seek lodgings near Kemmel or Gent in Belgium.
Attendees of the full 9 day Keepers Tour will be greeted with a Velominati Musette stuffed with a commemorative V-Pint and V-Shirt. Given the abundance of Belgian beer, the V-Pint will be well used. We will also have a Velominati Flag to wave at the races. As a final note, a Cogal welcoming all riders will also be arranged, details pending finalization of the itinerary. Also note that only attendees of the full Keepers Tour will be eligible to ride with Museeuw and to join the Merckx Factory Tour. Weekend and Daily Tour attendees will be eligible to buy the commemorative V-Pint directly.
Preliminary itinerary, guided by Pavé Cycling Classics:
- Friday March 30th: arrival in Lille. Drive to Gent for dinner & introductions at the cottage.
- Saturday March 31th: Ride Paris-Roubaix course (at least 180km from St Quentin to Roubaix, full ride available to those who dare) – Visit of the Roubaix Vélodromes (both old and new).
- Sunday April 1st: Rest or short ride around the cottage in the Flanders area (morning) – Watch the Tour of Flanders in Oude Kwaremont and/or Paterberg.
- Monday April 2nd: Visit to Eddy Merckx factory to pay our respects to The Prophet, followed by a Brussells downtown visit (more detail to come).
- Tuesday April 3rd: Short ride around the cottage or rest and visit the bicycle museum in Beveren (Roeselare). Afternoon ride with Johan Museeuw.
- Wednesday April 4th: 2 hours practice with a coach on the Eddy Merckx Velodrome in Gent (track bikes provided). Follow the Grand Prix de l'Escaut Pro Race (http://www.scheldeprijs.be/nl)
- Thursday April 5th: Ride with the Pros on their Paris Roubaix recon around Arenberg. Visit to the Brunehaut brewery in Belgium (where our Malteni beer is produced). Tour of downtown Lille.
- Friday April 6th: Meet with AG2R Team at team hotel, short ride or rest.
- Saturday April 7th: Ride the Tour of Flanders course (150 and 200km routes available, full ride available to those who dare). Visit the Tour of Flanders museum in Oudenaarde and meet Freddy Maertens.
- Sunday April 8th: Follow the Paris-Roubaix race (taking in cobbled sectors around Valenciennes + Arenberg + L'Arbre). Depart.
For those arranging their own accommodation, search anywhere around Mount Kemmel or Mount Noir.
Please see the table below for all booking options. There will also be a Cogal Event (to be scheduled) which will be free of charge and welcomes everyone.
Bookings are closed for this event.
Event Details
Date - March 30, 2012 - April 08, 2012
Kemmel, Heuvelland, Belgium
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Mike Langman artwork
Gallery of Birds
>> Originals
>> Prints
>> Seabirds
>> contact
Mike worked for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) at their headquarters in Bedfordshire, for 9 years after he left art College in 1983. His bird illustrations can be seen on nearly every RSPB reserve, his paintings are used as identification cards, also several large murals in information centres and hides as well as the RSPB website. His work is versatile as can be seen on the various pages of this website.
A full time bird illustrator since 1992 Mike has, to date; work published in 32 books (details below) having worked for many publishers, organisations, his work regularly appears in the all of the UK's birdwatching magazines. The RSPB publish his work in most of their quarterly Birds magazines, and their A-Z of Birds website has hundreds of his illustrations. His interpretation work for nature centres information boards can be found all over Britain and in Europe.
In recent years award winning interactive CD's and DVD's published by BirdGuides also feature some of his work.
An avid birdwatcher Mike enjoys birdwatching his local area especially Berry Head in Devon, some of his lively fieldnotes' on some of the more interesting birds he has found or seen can be seen on this website.
He contributes work as voluntary Art Editor for the Devon Bird Watching and Preservation Society his home county bird society for which he is also bird recorder (1996-2002) and again from 2009.
Published Book work:
1. Field Guide to the birds of the Middle East – publisher Christopher Helm
2. A Field Guide to the birds of the South East Asia – New Holland
3. Birds of South East Asia – New Holland
4. Birds of Thailand – New Holland
5. The Pocket Guide to Garden Birds – Mitchell
6. A field Guide to the bird songs & calls of Britain and Northern Europe – Carlton
7. BirdVoice organiser - BirdVoice / Mantra Lingua
8. Birdwatching in the North Pennines – North Pennines AONB Partnership
9. Bird Songs From Around the World – Chronicle Books
10. The Bird Songs Anthology - Chronicle Books
11. To see every bird on earth – Penguin books
12. Where to watch birds in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus – publisher Hamlyn
13. Birdwatchers guide to Morocco - publisher Prion
14. Birdwatchers guide to Turkey - publisher Prion
15. Birdwatchers guide to Southern Spain - publisher Prion
16. Birdwatchers guide to Seychelles - publisher Prion
17. Hamlyn Young Ornithologists' Guides - Bird Habitats and Conservation
18. Hamlyn Young Ornithologists' Guides – Bird identification and Fieldcraft
19. Hamlyn Young Ornithologists' Guides – Bird Behaviour
20. Hamlyn Young Ornithologists' Guides – Migrants & migration
21. Birds of Anglian Water Reservoirs – Anglian Water
22. British Larks, Pipits and Wagtails – Harper Collins
23. A History of Devonshire Ornithology – Isabelline Books
24. The Tetrad Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Devon - DBWPS
25. The Birds of Dartmoor – Isabelline Books
26. The Birds of Lundy – Harpers Mill Publishing
27. The ultimate site guide to scarcer British Birds – Lee Evans / Birdguides
28. Population Trends in British Breeding Birds – BTO
29. Rare and Scarce Birds in North East Scotland – I M Phillips
30. Socotra, a Natural History of the Islands and their People – publisher OdysseyBooks
31. Birds in Butan - Peter Spierenburg Oriental Bird Club ISBN 0952954516
32. The Bumper Book of Nature - Square Peg - 2009
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A career in the European Union institutions
What is an EU career?
EU serves over 505 million citizens, so you can expect a wide range of career options, all with the chance to make a real and lasting difference; for final-year students and graduates, entry-level positions are offered in various fields, from law to economics or languages, as well as more general policy or project management roles. You could be drafting legislation, helping to implement EU law, developing communication strategies, or managing projects and resources.
Where are EU careers based?
Working for the EU means working for one of the EU Institutions, such as the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union or the European Commission. Most of the EU Institutions are located in Brussels or Luxembourg, where you would live and work in an international environment.
How to apply?
You would need to prove that you have strong analytical, organisational and communication skills, a drive to deliver the best possible results, the ability to work effectively as part of a multi-cultural team, and a potential for leadership and personal development. Candidates are selected through a process of open competition, consisting of the following steps:
• a first round of computer-based tests in centres throughout the EU;
• an assessment centre exercise in Brussels or Luxembourg for the best performers of the first round;
• applicants with the highest scores are added to a database ("the reserve list") from which the EU Institutions recruit; this means that you may be selected for a job interview at one of the EU institutions.
The main graduate recruitment cycle normally opens in the spring, but all of the EU institutions offer paid graduate traineeships throughout the year – a great way to gain a first taste of your future EU career.
Where to start?
Visit the official site to find out about current EU job opportunities and should you have further questions on this do not hesitate to ask them via the EPSO blog. Also note that the EU is also regularly looking for temporary staff in order to perform specialised or temporary tasks; keep an eye on the temporary staff vacancies and get updated on current opportunities.
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13. Hormones That Prepare the Way For the Baby -1
Every four weeks, a healthy woman's body makes broad preparations in order for an egg to be capable of fertilization. Once again, hormones effect the main elements of those preparations.
At the very beginning of this four-week period, the woman's pituitary gland produces LH. After setting out from its origin in the brain, this hormone travels a considerable distance through the bloodstream before reaching the ovaries. Hormones are exceptionally minute molecules, and for them, movement through the human body represents a journey equivalent to many kilometers. However, every LH hormone reaches the ovary directly, never getting lost, with full apparent knowledge of its destination, and without being diverted toward any other organ. LH's arrival signals that it's now time for the ovaries to go into action (Figure 63).
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Figure 63: Just as if it had consulted an anatomy chart, the hormone LH knows just where it has to go and reaches the ovaries without ever losing its way or deviating to any other organ.
Figure 64: The ovary contains thousands of immature egg cells. Under the effect of the hormone LH, some of these cells begins to mature. LH has a special formula that sets these cells in action.
Each ovary contains thousands of immature egg cells. Under the influence of the LH arriving from the pituitary gland —which possesses a special formula to set these cells in action (Figure 64)— a few of them begin to mature. There are a great many substances in the blood, yet apart from LH, none of these possesses the ability to activate ovulation. In other words, LH must have been especially cr ated for this purpose.
a. Fully mature egg cell
Figure 65: Only one of the cells waiting to mature does so fully and then leaves the ovary.
Only one of the cells fully matures, and this is released from the ovary in the form of an egg cell (Figure 65).
The developing egg cell and the nourishing layer around it are known as the follicle. FSH, another hormone sent from the pituitary gland, has a very interesting effect on the follicle, which suddenly starts producing another special molecule: the hormone estrogen.
How is it that the follicle, itself not yet fully developed, begins producing a hormone? How did it come to possess the mechanism and organization with which to make that production? What is the goal of that production?
It is certain that it is Almighty God, Lord of the worlds, Who does all these things. These systems are just one of the proofs of His infinite knowledge and sublime creation:
Does He Who created the heavens and earth not have the power to create the same again? Yes indeed! He is the Creator, the All-Knowing. His command when He desires a thing is just to say to it, "Be!" and it is. Glory be to Him Who has the Dominion of all things in His Hand. To Him you will be returned. (Surah Ya Sin, 81-83)


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Notice the product name above (M-80) and how the zero resembles the cross hairs on a sight of a gun (the Khaos drink also uses this tactic).
I think the Monster Assault* was the most disturbing to me. I know that part of my strong reaction was due to the fact that sexual assault has been a very hot topic at my college, so seeing the word assault automatically put some very troubling ideas in my head. I will not say that Monster's choice of drink name in any way was intended to imply anything relating to sexual assault, but that does not free them from the consequences of the choice.
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Matt Lawrence also lives off N.C. 119. He said he doesn�t plan to sell, either.
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Chris Covington said last week he believes the interlocal agreement discussions need to be more open. He also lives off N.C. 119.
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Whether you know him as "Godzilla" or "Gojira", a monster by any other name does not compare. Godzilla is the internationally-respected icon of radioactivity gone AWOL, famous for destroying cities from Tokyo to Paris with his hulking jaws, giant green feet and dangerously bad breath. But being a pop culture icon for over 60 years isn't easy. After causing a ruckus in more than thirty different films, Ishiro Honda's iconic monster remains with us, bringing life to our desire for monstrous imagery. And he isn't going away anytime soon. Continue reading
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The entire country is buried under a blanket of disheartening snow, but there is hope. Baseball is right around the corner. Pitchers and catchers are slowly making their way to Florida and Arizona for spring training. To help ward off the chill, here are the original trailers of some classic (and some not-so-classic) baseball movies. Continue reading
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There was no assumption...I stated the difference between the situation as I see it.
ViperOverLord wrote:I don't care about WWII games. That is not current affairs. Plenty of my ancestors fought in WWII, none of my direct lineage is fighting in the current war. But I have reverence for their sacrifice. I realize that eventually all wars will become games. It doesn't mean that we have to create a game while we're in the middle of war. Still I understand gamers want realism so I at least understand it. But to be able to take the other side and kill representations of American troops that are currently protecting us; that is sick.
It's a fucking GAME. Seriously. Just over three years ago, I was active duty military. So I'm a bit close to the situation. I don't find this sick, I don't find it disgusting, I don't find it threatening. I find it...well, stupid because it's a first-person shooter and they all suck by definition. Now, as I stated earlier, I completely understand the mother's perspective and I don't at all blame her for feeling the way she does. I also have no problem with her stating her views...it's a free country. But someone who is NOT personally invested in the emotional feelings are really stretching by finding this idea so repulsive.


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Proposed migrations between North Africa and neighboring regions have included Paleolithic gene flow from the Near East, an Arabic migration across the whole of North Africa 1,400 years ago (ya), and trans-Saharan transport of slaves from sub-Saharan Africa. Historical records, archaeology, and mitochondrial and Y-chromosome DNA have been marshaled in support of one theory or another, but there is little consensus regarding the overall genetic background of North African populations or their origin and expansion. We characterize the patterns of genetic variation in North Africa using ~730,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms from across the genome for seven populations. We observe two distinct, opposite gradients of ancestry: an east-to-west increase in likely autochthonous North African ancestry and an east-to-west decrease in likely Near Eastern Arabic ancestry. The indigenous North African ancestry may have been more common in Berber populations and appears most closely related to populations outside of Africa, but divergence between Maghrebi peoples and Near Eastern/Europeans likely precedes the Holocene (>12,000 ya). We also find significant signatures of sub-Saharan African ancestry that vary substantially among populations. These sub-Saharan ancestries appear to be a recent introduction into North African populations, dating to about 1,200 years ago in southern Morocco and about 750 years ago into Egypt, possibly reflecting the patterns of the trans-Saharan slave trade that occurred during this period.
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- A population of West Eurasian provenance migrated across the fringe of the southern Mediterranean >10,000 years B.P. (Maghrebi)
- This was later overlain by a later West Asian migration (Near Eastern)
- A third major element here seems to be Sub-Saharan African admixture, which these authors claim is rather new (post-Roman)
Two of the methods used will be familiar to readers of this weblog. They used ADMIXTURE to generate barplots which fractionate putative ancestral components given K number of components. Second, they also use PCA to visualize the largest components genetic variation within the samples on a plane.
As you "move up" the K's you note that Maghrebi populations "split" from the Near Eastern reference, the Qataris. This is supported by the PCA, which shows that there is a dimension of variation which separates Near Easterners & Europeans from Maghrebis. The authors note that this dimension is orthogonal to the Sub-Saharan African vs. Eurasian component. That suggests that the putative Maghrebi component is likely to be part of the set of "Out of Africa" populations, rather than an African population which simply experienced continuous gene flow with West Eurasians.
They also estimate a Fst, a statistic which partitions genetic variation within and between groups. The value between Sub-Saharan Africans and Europeans is ~0.15 using HGDP SNP data, and between Europeans and East Asians ~0.10. Using the Tuscans and Qataris as European and West Asian references against the North African populations along their east-west cline they estimate Fsts from ~0.03 to ~0.06. The higher end values are from populations which are less admixed with Near Eastern elements, and the colored polygons illustrate the domain generated by ADMIXTURE Fsts across inferred ancestral components. You also see in the chart estimated time of divergence. I won't get into the assumptions in the model, but the authors do note that ~12,000 years B.P. seems to be the low bound estimate for when the Maghbrebis diverged from other West Eurasians. This is important, because it predates agriculture.
The final set of methods outlined in this paper looked at ancestry on a more fine-grained genomic scale. To the left you see a plot where each horizontal bar represents an individual's chromosome 1 (among a set of North Africans). Each color in that bar indicates a component of ancestry (except the black, which are centromeres). This sort of information is important, because saying someone is 50% X and 50% Y summarizes information to the point of eliding it. An individual who is a first generation product of a Chinese-European marriage is going to have the same ancestral proportions as someone who is a Uyghur for those respective populations. But a fine-scale mapping of the genomic ancestry would look very different, because the history of the admixture is very different.
There are many inferences in the paper which I won't address. Rather, let me focus on this one assertion:
After accounting for putative recent admixture (Figure 1), the indigenous Maghrebi component (k-based) is estimated to have diverged from Near Eastern/Europeans between 18–38 Kya (Figure 3), under a range of Ne and k values. We hence suggest that the ancestral Maghrebi population separated from Near Eastern/Europeans prior to the Holocene, and that the Maghrebi populations do not represent a large-scale demic diffusion of agropastoralists from the Near East.
This is not implausible on the face of it. The component of ancestry modal in the Mozabite HGDP sample tends to have a relatively high Fst in relation to other West Eurasian groups. I had wondered if this was due to ancient Sub-Saharan African admixture which had produced a particular stabilized hybrid, but these results indicate that the component is no closer than other West Eurasians. What I'm confused and skeptical about are the range of divergence times which different papers are producing which seem somewhat implausible taken together.
There are papers which posit that East Asians separated from Europeans ~25,000 years B.P. This is in the same range as the divergence between Maghrebis and West Eurasians, but the Maghrebi genetic distance (Fst) is about 1/2 as great. Also, these sets of results which generate a "bunching" together of the separation of many extant non-African lineages in the 20-40,000 year range imply very rapid differentiation after the "Out of Africa" event, if that event did occur ~50,000 years ago (at least for most Eurasians, even assuming a revised model whereby Australian Aboriginals derive from an earlier wave). One at a time any given divergence estimate may be broadly plausible, but the literature is just not particularly coherent on this matter, and it often seems archaeologically implausible.
Citation: Henn BM , Botigué LR , Gravel S , Wang W , Brisbin A , et al. 2012 Genomic Ancestry of North Africans Supports Back-to-Africa Migrations. PLoS Genet 8(1): e1002397. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002397
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Polymyositis is characterized by inflammation and degeneration of the muscles. Dermatomyositis is polymyositis accompanied by skin inflammation.
Muscle damage may cause muscle pain and difficulty lifting the arms above the shoulders, climbing stairs, or arising from a sitting position.
Doctors check muscle enzymes in the blood and sometimes test electrical activity of muscles, do magnetic resonance imaging on muscles, check levels of muscle enzymes in the blood, examine a piece of muscle tissue, or a combination.
Corticosteroids taken by mouth are usually helpful.
These disorders result in disabling muscle weakness. The weakness typically occurs in the shoulders and hips but can affect muscles symmetrically throughout the body.
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis usually occur in adults aged 40 to 60 or in children aged 5 to 15 years. Women are twice as likely as men to develop either disorder. In adults, these disorders may occur alone or as part of other connective tissue disorders, such as mixed connective tissue disease (see Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)).
The cause of polymyositis and dermatomyositis is unknown. Viruses or autoimmune reactions may play a role. Cancer may also trigger polymyositis and dermatomyositis. It is possible that an immune reaction against cancer may be directed against a substance in the muscles. The disorders tend to run in families.
In polymyositis, the symptoms are similar for people of all ages, but the disorder usually develops more abruptly in children than in adults. Symptoms, which may begin during or just after an infection, include symmetrical muscle weakness (particularly in the upper arms, hips, and thighs), joint pain (but often little muscle pain), difficulty in swallowing, fever, fatigue, and weight loss. Raynaud phenomenon (in which the fingers suddenly become very pale and tingle or become numb in response to cold or emotional upset—see see Raynaud's Syndrome) occurs more commonly among people who have polymyositis along with other connective tissue disorders.
Muscle weakness may start slowly or suddenly and may worsen for weeks or months. Because muscles close to the center of the body are affected most, tasks such as lifting the arms above the shoulders, climbing stairs, and getting out of a chair or off of a toilet seat can become very difficult. If the neck muscles are affected, even raising the head from a pillow may be impossible. Weakness in the shoulders or hips can confine a person to a wheelchair or bed. Muscle damage in the upper part of the esophagus can cause swallowing difficulties and regurgitation of food. The muscles of the hands, feet, and face, however, are not usually affected very much.
Joint aches and inflammation occur in about 30% of people. The pain and swelling tend to be mild.
Polymyositis usually does not affect most internal organs other than the throat and esophagus. However, the lungs and heart may be affected, causing abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), shortness of breath, and a cough. Gastrointestinal symptoms, which can occur in children but typically not in adults, are caused by inflammation of the blood vessels (vasculitis) and may include vomiting of blood, black and tarry stools, and severe abdominal pain, sometimes with a tear in the bowel.
Occasionally, people have dermatomyositis without polymyositis. However, in most people who have dermatomyositis, all the symptoms of polymyositis occur. In addition, rashes tend to appear at the same time as muscle weakness and other symptoms. A dusky or purplish rash (called a heliotrope rash) can appear on the face with reddish purple swelling around the eyes. The rash may also be raised and scaly and may appear almost anywhere on the body but is especially common on the knuckles, elbows, knees, and parts of the hands and feet. The area around the nails may redden or thicken. When the rash fades, brownish pigmentation, scarring, shriveling, or pale depigmented patches may develop on the skin. Rash on the scalp may look like psoriasis and be intensely itchy. Bumps composed of calcium may develop under the skin or in muscle, particularly in children.
Doctors use the following criteria to make the diagnosis of polymyositis or dermatomyositis:
Muscle weakness at the shoulders or hips
A characteristic rash (only in dermatomyositis)
Increased levels of certain muscle enzymes (especially creatine kinase) in the blood, indicating muscle damage
Abnormalities in electrical activity of muscles as measured by electromyography (see Tests for Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders : Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies) or in appearance of muscles on a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
Characteristic changes in muscle tissue obtained by biopsy and observed under a microscope (the most conclusive evidence)
Laboratory tests are helpful but cannot specifically identify polymyositis or dermatomyositis.
To monitor how the disorder is responding to treatment, doctors periodically do a blood test to measure the levels of muscle enzymes. The levels usually fall to normal or near normal with effective treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may also show areas of inflammation and help the doctor determine how the disorder is responding to treatment or select a site for biopsy. Special tests performed on muscle tissue samples may be needed to rule out other muscle disorders.
Doctors may do cancer screening for people age 40 or older who have dermatomyositis or for people age 60 or older who have polymyositis because these people may have unsuspected cancers.
Within 5 years, up to 50% of people (especially children) who have received treatment have a long remission (even apparent recovery). However, the disorder may still return at any time. About 75% of people survive at least 5 years after the diagnosis is made. This percentage is even higher among children. Adults are at risk of death resulting from severe and progressive muscle weakness, difficulty swallowing, undernutrition, inhalation of food that causes pneumonia (aspiration pneumonia), and respiratory failure, which often occurs at the same time as pneumonia. Children may die from inflammation of the blood vessels (vasculitis) that supply the bowel. Polymyositis tends to be more severe and resistant to treatment in people whose heart or lungs are affected. In people who have cancer, it is the cancer, rather than the polymyositis, that is the cause of death.
Modest restriction of activities when the inflammation is most intense often helps. Generally, a corticosteroid, usually prednisone, given by mouth in high doses slowly improves strength and relieves pain and swelling, controlling the disease. After about 6 to 12 weeks, when the muscle enzyme levels have returned to normal and muscle strength has returned, the dose is gradually decreased. Many adults must continue taking a low dose of prednisone or an alternative drug for many years or even indefinitely to prevent a relapse. If children are symptom-free after about 1 year, they may be able to stop taking the drug.
In some people, corticosteroids are not very effective or must be taken at very high doses to be effective. In some people, corticosteroids may cause muscle damage and weakness (see see Symptoms and Diagnosis of Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders:Motor nerves). In such situations, an immunosuppressive drug (such as methotrexate, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, rituximab, or cyclosporine) is used instead of or in addition to prednisone. When other drugs are ineffective, immune globulin (a substance that contains large quantities of many antibodies) may be given by vein (intravenously).
When polymyositis is associated with cancer, it usually does not respond well to prednisone. However, the condition usually lessens in severity if the cancer can be successfully treated.
People who take corticosteroids are at risk of fractures related to osteoporosis. To prevent osteoporosis, these people are given the drugs used to treat osteoporosis, such as bisphosphonates and supplemental vitamin D and calcium. People who have polymyositis or dermatomyositis are at increased risk of atherosclerosis (see Atherosclerosis) and are closely monitored by doctors. People who are receiving immunosuppressants are also given drugs to prevent infections such as by Pneumocystis jirovecii.
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Ralph Fiennes, Sylvie Testud and Aleksandr Baluev star in this Russian adaptation of Ivan Turgenev's play. Married to a wealthy landowner, Natalya (Anna Vartanyan) laments losing her allure over the opposite sex as middle age approaches and finds herself increasingly jealous of her adopted daughter Vera (Anna Levanova)'s youthful beauty. When she employs 21-year-old student Aleksei Belyaev (Nikita Volkov) to tutor her son Natalya instantly falls in love with him but so too does Vera. While Natalya still welcomes the attention of family friend Mikhail (Fiennes), a bitter rivalry ensues between the two women as they compete for Aleksei's affection.
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The Chicago Surveys are part of a long-running series of public opinion surveys conducted by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs every two years. This study is the 2012 Chicago Council Survey, designed to investigate the opinions and attitudes of the general public on matters related to foreign policy, and to define the parameters of public opinion within which decision-makers must operate.
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The idea for Bettinis came to me through a series of dream like events that have shaped and inspired my own life.
Growing up I spent my summers on the beaches of North Carolina and ever since have been drawn to the beauty of the ocean, waves, sand, seashells, dolphins, and sandcastles.
That inspiration brought me to my home today - Southern California.
While having fun with friends, talking of my idea to design a small bikini, a slight twist on words happened between my name, Bettina, and the word bikini- and Bettinis was born!
Fun, feminine, and flirty is the way I feel when I wear some of my favorite styles- "Itsy", "Cali Crochet", and "We Heart Bettinis". The freedom I've experienced while running my business and living a life I love inspires me every day in the simple, yet hip designs.
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fine wrote:But hey mig, you have any idea who Machida will be defending his title against? Everything seems to pointing towards Rampage's way, but if so, that fight won't happen 'til 2010 when "supposedly," both Machida and Rampage are coaches on the Ultimate Fighter season 10. Thus, both fighting in UFC 101.
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But I don't think it's official yet. So I will not comment further.
Yeah, that's what I heard, too. If it's true, I think it'll be a good fight, but Machida is better on the overall so I think he'll win.
But yeah mig, I really think the only person that could beat Machida is Anderson.
And congrats to your son, Bada. Great to hear he's got into BJJ. I was thinking of learning over at the Gracie BJJ complex in Stockton. Where did your son learn it at?


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Senate reaches deal on CR
A far-reaching six-month funding bill cleared the Senate on Wednesday afternoon after final adjustments were made for the meat industry to forestall the planned furloughs of food safety inspectors this summer in the wake of sequestration.
The measure goes next to the House, which is expected to give its quick approval Thursday so as to avoid any threat of a government shutdown when the current continuing resolution runs out March 27.
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The final 73-26 Senate roll call followed a 63-36 vote in which 10 Republicans — nine of them from the Senate Appropriations Committee — again provided pivotal support. And the eight days of floor debate signaled a renewal of that bipartisan partnership that has been historically important in moving legislation through the Senate.
Filling almost 600 pages, the final package reflects this effort to update appropriations targets for the next six months and redefine the landscape from which the sequestration cuts will be made.
The House took the first steps in its own version of the CR earlier this month, but the Senate went much further, covering the departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Justice, Commerce, Agriculture and Homeland Security, as well as the Food and Drug Administration, National Science Foundation and NASA.
Altogether, more than two-thirds of the discretionary funding for 2013 will now be subject to relatively detailed appropriations. In addition, the bill includes scores of more narrowly written — but still significant — changes for other departments.
Within the transportation budget, for example, the Senate frees up more than $720 million in highway and transit funds. The State Department is given added authority to provide up to $50 million in nonlethal aid to Syrian rebels and new legislative language just added Wednesday would facilitate Japan's plans to destroy cluster munitions first provided by the U.S.
As part of its political bargain with the House, the Senate made no attempt to overturn sequestration. And the jury is still out on whether those cuts can be sustained through Sept. 30 or Congress will have to intervene as the pressure mounts in the coming months.
In the new CR, for example, billions are shifted within Defense to help the military services cope with depleted operations accounts. But the Army is still left with 14 percent less than it had budgeted for the next six months and is laboring under higher-than-expected supply costs in Afghanistan.


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Winner of two Silver Bears at the Berlin Film festival for its actors and photography, and of the Best Film award in the 2010 London Film Festival, the film is set on a remote weather station in the Arctic manned by old hand Sergei and the novice Pavel.
When Pavel receives an important radio message, his fear of the older man prevents him telling Sergei the shocking news. From this decption, lies and suspicions poison relations between the two to such an extent that Pavel is in fear of his life, not just from the polar bears that roam the island, but from Sergei. Filmed entirely on location in one of the remotest places in the world, How I Ended This Summer becomes a stunning existential drama of survival.
Directed by: Alexei Popogrebsky
Cast: Grigory Dobrygin, Sergei Puskepalis
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(Money Manager) - This designation is offered by Dearborn Financial Services of Kaplan University. The candidate takes one online course that is divided into ten lessons. A quiz must be passed after each lesson, and a final comprehensive examination must also be passed.
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Motley Crue Takes Over Yahoo Music Instagram For Farewell Tour Announcement
Motley Crue just announced that the band will be no more - and put it in writing! The band will be embarking on their Final Tour this year starting in July and even signed the first-ever legally binding "Cessation of Touring" agreement to prevent any future touring. The Crue took over Yahoo Music's Instagram today to document this historic event; stay tuned to watch the story unfold!