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First, a chocolate primer. There are three main types of cocoa: criollo, trinitario and forastero, and each is different from the others in significant ways. Forastero is the workhorse; it grows consistently and tends to be hardy and disease-resistant, but it doesn't have much nuance in terms of flavor profile. About 90 percent of the world's chocolate is made from the beans from this type of cacao fruit. Criollo has a complex and fruity flavor, but has much lower yields and is less disease-resistant; the pure version of the plant was thought to have been lost, since over the years it was crossbred with forastero to product the trinitario type (named for Trinidad, where it was first grown). Trinitario is what much of the better quality chocolates we enjoy are made from, and account for about 10 percent of the global chocolate market.
But according to some new research in Madagascar, the high-quality chocolate obsessives (and fair-trade champions) at Madecasse Chocolate Company have found some of those original criollo plants.
According to a news release from the company: "Pure Ancient Criollo, a once-thought extinct species of cacao, as well as other pure and extremely rare varieties of cacao, have been "rediscovered" by Madécasse Chocolate Company in remote northwest Madagascar along the region's original forest cover. The findings, confirmed by genetic testing by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) in collaboration with the Fine Chocolate Industry Association (FCIA), ensure that these cacao trees — widely considered to produce legendary, fine flavor beans that are sought after worldwide —c an now be preserved and grown for future generations, benefiting farmers, the environment, and chocolate lovers alike." (The once-common Amelonado strain, a rare and disappearing variety and several trees in the Trinitario cluster, were also found.)
This news isn't just good for those of us who like a daily square or two of high-quality chocolate (which as been shown to have numerous health benefits), but because Madagascar is home to significant populations of threatened and endangered species. (Due to the island's size and distance from the African coast, about 80 percent of the plants and animals found there are found nowhere else in the world.) A 2008 coup and "general lack of rule-of-law has caused significant drawback in foreign-aid and investment, leaving the economy stagnant and national parks, once the highlight of the conservation world, relatively open for logging and massive deforestation," according to Madecasse, which has been working in the country for more than five years.
"This discovery means a lot of things," says Madécasse co-founder Tim McCollum. "It means we can plant more rare cacao and preserve more of the environment in the process. It means farmers will make even higher wages that get reinvested into their local communities. And it means we'll continue to make even more flavorful chocolate."
Madécasse is partnering with Conservation International and local communities to support cocoa regrowth and preservation efforts around targeted national parks in Madagascar, which, due to illegal logging and "slash-and-burn" farming, have declined. According to Conservation International, "Cocoa growing regions are critical buffer zones and corridors for protected areas under significant threat of deforestation. Cocoa cultivation requires a shade canopy, which in turn provides a natural habitat for flora and fauna."
And in case you were wondering, yes, this chocolate tastes as delicious as the good work its doing.
Related stories on MNN:
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Survey research conducted by the FRA in the past had focused on issues of discrimination and rights awareness in seven EU Member States, while past survey work by the UNDP and the World Bank had focused on socio-economic conditions in central and eastern European Member States and other countries. Furthermore, past surveys had surveyed only Roma populations and could therefore not measure differences to non Roma leaving nearby under similar conditions.
In order to collect comparable and robust data on the socio-economic situation of Roma the European Commission's DG Regional Policy provided funds from technical assistance for a survey of marginalised Roma in the EU and beyond building on the technical expertise of the UNDP and the World Bank. In parallel, the FRA used its own funds to pilot a survey in EU Member States, where Roma populations had not been surveyed, such as Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal and France, as well as in the central and eastern EU Member States. The four organisations combined their efforts and worked together in close cooperation. The first findings were published in May 2012 accompanying the European Commission's Communication on National Roma Integration Strategies: a first step in the implementation of the EU Framework. Survey data will continue to be analysed and more reports covering the different thematic areas are planned for 2013. In parallel, the UNDP has also conducted analyses and published results and data on specific countries.
The FRA's survey was carried out in eleven EU Member States interviewing face-to-face a randomly selected sample of Roma and non-Roma living near-by on a range of topics from living conditions and education levels to migration and experiences of discrimination. Across the 11 EU Member States, the two surveys interviewed a total of 22,203 Roma and non-Roma providing information on 84,287 household members.
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Acquired by The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life in 2017 thanks to an unprecedented gift from Taube Philanthropies, the most significant collection of works by Arthur Szyk (Łódź, Poland, 1894 New Canaan, Connecticut, 1951) is now available to the world in a public institution for the first time as the Taube Family Arthur Szyk Collection.
Born into a middle-class Polish Jewish family, Szyk lived a life framed by two world wars and the rise of totalitarianism in Europe. A refugee, he ultimately settled in the United States in 1940. Much of his work centered on these experiences. As a miniature artist and political caricaturist, he used motifs drawn from the Bible, history, politics, and culture to pair extraordinary craftsmanship with searing commentary on a diverse range of subjects including Judaism, the American War of Independence, the Second World War, the Holocaust, and the founding of the State of Israel.
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From the Editor
By Carol Berkin
Popular music is the soundtrack to much of our history. When Revolutionary War soldiers went off to war, they did so to the tune of "Yankee Doodle." Abolitionist songs, sung by groups like the Hutchinson Family Singers, brought the anti-slavery message to hundreds if not thousands. As Americans faced each other in battle, the army in blue took heart from the strains of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" while soldiers in grey rallied to "Dixie." Nineteenth-century men courted their sweethearts to the tunes of Stephen A. Foster, while slaves in the cotton fields found solace in spirituals. Union organizers led working-class men and women in choruses of "Union Maid," Doughboys went off to war humming "It's a Long Way to Tipperary," and Depression-era optimists as well as cynics could be heard to sing "Happy Days Are Here Again." In every era, music has reflected—and shaped—social and cultural change, political choices, and mass protest and support for government policies. Each of us knows that a familiar song from the past can produce a vivid memory of an event, a person, or a movement we were once a part of. Popular music is thus a vital primary source in the classroom, able to evoke a bygone era or provide a starting point for us to present the historical context in which events occurred.
In this issue of History Now, leading scholars of history and music take us through our recent past, moving through the decades from the 1940s to the present day. Each essay analyzes the relationship of a musical genre to a key historical event or movement. We realize that the themes chosen do not exhaust the complex history of modern America; for example, because we have already examined the music of the Civil Rights Movement in an earlier issue, the songs that rallied thousands to demand equal rights for African Americans are absent. We hope you will think of these essays, therefore, as examples, as templates for how historians and history teachers can use music effectively as a window onto our past.
Elihu Rose has chosen to examine the songs that accompanied World War II. In the music itself, we can see the shift from isolationism to participation in a great struggle against Nazism and fascism and we can follow the upsurge of patriotic songs as Americans were asked to make sacrifices to ensure victory. We can also see, as Rose notes, the many emotions that war aroused—"hope, longing, loneliness, and love"—and the variety of ways in which Americans at the front and at home coped with anxiety and danger, from bravado, to religious affirmation, to satire and humor. The very diversity of the music drives home the complexity of a nation at war.
Glenn Altschuler and Rob Summers carry us into the era of rock and roll in their essay on the 1950s. In that decade, African American music and its rhythms seemed to cross a great divide and enter the world of white American teenagers. Parents fretted; critics condemned; but middle-class teenagers purchased the 45 and 78 records of Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, and the white singers like Elvis Presley who became idols overnight. Altschuler and Summers raise important and provocative questions: was this music "revolutionary"? Did it produce or did it simply accompany the rise of teenage rebellion? Was this a precursor to the rebellion of the 60s generation? Whatever the answers to these questions, a new genre of music had entered American culture.
Much of the most intense music of modern times has been spurred by opposition to government programs and policies. Kerry Candaele, himself a songwriter, looks at the singers and the songs of the anti-war movement during the 1960s and 1970s. While songs supporting the American policy in Vietnam also filled the airwaves, especially of country music stations, many of the most emblematic songs of this era came from those who opposed the war. They are often angry songs—and emotionally urgent songs, but some are humorous and many are ironic. They were never the dominant music of American youth, for they existed side by side with a music that ignored social and political issues and focused on teenage love and heartbreak. While many saw Bob Dylan or Country Joe or Jimi Hendrix as radicals and even traitors, it is clear that these critics of American foreign policy saw themselves as patriots, urging the country to pursue peace instead of war, to renounce what they saw as imperialism, and to acknowledge the rights of American citizens to free speech, even if it was critical of the government. Candaele does not romanticize the musicians who created this protest music, nor does he make grand claims for its impact on our society. Instead, as he says in his closing paragraph, he sees the value of protest music as a spur to civic engagement: "What anti-war music could and did do," he writes, "as all protest music has done throughout American history, was to raise the spirits while doing battle, help define identities of activists, and turn passive consumption into an active, vibrant, and sometimes liberating culture."
Sometimes, as Elizabeth Wollman shows us in her essay on the women's movement and its music, it is the emergence of the musicians themselves rather than the "message" of their songs that signals a shift in cultural norms or social values. The 1970s saw the emergence of what scholars call "second wave feminism," a continuation, that is, of the struggle for gender equality, begun at Seneca Falls in 1848, that climaxed with the Nineteenth Amendment giving women the vote. In the wake of the Civil Rights Movement, social and political activists organized to press for gender equality as well as racial equality, calling for equal pay for women and equal access to education and participation in sports, as well as the creation of new gender ideals and roles for both sexes. Women songwriters and singers did not necessarily address these issues directly in their lyrics; instead, they demanded a more prominent place for themselves in the music business. They wanted their voices heard; they wanted recognition from their profession; and they wanted their talent to be recognized. There were, of course, feminist anthems, most notably "I Am Woman" and "Respect." But what Wollman stresses is the importance of the emergence of women's voices coming over the airwaves, woman guitarists displaying their talents, and women's challenge to the identification of hard rock as a masculine domain. As women moved into law offices and legislatures, university professorships and Wall Street business firms, a parallel development could be found in popular music, as woman musicians moved into hard rock, punk, disco—and were heard.
By the 1980s, the anti-war movement was already "history." But, as Douglas Egerton and Leigh Fought show us, musicians of this era became interpreters of a newer protest movement, one that was as global in its scope as it was national. Many, like Jackson Browne, urged Americans not to allow their country to "drift into war" again as it seemed to have done in the Vietnam conflict. But Browne and his contemporaries also had broad, social concerns that reached beyond the American borders. They urged their fellow citizens to extend their democratic vision and to support equality around the world, not simply at home. The disagreement within this song writing community over strategy and tactics mirrored the disagreement within the larger movement for global social justice. For example, some musicians urged a boycott of performances in South Africa as a protest against apartheid. Others believed the best approach was to perform in South Africa but demand that the audience—and perhaps the participating musicians in a concert or recording—be biracial. Although their strategies differed, both groups expressed the growing awareness that America was part of a global community.
In the 1950s and 1960s, African American music began to "crossover" into the white listening-public's musical venues. White singers "covered" black songs, often, as in the case of Elvis Presley, changing the lyrics to make them more acceptable to the teenagers and their parents who were his targeted audience. In essence, black music sought respectability within the dominant culture. But, as Mark Anthony Neal shows us in his essay, hip-hop and rap—the new genres of the 1990s—made few concessions to the sensibilities of the white middle classes. This music embodied the despair, anger, and disappointment of young African and Latino Americans; but it also reflected their refusal to abandon their cultural and musical roots. Neal notes the cultural radicalism of the music, for it turned the "crossover" process on its head. Hip-hop did not compromise, or "soften" itself in hopes of being accepted by mainstream listeners; instead, mainstream audiences "crossed over" to an undistilled black urban music. Neal's discussion of hip-hop and rap also raises the critical question of authenticity. Musicians of the 1960s, '70s and '80s had often struggled with the contradictions between commercial success and musical authenticity, and hip-hop and rap do not escape that same contradiction. Protest music can be used by retail chains as easily, it would appear, as it can be used to raise awareness of social and economic problems.
Finally, Craig Werner brings us to the twenty-first century and its most traumatic event for Americans: the destruction of the twin towers. Out of this tragedy came not only a traditional war—in Iraq—but a new type of global war—the war on terrorism. But the events of 9/11 also produced the need for Americans to express their grief, their anxiety, and their determination to recover from the blows dealt them on a sunny fall day in 2011. More than any other popular musician, Bruce Springsteen captured these emotions in his album The Rising, and its anthem, "My City in Ruins." Werner takes us through the music of The Rising, analyzing both the lyrics and Springsteen's own concerns to distinguish himself from the persona he adopts in the music. But it also makes an equally important point: the artist cannot control the interpretation that the listener—or the viewer or the reader—gives to the work the artist has created. And as every historian and history teacher knows, each generation imposes its own interpretation on historical events and on the art that is generated.
A few final words. First, this issue of History Now has been the most collaborative effort in the journal's history; the entire staff of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History contributed ideas and recommendations for songs and musical artists. They also did Herculean work researching the subjects and locating the historians to write these essays. My thanks to them for this hard work. Secondly, the choice of topics for these essays are illustrative not inclusive. We encourage you to select your own genres, your own list of songs and artists, and those events or movements you believe are critical to understanding and appreciating the American past. And finally, we recognize that some of the lyrics as well as some of the views of the musicians who appear in these pages are controversial. We are confident that you will use your own excellent judgment in how you present this material to your students.
As a special feature in this issue, we include an interview with Mark Dolan on Springsteen. And, as always, there are lesson plans to accompany the essays.
Here's wishing you all a wonderful summer!
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Recently, I did a post that included a recipe for homemade Macaroni & Cheese. In that post, I was discussing the backlash that Kraft is receiving because of its refusal to eliminate artificial dyes in their American version of Macaroni & Cheese. The reason I say "American version" is because they have eliminated the artificial dyes in the European version because those countries refused to allow it on store shelves otherwise. That begs the question: if the artificial dyes can be eliminated from the European version of the same product, why can't they (or won't they) be eliminated from the American version? Therein lies the controversy.
There has been a petition circulating for some time now, a petition that I gladly signed, requesting that Kraft do the right thing. Now, if you're new to this blog or to the dangers of processed foods and artificial dyes, let's talk about why this is such a hot topic.
Artificial dyes do absolutely nothing to add to the nutritional value of a product. They are there simply for aesthetics. These dyes are derived from the same base that is found in candles, tar and the fuel you put in your car: petroleum. I'm going to assume that you wouldn't knowingly give your child the sludge at the bottom of a fuel barrel as a snack. But in essence, that's what thousands, if not millions, of unsuspecting parents are doing.
Besides just being gross, consumption of artificial dyes poses a variety of health risks. According to Dr. Mercola (www.mercola.com) these dyes cause a variety of behavioral problems in children. These dyes have further been found to increase the risk of cancer. And yet the FDA continues to allow them in foods, especially those marketed to children.
And if you think that by eliminating Kraft's Macaroni & Cheese from your family's diet you'll be safe, think again. Besides the obvious products such as cake mixes and frosting, artificial dyes can be found in a variety of popular "foods". They are lurking in cereals, snack chips, drink mixes, yogurt, snack/breakfast bars, hot dogs and even children vitamins and OTC medicines.
What to look for? Read the labels for specific colors (red 40 or yellow 5) or terms such as "artificial color". Avoiding processed foods and eating "real" foods instead will always be the best idea for you and your family. But if you find yourself in those middle aisles of the store, at least read the labels and avoid those foods that clearly list the dyes.
It's unfortunate that the FDA is not doing enough to regulate these ingredients and that food companies are not doing their part. Maybe if enough consumers become more conscious shoppers and refuse to purchase these products, food companies will be forced to do the right thing once and for all. We can only hope.
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With a position on the AFI board and fans that include Clint Eastwood and Michael Bay, Basinger has been a powerhouse in the film studies profession. As a film professor at Wesleyan for almost 40 years, Basinger is credited with helping turn the school's film program into one of the best in the nation, as well as developing some of the industry's most powerful talent, with proteges like Joss Whedon, Paul Weitz and Alex Kurtzman.
What we should know: "Since I'm a teacher, and everybody has teachers and everybody goes to school, there's not a great deal about my profession that's a secret to anyone. The main thing is how hard a college professor really has to work, how many hours have to be put in to do a single lecture class. I think a lot of times people think college professors have idle lives, with two classes a semester and an hour and a half lecture two times a week, but it doesn't really work that way."Words of wisdom: "The advice I give to everyone for any job is prepare yourself thoroughly, expect to work hard, don't expect anything to be handed to you, work well with other people, do work, that's basically it."
Smartphone habits: "Honey, I don't take my cell phone across the street. I don't carry one, and that's one of the reasons why I'm successful. I stay focused on what I'm doing, no one can interrupt me when I'm having a conversation with a student or a colleague, I'm in control of my own time. I know I'm a dinosaur but I'm a well-organized one, there are very few things that can't wait five or 10 minutes. We've decided somehow that everything is a rush, but that's not true. "
Work week: "I'm a hard worker, I work seven days a week. Teaching is not a 9-5 job. One of my students might be in a play or giving a concert or playing in a rugby game and I go over to see that at night, it's part of my job. I work long hours but you have to realize that I'm an older woman, my family has grown, it's different for me. My worklife and my personal life are very highly integrated. Students I've taught have now become my friends and are a a part of my life. I don't have a problem juggling two lives, my life is coherent and it's only one life. In a sense I'm always working and I'm never working."
Life-work balance: "I've always been a tremendously well-organized person, I learned that from my mother who worked and was a full-time mother and homemaker. She didn't have trouble herself balancing those things. She taught me you learn to prioritize, to demand what you need when you need it, and to be flexible when it's your turn or somebody else's turn. One of my best weapons is I have a husband who accepts that I have a career, and a busy career, and he has always been supportive and did his half of the home chores and child raising. I've been lucky."
Charitable passions: "I like to support local small arts groups with donations because they struggle so hard to keep alive and they do so much in our community."


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I grew up in a town that, much to my young-cosmpolitan horror, proudly billed itself as the Chicken Capital of the World. There is, no lie, a statue that I have dubbed the Monument of the Forgotten Chicken. I can't even start to make this stuff up. I quickly learned two things when I moved there: when exactly you needed to plug your nose in case you were driving by the chicken plants, and how to do a flawless chicken dance. So today is a day that I have long been prepped to face. It's National Dance Like A Chicken Day!
We've all busted out an ill-advised chicken dance at a prom or wedding. The simple act of flapping your arms and forgoing all embarrassment unites us on a dance floor. Suddenly strangers are friends and you can't help but laugh. It's with these unique holidays that you can really plan for some fun promotional products.
I can't help but smile every time I look at this Chicken Stress Reliever. Imagine breaking up a monotonous Tuesday by placing one of these on an employee's desk and thanking them for a job well done. If you'd like to blare the chicken song through your company speakers, and start a chicken dance conga line, then I will request you send us the video! Aside from workplace fun, this holiday and it's promotional products are great for the food industry! Give them away as the adult equivalent to a Happy Meal prize, and have a contest with some giveaways for whoever has the best judged chicken dance. Show your customers that your brand can be relaxed, your company can proudly sashay onto the metaphorical dance floor and really let loose with the rest of us.
Since National Dance Like a Chicken Day is already upon us, you'll have to make plans to order your items early next year. But if you are still in the market for obscure celebrations, perhaps I could interest you in July's International Joke Day, National Junk Food Day, or Book Lover's Day in August? Truly the possibilites are endless.
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SAN JOSE — A registered sex offender who purportedly broke into a woman's house early Tuesday morning in South San Jose and stood over her bed was arrested by police.
San Jose police say Ryan Kamfolt, 29, had women's underwear in his pockets. He was arrested on suspicion of burglary when he tried to leave the neighborhood located off Monterey Road and Tennant Avenue, according to police Lt. Mike Sullivan.
Police say Kamfolt is a registered sex offender and is in compliance, having last registered on Feb. 13.
The 52-year-old woman was home alone when she woke up about 3:15 a.m. to find the intruder standing above her. She began screaming and chased him as he ran out of the house, Sullivan said.
She then called 911 and gave police a good description, saying the man was bald and wearing a plaid shirt. The woman's TV was on at the time, providing just enough light to get a good look at the intruder, Sullivan said.
Officers were already in the neighborhood, patrolling the area following some recent quality-of-life crimes that have occurred, Sgt. Jason Dwyer said.
Officers spotted Kamfolt walking out from between two houses.
"He tried to play it off like he was just somebody who was an onlooker and wondering what was going on," Dwyer said.
Sullivan said Kamfolt matched the description and was detained. Police then learned he was on probation for burglary and was a registered sex offender.
Police also found a smartphone with an app running that allowed him to listen to the San Jose police scanner.
The woman later identified Kamfolt as the intruder.
Police found women's underwear in Kamfolt's pockets. He was wearing an ankle bracelet because of his probation.
Police believe Kamfolt entered the house by forcing open a kitchen window.
"This was a great arrest of a very dangerous suspect," acting Police Chief Larry Esquivel said in a statement. "Our patrol officers did a great job of quickly getting to the scene and finding the suspect. Because of their quick response, he won't be back out there tonight doing the same thing."
Contact Mark Gomez at 408-920-5869. Follow him on Twitter @MarkMgomez


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mbh brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 296 Designs von 60 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
A logo for a law firm to be used on various advertising or marketing material.
The contest has been extended to make sure some revisions from some designers are received before the deadline.
A winner will definitely be declared and a prize awarded.
Marc B. Hershovitz, P.C.
I'm looking for a logo to use in marketing material such as a law firm newsletter, "sponsorship" advertisements in church/synagogue bulletins, community newspapers, or a banner. The logo may be used by itself or with advertising copy depending upon the circumstances. I expect that the logo will also be used on the firm's website whenever I give it a face-lift. The logo may also be used on business cards and stationary if appropriate,but that is not the intended purpose of the logo at this time.
Because of the varied potential uses of the logo, I want something that is scalable, meaning that it would look good (and be readable) if used on a large banner as well as on a business card sized ad in a church or synagogue bulletin.
The logo must convey a professional image. I represent small and mid-sized businesses in a widevariety of legal matters. My firm's website is http://www.hershovitz.com soyou can get some information about the nature of my practice.
- a Preferred (but not required) colors include maroon or a dark, deep red; and navy or a dark blue.
- The logo must include "Marc B. Hershovitz, P.C." and something to indicate that this is law office, such as "Attorney at Law", "Law Office", or "Law Office of . . ."
- The logo needs to be able to be used in color, black & white, and grayscale printing.
- I want the logo in vector format as ai.eps as well as TIFF and JPEG.
- I do not want anything that is cliched, like the scales of justice, a gavel, etc.
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text: The Perth CBD office market has seen some extreme conditions over the past decade, from the unprecedented highs during the peak of Western Australia's mining boom to the subsequent slump as the sharp fall in commodity prices coincided with the end of the construction and investment phase in the mining sector in the north of the state. These events have led to significant movements and corrections in both demand and rental rates for office space. Perth now appears to have moved beyond the worst of the downturn, and the price-corrected rents have increased the affordability of inner-city office accommodation. As a result, we are seeing a number of tenants move into the CBD from fringe and suburban markets, as well as existing CBD tenants upgrading to a higher grade asset in a flight-to-quality.


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Thor-Christian Ebbesvik and Dominik Kraihamer were on their way to victory in the Le Mans Series finale at Estoril. Then the car caught fire.
Thor-Christian Ebbesvik and Boutsen Energy Racing was P4 in the qualifying before the Le Mans Series race at Estoril Sunday.
Thor-Christian Ebbesvik is going for victory in this weekend's round of the Le Mans Series at Estoril in Portugal.
Here are some links to articles about Thor-Christian Ebbesvik after Silverstone.
Thor-Christian Ebbesvik
Born: 17.12.83
Home: Bergen, Norway
2004: Winner of Norwegian Rotax Max
2005-2006: Race victory, Formel Ford in Great Britain
2007: Spanish champion in Formel 3 (B-class)
2008: Race victory in Spanish Formel 3 (A-class)
2009: Race victory in European F3 Open
2010: 2nd place finish Lmp2 Portimao
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BAFTA Stripper: Marisa Tomei
Enough with the Academy rewarding strippers with a heart of gold. Every year there's a stripper with a heart of gold nominated for something. Am over it. It's done.
Anyway, Marisa apparently dressed for her character at the BAFTAs – f*ck me hair and a showgirl dress that's seen better days, like a girl who has seen better days, used hard and dried up…
She's been hanging out with Mickey Rourke too long, I think.
PS. I like how in England they keep saying Mar-ee-sa. Also like her hunk of a younger boyfriend.
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Tesla Motors has filed a suit against an oil industry executive, claiming the man impersonated the company's CEO Elon Musk in an email message, according to a report by Forbes.
The complaint was filed Wednesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court against Todd Katz, CEO for Quest Integrity Group, a Seattle-based company that provides services for oil and gas companies, Forbes reported.
Palo Alto-based Tesla claims Katz was trying to gain non-public financial information from the electric-car maker after its most recent earnings report, Forbes said.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, Forbes said.
According to the suit, on Aug. 3, Tesla CFO Jason Wheeler received an email from email@example.com seeking confidential financial projections and car pre-order numbers beyond what was provided earlier that day during the company's earnings call with analysts, Forbes said. Wheeler did not provide the information.
The complaint says the email address is similar to one Musk has used in the past.
According to Forbes, the suit says the company's review determined that Katz was the author. Along with Katz, the complaint says as many as 10 others were involved. They were not identified.


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"After splitting ways with our old label," says Hills Like Elephants frontman Sean Davenport, "we were told, even though it was them saying they didn't want to work with us, that we were 'in breech of contract' if we put out another full-length. Since the band has no intention of stopping, we decided to keep putting out music anyways.... We've been sitting on these [songs] for a while, so we are going to start putting out EPs."
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- Saturday, March 8, 2014, 8 p.m.
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That's why their upcoming Bedroom Colonies EP is subtitled Volume 1; it's just a sampling of tunes originally intended as a full album. For the March 8 release gig at the Casbah, "All attendees will get a copy of the EP just for coming out," says Davenport of the show, an all-local bill that includes Wild Wild Wets, Boy King, and Jimmy Ruelas. "The name Bedroom Colonies is a reference to how and where we made the EP. It's a compilation of home recordings that we did out of Greg [Theilmann]'s room."
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by band guitarist/keyboardist Theilmann, the EP features new drummer Michael Hams, who replaces Juan Carlos Ortiz. Says Davenport, "We're screen-pressing these ourselves and packaging them in a DIY limited edition sort of deal."
Davenport founded the group in 2011, just as his previous band Gun Runner was splitting up. Their debut album The Endless Charade, which earned them a Best New Artist trophy at the 2012 San Diego Music Awards, was followed last year by Feral Flocks. A nationwide support tour kicked off at the annual SXSW music fest in Austin, Texas, but Davenport says the band's best gigs tend to happen at home.
"Our best local show is kind of a toss-up. We had a really good time playing Boy King's CD release a while ago at the Casbah, but I think it's tied with our last show at Soda Bar on New Year's, opening for Scarlet Symphony."
As for drive-to downers, "The worst show was at the Constellation Room up in Santa Ana, or wherever the hell it is. People were showing up, the audience had a great vibe, and due to a scheduling conflict, our set got cut short and the soundman turned our mics off in the middle of a set...we drove two hours to play for maybe 15 minutes.
"The sound guy told us that was our problem."
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- More stories by Jay Allen Sanford
- Elephants at rest — Sept. 7, 2016
- Record-release roundup — March 27, 2013
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- Feral Elephants — Dec. 12, 2012
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Glow Futures necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 862 diseños de 176 diseñadores freelance.
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Glow is the Scottish National Intranet for schools, a collection of Web Services to support learning and teaching - within a safe and secure online environment.
So what's in Glow at the moment? Inside Glow there are loads of different components that can be used to enhance learning and teaching in the classroom and at home. You can also find a wealth of online digital resources that have been made available for the users of Glow.
There are opportunities to share and create resources, Glow encourages users to design and create their own content that can be shared amongst other users across the country. Glow also supports Scotland's new national curriculum, A Curriculum for Excellence. Inside Glow you can find interest groups that enable users share views, discuss practice and collaborate on projects with other practitioners.
As the current and original Glow contract comes to an end, the Glow Futures team are embarking on the challenging task of reprocuring Glow to allow the further development of Glow services. We are procuring next generation Web tools and we need a logo that will brand Glow Futures separately from the current incarnation of Glow.
It's very imporant that the Glow Futures logo is idenitifiable as an extension of the current Glow logo and colour palate. We want to see you take the current logo and develop it using some similar design elements. An eps file of the current logo is also attached for your use.
You should know that the brand name Glow, is not an acronym or short for anything.
More information about the current version of Glow can be found here: http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/glowscotland/
The URL for Glow Futures is glowfutur.es - you may like to refer to this in your design
These fictional personas are representative of key Glow Stakeholders:
Jane (7), is a pupil in a rural primary school in the Scottish Western Isles. During a class project about the poet, Robert Burns, she used Glow Meet to video conference with a school in Dundee. She enjoyed sharing her poem with another class of children hundreds of miles away.
Mr Reilly is a Georgraphy teacher in an Aberdeenshire Academy. He's been using Glow with his classes. He also tries to incorporate other web based tools into his lessons such as google earth, blogs and wikis.
Jackson Shields is the CEO of CleverClogs Learning Tablets. This sector understands the visual messages in technology Logos. He knows that Glow Futures has an internationally high profile in the Educational IT world where next generation web services are being developed to serve a diverse population of learners.
C.R. MacIntosh is an internationally recognised artist. Using his securely qualified guest account, he is collaborating with art students in schools across Scotland to develop their portfolios using Glow Groups.
Kaliq Seif is a parent in West Lothian. His daughter, Alia (16), uses Glow at school and at home to complete her homework and study. Kaliq logs into Glow to access reliable and up-to-date info about Alia's progress in class. Kaliq can also view timetables, homework and news targeted to parents by the school.
Glow Futures Stakeholders fall into 2 distictive groups. Our initial work will centre around identifying the requirements of those in the Demand Group, we'll then move on to inform and engage with those in the supply section to attempt to secure products and services that are important to our key users. Therefore the logo should appeal to both types of stakeholder, see below:
Learners (early years, primary and secondary school, Colleges, Universities, special schools)
Classroom Practitioners
Parents and Guardians
Local Authorities
The Scottish Government and other government bodies
Technology Integrators
Commercial Organisations
Service Providers
Educational Content Providers
- Clean, slick, simple, elegant, subtle edges -reflecting a highly effective user experience for all levels of user
- Identifiable to the Glow Palate (cut colour palate from pdf)
- Building on the 'futures' term by twisting the look and feel Glow branding
- Although Glow is for school learners, we don't want the logo to look too childish.
- Simple, fast, interactive, online, cutting edge, web 2.0
- We would also prefer something original. We advise against stock images.
- It needs to stand out
- It needs to work well out of both white and out of black backgrounds
- avoid any effects that suggest graphical elements or text are "glowing" so no haze or halo effects, or use of "fluorescent" versions of colours
We would like to see designers play with the rings/bubbles in the current Glow branding, incorporating them into the "glow futures" text. We prefer graphical elements to be in the heart of the brand mark design, not standing off to one side.
The URL for Glow Futures is glowfutur.es - you MAY like to refer to this in your design, but NOT as a tagline, more to subtly incorporate the domain "dot" into the heart of the design. If you do decide to include this element, please do not design anything that draws attention to the "es" part of the URL or overly features the "dot", and so encourages a reader to see anything other than two words "glow futures". This is NOT a core requirement and is not essential.
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There are a number of circumstances that can cause the audio and video to be out of sync:
- If you're watching a TV programme, it could be because of the broadcast itself or a bad connection between your cable/satellite set-top box (if applicable).
- If a DVD or Blu-ray Disc player is connected, a poor connection or the disc itself could be the cause.
- If you have connected a Home Theater System with a digital optical cable, then there may be an audio delay that requires a manual adjustment to the sound on the Home Theater System. There may even be a setting on the TV itself causing this issue.
NOTE: If the TV is connected to a Sound Bar or Home Theater System (with an HDMI cable or optical cable), the sound may be delayed. This is due to audio processing delays from the externally connected device(s). In such cases, there are no issues with the TV speakers.
As each step below represents a possible solution, please check if the issue is resolved after completing each step.
- Make sure that the TV has the latest system software (firmware) installed.
- Not all TVs have software that can be updated. To see if your TV can be updated, check the TV specifications.
- If the TV is connected to a high-speed Internet connection, a software update can be downloaded from the menu of the TV.
- If you're watching a TV programme, try changing the channel to see if the problem occurs on other channels. If it only occurs on one channel, then the issue is with the broadcast.
NOTE: If the issue only occurs on one channel, please contact the broadcast network provider.
- Make sure all cables are securely connected to the TV and the source device (set-top box, DVD player, Blu-ray Disc player, Home Theater System or game console).
- Try playing a different video source to determine if the issue occurs with other connected devices.
- If your TV has a Game Mode setting, please try one of the following:
- Set the Game Mode to Off when watching TV or playing a DVD or Blu-ray Disc player.
- Set the Game Mode to On when playing a video game.
- If the issue is happening when using the TV speakers, perform a power reset on the TV.
- If there is a Home Theater System and a digital optical cable is used in the connection, manually change the Audio/Video Sync or Audio Delay setting on the Home Theater System (if available).
- Audio delay adjustments usually range from 0ms to approximately 250ms.
- For information about the availability of A/V sync or Audio Delay setting, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the product.
- For a third-party Home Theater Systems, check the instruction manual or contact the manufacturer for information on how to adjust the A/V sync setting.
If the issue is still unresolved, service may be required.


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Have you heard about makeover? No! Don't you want to rejuvenate your personality? Yes, Great! Beauty Salon For Black People in Bryanston there are numerous beauty salons established in Miami to take care of individuals' appearances. Hairdressing Salon some of these are sophisticated and high-quality. Beauty salons are now going out of their ways to focus on customized solutions to enhance individuals' looks.
You want to rejuvenate your personality? If your answer is yes then here is a list of Top 10 of Beauty Salons in Austin TX. Best Black Salons this list will guide you to find the best Beauty Salons in Austin TX compiled on the basis that how frequently the Beauty Salons are used by beauty conscious customers. The No.1 Beauty Salons on this list has been stored the most amount of times by Austin, TX area. Generally, people only store a business' information in their address books if they are satisfied with the provider's service and wish to engage in repeat business.
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Taking care of color-treated, curly hair is even more difficult than taking care of hair that is one or the other. But it doesn't have to be a task, if you look to specialized products to help you. Color-treated hair that isn't properly cared for can look unhealthy, dry and dull. The chemicals used in coloring your hair may damage your hair, which can leave broken ends, leaving the hair fragile and rough. You can use moisturizers to help re-hydrate your hair, and use products that are made specifically for hair that is color-treated. Products like these will help your hair without taking out any of the color.
The DevaCurl DevaFuser Kit is a great new way to dry your color-treated, curly hair and keep the temperature consistent through the whole drying process, which results in more even and healthy curls. The diffuser itself is shaped like a hand, to create shinier, softer, frizz-free hair, by using air flow that radiates 360 degrees, to dry all your curls inside and out. The DevaCurl DevaFuser Kit has a DevaFuser that features a design that's ergonomic, and it happens to be the first innovation in diffusers in sixty years or so. It dries your hair quickly, and is light-weight, so that it's comfortable to use. It will help to eliminate frizz, too! The kit includes a universal adapter, which means it can fit 99% of all hair dryer types, and it comes with a handy instruction guide.
For a daily, creamy conditioner that will help you manage your curls, try DevaCare One Condition. It's enriched with orange peel and vitamin C to leave your hair manageable and to slow the fading of color-treated hair. You will love this ultra-creamy, rich conditioner, specially made for chemically processed, colored and moisture-deprived hair. DevaCare One Condition provides color retention and maximum hydration. It's never tested on animals, and it's made in the USA.
DevaCare Arc Angell is a hair care product designed for salon professionals, but available in salons, for you, too. It will help to de-frizz your hair, and give your curls extra hold. It dissolves right away when you apply it to wet hair, and holds your curls without stiffness or stickiness.
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From the free-spirited sister with dreadlocks playing her guitar in sunny California, to the curly blonde haired girl in Florida, African American women are known for their plethora of diverse hairstyles. However, most women can agree that the key to having good hair is healthy hair. No matter how many times a woman changes her hairstyle; one thing that should remain constant is the hair product that goes into her hair.
Hair is such a significant role in expressing who women are along with the style itself as an accessory that compliments a woman's particular look. Hair can signify many things such as youth, status, vitality, health and strength. For generations, women have been taught to take pride in their crowning glory. Century's later; women have taken their identity back and left behind the oppression that came with conforming to society who defines beauty with good hair. Women have taken matters into their own hands by defining their own definition of good hair and proving to the world that beauty in hair comes in a bountiful variety.
Avlon's Humecto crème conditioner is deep penetrating and improves health and appearance of hair tremendously. Ingredients include water, lime and corn flower just to name a few. As for a daily moisturizer, KeraCare's hair oil includes jojoba oil, which improves hair growth, stops breakage and retains antioxidants in your hair for longer periods of time. KeraCare may be sold at your local beauty supply store, but you can purchase it online at the Avlon website and learn more about the products and their varieties. Although it's almost impossible to fix dry hair overnight, with time and patience, you'll notice an immense change and be glad you took the right direction to proper hair care for your beautiful and radiant head of hair.


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Not in Regina? Team building activities near you
Tasty Trivia - You throw away the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?
Juggling Responsibilities - Who can juggle? Take a five-second video with that person juggling three objects.
Light My Fire - Head to the closest fire hall and have your entire team hold a fully geared fire fighter perpendicular to your team's bodies. If you need extra muscle, recruit help from around the firestation.


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I have loved researching 17th Century botany and herbs for my novels, The Lady's Slipper and The Gilded Lily. For both of them I have had to research the botanical beliefs of a society that relied on native plants for a good many things, including medicine, cleaning agents, and home-manufactured goods such as cloth. One of my characters is a "cunning woman", a person skilled in folk medicine. She has no daughters and is looking for someone to whom she can hand down her vast store of knowledge. Remedies were passed down orally, and the plants used were readily and commonly available to a populace which was mostly illiterate. Because little was written about it, evidence of these remedies is most often to be found in kitchen manuals because cooking and medicine were so closely related.
The difference between folk medicine and the "official" medicine was largely that folk medicine used plants that occurred naturally in Britain and had not been brought over from abroad. Official medicine drew on metals, chemical compounds and herbs and spices imported from other countries, such as the Mediterranean or Arabia. Physicians could charge more for their exotic-sounding imports, which by dint of their strangeness appeared to offer more appeal.
In the 17th century many Folk remedies were "simples", ie a single species of plants used as a cure or palliative, whereas apothecaries mixed perhaps thirty or more of ingredients for their "treacles". Venice treacle, given by Thomas Sydenham to Lady Sedley in 1686, contained more than 70 ingredients including:
wormwood, orange peel, angelica, nutmeg, horseradish, scurvy grass, white horehound, centaury, camomile, and juniper berries. All infused in 5 pints of sack!
And what was this medicine for? A headache.
17th century herbalists such as Gerard, Pechy and the Puritan, Culpeper, were immensely influential in their day, and there was much cross-over between the medicinal and the domestic. For example Culpeper recommends the leaves of the Alder tree for burns, but also for attracting fleas. The leaves were strewed on the ground to attract the fleas, and then the whole lot could be swept out and disposed of. Culpeper's Herbal is one of the few 17th Century books still in print today. I can also recommend Nicholas Woolley's book about Culpeper, The Herbalist.
Napier's History of Herbal Healing says that nettles were used as a pot herb in the Spring, but also its fibres were used in weaving instead of flax, to make tablecloths, sheets and even shirts! It was used medicinally to treat anaemia and as a general tonic, and also to dye the hair as it produced an intense yellow dye. With interest in 'green' products today, nettle fibre is again being used to make clothing.
Along with the practical uses of plants was a vast body of mythological lore, both superstitious and religious. Ideas such as that making love under a Rowan tree was a certain cure for infertility, were common. So the herbs themselves were used in a broad rather than a narrow context, embracing the physical, emotional and spiritual being of the user. Many people believed in the "doctrine of signatures" of Paracelsus. This suggests that each plant bears a physical sign, placed there by God, of what it should be used for. So the small bulbs of celandines should be used for piles, because that's what they look like.
In The Lady's Slipper, Alice Ibbetson is an artist fascinated by painting wild-flowers, the lady's slipper being a rare wildflower with medicinal properties.
In The Gilded Lily the plants are used as a beauty aid by Ella Appleby, a serving maid who becomes obsessed with her appearance and the glitter and glamour of Restoration London.
|Nettle blouse!
Many 17th century beauty preparations involved common plants. One for a fair complexion is to "take wilde Tansy and lay it to soake in buttermilke." I haven't tried this yet, but I probably will.For more recipes I can recommend The Artifice of Beauty by Sally Pointer.
This post was first written for the Hoydens and Firebrands blog, why not visit them - a great site about the seventeenth century.


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If this sounds a lot like Microsoft Photosynth, that's because, to an extent, it is Microsoft Photosynth—except instead of constructing scenes, this revamped version constructs entire cities.
Researchers at the University of Washington's Graphics and Imaging Laboratory, which crunched a lot of the code behind the original Photosynth, have devised new algorithms that scale the photo-cloud-to-3D-model concept way, way up:
The key difference is that Photosynth was aimed at doing a single monument or landmark, which meant that it was scaled to a couple hundred or a thousand photographs, after which it became too slow. We can now process truly huge data sets — the big breakthrough here was being able to match the images fast.
To these lab-sheltered folks, fast means "about a day," in which time they were able to render all manner of scenes, from the Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum in Rome, and the entire Old City in Dubrovnik, video'd above.
The best thing about this is that the U of W team doesn't have to worry about anything beyond their algorithms—once they've perfected the software that can recognize and arrange these images, they can slap together a 3D rendering of pretty much any location that Flickr users have taken a few thousand pictures of. [PopSci]


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Iraqi troops clash with al Qaeda militants in western Iraq
BAGHDAD – Fierce clashes erupted Friday between Iraqi special forces and al Qaeda-linked militants in a village in the embattled western Anbar province, officials said.
The village, al-Bubali, lies between Fallujah and Ramadi, two key cities in Anbar that are under siege by Iraqi security forces and their allies from Sunni tribes.
The military and the allied tribesmen are trying to recapture parts of the two cities after they came under the control of fighters from the al Qaeda-linked group known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant last week.
The militants seized police stations and military posts, freeing prisoners and setting up their own checkpoints.
Anbar's provincial spokesman Dhari al-Rishawi said fighting was also underway on Friday along the southern edges of Ramadi, the provincial capital.
In al-Bubali, several army vehicles were damaged by roadside bombs planted around the village by the militants, said a police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media. There was no immediate word on casualties.
Iraqi troops have clashed with the al Qaeda fighters mainly on the outskirts of Fallujah and Ramadi and have carried out occasional airstrikes against the militants' positions.
But they have held off on launching a major offensive to retake the two cities, fearing that possible civilian casualties could incite Sunni anger and push moderate tribal leaders to side with the extremists.
However, Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammed al-Askari told the Associated Press on Friday that the government's patience would not last forever.
"We will be patient as long as it needs, but if there is no other solution, then the security forces and allied tribal fighters will enter these cities," said al-Askari.
Some shops were open in Fallujah on Friday and clerics during midday prayer sermons appealed on government employees to go back to work on Sunday.
Sectarian tensions have been rising for months in Anbar as Sunnis protested what they perceive as discrimination and random arrests by the country's Shiite-led central government.
Violence spiked after the Dec. 28 arrest of a Sunni lawmaker sought on terrorism charges and the government's dismantling of a year-old Sunni protest camp in Ramadi, the provincial capital.


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Welcome Family & Friends
We welcome patients' family and friends during hospital visiting hours and, whenever possible, after hours if that increases a patient's comfort. Visitors will find a number of services at St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City, including free valet service, a gift shop, dining, Wi–Fi access and more.
St. Mark's Hospital Patients & Visitors Guide
Free Valet Parking
Valet parking is free and is available 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday at the hospital's main entrance, entry to the East Medical Office Building, as well as the Women's Pavilion.
Visiting Hours
A patient's family or friends may visit the patient at any time provided the patient's condition can accommodate visits, and the visitor's conduct does not interfere with the care and comfort of other patients. Children may not be unattended while visiting patients. Certain areas within the hospital, such ICU and NICU, have specific visiting guidelines unique to their area.
The hospital's main doors are locked from 10:00pm - 5:00am. During those times visitors must enter and exit the main hospital through the Emergency Department doors at the Central Medical Office Building.
Telephones & Cellular Use
- To make local calls from inside the hospital, press 9 and dial the number.
- To make long distance calls, you can use a credit card, calling card or call collect. To reach an outside operator, dial 9 and then 00.
- Pay phones are also available for making long distance calls. They are located in the lobby on each floor.
- To call an extension in the hospital, simply dial the last four numbers. You do not need to dial "9" before the extension number.
- TDD phones are available upon request.
- Due to medical monitoring equipment safety, please restrict cell phone use to hospital lobby only.
Wireless Internet Access (WiFi)
With high–speed wireless Internet access (Wi-Fi), hospital patients and visitors have fast, reliable access to the Internet and email.
Spiritual Support & Chapel
Chaplains are available to offer spiritual and emotional care and support to patients, family and friends — just call 7111 for assistance. The St. Mark's Chapel of the Good Shepherd is located adjacent to the main lobby and is open to all for retreat and meditation.
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Forbes magazine, which is based in the US but now has editions produced in many countries, describes its focus as business and finance. So, it might seem a little unexpected to find a list of rising stars in the fields of science and health until one remembers the current fascination, worldwide, with innovation which often seems to mean science research which can be commercialized.
Forbes has just published its list of '30 under 30′ rising stars in the fields of Science and Health Care. Pedro Valencia, who studied with and worked in Robert Langer's lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was one of the 30 cited in the 2012 list. From the Dec. 27, 2012 news item on Azonano,
Valencia was cited for figuring out "how to more quickly synthesize nanoparticles that can be used to make drugs more effective and less toxic and to put multiple drugs inside the same nanotech medicine. This has resulted in many top-notch scientific publications and the formation of a start-up, Blend Therapeutics."
Valencia was the recipient of the NSF Graduate Fellowship. He was co-advised by Professor Langer and Dr. Omid Farokhzad of the Brigham Women's Hospital – Harvard Medical School.
Langer and Farokhzad were mentioned in my Oct. 28, 2011 posting about nanotechnology commercialization efforts,
… BIND Biosciences and Selecta Biosciences, two leading nanomedicine companies, announced today that they have entered into investment agreements with RUSNANO, a $10-billion Russian Federation fund that supports high-tech and nanotechnology advances.
RUSNANO is co-investing $25 million in BIND and $25 million in Selecta, for a total RUSNANO investment of $50 million within the total financing rounds of $94.5 million in the two companies combined. …
The proprietary technology platforms of BIND and Selecta originated in laboratories at Harvard Medical School directed by Professor Omid Farokhzad, MD, and in laboratories at MIT directed by Professor Robert Langer, ScD, a renowned scientist who is a recipient of the US National Medal of Science, the highest US honor for scientists, and is an inventor of approximately 850 patents issued or pending worldwide. Drs. Langer and Farokhzad are founders of both companies. [Farokhzad was featured in a recent Canadian Broadcasting Corporation {CBC}, Nature of Things, television episode about nanomedicine, titled More than human.] Professor Ulrich von Andrian, MD, PhD, head of the immunopathology laboratory at Harvard Medical School, is a founder of Selecta.
It is fascinating to observe not only the linkages between business and science/health but also the way in which those linkages contribute to a larger 'science culture', which includes science festivals, science-oriented popular culture, science talks for just a few examples.


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We will once again be conducting 1-on-1 interviews in Shizuoka on several upcoming weekends, including the weekend of February 22nd and 23rd for positions in Izunokuni and other areas of Shizuoka. We also interview on an ongoing basis in our head office in Nagoya, our branch office in Osaka, and we frequently travel to other cities such as Tokyo and Shizuoka for weekend interviews. In addition to that, this year we will also be visiting Sapporo and Fukuoka for weekend interviews.
Izunokuni is located in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture on the Izu Penensula. The surrounding area is filled with hills and hot springs. With sights like the Panorama Park that boasts a great view of Mount Fuji and the bay area, as well as the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, there is certainly plenty to see and do.
In addition to Izunokuni, we are also looking for ALTs in other areas of Shizuoka such as Gotemba, Ito, Kosai, Makinohara, Omaezaki, and Shimada in which we currently have contracts.
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Maryland Natural Resources Police say a bow hunter who accidentally shot himself could face charges.
That's because the hunter shot himself with a handgun he was carrying and not a bow. Sgt. Brian Albert says carrying a gun during bow hunting season is illegal for hunters.
Montgomery County Police say the unidentified 45-year-old man called for help around 12:20 p.m. Tuesday. Police say he was found about 1 p.m. in Poolesville and flown to a hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
WTOP reports that the accidental shooting occurred in the McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area.


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UNC Charlotte scheduled to host fracking forum
UNC Charlotte is hosting an author, a state official and a natural gas industry representative for a day-long forum on fracking, the controversial drilling practice.
The Charlotte Observer reports the forum is scheduled for Friday at UNCC's Energy Production & Infrastructure Center.
The keynote speaker is Seamus McGraw, author of "The End of Country," a book about fracking in a rural community. Other scheduled speakers include Frank Yoho of Piedmont Natural Gas and Mitch Gillespie, assistant secretary in the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
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"The poor who rely on service delivery by the government will suffer most."
(Autor/ Editor: Ghassan Abid)
Deutsche Interview-Zusammenfassung:
Sarah Britten ist in Deutschland weitgehend unbekannt. In Südafrika zählt sie zu den Who's Who der nationalen Blogger- und Journalistenszene. Eigentlich kommt sie aus der Werbebranche und analysierte für ihre Doktorarbeit die nationale Identität Südafrikas aus der ökonomischen Perspektive heraus. Dementsprechend hält Sarah Britten fest, dass das Multikulti-Konzept in Südafrika besser funktioniere als in den USA oder Australien, wenn es beispielsweise um die muslimische Gemeinde geht. Zwar steht dem Land noch viel Arbeit bevor, doch verbinden eine gemeinsame Nationalflagge, Verfassung und Braai das Volk. Die infolge der Kriminalität ausgelöste Abwanderungswelle von mehrheitlich gut ausgebildeten Südafrikanern weißer Hautfarbe, welche als "brain drain" bezeichnet wird, begegnet die Journalistin mit einer zu beobachtenden Gegentendenz. Denn zunehmend mehr Bürger kehren in ihre Heimat zurück. Die Regierung ist nun in der Pflicht, die Arbeitsbedingungen – vor allem für medizinisches Personal – zu verbessern und die Ursachen der Kriminalität anzugehen. Presse- und Meinungsfreiheit in Südafrika sieht Sarah Britten durch die geplanten Regulierungsvorhaben seitens der Regierung als nicht ausrangiert an, sondern eher als eingezwängt. Sie betont, dass die größten Leidtragenden der Secrecy Bill die Armen selbst sein werden. Deutschland besuchte Sarah Britten im Oktober 2011, wobei ihr Berlin sehr gefallen hat und sie diesen Ort auf Basis ihrer Erfahrung als beste Stadt für Touristen bezeichnet. Gegenwärtig bloggt sie für das renommierte südafrikanische Online-Medium Mail & Guardian.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: We would like to welcome on "SÜDAFRIKA – Land der Kontraste", the German Gateway to South Africa, Ms. Dr. Sarah Britten – blogger, journalist and book author.
You completed your PhD at the University of the Witwatersrand with focus on new national identity in South African advertising industry. Is South Africa counting to the successful multicultural societies?
Answer: We have our problems but for the most part we muddle through. In one respect, we manage multiculturalism far better than most: unlike other nations, Muslims are one of our many communities and are not seen as a threat as they are in the US or Australia.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: How would you describe South African identity? Does it exists?
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We also have our constitution, which celebrates its 15th birthday this February. This document is the bedrock of our democracy and I have worked closely with Media Monitoring Africa on the strategy for a campaign we are launching soon. We will be asking ordinary South Africans to publicly declare their support for our constitution, as a nation-building exercise.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: South African media are reporting constantly about the brain drain phenomena, which means, that well-trained South African citizens – especially whites – are emigrating to UK, Australia oder New Zealand. How should government counteracting to this challenge?
Answer: The brain drain dominated public discourse in the earlier part of the 2000s, but in the wake of the recession, some South Africans returned. In general, government needs to improve working conditions, especially for medical staff. The underlying factors that drive emigration – mainly crime – have been there for a long time. To address crime is no simple matter, because it means tackling the root causes, poverty and a culture of lawlessness, as well as improving policing and the criminal justice system. Affirmative action policies have also been cited as reasons driving skills from the country.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: You are blogging on Thought Leader, an editorial group blog of quality commentary and analysis from Mail & Guardian. Thought Leader is known as a thought-provoking forum. Do you think, that the freedom of speech & press freedom could be scrapped by the South African government (e.g. by Secrecy Bill)?
Answer: Freedom of speech and press freedom won't be scrapped, but they will be constrained. The Secrecy Bill will have implications far beyond the media. Because it will make it more difficult for civil society to have oversight of state activities, especially corruption, it will impact all aspects of life. The poor who rely on service delivery by the government will suffer most.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: How would you characterize your profession as journalist and blogger? Which aims are you following with your editorial writings?
Answer: Blogging is quite different from journalism. Because it isn't paid, I write about whatever I feel like – anything from politics to lifestyle – and I don't spend as much time crafting it because I can't justify it. Journalism, because I get paid for it, requires getting quotes from sources, checking facts, and crafting.
Both blogging and journalism are sidelines for me, as my main source of income is communication strategy and social media.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: What kind of perception do you have from Germany and German literature?
Answer: I visited Germany in October last year – Bonn and Berlin – and enjoyed my time there. There is so much culture and history, and Berlin is the best city for tourists I have ever visited. I would recommend it to anyone. Interestingly enough, my first book was translated into German! I don't think we see enough German literature here in South Africa. I know German literature through my university comparative literature studies, and German philosophy has had an immense impact on Western thinking.
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: Which further dreams would you like to realize, especially in editorial and literary context?
Answer: I have many projects in the pipeline – too many in fact. I would like to publish more serious fiction, as well as non-fiction and commercial crime fiction. I will be kept busy for a long time to come!
2010sdafrika-editorial staff: Sarah Britten – blogger, journalist and book author – thank you very much for this interview.


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NEW DURHAM — Many shots were fired over the weekend, but police were not called. The New Durham Historical Society was hosting the 10th Annual Civil War Encampment. Members of Company A, 12 N.H. reenacted a recruiting and training drive.
Catherine Orlowicz, President of the Historical Society explained, "As the war progressed, President Lincoln recognized the need for more manpower and sent seasoned soldiers around the country recruiting new members for the Army. This occurred several times in New Durham, and over the course of the War Between The States, over 100 men from New Durham joined up."
Medical Steward Dan Meehan said, "They had three days of training and then were sent off to Concord where they joined their regiment, took a train and were sent off to war."
This year's reenactment involved numerous members of Company A as they set up camp on 18 acres of Sheri Cullimore's farm set on Ridge Road in New Durham.
"It is a beautiful site," said visitor Darlene Curcuru of East Hampstead, "especially with all these colors and high up on the ridge. One can almost feel a part of the history."
With tents set up for the weekend overnight, festooned with all the authentic paraphernalia, Company A simulated skirmishing, using advancing tactics prevalent in the 1860s — while firing their rifles in the direction of the "enemy".
Medical Steward Meehan manned the medical tent, filled with implements, many of them crude, used to treat various wounds suffered during battles. He explained to a family of visitors the paucity of surgeons and trained physicians and the method of removing limbs destroyed in combat. Holding up a saw he said, "That is where the term 'sawbones' came from."
The youngest member of the troupe, Daniel Nason, a 14-year-old freshman at Farmington High School, has been involved with the group for several years and performs the functions youths of the age did such as "getting water."
Daniel's father Roger, a software engineer in "real life," explained he became involved after doing some genealogy and discovering that a relative, Benjamin Falls was a Medal of Honor winner for capturing the enemy's flag at Gettysburg.
"He eventually was killed at the Battle of Spotsylvania," said Nason. "It spurred me to sign up when I heard how many New Durham residents were involved in the war, I've been doing this for ten years now, and feel I am honoring them."
The Company was intrinsic in the creation and dedication of the Civil War monument in the town.
Lance Robicheau is the Training Officer for the Company and has been a member since 1998.
"I was always interested in history and this has given me an opportunity to "live history," said the Rochester electrician.
Dover's Yancik and Keazer families read about the encampment and couldn't wait to see it.
"We lived in Pennsylvania near several of the battlefields and came to relive some of the war," said Rachel Yancik.
"We love history," said Matthew Yancik. Rachel whose family name was Meserve, learned she is a distant relative of the New Durham Meserve who served during the conflict. "It give me the chills," she said.
Said nine-year-old Mia Keazer, a fourth grade student at Dover's Garrison School, in attendance with her mother and father, "I like this, it's fun and I really enjoy learning about Civil War stuff."
On October 20, Company A will be at the Woodman Institute Museum in Dover as part of a rededication ceremony for Dover's Civil War Memorial.
Fire away: New Durham hosts Civil War reenactment
NEW DURHAM — Many shots were fired over the weekend, but police were not called. The New Durham Historical Society was hosting the 10th Annual Civil War Encampment. Members of Company A, 12 N.H. reenacted a recruiting and training drive.