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Once Benderson Park is completed, the course will be "the Kentucky Derby for rowing," a Harvard coach says.
Wednesday's cold snap didn't deter hundreds of athletes at northeastern schools from climbing into their sculls and rowing against the winds on the Manatee River.
The 50-degree temperatures were nothing for the Harvard and University at Buffalo students, who spent more than a week in Southwest Florida training at Fort Hamer and Nathan Benderson parks for the upcoming rowing season.
This year, more than 24 college, university and private high school rowing teams will flock to the region to train on local waterways, including the lake at Nathan Benderson Park, site of the 2017 World Rowing Championships.
The number of teams training in Sarasota-Bradenton has grown significantly this year, thanks in part to the clout of the championships recognition. In September, the sport's international governing body chose Sarasota-Bradenton as only the second U.S. site in the sport's history to host the global rowing event.
"There is a huge interest in teams that want to train here during the winter season. The 24 teams that are coming here this year alone equates to 1,000 athletes, and we're only going to grow," said Paul Blackketter, chief operating officer of the Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Association, the non-profit group behind the operations at Benderson Park.
"They row on our waterways, stay in our hotels and eat in our restaurants."
'Kentucky Derby for rowing'
This week, 200 athletes from Harvard's men's and women's rowing teams practiced at Benderson Park and Fort Hamer for 10 days.
The team has returned for winter training for four years row, said Liz O'Leary, the head coach for the women's Radcliffe crew team at Harvard.
"We've practiced in Cocoa Beach and Miami before. They're all attractive in their own ways, but there's nothing like (Benderson) anywhere else in the country," O'Leary said. "Once the course is completed it will be phenomenal. This place will be the Kentucky Derby for rowing. It will put the sport on the map in America."
The teams practice sprint races at Benderson Park and do long distance training at Fort Hamer, a park in Manatee near the fast-growing Parrish community, and at Osprey's Blackburn Point.
Harry Parker, the former head coach of the Harvard men's rowing team, actually helped design the course at Benderson Park in 2009. The Harvard teams have returned every year since then. The renowned coach and advocate for the sport died last year.
"Harvard has been here since the beginning," Blackketter said. "They've played a major part in our success so far and we are honored to have them return year after year."
New schools, new teams
This year, teams from Northeastern, Georgetown, Loyola and the University of Michigan, among others, also will train here.
They practice in January and March, during winter and spring breaks from academic schedules.
"Every time we travel to promote the park and the destination we're targeting new schools and teams," said Virginia Haley, president of Visit Sarasota County, the county's tourism agency. "The growth that we're seeing here is just another sign that our reputation is strong."
Many of the teams that train in Sarasota-Bradenton will return in 2018 not to practice, but to compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Rowing Championships, which will take place at Benderson Park.
While that competition is not expected to match the 42,000 athletes and spectators and the millions of dollars in economic impact expected from the world championships, the nationally televised event will further cement Benderson Park's status as a top rowing destination.
There will be 3,000 athletes and fans during the three days of competition in May 2018.
"We joke and say the world championships is the warm-up for us come 2018," O'Leary said.

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Espers are to play four dates next month, in support of their second solo album Espers II, released earlier this year.
II, released via Wichita, was fantastically received back in July, and has made the list of Uncut magazine's albums of the year.
The Philadelphia outfit, a DiS favourite, play the following places...
19 Bristol Cube Cinema
20 Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire
21 Manchester The Klondyke Club
22 London Bush Hall
Do note, boys and girls who've known about this tour for a while, that the London venue has changed.


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The paper sets out the different steps to reform the security apparatus and redefine the role of each component of the forces. This step is taken based on the commitments made in the Road Map.
Letter dated August 5, 2007, from Minister of Tourism Osama Dabbas to Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit. This is a cover letter that tells Bakhit that the Tourism Ministry has already seen tenders for casino licenses by three different companies (Casino Austria/Empire/Oasis). It states that Dabbas had studied them all and believes "Oasis" to have the best benefits for Jordan. Not disclosed in this document is the fact that the three companies which submitted bids are financially related to each other.
Analysis dated August 5, 2007, that was attached to (Document 1) as a comparison of the three Casino company tenders. It was also prepared, according to the Jordanian Parliamentary investigation, by staff who were given insufficient time and were unable to comprehend the offers in English.
Letter dated August 208, 2007, from Ministry of Tourism that bears signatures of all the persons reporting to the National Tourism Council (mostly hotel owners and well known experts on tourism in Jordan). This purportedly notifies them to consider the "Casinos and Go Carts (projects) as falling under the regulation of the Tourism Ministry." According to the Jordanian Parliamentary Investigation, at least one signatory (Faris al Janadi) stated he signed only after being threatened to do so by a Cabinet Minister.
Letter dated September 10, 2007, from Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit to Minister of Tourism Osama Dabbas. Bakhit is referring to document dated August 5, 2007, stating words to the effect "we received your document that you took a decision that Casinos will fall under your Ministry by approval of the Council." It goes on to add "WE AUTHORIZE YOU AS THE COUNCIL of MINISTERS TO SIGN THE CONTRACT WITH OASIS." This document was hidden from other Ministers, including the Interior Minister. It was also never published in the National Registry and made available for public inspection, in violation of the law.
Letter dated October 31, 2007, from Prime Minster Marouf Bakhit (signed on his behalf by his staff) to the Minister of Water and Irrigation advising him that the Cabinet decided on October 30 to approve the exemption of the lands opposite the pieces of land numbered 61/62/63 in Zone 6 in which an agreement has been signed between the Minister of Tourism and OASIS company (exempts Casino company on Eastern Bank of Dead Sea).
Letter dated November 22, 2007, from Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit to Minister of Tourism Osama Dabbas saying the "Cabinet reviewed the Oasis agreement and the Cabinet has decided in its meeting on the 6th of November to postpone implementation of the above decision until further notice and that in the event of any implementation you must have the approval of the Prime Minister." Bakhit's personal assistant would later tell investigators that Bakhit ordered the postponement to avoid Islamist backlash ahead of the parliamentary elections.
These papers are seperate legal opinions prepared by outside counsel (respected lawyers named Rabia Hamzi and Saed Kharaji). Both apparently agreed that its legal for the Council referenced in Document 4 to approve any activity as part of the Ministry of Tourism as long as its published in the public registry (as was supposed to happen according to Document 5).
Letter dated May 22, 2003, from Prime Minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb to Acting Minister of Finance Nader Dahabi. Ragheb tells Dahabi that Dahabi has been given authority in a letter dated April 15, 2003, to negotiate with Iris on casinos; that the Council of Ministers decided on May 20, 2003, to approve issuing licenses to establish and start the hotel and Casino project; and to send all needed documents and to receive all such documents from Iris and Trillium in order to proceed with the agreement.
Letter dated April 20, 2003, from Prime Minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb to Acting Minister of Finance Nader Dahabi. The letters deals with a second casino in Sheikh Hussein Bridge region. It discusses a request from an interested company to establish a free zone near the Sheikh Hussein Bridge specializing in electronic and tourism projects.
Letter dated May 28, 2003, from Minister of Finance Michel Marto to a company called North Entrance. Here Marto says the ministry accepts to establish a "duty free zone" but with the condition that the company respects the laws they establish to regulate it.
A Casino Licensing Agreement signed on September 12, 2007, by Minister of Tourism Osama Dabbas on behalf of GOJ, and Oasis Holdings executive Michel Hebert (on behalf of its owner, Shwan al-Mulla), that grants Oasis Holdings a casino license for an initial term of 50 years.
"Aqaba Special Economic Zone Gaming Agreement," a contract signed on December 19, 2003, by the Government of Jordan (by Nader Dahabi) and Ayla Corporation (by Khaled Masri, nephew of the GOJ Speaker of the Senate). This Gaming Agreement has never been made public. Ayla still owns the Casino licenses, as it is valid for 50 years. Faisal Fayyez was Prime Minister when it was signed and executed.
A memorandum by Newe Ilan detailing good-faith procedures for Palestine-Israel Permanent Status Negotiations.
Draft of talking points prepared by the Legal Unit of PLO Negotiating Affairs Department summarizing quotes from both sides regarding agreements and similar/related comments on broad security issues. The document ends by proposing questions to Israeli government regarding the Israeli Security Concerns Presentation.
A memo on the potential impact of an international security force in the West Bank and Gaza. The memo recommends that the PLO pursue "civilian-military security units," as this option would offer Palestinians more control over their own security.
Memorandum by Maher Masri (of PSN Ministry of Economy and Trade) to Mahmoud Abbas outlining, and recommending, three options for suitable phraseology regarding economic relations between Israel and Palestine. The positive and negative consequences of each phrase are weighed in relation to future negotation strategies, with a single option recommended in favor of securing eventual Free Trade Agreements.
This is an outside report on how the international community might monitor an Israeli-Palestinian permanent status deal. The report provides a thorough review of all related parameters and options for several verification principles.
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Personal hygiene items like deodorant, soap, razors, shampoo and conditioner are all great add-ins as young adults aren't used to buying these products. You could even include ibuprofen and cold medicine to make sure they're fully set up with all the essentials.
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If you want to make a college survival kit for a loved one, then visit your local Dollar Tree today! With all items costing just $1, you'll be able to create a meaningful — and expensive — gift.


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Fun Midwest Spring Getaways
Root River Trail, Minnesota
A spring pedal on the Root River Trail reveals southern Minnesota's finest-scenic landscapes, food and drink, even native trout—without the summer crowd. The trail system spans 60 miles, connecting nine communities, with Lanesboro at its heart. You'll find art galleries, theater, fresh dining choices and even a cool cave tour. Read about Midwest Living's spring getaway to the Root River Trail area.
Holland, Michigan
As May evenings fall on Holland in southwest Michigan, visitors to the annual Tulip Time festival (early May) lean in from the curbs to watch dancers twirling by the hundreds in the streets. More than 500,000 guests come for the festivities, and nearly 4.5 million tulips bloom around town. A 250-year-old mill (imported from Holland) highlights Windmill Island Gardens, where a Dutch village includes a museum, carousel and shops selling delftware and wooden shoes. During the festival, daily guided tours wend through the compact downtown full of boutiques, coffee shops and restaurants. Nearby, Veldheer Tulip Gardens draws visitors by the busload with its array of 5 million flowers. See Midwest Living's Holland Area Trip Guide.
Horicon Marsh, Wisconsin
At top wildlife-viewing areas like Horicon Marsh, spring arrives with throngs of migrating birds. Considered one of the nation's top birding spots, Horicon Marsh sits just an hour northeast of Madison. Split into state and federal wildlife refuges, the 33,000-acre preserve welcomes an estimated 300,000 birds every spring and fall. Hike, bike, or take a pontoon or paddling trip to explore this area.Read about our trip to Horicon Marsh.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
The Mackinac Island Lilac Festival promises a second chance at spring. While most Midwest lilac blooms are gone by late May, thousands of them are bursting with color in June on this nostalgic Michigan island. Lilacs arrived here with New England settlers then later with wealthy homeowners who planted the pink, blue, white and lavender bloomers to appeal to tourists. The shrubs took to Mackinac's cold winters, Great Lakes breezes and limestone much like the million annual tourists have taken to the island's century-old flavor, horse-or-bicycle-only transportation and irresistible fudge.Read about our getaway to the Mackinac Island Lilac Festival.
New Harmony, Indiana
Echoing its roots as a utopian community, New Harmony, Indiana, continues to thrive as an ideal destination for reflection and inspiration as spring unfolds. Even if you're not an artist, pockets of spring's lime-green beauty near the two-block downtown beg for attention. New Harmony has not one but two walking labyrinths, one with a stone grotto at its center and one modeled after a 12th-century original outside Paris. The Roofless Church, an open-air domed sculpture with no seating, and nearby Harmonie State Park also encourage quiet communion with nature.Read about Midwest Living's spring getaway in New Harmony.
Arkansas' Ozark Mountains
Wind through the Ozarks scenery that gave rise to the legends of Sam Walton and Bill Clinton, and you'll find an Arkansas weekend as memorable as it is authentic. Explore Bentonville-with attractions such as Crystal Bridges Museum of Modern Art and The Walmart Museum-and Little Rock, where the Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site and Arkansas River Trail are among the highlights. Read about Midwest Living's spring getaway to the Ozark Mountains.
Wichita, Kansas
A top-notch botanical garden, museums and vibrant warehouse district draw visitors to Wichita. Thousands of daffodils nod their cheerful yellow faces at spring visitors to Botanica gardens, while the city's Old Town packs in more than 100 shops and restaurants. Make sure to visit the Old Cowtown Museum, which captures the rowdy spirit of Wichita's early days, and the Wichita Art Museum.See our trip guide to Wichita.
Columbus, Indiana
One of America's best displays of modern architecture waits in Columbus, which knows how to blend small-city hospitality with modern style. The town is filled with more than 70 buildings created by famed architects, giving Columbus (a city of 45,000) a skyline that mixes 20th-century masterpieces with 19th-century structures. Take a walking or bus tour for an overview, then learn about Eero Saarinen's modernist style during an in-depth tour of the Miller House and Garden. Columbus' many restaurants and shops round out a getaway.See Midwest Living's trip guide to Columbus, Indiana.
Spring in Cincinnati comes in two waves. The first: a pride-filled Opening Day parade through town and a hope-filled game at the Reds' Great American Ball Park. The second: Bulbs bursting in parks overlooking the Ohio River and in the Queen City's diverse neighborhoods.Read about our spring getaway to Cincinnati.
Port Washington, Wisconsin
In the quiet early season among Lake Michigan's bluffs, Port Washington offers biking, bird-watching and historical tours. Staircases dot the town dubbed the City of Seven Hills; for a flatter journey, the paved, 37-mile Interurban Trail follows a former electric-train line from downtown out through woodlands, over Cedar Creek and past farmland. Guidebooks in hand, birders flock to the trail each spring. When spring rain drives adventurers off the trail, they return to town, where the state's largest collection of pre-Civil War buildings houses shops and restaurant.
Kearney, Nebraska
Each spring in central Nebraska brings a new chance to see one of the world's greatest wildlife spectacles. Starting around mid-March, half a million Sandhill cranes stop to rest and feed along the Platte River between Grand Island and North Platte. Reserve a spot before sunrise or sunset in at Rowe Sanctuary or Crane Trust. You'll need to bundle up and be quiet, but the experience leads to great photo ops. While in Kearney, visit The Archway, a museum that stretches over I-80 and shares the story of western migration in gripping ways. Funky The Flippin' Sweet restaurant serves pillowy pizzas with funny names (like the Goodfella, topped with meats).Check out our two-day trip guide to Kearney and Grand Island.
Ohio's Amish Country
Halfway between Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio's sprawling Amish Country offers travelers divergent paths to sample the rural lifestyle. Most people follow tour buses to the museums, Main Street shops and reliable restaurants. But if you're hungering for a slower, more authentic experience, follow the buggies along Holmes County's backroads to the farms and shops of everyday Amish life. You'll delight in the quiet life and artistry of Amish shops, restaurants and homes. Read about our spring getaway to Amish Country.
Madison, Indiana
Spring comes early in the Ohio River town of Madison, Indiana. Spend a day in Madison's historic downtown, including a tour of Lanier Mansion (pictured), then take a country drive to explore nearby parks, farms and estates. Read about our trip to Madison, Indiana.
Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, Michigan
Pink and white apple blossom petals bloom as 250,000 paradegoers watch a dazzling parade at April's annual Blossomtime Festival. There's a lot to celebrate on the southern end of Lake Michigan: The region is home to 60 percent of the state's apple trees and more than a dozen vineyards. Apples flavor the jams, jellies and salsas at Jollay Orchards, and guests sip vodka made from grapes in the century-old barn of Round Barn Winery, Distillery and Brewery. In downtown St. Joseph, upscale clothing boutiques meld with quirky shops like FuzzyButz Pet Bakery and Boutique.See Midwest Living's Lake Michigan shore trip guide.
Lake City and Wabasha, Minnesota
Bird-watching, boating on Lake Pepin, quaint shopping and dining in cozy waterfront cafes round out a stay in the Great River Road towns of Lake City (population: 5,048) and Wabasha (population: 2,591). Don't miss the National Eagle Center or the whimsical carousel at Lark Toys, two of our top stops in the area. Read about our getaway to Lake City and Wabasha.
Delafield, Wisconsin
Classic Americana and massive ice sheets shaped this quiet town of 7,000-but not in that order. In 1982, Bob Lang founded the Lang Companies in Delafield and began churning out Americana-cute calendars and home accessories while injecting downtown with a Colonial-Amerian style. Though the main Lang store has since closed, pretty shops, restaurants and hotels continue to carry on that tradition.But thousands of years before Lang devotees arrived, enormous sheets of ice were sculpting much of Wisconsin. Today the 1,200-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail explores the edge of this glacier, including 70 miles winding through Delafield and the hardwood trees and rolling prairies of Kettle Moraine State Forest, 30 miles south.Read about our spring trip to Delafield.
Route 66 road trip
Unplug from the modern everyday on a nostalgic, kitschy, friendlier-than-a-front-porch run down the the Mother Road. Pick a short stretch to explore on a weekend, or take a longer road trip to enjoy all the unique finds along the way-including the Launching Pad's 27-foot-tall Gemini Giant in Wilmington, Illinois.Read about our drive along the Illinois stretch of Route 66.
Bayfield, Wisconsin
Before throngs of summer tourists descend on Lake Superior's northern Wisconsin shore, discover the natural beauty that blossoms everywhere in tiny Bayfield. Starting about mid-May, when more than 50,000 daffodils unfurl along State-13 leading into town, springtime visits reveal sights, sounds and scents that Midwesterners welcome after a long winter. Bike along the shoreline, visit one of the area orchards, tour gardens and take a walking tour to explore this lakeside town.Read about our spring trip to Bayfield.
Pella, Iowa
Each May, the Dutch-theme Tulip Time festival blooms in Pella, one of many Midwest towns throwing huge street parties to greet spring. More than 150,000 visitors come to toast Pella's Dutch heritage-and to be dazzled by 300,000 tulips blooming in red, pink, purple, yellow, coral and white. Vendors sell peppery bologna sandwiches and buttery pancakes called poffertjes. Cobblers and blacksmiths work in the pretty Pella Historical Village. The Tulip Time parade, a twice-daily spectacle, melds Dutch tradition with Main Street Americana.Read more about Pella.
Adams County, Ohio
Adams County rests on the edge of the Appalachian foothills, 60 miles southeast of Cincinnati, along the Ohio River. For years, travelers zipped through on the Ohio River Scenic Byway (US-52), admiring northern Kentucky's redbud-splashed hills as they raced to Shawnee State Park in neighboring Scioto County. But Adams County has a quiet beauty all its own. Visit the dozen-plus parks and preserves, fledgling Amish community and surprisingly upscale bed-and-breakfasts. Read about our spring trip to Adams County.
Garden delight
Catch the jewels of spring-the rich colors of bulbs and blooming trees and shrubs-at Midwest public gardens. Some of our favorites include the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, where tens of thousands of tulips and daffodils burst into bloom each year; The Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio (pictured), with its lovely 20-acre rhododendron garden; and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum in Madison, where crabapples and lilacs steal the show in early May at the Longenecker Horticultural Gardens.Read about spring bling at three featured Midwest gardens.See more picks for top Midwest public gardens and arboretums.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Every time we visit Ann Arbor (population: 112,000), we come back raving-about the vibrant downtown, the eclectic cuisine, the affordable galleries, the sleek museums, and of course, that infectious college-town energy. Just 45 minutes west of Detroit, the University of Michigan's hometown makes a colorful (and tasty) weekend getaway.Read our story about 36 hours in Ann Arbor.
Ohio and Erie Canalway
Follow the Ohio and Erie Canal into the past-and through an unexpected national park outside Cleveland. A weekend here could include visiting the Canal Exploration Center, biking along the Towpath Trail, hiking in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, floating on a mule-drawn boat and riding the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. Read about Midwest Living's trip to the Ohio and Erie Canalway area.


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Assalaam alaikum,
I have been fortunate by the grace of Allah I know to read the Quran, but I would like to get more information on how to end the words at the end of a sentence. I mean there are vowels that I get confused with.
During Ramadan I followed the Quran in the taraweeh when the Imam was praying every day and I still couldn't get it clearly .
Please help and let me know how do I distinguish them and what is the right way.
Are there are any websites or tapes that I could utilize to get my recitation better?
Best Regards.
Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
In Arabic, there is a rule that one should always start a phrase with a vowel as the first letter and always ends a phrase, or pauses with a sukoon. In reading the Qur'an the rule stays the same for almost all circumstances. So if we stop on the last word of an aayah, we put a temporary sukoon on the last letter and do not pronounce the vowel on that letter.
Although the lessons on stopping on the ends of words are considered advanced, you may benefit from the following link which has different lessons on stopping on the ends of words: http://www.abouttajweed.com/the_lessons_on_stopping_on_the_ends_of_words.htm
The best way to improve your recitation is to recite to and be corrected by a qualified teacher of the Qur'an. Maybe the Imam of the mosque you go to can help you, or maybe there are some classes in your local mosque or Islamic Center.
Insha' Allah this helps you and if you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
Wa assalaam alaikum.


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CHENA HOT SPRINGS — "This is your chance — maybe your only chance in a lifetime — to see vole poop in a tunnel," said Mike Taras, an expert tracker and wildlife educator for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Seven people kneel and then squint into a blue-white opening in the snow. We see tiny cigars, evidence that a red-backed or meadow vole had indeed paused there. Taras was correct — this was the first time most of us had seen vole poop in a snow tunnel.
Taras was at Chena Hot Springs Resort as part of a conference devoted to Alaska's perpetual resources, snow and ice. Teachers from around Alaska attended to soak up lesson ideas they might share with their students.
The most accessible teaching laboratory for many of the teachers is just outside the door, Taras said. Tracking animals in snow and soil, a skill our species has lost over time, requires problem solving and teamwork.
"Tracking is the origin of science," Taras said. "Finding animals to survive on was once life or death."
While Taras waded through a winter's worth of snow to point out the scratchy wing marks of a magpie or similar-size bird, another instructor worked in a white crater 30 feet away, levering bark off a dead birch tree with a screwdriver.
Todd Sformo of Barrow traveled the farthest south to reach Chena Hot Springs. A few years ago, he studied insect physiology for his graduate studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. On the grounds of the hot springs resort, he searched for a beetle that is coldproof.
When Sformo was at UAF, he found that Alaska's red flat bark beetle does not perish until the temperature drops to minus 238 degrees Fahrenheit. Given that the coldest temperature recorded on this planet was minus 129 degrees in Antarctica, the red flat bark beetle is perhaps the hardiest creature in Alaska.
Sformo also appeared to be cold hardened from his time in the farthest north settlement in Alaska. He wore no hat as he dug for hibernating insects and his jacket had "POLAR BEAR PATROL" written on the back in glow-in-the-dark letters. One of his duties with the North Slope Borough is to discourage polar bears that wander into Barrow.
"I found something," said Ben Armentrout, a teacher from Anchorage who was, with his own screwdriver, working a dead spruce near Sformo. With a gloved hand, he extended a yellow grub toward Sformo.
"That's a larvae of a beetle," Sformo says.
Armentrout dropped the worm in a vial to bring indoors. He wanted to see what happened when he carried it inside a warm building.
With the trained eye and a little practice, the Anchorage teacher soon found another insect, a handsome black adult beetle he plucked from beneath spruce bark.
"That's an Upis," Sformo said, referring to another beetle for which there is no common name. "It's freeze-tolerant. He's up there away from the snow because these freeze-tolerant ones want to be exposed to cold right away."
A few hours later, back in a heated dining room, magic happened. For probably the first time since they crawled beneath loose bark in September or October, the creatures stirred.
In a different universe than the cold, quiet one it endured for the past five months, the black Upis beetle skittered over Armentrout's hand. The insect had survived freezing, an experience that would have killed the humans in the room. It reminded Sformo of his college days, when he would test, but not always find, the cold limits of these astonishing animals that live all around us.
"I took a bunch of them down to minus 74 (degrees Celsius, about minus 100 Fahrenheit) for 24 hours," he said of the insect crawling on Armentrout's ring finger. "All of them came back to life."
Since the late 1970s, the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Geophysical Institute has provided this column free in cooperation with the UAF research community. Ned Rozell is a science writer for the Geophysical Institute.


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On the heels of recent reports about an uptick of malware for Apple Macintosh computers, a new study from security company Sophos has found that one in every five Macs is infected with malware.
The hitch, though, is that it's Windows malware that will only kick in if you're running a Windows OS on the Mac.
Sophos' study is based on a "100,000 strong snapshot" of Macs that have downloaded the company's free Mac anti-virus software, the company said.
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The survey did find that one in every 36 Macs (2.7 percent) was infected with malware written for Mac OS X. And Sophos warned that, although Windows malware on Macs not running Windows won't cause harm to those machines, they could spread the malware elsewhere.
Hackers and virus-writers see Mac users as a "soft target," Sophos said, because they're less likely to be running anti-virus and other protective software. Windows has always been the most common target because it's been by far the most commonly installed OS, and many Mac users have felt immune to such attacks.
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We came in on the tail end of Patti Reilly's final show on QVC, and she has wiped tears from her eyes several times as we were watching.
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Bacteria isolated from bloodstream infections at a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - antimicrobial resistance of isolates
S MoyoI; S AboudI; M KasubiIII; S Y MaselleII
IMD, MMed (Microbiology and Immunology). Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
IIMD, PhD. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
IIIMD, MMed (Microbiology and Immunology), PhD. Department of Laboratory Services, Microbiology Section, Central Pathology Laboratory Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam
OBJECTIVES: A bloodstream infection (BSI) is a life-threatening condition. We studied the causative agents of BSIs and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
METHODS: A retrospective analysis of blood culture results obtained at MNH from January 2005 to December 2009 was done. Blood culture isolates judged to be clinically significant and antimicrobial susceptibility results of the bacteria were included. The frequencies and proportions of bacteria isolated and antimicrobial susceptibility results were analysed and compared using Pearson's chi-square test and Fisher's exact test where applicable, or the Mann-Whitney U-test.
RESULTS: A total of 13 833 blood cultures were performed. Bacterial pathogens were detected in 1 855 (13.4%), Gram-positive bacteria (1 523; 82.1%) being significantly more prevalent than Gramnegative bacteria (332; 17.9%) (p=0.008). The most common bacterial pathogens isolated were coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) (1 250; 67.4%), S. aureus (245; 13.2%), Escherichia coli (131; 7%) and Klebsiella spp. (130; 7.0%). All bacteria isolated showed high resistance to penicillin G (70.6%), tetracycline (63.8%), cefotaxime (62.5%) and ampicillin (62.3%). Moderate to high resistance was seen against chloramphenicol (45.2%), erythromycin (35.0%), ciprofloxacin (29.3%), co-trimoxazole (25.0%) and gentamicin (23.5%). Of S. aureus isolates, 23.3% were resistant to methicillin.
CONCLUSION: CoNS accounted for two-thirds of the bacterial pathogens isolated. High-level resistance was seen to first-line and inexpensive antimicrobial agents. Routine screening for extendedspectrum beta-lactamase production and methicillin resistance among Gram-negative rods and S. aureus from blood cultures should be instituted to monitor spread of multidrug-resistant isolates.
A bloodstream infection (BSI) is a life-threatening condition that may be complicated by septic shock and death. BSI due to bacteria is an important cause of morbidity and mortality.1 Gram-negative bacteria have been associated with more deaths than Gram-positive bacteria.1 Mortality due to septic shock can be as high as 60% despite treatment. A better understanding of the spectrum of pathogens causing BSI is crucial for prompt management of patients, as antimicrobial therapy greatly influences the outcome of patients with BSI.1
Over the past 20 - 30 years there have been significant changes in the causation and epidemiology of BSI. While Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli continue to be the most common causative agents, there has been a substantial increase in BSI due to coagulasenegative staphylococci (CoNS).]]> Recent studies have reported an increasing frequency of antimicrobial resistance among microbial pathogens causing BSI in Tanzania and elsewhere,2,3 and several classes of antimicrobial agents have become less effective as a result of the emergence of antimicrobial resistance, often caused by the selective pressure of antimicrobial usage. The important emerging problems are resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones in the Enterobacteriaceae, oxacillin resistance in staphylococci, penicillin resistance in streptococci, and vancomycin resistance in enterococci (and eventually staphylococci).2,4 The changing spectrum of microbial pathogens together with antimicrobial resistance trends and clinical significance necessitate continuous monitoring of antimicrobial resistance. Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance is critical in guiding physicians towards appropriate choice of antimicrobial agents to treat BSI. We aimed to describe the cauative agents and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates from patients with BSI.
The study was a retrospective analysis of blood cultures performed during the past 5 years (January 2005 -December 2009) at the Microbiology Section, Central Pathology Laboratory (CPL), Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. MNH is a tertiary health care facility handling patients with severe disease and those who require specialised management from three municipal hospitals in Dar es Salaam. All blood culture isolates that were detected and judged to be clinically significant, and antimicrobial drug susceptibility results of the bacteria isolated, were reviewed and included. Data including date of blood culture specimen collection, admitting hospital department (intensive care unit (ICU), paediatrics), blood culture and antimicrobial susceptibility results were recorded using a study data collection form.
Bacterial isolation, identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Micro-organisms were isolated and identified according to a standard operating procedure.5 Blood culture bottles received at the CPL were incubated aerobically at 37ºC for 7 days. The bottles were examined daily for evidence of bacterial growth, haemolysis, gas production or turbidity above the red cell line. Subcultures using sterile syringes were done on blood agar, chocolate agar and MacConkey agar media daily for 7 days before blood cultures were reported as negative.6 For antimicrobial susceptibility, disc diffusion tests were performed for all the isolates according to the method recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute.7 Antibiotic disc (Oxoid) was applied to each plate, and after incubation at 35ºC for 24 hours zone sizes were measured and interpreted accordingly.
Statistical analysis
Data were entered in Microsoft Excel 2000 (Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA). The frequencies and proportions of bacteria isolated and antimicrobial susceptibility results were analysed. The data were also subjected to normality and homogeneity of variance tests. Where assumptions for parametric tests were not met, data were subjected to non-parametric tests and analysed using GraphPad InstantTM 1990 -1993 software. A p-value of <0.05 was regarded as statistically significant.
Results]]> During the 5-year period, a total of 13 833 blood cultures were performed, 8 682 (62.8%) from children and 5 151 (37.2%) from adults. Bacterial pathogens were detected in 1 855 (13.4%) of the cultures; of these 48.8% (906) were from children and 51.2% (949) from adults. Positive blood cultures were detected in only 33 blood specimens from the ICU (1.8%) compared with 1 822 (98.2%) from other wards. Gram-positive bacteria (1 523; 82.1%) were significantly more prevalent (p=0.008) than Gram-negative bacteria (332; 17.9%) (Fig. 1).
The most common bacterial pathogens isolated were CoNS (1 250; 67.4%), S. aureus (245; 13.2%), E. coli (131; 7%) and Klebsiella spp. (130; 7.0%). Other bacterial pathogens detected were Proteus spp. (34; 1.8%), Pseudomonas spp. (22; 1.2%), Streptococcus spp. (28; 1.5%), Salmonella spp. (11; 0.6%), Enterobacter spp. (3; 0.2%) and Acinetobacter spp. 1 (0.1%) (Table I). Rates of detection of E. coli and Proteus spp. have been increasing over the years, while those of Klebsiella spp. and S. aureus have fluctuated in the past 5 years.
]]> All bacteria isolated in our study showed a high level of resistance to the commonly used antimicrobial agents, including penicillin G (70.6%), tetracycline (63.8%), cefotaxime (62.5%) and ampicillin (62.3%). There were moderate to high levels of resistance to chloramphenicol (45.2%), erythromycin (35.0%), ciprofloxacin (29.3%), co-trimoxazole (25.0%) and gentamicin (23.5%). Grampositive bacteria showed a very low level of resistance to vancomycin (1.5%), whereas S. aureus showed moderate level (23.3%) of resistance to methicillin (Table II).
Clinically significant BSI is associated with high morbidity and mortality and considerably impacts on health care costs, especially when caused by antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. In our study 13.4% of all blood cultures yielded positive results. The low rate may be explained by the fact that most patients probably received clinical care, including antimicrobial agents, at the municipal hospitals before admission to MNH, the referral hospital. Information on patients' clinical history before referral, including the use of antimicrobial agents, was not available.
Our study showed that Gram-positive bacteria (1 523; 82.1%) were significantly more prevalent than Gram-negative bacteria (332; 17.9%). These findings concur with those reported in previous studies in Tanzania and other African countries.8,9 The current shift from Gram-negative to Gram-positive bacteria in causing BSI has been explained by others.6 It has been suggested that this change is due to evolution of medical care, Gram-positive cocci having begun to re-emerge as predominant pathogens in BSI in the early 1980s.10
The most commonly isolated bacteria in this study were CoNS, followed by S. aureus, E. coli and Klebsiella spp. Our findings are consistent with the results of other surveillance studies.9,11 CoNS are one of the most common causes of nosocomial BSI and also the most common blood culture contaminant.11 Because only one blood culture was obtained for each of our study patients, it was not possible to determine whether patients who had CoNS isolated had a true bacteraemia or the finding was due to skin contamination. It is also possible that the recovery of CoNS could have resulted from other factors such as prolonged use of invasive intravascular devices, prolonged hospital stay, or other underlying co-morbidities. However, other previous studies identified CoNS (37%) as the leading pathogens in BSI.10 The increased isolation of CoNS in blood cultures may also reflect a change from regarding these organisms as normal skin flora to viewing them as clinically significant. This is supported by the tremendous increase in the isolation of CoNS from 49 isolates in the year 2005 to 476 isolates in the year 2009. We therefore recommend that in our tertiary hospital guidelines should be provided to ensure that two sets of blood cultures are obtained to distinguish true CoNS bactaeremia from contamination. Hospital staff responsible for drawing blood for cultures should also receive training on aseptic technique.12 S. aureus was the most common pathogen detected, accounting for 13.2% of all positive blood cultures.
Paediatric wards accounted for 62.8% of blood cultures in this study, but few strains of S. pneumoniae were recovered and there was no recovery of H. influenzae from children. These pathogens are common causes of invasive bacterial infections in an unvaccinated paediatric population.13-15 The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that H. influenzae is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children under 5 years of age and the second leading cause of deaths due to bacterial pneumonia in resource-limited areas where vaccination is not performed.16,17 However, H. influenzae type B vaccination was introduced in 2009 and could not have influenced the current findings. It is possible that laboratory-prepared culture media made with human blood might inhibit or not support the growth of strains of H. influenzae. A laboratory surveillance system for S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae is needed as an important first step to determine the prevalence and incidence of invasive pneumococcal and H. influenzae infections, and to measure the impact of the introduction of vaccination. As noted, measures to build laboratory capacity will ultimately improve diagnostic and surveillance capabilities.
Mortality and morbidity from BSI infections are greater when caused by antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, and proper treatment becomes a challenge.18 We observed resistance to several antimicrobial agents used for first-line and inexpensive treatment of BSI, such as ampicillin, co-trimoxazole, penicillin and gentamicin. This concurs with findings of Aboud et al., who reported resistance to first-line antibiotics among bacterial isolates from BSI in the same hospital.8 We also documented high methicillin resistance among S. aureus; 23.3% of our bloodstream isolates were resistant to methicillin. The methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) rate found in this study is higher than that reported 10 years ago from the same hospital (0.4%), and relatively higher than reported 5 years ago (12%).18,19 In Bugando referral hospital in northern Tanzania a prevalence of MRSA of 16.2% was reported,20 implying that there has been an increasing trend in MRSA spread in the country, as is the case worldwide.
Although not investigated in our study, bacteraemia due to MRSA is associated with high mortality compared with methicillinsensitive S. aureus bacteraemia.9 The Enterobacteriaceae in this study demonstrated a high level of resistance (62.5%) towards third-generation cephalosporins. Third-generation cephalosporin resistance is usually caused by expression of extended-spectrum betalactamase (ESBL) enzymes, and this was probably the case among our strains, although specific confirmation of ESBL production was not performed. ESBL strains have been reported previously in septicaemic and ICU patients from the same hospital.2,3
Lack of enforcement of mechanisms regulating antibiotic use as a part of infection control programmes could have influenced the pattern of resistance results to a considerable degree. In addition, there are no guidelines to isolate hospitalised patients found to carry MRSA or ESBL producing strains. This situation in part explains the increased spreading of MRSA and ESBL strains observed in this study.]]>
CoNS accounted for two-thirds of the bacterial pathogens isolated in our study. A high level of resistance to first-line and inexpensive antimicrobial agents was seen. Routine screening for ESBL production and methicillin resistance among Gram-negative rods and S. aureus from blood cultures should be instituted to monitor spread of multidrug-resistant isolates.
Competing interests. The authors have no competing interests to declare.
We would like to thank all the technical staff in the Microbiology Section, Central Pathology Laboratory, Muhimbili National Hospital, for performing the blood cultures and antibiotic susceptibility testing, and Donald Chigamba for retrieval and recording the data for analysis.
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In less than 24 hours after the barn at Pete's Greens in Craftsbury burned down in a raging fire, the Mad River Valley Localvore Project began planning a statewide online auction to raise funds to help rebuild the barn. Fourteen days later, the Localvores held a successful fundraiser that yielded $64,669 for Vermont farms and Pete's Green.
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The Mad River Valley was well represented both in terms of donations and bidders. Over 25 individuals in the Mad River Valley had winning bids in the auction. Three Valley businesses, Sugarbush, David M. Dion, and Harvest Ltd. were sponsors of the auction. Donated items for the auction came from 41 local businesses.
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The Roots of Obama's Rage
- Letto da: Sean Runnette
- Durata: 7 ore e 58 min
- Categorie: Politica e Scienze sociali, Politica e governo
Sintesi dell'editore
Critics of President Obama have attacked him as a socialist, an African American radical, and a big-government liberal. But somehow the critics have failed to understand what's truly driving Barack Obama. Now best-selling author Dinesh D'Souza throws out these misplaced attacks in his new book, The Roots of Obama's Rage.
D'Souza explains that the reason Obama appears to be working to destroy America from within is found, as Obama himself admits, in The Dreams of My Father: a deeply hostile anticolonialism. Instilled in him by his father, this worldview has led President Obama to resent America and everything we stand for.
Viewing Obama through this anticolonialism prism and drawing evidence from President Obama's own life and writings, D'Souza masterfully shows how Obama is working to weaken and punish America here and abroad. From enacting crippling financial reforms to setting artificial withdrawal dates in Iraq and Afghanistan, Obama is trying to muzzle the capitalism which he sees as exploiting the weak. Our president, argues D'Souza, is more concerned with being labeled as America the Oppressor than winning the war on terror.
The Roots of Obama's Rage reveals Obama for who he really is: a man driven by the anticolonial ideology of his father and the first American president to actually seek to reduce America's strength, influence, and standard of living. Controversial and compelling, The Roots of Obama's Rage is poised to be the one book that truly defines Obama and his presidency.
Dinesh D'Souza is the best-selling author of several books, including What's So Great about America, What's So Great about Christianity, and Life after Death. He has been a White House policy analyst, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He lives in Rancho Santa Fe, California, with his wife Dixie and their daughter Danielle.
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Cosa pensano gli ascoltatori di The Roots of Obama's Rage
- 12/09/2020
"Whiter than white"
D'Souza's attempt to infer a conspiracy in this subject President is a worthy attempt at rhetoric, innuendo and misinformation. As a brown kid, originally a native of Mumbai, he comes across as trying very hard to be accepted by whites. His constant reference to Obama's anti-colonial stance seems to imply that he is very pro-colonial, and pro-slavery. It is a very shallow attempt at sucking up and playing to the fears of his constituent readers. Unfortunately his misinformation concludes with his fact that Ethiopia struggled because it was hardly colonized, while India has all the trappings of Rule Britannia, having been occupied for 300+ years. Perhaps it is his shallowness that makes him fall for the time honoured saying that "correlation does not imply causation". Ethiopia was hardly colonized because it was a poor country. India on the other hand, was one of the richest in the world, and over 300+ years was raped and pillaged by its imperial masters till it became poor. Perhaps D'Souza is a romantic and waxing lyrical about the cricket, the polo and the afternoon teas, but he is certainly no authority, having grown up in a post-colonial India. (Sorry, I couldn't help attempting to write this review above using D'Souza's language of innuendo, racism, rhetoric and misinformation. To put it in perspective, I am no fan of Obama either, but as a Methodist Christian growing up in a predominantly Muslim Malaysia, I am disgusted with D'Souza's approach in getting his agenda across, vs. writing a useful and objective piece. I am curious, ten years on, how D'Souza would treat a narrative of the current, sitting President, given D'Souza's vitriol over the former President's inconsistencies.)
13 people found this helpful
- A Gail Frame
- 10/08/2016
Obama Exposed!
The groundwork was fully laid; the performance was soft, not harsh, excellently delivered, and, believe me, this was no story! It was the thorough, methodical, we'll-researched work exposing the agenda of Barack Hussein Obama. If you love America, I highly recommend this book. Cudos, Dinesh Desousa, and Audible!
13 people found this helpful
- Daryl
- 05/02/2015
If you want to understand Obama.
This book is a must-have for anyone who wants to understand Obama. The author lays out the only working theory that I have encountered that explains why Obama consistently takes actions that harm America.
15 people found this helpful
- Jeff
- 28/11/2016
stunning analysis
stunning analysis for "dreams of my father" and getting in depth of Barrack Hussain Obama personality. great audio book .
3 people found this helpful
- JenLyn
- 28/09/2016
What a great read!
This book is powerful, especially given how relevant it is with the current political climate.
3 people found this helpful
- John
- 30/12/2012
D'Souza fans will like this
Dinesh D'Souza has researched Barack Obama in an effort to determine the motivations of this enigmatic president. On the surface, it appears that Obama is striving to bring about socialist equality. But D'Souza takes a closer look and determines that an anti-colonialism obsession is what drives Obama. I found the analysis of Obama to be interesting and worth reading.
Much of "The Roots of Obama's Rage" is a summary of D'Souza's own opinions regarding economics and foreign policy. This is a critique of Obama's misguided ideas. I am happy to read D'Souza's opinions as I regard him generally to be correct. However, I think his objective is to convince people that socialism and appeasement are bad policy and my experience is that socialists and appeasers are not swayed by logic.
The narration is excellent.
John Christmas, author of "Democracy Society"
7 people found this helpful
- F. Ribeiro
- 13/10/2010
Insightful Listen, But for the Glenn Beck Section
D'Souza has always been a breath of fresh air in today's mangled political discourse. Amid the pseudo-intellectual and outright fanciful commentaries from both the right and left, D'Souza injects an intellectual rigor, in-depth research and a cogent writing style in promoting his conservative perspective. As a centrist, D'Souza has been a important source of factual information and intelligent reasoning for the conservative side. And indeed in "Roots" he came through once again.
However in the chapter on economic policy D'Souza descends to over-simplification, calculated misrepresentation or naïveté. This chapter would have you believe that TARP, FinReg and stimulus spending were all engineered by Obama as part of a grand scheme to weaken post-colonial America. But the design of these policy measures were not conceived in the White House, but by a diverse group: Chris Dodd, Barney Frank, Paul Volcker, Tim Geitner and Henry Paulson (from an earlier administration). And I don't think you could argue that all these individuals share this anti-colonial viewpoint.
To demonstrate the `obvious' failure of stimulus he posits: Party A (taxpayer) gives money to Party B (Government). Party B now spends more, but Party A now spends less. Conclusion: No increase in economic activity--stimulus fails. Trouble is Party A is not a taxpayer, it is the Chinese. The Chinese give the US government money (i.e. buys our bonds) which is spent; current period economic activity/GDP must increase. Of course this has other rather negative consequences. But it is either a naïve or a purposely misleading to explain stimulus this way, one worthy of Glenn Beck.
Despite my disappointment in D'Souza in this section, I think this is an important book and would recommend it. There is enough substantive information here to overcome my misgivings.
44 people found this helpful
- D. R. WATKINS Jr.
- 20/10/2010
Very insightful
This book gives the listener a more international view of what "chip on Obama's shoulder" really looks like. Mr. Obama is an actual African-American. He is not an American Negro. He is unlike the offspring of Negro slavery. He is anti-colonial, and he considers America and its close allies to be colonial exploiters of the Third World, the home of his African ancestors. He wants to bring America down. The voters better wake up before the 2012 Election and make this guy a one-term president before he transforms America into a place where its citizens have to eat cold rice out of a small bowl with their fingers, while waiting for the occasional bucket of raw fish heads from our new Chinese masters.
38 people found this helpful
- J. J. Schutzman
- 28/10/2010
Insightful and enjoyable read.
I have always found Obama a bit of a mystery. How did he rise so quickly and with so little experience? No one including Mr. D'Souza, interpets history without some bias or filter so it will be interesting to see if D'Souza's hypothesis is able to predict future Obama behavior. The narrator was easy to listen to and I found the book had some interesting insights.
30 people found this helpful
- Kathryn
- 17/10/2010
Eye Opening
After reading this book I see Obama in a whole new light. I now understand the roots of Obama's thinking. Now his agenda makes perfect sense to me and is even more disturbing. Every time I hear Obama speak now, I know that I am really hearing his father who was a sad, bitter and wrong thinking man who held extreme resentments against western culture.
34 people found this helpful
- Harris Totle
- 02/06/2015
Spot On!
What did you like most about The Roots of Obama's Rage?
The fair treatment of the subject.
What other book might you compare The Roots of Obama's Rage to, and why?
American Theocracy
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me nod a lot in agreement.
Any additional comments?
Very poignant perspective.
2 people found this helpful


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