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|Don't you LOVE the little bunny umbrella!
Monday, 29 April 2013
the rabbit problem
When one of my very best friends suggested this book, knowing all too well how obsessed I am with 1. Bunnies and 2. Childrens book (have a very large collection already, and don't have any kiddies yet) knew immediately that THIS {Emily Gravett} book would be right up my alley. Of course she was right and I have just recieved it. I adore the illustrations and the cute story. The best part of the book is the last page, as you turn it, out pops like a million bunnies (pop up book style.) Amazing!
happy birthday michelle
Happiest of birthdays to my special sister in law, Michelle.
Mich, you bring so much love and light into my life. You are almost always one of the first people I come to when I need support, advise, a shoulder to cry on, a listening ear or just a good chuckle to cheer up a day. You are one of the biggest, most important pillars of strength in my life. Thank you for always being there for me. No matter what the issue. Over the years, we have grown so much closer, and I can honesty call you one of my bestest friends. I love you so very much!
Friday, 26 April 2013
vintage glass food savers
Absolutely LOVE these vintage floral bowls from {in good company} - Another birthday wish list item!
Wishing you all a happy weekend! We are off to the {rainfarm game and lodge} for a relaxing weekend away. Cannot wait!
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
duck tape
I was watching an episode from the latest season of {Project Runway} last night. In this challenge they had to create a prom dress out of DUCK TAPE! They used {duckbrand.com} duck tape. I couldn't believe the gorgeous prints and designs of duck tape they have on offer, not to mention the amazing dresses the designers came up with using this product. The duck tape here is just boring brown or clear and used to tape up boxes. I wish we had some of these on our shelves!
Don't you just love the moustashe and cute penguin print?
Monday, 22 April 2013
birthday wish
VERY pre mature, my birthday is only in August. I am very birthday obsessed. Not only for mine but for all those close to me. I dont know WHY or HOW it developed but I get overly excited for birthdays! I just love spoiling people (and getting spoilt- who doesnt!?)
THIS is on my birthday wish list for SURE! A {Cath Kidson Recipe Organiser}! Isn't she a beaut?
THIS is on my birthday wish list for SURE! A {Cath Kidson Recipe Organiser}! Isn't she a beaut?
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
fenella smith (again)
I have already done a post on {fenella smith}- Just adore her prints and goodies! How beautiful are these {heart pouring jugs}!? W.A.N.T!
Monday, 15 April 2013
spot of lumo with your tea
This is such an awesome idea! Add some colour to your boring white tea set. From {here}
milk bottle measuring cups
Would love one in my kitchen! Only R150.00 from {in good company}
Friday, 12 April 2013
this look
Just LOVE it! Beautiful!
From {here}
Thursday, 11 April 2013
remember this
Illustration by the amazing (love her style) Marloes de Vries.
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
Friday, 5 April 2013
now this is a bathroom
|THIS wallpaper and colour combination!! Wow!
|LOVE blue & yellow. This swallow wallpaper is to DIE FOR!!
How amazing!? Which is your favourite?
corn kist ceramics
Love {corn kist ceramics} little messages in their ceramic bowls. Such sweet, heart warming words.
nice spaces
|Oh this room makes my heart SING!!
|BEAUTIFUL wall paper!
|Love the black and yellow
|Love the idea of raised flower beds.
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To begin a blog . . .
This is an experiment, to find out if I have anything to say.
I'm a middle-aged writer and editor with two teen-agers and a novel on the way. Mocha is a year-old Lab puppy and Thief of Socks.
In religion, I'm Eastern Orthodox; in politics mostly conservative; in animals a dog person; in music a listener to jazz, bluegrass, classical, blues; in activities a hiker in the woods; in writing just a step out of skew with reality; in humor a literalist with an edge; in temperament impatient with snobs and pretension; in reading a great fan of Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy.
I'm reading Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, a young adult fantasy that might be Lord of the Rings if written by a psychology major instead of a Medievalist. There is much to like about it. His various worlds are an intriguing application of probabilities, and his protagonist, Lyra Silvertongue, is fun to follow.
I confess that there are passages that leave me saying, Puhleeze! The witches are so gosh-darned wonderful that I can hardly stand them, and the Church is so gosh-darned evil that it's just tiresome. I know, if you've read this far, you know my bias, so I can't justifiably be annoyed or offended by the evil Church in fiction. The truth is, though, I would have the same reaction if the characteristics were reversed.
So this is my first post, fairly painless actually, and now I'll get back to my own novel in progress. It's the classic question: What happens next?
Stay involved. The world needs people who care what happens to it.


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Ramadan 2018 in Sweden
The Swedish retail and food industries are revving up their marketing strategies for Ramdan 2016.
450 000 Swedes have their roots in Islamic countries, and 150 000 to 200 000 of these Swedes participate in one of the biggest muslim holidays; Ramadan. This year, the celebration of Ramadan begins on June 6th and ends on July 5th.
With such a colossal number of people celebrating, an increase in Ramadan awareness amongst stores is on the rise. This being due to what many business owners notice as a correlation between Ramadan and increased sales.
The reason for this boom in sales is due to the fact that the purchase of food products in particular increases drastically amongst most Muslim families. Despite the fact that most associate the holiday with fasting, this is only true during daytime. In the morning and at night is when Muslims are finally allowed to break their fast with vast amounts of food and drink. It's not until the end of the month when they finish off the holiday by celebrating Eid-al-Fitr for tops 3 days. Eid-al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan and Muslims perform prayer, followed by extensive gift exchanges as well as food and drink.
In 2012, Ramadan including the three day celebration of Eid-al-Fitr brought in a 1,5 million SEK revenue, with a higher estimate for the years following. Aside from actual food, sales in clothing, toys, and similar gift options see a huge boost as well. This being due to the fact that Muslims are expected to be especially compassionate and charitable during the celebration of Ramadan.
By being aware of Ramadan and tweaking ones business to adapt to the needs of Muslims celebrating the holiday, business owners can help their customers be way more at ease during Ramadan. Adapting products in accordance to what Muslims need or desire for Ramadan is not only respectful, but can also be hugely beneficial in terms of revenue just as one would display products according to the Christmas holidays.
Diving down into the specifics for what products to focus on, consider the follow Ramadan-appropriate selections: fresh fruits, pastries, and sweets. Dates, jasmine rice and lamb are three popular choices for post fasting eats. In addition to this, a variety of finely decorated bowls, cloth, cutlery and paper adorned in golds, reds, purples and greens usually accompany the food at the dinner tables.
Naturally, tobacco, alcohol and pork is to be avoided.
Consider this inspiration for how to begin your Ramadan 2016 marketing strategy! For more information on how we at Joinville work with Ramadan campaigns, read our case study on our work with ASDA here. If you are looking for the bigger picture on facts regarding ramadan, check out our infographic for Ramadan 2016.


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More than six weeks after the US Air Force indefinitely grounded all Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors, the scope of the safety investigation has widened beyond the Honeywell-supplied onboard oxygen generating system (OBOGS).
Although internally described as the "OBOGS safety investigation", the probe launched after the 3 May safety stand-down of the F-22A fleet is "not limited" to that particular system, Air Combat Command (ACC) said in emailed responses to questions.
"We are still working to pinpoint the exact nature of the problem," the ACC said. "It is premature to definitely link the current issues to the OBOGS system."
The stand-down was originally linked to five reports by F-22 pilots of potential oxygen system malfunctions, including one reported instance when an F-22 scraped treetops on final approach. The pilot could not remember the incident after landing, exhibiting a classic symptom of hypoxia.
The OBOGS is not the only device involved in the supply of oxygen to the pilot. Wedged into a space behind and slightly below the pilot's seat, it uses a molecular sieve to filter pressurised air diverted from the engine compressor section into pure oxygen.
In between the OBOGS and an F-22 pilot's lungs, the filtered oxygen passes through two major components - the MBU-22P oxygen mask and the breathing regulator/anti-g (BRAG) valve. The latter "ensures safe delivery of oxygen to the pilot" through the face mask, according to a fact sheet published by the USAF human systems integration office.
"The BRAG is fast-acting due to the manoeuverability of the aircraft and [is] compatible with the existing upper and lower g-garments, which keeps blood in the upper portions of the body during aircraft manoeuvres," the fact sheet added.
The USAF investigation is also comparing the F-22's life support system with other strike aircraft in its fleet, including the Lockheed F-35A Lightning II, Fairchild Republic A-10, Boeing F-15, Lockheed F-16 and Hawker Beechcraft T-6A, the ACC said.
The review is aimed at casting a "broad net for comparison", the command added.
Complaints about the F-22's OBOGS equipment had not surfaced until recently. In January, the ACC ordered the fleet to remain below a service ceiling of 25,000ft (7,620m). The order came two months after an F-22 crashed near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. That accident, in which the pilot was killed, is under investigation and has not been linked to the oxygen system concerns.
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USN-1919-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
29 July 2013
linux vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.04
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
Software Description
- linux - Linux kernel
Kees Cook discovered a format string vulnerability in the Broadcom B43 wireless driver for the Linux kernel. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2013-2852)
Marcus Moeller and Ken Fallon discovered that the CIFS incorrectly built certain paths. A local attacker with access to a CIFS partition could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2013-4247)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 13.04
- linux-image-3.8.0-27-generic - 3.8.0-27.40
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed. If you use linux-restricted-modules, you have to update that package as well to get modules which work with the new kernel version. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic, linux-server, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform this as well.


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- Wedding: June 2014
…advise. (Commence mini-rant!!!)
"The name we have on file is different…please advise."
"Please advise what else you need to process."
"Advised so-and-so of changes made."
and sometimes even just "So-and-so advised."
There are wayyyy too many synonyms for this in each situation that we shouldn't be using this word this much!!!
Anyone else have a word or phrase used way too much at work or in work correspondence?


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The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has launched the new commercial drivers' license with security features that require a mandatory medical certification of drivers before issuance.
According to the Corps Marshall of the commission, Mr Osita Chidoka, the new license has security features, intelligence camera and biometrics that will mandate a medical certification for all commercial drivers before issuance.
He noted that the new license will be issued to commercial drivers after verified medical certificates on hearing and eyesight.
Hypertension and blood sugar level among other requirements.
Statistics reeled out by the Corps Marshall showed that up to 40 per cent of road accidents between 2007 and 2010 across the country resulted to almost 13,000 deaths involving commercial drivers.
This is the reason for the launch of the new commercial drivers' license that will require all commercial drivers to present their medical verification before being issued the new license.
Also to be mandated for commercial drivers is a compulsory standard driving school check and a yearly retraining programme to be handled by the drivers' unions.
The issuance of new drivers' licenses will commence immediately as stated by the FRSC, while all old licenses will be phased out by September 2013.
This new developments was welcomed by key players in the transport sector such as president, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Alhaji Najeem Yasin and the Special Assistant to the Minister of Transport, Dikko Bala.
The Corps Marshall said other categories of licenses will also be released shortly.
It is believed that when fully in use, the new license will build a good data base of drivers and vehicles and help curb the high rate of accidents involving commercial vehicles in the country.


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You better pinch me for make me believe you are real!!!
you look sooo perfect as usual,but oh well,i think you know it!!!
love this dress on you,looks so hot!
and love youuuuu!<3
Rock chick with classy touch! hahaha! I love it really I love how you did this one!, because of the way you mixed the booties and that cute leather dress and stuff awesome!, hope you are all right!, xxxxxxxxxxxxx
i have been very repetitive on what I have been saying.. But what can I do? you are really great and beautiful.. hahaha :D
: /, I really really hope you get better soon, try to not touch your eye and if you are going to, just clean your hands really well, and I hope the other issue gets solved soon and if not, just try to forget, some men are stupid :c anyway BLESS YOU! xxxxxxxx
u say nothing but i hear everything with this look! u do nothing but i can see every beauty with this picture <3
long time no response. :'(
sweet jesus! you are more than stylish, you ARE the stlye itself! *-*
i wish i could touch your shoulder, and say it is not a dream, cut in that case i would be next to you and i could tell you how much i love you my friend! hugs
Omgg my lovee Im in love that leather dress on you it was made for your body!! and the belt and the booties are perfect with the fringe bag!! this look is magical!! you are sooo adorableee n stylishhh! hyped!! I dooo love you <33
You are great! Every new look of yours is such an inspiration! It would mean the world for me if u could check mine


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Start building
Creating your own powerhouse has its advantages, there are no gym fees after your initial outlay and no time-wasting, says cover-model entrant and winner of the Ladies' Choice award, Dan Cook. Follow his tips – and your garden shed will be totally tooled up.
Why did you build your own gym?
"I figured it was the most cost effective and economical way to work out. The weight-lifting part of keeping fit was the biggest part of my training regime, so it was an investment to buy the equipment instead of paying membership fees year in, year out."
How did you research it?
"I looked through magazines such as Men's Health to see the sort of home-gym equipment being advertised in the paying ads, and to read any reviews. I then got on my computer, hit the net and spent hours researching what I needed. I also used the Internet to find UK suppliers of the equipment, which worked out a lot cheaper than buying it from local stores."
What are the benefits?
"After the initial outlay your workouts cost you next to nothing. If you think that you could spend upwards of £100 per month to join a decent gym, my investment already saved me more than £400 in the first year. The equipment lasts for years, too."
It's time efficient
"As soon as I come home from work I can hit the gym. There's no need to waste time travelling, which means I can spend longer doing what I enjoy."
It's relaxing
"I no longer have to put up with 'gym rage' waiting for other users to get off the equipment! Plus, working out is a really enjoyable way to relax at home – much more beneficial than a night in front of the TV!"
It's easier to focus
"I tend to be more focused in my home gym environment; there are no other people to distract you or to waste your time chatting. This definitely allows me to perform my exercises properly and effectively,hence my training time plan per session is more precise, leading to better results."
Is it easy to build one?
"Definitely. It is not complex machinery. Don't let the hi-tech equipment in fitness centres intimidate you into not buying your own. It doesn't necessarily develop your physique any better. A simple multi-bench rack and free weights can provide a book full of exercises for one to work with and develop on. A stereo is a 'must have'."
What are the drawbacks?
"The weather: The shed does tend to get quite nippy in winter so it is really hard to motivate yourself to go there. My advice; wrap up and get a sweat on. Use the cold weather as a mental device to discipline yourself – the physical benefits are worth it. And remember that at least you don't have to wait for a bus in the rain afterwards!"
What our Online fitness editor Neil McTeggart says
"Dan has it sorted. He watches a bit of Jeremy Kyle then heads out to the shed to work the guns, before returning inside to catch the DNA tests to see which brother is the father of the daughter's niece.
"I like the gym environment, but then again I can train before the '9 to 5' crowd appears and devours the free-weights area like locusts. Dan never has to wait on a bench or have an old man's testicles dangle inches from his head as he tries to tie his shoe laces.
"Like Dan, you have to research what you need. A power rack is a good investment as it can be used for everything from squats to bench presses and the safety bars prevent you from ending up wearing a barbell as a boob tube. If you are a total newbie, why not join a gym for a month or two and have some sessions with a trainer. This way you have a bit more of an idea of what to buy and how to use it correctly."
Train like Dan
Dan bought his gym equipment at Bodysolid in Northampton (bodysolid.co.uk) and from Ebay (ebay.co.uk).
Interview by Nicky Williams
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3 Medication Mistakes You May Be Making As A Senior
If you're a senior citizen, you may be taking more medication now than at any other time in your life. It can be a challenge to keep track of your medications and to make sure that you're taking them as you should. You might even be making some mistakes with your medication that you are unaware of. Here are three mistakes you might be making with your medication.
Crushing Pills
One of the most common mistakes that seniors make with their medication is to crush pills that are hard to swallow. You may think nothing of crushing your pills so that they are easier to take. However, some pills should not be crushed, because it can affect how well they work after you take them. For instance, enteric-coated aspirin should never be crushed. If you crush it, you may find that you have a terrible bellyache because the special coating no longer works.
If you cannot swallow pills the way you once did, your doctor may have you see an apothecary at a compounding pharmacy. The apothecary, one like Potter's House Apothecary, Inc, can give you a liquid version of your medication.
Not Knowing How to Take Your Medication
It is important that you talk to your doctor, pharmacist or apothecary about the right way to take your medication. Should you take your medication with food? Do you need to check your pulse before you take your medication? You need to know the answers to questions like these so that the medication is as effective as possible.
This is especially important if you are taking a medication like digoxin, which slows your heartbeat. When you take digoxin, you need to make sure that you have checked your pulse beforehand. If your pulse is too low and you take the medication anyway, you could be putting your health at risk. However, even if you aren't using digoxin, it is important to know the right way to take your medication.
Using Expired Medication
There are some medications you don't have to take everyday. You may just take them when you need them and it can be easy to not notice that the medication is expired. That isn't good for you because expired medication may not be as effective as it should be.
Make sure that you regularly check the expiration dates on your medications. You may also want to talk to your pharmacist or apothecary about getting phone calls that alert you about upcoming expiration dates and the need to order new medication.
Talk to your pharmacist or apothecary about more ways to stay safe and healthy as you take your medications.


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God is opposite the world. Everything you see in the world, every comparison you make, every way you might try to understand God through the world falls short of His magnificent and supernatural glory. It is hard to understand at times when we see even animals giving themselves for those they love. there are great examples of altruism in the animal kingdom. Man has no explanation for this.
In 2008, a bottlenose dolphin rescued two beached whales in New Zealand by leding them out to deeper water. The whales surely would have died had it not been for the dolphin. In New Zealand, a group of swimmers were surprised when dolphins began circling around them, tighter and tighter, splashing in the water. The swimmers initially thought the dolphins were displaying aggressive behavior. It turned out that they were warding off sharks.
When you consider the lessons in John 14:22-24, we see Jesus talking We want to better understand God through these natural acts of selflessness. However, if we use the things of the world to make God manifest, they will always fall short of His supernatural reality. This is why only Jesus' love, and our love for Him, can make the Father manifest.
God's love given to us through His Son Jesus activates the reality of the Father and Holy Spirit in your life. Your eyes are opened. You can see Him in His word, through your prayer time, in your life's activity, through your times of meditation and devotion. Your ability to see God is expanded through true heartfelt worship, the penitent heart of a believer. God is more visible to us as our hearts are shattered under the pressure of our sin such that Jesus can pick up the pieces and glue it back together through His act of salvation.
Activate the Father's love in your life simply by growing in love for Jesus. As your love for Jesus grows, your love for the Father grows. As this divine love grows in you, the world sees Him in you. This makes God manifest through you.
Let God be visible in your life. Love Him. He already loves you. Let that perfect selfless love shine through you.


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San Diego Big-name Washington lobbyists have been chipping in to Brian Bilbray's congressional campaign. Fellow-GOPer Susan Molinari, the former New York congresswoman, now a lobbyist and TV commentator, gave $500. Another donor was Jean Denton, who at the time of her $1000 contribution on July 14 was listed as an attorney with Copeland Lowery Jacquez and Denton, the controversial D.C. lobbying outfit being investigated for its relationship with San Bernardino congressman Jerry Lewis. In late June it was announced that the firm's three Republican partners -- Denton, ex-San Diego city councilman and former congressman Bill Lowery, and Letitia White -- were leaving to form a separate company after federal investigators began looking into White and her close ties to Lewis, for whom she worked for 20 years before signing on at Copeland Lowery in 2003. Lowery and Lewis are also said to be close friends. In May a federal grand jury issued subpoenas to many of the firm's clients, including the cities of Redlands and San Bernardino and some big defense contractors, seeking details regarding federal funds that Lewis had secured through Congress's so-called earmarking process, by which members make last-minute changes in spending bills to benefit special interests, many of which are campaign contributors.
The Lowery scandal has touched the San Diego State University Research Foundation, a nonprofit offshoot of the school. Back on January 10, Frea Sladek, then the foundation's director, felt compelled to dispatch an e-mail to boardmembers, reassuring them about a project for which Copeland Lowery had helped secure funding. "From time to time I've mentioned the Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology, one of the large SDSURF-administered partnership programs that has been funded through appropriations obtained by our Washington representative, former Congressman Bill Lowery," Sladek wrote. "You may have seen his and Congressman Jerry Lewis' names in the U-T recently, noting the close relationship between them and drawing attention to the many appropriations (mainly those in Congressman Lewis' San Bernardino area) that have been obtained. The articles state there is nothing illegal but do draw attention to the relationships and large amounts of funding. The appropriations we've received for CCAT are doing many good things."
Meanwhile, the campaign of Bilbray's Democratic rival, Francine Busby, has picked up a total of $1700 from Lowell Blankfort, the retired publisher from Chula Vista. Barbara Bry, the former L.A. Times writer and founding editor of a local news website, gave $2000, and Del Mar literary agent Sandra Dijkstra contributed $1150.
More from SDReader
- More stories by Matt Potter
- Price of influence — Oct. 7, 2009
- Lowery's demise — March 5, 2008
- Lowery's Still In — Oct. 11, 2007
- Bill Lowery loses lobbying clients — Oct. 4, 2007
- Let Them Eat Dogs — July 27, 2006


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AstraZeneca's ($AZN) latest R&D restructuring has triggered a confrontation with animal rights groups in the U.K. With one of its Swedish facilities being shuttered, the company is relocating hundreds of beagles used for drug research, with a pack headed to the U.K. And the activists say they plan to create havoc for any airline that agrees to ship the dogs to a new research home.
Several unnamed activists spelled out their plans to The Guardian. If they can identify any airline taking part in the move, they plan to interrupt a series of flights. And that's not so hard to do. Anyone who checks luggage and suddenly leaves a flight will delay a departure. Or they could just check bags and then not even board.
"If airlines agree to transport these dogs to Britain we will look to take action to disrupt their trade," said a spokesperson for Gateway to Hell, according to The Guardian.
These disruptive tactics have been very effective at preventing the transport of animals for research purposes. British officials complained last year that all the ferries and U.K. airlines have publicly announced they won't handle research animals, including mice commonly used for research purposes. The P&O specifically blamed threats from the animal rights groups as the reason for their policy prohibiting shipment of research animals.
AstraZeneca, though, isn't changing any of its plans. "The team has concluded that, because these dogs have been purpose-bred for research and they are needed to support our global research efforts, the best solution is to continue to utilize them for research at AstraZeneca facilities and by third parties acting on our behalf," the company told The Guardian in a statement.
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Well put,MO. As a hunters ED insturctor, people always look at me as if I am an expert. I laugh a lot as I tell them, I learn something from the students in the classes and they learn from me. It works out as a pretty good trade, everyone wins!
I have been flyfishing off and on for thirty years and am by no means an expert, I consider my self a novice at best.
To quote my wife, a teacher for over thirty years, "A teacher who says they have nothing left to learn shouldn't be teaching."
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Ooh you lucky lot as on Sunday 8th September there are not one, but TWO, fabulous wedding fairs happening a stones throw away in Brighton and Hove.
Marvellous, Mysterious, Nutty, Odd, Outlandish, Peculiar and Quirky are just some of the words used to describe the Quaint Queer Weird wedding show at Brighton's Proud Cabaret. From 10.30am there will be burlesque dancing and entertainment including body painting with the 'Ring mistress of Ceremonies', Dawn Gracie, who will be transporting you to the Spectacular through a Narnia inspired entrance!
Along the coast you'll then find Belle's Vintage Wedding Fair taking place at Hove Town Hall between 11am-3pm.
Belle's Vintage Wedding Fair has original and vintage inspired bridal gowns, specialist vintage photographers and masses of quirky vintage suppliers. You can also be entertained by some the best vintage inspired acts around whilst you indulge in a very vintage afternoon tea.
There's a whole host of wonderfully diverse suppliers at both fairs so make a day of it and head to the seaside for a wedding planning day and then some!
Happy Planning!
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On Sunday the 28th of July, Geobar invites you to relive the moments of one fantastic rock concert! The rockers from Rammstein will sing along with you guys live at Romexpo, afterwards everybody is expected to sing together with friends some of the most known songs of the band. We'll keep the beer cold for you!
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Does the 49ers off season have you clamoring for yesteryear when Joe Montana was throwing slants to Jerry Rice?
You can use your checkbook for some real estate therapy and intercept yourself a great piece of 49ers' memorabilia.
The house that Super Bowls -- and maybe "Dancing With the Stars" -- built for 49ers' legend Jerry Rice is on the market.
The 16,180-square-foot house in Atherton features eight bedrooms and eight full bathrooms and three partial bathrooms.
The home also has a pool, Versace limestone floors, a seven car garage and is ho a "famous" street in Atherton.
It was built in 2001 during Rice's first year with the Oakland Raiders.
And it can be yours for the estimated monthly payment of $81,658 or $13,888,000 up front. That is if the pending sale falls through.
To see images of the home or the full listing, visit Trulia's website.


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I'd be seriously hard pressed to find a detail in either Harambe or Anandapur that I don't love, but the bicycles of these areas are getting our attention today. Prompted by Disney Hipster Keith's love of one particular bike, I made a quick lap around the park and snapped a few pictures. Before I share these pictures I would like to mention that these were taken as part of our marathon 10 hours at WDW last Saturday. SO, in an effort to keep on schedule (and this NOT being part of the schedule...) I was rushed and I'm pretty sure I'm missing at least one bike...but whatever, I'll share those one day.
The best bikes are found in Harambe...actually, to get more specific the Harambe expansion that opened last year. Next to the areas amazing new bathroom we find a lone beauty and in the stroller parking area we find "the twins."
In old Harambe we find this yellow speedster...again next to a restroom. This bike has always been a favorite of mine to take pictures of, usually waiting for Adam to use the facility. Hey, I take opportunities when I find them.
Over in Asia there are a few bicycles of note as well. My favorite being tucked away by the Drinkwallah ...which just adds to the wonderful theming of this little area. The tricycle is a fun random addition to the area around Yak & Yeti. I really think there should be tour guide driving guests around on these.
The bicycle above was taken against yet another restroom, though I didn't make a mental note of where. PROBABLY the Gupta's Gear restroom which I'm obsessed with. Regardless, this is a more modern bike, and I love the paint job on her! Plus she's utilitarian! Look at that bundle of goods!
Do you love the theming of Disney's Animal Kingdom as much as we do? Or do you think this stuff is literal rubbish? Let us know over on Twitter or Facebook...


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Kota-based Jai Shrinath Ji Ki Travels runs its bus services across the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. It covers cities such as Udaipur and Ahmedabad. An online partner of TicketGoose, it has been in the travel and tourism service for over 30 years now. Its top routes are Ahmedabad to Kota, Kota to Jhansi, Kota to Jodhpur and Kota to Jaipur. It operates on about 27 routes with frequent buses to each destination. Make use of bus ticketing options that are available online and book your bus tickets to your favourite holiday destination. Booking bus tickets are not as cumbersome as they used to be once upon a time due to the availability of online tickets.
Address: Opp.Hotel The Grand Chandiram, Chawani Kota, Rajasthan.
Phone: 2363677, 236477, 2364377
Mobile: 9414487977, 9214387977
Email ID: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web Site: www.shrinathtravelskota.com
Fleet Size: About 40 coaches
Bus Types: Tata 2X1 (30) NAC -Sleeper, Ashok Leyland 2X1 (37) NAC Seater-Sleeper, Ashok Leyland 2X1 (39) NAC Seater-Sleeper and Tata 2X1 (42) NAC Seater-Sleeper.


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GSAS will be holding an all-day orientation for new students on Friday, September 11, 2009. Program events will include a keynote address from GSAS Dean Catharine Stimpson, a 'Meet and Greet' lunch, networking Happy Hour, and various information sessions which may be of interest to Draper students. This year, the event will feature an information session designed especially for Master's students in the Humanities and Social Sciences who are making the transition to graduate school ("What I wish I knew..." see below).
Students do not need to attend the orientation for the whole day, but online registration is required and will be available starting August 17, 2009. Descriptions for several sessions of interest are posted below, but a full schedule, registration information, and additional details can be found here: http://gsas.nyu.edu/page/grad.events.orientation.
Sessions of Interest:Academic Support Services: NYU Libraries
NYU Libraries hold collections totaling more than 4 million volumes, almost 5 million microforms, 500,000 government documents, 80,000 sound and video recordings and a wide range of electronic resources. Subject area specialist librarians will provide a detailed overview of the available resources to get you started and discuss best research practices.
Graduate School Transition Seminars, "What I Wish I knew …"
Targeted sessions for doctoral and master's candidates in the humanities, social sciences and sciences.
Whether you are a recent grad, were part of the work force, or are still working, graduate school presents new challenges. What are you likely to face as you begin your graduate school career? How can you thrive in this new environment? Graduate students and representatives from the GSAS Office of Graduate Enrollment Services will speak to a range of transitional issues and tell you about the resources available to ease your transition. Panelists will provide useful tips and strategies based on what they have learned through teaching, mentoring and graduate study at the Graduate School of Arts and Science.NYU Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS)
Recommended for GSAS International Students
The Office of International Students and Scholars provides comprehensive support, advisory services and programs for NYU's international students, scholars, and their dependents. Lead by OISS's administrators, this session will discuss the resources available to GSAS international graduate students.


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So cute!
I am not a purist when it comes to lifestyle photography. But when it comes to my own children, it's what I crave. My oldest child will be ten in just a few weeks and I'm kind of having a panic attack.
I've been a mother for a decade.
When I first started this adventure, I had no idea how quickly the years would pass and I feel like they're slipping through my fingers. I had so many great plans for motherhood! Little did I know that many of those years would be spent in a sleepy haze. I learned that I don't recover well from childbirth and after having FOUR children…I was just too tired to really treasure all of those little moments.
This is my youngest. She's the only one home with me now and asks to go to Kroger every day. One day while doing our grocery shopping, I kept framing images in my head that I knew would make GREAT photographs! I keep having flashbacks of my oldest child when he was this age and I wish I would have documented it. So, after deciding that I wanted to do a photo shoot with her at the store, I simply had to wait until she wanted to go again. The photo shoot only lasted about 5 minutes, though, as I quickly realized that balancing a grocery cart, a two-year-old, and thousands of dollars worth of equipment was a little more difficult than I anticipated. I need to go back again with an assistant!
If you are interested in lifestyle photography, send me a message through the "contact me" link above! There are so many fun themes we could explore! Things that seem so mundane now will mean so much more to you in the future. These are not necessarily photographs you will want to blow up into big canvases, these are the ones you want to put together in an album to tell a story….and what a story they tell!
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Sony Xperia ion Review
The Sony Xperia ion is a solid AT&T Android option for those who consume and display media like it's nobody's business. However, the Xperia ion is hampered by a lackluster battery and Android 2.3. When many of the top of Android smartphones run Android 4.0 with a Android 4.1 build in the near future, the Xperia ion continues to run on Gingerbread.
For its cost, however, the Xperia ion is a great option for those looking to save a little on the up front cost of a device and prefer a smartphone with great media capabilities. Before getting too ahead of myself, let's take a look at the hardware aspect of the Xperia ion and how it matches up with its software side.
The Sony Xperia ion begins with a 4.55 inch touch screen display with a 1280 x 720 resolution, Snapdragon S3 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, weighs 5.1 ounces, 16GB of on board memory, 12MP rear facing camera, 1080p video capture, 1.3MP fronta facing camera, NFC, GPS, WiFi, and 4G LTE connectivity.
After turning on the Xperia ion for the first time, I was impressed with its high-end quality display. Since it is only a 4.55 inch display (yes, I do mean only), it fits well in the hand and can be operated with one hand. For those who prefer a smaller sized screen than the Galaxy Note, Galaxy S III, or One X, but still need an HD quality display, the Xperia ion fits the bill. It makes browsing the web, viewing images, displaying videos, and playing games a pleasurable experience.
The Snapdragon S3 1.5GHz dual-core processor completes functions and handles tasks with ease. Multitasking with the phone is not a problem since the processor and RAM are able to keep up. Sure, it doesn't possess a Snapdragon S4 processor, but I find the S3 gets the job done admirably and will presumably operate even faster when it is upgraded to ICS. In my opinion, Sony markets the the Xperia ion in the upper echelon of mid-range devices, so I am fine with it containing an S3 processor.
The signature aspect of the Xperia ion is its 12MP rear facing camera, which certainly takes some impressive photos. It has a dedicated camera button that won't launch the app but it will snap a photo. I would prefer it to launch the camera application as well, but I guess I can't have my cake and eat it too. I personally can't compare it to the GS3 and One X, since I haven't spent enough time using those devices, but the Xperia ion takes great photos and can easily replace your personal digital camera.
The Xperia ion features NFC integration and you can purchase Xperia ion SmartTags, which trigger smartphone actions when in contact with your device. Personally, I was unable to use the tags with my loaner Xperia ion, but if they do work correctly, then simply tapping a SmartTag can turn off WiFi, change sound profile, launch Gmail, etc. It's a nifty integration feature that reminds me of Samsung TecTiles, but unfortunately, it didn't work for me.
Another neat feature found in the Xperia ion is the fact that it can be operated by your HDTV. Simply attach the device to your HDTV via mini HDMI and it will allow you to control your smartphone with your remote. Essentially, you can choose apps such as YouTube and other video apps to display your content on the TV. Again, this feature will definitely appeal to media junkies who enjoy storing media on their smartphone and then wish to display it on a large screen.
I found the battery life to be less than impressive. While I understand it uses 4G LTE, it will barely get through a day of average use. Starting the day off with a full battery, using the Xperia ion for web browsing, email, music, texting, GPS, and phone calls can each take a hit to the battery. It's worth noting that intense use for a short period of time can result in the device getting uncharacteristically hot.
As previously mentioned, the Sony Xperia ion operates on Android 2.3.7, also known as Gingerbread. It is expected to receive an upgrade to Android 4.0, but that day has yet to come. After running a custom ICS ROM on my G2X, it's hard to go back to using Gingerbread. Even though the device operates very smoothly, there's just something unsettling about using Gingerbread. The home screen and notification bar are very barren and do not open any shortcuts, much to my disappointment.
There is an interesting app pre-loaded with the device called Livewire Manager. It is the app that is used to manage the SmartTags and customize the actions you want each tag to trigger. In addition, it allows a headset, headphones, and a charger to also trigger apps. For example, plugging in the charger can prompt the Gmail app to open. It's a nifty integration feature that some may find useful.
I fully expect many of the Gingerbread shortcomings to be fixed with the ICS update, but for now, it's simply a hindrance to what could be a great smartphone experience.
Sony implements an interesting skin on top of Gingerbread that I find to be unobtrusive and user-friendly. There isn't too much bloat on the device aside from the usual AT&T crap.
If you're big on social networking, the Xperia ion includes an app known as Timescape which aggregates your various social networks in order for you to view it in a central location. I personally prefer using the standalone apps, but at least the option is there for owners to centralize their networks.
The Sony Xperia ion is a great smartphone on AT&T for those who need to capture some great photos and videos, watch tons of videos, and play games on a speedy phone. The Xperia ion is a quality smartphone available for $99 with AT&T on a two year contract.
My only complaints include the fact that its still on Android 2.3, the battery life isn't stellar, and NFC didn't work too well for me. Hopefully Sony can push out the ICS update in the near future, because that will greatly enhance the user experience in my opinion. If you don't want to shell out your cash for a high end Samsung Galaxy S III for $199 or One X for $99, then you may be able to get the Xperia on the cheap such as from Best Buy.
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An Imposing Hilltop Residence Offering Unobstructed Views
This property occupies the most privileged location in the entire northern part of Antiparos, and boasts great design and comfort to match that.
Flagship of OLIAROS' Antiparos Project, this award-winning residence borrows its name from the man- made hilltop crater in which it is built (kratir is the Ancient Greek word for crater). Its commanding location offers 360-degree views that encompass the entire northern part of Antiparos, and the most spectacular sunsets over the Aegean and the island of Sifnos to the west. A ramp paved with local stone leads up to the main house, whose robust shape references medieval forts and hilltop mansions found all across the Aegean. Kratir was designed by renowned Greek architecture practice DECA in 2003, and was in fact the firm's first residential project.
Inside, spacious living and dining spaces open out onto the outdoor terraces through large glass panels, and an infinity lap pool overflows to create an extension of the horizon beyond. The pool's black colour creates a "river of lava" that "flows" along the villa, as if it came from the crater in which it is built. The villa is conveniently built close to to the main Antiparos village, but turns its back to the developed part of the island to offer spectacular views of the western terrain and distant islands.
A guesthouse is built further below the main villa, and is accessible via a corridor that comes out of the hill. Well-protected from the elements and offering complete privacy despite its prominent location, Kratir captures the best Antiparos has to offer when it comes to an exclusive and comfortable holiday.
Kratir is part of OLIAROS' Pigadakia Masterplan, near the village of Antiparos. OLIAROS curates a complete suite of design, construction, after-sale, maintenance and management services, making the entire process of realising your dream home in Greece completely hassle- free for you.
Please visit our About section or contact us for more information.


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Project information
Ambassadors Football Genesis Projects
Giving homeless men a chance to:
• Get fit
• Meet others
• Have a regular time to play football, eat and meet together with others
• Have a chance to improve their lives through training associated with the programme
September 2017 - July 2022
Charity information: Ambassadors Football
To help marginalised and unemployed homeless young men find purpose, hope and meaning through a football related programme. These men often:
• Are homeless or living on sofas in London and other major cities
• Don't know of opportunities for training that can get them employment
• Find it difficult to re-integrate in society after time in prison or on the streets
• Have an inactive lifestyle
• Are open to new ideas and regular programmes that can help them lead a better life in the community
Genesis Football provides a positive experience for men in our cities by:
• Providing exercise opportunities to address health issues.
• Football gives an environment where friendship can be formed.
• Brings all sorts of people together from diverse backgrounds.
• Gives a chance for these young people to discuss issues that they face in a safe environment and be signposted towards opportunities
Aim 1
Genesis Football aims to help homeless young men find purpose through weekly activities
Activities» Continue to run a weekly session in Whitechapel (London) in association with long-term partners
» We hope to start a new activity in Glasgow and other cities through training up partners with the model we already have in London
What success will look like
We will measure how many men that come through programme do not have a plan to improve their chances of employment and see how the improve over time with the project.
Aim 2
To give a regular opportunity for homeless men to exercise and improve their health
Activities» We will run a 90 minute football session in Whitechapel every week.
» We will start a football session in Glasgow and other cities (where we find partners) to help improve fitness for homeless men.
What success will look like
We will check how well those who first come along can run and keep up during the sessions. Then we will interview them to find out if they feel fitter as a result of our sessions.
Aim 3
We provide a safe environment for men to share challenges they have integrating in society
Activities» After each football session there is food. This brings the men together to chat (after making friends). The trust is built and then they can share.
What success will look like
We will check through conversations how comfortable the men feel about the environment and how well they can then talk about issues that affect them.
Aim 4
To provide training opportunities for young men to have a chance to thrive in society
Activities» We will partner with organisations and companies that provide apprenticeships and studies so that the men can have a chance to work etc.
What success will look like
We will keep in contact with agencies that provide training and monitor who goes to these programmes from Genesis and how they do.
The people who take part in our programme come from disjointed lives and backgrounds. We have seen already through the programme that some dads have made contact again with their children. Others have gone on to university or apprenticeships through the programme. These are clear demonstrations of the effectiveness of the programme.
An ongoing lack of funding could influence the sustainability of the programme.
Partners may want to invest in other projects.
The type of people we impact can lead unstable lives. As such they could lack commitment to a job or course of study - resulting in our programme not being appreciated by their college or employer.
We go through a thorough assessment of each person before they study or work to check their commitment.
We constantly keep partners updated with progress we have made.
Via social media updates, monthly email reports, quarterly outcome reports, end of year assessments and invitations to visit the project sites and to participate in events linked to the project.
Budget - Project Cost: £33,804Loading graph....
Amount Heading Description £25,000 Delivery of football sessions 2 weekly sessions for 48 weeks of the year £2,000 Tournaments Provide tournaments for the projects at regular intervals £3,629 Expenses Travel, equipment, kit, office and publicity £3,175 Development Development and training for other locations
Current Funding / Pledges
Source Amount Small partner grants £20,000 Guaranteed
We have two areas where this project will work. Whitechapel in London is a low socio-economic area of London. As such it suffers from unemployment, society break down, drug use and the affects of gang culture. There is large ethnic diversity and as such there is a lack of trust between communities themselves and towards the police. Glasgow is a city that draws the homeless and is in the lower socio-economic class.
Hard to reach and marginalised homeless men:
1) Support to marginalised men who are homeless.
2) Young men who may not be homeless but lack structure and cohesion to their life and may be attracted to gangs or dependency on drugs etc.
3) Supporting these people into education and work through partners that we work with.
Why Us?
Why Us?
Ambassadors Football has been involved in delivering high quality community based football projects since 1990. The current Genesis project is in its tenth year. We now have another potential staff member ready to implement this model in Glasgow. We also want to train other partners to deliver this in other cities. In total we have 80 years experience in this field in our staff.
Read more about the Charity running this project.
Dan Owen
Ambassadors staff member who is the visionary, founder, manager, developer, driver and deliver of the project in Whitechapel
Staff member at Good Shepherd Mission - a local partner with us. He helps co-ordinate and lead the discussion times and organises the meals.
Stephen Donaldson
Partner hoping to deliver this project in Glasgow. He will start to pioneer this work in 2018.
pays for the hire of the pitch for a Genesis Football session
"The project has seen 300 men go through. I don't think it would have lasted so long if it wasn't doing something right. In other cities this model could be so effective if we have resources to deliver training to partners who are keen to do this."


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I have a big sign in my office: ESCHEW OBFUSCATION. My students often squint at it dubiously, and I reply "exactly." (You can imagine my reviews on Rate My Prof – which I read for comic relief). Well alas, I am now about to embark on a topic for which obfuscation is almost impossible to eschew. But I love it. My affair with lamins began during my postdoc where I moved out of the treacherous deserts of heterochromatin and into the wider landscape of the nucleus as a whole. I am always quite peeved by text book images of the nucleus as a grey blob in the middle of the Las Vegas like craziness of the cytoplasm. In fact there is a great deal of organization in the nucleus, enough structure to warrant the term nucleoskeleton, which you don't hear very often (even WORD doesn't like it). Quite apart from the DNA and histones, which fold almost miraculously into chromosomes (getting about two or three meters of DNA into a space that is rarely more than a few millionths of a meter wide) there are specific zones in the nucleus, or workshops where little DNA elves activate or repress particular regions depending on developmental context etc. OK there are no elves, but there is great organizational detail, and something has to hold it all together, through replication, repair and transcription. DNA itself is a good bet for scaffolding – helps explain why there is so much of it outside the gene-encoding bits. And as I have mentioned elsewhere, actin makes an appearance in the nucleus as well, an essential component of nucleosome remodeling machines. Here is a fairly recent review with nice graphics: PMID: 21450447
Lamins, like actin, belong to that class of proteins that are major building blocks of cell structure. Lamins are intermediate filament proteins, long and stringy, but unlike actin or tubulin, they have no polarity so motors like myosin, kinesin, dynein, can't walk on them. Also unlike actin and tubulin, intermediate filaments are not dynamically unstable, so once assembled they are STRONG, thus comprising a considerable portion of very familiar body parts – skin, hair…and less obviously to the naked eye, mesh-like structures that hold organelles in place and knit cells together into tissues and organs. Lamins are the less sociable members of the intermediate filament family; they do not live outside the nucleus. They form a mesh-like structure (the nuclear lamina) that underlies and supports the nuclear envelope. An ever-expanding menagerie of additional proteins interact with lamins, chromatin, the nuclear envelope, making connections with the cytoskeleton to regulate nuclear structure and position. Lamins are also ancestral; all the familiar cytoplasmic intermediate filaments can trace their evolutionary origins to lamins. Figure 1 is a useful figure that summarizes lamin evolution, from a marvellous lab website that has lots of information about intermediate filaments (among other things).
As you might expect considering the ubiquity and importance of structural proteins, mutations in intermediate filaments cause a number of god awful diseases. Here is a review: PMID: 19587450; in fact the whole issue is devoted to intermediate filaments and disease, including diseases arising from mutations in lamins, so-called laminopathies. These are rare, but remarkably numerous and predominantly tissue-specific diseases – perhaps because lamins play important roles in organizing a nucleoskeleton to maintain proper differential gene expression (one hypothesis among many). Among the most distressing of these diseases is Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) – a disease of rapid, premature aging affecting children, who do not usually live beyond their teens. HBO produced a remarkable documentary about this illness, profiling the life a boy named Sam Berns ("Life according to Sam") whose parents were doctors, struggled to find a cure or a treatment as their son aged at approximately four times their rate.
Disease always brings a biologist back to earth. The biological puzzles are fun but really the goal has to be finding a way to treat or cure people experiencing the not-so-maternal side of Mother Nature. But to understand how HGPS develops, you have to set aside the human stories for a while, and delve into the rather thorny biochemistry of lamins. Because I have a lot of experience explaining and re-explaining this complex stuff and doling out Kleenexes for all the resulting nose bleeds, I have learned that a just-the-facts-ma'am point form approach is rather useful, so here goes.
- Lamins – and the nuclear lamina they form – appear to be confined to metazoan (multicellular) animals. Plants have something similar (PMID: 24808902), but clearly seem to derive from a separate evolutionary origin. The jury is still out on unicellular eukaryotes, but yeasts (S. cerevisiae) do not appear to have lamins. Why not? Dunno.
- There are two types of lamins in vertebrates – A types and B types. There is a division of labor between them, but it is not altogether clear what that is. B type lamins are often described as the "house-keeping" lamins, the ones that are used mostly for structural purposes. Indeed, the B types tend to localize more typically at the nuclear envelope, whereas the A types appear to have both a nuclear rim and interior localization.
- For the most part (that being the number of genomes that have been investigated) invertebrates make do with B type lamins alone. EXCEPT in Drosophila, where there are two lamin genes – one encoding a putative B type, and the other a putative A type. Why this exception (and is it an exception?) is unknown. Look HERE for a confocal image of A and B type lamin localization in Drosophila.
- So what is the difference between A and B type lamins? (Apart from localization). There are some chemical differences, but the most obvious structural difference relates to the C-terminal portion of the protein. Lamins with a particular sequence of amino acids at the C-terminus – a so-called CAAX box– are subjected to post-translational modification: the addition of a hydrophobic membrane anchor consisting of a fatty acid derivative called a prenyl group. CAAX stands for 4 amino acids: cysteine (C-), followed by two aliphatic (i.e., not aromatic, no benzene rings) amino acids (-A-A-), followed by (almost) any amino acid (-X). The prenyl anchor is affixed to the cysteine, and then the –AAX is cut off by a protease, and the resulting exposed hydroxyl group is methylated. Once prenylated, the B type lamins are incorporated into the nuclear lamina, accounting for the peripheral localization I mentioned earlier. Humans have two B type lamin genes, both encoding CAAX-box containing lamins, both prenylated. Drosophila has one B-type lamin – called Lamin Dm0 – prenylated.
- The story is more complicated for A type lamins. Humans have one A type lamin gene, but there are two main transcripts expressed from it. They are both identical except for the very end of the message – one transcript gives rise to a lamin with a CAAX box – this is Lamin A – and the other message has an alternative 3' exon that does NOT encode a CAAX box – this is Lamin C. In figure 2, I have tried to show this arrangement by matching up the protein domains and laminopathic mutations with the corresponding genomic and primary transcript regions. The vast majority of mutations are point mutations (only a handful are shown here), causing single amino acid changes, and the majority of diseases are various kinds of muscular dystrophies, which spawned the "mechanical stress hypothesis" – that tissues under mechanical stress are more likely to suffer due to nuclear lamin defects. Lipodystrophies (affecting fat tissue) and premature aging of course do not fall into this category.
- So. Two A type lamins in humans, and one of them is prenylated, like a B type lamin. And therein lies the problem. Or potential problem. Whereas B type lamins are stably prenylated, A type lamins aren't. What? Yes, here is the weird part. Lamin A is first translated into a protein called prelamin A, which gets prenylated, and incorporated into the nuclear lamina. But then, after Mother Nature goes to ALL the trouble of linking the prenyl anchor (requiring one enzyme), and trimming the –AAX (requiring a second enzyme) and methylating the terminus (a third enzyme) the entire anchor is removed! The final processed protein is called Lamin A. This additional processing seems very wasteful. Does it make any sense?
- To make matters worse, if this final cut does not take place, if the prenyl anchor is NOT removed from Lamin A, if Lamin A is now stably incorporated into the lamina, the result is the premature aging disorder HGPS. So here is the puzzle: why does a mutation that produces a stably prenylated A type lamin cause rapid and systemic aging?
So those are the facts, ma'am (or sir). Or some of them, anyway. Here are some more Interesting factoids. The single celled eukaryote Saccharomyces cerevisiae – used in biolabs, breweries and bakeries the world over – does not have lamins, as I have mentioned, but DOES have a very similar prenyl processing pathway. Yeasts come boy and girl versions which look indistinguishable (well…THEY can tell) and they hook up using pheromones. One of these pheromones is processed much like prelamin A – a longer protein is prenylated, trimmed, trimmed, and trimmed again: see Figure 3. In yeast, the prenylated bit is what matters – this is secreted as a mating signal. With Lamin A, though, people tend to focus on the now unprenylated lamin left behind. (Though I have always wondered if there is in fact a function for the prenylated bit. There was ONE paper that tried to address this question but I cannot find it anymore – any information on this would be greatly appreciated). You can see the history of the connection between the pheromone and lamin pathways echoed in the gene nomenclature: the Type I prenylprotease in yeast is called Ste24p (Ste for sterile – mutations first isolated based on a sterility phenotype – no pheromones, no nooky) and Zmpste24 in mammals – for Zinc Metalloprotease ste24.
So there you have it, another one of Mother Nature's retooling specials. She has to make a pheromone, so she trims a precursor in this specific way, and then, in a completely different evolutionary lineage, grabs the same pathway to make an intermediate filament protein fit for…well, fit for what exactly? Why does prelamin A go through all this processing? Where is it going that it needs all this trimming and fussing? So many steps…and perilous when you examine the consequences for disease.
For HGPS, the mutation in the gene is a classic example of why "silent" mutations are not always so silent. The vast majority of HGPS mutations are glycine to glycine changes – GGC to GGT – which at the nucleotide level produces a splicing consensus that is BETTER than the native one, with the result that part of an exon is skipped in frame, and the resulting SHORTER protein (called Progerin) is now missing the proteolytic cleavage recognition site for the Zmpste24 prenyl protease, whose job it is to remove the prenyl anchor. Take a look at Figure 4. Interestingly, this region in the Lamin A/C gene is susceptible to the same cryptic splicing in otherwise normal cells from aging individuals (PMID: 16645051), perhaps triggering a cascade of events characteristic of normal aging, that are so vastly accelerated in HGPS.
Here is a GREAT review from a lab I like to follow because they do such lovely genetic experiments using a tough model – the knock-in mouse: PMID: 21647293. These researchers use a great deal of fancy DNA crocheting to design specific A-type lamin variants and engineer them into the mouse germline, to replace the existing, normal A-type lamin gene. Mouse genetics is WAY harder than fly genetics; takes longer, involves a bigger, messier genome and the mice don't fit well in the vials. In sum, these researchers (and others you will see cited in the references of this review) replaced the A type lamin gene in the mouse with the specific variants and observed the results as described in FIGURE 5 (included here with permission of L. Fong)
So…here are some open questions.
- Are Lamin A and Lamin C functionally redundant? Looks like it – since the mouse can get away with a gene solely encoding Lamin A or Lamin C. Flies in this respect are very efficient – their putative A type lamin gene does not encode a CAAX box at all. But there may be specific functions for Lamin A and C in vertebrates yet to be uncovered. Or, the elaborate processing of prelamin A is superfluous. According to the authors of this review: "Given that the prelamin A processing pathway is evolutionarily conserved, we believe that it is overwhelmingly likely that the pathway serves some important function. At this point, however, current evidence suggests that the prelamin A processing pathway is largely dispensable, at least in laboratory mice." Yes, this elaborate processing pathway appears to be highly conserved in evolution, but does that always imply functional importance? Remember the adage: evolution is not a German engineer making a Mercedes, but a teenager with no money and a broken car. It is equally plausible to me that this messy pathway has been retained because for SOME reason, Mother Nature needs a non prenylated lamin in (mostly) vertebrates (Lamin A or C will do), and from an evolutionary point of view, it is harder (riskier) to mess with the DNA blueprint and get rid of the gene sequences encoding the CAAX box on Lamin A, and easier to use existing (protein) machinery to mop up the mess afterwards, i.e., post translationally. Another example of what I like to call unintelligent design.
- I have not discussed other laminopathies here, but do the muscular dystrophies, cardiomyopathies, lipodystrophies and the like occur due to a loss-of-function (LOF) mechanism or a gain-of-function (GOF)? Looks like LOF since the Lamin A/C gene appears to function dominantly in a haploinsufficient manner in these diseases. You can read all about them in the review I mentioned earlier (PMID: 19587450 and papers from the same issue).
- Is Progeria solely the result of a GOF or "toxic protein" mechanism, due to the stable prenylation of Lamin A? Maybe. But maybe not. A so-called secondary laminopathy (i.e., not involving lamins directly) was discovered that produces a severe disorder known as Restrictive Dermopathy (RD). This disease is neonatally lethal, and found to be caused by homozygous recessive mutations in Zmpste24 (PMID: 16297189). RD also arises in humans as a primary laminopathy, with splicing mutations in exon 11 of the Lamin A gene, similar to HGPS (PMID: 15317753). Interestingly though, the RD splicing defect causes a 90 amino acid deletion in Lamin A, while a smaller deletion of 35 amino acids in the same region is associated with an exceptionally rare mild form of HGPS diagnosed in a patient who was 45 years old (PMID: 15121795) (The HGPS deletion is 50 amino acids). Thus, mutations leading to progeroid symptoms can follow an allelic series of varying severity that have in common failure to fully process prelamin A. These observations suggest that loss of the Zmpste24 cleavage site is a factor in disease etiology, but so is the size of the deletion. Also, if the mouse produces an UNPRENYLATED version of progerin (remember, progerin is the shorter version of Lamin A, with the in-frame deletion) the mouse gets Progeria (though not as severe: see part I of Figure 5).
Underneath all these dreadful diseases and complex processing pathways is a central question. If I were writing a grant or a paper, I would use suitably professional yet portentous language, but since I am writing an obscure blog, I will simply ask this: Why does Mother Nature need an unprenylated lamin? And since the consequences of Progerin are so prematurely deadly, and since a similar protein shows up again in normal aging cells, is an unprenylated lamin a key to the secret of eternal youth? Wouldn't that be nice. And how am I going to incorporate ANY of this stuff into a fly model? Stay tuned!


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Mushroom Revolution – Download11 Feb 2009 | Defense, Flash | 15 comments
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Mushroom Revolution – Title Menu
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Mushroom Revolution – World Map
Click on the red circle to start erecting mushrooms, or help if this is your first time.
Mushroom Revolution – Help
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Mushroom Revolution – Action!
Yes, the monsters do look rather peculiar though cute they are, they must die.
Mushroom Revolution – Upgraded Mushrooms
Level up or upgrade your mushrooms in order to make them more powerful.
Mushroom Revolution – Poison
Mix different elements together to get certain special effects, such as poison.
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Cute graphics, simple but fun game play. Pacing might be a bit slow. A good game.
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11th February 2009
12:48 am
Treat Eczema
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Wow this game is so addictive.
11th February 2009
8:14 am
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another one of those tower defense game……
11th February 2009
10:53 am
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The mushrooms are so cute. Let's see how this game goes. I will play this later. Thank you for always sharing flash games. Keep it coming.
11th February 2009
4:30 pm
Odzyskiwanie Danych
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I remember hours spent on tower defense in warcraft 3. I think today I have an unofficial day-off.
Thanks mate!
11th February 2009
6:51 pm
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Wow! This one is a fun. 😀 Thanks!
11th February 2009
8:15 pm
Giochi Pc
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This really seems a cool game 🙂
11th February 2009
11:20 pm
Nicole Price
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Yes I love to eat mushrooms. They taste well if cooked properly, and they are full of minerals and protein.
12th February 2009
11:34 am
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I tend to like tower defense games, but this one wasn't as good as some of the others I have played. Desktop Tower Defense ftw.
12th February 2009
12:36 pm
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I like the game very much.In my humble opinion that was the best game of the year.The mushrooms are pretty and funny ,they make the game amazing.
12th February 2009
6:30 pm
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My little son loves the game. I regret I showed it to him 🙂
13th February 2009
10:17 pm
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This got me excited thinking it was a mario based tower defense, but it is literally just MUSHROOMS. Still it's a fun game but I would have liked to have seen more to it.
14th February 2009
1:49 pm
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Haha. Very creative TD =)) I like it 😀
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4:21 pm
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Hi!hihi 😀 I think mushrooms grows for eat always. Hi! Hi.
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5:37 pm
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I like games like this. Simple yet addictive!
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Great, now i have to fight with new addiction. Thanks anyway 😉


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Contemplating the humor, ethics and truth of being the product of anonymous sperm donation.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
What Do I Want the Sperm Donor to Say?
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From what I understand of when clinics pass on letters to donors, it can sometimes take quite awhile before they respond. It may come as a bit of a shock hearing this news after 20, 30 or 40 years. So it may take time to process the information. Don't give up hope yet or get too despondent.ReplyDelete
i think how the donor feels or reacts depends largely on who they have been in contact with and what, if any, information they have processed on the matter in the ensuing years. i met an 'educated' donor the other day, by educated i mean he has been informed by a donor conceived person who is lobbying for rights, and he thinks about his donor kids all the time, he has prepared his family for any possible additions to the family and yearns contact. i think how the donor reacts dpends a lot on the type of exposure they have had to the whole issue as well, of course, on the type of person they are. current considerations towards rights for donor conceived people are still superficial and if you couple that with a superficial person, you have disappointment. but thats, largely, the way of the world. i hope your biological father is an informed, intelligent man with a passion for human rights. that would produce a win win situation all round! bestvof luck with it. i've got my fingers crossed foe you!ReplyDelete
I've quite a few thoughtful e-mails and in some odd way those notes felt like a response. One note in particular from a sperm donor really moved me. He spoke of wanting to know if his biological children were out there and sharing his donation with his wife and family -- which was heartening. I guess it all depends on the person.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 13, 2012 at 8:27 AM
I'm sad to read that you're looking for an apology from your mom. Sounds like she had a desire to have a beautiful child to love and it's you. She sought out to have a baby and it's not an easy process. Don't lose sight of how much effort, love and desire to bring life into the world must have meant to her and the family you have. Sperm Donors to me, are just that "sperm", they didn't set out to have families in the true sense of the term or usual process. I understand the need to want to see or meet the donor, but remember family comes in many shapes...not always the birth parents. Take care of your heart, truly think about what it is that you may need to have answered....these and adoption situations can have tough outcomes; but love your mother for wanting and being blessed with you~ReplyDelete
Hi Anonymous - I genuinely appreciate the comment. It's important to note that loving your parent and disagreeing with decisions they have made are not mutually exclusive. You can love your mother deeply, as I do, and still disagree with her actions. Your comment so poignantly illustrates the root of so much conflict in the donor conceived experience. We find ourselves with feelings of loss, pain and confusion that other's perceive as a lack of love for our parent's or the absence of gratitude. We feel shame for innate feelings resulting from a situation we did not choose. What I find the most perplexing is that while it is considered selfish to feel pain for the complete loss of your genetic parent, no shame is tossed to the hands of those that conceive anonymously because they want to experience the bond of a genetic link to a child. You request, "love your mother for wanting and being blessed with you" is reasonable but would be just as valid to request "love the donor conceived child for the blessing they are and for valuing, and therefore mourning the loss of, the very same genetic connection that inspired you to conceive them."ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousMarch 21, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Hello -- I'm Vinnie, a "DI Dad" who is always trying to keep current with how the DC set feel so that I can relate to my son when he gets older and thinks more about it (he's just 5 now). I wanted to say that I hope you have better luck than a straight no-response, and to offer a story about my search on my son's behalf. I ordered a Y-STR 67 marker test on my son and got a 66 marker match with a 70-year-old man who was investigating his family tree (he contacted me first in fact, thinking I might be a relative). I googled him and found that his son was born the same month and year as the donor (I did not know the day), but it appeared that too many other facts did not match the donor's questionnaire -- he was from a different part of the country, his son was a lawyer and not a filmmaker like the donor said he was, there were a different number of siblings, etc. So I just came out and told the guy what I was up to and apologized for the confusion. He was very nice and we exchanged photos (of my son and his grandson of similar age) because we kind of figured they had to be distant cousins. But it was clear his son was not actually the donor; just tantalizingly similar. Ultimately a year later, I DID find my son's donor's identity -- simply by doing a google search using some facts the donor himself had supplied on his questionnaire! I am safeguarding this info for my son should he ever care to know more or to consider making contact (right now he knows his donor's first name and that he can talk to me about the issue if he ever wants to, but he rarely does). So, maybe your best match is just not the donor and future additions to the database could refocus your search, or maybe you did find him, but for some reason right now he just does not feel that the time is right. I am grateful to have read about your feelings and others', so that I learned why it was important for me to find my son's donor lest the trail run dry by the time he decides whether it matters to him. And I wish you luck!ReplyDelete


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