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Since ancient times we have honored the dead by constructing tombs, graveyards, and church cemeteries. Egyptian pharaohs built massive pyramids. In the middle ages and beyond, kings and nobles were laid to rest under the floors of majestic cathedrals. European immigrants to the new world brought with them the custom of burying their dead in churchyards, in consecrated ground.
On a recent visit to see family in northern Minnesota, I traveled with my aunt to an old family cemetery and church. Built by Norwegian immigrants in the late 1800's, the Lutheran church had been empty for many years. In March of this year it re-opened. On the day we visited, the side door stood open in anticipation of more workers arriving to paint the floor.
Last October in Paris I'd visited the awesome St. Eustache Cathedral built in the 16th century. There in this grand cathedral, at least two of my paternal ancestors were baptized before migrating to Quebec.
For all its simplicity, the 19th century Rindal Lutheran Church in rural northern Minnesota was no less awesome. Simpler, but still amazing and pure. As I stood in each building, I absorbed the atmosphere surrounding me. The silent coolness seemed to hold memories of those who had once worshiped there.
On this particular August day, the sun radiated against an ever changing sky. A cooling breeze rustled fragrant pine trees and dried cut grass.
As my aunt and I walked the grounds of this rural cemetery, we read the tombstones. She told me of those she knew who rested there. Some stones told their own story. A beloved infant who died in his first year. An adult son buried with his parents. Soldiers killed in World War II, or who died after coming home. We saw many military graves in the cemetery, each one marked with a Veteran's star. As in other cemeteries, small flags are no doubt placed there on National holidays.
My love of history and family fuels my interest in genealogy. Genealogists can learn much from old cemeteries.
A while ago I discovered an amazing site called Find A Grave. On this free site, one can search for or post burial sites of relatives. Pictures and obituaries can be shown, and pages linked to other family members. There's even an option to place flower memorials. It's a remarkable site to remember those who have gone before, and to research family history. Through it, I've found lost cousins and viewed family stones too far to visit easily. Our 21st century technology comes to the graveyard.
So much can be learned about history by studying one's own genealogy, and by visiting ancient cathedrals, or old family church yards. Give it a try.Debra K. Maher
Stringing Beads
My question: On what site can you search for over 66 million graves?
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Taiwan panel makers' shipments of small- to medium-size panels are expected to reach 397 million units in the third quarter of 2014, up 13% on year, driven primarily by orders from handset vendors, according to Digitimes Research.
China handset vendors in particular will increase orders due to expected demand for 4G units in the China market. Xiaomi is expected to show the most obvious signs of order increases in order to meet demand for mid-range units. China handset vendors orders to Taiwan makers will grow 5% on year in the third quarter.
In terms of tablet panels, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has received orders from new customers and is expected to see 17.5% growth. AU Optronics (AUO) will see steady orders from Xiaomi, with shipments to Xiaomi expected to increase 40% in the third quarter.
Shipments of displays for vehicle and PND applications meanwhile are expected to grow 15.6% and 11.2% respectively in the third quarter while shipments for panels used in portable DVD players will grow 9.3%.
Going into the fourth quarter of 2014, Taiwan makers' shipments are expected to drop 7.2% on quarter but remain flat on year at 368 million units, added Digitimes Research.
This article is an excerpt from a Digitimes Research Quarterly Data Report (Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 2Q 2014). Visit our latest Data reports.

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"One of my favorite hotels," says a reader from North Vancouver, praising the staff for going "out of their way to help, including find scores of a game they don't show in the hotel." Another reader calls this "one of the best hotels in Seattle" because of its central location one block from Pike Place Market and its "amazing bay views" and "impeccable" service. "The outdoor pool and whirlpool are a nice distraction," adds another reader from Pennsylvania, "and watching the sun set from the infinity pool was a memory I won't soon forget."
Our business-minded readers like the facilities at this hotel, calling it the "best conference location in downtown Seattle" and "easy to get to and from the airport." One reader said "I love the rooms! The service is excellent," while another felt that the Starbucks attached to the lobby was a notable amenity.
Our readers love the "unique style" of this hotel, noting the "beautiful, modern rooms that feature glass-wall details and "tubs that fill from the ceiling." "Even the colors used make you feel like you are being pampered in your own private spa," says one reader, "of course, that's also available." Readers had good things to say about the hotel restaurant's food and cocktails, as well as the service, which was "personal" and "outstanding." One reader noted that the manager left mini cupcakes and an anniversary note in her suite; another who attended a business meeting at the hotel called it "very personable and convenient for shopping."
This "iconic grande dame" on Sunset Boulevard celebrates its centennial in 2012 and still "feels more like a home than a hotel." The mission-revival property has a pink stucco facade, terra-cotta-colored roof tiles, Art Deco common areas, and brightly colored rooms, while staff "give a whole new meaning to the words warm and gracious." Two 5,000-square-foot Presidential Bungalows opened in 2011 among the banana and palm trees and manicured gardens, and each comes with a full kitchen, three bedrooms, steam showers, and a private pool. The Polo Lounge attracts Hollywood executives; Bar Nineteen12, with views of the hotel's 12 landscaped acres from its terrace, supplies martini Popsicles, sorbets, and shots.
Our readers say**: "Always a home away from home" is one former guest's take on this Beverly Hills hotel built in classic French-chateau style. "The whole experience is sophisticated but unstuffy." You arrive to monogrammed pillows—"they even embroider your dog's name into its bed linens if you're a regular guest—and it only gets better from there." Located near Rodeo Drive, it's also "worlds away from the congestion of L.A." Rooms in light colors combine honey-toned wood furnishings with garden-print fabrics in warm shades. Power-lunch over modern American cuisine like grilled rib eye with fingerling potatoes at The Belvedere. "The villa we stay in, room 130, is a wonderful two-story refuge from the city." Take afternoon tea in front of two fireplaces at the Living Room.
The picture of discretion, this 201-room hotel has only one small sign and the new-build Spanish Revival architecture blends seamlessly with its neighbors. Inside, white-glove service trumps white-hot buzz. Valets wear top hats, Mediterranean-style murals and mosaics adorn the public areas, and a harpist headlines daily at the capacious tea salon. Conservatory Grill, on the rooftop, makes for a pretty breakfast spot. Guest rooms have all the requisite amenities if little personality, but don't stay cooped up: Aside from the massive spa, there's a plush pool deck and a well-equipped gym, complete with trainers and a yoga studio. Fancy a spin around town? Borrow the hotel Maybach (and driver).
A "delicious urban oasis" awaits guests at this 40-story building with hotel rooms and private residences near the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Union Square. "The best use of space I've ever seen in a hotel room" is achieved through a recessed closet system concealing shelving, drawers, a minibar, and a CD/DVD player; rooms also feature Bella Crema marble, leather walls, and Mozambique wood doors. The lobby has a 16-foot open fireplace, Zebrano wood, and Italian travertine flooring. Breakfast at Vitrine uses seasonal, local ingredients to create items like German caramelized peach pancakes; at lunch, order an organic beef burger. "They know how to treat their guests."
"Very modern and sleek," says one reader from North Hollywood, California, while business travelers say it has "excellent meeting facilities and conference services" and "a wonderful location for conventioneers." Several readers remarked on the "excellent" and accommodating" staff members who are "friendly" and "go out of their way to meet your needs."
Two blocks from Union Square, this "refined hotel" has rooms with sculptures, prints, and glassworks by California artists, set to a palette of mochas and teals. All include floor-to-ceiling windows with "dramatic city views." Enjoy "superb California dishes" prepared in the show kitchen at Seasons; the Bar and Lounge has a special weekend menu listing a duck fat burger and a braised pork-belly burger. Staff are "warm and gracious."
Our readers like this pop-culture-themed hotel for its "various themed floors" and "fun, friendly atmosphere" that "brings back childhood memories." Business meeting rooms are named after childhood games like Duck Duck Goose, and team-building activities include sessions of Guitar Hero.
"A wonderful older hotel with lots of charm," the 1891 brick and brownstone property, a block from Union Station downtown, "offers a nice feeling of warmth and hospitality." "Rooms are on the small side, but who cares? You're hardly in them." Individually decorated in French, Victorian, and classic early-twentieth-century American decor, they're "interesting and not carbon copies," with claw-foot bathtubs, Chinese silk curtains, and antiques. McCormick's serves fresh seafood and has a twice-daily happy hour with several items under four dollars. The Art Deco Cruise Room's "well-trained and attentive staff" serve chilled martinis. A complimentary Lincoln Town Car service shuffles guests around downtown.
"My experience at the Ritz was outstanding," says one happy reader from California. " I can't say enough about the people who work there." Others praised the clean rooms, "fabulous location," "excellent service," and a staff that is "very professional and well trained."
This status-conscious city has another jewel in its crown with the 218-room Ritz-Carlton in the Uptown neighborhood. While the monolithic sand-colored exterior feels institutional, the interior has the company's trademark old-world elegance, here accompanied by a tremendous modern art collection—fitting, since the property is just blocks from the city's modern art museum. Rooms are large—the smallest is 475 square feet—and bathed in the soft hues of Texas sunsets. Fun amenities include a DVD player, an iPod alarm clock, and, in a particularly nice touch, a single-cup coffee maker that appears at turndown service. Off the lobby, a small lounge serves complimentary fresh guacamole and margaritas every evening, and at Fearing's, the outdoor bar is the place to see and be seen, especially on lovely evenings when patrons are warmed by the outdoor fireplace. Texas charm infuses the service at all levels, from the bellmen to the concierges, but a lack of on-site parking often means long lines at the valet; be sure to budget extra time.
Our readers appreciate the "outstanding facilities" here and employees who "do the little little things that make your stay special." And though several readers agree that the "rooms need updating," they appreciate the convenient location "right in the middle of the city."
The rooftop pool, which extends over the sidewalk below, is a standout feature for one reader at this "comfortable" hotel, while another praised the "hip, cool vibe" and a location that makes it "easily walkable to most of the downtown sights."
In the mixed-use CityCentre development, this "very modern and minimalistic" property provides "easy access to all the major highways." "Spacious and comfortable" rooms espouse European decor, with dark hardwood floors, black-glass table lamps, and upholstered headboards; a stay in them is "extra awesome." Plates of rainbow trout pecandine or pomegranate molasses are on the menu at Bistro Alex. Drinks flow around the fire pit and starlit ceiling at Monnalisa Bar while bands play. The rooftop pool is flanked by draped cabanas and custom lanterns. "The continental breakfast is world-class, the best I've experienced anywhere."
"Consistently superior" says one reader from Illinois. "Perfect downtown location for access to business" says another. And while some call it the best business hotel downtown, some others say it's in "need of updates."
Readers call the Houstonian "a real original" with "attentive service" and a "pleasant atmosphere" that makes it feel "like a little oasis in busy Houston." Guests have praised the concierge floor and the fitness center.
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The top-scoring Gold List property in the United States, the Elysian Chicago emulates the grand hotels of Paris in the 1920s, set in a 60-story tower that has colonnades, spires, and a motor court. Overall score: 98.2
Our readers' favorite business hotel in the U.S.…
Readers call this W "convenient" and "trendy," and "a nice place to stay" with great design and locations. It's a "nice modern hotel with courteous staff," says one reader.
For some, this high-rise opposite Lenox Square is "across-the-board wonderful," with "elegant everything and attentive staff," though others wail that "it's going downhill," "becoming more like a chain, shifting to a more contemporary style that is unattractive and unbecoming." Room decor celebrates the colors of a Southern garden with pastel walls, curtains, and fabrics. The Lobby Lounge hosts "don't-miss live jazz." Its location in Atlanta's ritziest neighborhood positions it near prime shopping at Phipps Plaza. The spa, expanded in 2011, has a spa boutique and guest rooms and suites.
Like a computer playing Liszt, this 221-room tower—the city's tallest at 70 stories—is a technically flawless classical composition. Its failing is that Miami moves to a Latin beat. Rooms are so cookie-cutter luxe that you'll have to open the drapes to determine where you are, and its all-business location at the edge of the Financial District is inconvenient to the beach. But as a place to hole up, you can't do much better than the Four Seasons. A two-acre terrace on the seventh floor has three swimming pools and an alfresco bar/restaurant; at 50,000 square feet, the gym is bigger than many hotels, and a ten-treatment-room spa and full-service salon are the last word in pampering. The food is impeccable, as are the staff, who are at your side, unbidden, should you so much as break stride to remember where you're heading. The hotel is especially accommodating of children, with wading pools and a kids-only room service menu that is both varied and a good value (most items are priced from five to nine dollars).
Readers say "the spa is to die for," and that the rooms "have some of the best decor ever." Amenities here are rated as "high quality," specifically the "great food and beverages," the "mini beach," and the great service and great staff."
"You'll find this hotel, in an elliptical 52-story mixed-use building of curved glass, "just the right distance from the craziness"—it sits where the Miami River meets Biscayne Bay. Designed by Cheryl Rowley, "spacious rooms are real beauties" in neutral beiges and whites, and are highlighted by floor-to-ceiling glass doors leading to private balconies. Area 31, on the sixteenth floor, serves Mediterranean-inspired seafood, and the "sommelier is exceptional." London-based Zuma brings its Japanese cuisine to a space on the first floor. Exhale Spa looks out over the city and has a treatment menu with massages, core conditioning, acupuncture, and yoga. "The rooftop bar is spectacular."
This 23-story Beaux Arts–style "oasis on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan" is "one of the greats." Its facade has limestone carvings, a copper cornice, and Doric columns. "Executive suites are grand, beautiful, and just what you want after a day on the town." Seated on black leather banquettes at Fives, linger over entrées such as miso-marinated black cod. The rooftop Salon de Ning bar is "top-notch and has a cool 1930s Shanghai vibe." The wraparound 2,700-square-foot Sun Terrace overlooks Central Park. "The service is impeccable: Staff greet you by name when you return home—I mean, to the hotel—after a long day."
Across from Central Park on Columbus Circle, this 52-story hotel is "great for shopping, dining, Broadway shows, and exploring the city." Each apartment-style room has a dramatic color palette of gray, aubergine, ivory, and caramel, with Schonbek crystal chandeliers over the dining table and rosewood, mahogany, maple, and walnut finishes. "The kitchens have top-of-the-line appliances, and at evening turndown, water is served in Rogaska glasses." Both Jean Georges and Nougatine are run by Jean-Georges Vongerichten.
"Once you get to the room, the wow factor begins" at this Central district hotel—whose designers include Adam Tihany—connected by skybridges to commercial buildings and shopping. Most rooms have three LCD TVs, and you can "watch Hong Kong life while bathing." MO Bar's breakfast buffet includes dim sum and American standards.
This neoclassical building with a modern tower near the Star Ferry terminal in Kowloon is "a hallmark of class from days gone by." "Gorgeously appointed rooms" marry European style with Asian touches in hues of blue, green, gold, and ivory. Take a swim in the eighth-floor pool overlooking Hong Kong Island, or get a holistic massage with hot stones of volcanic lava at the spa. "Truly incredible dining" includes Cantonese among dark woods and Asian rugs at Spring Moon, and modern European cuisine and cocktails at the Philippe Starck–designed Felix, atop the tower. "From the Rolls-Royce pickup at the airport to the afternoon high tea, this is the best hotel in the world."
Thanks to its "great location on the harbor," this property has "ready access to the sights of Kowloon and has a good view of Hong Kong Island." The two-story lobby has Venetian glass chandeliers, Italian marble, a mosaic fountain, and murals depicting the mythical Shangri-La. "Comfortable and spacious" rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the water or the city, and a color scheme of tans and browns, some with red mahogany wall panels. Shang Palace has gold and red motifs and focuses on Cantonese specialties. "I love this hotel. It smells so fresh, like a spring garden."
Overlooking the entrance to the Royal Mews stables of Buckingham Palace, this former ballroom in a "great central location" is now "a chic, happening hotel" on the fifth floor of a brick and limestone Georgian building. The interior is "warm, inviting, and intimate," exuding "a very elegant feel" through its contemporary black-and-white decor. Guest rooms blend "the charm of old-world quality with modern amenities" and contain rich carved mahogany and black leather furnishings. The Library Restaurant serves "consistently excellent" traditional dishes like grilled Dover sole; the breakfast buffet under the Executive Lounge's glass roof is a "special treat."
Several of our readers noted the good location of Rubens, near Buckingham Palace and the tube. Others praised the "charming rooms," the "delicious" afternoon tea, and the "remarkable service," going so far as to say " A delightful older property that exudes warmth and charm."
"Service is outstanding," says one happy reader, who called the hotel "beautiful" and recommended the afternoon tea. Another added, "Brilliant hotel—the best in London."
The hotel draws weekday suits, younger couples on spa retreats, and weekenders from neighboring cities in for a game (Toronto's three major league teams play within punting distance) or a show (the theater district is a block away). On weekends, the crowd kicks up a fun ruckus at TOCA, a steak-focused locavore restaurant and bar, but the less-trafficked cocktail bar Deq is a better bet; its patio features a fire pit in summer, and the cozy fireplace nook is the nicest spot in the hotel.
"A pleasant surprise," say our readers, who also praise the "convenient location" by the Eaton Centre & Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The hotel offers several meeting rooms of various sizes, three of which offer views of the historic Church of the Holy Trinity.
This Hyatt near Toronto's Financial District has a "big city feel" and is also close to "good shopping." It's a "great hotel for the higher-end spectrum of Toronto," says a reader from Las Vegas.
The curved glass tower across from the Canada Place cruise ship terminal is the newest and "nicest of the Fairmont properties in Vancouver." "Ultra-modern rooms" are done in beige and natural tones; some look onto the pool terrace and have private patios with outdoor fireplaces. Oru, a pan-Asian bistro, has a menu with dishes like fennel-cured beef, Malay steamed honey mussels, and tandoori lamb chops with cumin dal. The extensive selection of treatments at the "Zen atmosphere" Willow Stream Spa—which has three lounges and a yoga studio—is "to die for," including men's facials, seaweed body wraps, and maternity massages.
The location across from the Vancouver Convention Centre "could not be better." The 23-story terraced glass tower has contemporary design and a "spotless lobby." Rooms in sea or red-jewel hues overlook either the skyline and the hotel's herb garden or the North Shore mountains. Herons serves regional seafood (seared salmon, honey mussels).
The 25-year-old domed tower next to Canada Place is "close to all transportation." "Tastefully decorated" rooms are airy, with floor-to-ceiling windows and white-quilted headboards. Café Pacifica has waterfront views and East-meets-West cuisine that includes ponzu-glazed Kusshi oysters, "but there's better seafood elsewhere in the city"; live singers perform during its Saturday evening opera buffet.
The Hilton is primarily tailored to the needs of its executive clientele. Every guest room serves up the muted modernism expected of a 577-room, five-star business hotel. Luckily for the rest of us, the Hilton's real appeal is a canny symbiosis of its ambience and the pulse of the city. Even the huge gym caters perfectly to this urban jungle, with a multitude of classes, a generous lap pool, and a range of saunas and steam rooms. The hotel also includes the upscale Glass Brasserie and three bars, the pick of which is Marble, an opulent, underground ode to Victoriana.
Our readers called this hotel "first class in every respect," with a "terrific location" and "a wonderful view of the entire harbor and bridge." The staff is "helpful with recommending all the sights of Sydney" and the spa is "fabulous."
Our readers recommend that even if you don't stay at this "beautiful" and "very romantic" hotel with "excellent facilities," you have a drink in the top floor lounge, which has "the best view in Sydney."


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The bishops' little-publicized petition
The U.S. bishops have been talking so loudly lately about contraception and religious freedom that it's beginning to overshadow their other initiatives. Did you know, for example, that the bishops are presenting President Obama with a petition to change our country's policy on nuclear weapons?
The USCCB's website currently has a petition titled "President Obama, move us closer to a world free of nuclear weapons." Says the petition: "In the 21st century, nuclear weapons are a global security liability, not an asset. You must act now to reduce the nuclear danger and the role of nuclear weapons."
Why isn't this being preached from the pulpit? As Cardinal Francis George wrote in 2010, "The horribly destructive capacity of nuclear arms makes them disproportionate and indiscriminate weapons that endanger human life and dignity like no other armaments. Their use as a weapon of war is rejected in Church teaching based on just war norms." Nuclear weapons are rejected by church teaching, as is the use of contraception in most cases. So where is the outcry from the bishops on this threat, especially as tensions in the Middle East rise daily surrounding Iran's nuclear capabilities?
As Pope John XXIII said in his 1963 Encyclical Pacem in Terris (113): "The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone."
Hopefully U.S. Catholics can trust that their bishops will stand up for this threat to human life and dignity.


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Minors Honors
John Mayberry of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs and lefty Nick Hernandez of the Lakewood BlueClaws are the Phillies minor league player and pitcher of the week, respectively.
Minor League Review will salute a pitcher and player every week.
National TV
Phillies game in Atlanta on Wednesday night will be on ESPN TV, but blacked out in the Philadelphia market. Comcast SportsNet is carrying the game locally. Of course, you can watch every game on MLB.com, too.
Phillies game in Wrigley Field on July 18 has been moved from 6:09 p.m. to 8:09 p.m. for ESPN Sunday Night Telecast. May 2 (Mets) and May 16 (at Brewers) are also Sunday nights on ESPN. More can be added.
First Saturday telecast on FOX involving the Phillies is May 1, Mets at Citizens Bank Park.
Dirty Uniforms?
Friendly fan asked what the Phillies use to get dirt and grass stains from the player uniforms.
Phil Sheridan, Manager, Home Clubhouse, is the authority on this subject: "We use products from a company called EISCO. Check out "The Clubhouse Kit" on eisco.com for the products we buy. The products are called protein release and clay-mate."
Uniforms are washed after every game, home or road. They are placed on hangers and racks to dry.
Happy Birthday
Former Phillies first baseman and current Marlins broadcaster, Tommy Hutton. He's 64 but looks 44…..well, sort of.
Coming Soon
Phillies: An Extraordinary Tradition, the new commemorative 252-page book that showcases the Phillies historic faces and places, will be on sale around May 1. Fans can pre-order now.


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I just heard from a fellow named Russ Grimm, an instructor with American Military University who's got a blog called My Military History. It's pretty darn interesting. I've added it to my blogroll, I'll be reading it frequently, and I recommend it to anyone interested in the history of warfare. Check it out.
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Imagine this situation: you've brought your favorite lunch to work. Everyone is jealous of your food, continuously eyeing it up. A few coworkers, who have brought in disappointing lunches in comparison, approach and demand that you hand it over. After you refuse, they beat you until your body lies lifeless and they take your lunch anyway.
Woah, woah, woah… that took a dramatic turn!
|Photo of a harbour porpoise, taken by AVampireTear (Wikimedia Commons)
But for harbour porpoises in the northeastern Atlantic, this fight for food has become a reality, and bottlenose dolphins are the suspected culprit. In 1996, Harry M. Ross (SAC Veterinary Services, U.K.) and Ben Wilson (University of Aberdeen, U.K.) documented fractured rib cages, damaged internal organs and joint dislocations of deceased harbour porpoises in the northeastern Atlantic. Why would bottlenose dolphins be causing such damage? Who could ever associate such a cute and cuddly creature with a horrific crime like this?
|Photo of a bottlenose dolphin, taken by NASA (Wikimedia Commons)
Researchers Jérôme Spitz, Yann Rousseau, and Vincent Ridoux with the Center for Research on Marine Mammals: Institute for Coastal and Environmental Research at the University of La Rochelle in France become the judge and jury in this trial. Jérôme, Yann, and Vincent obtained 29 harbour porpoises and 25 bottlenose dolphins that had been beached and died in the Bay of Biscay (between Spain, France, and England). At the time of the study, more harbour porpoises were being found dead in the bay than in previous years. They hypothesized that bottlenose dolphins and harbour porpoises may have had similar enough diets to cause competition and violence between the two species.
|Photo of a harbour porpoise that received injuries thought to be from a
bottlenose dolphin before death (circled), from Ross and Wilson (1996)
The researchers' goal was to analyze stomach contents to directly see what each mammal was eating at the time of their death. To do this, Jérôme, Yann, and Vincent removed the stomachs from the harbour porpoise bodies and weighed them with all contents included. After weighing stomach casings separately, they calculated total weight inside of the animals' stomachs. Then, they washed stomach contents through a filter to separate out larger matter. Now, if you have a weak stomach, this probably wouldn't be the job for you. Jérôme, Yann, and Vincent separated food items within the stomachs into identifiable categories. It could sometimes be difficult to recognize whole animals in a stomach due to breakdown, so methods like pairing dismantled eyes or counting fish bones was necessary to identify them! This same process was repeated for bottlenose dolphin carcasses. From there, the scientists compared specimens for prey presence, abundance, mass, and size to see if there was overlap between diets of the harbour porpoises and bottlenose dolphins.
So what did they find? More food mass, a greater number of species, and a more diverse size range of prey was found in the stomachs of bottlenose dolphins in comparison to harbour porpoises. Although bottlenose dolphins have a habitat that includes more deep-ocean areas while harbor porpoises inhabit coastal surroundings, certain prey species were eaten by both. Since bottlenose dolphins are bigger and hunt in larger groups, they would logically be more dominant in a face-off over a common prey item. Why are they fighting more over the same foods? This shift could be a result of humans harvesting species from the ocean that are diet items for bottlenose dolphins. It could also be a result of warming ocean temperatures that could be changing the dwelling places of available food for bottlenose dolphins. This would explain why more habour porpoises are being attacked by these marine tyrants moving into shallower waters.
Poor porpoises, all they want to do is eat their lunch in peace. Who knows, maybe in the next few million years, we'll see highly evolved harbour porpoises covered in spikes to ward off the dolphins. That'll teach those bullies!
Ross, H., & Wilson, B. (1996). Violent Interactions between Bottlenose Dolphins and Harbour Porpoises Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 263 (1368), 283-286 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1996.0043
Spitz, J., Rousseau, Y., & Ridoux, V. (2006). Diet overlap between harbour porpoise and bottlenose dolphin: An argument in favour of interference competition for food? Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 70 (1-2), 259-270 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.04.020


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A Blue View is a weekly perspective on the life aquatic, hosted by National Aquarium CEO John Racanelli.
From the smallest plants and animals invisible to the human eye to entire ecosystems, every living thing depends on and is intricately linked by water.
Tune in to 88.1 WYPR every Tuesday at 5:45 p.m. as John brings to the surface important issues and fascinating discoveries making waves in the world today.
August 14, 2013: Jellies – Oceans Out of Balance
Click here to listen to John discuss how the rapid increase in jellyfish
populations has negatively impacted the health of our oceans.
Beautiful, eye-catching, and otherworldly, jellyfish are dazzling creatures to look at, though not something you want to run into at the beach.
Not technically fish, jellies have drifted through our seas for more than 500 million years. They range in size from that of a pinhead to more than 8 feet in diameter, with tentacles 130 feet long. Most species have tentacles that sting, even when they become detached from the jelly's body. And, as many a beach-goer can attest, those stinging cells can make for some less than pleasant experiences when our paths accidentally cross.
Related to sea anemones and corals, jellies have no heart, brain, blood, or bones, and are 95 percent water. Contrary to popular myths, jellies are not out to get you. As ocean drifters, they are carried along on ocean currents. But their vast numbers in certain places have made them a menace, and their unique ability to thrive in less-than-ideal conditions has scientists keeping a close eye on these fascinating creatures.
Jellies seem less susceptible to algae blooms, pollution, warming waters, and reduced oxygen levels, meaning that the more the environment deteriorates, the better it is for jellies. In an alarming phenomenon dubbed "jellification" by some scientists, jellies in some areas of the world are literally taking over the seas.
The role of jellies in the ocean ecosystem and whether or not their increasing numbers are displacing other ocean inhabitants are both matters of active debate in the marine science community. There are several reasons attributed to the rise of jelly populations. In addition to their ability to thrive in inhospitable conditions, jellies benefit when the fish, turtles, and other species that normally eat them are overfished. Then, as jellies eat zooplankton, fish eggs, larvae, and even fish, they further impact the food chain, perpetuating an imbalance that's difficult to correct.
An overabundance of jellies isn't good for tourism around the globe, particularly when they wash up on beaches. Depending upon the species, a jellyfish sting can cause anything from mild discomfort to severe pain and in rare cases, like the box jellies of Australia, even death. Jellies also affect fisheries—and fisherman—when they collide with nets, sometimes even killing the catch with their toxins. Jellies can also cause power outages and equipment damage at power plants by clogging cooling intakes.
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A bill that would address a backlog blocking veterans from accessing health benefits has passed the Senate Appropriations Committee.
It's being called the checklist for change, a 10-point system to get veterans and wounded warriors the help they need.
Ernest Muhammad, a disabled Army combat medic who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and arthritis, said the Veterans Administration has just informed him they are going to no longer give him full benefits and they are going to reduce his disability income to $426 a month.
"It's a nightmare. We sit down here, we have served our country, but we can't work now, we can't do anything and we have to go through all of this to try to prove this is what's going on with us, this is what's happened," Muhammad said. "I put in a claim eight years ago, eight to ten years ago, and I finally got it approved in 2011. A month ago, I got a letter saying now they are going to disapprove it. It's as if someone looked at my paperwork and said, 'He's cured. We are not working with him now.'"
Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the committee passed the checklist for change to address the backlog.
The bill calls for providing $10 million to pay overtime costs and for training claims processors. It would also mandate additional personnel to expedite the appeals process and provides $12.9 million to hire additional workers.
Currently, the VA reports more than 816,000 pending claims -- 66 percent of which have been pending for more than 125 days.
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Opinion: Google Chrome is the new Platform?
Kevin Tofel wrote an article for GigaOm entitled, How Google plans to rule the computing world through Chrome. That article seems to have gotten quite a bit of attention but when I last looked, there weren't too many comments... and I tried to comment... but even in two different browsers, I couldn't get the comment submission to work properly so I decided to post it here. What follows is my response to his article:
Google added an app store in Chrome some time ago... how many versions ago of Chrome was that? There was a little buzz shortly after it came out with players like the New York Times pitching their Chrome App... which works fine in Firefox too, btw. Then time passed. During that time, yes, Chrome Browser has gained more market share... but so far as I can tell, the Chrome App store, which is mostly just a fancier way to deal with bookmarks, really hasn't taken off.
Is there an opportunity for Chrome Apps to become more popular? Sure... if they can fill a niche and work well. Does that mean everyone will want to do everything in their browser... or via a browser-based although-works-fine-offline technology? Probably not. People are creatures of habit. Yes, they can change habits as well as add new habits but they aren't going to scrap everything they have just because there are more icons in a Google App Launcher thingie. It just ain't going to happen. Just moving the icon selector GUI from the Chrome browser window to an OS panel / dock is not going to be any revolution.
So many people seem to think that what they like has to win out over everything else... but that rarely ever happens. I think Google Chrome and Chrome/web-based Apps will pick up some market share and will do quite well... but it will be just another player in a crowded arena that is constantly getting broader with more choices... not less.
The zero admin functionality you speak of is nice and all but how will it not be laid to waste by similar security problems that have started to plague Android? If and when Chrome Apps become popular, then malware creators will also target it... and unless Google somehow does a better job with Chrome than they have done with Android, it has the potential to be a mess that completely negates zero admin... but at least it'll be cross platform malware now. Thanks!
In the end what empowers more people is quality free libre and open source software, not better marketed commercial apps.


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Cauley-Stein, a 7-foot freshman manning the post for Kentucky (18-8, 9-4 Southeastern Conference) with Noel sidelined, blocked attempts by Kyle Fuller and Kedren Johnson 9 seconds apart before grabbing Johnson's missed 3-pointer with 17 seconds left and drawing a foul.
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Kansas lawmakers are returning to the Statehouse for the formal ceremonial adjournment of the 2013 session.
The House and Senate were scheduled to convene at 10 a.m. with nothing on their agendas for what are typically ceremonial events. No attempts were expected on overriding Gov. Sam Brownback's line-item vetoes in the $14.5 billion state budget.
Legislators ended the regular session June 2 after passing more cuts in personal income taxes and lowering the 6.3 percent sales tax to 6.15 percent. The sales tax had been scheduled to fall to 5.7 percent in July.
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Jerk chicken curry with beans
Prep: 5 mins Cook: 40 mins
With this much flavour, you'll be surprised at how few ingredients this simple curry contains
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Nutrition: per serving
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- fat19g
- saturates5g
- carbs23g
- sugars9g
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- 8 chicken drumsticks
- 4 tsp jerk seasoning (we used Schwartz)
- 4 tsp olive oil
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- 2 red onions, sliced
- small bunch coriander, stalks finely chopped, leaves reserved
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Toss chicken in 1 tsp jerk seasoning and a little salt and pepper. Heat half the oil in a large frying pan, quickly brown the chicken, then remove. Tip in the remaining oil, onions and coriander stalks, then soften for 5 mins, stirring in the remaining jerk seasoning for the final min.
Return the drumsticks to the pan, pour over the tomatoes, then bring to a simmer. Cover, then cook for 20 mins. Remove the lid, stir in the beans, then cook for 10 mins more. Scatter with coriander and serve with rice.
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Spiced vegToss 2 tsp any of the above spices with root veg, oil and seasoning, then roast at 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 for 40 mins or until tender and golden.
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Use up the jerk seasoningSuper-speedy marinade: Mix 1 tbsp jerk seasoning or curry powder into 3 tbsp natural yogurt and use as a marinade for chicken breasts, prawns or lamb chops before grilling or barbecuing.
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Fragrant mashFry ½ tsp each jerk seasoning, ground coriander or cumin in a little oil, then stir into mashed potatoes.
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31st Jul, 2014
I have read quite a few comments from people saying that it was bland, I made this but tweaked it, firstly used authentic jerk seasoning not the watered down Schwartz version. I never ever use the weak marinades or spices that lack a kick that you can pick off any shelf in a supermarket. Marinaded the chicken over night, that's a must for me when making any dish using Caribbean or Asian spices. And lastly used maybe 75% of ONE tin of tomatoes not two.
6th Sep, 2013
We all loved this & will definitely be making it again, it's so quick & easy. I used chicken breasts as that's all I had, & substituted the kidney beans for cannellini beans as that's all I had in. Served with brown basmati rice cooked in vegetable stock flavoured water. Will try the lime juice as suggested as that sounds good too.
10th May, 2012
I loved this dinner, though it was too hot for my wife. Of course I was using a jerk paste rather than powder and still used the 4 tablespoons! Didn't read the recipe well enough heh. Will defenitely be making it again, but will probably trial it with just 1.5 spoons of paste. Flavour was beautiful.


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This completion rate is significantly lower than our own estimates, which are based on data submitted from the history departments annually. In 2006, history PhD programs estimated that an average of 59 percent of the students who matriculated into their program in 1996 had completed the degree. But one of the issues we confronted in our survey was precisely how to determine when a student actually entered the doctoral program, given that some enter as Master's students or some other form of transitional status....
Unfortunately, the report does not offer specific information on attrition from history PhD programs. But for the humanities in general, they report that slightly more than 15 percent of doctoral students gave up by their third year in the program, and more than a third gave up by year 10. Almost 19 percent of humanities doctoral students were still counted on the books as continuing toward the degree in their tenth year.
The discrepancy in reporting is important to focus on. The AHA Blog goes on to conclude that the report gives "history a lower 10-year completion rate than almost all other disciplines."
Another way to look at the very same tables is to find that while it takes longer to complete a PhD in the humanities than mathematics or science (we knew that), at the end of the day, the 10 year rate for history is not far off from many fields, including economics, which has a 10 completion rate of just over 50%. The table that is supposed to show that history has a lower completion rate than "almost all other disciplines" actually shows that there is almost no difference between history and the overall category of "humanities." This suggests that if steps need to be taken to help graduate students complete the PhD more quickly, it is not necessarily a history-specific problem, but a difficulty that affects many parts of the academy.
The bottom line: if you want a quick PhD, the data is clear: be a civil engineer. It you're in econ, history, anthro or literature, you're in for a long haul, and it is in everyone's interest to determine ways to make progress toward the PhD, across fields, an education, and not a career.
UPDATE: PhDinHistory follows up with more helpful data, here, noting that only sixteen PhD granting history departments provided the date for the Council of Graduate Schools report, representing only 10% of North American history doctoral programs. A rather important limitation of the study!


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All-Star Game Needs Some "Hambone"
As we get down into the final frames of the American League All-Star Game Final Vote, I want to thrust in my 2 cents worth for a guy who I think has paid his dues, and should get a chance to throw the rock in Kansas City next week. Sure I might a bit of bias since he did adorn the Rays colors for a spell in his career, but Jason Aaron (not for Hank) Hammel who stands 6 foot 6 inches definitely has had a season that set himself apart.
Sure a lot of the American League East fans kind of lost touch with "Hambone" after his trade on the last day of competing against fellow tall dude Jeff Niemann (6'8") for the lone spot still unoccupied in the Rays rotation. Hammel traded the Rays sunburst for the purple and black of the Rockies, going where some pitchers' ERA go to die. But Hammel, who was out of minor league options at the time and had a total of 28 MLB games in his cap buckled down and turned his pre-trade ERA of 5.90 during his Rays tenure to a more respectable 4.57 ERA in 350+ innings including an advancement of 7.5 wins above replacement in 2009-2012, more than any starter on the Rays or rockies not named (Ubaldo) Jimenez.
In the seasons since Hammel left the sunshine of Tampa Bay, he has started 78 contests, posted 25 victories and seen 332 hitters return to the dugout via the K. But it wasn't until Hammel got himself a bit of a homecoming via a trade to Baltimore this season that he has again shown up on the AL east radar as a prominent hurler for the Orioles. So far in 2012, Hammel boasts a 8-4 record for the O's along with 16 game started, a complete game, a shutout and 97 strikeouts even before the All-Star break. His 8 victories is top on the Baltimore staff at the writing of this blog, and his 3.43 ERA leads the O's staff.
Maybe a bit of insight into Hammel might persuade you to cast a vote for "Hambone".
*** Hammel has always been a firm supporter/active member of "Strikeouts For the Troops", a charity stared by Giants P Barry Zito that donated money to troops overseas with each and every "K" posted during a start. (Got to love a guy who punches out hitters at the plate, and troops get the goods)
*** Hammel a self-proclaimed artists actually has some of his artwork on himself in the form of a baseball with flames coming off of it with a field in the background. Hammel has also been the artists on several of his former teammates and friend's ink inspired artwork. (No word on if any of Josh Hamilton's tats have Hammel markings)
*** During his Freshman and Sophomore years at Treasure Coast (Oregon) Community College, Hammel donned the team mascot, the Chukar Bird during the school basketball seasons. (No wonder he liked Raymond so much. I would run seeing a 6 foot 6 inch Chukar Bird coming towards me)
*** During his "Rays days". Hammel, a closet budding Rockstar was beginning lessons on the acoustic guitar. Too bad he got traded, Evan Longoria could use a good guitarist on his Rays clubhouse band. ( No confirmation on if he was Rockies or O's Clubhouse Rock Band eligible).
***Hammel is an avid golfer, and was the reigning champion from the Rays 2008 Spring Golf Tourney and never got to adequately defend his title in 2009. (I him hit it off the tee in the Rays 2009 Tourney, the ball screamed all the way down the fairway..saw .I swear.)
*** After baseball, Hammel hopes to again hit the books and get a degree in Graphic Design. He currently has an Associates Degree. (Good for him!)
Seriously, I got to know Hammel pretty well during his "Rays days", and this is the kind of guy who not only deserves this shot, but has the moxey and confidence to bring his game to the next level with this kind of National exposure. To me, that is what the All-Star game is all about, the uncovering of new talent to a nationwide audience who can also begin to watch as a player grows and becomes a solid MLB fixture.
Sure Yu Davish might have a leg-up with all the hype surrounding his signing and exposure early on this season, but Hammel is the real deal, and Hambone is just the kind of pitcher this game needs to spice up the melting pot. So you know where my votes are going…….Hambone as many times as MLB will allow me.


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One of our newest acquisitions here at Cotsen is a really unique item. It's one of our favorite types of materials to have in the collection: juvenilia, an instance of literary, musical, or visual art created by a child artist. This particular piece is a cleverly illustrated French language poster presumably created and inscribed by J. M. Legeay (Jean-Marc?) in September of 1896 (see final panel). The poster tells a story in pictures about a reprehensible killing and the events that ensue after the despicable act, complete with a sobering moral.
Although this murder story is resolved and justice is meted out, there remain, for us, many mysteries surrounding the piece itself. Where was it made? Who made it? Why was it made? I will explore these questions about this intriguing historical object while we simultaneously explore the scandalous pictorial story it presents us with.
Without further ado: Un Crime Effroyable (a terrible crime)
This handmade poster is illustrated in crayon, ink, watercolor, and pencil. The piece features 10 pictorial paper panels and a foldable cardboard border. All the individual segments are backed on black linen cloth in order to join the work as a whole. The poster is designed to be easily hung on the wall, or neatly folded up along the panels' divisions.
The top 2 panels serve as our decorative title:
From these purely physical facts we might infer that this item was diligently worked on. It also demonstrates a good degree of artistic skill (for a young and presumably amateur artist) and craft ability that would have taken young Legeay many hours to illustrate, cut, arrange, and paste together. But we don't get a clear indication of why he spent so much time creating it. What was this young man's motivation? Legeay probably didn't create a moral tale about wrongdoing and lawful retribution just for his own amusement. Rather, it seems reasonable to conclude that the impetus for this kind of project was probably a school assignment, an exercise in moral education. Let's see what the young man learned…
In this first scene we are introduced to two characters: a middle class fop in his bright yellow pants, and a small green blob (who we soon learn is our murderer). The dandy seems quite dandy, and why not? It seems he, and at least the character behind him, has just left the wine and liquor store in the background.
Here, with seemingly no explanation and for no reason, our good-natured friend with the cherubic face is stabbed by a mustachioed assailant. But notice the juxtaposition of clothing style and appearance between victim and killer. Stylized against our top hatted and parasol wielding picture of happiness and innocence that is our middle class man, we have our murderer. He appears working class, with his plain green coat and matching kepi; no frills in his dress.
At this point we might venture to say that this depiction of a terrible crime is an illustration of class conflict; an instance of a working class man preying on a defenseless (and seemingly blameless) middle class man. I don't think it would be unfair to assert that Legeay is probably middle class himself. Not only does he seemingly have access to schooling and a variety of coloring materials, he is also evincing a common middle class fear about the brutal and violent lower class wanting to harm the bourgeoisie. Of course, one has to keep in mind that Legeay is just a child; I don't mean to foist upon him some propagandist motivation. I believe, rather, that he is just a young man reflecting the world views around him as he completes a school assignment.
Our murderer contently relaxes in a local café after his grisly deed, as the be-spurred officer enters. From the clues in this panel we get our first guess at the possible region of origin for this poster. On the door we find inscribed "Café" and "Cidre". Cidre is French for cider, specifically the kind popularly produced in the regions of Normandy and Brittany. This familiarity with cidre might be an indication that Legeay is from one of these regions (or just a budding young drunk). But as we will see, there is other evidence that points in a very different direction.
In this scene the action of the story comes to a close. Our killer is being escorted to a smiling executioner manning the infamous guillotine.The perpetrator's escorts are none other than our officers-in-spurs and a crucifix bearing priest. This panel, however, shows us more than just the moments leading up to our murderer's last.Look closely at the left side of the illustration and you might just be able to make out the most puzzling feature of this item, what appears to be debossed text reading: Hollonge.
Provided here are two closer images of the text (one vertical, one horizontal):
It is unclear whether this text is a hand written inscription or whether it is a trade mark on the paper itself. It seems unlikely that it is the debossed trade mark ofa paper manufacturer, "Hollonge", because the mark does not appear on any other panel of the poster and no such company has turned up in my research. So it might be an inscription. But who would write it? Why was it written? What does it mean?
Hollonge might be a corruptionthat is supposed to denote Hollogne. Hollogne being short hand for the town of Grâce-Hollogne, known to English speakers as The Ardennes. Grâce-Hollogne, it turns out, is located not in France, but in Belgium. Butif the poster is from Belgium one might wonder why the text is written in French. Significantly, perhaps, The Ardennes is located in the province of Liège, placing it in the region known as Wallonia. This might place Legeay as a Walloon, a French speaking Belgian.
Another aspect of Hollonge is that it seems to have been etched by a tool. Hollange is composed of recessed markings, and some of the strokes appear too thick to have been written by pencil or pen. However it was made, it appears to have been a mistake. If the word is supposed to be Hollogne, it is spelled wrong. Furthermore the final character "e" also resembles an "l".
Maybe Legeay wrote Hollonge. It's possible, considering that, as we will see, Legeay makes spelling errors elsewhere as well. But why would Legeay write the place of origin on his own work? Certainly he knows (and doesn't need to share) where he lives and where he's made his work. Though the erroneous word is an inscription, it probably isn't Legeay's.
It's more reasonable to assume that the inscription was written by a more recent owner of the work, perhaps a collector of juvenilia or an antiquarian bookseller. This owner was probably French, considering that Hollogne is written with two l's as opposed to one (Hologne), which is the Wallonian spelling of the place-name. The word might have been erased because of the spelling error or because the attempt to place the origin of the work in Hollogne was unfounded.
With the limited evidence we currently have, all I can do is offer a few guesses about this work's place of origin. Does the mention of "cidré" point towards Normandy or Brittany as the origin of the work, or does Hollonge point us to Belgium? We might just never really know, with any real certainty, where exactly this work was created.
But what we can be more certain of is that Legeay is probably middle class, that he is a decent illustrator, and that he is not a good speller. This brings us to the final panel:
This final panel delivers the true coup de grâce of the piece, a moral message from our insightful author that caps off the story: "N'assasinez point et vous n'serez point gigotiné" (Don't murder and you won't get the guillotine). Pointedly, young Legeay has spelled two words wrong; Assasinez is missing an "s" (assassinez) and the spelling of that last word, gigotiné (as opposed to the already Francophone guillotine), is very wrong. Legeay seems much more careless with his spelling and word choice than his illustrations. I don't think the boy was very much motivated to really draw out his moral lesson but, in true boyish fashion, was much more interested in illustrating violence instead (probably to the chagrin of his teacher).
But let's return to that very odd word gigotiné. It might mean more than just a child's bad spelling. Using gigotiné might prove that Legeay is cleverer than he appears. Gigotiné, if spelled this way purposefully, has a double meaning. Not only does it obviously denote the guillotine, it also means to associate another word with that infernal machine: gigotin (a prepared leg of lamb). Coupled with this association, gigotiné reminds us of the outcome of the guillotine's use. It's tongue and cheek of course, and not meant to be taken too seriously. It was probably a common euphemism; not something Legeay came up with himself.
This poster is an article of juvenilia that, although humorous and interesting, is still shrouded in mystery. I've tried my best to explain who might have made this work and why they might have made it. But given my limited knowledge and the limited information that the work itself offers, my interpretation of this child's work should be taken with a grain of salt. The origins of this clever little poster remain enigmatic. But what we do end up with is a glimpse into the life of a child during the close of the 19th Century. Though this poster begs more questions than it provides answers, it is nevertheless a charming look into how a child at the time saw and felt about the world around him (particularly, how he felt about murders and guillotines).


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22 Sox players surveyed: If you were a general manager, which one player in the American League would you build your team around?
PLAYER VOTES Joe Mauer, catcher, Twins 14 Felix Hernandez, RHP, Mariners 3 Derek Jeter, shortstop, Yankees 2 Grady Sizemore, outfield, Indians 2 Jake Peavy, RHP, White Sox 1
Jeter? Look in your locker dumbasses. The name is Beckham. Gordon Beckham.


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Finzsoft necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 258 diseños de 43 diseñadores freelance.
We have a compelling event requiring a new logo. You are key to our success and we need your help to make this happen! This is the start of a journey which may result in the need for more designs. We may pick more than one winning design.
Finzsoft has been providing asset backed finance and funds management software to financial institutions since 1986. We sell our software 'Sovereign' and offer professional services across the spectrum from small businesses needing a hosted SaaS (software as a service) arrangement through to enterprise software implementations for banks.
Our software manages funding (deposits/investments) and lending (loan) books for a variety of products types including call accounts, term deposits, line of credit, mortgages, pre-computed, simple interest and leases. Many of our clients are in the vehicle financing business, but other asset types and lending arrangements are also supported.
We are based in New Zealand with a presence in Australia and the United States. Asia is also a target market.
Finance companies, banks, building societies, credit unions.
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- Our website includes the same logo based on a different colour arrangement here: http://www.finzsoft.com/
- Current font is Myriad Pro, Grey colour: R=76, G=91, B=82, Green colour: R=194, G=205, B=35.
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3. A new logo to replace the existing 'Mickey Mouse' style logo which was originally derived from an abacus (finance) concept. A logo embodying vision/innovation would be welcome, although not essential as we may change the tag line down the track.
- We are comfortable with the existing colour scheme (white and green on dark gray) but are open to alternatives, particularly in relation to the logo.
- We will need the logo to be scalable to fit on business cards, brochures, website, etc. The winner needs to be able to supply the logo (.psd, .jpg, .tif) as a single image AND with the three elements separately so we can mix and match later if we want to.
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Another sign that spring training is right around the corner, aside from the 50 degree temperatures in Chicago today, is that the Cubs have announced the twenty one non roster players that will be invited to spring training. Headlining that list is 23 year old outfield prospect Brett Jackson. While none of these players will necessarily break camp with the Cubs (nine have previous MLB experience) they will all have the same opportunity to do so during spring training. It will be interesting to see how the Cubs new staff on, and off the field evaluates the organization's time in Arizona.
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Biological Confinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms (2004)Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Bioconfinement, as defined by the committee writing the report are a set of biological techniques (such as induced sterility) used to prevent transgenic animals, plants, and microbes from escaping into natural ecosystems and breeding, thus competing with their wild relatives or passing engineered traits to closely related species. Since no single Bioconfinement method is 100 percent effective, the committee recommends that developers of genetically engineered organisms consider using a systematic approach with multiple methods to reduce the chance of confinement failure.


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I often plug products that I've found beneficial, especially in the ministry of The Special Gathering, a ministry within the mentally challenged community. The Christmas musical, A Stranger in the Manger, is a well-written and joy-filled musical that becomes an excellent presentation. Uplifting and fun songs make the music sparkle. However, the ballad, "This is Such a Strange Way to Save the World," is touching enough to leave half of the audience in tears.
The musical is written for children; but it is easily adapted for the disability community, especially for the mentally challenged population. While the words and music may be more difficult than anything you have tried, it is easy to learn because everyone loves the music enough to work hard. With children, you can supplement the recorded voices. However, with a choir of intellectually disabled adults, you will need to leave out the extra voices recorded because the children's voices will not blend with an adult choir.
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The founders of Eugene Contemporary Art (ECA) want the city of Eugene to embrace challenging art. "Difficult art is what everyone remembers from history," ECA Executive Director Courtney Stubbert told the audience at the packed Red House Oct. 19 during the "Creative Conversations: Re-imagining Eugene — What the Arts Do for Downtown" panel discussion. "The commercial arts scene has always been a limp, sad creature. Difficult art is what Eugene needs."
ECA, an arts nonprofit, began as a lean startup in the spring of 2012 featuring a local contemporary arts calendar. It quickly evolved into a platform for contemporary arts education and community engagement, adding an artist residency component, known as Public Process, earlier this fall. Stubbert partnered with photographer and wife Kari Stubbert (ECA Communications Coordinator) and Courtney Stubbert's mentor, painter and teacher, Wesley Hurd (ECA Director of Education), to connect arts culture on campus with arts culture in the city.
"The gap that we are really trying to fill is one of education and cultural relevancy and building that conversation between serious art majors and the general public," Kari Stubbert says.
"We want to be part of a positive kind of energy and solution towards the lack of understanding of contemporary art," Courtney Stubbert says.
One of the ways ECA is bridging the town-and-gown divide is through a new four-to-six week residency program. ECA's first artist-in-residence, Alida Bevirt, became acquainted with the nonprofit through Hurd's first arts lecture "What is Art?" at ECA's gallery space, The Wave in the Whit. The recent UO graduate than scanned ECA's website and saw that they were accepting applications for a residency. Bevirt applied, was accepted and six weeks after receiving the keys to the The Wave studio and gallery space, she hosted the opening reception for her show "Soft Language" Oct. 20. The show will run through Nov. 15, when Bevirt will host a panel discussion with an artist Q&A to follow.
"It seemed like a really good time to jump in and beat the crowd, while they were sort of unknown," she says. Bevirt says it's easy for arts students to feel lost when they graduate because they not only lose daily interaction with fellow artists but also their university studio space. "ECA is really trying to introduce something new to Eugene. Having this entire work environment tailored for you — it's a magnificent privilege to be given the key to use this fantastic space."
ECA is launching a Kickstarter campaign Nov. 1 to help with costs for the continuing residency program, for which they are now accepting applications. For more information, visit eugenecontemporaryart.com. To see more of Bevirt's work, visit these-made-things.tumblr.com.


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I rarely get too caught up chasing down achievements in games, but every so often they get under my skin. "Make it through Ravenholm without using a gun, eh? Alright, it's on."
The feeling of accomplishment that comes with earning an achievement can be fleeting. What did I get, other than a little note that will only ever be noticed by weirdos who open my profile to compare achievements? Not much.
Thanks to 3JIou's new Skyrim mod "Achieve That", you can chase achievements in Skyrim and actually get rewards for completing them. Will this system ever match the old George Mallory-style intrinsic reward of climbing the mountain just because it's there? Probably not. Is it still kind of cool to chase 'em all down? Sure.
To use the mod, you'll need to have the Sky UI mod, which adds a Mod Configuration Menu to the game. There, you can access all 109 of the added achievements.
If you, like me, are considering starting up a new Skyrim character (for some ungodly reason oh god please stop me), it'll probably be fun to start fresh with new, useful achievements. For a more detailed look at the mod, head over to its Nexus Mods page or watch the video above, by Gophers Gaming Mods.


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Spitfire comic Jenny Slate is making her SF Sketchfest debut this month at Cobb's Comedy Club at 10:30 p.m. on Friday, January 24, with the show Jenny Slate and Friends.
But, what would Jenny Slate and Frenemies from High School be like?
"I didn't have any frenemies in high school," Slate said. "If it was Jenny Slate and Frenemies from High School, it would just be me flinching for an hour waiting for someone to attack me and not having anything happen. That would be interesting."
Instead, Slate is bringing along comic pals Jon Daly, Brett Gelman, Max Silvestri and Nick Thune for a late-night cavalcade.
"The format will be traditional; the performers not so much," Slate said. "I hear that the crowds at Cobb's are really down for a party."
Slate had to cancel her performance at last year's Sketchfest due to a change in her filming schedule for the season finale of Showtime's "House of Lies," she said. Since leaving "Saturday Night Live" after one season in 2010, Slate has been juggling regular live shows on both coasts, hilarious roles on shows like "Parks and Recreation" and Comedy Central's "Kroll Show" and voice work on stuff like "Bob's Burgers" and her own smash viral video, "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On."
The multitasking Slate was even making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for her husband during this interview.
"He won't have a healthy kind of peanut butter. He makes me get Jif, even though I want to have the organic peanut butter without all the hydrogenated oils," she laughed.
Slate's humor can be compared to the last sketch that typically appears five minutes before the end of "Saturday Night Life," off-the-rails, bizarre and spit-take funny.
"That's my area, the bonkers area," she said.
Slate said the goodnights of "SNL" were among her favorite moments and recalled an odd exchange.
"Bobby Moynihan and I were wearing full gorilla costumes with latex prosthetics on our face. We didn't have enough time to take them off before it was time for goodnights," she said. "The musical guest was Bon Jovi. I turned to Richie Sambora and was like, 'Really nice to meet you,' and he said, 'You, too.' And I said, "This latex is so bad. Sorry my face smells like farts."
One day, Slate began speaking in a slight, sweet and whispery way to her filmmaker husband, Dean Fleischer-Camp, and the voice inspired the couple to create Marcel, an adorable, one-eyed seashell with itty-bitty sneakers.
"Sometimes you'll hear music, and it will make you start doing a dance or a weird body movement that you could only have started with that music," she said after being asked about her motivation for voices. "I don't know how to describe it. It's a feeling. I get a feeling. A lot of times it makes me want to speak as somebody else. That seems like I'm mentally ill. It happens pretty naturally. It's like dancing, if that makes any sense at all."
He hang-glides using a Dorito. He uses the toenails of a man for skis. He's Marcel, and his first video has been watched more than 22 million times.
"We have our second book coming out relatively soon. We will be making a feature, eventually. I hope Marcel does stick around. I think he's really an interesting, positive, complex character. I think he connects with people of all different ages. If there was one thing that I would be remembered for, I would be very happy if that was my little thing that I did for the world," Slate said.
Slate, Gabe Liedman and Max Silvestri will also present "Big Terrific," a popular New York City comedy show, transported to Sketchfest at 8 p.m. Saturday, January 25, also at Cobb's. You can also catch Slate on new episodes of "Kroll Show" at 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays on Comedy Central.
Corey Andrew has been interviewing comedians and writing about comedy for the last decade and a half. He recently published the book, "Laugh Lines: Conversations with Comedians." Corey was a writer and performer with Midwest sketch troupe, The NonProphets, before moving to the Bay Area with his family several years ago. If you have ideas for future columns about comedy, you can send them to email@example.com or follow him at twitter.com/coreywrites.


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What is personal litigation? Does that mean non-business litigation. Couldn't you just say, "Litigation"Anyway, I'm glad this thread was resurrected. I remember reading it a while back.Cher1300, if you are reading this, sorry to be sassy: 1) What type of work experience do they need? What if they move bricks for a living or work at the school library? I worked my way through school, and I learned a lot. But I don't think you need to work through school to know how to handle stress and show up on time. Additionally, work ethic changes depending on the job. A salesman who makes commission by selling mortgage products might have to go to luncheon's and play golf a lot and he has to be self-driven and commit to the sale. A grocery store clerk basically just has to work at a high level and stay put. Those are two wildly different skill sets.2) The second paragraph of points you make sounds like someone who only likes to manage one type of person. Maybe a college student who was involved in several campus activities and frats and partied all the time will actually have a wildly different skill set than someone who worked the window at the movie theater. Your post implies (not insinuates, since that's different) that you want to hire drones. Also, a 3.0 and a 4.0 are miles apart, Duncanjp. At most state universities, a 3.0 in a liberal arts degree doesn't require hardly any effort. Maybe some 4.0's aren't "that" impressive, but a true 4.0 shows dedication. That said, a 3.6 and holding down a job is pretty dang impressive. A 3.0 and holding down a job shows you have the skills of a highly functioning primate, at least.
Now, I can't speak for every other employer out there, but if I have to choose between someone who worked at Burger King for the last year with a 3.2 gpa versus one with a 4.0 gpa and no work experience, I'm going to hire the BK kid. I'm looking for a strong work ethic and a desire to work. If you stayed at home depending on mommy and daddy for the last year without doing some type of work, it insinuates that either you won't do certain tasks required for your job or that you may not even want to work. Everyone has to pay their dues at some point. How can I possibly give someone a chance at an entry level job when I don't know if they can even hold down a job?


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Same Crew, 3 Tosses
Charlie's been tossed from six games this season, three by the current crew. Makes one wonder. Of the six ejections, Blanton has been the starting pitcher five times. Don't know what that means for Joe.
Tomorrow, the Phillies are hosting Baseball 101 for women. Charlie will be part of the program that will take place in the Diamond Club. Guess who will immediately follow Charlie on the program? None other than Sam Holbrook one of the umpires in the current crew. Perhaps Charlie and Sam can get in an argument for the ladies.
Joe pitched well but the offense couldn't figure out Myers. Joe gave up his only run in the first inning. It marked the 10th time in his 21 starts that he's been scored on in the first inning. Perhaps we should ask fans to wear their Phillies caps backward in an effort to turn around his first-inning troubles.
Cole on the mound tonight. He's 0-3 this month with the offense scoring two runs in those three losses. Two were 1-0 scores. His last win was July 11, 1-0.
Hall of Fame pitcher and U. S. Senator Jim Bunning went through a similar spell in 1967. The Phillies set a club record that season by losing 10 1-0 games. Bunning was the victim five times and finished the season at 17-15.
Bunning will be back at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday afternoon as the Phillies salute Doc for his perfect game back in May. The Senator will be involved in pre-game festivities. The Phillies are the only major league franchise to have two pitchers who have tossed perfect games.
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"The Phillies are the only major league franchise to have two pitchers who have tossed perfect games."
Don't the Yankees have 3 — Larsen, Cone, and Wells?
Have been to Baseball 101 in previous years, but unable to go this year. Would LOVE to hear today's session with the umpire, especially after last night's 14th inning "incident".
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Seems personal to me. Seemed personal throughout the series. Who checks the criminal class (Umpires). Who reviews the calls? I get a lot of ""bad Ryan Howard: lost his cool". Who speaks for the abuse he received from Scott Barry? Who is this guy who wants to determine the outcome of the game, and/or wants to set the ni*&^% in his place? The complaints about Ryan's "attitude"? What about the "attitude" of the umpiring crew?


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I gather if you all are looking for a list that Guild of Sommelier governing board deems to be the official one for their purposes in order to set a standard for their testing, then by all means stay at 59 (and counting). However in the Italian wine (and sommelier) community, most of us know the Italian government is painfully slow in publishing the new DOCGs, rendering them "official". In those circles, the number is now 71, whether the "official" paperwork has been filed or not. And with a summer vacation upon them, those of you studying for your MS, etc in late July in Vegas will be even more stressed to differentiate between the Guild of Sommeliers official number and what we know in the Italian wine community to be the current ( and climbing) number of DOCG's. Sorry for the confusion. I didn't set it up, just reporting it.
All pretty silly when one takes into consideration this whole Italian appellation system will cease to be relevant about the time the Mayan calendar ends, in late 2012.
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LETTER- Our son is no carpetbagger
Our son, Tom Perriello, is running for US Congress from the 5th District of Virginia. As you reported [October 2: "Alleged liar, liar: Periello wants Goode ads dropped"] his opponent, Mr. Goode, ran an ad with an altered photograph of Tom that made him look more like a terrorist than our son. Additionally, the ad suggested that Tom was a carpetbagger from New York.
My wife and I want to clarify that Tom was born, raised, and educated through high school in Albemarle County. Tom received his Eagle Scout Award from Troop 114 of Stonewall Jackson Area Council and was a page for Delegate Mitch Van Yahres in Richmond. He was based in New York for a couple of years while serving abroad in Afghanistan, Darfur, and Kosovo working as a National Security Analyst.
Tom's position on issues like his Seven Point Economic Revival plan for Southside and his support for drilling as part of a plan for energy independence that is critical to our economy and to our national security can be found at perrielloforcongress.com.
Please learn the truth about who Tom Perriello really is and what progress and pride he could bring to our district.
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The first trailer aired after the morning coverage of the Royal Wedding showcasing popular BBC shows to the tune Bring Me Sunshine, popularised and sung by comedy duo Morecambe and Wise; captioned When it's worth watching, watch it with us, as well as Doctor Who and Torchwood the trailer featured classic shows like One Foot in the Grave, the aforementioned Morecambe and Wise and Only Fools and Horses, and more recent shows such as Gavin and Stacey, Merlin and Sherlock.
The second trailer aired after this evening's edition of The One Show, and focused on a number of shows that will be broadcast over the course of the summer; captioned Original British Drama, shows covered included The Shadow Line (with Christopher Eccleston), Exile (with John Simm), The Night Watch (with Michael Gambon and Bill Nighy), Luther (with Paul McGann), and of course Doctor Who and Torchwood.
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