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tree-loop tree inside member groups list, help-me!
Hello, Hierarchy is a great plugin, thanks!
I'm trying to put group tree inside member groups list, like this shot:
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its works, but not listing child groups when i click at [+], always list the current group!
i think the problem is bp_ajax_querystring( 'tree' ), but i cant figure it out..
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what i need to change to display correct child groups?
you plugin is awesome.
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A classic toy has "gone modern" at two amusement parks in the United States. But, if you can't make it to Florida or California, there is a new Legoland Discovery Center right here in the tri-state area.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
Top 10 Things I Learned at Wine Camp
1. Don't just blog, write. (Steve Heimoff, SteveHeimoff)
2. Sometimes you're worthy in your unworthiness. (Hardee Wallace, DirtySouthWine)
3. You should have an "about me" page on your blog to draw people deeper into your site. (Josh Wade, DrinkNectar)
4. Unrequited love is the only kind that lasts. (Lettie Teague, lettieteague)
5. Think of wine as an additional condiment, like ketchup. (The Food Network's celebrity chef Jeffrey Saad, Passion For Food)
6. Acidity is a flavor, tannin is a feeling. (Overheard and beg to differ; acidity is a feeling too.)
7. A bad day in wine country is better than a good day in the office (William Allen, Simple Hedonisms)
8. Remember to use all of your sensory experiences when tasting wine. See it, smell it, feel it, taste it. (Meg Houston Maker, MakersTable) Shhhh, be vewy, vewey quiet… Can you hear the wine?
9. Walla Walla can mean water water in the native american lanaguage, but more traditionally it's defined as "Many Rivers."
10. What happens at Wine Camp, stays at Wine Camp.
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- 6512 and growing said...
I loved how you paid close attention; the sign of a great writer.
- June 28, 2010 at 8:31 PM
Oh poor Tamara! What happens at wine camp gets tweeted, blogged and facebooked for a very very long time ;-)
You werent' there, but at the first #wbc, we are STILL talking about a certain bacon bandaid incidnet. mwahha
- July 7, 2010 at 1:57 PM
- Sip with Me! said...
Thanks Rachel, I learned a great deal about what being a writer is and will continue to aspire to that calling.
Thanks for visiting Thea, Sorry I missed #WBC09 and even more so hearing about bacon bandaids a year later. You can tweet, FB and blog all you want, as long as it's not about me, cause I'm holding on to my rule there like a security blanket!!
- July 7, 2010 at 3:42 PM
- Lisa Mattson said...
Hi Tamara,
Thanks so much for your kind note after WBC. It was so great to see you and to get to know you a little better. Sorry I didn't get a chance to hang out with you more. Next year, I will only do the video diaries, so I have plenty of time to connect with people.
I've been on vacation since June 30, so my apologies for the delayed response. I will try to get up that picture on Facebook too. Thanks for friending me.
As I mentioned, our video blog is located at http://blog.jordanwinery.com. If you have any suggestions on content, I'd greatly appreciate the advice.
Thanks again for the wine!
Best regards,
Lisa Mattson
The Journey of Jordan: a wine and food video blog
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Alyssa's Brooklyn Artist Studio
Name: Alyssa Monks, artist
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What good comes out of perusing the internet for hours late at night? Finding the work and workspace of Alyssa Monks on The Jealous Curator. Seeing Alyssa's funky artist loft space and knowing this is how she spends her days really makes you want to give up your day job.
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Other than that I made a few tables, found most of them, or was given things. I have an old pull-out couch a friend gave me years ago. It has been very useful! My oldest easel is one my parents got from Pearl Paint when I was 17 for Christmas. It is still the best easel I have and I use it often.
I use floor lamps from B&H Photo in New York City. They are not expensive, only about $40 each. I have about 12 of them. Someday I'd really love to have track lighting though — that would be ideal for the paintings and for safety as well.
The walls are painted with whatever white paint I found at the hardware store. Nothing fancy. Floors were painted with oil based floor paint, also white.
See above. They are concrete floors painted white.
I have one old big floor rug I bought at Home Depot years ago for my apartment. Now it's here.
I did custom order the blinds to fit the windows. I think it was Blinds To Go.
I have pictures of a lot of paintings I like on a bulletin board in my studio for inspiration.
Thanks, Alyssa!
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THE DEM PARTY LINE: America's Oil Companies Must Be Regulated
By Clark Hopper
U.S. refiners are selling diesel and gasoline to Mexico, Canada and even OPEC member Venezuela, at historically high levels. This makes America's number one export fuel for the first time since 1949, according to the Energy Department. U.S. exports of all refined petroleum products, including gasoline and diesel, have risen more than 123 percent since 2006. This is an average of more than 107 million gallons a day through the first eight months of 2012. Mexico is the number one destination, followed by Canada, the Netherlands and unexpectedly Venezuela, which has more oil than it can refine!
Americans are just realizing this is the major reason gasoline prices have been sky rocketing during the past decade! Consumer advocates see the exports as harming motorists, because the gallons exported are not available at U.S. gas pumps. Not only are America's giant oil corporations over charging Americans for our national resources, remember they lease the property they drill on, they are controlling what levels they make available to us by saying there is a shortage! Then they sell the so-called shortage of gasoline and diesel to other countries for even higher profits! Remember the deceptive excuses the oil companies and their refineries made for the rising costs of refined petroleum products over the past decade. They claimed we did not have enough petroleum or refineries available in the United States, blaming that on environmentalists. Now, suddenly there are enough refineries and oil to send over seas to foreign countries. What is wrong with that picture?
William Klesse, chief executive of Valero Energy Corp., which owns two new oil refineries in California, is very bullish about these exports. Kleese says, "It's not the way some people have represented it, the markets are essentially pulling it and we actually make more money going to the export market," and there you have it! Valero is the big oil corporation and major player pushing for construction of the purposed Keystone XL Pipeline to transport dirty tar sand oil from Canada to Houston, Texas, where it will be refined and transported to foreign countries. Valero has recently constructed additional oil storage facilities in Cushing, Oklahoma, a pipeline crossroads of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Chevron's executive vice president for downstream and chemicals says, "This includes exports to Asia (can you say China) and Latin America when such opportunities arise."
Energy analysts point to increased exports on top of lean refinery inventories as a factor in price surges, when refinery problems occur. Executive director of energy and sustainability at the University of California-Davis, Amy Myers Jaffe said, "Fuel exporting removes gasoline and diesel that would otherwise be available to the market and to mitigate price spikes. There is no such thing as surplus gasoline. It is a little like saying you are only going to take water from the shallow end of the pool. If I take water out, there is less water in the pool."
The petroleum industry needs to maintain a large volume of refined gasoline and diesel in reserve, in case there are unexpected refinery shutdowns or national emergencies. A large tariff must be established and placed on all refined gasoline, diesel and petroleum products exported from the United States. These taxes should be utilized for reducing the price of gasoline or maintaining highway infrastructure.
The oil industry uses every little hiccup world wide, to raise oil and gasoline prices for weeks or months. Even though these problems never occur, the increased costs are not returned to the customers and there is no justification. The profits are just kept and the increased costs are not lowered. It is just like robbing candy from a baby and we put up with it!
So how long are you going to allow your Legislators and Congressmen to give away $2 billion of your tax dollars to subsidies for the big greedy oil corporations every year? How long are you going to allow these greedy oil corporations to hold us hostages to price increases and shortages, whenever they have a notion? How long are you going to allow these greedy oil corporations to fight and monopolize alternative energy sources? How long before we demand our government regulate the greedy oil corporations to keep them from price fixing and gouging. How long are we going to allow greedy oil corporations to buy campaign elections for their chosen paid legislators? How long are we going to wait before we take back the control of our national resources? How long before we demand to know how little the greedy oil corporations have to pay for their oil leases and where the money goes. How long before we demand the greedy oil corporations stop polluting America's leased property and return it to a condition at least as good as they found it.
If you do not believe the oil corporations control your future, ask yourself this question. What will happen to us if they continue turning down the oil spigot in America even more and ship it over seas for even higher profits?
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Bands whose songs all sound so identical, there's literally no point to having written more than one song.
My flatmate's listening to Veronica Falls. It's pleasant enough but every single song or pretty much literally the same - the same production, the same vocal style, the same type of melody, the same instrument mix. So much so that might as well just have recorded one song, released and played it over and over at every gig.
What other bands suffer from a startling lack of diversity?
- Cementimental and WhiteLightWhiteCity this'd this
This is true.
Why the fuck do most bands not occasionally think "hmm, maybe we'll try something a bit different this time". Surely even they get bored?
When it's done right it's great
Like - perfectandyvine this'd this
Oh yeah totes
But when it does work its the best!
Because when I buy a Godspeed album (for example) I don't expect to hear a load of Smiths-like tunes.
Equally, the day Nick Cave starts singing like Billy Corgan is the day we shall part.
True - it might be the boring conservatism of most music buyers
but if you look at Nick Cave for example, there is variety. The Ship Song doesn't sound like Papa Won't Leave You Henry and Straight to You is a world away from Lie Down Here and Be My Girl. So bands can be varied and still sound like themselves...
Sort of
I think the closer you get to a band the more you hear the difference, but if you played those songs to techno fan (or whatever) they'd probably think they all sounded the same.
I'm generally in favour of bands experimenting, but I don't know if it works as a general principle. I love George Best by The Wedding Present but not only do all the songs sound the same, they all use the exact same 3 chords.
The Wedding Present is a brilliant example of what I'm talking about.
I fear this thread is going to get side-tracked into bands that have a similar style of songs but don't quite sound the same but the Wedding Present, like Veronica Falls, have literally the exact same production, song structure and vocal style on everything...
I think Seamonsters is a lot different to George Best
And I thought it was kind of noticeable even when I was just listening to them for the first time. I don't know. I saw them live last week and maybe it was getting too drunk, but so many of the songs sounded the same... they just blurred into one another. I dunno. I still like them but there's definitely a weird contradiction where some days it all seems samey, and others, it's kind of diverse.
There are big differences between their albums
but again, only if you're 'close' to the music. Part of the thrill of George Best as an album is the feel of it being a sheer outpouring of emotion. No noodling, no changes of pace, no experiments, no solos, just a frantic urgency to get it all on record as soon as. You can see a similar thing with the Ramones, I guess.
The joy of it is that if you like the template, you get close to the music and you hear the little differences in a way you wouldn't with a band that had a broader set of sounds.
This is interesting too:
a lot of the time they prob think they are doing something diffrent
its a curse sometimes being that close to your own music.JaguarPirate this'd this
They've got maybe two songs.
woah!clinic are amazing.and the last few albums have changed up quite a bit
- Oissin_ this'd this
the spooky droner
and the noisey garage one?
People say this about clinic
but i think they're pretty wrong. I think that the fact that they've got such a distinctive sound combined with the fact that some of their sounds sound the same means that people end up saying they all sound the same, or they've only got two songs or something. Once you actually start listing each of the songs that sound completely different, though, you end up with oodles of them.
Yeah, clinic are brilliant aren't they.
``Clinic can turn their hands to almost any genre and still sound distinctly themselves.``
Despite playing along with the cliche a couple of posts up, I agree that they've been doing a great job of pushing their own envelope with their most recent albums.
Best band outta Liverpool, ever, bar none.
``There is nothing extraneous, all is musically lean and creatively sharp. For all their strange trips, stylistic ticks and rhythmic repetition, Clinic never become self indulgent and remain one of the most peculiarly distinctive bands around.``
Quotes culled from www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/live/clinic-stereo-glasgowsplitterwill this'd this
- CrispinAlexander this'd this
Have you heard Munki?
all kinds of different styles on that
Radiohead post-OK
Kiss it DiS - first.sean this'd this
but there remains a point of having more than one song. Because it's a very good song.DaddyorChips this'd this
guarantee this thread will have a load of silly answers
like 'Mogwai quiet-loud DERP'
i had a think but couldn't come up with a positive contribution.
Might say that about.....
Placebo, Embrace, Feeder...
Feeder went through a few changes sound-wise. You probably couldn't say Stereo World and Tumble & Fall sound similar.andyvine this'd this
I could get nerdy and say
Godzilla and Quickfade would be better examples as they're on the same album. But I won't
The Ramones
The Stone Roses
All those shit t-shirt bands.subjective this'd this
It is a shame that Ramones and Motorhead have become a T Shirt Band
but loads of their songs are really great.
They do all sound the same though.
This thread isn't necessarily saying the bands in question aren't good. Just that everything they do is identikit.Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
if you listen to a ramones greatest hits there's loads of variation there
Th Stone Roses?
Tell me you're trolling.no-class, JaguarPirate, and Antelope this'd this
- TheTupperwareMuseum this'd this
best description.
i hate when a band that shouldnt become a t shirt band has some how become a tshirt band. once i saw a clouddead tshirt in an arrested development episode and i thought OH NO!!!!!!
I know you shouldn't have to "get" bands, but
that's the point of The Ramones. By the way, neither Motorhead nor The Stone Roses are The Ramones.
- Lofisongsaregreat, badgertastic, nwts, JaguarPirate, LOLpop, Fuseball, andyvine, joeymahone, and ehwhat this'd this
- JaguarPirate, Antelope, ThisTemporaryLife, woodfiner, chasingabee, IncaInk, badmanreturns, and dis-charge this'd this
The National
(good band, very very samey style though)rainmaker this'd this
nowadays maybe
but their debut sounds quite different from High Violet, so over the length of their whole career I'm not so sure
DIIV - Oshin
over the course of thirteen tracks, essentially one concept is built and rebuilt thirteen times. i love bands that can do this (successfully, of course). for me, it means that the band has found their sound, in that they are able to explore and navigate their way through and around it; no distractions, always focused, everything relevant, nothing random. not being a musician in any shape or form, this is what always impresses me most. now, over the course of a career this could become quite dull, but it befits the purpose of what an LP means to me. otherwise, it's just a mix-tape and anyone can make one of those. (i love mix-tapes fyi...some of my best friends are mix-tapes).JaguarPirate, Icarus-Smicarus, suedehead, and p_a_u_l this'd this
came here to post this
If not as eloquently.
- pichaelmarker, joeymahone, _TheBeautifulOnes_, justanothersheeldz, and plasticniki this'd this
Is surely the canonical answer to this? More so than even the Ramones?
True story:
I was in the car one day, and "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" was on the radio. I was singing along, and when it got to the chorus, I realized that it WASN'T "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", but actually "TNT". The two are so similar, even knowing the songs, I could not tell them apart.
- joeymahone this'd this
Will Haven
They are ace at playing the same thing over and over.
These bands must decide that all their songs will sound the same, they'd notice otherwise surely. I like to imagine them turning up to rehearsal, guitarist being all. "Got this new riff guys, CHECK THIS!!"
I thought exactly the same of Veronica Falls
really didn't find much to love in their debut.
But sometimes they vary the skit-skit-blammablamma with some chant-a-longs?
The Fall, obviously
They've just re-recorded the same song 900 times with different band members.
- Icarus-Smicarus, LOLpop, rikx, harman_kardon, Silentcommand, joeymahone, chasingabee, _TheBeautifulOnes_, Loui_Tacceh, and H-Stein this'd this
I'm no fan of the Fall and I think Mark E Smith's montonous twat-voice does make everything sound a bit samey and boring
but they are surprisingly musically diverse.
- Icarus-Smicarus, Royter-Hatfood, joeymahone, Loui_Tacceh, DaddyorChips, and heartworms this'd this
They'd be better - and probably bigger - if they were less prolific
Because some albums to the casual fan are impenetrable.
And Mark's personality isn't something most people want to be saturated with. It's like spending an entire summer watching Bernard Manning DVDs, but with less political incorrectness and more books he thinks we're all too cool to read.
Probably epitomise these template bands.
You kind of flog the album for the first week. Y'know, listen to it twice every night and think "oh, it'd be so cool to write music like this." Then you just don't play it one night, and don't really play it again. I think DIIV are way better as a band and as musicians, but they kind of suffered the same thing.
ridiculous answer
VW gotta be the most inventive indie-pop/whatever band of the last 5 years
- Antelope this'd this
more interested in crazy headwear, than writing different songs
They started off as a great funky band, turned into a dance outfit. Also, started off as a band, turned into a man. A man with a hat.
Another vote for AC/DC here.
Every chorus is exactly the same. BORING.
It works so well though.
They're very lucky with that; lesser bands like that who started out in the mid-70s would be sent to the knackers' yard as soon as punk came around.
Got their album for Christmas and was wondering this week why I hadn't listened to it that much so stuck it on. Then realised that that album could just be condensed to the first couple of tracks, which are quite similar to each other anyway.
Admittedly, this is only going off one album. Maybe they'll change loads by the time of the next one.rainmaker this'd this
Seen them live last year
And due to a technical problems, their mics weren't working. They carried on, playing an instrumental set that shown that all of the music is exactly the same. Maybe if their mics were on I'd have been able to tell the songs apart, but even then that's not a good sign.
have to say
that i wasn't impressed with the album to start with
but when i'd left it for a bit and came back to it and gave it a proper go i really enjoyed it
I know I'm going to get killed for mentioning the R word
but one has to give Radiohead a lot of credit for doing things differently.
So many bands do re-plough the same field (albeit a very nice field). To have in their canon Life in a Glasshouse alongside, Everything in it's right place, alongside Idioteque, alongside Airbag,alongside Bulletproof, etc, etc is quite an achievement.
When I look through bands or artists I like it's really rare to find one that can sustain a long career through varying their songs and their influences so much. It does make you think that sometimes less can be more.
I love The National, but they operate in quite a narrow range of sound.Antelope this'd this
I'm not a massive Radiohead fan but they do deserve a lot of credit for not resting on their laurels and being prepared to take risks.
To be honest I think the thread would have worked better if I'd made it bands that you still quite liked.
Otherwise it just becomes an excuse for people to claim bands they don't like and haven't listened to that much sound exactly the same. Oasis and Snow Patrol, for example, really aren't that samey once you actually listen to them... They're not staggeringly diverse but its not literally the same song over and over.Oissin_ this'd this
I really like Stars of the Lid. I have 3 of their albums but don't intend to buy any more....
The Gas box set is an even better example. Brilliant but very samey.
Not sure I agree about Gas
there's definitely quite a lot of progression going on there, at least enough that there are times when only 1 of the 4 albums will do
Snow Patrol is quite a weak suggestion
Maybe their recent stadium pop shite all sounds the same, but it is a very long way from their erratic first two albums from when they only had a handful of fans.Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
87% eh?
Show your workings.
Only deep_blue does that kinda math.
My % was purely a creative fiction number that was quite high. Apologies to empiricists everywhere.
- incandenza_ this'd this
- johnwiddop this'd this
I always thought
Superchunk were the best example of this. I wouldn't go so far as to say they shouldn't have bothered making more tunes because I really, really like their sound.
love them, but every new eels album these days contains near replicas of tracks off previous eels albums
I'm not sure I could name or tell any of their songs apart from their last three or so albums. Which is a shame, as you could easily make a brilliant varied mix cd of different/great sounding songs from the first lot of albums.oldshitnewshit, politelydeclined, and RobinPlaysChords this'd this
Most lofi bands
The recorded in a bean can production and the lack if song craft makes it one scuzzy sprawl punctuated by gaps before the same thing in a different key or at an ever so slightly different pace.Antpocalypsenow this'd this
Of not if! Damn iphone typos.
- anal_schwarzenegger and Antelope this'd this
Status Quo
Next question.
- harman_kardon, oldshitnewshit, anal_schwarzenegger, and politelydeclined this'd this
School of Seven Bells
Fortunately it's a sound I could quite happily spend forever listening to.
and that's why I love hearing one song but think the albums they've released are a slog to sit threw.sunstroke_house, JaguarPirate, Icarus-Smicarus, and Severed799 this'd this
...the Weeknd are similar. i like a few of those tracks over the course of that trilogy of his, but crikey could he use an editor. just too samey for me. ditto National, as someone mentioned above. but thats subjective of course. i admire anyone who sticks to a sound, working every angle, as opposed to someone phoning in a gospel choir or adding dubstep beats out of pure desperation.
i love the way, say, Bowie, or Blur, have different feels for different records, each one given their own identity. giant acts like Madonna take this to ludicrous extremes of course, but when its done well, its fucking cool. perhaps that is the secret for longevity in terms of finding your sound: find a sound... rinse the shit out of it... find a new one. if your public can't keep up, well, then you've got a decision to make, i guess... feel as though the Strokes are doing this at the moment, and i kind of love them for it.
The Thermals
It's a fucking great song though.orangejuice, gonad, CrispinAlexander, JaguarPirate, harman_kardon, WhiteLightWhiteCity, emmettcruddas, hibster, pieces_of_reece, and citizenmeh this'd this
However, every song is incredible so it's not a problem.
dunno about that one
some songs are much better than others
The gas light anthem
Literally one song. I've had the unfortunate 'pleasure' of seeing them live, like twice. Over an hour of my life, maybe more I really can't tell as its like the fucking the twilight zoneTheWza this'd this
most Galaxie 500 songs
except they were one of those bands who could make a lot with a clearly-defined sound/basic chords.JaguarPirate this'd this
But that is their point, no?
probably 30% of the bands named in this thread actually apply to the thread idea
the rest are just bands you don't like.theShipment this'd this
or bands where the poster has only listened to one of their albums
Like the person who named the Verve further up probably hasn't heard their earlier shoegazey stuff.
^ This
Early Verve - decent shoegaze / spacerock (epic 10 minute jams)
A Storm in Heaven - refined early Verve into pop structures
A Northern Soul - britpop with a hint of spacerock in there in places
Urban Hymns - very decent middle of the road indie pop
Mazzy Star?
can't say i've heard all their stuff.
Beach House?
Love 'em but wouldn't say their sound has progressed all that much in four albums. Palma bloody Violets? Or maybe I've only heard one song.
yeah SO much,
but they're a great band and that style is a very defined one
i kinda like em but keep on thinking i've already heard their 'hot new single' whenever one comes out and then realise they all just do sound kinda samey.
Still brilliant though.
Bob Dylan
'cept he has two songs: the acoustic one and the electric one (which sounds just like the acoustic one played on an electric guitar).cat_race and politelydeclined this'd this
- thesewoodenideas and Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
he actually has one other song
it's that one where they're all sitting around screeching about getting stoned. he wrote it for 6th formers to listen to
Not really. I can see where you're going with this but U R Rong. For a start, the drumming. The Drumming!
this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Hm8SXcFi8
and this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0jqPvpn3sY
and then this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wycjnCCgUes
Having only heard them in their infamously bad Glastonbury set
I can empathise with ^this.
bruce springteen
saxophoney triumphant tuneless words
- TheTupperwareMuseum, badmanreturns, and spoiledff7 this'd this
Early Stereolab
Love em though
nah i'd say they have a very defined and recognisable sound
but they vary quite well within that soundGoatmeatMF and Mynci2000 this'd this
A very defined & recognisable sound
that consists entirely of going *bzzzzzzz* on a Moog, chunka chunka on a guitar, ba-ba-bababa-ba on vox and shifting the whole thing from tonic to subdominant & back again every 8 bars
Of course I'm trolling
Massive (early) Stereolab fan right here
Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences
winky face
Saw Veronica Falls at a Festival this summer, I knew a couple of their songs and really liked them, so I was looking forward to a great gig.
It turned out all the songs sounded the same like you said!
Haven't heard the new album yet tho!
red hot chili peppers have two songs
the ballady one and the funk workout. both of which are fucking shit.cat_race, StormsOnTheMoon, GoatmeatMF, moshymoshy, DaddyorChips, Acquiescence, and H-Stein this'd this
Ridiculous suggestion. Go back and listen to BloodSugarSexMagik, One Hot Minute and Californication. The album, not the songs, although my point would still apply.
- cat_race, Oissin_, robluvsnic, Infinite_Jest, hibster, alcxxk, badmanreturns, twentynine, Jordan_229_2, Kyle_, GoatmeatMF, sadpunk, moshymoshy, calumlynn, heartworms, and ithica this'd this
This thread works best when you pick bands you like...
So the thread title doesn't really help, a lot of bands gain a lot by maintaining the same sound.
Real Estate.
Especially live, their songs sound incredibly similar.joeymahone and calumlynn this'd this
Even their name is a rip off.
Not a patch on Sunny Day...
AC/DC are great
you cocks
Oh yeah
I think AC/DC *are* great. But their songs do all sound the same.
As the NME said: "why fuck with magic?". [stopped clock, right twice a day, etc]
Interviewer "you've basically been playing the same song for eleven albums"
Angus Young "no, that's bullshit. It's twelve albums".
ctrl+f Raveonettes
0 matches. And let's keep it that way, eh? As per upthread re: Clinic, they've been honing and playing around within the parameters of a specific sound and are all the stronger for it. Which becomes apparent at a gig when they can mine a back catalogue and drop in strong stuff from across their career, but remain tight and coherent.GoatmeatMF this'd this
yeah, all of this
though I have to say their most recent album is a little more laid back and less rockin' than earlier stuff, though it is still in the exact same style.
But boy, what a style.
How has no-one said that pointless band with the piano note
I think its Scouting for girls?
that's right, smiths.politelydeclined this'd this
I can understand seeing some similarities between Everything Must Go and This Is My Truth... but after albums like Holy Bible and Lifeblood? No way.
- politelydeclined, theguywithnousername, moribund, Antelope, and skippingkate this'd this
every song is exacty the same
Teenage Fanclub
who are one of my all time most cherished bands.
Can't be bothered reading through
I'll just assume someone said the Ramones. Wrong. So very wrong.
ctrl-f "ramones"
can't believe it took this long for someone to answer with the Ramones.
First 3 albums Boy, October & War very similar in terms of song structures. Ultimately defined their sound and that of many a copyist too.
The Mountain Goats
i'm sure a lot of people will disagree, but to me it's just the production and the instrumentation which has changed and developed over the years- the melodies, chord structures and songwriting style have stayed very very similar since the earliest stuff. However, I love the Mountain Goats and I appreciate that the things which are developing and changing are the lyrical and conceptual elements of the songs, rather than the music itself, which is fine by me.
Local Natives
I don't understand the appeal. it all sounds the same to me. I'm a pretty discerning listener..... but... ! mehhhhhhhhhhhh!
Herman Dune
Dan Deacon
Shonen Knife
(Like/love all of them though.)
Dan Deacon?
Very much no.
The lo-fi recording of wavvves made them sound better than they are.
Rage Against The Machine
NOISY INTRO > RIFF > SHOUTY BIT > RIFF repeat
Also can't believe noone's said Nickleback: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2pXfAK8r1kjigglypuff this'd this
Sigur Ros
I've grown to hate them. I'd rather do housework.jigglypuff this'd this


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Minority Microbiology Mentor Newsletter - May 2014
- CMIIM Special Interest Session at asm2014
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- Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE) Update
- 31st Annual Minority Microbiologists' Mixer
- Fifth Annual Mentoring Breakfast
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CMIIM Special Interest Session at asm2014
The Committee on Microbiological Issues Impacting Minorities is sponsoring a special interest session, "Drug Resistance in Populations with Health Disparities."
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Meeting Room 254A
Multi-drug resistant microbes are emerging public health threats worldwide, challenging our present therapeutic repertoire. Drug resistance exacerbates disease caused by these "super bugs" resulting in serious morbidity for patients and costly hospitalizations. Underserved populations are highly susceptible to acquire severe infections by multi-drug resistant microbes compared to privileged populations due to self-treatment, little etiologic and preventive epidemiologic research, and inaccessibility to medical care. Although acquisition of antibiotic resistance by microorganisms within these populations is multifactorial, the causes often rely on the practices of the individual, the environment, and the genetic plasticity of each specific microorganism. Therefore, understanding these factors as well as the current and potential medical and therapeutic applications are important steps in curtailing the development of multidrug-resistant microbes, aiming to reduce diseases and mortality in underserved populations.
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Speakers and Presentations:
Antibiotic Stewardship in Hospitals Serving the Underserved
Belinda E. Ostrowsky; Montefiore Med. Ctr., Bronx, NY.
Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Antimicrobial Resistance
Gail Bolan; CDC, Atlanta, GA.
Epidemiology and Surveillance of Drug Resistance in Homeless Populations
Edward A. Graviss; The Methodist Hosp. Res. Inst., Houston, TX.
Clinical Adherence and Health Literacy
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Senior-level graduate students and early-career postdoctoral scientists are invited to apply for the 2014 ASM Kadner Institute for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scientists in Preparation for Careers in Microbiology. Sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, the institute will be held in San Jose, Calif., on July 19-23. Participants receive careful guidance and mentoring in key topics important for succeeding in the microbiological sciences: (i) career preparation and opportunities; (ii) preparation, review, and critique of research proposals; (iii) scientific presentations and communication; (iv) effective teaching methods; and (v) professional ethics development. Apply by May 30. To learn more, visit http://www.asmgap.org/kadner.
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Having offered blended and online courses in teaching, publishing, and career development for the last several years, the Education Board has fast become one of the Society's most seasoned developers of training via webinar technology. To broaden participation in these trainings, the Board is launching a new webinar series, ASM M(icro)OOCs, in summer 2014.Based on the concept of "massive open online courses" the ASM MOOCs will take place as three professional development webinars on the following topics:
- ASM Guidelines for Biosafety in Teaching Laboratories – Building a Culture of Biosafety (June)
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Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE) Update
At a March 2014 planning meeting at ASM headquarters, JMBE editors outlined initiatives for 2014-2016 and reaffirmed the journal's goal to publish original, previously unpublished, peer-reviewed articles that foster scholarly teaching and provide readily adoptable resources in biology education. The JMBE website (http://JMBE.asm.org) has been updated to include several author enhancements envisioned during the meeting, and upcoming journal plans include a new thematic module about teaching ethics in science and the publication's planned migration to the ASMscience platform. The module will be organized and peer reviewed by a guest editor and editorial panel, with manuscripts submissions due by July 1. For a comprehensive overview of all the enhancements JMBE editors are planning for the next three years, be sure to read the editorial by JMBE editor-in-chief Samantha Elliott in the journal's May 2014 issue (volume 15, issue 1).
31st Annual Minority Microbiologists' Mixer
Mix and mingle at the 31st Annual Minority Microbiologists' Mixer. The tradition continues on Monday, May 19th from 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. in Grand Ballroom C at the Westin. Close out the evening with dessert and networking with your fellow microbiologists. One free drink ticket per attendee will be provided while supplies last. Please contact Renee Hunter (firstname.lastname@example.com) with any questions.
Fifth Annual Mentoring Breakfast
ASM's Underrepresented Members Committee (UMC) and Committee on Minority Issues Impacting Minorities (CMIIM) are sponsoring the Fifth Annual Mentoring Breakfast on Tuesday, May 20 from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. in room Commonwealth Ballroom A in the Westin. The Mentoring Breakfast will offer students, postdoctoral scientists, and professionals the opportunity to discuss topics relevant to career transitions with committed ASM volunteer mentors. Please contact Jennifer Mercurio (email@example.com) with any questions.
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The Center for the History of Microbiology/ASM Archives (CHOMA) Committee is pleased to announce its schedule of asm2014 meeting events:
- Poster Session on History of Microbiology:
The History of Microbiology Poster Session presents 20+ posters on a wide range of topics in the history of microbiology: scientists, microbes, techniques and flaming marsh gas.
Date: Monday, May 19, 2014
Time: Posters on Display from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm;
Poster presentations are from 10:45 am – 12 Noon
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Exhibit Hall B (Posters), Poster Board Numbers 1429-1450
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The CHOMA Exhibit will display materials from the ASM Archives relating to Early Bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin, Cradle of ASM Presidents.
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2014 – Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Time: 10:30 am – 4:00 pm (Sunday-Monday);
10:30 am – 3:00 pm (Tuesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Exhibit Hall (in ASM Booth area)
- History of Microbiology Lecture – Presented In Honor of Martin Dworkin (1927-2014)
The History of Microbiology Lecture, presented by Lawrence J. Shimkets, University of Georgia, focuses onThree Heroes of Environmental Microbiology – Robert Koch, Sergei Winogradsky and Arthur T. Henrici
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2014
Time: 4:45 pm - 6:15 pm
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Room 258A
- Workshop on "Writing History for Scientists"
For microbiologists interested in writing about the history of the field or their personal experiences, attend this workshop to learn methods, standards, and conventions of historical research, writing and publication. (Note – This workshop is a part of the asm2014 General Meeting program. Workshop participants are NOT required to register for the entire asm2014 Meeting; however, there is a workshop registration fee. For more details, go to http://www.asm.org/index.php/component/content/article/71-membership/archives/92456-workshop-on-writing-history-for-scientists)
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2014
Time: 8:30 am – 12 Noon
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Room 156C
For additional information on these activities and to learn more about CHOMA, go tohttp://www.asm.org/choma
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ICAAC 2014 (54th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy)
September 5-9, 2014 | Washington, DC
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2015 ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting
February 9 – 11, 2015 | Washington DC
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If your program is conducting research in the area of emerging infectious diseases and biodefense, here is your chance to present your discoveries to over 1,000 scientists, public health researchers, and policymakers from the field.
ASM Conferences
1st ASM Conference on Experimental Microbial Evolution
June 19–22, 2014 | Washington, DC
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October 18 – 21, 2014, San Antonio, Texas
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Recognize Excellence with ASM Awards
Your help is needed in identifying and nominating distinguished scientists for the asm2015 Awards. This is your chance to honor those who have greatly contributed to the field of microbiology. Two particular awards of interest are the EMD Millipore Alice C. Evans Award and the William A. Hinton Research Training Award.
The EMD Millipore Alice C. Evans Award honors a member of ASM for major contributions toward the full participation and advancement of women in microbiology. This award was established by the ASM's Committee on the Status of Women in Microbiology, and is given in memory of Alice C. Evans, the first woman to be elected ASM President in 1928.
The William A. Hinton Research Training Award honors those who have contributed to the research training of undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, or health professional students and whose efforts have led to the increased participation of underrepresented minorities in microbiology. This award is given in memory of William A. Hinton, a physician-research scientist and one of the first African-Americans to join the American Society for Microbiology.
The nomination forms and more information regarding eligibility, the nomination process, and other ASM Awards can be found at http://bit.ly/1g83zNP.
Nominations are due July 1.
New Report explains how Microbiologists Can Help Build the Bioeconomy
Microbes are capable of helping to solve many global grand challenges. A microbe-powered industry could produce more food, chemicals and energy, and therapeutics, while reducing deforestation, pollution, and waste. Training microbiologists to become leaders in this vibrant economic sector will require collaborative partnerships between academia and industry.
Learn more by viewing an infographic on the topic, http://bit.ly/1eE8qYA, or by reading the American Academy of Microbiology's newest report, "Microbe-Powered Jobs: How Microbiologists Can Help Build the Bioeconomy" http://bit.ly/1lk32vw.
Clinical Microbiology Mentoring
Learn more about career opportunities for clinical microbiologists during informal chats with practicing clinical microbiology mentors of various backgrounds! Learn about becoming a mentor or enhancing your position as a clinical microbiologist. Where/When? Clinical Microbiology Lounge (Convention Center, Room 251) May 18-20, 11:00 am-noon and 12:30-1:30 pm. A list of CMs who will be on-site to talk with you will be posted on the CM Portal, http://bit.ly/1rfgJKt, in early May.
Special Interest Session: Anatomy of an Evidence-based Medicine Guideline
This Professional Practice Committee Special Interest symposium will discuss the development of a blood culture contamination guideline using the CDC-Laboratory Medicine Best Practices A6 methodology. Speakers will describe how a review question is formulated, how research is performed, how evidence is abstracted, how to present data to a biostatistician for a meta-analysis and finally how the manuscript is written. The symposium will be on Sunday, May 18, 4:45- 6:30 pm in Room 252A of the convention center.
National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program (NRT)
The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program is designed to encourage the development of bold, new, potentially transformative, and scalable models for STEM graduate training that ensure that graduate students develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers. The NRT program initially has one priority research theme - Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (DESE); in addition, proposals are encouraged on any other crosscutting, interdisciplinary theme. In either case, proposals should identify the alignment of project research themes with national research priorities and the need for innovative approaches to train graduate students in those areas. NRT projects should develop evidence-based, sustainable approaches and practices that substantially improve STEM graduate education for NRT trainees and for STEM graduate students broadly at an institution. NRT emphasizes the development of competencies for both research and research-related careers. Strategic collaborations with the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government agencies, museums, and academic partners that enhance research quality and impacts and that facilitate development of technical and transferrable professional skills are encouraged. Creation of sustainable programmatic capacity at institutions is an expected outcome. Proposals accordingly are expected to describe how institutions will support the continuation and institutional-level scaling of effective training elements after award closure. Letters of intent are due May 20, 2014, and more information is available at http://nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14548/nsf14548.htm.
Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program seeks to advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning in informal environments; provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences; advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments; and develop understandings of deeper learning by participants. The AISL program supports six types of projects: (1) Pathways, (2) Research in Service to Practice, (3) Innovations in Development, (4) Broad Implementation, (5) Conferences, Symposia, and Workshops, and (6) Science Learning+ Proposals. Full proposals are due July 10, 2014, and more information is available at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14555/nsf14555.htm.
Predoctoral Training in Biomedical Big Data Science (T32)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications for graduate training programs in Big Data Science, for the expressed purpose of training the next generation of scientists who will develop computational and quantitative approaches and tools needed by the biomedical research community to work with biomedical Big Data in the biomedical sciences (see definition under Funding Opportunity Description). This proposed training initiative should prepare qualified individuals for careers in developing new technologies and methods that will allow biomedical researchers to maximize the value of the growing volume and complexity of biomedical data. Letters of intent are due June 28, 2014, and more information is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-14-004.html.
Limited Competition: Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers for Health Disparities Research Coordination Center (U54)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to establish a Coordination Center to facilitate and support consortium-wide activities for NIMHD Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers (TCCs) for Health Disparities Research. The TCC Coordination Center will serve as the focal point for disseminating TCC consortium information to the broader research community and public, including research results, scientific data, and methods to assess the impact of consortium activities on health disparities locally, regionally and nationally. Letters of intent are due May 19, 2014, and more information is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-14-002.html.
Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS (DP2)
Avenir means future in French, and this award looks toward the future by supporting early stage investigators proposing highly innovative studies. The award will support those in an early stage of their career who may lack the preliminary data required for an R01 grant, but who propose high impact research and who show promise of being tomorrow's leaders in the field. NIDA has developed two Avenir Award Programs, one for HIV/AIDS research and the other for genetics or epigenetics studies. The Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS will support creative individuals who wish to pursue innovative research at the nexus of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS. The Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS will support research approaches for substance using populations with or at risk for HIV/AIDS that may lead to improved preventive interventions, improved therapies and/or long term retention in care, and ultimately, eradication of HIV. Full proposals are due November 12, 2014, and more information is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-15-007.html.
Postdoctoral Research Associate Position Examining Microbial Interactions in Marine Plankton
The Rynearson lab at the University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate. The research project, funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, will examine microscale interactions between marine diatoms and bacteria and is a collaboration with Professor D. Hunt, Duke University. Responsibilities and Duties: The postdoctoral associate will be primarily responsible for analysis of the gene expression component of the project and will be working with high-throughput transcriptomic data and physiological data to tease apart diatom-bacteria interactions. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to design follow-on controlled laboratory experiments and with future proposal preparation. Qualifications: Candidates are required to have a Ph.D. degree by August 2014 in Computer Sciences, Oceanography, Biology or a related field. Excellent command of the English language (written and verbal) and quantitative analytical skills are essential. Candidates should possess demonstrable experience with either the analysis of high throughput sequencing data including programming knowledge or with experimental marine microbiology. Appointment: The position is for 12 months initially, commencing July or August 2014 and renewable for an additional 12 months depending on performance. To Apply: Applications must include (1) a statement of experience, career goals, research vision and interests; (2) curriculum vitae, (3) reprints of relevant publications and (4) names and addresses of three referees willing to write confidential letters of recommendation. All materials should be emailed as a single pdf document to: email@example.com with 'PostDoc Application' in the subject line. Further information: Rynearson lab: http://www.gso.uri.edu/users/rynearson URI Graduate School of Oceanography: http://www.gso.uri.edu/ Hunt Lab: http://oceanography.ml.duke.edu/hunt/
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Research Biologist
Become a part of the Department that touches the lives of every American! At the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) you can give back to your community, state, and country by making a difference in the lives of Americans everywhere. It is the principal agency for protecting the health of citizens. Join HHS and help to make our world healthier, safer, and better for all Americans. This position is located in the Office of Therapeutic Proteins, Office of Biotechnology Products (OBP), Office of Pharmaceutical Science (OPS) at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). You will serve as a Staff Scientist performing research and regulatory review activities. More information is available at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/366053200.
Postdoctoral fellow in fungal metagenomics and ecology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A postdoctoral position is available in the department of Plant Biology, in the School of Integrative Biology, at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. PIs Ferrer (aquatic mycologist), Heath (plant and microbe evolution), and Dalling (plant and fungal community ecology) are looking for a highly motivated postdoc to work on a NSF-funded Dimensions of Biodiversity project aimed at understanding the ecological and genetic controls on fungal community assembly and decomposition function in tropical wood-decomposing aquatic fungi. Both the Heath and Dalling labs are lively, highly-collaborative environments with students and postdocs working on a range of topics in ecology and evolution of plants, bacteria, and fungi. The duties of the project postdoc will include preparing libraries for metagenomic sequencing of aquatic fungi communities from environmental DNA samples, RNAseq of cultured fungi in response to various environmental treatments, downstream bioinformatic and statistical analyses, and writing manuscripts based on these results. Application review will begin May 1, 2014 and will continue until the position is filled. Start date is flexible, probably August 2014 or later. All materials should be submitted to the PIs below for consideration. Applications should include a brief cover letter, curriculum vitae, a brief description of past research accomplishments and future research goals (under two pages), and the names and contact information for three references. Contact Dr. Katy Heath, email@example.com, regarding the position or application process. For further information about the Heath lab, visit the lab webpage accessible at http://www.life.illinois.edu/heath. Illinois is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. Illinois welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu).
Doctoral position in the field of ecology/microbial ecology in Dijon, France
A 3-year doctoral position in the field of ecology/microbial ecology is available under the supervision of Dr. Romain Barnard in the group of Dr. Laurent Philippot at the INRA, Department of AgroEcology, Dijon, France (starting autumn 2014). The applicant is invited to study the links between precipitation patterns, microbial activity, soil and plant functioning using molecular microbiology and stable isotope methods. Soil moisture plays a key role in mediating the effects of global change on ecosystem functioning. Increased frequency and intensity of extreme climatic events are predicted in Europe, including severe droughts and intense precipitation events. The effects of contrasting precipitation patterns will be addressed in a multidisciplinary approach combining state-of-the-art molecular microbiology techniques with stable isotopes approaches and biogeochemical methods. The candidate will conduct experiments in plant-soil systems under controlled conditions, focusing on the response of plant physiology, soil microorganisms and soil C and N cycling to precipitation patterns. We are seeking a highly motivated, bright and hard-working candidate, with interests in microbiology, microbial ecology or ecology. Experience in the laboratory or in greenhouse is appreciated. Excellent academic record is required. The position will be located at INRA Dijon. The Centre is situated on the university campus, and offers extensive labs and facilities for microbiology and ecology. The historical city of Dijon provides a relaxed environment, 1.5 hours away from Paris by train. Please send 1) cover letter and CV in one pdf file, 2) two letters of recommendation sent directly by the references to email@example.com before June 1, 2014.
Master's and Doctoral scholarships in African Ecology
Master's and Doctoral scholarships in African Ecology: the role of birds in shaping networks of interactions between plants, arthropods and fungi. What will the World be like without birds? We know that birds pollinate many plant species, they disperse the seeds of an even greater number, in addition they are predators that prey on innumerable insects every day. Nevertheless, the world without birds is difficult to imagine because so many factors interact in complex ways to shape the natural world around us. To answer the question of the ecological significance of birds we have conducted a bird exclusion experiment on an unprecedented scale. "The World without Birds" consists of six walk-in cages, each of which excludes birds from a 20 X 20 m area of natural Fynbos vegetation in the spectacular Jonkershoek Valley in the Cape Fold Mountains of Africa. The experimental setup, which is already in place, offers the opportunity to test a range of ecological theories with direct implications for conservation. Two important avenues of research remain open: How important are birds as predators; and as vectors of mites and fungi that live inside Protea inflorescences? An overarching aim is to gain a general understanding of how networks of ecological interactions form, and respond to species loss. The Botany and Zoology Department at Stellenbosch University has a vibrant Plant-Animal Interactions study group consisting of several researchers and students. These projects are supervised by Prof. Anton Pauw, Dr. Francois Roets and Prof. Cang Hui, who specialize in evolutionary ecology, entomology and mathematical ecology, respectively. For primary consideration, applicants should apply by 30 April 2014. Informal inquiries, priorto formal application, are welcomed. To apply, please email: 1) a one-page letter explaining why you are interested in this project, why you are qualified for it and when you can begin; 2) your university transcripts; 3) your curriculum vitae; 4) the names and email addresses of three referees. The successful applicant will be informed by mid May. Anton Pauw, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag 1X, Matieland 7602, South Africa, email@example.com, Tel +27 21 808 3314, Cell +27 83 682 4177.
Alfredo Torres, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
It is increasingly accepted that vaccines are the most efficacious and cost-effective means of protecting human and animal populations from infection. This is particularly true for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) because antibiotic treatment may induce the expression of Shiga toxins (Stx), leading to the development of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. Some vaccines have been developed for cattle (STEC reservoir) and are able to reduce STEC O157 colonization; however, no human vaccine is available. Therefore, in our study, we proposed that STEC O157:H7-specific antigens can become components of vaccines able to protect against pathogenic E. coli infections without affecting commensal flora found in the human intestine. By comparative genomics, we identified STEC O157-specific antigens with a high probability of exposure to the host during infection, and by immunoinformatics approaches, we prioritized these candidates into groups based on their putative antigenicity. Further, screening of a subset of these vaccine candidates in a murine model of gastrointestinal infection demonstrated that STEC-specific host immune responses and reduction in STEC colonization of the murine intestine were achievable. More importantly, our advances in understanding intestinal mucosa immune host-specific responses against STEC O157:H7 will be applicable in the development of mucosal vaccines against other enteric pathogens.
News release (written and audio) describing the vaccine project (English and Spanish) can be found here: http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000059756
Alfredo Torres, PhD is a Professor at University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). He has considerable expertise in the specific area of bacteria-intestinal and bacteria-respiratory tract host interactions. Dr. Torres trained in molecular biology as a graduate student with Dr Shelley Payne at Univ. of Texas at Austin, and learned bacterial pathogenesis and genetics from Dr. James Kaper at the Univ. of Maryland, before starting his own research group at UTMB in 2003. In the past eleven years, the laboratory has pursued studies to understand the pathogenic process of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and other pathogenic E. coli, and the interaction of these pathogens with the intestinal mucosa. His group has contributed to the knowledge of STEC virulence factors, particularly those adhesins associated with human infections, defining the bacterial factors mediating intestinal tissue tropism, and understanding immunogenic antigens and their value as vaccine candidates. His laboratory is also characterizing the pathogenic mechanisms of Burkholderia mallei and B. pseudomallei with the goal of developing suitable vaccines and therapeutics. Dr Torres also has an interest in teaching and training the next generation of American and Latin American scientists. He founded and currently coordinates the Latin American Coalition for Escherichia coli Research that organize courses, symposia, free of cost to trainees in the region. He also teaches and train graduate and undergraduate students in bacterial pathogenesis in the USA, Mexico and other countries in Latin America.
In July 2006, the Committee on Microbiological Issues Impacting Minorities (CMIIM) of the American Society for Microbiology Public and Scientific Affairs Board developed a monthly e-newsletter which contains information pertinent to minority microbiologists. Currently, there are very few minority-based newsletters for scientists, and there are none for microbiologists.
This e-newsletter provides a central means of distributing pertinent information to underrepresented minorities in the field of microbiology. Some examples include career advice, networking tips, relevant news articles, unique funding and career opportunities, microbiological issues affecting minorities (e.g., HIV), minority issues affecting microbiologists (e.g., minority retention), and scientific articles published by minorities or by minority-serving institutions (MSIs).
The target populations are African-Americans, Latino-Americans, Native Americans, Alaska natives, and Pacific Islanders; however, all ASM members are invited to sign up and to share this information with others who may find this e-newsletter beneficial.
Signing up to receive The Minority Microbiology Mentor is very easy and is open to ASM members and non-members: simply go to http://asm.org/index.php/component/content/article/31-forms/forms/238-subscribe-to-listserv, enter your email address, and select "MinorityMicroMentor" then submit, and you will receive confirmation of your subscription by email. If you are an ASM member, you will be prompted to Log In before signing up.
The Committee on Microbiological Issues Impacting Minorities is chaired by Dwayne W. Boucaud, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Quinnipiac University Department of Biomedical Sciences in Hamden, CT. The Minority Microbiology Mentor Editor-in-Chief is Dr. Floyd L. Wormley Jr., Ph.D., Associate Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio and the Associate Editor is Crystal N. Johnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA.
If you are interested in placing an ad in the MMM, please send the copy to firstname.lastname@example.com by the first of the month.


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Former Yale Catcher Leading Pawtucket Red Sox with .310 Batting Average
2012 Triple-A All-Star Game in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ryan Lavarnway, a former catcher for the Yale University baseball team, was elected as the starting catcher for the International League's squad in the 25th Annual Triple-A All-Star Game, which will be played on Wednesday, July 11, at Coca Cola Field in Buffalo, N.Y.
Lavarnway, who currently holds the third-highest batting average in the International League, is leading the Pawtucket Red Sox with a .310 average. He has seven home runs and 18 doubles among his 76 hits following Tuesday's game against Rochester. He is sixth in the International League in on-base percentage (.397) and tied for 10th in the league with his 18 doubles.
Lavarnway is one of a league-high four players from Pawtucket that were named to the International League's All-Star roster.
Lavarnway, who was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the sixth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft, entered the 2012 season ranked as the No. 4 prospect in the Boston Red Sox organization by MLB.com. He played most of the 2011 season in Pawtucket but was called up by the Red Sox and made his Major League debut on Aug. 18, 2011. On Sept. 27, 2011, he became the third player in Major League history to hit multiple homers in his first game started behind the plate.
Lavarnway was named the Red Sox Minor League Offensive Co-Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011, and he was selected as the organization's Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America following the 2011 season. He finished the 2011 season with 32 home runs, the most by a Red Sox Minor Leaguer since 2004.
The International League's squad will take on a team of All Stars from the Pacific Coast League in the All-Star Game on July 11. With the International League's 3-0 victory at last year's Triple-A All-Star Game, the IL owns an 8-6 lead in the 14 years since the event changed to the current IL vs. PCL format. The winning League this season will once again earn the right to have its champion play as the "home team" at the Gildan Triple-A National Championship Game, which will take place on Tuesday, September 18, in Durham, N.C.
The starting lineup was selected in an online fan vote, which counted as one-third of the overall vote total, along with vote totals from the media (one-third of the vote total) and a vote of club field managers and general managers (one-third of the vote total).
If any player is promoted to the Major Leagues before the Triple-A All-Star Game, they will be replaced on the roster by the International League office.
Report filed by Jon Erickson Jr., Yale Sports Publicity


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