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I heard the phrase 'lake effect snow for the South Shore' on the weather this morning. Autumn has settled in— we found our winter jackets, Meg finally decided socks would be a good idea and Charlie spent the evening, looking out the window for flurries. The change in seasons mean different things to people and the first cold, windy and snowy (possibly) night means braises, soups and stews to me. I love walking into the warm kitchen and smelling a fire in the wood stove and a fragrant stew in the oven.
The first dinner I made at our house in Bayfield was an Indian curry; there's something about the combination of coriander, cinnamon, allspice, ginger and cumin that smells like home to me. It wasn't always this way. We didn't eat anything curried or spicy when I was growing up, we were more of a meat and potato hot dish kind of family. My first experience with curry was in the Rocky Mountains when I was 16 and my Dad, Bridget and I went to Colorado for a little vacation. I had horrible altitude sickness for the first couple days and we were staying in a Holiday Inn owned by an Indian couple who clearly ate all their curried meals in the hotel. Curry + altitude sickness + 16-year-old girl equals a less than stellar father/daughters trip. I eventually gathered myself and we had a great time exploring Pike's Peak, Cripple Creek and the mountain roads around Denver. Needless to say, I didn't eat anything curry related for years.
I don't recall when or how I got over my curry aversion, I think it may have been a dinner at Rich's house (he is brilliant at Thai and Indian cooking) eight or ten years ago. Thanks to Rich, we now have Indian curries and Moroccan tagines for dinner at least a couple of times a month in the fall and winter. Since the weather has taken a definitive turn towards winter, it was time for Moroccan beef stew. The smell of those fragrant, warm spices remind of our first dinner on Rittenhouse. Answering the question, 'what's for dinner?' can set up a lifetime of connections between where we were and what we ate. Food is powerful stuff— it provides a conduit for memories, a backdrop for our family stories and nourishment for body and spirit.
Moroccan Beef Stew (adapted from Mike's Table)
3 lb beef, chuck/pot roast, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes 3 -4 tbsp of oil 3 carrots, sliced 2 onions, chopped 6 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 tbsp ginger, chopped 2 jalapeno, minced with seeds and ribs 2 sweet potatoes, cubed into 1 inch chunks 4 tbsp Ras el Hanout (recipe here) 28 ounce can of chopped tomatoes and juices 2 cups beef broth 1 cup red wine 2 bay leaves 1 tsp fennel seeds 8 cardamom pods 2 star anise 2 preserved lemons, finely chopped 14 ounce can of chickpeas 1/2 cup honey 1/4 cup golden raisins 1/4 cup currants pinch of saffron strands 1/2 cup parsley 1/2 cup cilantro salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Season the beef with salt and pepper and brown in a heavy bottomed skillet. Set aside. Pour off all but 2 tbsp of the fat in the pan. Add the Ras el Hanout, onion, carrots, sweet potatoes, jalapeno, ginger and garlic and cook, stirring often, until the onion begins to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the wine, stirring to scrape up the browned bits from the pan bottom. Add the tomatoes, beef stock, fennel seeds, cardamom pods, bay leaves and star anise and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the beef and vegetable/broth mixture to a covered dutch oven and place in oven.
After about 1 1/2 hours, add the preserved lemon, fresh herbs, chickpeas, raisins, currants and honey to the dutch oven, stir to combine and put back into the oven for another 30 - 45 minutes (leave the cover of the dutch oven slightly open). The stew is ready to serve when the beef is fork tender.
Serves 4 to 6 people.


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Sea Level Variability and Trends in the North Indian Ocean
Sea level rise (over the globe as well as over the Indian Ocean) is one of the most serious issues considering its potential threat to the low-lying coastal areas and coastal population. TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter observations suggest a sea level rise over the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. The rate of sea level rise over the Arabian Sea is about 0.5–3 mm/year, whereas over the Bay of Bengal, it is 0.75–6 mm/year. Major contributors to these changes in the Indian Ocean are steric effect and short-term climate variability such as El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole. This affirms that sea level trends over north Indian Ocean get modulated by inter-annual and decadal scale natural climate variability. The inter-annual variability is stronger than decadal variability, which in turn is stronger than the long-term sea level trend. Sea level change in the Indian Ocean is about 1.5 mm/year in the past sixty years or so, whereas the global sea level trends are a bit higher. This picture completely changed in the recent years with very significant sea level rise in the Indian Ocean and is comparable to the global trends. A future projection for the sea level rise over the Indian Ocean based on the highest emission scenario is 40–67 cm for the averaged span of 2071–2100 with the base period of 1921–1990.
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We've already talked about how big is big this summer, especially when it comes to T-shirts. Longline, oversized and skater fits are set to be your go-to grab whether you're on holiday, at college or just heading out for a day in the park.
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text: Live music is alive and well in Pretoria ♥ Thanks to Park Acoustics and all the fans! Park Acoustics back on the 27th of August with Shortstraw, Crimson House, Native Young, We Are Charlie, The Ceramics and Missu. The line up for Sunday is insane! 11:00 The Ceramics 12:10 We Are Charlie 13:20 Native Young 14:30 Crimson House 15:45 Shortstraw 17:00 Missu With all of that said, I had a chat with Dylan from We Are Charlie: Hi, Dylan. You guys have been busy this year, playing some of South Africa's best festivals and gigs, including Mieliepop and Lush. But the year is not over yet, with Oppikoppi, Arcade Empire's Halloween party and next weekend's Park Acoustics coming up. Which show are you most excited to play? We feel very fortunate to have played those. We're extremely excited for all three of the aforementioned festivals. They're wildly different events but that's also why it's great to have those coming up. It'll be the first time we play an Arcade Halloween and we love that line up, so that one does make us a little anxious, but Park Acoustics has always been one of our favourites. Koppi is just epic of course. You have played at Park Acoustics quite a few times now, was there a specific Park Acoustics event that stood out for you? Or is that stage just a 'come home after being gone for a while feeling? They were all amazing and to be honest the best shows are always a blank afterward. I'd say we probably played our best the last time we were there but obviously because we had newer songs, the crowd knew us better and we had a bit more experience. The first Park Acoustics we performed at was also great because it was basically the opposite of our latest one. That made it more exciting. We Are Charlie have been around for some time now and as I understand Wesley and Dylan met way back in high school. What were you like in high school? Aw, man, we were the worst. We were scruffy, naughty kids who just wanted to get messed up and be the guys in a band. Don't get us wrong, we have the most amazing memories from those times and we won't change who we were in the slightest. We lacked a lot of anxiety back then and had this wonderful careless way of doing things. Playing music was mostly only something to do between smoking and finding ways to avoid doing anything and everything we were told do. Do you have any plans to tour internationally in the near future? Yes. Well, not the near future but within the next 2 years. Recently you presented Drunken Movie Night at Arcade Empire, which is something different, yet a lot of fun! Are you going to present more of these movie nights? Yes, I think we will. We really love those and any excuse to get drunk while watching a comical classic is a good enough excuse. Throw in a bunch of strangers around you and it becomes so much better. Do any of you have weird pet peeves or quirks, making it sometimes hard to tour with each other? We love touring together and we don't really annoy each other at all. Rudolph doesn't seem to like the lengthy drives. He just wants to run free in a field somewhere. If you are stuck in a small space for too long then touring does get hard but there's no blame on any pet peeves. I speak for myself though. The other guys could hate being on tour with me. It is always a party when We Are Charlie is playing! What is your go to party drink? Thank you very much. This is going to sound terrible but we drink anything put in front of us. Go to drinks as individuals: I like whiskey. It's delicious and keeps my figure at a desirable shape. Wes loves brandy and coke because he's crazy as fuck and Rudolph literally drinks everything but we mostly see a beer in his hand. As a band, we drink tequila together. This was a terrible habit we actually picked up from Shortstraw. This Park Acoustics is going to get out of hand. Lastly, are you working on some new songs at the moment? It is always great to hear some new We Are Charlie goodness. Yes, we are actually. Still planning the release schedule and how we will handle sending those songs out into the air. There's a new one that we're very excited about, coming soon actually. Catch We Are Charlie this Sunday at Park Acoustics, get your tickets right here.


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I'm back to share with you more about our RV renovations! In case you missed it, we bought an RV, and we started renovating it for a cross country trip that we are doing this summer! In case you're new here, here's a look at our rig all hitched up with our truck! Part of me wants to repaint the exterior of the 5th wheel but dear mercy, I do adore those little faded 90's painting style swooshes and mountains! They remind me of those old learn to paint shows. Did anyone ever watch those? There was a guy with crazy curly hair that always painted mountain landscapes I used to watch as a kid. Does anyone remember him?!?! (Edited to add... I totally googled and found him! His name was Bob Ross! Please tell me someone else watched him as a kid?!)
22 Minute Hard Corps. Taping off an RV before painting it is a close second though. I digress... I bought a paint and primer in one and painted everything by hand with the brush you see here (because I read online that rollers didn't cover as well). It did take me two coats but the second coat went on quick! I even used the old cornflower blue curtains as drop cloths. Because I'm resourceful. Ha!
oil rubbed bronze flushmount lights from Pottery Barn to take their place...
12v LED bulbs (we got these ones in "warm white") in them and drilling a tiny hold in the side for the on/off switch and then doing a quick wiring tweak where we took the hot wire and wired it into the switch and put the switch into the side of the bowl of the fixture. Nate took the lead on this with the help of my father in law and I'm so glad they were able to figure it out because I would have had no clue how to do it! My heroes!


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At least five people, including two sons of absconding rape-accused Samajwadi Party minister Gayatri Prajapati, were detained by the Uttar Pradesh police and the Special Task Force (STF) team on Tuesday in connection with the gang rape case against the minister.
Media reports suggest that the police arrested Prajapati's two sons from Noida for allegedly providing shelter to the absconding minister. The UP police have so far arrested six people in connection with the case, but Prajapati is still on the run.
Anurag Prajapati,Gayatri Prajapati's son & nephew taken to Lucknow from Amethi for investigation in rape case involving Gayatri Prajapati. pic.twitter.com/y6bN47jD2x
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A close aide of rape-accused Samajwadi Party (SP) minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati surrendered before the Lucknow Police on March 6. Prajapati and six others have been accused of raping a woman in October 2014 and repeating it till July 2016.
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The rape survivor had moved the Supreme Court alleging that Prajapati and six others had committed the crime at his Lucknow residence in 2014. She added that the minister then blackmailed her with photographs of the crime to stop her from approaching the police. The victim alleged that her daughter, who is a minor, was also a victim of a similar assault in 2016, following which she wrote to the state DGP requesting him to take action against the accused.
The apex court on March 6 refused to stay the arrest of Prajapati, who has been missing since February 27 after an FIR was filed against him on February 18 at Gautampalli Police Station under several sections of the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act.. The court said the UP police will decide whether the minister should be arrested or not. Prajapati had approached the SC seeking a stay on his arrest.
"The law should take its course if there is a non-bailable warrant against him. Prajapati can approach concerned court for seeking bail if he is arrested," the SC said.
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Related to miracidia: cercariae
[mir′əsid′ē·əm] pl. miracidia
Etymology: Gk, meirakidion, youthfulness
the ciliated larva of a parasitic trematode that hatches from an egg and can survive only by penetrating and further developing within a host snail into a maternal sporocyte that produces more larvae.
miracidium(mi?ra-sid'e-um) plural.miracidia [Gr. meirakidion, lad]
The ciliated free-swimming larva of a digenetic fluke. On emerging from an ovum, it penetrates a snail of a particular species and metamorphoses into a sporocyst.See: fluke
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The free-swimming larval form in the life cycle of the liver fluke.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Birth Mothers
For two years one of my parenting clients was a young woman who had given her younger child up for adoption because she was afraid of his father. The police were unable to offer her help. She believed that the only thing she could do to get this man completely out of her life and keep her children safe was to hide the existence of the baby from him. To give him up for adoption.
She first came to me after she had given the child up and returned to town. She came to see me once a week for two years, and she never came once that she didn't cry. She ached for her child. It was supposed to be an open adoption, but Alaska doesn't enforce the open adoption agreement if the adoptive parents decide they don't want the birth mother involved.* She gave her child to this couple. She was supposed to get pictures and letters and be able to see him at least once a year. She never got a single picture or letter. All of her letters and the letters of her lawyer were returned unopened.
I have never worked with a parent I was less able to help. I have never known a young woman who I wanted to fight for more. I will never know if she could have trusted her baby's father. But I do know that I have never known a woman to regret an abortion the way that young woman regretted that adoption. It left her wounded to the soul.
Adoption is not a choice normally made by the Tlingits in this area. The tribes do not give up children, and if the mother or parents can't raise the child, extended family members will take it in until circumstances change. I worked with many grandmothers who were raising their grandkids, and even two great-grandmothers.
In those cases where there is no extended family to step in, pregnant teens and their children may end up in the foster care system. There is a woman who fosters young, pregnant, Tlingit girls and their babies. She continues to foster both mother and child while the mother finishes school. The foster mom wants the young mother to have a good start as a mother and as near a normal life as a teen as possible. The young mother goes to the prom and football games as well as learning about child development. She grows as a maturing teen and as a mother. If she "ages out**" of the foster system, the foster mom keeps her without money from the state for her care and works with her until she is ready to take her child and go out on her own. And the foster mom is there to support her in many ways for years. Many of the young mothers she has helped still drop in and visit on a weekly basis. Like any daughter would.
I know that the circumstances between my young client and these young mothers are different, and this superb foster mother would not have been there for my client in any case. But I also know that if there were more women like this foster mom, there would be fewer young women who would have to make either choice about a baby. More intact families. And what a blessing that would be.
* To the best of my knowledge, no state does.
** Becomes 18, when the state stops paying for her care and expects her to go out on her own.
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5 comments:
- lilalia said...
Coincidently, the New York Times has a blog about adoption, and today's post is from a birth mother who more or less says what you say: that the wounds a deep and eternal. You would hope that the mother's son would search her out eventually. Or, does that happen less than we think? Do you think that such foster mothers could be single woman who never had children of their own? Many of my friends, unfortunately, were not able to have children.
- J at www.jellyjules.com said...
I don't know how anyone has the strength to give up a baby, to give that baby a better life, and to go through life without knowing whether that child actually had a better life without them. I don't think I could ever do it.
- Maya's Granny said...
I don't think you have to have children of your own to be a good foster mother. It takes a willingness to be in it for the long haul. And an awareness that what might seem best for the young girl, giving up her child, might be worst over her lifetime.
- Rain said...
I have known too many adoptive parents who were not good parents, who maybe should never have been parents to believe automatically an adoptive parent means a loving one. And yes, I have known a lot of very loving, wonderful adoptive parent but it's not a guaranteed result. Nobody should make that decision for the mother except the mother. It's not simple
I am a birth mother who experienced that hole in my heart, having given up a baby born when I was 18.
Truth? I didn't want him at the time; I didn't want to be pregnant; my story was pathetic and banal, not sweetly, sadly, romantic. Giving him up was the very best thing for both him and for me.
But, he left a hole behind that I hardly knew I had - until I was blessed to be reunited with him five years ago, and that hole was filled. I am so glad and grateful for his existence in this world, and the blessing of the Internet which helped us to find each other.
And yes, it's a much longer story, but not worth boring you with here. Thanks for bringing up the topic, though.


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Most of don't know a lot about the law of wills, trusts, or probate–after all, they're topics none of us really want to deal with. But we should all know the basics, and we should know enough to recognize common myths when we run across them. Here are a few misconceptions that keep coming around.
1. If someone dies without a will, the state gets everything.
There are lots of reasons to write a will, but worrying about the state snatching your family's inheritance is not one of them. If you die without a valid will (the legal term for this is dying "intestate"), then state law kicks in. Every state has its own rules for who inherits what.
Generally, your spouse and children are first in line to inherit. The rules vary from state to state, however; in some states, a surviving spouse and minor children share the deceased parent's assets. (And there's a good reason to write a will: you don't want your eight-year-old to inherit a quarter of your bank accounts, do you?)
So do assets ever go to the state? Yes, but only when no relatives can be found. As long as your personal representative (the person in charge of wrapping up your estate) can turn up your uncle's long-lost grandchild, the state won't get your money. The term for this is called "escheat," and there's a reason you've probably never heard that word—escheat is very rare.
Tip: Write your will! Even if the state won't get your money, you still want to decide who does—so don't leave that decision up to state law. Making a will is easy, and it doesn't cost a lot.
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Ooty, also known as Ootacamund, is a popular hill station in the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu. Tourism, photographic films, agriculture and cottage industries are the main sources of livelihood and economy here. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is one of the oldest mountain railways in India, giving it heritage value. The best travel options to reach Ooty are via rail and road, since it is not connected by air.
Budget Hotels in Ooty
There are good budget hotels in Ooty. Some of them are Hotel Khems (Tariff – Rs. 875), Hotel Maneck (Tariff – Rs. 866), Hill View Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 850 to Rs. 1800), Adarsh International Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 800 to Rs. 1500).
The official languages of Ooty are Tamil and Badaga. The other languages spoken here are Kannada, Malayalam and English.
Events in Ooty
The important events of Ooty are the Tea and Tourism Festival held in January and the Flower Festival held in May.
Places to See in Ooty
There are several places of tourist attractions in Ooty. Some of the places include Ooty Botanical Garden (2 km), Tribal Museum (10 km), Doddabetta Peak (10 km), Mukurti Peak (15 km), Deer Park (18 km), and Pykara river (19 km).
How to Get There
The closest airport is the Coimbatore International Airport, which is 96 km away.
Mettupalayam is the nearest railway station, which is approximately 47 km away.
There are bus services to Ooty from Chennai, Bangalore, Hosur and other major cities. Some of the bus operators that offer good services to passengers include Shama Sardar Travels and SRM Transports. Making use of bus booking online offers are the best way to save money while travelling
Sivagangai is also referred as Sivaganga is a small district of Tamil Nadu. It is also called as Land of Maruthu Pandiyar. This place is located south east of Madurai and 17 kms north of Manamadurai.
Budget Hotels in Sivagangai
There are good budget hotels in Sivagangai. Some of them are Idhaya Towers (Tariff – Rs.1500), Hotel Shanmugabhavan (Tariff – Rs.1,000), Hotel Subalakshmi Palace (Tariff – Rs.1700) and Melvin Relax Park (Tariff –1000).
The official language of Sivagangai is Tamil .
Events in Sivagangai
The Important Festivals of Thuraiyur is Vinayaka Chaturthi (September).
Places to See in Sivagangai
There are several places of tourist attraction in Thuraiyur. Some of the places include Kalayar Kovil Marudhu Temple (5kms from Sivagangai) , Pallithammam Moovarasar Churc (3 kms from Sivagangai), Kandadevi Temple (15 kms from Sivagangai) and Kollangudi ( 8 kms from Sivagangai)
How to Get There
The nearest airport to Sivagangai is the Madurai airport. It is located about 40 kms away from the town.
The railway junction is located on the eastside of the town. There are regular trains to major destinations like Karaikudi, Rameshwarem, Ramanathapuram, Tiruchirapalli, Coimbatore, Erode, Tirupur, Chennai Egmore, Thanjavur, Villupuram, Cuudalore, Pudukottai, Virudachallm, Varanasi, Bhuvaneswar.
There are regular buses that ply to districts and small towns The government buses connect to major cities and districts like Madurai, Salem, Trichy, Sivakasi, Aruppukottai, Dindigul, Palani, Pattukottai, Thanjavur, Theni, Erode, Aranthangi, Nagoor, Thiruvarur, Mannargudi, Velankanni,Rameshwaram, Ramanathapuram, Kalayar Kovil, Paramakudi, Mudukulothoor, Pudukottai, Nagapattinam, Tirupur and Coimbatore . Some of the best bus operators that offer good experience for passengers are Sri Bhagyalakshmi Travels,, SRS Travels and Parveen Travels. Bus ticket booking discount coupons are available online on several bus booking portals. Make use of them while booking your tickets.


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A tisane is any mixture of fruits, herbs, spices, seeds or any plant material other than the tea leaf Camillia sinensis. Technically, tisanes are not considered tea. "Teas" such as black tea, green tea, white tea, oolong, yellow tea, pu-erh tea are all made from variations of growing conditions and processing techniques of the leaves from the Camillia sinensis plant. Tisanes are well known for their soothing and therapeutic properties, which are highly variable according to the concoction blended. Tisanes are naturally caffeine free and are high in vitamins and minerals.


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Now that iOS 11 download [ext link] has been launched at WWDC 2017, Apple can get on with the job of ensuring that it is ready for the official release in September. To that end, the first beta version of the new firmware has now been released to developers and will be made available to public beta testers in a few weeks.
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With all their attention focused on iOS 11 Jailbreak [ext link], we can only hope that the Cupertino company forgets about any more updates to iOS 10, giving the jailbreak developers a chance to produce something usable. Before we talk about jailbreaks, let's look at what iOS 11 is going to bring us:
iOS 11 Features :
- A fresh look to the iOS App store for the first time ever
- New compression techniques and other features added to Camera and Photo apps
- Maps app and Siri get new functionality
- Easier file browsing in local and cloud storage with new File app
- Lock screen, Control center, and Notification center to get an overhaul
- P2P iMessage integration for Apple Cash Pay, a new Apple Pay app
- And a load more
The article above tells you all the details about the new features and changes that we know about so far.
iOS 11 Jailbreak Update :
Most iOS users will be well aware that jailbreaks for iOS 10 have been very limited, not just in how many we have had but in who can use those that have been released. So far, the only developer to do anything for the jailbreak community is Luca Todesco, releasing Yalu Jailbreak [ext link] and subsequently updating it to support iOS 10.2. However, there is no chance of it being updated any further, given that Todesco has now stepped away from iOS security work and given that he has already told us how difficult things are getting for jailbreaking.
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There is also the concern that this difficulty will continue with iOS 11 although that isn't something we can comment on right now. iOS 11 is on the first of many beta versions and it will be a couple of months before the jailbreak developers can even begin to determine the chances of a jailbreak for the new firmware. Given that, if you are one of the few that can successfully run Yalu Jailbreak, don't update and risk losing it , you will not be able to downgrade and you will lose the ability to jailbreak for now.
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NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft, DSCOVR carries three advanced instruments -- an 'Earthcam' capability instrument called EPIC, which can see visible light and "wavelengths that can tell scientists about aerosols, which cool the atmosphere, and about ozone, clouds, vegetation, and ultraviolet light... EPIC will capture 'whole earth' images, the first that will be made available since Apollo's mission in 1972.
"Another sensor, PlasMag, will keep an eye on solar weather and give the Earth updates whenever a storm on the Sun threatened to fry broad swaths of the electrical grid. That's a high-risk, low-probability event that has never happened at the feared scale. Fortunately. Yet.
"The third instrument, NISTAR, will help calculate the Earth's energy "budget," the measurement perhaps most critical to understanding global warming: Is more heat coming in than is going out?" [Bloomberg]
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As the realization of the critical importance of studying life systems of the planet has grown, the priorities of NASA have shifted.
The incoming US Congress will have to address the evident risks and dangers to the planet, even though its leadership denies risks and dangers.
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LGBT litigators show 'true colors' in new attack on Kim Davis
Lawyers say issue is 'forcing their will on a Christian woman'
Now it's becoming clear: A case that erupted in Kentucky because same-sex duos demanded marriage licenses from a Christian county clerk who refused to issue them wasn't about marriage at all.
It was about forcing a homosexual agenda on a Christian.
That's the assertion of Liberty Counsel, whose lawyers are working with Rowan County, Kentucky, Clerk Kim Davis.
She defied a federal court order to issue licenses to same-sex marriage couples and was jailed for nearly a week. During that time her deputies were ordered to start issuing the licenses.
But the same-sex duos who originally brought the case are trying to get U.S. District Judge David Bunning to penalize her again, claiming she's not following his orders and the licenses may not be legitimate.
On Tuesday, her lawyers filed a response to the motion.
"The plaintiffs are showing their true colors in this latest filing," the statement from Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel contended. "It has never really been about a marriage license – Rowan County has issued the licenses – it is about forcing their will on a Christian woman through contempt of court charges, jail and monetary sanctions. Kim wouldn't give up the job she loves, so the plaintiffs are asking the court to put the county office into receivership – removing Kim from doing her job."
"Outlasting the Gay Revolution" spells out eight principles to help Americans with conservative moral values counter attacks on our freedoms of religion, speech and conscience by homosexual activists
The statement continued: "The fact is the plaintiffs already possess marriage licenses from Rowan County that have been approved as being valid by the Kentucky governor and Kentucky attorney general. Kim has taken all reasonable steps and good faith efforts to substantially comply with this court's orders."
The licenses are being issued to anyone legally eligible by the county clerk's office deputies. Davis is redacting her name from the certifications and both the governor and the state attorney general have affirmed their validity.
But the plaintiffs insist that's not good enough. They assert Davis should be fined and the federal courts should take over her office.
"There is no cause for this court to punish Davis with civil fines or take the extraordinary measure of annexing the Rowan County clerk's office through the intrusive remedy of a receivership. This sanction is reserved exclusively for situations of last resort – not a hammer to be used while Davis' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' complaint has been stayed, her consolidated appeals are pending in the Sixth Circuit, and licenses that are recognized as valid by the Kentucky governor and Kentucky attorney general are being issued in Rowan County," Staver said.
"Since her return to the office on Sept. 14, 2015, Davis has not interfered with, hindered, blocked or obstructed the issuance of any marriage licenses by her deputy clerks to couples who are legally eligible to marry in Kentucky. Instead, marriage licenses approved, authorized and recognized as valid in the Commonwealth of Kentucky are being issued without delay to eligible couples," the legal filing explains.
"And 'alterations' made by Davis constitute reasonable steps taken to ensure compliance with the court's orders, because these steps ensure that marriage licenses will be issued in Rowan County, while also accommodating her sincerely held religious beliefs and convictions."
Lawyers previously had speculated the case was more about attacking a Christian than obtaining a license. To get to Davis' jurisdiction, the plaintiffs had to travel through other jurisdictions where they could have obtained a license.
The plaintiffs in the case, although they already have licenses, had demanded of the court fines for Davis and a "receivership" of her office. Just days earlier they had demanded that the case be made class action.
"Imposing civil monetary sanctions against Davis and a receivership upon the Rowan County Clerk's Office is extreme, unnecessary and improper under the circumstances of this case," Davis' lawyers said.
"After setting aside plaintiffs' bluster and rhetoric in the motion to enforce, the following facts are undisputed: (1) licenses are being issued to all eligible couples in the Rowan County clerk's office; (2) there are no differences between licenses issued to same-sex and different-sex couples in Rowan County – all licenses are the same; (3) Davis is not interfering … ; (4) couples who are legally eligible to receive marriage licenses are receiving the licenses and are deeming them vaild and acceptable.," the filing said.
It was just the latest attack against David by the ACLU, which is representing the same-sex duos.
Just days ago, the plaintiffs said they wanted the case made class-action.
"From the outset of this case, Davis has consistently argued that there were multiple alternatives by which her sincerely held religious beliefs could be accommodated, without being burdened, while simultaneously allowing individuals to obtain valid marriage licenses in Rowan County. One of those proposed solutions is now in place, with the approval and authorization of the Kentucky governor, and this current status quo also embodies the reasonable steps and good faith efforts taken by Davis to comply with this court's orders without violating her conscience," her legal team explained at that time.
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The clerk's legal team added, "Unsatisfied with the status quo, plaintiffs are apparently looking to stir up controversy where it does not exist, perhaps to drive-up their own attorneys' fees in this litigation."
Davis has several challenges to the district court's handling of the case pending before the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.


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The moderate northeast monsoon prevails across the Gulf and Thailand. Meanwhile, the high pressure system stays over the upper country.
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In just two days, three designers have already opened their shows with underage models… seriously underage.fashion and trends Updated: Oct 26, 2010 16:30 IST
In just two days, three designers have already opened their shows with underage models… seriously underage. Ritu Beri's show had had a trio of little girls, dressed in her glitzy gowns. Delhi-based designer Anju Modi opened her show with a young girl in a flowing lehenga in the designer's trademark style, while Pallavi Mohan of Not So Serious had almost all her leggy models accompanied by cute-as-a-button baby girls, dressed in identical clothing.
"I had children walking the ramp because I wanted to draw attention to my children's wear, since I only make them on orders. And the mother-daughter ensembles are really popular among my clients. Sometimes I've even had grandmothers, mothers and daughters, all requesting variations of the same garment," says Mohan. She admits that she needs to be careful when designing for kids, adding, "I can't use beads or anything that can come loose on my dresses because kids might put that into their mouths. Also, the fabrics have to be much softer so that they don't scratch the child."
But even if you want this mini-me experience, it doesn't come cheap. Mohan admits, "My line for kids starts from Rs 4,000 onwards while the same garment for an adult will be around Rs 10,000 onwards. Even though the kids' garments might be smaller, the effort and detailing that goes into it is the same. And kids these days are very particular about what they want. I once had a six year old tell me 'don't you think this dress is too loose for me? Maybe we should tighten it a little."
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Communication Major Bachelor of Arts
Storytelling as a form of communication is a powerful skill - journalists use it to deliver compelling news; marketing specialists use it to shape an organization's image; and social media strategists use it to engage followers and gain leads. As a communication major, you'll learn how to be a strong storyteller through non-fiction writing, multimedia, video production, public speaking, and digital and print media. You'll also learn how to strategically tailor your message to different target audiences. The versatility of a communication degree allows our students to pursue a number of media, writing, multimedia and marketing careers. Many of our students choose to dive deeper into the study of communication through graduate school where they can specialize in mass communication, journalism, communication and technology, and corporate communication.
Hands-on experience begins as soon as freshman year with access to a campus cable TV station, a FM radio station and a student newspaper.
We set our graduates up for success — they take a professional development course along the way to learn how to sell themselves in interviews with potential employers.
We have alumni who are business owners, teachers, lawyers, communication managers and ad execs. A communication degree can take you many places — just tell us where you want to go!
We have five different clubs. FIVE. Interested in public relations? Check out PRSSA! Broadcast journalism? Check out NBS! We also have AdPro (advertising), Lambda Pi Eta (national communication honors society) and the Communication Board (communication majors and minors).
We communicate every day through our words, actions and body language — but are we thinking about the messages we are sending? Students learn how to live mindfully to become better communicators.
There's more to social media than just connecting with family and friends. Students learn how this powerful tool is used for customer service, public relations, marketing, advertising, journalism and political commentary.
A story is only as good as its method of delivery. This class teaches students how to effectively use online mediums such as blogs, websites and podcasts to effectively tell stories and create compelling content.
The student-run station features student-produced programming, class projects, coverage of major campus events and information about the Erie community.
Students are assigned as editors and writers to deliver a weekly online and print newspaper featuring hard-hitting news, feature stories, sports, editorials, opinion pieces, polls, photography and advertising.
Our grads have been hired by The New York Times, the U.S. Army, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Busch Gardens, JP Morgan, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, iHeartMedia, and Estee Lauder.


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4 slices Arnold® Country White bread
4 tbsps hazelnut spread
4 marshmallows
Toast the bread to your liking. Spread hazelnut spread on one slice of bread. Toast marshmallows on broiler. Take the second slice and stack together the marshmallows and other slice with hazelnut spread, ENJOY!


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ETRION 400 – study. The future of CPS.
The ETRION 400 is a design study on the future of CLAAS POWER SYSTEMS (CPS). It's not a tractor of the future, nor is it a prototype.
The ETRION is a design study being conducted on behalf of CLAAS. In 2008, young London-based designer Merlyn Gray, together with dedicated and ambitious young engineers in tractor development at CLAAS Tractors in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France, began exploring initial responses to a series of design issues, which it is hoped will deliver convincing and well-founded answers for future agricultural vehicles.
1. Optimal traction: TERRA TRAC concept taken further
How can traction in the field be maximised and the following three conditions fulfilled at the same time?
- Minimal ground compaction (wheel/track combination in which the track positioned is in second traction path alongside the wheels in the field, thus avoiding "twins")
- High manoeuvrability (with two steerable axles and crawler track raisable at the headlands)
- Road compatibility (width under 3.30 metres, since additional traction ensured fully by extendable track crawler)
2. Maximum efficiency: drive system concept taken further
How can the efficacy and efficiency of the drive system be optimised in agricultural machinery, including in offshore situations? How can electric mobility be implemented in this regard? In this study, for instance, eight drive heads can be equipped with electric wheel hub assemblies; the vehicle can be fitted with a gas-operated assembly for power generation or can be operated via future-generation fuel-cell solutions, or via other solutions for electricity delivery.
3. Intuitive handling: assistance systems concept taken further
How can efficiency and comfort be increased in day-to-day operations? The study hints at location points for front- and rear-mounted implements with innovative plug-in technology. Further ideas relating to cab and cockpit designs and handling characteristics, although likewise alluded to in the conceptual drawings, are not viewable.
The ETRION is inspiration – an ambitious conceptual scene has been set for interesting ideas. A stimulus for taking ideas further – although with no binding reference to the future design language of CLAAS vehicles.
The ETRION 400 name: the blue E stands for electric mobility, T for TRAC, R for "Rad", the German word for wheel, ION is our characteristic ending, 400 designates the performance range at 400 hp (or will we remove the word "horsepower" from our vocabulary once and for all?).


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1. Having four shots of espresso.
2. (poker slang) Of or relating to quads.
1. one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
Similar word(s): quadruplet
Definition categories: person, sib, sibling
2. a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
Similar word(s): quadriceps
Definition categories: body, extensor
3. (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
Similar word(s): space
Definition categories: man–made, type
4. a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
Similar word(s): quadrangle
Definition categories: man–made, area
1. (letterpress typography, transitive, intransitive) To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
2. (typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting, transitive, intransitive) To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.


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Fixed aspects
The fixed navigation and shopping cart ensures that they are always in view. This ensures that users have access to the essential elements when needed.
Build up the layers
Typical of many websites is a selection of background images. Brew Shop uses multiple background layers, a body background and the main image to create the complete canvas.
The rollover effect
Rollovers give prominence to the selected item and Brew Shop makes good use of them. The product images have border rollovers and text has standard hover effects.
inspiration: www.brewshop.co.nz
To emphasise a product, the Brew Shop uses a border rollover effect with the original border changing colour on the rollover. Re-creating this simple but effective technique involves a single line of HTML and a few lines of CSS. This lightweight example uses a div tag to contain the images and adds the border to the images in the container tag. First create the container tag, name it accordingly, ie #nav01, then set the Width to 100% and the Height to auto. Alternatively, a fixed width can be used, if needed. Now insert an image or the images into the code and add the relevant link:
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The border uses a solid style with a Width of 10 pixels and is black. All the elements can be modified to suit. The image is floated left to ensure correct positioning with multiple use of image, and the margin is to ensure there is a uniform space between each image. To create the rollover, add the following code:
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TECHNIQUE | Use multiple backgrounds
Body background
A body background creates the canvas for a page and gives designers a foundation to build on. In this example we are going to add a repeating gradient accompanied by a background colour. Inside the body tag, add the code shown. This will produce a small black gradient at the top of the page and a solid colour at the bottom.
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002 margin: 0px;
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004 background-repeat: repeat-x;
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Overlay images
To overlay an image over the background image, the image will need to be transparent or at least have the same background colour as the body background. To insert an image simply add the following code to display a single instance of the new background image.
001 #title {
002 height: 100px;
003 width: 100%;
004 background-image: url(images/syt2011.png);
005 background-position: 0px 5px;
006 background-repeat: no-repeat;
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TECHNIQUE | Create practical and beautiful lists
List creation
The basis of a list is the ul (unordered list) or ol (ordered list). The favoured choice for non-specific lists is the ul tag. The first step to creating an unordered list involves adding a set of ul tags. Split these and add a set of li (list) tags for each item to appear.
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By default, the unordered list tag adds bullet points to each list item. To remove these in and create a simple list, the list type needs to be defined in the CSS. First create a pseudo class in the CSS that adopts the tag or class name where the list appears, and add the li after. Then add the list type and set to none.
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By default, the text in the list will adopt the font defined on the body tag and the standard link blue colour with an underline. To smarten up the text the font, font size, style and colour need to be redefined. First create a new related pseudo class and add the following code:
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By default, links are assigned the underline to indicate the text is a link. You can remove the underline completely, only show on rollover or hide the underline on rollover. To remove the underline completely, add the code shown below. To show while on hover, change 'none' in a:hover to 'underline'.
001 a:link {text-decoration: none;}
002 a:visited {text-decoration: none;}
003 a:hover {text-decoration: none;}
004 a:active {text-decoration: none;}
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To add a graphic for each item in the list, add the code show below. Use an image that is similar in size to the text, a good guideline would de around 12 x 12 pixels or 15 x 15 pixels. The left padding is added so the text does not interfere with the graphic.
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TECH TIP | Short URLs
The short URL has become an integral part of the online experience thanks to the likes of Twitter. There are a host of services providing a shortening service, with well-known examples being bit.ly and tinyurl. However, users need to copy in a link, click a button, copy the new shortlink and paste into a retweet or post. The Shorten URL add-on for Firefox makes the whole process just that little bit easier and quicker. Two clicks shorten the URL of the page and a third copies it to the clipboard. Another effective add-on definitely worth trying out is Url Shortener 1l2.us found at https://addons.mozilla.org. This shortens the current URL, copies and links it to Twitter, among others


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With a legacy of over 40 years, Gatorade Thirst Quencher is the most scientifically researched and game tested way to replace electrolytes lost in sweat. Gatorade hydrates better than water, which is why it's trusted by some of the world's best athletes.
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Dietary Needs: Kosher
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text: Pinch to zoom I'm in! Silver Hoop, Crystal & Pearl Earrings by IndiviJewels £38$67.87€44.01$51.51 This item is no longer available Favourite Favourite Ask Seller View your favourites we're sorry we're sorry, This item is no longer available buy a gift card PRODUCT DETAILS made in britain Beautiful and elegant earrings which consist of white pearls surrounding a lovely Swarovski crystal and separated with sterling silver spacer beads, hanging from handmade sterling silver hammered hoops. These earrings will be handmade in UK just for you and will be beautifully presented in an IndiviJewels gift box. If you are giving them as a gift and would like to make them even more special we can gift wrap the box in a matching fabric pouch for a small extra charge. **Please be aware that we are unable to accept the return or exchange of pierced earrings in compliance with the current Health & Hygiene regulations.** product code: 46752 see more see less DELIVERY This product is dispatched to you by IndiviJewels. RETURNS You have 28 days, from receipt of cancellable goods, to notify the seller if you wish to cancel your order or exchange an item. Please note: goods that are personalised, bespoke or made-to-order to your specific requirements, perishable products and personal items sold with a hygiene seal (cosmetics, underwear) in instances where the seal is broken are non-refundable, unless faulty. Read more about our returns policy.Should you choose to return or exchange your order you will need to deliver the item(s) to the UK, where this seller is based. IndiviJewels's return policy Please see notonthehighstreet.com's returns policy.


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Teaching the basics of running via the experiences of an 83-year old man who has been running for over 45 years, including the completion of four marathons and training for a fifth marathon.
Monday, February 23, 2004
Only four hours sleep -- stayed awake preparing Sunday School lesson
I only had 4 hours sleep Saturday night with a 1/2 hour nap on Sunday. I taught a Sunday School lesson on Sunday, and I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about the class. While lying awake, I thought through the lesson, and after an hour I knew how I should teach the class. I got up, made teaching notes, got ready, and left for church. I had 7 1/2 hours sleep last night. As a result of this lack of sleep, my waking HR this morning was 51. My body feels tired this morning.
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There were 527,642 new invasive cervical cancer cases reported in 2012, with an estimated 265,672 deaths (Ferlay et al., 2012). Around 84% of the new cases were reported in less developed countries. Screening for cervical cancer and its precursor lesions is carried out using a Papanicolaou (Pap) test. Definitive evaluation requires histology slides of biopsied cervical tissue; interpretation of these slides is done by an expert pathologist (Jeronimo, Schiffman, Long, Neve, & Antani, 2004). Pathologists seek to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), which is a pre-malignant condition for cervical cancer. A cervical biopsy is classified as normal (no CIN lesion) or one of three CIN grades: CIN1 (mild dysplasia), CIN2 (moderate dysplasia), or CIN3 (severe dysplasia) by identifying the atypical cells in the epithelium by the visual inspection of histology slides (Kumar, Abbas, Fausto, & Aster, 2014; Long, S, & G.R, 2011; Wang et al., 2009). Figure 1 shows examples of the CIN grades.
Delayed maturation with an increase in immature atypical cells from bottom to top of the epithelium has been observed as CIN increases in severity (Egner, 2010). As shown in Figure 1, atypical immature cells are often present in the bottom third of the epithelium for CIN1 (Figure 1b). The atypical immature cells commonly appear in the bottom two thirds of the epithelium for CIN2 (Figure 1c), and atypical immature cells are typically present in the full thickness of the epithelium for CIN3 (Figure 1d). In addition to analyzing the progressively increasing quantity of atypical cells from bottom to top of the epithelium, identification of nuclei atypia is also significant (Egner, 2010). Nuclei atypia is characterized by variation in nuclei shapes and sizes. Visual assessment of nuclei differences is challenging, contributing significantly to diagnostic inter- and intra-pathologist variation. Nuclei deformation characterization and atypical cell quantization play a critical role in identifying CIN grade (Kumar et al., 2014). Computer-assisted CIN diagnostic methods have been explored in other studies (Wang et al., 2009) (Guo et al., 2015) (De et al., 2013) (van der Marel et al., 2012) (Guillaud et al., 2005) (Keenan et al., 2000). These methods studied texture features (Guillaud et al., 2005), nuclei detection and Delaunay triangulation analysis (De et al., 2013)(Keenan et al., 2000), medial axis determination, and localized CIN grade assessment (Wang et al., 2009) (Guo et al., 2015) (De et al., 2013).
CIN grades example (a) Normal, (b) CN1, (c) CIN2, (d) CIN3
In previous research, we investigated a localized fusion-based approach to classify epithelium into four different CIN grades (Guo et al., 2015) (De et al., 2013) . The approach described in (Guo et al., 2015) yielded 88.5% accuracy for an image set of 61 digitized histology images. For this experimental dataset, the computation time was high, with an average feature extraction time of 36.18 seconds per image; some images took more than 200 seconds. Thus, it would be impractical to utilize those image analysis techniques in a semi-automated tool in a clinical setting to assist expert pathologists in their clinical assessment of digitized histology images


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Paris, 5 August 2016
© Melanie J Shears
Malaria parasite inside human liver cells.
On the left, the parasite is dividing normally (many small blue nuclei, in the center of the image, a red apicoplast marker, superimposed on a lipid synthesis enzyme, in green).
On the right, division is blocked (fewer nuclei and apicoplasts) after the plant pathways have been inhibited (no green marking).
1 Apicolipid team.
2 Other laboratories and entities involved: in France, Laboratoire TIMC-IMAG (CNRS/Grenoble INP/Université Grenoble Alpes) and the Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire Végétale (CNRS/INRA/CEA/Université Grenoble Alpes); in Australia, Deakin University and the Australian National University; in the USA, Johns Hopkins University and Pennsylvania State University; in the UK, the Francis Crick Institute.
3 Source: WHO, 2015
4 In particular to artemisinin, whose discovery was awarded with the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2015, and for which resistance was discovered in 2007, after only a few years of use in the field.
5 In liver cells.
Characterization of the Plasmodium falciparum and P. berghei glycerol 3-phosphate acyltransferase involved in FASII fatty acid utilization in the malaria parasite apicoplast, Shears MJ, MacRae JI, Mollard V, Goodman CD, Sturm A, Orchard LM, Llinás M, McConville MJ, Botté CY*, McFadden GI*. Cell Microbiology, June 20, 2016. View web site
Apicoplast-localized lysophosphatidic acid precursor assembly is required for bulk phospholipid synthesis in Toxoplasma gondii and relies on an algal/plant-like glycerol 3-phosphate acyltransferase, Amiar S, MacRae JI, Callahan DL, van Dooren GG, Shears MJ, Dubois D, Cesbron-Delauw MF, Maréchal E, McConville MJ, McFadden GI, Yamaryo-Botté Y*, Botté CY*. PLOS Pathogens, August 4, 2016. View web site
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PORTSMOUTH � The local representatives for Leggat McCall Properties � one of three developers vying to partner with the city to redevelop the McIntyre Federal Building � want the City Council to wait until seeing an evaluation of all three proposed projects before picking one to work with.
Former City Councilor Bill Wagner told the Portsmouth Herald�s editorial board Wednesday that they want the council to see �the unbiased analysis� of the three proposals by city consultant Barry Abramson of Abramson & Associates, Inc. The analysis is included in the City Council packet, which will be released Friday morning.
Mayor Jack Blalock told the Portsmouth Herald this week he wants the council to pick a development partner at either this Tuesday�s meeting or its Feb. 5 meeting.
Wagner acknowledged he doesn�t know if the council will pick a development partner Tuesday, but stressed �all we�re asking for is finish the process, which is the recommendations and evaluations.� He questioned if the council would make a decision on Tuesday after getting the analysis on Friday.
�Councilors over the weekend aren�t going to be able to absorb that,� said Wagner, who appeared before the editorial board with former City Attorney Peter Loughlin. �(They still have to) take their own feelings, here�s what the experts say, what do we do from here.�
Leggat McCall has proposed converting the federal building into a 98-room hotel, with a public access rooftop bar and restaurant. It also proposed building 122 apartments in a new building on site, along with leaving more than 30 percent of the roughly 2.2-acre site as open space.
The city hopes to receive the federal building and property for free from the General Services Administration, which owns the property near Portsmouth�s popular waterfront, under provisions of the Historic Monument program. But the development team can�t demolish the federal building or the one-story post office attached to it, Deputy City Manager Nancy Colbert Puff said recently.
The City Council at its last meeting in December voted 5-4 to recommend the new council that was sworn in earlier this month choose The Kane Co. of Portsmouth and Redgate of Boston for the city�s development partner. Kane/Redgate was the only one of the three development teams that proposed converting the existing federal building into office space.
Two International Group of Portsmouth and Ocean Properties Hotels & Resorts proposed turning the federal building into a 120-room hotel, while building a new mixed-use building that would include commercial on the first floor and �multi-family rental property� on the second, third and fourth floors.
Loughlin pointed to the city�s top priority that was outlined in the Request for Proposals (RFP) it issued to potential development partners.
�The city�s top priority is to partner with an entity capable of assuming all costs, obligations and liabilities involved in any reuse and redevelopment of the site,� the RFP states.
�There�s going to be some things that nobody � is probably going to be able to do if they�re going to be on the hook to guarantee it works out financially,� Loughlin said.
Wagner stressed that whatever plan is ultimately approved for the redevelopment, it has to work financially. �The plan has to be secure or the city is going to be on the hook, (and) they don�t want to be on the hook,� he said.
Wagner and Loughlin pledged Leggat McCall is flexible in terms of working with the city and public in terms of how the site should be redeveloped.
But Wagner said they don�t believe converting the federal building into office space will work financially.
�I think the only really difficult thing � is making the big building office,� Wagner said. �It just doesn�t work in the market place, you need parking, we (already) have parking issues. Besides that, everything else is flexible basically.�
Kane/Redgate�s proposal does not call for any on-site parking to be dedicated to people who would work in the offices under their proposal.
Wagner described Leggat McCall�s initial project idea for the site as a �moderate� redevelopment plan.
�If this doesn�t work and the GSA goes out and puts the building up for sale, what is proposed on there now by any of the three of us is moderate when compared to what will happen,� Wagner said.
Tuesday�s City Council meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at City Hall.


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Penne with Pumpkin and Bacon at Academia Barilla
A few years ago, I visited the Academia Barilla in Parma, Italy. Once an industrial zone that included a Barilla pasta factory, the outdated facilities on the edge of Parma were converted about 5 years ago into a beautiful complex housing the Academia Barilla culinary school, two concert halls, a culinary library, a hotel and restaurant.
After a tour, I had the chance to work with Chef Nicola Bindini in one of the Academia's enormous professional kitchens. Some are used for pastry making, there is one with a pizza oven, and others are used for cooking demonstrations. Classes are open to aspiring chefs, avid home cooks, and experienced chefs who want to improve their technique and learn more about Italian ingredients. It is definitely worth a visit if you plan to be in the area. You can find out about what's going on there by checking their website at http://www.academiabarilla.com/
The chef showed me how to made an artichoke and prawn salad topped with shavings of Barilla's Pecorino Grand Cru, lamb chops with pesto, a molded chocolate and zabaione dessert and my favorite, pennette with pumpkin, smoked pancetta, Parmigiano Reggiano and balsamic vinegar.
I thought of that pasta the other day when I was trying to decide what to do with the large butternut squash that was sitting on my kitchen counter. At Barilla, Chef Nicola had used a large winter squash called Zucca Mantovana. It was round and pumpkin shaped with rough tan skin, orange flesh, and a flavor similar to that of butternut squash, so the one I had was a perfect substitute. Since I didn't have smoked pancetta which can be hard to find in this country, I used some thick-sliced bacon. I always have Parmigiano in the refrigerator and a small bottle of aged balsamico on hand, so the rest was easy.
The warm colors of the squash and pasta and the contrasting flavors of the salty cheese and bacon with the sweet, creamy squash made it a perfect pasta for a fall day.
Penne with Butternut Squash, Bacon, and Balsamic Vinegar
Serves 4
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil plus more for drizzling
2 ounces smoked pancetta or thick sliced bacon, finely chopped
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1-1/4 pounds butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch dice
Salt and freshly ground pepper
8 ounces penne
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmigiano
1 teaspoon aged balsamic vinegar
In a large skillet, cook the pancetta in the olive oil over medium heat until the pancetta is lightly golden, about 5 minutes. Add the onion and rosemary and cook 5 minutes more until the onion is tender. Stir in the garlic. Add the squash and salt and pepper to taste and stir well. Cover the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, 15 to 20 minutes until the squash is tender and starting to brown. If it begins to stick, add a tablespoon or two of water. With the back of a spoon, mash some of the squash until creamy.
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the pasta and salt to taste. Cook until slightly underdone. Scoop out about 1 cup of the pasta cooking water and set aside. Drain the pasta and add it to the squash. Add some of the cooking water and stir well. Cook 1 minute until the pasta is tender. Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese. Add a little extra virgin olive oil and mix well. Drizzle with the vinegar and serve hot.
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During the semi final WWC game between france and usa us keeper had hold of the ball in one hand and the french attacker headed the ball out of the keeper's hand. the ref called a foul on the french player. was this correct?
Hi Yes the referee was 100% correct. When the goalkeeper has the ball in an outstretched hand she is deemed to be in possession of the ball and the ball cannot be challenged for.
In the 2004 edition of the old IFAB Question and Answers publication, this was allowed. It was changed in the 2005 edition. The current Laws of the Game, in the Interpretations and Guidelines section, states that the goalkeeper is in possession of the ball 'while holding the ball in his outstretched open hand'. Correct call, despite the French player's plea, 'But I used my head!'
It is an indirect free kick foul to interfere with the keeper in possession or in the act of releasing the ball. The referee could have also cautioned the player if she believed the action was reckless.
Absolutely!! That was a stupid pet trick on the part of the French player. A player is not allowed to interfere with the goalkeeper in possession of the ball. Such interference is punished with an IDFK to the keeper's team and a possible caution should the interference be reckless or repeated.
Goalkeeper possession and a good call by the ref. All the best,
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The DeleteCacheCluster operation deletes a previously provisioned cache cluster. DeleteCacheCluster deletes all associated cache nodes, node endpoints and the cache cluster itself. When you receive a successful response from this operation, Amazon ElastiCache immediately begins deleting the cache cluster; you cannot cancel or revert this operation.
Declaration Syntax
DeleteCacheClusterResponse DeleteCacheCluster( DeleteCacheClusterRequest deleteCacheClusterRequest )
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- Container for the necessary parameters to execute the DeleteCacheCluster service method on AmazonElastiCache.
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The response from the DeleteCacheCluster service method, as returned by AmazonElastiCache.
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It's uno mas for the Consulate of Mexico's Latino Fest, which for the second year in a row will fill the Basque Block with a celebration of Latin culture.
With the theme comunidades hermanas, or "sister communities," Latino Fest invites any and all to experience music from North Point Latin Jazz, Spanish-language rockers Special Reserve and international salsa band Pura Vida Orchestra; plus savor comida deliciosa from Casa Blanca Cuban Grill, Colombian El Cafetal, Peruvian-Mexican Lima Limon and Andy's Mexican Food.
Beyond tastes and sounds, the Fest will feature dance competitions, visual art workshops, kids' activities and more.
If you're hungry for a taste of cultura, look no further.