text:
OpenMarket: December 2010
V.A. Judge Rules Against Obama's Health Care Law
Nicole Ciandella
A Virginia federal judge has declared federal health care legislation unconstitutional. In response to the decision, which was handed down earlier today, CEI General Counsel Sam Kazman said:
Judge Hudson's ruling is a welcome reaffirmation of the Constitution's limits on the federal government. Those limits are totally at odds with the Obama Administration's attempt, in its individual mandate provision, to transform a person's decision not to buy health insurance into an activity subject to Congress's power over interstate commerce. Because this ruling comes only days before the anniversary of the Senate's rushed Christmas Eve vote on Obamacare, it is, quite frankly, a great way to start off the New Year.
Photo Credit:...
CEI Weekly: Federal Regulations Are Killing Jobs
CEI Weekly is a compilation of articles and blog posts from CEI's fellows and associates sent out via e-mail every Friday. This week features Ben Lieberman's op-ed on federal regulations that are costing Americans their jobs.
TSA's Bad Policies Aren't Going Away
Ryan Young
Public outrage at the TSA's new policies has died down. That's a real shame, because people are still having experiences like this one.
Supreme Court will not Hear Columbia University Eminent Domain Case
Marc Scribner
It was announced today that the U.S. Supreme Court will not take up a challenge to the Empire State Development Corporation's property takings in Manhattan's West Harlem neighborhood. The notorious ESDC, also responsible for the Atlantic Yards land grab in Brooklyn, wishes to seize property near Columbia University in order to allow the university's planned expansion to move forward. Standing in the way are several small businesses, who object to their properties being included in ESDC's area blight condemnation. New York State, which has one of the worst eminent domain statutes in the nation, has...
Ruling in Virginia's Challenge to Obamacare Individual Mandate Expected Today
Hans Bader
A ruling in Virginia's constitutional challenge to Obamacare's individual mandate is expected later today. The Competitive Enterprise Institute joined in an amicus brief filed in support of Virginia's lawsuit by the Cato Institute and constitutional law professor Randy Barnett. You can find that amicus brief at this link. Earlier, I discussed why the health care law's individual mandate (requirement that individuals buy health insurance) exceeded Congress's power under the Interstate Commerce Clause. You can find that discussion at...
Objection in Ercoline v. Unilever (Breyers Smooth & Dreamy) class action
We had to mail it to the court rather than electronically file it so it may not immediately show up in the docket, but today the District of New Jersey will receive my objection to the $0 settlement in Ercoline v. Unilever, No. 10-cv-1747. Earlier.
More Disincentives to Work, Thanks to the Federal Government and the Stimulus Package
Thanks to food stamps, Medicaid, and housing subsidies, and other welfare benefits, many "poor" people have far more disposable income than self-supporting households earning $40,000 to $60,000 a year. Veronique de Rugy points to a finding that "a one-parent family of three making $14,500 a year (minimum wage) has more disposable income than a family making $60,000 a year" -- even excluding benefits from Supplemental Security Income. "America is now a country which punishes those middle-class people who not only try to work hard, but avoid scamming the system." These disincentives to work were expanded in the...
Are Government Employee Unions Losing the Democrats?
Ivan Osorio
Government employee unions have long been renowned as one of the Democratic Party's most loyal and dedicated supporting constituencies. For years, Democratic politicians have supported public employee unions' agenda of increased government spending, leading to more government jobs and thus more potential union members. For teachers unions -- which are among the most politically powerful government unions -- Democrats have helped them resist popular school reform efforts that could threaten the government-school monopoly, including school choice and charter schools. That was great deal for the unions and their political allies, but a dead weight on everybody else, as taxpayers funded a continually expanding government sector, while a growing number parents saw their children stuck in underperforming schools. Now cracks are finally starting to show in that alliance -- and they may get...
New Fast Food Restaurants Banned in South Los Angeles
New fast-food restaurants are now banned in South Los Angeles. Say goodbye to many entry-level jobs in that poor urban area. The cockamamie idea behind this ban is that since minorities are disproportionately obese, and since they disproportionately patronize fast-food restaurants, such restaurants are thus guilty of "food apartheid." (Never mind that many fast-food entrees are not particularly fatty, that baked goods are a bigger source of calories for kids than fast-food items like pizza, and that it is possible to lose weight while regularly eating at McDonald's, as various people have, including...
Energy Drink Ban? What's Next?
Michelle Minton
Lynne Nowick, a legislator in Suffolk County, New York, wants to ban energy drinks for anyone under the age of 19 years old. Why? She says it's because the drinks "could potentially be dangerous to teens" and some parents don't know the risks. She seems to believe that it is her duty to assess the risks and make the decision for teens and their parents. After all, nanny state knows best, right? According to a "nutrition expert," whatever that means, at the Cornell Cooperative Extension: "Energy drinks can cause sleeplessness and high blood pressure in teens." Personally, government sticking its nose into my morning coffee gets my blood boiling and keeps me up at night; perhaps we can ban government bans for a while. During the...
Subsidies and Bailouts
Drugs and Medical Devices
Morality of Capitalism
Lands and Wildlife
Human Achievement Hour
Government Unions
Private Unions
CEI Litigation
Consumer Product Safety
Food and Beverage Regulation
Media, Speech and Internet Freedom
Automobiles and Roads
Rail and Mass Transit
Kent Lassman
Travis Burk
Scooter Schaefer
John Berlau
Wayne Crews
Myron Ebell
Patrick Hedger
Sam Kazman
Trey Kovacs
Marlo Lewis, Jr.
Ben Lieberman
Angela Logomasini
Mario Loyola
Patrick J. Michaels
Richard Morrison Iain Murray
Ryan Radia
Devin Watkins


text:
Ansost  es una comuna y población de Francia, en la región de Mediodía-Pirineos, departamento de Altos Pirineos, en el distrito de Tarbes y cantón de Rabastens-de-Bigorre.

Demografía

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Localidades de Altos Pirineos

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


For those of you who have an iPad, well, I have some not-so-good news for you. As of now, there is no iPad specific version available, however, I'm sure one will be release here shortly. But nonetheless, PocketFullOfApps will keep you updated as time progresses. Galaxy on Fire 2 costs $6.99 and weighs in at 108 MB.
Galaxy on Fire 2 on the App Store.
← 'Tilt to Live HD' Promo Code Giveaway!
More Mac App Store Deals from AppyFridays!
Entries (RSS) | Comments (RSS) | 88 queries in 0.969 seconds.


A North Scottsdale neighborhood with plenty of beautiful single family homes for sale.
Homes for sale in Casa Norte feature sparkling pools, remodeled interiors and multiple-car garages.
Community Park within walking distance of Casa Norte, where residents can enjoy great views of the McDowell Mountians.
A short distance away from shopping centers, amazing dining, and medical facilities.
Less than two miles from the AZ Loop 101, which makes commuting simple.
The Casa Norte community borders one of the nicest private golf clubs in Scottsdale: Ancala Country Club. Although considered one of the tougher courses in Scottsdale, the amenities and family-friendly atmosphere are truly phenomenal. Members of Ancala Country Club enjoy an amazing fitness center with the option of personal training, massage therapy, tennis, and a wide array of tournaments and social mixers. Whether you are a golfer or not, Ancala Country Club has something for everyone, and certainly a premier feature of the Casa Norte subdivision.
A quick drive down Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, you'll find the Ancala Village Shopping Center. Purchase your weekly groceries at Safeway, take care of your home supply needs at Ace Hardware, and handle any finance errands at Chase Bank. Get your day started on the right track at First Watch or grab a quick coffee and delicious pastry treat from Dunkin' Donuts. There are also some amazing food options in the Ancala Village Shopping Center. Spinato's Pizzeria is a Valley favorite for pizza and pasta dishes, or head over to Pars Persian Cuisine for some great kebabs.
One of the most popular family attractions in North Scottsdale is the OdySea Aquarium, which is only a few miles away from Casa Norte. At over 200,000 square feet, the OdySea Aquarium is the largest aquarium in the Southwest United States. Since opening in the Fall of 2016, it can host as many as 10,000 daily guests. It's the perfect place for adults and children to learn about a wide variety of sea creatures, as well as become educated on how vital the ocean is to our entire ecosystem. With annual passes available for purchase, you'll always have reason to explore the OdySea Aquarium.
Casa Norte residents enjoy the best of relaxing desert luxury and close proximity to amazing shopping and dining. If you'd like to explore other options in this beautiful North Scottsdale area, we highly recommend the Scottsdale Ranch and Mountainview Ranch neighborhoods.
Interested in a Casa Norte Home in North Scottsdale?
All Casa Norte homes for sale will appear below. We would love the opportunity to show you any of this Casa Norte real estate. Please call us at 480-387-3990 or fill out our Contact Form and we will respond within the hour during normal hours.
We highly recommend that you Contact Us and we will create a custom search for you that will automatically alert you when new homes come up for sale in Casa Norte. We can also prepare a free report for you that provides all the statistics you want to know about Casa Norte including historical data, projections, recent sale prices, and information about Casa Norte's surrounding neighborhood.


The college recruitment funnel has changed. Here's how your marketing team needs to change with it.
Perhaps you know by now that lead generation strategies in higher education marketing have changed—a lot. Gone are the days of the direct mail—44% of direct mail is never opened anyway, and just 1 out of 4 students actually respond to college direct mail—the cold calls, the glossy viewbooks, the college fairs.
Well—that's not quite true. These time-honored lead generation strategies still have their place. It's still true that word-of-mouth generates leads like crazy. It's still true that a meaningful face-to-face encounter with an admissions professional makes a big difference.
But it's also true that prospective students these days are much more likely to be found searching for colleges on their smartphones than they are to be rifling through a paper viewbook. (Nearly 75% of teenagers have smartphones.) They're much more likely to want to spend some time watching a campus tour on YouTube than to talk to an admissions counselor on the phone—just 1 in 5 students want colleges to call them on the phone!
In short: the admissions funnel has changed. Lead generation strategies that worked a generation ago are likely to be perceived as irrelevant, annoying, and intrusive by rising juniors and seniors today.
That's the bad news in higher education marketing. The good news is that there are fresh lead generation strategies that can deliver high-quality leads at a fraction of the cost of traditional marketing techniques. Needless to say, the most effective lead generation strategies today are digital—and most of them are student-led: an astonishing 97% of prospective students initiate contact with a school if they're interested. That means you need to be prepared when they go looking.
By that we don't just mean that you should transfer your marketing efforts to the web and leave it at that. (84% of millennials have clicked away from a website because of annoying ads.) Yes, it's easy and cheap to create a digital viewbook, to buy or rent email lists, and to pay for sidebar ads—but it's not the strategy that's most effective in an age where prospective students and their parents are likely to distrust advertising—and where they're much more likely to poll their social networks when it comes time to make decisions.
The most effective lead generation strategies out there operate from a philosophy we call inbound marketing—inbound, as opposed to outbound, because this lead generation strategy works on the principle of drawing interested parties in with great content instead of pushing your message out at them and hoping it sticks.
In higher education, the possibilities for compelling content creation are virtually limitless: guides to taking the SATs or ACTs, to navigating the college search process, to writing stand-out admissions essays; videos offering virtual campus tours or amusing interviews or songified speeches (nearly ½ of students said they viewed online videos to learn more about a college); photostreams showing the beauty and vibrancy of life at your institution.
Don't just let them look—convert them into leads!
Obviously, you've got to get their attention first—without that, not much else happens—but while inbound marketing begins with great content, it doesn't end there.
Once you've earned the attention of your prospective students and their parents, it's time to invite them to opt-in to receiving ongoing communications from your marketing department. Again, the possibilities are endless: webinars, ebooks, resource guides, music—anything that your prospective students will find attractive and worth exchanging an email address for. Don't limit yourself to one or two opt-in offers; create a lot of them. And don't relegate the opt-in box to the sidebar—make it a pop up. Don't make it hard for visitors to opt out—but do make it easy for them to opt in!


text:
Sreemad Bhagavad Geetha is a 1977 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by P. Bhaskaran. The film stars  The film has musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy.Sreemad Bhagavad Geetha

Cast

Srividya
Kaviyoor Ponnamma
KPAC Lalitha
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Jose Prakash
Manavalan Joseph
Mohan Sharma
O. Ramdas
Sankaradi
Sreemoolanagaram Vijayan
T. R. Omana
T. S. Muthaiah
Prathapachandran
G. K. Pillai
Mallika Sukumaran
Muralimohan
N. Govindankutty
P. K. Abraham
T. P. Madhavan
Vallathol Unnikrishnan
Vidhubala
Dashaavathaaram Ravikumar

Soundtrack
The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran.

References

External links

1977 films
1970s Malayalam-language films
Films directed by P. Bhaskaran


Radiowave Surgery ? How does it work?
Glad you asked. Here at Chugach Veterinary Practice we use radiowave technology in our surgical procedures. Instead of using a scalpel blade we have the ability to use radiowaves that travel at very high frequencies . The energy flows through a radio frequency electrode tip . The result is a precise incision with minimal cellular damage. Vessels and nerves are sealed reducing post op swelling and pain.
Is Radiowave Safe for My Pet's Care?
Yes, radiowave technology is very safe. There is no contact necessary between the patient and the neutral plate. Therefore, this eliminates the possibility of any burns or shocks.
What are the Benefits of using Radiowave?
Unlike laser or high temperature electrosurgery , radiowave technique does not burn the tissue.


text:
Q: Discrete subgroups of isometry group $\mathbb{R}^n$ Let $G$ be a Hausdorff topological group. We say that a subgroup $S$ of $G$ is discrete if and only if the subspace topology (from $G$) on
$S$ is discrete.
Note that isometry group of euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^n$ is displayed by $E(n)$(or affine isometries on $\mathbb{R}^n  , \  O(n)\subset E(n)$)   and $Sx:=\left\{s(x);\ \forall s\in S\subseteq E(n)\right\}$ is $S$-orbit of any $x\in\mathbb{R}^n$ where S is any subgroup of E(n).
For discrete subgroups S of isometry group of euclidean space $E(n)$  an equivalent
condition is: intersection of the $S$-orbit of any $x\in\mathbb{R}^n$ has finite intersection with any
compact set of $\mathbb{R}^n$.
Why is there a such the equivalent condition? How can I prove it?

A: The definition means that $S$ is discrete if for each point $x\in \mathbb{R}^n$ the family $Sx$ is locally finite, i.e., for each point there is a neighbourhood intersecting only finitely many subsets of this family. This is equivalent to the fact each compact set intersects only finitely many subsets of this family.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party, ruling the country from 1922 to his ousting in 1943, and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of fascism.
Mussolini, Italian politician, politician, dictator
Robert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law to return to music, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. He had been assured by his teacher Friedrich Wieck that he could become the finest pianist in Europe, but a hand injury ended this dream. Schumann then focused his musical energies on composing.
German composer, composer
Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work, notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty, and bold color, had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. After years of painful anxiety and frequent bouts of mental illness, he died at the age of 37 from a gunshot wound, generally accepted to be self-inflicted (although no gun was ever found). His work was then known to only a handful of people and appreciated by fewer still.
Dutch painter, painter

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


In a previous article (" National Law Library: A View through the Southern California Online Users Group Rating Scale Lenses ," LLRX.com™, May 1, 2000), I reported on the eruption of content on National Law Library (www.itislaw.com). NLL is a subsidiary of Internet Law Library, Inc. (www.interlawlibrary.com) formed in November 1998. Internet Law Library and National Law Library are closely affiliated with IT/IS, Inc. (www.itisinc.com). NLL began commercial operations in January 1999 and announced its official launch on June 10, 1999. By January 2000, NLL completed databases of all 50 states and released them on February 23, 2000 upon completion of its conversion to the Unix operating system. By March 21, 2000 NLL's coverage of federal case law included the Supreme Court and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, DC, and Federal Circuits.
I've talked to these folks a few times. The one thing that bothers me is that they won't say where they get their info from. Maybe from someone like LoisLaw? They are slightly more expensive than LoisLaw and this may explain why.
On September 9, 1999, Loislaw.com, Inc. ("Lois") commenced legal proceedings in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, 11th Judicial District (Case No. 1999-45563), against Internet Law, National Law and IT/IS. Lois, a competitor of Internet Law, alleged that IT/IS breached an agreement between Lois and IT/IS by allegedly providing certain materials to National Law for use on National Law's web site. The suit seeks, among other things, to enjoin National Law from utilizing such material, actual damages equal to the value of its market position prior to defendants' alleged tortious interference with the contract, and actual damages for alleged lost profits. Management and counsel for the Company consider the suit without merit, and management intends to vigorously defend the case.
The cases mentioned in the docket entry and the 10-K match on court, case number, plaintiff, time frame, and one of the defendants, IT/IS, Inc. LOIS' pleading includes claims of conversion, misuse of and interference with confidential information, tortious interference, breach of contract, misappropriation, and unjust enrichment.
IT/IS is wholly owned by Hunter M. A. Carr. Carr contributed to National Law Library his rights in retrieval and database software valued at $934,000 and database content valued at $1,096,000 in exchange for 15,152,500 shares of common stock of National Law Library.1 IT/IS has a Continuing Service Agreement to provide NLL with data files containing case law and statutes.2 Given the corporate structure and contractual relations between Internet Law Library, Inc., National Law Library, Inc., and IT/IS, Inc., it is possible that Hunter M. A. Carr is the only person who knew the source, whatever the source may be, of the data he transferred to National Law Library, Inc. for stock. If the data indeed was the same data covered by an agreement with LOIS and was not to be provided to a party such as National Law Library, Inc., the other officers and directors of National Law Library, Inc. and Internet Law Library, Inc. might not have known.
In the lawsuit filed by LOIS, each of the defendant corporations has independent attorneys. I have contacted the attorneys for LOIS and each of the defendants for information on its pleadings, motions, and briefs.
Case law and statutes are public information that is not protectable by copyright. Many vendors of these historical records sell these products. National Law purchases content for its databases from IT/IS who also formats and uploads the content to National Law's web site. New content, including recently decided case law and new or pending legislation, is purchased directly from the respective courts and legislatures.
The databases provided by Internet Law can be accessed and searched through a software retrieval engine known as Litidex(R). Litidex(R) was developed by IT/IS, Inc. ("IT/IS"), a Texas corporation wholly owned by Hunter M.A. Carr, Internet Law's President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. National Law is a party to certain agreements with IT/IS, the material terms of which are described below.
Under a Continuing Services Agreement, effective December 1, 1998, between National Law and IT/IS (the "Services Agreement"), IT/IS agreed to provide National Law with data files containing case law and statutes as are in the public domain, together with coding and proprietary editing services covering these data files. National Law is charged $0.65 per 1,000 characters for those data files that satisfy certain prescribed quality control requirements. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, National Law agreed for a three-year period to provide IT/IS with minimum orders for data files containing an aggregate of 750 million characters per month. National Law has the right, however, to select another vendor if IT/IS' prices cease to be competitive given market prices for comparable work.
Under a Management and Financial Services Agreement, effective March 1, 1999, between National Law and IT/IS (the "Management Agreement"), IT/IS provides accounting, staffing and procurement services and office space to National Law. National Law pays IT/IS a monthly management fee of $3,600, plus $85 per hour for accounting services, 125% of the cost of staffing services, 120% of the cost of office supplies, equipment and telephone services and 115% of the cost of office space rental.
Under an agreement effective March 23, 1999, between National Law and IT/IS, IT/IS agreed to provide National Law with software development and consulting services for National Law's databases and retrieval. As of June 30 1999, no services had been provided under this agreement.
Under a personal service contract, effective December 1, 1998, between National Law and Mr. Carr, effective in November 1998, Mr. Carr provided executive management and marketing services to National Law. This agreement was terminated effective July 1, 1999, the date that Mr. Carr became a salaried officer of Internet Law.
Disclaimer: Any views expressed or implied herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions of LLRX.com.


Treat yourself when living in Roanoke at Mugs Bakery. Temptations are found in overload in the little brick building located at 102 Oak Street. Here the business of quieting rumbling tummies and satisfying those cursed with a sweet tooth is taken quite seriously.
The menu is stacked with mouthwatering options. Turnovers are tasty and stuffed with fruit. Choose from apple cinnamon, cherry and apricot. Scones are simply fabulous. Muffins make mornings seem a bit brighter. Customers can't get enough of croissants, both fruit filled and chocolate. Those seeking a heartier morning meal often select the ham and cheese croissant.
Chocolate lovers living in Roanoke always find themselves on the steps of Mugs Bakery. The chocolate dipped brownies have a reputation far and wide as the best of the best in the DFW real estate region. These delicious concoctions feature a sensational chocolate brownie smothered in chocolate buttercream frosting and dipped in chocolate. Folks who prefer a little less chocolate find plenty of additional pastries to please. Cupcakes, cookies, pies, eclairs, macarons, mini cheesecakes and more all have their place in the bakery case.
Mugs Bakery isn't all about the treats. Sandwiches set the scene for light and lovely lunches. Residents from Roanoke homes often stop in to meet friends and catch up on the latest news. Chicken salad sandwiches and turkey melts are popular with the locals. And, when there's a party scheduled on the calendar this small eatery comes through. Savor the day and leave the menu up to them. Catering options include sandwich trays, finger sandwich trays, dessert trays, morning pastry trays and sack lunch options. Birthday and all occasion cakes are ready to go in a variety of styles, flavors and colors. Themed cakes can be pre-ordered. Engaged couples in the area discover one of kind custom wedding cakes perfect for adding the final touch to their perfect day. Catering inquiries can be made by calling 817.430.3474.


Gold Coast Painting holds a high standard in selecting the type of paint used on our customer's jobs. Behr paint has come through for us time and time again, as an excellent quality paint that holds up to the weather and stands up to the test of time.
We figured we'd get our guys in the picture this time. We couldn't be more proud of our crew and the work they do.


text:
Het Kilpisjärvi, Gilbbesjávri, is een meer in het noordwesten van Finland. Het meer ligt minder dan vijf kilometer van Treriksröset, het drielandenpunt met Noorwegen en Zweden. Het meer bestaat uit twee delen, het Ylinen Kilpisjärvi, Samisch: Bajit Gilbbesjávri, in het noorden en het Alanen Kilpisjärvi, Vuolit Gilbbesjárvi, in het zuiden. Het water ervan stroomt de rivier de Kilpis in. Het meer is grote delen van het jaar bevroren. De heilige berg Saana ligt aan het meer.

Alhoewel het meer dus grote delen van het jaar bevroren is, bevinden zich enige recreatieplaatsen aan het meer, bijvoorbeeld het plaatselijke kampeerterrein. Het kan zijn dat tijdens het midzomerfeest van 21 juni nog auto's op het meer kunnen worden geparkeerd. Rondom het meer zijn er enkele toeristische attracties, bijvoorbeeld wandelingen in de omgeving, waar niemand woont, en naar Treriksröset. Het enige dorp Kilpisjärvi in de wijde omgeving ligt aan het meer, een dorp met gemiddeld ongeveer 110 inwoners. Het inmiddels verlaten Koltaluokta ligt aan de Zweedse oever.

Het meer heeft een oppervlakte van 33,73 km², de maximale diepte is 57 meter en de inhoud bedraagt ongeveer 0,75 km³. Het meer watert af via de Könkämä.

Afwatering: meer Kilpisjärvi → Kilpis → Könkämä →  Muonio → Torne → Botnische Golf

Meer in Finland
Meer in Norrbottens län


In the first part of this Premier League preview, Robert Barter runs through his predictions from places 20 to 11th.
Stefan Reyners believes that Steven Berghuis should have been retained by Watford instead of being loaned to Feyenoord in the Eredivisie.
With a new manager at Stamford Bridge, is it finally time Chelsea employ a new youth development strategy, asks Lewis Blakeman.
Ger Deegan discusses some of the clubs that have come in and shaken up the Premier League over the last couple of seasons.
Thomas Wyer looks at how Watford have succeeded and why they deserve to stand as a model to the rest of the Football League.
Oli Baise believes that Watford's ownership by the Pozzo family makes them a Premier League experiment.
Alan Nolan looks at the dramatic turn in fortunes for Watford's Troy Deeney over the past few years.


JOB PURPOSE: Provision of concentrated medical and surgical related cardiac nursing care, to meet the individual patient's needs by utilizing the nursing process within a team environment.
Currently registered with the Nurses Association of New Brunswick -renewed annually by November 15 as per Horizon policy.
Demonstrated understanding and application of the nursing process (Assessment, plan, implementation and evaluation + documentation using DARP focus charting model).
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the cardiac anatomy & physiology, cardiac rhythm strip and ECG interpretation and administration of titrated and IV push cardio-active drugs.
Current IV Therapy and phlebotomy certifications.
Defibrillation certification and willingness to participate as a member of the Code Blue and Code White teams.
Demonstrated proper regard for confidentiality including the Horizon policies regarding use of social media and communication devices while at the work place.
Demonstrated professional initiative and good judgment in the application of nursing care including strong critical thinking skills.
Ability to communicate respectfully and effectively with patients, families and all members of the interdisciplinary health care team respecting language of choice.
Demonstrated understanding and commitment to choice in Language of Service required in the NB Heart Center.
Willing to accept change and demonstrate the ability to adapt in a changing environment.
Ability to attend work on a regular basis (including shift work).
Ability to perform the duties of the position including demonstration and of advanced nursing competencies and delegated medical functions as stated or as acquired with appropriate certification documents.
Advanced Assessment of patients* health care needs referred for the NB Heart center services, then using the assessment to direct care to the most appropriate member of the team reassessing as patient condition changes throughout the shift.
Obtain, maintain, augment, and apply specialized nursing knowledge and competencies related to the cardiac medical and surgical interventions provided to the patient population served by the NB Heart Center. This includes willingness and the ability to act as a team member, team leader, charge nurse and participate in interactions directly with the physicians and surgeons as well as with patients and families as required at every point of the patient care continuum.
Identifies patient needs and problems utilizing an assessment tool then facilitates nursing care required to achieve the patient*s desired outcomes.
Documents the patient care plan, problems, and progress using the DARP format of focus charting demonstrating keen understanding of the integration of both paper and electronic charting requirements unique to 5BN nursing care continuum.
Identifies patient's educational needs according to diagnosis and risk factors and develops teaching plan following unit protocol. Provides health teaching, counseling & health promotion to individuals or groups and facilitates referrals to services for continuation of cardiac and general health following discharge.
Beginning at patient admission, identifies needs affecting discharge planning, including identification of potential services required at home, facilitating services of other health care professionals and ensuring documentation and communication of the discharge teaching and planning on the electronic record as well as the paper format when appropriate.
Formulates objectives specific to the patient care requirements and enters these for review daily on the clinical summery tiles.
Evaluates outcomes of nursing actions for further assessment and planning and documents accordingly using DARP focus charting.
Utilizes effective communication skills to achieve a helping relationship with patients, families and the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the language of their choice.
Supports the commitment to the principal of professional life-long learning by mentoring peers, new employees, and students of all designations within the health care team including but not limited to active participation the orientation process for new employees.
Demonstrates clear understanding and application of team nursing and the responsibilities of registered nurses assigned to the inpatient, outpatient, and the concentrated care teams within 5BN, the Cardiac Services Nursing unit.
Directs and supervises non-professional members of the health care team respecting and understanding their scope of practice and how it relates to that of the registered nurses responsibilities.
Demonstrates clear understanding and application of the nursing care process including identifying (assessment), planning, implementing and evaluating changes of the patients under the care of the nursing unit.
Demonstrates initiative for personal professional development and actively participates in the changes that are part of the health care environment including annual required and optional self-improvement education as it relates to the practice of cardiovascular nursing expertise.
Participates in programs promoting quality improvement and safety on the nursing unit.
Please quote Competition # 2019- 37849 -External . Horizon Health Network appreciates expressed interest, however, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. Human Resources Department, Horizon Health Network.


This is the blueprint I currently have- when you enter the trigger zone you can press E to turn on the object (in this case make fire visible).
There are some other things too that I'll probably just worry about later, such as giving the interactable object a client-side glow or highlight outline when you are near it.
Thanks for any help, and sorry if I get a little lost.
The best thing you can do in order to accomplish this task is to follow the following networking tutorial, it has everything you need.


text:
CLA Game Fair cancels for the first time in its 49 year history
The CLA Game Fair has made the difficult decision to cancel their show which was due to open at Harewood House, nr Leeds on Friday 27th July.
Adverse, and worse than predicted weather which has hit Harewood Estate over the last 48 hours, has now defeated all the efforts the organisers have made in order to open the show this coming Friday. Up until then the gallant efforts of the 100 strong site team and the added financial commitment made by the CLA to keep the site in good condition and build up on target meant that the show organisers remained confident that they would be able to receive the contractors and exhibitors from Monday in the run up to the show.
Despite weeks of rain the site was drying out well before the deluge of rain on Friday afternoon followed by lighter but continuous rain throughout the weekend. The site is now saturated with water lying in all areas of the showground regardless of the ditches which have been dug to drain as much excess as possible. Vehicle movement is at a stand still other than movement along the 4000 meters of trackway and acres of bark that have been put along all the show Rows. The concern is that once the exhibitors, catering units and other show contractors arrive many vehicles would have to drive off the protected areas in order to set up and the ground cannot take it. This would create a safety issue apart from the other issues of vehicles getting stuck or not being able to reach their stands.
The show site, caravan park and the car parks would need continuous sunshine to make it possible to continue and the forecast for the coming 5 days is more rain.
This has resulted in a meeting held today with the heads of the CLA and The Game Fair Board, who have given full consideration to all health and safety advise, which concluded that to hold the decision off beyond today (Sunday 22nd July) in the remote hope that weather and site conditions may improve would risk an even greater loss to the many businesses and individuals whose livelihood will be affected by the show's cancellation.
The organisers are only too aware that aside from the financial loss they are going to have to bear, the overall economic impact of the cancellation will be in the region of £50million. This was the expected spend both inside show and the local region surrounding Harewood following an Economic Impact Survey undertaken by Bournemouth University last year.
The Chairman of The CLA Game Fair Board, Vincent Hedley Lewis, stated 'Ourselves aside, our hearts go out to all the people who's livelihood is going to be affected by our not being able to go ahead. We have truly done all we could to keep the show going for everyone's sake. To proceed this week with the wet conditions we are experiencing would be a health and safety risk as well as an even greater financial loss to the hundreds of businesses and individuals who support us each year. We were not defeated by foot and mouth in 2001 but the rain has defeated us this summer.'


Of this amount, approximately 60% – external borrowing. This corresponds to 47.2 billion, which is 2.6 times greater than the current level of foreign exchange reserves of the country.
As noted, at 47.2 billion included $ 9.6 billion of dollars of state-guaranteed debt, and the rest – direct debt of Ukraine in the form of Eurobonds (about 17.5 billion dollars, given the $ 3 billion "Russian" bonds, for which Ukraine defaulted), as well as loans from international organizations (16.6 billion dollars, including bonds, placed under the guarantee of the U.S.) and other debt ($3.5 billion).
Approximately $ 4.3 billion is domestic borrowing in foreign currency (so called currency government bonds — bonds of domestic government loan).
It should be noted that not all foreign currency borrowings are on the shoulders of the government. Approximately 6.8 billion dollars – debt of the NBU to the IMF: this part of the debt has no direct effect on the budget, since the repayment of the money will be withdrawn from reserves.
However, the decline in reserves poses a risk to preserve financial stability of the country.
The debt in national currency – about 625 billion (government bonds), accounting for nearly 30% of total public debt.
More than half (56%) – in ownership of the national Bank (until the 2016 NBU financed hole in the state finances by buying government bonds from the Ministry of Finance, state banks, Naftogaz; such a hidden issue of the hryvnia led to the accumulation of imbalances that eventually led to inflation and devaluation).
About a third of government bonds (36%) in the ownership of the state banks (the lion's share was issued for the recapitalization of these banks), the rest (8%) held by commercial banks, Ukrainian physical persons and legal companies and also non-residents.
In the coming months, Ukraine is waiting for the peak payments on debt: the government will have to return almost $ 10 billion of foreign currency debt only.
The national debt is money, which every Ukrainian: approximately $ 1,800, according to the article.


text:
Bar Association: Basis to begin impeachment of Puerto Rico gov found
(CyberNews)
Lawyers: Chat messages could constitute several Penal Code violations
SAN JUAN – The Bar Association of Puerto Rico (CAAPR by its Spanish initials) said Friday that there is sufficient legal basis for the House of Representatives to initiate an impeachment process against Gov.r Ricardo Rosselló Nevares.
The institution disclosed the content of a report by highly regarded lawyers that reveals conduct and omissions of the governor in a chat group with his inner circle that may constitute serious and less serious crimes.
"In the midst of the historical economic debacle that our country is going through and the humanitarian crisis unleashed by the poor attention of governments after the effects of Hurricane Maria, it is terrible for the People to face accusations of corruption due to the looting of public funds and improper conduct, possibly criminal and depraved, incurred by the governor," Edgardo Román Espada, president of the association, said at a press conference.
Román Espada urged the House of Representatives to fulfill its constitutional duty to initiate the impeachment process.
"It is necessary to finalize this chapter to redirect the Country towards the recovery of its economy, the essential services affected and effective and reliable governance," he added.
The report prepared by professors Yanira Reyes Gil and Carlos Iván Gorrín Peralta, and the association's former president, Eduardo Villanueva Muñoz, establishes that because it is not a judicial process of a criminal nature, but a political process, a criminal trial is not guaranteed.
The document explains that the "residenciamiento," or impeachment, is based on the power afforded to the legislative branch by the Constitution, based on specific causes that are limited to treason, bribery, high crimes or misdemeanors involving depravity. Without excluding other possibilities, the analysis of the chat messages evinces incidents that require further investigation because they reveal the potential participation of the governor in the commission of public crimes, according to the report.
For example, the participation and involvement of the governor in conversations that are aimed at harming, oppressing, threatening or intimidating a person in the free exercise of a guaranteed right or privilege may constitute a violation of the federal crime of conspiracy, contained in the 18 USC 241, in addition to a violation of article 244 of the Penal Code.
Furthermore, article 264 of the Penal Code on misappropriation of public funds stipulates that an official commits a crime if public funds are used for an unauthorized purpose, such as promoting the governor.
"It is reasonable to conclude that a 50-day long chat constituted a public expense to advance interests not related to the government function itself, but other undue political and economic interests," which in turn may be a violation of articles 4.2 and 4.7 of the Government Ethics Law.
The participation of Mr. Elías Sánchez, a former official of the current administration and lobbyist, could constitute violations of articles 250 and 251 of the Penal Code (illicit enrichment and unjust enrichment, respectively), of article 252 on the illicit use of public works or services and article 254 on undue intervention in government operations, all this "with full consent of the governor."
Article 167 of the Penal Code prohibits the illegal collection of personal information to discriminate against a person while in employment. Rosselló Nevares intervened directly in a conversation about the intention of replacing the wife of independence party Sen. Juan Dalmau in the position she has held for years in the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.
The governor could also have violated article 246 of the Penal Code of resistance and obstruction of public authority for preventing compliance with obligations, as well as article 284 on conspiracy, threats or attacks against officials of the justice system, in relation to functions of the former Federal Police Reform Monitor, Arnaldo Claudio.
In addition, the expression "drooling to shoot," used in the chat in which the governor participated and addressed to Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto could constitute violations of articles 245 of using violence or intimidation against a public figure and 242 A of inciting violence.
Unions insist on Puerto Rico governor's resignation


Although I may not always agree with Wells Fargo's Business Practices, this #MyUntold Project is really worth checking out.
This story-telling initiative offers a glimpse of what it means to be African-American today. View the stories & share your own using #MyUntold.


text:
Year : 2012 | Volume : 8 | Issue : 30 | Page : 93-97
Identification and elimination of bacterial contamination during in vitro propagation of Guadua angustifolia Kunth
Harleen Kaur Nadha1, Richa Salwan2, Ramesh Chand Kasana2, Manju Anand3, Anil Sood2
1 Department of Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab; Division of Biotechnology, CSIR- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
2 Division of Biotechnology, CSIR- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
3 Department of Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India
Date of Web Publication 23-May-2012
Anil Sood
Scientist G and Head, Division of Biotechnology, CSIR- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh - 176 061
Background: Guadua angustifolia Kunth is a very important bamboo species with significant utility in pharmaceutical, paper, charcoal, and construction industries. Microbial contamination is a major problem encountered during establishment of in vitro cultures of Guadua. Objective: This study has been designed to analyze the identity of contaminating bacteria and to develop the strategy to eliminate them during micropropagation of Guadua. Materials and Methods: We isolated and consequently analyzed partial sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene to identify two contaminating bacteria as (1) Pantoea agglomerans and (2) Pantoea ananatis. In addition, we also performed antibiotic sensitivity testing on these bacterial isolates. Results: We identified kanamycin and streptomycin sulfate as potentially useful antibiotics in eliminating the contaminating bacteria. We grew shoots on multiplication medium containing BAP (2 mg/l) and adenine sulfate (10 mg/l) supplemented with kanamycin (10 μg/ml) for 10 days and transferred them to fresh medium without antibiotics and found that bacterial growth was inhibited. Moreover, we observed intensive formation of high-quality shoots. Streptomycin sulfate also inhibited bacterial growth but at higher concentration. We also demonstrated that shoots grown in streptomycin sulfate tended to be shorter and had yellow leaves. Conclusion: Thus, we have developed a novel strategy to identify and inhibit intriguing microbial contaminations of (1) Pantoea agglomerans and (2) Pantoea ananatis during establishment of in vitro cultures of Guadua. This would improve in vitro establishment of an important bamboo, Guadua angustifolia Kunth for large scale propagation.
Keywords: 16S rRNA gene sequencing, bacterial contamination, Guadua angustifolia Kunth, in vitro propagation
Nadha HK, Salwan R, Kasana RC, Anand M, Sood A. Identification and elimination of bacterial contamination during in vitro propagation of Guadua angustifolia Kunth. Phcog Mag 2012;8:93-7
Nadha HK, Salwan R, Kasana RC, Anand M, Sood A. Identification and elimination of bacterial contamination during in vitro propagation of Guadua angustifolia Kunth. Phcog Mag [serial online] 2012 [cited 2020 Jan 17];8:93-7. Available from: http://www.phcog.com/text.asp?2012/8/30/93/96547
Guadua angustifolia Kunth is one of the three largest and most important bamboo species in the world. Bamboo tar oil, recovered as a secondary product during the carbonization process, has significant medicinal value due to its antibiotic and antioxidant activities. Guadua also have a great potential to fix atmospheric carbon dioxide. Due to its versatility, lightness, flexibility, endurance, hardness, strength, climatic adaptability, seismic-resistance, rapid growth, and easy handling, it is widely employed in pharmaceutical, paper, charcoal, and construction industries.
Bamboo culms are traditionally harvested from natural forests, but overexploitation has led to rapid depletion of their natural vegetative strands. As a result, most of the area under tropical rain forests and biodiversity has vanished and millions of hectares have been transformed into pastures and croplands. Therefore, there is a great concern about the conservation of bamboo's natural populations and thus need to develop novel propagation methodologies for new plantations and re-establishment of cleared strands. [1] The traditional propagation method by "offsets" limits the number of propagules. Moreover, the use of nodal segments for propagation is cumbersome and labor intensive for large-scale establishment of bamboo plantations. [2] Due to profound difficulties in the conventional propagation of bamboos, it is imperative to adapt alternative methods for rapid multiplication, and therefore micropropagation offers a feasible alternative.
Our attempts to obtain aseptic in vitro cultures using explant of Guadua from glasshouse-grown plants and to optimize a micropropagation procedure were hindered by persistent appearance of bacterial contamination in the cultures. Bacterial contamination in tissue culture is well documented, [3] and the failure of surface sterilization procedures to produce aseptic cultures is a major problem with woody plants. [4] Different experimental procedures including chemical sterilization and antibiotics have been used at various levels of success to minimize or eliminate such contamination. However, the type, concentration, and duration of antibiotic treatment vary for different plant tissue cultures. Therefore, it is pertinent to optimize antibiotic treatment strategy before its use. [5],[6]
The growth medium selected for in vitro propagation also serves as a good source of nutrients for microbial growth. These microbes further compete adversely with plants for nutrients. [7] The presence of microbes or latent infections in these plant cultures usually results in increased culture mortality, variable growth, tissue necrosis, reduced shoot proliferation, and reduced rooting. [8]
We observed bacterial contamination in micropropagation of Guadua angustifolia. The contaminants were evident at the culture establishment stage and resulted in the loss of plants when bacteria overgrew the explants. In the present study, we have characterized two bacteria from Guadua shoot cultures, and determined effects of various antibiotics on these bacteria without adversely affecting the health of in vitro grown plant material.
We used nodal segments measuring 2-4 cm cm in length from 4-year-old potted plants for initiating aseptic cultures. Briefly, we subjected explants to repeated washings after removal of leaf sheaths. This would remove all the adhering dust particles and microbes from the surface. The explants were then cleaned with a liquid detergent (Tween 20-HIMEDIA, Mumbai, India) followed by treatment with a suitable fungicide (e.g., Bavistin, 0.2%). Under sterile conditions in a laminar air flow bench, these explants were sterilized with 70% ethanol (v/v) and soaked in 0.04% HgCl 2 .
Initiation of aseptic cultures
The sterilized explants were placed vertically in test tubes containing the MS (Murashige and Skoog's) medium [9] supplemented with BAP (6-Benzylaminopurine, 2mg/l), sucrose (2%), and agar (Murashige and Skoog 1962). The pH was adjusted to 5.7 prior to autoclaving. The cultures were incubated at a photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) of 70 ± 5 μmol/m 2 /s from cool, white, fluorescent lamps at 25 ± 2°C. Moreover, the day length was maintained at 16 hours in a 24-hour light/dark cycle.
Isolation and identification of bacteria
Bacterial growth appeared as a cloudy zone in the agar medium around the shoot base within 20 days invariably in all the cultures. The contaminating bacteria were isolated by placing material with loop from visibly contaminated culture directly on the LB medium. After incubation at 28 o C for 24 hours, two types of colonies were observed. Pure cultures of these bacteria were obtained by picking up the colonies and streaking them onto the fresh medium. These cultures were further maintained in glycerol stock at −80 o C.
Antibiotic treatment of plants
The luria agar plates containing different antibiotics like kanamycin, carbenicillin, ampicillin, rifampicin, and streptomycin sulfate were inoculated with isolated bacterial contaminants for antibiotic sensitivity screening.
We selected two antibiotics, kanamycin, and streptomycin sulfate, on the basis of their effectiveness in antibiotic sensitivity testing. To test their effectiveness in eliminating bacterial contamination, the antibiotics were added to the multiplication medium, i.e., the liquid MS medium containing BAP (2 mg/l) and adenine sulfate (10 mg/l) in the following dosages: 0, 5, 10, 15, 25, 40, 50 g/ml alone and in combinations. Contaminated explants were then dipped in this medium for 10 days. Controls (plant tissue grown in the multiplication medium without antibiotics) were also included with each experiment. After 10 days of the antibiotic treatment, the physical conditions of plants were noted again and then placed in the liquid multiplication medium without any antibiotic. Shoots with no detectable signs of bacterial contamination were individually transferred onto the fresh medium without antibiotics and subcultured every 3 weeks. Growth rate and plant appearance were monitored to determine whether the antibiotics had any phytotoxic effects on plants during the multiplication and rooting phase.
16S rRNA gene sequencing
We isolated bacterial DNA from pure culture and performed PCR amplification of almost the entire length of 16S rRNA gene fragment. We used following primers 5′-AGAGCTTTGATCATGGCTCAGA-3′ and 5′-GTTACCTTGTTACGACTT-3′ to amplify 8 to28 and 1493 to 1510 parts of 16S rRNA gene of Escherichia More Details coli and are useful for amplifying the 16S rRNA gene from various kinds of bacteria. The PCR was performed and analyzed on an agarose gel as described earlier. [10]
The 16S rRNA gene of bacteria was further sequenced to analyze its identity. Briefly, the amplified 16S rRNA gene was purified from the agarose gel using a Nucleospin Extract II kit. The PCR-purified product was directly used for nucleotide sequencing of the gene by using a Big Dye R Terminator Cycle sequencing kit (Applied Biosystems). To identify bacteria, preliminary searches in the NCBI database were performed with BLASTIN program (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/, NCBI, Bethesda, MD, USA).
The bacterial contamination encountered during in vitro propagation of plants is a major bottleneck which obstructs successful experimentation and establishment of aseptic cultures. Serious attempts have been made to develop procedures for eliminating these bacterial contaminants through (1) rigorous manipulation of environmental and nutritional factors or (2) treatment with antibiotics. [11] The association of bacteria with in vitro cultures of different crop plants, like watermelon, grape, banana, papaya, and capsicum has been encountered. This has been the cause of decline in the performance of cultures, degeneration of long-term maintained stocks, and lack of reproducibility of tissue culture protocols. [12],[13],[14],[15]
We utilized 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis to identify bacterial contaminants [Figure 1] in Guadua angustifolia Kunth . These contaminants were found to be highly similar to Pantoea agglomerans (NCBI # FR872702) and Pantoea ananatis (NCBI # FR872704). Both bacteria are gram negative and closely related. [16],[17] P. ananatis is a common epiphyte. It infects both monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants. It also occurs endophytically in hosts where it has been reported to cause disease symptoms. Apart from being associated with plants as an epiphyte, pathogen, or symbiont, it also occupies diverse and unusual ecological niches where it may function as a saprophyte. P. agglomerans is known to be an opportunistic pathogen in the immunocompromised, causing wound, blood, and urinary tract infections. It is commonly isolated from plant surfaces, seeds, fruits (namely mandarin oranges), and animal or human feces.
Figure 1: Bacterial contamination in the region around shoot base in the agar medium.The bacteria appeared as creamish white growth around the base of shoots in the agar gelled medium after 20 days of inoculation
Many bacteria grow slowly or not at all in media used in plant culture, thus escaping detection until considerable time and materials have been invested. [18] The ideal approach is to use antibacterial substances
(e.g., antibiotics) but it has met with varying degrees of success. [3],[19] In many cases, antibiotics have been found to be phytotoxic at high concentrations enough to destroy all contaminants. [3],[20] The lack of descriptive information and antibiotic susceptibilities of a large number of plant-associated bacteria further complicate the use of antibiotics. [21] Therefore, the characterization and identification of plant-associated bacteria can lead to more successful antibacterial therapies. [19]
Our antibiotic sensitivity testing revealed kanamycin and streptomycin sulfate as the most effective antibiotic against the contaminating bacteria [Table 1]. The kanamycin was least phytotoxic during micropropogation of G. angustifolia. The shoot tips were grown for 10 days on the multiplication medium containing the kanamycin (10 μg/ml). The addition of kanamycin grossly inhibited the bacterial growth while allowing the formation of high-quality Guadua shoots [Figure 2]. In contrast, streptomycin was effective at reducing bacterial growth in tissue culture at higher concentrations (15 μg/ml). Moreover, the shoot number and the quality of Guadua were also reduced. Such inhibition of shoot growth by streptomycin has also been noted during micropropagation of Pelargonium. [22]
Figure 2: The growth of healthy G. angustifolia shoots in the multiplication medium after treatment with kanamycin. The treatment of shoots with kanamycin (10 μg/ml) grossly inhibited the bacterial growth without affecting their quality and shoot numbers
Table 1: The effect of various antibiotics on the growth of bacteria and Guadua angustifolia Kunth
Kanamycin interacts with the 30S subunit of prokaryotic ribosomes. It induces substantial amount of mistranslation and indirectly inhibits translocation during protein synthesis. Streptomycin binds to the S12 protein of the 30S subunit of the bacterial ribosome, interfering with the binding of formyl-methionyl-tRNA to the 30S subunit. This prevents initiation of protein synthesis and leads to death of microbial cells. It may also inhibit protein synthesis in chloroplasts and mitochondria in plant tissues, and thus resulting in small and yellow leaves.
Traditionally, combinations of antibiotics have been used against bacterial contaminants in plant tissue culture. [3],[23] The combinations of two or more antibiotics for eliminating bacterial contaminants are very well recommended. [4],[22] However, we interestingly found kanamycin (10 μg/ml) as very effective in eliminating bacterial contaminants with least phytotoxicity. Such shoots with no detectable signs of bacterial contamination were transferred onto the fresh multiplication medium without antibiotic after every 3 weeks. The multiplication rate of shoots treated with antibiotic was similar to that of healthy plants. These shoots were able to produce healthy roots in the same multiplication medium without addition of auxin. These plants were successfully hardened under green house conditions [Figure 3].
Figure 3: Acclimatized plants of G. angustifolia. Plantlets were transferred to plastic pots containing sand in polytunnels and covered with jars to maintain high relative humidity. After 1 month of hardening, these plants demonstrated 90% survival when transferred to pots containing 1:1:1 mixture of soil, sand and manure
The common problem of bacterial growth around in vitro shoots in Guadua angustifolia tissue culture is due to (1) Pantoea agglomerans and (2) Pantoea ananatis. This can be resolved through treatment of G. angustifolia shoots with kanamycin for 10 days. No phytotoxicity appeared when shoots were treated with kanamycin (10 μg/ml) and the multiplication rate of treated G. angustifolia shoots was found to be similar to that of healthy plants. Streptomycin sulfate, at higher concentration, also inhibited bacterial growth during micropropagation of G. angustifolia. In addition, shoots grown in streptomycin sulfate tended to be shorter and have stunted leaves. Thus, our study provides us with a technique to identify and resolve bacterial contamination of (1) Pantoea agglomerans and (2) Pantoea ananatis during in vitro culture of G. angustifolia.
The authors are grateful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, for Senior Research Fellowship to Harleen Kaur Nadha and also to Dr PS Ahuja, Director, CSIR- IHBT, Palampur for providing all the facilities for carrying out this piece of research work. The manuscript has been vetted by CSIR-IHBT (IHBT Publication # 3188).
1. Judziewicz EJ, Clark LG, Londono X, Stem M. American bamboos. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press; 1999. p. 392.
2. Sood A, Ahuja PS, Sharma M, Sharma OP, Godbole S. In vitro protocols and field performance of elites of an important bamboo Dendrocalamus hamiltonii Nees et Arn. Ex Munro. Plant Cell Tissue Organ Cult 2002;71:55-63.
3. Leifert C, Camotta H, Waites WM, Cheyne VA. Elimination of Lactobacillus plantarum, Corynebacterium spp., Staphylococcus saprophyticus and Pseudomonas paucimobilis from micropropagated Hemerocallis, Choisya and Delphinium cultures using antibiotics. J Appl Bacteriol 1991;71:307-30.
4. Reed BM, Mentzer J, Tanprasert P, Yu X. Internal bacterial contamination of micropropagated hazelnut: identification and antibiotic treatment. Plant Cell Tissue Organ Cult 1998;52:67-70
5. Phillips R, Arnott SM, Kaplan SE. Antibiotics in plant tissue culture: Rifampicin effectively controls bacterial contaminants without affecting the growth of short-term explants cultures of Helianthus tuberosus. Plant Sci Lett 1981;21:235-240.
6. Buckley PM, DeWilde TN, Reed BM. Characterization and identification of bacteria isolated from micropropagated mint plants. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Plant 1995;31:58-64.
7. Odutayo OI, Amusa NA, Okutade OO, Ogunsanwo YR. Determination of the sources of microbial contaminants of cultured plant tissues. Plant Pathol J 2007;6:77-81.
8. Kane M. Bacterial and fungal indexing of tissue cultures. Available from: http://www.hos.ufl.edu/moorweb/TissueCulture/class1/Bacterial%20and%20fungal%20indexing%20of%20tissue%20cultures.doc. [Last accessed on 2003].
9. Murashige T, Skoog F. A revised medium for rapid growth and bioassays with tobacco tissue cultures. Physiol Plant 1962;15:473-97.
10. Salwan R, Gulati A, Kasana RC. Phylogenetic diversity of alkaline protease-producing psychrotrophic bacteria from glacier and cold environments of Lahaul and Spiti, India. J Basic Microbiol 2010;50:150-9.
[PUBMED] [FULLTEXT]
11. DeFossard RA, DeFossard H. Coping with microbial contaminants and other matters in a small commercial micropropagation laboratory. Acta Hortic 1988;225:167-76.
12. Thomas P. A three-step screening procedure for detection of covert and endophytic bacteria in plant tissue cultures. Curr Sci 2004;87:67-72.
13. Thomas P. In vitro decline in plant cultures: detection of a legion of covert bacteria as the cause for degeneration of long-term micropropagated triploid watermelon cultures. Plant Cell Tissue Organ Cult 2004;77:173-9.
14. Thomas P. Isolation of Bacillus pumilus from in vitro grapes as a long-term alcohol-surviving and rhizogenesis inducing covert endophyte. J Appl Microbiol 2004;97:114-23
15. Thomas P. Isolation of an ethanol-tolerant endospore-forming Gram-negative Brevibacillus sp. as a covert contaminant in grape tissue cultures. J Appl Microbiol 2006;101:764-74.
16. Hauben L, Moore ER, Vauterin L, Steenackers M, Mergaert J, Verdonck L, et al. Phylogenetic position of phytopathogens within the Enterobacteriaceae. Syst Appl Microbiol 1998;21:384-97.
17. Mergaert J, Verdancy L, Keister K. Transfer of Erwinia ananas (synonym Erwinia uredovora) and Erwinia stewartii to the genus Pantoea emend as Pantoea ananas (Serrano 1928) comb. nov. and Pantoea stewartii (Smith 1898) comb. nov., respectively, and description of Pantoea stewartii subsp. indologenes subsp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993;43:162-73.
18. Viss PR, Brooks EM, Driver JA. A simplified method for the control of bacterial contamination in woody plant tissue culture. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Plant 1991;27:42.
19. Cornu D, Michel MF. Bacterial contamination in shoot cultures of Prunus avium L. Choice and phytotoxicity of antibiotics. Acta Hortic 1987;212:83-6.
20. Leifert C, Camotta H, Waites WM. Effect of combinations of antibiotics on micropropagated Clematis, Delphinium, Hosta, Iris and Photinia. Plant Cell Tissue Organ Cult 1992;29:153-60.
21. Leifert C, Waites WM, Nicholar JR. Bacterial contaminants of micropropagated plant tissue cultures. J Appl Bacteriol 1989;67:353-61.
22. Wojtania A, Pulawska J, Gabryszewska E. Identification and elimination of bacterial contaminants from Pelargonium tissue cultures. J Fruit Ornamental Plant Res 2005;13:101-8.
23. Young PM, Hutchins AS, Canfield ML. Use of antibiotics to control bacteria in shoot cultures of woody plants. Plant Sci Lett 1984;34:203-9.
1 Elimination and molecular identification of endophytic bacterial contaminants during in vitro propagation of Bambusa balcooa
Syandan Sinha Ray,Md. Nasim Ali,Shibasis Mukherjee,Gautam Chatterjee,Maitreyi Banerjee
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2017; 33(2)
2 Pantoea:insights into a highly versatile and diverse genus within the Enterobacteriaceae
Alyssa M. Walterson,John Stavrinides,Jan Roelof van der Meer
FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 2015; 39(6): 968
3 Types of endophytic bacteria associated with traditional medicinal plant Lantana camara Linn.
Bhore Subhash Janardhan,Komathi Vijayan
Nadha HK
Salwan R
Kasana RC
Anand M
Sood A
Guadua angustifolia Kunth
in vitro propagation


Dr. Coplan emphasizes the importance of addressing parental mental health as a prognostic factor for children with ASD, and the obstacles to achieving this goal.
ASD in a child carries a substantial possibility that one or both parents have mental health issues, which have the potential to negatively impact the child's prognosis (including risk of future criminal offending). And yet, 99% of the effort to improve outcome for children with ASD has been narrowly focused on children, while parental mental health has been almost entirely neglected. Why?
Educators and Therapists feel (with some justification) that they lack both the qualifications and parental permission to get into these areas. School psychologists, counselors, and social workers have the training and entrée, but seldom exercise their skills and prerogatives, because the public school culture in which they are embedded is not attuned to mental health as a relevant variable in the lives of children (unless a child is failing academically, or physically disruptive in the classroom). Pediatricians may feel that they lack the time or training, and/or that if they raise sensitive topics the family may become offended and take their business elsewhere.
Beneath the surface of each of these rationalizations, however, lies a whiff of stigma. Mental illness is our last taboo.
Given professionals' discomfort with the subject, is it any surprise that parents themselves are reluctant to raise these issues? It is the rare parent who is able to say "I have a mental health issue that is interfering with my ability to function as a spouse and parent" – although I have a few shining examples of this in my practice. These parents tend to do well despite their mental health issues, because they are on top of things, and engaged. "Know your enemy, and know yourself, and in 100 battles you will never be defeated" — Sun Tzu's advice to military strategists (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_War ) — is equally apt in family therapy. And it is these exceptional parents, I believe, who hold the key to the way forward. They should serve as an example of the good that flows from addressing mental issues, rather than hiding from them. Stigma and secrecy, rather than mental illness per se, are the real enemy.
How do we get from "A" to "B"? More next time.
James Coplan, MD is an Internationally recognized clinician, author, and public speaker in the fields of early child development, early language development and autistic spectrum disorders. Join Dr. Coplan on Facebook and Twitter. Have a question for Dr. Coplan? Ask the doctor.
Educators and healthcare providers often resist discussing parents' mental health.
Mental Illness is our society's last taboo.
Secrecy and stigma, not mental illness, are the real enemy.


text:
OpenNAP è un software libero che replica le funzionalità di un server Napster usando un protocollo di rete simile a Napster con funzionalità estese.

Descrizione
Questi software possono essere liberamente utilizzati e modificati poiché sono rilasciati sotto la GNU General Public License. OpenNAP viene eseguito principalmente sotto sistemi operativi Unix, ma anche su Windows NT e Windows 2000, rendendo questo software estremamente versatile in quanto è possibile la sua esecuzione sulla maggior parte dei computer.

Principali client OpenNAP
Lopster (GPL, per sistemi Unix-like, basato su GTK+) (disponibile anche porting per sistemi Windows)
Teknap
XNap
WinMX

Voci correlate
 Napster

Collegamenti esterni
  Sito ufficiale del progetto (progetto abbandonato)
  OpenNap-NG è un server OpenNap (opensource) alternativo, basato proprio sui codici sorgenti di OpenNap
  OpenNap-NG (Necessary Evil version) è un'altra versione di Opennap-NG.
  SlavaNap  è un server OpenNap alternativo (il codice sorgente è disponibile fino alla versione 2.4.1)


text:
Arts Centre 42 Preview Singapore
Review: Late-Night Texting 2018 by Centre 42
Over the weekend, Centre 42 played host to the third edition of Late-Night Texting, the centre's now annual series of free programmes held as part of the Singapore Night Festival to introduce members of the public to text-based performances.
This year's edition featured four theatre companies taking part in the programmes, in addition to local indie bookstore BooksActually, as well as food truck Coffee Bandits adding to the festive vibes.
Curious passers-by would have been immediately drawn to GroundZ-0's Legends of the Islands, a talk-show style performance held in Centre 42's courtyard. Performed by Hang Qian Chou, Lina Yu, and Suhaili Safari, the production was a loud, boisterous affair marked by gongs and slapstick humour as the three of them told origin stories of Singapore's offshore islands. Presenting three 'versions' of each legend per twenty minute performance, audiences were then asked to vote on which version they believed was the most true of all, and had a good magnetic pull for audiences of all ages as they sat around and immersed themselves in the performance.
As with last year, Malay playwriting circle Main Tulis Group returned with a set of seven new nine-minute plays in ETA: 9MIN. Divided across two sessions, these two-hander plays covered a variety of hard-hitting issues, ranging from death to divorce, drugs to depression. Particularly affecting were Nessa Anwar's Childhood Sweetheart, which told of former childhood lovers reuniting when one has been imprisoned, as well as Raimi Safari's Landing, which portrayed two friends as they delay a suicide pact they agreed on.
On a less dark note, Zulfadli Rashid's Jodoh was an ordinary, yet effectively natural conversation between a father and son about life and love, while Ahmad Musta'ain Bin Khamis' The Clean Up brought the series of plays to a fantastic close as a wife (performed to commanding perfection by Siti Zuraida) is questioned how far she is willing to go to support her husband's political win. Each of these plays offered plenty of fresh insight along with strong emotional resonance, and proves that the Main Tulis Group remains one of the most exciting playwriting circles in Singapore, one whose members we wish could be given more support and brought into the spotlight more often with longer, full-length works more often in the theatre calendar.
The Second Breakfast Company (2BCo) presented Lovebites, performing short extracts from Singaporean plays both past and contemporary. Thematically exploring the love between friends, within the family, and between lovers across six pairs of excerpts, this was a rare chance to see older plays such as Lim Chor Pee's Mimi Fan (performed to agonisingly camp soap opera levels by Kenneth Chia and and Nur Hasyimah bte Hassan) and Haresh Sharma's This Chord (And Others) brought to life, the latter of which was an unexpectedly brilliant appearance from 2BCo co-artistic director Mark Benedict Cheong who should absolutely appear onstage more often.
Contemporary plays covered included Faith Ng's Normal and Joel Tan's Mosaic, both of which featured actress Shannen Tan whose surprisingly layered performances captured the rough-hewn exterior of her 'ah lian' characters, but also possessed a hint of vulnerability and softness lying underneath. 2BCo has had a particularly busy year of programmes, and will be returning with full length productions later at the upcoming Asian Youth Theatre Festival 2018 and with their second mainstage production The Old Woman And the Ox, to be staged at the Gateway Theatre.
Besides the Main Tulis Group, Dark Matter Theatrics also presented dramatic readings of 12 new short English plays written by local playwrights surrounding the theme of "short-sighted". Performed by Danielle Cutiongco, Chew Wei Shan, Jasmine Xie, Salif Hardie, and Sharda Harrison, there were some strong new pieces seen in these sets of plays, and one wonders if there is potential to either expand on them to full length, or perform them as full productions at some point in future.
We caught the fourth set of plays, and enjoyed Christopher Fok's humorous but moving portrayal of a 'Kitchen God' by Jasmine Xie in The Blesser of Utensils, as well as Kaylene Tan's devastatingly familiar look at an elderly couple's falling out in Night and Day, crushingly played by Sharda Harrison and Salif Hardie. As Dark Matter Theatrics goes independent next year, we can't wait to see how they grow as a company and continue to help provide a platform for local playwrights.
A rousing success to the third edition of Late-Night Texting, Centre 42 can only continue to grow in the years to come with more strong programming, staging new works, celebrating old ones, and facilitating the local theatre scene. As a completely self-funded programme, it's quite amazing what the centre has achieved over two nights, and one hopes that they'll continue to see more audiences, more support, and a more dynamic programme come 2019 and beyond, and certainly, has now established itself as one of the key ground-up events to look forward to in the annual theatre calendar.
Late-Night Texting 2018 took place on 24th and 25th August 2018 at Centre 42. Admission is free. For more information on the programmes and lineup, visit their website here You can support Centre 42 with a donation at their Giving.sg page here
TagsArts • august • centre42 • sg • Singapore • Theatre
0 comments on "Review: Late-Night Texting 2018 by Centre 42"


text:
Week 16 Power Rankings: Courage, Reign, Thorns take top three spots
NWSL Power Rankings presented by Cutter
by NWSL Media StaffJuly 16, 2018
Cary, North Carolina - Wednesday July 11, 2018: North Carolina Courage vs Washington Spirit at Sahlenís Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park.
See where each team falls in the Week 16 edition of the Power Rankings.
14-1-3, 45 pts
Change: —
Last week: 1
Week 16 started with the Courage earning their 13th win of the season after defeating the Spirit 2-0 on Wednesday, and concluded with a 4-0 win over Sky Blue FC on Saturday and a playoff berth. Lynn Williams scored a hat trick in the Courage's 14th win of the season. The Courage are now 14-1-3 on the year with 45 points and became the first team to clinch a spot in the 2018 NWSL Playoffs. The Courage are also 16 points clear of the second-place Seattle Reign FC. If the Reign lose next week and the Courage win, they can have the NWSL Shield claimed before August. Since suffering their only loss of the season, 1-0 to Utah Royals FC, the Courage are on a five-game winning streak and have outscored their opponents 17-2.
8-4-5, 29 pts
Seattle holds the second spot in the Power Rankings and the standings after going 1-1-0 in Week 16 action. The Reign started the week flying after Megan Rapinoe scored on a header in the 54th minute to earn her side a 1-0 result over Utah Royals FC. The Reign dropped their second match of the week to Chicago on a 87th minute goal from Sam Kerr. The Reign are 8-4-5 with 29 points and will meet the Orlando Pride, who are just one point behind them (8-6-4 28 points) in the league standings, on Saturday.
Lindsey Horan scored a brace to lead the Thorns to a 3-1 win over the Houston Dash on Sunday night. Horan now has nine goals on the season and is tied with Chicago Red Stars forward Sam Kerr for the league-lead. The Thorns are in fifth place in the standings at 7-5-5 overall with 26 points. With the three points, the Thorns are now just two points behind the Pride and Red Stars, who are tied at 28 points and sitting in the last two playoff positions. The Thorns have a game in hand over those two sides and will look for their third-straight win on Saturday when they play Sky Blue FC.
Change: ▲ 1
Sam Kerr scored in the 87th minute, for her ninth goal of the season to give the Red Stars a 1-0 home win over Seattle Reign FC on Saturday. With the win, the Red Stars improve to 7-4-7 and 28 points in fourth place. This was the Red Stars second-straight win and will look to make it three-in-a-row when they return to action the following week vs. Sky Blue FC.
Change: ▼ 2
The Pride fell to the Houston Dash 3-1 to open up their Week 16 play and Marta was issued a red card at the very end of the match — but the Pride bounced back on Saturday, beating Utah Royals FC 2-1. With the 1-1-0 week, the Pride remain in third place in the league standings at 8-6-4 with 28 points. Kristen Edmonds scored her first goal of the season for the game-winner against Utah. It will be a No. 2 vs. No. 3 match-up in Week 17 as the Pride host Seattle Reign FC on Saturday.
Utah has now lost three-straight after dropping both of their Week 16 games. Utah first fell 1-0 to the Reign on Wednesday and then dropped three points to the Pride on Saturday. Utah are now 5-6-6 with 21 points in sixth place. Utah has a game in hand, but sit seven points behind the Red Stars and Pride who are both tied with 28 points.
The Dash earned a 3-1 win over the Orlando Pride on Wednesday and then dropped their second match of the week on Sunday falling to the Thorns 3-1. The Dash are 5-7-5 with 20 points and sit in seventh place. The Dash are eight points away from a playoff position and will hit the road in Week 17 to face the eighth-place Washington Spirit.
2-11-4, 10 pts
The Spirit dropped their only match of the week, falling to the Courage 2-0 on Wednesday fortheir fourth-straight loss. They are winless in their last eight matches and sit in eighth place in the league standings at 2-11-4 and 10 points. The Spirit have a chance to snap their winning drought when they face the seventh-place Houston Dash on Saturday.
0-12-3, 3 pts
Sky Blue FC fell to the league-leading North Carolina Courage in Week 16 and are now winless in 15 consecutive games. Sky Blue remain in last place in the league standings at 0-12-3 and three points. Sky Blue will next host Portland Thorns FC on Saturday.


Make washing up a bit more fun with this Penguin tea towel. All printing is carried out in the UK. A great gift for yourself or for friends and family. Each one comes wrapped in a brown handmade label and placed into a cellophane bag. Perfect as a Christmas stocking filler.


text:
Bernie Sanders: The Fringe Candidate that Could in 2016?
May 28, 2015 by Who What Why
Despite a New York Times article that only highlighted Sanders popularity with his generation, polls – and the Clinton camp – are starting to worrying that Sanders might win the nomination. Well, maybe not win – but at least split the Democratic vote. More so than Martin O'Malley anyway:
"Insiders familiar with the Clinton campaign's thinking described it as "frightened" of Sanders — not that he would win the nomination, but that he could damage her with the activist base by challenging her on core progressive positions in debates and make her look like a centrist or corporatist. The source described the campaign as 'pleased,' at least, that O'Malley and Sanders will split the anti-Clinton vote. A Clinton spokesman declined to comment."
Also, here is a list of all the publications that Sanders has been featured in this week:
"Bernie Sanders: Why the guy who won't win matters. Why Bernie Sanders matters, even if he can't win. Bernie Sanders doesn't have to win the Democratic primary to do a lot of good. You Don't Need to Think Bernie Can Win to Take Him Seriously. Bernie Sanders Won't Win. But His Ideas Might. Senator Bernie Sanders won't win in 2016 — but he will still change American politics. Bernie Sanders really matters: He doesn't have to win to build a progressive movement"
Should Hillary really fear the fringe? We'll see.
Source: The Week Everyone Began Taking Bernie Sanders Seriously | Mediaite
The post Bernie Sanders: The Fringe Candidate that Could in 2016? appeared first on WhoWhatWhy.


text:
Nabarun Bhattacharya (23 June 1948 – 31 July 2014) was an Indian writer in Bengali language. He was born at Baharampur (Berhampur), West Bengal. He was the only child of actor and playwright Bijon Bhattacharya and writer and activist Mahashweta Devi. His maternal grandfather was the well-known writer from the Kallol era, Manish Ghatak. Visionary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak was his great uncle. His novel, Herbert (1993), was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award, and adapted into a film of the same name in 2005, by Suman Mukhopadhyay.
The characters called Fyataru
His magic realist writings introduced a strange set of human beings to Bengali readers, called Fyataru (fyat: the sound created by kites while they are flown; otherwise, fyat has also a hint of someone worthless, deriving from the words foto, faaltu; uru: related to flying), who are an anarchic underclass fond of sabotage and are capable of flying whenever they utter the mantra 'fyat fyat sh(n)aai sh(n)aai' (This mantra was made into a song by the popular Bangla band Chandrabindoo in one of its albums). They appear in his books Mausoleum, Kaangaal Maalshaat, Fatarur Bombachaak, Fyatarur Kumbhipaak and Mobloge Novel. Suman Mukhopadhyay, who was basically from a theatrical background, dramatized Kangal Malsat.
Kangal Malshat (কাঙাল মালসাট) (Hooghly: Saptarshi Prakashan, 2003)
Herbert (Kolkata: Deys, 1994)
Lubdhak (Barasat: Abhijan Publishers, 2006)
Ei Mrityu Upotyoka Aamaar Desh Na (Hooghly: Saptarshi, 2004)
Halaljhanda o Onyanyo (Hooghly: Saptarshi, 2009)
Mahajaaner Aayna (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan, 2010)
Fyaturur Kumbhipak (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan)
Raater Circus (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan)
Anarir Naarigyan (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan)
Joratali (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan, Posthumous)
Mablage Novel(Kolkata:Bhashabandhan, Posthumous)


The only way it should be made.
This is a very sweet mix.
The ratio of 1:1 is only if you have bad scotch which you wish to drown in honey; I prefer 3:1 or 4:1 recipes as I enjoy scotch on it's own and dislike sweets in general.
Usually drink Scotch on the rocks, but was looking for a decent drink that is in the same family but a little different. This definitely did the trick.


Whittell got through the first round of playoffs, but fell one win shy of qualifying for the state tournament.
The Warriors, No. 2 from the West, knocked off the East's No. 3 seed, Eureka, 59-48 on Thursday, Feb. 21, at Hug High School in Reno but were defeated 53-34 the next day by Jackpot, the No. 1 seed from the East, at Wooster High School in Reno in the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Class 1A Basketball Championships.
The Warriors knocked Eureka out of the playoffs in the first round for the fourth straight season, but had to rally to continue the streak.
A slow start to the game led to a two-point deficit at halftime.
A 21-8 third-quarter run turned the tide and Whittell held on for the win despite missing 14 of 16 free throws in the fourth quarter.
Trent Dingman finished with 17 points to lead the way while Isaiah Womack had 15 and Dylan Wade added 14.
Against Jackpot, Bryant's words from the past came back to haunt the Warriors.
Last year, after the Warriors knocked Jackpot out in the semifinals, Bryant went into the Jaguars locker room after the game and praised their poise, sportsmanship and team play.
Whittell couldn't knock down shots in the first quarter and fell behind 15-3, and the chase was on until the finish.
Whittell (19-3, 8-2 West) will lose just four, but impactful, seniors, Womack, Dingman, Sterling Manchester and Brandon Rojas from the 15-man roster.
Wade, Zack Johns and Malachi Womack, the first, third and fifth leading scorers this year, will anchor the starting lineup and there will be a big competition for big minutes.


text:
Padernacht Drops Out, Biviano Rips media
Dan Padernacht had dropped his bid to unseat Pedro Espada, Jr. and is throwing his support behind Gustavo Rivera. Here's the Times story: Espada's Challengers to Join Forces Against Him
In this video, Doug Biviano, a candidate for Assembly in Brooklyn, rips NY media for telling voters to "throw the bums out" but denying coverage to challengers' campaigns. Press Cover the Bums' Challengers . He's right (of course, that's not all they're not covering, but this is a good place to start).
This is a good time to remind you that tonight and this week on BronxTalk, we'll feature an interview with Robert Giuffre, a challenger for office in the 80th Assembly district. This would have been a debate with both candidates, but the incumbent, Naomi Rivera, declined the invitation to appear. She was the third candidate this summer (Pedro Expada, Jr. and Hector Ramirez are the others) who declined the opportunity to debate.
For more than fifteen years, BronxTalk has been seen live each Monday night at 9:00pm on Bronxnet's Cablevision channel 67. It's also on Verizon Fios channel 33 and streamed live at bronxnet.org. Produced by Jane Folloro, BronxTalk is repeated each day at 9:30am, 3:30pm, and 9:00pm. Archives are available at blip.tv; search for "BronxTalk."
Posted by GAX in the Bronx at 7:51 AM
donde esta? September 6, 2010 at 1:37:00 PM EDT
Freedom of EXPRESSION! on Sep 4, 2010 in Pedro Espada The New Roosevelt Initiative mosholu library
September 4, 10:30 am: Senator Pedro Espada's election campaign machine was giving away food outside The New York Public Library's Mosholu branch. The New Roosevelt Initiative folks were there too! As you can Imagine, this was a bit of a volatile..
Anonymous September 6, 2010 at 9:26:00 PM EDT
Hey, Dan I now have a new found respect for you. I hope you truly rally all your supporters behind Rivera.
Anonymous September 6, 2010 at 10:48:00 PM EDT
DAN DID THE RIGHT THING!!....MUCH RESPECT!
Anonymous September 7, 2010 at 2:06:00 AM EDT
Mynyzone.com is a Social Networking Microblog for New Yorkers looking to find out what's happening right now!
http://www.mynyzone.com
I am an undecided and I am just curious, I am not a supporter of Rivera or Espada, I am just wondering how much of a difference Rivera can make in a time where people are out of work and he is new to the process. I have heard alot about Espada mostly negative about his character but he does have some years in office and I have seen his many mailers that come to my home. According to someone I met from his campaign they say he is not indicted and explained his current case yet the rivera supporters say he is indicted and will go to jail. Can someone clairfy this for me.
Mr. Rivera has worked for the past 10 years in public service. He worked for Councilmembers, Senators (state and national), and was a state director for Obama in Florida in '08. He worked for the New York State's Democratic Senate Conference (working tirelessly to making sure it would become a majority). His line of experience is not bs. He is certainly NOT "new to the process".
Espada's years in office have been a let-down to say the very least. Not sure who you've been talking to but Espada is still under investigation. No indictments....yet.
To undecided anonymous: Don't get fooled! Here are just some reasons why.
It's not a secret that Esapada has been continually late with his campaign finance reports. The Senate Majority Leader doesn't file his campaign reports properly and timely? Why?
It's also not a secret that despite his charges about outsiders working for his opponent, he is the ultimate outsider because he lives in Mamaroneck, not the Bronx.
His willingness to literally hold up state government allegedly to support his community was the height of audacity. He got nothing out of it for his district, other than he got a high political position, which he maneuvered himself to, not which he earned out of his respected service. Quite the contrary.
In 2005 his close associates went to jail for cheating poor and sick patients out of funds that were used to assist Mr. Espada's campaigns. These were his closest associates and confidants. Do you think he had nothing to do with it? They literally took the fall for him, which is disgusting. Here's the Times story on it.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E04EED61439F932A15756C0A9639C8B63&sec=&spon=
There's so much more on this guy that it's beyond incredible that he is still on his feet running a campaign for public office.
He gives away school supplies and fruit and vegetables in a despicable attempt to buy votes. This is not about electing a Santa Claus, this is about electing someone sho is going to represent his district with integrity. In his long and pathetic career, Mr. Espada has demonstrated none of that. So if you vote for him you're falling for one of the biggest political swindles in the history of this state.
Senator Espada is NOT Indicted as was stated earlier, all these attacks are because HE had the guts to speak up and take action. You may not like it, but he has delivered as senator for his district. He has provided funding to many senior centers, schools, after-school programs in the community. He fights for what he believes is right. What other elected official in the district has delivered more in the district in the past two years, please provide me with that person and provide me with specific examples. As for fruits and vegetables ask your neighbors in the line if they appreciate it before you attack him. THIS IS AN ANTI ESPADA BLOG LOCATION WITH AN ANTI ESPADA MESSAGE. NONE OF YOU CARE ABOUT THE TRUTH.
Anonymous September 8, 2010 at 10:13:00 AM EDT
To anon 7:06:00
What other elected official had three of his closest associates go to jail for redirecting funds that should have gone for the sick? What other Bronx elected official unabashedly flouts the residency rules and lives in a mansion in Mamaoroneck? What other elected official claims to be for tenant rights but accepts huge donations from the real estate industry including some of the Bronx' worst landlords? And instead of giving out fruits to individuals, which is nothing more than a cheap stunt, how about using the power of his office to work on improving access to good food supermarkets, which could have implications on the health care he claims to encourage and jobs, etc. For that matter, where was his advocacy on the Kingsbridge Armory when it was being voted on? Nowhere. Silent.
Further, if he's so great and righteous why didn't he have the guts to debate, like he said he would? With the record you claim he has, it should have been an easy win for him. But he has so much to hide, who could blame him for having to answer hard questions?
Your claims of a vendetta or anti-Espada blog are merely shameful political pandering. Your defense of this rogue politican is completely without fact and merit. It's time to give up the charade and work for the Bronx to get this toxic waste dump called Espada out of office and into trial once and for all.
Tenants Hold Prayer Vigil; Demand Change
Bronx News Roundup, Sept. 30
Judge Orders Servicer to Pay $2.5 Million to Fix M...
Vigil and Press Conference Planned for Millbank Bu...
BronxTalk - Pelham Parkway Trees and More
NRI and Gustavo Head Upstate
Orchard Beach To Expand; Help for the South Groin
Bronx Events This Week
Survey for Rezoning of Fordham Road
The Mystery of New Lowercase Bronx Street Name Signs
City Council Releases Report on Milbank's Woes
Bronx Leaders Take to The Streets for Peace
Bronx (Weekend) News Roundup, Sept. 27
All Are Invited
Pelham Parkway Trees on BronxTalk
Tomorrow: Rally to Save the Mary Mitchell Center
Jerome-Gun Hill Road BID Street Festival on Saturday
First Harlem River Festival on Saturday
Help for Homeowners in Council District 14
Assemblyman Castro Reflects on 'Great Victory'
BronxTalk: Primary Analysis - here's the show
Tenant Activists: HPD Must Block Sale of Milbank B...
Arrests Made, But Shootings Continue in the Five-Two
Primary analysis on BronxTalk
Free Journalism Program for High School Students
Tomorrow: Back to School Health Fair in Claremont
Diaz Sr. Wants Hispanics to Fill Espada's Power Po...
Homeowner Resource Fair Tonight; Advice on Water B...
Primary Night in Pictures
Espada Defiant in Confusing Concession Speech
Diaz Sr. Wins Primary, But Loses an "Amigo"
Gustavo Rivera: 'The People of the Northwest Bronx...
What Happened to Bronx Dem Machine?
Espada Concedes
Tweeting the Results
On the Last Leg of the Campaign Trail with Gustavo...
Candidates Hit Up Senior Centers, Campaign for Las...
Stories Not About Politics in Norwood News
Rivera Campaign Alleges 'Illegal Activity' at Poll...
Mixed Reviews for New Voting Machines
Espada Visits the Polls
What You're Seeing Out There
Voter Turnout Looking Up in the NW Bronx
Scene From Outside the Polls at Amalgamated Houses
Campaign Staff Fight for Voters at East Tremont Polls
Primary Day Rundown: Who's Challenging Whom
The Plan for Today
Rivera Confident of Victory, But Concerned About E...
Scenes From Espada's Campaign
This Sunday: Italian Festival in Belmont
Espada's Staff Swells as Election Nears; and the C...
In the West Bronx, Assemblyman Castro Faces a Well...
Assemblyman Nelson Castro on the Issues
[Updated] Vote for Dan Padernacht Fliers Hitting M...
Wanted: High School Students for Journalism Program
Espada Campaign Ad: Gustavo Rivera Has 'Sold His L...
Bronx News Roundup, Sept. 9
80th AD Candidate Robert Giuffre on the Issues
BronxTalk - The non-debate for the 80th AD
Rev. Al Sharpton Campaigns for Rivera in the Bronx...
Police Called to Espada Giveaway Event Over the We...
Assembly Members Rivera and Arroyo Endorse Espada
Al Sharpton Rallies in the Bronx for Gustavo Rivera
Candidates File Campaign Disclosure Forms
A Morning of Endorsements
33rd Senate District Race Roundup
All 3 Senate Candidates Interviewed on Brian Lehre...
52nd Precinct Treating Death of Homeless Man as an...
Photography Exhibit 'The Mexican Portfolio' Coming...
More funds to clean up the Bronx River
Gustavo Rivera Bails on Debate Tonight; Going to E...
Do Voters Confuse Espaillat with Espada?
Tonight: 33rd Senate District Candidates Debate
Bronx Immigration Forum, Sept. 9
Espada Camp Feeling Good (Updated)
NRI Canvasses the Bronx with Anti-Espada Message
Vigil for Shooting Victim in St. James Park (Plus ...
Espada Commemorates MLK's March on Washington, Pla...


The game Diamond is a very famous game. I know many girls like to play this game in their spare time. In this problem, you will meet with a new Diamond game.
On the table, there are m rows by n columns colorful diamonds. Each step you can exchange two diamonds next to each other if and only if they have different colors. The score of this exchange is equal to the area of the rectangle with the maximum area formed by the exchange. (Please see the Sample Input and output.) Different from the old game, no diamond disappear after the exchange. You task is to calculate the score for each exchange.
The first line have two integers m and n. (1 <= m, n <= 500). Then it is the diamonds matrix. Every element of the matrix has a integer(1��5) stands for the color of the diamond.
Then there is an integer p (1<=p<=1000), the number of exchanges. Then p lines followed. Each line has four integers x1 y1 x2 y2 indicate the coordinate of the two diamonds. The top left corner is (1, 1); the bottom right corner is (n, m).
You can safely assume that all the exchanges are legitimate.
For each case, the first line output ��Case X:�� (X starts from 1).
Then p lines followed. Each line output the score of that exchange.
Please use scanf() and printf() for this problem.
In case 1, the first exchange forms two rectangles: the rectangle of color 1 has area 9; the rectangle of color 2 has area 4, so the score is the greater one. The second exchange two area 1 rectangles. Although there are other rectangles of color 3 and 4 on the table, they are not formed by this exchange. In case 2, the exchange formed many rectangles; the score is the maximum area one.


Hypro 6500N 6-Roller Pump, With Ni-Cast Case, Super Rollers, Viton Seals, 3/4" NPT Ports, Solid 5/8" Shaft. Great for pest control applications.
Click the button below to add the Hypro 6500N 6-Roller Pump to your wish list.