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Illegal Immigration: The United States has become the dumping ground for the refuse of humanity and it will kill this nation.
Migrating to the United States legally is, and should be, a thorough procedure meant to protect the interests of American citizens. It involves more than simply jumping a fence and heading north in pursuit of free health care, education, food stamps, and other handouts paid for by broke U.S. citizens and a Bankrupt nation!
Legal immigration means enduring rigorous hurdles like background checks to detect a criminal background or possible ties to terrorists. It requires medical examinations to detect diseases still prevalent in third-world nations, but long since eradicated here. Applicants need to provide proof of financial solvency so as to prevent newcomers from becoming a burden on U.S. taxpayers.
Those who have jumped the fence into the United States in order to avoid our immigration checks are not immigrants. They are invading criminals, with no claim whatsoever to the welcome mat extended to legal immigrants. In reality, illegal aliens have invaded our nation, leaving Americans vulnerable to crime, terrorism, disease, and financial devastation, at the hands of people with no legal justification for being here.
Jeb Bush: America will 'be in decline' without path to legal status for immigrants
Speaking Friday to religious conservatives, Bush said that immigrants are particularly important to help create more taxpayers to fund the safety net for the large, retiring baby boomer generation. FullArticle
So, bringing in more people to take jobs that we don't have is this imbecile's plan? Flooding a country that's in serious financial trouble with millions of illegal aliens, who don't speak the language and hate its' citizens is a brilliant idea. . . Amnesty will destroy this country. There will be no other out come if this is allowed. And we will not forget who allowed it. American has been in decline ever since the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act preferentially opened the floodgates for Third World immigrants.
This was disgusting display of praise for immigrants by Jeb Bush. He placed them on a pedestal and put down "native-born" Americans as people who are not entrepreneurial who lack family values. We don't need any more "Bush Crime Family" members and their corrupt values holding office, ever again. Yet, another anti-American diatribe from a politicians who basically are trying to garner the Hispanic vote by throwing white people under the bus. The Bush family created a lot of this problem to begin with. The last thing this country needs is another Bush in the White House.
Keep in mind that 57-61% of immigrants, legal and illegal, are on some form of welfare. How in the world will bringing in 30-40 million more people, who will rush to the welfare line, be a positive thing for an already bankrupt and decaying nation? That's right, we are already in decline and have been for many years. We can thank people like Bush, Clinton and Obama for this controlled demolition of our once prosperous primarily white nation.
Such people do not deserve recognition or sanction by the United States, and should be rounded up and deported as soon as possible, alone with the corrupt politicians that support this invasion. The Ministry of Propaganda is just doing its' job. Sadly, the media is not about sharing information, but instead, keeping its audience ignorant.
Marco Rubio: We need to legalize immigrants so they can pay for border security
Why is it necessary to legalize the roughly 11 million currently-illegal immigrants in the U.S. before newly enhanced border security and internal enforcement measures are in place? Sen. Marco Rubio, the leading Republican on the Senate's Gang of Eight, says part of the reason is that the federal government can't afford to secure the border on its own... Full Article
Remember, Rubio just got caught giving two very different speeches in English and Spanish that clearly make him out to be a liar. Anyone who thinks that assimilating illegal aliens is going to provide an influx of spendable income for the federal government is delusional, at best.
Can't pay the bills when the treasury hands out money like it was Halloween candy... Some of the individual tax refund payments have ranged as high as $12,000 and several of the tax returns claimed as many as 10 to 12 nieces and nephews as dependent relatives, the vast majority of whom live in Mexico and Central and South America.
IRS criticized for payment of $4B to illegals
The IRS' payment of more than $4 billion in 2010 to illegal immigrants under a program allowing workers not legally in the U.S. to claim tax credits for dependent children has been criticized roundly by the Treasury Department's office of the inspector general... Full Article
This post's photos... "Thieves at my gate" 06/15/2013 @10:33 am, Santa Rosa Farms... Produce driver and accomplices steal cantaloupes off truck. We all pay for employee theft at the check out stand. Remember, they are just here for a better life.
"There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity, maybe it's a kind of lack of generosity towards non-Jews. I mean, there's always a reason why anti-anything crops up anywhere; even Hitler didn't just pick on them for no reason." - Roald Dahl
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At the hands of an unconscionable Senate, the United States attempts suicide, but a few patriots fight against the odds to save our land
If our legislators were really supportive of passing legislation then they wouldn't be so adamant in their opposition to strong internal and border security. Why doesn't someone ask them why they refuse to secure the border? Amnesty is all about changing the voters. If the ones you have won't vote your way, get new voters.
This bill must be defeated, border security increased and enforced. If not, this country as we have known it, will cease to exist. Barack Hussein Obama is hell bent on destroying our nation. Those invading our nation want to destroy our society. That has been Obama's plan, all along. Anyone who thinks that adding 20-30 million Mexicans to the mix is the recipe for a resurgence of this nation is an imbecile.
In a Spanish-language interview Sunday with the network Univision, Sen. Marco Rubio, the leading Republican on the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform group, made his strongest statement yet that legalization of the nation's estimated 11 million illegal immigrants must happen before any new border security or internal enforcement measures are in place, and will in no way be conditional on any security requirements. More
Schumer-Rubio Amnesty Would Legalize 45 Percent of ICE Criminal Caseload
Offenders convicted when they were under the age of 18 (even if convicted as an adult) would be excused, as would offenders convicted under state laws aimed at immigration crimes such as alien smuggling, human trafficking, harboring illegal aliens, or identity theft, and anyone convicted after pleading "no contest" instead of "guilty". Those who re-entered illegally after deportation would be excused, regardless of the original reason for their deportation, which was most likely criminal. Full Article
One big flaw with Gang of Eight's bill is that this bill won't stop future illegal immigration. Unfortunately, the border security promised in the bill are "plans" for border security, not concrete promises. Even border security "promises" don't mean much, as the American people learned in 1986, with the Ronald Reagan amnesty.
In 'fixing' immigration, the fix is in
Upon amnesty, these aliens will be granted free and open access to some 80 different means-tested welfare programs, including Obamacare, Social Security and Medicare. Not only blowing the budgetary gaskets of these programs, but more importantly for Democrats expanding the payrolls of the middle-class bureaucrats and paper-shufflers. Full Article
False: Obama Claims Immigration Bill Requires Illegals to Learn English
The requirement that immigrants must learn English is not new to this legislation, either. It is already part of a requirement in existing law, section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. In fact, the immigration bill weakens the current law by allowing illegal immigrants to simply claim they are enrolled in a course to learn English rather than actually requiring them to know it. Full Article
There will be utter chaos after they let all in all this Third World refuse with promises of free money and they'll certainly "renig" on those promises, because it is simply impossible to keep them.
Anti-amnesty protestors camp out in desert
A group of protestors ignored all the high heat warnings to set up camp in the middle of nowhere to send a message to lawmakers in Washington. The campsite was located near milepost 124 off Interstate 8, near Gila Bend. Motorists driving by could see rows of American flags, "No Amnesty" signs, and some folks camping out in the 110-degree heat. Full Article
Prior to breaking camp, we policed up the area and left it better than we found it (Mexicans never do this.). We collected lots of illegal alien trash and I picked up an old stove somebody left behind, after using it for target practice. I'm going to sell it for scrap, with the rest of my recyclables. Oddly, the B.L.M. conducted environmental impact studies of target shooting, but failed to do the same in regards to drug & human smuggling.
Drug smugglers get lost and run out of water... Not far from our camp, a search and rescue operation, involving the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, took place. More It's funny how the Mexicans hate the evil racist sheriff, but have no problem asking him for a favor, when they think they're about to die of thirst in the desert. The nerve of these people... Always wanting something.
Senate immigration bill clears first hurdles, still faces tough Republican opposition
Referring to the 11 million currently in the country unlawfully, he said, "Yes, they broke the rules; they didn't wait their turn. They shouldn't be let off easy. They shouldn't be allowed to game the system. But at the same time... FullArticle
Make note of the "yes" votes. They are your enemies. They seek your destruction just as surely as any Muslim shouting, "Allah Akbar!" The Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians have sold us all out. There is little to no difference between them. The only way we will survive the coming years is for all White People to unite. Speak up America! Capital Switchboard is 202 224-3121.
"The U.S. has no longer a government of Goyim [Gentiles], but an administration in which the Jews are full partners in the decision making at all levels. Perhaps the aspects of the Jewish religious law connected with the term 'government of goyim' should be re-examined, since it is an outdated term in the U.S." --The Israeli paper Ma'ariv (02.09.1994)
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Home Attractions in West Virginia Rivers & Streams East River
The East River is tributary of the New River that is entirely contained in Mercer County, in southern West Virginia (WV), and in Giles County, Virginia. The river descends moderately, falling 1,040 feet along its 23-mile course between Bluefield, WV, and Glen Lyn, Virginia. The East rises in the present-day railyards at Bluefield.
Principal communities along the East River from its source to its mouth include Bluefield, Ingleside, Oakvale, Kellysville, and Glen Lynn.
History of the East River
The East River Valley is an important transportation passageway that historically provided pioneers an unimpeded route between the valley of the New River and the Abbs Valley. The routes of Virginian and Norfolk & Western railroads followed the East River, as does their successor, the Norfolk Southern.
The East River was likely named by settlers beyond it headwaters, who would have recognized the river as providing a passage eastward toward the valley of the New River.
Information on lodging, dining, and recreation on and near the East River may be found in our guide to travel in the Bluestone Region, in southern West Virginia.
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What You're Meant to Do - Greg Laurie Daily Devotion - November 21, 2019
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What You're Meant to Do
So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31 nlt)
I never wanted to be a preacher. I wanted to be a cartoonist like Charles M. Schulz. But you see, that was not what God had in store for me.
Some years ago I mentioned to someone that I was a cartoonist, and they said, "Well good, because my car is broken. Can you fix it?"
So I explained that I can't tune a car. In fact, I'm the last guy you'd want looking under your hood, because the result would be a sad one.
Awhile back I received a letter from someone who listens to A New Beginning. He thanked me for my messages and then said, "One day, hearing your program, I prayed the prayer with you and accepted Christ into my life. I remember the feeling. It was awesome. I'll never forget you said, 'Tell someone,' and I did. I would tell anyone that would listen. I even told some people that wouldn't listen. I remember the feeling and the realization that I was finally doing what I was meant to be doing."
He went on to say that he started volunteering more and more. Eventually he went back to school and became a pastor. Then he used his skill set to start an auto repair ministry through his church in Olympia, Washington, which is reaching people in unique ways.
Then there is Steve Green, president of Hobby Lobby and chairman of the board at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. When you visit our nation's capital, we now have a Museum of the Bible among all the monuments. He has taken his abilities and used them for God's glory.
Maybe you're not called to preach, but you can use your abilities for the glory of God. Whatever you're called to do, do it for the glory of God.
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The Inntel Hotel is part of the masterplan designed by KCAP for the Noordelijk Havenhoofd (Northern Pier) in Scheveningen. The plan for the 8,8 ha. area in the south of Scheveningen combines improvements to the existing fishing industry with a mixed program for recreation.
The area consists of two parts: the fishing harbour with fish processing companies and the seaside boulevard with a recreational tourism program. In the urban vision, the fishing industry is concentrated and extended around the first harbour.
The hotel program is spread over 12 floors. Common services are located in the basement and plinth, while the upper floors contain a total of 230 hotel rooms. The spa facilities and a swimming pool are located on the 12th floor, offering coastal views to the hotel guests.
The hotel is located at the tip of the pier. It gains its strong dynamic identity from the design reference to sails in the wind. The triangular shaped volume looks different from each side, a landmark in the wind.
On 25 June, a tour at the Noordelijk Hafenhoofd area in Scheveningen by Irma van Oort is one of the program items of Zee Event, an annual meeting for authorities, real estate and creative sector. Click here for more information and registration.
Today, the plans for the redevelopment of the Noordelijk Havenhoofd in Scheveningen are presented by VolkerWessels Vastgoed and entrepreneurs united in Scheveningen Viscluster. The urban vision by KCAP Architects&Planners and the business plan for area form part of the plans. The 8,8 ha area in the south of Scheveningen will be developed with a mixed program of recreation in combination with the original fishing industry into an area with a special character. The area consists of two parts: the fishery with fish processing companies at the fish harbour and the seaside boulevard with a recreational tourism program. In the urban vision, the fishing industry will be concentrated and extended around the first harbour. 'This creates more space to unload catches and to organize efficient and sustainable logistic processes. It will strengthen the competitiveness of Scheveningen as a fish harbour,' says Hans Borsje, regional manager of developer VolkerWessels Vastgoed. 'The improvement of the spatial structure and its composition also directly contribute to the attractiveness of Scheveningen as a seaside resort,' says Irma van Oort, partner of KCAP. Adjacent to the boulevard designed by Spanish architect De Solà-Morales, a new dune will be constructed as well as a new promenade on top of a parking garage, overlooking the beach and the sea. At the tip of the promenade a 3-star hotel, a hotel-apartment complex with pavilions and terraces and in the future an indoor sport cluster are planned, also the educational center 'FISH' to experience all about fish and the Northern Sea. The urban vision and business plan form the basis for the zoning plan. For the architectural elaboration various architects will be responsible, including KCAP for the hotel and the renovation and expansion of the monumental United Fish Auctions (UFA) buildings.


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The New "Miss Marijuana" Pageant Comes With Outdated Guidelines and Transphobia
MC News March 15, 2019 The New "Miss Marijuana" Pageant Comes With Outdated Guidelines and Transphobia2019-03-16T06:44:00+00:00 Oregon Marijuana News No Comment
A new North American beauty pageant targeting the cannabis industry has just opened for applications—but only for "unwed" and "natural born" females between the ages 18 to 30.
According to the official site, Miss Marijuana, or Miss MJ, is "the type of girl all the guys want, and all the girls want to be friends with" and the platform "gives you the opportunity to be the activist you've always dreamed of."
Up for grabs is the crown and title of Miss Marijuana, $25,000, and a car—but not the branded Jeep Rubicon posted on the site, because that's just to show applicants what a car looks like.
If accepted, contestants will upload a profile to be digitally polled by the general public. The online voting will take place for six to seven weeks and the 53 women with the highest votes—one for each American state and one from Canada—will then proceed to the final contest in Los Vegas, Nevada. The finale will include one "personal interview question", and two catwalks—in a swimsuit and an evening gown.
"It'll be a fashion show, it'll be a concert—lotta fun, I hope," says Howard Baer, the pageant's founder, to the Georgia Straight on the phone.
"We have so many signed up from Canada that it looks
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Q: Non-Continuous UISlider iOS How would I set UISlider so that rather than sliding somewhat continuously, that it only changes to discrete values? I thought of setting the value of the slider at specific intervals but I was wondering if there is an easier way.

A: Just setting the return value to an integer?
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A: I use this method when I need to have step values on sliders.  Change sliderStepValue to whatever you need.
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Sunday Protist - Euglyphids
By Psi Wavefunction on Sunday, October 04, 2009
I'm going to be lazy and leech off the Mystery Micrograph again. None of you saner people (non-protistgeeks) seem to have taken advantage of the massive handicap, and subsequent hint. Seriously, type in "testate amoebae" in Google image search, and it's on the first page! Perhaps I should do a tutorial on some methods of attacking those mystery images...
Quite shockingly(not!), Opisthokont got the last one. I agree with his statement that that was like shooting fish in a barrel, but easier since fish are actually difficult to shoot at from air due to refraction, etc. The organism behind the shell in the mystery micrograph was...
Euglypha!
(Wikipedia; Euglyphid test)
Euglypha morphologically belongs to the polyphyletic 'testate amoebae', but is phylogenetically quite distant from your garden variety test-building amoebozoans, like Arcella and Difflugia. Euglyphids are cercozoan rhizarians. Since those words likely mean nothing to the vast majority of the human population, here's a 'map' of Rhizaria in my Coelodiceras (Phaeodaria) post, and an overall tree of eukaryotes can be found here. They can often be found in moss samples, but are also present in soil and freshwater environments. Their test scales are made of silica, and preserve quite decently as fossils. Speaking of which, I apparently may have a slight fetish for unicellular microfossils:
(Javaux 2007 in Eukaryotic Membranes and Cytoskeleton: Origins and Evolution ed. Jékely; 10 - fossil; 11 - modern Euglyphid; 12 - VSM - 'vase-shaped microfossil' (micropaleontological equivalent of mycologists' LBM - 'little brown mushroom' ?) with holes possibly caused by predation; fossils ~750My old)
Fast forward 750My back to the present, the modern euglyphids are about as diverse as they are understudied:
(Lara et al. 2007 Protist; tree of Euglyphids)
Images of Euglyphid diversity, shamelessly stolen from the same paper:
(Lara et al. 2007 Protist; Euglyphid SEMs, scalebar 50um except for E,F,H, where it's 10um. A - Assulina; B- Placocista; C,D - Euglypha ciliata & compressa; E - Corythion; F - Trinema; H,G - Euglypha penardi)
Unfortunately, finding nice plates full of euglyphids is rather difficult, since until quite recently, they were lumped together with testate Amoebozoans. Also, since euglyphids fossilise, they seem to be mostly studied by paleontologists, who seem to have an 'interesting' relationship with systematics of the living. Where 'interesting' entails being at least a couple decades out of date. Well, they are millions of years in the past...
Paulinella can be argued to be particularly interesting - it is a case of an independent event of primary plastid endosymbiosis. Why this is interesting can be seen in this really nice overview:
(Keeling 2oo4 Am J Bot (free access); overview of plastid endosymbiosis - the 'Pacmen' are pretty awesome! Interestingly, if the Chromalveolate Hypothesis is correct, this would mean that Paulinella already had a plastid in its ancient past. However, it would've been a red algal plastid of a different cyanobacterial origin, not a Synechococcus-derived cyanelle)
Cyanelles are photosynthetic endosymbionts/organelles - they differ from plastids by retaining some prokaryotic features like the peptidoglycan wall. Among the conventional plastid-bearing algae, glaucophytes carry cyanelles from the primary cyanobacterial endosymbiotic event which eventually led to plant chloroplasts and most algal plastids. In sequence comparisons, Paulinella cyanelles branch with the cyanobacterium Synechococcus, and retain much of the gene order, suggesting a fairly recent endosymbiosis with Synechococcus (Yoon et al. 2006 Curr Biol). The authors predict a transfer of plastid division genes to the host nucleus; however, while the plastid genome has been sequenced (Nowack et al. 2008 Curr Biol), the nuclear genome is yet to be investigated, to my knowledge.
(Lauderborn 1895 (L) Melkonian (R) in Keeling & Archibald 2008 Curr Biol; Paulinella with cyanelles)
So are the Paulinella cyanelles to be considered as endosymbionts or organelles? As with the Perkinsela case discussed a while ago, who cares? Keeling & Archibald (2008) and Bodył et al. (2007) argue that the distinction between organelles and endosymbionts is too vague and fuzzy to obsess over, while Theissen & Martin (2006) seem to have nothing better to do. Well, to be fair, they argue that gene transfer to the host nucleus is the necessary rite of passage to become an organelle. But that is a rather arbitrary cut off, since you can also say that a complete disappearance of a certain class of genes, or the endosymbiont genome altogether, are necessary to be called an organelle. Alternatively, you could also argue that as soon as an endosymbiont spends its entire life cycle within the host cell, it's sufficient to be called an organelle. With lateral gene transfer turning out to be more ubiquitous than it first seemed, perhaps gene transfer isn't that significant of an event after all. Meanwhile, how about we just accept that nature doesn't particularly care for the artefacts of our reasoning -- ie. the obsessive-compulsive yearning to categorise the world around us -- and just enjoy the biology?
Nowack et al. (2008) avoid the whole Paulinella organelle vs. endosymbiont debate by settling for 'chromatophore'.
But just to annoy fellow cell biologists, I sometimes insist on referring to plastids and mitochondria as 'endosymbionts'. Speaking of which, from Theissen & Martin (2006):
"Calling the Paulinella endosymbiont a plastid or an organelle might make a story more exciting, but at the cost of scientific accuracy. Some proteobacterial endosymbionts of aphids have genomes smaller than those of some plastids 16 A. Nakabachi, A. Yamashita, H. Toh, H. Ishikawa, H.E. Dunbar, N.A. Moran and M. Hattori, The 160-kilobase genome of the bacterial endosymbiont Carsonella, Science 314 (2006), p. 267. Full Text via CrossRef | View Record in Scopus | Cited By in Scopus (86)[16]. Would anyone call those endosymbionts 'mitochondria'? Hardly."
First of all, why 'mitochondria'?! Those are specifically defined as endosymbionts/organelles of that one alpha-proteobacterial endosymbiosis event ancestral to all known eukaryotes. Second of all, I would totally call them organelles. I see no problem with it. I guess I'm just special then, according to those guys. Actually, I'll go around intentionally calling them 'organelles' just to piss them off.
So mitochondria and cyanobacterial plastids = endosymbionts; Paulinella cyanelles and Wolbachia bacterial endosymbionts = organelles. I think that pisses off just about everyone. My job here is done. =D
I hope this post has helped cast some familiarity upon yet another obscure group of Rhizarians. There's probably volumes more to say about them, but [insert rant about biomed crushing real biology here], so they're as understudied as the rest of Rhizaria. And much of the rest of Eukarya. Who knows how much biology weirdness lurks behind some of those obscure taxon names. Perhaps that 'Obscurius obscura' may hold the perfect properties to help us sort out some biological connundrum or other. Like what ciliate genomic madness has done for the discovery of telomeres (Blackburn & Gall 1978) and telomerase (Greider & Blackburn 1985). Come on guys, let's do something!
What if each lab was to take on a (culturable) obscure organism as a small side project? Even the big biomed labs... if each scientist played with a random organism long enough, perhaps we could unearth a freaking Pandora's box-worth of discoveries and new research directions? And the mixing of disciplines would do wonders to our overall understanding of biology! This may even be *gasp* slightly more efficient than 10 labs staring at one protein and barricading their labs from rampant scoopage... but I'll stop here with my heretic thoughts.
I have several posts in the works at the moment, among them one on origins of eukaryotes and a series on Heterolobosea, which Christopher Taylor challenged be to blog about. But first, a couple midterms, a talk I'm giving on Tuesday which I have yet to start working on, and a whole wad of research- and seminar course-related stuff. Learning seems to happen predominantly outside of class, which I find rather debilitating to grades. So multitasking must happen, and generally the class-related stuff gets cut. Which is bad. There's a dilemma between developing your mind/knowledge and getting decent marks - the former is essential for any reasonable progress in research/other professions, the latter is necessary to actually get anywhere after graduating. And they conflict with each other. Yay. [/rant]
And I seriously intended this post to be like "Hi, this is Euglypha. It is pretty. Gotta go. Bye." Cannot resist the allure of journal surfing at odd hours of the night...
BODYL, A., MACKIEWICZ, P., & STILLER, J. (2007). The intracellular cyanobacteria of Paulinella chromatophora: endosymbionts or organelles? Trends in Microbiology, 15 (7), 295-296 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2007.05.002
Javaux EJ (2007). The early eukaryotic fossil record. Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 607, 1-19 PMID: 17977455
Keeling, P. (2004). Diversity and evolutionary history of plastids and their hosts American Journal of Botany, 91 (10), 1481-1493 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.10.1481
KEELING, P., & ARCHIBALD, J. (2008). Organelle Evolution: What's in a Name? Current Biology, 18 (8) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.065
LARA, E., HEGER, T., MITCHELL, E., MEISTERFELD, R., & EKELUND, F. (2007). SSU rRNA Reveals a Sequential Increase in Shell Complexity Among the Euglyphid Testate Amoebae (Rhizaria: Euglyphida) Protist, 158 (2), 229-237 DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2006.11.006
NOWACK, E., MELKONIAN, M., & GLOCKNER, G. (2008). Chromatophore Genome Sequence of Paulinella Sheds Light on Acquisition of Photosynthesis by Eukaryotes Current Biology, 18 (6), 410-418 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.051
THEISSEN, U., & MARTIN, W. (2006). The difference between organelles and endosymbionts Current Biology, 16 (24) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.11.020
Yoon, H., Reyes-Prieto, A., Melkonian, M., & Bhattacharya, D. (2006). Minimal plastid genome evolution in the Paulinella endosymbiont Current Biology, 16 (17) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.08.018
Labels: endosymbiosis, evolution, rhizaria, Sunday Protist
Anonymous November 27, 2012 at 3:48:00 PM PST
The fossils are actually from Porter et al., 2003 in Journal of Paleontology v77. Loving your blog!
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Big reshuffle sees Cooper, Streeting, Lammy, Reynolds, Phillipson promoted
© UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor
Yvette Cooper has become Shadow Home Secretary, Wes Streeting is the new Shadow Health Secretary and Jonathan Reynolds is the Shadow Business and Industrial Strategy Secretary after Keir Starmer's wide-ranging reshuffle today.
The extensive changes made by the Labour leader today, over the course of nine hours, will see Lisa Nandy move from Shadow Foreign Secretary to Labour's levelling up, housing, communities and local government post.
Bridget Phillipson is the new Shadow Education Secretary, Steve Reed has been moved from communities to head the shadow justice team and Louise Haigh has been promoted from Northern Ireland spokesperson to transport.
With Cooper replacing Nick Thomas-Symonds, he has been demoted to the trade role. Streeting's promotion has moved Jonathan Ashworth to work and pensions, while former BEIS spokesperson Ed Miliband has a new energy post.
Cat Smith quit the shadow cabinet today, citing concerns over Jeremy Corbyn's suspension from the parliamentary party, while Kate Green, Luke Pollard, Nia Griffith and Lord Falconer have been sacked altogether from the Labour frontbench.
Keir Starmer said: "The Labour Party I lead is focused on the priorities of the country. With this reshuffle, we are a smaller, more focused shadow cabinet that mirrors the shape of the government we are shadowing. We must hold the Conservative government to account on behalf of the public and demonstrate that we are the right choice to form the next government.
"I'm particularly delighted that Lisa Nandy will take on the vital role of shadowing Michael Gove and leading on the levelling up agenda. After 11 years of Conservative mismanagement of our economy, delivering prosperity to all regions and nations in the UK will be a defining mission of the next Labour government, and there will be nobody better than Lisa to lead this work.
"Climate change is the most important issue facing this country over the next decade. Ed Miliband will lead in the shadow cabinet to develop Labour's extensive plans for net zero in a first term Labour government, and hold the government to account for its failure to take action. Ed has a proven track record in government, and is a powerful, internationally well respected voice on the issue, and that's why I am delighted he has agreed to lead on this.
"Make Brexit Work is huge part of my agenda and that's why I've asked Nick Thomas-Symonds to be in charge at International Trade and lead a Shadow Cabinet committee to deliver this crucial work.
"I want to thank all those who have left the shadow cabinet today for their great service to me and to our party. I look forward to working with the new team to show we are once again a serious party of government, ready to fix the mess the Tories have got the country into and to inspire voters to believe that Britain's best days are ahead of us."
Below is the new shadow cabinet in full.
Deputy Leader, Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work: Angela Rayner
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer: Rachel Reeves
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy: Jonathan Reynolds
Shadow Secretary of State of Climate Change and Net Zero: Ed Miliband
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government: Lisa Nandy
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence: John Healey
Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Lucy Powell
Shadow Secretary of State for Education: Bridget Phillipson
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Jim McMahon
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs: David Lammy
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care: Wes Streeting
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department: Yvette Cooper
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade: Nick Thomas-Symonds
Shadow Minister of State at the Cabinet Office: Jenny Chapman
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice: Steve Reed
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport: Louise Haigh
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, Party Chair and Chair of Labour Policy Review: Anneliese Dodds
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Jonathan Ashworth
Shadow Attorney General: Emily Thornberry
Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health: Rosena Allin-Khan*
Shadow Cabinet Minister for International Development: Preet Gill **
Shadow Chief Secretary to HM Treasury: Pat McFadden ***
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales: Jo Stevens
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland: Ian Murray
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Peter Kyle
National Campaign Coordinator: Shabana Mahmood
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons: Thangam Debbonaire
Shadow Chief Whip: Alan Campbell
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords: Angela Smith
Opposition Chief Whip in the House: Roy Kennedy
* Working to Wes Streeting in the Shadow Health Team
** Working to David Lammy in the Shadow FCDO Team
*** Working to Rachel Reeves in the Shadow Treasury Team
Tags: Jonathan Reynolds / Lisa Nandy / Wes Streeting / Bridget Phillipson / Yvette Cooper /


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Real Men Do Apologize
This thesis was confirmed by two studies. In the first, 33 male and 33 female college students filled out an online questionnaire each evening for 12 nights. They described up to three instances that day in which "you apologized to someone or did something to someone else that might have deserved an apology." They also described up to three incidents in which "someone else apologized to you, or did something to you that might have deserved an apology."
As expected, the women reported offering more apologies than the men. However, they also reported committing more offenses. After taking this different threshold of perceived offensive behavior into account, "we found that the gender difference in frequency of apologies disappeared," Schumann and Ross write. "Female and male transgressors apologized for an equal proportion of their offenses (approximately 81 percent)."
Newly published research finds men are as willing as women to apologize. But they're less likely to believe a particular incident warrants contrition.
By Tom Jacobs | //miller-mccune.com
In the continuing battle of the sexes, score one for men. New research finds men are as willing as women to apologize, contrary to popular belief. However, researchers also report men are less likely to believe a particular incident warrants contrition. (Gremlin / istockphoto.com)
Men, according to conventional wisdom, are stubbornly unwilling to apologize. Countless pop psychology books have referenced this reluctance, explaining that our egos are too fragile to admit we're wrong, or we're oblivious to important nuances of social interaction.
Sorry to disrupt that lovely feeling of superiority, ladies, but newly published research suggests such smug explanations miss the mark. Writing in the journal Psychological Science, University of Waterloo psychologists Karina Schumann and Michael Ross report that men are, indeed, less likely to say "I'm sorry." But they're also less likely to take offense and expect an apology from someone else.
Their conclusion is that "men apologize less frequently than women because they have a higher threshold for what constitutes offensive behavior." Whether on the giving or receiving end, males are less likely to feel an unpleasant incident is serious enough to warrant a statement of remorse.
"It appears that once men and women categorized a behavior as offensive, they were equally likely to apologize for it, and their apologies were similarly effusive," they conclude. "Contrary to popular speculations, men's apologies were as detailed as those offered by women."
In a second, confirming study, "women perceived three imagined offenses and their own recalled offenses as more severe than men did," and thus more deserving of an apology, the researchers report.
So men are less likely to perceive a situation as reaching the level of significance necessary to warrant an apology, whether they are the offending or offended party. This may reflect the fact that women "are more focused on the experiences of other people and on maintaining harmony in their relationships," or that "men have a higher threshold for both physical and social pain," the researchers write.
Either way, this disconnect creates "unfortunate consequences for mixed-gender interactions," Schumann and Ross note. "For example, if women perceive offenses that their male romantic partners do not notice, women might interpret an absence of an apology as evidence that their partners are indifferent to their well-being. Similarly, men may regard their female partners as overly sensitive and emotional."
Nevertheless, arguments based on faulty premises are particularly toxic and difficult to resolve, and the assumption that men know very well they've done something wrong but petulantly refuse to apologize for it, is often inaccurate. So before a disagreement escalates, it might be wise to take a step back and compare your perceptions of the situation in question. According to this research, "men and women unwittingly disagree at an earlier stage in the process: Identifying whether or not a transgression has occurred."
http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/news-blog/real-men-do-apologize-23241/
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Showing posts with label Charilaos Florakis. Show all posts
Charilaos Florakis Remembered: The story of a Greek communist leader
By Nikos Mottas.
It was the 22nd of May 2005 when Charilaos Florakis, General Secretary of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) from 1972 to 1991, passed away at the age of 91. Florakis' life and activity, identified with the history and struggles of the KKE, was devoted to the ideals of marxism-leninism.
Born in 1914 in Paliozoglopi, a small village in Thessaly, Charilaos Florakis became a member of OKNE, the Communist Party's Youth Wing, in 1929. As an OKNE member and later as a student and active worker at the so-called "TTT" (Posts, Telegraphs, Telephone Offices) he began his political activity, during a socially and politically turbulent period for Greece.
Tags Charilaos Florakis, DSE, EAM-ELAS, Greece, KKE, Nikos Mottas
'Captain-Yiotis' remembered: Charilaos Florakis, 1914-2005
Nikos Mottas writes about the legendary Greek Communist leader, partisan-fighter in WW2 and Greece's Civil War, long-time (1972-1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece, CHARILAOS FLORAKIS.
It was the 22nd of May 2005 when the tireless communist, the militant guerrilla captain, the popular leader, comrade Charilaos Florakis passed away. At 91 years of age, he was completing a life full of struggles; a life given to the ideals of a better world, for the perspective of Socialism and Communism. His life was given to KKE, to the Party he loved and gave everything.
The life and activity of Charilaos Florakis has been core part of KKE's history, of the most glorious- but also difficult- peoples struggles in Greece during WW2 occupation, during the Civil War as well as the country's modern history. Comrade Florakis, with his firm faith in the ideas of Marxism-Leninism, was never absent from Greek working class struggles.
Charilaos Florakis' political activity began in the pre-war decade of 1930s, as a member of the Communist Party's youth wing (OKNE) and later as a student and vigorous worker at the so-called "TTT" (Posts, Telegraphs, Telephone Offices). At an early age, as a teenager, he understood the signs of the ongoing class-struggle in the Greek countryside of '30s:
Tags Charilaos Florakis, EAM-ELAS, Greece, Greek Civil War, History, KKE, Nikos Mottas, Socialism, WW2


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Chinese New Year Festival Launch
(6pm 20 January 2012, Belmore Park)
Hello, everyone. Welcome to the launch of our 2012 Sydney Chinese New Year Festival.
I would like firstly to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the traditional custodians of our land, and to pay my respects to their Elders. I also acknowledge the 200 nationalities who make up our City.
It's a pleasure to welcome this evening:
Mr Mark Coure MP, Member for Oatley, representing the NSW Government
His Excellency Duan Jielong, Consul-General of the People's Republic of China in Sydney
Mr Zhong Laizhao, Deputy Director of the Chengdu Foreign Affairs Office, representing the City of Chengdu
Ms Briony Buchan, General Manager of Medibank, our principal sponsor
Mr Maurice Newman, AC, Chairman of the Taronga Foundation, our charity partner
Our Festival Ambassadors, Dr Cindy Pan, Lawrence Leung, and Adam Liaw and
Deputy Lord Mayor, Cr Robert Kok and City of Sydney Councillors.
And of course welcome to our Sydney Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean communities, celebrating Lunar New Year with stalls and performances here at the markets and your spectacular presence in our Twilight Parade.
This is the City of Sydney's 16th Lunar New Year.
In 2012, we're celebrating the Year of the Dragon - one of the most powerful and lucky signs in the Chinese zodiac. People say there is a balance between heaven and earth in the lives of people born in this auspicious year.
Dragons are said to be blessed with good fortune, to be innovative, flexible, self-assured and passionate, making good artists, diplomats and politicians. Though they also said to be stubborn and quick-tempered. But 2012 is the Year of the Water Dragon, and water has a calming influence on Dragons, and makes them more perceptive about others.
This year, our Festival is the biggest ever, with over 80 events.
The market runs from tonight until Sunday evening with a fabulous new feature - the AYAM Demonstration Kitchen. This will feature live demonstrations from the former MasterChef contestants, Alvin Quah, AYAM Ambassador, and Adam Liaw, one of our Festival Ambassadors and some of Sydney's leading chefs.
The Twilight Parade again is our largest ever, with 3,000 local and international participants. This year, we are delighted to welcome a team from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan [see-shwan] province in south-west China. It's an area renowned for its fiery food, and you can sample some of it at the Markets.
The Chengdu artists will be performing here tonight and across the weekend; at Town Hall on January 30, and, of course, in the Twilight Parade.
There are new features in this year's Parade, including giant projections along the Parade route which will transform some of Sydney's buildings into a neon-lit Asian city.
Other new events this year include the Red Gate Gallery: A two Generations exhibition being held in Town Hall until January 28. Red Gate, established in Beijing in 1991 by Australian Brian Wallace, is the oldest and one of the most respected contemporary art galleries in China.
There's also Dragon to Dragon: A Photographic Retrospective of the Chinese New Year Parade, being held at Customs House until March 1. It's a stunning series produced by Sharon Hickey, a Sydney photographer who has focused on the magic and beauty of the parade every year since 2005. Don't miss it!
The Festival will conclude with the traditional Dragon Boat Races at Darling Harbour, held over the weekend of February 4 and 5.
This year we have completed the first of a series of upgrades in Chinatown which we're opening tomorrow at 11.30am.
The improvements include wider footpaths, better lighting, new trees and street furniture and lower speed limits to create a more pedestrian-friendly space. Coincidentally, the last time this area was refurbished was in 2000, the last Year of the Dragon.
This year, our Chinese New Year Festival Charity Partner is the Taronga Foundation, raising money to support conservation of Komodo dragons in the wild. They are among the one in four mammals, one in eight birds, and one in three amphibians now facing extinction. We're pleased to support the work of this leading conservation body.
Many people and organisations contribute to the success of our Chinese New Year Festival, and I sincerely thank:
the Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Sydney, especially His Excellency, Duan Jielong, [duan ja-lung] for their help in bringing our international participants to the Festival
the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China and
the Chengdu Foreign Affairs Office
our Principal Sponsor, Medibank
our Major Sponsors, Volkswagen Group Australia, The Star, St George and AYAM
our Media Partners, 2UE, SBS, the Daily Telegraph and TVBA
our Government Partner, the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
our Supply Partners, Bannershop and Lebara
our Corporate Partners, Sydney's Paddy's Markets, Slater & Gordon, Mandy Lights and Racetech Australia
the many Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese community associations, arts organisations and individuals
with special thanks to Deputy Lord Mayor Robert Kok, and our Chinese New Year Festival Advisory Group and finally
the brilliant City of Sydney Events Team who every year do an extraordinary job in bringing this amazing Festival to our City.
Thank you all. And I wish everyone here a fantastic year ahead.
Kung Hei Fat Choy!


I wrapped up my Miranda Keannelly book-a-thon and also read THE ELITE by Kiera Cass. This week I'm diving into a manuscript by one of my CPs and I'm super excited to read on!
Last Wednesday night the YA Buccaneers hosted their first Word Sprint (there's another tonight! Join in!), and I figured that since it's not always easy to rack up words while revising and I might end up with a negative number, I'd start on a new idea that's been brewing for a couple of months. In one way, yay me! I kicked out 3,700 words that night, but in another way, bad idea. I was so taken by my characters and the setting that I kept at it for two more nights. I had to pry myself away from that story and get back to WFTS.
I'm happy to say that I once again met my Ready. Set. Write! goal of writing every single day.
My current path has been leading me back to TheWriting Cave and I can no longer prolong the inevitable. I've had trouble keeping up with your blogs and I'm sorry to have missed all your updates, but with a deadline and a family vacation nearing, it's time to step away from the internet. It's time to go full-on Writing Cave. I don't plan to post here again until late-August and I'll be limiting my twitter time to #ReadySetWrite dates, which have been SO ENORMOUSLY HELPFUL, especially when I need a drill sergeant to whip me back in shape (and get me off facebook).
See you around August 19 and at #ReadySetWrite.
I'm up to my eyeballs in events at work. Swimming lessons are over and both kids passed their levels! Hurray! We spent Saturday and Sunday afternoon at my sister's pool.
This Friday HG and I are going with our friend Shawn to the Skyline Music Festival featuring the LP Tour at Target Field. Okay, I have to say that I'm completely geeking out about this. Some of my favorite bands from the 90s are playing their biggest albums.
Cited as one of the most influential bands of the 90s, Minnesota-native Soul Asylum's "Grave Dancers Union" sold more than three million albums. After spending 76 weeks on the Billboard charts, the album was certified triple platinum. The album features hits like "Somebody to Shove," "Black Gold," and "Runaway Train," which was awarded a Grammy in 1993 for Best Rock Song. Fans of the band will relish the chance to hear the album in its entirety live at Target Field.
From a band with a quirky name and a fabulously original sound, this breakthrough album went platinum, spending more than a year on the Billboard Top 200. The album launched with three hit singles "Bittersweet," "Broken Hearted Savior" and "Circle," all of which reached Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.
Matthew Sweet's third album, "Girlfriend," has been called the "best power pop album of the 1990's" (A.V. Club). The album hit #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and went gold in the U.S. on the strength of its two singles "Divine Intervention" and "Girlfriend."
Originally from Austin, Minn., Gear Daddies released three popular albums, becoming an important part of the Twin Cities music scene. "Boys Will be Boys" and "Zamboni" are classic tunes that helped put Minnesota on the 1990s music map.
I'm most excited for Matthew Sweet and Girlfriend – one of those definitive albums that, you know, changed my life and all that.
I'm inspired by all you wonderful #ReadySetWrite writers. Thank you for keeping me in line! I'm inspired by me mates, those scallywag YA Buccaneers, who continue to work hard to make this project AWESOME!
Before I disappear into the Cave, tell me - What's up with you? What are some of YOUR definitive, life changing albums?
Have fun in your writing cave!
I'm looking forward to Friday as well.
If I have to think about an album that was transformative, I'd have to go with MetallicA's self-titled release from summer 1991. Heading to school. It started a bunch of new chapters for me: dorm life; new friends; getting into harder, darker tone, deep lyrics (in part because I started paying more attention to the earlier MetallicA albums as well). A few weeks after that album was released and we were working through the nuances of dorm life, you had Nirvana's Nevermind, then Pearl Jam's Ten, then Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger. Those all came out in a few weeks time.
So, maybe it's not just one album? MetallicA's release being first among them and at that time would have to be the catalyst. I made some of my best friends listening to those albums. Those all hold a lot of memories and emotion for me.
Pearl Jam's Ten is still amazing to me. My bro Y sis-in-law's just saw them at Wrigley Field in Chicago; even with the rain they said it was amazing and such a cool experience to see them there.
I would have loved to have seen that show!
And I do the very same thing, get so interested in shiny new project that I totally neglect my revisions. Though truthfully, sometimes even after a small break, my brain has managed to work through a few issues on its own and I'm more productive that way.
That's really cool that the bands are playing complete albums. I really like that concept and I think it works tremendously for nostalgia acts. While I wouldn't really care to see Soul Asylum that much, I have to admit I would see them play that iconic album. And I also love Matthew Sweet! That takes me back in a good way. Jimmy Eat World did a tour where they played Clarity 10 years after it was released, and that felt really special because of how much of an impact that album had on a lot of their fans.
I am with you on having some trouble starting a new project while revising something else. Which is why I haven't officially started my new project though I'm dying to! I might just have to do it and set the other thing aside for a bit. Good luck balancing both projects. I think it's possible, it just takes some coordination.
Awe, the allor of the shiny new idea, it's a dangerous intisement. I hope you can make all the progress you need to in your revisions while you're hiding in your writing cave. That way when you come back out you can dive into your SNI without feeling guilty about it.
Great job meeting your writing goals, I think it might be time for me to go into the Cave as well.
It's funny that I never really was an album person. I've always liked several songs rather than buying the entire album. Some of my firsts were Britney Spears and Black Eyed Peas but I have to same that Lady GaGa's Fame Monster was the first album I bought for myself, on my eighteenth birthday. Even though I don't listen to it as much, playing it while driving in my car is like a wonderful memory lane trip.
Good luck in the Writing cave!
yay for meeting your goals! I should set a write everyday instead of a high number. Sounds more doable. Have fun in the cave! Bring snacks!
Enjoy the Writing Cave! I'm happy for you that you have a deadline, deadline means good things are happening.
My defining albums are Jimmy Eat World's Clarity, Madonna Like a Virgin, Carole King's Tapesty, and Linda Rondstadt Greatest Hits. I am nothing if not diverse.
Have fun in your Writing Cave! It's always good to have a big block of uninterrupted writing time.
My definitive life albums include Quadrophenia, All Things Must Pass, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme, Empty Glass, and anything by The Monkees.
Is it wrong that one of the most life-changing albums I've heard came out recently? Most people seem to claim these albums by their early 20s. I'm sure there was one back in the 80s I listened to relentlessly (A-ha, for example) but I'm sure that had more to do with my affinity for the lead singer than anything that included rational thought.
I claim Some Nights by Fun, because I love every song on the album (for the lyrics this time).
Good luck in the writing cave! I think I'm nearly ready to do the same thing. I have so much revising to do and while I love blogging, it's so distracting right now.
:) Don't feel too guilty for writing on another project! At least you're writing something. Personally I can never focus on the wip when it's being revised. I have to get away from it for a while.
*throws chocolate and coffee for the cave!* Ah, it's so good to know limits...this is such a great post and reminder that it's alright to step away for a little while.
I am geeking out over that music fest, too! Hope you have an amazing time and good luck with things in The Writing Cave!
Wow! Great job on your WIPs -- both new and old! Enjoy your vacation/blogging break!


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Q: Adding Complex Attributes to Test Kitchen I have the following chef attribute that i'm trying to convert to YAML for test-kitchen:
default['attr1']['attr2'] = {
    "setting1" => {
        "key1" => "value1",
        "key2" => "value2",
        "key3" => false
    },
};

What would this look like in YAML so test-kitchen will override it properly?  I want to override the false value to true for specific test-kitchen drivers.
There is a similar SO question: Adding Attributes to Test Kitchen but the attribute i'm trying to convert is more complicated (i.e the value is not a simple string).

A: Should be
attr1:
  attr2:
    setting1:
      key1: value1
      key2: value2
      key3: false

A: My best idea, use irb:
irb(main):001:0> h={
irb(main):002:1*     "setting1" => {
irb(main):003:2*         "key1" => "value1",
irb(main):004:2*         "key2" => "value2",
irb(main):005:2*         "key3" => false
irb(main):006:2>     },
irb(main):007:1* }
=> {"setting1"=>{"key1"=>"value1", "key2"=>"value2", "key3"=>false}}

irb(main):010:0> require 'yaml'
=> true

irb(main):011:0> h.to_yaml
=> "---\nsetting1:\n  key1: value1\n  key2: value2\n  key3: false\n"

Disclaimer: I'm not using test-kitchen nor yaml usually, so it may or may not work.


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We have a great game. In spite of whatever troubles or problems that arise, when we get right down to it - we all love this game of football. So as you meet in Florida this week to discuss the game's issues, keep in mind that while this game is good, and that you've been strong stewards of our true national pastime, we can make it better.
We can make it right.
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1) On the issue of player safety - we're not in the 1950's anymore. Long gone are the days where we laugh at a player getting his "bell rung," or tell a player to "rub some dirt on it" after a serious injury. With the acknowledgement last week from NFL Vice President of Health and Safety Jeff Miller that a link between concussions and CTE does exist, and the further admission from one of your own - John Mara of the New York Giants - that repeated concussions can have a long term effect on players, it's time to ensure we have this game for the next generation of fans. Protocol for head injury recovery needs to be addressed. Equipment improvements need to continue to evolve. Rules can be adjusted in order to minimize injury opportunities (kick-off and punt return touchbacks at the 25, rather than the 20 yard line). Cut blocks, cutback blocks and chop blocks should be outlawed, like they are in the college game. Clearly, you've shown your desire for a game with more offense - and that's ok. But these teams and coaches, they catch up to everything. What goes around, comes around. Let the game evolve, but with an eye toward a future for all of us.
2) On the issue of pre-season football - in a word, it "stinks." Don't sell us on the fact that it's real competition, because it isn't. It's glorified practice. You know it, the players know it, and we know it. There is a proposal to be made for eliminating overtime in the pre-season (made by Washington), and your passing of that proposal would be a step in the right direction. But you need to go a bit further - reduce the pre-season to three games, instead of four, and allow for controlled scrimmages to be an option if a team wants more work in the summer. You need to make up for lost revenue? Fine, several teams already have adjusted pricing based on opponents and scheduling (called "dynamic" pricing, and the Patriots do this), so bump it back the other way to match regular-season pricing if need be. Or, keep the cuts in a goodwill gesture to fans who spend thousands on renewing their season-ticket plans each year. Lower the "bowl" seat costs, and raise the "premium" seat costs. Just don't sell us on August football that is meaningful in any way. Because it isn't.
3) Mr. Commissioner, step aside - I realize you won't do this willingly. So at the very least, I would respectfully ask you to allow the owners and the NFL Players Association to continue to work toward reducing your adjudicative powers, when it comes to disciplining players. This would be a huge conciliatory move toward the players (and ultimately getting what you want from them, like more money) and end charades like the Ray Rice debacle and the Deflategate nonsense. And while you're at it, return this year's 1st round draft pick to the Patriots. The fact that you continue to ignore science under the guise of "integrity" makes you look silly. You've extracted your pound of flesh already, through never-ending public perception of wrong-doing in New England. Think about it this way - when you pull this on another owner (and that time is coming), you may not be as lucky as you were with Mr. Kraft, who chose to take the high road in this battle. You might have another owner who will sue your (bleep) off, sue the league's (bleep) off, cost all of you money and lead a parade for your removal from office. Someone else will surely drag you - and the sport - through the mud. You can choose your legacy for this game - what would you like that to be, exactly?
Thank you for your kind consideration of the above matters. There are several additional issues to address (replay challenges, adjusting roster sizes, ejecting players for unsportsmanlike conduct, etc.) but these are at the top of my list. My hope is that they're at the top of yours, too.
Who needs a #1 pick?
Things change quickly, don't they?
With fans initially clamoring for the Patriots to "do something" in the opening hours of free-agency, it now seems as if they've done quite a bit.
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Four familiar names have been added to the roster, all former 1st-rounders for their original teams? Brilliant. Maybe even a 5th one on the way, if Nick Fairley decides to join this freight train. If this happens, you can expect someone else, somewhere, to begin examining the rules in place allowing this to happen. The Patriots have a history of turning "brilliant" into "unfair."
But really, there's nothing unfair about this at all. It's simply the perception that exists here, that if these former #1's head to New England their careers will suddenly change for the better. Because if they become Patriots, they will achieve the potential they were originally branded with someplace else. Why is this? The Patriots have a history of success in this department. Veteran free agents don't always work out here (Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson and Albert Haynesworth come to mind), but there is enough of an existing track record of success to cause players to think about it.
Part of the attractiveness for former #1's is the culture, sure. Players want to win, because at the end of their careers, winners are remembered. And part of it has to be the aforementioned track record of previous successes. But here's the unwritten/unseen part - New England has always managed to build depth, so there's not as much to ask/expect of these former #1's. With less pressure, and maybe fewer reps, oftentimes better performance follows.
It isn't rocket science here, just shrewd business.
What once was, is no longer
A sad inevitability will take place before the end of this week. The St. Louis Rams will cease to exist, at least in physical form.
Seven tractor-trailers are either en route or will soon be sent to the west coast, with another 20+ trailers ready to move the remainder of the franchise operations to Los Angeles before the end of next week. Already out of Dodge is the 1999 Super Bowl trophy, ready to assume the mantle as a showpiece in a new home.
Maybe the move to Los Angeles is a good thing for the NFL? I'm one of those who believes the league should never have left in the first place more than 20 years ago, but then again, I wasn't an owner seeking to line my pockets and looking for a better return on my investment...or, trying to avoid a potential lawsuit if I blocked a move. But ask yourself this - if LA is so "hot," why did it take more than two decades to return the league to Southern California?
You know the tie that binds here, right? The Rams' franchise might never have moved to St. Louis in 1995, if James Busch Orthwein's sale of the New England Patriots to Robert Kraft had failed to materialize. The St. Louis Stallions was the proposed name of the new team, if the Patriots' moving vans had traveled west to Missouri once-upon-a-time. Who knows how history may have been altered?
Perhaps, the Los Angeles Rams might never have left in the first place. Perhaps Arizona would not have a team, or maybe Charlotte or Jacksonville would have been left out of the expansion race? The trickledown effect would have had numerous possibilities.
If you see those moving vans heading west sometime in the next week or two, be grateful. Be thankful. Be mindful of the fact there are pro football fans in St. Louis who are going through what we might have gone through two decades ago.
Change is inevitable, sure. So are death and taxes. But for pro football? Change is destiny-filtered, at best. Change is measured by its impact on those who are connected to it.
And at one time, we almost were.
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I am over 70. When you're at that age, you regularly think about the future and how it will go for you.
How will I pave the way for my successors?
When I received my diagnosis, and found that I was gravely ill, I immediately decided to trigger the process of selling the business and creating a succession plan.
Coincidentally, I received a letter from sonntag just at that moment. What I found extremely positive while working with Mr. Sonntag was that he supported me throughout the process, advised me thoroughly and was very transparent about his actions. It made me feel safe and created a trusting bond between us.
I wanted to enable the business to continue existing in the future. That's why the premise – and my main focus – was getting a deal that allowed the 90 employees to keep their jobs while still realizing the highest bid possible.
I realized that, within the process, it was more important than ever to remind myself to have patience. The decision, the plan of action, organizing the future – these things take time to manage and execute. Of course, it's completely worthwhile in the end – especially, when you receive the effective and actual appraisal of the business.
Within the process sonntag managed to research 200 potentially interested parties, from which we selected 15 high-potential contacts to meet with. Of course, this was only possible with the help of an expert that had enough experience to tackle these topics with thoughtfully and rationally.
Today, I can't say I miss anything from my former – professional – life. Even when I was still working full-time I would often think about spending more time on the water.
After successfully selling the company, my wife and I decided to buy a boat and live to the fullest on a daily basis. We're glad and grateful to still regularly spend our free time on the water today and couldn't think of a better way to enjoy life.
As I have a knack for DIY, I construct and build anything that's needed around the house or garden. An activity that truly enriches my life. When someone told me I was a doer, they were right.
I am as goal-oriented in my private life as I was professionally. When I get the chance to make decisions or take on the organization of projects, I am at my happiest. If I wouldn't get the chance to participate in those things, I think my life would only be half as enjoyable!


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Willner ist der Familienname folgender Personen:

 Alfred Maria Willner (1859–1929), österreichischer Librettist
 Arthur Willner (1881–1959), englischer Komponist
 Christian Willner, deutscher Arrangeur, Musiker und Comedian, siehe Emmi & Herr Willnowsky
 Ernst Willner (1926–1983), österreichischer Journalist
 Frank Willner (* 1969), deutscher Poolbillardspieler
 Gert Willner (1940–2000), deutscher Politiker (CDU)
 Hal Willner (1956–2020), US-amerikanischer Musikproduzent
 Helge Willner (1947–2022), deutscher Chemiker
 Herbert Willner (1926–2017), deutscher Journalist und Spion der DDR
 Horst Willner (1919–1999), deutscher Rechtsanwalt und Präses der Handelskammer Bremen
 Itamar Willner (* 1947), israelischer Chemiker
 Max Willner (1906–1994), bedeutender Repräsentant jüdischen Lebens in Deutschland nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg
 Oskar Willner (1910–1987), österreichischer Schauspieler, Theaterregisseur, Hörspielsprecher und Übersetzer von Theaterstücken
 Shira Willner (* 1993), deutsche Eiskunstläuferin
 Tobias Willner (* 1971), deutscher Trompeter

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Ocian first began her journey through sound with Greg Olsen, a Reiki Master in Calgary who builds Sound Tables. This is a massage table, hollowed out with high vibration speakers built in underneath, connected to a stereo. Laying on top, one can both hear and feel the music, creating a wonderful, relaxing exploration of vibrational medicine.
Ocian began working with this Sound Table in Calgary, AB, to accompany sessions in a Floatation Therapy Tank at Eden's Cove, a home-based community service centre. This centre was founded along with two friends, beginning in January 2011.
In August 2012, her journey led her to Victoria, Sound Table in tow, where she began offering relaxation massage, hot stone massage, Reiki and intuitive work including a 7 week Chakra Journeys.
"I couldn't play for more than 7 seconds," she remembers. "They were so powerful... The sounds made my entire being shake. It was definitely an Initiation process."
Ocian began playing in nature, in the forest and by the local lakes and beaches, so she would start hearing the subtle language of crystal and learn how to use it. Once she got more comfortable with the crystal instruments, her journey transformed and she began offering her sound medicine to others. Once this foundation was set, she began to incorporate her voice. This was second nature to her, though previously she hadn't found an avenue to fully express this gift. "When I began hearing my own voice together with the Bowls, I had no idea what I was hearing... New sounds emerged, and they were teaching me how to use my voice in a new way... I was terrified and resisted singing with the Bowls for the longest time," she recalls. The resistance gave way naturally. "I was called to created a ceremony on the Full Moon. I placed the Bowls out on the cool grass on a warm summers night, knowing the Full Moon's glow would be a good guide for the process. I began singing with almost inaudible under-tones, just faintly heard within the booming drone of the Crystal Bowls. Never have I felt such deep resonance... I am still evolving this process of Deep Listening..."
In March 2015, Ocian's next instrument, the Crystal Lyre, found its way to Victoria from Montreal, Canada. The Lyre is made of tubes of clear quartz crystal, suspended and held delicately together. When struck, they vibrate soft, melodic sounds, of what could be described only as heaven. "The Lyre brought a new dynamic sound to the Medicine Bundle. And so began another Initiation process," she says.
This is indeed a journey of listening for Ocian, as she becomes re-acquainted with this Ancient Harmonic Language and moves deeper into Self-Mastery and SoundSeed Medicine.
"In many cultures throughout time, it is common practice to use sound as medicine. Sound gives each person the opportunity to empower themselves and participate in their own self-healing process... The key is remembering we are made of sound."


The Congress bagged one seat and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) another in the by-elections to two municipal wards in Delhi, the State Election Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday rubbished "wild allegations" levelled by sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra, saying they do not merit a response as even his opponents were refusing to buy them.
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The "EVM hacking" show by AAP was an attempt to divert public attention from the issues of alleged mis-governance and corruption that the party is grappled with, the Delhi Congress said on Tuesday.
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Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Saturday said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has a record of willfully committing mistakes and then seeking an apology.


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