The Brewers have historically failed at developing a good farm system. Since myworld has been rating farm systems beginning in 2008 the Brewers have been in the top ten just once, that was in 2017. From 2011 to 2015 they appeared in the bottom five four of the five years. They traded many of the top prospects from that 2017 list (Lewis Brinson, Luis Ortiz and Isan Diaz) and one player graduated to the Brewers major league roster (Josh Hader), but they made the playoffs. That is all that counts. Last year the Brewers had six players rated in Top 100 lists (Brett Phillips, Luis Ortiz, Corey Ray, Brandon Woodruff, Corbin Burnes and Keston Hiura). Qualifying for the playoffs make it that much more difficult to draft elite players since you are picking later in the draft. Being a small market team, the Brewers have to compete taking advantage of younger, cheaper players.
The current farm system is short on pitchers but has a few scattered position players ready to make a contribution. The best of the group is Keston Hiura, the number one pick of the Brewers in 2017. His bat has batting titles written all over it. Elbow issues prevented him from showing off any defensive tools until mid-season of 2018. It does appear he will able to handle second base. While his hit tool is exceptional his other tools are average or just above average. If his arm gets better left field could be another possibility.
Brice Turang was the Brewers first round pick last year. As one of the top players on the 18 and under gold medal winning team the Brewers have got to be happy Brice dropped to him with the 21st pick. The tools are there to play short and he showed excellent patience at the plate in his first year with a 31/34 walk to whiff ratio. The only perceived weakness to his game at the present moment is his lack of power. Last year he slugged .352 with one homerun in over 150 at bats.
The Brewers still have hope that Lucas Erceg pans out. He shows a lot of power but that power rarely appears in a game. The Brewers were hoping for 20 dingers a year once he takes over third but he has yet to hit more than 15 in the minor leagues. He also struggles to make hard contact, his batting average dropping each of the last three years. With a full year at AA last year and Travis Shaw showing he can play second 2019 could be the year Lucas makes his major league debut.
The Brewers traded a 40 homerun bat in Kris Davis to acquire Jacob Nottingham from the Athletics. A couple injuries limited his minor league time to 50 games but he did make his major league debut. At 6′3″ he has power in his bat, but that height can make it awkward for him to maneuver behind the plate. He has enough skills to be the Brewers starting catcher in a couple years.
Mauricio Dubon got off to a fast start in AAA (.343 average with .922 OPS) but a torn ACL limited him to just a little over 100 at bats. Some question his ability with the bat, especially his lack of power so the 2019 season will be crucial to show that his fast start to the 2018 season was not a fluke. Dubon is a smooth fielding shortstop who could fill a utility role if he fails to make it as a shortstop.
The farm lacks a first base prospect but they are loaded in the outfield. Corey Ray was supposed to be a superstar after being drafted in the first round in 2016. A poor 2017 knocked the shine out of his status but he came back in 2018 with 27 homeruns. A propensity to strikeout (176 times last year) could keep his average low (.239). He has the speed to steal bases (39) and patrol centerfield and the arm to shift to right if that should prove necessary. The 2019 season should be his major league debut but better contact will improve his chances.
Joe Gray was a second round pick in 2018 who carries a lot of tools. His arm shoots rockets from right field and his bat can carry the ball a long way. The big concern with Gray is making consistent contact. Last year he had a 18/25 walk to whiff ratio in 24 games, showing good patience at the plate, but a .182 average was disappointing. The Brewers still have time to develop him.
Triston Lutz was a 2017 first round supplemental pick. Power will get him to the Brewers. A strong right arm will make right field a perfect fit. His struggles making contact will drop his average down to the .250 range. Last year he struck out 139 times in 119 games dropping his average to .245.
On the pitching front the pickings are a bit slim. Corbin Burnes has a shot to make the starting rotation next year. He barely qualifies as a prospect after pitching 30 games in relief for the Brewers last year. A good fastball/slider combination kept hitters off balance when called up to the major leagues with the opposition hitting him at a .199 clip. When he was starting in the minor leagues he was hit at a .275 clip. He also has a curveball and change so there are the quantity of pitches necessary to start, but his fastball and slider are so good that the bullpen could be his best role when limited to his best two offerings.
That is the extent of the pitchers that myworld can get excited about. Zack Brown put up some good numbers (9-1, 2.44 ERA) but we don't know that much about him. A 6′1″ righthander that was drafted in the fifth round in 2016 out of college deserves a pause for caution. If he replicates those numbers in 2019 then we'll get excited.
Yasiel Puig has lost his ability to be the center of attention and that is probably a good thing. Now he just blends in. Until he hits a three run homerun to lead the Dodgers to a 5-1 win. That is also probably a good thing.
It was actually a two run homerun from Cody Bellinger in the second inning that gave the Dodgers a 2-1 lead. He was voted the MVP of the World Series despite only hitting .200. It was clutch catches, clutch running (beating out a DP grounder prior to the Puig Homeruns) and clutch hitting that got him the vote.
Puig extended that lead with a three run bomb off of the unlucky Jeremy Jeffress. Jeffress had a couple unlucky outings in which he gave up big homeruns, his first to Justin Turner, a two run shot in the eighth inning of the second game that erased a 3-2 Brewer lead.
Rookie Walker Buehler did his best impression of Clayton Kershaw in his 4.2 innings of work. He struck out seven and only allowed a solo shot to Christian Yelich in the first. The only problem with that impersonation is Buehler throws righthanded and Kershaw sometimes struggles in the playoffs as a starting pitcher.
Kershaw did come on in the ninth to close out the game, putting an exclamation point to the victory, striking out two of the three hitters he faced. Striking out the last hitter and receiving the catcher's hug is always a cool experience. Normally starting pitchers are not in that long to feel that initial celebratory vibe. Kershaw got to experience it.
The unsung hero may be Ryan Madson. He is not used to having regular season ERAs over 5.00. That does not matter when you enter the playoffs. He got five outs in game seven and finished with a playoff ERA of 1.80. Those are the kind of numbers he is used to seeing. He also was credited with the game seven win.
Now the World Series the networks were hoping to televise, the Red Sox versus the Dodgers. No back to back champs this year. You have to go back to 2000 for the last back to back champ. That was the year the New York Yankees won their third consecutive World Series. For the Dodgers though, they are going back to back in the World Series, and three appearances in the last four. But this time they hope to finish as a World Series winner, something they have not done since 1988.
The Brewers scored early scoring four in the first inning and then made it stick with their 7-2 win over the Dodgers to take the National League championship series to a game seven. After Wade Miley went the first 4.1 innings Craig Counsell turned it over to the bullpen and they were perfect for the last 14 outs (except for a hit by pitch from Corey Knebel). Knebel finished off the fifth and retired the Dodgers in the sixth. Jeremy Jeffress took care of the seventh and Corbin Burnes was perfect for the last two innings.
The victim of the first inning onslaught was Hyun-Jin Ryu. He lasted three innings but was batted around for five runs on seven hits. Only David Freese could generate any offense for the Dodgers with his solo shot to lead off the game and an RBI double in the fifth. The good news for the Brewers was Freese was double switched out of the game after the fifth. The last time Freese faced the Brewers in a league championship series back in 2011 when he was with the Cardinals he went deep three times, driving in 9 runs.
Jesus Aguilar has been struggling in the post season with a batting average of .172. Last night he came alive with a two run double in the first inning and an RBI single in the eighth. He also scored twice from his three hits and a walk.
In a bit of an oddity, Knebel got his first major league at bat in the playoff game. He has been in the major leagues since 2014 but has never carried a bat to the plate. In fact the last time he carried a bat to the plate was a high school game in 2010. He got another opportunity in the bottom of the fifth to hit with two outs and the bases loaded. Counsell could have pinch hit for him but he let him hit. Knebel struck out. Not bad for a guy who has not swung a bat in seven years. The saving grace is he pitched a scoreless sixth inning.
Two names that are not normally linked to greatness. Last year Orlano Arcia showed some slugging ability with 15 homeruns. The 2018 season saw him digress with only three homeruns and a .307 slugging percentage. The poor hitting saw him relegated to the minor leagues twice last season. Last night he hit his third homerun of the playoffs, a two run shot in the seventh inning to seal the Brewers 4-0 win over the Dodgers, matching his entire output of the regular season. Now that is an unlikely hero.
When the name Jhoulys Chacin comes up your first thought isn't of an ace in your rotation. Chacin has pitched for six different teams, but this year he shined with the Brewers for a career high 15 wins and a 3.50 ERA. That shine continues through the playoffs as he went 5.1 shutout innings allowing just three hits and striking out six. For Chacin that is his second consecutive shutout start. Based on his last outing against the Dodgers this was totally unexpected. The last time Cchacin faced the Dodgers on August 2 they assaulted him for nine runs in 4.1 innings smashing three homeruns.
When you mention Travis Shaw you usually think of a slugging third baseman now second baseman who carries balls over the fence. His lack of speed does not have you thinking about triples. In his four major league seasons he has three triples. Add one more for the playoffs. Shaw tripled in the sixth and then continued to use his legs to race home on a wild pitch.
Jeremy Jeffress added some stress in the ninth by loading the bases with just one out. With luck back on his side he was able to strike out Yasmani Grandal and Brian Dozier to preserve the shutout. With the struggles of Jeffress many were hoping that Josh Hader would come out to finish the ninth.
Yasmani Grandal heard some boos from the LA crowd. He continues to have too many balls travel to the back stop. Last night he had one passed ball and a wild pitch. His strikeout with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and with runners on second and third in the second, both with one out, did not sit well with LA fans. My bet is that Austin Barnes catches tonight.
Normally myworld would not consider Justin Turner an unlikely hero, but after the game last night when he struck out to end the game with the tying run on third, one of his four strikeouts in five at bats, we had to reconsider. He was the hero last night with a two run homer off Brewer closer Jeremy Jeffress in the top of the eighth to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 lead. The bullpen was able to secure the victory, with Kenley Jansen pitching the ninth to get the save.
The Brewers had jumped out to a 3-0 lead with Wade Miley throwing 5.2 shutout innings but the Brewers bullpen coughed up two in the seventh and two in the eighth to take the loss.
Myworld has a saying - forget the past, focus on the present because that will impact your future. Turner forgot about his ineptness last night, focused on his current at bat and won the game.
The probable MVP of the National League, Christian Yelich came up with the tying run on second and grounded out to end the game. Perhaps he will be the hero in game three.
Yulieski Gurriel was a big time player in Cuba. He is a solid hitter in the major leagues, but doesn't really hit for the power teams expect from their first baseman. That power comes in spurts and last night he had one of his spurts. His three run homerun in the ninth inning sealed the win for the Astros, turning the Red Sox seats empty as they won the opening game in their American League championship series. Josh Reddick had opened the inning with a homerun, turning a 3-2 lead into 4-2. The two homeruns in the ninth extended the Astros streak of homeruns in playoff games to 13, becoming the second team in history to accomplish that feat.
Carlos Correa provided the game winning hit with a broken bat single off a 100 mile per hour fastball delivered by Joe Kelly. Chris Sale lasted just four innings, walking four and hitting one batter. The Astros were only able to collect five hits, but 10 walks and three hit batsmen gave them the opportunities they needed to score runs.
The Brewers took advantage of some poor fielding plays and a homerun from a most unlikely source to beat the Dodgers 6-5 in their opener. It truly was a most unexpected person that was the difference in this game in our continued quest to identify the most unlikely heroes.
Rookie Brandon Woodruff took over for Gio Gonzalez after he could go only two innings by design. The Brewers only wanted Gio to go through the order once and let the bullpen do the rest. Enter Woodruff who worked two perfect innings, striking out four to get credit for the win. But it was not his arm that won the game. It was his bat. In the bottom of the third, against Clayton Kershaw, Woodruff went deep with a blast measured at just over 400 feet. It is the first time in post season play that a pitcher hitting lefthanded has hit a homerun against a lefthanded pitcher. It is not the first time that Clayton Kershaw has pitched poorly, as his disappointing playoff appearances continue.
That tied the game at 1-1. Nothing could go right after that for the Dodgers in the next two innings. A single and walk put two runners on when Yasmani Grandal had a nightmare inning. A passed ball advance the runners to second and third and a catcher's interference loaded the bases. Hernan Perez hit a sacrifice fly to make it 2-1 but Grandal allowed the throw home to get by him allowing the other runners to advance. Fortunately the last error did not hurt.
The poor fielding continued in the fourth when Chris Taylor allowed a single to get by him to put runners on second and third. Santana singled to score both runners. With one out Santana stole second but was originally called out. Replay reversed the call and the Brewers took advantage with a Ryan Braun single to score Santana. That made the score 5-1.
Josh Hader was extended three innings, keeping the Dodgers at one run going into the eighth. With a 6-1 the Dodgers fought back with three in the eighth. Chris Taylor hit an RBI triple in the ninth to make it 6-5 but Corey Knebel was able to strike out Justin Turner to win the game. For poor Justin it was his fourth whiff in five at bats.


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Class, Race, and Marxism
by David R. Roediger
208 pages / July 2017 / 9781786631237
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Founder of whiteness studies surveys the race/class relationship
David Roediger's influential work on working people who have come to identify as white has so illuminated questions of identity that its grounding in Marxism has sometimes been missed. This new volume implicitly and explicitly reminds us that his ideas, and the best studies of whiteness generally, come from within the Marxist tradition. In his historical studies of the intersections of race, settler colonialism, and slavery, in his major chapter (with Elizabeth Esch) on race and the management of labor, in his detailing of the origins of critical studies of whiteness within Marxism, and in his reflections on the history of solidarity, Roediger argues that racial divisions not only tell us about the history of capitalism but also shed light on the logic of capital.
"No contemporary intellectual has better illuminated the interwoven social histories and conceptual dimensions of race and class domination. With this stunning new collection of essays, David Roediger once again demonstrates that he is a vital thinker for all of us seeking to bridge the imperatives of economic and social justice."
– Nikhil Singh, New York University
"David Roediger's work is always as learned as it is profoundly engaged with the pursuit of social justice. From his signature study of the 'wages of whiteness,' to the analysis of links between settler colonial dispossession, gendered social reproduction, plantation management, and immigrant labor in the making of modern racial capitalism—Roediger's bold commitments to demonstrating the historical and ongoing implications of race and class in the United States are timely, and more necessary than ever."
– Lisa Lowe, Tufts University
"These bracing essays express hard truths and grounded hopes as they help us to rethink a past too much with us still. Portraying a history of oppression and resistance made at the intersections of social identities, Roediger makes sophisticated analyses of culture and political economy accessible to scholars and to activists."
– Kimberlé Crenshaw, Columbia University School of Law
"When it comes to thinking about the history of racism, anti-racism and the US working class, David Roediger has no peer. Incisive, provocative, and uncannily timely, Class, Race, and Marxism reckons honestly with the challenges of building class solidarity across the fissures of race, the difficulties of writing about it, and the ways in which the two are entwined. If there is a single lesson here, it is that solidarity is not forever—it is elusive, fragile, and hard as hell."
– Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression
– Counterpunch
"A wealth of interesting historical insights and a breath of fresh air for anyone who feels there is a space to be found between the caricatures that "Tumblr social justice warriors" and "old white men of the left" paint of each other."
– Nathan Akehurst, Morning Star
"David Roediger wades into the fray with refreshing nuance and generosity."
– In These Times
"Roediger's book couldn't have appeared at a more timely moment."
– Brooklyn Rail
"A scintillating compilation...Roediger's book explains exactly why even the most sickening atavisms of racism are fully compatible with the capitalist order, with ramifications into the 21st century."
– Alan Wald, Against the Current
"Roediger addresses the challenges that class and race continue to present for U.S. radicals … should be required reading for anyone trying to understand the era of Trumpian politics. This is an important book, with lessons that some way wish to ignore, but at their peril."
– Working Class Studies Association C.L.R. James Award
"Studying, understanding, struggling against, and ultimately replacing this centuries-old, foundational, and deep societal reality remains essential, as Roediger, a consistently pathbreaking historian, makes clear in these insightful essays."
– Monthly Review
"Amid the cacophony of competing perspectives, David Roediger's Class, Race and Marxism not only expertly evaluates the historical, theoretical, and political stakes of contemporary debates on race and class, but also significantly contributes to scholarship that "refus[es] to place race outside of the logic of capital"."
– The Black Scholar Journal
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Debates continue to rage across the political spectrum on the reality, or not, of white privilege. In this article, David Roediger argues that it is only by admitting both the reality of white advantage whilst also understanding the immense poverty and desperation of many poor white Americans, can we win in the struggle for a more humane society.
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Jin Sahota is the government procurement expert in charge of unlocking billions for the NHS frontline at a time of record demand. He reflects on three years of trying to get hospitals to work together – and the challenge of maintaining supplies amid Brexit uncertainty.
At first glance, most of government would be jealous of the funding deal for the NHS. Agreed before departments had even begun to speak to the Treasury for the upcoming Spending Round, the health service will get an average annual increase of 3.4% over the next five years, meaning it will have an extra £20.5bn to spend by 2023-24. But it still faces difficult decisions. The pace of demand for healthcare has outstripped funding since 2010 and demographic changes mean the health service faces even higher demand in the future. To tackle this, the NHS Long Term Plan, published in January, set out plans to use the extra cash to unlock efficiencies worth 1.1% every year. Savings from the nearly £6bn spent on hospital consumables and common goods like syringes and gloves are high on the list, and the health service had already set a target to save a cumulative £2.4bn over five years by making the most of the buying power of the country's most cherished institution.
The NHS – and government – has invested in commercial skills to help drive this programme and walking proof of what can be done when you invest to unlock savings is the man who is leading the initiative, Jin Sahota.
Sahota is head of the government-owned NHS Supply Chain Co-ordination Ltd (SCCL) procurement body and he has freed up millions for the NHS frontline since joining government in March 2016. But when he meets CSW he is candid about the fact that he wouldn't be in the post were it not for reforms allowing for higher salaries for government commercial staff.
"I'll be absolutely blunt: if the salary levels were somewhat different, maybe it wouldn't have attracted me," he says of his move from the private sector, where he was latterly senior vice president of worldwide operations with French multinational corporation Technicolor.
The ability to offer higher pay to recruit top talent was given to the Government Commercial Organisation when it was created in 2016. And Sahota, one of its first big recruits, says he wouldn't be in place without it.
Sahota had shown interest in government before – "about 15 years before I had actually spoken to somebody in the Department of Health about getting some more private sector experience into the NHS, at which point I was told 'we're not quite ready'" – but when he was returned from a stint in Paris with Technicolor, he looked for a next challenge.
After an interview with Manzoni, Sahota was brought into government as a commercial director in the Department of Health and Social Care, with a mandate to transform the NHS supply chain.
After this report, DH's procurement transformation programme – led by Sahota – was set the £2.4bn savings goal by 2020-21 as it developed the new model for buying across the NHS.
The Carter review was commissioned by then secretary of state for health Jeremy Hunt in 2014 to review the extent of what was called "unwarranted variations" in performance across hospitals in England.
Labour peer Lord Carter of Coles concluded that the NHS could save as much as £5bn a year by 2020-21 by putting in place the best practice of what he called a model hospital and cutting the different range of costs paid across the health service.
Carter highlighted that average running costs for hospitals ranged from £105 per square metre at one trust to £970, while prices paid by different hospitals for hip replacements ranged from £788 to £1,590.
It estimated that it £700m could be saved through improved procurement practices, which led to the development of the cumulative £2.4bn target. Other recommendations included a People Strategy for the NHS and a target for trusts to ensure their administration costs to not exceed 6% of their income.
Medical supplies and equipment are bought across the health service in three ways. Hospitals can buy their own products, they can group together to buy collectively, or make use of the NHS's own central buying agency.
At the time Sahota joined, around 40% of the purchases in the NHS trusts were going through the then-outsourced buying agency, NHS Supply Chain. He identified increasing this share as an immediate priority.
The private sector would call the three-way buying split "warring tribes", Sahota says, "because we're all competing against each other".
This benefits suppliers, rather than the health service, because the collective buying power of the NHS is not being used, he says.
Sahota and his team in the health department worked to change this through what they called the future operating model for buying. NHS Supply Chain was brought back in house, to be led by Sahota, while the views of 80 trusts were canvassed to find out what would encourage hospitals to use the organisation.
However, just like procurement reforms in government, Sahota could only persuade, not compel, buying teams to change, and he realised the way to get hospitals on board was through clinical reviews. A clinical evaluation team of NHS lead nurses was established to do this and – crucially – was not told the prices of products. This meant the team could convince hospitals to streamline their inventory with arguments on quality not price, says Sahota. They produced 32 clinical reviews covering 69 product types.
All this work has led to early progress. SCCL has only been back in the Department of Health and Social Care for 10 months, but Sahota has already overseen an increase in the amount spent through it from 40% to 51% of all NHS purchases. Overall, the programme has saved a cumulative £344m so far, and "we are on the trajectory to deliver the £2.4bn", he says.
The NHS Long Term Plan set a target for greater use of SCCL, seeking to get its share of NHS purchases up to 80% by 2022.
Sahota tells CSW that "what I hear more often [from trusts] is: can you stop giving us a choice and just dictate the bloody thing, because then we wouldn't have this other 50% still being done in a different way". Although that day might come – "when you get about 80% of the market share, what's the point of doing something different?" – unlocking those cash savings remains his immediate priority.
This is not to say it has all been plain sailing. Sahota has had five different ministers overseeing the plan since he joined government, and the programme has also been buffeted by a snap election and Brexit planning.
Although he calls government "the best place I've worked for a very long time", Sahota has also had to adjust to life in the civil service.
He jokes that he hasn't yet quite got to the bottom of why some sign offs do take so long – "I think I understand about three months of it" – but he is serious about wanting to understand the reasons for government processes, rather than rail against them.
"It is a big government, there's a lot of people and a lot of departments and there is a lot to be understood and to make sure that things follow a process," he says. "There is a need to tick off all the different areas where, if something goes wrong, it might be an issue.
And as well having helped get him hired in the first place, the government commercial function has been key to helping him adapt.
"I was actually coached very well," he says. "On our board to start with, we had people from the Cabinet Office who were part of the GCF and that allowed us to navigate the system.
"The advice I got was: get to know some people, build some trust and they'll always help you. And that is true. I have never not been able to pick up the phone to someone and say, 'what do I do with this thing'?
And this is not the only government organisation that has helped. Sahota adds the Infrastructure and Projects Authority has also been vital.
"Anybody doing a transformation [programme] must get the IPA on board and engaged if you can, because they help. I was slightly sceptical when I first did the IPA review, but if you do them properly, they really are useful.
Ah yes, Brexit. Of all the unexpected events that have hit Sahota's carefully-laid plans, this must rank near the top.
Indeed, Sahota says SCCL has "deferred some parts of our development that were non-critical, the nice-to-haves" to free up time to focus on ensuring supply of medical devices and clinical consumables after EU exit.
Having developed contingency plans, Sahota is now working to ensure they can be activated as needed. "We're working with all our suppliers and ensuring that there are levels of preparedness on their side," he says, adding that: "We're in a better position than we could be if we hadn't started on those plans some time ago," he says.
Leaving the EU only adds complexity to already tangled web of different players across both government and NHS that Sahota has to work with.
Sahota says there was some nervousness from suppliers to the procurement reforms as they "saw the landscape that they've enjoyed was going to change" through increased clinical evaluation of products.
However, he said that "slowly but surely, we had advocates in the system" as suppliers realised that the changes could make their job easier.
SCCL worked to "make sure the suppliers understand what we're doing and why we're doing it" – ranging from large suppliers like Becton Dickinson, Baxter's and Johnson and Johnson's, to SMEs.
Correction: The version of this interview in February's Civil Service World stated that NHS Supply Chain was rebranded as SCCL. This is incorrect. NHS Supply Chain is the name of the organisation that supports the NHS, while Supply Chain Coordination Ltd is the management function for NHS Supply Chain, which manages the contracts and performance of its providers that operates under the name of NHS Supply Chain.


1. Lawn maintenance. It is fine to continue cutting your lawn as normal, once a week is ideal if possible. September is also the ideal time to repair any areas of your lawn that are showing signs of wear. This will help your lawn to look good next summer. There are a couple of ways you can do this, you can reseed or rake over the dead areas.
Vegetable Garden During August – August and the summer is in full swing. By now you should be harvesting many of the fruit and vegetables you have worked hard to grow throughout the season and enjoying the unique taste of fresh salad crops, potatoes, tomatoes, peas and beans homegrown. However, in-between enjoying the fruits of your labor there is still plenty to be doing in even the smallest vegetable garden. So take a minute to read through this short reminder of some of the vital jobs to be doing in the vegetable garden during August.
Bend over the tops of onions as they ripen and sow other varieties of onions which will mature from late June or July next year. Order garlic bulbs ready to plant out in the fall. Make other preparations for late and next season by sowing spring lettuce, winter spinach, spring cabbages and late carrots.
Useful Ground Cover Plants – The best ground cover plants are evergreen. St. John's wort (Hypericum) can be grown in a shady part of the garden where its bright yellow flowers will grow out of the darkness. Rose of Sharon (Hypericum calycinum) flowers from early summer to early fall. It makes a good specimen plant in non-shady places, too, but if planted in a border it can be invasive.
The periwinkles (Vinca) are excellent at covering the ground but can be invasive too, so plant them in woodland where they will have to struggle a little. Vinca minor grows to only just off the ground. It normally has pale lilac flowers but white and dusky red forms are attractive and slightly less invasive.
Grow Your Organic Garden Using Aquaponics – Organic produce has become a huge seller in our local supermarkets. These products however come at a price. What if you could grow organic products easily in your own garden?
Aquaponics is the combination of hydroponics and aquaculture. It's actually quite simple – the balance with nature. How does it work? Basically, it turns normal gardening on organic super drive as it feeds rich alive natural nutrients to your plants – 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.


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UAE National Program for Coders partners with Snap to build Emirati students' digital skills
Posted on 2021 Nov,29
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The National Program for Coders has partnered with Snap Inc. to empower Emirati university students to experience the power of augmented reality (AR) ahead of the UAE's Golden Jubilee. Snap Inc. The camera company and global pioneer behind AR innovation, is providing 15 Emirati university students a unique opportunity to imagine the future and celebrate the 50th UAE National Day through AR.
Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, noted: "Building a technologically-advanced generation is a key direction for the Government of the UAE, which aims to enhance the role of creative technologies to serve the community and promote a sustainable knowledge economy, in line with the UAE's 10 principles for the next 50 years.
Collaborating with private sector partners greatly facilitates these efforts. Announcing the new partnership ahead of the UAE's Golden Jubilee represents an important opportunity for young people to share their visions and aspirations for the next 50 years. It will also enable them to explore how they can transform their ideas into AR-based applications that inspire them to actively participate in shaping the future of the country."
The collaboration aims to support the government's ongoing efforts to spur digital skills enhancement across the country, highlighting the potential for AR to be a key enabler of creative expression while adding entertainment and utility to people's lives. A group of skilled professionals will work with the university students to cover the fundamentals of programming AR experiences, the tools available to bring their ideas from concept to materiality, and how to publish AR experiences in the global marketplace.
Hussein Freijeh, General Manager of Snap Inc. in the Middle East, said: "Today, innovative technologies are creating new value for businesses in the UAE while assisting governments in their strategic roadmaps and raising the quality of life across local communities. This will only accelerate moving forward. As the UAE looks to the next 50 years, we believe technologies like AR play a fundamental role in shaping the future of how people experience the world around them, combining what they see in the real world with all that's available to them in the digital world."
As part of the engagement, participants will be invited to create their own AR experience through Snap's Lens Studio, a powerful application designed for global creators and developers to build augmented reality experiences. Each participant will be given the prompt to use AR to imagine the future of the UAE over the next 50 years. A selection of the resulting AR Lenses will then be published directly on Snapchat and made available to communities across the UAE.
In a recent report by Deloitte Digital and commissioned by Snap Inc., almost all UAE users of social and communication apps were predicted to be frequent AR users by 2025. Although AR is generally still seen as a "toy", nearly 80% of respondents in the study expect and desire to use AR as a practical "tool" in their everyday lives.
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Ukrainian MP arrested in absentia for Russian diplomatic mission attack
Posted on October 11, 2017 3:01 pm by Europe correspondent in Diplomacy, NEWS // 0 Comments
Four Ukrainian nationals, including member of the parliament – Verkhovna Rada -Vladimir Parasyuk, have been arrested in absentia in Russia for attacking Russian diplomatic missions in 2014-2016 and put on the international wanted list, Russian Investigative Committee Spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko.
Four Ukrainian citizens arrested in absentia for attacking Russian diplomatic missions https://t.co/pYaQRkle1W
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"The investigation has established that Ukrainian citizens Vladimir Romantsev, Alexey Bakay and Vladimir Nazarenko were actively involved in the willful damage of the property of the Russian diplomatic mission, while the latter also took part in desecrating Russia's national flag," she said.
Petrenko added that member of Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada Vladimir Parasyuk was involved in the attack on the Russian Consulate General in Lvov in March 2016 and the abuse of Russia's national flag.
"The above-mentioned individuals have been put on the international wanted list and, at the request of investigators, the court has imposed in absentia a pretrial restraint in the form of custody on them," Petrenko added.
Парасюк отреагировал на заочный арест в России https://t.co/7Z7PCLVTJ8
— MiGnews (@mignewscomua) October 11, 2017
Commenting on Moscow's actions member of Rada Parasyuk said he is not the first, neither the last to be arrested in absentia in Russia. "No need to pay attention to it, – Parasyuk said. – One should continue his life. I have no plans to go to Russia". He also added that he is waiting to see what further steps would be taken, and to which instances the arrest warrant will be submitted.
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This neighborhood is located off of Belle Terre Parkway starting at Parkview Drive and ending at Whiteview Parkway. Sometimes referred to as the "P-Section".
Belle Terre is made up of mainly single family homes, duplexes and vacant lots.
Located within the Belle Terre neighborhood is the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club which features a 5000 square foot gym, a 25 meter heated pool and 4 Tennis Courts.
Also located within the Belle Terre neighborhood is the Freda Zamba Pool and recreation area which features heated and lighted swimming pool, 3 athletic fields, 3 tennis courts, 2 handball/racquetball courts, 2 gazebos and a child's playground.
Home prices in the Belle Terre section of Palm Coast range from $160,000 to $325,000.
In 2018 there were 80 homes sold in Belle Terre the lowest price home sold for $115,000 the highest priced home sold for $287,500 the average sales price was $198,822.


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Getting To Know...
#97 Travis Leitko
Junior, 6-6, 275
The Woodlands, TX/The Woodlands
Junior Travis Leitko begins his third season at Notre Dame as one of the team's top defensive reserves and top special teams players. The hard-working athletic defensive end played in 10 games last season, making five solo tackles and seven assisted stops. He had a quarterback sack and forced a fumble versus Brigham Young. Going into the Navy game, Leitko had played in five of the first six games with four tackles while forcing a fumble. GameDay Magazine's Bridget Viehmeyer gives Irish fans a chance to get to know Travis Leitko.
Veihmeyer: Tell me about your major and why you're interested in it.
Leitko: I'm majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Growing up I always read science fiction novels and still do when I have time, which isn't very often. I've always been interested in outer space, and I think it's a very applicable career to pursue.
Veihmeyer: What is your hardest class?
Leitko: The toughest classes I've had are either Fluid Dynamics or Differential Equations.
Veihmeyer: What made you pick Notre Dame over the other schools you were interested in?
Leitko: Notre Dame offered me everything that I was looking for. The athletics, the academics and the social atmosphere I liked. I like how you get a chance to live with non-athletes in the dorms and you get to know people outside the team. Besides Notre Dame, I considered Michigan, Texas, Texas A&M and Stanford.
Veihmeyer: To date, what has been the highlight of your Notre Dame career?
Leitko: So far, my career highlight has been earning my starting position on kickoffs. It's great being able to go out there with guys half my size and be an impact player.
Veihmeyer: As a football player is there anyone you've modeled your game after?
Leitko: I really don't model my game after anyone. I've just tried to follow my own mentality with trying my hardest, giving an all-out effort and never giving up.
Veihmeyer: Do you have any pregame rituals?
Leitko: Before the game, I listen to a little music, try to get focused and go through some of the plays I might see during the game.
Veihmeyer: What is one thing in your life you can't live without?
Leitko: The one thing that I can't live without is my family.
Veihmeyer: Who has been your biggest non-sports role model and why?
Leitko: My parents have always been my biggest non-sports role model because they've always been supportive.
Veihmeyer: What is the best advice that you've ever been given and who gave it to you?
Leitko: My dad told me to find something I love to do and it will never be work.
Veihmeyer: How have you grown as a person since coming to Notre Dame?
Leitko: Since coming to Notre Dame, my decision-making ability has improved, as well as my will power. When things need to get done, I can do them. Also, all the interaction with people that I have through the football program has helped my ability to engage people. It's very applicable in the real world.
Veihmeyer: What is one thing about you that might surprise people?
Leitko: I think it surprises people that I am an engineer. I think a lot of people have the idea that football players aren't that academically gifted, but for me, football is a means to an end. It allowed me to get here and get this great education. Being a "student-athlete" means that I'm a student first and an athlete second.
Veihmeyer: How do you balance your academic and football workloads?
Leitko: For me to balance football and academics, time management and the will power to set things aside and get them done are important. A lot of times as a football player and an engineer, you're backed into a corner; there's no other option except to get it done.
Veihmeyer: If you were stranded on an island and could only eat one meal, listen to one song, and have one person with you; what would you eat, what would you listen to and who would you pick?
Leitko: I'd take my sister, because we get along really well and have the same sense of humor. I would listen to Taking Back Sunday. The meal would be a Cajun dish that my mom makes–it's rice, chicken, sausage and spicy sauce.
Veihmeyer: What is your favorite movie?
Leitko: My favorite movie is The Sandlot.
Veihmeyer: What is the toughest place you've played as a college football player?
Leitko: The toughest place that I've played is at Michigan, because of the ferocity of their fans.
Veihmeyer: If you had the chance to play golf with anyone in history, who would be in your foursome?
Leitko: Leonardo DaVinci, Thomas Jefferson and Lao Tzo.
Veihmeyer: When your football career is over, what do you see yourself doing?
Leitko: I plan on working with my degree, probably in the research design area. I'm not sure if I'll be working for NASA or in the private sector, but hopefully I'll be in the upper management level making some money.
Veihmeyer: If you could be a cartoon character, who would you be and why?
Leitko: Superman. He's such a wholesome character and stands for a lot of the right things that this country believes in. It would also be cool to have X-ray vision and be able to fly.
Veihmeyer: Describe what it feels like on gameday and playing in Notre Dame Stadium?
Leitko: You're so into the game. Everyone talks about the 80,000 fans and rankings and television, but when you're on the field, you're just thinking about the game. It's one of those times when everything is worthwhile.
Veihmeyer: What is your favorite thing about playing for Notre Dame?
Leitko: I think this team is so much more connected and more of a team than you'd find at other schools. Whatever creed, whatever color, everyone here has a bond, a feeling of brotherhood with the guy next to him.
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Bill that would prohibit protesting outside private homes advances
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill prohibiting the picketing of residential homes advanced unanimously from committee Tuesday with a favorable recommendation.
Last fall, anti-mask protesters picketed outside the private home of state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn.
"It's scary and wrong that somebody would feel comfortable sharing my personal information," Dr. Dunn said at a press conference after the demonstration. "It's taken a really big toll on my family and myself."
Former Governor Gary Herbert's private home in Orem, also targeted, by people upset with COVID-19 restrictions. Then Lt. Governor Spencer Cox tweeted that he met demonstrators with hot chocolate and treats.
READ: Anti-picketing ordinance approved after protest at Governor's private residence in Orem
Rep. Ryan Wilcox believes families should not have to bear the burden if picketers are upset by a parent's actions at work.
"My first concern is not for the officials who were involved in that but for their families, for their children, for their spouse," said Rep. Ryan Wilcox (R), Ogden.
While Orem and Salt Lake City prohibited at-home demonstrations at the time, Rep. Ryan Wilcox wants to make it illegal to do so statewide with House Bill 291.
"It's important that we realize that there is a difference between petitioning the government or an official, and harassing a family," Rep. Wilcox said.
READ: Bill bans protests at people's homes in Utah
Wilcox's bill would punish home demonstrations targeting a resident with a Class B misdemeanor, which can be up to six months in jail or a $1,000 fine.
"It really does encroach on our right for a redress of grievances. I totally respect that people need to feel peace and safety in their home, but as an elected official there are things that are not necessarily convenient," said Shayla Shumaker, who admits to protesting at a private home.
While the ACLU of Utah believes such restrictions have been upheld by the US Supreme Court, legal director John Mejia told FOX13, "We believe Utah lawmakers should always consider penalties that do not involve jail time."
The bill does not outlaw picketing in neighborhoods, as long as it doesn't target a specific home, but rather moves past several homes on public property.


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i recieve my mad hatter necklace and this was by far the best online shopping experience!!!! it's Looks amazing, really fast delivery, and packaged lovely i'm very very pleased thank you. Very very nice seller, i contact her and got almost immediat answer, of course i made another purchase!!
I absolutely love this Mad Hatter necklace. It arrived quite quickly, is very detailed with bright colours and is well made and sturdy. I would have liked a longer chain, but I can always transfer the pendant.


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Q: Does Zeep support attachments? Does Python SOAP client library Zeep support attachments?
I could not really find anything in the documentation.
The idea is to send a SOAP request in XML format, with some attached files. I guess the regular way of doing this is a multipart message, which seems to be suppored by requests, upon which Zeep is built.

A: You can subclass Transport class and override the post_xml method to modify the envelope attach multipart files.
I just finihed a silly module (based on this post How to send Multipart/related requests in Python to SOAP server?) that does the trick.
https://github.com/ellethee/python-zeep/blob/master/src/zeep/transport_with_attach.py
hope it can help.

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Those who do the will of God will go to heaven. Are you doing the will of God?
Matthew 7:21 – "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.


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United States strongly condemns ballistic missile attack over Riyadh
The US Has Strongly Condemned A Ballistic Missile Attack Over Riyadh Which Saudi Arabia Claimed Was Launched From Yemen By Iran-backed Houthi Rebels, Saying Such Actions Threaten Regional Security.
PTI | Updated on: 20 Dec 2017, 11:41:04 AM
Saudi Arabia, which has been leading a military campaign against the Houthis for the last three years, shot down the ballistic missile over Riyadh on Tuesday.
Houthi rebels seized the Yemeni capital Sana'a from the globally-recognised government in 2014.
"We remain deeply disturbed by aggressive Houthi actions supported by Iran's provision of advanced weapons, which threaten regional security and prolong the Yemen conflict," State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said.
The US calls on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to stop arming and enabling the Houthis' violent actions against Yemen's neighbours, including Saudi Arabia, she said.
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Asserting that a political solution is the only way to advance a long-term stability in Yemen and end the suffering of the Yemeni people, the US urged all the parties to immediately cease hostilities, avoid retaliatory measures and return to political negotiations under the auspices of the UN.
The United States also remains deeply concerned by the dire humanitarian conditions in Yemen, Nauert said.
"We continue to urge all parties to facilitate the free and unfettered flow of humanitarian aid and commercial goods, including fuel, into and throughout Yemen, including through all of Yemen's ports, including Hudaydah port and Sana'a airport," Nauert added.
Saudi Arabia said the missile was fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Huthi rebels, who announced that the target was the official residence of King Salman.
Thousands of people have lost their lives since Saudi Arabia and its allies joined the fight launched by Yemeni government against the Huthi rebels in 2015, triggering what the UN has termed as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
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Honig Finances Brochure for Prop. 98
By DOUGLAS SHUIT
State Supt. of Public Instruction Bill Honig announced Thursday that he has spent $425,000 of his own campaign funds to produce a slick, 32-page brochure touting improvements in the public schools and promoting Proposition 98, the school funding initiative.
Honig helped write Proposition 98 and is one of its strongest supporters. But the schools chief acknowledged that a major reason he decided to use his own political funds to promote the measure was that under a new "political reform" initiative to take effect Jan. 1, he will be prevented from spending most of the money on himself anyway.
Honig, frequently mentioned as a potential candidate for governor in 1990, is featured in five full-page, full-color photographs in the magazine-size brochure.
"Hey, it's my money, you know. I mean I never said it wasn't going to benefit me," Honig said when questioned about the photos at a news conference. "My fortunes are tied up with the fortunes of the schools."
Using computerized voting lists for names and addresses, the Proposition 98 campaign is mailing the publication to 550,000 two-voter households in all regions of the state, hoping that it will be seen by at least 1.1 million voters.
It will go to both Democratic and Republican voters. But the emphasis will be on voters under the age of 40, who are most likely to have children in school, according to a Proposition 98 official. Honig said senior citizens will receive other types of mailings.
Proposition 98 would guarantee public schools and community colleges about 40% of the state general fund, which this year amounts to $36.1 billion. The general fund is used to finance schools, prisons, health programs and other state services. In addition, schools would be provided with automatic budget increases tied to the level of inflation and school enrollment growth. The proposition would also repeal a provision of the state Constitution so that in the future, schools, rather than taxpayers, would have first crack at tax rebates stemming from budget surpluses.
Passage of the measure would give schools an immediate budget increase of $215 million, a figure that could grow to as much as $1 billion in extra money in a few years. Had it been in place last year, budget officials estimate that schools would have received $750 million of the $1.1 billion rebated to taxpayers.
Honig's brochure answers critics who have questioned the performance of schools in recent years. It boasts of rising student test scores and other improvements since Honig became schools chief in 1983.
Honig, in the brochure, compares schools to a business: "From 1983 to 1986, our costs per student increased 10%. Our productivity, measured in student achievements, rose 20%. In any other business, our stock prices would be soaring!"
Honig said the $425,000 expenditure will use up most of the money in his personal campaign committee, Californians for a Better Education. As of the first of the month, the Honig campaign fund had $334,291 in it, but some bills for the brochure had already been paid. Nancy Honig, the superintendent's wife who helps with the committee, said that "the money is almost all gone."
The campaign committee raises money from a variety of sources, including teachers, businesses and others with an interest in education.
Proposition 73, one of two campaign finance measures approved by voters in June, places restrictions on the use of campaign funds collected during 1988 and before. When the measure takes full effect Jan. 1, most of the money Honig raised for his political war chest will not meet the new standards.


Owners Basel Nassri, Abbas Arman, and Ruba Alhenawi opened specialty coffee shop, Ebrik Coffee Room in 2014, which they named after the Turkish word for coffee pot.
At Ebrik Coffee Room, community, culture and comfort define both the inspiration behind the business as well as the customer experience. Abbas and the rest of the team are passionate about bringing people together to explore the diversity of cultures represented by the coffees they serve, in an environment that eschews any pretense.
Located near the Five Points MARTA station, the shop is intentionally accessible and conscientious - from the Banksy street art on the walls, to the wide range of music they play, to the couches that receive a wide range of student, professional and tourist customers. While Ebrik is named after the Turkish word for coffee pot, customers are by no means limited to the cardamom-infused deliciousness of Turkish coffee. The shop offers a Kurdish variation (with milk), as well as espresso, and a range of coffee brewing methods including pour over, siphon, and French press.
Customers often notice the "Syrians are welcome here" magnet, that went up in the shop in early 2017. In the midst of escalating hate speech directed toward Syrian refugees, Ebrik is proud to remind its community that their coffee house is a safe place for people to connect, exchange ideas, and work together.


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Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF)
Unnamed (east of Coney Mountain)
Occurrence, Undetermined
Commodities and mineralogy
Main commodities
Au; Cu; Ni; Pd; Pt
chalcopyrite; pentlandite; pyrrhotite
Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale
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Location and accuracy
This occurrence is at an elevation of about 6,400 feet, about 1.0 mile east-northeast of Cony Mountain on a ridge at the head of the Gulkana Glacier. It is about 0.5 mile south of the center of section 3, T. 19 S., R. 12 E.
Geologic setting
Geologic description
Nokleberg and others (1992 [MF]; 1992 [Open-File]) map the rocks in the area as undivided gabbro, diabase, and metagabbro on their regional 1:250,000-scale geologic map. Ragan and Hawkins (1966) and Bittenbender and others (2007), who examined the geology in more detail, identified a nearly horizontal thrust fault under the occurrence. The upper plate rocks consist of highly deformed, quartz-biotite schist cut by dikes and plugs of Triassic(?) gabbro, pyroxenite, and peridotite. About 300 feet away, the schist has been intruded by Cretaceous(?) granodiorite. The mafic and ultramafic rocks are strongly altered. Peridotite is serpentinized; clinopyroxene is replaced by hornblende, biotite, and chlorite; and plagioclase is sericitized. The rocks in the lower plate are relatively undeformed basalt and fine-grained gabbro.
Bittenbender and others (2007) collected several samples of copper stained peridotite from a small plug in the metamorphic rocks of the upper plate. They did not note any specific ore minerals but this occurrence is similar to ARDF site MH375 about a mile to the southwest, where chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, and pentlandite are present in similar mafic and ultramafic rocks. A representative sample of peridotite from the southern portion of the occurrence contained 50 parts per billion (ppb) platinum, 56 ppb palladium, 12 ppb gold, 330 parts per million (ppm) copper, and 1,500 ppm nickel. A select sample of iron-stained rubble in the middle of the occurrence contained 409 ppb platinum, 414 ppb palladium, 17 ppb gold, 1,500 ppm copper and 1,880 ppm nickel.
Geologic map unit
(-145.41503840985, 63.2961919775723)
Mineral deposit model
Disseminated copper-nickel-PGE mineralization in a plug of mafic and ultramafic rocks.
Age of mineralization
Probably related to Triassic(?) dikes and plugs of mafic and ultramafic rocks.
Alteration of deposit
Mineralized mafic and ultramafic rocks in a small plug are variably serpentinized.
Production and reserves
Workings or exploration
Only surface sampling by the Bureau of Land Management in the early 2000s.
Indication of production
Reserve estimates
Bittenbender, P.E., Bean, K.W., Kurtak, J.M., and Deininger, James Jr., 2007, Mineral assessment of the Delta River Mining District area, east-central, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Alaska Technical Report 57, 675 p.
Nokleberg, W. J., Aleinikoff, J. N., Dutro, J. T., Lanphere, M. A., Silberling, N. J., Silva, S. R., Smith, T. E., and Turner, D. L., 1992, Map, tables, and summary of fossil and isotopic age data, Mount Hayes Quadrangle, eastern Alaska range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1996-D, 43 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Nokleberg, W.J., Aleinikoff, J. N., Lange, I. M.; Silva, S. R., Miyaoka, R. T., Schwab, C. E., Zehner, R. E., Bond, G. C., Richter, D. H., Smith, T. E., and Stout, J. H., 1992, Preliminary geologic map of the Mount Hayes quadrangle, eastern Alaska Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-594, 39 p. 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Nokleberg, W.J., Lange, I.M., Roback, R.C., Yeend, Warren, and Silva, S.R., 1991, Map showing locations of metalliferous lode and placer mineral occurrences, mineral deposits, prospects, and mines, Mount Hayes quadrangle, eastern Alaska Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1996-C, 42 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Ragan, D.M., and Hawkins, J.W., Jr., 1966, A polymetamorphic complex in the eastern Alaska Range: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 77, p. 597-604.
D.J. Grybeck (Contractor, USGS)


SFIRE Remixes vinyl at Juno Records.
Emotional Especial and Cocktail d'Amore Music enter 'cahoot-mode' once again with a second round of Sfire remixes that take proceedings down a deeper, more stripped-back path courtesy of the inimitable Timothy J Fairplay and Willie Burns. Two artists who need little introduction offer up two remixes each that take the unique original to new dance floor extremes. Timothy steps up first with his take on "Sfire 2" via differing vocal and instrumental versions. His trademark, echo laden rolling percussion and John Carpenter-style key lines take the original Synth-pop homage to the dark room. Adding Arps, a lifting, hedonistic breakdown and the scatter-stepper drums and claps found on the Instrumental version and this is pure COTF territory and the better for it. Mr Willie Burns meanwhile has long followed his own path for his take on "Sfire 3", offering one of his deepest remixes to date. Thudding kick, brooding pads and dark strings force the vocals to go down, way down for examination. The distorted vocals of Remix 1 are countered by Remix 2 letting the track shine via a seemingly endless 4/4 beat. Psychedelic, trance inducing, pulsating, this is an ever growing mind expanse.


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President Obama has made progress on the economy; history says we should keep him on the job
There once was a president, elected in our darkest hour, who did all he could, as fast as he could, to keep Lady Liberty alive. Some of the cures he tried worked; others didn't. He was struggling, and after four years of ups and downs, amid continuing hardship, he asked for another term.
That president made a lot of enemies — the same people who had crippled America with all their greedy speculating. They labeled him a Marxist and would only call him, "that man." They lined up behind a challenger who promised to take the country back to the policies of the previous president — even though they had only succeeded at adding more gas to the fire.
Faced with the choice, America said, "Um, are you crazy?"
In 1936, Franklin Roosevelt won reelection in a landslide and got back to wrestling the Great Depression.
This election, like that one, is a referendum on much more than just the past four years. The basic question is the same, too: Should we give Barack Obama four more years to finish the job he started, or should we go back to the failed policies of the previous administration?
It's not a difficult decision.
MAN OF MYSTERY
We all know what kind of president Barack Obama will be; we've watched him for four years. There is no mystery.
But Mitt Romney, now there's an enigma. He has offered nothing in his specifics-free campaign to suggest any kind of break from George W. Bush, whose credit-card binge spending and wink-wink regulations kicked America back into Great Depression territory. Romney has the same advisers as Bush, and his central economic plan — cut taxes, spend more and the deficit will magically vanish — is pure W.
What we do know about him is troubling. For example, when you compare him to his father, George, Mitt Romney embodies an ominous change on the American landscape. In that generational hand-off, we went from a country that focused on building things — in George Romney's case, cars at American Motors — to a country that more and more shuffles paper around while scheming to suck up every loose dollar. It's what Newt Gingrich calls "vulture capitalism," and it perfectly describes Romney's experience at Bain Capital.
You could call it gambling, but that would suggest there is risk. If the companies Bain took over flourished, Romney made money. If the companies Bain took over failed, Romney pushed some of that paper around, rearranged the debt and still made money. Some companies they took over were just ripped up like an old car being sold for parts. In arguing for no regulation of this dangerous sector, Romney would the enabler-in chief to the speculators — the hedge funders, the sub-prime lenders, the me-first CEOs.
The vast majority of American business people deliver an actual product, play by the rules and pay fair taxes; they are not Romney's people. As proof, and in a stark break from his father's old ways, Romney even argued, in the worst moment of the recession, that Detroit should just go bankrupt.
So there's a big difference between a pro-business president and a pro-Wall Street president. You wonder why so many billionaires are funding the Romney machine? Even slight changes to the tax code can result in hundreds of millions in their pockets — or, more accurately, in their Cayman Islands accounts.
No Wall Streeter wants anyone looking at his Cayman Islands account — that's kind of the point of having an account there, as Romney does. But Romney wants to be president, and by not releasing his tax returns he is maintaining more secrecy than any previous presidential candidate. So we're left to wonder: Has Romney shirked on his taxes? Even more troubling, what kinds of investments is he holding, and would those — investments in Middle East oil, Chinese national companies — influence his presidency? This alone is enough to disqualify Romney from the job, yet he persists with the secrecy. There's a reason he won't level with us.
Congress at the Controls
The longer Mitt Romney has run for president, the more he has bought into every oddball idea coming out of the right-wing time machine. They want to take America back to the days before Medicare, when seniors were on their own — this is his own running mate's big idea. They want to go back to the time before abortion was legal — some prefer pre-birth control, even — when women were denied their right to make their own health decisions. They want even more tax cuts — as a way to somehow trim the deficit. How that works, they can't explain. Even Ronald Reagan's own budget director says their plans are "devoid of actual math." This is the biggest joke of a national policy proposal ever offered.
And you can count on John Boehner and Mitch McConnell to take care of the all the devils in the details during a Romney presidency.
Long ago, there was a Mitt Romney who stood up to his party's orthodoxies as governor of Massachusetts. He was wonky on policy and nearly liberal; he and his wife even supported Planned Parenthood. Some think that's the real Romney — a moderate who would veer back to the middle as president. But after watching his tack to the far, far right during the primary campaign, then his swing to the left during the first debate, there's just one conclusion: Romney always tells his audience what he thinks they want to hear. On Monday night, during the foreign policy debate, he was at it again. Instead of reiterating his many past critiques of Obama's statesmanship, he just sat there and agreed with the president.
You just grab the Etch-a-Sketch, and you shake it.
Hope, Like America, Endures
The George W. Bush financial debacle was the closest thing to armageddon that any of us have lived through. But as FDR himself observed, "Now that these people are coming out of their storm cellars, they forget that there ever was a storm."
People are anxious, wondering why Obama hasn't fixed everything yet. We should expect a lot from our leaders, but our on-demand, instant-gratification ethic does not translate well to the slow, messy business of rebuilding the economy. Try to remember the darkest moments of late 2008, when people were putting cash under their mattresses and jobs were vanishing by the minute.
America took a greed-induced, self-inflicted sucker punch to the gut. But the president's quick, crucial decisions and steady leadership contained the problem and laid a foundation we've been building on ever since. Simply put, Obama pulled America's ass out of the fire.
Now job growth is steady, the stock market is up from its low of 6,500 in 2009 and growth in government spending is as low as it's been since Eisenhower. The future is bright.
Still, the GOP hates on Obama. They call him a socialist despite the fact that he bailed out Wall Street and handed private insurance companies millions of new customers. Do they know how dumb that sounds to people who actually know what socialism is?
Maybe it's because he cribbed some of their best ideas. Obama took their blueprint for health care reform, which Romney tested first, and made it the law of the land. He shared their ideas about merit-based reforms for public schools with his Race to the Top. He kept Bush's big idea — tax cuts — and expanded it to the middle class; he's been a fearsome commander in chief in the war on terror, but instead of land invasions, he prefers precision strikes; and he has offered actual proposals to cut the deficit.
It's Bill Clinton's old trick, to co-opt the opposition. But when Clinton and Gingrich agreed on and enacted welfare reform, they shared the credit. In a sign of how far down the rabbit-hole of partisanship the GOP has gone, today they'd rather turn their backs on their own proposals than share credit. That's not leadership, it's cynicism.
Despite all the hating, President Obama has stayed positive, focused on his job and kept hope alive. You remember hope? You know, from those posters? This time it's not some greeting-card platitude; Obama has made hope real. Via tough decisions and hard-fought battles, he has created real progress on some of the biggest messes we've ever had to clean up. And America runs on progress and hope, not cynicism.
"It is the habit of the unthinking to turn, in times like this, to the illusions of economic magic." That's Franklin Roosevelt take on the notion of sticking with Herbert Hoover for four more years.
"Illusions of economic magic" pretty much nails the only idea Mitt Romney is offering. And it sounds a lot like what George W. Bush saddled us with, too.
When we need advice, history can be our guide. And history proves that elections matter — that the choices we make have impacts beyond our imaginations.
Franklin Roosevelt went on to save our Republic. Herbert Hoover's name became synonymous with failure. One side was on the right side of history; one side was not. That year, America chose wisely. This year, Barack Obama is the right choice.
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To perform, teach, research, and record repertoire that represents the traditions of the American continent, including North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean, and to present these works in contexts that celebrate diversity while reinforcing our common historical and cultural roots, fostering a spirit of universal Americanism.
Martha Councell-Vargas enjoys an exhilarating career as a solo and chamber flutist, teaching artist, and scholar. She has performed in Central and South America, Europe, China and across the United States. A specialist in the music of Latin America and the Caribbean, she has performed as a guest artist in the Festival Internacional de Flautistas in Lima, Peru, the Festival Internacional de Flautistas en el Centro del Mundo (Quito, Ecuador), in Panamá City, Panamá; Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Bogotá, Colombia. She was recently the featured as guest soloist with the National Symphony of Ecuador.
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Undergraduate researcher in Bilkent University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. Courses she has attended Ankara University School of Medicine, Dept. of Medical Biology; Microgene Research Laboratory Ankara; Research Laboratories of IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda – Policlinico University of Milan; University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Biology, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics.
SDS-PAGE electrophoresis dyed by Coomassie blue in protein samples belonging to 5 different parts of the cell obtained from rat macrophage RAW cell line.
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He has been graduated from Ankara University, Medical Faculty in 1998 and had his residency on Obstetrics and Gynecology between 1998 and 2003. In 2003, he had been started to his speciality on Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the "Centre of Reproductive Health and Infertility". Between 2006 and 2007, he continued his work on artificial reproductive techniques (ART) and in-vitro fertilization at Schleswig Holstein University Lübeck-Germany, IVF unit and department of reproductive endocrinology (TÜBİTAK and Foundation of Turkish-German Gynecology scholarship on doctorate programme). He had his Associated Professor and Professor degrees in 2010 and 2015 on Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Ankara, Faculty of Medicine.
He has mainly focused on ART and Infertility, endoscopic and robotic surgery of reproductive health for more than 18 years. Dr Özmen has more than 100 scholar manuscripts in SCI and SCI expanded along with numerous lectures, both oral and poster presentations at International/National congress. His surgical expertise is on infertility and gynecological surgery involves severe endometriosis and adenomysis, endoscopic surgery of gynecology from ovarian cysts to hysterectomy and neovaginal reconstruction to mullein agenesis patients. He can both perform surgeries by endoscopy and robotic surgery.
His academic interests are ovarian re-activation, fertility preservation by cryopreservation and vitrification of ovarian cortex tissue, oocyte and embryo at all cell stages from both single and married patients. Dr Özmen has also deal with stem cell and regenerative medical treatments to Asherman's syndrome, premature ovarian failure and prepubertal female infertile patients such as Turner syndrome.
He has been trustee member of Foundation of Turkish-German Gynaecology, member of UTCD (Reproductive Medicine and surgery of Turkish Association) and TSRM (Turkish society of reproductive medicine).
Murat Sönmezer completed his medical training in Hacettepe University Medical Faculty in 1994 and residency training in Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2000. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship program in Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Center of Reproductive Medicine and Infertility in New York in 2003. He has published around 100 articles in peer reviewed international journals, coauthored in various international textbooks and lectured in several scientific international meetings. He is a current member of the executive committee of the Society of Reproductive Medicine and Reproductive Surgery. Among the area of his special interests are ART, reproductive surgery and fertility preservation. Murat Sonmezer has been working as attending physician at the Center for Human Reproduction and Infertility of the Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, and running a special program regarding ovarian tissue cryopreservation in cancer patients.
His research interest is reproductive biology and genetics. His current research is focused on molecular and cellular mechanisms of spermatogenesis and spermatogonial stem cell differentiation and male infertility. He has many national and international publications and awarded prices for poster presentations.
Baltacı worked as lecturer at the Department of Medical Genetics in the Faculty of Medicine in Atatürk University (Erzurum) and Başkent University (Ankara), studied reproductive genetics and preimplantation genetic diagnosis in the Baylor Collage (Houston, USA), and then became the chief of Embryology Laboratory of IV fertilization Unit at the University of Ankara.
Volkan Baltacı received the title of Professor in February in 2008, and he is married with two children. Dr. Volkan Baltacı currently works at Yüksek İhtisas University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics.
Dr. Özkavukçu is a clinical embryologist in the field of histology and embryology. He still works as lecturer in the Department of Histology and Embryology, Ankara University School of Medicine. Beside this, he is employed in the same university as director of Embryology Laboratory of Center for Assisted Reproduction, Obstetrics and Gynecology. He also gained experience both in Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CT, USA and then in Division of Reproductive Medicine & Institute for Fertility Preservation, New York Medical College, NY, USA.
He has scientific memberships in Turkish Society of Clinical Embryology, Turkish Society of Histology and Embryology, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) and Alpha - Scientists in Reproductive Medicine. He has published several articles in peer reviewed international journals, coauthored in various international textbooks and lectured in several scientific international meetings.
2. Huszar G, Ozkavukcu S, Jakab A, Celik-Ozenci C, Sati GL, Cayli S. Hyaluronic acid binding ability of human sperm reflects cellular maturity and fertilizing potential: selection of sperm for intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Jun;18(3):260-7.
3. Huszar G, Jakab A, Sakkas D, Ozenci CC, Cayli S, Delpiano E, Ozkavukcu S. Fertility testing and ICSI sperm selection by hyaluronic acid binding: clinical and genetic aspects. Reprod Biomed Online. 2007 May;14(5):650-63.
4. Atabekoglu C, Sonmezer M, Ozkavukcu S, Isbacar S. Unexpected pregnancy despite extremely decreased estradiol levels during ovarian stimulation. Fertil Steril. 2008 Aug 5.
5. Ozkavukcu S, Erdemli E, Isik A, Oztuna D, Karahuseyinoglu S. Effects of cryopreservation on sperm parameters and ultrastructural morphology of human spermatozoa. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2008 Aug 13.
7. Sönmezer M, Pelin Cil A, Atabekoğlu C, Ozkavukçu S, Ozmen B. Does premature luteinization or early surge of LH impair cycle outcome? Report of two successful outcomes. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2009 Feb 18.
8. Atabekoğlu CS, Gözükuçük M, Ozkavukçu S, Sönmezer M. Rare presentation of ectopic pregnancy following IVF-ET: live twin gestation in the same fallopian tube. Hum Fertil (Camb). 2009 Jun;12(2):122-4.
9. Sönmezer M, Ozmen B, Cil AP, Ozkavukçu S, Taşçi T, Olmuş H, Atabekoğlu CS. Dehydroepiandrosterone supplementation improves ovarian response and cycle outcome in poor responders. Reprod Biomed Online. 2009 Oct;19(4):508-13.
10. Sönmezer M, Iltemir Duvan C, Ozmen B, Taşçi T, Ozkavukçu S, Atabekoğlu CS. Outcomes after early or midfollicular phase LH supplementation in previous inadequate responders. Reprod Biomed Online. 2010 Mar;20(3):350-7.
11. Lee S, Ozkavukcu S, Heytens E, Moy F, Oktay K. Value of early referral to fertility preservation in young women with breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Nov 1;28(31):4683-6.
12. Lee S, Heytens E, Moy F, Ozkavukcu S, Oktay K. Determinants of access to fertility preservation in women with breast cancer. Fertil Steril. 2011 May;95(6):1932-6.
13. Lee S, Ozkavukcu S, Heytens E, Moy F, Alappat RM, Oktay K. Anti-Mullerian hormone and antral follicle count as predictors for embryo/oocyte cryopreservation cycle outcomes in breast cancer patients stimulated with letrozole and follicle stimulating hormone. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2011 Jul;28(7):651-6.
14. Sönmezer M, Özmen B, Atabekoglu CS, Papuccu EG, Ozkavukcu S, Berker B, Pabuccu R. Serum anti-Mullerian hormone levels correlate with ovarian response in idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2012 Jul;29(7):597-602.
16. Ozkavukcu S, Ibis E, Kizil S, Isbacar S, Aydos K. A laboratory modification to testicular sperm preparation technique improves spermatogenic cell yield. Asian J Androl. 2014 Jul 1.
17. Aras D, Cinar O, Cakar Z, Ozkavukcu S, Can A. Can dicoumarol be used as a gonad-safe anticancer agent: an in vitro and in vivo experimental study. Mol Hum Reprod. 2016 Jan;22(1):57-67.
18. Tolunay HE, Şükür YE, Ozkavukcu S, Seval MM, Ateş C, Türksoy VA, Ecemiş T, Atabekoğlu CS, Özmen B, Berker B, Sönmezer M. Heavy metal and trace element concentrations in blood and follicular fluid affect ART outcome. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2016 Mar;198:73-7.
19. Cakar Z, Cetinkaya B, Aras D, Koca B, Ozkavukcu S, Kaplanoglu İ, Can A, Cinar O. Does combining magnetic-activated cell sorting with density gradient or swim-up improve sperm selection? J Assist Reprod Genet. 2016 Aug;33(8):1059-65.
22. Aras D, Cakar Z, Ozkavukcu S, Can A, Cinar O. In Vivo acrylamide exposure may cause severe toxicity to mouse oocytes through its metabolite glycidamide. PLoS One. 2017 Feb 9;12(2):e0172026.
23. Demirel MA, Acar DB, Ekim B, Çelikkan FT, Alkan KK, Salar S, Erdemli EA, Özkavukçu S, Yar SS, Kanca H, Baştan A. The evaluation of xenotransplantation of feline ovarian tissue vitrified by needle immersed vitrification technique into male immunodeficient mice. Cell Tissue Bank. 2018 Mar;19(1):133-147.
24. Kiratli S, Yuncu M, Kose K, Ozkavukcu S. A comparative evaluation of migration sedimentation method for sperm preparation. Syst Biol Reprod Med. 2018 Apr;64(2):122-129.
25. Ozkavukcu S, Celik-Ozenci C, Konuk E, Atabekoglu C. Live birth after Laser Assisted Viability Assessment (LAVA) to detect pentoxifylline resistant ejaculated immotile spermatozoa during ICSI in a couple with male Kartagener's syndrome. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2018 Feb 5;16(1):10.
27. Aydos OS, Yukselten Y, Ozkavukcu S, Sunguroglu A, Aydos K. ADAMTS1 and ADAMTS5 metalloproteases produced by Sertoli cells: a potential diagnostic marker in azoospermia. Syst Biol Reprod Med. 2018 May 8:1-10.
After graduating from Ankara University School of Medicine, she completed her specialty on Obstetrics and Gynecology and worked as a gynecologist in 1992-1997. She had her PhD in Medical Genetics in Medical School of Ankara University in 2003. Since 2006, she continues her academic studies as an associate professor at the same University in the department of Medical Genetics, where she teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Medical Biology and Medical Genetics. Also conducted several TÜBİTAK and Scientific Research Projects (BAP). She worked as a Master/Doctorate student advisor. Her research interests include reproductive biology and genetics, as well as cancer genetics.
Dr. Aydos presented many national/international posters and made oral presentations in several national/international meetings. She has many national and international publications and wrote chapters in national and international books. In a number of international peer reviewed journals takes place in editorial boards and works as a referee.
1. Heidargholizadeh S, Aydos SE, Yukselten Y, Ozkavukcu S, Sunguroglu A, Aydos K. A differential cytokine expression profile before and after rFSH treatment in Sertoli cell cultures of men with nonobstructive azoospermia. Andrologia. 2017 May;49(4). doi: 10.1111/and.12647. Epub 2016 Jul 21. PubMed PMID: 27444581.
2. Aydos SE, Yukselten Y, Sunguroglu A, Demircan K, Aydos K. Role of ADAMTS1 and ADAMTS5 in male infertility. Andrologia. 2016 Dec;48(10):1113-1119. doi: 10.1111/and.12547. Epub 2016 Feb 16. PubMed PMID: 26888488.
3. Aydos SE, Karadağ A, Özkan T, Altınok B, Bunsuz M, Heidargholizadeh S, Aydos K, Sunguroğlu A. Association of MDR1 C3435T and C1236T single nucleotide polymorphisms with male factor infertility. Genet Mol Res. 2015 Jun 11;14(2):6330-9. doi: 10.4238/2015.June.11.8. PubMed PMID: 26125837.
4. Celik S, Akcora D, Ozkan T, Varol N, Aydos S, Sunguroglu A. Methylation analysis of the DAPK1 gene in imatinib-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia patients. Oncol Lett. 2015 Jan;9(1):399-404. Epub 2014 Nov 6. PubMed PMID: 25435999; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4246661.
5. Taspinar M, Aydos S, Sakiragaoglu O, Duzen IV, Yalcinkaya A, Oztuna D, Bardakci H, Tutar E, Sunguroglu A. Impact of genetic variations of the CYP1A1, GSTT1, and GSTM1 genes on the risk of coronary artery disease. DNA Cell Biol. 2012 Feb;31(2):211-8. doi: 10.1089/dna.2011.1252. Epub 2011 Aug 17. PubMed PMID: 21848428.
6. Bucak MN, Tuncer PB, Sarıözkan S, Başpınar N, Taşpınar M, Coyan K, Bilgili A, Akalın PP, Büyükleblebici S, Aydos S, Ilgaz S, Sunguroğlu A, Oztuna D. Effects of antioxidants on post-thawed bovine sperm and oxidative stress parameters: antioxidants protect DNA integrity against cryodamage. Cryobiology. 2010 Dec;61(3):248-53. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2010.09.001. Epub 2010 Sep 15. PubMed PMID: 20833164.
7. Aydos SE, Taspinar M, Sunguroglu A, Aydos K. Association of CYP1A1 and glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms with male factor infertility. Fertil Steril. 2009 Aug;92(2):541-7. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.017. Epub 2008 Sep 6. PubMed PMID: 18774560.
8. Taspinar M, Aydos SE, Comez O, Elhan AH, Karabulut HG, Sunguroglu A. CYP1A1, GST gene polymorphisms and risk of chronic myeloid leukemia. Swiss Med Wkly. 2008 Jan 12;138(1-2):12-7. doi: 2008/01/smw-12036. PubMed PMID: 18224491.
9. Aydos SE, Tükün A. Does telomere length affect blood pressure? Adv Ther. 2007 Mar-Apr;24(2):269-72. PubMed PMID: 17565916.
10. Aydos SE, Tükün A. Infertility in a man with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia associated with nonrobertsonian translocation t(9;15)(p10;q10). Fertil Steril. 2006 Oct;86(4):1001.e7-9. PubMed PMID: 17027368.
11. Aydos SE, Elhan AH, Tükün A. Is telomere length one of the determinants of reproductive life span? Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2005 Jul;272(2):113-6. Epub 2005 May 3. PubMed PMID: 15868185.
12. Aydos SE, Fitoz S, Bökesoy I. Macrodystrophia lipomatosa of the feet and subcutaneous lipomas. Am J Med Genet A. 2003 May 15;119A(1):63-5. PubMed PMID: 12707961.
13. Aydos S, Tükün A, Bökesoy I. Gonadal dysgenesis and the Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome in a girl with 46,X,del(X)(pter-->q22:). Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2003 Jan;267(3):173-4. PubMed PMID: 12552332.