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The Best Cover Songs of March 2022
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Avhath – Cool / Levitating / Don't Start Now (Dua Lipa covers)
What's better than one Indonesian black-metal Dua Lipa cover? Three Indonesian black-metal Dua Lipa covers! Not that you'd ever know these were Dua Lipa songs unless you were listening really closely to the lyrics (and could manage to make them out).
The Band of Heathens – El Paso City (Marty Robbins cover)
During lockdown, Band of Heathens hosted a regular livestream variety show called Good Time Supper Club. One segment, "Remote Transmissions," featured them covering a new song every episode – over 50 in all. They're collecting some of the best on a forthcoming album of the same name: Remote Transmissions. "Making records is always about cataloging any point in time. We wanted to celebrate the unique collaborative aspect of the show," guitarist Ed Jurdi told American Songwriter. "What better way to document the last year than with these songs?" First up is this take on a Marty Robbins country classic. Continue reading »
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Full Albums: The Grateful Dead's 'Europe '72'
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Full Albums features covers of every track off a classic album. Got an idea for a future pick? Leave a note in the comments!
On April 7, 1972, the Grateful Dead hit the stage at Wembley Empire Pool in London, kicking off a multi-city European tour. The 22-date outing would eventually be immortalized in the three-LP live album it spawned: Europe '72.
The tour has been chronicled heavily in band members' memoirs, remembered for both its great musical output as well as its levels of unbridled debauchery, excessive even by the standards of the Dead. For the band at the time, the tour felt like a monumental undertaking that included both scores of people and mountains of gear. In A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead, Dennis McNally cataloged everything that came along for the journey, which included: "seven musicians, ten crew, five staff, seventeen assorted friends, wives, girlfriends and children … They brought themselves and fifteen tons of instruments, a sound system, and a sixteen-track recording system which they would install in a truck as a mobile studio. There was also lighting gear and their first traveling lighting designer."
That spring, the band's lineup was in a state of evolution. It was their last tour to include founding member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, who would pass away in 1973. The husband and wife duo, pianist Keith Godchaux and vocalist Donna, were firmly entrenched in the band. Mickey Hart was on hiatus after his father had stolen money from the band, leaving Bill Kreutzmann as the band's lone drummer. Given both this blend of musicians and the high quality of the recording equipment, the shows have a unique sound that differs from other eras of the band's music.
While many bands use live albums as an easy way of fulfilling their contract or rehashing their greatest hits, Europe '72 is very much a complete work in its own right. The 17-track, three record set contained practically a full album's worth of new material mixed in with older tracks. There are six new songs that were never even included on any studio records, three previously unreleased covers and two instrumental jams. Given the album and tour's popularity among Deadheads, in 2011 the band released a more exhaustive collection, Europe '72: The Complete Recordings, a 73-CD box set.
As Deadhead nation marks the album and tour's 50th anniversary, we decided to put together our own form of celebration. Here's a breakdown of live covers of every single track on the album.
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In the Spotlight: John Mellencamp
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In the Spotlight showcases a cross-section of an artist's cover work. View past installments, then post suggestions for future picks in the comments!
I wanted to put this in the Under the Radar category. Then it hit me: whose radar could John Mellencamp possibly be under? It's true, but, equally, his spotlight has always veered from mass appeal towards the niche, albeit to different niche audiences at different times, encompassing different genres and different tastes. How much traction, for instance, is there between the effervescent Johnny Cougar in his sequined satins, and the grizzled dustbowl road warrior of only a few years later, let alone the renaissance man of musician, artist and actor he is seen as now? Today's answer: Precious little, yet more than you may think.
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Cover Me Q&A: What's your favorite cover song based on a relative's original?
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Welcome to Cover Me Q&A, where we take your questions about cover songs and answer them to the best of our ability.
Here at Cover Me Q&A, we'll be taking questions about cover songs and giving as many different answers as we can. This will give us a chance to hold forth on covers we might not otherwise get to talk about, to give Cover Me readers a chance to learn more about individual staffers' tastes and writing styles, and to provide an opportunity for some back-and-forth, as we'll be taking requests (learn how to do so at feature's end).
Today's question, suggested by staffer Jordan Becker: What's your favorite cover song based on a relative's original?
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Amy Helm Covers Rod Stewart's "Mandolin Wind" on New Album
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Rod Stewart, one of the most prolific cover song performers around, is also an underrated songwriter. While his first two solo albums after departing The Faces included several cover songs – sterling versions of Dylan's "Only A Hobo" and Tim Hardin's "Reason To Believe" – his superior self-penned tunes including "Gasoline Alley" from his second proper release, and the beautiful "Mandolin Wind" from Every Picture Tells a Story are the songs that really cemented his legacy. Continue reading »
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Imbleau replaces Sylvie Vachon who is retiring at the end of the year after a 30-year career at the Montreal Port Authority
MONTREAL, Nov. 24, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announced the appointment of Martin Imbleau to the position of President and CEO.
In senior management positions for some fifteen years and having developed extensive experience in strategy, operations, business development and managing major infrastructure projects, he will succeed Sylvie Vachon. Ms. Vachon is retiring on December 31, 2020, after a thirty-year career at the MPA, including eleven years as CEO. Mr. Imbleau will begin his new position on January 1, 2021.
A lawyer by training, holder of a Master's in International Law and author of works on human rights, Mr. Imbleau brings hands-on experience in the utilities sector serving communities. He has held various management and vice-presidential positions for close to twenty years at Energir, and since last April was Vice President—Corporate Strategies and Business Development at Hydro-Québec.
"On behalf of all the members of the Board of Directors, it is my pleasure to welcome Martin to lead the strong MPA team," said Marie-Claude Boisvert, Chair of the MPA Board of Directors. "I also take this opportunity to warmly thank Sylvie Vachon for everything she has accomplished as President and CEO of the MPA. Under her stewardship, the Port of Montreal achieved unprecedented growth, notably by successfully completing its many projects, diversifying its markets and strengthening its international trade ties. Sylvie deployed a strategic vision focused on innovation and sustainable development, and stood out for her great rallying power all across Greater Montreal's logistics ecosystem. I thank her and wish her a retirement that meets her expectations."
"It is a privilege for me to take the helm of the MPA after working in the public sector for over twenty years. The Port of Montreal is the commercial gateway to Eastern Canada, a powerful economic engine and a model of sustainable development. Today, with great pride, I pledge to continue the excellence and performance for which the Port of Montreal is internationally renowned." said Martin Imbleau, who will commence on January 1, 2021. Sylvie Vachon will assist him over the coming months to ensure a seamless transition.
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Experts, farmers identify ways of stemming food scarcity in Nigeria
Some farmers and experts in agriculture in the South-West zone have identified post-harvest losses as a major factor militating against food security in Nigeria.
The farmers and agricultural experts, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Oyo, Ondo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti and Kwara states, called for urgent actions to address the food scarcity currently ravaging the country.
Segun Dasaolu
Mr Segun Dasaolu, Deputy National President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), told NAN in Abeokuta that the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) needed to be resuscitated.
This, he said, would further re-invigorate the food system and speed up the attainment of food security in the country.
Dasaolu also called on the Federal Government to restore grain reserves and set up additional silos, particularly in the food producing local government areas across the six geo-political zones.
According to him, this will check post-harvest losses and wastages and thus help to salvage the current food crisis before it got out of hands.
Dasaolu who noted that losses could occur at various stages of agricultural chain, including harvest, drying, transportation, storage and market stages, urged government to address the various stages in order to reduce post-harvest losses.
According to him, government should also recover all the leased silos, mop up available crops, add value and store adequately to arrest future food shortages.
Kolawole Adebayo
Prof. Kolawole Adebayo of Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNNAB), decried what he called abandonment of food reserves in the country.
He said that it was imperative for the country to revive food reserves in form of silos and other storage facilities.
"Only when this is put in place can the country enjoy adequate food security," he said.
The professor of agricultural extension also advised government to put in place a mechanism where buyers could get commodities directly from farmers during harvest and store the remaining to prevent post-harvest losses.
"Every commodity has a harvesting period during which the products are always available in excess.
"One of the best strategies we can adopt as a nation is to have an arrangement where we can buy up all the excesses during the harvest and process them for storage.
"After the period of harvest, we can then begin to release them gradually from the reserves and this is where the concept of food reserves comes from.
"Over the years, we, as a nation, have abandoned our food reserves and I think this is the time to revive those reserves for every commodity that is produced in this country," he said.
Corroborating Adebauoyo
Corroborating Adebauoyo's views, Secretary of AFAN, Ogun chapter, Mr Abiodun Ogunjimi, stressed the need for food reserves in the agricultural sector, adding that the few available reserves had been taken over by the private sector and therefore, not beneficial to farmers.
He noted that most farmers did not have access to the few available storage facilities constructed by the federal government, as they had been concession to private operators.
"The private investors are only out to maximise profit and as such, farmers cannot gain much from partnering with them," he said.
Ogunjimi urged government to provide silos at designated areas close to farmers and revive the few ones that had become moribund.
The Vice Chairman, Rice Farmers' Association (RIFAN), Ogun chapter, Alhaji Monsuru Adebayo, also opined that food reserves needed to be revitalised in the country.
According to him, farmers need silos close to them to store excess produce so as to prevent post-harvest wastages.
"Farmers don't need too big silos, but the available ones should be located near them.
Unfortunately, most of the existing ones are very far from the farmers and the roads are bad, thereby making transportation difficult.
"To minimise post-harvest losses, governm should revive all the strategic food reserves across the country because most of them are presently not functional," he added.
Economic Analyst
An Economic Analyst, Mr Bright Oleka, blamed Nigeria's current food crisis on the security challenge currently facing the country.
He warned that if the security challenge was not addressed, it would be difficult to attain food security and improve the economy.
Oleka noted that most of the grains were produced from the northern part of the country where the insecurity was most pronounced.
"Before food can be stored in strategic silos, they have to be harvested from the farms and evacuated to the sites where they are to be stored.
"A situation where the farms and the roads have been taken over by hoodlums will make effective harvest and proper storage difficult to achieve," the economic analyst said.
AFAN Chairman in Oyo State
The AFAN Chairman in Oyo State, Mr John Olateru, urged the government to strategically beef up food reserves by getting back all the silos that had been sub-leased to private investors, stressing: "this is one of the reasons for food scarcity in the country.
He noted that some of the silos leased to some private firm were not being used for the desired purpose.
"All those companies do is to mop up all they want to buy.
They don't care about the prices or other things; they only use their activities to disrupt the market.
"Government must, of necessity, get all its silos back so as to use them to ensure food reserves," he said.
Olateru, who lauded the government for inaugurating a committee saddled with the responsibilities of purchasing food produce from farmers towards ensuring food reserves, urged the committee to involve farmers' associations in order to be effective.
"This is a welcome idea because it is during the harvesting period that prices crash due to low demands.
If the committee can do the mop up then, that will help farmers a lot.
"It will also help in stabilising the prices and encourage farmers to continue their business," he said.
Tope Abolade
An Ilorin-based commercial farmer, Mr Tope Abolade, said that crops storage and preservation, as a precaution against food scarcity and post-harvest wastages, was a good method to sustain food security.
He advised Nigerians to willingly get involved in farming, with the mindset that the consuming population was high.
Abolade decried situations where farming was still perceived as an occupation for people of low class or the unemployed.
"History has shown that in a typical traditional society, food security used to be at the family level, although it was also seen as a collective responsibility by the community.
"It is believed that the colonial administration introduced the idea of state food security to replace the traditional food security system.
"At independence, government took over the responsibility of feeding the nation to ensure that there was enough food in state granaries to avert hunger", he said.
Abolade listed other factors undermining the agricultural sector to include: political instability, unfavorable policies, challenges of land tenure system, poor credit facilities, bad roads as well as absence of technical know-how, farming equipment and storage facilities.
"Government must make up for the past and deal with the present, without forgetting the future.
"We must, however, appreciate the federal government for improving the face of agriculture in Nigeria and its efforts at sustaining agricultural processes, especially for commercial farmers.
"We particularly appreciate the loans, the subsidies, the improved farming methods and produces as well as the off-takers scheme, but we still do not have enough storage facilities and enough industries that process farm produces into preserved state.
"It will interest you to know that as much as we have hunger in the country today, there are still lots of wastages in the agricultural chain.
"So, there is the need for government to push out funds for farmers to make storage facilities, shelters as well as pesticides and preservatives available at subsidised rate," Abolade said.
Olubunmi Omotesho of Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
According to Prof. Olubunmi Omotesho of Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Ilorin, Nigeria loses between 30 per cent and 70 per cent of cowpea agricultural yield to post-harvest due to absence of efficient storage system.
Research, he said, had shown that Nigerian farmers were faced with the challenges of production management techniques as well as the extension needs.
He further noted that the adoption of improved technology was a key factor in raising crop productivity.
According to him, research on cowpea production by farmers in Kwara showed that majority of farmers still use the traditional storage techniques, with only a few of them using the improved modern practices, such as cribs and silos.
Omotesho also identified inadequate credit facilities, high cost of and poor access to improved storage facilities as constraints to efficient storage practices in the country.
He emphasised the importance of small-scale farming in the country, describing it as a system of farming characterised by low asset-base, low fixed capital investment, labour intensive practices and small family sizes.
The agricultural expert identified small-scale farming as driver of the rural economy and enhancer of local development, while asserting the multi-dimensional roles of the farmers.
He called for favourable agricultural policy intervention for small-scale farmers in order to produce stable quantity of food for the nation.
The don also advised governments at all levels to help small-scale farmers in providing adequate capital, access to markets information and avoiding spoilage resulting from poor storage system and high cost of transportation for agricultural produce.
Patricia Pessu
Dr Patricia Pessu, the Executive Director of Nigeria Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Ilorin, said that the institute had developed several technologies that fits into the scheme, adding that the technology needed to be deployed with a national strategy.
"Storage technologies for crops can be provided in strategic locations where the communities have comparative advantage.
"These appropriate technologies, if deployed with a national strategy, will go a long way in mitigating post-harvest food losses in various communities across the country and providing a reliable buffer for the national food reserve.
"Consequently, this will ensure regular availability of food year-round and eliminate incessant price hikes, which is a common experience in Nigeria," the executive director said.
According to her, the experience with the government's response to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in providing food as palliatives has shown clearly that the national strategic food reserve is grossly inadequate.
National Bureau of Statistics
She said that recent reports by National Bureau of Statistics showed that the country had experienced a very serious hike in food prices in the last six months, thus significantly affecting the livelihoods of many families.
"The situation is likely going to be exacerbated by the war in Ukraine due to the dependence of many African countries on grains from that part of the world.
"This calls for urgent steps to mitigate fool losses at every point of the food value chain," Pessu said.
Ola Ajila
Dr Ola Ajila, of Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, called for collaboration between government and agricultural engineering sector to curb post-harvest losses across in the country.
Ajila said that agricultural engineering sector must be strengthened to develop intermediate storage and processing technology that would be affordable to individual farmers and groups.
To prevent food wastages, she said that there must be an effective storage, especially food bank, for preservation of farm produce.
The don recommended establishment of a farm produce marketing centre in each of geo-political zone, where government could purchase farm produce from farmers for storage during surplus.
"Government can process or preserve the farm produce for the off-season, when they will be selling to the public from the food bank.
"Aside storage, farm produce can be processed so as to add value, while government can also strengthen the agricultural extension advisory agency for effective dissemination of technologies to farmers.
"This is the major organisation that works directly with farmers at the grassroots.
The research institute should also be motivated for effective performance.
"Most importantly, the linkage between extension and research need to be strengthened, monitored and well-coordinated," she said.
Ajila also said that courses in agriculture must be strengthened at all levels of education and made compulsory.
"Students must also be taught more attractive ways of making agriculture course technology-driven, instead of manually-driven as we have in the schools today.
"If agriculture is practised with the appropriate technology and marketing system, the youth will be further encouraged," she said.
Ajila advised Nigerians to change what he called their negative attitude toward agriculture
Jumoke Bakare
Mrs Jumoke Bakare, a Deputy Director in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ondo State, said it was important for the federal government to beef up strategic food reserves for food to be available and affordable all- year round.
"As the country is fighting insecurity all over, food security is also important for the nation to survive and for economy to grow," she said.
The director said provision of efficient and affordable food reserves would help in reducing post-harvest loses in the food storage process.
She also said hand-held machines and simple farm equipment, such as dehydrators, could be made available to farmers to preserve some perishable foods, such as vegetables, and would still retain its nutritional value.
Bakare urged the government to provide enabling environment for private investors to invest in food reserves.
She also called on the federal government to make policies that would favour the private sector, as it cannot do it alone.
Chairman of AFAN in Ekiti
Chairman of AFAN in Ekiti, Mr Adebola Adeniran, blamed incessant increase in prices of food on lack of preservation of farm produce and grains after harvest.
Other stakeholders in the agricultural sector in the state also pointed out that proper handling and secure post-harvest system were crucial to achieving food security in the country.
According to them, lots of human and material resources are being wasted annually due to non-secure post-harvest system.
Oluwashina Damilare
Mr Oluwashina Damilare, a cash crop farmer, said that failure to safeguard crops after harvest could lead to major losses and wasted efforts during the growing and harvest seasons.
He said that in severe cases of post-harvest food losses, it could cause business failures and loss of income, especially for small-scale business holders.
Damilare noted that one-third of the produced foods for human consumption were lost during post-harvest, adding that this required urgent government attention.
According to him, lack of secure storage facilities remained one of the contributory factors to post-harvest losses, even as he decries dependence of many small- holder farmers on traditional storage practices which damaged their harvests.
He urged the country's agricultural research institutes to find lasting solutions to post-harvest-induced losses.
Messrs Benjamin Adeoye
Messrs Benjamin Adeoye, Oluropo Dada and Olatunji Ayegbusi, both AFAN chiefs in Ekiti, called for collaboration among the three tiers of government in expanding the nation's food reserve mechanism for future benefits.
"With such collaboration, relevant government agencies can work together to ensure that we have enough food reserve for any emergency," he said.
Babajide Oso
An Agricultural expert, Mr Babajide Oso, appealed to the federal government to intensify efforts at subsidising more food preservatives and processing equipment for farmers.
Oso, who commended government for subsidising farm inputs, called for more efforts to curb wastage of farm produce, especially during the harvest season.
He was of the opinion that many farmers, especially those in rural areas, lacked enough education and awareness on preservation methods.
Oso called for siting of food processing firms in rural areas, which should be accompanied with provision of good roads, for easy access to raw materials.
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Glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor (GITR) on T cells and its natural ligand, GITRL, on accessory cells contribute to the control of immune homeostasis. Here we show that reverse signaling through GITRL after engagement by soluble GITR initiates the immunoregulatory pathway of tryptophan catabolism in mouse plasmacytoid dendritic cells, by means of noncanonical NF-κB–dependent induction of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO). The synthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasone administered in vivo activated IDO through the symmetric induction of GITR in CD4+ T cells and GITRL in plasmacytoid dendritic cells. The drug exerted IDO-dependent protection in a model of allergic airway inflammation. Modulation of tryptophan catabolism via the GITR-GITRL coreceptor system might represent an effective therapeutic target in immune regulation. Induction of IDO could be an important mechanism underlying the anti-inflammatory action of corticosteroids.
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Figure 1: Splenic pDCs constitutively express GITRL, which specifically recognizes soluble GITR.
Figure 2: GITRL engagement by GITR-Ig confers suppressive properties on pDCs that require IDO expression and function.
Figure 3: IFN-α dependence of IDO induction in pDCs by GITR-Ig.
Figure 4: GITR-Ig activates noncanonical NF-κB signaling leading to IDO functional expression.
Figure 5: Dexamethasone causes GITR-dependent expression of IDO protein and function.
Figure 6: IDO-dependent effects of dexamethasone in allergic airway inflammation.
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We thank P. Mosci for maintaining the mutant strains of mice and performing histopathology; and G. Andrielli for digital art and image editing. Supported by the Italian Association for Cancer Research.
Luigina Romani, Carlo Riccardi and Paolo Puccetti: These authors contributed equally to this work.
Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, 06126, Italy
Ursula Grohmann, Claudia Volpi, Francesca Fallarino, Silvia Bozza, Roberta Bianchi, Carmine Vacca, Ciriana Orabona, Maria L Belladonna, Francesco Bistoni, Maria C Fioretti, Luigina Romani & Paolo Puccetti
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, 06126, Italy
Emira Ayroldi, Giuseppe Nocentini & Carlo Riccardi
Bioceros BV, CM Utrecht, 3584, The Netherlands
Louis Boon
Ursula Grohmann
Claudia Volpi
Francesca Fallarino
Silvia Bozza
Roberta Bianchi
Carmine Vacca
Ciriana Orabona
Maria L Belladonna
Emira Ayroldi
Giuseppe Nocentini
Francesco Bistoni
Maria C Fioretti
Luigina Romani
Carlo Riccardi
Paolo Puccetti
Correspondence to Paolo Puccetti.
Supplementary Fig. 1
GITR-Ig mediates processing of p100 to generate p52. (PDF 171 kb)
Kinetic immunoblot analysis of NIK, IKKα and IKKβ expression in pDCs treated with specific siRNAs (+) in one experiment representative of three. (PDF 196 kb)
NIK and IKKα are required for IFN-α induction by GITR-Ig. (PDF 21 kb)
Dexamethasone in vivo up-regulates GITR and GITRL. (PDF 83 kb)
Cytokine production in vitro in response to a range of GITR-Ig concentrations by pDCs from mice treated or not with dexamethasone (dex). (PDF 23 kb)
GITR-Ig activates noncanonical NF-κB signaling in Ifnar−/− mice. (PDF 242 kb)
Supplementary Methods (PDF 139 kb)
Supplementary Note (PDF 197 kb)
Grohmann, U., Volpi, C., Fallarino, F. et al. Reverse signaling through GITR ligand enables dexamethasone to activate IDO in allergy. Nat Med 13, 579–586 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1563
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A comprehensive review of the recent Jack Up The 80s festival, including kind words about Toyah, by eFestivals.co.uk.
Jack Up The 80s hits all the right notes on the Isle of Wight
Toyah is an artist who is as well known for her TV work these days as she is for her music, however despite her other career, music is still her first love, something that she showed today, even though she was performing to a small crowd, you could see that the buzz she was getting. Her performance was still as vibrant as when she first started. This emotion spilled over to the crowd, who despite only being familiar with a few of her songs quickly warmed to the show.
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With a Masters in Interaction Design from Carnegie Mellon, he has been designing web, desktop, and mobile applications for over 15 years in both research and industry environments. Jack has designed software tools for Lockheed Martin, Shell, DaimlerChrysler, Eaton, and many organizations within the U.S. military. He teaches design part-time at WVU, authored Bridging UX and Web Development, co-founded and leads IxDA Pittsburgh, chaired Midwest UX 2015, and writes about design on designaday.tumblr.com.
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Elke Decker (* 23. Februar 1957 in Köln-Mülheim) ist eine ehemalige deutsche Sprinterin, die sich auf den 400-Meter-Lauf spezialisiert hatte.

Bei den Leichtathletik-Europameisterschaften 1978 in Prag erreichte sie im Einzelwettbewerb das Halbfinale und kam mit der bundesdeutschen Mannschaft in der 4-mal-400-Meter-Staffel auf den fünften Platz.

1980 siegte sie bei den Leichtathletik-Halleneuropameisterschaften in Sindelfingen.

1979 wurde sie Deutsche Meisterin, 1978 und 1980 Deutsche Vizemeisterin. In der Halle errang sie 1977 und 1980 den nationalen Titel und wurde 1979 Vizemeisterin.

Elke Decker startete für den TuS 04 Leverkusen.

Persönliche Bestzeiten
 100 m: 11,88 s, 26. Juli 1979, Dormagen
 200 m: 23,47 s, 26. Juli 1979, Dormagen
 400 m: 51,59 s, 19. August 1979, Köln
 Halle: 52,28 s, 2. März 1980, Sindelfingen
 800 m: 2:07,72 min, 6. Juni 1981, Neapel

400-Meter-Läufer (Deutschland)
4-mal-400-Meter-Staffel-Läufer (Deutschland)
Deutscher
Frau
Geboren 1957

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There are a slew of studies supporting the benefits of nuts in the diet, but since nuts are also high in calories, it can sometimes end up on the skip list of people trying to lose weight. Dr. David Katz, director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center, and his colleagues wanted to find out whether the benefits of nuts outweighed their additional calories, so they developed a study to find out. It was funded by the California Walnut Commission; Katz says the funders provided the financial support and did not influence the findings.
In his new paper published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, he and his team describe the study, in which they recruited people who were at high risk of developing diabetes (they were overweight, or had blood sugar levels that indicated prediabetes, or elevated blood pressure, among other factors). All of the 112 participants spent six months adding walnuts to their diet then another six months taking walnuts out of their diet—but just half were randomly assigned to get advice about whether or not they should be calorie-counting to adjust for the extra calories that come from nuts.
What Dr. Katz found was that regardless of whether the people adjusted their daily calories or not, the quality of every participant's diet improved. Those who weren't counseled on calorie counting essentially self-regulated for the extra calories they were getting from the nuts. Not only that, they cut out the less nutritious foods, such as processed and packaged foods and snacks. Katz wanted to know what happens to overall diet quality when nuts were added. "Weight did not go up in any group. So that confirmed that people were adding something good, and bumping out something less good for their health," he says.
Katz says that the calorie guidance provided to the participants was extremely minimal, but that the findings provide hope that more intensive counseling and information about how to remove the 390 calories that nuts would occupy might be even more effective in helping people control weight.


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Whether you're actually shopping for an engagement ring or you just like looking at sparkly jewelry, you absolutely must take a look at these 13 beauties.
The round diamond sits on a pretty rose gold band.
The diamond-studded band perfectly complements this ring's round-cut stone.
According to a blog post on the Raymond Lee Jewelers' site, the cushion cut has been around for more than 200 years.
Made by Etsy user RosadosBox, this halo ring is available in other metal and stone options as well.
How unique is this engagement ring's interesting diamond shape?
This three-stone ring by Noam Carver is made with white gold.
This pretty sapphire engagement ring by Etsy user LaMoreDesign is sadly no longer available — but it's still totally swoon-worthy.
This ring — which features a large sapphire set on a thin, diamond-studded band — is also no longer available, but the maker, Etsy user EidelPrecious, makes rings in similar cuts and styles.
Cushion cut, halo and thin band encrusted with diamonds is so pretty.
The stunning sapphire on this engagement ring is also surrounded by a halo of sparkling diamonds. It's very Duchess of Cambridge (a.k.a Princess Diana) to us!
This 2-carat oval diamond is set on a tiny rose-gold-and-diamond band.
This rose gold ring's teardrop shape is truly one-of-a-kind.
This three-diamond ring is simple but oh-so sweet.


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Women demand to know, 'Where is my 24 cents?'
Shorting women's checks hurts men and children, too
MARTHA BURK
April 18, 2005 Updated: July 20, 2011 8:18 p.m.
On Tuesday, four days after tax returns for 2004 are due, U.S. women finally will reach the earnings mark that their male counterparts achieved by Dec. 31 of last year. Dubbed "Pay Inequity Awareness Day," April 19 reminds us that the 60 million working women in this country are suffering economically because equal pay still is not a reality.
Women have made some gains in corporate board memberships — they're now an underwhelming 13.6 percent, up from 9.5 percent in 1995. And no doubt because women get tired of fighting the "men and good ol' boys first" mentality at most companies, new business startups by women are at an all-time high.
But these successes for a relative few women pale in comparison to the outrageous pay inequity that exists for their sisters in the everyday work force. The National Committee on Pay Equity reminds us that even though the Equal Pay Act was passed more than 40 years ago, women working full time, year round, still make only 76 cents for every dollar that a man makes. It's even worse if your skin happens to be black or brown.
Black women get 66 cents and Hispanics only 55 cents. Even the best-case 24-cent gap adds up over a worklife to a very unequal scorecard. Totaling more than $300,000 for the average woman's career, it can mean the difference between owning a home or renting, sending your kids to college versus sending them to flip burgers, and a decent retirement versus penury in old age.
Naysayers claim there really is no pay gap — the shortfall is due to "choices" women make. Females just naturally like the jobs with lower pay or less risk. Tell that to the women cleaning toilets at the airport or caring for HIV patients in hospitals every day. And those who refuse to believe there's a pay gap ignore reality: In every field, from law and medicine to teaching or clerking at department stores, the women make less for doing exactly the same work as the men.
Another argument is that motherhood — not sex discrimination — is the real culprit. If that's so, we all need to take a hard look at why the workplace punishes women for being mothers, but fatherhood carries no economic risk at all.
Shortchanging women means shortchanging men and children as well. In the current climate of encouraging economic self-sufficiency and focusing on family well-being, righting the wrongs of unequal pay seems like a no-brainer.
The Fair Pay Act, a bill to level the paying field, has been a perennial on Capitol Hill since 1996. The FPA would outlaw discrimination in pay for jobs that are equal in skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions, even if the actual work is dissimilar. Perhaps more important, the bill would require employers to release summary statistics on what they pay women and men, so workers would know where they stood in the work force.
But why wait for an act of Congress? Corporations that claim to favor fairness in the workplace should be glad to take an honest look at their pay practices and correct disparities now. Those that have nothing to hide should be proud for the world to know that they pay all workers according to merit, not the color of their skin or gender.
Right now, women who suspect pay discrimination must file a lawsuit and go into a drawn-out legal discovery process to find out whether they make less than the guy beside them. With pay statistics readily available, this expensive process could be avoided. Employers holler constantly about "frivolous lawsuits" and complain about over-regulation. Both would surely stop if employees (including white men) could see up front that they were being treated fairly.
Throughout April, state and local committees around the country are organizing events to call attention to the lighter pay envelopes of women.
Wearing buttons that ask, "Where's my 24 cents?" participants will be part of educational forums and speak-outs. Maybe while they're at it, women could ask for a 23 percent credit on their income tax returns.
Burk is head of the National Council of Women's Organizations and author of "Cult of Power: Sex Discrimination in Corporate America and What Can Be Done About It."


Try this roasted boneless lamb mini roast that is ideal for up to 3 people and served with a wonderful anchovy, mint and lemon dressing that works well with the flavour of the lamb and cooks in under an hour.
Place the joint on a chopping board, make several slits over the surface, season and drizzle with the oil. Transfer to a roasting rack in a medium roasting tin and roast for 35-40 minutes (for medium).
Meanwhile prepare the dressing; place all the dressing ingredients in a food processor or blender, season and whizz together until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside.
Slice the lamb, arrange onto warm plates and drizzle over the dressing, serve with crushed new potatoes and seasonal vegetables.


This is a casual playgroup, so players may show up to regular meetings with whatever they want, but these deck construction rules are for the formats collectively known as "Old School." If the group hosts a tournament event, it will use one of these formats.
This group is a work in progress and this page may change periodically.
We will be using deck construction rules similar to those that Eternal Central has set up, with some more broad inclusion.
Your deck must be at least 60 cards, with a 15-card sideboard (if you wish to use one). Except for basic lands (Forest, Island, Plains, Mountain, and Swamp) and those cards on the banned or restricted lists below, a maximum of four of an individual card may be used in the deck and sideboard combined. There is no maximum deck size, but you must be able to shuffle your deck without assistance.
Reprints (including Revised, Fourth Edition, Chronicles, etc.) in any language, as long as the card's original printing was in one of the above sets.
When people refer to the "Old School" format, this is typically what they mean, but the set inclusions are not universal. Another large group based in Sweden does not use Fallen Empires.
Original art is strongly encouraged for this group, but not required. Just be aware that using the new card face or a different art can be distracting, which might violate the spirit of the format. Also, if you plan to play with other groups' events, be aware that most will require the original art. (ChannelFireball is a notable exception, likely so their events can be sanctioned.) If you are choosing between two different printings when picking up new cards for your deck, you should keep this in mind.
Cards from the Collectors' Editions, World Championship Decks (gold bordered cards, in sleeves), or other official products that aren't tournament legal, and Artist proof card sketches (as long as the sketch is by the original artist of the card sketched) may be used for this group's events and regular meetings. However, note that if we ever run sanctioned tournament, they will not be.
Proxies, playtest cards, and replicas may be used during regular meetings, within reason. There may be additional restrictions (e.g. number of proxies) if events or tournaments are run, and everyone should be aware that many other groups' events don't permit substitutions for the real thing. Any replicas, proxies, or playtest cards should be recognizably or clearly what they proxy so that games can be played smoothly. It is also recommend that you indelibly mark replicas at least on the back of the card so that they cannot be used fraudulently should they ever leave your possession. If you aren't sure what is "reasonable" for a number of proxies, please read the Spirit of the Format. Also realize that if you are using numerous proxies without the original art, the game can get bogged down or your opponent can mistake which card is which, leading to unfair games. Always keep the spirit of the format in mind!
Altered cards may be used. Perhaps even encouraged!
Ice Age and Homelands are added to the permitted sets. The promotional cards Arena, Sewers of Estark, Nalathni Dragon, Giant Badger, Windseeker Centaur, and Mana Crypt are legal.
Mana Crypt is restricted. Demonic Consultation and Necropotence are watchlisted for restriction.
This is a less-common format, but the addition of Ice Age to the card pool makes a few more archetypes possible.
See Timewalking for a full description of the format. The sets are limited to Revised, The Dark, and Fallen Empires. The Banned and Restricted lists are essentially the same (minus, of course, the cards that aren't in the format).
Historically, this was the first Type 2 format and may be worth a look, especially for players without access to the cards from A/B/U, Arabian Nights, and Legends.
A deck can have any number of cards named Plague Rats.
Mana burn is in effect: At the end of each phase, when a player's mana pool empties, they lose 1 life for each unspent mana in their pool. This rule is reinstated to restore the intended functionality of some older cards.
Tapped creatures do not deal combat damage. In particular, this rule decreases the power of Mishra's Factory, which is more powerful (possibly even problematic) in Old School than it was historically. Some cards in the format make more sense with this rule in effect, and some cards become quite a bit more powerful.
Tapped Artifacts "turn off." That is, when they are tapped, the triggered, static, and activated abilities of an artifact cannot be played. This is rule that was abandoned in 6th edition and there are several ambiguities that might arise, so both players should be familiar with play under this ruleset and have built their decks with it in mind. The rule also has a few interesting effects on deck construction the format: Mainly, there are now more ways for all colors to handle artifacts, since they can use Icy Manipulator and Relic Barrier to shut down artifacts with triggered or static abilities (such as Black Vice or The Rack). For players wondering why Icy Manipulator was such a popular answer even in aggro decks during the early days of Magic, this rule is part of the reason.
The Original Stack and Interrupts: The "stack" of instants and fast effects resolves simultaneously, and Interrupts may not be responded to except with other Interrupts. Players should be aware that there are occasionally ambiguous situations that arise under this ruleset. This is quite far removed from most players' experience, and even those of us who played quite a bit before 6th edition rules may have forgotten many of the subtleties and timing issues inherent in this rule. However, it does change the power levels of some cards like Giant Growth.
Life totals are checked at the end of a phase. That is, you can go below 1 life as long as you have at least 1 life at the end of a phase. This rule is the reason that Mirror Universe could be used on its own as a win condition. I don't highly recommend this rule for play, though, as it has very few interesting uses that aren't abusive, and no cards in the format stop functioning as intended when it's not in effect.


Blog from Te Anau, New Zealand | Margaret in Wonderlands..
The next day I woke earlish ready for the action day ahead. I completed my blog and went into town and checked out a few shops. I picked up a new pair of sunnies (4th pair and counting) and took some pictures of the lake front and statue of the founder William Rees.I met Geraldine and we went and checked in for the Shotover Jet. We got on a bus and they took us to the Shotover Canyon where we would be doing the trip. We saw some people finishing their trip and it looked fun. We basically put our belongings in a locker and out on a rainjacket and life jacket. We then went to board the boat but this annoying German guy would not let us sit together (what a tool) and insisted he sit on the edge. Honestly what happened to chivalry? Anyway it was good fun and they had heated rails so it was all cool. They did 360 degree turns and explained a bit about the history of the canyon but as I was at the back I did have difficulty hearing any of the details (I know your so disappointed). He got really close to the rock edges but I couldn't appreciate it fully as my vision was a bit blocked but it was fun to try out. We took some pictures after the trip and then went and collected a free one with a voucher I had picked up in Australia. It was a brochure for money off different things in NZ and Jess used it at the hot pools. Both places seemed confused by the brochure and I read the small print later and it actually expired September 2009 (aww well all good for us) I let Gez keep the picture as a souvenir of the trip.
We headed back to town and I wandered about for an hour and a bit before I went to check in for the Canyon Swing. The girl in the office showed me a book with pictures of stars when they were younger like Rob Lowe, Andre Agassi with the bad big hair as if to take my mind off the impending swing but I was not to worried. I was more concerned that I could not seem to choose which way I wanted to do my swing. After being weighed (which really was not a good thing) and a funny tatoo on my hand I was sitting waiting to go and do my jump. There were 9 of us jumping in total. 5 from England and doing Kiwi Experience, 2 from Mexico and one from Germany. I went 4th and choose to do the backwards jump first. This one is deemed as very very very scary but I thought it would be easier then frontwards. The guy was surprised I chose that as my first ever attempt at something like that. The guys who tie you up and get you ready are real practical jokers and really try and s*** you up before you actually jump. They were pretending to push me and even joked about me doing my own safety harness which I did do and he could not 'scare' me as such. I was just waiting for them to chuck me off to be honest as they can do it. Anyway after a short while I had to lean back and then kick myself off the edge.. I was a bit nervous but managed to do it and I LOVED IT!!! It was one of the biggest rushes of my life and it was brilliant to be swinging over the canyon. On the way up I wanted to do another one but wasn't sure as I have spent so much cash but after a little persuasion from one of the guys I decided to do another one but do it front ways somehow... so another very very very scary pose later I decided to do Gimp goes to Hollywood. They basically harness you in, swing you over the edge and then you have to hoist you legs in the air over the harness and stretch your hands outright in front of you like Superman!! Or Superwoman in my case. I also had decided to try and film it with my own camera so this was taped to my wrist. I literally was upside down looking at the canyon below me and all I could see was the river and rocks, it was freaking brilliant!!! They pretended to count down but I knew they would let go before then and low behold they did...I loved this one and it was my favourite one of the two as you could see everything!! After both of these I was on a serious HIGH!! I ended up buying both sets of videos and pictures but the video I had was pretty cool as well! I WANT TO DO IT AGAIN!!!! Anyway back to town we went and I checked my video quickly and headed home to get ready for a night out. The girls were almost ready so I made some food and had a beer. They went on ahead of me so I got ready and had a few more drinks. I also did watch desperate housewives and brothers & sisters in the meanwhile. I met them in Buffalo bar which were doing $5 vodkas- SWEET! We stayed there for a few drinks then headed to Altitude and it was karaoke night there and heaving with backpackers. We stayed there for a song and left as it was not really Geraldines scene. On the way in I did bump into a guy I met on Koh Phangan called Pat so that was random. We headed for World Bar which was also packed but was playing some good music so Jess and I stayed and danced the night away. I re-met up with the guys from my plane journey to NZ Matt and Luke (both wasted and doing the Kiwi bus) They both head to South America so may see them again there somwhere. It was a really good night and a few hours later we headed for a lamb fergburger and chips to soak up some alcohol and do our steep hill walk climb home for the second time that day.
The next day we woke early and went on the gondolas to the top of the mountain overlooking Queenstown. It was so foggy that morning but eventually it cleared up and we got some brilliant shots of the city and lake and surrounding areas. I went on the luges and did 5 rides. I had to get a chair lift to the top and ride down. I started on the scenic track which was longer and really pretty and then moved the the advance track which had more bumps and sharp corners. It was really fun to try it out but I was finished after 3 rides and was getting a bit bored. Those little carts can gain some speed though :) We finished up taking some pictures and then headed down and onto Te Anau. Te Anau has the largest lake in South Island and its a prime spot for people doing the Milford Sounds and Doubtful Sounds which are part of the Fiordland National park. The legend behind the lake goes something like this. There was a Mauori chief who found a watering hole. He told his wife and swore her to secrecy. However the unfaihful wife told her secret lover. He went to the spot and upon him gazing into it, it burst into a dam blooding the area... Lake Te Anau. Cute story huh :) About 3ish we arrived in Te Anau and it was a brilliant location. We were litterally on the lake front and it was stunning. We got some shopping and then headed back to chill out for a bit. After a short while Jess and I headed off walking and did 1 hour and a half where we walked to the Fiordland National Park and headed past the wildlife centre and towards the control gates. It was a gorgeous day so we got some lovely pictures. We headed back and made some dinner sitting on the balcony overlooking the lake and got chatting to 2 guys. One was from Austria and the other one Patrick was from Holland. Both very cute guys :) I spent more time talking to Patrick and we swapped our travel stories, he had been to India and Nepal and showed me some pictures. I really never get bored of hearing where people have been and go! Its brilliant. The girls headed off to bed and we stayed up for a bit and then called it a night. We might see him when we get to Mount Cook on Friday.
On Wednesday we were up early to head to Milford Sounds for our boat trip at 12.30. It was a 240km round trip and it was a stunning drive, the scenary would blow your mind. Beautiful mountains, valleys, strems, lakes.. it goes on. We stopped at the Mirror Lakes and they were small but very impressive..much more still then Lake Matheson. It flows into Lake Te Anau which was about 35km away so a long way. We also had to go through a tunnel through a mountain which was really long. When we arrived we did a 20 min shorewalk and took some pictures. Near the docks there is a 163 metres tall waterfall which is the highest in the Fiordland National park. We got on our boat with Real Journeys and sailed into our 2.5 hour cruise. The first stop was the Mightere which is the most famous landscape in the park and where people come to see. Its a massive mountain not far up the fiord. There are all these massive mountains and its a real mix of stone, trees and even snow and glaciers on top of some of them!! Milford Sounds had massive glaciers that came through and made marks on the mountains and then eventually melted creating the fiords. There were also 2 mountains close together, one shaped like a lion and the other an elephant. Milford Sounds is the wetest place in South Island and it actually gets rain 2 days out of 3 and it was ironic that we had the most beautiful day with sunshine. All the mountains have the dents (not sure what you call them) on them so when it rains its stunning as they create temporary waterfalls. It was a real shame to miss that. We saw some fur seals chilling on the rocks as well, very cute. The walls of one of the mountains had copper in it and quartz. People used to try and take the quartz but between very bad weather and annoying sandflies it did not last very long and now the park is part of a World Heritage Centre so it cannot be touched and is protected.


The following describes how to upload or download a package with the transferSpec (transfer specification) and the Faspex API v.4.
1. Request a bearer token for transfer activity on the server according to the example in Create an OAuth token.
When making your request to the ednpoint, copy the your token into the "Bearer" field in the header.
This creates a record of the package in the database and a storage directory for the files. It also generates a package ID that you can use later to GET information about the package.
Note: The parameters in the --data object are required. See "Create a package" for complete information.
3. Request the transfer specification to allow the transfer. Note: You must specify the direction of the transfer, either send or receive.
"destination": "asd - 2fb0b61e-ec57-4171-b540-15eab3179a34.aspera-package/PKG - asd/"
For more information, see the documentation for Connect Client and the TransferSpec Generator tool.
The issue token that is returned is used to modify the current transferSpec when editing a transfer. For information about generating the token, see "Issue a token for a file upload".
Note: If you seek permission to edit a package transfer for a subdirectory under the root directory; the token (permission) for the root directory is included in the transfer spec which you already requested.


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