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Will Ian flip for the Original Pancake House?
by Ian Froeb
Jennifer Silverberg The Original Pancake House stacks up.
17000 Chesterfield Airport Road, Chesterfield; 636-536-4044.
Hours: 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat.-Sun. (Closed Mon.)
Buttermilk pancakes...$5.95
Potato pancakes...$7.50
"Dutch Baby"...$7.95
Apple pancake...$8.95
I don't doubt there is a circle of Hell reserved for restaurant critics, and I'm reasonably certain it looks like the long stretch of Chesterfield Airport Road at the Boone's Crossing interchange of Highway 40. We'd be forced to waddle from chain restaurant to chain restaurant, condemned to an eternity of sizzling steak platters, all-you-can-eat homestyle buffets and never-ending pasta at the Olive Garden. If we fell behind — or if we dared ask for our ranch dressing on the side — ogres that spoke in Rachael Ray's husky chirp would prod us in the ass with pitchforks made from prosciutto di Parma.
So it was with some trepidation that I decided to visit the Original Pancake House, which opened last fall in Chesterfield, the first Missouri outpost of a Portland, Oregon-based chain with more than 100 locations in 28 states.
Two factors convinced me to risk the journey:
First, the original Original Pancake House in Portland won the James Beard "America's Regional Classic" Award in 1999. Not that this award confers greatness on a restaurant, especially a chain restaurant. Then again, you don't see Applebee's or Red Lobster boasting any James Beard Awards, now do you?
Second, pancakes rule, and I don't have an opportunity to write about them very often. What's more, the Original Pancake House serves all sorts of pancakes, from your basic buttermilk with whipped butter and maple syrup to an apple-cinnamon confection that's basically like having an entire cake for breakfast. Of course, I ordered it with a side of sausage.
The Original Pancake House's exterior resembles a large farmhouse, its "look" all the more ridiculous for being plunked down in the middle of suburban sprawl. Inside are wood-paneled walls, a fireplace and, often, a crowd. And I say that having avoided the restaurant on the weekend, when its family-friendly nature must be especially appealing.
(While every restaurant critic has a masochistic streak, you couldn't pay me enough to visit a suburban restaurant called the Original Pancake House late on a Sunday morning after church services have ended.)
There is also a counter where solo diners or those not fussy about wanting a table can sit. This looks through a busing area and the pass into the large kitchen. I sat here on most of my visits, sipping strong (but not flavorful) black coffee while watching Headline News on the flat-screen TV set mounted on the wall above the counter. The TV is an incongruous touch in a restaurant where the décor, the menu layout and even the logo — a creepy cartoon chef flipping what I assume is a pancake but actually looks like a thick slice of country ham — are meant to evoke the 1950s, when the Original Pancake House was founded.
On my first visit, I or-dered the buttermilk pancakes. I figured if a restaurant called the Original Pancake House couldn't get these right, there wouldn't be much point trying anything else. These were a simple pleasure, light and fluffy but with enough body to support a slathering of butter and generous pour of maple syrup.
Assuming they aren't burnt or made with sawdust in the batter, buttermilk pancakes can only distinguish themselves so much. Still, it was the little details that set these apart: the rich whipped butter, the syrup warmed to the ideal temperature, neither too thick nor too runny, the pancakes' surface a light brown rather than the chocolate brown of pancakes yanked from the skillet too late. Another favorite: the properly humble potato pancakes, thin and crisp-edged, paired with either sour cream or applesauce.
Many of the pancakes are variations on a theme. You can get pancakes filled with blueberries or bananas, coconut or pecans, bacon — how I resisted these I honestly don't know — or chocolate chips. You can have pancakes made out of buckwheat or pancakes made out of wheat germ. You can even have "Pigs in a Blanket," link sausages rolled up in pancakes.
The range of choices is overwhelming — and that's not even counting the selection of waffles, crêpes and omelets. Still, the gluttonous or curious (or, in my case, both) among you will likely be tempted by the Original Pancake House's two oven-baked house specialties: the apple pancake and the "Dutch Baby."
I'm not exaggerating (much) when I say the apple pancake is like having an entire cake for breakfast. It fills the large plate on which it is served and must be a couple of inches tall. Basically, it's composed of wedges of Granny Smith apple in a cinnamon glaze suspended in thick layer of batter. The apples are scorchingly hot, tender and delicious, but I could take or leave the batter. The texture was like a very thick custard or even a quiche, and I quickly grew tired of eating it.
As servers hurry it to other tables, the "Dutch Baby" looks equally impressive, seemingly as big and tall as the apple pancake. In fact, it's a hollow bowl, a thin, soft pancake with its edges curved upward and browned. The flavor of the pancake is delicate, with hints of vanilla and citrus fruit. On the side you get whipped butter, powdered sugar and lemon wedges. Doctor to your liking. I found a little bit of each enhanced, rather than covered, the pancake's light flavor.
The "Dutch Baby" alone sets the Original Pancake House apart from low-rent, breakfast-focused chains like IHOP or your favorite local short-stack-serving dive. And again, the little things suggest why the Original Pancake House might earn the respect of foodies (or at the very least some influential people at the James Beard Foundation), while IHOP and Denny's generally earn our scorn. Bacon is cut thick and cooked to a happy medium between crisp and chewy. The yolks of my over-easy eggs were a rich, fresh orange rather than a pale yellow. Only the sausage patties, thin, desiccated and generically spicy, were a disappointment.
For me, though, the Original Pancake House represents something of a dilemma. It's a very good breakfast spot, and — especially rare nowadays — it's a restaurant where the entire family, parents and kids and grandparents and kids' bratty friends, can enjoy a decent meal.
On the other hand, having seen the crowds the Original Pancake House is attracting, I find it troublesome that an out-of-state chain is raising the bar, however slightly, on something as simple and universally loved as pancakes. Almost exactly a year ago, I reviewed Rooster, the downtown crêperie whose success (it recently expanded its tiny Locust Street location) suggests there is a market for higher-quality, locally sourced breakfast.
Without more local options, who can blame the chain restaurants from meeting market demand? I already have to look forward to an eternity of Rachael-Ray-sounding ogres forcing me to order the Grand Slam breakfast at Denny's. I'd hate for the rest of my earthly days to be more or less the same.
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Miami er den 42. største by i USA, med en befolkning på 417.650. Det er den mest folkerige by i det sydlige Florida. I følge FN, er Miami det femte mest folkerige byområde i USA i 2010 med en befolkning på 4.919.036, senest skønner man, i 2008, at antallet er steget til 5.232.342, hvilket gør den til det fjerdestørste byområde i USA, kun overgået af New York City, Los Angeles og Chicago.

Miami ligger i et tropisk bælte dvs. med tropisk klima og tropisk plantevækst.

Historie

Miami-området blev først beboet i mere end tusind år af Tequestas, men blev senere erobret af Spanien i 1566 af Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. En spansk missionstation blev konstrueret et år senere i 1567. I 1836 blev Fort Dallas bygget, og Miami-området er senere blevet et kampsted under Anden Seminolekrig.

Miami har æren af at være "den eneste større by i USA udtænkt af en kvinde, Julia Tuttle",, som var en lokal citrusproducent og en velhavende Cleveland-indfødt. Miami-området var bedre kendt som "Biscayne Bay Country" i de tidlige år af sin vækst. Nogle offentliggjorte rapporter beskrev området som en lovende vildmark.  Området blev også karakteriseret som "en af de fineste byggegrunde i Florida."  Den store kulde i 1894-95 skyndte Miamis vækst, da afgrøderne i Miami-området var de eneste i Florida, der overlevede. Julia Tuttle overbeviste efterfølgende Henry Flagler om at udvide hans Florida East Coast Railway til regionen, for hvilket hun blev kendt som "mor til Miami."  Miami blev officielt en by d. 28. juli 1896 med en befolkning på lidt over 300 mennesker.  Den blev opkaldt efter den nærliggende Miami River, som selv var opkaldt efter Mayaimi indianere, der tidligere levede omkring Lake Okeechobee.

Miami blomstrede i 1920'erne med en stigning i befolkningen og infrastruktur, men svækket efter sammenbruddet i Florida's jordboom i 1920'erne, Miami Hurricane i 1926 og den store depression i 1930'erne. Da Anden Verdenskrig begyndte, spillede Miami på grund af sin placering på den sydlige kyst af Florida, en vigtig rolle i kampen mod de tyske ubåde. Krigen var med til at udvide Miami's befolkning; i 1940 levede der 172.172 mennesker i byen. Efter Fidel Castro kom til magten i 1959, søgte mange cubanere tilflugt i Miami, hvilket yderligere øgede befolkningen. I 1980'erne og 1990'erne ramte forskellige kriser det sydlige Florida, blandt dem tæsk af Arthur McDuffie og  efterfølgende optøjer, narkotikakrigene, orkanen Andrew, og Elián González-tumult. Ikke desto mindre, i den sidste halvdel af det 20. århundrede, blev Miami et stort internationalt, finansielt og kulturelt centrum.

Miami og dens byområde steg fra lidt over tusind beboere til næsten fem og en halv million indbyggere på blot 110 år (1896-2006). Byens kælenavn, The Magic City , kommer fra denne hastige vækst. Vinterbesøgende bemærkede, at byen voksede så meget fra det ene år til det næste, at det var ligesom magi.

Geografi

Byen egentlig er hjemsted for mindre end 1 ud af 13 indbyggere i det sydlige Florida. Derudover bor 52% af Miami-Dade Countys befolkning ikke i nogen indarbejdet by.

Miami og dens forstæder er placeret på en bred slette mellem Florida Everglades mod vest og Biscayne Bay mod øst, som også strækker sig fra Florida Bay nord for Lake Okeechobee . Højden af området overstiger aldrig 40 fod (12 m)  og en gennemsnitshøjde på omkring 6 fod (1,8 m)  over havets overflade i de fleste kvarterer, især nær kysten. De højeste bølger findes langs kysten Miami Rock Ridge, hvis substrat ligger til grund til det meste af den østlige Miami storbyregion. Den vigtigste del af byen ligger på bredden af Biscayne Bay, der indeholder flere hundrede naturlige og kunstigt skabte øer, hvoraf de største indeholder Miami Beach og South Beach. Golfstrømmen, en varm havstrøm, kører nordpå kun 15 miles (24 km) fra kysten, så byens klima er varmt og mildt hele året.

Geologi

Overfladen af grundfjeldet under Miami området kaldes Miami oolite eller Miami kalksten. Dette fundament er dækket af et tyndt lag af jord, og er ikke mere end 50 fod (15 m) tykke. Miami kalksten er dannet som et resultat af de drastiske ændringer i havniveauet i forbindelse med den seneste Mellemistid eller istider. Begyndende omkring 130.000 år siden hævede Eem-mellemistiden vandstanden til cirka 25 fod (7,6 m) over det nuværende niveau. Hele det sydlige Florida var dækket af et lavvandet hav. Adskillige parallelle rev dannet langs kanten af den neddykkede Florida-plateau, der strækker sig fra den nuværende Miami-området til, hvad der nu er Dry Tortugas. Området bag dette rev var i realiteten en stor lagune, og Miami kalksten blev dannet i hele området fra aflejring af oolites og skaller af bryozoer. Begyndende for omkring 100.000 år siden i Wisconsin istiden begyndte vandstanden at sænke sig, og udsætter bunden i lagunen. Af 15.000 år siden, havde vandstanden faldet til 300 til 350 fod (110 m) under den moderne niveau. Havniveauet steg hurtigt efter, for at stabilisere sig på det nuværende niveau for omkring 4000 år siden.

Under sletten ligger Biscayne Aquifer,  en naturlig underjordisk kilde til frisk vand, der strækker sig fra det sydlige Palm Beach County til Florida Bay, med sit højeste punkt topper omkring byerne Miami Springs og Hialeah. De fleste af Miamis byområder får sit drikkevand fra dette grundvandsmagasin. Som følge af det vandførende lag, er det ikke muligt at grave over 15-20 fod (4,6-6,1 m) under byen uden at ramme vand, hvilket vanskeliggør underjordisk konstruktioner.

De fleste af de vestlige udkanter af byen strækker sig ind i Everglades, et subtropisk marskland beliggende i den sydlige del af den amerikanske stat Florida. Dette forårsager lejlighedsvise problemer med det lokale dyreliv såsom at alligatorer begiver sig ind i Miamis samfund og ud på større motorveje.

Med hensyn til areal, er Miami en af de mindste større byer i USA. Ifølge US Census Bureau, omfatter byen et samlet areal på 143.1 km2. Af dette område er 92.4 km2 jord og 50.7 km2 er vand. Det betyder at bor 400.000 mennesker på blot 91 km2, i Miami, hvilket gør den til en af de tættest befolkede byer i USA, sammen med blandt andre New York City, San Francisco og Chicago. Miami er beliggende ved 25° 47'16"N 80° 13'27"W.

Bydele
Miami er inddelt i mange mindre områder, hovedsageligt: Nord, syd, vest og centrum. Byens centrum er teknisk set i byens østside. Dette område består af Brickell, Virginia Key, Watson Island og havnefronten. Miamis centrum er egentlig forretningscentrum for det meste af sydflorida og er Floridas største og mest indflydelsesrige finanskvarter. Centrum har den største koncentration af internationale banker i hele USA og er samtidig hovedsæde for flere af USAs større pengeinstitutter, finansielle institutioner, kulturinstitutioner og ikke mindst turistattraktioner, samt skoler, parker og store beboelsesområder. Øst for centrum er byens kendte "South Beach".

Transport

Lufthavne
 Miami International Airport (MIA)
 Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)

Lokaltransport
 Miami Trolley (sporvogn/forstadsbane)
 Metrorail
 Metromover
 Bus
 Taxa

Jernbane
Byen har med jernbaneselskaberne Amtrak, Tri-Rail og Brightline, direkte forbindelser til blandt andre Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa og Jacksonville i Florida, samt andre byer i det østlige USA, herunder Washington D.C. og New York City.

Den største jernbanestation i Miami er Miami Airport Station, som benyttes af Amtrak og Tri-Rail.

Havn
Havnen i Miami er en af verdens største havne for krydstogtskibe.

Motorveje
Nogle af de vigtigste:
 SR 112 (Airport Expressway): Interstate 95 til MIA
 SR 826 (Palmetto Expressway): Golden Glades Interchange til U.S. Route 1/Pinecrest
 SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway): Downtown til SW 137th Ave via MIA
 SR 874 (Don Shula Expressway): 826/Bird Road til Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike/Kendall
 SR 878 (Snapper Creek Expressway): SR 874/Kendall til U.S. Route 1/Pinecrest & South Miami
 SR 924 (Gratigny Parkway) Miami Lakes til Opa-locka

Kilder

Eksterne kilder/henvisninger

Byer i Florida

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Mesolithic Age
Mesolithic age is between Paleolithic and neolithic age. the term Mesolithic is derived from the Greek word meso means middle and lithic means stone In Mesolithic age, the climatic conditions – in terms of atmospheric temperature, humidity etc - improved compared to Palaeolithic Age. With the improvement in weather and climatic conditions, human inhabitation also started to improve in Mesolithic Age. This Age corresponds between Palaeolithic Age and Neolithic Age. This period is also referred to as middle Stone Age. Unlike people in Palaeolithic Age, people in this age started to live in groups and were working for a permanent settlement. Unlike in Paleolithic Age, people in this age were not hunter-gatherer.
The transition from Palaeolithic to Mesolithic is marked by transition from Pleistocene period to Holocene period. The climate became warmer and humid and hence expansion of flora and fauna contributed to increase in rainfall. People of this age started to live in groups nearer to rivers, which led to increase in food production. People started to improve their tools to gather more food. In early period of Mesolithic age heating, fishing and food gathering was started. Animal bones have been excavated from various Mesolithic sites. Domesticating crops and animals was initially practiced in this age. Earlier proof of domestication of animals has recently been excavated at Adamgarh in Madhya Pradesh, Bagor in Rajasthan. The first animals that were domesticated are dog, cattle, sheep, goat. Plants cultivated were wheat and barley.
Another important fact is that first human colonisation took place at the plains of Ganges. There are more than two hundred Mesolithic sites found in Allahabad, Pratapgarh, Jaunpur, Mirzapur and Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh. As people of Mesolithic age started to settle at one place, this led to the problem of disposal of dead. There are grounds that have been excavated at Bagor in Rajasthan, Lanthanum in Gujarat, Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh etc.
Burials of the dead
The dead were buried with knees bent and upper part of the body was brought forward down. They also believed in life after death and hence they also buried the dead with food items, jewellery etc. Mesolithic people started to wear clothes made of animal skin. With the advent of fire, they started to eat cooked food. One of the major contributions of Mesolithic people is farming and living in communities, which necessitated them to move from hills/ jungles to fertile plains.
Tools used by Mesolithic people
Tools used by Mesolithic people:
The tools used by people were small and tiny better finished than paleolatic people and were called as microliths. These microliths were tiny tools of one to five centimetres length made by blunting one or more side with steep retouch. The main type of tools used were blacked blades obliquely truncated blades with crescent, triangles and trapezes shapes. Some microliths were speared arrowheads, knives, sickles, harpoons and daggers. These were fitted into grooves in bone wood and reed shafts and joined together by natural adhesives like gum and resins. Hunting and gathering was given to food productions hence use of bow and arrow came into existence. The new technology (bow and arrow) increased the efficiency in the hunting and collection of foods
Art in Mesolithic Age
Mesolitic Art
The Mesolitic people were art lovers. This can be understood by the paintings which were mostly in red and white pigments. The subject matter of these paintings were mostly wild animals and hunting scenes and sometimes gathering plant resources, trapping animals, child birth, dancing etc. In paintings we can see humans wearing dress and wearing ornaments like head gear, waistband, shell, Ivory etc. The Rock paintings of Mesolitic period are found in Adamgarh, Bhimbetka of Madhya Pradesh and Pratapgarh , Mirzapur of Rajasthan.
Mesolithic sites in India
Bagor in Rajasthan, Sarai Nahar Rai in Allahabad, Jharkhand, Chhota Nagpur plateau. In Orissa Mayarbbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundugarh are major Mesolithic sites in India. In south India Godavari bases is rich in microliths
microliths Bagor in Rajasthan is the biggest Mesolithic site in India. Bagor in on River kotari were microliths along with animal bones and shells have been excavated. Bones of Bison, Rhinocerous, fish tortoise 11 human burials have been found in Sarai Nahar Rai in Allahabad. The vast distribution of Mesolithic sites in India show that people of this age covered almost whole of India except few places. Microliths have also been found in some important valleys of River Tapi, Sabramati, Narmada and Mahi. Blades, microliths are also found in Bhimbaketa. The other two important Mesolithic sites in India are Langhnaj in Gujarat and Biharnpur in West Bengal. Bones of wild animals that include mongoose, rhinoceros, blackbuck, wild boar have been excavated from Langhnaj. Seven human skeletons and large number of microliths have also been recovered from the place.
Slowly the Mesolithic age gave way to Neolithic era or New Stone Age period.
Neolithic age
Chalcolithic age
Indian civilisation period

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Hubbard County, Minnesota Records
Hubbard County, Minnesota Courthouse Records
Hubbard County, Minnesota Census Records
Hubbard County, Minnesota Vital Records
Hubbard County, Minnesota Resources
Hubbard County, Minnesota External Links
Hubbard County, Minnesota (Map It) was created on February 26, 1883 (Organized in 1887) from Cass County. The county was named in honor of Lucius Frederick Hubbard (1836-1913), editor of Red Wing Republican; state senator, 1872-1875; governor of Minnesota, 1882-87.
Hubbard County is bordered by Beltrami County (north), Cass County (east, southeast), Wadena County (south), Becker County (southwest), Clearwater County (northwest).
Hubbard County Cities and Towns include Akeley, Laporte, Nevis, Park Rapids.
Hubbard County Townships include Akeley, Arago, Badoura, Clay, Clover, Crow Wing Lake, Farden, Fern, Guthrie, Hart Lake, Helga, Hendrickson, Henrietta, Hubbard, Lake Alice, Lake Emma, Lake George, Lake Hattie, Lakeport, Mantrap, Nevis, Rockwood, Schoolcraft, Steamboat River, Straight River, Thorpe, Todd, White Oak Townships.
A Map of Hubbard County, Minnesota contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Hubbard County, MN Courthouse
Old Hubbard County Courthouse
The Hubbard County Courthouse is located in Park Rapids, Minnesota. At some time Hubbard County was attached to Wadena County for county and or judicial purposes. Some early records may be found there. Partially destroyed by fire a few years after 1889. No records were destroyed Learn More About State of Minnesota Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.
The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Hubbard county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
Hubbard County Recorder has Birth / Death Records from 1885 / 1887, Marriage Records from 1884 and Land Records from 1883. The County Recorder is responsible for all the real estate records for properties located in the County. Permanent records of deeds, mortgages and other various real estate records are recorded/filed in this office. As Local Registrar, the office protects and issues certified copies of Birth and Death records, Marriage Certificates & Military Discharge Records.
Hubbard County Court Administrator has Probate Records from 1884 and Court Records from 1884. The County Court Administrator maintains court files for Civil, Criminal, Traffic, Probate, Conciliation, Juvenile, Tax and Family Court matters.
Hubbard County Treasurers Office is responsible for keeping a complete accounting of all monies collected and expended by all the county departments. This includes the investing of available funds and accurately distributing the interest received. The department is also responsible for the collection of taxes and distribution to the various taxing entities within the County.
U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
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Coca-Cola was invented by John Pemberton, a pharmacist. His mission? To devise a drink so deliciously addictive, that it would be a replacement for his morphine dependency.
With its scientific origins and unfathomable brown hue, Coca-Cola is a victory for man over nature.
In the world of Coke, real doesn't mean natural. Rather it speaks to Coca-Cola's unique, otherworldly recipe. The holy grail. A recipe so arrestingly delicious that it feels thrillingly illicit to partake.
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'Drinking natural' is part of the more general need for 'organic', 'rooted' and 'authentic' production.
Consumers in developed countries increasingly aspire towards a DIY capitalism. Products curated by ethical, small time players who trade off an intimate supply chain.
These players can authentically make claims about natural ingredients. They are closer to the real world. And they define themselves against giant, global companies like Coca-Cola.
Which is why Life is so jarring. It is the worst of both worlds. Coke without the indulgence. Nature without a credible story.
Coca-Cola should remain in its natural habitat. A euphoric, hedonistic idyll which exists somewhere in the sky. A cult of happiness.
It will remain a place people visit. When they want to get high.


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If you want to have a great milkshake, then this is the best place to have it and in various flavors. It is just awesome!
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The National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) recently hosted John Zogby of JZ Analytics and Chad Van Vacas of CVV International at an exclusive roundtable dinner and discussion entitled "New Market Research and Polling Services and Analysis in North Africa." Mr. Zogby and Mr. Van Vacas briefed attendees on new North African polling data and also delivered a special briefing on the 2012 Super Tuesday results.
The roundtable drew over 40 business and government leaders from the United States and the Arab world, including H.E. Mohammed Al-Hussaini Al-Sharif, Ambassador of the Arab League; H.E. Rachad Bouhlal, Ambassador of Morocco; and, H.E. Mohamed Tekaya, Ambassador of Tunisia.
Particularly after the events of the Arab Spring, North Africa boasts many dynamic and emerging markets, which present opportunities for companies to market their products and services to untapped consumer pockets of a burgeoning middle class throughout the MENA region. Furthermore, with more than 46 percent of the population of North Africa under 25 years of age, the region holds immense promise for the future.
Zogby companies have over two decades of experience providing the highest quality market and opinion research in the region and new technologies have allowed the ability to master the collection and analysis of data.
According to new research from the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce, these five nations comprise over 20 percent of the United States' total goods exports to the entire Arab world. As the dust settles from events in Egypt and Libya, U.S. exports to these countries are expected to recover and, indeed, surpass pre-revolutionary figures.


When you produce a bull that hits all the benchmarks you've spent years working on, he has to stay! Deuce will stay in the Fischer Red Angus program to sire calves for 2018.
Deuce provides a powerful growth from a moderate birth to top ratios both within herd and EPD's that place him the top of the Red Angus Breed. He's structurally correct, with a wide top, big hip, deep, thick and all on a moderate frame. This is the dam's first calf and she excelled and bred right back to produce one of the first calves born in 2017. The 2017 calf is a 77lb Fischer Soldier 735 bull calf. Watch for him next spring.


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Intel crowns a new PC chief
Michelle Johnston Holthaus will lead Intel's Client Computing Group as Gregory Bryant departs.
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Michelle Johnston Holthaus (Intel)
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Intel has named Michelle Johnston Holthaus, the current executive vice president of its Sales, Marketing, and Communications Group, as the new head of its Client Computing Group (CCG), which includes Intel's Core processor line.
Gregory GB Bryant, who currently heads Intel's CCG, will leave at the end of January for another opportunity, Intel said.
Holthaus has been the head of Intel's sales and marketing group since 2017 and previously led all of Intel's CCG sales. In her new role, Holthaus will be responsible for all aspects of running and growing the client business, including strategy, financial performance and product development for the full portfolio of client technologies and platforms designed to enable exceptional personal computing experiences, Intel said in a statement.
"Michelle's track record of success driving global sales and revenue for the last five years, combined with her profound understanding of the client computing business and trusted relationships across the entire industry, make her a natural choice to lead our largest business," said Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel.
"Michelle is a proven leader who embodies Intel's values, and I look forward to partnering with her in this new capacity as we drive innovation and unquestioned product leadership across the client business," he said.
Holthaus has worked at Intel for 25 years, joining in 1996. She previously led the Microsoft global account team, managed channel products, and ran central marketing and operations for the PC client group and management of the reseller product group.
Bryant is a 30-year veteran at Intel, who began his Intel tenure in 1992. Bryant hasn't said what his next venture will be. Gelsinger noted that, under Bryant, Intel's CCG group has enjoyed five straight years of growth. CCG includes the Core processor, the related Arc graphics chip, memory, and all commercial, desktop, and mobile initiatives. (Intel's Xeon processors fall under the Data Center Group.)
Holthaus will transition to her new role over the coming months as a search for the new leader of Intel's sales, marketing and communications organisation begins. Intel also said that David Zinsner has been appointed as the company's executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective Jan. 17, 2022.
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In this episode of LoL we have our first special guest, Veronica Belmont! Veronica is the co-host of Revision3's tech-centric show, Tekzilla, and Qore on the PlayStation Network and a founding member of the AIE guild on Earthen Ring.
Since the latest 3.3 patch in World of Warcraft came out Tuesday, we moved our WoW segment to the top of the show and discussed all the fun new enhancements to the game. We also discuss Dragons Age, Left 4 Dead 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 & Little Big Planet for PSP.
It looks like we are getting another Lego series, this time it's Harry Potter!
Facebook's Farmville is reported as more popular than twitter?! There is even a podcast about Farmville.
A FREE iphone app from a fellow gamer & comic; Scott Johnson's Extra Life Reader.


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This Article Was Written By A Robot
There is no one definition of robot which satisfies everyone and most people have their own. For example Joseph Engelberger, a pioneer in industrial robotics, once remarked: "I can't define a robot, but I know one when I see one."
According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica a robot is "any automatically operated machine that replaces human effort, though it may not resemble human beings in appearance or perform functions in a humanlike manner." The Merriam-Webster dictionary describes a robot as a "machine that looks like a human being and performs various complex acts (as walking or talking) of a human being," or a "device that automatically performs complicated often repetitive tasks," or a "mechanism guided by automatic controls."
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A lot of people find it disturbing that humans are becoming more like robots while, at the same time, robots are also becoming more like humans. Many are philosophizing about what humans will become after we modify ourselves through genetic engineering or by implanting AI components into all parts of the body to improve our physical and mental abilities. There are concerns that such modifications will pervert us in some way and should perhaps be avoided. This is causing a lot of anxiety and some are warning that humans will stop being actually human.
I, for one, fail to see what the fuss is all about. There is a simple answer as to why the prospect of "artificial" human modification should not be a significant cause for concern.
Humans already are robots. One of my favorite quotes by Aubrey de Grey is "the human body is a very complex machine." Yes, we are complex, self replicating and self-repairing, but we are machines never-the-less. Look at yourself, look at your hands – they are a small part of an extremely complex apparatus that is able to accomplish all kinds of sophisticated actions. Vertebrate life forms are the most complex apparatus ever developed and no definition of a robot says that it has to be man made. So what if the current life forms were created by the trial-and-error process called evolution for over 4.7 billion years?!…
It is a given that a person does look like a human and can replace other humans' efforts and is able to perform various complex and often repetitive acts (such as walking and talking) and finally is guided by automatic controls (in our nervous system).
The human being is definitely not a perfect contraption for any mechanism can always be improved. However, the natural process of evolution that has updated humans until the start of the industrial revolution is no longer an option. Civilization needs to find a new way to improve their design. And just as humanity is transcending evolution the technology to modify the human machine will become available.
Original Ford Model T
The technology to maintain the human machine indefinitely in roughly its built condition will be fully available with the advent of regenerative medicine, as being developed by Aubrey de Grey and the SENS Foundation. In may take 20 or 30 years (or more) but the technological singularity (also estimated to take roughly another 20 or 30 years) will provide us with another way to improve the hardware we run on and build the next generation of humachines to be better then they would be by (evolutionary) chance.
Think of your body as an old car — you can keep it running in perfect condition indefinitely, for as long as you do the proper maintenance (i.e. regenerative medicine). Just like people who have an antique and perfectly working Ford Model T. Or you might want to put in a more powerful engine, an automatic gearbox and an air conditioning unit, so you can drive faster and more more comfortably. You can even turn it into a hot-rod muscle car for street racing or to impress the girls…
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Why would anyone worry about the option of modifying a robot to be a better robot?
Humans are always updating the programming of our biological CPU (through education) from the moment we are born. You are updating your programming even now – by reading this article. Further "artificial" mental and physical modifications that will be an option after the singularity will just be another hardware adjustment, not very much different from the one above. Some people want to keep their cars as if they just came off the assembly line. Others may let them wear out and go on to the scrap yard. But in my opinion, most will want to install parts that allow for better durability, performance, speed and comfort.
…I can now say that I know a robot when I see one. And that includes when I am looking at the mirror.
About the Author: Kieran Griffith is a voluntary consultant to the SENS Foundation for developing medical techniques that extend lifespan indefinitely. He has degrees in psychology, the Humanities and Space Science, and is planning a future career in the field of commercial spaceflight.
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Dr. David Christensen is senior vice president, medical affairs and chief physician executive for Valley Children's Healthcare.
Prior to joining Valley Children's in February 2010, Dr. Christensen served as senior vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer at Children's Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. He has held a variety of medical leadership positions over his career, including medical director at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center in Tacoma, Wash., and division chief at Southwest Medical Associates in Nevada.
Board certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics, Dr. Christensen has 25 years' clinical pediatrics experience in rural and tertiary medical centers, children's hospitals and multispecialty groups. A fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, he has published in professional journals including the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology and Physiologist. He is a member of the American College of Physician Executives and the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Dr. Christensen received his medical degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska and completed his internship and residency at Stanford University where he received the Education Award in Adolescent Medicine. He completed a master's degree in healthcare management at Harvard University, a master's degree in business administration at the University of California, Los Angeles and a master's degree in public health from the University of California, Berkeley.


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Flickr member Monica Wagner displays photos of this darling Computer Monitor Dog Bed made from a retired desktop screen. This cuddly canine has found himself a new nook that's just his size -- what an exemplary DIY recycling project for electronic waste!
Furnished with a comfy cushion inside, the pivoting Computer Monitor Dog Bed is the perfect perch for any puppy. No doubt once his owner ceased with the snapshots, this tired terrier got to switch into sleep mode.


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Remembering Sister Margaret (Jean Marie) Duffy, OSF
December 6, 2012 /in In Memoriam /by admin
Sister Margaret Duffy (Jean Marie) was a native of Columbus, Ohio, and was one of eight children born to James and Susan (Handiboe) Duffy. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers: John, Edward, Joseph and Billy; and her sisters: Sister Mary Duffy, OSF, Catherine Hoffman and Terese Weisenbach.
Before entering religious life, Sister Margaret was a member of St. Thomas Parish in Columbus, Ohio, and attended the parish grade school. She graduated from St. Mary High School in Columbus and earned a bachelor of arts degree from the College of St. Francis (University of St. Francis) in Joliet, Illinois, and a master of arts degree from DePaul University in Chicago.
Margaret Duffy was a "go to" person in all her roles in life. Margie, as the family called her, was from her earliest days blessed with a pleasant disposition which she always attributed to the Handiboe genes. She would take life as it came and with a flexibility and straight forward, no nonsense approach that endeared her to many. When Margaret met the Sisters of Saint Francis from Joliet at Saint Mary High School in Columbus, Ohio, she immediately knew her calling to be a Sister. Mary Duffy, her oldest sister, was communicating with the Sisters about entering herself, but times were hard and Mary was, for a while at least, the only full time worker in the family, using skills honed in her business courses at St. Mary's. Margaret knew that after graduation she, too, would have to help support the family, and she did so for two years working at the U.S. Army Depot as a secretary to Colonel Morrill. But in January of 1944, Margaret left home to enter the postulancy. The advice of her father that morning was, "Do what the Sisters tell you to do." Margaret would recall those words many times during her nearly 70 years in our Congregation, and she rightly believed that she followed them.
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Lo and behold: Reason 2.5 is out. The bad news is, it still won't do your homework or your household chores for you; the good news is, at least it can talk. The BV-512 Digital Vocoder vocoder is a cutting-edge space-age rendition of a hardware Vocoder, with a whopping 512 bands and an equalizer mode.
Sadly, the Voder never made the big time, commercially - perhaps the idea of transforming people's telephone conversations into hollow robotic blabber didn't sit well with phone company executives - however, a digital version of the Voder had a cameo appearance during World War II, where it served as a part of SIGSALY, a secure voice communication system used for enciphered speech transmissions between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. The machine remained a closely guarded military secret until the seventies...!
Yup, the digital vocoder existed in 1942 - and now, some sixty years later, it's finally your turn to play with one. But how does a vocoder work?
The very first thing you need to know about the concept of a vocoder, is this: It needs two sound sources to function. One carrier, one modulator. This doesn't necessarily mean that it requires two separate Reason devices, however - but, more on that later.
Much like a paper that goes through a document shredder, the modulator signal is sliced up in [X] number of bands, each representing one 'slot' of the time-varying frequency spectrum. With BV-512, the number [X] can be 4, 8, 16, 32 or 512. The analyzer then looks at the amplitude of each band. By this process, a spectral 'blueprint' is extracted. Simultaneously, the carrier signal is analyzed and divided in an equal number of slices. The frequency characteristics of the modulator can now be 'superimposed' onto the carrier.
It is therefore preferable that the carrier features a rich spectral content, so that the vocoder can always "find a match" for the modulator. For example, if the carrier sound is a heavily filtered pad sound with nothing going on in the high frequency range, and the modulator is a recording of vocals, you will get a muffled and unintelligible result. This happens because there is nothing in the carrier material that corresponds to the high frequencies required to produce consonants such as "s" and "t".
Now that we have an idea of how a vocoder works, let's try our luck with that good old trademark vocoder sound. For this we will need a vocal sample (the modulator) and an analog synth sound (the carrier). The Vocoder itself needs to be in 8- or 16-band mode in order to emulate an old school analog vocoder, since this is in the range of the number of bands these used to have. With the 32- or 512-band setting you tend to lose the 'robot' quality and the human quality takes over.
As for the carrier sound, instant results will be obtained by using a raw, unfiltered sawtooth wave - with the emphasis on raw; the most effective carrier sounds for getting vocals across are usually sharp, loud and unrelenting, and sound pretty awful on their own.
Using the "Init Patch" settings as a starting point, open up Filter 1 completely by moving the Freq slider to value 127.
Make the patch more "sluggish" by adding some portamento, some attack time and some release time. This adds an organic touch to the carrier sound, since the human voice A) tends to glide slightly between notes, and B) doesn't open and close instantly like an envelope in gate mode.
From this basic setup you can go on to add variations: Maybe you want a monophonic carrier. Maybe you want to enable Oscillator 2 and detune it, or use it as a sub oscillator. Maybe you want to use the noise oscillator, which gives the voice a more raspy, whispering character and accentuates the consonants. Maybe you want to add a Scream 4, which really spices things up, either inserted after the carrier or after the vocoder. Experiment!
Use one oscillator for noise: Try the "Pink Noise" graintable. Route it through the filter. Set it to Bandpass mode and keep turning the frequency knob until you get something that sounds like a long "SSSSSS".
Use the second oscillator for the vocal timbre. Experiment with the various Voice graintables such as "MaleChoir".
Like in the Subtractor example above, add a little portamento, attack and release time.
Keep toying with the different Malström graintables and you'll find many otherwordly carrier sounds. Or, if you're a vocalist yourself, sample your own voice producing a steady "aaaaaaaah", then "ssssssss", mix these two together and loop the sample. Use this as a carrier in 512-band mode and you can approximate the immensely popular (and by some, fiercely hated) 'auto-tune' effect known from Madonna's "Die Another Day", Cher's "Believe" and many others. Investigate!
Download the example file reverb_voco.rns, open it in Reason 2.5 and hit Play.
Examine the setup: The carrier is a Malström playing the "Pink Noise" graintable, the modulator is a Dr.REX playing a drum loop, and the Vocoder is in 512-band mode. Try turning the Attack time up for a bit of pre-delay on the Reverb effect.
Turn the Decay knob on the BV-512 down to zero and the Dry/Wet knob to 127. Now you will hear the 'ghost' of the drum loop projected on the carrier sound (it resembles heavy mp3 or RealAudio compression).
Experiment with the band setting on the vocoder. Notice how 4 or 8 bands produces a cool "old school Roland analog beatbox" effect.
Fool around with the Shift knob on the vocoder. Consider that it can be automated and CV controlled, too.
Enable Mod B on the Malström. It will control the Motion on the noise graintable.
Browse through the graintables on the Malström and hear what "Thunder reverb" or "TibetanMonks reverb" sounds like. Explore!
Bonus round: Switch MIDI input to the Vocoder track in the sequencer, and mute the Dr. REX track. Now you can play the Vocoder bands from your keyboard.
Is there a way to use the same device as both carrier and modulator? Certainly. Is there a purpose? Definitely.
Create an NN19, a BV-512, a Spider Audio and a Scream 4. Load a vocal sample into the NN19.
Using the Spider, split the NN19 output and route one signal to the modulator input on the BV-512, and the other through the Scream 4 and into the carrier input on the BV-512.
Play the NN19 from your keyboard and mess around with the Shift knob on the BV-512 for interesting results; the Shift parameter now controls the formants.
Create a BV-512. Create an NN-XT and load a strings patch.
Add one sample Zone and span it across the entire keyboard. Make a separate Group of it and route it to Output pair 3+4. Load a rhytmic sample into this Zone.
Set the Group polyphony parameter to 1 (monophonic).
Change the Pitch kbd tracking to zero (fixed pitch) for this Zone.
Connect the 1+2 outputs to the carrier input of a BV-512. Connect output 3 to the modulator input.
You can of course also use two polyphonic NN-XT sounds in the above setup to "morph" any two sounds together: Strings and piano, effect sound and pad... it's your call.
Hopefully, this exercise has begun to open your mind to the fact that a vocoder is much more than a talking synth thingamabob. A vocoder is a set of bandpass filters, and it imposes the characteristics of one audio signal onto another audio signal. Either audio source can be any sound, and vocals is just one source material out of billions. Now get to work!


A public information session on plans to replace the town's water tank will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at the John Bauer Senior Center (the White Building) at 17 West St.
Engineers working on the project will give an overview and answer questions. The Board of Selectmen invites residents unable to attend to submit questions or concerns about the project to Town Hall, prior to the meeting.
The proposal for replacing the Maple Street water tank are the result of the engineering and surveying work that voters approved at the special town meeting last September.


"You want to see what a halo effect looks like? Take a look at last year," said Carton, pointing out the Mac's 6.5-point jump in the planned purchase share last summer, immediately after the first-generation iPhone debuted.
That halo effect continues, Carton said. In the August survey, 17 percent of those polled said that they were more likely to buy a Mac desktop or laptop because of the iPhone 3G, the model Apple launched last month.
"This year's halo isn't to the degree of last year's, but in this economic environment and the fact that Apple's hitting its biggest numbers ever, means it's enough to see Apple significantly outperform expectations going forward," said Carton.
"Everything else equal, Apple's outperforming in an incredibly difficult consumer spending environment," Carton observed.
During Apple's most recent quarter, which ended June 30, the company sold a record 2.5 million Macs.


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 Turner H. (2008) New species of the family Costellariidae from the Indian and Pacific Oceans (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 137(1): 105–125. [27 June 2008] page(s): 111

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Gastropods described in 2008


This 'Aruba Instant IAP-205 (RW) Radio Access Point' is sold online by the retailer Ebuyer and we found this price drop on 09th February 2019. It was previously listed in the Projectors category on sale at £751.98 but after the price drop it is now on sale at £338.99. That is a saving of 55% compared to the previous price. To get more information or to buy this deal visit the Ebuyer website. The £338.99 was correct at the time of our last check but prices may change between us sending the donkey in to look.


I notice that a group calling themselves 'British Victims of Investing in Malaysia' have protested in London over funds they lost in Doxport Technologies Sdn Bhd, a firm reportedly owned by former Umno treasurer-general Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi.
This reminds me of other investors in Australia and New Zealand who lost their retirement savings in a trust company in Labuan. They were left in a lurch.
When questioned in Parliament by Klang MP Charles Santiago in 2010, former deputy finance minister Awang Adek had said he would ensure the Labuan regulatory body provided a proper response to the investors about the status of their investments. But the retirees are still in the dark – with no sign of their money.
Can someone tell me what purpose the 'Labuan International Business and Financial Centre' serves?
Does anyone remember the Bank Islam losses in Labuan in 2005?
Shame you can't label these people as homos to contain the problem.


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Email: Cory.Sheffield@gov.sk.ca
Prospective Graduate Students
My research interests are primarily focussed on all aspects of bees, including their diversity and taxonomy, ecology, and conservation with particular focus on the Canadian fauna. There are over 800 species of bees in Canada (200 species and counting in Saskatchewan), and many make important contributions to pollination of native and crop plant species. In addition to taxonomic research, I am interested in the impact that anthropogenic factors have on bee populations in the prairies, bee and pollination conservation, and investigating ways to encourage and manage native bees for pollination.
I am also interested in plant reproductive biology, especially insect pollinated species, and in general biodiversity/ecology studies of insects, spiders, and other arthropods of the prairie and adjacent regions.
Bee Taxonomy and Systematics
I am currently doing taxonomic revisions of the Canadian bee fauna. Currently, this includes the Canadian species of Andrena (Andrenidae), and the Anthophoriini (Anthophora and Habropoda: Apidae). I am also doing a revision and phylogeny of the subgenus Megachiloides (genus Megachile), a group found in southern Canada to northern Mexico. In the future, I hope to continue work on the taxonomy of the Canadian hymenopteran fauna. My research in taxonomy includes integrating morphology and molecular (i.e. DNA barcoding) approaches, including the use of a state of the art digital imaging system to produce web-based interactive keys.
Bee Ecology and Conservation
I am interested in researching the aspects of the life history of bees (and other Hymenoptera) to answer questions like: Where do they nest? What do they require for food? How do they survive winter? What can we do to promote, conserve, and perhaps manage bee species to meet our future pollination needs?
Pollination and Plant Reproduction
As bees are the most important pollinators, I am interested in understanding the details of pollination, including the mechanisms by which it is achieved in natural and crop plants.
If you are interested in bees, their conservation, and/or in the important ecological services they provide, and are thinking of pursuing graduate studies in this or related areas, please contact me so we can discuss potential projects and funding options. Although I will continuously be looking for funding opportunities for exciting bee-related projects, students who have secured external funding and/or scholarships would be most welcome. Of course, other ideas for diversity/ecology projects with other insect/arthropod groups are welcome, so please contact me via email, and let me know of your interests, education/experiences and what type of project(s) you are interested in.
Prospective graduate students must meet the requirements of the faculty of Graduate Studies and Research and the Biology Department at the University of Regina.
Williams, P.H., S.G. Cannings, and C.S. Sheffield. 2016. Cryptic subarctic diversity: a new bumblebee species from the Yukon and Alaska (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Journal of Natural History http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2016.1214294
Heron, J., and C.S. Sheffield. 2016. First Canadian record of the water mite Thermacarus nevadensis Marshall, 1928 (Arachnida: Acariformes: Hydrachnidiae: Thermacaridae) from hot springs in British Columbia. Biodiversity Data Journal 4(e9550).
Sheffield, C.S., H.T. Ngo, and N. Azzu. 2016. A Manual on Apple Pollination. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 44pp. ISBN 978-92-5-109171-5.
Sheffield, C.S., L. Richardson, S. Cannings, H. Ngo, J. Heron, and P.H. Williams. 2016. Biogeography and designatable units of Bombus occidentalis Greene and B. terricola Kirby (Hymenoptera: Apidae) with implications for conservation status assessments. Journal of Insect Conservation 20(2): 189–199.
Frier, D. C.M. Somers, and C.S. Sheffield. 2016. Comparing the performance of native and managed pollinators of Haskap (Lonicera caerulea: Caprifoliaceae), an emerging fruit crop. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 219: 42–48.
Heron, J., and C. S. Sheffield. 2015. First record of the Lasioglossum (Dialictus) petrellum species group in Canada (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia 112: 88-91.
Williams, P.H., A.M. Byvaltsev, B. Cederberg, M.V. Berezin, F. Ødegaard, C. Rasmussen, L.L. Richardson, J. Huang, C.S. Sheffield, and S.T. Williams. 2015. Genes suggest arctic bumblebees combine morphologically cryptic species with ancestral colour polymorphisms that cut across species. PLOS ONE E 10(12): e0144544. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144544
Rader, R., I. Bartomeus, L.A. Garibaldi, M.P.D. Garratt, B.G. Howlett, R. Winfree, S.A. Cunningham, M.M. Mayfield, A.D. Arthur, G.K.S. Andersson, R. Bommarco, C. Brittain, L.G. Carvalheiro, N.P. Chacoff, M.H. Entling, B. Foully, B.M. Freitas, B. Gemmill-Herren, J. Ghazoul, S.R. Griffin, C.L. Gross, L. Herbertsson, F. Herzog, J. Hipólito, S. Jaggar, F. Jauker, A. Klein, D. Kleijn, S. Krishnan, C.Q. Lemos, S.A.M. Lindström, Y. Mandelik, V.M. Monteiro, W. Nelson, L. Nilsson, D.E. Pattemore, N.O. Pereirat, G. Pisanty, S.G. Potts, M. Reemer, M. Rundlöf, C.S. Sheffield, J. Scheper, C. Schüepp, H.G. Smith, D.A. Stanley, J.C. Stout, H. Szentgyörgyi, H. Taki, C.H. Vergara, B.F. Viana, and M. Woyciechowskinn. 2015. Non-bee insects are important contributors to global crop pollination. PNAS www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1517092112
Sheffield, C.S., M.A. Wilkes, G.C. Cutler, and L. Hermanutz. 2014. An artificial nesting substrate for Osmia species that nest under stones, with focus on Osmia inermis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Insect Conservation and Diversity 8: 189-192. doi: 10.1111/icad.12095.
Cutler, G.C., V.O. Nams, P. Craig, J.M. Sproule, and C.S. Sheffield. 2015 [2014]. Wild bee pollinator communities of lowbush blueberry fields: spatial and temporal trends. Basic and Applied Ecology 16: 73-85.
Sheffield, C.S., S.D. Frier, and S Dumesh. 2014. The Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea, Apiformes) of the Prairies Ecozone, with Comparisons to other Grasslands of Canada. In Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands (Volume 4): Biodiversity and Systematics Part 2. Edited by D. J. Giberson and H. A. Cárcamo. Biological Survey of Canada. pp. 427-467.
Sheffield, C.S. 2014. Pollination, seed set and fruit quality in apple: studies with Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada. Journal of Pollination Ecology 12(13): 120-128.
Sheffield, C.S., and. J.-M. Perron. 2014. Annotated catalogue of the bees described by Léon Provancher (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes). Canadian Entomologist 146: 117-169. doi:10.4039/tce.2013.64.
Sheffield, C.S., and J.A. Genaro. 2013. A new species of Megachile (Litomegachile) from Cuba,the Antilles (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Journal of Melittology 19: 1-17.
Sheffield, C.S. 2013. A new species of Megachile subgenus Megachiloides s.str. (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae).ZooKeys 283: 43–58.
Sheffield, C.S., A. Pindar, L. Packer, and P.G. Kevan. 2013. The potential of cleptoparasitic bees as indicator taxa for assessing bee communities. Apidologie 44: doi: 10.1007/s13592-013-0200-2.
Stahlhut, J.K., J. Fernández-Triana, S.J. Adamowicz, M. Buck, H. Goulet, P.D.N. Hebert, J.T. Huber, M.T. Merilo, C.S. Sheffield, T. Woodcock, and M.A. Smith. 2013. DNA barcoding reveals diversity of Hymenoptera and the dominance of parasitoids in a sub-Arctic environment. BMC Ecology 13:2 (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/13/2).
Sheffield, C.S., P.G. Kevan, A. Pindar, and L. Packer. 2013. Bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) diversity within apple orchards and old fields habitats in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada. Canadian Entomologist 145: 94-114.
Stahlhut, J.K., J. Gibbs, C.S. Sheffield, M.A. Smith, and L. Packer. 2012. Wolbachia infections and bee barcoding: A response to Gerth et al. Systematics and Biodiversity 10: 395-401.
Colla, S.R., M. Arduser, J. Ascher, J. Cane, M. Deyrup, S. Droege, J. Gibbs, T. Griswold, G. Hall, J. Neff, R.P. Jean, M. Rightmyer, C. Sheffield, M. Veit, A. Wolf. 2012. A rapid approach documenting persistence and absence of eastern North American bee species to 1990-2009. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 85: 14-22.
Williams, P.H., A. Byvaltsev, C.S. Sheffield, and P. Rasmont. 2012. Bombus cullumanus – an extinct European bumblebee species? Apidologie 43: 121-132 (doi: 10.1007/s13592-012-0161-x).
Dumesh, S., and C.S. Sheffield. 2012. Bees of the Genus Dufourea Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Rophitinae) of Canada. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification No. 18, 11 May 2012, available online athttp://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/ds_20/ds_20.html, doi: 10.3752/cjai.2012.20.
Smith, M.A., C. Bertrand, K. Crosby, E.S. Eveleigh, J. Fernandez-Triana, B.L. Fisher, J. Gibbs, M. Hajibabaei, W. Hallwachs, K. Hind, J. Hrcek, Huang, M. Janda, D.H. Janzen, Y. Li, S.E. Miller, L. Packer, D. Quicke, S. Ratnasingham, J. Rodriguez, R. Rougerie, M.R. Shaw, C. Sheffield, J.K. Stahlhut, D. Steinke, J. Whitfield, M. Wood, and X. Zhou. 2012.Wolbachia and DNA barcoding insects: patterns, potential, and problems. PLoS ONE 7(5): e36514. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036514.
Williams, P.H., Brown, M.J.F., Carolan, J.C., Goulson, D., An, Jiandong, Aytekin, A.M., Best, L.R., Byvaltsev, A.M., Cederberg, B., Dawson, R., Huang, J., Ito, M., Monfared, A., Raina, R.H., Schmid-Hempel, P., Sheffield, C.S., Šima, P., Xie, Z. 2012. Assessing cryptic species of the bumblebee subgenus Bombus s. str. world-wide with COI barcodes (Hymenoptera: Apidae).Systematic Entomology iFirst: 1-36. DOI:10.1080/14772000.2012.664574
Sheffield, C.S., C. Ratti, L. Packer, and T. Griswold. 2011. Leafcutter and mason bees of the genus MegachileLatreille (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Canada and Alaska. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 18: 1-107. available online at http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/srpg_18/srpg_18.html, doi: 10.3752/cjai.2011.18.
Sheffield, C.S., and P.H. Williams. 2011. Discovery of Bombus distinguendus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in continental North America. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario 142: 53-56.
Sheffield, C.S., S. Dumesh, and M. Cheryomina. 2011. Hylaeus punctatus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae), a bee species new to Canada with a review of other non-native species. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario 142: 29-43.
Richards, M.H., A. Rutgers-Kelly, J. Gibbs, J.L. Vickruck, S.M. Rehan, and C. Sheffield. 2011. Bee diversity in naturalizing patches of Carolinian grasslands in southern Ontario. Canadian Entomologist 143: 279-299.
Vickruck, J.L., S.M. Rehan, C.S. Sheffield, and M.H. Richards. 2011. Nesting Biology and barcode analysis of two cryptic species within Ceratina dupla, with comparisons to C. calcarata (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopinae).Canadian Entomologist 143: 254-262.
Rehan, S.M., and C.S. Sheffield. 2011. Morphological and molecular delineation of a new species in the Ceratina dupla species-group (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of eastern North America. Zootaxa 2873: 35-50.
Droege, S., M.G. Rightmyer, C.S. Sheffield, and S.G. Brady. 2010. New synonymies in the bee genus Nomada from North America (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Zootaxa 2661: 1-32.
Sheffield, C.S., M. Richards, and T. Griswold. 2010. Discovery of the Old World bee, Megachile (Pseudomegachile) ericetorum (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), in Ontario, Canada. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario 141: 85-92.
Packer, L., C.S. Sheffield, J. Gibbs, N. de Silva, L.R. Best, J. Ascher, R. Ayala, R., D. Martins, S.P.M. Roberts, O. Tadauchi, M. Kuhlmann, P.H. Williams, C. Eardley, S. Droege, and T.V. Levchenko. 2009. The campaign to barcode the bees of the world: progress, problems, prognosis. In: C.L. Yurrita (Ed.) Memorias VI Congreso Mesoamericano sobre Abejas Nativas. Antigua, Guatemala, pp. 178-180.
Sheffield C.S., P.D.N. Hebert, P.G. Kevan, and L. Packer. 2009. DNA barcoding a regional bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) fauna and its potential for ecological studies. Molecular Ecology Resources 9 (suppl 1): 196-207.
Packer, L., J. Gibbs, C. Sheffield, and R. Hanner. 2009. DNA Barcoding and the mediocrity of morphology.Molecular Ecology Resources 9 (suppl. 1): 42-50.
Gibbs, J. and C.S. Sheffield. 2009. Rapid range expansion of the Wool-Carder Bee, Anthidium manicatum(Linnaeus) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), in North America. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 82: 21-29.
Sheffield, C.S., S.M. Westby, P.G. Kevan, and R.F. Smith. 2008. Winter management options for the orchard pollinator Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Nova Scotia. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario 139: 3-18.
Sheffield, C.S., S.M. Westby, R.F. Smith, and P.G. Kevan. 2008. Potential of bigleaf lupine for building and sustaining Osmia lignaria populations for pollination of apple. Canadian Entomologist 140: 589-599.
Sheffield, C.S. 2008. Summer bees for spring crops? Potential problems with Megachile rotundata (Fab.) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) as a pollinator of lowbush blueberry (Ericaceae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 81: 276-287.
Sheffield, C.S., P.G. Kevan, S.M. Westby, and R.F. Smith. 2008. Diversity of cavity-nesting bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) within apple orchards and wild habitats in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada. Canadian Entomologist 140: 235-249.
Packer, L., J.A. Genaro, and C.S. Sheffield. 2007. The Bee Genera of Eastern Canada. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification No. 3, 25 September 2007, available online athttp://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/pgs03/pgs_03.html, doi: 10.3752/cjai.2007.03.
Sheffield, C.S., and S.M. Westby. 2007. The male of Megachile nivalis Friese, with an updated key to members of the subgenus Megachile s. str. (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in North America. Journal of Hymenoptera Research16: 178-191.
Majka, C.G., T.K. Philips, and C. Sheffield. 2007. Ptinus sexpunctatus Panzer (Coleoptera: Anobiidae, Ptininae) newly recorded in North America. Entomolgical News 118: 73-76.
Majka, C.G., D.S. Chandler, C.S. Sheffield, and R.P. Webster. 2006. New records of Rhipiphoridae (Coleoptera) from the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Coleopterists Bulletin 60: 299–303.
Sheffield, C.S., R.F. Smith, and P.G. Kevan. 2005. Perfect syncarpy in apple (Malus x domestica 'Summerland McIntosh') and its implications for pollination, seed distribution and fruit production (Rosaceae: Maloideae). Annals of Botany 95: 583-591.
Smith, R.F., J.E. Cossentine, S.M. Rigby and C.S. Sheffield. 2004. Species of ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in organic apple orchards of British Columbia. Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia101: 49-55.
Taki, H., J.W. Boone, B.F. Viana, F.O. Silva, P.G. Kevan, and C.S. Sheffield. 2004. Effect of shading on trap nest utilization by hole-nesting aculeate Hymenoptera. Canadian Entomologist 136: 889-891.
Sheffield, C.S., S.M. Rigby, R.F. Smith, and P.G. Kevan. 2004. Epeoloides pilosula (Hymenoptera: Apidae), an Important New Record for Nova Scotia, Canada, with Notes on Its Distribution. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 77: 161-164.
Sheffield, C.S., P.G. Kevan, R.F. Smith, S.M. Rigby, and R.E.L. Rogers. 2003. Bee Species of Nova Scotia, Canada, with New Records and Notes on Bionomics and Floral Relations (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 76: 357-384.
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Amazon-Owned Wondery+ to Launch on Apple Podcasts Subscriptions
Tuesday May 11, 2021 7:49 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
Amazon's podcast subscription service Wondery+ will be available through the Apple Podcasts Subscriptions platform, which launches in over 170 countries later this month, according to a report today from The Hollywood Reporter.
Wondery+ offers dozens of ad-free podcasts, with early access and exclusive episodes for subscribers, making it a natural fit for Apple Podcasts Subscriptions. The report says Wondery+ pricing will be the same through Apple as it is elsewhere, at $4.99 per month or $34.99 per year. Wondery's free, ad-supported podcasts will remain available.
Apple Podcasts Subscriptions will allow users to subscribe to premium podcasts with a variety of benefits, such as ad-free listening, access to additional content, and early or exclusive access to new series. Launch partners will include NPR, the Los Angeles Times, The Athletic, Sony Music Entertainment, and many more, according to Apple.
In late 2020, it was reported that Apple held acquisition talks with Wondery, but Amazon ultimately purchased the company.
Apple Podcasts Subscriptions will likely launch with iOS 14.6.
Tags: Apple Podcasts, Apple Podcasts Subscriptions
darkcompass
I've been podcasting for 16 years and it's now become a big mess.
I gave up trying to get advertisers a long long time ago, and I think my listeners like the idea of not having pre-show, post-show of even in-show ads.
You can't expect people to pay for the podcast, because they are quite ephemeral.
It's seldom I see stats of my podcast, of people listening to show 150, when a podcast is now over into the 1000 mark.
A lot of people already support their favorite podcasts on Patreon in exchange for an exclusive "Friends of the Show" RSS feed. I think this will do OK if podcasters get behind it. Apple takes a higher percentage of revenue than Patreon. BUT, Apple's way is easy and painless... Patreon you have to go to a whole other website.
I would not pay for any Podcasts regardless of what platform they were on.
Orange Bat
Me too. There are too many free podcasts (and too many podcasts period) too spend money on any of them. Podcasting really feels like it's in a bubble right now, and that bubble is ready to burst. We have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to entertainment and media. I already feel like I pay too much in subscriptions as it is, let alone to add more when I can get by with the free stuff. Also, Podcasts are perfect for commuting, but many, many fewer people are commuting like they used to. The timing on monetizing podcasts just seems bad to me.
nburwell
I'm not convinced Podcast subscriptions will work. I certainly would not pay. There are so many really good free Podcasts.
I tend to agree here. I usually just FF through the commercials on the podcasts that I listen to. With the streaming services I already pay for, I'm not about to add another subscription into the mix, but that's just me.
autrefois
Wondery+? What does the + even mean at this point?
For a long time everything had to have i in front of it. Now everything has to have a + after it. The use of the + symbol has probably increased more the past few years than at any other time in human history.
It's a good time to be a manufacturer of replacement + keys on keyboards.
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Apple Developing Podcast Subscription Service to Better Compete With Spotify
Friday January 15, 2021 9:41 am PST by Juli Clover
Apple is considering launching a new subscription service that would be focused on podcasts, according to unnamed sources that spoke to The Information. The service would charge people to listen to podcasts. By creating a paid podcasting service, Apple could potentially lure podcast creators with the promise of more money, stealing them away from other platforms like Spotify, SiriusXM, and...
Spotify Poised to Surpass Apple Podcasts in U.S. Listeners This Year
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Spotify Mobile App Gains Podcast Timestamp Sharing Feature
Tuesday May 11, 2021 2:07 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
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Apple May Announce Podcasts Subscription Service at 'Spring Loaded' Event [Updated]
Monday April 19, 2021 5:26 am PDT by Hartley Charlton
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Podcasts+ Could Be Apple's Next Subscription Service
Sunday February 7, 2021 9:49 am PST by Hartley Charlton
Apple is widely believed to be preparing to launch a new podcasts subscription service, according to a variety of reports. Apple already has a popular Podcasts app and maintains a podcast distribution service on its Mac and iOS platforms, but the company has attempted to monetize it to date. By creating a paid podcasting service, Apple could potentially lure podcast creators with the...
Apple Announces Apple Podcasts Subscriptions
Tuesday April 20, 2021 10:18 am PDT by Frank McShan
Apple today announced Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, allowing users to unlock additional podcast benefits such as ad-free listening, access to additional content, and early or exclusive access to new series. Apple says that users will be able to enjoy a range of premium subscriptions from NPR, the Los Angeles Times, Sony Music Entertainment, and more. Listeners will also be able to access...
Apple Podcasts App Lets Users 'Follow' New Content Instead of 'Subscribe' in iOS 14.5
Tuesday March 9, 2021 3:38 pm PST by Juli Clover
Apple is making a small but notable change to the way listeners can sign up to get updates on new podcast content, with the company changing the word "Subscribe" to "Follow" in the Podcasts app in iOS 14.5. The wording shift in the Podcasts app was highlighted by podnews, with the site pointing out that the word "Subscribe" could have misled Podcasts users into thinking that the podcasts...
Apple Launches True Crime Podcast and Apple TV+ Series 'The Line'
Tuesday April 6, 2021 7:04 am PDT by Hartley Charlton
Apple has today announced the launch of a new true crime podcast and Apple TV+ show titled "The Line" (via Variety). The Line encompasses two independent non-fiction series about the same subject, including a six-part non-fiction podcast and a four-part limited documentary series on Apple TV+. The multi-media series is set to expose "previously untold aspects" about the story of former...