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Q: Markup for Contact Notes field in custom list item display form? I am creating a custom display form for a SharePoint 2007 Contacts list. Among the fields to be displayed is the OOB Contact Notes field from among the Core Contact fields. When using the default display form that uses WebPartPages:ListFormWebPart, the history of all notes added about this contact is displayed along with the commit time and user. I would also like to display this history in my custom display form.
I generated the default markup for displaying the items in this list using SharePoint Designer 2007 and the markup for the Contact Notes field is as follows:
<xsl:value-of select="@Contact_x0020_Notes" disable-output-escaping="yes"/>

However this only displays one note, and no history information.
How can I recreate the markup used in the ListFormWebPart to show the Contact Notes history? Or alternatively where is the markup located for the ListFormWebPart so I can copy the needed XSL?

A: Use this:
<SharePoint:AppendOnlyHistory runat="server" FieldName="Contact_x0020_Notes" ControlMode="Display" ItemId="{@ID}"/>

You won't necessarily need that ItemId.

A: I don't know if this will solve your problem or not but one thing you could try is to format the value as a List Form Field with a controlmode of "Display"
An example of this with the title field is shown below:
<SharePoint:FormField runat="server" id="ff1{$Pos}" controlmode="Display" fieldname="Title" itemid="{@ID}" __designer:bind="{ddwrt:DataBind('u',concat('ff1',$Pos),'Value','ValueChanged','ID',ddwrt:EscapeDelims(string(@ID)),'@Title')}" />

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Dream can come true at Camp Nou. That was once again made plain on Thursday, the day of the game between Barça and Valencia in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. FC Barcelona fan Lucía from the Andalusian city of Córdoba in the south of the country had travelled up from her home town with the aim of meeting her hero, Barça midfielder Sergio Busquets.
TV cameras captured her excitement during the warm-up when she came within touching distance of her favourite player. Wearing a Sergio Busquets shirt, her tears of joy caught the eye of not just the TV crews but also Busquets himself and the coaching staff. Lucía, for her part, had prepared a personal card for her hero to read.
Just seconds after the final whistle in Barça's 1-0 win over visitors Valencia, Sergio Busquets took the time to approach Lucía and gallantly presented her with the shirt he had worn during the match. After a brief chat and a photograph together, Lucía's dream was no longer that, it was now reality and the effort of coming up from Córdoba and getting a seat close to the pitch had paid off: a visibly emotional Lucía had finally come face to face with her footballing idol. Another special evening to add to the list at Camp Nou.


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Antique Vintage Art Deco 925 Sterling Silver Gold Wash Chinese Pearl Necklace 5g
We have similar Art Deco and Chinese items, which would pair nicely with this piece, for sale this week. Listing Description by: Angela A. Age Circa : Art Deco C. Markings : "Silver 925″ on the back of the clasp, tested, and guaranteed. Country of Origin : China. Gram Weight : 5 grams. 925 sterling silver with a yellow gold wash. Main Stone : Freshwater pearl. Length: 4.08 mm to 6.72 mm. Width : 3.73 mm to 5.53 mm. Color: lustrous white hue. Accent Stone Measurements/Color. The stone(s) appear to be untreated, but we are not certified gemologists. Stone(s) have been tested and guaranteed using a professional Presidium Duo refractive, heat, and hardness tester. Stone Cuts : Naturally off-round and polished pearls. Chain width : 5.98 mm. Pendant measurements: 1.0″ total length, 0.56″ width. Closure/Clasp Type: Box clasp. Link Type: Fancy filigree link chain. Handmade during the Art Deco era in China. Composed of yellow gold wash over. Chinese export jewelry was highly desirable during the Art Deco era and affordable to only the most wealthy. The necklace features five beautiful freshwater pearls. The stones showcase lustrous white hues. Four of the stones are strung between the necklace's fancy filigree chain links, while the fifth pearl dangles from the lavaliere necklace. A teardrop-shaped border surrounds the dangling pearl, which is also adorned with hand-twisted filigree designs. Completed with a box clasp, adorned with a heart-shaped filigree design, for secure wear. When worn, the necklace rests below the collarbone with the pendant against the décolletage on most people. Damage: Age appropriate wear. There is minor wear to the gold wash over sterling silver, which does not affect wear. This listing is for the item only. The Art Deco era is famous for being the "Gatsby" or "Roaring Twenties" era. A lot of gorgeous and timeless designs in jewelry came out of this period. Jewelry from this period was most often crafted between 1920 and 1940. Art Deco jewelry sometimes featured white gold or platinum, geometric designs, European cut diamonds, filigree, and calibre cut stones that are specially cut to fit the design of the piece. During the Art Deco period jewelers often made jewelry upon custom order, this would usually take weeks to months to completely craft by hand. Chinese export jewelry became popular during the late Victorian period and persisted until the 1960s. During this period, Chinese craftsmen were considered by far the best in the world. The rich and wealthy would custom-order a piece through their local jeweler, who would send the design off to China to be made and sent back to Europe. This lengthy process was very expensive, making Chinese export pieces highly desirable, then and now. Freshwater pearls are a special type of pearl that are created by freshwater mussels and have been used in jewelry as far back as Medieval times. The largest source for natural freshwater pearls at that time was the Holarctic Freshwater Pearl Mussel, which was native to Scotland. This species is now endangered, and most freshwater pearls must be cultured. Unlike cultured saltwater pearls, freshwater pearls are not bead-nucleated and are therefore typically less round. Instead of using a bead, a small square of mantle tissue is cut from a donor mussel's inner lining and inserted into the lining of the harvesting mussel to instigate pearl formation. The unique harvesting technique makes freshwater pearls purely composed of nacre. These pearls are valued for their whimsical shapes and wide range of colors. The unique character of freshwater pearls is found in their distinctive texture and the warmth of their luster. Lavalieres are necklaces that include a fairly long chain or small link necklace, that ends in a single large pendant or tassel, which in turn often has additional pendants or tassels dangling from it. Though named for a mistress of Louis XIV, the style is usually associated with turn-of-the-20th century jewelry and remained popular into the 1930s. Filigree metalworking is a delicate form of art and has been found as early as 3,000 BC in Mesopotamia. It was perfected by the Phoenicians and Etruscan civilizations between the 6th and 3rd centuries BC. It involves stamping out a design in metal and hand bending and twirling threads, combined with tiny beads, until a final motif emerges. It is reminiscent of lace and considered one of the most difficult metalworking processes. Filigree is still a very popular technique in India and Asia. The item "Antique Vintage Art Deco 925 Sterling Silver Gold Wash Chinese Pearl Necklace 5g" is in sale since Saturday, June 26, 2021. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Fine\Art Nouveau/Art Deco 1895-1935\Necklaces & Pendants". The seller is "abeautifultimeco" and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Ethnic Origin: Chinese
Metal #2: Gold Wash
Metal Purity: .925
Main Stone: Freshwater Pearl
Tags:antique, chinese, deco, gold, necklace, pearl, silver, sterling, vintage, wash

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The parish priest of the Red Church closed by the authorities works as a janitor in front of the church. PHOTO
Earlier it was reported that the priest lives in the rectory without light or heating. The church committee of the parish of St. Simon and St. Helena in Minsk approved the request of pastor Wladislav Zavalnyuk to perform the duties of a janitor at the closed Red Church, reports katolik.life with reference to the message of the parish, which published pictures with the caption: "Our pastor - priest-canon Wladislav - is currently experiencing not only "black" days, but also "white" on
The church committee of the parish of St. Simon and St. Helena in Minsk approved the request of pastor Wladislav Zavalnyuk to perform the duties of a janitor at the closed Red Church, reports katolik.life with reference to the message of the parish, which published pictures with the caption: "Our pastor - priest-canon Wladislav - is currently experiencing not only "black" days, but also "white" ones..."
"Furthermore, we ask you, dear believers, to pray for the intention of our sanctuary.
Each person and each family has its own problems and difficulties, therefore, to make our prayers stronger, we encourage you to add fasting and abstinence to your prayers.
Also, we meditate more deeply on God's word and do good deeds," the parish's announcements state.
Last week it became known that priest-canon Vladyslav Zavalnyuk wrote a statement in which he asked to be allowed to take care of the territory of the temple.
"Since two months have passed since the fire incident in the vestry of the church of St. Simon and St. Helena, and the church is closed, and parish activities are suspended, I, as the pastor of the parish, do not have the opportunity to conduct divine services.
Therefore, in order for me to be able to benefit the parish, I am asking you to allow me to perform the duties of a janitor from November 21, 2022, to clean the area around the Red Church, which is not being cleaned at the moment."
Almost two months have passed since the authorities took away the Red Church from the believers.
The seized territory is not taken care of.
The church committee has considered the application and is inclined to make a positive decision, because the yard really needs cleaning, writes the website of the Red Church.
The Red Church was closed to believers and priests by the authorities after the fire incident on September 26.
Not long after, the authorities decided to take the building away from the parish, citing the need for repairs.
Already by October 12, the parish had to take its property from the building.
But believers and the priest are not allowed into the church building.
On October 11, master priest Vladyslav Zavalnyuk was praying on the porch near the closed doors of the Red Church, when uniformed policemen approached him and tried to forcefully pull him away with the demand: "Come through!".
The priest asked them not to touch him, and the policemen stopped touching him.
Security forces prevented the prayer and other people who gathered near the shrine.
On October 11, the Catholic community sent an open letter to Lukashenka with a request to allow authorized representatives of the parish to inspect the fire-damaged buildings of the Red Church in Minsk.
A copy of the letter is posted on the parish website.
Parishioners also stated that the fire in the church was not accidental, and sent a request to the Investigative Committee to provide information based on the results of the investigation.
On October 13, Edward Vainilovich, the founder of the church, turned 175 years old.
Vainilovich, economic and political figure, memoirist, was born in 1847.
In 1905–1910, Vainilovich's money was used to build the Red Church in Minsk in memory of his children, Simon and Alena Vainilovich, who died prematurely.
In early November, the Minsk City Executive Committee responded negatively to the parishioners' appeal, forbidding them to pray closer than 200 meters from the church.
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The authorities of Bobruisk can take the church from the local Catholics
The authorities returned the equipment taken after the fire to the Red Church, but services have not yet been resumed
"Fit for worship." Priests visited the Red Church, closed by the authorities after the fire. PHOTO
Catholics asked the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oleinik, who was the ambassador to the Vatican, to help with the return of the Red Church
In 2022, at least 24 priests were persecuted by the authorities, "Christian Vision"
Vandals broke windows in one of the largest Catholic churches in Belarus
Moscow Patriarch Kirill called on his subordinates to "mobilize parishioners"
"My dream is to come to Belarus after the war and serve in the Belarusian language." The priest is about the war and service in the trenches
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Federal Complaints Accuse NYC Schools Of Bias Against Black Sex Assault Victims
NYC schools have a pattern of mismanaging sexual assault cases involving Black girls. Now, parents and attorneys are calling for a DOJ probe.
Written By Nigel Roberts | 06.21.16
After reporting a sexual assault, Black girls in the nation's largest public school system face multiple challenges, including dealing with the city's education bureaucracy.
Complaints filed with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights says NYC Schools have a pattern of mismanaging sexual assault cases involving disadvantaged Black girls, reports the Huffington Post.
Attorney Carrie Goldberg filed three complaints in the past seven months, the most recent one on June 4. She's also calling on the Department of Justice to probe what she believes is systemic racial and gender bias in New York City's public school system.
According to the Huffington Post, which obtained a copy of the complaints and evidence, one case involved a 15-year-old girl who was allegedly forced to perform oral sex on two boys in a stairwell. She reported the incident to a guidance counselor, but ended up getting suspended for consensual sex in school.
In another case, a male student allegedly punched an eighth-grader in her genitals and humped her in the hallway. Although school suspended him for a month, the girl still had to take several classes with her accused attacker after he returned from suspension.
Her family and their lawyer tried to get her transferred to another school that specialized in the performing arts. But school officials ignored their request for an audition waiver, which Goldberg said is a violation of her Title IX rights for accommodations. Ultimately—after more than a month—she was admitted to another school.
BuzzFeed was the first to report the third case, involving an eighth-grader who was allegedly sodomized by a classmate. After the attack, she suffered the additional indignity of having a secretly recorded video of the rape circulate on social media.
In BuzzFeed's report, school administrators failed to take appropriate action. The article said the girl's mother was misled to believe a school transfer was being processed. That wasn't true. Instead, with the assistance of Goldberg, she managed to get the transfer, which took nearly a month.
The attorney told the Huffington Post that there's systemic race, class, and gender discrimination in the city's school system.
Goldberg added: "Teenage Black girls are sexualized in society in a way that White girls are not. In these cases, there was no doubt the sex happened, no belief the girls were making up the whole stories, there was ample proof this happened. What was being disbelieved was whether or not it's consensual."
School district officials told the Huffington Post its attorneys are "reviewing these deeply troubling complaints."
Goldberg told the Post that the school system operates as though it doesn't understand the fundamental Title IX rights of sexual assault victims. Under Title IX protocols, survivors have a number of rights, including counseling and protection from retaliation.
SOURCE: Huffington Post, BuzzFeed | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty
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Box Office Outlook: Transformers IV
By Scott Sycamore Published June 26, 2014
I'm thinking $250 - 270 million domestic cume, with strong overseas numbers as usual.
I never miss an opportunity to trash Mike Bay. He is kind of a cultural revolutionary. Yes, the man who treats our collective fantasies like a port-a-potty at the largest outdoor rave known to man. Rodney Dangerfield talked about getting no respect; Michael Bay gives no respect…and that's why I respect him. He truly does not give a crap what the audience thinks of him or his "art." He just wants butts in the seats and big money checks shoved down his pants. Now Michael is about to take his fourth stab at making a watchable movie about giant robots who piss oil all over suburban houses. As a sequel to the heart-warming classic, Dark of the Moon, I don't see how Age of Extinction could fail artistically. It's going to have the humor, pathos, gravitas, bravura performances, and Oscar-level screenplay work of the three previous CGI gang-bangs.
The world waits on Michael Bay films like you would wait for a Pop-Tart out of a toaster: you know it might not be the most nutritious delicacy, but you know it will give you that sugar rush and momentary satisfaction before you get back to your life of arguing with your cat or whatever it is that you do. What I'm really trying to say is, this movie will make $100 million dollars opening weekend. That's according to professional tracking, not another in my long line of failed, over-inflated, non-professional box office yammerings. It will make this much money because the public is the public. The public is called by that term because in private, they are laughed at by people like Michael May… and maybe even by Marky Mark.
Will this thing drop off like a rock after opening weekend ala TASM2? Possibly. Like any film, if people consider it "good" (that's not going to happen), it could have strong legs like a West African distance runner. But we know that the fan-boys are going to pile into this thing, hoping against hope that their money will be well spent, and their geeky grey matter will be well-utilized via the cinema screen. Of course, they will be disappointed much like the last 92 times they've been to any film…Bay joints included. They will then un-pile from the theaters, immediately jabbering with their fat friend about how it didn't live up to their hot-headed expectations, and how Revenge of the Fallen was so much sweeter. They will then finally get home and start feeding the blogosphere with their cutesy, manchildy comments about how it could've been so much cooler if only for blah, blah, blah. And also, Michael Bay, how come you didn't use that one transformer that I had a toy of as a kid that I was looking at during my first masturbation experience?
So with the $100 million opening weekend, a well-received film would make $300+ million domestic cume. But since we know that this movie will be a grave offensive to anybody with eyes and ears, I have to lean on the mid-$200 range; people are going to be hating on this flick like you wouldn't believe. It goes to an interesting phenomenon we're seeing in 2014: there is no clear box office powerhouse dominating the screens this summer. The season peaked early in April with Captain America 2's release. It set a tone in both artistic quality and box office strength that hasn't been matched in the months since. Seems like summer is coming earlier every year.
While Transformers will probably overtake X-Men, it will not be the $400 million mega-beast that it would hope to be. The theaters want this too: more popcorn sales for them. Is the audience getting more discerning? Does quality actually still matter? These are things to ponder late-night when you've run out of weed and all your friends have abandoned you. Let's not get into the hot chicks of which you are not in possession of. I'm thinking $250 - 270 million domestic cume, with strong overseas numbers as usual. They're going to eat this shit up in China. The rest of the world is more sophisticated than America in many ways, but when it comes to moviegoing habits, they still have a lot of room to grow. They eat up both the garbage and the quality offerings with equal aplomb.
I don't think I can bring myself to suffer through this artistic achievement in theaters. But since you might go check it out, I urge you to be courteous to your fellow theater-goers, polite to the parking attendant, and don't say anything negative if you manage to land a date who can stand your company for multiple hours in a row. Bay films will live forever.


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Welsh 'sock' saves the 3,500-year-old Djoser Pyramid
The 3,500-year-old Djoser Pyramid - the world's oldest brick building - is being restored by Welsh specialist engineers using a grout-filled 'sock' they invented
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Specialist engineer Dennis Lee from Newport
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What do you do if the world's oldest pyramid is falling down? Call in expert engineers from Wales, of course.
When Egypt's 3,500-year-old Step Pyramid suffered earthquake damage, the country's department of Egyptian Antiquities got on the phone to Newport firm Cintec.
The company, experts in stabilising historic buildings, sent engineer Dennis Lee and a team to help save the Third Dynasty Pyramid – the first large stone building in the world.
No one has ever tried anything as dangerous or ambitious inside a pyramid before but working in temperatures of up to 40C they held up the monument with grout-filled "socks".
Lead Cintec engineer Dennis said: "It was nerve-wracking. It's not a crumbling wall in front of you, it's right over your head.
"It's also very historic so you have to take everything very slowly. When I drilled the first hole there were 50 archeologists and people from the department of Egyptian antiquities watching. That made me nervous!"
Political unrest in Egypt has now halted the vital work and Dennis is worried the building, also known as The Pyramid of Djoser, will suffer more damage.
Starting work just after revolution in the country saw Dennis and his team forced to return to Wales earlier this year when trouble erupted again.
"I was staying on the outskirts of Cairo, 20 minutes' drive from the site and there were demonstrations but I didn't see any violence personally," the 54-year-old specialist engineer added.
"Our work is on hold now because of the unrest, which is frustrating because we needed another three months."
The ancient pyramid, located in Saqqara, a sacred burial ground, had been neglected as well as suffering earthquake damage, and was not secure when the team had to leave – although they are in regular contact with Egyptian colleagues working on it with them.
Now Dennis can't wait to get back to the site where he crawled on his stomach though newly-discovered tunnels beneath the ancient pyramid.
"There are catacombs and tunnels going on for 12km," he added.
"It is a bit claustrophobic down there but it is exciting. They found new tunnels while I was there and there are beautiful blue tiles in the burial chambers and hieroglyphics on the tomb doors.
"It's too dangerous for tourists to go inside but they can glance in."
To reach the crumbling ceiling Dennis placed air bags on a 28m scaffold, before drilling holes in the ceiling's stones.
The team inserted steel rods into the holes, each wrapped in a fabric "sock".
With the rods in place the socks were filled with special grout, invented in Wales by Cintec, which has worked on some of the world's most famous buildings such as Buckingham Palace, as well as mosques, pyramids and bridges worldwide.
* Watch Dennis Lee and the team at work on Gohebwyr: Jason Mohammed tonight at 8pm on S4C and July 2 at 10.30pm on S4C. English subtitles available.
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LIST — displays the list of files in the backup storage.
SCAN — runs the antivirus scan on the SVM.
STATISTICS — displays the statistics on the update task.
STATUS — displays the current status of the update task.
START — runs the update task.
STOP — stops the update task.
SVMINFO — displays the information on the SVMs to which the VM is connected.
TRACE — enables or disables tracing on the protected VM.
UPDATE —runs the update task with additional parameters.
The command displays the Help on the commands for Kaspersky Security.
command — name of the command on which you want to see the additional information.
Before running the commands, make sure the lightagent service is running on the protected virtual machine.
License source — the IP address of the SVM to which Light Agent is connected or its full name in the FQDN format.
Key — the key added to the SVM.
License type — the type of the license ( commercial, trial, beta testing, subscription) and the number of <server(s)> or <core(s)>.
Expiration date — the date when the license term expires (in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS).
server(s) — the maximum number of simultaneously running virtual machines with a server operating system, for which protection is enabled.
core(s) — the maximum number of simultaneously used cores of physical processes on all hypervisors where SVMs are deployed.
Date and time when the files was moved to the backup storage (in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS).
The original location of the file to which it will be restored.
Restoring files from the backup storage may cause the infection of the VM.
<file ID> – is the numeric identifier of the file in the backup storage.
replace – rewrite the file with the specified ID with the restored file if it is located in the same folder.
The application restores files to their original location.
You can run the custom scan by specifying files or paths to files and folders, or masks. Also, you can run the full scan of the VM.
/dev, /sys /proc objects will not be included into the scan scope.
You can run the scan task with additional parameters. They allow writing the events occurring during scan to the log file or using the configuration file parameters for running a scan.
<path to the file or folder> — path to the file or folder you want to scan for threats. You can use masks to specify paths to files or folders. If you do not specify the paths to files or folders, the application will scan all files of the protected virtual machine.
@:<filelist.lst> — list of files for scan. In the text format, specify files and folders you would like to scan for threats.
R:<path to the report file> — save only important events occurring during scan to the report file. Specify the path to the file where the events will be written. The application will create this file and write the events to it.
RA:<path to the report file> — save all events occurring during scan to the report file. Specify the path to the file where the events will be written. The application will create this file and write the events to it.
C:<path to the config file> — use the parameters specified in the configuration file for scan. Specify the full path to the configuration file.
Notify (i0). Kaspersky Security shows a notification on detection of the infected files.
Disinfect (i1). Kaspersky Security automatically tries to disinfect all detected infected objects. If disinfection is impossible, the application skips the files.
Disinfect and delete objects if disinfection is impossible. Skip compound files if disinfection and deletion is impossible (i2). Kaspersky Security automatically tries to disinfect all detected infected objects. If disinfection is impossible, the files are deleted. If the infected file is a part of the compound file and it cannot be deleted, the application skips it.
Disinfect and delete them if disinfection is impossible (i3). Kaspersky Security automatically tries to disinfect all detected infected objects. If disinfection is impossible, the files are deleted. If the infected file is a part of the compound file and it cannot be deleted, the application deletes the whole file. This action is performed by default.
Delete (i4). Kaspersky Security automatically deletes the infected file after creating a backup copy. If the infected file is a part of the compound file and it cannot be deleted, the application deletes the whole file.
<path to the file or folder> — the path to the object you would like to scan for threats. If you do not specify the paths to files or folders, the application will scan all files of the protected virtual machine.
i0 — Notify upon detection of infected objects.
i0 — Disinfect the deected infected objects.
i0 — Disinfect the infected objects and delete them if disinfection is impossible. Skip compound files if disinection and deletion is impossible.
i3 — Disinfect the infected objects and delete them if disinfection is impossible. This action is performed by default.
i3 — Delete the detected infected objects.
Viruses and other threats are often hidden within compound files, such as archives or databases. To detect hidden malware, the objects must be extracted from the compound file. This affects the speed of the scan task. You can limit the scope of compound files to speed up the scan process.
scan duration: scanning of the file will be stopped after being scanned for the set time.
maximum file sixe: files exceeding the set size will not be scanned.
--e:<seconds> — do not scan compound files if the scan task takes more time than it is specified. Specify maximum scan file in seconds.
--es:<size> — do not scan compound files if they are larger than specified. Specify maximum size for compound files in megabytes.
You can enable the use of the iChecker technology for the protected virtual machine scan tasks. With iChecker, scan tasks take less time because some of the files are excluded from scan. The files are excluded based on the algorithm which takes into account databases release date, date when the file was last scanned, and changing of scan settings. By default, the iChecker technology is used for the protected virtual machine scan tasks.
Speed — updates download speed (byte/second).
By default, Light Agents discover the SVMs in the network through Multicast. If necessary, you can configure other discovery options. The discovery method is set by the administrator in the Light Agent for Linux policy.
Current SVM — the IP address of the SVM to which Light Agent is connected or its full name in the FQDN format.
List of known SVMs — the list of SVMs, to which Light Agents can connect. This information is displayed only if List is specified as a Discovery method.
On the protected VM with Light Agent for Linux installed you can create, save, and delete trace files.
<tracing level> — the level of detalization of the tracing information. Possible values: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000. Ask the support engineer about the tracing level to set. This parameter is optional. If you do not specify the tracing level, traces will be created with the default level – 500.
the application will create a trace file under the unique name: LightAgent.<creation date and time>.log in the folder /var/log/kaspersky/lightagent. You can save the file to the custom folder on the SVM.
Trace files are located on the protected virtual machine with Light Agent for Linux installed with read permissions. They are permanently deleted when the application is uninstalled. The user is responsible for the security of the collected information located on the protected virtual machine before it is submitted to Kaspersky Lab.
copyto <path to the trace file> — save the trace file to the specified folder. Specify the full path to the folder where you want to save the trace file.
overwrite — rewrite the file with the saved trace file in case there is a trace file under the same name in the folder.
Apart from start which is the regular command for running the update task, you can use the command for running the task with specified parameters. The parameters allow saving the events occurring during the task to a file or use the configuration file parameters for running the task.
RA:<path to the report file> — save only important events occurring during update to the report file. Specify the path to the file where the events will be written. The application will create this file and write the events to it.
RA:<path to the report file> — save all events occurring during update to the report file. Specify the path to the file where the events will be written. The application will create this file and write the events to it.
C:<path to the config file> — use the parameters specified in the configuration file for update. Specify the full path to the configuration file.


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Study Finds That Compound in Broccoli Helps Autism Symptoms
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A father's observation of son's autism during fever leads to formation of non-profit that follows clues and backs study
DALLAS, TX - October 17th, 2014 - Researchers have recently announced results of a multi-year study showing a compound found in broccoli improves symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The compound, sulforaphane, is naturally found in certain vegetables such a broccoli and Brussels sprouts. The research project was led by Dr. Andrew Zimmerman and researchers at Mass General Hospital and Johns Hopkins. The recently formed, Dallas-based autism non-profit, N of One: Autism Research Foundation was a sponsor of the study.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), autism now affects 1 in 68 children and 1 in 42 boys. For many years, researchers have known that some children with autism show a temporary improvement in symptoms when they have a fever, but are unsure why this occurs. Dr. Zimmerman suspected this phenomenon may be related to "heat shock proteins" found in the body and searched for compounds known to affect these proteins. "We looked extensively for compounds that might impact these proteins but were also safe. In the end, we found a great compound that occurs naturally in food." said Dr. Zimmerman.
In the study, young men aged 13-27 with autism, most of whom had previously demonstrated improvement with fever, were given sulforaphane or a placebo for 18 weeks. Those who received the sulforaphane had significant improvements in social interactions, abnormal behavior, and verbal communication -- common problems for those with autism. "The study was relatively small with 40 participants and needs to be replicated with more subjects." said Dr. Zimmerman.
This was the first study sponsored by the autism non-profit, N of One: Autism Research Foundation. N of One was started by former medical venture capitalist, John Rodakis, after his own son was diagnosed with autism, to pursue breakthroughs in autism research by building on the observations of parents and doctors. "After seeing our son's autism improve during a fever, we contacted Dr. Zimmerman, who first documented the "fever effect", to ask if we could help support his work. His theory on heat shock proteins was intriguing and the fact that sulforaphane was a natural product appealed to me as a parent." said Mr. Rodakis.
N of One supports research that treats these types of observations as clues - even if they are unconventional. "We think the unexpected, yet promising results of this study show the power of this approach" added Mr. Rodakis.
"Novel approaches such as the one we took in this study are very hard to get funded. We appreciate N of One taking a chance on this study and others like it.", said Dr. Zimmerman. N of One has additional studies under development at this time.
About N of One: Autism Research Foundation:
N of One: Autism Research Foundation was founded in 2014, with a mission to facilitate and sponsor breakthrough autism medical research. N of One emphasizes research that treats the observations of parents and doctors as potential clues to how autism works. Founder, John Rodakis, a Harvard MBA with a background in molecular biology, is a parent of an autistic child and started the non-profit after observing dramatic improvements in his son's autism in response to various factors, such as fever, but was frustrated at the lack of research into these phenomena. Dr. Andrew Zimmerman has subsequently joined N of One's Scientific Advisory Board. For more information about N of One or to read the actual research paper about sulforaphane visit:
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Music:
 Older (album), the third studio album from George Michael (released in 1996)
 "Older" (George Michael song)
 "Older", a song on the 1999 album Long Tall Weekend by They Might Be Giants
 "Older" a song by 5 Seconds Of Summer from 5SOS5
"Older" (Royseven song), Royseven's 2006 debut single
"Older" (Ben Platt song), a song by Ben Platt from his 2019 album Sing to Me Instead, also covered by Cliff Richard in his 2020 album Music... The Air That I Breathe
 "Older", a song on the 2007 album Coco by Colbie Caillat

People:
 Airin Older, American rock band Sugarcult's bass guitarist and supporting vocalist
 Charles Older (1917-2006), American World War II flying ace and judge in the Charles Manson trial
Daniel José Older, American fantasy writer and young adult fiction writer
 Fremont Older (1856–1935), American newspaperman and editor

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 Konrad IV the Older (c. 1384-1447), Roman Catholic Bishop of Wrocław and duke of multiple duchies

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One of India's least known, but most effective field-based conservationists, Nitin Desai is Director, Central India with the Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI). His association with wildlife issues began in 1987 as a volunteer for WWF's nature camps. Disturbed by the impact of poaching and the wildlife trade between 1998 and 1999, he worked on a collaborative data gathering project to clamp down on the illegal wildlife trade.
He has crafted a network of informers that helped in the detection of a series of poaching and wildlife trade cases. Desai is unfazed by personal risk and has taken on the operatives of some of the world's most ruthless poachers and wildlife traders. His arena includes the three states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh and his investigations lead him to the remotest areas. He often traverses over 30,000 km. each year on assignments that involve specific risk to his life.
A hands-on conservationist, he was vital to the investigations that led to the exposure of the Tibet and China wildlife scandal involving the use of tiger, leopard and otter skins by aspirational Tibetans. He also holds wildlife enforcement training workshops for forest and police personnel. Desai epitomises the "hidden hero" description and was initially reluctant to step into this spotlight, but was convinced when he understood that India needed to see evidence of the normally hidden fight against the dark forces. He is a symbol of hope for the wildlife of India in a sea of despair.


Liang, A. J., Stein, C., Pearson, E., Myers, J. A., Crandall, R. M., & Mangan, S. A. (2019). Snail herbivory affects seedling establishment in a temperate forest in the Ozark region. Journal of Ecology.
Mushinski, R. M., Phillips, R. P., Payne, Z. C., Abney, R. B., Jo, I., Fei, S., ... & Raff, J. D. (2019). Microbial mechanisms and ecosystem flux estimation for aerobic NOy emissions from deciduous forest soils. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(6), 2138-2145.
Spasojevic, M. J., Harline, K., Stein, C., Mangan, S. A., & Myers, J. A. (2019). Landscape context mediates the relationship between plant functional traits and decomposition. Plant and Soil, 1-15.
Vernier, C. L., Krupp, J. J., Marcus, K., Hefetz, A., Levine, J. D., & Ben-Shahar, Y. (2019). The cuticular hydrocarbon profiles of honey bee workers develop via a socially-modulated innate process. eLife, 8, e41855.
Adalsteinsson, S. A., Buler, J. J., Bowman, J. L., D'Amico, V., Ladin, Z. S., & Shriver, W. G. (2018). Post‐independence mortality of juveniles is driven by anthropogenic hazards for two passerines in an urban landscape. Journal of avian biology, 49(8), e01555.
Adalsteinsson, S. A., Shriver, W. G., Hojgaard, A., Bowman, J. L., Brisson, D., D'Amico, V., & Buler, J. J. (2018). Multiflora rose invasion amplifies prevalence of Lyme disease pathogen, but not necessarily Lyme disease risk. Parasites & vectors, 11(1), 54.
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Costanzo, K. S., Westby, K. M., & Medley, K. A. (2018). Genetic and environmental influences on the size-fecundity relationship in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae): Impacts on population growth estimates?. PloS one, 13(8), e0201465.
Fortenberry, C. F., Walker, M. J., Zhang, Y., Mitroo, D., Brune, W. H., & Williams, B. J. (2018). Bulk and molecular-level characterization of laboratory-aged biomass burning organic aerosol from oak leaf and heartwood fuels. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 18(3), 2199-2224.
Hovanes, K. A., Harms, K. E., Gagnon, P. R., Myers, J. A., & Elderd, B. D. (2018). Overdispersed spatial patterning of dominant bunchgrasses in southeastern pine savannas. The American Naturalist, 191(5), 658-667.
Ladin, Z. S., Van Nieuland, S., Adalsteinsson, S. A., D'Amico, V., Bowman, J. L., Buler, J. J., ... & Shriver, W. G. (2018). Differential post-fledging habitat use of Nearctic-Neotropical migratory birds within an urbanized landscape. Movement ecology, 6(1), 17.
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Lutz, J. A., Furniss, T. J., Johnson, D. J., Davies, S. J., Allen, D., Alonso, A., ... & Blomdahl, E. M. (2018). Global importance of large‐diameter trees. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27(7), 849-864.
Oberle, B., Covey, K. R., Dunham, K. M., Hernandez, E. J., Walton, M. L., Young, D. F., & Zanne, A. E. (2018). Dissecting the effects of diameter on wood decay emphasizes the importance of cross-stem conductivity in Fraxinus americana. Ecosystems, 21(1), 85-97.
Santanello, C., Barwari, R., & Troyo, A. (2018). Spotted fever group Rickettsiae in Ticks from Missouri. Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 9(6), 1395-1399.
Spasojevic, M. J., Catano, C. P., LaManna, J. A., & Myers, J. A. (2018). Integrating species traits into species pools. Ecology, 99(6), 1265-1276.
Thompson, A. H., & Knight, T. M. (2018). Exotic plant species receive adequate pollinator service despite variable integration into plant–pollinator networks. Oecologia, 187(1), 135-142.
Van Horn, T. R., Adalsteinsson, S. A., Westby, K. M., Biro, E., Myers, J. A., Spasojevic, M. J., ... & Medley, K. A. (2018). Landscape Physiognomy Influences Abundance of the Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum (Ixodida: Ixodidae), in Ozark Forests. Journal of medical entomology, 55(4), 982-988.
Wang, X., Wiegand, T., Anderson‐Teixeira, K. J., Bourg, N. A., Hao, Z., Howe, R., ... & Wolf, A. (2018). Ecological drivers of spatial community dissimilarity, species replacement and species nestedness across temperate forests. Global ecology and biogeography, 27(5), 581-592.
Catano, C. P., Dickson, T. L., & Myers, J. A. (2017). Dispersal and neutral sampling mediate contingent effects of disturbance on plant beta‐diversity: a meta‐analysis. Ecology letters, 20(3), 347-356.
Crandall, R. M., & Knight, T. M. (2018). Role of multiple invasion mechanisms and their interaction in regulating the population dynamics of an exotic tree. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55(2), 885-894.
Crawford, K. M., & Knight, T. M. (2017). Competition overwhelms the positive plant–soil feedback generated by an invasive plant. Oecologia, 183(1), 211-220.
Devaney, J. L., Lehmann, M., Feller, I. C., & Parker, J. D. (2017). Mangrove microclimates alter seedling dynamics at the range edge. Ecology, 98(10), 2513-2520.
Dudney, J., Hallett, L. M., Larios, L., Farrer, E. C., Spotswood, E. N., Stein, C., & Suding, K. N. (2017). Lagging behind: have we overlooked previous‐year rainfall effects in annual grasslands?. Journal of Ecology, 105(2), 484-495.
Hallett, L. M., Stein, C., & Suding, K. N. (2017). Functional diversity increases ecological stability in a grazed grassland. Oecologia, 183(3), 831-840.
Harms, K. E., Gagnon, P. R., Passmore, H. A., Myers, J. A., & Platt, W. J. (2017). Groundcover community assembly in high‐diversity pine savannas: seed arrival and fire‐generated environmental filtering. Ecosphere, 8(3).
LaManna, J. A., Belote, R. T., Burkle, L. A., Catano, C. P., & Myers, J. A. (2017). Negative density dependence mediates biodiversity–productivity relationships across scales. Nature ecology & evolution, 1(8), 1107.
LaManna, J. A., Mangan, S. A., Alonso, A., Bourg, N. A., Brockelman, W. Y., Bunyavejchewin, S., ... & Condit, R. (2017). Plant diversity increases with the strength of negative density dependence at the global scale. Science, 356(6345), 1389-1392.
Schuler, M. S., Chase, J. M., & Knight, T. M. (2017). Habitat size modulates the influence of heterogeneity on species richness patterns in a model zooplankton community. Ecology, 98(6), 1651-1659.
Schuler, M. S., Chase, J. M., & Knight, T. M. (2017). Habitat patch size alters the importance of dispersal for species diversity in an experimental freshwater community. Ecology and evolution, 7(15), 5774-5783.
Westby, K. M., & Juliano, S. A. (2017). No detectable role for predators mediating effects of aquatic habitat size and permanence on populations and communities of container‐dwelling mosquitoes. Ecological entomology, 42(4), 439-448.
Westby, K. M., & Juliano, S. A. (2017). The roles of history: age and prior exploitation in aquatic container habitats have immediate and carry‐over effects on mosquito life history. Ecological entomology, 42(6), 704-711.
Wright, S. J., Cui Zhou, D., Kuhle, A., & Olsen, K. M. (2017). Continent-wide climatic variation drives local adaptation in North American white clover. Journal of Heredity, 109(1), 78-89.
Eveland, L.L., Bohenek, J.R., Silberbush, A., Resetarits, W.J. 2016. Detection of fish and newt kairomones by ovipositing mosquitos. B.A. Schulte, T. Goodwin (Eds.), Chemical Signals in Vertebrates. 13, 247-259.
Flowers, S.K., Beyer, K.M., Perez, M., Jeffe, D.B. 2016. Early Environmental Field Research Career Exploration: An analysis of impacts on precollege apprentices. CBE-Life Sciences Education. 15:ar67.
Oberle, B., Ogle, K., Zuluaga, J.C.P., Sweeney, J., Zanne, A.E. 2016. A Bayesian model for xylem vessel length accommodates subsampling and reveals skewed distributions in species that dominate seasonal habitats. Journal of Plant Hydraulics. 3, 3.
Anderson-Teixeira, K.J, et. al. 2015. CTFS-ForestGEO: a worldwide network monitoring forests in an era of global change. Global Change Biology. 21, 528-459(2015), doi: 10.1111/gcb.12712.
Anderson, C.D. 2015. Variation in male movement paths during the mating season exhibited by the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) in St Louis County, Missouri. Herpetology Notes 8: 267-274.
Burgett, A.A., Chase, J.M. 2015. Landscape context influences the abundance of amphibian and the strength of their food web interactions in small ponds. Oikos. 124(5), 629-638.
Crandall, R.M. and Knight, T.M. 2015. Positive frequency dependence undermines the success of restoration using historical disturbance regimes. Ecology Letters 18:883-891.
Murrell, E.G., Noden, B.H., Juliano, S.A. 2015. Contributions of temporal segregation, oviposition choice, and non-additive effects of competitors to invasion success of Aedes japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in North America. Biological invasions 17(6), 1669-1681.
Schuler, M. S., Chase, J. M., Knight, T. M. 2015. More individuals drive the species energy–area relationship in an experimental zooplankton community. Oikos. 124(8), 1065-1070.
Beck, J. B., Ferguson, C. J., Mayfield, M. H., Shaw, J. 2014. Reduced genetic variation in populations of black cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. serotina, Rosaceae) at its western range limit in Kansas. Northeastern Naturalist 21(3):472-478.
Oberle, B., Dunham, K., Milo, A.M., Walton, M., Young, D.F., Zanne, A.E. 2014. Progressive, idiosyncratic changes in wood hardness during decay: implications for dead wood inventory and cycling. Forest ecology and management 323, 1-9.
Michel, M.J., and Knouft, J.H. 2014. The effects of environmental change on the spatial and environmental determinants of community-level traits. Landscape ecology 29(3), 467-477.
Murrell, E.G., Ives, A.R., Juliano, S.A. 2014. Intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of succession: effects of habitat age and season on an aquatic insect community. Ecological entomology 39(3), 316-324.
Hopwood, J.L., Flowers, S.K., Seidler, K.J., Hopwood, E.L. 2013. Race to Displace: A game to model the effects of invasive species on plant communities. The American Biology Teacher 75(3), 194-201.
Michel, M.J. and Knouft, J.H. 2013. Spatial structure and the temporal transferability of trait-environment relationships. Landscape Ecology.
Myers, J.A., Chase, J.A., Jiménez, I., Jørgensen, P.M., Araujo‐Murakami, A., Paniagua‐Zambrana, N., Seidel, R. 2013. Beta‐diversity in temperate and tropical forests reflects dissimilar mechanisms of community assembly. Ecology letters 16 (2), 151-157.
Powell, K. I., Chase, J. M., Knight, T. M. 2013. Invasive plants have scale-dependent effects on diversity by altering species-area relationships. Science 339 (6117), 316-318.
Resetarits Jr, W.J., and Binckly, C.A. 2013. Is the pirate really a ghost? Evidence for generalized chemical camouflage in an aquatic predator, pirate perch Aphredoderus sayanus. The American Naturalist 181(5), 690-699.
Shyu, E., Pardini, E.A., Knight, T.M. 2013. A seasonal, density-dependent model for the management of an invasive weed. Ecological Applications.
Stanton-Geddes, J., Tiffin, P., Shaw, R.G. 2013. Insights from population genetics for range limits of a widely distributed native plant. American Journal of Botany 100(4), 744-753.
Burkle, L.A. and Knight, T.M. 2012. Shifts in pollinator composition and behavior cause slow interaction accumulation with area in plant–pollinator networks. Ecology 93 (11), 2329-2335.
Fritzsche, A. and Allan, B.F. 2012. The ecology of fear: host foraging behavior varies with the spatio-temporal abundance of a dominant ectoparasite. EcoHealth 9, 70-74.
Goessling, L.S., Allan, B.F., Mandelbaum, R.S., Thach, R.E. 2012. Development of a mitochondrial 12S rDNA analysis for distinguishing Sciuridae species with potential to transmit Ehrlichia and Borrelia species to feeding Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of medical entomology 49 (3), 772-776.
Stanton-Geddes, J., Tiffin, P., Shaw, R.G. 2012. Role of climate and competitors in limiting fitness across range edges of an annual plant. Ecology 93(7), 1604-1613.
Trumbo, D.R., Burgett, A.A., Hopkins, R.L., Biro, E.G., Chase, J.M., Knouft, J.H. 2012. Integrating local breeding pond, landcover, and climate factors in predicting amphibian distributions. Landscape ecology 27 (8), 1183-1196.
Anderson, C.D. and Rosenberg, M.S. 2011. Variation in association with anthropogenic habitat edges exhibited by the timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) in St. Louis County, Missouri. Journal of Herpetology 45(1), 50-55.
Barber, N. A. and Marquis, R.J. 2011. Light environment and the impacts of foliage quality on herbivorous insect attack and bird predation. Oecologia 166:401-409.
Barber, N. A. and Marquis, R.J. 2011. Leaf quality, predators, and stochastic processes in the assembly of a diverse herbivore community. Ecology 92:699-708.
Burns, J.H., Ashman, T.L., Steets, J.A., Harmon-Threatt, A., Knight, T.M. 2011. A phylogenetically controlled analysis of the roles of reproductive traits in plant invasions. Oecologia 166(4), 1009-1017.
Chase, J.M. and Myers, J.A. 2011. Disentangling the importance of ecological niches from stochastic processes across scales. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences. 366 2351-2363; DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0063.
Harris, D.J., Smith, K.G.,Hanly, P.J. 2011. Occupancy Is Nine-Tenths of the Law: Occupancy Rates Determine the Homogenizing and Differentiating Effects of Exotic Species. The American Naturalist 177(4): 535-543.
Knouft, J.H., Caruso, N.M., Dupre, P.J., Anderson, K.R., Trumbo, D.R., Puccinelli, J. 2011. Using fine‐scale GIS data to assess the relationship between intra‐annual environmental niche variability and population density in a local stream fish assemblage. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2(3), 303-311.
Pardini, E. A., Drake, J.M., Knight, T.M. 2011. On the utility of population models for invasive plant management: response to Evans and Davis. Ecological Applications 21: 614–618.
Powell, K.I., Chase, J.M., Knight, T.M. 2011. A synthesis of plant invasion effects on biodiversity across spatial scales. American Journal of Botany 98 (3), 539-548.
Stanton-Geddes, J. and Anderson, C.G. 2011. Does a facultative mutualism limit species range expansion? Oecologia 167, 149-155.
Allan, B.F., Dutra, H.P., Goessling, L.S., Barnett, K., Chase, J.M., Marquis, R.J., Pang, G., Storch, G.A., Thach, R.E., Orrock, J.L. 2010. Invasive honeysuckle eradication reduces tick-borne disease risk by altering host dynamics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107 (43), 18523-18527.
Allan, B.F., Goessling, L.S., Storch, G.A. Thach, R.E. 2010. Blood meal analysis to identify reservoir hosts for Amblyomma americanum ticks. Emerging Infectious Diseases 16: 433-440.
Anderson, C.D. 2010. Effects of Movement and Mating Patterns on Gene Flow among Overwintering Hibernacula of the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus). Copeia 1: 54-61.
Barber, N. A. 2010. Light environment and leaf characteristics affect distribution of Corythuca arcuata (Hemiptera: Tingidae). Environmental Entomology 39:492-497.
Burns, J.H. Blomberg, S.P., Crone, E.E., Ehrlen, J., Knight, T.M., Pichancourt, J.B., Ramula, S., Wardle, G.W., Buckley, Y.M. 2010. Empirical tests of life-history evolution theory using phylogenetic analysis of plant demography. Journal of Ecology 98: 334-344.
Chase, J.M., Burgett, Biro, E.G. 2010. Habitat isolation moderates the strength of top-down control in experimental pond food webs. Ecology. 91: 637-643.
Chase, J.M. 2010. Stochastic community assembly causes higher biodiversity in more productive environments. Science. 328: 1388-1391.
Allan, B.F., Langerhans, R.B., Ryberg, W.A., Landesman, W.J., Griffin, N.W., Katz, R.S., Oberle, B.J., Schutzenhofer, M.R., Smyth, K.N., de St. Maurice, A., Clark, L., Crooks, K.R., Hernandez, D.E, McLean, R.G., Ostfeld, R.S., Chase, J.M. 2009. Ecological correlates of risk and incidence of West Nile virus in the United States. Oecologia 158: 699-708.
Allan, B.F. 2009. Influence of Prescribed Burns on the Abundance of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Missouri Ozarks. J. Med. Entomol.46(5):1030-1036.
Barber, N. A. and Marquis, R.J. 2009. Spatial variation in top-down direct and indirect effects on white oak (Quercus alba L.). American Midland Naturalist 162:169-179.
Chase, J.M. and Shulman, R.S. 2009. Wetland isolation facilitates larval mosquito density through the reduction of predators. Ecological Entomology 34: 741-747.
Chase, J.M., Biro, E.G., Ryberg, W.A., Smith, K.G. 2009. Predators temper the relative importance of stochastic processes in the assembly of prey metacommunities. Ecology Letters 12: 1210-1218.
Farrington, S, Muzika, R.M., Drees, D., Knight, T.M. 2009. Interactive effects of harvest and deer herbivory on the population dynamics of American ginseng. Conservation Biology 23: 719-728.
Harmon-Threatt, A. N., Burns, J.H., Shemyakina, L.A., Knight, T.M. 2009. Breeding system and pollination ecology of introduced plants compared to their native relatives. Am. Journal of Botany 96: 1544-1550.
Oberle, B., Grace, J.B., Chase, J.M. 2009. Beneath the veil: plant growth form influences the strength of species richness - productivity relationships in forests. Global Ecology and Biogeography 18: 416-425.
Pardini, E.A., Drake, J.M., Chase, J.M., Knight, T.M. 2009. Complex population dynamics and control of the invasive biennial, Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard). Ecological Applications 19: 387-397.
Schutzenhofer, M.R., Valone, T.J., Knight, T.M. 2009. Herbivory and population dynamics of invasive and native Lespedeza. Oecologia 161: 57-66.
Schutzenhofer, M.R. and Knight, T.M. 2009. Biocontrol: Predicting Effectiveness Using Matrix Models and Understanding Consequences. Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology, volume 6.
Smith, K.G., Lips, K.R., Chase, J.M. Selecting for extinction: nonrandom disease-associated extinction homogenizes amphibian biotas. Ecology Letters 12: 1069-1078.
Vonesh, J.R., Kraus, J.M., Rosenberg, J.S., Chase, J.M. 2009. Predator effects on aquatic community assembly: disentangling the roles of habitat selection and post-colonization processes. Oikos 118: 1219-1229.
Vonesh, J.R. and Kraus, J.M. 2009. Pesticide alters habitat selection and aquatic community composition. Oecologia 160(2), 379-385.
Pardini, E.A., Teller, B.J., Knight, TM. 2008. Consequences of intraspecific competition for management of a stage-structured invasive plant (Alliaria petiolata). American Midland Naturalist. 160:310-322.
Ramula, S., Knight, T.M., Burns, J.H., Buckley, Y.H. 2008. General guidelines for invasive plant management based on comparative demography of invasive and native plant populations. Journal of Applied Ecology 45: 1124-1133.
Chase, J. M. 2007. Drought mediates the importance of stochastic community assembly. PNAS 104: 17430-17434.
Hunt, J.H., Kensinger, B.J., Kossuth, J.A., Henshaw, M.T., Norberg, K., Wolschin, F., Amdam, G.V. 2007. A diapause pathway underlies the gyne phenotype in Polistes wasps, revealing an evolutionary route to caste-containing insect societies. PNAS 104(35): 14020-14025.
Landesman, W.J., Allan, B.F., Langerhans, R.B., Knight, T.M., Chase, J.M. 2007. Inter-annual associations between precipitation and human incidence of West Nile Virus in the United States. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 7: 337-343.
Ostman, O., Griffin, N.W., Strasburg, J.L., Brisson, J.A., Templeton, A.R., Knight, T.M., Chase, J.M. 2007. Habitat area affects arthropod communities directly and indirectly through top predators. Ecography 30: 359-366.
Ryberg, W.A. and Chase, J.M. 2007. Predator-dependent species-area relationships. American Naturalist 170:636-642.
Schutzenhofer, M.R. 2007. The effect of herbivory on the mating system of congeneric native and invasive Lespedeza species. International Journal of Plant Sciences 168: 1021-1026.
Schutzenhofer, M.R. and Knight, T.M. 2007. Population-level effects of augmented herbivory on Lespedeza cuneata: Implications for biological control. Ecological Applications 17: 965-971.
Van Zandt, P.A. 2007. Plant defense, growth rate, and habitat specialization: A phylogenetically-controlled comparison of constitutive and induced resistance. Ecology 88: 1984-1993.
Anderson , C.D. 2006. The utility of a set of microsatellite primers developed for the massasauga rattlesnake (Sisturus catenatus) for population genetic studies of the timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus). Molecular Ecology Notes 6: 514-517.
Anderson, C.D. and Talcott, M. 2006. Clinical practice versus field surgery: a discussion of the regulations and logistics of implanting radiotransmitters in snakes. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34 (5), 1470-1471.
Chase, J.M. and Knight, T.M. 2006. Effects of eutrophication and snails on Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) invasion. Biological Invasions 8:1643-1649.
Kneitel, J. and Perrault, D. 2006. Disturbance-induced changes in community composition increase species invasion success. Community Ecology 7 (2), 245-252.
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Ostman, O.O., Kneitel, J.M., Chase, J.M. 2006. Disturbance alters habitat isolation's effect on biodiversity in aquatic microcosms. Oikos 114: 360-366.
Creer, D.A. 2005. Correlations between ontogenetic change in color pattern and antipredator behavior in the Racer, Coluber constrictor. Ethology 111:287-300.
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Great served with a green salad and cherry tomatoes. Other vegetables such as mushrooms and asparagus can be added during the last 15 minutes of cooking. The dried stuffing mix is available from supermarkets.
To make the stuffing, sauté the onion in the oil an electric frypan, until soft. Combine with the stuffing mix, water and egg in a bowl. Form into 6-8 stuffing balls about the size of a golf ball.
Heat the 2 tablespoons of rice bran oil in the frypan. Add the chicken and lightly brown on both sides on medium-low (120°C) heat. Cover and cook for 30 minutes turning once during cooking. Add the stuffing balls and buttercup.
Cook for another 30-45 minutes, turning the stuffing balls and pumpkin halfway through. Garnish with the basil leaves.


Orange has announced the acquisition of a 75 million-euro equity interest in Africa Internet Group, joining AXA, Goldman Sachs and longstanding investors MTN Group, Millicom and Rocket Internet.
Sacha Poignonnec and Jeremy Hodara, founders and co-CEOs of Jumia and Africa Internet Group, commented: "We are thrilled by Orange's equity investment and are eager to translate our strategic partnership into unique offers for our customers. Jumia and our other online consumer services give millions of African consumers an opportunity to access and transact with local companies in a new and very convenient way. With Orange's support and expertise, combined with that of our existing long-standing shareholders, we will be able to further improve our service offerings and the customer experience while continuing to invest in our infrastructure".


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'Daddy Issues' by Seth King #LGBT #Review #Interview #MayDec #Taboo
wendystone589 / May 9, 2018
Wendy reviews 'Daddy Issues' by Seth King. Self published April 10, 2018, 311 pages.
Their bond is forbidden. Their relationship could upend lives. But their love? It's a force of nature…
Ten years ago, a desperate and confused Robert Glazer briefly married a woman before confronting his sexuality and starting his life as an out gay man. They divorced and lost contact – until now.
Today, a sudden family death throws Robert and his ex-wife back together for the first time. That's where Robert meets her son Eliot, who was raised with his own father and is now a gorgeous – and openly gay – adult. And to Robert and Eliot's surprise, sparks fly.
Passion ignites, then threatens to explode. Soon Eliot knows three things. One: Robert is not his father figure, and never was – in fact, he barely remembers him. Two: news of their union would still rock his whole world. And three: he craves Robert more than anything he has ever wanted. And as suspicions arise, their attraction only grows…
Please welcome Seth King, who was kind enough to do an interview for us.
What inspired this story?
A few different things. Recently I dated a much older guy for a while, and that really got me thinking about the May/December aspect. I knew I was going to write about this, and then I saw Clueless and was struck by the dynamic between Cher and her onetime stepbrother. The two merged and had a baby called Daddy Issues.
Tell us about the characters in 'Daddy Issues'.
The plot of the story is that a young gay man meets his estranged mom's former husband, whom he never really knew, and falls in love with him. Cue fireworks.
Which one of them was your favorite to write?
Both. They both came very easily.
Are you a pantser or a plotter?
I've never plotted anything in my life. I sit down and start writing. Usually I'm done in a few weeks, but there are exceptions. That's how I work.
Can you talk a bit about your writing process?
It's madness with no method. I do have some superstitions, though. I must write facing the east, and I have to write with gifts from my readers and family surrounding me.
If I told you, I'd have to kill you. The characters in Daddy Issues never stopped living inside my head, though.
Where can fans find you? (*Twitter, Fb, website, etc…)
I'm SethKingBooks everywhere!
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer these questions! We wish you every success!
This is the first book I've read by Seth King, but it won't be the last! Seth is a natural story teller.
The story and the characters are engaging and if you like men with enough emotional baggage and angst to keep you hopping from one drama to another then you will most certainly enjoy this book. One of the things that I enjoyed most about the story was the slow build towards a relationship. There was romance almost from the very beginning. It was along the lines of chemistry between Robert and Elliot, being aware and present of the attraction and letting that simmer and grow.
All the characters are beautifully broken from Elliot's mother, who at the time the story takes place, is on her third marriage. A more accurate description might be that she's at the end of her third marriage. She really isn't very good 'mom' material, being childish and selfish and stuck in her own head to the point of Elliot being more parent than child. I found myself being angry at her on more than one occasion, but don't completely give up on her because she may make an attempt or two to warrant a small amount of redemption. And hey, if Elliot can be forgiving and continue to give her chances, then we readers can too right?
Now Elliot, is an especially sweet young man. Even though he's a very intelligent young man and makes some wise observations about his life and the lives of the people around him he's full of angst and creates drama at every turn. He hasn't had an easy life and he is young so it's easy to see why he questions himself and everyone around him. There are times when he's confident and sure and others where he wonders if he's worthy of love and making that choice. I felt for him because he didn't have an easy relationship with his mother and then to be attracted to the man she was briefly married to isn't a situation that anyone would choose.
He and Robert go back and forth a lot about the taboo nature of their budding relationship. It makes for some very interesting situations. I felt especially sad for Robert's having hidden his sexuality until he was well into the first year of his marriage to Elliot's mother. He is, IMO at the same emotional age as Elliot even though he's several years older. He is successful and attractive and once he embraced his sexuality he really never looked back, but he's missed out on many of the things that he sees Elliot experiencing and it's kind of heartbreaking when he realizes it.
I won't spoil the story by giving any more away. I won't tell you if they can make their relationship work or even if they decide to try. I will tell you that I was a blubbering, ugly crying mess by the time I got to the end of the book.
9/10 pots of gold or 90% recommended
Seth King is a twenty-five-year-old American author. He enjoys reading, writing, traveling, and spending time with his family.
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Zoo-themed license plate now available
Updated: 4:14 PM CDT Mar 21, 2017
KETV Staff Report
Nebraska drivers can now show their affection for the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium with a zoo-themed license plate. The design features "an iconic African bull elephant set against a dusk sky," a news release from the zoo said. "The Omaha community has a big sense of pride in the Zoo, we are so excited that Nebraska drivers can show their support by ordering the license plate," said Dennis Pate, Zoo Director, in the release. "This new plate will spread awareness of the Zoo which will ultimately help support conservation and education initiatives." The license plate is available through the DMV for a $70 annual fee: https://www.nebraska.gov/dmv/splate/index.cgi
Nebraska drivers can now show their affection for the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium with a zoo-themed license plate.
The design features "an iconic African bull elephant set against a dusk sky," a news release from the zoo said.
"The Omaha community has a big sense of pride in the Zoo, we are so excited that Nebraska drivers can show their support by ordering the license plate," said Dennis Pate, Zoo Director, in the release. "This new plate will spread awareness of the Zoo which will ultimately help support conservation and education initiatives."
The license plate is available through the DMV for a $70 annual fee: https://www.nebraska.gov/dmv/splate/index.cgi


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COVID Patients Suffering Greater Mental, Physical Declines Than Some Cancer Patients At Rehab Facilities, According to New Research; How To Stay Safe Amid Uncertainty
At rehabilitation centers across the country, COVID patients are suffering greater physical and mental declines than some individuals recovering from cancer, according to new research.
The Centers for Disease Control looked at individuals with COVID and those with cancer who had never contracted COVID that were sent to rehabilitation centers as part of their recovery.
"Among patients referred to outpatient rehabilitation, those recovering from COVID-19 had poorer physical health and functional status than those who had cancer, or were recovering from cancer but not COVID-19," states the study. "Patients recovering from COVID-19 might need additional clinical support, including tailored physical and mental health rehabilitation services."
There were 1,295 COVID patients and 2,395 cancer patients, selected because both groups undergo the same evaluation upon arriving to rehab facilities.
Overall, the group of COVID patients had more men and was younger than the group of cancer patients. Despite that fact, it was the COVID group who "were more likely to have received a diagnosis of generalized muscle weakness or fatigue."
A look at the numbers: 32.9% of COVID patients were in fair or poor general health, while 25.4% of cancer patients were categorized that way. 40.4% of COVID patients reported pain levels greater than 7, while 24.8% of cancer patients reported that level. 32.3% of COVID patients reported difficulty with physical activity, while 24.2% of cancer patients did.
Overall, COVID patients were in a more weakened physical state, experiencing more pain and malaise, mentally exhausted, and requiring more of the support staff's time than cancer patients.
These declines were so noticeable and consistent with previous studies that the authors recommended COVID patients might benefit from a rehabilitation program that is better tailored to their specific needs.
It was also noted that a warning about the effect the virus can have long-term could make for good messaging to encourage vaccination and mask wearing to the general public.
How Cancer Patients Can Keep Themselves Safe
It can be especially stressful to be a cancer patient right now. With the COVID-19 delta variant spreading and research indicating that some immunocompromised people don't get equal protection from the available vaccines, there sometimes seems to be more questions than answers.
Currently, immunocompromised individuals – such as those with certain types of cancers -represent half of the COVID breakthrough cases requiring hospitalization, despite representing less than 3% of the population.
Immunocompromised patients are also more likely to experience severe symptoms of COVID-19, are at a higher risk of transmitting the virus to family and friends, and are more susceptible to testing positive for the highly-contagious Delta variant even after they have been fully-vaccinated.
These concerning statistics were shared last month at a meeting of the Centers for Disease Control's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which ended with the group stating that they lacked the power to approve a third booster shot for this high-risk population.
Furthermore, the World Health Organization called for a moratorium on booster shots until the end of September so that the rest of the world could have access to initial vaccines.
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A member of the CDC's advisory group said that some immunocompromised people are finding third doses on their own.
"I am concerned about [immunocompromised patients getting a booster] in an unsupervised fashion, but as of right now it is due to regulatory issues," stated the board member. "We are not allowed to recommend additional doses to any patients so they are really just doing what they think is best."
There have been a handful of studies measuring the impact a booster or third shot has on those who are immunocompromised, and all suggested that they were effective in getting those individuals to produce more antibodies to fight COVID as the Delta variant surges through the U.S.
Related: COVID-19 Booster Shot Could Help Some Cancer Patients, Oncologists Say, But Masks Must Still Be Worn as Delta Variant Surges
There has yet to be a study, however, with a sample size large enough to make a more concrete determination at this time.
The CDC and FDA are both in agreement that the general population does not need a booster shot at this time.
The board will not meet again until later this month, and it is unclear if the FDA will authorize that emergency use between now and then, with the Delta variant now accounting for more than 90% of COVID cases in the U.S.
In the meantime, oncologists agree that the best course of action for cancer patients is to continue wearing a mask, and to get vaccinated as soon as possible if you haven't yet.
"Wearing proper PPE (personal protective equipment) indoors, in areas with low vaccination rates, or crowded areas is still important, particularly for cancer patients," says Dr. Heather Yeo, a colorectal surgeon and surgical oncologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian.
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Home » Body » Blood Pressure Medicine Cures Diabetes in Mice, Study Finds
Blood Pressure Medicine Cures Diabetes in Mice, Study Finds
Verapamil, on the market for over 30 years, is a calcium channel blocker usually used to combat hypertension, irregular heart function and headaches in humans. Based on new studies, it also prevents mice from getting type I diabetes, and even combats the condition if it already exists.
However, its surprising potential use in treating diabetes is a discovery from the laboratory of Dr. Anath Shalev of the University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB). She deduced that Verapamil actually lowers the level of TXNIP (thioredoxin-interacting protein) in pancreatic beta cells. During her search to find the gene that responded most strongly to excessive glucose levels in the pancreas, which started in 2002, Shalev discovered that it was the TXNIP gene. In addition, high levels of thioredoxin have been shown to keep the pancreas' insulin-producing islet beta cells alive.
After these findings, Shalev reasoned that TXNIP suppression could prove highly effective in fighting diabetes. Testing in lab rats has proven supportive of her theory. "We have previously shown that Verapamil can prevent diabetes and even reverse the disease in mouse models and reduce TXNIP in human islet beta cells, suggesting that it may have beneficial effects in humans as well," said Shalev when announcing plans for the clinical trials which have now secured funding from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. These trials will study 52 newly diagnosed diabetes patients, half to be treated with Verapamil and half with a placebo, while still receiving insulin pump therapy. "That is a proof-of-concept that, by lowering TXNIP, even in the context of the worst diabetes, we have beneficial effects," says Shalev. "And all of this addresses the main underlying cause of the disease — beta cell loss. Our current approach attempts to target this loss by promoting the patient's own beta cell mass and insulin production. There is currently no treatment available that targets diabetes in this way." While Verapamil can have dangerous interactions with some other drugs and cause certain side-effects these dangers a calculated risk when compared to suffering through a lifetime of diabetes.
Shalev adds that TXNIP can actually stimulate its own expression. "These findings support the notion," Shalev wrote, "that TXNIP levels rise over time, not only as a result of elevated blood glucose levels and/or endoplasmic reticulum stress, but also as part of a vicious cycle by which increased TXNIP levels lead to more TXNIP expression and thereby amplify the associated detrimental effects on beta-cell biology including oxidative stress, inflammation, and ultimately beta-cell death and disease progression."
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Picture of The Shambles, York, England.
The Shambles is a narrow medieval street and is the oldest street in York.
It is even mentioned in the Doomsday Book and inspired Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter film.


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Product code: 3938EDReleased: 31 October 2011446 minutes
The 2011 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship was the most competitive ever – with five drivers heading into the 10th and final round with a chance of taking the title, and the top three split by just 5 points!
The Official Review has pulsating action from all 30 races, right down to the championship-deciding final lap. Amazing footage, from trackside and on-board the cars, captures vital passes, clashes, crashes and wins as we follow the title fight.
After a tension-filled campaign, it all came down to the final day for reigning Champion Jason Plato, Honda challengers Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden and Independent Championship rivals James Nash and Mat Jackson. After misfortune for Silverline Chevrolet's Plato, it was left to Neal and Shedden to battle it out in the very last race of the year.
With 10 car makes represented, the battle between the turbos and normally-aspirated machines and the introduction of the Next Generation Touring Cars, the unpredictable 2011 season had as many ups and downs as the Knockhill circuit – and saw eight drivers take victories, including maiden wins for Nash and Tom Boardman.
Over more than 7 hours of edge-of-the-seat viewing we relive every race, with commentary from Ben Edwards former BTCC Champion Tim Harvey, and are treated to gripping last-lap dashes for the flag – including the Croft race settled by just 0.055 of a second. Plus, of course, there's all the panel-denting drama the BTCC is famous for, including the mayhem at Donington, the Honda mishap at Oulton Park and the Knockhill shunt which left Plato furious.
This is an epic review of a truly epic season of the BTCC at its best
"Excellent Review of an excellent season" - T. Taylor, Somerset
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