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1. In a species of beetles, males fight each other for mates, earning the right to pass on their genes. Is this natural selection or sexual selection? Why?
2. How does stabilizing selection affect the range and mean of a phenotype?
3. Briefly explain Darwin's observation of "common descent with modification" in terms of two species of ants, one with a larger body size and one with a smaller body size.
4. What could result from disruptive selection and how?
5. Why does sexual selection disrupt the Hardy-Weinberg principle?
6. Does the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium ever really exist?
7. What are the differential effects of adaptive mutations, harmful mutations, and mutations with no protein change on natural selection?
8. Evolution is gradual. Where do we have the best chance of seeing evolution in our lifetimes?
9. Why might a harmful mutation be more detrimental in the founder effect?
10. Why might migration of two populations of the same species NOT result in gene flow between the populations? Think in terms of sexual selection and speciation.
A fight to the death causes intrasexual selection, or selection within males for their mates. Selection due to an organism's sex, and not due to environmental pressures is a type of sexual selection. Indeed.
This type of natural selection consistently chooses for the phenotypes that's "just right." The result is that more of the population moves towards the mean. The mean doesn't change, but there's now less variety. Now isn't that a shame? Variety is the spice of life.
Darwin would probably have taken these ants home with him and used them as a table centerpiece. Kidding. Or are we? Darwin would probably observe that these ants had a common ancestor, but that there was natural selection for two different species better adapted for their environments: one larger and one smaller.
Disruptive selection will select for the two extremes of a phenotype. Imagine that over lots of time, these two extreme phenotypes preferred different locations or mates of the same phenotype as themselves. The result could be speciation.
The Hardy-Weinberg principle relies on random mating. If members of a species are selecting mates based on certain characteristics, the allelic frequencies of certain phenotypes are likely to change and no longer be in genetic equilibrium.
Never say never. It's difficult, though. Mating is usually not random, and populations are usually not static. Natural disasters happen, and so do man-made ones. A characteristic of living things is that it is constantly adapting to its environment, or evolving. If you were to find HW equilibrium, take a picture. It might not last that long.
Many mutations don't affect phenotype at all. Therefore, there's nothing to select for. Harmful mutations happen, but are usually selected against in a population. Adaptive mutations are the least common, but because they are selected for, they will have the most positive and observable effect on a population.
Seeing evolution of the human species is impossible, unless we compare ourselves to humans from many, many moons ago. However, we can see evolution in our lifetime just by looking at species with a shorter generation—like bacteria. So anytime you're bored, feel free to start collecting bacteria off door handles and studying it. There's plenty to choose from.
A founder effect involves a small group of individuals that break off from the bigger population. Because there are a small number of individuals, the gene pool is this new population is very small as well. There is not much variety. If one or more of these organisms happens to have a harmful mutation in a gene, and it survives to pass it on to multiple offspring, then it will have a higher allelic frequency in this small population then if it were diluted out in a larger population.
In order to be the same species, these organisms must have the ability to mate. But that doesn't mean they want to. Perhaps population A has a greater allelic frequency for cool, red, ruffled hair and population B has a greater allelic frequency for a slick purple hairstyle. Maybe most of the ladies of population A think purple hair is the worst. They'll select against it. And voilà—an anti-gene flow situation.
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What Makes Jasper Special: The herd of elk is one of the unique things about Jasper. But it's also a special small town in Arkansas because of its forests and opportunities for outdoor adventures.
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Things to Do in Elm Springs: Stop by the Elm Springs Heritage Center to learn more about the historic town. You'll be transported back in time when you learn how the town survived through the Civil War. And you'll learn about the water mill and the springs that gave the town its name.
Explore the outdoors when in town at Elm Springs City Park. You can walk the paved path or enjoy a picnic. It's a great place to take kids and just enjoy a relaxing afternoon.
What Makes Elm Springs Special: Elm Springs is a special place for history buffs. The small town has a unique past and insight into the state's northeastern region during the Civil War.
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Tuya va ser una reina egípcia de la dinastia XIX, cap a l'any 1290 aC. Era d'origen modest, que pertany, com el seu marit, a la classe militar. El seu pare es deia Ruia o Raia  i el nom de la seva mare no ens ha arribat complet, només sabem que acabava en uia.

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Es va casar molt jove, durant el regnat del faraó Horemheb amb Seti, el fill del visir Paramesu. Amb el temps, i donada la falta de varons hereus al tron, la doble corona va passar al visir, que va prendre el nom de Ramsès I i per extensió, Seti, el marit de Tuya, es va convertir en hereu al tron. En aquell temps Tuya ja devia ser mare, o si més no devia estar embarassada del seu fill Ramsès, posteriorment el gran faraó Ramsès II. Aquest últim comptava amb uns 10 anys quan el seu pare va ascendir al tron d'Egipte.

L'imparable ascens de la dinastia XIX només podria justificar-se mitjançant la unió per llaços matrimonials amb les dones de l'anterior família reial. Encara que ens han arribat molt pocs noms d'aquella època, degut sobretot a l'afany persecutori dels faraons i l'odi amb el qual van castigar la "heretgia" de Akhenaton i els seus successors, no sabem amb exactitud com van poder unir les dues famílies. Hi havia tant de temor a una nova revolució de la sang que portaven aquelles dones que els van donar la seva legitimitat que tant Horemheb com els primers reis de la nova dinastia es van encarregar d'amagar el millor possible els orígens de les seves esposes.

No obstant això, la majoria de les hipòtesis apunten que el llaç entre les dinasties XVIII i XIX es va fer efectiu a partir de la princesa Tanedyemy, possible filla de Horemheb. Com que Ramsès I era ja un ancià en aquells dies, i va associar molt aviat a Seti al tron, és de suposar que Tanedyemey es casés amb el marit de Tuya, que seria conegut com a Seti I. Tanmateix, no hi ha cap menció de Tanedyemy, i és possible que fos reclosa o almenys aïllada pels documents oficials, ja que el poc que queda d'ella és la seva tomba.

Una dada que podria reforçar la idea que Tanedyemy va ser la reina de Seti I és que Tuya, la seva primera dona i la mare del que acabaria per succeir,maiva ostentar el títol de Gran Esposa Reial amb el seu marit en vida, sinó que va haver de conformar amb el d'Ornament Reial, equivalent al rang d'esposa secundària. Això no hauria estat així de no haver existit una gran dona real per sobre d'ella.

Seria a la mort de Seti I quan Ramsès II, sempre molt unit a la seva mare, la va pujar a aquest rang a títol pòstum del seu pare, i va fer aparèixer en nombroses ocasions a Tuya acompanyant-lo, i fins i tot la va fer cridar Mut-Tuya, afegint-hi el nom de la deessa Mut (mare). El tàndem format per Ramsès II i Tuya no va ser tal, ja que no trigaria a unir-se la dona més estimada del primer, la bella reina Nefertari. Juntes, aquestes dues dones assessorarien durant la resta de les seves vides amb eficaç saviesa i experiència al faraó. Serien precisament els anys en què encara vivien tant Tuya com Nefertari els més pròspers i feliços de Ramsès II.

Són molts els vestigis que delataven l'existència de Tuya a la primera meitat del regnat del seu fill. La incansable activitat constructora d'aquest més la seva fidelitat envers la seva mare van fer que sigui la tercera persona humana que més vegades apareix en els seus monuments, només per darrere del mateix Ramsès II i de l'estimada Nefertari. Els darrers anys de Tuya devien ser els més feliços, i en els que gaudiria sense dubtes de la presència del seu fill aconsellant en nombroses ocasions.

Les petjades de Tuya es perden a partir de l'any 22 del regnat del seu fill, data en què segurament va morir ja a una avançada edat. Va ser coberta de tota classe d'honors, com molt poques reines els havien gaudit abans, i va ser enterrada al Vall de les Reines amb una solemne cerimònia, concretament a la tomba avui anomenada QV80.

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Vegeu també
 La dona a l'Antic Egipte

Dinastia XIX d'Egipte
Gran Esposa Reial
Morts a Egipte
Esposes del déu Amon
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Captain Boonyarit Chaisuwan raises awareness on illegal bead hunting and the importance of conservation of artefacts
The sky was still dark when Captain Boonyarit Chaisuwan, an archaeologist of the Phuket-based 15th Fine Arts Office, readied himself for another mission. His destination: Ban Dan School, in Kapoe district, Ranong province. The archaeologist was to meet with a group of 40 students and teachers from the school who took part in a heritage conservation project in which participants attended archaeological workshops, as well as an excavation process. The project is the brainchild of Capt Boonyarit in a bid to promote conservation awareness in communities close to key archeological sites on the Andaman coast of southern Thailand. Ban Dan School and Wat Pathum Tararam were chosen because of their rice heritage, he said. The archaeologist said the project, which ended earlier this month, was to serve as a model for conservation awareness campaigns.
"Bead hunting has become rampant in the area and we need to do something about it," he said, adding that his project was only an initial, but crucial, step to protect the local heritage since crackdown alone was not enough. The archaeologist noted that the bead hunters turned to Kapoe and other archeological areas, including Phu Khao Thong village in Ranong's Suk Samran district, because they had already exhausted most of the resources at Kuan Lukpad in Krabi's Khlong Thom district. Kuan Lukpad, which literally means "Hill of Beads", was well-known for its various types of beads, in particular, the face bead or the so-called "Suriya Dev" and Roman carnelian intaglio, featuring Peseus holding the head of Medusa. The craze for
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large amounts – from the Middle East; carnelian triratana beads, a symbol of Buddhism; and some Rouletted ware, a kind of pottery with a smooth surface. It was the first time that Rouletted ware (c. 2nd century BC to 1st century AD) was discovered on Thailand's Andaman coast as this type of artefact was mostly found in Arikamedu, an archaeological site in India. It was also found in Java, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. Capt Boonyarit said he believed that Phu Khao Thong beads were much sought-after items that were sent to other parts of the Malay peninsula and Southeast Asia, and said that more research is needed for this archaeological site. Phu Khao Thong and Kuan Lukpad eventually lost their importance as seaports between the 8th and 11th centuries AD. "Excavation work has covered about 40 percent of
the Phu Khao Thong area," he said. Yet he expressed great concern over the spawning bead hunting by local villagers – an illegal activity that caused extensive damage to the archaeological sites. Capt Boonyarit conceded that even though the law stipulates that all unearthed antique items belong to the state and those who come across such items are required to give them up to the state, there exists many loopholes that make it very difficult for law enforcement authorities to deal properly with illegal treasure hunters. "That is partially because beads are scattered in privately-owned lands and the police are reluctant to take action since they recognise the private land ownership. This explains why illegal bead trading still continues today and we need cooperation from every party concerned to curb the illegal hunting."
But local villagers need to realise that bead trading is not a short-lived business, he said. "They can probably pick 20 to 30,000 baht from selling beads. However, I have told them [the locals] that once the beads are all gone, there will be nothing left in the community. On the contrary, if they manage to keep the beads and other artefacts within their community, we can then develop it into a more sustainable way," he said. To have that happen, the local community must take pride in their heritage and have the urge to safeguard it, insisted Capt Boonyarit, who recognises the potential of young students in promoting conservation awareness in their respective communities. The heritage conservation project began with locating archeological study sites, he said. "Focus is on the areas with traces of
ancient human settlement. In the case of Kapoe, they are scattered around the school and the temple," he said, adding that it's important the designated areas remain "clean", which means areas that have never been searched by hunters in the past. Students not only learn about conservation and the archeologist's work process as they help him excavate the archaeological pits, they also learn to treasure and value the artefacts they unearth. Capt Boonyarit said he encourages the students to attach importance to all types of artefacts that are found during an excavation, while most hunters only go after beads. "We are different as we keep and study all the artefacts that we come across in order to learn more about ancient human settlement," he said. And the excavation at Ban Dan produced huge finds – gold beads, remnants of tripod pottery, the first time ever that such ancient items have been found, dated about two to 3,000 years, were found in the lowland southern region. "The pottery, normally found in caves, helps us determine the time when the ancient people settled in the area," he said. Capt Boonyarit expressed confidence that both Phu Khao Thong and Ban Dan, with exquisite heritage, have the potential to be developed as a learning centre and a tourist attraction in the long run. He said if the local community is ready, then it could eventually have its own folk museum to showcase its heritage with pride. "In fact, things go well at Phu Khao Thong village as people take part in bead-making workshops and Phu Khao Thong beads have become well-known in the market since people enjoy the extra income," he said. It is his hope that Phu Khao Thong will eventually restore traditional heating methods in bead-making, using old-style kiln, as to add uniqueness to their final products. When asked about his next project site, Capt Boonyarit said he may probably go back to Kapoe district. "There is a whole lot more to search in that area," he said.
Writer: PLOENPOTE ATTHAKOR
Published: 17/09/2009 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: Outlook
Tags: ancient beads, Archaeology along the Andaman Coast, Captain Boonyarit Chaisuwan, Kapoe district, Kuan Lukpad, Phu Khao Thong villageKhlong Thom


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Q: How to use email instead of username for user authentication?
Possible Duplicate:
Accepting email address as username in Django

The authentication model provided along with Django is based on
username.
What to do to change the authentication based on email instead of
username?
To be more specific:
With username authentication, to login user we do the following:
 user = authenticate(name,password)
 .......
 login(request,user)

What to write for the above statements if we are authenticating
using email?
For form:
I am planning to write my own form which shows the fields
email, password and the validation.
Is this the correct approach?

A: I found this snippet when reading a duplicate question to this one. Also check this code:
class UserForm( forms.ModelForm ):
    class Meta:
        model= User
        exclude= ('email',)
    username = forms.EmailField(max_length=64,
        help_text = "The person's email address.")
    def clean_email( self ):
        email= self.cleaned_data['username']
        return email

class UserAdmin( admin.ModelAdmin ):
    form= UserForm
    list_display = ( 'email', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'is_staff' )
    list_filter = ( 'is_staff', )
    search_fields = ( 'email', )

admin.site.unregister( User )
admin.site.register( User, UserAdmin )

Neither answer is originally mine. Up vote on the other thread to the owners for the karma boost. I just copied them here to make this thread as complete as possible.

A: Check out this snippet, and read the comments for updates.
For the form, why not just inherit from (or directly use) the auth login form.  See django/contrib/auth/forms.py

A: Please see the below link which illustrates the way in which we should solve the problem.
http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/browse_thread/thread/c943ede66e6807c

A: Sounds like you can just mask the username with the word "email" and all the usernames will just have the email show up instead.

A: Unless I missed something, the solution should be really simple; just make a normal form with a text field and a password field.  When the HTTP request method is POST, try to fetch the user with the given e-mail address.  If such a user doesn't exist, you have an error.  If the user does exist, try to authenticate the user and log her in.

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A Century of Pyrex
America's Favorite Dish: Celebrating a Century of Pyrex, on view June 6, 2015 through March 17, 2016 celebrates the 100 year anniversary of Pyrex, developed by Corning Glass Works in 1915. Born out of scientific discoveries in glass, and the emerging science of home economics, Pyrex was shaped not only by designers and engineers in Corning, but also by women consumers around the country. America's favorite dish is showcased in this exhibition through versatile Pyrex-brand dishes on display alongside colorful advertisements, primarily drawn from the collections of The Corning Museum of Glass.
The production of Pyrex began at Corning Glass Works with the development of temperature-resistant borosilicate glass for railroad lantern globes. The new glass was marketed in 1909 as Nonex or CNX (Corning Non-Expansion). A few years later, Corning began to look for other uses for this glass. Bessie Littleton, wife of Jesse T. Littleton, a Corning scientist, baked a sponge cake in a sawed off Nonex battery jar. Her experiment revealed that cooking times were short, baking was uniform, the glass was easy to clean, and, since the glass was clear, the cake in the oven could be monitored–all advantages over metal bakeware. Initially, Corning produced twelve ovenware dishes under the brand name Pyrex, and kicked off a new Corning Glass Works division focused on consumer products.
At the same time Corning introduced Pyrex, home economics was emerging as a profession. Corning Glass Works embraced the idea of using these new domestic professionals to test and promote Pyrex, and hired several home economists, including Sarah Tyson Rorer, an editor at Ladies Home Journal and Mildred Maddocks of the Good Housekeeping Institute. Rorer, in particular, was well-known to American women for her cookbooks, magazine columns, and her role in establishing the Philadelphia Cooking School. Rorer's cooking demonstrations at department stores around the country helped boost name recognition of Pyrex. By 1919, Corning had sold over 4 million pieces of Pyrex to consumers across America from a line that included 100 dish shapes and sizes.
After its initial success in the mid-1920s, sales of Pyrex began to plummet. In response, Corning asked the J. Walter Thompson Company, a pioneer in modern magazine advertising, to help them understand the problem. J. Walter Thompson identified several reasons why Pyrex sales were in decline. Primary among them were inefficient production processes that led to high retail prices and a marketing strategy that missed the target with potential customers. After 1929, with the help of Harvard Business School professor Melvin Copeland, Corning Glass Works began to act on these findings. A new manufacturing process automated the production of Pyrex dishes by machine-pressing glass into molds. Before this, glassblowers made Pyrex by blowing bubbles of glass, one by one, into dish shaped molds. The new automated process lowered Pyrex production costs.
That same year, Corning hired a full-time home economist and scientist to improve customer relations. Lucy Maltby was a Corning native and a home economics professor from Mansfield State Teacher's College in Pennsylvania. Her primary mission was to manage the company's new consumer services office that responded to consumer complaints and suggestions. Two years later Maltby established a test kitchen at Corning Glass Works to evaluate new products before they were put on the market, guiding the company from responding to customer feedback to proactively designing products with customers in mind. The Test Kitchen evaluated the design of products, assessed consumer reviews, suggested new design innovations, and as a result, sold more Pyrex.
By 1936, just when the borosilicate glass patent used in bakeware was due to expire, Corning Glass Works released a new type of glass under the Pyrex brand name: FLAMEWARE, an aluminosilicate glass that could be used on the stove top. FLAMEWARE boasted many of the same virtues as Pyrex bakeware, such as cleanliness, cooking efficiency, and the ability to cook, serve and store in the same dish, and was marketed in the same advertisements as Pyrex. The FLAMEWARE line included saucepans, frying pans, teapots, and coffee percolators.
Also in 1936, Corning Glass Works merged with MacBeth Evans Glass Company in Charleroi, PA, producers of an opal-glass tableware. Corning utilized the manufacturing equipment in Charleroi, to produce tempered soda lime opal glass, first used for military mess ware in the 1940s. One of the first products made for the public with this new Pyrex opal glass were a set of nested mixing bowls. The exterior of each bowl was enameled with a different solid color; red, green, blue, or yellow. The enameled surface was a perfect canvas for patterned decorations, applied by silk screen. Between 1956 and 1987, Corning Glass Works released over 150 different patterns on Pyrex opal ware.
Pyrex advertisements, when analyzed decade by decade, reflect Corning Glass Works' responses to American society's changing social values and tastes. The advertisements of the 1920s evoke a sense of romance through richly colored illustrations of fairy tales and well-dressed women serving formal dinners and having tea. The ads from the 1930s, in a more muted color palette of red, white and black, reflect practical sensibilities by addressing Pyrex's virtues of cleanliness, efficiency, and lower costs. The 1940s Pyrex ads express ideas of patriotism due to World War II. The 1950s advertisements reflect conservative values and emphasize being the best cook and a gracious hostess. In the 1960s, references to international and space travel were seen as the space race heated up and global travel became more commonplace. Although Pyrex advertising began to wane by the 1970s, ads feature collective values of creativity and nostalgia. And the 1980s Pyrex advertisements appealed to busy working families by showcasing microwave safe products.
Pyrex was the first brand name manufactured by Corning's Consumer Products Division. But there were several other brands and types of glass produced by this division over the last century. Primary among these were Corning Ware, a Pyroceram product; Corelle, a line of lightweight dinnerware made with a glass-laminate called Vitrelle; and Visions, a transparent amber-hued Pyroceram glass called Calexium. In 1998, Corning began to focus primarily on scientific and technical glass and sold its Consumer Products Division to a company now known as World Kitchen. The Pyrex brand continues to be produced by World Kitchen today.
Pyrex has become an icon in most American homes, in the forms of clear borosilicate bakeware, sets of patterned opal ware, and stovetop FLAMEWARE. Layered into the history of the Pyrex brand are the personal histories of families and individuals who have used, loved, gifted, and collected America's favorite dish over the last 100 years.
Regan Brumagen
Manager, Reference and Access Services
As the Manager for Reference and Access Services at the Rakow Research Library, Regan Brumagen coordinates reference, instruction and visitor services. Before joining the Museum staff in 2004, Brumagen worked as a reference librarian and...
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Cataloging Specialist, Continuing Resources and Digital Collections
As a member of the Rakow Library's Collections Management team, Emily Davis works with the Library's serials, auction catalogs, and digital collections. During her time at the Library she has worked in public services, archives, and technical...
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Recipe for CGW Test Kitchen 'Consumer-Products-Special'
The 1946 issue of Corning Glass Works' magazine, the Gaffer, included this "Recipe for CGW Test Kitchen 'Consumer-Products-Special'":
25 dozen (more or less) Pyrex dishes
11 dozen (maybe more) Double Tough Tumblers
2 Ranges (1 electric, 1 gas)
1 sink
1 food cupboard
1 dish cupboard
1 desk
1 instrument panel
8 plants in window, for decoration only
Arrange above ingredients conveniently in a room 13 feet by 23 feet, Second Floor, Personnel Building.
Add the knowledge and experience of several trained home economists.
Season with appetizing flavors.
Number of servings: Ideas galore for Mrs. Homemaker.
"Chill me
Boil me
See if I care
I'm Pyrex Ware."
The Gaffer, October 1946. CMGL 37790.
America's Favorite Dish: Celebrating a Century of Pyrex
Pyrex on the Home Front
Tea Time: The Making of the Pyrex Teapot


Last month both Kellen James and Tommy Sandoval released some seriously heavy video parts for 9Five. Here's some of the raw clips from the filming missions they had to endure!
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Any seasoned gardener knows that gardening is hard: there's a serious science behind all of it, from planting the right plants in the right places to giving them the correct amount of water. The science behind proper watering is why professional irrigation sprinkler systems have become so popular.
Healthy plants require healthy roots—and watering too often is inefficient for the root system. Allowing the roots to dry out a little before watering encourages their growth, which makes for healthier plants. So, don't water everyday (unless it's one of our scorching hot Philly summer days, and the earth is bone dry). Generally, watering 2-3 times a week is plenty.
The above point recommends not watering everyday (especially for flower beds), but when you're watering a few days a week, be sure to water thoroughly—although don't create an impromptu swimming pool.
Whether you're standing there with a hose or have an automatic irrigation sprinkler system, time your watering correctly. Ideally, you want to water early in the morning or late in the evening. Avoiding watering midday will keep the majority of the water from evaporating, and you'll keep your leaves from burning.
Watering the leaves instead of the base/roots of the plant can keep them from burning, but it will also encourage mold and plant diseases. Plant diseases thrive in hot, moist environments—especially on the leaves themselves.
If you have plants that require a large quantity of water, it's better to water them in parts. So water the flowerbed, then move on to another section. Once the water has seeped into the soil you can return to water the flowerbed again.
Be mindful of where you're watering plants, as continually watering one side over the other will encourage lop-sided root growth. Lop-sided roots disrupt healthy nutrient absorption.
If you want to be a high-tech, environmentally-conscious gardener, you can install water sensors that will alert you to the right density of water. Installing these on existing irrigation systems can make a big difference on your water bill (although it will take some time for them to 'pay for themselves').
More truly isn't better with garden watering. Overwatering, aka 'waterlogging,' can deprive the roots of much-needed oxygen. Roots can drown in water.
Proper watering can enhance an already beautiful garden. If your garden and overall landscaping is lackluster, then call the pros here at Blue Tree Landscaping. Our professional landscapers in the Philadelphia area can help you plan your garden with the right plants for specific locations based on sun patterns, drainage, and a number of other critical factors.
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Clint Eastwood's 'The Mule'; Arrives On Digital March 19 & On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD April 2, 2019 From Warner Bros
February 12, 2019 · by bdvdannounce	· in Blu-Ray/DVD Announcements, Movies, News.	·
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced and detailed their home entertainment releases of 'The Mule' which was not only directed by Clint Eastwood, but also features him in the starring role. The film will arrive home early on Digital March 19, followed by the 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD releases on April 2, 2019. Hit the jump to check out the full announcement for the release featuring bonus content listings, disc specs and more, plus artwork for the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray releases.
"Solidly crafted, consistently compelling and often quite moving — which is to say, it's Eastwood through and through."
Rafer Guzmán, Newsday
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4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD debut on April 2
Burbank, CA, February 12 – Witness a man risk it it all when "The Mule" arrives on 4K UHD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital. From Warner Bros. Pictures, Imperative Entertainment and BRON Creative comes Clint Eastwood's newest feature film, the drama "The Mule."
"The Mule" marks Eastwood's first time on both sides of the camera since he starred in 2009's critically acclaimed "Gran Torino." In addition to directing, Oscar winner Clint Eastwood ("Unforgiven," "Million Dollar Baby," "Sully," "American Sniper") steps in front of the lens again, alongside fellow stars Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper ("A Star Is Born," "American Sniper"), Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne ("The Matrix," "What's Love Got to Do With It"), Michael Peña ("American Hustle," "Cesar Chavez"), Oscar winner Dianne Wiest ("Hannah and Her Sisters," "Bullets Over Broadway") and Oscar nominee Andy Garcia ("Ocean's Eleven," "The Godfather: Part III").
Inspired by a true story, Eastwood directed "The Mule" from a screenplay by Nick Schenk ("Gran Torino"). Eastwood also produced the film under his Malpaso banner, along with Tim Moore, Kristina Rivera and Jessica Meier, and Imperative Entertainment's Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas. The film's executive producers are Dave Bernad, Ruben Fleischer, Todd Hoffman and Aaron L. Gilbert. Jillian Apfelbaum and David M. Bernstein co-produced.
Eastwood's team behind the scenes includes director of photography Yves Bélanger ("Brooklyn," "Dallas Buyers Club") and production designer Kevin Ishioka ("The 15:17 to Paris"), along with longtime costume designer Deborah Hopper and Oscar-winning editor Joel Cox ("Unforgiven"), who have worked with Eastwood throughout the years on numerous projects. The music is by Arturo Sandoval.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in Association with Imperative Entertainment, in Association with BRON Creative, a Malpaso Production, "The Mule." The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
"The Mule" will be available on 4K UHD Combo Pack for $44.95, Blu-ray Combo Pack for $35.99 and DVD for $28.98. The 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc with the film in 4K with HDR, a Blu-ray disc featuring the film in high definition and a Digital version of the movie. The Blu-Ray Combo Pack includes a Blu-ray disc with the film in high definition, a DVD with the film in standard definition and a digital version of the movie.
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Fans can also own "The Mule" via purchase from digital retailers beginning March 19.
Earl Stone (Clint Eastwood) is a man in his 80s who is broke, alone and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for the cartel. He does well—so well, in fact, that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl is assigned a handler. But he isn't the only one keeping tabs on Earl; the mysterious new drug mule has also hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates (Bradley Cooper). And even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl's past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it's uncertain if he'll have time to right those wrongs before law enforcement, or the cartel's enforcers, catch up to him.
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Nobody Runs Forever: The Making of The Mule
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On March 19, "The Mule" will be available to own in high definition and standard definition from select digital retailers including Amazon, FandangoNOW, iTunes, PlayStation, Vudu, Xbox and others. On April 2, "The Mule" will be made available digitally on Video On Demand services from cable and satellite providers, and on select gaming consoles.
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Following last weeks' prestigious award from booking.com for AX The Saint John, this week AX The Victoria was recognized as Malta's Top 10 Hotels by TripAdvisor.
AX Events is the latest addition to the AX Group where the focus will be on high-end catering and event services.
Qawra's popular restaurant underwent a complete overhaul. After 4 months of work Luzzu is now back in business.
Hang on - it's the new menu of Talk of Town. Finding a cafe that serves a versatile, current menu in a relaxed setting in the busy Sliema surrounding is a rarity in itself.
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High school baseball: Sturgis West tops East in season-opening battle, 13-6
By Geoff Conversegconverse@capecodonline.com
Mar 31, 2016 at 10:43 PM Mar 31, 2016 at 10:43 PM
MARSTONS MILLS - There is nothing like opening a new campaign against your cross-town rival to get the blood flowing.
Thursday afternoon, Sturgis West picked up where it left off last regular season by again topping Sturgis East, 13-6, in the season-opener for high school baseball on Cape Cod and the Islands at Barnstable United Elementary School Field.
In what might be considered a rebuilding year for the Storm, they struggled in the opener, committing seven errors, three wild pitches and walking eight batters. Put that together with eight hits by Sturgis West and it all added up to 13 runs scored for the winners.
"If you don't throw strikes and you make too many errors, it all adds up to a loss," said Sturgis East head coach John Havey. "That's Baseball 101. Our youth caught up to us today. We made too many mistakes to allow a comeback, but these kids will respond. We made some defensive changes and that settled us down. I think you will see the infield we finished the game with as the group we will go with from this point on."
Leading the way for Sturgis West was sophomore starting pitcher Jon Cloutier, who went four full innings to pick up the win. He survived some wildness in the opening inning, surrendering just one run and leaving the bases full.
Last year, Cloutier saw spotty action on the mound and never had to go more than two innings at any one time. Going four was more than expected, pleasing head coach Kyle Russell.
"I thought he did a good job for us," Russell said. "He came to me and said his arm was starting to hurt, so we shut him down at that point. You could see he changed his motion and they (Sturgis East) were starting to zero in on his pitches. Overall, he did a nice job for us."
Offensively, the Navigators were led by the heart of the batting order as No. 3 hitter Chris Parkin finished the day going 2-for-5 including a double. He scored a run and drove in three. John Ryan, the No. 4 hitter, was 2-for-4, including a ground-rule double, with two runs scored and three RBIs.
"Parkin and Ryan had some key hits today," Russell said. "They are dangerous at the plate and they showed good discipline up there. They are the heart of our offense."
Trevor McDonald, who relieved Cloutier in the fifth inning, scored three runs without getting a hit. He walked once, was hit by a pitch and got on base via a fielder's choice.
Freshman Andrew Pinard led the Storm offense, going 2-for-5 with a run scored. Jared Bianchi went 1-for-3 with a double. He was also hit by a pitch.
Six different Sturgis East players had solo hits.
"More than half our starters are sophomores and freshmen," said Havey of his Storm team. "The thing I like about this club is how hard they are willing to work to improve. They learn well. I don't expect we will be seeing a lot of the same mistakes we made today in the future."
"I'm pleased with our effort," said West's Russell. "It was good victory. We beat our rival to open the season, which is a lot better than the 0-4 start we had last year. The kids really swung the bats well and hit the ball hard."


Christopher Mennell aka The Secret DM, commissioned me to create a host of otherworldly creatures for his fantasy setting of Issyka. It had been a while since I drew fantasy creatures. So I thought it would be a great for me to flex that cluster of creative muscle.
Long after the ancient Shapers have gone extinct, their bio-factory are still creating new creatures that continue to roam the wilds of Issyka.
An adult zegak-zoti grow anywhere from three to thirty feet tall. This type of creature has an armoured hide which could turn the best arrows. The largest of these beasts could be made into a mobile fortress if they could be tamed. However, the problem many find is that zegak-zotis adore the taste of human flesh.
Sysakuunds are aquatic hunters that can grow up to fifty feet in length. They hunt prey using echolocation using its humming organs located under its belly. To deliver a coup-de-grace, these organs can also release enough sound energy to stun a human-sized prey. It takes a sysakuund up to ten minutes to store enough energy in its humming organs for such attacks.
Monolithic and colossal, the utch-ta float in the skies of Issyka moving where the winds take it. The utch-ta is a gigantic fungus that float on internal floatation gases. The aeroponic roots beneath an utch-ta can be very prehensile and dexterous enough to grab birds that fly close to them and digest them within the root network. Because the largest utch-ta grow up to a thousand feet in diameter, smaller creatures – even humans – have been known to set up small outposts or settlements upon their plateau-fins. Some of these communities are peaceful and others are not.
Thog-agond are bulky bovine creatures with meat that are extremely delicious for humans. Many human diners long for meals made from thog-agond meat. The problems of acquiring such meat are many. First, no human has ever successfully tamed a thog-agond. Secondly, thog-agonds are vicious. They attack by smashing their hammer-like head into whatever that threatens them. Thirdly, these creatures are fast. In fact, their speed is legendary. They could be on top of you in five seconds from quarter mile away if the ground between you is flat and stable. Finally, they are never found alone. Groups of up to ten human hunters have been found smashed and trampled to death by a herd of fifteen thog-agonds.
Qweasinks are insects that drop down from cave ceilings and trees onto their prey. Smaller than a human fist, a qweasink has seven ambulatory claws, seven eyes and six venom sacs. Each venom sac holds a different type of venom. Although there are only six sacs to a single qweasink, here is a partial list of known effects of qweasink bites.
Victims are compelled to tell the truth.
Victims become sad and weeps uncontrollably, unable to ignore one regretful event in their lives.
Victims' limbs become paralysed, but only up to two limbs and never all.
Victims become greatly fearful of every perceived threat however small it is.
Victims begin singing the most boisterous song they know and are unable to stop until the venom wears off.
Victims have the desire to slap anyone within arm's reach.
Victims are compelled to believe they are someone else that they know.
Victims are compelled to believe they are some mindless animal.
Victims are compelled to verbalise their inner voice which can be inconvenient for those who regularly rely on stealth and dissemble.
Qweasink bite effects last for up to three hours. New effects are regularly discovered.
Wokawi is a nervous omnivorous dog-sized creature that hates being close to other non-wokawi creatures, which includes humans. If a wokawi notices an approaching creature at sixty feet, it starts honking. The closer the encroacher gets, the louder the honking becomes. At less than 10 feet, the honking of an adult wokawi can kill a human with the intensity of its honks. Putting a bag over a wokawi's eye stalks have been known to allow humans to approach them without any ill effects. Some people have used wokawis as guard animals at night at their abodes.
Chitkasus are bloodhound-like creatures that are totally blind. They track their prey using their shoulder and head airscoops. Not only do the airscoops are able to identify one out of a hundred smells in the air, but membranes in the scoop can also triangulate sources of the faintest of noises. Chitkasus can be trained to be a tracker although not as an attacker. The slightest threat to it will send it whimpering away in fear.
Jakawaris are primate-like animals which can grow half the size of humans. It can mimic any sound that it hears and have been known to use the ability to draw a human away from something it would like to steal. Jakawaris are for some reason attracted to small, shiny objects. Unfortunately, humans are a major source of small, shiny objects in Issyka. An adult jakawari is able to jump at an amazing range of fifty feet. A jakawari can also expectorate at anything that threatens it with a large spitball that could knock down a human and smells really gross. Ew.
The humongous baladibal is an animal that will charge at anything that it deems a threat. Its head bone is shaped into a blade that could cut through tough metal armour. When a baladibal is charging, the ground shakes violently enough to throw people off their feet. The largest baladibals could be made into siege platforms.
Vrisks are carnivorous snake-like creatures but have a mouth with three very powerful jaws. A vrisk senses its surroundings via faint vibrations using the cilia on its belly. Glowing organs at its tail emit an ultrasonic vibration, which causes humans to be wracked and immobilised by absolute terror. Some humans have acquired these fear organs, separated from the animals, and use them to their own advantage to induce fear in others. Some vrisks hunters have claimed to know how to neutralise this fields of absolute terror but are unwilling to give up their secret. Vrisks can grow up to 120 feet.
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Ohio, Finland, France, Germany, UK: Speed Cameras Burned, Pelted
Speed cameras came under attack in the United States and Europe last week.
In Lucas, Ohio vigilantes last week Sunday cut two of the cables used by a speed camera, taking the device owned and operated by Optotraffic out of service.
Vigilantes in Oroer, France set fire to a speed camera last week Saturday. The device was located on the D1001 between Beauvais and Breteuil, Le Parisien reported. In Ceintrey, a man used a large caliber hunting rifle to shoot a speed camera six times. The camera had been issuing tickets on the D913, Est Republicain reported. Three rounds blasted the camera lens and two rounds hit the middle section of the camera housing.
In Heinavesi, Finland, vigilantes helped themselves to a speed camera last week. According to YLE, the entire device, including the pole, went missing. The country has seen a number of the cameras damaged by anything from rocks to shotgun blasts.
In Berkshire, England a speed camera was set on fire around 4am on Tuesday, the Newbury Weekly News reported. A hole had been drilled into the camera on Greenham Road in the vilage of Greenham. Gasoline was poured into the camera housing to feed the blaze
In Duisburg, Germany police released the photo of one of three men who yelled at the driver of a speed camera car and then smashed the vehicle with a concrete block on October 30, 2012. Officials announced a thirty-year-old man took credit for the attack on Friday.


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85% of Guadalajara gas stations closed due to fuel shortages
Guadalajara, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Pemex, Puerto Vallarta, Salamanca
Because Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has not been able to comply with the supply of fuel agreed for Jalisco the previous week, the deficit in the hydrocarbon supply remains at 40%.
However, consumer panic purchasing by motorists in the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara have caused 85% of the service stations to close, according to the coordinator of the economic cabinet of the state government, Alejandro Guzmán Larralde.
The official said that since the Salamanca-Guadalajara pipeline was reopened to try to normalize the supply this weekend there has been a lot of intermittency in the shipment of fuel and only 50% of the gasoline that Pemex has agreed to send to the city has arrived.
The previous week, after holding a meeting with the governors of the states affected by the shortage, Pemex reported that on Saturday it would reopen the pipeline to test and send 45 thousand barrels of fuel to Jalisco, where there are little more than 3.6 million vehicles; that would be added to another 45 thousand barrels that would be sent by pipes and thus it was estimated that on Monday the situation would be normalized.
However, after the explosion in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo, the reopening was postponed until Sunday morning and had to be interrupted at least three times because clandestine taps were detected; this Monday morning Pemex reported that the pipeline remained open until 7 a.m., managing to send 22 thousand barrels of the 45 thousand agreed, and closed for lack of gasoline in Salamanca.
Governor of Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro, who during a work tour of Puerto Vallarta pointed out that the federal government is far from solving the problem because it was no longer a logistics issue, but a lack of gasoline.
Minutes later, the coordinator of the state economic cabinet, Alejandro Guzmán Larralde, said that the oil company had just informed them that the pipeline had just been reopened and would remain so until the 45,000 barrels agreed for this weekend were sent.
After that, explained Guzmán Larralde, the pipeline will be closed and every 20 days 20,000 barrels of fuel will be supplied to Guadalajara; and adding the 45 thousand barrels that are supposed to arrive daily in pipes from the ports of Manzanillo and Mazatlan, the supply could reach 90% in the coming days, but motorists would be required to stop making panic purchases to improve inventories, said the official.


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Both share therapy rooms with Speech Language and Learning and support clients together with our therapists as part of our allied health team at Albion and selected schools.
Offering Special Education services/ Early Childhood teaching/ Guidance Counselling / Hearing Impairment Intervention/ Play Therapy/ Montessori teaching. Janet and Sue have worked for many years as part of a multi-disciplinary team, e.g.
Janet and Sue were selected in the University of Queensland's Germinate program and have developed 2 children's language apps for iPad (Key Word Kids; and Key Verbs with Steffy and James) which have been extremely popular with children, therapists and parents in Australia and internationally.
Provide Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy services as part of an extended multi-disciplinary practice at Better Life Centre, Kelvin Grove.


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