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BUG Jam 01/22 1 January 2022
Join us for an evening of ukulele songs and revelry! It's FREE and you don't need to be any good. This is the kind of BUG you WANT to catch!
BUG Jam 02/02/22 1 January 2022
It's FREE and you don't need to be any good. We'll play through some tunes REALLY, REALLY SLOWLY, and try to answer any questions you might have.
Join Sue, Mark, and Sharon for an evening of ukulele songs and revelry! It's FREE and you don't need to be any good. This is the kind of BUG you WANT to catch!
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Fall is in the air! Join Sue and Mark for an evening of ukulele revelry, songs, and laughter! It's FREE and you don't need to be any good. This is the kind of BUG you WANT to catch!
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Join Sue, Mark and Sharon for an evening of ukulele songs and revelry! Its' FREE and you don't need to be any good. This is the type of BUG you WANT to catch!
Songs 27 May 2021
"Chasing Cars" is a song by Scottish-Northern Irish alternative rock band Snow Patrol. The song gained significant popularity in the US after being featured in the second season finale of the popular medical drama Grey's Anatomy, which aired on 15 May 2006.
Songs 18 January 2021
Book Of Love, The (The Monotones)
"The Book of Love", also titled "(Who Wrote) The Book of Love", is a rock and roll / doo-wop song, written and recorded in 1957 by The Monotones.
Book Of Love, The (The Magnetic Fields)
"The Book of Love" is a song written by Stephin Merritt and attributed to The Magnetic Fields, an American indie pop group founded and led by him.
"If" is a song written by American singer-songwriter David Gates and recorded by his group, Bread, in 1971.
Songs 9 January 2021
"My Heart Will Go On" is the theme song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for the 1997 blockbuster movie "Titanic"
Songs 2 February 2020
You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)
"You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" is a song written and originally recorded by American country artist Loretta Lynn. It was released as a single in May 1966 via Decca Records.
Songs 29 October 2019
All Of Me (John Legend)
"All of Me" is a song by American singer John Legend from his fourth studio album Love in the Future (2013). It is dedicated to Legend's wife Chrissy Teigen.
I Just Want To Dance With You
"I Just Want To Dance With You" was written by John Prine and Roger Cook and was first released by John Prine in 1986 on his German Afternoons album. It was covered by The Wigs, Tamra Rosanes with John Prine, Hubbas, George Strait and other artists.
Songs 4 March 2018
When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues
"When You And I Were Young, Maggie" has been re-scored as "When You and I Were Young, Maggie Blues", by Jack Frost and Jimmy McHugh.
Songs 24 February 2018
When You and I Were Young, Maggie
"When You and I Were Young, Maggie" is a famous folk song, popular song and standard. In 2005, the song was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
"Perfect" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran from his third studio album released in September 2017. In an interview with Zane Lowe, Sheeran said that he needed to write the best love song of his career with "Perfect".
Songs 29 April 2017
When You Say Nothing At All
"When You Say Nothing at All" is a country song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz in 1988.
The song Before I Met You was written by El Rader and Charles L. Seitz and was first recorded and released by Joe Cannonball Lewis in 1953.
Songs 2 April 2017
City Of Stars
"City of Stars" is a song performed by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone from the film La La Land (2016).
Songs 28 March 2017
Treat You Better
Shawn Mendes was born in Toronto and raised in Pickering, a suburb of the city.
Songs 3 July 2016
Shady Grove
"Shady Grove" is a traditional Appalachian folk song, common in the repertoire of bluegrass and old-time musicians of the Cumberlands.
Songs 27 December 2015
"Time After Time" is the second single by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper from her debut studio album, She's So Unusual (1983), with Rob Hyman contributing backing vocals.
Songs 5 October 2015
"Tainted Love", originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1965 and again by Soft Cell in 1981.
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is a 1967 single by Frankie Valli. The title is a shortened version of the composers' title of "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You", which has led to long-term confusion over the song's title.
"Aline" is a single by French singer Christophe. The song became one of the a big hit in France during the summer of 1965, selling one million records.
"La Vie en rose" (French for "Life in pink") is the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, written in 1945, popularized in 1946, and released as a single in 1947.
Accidentally In Love
"Accidentally in Love" is a song written and recorded by Counting Crows. The song was written for the opening scene of the 2004 DreamWorks animated film Shrek 2 and appears on the movie's soundtrack as the opening track.
If It Hadn't Been For Love
This song was written by Michael Henderson and Christopher Stapleton. Originally recorded by The Steeldrivers, it was featured on their 2008 self-titled LP. Adele's cover of the song was featured on the UK Limited Edition of her sophomore album 21.
"I'm Yours" is the first single released by Jason Mraz from his third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. It was performed in his 2004 and 2005 gigs and already became a crowd favorite before its release.


But look who's full of principled concern for the constitution and for proper scrutiny of legislation.
Falconer said that if the government pressed ahead with a guillotine motion it would amount to a "constitutional outrage". "The consequence of the guillotine is that the government would get control of the Lords. This would be an abomination. Within seven months of getting into power they are trying to castrate the only independent part of it."
Indeed. But is that the same Lord Falconer who wanted to stop the Lords interfering with anything the Government "deemed important" back in 2006?
Until now, the Upper Chamber has abided by the Salisbury Convention that it does not block legislation if it has been included in the ruling party's manifesto. The new measure would prevent the Lords rejecting any proposed laws - such as ID cards, anti-terrorism proposals or schools reform - the Government deemed important.
In context, Falconer originally proposed this while the debates on the Identity Cards Act were still going on. If it wasn't a threat that the Government would eliminate the second chamber if it didn't get the ID Cards bill through, it was certainly a very coincidental choice of moment.


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Facebook Only Paid £4,327 Corporation Tax Last Year
Posted on October 12, 2015 by News Team in BUSINESS, News, UK News // 0 Comments
The latest UK results have shown that social media giant Facebook paid just £4,327 (or $6,643) in corporation tax last year.
The most recent Companies House filing shows that the company made a pre-tax loss of £28.5m last year, but that they also paid their 362 UK staff £35.4m in share bonuses.
For an average UK Facebook employee, those share bonuses amount to £96,000.
These results mean the corporation tax bill was less than the average UK employee paid in tax on their salary in 2014.
Keep in mind, though, that these are last year's results. Back in January, Facebook reported global fourth quarter profits of $701m (£462m), a 34% increase on the year previous.
They also made almost double their profits for the year compared to 2013, making a staggering $2.9 billion.
This latest news about just how little Facebook are paying will undoubtedly reignite concerns about how much UK tax corporations pay, especially when several companies are being investigated by the European Commission due to tax arrangements with EU member states.
Just last week, an OECD/G20 report found that the laws that allow companies to shift their profits overseas to low tax jurisdictions meant that between $100bn and $240bn has been lost in tax revenues every year.
Have you followed us on Facebook and Twitter?
Facebook only paid £4,327 in UK Corporation tax last year. Hmm.
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In The UK, Women Make Up Just 13% Of Film Directors
Gay Blood Donation Battle Now "Academic"
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Zeoli Rolls as Republican Sweep Election
in: Top Stories, Town Depts. & Agencies
Jim Zeoli
Newly re-elected First Selectman Jim Zeoli described his nearly 66 percent win – with 3,374 votes over Democrat challenger Jody Dietch's 1,795 – as "quite humbling."
"To have more than 50 percent of the town's registered voters come out and to get over two thirds of their votes was quite an honor," he said. "I'm pleased to remain sitting in the chair and will do the best I can for Orange as I have been."
In fact, in the 14 years Zeoli has held the job, he received the most votes in this election. Reflecting on his victory, Zeoli contends his opposition of a plan to merge the town's elementary schools under the Amity Regional banner may have played a role in his win. "My stance was opposite my opponent's and I think a large part of the voting population was happy with that," he said. "I think residents also recognize my hard work on the town's behalf."
This year's turn-out was similar to past years, with barely more than half the town's registered voters coming out to the polls. Though Republicans swept the election, Zeoli maintains it's not likely a reflection of the national climate. "The Democrats took a major shellacking in this election, but I think people are starting to understand there is a big difference between local and national politics. Our people here do the best they can for this town," he said.
For contender Jody Dietch, the fight was an "uphill battle," beginning with a late campaign start that kicked off in August. Dietch did not earn a seat on the Board of Selectman finishing last among the 8 candidates. "I knew there would be challenges going against a 14 year incumbent but I'm proud that we nominated 11 women to the Democratic slate to the Republican's four," she said. "We brought more diversity to the election and to the Democratic Town Committee and I'm proud of that. We got a lot of good people involved and gave the people of Orange choices they might not otherwise have had." Saying it's too soon to think about whether she'd make another run for the job in two years, Dietch laughingly added, "Never ask a woman after she gives birth when she'll have her next child! I guess I'd never say never but I'm not to prepared to say I'd run again." With the campaign behind her, Dietch's next role will be as mother of the groom as she helps to plan her son's upcoming wedding.
At Town Hall its business as usual as Zeoli focuses on several projects already in the works – a state-funded new playground slated for Fred Wolfe Park; dredging the Wepawaug River to help prevent flooding in the Greenbrier and Derby Milford Road neighborhoods; and the construction of a new age-restricted assisted care facility in town. "I was even approached by a developer today about another type of housing project that I can't say much about, but I look forward to meeting with them," Zeoli said.
There will be a new face on the Board of Selectmen next month as 2017 First Selectman challenger Margaret Novicki was elected to take the seat vacated by Paul Davis' resignation. Novicki is looking forward to bringing her previous experience in public service, much of it spent at the United Nations, to her new post. "I feel honored and really grateful for the support I received and I will do my best to represent everyone to the best of my ability. I think together we will do all we can to improve the quality of life in Orange and I think that's what the job is all about."
By Laura Fantarella – Orange Town News Correspondent
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Human Resource Manager, Kele Lui reading his statement at the opening of the workshop.
Participants group photo after the opening ceremony.
Judicial Development Program is underway way after its opening ceremony yesterday.
Tokelau representative, Human Resource Manager, Kele Lui highlighted in his opening statement the importance of the workshop towards improving the justice delivery service as well as improving the quality of life for the people of Tokelau.
Mr Lui also made clear the objectives of the workshop. As it will promote judicial competence of courts actors to perform their roles effectively. It will develop shared vision, understanding and collaboration between the court actors and court users. It will also build the capacity for Tokelau and Samoa to deliver judicial Orientation in Tokelau.
Participants of the workshop include Law Commissioners, Judicial Officers, Police, and members of the communities, Fatupaepae (women group), Taulelea (men's working group) and youth.
The five day workshop is held at the Samoa's Justice Courts, Apia and is facilitated by Samoan judges.


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Deh Now (, also Romanized as Deh-e Now) is a village in Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem Rural District, Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem District, Dalgan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 866, in 143 families.

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Populated places in Dalgan County

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The Hikarie Contemporary Art Eye Series introduces galleries and artists who lead the Japanese art scene with new perspectives. The 6th exhibition of the series features Atsunobu Katagiri's project in Fukushima, which reveals the power of nature, power of land, and traces of human activities through a focus upon flowers.
In 2013, during the third summer since the earthquake, the coastal area of Minamisoma City, Fukushima, which was affected by the tsunami, was filled with flowers named "Monochoria Korsakowii" in bloom. This flower is a rare native plant that has been classified as an endangered species type 2 by the Japanese Ministry of Environment. The flower had disappeared because of costal land reclamation activities by humans, but it has come back to life after the tsunami. It was chased out by people, but came back when people were gone. The innocent blue flowers embrace the ruthless laws of nature. 'Won't you try arranging these flowers?' That invitation led me into long travels in Fukushima after the earthquake, continuing to this day. I have arranged many flowers. Flowers were blooming, as is natural, in the tsunami-affected areas, abandoned buildings, in the corners of a ghost town, and on the hill where one can view the nuclear power plant that interspersed radioactive substance…. In them was both the sorrow of losing things, and the hope that life still goes on. The beautiful flowers seemed to be like pictures in the minds of those who survived the catastrophe. Looking back, this act may have been my prayer for the destroyed land and lost lives. This is now the sixth spring since the earthquake. Flowers bloom again in Fukushima, where the reconstruction is still far from being completed. The sight of those who only look ahead does not catch these flowers. They cannot hear the flowers' voice. I hope that they stop for a while, and look down at the flowers, and listen.
A flower arrangement artist born in 1973 in Osaka. In 1997, aged just 24, he succeeded to the professional name of master of the Misasagi ikebana school in Sakai City, Osaka. His arrangement style varies from the traditional to contemporary art, and he has worked on many collaborative projects with artists in other genres. His work employs various plants from small wild grasses to his longstanding theme, the large installation with cherry trees, exploring elements of animism, one of the originating sources of flower arrangement. He has stayed in Minamisoma city, Fukushima as an invited artist for the "Hama-dori, Naka-dori, & Aizu Tri-Regional Culture Collaboration Project" organized by the government's Agency of Cultural Affairs since 2013, and has created numerous works. His book Sacrifice: The Ikebana of Regeneration, Offered to the Future (published by SEIGENSHA ART Publishing,Inc.) has been released as the documentation of the project.


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Q: Ticker text not not shown in status bar upon receiving a push message I integrated Parse.com Push into my Android app (using the Parse SDK 1.7.0 for Android). I followed the instructions in the Quickstart on Parse.com: https://www.parse.com/apps/quickstart#parse_push/android/existing.
First my app crashed upon receiving a push notification. Logcat indicated a nullpointexception error associated with the notification icon. The Parse documentation (https://parse.com/docs/push_guide#receiving/Android) indicates that by default, the application's launcher icon is used for a notification. This somehow did not work. This crash was fixed after adding the following tag to the AndroidManifest, to customize the notification icon: <meta-data android:name="com.parse.push.notification_icon" android:resource="@drawable/push_icon"/>.
Notifications are now received succesfully, but no ticker text is shown in the status bar of the Android device. The screenshots on the Parse.com website, which show a preview of the push notification to be sent, do show this ticker tekst, so it is supposed to be shown. Upon receiving the push message, the text of the notification that is shown in the notification tray should also be shown in the status bar for a few seconds, when the notification icon appears. In my case, only the notification icon appears. The notification text is only visible in the notification tray.
Am I the only one experiencing this behaviour? Is this perhaps a bug in the recently released Parse SDK 1.7.0 for Android?

A: Parse Android SDK 1.8.1 was released recently. You can extend ParsePushBroadcastReceiver and override
 protected Notification getNotification(Context context, Intent intent)
 protected int getSmallIconId(Context context, Intent intent)

in order to add a ticker to the notification. Lastly don't forget to list the Custom Receiver in the AndroidManifest.xml and add the intent actions required by Parse. Check the link for more information.
https://www.parse.com/docs/push_guide#top/Android

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South Africa's flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA) and Brazilian carrier TAM Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement. South African Airways' code "SA" will be placed on flights operated by TAM from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Brasilia, Salvador, Florianopolis, Iguaçu Falls, Recife, Belo Horizonte, while TAM Airlines' code "JJ" will be placed on flights operated by SAA between Sao Paulo and Johannesburg, and to other cities within South Africa, namely, Cape Town, Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth.
To date, South African Airways operates 11 flights per week between Johannesburg and Sao Paulo. Tickets went on sale today (29 Aug 2013), with travel set to commence on 02 Sept 2013.
TAM Airlines is the largest Brazilian airline company by market share and fleet size. The airline, which is headquartered in Sao Paulo, operates scheduled services to destinations within Brazil, as well as international flights to Europe and other parts of North and South America.
African low-cost airline Fastjet announced the launch of flights between Dar Es Salaam and Mbeya, a city located in southwest Tanzania. Effective from 01 November 2013, the airline will operate three weekly flights on board an Airbus A319 between the two destinations. Reservations will open this week. Mbeya's airport, Songwe Airport (ICAO: HTGW), is located about 25km southwest of the city, off the A104 road.
Namibia switches to daylight saving time on 01 September 2013. The Namibian time changes therefore from UTC+1 to UTC+2. The official time change will take place at 02:00am (from 02:00am to 03:00am). The time will not change in the Caprivi (Zambezi), as this area is not subject to summer and winter time changes. Daylight saving time in Namibia will end and summer time will beginn again on the first Sunday in April 2014 (6 April 2014).
update (04 Dec 2013): Airlink will also operate afternoon flights between Johannesburg and Skukuza Airport in the Kruger National Park. From 01 Aug 2014, the airline will service the route with daily flights departing Johannesburg at 13:20 (arrival: 14:10) and Skukuza at 14:35 (arrival: 15:40).
update (17 Sept 2013): Airlink initially planned to start flights between Johannesburg and Skukuza Airport in the Kruger National Park and between Cape Town and Skukuza Airport in March 2014. For some reasons plans have changed and the airline will now operate flights from 02 June 2014. Airlink's flights to Skukuza Airport are now available for sale.
South African airline Airlink will launch flights to Skukuza Airport, located north of the Skukuza Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park, in March 2014. The Skukuza Airport Management Company (Pty) Ltd, jointly owned by Lion Sands, Federal Air and Airlink, therefore signed a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with South African National Parks (SANParks) for a period of ten years. The PPP oversees the refurbishment and enhancement of Skukuza Airport runway and terminal building facilities to the international standards required to be able to handle airline traffic.
Work on the construction and rehabilitation of Skukuza Airport will begin on 01 September 2013. It is envisaged that the upgrades should be substantially completed by 01 November 2013 to achieve the necessary licensing by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA). It is furthermore anticipated that the licensing process will be completed before the first quarter of 2014 with scheduled flights set to commence in March 2014. Airlink's initial scheduling includes a daily service to Cape Town, a twice daily service to Johannesburg's O.R. Tambo International Airport and eventually, flights to King Shaka International Airport in Durban.
The Skukuza Airport was closed in 2001 after the SACAA did not renew the airport's operating licence.
I just stumpled on this great and truly inspiring presentation by South African National Geographic Emerging Explorer Steve Boyes. In the 15 min video, Steve tells us about his work and experiences in the Okavango Delta in Botswana and his efforts to save one of the most endangered parrots on earth: the Cape Parrot. Get inspired & enjoy!
South African airline SA Express has increased its flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town and between Johannesburg and Durban. Since 19 Aug 2013 and 23 Aug 2013 respectively, the airline operates extra flights on Fridays and Sundays between the three citys.
SA Express is a domestic and regional passenger carrier in Southern Africa. Although operationally independent of the country's flag carrier South African Airways, SA Express' flights are incorporated within the strategic alliance with South African Airways and privately owned SA Airlink.
Emirates Airlines has announced the reintroduction of the Boeing 777-300ER on its Dubai <> Cape Town route. Effective 01 Sept 2013, the airline will deploy the aircraft on its daily flights between the two destinations instead of the currently used Airbus 340-300. This will add about 90 more seats to the daily non-stop route.
The Boeing 777-300ER operated by Emirates Airlines features 354 seats in a three-class configuration: eight seats in First Class, 42 in Business Class and 304 in Economy Class. Some of the features for the new aircraft include lie-flat comfort to travellers in the First & Business Class cabins and signature First Class private suites.
According to the latest statistics released by the Department of Environmental Affairs and South Africa National Parks (SANParks), South Africa has lost 587 rhinos to illegal poaching since the beginning of 2013. Of the rhinos poached, 362 rhinos were killed in the Kruger National Park, 60 in North West, 60 in KwaZulu-Natal, 59 in Limpopo, 39 in Mpumalanga, 3 in Gauteng and 2 in the Eastern Cape and in the Marakele National Park respectively.
To date 167 alleged rhino poachers have been arrested in South Africa since the start of 2013. Since the beginning of the year, 66 alleged poachers have been arrested in the Kruger National Park, while 37 in KwaZulu-Natal and another 36 have been arrested in Limpopo.
A new campsite, located not even 3km from Etosha's Von Lindquest Gate, is currently being built in the Onguma Private Game Reserve in Namibia. The campsite, which is expected to open by the end of September 2013, will have 25 camping units, a large reception area with a small supply store and a snack restaurant. The main areas of the new campsite are built with a view over a lovely waterhole. Most of the camping units will have individual ablution and cooking facilities, while some are designed to share a facility between two sites for parties that are travelling together.
The 34 000 hectares Onguma Private Game Reserve is situated on the eastern border of Etosha National Park. The reserve is home to over thirty different animal species, including kudu, giraffe, eland, oryx, hartebeest, zebra, impala, black rhino, lion, cheetah and leopard, as well as to more than 300 bird species.
Travelling with Qatar Airways after 01 September 2013? This is great news for you: Effective 01 September 2013, Qatar Airways will increase its checked baggage allowance on all routes worldwide. Economy weight allowances have increased from 23kg to 30kg while Business and First Class have each increased from 30kg and 40kg to 40kg and 50kg respectively. The number of bags remains the same and dependent on the type of ticket purchased. The increased weight allowance does not apply when travelling to points that are regulated by per-piece allowance.
Passengers who have travelled prior to 01 September 2013 will be able to take advantage of the increased baggage allowance on their return trip if travel is on 01 September 2013 or later. Qatar Airways will also publish new Excess Baggage rates in September 2013 which will also see an increase. We'll keep you posted!
Qatar Airways is the national carrier of the State of Qatar. The airline operates services across Central Asia, Europe, Far East, South Asia, Middle East, North America, South America, Oceania and Africa. Destinations in Africa include Addis Ababa (Ethiopia, from 18 Sept 2013), Dar Es Salaam, Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Entebbe (Uganda), Kigali (Rwanda), Nairobi (Kenya), Maputo (Mozambique), Johannesburg and Cape Town (South Africa).
South African National Parks (SANParks), in partnership with the Department of Environmental Affairs, Provincial Department of Economic Development and Tourism and the municipalities of Agulhas and Overstrand, has completed the construction of a 1km boardwalk linking the Cape Agulhas lighthouse precinct with Cape Agulhas, the southern-most tip of Africa. The boardwalk, which is the longest in Africa, was build to protect the sensitive area around the southern tip from indiscriminate walking, to make the area more accessible to visitors, to provide a visitor friendly tourist facility and a quality experience, as well as to attract more visitors to Agulhas National Park and to extend the appeal of the park to local, regional and international visitors.
According to SANParks, the new boardwalk is the first step in a massive infrastructure development plan to unlock the Cape Agulhas lighthouse gatewway precinct's full tourism potential and to focus attention on the sensitive natural environment. The funding to the value of almost R22 million has already been secured and planning and design has commenced. As part of the development, the precinct area will host full public facilities (ablutions and parking), a lighthouse museum, heritage centre, restaurant, vendor stalls and information services with the Cape Agulhas lighthouse remaining the main icon of the area.
SANParks will invest a further R17m in the Agulhas National Park for the restoration of the historic Ratelrivier Homestead that acknowledges the deep history embedded in the area. The Agulhas Rest Camp, located about 10km from the Cape Agulhas lighthouse, will also be doubled over the next few years.
South African low-cost carrier Mango will launch flights between Johannesburg and George, the administrative and commercial hub of the Garden Route, on 18 November 2013. Flights will be operated on Fridays, Sundays and Mondays with an initial frequency of one flight a day in each direction. The flights already opened for booking on 19 August 2013.
Mango, or Mango Airlines, is a state-owned South African low-cost airline and a subsidiary of South African Airways. The airline, which is based at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, operates four new generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft between the major cities in South Africa. Mango is currently the only airline in Africa to offer on-board Wi-Fi.
British airline Virgin Atlantic will resume its seasonal non-stop service between London-Heathrow (LHR) and Cape Town on 27 October 2013. The airline will be returning to Cape Town with daily flights from the very start of the season and, like in previous years, with four flights a week building up to daily flights for the peak travel period.
Virgin Atlantic, based at Gatwick (LGW), Heathrow (LHR) and Manchester (MAN) airports, is Britain's second largest airline serving the world's major cities.
We are still waiting for a current rhino poaching statistics update from the South African Department of Environmental Affairs, but in the meantime South African National Parks (SANParks) has confirmed that since the beginning of 2013 South Africa "lost 561 rhinos and Kruger lost 350. 65 out of 156 poachers were arrested in KNP [Kruger National Park]". We'll keep you posted!
The Peace Parks Foundation just released a video about their involvement in the developments taking place in and around the one million hectare Limpopo National Park in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park. When the park was proclaimed in 2001, Mozambique requested Peace Parks Foundation's assistance in overseeing its development. Owing to human/wildlife conflict, a voluntary resettlement programme is relocating communities living in the centre of the park, while those in the park's support zone are being assisted with improving their livelihoods.
The Peace Parks Foundation was founded as a not-for-profit organisation on 01 Feb 1997 by Dr Anton Rupert, HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands and former South African president Dr Nelson Mandela. The mission of the Peace Parks Foundation is to facilitate the establishment of transfrontier conservation areas (peace parks) and develope human resources, thereby supporting sustainable economic development, the conservation of biodiversity and regional peace and stability.
South African low-cost carrier Mango announced that it will commence a new seat rollout during August 2013. The replacement programme, through which the leg room per seat in the airline's carriers will get increased by between 6cm and 7.5cm, will last approx. until April 2014. According to Mango, the introduction of the new seats does not reduce the seat density of the airline's aircrafts and its 186 guest load remains consistent throughout the fleet. Mango's addition of two new generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft this month will be the first to sport the new seats and increased leg room on board.
update (15 Jan 2014): According to aviation specialists ch-aviation.ch, Global Airways is currently in the process of obtaining its International Scheduled License (ISL). Once the ISL is issued (expected in the next two month), the airline intends to resume its 4x weekly servive from Johannesburg's O.R. Tambo International Airport to Miami's International Airport via Cape Town.
Global Airways, an international air transport company from South Africa, is planning to resume its service between Johannesburg <> Miami (Florida, USA) via Cape Town. The airline will launch a 4x weekly service to Miami in either late 2013 or early 2014. In a statement appointing FuelStream its US representatives, Global Airways stated that flights will operated using an Airbus A330. The airline claims the route operated successfully up until 2004 when "political commitments terminated the service". Well, sounds like an interesting alternative or Americans looking to holiday in South Africa.
Rwanda's national airline, Rwandair, and Air Uganda, a privately owned carrier from Uganda, signed a codeshare agreement. According to the agreement, both airlines offer at least 3 flights daily between Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Kigali (Rwanda) and Entebbe International Airport (EBB) in Entebbe (Uganda) and can sell tickets on either carrier with passengers being free to choose which flight to take at their convenience. Rwandair and Air Uganda will also work together to provide interconnections to other points in their respective networks, as well as to develop business and tourism in both countries. The codeshare agreement is effective immediately.
update (11 Sept 2013): The parking garage at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), which was turned into a the "Temporary Arrivals Terminal", is expected to handle its first flight this afternoon.
update (09 Sept 2013): Kenya Airways has shifted their regional flight handling at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Unit 3. All flights from Nairobi to Entebbe, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza, Kigali, Bujumbura, Addis Ababa and Juba leave from Unit 3. This change applies to Precision Air flights too.
update (02 Sept 2013): Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has updated its JKIA Information Center website. According to the website, Kenya Airways is operating from Unit 2, while most other airlines are operating from Unit 1&3.
update (23 Aug 2013): According to Kenya Airways, the Kenyan Government had announced plans to build a temporary terminal by converting a parking garage into an arrivals lounge. This is expected to be completed by the end of September 2013. Furthermore, the Government would accelerate construction of the new terminal (Terminal 4) to be ready by 2014.
update (22 Aug 2013): Kenya Airways has just announced that their international departure operations, including their codeshare partners and customer airlines, moved back to Unit 2 with effect from today (22 Aug 2013). Consequently, the other airlines which were operating from Unit 2 moved to Unit 3.
Following the fire incident that destroyed the International Arrivals Building at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya, on 07 August 2013, operations have resumed at the airport with both domestic and International departure and arrival functions running. Despite that, the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) advises passengers to confirm their flight schedules with their respective airlines before making their way to the airport.
A map of the current airport layout can be downloaded here (pdf).
Domestic departures & arrivals are at Kenya Airways Cargo Building at JKIA Cargo Area.
JKIA has buses available to shuttle transiting passengers between International Arrivals/Departures at JKIA's Unit 2 & 3 and the Domestic Terminal at Kenya Airways Cargo Terminal, cargo area and vice versa.
The servers of JKIA's Flight Information Display System (FIDS) were affected by the fire. The airport invites passengers to call their flight information desks on +254722205061, +254-020-822390 or +254-020-82230 Exts. 5214, 5203, 5167. You can also check online services such as Flightradar24 to track your flights.


NOD Electronics presents our manufacturing equipments which are widely used during courses of PCB fabrication and PCB Assembly (PCBA).
Once the through-holes have been activated, PCB is ready for acid copper electroplating (also called "electrolytic plating"). An acid copper electroplating is a mixture of water, sulfuric acid, copper sulfate, and a trace of hydrochloric acid. To this is added a number of organic constituents that serve to regulate and distribute the delivery of copper to the surface being plated.
One of the crucial phasese in a PCB manufacturing facility is the CNC Drilling Department. Holes are drilled in PCBs according to customer requirements: component mounting and to promote conductivity. Manufacturing requirements: to ensure precise registration and to help the operator ensure each drill has successfully completed the tool path.
The role of CNC Drill/Route operator requires endless measurements and adjustments, constant attention to precise registrations, calculations of tool life, equipment maintenance schedules, as well as constant adaptations for each customer's unique requirements. To be successful, the Drilling Department requires methodical and precise operators who can appreciate the rhythm of the workflow.
It is a table top unit for Tin/ Solder coating of PCB's This coating also improves thesolder ability of the PCB. The machine is ideal for polytechnics & engineering colleges. A hand operated flywheelallows easy coating of boards.
PCB milling-The process of removing areas of copper from a sheet of printed circuit board material to recreate the pads, signal traces and structures according to patterns from a digital circuit board plan known as a layout file. Similar to the more common and well known chemical PCB etch process, the PCB milling process is subtractive: material is removed to create the electrical isolation and ground planes required.
Commonly called pick-and-place machines or P&Ps, are robotic machines which are used to place surface-mount devices (SMDs) onto a printed circuit board (PCB). They are used for high speed, high precision placing of broad range of electronic components, like capacitors, resistors, integrated circuits onto the PCBs which are in turn used in computers, consumer electronics as well as industrial, medical, automotive, military and telecommunications equipment.
The oven contains multiple zones, which can be individually controlled for temperature. Generally there are several heating zones followed by one or more cooling zones. The PCB moves through the oven on a conveyor belt, and is therefore subjected to a controlled time-temperature profile.
AOI-is an automated visual inspection of a wide range of products, such as printed circuit boards (PCBs), LCDs, transistors, automotive parts, lids and labels on product packages or agricultural products (seed corn or fruits).
Used for both through-hole printed circuit assemblies, and surface mount. In the latter case, the components are glued by the placement equipment onto the printed circuit board surface before being run through the molten solder wave.
Above are only part of our equipments and machines. We have large fixed investment on factory facilities, only for building great capabilities of offering you best quality and quick delivery of PCB fabrication and PCB assembly.


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State of Statistical Data on Migration and Selected Development Indicators
NCCR North-South Dialogue No. 24
by Nadia Shoch
Bern, NCCR North-South 2010
Migration and its interlinkages with development has become a topic of high interest for researchers as well as policymakers in the last few years. In the global South, topics such as emigration in combination with remittances, brain drain/gain and circulation, and the links between migration and development are the focus of interest. In the global North, the main focus of intense debate are immigration policies. Despite this increasing interest in migration and its various effects in source and host countries, both statistical data on migration and various development indicators are either relatively poor or completely lacking. However, data are needed to better understand the interaction of migration and development and to formulate new policies. There is also a great need for improved data. The present paper focuses on the availability and quality of globally comparable data on migration and selected development indicators, and describes the challenges and problems faced when working with such data.
Schoch N. 2010. State of Statistical Data on Migration and Selected Development Indicators. NCCR North-South Dialogue 24. Bern, Switzerland: NCCR North-South.
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Jared Geller of "hitRECord" discusses media, crowd sourced production
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All he had was a video camera and no editing experience. He and his partner would shoot for 30 seconds and save space for more recording in the future. The collaboration was an effort to produce crowd-sourced...
Weekly Events: Summer Lives On
Thomas Gallegos • August 24, 2015
August 24 starts a new CSUN semester, and the grind begins again with the cycle continuing to churn out graduates and scholars. But those scholars and graduates need to have fun too! Here is a list of...
Visualizing Title IX's impact
Thomas Gallegos • July 23, 2015
Title IX turned 43 years old this past June. The federal initiative, which sought to incorporate equality within every facet of collegiate life, has indeed improved opportunity and diversification on college...
Review: Rihanna's music video for #BBHMM – thought-provoking, necessary
Thomas Gallegos • July 5, 2015
With the music video release of Rihanna's single titled, "#BBHMM," from her upcoming eighth studio album, the Grammy Award-winning Barbados native put accountants within the music industry...
Kobe Bryant's Muse
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Thomas Gallegos brings you an illustrated version of Kobe Bryant's Muse.
"GIRLS" Season 4 reinvigorates Lena Dunham's series
Thomas Gallegos • April 22, 2015
Follow @tommygallegos15 Season 4 of "GIRLS" left viewers satisfied while simultaneously begging for more. Sailed by the Captain that is Lena Dunham and produced by the Hollywood "every-where-man" Judd...
Coach K: The wizard of his era
Thomas Gallegos • April 8, 2015
Once the 2015 NCAA men's Final Four was set in stone basketball fans collectively cringed at the prospect of yet another Duke title run. After beating Michigan State, setting up the matchup versus...
Justin Bieber's Trial by Roast
Follow @tommygallegos15 // Back in 2013, the Comedy Central Roast decided to sway away from its usual drubbing of washed up "has-beens" (Roseanne Barr, Charlie Sheen, David Hasselhoff), to settle...
Eagles legend Chuck Bednarik dead at 89
NFL Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik, one of the greatest players in Philadelphia Eagles history, died at age 89 after suffering from dementia and long term football-related at a Pennsylvania nursing homeBednarik,...
CSUN Sand Volleyball concludes second season with loss to Long Beach State
CSUN would show much progress from the last time they faced the 49ers, even with Long Beach State taking all five matches again. 49ers Delainey Aigner-Swesey and Chelsea Cabrajac beat CSUN's Casey...
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The CSUN Sand Volleyball team would again show their overall progress, keeping sets close against top ranked foes, only to lose two matches out of the three. The opening match against the 15th ranked...
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This weekend, Good Guy Gaming (G3) is holding a 24-hour stream to honor a member of the gaming community who struggled with mental health issues and recently passed away. PoroZera, G3's League of Legends Game Lead, reached out to Take This to share their story, and to invite Take This supporters to check out the stream this weekend.
The stream starts at 2 p.m. CST this Saturday, September 24, and continues for 24 hours. They'll be playing games like Catan Online, League of Legends, Rocket League, and old-school N64 games. You can check it out on G3's Twitch channel.
Below, PoroZera shares the story, and explains why they'll be asking viewers to support Take This during the stream.
It was 7 years ago that I truly understood what loss meant. Specifically, what loss of life truly meant. I had a friend take his own life. The immediate question I asked myself was "Why?", and only after that did I start frantically calling everyone who I knew was hurting worse than I was, making sure they knew I was there for them, making sure none of them felt like it was okay to follow his example. I remember that day so clearly that it scares me to recall exactly what happened.
I understood where the feeling came from. The want to make the pain stop, the notion that 'I won't be missed,' or 'I'm only hurting myself,' or 'This is the only way out for me.' Those were daily thoughts in my own head at the time. I understood, and was able to rationalize how I felt from there. I turned off some emotions to be able to be strong for those who knew him better, knew him longer, were affected more deeply.
I put myself through therapy, knowing then how much a suicide can scar those around the person. I saw the result of it, and knew then that I could never willingly do that to those I loved, yet those thoughts that drive people to do the act were still in my mind. So I tried to get better. It wouldn't be until 6 years after that I would truly feel free of those thoughts, but the important thing was that I reached out for help.
Something I started to quickly understand was that those who need the help the most may not be able to get it in time. I understood the effect my internal thoughts were having, I knew how dangerous they were, but many don't. Or maybe they do and ignore it, thinking they can deal with it themselves better. There are so many reasons.
I encountered my second understanding this week. The son of a friend of my dad. I knew of this man, I've spoken to him a handful of times. I didn't know him, I had moved away before we had any semblance of a meaningful relationship. For whatever reason, though, his story hit me harder and deeper than my first friend. Maybe because I'm more emotionally healthy, I don't stow feelings away in a box to deal with later. Maybe it's the fact that this man could've been any one of my distant online friends. Maybe it was the manner of his death that shocked the feelings out of me.
As a gamer, I have a community that supports and is there for me in ways regular friends and family are not. These people have been there for me through every single battle, on- and offline, for the past 2 years, and more still older. As gamers, we use this online world as an escape from the terrors and horrors of our own reality, a way to relax, a way to deal. To hear of yet another one of us to succumb and become that very horror cuts me on soul level. The gaming community, through all of our trolls and memes and faults, is one giant, loving support system. To those on the outside looking in, we are "nerds" or "geeks" or "loners," but to us? To us we are a Friday night tournament to get us through the week, a reason to get through the mundane 9-5 and see people who really understand us. We are from all different walks of life, religion, social status, mental status, gender status. And maybe that's why this death, this loss hurts me more. His family has lost a son, a brother, a friend. We, as a giant online community, have lost a comrade, a battle buddy, and to those who knew him better than I did, a friend from a distant place. This could've easily been one of the 60 players I see regularly in my community. And that, that is what has shaken me to my core.
I want to be able to help people, specifically gamers. See, I'm part of a community called GoodGuyGaming, or G3. My official position is League of Legends Game Lead. My gamer tag is PoroZera, but most people just call me Poro. We are a community that is dedicated to delivering a toxicity free gaming environment for both our members and the rest of the people who happen to join us for a game.
In light of this recent loss, I reached out to my community, asking them to help me out to give him a proper gamer send off. I am putting together a 24 hour live stream. We will be playing games he enjoyed watching, games he loved to play, and some just for fun.
If you'd like to join in the fun, you can find the stream on G3's Twitch channel, starting at 2 p.m. CST this Saturday, September 24.


We are seeking a passionate, highly motivated individual who is a talented Creative Graphic / Lead Designer to join our team based in Camperdown, Sydney NSW!
Ally Fashion is an Australian based young ladies destination which provides its customers with value, quality and on-trend outfits through an enthusiastic, fun, and professional team. Ally first opened its doors in Sydney in 2001 and now has over 130 stores nationally as well as thriving online store shipping worldwide.
Lead creative department in ensuring strong branding and consistency in all creative's produced.
Collaborate with marketing and visual merchandising teams in delivering online and in store graphics and collateral.
Manage collateral projects: content collection, production and printing / distribution.
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The ideal candidate should genuinely love fashion, a fast passed environment, work well under pressure and have a passion to succeed.
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You Could be a Character in a Gary Shteyngart Novel !
The character is a dog. If you've read Gary Shteyngart (if you haven't, you should) you know that a dog in his book probably will be treated better than the humans.
How it works: send a picture of yourself reading Super Sad True Love Story with a dog to bluestone@randomhouse.com (mention it came from Third Place Books), and it will post on Bluestone. One winner will be selected By Gary, and he will name a dog in his next novel after the winner. Click here for more details.
If the picture chosen is from one of our customers, we'll frame it and hang it proudly in our store for all to see. We'll also give you a $50 gift certificate.
Talk About a Double-Header
At our Lake Forest Park store on Saturday 5/21 we have two authors, back to back, that have written what will be two of the most talked about books of the year.
At 4:30pm we have Norwegian thriller author Jo Nesbo for his new novel Snowman. Here is what one of our resident Mystery experts Deborah has to say about it :
"Winter may be a distant memory, but Jo Nesbo's The Snowman will chill you to the core. Oslo detective Harry Hole has battled demons both personal and professional throughout his career, but the emergence of Norway's first serial killer may be the greatest challenge he has faced. Dubbed 'The Snowman' after his calling card left at the scene of grisly murders, this evil and cunning killer has very carefully planned his finale and the role Harry Hole will play in it. Suspenseful and thrilling!"
Trying to figure out who to read after your done with Stieg Larsson? You just found your new favorite mystery author.
At 6:30pm we have acclaimed historian Erik Larson (author of The Devil in the White City) will be here for his new book, In the Garden of Beasts : Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin. In its glowing review of the book The New York Times says the book is "by far his best and most enthralling work of novelistic history." We agree! its a gripping read and Mr. Larson is a fascinating presenter.
These will likely be two of the most talked about books of the year. Don't miss your chance to meet these authors and hear them talk about their work.
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In a Ship of Her Own Making- Catherynne Valente's Magical World
"A GLORIOUS BALANCING ACT BETWEEN MODERNISM AND THE VICTORIAN FAIRY TALE, DONE WITH HEART AND WISDOM." -- Neil Gaiman, Newbery Award-winning author of The Graveyard Book
"SEPTEMBER IS A CLEVER, FUN, STRONGHEARTED ADDITION TO THE RANKS OF BOLD, ADVENTUROUS GIRLS. VALENTE'S SUBVERSIVE STORYTELLING IS SHEER MAGIC." -- Tamora Pierce, author of The Immortals series
Author Catherynne Valente may claim she's not September, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland, but as the narrator she has taken us all on a whirlwind, magical journey. A story about growing up, a story she would have wanted to read, a story so well rendered and enjoyed that it reminds us what makes "a story" so extraordinary!
Valente will be at our store May 23rd at 7pm, with musical accompaniment to set the mood of wonderment as we circumnavigate her brilliant new novel!
Our staff member Monica had an interview with the creator of Fairyland:
1. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making is, as some readers may know, a book you originally published as an online serial. How do you think the serial nature of the writing influenced the form and content of the book?
It certainly led to that time-tested structure of having chapters end with a revelation or a tantalizing glimpse of something yet to come. Since I couldn't go back and change anything, it also made me outline ahead of time and plot much more tightly than I usually do. At no point could I go back and tweak a detail to make later acts make more sense or have more symmetry. Like serial (and comic) writers have for ages, I was stuck with what I had.
I stayed 1-3 chapters ahead of the posting schedule the whole time, in case I made egregious mistakes, and I had the overall plot, including the final revelations, planned out far in advance. It was exciting to see people's reactions to the events in Fairyland week after week, and really, an extraordinarily pleasant writing experience. It felt like play, for the sheer fun and joy of writing--in front of a very, very large audience, of course.
2. Various reviews have made connections between The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland… and classic books like the works of L. Frank Baum, J R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, and J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Were these early twentieth century books influential in your childhood? Or in your adulthood? Which others would you recommend?
Oh, absolutely. It's hard to miss the very specific engagement with the themes of Narnia at some points, because they are absolutely intentional. I adored Baum and Lewis as a child, words cannot express my love of Peter Pan, (I know Wendy is given a rotten deal, made to be everyone's mother, but I never saw myself as Wendy, always as Pan, and I think I am not alone among little girls), and I was a Quenya-spouting LOTR geek by high school. Alice Through the Looking Glass, Seaward, The Phantom Tollbooth, The Neverending Story (book, not film, though I do love the film) The Secret Country trilogy, and McKinley's Beauty are also favorites.
But many of the classics left me troubled at various points, particularly their treatment of women and girls. The girls are mothering types or victims or just absent entirely, or else they are marked exceptions to women's "true" nature, or else they are punished, essentially, for being female. That was always a lot for me to swallow as a young reader, as well as the beloved trope of entering the magical kingdom only to be forced back into your normal life like nothing extraordinary ever happened. When I set out to write a book your younger readers, I tried to write something that I would have wanted to read, that would have been what I needed at that age, when all the books around me were telling me that there were only so many ways for me to have an adventure.
3. Most of your published works are adult novels. How was it different to write for a younger audience?
Fewer sub-clauses!
Seriously. On a technical level there's a lot of shortening my sentences, using less complex words (although I refuse to talk down to kids, especially in the age of your phone being able to tell you what any word means, so there are some fabulous vocabulary prizes in Fairyland), and making the plot move at a faster pace.
Reviews have made note of the direct address going on in Fairyland, where the narrator speaks to the audience--sometimes the child audience, sometimes the imagined parent reading to a child. I did this because a. I think it's awesome and the original idea of Fairyland was to imitate older children's books where they did it all the time and b. because it was a way to break the fourth wall and level with the readers, to tell them exactly what I wanted them to pay attention to. I think this helps with younger readers, to draw them in--it's like a magician showing both her hands are empty before producing the rabbit.
Someone once asked me if I was September, if I saw her as a young version of me. If she was my authorial insert. If not her, who was "I" in Fairyland? I just smiled and said: "Of course I'm not September. I'm the narrator."
4. You have a sequel planned with September as a teenager. Can you give us any hint about what's in store for her?
Sure! The sequel concentrates on the fate of September's shadow, and the mischief she got up to in the underground kingdom of Fairyland-Below after September went home. There will be dark magic and night-dodos and Winds who are Not At All Green and Mad Inventors and a peculiar kind of love triangle and at least one large tiger.
5. What do you wish someone would ask you about this book?
I'm not sure. I can tell you that what I want to say about it is that Fairyland was written with so much love, not only for September and her friends, not only for Fairyland itself, but for the children who would one day read it, and the adults who would find strength in it, and for the little girl I used to be, who looked up from all those beautiful books and said: "Someday I want to tell stories, too."
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Last week marked the passing of a large pumpkinseed sunfish I had raised in my tank. I returned home from work one day last week, only to find the fish belly up. I had the fish for almost 3 years and it had grown to about the size of your hand. The fish was known to spontaneously leap out of the tank and hit the hood in the middle of the night, scaring you half out of your wits. It had shared the tank with other sunfish, pumkpinseeds, bluegills, and hybrid sunfish, as well as other species like walleye, black crappie, central mudminnow, logperch, black bullhead, spottail shiner and the ubiquitous fathead minnow. The difference was, unlike the other fish, that this fish was able to survive dirty water, brown algae, fasting diets, and a pesky four year old who liked to harass it. It had staying power.
koi, Cyprinus carpio, aka ornamental common carp.
So as we say goodbye to one of the numerous family pets, we welcome two new additions, the koi. I had been wanting to raise the common carp for sometime now; Goldfish wouldn't cut it, I wanted a carp. I don't know if it's the boredom attained through raising game fish, or a deep underlying urge to celebrate a part of my suppressed heritage, but I was up for a change. I'm not sure if I'll naturalize these fish and add other native fish species to the tank down the road. Who knows if these fish are even half as hardy as their wild brethren. They could croak in a week. Regardless, they will provide some entertainment and enjoyable viewing. My four year old is already intrigued. Carpe carpio!


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A bioinformatic screen for novel A-I RNA editing sites reveals recoding editing in BC10
D R Clutterbuck, A Leroy, M A O'Connell, C A M Semple
MRC Human Genetics Unit
MOTIVATION: Recent studies have demonstrated widespread adenosine-inosine RNA editing in non-coding sequence. However, the extent of editing in coding sequences has remained unknown. For many of the known sites, editing can be observed in multiple species and often occurs in well-conserved sequences. In addition, they often occur within imperfect inverted repeats and in clusters. Here we present a bioinformatic approach to identify novel sites based on these shared features. Mismatches between genomic and expressed sequences were filtered to remove the main sources of false positives, and then prioritized based on these features. This protocol is tailored to identifying specific recoding editing sites, rather than sites in non-coding repeat sequences. RESULTS: Our protocol is more sensitive for identifying known coding editing sites than any previously published mammalian screen. A novel multiply edited transcript, BC10, was identified and experimentally verified. BC10 is highly conserved across a range of metazoa and has been implicated in two forms of cancer.
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Clutterbuck, D. R., Leroy, A., O'Connell, M. A., & Semple, C. A. M. (2005). A bioinformatic screen for novel A-I RNA editing sites reveals recoding editing in BC10. Bioinformatics, 21(11), 2590-5. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/bti411
Clutterbuck, D R ; Leroy, A ; O'Connell, M A ; Semple, C A M. / A bioinformatic screen for novel A-I RNA editing sites reveals recoding editing in BC10. In: Bioinformatics. 2005 ; Vol. 21, No. 11. pp. 2590-5.
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AU - Semple, C A M
N2 - MOTIVATION: Recent studies have demonstrated widespread adenosine-inosine RNA editing in non-coding sequence. However, the extent of editing in coding sequences has remained unknown. For many of the known sites, editing can be observed in multiple species and often occurs in well-conserved sequences. In addition, they often occur within imperfect inverted repeats and in clusters. Here we present a bioinformatic approach to identify novel sites based on these shared features. Mismatches between genomic and expressed sequences were filtered to remove the main sources of false positives, and then prioritized based on these features. This protocol is tailored to identifying specific recoding editing sites, rather than sites in non-coding repeat sequences. RESULTS: Our protocol is more sensitive for identifying known coding editing sites than any previously published mammalian screen. A novel multiply edited transcript, BC10, was identified and experimentally verified. BC10 is highly conserved across a range of metazoa and has been implicated in two forms of cancer.
AB - MOTIVATION: Recent studies have demonstrated widespread adenosine-inosine RNA editing in non-coding sequence. However, the extent of editing in coding sequences has remained unknown. For many of the known sites, editing can be observed in multiple species and often occurs in well-conserved sequences. In addition, they often occur within imperfect inverted repeats and in clusters. Here we present a bioinformatic approach to identify novel sites based on these shared features. Mismatches between genomic and expressed sequences were filtered to remove the main sources of false positives, and then prioritized based on these features. This protocol is tailored to identifying specific recoding editing sites, rather than sites in non-coding repeat sequences. RESULTS: Our protocol is more sensitive for identifying known coding editing sites than any previously published mammalian screen. A novel multiply edited transcript, BC10, was identified and experimentally verified. BC10 is highly conserved across a range of metazoa and has been implicated in two forms of cancer.
U2 - 10.1093/bioinformatics/bti411
DO - 10.1093/bioinformatics/bti411
JO - Bioinformatics
JF - Bioinformatics
Clutterbuck DR, Leroy A, O'Connell MA, Semple CAM. A bioinformatic screen for novel A-I RNA editing sites reveals recoding editing in BC10. Bioinformatics. 2005;21(11):2590-5. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/bti411


The French President, Jacques Chirac has expressed deep concern about the imprisonment of gays in Egypt.
A statement issued by Mr Chirac's office said that during talks in Paris, Mr Chirac told his Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak, he was worried about the fate of homosexuals imprisoned in Egypt. He said that he didn't want to interfere in Egyptian affairs, but he hoped 23 men sentenced to hard labour in prison for sexual immorality will be released.
The men, along with 29 others, who were acquitted were arrested at a boat party on the Nile early last year. Since then other homosexuals have been arrested in police raids and are awaiting trial.
Although homosexuality is not illegal in Egypt, it is not accepted by society.


Special purpose 4 Axes CNC Roll Groove Dressing Machine used for the Stretch Reducing Mill. This roll calibration machine is first in Asia to be manufactured.
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The stretch mill which is similar in construction to the continuous rolling mill consists of twelve two-high roll stands. Tension reducing is unique in that without the use of a supporting mandrel the wall thickness is diminished while the diameter is reduced.
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->Unlike the plug mill, the mandrel mill reduces wall thickness continuously with a series of pairs of curved rollers set at 90° angles to each other.->After reheating, the pipe is passed through a multi -stand stretch-reducing mill to reduce the diameter to the finished diameter.
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The average area of branch trunks is one square inch per 4 inches of roll surface, thus each pair of rolls on a 60 X 10 inch roller mill will require 60/4 = 15 square inches inside area trunks = say 3 1/2 X 4 inches. A four roller mill will thus require two such trunks, one operating each pair of rolls.
Instruct operators to turn off the milling machine when not in use or when left unattended for any period of time. Instruct employees not to wear gloves, jewelry, or loose-fitting clothing while operating a milling machine and to secure long hair in a net or cap.
The scope of supply also includes a "carta" technology package and a "KR III 25" CNC groove dressing machine. The stretch-reducing mill will have the SMS Meer single universal drive. This means that each roll shaft is driven individually by an electric motor.
A conventional forge welding mill already includes sizing stands to reduce the tube to its final size, normally a 1 percent reduction. Adding a few roll stands and using the cold-stretch-reducing (CSR) process can expand this mill's capability, enabling reductions of more than 50 percent.
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The PQF (Premium Quality Finishing) process is: the retained mandrel mill with 3-roll stands; the newest type of mandrel mills; A decisive advance to definitely improve the product quality and cost and to economically widen the productive size range, wall thickness and steel grades has been made by the recently developed PQF, a 3-roll type retained mandrel mill.
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A Gallery of Sheet-Metal Stakes. Sheet-metal workers use iron posts called stakes to support the metal while they work on it. The rounded end of a hollow mandrel stake supports pipes, buckets, and similar articles with curved sides during seaming, grooving, and finishing.
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