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Science Answers One Of Life's Greatest Questions
Jul 15, 2010, 8:00am
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Thanks to a brave group of British researchers, the age-old question finally has an answer.
It's easy to see how the question would puzzle people. Chickens are born from eggs, so surely the egg formed first, right? But wait, chickens lay eggs, so in order for there to be an egg, a chicken had to lay it. If you ponder the question long enough, your brain starts doing little pinwheels in your skull. It's quite disturbing.
But no more! Now Dr Colin Freeman from Sheffield University, working with colleagues from Warwick University, believes the code has been cracked.
"It had long been suspected that the egg came first but now we have the scientific proof that shows that in fact the chicken came first."
Sonofabitch! I had my money down for the egg. That's $US20 I'll never see again.
It turns out there's a protein, ovocledidin-17 (OC-17), that's only found in the ovaries of chickens that is crucial to the formation of an egg's shell.
OC-17 coverts calcium carbonate into calcite crystals, which in turn form the shell. No OC-17, no shell, and since OC-17 is only found in chicken ovaries, the chicken had to have come first.
This is a sad day for members of Team Egg. The t-shirts will be relegated to dusty closet shelves and Goodwill bins, never to be seen again, until they become geek chic some 30 years from now.
Sad for Team Egg, but great for science, says Professor John Harding of Sheffield University.
"Understanding how chickens make shells is fascinating in itself but can also give clues towards designing new materials."
'The chicken came first, not the egg', scientists prove [Metro.co.uk]
Brendan H Guest
Wow, science. I'm very disappointed in your findings.
Basic logic and even a rudimentary grasp of evolutionary theory dictates that the egg came first, laid by something that was only one chromosome or so off being considered "a chicken".
All Chickens come from eggs, but thanks to mutation the first chicken egg was laid by some prehistoric proto-chicken.
Egg wins, get your $20 back.
sketch34 @Taser
Semantics ftw.
Doc What? @Crono
"Basic logic and even a rudimentary grasp of evolutionary theory dictates that the egg came first"
If that's the case, who's to say that the chicken wasn't a mutation and first hatched from an egg that wasn't a chicken egg? I mean, this whole argument only refers to chicken eggs. Eggs in general were around long before the chicken.
If the egg was laid by a creature "one chromosome or so off being considered a chicken" then the egg wasn't a chicken egg. It was a one chromosome or so off being considered a chicken egg.
Ryan Lawson Guest
Weresmurf @weresmurf
And what if the first chicken was actually in a placenta, not an egg?
Richie Guest
And what if you goddamned nerds went and got laid.
Pun intended.
Phillip Fry Guest
+1 To your Internets Good Sir.
Sagarat Guest
Now hold on for a bit, the question was about Chickens specifically, not birds in general.
Surely OC-17 is used by all birds to produce egg shells, therefore it was around way before chickens evolved as a species.
I still think the question, specifically about the Chicken species, relates to the evolution of chickens, which still means that the first true chicken started as the first chicken egg laid from a pre-chicken species. The per-chickens also laid eggs, therefore the shell formation mechanism is irrelevant.
Scott Vandonkelaar Guest
So what you are basiaclly saying it now the debate is a matter of semantics.
For arguements sake lets say a turkey laid what then became the egg of the first chicken. Is that egg considered a chicken egg or a turkey egg? Is the chicken considered a chicken while still in the egg or only once it's hatched?
The original statement implies the egg would be considered a chicken egg, unless they believe the chicken evolved from a non-bird species.
Of course creationists would love to hear that sciece has proven the chicken came first as it would be difficult to think of God having to sit on chicken eggs for three weeks.
Jo @Jo
I see where you be coming from and I would say that being laid by a turkey would make it a Turkey egg and the chick itself is the abnormality resulting in the first chicken.
Thus the chicken came first.
Good point. The original question really is not defined very well, so can be interpreted in different ways.
I always considered "the egg" to consist not only of the shell, but the chicken embryo contained inside. That way, the "Turkey" layes "the egg" containing the chicken embryo, which then hatches and grows into "the chicken" - therefore egg first.
But the question that the scientist in the story is trying to answer, I believe, is "What came first: the evolution of bird life from earlier species, or the mechanism for production of protein OC-17 in birds". Since dinosaurs did lay eggs, and then evolved into birds, the real question may be "did Dinosaurs produce OC-17 for their eggs", a different question entirely.
warcroft @warcroft
The debate has always been 'Chicken' or 'Egg'.
The debate has never been what sort of egg the chicken came from.
I say neither came first.
Single cell organisms came first followed by evolution.
Banderdash @James Mac
Darwinist.
Dousatsu Guest
You catch on fast.
Good point, I was going from a chicken egg point of view.
MadDogMike Guest
Sounds like these scientists were the religious variety, basing their findings on the assumption that chickens were always chickens and evolution doesn't exist.
Luke Marshall Guest
I'm amazed how quickly this managed to turn into a religious debate, and without any input from anyone who seems to be a person of religious faith.
I'm a christian and my take is that neither Christians nor scientists can 100% prove anything about the beginnings of life and should stop pretending they can.
To quote Richard Dawkins. . .
Science and Evolution can prove 99% of life, Earth and the Universe.
Religion can prove 0%.
Faith and science are not mutually exclusive - most people make it so because they have already made their decision before they look at the universe. Also, it's that 1% that is the kicker.
They're not mutually exclusive, but they're hardly mutually beneficial either. In fact, it's the complete opposite.
Tim Harrison Guest
If religion proved anything, it wouldn't be called religion.
Science doesn't prove what is, it only proves what isn't then makes up theories about everything else to make their calculations fit.
Yeah, although "makes up" is a bit of a misleading term...it creates theories to fit facts, rather than making up theories and distorting facts to fit them.
Like climate change.
The whole premise of climate change is warping scientific fact to fit incorrect theories.
Dark Side of the Chuloopa @Chuloopa
Umm... but for the chicken to exist, it would have had to have come from an egg - a chicken is a bird and all birds are born from eggs.
It's obvious, the bird the chicken evolved from would have laid the egg containing the first chicken, therefore the egg came first.
Although the egg was not born of a chicken, it was indeed the first chicken egg as it contained the first chicken - therefore, rationally, the chicken did indeed come first.
blake @Blake
I'm pretty sure a chickens evolutionary parent would've been producing it too.
There's no way it's parent would've given birth to a chicken sans egg only to have the chicken turn around and start laying them.
Rappo Guest
The egg came first.
The scientists are looking at birds (though possibly reptiles that evolved into birds).
Yes it is a semantic debate, but none-the-less an egg that was laid but an almost-chicken we'll call Fred. The egg could be described as both a chicken egg (an egg containing a chicken) or a Fred egg and egg laid by a Fred. The chicken hatched from the Fred/Chicken egg and then spread it mutation to its children by breeding with Freds (our almost-chicken) and over time the Fred effectively died out (as the entire population now had the slight mutation that meant we would class it as a chicken).
Now some would argue that the Fred being so close to a chicken could be in fact be called a chicken, but that is a cyclic argument as we then class all our Freds as chickens and then look at something the fred evolved from and go again (and again, and again, all the way back till we start calling reptiles chickens if you like).
Egg came first.
Dr Karl will be explaining/discussing this at 11am today on Triple J.
http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2010/07/14/godawful-science-reporting-msnbc-says-the-chicken-came-before-the-egg/
Anson Simmonds Guest
The main thing to consider about these findings is.... no matter the out-come of the the reserch, both taste awesome fried!
Brett McAuliffe Guest
they havent discovered which came first, thats just the media playing it up, they just discovered the molecular compound that states the 'chicken' cannot enter the egg, but the 'chicken' can emerge from it. i suggest you read the research paper...
hristinho18 Guest
According to a book I found in a drawer at a motel once...
On the Sixth Day...
24And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds." And it was so. 25
Says nothing about God planting eggs to hatch...
Kizaru Guest
Now, we can focus our energies on the other great question about chickens... why they crossed the road.
*BONG SFX from LOST*
To get to the other side - it's already been answered...
What the real question is, is why do scientists always waste time on crap like this when they could be working together to cure actual diseases...
1up Guest
Not all scientists are that intelligent, some waste our time with flawed studies like this instead of going for gold.
palstran @Palstran
So much of the worst science gets done when "Going for gold."
So many companies and labs that are trying to "cure" disease, are actually looking for a drug to sell. It doesn't matter if they understand how or why it works as long as it passes through the trials. Everyone is looking for a new penicillin but they just keep going in circles.
It is when we understand basic science (like the function of OC-17) that we can actually make real progress. The scientists doing basic research are the ones that actually make progress and share their findings. The gold diggers are too worried about how much money they might make one day to contribute to the global knowledge base. They want patents not papers.
Here is a good breakdown of how the story spread. based on a misrepresentation by one newspaper.
http://www.lucasbrouwers.nl/blog/2010/07/bad-science-reporting-the-fault-of-chickens-or-eggs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thoughtomics+(Thoughtomics)&utm_content=Google+International
Colin Guest
This finding doesn't prove that the chicken came before the egg, as chicken ancestors most likely had this OC-17 protein ability as well.
So the genetically unrelated genuine chicken egg carried the chicken's ancestor? That's like saying (in a nutshell) that the first mammal was live-born from a reptile, hence previous reptiles were live-born. As opposed tot he first mammal being an evolutionary "mutation" from the reptile and hatching from an ordinary reptile egg (again, in a nutshell, this is a much more gradual process :P)
As a scientist with a degree in genetics it is heartening to see such robust and in many cases well informed scientific debate. Good job guys.
As a few people have already pointed out Eggs in general came before chickens, but the first chicken would have come from a Bird that wasn't quite a chicken, so not a chicken egg.
I wonder which came first thou: The game or the gamer?
Kyle_Katarn Guest
The game. In general, the gamer is a byproduct of the game. Gamers dont make games. Sure a gamer can aspire to become a game developer, but that's because they were inspired by the game.
The first game developer (there's a debate on THIS as well) wasn't necessarily a gamer before he/they developed the first game.
Crazyguy1990 @Crazyguy1990
The chicken came first, because eggs can't!
This is a flawed argument. There are no clear distinctions in biology, just a lot of attempts to group species and the odd blurred line. What defines the first chicken? The Archaeopteryx didn't just give birth to a chicken. So do we define the egg in question as a chicken egg or just "the egg"? The answer is simple there. If the egg is a chicken egg, then the chicken must have hatched prom a pre-chicken, the egg which this chicken grew in would have to have been formed without OC-17. Else, these scientists are suggesting that the chicken came first, but was born in some vastly different manner such as a live-birth or cell division (lol).
My point is that this doesn't answer anything. Using logic we can say that the first chicken-egg laying chicken came before the chicken egg, and this first chicken was concieved in some less evolved manner. All this study has done is put some icing on the cake to prove any fools out there that actually think the chicken's ancestor had a complete chicken's reproductive system capable of conceiving a chicken, hence the genuine chicken egg gave birth to the genetically different pre-chicken.


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It's Lack of Exercise—Not Calories—That Make Us Fat, Study Says
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July 8, 2014 10:20 AM EDT
A new study published yesterday in the American Journal of Medicine reported over the last 20 years there has been a sharp drop in Americans' physical exercise, and an increase in average body mass index (BMI), but that average caloric intake has remained the same.
The Stanford University researchers looked at NHANES data over the last 20 years, and found that the number of U.S. women who reported doing no physical activity went from 19.1% in 1994 to 51.7% in 2010. For men, the number increased from 11.4% in 1994 to 43.5% in 2010. During the same time frame, the average BMI of men and women also went up.
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San Pedro del Vaticano, 1:1000, Forbicolla.
Model FOR-0218
The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica (Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri;Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), is a Late Renaissance church located within Vatican City.
Nombre: San Pedro del Vaticano, 1:1000, Forbicolla.
Código: FOR-0218
Fabricante: FORBICOLLA
Escala: 1:1000
Instrucciones: italiano
Dificultad: difícil
Hojas: 7
Torre inclinada de Pisa
Torre inclinada de Pisa. Incluye modelo recortable.
Villa rústica romana
Roma II, recortables históricos.
ROMA I, recortables históricos
RENACIMIENTO, COSMOS Nº 15, Catedral de...
Teatro Italiano. Maqueta recortable
TORRE DE PISA, Maqueta recortable, 1:150
FLORENCIA, Maqueta recortable.
Casa Romana, Merino
Arte romano. El arte romano se caracteriza por saber adaptar los conocimientos de otros pueblos a sus necesidades. Asi la casa la dividen en dos estancias una pública -atrium-y una privada tablinium.
Coliseo de Roma
Torre Romana
Casa Romana
Fortaleza romana
Coliseum, Paper Landmarks, 1:500, Piedra
Modelo de papel para niños a partir de 10 años. Ideal para proyectos escolares, para el interior de casa, como decoración, como regalo y para estudios de estructura.
La Basilica de San Pedro, Roma
Plaza del Duomo - Milan, Forbicolla
Molino de Pantigliate, Milan, Forbicolla.
Reconstrucción de un antiguo molino. Siglo XVI
Iglesia de San Stefano, Forbicolla.
Teatro de la Scala, Milan, Forbicolla, .
La Scala (abbreviation in Italian language for the official name Teatro alla Scala) is an opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala (Nuovo Regio Ducale Teatro alla Scala). The premiere performance was Antonio Salieri'sEuropa riconosciuta.
Castillo de la Rocca Malatestiana, 1:160,...
The Rocca Malatestiana (Malatestian Stronghold) is a fortress in Cesena, Italy. The current structure is the third fortress built in the place, near the ruins of the two previous ones, of late-Roman and medieval age.
Castillo de San Angelo, Mausoleo de...
The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as Castel Sant'Angelo (English: Castle of the Holy Angel), is a towering cylindrical building in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy.
San Cristoforo sul Naviglio, 1:160,...
The complex is composed by two churches. The left one is the most ancient, which is known to be a Romanesquereconstruction of a far more ancient edifice (probably in turn located on the site of a Roman temple).
Villa Torlonia, 1:160, Forbicolla
Villa Torlonia is a villa and surrounding gardens in Rome, Italy, formerly belonging to the Torlonia family. It is entered from the via Nomentana.
Pieve di san Michele, Arcangelo in...
It is located on the outskirts of Santarcangelo and is undoubtedly the oldest church in Rimini, dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel, patron of the city. The building dates back to the sixth century and it reflects the style of Byzantine churches of Ravenna.
Puente de Rialto, Puente de los suspiros,...
The Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri) is a bridge located in Venice, northern Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of whitelimestone and has windows with stone bars. The Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto) is one of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.
Santa María de Gracia, Forbicolla.
Santa Maria delle Grazie (Santa Maria delle Grazie) is a church and convent of the Order of Preachers in Milan, Italy. The refectory is decorated with the famous mural painting The Last Supper, the masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci.
Tranvía a vapor, el Gamba de Legna, H0...
Tranvía a vapor, el Gamba de Legna, H0 1:87, Forbicolla.
Puente de las Sirenitas, Il Ponte delle...
Placed in Parco Sempione ("Simplon Park") is a large city park in Milan, Italy. Established in 1888, it has an overall area of 386,000 m², and it is located in the historic centre of the city, inside the Zone 1 administrative division.
4 Iglesias de montaña. Calice Falzarego...
4 Iglesias de montaña. Calice Falzarego Val di Non Monte Mezza. 1:87-H0, Forbicolla.
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Shareholder Satisfaction: US Number One in Global Weapons Sales Under Trump
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Washington once again dominated the world market for munitions, maintaining its top global weapon sales rank since the 20th century end of the first Cold War.
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Trump's 'Making America Poorer and Corporations Richer' – Analyst
US President Donald Trump has opened the floodgates of worldwide gun delivery, as a new report notes over $80 billion in arms sales notifications delivered to Congress in fiscal 2017 — continuing a legacy of America as the largest weapon supplier on the planet.
Fiscal 2018 is off to a great start for shareholders, as publicly-owned America-based weapons-manufacturing multinational corporations have received US State Department approval to participate in government-to-government arms deals for over $13.4 billion of guns, bombs, tanks, missiles, fighter planes and a host of other military gear — and the figure has nowhere to go but up.
According to a report issued last week by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Washington has been responsible for 34 percent of global arms sales between 2013-2017, keeping it firmly in the top spot. Russia claims the number two rank with 22 percent of global arms exports over the same period, as reported by the Intercept.
But the sharp rise in exports by the largest weapon builder on the globe denotes a new tactic by the Trump administration, as in only his first year in office the president has approved $5.7 billion more gun deliveries than did US President Barack Obama in his final year in office.
Global stock markets and shareholders alike have celebrated the spectacular cash gains being made by publicly-traded US-based weapons multinationals, including Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, Boeing Aerospace, Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics, as the rapidly rising sales figures for machines that kill people pull US stock gains to record highs.
A recent report by the Security Assistance Monitor — a Center for International Policy program to track and analyze US military presence around the world — has observed a key difference between weapon sale requests made during the Obama and Trump administrations, however.
During the Obama administration, the report noted that aircraft dominated US sales of military hardware to foreign governments. But in Trump's first year, bombs and missiles have topped the list of hardware requests.
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About Time: First Pentagon Audit Promises Eye-Opening Details
Colby Goodman, director of the Security Assistance Monitor and editor of the group's new report, observed that Trump's favorite customer for US weapons is Saudi Arabia.
As Riyadh continues — with the blessing of Washington — to prosecute a war in Yemen that has seen over 10,000 civilians killed alongside a devastating famine and cholera epidemic that threaten hundreds of thousands more, the Trump White House tabled close to $18 billion of weapons sales to Saudi Arabia in 2017.
"Signing off on missile and bomb sales to Saudi Arabia when the country was using these weapons to attack the civilian population in Yemen sent an alarming signal about the US support for human rights," said Goodman, cited by the Intercept.
Widespread starvation in Yemen has led to some 22 million people currently in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the United Nations, cited by RT.
SIPRI senior researcher Peter Wezeman asserted that, "Widespread violent conflict in the Middle East and concerns about human rights have led to political debate in western Europe and North America about restricting arms sales," according to Xinhuanet.com.
"Yet the US and European states remain the main arms exporters to the region," Wezenman added, "supplying over 98 percent of weapons imported by Saudi Arabia."
Industry observers have noted moves by the Trump administration to speed up the arms sale approval process, as the president suggests that making and selling more guns means more US jobs.
"It's a bad deal," claimed Bill Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy, who wrote the new Security Assistance Monitor report, according to Defenseone.com.
"The decision to arm repressive regimes and support nations' acts of war has serious negative consequences for US security," stated Hartung.
Pentagon's Secret Next-Gen Bomber Design Faces 'Hiccups', US Lawmaker Says
Pentagon 'Dissapointed' by Putin's Announcement of New Nukes, Wants More Funding
Pentagon to Pour Extra Money in Hypersonic Weapons as Putin Reveals New Arms
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I found my way to the Blues stage at the first Ann Arbor Blues Fest, and was completely smitten. Getting to play at such an important milestone festival had my head spinning. That was my awakening to the Blues, and I couldn't have been among a better line-up: Son House, Muddy Waters, BB King, Freddy King, Lightnin' Hopkins, and the list went on and on.
This is not an official publication, this is a remix and a pretty good one.
Stef Paglia - Watch Out - New Album "Never Forget" released on Thursday 28th March 2019.
and recorded in the Superfly Studios in England.
BluesMundi sings about Nokia phones that don't go online, paying bills with Bitcoin, having a chip under your skin to get on a train and the joys of disconnecting from a network to talk face-to-face.
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" is a song written and recorded by Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo and Dale Frashuer, attributed to a then-fictitious band they named "Steam". It was released under the Mercury subsidiary label Fontana and became a number one pop single on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1969, and remained on the charts in early 1970.


There are certain security problems in the public network, which may cause the loss of privacy and property to the connected devices. How can we make our mobile phone connection more secure? What are the specific measures or methods?


So, another year is about to end and a new one is right around the corner. Have you made your new year's resolution? How many of you actually make one? And, for those who do, how many follow through and stick to it? If so, how long does it last? Who thinks resolutions are pointless and who thinks they're a great kickstart to the year?
I, personally have never really made one, but I think they're a great motivator to start your year fresh – whether it's working towards a goal to lose weight, quit smoking, get out of debt, buy a home, spend more time with family, get married or whatever. With some of these things (or even, all of these things), I don't think people need to wait until New Year to make these changes, they should start today, or tomorrow. But, if the 1st of January is when you feel you'll be more successful in sticking to it (or starting it), then go for it!
I don't know about you, but the older I get, the busier life seems to be, so time just flies by and before you know it, another year has come to an end. Scary isn't it? So, I think that if you can make a positive change or set a goal and start them today or tomorrow (no matter what day of the year it is), you're more likely going to see these positive changes happen if you set your mind to it (without the added pressure of "New Year's Day – must stick with resolution or will fail").
In saying that, I always do like starting fresh and the New Year is a great time to do that (of course!). I was always one of those crazy kids that liked having my brand new backpack and stationery ready for the first day of the school year, so I can understand why the New Year would give you that extra motivation (and excitement) to get things started fresh. Not to mention, after the holiday season and all the festive eating and drinking you do, why wouldn't you want to start or get back into healthy living (which seems to be one of the most popular resolutions most years anyway).


Its with a heavy heart that we announce our final podcast, at-least for now. 2 years has been a good run. We want to thank everyone thats ever been involved with the podcast.
Peter shows up, brain mostly intact to join Bruce and the Capitan as we discuss the Dreadnoughts. Apologies for some of the audio, I had to work some miracles to make Peter louder without the rest of us killing your ears.
In the VERY late installment Bruce and I talked about a Dreadnought prediction list in hopes to release before the rules... and guess what we didn't. Oh well enjoy anyways, next one we will talk about the Dreads in detail.
THLZ Episode 39: There is a disturbance in thCENSORED TO PREVENT A LAWSUIT.
THLZ Episode 37: So it begins... again.
THLZ Episode 36: We're doing what?
Why is it important, listen and find out. Captain Socks doesn't have ships, and I have ships. We cover a tourney pack, and some tourney results.
In this latest installment Captain Socks bought new ships, Bruce bought new ships, and I bought re-cast ships. And a surprise guest shows up.
Its a new year, and kickstarter is still shipping?!?! We got some more information from TT Combat as we get back into the swing of things. There will be some pics as soon as i get them from Emily, which big thanks to her for the questions and answers and Thunderboy as well.


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Black Bears at the Olympics
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Patrick Silvia
It is an exciting time in sports as the 2022 Winter Olympics are taking place in Beijing, China. It is even more exciting to see eight former Black Bears competing in the games. Two current and three former UMaine women's hockey players, one former men's hockey player and two former track and field athletes are participating in the global competition.
The two current Black Bears in Beijing are third-year defender Amalie Andersen of Denmark and second-year forward Rahel Enzler of Switzerland. Andersen is also joined by former Black Bear Michelle Weis on team Denmark, while two Black Bear alumni, Tereza Vanišová and Vendula Přibylová, are representing the Czech Republic.
Denmark has already been eliminated from the women's hockey competition. Starting in group B, Denmark would have had to place in the top three of the five teams in their group. When the dust settled on round robin play within the group, Denmark sat in last place after only winning one of their four games. They started off with back-to-back losses against China and Japan, while their lone win came against the Czech Republic before losing to Sweden in their final game of the group stage. Weis showed up twice on the scoresheet, picking up a goal and an assist over the four games.
As for Vanišová, Přibylová and the Czech Republic, they fared a bit better, finishing with two wins and an overtime loss in their four group stage games, which was good enough to place second in group B and earned them an appearance in the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, the Czech Republic fell to the USA 4-1, ending their run. Vanišová had a spectacular showing, tallying two goals and four assists over five games.
The lone UMaine women's hockey player still alive in the tournament is Enzler on team Switzerland. The team struggled in their group stage, finishing last in group A. However, every team in group A was guaranteed a spot in the quarterfinals due to their global rank. Switzerland took advantage of the rare opportunity and upset Russia 4-2 to advance to the semifinals. It will be an uphill battle as they take on the tournament favorite Canada in the semifinals on Monday, Feb. 14.
In the men's hockey, the lone representative for the Black Bears is Adrián Holešinský of Slovakia. Holešinský played for UMaine from 2017-2020 and now plays professionally for NK Nitra of the Slovak Extraliga. Slovakia earned one win during the group stage, and are currently awaiting the results of other games to see who they play first in the knockout rounds, which begin on Tuesday Feb. 15.
The other UMaine athletes in Beijing are former track and field athletes Frank Del Duca and James Reed, both representing team USA on the bobsled. Reed and Del Duca were on the track and field team together at UMaine and are now on the 4-man bobsled team together. Del Duca also competes in the 2-man bobsled competition. The men's 2-man heats begin on Monday Feb. 14 and the 4-man heats begin on Saturday Feb. 19.
Hopefully one of these athletes can take home a medal, but even if they do not, they have made the Black Bear nation proud regardless. It is an accomplishment and an honor for these athletes to represent their home countries on the biggest athletics stage in the world.
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Additional Cast & Pre-Screening Event Announced for Yuri Anime Citrus
By Frontalspy
| 2017 , Anime | October 17, 2017 | 0 Comments
The official website for the anime adaptation of Saburouta's Citrus manga has revealed new cast members for the upcoming yuri series. The site has also announced a pre-screening event for the first episode ahead of the series' January 2018 debut.
A total of four new cast members have been revealed that consists of:
Hisako Kanemoto (Ika Musume from Shinryaku! Ika Musume) joining to voice Sara Tachibana
Rei Matsuzaki (Ayame Reikadou from NouCome) as Nina Tachibana
Tomoaki Maeno (Naotsugu from Log Horizon) voicing Shou Aihara
Kana Ueda (Yumi Fukuzawa from Maria-sama ga Miteru) who will voice Ume Aihara
They will join the previously revealed main cast:
Ayana Taketatsu (Kirino Kousaka from Oreimo) will voice Yuzu Aihara
Minami Tsuda (Yui Funami in YuruYuri) as Mei Aihara
Yukiyo Fujii (Latifah Fleuranza in Amagi Brilliant Park) voicing the role of Harumi Taniguchi
Yurika Kubo (Hanayo Koizumi from Love Live! School Idol Project) voices Himeko Momokino
Shiori Izawa (Tanpopo Kuraishi in Witch Craft Works) voicing as Matsuri Mizusawa
A pre-screening event for the Citrus has been announced for December 3rd. The event will be held at United Cinemas Aqua City Odaiba from 6:30pm JST. The event will show the first two episodes of the anime and will be followed by a talk show. The main cast of the anime will be in attendance and will host the show. Tickets will be available for order from November 18th, and a lottery will also be held from November 14th.
The leading members of the anime's production staff include:
Director: Takeo Takahashi (Spice and Wolf, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha)
Series Composer: Naoki Hayashi (Flip Flappers)
Anime Character Designer and Chief Animation Director: Izuro Ijuuin (Working!!!, Barakamon)
Animation Studio: Passione (Rokka no Yuusha, Rail Wars!)
The first promotional video for the anime was released, introducing to us the main characters, voice cast and a little saucy something towards the end.
Japanese manga publisher Ichijinsha first opened up about the anime project in September 2015. The company mentioned on Twitter that they were currently looking into partnering up with a company that would help them produce an anime based on the manga.
Citrus is a yuri romance manga written and illustrated by Saburouta. The series began in November 2012 being published in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime magazine. To date a total of 5 volumes have been compiled and published. A drama CD of the series was released with the latest volume, which released in Japan on July 18 this year.
Here is the synopsis of the series from MAL:
Fashionable Yuzu imagined the first day at her new school she transferred to after her mother's remarriage a bit differently; she didn't know it'd be an ultra-strict and conservative girls' school. So instead of a sweet high-school romance, she butts heads with the stern student council president Mei—who turns out to be her new step sister. And she has to learn that hate and attraction are often not that far apart.
The TV anime adaptation of the yuri manga Citrus is in production for a January 2018 broadcast, during the Winter 2017/2018 anime season. Additional information about the series will be revealed at a later date.
You can visit the anime's website here: http://citrus-anime.com/
And follow the anime on Twitter: @citrus_anime
Source Article - Citrus Anime Website
Source Article - Anime News Network
"Citrus", images, video and all associated brands and titles © 2017 Saburouta, Ichijinsha and Passione
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Favorite song: Almost any version of Exactly Like You or Stardust.
Augie is originally from El Paso Texas and moved to California in 2001 when he joined the Marine Corps. During this time he stumbled upon a swing dance competition at Memories. Inspired by the music and the dance, Augie has been a swing fanatic ever since then. Augie travels to various events across the country teaching or DJ'ing. His music collection mainly consists of vintage music from the late 1930s to the mid 1940s. As a swing DJ Augie has worked very hard to collect music for dancers that ranges in the lower, mid, and faster tempos without sacrificing great rhythmic patterns and dynamic changes. He is always striving to inspire dancers and spectators alike and to bring the excitement of the big band and swing era for all levels of dancing.
Kadie fell in love with jazz and the world of swing through her childhood obsession with old black and white movies from the 1930s and 40s. For her, music, especially jazz, is all about emotion and story telling and dancing is about getting the chance to express those emotions and stories through our bodies and experience them with another human being. Her music is filled with moody minor keys, passionate solos, energetic rhythms, mystery and most importantly, drama. Favoring swing tunes from the 1930s and 40s, some of her favorite musicians include Artie Shaw, Count Basie and Benny Goodman.
Michael Quisao hails from Dallas, TX and is now a proud Washington, DC resident. After growing up as a wallflower at school dances, Michael took his first swing dance lesson in 2006 and has been captivated by swinging jazz and social dancing ever since. His love of swing music and social dancing has taken him across the country to dance, compete, teach, and DJ for dancers; he strives to share the joys of swing dance and swinging rhythm with everybody he meets.
Michael has DJ'd for dancers at All Balboa Weekend, Lindy Focus, DCLX, I *Heart* Bal, The Balboa Experiment, and is the Head DJ and music coordinator of local organizations in Washington, DC including New Columbia Swing, Capital City Swing (and the now defunct Jam Cellar).
Ann began swing dancing in 2008 in Waterloo, Canada (not far from Toronto). Since getting her first songs, she has DJed in her home scenes until she moved to Switzerland for her PhD with robotic bridges. She has had the fortune of playing swing for evenings and workshops around the world as well as she is head DJ at Great Lakes Balboa Escape in Chicago. Digging through old stuff and new (soft spot for the original stuff), small group to big band to Newport, North American and European, she aims to create an atmosphere worthy of creativity and playing around with the dance.
Travis fell in love with swing music early in his dancing life and has been collecting it ever since. A regular Seattle DJ since 2003, Travis focuses on swing music from the 1930s and 1940s and is comfortable playing songs for many styles of dance including the Charleston, Lindy Hop, Balboa, and Blues. Away from Seattle Travis has been a featured DJ at events like Lindy Focus, All Balboa Weekend, Rocky Mountain Balboa Blowout, and Camp Hollywood.


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Stayed in bed all day and dozed on and off. It felt goooooooood. But now I'm ready to get something done. Tomorrow I'll be going to the state office to finish my application for food stamps..yay!....*laughing*....not a huge deal, but it does mean that I get to leave the house!


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Q: How to install and configure YII in shared server? I have successfully installed and configured YII in my Ubuntu machine using the yiic command line utility.
I have use this command.
YiiRoot/framework/yiic webapp myapplication

But when I try to run the application in a shared server it is not getting the library files.

A: As you are working on Ubuntu i'm assuming your lampp is under /opt folder.
After executing your command YiiRoot/framework/yiic webapp myapplication, Folder structure will come as
   opt
    |
    |
    -- lampp
    |    |
    |    |
    |    --- htdocs
    |    |     |
    |    |     |
    |    |     ---------Yii
    |    |     |
    |    |     ---------myapplication

Here, When you run the app "myapplication", the base class "YiiBase" will be called from Yii folder(Yii core) which is out side of your project.
When you are going to make your app live, Don't forget to upload both the folders ie, you need to upload both "Yii" and "myapplication" folders.
For better practice, Keep Yii folder inside the myapplication folder and change the index page. Usually index.php page comes like bellow,
        <?php

        // change the following paths if necessary
        $yii=dirname(__FILE__).'/../yii/framework/yii.php';
        $config=dirname(__FILE__).'/protected/config/main.php';

        // remove the following lines when in production mode
        defined('YII_DEBUG') or define('YII_DEBUG',true);
        // specify how many levels of call stack should be shown in each log message
        defined('YII_TRACE_LEVEL') or define('YII_TRACE_LEVEL',3);

        require_once($yii);
        Yii::createWebApplication($config)->run();

Change this line
       $yii=dirname(__FILE__).'/../yii/framework/yii.php';

to
       $yii=dirname(__FILE__).'/yii/framework/yii.php';

Do this in your localhost and upload the same app to live. It will work without giving any troubles.

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CCS union president voices COVID-19 concerns as students move back to classrooms
Senators updated on fast-track COVID-19 vaccine program
WASHINGTON, DC (NEXSTAR) — The nation's crash program to develop a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus has the sci-fi style name of "operation warp speed."
Thursday, U.S. senators got an update on the all-out effort to identify, test and quickly distribute a vaccine —or vaccines— in world record time.
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health says the program is testing and manufacturing promising vaccines.
"We are all in working on this," Collins said. "We are all optimistic that the goal that we have set to have a vaccine that works and is safe by the end of 2020 will be met."
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-MO, raised concerns if the speed will compromise safety.
"Do you have any concerns that on the vaccine side that FDA is not going through every safety step?," Blunt asked Collins.
"No compromise at all on the safety and efficacy standards," Collins responded.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL, pointed to a defective 1955 polio vaccine that sickened tens of thousands of children with the disease and killed 10.
Durbin asked Collins to reflect on that.
"It was a terrible tragedy," Collins replied. "I can reassure you and the American people that that strategy of trying to administer a killed vaccine is not currently being pursued because of those risks."
Collins says thanks to billions of federal dollars his team is making great progress.
But U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-WA, worries drug companies might get greedy at the expense of the public.
"I'm very concerned that pharmaceutical companies have dictated the terms," Murray said.
Dr. Robert Redfield, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says he is cautiously optimistic the vaccine will be ready by April 2021.
"The goal is vaccine access for all Americans," he said.
WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) -- Police have arrested a man with a handgun and 500 rounds of ammunition at a checkpoint in Washington set up ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
Wesley Allen Beeler was stopped at the checkpoint near the U.S. Capitol on Friday.
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Commodore Ramakrishnan Kunnisery Mallath from the Indian Navy, Commodore Robert Plath of the Royal Australian Navy and First Admiral Erwin Aldedharma of TNI AL at the 2019 Trilateral Indian Ocean Maritime Security workshop in Fremantle on Nov. 25-27. (Photo courtesy of the Indonesian Navy)
Indonesian, Indian, Australian Navies Hold Trilateral Security Talks
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Jakarta. The Indonesian, Indian and Australian navies held the three-day Trilateral Indian Ocean Maritime Security workshop in Fremantle in Western Australia last week.
The three-day workshop was held on Nov. 25-27 at the city's Maritime Museum. The Indonesian delegate was led by First Admiral Erwin Aldedharma, the deputy Navy chief for planning and budgeting, the Indonesian Navy said in a statement on Monday.
The Indian delegate was led by Commodore Ramakrishnan Kunnisery Mallath and the Australians by Commodore Robert Plath.
The speakers at the workshop included Dough Trappett from Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Capt. Sean Andrews, the director of the Sea Power Center of Australia.
The Indian delegation presented a paper titled "Indian Ocean: Interests and Challenges in the Maritime Domain" at the workshop. The Indonesians delivered a paper titled "National Approaches to the Indian Ocean," and the host country presented a paper titled "Opportunities for Trilateral Cooperation at Sea Between Navies."
India, Indonesia and Australia all control territories in the Indian Ocean, which is passed by the international maritime line.
The Indonesian Navy in its presentation introduced the Indo-Pacific Concept that was agreed by the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) this year during the regional bloc's summit in Bangkok.
The concept, also known as the Asean Indo-Pacific Outlook, was initiated by Indonesia.
The Indonesian Navy also briefed its Indian and Australian counterparts on the country's naval activities in the Indian Ocean.
Indonesia is planning to establish the Indonesian Maritime Information Center that can be used to support a trilateral exchange of information with India and Australia.
Next year's Trilateral Indian Ocean Maritime Security workshop is slated to be held in India sometime in the third quarter.
The Indonesian delegation also made time during the workshop to visit the Austal Shipyard and check out a Guardian Class patrol boat being built for the Fijian Navy.
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Dear Prophet Muhammad Mohammad himself, being the month of his community, Ramadan is also called the biggest piece of the crown of the Islamic year. Muslims all over the world fast and pray. They also treat the beloved Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) with devotion and kindness. Muslims are encouraged to do as Muhammad did and turn to God with full devotion and sincerity. Muslims study the Qur'an in great depth and recite prayers of thanksgiving and worship. And it is also believed that those who are waiting for blessings and rewards from good deeds are waiting during this month.
Ramadan: Being one with Muhammad (PBUH)
To follow the beloved Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) ways, Muslims go through a month of fasting and prayers. During this period, they are encouraged to be more aware of the poor's needs, as it says that Allah will reward them more unjustly in these times. Sadaqat al-Fitr or Zakat al-Fitr (also known as social tax cleansing) is an obligatory material aid that extends to society's poor. It is given preferably during the holy month to help them prepare for the celebration.
Ramadan teaches us to return to God, in addition to helping the poor and needy, because He is our great and powerful Creator. Of course, we should follow the way of Hazrat Mohammad Mohammad. He has been successful in paving the way for the good and grace of Allah.
Fasting and its benefits:
One of the most notable things that can observe during this holy month is Muslim fasts' performance. Muslims all over the world do this work as Allah has commanded them. However, it cannot interpret as a form of punishment. Food and drink (preferably water) is taken before dawn and resumed immediately after sunset. According to the Qur'an: He (Allah) wants you to fast for a whole month so that you may increase His goodness and give thanks to Him for guiding you. Fasting is one of the essential daily acts of worship for a Muslim who has reached puberty. However, Allah also has a heart for women and the sick. Women may delay menstruation, or they may not yet fully recover from birth. People who are sick can also postpone this process because Allah takes great care of their well-being.
In keeping fast eating and drinking, Muslims are also encouraged to abstain from sexual activity with their spouses. It is considered gross disobedience to Islam's moral code and a violation of the basic principle of fasting.
Sharing and giving:
It is also in this season that Muslims are more pleasant and friendly. They are also very helpful to others, especially the needy. It is from this belief that many blessings are multiply for those who practice charity.
Great reward:
Indeed, Allah is the Best of creators. Eid al-Fitr is the end of the month of fasting, and Muslims around the world give thanks and worship at the end of this month's long sacrifice. People put on their best clothes, apply perfume, and leave for the Eid congregation with the announcement of takber. Takbeerat means "Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah" and "All praise is due to Allah." The pastor (called the Imam) gives a short sermon (known as the sermon) after the prayer. After the sermon, Muslims greet, hug, and congratulate each other on completing Ramadan. They also ask Allah to accept their efforts in obedience to His will.
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Ice Castles In Lake Geneva Open For Season
Thursday, January 24th 2019, 9:28 am
Construction for the Ice Castles started around Thanksgiving. They planned to open around the New Year. After a rainy winter season, it's now cold enough for them to open.
All 25,000 pounds of ice, laid one icicle at a time have children and adults in awe.
"We were like, 'Oh my God! It's amazing," said Barbara Spezzano with her mouth gaping. "It's quite a work of art actually," said her husband Mike.
"Where's Elsa?" asks a 3-year-old from Elkhorn to her mother. "I don't know where she is," said replied.
The inside does resemble something like Elsa's Ice Palace from the Disney movie, "Frozen."
"It's completely unique. It's a concept that takes a theme park mixed with a glacier/art project and allows you to interact with it. We have slides, tunnels, mazes, water features, lights, it's an experience you want to have," said Jesse Stone, site manager Ice Castles Lake Geneva.
People can warm up by two fires surrounded by Adirondack chairs with fur throws.
"We grow 5,000 a night, hand harvest them, place them, run water over them, and repeat," said Stone.
Stone explains the icicle farm used to build the Lake Geneva castle like a sprinkler in your backyard. They turn it on each night and icicles form like the ones on the side of a house.
The ice castles are open every day except Tuesday and will stay open until they melt. Organizers hope that will be March at the earliest. Learn more about the Ice Castles here.
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Two Atmospheric Tracks for a Contemplative Mood
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Category: Atmospheric, Indie Rock, Singer Songwriter
Some moments in life deserve time to just think and reflect. I don't want to be too presentist with this introduction, but let's just say that many of us have a lot of concern in our minds and hearts on a night like tonight. As we focus on a hopeful future and dream, we can't help but let dystopian nightmares creep in. These songs will help you think about those developments. Seek the hope, dear friends.
Hollow Twin – "Bound by Blood"
-This song is about humanity and connection. We are all in this together. It's also about our temporal identity on earth. It's a powerful and engaging song. The atmospheric structure reminds me a bit of one of my favorites, Sleeping at Last. As you listen you'll find yourself drawn introspective; it's a song that makes you think about who you are and a bit about how you relate to the people around you.
Erik Jonasson – "Autumn Falls"
-There's something in the timbre of Erik Jonasson's voice that is endlessly fascinating. It's a familiar wrinkle that sounds like someone you've heard before, but it's also truly unique. The song begins with a really chill singer songwriter vibe. As it blossoms into a larger pop rock style track, the vocal really seals the deal. The atmospheric quality continues to emerge. The lyric "I'm wearing winter clothes when the autumn falls" is indicative of a particular mood; it's perfect for this November night. Stunning.
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1- Red Kite
2- A Cat With Seven Souls
3- Naked
4- Crack
5- Your Beautiful Face
6- Only Love Will Make You Free
7- Lifting The Lid
8- Not The Weapon But The Hand
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Steve Hogarth and Richard Barbieri met a while back, when Porcupine Tree was supporting Marillion on tour. Hogarth, as a young lad, was fascinated by Japan's synthesizer sound, played by Barbieri, and asked him to join his solo project Ice Cream Genius, back in 1997. From then on they became friends. This new venture was an idea of Barbieri, which he had a few years ago. That it took all this time to actually take place, is of course due to both of their careers. Richard Barbieri is the keyboard player for Porcupine Tree and Steve Hogarth the lead singer of Marillion since 1989.
Not The Weapon But The Hand is best understood when you are familiar with all the heretofore named bands and of course with Barbieri's two very experimental and instrumental solo albums Things Buried and Stranger Inside. Yet, one can't possibly compare the music with Marillion, Japan, or Porcupine Tree. It may have some similarities with Ice Cream Genius, but this album is much more mature and balanced. Where Barbieri is the master of weird soundscapes, Hogarth is the man with the beautiful voice and it comes together perfectly in dreamy songs, best described as Marillion meets Kate Bush! Especially when you know her last album 50 Words For Snow.
To me there is a distinct Marillion feeling as well, automatically when hearing Hogarth sing. Marillion has made dreamy songs, for example on their last abum Happiness Is The Road, volume 1. But I'd say Kate Bush, because Marillion ain't so danceable. Besides, I think of Steve Hogarth as the male equivalent of Kate Bush. His voice is as characteristic and it took me a while to see and hear it, apart from Marillion and its reference. Not The Weapon But The Hand may have a leading theme, but is not a concept album. The songs stand on their own, unlike Marillion's Happiness Is The Road Volume 1: Essence. Sadly I can't say anything about the lyrics, as the promo I was given, had no booklet.
The album consists of 8 songs with a total playing time of 47 minutes. The first song Red Kite is where I get that Kate Bush feeling the most. In my opinion this is the strongest song on the album probably because of Barbieri's beautiful playing and the string arrangements. The mood is set and Hogarth's voice, emotional and intense, gives the musical experience a face. At first listening there is not much of a melody, but after playing it several times you discover the many musical and vocal layers, which makes it progressive rock. Or maybe post progressive rock like their label Kscope likes to call it-mesmerizing in any case. Lunatic Soul-another band from the same label-comes to mind too.
The second song A Cat With Seven Souls reminds me the most of Ice Cream Genius, but in a good way, thanks to a groovy beat. Naked has the same feel, with probably the best melody. Crack is the most rocky song on the album. Leading theme is Your Beautiful Face. Hogarth is whispering and it sounds almost as poetry, spoken word. Here's also the interpretation of the album title: It's not the weapon that does the damage, but in who's hand it rests. At the end of the album we hear it again in the title track. Only Love Will Make You Free is a bit spooky and the lyrics plus melody remind me of some Marillion songs. Lifting The Lid is again very dreamy and beautiful and takes you back to the beginning of the album.
Having said that, I'm not sure this album will appear in my year end list. Between the first song and the last, the album cannot capture my attention for the whole 47 minute journey. There seem to be some weaker parts too. If there weren't, it would have been a psychedelic experience! The duration of it all is just too short to take me away on a musical trip, I guess. Hearing H's voice alone does not do the trick for me, unlike for some others. Although I must admit there are moments which are very hypnotic. Only time can tell if it grows towards a deeper understanding.
Not The Weapon But The Hand was completed in late 2011 and features appearances from Danny Thompson on double bass, Arran Ahmun (John Martyn) and Chris Maitland (ex Porcupine Tree) on drums and Dave Gregory (XTC) on guitar, bass and string arrangements. Be sure to play it loud!
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MODESTO, Calif. — Save Mart Stores here said yesterday that Steve Junqueiro, chief operating officer since May, has added the title of president. That position had been vacant since Bob Spengler retired as president last January. Bob Piccinini remains chairman and chief executive officer. Save Mart operates 245 stores in California and northern Nevada, with sales of approximately $5.1 billion.
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A Dutch project management firm withdrew from the development of a new science park in the southern Netherlands...animal rights protesters painted graffiti on the homes of several project managers, threatening to use 'more aggressive means' if they did not stop their involvement in Science Link.
Amsterdam - A Dutch project management firm withdrew from the development of a new science park in the southern Netherlands after its managers were consistently intimidated by animal rights protesters, the company said in a statement released on Tuesday.
Weert-based Van der Looy Project Management Bureau was involved in Science Link, a life-science industrial park commissioned by the local and regional authorities.
The park was to be built in Venray, also in the southern Netherlands.
In recent months, project managers received numerous personal threats, by e-mail, regular mail and phone.
At Christmas, animal rights protesters painted graffiti on the homes of several project managers, threatening to use 'more aggressive means' if they did not stop their involvement in Science Link.
The Dutch Animal Liberation Front is believed to be responsible for the graffiti.
Science Link, a 60-million-euro (80-million-dollar) project, was destined to become a technological centre for the so-called life sciences, providing employment to between 400 and 600 people.
Animal rights protesters claimed Science Link would be used entirely for animal tests.
Christian Democrat Sybrand van Haersma Buma has requested that Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin and Interior Minister Guusje ter Horst investigate ways to stop what he calls 'terrorization' of entrepreneurs by animal rights protesters.
He has also requested the government ensure the town of Venray can continue the development of the park.
A spokesman for Van der Looy told reporters the company would not reconsider its decision to withdraw from the project.