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Q: How to change range of heatmap using gheatmap in R Im trying to add a heatmap to my phylogenetic tree. The range of the heatmap should be from 0 to 100 instead it only covers the the min and max of the values. Can I reset the range of the heatmap?
thanks.
library(ggtree)
library(ggplot2)
library(ggstance)

df1 <- structure(
  list(id = structure(
    c(5L, 15L, 29L, 18L, 24L, 21L,
      13L, 11L, 8L, 25L, 23L, 9L, 16L, 3L, 6L, 2L, 20L, 27L, 30L, 17L,
      14L, 4L, 1L, 7L, 22L, 28L, 10L, 12L, 26L, 19L),
    .Label = c("t1",
               "t10", "t11", "t12", "t13", "t14", "t15", "t16", "t17", "t18",
               "t19", "t2", "t20", "t21", "t22", "t23", "t24", "t25", "t26",
               "t27", "t28", "t29", "t3", "t30", "t4", "t5", "t6", "t7", "t8",
               "t9"), class = "factor"),
    location = structure(c(1L, 3L, 2L,
                           1L, 2L, 3L, 3L, 2L, 3L, 2L, 3L, 3L, 2L, 2L, 1L, 1L, 3L, 2L, 1L,
                           1L, 3L, 2L, 2L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 1L, 1L),
                         .Label = c("CZ", "GZ", "HK"), class = "factor"),
    Value = c(22L, 10L, 33L, 12L, NA,
              NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, 45L, 89L, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA,
              NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, 80L, NA, NA, NA, NA)),
  class = "data.frame", row.names = c(NA,
                                      -30L))

tr <- rtree(30)
p <- ggtree(tr)
#df1<- your_example_data
p1 <- p %<+% df1 + geom_tippoint(aes(color=location))+  guides(color = "none")
d2 <- data.frame( val=rnorm(30, mean= 50, sd=20))
rownames(d2)<- tr$tip.label

library(ggnewscale)

p1 <- p1 + new_scale_fill()

p2<- gheatmap(p1, d2 ,offset=0.015, width=0.05,
              colnames_angle=45, colnames_offset_y = 0.25,colnames_offset_x =0.001, colnames=TRUE,
              colnames_position='top',font.size = 3)+
  scale_fill_viridis_c(option="A", name="query\ncoverage\npercentage")

p2

A: Try using scale_fill_gradientn. I don't have ggtree in my library collection, but it should work with it too. data$Z are the values used in the legend.
min(data$Z)
[1] 10.43507

# using geom_tile instead
ggplot(data, aes(X, Y, fill= Z)) +
  geom_tile() +
  scale_fill_gradientn(limits = c(0,max(data$Z)),
    colours=viridis(10,o="A"),
    breaks=c(0,max(data$Z)),
    labels=c(0,max(data$Z)))

Data
data <- structure(list(X = structure(c(1L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 6L, 7L, 8L,
9L, 10L, 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 6L, 7L, 8L, 9L, 10L, 1L, 2L, 3L,
4L, 5L, 6L, 7L, 8L, 9L, 10L, 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 6L, 7L, 8L,
9L, 10L, 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 6L, 7L, 8L, 9L, 10L, 1L, 2L, 3L,
4L, 5L, 6L, 7L, 8L, 9L, 10L, 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 6L, 7L, 8L,
9L, 10L, 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 6L, 7L, 8L, 9L, 10L, 1L, 2L, 3L,
4L, 5L, 6L, 7L, 8L, 9L, 10L, 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 6L, 7L, 8L,
9L, 10L), .Label = c("A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "H",
"I", "J"), class = "factor"), Y = structure(c(1L, 1L, 1L, 1L,
1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L,
3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L,
4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 5L, 5L, 5L, 5L, 5L, 5L, 5L, 5L, 5L, 5L, 6L, 6L,
6L, 6L, 6L, 6L, 6L, 6L, 6L, 6L, 7L, 7L, 7L, 7L, 7L, 7L, 7L, 7L,
7L, 7L, 8L, 8L, 8L, 8L, 8L, 8L, 8L, 8L, 8L, 8L, 9L, 9L, 9L, 9L,
9L, 9L, 9L, 9L, 9L, 9L, 10L, 10L, 10L, 10L, 10L, 10L, 10L, 10L,
10L, 10L), .Label = c("var1", "var2", "var3", "var4", "var5",
"var6", "var7", "var8", "var9", "var10"), class = "factor"),
    Z = c(33.991562910378, 35.5263787321746, 24.5632742531598,
    18.0254957079887, 45.778294513002, 38.0070783570409, 38.8778781332076,
    13.9182714093477, 13.2864724285901, 12.3245238792151, 45.4634746629745,
    43.5207717958838, 14.6174691990018, 14.6395265311003, 16.3748204801232,
    37.5898649636656, 46.154183940962, 21.7670671269298, 45.9928634669632,
    15.2300526481122, 42.3459290526807, 36.1509132292122, 13.004608694464,
    17.2632187511772, 24.1008642502129, 21.0504860430956, 47.8412099648267,
    22.8905160259455, 26.2689692527056, 42.2642367053777, 49.7228981740773,
    18.5286565497518, 19.9640860501677, 19.8192273359746, 46.2587429210544,
    45.3112288471311, 14.0251182205975, 46.5721819829196, 19.2603973485529,
    11.8241156637669, 43.5814412590116, 12.3338401783258, 34.6708638872951,
    16.535308547318, 12.5870429351926, 17.7716215513647, 38.3571200724691,
    40.5572446156293, 38.3018106594682, 36.1261784471571, 23.6329158209264,
    38.2715854980052, 31.8956978339702, 19.8036628682166, 41.236245688051,
    42.5284101255238, 47.3572976142168, 10.9305525757372, 41.5727174282074,
    39.237065333873, 41.6476187948138, 43.6902561411262, 39.2061061505228,
    18.3187866955996, 42.8791201952845, 33.8544269837439, 17.3525733780116,
    14.5423825085163, 46.209614733234, 24.5643785689026, 35.3784507885575,
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    32.4274326208979, 33.8546730671078, 43.7150628026575, 44.4308217708021,
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    49.736803509295, 40.3205085452646, 27.0655540842563, 42.9749015253037,
    30.9310132544488, 23.7332978192717, 35.1737863756716, 40.4224442131817,
    15.6103290617466)), out.attrs = list(dim = c(X = 10L, Y = 10L
), dimnames = list(X = c("X=A", "X=B", "X=C", "X=D", "X=E", "X=F",
"X=G", "X=H", "X=I", "X=J"), Y = c("Y=var1", "Y=var2", "Y=var3",
"Y=var4", "Y=var5", "Y=var6", "Y=var7", "Y=var8", "Y=var9", "Y=var10"
))), row.names = c(NA, -100L), class = "data.frame")

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Fisher praises proposed spending increase for Ohio children services
The director of county Department of Job and Family Services is grateful Speaker Larry Householder proposed increased spending for children services.
Fisher praises proposed spending increase for Ohio children services The director of county Department of Job and Family Services is grateful Speaker Larry Householder proposed increased spending for children services. Check out this story on newarkadvocate.com: https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/2019/05/05/fisher-praises-proposed-spending-increase-county-children-services/1091012001/
Kent Mallett and Jessie Balmert, Newark Advocate Published 8:16 a.m. ET May 5, 2019
Licking County Department of Job and Family Services. (Photo: Staff photo)
NEWARK – John Fisher, director of Licking County Department of Job and Family Services, said he is grateful for Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's commitment to increase spending for county children services.
Rep. Larry Householder, R-Glenford, who represents Perry, Coshocton and part of Licking counties, proposed a doubling of the current State Child Protective Allocation, which provides services to abused and neglected children.
Gov. Mike DeWine proposed adding $30 million to the current $60 million allocation. Householder proposed a $60 million increase for child protection in the House version of Ohio's budget.
Fisher has long criticized state officials for allowing Ohio to rank 50th in the nation for state funding of children services. He welcomed the change in Columbus.
"Both the governor and now the speaker clearly understand the challenges counties and communities are facing in trying to serve abused/neglected children," Fisher said. "These resources are desperately needed to help address the growing issues created by drugs that affect so many of our children."
Fisher said he has been informed the state would likely remain 50th in funding even with the increased investment, but he prefers to focus on the positive direction the state appears to be headed.
"It's drastically needed and a very, very pleasant surprise, and something the speaker needs to be congratulated on," Fisher said. "We're very grateful of the speaker's stance."
The state cut the allocation by $20 million in 2009, during the recession, and gave $15 million back in 2017, Fisher said, leaving counties a combined $5 million less than 10 years ago.
"Making up lost ground in such a short period of time since being in office clearly states their recognition of the need to assist these children," Fisher said.
Licking County voters approved a new 1 mill, 10-year tax levy in 2017 to support the growing needs of abused and neglected children. The new levy came three years after voters approved a replacement of the existing Children Services levy.
The levy raises $3.97 million annually and cost property owners $35 a year per $100,000 of assessed valuation. Fisher said the levy money will be used to pay for foster care, treatment services, adoption assistance and counseling.
The drug epidemic in Ohio helped increase the number of children in the county's protective care from 360 on Jan. 1, 2017, to 522 on Dec. 31, 2018. So far this year, the numbers have remained flat.
Angela Sausser, executive director of Public Children Services Association of Ohio, the membership organization of county children services agencies, said she was "blown away" by Householder's spending proposal.
Sausser called it "a truly spectacular move that will have a lasting impact on children and families in Ohio struggling with addiction and other challenges that lead to child abuse and neglect. Governor DeWine and Speaker Householder have shown through their bold actions that Ohio's children finally have real champions on their side. We are confident that the Ohio Senate will join them."
Between 2013 and 2018, placement costs alone for children in foster care throughout Ohio increased by $109 million, with nearly two-thirds paid for with local dollars, she said.
For the first time, Ohio's foster children are being given hope and the attention they deserve by Ohio's leaders," Sausser said.
Other budget changes
If you make less than $22,250, you wouldn't pay state income tax, one of several changes proposed by Ohio House Republicans Thursday.
That would amount to a $300 million tax cut for hundreds of thousands of lower-income Ohioans.
Under current law, anyone making less than $10,850 doesn't pay state income taxes. Under the proposed changes, anyone making less than $22,250 would pay no income tax and those making between $22,500 and $88,800 would have their tax rate cut by 4.7 percent.
State tax officials didn't know how many people would benefit from the tax cut Thursday, but nearly 785,500 Ohioans reported their income as between $10,000 and $20,000 in 2017.
How do House Republicans want to pay for these tax cuts? The main way is slashing a tax break for people who treat business income as personal income. Pitched as a way to help small-business owners, it was used by lawyers, lobbyists and other professionals – some making more than $10 million.
Democrats have railed against the tax break. House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes called it a "tax giveaway to millionaires and billionaires."
Instead, House lawmakers now want to give Ohioans a tax break on the first $100,000 in business profits rather than the first $250,000 and eliminate lower tax rates on the remaining money.
Legislators also proposed eliminating tax credits for motion pictures, people who own stakes in private planes and those who sell investment bullion and coins. They even want to eliminate a tax credit for investing in political campaigns.
"We shouldn't try to pick winners and losers. What we should try to do is set a balanced field out there," said Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford in Perry County.
House lawmakers are expected to vote on the changes next week. The GOP-controlled Senate then will make its changes. The versions will need to be reconciled before Gov. Mike DeWine can sign the two-year budget. The deadline for a balanced budget is June 30.
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Intel Optane memory is a new class of non-volatile memory - packaged in an M.2 module format - that enables SSD-like performance from a large hard disk drive (HDD), accelerating overall system performance and improving responsiveness for a blazing-fast computing experience. The new UEFI BIOS updates allow installation of the Intel Optane memory application, which activates the M.2 module. The combination of Intel Optane memory and a large HDD delivers intelligent system acceleration that minimizes boot-up times, reduces file-load times and speeds up frequently performed tasks. As it works with HDDs, Intel Optane technology allows users to enjoy the benefits of faster system performance while maintaining large storage capacities.
The new UEFI BIOS upgrades are compatible with the revolutionary new Intel Optane memory that accelerates system performance and responsiveness
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BIOS updates for compatible models are immediately available worldwide
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This is the only German Chocolate Cake recipe you'll ever need, I dare say it's perfect in every way! The cake is deliciously rich and chocolatey and it's covered with that irresistible sweet and sticky, coconut pecan topping we all crave.
The Best German Chocolate Cake Recipe!
I love when holidays draw closer because that means there's definitely going to be some amazing desserts around! Amazing desserts like this homemade German Chocolate Cake!
All we need in life is chocolate cake, right? Chocolate cake has a way to my heart and whoever discovered chocolate is my hero.
Truly though, this easy German Chocolate Cake is one of those desserts that's so good it should become a tradition in your home for a yearly holiday like a birthday, Easter or Mother's Day.
It's four layers of total bliss!
Contrary to the name of this easy chocolate cake recipe, German chocolate cake is actually an American invention. German chocolate cake is a layered chocolate cake that's topped with a rich coconut pecan frosting.
The secret ingredient in German chocolate cake batter is boiling water — it's crucial that you include it in this cake.
This is one of those cakes that's been around since 1852, and I have the feeling it's not going anywhere. It's just one of those perfectly delicious classics that you'll want to make again and again.
In other words, add this one to the recipe book because you're going to love it!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare cake pans.
Mix in milk, eggs and vanilla then blend in oil.
Blend in boiling water and beat.
In a saucepan mix egg and evaporated milk.
Mix in sugar to dissolve.
Add butter and cook mixture over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 10 minutes.
Remove pan from heat, add in vanilla, coconut, coconut and pecans.
Cool until just warm then spread over cake.
Will Sweetened Condensed Milk Work in the Icing?
No, evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk are two completely different ingredients. Make sure you're using evaporated milk to make the coconut pecan frosting.
Because the coconut icing is so rich, I left the sides of my cake bare. But feel free to add frosting to the sides if you wish!
Be sure to buy sweetened coconut flakes for the German chocolate cake icing.
Whole milk is a must in this cake. It makes the chocolate cake extra moist and adds flavor.
I got this recipe from Robyn Stone's amazing new cookbook, Add a Pinch: Easier, Faster, Fresher Southern Classics.
Her new cookbook is filled with fresh takes on classic family-friendly recipes – all of which are straight forward and easy to follow and the end results look truly delicious!
I highly recommend this cookbook! If you'd like to read more about this cookbook or to buy a copy for yourself you can follow this link HERE.
This is the BEST German Chocolate Cake! It's perfectly rich and chocolatey and no one can resist that sweet and sticky coconut pecan topping. A delicious cake for any occasion!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 2 9-inch round cake pans then line bottom with a round of parchment paper. Butter parchment then dust pans lightly with cocoa powder or flour and shake out excess. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add the milk, eggs and vanilla and using an electric hand mixer beat on medium speed until combined. Reduce the speed to low and mix in the oil.
With the mixer still on low, carefully and slowly pour in boiling water and mix until well combined, about 2 - 3 minutes. Pour batter into prepared cake pans.
Bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 - 35 minutes. Let cakes cook 10 minutes then invert onto wire racks to cool completely.
Once cool spread about 1/3 of the frosting over one layer of cake. Top with the second layer of cake and frost only the top of the cake with the remaining frosting.
For the frosting: in a large saucepan whisk together egg yolks and evaporated milk until very well combined.
Add in sugar and whisk to dissolve sugar. Add butter and cook mixture over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until mixture has thickened, about 10 - 12 minutes.
Remove pan from heat, add in vanilla, coconut, coconut and pecans. Let cool until just warm then spread over cake.
*If you scoop and level to measure flour (like I do) then only use 1 3/4 cups flour.
Is not your cake.The Hershey Cocoa Cake?
It is the exact recipe on he can of Hersheys Cocoa tin.
Was it slightly adapted or one of the same?


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Agrarian Elites and Democracy in Latin America after the Third Wave
Belén Fernández Milmanda
Political Economy, World Politics
10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1652
Landowners as Historical Obstacles to Democracy
Landowners and Conservative Parties Before the Third Wave of Democratization
Increased Economic Weight but Diminished Political Resources
Agrarian Elites, Leftist Governments, and the Commodity Boom
Variation in Landowners' Political Influence Strategies in the New Democracies
Agrarian Elites and Conservative Parties in the New Democracies
Nonpartisan Electoral Strategies
The Protests of the Powerful
New Avenues for Research
Indigenous Political Representation in Latin America
Taxation and Spending in Latin America
The historical role of landed elites as obstacles to democratic consolidation in Latin America has been widely studied. Four decades after the onset of the third wave, however, the issue of how these elites have adapted to the new democratic context remains unexplored. The question of why these elites who supported military coups each time a government threatened their interests have mostly played by the democratic rulebook during the past four decades still needs to be answered.
Important structural and political transformations took place in Latin America during the last half of the 20th and the first decade of the 21st century that affected agrarian elites' incentives and capacity to organize politically. The first change was urbanization, which undermined agrarian elites' capacity to mobilize the votes of the rural poor in favor of their political representatives. The second was an increase in the importance of agricultural exports as a source of foreign exchange and revenue for Latin American countries thanks to the commodity boom of the 2000s. The third change was the arrival to power of left-wing parties with redistributive agendas, threatening agrarian elites' interests in the region with the highest land inequality in the world. However, the fact that these governments relied on revenues from agriculture to fund their policy agendas created tension between the leftists' ideological preferences for a more equal distribution of land and their fiscal needs.
Dominant theories in political science suggest that democratization should lead to redistribution from the rich to the poor, as democracies represent the preferences of a wider spectrum of citizens than nondemocracies. Landowners, given the fixed nature of their assets, should be easy targets for increased taxation or expropriation. However, these theories understate landowners' capacity to organize politically and use democratic institutions to their advantage. In fact, if we look at contemporary Latin America, we see that four decades of democracy have not changed the region's extremely high land inequality.
Agrarian elites in Latin America have deployed a variety of political influence strategies to protect themselves from redistribution. In some cases, such as Chile and El Salvador, they have built conservative parties to represent their interests in Congress. In others, like Brazil, they have invested in multiparty representation through a congressional caucus. Lastly, in other countries such as Argentina and Bolivia, agrarian elites have not been able to organize their electoral representation and instead have protected their interests from outside the policymaking arena through protests.
Keywords: landowners, Latin America, democracy, political parties, third wave, agrarian elites, redistribution, Latin American politics
Department of Government, Harvard University


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Professional Learning Programme Blog Series
The LANDac fellows from the Professional Learning Programme share their experiences in the blog series.
This is not a river!
Fridah Githuku, Executive Director GROOTS Kenya and a Fellow, Netherlands Land Academy
In November 2019, I had the privilege of hosting my comrades, Salah Abukashawa (Director of Estidama, Centre for Land and Environmental Governance in Sudan) and Griet Steel (assistant professor at Utrecht University). The two travelled to Kenya to support my research project under the LANDac professional learning program. After a week of field work in Laikipia County, Kenya, the duo deserved a treat. We set out to visit my home village, 50 kms from the Capital of Nairobi, Muthiga-ini Village, Kiamwangi Sub-Location, Kiambu County. The village is easily accessible by a recently tarmacked road. It took us approximately 40 minutes to get there by car from the center of Nairobi. After enjoying a heavy local lunch we decide to take a walk across the river to visit my grandmother and fight a "Food Coma".
As we walk down towards Theta River, I couldn't help but notice the land degradation around the Riparian area brought about by uncontrolled quarrying activities. Quarrying involves the artisanal excavation of rocks, construction aggregate, sand and gravel from the ground, usually in open pit mines.
I am at pain trying to explain the former capacity of the river to Dr. Griet who insists that – this is not a river! The conversation helps me to realize that I am actually living in denial. The river is no more, the bamboo vegetation that grew near the river is gone. There is an increase of eucalyptus trees and the water flow is reduced to almost zero.
The quarrying activities have intensified over the past years. When I was growing up, the Theta river was full and the locals swam and fetched water here. I fetched bamboo pipes to make the trumpet, in those days when art and music was still part of the curriculum. We have degraded our environment and the environment has taken revenge. Today, my parents rely on shallow wells for household water consumption despite our proximity to a major water source: the Abedare ranges.
This is not the only thing that has changed in my village. November was a wet month and in the small land holdings, I observe that crops are germinating. I ask my mother about the mixed cropping and she answers: 'they don't teach us anymore!' She is referring to the agricultural extension services by the Ministry of Agriculture, a service through which small scale farmers receive technical support on crop production & management, harvesting and post harvesting. I can relate to her comments. As an advocacy organization, GROOTS Kenya has decried the under-resourcing of agricultural extension services in public budgets and the negative impact it has had on small scale farming.
I also notice the crops are not doing well despite the good rainfall experienced in October and November. My father explains that the soil has turned acidic due to many years of using chemical fertilizer. These observations make me recall a conversation LANDac Fellows and other land rights advocates had on Multi-National Corporations from the Global North. The companies gained entry to the African market, thanks to neo-liberalism and have supplied farms with different kinds of chemicals for increased farm yields. The local food systems, as Mr. Wanjama, Director of Seed Savers Network Kenya, would put it, have been completely destroyed. Seed Savers Network-Kenya is anchored on traditional science of plant breeding for uptake by all in the community. They work with small scale farmers to support Community Seed-banking, conserving of indigenous and non-GMO seeds.
Both Salah and Griet observe that there are many small shops along the tarmac road in the village. Urbanization is checking in. The former food producers, who have structurally migrated to Nairobi for work and education, have been reduced to consumers: we bring food that we traditionally produced from the outside market. From the face value, the village looks quite developed, with tarmacked access roads, household electricity connections, sprawling tiny trade centers and fair quality of housing. The brick and mortar development is dominating but small-scale agriculture is on the decline.
The youth has three choices: migrate to the capital, engage in boda boda business (motorbike transportation business) or get into stone quarrying. Those who missed out on these three options, end up drinking in dens or are involved in thuggery. And on top of these issues, as evidenced by the Theta River: the ecosystem is threatened every day. Households have no water and they continue to sink shallow wells. The farms have low or no yield and household's food expenditures keep rising. I ask myself the question: has my village, Muthiga-ini, developed? And if so, what really is development?
As head of GROOTS Kenya, Fridah leads a grassroots movement that champions land tenure security for women and marginalized groups. Fridah advocates for a bottom-up and rights-based approach toward tenure security and has worked to build and disseminate evidence on the importance of land rights for women through the Women2Kilimanjaro Initiative and LANDac's Women's Land Rights Programme. Fridah holds a Bachelors in Arts-Economics and Political Science from University of Nairobi.
Wildlife Conservancy for Community Development?
Griet Steel (1), Fridah Githuku (2) and Salah Abukashawa (3)
(1) Utrecht Univeristy, (2) GROOTS Kenya, (3) ISTIDAMA Centre
When you enter Kenya by Kenyan Airways you get a nice welcome video, depicting that wildlife conservation in Kenya is controlled by the Masaai. This tourist message is misleading as the nexus between conservancy and pastoralism is very conflictive, involving very intense land conflicts where the local population (pastoralists and mixed farmers) often comes out on the losing end.
On an exchange visit, in the framework of LANDac professional learning program, we visit Laikipia in central Kenyan, where the ever-expanding white settler ranges or wild parks and the small-scale farmers and pastoralists are competing for land, water and other natural resources. The LANDac fellow from Kenya, Fridah Githuku, Executive Director of GROOTS Kenya decided to focus her research on the impact of these large-scale land-based investments in the conservation sector on women's rights and gender justice.
For years, Fridah is working with GROOTS Kenya in Laikipia county with a very enthusiastic team of grassroots women's champions, building a grassroots women's movement in Kenya to empower women and strengthen their position in decision-making processes. But this time, we enter the area with a concrete research agenda, a team of researchers and a women's activist, which puts a fresh light on the dynamics in the region and the way the work of GROOTS Kenya can further align with macro dynamics of systemic inequality.
After a few focus groups discussions and key informant interviews it becomes clear how wildlife conservation has become one of the dominant businesses in the area. The business model is simple: you try to attract donor money for wildlife conservation, but combine these conservation practices with tourism revenues, luxury resorts and beef ranching. As a consequence, wildlife conservation – generally driven by foreign investors, settlers and philanthropy organizations – is an important driver for the rush for land in the region, already covering over 40% of the land in Laikipia county alone and tremendously competing with local livelihoods.
According to the public information of Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia, internationally known for the protection of the white and the black rhino, the conservancy stretches out over 90.000 acres of savannah grassland. In our discussions with some experts, we find that the conservancy is in permanent search for collaborations with other wild parks, governmental bodies and local communities to expand their area of operation.
As a result of the expansion of conservancies, land in the area becomes ever more expensive and thus less accessible for local pastoralists and farmers, who build a rural livelihood on less than one acre of land. These competing interests in land contribute to increased inequality in the region. As one NGO practitioner puts it clearly, "how can one entity own 90.000 acres while local farmers or pastoralists don't even have an acre"(interview 31 October)?
The conservancy is contributing to employment generation in the area and has several so-called Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes focusing on agriculture, energy, education, health and conservation educations. Discussing the impact of these programmes with community members, it became clear that these programmes are very ad hoc and individually granted to people. They lack meaningful engagement of local actors to identify their own priorities and to develop a transparent community development agreement.
In addition, elective politics in Laikipia is very much driven by the control of natural resources. The conservancy investors clearly align with local politicians during campaigns and local elections. As advocated by one of the women's activists, this limits the decision-making power of many community members, including women and youth, as they only can advance their political agenda by aligning with the conservancy agenda and becoming part of the cartel process.
To make wildlife conservancy beneficial for both investors and local communities, the marriage between wildlife conservancy and community development still needs some further research and combined efforts from the different stakeholders, including community members, civil society organizations, investors and local politicians. The first days of research have at least offered a framework to better understand how land is organized in the region and how the concrete interests of the different stakeholders could be better aligned. The next step is a multi-stakeholder dialogue with the investors, civil society organizations and community members to reconsider the CSR programmes and their significant contribution to community development.
Griet Steel is an assistant professor in International Development Studies at the Department of Human Geography and Planning. She is an anthropologist by training and has been involved in several international research projects addressing the interplay between gender, technology, land and mobility and the broader challenges of sustainable urban development. She has extensive field experience in several Latin American countries (Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Nicaragua) and more recently she extended her geographical focus to the African continent.
Fridah Githuku is the executive director of GROOTS Kenya head of GROOTS Kenya, Fridah leads a grassroots movement that champions land tenure security for women and marginalized groups. Fridah advocates for a bottom-up and rights-based approach toward tenure security and has worked to build and disseminate evidence on the importance of land rights for women through the Women2Kilimanjaro Initiative and LANDac's Women's Land Rights Programme. Fridah has a Bachelors in Arts-Economics and Political Science.
Salah Abukashawa , is the director ESTIDAMA (Centre for land and environmental governance in Sudan). As a land mapping specialist, Salah has worked on land governance for the past seven years. Before he initiated the Centre for Land and Environmental Governance in Sudan (the ISTIDAMA Centre), where he works as a strategist, researcher and lecturer, Salaheldin worked as a manager at the Ministry of Physical Planning. Salaheldin obtained a master's degree in International Relations, Geoinformation Science and Earth Observations at the University of Twente and a Bachelor's degree in Surveying Engineering.
Land Administration and Land Disputes in Uganda
"This plot is not for sale!": Land Administration and Land Disputes in Uganda
Kisembo Teddy
Researcher/ Urban Planner
Urban Action Lab Makerere University
"This plot is not for sale" are the six words you will find, marked on a lot of properties and plots of land in Uganda. The words are meant to ward off quack land or property brokers and conmen. Most of the cases handled in courts in Uganda, and Kampala in particular, are fraud-related cases (like selling land while the true owners are away using counterfeit titles) and land transaction fraud (when fake land titles are obtained and sadly some officers in the land registry are involved).
Land-related disputes are not only the most common disputes in court: they are also among the most prevalent types of disputes occurring with and among communities in Uganda, both in the rural and urban areas. These land disputes exist in varying from land grabbing, border disputes, encroachment on protected areas, disputes relating to compensation and family-related disputes like succession. Causes of these disputes also vary: from population pressure to corruption, infrastructural development and changing land use patters. (Landnet, 2017a).
Land registration in Uganda is characterized by poor record keeping and outdated systems, processes and records. In addition, there is a lack of transparency and accountability in the land sector as well as appropriate mechanisms to resolve land disputes. Over the years, this has resulted in the proliferation of land disputes in the country and the situation has been exploited by fraudsters who impersonate landowners, declare living persons dead or vice versa, forge certificates and illegally sell land to unsuspecting buyers.
As a result, many households face tenure insecurity, which influences the way households invest in their land. These households may be hesitant to construct permanent houses or to plant permanent income-generating crops. But even among groups whose tenure is believed to be relatively secure (e.g. customary landowners and freehold) the prevalence of land-related disputes is clear evidence of insecurity. It will be no surprise that most Ugandans lack faith in the judiciary and other land administration institutions., especially young people with no social support, widows, pastoralist and elders, who are most affected by land disputes (Uganda Human Rights Commission, 2017).
Land-related disputes existed prior to and during colonialism as well as in the immediate post-colonial administrations. The allocation of huge land areas to absentee landlords by the British in 1900 under mailo tenure (permanent ownership of a large plot of land by landlords, subdivided among tenants that have the right to live on and utilize the land) and the co-existence of a number of customary tenure systems created considerable scope for overlapping rights to the same plot that has led to land conflicts. In 1975, Idi Amin nationalised all land in the country, converting the tenure system into leasehold. This caused land tenure insecurities to landowners, customary landholders, bibanja holders (a person that settles or settled on land with the consent of the landlord and pays or paid busulu, a fee to allow them use the land) and those who by the enactment of the 1995 constitution of the Republic of Uganda had settled on land for a minimum of 12 years and above without any objection from the land lord. This situation was overturned by the 1995 Constitution by restating all the land tenures as they existed at independence and set up a new system of land administration consisting of land boards at every district. (Deininger & Castagnini, 2004).
More recently, the government of Uganda has put in place various legal, policy and institutional measures, such as the National Land Policy and the Land Act, for the administration of land in Uganda. However, reports of land disputes still continue to surface and for many households, tenure insecurity remains a daily struggle. Why do these disputes persist, despite the availability of legislative and institutional measures to address them? Are there still gaps in the existing legal framework or are there weaknesses with the implementation of land administration policies and legislation?
It is evident that conflicts over land are increasing and have dire consequences for the affected communities. Perhaps we first need to better understand the nature of land disputes, the role of key actors in land disputes and the factors that contribute to the increase in land disputes to inform better policy agenda's. But until then, most Ugandans take their own measures to secure their land rights and put up a simple sign: "This plot is not for sale!"
Teddy Kisembo is an urban planner and researcher at the Urban Action Lab at Makerere University in Kampala, where she conducts research on a variety of urban resilience projects. As a LANDac fellow, Teddy is currently researching urban infrastructure development and displacement. She will be researching the effects of a planned highway between the city of Kampala and Jinja, that goes hand-in-hand with the displacement of hundreds of families. In doing so, she will have a special focus on the effects of the infrastructure project on women. Through the LANDac professional learning programme, that aims to assist local communities to benefit more from land-based investments, Teddy will share the findings of her research with other LANDac fellows and the LANDac network throughout the coming year.
Deininger, K., & Castagnini, R. (2004). Incidence and impact of land conflict in Uganda.
Landnet. (2017a). DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Kampala.
Uganda Human Rights Commission. (2017). Land Disputes and Human Rights in Selected Regions of Uganda.


Wyn Evans' family has owned this 200-acre plot in western Wales for generations, a bucolic expanse where 370 sheep and 80 cows feast on the verdant grasses of undulating hillsides.
Evans, 55, wants his son to take over the farm that's been in the family for 500 years. But he's concerned that may not happen, as the rancorous debate over Brexit increases the risk that Britain will leave the European Union without an agreement on future relations that would preserve free trade with the continent.
U.K. meat producers are particularly vulnerable to the threat of a no-deal Brexit because 90% of their exports go to EU countries, meaning many would find themselves in jeopardy because of the tariffs and border delays that would follow a disorderly exit from the bloc.
That is unacceptable to meat producers because in case of an exit without a deal, trade would immediately revert to World Trade Organization rules, which would impose tariffs of 46% on British lamb and 48% to 84% on beef, according to the National Farmers' Union. About 30% of the lamb produced in the U.K. is exported, with 95% of those shipments destined for Europe.
In addition, meat shipments would probably face delays at European border crossings because truck drivers would be forced to show paperwork proving their cargoes meet EU standards. And Britain would immediately lose access to markets outside Europe that is currently guaranteed by EU trade agreements, leaving the U.K. an outsider hoping to eventually strike its own deals with countries such as the United States and China. Such deals typically require years of negotiations.
"The real short-term issue is this: It will take months for us to get registered for livestock as a third country and given the potential for delays at the border, even if it is one-sided, there will be potential issues that hauliers will not want to make that route," said Tim Benton, coauthor of a report about Brexit's impact on food supplies published by the Chatham House think tank.
"There is the potential for lambaggedon," Benton said. "That is the worst-case scenario."
The problem shines a light on one of the ironies of the Brexit process. Although some parts of Britain, such as Wales, voted to leave the EU, many people in those regions stand to lose out most economically. Wales, for example, has been a net receiver of subsidies from the EU budget. But the June 2016 Brexit vote was campaigned on a number of issues including immigration.
As the Brexit talks have dragged on for almost two years, the lack of clarity on what will come has been among the biggest problems for businesses, with many holding off on investments or hiring.
"People aren't spending money and reinvesting in their businesses," said Evans, who voted to remain in the EU. "And there's only so long you can hold that off for. And people do need to invest in their businesses soon. We do need some security."
There are also fears that Britain won't impose tariffs on imports in order to maintain food supplies, forcing local farmers to contend with cheap imports at home while losing markets on the continent because of high tariffs. There's the threat that British markets will be flooded by imports from places such as the U.S., which are currently barred under EU rules that ban meat raised with hormones.
The retailers said that their supply chains would be significantly disrupted if Britain leaves without a deal, and that increased transportation costs, an expected currency devaluation, and tariffs would cause food prices to go up.
All this has real consequences for people such as Evans, who worries that his family's long farming tradition will be a casualty of Britain's divorce from the EU. His son, Gwynfor, is at university studying business, because Evans wanted him to have something to fall back on if the farm doesn't survive.


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FACE OF FOOTHILLS: SEAN STAHLNECKER
Instagram: @sean_stahlnecker
For a guy whose catchphrase is "living in paradise." Sean Stahlnecker might seem like he's got it all. And he does; after all, he's a 23-year-old male model with washboard abs who considers "living a healthy lifestyle" a hobby. What most don't know about Stahlnecker, though, is after dedicating 17 years of his life to a dream that ended traumatically and tragically, it'd be hard to deny he deserves his current bliss.
It was in Montana where Stahlnecker blew out his shoulder and lost all chances of becoming a professional hockey player. He kissed his D1 and D3 college offers goodbye and came home to Arizona clueless of what his future would hold. "[Hockey] instilled in me hard work and tenacity. I learned a lot as a man and as part of a team," he says. "I flew back home [and] was kind of lost." It wasn't until his sister brought him with her to an open call for the Ford/Robert Black Agency that he was discovered and his modeling career took off. Today, he has worked for companies like Dillard's, Vemma, Antigua and more and says his injury was a blessing in disguise.
Traveling constantly between Los Angeles and his home in Peoria to model, Stahlnecker still makes time to study business management and marketing at Rio Salado College, and in five years wants to have booked a modeling campaign and opened his own beverage company. –T.S.
FAVORITE LOCAL FOOD SPOT: Definitely Spinato's.
FAVORITE COMFORT FOOD: Cookies and ice cream.
BEST WAY TO DE-STRESS: Gym or running.
FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND: Abercrombie probably or maybe Calvin Klein.
FAVORITE MOVIE: "Hitch" with Will Smith. It's an amazing movie.
WHEN WILL YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A SUCCESSFUL MODEL: When I have a campaign.
HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED: I want to make a difference in this world. Any positive difference.
ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE YOURSELF: Complicated, quirky or sarcastic.


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Hon. Brenda M. O'Malley, Immigration Judge, Boston Immigration Court
Judge O'Malley was appointed as an immigration judge in April 2009. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1992 from Boston University and a juris doctorate in 1995 from Suffolk University Law School. From April 2007 to April 2009, Judge O'Malley served as an associate regional counsel with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Boston. From June 2004 to June 2007, she served as counsel to the Chief Immigration Judge in Falls Church, Va. From May 1998 to June 2004, Judge O'Malley worked at the Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Washington, DC, as a trial attorney. From October 1996 to May 1998, she worked as an associate general counsel for the Office of the General Counsel, EOIR, in Falls Church, Va. From September 1995 to September 1996, Judge O'Malley worked as a judicial law clerk at the Boston Immigration Court, entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.
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Program: Raul Midón
Raul Midón
Presented in Collaboration with City Winery
Friday, October 1, 2021 at 8:00pm
Program to be announced from stage. This program is approx. 90 minutes in length.
Ever since being told as a child that his blindness meant "you can't do this, you can't do that," Grammy-nominated acoustic guitarist Raul Midón has lived a life devoted to beating the odds and shattering stereotypes. As a solo artist, Midón has earned acclaim worldwide, with a fan base that stretches from San Francisco to India and Amsterdam to Tokyo. He has released 10 studio albums and has been dubbed by People magazine as "an eclectic adventurist." Referring to his improvisational techniques, the Huffington Post has described him as playing "with such freedom and joy that his hands smile."
He has collaborated with such heroes as Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, and Bill Withers, and he has contributed to recordings by Queen Latifah, Snoop Dogg, and the soundtrack to Spike Lee's She Hate Me. Midón's 2017 album Bad Ass and Blind — on which he collaborated with trumpeter Nicholas Payton and pianist Gerald Clayton — earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. His live 2016 rendition of John Coltrane's jazz classic "Giant Steps," which sees Midón fly through all 12 keys on the guitar, earned more than one million views on Facebook. Midón has also released the captivating CD/DVD Invisible Chains – Live from NYC, which documents his intimate 2012 concert in Joe's Pub at the Public Theater.
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The dispute over the operationof British Council offices in Russia took many, in Russiaand Britain, by surprise. After all, the Council's purpose is "to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries".So why did the Russianauthorities react as theyhave? In fact, there has beentrouble brewing for some time.RBTH exclusively publishesthe official explanation fromForeign Ministry spokesmanMikhail Kamynin.
"The problems of the British Council did not appear yesterday," explained Kamynin. "Over the past few years, Russia and Britain have been working to adjust the Council's operation to Russian legislation and to draft a relevant intergovernmental agreement. France, Germany, Spain and other Europe - an countries have long signed such agreements with Russia, and so have no problems with their cultural and information centres' operation."
of counterterrorism contacts between their secret services, a freeze on a bilateral visa facilitation agreement, and the introduction of stricter visa procedures for Russian citizens. Russia responded by suspending work on the agreement on cultural and information centres. As a result, the Russian Foreign Ministry decided to halt the operation of several regional offices of the British Council."
The ministry spokesman recalled that the Council had been working in Russia since the early 1990s.
"Having opened its central Medveoffice in Moscow in 1992, the British Council soon set up 15 regional offices without legal registration," Kamynin said. "In violation of the relevant resolutions of the Russian government, the UK has not requested, and therefore has not been granted, Russia's permits to open regional offices.
was being finalised at the time. But later we have registered repeated violations of Russian financial, tax and other legislation by the British Council."
The Russian Foreign Ministry has dismissed Britain's arguments regarding the legitimacy of the Council's operation based on references to the Vienna conventions on diplomatic and consular relations, because the British Council is not a diplomatic or consular agency.
`Any operation within the framework of this Agreement shall proceed in compliance with legislation and rules effective on the territory of the host country.'"
The ministry spokesman said that Russia sees the only acceptable solution to the crisis in bilateral relations: "If Britain really wants to settle the problem with the British Council in a civilised manner, it should revoke the unfriendly actions it took against Russia in the summer of 2007."
Born in Moscow on August 13, 1956.
1978 - graduated from the MGIMO Diplomatic University, Faculty of International Journalism of.
In diplomatic service from 1978.
1991-1992 - Head of the Press Secretariat of the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
1992-1997 - Counselor at the Russian Embassy in Spain.
1997-1999 - Deputy Director of the Press and Publicity Dept at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1999-2002 - Minister-Counselor at the Russian Embassy in Cuba.
2002 - Deputy Director of the First European Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
2002-2005 - Ambassador of Russia to Spain and concurrently to Andorra; and the Representative of Russia at the World Tourist Organization.
Was included in the official delegations of the USSR and Russia at a number of international forums.
A member of the Russian Union of Journalists. An Honorary Professor of the Spanish Society of International Researches.
Speaks Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Married, with one son and one daughter.
"The offices of the British Council are not political organisations. They implemented education and culture-related programmes, operating exclusively in the humanitarian sphere. They did not harm Russia in any way. That is why I think both sides should now sit down and discuss the issue again, outside of the current political context, without emphatic judgment or ultimatums."
British influence in the general meaning of the word, but again, Russia was the one who was really interested in its work and really benefited from it."
the reason for the sanctions the Russian officials applied."


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Ketaki Sheth
https://doi.org/10.47659/m5.072.pro
Photo Studio is as much a story about photography in the age of selfies as it is about contemporary life and attachments.
Ketaki Sheth has been a photographer for 30 years. She has published four books including Photo Studio (Photoink, New Delhi, 2018), her first in colour. Her work has been exhibited both in India and overseas. She has had solo shows at The National Portrait Gallery, London (2015), The National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi (2013), Higashikawa Museum (Hokkaido, 2006) & The Emile Zola Galerie (Aix en provence, 2008) amongst others. Her other publications include, Twinspotting: Photographs of Patel Twins in Britain & India (Dewi Lewis Publishing, UK 1999), Bombay Mix (Dewi Lewis UK and Sepia NY, 2007) and A Certain Grace: The Sidi, Africans of India (Photoink, Delhi, 2013). Her works reside in major museums including Fogg Museum / Harvard, Higashikawa Museum, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art and The Metropolitan Museum in NY. She is represented by PHOTOINK. She lives in Mumbai.
Ketaki Sheth: Photo Studio
Between 2015-2018, Sheth travelled across India and visited over 65 photo studios, most of which were in a shabby state of decline. Photo studios in India have been explored by many photographers and written about extensively. Sheth's approach to the photo studios is anything but conventional as she often ignored the strict conventions of making formal, mannered portraits of people with inscrutable expressions. Instead she used ageing studio lights when available, one handheld camera and lens to exhume tales of past glory and draw one's attention to objects and a cast of characters that surrender gracefully to her gaze.
Photo Studio is as much a story about photography in the age of selfies as it is about contemporary life and attachments. Over the years, Sheth has shown remarkable facility as she shifts seamlessly between two distinct ways of making photographs – the posed portrait and street photography.
Prince Studio, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, 2016. Photograph courtesy Ketaki Sheth/PHOTOINK.
Victory Studio, Secunderabad, Telangana, 2016. Photograph courtesy Ketaki Sheth/PHOTOINK.
Sagar Digital Studio, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 2016. Photograph courtesy Ketaki Sheth/PHOTOINK.
Thara Studio, Ramanathukara, Kerala, 2016. Photograph courtesy Ketaki Sheth/PHOTOINK.
Phototech Studio, Calicut, Kerala, 2016. Photograph courtesy Ketaki Sheth/PHOTOINK.
Cover photo: Sagar Digital Studio, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 2016. Photograph courtesy Ketaki Sheth/PHOTOINK.
By Subject: backdrop, illusion
"Increase in the ways to detect digital photo-manipulation puts digital forensics in the position of re-establishing 'reality' as a referential point by tracing every step of the process of alteration, turning the dubitative image into one that is doubt-free once its metadata has been analysed."
— Lisa Andergassen


In 2003, I led a team of Business Analysts in creating and growing a virtual professional association, International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA). When I left in August of 2013, IIBA had grown to 29 staff with revenues of over $5 million. It had 27,000 members from over 130 countries. Yet, we remained completely virtual. While over half the staff lived in and around Toronto, Ontario, the rest hailed from ten other Canadian or American cities. Everyone worked from his or her home. Meetings were held almost exclusively via phone or chat.
IIBA is not the only company running completely virtually, although there are not many others with the diversity of products and services and complexity of operations. Companies with dispersed, distributed sales forces or global consulting groups don't depend on team collaboration in the way IIBA does. Their staff work relatively independently, or in ad hoc, short term teams. Many IIBA staff are involved in virtual working sessions to develop products, make plans, or create content. Even firms that outsource elements of their production line maintain some physical presence to support their remote teams.
Over the course of the next few months, I will share with you the lessons learned during the course of my tenure at IIBA, how those lessons were applied, and challenges faced in implementation.
Virtual organizations will become more prevalent as companies attempt to minimize investments in assets that don't contribute directly to the bottom line. As well, the need to hire the right talent regardless of where those individuals are located will also drive greater "virtualization". IIBA may be one of the early adopters, perhaps even an innovator in this space, but the early majority is not too far behind. Companies who wish to continue to succeed will need to better understand how to incorporate elements of a virtual workforce into their organizations, and I'd like to help.


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Les enterobacteriàcies (Enterobacteriaceae) són una família de bacteris gram-negatius que conté més de 30 gèneres i més d'un centenar d'espècies que poden tenir morfologia de bacils o cocs. Són anaeròbics facultatius i oxidasa negatius. Els Enterobacteriaceae són fermentadors de carbohidrats en condicions anaeròbiques i oxidadors d'una àmplia gamma de substrats en condicions aeròbiques. Molts gèneres tenen un flagel que els serveix per desplaçar-se, tot i que alguns gèneres, pocs, no són mòbils. No formen espores i són catalasa positius. Els membres d'aquesta família formen part de la microbiota del tracte digestiu de l'home i d'altres animals. Algunes espècies poden viure a terra, en plantes o animals aquàtics. Enterobacteriaceae inclou patògens per a l'home com Escherichia coli i Salmonella, i per a les plantes com Erwinia.

Gèneres

 Alishewanella
 Alterococcus
 Aquamonas
 Aranicola
 Arsenophonus
 Azotivirga
 Blochmannia
 Brenneria
 Buchnera
 Budvicia
 Buttiauxella
 Cedecea
 Citrobacter
 Dickeya
 Edwardsiella
 Enterobacter
 Erwinia, p. ex. Erwinia amylovora
 Escherichia, p. ex. Escherichia coli
 Ewingella
 Grimontella
 Hafnia
 Klebsiella, p. ex. Klebsiella pneumoniae
 Kluyvera
 Leclercia
 Leminorella
 Moellerella
 Morganella
 Obesumbacterium
 Pantoea
 Pectobacterium
 Candidatus Phlomobacter
Photorhabdus
Plesiomonas, p. ex. Plesiomonas shigelloides
Pragia
Proteus, p. ex. Proteus vulgaris
Providencia
Rahnella
Raoultella
Salmonella
Samsonia
Serratia, p. ex. Serratia marcescens
Shigella
Sodalis
Tatumella
Trabulsiella
Wigglesworthia
Xenorhabdus
Yersinia, p. ex. Yersinia pestis
Yokenella

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Decision - play the zombie flash game & more, FREE!
This is my decision. More and more cities are being overrun by zombies and with their great numbers, colonies are forming. Soldiers in the army have answered the call to battle to clean up the zombie plague and save the cities. I have joined these brave men and women. I have a gun and I want to try. This is my decision.


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Washington will be isolated on Hong Kong affairs: Global Times editorial
By Global Times Published: Jul 01, 2020 08:07 PM
Hong Kong citizens on Tuesday gather to support the National Security Law for Hong Kong. Photo: cnsphoto
After the national security law for Hong Kong was passed on Tuesday, the US-led Western countries launched predictable attacks. They sound noisy, but they are all from the old faces who criticize China under whatever circumstance. The small US-led Western circle peddles the same old tune.
But only the US has threatened sanctions. Regardless of the facts, Washington is endorsing the stance of those secessionist forces, and opposing China's national security law for Hong Kong. No matter the content of the law, US Secretary Mike Pompeo would call it "draconian."
Europe's attitude differs from Washington's. It did not overly question the legality of the legislation, but stressed the law should not destroy Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy and democracy. No European country has voiced sanctions against China regarding the law. Outside the Western sphere, no country blamed the passage of the law. Most countries have expressed understanding.
Pompeo released an arbitrary and exaggerated-worded statement, including blaming China for turning "one country, two systems" into "one country, one system." Such an accusation shows contempt for the basic judgment of the international community, and will only make the world consider Washington a political moron. While it isolates China, it is isolating itself.
The world understands the need for Hong Kong to have a national security law. The US can use its discourse power to twist the facts. It is like the designer of VR glasses trying to convince people of a virtual China and world, and encourages people to deal with China with the glasses on. The world is not a fool, and people around the world realize the essence of the Hong Kong protests, and why Washington is recklessly attacking China through Hong Kong affairs.
Hong Kong is China's internal affairs. This is not diplomatic rhetoric. People can have a different views based on different values. But the one-year chaos in Hong Kong exposed national security loophole there. It is China's own matter of how to solve the issue, and outsiders can hardly lend a helping hand. Not interfering in other countries' internal affairs recognizes reality, and avoids creating trouble for itself.
The unprecedented high profile of Washington in Hong Kong affairs is arrogant. It is so ambitious that it wants to turn Hong Kong into leverage to contain China's rise. So it is engaged in a battle in which its ability is bound to fall short of its wishes.
The US wants to prevent China from passing the National Security Law for Hong Kong, if this fails, it would rather destroy Hong Kong. But it needs to invest too many resources that it is loath to part with. At the same time, it wants to take a shortcut by profiting at others' expense, so it incited Hongkongers and its allies to charge forward. Nice try!
The will of Hong Kong's extreme forces has to a great extent fallen flat. They are disappointed at the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act passed by the US. No US ally is willing to cooperate with it, except mere values-based statements. On Hong Kong affairs, the US is isolated.
There aren't many levers in Washington's hands. The US deals with the novel coronavirus epidemic and its economy badly. It had better leave its energy to itself. Consuming its energy in battles in Hong Kong will leave it nothing.


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Xline Dubai Marina-The World's Longest Urban Zipline!
Xline Dubai Marina
Dubai-United Arab Emirates
Xline Dubai allows you to experience spine-tingling adventure in the urban environment. With the Xline, you will get a breathtaking view of the Dubai Marina while you weave past the skyscrapers. You will witness the Venetian-style canal with little yachts docked there! It is a view that not many people can boast about. If you have more questions about the experience? Don't worry; we have all the answers that you need.
Quick Facts About Xline Zipline Dubai Marina!
The Xline Zipline Dubai is the longest urban zipline in the world covering a distance of 1 km.
Due to the availability of two parallel ziplines, you can enjoy tandem zip lining with your friends and family.
The zipline is at a staggering height of 170m above the ground and an inclination of 16 degrees, it accelerates from 0kmph to 60kmph in a mere 2.5 seconds and reaches a maximum speed of 80kmph.
If you ever wanted to be like superman, this is your chance. You will be placed belly-down with the help of the super-hero style harness which will make you feel like you're flying.
From the top of the Amwaj Tower, you will find yourself weaving through the towering skyscrapers and over the urban landscape of the Dubai Marina.
What will your Xline Dubai Marina experience be like?
With Tripx Tours, booking your Xline Dubai tickets is only a matter of a few minutes. Once you pay the amount, the tickets will be emailed to you within a few minutes. When you reach the location, just show you vouchers on your phone, and you will be at the world's longest urban zipline Dubai.
Once you reach the top of the Amwaj Tower, you will see the Dubai Marina below you. The gleaming skyscrapers and the cerulean waters will take your breath away. The professionals at the Xline Zipline will put you in a harness and launch you. Experience thrill like no other as you go from 0kmph to 60kmph in a matter of 2.5 seconds. You will get an insane adrenaline rush as you glide across the Dubai Marina at lightning speed.
Although the whole experience may last for less than a minute, it will take you almost 90 minutes, including the registration. So, make sure you manage to keep at least two hours for this experience.
What is the price of the Xline Dubai Marina ticket?
Solo Ride AED 650 AED 650 Not applicable
Double Trouble AED 1200 AED 1200 Not applicable
With Tripx Tours, you can avail Xline Dubai Marina discount of 10% with the code 'EXTRA10'.
What are the Xline Dubai Marina opening hours?
Xline Dubai opens every day from 10 am to 5 pm.
Know Before You Book The Experience:
The world's longest urban zip line Dubai experience is ideal for people aged between 12 to 65 years.
People under 18 need to take consent from their parents for the experience.
The minimum height required is 130cms, you can weigh anywhere between 50-100 kilograms to take the ride.
It takes about 90 minutes for the whole experience.
Xline has a storage facility where you can store small-sized belongings like your phone, wallet, and others. Do not carry big bags or shopping bags with you as storing those would be a problem.
Wear comfortable clothes (avoid wearing skirts, flowy dresses) and closed shoes to make the most of your experience.
Tie your hair and avoid any accessories that can cause any hurdles during the experience.
Bring a government ID along with you because you will not be allowed inside without it.
Avoid heavy meals before the experience. Stick to light, easily digestible meals.
Contact lens wearers can take their sunglasses along to avoid losing their lenses. No goggles are provided.
Pregnant women and people suffering from any ailments are not allowed on the ride.
People under the influence of alcohol or in a state of intoxication due to substance abuse will not be allowed on the ride.
If your non-participating family members and friends want to witness your experience, they can watch it from the Dubai Marina Mall terrace (ground floor) or the Marina Promenade.
There is no need for your friends waiting for you to take your photos as the Xline Dubai will take your pictures and video during the Xline Dubai experience which will be emailed to you within 2 days.
How to reach the Xline Dubai Marina location?
On the day of the experience, you are required to arrive at the Xline Zipline booth in Dubai Marina Mall (Level P), to get registered by the Xline team.
By Metro - You can get down at the Jumeirah Lake Towers Metro Station and walk across the overpass to get to the Mall. There are also shuttles from the station to the mall every 10-15 minutes.
By Tram - You can get down at the Dubai Marina Mall Station (No. 4) and take a short walk to Dubai Mall
By Bus - You should take the RTA bus number 8 and get down at Marina Promenade. You have to walk for 10 minutes to reach the mall, or you can take a taxi to reach faster.
By Car - From Abu Dhabi and Dubai – Take the exit 32 off Sheikh Zayed Road from where you will start seeing the signs to Dubai Marina until you are on Emaar Drive. The Dubai Marina Mall has a large car park space where you can park. You can also use valet parking services.
How much is Xline Zipline?
Xline Zipline Dubai Marina costs 650 AED per person. You can also do the ride side-by-side with a family or a friend which costs 1200 AED.
How long is Xline Zipline Dubai?
Xline Zipline Dubai is the world's longest urban zip line measuring 1km in length.
How high is Xline Zipline Dubai Marina?
Xline Dubai Marina Zipline is 170m high from ground level.
Is Xline safe?
Yes, the Xline Dubai Marina Zipline is completely safe. It is managed by expert and certified professionals who ensure that you are safe at all times. Regular maintenance and checks are carried out to make the experience entirely safe for you.
Where is Xline Dubai?
Xline Dubai is located on the top of the Amwaj Towers in Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR).
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Our choir currently has 20+ members, and begins our Spring Term on Tuesday January 8, 2019 at 7:30 pm. Rehearsals are at St. Laurence Anglican Church (825 St. Laurence Street, Coquitlam - just off Como Lake Road). Spring 2019 runs for 20 rehearsals, starting on January 8 2019 (and no rehearsal on Feb 26) with our concert on June 1, likely at 7:30 pm.


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David Groh
David Groh American actor
David Groh is a 68 years old American actor from Brooklyn, New York. David Groh was born on May 21, 1939 (died on February 12, 2008, he was 68 years old) in Brooklyn, New York as David Lawrence Groh.
David Groh, American actor
February 12, 2008 (age 68)
David Lawrence Groh was an American actor best known for his portrayal of Joe Gerard in the 1970s television series Rhoda opposite Valerie Harper.
His real name:
Birth name of David Groh is David Lawrence Groh
Is David Groh still alive?
No, he died on 02/12/2008, 14 years ago. He was 68 years old when he died. Cause of death: kidney cancer. He died in Los Angeles
David Groh Movies (25)
There are 25 movies of David Groh.
His first feature film was Two-Minute Warning (1976, as Al). He was 37 when he starred in this movie. Since 1976, he has appeared in 25 feature films. The last one is Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story (1999). In this movie, we watched him in the Abe character .
The Ringer (1972) he was 33 years old
Power (1980) As Tony Guidice, he was 40 years old
Last Exit to Earth (1996) As Bendix, he was 56 years old
Acts of Betrayal (1997) As Martin Crispin, he was 58 years old
The Stöned Age (1994) As Dad, he was 55 years old
View all David Groh movies.
David Groh movie characters
Al Two-Minute Warning (1976) 37
Frank Jacobi Illegal in Blue (1995) 56
Mr. Santalucci Crazylove (2005) 66
Michael Drumm Broken Vows (1987) 47
Uncle Hutchy Spoiler (1998) 59
Dad The Stöned Age (1994) 55
Benjamin Wise Victory at Entebbe (1976) 37
Capt. Barnett Blowback (2000) 60
Robert Gills Jelly (2010) 70
Melville Horning Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall (2006) 66
White Cargo (1996) 57
Harry Alberts Menu for Murder (1990) 51
Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976) 37
Used Car Dealer Expecting Love (2008) 68
The Lieutenant The Confidence Man (2001) 62
Don Carbo Red Hot Shot (1970) 30
Bendix Last Exit to Earth (1996) 56
Cohen A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1978) 38
Martin Crispin Acts of Betrayal (1997) 58
Murder at the Mardi Gras (1978) 38
Edmund The Tragedy of King Lear (1982) 43
Maxie The Irish Whiskey Rebellion (1972) 32
The Ringer (1972) 33
Tony Guidice Power (1980) 40
Abe Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story (1999) 60
David Groh TV Shows (29)
His first TV Show was The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970).
Murder, She Wrote He was 45 years old
Tales from the Darkside He was 45 years old
The X-Files He was 54 years old
Melrose Place He was 53 years old
Hunter He was 45 years old
View all David Groh TV shows.
He graduated from Brown University
What was David's zodiac sign?
David Groh zodiac sign was gemini.
Other facts about David Groh
David Lawrence Groh
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Welcome to our preview and horse racing betting tips for racing at Flemington on Saturday, December 22nd.
We've got nine races on a Soft 5 track with the rail back in the true position having been in the 10m position last week.
I don't particularly like Moonee Valley form when a horse's next start is at Flemington but the style in which My Pendant has won her past two races suggests she's up to winning this. She carries the big weight today but she's really hit the line powerfully in her two wins over the 1200m and the step up to 1400m today looks ideal. Queen La Diva is another that comes into this off back-to-back wins. My query with her is the drop back from 1600m to 1400m (both her wins have been at the mile) but Weir wouldn't be running her over 1400m if she wasn't able to win. The big track at Flemington should really suit her and she will be motoring home from the back of the field. Covert Miss looks the value at $8.50 after wins at Dunkeld and Terang; Birdwing isn't hopeless. Money back promos available.
Tricky little race and the straight always throws curve balls. The 1200m might prove to be a touch short for Hawkshot but he looked a pretty talented horse in his debut preparation and he resumes as a gelding today, first up from a 34-week spell. I think he's drawn to be in the right part of the track and if he's improved during his time off (and with the gelding operation) then he may well prove very hard to beat. Phaistos could be the value at $7.00. He saluted on debut at Kyneton and there was a 6L gap back to the 3rd horse, which is always a tick for the form. He's also drawn to be in the right part of the track and he can make the progression to this grade. Poised To Strike showed some talent in his first campaign and he resumes today off the back of a good jumpout win at Flemington. Williams is in the saddle and he looks a legitimate winning chance. Mischa is a value chance at $17. Completely forget it went around at the Valley last start when she blew the start and assess her off her two wins prior to that. O'tauto next best. Money back promos available.
Looks a fairly even race on paper with nothing really catching the eye. I'm with two at a bit of value here. French Girl goes on top. She's racing in good form with a win and two 2nds from her past three starts. She might well press forward with the light weight and I hope she does because she could be tough to run down. The stable is flying at the minute and at $9.00 she looks a good each way bet. Supre actually ran down French Girl last time she stepped out. That was over 1400m and she's back up to the mile today but she's yet to really perform over the distance. French Girl also gets a 1.5kg weight swing in her favour today. Even so, Supre must be included. The value looks to be the Weir-trained Teodora at double figure odds. I'm surprised she's that long in the market. She didn't quite live up to her early promise last prep but you wouldn't put it past her to recapture her best form. If she did, she'd win this. Her first up run was probably better than it looks on paper. She only really got going in the final part of the race and the step up to the mile is what she needs. She'll be coming from last but expect her to get to the outside and let rip.
Absolute plodders race and no need to get heavily involved here. Lycurgus has a god record at the track and distance with two top-two finishes from as many starts. He was good two starts back but probably wasn't suited by the Valley last time out. Ollie goes back on today and there's no reason he can't win this. Often in 2400m+ races, the horses that are best suited are those that have had a 2400m+ lead up run. The two horses here that bring that platform to today's race are Berisha and Pilote D'Essai, who both ran in the Pakenham Cup last start. Berisha ran a cracker to finish 2nd, while Pilote D'Essai pulled up with Heat Stress near the back of the field. Both go up in the weights today but it certainly wouldn't shock to see one win. Both Weir horses – Andrea Mantegna and Master Zephyr – could win this without surprising; his stayers always seem to be competitive regardless of the form they bring. Etymology is the current favourite and I wouldn't be touching him at that price (or any price really). It's been a fair old time between drinks and he comes into this off a 1700m race which doesn't appeal to me at all. Oncidium Ruler doesn't seem to be going anywhere near his best but he's got a lethal third up record and Williams goes on today. As you can see, it's a bit of a lottery here.
It's fairly notable that Mark Zahra jumps off the Weir-trained Cash Affair to ride Renegade first up for Tony McEvoy. Renegade bolted in to win her maiden first up last prep and then went on to be competitive in some decent races. I doubt Zahra would be jumping off Cash Affair to ride a horse that had no hope. Cash Affair has returned in great form, winning first up at Bendigo before going down by a nose down the straight here last week. She comes into this on the quick back-up and steps up in trip to 1400m. Fallen Empire ran 3rd behind Cash Affair last start but they basically went across the line together. Her run was enormous, coming from last and storming home to be beaten a head. Williams takes over from Damien Thornton today and she's drawn well in barrier 2 so expect to see her ridden a touch closer. Souffrant could be a blowout chance third up. The horse that beat him last start came out and won again at the Valley last night. Cincinnati Red was scratched from a race last night to be saved for today. She bolted in first up at Geelong and then ran 2nd at Sandown last start. Ocean Deep has come out of that race and won at Caulfield on Wednesday so the form has been franked. Would have preferred a better jockey booking.
Good little race. Order Of Command goes on top after he resumed with a good win down the straight during Carnival week six weeks ago. He's been freshened for this and should prove very hard to beat. He's run 2nd to the likes of Nature Strip and Brave Song down the straight so he's up to better races than this. He's got a good second up record, Ollie sticks and he's drawn better today than what he was when he won first up. Demolition was good first up at the Valley. He drops back to the 1000m today after resuming over 1200m but that doesn't really worry me. Godolphin usually get it pretty spot on with their horses in these sorts of races. Expect a big finish from him. Prezado comes off a good win at Pakenham over Saint Valorem. I'm prepared to risk that form but I think Saint Valorem is actually value at the $14 he currently is. Tango Rain shouldn't be completely dismissed. Gerald Ryan wouldn't be sending him here for no reason. Kyzamba the complete blowout first up.
Five that interest me here. Haunted goes on top. He's a pretty good horse with a very good strike rate. He's won five of his 10 races and placed in another four, meaning he's only ever missed the money once. He's drawn a bit awkward and carries a big weight but he comes off a solid win at Ballarat and if the track is still soft by the time this race comes around, it probably suits him even better. I think one at big odds that is clearly set up to run well here is King's Command. The jockey booking doesn't fill me with confidence and nor does the barrier, but there's a few things that indicate to me he's been targeted towards this. He's first up off an eight-week break and his first up record is outstanding (three wins and two placings from six starts). He gets the blinkers back on today and he's got a great record at this track and distance. Antah was dominant at his first start for Jason Warren last start, who has his stable flying at the moment. He bolted in by 3L at Pakenham and on that form he should be measuring up here. Kazio has returned in good form with a 2nd placing first up followed by a win last start. Drawn well and should run well, while Mr Money Bagsis also knocking on the door. I'd be backing Haunted here with something on both King's Command and Antah.
Pretty keen to bet here. Creedence did everything but win last start when he completely threw the race away near the line. Mr Quickie was the horse that beat him that day and we all know how good that form is! He's really returned in good order this preparation and Williams takes over from Fred Kersley today. Expect him to go very close once again and $3.90 seems pretty reasonable. Savaheat is knocking on the door. He was 1.5L behind Creedence last start and he's ready to win now on the big track at Flemington. $6.50 about him is a good price too. Friedensberg comes off back-to-back wins at Sandown and should measure up, while Lamborghini ran 2n to Friedensberg last start and gets a nice weight swing third up today.
20 runners going down the Flemington straight to end the day, not ideal! This race will probably go one of two ways. Mastering will win, or there will be a blowout result. Mastering bolted in first up at Kilmore by 6L and the horse he beat then came out then came out and won its next race. He won second up last prep and provided he handles the straight, he'll probably win. Rox The Castle was a dominant winner at the Valley last start, which took his record to three wins from five starts. First time down the straight is a little query, especially from barrier 2 which is unlikely to be the best part of the straight. Outside of those, there's a few that could win at huge odds. Vainstream was sound first up at Cranbourne and is undefeated second up. Gets blinkers first time and at $20 can run well. Exceltara, Beacon and Brahmos are others that could go well, while Bord de Gain is a blowout chance first up. Then you've got the Weir runners who can never be discounted. Tough way to finish the quaddie!


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13 Basic Business Rules of J.B. Clay
by Rick | Dec 21, 2013 | Blog | 0 comments
Floyd Hammer and his wife, Kathy, are founders of the not-for-profit Outreach, Inc., in Union, IA. I met them first in 2008 as they helped me establish a meal-packaging organization, then I purchased 25 million meals worth of ingredients and the equipment to package it from them. Since January 1 of this year, I have had the privilege of working for them. The photograph above is of them at the White House where President Obama and former President Bush invited them to receive the 5,000th Points of Light Award.
Before getting into the not-for-profit arena, Floyd was a very successful businessman and brings that acumen into Outreach. He likes the phrase not-for-profit better than non-profit because he says that if a non-profit isn't making a profit, it is just a memory. However, a good not-for-profit makes money then uses that money to do good things.
He is the most socially entrepreneurial not-for-profit leader I've ever been around. He attributes his success to time he spent fresh out of college being mentored by J.B. Clay of Clay Equipment, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. J.B. started selling farm gates out of wagon in 1898 and had Basics of Business that he taught Floyd. Floyd passes on these business basics to us:
Nothing happens until someone sells something.
You cannot sell from an empty wagon.
You must have a good team.
You can only sell right if you buy right.
The time to save money in business is when you have it not after it is gone.
Meetings should never last more than one hour.
When there are two people in an organization who always agree, one of them is unnecessary.
Rule of three, hardly ever do ideas work the first time; try it, fix it, do it.
If you make a mistake fix it, there is no substitute for responsibility.
You should try to have no more than 12 words in a sentence.
You can judge much about a man from his handshake.
The difference between work and play is attitude.
Floyd writes, "On my last day of work at Clay Equipment, JB invited me into his office for what today is called 'an exit interview.' Back then it was just common sense and courtesy. We spoke for a few minutes and the last words spoken to me by JB were "I wish you hard work". Too many people that may sound unusual, but to me it was very special gift because his last basic:
13. The people who work the hardest have "the best luck!"
I encourage you to poke around on the Outreach, Inc., site a bit more. A current article, "The Four Promises," gives some background to how Outreach was started.
Whether you're in a for-profit business to make money for the company's shareholders, or a not-for-profit that makes money to provide food, water, medicine, and education for those at home and abroad, just remember rule #1: Nothing happens until someone sells something!