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Report: California's bullet train cost down to $64 billion
By Associated Press - Thursday, February 18, 2016
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Officials overseeing California's high-speed rail project are lowering the projected cost to $64 billion, from the previous $68 billion estimate, and will opt to build the first 250 miles of track between San Jose and the Bakersfield area rather than south to Burbank, according to a newspaper report.
A preliminary copy of the California High-Speed Rail Authority's 2016 business plan also said the service could be operating in less than a decade, marking a win for the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Jose Mercury News reported Wednesday (https://bayareane.ws/1OhiYaM).
Lisa Marie Alley, a spokeswoman for the rail agency, declined to comment Wednesday evening.
The cost reduction and rerouting were forecast earlier this month by rail board Chairman Dan Richard, who told a legislative hearing that the cost projection would likely decline but the timeline for completing the project would likely be extended when the authority released its updated business plan, required every two years.
The newspaper's report did not indicate an overall timeline for the project completion.
The 2014 business plan said the first 520-mile phase linking the San Francisco Bay Area to greater Los Angeles would be finished in 2028, but construction has been beset by delays in acquiring land needed for the first segment in the Central Valley and by slow-going environmental approvals.
Voters authorized selling nearly $10 billion in bonds for the rail project in 2008. Construction began last year on the first 29-mile leg in the Central Valley, more than two years behind schedule.
An independent review group tasked with overseeing the rail agency's planning has said no one really knows how much the bullet train will end up costing.
The Legislature approved the first long-term funding source for high-speed rail in the 2014-15 budget, giving it a quarter of funds from fees charged to polluters. The deal reached with Gov. Jerry Brown, who supports the project, also called for officials to speed up construction in Southern California to appease lawmakers from the Los Angeles area.


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The Travis Manion Foundation honored Major Brett Bekken through the Character Does Matter program presented during the USNA's Summer Seminar and USNA STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Camp for rising 11th graders.


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Keyshia Cole Comes Back To BET For New Reality Series + Nelly Gets His Own Show!
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Keyshia Cole is returning to BET for her third reality show, and she's bringing Nelly with her!
Nearly every time Keyshia has had a major milestone in her life, BET has been there to film it. According The Hollywood Reporter, the unraveling of her marriage with Daniel Gibson will be no different because she's signed on for an as-yet untitled series with the network.
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MUST READ: Keyshia Cole Keeps It Sexy On The Set Of 'She'
THR reports that she'll be dealing with some other family struggles as well, so I'm wondering if Frankie Lons and Neffe Pugh will be popping up on the new series at all. This new series could be why Keyshia wasn't feeling the family therapy project that Frankie Lons and Neffe Pugh were trying to bring to TV.
After "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is" and "Keyshia & Daniel: Family First," this new project will be Keyshia's third reality show with BET.
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Poster Session 3: Computer-Aided Analysis / Interrogating Riemann
Jocelyn Neal (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Chair
Notre Oiseaux: A Computational Study of the Messiaen Birdsong Transcriptions of New Caledonia
Luke Poeppel (New York University and Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics)
bio for Luke Poeppel
Luke Poeppel is a senior at New York University studying classical composition & conducting (with Prof. Louis Karchin) and mathematics. Luke was the Senior winner in Massachusetts (2018) in the Music Teachers National Association Composition Competition for his work Lux Aeterna et Sanctus, first performed at the Curtis Summer Institute. He received an honorary merit award from the National YoungArts Foundation for his composition Confero, the Seth Kimmelman award from NEC in 2017, as well as the Gustave Ries Memorial Prize in music from NYU in 2021. From 2016 to 2018, he interned for Professor Michael Scott Cuthbert (MIT). As a research assistant in Dr. Nori Jacoby's Computational Auditory Perception (CAP) group at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, he has recently completed a study on novel techniques for automated rhythmic search and annotation in the context of Olivier Messiaen's transcriptions of birdsong. He has also run online experiments in auditory perception investigating melodic expectation and vowel production, as well as facilitated a collaboration between singer Victoria Hanna and the Kronos Quartet.
Olivier Messiaen was famously active as a composer, a music theorist, and an ornithologist interested in birdsong. His unconventional music-theoretical interests are evident in the first volume of his Traité de Rythme, de Couleur, et d'Ornithologie (1994), as well as in his 1944 work Technique de mon langage musical, both of which extensively treat Greek metrics alongside ancient Carnatic rhythms. Birdsong, on the other hand, is the subject of the fifth volume of his Traité de Rythme, de Couleur, et d'Ornithologie (1999/2000), which features hundreds of the composer's transcriptions of birdsong from around the globe. Here I disentangle the reciprocal and often covert interactions between the composer's activities in these three domains, and show how his purportedly naturalistic birdsong transcriptions in fact reflect his compositional habits and his theoretical ideas and influences.
Presenting new computational tools and a novel algorithm for rhythmic search and alignment, I demonstrate the remarkable concordance (99.31%) between the algorithm's findings and compositional analyses by the composer and by Messiaen scholars (Griffiths 1985, Cheong 2008, Kraft 2013). These new computational methods confirm the pervasiveness of Greek prosodic feet in the New Caledonian birdsong transcriptions (n=103), while also revealing the hitherto unsuspected presence of Carnatic fragments more familiar from his compositions, including 33-Turangalila and 54-Nandana. Moreover, analysis of the transcription's pitch space demonstrates frequent conformity to the Modes of Limited Transposition (1944) both within and across avian species, further demonstrating that the composer's langage musical permeated his naturalistic transcriptions.
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A Case Study in Using Interactive Aural Software for the Analysis of Spectral Music: Liza Lim's 'An Elemental Thing'
Michael Clarke (University of Huddersfield)
bio for Michael Clarke
Michael Clarke is a Professor of Music at the University of Huddersfield (UK). He is Principal Investigator for the IRiMaS project (Interactive Research in Music as Sound), funded by an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council. He is a composer of both acoustic and computer music and a developer of software for music. He developed the Interactive Aural approach to music analysis, initially in the context of electroacoustic music, which through IRiMaS is now being extended to other repertoires.
Frédéric Dufeu (University of Huddersfield)
bio for Frédéric Dufeu
Frédéric Dufeu is Senior Research Fellow in Music and Music Technology at the University of Huddersfield, where he works on software development for music analysis and musicology within the ERC-funded IRiMaS project (Interactive Research in Music as Sound) directed by Michael Clarke. As musicologist, his main area of research is electroacoustic music. He is the co-author, with Michael Clarke and Peter Manning, of the book Inside Computer Music (Oxford University Press, 2020).
Keitaro Takahashi (University of Huddersfield)
bio for Keitaro Takahashi
Keitaro Takahashi is a Japanese composer and programmer. He currently works as a research fellow at CeReNeM (Center for Research in New Music) at the University of Huddersfield, where he develops audio/video analysis and data sorting software for various musicological subjects within the IRiMaS project led by Michael Clarke. The tools he developed for media art (DIPS ICMC 2013), instrumental research (Recorderology ICMC 2014), and performance practice (CelloMap App 2020) are available online and Apple store.
Axel Roebel (IRCAM, Paris)
bio for Axel Roebel
Axel Roebel received his Diploma in electrical engineering from Hannover University in 1990, his Ph.D. degree in computer science from the Technical University of Berlin in 1993, and his Habilitation from the Sorbonne Université in 2011. In 2000 he joined the Sound Analysis-Synthesis team of IRCAM, became the head of the team in 2011 and became research director in 2013. He has developed state of the art speech and music analysis and transformation algorithms and is the author of numerous libraries for signal analysis, synthesis and transformation. His current interests are sound processing algorithms based on deep learning. He has published more than 100 publications in international journals and conferences.
Spectral music (in the broadest sense) foregrounds timbre and fluid processes in shaping compositions and most existing analytical approaches are not well suited to this repertoire. This poster presents research developing new interactive aural software to ameliorate this situation.
We take as a case study An elemental thing by the Australian composer Liza Lim, a 15-minute work for solo woodblock. Software is used to enable the analyst and readers to relate analytical ideas directly to aural experience. Interactive taxonomies and dynamic structural charts can be 'played'; the software includes a video recording of the work, facilitating integration of visual aspects of a performance, including physical gesture, into the analytical discussion. An interactive sonogram allows users to select segments in the graphic display, or scrub (with the mouse) in both time and frequency, hearing the results instantly. Visualisations of data from audio descriptors can be heard interactively. Our software encourages 'readers' to experiment with analytical materials for themselves, with findings presented, not simply as abstract ideas about an unfamiliar sonic environment, but in sound.
This interactive analysis demonstrates how the work is shaped and structured through transformations of timbres and textures generated using a range of implements and materials, and employing a variety of physical gestures to excite the woodblock and modify its resonance. More generally, it shows how software can enhance research into spectral music, linking data, graphic presentations and verbal descriptions to aural experience, facilitating interactive engagement with an analysis and incorporation of visual/gestural aspects into the research.
Karel Janeček's Lydian and Phrygian Functions: Reconsidering Riemann in Light of His Czech Reception
Kája Lill (University of Michigan)
Music-theory scholarship and pedagogy generally assume Hugo Riemann's (1891; 1893), three functions: tonic, subdominant, and dominant. Some twenty-first-century theorists, such as Lerdahl (2001) and White and Quinn (2018), have suggested various additional functions. Already in the twentieth-century however, Prague was home to a school of Czech music theorists who developed expanded theories of harmonic function. The most famous of these theorists was Karel Janeček (1903–1974), who in his Základy moderní harmonie (Foundations of Modern Harmony, 1965) adds Lydian and Phrygian functions to Riemann's original three.
This poster presents Janeček's theory and compares it to Riemann's. This juxtaposition clarifies three open questions concerning Riemann's function theory. First, is the Schritt und Wechsel system vital to Riemann's approach? Second, is Riemann's function theory so diatonic that it limits musical possibilities, as Rehding (2003) suggests, or does Riemann allow for analyzing virtually any chord into any one of the three functions, as Harrison suggests (1994)? Lastly—a concern raised by Dahlhaus (1975)—why do triads related to the tonic by fifth receive the privileged status of dominant and subdominant functions? The goal of this study is to show that examining Riemann's reception in Prague can elucidate Riemann's function theory, and by extension, the theories of harmonic function that scholars continue to use and develop today.
Was Riemann Wrong? Reassessing the Subharmonic Series
David Bashwiner (University of New Mexico)
Riemann's theory of harmonic dualism occupies a unique place in the history of music theory: while widely considered to be of enduring heuristic value, its central empirical premise is universally acknowledged to be false. That premise, of course, is that subharmonics (undertones) are acoustically real, and hence audible when music is played and heard. The entire conceptual system of harmonic dualism derives ontologically from this premise. And this new system, because it places the minor system on equal footing with the major system (the former now derivable from the subharmonic series just as the latter derives from the harmonic series), incited a revolution in musical thinking that is still playing out today. However, subharmonics are objectively not present in musical sounds. When Riemann ultimately conceded this fact, the ontological basis of the dualist system crumbled. But what if Riemann wasn't wrong? Or, more accurately, what if his error was a far less significant one—concerning not whether to look for subharmonic relationships, but where. As revealed in a recent monograph from the field of auditory neurophysiology, Gerald Langner's The Neural Code of Pitch and Harmony (2015), the logic of subharmonic relationship is literally embodied throughout the entire computational structure of the auditory brainstem and midbrain, in those neural circuits that not only afford basic pitch processing, but are the first stages in higher-level conceptions of harmony, melody, and even rhythm and meter. These ideas suggest fruitful new avenues for exploration within dualist theory, as informed by auditory neuroscience.


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It's been a long month, but oh, what a month! I'll start with my golf game. I recently discovered that I can hit well with my woods. I played an executive par 62 course recently, and I had a blast (despite the heat and humidity). I didn't do well, as I still need to work on my short game. But that doesn't stop me from enjoying the game. I even purchased new clubs… the last set was a little short for me. I intend on spending lots of time on the putting greens.
I've also been extremely busy at work lately, working on budget items. However, it doesn't seem there will be an end anytime soon, as there's more work to be done yet.
Finally, I've been spending my weekends in Milwaukee for the last month. Between my family, friends, and some special events, it seems like I haven't been able to spend any time in Madison. On the plus side, I've been able to find time to work out and practice my golf swing.
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A public meeting was held on the MSUB campus Monday evening to inform Montanans about changes in health care plans.
Matt Rosendale, the Commissioner of Securit[ies] and Insurance for Montana said he feels it's important to show Montanans different options so they have time to shop around and pick a plan that's right for them.
He said when insurers raise rates like this, there are reasons.
"They have higher utilization rates, there's mandates that are involved from the federal government, there are different policies that the federal government controls the state doesn't have any control over that actually drive those rates," Rosendale said.


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Following intensive testing and validation, Total has adopted SKUA as part of its next generation geomodeling technology solution.
(AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: March 17, 2011) Paradigm™ (www.pdgm.com) announced today that Total (www.total.com) has adopted Paradigm SKUA®, a 3D modeling methodology that unifies all discrete subsurface models, as a stand-alone application. Furthermore, utilizing the SKUA development kit, Total is now integrating SKUA into its proprietary geosciences platform alongside its leading subsurface geosciences processes and methodologies.
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Тур Ардеш () — женская шоссейная многодневная велогонка, проходящая по территории Франции с 2003 года.

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Гонка была создана в 2003 году по инициативе Алена Куреона, президента VCVRA (Vélo Club Vallée du Rhône Ardéchoise). Первые два года проходила в рамках национального календаря. С 2005 года проводится в рамках Женского мирового шоссейного календаря UCI.

После прекращения проведения многодневок Тур де л'Од феминин и Рут де Франс феминин в 2010 и 2016 годах соответственно, Тур Ардеш стал единственной женской многодневной гонкой международного уровня во Франции. В 2022 году во Франции появилась ещё одна аналогичная гонка — Тур де Франс Фамм.

Маршрут гонки проходит в департаменте Ардеш. Продолжительность гонки с изначальных трёх этапов постепенно увеличилась до семи этапов. Это сделало её одной из немногих женских гонок с продолжительностью более 5 этапов как Тура Тюрингии, Рут де Франс феминин и Холланд Ледис Тур (который лишь иногда состоит 7 этапов). Их превосходит по продолжительности только Джиро д'Италия, все из которых относятся к более высокой категории.

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Preprints in plant sciences and agriculture – webinar recap
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The use of preprints is growing across different life sciences disciplines. After a slower adoption in the plant and agricultural sciences, we are now seeing more researchers in these fields disseminating their work via preprints. At our webinar on April 29 co-hosted with CABI, we discussed how preprint trends are looking for these disciplines and we heard the perspectives of researchers and editors who have had first-hand experience with preprints.
Our first speaker was Sridhar Gutam, Senior Scientist at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research and founder of agriRxiv and IndiaRxiv. Dr Gutam discussed how preprints allow researchers to gain both visibility and feedback for their work. Dr Gutam also noted that national academies in India recommend the deposition of manuscripts on preprint servers to accelerate dissemination, address concerns about idea plagiarism and ensure broad access to publicly-funded research.
The second presentation was by Dr Sam Hindle, Content Manager at bioRxiv and medRxiv. She discussed that plant biology preprints constitute 3% of bioRxiv content currently, but submissions in this discipline have been growing over recent years. Dr Hindle also shared that geographical trends for bioRxiv preprints reveal an increase in submissions from countries which had traditionally shown less adoption, suggesting that in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic familiarity with preprints has increased globally.
The next speaker was Stephanie van Wyk, post-doctoral research fellow at the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria. Dr van Wyk posted a preprint describing 'The RIPper', her tool to investigate genetic mutations in fungal pathogens, and she explained how this facilitated visibility and use of the tool by the scientific community, as exemplified by the citations to her tool in other preprints. Dr van Wyk also drew on her own experience to note that preprints can save early career researchers from 'the dreaded scoop'.
We then heard an editor's perspective on preprints from Niklaus Grünwald, Research Plant Pathologist at the Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service and founding Editor-in-Chief for CABI Agriculture and Bioscience. Dr Grünwald reiterated that all major journals in plant and agricultural sciences accept papers previously posted as preprints and discussed that preprints provide benefits for authors but also journals, as they can enable collaborations across groups and increased visibility that can lead to additional downloads and citations.
After the presentations, the speakers shared their perspectives on a number of topics and questions about preprints. Diving further into concerns around scooping, the speakers noted that while preprints allow similar scientific discussions to those that take place at a conference, they have the advantage of providing a dated permanent record of the work which others can cite. In the context of citing preprints, the speakers highlighted the importance of giving attribution to the authors of work you are building on, so if following your own scrutiny you find the preprint relevant to your work, then the preprint should be cited.
The speakers also provided advice on things researchers should consider before posting a preprint: ensure all your co-authors agree to post as a preprint, check the editorial policies at the journal you intend to submit to for any nuances regarding the version of the paper the journal allows posting as a preprint, and if you are thinking of patenting your work, then follow the same procedures as you would for a journal article submission.
The discussion also touched on the potential risks around media coverage of preprints. The speakers noted the need for scrutiny on preprints as they may report preliminary work, but also highlighted that preprints present advantages by providing a full report of the research which is not available in press releases or similar communications. As the pandemic evolved over the last year, journalists have also become more familiarized with preprints and now often provide accompanying descriptions and caveats when reporting on findings from a preprint.
We covered these and many other items at the webinar, you can catch up on the discussion with the recording, and the slides from the presentations. Thanks to all our speakers for excellent insights, and to the attendees for an engaging discussion!
Learn more about agriRxiv at 'What is agriRxiv?' and 'How to post your preprint to agriRxiv'.
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Will Gaveston is page boy to little Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII. When his father is accused of treason and thrown into Newgate Prison, Will has to go into hiding in the back streets of London. He is befriended by a poor boy, Nick Drew, and together they brave imprisonment and death as they desperately try to gain pardon for Will's father.


Goa Gajah (elephant cave) located two kilometers east of Ubud , this complex overlooks the Petanu river and consists of a Siswati rock-cut cave, a bathing place, a monks' chamber, a number of Buddhists rock cut Stupa and statues , and several foundations. Dating from the 11th century, the temple features statue of Ganesh , Hariti and a sacred bathing pool.The actual site of Goa Gajah (Elephant cave) is down a flight of steps south of the car park. There were never any elephant on Bali; the cave probably takes its name from the nearby Petanu River which at one time was known as Elephant River, or perhaps because the face over the cave entrance might resemble an elephant.
An 11th-century temple and funerary complex located in Sebatu north east of Ubud-Bali. that is spread across either side of the Pakerisan river. Gunung Kawi derives from the words: Gunung = Mount and Kawi = resemble. There is a large pool in the temple courtyard where the pool is filled by hundreds of koi with various types and sizes as well as thousands of other small fish that swim around the pond graced with beautiful colors. There are three parts of the temple which is the main temple, the congregation where this place of worship. the day that this temple will be many congregations usually in the Balinese Hindu religious scriptures like the full moon, Galungan, Kuningan and other holidays for Hinduism in Bali.
The village offers a cool mountain atmosphere and spans over a hundred hectares, comprising bamboo forests, farming land and the main village neighborhood site. The beauty of this village with its surrounding where indicated that this village is very little of modernization influence. Enter any of the houses through their arched gates, and you are welcomed by friendly residents who willingly show you around their compound. Old bricks still stand in their place, traditional kitchens are covered in soot from the billowing wood fire hearths, and the compounds are uniquely laid out, each following old Balinese spatial and architectural set of rules.
Finally, the greatest thing for women, on your way home you will be leaded to shop around Ubud. Your driver will explain about quality and the prices that you would like to buy, then finding the places. Known as center of art village, Ubud is the place to shop for art handicraft, to get the best quality of souvenirs in Bali that you would like to keep wearing or put as decoration at home, you will be leaded to some galleries which has great quality of handicraft, but if you just love to buy cheap thing which can be used once and throw away, market in Ubud will be the place to shop.


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Nitrogen-Fixing Actinorhizal Symbioses
Series: Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress Series Volume: 6
Edited By: K Pawlowski and WE Newton
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9781402035401 Hardback Dec 2005 Usually dispatched within 1-2 weeks
This book is the self-contained sixth volume of a comprehensive series on nitrogen fixation. It presents the state-of-the-art in regards to actinorhizal symbioses. Like legumes, actinorhizal plants form root nodules that host nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria. However, because the macrosymbionts are, with one exception, woody plants rather than crop plants, actinorhizal symbioses are less well-known than legume symbioses to which they are phylogenetically related. Actinorhizal plants come from eight different families. They can grow on marginal soils by virtue of these symbioses and are used extensively in reforestation, soil reclamation, and desert agroforestry. The diversity of the involved host plants poses a variety of challenges to the actinorhizal symbiosis and results in interesting strategies, for example, to cope with the O2 dilemma or nutrient exchange between plant and bacterium. The actinorhizal micro-symbionts are Gram-positive actinomycetes of the genus Frankia. The inability to culture several actinorhizal microsymbionts has led to the development of diverse molecular strategies for strain identification. This volume includes chapters that deal with all these aspects of the symbiosis and both symbionts plus their ecological role and use. Other chapters tackle the global distribution of different actinorhizal plants and their microsymbionts and how this impacts the question of co-evolution of the micro and macrosymbionts as well as comparing the actinorhizal and leguminous symbioses. No other book provides the up-to-date and in-depth coverage of this volume, which is intended to serve as an indispensable reference work for academic, governmental, and industrial scientists working in this area, to introduce students to the global importance of this association, and to provide science administrators with ready access to vital relevant information.
Preface to the Series, Preface, List of Contributors, Dedication. 1. Frankia and Actinorhizal Plants: A Historical Perspective: C. T. Wheeler, A. D. L. Akkermans, and A. M. Berry 1. Introduction 2. The Early Years 3. Two Decades to the New Millennium 4. Perspectives References 2. Polyphasic Taxonomy of the Genus Frankia: D. Hahn 1. Introduction 2. Polyphasic Taxonomy Approach 3. 16S-rRNA Sequence Data 4. DNA-DNA Relatedness 5. 23S-rRNA Sequence Data 6. Genomic Fingerprinting 7. Conclusions References 3. Frankia Ecology: M. Valdes 1. Introduction 2. Frankia as a Soil Microorganism 3. Abiotic Soil Factors and Frankia Populations 4. Biotic Soil Factors: Mycorrhizal Fungi and Frankia 5. Conclusions References 4. Evolution of Actinorhizal Host Plants and Frankia Endosymbionts: S. M. Swensen and D. R. Benson 1. Introduction 2. Host-Plant Systematics and Phylogeny 3. Frankia Phylogeny and Evolution 4. Host-Frankia Interactions and Evolution 5. Future Directions References 5. Oxygen Responses, Hemoglobin, and the Structure and Function of Vesicles: W. B. Silvester, R. H. Berg, C.R. Schwintzer and J. D. Tjepkema 1. Introduction 2. Vesicle Structure and Oxygen Responses of Frankia in vitro 3. Responses in Symbiosis 4. Hemoglobins in Actinorhizal Nodules and Frankia 5. Concluding Discussion References 6. Early Interactions, Infection and Nodulation in Actinorhizal Symbiosis: L. G. Wall and A. M. Berry 1. Introduction 2. Early Interactions 3. Rhizosphere Colonization 4. Root Infection by Frankia 5. Nodule Development 6. Regulation of Nodulation References 7. Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism in Actinorhizal Nodules: C. Valverde and K. Huss-Danell 1. Introduction 2. The Actinorhizal Nodule 3. Studying C and N Metabolism of Nodules 4. Carbon Supply to Nodules 5. Carbon Uptake and Metabolism by Symbiotic Frankia 6. Nitrogen Metabolism 7. The Regulation of N Assimilation 8. ProspectsReferences 8. Ecology of Actinorhizal Plants: J. O. Dawson 1. Importance of Actinorhizal Plants 2. Occurrence and Distribution of Actinorhizal Plant Taxa and their microsymbionts 3. Ecological Factors Influencing Infective Frankia Populations 4. Ecological of Actinorhizal Plants References 9. Molecular Biology of Actinorhizal Symbioses: L. Laplaze, S. Svistoonoff, C. Santi, F, Auguy, C. Franche and D. Bogusz 1. Introduction 2. Infection Process 3. Nodule Development 4. Nodule Functioning 5. Evolutionary Origin of Symbiotic Genes 6. Future Trends 7. Conclusions References 10. Comparison between Actinorhizal and Legume Symbiosis: K. Pawlowski and J. I. Sprent 1. Introduction 2. Nodule Structure 3. Nodule-Induction Mechanisms 4. Host Specificity 5. Root Nodules and Other Root Symbioses 6. Evolution of Root-Nodule Symbioses References 11. Prospects for the Study of a Ubiquitous Actinomycete, Frankia, and Its Host Plants: P. Normand and B. C. Mullin 1. Introduction 2. Development and Use of Molecular Tools for Genetic Analysis of Symbiosis 3. Prospects for Future Utilization of Actinorhizal Plants 4. Questions Still to be Addressed 5. Prospects for Extending Symbioses beyond Current Host Range 6. Conclusions References Subject Index
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I'm an entrepreneurial woman who is guided by strong values and a love of connecting with others. I'm fortunate to have found a career path that enables me to work with inspiring business leaders around the world, focusing largely on helping them articulate and share their unique messages online.
Outside of work, I enjoy bringing people together, practicing yoga, being outdoors, traveling, spending quality time with friends and family, and volunteering my time to help further causes I believe in.
Describe your RAW shoot in one word:
Refreshing.
What surprised you most about the experience?
How comfortable I was. I think that largely had to do with the incredible team and ambiance at the shoot, but also with knowing I was part of a larger group of women who have shown up fresh-faced and vulnerable in order to support a cause — and message — I wholeheartedly believe in.
What is your definition of 'beautiful'?
To me, beauty is something you feel rather than see: it's a sparkle in the eye, or warmth that radiates from a genuine smile, regardless of the depth of that person's crow's feet or how straight their teeth are. True beauty is kindness and love that come across in physical expression, which is timeless and universally accessible.
Have you ever struggled with a lack of self-confidence? If so please describe this time and share any advice you may have for other girls going through the same thing.
Absolutely. I struggled with confidence as a child, teen, and in my early 20s. I still struggle with confidence when faced with new challenges or vulnerable situations. Ultimately, I think confidence is something that's earned through experience, whether through real world encounters or deep (often uncomfortable) inner work. Once you successfully navigate a new scenario, you earn proof that you can trust yourself in similar situations in the future.
As for confidence derived from physical appearance, I think everyone's journey to self acceptance is different. I didn't learn to appreciate my physical body until I was sick, weak, and exhausted as a result of an eating disorder that had started subtly in my late teens and peaked when I was 20. A major turning point in my healing was when my dad told me that the saddest part to him wasn't that I looked frail and unhealthy, but rather that I'd lost my most attractive attribute: my mind. He pointed out that I'd lost my radiance, zest for life, sense of humour, and creativity. Until he'd articulated that, I hadn't realized how true it was. Our minds, personalities, quirky characteristics and the way we experience the ups and downs of life are the timeless elements that make up real beauty. And our health (and the appreciation of our health as a tool) is the gateway to that beauty.
My advice to anyone struggling with outward image is to turn your focus inward and on the timeless, and use your body as a tool to experience joy, authentic connection with others, and to explore the vast possibilities of your mind and heart… that's where life's real beauty lies.
What insecurities (if any) have you struggled with?
Oh, the list is long! As a young teen I struggled with acne and it wasn't until I was allowed to wear makeup that I stopped feeling ashamed to show up at school. I was also self conscious of my crooked teeth (so I didn't smile in photos), the way my ears stuck out (so I'd always wear my hair down), and my flat chest (so I wouldn't be caught anywhere without a padded bra). Now I've learned to embrace those "flaws" and see them instead as features that make me uniquely me, and I don't think there is any greater luxury than being able to confidently explore the full range of who you are.
Recounting those past insecurities reminds me how exhausting those self-critical years were. I deeply feel for anyone going through similar thought patterns and would love to offer them tools to break free of those beliefs, but I don't think there's a one-size-fits-all formula. For me it was yoga, lots of journaling, time with family, and walks in nature that helped me tap into a place where beauty is timeless — where it's about energy and state of mind rather than what can be touched or seen. But those are the activities that feed my soul, and wouldn't work for everyone. My advice is just to start exploring the things that put you in a peaceful, grateful and loving state of mind, and do those things as much as possible.
When do you feel most beautiful?
Hands down, after a yoga class! The sweatier the better.
What part of aging scares you the most?
I've made peace with the fact that physical aging is inevitable, but like any woman I hope to age gracefully. It's the thought of losing energy, stamina, physical strength and mental sharpness that really scares me, as well as falling behind on the times and being unable to fully connect with younger, more tech-savvy generations (particularly if I have a family).
What part of aging is the most exciting?
The wisdom that comes with it! I wouldn't turn back a day in my life; each day teaches me more about myself, the people I love, and the fascinating world around me.
On average how much do you spend each month on cosmetic items such as make-up, hair cuts/colouring, waxing, clothing, nails, tanning, creams etc.
I'd say $200-$300, mostly due to hair and clothes (boots, coats and yoga gear can really add up).
Have you ever had cosmetic surgery or treatments? Why or why not?
No. I haven't felt the need to. For a time I was curious about breast implants, but since then I've learned to love my breasts as they are. There were also a couple of incredible men who helped me come to that place, and for that I'll be forever grateful to them. (Side note, ladies: if a man doesn't appreciate your natural beauty, move on and find someone who makes you feel radiant being your most authentic and raw self. Your confidence in the relationship will be genuine because you'll know he loves you for you — and no one should settle for anything less than that.)
Let's talk Photoshop. What are your thoughts on this cultural phenomenon? Yay or nay? Or is there a place for it sometimes?
I studied photojournalism where Photoshop was part of our curriculum, but we also learned ethics about using it for storytelling (ex., cropping is OK, adjusting contrasts and shadows is OK, but removing or adding elements is not). But that was for news writing and reporting.
I actually love playing with Photoshop, and if I had a zit on my wedding day, I'd be so happy knowing it could be edited out. I think Photoshop has a place in media for sure, including in print and online editorials (whether for architecture and design, automotive, or fashion), but what's missing is our education around it. It's always refreshing when you can see photos of celebrities before and after Photoshop, or look through the RAW Beauty archives, as it drives home that most people really aren't flawless.
How do we ensure that the next generation of girls grows up with confidence and a strong sense of self when they receive so many messages telling them that they are not enough?
By being fantastic big "sisters" to younger generations. By having vulnerable conservations. By helping them recognize their own inner beauty. By taking off our own masks and letting them see that every woman is raw underneath, because from that place, we are all relatable and imperfect, and that is truly lovely.
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The Rainbow Six Siege Operation Velvet Shell DLC blends combat action and unpredictable rushes in a mix that will hook you for hours on end in front of your computer screen. Unfortunately, you concentration and patience will be put to the test from time to time due to various technical issues that randomly affect the game.
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Apparently the character was out in the field, as movement and shooting gave me no sound, and pings were also not in front of me. Shooting worked, gadgets and special equipment worked (though his visor gave me no blue hue over the screen). Could see my location change on the compass from "Parking" to "Barracks" by walking blindly.
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Overall, Operation Velvet Shell is a stable DLC. The issues listed above occur rarely, but it's good to know that you may potentially encounter them.
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On Feb. 29, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Williams v. Pennsylvania. The Williams case could set new standards for judicial recusals in courtrooms across the country. Convicted murderer Terrance Williams is challenging his death sentence because the district attorney whose office prosecuted his case, Ronald Castille, was chief justice when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his right to a new sentence hearing.
The issue has become so controversial, a group of former judges wrote a brief on behalf of Williams trying to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court that Castille crossed the line, wrote Tony Mauro of the National Law Journal.
Jeffrey Green, counsel of record on the judge's brief, said the "distinguished former judges" behind the brief were adamant that "Appellate judges do not operate in silos, and the effect of a biased judge's participation cannot be reduced to a 'no harm, no foul' determination based on vote distribution." The Williams decision — by the Castille court — was unanimous.
The Philadelphia DA's office argued that Castille played only a fleeting part in Williams' prosecution, limited to signing off on the decision to seek the death penalty. "His signature on that (capital case) memo, in January 1986, was his first, last and only contact with this case," prosecutors said during oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Justice Elena Kagan indicated Castille should have recused himself because he personally signed off on seeking the death penalty. "He made the most important decision that could be made in this case," Kagan said.
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Sony soft launched its cloud-based TV service on March 19, 2015, but it is currently only available in select markets (Chicago, New York City, and Philadelphia) through the PlayStation Store on the PS3 and PS4. Sony did however note that it is working on bringing PlayStation Vue to "more cities soon" and the iPad in the "near future."
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Latin Am. and Caribbean
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Signed: 26 September 2019
Ratified: 9 August 2020
Saint Kitts and Nevis has signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. It was among the original 50 states parties to the treaty when it entered into force on 22 January 2021.
Signature and ratification
Mark Brantley, the minister of foreign affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis, signed the treaty on 26 September 2019. The country's instrument of ratification was deposited with the UN secretary-general on 9 August 2020, the 75th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Brantley remarked on the occasion of his country's ratification: "The bombing of Nagasaki was the apogee of human cruelty and inhumanity. As a small nation committed to global peace, Saint Kitts Nevis can see no useful purpose for nuclear armaments in today's world."
Saint Kitts and Nevis was the 44th state to ratify or accede to the treaty.
Mark Brantley, the minister of foreign affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis, signs the treaty in New York on 26 September 2019. Photo: ICAN
In accordance with Article 2 of the treaty, Saint Kitts and Nevis submitted a declaration to the UN secretary-general on 18 January 2021 confirming that it does not own, possess, or control nuclear weapons, has never done so, and does not host any other state's nuclear weapons on its territory.
Saint Kitts and Nevis has promoted universal adherence to the treaty, including by co-sponsoring and consistently voting in favour of an annual UN General Assembly resolution since 2018 that calls upon all states to sign, ratify, or accede to the treaty "at the earliest possible date".
Saint Kitts and Nevis participated in the negotiation of the treaty at the United Nations in New York in 2017 and was among 122 states that voted in favour of its adoption.
In 2016, Saint Kitts and Nevis voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution that established the formal mandate for states to commence negotiations on "a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination".
Saint Kitts and Nevis was among 127 states that endorsed a "humanitarian pledge" in 2015–16 to cooperate "in efforts to stigmatise, prohibit, and eliminate nuclear weapons". The pledge was instrumental in building momentum and support for convening the negotiations.
12 States join the Nuclear Ban Treaty on International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 2019


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No. 202.15: Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency
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No. 202.15
Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws
Relating to the Disaster Emergency
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2020, I issued Executive Order Number 202, declaring a State disaster emergency for the entire State of New York; and
WHEREAS, both travel-related cases and community contact transmission of COVID-19 have been documented in New York State and are expected to be continue;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 29-a of Article 2-B of the Executive Law to temporarily suspend or modify any statute, local law, ordinance, order, rule, or regulation, or parts thereof, of any agency during a State disaster emergency, if compliance with such statute, local law, ordinance, order, rule, or regulation would prevent, hinder, or delay action necessary to cope with the disaster emergency or if necessary to assist or aid in coping with such disaster, I hereby temporarily suspend or modify, for the period from the date of this Executive Order through May 9, 2020 the following:
Paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 5-6.12 of Title 10 of the NYCRR, governing bottled or bulk water products sold or distributed in New York, to allow bottled and bulk water product facilities currently certified in in New York to temporarily, if their stock of regularly used labels has been depleted, distribute bottled or bulk water products without an assigned New York State Department of Health certificate number shown on the product label and use labels authorized in any other state. Once labels showing the assigned certificate number have been obtained, their use must be resumed;
Section 6808 of the Education Law and any regulations promulgated thereunder, to the extent necessary to permit a manufacturer, repacker, or wholesaler of prescription drugs or devices, physically located outside of New York and not registered in New York, but licensed and/or registered in any other state, may deliver into New York, prescription drugs or devices;
Section 6808 of the Education Law, Article 137 of the NYCRR to the extent necessary to allow that a New York-licensed pharmacy may receive drugs and medical supplies or devices from an unlicensed pharmacy, wholesaler, or third-party logistics provider located in another state to alleviate a temporary shortage of a drug or device that could result in the denial of health care under the following conditions:
The unlicensed location is appropriately licensed in its home state, and documentation of the license verification can be maintained by the New York pharmacy.
The pharmacy maintains documentation of the temporary shortage of any drug or device received from any pharmacy, wholesaler, or third-party logistics provider not licensed in New York.
The pharmacy complies with all record-keeping requirements for each drug and device received from any pharmacy, wholesaler, or third-party logistics provider not licensed in New York.
All documentation and records required above shall be maintained and readily retrievable for three years following the end of the declared emergency.
The drug or device was produced by an authorized FDA registered drug manufacturer;
Sections 6512 through 6516, and 6524 of the Education Law and Part 60 of Title 8 of the NYCRR, to the extent necessary to allow individuals, who graduated from registered or accredited medical programs located in New York State in 2020, to practice medicine in New York State, without the need to obtain a license and without civil or criminal penalty related to lack of licensure, provided that the practice of medicine by such graduates shall in all cases be supervised by a physician licensed and registered to practice medicine in the State of New York;
Subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (b) and paragraph (c) of subdivision (4) of section 2801-a of the Public Health Law, and subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision (1) and paragraph (c) of subdivision (2) of section 3611-a of the Public Health Law, to the extent necessary to limit the Department of Health's review functions to essential matters during the pendency of the COVID-19 health crisis, and to toll any statutory time limits for transfer notices pertaining to operators of Article 28 and Article 36 licensed entities for the duration of this declaration of disaster emergency, and any subsequent continuation thereof;
Sections 43 and 45 of the Religious Corporations Law to the extent necessary to allow Protestant Episcopal parishes to postpone any annual election and notice to the parish of such election during the state disaster emergency absent formal resolution and ratification by meeting;
Environmental Conservation Law Articles 3, 8, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25, 27, 33, 34, 35, 37, and 75, and 6 NYCRR Parts 552 , 550, 601, and 609 to the extent necessary to suspend the requirement that public hearings are required, provided that public comments shall still be accepted either electronically or by mail, to satisfy public participation requirements;
State Administrative Procedures Act Section 202(2)(a) to the extent necessary to extend the expiration date of notices of proposed rulemakings until 90 calendar days after this Executive Order, as it may be continued, terminates;
Environmental Conservation Law Article 70, as implemented by 6 NYCRR Parts 621 and 624, and Environmental Conservation Law Article 17, as implemented by 6 NYCRR Parts 704 and 750 for processing permit applications, to the extent necessary to suspend public hearings provided that public comments may be accepted as written submissions, either electronically or by mail, or that any required appearances may be done so by teleconferencing or other electronic means;
6 NYCRR Part 375 and Environmental Conservation Law Article 27 to the extent necessary to suspend for the duration of this Executive Order public meetings prior to a selection of a final remedy at inactive hazardous waste disposal sites and public meetings at certain brownfield cleanup program sites, provided that written comments on proposed remedies may be continue to be submitted and will be evaluated in remedial decision;
Section 3635 of the Education law, to the extent necessary to delay the April 1 requirement that parents must file transportation requests with their school district in order to obtain transportation for their children for the following school year;
Sections 6512 through 6516 and 8510 of the Education Law and 8 NYCRR Subpart 79-4 to the extent necessary to allow respiratory therapy technicians licensed and in current good standing in any state in the United States to practice in New York State without civil or criminal penalty related to lack of licensure;
Sections 6512 through 6516, 8402, 8403, 8404, 8405 of the Education Law and 8 NYCRR Sub Parts 79-9, 79-10, 79-11 and 79-12 to the extent necessary to allow mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, creative arts therapists and psychanalysts licensed and in current good standing in any state in the United States to practice in New York State without civil or criminal penalty related to lack of licensure;
Sections 3400, 3420 through 3423, and 3450 through 3457 of the Public Health Law, to the extent necessary to permit funeral directors licensed and in good standing in any state or territory of the United States to practice as a funeral director in New York State upon the approval of, and pursuant to such conditions as may be imposed by, the Commissioner of Health, without civil or criminal penalty related to lack of licensure in New York State, provided that such funeral director shall practice under the supervision of a funeral director licensed and registered in New York State;
Section 3428 of the Public Health Law to the extent necessary to permit a funeral director licensed in New York State, but not registered in New York State, to practice in New York State upon the approval of, and pursuant to such conditions as may be imposed by, the Commissioner of Health, without civil or criminal penalty related to lack of registration in New York State, provided that such funeral director shall practice under the supervision of a funeral director licensed and registered in New York State;
Section 1517 of the Not for Profit Corporation Law, Sections 203.3, 203.6 and 203.13 of Title 19 of the NYCRR and Section 77.7(a)(1) of Title 10 of the NYCRR, to the extent necessary to allow persons deputized by the Commissioner of Health to be agents authorized by a funeral director or undertaker to be present and personally supervise and arrange for removal or transfer of each dead human body;
Section 1517 of the Not for Profit Corporation Law, Sections 203.3, 203.6 and 203.13 of Title 19 of the NYCRR and Section 77.7(a)(4) of Title 10 of the NYCRR, to the extent necessary to allow persons deputized by the Commissioner of Health to be agents authorized by a funeral director or undertaker, or a county coroner, coroner physician and/or medical director for those deceased human bodies within their supervision, to personally supervise and arrange the delivery of a deceased person to the cemetery, crematory or a common carrier, with a copy of the filed death certificate;
Sections 4140 and 4144 of the Public Health Law, Sections 1502, 1517 of the Not for Profit Corporation Law and Sections 203.1, 203.4, 203.8 and 203.13 of Title 19 of the NYCRR and Section 13.1 of Title 10 of the NYCRR, to the extent necessary to permit the State Registrar to register death certificates and issue burial and removal permits, upon the request of a local registrar and upon approval of the Commissioner of Health;
IN ADDITION, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 29-a of Article 2-B of the Executive Law to issue any directive during a disaster emergency necessary to cope with the disaster, I hereby issue the following directives for the period from the date of this Executive Order through May 9, 2020:
Any local official, state official or local government or school, which, by virtue of any law has a public hearing scheduled or otherwise required to take place in April or May of 2020 shall be postponed, until June 1, 2020, without prejudice, however such hearing may continue if the convening public body or official is able to hold the public hearing remotely, through use of telephone conference, video conference, and/or other similar service.
For the period from the date of this Executive Order through May 9, 2020, the Department of Taxation and Finance is authorized to accept digital signatures in lieu of handwritten signatures on documents related to the determination or collection of tax liability. The Commissioner of Taxation and Finance shall determine which documents this directive shall apply to and shall further define the requirements for accepted digital signatures.
Section 8-400 of the Election Law is temporarily suspended and hereby modified to provide that due to the prevalence and community spread of COVID-19, an absentee ballot can be granted based on temporary illness and shall include the potential for contraction of the COVID-19 virus for any election held on or before June 23, 2020.
Solely for any election held on or before June 23, 2020, Section 8-400 of the Election Law is hereby modified to allow for electronic application, with no requirement for in-person signature or appearance to be able to access an absentee ballot.
G I V E N under my hand and the Privy Seal of the State in the City of Albany this ninth day of April in the year two thousand twenty.


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