Michael Vick picked a tough place for a second chance.
Philadelphia sports fans, it is said, would boo a cancer patient. They threw snowballs at Santa Claus during a game in 1968. They cheered when the Dallas Cowboys' Michael Irvin injured his neck and had to be carried off the field in 1999. They behaved so badly that a courtroom was set up at old Veterans Stadium to handle arrests.
But the City of Brotherly Love is where Vick will make his comeback attempt.
Vick will not be allowed to participate in regular-season games until commissioner Roger Goodell gives the OK. The commissioner said he would consider Vick for full reinstatement by Week 6 of the season, Oct. 18-19.
In coming to Philadelphia, Vick picked a city with a reputation for boorish fan behavior and pitiless sports talk radio.
Angry fans brought dogs and waited outside the team's practice facility, carrying signs and banners to display their outrage.
Vick said he knows he might never be forgiven by some people.
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning finally signed the six-year extension that will make him the NFL's highest paid player with an average salary of roughly $15.3 million. He is guaranteed $35 million under terms of the $97 million extension. … First-round draft pick Eugene Monroe has ended a 12-day holdout by agreeing to a five-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Monroe, a 6-foot-5, 320-pound left tackle taken No. 8 from Virginia, could rejoin his teammates Saturday. The deal was expected to be in line with the one Green Bay defensive tackle B.J. Raji signed Friday. Raji, the ninth pick, reportedly agreed to a five-year, $28.5 million deal that included just under $18 million guaranteed.
New York Giants rookie running back Andre Brown, a fourth-round draft pick, has torn the Achilles' tendon in his left leg and will be lost for the season. … A jury in Atlanta has found Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall not guilty of misdemeanor battery, stemming from a March 2008 argument with his girlfriend.


We helped The Outward Bound Trust develop a community project for young people in a deprived inner-London school and assess its impact.
You can read about some of our involvement with The Outward Bound Trust in their 2017 Social Impact Report. Our work features in the 'Lasting Impact' chapter (follow the link to read this chapter). Alternatively, view the whole report here.
Funded in partnership with Deutsche Bank, "Reach Higher" was a bespoke 5-year project investing in the retention, achievement and progression of students in a deprived inner-London school and consisted of annual week-long trips for every year group to Outward Bound centres in Wales or the Lake District.
nfpSynergy was commissioned to conduct a five-year research study to explore the impact of the outdoor learning programme on student behaviour and performance within school, as well as the wider impact on areas such as improving a sense of school community.
Using a combination of qualitative research (focus groups, paired in-depth interviews and individual in-depth interviews) and quantitative survey (online and paper-based surveys pre and post the Outward Bound trip and three months on), we were able to demonstrate that Outward Bound had, for the duration of the investment, created "lasting change" in several key ways.
These included creating a positive and supportive environment in which students can thrive and breaking down barriers between friendship groups. It also included building trust and confidence, as well as broadening horizons, both geographically and in terms of personal experience.


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Understanding Calorimetry to Measure Heat Transfer
Physics Laws, Concepts, and Principles
Important Physicists
Cosmology & Astrophysics
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by Andrew Zimmerman Jones
Andrew Zimmerman Jones is a science writer, educator, and researcher. He is the co-author of "String Theory for Dummies."
Calorimetry is a method of measuring the heat transfer within a chemical reaction or other physical processes, such as a change between different states of matter.
The term "calorimetry" comes from the Latin calor ("heat") and Greek metron ("measure"), so it means "measuring heat." Devices used to perform calorimetry measurements are called calorimeters.
How Calorimetry Works
Since heat is a form of energy, it follows the rules of conservation of energy. If a system is contained in thermal isolation (in other words, heat cannot enter or leave the system), then any heat energy that is lost in one part of the system has to be gained in another part of the system.
If you have a good, thermally-isolating thermos, for example, that contains hot coffee, the coffee will remain hot while sealed in the thermos. If, however, you put ice into the hot coffee and re-seal it, when you later open it, you will find that the coffee lost heat and the ice gained heat...and melted as a result, thus watering down your coffee!
Now let's assume that instead of hot coffee in a thermos, you had water inside a calorimeter. The calorimeter is well insulated, and a thermometer is built into the calorimeter to precisely measure the temperature of the water inside. If we were to then put ice into the water, it would melt—just like in the coffee example. But this time, the calorimeter is continually measuring the temperature of the water. Heat is leaving the water and going into the ice, causing it to melt, so if you watched the temperature on the calorimeter, you'd see the temperature of the water dropping. Eventually, all of the ice would be melted and the water would reach a new state of thermal equilibrium, in which the temperature is no longer changing.
From the change in temperature in the water, you can then calculate the amount of heat energy that it took to cause the melting of the ice. And that, my friends, is calorimetry.
Review calorimetry and heat flow with chemistry sample problems
What Is a Calorimeter?
What Enthalpy Means in Science
Understanding Coffee Cup and Bomb Calorimetry
What Is Latent Heat? Definition and Examples
Review Heat of Fusion Calculations for Melting Ice Into Water
Use Science to Make Ice Cream in a Bag (No Freezer Required)
Lab Equipment & Instruments
You Need to Understand the Difference Between Endergonic and Exergonic
Ask a Chemistry Teacher: Do Ice Cubes Melt Faster in Water or Air?
The Science of Why Blowing on Hot Food Makes It Cooler
Here's Why Salt Melts Ice
Understanding Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions
What Temperature Means in Science
What Is a Spontaneous Process?
Learn the Phase Changes of Matter

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Lehmo is one of Australia's most experienced and well-travelled comedians. His live work has seen him headline at comedy clubs for close to twenty years, working all over the world. Lehmo is no stranger to TV, playing Jim in ABC TV's Utopia.
He is a regular panellist on Network Ten's The Project and was a core cast member of the much loved Before the Game for over 6 years. Spending over 10 years in radio, Lehmo is best known as co-host of the GOLD 104.3 breakfast show, helping it achieve the No. 1 spot in breakfast radio in Melbourne.
Lehmo is back on the airwaves in 2018 as host of ABC radio's Grandstand. In 2017 Lehmo released his first book, a memoir titled This Shirt Won't Iron Itself and is currently touring the country with his new stand up show Happy Angry throughout 2018.


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Headed To Harvest: Farmers Expect Average Yields, Low Prices
As farmers reported average or above average yields this year, low commodity prices could cast a shadow on 2015, and forecasts for a wet fall have farmers hurrying harvest along.
Corn and peanut farmer Charles Turner said he was happy after digging his peanuts in late September.
"The peanuts graded well and yielded good," said Turner, Geneva County Farmers Federation president. "We had some disease problems, but I'm elated with my peanut crop."
Turner said despite his strong peanut yields, other fields looked spotty in the Wiregrass. He said cotton appeared strong throughout the area.
Alabama Farmers Federation's Carla Hornady said most commodity prices are down from their highs.
"In July soybeans reached $10 a bushel, but now they're trading in the $8 range," said Hornady, Federation Cotton, Soybean, Wheat & Feed Grains Divisions director. Hornady said cotton is level at 61-cents pound while corn is fluctuating at or below $4 a bushel.
Summer provided favorable weather for many hay farmers who produced better quality and higher yields than last year, said Federation Hay & Forage Division Director Nate Jaeger.
Dry conditions occurred in many areas of the state in late summer, followed by days of rain from weather systems moving in from the Gulf of Mexico.
Barbour County farmer Walt Corcoran agreed with Turner's assessment but said a combination of rain and lingering humidity brought his harvest to a screeching halt in early October.
"We were completely stopped for a while," Corcoran said. "Overall, we're looking at a pretty good harvest. It won't be the best, but it'll be one of the better ones."
Farmers are keeping a close eye on the weather as researchers like Auburn University's Brenda Ortiz predict one of the strongest El Niño climate phases in decades.
She said it could make for a tricky fall harvest in Alabama and the lower Southeast.
"The strongest El Niño on record occurred in 1997, and the forecast for this year could top that," said Ortiz, an associate professor in the College of Agriculture's Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences. She said climate prediction models forecast a record El Niño for October, November, December and January, which could mean higher than average rainfall and lower than average temperatures.
"They might see significant yield losses if they delay harvesting," she said. "It also could prove challenging to find a suitable window of good weather to dig peanuts and defoliate cotton before harvest."
Limestone County farmer Stuart Sanderson said strong crops and timely showers helped his north Alabama family farm.
"We got ahead of schedule thanks to the weather. This time of year you still have long days so you can get several more hours of harvest time," he said in early October. "We try to get as much done as we can before the days get shorter."
Sanderson said weather was favorable, breakdowns were few and problems with their newly expanded grain facility were covered by warranties. Regardless of the challenges, Sanderson said harvest is about more than reaping a profit—it's about reaping God's blessings.
"There's so much in the Bible about reaping what you sow, and that's what so special about harvest time to me," he said. "Our farm has been built in a model that has been around for five generations. Our faith in God is first, our family second and our farm comes third; and we put it in that order."


Started in 1994 by Rebbetzin Holly Pavlov, approximately 50 girls from all over the world (including the USA, the UK, Canada, South Africa, Europe, Brazil, and others) attend She'arim. The morning classes are a combination of one-on-one learning and in-depth lectures on topics such as Chumash, Navi, tefilla and others. The afternoon has more lecture style classes.
"The Neve School of General Jewish Studies (SGJS), the major division of Neve Yerushalayim College, is designed for women who wish to increase their Jewish knowledge, improve their learning skills, and enhance their spiritual growth. For those with a limited Jewish studies background, Neve provides the basic knowledge necessary to lead a true and meaningful Jewish life. For those with a more extensive background, the Neve program affords the opportunity to acquire an in-depth knowledge of Jewish texts, a much greater understanding of the Jewish faith, and the skills necessary for independent Torah study.
Students live on campus with 2 – 3 girls per room. 3 meals/day are provided.
Midreshet Rachel v'Chaya College of Jewish Studies for Women is a program for English-speaking college graduates and professionals committed to personal and spiritual growth. The curriculum includes classes on topics such as: Chumash, Navi, Halacha, Contemporary Jewish Thought, Mussar, Tefillah and Emunah. They also provide classes in Hebrew language skills and a special lecture series on being a Jewish Woman. Classes are small and Midreshet Rachel's unique approach of representing teachers from all different religious outlooks allows the students to get to personally know people from different types of Orthodox communities and find the group that suits them best.
Apartment style housing is provided, with 6 - 8 girls/apartment (2 girls/room).
Lunch is provided during the school week, Sunday - Thursday.
Students have to provide their own breakfast and dinner.
Eyaht, Aish HaTorah's College of Jewish Studies for Women, offers a unique, personalized, and exciting learning and living experience for young Jewish women. Eyaht is for the student who is searching for something that is simultaneously deep and meaningful, but also offers a great time, good food, and some old-fashioned fun.
Eyaht students come from a variety of backgrounds, and hail from locations around the globe. They come for a week, a month, or more, to taste the joys and pleasures of traditional Judaism.
Malchus is a Chabad seminary for women located in Geulah. Classes are taught Sunday - Wednesday afternoons from 2 pm - 5 pm and on Thursday from 12 pm - 3 pm. All Rabbis and Rebbetzins are volunteer teachers, so there are no fees for Malchus classes. Pop in for one class or stay for them all.
Located in the beautiful neighborhood of Katamon, Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies is comprised of women from diverse backgrounds studying together in an open-minded yet challenging environment. Students are given the opportunity to explore their Jewish heritage in a distinctively warm family-like setting within an incredible community.
Mayanot offers two diverse tracks of learning to accommodate differing styles and levels. JSP - the Judaic Studies Program offers an abridgment of Jewish learning and thought with discussion-style classes, whereas our Yeshiva Program is designed for students with basic Hebrew skills, attracted to genuine yeshiva-style textual learning. Classes are kept small in size and individual tutoring and mentoring are always available.
Mayanot is not about telling you how to lead your life; it's about empowering you to make your own informed choices. In line with this philosophy, there is absolutely no dress code or religious commitment required for attendance.
Simchat Shlomo is a Chassidish/spiritual seminary & yeshiva located in the Nachloat neighborhood of Jerusalem.
"Inspired by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo, is a place of spiritual growth for both men and women, respecting each person�s background and individual path.
Food and housing are not provided.
Machon Alte Seminary was established in 1977 as the only Chabad-Lubavitch School in Israel offering a challenging full-time academic program for young Jewish women seeking to discover and nourish their Jewish roots.
Machon Alte is located in the beautiful scenic and historic city of Safed. Surrounded by the green hills of the Galilee, away from the hustle and bustle of city life distractions, it is an ideal place for study and contemplation.


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June 2018's Must Watch Movies
500 Days Of Film Reviews The Must See Films Of June 2018
It is hard to believe that we are in the sixth month of 2018 already. Where has the time gone? Okay... admittedly, some of it has been spent in the cinema but time is flying nonetheless.
May was a good month for movies. We had Andrew Haigh's wonderful Lean On Pete, Tony Zierra's fascinating documentary about Leon Vitali, Filmworker, and the mind scrabble that was Tully. I loved Charlize Theron's performance in this film but I'm still not sure what I think of that ending.
May also gave us two entertaining zombie dramas - Netflix's Cargo, starring Martin Freeman and David Freyne's The Cured.
One of my favourite performances of the month came from Léonor Serraille's Jeune Femme. Laetitia Dosch is superb as Paula, a spirited yet lost woman struggling to make her way in Paris.
Meanwhile, May also supplied two blockbusters - Deadpool 2 and Solo: A Star Wars Story. I had a great time with Wade Wilson. Ryan Reynolds is so, so good in this role. Sadly, however, Solo left me underwhelmed.
So, what's next? What are the must watch films of June 2018? Let's take a look (dates based on UK film releases).
Friday 1st June
Director: Bill Holderman Starring: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Don Johnson, Andy Garcia, Craig T. Nelson, Richard Dreyfuss, Wallace Shawn and Ed Begley Jr.
Okay so we are all over the literary phenomenon that was 50 Shades. However, who could resist this cast?
Wednesday 6th June
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Toby Jones, Ted Levine, Rafe Spall, BD Wong and Jeff Goldblum
As much as I love watching dinosaurs on the big screen, it is hard not to feel just a little jaded by this franchise. Short of firing dinosaurs into space, what more can be added to this "life finds a way" adventure series? However, J.A. Bayona is an accomplished filmmaker (he directed The Orphanage - one of my favourite horror films) with an impressive visual style - if anyone could inject life into this old fossil, he can.
Friday 8th June
Director: Ian Bonhote and Peter Ettedgui
While this documentary about fashion designer, Alexander McQueen, is getting a limited UK release, I am still excited to watch McQueen - a film Variety called "supremely elegant and engrossing".
Director: Rupert Everett
Starring: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth and Emily Watson
Rupert Everett directs and stars as Oscar Wilde in The Happy Prince - the untold story of the writer's tragic final days. This is the part Everett was born to play and I am very much looking forward to his performance in this film.
Director: Ari Aster
Starring: Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd.
I cannot wait to watch Ari Aster's horror film, Hereditary. Cannot wait. From all accounts, Toni Collette gives an (Oscar-worthy) incredible performance in this film. Meanwhile, early reviews have called Hereditary the "singularly most terrifying film in years" (The Independent), the most "traumatically terrifying horror movie in ages" (The AV Club) and "emotionally and intellectually terrifying" (Vanity Fair). Sign me up!
Director: Gary Ross
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna and Helena Bonham Carter
With a cast this stellar, who could resist Ocean's 8? I just hope that it has a story smart enough to do these brilliant women justice.
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin
I very much enjoyed Baltasar Kormakur's Everest and so am interested to see Adrift - another true story that takes the director from the top of Everest to the equally unforgiving ocean.
Director: Debra Granik
Starring: Ben Foster, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Jeff Kober, Dale Dickey
I love Debra Granik's work (Winter's Bone is superb) and cannot wait to watch this story of a man (played by the brilliant Ben Foster) and his daughter who, after living off grid, are suddenly forced back into traditional housing.
Sicario 2: Soldado
Director: Stefano Sollima
Starring: Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner, Benicio Del Toro
I wasn't as big a fan of Sicario as some (I preferred Matthew Heineman's documentary, Cartel Land), but Denis Villeneuve's 2015 film was still an absolute masterclass in stunning (thanks to Oscar-winning cinematographer, Roger Deakins), tension-fuelled storytelling.
Did we need a sequel? Possibly not, but the good news is that Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro are back and, thankfully, so is writer Taylor Sheridan.
Director: Jeff Tomsic
Starring: Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Annabelle Wallis, Hannibal Buress, Isla Fisher, Rashida Jones, Leslie Bibb, Jon Hamm and Jeremy Renner
Something light to round off the month. Based on a true story, Tag follows five highly competitive friends who for one month every year play a no-holds-barred game of tag - a game that they have been playing since the first grade. Featuring a strong ensemble cast (Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Jon Hamm and Jeremy Renner) Tag could be fun!
What Movies Are You Looking Forward To Watching?
June is shaping up nicely with an interesting blend of drama, horror, comedy and adventure. What movies are you most looking forward to watching? Let me know in the comments section below or let's talk cinema over on Twitter… I'm @500DaysOfFilm.
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Today at Sanders Jewelers, we have an exciting view! The annual Hot Rodding for Heroes Car Show is being held right outside our door, and we are amazed at the variety of classic cars! What especially impresses us about these treasured classics is the timelessness of designs. These cars are just as cool, if not cooler, than they were in the 50's, 60's, or 70's when they were originally produced. Not only does their design not lose its luster over the years, but as these cars age they grow. As they're passed down from generation to generation, the value of their legacy increases with the memories forged in them. These concepts are very familiar to us in the jewelry industry. At Sanders Jewelers, our favorite part of our job is knowing we're not just selling jewelry; we're purveying future heirlooms, symbolic treasures to be cherished across generations. Stop by and check out the cars, and then come to see us!


With graduation season in full swing, it may be instructive to take a look at how the next generation of civic and business leaders views the current state of play in politics.
Suffice it to say, that view is dim. A report from the Panetta Institute for Public Policy, a think tank located at the CSU Monterey Bay campus in Seaside, underscores why.
By overwhelming numbers, young people are pessimistic about the nation's direction and its leadership. They want the grownups in Washington, D.C., to act like grownups — take action on the deficit and compromise, when necessary, to craft a viable solution.
The Panetta Institute, founded by CIA Director Leon and his wife, Sylvia, has been surveying college-age students for a decade. For many years, Leon Panetta represented the Monterey area in the U.S. Congress.
Their latest survey shows that 50 percent of students believe America is on the wrong track, up from 39 percent a year ago.
Right track respondents have fallen to 37 percent from 53 percent.
Second, some 76 percent of students believe members of Congress of both parties should be willing to compromise to reach agreement on big picture issues such as entitlements and the deficit. Most students believe that balancing the budget should be a top priority, rather than expanding government to help boost the economy.
Among the few hopeful signs: Some 47 percent of young people say they'd be willing to work in government compared to just 26 percent a decade ago.
On the economy, more than 60 percent of students believe the worst of the recession is behind us.
Our takeaway from the survey is that America's future voters are going to set a very high standard for this Congress. They believe the right narrative for the next decades looks to the Reagan and Clinton-era budget compromises that set the stage for sustained economic growth.
A change in that narrative will dramatically impact future voters, and politics, for years to come.
The 2011 Survey of America's College Students was done by Hart Research Associates of Washington, D.C.


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Book review – Kin: How We Came to Know Our Microbe Relatives
The problem with many history books is that they are written long after the facts, sometimes when the original protagonists are no longer alive. Historians or journalists often have no choice but to puzzle together the pieces of their story from eyewitness testimony or archival sources. Kin: How We Came to Know Our Microbe Relatives is a welcome exception to this rule. Written by emeritus microbiology professor John L. Ingraham, currently 94 years young, this book gives an intellectual history of the discipline of microbiology based on over seven decades of first-hand involvement and observation.
"Kin: How We Came to Know Our Microbe Relatives", written by John L. Ingraham, published by Harvard University Press in June 2017 (hardback, 292 pages)
Kin starts with a short introduction on the older history of microbiology covering the fall from grace of spontaneous generation (see my review of Creatures Born of Mud and Slime: The Wonder and Complexity of Spontaneous Generation) and the rise of germ theory. Ingraham then centres his narrative on the Tree of Life that was drawn up and vigorously defended by American microbiologist Carl Woese and others.
From reading Quammen's The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life I was already familiar with parts of this story. Even so, there are some notable differences between the books. Whereas Quammen started researching his book after Woese passed away, Ingraham has lived through this period and met Woese personally. The Tangled Tree also focuses almost exclusively on the life and career of Woese, at the expense of the other important players in this story. Ingraham's approach here is far more balanced and wide-ranging.
A second difference here is that, being a microbiologist, Ingraham's story is more technical, going into the details of key experiments and breakthrough findings, rather than the lives of the people involved. Compared to today, many experiments were crude and required clever design as much as astute observation to yield useful information. Even so, Kin is accessibly written, and anyone with even a basic background in biology should easily be able to keep up.
"Researchers initially thought that DNA was too simple a molecule to be the bearer of heritable information. "
Woese's discovery of a third domain of life, the single-celled Archaea, was obviously not made in a vacuum. Ingraham recounts how the despair of taxonomists that they could not use shape and structure to tell apart bacterial species led them to look elsewhere. An important figurehead was chemist Linus Pauling who, before DNA's structure was clarified, suggested that macromolecules such as proteins, DNA, and RNA are information-bearing molecules that could reveal the evolutionary past. This ultimately led researchers to ribosomes, the cellular machinery that turns DNA, using RNA as an intermediary, into proteins, the actual workhorses in a cell (see also my review of Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome). Since all cells, whether from multicellular organisms or bacteria, rely on proteins, the ribosome is old. Very old. Just the thing you need to establish evolutionary relationships. Ingraham covers Woese's discovery of the Archaea and the bickering before and afterwards over how to organise and name all this diversity.
And then there was the discovery of the structure of DNA (see also Watson's DNA: The Secret of Life and my review of Unravelling the Double Helix: The Lost Heroes of DNA). Researchers initially thought that DNA was too simple a molecule to be the bearer of heritable information. The story of how that was clarified, and how some people received recognition in the form of a Nobel Prize when others did not, is worth reading. It was DNA after all. But how? Watson and Crick's understated and much-quoted final sentence in their breakthrough Nature paper that "it has not escaped our notice that the specific pairing we have postulated immediately suggests a possible copying mechanism for the genetic material" proved to be prophetic. But next to this well-known chapter in history, Ingraham also reveals the work led by Marshall Nirenberg that led to the next code-breaking exercise. How does DNA actually code for proteins?
"One dirty little secret of microbiology is that many bacteria are impossible to grow in the lab. Instead [metagenomics] now allows scientists to simply gather DNA from inhospitable environments."
By this point I was half-way through the book and had a nagging feeling. Wasn't the whole point of Quammen's The Tangled Tree that this Tree of Life metaphor looks increasingly shaky? I need not have worried. The second half of the book is dedicated to the discovery of the various forms of horizontal gene transfer (the exchange of genetic material within a generation, rather than between parents and offspring). Ingraham poses the very interesting question (the title of Chapter 7): "Can the receiving cell say no?" It is not always in a cell's best interest to have foreign DNA enter. Next to restriction enzymes (one weapon in a cell's defensive arsenal), this allows Ingraham to introduce the more recent discovery of CRISPR, which is a sort of bacterial immune system (see also my review of A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution). Both have been turned into important molecular biological tools in research. Ingraham concludes that, despite horizontal gene transfer, the Tree of Life metaphor remains useful. One important reason is that ribosomes, still used to define bacterial species, are not exchanged horizontally.
Other topics that are covered are endosymbiosis (see also Symbiogenesis: A New Principle of Evolution and One Plus One Equals One: Symbiosis and the Evolution of Complex Life), the discovery of the microbiome (see these three books for introductions), and the various theories for the origin of life (Panspermia? Darwin's warm little pond? An RNA world? Or rather a deep-sea origin near hydrothermal vents? See also The Emergence Life on Earth: A Historical and Scientific Overview). Finally, Ingraham instilled in me an understanding and appreciation of metagenomics. One dirty little secret of microbiology is that many bacteria are impossible to grow in the lab. Instead, improved DNA sequencing technology, increased computing power, and enormous databases now allow scientists to simply gather DNA from inhospitable environments to figure out how many microbes there are, without ever actually seeing eye to eye with them.
From the above, you can gather that Ingraham covers a huge number of topics, but he does so without getting lost in irrelevant asides. He provides quite a bit of technical detail, but does so without overwhelming the reader. The result is an intricately structured story that flows very well and shows how all these discoveries interlocked and influenced each other. As I mentioned at the start, it is not often that someone is willing or capable at the end of a long career to sit down and write a cogent eye-witness history of their discipline. That alone makes Kin a noteworthy and admirable achievement.
Disclosure: The publisher provided a review copy of this book. The opinion expressed here is my own, however.
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Kin hardback or ebook
Other recommended books mentioned in this review:
Lehoux's Creatures Born of Mud and Slime hardback or ebook
Quammen's The Tangled Tree paperback , hardback, ebook, audiobook or audio CD
Ramakrishnan's Gene Machine paperback , hardback, ebook, audiobook or audio CD
Watson's DNA (2nd edition) paperback or ebook
Williams's Unravelling the Double Helix paperback , hardback, ebook or audiobook
Doudna & Sternberg's A Crack in Creation paperback , hardback, ebook, audiobook or MP3 CD
Kozo-Polyansky's Symbiogenesis hardback
Archibald's One Plus One Equals One paperback , hardback or ebook
DeSalle & Perkins's Welcome to the Microbiome paperback , hardback, ebook, audiobook or MP3 CD
Dietert's The Human Superorganism hardback , ebook or audiobook
Yong's I Contain Multitudes paperback , hardback, ebook, audiobook or MP3 CD
Fry's The Emergence Life on Earth paperback or hardback
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Dust fans
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Fans for the underground are necessary in order to maintain clean air, remove from the tunnels of contaminants, fumes, harmful to the health of gas. It is worth noting that the technique in this case can be mounted both vertically and horizontally.
Metro Fans
One of the tasks for which Metro fans are needed is the creation under the ground of a special climate for a person who is necessary for comfortable well-being. Such parameters are important, The temperature, humidity and transparency of the air. There are special documents in which the norm of the parameters is indicated. It must necessarily be observed.
Also, fans are necessary to prevent the occurrence of a thermal effect under the ground, which may be due to the heat generated by the equipment.
Each metro station has its own intake fan, which directs fresh air from the street inside. Before the air flow is underground, it first passes through the filtration. At this stage, dust is cleared.
Tunnel fans for the main ventilation of subways
Tunnel fans of the main airing of subways are designed for a long period of work. It should be noted that they function at a temperature in the range from minus thirty to plus forty-five. At the same humidity of air should be up to ninety-eight percentі.
It is important to regularly inspect the fans that are used in subways. This will allow timely detection of any problems and take appropriate measures to eliminate them.
Manufacture of fans for subways engaged in specialized plants. While working, all the standards that are set by ГОСТ must be observed without fail.


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The Surgeon's Hoax
The most famous picture of the Loch Ness Monster, a grainy black and white photograph showing a long head and neck emerging from the lake, turned out to be a hoax.
In 1993, Christian Spurling, stepson of the flamboyant movie maker and big game hunter "Duke" Wetherell, admitted he'd made the "monster" out of some plastic and a clockwork, tinplate, toy submarine. The picture (Often referred to as the "Surgeon's Photograph," because Colonel Robert Kenneth Wilson, a physician, claimed to had taken it by the Loch in April of 1934) had withstood careful scientific examination. Monster fans had speculated that the pictures showed a plesiosaur, while skeptics said it must have been an otter head or tree trunk. Nobody seems to have suspected it was actually a toy submarine.
Marmaduke Wetherell
Tracking Down the Story
According to two Loch Ness researchers, David Martin and Alastair Boyd, in 1993 they'd heard Wetherell's son, Ian, in a 1975 article, had alleged that his father had faked one of the "Nessie" photographs. A couple of things seem to ring true about his statement. First he named Maurice Chambers as a part of the conspiracy. This was the very man Wilson had said he was going to visit the day he took photo. Also Ian Wetherell had mentioned that some of the photos taken that had been included the far shoreline in the image.
Since, with only one exception, every version of the published pictures had the shoreline cropped out, it seemed likely that Ian only knew about it because he'd been there when the photo was taken. Since by then Ian Wetherell was dead, the two men decided to talk to Ian's stepbrother, Christian Spurling. When Martin and Boyd visited him, Spurling, then 93, admitted he'd been approached by Duke Wetherell to build a fake monster.
Duke Wetherell apparently concocted the plan as revenge upon the London Daily Mail newspaper. In 1933 the Daily Mail had hired Wetherell to find the Loch Ness Monster. Soon after arriving at the lake Wetherell found some strange tracks of a four-toed creature in the soft mud near the water. Wetherell estimated that whatever left the tracks must be twenty feet in length. Plaster casts were taken and sent to the London Museum of Natural History. While the world awaited the Museum's analysis, however, hundreds of monster hunters and tourists showed up at the Loch. Unfortunately after a few weeks the Museum announced that the tracks were not that of an unknown monster, but those of a hippo. Apparently Wetherell himself had been hoaxed. The dried foot used to make the print was probably part of an umbrella stand or ash tray. The Daily Mail was angered at Wetherell and ridiculed and humiliated him.
Spurling constructed a fake monster out of a tinplate toy submarine and plastic material.(Copyright Lee Krystek, 2011)
Wetherell's Revenge
It was soon after this that Spurling, who was a model-maker by trade, was approached by his stepfather to build the "beast." Construction was done with plastic wood over the conning tower of the toy submarine he'd purchased. The neck, estimated by some from the photograph to be over three feet high, actually measured between 8 and 12 inches.
"We'll give them their monster," Duke told his son. Ian Wetherell and his father took the completed contraption and a camera to the Loch and photographed it on a quiet bay, then sank the evidence in the mud at the edge of the lake. The undeveloped film was then passed to Chambers and on to Colonel Wilson, who had them developed. He then sold them photo to the Daily Mail. The conspirators were quite unprepared for the publicity the photo generated and apparently decided not to admit the hoax. The story stayed unknown for over sixty years.
Video: The Man Who Made the Loch Ness Monster
Not everyone thinks that the photo is a fake. Some have questioned why Martin and Boyd waited to announce the story until Spurling was dead, making it impossible for others to question him. As far as the beast itself goes, not even Boyd thinks that the end of the Surgeon's photo is the end of the Loch Ness Monster. Boyd, who has seen the creature himself, remains a believer.
Copyright Lee Krystek 1996-2011. All Rights Reserved.
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This looks like a lot to cover. Let us get started now.
What is Python Seaborn library?
Seaborn library is a Python package which allows us to make infographics based on statistical data. As it is made on top of matplotlib, so, it is inherently compatible with it. Additionally, it supports NumPy and Pandas data structure so that plotting can be done directly from those collections.
You can use Anaconda as well to run these examples which is easier. If you want to install it on your machine, look at the lesson which describes "How to Install Anaconda Python on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS" and share your feedback. Now, let us move forward to various types of plots which can be constructed with Python Seaborn.
Now this is much more clear (if we do not need the linear regression line). But this isn't just over yet. Seaborn allows us to make different this plot and that is what we will be doing.
The font size for the label was changed based on the parameters we provided and value associated to the font.size parameter. One thing Seaborn is expert at is to make the plot very intuitive for practical usage and this means that Seaborn is not just a practice Python package but actually something we can use in our production deployments.
This way, we can add much more information to our plots.
As we looked at the examples in this lesson, we can identify that Matplotlib and Seaborn cannot be directly compared but they can be seen as complementing each other. One of the features which takes Seaborn 1 step ahead is the way Seaborn can visualise data statistically.
To make best of Seaborn parameters, we highly recommend to look at the Seaborn documentation and find out what parameters to use to make your plot as close to business needs as possible.
In this lesson, we looked at various aspects of this data visualisation library which we can use with Python to generate beautiful and intuitive graphs which can visualise data in a form which business wants from a platform. The Seaborm is one of the most important visualisation library when it comes to data engineering and presenting data in most visual forms, definitely a skill we need to have under our belt as it allows us to build linear regression models.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Geology
The Geology Department has offered courses under the Department of Natural History (1868);1 College of Natural History (1870);2 College of Natural Science (1871-90);3 College of Science, School of Natural History (1891-1912)4 and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (1913- ).5 In November 1919, the Geology Department was organized on a committee basis.6 During this period, the Geology and Geography Department was organized, but the Geography Department became separate in 1947.7 The Department offers both undergraduate and graduate courses.
1. Board of Trustees Transactions, 2nd Report, 1868, p. 6.
2. Ibid., 3rd Report, 1869-70, p. 14.
3. Ibid., 4th Report, 1870-71, pp. 43-44. Ibid., 5th Report, 1871-72, pp. 42, 45. Ibid., 15th Report, 1888-90, pp. 212, 221.
4. Ibid., 26th Report, July 8, 1911, p. 446.
5. Ibid., 27th Report, June 9, 1914, p. 764.
6. Ibid., 30th Report, November 1, 1919, p. 606.
7. Ibid., 44th Report, August 5, 1947, p. 487. Ibid., 44th Report, April 24, 1947, p. 340.
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Bonifassi and Chatelin: France has DPAs, but needs more guidance
By Stéphane Bonifassi and Victoire Chatelin | Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 9:28AM
The French government enacted the law commonly known as Loi Sapin II, paving the way for out-of-court settlements, on December 9, 2016. And the French Ministry of Justice issued regulatory guidelines on the subject on January 31 this year.
To date, only four corporate criminal settlements have been signed in France. The most recent, concluded in June with Société Générale S.A. in coordination with the U.S. DOJ, was about international bribes paid to foreign officials.
Although the guidance from the Ministry of Justice (the Memo) has provided some ground rules, it is far less instructive than the U.S. Attorneys' Manual on current FCPA enforcement policy. The Memo is especially weak in telling prosecutors under what circumstances they should offer companies settlements and how negotiations should proceed.
While the USAM describes very precisely the factors a prosecutor should take into account when deciding whether to offer a deal (Section 9-28.300), neither the Loi Sapin II nor the French guidance gives prosecutors directions to the settlement route. The sole directive is that the prosecutor can offer a deal at two different stages: when conducting an investigation, or once the investigating judge gets involved.
Prosecutors have sole discretion as to what they want to do. Companies are left in an uncertain position: Should they, or should they not, reveal the facts? Will a self-denunciation automatically trigger a settlement?
Only experience will tell. But at the moment, it seems that unless the facts are revealed elsewhere -- in the United States, perhaps -- and there's a high level of risk in France, attorneys will most likely warn companies to refrain from saying anything.
In contrast, USAM Section 9-28.300 and the record have given companies a roadmap to how things are done in U.S. enforcement actions. The general principle is that "prosecutors should apply the same factors in determining whether to charge a corporation as they do with respect to individuals."
The manual adds ten additional factors that should be taken into account, ranging from the nature and seriousness of the offense, to the corporation's willingness to cooperate with the investigation.
The French Ministry of Justice Memo's corollary, limited to when the prosecutor can offer a settlement, could charitably be called less detailed.
Once a settlement is reached, the legal entity has some obligations to respect: pay a fine, institute a compliance program, pay the fees incurred by anti-bribery surveillance, and, finally, compensate the victim.
As for how the fine should be calculated, the French guidance added elements to the Loi Sapin II's limited offerings. Still, the ground rules are extremely vague compared with the USAM.
The Loi Sapin II states that the fine imposed by the enforcement authority is calculated proportionally to the "profits made from the fraud," with a ceiling of 30 percent of the company's average turnover over the previous three years.
The law and the Memo list very limited criteria to define "profits made from the fraud." For example, in a bribery case, the prosecutor should take into account all direct and indirect profits the company made from the market it fraudulently shaped. The Loi Sapin II stopped there. Thus, the prosecutor would have broad discretion to set the amount of the fine.
Thankfully, the French guidance brought some precision, similar to the USAM. It lists aggravating factors that should lead to applying a multiplier of two to the fine:
- the seriousness of the facts
- the duration of the wrongdoing
- the company's criminal record
Increasing the fine in such circumstances is mandatory. However, the prosecutor is free to decide whether a fine should be reduced, based on:
- when the facts occurred
- when the facts were disclosed
- the level of the company's cooperation with enforcement authorities
Also taken into consideration are the company's general behavior and remedial measures. This mitigation played out in a bribery case settlement, where the company's remedial actions led to a reduction of the fine.
The broad prosecutorial discretion granted in the French guidance is even more striking when compared to the USAM. In the United States, the level of cooperation seems extremely important when calculating the fine. The criteria given to prosecutors are very precise for fixing the amount, and even for determining whether a fine should be levied.
While the USAM requires companies to name the wrongdoer, neither the Loi Sapin II nor the French guidance requires this in order to benefit from a reduced fine.
It's hard to imagine the French accepting anything like the rigid sentencing guidelines that characterize the U.S. criminal justice system. Opposition to such a thing would be intense.
That said, the Memo from the Ministry of Justice is a welcome step in the right direction, one that would benefit from more precision and less prosecutorial and judicial discretion. Another memo drafted by prosecutors should be published in the near future. Over time, practitioners will learn what to expect from the settlement procedure.
Stéphane Bonifassi, pictured above left, is the founder of Bonifassi Avocats. He has litigation experience in business crime and fraud, corruption, asset recovery, forfeiture and confiscation cases, as well as transnational enforcement of judgments and internal investigations. In 2018, Who's Who Legal recognized him as the No. 1 lawyer in France for asset recovery and as the No. 1 "Thought Leader" in France for Business Crime Defense.
Victoire Chatelin, above right, specializes in white collar criminal cases relating to fraud, tax fraud or corruption issues. She also contributes to the asset recovery activity of the firm. She holds an LL.M. with distinctions specialized in International Law with a certificate in Human Rights Law from Georgetown University.
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Visió d'Espanya és un conjunt de catorze grans panells pintats a l'oli sobre llenç pel pintor valencià Joaquim Sorolla entre 1913 i 1919.

El conjunt és fruit d'un encàrrec realitzat per la Hispanic Society de Nova York al pintor, pel qual aquest es comprometia a realitzar una sèrie de llenços de gran grandària sobre les diverses regions d'Espanya i Portugal amb destinació a decorar la biblioteca de l'edifici seu de la fundació.

Entre els panells hi ha una pintura, "Catalunya. El Peix", de 1915, sobre la venda de peix a la platja de Santa Cristina de Lloret de Mar, en què ressalten els blaus i blancs.

Un encàrrec de pes
El 26 de novembre de 1911 Sorolla i Archer Milton Huntington van signar un document pel qual el pintor es comprometia a realitzar una sèrie de pintures a l'oli sobre llenç amb temes representatius de les regions de la península Ibèrica. Les pintures decorarien la futura biblioteca de la institució. Sorolla es comprometia així mateix a lliurar els esbossos preparatoris i a no exhibir les obres en cap altre lloc abans que a Nova York. Encara que la Hispanic Society li va donar el nom de Regions d'Espanya, Sorolla va preferir canviar-ho pel de Visió d'Espanya, ja que el conjunt suposa una visió global de com l'artista veia el seu país, allunyada dels estereotips romàntics i fins i tot de la realitat territorial. De fet, les regions de Múrcia, Astúries, Canàries i Balears no van ser triades per formar part del conjunt. D'altra banda, encara que 2 ciutats andaluses estan incloses fins a en cinc panells, només s'esmenta directament a la regió d'Andalusia en una d'elles. Granada, que en aquell moment era una regió, tampoc queda representada. El mateix que en el de Castella, on en realitat s'inclou a la Regió de Lleó, juntament amb les regions típicament castellanes, Castella la Vella i Castella la Nova.

Al principi es va especular amb la possibilitat de realitzar un únic mural de setanta metres de longitud, però va prevaler el format de panells individuals, de diferents grandàries.

Per inspirar-se i cenyir-se més a la realitat, Sorolla va decidir recórrer el país i pintar cada escena in situ, a la regió representada. Dels catorze panells només un reflecteix una escena interior, sent els altres exteriors. El pintor va passar gran part de l'any 1912 realitzant esbossos de diferents vestits típics espanyols, i documentant-se para el que s'anava a convertir en l'encàrrec més important de la seva carrera. L'hivern i la primavera d'aquest any ho va passar a Castella (Madrid i altres ciutats de l'interior). Durant l'estiu va alternar estades a Sant Sebastià i Navarra. A la tardor va tornar a Madrid, amb freqüents viatges a diverses localitats de l'altiplà.

Dels catorze panells només un està dedicat a Catalunya que és considerat entre els quatre millors del conjunt. Sorolla va dubtar molt on situar l'escena del que seria el desè panell. El mes de setembre del 1915, el pintor valencià s'instal·la a Barcelona on descarta la possibilitat de pintar el port i comença a buscar llocs que li serveixin d'escenari. Sorolla busca a Catalunya «l'emblema de tota la costa mediterrània» i els artistes Carlos Vázquez Úbeda, Hermen Anglada Camarasa i Santiago Rusiñol li aconsellen Arenys de Mar, Tarragona i Sitges. Finalment visita la cala de Santa Cristina, a Lloret de Mar, que l'acaba convencent del tot. Més endavant li tornaran els dubtes sobre els catalans que ha de pintar, per la "falta de caràcter pintoresc en les gents". El mes de desembre de 1915 va acabar el mural, una composició simbòlica que evoca la pesca i la seva comercialització, amb influències de Cézanne en la resolució dels pins. "Catalunya. El peix" n'és el títol

Per crear el panell corresponent a València, Sorolla es va inspirar en les alqueries i els grans tarongers d'Alzira. Per realitzar l'obra, va planificar traslladar-se diàriament a aquesta ciutat, de gener a març de 1916, segons correspondència amb la seva esposa Clotilde. Finalment la va pintar a València. En concloure l'encàrrec, Sorolla estava esgotat.

Obres que componen la sèrie

Restauració
Per necessitats de restauració, aquest conjunt de pintures va ser despenjat el 2008 i es va aprofitar l'ocasió per exhibir-ho en diverses ciutats espanyoles: València, Barcelona, el Museu de Belles arts de Bilbao, el Museu de Belles arts de Sevilla i el Museu del Prado a Madrid, al llarg de 2009. L'exposició en el Museu del Prado va ser presentada dins d'una gran mostra antològica de l'obra de Sorolla (amb unes 465.000 visites). La sèrie de llenços Visió d'Espanya van ser retornats a la Hispanic Society el 2010.

Referències

Bibliografia

 Felipe Garín, Facundo Tomás, Visió d'Espanya. Col·lecció de la Hispanic Society of America, Bancaixa, València, 2008.
 Bernardino de Pantorba, La vida i obra de Joaquín Sorolla. Aldus, 1977; .
 José Luis Díez García, Javier Baró i uns altres, Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923), Madrid, Museu del Prado, 2009;

Quadres de Joaquim Sorolla


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Editorial: Would a retrial be worth it? Yes
Sam Adam Jr. was, predictably, in high dudgeon Tuesday after a federal jury deadlocked on 23 of the 24 charges against his client, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
"Why are we spending $25 (million) to $30 million on a retrial when they couldn't prove it the first time?" Adam bellowed at a post-verdict press conference. Federal prosecutors, he said, must weigh a retrial against one simple question: "Is this worth it?"
Simply put, Mr. Adam: Yes, it is.
If it costs each of Illinois' 12.9 million residents a couple of bucks to get conclusive verdicts on the most serious charges against their former governor, a retrial will be the best use of taxpayer dollars this state has seen in some time.
Perhaps only in Illinois can a former governor's conviction on a federal charge that carries a five-year prison sentence be considered a disappointing anticlimax. Yet that's how it felt on Tuesday when the jury returned a verdict on only one of the 24 charges against Blagojevich, convicting him of lying to federal agents about keeping his campaign activities separate from his official duties as governor.
We don't mean to belittle Blagojevich's conviction. Blagojevich's nonstop campaign machine was a defining trait of his time in office. We've often described him as delusional, and perhaps he also had deluded himself into believing in the fictional "firewall" about which he boasted to the FBI. There's satisfaction in knowing that a jury of Blagojevich's peers convicted him of being a liar.
Blagojevich scoffed at his conviction, calling the count a "nebulous charge" and echoing his attorneys in portraying federal prosecutors as money-wasting zealots.
"We have a prosecutor who has wasted and wanted to spend tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money to take me away from my family and my home," said a defiant Blagojevich.
We'll agree with the governor on this much: The lying charge probably was the least serious of the counts he faced. That is exactly why we were encouraged when assistant U.S. attorney Reid Schar emphatically stated the government's desire to retry Blagojevich and his brother, Robert Blagojevich, on the unresolved charges.
We believe the remaining charges against Blagojevich describe corruption and disregard for the duties of office so serious and so blatant that they must be addressed conclusively by a jury.
We do not believe there is room for indecision — whether it be for or against the defendants — in a case that combines both a disastrous chapter in Illinois political history and one of the most vigorous federal investigations in state government history.
Blagojevich and Sam Adam Jr. and Sr. all blasted the government for failing to prove its case. Yet within hours of the verdict, one juror told The Associated Press that a lone holdout prevented the jury from convicting Blagojevich on the charges related to the attempted selling of President Barack Obama's Senate seat.
"They threw everything they could at me … and the jury agreed that the government did not prove its case," Blagojevich had said after the verdict.
Sorry, governor, but it sounds to us like the jury didn't agree on much of anything. And what they did agree on found you guilty.
To Blagojevich and his defense team, this all comes down to the money invested in the original prosecution and a retrial.
To us, it's a matter of justice as defined by our legal system. We'll gladly wait — and foot the bill — for as long as it takes to see justice done.
State Journal-Register of Springfield, Ill.


How big is Texas? Well, if it were a nation, it could be the tenth largest economy in the world!
It ranks high on nearly every list of best states to do business, thanks in large part to several advantages the state of Texas and many Texas cities offer companies looking to relocate or expand. In fact, competition among Texas cities promoting new business in Texas is not uncommon.
There are many factors which promote the continuing success of companies that choose to conduct business in the state. Texas has experienced tremendous population and job growth over the past few years and shows no signs of slowing down.
It has everything you could ask for in a state, from great weather to job growth, to tremendous sports teams, arts, music and culture. Many Texas cities also have strong international business ties. And as a trade and transportation hub Texas offers multi-cultural opportunities for large and small businesses alike. In fact, it's hard to think of reasons for not starting a business in Texas!
Economically, Texas is pretty hard to beat. The cost of living in Texas is lower than the national average. This is also true of unemployment. And as far as incentives for seeking a job in or starting a business in Texas, it doesn't have personal or corporate income tax, though it does have a franchise tax and many local governments make available tax incentives to companies that invest locally.
Toyota has recently relocated its headquarters from California to Texas. In doing so, many Californians have been amazed at the how much house they can afford in Texas as compared with California. The Texas economy has diversified greatly from its historical energy-based economy and to date seems to weather economic downturns better than much of the rest of the country.
On top of that, the Texas startup scene is one to beat. Dallas, Austin, and Houston actively support Texas based startups. In that effort, business owners have great access to respected business accelerators that offer a combination of expertise, capital, and connections… often in exchange for a certain percentage of equity.
While the accelerators offer some pretty attractive perks, entrepreneurs also have access to affordable office space. Non-profit organizations like the Dallas Entrepreneur Center (aka "The DEC") and the Addison Treehouse as well as a collection of for profit co-working spaces offer a nice work vibe, ample coffee, and periodic networking opportunities.
During the summer months, temperatures average between 80 and 100 degrees. The rest of the year is mild, generally with little or no snow in most parts of the state and plenty of sunshine. It is not unusual to fire up the bar-b-que in February and grill outdoors in your flip flops.
How is climate good for business? For starters, if you want to hire the top employees for your company, a warm climate can be a great recruiting incentive. Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio and all points in between offer a variety of life-style alternatives, from the coast to the hills and prairies. Plus, sunshine is great for mood and productivity. To sum this all up — there are few "snow days" in Texas so let's stay productive!
Texas offers rich and diverse business communities throughout the state, with tremendous development centers and entrepreneurial organizations. Strong diversity offers a company several key benefits.
Without this key element, a business may miss out on a lot key insights and value creation.
Business is often conducted outside the office. Sports is a great way to attract both the top employees and customers that a business needs. This also presents companies with opportunities for brand development and recognition through corporate sponsorships.
Texas is the home to some of the most successful professional sports franchises in the U.S. From the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans in football, the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs in pro basketball, to the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros in baseball the Dallas Stars hockey team as well as numerous college teams with legendary rivalries and of course Friday night high school football. If you love sports, Texas is the place to be.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas has some of the nation's fastest-growing cities. These include: the Dallas-Plano-Irving; Fort Worth-Arlington; Austin-Round Rock. Texas also has some of the nation's largest cities: Houston; San Antonio; and Dallas. Don't like the city? Rolling Texas Hill Country, freshwater and saltwater angling, hunting and many outdoor recreational opportunities are found in easy reach through some of the best highway infrastructure in the country. Population growth is good for business and expands your potential customer base. This is one of the reasons major companies are choosing to relocate to or grow and diversify in Texas.
Texas is the second largest state in the nation by both area and population (second to Alaska and California, respectively).Texas has a lot to offer anyone looking to move here to do business.
But how do you successfully set up your business? Simple. You need an experienced business lawyer by your side. L. Stephen Rizzieri PLLC is an expert in contract negotiations, commercial agreements, transactions, business law, general counsel services and dispute resolution through collaborative law are available for start-up and established businesses alike.


NFYA is a diffuse subtype- specific independent prognostic factor in gastric cancer.
Title: Gene regulatory network construction identified NFYA as a diffuse subtype-specific prognostic factor in gastric cancer.
Results from a study on gene expression variability markers in early-stage human embryos shows that NFYA is a putative expression variability marker for the 3-day, 8-cell embryo stage.
Our results identified for the first time one of the mechanisms responsible for NF-Y expression, which may be involved in the aberrant expression and activity observed in tumor cells and other pathological conditions.
Title: An autoregulatory loop controls the expression of the transcription factor NF-Y.
Suggest NF-YAs and lamin A expression levels as novel potential biomarkers useful to identify G1 endometrial carcinoma patients with risk of recurrence.
Title: Prognostic role of NF-YA splicing isoforms and Lamin A status in low grade endometrial cancer.
increased expression of NF-YA may promote a malignant phenotype in OS cells via modulation of FASN expression.
Title: Transcription factor NF‑YA promotes a malignant phenotype by upregulating fatty acid synthase expression.
The findings indicate that overexpression of NF-YA contributes to tumor angiogenesis through EZH2-STAT3 signaling in human melanoma cells, highlighting NF-YA as a potential therapeutic target in human melanoma.
Title: NF-YA promotes invasion and angiogenesis by upregulating EZH2-STAT3 signaling in human melanoma cells.
Data indicate that specific cancer-driving nodes are generally under NF-YA/B control.
Title: NF-Y activates genes of metabolic pathways altered in cancer cells.
Presence of NF-Y transcription factor plays a pivotal role in transcriptional regulation of ID genes in development.
Title: Epigenetic role of CCAAT box-binding transcription factor NF-Y on ID gene family in human embryonic carcinoma cells.
Title: NF-YA splice variants have different roles on muscle differentiation.
A direct non-transcriptional role of NF-Y in the overall efficiency of DNA replication, specifically in the DNA elongation process.
Title: Direct non transcriptional role of NF-Y in DNA replication.
ATF4 activates genes, organism-specific biosystemATF4 is a transcription factor and activates expression of IL-8, MCP1, IGFBP-1, CHOP, HERP1 and ATF3.
Homologs of the NFYA gene: The NFYA gene is conserved in chimpanzee, Rhesus monkey, dog, cow, mouse, rat, chicken, zebrafish, and frog.
Transcript Variant: This variant (1) includes alternate exon B, resulting in the long isoform, isoform 1.
Transcript Variant: This variant (2) is missing alternate exon B, resulting in the short isoform, isoform 2.


The song is all scheduled for its release on 12th September. Apart from it, talking of the film front, Roshan Prince will soon be seen in three upcoming films titled as 'Ranjha Refugee', 'Munda Faridkotia' and sequel of hit film 'Laavan Phere'. Roshan Prince was the winner of Awaz Punjab Di (season-1). He became an overnight sensation after the show and entered the Pollywood industry with the song 'Bhull Jawan' which was released in 2006. After that, there was no looking back for the singer because of his back to back superhit Punjabi numbers.


If you're looking for unique holiday gifts, visit one of these 10 boutiques or stores in the Valley to find one-of-a-kind items for everyone on your list—for the fashion and beauty enthusiast, proud Arizonan, avid reader or adventurer.
Established in 2005 in the heart of downtown Phoenix and part of Roosevelt Row's Art District, MADE Art Boutique carries one-of-a-kind items created by more than 100 local artists. The 700 sq. ft. space contains a wide array of products, from jewelry displayed on one wall, an assortment of Arizona-themed and unique t-shirts, shelves filled with ceramics and more, you're sure to find special gifts, all made in Arizona. Their inventory is always changing, so stop in and discover their curated selection of items.
"Best Boutique in Phoenix" by Phoenix New Times since 2006. Arizonans and visitors will enjoy products proudly featuring cacti, the Arizona state flag and Southwestern-inspired landscapes, and be sure to check out their keychains, pins and office accessories all adorned with the beloved cacti. The boutique also hosts "Crafeteria," a yearly event on Dec. 7 that showcases many of Arizona's best independent crafters and artists.
Handcrafted by women in Tempe, soul-centered Zenned Out Jewelry creates earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings with meaning individualized to each woman. According to their website, their jewelry is meant to help pave a path to open discussion about spirituality and create a space where women can express their beliefs, hopes and inspirations. For a unique and thoughtful gift, Zenned Out creates jewelry featuring Zodiac signs, Chakra, and moon phase designs, and customizable products with point crystal, gemstones, rune charms and personal engraved messages all created with care and impeccable attention to detail.
The instantly-recognizable brand State Forty Eight have established themselves as a true representation of Arizona, keeping their signature logo on most products. They also partner with many companies and organizations throughout Arizona, proudly designing apparel unique to who they partner with for a customizable shirt you won't find anywhere else. With tank tops, shirts, hoodies, and hats in a variety of designs and colors, choosing just one gift will be a tough choice.
Eclectic is the first word that comes to mind seeing Jar of Buttons' unique and quirky buttons, magnets, enamel pins and stickers with food and plant puns and pop culture references that have a voice all their own. "Guac this way" with guacamole, "Sweet cheezus" with grilled cheese, and "Anything is pastable" with spaghetti, are just a few examples of the fun gift possibilities. Pop culture references include Gracie in "Miss Congeniality," Ferris in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and Amber in "Clueless." Show your Arizona pride on your jacket, backpack, fridge, car or laptop with one of Jar of Buttons' Arizona-themed pins, buttons, patches, magnets, stickers and keychains that include cacti and a colorful Arizona sunset.
For the book enthusiast in your life, the local gem with locations in Tempe and Phoenix has an array of new, used and sale books including biographies, fiction, nonfiction and more. In addition, each location has a unique assortment of various gifts including bookmarks, journals, stationery and more to complement a growing library or office, or to get one started. They also have bath and body products, candles, kitchen accessories, pottery, toys and more. If the gift recipient is more particular with what they want, a gift certificate is a great option, that way they can pick out their treasured finds themselves.
Named after the local strawberry hedgehog cactus, the Phoenix-based soap shop and vegan boutique creates handcrafted vegan bath and body products. Their body care items include beard oil, golden milk healing spices, whipped body creme, and soaps with uplifting scents like ginger peach, almond oatmeal and bamboo detox. You can purchase their soaps at their Phoenix location, online or at one of these Valley retailers.
If you have a friend or family member that's always heading outdoors, Bass Pro Shops has their name on it. With the Bass Pro Shops location in Mesa and Cabela's in Glendale, and the ability to order online, finding a useful gift for the outdoors enthusiast in your life has never been easier. From camping, hunting, fishing and boating gear, apparel and shoes, housewares and nature-inspired home decor plus toys and gifts, there's something people of all ages on your list will love.
Since 1997, Cowtown Skateboards has sold quality skateboards with a variety of designs along with parts, protective gear and accessories. A great gift for the seasoned skateboarder or someone who's just getting started, choose from a range of colorful decks that will suit every type of skater's personality for a great skate every time. They also sell apparel including men's, women's, youth and accessories at all four Valley locations.
The Phoenix boutique has an array of home decor, cards, apparel and more all handcrafted by artists such as jewelry and apothecary for women and wallets and grooming items for men. You can find baby and kids' gifts including toys, rattles and books and home decor items like cactus sun catchers for outdoors, mugs and kitchen accessories and candles, to cards and books.
and Phoestivus on Dec. 13 and 20, with almost 150 local vendors selling their items.


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Tag Archives: M Night Shyamalan
If You're Disabled in an M. Night Shyamalan Film, You are either a Villain or a Supercrip (Mostly a Villain Though)
Posted by crippledscholar on February 12, 2017
I long for the days when M. Night Shyamalan was still mostly associated with his flops. Only making movies because of a vain hope that he would rediscover his Sixth Sense heydey. I look back yearningly at that moment I was sitting in a movie theatre and the collective groan of disappointment that the audience emitted at the end of the trailer for Devil (2010) because all hope that it might be good had been spoiled when it was revealed that the story was created by M. Night Shyamalan (though he did not actually direct or write the screenplay)
Shyamalan has recently recaptured some of his earlier success with his most recent film Split (2016). The film centres on a villain, Kevin (played by James McAvoy) who has Dissociative Identity Disorder and 23 distinct personalities (with a supernatural 24th). He kidnaps and terrorizes three girls. The film epitomizes the trope of to be mad is to be bad. I am not going to go into a long breakdown of how awful this is. Many others have already done so and likely better than I could have.
Image description: Still from the film Split. The character Kevin (played by James McAvoy) walks dow an empty street at night. He is bald with glasses and is wearing black pants and a jacket. His hands are in his pockets (image source)
I am instead going to talk about how Split's Kevin fits into a pattern of stereotyped disabled characters in M. Night Shyamalan movies. Characters who are usually bad but who occasionally also fill the supercrip role.
Split is actually (as it is revealed in the end) a sort of sequel to Shyamalan's 2000 film Unbreakable. Unbreakable is another film that relies on a disabled villain. Elijah Price AKA Mr. Glass (Samuel L. Jackson) has Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a condition that causes brittle bones. Price is inspired to villainy by comic books (Isn't Shyamalan Meta he creates a superhero universe where the villains are inspired by comic books *sigh*). He makes it very clear that his disability is a catalyst for his villainy. He reasons that if he is so fragile then there must be someone is as impervious to injury as Price is prone to it (because logic I guess). He goes around causing disasters with mass casualties until he finds his opposite. He discovers David Dunn (Bruce Willis) after Dunn is the sole survivor of a train wreck.
Image description: Elijah Price (played by Samuel L. Jackson) sits in a wheelchair in the aisle of a comic book store. He is holding up a comic in his right hand. He is wearing a grey sweater over a black turtleneck (image source).
Disability is so linked to villainy in Unbreakable that the hero is literally impervious to injury. He can never become disabled.
By linking Split and Unbreakable, Shyamalan has essentially created a superhero universe in which disability is synonymous with evil.
Shyamalan's use of disability is not limited to these two films. It is also a theme in his biggest success The Sixth Sense (1999). The initial meeting between Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) and Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is set up as Crowe being Cole's psychiatrist. But fear, not Haley Joel Osment is not another Shyamalan supervillain. He is not mad. He can actually really see ghosts. The film does not, however, avoid the insinuation that mad is bad. In the scene where Cole finds the evidence that a child–who had presumably died of some unknown prolonged illness–had been murdered by her mother through long-term poisoning. The film subtly suggests that the mother has Munchausen's by Proxy and was carrying out the prolonged poisoning not for the direct goal of killing the girl but rather for the attention having a sick child provided her.
Funeral guests can be heard musing about how long the girl had been sick, how many specialists were consulted to find the cause of the mystery illness and sadly explaining that now that the older child was dead that the younger sister was also begun to exhibit similar symptoms.
So while Cole Sear is not mad. Madness in the Sixth Sense is still dangerous.
In the film The Village (2004), Shyamalan manages to include both someone who is dangerously disabled and a supercrip.
Image description: Still from the film The Village. Alice Walker (played by Bryce Dallas Howard) stands in a doorway in a white nightdress. She stares blankly in front of her while reaching her right hand imploringly through the door (image source).
Ivy Walker (Bryce Dallas Howard) is blind. Her blindness isn't particularly extraordinary until she is forced to take on the supercrip role after the intellectually disabled and sexually frustrated Noah Percy (Adrien Brody) stabs her beloved in a fit of jealousy.
Ivy's blindness is a bizarre plot device because I never could fully understand why she was the only person who could leave the village in search of medical attention. It appears to mainly be a plot device to add tension to jump scares and an odd scene where she finds a miraculously well-tended gravel path in the middle of a forest. Allowing for a moment of "Oh look at how the blind girl recognizes the change in terrain without sight".
Noah Percy is a standard movie caricature of intellectual disability. He his presented as a perpetual child. His violence is a direct result of sexual frustration which reinforces the idea that the sexuality of disabled men is dangerous.
There may be other examples of disability stereotypes in Shyamalan's work but I admit that I have not seen all of his films. I can only hope that Split was an anomaly and that Shyamalan returns to his standard of flops because unfortunately as history has taught us failure does not stop him and he is unlikely to learn and stop using dangerous disability narratives. They are far too ingrained in his work.
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I was inspired to write this piece by David Perry who wanted a proper write up of a Twitter rant I wrote earlier in the day.
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Home > Pond Life > How Wildlife Friendly is Your Pond?
Natural wetlands have been disappearing from the British countryside at an alarming rate over the last fifty years or so, which makes it hardly surprising that garden ponds have become increasingly important as refuges for so much of our aquatic wildlife.
Some of our native species, such as frogs for instance, can make use of just about any kind of pond, while others are rather more demanding in their needs. Whether you've built your own pond from scratch, or inherited it from a previous owner, the features it contains and its relationship with your garden as a whole can be a make-or-break issue for some creatures. So if you've ever wondered just how wildlife friendly your pond is, here's a quick and simple quiz to help you find out.
It's principally a bit of fun, of course, but the quiz should still help give you an insight into the wants, needs and desires of some of the flora and fauna that are looking to be guests in your pond – invited or not!
1. Which description best matches your garden in general?
a) A haven for wildlife.
c) A fairly typical mix of shrubs, lawn and flowers.
2. How does your pond fit into the landscape?
a) A natural-looking seamless transition.
b) It forms part of the lawn edge.
c) It's backed by shrubs and a bog garden.
d) It's a distinct feature all of its own.
3. How is it planted?
a) The planting is left to nature.
b) For floral interest – lilies and the like.
c) For interest, but with a leaning to native species.
d) Specially chosen architectural or specimen plants.
4. What sort of creature are you most likely to see in it?
a) All sorts of things; frogs, dragonflies you name it!
b) Goldfish, or perhaps a water snail or two.
c) Tadpoles or water boatmen.
d) Nothing / my own koi carp.
5. How would you describe its construction?
a) A liner, with gently sloping sides.
b) I'm not sure what it's made of.
c) Preformed, with planting shelves.
d) Straight sided, made from concrete or in a barrel/container.
6. How much of the pond surface is covered by plants?
d) None / very little.
7. How would describe the area around the pond?
a) Log piles, low shrubs, long grass – pretty wild.
c) Shrubs, a rockery and a bog garden.
8.What's your approach to fertilisers and pesticides around your pond?
a) Never use any kind of chemicals anywhere in the garden.
b) Use them as necessary, but take appropriate precautions.
c) Never use chemicals near the pond or wildlife corner.
d) It's never been an issue around my pond.
9. What do you see as the PRIMARY purpose of your pond?
10. Finally, are there any nest boxes, insect homes or similar features in the rest of your garden?
a) Oh yes – there isn't a wildlife box we don't have!
b) A couple of nest boxes.
c) A variety of nest boxes and a couple of bee logs.
Your pond is a real home-from-home for native wildlife. Whether you deliberately set out to make it that way, or it just happened naturally, you'd be hard pushed to do more to encourage British species to set up home. One thing's for sure, you shouldn't have any problems watching wildlife this summer!
There are some valuable features in your pond, but wildlife isn't the total focus. If you've inherited it from a previous owner – or changed the way you want to use it – and now hope to make it more wildlife-friendly, you have a good starting point to work from, so a few simple changes should see you well on the way. On the other hand, if you're more than happy to have wildlife sharing your garden, but other aspects of pond-keeping appeal too, it sounds like you've already arrived at the ideal personal compromise.
It seems that wildlife isn't your pond's current priority – but then nobody said it had to be! After all, there are plenty of other reasons for having a pond beside providing a home for the local frog population. It is, of course, inevitable that one or two native species will wander in and if that does eventually inspire you to try to encourage others, there are few ponds that can't be made more wildlife-friendly if that's what you ever want to do.
However wildlife-friendly yours is – or isn't – enjoy your pond!
We decided to set up and build a pond as a water feature, in the hope it will attract wildlife. We have a small garden in a village close to a town. We already get Birds, hedgehogs, butterflies dragonflies and bats visiting the garden, so it would be nice to have some more wildlife. The purpose of the pond was to be a water feature with a waterfall with the added attraction of being a haven for wildlife. So far, we have managed to rescue some frogspawn and added some plants to the pond. It looks and sounds nice and we get a lot of pleasure from it. Looking forward to see how it evolves over the years.
Hello all, i'm setting up a wildlife pond and would appreciate any advice you could give as to attracting frogs and newts etc. also has anyone got any spare plants that i may have to get started or snails, i live in harefield near uxbridge and watford.


The spider species Phidippus apacheanus, commonly known as Apache Jumping Spider, belongs to the genus Phidippus, in the family Salticidae. Phidippus apacheanus spiders have been sighted 3 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Phidippus apacheanus includes 1 countries and 2 states in the United States. Phidippus apacheanus is most often sighted during the month of October.
There have been 3 confirmed sightings of Phidippus apacheanus (Apache Jumping Spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on October 8, 2018 by Spider ID member laurieb. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 3 sightings because of certain Phidippus apacheanus sightings reporting incomplete data.
Environment: Phidippus apacheanus has been sighted 1 times outdoors, and 1 times indoors.
Phidippus apacheanus (Apache Jumping Spider) has been sighted in the following countries: United States.
Phidippus apacheanus has also been sighted in the following states: Colorado, Missouri.
Phidippus apacheanus has been primarily sighted during the month of October.


D class assignments for undergraduates available in RGL108; phone (213) 740-6842.
An experiential approach to the sailing ship and seafaring, introducing offshore sailing theory and techniques, navigation and basic oceanography as relevant to seamanship. a: Crew level. Not available for degree credit. Lecture and lab.
An experiential approach to the sailing ship and seafaring, introducing offshore sailing theory and techniques, navigation, and basic oceanography as relevant to seamanship. Lecture and lab. B: Watch captain. Not available for degree credit.
Responsibilities and operations commanding an offshore sailing vessel including sailing theory and advanced techniques, advanced navigation, ships engineering, and oceanography relevant to seamanship. (a) senior skipper; (b) advanced senior skipper. Not available for degree credit.
Information accurate as of March 9, 2015 8:11 am.


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