The impressive facade is clearly inspired by the 40 years older Jesuit mother church in Rome: The "Gesu" or Jesus' church, built by Giacomo della Porta. In fact, this then hyper-modern Antwerp church was a new version of the older model. In a Baroque building it is especially the façade that counts. It has to appeal to passers-by. Here, the effect is stronger and more grandiose than in numerous Baroque facades in Rome, since all means available were used.
Whoever looks at the back of the façade especially from the Grote Goddaert and Minderbroedersrui will soon discover the illusion created by this facade: it is 8m higher than the edge of the roof. This illusion has been created to attract the public eye, thus superceding the normal constructive function of the roof.
The dimensions are admirably the same in height and width (33,2m) so that the facade forms a perfect square. Firstly, the vertical movement is obtained through the construction of the facade. Both parallel stairs to the towers that end in an arbour crowning absorb the vertical movement of the covings making them taller. A more subtle way of creating an illusion of vertical height is the so-called classic arrangement of columns and pilasters: on the first level heavy Doric style, on the second level the more elegant Ionic columns with covings and on the third level the even more decorative Corinthian style. The horizontal line is achieved by symmetry between the levels.
The warm feeling obtained from the facade is mostly due to the cream-coloured sandstone of the supporting stones and most of the sculptural ornaments. In contrast to the monochrome Baroque facades in Rome, contrast is obtained through the blue stone, used for the constructive, more line-minded elements like columns and pilasters, tympanum and the cornice, plinth and steps.
The strongly profiled architectural tone of form of the Baroque contributes towards the decoration: columns and pilasters, balusters as well as cartouches. Special decorative elements are scallops, festoons, horns of plenty, fruit baskets and masks. The figures of saints and angels also add to the relief. The whole is joyfully crowned by gilded objects like fire pots and candelabra on the covings which flank the cross on top of the central nave, plus there is the big pineapple on the arbour of the staircase towers.
The Baroque facade does not draw attention to itself. It gives a message of a higher level. Inside the church it is about Jesus. The Saviour, the Redeemer, and the Beatific - is symbolised by the big gilded cross on top. The fact that Jesus was willing to go to extremes, death on the cross, out of love should, according to some sketches by Rubens, be emphasized by two big angels left and right, holding the instruments of Christ's passion in its hands. The angel to the right with the three nails of his crucifixion, the left one with a lance, which pierced his heart to make sure of death, and a third angel should have supported the cross on the top of the facade. These unfortunately were never sculptured and remained a sketch.
Hans van Mildert sculptured a very realistic Mary with Jesus as a child on her right knee. From there he blesses the world, beginning with the passers-by on the church square. Their dignity is emphasized by the canopy with fluttering draperies, on both sides held by an angel.
Jesus' gospel is universal and passed down from generation to generation by all available means. The first contributors were the Evangelists'. They stand in a niche in the side bays. They were recognizable by their symbols underneath the bases: at top right Luke with the oxen, at bottom right Marcus with a lion, at left bottom Matthew with an angel, and at top left John with an eagle looking towards heaven as sign, giving it a even more spiritual inspiration.
The Apostles are represented underneath the Evangelists. Peter, the leader of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus, on the one side, Paul the great preacher on the other side at the portal of the church.
The Jesuit order has its shield at the centre of the façade, attracting even more attention by the contrast of the golden letters on black background. According to the original Greek reading they mean the first three letters of the name Jesus (IΗΣΟΣ), according to the Western Europe Latin version they represent the initials of the commitment to Jesus the savior of all mankind: Jesus Hominum Salvator. No one less than P. P. Rubens was asked to make the sketch. He drew attention to the coat of arms by surrounding it with triumphant playful gliding angels.
For the bust of Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, we must cast our eyes upwards again. In fact, the Jesuits wanted to dedicate this church to him as the first one worldwide. In the moment of the church consecration in 1621 Ignatius had not yet been canonized, so the Jesuits sought refuge in an official saint. The church was originally dedicated to the Blessed virgin who has a very important role in the spirituality of Ignatius. That is the reason why Mary is seated in the façade frontispiece while the bust of the - for the time being beatified - Ignatius, is underneath it. Nevertheless he was greatly honoured: two monumental angels crown him with a laurel wreath as was done in Roman time. Just one year later he was canonized and at which time the church was named as St. Ignatius' church, the first one worldwide.
The church was built, decorated and furnished over a period of only six years: started in 1615 and already consecrated in 1621.
It was very modern for its time. There are even plans to be seen of a more modern central building, very similar to the Basilica of Scherpenheuvel. Ultimately a long nave was chosen, so that it was possible to address a large public. The three-aisled church with a length of 60m is divided into 9 bays. Both side aisles are exactly half the size of the main nave. It is comparable to a basilica since this kind of style was specific to early Christian churches.
Since the Jesuits prioritise pastoral work daily prayers are said individually. Therefore there is no need for a long chancel, which makes it possible to place the high altar much closer to the congregation. The idea of the side aisles covering two floors was new: the galleries were used as meeting chapel, for the young members of the Marian Congregation and a catechism room for the instruction of the poor children of the city. The Jesuit students Aloysius van Gonzaga (†1591) and Stanislas Kostka (†1568), who died young, became the saints for both chapels. Both tower staircases at the side of the façade have a door leading straight from the church square to a cuboids stair.
In order to dispose of a more spacious and beautiful church a timber vaulting was used, lighter in weight, permitting two arcades to be cut out of the walls of the main nave, the curved arches supported by decorative marble pillars, with its two orders, lower Doric, upper Ionic capitals. This construction technique will be much regretted by the Jesuits a century later. When lightning struck in 1718 the burning roof collapsed on the wooden vault. The reconstruction of the basilica of pillars was entrusted to Jan Pieter van Baurscheit de Oude. Three years later the church reopened its (new) doors. However, the old glory is no longer there. Cheap blocks of grey natural stone have replaced the marble monolithic pillars, which were quicker built and were left unpainted. During Restoration done in 1980-83 attempted to reproduce the original pre-1718 interior, by painting the columns white, but it is still a marble imitation.
The interior has a lot of a Baroque Banqueting Hall. In Baroque, joy is evoked by exuberant decoration. Neither expense nor efforts were spared. You cannot exactly call the present day church sober, but before the fire of 1718 it was even richer. We know what the interior was like from numerous pictures dating from before the fire. It was not for nothing the Jesuit church was called the marble temple till 1718. The beautiful marble in all designs and colours decorating the apsidal walls, the high altar and the stone floor with its playful black-and-white pattern, often mistaken for a labyrinth, were all spared from the fire due to the stone vault of the semi-circular apsis.
The side aisles were completed with a flat ceiling on both levels now decorated with stucco, but originally the ceiling held 39 paintings by P. P. Rubens. The vaulted ceiling with gilded caissons above the apsidal walls is the original one. The whole ceiling of the central nave was identical like that before 1718. J. P. Van Baurscheit de Oude replaced it with belted arches, a cheaper and faster solution of. A new wooden panelling covers the walls of the side aisles.


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KU Endowment ahead of schedule on $1.2 billion campaign
Matt Erickson
In the past year, Kansas University's $1.2 billion fundraising campaign has taken officials and volunteers around the country to make their pitch to potential donors.
But during the coming year, the campaign will have a new focus: the KU campus itself.
Starting with a promotion at the Sept. 7 KU football game against South Dakota, the KU Endowment Association will kick off the portion of the campaign that will target faculty, staff and students on campus.
"There will be greater visibility on campus throughout the year," said Dale Seuferling, the Endowment's president.
The campaign, dubbed "Far Above: The Campaign for Kansas," is five years along, and more than a year into its public phase. It is set to run for eight years total, with a goal of raising $1.2 billion by 2016 to fund student scholarships, professorships, research programs and building projects, among other things.
And it's doing well: Fundraising had totaled $854 million as of July, Seuferling said.
"We're actually ahead of schedule," Seuferling said.
Of that total, $612 million was raised during the campaign's first four years, before a public kickoff event at Allen Fieldhouse in April 2012. Since then, $242 million in new gifts has been added, and the kickoff has been followed with 18 different campaign events held around Kansas and the United States.
In spots varying from Salina and Wichita to New York and San Francisco, officials and volunteers have traveled to send the campaign's message to donors and alumni in the area. Making many of the trips have been Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, Seuferling and Kurt and Sue Watson, an Andover couple serving as the campaign's chairs.
The message they've sent, Kurt Watson said, is that KU can only grow its education and research capabilities to a new level if it has help from donors. This year's state budget cuts, he said, make that even more apparent.
"If we're going to continue to build on the already solid reputation of the university and keep it amongst the national leaders of public research universities, we're going to have to do that through private dollars," said Watson, a 1975 KU alumnus and president of the IMA Financial Group.
But these events are only the first step of a process, Seuferling said. After potential donors are introduced to the campaign at an event, Endowment staff and perhaps a KU dean or director will work with them individually to encourage a personalized gift.
That should mean that gifts resulting from this networking will continue to roll in over the coming years.
"It's not sending a card and saying, 'Sign up here,' " Seuferling said.
And now the campaign will begin to reach out to faculty, staff and students on campus this year, as well, Seuferling said.
Indeed, when it comes to current KU students, the current campaign may pay off not just in a few years but in several decades.
Students may not be the most lucrative source of gifts while they're in college, naturally. But if this campaign plants the idea of giving to KU in their heads, that could pay off for the university when they're at later stages in their lives, Seuferling said.
"A key to it is educating students about the impact of philanthropy at KU: as they are here and present and participating intimately in the university, that they learn that philanthropy had an impact on their own educations," Seuferling said.
A big reason to mount fundraising campaigns every 10 years or so, he said, is that it presents an opportunity to check in with potential donors at different points in their lives. A donor making a small annual donation a decade ago could now be ready to make a five- or six-figure gift, for example.
And the messages a campaign sends can stick with a donor for years to come, Seuferling said.
"Many donors do comment to us that they recall reading about or seeing or knowing the example of what a donor had done 10 or 15 years ago," he said.
As those connections result in more and more gifts, both Seuferling and Watson said things look good at this stage in the campaign.
"We're not done yet," Watson said, "but we're off to a fantastic, fantastic start."
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Home » Tourism » Point of View. Dining A La King: Food in Cuba packs good flavor, but lacks variety
Point of View. Dining A La King: Food in Cuba packs good flavor, but lacks variety
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By Marshall V. King, Tribune Columnist
People have asked since I returned from Cuba earlier this month if I brought back cigars.
Though they're now legal, I didn't bring back the country's best known agricultural export.
What I really wanted to bring back was the sweet potatoes. They were tender and sweet, needing no more adornment than a sprinkle of salt. I love the orange yam or sweet potato, particularly this time of year, but these yellow tubers were newfound friends.
Likewise, the coffee was dark, thick rocket fuel made in stovetop espresso makers.
It was often simple food and even after a week, the lack of variety was evident. In Cuba, the story of feeding a nation of more than 11 million people is often one of making do and getting by.
Cubans will tell you they have enough food. They just don't have variety.
A group of us from six U.S. states traveled to Cuba for a week Nov. 9-16. The delegation to the country, put together by the Mennonite Economic Development Association chapter in Sarasota, Fla., focused on food and the food chain in the socialist country that Americans have heard about our entire lives. The U.S. fascination with Cuba, its old cars and its way of life in the United States seems to have been instilled in all of us who grew up hearing about one of our closest neighbors.
You can learn a lot about a country in a week, but there's always risk that your impressions don't hold as much truth as you hope. At the very least, I can tell you about the flavors.
There was the hog grown, killed and roasted on the 20-acre farm we visited on the outskirts of Matanzas, two hours east of Havana. The mojo marinade of garlic, lime juice and salt made it magical.
There were the mini bananas that taste like apples and the fruit called noni that tastes like bleu cheese. I had to try it. I don't need to again despite its lauded health properties.
There was the red snapper that Cubans don't favor, but still understand how to grill and serve.
During our week of travel, we heard from farmers and those who eat their food. We visited places where food is grown and sold, but also saw plenty of land that was untilled. While community gardens and even patio pots with tomato plants are part of how Americans think about food, in Cuba they're rare.
"What is it people complain about?" Alvarez said. "It's a lack of variety."
Like the economics of food in the United States, the Cuban system is complicated and harder to fully comprehend because it's based on communism/socialism rather than capitalism.
A system of ration cards to distribute basic staples to Cubans nearly free of charge was established after the country became Communist under Fidel Castro in the early 1960s. Rice, sugar, beans and powdered milk are still distributed this way.
Farmers markets feature fruits and vegetables, but there are no rations for them. Procuring them means spending money and wages are often so low that it's easier to rely on the food that comes from the ration cards. Those who can afford it can also use currency to buy pasta, or mayonnaise from the shelves at the "CUC store," so called for the Cuban Convertible Peso.
Economics and food supply are often complicated in ways not accounted for in modern political discourse, yet the U.S. sanctions and embargo of the country are at the heart of many of the shortages. The Cuban government estimates that it lost $4.3 billion from April 2018 to March 2019 because of the Trump administration's enforcement and tightening that prevents trade not just by the U.S., but its partners. Tourism is again more limited after relations between the two countries improved during the Obama administration and it became easier for Americans to travel there.
Seeing a different approach to feeding a nation, one that often involves oxen because parts for tractors are rare, raised more questions than it answered. As with any trip to an exotic place, it was easy to be taken in by the flavors, as well as the generous hospitality of Cubans.
All over the world, we can gather around the table and learn a bit more about how others live. Whatever the economics, at least that's universal.
I'm hungry. Let's eat.
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Stories Behind the Apps: BreakFree
Tell us about BreakFree! BreakFree is a revolutionary app that helps users maintain a controlled digital lifestyle. It monitors phone and app usage and tracks how addicted user are to their phones and apps by giving the user an addiction score. Broadly the addiction score is divided into three zones, green, yellow and red. We ask the user to try to be in the green zone. We've tried to make this a fun app by introducing a character called Sato who gives out tips based on usage. We also provide a lot of analysis on phone usage via graphs and stats.
To make this a complete de-addiction package, we have also provided tools for our users to help them reduce their phone dependency. Tools include disabling sounds, disabling the internet, auto rejecting phone calls, prompting every 10 minutes of continuous phone usage, etc.
How is BreakFree different from similar apps? While researching anti-addiction methods we found that this is a two-step process, first is to make the candidate realize his addiction and next is to wean him off by methods and tools. We have found our competition focused on only one of these two, either the analysis/insights part, which highlights the addiction levels or the tools piece, which helps users be away from their phones. For BreakFree, we wanted to include this entire process and so we decided to design both the steps into the app.
Also, most of our competitors have a very analytical feel in their apps, focusing mainly on graphs and charts. We, from the beginning wanted to make this a fun app.
What went into the design and UI? We were looking for an image that symbolized breaking free and initially settled on the image of a breaking chain for the icon. We also got the icon created on the same blue background with a chain breaking in the center. Later during the creation of the promo image, we came across this jumping lady, which we though would look great on the icon. So we cut/paste the lady from the promo image onto the blue background of the icon and it just looked a lot better.
The UI was designed one screen at a time. The dashboard initially just had an addiction score, and after taking feedback from friends and family we decided to add a human element to it. Thus the idea of Sato was born. I asked my sister, who happens to be an artist, to sketch out some images of Buddha boys, once we decided on what Sato should look like, we hired a freelancer to create vector images of the sketches.
What did you learn during the process and went right & wrong with the release? We have been very happy with results delivered by freelancers. The whole concept of freelance work is very informal, and you usually tend to try out more than one freelancer since the price is quite cheap. This is not the case with elance.com. The process is formalized. Once you have awarded the contract you need to kind off make sure that it works out. However, certain things can only be done on elance like the heavy-duty artwork, IOS development, etc.
A lot of things luckily went right for us. We were one of the first phone 'de-addiction' apps to hit the market, and I'd say we launched the app at the right time, when people are seeing the importance of detaching themselves from their phones. Our design of gamifying the entire process of 'de-addiction' has also been a big plus for us.
The biggest thing that went wrong I feel was that we missed a few important components while designing the app. The most important being the viral component. We realized after the launch that to survive in the Play Store and App Store, there has to be a viral component baked into the app. We will definitely keep this in mind while designing our next app.
Who created BreakFree? Since we are a small team of two people we wear multiple hats during the project. Mrigaen Kapadia is the Founder and also happens to be the Android developer. Nupur Kapadia is the Co-Founder. Mrigaen and Nupur have designed the app together. The artwork, marketing and translations have been outsourced.
Mrigaen Kapadia
What were you doing prior to creating BreakFree? Both, Nupur and me, come from a Computer Science background. We both also happen to married to each other. We were working with the French consulting firm Capgemini prior to starting Mobifolio, the parent company that launched BreakFree.
Nupur Kapadia
What other apps do you use or which apps inspire you? Mrigaen plays a lot of games on his phone, and currently he is awestruck by Hitman Go. A very different take on the hugely popular Hitman game franchise. The lengths to which the developers have gone to fine-tune the details is just mind blowing. Since we need to be connected 24/7 we love the features offered by K-9 mail and both of us get a lot of work done because of this app. We also use Andlytics a lot. This app is basically a substitute to the Google Developer's Console on the phone.
For BreakFree, we've drawn a lot of inspiration from the Nike Fuel Band app and Runtastic.
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Thomomys mazamawestern pocket gopher
By Corie Hanna
Geographic Range
Communication and Perception
Ecosystem Roles
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
Thomomys mazama is found in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Populations occur in Washington, Oregon, and California (Verts and Carraway, 2000).
Thomomys mazama usually occupies a narrower array of niches than other species of Thomomys. Thomomys mazama is found in a variety of soil types in prairies, meadows, orchards, and abandoned farms. They are not frequently found in dense forest. Common vegetation in the habitats of T. mazama includes bracken fern, Douglas fir, perennial grasses, red sorrel, and western strawberry.
Habitat Regions
Terrestrial Biomes
savanna or grassland
Other Habitat Features
Thomomys mazama is highly fossorial. It is adapted for this mode of life with heavily muscled shoulders and head tapering to relatively narrow hips. It has short limbs with five toes on each of the four feet. The toes on the front limbs have much longer curved claws than the hind limbs. The eyes and ears are small. The skull is flattened dorso-ventrally and has wide spreading zygomatic arches. The mandibles are heavy (Verts and Carraway, 2000).
The dorsal pelage of T. mazama exhibits a large range of colors in various subspecies. It is a shiny iridescent black in the subspecies T. m. niger. In T. m. tumuli and T. m. pugetensis it is blackish brown. The fur is dark brown in T. m. fuscus and T. m. louiei; reddish brown in T. m. hesperus, T. m. mazama, T. m. helleri, and T. m. melanops; reddish tan in T. m. couchi and T. m. tacomensis; light yellowish brown in T. m. nasicus, T. m. premaxillaris, and T. m. glacialis; and light brown in T. m. oregonus and T. m. yelmensis. The nose and face are dusky or black. The chest often has white splotches. The tip of the tail is lighter colored, usually buff, white, or light gray and may be almost naked.
Male T. mazama are generally larger than females. The total average length of T. mazama is 204 mm for females and 213 mm for males. The average tail length is 62 mm for females and 64.5 mm for males. The baculum is commonly used to differentiate between juveniles and adults. It is long and slender. The minimum length to be classified as an adult is 21-22 mm, but it can reach a length of about 26 mm. The dental formula for T. mazama is i 1/1 c 0/0 p 1/1 m 3/3 with a total of 20 teeth. The premolars are figure eight shaped. Chewing is propalinal (Verts and Carraway, 2000). (Verts and Carraway, 2000)
Other Physical Features
endothermic
homoiothermic
bilateral symmetry
Sexual Dimorphism
male larger
Range length
204 to 213 mm
8.03 to 8.39 in
There is little information on the mating behavior of T. mazama. Individuals seem to rely on encountering each other through normal daily movement (Scheffer, 1938).
Mating has not been observed in captivity for T. mazama, but reproductive behavior can be inferred from individuals taken in from the wild. The females produce one litter per year during the October to June breeding season. The average litter size is five. The period of gestation is about one month and depends on environmental factors. Under extreme stress, one or more embryos may be reabsorbed (Scheffer, 1938).
Key Reproductive Features
seasonal breeding
gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
Average number of offspring
Average gestation period
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
Thomomys mazama leads a fossorial life, spending most of its time in burrow systems it constructs or finds unoccupied. These burrows are 3.8-4.4 cm in diameter and are generally 10-15 cm below the surface. A vertical tunnel goes to deeper burrows that include the nest. Crescent shaped mounds of earth are formed when earth is excavated and lie at the surface. Nests are about 25 cm in diameter and 15 cm high and are lined with dry grass and root cuttings. Feces are left in nearby waste chambers. Individuals are generally solitary and are found together in burrows only during mating season. Thomomys mazama forages underground by snipping off roots while in their burrows. They sometimes forage above ground at night. They stay close to the openings of their burrows while they load their cheek pouches with vegetation before quickly going back underground. They repeat this process throughout the night. They do not eat while on the surface (Verts and Carraway, 2000).
The average home ranges of T. mazama are 97 square meters for females and 108 square meters for males (Witmer, 1996).
Key Behaviors
motile
solitary
Perception Channels
Grasses compose the largest portion of the diet of T. mazama annually. Woody plants such as Ponderosa pine were consumed mostly in the winter. Roots were eaten mostly in the autumn and spring and compose a large portion of the diet during these periods. Forbs are preferred when many food sources are available. In general, consumption of various species of plants corresponded to their abundance (Verts and Carraway, 2000).
Anti-predator adaptations are primarily behavioral. Thomamys mazama lives underground and emerges only briefly at night to forage. If threatened it retreats underground (Verts and Carraway, 2000).
Known Predators
long-tailed weasels (Mustela frenata)
bobcats (Lynx rufus)
ermine (Mustela erminea)
American minks (Neovison vison)
eastern spotted skunks (Spilogale putorius)
domestic cats (Felis silvestris)
coyotes (Canis latrans)
spotted owls (Strix occidentalis)
bullsnakes (Pituophis melanoleucus)
Thomomys mazama may play an important role in the aeration, mixing, and drainage of soil. They also contribute to the distribution and succession of plant species and communities. They are a source of food to many mammals and birds. Their burrows are used and inhabited by many other species. Their ecological importance is suggested by the fact that there is an ecological equivalent to the gopher on almost every continent (Witmer, 1996).
Ecosystem Impact
disperses seeds
creates habitat
soil aeration
Thomomys mazama can cause the failure of forest plantings because they eat the roots, leaves, and stems of the seedlings. This has led to efforts to control and eliminate gopher populations with repellents and toxins (Witmer, 2000).
Negative Impacts
crop pest
As of 1998 T. mazama was listed as a candidate species by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and as a species of concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service but was not included in lists of threatened species from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife or the California Department of Fish and Game (Verts and Carraway, 2000).
There are many subspecies because they are easily isolated by rocky, wet, or very compact soil; by frequent agricultural plowing of the land; or by dense forest (Whitmer, 1996).
Corie Hanna (author), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ondrej Podlaha (editor), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
living in landscapes dominated by human agriculture.
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
union of egg and spermatozoan
internal fertilization
fertilization takes place within the female's body
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
active during the night
breeding is confined to a particular season
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
digs and breaks up soil so air and water can get in
lives alone
uses touch to communicate
that region of the Earth between 23.5 degrees North and 60 degrees North (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle) and between 23.5 degrees South and 60 degrees South (between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle).
Living on the ground.
tropical savanna and grassland
A terrestrial biome. Savannas are grasslands with scattered individual trees that do not form a closed canopy. Extensive savannas are found in parts of subtropical and tropical Africa and South America, and in Australia.
A grassland with scattered trees or scattered clumps of trees, a type of community intermediate between grassland and forest. See also Tropical savanna and grassland biome.
temperate grassland
A terrestrial biome found in temperate latitudes (>23.5° N or S latitude). Vegetation is made up mostly of grasses, the height and species diversity of which depend largely on the amount of moisture available. Fire and grazing are important in the long-term maintenance of grasslands.
Scheffer, T. 1938. Breeding records of Pacific Coast pocket gophers. Journal of Mammalogy, 19: 220-224.
Verts, B., L. Carraway. 2000. Thomomys mazama. Mammalian Species, 641: 1-7.
Witmer, G. 1996. Biology and Habitat Use of the Mazama Pocket Gopher (Thomomys mazama) in the Puget Sound Area, Washington. Northwest Science, 70: 93-98.
Order Rodentia rodents
Rodentia: information (1) Rodentia: pictures (767) Rodentia: specimens (847) Rodentia: sounds (2)
Family Geomyidae pocket gophers
Geomyidae: information (1) Geomyidae: pictures (13) Geomyidae: specimens (12)
Genus Thomomys western pocket gophers
Thomomys: pictures (2) Thomomys: specimens (3)
Species Thomomys mazama western pocket gopher
Thomomys mazama: information (1)
To cite this page: Hanna, C. 2002. "Thomomys mazama" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed January 21, 2022 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Thomomys_mazama/


A mole is a unit of measurement used in the chemical sciences. Moles work in a similar fashion as the term "dozen".
A dozen of dogs = 12 dogs.
A mole of salbutamol = 6.022 x 1023 molecules of salbutamol.
6.022 x 1023 is Avogadro's number (NA), sometimes referred to as Avogadro's constant.
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) defines the mole as the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities as there are atoms in 0.012 kilogram of carbon-12. These entities may be atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, or photons. Because it can get awkward to express the number of entities using Avogadro's constant, the mole is typically used.
One mole of sodium (Na) atoms = 6.022 x 1023 Na atoms.
One mole of potassium (K+) ions = 6.022 x 1023 potassium ions.
One mole of haloperidol = 6.022 x 1023 molecules of haloperidol.
What is the connection between mass and mole?
This is when moles become useful as the unit mole acts as a bridge between the the number of entities and the mass. In order to interconvert between the number of entities, mass and moles, we need another number called the molecular weight.
The molecular weight (Mw in g/mol) is the sum of atomic weights of all of the molecule's atoms. In order to answer the question above, we will need to work out the molecular weights of ibuprofen and mefenamic acid first. You will need to look up the chemical formulae of the two drugs and a periodic table of elements for this!
As an example, we will determine the molecular weight of mefenamic acid.
Step 1: Determine the chemical formula of the compound.
Step 2: Find the atomic weights (periodic table needed) of every atom in the molecule. With enough practice, you will be able to remember the atomic weights of the atoms most commonly encountered in the field of pharmaceutical science!
Step 3: Calculate the molecular weight (Mw) by determining the sum of the atomic weights of the atoms of the molecule.
Mw of mefenamic acid = 15(12.01) + 15(1.01) + 1(14.01) + 2(16.00) = 241.31 g/mol.
Q1. The molecular weight of ibuprofen is 206.31 g/mol. Show how to determine the molecular weight of Ibuprofen given that its chemical formula is C13H18O2.
Q3. The structure of cefdinir (third-generation cephalosporin) is shown below.
i) From the structure, determine the chemical formula of cefdinir.
ii) Calculate the molecular weight of cefdinir.
Now that we know the molecular weights of ibuprofen and mefenamic acid, we can calculate the number of moles in 1.4 g of each of the drugs. We will do this using the formula 1 below. We also showed the mathematical relationships between mass, molecular weight and moles in formulas 2 and 3.
where n = number of moles (mol), m = mass (g) and Mw = molecular weight (g/mol).
Note: Some textbooks and websites may use different symbols for moles, mass and molecular weight but the concept remains the same.
Tip: You really only need to remember one of the formulas. With a bit of algebra, you should be able to figure out the other two!
Using Formula 1, let's calculate the number of moles in 1.4 g of ibuprofen and mefenamic acid.
So, there are 0.0068 mol in 1.4 g of ibuprofen and 0.0058 mol in 1.4 g of mefenamic acid. To answer the question, let us determine the number of molecules in 0.0068 mol of ibuprofen and 0.0058 mol of mefenamic acid.
Now that we have figured out the molecular weights, the number of moles and the number of molecules, we can now answer the question at the start of this section.
No, there are 4.095×1021 molecules of ibuprofen in 1.4 g ibuprofen and 3.493×1021 molecules of mefenamic acid in 1.4 g of mefenamic acid.
Where m = mass (g), Mw = molecular weight (g/mol), n = number of moles (mol) and NA = Avogadro's number (6.022 x 1023).


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Part of the anti-Semitic flyer found at multiple locations in Novato (Photo/Courtesy Matt Elkins)
Anti-Semitic flyers in Novato blame Jews, Israel for 9/11
By Dan Pine | August 23, 2019
Anti-Semitic flyers spouting conspiracy theories about Jews appeared in Novato last weekend, sparking a unified, angry response from police, local politicians and community members.
The flyers, plastered on telephone poles, storefronts and a high school campus, made preposterous claims that Jews, and Israel, were behind the 9/11 attacks. Among the claims: that Israelis were seen dancing on the site of the collapsed twin towers, that a Jewish Israeli man made billions in insurance money, and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the attacks.
At the bottom of the page it says, "Wake up USA!"
The flyers were reported on a downtown Novato Safeway and on the campus of San Marin High School, according to the Marin Independent Journal. The paper reported that Novato Mayor Eric Lucan quickly condemned them, saying "there is no room for this type of hate speech" in Novato, while Novato Police Chief Adam McGill urged citizens to "stand up to hate."
McGill told the Journal, however, that the flyers are protected by the First Amendment and there would be no investigation.
Nancy Appel, senior associate regional director of the Anti-Defamation League's Central Pacific Region, said her office received multiple calls about the incident.
"We are trying to see what we can find out," she told J. "The flyer doesn't say who is behind it. These are hoary old stereotypes about 9/11. It's of a piece in the rise of anti-Semitism we're seeing generally."
Rabbi Menachem Landa of the Chabad Jewish Center of Novato speculated the culprits were "probably some teenagers in the first week of school. This is not something I felt overly alarmed by. This doesn't stand for who we are" in Novato.
On Tuesday, the mayor, police department, school district and the anti-hate group Not In Our Town published an open letter condemning the flyers. It read in part: "The hate rhetoric on this flyer was an indication we must continue our work to stand up to hate in our community. We must show strong community support for those who have been targeted by this flyer and other minority or marginalized groups affected by similar hate speech."
Landa said that though he has received unwavering love and support from the community, Jewish and non-Jewish, there have been other disturbing incidents in town. For example, a young Jewish teen he knows received a text last year reading, "Hitler should have finished the job."
In the wake of that incident, Landa met with concerned community members and San Marin High School administrators. They pledged to do something, he said, including organize a Holocaust survivor speaker series, which has not yet taken place. "We're still working on it," he added.
Nevertheless, Landa is looking on the bright side. He said the flyers are "a reminder of what an incredible community we live in, that a couple of flyers are causing a ruckus and people are standing up to it. It reminds me how lucky we are to be living here that something like this will cause an outcry."
J. is part of Documenting Hate, a coalition of newsrooms led by ProPublica to get a better picture of hate in America today. If you witness or hear about a possible hate incident, let us know by filling out this form.
Dan Pine
Dan Pine is a contributing editor at J. He was a longtime staff writer at J. and retired as news editor in 2020.
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New Girl season 5 spoilers: Cece's mom disapproves of Schmidt?
New Girl star Lamorne Morris, who plays Winston on the comedy show, recently spoke about his co-star and lead actress Zooey Deschanel's motherly instincts. In the interview, Morris said Deschanel would definitely be a good mother to her child because she is also like a mom to them on set.
Deschanel, who plays Jess on the show, gave birth to her first child with husband Jacob Pechenik in July 2015. Due to her pregnancy, the makers had to film the first few episodes of season 5 without her, with the premiere episode titled "No Girl."
The upcoming season of New Girl will reportedly focus on other characters on the show. This was a creative decision on the part of the executive producers in order to give Deschanel some time with her newborn child.
Schmidt and Cece's relationship will move forward in season 5. The duo got engaged in season 4 and now the new episodes will further explore their union and marriage. Fans can definitely expect some major hiccups there.
"...their relationship will be put to the test when Cece's mom suddenly appears ahead of their wedding day. According to actor Max Greenfield, who plays Schmidt, there is a chance that Cece's mom will not approve of her choice," reports Yibada.
The site also reports that Jess and Nick will most likely remain friends in the upcoming season. Fox has not yet revealed an official release date for New Girl season 5.


In February 1974, the 132 range was revised and a new line of GLS versions was launched. Updates on the exterior were a new front grille, new hupcaps, larger lights and side rubbing strips. On the interior, the dash panel and instruments were re-designed. Mechanical modifications were made on the cylinder head, valve arrangement and fuel feed. Overall, the engine now had a power output of 107 bhp, performance stayed basically unchanged.
The next facelift came in 1977, after the 132 replaced the Fiat 130 as flagship in the range. Most notable changes were added rubber strips on the exterior and upgrades on the interior equippment. The engines remained almost unchanged, only the 1800 cc was upgraded to 2000 cc with performance levels remaining almost the same. Another technical innovation was the introduction of new brakes, discs at the front and droms at the rear.
A year after the facelift, two diesel engines were introduced for the model, a 2000 cc and a 2500 cc unit.
At the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1979, the Italian manufacturer introduced the 132 2000 with electronic injection. It was the first Fiat model to use this technology. Besides the new engine, this variant also came with a number of equippment updates, such as an external rear view mirror adjustable from the inside.
In 1981, the Fiat 132 was replaced by the new Argenta model. About 600.000 units had been produced of the car.


Rhythm Pharma has additional data for its first-in-class obesity therapy setmelanotide showing that the drug's effects can extend for over a year.
2017 was "good, but not great" for biotech IPOs, yet insider buying was still high at 34%.
Biotech IPOs roared back in 2017, but what will the next year bring?
While 2016 was a year of cancelled and low-end IPOs, 2017 was a year marked by IPO momentum.
Flagship Pioneering has launched its latest biotech, Torque, as it hopes to power through using a new class of "deep-primed" immune cell therapies in cancer.
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals has topped its expectations in its IPO, selling more shares—at a higher price—than expected when it announced its intention to go public a few weeks back.
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals is looking to get off a beefy $115 million IPO as the biotech public offering window appears to be staying open.


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Entering a game without two of his starters, Skyline High School boys basketball coach Mike Lovelace called on Marquis Wesley and Travonn Banks to have bigger roles for the Eagles.
The duo took their coach's words to heart and were key factors in the Eagles' 52-44 Southeastern Conference Red Division win against Saline on Friday night.
"We had to rely on some guys to have better games than they normally do and we were fortunate enough to have that happen," said Lovelace. "Marquis just had a great game for us. I challenged him before the game to have his best game tonight and he did do that."
Skyline starters Jordan Woods and Peter Bakker missed the game due to illness, but the Eagles got help from Wesley and Banks, who scored 12 and six points respectively.
Skyline jumped out to a 10-2 lead after the first quarter before Saline trimmed the advantage to 24-21 by halftime. The Hornets would continue their run and score the first seven points of the second half to take a 28-24 lead.
Saline was able to come back in large part because Wesley got into foul trouble, allowing the Hornets to pound the ball inside, according to Lovelace.
"We were defending really well early on, contesting lots of shots," he said.
The teams would battle back-and-forth the rest of the way. Saline had the ball with 2:23 left to play and the score tied at 44-44, but failed to score again.
"Third game in a row where we've played a good opponent, battled, battled, battled, we just couldn't finish the game. That just ages me," said Saline coach Matt Seidl. "To be in position and, regardless of the situation, to not finish. I'm not saying we should have won, but we could have won any of those last three games that we've played."
Lovelace knew it was going to be a tough match-up for his team, with or without two of his starters.
"They do a really good job of dictating the tempo to a half-court, grind-it-out game," said Lovelace. "We tried to mix it up a little bit more than normal. They have a good coaching staff over there that scouts well."
Michael Smutny scored a game-high 19 for Saline. Theron Wilson matched Wesley with 12 points for Skyline.
Tristan Simmons scored 23 and Ypsilanti stayed unbeaten in SEC White Division play with what coach Steve Brooks called a full-team effort.
"I was real satisfied with Alvin Smith and, once again, Brandon Thomas, because we had (Derrick) Richardson in foul trouble," Brooks said.
Mamadou Ba added six points and 12 rebounds for Ypsilanti (6-3, 3-0 SEC White).
As well as his team is playing now, Brooks said it can be even better when it gets into a rhythm.
"I think we'll be better when we get on that Tuesday-Friday swing," he said. "We haven't got on the Tuesday-Friday swing, and sometimes that makes it kind of sloppy, as well."
Brendan Griffin scored nine for Lincoln (3-5, 1-2).
Gabriel Richard couldn't find an answer for University of Colorado-bound forward Chris Jenkins, who scored 32 points and went 13-of-13 from the free-throw line for Jesuit.
"We gave it our best effort. In the second half we made a concerted effort and, to his credit, he made some big shots in the fourth quarter," said Gabriel Richard coach Pete Schoch. "I don't feel like we slacked."
The Fighting Irish (2-8, 0-3 Catholic League) had a balanced scoring attack with three players in double figures. Kamari Davis scored 23 points, Jason Houle 17 and Evan Fosha 13 to keep the game close.
The spread-out attack was a welcomed sight for Schoch.
"It's encouraging. We've been looking to achieve better balance," he said. "It's great to see production from two sophomores (Fosha and Houle) against U of D."
The game within reach for Gabriel Richard when Davis fouled out midway through the fourth quarter, setting of a string of events in motion that spelled doom for the Irish. Jenkins hit back-to-back jumpers to help spark a 7-0 run for Jesuit to push the game out of reach.
"Time was ticking away and we had to gamble and we were never able to get closer," Schoch said.
Three minutes into the first quarter, Milan was yet to score a basket and looking shaky against Huron League rival Grosse Ile. The Big Reds would go on to score the final 23 points on the quarter -- part of a 32-0 run -- to blow out the Red Devils.
Milan coach Josh Tropea called it the best first quarter he has seen in 14 years of coaching.
C.J. Turnage scored 15 points and had nine rebounds to lead Milan and Andre Duffin added 11 points.
Since losing its first conference game to New Boston Huron on Jan. 10, Milan (7-1, 3-1) has responded by winning three straight conference games by no fewer than 17 points.
"I honestly think, looking back at it, it was the best thing that could have happened to us," Tropea said of the loss. "We clearly got the message as a team and as a coaching staff. We better be ready to go."
Tropea points to 10 seniors on the roster as a huge factor in his team's preparedness. Knowing that their high school careers are coming to an end soon is a huge motivation for them.
"Their sense on urgency is bringing out the best in us," Tropea said.
Having not scouted Warren Macomb prior to Friday night, the Gryphons were in a tight game after one quarter. Sixteen minutes later, they led by 30 points on were well on their way to their fourth win of the season and third in conference play.
"After the first quarter they had a feel for them," said Greenhills coach Andrew Wright. "We just seemed flustered on offense."
The Gryphons (4-5, 3-3) shut out Macomb Christian 20-0 in the third quarter after Wright reminded his team to play their game.
"We need to make sure we're executing in games and we talked a bit about that at halftime," he said.
Andrew Khouri led Greenhills with 15 points and Andrew Gitlin added nine, all from 3-point range. Matt Hurst led Macomb Christian with 16 points.
The Flyers were tied 8-8 with Ecorse in the first quarter, but were routed after that. Ecorse, paced by Quaron Jones' 21 points, ended the first quarter on a 14-0 run aided by Willow Run turnovers.
"At some point these guys are gonna realize they're playing basketball," Flyers coach George Woods said. "Right now, some of these guys aren't playing with any heart.
"Ecorse took their hearts away in that first quarter."
Jamal Poplar led Willow Run (4-7) in scoring with four points .
"Again, we're still plagued with turnovers and when you go 5-for-18 from the foul line, there ain't much you can do," Woods said.
Trailing 37-36 late in the third quarter, Whitmore Lake was able to keep its composure and recapture the lead in the fourth en route to its first Tri-County Conference win since 2010.
"First league win for these guys, they were pretty excited," said Trojans coach Casey Livingston. "It's nice to get one."
The Trojans led most of the game until Sand Creek took the 37-36 lead in the third quarter. Mental errors allowed the Aggies to stay close and take the lead, according to Livingston.
"We're a young team, we made mistakes. We let them comeback and hang around," he said. "If can eliminate those small errors we'll be in a lot better shape. We have to learn to win games."
Nick Nied scored 16 points and Dylan St. Charles had 11 as the Trojans improved to 3-6 overall and 1-4 in TCC play.
Manchester was outscored 20-7 in the second quarter and could never regain momentum in the Cascades Conference loss.
Manchester (2-8, 0-4) was led by Josh Finley, who had 20 points on the night, including five 3-pointers. David Luckas was the only other Manchester player in double-digits with 11 points.
Tyler Applegate and JaVon Flowers each scored 14 points for Vandercook Lake.
Luke Wenger scored 31 points for Livingston Christian and Washtenaw Christian dropped to 4-5 on the season.
"Some of them are battling illnesses, but the whole team looked like it had the flu," Washtenaw Christian coach Aaron Hoesli said. "It was one of those nights. Our boys came out sluggish; we came late because of the weather."
Trenton Shelby had 13 points and four steals, John Carlos Anderson had 11 points and seven rebounds and Brian Shelby had 11 points, five steals and four assists.
"They played their game better than we played our game tonight," Hoesli said. "We weren't prepared for that physical a match-up."
But he said he wasn't disappointed with his team's effort.
"I was proud of my boys, they battled the whole game," Hoesli said. "They played the best they could, given the situation."
Calvary Christian battled back from a 33-16 halftime deficit to get within five points, but couldn't come any closer.
Calvary Christian's problems started when it was outscored 24-10 in the second quarter.
"Just went brain dead, I guess. Made bad passes, bad shots," coach Steve Thurmond said. "Had several turnovers that quarter, unforced errors."
The Cougars played inspired basketball after halftime, but couldn't come all the way back.
"It was like two different teams between the first half and second half for us," Thurmond said. "They played much better defensively, much more active, forced more turnovers."
Thurmond said he is looking for consistency not just between halves, but within quarters.
"We'll play well for 4-5 minutes, then we'll have a two-minute spurt of forced shots," he said.
James Bergler scored 14 and Keith Shock had 13 points and 13 rebounds for Calvary Christian (2-7).
Compiled by Jason Idalski and Matt Durr. Coaches may submit results at 734-623-2565 or at prepsports@annarbor.com.


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Posted on January 31, 2012 by mduminiak
Newt Gingrich is limping out of Florida with no momentum, little money and not much to be happy about. After his substantial victory in South Carolina and visions of soaring to the moon, Newt has crashed back to earth. His supporters are pinning his loss on negative ads from the Romney side, but that argument is just sour grapes. The truth is that Newt hurt himself more than Romney did and very likely hurt the conservative cause in the process.
First, let's dismiss the argument that negative ads are what sank Newt. That was true in Iowa. Conservative voters abandoned him and voted instead for Santorum. In New Hampshire without the attacks, the conservatives split fairly evenly between Gingrich and Santorum. In South Carolina, even with negative attacks, Newt won solidly. In Florida, Gingrich still won the conservatives – his voters did not run to Santorum as in Iowa. The negative ads didn't bring Gingrich down. He secured his base, but it was a smaller base than in South Carolina. Hence, he lost.
His real weakness was an inability to steal moderates from Romney. He only has himself to blame for that. His debate attacks were exposed as little more than stunts and his boasts exploded like over-inflated balloons. His image as a man with great knowledge and serious solutions backed by past experience suffered greatly. When he was caught with flagrantly incorrect 'facts' during the debates, it weakened trust in his criticisms of Romney. When his big spending promises in each State he's campaigned in were called out during the debates, it weakened confidence in his ability to have real solutions. When his great claim to fame of balancing the budget was admitted to be false because it was done by robbing Social Security, it undermined his claim to be the experienced fixer the country needs. Gingrich didn't just have some bad debates, he collapsed during them. His strong supporters may not see that nor admit it, but those who are not Newties were able to see it and the exit polls confirm it.
The real disservice Newt did in Florida was convince people that he is the only conservative who can beat Mitt. As a result, when Newt started to implode only voters who were shaky for Mitt stayed with him rather than go with another candidate. The race was viewed as being between Mitt or Newt and undecided voters found themselves with little choice than to support Mitt under the circumstances. Even if you add together the Gingrich and Santorum votes, Mitt still wins. That isn't because of negative attack ads on Newt, but rather the inability of Santorum to gain undecided voters because they felt the only candidates who could win in November were Mitt and Newt. That two man view is something only Newt has been pushing and for which he must take the blame when his campaign stumbles resulted in an overall conservative loss.
Newt will likely double-down on his themes. He'll say that he's the only conservative that stands a chance. He'll say that only he has the experience needed. He'll whine about negative attacks. He'll launch new attacks of his own which will likely be as weakly supported as his most recent ones in Florida that backfired. As I wrote after his loss in Iowa when he lost his temper and started his attacks on capitalism, Newt is his own worst enemy and his own undoing.
46 States to go…or so he says.
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Back loading and Frontloading Changes Presidential Primary and Caucus Schedule Big Time
Posted on July 16, 2011 by Kempite
The Republican presidential primary and caucus calendar remains up in the air, but White House 2012 has updated the tentative schedule. It can be found here.
WH12 has established the tentative dates of each primary and caucus through a combination of historical analysis of how the schedule usually works itself out and where each state has so far positioned themselves in the process.
Attempts by Florida to increase the impact of their primary results by holding their primary earlier than allowed by RNC rules, has forced the earliest dates in the new schedule to be in a state of flux. Republican National Committee rules allow Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina to hold their nominating contests in February, while all other with states are allowed to vote after March 6.
But Florida's decision to have its primary on January 31st of 2012, has forced Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina to leapfrog the Sunshine State in an attempt to maintain the excitement and influence that comes with their early vote. This situation is exacerbated by New Hampshire state law which requires the Granite State to be the first in the nation presidential primary and Iowa's state code that mandates that their presidential caucus be held "not later than the fourth Monday in February and at least days prior to any other presidential nominating contest. Because of those legal requirements the jockeying for position by Florida which has forced South Carolina to move its date up will ultimately force New Hampshire to move its primary to Tuesday, January 16th. That in turn will force Iowa to conduct its presidential caucuses on Monday, January 2nd. Monday the 9th, would seemingly be a better date, but due to the date that New Hampshire will be forced to hold its primary on, Monday the 9th of January would be a day short of the Iowa state mandate requiring it be held 8 days prior to all other presidential nominating contests.
Further evidence of these likely date changes comes from New Hampshire's Secretary of State William Gardner. He recently told the Boston Globe that the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary could be held in January or as early as it must to maintain its prized first-in-the-nation primary. Gardener added that insofar as the likelihood of New Hampshire holding its contest before the originally scheduled February 14th date, "it's not a close call"
Between those factors and legislative action that has already changed the dates of the presidential nominating contests in other states, White House 2012 has established that So the opening primary and caucus calendar will most likely be as follows:
Monday, January 2nd; –
Iowa Caucus – 28 Delegates
Tuesday, January 17th;
New Hampshire Primary– 23 Delegates
Saturday, January 28th:
South Carolina Primary– 50 Delegates
Tuesday, January 31st;
Florida– Primary -99
Such a frontloaded calendar is not exactly desired, mainly because it forces the height of campaigning in to Iowa to be conducted during the Christmas and New Years holidays, a time when most Americans are far more interested in seeing Santa and the New Year Baby than they are in Jon Huntsman, Gary Johnson, or Newt Gingrich. But in 2008, a similar scenario saw Florida push their primary up and that led to a chain reaction which ultimately forced Iowa to hold their caucuses on Monday, January 3rd. So it is my belief that this situation will play itself out in 2012 much the same way that it did in 2008.
In the meantime, while Florida, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Florida are in a competition of frontloading the Republican presidential nomination process, there has been little or no mention of the fact that many other states are doing just the opposite.
In 2008, New Jersey which has traditionally been one of the very last states to hold its presidential primary, and thereby one of the most inconsequential to the process, moved its primary to March, with states like New York. But the legislative geniuses in the Garden State decided that the $11.2 million that it costs them to hold a primary separate from their traditional primary date for all other elected offices, was not worth the cost. So in 2012, New Jersey will join Montana, New Mexico , and South Carolina in holding their primaries on June 5th, a date that precedes only Utah which will hold its contest on June 26th. By then the question is…..why bother?
As for New York, it too has moved its Primary back, along with Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island. Together, on Tuesday, April 24th, these states will join with Pennsylvania and hold what is essentially a northern, Mid-Atlantic regional primary that will offer up a total of 231 delegates. These states are traditionally more liberal than much of the rest of the G.O.P. and as such, the strength of their combined vote coming on the same day, could be a big boost to less conservative Republican presidential contenders like Jon Huntsman or if he runs, favorite regional son Rudy Giuliani.
All together, White House 2012's updated primary and caucus schedule has established date changes for more than a dozen states. And while not every date is set in stone, we are confident that this is one of the most probable presidential primary and caucus calendars out there.
Of course this could all change if Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Preibus adheres to RNC rules and punishes any of those states which are not allowed to hold their nomination contests prior to March. The penalty for such a transgression of RNC rules requires reducing the number of delegates that the violating states send to the national nominating convention by half. Such a reduction in size would be a significant blow to the influence that large states like Florida which has 99 delegates, would have on the nomination process. This is especially true when it comes to California which has scheduled their primary for February 7th. They would go from 172 delegates to 86 delegates. That's a loss of more delegates than the combined total of delagates that Iowa, New Hampshire, Delaware, and Rhode Island send to the convention.
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Female R. rabida drag their egg mass around, having spun a silken cocoon around the egg mass and attached it to spinnerets. The cocoon darkens from shiny white to dirty brown before the eggs hatch.
Reproduction in R. rabida is one of the most commonly debated and studied areas of the animal's behavior. Rabid wolf spiders efficiently detect movements. When males and females are in courtship mode, they use a series of displays to interact and breed. R. rabida perform a series inter-bout turns in which one spider turns in a given direction based upon the direction in which the other spider turned previously. Pheromones also play a role in these intricate courting rituals. Scientists have shown that the intensity of the pheromone is directly related to the turning in males, specifically the degree and time of turning.
Breeding occurs from late summer to early fall.
Rabidosa rabida has a limited role in th ecosystem. Its main job as a predator is to control the booming insect population. However, as an occasional prey species, it may contribute to feeding other organisms also.
Although it is of little direct benefit to humans, R. rabida is very common among semi-urban and rural areas and is very active in its predation of insects. This can be a big benefit where pests are a problem.
Rabidosa rabida has little adverse affect on humans outside of being pests. These spiders are not poisonous but have been know to bite unsuspecting victims.
Rabid wolf spiders are not currently endangered or at any prevelant risk of becoming threatened.
Justin Scarborough (author), Southwestern University, Stephanie Fabritius (editor), Southwestern University.
Comstock, J., W. Gertsch. 1965. The Spider Book. Ithaca, New York: Comstock Publishing Company, Inc..
Jackman, J. 1997. A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects. Houston: Gulf Publishing Company.
Milne, L., M. Milne. 1980. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders. New York: Chanticleer Press, Inc..
Parker, S. 1982. Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms Volume 2. McGraw-Hill Book Company.
Rovner, J. 1991. Turning behavior during pheromone-stimulated courtship in wolf spiders. Animal Behaviour, 42: 1015-1016.
Rovner, J. 1989. Wolf Spiders lack mirror-image responsiveness seen in jumping spiders. Animal Behaviour, 38: 526-533.
Unknown, 1999. "Introduction to Ethology" (On-line). Accessed Oct. 3, 2001 at http://cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/Ethology/introduction_to_ethology.htm.


if a man … slay him with guile, Ex. 21:14.
Blessed is the man … in whose spirit there is no guile, Ps. 32:2.
Keep … thy lips from speaking guile, Ps. 34:13.
deceit and guile depart not from her streets, Ps. 55:11.
in sheep's clothing, but inwardly … ravening wolves, Matt. 7:15.
Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile, John 1:47 (D&C 41:11).
I caught you with guile, 2 Cor. 12:16.
our exhortation was not of deceit, nor … guile, 1 Thes. 2:3.
laying aside all malice, and all guile, 1 Pet. 2:1.
did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth, 1 Pet. 2:22.
he that will love life … speak no guile, 1 Pet. 3:10.
in their mouth was found no guile, Rev. 14:5.
he was caught with guile, Alma 18:23.
except … with real intent it profiteth him nothing, Moro. 7:6.
shall greatly enlarge the soul without … guile, D&C 121:42.
George Miller is without guile, D&C 124:20.
let him be humble before me, and be without guile, D&C 124:97.
seemingly good feelings … were more pretended, JS—H 1:6.


Moon phase on 3 March 2006 Friday is Waxing Crescent, 4 days young Moon is in Taurus.
Waxing Crescent is the lunar phase on 3 March 2006, Friday . Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 17% and growing larger. The 4 days young Moon is in ♉ Taurus.
Previous main lunar phase is the New Moon before 3 days on 28 February 2006 at 00:31.
Lunar disc appears visually 0.4% narrower than solar disc. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1928" and ∠1935".
Next Full Moon is the Worm Moon of March 2006 after 11 days on 14 March 2006 at 23:35.
The Moon is 4 days young. Earth's natural satellite is moving from the beginning to the first part of current synodic month. This is lunation 76 of Meeus index or 1029 from Brown series.
3 days after point of perigee on 27 February 2006 at 20:27 in ♒ Aquarius. The lunar orbit is getting wider, while the Moon is moving outward the Earth. It will keep this direction for the next 9 days, until it get to the point of next apogee on 13 March 2006 at 01:44 in ♍ Virgo.
Moon is 371 678 km (230 950 mi) away from Earth on this date. Moon moves farther next 9 days until apogee, when Earth-Moon distance will reach 406 273 km (252 446 mi).
1 day after its ascending node on 1 March 2006 at 16:25 in ♓ Pisces, the Moon is following the northern part of its orbit for the next 12 days, until it will cross the ecliptic from North to South in descending node on 15 March 2006 at 19:52 in ♍ Virgo.
8 days after previous South standstill on 23 February 2006 at 09:37 in ♑ Capricorn, when Moon has reached southern declination of ∠-28.648°. Next 4 days the lunar orbit moves northward to face North declination of ∠28.694° in the next northern standstill on 8 March 2006 at 00:05 in ♋ Cancer.
After 11 days on 14 March 2006 at 23:35 in ♍ Virgo, the Moon will be in Full Moon geocentric opposition with the Sun and this alignment forms next Sun-Earth-Moon syzygy.


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Nanaimo RCMP investigate at Discontent City on Friday, Aug. 17. GREG SAKAKI/The News Bulletin
Another person stabbed at a tent city on Vancouver Island
Incident happened Friday afternoon in Nanaimo; injuries were not severe
Another stabbing happened at Discontent City last week.
First responders were called to the homeless camp just before 4 p.m. Friday.
A victim walked out of the camp under his own power and across the street, where he sat down at a parking garage at Port Place mall. Blood could be seen on his chest. He was transferred to an ambulance.
As of Monday, police had not been able to make an arrest due to lack of co-operation from the victim.
Staff sergeant John Blaase, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman, said the victim was reportedly "highly unco-operative with police, not willing to provide any information."
"We did identify who that person was, but he clearly didn't want to be labelled a rat, apparently. That's one of the terms he used," Blaase said. "So, he's not wanting to provide us with any information as to how the situation occurred."
Blaase said the stabbing injury did not appear to be severe.
RELATED: 18-year-old arrested after a stabbing at Nanaimo's Discontent City
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Liberals scrap lottery system for reuniting immigrants with their parents


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Three sisters, half fey and half human, live and work in the human world and function as agents of the Otherworld Intelligence Agency (OIA). A murder of one of the sisters coworkers throws them into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Demons are walking the earth and it's up to the sisters and their friends to save the day. I have read this series many times and I never get tired of it. I highly recommend it!


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One Night (ELO Part II album)
One Night may refer to:
One Night (Greg Brown album)
"One Night" (song), a song recorded by Elvis Presley
One Night, an album by J. C. Jones
"One Night", a song by Jay Sean from Me Against Myself
"One Night", a song by The Corrs from In Blue
In film and television:
One Night (2005 film), an Iranian film
One Night (TV series), a 2012 British television miniseries
"One Night" (Sanctuary), an episode of Sanctuary
One Night (2002 film), a film produced by Winchester Films
One Night (2007 film), a film featuring Christian Campbell and Billy Lush
One Night (2012 film), a film directed by Lucas Belvaux
"One Night", an episode of Cold Case
In other uses:
One Night Trilogy, a series of indie survival horror games
One Night Only (disambiguation)
All pages beginning with "One Night"
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One Night is a live album recorded and released by ELO Part II. The concert was recorded on 20 May 1996 at a concert in Australia while the band was on tour. It was called One Night since ELO Part II was in Australia only for one night. The album's official release was UK, 1996 2 CD and US, 1997 1 CD.
This album contains a lot of ELO's greatest hits performed live.
All songs written by Jeff Lynne, except where noted.
"Standin' in the Rain"
"Evil Woman"
"Don't Wanna" (Eric Troyer)
"Showdown"
"Can't Get It Out of My Head"
"Whiskey Girls" (Bev Bevan/Phil Bates)
"Livin' Thing"
"One More Tomorrow" (Bevan/Mik Kaminski/Bates)
"Mr. Blue Sky"
"Telephone Line"
"Ain't Necessarily So" (Bev Bevan /Phil Bates)
"The Fox" (Kelly Groucutt)
"Strange Magic"
"Sweet Talkin' Woman"
"Confusion"
"Do Ya"
"Rockaria!"
"Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry)
"All Fall Down" (Troyer)
"Witness" (Bev Bevan /Phil Bates)
"Thousand Eyes" (Troyer)
"Hold On Tight
"Turn to Stone
"Rock and Roll Is King
"The Last Train to London
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Me Against Myself is the debut studio album by Jay Sean, released 8 November 2004 in the United Kingdom, January 2005 in Malaysia, and February 2005 in India on 2Point9 Records, Relentless Records and Virgin Records.
Commercial performance
The album includes three UK top 20 hit singles: "Dance With You" (#12), "Eyes On You" (#6), and "Stolen" (#4). Noted for its experimental, creative fusion of contemporary R&B, British hip hop and Indian music, as well as its social commentary, the album was universally acclaimed by critics and sold more than two million copies worldwide, remaining Sean's most successful album to date.Me Against Myself was influential in pioneering and popularizing Bhangra-R&B fusion music among the worldwide South Asian diaspora.
Despite initially failing to reach the top 20 on the UK Albums Chart (where it peaked at #29), the album gradually managed to sell 100,000 copies in the UK and went on to become a substantial hit in Asia. "Dance With You" and "One Night" were included on the soundtracks for the Bollywood films Boom (2003) and Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005), with Sean making an appearance in the latter, while the Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu made an appearance in the music video for the song "Stolen". This helped Me Against Myself sell over two million copies and become five-times platinum in India. Beyond India, the album sold over 300,000 copies across other parts of the world, including Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong. His performance of tracks from Me Against Myself on MTV Asia (alongside the Rishi Rich Project) had a television audience as large as 165 million viewers. The album helped establish Sean as a major recognized artist across Asia and among the worldwide Desi diaspora.
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Q: How to validate date as characters are entered in js There is an input where the user must enter a date in the format dd.mm.yyyy., And I need to check that he does not write letters and other unnecessary characters. The Internet is full of examples for a ready-made date, in my case it is necessary to check as you enter. For example, the user pressed the key 2 - it appeared in the input, pressed z - nothing changed in the input. Pressed 3 - ok, pressed / - nothing has changed. I tried to write a regular expression,
((0[1-9]{0,1})|([1-2][0-9]{0,1})|(3[0-1]{0,1}))\.{ 0.1}

but I can't figure out how to check the data after the dot. Need your advice.
Here is a small example

A: Just updated you tags on question, as your linked example was using React, and how you do this in plain JS would be slightly different.
Rather than regEx, a slightly easier option might be to use lookups, you could then check what valid chars are available at each char position.
Below is an example.
ps. It won't catch everything, eg. 31 days in Feb, & 29/28 for leap years etc.  So ideally you should check again after date fully entered.

const {useState} = React;

const anynum = '01234567890';
const num01 = '01';
const num31 = '0123';
const dot = '.';

const posValid = [
  num31,    //3
  anynum,   //1
  dot,      //.
  num01,    //1
  anynum,   //2
  dot,      //.
  anynum,   //2
  anynum,   //0
  anynum,   //2
  anynum    //2
]

function partsValid(s) {
  if (s.length > posValid.length) return false;
  //simple num check at pos
  for (let l = 0; l < s.length; l += 1) {
    const c = s[l];
    if (!posValid[l].includes(c)) return false;
  }
  //check day
  if (s.length > 1) {
    const day = parseInt(s.slice(0, 2), 10);
    if (!(day >= 1 && day <= 31)) return false;
  }
  //check month
  if (s.length > 4) {
    const month = parseInt(s.slice(3, 5), 10);
    if (!(month >= 1 && month <= 12)) return false;
  }
  return true;
}

function App() {
  const [value, setValue] = useState("");
  const onchange = (e) => {
    const nv = e.target.value;
    if (partsValid(nv)) setValue(nv);
  };
  return (

      <input onChange={onchange} value={value} placeholder="dd.mm.yyyy" />

  );
}

ReactDOM.render(<App/>, document.querySelector('#mount'));

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Every "body" has a story. Some stories may sound familiar, but definitely this post is not just my story; but many like me- who think they should love their "body." They should love themselves because they may not be attractive, may not have the perfect body (shape), and may not be as fashionable as others (what people think); but are equally beautiful as any other skinny or zero size women! "I know this is a sensitive subject for many!" Therefore we should all be equally responsible for the "words", we use to describe or comment on someone!
Fashion just cannot be defined by one person or 'for' one person. It is different for every "body." How you pull your clothes together makes you "look different." For some it may be an effortless task, while for some- it may take effort to look your best- just because you cannot fit into everything and anything, like me! But do not feel ashamed about it. We all are born with different features. Embracing them may seem harder and embarrassing, but remember: "it is your body, and you must love it."
"I know there is a big hue and cry about "losing weight"and being "skinny." And so many girls and women are driven into this mad race. It is getting worse every day. Blaming the media, celebrities, fashion industry or the models may look like an easy excuse to satisfy ourselves; but, it is people's distorted perception of body image- that should be blamed!"
"Sometimes, I hate myself for being a part of such society, where you are judged by your looks and clothes, and not by your behavior!"
A woman's body goes through numerous changes; and especially the post-baby body. Some get in-shape, while for many it seems challenging (due to several reasons). Declaring the reasons or, defending yourself, to show your friend that; "you are not usually like this," may satisfy you for sometime, but not for too long. Feel proud about who you are, and how you look-physically!
"I have had never been skinny (though I do not remember my teen days), and have never wanted to be one! I admire women in good shape (never feel bad to compliment them); also feel motivated to be in "perfect shape," when I see the celebrities, models on glossy magazines, or fashion bloggers; but believe me; they have never happened to be the reasons of 'hating my body.' I like who I'am, and how I carry myself-in terms of fashion and style."
Nobody else can ever tell you,"what you should wear?" If you are lucky enough to be noticed, you may stumble across Stacy and Clinton to tell you; "What Not To Wear," but if you are not, try and be your own stylist. Find dresses, pants and tops that flatter your body and make you feel "beautiful."
Shop your taste in style, and not for other's negative remarks! If you are not comfortable in shorts and t-shirts, don't go for it, and make yourself feel uncomfortable! Even if it means wearing button-down shirts in summer, rather than wearing sleeveless tops or t-shirts, wear your usual favorites. Do not care for other's negative comments and criticisms. Style with your favorites, and make a statement in fashion.
3. Have a Love Relationship with your Body.
Surrender to your body and accept the way it is. This will not only bring peace to your life, will also help you feel motivated to reduce your extra weight (if you are happily willing to!) sometimes in the future; when you feel, you are ready! Keep repeating to your body,"I think, you are beautiful, just the way you are now, and I believe, you can get much better tomorrow." Stop hating, and just believe in your love (body), and see how things will start to transform slowly.
Sometimes we diet, sometimes we fight (with ourselves by hurting and neglecting body demands), sometimes we try and fail; but still try and try...but do not stop hating our body. In all these attempts to creating an "ideal body," we neglect our health. We forget that, our health is deteriorating, which is turn it is affecting our weight and the look. Feeding your body with mindful eating and small exercises like; walking, dancing or running, can keep your health in check and your mind calm and peaceful. Listen to your body demands like plenty of rest, good 7-8 hours of sleep, drinking lots of water and staying happy and less-stressed!
it is good to know the rules as well as the facts about what looks good on what body type, but in the end the most important factor is that we are happy with our body and that we feel comfortable in our skin.
Wonderful post. Have never understood why only thin is considered beautiful when so.many models are anorexic and look bad. I agree with you. Everyone should be happy with their body and shpp for what suits you.
Thank you so much, Rosh!! I know! the trick is in learning to make yourself look beautiful-even with the type of body, skin and look you have. It may seem tough, but once we learn to embrace and 'perfect' it, we get the positive results. Thank you again!!
Lovely post- very interesting read!
Thank you very much, Lux!! Very well-said!
This post is so useful! I agree with everything you have said. Everyone should love his body.
These are truly wise words. Variety is beautiful and regardless of shape and size we should like our bodies. I agree with these points, it's more important to live healthy and dress what we like than fashion trends and debilitating diets.
Thank you very much, Marika!
Very inspiring! This blog is very motivational and Im I'm inlove with your photos. Btw, would you like for us to follow each other? Leave a comment if you followed me already so I can follow you back right away. Let me know and lets keep in touch!
Thank you for the beautiful feedback, dear!
Indeed, loving your body and dressing for one's body type is more important.
Really inspiring post! thank you for the motivation words. I love it.
Thank you very much, Tomtins for your wonderful feedback. Thank you for stopping by!
Thank you so much, Rabea!