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Pork ribs welcome both chipotle flavour from the southwest and BBQ sauce from the far west! So prepare yourself for a coast-to-coast menu success!
- 1.5 kg Olymel pork baby back ribs
- 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 30 ml (2 tablespoons) brown sugar
- 25 ml (1 1/2 tablespoons) cumin
- 15 ml (1 tablespoon) ground chipotle pepper or chili powder
- 15 ml (1 tablespoon) dry mustard
- 15 ml (1 tablespoon) onion powder
- 15 ml (1 tablespoon) ground coriander
- 15 ml (1 tablespoon) fresh ground pepper
- 7 ml (1/2 tablespoon) coarse salt
- 300 ml store-bought barbecue sauce
- Combine all ingredients except barbecue sauce in a dish and brush both sides of ribs with mixture. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 4 to 24 hours.
- Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C). Place ribs in pan, bone side down. Cover with aluminum foil and seal securely. Cook in oven for 2 ½ hours, then drain ribs, saving cooking juices to add to barbecue sauce.
- Heat grill to medium setting. Grill spare ribs, turning and brushing with remaining sauce, for about 15 minutes, or until caramelized.


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LONDON -- As one of the most adorable royals in all the land, it's only fitting that Prince George should have an equally adorable nickname for his great grandma.
And by his great grandma, we of course mean Queen Elizabeth II.
The Prince's nickname was revealed by the Duchess of Cambridge in a recently shared clip from ITV's upcoming documentary, Our Queen at 90.
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Yep, he calls the Queen "Gan Gan." How damn cute is that?
"George is only 2-and-a-half, he calls her Gan Gan," the Duchess says in the clip.
"She always leaves a little gift or something in their room when we go and stay, and that just shows I think her love for her family."
Our Queen at 90 will be shown on ITV at 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, in the run-up to Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday (on April 21).
The clip is the first time the Duchess has been interviewed on television since she and Prince William were engaged.
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The Greek finance ministry has rebuffed calls from the European Commission to defend the country’s statistics agency, which is mired in controversy involving alleged manipulation of the government's fiscal data between 2010 and 2015.
Andreas Georgiou, the former chief of ELSTAT, is in the crosshairs for allegedly undermining Greece's "national interest" during the country's bailout talks with international creditors by inflating its budget deficit numbers. Earlier this month, the Greek Supreme Court said Georgiou should stand trial, facing charges that could put him in jail for up to 10 years.
Following the country's descent into economic crisis, ELSTAT’s data served as a basis for the size of the rescue package, which carried tough austerity conditions intended to restore the health of Greece's public finances.
The Greek statistics were backed by the Commission’s own Eurostat at the time, and Brussels today reiterated that.
Marianne Thyssen, the European commissioner who oversees Eurostat, called on the Greek government to “actively and publicly challenge the false impression that data was manipulated during the 2010-2015 period and to protect ELSTAT and its staff from such unfounded claims.”
She added that it was “absolutely clear” that the data the Greek government submitted to Eurostat during this time was “fully reliable.”
Thyssen spelt out her concerns in a letter to the Greek government, together with Pierre Moscovici, the Commission’s chief on tax, and Valdis Dombrovskis, its vice president in charge of the euro.
Greece received a third cash injection from international creditors last year, as the country struggles to climb out of a seven-year-old sovereign-debt crisis.
The allegations against Georgiou stem from his five-year stint at ELSTAT from 2010 to 2015. He took up the position as chief a few months after the EU and the International Monetary Fund bailed out Greece, which was facing financial collapse after being shut out of international bond markets.
The Greek debt crisis began in 2009, when the incoming government of then-Prime Minister George Papandreou found that the country’s budget deficit was over 12 percent of economic output — twice as much as the figure put forward by the former government. When he took over the helm of ELSTAT a year later, Georgiou again revised the budget deficit to 15 percent, a figure backed by Eurostat.
Now, with the far-left Syriza government in charge, Georgiou has become a high-profile victim of Greek discontent with the painful reforms the country is undergoing.
But in a reply letter to the Commission on Wednesday, Euclid Tsakalotos, the Greek finance minister, refused to get involved in the legal proceeding, EU sources said.


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Families commemorate first official MMIWG day in Manitoba
About 200 people gathered at Legislature to honour Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls
About 200 people gathered at the Manitoba legislature Wednesday as the province marked the inaugural day to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
The event began with an opening prayer and included a pipe ceremony for families that have lost a loved one.
"It's an opportunity to lift up families and to show that we support and care and love all of the work that they are doing, in respect of seeking justice and recognition for their loved one," said Nahanni Fontaine.
Fontaine, MLA for St. Johns, introduced Bill 221 to the Manitoba government last year. The bill, called the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Honouring and Awareness Day Act, made Manitoba the first provincial government in Canada to have an official day to honour MMIWG.
The event, held inside the rotunda at the Manitoba Legislature, saw many families joined together for the pipe ceremony.
"One of the things that we wanted to do, is we wanted to start this day in a really good way, in a ceremonial way," said Fontaine.
"It's an opportunity to lift up families and to show that we support and care and love all of the work that they are doing in respect of seeking justice and recognition for their loved one."
Fontaine said while she's proud to have played a part in getting the day officially recognized in Manitoba, she was happier to see a large number of families come together for the event.
"It was such a beautiful thing to see so many people here coming out to show that support. I'm glad just to be a small part of having had facilitated that. It makes you proud, but it makes you even more proud as a community when we come together like this."
Families still searching for answers
Barb Houle's daughter Cherisse Houle went missing in May of 2009. Her body was found in July that year and the case remains unsolved. Barb Houle's son Jordan was also murdered three years after her daughter disappeared.
For Houle, bringing people together for an official day to honour and remember loved ones is something that helps her to heal.
"I pray for the families that are going through what I am going through, I'm glad that this is getting more awareness," said Houle. "When this first happened to my family, none of this was like this at all. But now that I see the community coming together more and more, so I'm happy about that."
Karen Smith was also at the Legislature Wednesday to support family and friends who have lost loved ones. She said she just moved back to Winnipeg from her reservation.
"I feel sorry for the families that have lost people," said Smith. "I couldn't imagine. Support is needed for the people that have lost members."
Smith's younger cousin Lisa went missing more than 20 years ago. "She was a young girl when she left.
"I would think that if anybody that goes through it, there is support for families. All nations. And that's what's happening here."

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A lot of people were quick to offer their judgment on the future of the Wii U within a few days of its release. Truth be told, that’s not fair. In fact, even after more than a month of owning Nintendo’s newest console, this isn’t fair.
That won't stop the haters from having the case of "WiiUselessness". Their seems to be a contempt for Nintendo that ascends the gaming world. Perhaps it now possesses the reputation of being a "child's system". I don't think it matters what Nintendo does, or third party devs for that matter. The industry just wouldn't be what it is today if they had bowed out after the GameCube. We wouldn't have the 'Move' or the 'Kinect'. It's tragic irony. SonySoft have already 'emulated' Nintendo in to what they are today, right down to the outdated controllers. They're in it for the long-haul.
People often forget just how bad the PS3 launch line-up was. The difference is the PS3 had allocated a great library over the years. Once it got MGS4 it was on a roll. The status around Nintendo is prove it first. Consumers have seen since the Gamecube that it is the odd 3rd party title that Nintendo consumers are interested in. It's the 1st party games that they are after and Nintendo has done a poor job in the past convincing gamers to buy the system for 3rd party games as well. Sony and Microsoft have proven themselves when it comes to multiplat games. Nintendo hasn't which is why many like myself are taking a wait and see approach. Right now there are a few games that interest me but not enough right now. I also don't see much incentive buying games again like Mass Effect 3 that has a few gameplay elements using the Gamepad. Once the library grows and if 3rd party developers are serious about actually taking advantage of the Wii U's features then I will definitely get one.
I think it has more to do with the fact that Nintendo's software is more reliable to console owners. They know what they're getting. 3rd party devs are also notorious for not marketing their games.
That contempt exists for every system. It's not singular to Nintendo. We already have enough console war foolishness, don't add in a "who gets hated the most" variable.
I agree and disagree at the same time. While it was a nice selection of games at launch, there hasn't been anything notable come out since. We're close to being 2 months into the wiiU's life and I still see the same games I saw at launch. I love my mario u and rayman legends demo but I'm still shocked there's not alot of info yet on future titles. Is it cause they're not far enough along in development or are 3rd parties just waiting for ps4 and 720?
You will see this same thing with the next consoles from Sony and Microsoft because it happens with every launch system. I have games like Pikman 3, Wonderful 101, Lego city undercover, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Two Brothers, Pier Solar, HD Zelda, SSB, and of course projects like the one from Monolith Soft and HD Nintendo titles are all worth looking forward to.
That launch lineup is purely garbage lol. With ANY other console and a PC you have absolutely no need for any of those games. With any other console in general it gets iffy. 450 dollars or so for what lol? For what!
That's pretty common. Most publishers want to release their games in the first few weeks because it means they will sell more. It happened with the PS3 and Vita as well. A definite dry spell after the first couple months. PS2 was pretty good on it's release, but PS1 had a dry spell as well. After that though the games start rolling in more regularly, although you still get the summer months.
Tired of these launch lineup articles give me something new.
Sorry, but it was full of ports that run worse than their PS3/360 bnrothers, old games with extra features. or 2D games, one decent, solid exclusive (ZombiU) we're being treated like babies online, restricted what time we can download age rated content, we both need to add each others Nintendo ID's too.
It came out six weeks ago, is it really relevant to still talk about the launch lineup?
wii u is a joke
the wiiu lineup is absolutely fantastic...nintendo got alot of triple aaa titles available at launch..sure they were on other systems but that doesnt stop them from being great games and a couple nice exclusives....good thirdparty support especially in the e-shop...very good lineup
I also thought it was a great line-up, however paying $60 for games I already owned and played just wasn't going to happen for me. It's good for those that didn't have them though. I brought 4 games at launch, and have 4 games on pre-order through the middle of next year, and looking at maybe getting a couple others in that time as well. PS3 gaming is taking up a lot of my wallet though from February onward.
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After initial estimates that appeared like a tie, Elvis took the crown as king of the box office Monday when the final numbers rolled in, barely edging out Top Gun: Maverick in its 5th week of release.
“MONDAY AM: According to data this morning, Warner Bros.’ Elvis wins No. 1 this weekend with a $31.1M opening beating the fifth weekend of Paramount/Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick which did $29.6M. It’s the third No. 1 opening for Warner Bros. YTD after The Batman‘s $134M and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore ($42.1M).”
Christian Bale said he’s open to returning as Batman again, but only if Christopher Nolan is behind the camera.
“During the press tour for Thor: Love and Thunder, Christian Bale sat down with Screen Rant to chat about the upcoming Marvel Studios release and if he would be open to playing Batman again. ‘No one’s ever mentioned it to me. No one’s brought it up.’ said Bale when he was asked if he’s been approached to reprise his role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. “Occasionally people say to me, ‘Oh, I hear you were approached and offered all this.’ And I’m like, ‘That’s news to me. No one’s ever said that.’”
Since Stranger Things 4 debuted a little over a month ago, Kate Bush’s song “Running Up That Hill” has exploded onto the scene. Here’s how the now-iconic moment from the season was born.
“A lot happens in the first half of Stranger Things 4, but the things most people are talking about take place in the fourth episode, ‘Dear Billy.’ That episode itself is jam-packed with huge moments and revelations but it’s the ending sequence, which sees Max (Sadie Sink) escaping from Vecna’s Mind Lair, that has easily gotten the most attention.”
While the idea for a Madame Web movie still seems ridiculous, Sony continues to build an all-star cast for the film, this time adding Emma Roberts to the fold.
“Sony Pictures continues to take chances on its extended Spider-Man universe of characters with the Dakota Johnson-led Madame Web, adding yet another name—Emma Roberts, star of American Horror Story and Scream Queens—to its cast in yet another undefined role.”
In a new audio commentary track from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Director Sam Raimi explained how John Krasinski’s appearance as Reed Richards was merely to please the fans.
“About halfway through Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, the eponymous wizard finds himself lost in the eponymous multiverse, with him and new buddy America Chavez finding themselves in an alternate reality where their Doctor Strange is dead and their preeminent superhero team is not the Avengers but the Illuminati—consisting of a bunch of fan-favorite cameos from beloved superheroes and actors, as well as Black Bolt of the Inhumans. One of those cameos in particular, John Krasinski as Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four, was a payoff to years of fan-casting, based largely on the fact that Krasinski looks a fair amount like the character and that it would be fun to imagine him as Mr. Fantastic and Emily Blunt as Sue Storm.
What’s going on with the announced Star Wars series The Acolyte? Here are the details we know and how it might come into play in the Star Wars galaxy.
“The Acolyte has been mysterious since its inception. Two years ago, Lucasfilm announced a series created by Russian Doll co-creator Leslye Headland, calling it ‘a female-led series’ focused on part of the Star Wars timeline we know little about. There were some casting moves, but nothing solid. Finally, buried in a giant Vanity Fair article previewing all the upcoming Star Wars projects, from the imminent (Obi-Wan Kenobi) to the far-off (Rian Johnson’s trilogy), there’s some news about The Acolyte. And it could change Star Wars forever.”

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In between writing blog posts on Thursday (which was National Freelancers Day #NFD2013), I stopped at the Picasso art exhibit in downtown Raleigh. If you are in the Triangle area, you only have one week left before the exhibit is over!
Held at Gallery C, the small free exhibit showcases original drawings and lithographs. “Peintre Chauvre Devant Son Chevalet” (pictured right) was made in 1927. I liked the art-within-art quality of this piece and I am now writing a poem about it. This is just a section of the etching, see the full Picasso etching.
Picasso was quite the creative. I went to a larger (temporary) exhibit a few years ago at the Nasher in Durham where they showcased his poetry. Surprised me: He wrote over 300 poems!
This was my first visit to Gallery C, a gorgeous historic home in Raleigh’s Oakwood District. Located just across the street from Krispy Kreme, PieBird, and the new Station (Yes–it is open!), and the also new So & So Book Store. Try and check out the art before the exhibit closes on November 30th. Living Poetry has a Meetup scheduled in the final hours it is open.

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Development Policies Plan: Submission
Dartford Borough Council submitted the Development Policies Plan, and a range of related documents, to the Secretary of State (Planning Inspectorate).
This stage was the start of Examination in Public for the Plan, necessary to allow the Plan to be approved. Information includes the documents below, separated into relevant categories:
- SD-06 Identified Employment Areas Final (June 2016) PDF, 947.53 KB
- SD-07 Open Space Report 2015/16 Final (June 2016) PDF, 663.57 KB (also see Erratum below)
- SD-10 Playing Pitches Study (2016) PDF, 1009.38 KB
- SD-12 GTSS Implementation Strategy Update (June 2016) PDF, 509.25 KB
- BD-03 Core Strategy 2011
Further documentation, including from the Inspector and for the examination process, is placed on the Development Policies Plan Examination webpage.
For queries relating to Plan content and handling of representations, please contact the Planning Policy Team, 01322 343213

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To the dismay of many and the joy of some, the horn-like drone of the vuvuzelas served as the soundtrack to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The African instrument became a symbol of the competition, a source of joy, headaches, and numerous controversies.
Last week, Brazilian president Dilma Roussef unveiled the caxirola, a yellow-and-green fist-sized instrument fashioned by the artist Carlinhos Brown that sounds like a maraca and that is set to overshadow vuvuzelas.
“I think the caxirola is not only related to soccer, but also to our country’s great capability to create an instrument that is much prettier than the vuvuzela,” Roussef said during the event.
That may be true, but unfortunately for Roussef and Brazil, the caxirola is also proving to be a natural projectile when placed in the hands of angry soccer fans.
On Sunday, a heated Brazilian championship game between Vitoria and Bahia was repeatedly interrupted when hundreds of fans hurled maraca-like missiles towards players on the field.
Though no one was injured, the incident raised concerns at FIFA about the instrument’s viability for the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup.
"FIFA and the local organizing committee will analyze the situation and will reconsider the caxirolas as items approved for the Confederations Cup and World Cup, for safety reasons," FIFA said in a statement following the Brazilian instrument’s debut.
It is not clear what the World Cup organizing committee will do if FIFA bans the caxirola, but it is unlikely that vuvuzelas will make a comeback either way.


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ISSN print edition: 0366-6352
ISSN electronic edition: 1336-9075
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Comparison of heterogeneous anion-exchange membranes for nitrate ion removal from mixed salt solution
Kristyna Weinertova, Raiane S. Honorato, Eliska Stranska, and David Nedela
MemBrain s.r.o., Straz pod Ralskem, Czech Republic
Abstract: Nitrate concentration in surface and groundwater is becoming a global concern. The electrodialysis is a useful separation technique that uses ion-exchange membranes to treat the solution, and these membranes can possess certain selectivity towards different ions. The objective of this work was to compare the possibility of nitrate separation form a mixed salt solution by electrodialysis using three different anion-exchange membranes (AEMs). Characteristic properties of heterogeneous AEMs are mainly defined by their composition, a mixture of a polymer matrix and an anion-exchange resin. In this work, three different kinds of anion-exchange resins with distinct functional groups (trimethylamine and dimethylethanolamine) were used to prepare AEMs, in which selectivity towards nitrate ion was compared by desalination of mixed salt solution using laboratory electrodialysis unit. The solution used was composed of NaCl, NaNO3, NaH2PO4, and Na2SO4, every salt of concentration 0.05 mol L−1. Although the properties of individual AEMs and their courses of desalination differed significantly, all membranes had higher selectivity for nitrate ions than for the remaining ones; however, their selectivity towards nitrate and chloride was very similar. The affinity relationship of the AEMs was: nitrate > chloride > dihydrogen phosphate > sulfate.
Keywords: Anion-exchange membrane ; Anion-exchange resin ; Nitrate ; Electrodialysis
Full paper is available at www.springerlink.com.
Chemical Papers 72 (2) 469–478 (2018)

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What does sleep do?
Allows your heart to rest and cells and tissue to repair.
- This can help your body recover after physical exertion. Also, as you progress through the stages of sleep, the changes in your heart rate and breathing throughout the night promote cardiovascular health.
Can work to prevent illness or help you recover from illness.
- During sleep, your body produces cytokines, which are hormones that help the immune system fight off infections.
How does sleep benefit athletes?
By increasing the quantity and quality of sleep athletes can improve their performance in many areas related to the demands of the sport.
- A Stanford study of men’s basketball players who extended their sleep to 10 hours a night found several positive outcomes. The players ran faster in both half-court and full-court sprints. Their shooting improved by at least 9% for both free throws and three-point shots. The athletes also reported improved physical and mental well-being.
- Male and female swimmers who extended their sleep to 10 hours also saw many performance improvements. Reaction times off diving blocks were faster9, turn times were improved, and kick strokes increased. Times swimming a 15-meter sprint also improved. Additionally, these athletes experienced improved mood and decreased daytime sleepiness and fatigue.
- Varsity tennis players, male and female, who increased their sleep to at least nine hours a week also performed better. The accuracy of the players’ serves increased significantly10 from about 36% to nearly 42%. The players experienced less sleepiness as well.
- Other studies of female netball players and male soccer players have demonstrated that sleep hygiene education helps athletes increase their overall sleep time. This adequate sleep before a competition is likely to encourage top performance.
Tips for building a sleep routine (Sleep Hygiene) for a good night of sleep
- Create an appropriate sleep environment. Your sleeping space should be dark and cool with little to no noise.
- Avoid alcohol and caffeine before bedtime. These beverages can interrupt sleep or lead to more disturbed sleep.
- Stay away from electronics in the hours before bedtime. This includes TVs, cell phones, and computers. The blue light that these devices emit can affect your circadian rhythm.
- Building a wind-down routine teaches your body that it is time for sleep. Activities such as reading, taking a bath, or meditating can help you relax and get ready for sleep.
- Get out of bed if you can’t fall asleep after 20 minutes of trying. Do a quiet activity in another space until you feel sleepy.
In addition to these sleep hygiene tips, other habits especially important for athletes are to:
- Avoid overtraining. Keep a consistent training schedule so as not to overexert yourself.
- Avoid training and competitions too early or too late. These can affect sleep quantity and quality, especially if your athletic schedule is inconsistent.
- If you need to nap, keep it brief. Naps should be no more than an hour and not taken after 3 p.m.
- Reduce stressors. Not only do mental stressors affect sleep quality, but they also impact performance overall.
Overall, we all need sleep but athletes with their increased training schedule should aim to get 9-10 hours of sleep most nights. If you can achieve the required amounts of sleep you should also see you performances improve in training and your sport.
MedlinePlus: National Library of Medicine (US). (2020, April 16). Healthy Sleep. Retrieved June 7, 2022, from https://medlineplus.gov/healthysleep.html
Fry, A. (2022, April 13). Sleep Foundation. Retrieved from www.sleepfoundation.org: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/physical-activity/athletic-performance-and-sleep

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EVENT DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) is an undocumented-led group that fights deportations and criminalization of Black, Brown, and immigrant communities in Chicago and surrounding areas. We fight case by case, person by person, alongside families to create an environment for our communities to thrive, work, and organize with happiness and without fear. Through grassroots organizing, legal and policy work, civil disobedience, and cross-movement building we aim to challenge the institutions that target and dehumanize us and reclaim our collective power. The money raised through Pedal for Peace would support our day-to day work with undocumented families facing deportation:
- Paying the cost of the phone to communicate with members in detention
- Supplies and costs for community workshops and meetings
- Supplies for rallies and protests against deportations and criminalization
We envision a future without displacement and borders; without incarceration and deportations. A future where people can choose to stay or migrate freely. A future where our bodies will not be commodified or exploited to fulfill quotas, fill cages, and used to generate profit. We envision a future where we determine the use of resources to ensure our collective well-being. A future of liberation for indigenous peoples, immigrants, people of color, women, LGBTQI, Black, and all oppressed peoples. A world of dignity and resistance, of transformation, laughter, and love.


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Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are agents of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. Both in men and in women, HPVs cause a variety of clinical symptoms ranging from warts to cancer. It has been shown that infection with oncogenic HPV is the major cause of development of cervical cancer in women and less frequently of penile cancers in men. HPV infects epithelial cells and can bind other cell types. Its presence in semen is widely known, but the effects on fertility and reproductive function are still controversial. Partners of women with high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions were enrolled. From each subject seminal parameters were evaluated. HPV was detected and genotyped both in total semen and in swim up-fraction. In order to verify the cause-effect relationship between HPV presence in semen and sperm quality, we developed a new approach (differential cell lysis, DNA extraction and nested PCR) to evaluate virus localization in the different semen components. Our data indicate a correlation between HPV infection of exfoliated cells and reduction of sperm cell motility. Moreover, we analyzed the physical state of HPV18 DNA in sperm cells by qPCR. Our results suggest a possible integration event during which a disruption of the HPV genome occurs, causing the deletion of E1 and E2 genes. The data support the proposed role of HPV in decreased male and couple fertility and prompt new possible consequences of the viral infection in semen.
Ragusa, M., Bosco, L., Schillaci, R., Bellavia, C., Caleca, M., Gianguzza, F., et al. (2016). HPV in semen: evaluation of the link among infection, sperm parameters and viral genome integration. In 4° Meeting, libro degli abstract (pp.9-9).
|Autori:||Ragusa, M.; Bosco, L.; Schillaci, R.; Bellavia, C.; Caleca, M.; Gianguzza, F.; Roccheri, M.; Perino, A.; Capra, G.|
|Titolo:||HPV in semen: evaluation of the link among infection, sperm parameters and viral genome integration|
|Settore Scientifico Disciplinare:||Settore BIO/11 - Biologia Molecolare|
|Data di creazione:||2016-12-15|
|Nome del convegno:||4° Meeting Biotecnologie IBIM CNR STEBICEF UniPa|
|Luogo del convegno:||IBIM CNR Palermo|
|Data di concessione:||2016-11|
|Data di pubblicazione:||2016|
|Numero di pagine:||1|
|Citazione:||Ragusa, M., Bosco, L., Schillaci, R., Bellavia, C., Caleca, M., Gianguzza, F., et al. (2016). HPV in semen: evaluation of the link among infection, sperm parameters and viral genome integration. In 4° Meeting, libro degli abstract (pp.9-9).|
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Nov 2, 2013, 10:16 PM EST
One week ago in India, Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing celebrated their fourth consecutive World Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships – with Vettel seemingly supplying the exclamation point with a set of donuts on the front-stretch of the Buddh International Circuit.
But apparently, one set of donuts was not enough for RBR. On their way to this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the champs decided to have former team pilot and 13-time Grand Prix winner David Coulthard do a burnout on the helipad of Dubai’s Burj Al Arab to commemorate the titles.
The hotel tops out at 1,053 feet, making it one of the tallest of its kind in the world. It should be noted that the helipad stands a bit below that height – but still plenty high enough for the Red Bull gang to get some killer visuals of Coulthard lighting ‘em up against the backdrop of the Dubai skyline.
You can check out a clip of the scene above. As for RBR’s current business in Abu Dhabi, their drivers Mark Webber and Vettel make up the front row for tomorrow’s race, which you can see live on NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra starting at 7:30 a.m. ET.
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Eye For Film >> Search >> 'Eva Melander'
When a border guard with a sixth sense for identifying smugglers encounters the first person she cannot prove is guilty, their relationship forces her to confront terrifying revelations about herself and humankind.
A detective pairs up with a hypnotist to try to solve a brutal murder.
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Biological Diversity Assessment of Tok Bali Mangrove Forest, Kelantan, Malaysia
Ibrahim, Kasawani and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman and Md Isa, Nurun Nadhirah (2007) Biological Diversity Assessment of Tok Bali Mangrove Forest, Kelantan, Malaysia. WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development, 3 (2). pp. 37-44. ISSN 1790-5079
Official URL: http://www.worldses.org/journals/environment/envir...
This paper attempts to give information about the structure of mangrove distribution at Tok Bali, Kelantan in order to initiate for management and rehabilitation program. A study was conducted in July to November 2006 to determine the species composition, diversity index and above-ground biomass in 15.8 ha Mixed Mangrove Forest. A transects forest profile length of 30 meter and 20 plots were established, a Diameter Breast Height (DBH) and height were measured and recorded, and also diversity index and above-ground biomass were determined. A total of 10 species consisting of nine exclusive and one non-exclusive mangrove were recorded. The common species found were Sonneratia alba (1,170 trees/ha, 330 saplings/ha and 22,680 seedlings/ha) followed by Ceriops decandra, Excoecaria agallocha, Avicennia alba, Bruguiera cylindrica, B. sexangula, Rhizophora apiculata, Aegiceras corniculatum, Nypa fruticans and Derris trifoliata. From the results an average of 595 trees/ha, 598 saplings/ha and 646 seedlings/ha represented a moderate good condition and regeneration potential. Total above-ground biomass was 2664.57 kg/ha and S. alba also recorded the highest because the of wide range of diameter and height. Mangrove trees showed total average of species richness (S) was 8.0, eveness (E) was 0.793 and diversity (H’) was 1.603.
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France: Right on rise across continent
An anti-immigrant current is sweeping EU.
The British newspaper The Guardian reports that Jean-Marie Le Pen's success in the first round of the French presidential elections is far from being an isolated phenomenon. The right is on the rise across Europe and has already won power in capitals from Copenhagen to Lisbon.
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Crews straightened a Norfolk, Va., building that once leaned 21 in. toward the street. The team did so by cutting the structure from its foundation and using hydraulic-powered jacks to lift and level the building.
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It’s the second acquisition of 2023 for NFP, as they continue to expand, here’s the word;
NFP, a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, HR services consultant, and retirement plan advisor, recently announced its acquisition of Gravity Risk Services Ltd. (Gravity), an award-winning community insurance broker based in the West Midlands. NFP will integrate Gravity’s risk services into its existing commercial insurance offerings, employee benefits, and human resources services, which will add value to its clients and employees.
“NFP is always assessing the market with the intent to acquire firms that support our ethos and core values around the importance of client services and exceptional carrier relations,” said Matt Pawley, president, NFP in Europe. “We are impressed with Gravity’s growth, a direct result of great leadership and innovative insurance solutions for clients. We fully expect that our investment in Gravity will enhance this growth.”
All of Gravity’s team members and key executives will become part of the NFP team, including founder and director, Dale Collett.
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A San Antonio police officer did not follow protocol while handling a call that resulted in her shooting and killing a mentally ill San Antonio woman, according to police suspension records obtained by mySA.com.
Officer Crystal Estrada disregarded a handgun magazine she saw in the woman's home, which would have indicated the woman could be armed. After the officers forced their way into the room where the woman had barricaded herself and discovered she had a gun, Estrada sent an unarmed cadet to help try to disarm her, the records show.


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The Gates of Modern Taste
by Jo Lusby
article courtesy of City Weekend magazine http://www.66cities.com/
Ten years ago, artists couldn't live by art
alone. Now contemporary Chinese painters are beginning to take their
place on the international arena, thanks in part to the Beijing
space that showed it - the Red Gate Gallery
"The way westerners look at our art is different to
how we Chinese look at it ourselves," explains artist Qi Zhilong.
"So Chinese artists have to be aware of western values of
aesthetics. What we put up for sale is largely what we know
As one of China's most successful -
read saleable - contemporary artists, Qi should know. As recently as
ten years ago, Chinese contemporary art was seldom seen and even
more rarely purchased. Beijing's artists had no formal gallery to
show or sell their paintings in, and nobody was interested in
buying. "The market for modern art really started in 1992," recalls
Qi. "And the Red Gate arrived at the right time."
The Red Gate Gallery has
come a long way since it first opened its doors in July 1991. Housed
on the ground and top floors of the cavernous Ming Dynasty
Watchtower on the southern stretch of Beijing's crumbling city
walls, the gallery was Beijing's first privately-run contemporary
art gallery, opened to provide a space where bright young artists
could show the most cutting edge modern art. "The ground floor was
taken up with an exhibition of the local rock collectors society,"
recalls Brian Wallace, Red Gate founder, glancing down at an area
now filled with contemporary art sculptures.
But aside from
lofty artistic aims, the gallery also had to make enough money in
order to survive, and that was never a certainty. At that time, the
only other contemporary art gallery was the now-defunct Concert Hall
Gallery, and Wallace initially opened the Red Gate on the prayer
that it would be able to pay its own way for a couple of years, at
most. "It was very early days for commercial activity," recalls
Wallace. "And it was early days for the contemporary art scene, in
terms of people's appreciation and interest, and in terms of the
There was essentially no commercial
interest among the local Chinese in the modern art being produced.
The overwhelming majority of buyers were from the ex-pat
diplomat/journalist community, and this had a necessary impact on
what was being produced. "The art scene then was more focused on the
embassies and their tastes," explains Robert Bernell from art portal
Chinese-art.com. "And that made it less dynamic, less plural."
Stylistically, the contemporary art of the early '90s was
Cynical Realist. Distorted images were suffused with a sense of
boredom, and the subject matter was very inward, exploring the
artistic medium rather than any transcendent spirituality. "At that
time, I only worked in black and white," says artist Wang Yuping.
"The general feel was one of depression." One of the foremost
contemporary painters at the time, Wang's style gradually changed
into his current (more optimistic) trademark theme of brightly
colored fish images.
Almost all artists were forced to find
regular day jobs in order to support themselves, and pursue their
own art in the evenings. "The only option for art graduates then was
to become art teachers," recalls Qi, who now lives off the sales of
his oil paintings alone. "Either that or editors. That way you could
still work towards the purpose of becoming an artist one day."
"Nowadays, probably about one
in ten artists don't need to get another job," says artist Lu Peng,
himself starting out and still punching the time clock at a Beijing
art college. As rapid economic development swept China into the 21st
century, though, foreign art markets and a growing international
community in major cities broadened horizons and increased the
salability of pictures. Buyers in Hong Kong and further a field
started zoning in on the art coming out of China, and a breath of
optimism swept through the art scene.
the changes that have been going on in the society for fifteen
years," says Wallace. "As they've grown up, and matured, they've
been a part of it, not just observers. Years ago, (the artists) just
tried everything that had been done in the west. Now, they're more
confident in the range of materials they use, and confident in what
they want to express."
"There are people in their forties
and fifties who are doing very good work that is coming across as
international," Wallace explains. "It's not 'Chinese International'
work, which was how it used to be described." International, but not
big bucks. Artists like Fang Lijun and Cai Guoqing are considered to
be the aristocrats of the market, with price tags of between
US$25,000 and US$100,000.
But this is peanuts when compared
with other market sales. "A couple of weeks ago, Georgia O'Keeffe's
painting of a flower was sold for US$16 million at auction in the
States," contextualises Bernell. "If you were to take that US$16
million and collect Chinese contemporary art, you could buy every
single major work, by every single major artist, from now until ten
years into the future, and still have enough money left to build a
museum. You can buy one painting, or a generation."
It's this generation that
the Red Gate aims to represent in its ten-year anniversary show,
Clues to the Future. Some of the biggest names in contemporary art -
including Sui Jianguo, Wan Huangxiang, Su Xinping, as well as Qi
Zhilong and Wang Yuping - will be represented, all artists with
international recognition who have formed the mainstay of art over
the last ten years. Alongside these sit exhibits from bright young
things, including painter Lu Peng and installation artist Shi
"I had a bit of a sense of humor when I was making
the works," says Sui Jianguo of his installation Made in China. The
show's centerpiece, the exhibit takes the form of a group of
three-meter-tall pink dinosaurs with 'Made in China' stamped on
their torsos. The pieces were carried up the historic steps to the
gallery under the cover of dark, at an hour when regulations allowed
the trucks inside Beijing's city limits, and minor repairs were
necessary on some of the prehistoric creatures' extremities after
their arduous journey.
"I discovered that almost all the toy
dinosaurs in the world are made in China," Sui explains. "Ten years
ago, they were all made in Taiwan and Thailand. Twenty years ago, it
was Japan and Korea. To my mind, the dinosaurs represent the ancient
and increasingly powerful nature of China - partly from the business
of manufacturing cheap toys."
Implicit in running a
commercial gallery, and a successful one to boot, comes a charge
that the works on show are produced for a consumer market rather
than for the sake of art. "The things that sell best will always be
the most popular, cheesy art," says Lu Peng.
That as may be,
but Wallace defends the artistry of the pieces he shows in the Red
Gate. "They are distinctive, and genuinely creative," he asserts.
"Whether they sell or not is a secondary consideration. Some of them
do not sell very well, or at all... (but) the good sellers help to
carry the slower ones. All of them contribute greatly to the
gallery, and a sales record is not used to measure that
contribution." But sell, on the whole, they probably will. "There is
an emerging, and growing, market for modern art in China," says
Robert Bernell of Chinese-art. "As I understand it, at the last
Shanghai Art Fair almost 50% of the sales went to local buyers."
The future also looks good for the Red Gate - the local
government plans to raze the apartment blocks from the Watchtower
across to the railway station, and create a public park around one
of the last remaining sections of city walls, raising the profile of
the site from its present position beside a flyover. The artist, for
now, have more mundane concerns for the future: "I'll know I've made
it when one of my pictures sells for US$100,000 in America," laughs
Clues to the Future, Red Gate Gallery at the
Watchtower, Dongbianmen, Beijing, until August 29. Check http://www.redgategallery.com/
for more details
"Linefield Series #381"
Installation: painted wood panels
New Eight Banners"
Oil on canvas
New Eight Banners"
Oil on canvas
"Homage to Giacomatti"
Sculpture: wire mesh


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New Delhi: Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, China, Indonesia, Spain and Croatia on Thursday arrived in India to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting being held in New Delhi from March 1-2.
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, and Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman on Thursday arrived in India for the meeting.
The Director General of World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, also arrived for the foreign minister’ meeting on Thursday.
“Greetings to FM Qin Gang of China, FM @Menlu_RI of Indonesia @Kemlu_RI, FM @FaisalbinFarhan of Saudi Arabia @KSAmofaEN and DG @wto @NOIweala on their arrival in India for the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. FMs of Indonesia & Saudi Arabia will also join #Raisina2023,” Ministry of External Affairs Official Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted on Thursday.
UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of Egypt Sameh Shoukry and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday arrived in India to participate in the G20FMM.
“Welcome to India, FM Sameh Shoukry of Egypt @MfaEgypt, FM @ABZayed of UAE @MoFAICUAE and @SecBlinken of USA @StateDept. Looking forward to deliberations at the #G20FMM. @SecBlinken & FM Shoukry will also participate in #Raisina2023,” Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a tweet on Wednesday.
Earlier on Wednesday, Foreign ministers of Canada, Argentina, Netherlands, Singapore and Bangladesh also arrived in Delhi for the meeting.
The G20FMM will be held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre and nearly 40 delegations are expected to participate in the meeting.
This will be second ministerial meeting being held under India’s Presidency so far. The first ministerial meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was held in Bengaluru.
Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said it is one of the largest gathering of Foreign Ministers hosted by any G20 presidency. (ANI)
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Adoption of modern agricultural technology by small farm operators: An interdisciplinary model for researchers and strategy builders
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31st July 2016
CLUB EVENTS FOR THE NEXT MONTH OR SO
1. 4th AUGUST - JOIN US FOR A PARTY IN GRANNY’S ATTIC. This week’s club guests are a dynamic student trio who play mostly English folk songs and tunes, either traditional or self-penned, with great gusto and skill. Granny’s Attic comprise Lewis Wood on fiddle, George Sansome on guitar and Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne on melodeon and concertina. All three of them sing, with George or Cohen normally taking the lead. Jon Boden (Bellowhead, Spiers & Boden) is one of many who have been impressed: “great tunes, great arrangements, great energy, great stuff” he says.
Lewis, George and Cohen first became interested in folk music as schoolboys in Worcester and they have been playing together as Granny’s Attic ever since, indeed reaching the finals of the BBC Young Folk Awards a couple of years ago. From school, all three went on to study for music degrees, with George and Cohen coming to Leeds University. While in the area they have naturally been out and about to Yorkshire folk clubs, including ours, and we were greatly impressed by their various solo spots at Singers Nights. Cohen subsequently opened for Fay Hield and her band at the NCEM in March this year and turned in a great performance. “Always a surprise when the support act almost surpasses the main act” was a typical bit of feedback, “hope we can get to see more of him at the Black Swan soon.” Well, your wish is granted!
I saw the full Granny’s Attic line-up in action for the first time at Warwick Folk Festival just a few days ago and I soon realised how right I had been to book them for the club. Not only are they great singers and players but they have a very relaxed performance style with a well-pitched line in stage chat. Come and enjoy them for yourself this Thursday. Eddie Affleck is MC, doors open as usual at 7.45pm and entry is £8 full, £7 concessions, £4 students. Full and concession rate tickets can also be pre-booked through WeGotTickets.
2. 11th AUGUST - TWELVE STRING HEAVEN WITH SERIOUS SAM. Next week it is a blistering mix of folk, blues and country styles withSerious Sam Barrett from Leeds, described by one Guardian critic thus: “old before his years country-folk fellow who mixes intricate John Fahey finger-picking with confessional tales of dirty old Leeds”, while Uncut Magazine talks of “songs that rattle with the ghosts of Appalachian folk and southern blues, yet sound emphatically English”.
Here is a (slightly edited) biographical sketch I found online. “Born and raised in the village of Addingham in the Yorkshire Dales, Barrett was son to a folksinger father and a mother who loved Dylan, Guthrie, and Leadbelly. He became enamoured of his parents' record collection while young and learned to play the guitar at an early age. While in his teens, he also took up skateboarding, where he earned his nickname, and got into punk rock, from which he developed an admiration for the D.I.Y. ethic. Initially playing all-American country and blues, he gradually incorporated more Yorkshire folk influences. Performing a mixture of material "mainly about heartbreak," Barrett developed a twangy, rootsy fingerpicked style making extensive use of 12-string guitar, while his nasal delivery recalled his childhood heroes. As a young man he moved to Leeds, where with a number of friends, he formed the D.I.Y. collective YaDig? to release music by the best folk and roots artists in Leeds and West Yorkshire. Sam has toured extensively, traveling as far afield as Nashville and Austin's SXSW festival. His eponymous debut album dropped in 2012, and the follow-up, North Country Steed, came in 2014.”
Serious Sam has played at our club twice before, in 2009 (with David Broad and Michael Rossiter) and in 2011 (with David Broad) and he was due to visit us again this time last year until a skateboarding accident gave him a broken wrist. Happily that is now fully healed and we look forward to welcoming him back to the club. Stan Graham will be the MC for this one and entry is again £8 full or £7 concessions on the door, or beforehand through WeGotTickets.
3. 18th AUGUST – THIS MONTH’S SINGERS NIGHT. David Swann hosts our monthly “open house” Singers & Musicians night on 18th. Summer always seems to bring a few interesting visitors to town and at our July Singers Night we had performers from Scarborough and Barnsley and even a young Italian singer, alongside a selection of our many talented locals. Who knows what to expect this month? Entry is just £3 full or £2 concessions for listeners, on the door only, while performers are asked to put £1 in the kitty.
4. 25th AUGUST - THE AWARD-WINNING RHEINGANS SISTERS. We end the month on 25th with something extra special for you, the delightful fiddle-playing and singing sisters Anna & Rowan Rheingans, who won the Best Original Song trophy in this year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, for their composition Mackerel, and reached the final four in the Horizon (best new act) category at the same event. As Anna lives in France, UK shows are relatively infrequent, but they have managed to slot us in on their way home from a stint at the famous Whitby Folk Week.
Rowan and Anna grew up in the Peak District, surrounded by traditional music and encouraged to pick up the fiddle by their violin-maker father from an early age. Rowan is well known on the English folk scene as part of popular female trio Lady Maisery (past guests of ours at both the Black Swan and the NCEM) as well as for her work with Nancy Kerr & The Sweet Visitor Band (as seen at NCEM in 2014). Rowan also composes for theatre and is part of the ‘Songs of Separation’ supergroup alongside Eliza Carthy, Karine Polwart and others.
Meanwhile Anna now lives in Toulouse, where she is a much sought after fiddle player and teacher of French music traditions, in which she has become something of an expert. Like her sister Anna has also spent a significant amount of time studying fiddle music in Scandinavia, and so together they pull a diverse range of influences from Britain and from northern and southern European traditions into their own compositions and arrangements.
The Rheingans’ debut album in 2013 was widely praised (“performed with compelling conviction and disarming warmth” fRoots) and last autumn’s follow-up Already Home garnered even more critical acclaim (“superb” said The Independent, “quite simply extraordinary” fRoots again) and lead inexorably to those Folk Awards nominations.
As well as being virtuoso fiddle players and great singers, with “vocal harmonies to die for” (fRoots), the sisters incorporate a bit of banjo, bansitar (a banjo sitar cross devised by their father), and foot percussion into their stage performance and as I found when I saw them in concert earlier this year, the end result is mesmerising. See for yourselves on 25th August. Eddie Affleck is again MC that night and as befits artists of this stature, tickets are £11 full or £10 concessions, through WeGotTickets or (probably some left) on the door.
5. 1st SEPTEMBER - THE RETURN OF GREG & CIARAN. One of the very best debut performances we had in 2014 came from Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, so we are delighted to welcome them back to the club on 1st September. Greg is rated by many (myself included) as one of the most assured and mature male vocalists of his generation, and with their great guitar, bouzouki and fiddle playing plus Ciaran’s madcap stage banter, they make a great live act. No wonder they won the BBC Young Folk Award 2013, took the Horizon Award for best new act the next year and were shortlisted for Best Duo in 2015.
Things have been a little bit lower profile for the duo in recent months, while Greg completed his university studies and Ciaran began his, so the chance to book them again for York was one to be seized when it came my way. Stan Graham acts as compere once again and tickets are £11 and £10 through WeGotTickets or on the door.
6. 8th SEPTEMBER - YORK DEBUT FOR NEW ENGLAND DUO HUNGRYTOWN. The Black Swan has a long tradition of bringing overseas folk and acoustic acts to York, particularly from USA and Canada, and over the years we have had many memorable debut performances by then little-known artists. Vermont-based Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson, akaHungrytown, promise another such. They already have many admirers across Europe and America and have toured Britain a few times in the past without touching York. Rebecca is the lead vocalist and lyricist, credited with compositions “that sound as timeless as any traditional songs”, while Ken provides multi-instrumental embellishment and gorgeous vocal harmonies. Entry is £9 full or £8 concessions, online beforehand or on the door.
7. AUTUMN CLUB PROGRAMME IMMINENT. I shall be writing our next publicity brochure soon, covering mid-September 2016 until January 2017, and once that is sent off to the printers (probably around mid-August) all events will go on sale at WeGotTickets. Highlights includeHannah Sanders and David Francey(September), The Mile Roses (Edwina Hayes, Kate Bramley & Simon Haworth), Jimmy Crowley andCathryn Craig & Brian Willoughby(October), The Rachel Hamer Band,The Jon Palmer Acoustic Band andDaoiri Farrell (November), Brooks Williams and Jackie Oates(December) and the return of Martin Carthy (January, for two nights).
AUTUMN CONCERTS PREVIEW
8. DAMIEN O’KANE’S 21st CENTURY IRISH FOLK AT THE CRESCENT. Our first large venue concert show of the autumn sees a return to The Crescent, where we join forces with PleasePleaseYou to presentDamien O’Kane and his band onFriday 16th September, for a night of 21st Century Irish folk. Damien is a no stranger to York – he has appeared at The Barbican several times with his wife Kate Rusby and her band – but this is a headlining first and an absolute must for anyone interested in Irish music.
Damien is an immense banjo player, an accomplished versatile guitarist, a seriously good singer, a naturally inventive arranger, an innovative musical explorer, a producer, a band-leader and a provocatively original interpreter of folk song. When all the pieces are fitted together with unconditional love, care and attention to detail, the results are spectacular, as evidenced by his new album Areas Of High Traffic, described by The Telegraph as “folk-pop that is Irish music for the 21st Century” and shortlisted in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Best Album category earlier this year.
Five years on from his first solo albumSummer Hill, which proved that he is much more than just a skilful banjo player and a powerful Irish voice, Areas Of High Traffic has significantly upped the stakes with a generous, rich sonic palette and a thrilling, innovative take on Irish traditional song and music. The songs are largely rooted in Damien’s homeland in the north of Ireland but the arrangements are different to anything that has gone before. They are a melting pot of contemporary influences – folk, jazz, rock and electronica combined with not a trace of gimmickry. Along with his band of superbly talented musicians Cormac Byrne (percussion), Anthony Davis (keyboards), Steven Iveson (electric guitar) and Steven Byrnes (guitars and percussion), he has created a stunning soundscape which bravely puts a modern coat on these old songs.
“Areas Of High Traffic sees O’Kane combine the beloved old with the bracingly new” wrote R2 Magazine, displaying “a fearlessness to augment convention and in doing so, turn out something fresh and new. (This) album showcases his originality and abilities as a singer, musician and a producer beautifully. Live, the music is utterly scintillating - brimming with innovation, energy and skilled musicianship.” fRoots wrote “should be filed under ground-breaking” while for The Sunday Express it is “as magnificent a re-imagining of traditional folk as you are likely to hear”.
Our own Irish songstress Paula Ryanacts as MC and support act and the setting is relatively new community venue The Crescent, just off Blossom Street behind the Reel cinema. Tickets are priced at £15 in advance (£17 on the door), available at Inkwell on Gillygate in York, Jumbo Records in Leeds and online through SeeTickets (www.seetickets.com/event/
damien-o-kane/the-crescent/ 976985) – note, not our usual WeGotTickets. Doors open at 7.30pm and music gets underway at 8pm.
9. NCEM AUTUMN FOLK EVENTS. We have five shows lined up for you at the National Centre for Early Music this autumn – two Scottish, two English and one Irish. Tickets for three of these are already on sale: Scottish quintet Breabach on Monday 24th October, with support from Bradford’s Bella Gaffney (£16/£14), O’Hooley & Tidow on Tuesday 1st November, with support from Duncan McFarlane (£14/£12) and Chris Wood on Wednesday 30th November, with support from John Storey (£16/£14). Booking for the other two shows will open around mid-August, once the new NCEM brochure is released. These shows are “chamber folk” fiddle quartetRANT on Monday 3rd October, with support from Alex O’Neil (£15/£13) and Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman’s seasonal show Celtic Christmas Strings on Wednesday 21st December (£14/£12, with special child rate of £5, and no support act). All booking is through www.ncem.co.uk or on 01904 658338.
Note also that NCEM themselves are presenting a concert by Kathryn Tickell & The Side on Monday 17th October (£20/£18).
10. CLUB FACEBOOK EVEN NEARER TO 1000 LIKES. As reported in the last E-News, the folk club’s Facebook page is steadily approaching a landmark 1000 “likes” and stands at 993 as I write. If you are also a Facebook user and have not yet “liked” us, please consider going towww.facebook.com/
BlackSwanFolkClub and doing so now.
11. FOLK CLUB NOMINATED IN GRASSROOTS MUSIC AWARDS. A reminder that voting is open until 31st August in the Grassroots Music Awards run by the Yorkshire Gig Guide website. See the full story in last month’s edition of this newsletter. Find the nomination lists and maybe cast a vote at http://yorkshiregigguide.co.
uk/grass-roots-awards-2015. html (yes that does say 2015!).
12. FOLK CLUB PICTURED BY FOLK 21. There is a national organisation called Folk21, set up to “support Britain's guest-booking folk clubs and local venues and provide a collective voice for Britain's folk club scene. Our purpose is to do what we can to sustain, support and develop a circuit of guest-booking folk venues that thrives today and into the future.” It is a very worthy organisation, but not one which the Black Swan has ever felt an urgent need to affiliate to. Seewww.folk21.org for more about Folk21 and a list of its affiliates.
I was therefore flattered but also a little bemused to pick up a Folk21 glossy publicity flyer at the recent Warwick Folk Festival. The reverse of this flyer lists its West Midlands affiliated clubs, while the front cover features a picture of a folk club night in progress. Namely Flossie Malavialle singing in our very own, unmistakable club room, complete with its oak panelling and reproduction Tudor tapestry! So not a West Midlands club, and not even a Folk21 affiliate. Ho-hum!
13. FAB NEWS FROM TONY HAYNES. Tony Haynes continues to broadcast his FAB Folk and Blues Show every Monday evening on Vale Radio (on DAB and online) from 8pm to 11pm. He will be at the Black Swan on Thursday to chat with and record Granny’s Attic, then his studio guest on 8th August will be our own Eddie Affleck, playing a few songs and bringing in some record choices.
The Vale Radio FAB Club continues at The Cottage Inn in Haxby on the second and fourth Sundays of each month from 8pm, with an open acoustic evening on 14th August and local favourites Leather’o on 28th, the latter being recorded for broadcast the following week. This alternating pattern of open evenings and band recording nights seems to be most popular, says Uncle Tone. “If any artist fancies being on the show”, he adds “then the open acoustic evenings are a great opportunity to come along and show us what you can do.”
On a personal note, Tony also tells us, his song Tommy's Remedy won the songwriting competition at the recent Great North Folk Festival, taking home a certificate and a cheque for £50. “Fame at last!” he says.
14. NEW MONTHLY OPEN SESSION IN YORK. Last week Alex Golisti of Red Cow Music, York’s acoustic music specialists, launched a monthly Red Cow Folk Night, to be held at The Nook Bar & Kitchen on Castlegate (YO1 9RN) on the last Wednesday of each month, so next on 31st August. “To try and get away from the standard Open Mic/Singers Night, the format will be an informal singaround where players are welcomed to play along with each other as each musician takes their turn at suggesting a song or tune to play,” says Alex. “In short, bring down your guitars, banjos, mandolins, fiddles, double basses and anything you fancy playing, having a few pints whilst singing out some tunes in the Nook.”
15. MORE FOLK CLUB VENUE PROBLEMS IN WEST YORKSHIRE. The saga of the Black Bull Inn at Birstall in West Yorkshire continues. Back in E-News 199 I reported that this historic inn had closed, making three different folk clubs homeless. Then in E-News 200 I had an update that the pub had reopened. Well, it seems that was only temporary. David Kidman now reports that The Black Bull closed suddenly again in June, His monthly Just Voices singers’ session has found a temporary home at The Garden Gate in Hunslet, Leeds LS10. “This was used for the June 28th session and will be used until further notice” says David. Just Voices will continue to be held on the last Tuesday of each month.
OTHER EVENTS IN YORK & BEYOND
16. RYLEY WALKER AT THE CRESCENT, 10th AUGUST. Highly-rated Americana musician Ryley Walker is York’s August treat from indie promoter Joe Coates (PleasePleaseYou) at The Crescent off Blossom Street on Wednesday 10th August. “Owing a doff of the cap to legends of the past Tim Buckley, Tim Hardin and John Martyn, Ryley's last album Primrose Green received universal praise on its release due to its expert musicianship and song craft. Ryley is a crazy talented guy”, says Joe Coates “and opportunities to see him solo and acoustic in a room this size are now few and far between.” Doors open 7.30pm, support comes from Andy Gaines, and tickets are £11 in advance from The Inkwell on Gillygate or online at www.seetickets.com, alternatively £13 on the door.
17. A BRACE OF HILARY JAMES & SIMON MAYOR. Hilary & Simon have two August shows in Yorkshire: Friday 19th at The Frazer Theatre in Knaresborough for the FEVA Festival (www.feva.info) and Saturday 20th at Ilkley Playhouse (www.ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk).
18. OTHER FEVA EVENTS IN KNARESBOROUGH. As well as Hilary James & Simon Mayor this year’s FEVA line-up includes Faustuson Friday 12th August and past Black Swan Young Performer Night visitorsProject Jam Sandwich on Tuesday 16th, both at Henshaws Arts & Crafts Centre. See www.feva.info for details.
19. TRADITIONAL DANCE FEST. The “slightly notorious” Ebor Morris have announced details of their 29th annual York Festival of Traditional Dance which takes place over the weekend of 10th & 11th September. Teams appearing this year are Ebor Morris, Acorn Morris, Blackheath Morris (as seen on the Olympics!), Brackley Morris, Bacup Coconut Dancers, Duke's Dandy, Lizzie Dripping, Makeney Morris, Minster Strays, Stony Steppers, Thieving Magpie, and Westmorland Step and Garland Dancers. See www.ebormorris.org.uk.
20. MORE FROM YORK’S LITTLE FESTIVAL OF LIVE MUSIC. Ellen Cole writes that York’s Little Festival of Live Music is delighted to again be hosting over 24 hours of musical entertainment at this year’s York Food and Drink Festival, which takes place in Parliament Street from 23rd September to 1st October. “This year’s line-up has 27 acts including quite a few folk acts from both York and further afield that you might be interested in seeing” Ellen says. These include Mulholland, Gracie Falls, The Bronze, David Ward Maclean, Dan Webster, The Duncan Macfarlane Band, King Courgette, Leather’o, and renowned York Americana performer Boss Caine. Live music takes place each day from 5pm until 9pm and entry is free. For the full programme see www.facebook.com/
Our next mailing will around the end of August, all being well. Enjoy what is left of the summer, and support live music along the way.


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The Group were founder members of the Worth District of the Boy Scouts Association later known as the East Grinstead, Forest Row and Worth District Association, transferring to the Crawley District Scout Council at the end of May 1953. Formed in 1908 by Dr. E. Willett who was Scout Master for the first three years when he handed over to the Rev. S. Osbourne who ran the Troop for about a year, with the Troop meeting in the loft of a barn next to what was then the Rectory for Worth Church. In 1912 and for the next 26 years Miss Laura Nix was Lady Scout Master and her sister Miss Mary Nix ASM. They were assisted by Miss Amy Geddes, ASM and Mr. William Stace, Instructor. The Misses Nix provided the Troop with their own Scout Hut in the grounds of their home, Worth Lodge, a large house situated next to Worth Lodge Farm, just to the east of where the M23 now runs.
In 1919 the Troop had 4 Leaders and 46 boys, and ran both a successful drum and bugle band (we still have one or two of the instruments), and took an active interest in rifle shooting, winning many competitions.
On the 3rd August 1914 the Troop were preparing for camp when they received an order from the District Commissioner, Sir Hanbury Brown, to proceed immediately to the Maidenbower Railway bridge and guard it against sabotage. (pictured). They were there within 90 minutes and stayed on guard for 30 days and nights. As a result 4 Leaders and 11 boys were awarded the 1st War “War Badge”. Whilst in camp at Lancing in 1925, Miss Mary Nix saved a man from drowning and was awarded the Scout Association’s Gold Medal. In 1928 the Troop had five Leaders, Miss Laura Nix, Lady Scout Master, Miss Mary Nix, Miss Amy Geddes, Miss Marjorie Edye and Mr. George Denman, all ASM’s and 31 Scouts. Following the retirement of the Misses Nix in 1938, Ron Brett became Scout Master, assisted by Bert Cramp.
In 1939 with the outbreak of the second World War, both were called up for military service and for a couple of years the Troop met under the leadership of some of the more senior members until Perce Tatnall assisted by the Rev. Tom Wright and Tug Robinson took charge. Meetings were held in the field behind the Montefiore Institute, Hazelwick Road or – if wet in the side room of the Institute. Patrol meetings were also held for a time in what was then an A.R.P. Post at Tilgate Lodge today is Barclays Bank. Despite food rationing and other restrictions the Troop camped at Balcombe during Whitsun 1944, at Smockbottom Lake in Worth Forest in August 1944 and in August 1945 were in camp at Lancing and celebrated VJ day with a huge bonfire on the beach and other celebrations, some of which did not meet the approval of the local D.C. By the end of 1944 the Troop were again homeless and meet under a large beech tree just to the north of what is now Wordsworth Close. With the war over the Canadian forces stationed in Worth Park departed and the Troop obtained the use of a large recreational hut vacated by the Canadians standing on land, which is today Hardy Close. In 1945 Gerald Curd, Troop Leader, became the second member of the Group to receive an award from the Scout Association when he was awarded the Association’s Medal for Meritious Service for saving the life of a fellow 4th Worth Scout – Michael Jenner – in an accident on a train. In 1946 George Jarvis became Scout Master and ran the Troop until handing over in 1950 to Dick Manvile who remained G.S.L. until 1961 when he moved away from the district. During this period Dick was supported by Den and Norman Billett and John Baldwin, all who served as ASL’s.
For the period up to 1975 there was no Group Scout Leader until Jean Steele, who joined the Group in 1948 as a Lady Cub Master, was appointed GSL, a position she held until she retired in 1996. Peter Raine, who joined the Group in 1959 as a Cub, then took over the position, a position he held until 2000 when he had to step down due to ill health and Peter Chapman became GSL. Peter Chapman stepped down for personal reasons and Paul Raine became GSL in 2003. Peter Raine has remained in the Group as AGSL and joining Peter is Bob Doe also an AGSL.
Jean Steele was appointed the District’s first Honorary Scouter on her retirement in 1996 and since then has been Group chairman. In 2006 Jean was awarded the Scout Association’s highest award—The Silver Acorn. Jean sadly pass away in February 2008, it would have been her 60th year in Scouting and 4th Worth.
In 2011 a third Beaver section was started, Nelson. Peter Raine was voted chairman of the group.
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New Delhi: Congress today took a dig at Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu for hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "God's gift to India" wondering whether his flattering chant was much different from Dev Kant Baruah's "India is Indira and Indira is India" remark for which he was castigated.
"When Baruah symbolically said Indira was India and India was Indira he was castigated; is Naidu's chant abt Modi being god's gift much diff?", party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi asked in a series of tweets.
Baruah was the President of the Congress during the Emergency in the mid-seventies and is chiefly remembered for his sycophancy to the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
"jaya's cabinet prostrates with idolatry & fawning flattery condemned; Wht of whole modi cabinet (egNaidu &Swaraj) paying verbal obeisance?", Singhvi said suggesting that Modi's cabinet is no different from that of the Tamil Nadu CM which prostrates before her.
Another party spokesman Sanjay Jha was sarcastic and recalled the Gujarat riots in 2002 when Modi was the Chief Minister.
"God's gift indeed ! Go ask the family of Ehsan Jafri and over a thousand mercilessly killed, and their families and children. #Shameless"
"Dadri and Jharkhand lynching is a sickening manifestation of the decline and fall of India under Narendra Modi. #Shame", Jha said on the micro-blogging site Twitter.
At the AICC briefing, party spokesman Manish Tewari remarked that the jury is still out whether the Prime Minister is God's gift to India or God's gift to the oligarchs of India.
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Toshiba Announces Desktop HD DVD Recorder
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Toshiba's newest recorder is for OEMs only
a new HD DVD recorder, the
. The SD-H903A sports a regular 5.25” form factor coupled with a SATA interface which makes it ideal for desktop and home theater PC systems. The drive is also compatible with other optical disc formats including various DVD and CD formats as well.
As the SD-H903A is a first generation HD DVD recorder the write speeds are limited to 1x on HD DVD-R and HD DVD-R DL media. DVD-R and DVD+R write speeds are limited to 8x and 2.4x on DL media. CD-R writing speed is also limited at 10x, disappointingly.
“HD DVD adoption is growing rapidly in all applications – from gaming to A/V editing. With its remarkable resolution, higher storage capacity and interactive offerings, HD DVD brings a superior media experience to consumers. Toshiba’s new writer will greatly transform current PC offerings,” said Scott Maccabe, vice president and general manager, Toshiba Storage Device Division.
Users expecting to purchase the SD-H903A for their desktop or home theater PC systems will be disappointed as Toshiba is only shipping the drive to OEMs. Toshiba expects to begin sampling the SD-H903A to OEMs later this month.
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finally another SATA ODD !!
1/6/2007 12:08:38 AM
As I was guessing before the speeds of HD-DVD / BD-DVD will surly needs SATA not IDE, most ODD today only used ATA-66 ( not even 100 ), and some of them uses ATA-33 too...
surly they can go for ATA-100 or even ATA-133 but the move to SATA is more logical as in both ways they need to change the controller, just in case of SATA is bigger change.
now, just waiting for the universal writers with SATA interface :)
wow, this will be expensive !!
RE: finally another SATA ODD !!
1/6/2007 3:54:37 PM
Slowly more and more optical drives are moving to SATA. It's nice, since SATA drives are less space hogs on motherboards. Most optical drives can't even use all that bandwidth, but that's not really the point.
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