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Is an imperfection synonymous with a flaw?
The title pretty much sums it up. Answer what you think, and I will join in.
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Jun 7 2013: To me, imperfect is a state of being.
A flaw, is a detectable, measurable aspect of something that is imperfect.
Is perfection attainable?...........Have you looked outside at creation?
Yes, I think perfection is attainable....it is happening all around in the many systems that man has no control over.
Jun 11 2013: OK. So in your opinion, we can appreciate something, but we should not call it perfect unless we have something to compare it to.
Well, we have other planets in our solar system. Which other one do you think is better for sustaining human life? I'm guessing that you probably would like to visit another planet like ours in another solar system, right?
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The second album from London-based noise-mongers Applicants hit the shops today! 'Escape From Kraken Castle' is available on CD and also digitally and features 12 spangly new tracks, including forthcoming single 'Evelyn Waugh'.
As we're in a celebratory mood, we're giving away a free taster in the form of the rather smashing 'Robert Mugabe'. Download away guilt-free by clicking on his name there.
The press have had these nice things to say about the album:
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"It's abrasive, it's energetic and there are plenty of choruses to shout along to" - ROCK SOUND
"Applicants dredge influences from colourful surrealist noise rockers Melt-Banana to GameBoy noises and moustachioed African dictators" - 7/10 - LOUD & QUIET
Upcoming live shows:
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Applicants celebrate the release of their most spiffy second album 'Escape From Kraken Castle' tomorrow (Friday 4th June) at Buffalo Bar in Highbury. They're on at 9pm, so come down early and stick around for Indieokie action (featuring Fidel) at Mutton Club, which will also be lots and lots of fun.
The lovely folks at NME have just awarded the album 8/10, saying "We can't help but think, just maybe, they might just be total bona fide geniuses."
You can stream the whole album here on the Tigertrap website by clicking the Applicants link and pre-order the CD from our spangly new online store.
London noiseniks Applicants release 'Escape From Kraken Castle' through Tigertrap Records on 7th June 2010 on CD and digital formats. It is now available to pre-order in our online store.
This second album expands on debut Life In The Bus Lane, adding live drummer Adam Boult and ratcheting up the volume levels yet another gear. Rammed with pop hooks to irritate indier-than-thou hipsters and eardrum-blitzing noise to terrify the pop kids, Escape From Kraken Castle is an unrelenting, unapologetic punk rock tour de force that laughs in the face of musical etiquette. The tracklisting is as follows:
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2. Evelyn Waugh
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9. Since Porn Took Over The World
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The quite literally amazing debut single from Gum Takes Tooth is released today on 7" each with individual screen-printed poster sleeves. The vinyl features 'Young Mustard' and 'Lofty Thatch' and is available from our friends at ADAADAT right here.
Check out the live section to see upcoming shows from the band, including a spot at Glastonbury Festival. The band's triangle-shaped vinyl single is taking shape nicely (no pun intended) and promises to have some pretty incredible artwork. More details to follow on that and their debut album sooooon.
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Feminist and political activist Gloria Steinem spoke before a packed auditorium at Simmons College in Boston Friday night, returning to the women's college for the first time since delivering a commencement address in 1973.
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Many people are confused when first using an asthma inhaler. Yet, asthma inhalers are the most effective way of delivering lifesaving medications to those with asthma and other lung diseases. Whether you have asthma or care for someone who does, it is important to know more about asthma inhalers, including how to use one correctly.
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Asthma inhalers can deliver drugs in a variety of ways. They include:
Metered dose inhalers (MDIs): A metered dose inhaler (MDI) delivers asthma medication through a small, handheld aerosol canister. The metered dose inhaler has a chemical propellant that pushes the medicine into your mouth when you press down on the inhaler, and you breathe the medicine in. A spacer can be used to help you use an MDI more easily.
Dry powder inhalers (DPIs): Dry powder asthma inhalers require you to breathe in quickly and deeply to use properly. These asthma inhalers may be difficult to use during an asthma attack when you cannot fully catch a deep breath. Read the instructions carefully for each dry powder inhaler because they vary considerably. The technique you learned for one type of inhaler often does not apply to others.
Nebulizers: Nebulizers are devices that deliver medication through mouthpiece or mask. They are easier to use because you can breathe normally, and are more often used for young children or people with severe asthma attacks who may not be able to use an MDI or DPI properly.
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Drugs used in asthma inhalers are anti-inflammatory (steroids such as prednisone), bronchodilators (beta-2 agonist medications), or both (a combination inhaler).
Anti-inflammatory asthma inhalers. Anti-inflammatory drugs used in asthma inhalers help prevent asthma attacks and reduce swelling and mucus production in the airways. These anti-inflammatory medications help people get better asthma control. Anti-inflammatory drugs used in asthma inhalers include:
- Corticosteroids including Aerobid, Asmanex, Azmacort, Flovent, Pulmicort, Qvar
- Mast cell stabilizers including Intal and Tilade
For in depth information, see WebMD's article on Asthma, Steroids, and Other Anti-Inflammatory Drugs.
Bronchodilator asthma inhalers. Bronchodilator asthma inhalers are either short-acting or long-acting. They are used to ease asthma symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, and coughing. Inhaled bronchodilators dilate or widen the airways, which helps relieve asthma symptoms. Bronchodilator drugs used in asthma inhalers include:
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- Long-acting beta-agonists, including Foradil (formoterol) and Serevent (salmeterol); the combination inhalers containing both a long-acting beta-agonist and a corticosteroid include Advair, Dulera, Symbicort.
- Combivent and DuoNeb inhalers contain both albuterol and ipratropium (an anticholinergic bronchodilator); the combination of albuterol and ipratropium may also be given using a nebulizer.
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Do you want to know where lawful gun owners live in your neighborhood? Should this information not only be public but publicized?
"Overkill?" asks The Daily Beast, writing about the publication by The Journal News on Dec. 22 of gun permit holders across three counties, including Westchester. The database article on LoHud.com includes a map with dots for each household licensed to own a handgun, namely pistols and revolvers.
The map has gone viral, having been widely Tweeted and Liked on Facebook close to 28,000 times as of Dec. 26.
Some parents, in the wake of the Newtown school shootings, have expressed their desire to know which homes their kids might be playing in have potentially lethal weapons in them.
One woman wrote on Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Patch's Facebook page: "I just watched on the news: 38 percent of the people in America have a gun in their houses. Should we ask about this when our children go to a playdate?"
This is the second time the Hudson Valley newspaper and website has published database reporting on gun ownership. The release of the info online this year has some gun advocates worried for their safety and complaining of their privacy infringement, according to the Daily Beast.
The information was obtained by filing Freedom of Information requests.
The Journal News stands behind its decision. "We knew publication of the database would be controversial, but we felt sharing as much information as we could about gun ownership in our area was important in the aftermath of the Newtown shootings," CynDee Royle, editor and vice president/news of The Journal News, said to the Daily Beast.


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If These Bugs Are Wrong, I Don't Want to Be Right
Game writers love to whine about glitches. We blame hurried development schedules, the luxury of patching, overly complex code -- but honestly, we're not sure why games are buggy. The only thing we know for certain is that things used to be different, dad-gummit.
The thing is, gaming history is full of glitches. They're nothing new. Combine human nature with code more than a few lines long, and you're going to get mistakes. In the happiest cases, though, programming errors actually make the games better than they would have been in a "perfect" state. Don't call them bugs. They're features.
Street Fighter II (arcade): Guile's Handcuffs
The bug: Playing as Guile, execute a Flash Kick a split-second after throwing an opponent. Your hated rival is now frozen in a stunned pose, "handcuffed" to Guile's side. Point and laugh accordingly, but be sure to break the handcuffs before the timer hits zero (by executing yet another glitch, Guile's "phantom throw"), or the game will hang.
It's a feature because: Any persistent button-masher can eke out an occasional victory on the novice-friendly Street Fighter II, so at the arcade, you have to try for more than a simple win. If you want the admiration of your peers, you have to win with style -- i.e., by finishing off your challenger in the most humiliating way possible.
In terms of schoolyard bravado, nothing tops Guile's Handcuffs, the gaming world's equivalent of a noogie. Just get an early lead, handcuff your opponent, and run out the clock. Watch the demo video above, and you can practically hear Ken's player pounding the cabinet buttons in frustration. In its day, this move likely caused a lot of actual street fighting -- albeit of a slappier, weepier sort.
Mega Man (NES): The Pause Trick
The bug: Fire a special weapon like the Thunder Beam at an enemy. When your shot makes contact, rapidly press Select to pause and unpause the game. The enemy's period of invincibility (i.e., that annoying flashing effect that keeps him from getting hurt) wears off while the game is paused. When you unpause, he's vulnerable again, and with your Thunder Beam still coursing through his body, he takes more damage. As a result, many bosses can be killed with a single shot.
It's a feature because: The Pause Trick adds a de facto "easy mode" to a game that, for many players, desperately needs it. Mega Man die-hards swear off such chicanery, of course, but for the hapless schmo who's spent hours trying to defeat Dr. Wily's Yellow Devil, this glitch is a welcome respite. Since the widely known bug made Mega Man accessible to a population of gamers who might otherwise have given up on the title, you could argue that this programming screw-up played an important part in broadening the Blue Bomber's early fanbase.
GoldenEye 007 (N64): Director's Cut Scenes
The bug: Switch the control setting to a two-controller mode, such as "Domino," that puts the fire button on Controller No. 2. Finish a mission. When the cut scene plays, the game neglects to lock out input from the second controller, so you'll be able to fire the last gun you had equipped, wreaking havoc on the scripted action.
It's a feature because: It's sweet revenge for every boring cut scene you've ever had to sit through. From Duck Hunt's chuckling dog to the Final Fantasy series' ponderous interludes, gamers have yearned to mess around in the cinematic bits that gum up our interactive fun. GoldenEye 007 scratches that itch, courtesy of some exotic control configurations.
The results of this glitch depend on the scene. Your gunfire may harmlessly ricochet off the wall, or you might take out a Bond girl. The most satisfying use of the glitch, by far, is at the end of the Egyptian level, when Baron Samedi from "Live and Let Die" rises from the dead and laughs in your face -- just in time to get popped with a point-blank headshot.
Super Mario Bros. (NES): The Minus World
The bug: Jump backward into a solid wall near the end of World 1-2. If you hit the wall in the right spot, you'll slide through it, ending up in what would normally be a warp zone. Jump down the first pipe to enter a stage that the game designates "-1," hence "Minus" World.
It's a feature because: Maybe the most famous glitch in videogame history, the Minus World introduced a generation of players to the idea that they could explore realms beyond what the programmers intended. At the time, there was a palpable sense of scandal when you dove into that bizarro level, a "We're not supposed to be here!" excitement. It was like you had just uncovered Shigeru Miyamoto's crawl-space Playboy stash.
Those annoying Nipponphiles who always think "the Japanese version is better" are correct in this case. On the NES, the Minus World is an endless but otherwise standard underwater level. On the Famicom, though, that malfunctioning warp pipe takes you to a hallucinatory bastardization of World 1-3 where princesses are plentiful and Mario swims through the air.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Lumines (PSP): Downgrade Your Unit
The bug: Copy a specially crafted, hacker-certified executable file from your computer to the PSP. When the game attempts to load save data, it runs the code in the file instead, allowing you to downgrade your PSP's firmware to an earlier, more liberated version. The exciting process is documented in the footage above, part of Fidgety Kid With a PowerShot: The Criterion Collection (available on DVD and Blu-Ray this fall).
It's a feature because: This bug doesn't make the games better; it makes the platform better. The arms race between PSP hackers and Sony was a bizarre battle between customers who loved the device and a company that hated them for it. Annoyed that users were playing emulators and homebrew on their PSPs, Sony frantically issued firmware "upgrades" to close holes in its code. Fittingly, the anti-authority Grand Theft Auto gave us the means to flip Sony the bird and revert to firmware 1.5 in all its exploitable glory.
In 2007, when hackers found a similar glitch in Lumines, the three-year-old puzzle game shot to the top of the Amazon charts, enjoying a sales spike of almost 6,000 percent.
Tecmo Super Bowl (NES) and Super Tecmo Bowl (SNES): Nose-Tackle Dive
The bug: On defense, select the nose tackle as the player you'll control. As soon as the ball is hiked, hit the dive-tackle button. As John Madden would say, "Boom!" Instant sack.
It's a feature because: If Tecmo Bowl is war, the nose-tackle dive is its nuclear option. Not just because it's crushingly effective, but also because this despicable tactic will blow your playing session to holy hell in a mushroom cloud of rage. See, seasoned players of the game tend to be evenly matched. They know every play, every technique, every little edge that can be had in Tecmo Bowl. All that's left is the mind game, and on that count the nose-tackle dive adds a provocative wrinkle. Yes, you've both agreed not to use it, but can you really be sure? On fourth down, Super Bowl championship at stake, ball on the one-yard line, can you really be sure he won't push the red button? No, you can't, and that keeps an extra jigger of adrenaline pulsing through your bloodstream.
To sidestep the issue, some players enforce a house rule forbidding anyone from even selecting the nose tackle in the first place. Wimps.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PlayStation): Climb the Chapel
The bug: Stand near a wall in the Royal Chapel. Activate your level 90-plus sword familiar, and turn into a bat. You'll be able to pass through the wall and explore the area outside the chapel, increasing your completion-rate stats to superhuman levels.
It's a feature because: It inspires players to push the boundaries. If you color inside the lines on SOTN, the maximum completion percentage is a bit over 200 percent -- 100 percent for each of the game's two castles, and a little bonus for the extra-diligent. Yet a greedy community of Castlevania diehards wasn't sated by Konami's generous offer of 200.6 percent, so they set out to abuse the game and pilfer more delicious percentage points from the map.
And they were rewarded handsomely for their effort. As it turns out, one of the best PlayStation games is also one of the buggiest. The chapel exploit was among the first SOTN glitches discovered, but many more have surfaced since. The ongoing exploration of Dracula's back doors has uncovered so much new ground that the max completion rate now stands at a staggering 425.5 percent. In other words, the developers only had half the story.
Asteroids (arcade): Hide Behind the Score
The bug: Move your ship to the upper-left corner of the screen, where the score is displayed. Congratulations; you're now invincible.
There's no video of this bug, but if it helps you visualize the action, here's a transcript: "FADE IN: The arrow-looking thing goes behind the numbers. THE END."
It's a feature because: We like to imagine that moral dilemmas are a relatively modern construct in videogames, innovated by titles like Fallout and Fable. In fact, the internal battle between good and evil has been part of gaming since the beginning, even in the primordial classic Asteroids. This trick could earn you a spot on your local machine's high-score list, but living with your furtive misdeeds was another matter. As the screen's cathode-ray tube burned your initials into the phosphors, was it not also burning them into your soul? (Answer: Yes, it was. Jerk.)
Atari moved quickly to patch the Asteroids software because fewer deaths meant fewer quarters.
Mega Man 2 (NES): The Pause Trick II
The bug: When an enemy is shooting at you, rapidly press Start to pause and unpause the game. Every time you unpause, Mega Man will warp back into the action with a little "gleek!" sound. During that split-second of warp time, Mega Man will be invincible, and the hostile fire will pass right through you.
It's a feature because: Once again, the pause function tosses despairing Mega Man players a lifeline. I can't imagine the dev-team managers at Capcom were too pleased when they heard about this one. "Wait, let me get this straight; you closed the pause loophole from the first game -- and opened up another one?" Pause Trick II isn't quite as useful as its predecessor, but it can help you past one of the most obnoxious bosses in Mega Man history, the purple Wall Orb room.
Final Fantasy VI [originally released in U.S. as Final Fantasy III] (SNES): Psycho Cyan
The bug: Have the character Cyan use Retort, a counterattack technique. Turn Cyan into an imp. Kill him in a single blow. Bring Cyan back to life. Now Cyan is angry. He'll thrash on your enemies until they're all dead. That's right, Cyan, let it out. Let it all out.
It's a feature because: Psycho Cyan is a quintessential example of glitches gone right. It's funny, it's a blast to watch, it helps you out, and best of all, it fits the story. Cyan had a nervous breakdown after a poisoned water supply killed his family. So, yeah, if anybody is going to go truly berserk, it's this dude.
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Published by Jon Press at 10:51 AM under
Despite my doctor's stern admonishment, I made the decision to go off my meds a few years back. I was feeling fine. I had convinced myself, "I'm not really bipolar. I just had a season of depression, and now that is over." Initially things were great. I felt like life was better. I was "myself" again, quick witted and creative, full of ideas and unrealized potential. I felt like I had energy to spare. If you haven't gone through this cycle, chances are one day that you will. Here are some of the reasons that us bipolars are "treatment resistant":We feel frustrated with the side effects. the weight gain, feeling muddy-minded, and the sexual side effects to name a few.Meds are expensive! I struggled with the steep cost, and this was AFTER insurance. (I feel for those of you who are paying the full price!)Religious pressure. Some faiths teach that dependence on meds represents a lack of faith. Followers need to pray more, sin less, and seek deliverance.Conspiracy theories. Blogs and some media sources seek to convince us that bipolar is a fictionalized and overdramatized creation of big pharma, and we're just suckers that have been taken in.Unfortunately this story often has a predictable ending. The symptoms didn't come rushing back in all at once. But slowly, over time, bipolar reared its ugly head. Fatigue and pessimism gave way to paranoia, tears and crippling anxiety. I slept less and began to make impulsive, erratic choices. Anyone who stood in the way of my grand schemes fell victim to my bipolar rage. I lost time to obsessive pursuits, strained relationships, and racked up debt. And so the story goes.The decision to come off our meds can be costly, to us and those we love. I'm thankful to say that I swallowed my pride and my pills. I am stable. I am content. I am alive.Perhaps you have had this experience or are struggling with "compliance" right now. Share your story with us below!
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Published by Melody Moezzi at 10:00 AM under Bipolar Disorder | Depression | Living Well | Mania | Recovery
Yesterday, as my husband was washing dishes in the kitchen and I was sitting at my desk just one room away, I heard him yell, "What are you laughing at?" I hadn't laughed or said anything, so I immediately retorted, "Not laughing. You may want to check with your nearest mental health professional." Then he laughed…or at least I'm pretty sure he did.
This little exchange got me thinking. My husband has never had any mental health issues of his own (though I've certainly had enough for the both of us), yet like everyone else, he hears things every once in a while too. Still, if the roles were reversed and I was hearing the imaginary laughter, I'd be a bit concerned. Having had auditory hallucinations before, it makes me especially nervous whenever I hear something that someone else doesn't. Nevertheless, even "normal" people hear things from time to time. So maybe the only time I really need be concerned is if I ever hear the voice of God again. Then again, what kind of voice is that to block out? Shouldn't I feel privileged to have heard the voice of God, speaking directly to me, even if it was in the midst of a psychotic break? Of course, I say this in retrospect and mildly in jest. Still, I like to think that there is something profoundly spiritual, even mystical, about my most extreme symptoms and episodes. Maybe that's just my way of coping, but maybe I'm right too.
What do you think? Let us know by leaving a comment below!
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Published by Danielle Belton at 10:53 AM under Bipolar Disorder | Recovery
The first time my mother came to grips with the fact that I suffered from Bipolar Disorder she told me that dealing with me was like dealing with an alcoholic.I didn't find it that funny at the time.But my mother, who has dealt with her fair share of alcohol abusers in her lifetime, knew what she was talking about. She loved me, her daughter. Not the mental illness that often made me self-absorbed and inconsiderate. Not the disease that took away her sweet, funny child and replaced her with a constantly in pain, irrational person who would spend money she didn't have on things of no value.As I went through my first hospitalizations and treatments I would often find myself in groups with those who were dual-diagnosis, both bipolar and dealing with addiction, and I found I had more in common with addicts than I had with people who were only depressed or manic. Just as my condition made me only see mirrors and hate a reflection I couldn't escape from, for an addict, all they saw was the fix. But to outsiders it looked the same. We looked selfish. We looked neglectful. We looked irresponsible.Just as I had, through medication and therapy, learn to stop seeing myself in everything, addicts going through recovery have to learn how to engage in a life that doesn't revolve around their old friend alcohol or their other substance of choice that's not really a choice anymore.
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Published by Melody Moezzi at 11:32 AM under Bipolar Disorder | Community | Living Well
Because of how open and public I am about having bipolar disorder, I often get emails from people asking me a whole range of questions. For the most part, I simply recommend books, support groups, consultations with professionals, and a variety of organizations with NAMI and DBSA at the top of every list. But then there are the more specific and personal questions. Chief among them: "What are you taking?"
I used to just tell people and then follow up with the standard disclaimer: "All drugs work differently for different people because of everyone's unique chemistry." In effect, there's no reason to believe that what works for me will work for you. But people see (or assume) that I'm doing well, for example, and they think that it MUST be the direct result of something I'm taking. The way I see it, though, when I'm doing well, it's because I sleep well, eat well, pray and exercise. I'm able to do well, however, because I take a medication that keeps my brain from turning on itself. In short, for me, taking medication is a necessary factor for wellness, but it is FAR from sufficient. No medication is going to magically make me get out of bed at 7:30 am to exercise and start my day; no medication is going to compel me to embrace a nutritious diet, and no medication is going to force me to get myself into bed by midnight. All that is up to ME. Although, if you've found a medication that will do all that, please be sure to let me know what you're taking!
Seriously though, do let us know about the roles of lifestyle and medication in your treatment plan by leaving a comment below!
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Published by Bruce Goldstein at 4:11 PM under Faith / Spirituality | Living Well | Stress
Yesterday I came across a jangled journal from my days of depression. I flipped through the pages and came across this entry from when I was in Martha's Vineyard:
"Felt really, really, low today on mopeds. When it happens, it's terrible. I can't talk. My brain feels flooded. They know it happens when I get quiet. Before was so bad, it was overwhelming. I get so far away sometimes. God, I wish it would go away. Make it go away already. I can't live like this anymore. The lithium doesn't do anything but make me more depressed."
Reading this brought me back to a difficult part of my life. But like they say, "If it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger." Well, aside for not killing me, I began writing.
No matter where I went I carried a journal. Whenever I was alone, I would jot down my random thoughts, I would make my things-to-do lists (even if I was too depressed to do any things on the list) and I would write letters to God asking him to watch over me, to help get me through the day.
I can't stress enough how powerful writing can be if you're suffering from depression or anxiety. Sometimes when I'm really stressed out, I write down what I'm stressed about. I write down how it will all work out. And within seconds, I feel like I put down a ton of negative mental bricks.
The next time you're worrying about something, get it out of your head. And not only will you feel better, you may start writing—for fun, or for your career. For me, my journals turned into a book.
Happy writing!
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Filter has a new record label. The band recently revealed that they're now a member of the Wind-up Records family.
"We're excited to enter a new phase of our career with Wind-up," said frontman Richard Patrick in a statement. "They're expecting great things from us and we plan to deliver."
Fans can expect the band to release their follow-up to 2010's The Trouble with Angels through Wind-up sometime this year, and to announce a string of tour dates to support it.
"I'm happy to say that based on the demos I've heard, this new album could very well be their best to date," adds Wind-up Records President Ed Vetri . "Filter is more committed than ever to delivering great repertoire and bringing these songs to life at their live shows throughout 2013."
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A fire broke out Saturday night near a mobile home community in Rye, AZ, off of Highway 87 going to Payson destroying six structures, according to residents.
According to Payson Fire Battalion Chief Dan Bramble five of the structures were residences.
Kayla Hall, a lifelong resident, said the fire broke out behind a bike shop that is right next to Rye Trailer Park.
Officials said it broke out around 8 p.m. Saturday night at the All Bike Sales which is a complete lost.
"I was heading out of Payson because we're just coming out. We saw a huge fire," Hall said.
She told CBS 5 her family is getting prepared just in case.
"We are packing up right now. Just in case it comes, we got dogs and valuables that we cherish. We're packing it up in our motor home," said Kayla Hall.
Dannel Loy, another Rye resident, said she was also taking extra measures.
"I'm going to load up my dog and some of my valuables into my motor home and move them a little farther, across the wash," said Loy.
She said several people in the community are worried.
The Red Cross said several people were staying in shelters on Sunday after 20 to 30 people were evacuated around 9 p.m. Saturday night.
The cause is still undetermined
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Evaluation of the Bringing them home and Indigenous mental health programs
The literature on good practice indicates that:
- it is critically important for mental health services to be provided to Aboriginal people in a culturally appropriate manner, through use of traditional healing approaches and ensuring that mainstream mental health services are delivered in this manner
- there is some literature describing good practice approaches to Aboriginal SEWB services, but very little that refers specifically to provision of services to people affected by forcible removal practices (the key exception is the Marumali Program).
1.10.1 Culturally appropriate practiceIt is widely acknowledged in the literature that there is a need for cultural awareness, sensitivity and appropriateness in mental health service provision for Aboriginal people (Koolmatrie & Williams 2000; RANZCP 2002; Westerman 2004). Indeed, this issue was specifically raised in the BTH Report, which noted that without culturally appropriate mental health services, critical problems arise relating to misdiagnosis, consequent inappropriate treatment, or failure to treat altogether (HREOC 1997, p321).
The literature identifies two key strategies for ensuring culturally appropriate treatment – namely the need for greater recognition of traditional healing methods and approaches, and also ensuring that 'mainstream' mental health service delivery is more culturally appropriate for Aboriginal clients. There is some contention regarding the latter approach however, as some writers have argued that attempting to employ a non-Aboriginal mental health system, which is essentially mono-cultural, with Aboriginal people is a form of racism (Waldegrave 1985). Others have viewed the Western use of psychotherapy with Aboriginal people as a form of colonisation (Tapping 1993).
While both of these needs are widely acknowledged in the literature, numerous authors have observed that there is a dearth of published material regarding effective preventative programs, therapeutic interventions with Aboriginal peoples, and studies providing a detailed and practical insight into the Aboriginal worldview (Westerman 2004; Vicary and Bishop 2005). In particular, there is a lack of material that outlines Aboriginal beliefs relating to psychotherapy, mental health and non-Aboriginal counsellors and therapists. Westerman observes that the paucity of published examples has affected service delivery at the individual clinical level and at broader system levels, 'the combined effect being inequity in access to mental health services by Indigenous people' (2004, p1). While examples of good practice exist (some examples are provided in this report at sub-section 1.9), there is no central collection point for these resources, nor is there any method for sharing this information with mental health practitioners so as to provide opportunities for 'empirical and cultural validation or replication across different contexts' (Westerman 2004).
In order to increase access to mental health services by Aboriginal people, Westerman argues that there is a need to integrate 'specific cultural and clinical competencies within the system and practitioner levels' (2004, p2).
At the same time, other literature suggests that traditional approaches are widely used in Aboriginal communities and that the role of the traditional healer has been and continues to be an important one (Dudgeon 2000; Vicary and Bishop 2005). Recent research by Vicary & Bishop (2005) indicates that Aboriginal people in some communities may access Western or mainstream mental health services 'only when all traditional avenues had been exhausted and there was no other treatment option available' (2005, p11). Participants in the research reported that they believed that Western psychotherapy lacked validity when used with Aboriginal clientele, and that they generally perceived Western style therapy as culturally inappropriate or irrelevant. Top of page
Vicary and Bishop have identified a number of treatments that Aboriginal people from the Kimberley would either use prior to or exclusively of Western treatments. The hierarchy consisted of:
- support, advocacy, yarning, practical advice from immediate family members
- assistance from extended family members
- assistance from the community and Elders
- a return to country to make a spiritual reconnection with the land
- referral to a spiritual healer for specialist assistance (Vicary and Bishop 2005, p13).
Similarly, Westerman (2004) suggests that there is a need to acknowledge existing frameworks of healing within Aboriginal communities and in particular those relating to treatment of culture-bound disorders, for example by: offering Aboriginal clients the option of traditional methods of healing as a primary treatment; recognising and respecting the traditional processes that exist for Aboriginal people to resolve mental health problems; and facilitating traditional methods of healing through engaging with traditional healers and cultural consultants (Westerman 2004, p5).
Various good practice guidelines have been developed which are of relevance to Aboriginal mental health. These include the:
- National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (NSFATSIH) 2003-2013 (Australian Health Ministers' Conference 2003)
- National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People's Mental Health and Social and Emotional Wellbeing 2004-2009 (Social Health Reference Group 2004)
- National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce (Department of Health and Ageing 2002)
- Cultural Respect Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 2004-2009 (Australian Health Minister's Advisory Council on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Working Party 2004)
- RANZCP Position Statement #50, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Workers (Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2002).
1.10.2 Good practice - training and professional developmentAs discussed above, various authors have observed that there is no central collection point or method of dissemination for examples of good practice in Aboriginal mental health service provision or therapeutic approaches. During the course of the evaluation the consultants were referred to a number of examples of good practice in service provision, relating to both training and professional development and therapeutic approaches. A brief outline of these examples is provided below. It should be noted however that this is by no means an exhaustive list.
Djirruwang Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health ProgramThe Djirruwang Program at Charles Sturt University (CSU) delivers a three-year Bachelor of Health Science (Mental Health) degree, with exit points at Degree, Diploma and Certificate levels. Course entry is restricted to Aboriginal people. The course was initially developed in a collaborative process between the mental health services and Aboriginal people, which involved a National Reference Group consisting of a range of representative stakeholders from the mental health industry, the Aboriginal community controlled sector and the education sector including CSU. The course is delivered by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mental health professionals as well as university lecturers.
The Djirruwang Program has aimed to consistently align itself with broader developments in the Aboriginal mental health arenas, and to remain consistent with relevant mental health policy directions and broader health industry policies and initiatives.
Of the program, Brideson & Kanowski have commented that :
If the Aboriginal mental health workforce is allowed to grow into a valued, respected and essential component of the workplace those people occupying the professional positions will provide the cultural context to the workplace. The inclusion of the National Practice Standards into the program has provided a vehicle to establish equivalence as professionals in their own right and to move into 'adulthood' in respect to mental health service delivery.
(Brideson & Kanowski 2004, p7)
OATSIH has provided funding to the CSU to conduct the Djirruwang Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Program (DATSIMHP) at its Wagga Wagga campus in the 2003 to 2005 academic years, and again in 2007 (CSU self-funded the course in 2006).
Aboriginal Health Worker Training PackageAnother key source of training in relation to Indigenous SEWB in the near future will be the Health Training Package recently endorsed by the National Quality Council. One of the two certificate courses relating to Indigenous health is relevant here – the community care stream of Certificate IV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Care. This stream contains units of competencies, including orientation to mental health work as a compulsory unit. A number of electives also cover issues relating to Indigenous SEWB, including 'The Provision of Non-clinical Services for People with Mental Health Issues'. The Health Training Package also includes a community stream of the Diploma in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Care.Top of page
1.10.3 Good practice - therapeutic approachesLiterature from Australia and elsewhere suggests that, although understated within mainstream service provision, the role of traditional healing frameworks is highly valued by Indigenous people internationally. Kirmayer et al (2003) states that 'notions of tradition and healing are central to contemporary efforts by Aboriginal peoples to confront the legacy of historical injustices and suffering brought on by the history of colonialism' (p15).
In the Australian context, the importance of Aboriginal healing approaches outlined in the recommendations of the BTH Report, includes a requirement that all services and programs provided for survivors of forcible removal emphasise local Aboriginal healing and wellbeing perspectives (HREOC 1997, p563, Recommendation 33a).
Narrative therapyThe 'narrative approach' has been identified by Aboriginal people in a variety of contexts as offering the possibility of culturally sensitive and appropriate counselling practices. This is said to be because it 'starts from the premise that the job of the counsellor is to help people identify what they want in their own lives, and to reconnect with their own knowledges and strengths' (AHCSA 1995, p18). The narrative approach also asks questions that bring forth the history of problematic truths – 'exploring the history of a person's ways of being and thinking creates the opportunity for that person to identify the real effects of these ways of being and thinking on their life' (AHCSA 1995, p19).
Although the narrative approach has been put forward as a culturally appropriate and sensitive practice, there does not appear to be a widely accepted resource to guide practitioners who may wish to use this approach. There were a few isolated examples of resources relating to narrative therapy in the literature, however these were largely descriptive in nature.
A leading example of the narrative approach being used successfully is the Camp Coorong project in SA. This initiative responded to the needs of families and communities affected by Aboriginal deaths in custody. It provided a context for Aboriginal People to express and address their grief in relation to the loss of their loved ones, and to participate in appropriate healing ceremonies. The use of narrative therapy in the project has been documented, and was described as follows:
The project recognised the importance of Aboriginal people taking the primary role in the telling of their stories, and the importance of an exploration of these stories so that their special knowledges and skills relevant to healing processes might be honoured and re-empowered. As well, the project aimed at providing support for Aboriginal people to take further steps to break free of the destructive stories that have been imposed upon them by the dominant non-Aboriginal culture, including many of the ideas of health and wellbeing that are so often imposed by mainstream services.
Narrative therapy offers a way for Aboriginal counsellors to develop practices that are culturally sensitive and appropriate. This model is not fixed or rigid, and will continue to evolve for Aboriginal use in consultation with Aboriginal people.
(AHCSA 1995, p20)
Nunkuwarrin Yunti also offers a diploma in narrative therapy.
Spiritual healing for loss and griefWanganeen comments that successful healing should involve:
- awareness
- identification and acknowledgment of losses
- identification and acknowledgement of emotional legacies
- reclaiming unrecognised emotional losses eg a sense of identity or power, trust, confidence, self-esteem, safety (Wanganeen 2001). Top of page
1.10.4 Culturally appropriate practice for people affected by forcible removal practices
Marumali Program, NSWThe Marumali Program is a five-day model of healing developed by a member of the Stolen Generations. The Program is designed to equip counsellors with the skills they need to aid Aboriginal people who are suffering from grief and trauma as a result of separation. An important aspect of the training is to respect the rights of the survivors of the removal policies and to allow them to control the pace, direction and outcome of their own healing journey. The Program provides a basis for identifying and understanding common symptoms of long-standing trauma and an overview of the healing journey and how it may unfold. It offers clear guidelines about what type of support is required at each stage. It identifies core issues to be addressed and some of the risks associated with each stage (including misdiagnosis issues), suggests appropriate support to minimise the risks, and offers indicators of when the individual is ready to move onto the next stage of healing.
Training provided under the Marumali Healing Model is designed to empower Aboriginal counsellors to take the lead in this area of work. All participants in the counsellor training are required to have had previous formal training or work experience as counsellors (OATSIH 2001, p3).
Marr MooditjMarr Mooditj is a training college that conducts education and training of Aboriginal people, to empower them to competently deliver and manage health care and community services programs in a culturally appropriate manner to the Aboriginal community. It aims to develop and provide holistic programs covering cultural and political issues, provide culturally appropriate health and spirituality programs, incorporate Aboriginal perspectives in environmental health and traditional methods and foods, and promote and preserve cultural differences between Aboriginal communities.
Marr Mooditj delivers a range of training programs, including certificates in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care, Home and Community Care and diplomas of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care, incorporating mental health care elements.
1.10.5 Good practice examples from comparable nationsThe Assembly of First Nations identified a number of common strengths among the projects it reviewed in a paper on successful Aboriginal health programs in Canada, the United States and Australia. Specifically, these features are that:
- projects tend to be tradition-based and value-based
- interventions focus on the entire family
- links are made between spirituality and therapy
- there is an intimate knowledge of the tribal community and a drawing together of traditions
- projects respond to the needs of the community
- the community supported healing and recovery (AFN 1997).
- learning about the history of colonisation
- mourning the losses
- reconnecting with traditional cultures, values and practices
- use of culturally sensitive screening and assessment tools to complement holistic and relational worldviews
- at the community level, culturally appropriate healing interventions are most effective when rooted in local practices, languages and traditions
- specific strategies are needed to meet the needs of Indigenous people who do not have strong cultural ties (AHF 2006, pp49-51).
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Too often the easy option is to believe, accept and then practice under the notion that what is good in treatment for some Indigenous groups in Canada or elsewhere will translate as good and effective for Australian Aboriginal clients with diverse often multiple language use, from diverse cultural backgrounds, and from diverse Aboriginal lifestyles.
(Yava-Hamu-Harathunian 2002, p21)
Many communities in Canada have experimented with various forms of 'sentencing circles' for healing and reintegrating offenders who might otherwise be ostracised and handled entirely within the penal system. Other uses of meeting in circles include:
- talking circles, in which people speak openly and listen to others' stories to begin to become aware of original hurts
- sharing circles, in which a high degree of trust is established and people express painful emotions
- healing circles, where people can work through memories of painful experiences
- spiritual circles, in which people develop trust in their own experiences of spirituality as a source of comfort and guidance (Kirmayer et al 2003, p20).
…although conventional psychiatric practice tends to focus on the isolated individual, the treatment of mental health problems as well as prevention and promotion among Aboriginal peoples must focus on the family and community as the primary locus of injury and the source of restoration and renewal… Mental health promotion with Aboriginal peoples must go beyond the focus on individuals to engage and empower communities.
(Kirmayer et al 2003, p21)
Other lessons to be gleaned from comparable countries are as follows:
- United States – postcolonial psychologists Duran and Duran have developed a treatment model that involves reconnecting clients with their Native American identity; this improves self-esteem and sense of identity, which are correlated with healthy functioning. An increased awareness of historical factors reduces guilt and internalized oppression.
Duran and Duran note that the effects of colonisation have been especially severe for American Indian men, and that treatment models that address issues of the destruction of economic and cultural roles, and a deep psychological trauma of identity loss is effective in treating addictions and addressing family violence (AHF 2006, p30).
- New Zealand - the cultural renaissance in New Zealand among Maori peoples which resulted in a greater awareness of colonialism and its impacts has seen a number of positive developments. Settlement of claims under the Treaty of Waitangi has allowed some tribes to establish social and mental health services. The National Body of Traditional Maori Healers has been established, and traditional healing is now offered in many primary health care settings. This body recognises regional and tribal variations in healing traditions but also works to achieve a collective approach to issues such as professional standards, policy and access to funding. The Ministry of Health has published standards for traditional Maori healing, with support from the National Body of Traditional Maori Healers (AHF 2006, p31).
- New Zealand - the existence of treaties that are recognised and respected by government and incorporated into government policy provide an environment conducive to the development of healing programs designed, delivered and controlled by Aboriginal people.


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I do not blame the mower in this situation. I blame the shoes.
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I do not blame the concrete stairs. I blame the shoes.
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Affect theory
In psychology, affect is an emotion or subjectively experienced feeling. Affect theory attempts to organize affects into discrete categories and connect each one with its typical response. So, for example, the affect of joy is observed through the display of smiling. These affects can be identified through immediate facial reactions that people have to a stimulus, typically well before they could process any real response to the stimulus.
Affect theory is attributed to Silvan Tomkins and is introduced in the first two volumes of his book Affect Imagery Consciousness." The word affect, as used in Tomkins theory, specifically refers to the "biological portion of emotion," that is, to "hard-wired, preprogrammed, genetically transmitted mechanisms that exist in each of us" which, when triggered, precipitates a "known pattern of biological events,"[1] although it is also acknowledged that, in adults, the affective experience is a result of both the innate mechanism and a "complex matrix of nested and interacting ideo-affective formations."[2]
The nine affects[edit]
These are the nine affects, listed with a low/high intensity label for each affect and accompanied by its biological expression:[3]
- Enjoyment/Joy - smiling, lips wide and out
- Interest/Excitement - eyebrows down, eyes tracking, eyes looking, closer listening
- Surprise/Startle - eyebrows up, eyes blinking
- Anger/Rage - frowning, a clenched jaw, a red face
- Disgust - the lower lip raised and protruded, head forward and down
- Dissmell (reaction to bad smell) - upper lip raised, head pulled back
- Distress/Anguish - crying, rhythmic sobbing, arched eyebrows, mouth lowered
- Fear/Terror - a frozen stare, a pale face, coldness, sweat, erect hair
- Shame/Humiliation - eyes lowered, the head down and averted, blushing
Prescriptive implications[edit]
The nine affects can be used as a blueprint for optimal mental health. According to Tomkins, optimal mental health requires the maximization of positive affect and the minimization of negative affect.[4] Affect should also be properly expressed so to make the identification of affect possible.[5]
Affect theory can also be used as a blueprint for intimate relationships. Kelly describes relationships as agreements to mutually work toward maximizing positive affect and minimizing negative affect.[6] Like the "optimal mental health" blueprint, this blueprint requires members of the relationship to express affect to one another in order to identify progress.
Descriptive implications[edit]
These blueprints can also describe natural and implicit goals. Nathanson, for example, uses the "affect" to create a narrative for one of his patients:[5]
- I suspect that the reason he refuses to watch movies is the sturdy fear of enmeshment in the affect depicted on the screen; the affect mutualization for which most of us frequent the movie theater is only another source of discomfort for him.
- His refusal to risk the range of positive and negative affect associated with sexuality robs any possible relationship of one of its best opportunities to work on the first two rules of either the Kelly or the Tomkins blueprint. Thus, his problems with intimacy may be understood in one aspect as an overly substantial empathic wall, and in another aspect as a purely internal problem with the expression and management of his own affect.
Tomkins notes that "Christianity became a powerful universal religion in part because of its more general solution to the problem of anger, violence, and suffering versus love, enjoyment, and peace."[7] The implication is that the optimization of affect motivates the adoption of religion.
Affect theory is also referenced heavily in Tomkins's Script Theory.
Adoption of affect theory[edit]
Affect theory has not yet gained widespread recognition in psychology, and its use in individual psychotherapy remains limited. It has gained some standing in psychoanalytic theory, particularly through the work of Eve Sedgwick and Lauren Berlant. In the seminal work on negative affect arousal and white noise by Stanley S. Seidner, the findings from the study support the existence of a negative affect arousal mechanism through observations regarding the devaluation of speakers from other ethnic origins."[8]
Interpersonal extension of affect theory[edit]
Affect theory has been incorporated into couples therapy[9] [10] Two characteristics of affects have powerful implications for intimate relationships:
a). According to Tomkins, a central characteristic of affects is affective resonance, which refers to a person's tendency to resonate and experience the same affect in response to viewing a display of that affect by another person, sometimes thought to be "contagion." Affective resonance is considered to be the original basis for all human communication (before there were words, there was a smile and a nod).
b). Also according to Tomkins, affects provide a sense of urgency to the less powerful drives. Thus, affects are powerful sources of motivation. In Tomkins' words, affects make good things better and bad things worse.
This nonverbal mode of conveying feelings and influence is held to play a central role in intimate relationships. The Emotional Safety model of couples therapy seeks to identify the affective messages that occur within the couple's emotional relationship (the partners' feelings about themselves, each other and their relationship), most importantly, messages regarding (a) the security of the attachment and (b) how each individual is valued.
See also[edit]
- Selective exposure theory
- Mood management theory
- Silvan Tomkins
- Affect (psychology)
- Affect consciousness
- Lövheim cube of emotion
- ^ Nathanson, Donald L. (1992), Shame and Pride: Affect, Sex, and the Birth of the Self (Chapter 2), New York: W.W. Norton, ISBN 0-393-03097-0
- ^ Nathanson, Donald L. (1997), "From Empathy to Community", The Annual of Psychoanalysis 25
- ^ Nathanson, Donald L. (1992), Shame and Pride: Affect, Sex, and the Birth of the Self, New York: W.W. Norton, ISBN 0-393-03097-0
- ^ Tomkins, Silvan S. (1962), Affect Imagery Consciousness: The Positive Affects (Vol. 1, ch. 9), New York: Springer, ISBN 0-8261-0442-8
- ^ a b Nathanson, Donald L. (1997), "A Goal is an Image", Bulletin of the Tomkins Institute, vol. IV: 1–4
- ^ Kelly, VC (1996), "Affect and the redefinition of intimacy", in Nathanson, DL, Knowing feeling: Affect, script, and psychotherapy, New York: W.W. Norton, pp. 55–104
- ^ Tomkins, Silvan S. (1991), Affect Imagery Consciousness: Anger and Fear (Vol. 3), New York: Springer, ISBN 0-8261-0543-2
- ^ Seidner, Stanley S. (1991), Negative Affect Arousal Reactions from Mexican and Puerto Rican Respondents, Washington, D.C.: ERIC
- ^ Catherall, Don R. (2007). Emotional Safety: Viewing Couples Through the Lens of Affect. New York: Routledge, ISBN 0-415-95451-7
- ^ Kelly, Vernon C. (2012). The Art of Intimacy and the Hidden Challenge of Shame. Rockland, Maine: Maine Authors Publishing.


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Protein Expression and Purification Core FacilityPublications
The novel Fh8 and H fusion partners for soluble protein expression in Escherichia coli: a comparison with the traditional gene fusion technology.
Costa, S.J., Almeida, A., Castro, A., Domingues, L. & Besir, H.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2013 Aug;97(15):6779-91. doi:10.1007/s00253-012-4559-1. Epub 2012 Nov 20.
The Escherichia coli host system is an advantageous choice for simple and inexpensive recombinant protein production but it still presents bottlenecks at expressing soluble proteins from other organisms. Several efforts have been taken to overcome E. coli limitations, including the use of fusion partners that improve protein expression and solubility. New fusion technologies are emerging to complement the traditional solutions. This work evaluates two novel fusion partners, the Fh8 tag (8 kDa) and the H tag (1 kDa), as solubility enhancing tags in E. coli and their comparison to commonly used fusion partners. A broad range comparison was conducted in a small-scale screening and subsequently scaled-up. Six difficult-to-express target proteins (RVS167, SPO14, YPK1, YPK2, Frutalin and CP12) were fused to eight fusion tags (His, Trx, GST, MBP, NusA, SUMO, H and Fh8). The resulting protein expression and solubility levels were evaluated by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis before and after protein purification and after tag removal. The Fh8 partner improved protein expression and solubility as the well-known Trx, NusA or MBP fusion partners. The H partner did not function as a solubility tag. Cleaved proteins from Fh8 fusions were soluble and obtained in similar or higher amounts than proteins from the cleavage of other partners as Trx, NusA or MBP. The Fh8 fusion tag therefore acts as an effective solubility enhancer, and its low molecular weight potentially gives it an advantage over larger solubility tags by offering a more reliable assessment of the target protein solubility when expressed as a fusion protein.
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A new method to customize protein expression vectors for fast, efficient and background free parallel cloning.
Scholz, J., Besir, H., Strasser, C. & Suppmann, S.
BMC Biotechnol. 2013 Feb 14;13:12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6750-13-12.
BACKGROUND: Expression and purification of correctly folded proteins typically require screening of different parameters such as protein variants, solubility enhancing tags or expression hosts. Parallel vector series that cover all variations are available, but not without compromise. We have established a fast, efficient and absolutely background free cloning approach that can be applied to any selected vector. RESULTS: Here we describe a method to tailor selected expression vectors for parallel Sequence and Ligation Independent Cloning. SLIC cloning enables precise and sequence independent engineering and is based on joining vector and insert with 15-25 bp homologies on both DNA ends by homologous recombination. We modified expression vectors based on pET, pFastBac and pTT backbones for parallel PCR-based cloning and screening in E.coli, insect cells and HEK293E cells, respectively. We introduced the toxic ccdB gene under control of a strong constitutive promoter for counterselection of insert less vector. In contrast to DpnI treatment commonly used to reduce vector background, ccdB used in our vector series is 100% efficient in killing parental vector carrying cells and reduces vector background to zero. In addition, the 3' end of ccdB functions as a primer binding site common to all vectors. The second shared primer binding site is provided by a HRV 3C protease cleavage site located downstream of purification and solubility enhancing tags for tag removal. We have so far generated more than 30 different parallel expression vectors, and successfully cloned and expressed more than 250 genes with this vector series. There is no size restriction for gene insertion, clone efficiency is > 95% with clone numbers up to 200. The procedure is simple, fast, efficient and cost-effective. All expression vectors showed efficient expression of eGFP and different target proteins requested to be produced and purified at our Core Facility services. CONCLUSION: This new expression vector series allows efficient and cost-effective parallel cloning and thus screening of different protein constructs, tags and expression hosts.
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Multi-domain conformational selection underlies pre-mRNA splicing regulation by U2AF.
Mackereth, C.D., Madl, T., Bonnal, S., Simon, B., Zanier, K., Gasch, A., Rybin, V., Valcarcel, J. & Sattler, M.
Nature. 2011 Jul 13;475(7356):408-11. doi: 10.1038/nature10171.
Many cellular functions involve multi-domain proteins, which are composed of structurally independent modules connected by flexible linkers. Although it is often well understood how a given domain recognizes a cognate oligonucleotide or peptide motif, the dynamic interaction of multiple domains in the recognition of these ligands remains to be characterized. Here we have studied the molecular mechanisms of the recognition of the 3'-splice-site-associated polypyrimidine tract RNA by the large subunit of the human U2 snRNP auxiliary factor (U2AF65) as a key early step in pre-mRNA splicing. We show that the tandem RNA recognition motif domains of U2AF65 adopt two remarkably distinct domain arrangements in the absence or presence of a strong (that is, high affinity) polypyrimidine tract. Recognition of sequence variations in the polypyrimidine tract RNA involves a population shift between these closed and open conformations. The equilibrium between the two conformations functions as a molecular rheostat that quantitatively correlates the natural variations in polypyrimidine tract nucleotide composition, length and functional strength to the efficiency to recruit U2 snRNP to the intron during spliceosome assembly. Mutations that shift the conformational equilibrium without directly affecting RNA binding modulate splicing activity accordingly. Similar mechanisms of cooperative multi-domain conformational selection may operate more generally in the recognition of degenerate nucleotide or amino acid motifs by multi-domain proteins.
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A systematic screen for protein-lipid interactions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Gallego, O., Betts, M.J., Gvozdenovic-Jeremic, J., Maeda, K., Matetzki, C., Aguilar-Gurrieri, C., Beltran-Alvarez, P., Bonn, S., Fernandez-Tornero, C., Jensen, L.J., Kuhn, M., Trott, J., Rybin, V., Muller, C.W., Bork, P., Kaksonen, M., Russell, R.B. & Gavin, A.C.
Mol Syst Biol. 2010 Nov 30;6:430. doi: 10.1038/msb.2010.87.
Protein-metabolite networks are central to biological systems, but are incompletely understood. Here, we report a screen to catalog protein-lipid interactions in yeast. We used arrays of 56 metabolites to measure lipid-binding fingerprints of 172 proteins, including 91 with predicted lipid-binding domains. We identified 530 protein-lipid associations, the majority of which are novel. To show the data set's biological value, we studied further several novel interactions with sphingolipids, a class of conserved bioactive lipids with an elusive mode of action. Integration of live-cell imaging suggests new cellular targets for these molecules, including several with pleckstrin homology (PH) domains. Validated interactions with Slm1, a regulator of actin polarization, show that PH domains can have unexpected lipid-binding specificities and can act as coincidence sensors for both phosphatidylinositol phosphates and phosphorylated sphingolipids.
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GARY | At 11 a.m. Wednesday, the main Gary Public Library began its transition from a library to the South Shore Museum & Cultural Center by closing its doors to patrons wanting to check out materials.
"We're only receiving materials (previously checked out)," said one staff member, who referred all other questions to library Director Otis Alexander. He wasn't available for comment Wednesday.
A notice on the library's website states that the main library will close for all public services on Monday.
However, a group of concerned residents wants the downtown library to remain open because it is a safe haven for children, a place where people who don't have computers can access the Internet, a free meeting site and a place where the homeless can find fellowship.
That group, organized in September by Gary resident Robert Buggs, plans to rally at 9 a.m. Monday outside the main library to stop the closure.
On Dec. 13, the Gary Public Library Board voted 4-2 to approve design plans and authorize the procurement of financing for the $2 million construction of the museum and cultural center. Board members Sadie Sheffield and Nancy Valentine voted against the resolution, citing ongoing financial problems.
Buggs said his group is exploring whether that action was illegal because no public hearing was held prior to the vote
During the public comment time after the Dec. 13 meeting, dozens of people spoke against the closure and conversion of the library, Buggs said.
"There were 70 people there who were irate. There was a cross section of the people who use the library and who work at the library. They all spoke against this move by the board," he said.
According to Buggs, Alexander also doesn't support the library's closure in favor of a cultural center.
The board has not renewed Alexander's contract as library director "for a reason," Buggs said. "The board is calling the shots ... (Library Board President) Tony Walker won't answer any questions about the project."
Attempts to reach Walker on Wednesday were unsuccessful.
Buggs and his group are asking lots of questions including "where is the money coming from?"
"If the building is not fit to be a library, it's not fit to be a cultural center and museum," Buggs said. "The same money they're using for the cultural center could be used to maintain it as a library."


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-Professor Simon Chadwick, Director, Centre for the International Business of Sport, Coventry, UK. The opinions expressed are his own. -
There is a famous song, composed in the run-up to UEFA Euro 96, in which the Lightening Seeds, Frank Skinner and David Baddiel refer to England's 30 years of hurt (the period at the time since England won its one and only World Cup).
England recently took a step closer towards addressing their continued failure to win world football's biggest prize, by beating Croatia 5-1 to qualify for next year's FIFA World Cup in South Africa. In so doing, the team also overcame its two years of hurt, following a failure to qualify for Euro 2008 at the hands of their Croatian rivals.
While the fervent mood amongst passionate English fans and patriots alike will no doubt grow as we progress towards the start of the tournament in June 2010, there is likely to be much more action off the pitch than there is on it – and not necessarily just in England, in all of the countries that have teams which qualify for South Africa.
Indeed, as we get closer to the 11th June kick-off, World Cup micro-economies will start emerging domestically and internationally across the world.