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Danube police chief, wife accused of stealing from smelt-fry fund
Danube Police Chief Lester Schneider Jr., 39, and his spouse, Jammie Jean Schneider, 38, both of Danube, made their first appearances Thursday in district court in Renville County. Read more
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#1 Aug 28, 2009
The whole thing seems a bit fishy to me .
#2 Aug 28, 2009
I am sure that we have bigger fish to fry.
Since: Sep 08
#3 Aug 28, 2009
he should resign from that small town force. come to the cities and get a job with the metro gang force..he has all the credentials needed
Saint Paul, MN
#4 Aug 28, 2009
They should have been in the senate,then they could have stollen the money legally
#5 Aug 28, 2009
it sounds like they put the money back in with interest--what's the big deal?
#6 Aug 28, 2009
They thought they were part of the Metro Gang Strike Force. Those smelt were try to sell drugs to those attending the fry. They just confiscated the cash.
Since: Sep 08
#7 Aug 28, 2009
only because they got caught..
#9 Aug 28, 2009
good thing permit to carry issuance discretion is no longer all in the hands of these criminals.
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#10 Nov 1, 2009
He's on Channel 9 tonight with his father! Should be interesting!
#11 Nov 5, 2009
his daddy put the money back, and a theif is a theif, and a theif belongs in Jail, lock him up with the ones he locked up, and take his daddy with him, since he has envolvement trying to cover the scene of a crime............Nothing worst than Police Officers think that they are ABOVE the law
#12 Nov 5, 2009
its a town of 500 people who cares. let the town handle it. two people in town care, its not a bunch hicks like the news made it seem. besides he hasnt even been convicted YET. fox 9 will look stupid if hes found not guilty.
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#13 Nov 9, 2009
Danube Police Chief Lester Schneider Jr's daddy Lester Schneider Sr and the police chief prior to Lester, put Lester through school to become a police deputy. Once Lester had a few months under his belt, the existing police chief retired and daddy schneider put Jr in as the new police chief. Jr cowers whenever anyone confronts him, the only reason he is still there is anyone that can do the job better, moves on. Lester needs to have his licence yanked, his daddy needs to retire and that town needs to stop whining.
#14 Nov 12, 2009
In a town like Mayberry Barney just needs to go to jail.. I would have a hard time being stopped by this duffuss and paying a ticket for breaking the law when He, his daddy, and his wife thinks is okay to just take whenever and its not a crime.. I feel sorry for his kid being raised by a crooked cop and a deadbeat mom..
Since: Sep 08
#15 Nov 12, 2009
the city of thief river falls just fired their cop for stealing, thats how it should be handled
Since: Sep 08
#16 Nov 12, 2009
im from olivia originally, i always thought Danube was a bunch of hicks
#17 Nov 12, 2009
You should all take a long, hard, look at your own life. Are you perfect? Throw the first stone! I dare you! I used to live in Danube. It's small, but I do believe it is big in Gods' eyes! Les and his wife have children that have to put up with the mistake their Dad and Mom made, the money was paid back..you are out nothing...he's out of a job, probably out of a home, I'm pretty sure the children are getting alot of ____ at school...so Danube; back off' take his job away, pay someone else twice what you paid him, because I'm sure if he worked at the Beet Plant he would of never got behind in his house payment to start with. Danube you should be so ashamed!!!!!!!!!! What he did was not right but what you are doing is so wrong! Sharon L!!!!! and the rest of you, shame on you!
#18 Nov 12, 2009
If you are originally from Olivia, you were only a few miles away from Danube so that would make you a HICK also!
#19 Nov 12, 2009
Are you kidding me??? are we missing the point.. cop no cop kids no kids he STOLE from the community.. someone appointed to an office of trust and he burned that trust and now walks around playing on the local softball team drinking beer joking around with the guys like nothing happened.. I hope they both go to jail for a long time and that they can watch someone else raise their kids.. something they could of done if GOD was a part of their lives SHARON L think about that
#20 Nov 12, 2009
Sharon L is the only person who is holding some common sense in that town.. so hmm think ill move to Danube.. grab me some cash too.. I need to buy a new car.. ill pay it back.. that way it wont be wrong
Since: Sep 08
#21 Nov 12, 2009
Olivia is a huge metropolis compared to Danube..yes i recognize the name Kurtz..
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Have this Queen quilt top made, and looking for suggestions on what pattern to quilt it. The navy you see at the bottom is actually from another quilt on the bed. I've since added a black border to the top.
Wow again! I love it. One possibility to keep it with that modern look is lots of lines echoing the forms I guess. The setting triangles and borders do cry out for some nifty feathers or cables though. Possibly squared cables/chains???
Sorry, no fabulous ideas.
What a stunning quilt! The colors are fantastic, and the pattern is very dramatic. I personally think the quilting should be in keeping with the modern look of the quilt. I wouldn't do feathers, flowers or leaves. Something bold. Jennifer's suggestion of a curvy pantograph would be great too. Very nice work. I really like it a lot.
LOVE your quilt! The black just makes it so striking. How about some nice geometric line quilting, something like the ones in the link? You could SID around the larger squares, then fill in with the pattern.
Here is a link that might be useful:
What a lovily quilt. Like everthing about it. You did a fabulous job putting it all together.
I am not very good with quilting but I see circles in the blocks and half circles in the triangles echoing at 1" intervals. I am sure what every you decide will be perfect.TFS
I also see bold geometric quilting for this quilt, but I could be wrong. Great quilt. Picking the quilting design is where I'm not very confident. I spend a lot of time looking at images of quilts online similar to what I'm working on to get ideas.
On floral quilts I like more geometric lines and on geometric quilts I like to see softer, loopier lines. Just a personal preference; and I like to do my own so the designs are pretty simple! On this I would do a circular leafy thing in the big squares and a similar leafy border, then a soft meander/stipple to fill in everything between the big squares. I can see it but it's hard for me to explain quilting!
Thanks for all the suggestions. I should have mentioned, I don't do machine quilting, so it's either on my quilt frame, or large hoop free hand, or have someone else machine quilt it. Kate, I'm leaning towards your vision, but would cost a fortune to have it done with all those variations ( a lot of turning on the frame). I've just had surgery for breast cancer and won't find out the results of the lymph nodes for another week or 2. Need radiation, but not sure yet about chemo, so not sure how long it will take to quilt on my large frame. I'm sure I will have good days and bad. May have to wait til after Xmas to set it up, because the only place I have big enough is the living room.
One last question... what color thread, light or dark, and should I made the thread color the same all over.....
Your quilt is lovely! Here is a quilting suggestion...
Quilt both lines and curves.
Use the large light beige squares that are outlined with black sashing as a focus area and quilt a curved design in these (feathered wreath, swirls, etc). You could quilt the same design in all 12 of these squares, alternate squares, or do each one differently.
SID around all of the black lines. Extend the black lines into the dark brown squares so they cross in the squares in the center of the quilt and extend to the first border in the dark brown triangles along the edge of the quilt.
Quilt some sort of curved pattern in the first border and in the lighter areas of the quilt. Something like paisley or swirls, etc.
I find Angela Walters to be a huge quilting inspiration. Her blog is linked below.
Whatever you decide to do, it will be wonderful. Your quilt is really beautiful.
Here is a link that might be useful: Angela Walters blog: Quilting is my Therapy
Unfortunately I spend more time thinking about quilting and looking at quilting blogs than actually quilting. Lately I've been really fascinated with the quilting process and thinking about different quilting designs that can enhance the piecing. I'm glad you didn't mind me doodling on your quilt picture. I had fun doing it! LOL
Regarding thread color, I would probably change color to match the background that I was quilting. Except I may quilt the continuation of the black lines with black thread (in the dark brown). But you are better off getting advice from other people. I just ruined a beautiful quilt with a horrible choice of thread color, so I'm a little gun shy on contrasting thread color.
I'm so sorry to hear about your breast cancer. I hope and pray that you recover quickly and your ongoing treatments are not too bad.
bloomorelse, holding good and healing thoughts for your swift recovery.
The drawing on the quilt looks interesting, but I kinda liked the Asian influenced geometrics that someone posted a link too. The quilt has a little Asian feel to it.
Whatever you do it will be beautiful. I can't even imagine hand quilting anything that large, but then I don't hand quilt little ones either ;-)
With your problems which I am very sorry for I have a suggestion. I have spent half of my winters curled in a big chair with a quilt in my lap. I take a 12 or 14 inch embroidery hoop (the one with screws) and quilt a little section at a time. I find it very relaxing and the quilts are beautiful. I lay the quilt on the dinning room table and put the frame on the part I want to quilt. You can leave it in the frame for a day or two if you get stopped.
I hope this helps and I pray your results are good. Nancy
bloomorelse, sorry about your bc, I truly hope all goes well for you an you have a speedy complete recovery.
I love this quilt top, the colors are fantastic and the pattern is wonderful! Best of luck to you and take it easy your with your recuperation!
Lola thank you so much for your visual I too learn by seeing, I don't always understand being spoken too an am totally new to the quilting side of things, that is learning to do my own. My grandmothers quilted and now my mom but none of them knew/know the tech terms for anything and although I grew up watching and learning from them I still need instruction and yours was awesome!
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Calverttx, that's the way I usually quilt as well, but sometimes end up with the backing going a little sideways. Maybe if I blocked it on my big frame, then took it off to work on while relaxing on the couch would minimize the back shifting.
Lola, what program did you use to do your doodling? Sounds like your skills will be in demand. LOL
Thanks everyone for your well wishes. Currently I feel fine as I havent's started any treatments yet. Hoping I won't need chemo.
I have never had that happen. With hand quilting I use safty pins close together. I use my fist as a guide so they are close. Now I am learning to machine quilt. I was taught to baste with thread so that the quilting foot would glide over the thread. So much to learn and so little time. Take care of yourself. Nancy
Hi everyone. Ive been flying across the country today so i didn't check gardenweb. What a nice surprise to get an email from bloomorelse telling me people wanted to know what i did. (By the way my phone wouldn't let me email you back. Not sure why.)
Anyway, I just right clicked your photo, saved it to my computer, then right clicked on the saved file and i got a drop down menu and one option was "open in paint" so that's what i used. Not very high tech.
I truly would be happy to doodle on any quilt top that anyone
posts. I have ideas and its really fun to share them.
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Since you said the mechanics are in the game even if I didn't buy it, does that mean if I force-switch myself to a Muslim ruler, I would be able to use the mechanics without paying?
Since you said the mechanics are in the game even if I didn't buy it, does that mean if I force-switch myself to a Muslim ruler, I would be able to use the mechanics without paying?
A quibble I have with this new claim system is that many claims in the middle ages that actually led to war were based on very distant claims.
Decadence sounds nice, in a way I kind of wish there was something along the same lines for Christian Dynasties.
And Anj I too am wondering how this Strong v Weak claim system will work. Sounds like it may destroy the ability to expand via marriages based upon claims especially if weak claims can only be pressed versus female rulers. But in a way I suppose its probably a good change, wonder what category fabricated claims will fall under now??? Sorry if someone asked that already lol 13 pages of comments is a lot to dig through.
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You could set it up so that a further away a kingdom is away from the other one they are less likely to accept marriage proposal...or terra incognita like EUIII is a good idea too.
The Kingdoms of the Ghaznavids and later the Ghurids (Birjand and Herat in the 1066 scenario) extended into India (the Ghaznavids at this time controlled Punjab) and the Ghurids conquered Delhi after the second battle of Tarain in 1092 laying the foundations for the Delhi Sultanate. The remnants of the Ghurids tried retreating into India when the Mongols showed up and for the next 100 years the Mongol border was somewhere around Lahore...no to mention Timur's invasion of Delhi in 1398. So India has a lot of interaction with the eastern part of the map. With Europe not as much...but then again the Dukes of Iceland were probably not as well informed about Eastern Persia either
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Interesting. But giving muslim nations 'special' casus belli to facilitate distribution of land is a bad idea. They are already too OP, that'll just make the reconquista and the crusades more of a pain than they already are.
It does not look like they will as over power as they use to be.
Then why they always loosing territory in Spain (first gaining, but always at end loosing to France/HRE and sometimes England/someone else).
Why they loosing Mauretania due to OP Hre and Crusades?
Why they loosing Mesopotania due to Byzantine?
Egypt/Jerusalem due to crusades?
Persia due to Mongols?
Yeah, musilm are op.
However, the best way to balance game, is nerf Byz, it's never fallen. :|
Arabs don't have any special buildings right now, correct? Hopefully, Sword of Islam will change that.
"Resistance is futile. Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be assimilated into the collective." - Genghis Khan
I really like the change to succession laws! And sword of Islam looks great!
I was wondering though with the change in succession laws... Lets say a female ruler takes over the throne of England and a crisis begins with a week claimant to the throne... the Duke of York. He quickly takes over and is the new king. I am the King of Scotland who has a claim on the throne through my mothers mother or something. Will I now be able to attack England seeming that the new king is not as legitimate as a normal king or would I have to go to war during the actual crisis? (Sorry if this has been asked before I don't have time, sadly, to go through 13 pages)


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Several MADS-box gene lineages involved in flower development have undergone duplications that correlate with the diversification of large groups of flowering plants. In the APETALA1 gene lineage, a major duplication coincides with the origin of the core eudicots, resulting in the euFUL and the euAP1 clades. Arabidopsis FRUITFULL (FUL) and APETALA1 (AP1) function redundantly in specifying floral meristem identity, but function independently in sepal and petal identity (AP1) and in proper fruit development and determinacy (FUL). Many of these functions are largely conserved in other core-eudicot euAP1 and euFUL genes, but notably the role of APETALA1 as an "A-function" (sepal and petal identity) gene is thought to be Brassicaceae-specific. Understanding how functional divergence of the core-eudicot duplicates occurred requires a careful examination of the function of pre-duplication (FUL-like) genes. Using Virus Induced Gene Silencing (VIGS), it is shown that FUL-like genes in Papaver somniferum (opium poppy) and Eschscholzia californica (California poppy) function in axillary meristem growth and in floral meristem and sepal identity, and play a key role in fruit development. Interestingly, in opium poppy, these genes also control flowering time and petal identity, suggesting that AP1/FUL homologs might have been independently recruited in petal organ identity. In contrast, it is shown that the Aquilegia coerulea FUL-like homolog does not appear to play a role in flower or fruit development and instead has been recruited in leaf morphogenesis. In general the FUL-like gene functional repertoire encompasses all roles previously described for the core-eudicot euAP1 and euFUL genes, and subfunctionalization can be postulated as the functional outcome after the major AP1/FUL gene lineage duplication event. However, these results also point to significant functional variability of FUL-like genes within Ranunculales, most likely due to gene duplication and loss, as well as changes of FUL-like protein partners in different taxa.
Inflammation is defined as a localized reaction in response to injury or tissue destruction. It serves to contain or sequester the causative agent. Fundamentally important to human health, inflammation and its aberrant regulation underlie many diseases including cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Like humans, fruit flies respond to infection by coordinating complex defense responses. Parasitic wasps are natural enemies of Drosophila and attack larvae or pupae. They inject one or more eggs, each approximately 100 mm in size, into the hemocoel of the fly larva. Oviposition results either in the development of the wasp larva that gradually eats the Drosophila host tissue, or the host's blood cells encapsulate the wasp egg. In the latter scenario, circulating host blood cells surround the wasp egg and inhibit its development. In addition to the activation and aggregation of the host blood cells in response to wasp attack, infected larvae also activate gene expression in the fat body. A number of antimicrobial peptides and other immune-related proteins are secreted into the hemolymph. The humoral arm is activated within the first couple of hours of infection, although the significance of this activation is not understood. It is also not clear how the encapsulation reaction is so tightly controlled or how it is terminated. Previous studies from our laboratory have focused on the role of Toll-NF-kB signaling in hematopoiesis. Larvae deficient in either IkB/cactus or the SUMO-conjugating enzyme, Ubc9, exhibit hematopoietic defects (overproliferation and abnormal differentiation of the blood cells) accompanied with aggregation and microtumor formation. These mutants also express antimicrobial peptides such as Drosomycin from the fat body even in the absence of infection. Given that both the humoral and cellular immune systems of these mutants are hyperactive, we hypothesized that changes induced after wasp infection represent acute inflammation, and these effects become chronic in cactus or Ubc9 mutants. Studies in the first chapter explore the cellular and molecular parallels between wasp-induced gene expression and encapsulation versus constitutive gene expression and encapsulation (in microtumors) of Ubc9 mutants. We show that several core components (including SPE, Toll, and cactus) of the Toll-Dorsal pathway are activated in each case. However, while gene expression after wasp infection shows acute phase profile (activation followed by downregulation), expression in mutants remains high. We show that the cytokine Spätzle (the Toll ligand) is expressed in the immune cells, hemocytes and the fat body. Spätzle protein levels are higher after wasp infection and in Ubc9 mutants. Misexpression of either SPE or Spz protein in immune tissues of wild type larvae leads to blood cell proliferation, differentiation, infiltration of the fat body tissue and melanized microtumors. We propose a pro-inflammaotry role for SPE/Spätzle whose downregulation is essential for limiting acute inflammation. Accordingly, loss of spz suppresses Ubc9- defects and loss of SPE in the immune cells fails to encapsulate the parasitic egg. In contrast to the pro-inflammatory role of SPE/Spz, SUMO conjugating enzyme, Ubc9, and IkB homologue, Cactus, are anti-inflammatory agents. RNAi knockdown of Ubc9, or even Uba2/Aos1 subunits of SUMO activating enzymes leads to systemic chronic inflammation. Affected animals activate Drosomycin in the fat body in the absence of infection. Blood cells infiltrate the fat body and these changes are accompanied with microtumor development. Extensive staining of fat body and blood cells reveals that while cactus transcription and protein levels increase after infection, Ubc9 mutants cannot sustain normal cytoplasmic levels of Cactus protein. These studies demonstrate the existence of a sumoylation dependent Ubc9/IkB modulated immune homeostasis mechanism that balances the pro- and anti-inflammatory factors in the hosts. This study on Drosophila inflammatory responses complements the existing mammalian models for cancer inflammation. Knowledge gained from our system should be highly relevant in developing novel strategies for medical and agricultural pest control.
Male and female differences in frequency of occurrence in disease have perplexed scientists for some time. This in part derives from limitations in the systems in which one can evaluate sex differences. At the organismal level, differences can be hidden by a myriad of extensive and complex factors. Additional limitations exist since most biomedical studies are performed almost exclusively on male subjects, as the female hormonal milieu is intrinsically more variable and too troublesome for routine inclusion in research protocols. Research documenting sex differences continues to grow, and while most researchers suggests that sex hormones are at the core of these differences, more evidence is suggesting other innate biological factors are at play. To address these limitations, we asked whether differences could be induced and assessed in a controlled cellular system. We then asked whether any aspect of sex dimorphism could be attributed to chromosomal rather than hormonal differences; and finally established a role for differential DNA methylation in sex differences. We found that male and female cells responded differently to cell death inducers as measured by cell viability. We then evaluated gene expression between the sexes, and found that many genes were differentially expressed in vivo. These differences persisted in our cultures, affording us the ability to further characterize these sex differences. Furthermore, we found that cell death induction led to dimorphic gene expression; at instances having opposite effects on cells, where one sex is repressed, and the other is induced. We then evaluated DNA methylation to characterize the differential gene regulation. Blocking DNA methylation globally, using 5-Aza-2-deoxycytidine, led to a loss of gene expression differences between the sexes and found that differences in methylation patterns correlated directly with differences in gene expression. Here we provided a model system, whereby we can test for individual differences resulting in sex dimorphisms at the cellular level. It is critical to continue to expand our knowledge in this area, as this work can be extrapolated and applied to other instances where differences are being measured between the sexes; providing more tools to better characterize those conditions.
Abstract A SYSTEMATIC REVISION OF NORTH AMERICAN TOLYPELLA A. BR. (CHAROPHYCEAE, CHAROPHYTA) by William Pérez Advisor: Dr. Kenneth G. Karol Charophyta comprises the algal classes Mesostigmatophyceae, Chlorokybophyceae, Klebsormidiophyceae, Coleochaetophyceae and Zygnematophyceae and the land plants. However, the precise phylogenetic position of these algal classes with respect to land plants is unresolved as are the phylogenetic relationships among genera in Charophyceae (Characeae). Characeae contains two tribes with six genera: tribe Chareae (Chara, Lamprothamnium, Lychnothamnus and Nitellopsis) and tribe Nitelleae (Nitella and Tolypella). Tolypella was considered the third most species-rich genus but, in the most comprehensive taxonomic treatment of Characeae, 16 Tolypella species were consolidated into two species, T. nidifica and T. intricata in sections Rothia and Tolypella, respectively. It was further suggested that Tolypella might be a derived group within the closely related genus Nitella. Currently, there are no comprehensive molecular phylogenetic studies of Tolypella. In this investigation into North American Tolypella, sequence data from the plastid genes atpB, psbC and rbcL and the nuclear ribosomal operon 18S-ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-28S were assembled for a broad range of charophytic algae and land plants in order to address Tolypella species diversity and resolve their relationship to other genera in Characeae. In addition, mitochondrial and plastid genomes were completely sequenced for three Tolypella species for a comparative analysis of genome architecture and gene content and for inclusion into a multi-gene phylogeny of the Charophyta. Phylogenetic analyses of the plastid and nuclear gene data showed that Nitelleae is paraphyletic with Nitella sister to Chareae. Genus Tolypella and Tolypella section Tolypella were recovered as monophyletic. Tolypella section Rothia was weakly to moderately supported as monophyletic or weakly supported as paraphyletic in several analyses. Several lineages of the traditionally recognized Tolypella species in addition to a new species, T. ramosissima sp. nov., were identified, which suggests greater species diversity in Tolypella than currently recognized. Comparative analyses of mitochondrial and plastid genomes of three Tolypella species, T. canadensis, T. glomerata and T. intricata, showed that gene content, gene order and genome architecture are relatively conserved, however, T. glomerata showed a complete loss of the Ndh 1-complex genes. Phylogenetic analyses also recovered a monophyletic Tolypella and sections Rothia and Tolypella but showed conflicting results regarding the sister taxon to land plants with either Charophyceae or Zygnematophyceae as their closest living relatives.
Pitch extraction from complex acoustic stimuli during neonatal period in infants was examined in this study. It is one of the most fundamental auditory processes. Pitch processing is crucial for speech intonation and musical melody perception. Preferences of newborns for "motherese" (or infant directed speech), which has different pitch characteristics compared to adult directed speech, suggest an early pitch information processing capability in newborns. Although auditory functional development in the auditory system at early ages draws much attention of researchers from different disciplines, the number of studies during the neonatal period is limited. We first asked how pitch information processing develops. It was hypothesized that newborns already possess ability to process pitch information early during perinatal period. Second, we hypothesized that the extraction of pitch information in acoustic stimuli depended on the integrity of the auditory pathway. Brain insult in the perinatal period has been shown highly likely to affect subcortical structures, including the auditory brainstem and midbrain, through different mechanisms. We reasoned that if there were delays in or problems with pitch processing in brain-injured or premature neonates when compared to healthy or premature infants of equal gestation, then, in the absence of peripheral disturbances, evidence for CNS mediation of the development of pitch processing could be argued. Two types of auditory brainstem responses were studied: (1) auditory brainstem evoked responses (ABRs) to click stimuli, and (2) the frequency following response (FFR) to complex tones were utilized to study the above questions in N=128 premature and term infants assigned to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at birth, all at varying risk for a CNS injury (mean gestational age at birth=34±3.6 weeks). In summary, we confirmed that auditory pitch information processing of complex sound was present in newborn infants as early as 32 weeks gestation. Neonatal FFR studies provided positive evidence of responses to the pitch-related information both in the envelope-related frequency as well as in the difference tone and stimulus component-related frequencies. Similar responses at younger and older ages at test indicated that this capability remains stable across age during the first month of life. Moreover, NICU infants with evidence of a structural perinatal brain injury showed impairment in this type of auditory processing.
The term "medicinal leech" refers to more species than just Hirudo medicinalis, the preferred species for bloodletting in 19th century Europe. In the past, freshwater, leeches with similar morphological characterstics to H. medicinalis have been divided into two families: the bloodfeeding Hirudinidae and the non-bloodfeeding Haemopidae. With a broader taxon sampling than in previous analyses, an analysis of multiple nuclear (18S rDNA and 28S rDNA) and mitochondrial (12S rDNA and cytochrome c oxidase I) gene fragments found Hirudinidae not to be monophyletic, instead placing in two independently originated lineages separated by the two families of terrestrial leeches, Haemadipsidae and Xerobdellidae. Members of Haemopidae were scattered among members of Hirudinidae of both lineages, thus rendering Haemopidae polyphyletic. The lineage containing H. medicinalis retained the name Hirudinidae, while the other lineage was shown to consist of three families: Macrobdellidae (North and South American bloodfeeders), Semiscolecidae (South American non-bloodfeeders), and Praobdellidae (a biogeographically diverse clade of species that feed primarily from mammalian mucous membranes). With the familial relationships within these two lineages established, attention was given to revising the intra-familial and generic relationships. Two new genera and two new species resulted from these investigations: Tyrannobdella rex n. gen. n. sp., a leech found feeding inside the nasal passages of humans placed within Praobdellidae, Mesobdella lineata was re-described as Parapraobdella lineata n. gen. within Praobdellidae, and Hirudinaria bpling n. sp. placed within the Hirudinidae. Endosymbiotic bacteria from the digestive tracts of members of the Hirudinidae, Macrobdellidae, and Praobdellidae were detected and determined to be Aeromonas species as well as an unculturable Bacteroidetes. The Aeromonas isolates did not show a predictable association based on the phylogeny of the leech hosts or geography, while the Bacteroidetes isolates did show a correlation with leech taxonomy. An analysis with the most thorough taxon sampling to date of the families of Hirudiniformes and Erpobdelliformes was performed. Gastrostomobdellidae, a group of macrophagous leeches hypothesized to be similar to Erpobdelliformes or Hirudiniformes, was strongly supported within Erpobdelliformes. The establishment of the relationships provides a basis for further systematic study, as well as a investigations into the evolution of these charismatic worms.
Recent advances in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) have allowed for unparalleled access to genetic information for organisms in both the functional and phylogenetic realms of biology. Analysis of the RNA transcripts of cells of organisms using Next Generation Sequencing (called RNA-seq) has opened doors for unique insights into the genomic complexity of organisms and has provided researchers with invaluable tools for analysis of function of gene products and phylogenetic relatedness. Application of this method has moved beyond model organisms. It has provided a lot of potentials, in ecological research and comparative transcriptomics, in non-model organisms. This thesis presents an overview on existing applications of RNA-seq in non-model organisms. Furthermore, it presents a new clustering design on handling the data, which led to identification of twelve new fluorescent protein isoforms in corals. In addition, de novo assembly and annotation of the data from polychaete Hermodice carunculata made possible the identification of one new phylogenetic marker and eight bioluminescent protein isoforms. Also, twelve new bilirubin-induced fluorescent proteins were identified from false moray eel Kaupichthys hyproroides. This approach can be applied on any other data.
ABSTRACT Extending over an area of more than 5 million km2, the forests of Amazonia are a repository of 25% of terrestrial biodiversity and play a vital role in regulating regional and global ecological systems. In addition to the direct damages caused by logging, timber extraction entails important collateral impacts on forests, including facilitating access for conversion of land to agriculture and pastureland. Over 650,000 km2 (>12%) of the Amazon forest area is located in Peru. Unlike Brazil, where timber exports have declined in recent years, Peru's volume of annual timber exports increased 180% between 2004 and 2008. Mexico and the United States were long Peru's largest importers of timber. By 2006, however, China's imports had surpassed those of the US. Although only a relatively small percentage of China's total timber imports originate in Peru, since 2000, there has been an exponential increase in the wood trade between the two countries. Using a multi-disciplinary approach combining forest ecology, economic botany, and political economy this research identifies the species which represents 80% of China's imports from Peru, i.e. shihuahuaco (Dipteryx spp.), and then follows the supply chains of that species along rectilinear transects in the Amazonian forest and back through the highly non-linear Peruvian industrial milling centers and export market. Forest ecology methods are employed to assess the effects of logging on the regeneration of shihuahuaco, and the potential for local people to mitigate those effects and accelerate the reestablishment of shihuahuaco stands. Analysis of the Peruvian export market, broken down by species, illustrates the rapid increase of exports of shihuahuaco following intentional promotion by conservation-oriented programs and the emergence of the Chinese market. Finally, a dynamic commodity network analysis uncovers the connections between Chinese shihuahuaco traders located within the Amazon forest region and shows how these connections are evolving in unexpected ways in response to efforts to regulate the global timber trade. Key findings include: 1.) In areas logged for shihuahuaco, regeneration will be greatly reduced by the removal of seed trees; however, since post-logging conditions and treatments by local residents favor the recruitment of saplings, there is an opportunity for recovery of the resource. 2.) In response to extraction of shihuahuaco, a number of smallholder farmers living within and around logging zones manage residuals, transplant residual seedlings into their agricultural fields, and collect seeds to germinate in nurseries. 3.) Exports of shihuahuaco to China have increased more than three-fold over the past 5 years, and now represent over 50% of Peru's timber exports. 4.) While Chinese shihuahuaco exporters, like the majority of Peruvian timber exporters, continue to be supplied by the informal market, new vertically integrated supply chains owned by Chinese processing companies have obtained international certification. This certification enables them to increase their global market share, but the ecological and social impacts in Amazonia are unknown.
Comparative studies in biology require phylogenetic hypotheses to make inferences about the processes which have shaped the evolutionary history of organisms. Thus, a complete phylogenetic estimate of a diverse group offers an excellent opportunity for examining the factors which have promoted the diversification of ecomorphological assemblages. Here, I detail such a study of the New World snake tribe Lampropeltini. The lampropeltinines comprise 31 currently recognized species, occurring from Canada to northern South America, inhabiting most major North American biomes, and exhibiting an unusual temperate peak in species richness. The Lampropeltini also exhibit an array of ecomorphological diversity, with adult sizes differing by an order of magnitude, specialization for both endothermic and ectothermic diets, and the evolution of putative Batesian mimicry of venomous coral and rattle snakes in several species. A new phylogeny inferred using multiple nuclear and mitochondrial genes allows for the stabilization of the taxonomy of the Lampropeltini. Subsequent analyses reveal that the extratropical increase in species richness is attributable to a combination of historical biogeographic factors related to the Tropical Conservatism Hypothesis (Wiens & Donoghue 2004), which are proposed as a general explanation for the in-situ evolution of biodiversity, dubbed the `Biogeographical Conservatism Hypothesis.' The ecomorphological diversification of the Lampropeltini occurred primarily along an axis of adult body size, with which is observed the correlated evolution of diet and color pattern. This pattern of correlated evolution of putatively unrelated characters suggests that body size may be a primary determinant of morphological diversification when multiple traits are linked to variables such as body size. Finally, examining the factors which drove lineage formation at the species level through a phylogeographic assessment of the transcontinentally distributed Common Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula) reveals patterns of allopatric speciation due to both phylogenetic niche conservatism and niche divergence. This suggests that niche preferences are labile on short evolutionary timescales, and that speciation can occur simultaneously in both geographic and ecological dimensions. This phylogeographic estimate also allows for a systematic assessment of the taxonomy of the Common Kingsnake group, which is revised to include five species corresponding to the major phylogeographic lineages.
Eicosanoids are biologically active molecules oxygenated from twenty carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids. Natural eicosanoids exert potent biological effects in humans, and a great deal of pharmaceutical research has led to the discovery of compounds for selective inhibition of specific enzymes in eicosanoid biosynthesis. Coupled with different receptors, eicosanoids mediate various physiological and pathophysiological processes, including fever generation, pain response, vasoconstriction, vasodilation, platelet aggregation, platelet declumping, body temperature maintenance and sleep-wake cycle regulation. In mammals, the eicosanoid biosynthesis has three pathways: the cyclooxygenase (COX) pathway, the lipoxygenase (LOX) pathway and the epoxygenase pathway. The COX pathway synthesizes prostanoids, which are important signaling molecules in inflammation. Because of their central role in inflammatory disease and human health, COX enzymes continue to be a focus of intense research as new details emerge about their mechanism of action and their interactions with NSAIDs. To date, the majority of studies dealing with the COX pathway are centered on mammalian systems. Although the literature is rich in speculations that prostaglandins are central signaling molecules for mediating and coordinating insect cellular immunity, genes responsible for encoding COX or COX-like enzymes and other enzymes in the COX pathway have not been reported in insects. The value of Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism is well established, and the fundamental regulatory signaling mechanisms that regulate immunity at the cellular level in human and flies are conserved. Given the importance of eicosanoids in mammalian and insect immunity, this study was designed to identify and characterize the enzymes that mediate eicosanoid biosynthesis in D. melanogaster computationally. After a preliminary extensive search for putative D. melanogaster homologues for all enzymes in the COX pathway, we conducted a systematic, comprehensive, and detailed computational investigation for two enzymes, COX and prostaglandin E synthase (PGES) in an endeavor to model and characterize the possible candidates and identify those that possess all the requisite sequence and structural motifs to qualify as valid COX(s)/PGE synthase proteins. In this study, we report the presence of qualified D. melanogaster COX(s)/PGE synthase proteins, characterize their biophysical properties, and compare them with their mammalian counterparts. This study lays the groundwork for further exploration of these proteins and establishing their role in D. melanogaster inflammation and immunity, opening up avenues for addressing the use of this model organism in COX signaling and its crosstalk with other signaling pathways.


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Spoon vegetables into a single layer on a jelly roll pan. Bake at 450° for 25 minutes or until lightly browned and crisp-tender, stirring after 15 minutes. Cool completely; stir in cilantro.
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General Services Administration official Kathleen Turco is leaving her post to become the CFO at the Veterans Health Administration at Veterans Affairs.
Before becoming the associate administrator of the Office of Governmentwide Policy for GSA in 2010, Turco served for nearly a decade as the agency's CFO.
"It was a difficult decision but I wanted to move back in to CFO work and this position allows me that opportunity plus serving our veterans," Turco said in an email to OGP staff that was shared with FCW.
Turco's resume also includes stints at the Internal Revenue Service and the Office of Management and Budget. She will start her new post on June 16, according to her email.
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Sean Kingston popped up on the scene in 2007 with a huge hit "Beautiful Girls" based on the 1961 hit "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King. "Beautiful Girls" sat at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks. We've seen Sean Kingston work with many artists over the years including Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Soulja Boy, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, Nicki Minaj, Flo-Rida, Akon, Dr.Dre and many more. Although better known for his commercial hits, over the years we've seen him grow into another kind of artist. In 2013 he put out such hits as "Hold That" with Yo Gotti and appeared on 'Wake Up In It' alongside Mally Mall, Tyga, Pusha T and French Montana.
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That is the message the uncle of 20-year-old Gaethan Kitadi had for the man who shot his nephew in what police called a "cold-blooded" and "reckless" killing on Nov. 10.
"In life people make mistakes. But if (you're) able to have the courage to come forward to say, 'I'm the one that did it,' — If we could see you, if we could talk to you, maybe we'll forgive you," uncle Laurent Mukendi said in French, translated by Kitadi's cousin Christian.
On Monday afternoon, police released surveillance footage from the lobby of the Upper Beach apartment building where a close group of friends and family had gathered for Kitadi's birthday.
The video shows six persons of interest, one who police believe brought a gun, arriving to Kitadi's building looking to get upstairs to crash the party.
The event was advertised on Twitter, but only gave the Main St. address. To get inside, the small group of about 20 guests on a list had to buzz up and be escorted to the apartment, where the hosts had hired private security as a precaution.
Some of the new arrivals waited until the secure door opened. Det.-Sgt. Justin Vander Heyden said he believes all six went combing the building looking for the apartment.
Then groups collided — Kitadi's friends returned to the lobby from a trip to the convenience store as Kitadi ran into the group of men he didn't know — who were denied access to the party.
In the lobby, words are exchanged and Vander Heyden said one of the unknown men pulled out a gun.
"Words were spoken and it seems as fickle as words spoken," Vander Heyden said, adding he also hopes the men — whose faces are visible in the video — come forward voluntarily.
"Although these males came to crash a birthday party, not all of them came looking for trouble," he said. "I'd rather these five males come in under the weight of their own conscience rather than weight for me to find out who they are and visit them myself."
Kitadi's family say they are struggling to understand life without their "pillar."
Vander Heyden said his friends and family have been extremely helpful to investigators.
Kitadi, who grew up as part of Toronto's Congolese community, dreamed of helping basketball players and was studying sports management at Durham College after suffering his own knee injury.
He had been 20 years old for less then 30 minutes when the gun was fired.
"It's a disaster," his uncle said. In French, a "catastrophe."
Kitadi's death is Toronto's 52nd homicide in 2013.
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Thank you…thank you…thank you!!
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Then, just 4 days after the Extravaganza, we are able to declare:
We are under way!
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 42857544:MV8yMjg4Njk3XzM4OTYxNjMyX0U2QjUyMUZE] [quote:Anonymous Coward 38340509:MV8yMjg4Njk3XzM4OTYxNTM3Xzk0OTk2QjJC] [quote:Anonymous Coward 42857544:MV8yMjg4Njk3XzM4OTYxNDIwXzEyMjRBNUZF] [quote:Anonymous Coward 38340509:MV8yMjg4Njk3XzM4OTU5MjE0X0I4RkQxQ0E5] [b]Scientific Proof of Alien Abductions[/b] The closest evidence that meets these standards was reported by John E. Mack, a Doctor of Psychiatry and a professor at Harvard University. Dr. Mack specialized in psychiatric problems associated with repressed memories, often from abused or neglected children, and developed a method for helping his patients unlock these painful memories, confront them and eventually move through the trauma. In his practice, Dr. Mack encountered hundreds of cases where adults revealed, often under hypnosis, memories of being abducted by alien beings. At first these memories were thought to be substitutes for actual sexual or physical abuse, too painful to be recalled even in the hypnotic state. But then Dr. Mack noticed that the reports were all very similar and contained details of the appearance, actions and interactions of the small humanoids, their space vehicles and even the surgical utensils used in the physical examinations that were the central theme of these memories. At the time of therapy, Dr. Mack's patients were not yet exposed to the plethora of movies and books that popularized the UFO phenomenon. In fact, his patients often knew nothing of these things and were quite taken back when they were exposed to their own recollections under hypnosis. Eventually, Dr. Mack documented over 200 cases and published his findings in a book called Abduction. The book was published in 1994, the same year that the series X-Files appeared on American television. This focused attention of the phenomena, both good and bad, and put Dr. Mack in the world's spotlight regarding UFOs and alien abductions. Unable to explain why these repressed memories were all quite similar, many summarily rejected his findings and subjected him to ridicule. Nevertheless, Dr. Mack's work chronicles the phenomenon which has become the archetypal abduction experience that continues to happen even today. In summarizing his observations of the abduction experience, Dr. Mack wrote: [i]"I was faced with the choice of either trying to fit these individuals' reports in a framework that fit my worldview -- they were having fantasies, strange dreams, delusions or some other distortion of reality -- or of modifying my worldview to include the possibility that entities, beings, energies -- something -- could be reaching my clients from another realm. The first choice was compatible with my worldview, but it did not fit the clinical data. The second was inconsistent with my philosophical grounding, and with conventional assumptions about reality, but appeared to fit better what I was finding. It seemed to be more logical, and intellectually more honest to modify my cosmology than to continue trying to force my clients into molds that did not suit them."[/i] Read more: http://www.viewzone.com/event88.html [/quote] I don't consider this proof. [/quote] The only proof that would ever change your mind would be only if you saw one yourself. So what is even the point of you posting here? When people come upon new information such as this, they erroneously assume that they have some sort of intellectual high ground over it. They start with the assumption that their belief system is correct, and, for whatever reason, vehemently refuse to acknowledge the possibility that they may have actually been deceived all along by their belief system. And thus, when confronted with counter-evidence, they automatically reject it. As a matter of fact, human beings are actually foolish enough to think that their conventional worldviews are the height of rationality. They neglect to factor the concept of intentional deception into their logical thought processes, and thus they fail to realize that the only reason why their worldviews seem so rational is because their worldviews are composed of a plethora of lies and distortions. So, in one of the greatest ironies ever, human beings think the lies that they are spoon fed are reality, and that the truth, on the other hand, is crazy, unrealistic, and bizarre. It is truly amazing how people are able to adopt one of Earth's belief systems (whether it be a specific religion or atheism), walk through the proverbial door of enlightenment (or so they think), shut the door behind them, and then never look back. Worse yet, they are actually proud not to look back--proud of their own stubbornness. http://www.truthism.com/ [/quote] I agree with everything that you have said. Aliens could also be a deception. Again you are correct that I probably will not truly believe until I see one. The same wit UFO,s, now that I have seen one, aim a believer. [/quote]
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I didn't read anything about this book beforehand, just a recommendation by a friend because she knows I am a dog lover. I was loving this book until the ending which was an awful ending to a very good book. The author didn't have to end it that way, it really destroyed the book for me.
A novel based on Macbeth, with the plot so unbelievable, the characters so undeveloped and the story so wretched as if the author himself hated it. Ironically, it was on Oprah's list a few years ago, recommended to millions of people.
Great material on dog training and animal behavior. The story is a bit overwritten and monumentally tragic, but then, since it's based on Hamlet, what else could it be?
Fascinating story. Deep and moving.
I thought I was reading a story about a mute boy and his family's special dogs. When ghosts started showing up delivering psychic messages, it still seemed pretty cool, just not what I was expecting. Unfortunately, the surprises didn't stop and the ending went beyond unexpected and into unsatisfying.
Still a good read for the dog parts, though.
Update: I have just learned that this story is based on Hamlet, which I haven't read; but the ghost parts, the brother-wife debacle and the ending now make a tiny bit more sense. However it makes me wonder if this book just didn't do it right, or if Hamlet is that disjointed.
Just finished reading this book. I am distraught. An intense emotional experience.
It is a masterful book on many levels. However it fails to deliver that sense of justice you find in other great American stories such as "To Kill a Mockingbird". Remember THAT end? I think the author was too hung up on a certain Shakespearean play.
Final note, if necessary, return to the prologue and read it again.
One of the best (and saddest) books I have ever read. Beautiful and haunting. Destined to be a classic, in my opinion.
Very good read ! Not exactly feel good read though . I am writing this a week or so after reading and I am still milling it over in my brain.
Edgar, a farm boy who is mute, who's best friends seem to be dogs, tries everything he can to prove that his uncle is behind the death of his father.
This fiction book is very differently written, with lots of detail through out the whole book. Despite the climax, it wasn't very intense. Although I did like this book, not much really happens, and it's a little hard to say what the characters are like. Many people say that this book ties with Hamlet, but I have not read it so I wouldn't know. I suggest maybe you should read Hamlet first?
Great read. Loaned from SLL. Tough ending, but the dogs know the way.
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Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar's lifelong friend and ally. But with the unexpected return of Claude, Edgar's paternal uncle, turnmoil consumes the Sawtelles' once peacefull home. When Edgar's father dies sudenly, Claude insinuates himself into the life of the farm - and into Edgar's mother's affections.
Grief-stricken and bewildered, Edgar tries to prove Claude played a role in his father's death, but his plan backfires - spectacularly. Forced to flee into the vast wilderness lying beyond the farm, Edgar comes of age in the wild, fighting for his survival and that of the three yearling dogs who follow him. But his need to face his father's murderer and his devotion to the Sawtelle dogs turn Edgar ever homeward.
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