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L.A. MC Murs and producer 9th Wonder will be going their separate ways musically soon, but not before releasing The Final Adventure. The pair's fifth LP hits stores November 13 and will bring an end to a critically-acclaimed series of collabos which included underground favorites MURS 3:16: The 9th Edition and Murray's Revenge. 9th Wonder… Read more »
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(AllHipHop News) Twenty-five days prior to the release of his debut album, Dreams and Nightmares, Maybach Music Group's Meek Mill has pushed back the project form it's initial August 28 release to a later date in October, reports HHW. Meek's MMG boss Rick Ross told Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club, "He coming soon, he coming real soon…. Read more »
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For a time, Hip-Hop wasn't always held in high regard as the art form that it is today. Widely regarded as a misogynistic and violent genre from its inception and through its early teenage years, Hip-Hop struggled to receive acceptance in many ways from the government and the mainstream media. Thursday night at the Through… Read more »
(AllHipHop News) Guerilla Union has announced the final additions to its lineup for this year's Rock the Bells Festival in association with Boost Mobile. The festival will visit three cities, two in California and one in New Jersey and has added a new stage to the San Bernardino, festival. The San Bernardino, CA festival will… Read more »
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(AllHipHop News) In addition to upcoming performances at the New Orleans Jazzfest tomorrow (April 27) and LSU Parade Grounds on Saturday (April 28), Dee-1 has announced plans to embark on a nine-date West Coast tour with fellow rapper, Murs. The "Ridin' All By Ourselves Tour" will kick off on May 5 at the University of Nevada's Wolfstock… Read more »
(AllHipHop News) Paid Dues co-founder and underground legend Murs recently announced that he will be curating "Through The Mic," the L.A. County Museum of Art's first ever hip-hop concert series. The "Through The Mic" series will take place on the third Thursday of every month and are set to feature emerging and experimental L.A.-based Hip-Hop… Read more »
(AllHipHop News) West Coast underground legend Murs is staying busy with the release of a new graphic novel and album, which will be released with the help of fans and supporters worldwide. Murs has combined Hip-Hop and comics to give fans "Yumiko: Curse Of The Merch Girl," via Kickstarter.com, a website that takes pledges and donations… Read more »
CHARTWATCH: J. Cole Hits #1 With RocNation Debut; Wayne Hangs Around Top 10; The Throne Go Platinum
In what is sure to be an unforgettable and cherished moment for the North Carolina native, RocNation rapper J. Cole moved over 200,000 copies of his debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story (RocNation), in the week since its release. The official SoundScan numbers put the album at 217,324 albums sold. Coming hot off the… Read more »


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Federal Agencies Benefit from Card Acceptance, but Have Limited Ability to Control Interchange Fee Costs
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Federal entities--agencies, corporations, and others--are growing users of credit and debit cards, as both "merchants" (receiving payments) and purchasers. Federal entities, like other merchants that accept cards, incur fees--called merchant discount fees--to process card transactions. For Visa and MasterCard transactions, a large portion of these fees-- referred to as interchange fees--goes to the card-issuing banks. This statement addresses (1) the amounts of revenue that federal entities have collected using credit and debit cards and the costs of such acceptance, (2) these entities' efforts to reduce their interchange fee costs, including negotiations, and (3) the extent to which card network rules affect these entities and other card accepters' ability to reduce interchange fee costs. The information for this statement was drawn from Credit and Debit Cards: Federal Entities Are Taking Actions to Limit Their Interchange Fees, but Additional Revenue Collection Cost Savings May Exist (GAO-08-558) and Credit Cards: Rising Interchange Fees Have Increased Costs for Merchants, but Options for Reducing Fees Pose Challenges (GAO-10-45). GAO analyzed data on accepting and using cards from the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Amtrak, the Postal Service, and General Services Administration (GSA); and interviewed non-federal merchants, card networks, banks, academics, and others. GAO also obtained updated 2009 revenues and costs from Treasury, Amtrak, and the Postal Service, and purchases from GSA.
As federal entities' card revenues have increased, so have their associated costs. In fiscal year 2007, federal entities collected more than $27 billion in revenues through credit and debit card transactions and reported paying at least $433 million in merchant discount fees, which include the interchange fees associated with Visa and MasterCard transactions. Since GAO originally reported in 2008, total card acceptance costs for the U.S. Postal Service and Amtrak grew from $182 million in 2007 to $204 million in fiscal year 2009. Card costs for Treasury's Financial Management Service (FMS) grew from $101 million to $116 million during this same period. Federal entity officials told us that the benefits of accepting cards include more satisfied customers, fewer bad checks and cash thefts, and improved operational efficiency. In addition to accepting cards, federal entities also use cards to make purchases for supplies or employee travel expenses, and these purchases totaled about $30 billion in fiscal year 2009. Federal entity officials noted that using cards provides a variety of benefits, including lower administrative costs and rebates of a small percentage of the card purchases that they make, which totaled about $255 million in 2009. Federal entities have worked to control the costs associated with card acceptance fees. Card networks already offer interchange rates for government transactions that are lower than those for many other merchants' transactions, but Treasury also requires the banks that process federal entities' card transactions to ensure that these receive the lowest interchange rates for which they are eligible. Some federal entities have attempted to negotiate with the card networks to lower interchange rates applicable to their transactions, but with limited success. Similarly, GAO's more recent work indicated that non-federal merchants have also experienced little success in negotiating with card networks to lower these fees. Various card network rules have been a major factor limiting federal entities' and merchants' ability to negotiate lower interchange fees. Each of the major card networks--Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover--have various card acceptance rules that prohibit card accepters from imposing surcharges on cards, refusing to accept certain cards--such as rewards cards with higher associated interchange fees, or establishing minimum or maximum charges. Although various options have been debated for lowering interchange fees, merchants and others GAO interviewed most supported removing certain card network rules. If interchange fees were lowered, card users might benefit from lower prices for goods and services, but lower interchange revenues for card issuers could prompt them to increase cardholder costs, offer less generous rewards, or curtail cardholder credit availability--although consumers and federal entities could still enjoy various other benefits of using cards, such as convenience and efficiency.
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DOD Financial Management:Improved Documentation Needed to Support the Air Force's Military Payroll and Meet Audit Readiness GoalsGAO-16-68: Published: Dec 17, 2015. Publicly Released: Dec 17, 2015.
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Financial Audit:Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Financial StatementsGAO-16-96R: Published: Nov 16, 2015. Publicly Released: Nov 16, 2015.
Financial Audit:Federal Housing Finance Agency's Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Financial StatementsGAO-16-95R: Published: Nov 16, 2015. Publicly Released: Nov 16, 2015.
Financial Audit:Securities and Exchange Commission's Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Financial StatementsGAO-16-145R: Published: Nov 16, 2015. Publicly Released: Nov 16, 2015.
Nov 13, 2015
Financial Audit:Bureau of the Fiscal Service's Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Schedules of Federal DebtGAO-16-160: Published: Nov 13, 2015. Publicly Released: Nov 13, 2015.
Nov 12, 2015
Financial Audit:IRS's Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Financial StatementsGAO-16-146: Published: Nov 12, 2015. Publicly Released: Nov 12, 2015.
Nov 10, 2015
Financial Audit:Office of Financial Stability (Troubled Asset Relief Program) Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Financial StatementsGAO-16-147R: Published: Nov 10, 2015. Publicly Released: Nov 10, 2015.
Nov 6, 2015
Internal Controls:The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Has Made Significant Progress but Needs to Fully Document Certain Policies and ProceduresGAO-16-52: Published: Nov 6, 2015. Publicly Released: Nov 6, 2015.
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Independent Auditor's Report on Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures:Fiscal Year 2015 Excise Tax Distributions to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and the Highway Trust FundGAO-16-109R: Published: Nov 5, 2015. Publicly Released: Nov 5, 2015.
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Germantown — The opinion of the Germantown School Board of proposed tax-incremental financing district No. 6 is favorable.
The board on April 28 discussed the pros and cons of the new 192-acre district, which is encompassed by Appleton Avenue and Maple and Lannon roads.
"I think it's a great idea," said board President Bob Soderberg. "We want people moving to our community and need to start marketing that because if we can get people to move in here that would be a win-win for everybody."
Marketing has not really been an issue, according to Village Administrator Dave Schornack, who said the sales in the Germantown Business Park could overflow into the proposed TIF No. 6.
"We haven't had to go out and seek anybody," Schornack said. "They have been coming to us." Two large corporation have joined discussions, Schornack said, though neither name is being released at this time.
The Village Board is set to review the proposed plan, which proposes $10 million in infrastructure improvements that could result in $38 million of private development, at its May 19 meeting.
TIF is a mechanism that allows municipalities to borrow money to fund infrastructure improvements for an area that would otherwise be difficult to develop or redevelop. The increased property tax revenue from the improved land is then diverted from the tax roll to pay off the loan.
WHAT: discussion and possible decision at the Germantown Village Board meeting
WHEN: 7 p.m. Monday, May 19
WHERE: Village Hall, W17701 Mequon Road
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Energy deregulation is a government policy that presents consumers with specific rights when it comes to their energy supply. Prior to deregulation, large utility companies dominated the energy space in Lloydminster and elsewhere because customers had to pay them for both natural gas supply and transportation.
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As with any other market, there are good natural gas plans and there are great natural gas plans. What makes the natural gas market different is that the disparity between a good plan and a great plan isn't universal. It all depends on what your individual usage patterns and needs are in Lloydminster. Not all gas providers offer the same things, and they definitely don't offer the same Lloydminster gas rates.
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If you're not already aware, natural gas has a bright future in North America, which is in part what has driven down the price of natural gas in Lloydminster. Here in Canada and in the United States, the energy industry's embrace of hydraulic fracturing drilling techniques has led to a boom in natural gas supply. This cleaner-burning fossil fuel is touted by some experts as the perfect complement to a renewable energy model. Just think of the many things in Lloydminster that can or already are powered by natural gas, such as:
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Posted Fri, 12 Feb 2016 14:30:00 -0800The University of Idaho College of Law will welcome law and public policy experts to the Idaho Law and Justice Learning Center in Boise on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, for a panel discussion on state and federal criminal justice reform.
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Mars Researcher, UI Alumna Shares Experiences at Science on Tap
Posted Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:00:00 -0800Sophie Milam, HI-SEAS Mars Researcher and UI mechanical engineering alumna, shares her experience of studying on NASA's simulation station during the monthly Science on Tap event 5:30 p.m., Tuesday Feb. 16 at Gizmo Maker Space, 806 N. 4th Street. Read more
Political Engagement Activist, Best-Selling Author Paul Loeb Speaks at UI March 1
Posted Thu, 11 Feb 2016 14:00:00 -0800Best-selling author Paul Loeb will tell students why their opinions matter — and how to make their voices heard — when he speaks next month at the University of Idaho. His talk, titled "Soul of a Citizen: Making a Difference in Challenging Times," will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, in the Vandal Ballroom of the Bruce M. Pitman Center. The event is free and open to the public. Read more
Poet Roger Reeves to Read at BookPeople of Moscow to Promote Vandal Poem of the Day
Posted Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:00:00 -0800Poet Roger Reeves will read from his nationally acclaimed work at BookPeople of Moscow at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22.
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Body Image Activist Amy Pence-Brown Returns to UI for Body Positive Week
Posted Mon, 08 Feb 2016 09:11:00 -0800The University of Idaho will welcome alumna and body-positive activist Amy Pence-Brown to campus on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, as part of the university's inaugural Body Positive Week.
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UI Women's Center Stages 'The Vagina Monologues' Feb. 18-20
Posted Thu, 04 Feb 2016 13:00:00 -0800The University of Idaho Women's Center is presenting its annual V-Day benefit production of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues," Feb. 18-20 at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre. Advance purchase tickets are $8 for students and $10 general admission. Tickets are available at the UI Women's Center, located in Memorial Gym, and Eclectica. Tickets at the door are $10 for students and $12 for general admission. Read more
UI Scientist Helps 'Weigh' Saturn's Brightest Ring
Posted Wed, 03 Feb 2016 12:35:00 -0800A recent study from NASA's Cassini mission proves that, in the mysterious and beautiful rings of Saturn, appearances can be deceiving. Researchers led by University of Idaho assistant professor of physics Matthew Hedman "weighed" the central parts of Saturn's most massive ring for the first time, and the results suggest the ring is much less massive than some researchers had expected. Read more
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UI Researchers: The U.S. Must Address the 'Wicked Problem' of Wildfire
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Registration Now Open for UI Coeur d'Alene's Nonprofit Leadership Seminar Series
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Posted Fri, 29 Jan 2016 14:30:00 -0800In commemoration of Black History Month, the University of Idaho is offering campuswide activities to celebrate and honor the many achievements and contributions made by African-Americans to the economic, cultural, spiritual and political development of the United States. Read more
Chinese, Nepalese Musicians Perform at UI World Music Celebration
Posted Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:00:00 -0800The University of Idaho's Lionel Hampton School of Music and Confucius Institute in the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences are joining together to present the 2016 World Music Celebration on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5-6, 2016.
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Posted Wed, 13 Jan 2016 14:29:00 -0800About 300 children between the ages of 9 and 14 will come to Moscow on Saturday, Jan. 16, to participate in the FIRST LEGO League Trash Trek Challenge and Northern Idaho State Championship Tournament. Read more
UI Women's Center Receives Grant for Women's Film Series
Posted Wed, 13 Jan 2016 14:00:00 -0800The University of Idaho Women's Center received a grant to support a film series highlighting gender justice and equity issues. Each film will be shown on the last Monday of the month beginning this month through April at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre in Moscow. Read more
Award-Winning Writer Lia Purpura Visits UI on Jan. 20
Posted Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:00:00 -0800Award-winning essayist and poet Lia Purpura will visit the University of Idaho on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, as part of the University of Idaho English Department's Distinguished Visiting Writer series. Purpura will give a free public reading at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 in the Vandal Ballroom at the Bruce M. Pitman Center, followed by a Q&A and book signing. Read more
Grasses are Economic, Low-Emission Biofuel Crops, but Not a Fit for the West
Posted Mon, 11 Jan 2016 11:50:00 -0800A new nationwide study shows that perennial grasses are economical biofuel crops to meet U.S. fuel goals and reduce greenhouse gas emissions – but the West will have to contribute to the biofuels market in ways other than grasses. Read more
UI Economists: Idaho Ag's Fortunes Ebb as Milk and Crop Receipts Fall
Posted Fri, 08 Jan 2016 08:30:00 -0800Ranked third nationally in milk production, Idaho's agricultural fortunes rise and fall on a white tide. In 2015, milk prices ebbed and milk revenues fell to $2.4 billion, down a third from 2014. Read more
UI McClure Center Study Sheds Light on State's Low Go-On Rate
Posted Fri, 08 Jan 2016 08:00:00 -0800Results of a new University of Idaho study released today begin to shed light on why nearly half of Idaho's high school graduates do not go immediately on to postsecondary education. The statewide survey, "Life after High School," will help higher education leaders across the state better understand why Idaho continues to fall at or near the bottom of all states for college "go on" rates.
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Alicia Garza, Co-Creator of Black Lives Matter Movement, Speaks in Moscow Jan. 15
Posted Thu, 07 Jan 2016 09:13:00 -0800Social justice activist and co-creator of the Black Lives Matter hashtag and movement Alicia Garza will be the keynote speaker at the University of Idaho, and she will speak at Moscow Middle School, to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. and Idaho Human Rights Day. Read more
Cuba Journal Offers Three-Month Internship through UI Hemingway Festival
Posted Tue, 05 Jan 2016 09:18:00 -0800Undergraduate students nationwide have the opportunity to compete for a new, paid three-month internship with the Cuba Journal, a digital newspaper launched in 2015 offering unbiased, in-depth reporting on all things Cuba.
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UI Theater Auditions for 'As You Like It' Open to All on Jan. 16
Posted Mon, 04 Jan 2016 10:56:00 -0800Auditions for the College of Letters, Arts and Social Science's Department of Theatre Arts' upcoming production of "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare, adaptation and direction by Vinecia Coleman, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Hartung Theater, 625 Stadium Drive, in Moscow. Auditions are open to all. Read more
UI Architecture Students Take Honors in "Best Use of Idaho Wood" Design Contest
Posted Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0800Three University of Idaho architecture students were awarded top honors in a "Best Use of Idaho Wood" competition to design a hypothetical marketplace in Moscow, Idaho. The projects were judged on how their designs demonstrated a creative solution and knowledgeable application of integrated design and an innovative use of wood. Read more
13 Students Participate in College of Law Commencement Dec. 19 in Boise
Posted Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:36:00 -0800Thirteen out of 19 eligible law students walked in the hooding ceremony for their Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho College of Law in Boise on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015. Read more
UI Grad's Documentary on Migrant Crisis Shows at Kenworthy Dec. 22
Posted Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:10:00 -0800A documentary film about the trafficking and shipping of people across the Mediterranean Sea will be shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St., in Moscow. Read more
UI Entomologists Expand Search for New Insect Pest into the Winter
Posted Fri, 18 Dec 2015 14:00:00 -0800The discovery three years ago of spotted wing drosophila in a Moscow homeowner's cherry trees led University of Idaho entomologists to sample far and wide for the fruit-damaging vinegar flies. Read more
UI Renews Ties to Suffolk Sheep History with New Flock
Posted Fri, 18 Dec 2015 11:52:00 -0800University of Idaho animal and veterinary science students and faculty gathered at the Sheep Center near the Moscow campus on Tuesday, Dec. 15. The short finals week field trip offered a look at a flock of registered Suffolk sheep that is adjusting to its new home. Read more
UI Welcomes Kathy Barnard as New Alumni Executive Director
Posted Fri, 18 Dec 2015 09:30:00 -0800The University of Idaho is pleased to announce Kathy Barnard has been named the new executive director of Alumni Relations for the Office of Alumni Relations and University of Idaho Alumni Association, effective Jan. 19, 2016. Read more
Four UI Women Among Idaho Business Review's Top 50 Women of the Year
Posted Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:14:00 -0800Four University of Idaho employees are among the Top 50 Idaho Business Review Women of the Year for 2016. Cori Mantle-Bromley, dean of the UI College of Education; Terri Muse, assistant dean for external relations at the UI College of Law in Boise; SeAnne Safaii-Waite, associate professor of family and consumer sciences for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at UI Boise and UI Coeur d'Alene; and Barbara Zanzig Lock, director of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic and lecturer of tax law at the UI College of Law in Boise, are among the top 50 Women of the Year. Read more
MLK Jr. Art and Essay Contest Seeks Student Work on Social Justice
Posted Tue, 08 Dec 2015 10:20:00 -0800The 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Art and Essay contest is now accepting submissions. For the second year, this annual contest offers cash awards for essays and artwork in response to a prompt exploring equality and social, racial and ethnic justice.
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UI's Student-Run Radio Station KUOI's Celebrates 70 Years on Dec. 9
Posted Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:55:00 -0800KUOI 89.3 FM, the University of Idaho's student-run radio station, will celebrate its 70th anniversary at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9, in the International Ballroom of the Bruce M. Pitman Center. The party is free and open to the public. Read more
Vandal Brand Meats' Christmas Hams A Holiday Tradition For 45 Years
Posted Fri, 04 Dec 2015 15:58:00 -0800For the 45th year, students in the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences are partnering with Vandal Brand Meats to bring flavorful, regionally produced hams to holiday tables around the Northwest. Read more
UI College of Art and Architecture Faculty Exhibit Opens at Prichard Art Gallery Dec. 11
Posted Fri, 04 Dec 2015 15:01:00 -0800The University of Idaho Prichard Art Gallery will present its annual College of Art and Architecture faculty art exhibit, celebrating faculty members' creative contributions in the community. The exhibit opens Friday, Dec. 11, and will run through Saturday, Jan. 17. The opening reception is 5-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at the gallery. Read more
UI Faculty Jazz Sextet Palouse Jazz Project Release First Album
Posted Fri, 04 Dec 2015 14:16:00 -0800The Palouse Jazz Project, the faculty jazz sextet of the Lionel Hampton School of Music, recorded its first album in June 2015. This project was a culmination of nine years of collaboration and involved the performance of original compositions and arrangements by members of the ensemble. The recording was mixed and edited by Dave Bjur at the Washington State University recording studio, and mastered by Vincent LaBelle at Boom! in Seattle. Read more
Three UI students awarded Gilman International Scholarships to study abroad
Posted Fri, 04 Dec 2015 13:22:00 -0800Three students from the University of Idaho have been selected to receive the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, to study or intern abroad during the 2015-16 academic term. Read more
UI Architect Students Focus on Wood in Architecture Design Awards Dec. 7
Posted Fri, 04 Dec 2015 10:45:00 -0800Architectural designs by University of Idaho students featuring local wood will be on display from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in the Commons Clearwater Room. The projects will be judged on site and awards given during a luncheon hosted by UI's College of Art and Architecture. The event is open to the public. Read more
2016 Borah Symposium will Focus on Humanitarian Action in the 21st Century
Posted Thu, 03 Dec 2015 08:30:00 -0800The University of Idaho's Borah Foundation located in the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences has announced the date and theme for the 2016 Borah Symposium. This year's event runs Monday, April 4 through Wednesday, April 6, 2016, and will discuss "Waging Peace." Read more
Vandal Poem of the Day Brings Daily Dose of Poetry to Community
Posted Thu, 03 Dec 2015 07:54:00 -0800The University of Idaho this month is launching a public poetry project — Vandal Poem of the Day — to bring relevant, contemporary poetry to UI students and the broader community. The poems will be published daily at poetry.lib.uidaho.edu. Read more
Join UI Jazz Choirs for Annual Holiday Concert
Posted Wed, 02 Dec 2015 15:50:00 -0800Continue a holiday tradition or start a new one by joining the University of Idaho Jazz Choirs on Friday, Dec. 11, inside the ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center for their annual holiday concert. Read more
UI Extension New Workshop Series Focuses on Helping Aspiring Small Farmers
Posted Wed, 02 Dec 2015 15:00:00 -0800Helping a new generation of farmers take root is the focus of a new University of Idaho Extension project, which will offer a workshop series beginning Jan. 14, 2016 focused on how to start a small farm or ranch. Read more
Math Conference Draws Educators from Throughout Panhandle to Templin's Resort
Posted Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:06:00 -0800The Region 1 Idaho Regional Mathematics Center will host its annual Regional Academy on Mathematics and Science Education for instructors and administrators Friday and Saturday, Dec. 11-12, at the Red Lion Templin's Resort Hotel in Post Falls. Read more
TEDxUIdaho Accepting Applications for April 2016 Event Speakers
Posted Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:03:00 -0800The University of Idaho will host its second licensed TED event in 2016. Called TEDxUIdaho, the daylong conference is themed "Cultivating Curiosity" and will feature 16 to 20 presentations, ranging in length from three to 18 minutes, as well as a showcase of local businesses and vendors. Read more
UI Awards 714 Degrees at Fall Commencement Ceremony
Posted Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:43:00 -0800Graduating students are eligible to receive a combined 714 degrees in December at the University of Idaho fall commencement ceremony. Candidates applied for 464 baccalaureate degrees, 183 master's degrees, 60 doctoral degrees and seven specialist degrees.
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UI Accepting Nominations for 2016-17 Common Read
Posted Mon, 30 Nov 2015 08:03:00 -0800The University of Idaho has opened nominations for a book to be the centerpiece of the 2016-17 Common Read program. Suggestions should be sent by 5 p.m., Monday, Dec. 14, to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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UI's Student Holiday Print & Ceramics Sale will be held Dec. 3
Posted Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:51:00 -0800In association with Visual Arts Community and Vandal Printmaker's Guild, the University of Idaho Art and Design Program will host the second annual Student Holiday Print & Ceramics Sale from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Prichard Gallery, 414 S. Main St., in Moscow.
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UI Extension Sets 2015 Snake River Sugar Beet Conference, Dec. 9-10, in Boise, Burley
Posted Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:00:00 -0800It will be all about sugar beets during University of Idaho Extension's annual Snake River Sugar Beet Conference planned for Wednesday, Dec. 9, in Boise and Thursday, Dec. 10, in Burley. Read more
UI Names New Director of the Integrated Design Lab in Boise
Posted Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:17:00 -0800The University of Idaho is pleased to announce Elizabeth Cooper has been named the new director of the College of Art and Architecture's Integrated Design Lab (IDL) based at UI Boise. Cooper is also an associate professor of architecture. She started in her new role in October. Read more
UI Fan Zone Damaged By Storm, Dismantled Early
Posted Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:14:00 -0800The Idaho Fan Zone, the temporary event facility on the University of Idaho campus, sustained significant damage during Tuesday's wind storm. The structure will be taken down prior to the last Vandal home football game Nov. 28. Read more
Dietetics Students Develop Healthy Takes on Thanksgiving Favorites
Posted Thu, 19 Nov 2015 23:41:00 -0800Students in the University of Idaho's dietetics program in the Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences want you to bring a little healthy, Vandal flair to your holiday table next week. Read more
Idaho High Schoolers Learn Water Resource Science with Support of EPA Grant
Posted Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:25:00 -0800The University of Idaho is extending the Confluence Project, a program that helps North Idaho high schoolers learn scientific skills while studying water resource issues in their own communities, with a new grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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UI Extension Offers Ag Outlook Seminars Dec. 8-10 in Fort Hall, Burley, Caldwell
Posted Wed, 18 Nov 2015 15:23:00 -0800Farmers and agriculture-related business people can get a sense of what the next year may bring during Idaho Ag Outlook Seminars offered by University of Idaho Extension on Dec. 8-10, 2015, at Fort Hall, Burley and Caldwell. Read more
UI Sustainability Center Announces Annual Student-Led Grant Recipients
Posted Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:00:00 -0800The University of Idaho Sustainability Center has awarded grants totaling $10,000 to eight student-led sustainability projects. The center's student-led grant program facilitates student engagement in building campus sustainability. This is the 10th year of the grant awards. Since its inception in 2006, the program has distributed more than $129,000 to increasing sustainability on campus and the community. Read more
Giant Puppets, Generosity and Redemption Star in UI's "Christmas Carol"
Posted Tue, 17 Nov 2015 08:48:00 -0800The University of Idaho Department of Theatre Arts will present Charles Dickens' Christmas classic beginning Dec. 3, 2015. Read more
Body Image Activist to Speak at UI Campus Wednesday
Posted Mon, 16 Nov 2015 15:04:00 -0800University of Idaho alumna and body image activist Amy Pence-Brown is bringing her message of self-love and acceptance to campus this week. Read more
Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Seeks Volunteers for 2016 Festival
Posted Fri, 13 Nov 2015 10:00:00 -0800The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival is recruiting volunteers for the 49th festival, to be held Feb. 24-27, 2016. Each year, approximately 400 volunteers help manage student performance sites, transport artists and assist with general setup during the festival. VolunteerHub is now open to community members, students, faculty and staff volunteers. The site includes job descriptions and general information about volunteering for the festival. Read more
University of Idaho Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant For Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development
Posted Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:19:00 -0800The University of Idaho is the recipient of a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations initiative grant. Haiqing Sheng, a UI research scientist, will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled "CRISPR-Cas9 directed bacteriophage treatment of EPEC diarrhea." Read more
UI Researcher Available to Discuss Impact of WADA Report on Russian Doping
Posted Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:46:00 -0800The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) has released a report implicating Russia for allegedly operating a huge state sponsored doping program affecting the London 2012 Olympics. The alleged incident could lead to the banishment of Russia from the 2016 Olympics.
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UI Landscape Crew Takes Steps to Protect Evergreens from Holiday Grinches
Posted Wed, 11 Nov 2015 09:20:00 -0800Any holiday grinches eyeing the stately evergreens on the University of Idaho campus as a source for their Christmas cheer should be wary: The trees pack a smelly surprise. Read more
Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Performance Registration Open for 2016 Festival
Posted Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:28:00 -0800Middle and high school jazz bands and choirs still have time to register for the annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, happening at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, Feb. 24-27, 2016. Read more
UI Offers Free Thanksgiving For Students, Families Nov. 25
Posted Mon, 09 Nov 2015 14:28:00 -0800— For the second year, the University of Idaho is offering a free Thanksgiving meal to students and their families who will be staying in the Moscow area over the holiday break. Read more
UI Increases Enrollment in Key Areas and Boasts Record High in National Merit Scholars
Posted Fri, 06 Nov 2015 11:06:00 -0800The University of Idaho reported increases in new resident undergraduate and new international student enrollment for fall semester 2015 and a significant increase in dual-credit student enrollment over fall semester 2014. Enrollment in UI's WWAMI program is also up for fall 2015. In addition, UI enrolled 23 National Merit Scholars in the fall 2015 semester, bringing the total overall National Merit Scholar enrollment to 78 students, surpassing last year's record number. UI now enrolls more National Merit scholars than any public university in the Northwest. Read more
Sign-Up Night, New Urban Interface Club Begins a New Year of 4-H
Posted Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:51:00 -0800The Kootenai and Shoshone county 4-H programs will host a sign-up night at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, 2015, for those area youths wishing to participate in 4-H activities this year. The event will be held in Building 3 at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way, Coeur d'Alene. Youths ages 5-18 may choose from traditional offerings like robotics, sewing, forestry and animals. A new offering this year is the Urban Interface Backyard and Beyond Club. This special interest club is for youths who may not have access to farm animals, but still want to experience the fair. Read more
UI Professor's Studies of Animal, Human Movement Featured at Science Pub hosted by the Palouse Discovery Science Center
Posted Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:29:00 -0800Leaping kangaroos, galloping grizzly bears and sprinting Paralympic athletes have more in common than you'd expect: They all provide insight into the ways animals, including humans, move through their environments. Read more
UI Observes Veterans Day with ROTC Fun Run, Sunrise Service
Posted Thu, 05 Nov 2015 12:29:00 -0800The University of Idaho will honor the service and sacrifice of our community veterans and military service members with several activities in observance of Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015.
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Award-winning Writer Alex Kuo to read at Book People on Nov. 17, 2015
Posted Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:42:00 -0800Award-winning writer Alex Kuo will visit the University of Idaho on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2015, as part of the University of Idaho English Department's Visiting Writer series. Kuo will give a free public reading at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Book People of Moscow. A book signing will follow.
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Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Announces 2016 Artist Lineup
Posted Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:39:00 -0800The University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival will celebrate its 49th year with an engaging lineup of world-renowned artists and jazz professionals in Moscow, Idaho, Feb. 24-27, 2016, including the popular group Cherry Poppin' Daddies, who will close out the festival. Read more
Media Advisory: Enroll Idaho Initiative Takes Go-On Message Statewide
Posted Thu, 05 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0800On Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, the University of Idaho will hold enrollment events in more than 40 locations across the state. Called Enroll Idaho, these events welcome high school juniors and seniors, their families and friends and high school officials to attend an informational session about the Idaho State Board of Education's new Direct Admissions program, the value of higher education, how to pay for college, as well as the programs offered by UI. Read more
UI Dance Program Presents 'Rising Momentum" Nov. 5-8
Posted Tue, 03 Nov 2015 16:21:00 -0800The University of Idaho Dance Program presents its fall concert, "Rising Momentum," this weekend. The concert includes eighteen dancers performing works by four UI dance faculty members — Belle Baggs, Anna Keller, Melanie Meenan, Rachel Winchester — and guest artist Nhan Ho of Sacramento, California. The show encompasses a range of high-energy, athletic ideas and dance styles, including contemporary modern and ballet. Read more
Idaho Treasure Award to Honor Tom and Jo Ann Trail
Posted Tue, 03 Nov 2015 13:03:00 -0800The University of Idaho will honor two former employees and loyal Vandals with the Idaho Treasure Award on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. The honor recognizes retired university faculty and staff members and their family for their contributions of leadership and service to the university. Read more
UI Confucius Institute to Expand Programs to Boise
Posted Tue, 03 Nov 2015 10:29:00 -0800The University of Idaho Confucius Institute will open its doors in Boise in January 2016. With a mission to promote the teaching and learning of Chinese culture and language, the Confucius Institute offers a broad array of programming at UI and in local communities. Read more
UI Hemingway Festival Director to Introduce Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Nov. 13
Posted Tue, 03 Nov 2015 08:34:00 -0800Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr, author of "All the Light We Cannot See," returns to Moscow on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, as part of the Everybody Reads program, hosted by the Moscow Public Library.
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Media Advisory: President Chuck Staben to Speak at Grangeville High School Nov. 10
Posted Tue, 03 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0800University of Idaho President Chuck Staben will speak at an assembly for seniors at Grangeville High School about the importance of higher education and achieving post-secondary training. The visit is part of UI's Enroll Idaho initiative, which includes hosting informational meetings in most counties across Idaho on Nov. 10. The Enroll Idaho event for Idaho County will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday also at Grangeville High School. All high school juniors, seniors, parents, friends and media are invited to attend. The Idaho County event will be hosted by College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences Dean Andrew Kersten. Read more
Campus Recreation Offers Community First Aid Training
Posted Mon, 02 Nov 2015 12:44:00 -0800The University of Idaho Campus Recreation Office is offering a community first aid workshop on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. The workshop includes American Heart Association Heartsaver training, including adult and child first aid, CPR and AED training. The cost for UI students is $50 and $60 for non-students. The training will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14 in the Student Recreation Center on UI's Moscow campus.
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International Puppeteer Hosts IRT Benefit Nov. 14
Posted Mon, 02 Nov 2015 09:29:00 -0800Internationally renowned puppeteer Gabriel Ponti will give a special benefit performance for Idaho Repertory Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in the University of Idaho's Hartung Theater. Admission is $7.50 per person and free for UI students. Tickets are available at BookPeople of Moscow and by phone at (208) 885-6465. Seating is limited to 200 people and advance purchase is strongly encouraged.
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Award-Winning Poet Allison Joseph Visits UI on Nov. 11
Posted Fri, 30 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0700Award-winning poet Allison Joseph will visit the University of Idaho on Wednesday, Nov. 11, as part of the University of Idaho English Department's Distinguished Visiting Writer series. Read more
Forest Researcher Secures $1.2 Million for Bioenergy Research
Posted Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:42:00 -0700The University of Idaho is a partner in a $4.9 million grant from a joint bioenergy development program of the Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. UI will use its $1.2 million portion of the award to study and maximize disease resistance in poplar species and hybrids productivity while minimizing ecological impacts on the surroundings. Read more
UI Celebrates Native American Heritage Month in November
Posted Wed, 28 Oct 2015 13:00:00 -0700The University of Idaho will be celebrating Native American Heritage Month with events throughout the month of November that celebrate and honor the political and cultural contributions of Native peoples both past and present. Read more
UI Partner in $1.2 Million Grant to Lead New Food Safety Center to Help Farmers, Processors
Posted Wed, 28 Oct 2015 12:33:00 -0700The University of Idaho will lead efforts across Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Alaska through a newly funded $1.2 million food safety center to help small and midsized farms and food processors improve food safety.
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UI Women in Engineering Day to Inspire and Challenge Future Vandals
Posted Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:00:00 -0700The University of Idaho College of Engineering will hold its annual Women in Engineering Day on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. Women in Engineering Day is a one-day workshop for female high school students, grades 11-12, designed to introduce students to academic and career options in engineering and computer science. Read more
University Communications Hires New Director of Communications
Posted Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:15:00 -0700The University of Idaho is pleased to announce that Jodi Walker has been appointed to the position of director of communications, effective Nov. 9, 2015. As the director of communications, Walker will report to the executive director of Communications and Marketing and manage the university's day-to-day media operations and message development, as well as set and develop long-term strategic communications goals. She will serve as a principal UI spokesperson and will work closely with media organizations.
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Consumer experts advise us not to store perishable items like milk in the refrigerator door because of the fluctuation in temperature that occurs every time we open and close it. This explains why our milk occasionally goes bad before the expiration date. As it turns out, something similar is happening with Muammar Qaddafi, who died last Thursday and is currently in cold storage. Reuters reports,
Fighters guarding the darkening body and those of Gaddafi's son Mo'tassim and his former army chief had placed plastic sheeting under them as fluids leaked into the market cold store in Misrata where they had been taken after their capture and killing near Gaddafi's home town of Sirte on Thursday.
With the door constantly opening to allow a procession of onlookers, in a grim parody of the lying in state typically accorded to deceased leaders, the refrigeration unit was failing to prevent a rapid decomposition and guards handed out surgical face masks to visitors to shield them from the stench.
One man is quoted saying, "I came here to make sure with my own eyes.... All Libyans must see him."
In which case, he could be there for a long time and by next week, the late colonel will better resemble those remains kept in glass coffins in Europe. The problem is determining where Qaddafi should be buried—should he be returned to his tribe or buried among his loyalists near the sea? (Again, if the delay goes on much longer, he'll be able to be buried in both places.) Reuters also notes, "The official Egyptian news agency said Libya's office for fatwas, or religious decrees, had declared Gaddafi was not a Muslim as he had denied the teachings of Prophet Mohammad and so should not be given an Islamic funeral."
The issue will most likely be resolved within the week. Then again, the late Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, who died in 1989, is still awaiting his final burial (but his remains are in much better, if waxier, condition).


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- The Concept of Sarasvati
- In my young age, on every occasion of the Sarasvati-Puja, I used to wonder how the goddess Sarasvati came to be associated with learning. There is no story of her birth as in case of Lakshmi and Parvati, for example. Therefore, the period of her appearing as...
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- The Basics of Vedic Mythology
- The Vedic language forms a chain with the isolating, agglutinative and inflexional stages of the Indus language, as proved by the march of the clause ta na Sa of the isolating Indus to the vedic root tarS (to be thirsty). At the isolating stage of the...
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- King James Bible: II Peter, Chapter 3
- Chapter 3 3:1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: 3:2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles...
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- The Living Tradition of Thelema
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|Lapuan kaupunki
Location of Lapua in Finland
|Coordinates: 62°58.2′N 023°00.5′E / 62.9700°N 23.0083°ECoordinates: 62°58.2′N 023°00.5′E / 62.9700°N 23.0083°E
|Southern Ostrobothnia
|Seinäjoki sub-region
|Market town
|City rights
|• Town manager
|Arto Lepistö
|Area (2011-01-01)[1]
|• Total
|750.77 km2 (289.87 sq mi)
|• Land
|737.10 km2 (284.60 sq mi)
|• Water
|13.67 km2 (5.28 sq mi)
|Area rank
|163rd largest in Finland
|Population (2015-06-30)[2]
|• Total
|• Rank
|79th largest in Finland
|• Density
|19.97/km2 (51.7/sq mi)
|Population by native language[3]
|• Finnish
|99% (official)
|• Swedish
|• Others
|Population by age[4]
|• 0 to 14
|• 15 to 64
|• 65 or older
|Time zone
|• Summer (DST)
|Municipal tax rate[5]
Lapua (Finnish: [ˈlɑpuɑ]; Swedish: Lappo) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located next to the Lapua River in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 14,723 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 750.77 square kilometres (289.87 sq mi) of which 13.67 km2 (5.28 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 19.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (51.7/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Events in history[edit]
Battle of Lapua was fought between Swedish and Russian forces near the outskirts of the town on 14 July 1808 as part of the Finnish War. Lapua is the seat of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of Lapua. The Lapua Cathedral, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel, was built in 1827. In the 1930s the radical anti-communist Lapua Movement was founded and named after the town.
Lapua State Cartridge Factory[edit]
Lapua is also home to a large ammunition factory, which commenced operations in 1927 as the State Cartridge Factory. This factory was the primary supplier of ammunition to the Finnish Army during the Winter War and World War II. An explosion occurred in a warehouse of this factory on 13 April 1976, resulting in the deaths of 40 employees, mainly females. Sixty children lost a parent in the disaster. This is the worst accidental disaster in Finland's modern history. After the explosion, the factory was relocated 5 kilometres (3 mi) away from the town centre and continues production today as part of the Nordic Ammunition Group (Nammo) as Nammo Lapua. The original site of the factory and the surviving buildings are now an arts centre, a library and a theater.
International relations[edit]
Twin towns — Sister cities[edit]
- Hagfors, Sweden
- Hohenlockstedt, Germany
- Lantana, Florida, United States
- Rakvere, Estonia[7]
- Kiskőrös, Hungary
Notable persons[edit]
See also[edit]
- Lapua Movement
- Blue Highway, an international tourist route
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Lapua info (statistics)". Lapua. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Twin Cities". Rakvere. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
External links[edit]
Media related to Lapua at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Lapua – Official website
- History of Nammo Lapua Oy at lapua.com
- Lapua WebCam provided by Media-Wolf
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Article: Ex vivo gene delivery of GDNF using primary astrocytes transduced with a lentiviral vector provides neuroprotection in a rat model of Parkinson's disease[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Astrocytes are, as normal constituents of the brain, promising vehicles for ex vivo gene delivery to the central nervous system. In the present study, we have used a lentiviral vector encoding glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) to transduce rat-derived primary astrocytes, in order to evaluate their potential for long-term transgene expression in vivo and neuroprotection in a rat model of Parkinson's disease. Following transplantation of GDNF-transduced astrocytes to the intact striatum, the level of released GDNF was 2.93 +/- 0.28 ng/mg tissue at 1 week post-grafting, reduced to 0.42 +/- 0.12 ng/mg tissue at 4 weeks, and thereafter was maintained at this level throughout the experiment (12 weeks; 0.53 +/- 0.068 ng/mg tissue). Similarly, grafting to the substantia nigra (SN) resulted in a significant overexpression of GDNF ( approximately 0.20 ng/mg tissue) at 1 week. Intact animals receiving transplants of GDNF-transduced astrocytes displayed an increased contralateral turning (5.39 +/- 1.19 turns/min) in the amphetamine-induced rotation test, which significantly correlated with the GDNF tissue levels measured in the striatum, indicating a stimulatory effect of GDNF on the dopaminergic function. Transplantation of GDNF-transduced astrocytes to the SN 1 week prior to an intrastriatal 6-hydroxydopamine lesion provided a significant protection of nigral tyrosine hydroxylase-positive cells. By contrast, when the cells were transplanted to the striatum, the level of released GDNF was not sufficient to rescue the striatal fibers and, hence, to protect the nigral dopaminergic neurons. Overall, our results suggest that genetically modified astrocytes expressing GDNF can provide neuroprotection in a rat model of Parkinson's disease following transplantation to the SN.
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ABSTRACT: The studies of neural stem cell fate, as well as the possibility to genetically manipulate them, represent important tools for modern neuroscience research. Furthermore, the potential use of these cells in treatment of neurological disorders makes these methods valuable for the development of new treatment paradigms. Here we report a method to genetically mark and modify neuroblasts and progenitor cells in the subventricular zone of post-natal rats using retroviral vectors. Using GFP as a marker gene we were able to follow the cells as they migrate and differentiate into olfactory interneurons. The cells were found in the olfactory bulb already 1 week after injection of the vector and after 3 weeks all cells had reached this area. There was a higher efficiency of the labeling of cells in neonatal rats compared to adults but injecting directly into the subventricular zone could to some extent counteract this effect. However, the cell types generated by the GFP positive cells were the same in neonatal and adult animals. This method will be a powerful tool to study the genetic interplay involved in neural stem cell differentiation and may be instrumental in finding a way to instruct these cells to participate in brain repair in the adult central nervous system.
Article: Regulated Delivery of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor into Rat Striatum, Using a Tetracycline-Dependent Lentiviral Vector[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In this study, a tetracycline-regulated lentiviral vector system, based on the tetracycline-dependent transactivator rtTA2(S)-M2, was developed for controlled expression of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in the rat brain. Expression of the marker gene green fluorescent protein (GFP) and GDNF was tightly regulated in a dose-dependent manner in neural cell lines in vitro. Injection of high-titer lentiviral vectors into the rat striatum resulted in a 7-fold induction of GDNF tissue levels (1060 pg/mg tissue), when doxycycline (a tetracycline analog) was added to the drinking water. However, low levels of GDNF (150 pg/mg tissue) were also detected in animals that did not receive doxycycline, indicating a significant background leakage from the vector system in vivo. The level of basal expression was markedly reduced when a 10-fold lower dose of the tetracycline-regulated GDNF vector was injected into the striatum (3-11 pg/mg tissue), and doxycycline-induced GDNF tissue levels obtained in these animals were about 190 pg/mg tissue. Doxycycline-induced expression of GDNF resulted in a significant downregulation of the tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) protein in the intact striatum. Removal of doxycycline from the drinking water rapidly (within 3 days) turned off transgenic GDNF mRNA expression and GDNF protein levels in the tissue were completely reduced by 2 weeks, demonstrating the dynamics of the system in vivo. Accordingly, TH protein expression returned to normal by 2-8 weeks after removal of doxycycline, indicating that GDNF-induced downregulation of TH is a reversible event.
Article: Lesion-dependent regulation of transgene expression in the rat brain using a human glial fibrillary acidic protein-lentiviral vector[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The ability to regulate transgene expression will be crucial for development of gene therapy to the brain. The most commonly used systems are based on a transactivator in combination with a drug, e.g. the tetracycline-regulated system. Here we describe a different method of transgene regulation by the use of the human glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) promoter. We constructed a lentiviral vector that directs transgene expression to astrocytes. Using toxin-induced lesions we investigated to what extent transgene expression could be regulated in accordance with the activation of the endogenous GFAP gene. In animals receiving excitotoxic lesions of the striatum we detected an eightfold increase of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-expressing cells. The vast majority of these cells did not divide, suggesting that the transgene was indeed regulated in a similar fashion as the endogenous GFAP gene. This finding will lead to the development of lentiviral vectors with autoregulatory capacities that may be very useful for gene therapy to the brain.
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ABSTRACT: Direct gene transfer to the adult brain is dependent on vectors that transduce non-dividing cells, such as lentiviral vectors. Another aspect of the development of gene therapy to the brain is the need for cell-specific transgene expression. Expression from vesicular stomatitis virus G-protein (VSV-G) pseudotyped lentiviral vectors has been reported to be mainly neuron specific in the brain. We constructed cell-specific lentiviral vectors using the neuron-specific enolase (rNSE) or the glial fibrillary acidic protein (hGFAP) promoters and compared them to the ubiquitous human cytomegalovirus promoter (hCMV), a hybrid CMV/beta-actin promoter (CAG) and the promoter for human elongation factor 1 alpha (EF1 alpha). Our results showed that the hGFAP promoter was expressed only in glial cells, whereas rNSE was purely neuron specific, showing that VSV-G is pantropic in the rat striatum. We conclude that the VSV-G allows transduction of both glial and neuronal cells and the promoter dictates in what cell type the transgene will be expressed. The expression of transgenes exclusively in astrocytes would allow for local delivery of secreted transgene products, such as glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), circumventing the anterograde transport that may induce unwanted side effects.
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Article: Ex Vivo and In Vitro Studies of Transgene Expression in Rat Astrocytes Transduced with Lentiviral Vectors[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Implantation of cells genetically modified to express therapeutic genes into the brain has been proposed as a potential treatment for neurodegenerative diseases. In the current study embryonic rat-derived astrocytes were cultured and transduced with a lentiviral vector expressing the reporter gene green fluorescent protein (GFP) and subsequently grafted into the adult rat brain. The proportion of GFP expressing cells was stable, albeit small (1%), at all survival times, up to 6 weeks, the longest time point studied. In parallel in vitro studies, the astrocytes were lentivirally transduced to express either one of the two isoforms of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD(65) or GAD(67)) or glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). When transducing 293T cells with the two GAD vectors, released GABA could be measured using high-performance liquid chromatography. Further studies of rat astrocytes transduced with the same vectors resulted in a level of GAD activity about 10 times higher than the activity of an intact rat striatum. One hundred thousand astrocytes transduced with LV-GDNF released approximately 27 ng of GDNF per hour. Thus, taken together, our observations provide support for the use of rat astrocytes in ex vivo gene transfer of these proteins in animal models of CNS disorders, e.g., Parkinson's disease or epilepsy.
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ABSTRACT: A major obstacle in ex vivo gene transfer has been the loss of transgene expression soon after implantation of the grafted transduced cells. Recently, a lentiviral vector system has been developed which has proven to express high levels of transgenes in vivo after direct injection into the tissue. In this study, we have investigated the use of such a vector for ex vivo gene transfer to the brain. A number of neural cell types were found to be permissive to transduction by the lentiviral vector in vitro and a majority of them expressed the transgene after transplantation to the rat brain. Transgene expression was detected up to 8 weeks post-grafting. These findings suggest that recombinant lentiviral vectors may be used for further development of ex vivo gene therapy protocols to the CNS.
Article: Long-Term, EGF-Stimulated Cultures of Attached GFAP-Positive Cells Derived from the Embryonic Mouse Lateral Ganglionic Eminence: In Vitro and Transplantation Studies[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Long-term attached cultures, prepared from mouse embryonic days 15-17 lateral ganglionic eminence, were grown in a medium including epidermal growth factor and serum, and the survival, differentiation, and migration of cells from either early or late passages were analyzed following transplantation. The cultured cells had the morphology of type I astroglial cells, with the vast majority of the cells immunoreactive for glial fibrillary acidic protein (around 90%), the intermediate filament marker nestin, and also the mouse-specific neural markers M2 and M6. The cultures were kept over 25 passages (7 months). During the first 8 passages, the growth rate gradually declined, but it increased again after passage 9 and thereafter stabilized at values similar to those observed during the initial culture period. After passages 4-6 and 18, cell suspensions were implanted cross-species into the intact or lesioned striatum of adult (passages 4-5 only) or intact striatum of neonatal rats (passages 4-6 or 18). Both early and late passage cells formed M2 (and M6)-positive transplants. In the neonatal recipients, widespread migration was seen from the needle tract throughout most of the striatum, along the internal capsule, and into the globus pallidus. In the adult striatum, the cells remained mostly around the injection tract, or within 0.4-0.6 mm from the graft core. These long-term attached cultures are interesting to compare to nonattached neurosphere cultures, and might also offer a means of propagating relatively pure populations of astroglia-like cells for basic transplantation studies or for use in experimental trials with ex vivo gene transfer.
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Day 11 and we have King Kong, from the movie Godzilla vs King Kong. The idea started as a pitch from Willis O'Brien, the special effects animator of the original King Kong. His idea though was for King Kong to fight Frankenstein. After being turned down by many movie studios Toho picked it up after O'Brien agreed to change Frankenstein's Monster to Godzilla. The look of Kong was more like that of an orangutan than of a Gorilla. He looked at his best when fighting so I reflect that in the painting
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Very Nice!
I watched this when I was young because I was a huge Kong fan... and then my younger brother watched it and discovered a little character by the name of Godzilla. And I blame this movie for turning both of us into kaiju fans!
This scene should be in the New King Kong movie.
Interesting choice, and not as obvious as Kong fighting Mechakong from 'King Kong Escapes.' (Though I'd love to see your take on that someday...)
Anyway, you've made Toho Kong look pretty badass here, while respecting the original Toho design. Niiiice!
Anyway, you've made Toho Kong look pretty badass here, while respecting the original Toho design. Niiiice!
Sweet! Great work
Wow, this is great. My 2 year old son has suddenly developed an intense love of Godzilla so I showed him this movie. He's watched it every day for the past 2 weeks, sometimes multiple times a day. He can't seem to get enough of the "big monkey." I think he might even like Kong more than "Zilla."
Wished the ending was different, was disappointed that Godzilla lost to Kong.
How I wish that the business tycoon would have brought a female japanese movie star and then tried to sacrifice her to Kong in order to lure Kong out of hiding. It would have been a classic homage to the original movie!
Let's see Godzilla vs. Kraken next
Who's the octopus?
If you watch King Kong vs Godzilla, one of the 1st encounters with Kong is him saving a village on his island from a large octopus
Well, that makes sense.
Did that come off as rude? I did not mean it that way. Just go watch King Kong vs Godzilla its AWESOME!
And thanks for all the kind words about my art
And thanks for all the kind words about my art
Cheers! And no, that didn't come off rude. I said that because you explained it. Though I do need to watch all the Godzilla and rival's movies.
Fantastic. You're a God among slobs.
Get kong
Awesome not often we see this verison of kong
Anyone for sushi??
Super cool.
Sometimes Godzilla movies can make feel high
Love the Kong, King of all Monsters.
I love you so much for creating Kong like he actually looked in "King Kong vs. Godzilla" Whenever I see similar works they seem to forget the way Kong looked in that movie (sure he looks goofy, but I always liked Toho's Kong). Thank you so much! Awesome work!
You are more than welcome. The theme was Toho Monsters. If Kong did not look like the goofy Toho Kong than I would be doing the fans a disservice. I am a fan just like you
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Incredible. You made a pretty mediocre movie look like a must-see!
This is so great! I love it!
ive seen enough hentai to know where this is going...
Awesome! I loved Godzilla versus King Kong! And the picture with him battling that Octopus is epic as hell lol That marine creature doesn't stand a chance >:c And agree with your statement of King Kong looking better while fighting than standing there acting like his self XD