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The 87th Battle of Phillny (Part 1)
Rhazin ran through the streets of Fort Phillny after a newly clothed Logius, his two guards, and Exceed. The men had taken down two other Lizards in the last hour, one of which cost Logius an arm, not that that was anything but a minor setback. The Specialist had a new arm already and was wearing chain breeches to prevent losing any more clothing. He really was a force to be reckoned with.
Rhazin was shoved to the ground by Exceed just as a large form dropped to the streets. The Great Lizard immediately shot out a jet of light that identified the beast as a Electric Mystic user. They had only seen Flame users up until now. Rhazin watched in fear as the blast of light sunk into Logius' flesh and seared the man until he was blackened. By the Scarred Father, Logius fell!
Rhazin, feeling helpless as the Lizard plucked a guard off the street and consumed him, tried to stand. Exceed was still on top of him. The man stared back and shook his head. His cold eyes and determined face gave Rhazin a bit of courage.
Rhazin, Exceed had said when they started to follow Logius, Whatever you do, do not fight one of them. Right now you must observe them. Watch for weaknesses and strengths in them. You will need to know this, OK?
Rhazin had agreed, of course. He was not about to run out and challenge a Great Lizard! To talk big was easy, but to see that talk through was something else. Rhazin still believed he could beat a Great Lizard, though. He just doubted he would survive.]
Watch for a weakness. Rhazin nodded to Exceed and the man let him up and scooted away from where the Lizard had finally finished off the guard. The other guard, a man named Grenald, was blasting away at the creature with Air and Flame. Neither seemed to have any effect on it. Rhazin shivered as he crouched behind a nearby barrel. The howling wind had gone silent a while ago, but the chill had started coming in just after.
Exceed headed toward where Logius body lay, but Rhazin ignored him. He knew from the past two fights that the Specialist was probably alive. He needed to focus though. This beast had a weakness, he was sure of it. But what could it-
Rhazin watched as the Flame Mystic from Grenald slammed into the Lizard's body. Just as it hit, the fire was dispersed by a small flash of light. Rhazin knew of this ability. Monstroth, his old friend, was a user of Electricity. A faint memory replayed in Rhazin's head...
Rhazin turned to see Monstroth running toward him. What was he doing out here in the training fields? Didn't nobility have their own training quarters in the castle? Or maybe he was here to try and duel Rhazin again. Well, he would lose. "What is it, Monstroth?"
The man, who could hardly be anything less than a walking mass of muscle and armor, stopped a little ways away. "Is your master away? I want to duel and last time he shot me across the city for 'disrupting' your training." Monstroth sighed at that, as if he just remembered the time.
"Alright," Rhazin said, pushing his hair back against his head. He might as well give the man a beating and watch him cry before sending him away. The man might be large and menacing in his blue heavy armor, but he was a soft-hearted baby sometimes.
Monstroth cheered in glee and took a step forward. Before he could take another, Rhazin shot an incredibly large ball of heat at the man. It wasn't fire, as he didn't want his friend dead, but just enough heat to-
The heat dispersed around Monstroth the instant it hit. "What the.,..?"
Monstroth laughed. "My uncle showed me a neat trick," he said,"By placing a light amount of Electric Mystic around my body and pushing it outward as your flame hits, I can stop your fires!"
Rhazin thought for a moment. Ingenious! "How do you stop it?"
Monstroth just laughed. "Figure it out, Rhazin."
Rhazin had figured it out the very next day. It was a simple thing really. All it required was a certain something.
With his curiosity and knowledgeable self taking control, Rhazin moved onto the battlefield. The Lizard had moved to attack Grenald, who was dodging with bursts of Air and puffs of Flame. Perfect. Now all Rhazin had to do was-
A hand grabbed Rhazin's leg. He turned to see Logius, nearly healed.
"Stop, fool! I am nearly healed, just stay back!" The man seemed serious, but Rhazin just looked to Exceed, who was leaning over the Specialist. Exceed saw the look Rhazin had, he knew the man did. With a sigh and a nod, Rhazin ripped his leg from Logius' grasp - the man was weakened from his ability - and walked toward the Lizard with a strategy forming. For some reason, he felt... confident.
"Hey!" Rhazin yelled at the Lizard, gaining it's attention. Well, it was now or never.
'How do you stop a shield?'
'Why,' a voice answered, 'You simply go around it.'


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Walt Disney World Marathon
Kick off the New Year by earning your Disney medals! The annual Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend unfolds in mid-January, with four days of events that include a 5K, 10K and half marathon. Here, Adriano Bastos of Brazil crosses the finish line to win the 20th annual marathon.
Tournament of Roses Parade
Head to the granddaddy of all college bowl games this January. The famed Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, has been played annually since 1916. Cap off festivities with an even older tradition -- the annual Tournament of the Roses Parade, "America's New Year Celebration" since 1895.
New Year's Plunge (Coney Island)
Go ahead, take the New Year's plunge! Every year, since 1903, the Coney Island Polar Bear Club has taken a dip in the chilly Atlantic come New Year's. All you need is a bathing suit (or wacky costume), plus a little suspension of disbelief that you are actually immersing yourself in ice-cold water in the dead of winter.
South Padre Island
Coney Island's waters too cold for you? Take a dip in the Gulf of Mexico at South Padre Island. With average water temperatures in the 50s and 60s this time of year, you can brave the annual South Padre Island Polar Bear Dip and still feel all your toes and fingers afterward. January is also a great time to stroll the Laguna Madre Nature Trail or go on a dolphin cruise.
North American International Auto Show (Detroit)
New Year, new car! See what the leading automakers have in store at the annual North American International Auto Show. As one of the largest auto shows in North America, the annual event reveals brand-new, shiny offerings like the 7th-generation Chevrolet Corvette, the C7, (pictured), at Detroit's Cobo Center.
Off-Season Pick: Florence, Italy
Looking for a great off-season destination? Skip the crowds, and head to Florence, Italy. Sure, it's one of the Tuscan city's coldest months, so just pack a scarf; with hardly any tourists, you'll have ample room to explore Florence's sites and attractions like the Duomo and Uffizi Gallery.
Mexico City in January
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Chinese New Year (Chinatown, Boston)
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Learn-to-Ski-and-Snowboard Month
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Golden Globes in Los Angeles
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MLK Day of Service
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Elvis Presley's Birthday
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Okay! In this story, Naruto is a girl because he's supposed to get pregnant now it would sound weird if a guy was pregnant.
Summary: The bastard had gotten her pregnant and because of it, she had to run away from her home village. Years later, a boy comes to Konoha asking to help him save his mum from Akatsuki. This will probably end up as SasuNaru fic by the way.
This also takes place when their 16, just when they got Sasuke back from Orochimaru.
Chapter One
Oh my god! This was bad! Really bad! She didn't mean for this to happen! She didn't want to see her best friend's black/red eyes glaring at her blue pretty eyes with hate and disgust. She loved those eyes too much and didn't want to see the horrible looks he would give her!
This wasn't supposed to happen! She was just hiding in her apartment since Kyuubi was in heat, everytime it happened, she would yearn for human contact but it would also make anybody in the area jump at her. That's why she was hiding in her apartment for one whole week until he came along to look for her wondering where the hell she was.
Because of this predictiment, he fell into kyuubi's spell and since a lustful Naruto was obsessed with human contact during this time made them had a rough night.
Naruto was so captivated with dizziness that she was unaware what was going on. But it was obvious...painfully obvious. Clothes were scattered everywhere, some even ripped and shredded. She was sticky and naked. And the most important thing was that she wasn't the only one in her bed.
Once they were wide awake, they quickly got out of the bed a put the remains of their clothes on. Before the male of the pair left, their eyes connected, blue met onyx-black and the man replied before leaving.
"This was a mistake."
It hit the remainder of the pair like a stab of ice, she knew he would hate her! She didn't want her best friend, the one she loved with her whole life reject and hate her just by one stupid simple mistake!
She felt tears burn their way through her eyes and wiped them away, she had nice clean shower to get through some of her frustrations.
One week later, Naruto had been feeling really sick and kept throwing up and her stomach felt cramped up. 'What the hell's wrong with me? I never get sick, Kyuubi makes sure I don't get sick.' Just to make sure, she asked Kyuubi. 'Hey fox! Whats wrong with me?'
The fox was silence for a moment.
'...You really don't know?'
'You idiot! I thought you knew since a week ago!'
'Huh?..Don't call me an idiot! Now tell me what's wrong!'
'sigh..Baka kit. You just had sex with the baka Uchiha a week ago! Don't say "Tell me whats wrong!"'
Naruto winced when he mentioned that terrible event.
'So, what of it?'
Kyuubi rolled his eyes.
'Kit..Your a woman, now what does WOMEN PLUS SEX EQUEL?'
Naruto stayed silence for a moment 'Ah..I dunno..pregnancy?'
'Bingo! The answer is baby! Congragulations kit! You're a Mommy!'
Naruto froze, she was a mother?
OOH, DAMN! Why did the Uchiha have to choose that moment to come and find her?
'Feh, can't change the past kit..And beside, it dosen't matter who it was, were it was a woman or a man. I'm a male so our time of the month can affect women and since your a woman it can affect men as well. So we're attracted to BOTH genders during the time.'
Naruto was thinking what to do. She didn't want to kill the child, she always wanted a family and here was a chance to start one however, the child would live a life being hated and feared at since it was HER child.
'What should I do?'
She had eventually made up her mind and decided that she would raise her child AWAY from Konoha, away from the hatred, the glares and most of all, away from HIM who probably didn't want the child..Though he would've wanted to restore his clan but not with her! He defitnitely would not want to be the father of a demon spawn.
'My child is not a demon-spawn!' Naruto thought angrily.
That night, she packed up all she needed for the trip. She had decided maybe Wave country would be a good place to stay. She would've stayed with Gaara in Suna since he's one of her closest friends and weren't apart of Leaf but since he's the Kazekage and very famous, rumors and gossips would spread so she decided not to.
As she walked up to the Konoha gates, she passed the snoozing guard with no problem at all. Before she was about to leave, she looked back and saw the whole view of Konoha. 'So long Konhagakure..I'm sure you would all be happier without me.' And with that, she left the gates, not knowing what kind of effect she would leave on the people of Konohagakure No Sato.
Naruto was currently at Tazuna's house in Wave Country. She had just given birth to her perfectly healthy born baby, she had apparently had a son. Tazuna, Tsunami and Inari left the room to let the new parent spend time with her baby boy. They were happy when she came back nine months ago, they didn't care she was pregnant, it wasn't a big deal to them because Tsunami had Inari when she was 14!
Naruto had recently just when through a hellova a lot of pain during labor, if it wasn't for Kyuubi, Naruto thought that she would've died.
She looked at her beautiful son and tried to think of a name. She suddenly had an idea!
"Your name will be Kazama Uzumaki Arashi." She smiled at her son who smiled at her, liking his new name. She had named him after her father. Yes. She knew about her father, the Yondaime Hokage of Konoha or else known as Konoha's Yellow Flash. Naruto had found out from Jiraiya during her 3 year training with him.
Naruto's jaw dropped. HER FATHER WAS THE YONDAIME?
"You got that right kiddo." Jiraiya said grinning.
"Bu-but, how come nobody told me about it? Why didn't old man Sandaime tell me?" She nearly cried in despair. But Jiraiya only frowned.
"Becasue if word goes outside the village that your Yondaime's kid, then alot of people would be coming trying to assassinate you, especially Iwa."
"But why did he choose me? His own flesh and blood?"
"Because he couldn't bear to sacrifice another parent's child..and also you were the only one he trusted with this burden"
Naruto stopped crying and looked at Jiraiya. She had seen her father in a whole new different light.
End Flashback.
One month later, she had just left Tazuna's house. She didn't want to burden them any longer, she didn't want them to get involved with her since everybody absolutely hated those with demonic heritage. If Leaf came looking here, she would've gotten Tazuna and his family in trouble and those who hunt those down people like her, surely they would get punished and if Akatsuki came then..she didn't even want to think about it.
Years later
Naruto had lived in a small house near wave country, it was hidden near the beach and the forest, it was small enough so no one would notice it.
Ever since Arashi was 4 years old she had started training him to be a skilled ninja. She first disagreed since she was arguing to Kyuubi about it but soon changed her mind and caved in when Kyuubi convinced her that people would be after him if they knew about his heritage and that she wasn't always going to be there to help/save/protect him.
She had wanted him to live a normal child's life so she taught him things slowly. But to her and Kyuubi's surprise, Arashi turned out to be a very good prodigy. Itachi was the best of the best prodigies and he activated his sharinagn when he was 8 years old and that was quite a feat. But Arashi on the other hand, activated his when he was 6 years old!
Naruto still couldn't believe it but was once again convinced by Kyuubi who had explained that since Arashi had his demon blood in him then it would've made him stronger, faster and far more mature then normal humans, including having a faster mind to learn things quickly.
She then turned her attention to her now 11 year old son who had just come back from having his fun in the forests. He was very handsome/cute/hot for his age. He's the same size as Naruto was when she was 12-13, he had soft spiky raven hair locks that went down to his shoulder and pale skin but his eyes what were stood out the most. They were blue just like his mother's. Sometimes they can turn red by his sharinagn or his kyuubified eyes that he had learn't to control from his grandpa Kyuubi, he can even make them go together at the same time. In fact he looked like a younger version of the Yondaime but only with black hair (He looks similar to Shinn in Gundam seed destiny, but only with blue eyes, though he looks like him if he had sharingan/kyuubi eyes-if you don't know then look up on the net).
"Yo! Kaasan!" Arashi yelled happily, he looked really innocent with that smile on his face but his smile started to fade when he notice his mum panicking. "Eh? Kaasan, what's wrong?" He asked worried. She was packing their bags.
Indeed, she was worried. "I'll tell you later, just get anything you need, we're going somewhere." She answered her confused son.
Naruto had no time for distractions, she had to get her and her son out of there now! Something bad was going to happen.
Akatsuki had found her.
...Umm, I hope it's not that bad and I'm still wondering if I should make Itachi a good guy or a bad guy. It would be easy to make him a bad guy but if he was a good guy then it would be hard to make a reason for him to be good.
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Anna: Exam Results DayMature
My chill out day with Cara had been just like old times; we had watched films and had a giggle without a care in the world. I had successfully taken Cara's mind of Sam for the majority of the time or more specifically, during the time when I had confiscated her phone. It seemed as though all the business between us had been put to bed and we were getting back to normal, I felt happy for the first time in ages, I had a girlfriend who loved me and who I adored, I was getting along with Sam, and Cara and I seemed to be back to normal.
Life was great, or at least it was until 7am the next morning when Megan phoned me, reminding me that it was results day and the results would be up at eight, and in doing so pulling me into a frenzied panic.
"Can you come over? We can check them together" I asked, panicking, thought after thought running through my head. What if I had failed and couldn't resit? What if they chucked me out? What if…
"Calm down Anna, I'm on my way. I'm worried too."
"You'll be fine, you're really smart" I comforted.
"So are you. You shouldn't be fretting Anna,"
"Yeah but what if…."
"No what ifs, you'll drive yourself mad. I'll be over in five minutes, stick the kettle on." Megan said, hanging up the phone.
I put my mobile on the beside table and grabbed my laptop from the floor by my bed, switching it on. Then I ran over to the kitchen and flicked the switch on the kettle before grabbing two mugs. The door buzzed just as the kettle finished boiling and I ran over and buzzed her in before finishing off making the tea.
"Hey," Megan said as she entered the flat, I gave her a weak smile and pressed a hot mug of tea into her hands.
"Hey, you will be fine!" Megan said, pulling me into a hug and kissing my forehead, "I have a feeling that I have screwed up on one of my modules and it will have pulled me down."
"I bet you have done better then you think, come on lets log on and have a look instead of going on what ifs, " I said going over to my bed, sitting down on it and logging onto my laptop.
"You check yours first" I said passing her the laptop, yours is more important."
"Yours is important too!" Megan protested.
"Megan, my first year doesn't even count towards my final degree."
"Okay, I'll check first," she agreed, clicking on the internet and logging onto the university e-portal. She hesitated for a moment before pressing the view results button and then sighed a sigh of relief and excitement.
"Congratulations, you have successfully passed Criminology BSc with a first class honours. Please refer to the notes below for information regarding your graduation!"
"Oh my god!" I screamed, pulling her in for a kiss, "I knew you could do it!"
"I can't believe I have got a first degree with honours in criminology!" I said, almost crying with happiness. "Now you check yours!"
I nodded, clicking off Megan's results and logging onto my own profile. I pressed the view results button and peered down at the marks that I had achieved on my various modules.
"Well?" Megan prompted.
"Well, I had five modules this year, and in three of them I have got marks over seventy and in the other two I got sixty six and sixty eight so overall I think that's a first I think. Oh and look, at the bottom it says, 'you have successfully passed and may proceed to the next level of your programme.'"
"Anna, that is brilliant!" Megan squealed, pulling me close to her and pressing her lips firmly against mine. I responded to her kiss, pressing hard against her lips. We fell backwards, so we were both lying on the bed, kissing each other passionately, Megan running her fingers through my hair whilst I caressed her face. She smelt so nice, I inhaled the vanilla perfume that she was wearing and felt utterly content.
"Let's get back into bed?" Megan suggested.
I nodded and slipped under the covers with Megan, tugging at the buttons on her blouse whilst our bodies were entangled. I unbuttoned her blouse and she tugged off my pyjama top. At that moment, nothing but Megan mattered to me as I gazed up at her beauty.
"I love you" I breathed, pulling her onto me and kissing her passionately. She began to trail kisses down my body, my heart was thumping hard against my chest, my brain screaming its delight telling, yes, yes, YES this was right, she was right.
I rang my parents to tell them the good news, and they were just as thrilled as I was, telling me that they would by me a new laptop as a reward – my old laptop was about six years old and was now beginning to show its age.
"Thanks. Listen I have got to go, Gotta ring Cara and see how she did but I will see you soon. I really want you to meet Megan.
"Okay sweetheart. Take Care and I hope Cara did well."
"Thanks Mum. Bye"
I hung up the phone at the same time as Megan got off the phone with her parents.
"My parents were chuffed, promised me a new laptop" I said grinning.
"Yeah my parents were really happy that I have got a first. They also cant wait to meet you at some point.
"That's nice, well maybe we should throw you a party to celebrate you passing with a first. We can rent a big hall in town and invite out parents and our friends?" I suggested.
"You don't have to Anna."
"But I want to."
"Only if you're sure though, I don't want you going over the top though."
"I promise. It will be a small, controlled party …. With vodka jelly shots." I said and Megan scowled but then grinned.
"I'll just ring Cara and see how she's done…. Wont be long, as we are meeting up with her later anyway.


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Gemme: ForgivingMature
When Luca appeared back at the bus, I was looking at my hands in despair, fallen from grace. I guess I never really saw myself as the type to beat up someone for harming the person I loved. We both died today, hopefully, for a new beginning; again. Dunno how many of those I'm gonna get. Dunno how many of those, I'm gonna need. I sigh, turning my hands over in front of my face, a disgusted look snarling down at their blood-stained appearance. "I have dog's blood, on my hands." I murmured as Luca came through the door.
He shrugged it off, "There's always the tap in the little bathroom thingy," he shrugged, pointing at the tiny toilet cubicle under the stair case. I know, but I'd feel like the queen in Macbeth. My hands may be clean, but they will forever be stained.
"I know... I just never thought... dunno what came over me," I shook my head, sighing at his silence I got up. I moved to the tiny cubicle and washed off my hands. Eugh, I watched as the dark red blotches turned pink in the water, swirling down the sink. I felt sick again; just from the images of his swollen body where I had beaten him up. I pushed them from my mind, moving back toward Luca.
I tried to form a smile on my face as I stood, looking at him. I wanted to say something. I just wasn't sure what. Once again, I couldn't put my feelings into words...and I used to be so good at it.
"I'm sorry I left you outside alone..." he muttered sheepishly, "I just kinda figured that you wanted some time to yourself... my asking what was wrong hadn't gotten anywhere and-" he cut himself off, trying to smile back. "Sorry."
I held up my arms for a hug, rather pathetically I might add, "You couldn't have foreseen what was going to happen." That was meant to be my power and even I didn't see it coming so... you're forgiven Luca. He put his arms around me firmly and placed his lips on mine. I returned the kiss with a smile, which had become a little more genuine. "You're forgiven Luca." I repeated because I figured there was no point in saying it to myself. He was the one that needed to hear it.
"Thank you," he murmured quietly, holding me against him protectively as if he expected someone else to try something any second now. I didn't mind, I liked it. But it brought something out of me and I could only compare myself to Alice as I hugged him back like a child.
"You bring out the true me Luca... I can't say I like it." I laughed softly, although the words weren't entirely false. I try to act tough, like nothing can stop me. But who am I kidding? I'm nothing but a kid myself. I've just discovered the wide world and I'm falling... it's swallowing me whole.
I needed a protector, even if I don't always agree with him, that's what I need. Luca is what I need. "I could say the same to you," he laughed slightly too.
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Question: People are saying the Stars can win the cup next year. What's a realistic expectation for this team?
Heika: Another tough question. I think they are a legitimate playoff team now. I think they have the chance (especially by adding a few wins from the back-up goalie) of being a 100-point team and moving into possibly the fifth or sixth seed in the West. They could certainly do even better than that, but I think they will be better than just battling for eighth now. As for the Cup, that's still a tough bet. There are lots of good teams in the West, there are lots of questions on the Stars. There are moves that can still be made before next April. I think the Stars should clear a lot of cap space next summer, make another big move (possibly on defense) and be a Cup contender in 2015-16.
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I hate reading these kind of articles sometimes..Please give us Jim Nill back. We don't want Holland. He has made bad trades/purchases as of late. For Green, a rental he'll probably give up tats and a 1st, which would be horrible… Please give us a GM that can make something happen.
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by Geoffrey Hannigan in Prophage
A few weeks ago some colleagues and myself published a new manuscript looking at the diversity of the human skin virome. In our previous previous work, we evaluated the diversity of viruses on the skin. Other groups have looked at virus diversity at other body sites including the gut, lungs...... Read more »
Hannigan GD, Zheng Q, Meisel JS, Minot SS, Bushman FD, & Grice EA. (2017) Evolutionary and functional implications of hypervariable loci within the skin virome. PeerJ. PMID: 28194314
by Geoffrey Hannigan in Prophage
Well we took a bit of a break these past couple of weeks, but we are back for the new year! Welcome to the Prophage blog 2017! The year has actually been off to a good start, with a lot of interesting papers being published this January. This week I want to kick things off by covering a very cool 2017 study by Erez et al that described an new and interesting mechanism by which bacteriophages communicate using...... Read more »
Erez, Z., Steinberger-Levy, I., Shamir, M., Doron, S., Stokar-Avihail, A., Peleg, Y., Melamed, S., Leavitt, A., Savidor, A., Albeck, S.... (2017) Communication between viruses guides lysis–lysogeny decisions. Nature, 541(7638), 488-493. DOI: 10.1038/nature21049
by Geoffrey Hannigan in Prophage
Ongoing research has continued to implicate the microbiome in a variety of human diseases. We often hear about this in the context of bacterial communities. Certain bacterial communities appear to be associated with health, and disrupting these communities seems to be associated with disease...... Read more »
Manrique P, Bolduc B, Walk ST, van der Oost J, de Vos WM, & Young MJ. (2016) Healthy human gut phageome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 113(37), 10400-5. PMID: 27573828
by Geoffrey Hannigan in Prophage
When analyzing virus metagenomic data, we often find it helpful to identify...... Read more »
Minot, S., Sinha, R., Chen, J., Li, H., Keilbaugh, S., Wu, G., Lewis, J., & Bushman, F. (2011) The human gut virome: Inter-individual variation and dynamic response to diet. Genome Research, 21(10), 1616-1625. DOI: 10.1101/gr.122705.111
Manrique, P., Bolduc, B., Walk, S., van der Oost, J., de Vos, W., & Young, M. (2016) Healthy human gut phageome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(37), 10400-10405. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601060113
by Geoffrey Hannigan in Prophage
Taxonomy is an important aspect of microbiome research. Whether we are studying communities of bacteria, viruses, or other microbes, there are benefits to labeling microbes. Taxonomic names immediately give us information about their relationships to each other, such as similar bacteria being grouped into the same genus...... Read more »
Krupovic, M., Dutilh, B., Adriaenssens, E., Wittmann, J., Vogensen, F., Sullivan, M., Rumnieks, J., Prangishvili, D., Lavigne, R., Kropinski, A.... (2016) Taxonomy of prokaryotic viruses: update from the ICTV bacterial and archaeal viruses subcommittee. Archives of Virology, 161(4), 1095-1099. DOI: 10.1007/s00705-015-2728-0
Thompson, C., Amaral, G., Campeão, M., Edwards, R., Polz, M., Dutilh, B., Ussery, D., Sawabe, T., Swings, J., & Thompson, F. (2014) Microbial taxonomy in the post-genomic era: Rebuilding from scratch?. Archives of Microbiology, 197(3), 359-370. DOI: 10.1007/s00203-014-1071-2
by Geoffrey Hannigan in Prophage
The human microbiome is an important component of human health and disease. It is an ecosystem of microbes that exists in and on humans, and can affect disease states through disturbances in composition, diversity, metabolism, etc. Understanding the human microbiome will not only allow us to better understand human health, but it will also allow us to treat medical conditions in new and effective ways (e.g. Fecal Microbiota Transplants).... Read more »
Knowles B, Silveira CB, Bailey BA, Barott K, Cantu VA, Cobián-Güemes AG, Coutinho FH, Dinsdale EA, Felts B, Furby KA.... (2016) Lytic to temperate switching of viral communities. Nature, 531(7595), 466-70. PMID: 26982729
by Geoffrey Hannigan in Prophage
Microbiology, and especially microbial ecology, has become increasingly dependent on advanced DNA and RNA sequencing technologies. This is most evident with the increasing popularity of the human microbiome and its various impacts on human health...... Read more »
Schirmer, M., Ijaz, U., D'Amore, R., Hall, N., Sloan, W., & Quince, C. (2015) Insight into biases and sequencing errors for amplicon sequencing with the Illumina MiSeq platform. Nucleic Acids Research, 43(6). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku1341
Schirmer, M., D'Amore, R., Ijaz, U., Hall, N., & Quince, C. (2016) Illumina error profiles: resolving fine-scale variation in metagenomic sequencing data. BMC Bioinformatics, 17(1). DOI: 10.1186/s12859-016-0976-y
by Geoffrey Hannigan in Prophage
Atopic dermatitis (AD), which is also referred to as Eczema, is a very common dermatological disease, especially in children. It is estimated that AD affects 10% of children. The disease presents as dry, scaly, itchy skin. Atopic dermatitis can be especially problematic when the victim (often a child)...... Read more »
Bradley, C., Morris, D., Rankin, S., Cain, C., Misic, A., Houser, T., Mauldin, E., & Grice, E. (2016) Longitudinal evaluation of the skin microbiome and association with microenvironment and treatment in canine atopic dermatitis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.01.023
by Geoffrey Hannigan in Prophage
The field of microbiome research has been hugely popular in the past few years. It has forced us to rethink our approaches to various medical practices, and has captured the imaginations of both amateur and professional scientists...... Read more »
Meisel JS, Hannigan GD, Tyldsley AS, SanMiguel AJ, Hodkinson BP, Zheng Q, & Grice EA. (2016) Skin microbiome surveys are strongly influenced by experimental design. The Journal of investigative dermatology. PMID: 26829039
by Geoffrey Hannigan in Prophage
Microbial communities are fierce battlegrounds between bacteria and other microbes competing for limited resources. One method some bacteria use to kill their competitors is the production of bacteriocins...... Read more »
Nedialkova LP, Sidstedt M, Koeppel MB, Spriewald S, Ring D, Gerlach RG, Bossi L, & Stecher B. (2015) Temperate phages promote colicin-dependent fitness of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Environmental microbiology. PMID: 26439675
by Geoffrey Hannigan in Prophage
I wanted to start the year off with post about math. I know, I know, math is an intimidating way to start the year, but don't run off yet! I swear that this will be painless and we will even learn something new! We are going to keep things simple and focus on an elegant paper that presents some misconceptions about a complicated topic. This topic is multiple linear regression...... Read more »
Frasier TR. (2015) A note on the use of multiple linear regression in molecular ecology. Molecular ecology resources. PMID: 26650184
by Geoffrey Hannigan in Prophage
Contamination of food with bacteria is a huge issue that can sometimes cause life-threatening illness. The bacterial culprits can include E. coli, as well as Listeria monocytogenes. L. monocytogenes is a potent bacteria that can very effectively infect its human host. ..... Read more »
Lemaître JP, Duroux A, Pimpie R, Duez JM, & Milat ML. (2015) Listeria phage and phage tail induction triggered by components of bacterial growth media (phosphate, LiCl, nalidixic acid, and acriflavine). Applied and environmental microbiology, 81(6), 2117-24. PMID: 25595760
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Two Souls Creature
[The Blind Avatar]
The clock stroke 0237 AM.
Spells of rain bathe the city Arthenis. The moon light shining past the dull grey skies set a bleak ambiance with selections of fluorescent midnight blue on the city, and high tides heavily weighed on its ship yard ports. A gentle wind sweeping the wet earth blew the mild fog, which browsed through the empty alleys. Window panes on the buildings were soaked in sheets of cascading water; not a soul was in sight at the feet of the multistory buildings, but atop a few took the moment to witness the refined beauty of the night.
A car with blinking red beams cut through the fog, accompanying it were sirens of an ambulance vehicle, it navigated to the local children's hospital, and dispatched a woman in labor. As the clock stroke 0416, there was an audible cry, a cry of a newborn child.
The clock's hands turned fourteen years ahead, on the morning of October 23rd, 2779. Dew softly dissipated from the grass, the skies were fair and the young sun painted the city in a golden shade. Groups of locals gathered to take a short trip across the locale. They and the vehicles were directed to a checkpoint by several police officers, the structure was planted on the sidewalks. Half of it suspended above the road, and the other formed a doorway on the sidewalk.
The sky was lined by plentiful bland multistory buildings, nearby was the Earth memorial clock tower. It used old Earth mechanical gears, and over looked much of the city. At its foot, several law enforcement cars were parked, and members of several special weapons and tactics units secured several defensive positions. Their captain, Alice Keyes stepped out from the last vehicle. Adorned in the latest body armor, its smooth black outer shell reflected sun light evenly on every contour, which distinguished her figure accurately from the background. She issued instructions to the police officers and some of her units.
Her dauntless acts had earned her a firm reputation through out the area. She had faded blue eyes and medium length casual black hair, they were quite a sight. She was raised in the lawless outskirts of the region, and therefore she grew with the notion of bringing order by taking matters into her own hands. She has also been recognized for using debatable, but practical tactics to overcome applicable cases.
"Morning ma'am," her second in command, Samuel Brooke greeted. He sat in the back of an armored van. He was pairing an array of weapons with their corresponding ammunition. She turned around and replied,
"Hey, you don't have to call me ma'am you know."
"What's this? I thought she wanted more respect." He spoke in a jocular tone.
"That was ancient history, stop living in the past."
"That was last weekend." Sam focused on reconfiguring the settings on the mid range weaponry.
"Well, that's what they want you to think." Her tone was comical, and somewhat serious.
He reached for a long rectangular box and produced a sniper rifle. The barrel was longer than the ones he had been working on. He had brown eyes, short black hair and sported a small silver ornament grafted along his left ear lobe. He was well known for his marksmanship in both social and martial theaters, and has demonstrated tactical abilities closely resembling those of Alice to the public and government eye. He was fully clad in similar body armor she had, but unlike hers that enhanced only strength, his was designed to aid the client with motion stability.
"How do I know you aren't with them?" He laughed.
"But anyway, let's get to work." She said as she walked to the clock tower. He armed him self with a standard issued sub-machine gun and the rifle, and then followed.
"It's so nice out I can just see my self sleeping in." He tossed in her direction a small telescope.
"Yeah, I can't wait to get home and do some serious gaming tonight." Sam replied.
"There's no way you're twenty-four years old." Alice caught the telescope in mid-air just as he gave a light punch to the shoulder.
"Still older than you" he laughed.
"One year, just one year and three days…" She sighed. They walked across the hectic road for the tower. It included a large disk held in the air by two elaborately designed structures, which were inclined to an acute angle. The slender hands of the clock were projected just beyond the opaque, backlit map of earth, and the rest of the construct used some adaptive camouflage, which gave it a crystalline appearance; a park was housed just below the complex.
Alice brought the telescope to her attention and began adjusting it, Samuel headed for a security door at the structure's base. He entered a sequence of numbers and letters on a keypad printed next to a security door. Shortly it slid open and they both stepped inside. The doors closed, and the car began to accelerate up the slanted structure, windows along the tower poured in some sunlight and permitted glimpses of the foundation falling away.
Alice leant on one of the elevator's faces. She crouched and drew her two custom pistols from the hip pouches. They had a smooth black surface with noticeable sharply cut edges and wider barrels.
"So, is he doing anything this weekend?" She reached in her left pocket, and then brought out two ammunition clips. Each held six small shotgun shells.
"Yeah, I'm going to be outta town for a while. I'll be getting additional training to even my chances of getting my own team soon." He said. She reached for her right pocket, brought out and loaded two battery clips inside the second gun; she brushed her hair backward with one and placed the weapons back in their pouches.
"I see how it is…" she playfully stated.
"No-no, he'll still think she's cool." He replied humorously.
"He'll just forget me and when he's promoted he'll think she's just a little punk." She said in her comical and somewhat serious tone.
"No! He won't forget her and she'll always be cool." He said with haste and amusement.
They both laughed like good friends. The elevator began to slow down and stopped on an observation deck. They viewed the building top-littered landscape, several sniper teams were sparsely garrisoned through them.
Samuel left the elevator; he set up his sniper rifle on the bottom frame of a service window. A small echo spread in the structure as the bipeds on the gun magnetically clenched the metallic frame. She moved the hair covering her right ear, there was a hidden headset behind it. She slid down the small microphone boom to her lips and announced through it: "All groups report status, over." successions of four male and three female voices confirmed a code green. "Excellent, ladies and gentlemen, let's go to war." she said, her tone aroused courage and loyalty in her team. He set his weapon's sight a distance away; she peered through the scope in the same direction.
Below the clock tower, the last group of people had passed through the checkpoint. They traveled a winding road that bent northwest away from the tower. A few kilometers ahead laid the mansion of Eric Reigns. They arrived before a large opened gate. Past the spectacular front lawn, there was a layer of well-managed grass along with choices of exotic plants, and a large fountain in the center. The masonry was the work of the best artisans in the country. A stand was placed on a platform behind it.
Shortly the large wooden doors heftily opened, four guards came through it, and then a man in professional attire followed. His striking figure quickly caught their attention while he walked to the stand; he carried his signature oaken staff in the right hand.
"Thank you all for coming," he spoke into a microphone, "as you all know, we are here to praise the heir of the Reigns heritage. Long since our forefather, our bloodline has been committed to serve and represent the common man, woman and child in our expanding government." His voice spread from side to side of the stage through loud speakers, and captivated the majority.
"Recently, our government has issued some changes to our daily lives: taxes for land-owners have increased 7%, they have transacted 3% from the Social Services program, and have halted the financial aid for building a replica of our beloved clock tower in the Exur nation." People lowly hummed to one another resentment for the Government.
"As ever," he continued, "My associates and I are working to project these changes as delicately as possible to the people. They began to cheer, "In addition, the conflict between the two religious administrations has finally been resolved." He said during their appraisal.
"Addressing the raised tax for land-owners issue, to offset its effects, we have already invested in several thousand acres of land, and are distributing it at half the price on fixed payments. They applauded him once again.
He smiled and waved to the crowd "Thank you, thank you for coming and please have a wonderful day here." He turned to the mansion and entered, those who chose followed in and assisted themselves to the rare delicacies provided, and those who stayed behind were directed to the rear of the mansion where a fair was sited.
A gentle breeze tenderly blew on the verdant scenery as the late evening sun sunk over the horizon; it dyed the clouds in its last feeble rays of light. The weather was calm and peaceful, and the event had lost much of its vitality, most had already left, the remaining few decided to call it a day and walked to the closed front gate. Roars of powerful engines mounted below their chatter, and drowned it out shortly. Their attention was drawn in front of them, as two vans sped up and crashed through the gates, throwing the now useless hunks of metal into the air, and shattering the fountain. The vehicles plowed through the lawn, they left a wake of vegetation and dirt behind them. Shady figures rolled from the rear of the vans, they were well armed and wore dark grey trench coats. They brandished automatic rifles and fired in the air, civilians promptly clung to the ground.
The vans stopped next to the closed main doors, another man stepped from the last one and walked to the closed door, in his left hand was a briefcase. He crouched himself and opened it to reveal a computer system. He entered several key strokes. Shortly, he produced a pair of explosives and set them near the door.
His two peers corralled the hostages beside the ruble where the fountain once stood. One of them was cold, expressionless and he kept a vigilant eye over them.
"If you know what's good for you," he said, "then listen carefully." He towered over them.
"We have one client, and do not wish inane bloodshed. However, we will do what is necessary to ensure our business runs smoothly." He grimly asserted. He appeared well trained and disciplined, unlike his partner.
His peer paced back and forth around the hostages; before long he had begun spitefully taunting a man with a strong physique. His peers merely ignored his antics.
"Pitiful," he said stepping on his victim's hand. "You're nothing but puppets to the ruling hand." His victim merely stayed silent with his head down.
"Do you know who runs this country?" he grinned. "Incompetent politicians led by corporate scum bags."
"Look at me when I'm talking!" He sent the toe of his boot into the face of his victim. The man grunted and backed up, he held his nose. Blood leaked between his fingers.
"Go lick your wounds, like the gutless dog you are." He viciously said as he spat on him.
Turning around, he announced to the hostages, "Dogs like you should be left to rot in your own ignorance."
In the short window of opportunity, the man shot up and threw a kick to the cautious man's back before he could turn. He was instantly thrown off and spun through the dirt up to several meters away. Simultaneously, the brave civilian swept his heavy leg on the greenery with expertise, which brought the incompetent's back crashing to the ground. Both were disarmed in the process, and he wasted little time. Just as the ineffectual one attempted to rise, the gentleman ran him down and locked his forearm across the opponent's neck, and his other hand gripped the head.
"Here's how this works. You boys pack up, and let my folks go home, and your pal here gets to see the sunrise again"
"Idiot," the other said. He stood up and produced a handgun. Then aiming it directly at the gentleman, but before he could fire it, the turbulent situation came to a grinding halt. Sharp, stinging noises shrieked in the air from a distance, and then sped over the theater. One of the intruders at the door jerked forward. He dropped as if his body had been devitalized, and it was. An awkward, languid seepage pooled up around him. The substance discharged from a fault somewhere on the head. Bluish streaks of light glowed in the air and outlined a path to the victims, just before they dissipated. The three guests laid still, permanently still.
Law enforcement vehicles and a helicopter reached the scene, a feminine figure leapt from the helicopter, then charged through the lawn and flight of stairs with exceptional speed. She leapt from atop the stairs and hit the door violently with her body. A powerful tremor shook the earth, its echo thundered across the terrain. The door blew off the house and flew in the air, the shattered elaborate wooden sleeves rained chunks of splinters in its trail. She landed gracefully before the disfigured door frame, which seemed dilapidated beyond repair. The door had lodged into the grand stair case.
Wasting little time, her slick hands caught and fashioned two arms, one lit up across the top, and the other released a mechanical whine. She motioned commands to several operatives. They poured in and spread through the immediate locale. Sam, wielding a sub-machine gun followed Alice. They scoured the building and area for other threats.
Following their fruitless search, they navigated the maze of stairs and hallways to another large door.
"Sir, we've got the perimeter secured." She informed, sheathing her left hand weapon, and then introducing her palm on a panel.
"Call for evacuation, immediately." Eric's voice commanded.
The door hissed open, tens of people quietly withdrew from the shelter, among them an adolescent boy went in the other direction. He crouched then leant against the wall next to Sam. He stared at the carpet, his black hair hung in front of his eyes, it hid his face from the fluorescent lighting which washed the corridor brightly, almost foreboding. He wore blue jeans and a black shirt, and on his left hand he wore a thick bracelet, it was marked in foreign tongue.
So," she boldly tried to shatter the silence, "that was some pretty sharp 'n' quick trigger-finger there."
"Yeah, from several kilometers away, I guess I was good." Sam grinned.
"Hey mister," the indifferent, aloof voice of the boy inquired. "Can I see that?" His glance motioned at the sniper rifle slung over Sam's back.
"Sure," he nodded. He traced his finger along the butt of the gun, it clicked into safety. "Know much about guns?" presented himself to the boy's level.
"A little bit," he said, "but I've always wanted to know more." He took a glance at the weapon held in Samuel's hands.
"This one uses pneumatic percussion, and takes a magazine carrying twelve armor-piercing tracer rounds." He added.
"Sounds cool" the boy commented.
"Yep, a sniper rifle with those specs is pretty mean, but what makes this one better than…" he paused to look up at Alice.
"Those toys," The boy let out a small laugh, and she smiled. "Is that it uses magnetic-coil technology to accelerate the round to near-hypersonic speeds."
"Awesome" he nodded enthusiastically, pushing his hair aside. His green eyes lit up in excitement. "Can I hold it?"
Samuel nodded,
"Keep that thing away from my son." before he could hand it over, a woman interrupted him.
His head shot up, he caught the green, exuberant eyes of a woman standing beside Eric. Her flaxen hair draped along her shoulders.
"Yes ma'am" he stood up and slung the weapon over his back, the boy went toward his parents.
"Sir, evac has just arrived." she informed Eric.
"Then let's be on our way." He replied.
They led the three outside, an airplane sat in front of the debris from the fountain. They entered it, and it began climbing to the heavens. Soon, the evening began dying into night. Dark, blue clouds ran to the plane's rear as it skimmed through them. The woman exchanged stern glares with the others. She wore a black dress, a dark blue shirt, and another black long-sleeved shirt over it.
"Excuse me," she glanced specifically at Alice. "But what are your names?"
"I'm Alice Keyes," she smiled at her.
"And I'm Samuel Brooke." He added.
"Well, my name is Anne Reigns, and this is my son Cyrill, nice to meet you two."
"Thank you." They replied in unison.
"Oh, it's us who have to thank you two for helping us." She said. Her serious tone had grown somewhat softer.
"It was an honor." Samuel added. She smiled in his direction.
They traveled for much of the night, when the clock sank 0113, they began landing. Shortly, they stepped out from the plane. The cool winter winds blew hard on them. They could scarcely make out the shapes of the buildings around them, but they knew they were on a large courtyard. Several soldiers came and escorted the Reigns family into the building, Samuel and Alice returned to the plane and took off.