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Once upon a time Si-e Tir Street in Tehran's District 12 was frequented by tourists interested in art and culture. Now it has become a popular destination for those wanting to spend a few hours outside and get a tasty treat in a mobile café.
The ancient street, formerly called Qavam-o-Saltaneh, is home to three popular museums, namely Abgineh Museum (museum of glassware and ceramic), the National Museum of Iran and Iran Science and Technology Museum.
It also is a melting pot of religion as it hosts five houses of worship: Hazrat-e Ebrahim Mosque, St. Mary's Evangelical Church, St. Peter's Armenian Church, Haim Synagogue and the Zoroastrian Temple of Adorian.
Over the past several months, however, repurposed vans and motorhomes have popped up on the fringes of the cobblestoned street, serving passersby drinks and food and rewriting the image of the historical roadway, ISNA reported.
That's not necessarily a bad thing. Tourists don't seem to mind. In fact, by some accounts, they do not merely take interest in the street's attractions but also visit the street to enjoy the gastronomy.
Supporters say their presence helps draw more people to the street. They opine that it creates a lively atmosphere and an appropriate leisure space, livens up downtown Tehran's gloomy nights, creates jobs and draws attention to historical urban areas.
Although pushcarts selling ice-cream and boiled beetroot were common in Iranian cities until very recently, the notion of mobile café with chairs and tables on the pavement seems a touch too modern for some folks.
Critics, however, maintain that the trend disturbs drivers, pedestrians and residents in the area. They say that the sidewalk cafes block peoples' passage and the presence of large crowds raises the risk of traffic collisions and exacerbates congestion.
Some point to disregard for the minimum safety protocols by café owners as many don't even have fire extinguishers despite using gas tanks to cook.
Others argue that the mobile cafes have made parking more difficult, particularly for tourist buses. It must be mentioned that café or no café, parking across the capital of 12 million people and around 3.5 million cars has long become an impossible enterprise.
Jebreil Nokandeh, curator of the National Museum of Iran, is among the critics and has written three letters to the District 12 Municipality.
Mehdi Chamran, the former chairman of Tehran's City Council, has also attacked the municipality for allowing the cafes to flourish.
"Tehran Municipality had taken measures to improve the conditions of Si-e Tir Street but the district municipality undid all their hard work," he once said, without saying anything of value about what the controversial former Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and his men had done for the street.
He claimed that the district municipality had been warned several times but ignored pleas every time.
Support for Cafes
The incoming city council, which will hold its first session on August 23, seems to be in favor of the trend. A group of councilors have come out in support of the move in statements published on social media in the past few weeks.
Tourists and café owners are also happy with the conditions.
The presence of historical and religious sites next to modern cafés is a combination of tradition and modernity and helps associate the present with the past.
Besides, it is a popular spot for everyone, regardless of social class.
The only problem in the eyes of the public is the noise pollution from cars, but that too is a staple in Tehran.
Despite the high rents, café owners are happy with the number of customers they have, both domestic and foreign.
One of the owners says he had worked in many cafés but none has been as pleasant as the present experience.
Given the popularity of these cafes with the youth, similar schemes are expected to pop up elsewhere in Tehran. May be this would be the missing link in the oft-mentioned official policy to develop tourism.


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With the revolution in Social media Innovation has changed the outlook of the Business houses in last couple of years. More than 80% of the electronic data worldwide has been created in last 4years. Organizations are collecting data from different disintegrated system for decades, but was never able to use the intelligence collectively a BI for trend analysis, track or critical decision making.
Hadoop is written in Java, so developers who already made their hands dirty with Java, can easily pick-up Hadoop than others. Hadoop supports distributed application, was introduced by Dough Cutting & Michael J. Cafarellain in mid of 2006. Hadoop has started gaining momentum in the job market over last couple of years and reasons more than one.
A. Hadoop works on practically any servers and OS. Reason for it to called as "Distributed Processing". It also called as "Parallel Processing" as it enabled you to work on more than one server simultaneously.
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In Sri Lanka, the teardrop-shaped Indian Ocean island traumatized by 11 years of civil war, voters go to the polls today in crucial parliamentary elections following a bloody campaign.
There are no dependable opinion polls, but many observers believe the opposition socialist People's Alliance will oust the centrist United National Party, which has been in power for 17 years. If it wins, the People's Alliance has promised to hold talks with the rebels who have been fighting for an independent Tamil homeland in a war that has claimed more than 30,000 lives. More than 130,000 police and troops are being deployed at the polls to prevent further violence.
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For our latest Meoko podcast, we are venturing into new corners of our musical multiverse for something a little different. We are honoured to welcome a true legend of the Chicago House scene: Robert Owens. An artist who arguably gave the voice to the genre, his instantly recognisable vocals have provided the soulful and emotive accompaniment to classics including 'Tears', 'I'll Be Your Friend' and 'Ordinary People'. Over the years, Owens has collaborated with an incredibly diverse range of talented producers – Larry Heard, Ron Wilson, Frankie Knuckles, Satoshi Tomiie, Photek, Coldcut, and Dutch drum & bass artist Icicle. With a prolific output spanning from the 80s until now, Owens' solo productions are undoubtedly a fixture in many record bags across the globe. The mix Owens has provided us is the perfect introduction to his infectious, smile inducing sound. A two and a half hour journey through deep cuts and classics of the highest calibre, this is surely one to lift your spirits.
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Commerce Secretary Gary Locke told CNBC Monday that the US is not in a trade war with China but must enforce fair trade laws no matter the trading partner.
"We are very vigilant at Commerce in enforcing our trade agreements," said Locke. "It is unfair for America if another country is not following the rules we've agreed to." (see video for full interview)
Some economists have called for the US to get tougher with China when it comes to trade. Locke cited the ban on Chinese tires into the US as an example of aggressive enforcement.
"China was flooding the US market with cheaper tires and putting thousands of people out of work here and shutting down companies. Imposing those sanctions was the right thing to do," said Locke. "We were just enforcing the rules that had been set up and what China agreed to."
Other Chinese products currently under some bans include steel and poultry.
Locke also discussed the 2010 census and the $300 million campaign launched by the government Monday to get people involved.
The Census Bureau is part of the Commerce Department and Congress uses the count to distribute more than $400 billion each year in federal aid to state, local and tribal governments, Locke said.
"It's also important for businesses when it comes to knowing who lives where for marketing and expansion," said Locke.
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has taken to Twitter to publicly dispute a recent story about his company's grocery store potentially killing jobs.
On Tuesday, in a rare and unusually blunt tweet, Bezos denied the NY Post report that said Amazon may be planning for a two-story automated supermarket that requires as little as three on-site staff members.
Bezos's tweet is interesting in many ways.
For one, it's not self-promoting. Bezos rarely tweets — he only has 82 so far — and most of his tweets have been aimed at promoting Amazon or the accomplishments of Blue Origin, Bezos' space exploration company.
It also shows Bezos may be following in the foot steps of President Donald Trump in using Twitter as a platform to make public announcements and to respond directly to critics and unflattering news reports. Amazon usually makes public announcements through its spokesperson. (Bezos' only previous tweet personally attacking someone was in 2015 and was directed at Trump himself, with Bezos offering to send Trump into space on one of his Blue Origin rockets).
But perhaps most important is the fact that Bezos has taken such a strong and quick stance against a report that suggested Amazon is killing jobs. Amazon and Bezos has been working hard in recent months to amend its rocky relationship with President Trump by heavily promoting the number of jobs it's creating. The NY Post article, however, starts with a line that depicts Amazon's robots as job-stealing droids.
Amazon's spokesperson confirmed Bezos's tweet in an email to Business Insider. In regards to the NY Post article, the spokesperson said: "it's fiction."
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How many people will hear the complaint of one wronged customer?
Before the Internet, it was estimated somewhere between 8 and 16, perhaps up to 20. Now, in the digital age, an unhappy customer's words can reach at least a potential 244 million. That's the number of individuals with an active Amazon account as of late May 2014.
Here's the thing: although consumers turn to Amazon for competitive pricing, they still also expect quality customer service. If they have unresolved customer service issues, you -- and all your potential customers -- will hear about it in the form of online feedback. It goes without saying that it's of the utmost importance to set your business up for success by garnering the best Amazon customer feedback possible.
One important means of doing so is through superior communication with your customers, so let's take a look at a couple key tips on staying connected with customers.
Formerly known as the Communication Manager, Amazon's Buyer-Seller Messaging Service launched in March 2010 to handle all email communication between buyers and sellers, while making it open to third-party email systems. Its goals were to increase overall security (it masks private email addresses), improve dispute resolution, reduce the number of disputes and A-Z claims, and make claims investigations more efficient.
The Messaging Service is a reliable system, but it does have the occasional pitfall. If you have integrated the Messaging Service with Outlook, Gmail, or another corporate client, you may have encountered delays in messages that you send to Amazon or to customers. Such glitches necessitate checking your seller accounts from time to time for new orders or other time-sensitive matters. As for why you may not have received a message, Amazon points to usual IT suspects. Having basic troubleshooting skills on hand can be helpful in these situations.
Just as you are using the Messaging Service to manage your communication with your customers, be aware that Amazon is also using the Messaging Service to manage you. In particular, it monitors your contact response times. Dropping below a certain rate can result in penalties and hurt your Seller Rating. Setting your status temporarily as inactive does not deactivate your service or suspend the expectation that you respond to a certain percentage of messages within 24 hours. To boost your response ratings, one email-management software company recommends diagnosing average times, creating auto-responders and dealing quickly with "No Reply Required" emails.
Of course, not all messages are created equal. Although a reply is not necessary for some, and others can be handled automatically, there will always be those that demand your attention. Messages vary widely, as do possible responses. Amazon requires that all sellers accept returns, for instance. Yet it makes some exceptions and offers detailed advice on timing, refunds versus replacements, concessions, and more. Turn not only to Amazon, but to seller forums as well. Take good counsel, because the impact of your decisions can be significant: a flawed response can easily rebound as negative feedback.
However, a quick and fitting answer can change that dynamic and pay rich dividends. Your communication and customer service can reverse an unhappy customer's opinion of your company and, ultimately, win you positive feedback. As social media marketing expert Andy Sernovitz puts it, "Things go wrong -- it's how you respond that matters."
Originally published on February 4, 2015, updated August 4, 2020
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#Stellagate: EFCC grills Stella Oduah for over five hours
by Dare Lawal
Nigeria's former aviation minister, Stella Oduah, was on Wednesday quizzed for over five hours by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at their Idiagbon House headquarters in Abuja.
According to reports, Oduah arrived at Idiagbon House around 10am and left at 3.30pm after being granted a provisional bail. She responded to questions and later wrote a statement about her role in the the purchase of two BMW bulletproof cars by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority at a sum of N255m.
Here's The Punch report on the incident:
The Intelligence and Special Operations Section of the commission was instructed to ensure an in-depth investigation of the scandal.
It was further gathered that one Mr. Chike of 'Team 3' of the Intelligence and Special Operations Section led the team of investigators that grilled Oduah.
Our source said, "The former minister, Ms. Oduah, was today(Wednesday) quizzed for more than five hours by operatives of the EFCC.
"The ex-minister arrived at the Commission at about 10am today, Wednesday, April 2 and left at 3.30pm.
"She was granted a provisional bail after making useful statement that will assist the investigation of the scandal.
"The Intelligence and Special Operations Unit is in charge of the case. Chike, who belongs to 'Team 3' led the team of investigators on Wednesday.
"He is the head of the team of investigators handling the case but he reports to the sectional head of ISOS, Mr. Abdul Suleiman."
The EFCC had said repeatedly that the bulletproof car scandal known as Oduahgate, was being investigated but it had refused to say when the ex-minister would be interrogated.
The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, had said that it was not in the character of the EFCC to inform those to be interrogated in advance.
The purchase of the cars at a whopping N255m had sparked a nationwide controversy which culminated in the removal of Oduah on February 12, 2014.
Prior to her exit from the Federal Executive Council, the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation had come up with a report which was endorsed by the House on December 19, 2013.
The committee had recommended a review of Oduah's appointment for approving the expenditure of N643m for the NCAA to buy 54 vehicles last year beyond her limit of N100m.
The committee also stated that no budgetary appropriation was made for the purchase of the two BMWs.
It also noted that the proposal by the NCAA was rejected and wondered why the erstwhile minister allowed the agency to carry on with the purchase of the vehicles.
The spokesperson for the House, Mr. Zackary Mohammed, had explained that the lawmakers wanted the minister sacked.
He said, "The word 'review' here means a change in status. It is a mild way of saying that Mr. President should sack the minister."
President Goodluck Jonathan had also set up a committee to investigate the purchase of the cars , but the findings of the panel which indicted the minister were not implemented.
The EFCC had in November interrogated five top officials of the NCAA over the N255m car scandal.
It was learnt that they were asked to write statements on their involvement in the scandal and thereafter asked a few questions.
A source had said, "The commission interrogated five top officials of the NCAA. But we will not stop with the NCAA, our investigators will also interrogate some officials of FAAN."


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I miss my mother; she finally died in 2001. I say "finally" because she talked about dying since I was 17 years old, some 39 years earlier. We were close; experts say we were too close. They called our relationship co-dependent.
I didn't even know that word until I was 50 years old. Well, I had heard it in connection with my father and mother and his being an alcoholic. But, I didn't know that co-dependent relationships existed outside of alcoholism. So, the therapist shocked me by calling Mom and I co-dependent. She said that we weren't always sure where one of us stopped and the other began, and I realized that was true. When Mom had hot flashes, I had sympathy hot flashes.
And, I kept going home to Mom. When things didn't work out exactly as I had planned, Mom always brought me home. Even though she continued to hope that I would stay, I always left again - trying to escape the hold that she had on me. I remember once when my husband and I were living with her that he said he was leaving – leaving there, leaving me. I screamed and told him he couldn't leave that I would die there. So we left together.
Then Mom got sicker and could no longer live alone; she came to live with us. The marriage did not survive that move, that renewal of the co-dependency, that depression. So, I lived with Mom until I simply could not live there any longer. She was crushed when I left, fearful for her well-being, fearful for her financial situation, sad because she had been deserted once again.
If you know anything about co-dependency, you know from reading this that I loved my Mom dearly, and I know that she loved me. I miss her, her willingness to listen, her cooking, her comfort, and I'm grateful for the life she gave me and the innumerable times she "saved" me (often from myself).
I'm also glad that she's dead. With the therapy and her death, I have become more self-sufficient, more stable, happier with my life, and less of a control freak. I like me now. I hope she likes me, too.
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August 19, 2020
453: You Can Take Off Your Sweater, I've Made Today Warm
This week, we're featuring poems related to outer space. Stars. Planets. Even aliens. What can we discover about ourselves, when we consider the cosmos?
You Can Take Off Your Sweater, I've Made Today Warm
by Paige Lewis
Sit on the park bench and chew this mint leaf. Right now, way above your head, two men floating in a rocket ship are ignoring their delicate experiments, their buttons flashing red. Watching you chew your mint, the men forget about their gritty toothpaste, about their fingers, numb from lack of gravity. They see you and, for the first time since liftoff, think home. When they were boys they were gentle. And smart. One could tie string around a fly without cinching it in half. One wrote tales of sailors who drowned after mistaking the backs of whales for islands. Does it matter which man is which? They just quit their mission for you. They're on their way down. You'll take both men — a winter husband and a summer husband. Does it matter which is — don't slump like that. Get up, we have so much work to do before — wait you're going the wrong way small whelp of a woman! this is not how we behave where are you going this world is already willing to give you anything do you want to know Latin okay now everyone here knows Latin want inflatable deer deer ! i promise the winter / summer children will barely hurt dear i'm hurt that you would ever think i don't glisten to you i'm always glistening tame your voice and turn around the men are coming they've traded everything for you the gemmy starlight the click click click of the universe expanding stop aren't you known aren't you known here how can you be certain that anywhere else will provide more pears than you could ever eat remember the sweet rot of it all come back you forgot your sweater what if there's nothing there when you — you don't have your sweater what if it's cold
"You Can Take Off Your Sweater, I've Made Today Warm," by Paige Lewis, from SPACE STRUCK by Paige Lewis, copyright © 2019 Paige Lewis. Used by permission of Sarabande Books.


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Media Madness
Media Madness
I'll happily be the Liberal Voice of reason.
Yesterday the flight of the balloon and the box boy drew sensationalized and questions of staging about this event. Why? The Ed Show was directly questioned by Adriana Huffington who took Ed to task about "Why are we still talking about this? The boy is safe."
Ed wasted no time jumping right up and expressing, "it's not like we wanted to see a boy fall from 8,000 feet or anything."
Really? The voyeuristic media is always transfixed by these human dramas. The "news" camera crews, helicopter crews and mobile reporting crews were Johnny on the spot in a skinny minute with a rabid hope for blood and guts and gore to deliver the ratings to drive the advertisers.
Where is the outrage and reporting on Universal Health Care being stopped by Purchased Politicians?
Where is the real reporting that every Republican in Congress voted for gang rape of young women by Government contractors?
Why are we employing Government Contractors in combat situations and to guard our embassies? Bush didn't trust the military so Haliburton (Dick Cheney) brought in their mercenary forces to insult our proud, professional and patriotic armed service men and women.
Where is the real reporting of what the Government and Corporate Communists are doing and have done with TARP and the Bail-out that was a banquette for these corrupt zombie businesses that should fail.
Where is the reporting of the criminal prosecutions of the individuals on Wall Street and in the Banking Industry that drove the collapse?
Where is the reporting of the FED's games with the global economy and criminal prosecution?
These Wall Street and Banking creatures are criminal and are continuing to flaunt their greed and American Taxpayer dollars are used to reward this criminal behavior.
Where is the real reporting of how much Max Baucus has been bought or all of our politicians are purchased by the Corporate Communists?
Where is the focus and the demand to clean up campaign contributions, lobbying and getting Corporate Communists out of Washington?
Where is the real reporting on the day-to-day human dramas of families loosing their homes? Breadwinners loosing their jobs? The Corporate Communist greed that is driving this?
Where is the real reporting driving the prosecutions of George W Bush and Dick Cheney and all the persons responsible for the torture at Guantanamo Bay?
Where is the real reporting of the War on the American population?
Where is the real reporting of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the spread of this war into Pakistan with its nuclear arms?
America appears soulless, heartless and without leadership to me and I'm sure to a great portion of the world.
I keep hoping and praying to see some bright light of hope, a signal indicating direction but none appears.
Where are the Progressive and Liberal voices? Our Centrist President Obama is, as described, making a living out of not being the Right-Wing described creature they obviously fear and paint him with broad brush-strokes more self-descriptive than true. The result is that Moderate and Right-Wing are all that are heard and the discussion is diminished because of the censorship of the Left.
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KV Mechelen and Waasland-Beveren respond bemused at the penalties that the bondsparket progresses against the clubs for attempted match fixing. 'Degradation is, according to the bondsreglement not even possible, " says Malinwa. Beerschot Wilrijk see first class again come closer.
The Belgian football association has its disciplinary investigation into the suspicious matches KV Mechelen – Waasland-Beveren and Eupen – Mouscron completed, and the bondsparket requires, among more degradation for Waasland-Beveren and no promotion for KV Mechelen.
"We are amazed at the requested sanction by the bondsparket because we know that we as a club are innocent," says majority shareholder Dieter Penninckx, in a communication of KV Mechelen. 'In addition, if one wants a relegation of the club, from 1A to 1B, which, according to our reading of the bondsreglement is not possible. That speaks of all sorts of possible penalties, but for degradation, the claim submitted before 15 June of the season of the alleged attempt or act of competitievervalsing, so for June 15, 2018. That have us different lawyers confirmed.'
Waasland-Beveren: "Earlier victim than abuser
Also Waasland-Beveren say they are 'surprised and disappointed' by the action of the bondsparket. "We hadn't expected that the club approached was going to be," says press spokesman Martijn De Jonge. "We are rather victims in this case than the perpetrator. There is asked us to work on something that's not allowed. We have 100 percent afgeketst. Yet we, as offenders against.
"We still have faith that there is a correct case law will follow', emphasises The Young. 'The claims. It gives a perception that it is in their eyes something is going on, but I can confirm once again that we have no active or passive act. The claim is in our eyes complete madness.'
Lokeren, the regulatory descender from 1A, would be due to the degradation of Waasland-Beveren in the highest division. If KV Mechelen not to 1A is allowed to graduate, would the vacant place to the opponent in the barragewedstrijden. Beerschot Wilrijk. Lokeren, meanwhile, has access requested in the files, Beerschot Wilrijk wait.
Beerschot Wilrijk: "For months preparing for 1A'
Still lives at Beerschot Wilrijk the hope now even more to continue in 1A to get to the hotel, after the club previously through sporting road in the sand and bite in the test matches against KV Mechelen. "On this news were we had long to wait'," says owner Francis Vrancken in a first reaction. "This is obviously very good news for the whole Beerschotfamilie. Finally we get a place where we belong, in 1A.'
'Since so many months, we were convinced that this would happen and that these statements would fall, we have all that time to us also prepared for the scenario that we next year in 1A would come true, " explains Vrancken. "I that context, we can now already stretched to the bijsteken. We will soon decide what steps and in what order we put in our further preparation.'


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March 13, 2013
LaGuardia Community College
Professor Greco
DSM4 Disorder In class we were asked to look into the DSM4-TR and to pick a disorder that we want to write about. A disorder that I found rather interesting to myself was pedophilia. This disorder stuck out to me because not many people talk about it and also because I have little to no knowledge on this topic. Pedophilia is a disorder that involves abnormal interest in sexual activities with children of any age; some victims are adults as well. Pedophilia could be a fantasy or a sexual act where prepubescent children are preferred and forced to perform oral sex, or have sexual encounter with their attacker. Victims of pedophiles are commonly of the same sex as the attacker, but victims vary from young to old, boy or girl. There are many symptoms of pedophilia. Most of them suffer depression, frequent sexual urges, mood disorder and attraction to children. Another symptom is having the urge to dominate ones partner. To many theorists this symptom explains why most pedophiles target children. Pedophiles view children as weak and targets that can be easily dominated. If the victim of pedophilia is a family member of his/her attacker, it's easier for the attacker to gain the trust of their victim and have easy access to them. Most of children victim's know there attacker, nearly half of the cases reported are a family member. The children pedophiles usually target are prepubescent. The reason for the victims to be prepubescent is because they are "fresh" and "innocent" to the attackers. There has not been a gene discovered for pedophilia as of yet. Some people think that pedophilia is the result of being


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Oooh we love Maizie! Such a cutie and the ultimate sweetie. She's waiting for a belly rub from YOU. Up next is SJ who Paula describes as "soulful." Her eyes tell a story and she's just the kind of dog that FOTA can spotlight and find just the right forever home. PLUS: TONIGHT Young Professionals Networking at the Bulldog. Saturday is ornament day at the Dog Adoption House. December 4 is at Bistro Byronz Willow Grove. Finally, PLUSH PUPPIES are at Raising Cane's-- plus calendars! A portion of the proceeds go to FOTA! Wow! Listen, SHARE, and enjoy the Pawcast.
Ellen is a special needs yorkie mix with her own Instagram account. We meet her and her foster Anna-- who also happens to be a Dog Adoption House staffer! Ellen has experienced a true transformation in the time she has been in Anna's care, from matted mess to smiling, pain-free cutie. PLUS We are filled with gratitude for all the FOTA supporters!
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What we do » Music » Contemporary Bands
Contemporary Bands
Dummers, bass players, guitarists, keys players, singers and some orchestral instruments serve the church family week to week. Songs which speak clearly of the gospel and praise Jesus passionately are always the order of the day.
We have a wide range of ages and stages involved. Youth contemporary bands also rehearse along side the adults each Monday evening, preparing for sung worship at Sunday AM.
Music Ministry Induction Form
Are you a member of our church family and interested in being part of Music Ministry? Our online induction form is the first step in assessing your gifts and discerning how you should serve. Click here to take a look and/or complete the form. Please make contact with the Music Coordinator (below) before filling in the form.
Music Ministry Handbook
Click Here to download the Music Ministry Handbook, which contains information on the vision and values of our music ministry as a whole, as well as practical information on how each of the Music Ministry areas operates and functions.
Contacts for Contemporary Bands …
Ben Shaw
Music Minister
Ben joined the team at Fulwood in September 2019, but is no stranger to Sheffield, having spent a number of years as part of this church family in the past. He's glad to be back on British soil after training in the States for a few years. When not making music, he enjoys travelling, good food, and the great outdoors.Contact Ben


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James Yuncken
James Yuncken returns to fortyfivedownstairs with Places Nearby; an exhibition that captures scenes of inner Melbourne at a time in its history when self-confidence is flowering like perhaps never before.
The cultural cringe is in recession and we have attained a level of sophistication and maturity that is starting to measure up. Gone is the necessity to flee this city in the search.
Places Nearby is James' perspective on that Melbourne, from places near where he lives and works, reflecting that new-found self-confidence.
Image: The Max, Brunswick St, afternoon of 3rd October, 2012, acrylic on board, 840 x 1120mm.


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Stiff Discipline
by Ember Cole
I'll ruin her if she doesn't ruin me first…
When a gorgeous new tenant slips into my office the night of her twenty-first birthday with only one thing on her mind, I know I should send her on her way. Even if the thought of her tied up and at my mercy makes me ache.
I'm a harsh, demanding man, and Kymber's too young, too innocent. A goddamn virgin. I hate myself for even thinking about stealing what should belong to another.
So I do the honorable thing. I walk away.
My babygirl is just as stubborn as me, though. Twenty-two years in the military, my discipline never faltered. Not once. And yet the feel of her trembling against me, begging for my permission, makes me lose all control.
Her innocent touch kick starts my battered heart. But my past left me with an emptiness I can't fill, and I'll be damned if I let my darkness destroy her light…
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Dive Brief:
- Business leaders from the three counties making up the Tampa Bay, FL region have teamed up for a nonprofit that will advocate for region-wide transportation solutions. The Tampa Bay Mobility Alliance (TBMO) says it will be a "united front" for mobility projects.
- According to the group's website, TBMO has three main objectives: being an entry point for area transportation solutions; being a safe place for transportation conversations and educations; and producing and advocating for "tangible results around transportation and mobility."
- The group's three chairmen represent the three counties in the region: Roberto Torres, owner of Blind Tiger Cafe, represents Hillsborough County, FL; Andrew Machota, founder of Newtown Connections, represents Pinellas County, FL; and Paso Economic Development Council president Bill Cronin represents Pasco County, FL.
Dive Insight:
The alliance — which will have public monthly meetings — has been in the works for more than a year, the result of conferences and conversations with other metro areas that showed that many transportation hubs have business alliances behind them. The idea is to have a strong lobbying force that can work with all three county governments, along with state and city partners, to push solutions like new bus routes.
"Our respected government is limited, bound by jurisdictions, maps and taxes and in the future we are going to have to have a lot more collaboration," Cronin told the Tampa Bay Business Journal. He added that the nonprofit will help bring business backing to costly transportation projects.
It also comes as Tampa Bay is increasingly exploring new mobility technology. The city was awarded a federal grant in 2015 to make an expressway an experimental site for connected vehicles. The city also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between with the University of South Florida to partner on "creative" transportation solutions that would go beyond just road-building.
Many smart cities are looking outside their borders to form regional alliances or projects to share information and resources. Colorado, for example, formed a Smart Cities Alliance in 2017 with 12 cities of various sizes; in an interview last year with Smart Cities Dive, co-founder Jake Rishavy said the goal was to "pull together a collaborative, multi-jurisdictional, multi-segment collaboration." Although the TBMO has a smaller scope, the cross-government alliance should help advance lobbying efforts and forge new government partnerships.


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Mounting lawsuits have been filed by thousands of women nationwide over allegations that their ovarian cancer was a result of their genital use of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and Shower-to-Shower powder products.
Ovarian cancer is an aggressive cancer that has a low survival rate and many plaintiffs seek to ensure that the fight over Johnson & Johnson baby powder and Shower-to-Shower powder continues even if they die. Sadly most—nearly 60 percent—of women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer are diagnosed at Stage Three in which the five-year survival rate may be as low as 34 percent. Complicating matters, early ovarian cancer symptoms are usually mistaken for abdominal or menstrual discomfort, delaying diagnosis until the cancer reaches a later stage.
The personal injury law firm, Parker Waichman LLP, is investigating allegedly insufficient warnings provided by Johnson & Johnson over its talcum powder and ovarian cancer risks.
What is Talcum Powder?
Talcum powder is derived from talc, which is a soft mineral that consists mostly of silicon, magnesium, and oxygen, a combination also known as hydrated magnesium silicate. In powder form, talc absorbs moisture and odors and minimizes chafing. Talc is commonly used in cosmetic products such as baby powders, body and facial powders, and products used for feminine hygiene purposes. While talc is a natural mineral, talc residues are typically found near asbestos deposits. Asbestos is a known carcinogen and significant caution must be used to avoid contaminating talc with asbestos when mined.
While most commonly sold as baby powder and touted for its use in the prevention of rashes, woman also use Johnson & Johnson baby powder and Shower-to-Shower powder for personal hygiene. In fact, many women sprinkle talcum powder on their inner thighs to prevent chafing or they use it in the genital area or sprinkle it on their underwear or sanitary pads to remain fresh.
Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder and Shower-to-Shower Powders and Ovarian Cancer
Concerns over talcum powder ovarian cancer have long been suspected. As far back as 1971, researchers discovered that talc was embedded in 75 percent of all researched ovarian tumors. In June 2013, a study published in Cancer Prevention Research revealed that women who used talcum body powder genitally may face a 20-30 percent increased risk of developing ovarian cancer when compared to women who do not apply these products for intimate hygiene. Meanwhile Johnson & Johnson continued to sell its baby powder and Shower-to-Shower powder as safe products.
A number of studies have also confirmed that when talc is applied to the female genital area, the talc may travel through the vagina and into the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries.
Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit
In October 2013, a South Dakota jury found that Johnson & Johnson failed to sufficiently warn women about the risk of ovarian cancer from body powder. In this case, a 56-year-old woman was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2006 after she had used Johnson & Johnson Shower-to-Shower talc powder. Three physicians who examined her cancerous tissue discovered talc in the tissue using an electron microscope. They determined that body powder caused the woman's cancer. Testimony offered by one expert during that trial said that an estimated 10,000 cases of ovarian cancer may be caused by talcum powder annually.
In February 2016, a jury awarded $72 million in damages to the family of a woman who died due to ovarian cancer. In May 2016, a separate jury awarded $55 million in another talc ovarian cancer lawsuit. That case involved a woman who developed ovarian cancer following decades of using the Johnson & Johnson talc products. In this third lawsuit, allegations included that Johnson & Johnsons talcum powder products may lead to ovarian cancer in women. Also in this case, a 62-year-old woman allegedly used J&J baby powder for feminine hygiene for over 40 years. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2013. Allegations included that the woman was given a 20 percent survival rate. She underwent surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, according to Bloomberg.com. To date, the woman has also undergone spleen, ovary, and uterus removal, as well as removal of part of her stomach and colon, according to Law360.
The co-defendant in this case, Imerys Talc America, supplied the talc and was ordered to pay $2.5 million in punitive damages. Following the trial, one juror said, "It seemed like Johnson & Johnson didn't pay attention," adding, "It seemed like they didn't care," according to Bloomberg.com.
J&J has been accused in approximately 1,700 lawsuits in both state and federal courts for allegedly neglecting studies tying J&J powder baby powder and ovarian cancer and of not advising consumers of these risks, according to Bloomberg.com.
Does Talc Cause Ovarian Cancer?
Plaintiffs in the talcum powder lawsuits currently pending in federal courts similarly allege that their regular and ongoing application of Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder and Shower-to-Shower products to their female genital area may have increased their risks for developing ovarian cancer. While talc particles may travel into the vagina, migrating to the ovaries, according to allegations, the accumulating talc may also cause the type of inflammation that encourages cancer cell growth.
If You Feel You May Be At Risk For Talc Ovarian Cancer
Parker Waichman has been contacted by a number of women who have raised concerns regarding their regular use of talcum powder to their genital areas and the association between baby powder and ovarian cancer. Specifically, these woman are concerned that they may experience increased risks for developing baby powder ovarian cancer and are worried that the powder may make its way to their ovaries, where it may settle and lead to inflammation and, later, cancer. In fact, Parker Waichman has filed many lawsuits on behalf of women who allege that Johnson & Johnson talcum powder products led to serious and life changing adverse health reactions.
For those diagnosed with ovarian cancer following the feminine use of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder or Shower to Shower powder products, there may be valuable legal rights. Please visit Parker Waichman's Talcum Cancer Injury page today or call the firm's Talcum Cancer Injury attorneys at 1-800-YOURLAWYER (1-800-968-7529).


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A Collaborative Divorce is a respectful way of resolving disputes. A Collaborative Divorce works through a series of meetings between you, your spouse, and your Collaborative Team. These meetings are held in private offices – not in public court rooms!
During the meetings, you and your spouse will gather information, identify your goals and concerns, and negotiate a settlement that works for both of you. The process utilizes specially trained lawyers, divorce coaches, child specialists and financial specialists to help you reach an out-of-court private and respectful agreement. The collaborative goal is to jointly solve problems.
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El Ratón de Ciudad y el de Campo
(Sigmar, 2011)
This is a 16-page pamphlet 4½ x 6½. There is one sentence of the story and one image per page. In this version, the two mice are clothed. Both are clothed in human fashion, and the country mouse has a natty plaid cap. ...


text: I've found that on my new Radeon HD 5770 DX SDK sample named OIT11 has really terrible performance (about 12 fps using newest 9.12 drivers). The problem seems to be in the prefix sum pass, where RWBuffer is used. Each ::Dispatch() call drops performance by a factor of 2, so after log(N) passes demo produces 12 fps. Can someone exlain me how Mecha demo implements A-buffer and how one can avoid performance drop? Everything I know is that instead of RWBuffer resource Mecha uses RWTexture2D.


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Fortieth Day Memorial – Nadwa Nassrallah
In loving memory of
Nadwa Nassrallah
A Fortieth Day Divine Liturgy will be held on Sunday March 29, 2015 at 10:00am at St. Elías Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, 2975 Riverside Drive.
Beloved wife of the late Elias Moussa Nassrallah.
Loving mother of Moussa Nassrallah (Elham), Christine/Jamal Nassrallah (Hafeez) and Yvonne Tass (George).
Caring grandmother of Eli Nassrallah (Gloria), Nadine Nassrallah (Yousef), Mireille Nassrallah (Camille), Rabieh Nassrallah, Roger Nassrallah (Elisa), Robert Nassrallah (Katherine) , Toufic Tass (Treissica), Claudine Tass (Nabil), Helen Tass and great-grandmother of Ronan Nassrallah.
Dear sister of Daher Nassrallah (Nadir), the late Afifi Jamal, the late Afif Nassrallah (Nazik), the late Mike Nassrallah and the late Baddoura Ayoub
Passed away peacefully on Thursday February 12, 2015.
Category: Obituaries


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Fresh greenery arching through the console room, and of course the expected mistletoe. The only lights however, are those of the TARDIS, so recently restored. To Reinette's eyes there are few things more beautiful, and nothing more appropriate.
Something to truly celebrate.
Three Christmases now, all spent in one another's company.
To Reinette, this one seemed more precious, and promising, than the rest.
OOC: Welcome to the THIRD (how insane is that) annual RS Christmas party as hosted by Ten and Reinette. Thanks to my schedule, we'll have to backdate this one a few. But feel free to dress that muse up, and send them on their way!


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the foomu27 playlist
it's hard to believe there are only two months left in the year. i was just starting to settle into 2018...
as i look at the 2018 foomu27 playlist, i am reminded of the abundance of experiences i have had, through music. the fortunate happenstance of music via: radio, restaurants, cabs, friends, etc. and songs already in the glossary of my mind, awakened by an event or an emotion- enhancing my daily life. shazam has been an amazing tool for when i need to place a title and an artist to music i can't identify.
i hope you enjoy the playlist, as much as i have enjoyed putting it together.
click on the icon below for the link to the latest foomu27 playlist for 2018:
not all things start from the beginning; such as the case with my discovery of the food magazine- lucky peach.
i came across lucky peach during the summer of 2017, while spending some time (two months) in montreal.
the canadian equivalent of barnes and noble had them lined up by their register.
i quickly added the magazine to my pile of books and magazines for purchase, after browsing through it briefly, during my wait to checkout.
i was instantly hooked. i couldn't believe this kind of food magazine existed. it felt like a whole new world had opened up to me. a world in which a food magazine didn't confine themselves to the ordinary but covered more than mere recipes and glossy photos of food.
you first notice the design. it's visually different from any other food magazine. it's filled with whimsical artwork and unique photography from cover to cover.
and then the writing- it reveals a deeper background of the food through original and intelligently written articles, essays and interviews.
there are also short fictional pieces, that have little or almost nothing to do with food. just great stories.
i was sad to discover the issue i picked up at the bookstore was actually their last. i was filled with regret for not having known about it earlier but soon found past issues on amazon. i ordered all the available issues of the 24 through amazon.
i savor each issue; like it's my last. and read each one; like it's my first.
so the lesson of the story is: go to book stores- you will find books and magazines that you wouldn't ordinarily be exposed to, ie, when you online shop, and... it's always better late, than never.
*lucky peach was co-founded by writer peter meehan and restauranteur david chang. some of their contributing writers included the late anthony bourdain and jonathan gold.
top five: carter five
fortunate happenstance of food & music no. 27
August 2020


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Review: Disney's "The Lion King" offers realistic animation within a classic film
Caitlyn Patton, Layout Editor
August 13, 2019
Since this was a live-action remake, the most obvious change was the visual quality -- the scenery is absolutely stunning. Between the music and opening scene, I was left with goosebumps.
Summer flicks you might have missed
August 15, 2012
The Avengers (3/5) I know that this movie came out right as we were leaving last semester, but it kicked off the summer of superheroes (and was so awesome that I can't pass up the opportunity talk about it again). While "The Avengers" probably won't drive you to any deep revelations, as a movie...


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Concept: Ancestor
Ultraconserved words point to deep language ancestry across Eurasia
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Published over 7 years ago
- Discuss
The search for ever deeper relationships among the World's languages is bedeviled by the fact that most words evolve too rapidly to preserve evidence of their ancestry beyond 5,000 to 9,000 y. On the other hand, quantitative modeling indicates that some "ultraconserved" words exist that might be used to find evidence for deep linguistic relationships beyond that time barrier. Here we use a statistical model, which takes into account the frequency with which words are used in common everyday speech, to predict the existence of a set of such highly conserved words among seven language families of Eurasia postulated to form a linguistic superfamily that evolved from a common ancestor around 15,000 y ago. We derive a dated phylogenetic tree of this proposed superfamily with a time-depth of ∼14,450 y, implying that some frequently used words have been retained in related forms since the end of the last ice age. Words used more than once per 1,000 in everyday speech were 7- to 10-times more likely to show deep ancestry on this tree. Our results suggest a remarkable fidelity in the transmission of some words and give theoretical justification to the search for features of language that might be preserved across wide spans of time and geography.
The Geography of Recent Genetic Ancestry across Europe
- PLoS biology
- Published over 7 years ago
- Discuss
The recent genealogical history of human populations is a complex mosaic formed by individual migration, large-scale population movements, and other demographic events. Population genomics datasets can provide a window into this recent history, as rare traces of recent shared genetic ancestry are detectable due to long segments of shared genomic material. We make use of genomic data for 2,257 Europeans (in the Population Reference Sample [POPRES] dataset) to conduct one of the first surveys of recent genealogical ancestry over the past 3,000 years at a continental scale. We detected 1.9 million shared long genomic segments, and used the lengths of these to infer the distribution of shared ancestors across time and geography. We find that a pair of modern Europeans living in neighboring populations share around 2-12 genetic common ancestors from the last 1,500 years, and upwards of 100 genetic ancestors from the previous 1,000 years. These numbers drop off exponentially with geographic distance, but since these genetic ancestors are a tiny fraction of common genealogical ancestors, individuals from opposite ends of Europe are still expected to share millions of common genealogical ancestors over the last 1,000 years. There is also substantial regional variation in the number of shared genetic ancestors. For example, there are especially high numbers of common ancestors shared between many eastern populations that date roughly to the migration period (which includes the Slavic and Hunnic expansions into that region). Some of the lowest levels of common ancestry are seen in the Italian and Iberian peninsulas, which may indicate different effects of historical population expansions in these areas and/or more stably structured populations. Population genomic datasets have considerable power to uncover recent demographic history, and will allow a much fuller picture of the close genealogical kinship of individuals across the world.
A standardized framework for representation of ancestry data in genomics studies, with application to the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog
- Genome biology
- Published over 2 years ago
- Discuss
The accurate description of ancestry is essential to interpret, access, and integrate human genomics data, and to ensure that these benefit individuals from all ancestral backgrounds. However, there are no established guidelines for the representation of ancestry information. Here we describe a framework for the accurate and standardized description of sample ancestry, and validate it by application to the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog. We confirm known biases and gaps in diversity, and find that African and Hispanic or Latin American ancestry populations contribute a disproportionately high number of associations. It is our hope that widespread adoption of this framework will lead to improved analysis, interpretation, and integration of human genomics data.
Comparative Transcriptomic Analyses of 3 Species of Placobdella (Rhynchobdellida: Glossiphoniidae) Confirms a Single Origin of Blood Feeding in Leeches
- The Journal of parasitology
- Published almost 5 years ago
- Discuss
One of the recalcitrant questions regarding the evolutionary history of clitellate annelids involves the feeding preference of the common ancestor of extant rhynchobdellid (proboscis bearing) and arhynchobdellid (jaw bearing) leeches. Whereas early evidence, based on morphological data, pointed towards independent acquisitions of blood feeding in the 2 orders, molecular-based phylogenetic data suggest that the ancestor of modern leeches was a sanguivore. Here, we use a comparative transcriptomic approach in order to increase our understanding of the diversity of anticoagulation factors for 3 species of the genus Placobdella, for which comparative data have been lacking, and inspect these in light of archetypal anticoagulant data for both arhynchobdellid and other rhynchobdellid species. Notwithstanding the varying levels of host-specificity displayed by the 3 different species of Placobdella, transcriptomic profiles with respect to anticoagulation factors were largely similar - this despite the fact that Placobdella kwetlumye only retains a single pair of salivary glands, as opposed to the 2 pairs more common in the genus. Results show that 9 different anticoagulant proteins and an additional 5 putative anti-hemostasis proteins are expressed in salivary secretions of the 3 species. In particular, an ortholog of the archetypal, single-copy, anticoagulant hirudin (not previously available as comparative data for rhynchobdellids) is present in at least 2 of 3 species examined, corroborating the notion of a single origin of blood feeding in the ancestral leech.
Inherited chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 genomes are ancient, intact and potentially able to reactivate from telomeres
- Journal of virology
- Published about 3 years ago
- Discuss
The genomes of human herpesviruses 6A and 6B (HHV-6A and HHV-6B) have the capacity to integrate into telomeres, the essential capping structures of chromosomes that play roles in cancer and ageing. About 1% of people worldwide are carriers of chromosomally integrated HHV-6 (ciHHV-6), which is inherited as a genetic trait. Understanding the consequences of integration for the evolution of the viral genome, for the telomere and for the risk of disease associated with carrier status is hampered by a lack of knowledge about ciHHV-6 genomes. Here, we report an analysis of 28 ciHHV-6 genomes and show that they are significantly divergent from the few modern non-integrated HHV-6 strains for which complete sequences are currently available. In addition ciHHV-6B genomes in Europeans are more closely related to each other than to ciHHV-6B genomes from China and Pakistan, suggesting regional variation of the trait. Remarkably, at least one group of European ciHHV-6B carriers has inherited the same ciHHV-6B genome, integrated in the same telomere allele, from a common ancestor estimated to have existed 24,500 ±10,600 years ago. Despite the antiquity of some, and possibly most, germline HHV-6 integrations, the majority of ciHHV-6B (95%) and ciHHV-6A (72%) genomes contain a full set of intact viral genes and therefore appear to have the capacity for viral gene expression and full reactivation.IMPORTANCE Inheritance of HHV-6A or HHV-6B integrated into a telomere occurs at a low frequency in most populations studied to date but its characteristics are poorly understood. However, stratification of ciHHV-6 carriers in modern populations due to common ancestry is an important consideration for genome-wide association studies that aim to identify disease risks for these people. Here we present full sequence analysis of 28 ciHHV-6 genomes and show that ciHHV-6B in many carriers with European ancestry most likely originated from ancient integration events in a small number of ancestors. We propose that ancient ancestral origins for ciHHV-6A and ciHHV-6B are also likely in other populations. Moreover, despite their antiquity, all of the ciHHV-6 genomes appear to retain the capacity to express viral genes, and most are predicted to be capable of full viral reactivation. These discoveries represent potentially important considerations in immune-compromised patients, in particular in organ transplantation and in stem cell therapy.
Inference of population splits and mixtures from genome-wide allele frequency data.
- PLoS genetics
- Published almost 8 years ago
- Discuss
Many aspects of the historical relationships between populations in a species are reflected in genetic data. Inferring these relationships from genetic data, however, remains a challenging task. In this paper, we present a statistical model for inferring the patterns of population splits and mixtures in multiple populations. In our model, the sampled populations in a species are related to their common ancestor through a graph of ancestral populations. Using genome-wide allele frequency data and a Gaussian approximation to genetic drift, we infer the structure of this graph. We applied this method to a set of 55 human populations and a set of 82 dog breeds and wild canids. In both species, we show that a simple bifurcating tree does not fully describe the data; in contrast, we infer many migration events. While some of the migration events that we find have been detected previously, many have not. For example, in the human data, we infer that Cambodians trace approximately 16% of their ancestry to a population ancestral to other extant East Asian populations. In the dog data, we infer that both the boxer and basenji trace a considerable fraction of their ancestry (9% and 25%, respectively) to wolves subsequent to domestication and that East Asian toy breeds (the Shih Tzu and the Pekingese) result from admixture between modern toy breeds and "ancient" Asian breeds. Software implementing the model described here, called TreeMix, is available at http://treemix.googlecode.com.
De novo active sites for resurrected Precambrian enzymes
- Nature communications
- Published over 3 years ago
- Discuss
Protein engineering studies often suggest the emergence of completely new enzyme functionalities to be highly improbable. However, enzymes likely catalysed many different reactions already in the last universal common ancestor. Mechanisms for the emergence of completely new active sites must therefore either plausibly exist or at least have existed at the primordial protein stage. Here, we use resurrected Precambrian proteins as scaffolds for protein engineering and demonstrate that a new active site can be generated through a single hydrophobic-to-ionizable amino acid replacement that generates a partially buried group with perturbed physico-chemical properties. We provide experimental and computational evidence that conformational flexibility can assist the emergence and subsequent evolution of new active sites by improving substrate and transition-state binding, through the sampling of many potentially productive conformations. Our results suggest a mechanism for the emergence of primordial enzymes and highlight the potential of ancestral reconstruction as a tool for protein engineering.
An HIV-1 Transmission Case Possibly Associated with Manicure Care
- AIDS research and human retroviruses
- Published almost 6 years ago
- Discuss
Abstract A recently diagnosed 22-year-old female with no history of transmission risk factors prompted a thorough investigation of possible alternative risk factors. As the patient had evidence of advanced disease and laboratory data compatible with long-standing infection, past events were reviewed. About 10 years ago the patient shared manicure utensils with an older cousin, later known to be HIV infected; this prompted the phylogenetic analysis of the HIV sequences of both patients. Phylogenetic analyses of partial HIV-1 polymerase and envelope sequences from both patients revealed highly related sequences, with an estimated common ancestor date (about 11 years ago) that coincided with the putative sharing of manicure instruments, during a time in which the cousin was not virally suppressed. Taken together, the information about the infection of this patient suggests the use of shared manicure instruments as an alternative route of fomite HIV-1 transmission.
Epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of altered stress responses.
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Published over 8 years ago
- Discuss
Ancestral environmental exposures have previously been shown to promote epigenetic transgenerational inheritance and influence all aspects of an individual's life history. In addition, proximate life events such as chronic stress have documented effects on the development of physiological, neural, and behavioral phenotypes in adulthood. We used a systems biology approach to investigate in male rats the interaction of the ancestral modifications carried transgenerationally in the germ line and the proximate modifications involving chronic restraint stress during adolescence. We find that a single exposure to a common-use fungicide (vinclozolin) three generations removed alters the physiology, behavior, metabolic activity, and transcriptome in discrete brain nuclei in descendant males, causing them to respond differently to chronic restraint stress. This alteration of baseline brain development promotes a change in neural genomic activity that correlates with changes in physiology and behavior, revealing the interaction of genetics, environment, and epigenetic transgenerational inheritance in the shaping of the adult phenotype. This is an important demonstration in an animal that ancestral exposure to an environmental compound modifies how descendants of these progenitor individuals perceive and respond to a stress challenge experienced during their own life history.
Activation of planarian TRPA1 by reactive oxygen species reveals a conserved mechanism for animal nociception
- Nature neuroscience
- Published almost 3 years ago
- Discuss
All animals must detect noxious stimuli to initiate protective behavior, but the evolutionary origin of nociceptive systems is not well understood. Here we show that noxious heat and irritant chemicals elicit robust escape behaviors in the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea and that the conserved ion channel TRPA1 is required for these responses. TRPA1-mutant Drosophila flies are also defective in noxious-heat responses. We find that either planarian or human TRPA1 can restore noxious-heat avoidance to TRPA1-mutant Drosophila, although neither is directly activated by heat. Instead, our data suggest that TRPA1 activation is mediated by H2O2 and reactive oxygen species, early markers of tissue damage rapidly produced as a result of heat exposure. Together, our data reveal a core function for TRPA1 in noxious heat transduction, demonstrate its conservation from planarians to humans, and imply that animal nociceptive systems may share a common ancestry, tracing back to a progenitor that lived more than 500 million years ago.