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Nearly 600 Students Receive Degrees at Clarkson University's 115th Commencement Ceremony
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Nearly 600 Clarkson University students from 19 states, 35 countries and 56 New York state counties were granted bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at Clarkson University's commencement today, Sunday, May 11. (Nearly 200 additional students received degrees at an earlier ceremony in December.) The weekend was also marked by the commissioning of United States Army and United States Air Force officers on Saturday.
Receiving honorary degrees and making short addresses were Ray C. Anderson, founder and chairman of Interface Inc., and Sophie V. Vandebroek, Xerox chief technology officer and president of the Xerox Innovation Group.
In addressing the graduates, Anderson, told the class of 2007, "You have an opportunity to jump-start your own quest for sustainable living, because you have heard the word, environment countless times, and are already sensitized to the plight of the Earth... Your generation does not have the luxury of waiting until you are 60, because my generation has frittered away all of the slack in the time line for action. For that I ask your forgiveness.... The day could come when it would be too late. I implore you, don't let that day come. Act! Get involved! Act. Act. Act. So you are not standing here 52 years from now, asking forgiveness; but rather are celebrating a sustainable Earth."
Stephanie A. Schuckers, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering, was the recipient of the John W. Graham Jr. Faculty Research Award. The $1,500 research account is presented to "faculty members who have shown promise in engineering, business, liberal arts or scientific research."
Ruth E. Baltus, professor and chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering, was awarded the Clarkson University Distinguished Teaching Award. The $1,500 prize is given "in recognition of the importance of superior teaching." Candidates are nominated for the award by Clarkson alumni and the final selection is made by a faculty committee.
Niall M. Mangan of McAllen, Texas, was awarded the Levinus Clarkson Award, and senior Christy D. Petruczok of Orchard Park, N.Y., received the Frederica Clarkson Award. Both are $1,000 prizes given to "a student who demonstrates the best combination of scholarship and promise of outstanding professional achievement."
Clarkson University crosses the boundaries of disciplines, nations and cultures in order for discovery, engineering innovation and enterprise to come together. As a result, faculty and graduates grasp the full impact of their calling, direct their research to the world's pressing issues and lead with confidence and distinction. One in seven alumni is already a CEO or other senior executive. Located in Potsdam, N.Y., just outside the six-million-acre Adirondack Park, Clarkson is home to 3,000 students preparing for rewarding careers through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, science, and health sciences, as well as unparalleled outdoor recreation and life experiences beyond the classroom.


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Since the implementation of a "zero-tolerance" policy in April 2018 toward illegal entry (as well as attempted illegal entry) into the United States, criminal prosecutions of unauthorized border-crossers under the Trump administration have started to rise.
Criminal prosecutions of migrants apprehended by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) along the southwest border with Mexico jumped a full 30 percent from March to April. Since January alone, criminal prosecutions are up 60 percent—from 5,191 in January to 8,298 in April.
The greatest number of prosecutions in April took place in the Western District of Texas (2,767), followed by the Southern District of Texas (1,959). However, while Texas dominated in terms of absolute numbers, the greatest increase in prosecutions from January to April occurred in New Mexico, where prosecutions jumped 110 percent.
This increase follows Attorney General Jeff Sessions' announcement on April 6, 2018, that anyone caught crossing the border would now face prosecution, as opposed to their countries of origin without facing criminal charges. The Attorney General told U.S. Attorney's Offices all along the southwest border to adopt this enforcement philosophy and "prosecute those who choose to illegally cross over our border." This edict is even being applied to migrants fleeing dangerous conditions in their home countries who come here seeking protection.
The new zero-tolerance policy builds upon Operation Streamline , under which migrants who illegally crossed into the United States in certain border sectors automatically faced prosecution. Streamline was created in 2005 during the George W. Bush administration and continued under the Obama administration as well. Under President Trump, a new variant of Streamline is spreading along the entire U.S.-Mexico border.
Treating all undocumented immigrants like hardened criminals is cruel enough, but the Trump administration has added a particularly vicious twist.
Guided by a highly punitive enforcement philosophy, government agencies are separating migrant families, removing children from parents who are criminally charged. In theory, forced family separation—like mandatory prosecution—is supposed to have a
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Christine's story is hardly unique. Across the world, senior managers and team leaders are increasingly frustrated by conflicts arising from what we refer to as multiteaming—having their people assigned to multiple projects simultaneously. But given the significant benefits of multiteaming, it has become a way of organizational life, particularly in knowledge work. It allows groups to share individuals' time and brainpower across functional and departmental lines. It increases efficiency, too. Few organizations can afford to have their employees focus on just one project at a time and sit idle between tasks. So companies have optimized human capital somewhat as they would machines in factories, spreading expensive resources across teams that don't need 100% of those resources 100% of the time. As a result, they avoid costly downtime during projects' slow periods, and they can bring highly specialized experts in-house to dip in and out of critical projects as needed. Multiteaming also provides important pathways for knowledge transfer and the dissemination of best practices throughout organizations.
As clear and quantifiable as these advantages are, the costs are substantial and need to be managed, as Christine would attest. Organizations open themselves up to the risk of transmitting shocks across teams when shared members link the fates of otherwise independent projects. And teams discover that the constant entrance and exit of members weakens group cohesion and identity, making it harder to build trust and resolve issues. Individual employees pay a big price as well. They often experience stress, fatigue, and burnout as they struggle to manage their time and engagement across projects.
Over the past 15 years, we've been measuring both the benefits and the trade-offs of multiteaming in areas such as human capital, resource utilization, quality management, and customer satisfaction. We have conducted:
Over the past 15 years, we have studied collaboration in hundreds of teams, in settings as varied as professional services, oil and gas, high tech, and consumer goods. By carefully observing people during various stages of project-driven work, we have learned a tremendous amount about multiteaming. In this article we discuss why it is so prevalent in today's economy, examine the key problems that crop up for organizational and team leaders, and provide recommendations for how to solve them.
Even though assigning employees to multiple projects at once is not new, the practice is especially widespread today. In a survey of more than 500 managers in global companies, we found that 81% of those working on teams worked on more than one concurrently.
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Why is multiteaming practically ubiquitous? For several reasons.
First, organizations must draw on expertise in multiple disciplines to solve many large, complex problems. Businesses are tackling cybersecurity risks that span departments as diverse as finance, supply chain, and travel. Energy companies are coordinating global megaprojects, including the opening of new deep-sea resource fields. Transportation and logistics firms are tasked with getting resources from point A to point B on time, irrespective of how remote those points are or what is being delivered. Large-scale manufacturing and construction endeavors, such as aircraft and city infrastructure projects, require tight collaboration between those producing the work and the agencies regulating it. In such contexts, organizations can't rely on generalists to come up with comprehensive, end-to-end solutions. They must combine the contributions of experts with deep knowledge in various domains. (For more on this, see "Getting Your Stars to Collaborate," HBR, January–February 2017.)
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Big Trouble in Little China (UK - BD RB)
Chris' fingers worked furiously to bring you this BD review. It's all in the reflexes!
Big Trouble in Little China was critically panned on its release in 1986. Poorly marketed and overlooked by cinemagoers, the film finally found its place on video and it has become a 'cult' favourite over the years. Believe it or not, way back in 1986 at the tender age of eleven, I was one of those few people who visited the cinema in order to see the film. Quite how I managed to get in at that age is anyone's guess, but I remember enjoying it immensely and it's remained one of my favourite films to this day. I already own both Fox's DVD and Blu-ray releases of the film, but now Arrow has married the extras from the standard-definition disc with the high-definition audio-visual presentation and applied some of their own magic.
When trucker Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) accompanied his friend Wang Chi (Dennis Dun) to the airport to meet his green-eyed fiancé, Miao Yin, he never expected to get caught up in the supernatural battle between the forces of good and evil! After Miao Yin is kidnapped by a Chinese street gang named the Lords of Death the trail leads Jack and Wang deep beneath the streets of Chinatown, where they encounter a two thousand year old sorcerer named Lo Pan (James Hong) and his minions, the Three Storms. Lo Pan is seeking a green-eyed girl to take as his bride in order to fulfil an ancient prophecy that will make him flesh and blood once more, so Jack and Wang team up with 'fearless' lawyer Gracie Law (Kim Cattrall) and local magician Egg Shen (Victor Wong) in order to infiltrate Lo Pan's domain and rescue Miao Yin.
Now there is much to love about Big Trouble in Little China, but top of the list has to be Kurt Russell's portrayal of Jack Burton. Unlike most films of the time our 'hero' is an inept buffoon who is often guilty of opening his mouth before engaging his brain and it is Russell's willingness to act the fool that makes his character so endearing. He plays Jack as a swaggering, cocksure kind of guy, who is in reality completely and totally out of his depth. The real hero of the piece is Wang (played by Dennis Dun) and the two characters compliment each other perfectly. The kind of role reversal sort is nothing new nowadays, but it was a real rarity back in 1986.
Kim Cattrall is great as Gracie Law, the spunky human rights lawyer with a knack for finding trouble. She delivers a lot of, frankly absurd, dialogue with enthusiastic conviction and although her acting isn't quite up to the standard that it is today she bring both strength and charm to the role. I also enjoyed the sexual tension between her character and that of Russell's Burton, and this tension is used as the catalyst for some of the film's more amusing moments. However, one character steals the show: Victor Wong's 'Egg Shen'. Egg, local magician and authority on Lo Pan, offers up gems of fortune cookie wisdom while leading our heroes deep into the heart of Lo Pan's empire. There are also some great supporting turns, particularly from Kate Burton whose reporter Margo is called upon to do so much plot summarising her character's surname should be 'Exposition'.
Then of course there's the action, which is like nothing else you'll see in an eighties American movie. Big Trouble in Little China features a host of martial arts actors, including such familiar faces as Jeff Imada, Dan Inosanto, Al Leong and Gerald Okamura, working to choreography by Imada himself. The huge street fight between the Ching Sang and the Wing Kong is great, even before the three clowns with the wicker lampshades on their heads show up and start hurling lightening bolts and the like! It's this combination of a wacky sense of fun, high-kicking kung fu action and comedic elements that makes Big Trouble in Little China so great. It's a totally unpretentious movie, not afraid to ridicule itself or the audience's preconceptions of the genre. Some may criticise the fanciful plot (or apparent lack thereof), but I urge you to see the film before dismissing it. You won't regret it.
From what I can tell this release utilises the same transfer as 20th Century Fox's own effort, with some minor tweaks that is. For one thing, the 2.40:1 (1080/24p AVC) transfer is framed a smidgen tighter than the US release, but I seriously doubt anyone would notice without comparing the two (I certainly didn't). The transfer showcases the film's colour palette to its fullest extent, with some wonderful primaries on show in the neons of Chinatown and Lo Pan's lair. Things seem about the same between the UK and US releases here, although when taking screen caps I did see a very, very slight green push in the US caps that wasn't present in the UK equivalents. You'd never know without a side-by-side comparison though. The image is also nice and sharp without looking artificial, with the intricate detailing on the costumes a particular highlight. There is light grain present throughout, only looking ever so slightly heavy in darker scenes, but even then it never becomes a distraction. Blacks are a little on the muddy side, owing more to the original cinematography than anything else, but they are satisfactory overall. To be perfectly honest there are very few negatives to report; some minor posterisation is visible in a few scenes and a few small white speckles can be seen here and there, but they're so infrequent as to be almost inconsequential. This is a great encode of a great transfer that looks, well, great!
The primary audio track is a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 effort that sounds very respectable for an eighties film, particularly one of this ilk. With that said, it's not as expansive as some, with only minimal use of the surround channels for the score and general ambience. The bulk of the action occurs up-front, but thankfully stereo panning is pretty decent and the centrally-rooted dialogue is intelligible and generally of good quality. I was initially a little concerned by the absence of bass during the opening scenes, but I needn't have worried as it shows up around the time the Chang Sing and Wing Kong throw down in the alley to offer some pretty beefy support. The Carpenter/Howarth score is also well-prioritisd, blending the director's trademark synth with rock 'n' roll to great effect. It's a pretty decent remix given the limitation of the source, and should please all but the most demanding listeners. It's also worth mentioning that the disc offers an LPCM 2.0 track for the purists.
Arrow has assembled a collection of bonus material to put any previous release of the film firmly in the shade. Not only are the extras from previous DVD editions and the US Blu-ray included, there are also a number of new interviews with the cast and crew. Here's a list, followed by a brief discussion:
- Return to Little China
- Being Jack Burton
- Carpenter and I
- Producing Big Trouble
- Staging Little Trouble
- Interview with visual effects producer Richard Edlund
- Deleted Scenes
- Extended Ending
- Vintage Featurette
- Music Video
- Trailers
- TV Spots
- Behind-the-Scenes Gallery
- Commentary by Director John Carpenter & Actor Kurt Russell
- Isolated Score 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jay Shaw
- Booklet featuring new writing on the film by John Kenneth Muir, author of The Films of John Carpenter, a re-print of an article on the effects of the film from American Cinematographer, illustrated with archive stills and posters
Those of you wondering if Arrow's disc is worth your money if you already own the US Blu-ray will be primarily concerned with the new interviews. There are five in total, with the likes of director John Carpenter, star Kurt Russell, cinematographer Dean Cundey, producer Larry Franco and stunt coordinator Jeff Imada on-hand to give their thoughts. The interviews are unusually candid, touching on the film's various production and post-production woes. Carpenter in particular seems to have been deeply affected by the film's box office failure, which he maintains was the result of studio interference. It appears to have been the beginning of his dislike for and disassociation from the Hollywood studio system and his comments make for very interesting listening. Kurt Russell basically says more of the same, although he also talks about his other collaborations with Carpenter and his role in the film. The interviews with Cundey, Franco and Imada cover similar ground, although with obvious focus on their particular areas of expertise.
As to the material that's been recycled from previous release, a thirteen and a half minute interview with special effects maestro Richard Edlund ( Star Wars) is up first. Presented in multiple angles, Edland discusses key special effects and makeup sequences from the film; angle one shows Edlund with various slides appearing in a small box in the top left of the screen and angle two shows the slides full screen while Edlund commentates. Next up are eight deleted scenes, although they are largely just extensions to existing scenes rather than entirely new sequences. The scenes are sourced from either work-prints or videotape (sometimes both) and as such the quality is often very poor. Each scene is accompanied by introductory text to set them up, while one of the scenes features a multi-angle option in which it is possible to view storyboards for elements that never made it into the completed scene. The final deleted scene is a compilation of odds and ends from various sources, some of which do not appear in the finished film. Also included is an extended ending, but this is definitely one occasion when the original ending is far superior. Still, it makes for an interesting bit of viewing if nothing else.
The vintage featurette runs for a little under eight minutes and includes plenty of on set interviews and behind the scenes footage. Next up we have a kitsch music video by the Coupe De Villes featuring, among others, director John Carpenter on bass and vocals! The usual selection of trailers, TV spots and still photos are also present and provide a flavour of how Fox marketed the film back in the day.
Of course the real star of the aural extras is the audio commentary with Carpenter and Russell, which is just as good as their tracks for The Thing and Escape from New York. The pair have a great rapport, indulging in some witty banter as they reminisce about the other actors, the on-set antics and more. There's hardly a dull moment to be found and it still ranks as one of my favourite chat tracks to this day. Rounding things off we have an isolated score, which some some might deem irrelevant track but is a welcome addition on account of the 'awesomeness' of Big Trouble in Little China's soundtrack. Finally we have Arrow's customary booklet, but we didn't get a copy of that with our review sample.
Many years after I first saw it on the big screen, Big Trouble in Little China remains one of my favourite John Carpenter pictures. It is charming, funny and full of rousing action the likes of which you just don't see in modern pictures. I'm so glad it found a place on home video, because it's a fantastic little movie that more than deserves its legions of adoring fans. If nothing else, it deserves to be seen on account of being the director's last great studio movie.
Arrow's presentation of the film is at least on a par with Fox's from a technical standpoint (and possibly a hair better), but it is the supplemental material where they have really excelled. Taking an already impressive selection of extras and an improving upon them is testament to the labels' commitment to 'cult' cinema and catalogue titles in general. The only thing missing is a feature-length making of documentary, but given the film's chequered history that may be asking too much. Even so, this is a fantastic release that all self-respecting Carpenter fans will be happy to add to their collections. If you haven't yet seen the film this is the perfect opportunity, so do yourself a favour and grab a copy!
Note: The images below are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
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I contacted them regarding Prince of Darkness and They Live but they said they didn't have the rights and didn't know who did which is annoying since Arrow told me they have no plans to released them due to the rights being held elsewhere.
Interestingly they told me to contact Studiocanal so consider me confused on this issue, I'd kill for Arrow releases of those plus a proper remastered Escape from New York but I just can't see it happening.
I have to say though that Arrow are superb in the way the deal with questions from customers, I asked them if they had thought about Dog Soldiers and they said no but that it was asuperb idea so hopefully they'll do it because as far as I am aware there is no UK release of it on blu ray and the US disc is beyond awful, a little off topic I know but I thought it was worth a mention.
I contacted them regarding Prince of Darkness and They Live but they said they didn't have the rights and didn't know who did which is annoying since Arrow told me they have no plans to released them due to the rights being held elsewhere.
Interestingly they told me to contact Studiocanal so consider me confused on this issue, I'd kill for Arrow releases of those plus a proper remastered Escape from New York but I just can't see it happening.
I have to say though that Arrow are superb in the way the deal with questions from customers, I asked them if they had thought about Dog Soldiers and they said no but that it was asuperb idea so hopefully they'll do it because as far as I am aware there is no UK release of it on blu ray and the US disc is beyond awful, a little off topic I know but I thought it was worth a mention.
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I almost bought the US Blu Ray release of this film, and I'm glad I held out... Great looking Steelbook. It would be nice if Arrow get the rights to the rest of Carpenters work?!
If you already own the US BD I can understand not wanting to fork out again. However, people who don't already own it should definitely go for this one on account of the great new interviews. Audio-visually there's little to separate them (although Arrow's encode is a little more refined).
Greta review Chris. I have the US Blu Ray and don't quite see the need to double dip. A truly CLASSIC film though and definitely up there with the other 'almost perfect' Russell/Carpenter collaborations...
A strangely... great! film.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 16th December 2013
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, LPCM 2.0 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Audio Commentary, Isolated Score, Interviews, Deleted Scenes, Alternate Ending, Featurette, Music Video, Trailers, TV Spots, Still Gallery
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor Wong, Kate Burton, Donald Li, Carter Wong, Peter Kwong, James Pax, Suzee Pai, Chao Li Chi
Genre: Action, Comedy and Fantasy
Length: 100 minutes
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What would the sporting scene be like without women's sports?
You only need to go back four decades or more to know.
The month of May marks the 41st anniversary of Title IX, which was enacted by Congress and signed by President Richard Nixon in 1972 initially to guarantee equal educational opportunities for women and girls.
But its impact is best known on female high school and collegiate athletes.
Adding females doubled sports teams and the amount of sports you can follow and enjoy.
This past high school year we got the privilege to watch, among others, Chandler Smith of Brewster display her talents on the basketball court.
She's wowing college scouts all along the West Coast.
Just this week, Catie Arrigoni of Oroville signed a letter of intent to compete in track for Eastern Washington University starting this fall.
Arrigoni, who is the female Athlete of the Year at Everett Community College after competing in track and cross country, used her opportunity also to get a great education.
Caitlyn Behymer and Kara Staggs of Okanogan, who helped anchor the 2011-12 state 1A champion basketball team, will be competing at North Idaho College next year.
Tyler Schreckengost, also on that team, is on scholarship with Wenatchee Valley College.
Katie Wimpari of Curlew is competing in track at the University of Louisville in Kentucky.
There are a ton of females from our region who got an education provided by their sporting talents.
That stretches a long way back.
Theresa Fancher of Omak was a member of the U.S. National Disabled Ski Team and won a bronze medal in the 1998 Paralympics in Nagano, Japan.
Tanya Smith played basketball for three years with the University of Utah in the 1980s.
None of these success stories would be possible without Title IX and the many female athletes who paved the way for today's girls. And today's athletes are paving the way for future players.
I think that is a spinoff many miss from Title IX. Before the law, females did not have equal footing with males when it came to education. With the ability to compete for scholarships, including those from athletics, we have a smarter work force and a better world in which to live.
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On Baseball: Transactions, transitions aplenty for Fisher CatsIAN CLARK
August 12. 2014 9:59PM
MANCHESTER -- The New Hampshire Fisher Cats have racked up some serious frequent flyer miles this season thanks to a large transaction count.
Heading into Tuesday's game against Richmond (the first of six consecutive home games for the Fisher Cats at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium), New Hampshire had logged 160 transactions on the season. By contrast, last season's transactions totaled 112.
"It's definitely more than I have ever been used to as a manager wherever I have been. It's a lot of transactions," said New Hampshire manager Bobby Meacham. "But it is what it is. I pass on every bit of information (to the players) I'm allowed to and that includes the good stuff and the bad stuff. When we're told to move somebody, we move them."
According to Meacham, dealing with the emotional part of a player's development can be tougher than having to deal with his own issues of altering the lineup or pitching rotation when players are on the move.
"It can be tricky. I try and remind these guys over and over again or periodically every few weeks that hey, this is what you signed up for," Meacham said. "I'm 54 years old and they're no different. There are ups and downs. They can't say, "Oh, that wasn't fair," or, "Why that guy? I'm better than him. I've been through it. Nobody is exempt from it. It's just part of the job."
The team's roster from the start of the season until now is markedly different. Of the 28 players on the opening day roster (25 active and three on the disabled list), only 16 remain. And of those 16, several (such as Nashua's Kevin Nolan) have been up and down between Single-A Dunedin, Triple-A Buffalo and other stops along the ladder.
Most of that turnover has been among the positional players. Seven of the 11 pitchers on the current roster started the season in New Hampshire. Of the other positions, nine of 19 were with the team back in April.
That means guys are moving around the lineup. But it's something Meacham said he tries to make players aware of right from the start.
"You try to get them to realize that this game is crazy," Meacham said. "Once you think you have it figured out for where you're going to play, and think, 'My goal is to hit .300 this year,' those are foolish goals because you don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. You don't know what your circumstances are going to be tomorrow. It could be better than you thought, it could be worse than you thought."
Meacham said that by now, most guys have it figured out.
"Now we're at the point where they're used to being moved, they're used to things happening to them and they are getting to play and, in their minds, prove somebody wrong or to show somebody, maybe a scout from another team or whatever," he said. "It's a chance to play the game, and what position they play or where they bat in the order has some bearing, but if they let that dictate how good they do or how good they feel, then they're letting things they can't control dictate their career. I just keep trying to remind them of that."
And Meacham lets them know that he's been through just about everything in his 30-plus years in pro baseball.
"I give them stories as much as I can. One year I was coaching third base with the New York Yankees and the next I was the hitting coach for the Williamsport Crosscutters (of the New York-Penn League)," Meacham said. "You give them stories and a little perspective and hopefully they go out and just be the best they can be that day."
Perhaps the toughest area to handle turnover in is at the catcher position. New Hampshire started the season with A.J. Jimenez and Aaron Munoz. Both are gone now and three new guys, Yusuf Carter, Derrick Chung and Jack Murphy, are the catchers.
"I think it's tough for the pitchers. They can't depend on somebody else. They have to really figure out what works best for them, what kind of pitcher they are," Meacham said. "They can't depend on that catcher thinking for them so much and I think it's been a process as we've gotten better."
Meacham says that the improvement the team has shown from early season struggles to closing in on a .500 record at 58-63 is due in large part to the pitching staff figuring things out on their own.
"They've been the foundation of us winning or losing every game. It seems like if we score first, they hold that lead. If they score first, they keep us in the game so we can come back," Meacham said. "They've done a great job of making that adjustment with different catchers and really figuring out what their game is. (Pitching coach) Jim Czajkowski has done a great job of helping them do that. They've been able to do that all season without the comfort zone of the same catcher."
It's all part of the process of learning to be a pro.
"If you're lucky enough to keep playing the game," Meacham said. "You'll get to wear the uniform next year."
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Magic The Gathering in Newcastle
Come and join our Newcastle team for some Friday Night Magic! Friday from 3pm until 6pm, the store runs a fully sanctioned FNM, with promos! It is free entry, so what is there to lose?
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Who are, what do they write, in what language express themselves African immigrants and writers of Europe / in Europe?
The Foundation Lettera27, supported by Moleskine with Detour and myDetour projects, participates in Festivaletteratura Saturday 12 and Sunday, September 13th, 2009 at the Episcopal Seminary with three meetings on the knowledges of Africa on the Move: language schools, voices to increase content on literature, art, history and news about the African continent, inside Wikipedia, the largest free online encyclopedia.
The writers Najat El Hachmi, Jadelin M. Gangbo, Chika Unigwe, Cristina Ali Farah, Gunilla Lundgren along with scholars, mediators, teachers and librarians will participate to the discussions.
The events are curated by Paola Splendore and Alessandro Triulzi and conducted also by Livia Apa, Igiaba Scego and Marco Carsetti.


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ROCKFORD — The final tally for new trees in Rockford this fall? Around 700.
ROCKFORD — The final tally for new trees in Rockford this fall? Around 700.
That's short of the goal Rockford officials set for the first year of its planting program, but it's a much needed start, arborists say.
Rockford foresters are looking to establish replacements for the 5,000 or so ash trees that will die and need to cut down in the wake of the emerald ash borer. The invasive insect, native to Asia, is expected to infest every untreated ash tree in the city in the next five years.
The good news is, the borer will only live inside, and eventually destroy, ash trees. To counter that loss, the city aimed to plant 1,000 trees a year for five years.
To get more trees in the ground, city foresters are giving them away and even planting them in the city right of way in front of houses in Rockford. Homeowners who request them are responsible for watering and basic upkeep while the trees are young and skinny. City crews then take care of pruning and trimming as they mature.
The 'kill curve'
Rockford ash trees are entering the "kill curve," said Jeff Palmer, an arborist and technical manager for Arborjet, a company that treats infected trees.
That's typically a few years after the beetle first shows up in a population.
Each borer lays 60 eggs, which act like blood clots, blocking the flow of nutrients inside a tree.
The borer was first found in America in 2002 in Detroit and has since spread throughout the Midwest, destroying tens of thousands of ash trees in Chicago and Milwaukee.
"You can't get rid of it and you're not going to stop the ash borer from spreading," Palmer said.
But an infected tree can be kept alive indefinitely if it's treated regularly with an IV-like injection that clears the eggs from the tree's circulation. The cost of the treatment depends on the width of the tree and has to be done once every two or three years. Treatment for a typical tree with 15-inch diameter would likely could cost about $120, Palmer said.
Diversity is key to a healthy canopy. It's hard to say how many trees on private land or forests near the Forest City will be killed by the beetle.
The loss of mature trees brings down property values. And without deep roots to filter and suck up rainwater and runoff, it puts more stress on sewage systems, city forester Brandon Larson said.
The city can't wait for them to die in rights of way because of the risks associated with tall and brittle trees falling down, he said. So it's a matter of deciding which trees to treat and which to cut down.
Planting new
For each ash tree that's cut down, foresters plan to plant a different species of tree.
Daniel Rose and his wife signed up soon as they could.
"Guys with the city came and took a look at what's the best kind of tree for the location," Rose said.
Rose was able to get a flowering pear and two crabapple trees planted along the side of his yard on Sherman Avenue, adding to his property's foliage. It's a tough neighborhood — south of Auburn Street between Johnston and Central avenues. Most houses on the block are rented, and many of the yards can be unkempt.
But Rose, who is active in neighborhood groups, has seen how small beatification projects — planting flower beds, repairing walkways — can spread.
"People start seeing these little trees pop up and they ask me how can they get one in their yards," he said.
The list is full this year; all planting locations have been identified and approved, street and forestry superintendent Mark Stockman said. The Forestry Department is accepting applications for next year's list, when Stockman expects to more easily hit the 1,000-tree goal.
Anyone can request a tree, but the approval is ultimately up to city staff, who inspect the sites. The tree has to go in a city right of way, usually between the sidewalk and the road.
But diversity is an uphill battle. Half of the 48,000 trees in the city are the ever-popular maple.
"We're not only looking for diversity in the entire canopy, but also in each neighborhood," Stockman said.
The city will plant more than 70 varieties, short and tall. It's offering large oaks and black tupelos as well as small lilacs and other ornamental trees.
To request tree for next year's program call the forestry office, 815-987-5763.
Greg Stanley: 815-987-1369; firstname.lastname@example.com; @greggstanley


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CIU Professor Takes Stand for English Lit
Columbia International University associate professor of English and Humanities, Steve Baarendse, says it's important for all high school students to study English literature. Baarendse is responding to recent comments by South Carolina's Education Superintendent Mick Zais who is proposing to make English literature optional for non-college-bound students.
Drawing on his own experience of growing up in a socialist European state where some children were intentionally barred from some areas of study, Baarendse warns that students in South Carolina who are not exposed to the liberal arts will "never dream of reading a book or discussing ideas, because they've never been taught to value books and ideas."
Making a comparison to Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World," Baarendse writes, "Education deadens souls if it seeks to construct a human being for a utilitarian end rather than educate a thoughtful human being for life."
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JACKSONVILLE � The Town Brook�s history of flooding and buildup of debris has prevented residents and Jacksonville officials from transforming the area into an outdoor recreation hotspot.
However, the city is one step closer to that goal this week after the Illinois Department of Natural Resources� Division of Planning and Office of Water Resources agreed to conduct a study that identifies possible causes for flooding, as well as offer up solutions.
It�s the first step of many, Mayor Andy Ezard said Wednesday.
The state agreed to conduct the survey after meeting with city officials and community leaders about the desire to develop pedestrian and bike trails along the 3.1-mile brook. The idea was first presented a couple of years ago when the community began semi-annual trash and debris cleanups along the waterway, Ezard said.
�We kind of got ahead of ourselves. People wanted to put a walking trail, a bike trail and things along the Town Brook and build it up,� he said. �But before we could do that, we had have this study done, which basically will tell us if that�s even at all possible. This is a good first step. It�s to let us know if we can make it recreational.�
It�s unknown how long the study will take or if it will cost the city anything, the mayor said. However, it could have cost the city $40,000 to $60,000 without the state�s help.
Ezard said the study�s findings will likely benefit Jacksonville even if it proves a recreation area along the waterway isn�t possible due to flooding concerns. The study will also look at bank stabilization, he said.
�Even if things don�t develop as far as trails go, the study could prove useful in helping reduce flooding in the area,� he said.
It was in June 2011 that Jacksonville endured one of the worst flooding episodes residents had seen, Ezard said. The flash flooding that occurred of the city�s water plant and along the Town Brook devastated the community.
�The study will let us know whether it�s designed to handle the water it takes on. Water from big rain events goes into the Town Brook from the streets,� he said. �There were some folks in town who wanted us to put some pea gravel path down and just try to do it ourselves. Then we thought if we go that route, if we have a major rain event, then all that work is gone.�
Ezard and other city officials have said development along the waterway could generate revenue in Jacksonville and in Morgan County as well as boost tourism and quality of life.
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ICD-10 Diagnosis Code E70.8
Other disorders of aromatic amino-acid metabolism
Diagnosis Code E70.8
Short Description: Other disorders of aromatic amino-acid metabolism
Long Description: Other disorders of aromatic amino-acid metabolism
This is the 2019 version of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code E70.8
Valid for Submission
The code E70.8 is valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E90)
Metabolic disorders (E70-E88)
- Disorders of aromatic amino-acid metabolism (E70)
- Metabolic disorders (E70-E88)
Information for Medical Professionals
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- 270.2 - Arom amin-acid metab NEC (approximate) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency
- Carnosinemia
- Carnosinuria
- Clinical manifestation of carnosinase deficiency
- Clinical manifestation of enzyme deficiency
- Deficiency of aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase
- Disorder of catecholamine synthesis
- Disorder of tryptophan metabolism
- Hydroxykynureninuria
Information for Patients
Metabolic Disorders
Metabolism is the process your body uses to get or make energy from the food you eat. Food is made up of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Chemicals in your digestive system break the food parts down into sugars and acids, your body's fuel. Your body can use this fuel right away, or it can store the energy in your body tissues, such as your liver, muscles, and body fat.
A metabolic disorder occurs when abnormal chemical reactions in your body disrupt this process. When this happens, you might have too much of some substances or too little of other ones that you need to stay healthy. There are different groups of disorders. Some affect the breakdown of amino acids, carbohydrates, or lipids. Another group, mitochondrial diseases, affects the parts of the cells that produce the energy.
You can develop a metabolic disorder when some organs, such as your liver or pancreas, become diseased or do not function normally. Diabetes is an example.
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Shelby White of Wanken & Designspiration
Name: Shelby White of Wanken.com & Designspiration.net
Location: Portland, Oregon
Size: 700 square feet
Tell us a bit about Wanken: Wanken originally started as a video production venture by brother and myself in 2004. After a while video production become less of an interest so I took Wanken and ran with it in a different direction involving design and photography. The first versions of Wanken.com were interesting to say the least--full flash sites with intros and hit counters. When the blog started it was only photography but soon after, my interests evolved; architecture and graphic design became more prominent. Right now the blog is mostly focused on Mid-century & Swiss design, architecture, photography and music.
How would you describe your office? I'm on the seventh floor of a very quiet, but large building in Portland. My space is simple and free of clutter. I've arranged it to encourage me to work at the desk for certain things like editing photos or designing while the rest of my space is comfortable for working from the laptop.
In terms of layout and organization of your work space, what are specific details that you're particularly proud of? My inspiration wall is something that I've found quite useful. Every time I come across something really interesting or that I particularly like, I'll put it up on the wall. I also like to put up images of inspiration related to the current projects I'm working on.
What's on your desk/computer desktop at this moment? On my computer's desktop right now are designs for the new Wanken t-shirts, Ancient Aliens Season 3 and a folder for a new project called Love for Leica.
On my actual desk is my Yashica T4 35mm camera, two rolls of Portra 160 film, and two of my favorite books: Helvetica Forever and Symbol.
What's your favorite tech tools for business and/or leisure?
It would be a tough battle between my iPhone and my Yashica. I use both every day to shoot photos, but my iPhone lets me use Twitter.
Favorite thing about your workspace? Inspiration wall and Herman Miller Aeron Chair.
What would you improve about your workspace? I'd improve by swapping my light colored wooden desk top with Bolivian Rosewood top. My next move would be to transform the whole space organically much like the work of Verner Panton.
What inspires your blog? Anything Mid-century or Swiss will get me going. Intentionally simple design is something that I strive for in my own work and anything that I post on the blog. My other inspiration comes from specific aesthetics of design or photos and even imaginative interpretations of feelings or nostalgic moments that I've had.
Is it reflected in your workspace? Some of the same inspiration has informed my workspace but for the most part it is distant. Somewhere in the back of my mind I'm secretly afraid that if I actually reflect it, I may become bored of it...that will never happen though.
Any tips or advice about office décor, layout or organization? Always work where you're most comfortable. If you're not comfortable, then find somewhere that is. Never let the confines of a desk stop you from finding your comfy place. It could be the lying on the couch, sitting in the darkest corner of your space, or even sitting in an Eames Plywood chair amidst a circle of plants.
Photos by Ian Matteson
Are you a blogger, designer, artist or musician with a stylish and well organized home office or creative space with technology thoughtfully incorporated into your decor? We'd love to share your space with our readers. Submit your space by contacting us via email with the subject line "Behing the Blog", some preview images and a short description of your space.


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Out with a whimper: Storms over in East, South
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The remnants of violent storms that killed more than a dozen people in Oklahoma moved out to sea with a whimper Monday, but not before sending punishing winds and torrential downpours to New England and spawning a tornado in South Carolina.
Sunday's storms sheared off trees and utility poles in parts of northern New England and dropped ping pong ball-sized hail in New York state.
On Monday, the storm blew out to the Atlantic with only isolated thunderstorms and localized heavy rain as a cold front began moving in and clearing the region.
At the peak of the storm, more than 40,000 homes and businesses were without power in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. That number had fallen to about 12,000 on Monday morning, with utilities hopeful to have most power restored by the end of the day.
In all, there were more than 100 reports of severe weather across the region on Sunday, mostly in a swath from central New York to Maine.
In northwestern South Carolina, a tornado knocked a home off its foundation and blew part of the roof off, said Taylor Jones, director of emergency management for Anderson County. Some trees were blown down and there was heavy rain but no widespread damage.
Although there were plenty of reports of severe weather, there weren't widespread reports of extreme weather, with winds in excess of 75 mph and hail measuring 2 inches in diameter, said John Koch, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service East region headquarters in Bohemia, N.Y.
"Still, we're fortunate nobody was injured or hurt," he said.
The storms swept through the Plains on Friday with tornadoes and flooding, resulting in the deaths of at least 18 people, officials said Monday.


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USDA Announces Results in Ongoing Effort to Improve SNAP Integrity
Release No. FNS-0009.13
Contact: FNS Office of Communications (703) 305-2281
New Procedures Help States Identify SNAP Fraud through Social Media
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 – USDA Under Secretary Kevin Concannon today announced the department is making significant progress towards achieving greater integrity in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. In efforts to identify and reduce fraud, USDA took the following actions through the second quarter fiscal year 2013:
- Imposed sanctions, through fines or temporary disqualifications, on 336 stores found violating program rules; and
- Disqualified permanently 536 stores for trafficking SNAP benefits (i.e. illegally exchanging SNAP benefits for cash) or falsifying an application.
"USDA continues to take an aggressive stance on fraud to preserve the integrity of the nation's largest nutrition safety net," said Concannon, under secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services. "We have realigned our retailer operations function to further our national compliance efforts, and are working more closely with our state partners to hold bad actors accountable and fight fraudulent activity whenever and wherever it takes place."
USDA's Food and Nutrition Service is also working with states to strengthen their ability to monitor social media web sites for attempts by individuals to buy or sell SNAP benefits online. USDA is providing information to state investigators on how to use free publically available tools to search for posts attempting to buy or sell SNAP benefits. By using such tools, states will be alerted via e-mail of potentially illegal activities so that they may be further investigated and appropriate actions taken.
Last month, FNS announced federal-state partnerships with Maryland, Virginia, Washington and Ohio to target recipient fraud as part of its SNAP Stewardship Solutions Project. Under the partnership, FNS utilizes its experience in monitoring retailer fraud through an unprecedented data-sharing agreement with its state partners to improve recipient fraud detection capabilities in order to help states better focus their resources to identify and promptly investigate suspicious activity.
SNAP – the nation's first line of defense against hunger – helps put food on the table for millions of low income families and individuals every month. The largest of USDA's 15 nutrition assistance programs, it has never been more critical to the fight against hunger. SNAP is a vital supplement to the monthly food budget of more than 47 million low-income individuals. Nearly half of SNAP participants are children, nine percent are over 60 and more than 40 percent of recipients live in households with earnings.
Today's announcements are part of the Obama Administration's ongoing Campaign to Cut Waste designed to fight fraud, abuse and misuse in federal programs. For more information about USDA efforts to combat fraud, visit the Stop SNAP fraud website at www.fns.usda.gov/program-integrity.
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|Denon DVD-2900 Universal Disc Player
|Monday, 01 March 2004
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The Downside
The DVD 2900 has been on the market for a number of months now and, since it was released, the latest rage in DVD players are ones that have a DVI digital video output. DVD is a digital format, yet Hollywood has forced us to watch it converted from digital to analog and then in many cases back into digital so our DLP, D-ILA, LCD and plasma sets can make their wonderful pictures. If this sounds inefficient to you, then we are in agreement. The Denon DVD 2900 has nearly every feature on the market other than a DVI digital video output.
While connecting the DVD 2900, I wished I had opted for the bigger Denon DVD 5900 and its matching receiver. They have a proprietary digital connection for audio that works between the two components. This means one cable for audio, instead of six. This also means that your DVD-Audio and SACD can avoid an entire level of analog to digital processing, which is a big deal in terms of audio quality. At $999, some compromises had to be made to meet the aggressive price point, but I would have loved to see a Firewire digital output that not only worked with Denon receivers but one that works with other systems.
The Denon DVD 2900 is a kick-ass universal DVD player at its price point. Consumers want it all from their components and the DVD 2900 does its best to deliver at an affordable $999. The video quality is really something to behold and the fact that the player has dedicated processing for DVD-Audio (PCM) as well as processing for SACD (DSD) is truly impressive. The uncluttered front faceplate is easy to use and the remote is loaded with features but not too hard to navigate either.
For those looking for another level of performance from the DVD 2900, there is a company that significantly modifies the unit changing the DACs and digital clocks for audiophile purposes. Their changes to the DVD 2900 more than doubles the price, but that is still fair, considering how good the player is compared to other universal players on the market.
For anyone interested in taking a voyage into high-resolution music and crystal clear video for DVD movies, the Denon DVD 2900 must be considered a specifically fantastic value at its price.


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From Waste to Food to Fuel: Rice Production and Green Charcoal in Senegal
By Andrew Alesbury
Inadequate management of human waste is a dire problem in much of the developing world. Swelling urban populations can make matters worse by exposing increasingly dense populations to illnesses carried by human waste. Some, however, are making good use of the surplus sewage. Rather than allow the urine and fecal matter to lie fallow, some have taken to utilizing it for agricultural purposes in lieu of synthetic or inorganic fertilizers. This practice not only makes fertilizer more readily available to farmers who might not have easy access to it in conventional forms, it is also significantly less expensive than using inorganic and synthetic fertilizers, which are often imported. Furthermore, the use of human fertilizer can sometimes be a crop-saving tactic when water is in short supply.
It is with these benefits in mind that groups like AgriDjalo, a small limited liability company focused on rice cultivation, are looking to start projects in Senegal that use urban biomass (primarily human waste) to fertilize rice fields. With over 40 percent of Senegal's almost 13 million inhabitants living in urban areas, there is an abundant supply of human fertilizer.
AgriDjalo's project could have the added benefit of decreasing reliance on rice imports. In 2012 alone, Senegal imported 820,000 metric tons of rice, accounting for over 6 percent of its total imports and presenting a considerable strain on the nation's trade balance. As the second largest rice importer in Sub-Saharan Africa and one of the top ten worldwide, Senegal has much to gain, both in terms of income generation and decreased import dependency, from an increase in domestic rice production.


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England rode captain Charlotte Edwards unbeaten century to beat New Zealand by four wickets and finish third in the ICC Women's World Cup at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday.
Chasing a modest 221 for victory, Edwards played a captain's knock, scoring an unbeaten 106 off 121 deliveries with the help of 15 fours to take England to 222 in 47 overs.
Apart from Edwards, Lydia Greensway (31), wicket-keeper Sarah Taylor (28) and Arran Brindle (27) also made useful contributions with the bat to guide England home.
Off-spinner Lucy Doolan was the most successful bowler for New Zealand scalping three wickets for 50 runs, while pacer Sian Ruck picked up two wickets for 20 runs.
Earlier sent into bat, Amy Satterthwaite struck a fluent 85 to guide New Zealand to 220 for eight.
Left-arm spinner Holly Colvin shone with the ball for England, picking up three wickets for 31 runs while Aaran Brindle (2/38) dismissed two Kiwi batswomen.
England's chase, however, did not start on a good note as the defending champions lost opener Danielle Wyatt (5) early.
Edwards, who became the first woman cricketer to amass 5,000 runs in ODIs, Taylor then forged a 78-run second-wicket stand, before Taylor was caught off Doolan's bowling.
The English skipper then added 53 runs with Greenway for the third wicket to steady the innings and just when it seemed that the two were set for a long haul a brilliant diving catch by New Zealand captain Suzie Bates cut short Greenway's stay.
All-rounder Brindle then shared a 58-run stand for the fourth wicket with Edwards to take England closer before they lost wickets in quick succession to be reduced to 202 for 6.
But Edwards and Laura Marsh held fort and saw England home without any further trouble.
Brief Scores:
New Zealand: 220 for 8 in 50 overs (Amy Satterthwaite 85; Holly Colvin 3/31).
England: 222 for 6 in 47 overs (Amy Satterthwaite 106 not out; Lucy Doolan 3/50).


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One of the best reasons to buy a "real" camera, instead of just shooting everything with your phone, is to get more zoom. And while your choices today are more limited than in years past, there are still plenty of superzoom models to choose from. These days, camera makers including Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Fujifilm all offer models with 50x or larger zoom ratios. After testing hundreds of cameras in our lab, our favorite is the Nikon Coolpix B700 ( available at Amazon ) .
But a big lens isn't a guarantee of a good camera. Image quality, video capabilities, handling, features, and of course price are all important, too. So we've rounded up our favorites from among today's crop, assessed their capabilities in all arenas, and put together this handy ranking to help you find the right superzoom for your needs.
Updated April 16, 2018
The brand-new Nikon Coolpix B700 packs an impressive range of features into a compact package. Most notable, of course, is a 60x zoom lens that'll help you capture everything from landscapes, to portraits, to sports and wildlife. But what impressed us most about the B700 was its fit and finish, along with its snappy operation. This is a camera that feels like it's worth every bit of its $500 asking price.
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To evaluate the genetic relatedness between W1481 and the other Fusobacterium genomes the average nucleotide identity (ANI) ( Konstantinidis and Tiedje 2005 ) was calculated based on the method proposed by Goris et al. (2007) . Two-way BLAST was chosen and only forward and reversed-matched orthologs were used in the calculations. For the robustness, the BLAST match have been set at least 50% identity at the nucleotide and amino acid level and a sequence coverage of at least 70%.
The calculation of average amino acid identity (AAI) was performed by the method as described by Konstantinidis and Tiedje (2005) . The RAST annotated protein-coding sequences of the W1481 genome was used as the reference for comparison against other Fusobacterium genomes (also annotated using RAST), using the BLAST search to determine the conserved genes. The cut-off was set at ≥30% sequence identity and ≥70% sequence coverage at the amino acid level for the BLAST search. The average of the amino acid identity of all conserved genes between a pair of genomes was computed to measure the genetic relatedness between them.
All genomes sequences were submitted to IslandViewer ( Langille and Brinkman 2009 ) for genomic island (GI) prediction. IslandViewer implements a sequence composition based approaches derived from other validated GI prediction software packages, which were SIGI-HMM ( Waack et al. 2006 ) and IslandPath-DIMOB ( Hsiao et al. 2003 ). Both the composition based approach were shown to have a higher than 86% overall accuracy compared with other prediction software. IslandViewer also integrated IslandPick, which was developed based on comparative genomics approach ( Langille et al. 2008 ). To cluster these GIs for comparison across different F. nucleatum strains, the GI nucleotide sequences were clustered using BLASTClust ( Altschul et al. 1990 ) with the thresholds of at least 50% sequence identity and 50% sequence coverage.
Homology searches were performed on the protein sequences of 36 Fusobacterium strains against the Virulence Factors Database (VFDB) ( Chen et al. 2005 , 2012 ), by applying BLASTP of the BLAST software package ( Altschul et al. 1997 ). The BLAST hits were processed using in-house Python script filtering and accepting only orthologs at the threshold of at least 50% sequence identity and 50% sequence completeness between the query and subject sequences. Instead of using the tabular comparison for pathogenomic composition provided in VFDB release of 2012, the data collected from VFDB was used to construct a graphical heat map representation using our in-house R Scripts, allowing for the comparison of the virulence gene profiles across all Fusobacterium strains.
Functional ortholog clustering was performed using PGAP (Pan-genome Analysis Pipeline) ( Zhao et al. 2012 ). The protein sequences of 21 F. nucleatum strains were used as the input file. The orthologs among these 21 strains were searched using the Gene Family (GF) method included in the PGAP pipeline. Protein sequences of each strain were clustered together and denoted with strain identifiers. BLASTALL program ( Altschul et al. 1990 ) was performed among the protein sequences with the minimum score value of 50 and E-value at 1 e-8 . The filtered BLAST results were clustered by MCL algorithm ( Enright et al. 2002 ). In order to group the same genes into the same cluster, the global match region must have at least 70% of the longer gene protein sequence (coverage) and 40% sequence identity.
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