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A Füles egy 2006-ban bemutatott amerikai–brit vígjáték, amelyet Woody Allen írt, rendezett, és ő játssza az egyik főszerepet is.
Cselekmény
Joe Strombel, a szívbetegségben elhunyt angol újságíró a halál hajóján utazik, amikor egy másik halottól kap egy fülest arról, hogy Peter Lyman, a híres üzletember a tarotkártyás gyilkos. Strombel megszökik a hajóról, és szelleme megjelenik egy egyetemista újságírónak, az amerikai Sondra Pranskynak. A lány Sid Waterman bűvész előadásán vesz részt éppen, amikor Strombel elmondja neki az információját, és arra biztatja, derítse ki az igazságot. Sondra ráveszi a bűvészt, hogy segítsen neki, és egy uszodában megismerkedik a sármos Lymannel. Sondra eljátssza a medencében, hogy nem tud úszni. Lyman kimenti, majd őt és az édesapjaként bemutatott Watermant meghívja vidéki házukba. Sondra beleszeret a férfiba, aki elhívja a lakására is, ahol a lány talál egy pakli tarotkártyát. Lyman ezt később azzal magyarázza ki, hogy ajándékba vette neki. Később látják a férfit egy újabb gyilkosság helyszínén. A lány, Waterman biztatására, ír egy cikket, amelyben sorozatgyilkossággal vádolja meg Lymant, de a lapszerkesztő eltanácsolja őt, mivel nincsenek bizonyítékai, ráadásul a rendőrség elfogta a valódi tettest. Sondra nem hisz a férfi bűnösségében, Waterman azonban nyomozni kezd, és kideríti, hogy az utolsó áldozat kapcsolatban volt Lymannel. Sondra és Lyman közben a férfi vidéki birtokára utazott, ahol a lány bevallja, mivel vádolta korábban Lymant. A férfi nem haragszik, de amikor lehallgatja Waterman és Sondra telefonbeszélgetését az utolsó gyilkosságról, elhatározza, hogy végez a lánnyal és a bűvésszel. Sondrával kicsónakáznak a tóra, ahol Lyman beismeri, hogy megölte az őt zsaroló prostituáltat, és a gyilkosságot megpróbálta a tarotkártyás elkövetőre kenni. Kilöki a lányt a csónakból, aki elsüllyed, majd felhívja a rendőrséget, hogy bejelentse Sondra halálát. Miközben a rendőrök kihallgatják Lymant, megérkezik a lány, aki – a brooklyni úszócsapat vezetőjeként – kiválóan úszik, és elmondja az igazságot. Cikkének nagy sikere lesz. Watermant utoljára a halál hajóján látjuk, mert autóbalesetben meghalt, miközben a lány segítségére sietett. A bűvész kedélyesen társalog a többi elhunyttal.
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Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' Enlists 'The Bear' Star Ayo Edebiri
Golden Globes 2012: 'American Horror Story's' Jessica Lange Considering a Second Season
The supporting actress in a drama or miniseries winner says the challenges in the horror thriller included learning the long monologues -- and her character's hairdo.
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After picking up her supporting actress in a drama or miniseries for American Horror Story, Jessica Lange revealed she could return to the FX's horror-thriller from Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy.
"I don't know much more than anybody in this room but yes, we are considering a second season," the now five-time Golden Globe winner told reporters backstage. "Nothing is definite."
Lange, who played nosy next-door Constance in the anthology series, said she was unsure who else is in talks to return to the series, which will feature a completely new story, house and location than was featured in the show's freshman season.
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Of the series, Lange said the hardest part of the series wasn't the dark themes and horror but the long monologues, which she often got as little as 12 hours before she was required to film — and her character's hairdo. "The hairdo really tested my patience," she said to laughs.
"The final monologue I had in last episode was something I had to nail down in an incredibly short period of time," she said. "To me, that's more important than any of physical things."
Lange also said she thinks writing for women of her age "has suffered in recent years" and that she "rarely sees a script where the writing excites me," but that with American Horror Story, Murphy penned something for her that was really exciting and challenging.
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"Ryan, I think he's brilliant," she said. "I think he's one of the most imaginative people working in film or television today. I have to say, I was so greatful to have the writing given to me every two weeks; it was a gift."
Earlier Sunday, FX president and GM John Landgraf told reporters at the semi-annual Television Critics Association's winter press tour that "two or possibly three" existing cast members — both series regulars and guest stars — to return to the series that starred Connie Britton and Dylan McDermott as a couple who perished in the Murder House central to the show.
American Horror Story was renewed for a second season, with Landgraf and Murphy revealing after the Season 1 finale that the show would follow an anthology format, serving up a creative reboot every season, with the actors who do return playing entirely new characters.
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Solomon Christopher Thomas (born August 26, 1995) is an American football defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and was drafted third overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Early years
Thomas was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 26, 1995. Thomas and his family moved to Sydney, Australia when he was two years old, where he lived for five years. He attended Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas. He had 78 tackles and 12.5 sacks as a senior and 89 tackles with 8.5 sacks as a junior. He was rated as a four-star recruit and was ranked among the top players in his class. He committed to Stanford University to play college football.
College career
After redshirting his first year at Stanford in 2014, Thomas played in all 14 games in 2015, starting six, and had 39 total tackles, 10.5 tackles-for-loss, and 3.5 sacks. In recognition of his successful 2015 season, he was named as an honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection. In 2016, Thomas played and started all 13 games and had 62 total tackles with 15.0 TFL and 8.0 sacks. Thomas was named first team All-Pac-12 and won the Morris Trophy. Following the 2016 season, Thomas declared his intentions to enter the 2017 NFL Draft.
Professional career
Combine
Coming out of Stanford, Thomas was projected to be a first round pick by the majority of analysts and scouts. He was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, but only chose to participate in the bench, 40-yard dash, vertical, and broad jump. On March 23, 2017, Thomas attended Stanford's pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. He was ranked the second best defensive end (behind Myles Garrett) by NFLDraftScout.com, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated.
San Francisco 49ers
Thomas was drafted third overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2017 NFL Draft. He became the third consecutive defensive end drafted in the first round by the 49ers, joining Arik Armstead (2015) and DeForest Buckner (2016). The man who drafted Thomas—newly appointed 49ers general manager John Lynch—coincidentally studied alongside Thomas as a mature student while working as a broadcaster for FOX Sports, and counselled Thomas to leave Stanford without knowing he would be in a position to draft him as a member of the 49ers front office the following season.
On July 28, 2017, the San Francisco 49ers signed Thomas to a fully guaranteed four-year, $28.14 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $18.61 million. He played in 14 games as a rookie with 12 starts, recording 41 tackles and three sacks.
On May 1, 2020, the 49ers declined the fifth-year option on Thomas' contract, making him a free agent in 2021. During the 49ers' Week 2 matchup against the New York Jets, Thomas suffered a torn ACL and was ruled out for the rest of the season.
Las Vegas Raiders
Thomas signed a one-year contract with the Las Vegas Raiders on March 19, 2021. He played in all 17 games, recording 34 tackles, 3.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles.
New York Jets
On March 30, 2022, Thomas signed with the New York Jets. He was named a backup defensive tackle behind Quinnen Williams, Sheldon Rankins, and Nathan Shepherd. He played in all 17 games, recording 26 tackles, while playing 33% of snaps.
Thomas re-signed with the Jets on March 18, 2023.
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Las Vegas Raiders bio
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1995 births
Living people
American football defensive ends
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People from Coppell, Texas
Players of American football from Chicago
Players of American football from Texas
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Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Stanford Cardinal football players
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Ed Block Courage Award recipients
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Coronavirus news – UK bans flights from Portugal & South America amid fears new strain could reinfect Covid survivors
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Interurban co-founder Robert 'Rosser" Ross passes away
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George McCaskey knew Bears fans would hate his decision — he did it anyway
With no fans allowed at Soldier Field games or its adjacent tailgating lots, Bears chairman George McCaskey found a more modern way to gauge fan reaction. "For the last several weeks," he said Wednesday, "I've been faithfully responding to my hate mail.
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Ex-Tide RB Houston enters Tuscaloosa mayor's race
By Howard Koplowitz | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Martin Houston, fullback on Alabama's 1992 national championship team-turned-pastor, insurance agent and sports radio talk show host, announced Thursday his candidacy for Tuscaloosa mayor, saying he entered the race to make the city "a better place for everyone to live, work, play and worship.
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Charles Johnson and his wife, Ann, each contributed the maximum allowable amount of $2,800 to the campaign of Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., according to the report, which cites Federal Election Commission filings. Charles B. Johnson, the #SFGiants ' largest shareholder, and his wife each donated the maximum amount before the 2020 election to Rep.
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Modifying cars typically garners divided opinions, but none divides the line between love versus hate as much as Akira Nakai and his Rauh Welt Begriff (RWB) Porsches. Those who are on the side with Porsche purists condemn this act of sacrilege, while those on the other side praise RWB for pushing modification to a whole new level.
The car you see here was a standard mill Porsche 930. Nakai acquired the car in the late 90's when it was damaged and under the knife at a body shop. To say this car got a second life is an understatement knowing now what this car stood for and what history is was about to create. The modifying mentality encompassing the RWB house stems from drifting world where every bump, bruise and damage body panel gives the car it's battle wounds and creates character and soul. Now that's not to say that RWB cars are half falling apart battle scarred cars. Its far from that.
RWB cars are typically highly modified vehicles where each have a specific spec list depending on the owner's likes, dislikes, and personality. Each creation is developed to suit the person that owns it. The cars usually are modified in the areas of bodywork, suspension, wheels, and engine. What first captures onlookers is obviously the bodywork. RWB cars start with fender modifications and the rest of the body work is selected to compliment the fender work. Suspension modifications generally come by way of race spec coilovers. However, we are seeing some builds use airride, again to suit the needs and desires of each owner. Last of the visually impactful modifications are the wheels which brings the exterior esthetics all together. Wheel choice varies between RWB builds but generally wheels are 3 piece modular, wide, and low offsets.
Ultimately, the ethos around each RWB build is to put form and function at the forefront. How that ethos is translated to each RWB Porsche owner will differ. I'm not here to persuade you to love these Porsche rather than fight it. I'm simply appreciating these builds for what they are and the F-U attitude it exudes.
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import test from 'ava';
import nock from 'nock';
import {youtubeSearchResponseArrayMock, youtubeListResponseMock} from '../../../../Tests/mock';
import { API_ENDPOINT_YOUTUBE, API_ENDPOINT_YOUTUBE_SEARCH } from '../../../constants/';
import { SearchVideosResource } from './SearchVideos';
test('could make a request with channelId', async (t) => {
const searchVideosResource = new SearchVideosResource();
nock(API_ENDPOINT_YOUTUBE)
.get(API_ENDPOINT_YOUTUBE_SEARCH)
.query({
key: 'YOUTUBE_API_KEY',
part: 'snippet, id',
type: 'video',
maxResults: 10,
channelId: 'channelID',
pageToken: '',
})
.reply(200, youtubeListResponseMock(youtubeSearchResponseArrayMock));
const res = await searchVideosResource.GET('channelID');
t.is(res.status, 200);
t.is(res.nextPageToken, 'NEXTPAGETOKEN0');
t.is(res.videos.length, 10);
t.deepEqual(res.videos[0], {
videoId: 'VIDEOID0',
channelId: 'CHANNELID0',
title: 'TITLE0',
thumbnail: 'URL0',
});
});
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Home-State Senate candidate Steven Zilberg featured in St Cloud Times
State Senate candidate Steven Zilberg featured in St Cloud Times
Steven Zilberg, a student, world traveler, and liberty advocate, was featured in the St Cloud Times. He is the Libertarian candidate for State Senate District 14. Supporters can follow his campaign via his Facebook page.
The original article can be found here.
A different kind of candidate
Kirsti Marohn, [email protected]
10 a.m. CDT September 5, 2016
Steven Zilberg
Ask Steven Zilberg a question about his political beliefs or the key issues in his campaign for the state Legislature, and don't expect to get a simple answer.
He might quote Nelson Mandela or Malcolm X, or talk about his belief in the right of everyone to carry a weapon. He'll mention his teaching and travels to two dozen countries in five years, including far-flung places like Yemen and Indonesia. The conversation might drift from the war on drugs to the Black Lives Matter movement to fighting AIDS in Africa.
Zilberg is running as a Libertarian Party candidate in Senate District 14, against Republican candidate Jerry Relph and DFLer Dan Wolgamott. In many ways, he is emblematic of young voters' disillusionment with the traditional political parties that often don't represent their views in a system that offers few alternatives.
"I'm just someone who's very cynical when it comes to two parties and just like, give people choices," he said. "Let people believe what they want to believe. Why does it have to be so restrictive?"
Zilberg knows his candidacy is a long shot. But while he'd like to win, he's not focused on achieving a certain percentage of the vote. It's more about helping to shape the debate and ask questions no one else is asking.
"It's more or less the ideas, and the fact that if more people talk about issues that are important – I mean, whether I lose or win, OK, fine," Zilberg said.
Zilberg grew up on Lake Street in Minneapolis. By age 9, he was an orphan after both of his parents died of drug overdoses. He still has photos of his parents and memories – mostly bad ones, like seeing mirrors with lines of cocaine around the house.
"Growing up with that – it's very impactful," he said. "You don't walk around the same when you're 25, and you don't have the same thinking on issues that other people do."
Zilberg spent a year in foster care, then was adopted by a Jewish father and Catholic mother when he was 10 or 11. He attended college as an undergraduate at St. Cloud State University, studying linguistics.
Then the travel bug hit. Zilberg studied in South Africa during his freshman year in 2010, where his roommate from Somalia gave him a Quran. He converted to Islam, taking the Muslim name of Khalid.
"I like the difference of opinion," Zilberg said. "There's tons of differences of opinion, and there's not a right one and a wrong one."
In the next few years, he would travel to 25 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. He met his future wife in Indonesia, where she remains awaiting a visa.
The travels weren't always smooth. As a Muslim with a passport stamped in numerous war-torn countries, he's frequently stopped at airport security checkpoints and was once detained by Toronto authorities for a week.
Zilberg is now a graduate student at St. Cloud State, pursing a master's degree in social responsibility. He decided to run as a Libertarian candidate because of his dislike of both political parties.
It's hard to cubbyhole Zilberg into traditional positions. He likes former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and shares the libertarian view that all taxes are theft.
But many of Zilberg's social views are liberal. His parents' deaths have shaped his views on drug policy. He believes marijuana should be legalized and thinks too many people are in prison for drug offenses.
"They need rehab. They need healing," he said. "They don't need to go behind bars."
Although he's white, Zilberg frequently talks about racial disparities and wants to see more accountability for police shootings of civilians. He believes officers should be required to be trained in non-lethal methods.
"We have to make sure the police officers understand that's first, before taking out their gun," he said. "The gun is there for the worst-case scenario, not just for you to pull it out because you're trigger happy."
But Zilberg also believes in civilians' right to carry a weapon, believing it deters crime.
So far, Zilberg's campaign has relied on his involvement on campus and social media. He hopes voters will be more open this year to choosing a third-party candidate, such as presidential contenders Gary Johnson from the Libertarian Party or Jill Stein from the Green Party.
"I just wish that more people would run that way, because then it would make people easier to vote based on are they actually good candidates," Zilberg said. "Rather than, 'Oh, he's a Democrat. I'll just vote Democrat, because I have for the last 40 years.' "
Follow Kirsti Marohn on Twitter, Facebook, or contact her by phone at 320-255-8746.
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Церква Святої Трійці — чинна дерев'яна парафіяльна церква у селі Рохманів Кременецького району Тернопільської області збудована у 1730 році. Парафія належить до Шумського благочиння Тернопільської єпархії Православної церкви України.
Оголошена пам'яткою архітектури місцевого значення (охоронний номер 1967).
Історія церкви
На початку XVII століття в селі існував Троїцький монастир, у якому у 1619 році Кирило Транквіліон-Ставровецький видрукував «Євангеліє учитєльноє». На тому ж місці у 1730 році за кошти парафіян та князів Вишневеньких збудували Свято-Троїцьку дерев'яну церкву. Монастир був православним, допоки жила Раїна Вишневецька, яка й замовила Транквіліону-Ставровецькому книгу. Після її смерті син Ярема Вишневенький перейшов у католицьку віру і переслідував православ'я. Його наступники облаштували церкву в католицькому стилі.
У 60-і роки служив монах з Почаївської Лаври Саватій. Йому допомагав досвідчений дяк Корній. Згодом до села прибув молодий священик Василь Козій. Більше 15 років настоятелем був свящ. Олег Сірко.
Перехід з УПЦ МП до УПЦ КП
До 2005 року церква перебувала у користуванні громади УПЦ (МП). Після утворення у селі громади УПЦ Київського патріархату Тернопільська ОДА видала розпорядження, яке передавало церкву у користування двом громадам, однак УПЦ (МП) не визнала це рішення та подала до суду.
Парохи
о. Павлович,
о. Панькевич,
о. Красевич,
о. Павло Лукомський,
о. Олексій Дубицький,
о. Павло Сойка,
монах Почаївської Лаври Саватій,
о. Василь Козій,
о. Олег Сірко,
о. Богдан Репецький (з 2010).
Архітектура
Церква дерев'яна тризрубна, до бабинця прибудовано рівношироку дерев'яну двоярусну дзвіницю.
Примітки
Джерела
Посилання
Рохманів. Церква св. Трійці 1730 «Дерев'яні Церкви Західної України»
Село на Тернопільщині має церкву Святої Трійці, якій майже 300 років «Терен»
Церква Святої Трійці, 1730 рік
Церкви Кременецького району
Рохманів
Церкви Святої Тройці
Культові споруди, побудовані 1730
засновані в Україні 1730
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Sexual behaviour in adolescents and young people attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic, Ile Ife, Nigeria
Olayinka Abimbola Olasode
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State
WHO estimates that 20% of persons living with HIV/AIDS are in their 20s and one out of twenty adolescents contract a sexually transmitted disease (STD) each year.
A total of 303 adolescents and youths (10-24 years of age) attending an STD clinic were subjected to a questionnaire to assess sexual behavioural patterns that predisposed them to STD. Scope of the questions included age at initiation of sexual intercourse, partner at first exposure, number of sexual partners, use of condoms, exposure to commercial sex workers (CSWs), previous infection with STDs and role of alcohol. Their diagnosis was based on history, clinical findings and laboratory confirmation.
Adolescents and youths accounted for 30% of the total number of patients attending the STD clinic during this period. The male to female ratio was 1:0.95. Ninety-six percent (290) were single while 4% (13) were married. Seventy-two percent (217) were students. Age at onset of sexual activity was 10-20 years in 80%, 85% practiced risky sexual behaviour, patronising casual partners was frequent especially after alcohol use, 10% had been exposed to CSWs, condom use was poor, number of sexual partners varied between 1 and 5 and previous infections were not professionally treated.
Adolescents and young people are sexually active and practice risky sexual behavioural patterns. Adolescents and youths account for a high percentage of patients patronising the STD clinic. Sexual education and youth friendly reproductive health services are urgently needed to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS/STDs.
Keywords: Sexual behaviour, STD, young people
Olasode OA. Sexual behaviour in adolescents and young people attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic, Ile Ife, Nigeria. Indian J Sex Transm Dis 2007;28:83-6
Olasode OA. Sexual behaviour in adolescents and young people attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic, Ile Ife, Nigeria. Indian J Sex Transm Dis [serial online] 2007 [cited 2023 Jan 31];28:83-6. Available from: https://ijstd.org/text.asp?2007/28/2/83/39010
Public health officials and educators have a long-standing interest in adolescent sexual behaviour and risk prevention - an interest intensified by the spread of HIV. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a major public health problem among adolescents and young adults. More than 15 million new cases of STDs are diagnosed every year and approximately 65% of these cases are diagnosed in people under the age of 24 years. [1],[2] The STD clinic constitutes a pool of available clients that can be assessed for the risk factors contributing to their infection.
One in five Africans and one in three African adolescents live in Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa. Nigeria's birthrate for adolescence is one of the highest in the world and the prevalence among female adolescents in Nigeria of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, is climbing rapidly. [3]
Early sexual debut places young people at increased risk of acquiring STDs. This vulnerability to STDs is because of biological and behavioural factors. The biological factors among young women have more to do with their sexual anatomy being more susceptible to abrasions that can allow organisms to enter the body. The immature reproductive and immune systems make adolescents more vulnerable to infection by STD agents.
There are evidences in developed and in developing countries that acknowledging the sexual activity of young people and meeting their sexual health needs with targeted education and preventive care services can help to reduce risky sexual behaviour and its consequences. [4],[5] Young people who begin sexual activity early appear more likely to have sex with high-risk partners or multiple partners and are less likely to use condoms. [6]
Managing STDs and altering the behaviour that leads to it are the essential elements of any HIV/AIDS prevention and control programme.
Adolescents and youth between the ages of 10 and 24 years presenting to a sexual disease clinic as a part of their risk assessment were subjected to a pretested open-ended questionnaire to identify the sexual behaviour that predisposed them to STDs. Scope of questions, included personal history, age at initiation of sexual intercourse, partner at first exposure, number of sexual partners, use of condoms, exposure to commercial sex workers, previous STDs and treatment, indulgence in alcohol and one night stands. Their diagnosis was based on history, clinical findings and laboratory confirmation. They all had counselling sessions.
Adolescents and youth accounted for 30% of the total number of patients attending the STD clinic during this period. Sexual activity was documented in this series of young people as early as 10-12 years of age.
Seventy-two percent (217) of this group of young people were students at various level of education [Table - 1]. Ninety-six (96%) were single and only 13 (4%) were married. All the married in this series were females. Vaginal intercourse was reported in all the sexually active youth in this series.
Age at onset of sexual activity was 10-20 years in 80%, 85% practiced risky sexual behaviour, patronising casual partners was frequent especially after alcohol use, 10% had been exposed to CSWs, consistent condom use was poor, number of sexual partners varied between 1 and 5 and previous infections were not professionally treated [Table - 2].
There are gender-based differences in the age-related progression in sexual activity with a larger number of girls initiating sexual activity before the age of 18 years of age [Table - 2]. There was a progressive increase in the number of young people engaging in sexual activity with gradual increase in age documented with a peak between 18 and 24 years in both sexes. Onset of sexual activity was earlier in females with 23.6% having initiated sexual intercourse before the age of 18 years as compared to 12.9% among the males. However, the average number of sexual partners was higher in the males. Condom use was higher in males and only the males were documented to have had exposure to CSWs.
Previous symptoms of STI were found to have occurred in 27.7% of males as compared with 19% of females.
The adolescent age is a stage of life between puberty and adulthood. It is characterised by profound body changes due to hormonal influence causing biological, physiological and morphological alterations. These body changes lead to progressive sexual impulse. Initiation of sexual activity due to this impulse has biological and social consequences. Early sexual intercourse is commonly associated with a higher number of lifetime sexual partners and, consequently, a higher risk of contracting STIs. [7]
In a study carried out by Fawole et al. [8] in Ibadan, Nigeria, results revealed that adolescents constituted between 3.3% and 4.8% of the total number of patients seen in the STI clinic each year. A total of 54 (38.3%) were aged 19 years, 133 (94.3%) were single, 79 (53.2%) were females and 103 (73.0%) were students. As in Fawole's study, the majority of young people in our study were students (71.6%) and a high percentage (95.7%) were single. However, males were more in current series (51.1%). Vaginal intercourse was reported in all the sexually active youths in our series. Fawole also reported vaginal intercourse in all the sexually active youth, but two (1.71%) reported oral sex, while 10 (8.41%) admitted that they had multiple sexual partners.
The number presenting with STI was noticed to gradually increase with increasing age with a peak at the age of 24 years. There was an increasing sexual exposure with increasing age and increasing number presenting with STI.
There was a gender difference in the time of initiation of sexual intercourse with a higher percentage of girls initiating intercourse before age of 18 years. Girls are more likely to be exposed to older male counterparts and cross-generational sex. The female child is also prone to sexual abuse at a very early age and the initiation of sexual activity may have been non-consensual. Between 2% and 20% of adolescents and young women are subject to the experience of forced sexual relations over the course of their lifetime. [9] A review of over 45 studies of cross-generational and transactional sexual relations in sub-Saharan Africa reports that engaging in sexual relations with older partners is the norm among adolescent girls in some settings. [10],[11] Some of the female youths were married. In fact all the married in this study were females.
Condom use was higher in males. This is not surprising as male condom negotiation is mainly controlled by males. This is so in the previous studies. In one study done in Uganda, the independent predictors of condom use included being a man, not having a regular partner, having had sex with a casual partner, being able to read English, having at least secondary education and using electricity for lighting. [12] Only the males were documented to have had exposure to commercial sex workers and they had a higher number of sexual partners. Obviously this can be linked to why there were more males with symptoms of previous STI. Symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease may actually be absent in females.
A study examined the association between sexual risk behaviour and STI testing in a sample of homeless youth and found 50% had been sexually active in the past 3 months. In that study, high-risk sexual behaviour did not predict STI testing. [13]
The reproductive health needs of young age group are poorly understood and yet have far reaching implications on the future of any country and the world at large. Sexual content is regularly marketed to young people and this affects their sexual activity and beliefs about sex. TV, movies, music and the Internet provide teens with seemingly unlimited access to information on sex as well as a steady supply of people willing to talk about sex with them. The consequence of these exposures is increased stimulation to sexual activity with resultant consequences including sexually transmitted illnesses.
1. Godin G, Fortin C, Mahnes G, Boyer R, Nadeau D, Duval B, et al . University students' intention to seek medical care promptly if symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases were suspected. Sex Transm Dis 1993;20:100-4.
2. Institute of Medicine. In : Eng TR, Butler WT, editor. The hidden epidemic: Confronting Sexually Transmitted Diseases. National Academy Press: 1997.
3. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. Nigeria: Epidemiological fact sheet on HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. UNAIDS and WHO: Geneva; 2000.
4. Allan Guttmacher Institute. Can more progress be made? Teenage sexual and reproductive behavior in developed countries (executive summary). Allan Guttmacher Institute: Washington, DC; 2001.
5. Kirby D. Emerging answers: Research findings on programs to reduce teen pregnancy (summary). National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy: Washington, DC; 2001.
6. World Health Organization. The content of young people's sexual relations. Prog Reprod Health Res 2000;53:2-4.
7. Santelli JS, Brener ND, Lowry R, Bhatt A, Zabin LS. Multiple sexual partners among US adolescents and young adults. Fam Plann Perspect 1998;30:271-5. [PUBMED] [FULLTEXT]
8. Fawole OI, Ajaiyi IO, Babalola TD, Oni AA, Asuzu MC. Socio-demographic characteristics and sexual behaviour of adolescents attending the STC, UCH, Ibadan: A 5 year review. West Afr J Med 1999;18:165-9.
9. Jejeebhoy SJ, Bott S. Non-consensual sexual experiences of young people: A review of the evidence from developing countries. Regional Working Papers; Population Council: New Delhi, India; 2003. p. 6.
10. Luke N. Age and economic asymmetries in the sexual relationships of adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa. Stud Fam Plann 2003;34:67-86. [PUBMED]
11. Luke N, Kurz K. Cross-generational and transactional sexual relations in sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence of behaviour and implications for negotiating safer sexual practices. ICRW and PSI: Washington DC; 2002.
12. Nuwaha F, Faxelid E, Hojer B. Predictors of condom use among patients with sexually transmitted diseases in Uganda. Sex Transm Dis 1999;26:491-5.
13. Solorio MR, Milburn NG, Rotheram-Borus MJ, Higgins C, Gelberg L. Predictors of sexually transmitted infection testing among sexually active homeless youth. AIDS Behav 2006;10:179-84. [PUBMED] [FULLTEXT]
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Q: How can I cure sickness? I made the mistake of eating a Kobold corpse and got sick. My health stopped increasing over time as a result of this, and it lasted for quite a long time. That character is long dead now, but it would still be useful to know for future reference how exactly I should go about curing sickness.
Does sickness wear off over time? If not, how can I cure it?
A: To complement izzy's answer, praying indeed cures sickness, as well as eating curaria mancox herbs. Sickness does wear off over time too, but it takes ages and it's not worth the wait. Finally, one possible effect of drinking from pools is curing sickness.
A: You have a few options: Blessed Potions of Healing can do the trick. Jharod will also cure sickness a few times. Praying may also work; don't take my word on that as I haven't actively played the game in years. I was certain there was at least one other method, but I can't find any reference in the ADOM Guidebook... Active-using the Healing skill, perhaps?
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Two Lincoln GP surgeries have been commended by a leading health watchdog for providing quality services to their patients.
Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission carried out a review of Springcliffe Surgery on St Catherine's and Brant Road Surgery in the middle of April this year.
Both practices were judged to provide good care for all age groups and conditions, and provided safe, caring, responsive and effective services, with a high standard of leadership.
The rating of 'good' for Springcliffe Surgery was a significant improvement on its previous inspection in June 2015, where breaches of regulations relating to the safe delivery of services were identified.
To improve, the surgeries were both told to review the process of reporting significant events to include non-clinical incidents and near misses.
Rebecca Neno, deputy chief nurse at Lincolnshire West Clinical Commissioning Group, said: "We're really pleased to see two surgeries secure much deserved good ratings – in this case Brant Road and Springcliffe.
Springcliffe Surgery serves 2,471 registered patients while the larger Brant Road Surgery has 7,198 patients registered at the practice.
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Kettlebells Work: But Can You Endure the Chain of Pain?
There aren't many kettlebell workouts around that are as gruesome as the Chain of Pain – but it works.
Chris Holder
Last updated on November 6th, 2015
No title of a workout has ever lived up to its name like this one. I've come up with dozens of routines: Hells Bells, FML, and Helter Skelter to name a few. The former athletes of mine who are reading this right now will feel a cold chill run up their spine just hearing those names. But nothing has had more impact than my beloved Chain of Pain.
In February of 2006 I took the job of San Jose State football strength coach. The team had been marred with mediocre outcomes for decades and was searching for an identity. Dick Tomey had taken the job in 2005 and was starting the epic turnaround for the Spartans.
Walking into the position, I knew we needed to develop a program that would facilitate the usual needs of a Division I football program. But we also needed something extra that would take a group of relatively undisciplined kids and help galvanize them through hard work. Since I was a kettlebell guy, I intended to create a gruesome program that would leave a standing mark on the team.
The Chain of Pain is a series of double kettlebell exercises that transition from one move to the next, creating the "chain." The idea is to layer in volume progressively over a series of weeks. In the end, the idea is to have a long chain. Since 2006, we have introduced this workout to a multitude of teams (especially those who need a kick in the ass).
The entry-level program has a few requirements:
The workout is not for beginners. Each of the listed exercises needs to have a clear start and finish, meaning absolutely no slop.
It requires a solid footing in Russian swings, kettlebell snatches, kettlebell cleans, and kettlebell presses. Fatigue – particularly grip fatigue – will be at unfathomable levels, so if you aren't sound in technique, don't attempt.
Only perform this workout once a week. For us, it almost always falls on the last lifting session of the week and it is the very last thing we do. Once a week is enough. Twice a week is pushing it. Three or more times a week will be certain overkill.
The first week of the chain is:
In that order. That is your first rep. You would immediately enter into your second rep by going directly back to swings after the last set's press.
A set is 10 total reps. We introduced this to football players, so we operate from the idea of four quarters (or 4 sets of 10 reps).
A second week would evolve to:
The second swing after the snatch builds the next link to the chain. Feel free to set the chain up in any order you wish. Simply make sure that one exercise flows smoothly into the next.
In the summer I introduced the Chain of Pain, we finished on a chain of 10 links:
Press Left
Press Right
Altogether this equals 1 repetition. There are 10 reps per set (for a total of 10 trips through the above sequence for a single set). And there are 4 sets of these 10 reps. I participated in this with them, and I can tell you, you basically go numb.
Weight Standards
Because this is for an intermediate to advanced kettlebell trainee, the weight standard is not for the faint of heart. For men, the minimum standard is a pair of 16kg bells. If you can't snatch or press a 16kg bell for at least 10 repetitions, find a different program. Ladies, your entry level pair of bells must be 12kg. Same as the guys – if you can't snatch and press them for 10 reps, I'm sorry, but this is not for you.
Work-to-Rest Ratio
As I stated earlier, this is blindingly fatiguing, so we allow a 1:4 work-to-rest ratio for pacing. You must have at least one partner because you will lose count or lose your pattern. You need a person to not only count your reps for you, but also cue the exercises as they come. When I work with athletes, we put them in groups of four – one person working, one person counting and cueing (who is on deck for their turn), and two people recovering.
The Cueing is Critical
When you cue this routine, you need to be on pace with the person working. As they complete an exercise, loudly say the next movement. For example, if we were on week one (swing-snatch-clean-press), the moment the hips engage in the swing, you say the word "SNATCH" to allow a short time to process the next movement. This will continue for every movement.
What Happens When No One Cues?
My first story justifies the need for a designated person to count and cue. It's not one I'm proud of, but it should paint the picture as to why that person is necessary. I was working in a group of kids who included our starting tailback, Patrick Perry. Patrick is one of the most likable guys you would ever meet.
It was my turn and I was around seven links in. I was in my third round and starting to hate my life. See, the forearm burn is one of the worst things about the chain, and to be honest, I have a major block when my forearms light up. I can run till I puke, squat till I black out, and jump until my legs won't work anymore. But the second lactic acid hits my forearms, I become the biggest pansy you've ever seen.
"The former athletes of mine who are reading this right now will feel a cold chill run up their spine just hearing those names. But nothing has had more impact than my beloved Chain of Pain."
Anyhow, I was in hell and the forearms were trashed. I was midway through my third set and Patrick's voice disappeared. I looked over at Pat to see him chatting it up with one of his teammates. In the most hate-filled shrill, I barked "WHERE THE F@#$ AM I?!" He got me back on track and then received one the meanest tongue lashings I've given to any human being.
Proven: The Chain Works
The next story is about one of the most incredible feats of strength I have ever seen. The San Francisco 49ers trained with us over the summer, and I had the unique opportunity to train Jeff Ulbrich. At the time, he was starting at the linebacker position and was an absolute anomaly. James Jones, current Packers wideout, was a senior for me at SJSU. They ended up in the group together.
The banter began immediately, with each guy trying to one up the other. By the fourth set, they performed the whole ten-link chain with a pair of 28kg kettlebells. The entire room of about fifty people was jumping around, hooting and hollering. That one moment would set the stage for success late in the season. We finished the year 9-4, got invited to a bowl game for the first time in seventeen years, and won.
During that season, I got a call from Jeff. He said he had a gift for me. It was a piece of his shoulder pads. On either shoulder there is a shell used for contact with considerable padding underneath it. The shells are made of heavy plastic and nearly impossible to break, but this one looked like someone had taken a sledgehammer to it and turned it inside out. On it there was an inscription that read:
Holder,
Kettlebells work.
More on kettlebell training:
The 10 Commandments of the Kettlebell Swing
The 5 Deadliest Kettlebell Sins
An Introduction to Kettlebell Sport Training Methodologies
New on Breaking Muscle Today
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There is a place in Cuenca where a delicious cup of coffee and home-made baked goods can be enjoyed in a relaxing outdoor setting with an expansive view. It's at Puro Café located in back of Todos Santos on Calle Larga. And it's obvious that Sandra, the owner (she comes from Belgium and her pastries are mighty tasty) loves what she does.
Most people I know order a cup of coffee having milk or cream, cinnamon and chocolate, etc. with a lovely chocolate and cinnamon design added on the top. Lactose intolerant me, orders plain ole Café Americano. Thankfully, Sandra put a stop to that – she prepares Café Americano with chocolate melted in. She said the chocolate won't melt if it's more than 55%. And so, the quality of the coffee, the way it's prepared, along with Ecuador's well-known chocolate, has nicely elevated Café Americano.
The next time you're in Cuenca, Ecuador have a look and a taste.
There are a lot of reasons I like Cuenca in Ecuador, and the relationship is ever evolving.
At the moment it's thundering and the rains are about to fall heavily. I'm trying to be blasé about rain and being caught in a downpour, usually without an umbrella, because I watch the Ecuadorians take it in their stride. For the most part, they're a patient people, and they teach the art of patience to foreigners.
There have been a few taxi drivers who have no qualms about giving a foreigner the hairy eyebrow. Happily they're the exception. I don't mind, I just sit quietly in the taxi knowing that most taxi drivers are glad to practice speaking English, or teaching Spanish, during the ride along streets whose names I'm learning to pronounce. And the cost of the ride? That seems to be a little game we play when we reach the destination – a game I'm becoming fairly good at.
Have you heard of Todos Santos? It's another reason to like Cuenca. Todos Santos is a restaurant (actually more than a restaurant) I had the pleasure of dining at on 5 November with five wonderful friends. Ellie and I were the first ones to arrive, and we met gracious Mauricio. He was standing in a very large and lovely and very old hall. He told us to follow him downstairs to the room where dinner would be served. He showed us the organic garden nearby. Mauricio spoke fluent English – he had lived in Chicago for five years. Now he was chef/ waiter/bus boy/storyteller, and whatever else was needed for a customer's dining pleasure. A large group of diners entered and Mauricio left us, but not before we had the glasses of wine we had ordered. Being in that room felt good. Marion, Cindy, Lorraine, and Frank, who was visiting from Oregon, arrived – prepared for,a scrumptious meal because they'd heard good things about Todos Santos. We all chatted for a while, and then Mauricio was back with menus. He talked about the food and the big stone oven that was used many decades ago by the nuns, and now used by him. When dinner was over (suffice it to say that we all enjoyed our meals), and we were the only ones left in the restaurant, he regaled us with the history of the convent and church which now also houses a little shop and the panaderia-restaurant. The bread is still made exactly as the nuns made it many moons ago. The old church has been under renovation and is scheduled to reopen soon. And the convent which used to house a hundred nuns, now has six living there. There are quite a few unoccupied rooms at Todos Santos. I would love to know the history of those rooms. Another time perhaps.
Today I went to Todos Santos to take a picture of Mauricio. It was packed – there was "no room at the inn" for one more diner. When you come to Ecuador, don't leave before dining in Cuenca at Todos Santos – it's not just about food; it's also about history and Mauricio, and the way Todos Santos is evolving. I think you'll like it.
And so, almost every day the reasons for liking Cuenca unfold in the nicest of ways.
I hope your day was a lovely one.
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Director's Blog : Welcome 2019!
Happy New Year! I hope your holiday season was a time of relaxation and family fun. I am occasionally asked why fundraise at BUMNS? Fundraising helps distinguish our preschool from other schools in the area. Monies raised have built our playground, given us funds to add new educational tools to our Game Room and classes, installed a security system, painted classrooms, bought music instruments and KIM equipment. Fundraising helps support our school environment. Thank you for the continued generous support.
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SCARBOROUGH — A local business owner says his attempt to open a pawn shop in Scarborough is being held up by the town's lack of a local licensing ordinance.
Town officials say he can obtain the license he needs through the state, which makes a local ordinance unnecessary.
Bennett said he has everything ready to open Coastal Pawn and Gifts in the Southgate Plaza at 426 Route 1, including thousands of dollars worth of merchandise he purchased on Web sites like eBay and Craig's List.
But he's caught in a "Catch-22" that has bounced him from town planning staff, to the state and back to Scarborough's Ordinance Committee.
After learning from town staff that he would have to get a pawn shop license from the state, Bennett discovered the state requires a local license, too. The applicant must obtain a state supervised lender license, a process that, by the state's own admission, is not ideal.
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Bennett said he looked into the supervised lender license and found it could cost him thousands of dollars.
On advice in an e-mail dated Oct. 28 from William Lund, superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, Bennett has continued to try to work with the town.
"Most pawn shops get licenses from their towns, because that is usually less complicated than getting a supervised lender license from our office (an applicant for a supervised lender license, for example, must demonstrate a positive net worth of $50,000, and must post a surety bond)," Lund wrote.
To complicate the situation, Bennett signed a lease after being told in August it is a requirement before the town can issue a certificate of occupancy. Bennett said he only signed the lease after he spoke with the town's attorney, the police and the fire departments. Then, in mid-October, he said he was told he would have to meet with the Ordinance Committee.
Though he has since appeared before the council to request an expedited ordinance process, the committee does not meet again until the end of November, making it unlikely that an ordinance will be in place before next year, Assistant Planner Jay Chace said Thursday.
This would be the first pawn shop Bennett has operated, he said, but he has worked in several of them in the past. He said he doesn't plan to sell guns, and sees the business as providing a service.
The pawn shop would hold merchandise for a month. After that time, if the merchandise owner hasn't paid him back with 25 percent maximum interest for the month on items $500 or less, the merchandise will be released for sale to the public, he said.
Peggy Roberts can be reached at 781-36612 ext. 125 or [email protected].
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Watchmen, V for Vendetta Writer Alan Moore to Retire from Comics
By Cameron Wade | September 9, 2016 | 4:50pm
Photo via Flickr (@Fimb) Comics News Alan Moore
Alan Moore has been an outsider to the mainstream comic world for more than a decade. After wrapping his imprint under DC, America's Best Comics, Moore cut all ties with the Big Two comic publishers and has since written for publishers like Top Shelf, where he brought The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Avatar, where he pens the Lovecraft-inspired Providence.
Now, the Watchmen scribe and comics' perennial outsider is apparently done with the medium for good.
At a press conference promoting his 1,280-page novel, Jerusalem, Moore announced that the comics he's currently working on will be his last, saying he has "about 250 pages of comics left in me."
Moore said the books he's working on now are the aforementioned Providence, the Kickstarted, black-and-white horror anthology Cinema Purgatorio and the final entry in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series.
While he plans to come back to the medium for "the odd little comics piece at some point in the future," Moore said that, "I think I have done enough for comics. I've done all that I can. I think if I were to continue to work in comics, inevitably the ideas would suffer, inevitably you'd start to see me retread old ground and I think both you and I probably deserve something better than that." It's a funny statement coming from the man who, along with Frank Miller's work on The Dark Knight Returns, completely reinvented the superhero genre and mainstream comics with Watchmen and The Killing Joke in the late '80s.
Speaking on the persistence of comic book superheroes, he said, "I think this century needs, deserves, its own culture. It deserves artists that are actually going to attempt to say things that are relevant to the times we are actually living in. That's a longwinded way of me saying I am really, really sick of Batman." Moore said he'll be moving on to "things I don't know if I can do, like films, where I haven't got a clue what I am doing, or giant literary novels."
It'll be interesting to see what kind of film work Moore might do, considering his distaste for the mainstream and his notorious hatred for any and all adaptations of his work. Following a one-two punch of bad adaptations with From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Moore has had his name removed from subsequent works, leaving the movie versions of V for Vendetta and Watchmen to be solely credited to the filmmakers.
Moore is going to go down in history as one of, if not the, greatest writer in history of the medium. When his final comic page does come, it'll be the end of an era for comic books.
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E-Swin is delighted to share its Beauty & Care concept with you before anyone else.
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Top 10 Must Visit Places in Dubai
Whenever we think about going on a vacation and taking a break from the hectic routine in our lives, we all are willing to go somewhere relaxing and definitely worth the money. Today we will be discussing what are the top 10 must visit places in Dubai. The list will consist some of the most exotic activities to do and places to visit in Dubai such as the Jumeirah Beach, Burj Al-Arab Hotel and activities such as yacht charter Dubai and yacht cruise dinner in Dubai.
1. Dubai Mall
Number one on our list is of course, the Dubai Mall. The Dubai Mall is quite famous among tourists for being extremely gigantic is size and it truly has been one of the biggest tourist attractions after the Burj Khalifa Hotel. The gigantic Dubai Shopping center is one of the biggest strip malls on the planet and houses in excess of 1,300 stores. Regardless of whether you aren't keen on purchasing anything, a visit to this colossal retail focus is an absolute necessity: The Dubai Shopping center additionally contains various diversion offices, for example, an ice arena, a cinema and a few child amicable attractions, including an aquarium that houses a great many submerged animals. On the off chance that you happen to be around during the evening, stop by the Dubai Wellspring outside of the shopping center. Made by the group who planned the Bellagio's renowned moving wellsprings, the wellspring highlights daily shows set to a blend of western and eastern music.
2. Jumeirah Beach
Who here doesn't love going out to the beach on a bright sunny day, willing to enjoy the sand between their toes and gazing at the beautiful waves? The Jumeirah Beach has distinguished itself as one of the greatest and most beautiful beaches in the world. Sun-seekers search in these present circumstances energetic shoreline to delight in Dubai's splendid beams, while water sports lovers exploit the quiet, turquoise waters of the Persian Bay. Jumeirah Shoreline is likewise furnished with a kids' play area and a lot of grill and excursion territories. Simply ensure you come ahead of schedule as the region becomes relentlessly progressively swarmed for the duration of the day.
3. Ski Dubai
We know there are some of the most brilliant places to go skiing in the snowy winters and have the greatest time of your lives, but the experience of skiing in Dubai in the middle of the desert is something you can't experience anywhere else. That's right, there's an entire ski resort in the middle of the desert, right here in Dubai. Beautifully constructed, the Middle East's first indoor ski focus, ski Dubai flaunts five ski runs (the longest of which traverses in excess of 1,300 feet with a 197-foot vertical drop), a free-form snowboard zone, a chairlift, just as space for toboggan runs and snowball battles. Inside there's additionally the world's first indoor dark run, ski exercises for the youngsters, just as a penguin colony.
You can opt for yacht rental Dubai services or even go for pink limo rental Dubai to throw in the little extra sparkle if there is a birthday celebration.
4. Burj Al-Arab
Next one up in our list is the only seven star hotel in the world, Burj Al-Arab. There is luxury in the name of the hotel itself. Being the only seven star hotel in the world, it stands out tall on the coast of Dubai with having free of cost entrance for visitors to come and check it out and explore the new definition of luxury. The lodging not just houses the tallest chamber on the planet at about 600 feet high, yet it is one of the tallest inns on the planet. Design aside, conveniences incorporate rotating beds in a few suites, just as a helipad.
5. Burj Khalifa
Right after the amazing Burj Al-Arab, we're mentioning the building that is famous for being the tallest sky-scrapper in the entire world. Burj Khalifa is recognized as the icon, as the symbol of luxury. The beautiful mesmerizing hotel adds to the beauty of the city and offers beautiful service. Rising 2,722 feet over the city (that is an incredible 160 stories), the Burj Khalifa gladly holds the title of "world's tallest building." Yet that is not by any means the only title this present pinnacle has added to its repertoire. The Burj Khalifa is additionally the tallest detached structure on the planet and home to the most astounding outside perception deck on the planet. You realize what that implies: exquisite perspectives. Guests are welcome to ride the lift to the 124th floor for amazing city vistas stretching out such a distance out to the Persian Bay.
6. Jumeirah Mosque
Along with being one of the most top tourist and luxurious destinations in the world, it houses a big number of Muslims. The symbol of diversity and unity among different communities is represented by the astonishing Jumeirah Mosque. Jumeirah Mosque towers over the drift from its roost north of the Dubai Marina. Its point by point white facade – which graces the 500-dirham note – emulates the compositional style of the medieval Fatimid period. In contrast to Dubai's different mosques, non-Muslims are welcomed inside to wonder about Jumeirah's lavish style, highlighting definite painted boards against splendid blue and yellow foundations.
7. Desert Safari
In the first place, Dubai desert safari begins with an agreeable pickup office in our cooled vehicles from your home, office, or brought together area, it relies on the sort of bundle you reserved for. You'll be dropped off and about side in the wake of leaving the superb view of the city behind the sand ridges. Our extremely cordial however exceptionally proficient group will energetically invite you to the courageous universe of Desert Safari out and about side, where arrive cruisers will be prepared to take you somewhere down in the core of this enormous Middle Eastern desert. Dubai Desert Safari leads at Best 3 Attractions in the Unified Middle Easterner Emirates. Most likely about that among endless excitement exercises offered by Dubai, Dubai Desert Safari has demonstrated its perfection in administrations and catching the hearts of a huge number of sightseers around the world.
8. Sky Diving
Sky dive Dubai was established in 2010 by H.E. Nasser Al Neyadi when Dubai facilitated its first global parachuting title at the Palm Drop Zone. Today, Sky dive Dubai appreciates a magnificent notoriety for well-being and aptitude, and is one of the main sky diving organizations on the planet. When you run skydiving with Sky dive Dubai, be rest guaranteed that you are in phenomenal hands and in the organization of experienced skydivers with more than a large number of hops added to their repertoire. They likewise hold a few Guinness World Records and have created 2 astounding skydiving areas in Dubai. Every sky diving activity carried out in Dubai is overseen by Sky dive Dubai. Sky dive Dubai runs the greatest open air skydiving school on the planet in the deserts outside Dubai. Their hops occur in two mind blowing areas in Dubai – the Desert Grounds drop-zone and the more premium Palm Drop Zone.
9. Dubai Museum
Next one up on our list is the historical Dubai museum which houses many historical artifacts and other symbols of Dubai. The Historical center offers guests a look at where this grand city has been and where it's going. The gallery possesses the Al Fahidi Fortress, which is the most established working in Dubai, recently utilized by the ruler and as a resistance station. Today, the gallery includes an assortment of wings devoted to Dubai's social, authentic and geological scene. Meander around and you'll discover everything from merchandise sold during the 1950s, situated in the business sectors wing, to data about the marine life that lies under the Middle Eastern Bay, properly situated in the ocean wing.
10. Wild Wadi Water Park
Situated at the foot of the Burj Al Middle Easterner, the wild channel waterpark is a gathering of 30 water rides and play regions intended for all ages. The whole park is designed according to Juha, a character frequently referenced in Middle Eastern legends and highlighted predominately among the recreation center. Adrenaline junkies can slide down Fit of rage Rear way or the Burj Surj, while those searching for somewhat more unwinding can skim along the lethargic stream.
With our list coming to an end, we hope this informative article serves its purpose of educating the visitors with most useful and beneficial information before setting off the foot to having a luxurious and amazing experience in Dubai.
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> List of all Registered Providers with whom Brent Council has a (housing) nomination agreement?
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and we aim to send a response by 17 January 2018.
Thank you for your request for information received on 15 December 2017.
Rough Sleepers and the councils budget.
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It is not known if articaine or epinephrine are excreted in breast milk. The manufacturer recommends that caution be exercised when administering articaine/epinephrine to breast-feeding women; consideration may be given to pumping and discarding milk for 4 hours after the last dose. In general, women administered single dose local anesthesia for dental procedures may resume breast-feeding once they are awake and stable (Montgomery 2012).
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Chasing Success
Ava Bathurst
Senior Isaac Hernandez runs to the finish line after an exhausting race.
Addi Jarrell, Staff Reporter
Getting up early to run 5 miles before the sun has even risen may not be everyone's ideal morning routine, but it's something that senior Isaac Hernandez is used to doing for over 4 years.
After running his first 5k in kindergarten, Hernandez knew he had found his passion. He joined his first cross country team in seventh grade and the standards were immediately set high. Hernandez won first place in his very first race and had very few losses from that point on. 3
With his successes, Hernandez also found himself with a lot of responsibility.
Hernandez is somewhat of a role model for the younger runners on his team. Just recently, after their success at Area, the team shaved their heads. Hernandez was the first to cut his hair after he made a bet that if they advanced, he would do it for the team. He represents the sacrifice and dedication that he is willing to give to something he is so passionate about.
A lot of Hernandez's influence over the younger athletes comes from his time as a younger runner. He had great role models that taught him the art of perseverance and motivation that lead him to where he is today.
"Grayden [Morris] helped me a lot, especially on race days. He taught me what kind of mindset I need to have to be able to have the best outcomes in that race," Hernandez said.
Luckily, he still has that encouragement and inspiration that leads him to success.
"My dad and Colton Snow are my two biggest supporters," Hernandez said. "[Colton and I] met through track two years ago and have constantly been there to challenge and support each other."
After winning area, it all suddenly became real that this sport could take him places. The entirety of the college process would be different without his sport.
"If it wasn't for cross country and the things it has done for me, I probably wouldn't be visiting the colleges I am visiting," Hernandez said.
Hernandez plans to run cross country in college and pursue a path in engineering, something he has also had a passion for.
Running cross-country is not the only thing that takes up time on Hernandez's schedule. He also delegates time to friends, school and personal hobbies like skateboarding and playing guitar.
"Life experiences are very important, especially at this age," Hernandez said. "Pretty soon, we will all have college and then jobs. Life will never be like this again."
Hernandez also dedicates a lot of his time to baseball when the running season is over. "As an athlete, it is pretty non-stop. I go from one sport extreme to the next, giving each one my all", says Hernandez.
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The calypso caliphate: how Trinidad became a recruiting ground for ISIS
Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), a small twin-island republic in the Caribbean, has one of the highest rates of foreign fighter radicalization in the western hemisphere. According to official estimates, around 130 Trinidadian nationals migrated to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria and Iraq between 2013 and 2016. This article seeks to make sense of these migrations, placing them in the broader historical and social context in which they occurred.
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As an instrument for delivering publicity, terrorism clearly works. Or at least it did last week, when the hitherto obscure term "incel" went viral after Alek Minassian drove a truck into a crowd of pedestrians in downtown Toronto. Mr. Minassian, just before carrying out his attack, wrote a post on Facebook in which he proclaimed the arrival of an "incel rebellion." Standing for "involuntarily celibate," the term is used as a badge of honor among a fringe online subculture of misogynists who say they hate women for depriving them of sex. So now we know.
Watching ISIS: How Young Adults Engage with Official English-Language ISIS Videos
Research on jihadist online propaganda (JOP) tends to focus on the production, content, and dissemination of jihadist online messages. Correspondingly, the target of JOP—that is, the audience—has thus far attracted little scholarly attention. This article seeks to redress this neglect by focusing on how audiences respond to jihadist online messaging. It presents the findings of an online pilot survey testing audience responses to clips from English-language Islamic State of Iraq and Syria videos. The survey was beset at every stage by ethical, legal, and practical restrictions, and we discuss how these compromised our results and what this means for those attempting to do research in this highly sensitive area.
Religion, crime, and violence
This chapter explores the relationship between crime and religion, focusing in particular on jihadist religious violence. It is concerned to explain why the relationship between religion and violence is so contested and how it has been understood or, in some cases, explained away. It also addresses the construction of religion in criminology as a 'prosocial' social control mechanism, and goes on to sketch out how criminology can engage more fully and fruitfully with religious-based violence.
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Folk devils and moral panics 'Left idealism' reconsidered
This article is intended as an attack on Jock Young's use of the term 'left idealism'—that distillation of every 1960s hysteria and radicalchic inanity—to describe and to castigate the moral, political and intellectual assumptions of the emergent 'paradigm' of radical criminology in Britain of th
Theoretical Criminology
1st Nov 2002
Adventures in Criminology
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We Need the Annoyance: What a World Without Marketing or Advertising Would Mean
Posted by Grewal Levy Marketing in Chapter 01: Overview of Marketing
Advertising Age, Overview of Marketing
Consumers like to complain about advertising. It interrupts television shows, delays the start of movies, clutters the landscape, and overwhelms social and online media. In response, various options have emerged to limit the ways and places marketers can reach consumers, from do not call lists, to paid subscriptions for services like Pandora that eliminate ads, to Apple's decision to support apps designed to block advertising in its latest operating system. All of these initiatives have been met with praise, but what would happen if we took them to the extreme? What would the world look like if marketing and advertising just, poof, went away?
According to a hypothetical thought experiment by writers at Advertising Age, the first effect would be a massive hit to the economy. Marketers and advertisers spend about $189 billion in the United States and $592 billion worldwide. Without such spending, and the marketing jobs associated with it, the global economy would plummet.
In these dire straits, consumers would suffer too, in the form of higher prices for, well, everything. But Advertising Age focused its analysis specifically on digital offerings. Want to get the news? At the moment, because it earns advertising revenues too, The New York Times charges $195 annually for an online subscription. Assuming all ad revenue disappeared, that price would jump to about $335 per year, just for the online version.
Similarly, access to televised entertainment would cost more, but the offerings likely would diminish. In a setting without any advertising, each channel would charge a fee. Using the existing fees charged by services such as HBO and Hulu for ad-free viewing, the estimates suggest that consumers would wind up paying around $1200 per year to access about a dozen channels each. Some currently available channels that appeal to relatively small, niche audiences likely would not be able to survive though, so the options would shrink overall.
For online fun, Advertising Age predicts a shrinking offering too. Because Facebook is so widespread and popular, it likely could make up for any lost advertising revenues by charging users just about $12 per year, and most users likely would be willing to pay that rate. However, the charges would severely limit Facebook's spread into less developed nations, where $12 is more than many people earn in a fortnight. Other sites, such as Buzzfeed, would likely disappear altogether. Although it can be a fun distraction to click on the stories, people are unlikely to spend much for the ability to see a list of the latest celebrity makeup disasters.
Discussion Question:
What are some other outcomes you could imagine for a world without marketing and advertising?
Source: Simon Dumenco, "Ad Age Imagines a World Without Ads—And It's Not Cheap," Advertising Age, September 28, 2015
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About HASH
Join HASH
HASH: Health, Arts, Social sciences and Humanities
Health in the 21st century is increasingly being reshaped by developments in neurosciences, health technologies, digital transformations, shifting demographics including ageing populations, questions of sustainable development, and concerns around healthy and secure food systems and lifestyles. With the increase of digital technologies in everyday life, interdisciplinary realms such as digital health provide many opportunities and challenges for the future of society.
HASH is an interdisciplinary network which brings together health, arts, social sciences, humanities, design, and science and technology. It aims to ignite creative connections and collaborations among members. To that end, HASH will draw on various contributions from a wide range of academic researchers, health practitioners, health service users and policymakers.
HASH provides a space for people engaged in interdisciplinary research to share ideas, present their work and discuss pressing topics of research methods and theory, impact and engagement. In order to set a transformative agenda for health research in the 21st century, HASH will foster an open dialogue aimed at developing innovative approaches to contemporary health concerns and advancing inquiry in interdisciplinary health research.
Through a participatory approach, HASH will explore how different kinds of evidence and modes of inquiry might promote effective, grounded research on the health of individuals and communities. A key aim is to foster the development of interdisciplinary groups that critically engage with contemporary questions of health, society, institutions and technology.
Click here to view the HASH Network Terms of Reference.
Harnessing the potentials of Health X Interdisciplinarity
Transgress conventional boundaries between theory and method, and foster a creative space to interrogate lived experiences of health and illness;
Expand understandings of the possibilities of interdisciplinary health research, and generate or enhance a reflective openness in health research and practice;
Foster strong connections with creative arts methods to inform our thinking and practices of doing health research;
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Develop linkages and collaborative partnerships between academic researchers, government, and not for profit and community organisations;
Facilitate research dissemination, information sharing and expand communications about research interests and opportunities.
Our interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral groups critically engage in research on:
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Dec. 11, 2013 / 11:27 AM
Madoff myths -- fabrications -- debunked
NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Five years after New York trader Bernard Madoff's huge Ponzi scheme burst onto the nation's headlines, many mysteries remain, a lawyer close to the case said.
"We've looked at and analyzed everything that has been available to us, and we still do not understand some of the things he was doing," said David Sheehan, who represents bankruptcy trustee Irving Picard.
Picard was assigned the task of cleaning up the mess. His primary job has been to recover lost assets in a case that included a review of 33 million documents, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, five years after Madoff turned himself into authorities.
With estimates of losses soaring to $60 billion and Madoff announcing that he acted alone, the Ponzi scam -- a scam that uses new client money to cover losses made with other investment funds -- was said to be the largest in U.S. history by far.
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Losses are estimated now at $17 billion, but Madoff's claim that he acted alone has turned out to be a fantasy, the Journal reported.
Madoff's two sons, Mark and Andrew, who helped run the securities operation for Madoff's investment firm, have not been charged with a crime, but Madoff's brother Peter Madoff, who also ran the securities business, pleaded guilty to fraud in 2012 and is serving a 10-year sentence.
Mark Madoff committed suicide two years after the arrest of his father, who is serving a 150-year sentence.
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In addition to Peter Madoff, seven other former staff members have pleaded guilty, including Frank DiPascali Jr., who was Madoff's chief lieutenant, and Enrica Cotellessa-Pitz, who was the firm's controller, the Journal said.
Five other staff members are currently on trial.
Madoff had also insisted at the time of his arrest that the firm's trading operation was isolated from the fraud – a legitimate business operating side by side with the corrupt one.
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It turns out, that business was a front, Sheehan said.
"The market-making operation was his cover," Sheehan said.
Forensic accountant Bruce Dubinsky from Duff & Phelps LLC, hired by Picard, said that Madoff's trading desk lost tens of millions of dollars and was kept going by funds generated by the Ponzi scam.
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Cotellessa-Pitz also admitted to transferring Ponzi funds to cover losses of the firm's securities business.
Cotellessa-Pitz called these transfers "adjustments" the Journal said.
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Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Just over a month before the White House releases its defense spending budget, Navy leaders are both asking for an increase in funds and stressing that surface readiness matters more than growing the fleet.
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Lockheed awarded $19.3M for Virginia-class submarine Block V hulls
Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin was awarded a $19.3 million contract modification to deliver eight masts for Virginia-class submarine hulls for the U.S. Navy, according to the Pentagon.
Raytheon awarded $9M to maintain HARM weapons for Morocco, Turkey, U.S.
Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Raytheon inked a $9 million deal to maintain high-speed anti-radiation missiles, known as HARM, for the Air Force, the government of Morocco and the government of Turkey, according to the Pentagon.
L3Harris nabs $12.9M contract for National Space Defense Center Sustainment
Jan. 15 (UPI) -- L3Harris Technologies received a $12.9 million contract modification for National Space Defense Center sustainment effort, the Department of Defense announced as the Space Force is stood-up and personnel are moved to the command.
Sig Sauer nabs $10M Army contract for sniper rifle ammo
Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army awarded Sig Sauer a $10 million contract to manufacture ammunition for use in the branch's bolt-action sniper rifle.
Boeing, Navy complete first Super Hornet flight with upgraded sensor
Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Boeing and the U.S. Navy flew an F/A-18 Super Hornet equipped with an Infrared Search & Track Block II pod for the first time in late 2019, Boeing announced. The IRST pod is part of Block III upgrades to the aircraft.
Moments from the 2020 Critics' Choice red carpet
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Immigrating to the United States takes a lot of work. Different agencies may be involved at various steps. An immigration lawyer in Wisconsin can help your case go as smoothly as possible.
What Can Delay Your Visa Application?
Many things can delay your visa application. Some that are out of your control include the processing time at various agencies and extra security checks based on your country of origin.
You may get a Request for Evidence if you make some of these mistakes. Processing your application will stop until you have sent back the missing information. If you do not understand any part of your application, talk with a lawyer. Do not just skip it.
Which Government Agencies Handle Immigration Issues?
Two main agencies handle most areas of the immigration process. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deals with most issues for people already in the country. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is part of the DHS and handles things like family petitions and adjustment of status requests.
The Department of State (DOS) issues visa numbers. Its National Visa Center processes visa applications and collects the fees. This is also the agency that lets you know when your priority date is getting close and what to do next. If you are outside the U.S., you can contact the DOS through your local U.S. embassy or consulate.
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL): Many work-based visas require DOL approval as a first step.
Department of Justice: Decides if someone should be deported for an immigration law violation.
In general, you will deal with either the USCIS or DOS, depending on where in the immigration process you are.
An experienced lawyer can help you navigate the often confusing immigration process. Call now to speak with an immigration attorney in Wisconsin at 877-913-7222.
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SPRINGFIELD � Several Springfield School District students were honored at the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in a contest that recognizes achievement in writing and art. Students presented their work for judging during the King holiday celebrations.
Maykayla Collins, Heidi Cisneros-Sanchez, Kilona Loyd, Sasha Hansen, Jacob Hill and Megan Bernatzki won for art; Jordan Branford and Jacob Hepner for multimedia; and Alexia Smith for speech.
A list of winners, their teachers and the schools they attend is at www.sps.lane.edu.
Roosevelt Middle School sixth-graders Jonah Kreitzberg and Henry Lininger won first place in the Irvine Valley Classic debate tournament on Jan. 7 in Irvine, Calif.
Lininger also finished as third-place speaker overall, and Kreitzberg finished as fourth-place speaker.
SPRINGFIELD � The Oregon School Boards Association has recognized Springfield School District board member Laurie Adams for her service to public education. Adams serves on the OSBA board. The association includes members from each of the state�s 197 local school districts, 19 education service districts and 17 community colleges.
PLEASANT HILL � A Pleasant Hill School District youth LEGO robotics team won recognition at the Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournaments, held Jan. 14 and 15 at Liberty High School in Hillsboro.
The Phantastic Mechanics of Pleasant Hill took home the Radisys Strategy and Innovation award after competing with 117 other teams from Oregon and Southwest Washington.
The teams participating in the championship represent the top 30 percent of over 400 teams who excelled at qualifying tournaments in December. Each team of 9- to 14-year-olds programmed their custom-made robot to compete on various robot missions, focused on this year�s theme of food safety.
The team members are Aurora Duncan, Malakye Plummer, Luke Rodrigues, Nathan Faber, Gabe Placko, Dylan Hammond, and Logan Parrish. They were coached by Rick Faber.
SPRINGFIELD � Three Springfield middle schools recently held National Geographic Bees.
Ben Hale, an eighth-grader, won the Thurston Middle School contest in December.
The winner from Agnes Stewart Middle School�s contest was eighth-grader Josh Ellington.
At Hamlin Middle School, the winner was Dillon Wymore, a seventh-grader.
The winners will go on to take a qualifying test to determine whether they move on to the state bee in late March. State winners are invited to National Geographic headquarters in May to compete for scholarships in the national bee.
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Konezny, S.J. ; Bussac, M.N. ; Zuppiroli, L.
A heterogeneous charge transport model for microcrystalline silicon based on fluctuation-induced tunneling is presented that fits the low-temperature saturation observed in dark conductivity measurements and accounts for the film microstructure. Excellent agreement is found when the model is applied to data reported in the literature, particularly for highly crystalline samples, which produce the highest performance transistors. Values obtained for the three fitting parameters are consistent with typical measurements of microcrystalline silicon film morphology and the conduction band offset between amorphous and crystalline silicons.
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In this episode Pondis and kingy talk about the Switch selling more than GameCube, Playstation Classic game list, Zelda getting a new TV series, Spyro Trilogy what's on the disc, and Destiny 2 being free. The guys also run through what they have been playing.
In this episode Pondis and Kingy talk about; Gamecube controllers, Spider-Man going gold, Monster Hunter World selling well, new game for the Mega Drive, and issues with Spyro the Dragon remake.
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> conlangs would speak English, or any other nat- or conlang?
borrows from other languages quite often (if only to name those languages).
into [n] or strengthened into [ŋɡi], a feasible cluster in Moten.
English would be quite a shock. A Moten speaker would probably use "the"
overuse the causative construction to turn intransitives into transitives.
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Rams' Todd Gurley Makes Super Bowl Wish Come True For 6-Year-Old Fighting Cancer
Filed Under:Cancer, Los Angeles Rams, NFL, Super Bowl LII, Todd Gurley
Hector Sandoval playing catch with his dad in Long Beach.
LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — Little Hector Sandoval has a big love for football, and though the 6-year-old has had a rough couple of months dealing with his illness, he's raring and ready to go thanks to his fighting spirit and a little help from his favorite football team.
Hector has Hodgkin's lymphoma and has been in and out of the hospital for treatment for the last five months.
"It's very hard to see him go through this, " his father who's also named Hector told CBS2 News. "Who wants their son to be going through cancer?"
It's been a rough time for Hector and his family. However, the Los Angeles Rams came through with the gift the tiny tackler won't soon forget.
This past Friday, Hector had his last round of radiation, giving him the all-clear to go to the Big Game with two tickets, courtesy of the Rams.
They found out about Hector through his dad, who's a season ticket holder.
"They called to see how the experience was going. I told them, I says, 'We've only made it to a few games 'cause little Hector got sick.'"
After that contact, the team stayed in touch with the Sandovals.
The family never imagined what would come next.
Star running back Todd Gurley, who just happens to be little Hector's favorite Rams player, showed up to his family's house with lots of surprises.
Hector and Rams running back Todd Gurley
"I was so, so, so happy," said Hector decked out in his Rams gear. "It's crazy."
"I just wanted to present y'all with two Super Bowl tickets to Minnesota," Gurley told the Sandovals that day.
Included with the seats were free airfare, hotel and, most importantly, support from the team they love and obviously cares a lot about them.
"The two teams that are in the Super Bowl, it's like he's in his own Super Bowl, in a way, beating up on cancer like that," Hector's the elder said.
"I'm this excited," the younger Hector said opening his arms as far as he they would go.
He's already packed and ready to go to Minneapolis, Minnesota for the game on Feb. 4 that pits the New England Patriots against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Even though his team isn't hitting the turf next Sunday, the boy said he will be covered in Rams gear, which he already had packed up, along with his Mickey Mouse.
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Apple Music launches a new playback experience; Reveals the leaderboards for 2022
Apple / By Smartphone Reporter
Starting today, Apple Music subscribers can learn about the best songs, artists, albums, genres, and more in a redesigned experience. 2022 has been an exciting year in music, with listeners immersed in new sounds, new languages, and new genres more than ever before. In addition, the 2022 year-end charts show how influential Apple Music listeners have been in making 2022 a memorable year, both individually and as a community.
said Oliver Chaucer, Apple's vice president of Apple Music and Beats. "The music we enjoy throughout the year becomes like a soundtrack, and it's really fun to be able to go back and relive those meaningful and memorable moments again."
Redesigned Apple Music Replay
New for 2022 is a year-end experience complete with expanded listening insights and new functionality, including a fully customized highlight reel. Users can discover their top songs, top albums, top artists, genres, and more. Super fans can discover if they are in the top 100 listeners of their favorite artist or genre.
Apple Music listeners can continue to check Replay until December 31 to see if their listening patterns have evolved before the start of 2023. Once the new year rolls around, keep listening to Apple Music to explore and share new insights for 2023 every week.
All insights on Replay are optimized for sharing with family and friends, on their social channels, or on any messaging platform.
How does Apple Music Replay work?
Visit replay.music.apple.com and sign in with the same Apple ID used for Apple Music. Turn on the highlights or scroll through the page for more detailed insights. A truncated version of the site is available throughout the year or once the user becomes eligible.1
How do you see listening stats
Listen to enough music to qualify. Qualification measurement with custom progress bar on Replay website. Both playlist eligibility and insights occur to the same extent as listening.
Once a user is eligible for Replay, they can visit replay.music.apple.com.
Explore listening stats, listen on the site, and get involved.
Replay has been translated into 39 languages for all 169 countries and regions where Apple Music is available.
Restart Apple Music and Privacy
Despite the focus on data, Replay maintains standard Apple privacy throughout the experience. Individual user insights are never shared, sold, or used in any marketing materials. The user can share their thoughts at their own discretion if they choose. No other Apple Music subscribers or employees can access their insights outside of Selected Snaps at any time.
Top charts insights
Apple Music also revealed its year-end charts, highlighting the best songs of 2022, top Shazams, top fitness songs, and most read songs. Diving into the rankings, music buffs will notice the growing presence of non-English hits, the emergence of once-niche genres, and a number of great artists entering the spotlight for the first time.
The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber finished the year at #1 on the best songs of 2022 with their collaboration "STAY." Released in the summer of 2021, "STAY" spent an amazing 51 days atop the Daily Top 100: Global and has remained steady well into 2022. "STAY" hasn't dropped out of the Daily Top 100: Global since its release, and has reached #1 on the list of the best 100 locations per day in 69 countries and regions around the world.
Hip-hop continued to top the charts, making 32 of the year's top 100 songs. Pop followed, with 23 hits on the chart, followed by R&B/Soul, with 11 hits. Latin came in fourth place with eight songs, followed by J-pop with six songs.
Things looked markedly different on the Most Popular Songs chart, led by "We Don't Talk About Bruno," the top spot on the Disney soundtrack. Charm. The lyrics chart is among the most international, with 29 songs out of 100 in a language other than English.
Meanwhile, British DJ Joel Corey's "Head & Heart (feat. MNEK) tops the Fitness Songs chart, which ranks the top songs on Apple Fitness+ playlists and Apple Music fitness playlists. "Head & Heart" has reached Daily top 100 list in 53 countries and regions around the world, including 12 countries where it reached the top 20.
Shazam topped the chart with "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" by Elton John and Dua Lipa, which marked the first time Elton John topped the global Shazam chart. The track charted at number one in 17 national charts – a record for both singers – and both reached number one in the UK for the first time. Top 5 hits were The Glass Animals' "Heatwaves", Harry Styles' "As It Was", Farruko's "Babypas" and Akraz's "Do It For Her (feat. Cherish)".
Elsewhere, Bad Bunny — Apple Music's 2022 Artist of the Year — becomes the first Latin artist to have the biggest album of the year with summer without you. Just four months after its record-breaking release, summer without you It has already become the biggest Latin album of all time by lifetime streams.
Check out Apple Music's full list of year-end charts.
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Lexington is a city that has been known as the second largest city in the state of Kentucky, also its area is evident in the United States. Breakout game is one of the interesting games as people playing the game do follow clues so as to be able to escape a room before the given time ends. Boredom is one of the things that are not tolerated in the modern world. As a result there are many people who are involved in various types of games. It is important for one to only engage himself or herself in a game that will not only help him or her pass time but as well help him or her gain something new. In the list of the beneficial games is the breakout game. As a result, there are a number of people who have invested in this particular game. One of the key factors that make happy an escape room owner is when those who had visited his her escape room talk good things concerning the escape room. Earning best escape room reviews is a very simple activity but when one follows the below steps.
One of the most effective ways to ensure that you get the leading reviews concerning your escape room is by registering the escape room on many platforms. In this twenty-first century there are many platforms that one can get his or her escape room registered. Instagram, Facebook as well as Twitter are some of the platforms. After registering the escape room in those various platforms one is therefore required to keep posting details concerning the escape room. By doing so many people will be enlightened on your escape room. In addition, the best place to source for feedback is from the platforms that you have registered the escape room. Therefore one will not have difficulties in sourcing the leading feedback concerning the escape room.
Setting up a process of escape room review management is one of the most effective ways to ensure that you get positive reviews concerning the escape room. By doing so one will be able to know what the clients do like in the escape room. As a result one will be able to build on the stronghold of the escape room. Thus, the escape room will market itself. The management will as well look into the negative reviews concerning the escape room. Therefore the weak points of the escape room will be worked on. Hence that particular escape room will be the best place to play the breakout games.
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Please stop by the NEW Materials Collection space in the library! The collection is located on the 2nd floor of the library on east side of the main floor (above Mujo's). The room is open from 8am to midnight (Mon-Thurs), 8am to 9pm (Fri), 10am to 6pm (Sat), and noon to midnight (Sun).
Here are our most popular games for the month of November. Smash made it back into the top three, and a couple of our new games made the list. With the general popularity of the PS3 over the XBox 360 recently, I'm somewhat surprised there aren't more PS3 games on the list.
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Benefits in Crab Meat
The Nutritional Values of Freshwater Fish
Nutritional Value of Steamed Clams
Food Sources of Methionine and Cysteine
Turkey Bacon Nutrition Information
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National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements: B-12
Linus Pauling Institute: Copper
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The information contained on this site is for informational purposes only, and should not be used as a substitute for the advice of a professional health care provider. Please check with the appropriate physician regarding health questions and concerns. Although we strive to deliver accurate and up-to-date information, no guarantee to that effect is made.
The Nutrition in Steamed Crabs
Nutritional Overview
Mineral Content
A Dozen Steamed Crabs
Choosing Crabs
Written by Maura Shenker
Crabs are a type of crustacean, meaning they have a hard exoskeleton and no inner skeleton -- like insects. Although there are several different species of crabs, dungeness and blues are popular choices for steaming. Much of the crab is inedible -- a 7-ounce crab may yield less than 3 ounces of meat. In general, male crabs are larger and meatier than females and are more desirable for steaming.
One serving of Steamed Crabs is reported to have 630 Calories, according to the nutrition facts provided by livestrong.com.
Steamed crabs contain protein and fat but no carbohydrates. Three ounces of steamed crab meat contains 87 calories, 17 grams of protein and about 1 gram of fat. The majority of fat -- 0.6 grams -- is polyunsaturated; 0.2 g is monounsaturated and 0.2 grams is saturated fat. In other words, 83 percent of crab meat is protein and 17 percent is fat. Like all saltwater seafood, there is some naturally occurring sodium -- about 235 milligrams -- more than 10 percent of the USDA recommended sodium intake for the general population -- 2,300 milligrams.
Steamed crabs contain protein and fat but no carbohydrates.
The majority of fat -- 0.6 grams -- is polyunsaturated; 0.2 g is monounsaturated and 0.2 grams is saturated fat.
Steamed crabs are an excellent source of vitamin B-12; just 3 ounces of crab meat contains more than 100 percent of your RDA of B-12, which your body uses to produce red blood cells and DNA synthesis. Adequate B-12 intake may help prevent heart disease, cognitive and age-related brain decline and boost your energy levels, according to the National Institutes of Health 4. A B-12 deficiency can cause neurological disorders.
A 3-ounce serving of crab meat also contains 27 percent of your RDA of copper and 24 percent of zinc. Copper performs several roles in the body, including energy production, iron metabolism and the formation of connective tissues, according to the Linus Pauling Institute 5. Copper may also help boost your immune system and prevent osteoporosis, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Zinc is also important in keeping your immune system strong and may reduce the severity and duration of the common cold, according to MedlinePlus.com 6. Other benefits of zinc include reducing your risk of macular degeneration, ostoporosis, stomach ulcers and muscle cramps.
Generally when ordering steamed crabs, you order by the dozen or the bushel. A dozen crabs is always 12, but the number in a bushel varies depending on crab size. Twelve large crabs -- about 7 ounces each -- should provide 630 calories, 125 grams of protein and 11 grams of fat. Unfortunately, they will also provide more than twice the recommended amount of dietary cholesterol -- 618 milligrams -- and 150 percent the recommended amount of sodium -- more than 3,700 milligrams.
Generally when ordering steamed crabs, you order by the dozen or the bushel.
A dozen crabs is always 12, but the number in a bushel varies depending on crab size.
Crabs are divided into five size categories, but category standards change based on the region. The categories -- small, medium, large, jumbo and colossal -- are based on size measurement across the body, not weight. Male crabs are called "jimmies" and female crabs are called "sooks." Jimmies have more meat and are preferred for steaming. When buying live crabs, ask for heavy or fat crabs, which are near the end of their molting period 3. Crabs that have just molted will be full of water and not meaty.
Crabs are divided into five size categories, but category standards change based on the region.
Nutritional Value of Hamachi Kama
Vitamins in Shrimp
Nutrition of Mahi Mahi Vs. White Fish
Rockfish Nutrition Facts
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Blue Crab: Nutrition Facts
USDA Nutritional Database: Crustaceans, Crab, Blue, Cooked, Moist Heat
Blue Crab: Buying Hard Crabs
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pubic "Crab" Lice: Frequently Asked Questions. Atlanta, Georgia; updated September 26, 2019.
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Karabela Y, Yardimci G, Yildirim I, et al. Treatment of Phthiriasis Palpebrarum and Crab Louse: Petrolatum Jelly and 1% Permethrin Shampoo. Case Rep Med. 2015;2015:Article ID 287906. doi:10.1155/2015/287906
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Maura Shenker is a certified holistic nutritionist and health counselor who started her writing career in 2010. She leads group workshops, counsels individual clients and blogs about diet and lifestyle choices. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design, a Master of Fine Arts from The Ohio State University and is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
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At K&B Bridals, we provide the Baltimore area and beyond with the latest bridal and tuxedo fashions. Whether you are looking for the perfect wedding dress, bridesmaid gowns or mother of the bride attire, our stylists make every fitting an enjoyable, relaxing and personalized experience.
Our bridal boutique offers a highly curated collection of gowns by today's most sought-after designers at an affordable price. Our goal is to make your bridal shopping experience memorable, easy and pleasurable. From classic to modern, you are sure to find the perfect wedding look that reflects your own style and personality. This is a once in a lifetime experience. Let us spoil you with our undivided attention and an experience that you will remember forever.
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I've been digging into the various options and gizmos associated with using WordPress for blogging. I'm amazed at the incredible work done by so many to advance this free software. Seriously swift folks are battling away at spammers, and pumping up the capabilities of WordPress for everyone. And they are all so willing to share that knowledge and expertise. I'm humbled.
Here are a few of the whiz bang plug-ins and add-ons that I've found so far for WordPress blog software.
After checking out some of the "easier" plug-ins and hacks, I've added a few.
Countdown – Allows the easy inclusion of how many days until or since a specific event. For instance, it could say that there are 4 days until the US Presidential Election or 3 days after the US Presidential Election. I've included it in the sidebar to let people know how many days until we arrive back in the US and a few other useless bits of date information.
Wasabi's Related Posts WordPress Plugin: After much messing around with different options to create a list of posts related to the current post, I found this awesome plugin which searches through the text of the posts and finds the words most common in the current post and lists those links. It ain't perfect, but it gets most of the related posts 8 out of 10 times. Wonderful!
Manalang's WordPress Plugin for Condensed Content for Date and Category Archives – I'm still trying to make this work, but the goal is to have the main page feature snippets of the most recent blogs with a click to take you to the whole thing for thorough reading.
Discussion on Blog by Email Problems and Instructions for Blog by Email – Another process with plugins that I'm still working on. Can't get it to work yet, but I'm eager that it does. Seems the problem may be with my host server.
I'll list more goodies as I find them, and hopefully figure out the details and post them here so I can use them again in the future…in case things get screwed up. This is our life. We have become experts in computer crashes and problems and trips from hell. I want an easier, simplier, boring life….just for a while.
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Rare and hard-fought academic partnerships are left in limbo.
WIKIMEDIA, ROMAN HARAKOn Friday (July 21), the US State Department issued a travel ban against US passport holders traveling to North Korea. The travel restriction, prompted by concerns over North Korea's law enforcement practices, including the long-term detention of people suspected of committing crimes, has suspended scientists' plans for traveling to the nation.
The State Department confirmed to The Scientist that the travel restriction will go into effect 30 days after it posts a notice to the Federal Register, which is expected this week. US passport holders can apply for exemptions "for certain limited humanitarian or other purposes," department spokesperson Heather Nauert writes in an email, but details are not yet available.
Although rare, scientists have on occasion forged research partnerships with North Korea. For instance, an American volcanologist named Kayla Iacovino traveled to North Korea in 2013 to analyze earthquake activity on Mount Paektu. She told NPR in 2016 it took two years of planning before authorities in North Korea and the U.K., where she was living at the time, granted permission.
Several years before that, Stanford University was partnering with North Korean officials to develop a diagnostic facility for drug-resistant tuberculosis, though, according to Stanford's press office, the project is no longer ongoing.
Because US passport holders will be asked to leave the DPRK, the travel ban could cause major disruption to Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), whose president and roughly 40 staff members are US citizens, ScienceInsider reports.
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Here the Duke of Wellington is receiving the message that Prussian forces are coming to his aid. Wellington, commander of the Anglo-Dutch troops, is the central figure in this group portrait of the major players at Waterloo. Lying wounded on a stretcher in the left foreground is the Dutch Crown Prince, later King William II. Originally intended for Wellington, the painting remained in the Netherlands thanks to William I who bought the picture for his son.
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Tests Suggest Scientists Achieved First 'In Body' Gene Editing On Living Human
dericiousknitty February 8, 2019 February 8, 2019 Future Technology, Genetic Modification
Scientists think they have achieved the first gene editing inside the body, altering DNA in adults to try to treat a disease, although it's too soon to know if this will help.
Preliminary results suggest that two men with a rare disorder now have a corrective gene at very low levels, which may not be enough to make the therapy a success.
Still, it's a scientific milestone toward one day doctoring DNA to treat many diseases caused by faulty genes.
"This is a first step," said Dr. Joseph Muenzer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who helped test the treatment. "It's just not potent enough."
He gave the results Thursday at a conference in Orlando, Florida, and has consulted for the therapy's maker, California-based Sangamo Therapeutics. Researchers are working on a stronger version of the treatment.
Gene editing is intended as a more precise way to do gene therapy, to disable a bad gene or supply a good one that's missing. Trying it in adults to treat diseases is not controversial and the DNA changes do not pass to future generations, unlike the recent case of a Chinese scientist who claims to have edited twin girls' genes when they were embryos.
Sangamo's studies involve men with Hunter or Hurler syndrome, diseases caused by a missing gene that makes an enzyme to break down certain sugar compounds. Without it, sugars build up and damage organs, often killing people in their teens.
In 2017, Brian Madeux of Arizona became the first person to try it. Through an IV, he received many copies of a corrective gene and an editing tool called zinc finger nucleases to insert it into his DNA.
Results on him and seven other Hunter patients, plus three with Hurler syndrome, suggest the treatment is safe, which was the main goal of these early experiments. Three problems — bronchitis, an irregular heartbeat and a hernia — were deemed due to the diseases, not the treatment.
Tissue samples showed evidence of gene editing at very low levels in two Hunter patients who were given a middle dose but not in one given a low dose. Tests are expected later this year on patients who received the highest dose and on Hurler patients.
Blood tests detected slightly higher levels of the missing enzyme in a few of the Hunter patients but none of them reached normal levels. One patient had a larger increase but also showed signs that his immune system might be attacking the therapy. He was treated for that and symptoms resolved.
More encouraging results were seen in Hurler patients — enzyme levels rose to normal in all three after treatment, tests on certain blood cells showed.
"This is very promising" for Hurler patients, said Dr. Paul Harmatz of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, who presented those results.
None of the patients with either disease showed a sustained decline in urine levels of the troubling sugar compounds, though, and some other tests also did not detect intended effects of the therapy.
The key test will be stopping the patients' weekly enzyme treatments to see if their bodies can now make enough of it on their own. Three have gone off treatments so far and one was recently advised to resume them because of fatigue and rising levels of the sugar compounds. The others have not been off long enough to know how they will fare.
"It looks like it's safe … that's a very positive sign," said one independent expert, Dr. Kiran Musunuru of the University of Pennsylvania. He called the early results promising but said "it's hard to be sure it's doing any good" until patients are studied longer.
"What they're trying to do with gene editing is very challenging," he said. "It's much harder to make a correction or insert a gene" than to disable one.
Dr. Tyler Reimschisel of Vanderbilt University agreed.
"It's not discouraging, it's just early and on a small amount of people," he said. "This is definitely a novel and innovative treatment" but it's not clear if it's going to help.
Sangamo's president, Dr. Sandy Macrae, said a more potent version is being manufactured. Because the treatment seems safe, regulators recently agreed to allow teens with Hunter syndrome to join the study. The ultimate goal is to treat children at a young age, before the disease causes much damage. He said the company will wait for more results on current patients before deciding how to proceed.
"We've done something important" by achieving gene editing, he said. "There is a foundation to build on."
Original Article:https://apnews.com/d728f86d70d94ce68dd4fedffe58d03f
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Dear NCEE Community,
It is with a heavy heart that I write to let you know that Betsy Brown Ruzzi passed away the morning of October 12, 2022. As many of you know, since 2019, Betsy has been battling a horrendous disease – Stage-4 metastatic breast cancer.
There is so much to say about Betsy professionally, but also about her personally. She has been nothing short of amazing in the last few years since her diagnosis – searching out the best research and trials and pressing for answers when there was little clarity. Where many would have given up, Betsy pushed through with the same attitude and persistence that were a hallmark of her professional work.
Betsy was NCEE! She was with NCEE at its inception, back when it was the fledgling Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy. When NCEE released its first report, A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century, a young Betsy ran the entire release event herself—a massive affair with an audience of cabinet secretaries, governors, corporate heads, chief state school officers, and reporters. The event – brilliantly produced – marked the start of NCEE's and Betsy's influence on public policy.
This was merely the first in a long line of groundbreaking reports and policy efforts Betsy helped launch for NCEE, including the creation of NISL, the National Skill Standards Board, the Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the study and resulting report What Does It Mean to Be College Ready?, the Center on International Education Benchmarking, and many more. To tell the story of NCEE is to tell the story of Betsy's leadership, drive, and vision. It's no wonder Marc Tucker has said, "It was my lucky day when Betsy first appeared at my door for her employment interview. She has had a remarkable career… It's not luck. It is character and intelligence. It's Betsy."
Most recently, during her illness, Betsy personally drove the work for one of NCEE's most important projects: the Maryland Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Education. This work set policy for transforming the education system in Maryland and laid the groundwork for NCEE to help other states and large districts rethink their systems. Much of what NCEE is able to accomplish with our partners today is thanks to Betsy's influence and networking. Her wide range of advisors, friends, and colleagues has allowed the work we do to expand across the country and the world. NCEE would not be what it is today without her. As Marc also has said: "She has a sixth sense about policy and politics of the kind that cannot be taught and few ever learn. An unerring sense of political strategy, combined with her capacity to earn the trust of key actors has time and again made it possible for us to do the impossible."
Betsy leaves an incredible legacy, and she will be sorely missed. We have been fortunate over the last couple of years to have Betsy's continued guiding hand in the Maryland work and on our Board of Trustees.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Betsy's husband Joe and their kids, Michael and Sara.
Betsy's full obituary is available here.
Vicki Phillips
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Wardrobes, floors, ceilings and walls throughout Australia are under attack, and the furry culprit, is neither cute, nor worthy of its own movie franchise. Mould could be harming our health, not to mention our homes, with natural lighting and ventilation specialist, Solatube urging householders to "break the mould" and tackle the issue head on with what sounds like a simple solution - air and light. "This summer's prolonged hot and humid weather in many parts of the country, not to mention the recent heavy rains, have created the perfect conditions to trigger mould growth in homes," says Solatube's Brett Dickson. "While the current conditions can accelerate this, mould can actually grow at any time of the year indoors when there is poor ventilation, rising damp or a water leak." According to the NSW Department of Health, all types of mould have the potential to cause health problems, and the key to preventing its growth is to maintain a dry, well-ventilated home. Mould can cause health problems when its microscopic airborne spores are inhaled by anyone sensitive or allergic to them. NSW Health warns that people with asthma, allergies or other breathing conditions may be more sensitive to mould. Its website warns that allergic reactions to mould can include a running or blocked nose, coughing, irritated eyes and skin, and for anyone with a respiratory problem such as asthma, inhaled spores can trigger an asthma attack. In addition to health problems, mould is ugly, can give off an unpleasant musty odour and is often costly and difficult to remove. Vinegar, mild soap and bleach can effectively kill mould, however as mould roots can penetrate absorbent materials, carpets, soft furnishings, and clothing often require professional cleaning, or have to be thrown out. "More energy efficient homes, with less temperature fluctuations and better quality insulation, are likely to have less mould incidents," says Dickson. "You may be running your fans, dehumidifier and air-conditioning unit to cool and dry your home to reduce mould growth, but heat and moisture continues to come down from your ceiling, which hinders your efforts and costs you money." To help solve this issue, Solatube has created a solar-powered roof ventilation solution, Solar Star, which is substantially different to a wind vent. It's designed to create a cooler, drier home by removing heat and moisture from the roof cavity, without adding to your energy bill or compromising safety and security.
TELLTALE SIGN: Humid, wet weather triggers mould outbreaks, which often appear as a black, green and white patch on the walls or ceiling.
Wardrobes, floors, ceilings and walls throughout Australia are under attack, and the furry culprit, is neither cute, nor worthy of its own movie franchise.
Mould could be harming our health, not to mention our homes, with natural lighting and ventilation specialist, Solatube urging householders to "break the mould" and tackle the issue head on with what sounds like a simple solution - air and light.
"This summer's prolonged hot and humid weather in many parts of the country, not to mention the recent heavy rains, have created the perfect conditions to trigger mould growth in homes," says Solatube's Brett Dickson. "While the current conditions can accelerate this, mould can actually grow at any time of the year indoors when there is poor ventilation, rising damp or a water leak."
HOME INVADER: Mould can have a damaging effect on health, with those with weakened immune systems or chronic lung diseases more at risk of mould infection.
According to the NSW Department of Health, all types of mould have the potential to cause health problems, and the key to preventing its growth is to maintain a dry, well-ventilated home.
More energy efficient homes, with less temperature fluctuations and better quality insulation, are likely to have less mould incidents.
Mould can cause health problems when its microscopic airborne spores are inhaled by anyone sensitive or allergic to them. NSW Health warns that people with asthma, allergies or other breathing conditions may be more sensitive to mould. Its website warns that allergic reactions to mould can include a running or blocked nose, coughing, irritated eyes and skin, and for anyone with a respiratory problem such as asthma, inhaled spores can trigger an asthma attack.
In addition to health problems, mould is ugly, can give off an unpleasant musty odour and is often costly and difficult to remove. Vinegar, mild soap and bleach can effectively kill mould, however as mould roots can penetrate absorbent materials, carpets, soft furnishings, and clothing often require professional cleaning, or have to be thrown out.
"More energy efficient homes, with less temperature fluctuations and better quality insulation, are likely to have less mould incidents," says Dickson. "You may be running your fans, dehumidifier and air-conditioning unit to cool and dry your home to reduce mould growth, but heat and moisture continues to come down from your ceiling, which hinders your efforts and costs you money."
To help solve this issue, Solatube has created a solar-powered roof ventilation solution, Solar Star, which is substantially different to a wind vent. It's designed to create a cooler, drier home by removing heat and moisture from the roof cavity, without adding to your energy bill or compromising safety and security.
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This mixtape features the acts playing in Manchester during this, the the first week of December 2018, (and the bands are most likely on tour too!).
These gigs are the ones we reckon you should get down to and are straight from our guide over at www.silentradio.co.uk - where you can see the venues and dates for all the musical happenings that we recommend in December in and around Manchester.
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Resident Evil 5 Reviewed
Discussion in 'General Gaming' started by Kijan, Mar 7, 2009.
Kijan Rookie
Seems like it doesn't fare as Resident Evil 4 did, IGN gave Resident Evil 5 a 9.
Good, but truth to be told, I expected a bit more.
Link: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/960/960151p1.html
Kijan, Mar 7, 2009
I expected a bit more too...out of the game, not IGN. They seem to have over-exaggerated the game as much as I expected them to.
De-Ting, Mar 7, 2009
Diabolus Rookie
Different reviewers. Matt Casablanca did the RE4 Cube review.
Diabolus, Mar 7, 2009
lokness Rookie
Fuck RE5. You heard me.
lokness, Mar 7, 2009
Longo_2_guns Forum Moderator
It's a next-gen RE4. That's not bad, but I could just play RE4 and not pay $60.
Longo_2_guns, Mar 7, 2009
And thus, the 'Halo syndrome' is reborn. Of course, the old formula wasn't getting stale at all. No, never.
*later*
Zombie dogs!
Giant spiders!
Hunters!
Mutated Plant/Crocodile/Fish/Scorpion!
*later still*
A Tyrant!
*even more later*
Oh no! A countdown sequence!
Lentium Rookie
I'll get this when it goes down in price, have not wanted to spend full-price on any RE game since RE2.
until then, I'll be saving my pennies for something else.
Lentium, Mar 7, 2009
Lentium said:
How badass would it be to get an RE2 remake? VERY.
Which is why it will never happen. Game companies are clueless.
KoalaRainbowPoop Rookie
meh. game copanies are to scared to take chances anymore. they just stick with what works. and how can you blame em when the hype machine can move more units these days than revolutionary gameplay ever will.
KoalaRainbowPoop, Mar 7, 2009
RE2 remake would be orgasmic. But Capcom does have a right you know. Old school tank controls with a fresh coat of paint wouldn't go down too well in this day and age.
madster111 Rookie
lokness said:
I bet it would.
Xbox live arcade baby.
madster111, Mar 8, 2009
Uver Rookie
Speaking of, I finally got my first batch of gamer points and bought Banjo-Kazooi off XBL arcade, and I'm enjoying myself. I think it would work to put RE2 on there.
Uver, Mar 8, 2009
Uver said:
But how do you feel about Banjo-Kazooi?
madster111 said:
Live arcade is for the lulz. RE2 is serious business.
Tykk Rookie
De-Ting said:
Tykk, Mar 9, 2009
white-noise Rookie
They can say what they want, the game still looks scary as hell.
white-noise, Mar 9, 2009
GRColin Rookie
I didn't read the review. Does it say anything about whether or not it has moments reminiscent of the first RE or is it pretty much all action now like the demo led us to believe?
GRColin, Mar 9, 2009
Lethean said:
Pretty much all action I think.
Master_Craig Forum Moderator
So I got Resident Evil 5 today (Thursday 12th March 2008) for the PS3. The full version I mean.
Haven't had the chance to try the game by myself because as soon as I got home my brother and I started to play co-op mode. Here are my thoughts on the game regardless.
Co-op is simply the single player storyline except the second player can jump in at any point, but I believe when they do, the game reloads from the beginning of the last loaded area.
From what I've seen so far from playing the full game, Resident Evil 5 is indeed action packed. But at the same time it's intense. It's not so much "scary" but there are disturbing moments in the game regardless. It's fun to play but has been quite challenging.
This might be disappointing for some, but it doesn't look like the Merchant from Resident Evil 4 (or some kind of new Merchant character) returns this time around. When the player enters a new chapter area or loads their game they have the option to buy weapons and upgrades and upgrade weaponry before they begin the next area.
No sign of any quick time events as of yet, but maybe there aren't any in co-op mode, or maybe there are? I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure quick time events are in cut scenes once again (I saw it over in one of the videos of Resident Evil 5 at GameTrailers.com).
Annoyingly, the game doesn't have a save file system. It uses an auto-save feature where you load your game simply by selecting "Continue". Alternatively, the player can pick which unlocked chapter/area they would like to play. Chapter selection is nice but I wish there were actual individual files... I guess that's what separate accounts are for on the PS3.
Co-op mode is where the game really shines. It's a lot of fun to play with a friend. But I've noticed when playing split screen multiplayer the game tends to drop in frame rate. In single player, Sheva's A.I isn't stupid but unfortunately she kind of does her own thing. She uses up a lot of ammo and healing items. You can't really create strategy with the A.I controlled Sheva.
I don't see why people are getting so upset that it's more action than "survival horror". It still is a survival game that is challenging and intense (as said) and with the co-op option it's a lot of fun to play with a friend. I also fail to see why it annoys people that you can't move while shooting. In my opinion this mechanic adds more intensity to the game and with the aid of Sheva via A.I or another player, it isn't so bad. If the player could move while shooting it might make things a little too easy, especially in co-op mode.
and yeah, that's about it. So far though, it's awesome and I am loving it. I even got a funky collectable action figure statue thing of that giant axe guy for pre-ordering the game (even though I only got the standard edition).
Master_Craig, Mar 12, 2009
Master_Craig said:
I don't see why people are getting so upset that it's more action than "survival horror".
Because some people actually enjoy survival horror more than action, especially when that's what they first fell in love with with the RE series?
GRColin, Mar 12, 2009
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Block 2 of CONAMA 2020's Technical Session 6 was focused on the presentation of the results of the survey launched by CONAMA' Technical Committee 6 on how Spanish organizations address climate and nature-related financial risks and how they contribute to adaptation to climate change and the strengthening of social resilience. In addition, Elena Blanco Lozano, Manager of Sustainability and Environment of Enagás, Mercedes Vázquez Miranda, of the Sustainability Department of the Grupo Red Eléctrica, and Belén Pedruelo Gárate, Manager SR Reporting ESG of Repsol shared with the attendees real cases about their experience managing these risks in their respective companies.
Paz Ferrer Calvo, Communication Director of Ecoacsa and coordinator of the Natural Capital Factory, shared with the attendees some of the most relevant conclusions obtained from the consultation (read the technical document published by CT6):
Most of the companies participating in the consultation are aware of the types of climate and nature-related financial risks, although the latter are known to a lesser extent.
The main reason cited for starting to manage climate and nature-related financial risks is alignment with global commitments such as the SDGs and the Paris Agreement.
The main challenge when it comes to managing climate-related financial risks is the lack of availability of metrics, while in the case of managing nature-related financial risks it is the necessary collaboration between different actors or the need to improve existing collaboration.
Relevant climate and nature-related financial risks
Some examples of physical climate-related financial risks identified by the companies that answered to the consultation are the increase in the frequency and severity of adverse phenomena that affect livestock, agriculture, aquaculture and forestry activities, risks associated with droughts that compromise the productive activity, the decrease in water resources, delayed deliveries due to a higher frequency of floods, and the loss of biodiversity, with consequences on the health of people and animals.
Among the most relevant transition climate-related financial risks are CO2 prices and the greater difficulty in raising funds to finance the development of certain projects. This is derived from the position that the financial sector or investors with exposure to the energy sector may adopt, whether voluntarily or induced by the regulator. Additional climate-related financial risks are legal breaches in environmental issues that translate into fines with consequent reputational damage.
Some of the most relevant physical financial nature-related risks for companies participating in the survey are legal restrictions on animal life, animal husbandry, animal health, use of veterinary medicine, emerging diseases that affect animals and people, and problems related to food security.
Regarding key transition financial nature-related risks, some are related to litigation derived from the loss of biodiversity and breach of legal frameworks such as non-compliance with applicable environmental legislation and environmental requirements (including fines or sanctions), the absence of environmental permits and authorizations and protests of the neighbors due to the effect that the activity of the company causes on the environment, flora or fauna.
Barriers to promoting adaptation to climate change
With the aim of supporting the general objective of the National Climate Change Adaptation Plan 2021-2030, the survey included a series of questions to find out how Spanish organizations contribute to adaptation to climate change, what obstacles they encounter when promoting it and what would be needed to change. Among the main obstacles are:
The lack of resources specifically earmarked for this objective. The very long-term return on stocks and investments and the uncertainty in the production of damages. Operationally there are no obstacles. Both the market and short-term profit are levers of change. The biggest obstacle is the business model. The involvement of the different areas of the company, being a cross-cutting issue and with a high technical knowledge required. The vision of the companies is still somewhat short-term. Most of the budget of companies is focused on mitigation. Regulatory framework with shortcomings.
In relation to what is necessary to enable organizations to act as levers of adaptation to climate change, the organizations that responded to the query identified:
Reviewing of the economic criteria for evaluating investments.
Externalities must be considered.
Tax incentives or levies, stable policies and legal obligations.
Collaboration: the sharing of the work of the companies with the Administration would be interesting. Thus, initiatives carried out in the private sphere could enrich common work (and vice versa).
Easy-to-use sectorial tools, disseminated in working groups and forums through explanatory videos on their use.
Establishment of communication channels between companies and experts on the subjec
The incorporation of probable risks in the estimates of the operating accounts.
Management of climate-related risks and opportunities in Grupo Red Eléctrica
Mercedes Vázquez Miranda, del Departamento de Sostenibilidad del Grupo Red Eléctrica, explicó que su compañía publicó en 2011 su compromiso en materia de cambio climático, que incluía la adaptación como una de las áreas clave identificadas en las que trabajar. Por eso, se realizó en 2012 un estudio de gestión de riesgos climáticos en las infraestructuras de transporte de electricidad. Este estudio ha servido de base para llevar a cabo un seguimiento y revisión anual de los riesgos y también para trabajar en la integración de esta gestión en la gestión global de riesgos de la compañía. Finalmente, entre 2019 y 2020, se ha llevado a cabo un proyecto muy específico de adaptación a las recomendaciones del Task Force for Climate Financial Disclosures (TCFD) y se ha incorporado completamente esta gestión en la gestión global de riesgos y se ha revisado completamente el sistema de identificación, evaluación y monetización de los riesgos y oportunidades del cambio climático.
Work has been done to align climate risks governance with corporate risks governance and climate scenarios, combining physical and transitional risks. When considering physical risks, those included in the fifth IPCC report have served as reference, and to adapt variables to Spain it has been considered the information from the State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET). In the field of adaptation, the scenarios evaluated are those collected by the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC). Transition risks have a time horizon until 2030 because there is regulatory certainty that allows a more solid analysis; but physical risks have a longer time horizon until the years 2030, 2050 or 2070, because the facilities we build have to be up and running by the end of the century
Mercedes Vázquez Miranda Sustainability Department of Grupo Red Eléctrica
According to Vázquez Miranda, the climate risk quantification exercise has been very complex and has practically required the development of a methodology for each of the risks and opportunities because the impacts are very diverse.
Some opportunities, physical and transition climate and nature-related financial risks that have the greatest impact on Grupo Red Eléctrica are:
Physical finance risks
Impact on outdoor facilities (lines) by extreme events (winds).
Fires under the lines, not generated by them, but that can affect them because they can occur under these lines and in the surroundings of substations greatly affecting the reputation.
Corrosion in facilities.
Transition finance risks
Claims for limitations on renewable production and incidents that may affect the security of supply (Canary Islands), associated with the increase in the share of renewables in the energy mix.
Not being able to build all the infrastructures necessary to meet the goals of the energy transition in 2030.
Loss of firm generation associated with the closure of coal, combined cycle and nuclear power plants
New services and products that will be required for the massive integration of renewables, such as potential construction of storage systems in island systems.
Reputation improvement associated with good performance on climate change: share price increase.
Reputation improvement associated with good performance on climate change: financial opportunities linked to projects in green bond schemes.
"None of the financial impacts derived from these risks has exceeded 2% of the company's annual result, so they are not as relevant as could have been initially expected thanks to adaptation measures that are being implemented. For example, a lot of work is being done on specific wind maps by zones in the case of wind risk, the review of the construction parameters that can reinforce the lines in some places, the meshing of the electrical network is a fundamental measure to avoid problems and insurances, which are also very relevant."
Climate change and nature management in Enagás: Opportunities and risks
Elena Blanco Lozano, Enagás Sustainability and Environment Manager began her presentation by recalling that the context of the pandemic has revealed the existence of other crises that we face and their relationship of dependence on nature. In addition, she pointed out that in recent years there has been an evolution of global risks to place environmental risks among the most relevant in terms of probability of occurrence and impact on the safety of the population of the latest editions of the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Reports .
"The roadmap to 2030 for the fulfillment of the SDGs focuses on tackling the loss of biodiversity. Stakeholders increasingly demand that these risks be considered, and in addition, regulation is also becoming more demanding, investors ask for more transparency and consumers want more sustainable products and services (...). At Enagás, eight material aspects have been identified, two of which are environmental: climate action and energy efficiency and management of natural capital and biodiversity"
Elena Blanco Lozano Manager of Sustainability and Environment at Enagás
When evaluating and identifying action areas related to Enagás' material issues, evaluation methodologies from their management systems are used, certified by ISO standards, and an impacts and dependencies assessments is carried out following the Natural Capital Protocol. These assessments serve as the basis for conducting risk assessments derived from climate change and biodiversity loss according to different scenarios and contexts. These evaluations are developed in direct operations, value chains and investee entities and their results are used when analyzing new business opportunities, detailed the manager of the Spanish gas transportation system.
"We are beginning to develop the valuation of ecosystem services at facility level, monetizing the impacts on biodiversity to calculate the net debt of natural capital with the intention that nature is integrated into the management variables of the company, to direct and prioritize actions more efficiently when conserving and restoring ecosystems."
Enagás also carries out environmental monitoring plans, environmental impact assessments, energy consumption assessments and environmental monitoring plans within the framework of management systems. Regarding impacts and dependencies assessment, Enagás has conducted an exercise at global facility levels. The main dependencies on natural capital and the impacts identified on it are:
Gas and electricity energy consumption (abiotic supply resources).
Soil dependence affecting ecosystem services such as land stabilization and erosion control.
( construction phase)
Alteration of vegetation cover when opening tracks to build gas pipeline sections.
Temporary modifications in the behavior of species
Modification of the landscape.
(operation and maintenance phase)
Greenhouse emissions.
Waste generation.
Acoustic pollution.
Light pollution.
These evaluations serve as "inputs" to develop risk assessments. In this sense, Enagás has identified the main climatic and nature-related financial risks, considering the protected spaces and species and the value of natural capital:
Climate-related financial risks
(strategic)
Rol del gas natural en el mix energético
( transition)
Loss of income due to lower demand and operating costs derived from the rise increase of CO2.
(físicos)
Additional operating costs due to natural disasters.
Nature-related financial risks
Sobrecostes operativos por impactos en biodiversidad.
Loss of income as a consequence of policies that may limit land occupation for new infrastructures.
Measures and actions aimed at minimizing risks
Some of the measures and actions that Enagás is implementing to minimize these risks consist of adopting the objective of being a carbon neutral company by 2040, achieving by 2030 No Net Loss of biodiversity during construction and in the facilities it operates, compensating emissions that cannot be avoided through reforestation projects and the commitment to apply nature-based solutions to preserve, restore and manage ecosystems and species. Other additional measures adopted by Enagás to reduce climate and nature-related financial risks are the incorporation of environmental criteria in due diligence processes, environmental certifications and emission reduction targets linked to variable remuneration, concluded Elena Blanco Lozano.
Climate-related risks management in Repsol
"Thanks to the recommendations of the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD), at Repsol we have already traveled a long way in managing climate-related financial risks. Regarding the financial impacts of risks derived from natural capital management, we are beginning to work on this, thanks to the EU sustainable finance taxonomy and the development of the Task Force on Natural-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD)"
Belén Pedruelo Gárate Gestor RS Reoporting ESG odf Repsol
Repsol carries out a detailed analysis of the TCFD requirements on an annual basis and applies visual management (using colours) to assess the degree of compliance. The working group created to address climate-related financial risks agrees on the criteria and gaps that require management in a different way or that is necessary to address and defines the roadmap to comply with the recommendations of the TCFD. This roadmap is later validated by the Risk Committee, the expert pointed out.
The responsibilities and functions in risk management of committees and divisions involved in governance have had to be defined in detail. In terms of risk management, in 2018 the Risk Division led the first internal study of emerging risks from climate change, expanding the scope of the analysis of these risks according to a long-term time horizon (2050). For this, it was necessary to develop a long-term risk assessment methodology applicable to emerging risks to climate change, which are not usually addressed in companies' risk analysis. This methodology was published for the first time in 2018 and work is continues to update the risks map.
As Pedruelo Gárate explained, climate reference scenarios considered by Repsol's roadmap are those scenarios considered by the International Energy Agency for 2030 and 2050. In addition, to support the company's risk strategy, there are a series of tools and mechanisms:
Setting ambitious short- and long-term decarbonization targets and encouraging their fulfillment.
Commitment to being a net zero emissions company by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement to guide our progressive transformation into an energy company that evolves according to global needs; with intermediate objectives consistent with our business plans.
An internal carbon pricing mechanism applied to investment decision making.
In terms of business, according to the Repsol manager, work is being done on:
The incorporation of new capacities (for example, wind and solar) to move towards a low-carbon electricity generation business with growth objectives.
The development of low carbon fuels (advanced biofuels, biogas from organic waste and synthetic fuels).
Circular economy, to incorporate more recyclable products.
Transformation of the Exploration and Production portfolio prioritizing assets with short life cycle and less carbon intensive.
Increase energy efficiency opportunities in industrial assets.
The diversification of service stations towards less carbon mobility.
To conclude, Belén Pedruelo mentioned a series of good practices that are helping internally to advance in the most adequate management of risks. Among them, she highlighted "the areas involved, the definition of the work methodology – which has helped to make significant progress -, the commitment of upper management and transparency to stakeholders -.
"The next steps that we will take to advance in better management of climate and nature-related financial risks will be to work on improving their quantification through indicators, applying the EC's sustainable finance taxonomy and closely monitoring the work of the Task Force for Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD)."
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I've predicted all year that Bush will win an absolute majority for the first time since his father did it in 1988. 51.5 percent.
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MI forced me to grow into a professional that still maintained personal style and passion for the drums in my own way. I had friends that were upset with me over my decision for a formal, contemporary music education because they thought I would come out of it a robot. All they understood was the romanticism of not being "confined" to knowing what they were actually doing when writing and performing. And that's ok, but it wasn't ok for me. You don't sit in a MI core class and learn how to become a rockstar. You realize how much you don't know about your craft, then you grow. And of course, along with that comes the knowledge of knowing that learning your craft never stops, because its uses and abilities grow as time passes.
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An effective PR campaign depends on great relationships.
A public relations campaign can give your company or cause a boost in visibility without spending a great deal of money. You can never guarantee media coverage, but a few keys will increase your chances of an effective campaign: planning, research, selecting the correct media to target and understanding how the media work. PR is about relationships, so you need to invest time and effort so it's mutually beneficial, without taking shortcuts.
Your plan is your campaign's roadmap. Start with your campaign's goal or broad vision. PR goals apply to three areas: reputation, relationships and tasks. A business reputation goal for a temporary employment agency might be "Be first in media's mind when it comes to a temporary workforce issues." Your objectives are more specific and measurable. One objective might be to increase the number of relevant media in your database by 20 percent in the next year. Strategies are how you will achieve this, such as media relations. Tactics are specific steps, such as writing a white paper.
Media research is an important component of any effective public relations campaign. You will conserve your resources and increase your chances of getting publicity by tightly targeting media to those who cover your industry. Start with a publication list, then find out what reporters cover your business or cause. If you can't determine them, ask the managing editor. Once you have your reporter names, read some of their articles. Then email each individually with your information and a pitch, such as offering a more detailed interview. Do not send it as an impersonal email "blast."
You improve your chances of campaign success if you remember one key thing: media cover news. If you waste their time, you risk your credibility. It's important, though, to realize that what isn't news to one outlet, may be interesting to another. If you rent new office space, the "Wall Street Journal" won't care, but your local business journal might. Your increase in business may not be newsworthy, but a customer survey that points to a changing business trend puts things in a newsworthy light. Tying a story to national events also can help -- for example, pending legislation that could affect your business.
Third Sector New England: Pitching to the Media: Batter Up!
S., Karen. "How to Have an Effective Public Relations Campaign." Small Business - Chron.com, http://smallbusiness.chron.com/effective-public-relations-campaign-55374.html. Accessed 20 April 2019.
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It is hard to deal with the aftermath of a storm, especially if it affected you, your family members and your property. After all, there is no stopping such forces of nature from wreaking havoc on everything in their path. Yet, when damage to your roofing system presents itself after the storm has passed, you can always take advantage of restoration services right away. It is also a great thing to have an insurance policy handy.
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Many areas across the U.S., including Texas, suffer from threats of tornadoes. There is, in fact, an area that covers a stretch of states where these disturbances occur called the Tornado Alley. High, fierce winds from tornadoes are enough to peel roofs off homes. Storm damage restoration experts like King Roofing, LLC, however, can help get damaged properties back into shape in no time after such rampage.
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As a homeowner, it is imperative that you file your claims right away once any of these storms occur in your area and your property has suffered damage. For this to go smoothly, you can turn to King Roofing, LLC. Given our knowledge and understanding of the whole process, our professionals are willing to help you with your claim. We can work with your insurance company to ensure that you get every cent due for the restoration of your property.
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Aspergillus flavus is a soil-borne saprophyte and an opportunistic pathogen of both humans and plants. This fungus not only causes disease in important food and feed crops such as maize, peanut, cottonseed, and tree nuts but also produces the toxic and carcinogenic secondary metabolites (SMs) known as aflatoxins. Polyamines (PAs) are ubiquitous polycations that influence normal growth, development, and stress responses in living organisms and have been shown to play a significant role in fungal pathogenesis. Biosynthesis of spermidine (Spd) is critical for cell growth as it is required for hypusination-mediated activation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (eIF5A), and other biochemical functions. The tri-amine Spd is synthesized from the diamine putrescine (Put) by the enzyme spermidine synthase (Spds). Inactivation of spds resulted in a total loss of growth and sporulation in vitro which could be partially restored by addition of exogenous Spd. Complementation of the Δspds mutant with a wild type (WT) A. flavus spds gene restored the WT phenotype. In WT A. flavus, exogenous supply of Spd (in vitro) significantly increased the production of sclerotia and SMs. Infection of maize kernels with the Δspds mutant resulted in a significant reduction in fungal growth, sporulation, and aflatoxin production compared to controls. Quantitative PCR of Δspds mutant infected seeds showed down-regulation of aflatoxin biosynthetic genes in the mutant compared to WT A. flavus infected seeds. Expression analyses of PA metabolism/transport genes during A. flavus-maize interaction showed significant increase in the expression of arginine decarboxylase (Adc) and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (Samdc) genes in the maize host and PA uptake transporters in the fungus. The results presented here demonstrate that Spd biosynthesis is critical for normal development and pathogenesis of A. flavus and pre-treatment of a Δspds mutant with Spd or Spd uptake from the host plant, are insufficient to restore WT levels of pathogenesis and aflatoxin production during seed infection. The data presented here suggest that future studies targeting spermidine biosynthesis in A. flavus, using RNA interference-based host-induced gene silencing approaches, may be an effective strategy to reduce aflatoxin contamination in maize and possibly in other susceptible crops.
Mycotoxin contamination in food and feed crops is a global problem. Exposure to mycotoxins primarily occurs through the consumption of contaminated seeds/edible plant parts by humans and livestock. The majority of mycotoxin contamination in crop plants comes from the fungal genera, Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Penicillium, with Aspergillus causing the greatest adverse economic and health impacts (Ismaiel and Papenbrock, 2015; Mitchell et al., 2016; Umesha et al., 2016). Maize is a major food and feed crop grown worldwide and is susceptible to Aspergillus flavus infection and subsequent contamination with aflatoxins and other toxic SMs thus posing a serious threat to food security worldwide (Mitchell et al., 2016; Umesha et al., 2016). Contamination of crops with aflatoxins has been shown to be intensified during episodes of drought (Kebede et al., 2012; Fountain et al., 2014). Increases in aflatoxin contamination in maize during episodes of drought and heat stress is believed to be due to the response of A. flavus to increased oxidative stress as well as impairment of host plant defense responses (Fountain et al., 2014, 2016). Although drought tolerance alone does not necessarily result in increased aflatoxin resistance in maize, drought tolerance accompanied with aflatoxin resistance would be ideal in reducing aflatoxin accumulation in maize during drought (Hamidou et al., 2014; Farfan et al., 2015; Fountain et al., 2015). Aflatoxin contamination in maize results in economic losses of almost $700 million/year in the U.S. based on a study conducted in 2013 (Mitchell et al., 2016). Based on global climate change predictions, it is estimated that losses resulting from aflatoxin contamination of maize could be as high as US$1.68 billion/year in the United States. (Mitchell et al., 2016). Given the adverse impacts of aflatoxins to humans and livestock, pre-harvest control might be the best way to prevent aflatoxin contamination in food and feed commodities. Methods for pre-harvest control of aflatoxin contamination in maize include, (i) introduction of resistance genes against A. flavus; (ii) rational design of inhibitors of fungal biochemical pathways/enzymes required for aflatoxin production; (iii) biological control; and (iv) use of modern functional genomics tools to inhibit expression of fungal genes critical to maize colonization and aflatoxin production.
A number of candidate fungal genes have been targeted to control plant disease including PA metabolic genes (Valdés-Santiago et al., 2012; Liao et al., 2015; Jasso-Robles et al., 2016). PAs are ubiquitous, small aliphatic, poly-cationic, biogenic amines of wide-spread occurrence throughout all life forms. They are involved in plethora of cellular processes in living organisms including interactions with DNA (replication, transcription, and translation), transporter function, scavenging of oxidative stress molecules, growth and development, and stress response (reviewed in Valdés-Santiago et al., 2012; Valdés-Santiago and Ruiz-Herrera, 2013; Minocha et al., 2014; Miller-Fleming et al., 2015; Masson et al., 2017). The three predominant PAs widely found in living organisms are, Put (diamine), Spd (tri-amine), and Spm (tetramine). The diamine Put is produced by Odc (E.C.4.1.1.17) from Orn and/or by Adc (EC 4.1.1.19) from Arg. Higher PAs, Spd, and Spm are synthesized by the action of Spds (E.C.2.5.1.16) and Spms (E.C.2.5.1.22) from Put and Spm, respectively (reviewed in Shao et al., 2012). Both reactions require decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine (dcSAM) that is produced by Samdc (E.C.4.1.1.50). Spm and Spd on the other hand can be back-converted to Spd and Put, respectively, by Spd/Spm N1-acetyltransferase (Sat; E.C.2.3.1.57 – mostly in animals) and Pao (E.C.1.5.3.11 – animals and plants). The predominant PAs that are often found in fungi are Put and Spd, while some fungal genera might lack Spm (reviewed in Valdés-Santiago et al., 2012). Given the requirement of PAs to maintain normal growth, development, and pathogenesis, the PA biosynthetic pathway (Figure 1) has often been a target to restrict fungal pathogenesis in both plants and animals (reviewed in Valdés-Santiago et al., 2012). In fungi, while Put is associated with hyphal growth, Spd has been implicated in cellular events associated with cell division, sporulation, and mycotoxin production. In the model fungus Aspergillus nidulans (A. nidulans), inactivation of spds altered fungal growth in the mutant (an auxotroph for Spd) and reduced sterigmatocystin production in vitro (Jin et al., 2002). In the human pathogenic fungus Penicillium marneffei (P. marneffei), impairment of Spd biosynthesis in a samdc (sadA) mutant reduced growth, conidiogenesis, spore germination, and temperature-dependent dimorphic transition (Kummasook et al., 2013). Exogenous supply of Spd to the P. marneffei sadA mutant could restore the WT phenotype. In wheat, early activation of the PA biosynthetic pathway has been reported in response to Fusarium head blight and PA pathway intermediates have been correlated with the production of deoxynivalenol (DON; Gardiner et al., 2009, 2010). In fact, Put activated the production of DON by regulating the expression of its biosynthetic genes (Gardiner et al., 2009).
FIGURE 1. Polyamine (PA) pathway. Overview of the PA biosynthetic pathway (modified from Majumdar et al., 2015) in connection with amino acids (AAs) and tricarboxylic (TCA) cycle metabolites in plants and fungi. Dashed arrows indicate multiple steps. Abbreviations of enzymes, with EC numbers: AL, argininosuccinate lyase (EC 4.3.2.1); arginase (EC 3.5.3.1); AS, argininosuccinate synthase (EC 6.3.4.5); ODC, ornithine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.17); OTC, ornithine transcarbamylase (EC 2.1.3.3); PAO, polyamine oxidase (EC 1.5.3.11); SAMDC, S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.50); SPDS, spermidine synthase (EC 2.5.1.16); SPMS, spermine synthase (EC 2.5.1.22); SSAT, Spd/Spm N1-acetyl-transferases (EC 2.3.1.57). Other abbreviations: dcSAM, decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine; GABA, γ-aminobutyric acid; Glu, glutamate; OAA, oxaloacetic acid; P5C, Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate; Pro, proline; Put, putrescine; SAM, S-adenosylmethionine; Spd, spermidine; Spm, spermine; TCA, tricarboxylic acid.
Polyamines are common to both plants and fungal pathogens, and their metabolism can play significant roles in host defense as well as successful pathogenesis and mycotoxin production during compatible host-pathogen interactions (Gardiner et al., 2009, 2010; Valdés-Santiago and Ruiz-Herrera, 2013; reviewed in Takahashi, 2016). It was demonstrated that the fungus Tapesia yallundae, rendered avirulent due to inactivation of the odc gene, had virulence restored upon re-introduction back into plants, possibly due to the uptake of PAs from the host thus compensating for PA depletion in the pathogen (Mueller et al., 2001). One of the important genes in higher PA biosynthesis is spds, whose product Spd, plays a critical role in mRNA translation due to its requirement for hypusination-mediated activation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (eIF5A) in all organisms, including fungi (Martinez-Rocha et al., 2016). The current study was undertaken to investigate if the A. flavus spds (AFLA_017920) gene could be a suitable target to reduce fungal pathogenesis during maize seed infection. Our results show that inactivation of spds in A. flavus significantly reduced fungal infection, sporulation and aflatoxin production in vitro and during maize seed infection.
Aspergillus flavus CA14 (Δku70, ΔpyrG, ΔniaD) was used as host for transformation. Unless otherwise stated, CA14 pyrG-1, transformed with plasmid pPG2.8 (Cary et al., 2015) carrying the A. parasiticus pyrG gene was used as control for all experiments. A WT A. flavus 70 (AF70), capable of producing significantly higher levels of aflatoxins and sclerotia than CA14, was used to study the effect of PAs on SM and sclerotia production. A WT CA14 was used as the control for maize kernel infection studies. Fungal strains were cultured on Czapek-Dox (CZ) medium (Difco, BD). The medium was supplemented with Spd (0.5 or 0.25 mM) or Spm (0.2 or 0.1 mM) [both Spd and Spm were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, United States] as required. As CZ medium is not conducive for aflatoxin production, A&M medium (Mateles and Adye, 1965) supplemented with Spd and Spm was used to study the effects of PAs on aflatoxin production. Solid media were prepared by adding 15 g.L-1 of agar. Fungal cultures were grown in light or dark at 30°C.
For maize kernel inoculation studies, an aflatoxin-producing A. flavus CA14 WT strain was obtained from the SRRC fungal collection (SRRC 1436; USDA Agricultural Research Service, New Orleans, LA, United States). The fungal strain was grown on CZ agar medium for 7 days at 30°C with illumination. Conidia were harvested by flooding each plate with 20 ml of 0.02% (v/v) sterile Triton X-100 solution and gently dislodging conidia from the surface mycelia using a sterile scraper. Conidial suspensions were adjusted to 4 × 106 spores/ml prior to inoculation of kernels.
The spds (AFLA_017920) deletion cassette was constructed by fusion PCR as described by Szewczyk et al. (2006). The 5′ and 3′ regions flanking the spds gene were PCR amplified from A. flavus CA14 genomic DNA using primer sets Spds_5F/Spds_5R and Spds_3F/Spds_3R, respectively (Supplementary Table S1). The middle fragment containing the pyrG marker gene was PCR amplified from the cDNA of A. parasiticus (BN9 strain), using the primers pyrG_F and pyrG_R (Supplementary Table S1). The three PCR fragments were then fused together through PCR using the nested primer pair Spds_nest-F and Spds_nest-R. The final PCR product (3739 bp) was used for polyethylene glycol-mediated transformation of A. flavus CA14 protoplasts as described by Cary et al. (2006). A number of putative Δspds transformants (Δku70, ΔniaD, pyrG+) were isolated and analyzed by PCR. Replacement of the spds coding region with pyrG selectable marker was confirmed through PCR using the primer pair Spds_5F and pyrG_R (Supplementary Figure S1). CA14 transformed with plasmid pPG2.8 (Cary et al., 2015) carrying the A. parasiticus pyrG gene was used as an isogenic control (referred to as the control).
To genetically complement the CA14 Δspds mutant, the spds gene region including 615 bp of the 5′ UTR and 286 bp of the 3′ UTR was PCR amplified from WT CA14 gDNA using prom_F2 and term_R primers. The A. parasiticus (BN9 strain) pyrG selectable marker gene was PCR amplified using primer pair pyrG_F1 and pyrG_R1, and was fused to the 2.6 kb spds PCR product through overlap fusion PCR using primer pairs prom_nest-F and pyrG_nest-R, that generated a 4.1 kb PCR product. The final PCR product (spds-pyrG, 4.1 kb) was used for polyethylene glycol-mediated transformation of Δspds CA14 (Δku70, ΔniaD, pyrG+) protoplasts. To select genetically complemented Δspds transformants (ΔspdsC, Δku70, ΔniaD, pyrG+), protoplasts (post-transformation) were plated onto regeneration medium (Cary et al., 2006) without Spd. Replacement of the Δspds coding region with the spds-pyrG complementation PCR product was confirmed through PCR using the primer pair 017920prom_nest-F and pyrG_nest-R (Supplementary Figure S2). PCR amplifications for creating the Δspds knockout construct were performed using ExTaq HS polymerase (Takara Bio, Inc., Mountain View, CA, United States), while the spds-pyrG complementation construct was generated using Phusion polymerase (New England BioLabs, Ipswich, MA, United States). The primers used in construction of the knockout mutant and complementation strain are listed in Supplementary Table S1.
Fungal genomic DNA was extracted from mycelia following 24 h incubation with shaking (250 rpm) at 30°C in CZ broth using a MasterPure Yeast DNA Purification Kit (Epicentre, Madison, WI, United States) according to the manufacturer's instructions. To confirm the successful integration of either knockout or complementation gene cassettes, genomic DNA isolated from transformants was PCR amplified using ExTaq HS polymerase and specific primer pairs listed in Supplementary Table S1.
Conidia (106 spores/ml) of the CA14 control and Δspds mutant strains were used to inoculate CZ agar plates with or without Spd supplementation and grown under illumination at 30°C. Six-millimeter diameter cores were collected from the center of each colony (from three replicate plates) at 5 days post-inoculation (dpi). The cores were homogenized, and conidia were counted using a Hemocytometer (Hausser Scientific, Horsham, PA, United States) and a Leitz Laborlux S bright-field microscope (Leica Microsystems, Inc., Buffalo Grove, IL, United States).
The AF70 strain was used to study the effects of PAs on sclerotia and SM production. Conidia (106 spores/ml) of AF70 were point inoculated (2 μl) at the center of CZ agar plates supplemented with Spd (0.25 and 0.50 mM) or Spm (0.1 and 0.2 mM) along with control plates (CZ only) in duplicate. The culture plates were grown in the dark at 30°C. After 14 days, sclerotia were counted using a Leitz Laborlux S bright-field microscope under 10× optical lens. Plate images were captured using a PowerShot SD790 IS camera (Canon USA Inc., Melville, NY, United States).
Undamaged and roughly uniform sized maize (Zea mays var. B73) kernels were randomly assigned and processed according to a kernel screening assay (KSA; Rajasekaran et al., 2013). All kernels were surface sterilized using 70% ethanol, air dried, and stored under sterile conditions. Kernels were inoculated by immersion into a suspension of 4 × 106 spores/ml of the CA14 WT (grown on CZ agar medium), CA14 WT w/Spd (CZ agar medium + 0.5 mM Spd), and Δspds w/Spd (CZ agar medium with ammonium sulfate + 0.5 mM Spd) strains followed by stirring for 3 min. Following removal of excess inoculum, the kernels were transferred to plastic caps that were placed in trays with a sheet of 3 MM paper on the bottom. The paper was saturated with sterile ddH2O and the tray covered with a lid. The kernels were incubated under high RH (>90%) at 31°C in the dark for 8 days. The filter papers inside the trays were kept moist by adding sterile water when needed during this incubation period.
Freeze dried mycelia were subjected to three cycles of freezing (-20°C) and thawing (room temperature) in 5% PCA. After the final thaw, samples were vortexed for 2 min and centrifuged for 8 min at 14,000 ×g. PAs and AAs were simultaneously dansylated and quantified using an HPLC method from Minocha and Long (2004) with following modifications. Samples were incubated at 60°C for 30 min, cooled for 3 min and then microfuged at 14,000 ×g for 30 s. The reaction was terminated by the addition of 45 μl of glacial acetic acid. Sample tubes were kept open for 3 min under a flow hood to allow CO2 bubbles to escape. Acetone used to dissolve dansyl chloride was evaporated using a SpeedVac Evaporator (Savant, Farmingdale, NY, United States) for 5 min. Finally, 1735 μl of filtered HPLC grade methanol was added to all tubes bringing the total volume to 2 ml. PAs and AAs were analyzed by HPLC method according to Minocha and Long (2004). The data were processed using Perkin Elmer TotalChrom software (version 6.2.1).
Maize kernels (∼20–70 mg) inoculated with WT CA14 and Δspds mutant strains were homogenized and extracted in 1 ml of ethyl acetate/acetone (1:1)/0.1% formic acid solution at room temperature for 24 h. The extracts were filtered through cotton plugs and the filtrates were concentrated under N to dryness. Each extract was re-dissolved in acetonitrile (1 mg/ml), filtered through a 0.22 μm Spin-X centrifuge tube filter, and analyzed using a Waters ACQUITY UPLC system (40% methanol in water, BEH C18 1.7 μm, 2.1 mm × 50 mm column) using fluorescence detection (Ex = 365 nm, Em = 440 nm). Samples were diluted to 10-fold if the aflatoxin signal saturated the detector. Analytical standards (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, United States) were used to identify and quantify aflatoxins: aflatoxin B1 (AFB1); aflatoxin B2 (AFB2). Aflatoxin content was expressed in ng/mg fresh weight of homogenized kernels.
For analysis of other SMs, AF70 was grown on CZ agar with ammonium sulfate (supplemented with Spd at 0.5 and 0.25 mM or Spm at 0.2 and 0.1 mM) medium at 30°C in the dark for 14 days along with controls with no PAs. Fungal cultures were lyophilized and then extracted with ethyl acetate/0.1% formic acid for 24 h at room temperature (2×). These extracts were concentrated in vacuo. The dried extracts were re-dissolved in methanol at 5 mg/ml and filtered for analysis on the Waters ACQUITY UPLC system using PDA UV and QDA mass detection using the following conditions: 0.5 ml/min, solvent A (0.1% formic acid in water); solvent B (0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile); 5% B (0–1.25 min), gradient to 25% B (1.25–1.5 min), gradient to 100% B (1.5–5.0 min), 100% B (5.0–7.5 min), then column equilibration 5% B (7.6–10.1 min). Peaks were identified using authentic standards. Cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, United States). Aflavinine and aflatrem standards were kind gifts from Dr. James Gloer, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States.
Total RNA was isolated from homogenized A. flavus-infected maize kernels using 'SpectrumTM Plant Total RNA kit' (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, United States) and cDNA was synthesized using iScriptTM cDNA synthesis kit (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, United States) according to the manufacturer's protocols. The ZR Fungal/Bacterial RNA MiniPrepTM kit (Zymo Research, Irvine, CA, United States) was used for RNA extraction from A. flavus mycelial samples. Quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) was performed using SYBR green I chemistry and iCycler iQ5 Multicolor real-time PCR detection system (Bio-Rad). The thermocycler conditions included a pre-incubation at 95°C for 3 min, dye activation at 95°C for 10 s, primer annealing at 55°C for 30 s, elongation at 55°C for 50 s followed by a dissociation curve from 65 to 95°C for 30 min (with 0.5°C increments). The primers used for qRT-PCR are shown in Supplementary Table S2. Gene expression was normalized by ΔΔCT analysis (Livak and Schmittgen, 2001) to A. flavus β-tubulin gene (AFLA_068620) or Zea mays ribosomal structural gene GRMZM2G024838 expression (Shu et al., 2015) utilizing the gene expression analysis software package of the Bio-Rad iQ5.
Determination of fungal load in the maize kernels infected with the WT and Δspds A. flavus CA14 strains were performed on 8 dpi samples. Fungal load was measured (using a method similar to that of Thakare et al. (2017) as relative expression of A. flavus β-tubulin gene (AFLA_068620) to the maize ribosomal structural gene GRMZM2G024838 (Shu et al., 2015).
Statistical significance between control and treatments were determined by Student's t-test. Significant difference between control and treatment were analyzed at ∗∗P ≤ 0.05 and/or ∗P ≤ 0.10 as indicated in the legends of Figures and Table.
Disruption of the spds gene in the A. flavus CA14 strain was confirmed by PCR analysis, and a single representative knockout strain was selected for subsequent analyses (Supplementary Figure S1). Loss of spds gene expression in the selected knockout was confirmed by qRT-PCR (Supplementary Figure S1). Inactivation of A. flavus spds resulted in a total loss of growth and sporulation in the Δspds mutant as compared to the CA14 pyrG-1 control in the absence of exogenously supplied Spd in the CZ growth medium (Figures 2A,B). Addition of 0.5 mM Spd restored sporulation in the Δspds mutant but it was still <50% of that observed in the control grown in 0.5 mM Spd. An increase of Spd concentration in the CZ medium to 1.0 mM from 0.5 mM reduced sporulation by 34% in the Δspds mutant. A significant increase (334%) in spore production was observed in the control strain in response to 0.5 mM Spd compared to the Δspds mutant that was 49% less than the control at this concentration. An increase in Spd concentration to 1.0 mM had less promotional effect than 0.5 mM Spd on spore production in the control strain. Genetic complementation of the Δspds mutant (ΔspdsC) with a WT A. flavus spds gene restored host strain levels of sporulation and aflatoxin production without any exogenous supply of Spd (Figure 2C and Supplementary Figures S2, S3).
FIGURE 2. The effect of mutation in the spds gene (Δspds) on colony growth and sporulation. (A) Colony morphology of control (CA14 pyrG-1) and Δspds mutant Aspergillus flavus CA14 strains after 5 days of growth on Czapek's (CZ) solid medium; (B) Comparison of conidial production between control and Δspds strains; and (C) Colony morphology of control and Δspds complemented strains. The cultures were grown under light for 5 days at 30°C. Data are Mean ± SE of three replicates (∗∗P ≤ 0.05 between control and treatment, Student's t-test).
Among the three different PAs analyzed (Figure 3A) in A. flavus mycelia, the concentration of Spd was highest (1.730 μM/mg DW), followed by Put (0.4 μM/mg DW) and Spm (0.1 μM/mg DW) in the control strain (CA14 pyrG-1) at 8 dpi when grown in CZ liquid medium. Addition of 0.5 mM Spd in the growth medium significantly decreased Put content by 134%, whereas cellular contents of Spd increased by 108% in the control. Whereas, in the Δspds mutant (supplemented with 0.5 mM Spd), cellular content of Put and Spd increased by 2619 and 52%, respectively, and Spm decreased by 2042% as compared to the control.
FIGURE 3. Polyamine contents and PA gene expression. (A) PA contents in the control (CA14 pyrG-1) and Δspds A. flavus CA14 strains grown in Czapek's liquid medium (shake culture) with or without spermidine (Spd) for 8 days in the dark at 30°C; and (B) Developmental expression of PA genes (odc, samdc, spds, spms, sat1, pao) in A. flavus control strain (CA14 pyrG-1) grown in Czapek's liquid medium (static culture) for 6 days in the dark at 30°C. Data are Mean ± SE of three replicates (∗∗P ≤ 0.05 and ∗P ≤ 0.10 between control and treatment or in comparison to day 1 in B, Student's t-test).
The expression of all PA biosynthetic genes (odc, samdc, spds, and spms) and PA back conversion genes (pao, sat1) studied increased by several fold from day 1 to day 2 during early developmental stages in the control strain (CA14 pyrG-1; Figure 3B). The change in expression of the samdc gene was the highest (31-fold) followed by spds (10-fold), odc (8-fold), spms and pao (6-fold), and sat1 (3-fold). At day 6, the expression of samdc, spds, and spms were lower than their corresponding expression values at day 2 while odc, pao, and sat1 were up-regulated by 60-, 14-, and 9-fold, respectively, from their corresponding values at day 1.
The PA biosynthetic pathway is intimately associated with AA metabolism, therefore cellular AAs content was analyzed in the Δspds mutant along with the control (CA14 pyrG-1) A. flavus strains. Among the different PCA soluble AAs that were resolved by our HPLC method (Table 1), cellular content (% of the total soluble AAs) of Arg + Thr constituted the highest (30%) followed by Ala (16%), Orn (11%), and Lys (10%). Among the remaining AAs whose cellular content was between ≥10% were GABA (9%), Asp and Glu (7% each), Ser and Gly (3% each), and Pro (2%). The AAs that were<1% included Val, Ile, Leu, and Cys.
TABLE 1. Cellular content of amino acids (AAs) in the control (CA14 pyrG-1) and Δspds Aspergillus flavus CA14 strains grown in Czapek's liquid medium (shake culture) with or without exogenous spermidine (Spd).
In general, the AAs whose cellular content (nmol/g DW basis) decreased significantly in the Δspds mutant (vs. control) were Asp (42%), Glu (33%), Ser (22%), Lys (17%), and Cys (not detected in the Δspds mutant). The AAs that increased significantly in the Δspds mutant with Spd (vs. control) were Ala (16%) and His (not detected in any other treatments). The AAs that were changed in the control with 0.5 mM Spd vs. control (no Spd) were, Ala (36% decrease) and Orn (40% decrease).
To investigate if PAs promoted sclerotial production, CZ medium supplemented with PAs was used to inoculate the A. flavus AF70 strain (a high sclerotia-producing strain). Exogenous supply of PAs significantly increased the number of sclerotia and the percentage of mature (melanised) sclerotia when the AF70 strain was grown on CZ medium supplemented with Spd or Spm (Figures 4A,B). Supplementing CZ medium with 0.25 or 0.5 mM of Spd increased the total number of sclerotia by 32 and 47%, respectively, as compared to the non-supplemented control (Figure 4B). The effect of Spd was more pronounced on the production of mature sclerotia resulting in a 61 and 57% increase with 0.25 and 0.5 mM Spd, respectively (vs. non-supplemented control). Supplementation of CZ medium with Spm significantly increased the number of mature sclerotia by 24% at 0.2 mM. No significant changes in sclerotia production were observed at any other concentration of Spm used.
FIGURE 4. Spermidine affects sclerotial formation. (A) Sclerotial morphology of A. flavus AF70 wild type (WT) strain grown on solid Czapek's (CZ) medium supplemented with different concentrations of Spd and Spm along with control (no PAs); and (B) Mature (melanized) vs. total sclerotia counts for the AF70 strain grown on solid CZ medium supplemented with Spd and Spm along with control (no PAs). The cultures were grown in the dark for 14 days at 30°C. Data are Mean ± SE of four replicates (∗∗P ≤ 0.05 between control and treatment, based on Student's t-test).
Aspergillus flavus 70, a producer of high levels of aflatoxins and sclerotia, was used to study the effects of PAs on SM production. UPLC-MS analysis of AF70 extracts grown on CZ medium (with ammonium sulfate) in the presence of Spd showed an overall significant increase in the production of SMs compared to the control (untreated) or Spm treated samples. Indole diterpenes, particularly aflavinines (1, 3, 6; Figure 5A) and aflatrems (4, 5; Figure 5A), and CPA (2; Figure 5A) were significantly increased when Spd was added to the culture medium. Spermine also significantly increased the production of aflavinines, aflatrems, and CPA that varied with the Spm concentration. The overall effect of Spd on the production of aflavinines and aflatrems was higher than Spm. CZ medium is not conducive for the production of aflatoxins, therefore, A&M medium, which contains ammonium sulfate and supports aflatoxin biosynthesis was used to study the effects of PAs on aflatoxin production. Spermine (as compared to Spd) had a greater impact on the production of aflatoxins. At 0.1 and 0.2 mM Spm there was a significant increase in AFB1 content of 44 and 92%, respectively (vs. control; Figure 5B), and AFB2 content by 52 and 135%, respectively (vs. control). Spd on the other hand, at 0.25 mM increased AFB1 and AFB2 content by 17 and 28%, respectively, and decreased AFB2 by 14% at without any significant change in AFB1 at 0.5 mM concentration (vs. control; Figure 5B).
FIGURE 5. The effects of Spermidine and Spermine (Spm) on secondary metabolite (SM) production and related gene expression. (A) Production of indole diterpene SMs (chromatograms at λ = 254 nm) in A. flavus AF70 WT strain grown on solid Czapek's medium (with ammonium sulfate) supplemented with different concentrations of Spd and spermine along with control (no PAs) grown for 14 days in the dark at 30°C. Aflatoxins were not detected in any of these samples as Czapek's medium is not conducive for aflatoxin production; (B) Production of aflatoxins in A. flavus AF70 WT strain grown on solid A&M medium supplemented with different concentrations of Spd and spermine along with control (no PAs) grown for 7 days in the dark at 30°C; (C) Effect of exogenous supply of Spd and Spm on the expression of secondary metabolite related genes, atmM, atmC, aflR, aflC, cpaA, and global regulatory genes, laeA, nsdC, and veA in A. flavus AF70 WT strain. The samples were grown in CZ liquid medium (static culture) for 5 days in the dark at 30°C. Data are Mean ± SE of three replicates (∗∗P ≤ 0.05 and ∗P ≤ 0.10 between control and treatment, Student's t-test).
As PAs in general, significantly increased SM production, we wanted to determine if this was due to up-regulation of SM pathway-specific and global regulatory genes. Expression of biosynthetic genes associated with production of aflavinine and aflatrem (atmC; AFLA_096390 and atmM; AFLA_096400), CPA (cpaA; AFLA_139490) as well as the global regulators of secondary metabolism, nsdC (AFLA_131330), laeA (AFLA_033290), and veA (AFLA_066460) was determined following 5 days growth of AF70 in CZ broth supplemented with Spd or Spm. The expression of atmM and atmC were both up-regulated by Spm (Figure 5C), especially atmC up-regulated (10.7-fold) by 0.2 mM Spm compared to the control or Spd treated sample. Expression of laeA was increased by 2.6-fold in 0.5 mM Spd with a small but significant increase in response to Spm. Spermine (0.2 mM) down-regulated the expression of veA and nsdC by 2- to 3-fold whereas a small increase in the expression of nsdC and decrease in veA expression was observed by 0.5 mM Spd. No significant change in the expression of cpaA was observed in response to Spd or Spm treatments at 5 days of growth.
A maize seed infection assay using A. flavus WT CA14 and Δspds was performed to investigate if spds plays a role in pathogenicity and aflatoxin production during seed colonization. The Δspds mutant (a Spd auxotroph) was grown on CZ medium supplemented with ammonium sulfate and 0.5 mM Spd for 8 days along with WT grown on CZ medium (with or without 0.5 mM Spd) for the same time period prior to the harvest of spores for maize seed inoculation. In general, seeds infected with the WT strain (with or without Spd treatment) highly sporulated on the seed surface as opposed to the Δspds mutant strain that produced less spores (Figure 6A). Estimation of fungal load within the seeds showed a 140 to 144-fold higher growth in the WT A. flavus infected seeds as compared to Δspds mutant infected seeds (Figure 6B).
FIGURE 6. The CA14 Δspds mutant showing reduced pathogenicity during maize-A. flavus interaction. (A) Maize kernels at 8 days post-inoculation (dpi) were infected with either the CA14 WT or the Δspds mutant (post-growth on CZ solid medium, which may or may not have been supplemented with Spd, for 1 week prior to the kernel inoculation); (B) Estimation of fungal load in maize kernels at 8 dpi, infected with WT and Δspds CA14 strains. Fungal load was expressed as relative expression of the β-tubulin gene (AFLA_068620) to the maize ribosomal structural gene (used as housekeeping) GRMZM2G024838 (Shu et al., 2015). Data are Mean ± SE of 3–4 replicates, each replicate consists of 4–5 seeds; (∗P ≤ 0.10 between WT and treatment, Student's t-test).
Aflatoxin analysis of maize seeds infected with WT A. flavus (with or without Spd) produced significantly higher amounts of aflatoxins (18–30 ng/mg FW AFB1 and 0.8–1.0 ng/mg FW AFB2; Figures 7A,B) than the Δspds infected seeds (7.74 ng/mg FW AFB1 and 0.26 ng/mg FW AFB2, respectively; Figures 7A,B).
FIGURE 7. Aflatoxin contents in maize kernels infected with WT and Δspds A. flavus CA14 strains. (A) Aflatoxin B1; and (B) Aflatoxin B2. Data are Mean ± SE of four replicates, each replicate consists of 4–5 seeds (∗∗P ≤ 0.05 between WT and treatment, Student's t-test).
During maize seed infection, the expression of putative PA transporter and pao genes was generally higher in the WT A. flavus strain (control) in comparison to the expression of other PA biosynthetic genes (Figure 8A). Among the different putative PA uptake transporters (dur3, AFLA_029660; pa, AFLA_024200; gap1, AFLA_073560; and agp2, AFLA_113740) that were identified as yeast orthologs in A. flavus, expression of dur3 was up-regulated (statistically significant) by 1.7-fold in the WT vs. Δspds mutant strain. Among the PA biosynthetic genes, expression of odc (AFLA_011800) and pao (AFLA_118340) was down-regulated by 2- and 3-fold, respectively, in the Δspds mutant compared to WT. Expression of samdc (AFLA_006490) gene was 2-fold higher in the Δspds mutant and WT (0.5 mM Spd) vs. WT.
FIGURE 8. Aspergillus flavus CA14 Δspds mutant shows changes in PA and aflatoxin gene expression during maize-A. flavus interaction. Maize kernels were infected with WT and Δspds strains for 8 days, and gene expression was analyzed in the infected maize kernels at 8 days post-inoculation (dpi). (A) Expression of A. flavus PA biosynthetic genes (odc, spds, spms, sat1) and putative plasma membrane localized PA uptake transporters (dur3, PA, agp2, gap1) during host-pathogen interaction; (B) Expression of maize PA metabolism genes (Odc, Adc, Samdc, Spds, Spms, Pao) in the kernels during A. flavus infection; (C) Expression analyses of A. flavus aflatoxin biosynthetic genes (aflM, aflD, aflC); and (D) Expression of aflatoxin regulatory gene aflR in maize kernels infected with WT and Δspds CA14 strains. Data are Mean ± SE of 3–4 replicates, each replicate consists of 4–5 seeds (∗∗P ≤ 0.05 and ∗P ≤ 0.10 between WT and treatment, Student's t-test).
Different genes of the maize PA biosynthetic pathway as well as PA catabolism were analyzed to see if expression of genes associated with PA metabolism in the seeds respond differently when subjected to WT (virulent) vs. Δspds mutant (less virulent) strains (Figure 8B). It is known that maize has multiple copies each of PA metabolism gene (Supplementary Table S2). Overall, the expression of ZmSamdc genes were highest followed by ZmAdc genes as compared to the other PA genes. Expression of ZmOdc genes, ZmOdc2 (XM_008672579) and ZmOdc3 (XM_008654778) did not vary much between samples and no expression of ZmOdc1 (NM_001148682) was detected in any of the samples. Among the different ZmAdc genes studied here, expression of both ZmAdc2 (NM_001138726) and ZmAdc3 (XM_023300699) genes were up-regulated in the seeds infected with the WT strain only (vs. Δspds mutant) with no expression of the ZmAdc4 (XM_008671538) gene in any of the samples. Expression of ZmSamdc3 and ZmSamdc4 were significantly high (>10-fold higher than other genes) and were up-regulated in the seeds infected with the WT strain (vs. Δspds mutant strain). Expression of ZmSpds3 (NM_001155814) and ZmSpms1 (NM_001112372) were higher in the seeds infected with the WT strain vs. Δspds mutant strain. Among the six ZmPao genes, expression of ZmPao1 (NM_001111636) was highest and was slightly up-regulated in the seeds infected with the WT strain as compared to the Δspds mutant strain. No significant changes were observed in the expression of other ZmPao genes.
Among the aflatoxin biosynthetic genes in A. flavus, expression of aflM (AFLA_139300), aflD (AFLA_139390), aflC (AFLA_139410), and aflR (AFLA_139360) was significantly up-regulated by 110, 350, 100, and 3.5-fold, respectively, in the WT as compared to the Δspds mutant strain during seed infection (Figures 8C,D). The WT strain (0.5 mM Spd) had 1.4 to 2.8-fold higher expression of the aflatoxin biosynthetic genes in comparison to the WT strain grown on CZ agar medium without Spd (prior to the inoculation) during seed infection (Figure 8C).
Polyamines are ubiquitous in living organisms and are involved in regulating several cellular processes including growth, differentiation, stress response, and pathogenesis (reviewed in Valdés-Santiago et al., 2012; Minocha et al., 2014; Miller-Fleming et al., 2015). Thus, the PA biosynthetic pathway has often been the target of novel strategies to control diseases associated with fungal and other microbial pathogens (Amano et al., 2015; Burger et al., 2015; Estiarte et al., 2017; Mounce et al., 2017). During the pathogenic interaction between the fungus Colletotrichum truncatum and soybean seeds, application of L-α-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) and difluoromethylarginine (DFMA), inhibitors of Odc and Adc, respectively, reduced intracellular PAs in the fungi and significantly impacted fungal growth (Gamarnik et al., 1994). Exogenous supply of Put or Spd restored fungal growth, suggesting that intracellular contents of Spd might be critical for growth and pathogenesis. The current study, using a gene knock out approach, directly demonstrates that Spd is critical in A. flavus growth, development, pathogenesis, and the production of aflatoxins in vitro; especially during the maize-A. flavus interaction. The Δspds mutant was an auxotroph for Spd that required an exogenous supply of Spd to partially restore WT levels of growth and sporulation. The inability of Spd supplementation to fully reverse the Δspds mutation suggested a differential regulation of Spd uptake and distribution in the fungus as compared to its endogenous biosynthesis. Nevertheless, exogenous supply of Spd significantly increased sporulation in the control strain suggesting regulation of sporulation by Spd (Figure 2B). The observation of a 6- to 31-fold higher expression from day 1 to day 2 of A. flavus PA biosynthetic genes (Figure 3B) indicates that there is a high demand for PAs to support the early stages of fungal growth and development. The inability of the Δspds mutant strain to produce Spd resulted in a significant reduction in fungal growth and aflatoxin production during maize seed infection (Figures 6, 7). The results presented here are in line with earlier reports on the role PAs in fungal development and secondary metabolism. In Fusarium graminearum application of DFMO significantly reduced fungal growth (∼70%) and the production of DON by ∼53-fold, under in vitro conditions (Crespo-Sempere et al., 2015). A similar reduction in growth, sporulation, and SM production upon inhibition of Odc or spds knock out were also reported in A. nidulans and A. parasiticus (Khurana et al., 1996; Guzmán-de-Peña and Ruiz-Herrerai, 1997; Guzmán-de-Peña et al., 1998; Jin et al., 2002; Khatri and Rajam, 2007). The data presented here demonstrate the role of Spd in A. flavus growth and development in relation to the expression of PA biosynthetic genes and cellular PA content in vitro and during maize seed infection.
Nitrogen metabolism plays a central role during normal fungal development as well as under stress conditions (Krappmann and Braus, 2005; Valdés-Santiago and Ruiz-Herrera, 2013). PAs can alter overall N metabolism as the PA biosynthetic pathway is intricately associated with AA biosynthesis (Mohapatra et al., 2010; Beckmann et al., 2013; Majumdar et al., 2013, 2016; Dalton et al., 2016; Wuddineh et al., 2018). Inhibition of Spd biosynthesis in A. flavus resulted in a significantly higher accumulation of Put (∼2619%) than the control (Figure 3A). Putrescine over-production is often accompanied by higher Put catabolism and rapid (within hours) turn-over of Put in plants (Bhatnagar et al., 2002; Shao et al., 2014). This might not be the case in A. flavus as a significant accumulation of Put was observed even after 8 days of culture. This could possibly be due to a greater half-life of Put in the fungus and previous observations that Put can be stored at a very high concentration (under certain conditions) in cells, where it might serve as a source of N during low N availability (Middlehoven et al., 1986). The accumulation of Put in the Δspds mutant of A. flavus could be a topic for future studies where radio-labeled PA substrates can be used to study Put turn-over rates and the possible back-conversion of Spd to Put by Sat and Pao enzymes. Other than PAs, intracellular AA content also has a substantial impact on overall N metabolism in fungi and AAs play an indispensable role in fungal development and pathogenesis. Thus, inhibitors of AA metabolism have been used as antifungal agents (Jastrzebowska and Gabriel, 2015). In the current study, supply of exogenous Spd to the Δspds mutant revealed that although A. flavus resumed growth and sporulation in vitro (albeit lower than the control), intracellular AA content in the mutant was still not on par with the WT strain (Table 1). Alterations in cellular PAs due to inactivation of PA biosynthetic genes (spds, odc) in A. nidulans were reported in earlier studies (Jin et al., 2002; Khatri and Rajam, 2007), but the current data show that alterations in Spd levels in A. flavus goes beyond the PA biosynthetic pathway and affects biosynthesis of AAs. Several of the AAs (such as Glu, Ser, Thr) that were decreased in the Δspds mutant (Table 1) are reported to be critical in fungal pathogenesis (Olivieri et al., 2002; de Sain and Rep, 2015; Muszewska et al., 2017; Zhou et al., 2017). Whether the reduction in pathogenicity in the Δspds mutant during maize seed infection is due to the decrease in Spd or possible alteration in relative AA content or both, will require further investigation.
The PA-hypusine node is critical for cell survival and significantly affects pathogenicity in fungi and other organisms (reviewed in Park et al., 2010; Wolff and Park, 2015). The conversion of a specific Lys residue in the eIF5A to a rare AA hypusine (post-translational modification) and subsequent activation of eIF5A is absolutely required for cell proliferation. Spd in this regard serves as the only donor of a 4-aminobutyl moiety to the Lys residue of eIF5A carried out by the enzyme deoxyhypusine synthase. The overall effect of Spd depletion on growth and SM production in the Δspds mutant may be due to a combination of reduced activation of eIF5A leading to reduced fungal growth and direct regulation of SM biosynthesis by Spd (Martinez-Rocha et al., 2016). Supplementation of CZ minimal medium with Spd and to some extent Spm significantly increased the formation of sclerotia and production of aflavinines and aflatrems in AF70 (Figures 4, 5A). A significant increase in intracellular PA content has been shown to be necessary for sclerotial development in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Pieckenstain et al., 2001). The results presented here further demonstrate the direct role of PAs in the production of sclerotia and associated SMs in A. flavus. Besides sclerotial metabolites, production of aflatoxins was also increased by supplementation of the medium with Spd and even greater increases were observed at both concentrations of Spm tested (Figure 5B). The effect of spds inactivation (Δspds mutant) on aflatoxin production was more pronounced during infection of maize seeds where aflatoxin levels were significantly reduced compared to those measured in WT fungal infections (Figure 7). The results obtained from in vitro studies suggest a differential mode of regulation of SM-related gene expression by Spd vs. Spm. Significant up-regulation of the laeA global regulatory gene by Spd supplementation in the growth medium (Figure 5C) and subsequent increase in SM production (Figure 5A), might indicate a possible mode of action of Spd to increase SM production. This observation is in line with the earlier work in Penicillium chrysogenum (P. chrysogenum), where exogenous supply of Spd or 1,3-diaminopropane (1,3-DAP; a catabolic product of Spd) to the laeA knockdown mutant (produces very low amounts of benzyl-penicillin) significantly increased the expression of penicillin biosynthetic genes and completely restored the production of benzyl-penicillin in the laeA mutant to WT levels (Martin et al., 2012). An observed increase in the levels of other uncharacterized A. flavus SMs upon supplementation of media with Spd also points to PAs having the capacity to potentially activate silent metabolic gene clusters (data not shown). Biochemical characterization of these SMs could be of interest for future studies. Expression of veA and nsdC, global regulators of development and secondary metabolism in A. flavus (Cary et al., 2007, 2012; Duran et al., 2007), were also studied with respect to their regulation by PAs. Expression of nsdC was slightly increased by Spd whereas both Spd and Spm slightly repressed the expression of veA (Figure 5C). Future RNA-seq studies using the A. flavus Δspds mutant will help in understanding the global regulation of gene expression by Spd as it relates to growth, development, pathogenicity, and the production of SMs.
Polyamine transport in fungi plays a major role in fungal growth during host-pathogen interactions (reviewed in Valdés-Santiago et al., 2012; Miller-Fleming et al., 2015; Estiarte et al., 2017). In the model fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae, among several plasma membrane localized transporters, Dur3, Sam3, Agp2, and Gap1 are reported to be involved in PA uptake from the external environment with Dur3 and Sam3 being the major importers of extracellular PAs (Aouida et al., 2005, 2013; Uemura et al., 2005, 2007). In A. nidulans, Put uptake is 2- to 3-fold more rapid than the uptake of Spd (Spathas et al., 1982) and uptake of Spd was inhibited by increased concentrations of Put and Spm. However, Put uptake was not affected by the presence of Spd or Spm. Expression analyses of PA genes and transporters in A. flavus during maize seed infection showed a significant increase in the expression of putative PA uptake (Put?) transporter dur3 (AFLA_029660) in the WT compared to the Δspds mutant indicating an important role for PA uptake by the fungus to achieve successful pathogenesis (Figure 8A). The fact that Put content increases several-fold in plants during fungal infection and uptake of Put is more efficient than other PAs (Spathas et al., 1982; Wojtasik et al., 2015), it is likely that Put is the predominant PA that the fungus might uptake from the plant host. Application of biochemical inhibitors of putative plasma membrane localized PA uptake transporters and significant reduction in fungal infection and DON production (reduced 124-fold) were reported during infection of wheat spikelets by F. graminearum (Crespo-Sempere et al., 2015). Similar results on inhibition of PA transport and reduction in fungal pathogenicity in vitro and in vivo were reported for Alternaria alternata infection of tomato (Estiarte et al., 2017). Among the expression of different PA metabolism genes that were studied during the maize-A. flavus interaction, the expression of ZmSamdc genes was the highest followed by ZmAdc genes, that significantly increased in the maize kernels following inoculation with the WT A. flavus strain compared to the Δspds mutant (Figure 8B). This suggested differential responses in maize Put biosynthesis and production of higher PAs with respect to virulent vs. less virulent strains of the same pathogen. Similar differential induction of Put biosynthesis by Odc (higher against virulent strain) in flax seedlings was observed when they were exposed to virulent and avirulent strains of Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium oxysporum, respectively (Wojtasik et al., 2015). Significant increase in the expression of maize Samdc and Adc genes were also reported in leaves infected by the fungal pathogen Ustilago maydis (Rodríguez-Kessler et al., 2008). Overall the results presented here suggest that up-regulation of PA uptake transporters in A. flavus during infection of maize leads to PA uptake from the host though this cannot fully compensate for Spd depletion in the Δspds mutant.
Polyamine metabolism plays a significant role in host defense and also in maintaining successful pathogenesis in fungi (and in other pathogens) during the host-pathogen interaction. The results presented here demonstrate the role of Spd in A. flavus growth, development, and SM production both in vitro and in vivo. Abrogation of intracellular Spd biosynthesis in A. flavus negatively affected fungal growth, expression of PA biosynthetic genes, and aflatoxin biosynthesis during maize seed infection. Increase in overall SM production in A. flavus by an exogenous supply of Spd (in vitro) also supports the role of Spd in SM production. Significant up-regulation of A. flavus plasma membrane-localized PA uptake transporters during maize seed infection suggests that dual targeting of PA uptake transporters and spds through an RNAi- based approach or application of biochemical inhibitors, might be an effective strategy to control A. flavus colonization and aflatoxin production in maize and other susceptible food crops.
RMa, JC, SM, and KR: conceived and designed the experiments. RMa, BM, and CS: performed the experiments. RMa, ML, RMi, SM, and CC-W: analyzed the data. RMa, ML, and RMi: wrote the paper. JC, RMi, SM, and KR: edited the draft manuscript. All authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript.
This research was funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (No. 6054-41420-008-00D). Partial funding was provided by the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station (scientific contribution number 2765). The funding for this research was also provided in part by USDA Forest Service. This work was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (McIntire-Stennis) Project (NH00076-M).
The authors acknowledge the help of Ms. Stephanie Long in processing fungal samples for amino acids analyses. They also acknowledge help from Ms. Mary Lovisa and Ms. Kelley Williams.
AA, amino acid; Adc, arginine decarboxylase; Ala, alanine; Arg, arginine; Asp, aspartate; Cys, cysteine; Dao, diamine oxidase; GABA, γ-aminobutyric acid; Glu, glutamate; Gly, glycine; His, histidine; Ile, isoleucine; Leu, leucine; Lys, lysine; Odc, ornithine decarboxylase; Orn, ornithine; PA, polyamine; Pao, polyamine oxidase; PCA, perchloric acid; Pro, proline; Put, putrescine; Samdc, S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase; Ser, serine; SM, secondary metabolite; Spd, spermidine; Spds, spermidine synthase; Spm, spermine; Spms, spermine synthase; Thr, threonine; Trp, tryptophan; Val, valine; WT, wild-type.
Majumdar, R., Minocha, R., and Minocha, S. C. (2015). "Ornithine: at the crossroads of multiple paths to amino acids and polyamines," in Amino Acids in Higher Plants, ed. J. P. F. D'mello (Wallingford, CT: CABI), 156–176.
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Copyright © 2018 Majumdar, Lebar, Mack, Minocha, Minocha, Carter-Wientjes, Sickler, Rajasekaran and Cary. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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An Unlikely Master of an Ancient Japanese Art Form
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How Katsura Sunshine is introducing New York audiences to the timeless comedy of rakugo --- How did Katsura Sunshine, a white guy from Canada, become a master of rakugo, a traditional Japanese form of storytelling? It's a quirky tale which he recounts with self-deprecating humor along with fables in his "sit-down comedy" solo show Katsura Sunshine's...
A Man Out of My Dreams
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A longtime theatregoer recalls a life-changing realization he had at a production of Oklahoma! --- "Did seeing theatre when you were a kid make you gay?" I've been asked that question—both seriously and in jest—more times than I can count, by strangers and loved ones alike. The answer is no, of course not! And yet, an early theatregoing...
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Where to see shows, dance performances, concerts and family entertainment in the borough --- The boogie down borough is well-known for the Yankees and the Zoo, but it's live arts scene deserves attention, too. From venerable Latinx companies, to youth troupes, to two colleges with robust performing arts programming, the offerings at these Bronx venues...
My New Year's Resolutions, All Inspired by Show Tunes
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How I'm letting Broadway help me make 2020 a success --- "What will this day be like? I wonder. What will my future be? I wonder." Like Maria in The Sound of Music, who sings those lines in "I Have Confidence," I spend a lot of time wondering what tomorrow has in store. Every New Year's, my pondering goes into overdrive as I set my resolutions...
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The latest edition of The Public Theater's performance festival is more inclusive than ever --- The Public Theater's annual Under the Radar festival has always been about breaking boundaries by highlighting cutting-edge artists from around the globe. For its 16th edition, which runs January 8 to 19 at The Public and a smattering of partner venues,...
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Joseph Thomas "Cuddy" Murphy (May 15, 1897 – May 22, 1940) was a professional American football player who played guard for two seasons for the Canton Bulldogs and Cleveland Tigers.
Murphy served as the head basketball coach at the University of Maine from 1923 to 1925.
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The Opportunity to Do What's Right
Written by Jeff Smith, State Senator District 31
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/evers-sos-2022-s450.png Sen. Smith recaps Governor Evers' 2022 State of the State Address highlighting the accomplishments from the last year and the governor's plan to keep our state moving forward.
MADISON - When the opportunity to do what's right is in front of us, we must grab it because it may not be there for long. This is something we all learn, even if it's the hard way. It's painful when we don't recognize opportunity, we hesitate and it's gone. That's when opportunity becomes regret.
Last week, Governor Evers delivered his 2022 State of the State Address, highlighting successes of the last year and future opportunities. If history is any indicator, then the opportunity before the legislature right now is unprecedented.
Here we are today with a record-high surplus and an all-time low 2.8% unemployment rate. With the 2021-23 budget, middle-class families received a 15% tax cut, totaling $480 million in tax relief for Wisconsin. What Governor Evers has done to get us through a global pandemic and get our economy back on track is nothing short of a miracle. He's done the right thing when faced with adversity.
How we even have these historic records after the last two years is a feat in itself. Quite honestly, it isn't because the legislature has done anything to make that happen. On the contrary, the Republican majority has been on a mission to impede the governor at every turn.
While the legislature sat idle for over 300 days during the pandemic, Governor Evers got to work—and delivered.
Wisconsin has a projected surplus like we've never seen. I've been paying attention long enough to be able to say the $3.8 billion dollar surplus is unheard of. Any state surplus projection can be rare, but when we have this extraordinary opportunity, it'd be foolhardy to ignore the urgent needs in our state.
On top of this surplus, Governor Evers smartly distributed over $4.5 billion in federal funds to support our local communities. With economic recovery in mind, the governor invested in more than 1,900 non-profits and over 2,300 local governments, college campuses and school districts. Additionally, he targeted more than $1 billion to bolster small businesses, farmers, tourism, lodging and entertainment industries in our state.
During the 2020 construction season, Governor Evers' Administration kept up with all 375 transportation projects to stay on track to help Wisconsin secure another $105 million from other states. This happened all while the legislature chose to sit on the sideline.
In 2021, after the pandemic exacerbated the need for broadband access, the governor proposed $200 million to close the digital divide in our rural communities in his 2021-23 budget. Despite the Republican-led Joint Finance Committee removing that amount, we still invested $129 million into broadband expansion efforts. Governor Evers also directed another $100 million in federal funds toward broadband expansion.
The question now is whether the legislature will choose opportunity or political gamesmanship. Maybe I should mention that we also have a record $1.7 billion in the 'rainy day' fund.
Governor Evers has a plan to reinvest in Wisconsin and it's the right thing to do. During his State of the State Address he outlined this plan, which starts with putting $150 back into the pockets of each Wisconsinite. A family of four would receive $600 to help address rising costs and gas prices.
Under the governor's plan, barriers to childcare are reduced by expanding the Child and Dependent Care Credit and creating a new Caregiver Tax Credit. When someone is needed to care for a loved one they're less likely to be able to participate in the workforce.
Governor Evers' plan invests $750 million in our schools while holding the line on property taxes. There's no question that providing opportunity to all kids no matter their zip code is the right thing to do.
While corporate America has been taking advantage of the growing economy by raising prices, we're sitting on your money that could help right now. The governor's plan, importantly, still leaves $2 billion untouched.
During his Address to the legislature, Governor Evers added, "indifference in this building is getting expensive." It's time to act. The governor called for a special session for the legislature to pass this plan. Will Republican legislators help Governor Evers continue to do the right thing?
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Grovelands Road fire in Reading
Reading fire: Second body found in burnt-out building as police warn it could collapse
Thame Valley Police has confirmed another person has been found in the building, and that it is likely they were one of two reported missing
Police have confirmed a second body has been found in a building destroyed by a fire, which is now in danger of collapsing.
Thames Valley Police confirmed one person had died in the fire in the flats in Rowe Court on Wednesday, December 15, and now says a second body has been located.
However, the structural condition of the building has made it impossible to recover either of the bodies.
READ MORE : Reading Buses driver suffered severe burns in Rowe Court fire and jumped from second floor
A statement from the force said it was likely these are the two people reported missing at the time, but this cannot be confirmed as it is "impossible" to recover the bodies.
Scaffolding has since been added to the building and police say "good progress" has been made in the investigation.
But in recent days the fire-damaged building has started to collapse inwards, which has resulted in part of the roof falling inside.
Further collapses are possible because of the condition of the building, the force said.
Police say it is "impossible to predict" if or when this will happen, but say the building is being closely monitored, as well as any weather conditions that could have an effect.
People living nearby are advised any collapses could be very loud and that they should keep their windows and doors closed to prevent dust from entering.
Police and fire crews have put an exclusion zone around the flats to protect nearby homes and the people living in them.
Superintendent Steve Raffield, local area policing commander for Reading, said: "I understand how distressing this ongoing situation is for all those affected, and in particular, those who live close to the building in question.
"I want people to be aware that all the emergency services as well as partners are doing everything we can to resolve things as quickly and safely as we can.
"I would like to reassure people that in the event of a collapse, they will not be in any danger and that measures are in place to ensure everyone's safety.
"However, it is possible that a collapse could create a great deal of noise, as well as dust, and could happen at any time of the day or night, so it is important that people are aware of what may happen.
"If you become aware that part of the building has collapsed, there is no need to contact the emergency services.
"Our officers remain at the site, as they have done since the incident occurred, and anyone with any questions or concerns can approach them."
Doug Buchanan, area manager at Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, added: "Our thoughts are with everyone affected in this challenging time.
"The damage to the building caused by the fire means that it is now structurally unsafe and, unfortunately, the building will now have to be demolished in a careful and controlled manner, which may take some time.
"The priority still remains to confirm whether those reported missing are within the building and if so, recover them respectfully and with dignity.
"As the weather continues to change, there is a possibility that the building could collapse further.
"The scaffolding and exclusion zone around the building will ensure that, should this occur, it will not pose any risk to residents or neighbouring properties. "
Anyone needing support can contact Reading Borough Council's contact centre on 0118 937 3787.
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Man charged with murder
Hakeem Kigundu, 31, formerly of Rowe Court, Reading has been charged with one count of murder and one count of arson with intent to endanger life.
He appeared at Reading Crown Court on Tuesday, December 21.
No plea was entered and he has been remanded in custody ahead of another appearance on Friday, February 11.
Rowe Court Fire: Man charged with arson and murder appears in court
Rowe Court Fire: Disabled woman jumped from third floor of burning Reading building
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Delaware-area residents will be able to sample fare from veg vendors and listen to veganism's leading advocates at this free event.
Delaware's first Rehoboth Beach VegFest is set to take place on Saturday, June 1. The event will focus on educating residents of the Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia areas on the benefits of compassionate eating, while showcasing food from local veg businesses Cake Break, Modern Mixture, and others. The Rehoboth Beach VegFest will feature speakers that range from activists such as Paul Shapiro, vice president of Farm Animal Protection at The Humane Society of the United States, to culinary experts such as Executive Chef Gretchen Hanson of Hobos Restaurant. The first 300 people to arrive will get delectable free samples and goodie bags full of cruelty-free gifts.
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Q: How to run a plugin only on a particular platform I have a maven plugin that only needs to execute on linux. I found this configuration that seems to work
How do I make this plugin run only on non-Windows platforms?
<profiles>
<profile>
<activation>
<os>
<family>!mac</family>
</os>
</activation>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
...
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
...
</profile>
</profiles>
How do I modify it so that it executes only on linux?
A: There is no OS <family> value that distinguishes Linux from Unixes, but you can use <name> instead.
<profiles>
<profile>
<activation>
<os>
<name>Linux</name>
</os>
</activation>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
...
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
...
</profile>
</profiles>
FYI, to double-check the value for <name> on your Linux machine, execute java -XshowSettings:properties and look for the os.name property. (On all Linux distributions I have checked, this is just Linux.)
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Lourmel è una stazione della metropolitana di Parigi sulla linea 8, sita nel XV arrondissement.
La stazione
La stazione venne aperta nel 1937 ed il suo nome ricorda il generale Frédéric Henri Le Normand de Lourmel (1811-1854) che cadde nella battaglia di Inkerman in cui i franco-britannici ebbero la meglio sulle armate russe di Menchikov durante la guerra di Crimea. La strada che porta il suo nome è l'antica strada che portava da Grenelle a Issy-les-Moulineaux.
Interconnessioni
Bus RATP - 42
Voci correlate
Stazioni della metropolitana di Parigi
Altri progetti
Stazioni della metropolitana di Parigi
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Neat isn't it? But before I do dream about houses and other things I decided to check out home insurance that will fit my budget and needs. Fortunately, I was able to find one! It was a great deal for people like me who are not quite familiar with house owning yet.
It's also ideal for newly weds and individuals who are just starting their life on their own. I also tried to hunt for financial planning that can help me other than the home insurance that can support me in times of problems at home.
I guess anyone would love to have their own homes and would want to have them really extravagant also well designed. So if you're planning to look for your dream home now, don't forget to check the right insurance you will be needing because it's very important!
Having a home is great I know, but it wouldn't be if you know there are great problems in the future whenever unfortunate events at home strike! Yikes!
Posted in Daily Dose, Journal and tagged dream home.
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COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) - The National Infantry Museum will salute thousands of service members who have served in the Global War on Terrorism since Sept. 11, 2001.
Service members include active duty, veterans, and those who died defending the country.
The museum will unveil its Global War on Terrorism memorial Monday, Oct. 16 at 11 a.m. The memorial includes eight panels etched with the names of nearly 7,000 men and women who died fighting the war on terrorism.
A 13-foot steel beam taken from the wreckage of the World Trade Center and donated to the museum by New York City firefighters sits atop the concrete columns representing the Twin Towers. Nine bronze figures representing an Infantry squad, illustrations of each service's role in protecting the nation, and narrative panels chronicling the nation's longest war are also featured.
The longest-serving commander of the United States Central Command, as well as several four-star generals, will speak at the event.
The dedication is open to the public.
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2017 Poster Contest
A design of two hands reaching for each other—one of them human, one built from bits of technical parts—is the winning entry from this year's Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival poster contest.
Riley Yankowich, a third-year new media design student from Deerfield Beach, Fla., created the image and will receive $500 in Tiger Bucks as her prize. Five thousand 14-by-20-inch copies of her design will be printed and distributed to visitors for free outside The Wallace Center during the festival on May 6.
"It's pretty cool my artwork will be displayed on campus," Yankowich said. "I'm pretty excited."
She entered the contest as a class project, never thinking her design would be selected.
"There was a lot of brainstorming in class," she said. "I originally was going to do something like man versus machine, but the idea kept going back to hands and it formed into all the tools students use, with a human hand reaching out to them. And it shows humans always have a power over the tools that they are using."
Yankowich had four weeks to complete the design, which included an all-nighter towards the deadline when she used Photoshop and touched up 3D-rendered icons on the lower hand in her design.
"I was not expecting to win," she said. "I just wanted to make a cool poster."
Nearly 50 entries were received for the contest.
Runner up was a design by Amy Pham, a new media design major from Sunnyvale, Calif., who designed an image of RIT President Bill Destler's head unscrewed, allowing items such as a joystick, Rubik's Cube, hockey puck, gears and a banjo to pop out.
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Once the apprenticeship training is completed, an independent assessment will take place, this is called an 'end-point assessment'. The assessment is the apprentice's opportunity to demonstrate that they are genuinely competent in their occupation at the end of their training.
It also gives the apprentice the opportunity to demonstrate what they've learnt throughout the apprenticeship. (This assessment only applies for apprenticeship standards and not for frameworks).
Your apprentice can't achieve an apprenticeship standard without satisfying all the requirements listed in the apprenticeship standard, including the end-point assessment.
You must select an organisation to deliver the end-point assessment from the register of end-point assessment organisations and agree to a price with this organisation for the end-point assessment.
Although the training provider will be involved in arrangements for the end-point assessment, the assessment itself must be independent.
The training provider must contract with the end-point assessment organisation on your behalf and have a written agreement in place to make payment to them for conducting the end-point assessment.
We expect that the cost of the end-point assessment should not usually exceed 20% of the funding band maximum.
This cost is included in the overall cost agreed with the training provider for the apprenticeship.
When your apprentice successfully completes their apprenticeship they will be awarded a certificate.
The end-point assessment organisation will request the certificate on your behalf.
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Q: HPLIP: fax driver lost connection with printer Kubuntu 19.10
HPLIP installed by download from the vendor's website.
The printer has a wired ethernet connection.
I am trying to run print-to-fax, and it used to work, but now I am getting error messages. Removing and re-adding the printer doesn't help.
Let me mention that Windows has no trouble running print-to-fax jobs on this printer, using "HP Universal Fax Driver", so I don't think the problem lies with the printer.
The HPLIP troubleshooter says (I pasted the most relevant section first):
error: Unable to communicate with device (code=12): hpfax:/net/Officejet_Pro_6830?ip=XXX
error: unable to open channel
error: Communication status: Failed
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.19.12)
Self Diagnse Utility and Healing Utility ver. 1.0
Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.19.12)
Self Diagnse Utility and Healing Utility ver. 1.0
Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.
Checking for Deprecated items....
No Deprecated items are found
Checking for HPLIP updates....
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.19.12)
HPLIP upgrade latest version ver. 1.0
Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.
Latest version of HPLIP is already installed.
Checking for Dependencies....
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| SYSTEM INFO |
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Kernel: 5.3.0-26-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 18 05:37:46 UTC 2019 GNU/Linux
Host: shmuel-Kubuntu
Proc: 5.3.0-26-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 18 05:37:46 UTC 2019 GNU/Linux
Distribution: 12 19.10
Bitness: 64 bit
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| HPLIP CONFIGURATION |
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HPLIP-Version: HPLIP 3.19.12
HPLIP-Home: /usr/share/hplip
HPLIP-Installation: Auto installation is supported for ubuntu distro 19.10 version
Current contents of '/etc/hp/hplip.conf' file:
# hplip.conf. Generated from hplip.conf.in by configure.
[hplip]
version=3.19.12
[dirs]
home=/usr/share/hplip
run=/var/run
ppd=/usr/share/ppd/HP
ppdbase=/usr/share/ppd
doc=/usr/share/doc/hplip-3.19.12
html=/usr/share/doc/hplip-3.19.12
icon=/usr/share/applications
cupsbackend=/usr/lib/cups/backend
cupsfilter=/usr/lib/cups/filter
drv=/usr/share/cups/drv/hp
bin=/usr/bin
apparmor=/etc/apparmor.d
# Following values are determined at configure time and cannot be changed.
[configure]
network-build=yes
libusb01-build=no
pp-build=no
gui-build=yes
scanner-build=yes
fax-build=yes
dbus-build=yes
cups11-build=no
doc-build=yes
shadow-build=no
hpijs-install=no
foomatic-drv-install=no
foomatic-ppd-install=no
foomatic-rip-hplip-install=no
hpcups-install=yes
cups-drv-install=yes
cups-ppd-install=no
internal-tag=3.19.12
restricted-build=no
ui-toolkit=qt4
qt3=no
qt4=yes
qt5=no
policy-kit=no
lite-build=no
udev_sysfs_rules=no
hpcups-only-build=no
hpijs-only-build=no
apparmor_build=yes
class-driver=no
Current contents of '/var/lib/hp/hplip.state' file:
Plugins are not installed. Could not access file: No such file or directory
Current contents of '~/.hplip/hplip.conf' file:
[upgrade]
latest_available_version = 3.17.10
notify_upgrade = true
last_upgraded_time = 1578252103
pending_upgrade_time = 0
[settings]
systray_visible = 0
systray_messages = 2
[last_used]
device_uri = "hpfax:/net/Officejet_Pro_6830?ip=XXX"
printer_name = Officejet_Pro_6830_fax
working_dir = .
[commands]
scan = /usr/bin/xsane -V %SANE_URI%
[refresh]
rate = 30
enable = false
type = 1
[polling]
enable = false
interval = 5
device_list =
[fax]
voice_phone =
email_address =
[installation]
date_time = 01/14/20 09:20:14
version = 3.19.12
<Package-name> <Package-Desc> <Required/Optional> <Min-Version> <Installed-Version> <Status> <Comment>
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| External Dependencies |
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cups CUPS - Common Unix Printing System REQUIRED 1.1 2.2.12 OK 'CUPS Scheduler is running'
gs GhostScript - PostScript and PDF language interpreter and previewer REQUIRED 7.05 9.27 OK -
xsane xsane - Graphical scanner frontend for SANE OPTIONAL 0.9 0.999 OK -
scanimage scanimage - Shell scanning program OPTIONAL 1.0 1.0.27 OK -
dbus DBus - Message bus system REQUIRED - 1.12.14 OK -
policykit PolicyKit - Administrative policy framework OPTIONAL - 0.105 OK -
network network -wget OPTIONAL - 1.20.3 OK -
avahi-utils avahi-utils OPTIONAL - 0.7 OK -
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| General Dependencies |
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libjpeg libjpeg - JPEG library REQUIRED - - OK -
cups-devel CUPS devel- Common Unix Printing System development files REQUIRED - 2.2.12 OK -
cups-image CUPS image - CUPS image development files REQUIRED - 2.2.12 OK -
libpthread libpthread - POSIX threads library REQUIRED - b'2.30' OK -
libusb libusb - USB library REQUIRED - 1.0 OK -
sane SANE - Scanning library REQUIRED - - OK -
sane-devel SANE - Scanning library development files REQUIRED - - OK -
libnetsnmp-devel libnetsnmp-devel - SNMP networking library development files REQUIRED 5.0.9 5.7.3 OK -
libcrypto libcrypto - OpenSSL cryptographic library REQUIRED - 1.1.1 OK -
python3X Python 2.2 or greater - Python programming language REQUIRED 2.2 3.7.5 OK -
python3-notify2 Python libnotify - Python bindings for the libnotify Desktop notifications OPTIONAL - - OK -
python3-pyqt4-dbus PyQt 4 DBus - DBus Support for PyQt4 OPTIONAL 4.0 4.12.1 OK -
python3-pyqt4 PyQt 4- Qt interface for Python (for Qt version 4.x) REQUIRED 4.0 4.12.1 OK -
python3-dbus Python DBus - Python bindings for DBus REQUIRED 0.80.0 1.2.12 OK -
python3-xml Python XML libraries REQUIRED - 2.2.7 OK -
python3-devel Python devel - Python development files REQUIRED 2.2 3.7.5 OK -
python3-pil PIL - Python Imaging Library (required for commandline scanning with hp-scan) OPTIONAL - 6.1.0 OK -
python3-reportlab Reportlab - PDF library for Python OPTIONAL 2.0 3.5.23 OK -
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| COMPILEDEP |
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libtool libtool - Library building support services REQUIRED - 2.4.6 OK -
gcc gcc - GNU Project C and C++ Compiler REQUIRED - 9.2.1 OK -
make make - GNU make utility to maintain groups of programs REQUIRED 3.0 4.2.1 OK -
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| Python Extentions |
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cupsext CUPS-Extension REQUIRED - 3.19.12 OK -
hpmudext IO-Extension REQUIRED - 3.19.12 OK -
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| Scan Configuration |
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hpaio HPLIP-SANE-Backend REQUIRED - 3.19.12 OK 'hpaio found in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf'
scanext Scan-SANE-Extension REQUIRED - 3.19.12 OK -
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| DISCOVERED SCANNER DEVICES |
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device `hpaio:/net/officejet_pro_6830?ip=XXX&queue=false' is a Hewlett-Packard officejet_pro_6830 all-in-one
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| DISCOVERED USB DEVICES |
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No devices found.
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| INSTALLED CUPS PRINTER QUEUES |
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HP_Officejet_Pro_6830_C9CB08_
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Type: Unknown
Device URI: implicitclass://HP_Officejet_Pro_6830_C9CB08_/
PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/HP_Officejet_Pro_6830_C9CB08_.ppd
warning: Failed to read /etc/cups/ppd/HP_Officejet_Pro_6830_C9CB08_.ppd ppd file
PPD Description:
Printer status: printer HP_Officejet_Pro_6830_C9CB08_ is idle. enabled since Tue 14 Jan 2020 08:42:14 AM IST
warning: Printer is not HPLIP installed. Printers must use the hp: or hpfax: CUPS backend for HP-Devices.
Officejet_Pro_6830_fax
----------------------
Type: Fax
Device URI: hpfax:/net/Officejet_Pro_6830?ip=XXX
PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/Officejet_Pro_6830_fax.ppd
warning: Failed to read /etc/cups/ppd/Officejet_Pro_6830_fax.ppd ppd file
PPD Description:
Printer status: printer Officejet_Pro_6830_fax is idle. enabled since Fri 10 Jan 2020 09:54:06 AM IST
error: Unable to communicate with device (code=12): hpfax:/net/Officejet_Pro_6830?ip=XXX
error: unable to open channel
error: Communication status: Failed
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| PERMISSION |
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Checking Permissions....
Checking for Configured Queues....
warning: Fail to read ppd=/etc/cups/ppd/HP_Officejet_Pro_6830_C9CB08_.ppd file
warning: Insufficient permission to access file /etc/cups/ppd/HP_Officejet_Pro_6830_C9CB08_.ppd
warning: Could not complete Queue(s) configuration check
Checking for HP Properitery Plugin's....
No plug-in printers are configured.
Checking for Printer Status....
error: 'Officejet_Pro_6830_fax' Printer is either Powered-OFF or Failed to communicate.
Turn On Printer and re-run hp-doctor
Diagnose completed...
More information on Troubleshooting,How-To's and Support is available on http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html
Please close this terminal manually.
A: HP_Officejet_Pro_6830_C9CB08_
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Type: Unknown
Device URI: implicitclass://HP_Officejet_Pro_6830_C9CB08_/
PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/HP_Officejet_Pro_6830_C9CB08_.ppd
warning: Failed to read /etc/cups/ppd/HP_Officejet_Pro_6830_C9CB08_.ppd ppd file
PPD Description:
Printer status: printer HP_Officejet_Pro_6830_C9CB08_ is idle. enabled since Tue 14 Jan 2020 08:42:14 AM IST
warning: Printer is not HPLIP installed. Printers must use the hp: or hpfax: CUPS backend for HP-Devices.
If you set up printer through System Settings
it may not have set up properly.
You must run the hp-setup wizard
sudo hp-setup
*
*For Connection Type choose "Network/Ethernet..."
*If the device is not detected, click "Show advanced options", tick
"Manual discovery" and supply the scanner's IP address.
Install hplip-gui
sudo apt install hplip-gui
From Application Launcher open Hplip-Toolbox
Select HP "name of printer"(Fax)
Under Actions tab select Send Fax
And follow the steps.
In step three you. When you use print to fax from another application it should appear and you will be ready to send.
Tested this with Kubuntu 18.04 and a HP Color Laserjet 2840
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Random jukebox – S.I. Futures
This week, the random jukebox picked out Si Begg's brilliant S.I. Futures side project, and the truly wonderful We Are Not a Rock Band. Please enjoy this appropriate piece of techno pop:
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German synthpop act Camouflage may have spent much of the late 1980s and early 1990s imitating a selection of your other synthpop acts, but by 2006 they definitely had a sound of their own. Relocated was their seventh album, and it's probably fair to say that it was their most mature to date.
In general, it takes a similar form to the preceding album Sensor. After Memory, a short instrumental, it launches in earnest with We Are Lovers, which probably should have been a single but definitely wasn't. Ultimately, as with much of Camouflage's output, it comes across as a bit vacuous, but it's still pretty good. First single Motif Sky takes a similar form – you can see why they picked it as a single, but what on earth does any of it mean?
What Relocated does have going for it is quite an unusual sound and rhythm, and when they let the songs take their own form, that can be pretty effective. Real Thing, for example, is completely unlike anything that anybody else was releasing at this time (and quite possibly since), and therefore easily stands out.
By 2006, the more abstract soft synths such as Absynth were well established, and had started to make headway into the world of music, and Passing By in particular sounds heavily influenced by them, with its churning bass part and heavy filters. There are also strong rock influences, which show their face particularly on Confusion, perhaps the one track on here that seems to be screaming out for some guitars, although of course it sounds no worse for not having them.
A guitar – albeit an acoustic one – does turn up for The Perfect Key, and gives Camouflage the chance to demonstrate that after a decade and a half of making music, they're actually pretty competent songwriters. As always, the lyrics have suffered a little by being in the wrong language (I've never really understood why German bands don't write more of their songs in their mother tongue), but it's generally pretty strong.
Another short instrumental Stream gently guides us through to Dreaming, another piece which feels as though it might benefit from some guitar work. It makes for a slightly odd sound, but it does work.
If this album has any real failing, it's that it has too many tracks – we've still only had one of the three singles by this stage, and when the third, The Pleasure Remains, turns up, you're starting to feel as though this album has been going on for quite a long time. It's another good song though – again, this is rock-flavoured synthpop with a distinct Teutonic leaning, and that's a pretty good sound to have.
On it goes. The pleasantly choral Bitter Taste leads to guitar-driven (finally!) second single Something Wrong, and another intrumental, Light. Finally, we get the best track on here, the adorably endless How Do You Feel? Which would have been a great place to end proceedings, but at this stage in their career Camouflage appear to have been unable to just say stop – there are actually hidden tracks at both ends of this album, and Last Contact, tucked away right at the end, is a particularly long one.
But apart from needing a bit of editing here and there, Relocated is a very strong album, particularly for so late in their career. Camouflage have a lot to be proud of, but I wonder if this album might in fact be their best?
Import editions of Relocated are widely available – try here for starters.
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Preview – The Divine Comedy
I can't see any good reason not to get excited about new material from The Divine Comedy, who return this week with a new album Foreverland. This is Catherine the Great.
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Chart for stowaways – 23 July 2016
Possibly not much change from a couple of weeks ago, but here are this week's top singles:
Pet Shop Boys – Twenty-Something
Jean-Michel Jarre & Pet Shop Boys – Brick England
Clarke Hartnoll – Better Have a Drink to Think
I Monster – The Bradley Brothers…
Jean-Michel Jarre – The Heart of Noise
Massive Attack – Ritual Spirit EP
Clarke Hartnoll – Single Function
Pet Shop Boys – The Pop Kids
Moby – Slipping Away
Dirty Vegas – Let the Night – EP
Posted in Chart | Tagged Dirty Vegas, I Monster, Jean-Michel Jarre, Massive Attack, Moby, Paul Hartnoll, Pet Shop Boys, Vince Clarke | Leave a reply
Artist of the Week – Erasure
Here's another old Artist of the Week feature from my old radio show. It probably wasn't researched very well, and so may contain plagiarism, errors, and omissions. My sincere apologies if so.
The story begins way back in 1981, when Vince Clarke was briefly a member of the gods of electronica Depeche Mode. After the first album, musical differences forced him out of the band, leaving just as their popularity was growing. Following this, he and Alison Moyet formed Yazoo, who saw huge success during their brief but stormy reign over the charts between 1982 and 1983.
After their split, Vince joined with producer Eric Radcliffe to form a group called The Assembly, where the intention was that they would produce tracks with different singers. After one huge hit, Never Never, and one flop, they called it a day.
It was during the auditions for The Assembly project [I'm going to add my own "citation needed" tag here] that Vince first came across singer Andy Bell. They started working together, and had soon completed the first album Wonderland. However, for whatever reason, the debut was never a substantial hit, and only yielded one minor hit single, so it wasn't until the second album The Circus came out that they were propelled to the top end of the charts by the universal hit Sometimes.
Further albums followed, with The Innocents bringing more success, and, at the end of the 1980s, they turned away from their traditionally analogue sounds to produce Wild!, their second number one album, which also brought them four top twenty hit singles.
For 1991's Chorus they returned to a very analogue sound to produce what is commonly thought to be their best album to date. Again, a further four huge hits ensued, and in mid-1992, they followed this with an obscure collection of cover versions which brought them their biggest hit to date, the huge summer smash Abba-esque EP.
Their return in 1994 with I Say I Say I Say brought them further hits, but by the mid-1990s, a combination of being overwhelmed by Britpop and spending too much time experimenting meant they were starting to lose their touch. This began in earnest with 1995's eponymous album, which turned their previous sound on its head with ten-minute instrumentals and ambient tracks.
In 1997 they tried to get a foot back in the door with Cowboy, a collection of 3-minute pop songs, which were widely ignored by the record-buying public. In 2000, they tried to tap the remnants of the indie explosion with Loveboat, a predominantly acoustic guitar-based album, which barely even managed to scrape into the charts.
It was finally last year that they managed their comeback, through the all-too-popular medium of a cover versions album. The wittily titled but frankly awful Other People's Songs managed to grab them a little bit of the limelight they deserve, and helped their second singles compilation into the top end of the charts.
So what now? Well, they're still very analogue, and rumour suggests that they've now gone all electro on us, following recent successes from the likes of Röyksopp and Mirwais. The album is released on January 24th, preceded by the single Breathe on the 3rd.
Posted in Archive | Tagged Alison Moyet, Andy Bell, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Mirwais, Röyksopp, Vince Clarke, Yazoo | Leave a reply
Random jukebox – Frou Frou
From Imogen Heap's delightful Frou Frou album, here's Must Be Dreaming:
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New Order – Get Ready
After eight long years of compilations and oddities, New Order came back in 2001 with Crystal. Reinvigorated by their recent side projects with Electronic, Monaco, and The Other Two (all of whom had managed exactly one very good album since 1993; two had also thrown out a less good one too), now they were back together to show the indie music scene how it was done.
Admittedly, they were a little late – they missed the bulk of the indie explosion by a comfortable margin – but they were just in time to turn up, show anyone else who was hanging around that they were largely recording dirges, and then disappear back into whatever hole it is that New Order hide in whenever they're not releasing things. Well, except of course that the following year actually brought us the brilliant 24 Hour Party People and Here to Stay, but let's leave that for that another time.
Get Ready is, though, like most of New Order's albums, a bit of a rollercoaster ride. Crystal is great, and accessible to many, and 60 Miles an Hour is a competent second track and second single too. Unlike the first, it was probably never going to find them too many new fans, but it kept plenty of people coming back for more.
However, it really is hard to imagine the collaboration with The Smashing Pumpkins's Billy Corgan really making too many people happy – it mainly seems to mean that New Order have gained another guitar line and another slightly questionable singing talent. Neither of which was exactly lacking anyway.
New Order being back together was really more than enough of a novelty, and the four-piece proved their brilliance with such understated works of genius as Vicious Streak, which, while not unexpectedly long, somehow seems as though it's going to last forever. Primitive Notion is good too – much more of a rock piece than New Order ever used to present their fans with, but let's just agree to see that as another string to their bow.
Admittedly, by Slow Jam you might find yourself dreaming of the beats of Blue Monday. There's nothing wrong with this one, or Rock the Shack, the collaboration with The Jesus and Mary Chain's Bobby Gillespie, but New Order's sound was always so unique, whereas on Get Ready they just seem to be trying to find their feet again by trying to imitate what all the indie acts had been doing for the preceding five or six years. It's not the most comfortable place for New Order to sit.
Get Ready does feel as though they were trying to practice what they preached – the instruction in the title is less for us, and more for them, as they learnt again what they were meant to sound like. When they get it right, as on Someone Like You, they're absolutely brilliant, but a lot of this album falls a little short. For now, just enjoy how great they are when all the ingredients are right.
Close Range is good – but far from perfect. There are moments on here when it seems as though they're just dialling it in. Bernard Sumner's lyrics are distinctly average (at the low end of the spectrum, it has been pointed out before that Crystal's somewhat confusing wording about buying honey with money could have done with a little more work, and there's nothing on this whole CD that really grabs you and makes you think he's pushing himself. Peter Hook's bass "hooks" seem a bit lacklustre here too.
So it's really no major disappointment that Run Wild is the last track on here, closing things off with an unusually religious, Midwest American piece. It's not great, but neither is it too bad either. Like the entirety of Get Ready, really. After Crystal, pretty much the best thing you can say about it is this: we had New Order back.
You can still find the original release of Get Ready at all major retailers.
Posted in Oldie | Tagged Billy Corgan, Bobby Gillespie, Electronic, Monaco, New Order, Peter Hook, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Other Two, The Smashing Pumpkins | Leave a reply
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Home > Explore Projects > Creating a Baseline of Seafloor Fish, Features, and Marine Debris at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
NCCOS Project
Creating a Baseline of Seafloor Fish, Features, and Marine Debris at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
Research Area(s): Marine Spatial Ecology / Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping
Region(s) of Study: Waterbodies / Atlantic Ocean; U.S. States and Territories / Georgia
Primary Contact(s): [email protected]
This project began in January 2004 and was completed in March 2007
We conducted a baseline characterization of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, a protected natural reef on the continental shelf off the Georgia coast. We examined reef fish, bottom features, and impacts from fishermen (fishing gear and other debris) throughout the area, creating the most complete assessment available of the area's range of marine life and habitats.
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS) protects one of the largest near-shore areas of live-bottom reefs and ledges along the U.S. southeast coast. These ledges are often densely populated with fish and encrusting organisms sought by recreational fishers and divers. Despite its rarity and importance, a comprehensive inventory of GRNMS's reef fauna, bottom features, and patterns of human use had never been conducted; information about the fish and seafloor communities was limited to just a few reefs. To support responsible stewardship, including management, education, research, and recreational activities, the sanctuary staff needed a comprehensive scientific assessment conducted over the entire area.
First, we mapped benthic habitats of the sanctuary using sonar imagery. Divers used the maps to guide extensive surveys of fish communities, marine debris (including fishing gear), sponges, corals, and other seafloor organisms. Given the importance of the sanctuary's ledge-type seafloor, we paid particular attention to characterizing the different ledge types, their fish communities, and the marine debris associated with them.
Of the four seafloor types in the sanctuary, ledges were found to contain the greatest number of fish and fish species and compose 42 percent of the benthic cover. Based on measurements taken at each site (total height, undercut height, and undercut width), we classified ledges as short, medium, and tall.
Fish communities at GRNMS are closely linked by specific benthic habitat. Species richness, diversity, composition, abundance, and biomass varied strikingly depending on bottom type, with ledge areas showing the highest values of most metrics. Species richness and total abundance of fish are positively related to total percent cover of sessile invertebrates and ledge height. Our data indicate that there are five distinct combinations of ledge type and species assemblage, suggesting that species assemblage, richness, and abundance might be predicted by knowing the basic characteristics of a ledge. Comparisons with previous studies reveal some major changes in the fish community at GRNMS since the late 1980s, although the causes of the changes are unknown.
Because GRNMS is a popular site for recreational fishing, there was increasing concern about the accumulation of trash (marine debris) in the reef. Approximately two-thirds of all observed debris items we found was fishing gear, and about half of that was monofilament fishing line. Debris is concentrated in the center of the sanctuary and is most frequently associated with ledges where sports fishing species are known to congregate. On ledges, the presence and abundance of debris is associated with boating density and physiographic features such as ledge height, ledge area, and percent cover.
Our project (see 2007 report below) established quantitative baseline characteristics of many of the key resources at GRNMS and was the a basis for new management and use policies, including a ban on spear fishing and the establishment of a research area. The results can be applied to other hard seafloor areas to prioritize conservation efforts.
Click to expand resource list(s).
Products, Datasets & Reports
2007: Characterization of the Benthos, Marine Debris and Bottom Fish at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 50)
2003: Benthic Habitats of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Team Technical Report). Contact [email protected] for a copy of the report.
Kendall, M.S., L.J. Bauer and C.F.G. Jeffrey. 2009. Influence of hard bottom morphology on fish assemblages of the continental shelf off Georgia, southeastern USA. Bulletin of Marine Science 84:265–286. Contact [email protected] for a copy of the article.
Kendall, M.S., L.J. Bauer and C.F.G. Jeffrey. 2008. Influence of Benthic Features and Fishing Pressure on Size and Distribution of Three Exploited Reef Fishes from the Southeastern United States. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137:1134–1146. Contact [email protected] for a copy of the article.
Bauer, L.J., M.S. Kendall, and C.F.G. Jeffrey. 2008. Incidence of marine debris and its relationships with benthic features in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Southeast USA. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 56:402–413.
Kendall, M.S., O.P. Jensen, C. Alexander, D. Field, G. McFall, R. Bohne, and M.E. Monaco. 2005. Benthic mapping using sonar, video transect, and an innovative approach to accuracy as sessment: a characterization of bottom creatures in the Georgia Bight. Journal of Coastal Research 21:1154–1165. Contact [email protected] for a copy of the article.
Boundary Options for a Research Area within Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Georgia (project page)
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (website)
Habitat Digitizer Extension – a GIS tool used to delineate habitat features and select habitat features (project page)
Marine Debris in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (project page)
National Marine Sanctuaries (website)
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Myślidar – staropolskie imię męskie, złożone z członów Myśli- ("myśleć") i -dar ("upominek, dar, ofiara"). Być może oznaczało "tego, który myśli o ofierze" albo "o darach".
Myślidar imieniny obchodzi 31 marca.
Męskie imiona słowiańskie
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Congratulations! Did you realize that when you became a mom, you automatically added new talents to your skill set including party planner? Good thing the kids are pretty clueless at the beginning, it gives you a few years of practice before their party demands become more extensive. Over the years I've done all sorts of crazy things to create memorable parties for my son. Never would I have imagined myself making an 8 ft spiderweb out of streamers (damn Spiderman!), preparing a dozen capes and masks for pint-sized superheros, or even dressing up as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (well, a fashionable version of one)!
If stressing over cupcakes and balloons is not your thing, I recommend hiring an expert. A party planner will take care of everything so all you have to do is enjoy the party and have an extra piece of cake while you're at it. When my son turned 8 and I was 7 months pregnant with baby sis, I outsourced his party for the very first time. A part of me felt guilty for doing so, but that was short-lived when I saw what a great time he had. It was wonderful not to stress over anything and just have fun too.
1. Have a consistent theme or colour scheme, makes all the difference having a cohesive look.
2. Serve fun food and/or drinks. Guests loved to be entertained in every way possible.
3. Keep it simple, less is always more!!!
4. Always have everything pre-set and ready to go so you as the host can enjoy the party too!
5. Stay organized, keep reserve of extra food on trays and drinks on backup so replenishing is easy.
All party pictures are courtesy of My Perfect Party Inc.
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Project Management GuideFrameworks of Project Management
A Super-Quick Guide to PERT, Critical Path, and All the Other Ways to Manage a Project
Finding the best way to manage your next project
The Redbooth Team
Most project managers are familiar with Agile and the Scrum Board. Agile works for fast-moving startup teams that need to deliver new products constantly. While Agile has many benefits, it is only one of several ways to manage a project. To choose the system that's best for you and your team, it's important to consider all the options.
In this short guide, we'll look at several established project management systems, including PERT, Critical Path, and Critical Chain, to help you find new ways to make your next project a success.
The evolution of project management
Ever since the Industrial Revolution, managers have been seeking better ways to manage projects and increase worker productivity. Henry Gantt came up with his famous chart after working as a mechanical engineer for steel manufacturers. The Gantt chart, with its detailed records of time allocated and spent, provided a way for foremen and factory floor supervisors to track progress and measure worker efficiency.
Over the course of the 20th century, project management evolved as a discipline. In the 1950s, we saw the rise of PERT, Critical Path, and Work Breakdown Structures. In the late 1990s, Critical Chain was introduced. And in 2001, a group of software developers met in Utah and published the Agile Manifesto.
According to the International Journal of Project Management, all project management systems have two dimensions:
Technical – tools and processes
Human – team members and their expertise in subject areas
Each dimension contributes to performance and productivity and can be organized in infinite ways.
As technology pushes forward, project management changes with it. While mechanical engineering in the early 1900s required more rigid scheduling, software developers today need more flexibility and immediate feedback. Agile draws its strength from short tasks, daily stand-up meetings, and a free-form Scrum or Kanban board. In other industries, tools and teams look very different.
By weighing the pros and cons of each system, we can come up with ways to manage our own projects better. Let's take a closer look.
PERT: building dependencies
PERT stands for "Program Evaluation Review Technique" and was created in 1957 by the U.S. Navy for its Polaris submarine missile program. Its focus on hard deadlines provided much-needed efficiency to the production process.
PERT is centered around important dates, known as milestones. The most important milestone is the final due date, and managers work backwards from there. To get from one milestone to the next, employees must complete tasks.
The project manager identifies tasks that must occur in sequence, known as serial or dependent tasks, and those that can be done at the same time, known as parallel or concurrent tasks.
In a PERT chart, the project is plotted out on a flowchart where the nodes are deadlines or milestones, and the arrows represent dependent tasks. Dependencies are represented by the linked pathways that move from left to right.
Source: TechTarget
In the diagram above, an engineering project is mapped out on a PERT chart showing dependent and concurrent task flows.
PERT was revolutionary in its method to calculate deadlines. A traditional PERT analysis averages three different timelines – the shortest, realistic, and worst-case – to predict likely due dates.
The exact formula for deadlines is:
(optimistic time + (4 x most likely time) + pessimistic time)/6
You can also plot out the results of your PERT analysis on a Gantt chart, which shows durations and dependencies. The PERT chart can help during the project planning phase, and the Gantt chart can track time usage as the project progresses.
Some of the benefits of PERT include:
Making uncertain deadlines more predictable
A clear order to complete tasks
Dependencies made explicit
But there is one major downside:
Bottlenecks. If the calculations are inaccurate, any delay will create a bottleneck and affect the final delivery date.
Nevertheless, if you are looking to add structure and reduce uncertainty in project planning, PERT will help you set up important milestones and the tasks to get you there.
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): building a task hierarchy
Without a comprehensive task list, deadlines won't be helpful. The Work Breakdown Structure, also developed by the U.S. Department of Defense in the late 1950s, is a system for breaking a project down into manageable parts, including phases, deliverables, and work packages. The parts are all represented on a tree chart.
The WBS chart is like a visual outline for your project. Tasks are assigned different levels, such as 1. final deliverable, 1.1 tasks, 1.1.1 sub-tasks, as shown in the example diagram for building a house.
Source: Work Breakdown Structure
One of the main features of dividing a project according to WBS is that all the elements have to add up to the whole. A task cannot be considered complete if 100% of the subtasks are not complete, and the project is not complete without 100% of the tasks.
Some of the key benefits of the WBS process:
Breaks down big events into manageable parts
Defines the hierarchy of parent and child tasks
All parts add up to the whole
Categorizes work
Some of the drawbacks of WBS:
Not a full project plan
Doesn't plot time
Doesn't say how tasks will get done or by whom
By focusing mainly on task lists and resource distribution rather than deadline events, WBS is complementary to PERT. WBS can also be used with PERT's close cousin, Critical Path, which we'll explore in the next section.
Critical Path: creating faster flow
Developed alongside PERT in the late 1950s, Critical Path Method (CPM) also centers around a flowchart of events and tasks. Together, the PERT and Critical Path methods had the biggest impact on the field of project management since the Gantt chart.
Critical Path's main feature is the way it calculates the shortest project duration possible by lining up the longest sequence of dependent tasks necessary to complete the project.
The main difference between PERT and Critical Path is knowing how long a given task will take. With PERT, task durations are variable, hence the need to predict time using a model. Critical Path is more useful for projects where task length is easy to predict, such as a construction project or a large conference.
Engineer and blogger Tim Tyler set up a critical path for the project of making breakfast:
Source: Tim Tyler
Critical Path also factors in slack, or float time, which is free time that emerges due to natural lulls in activity. In the diagram, slack is represented in yellow. Thanks to slack, parallel paths can emerge, and tasks can be completed concurrently.
Some of the main benefits of Critical Path:
Greater efficiency due to use of slack time
Defines essential tasks on the critical path
But the drawbacks are similar to PERT:
Bottlenecks are likely
People, budget, and task details not included
Like PERT, Critical Path imagines a project timeline as a sequence of dependent parts. Once the critical path is established, the hierarchy of parts is made clear. Critical Path projects are designed for maximum efficiency, making sure no second is wasted.
Critical Chain: adding a buffer
Parkinson's Law states that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion," and Critical Chain aims to minimize its effects. Established in 1997 by Israeli business scholar Eliyahu M. Goldratt, the method is a direct descendent of PERT and Critical Path. It works by repurposing the slack built into projects.
Instead of including slack in the task duration, Critical Chain adds a block or "buffer" of slack time between the final task and project completion.
Source: PM Study Circle
The project manager can then add two other types of buffer to the Critical Chain. The feeding buffer goes between the completion of non-critical tasks and the critical path. The resource buffer lies along the critical path and allows for extra people, equipment, and/or space to be utilized as needed throughout the project.
Critical Chain is great because it:
Shows a more realistic vision of time
Incorporates resources into the timeline
Pools extra resources to be used as needed
Encourages faster work cycles
But it doesn't solve the main drawbacks of PERT and Critical Path: that as project visualizations, these diagrams are mainly focused on time and schedule and less on people, work, and tools.
In a Critical Chain process, the project manager can track progress by what % of the buffer is used before the end. If the collective buffer is already gone by the halfway point, the project lacks efficiency. If there's lots of buffer left at the end of the project, you can use that time to go over the project, test, and otherwise prepare for delivery.
Finding the right way to manage your next project
New project management methods arise when managers adopt a system and pick up what works and what doesn't. The evolution from Gantt to PERT to Critical Chain to Agile took around a century, with tons of individualized versions created along the way. By trying out different project management systems, you can find the tools and techniques that work best for you and your team.
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Project Hope é um filme-documentário em curta-metragem estadunidense de 1961 dirigido e escrito por Frank P. Bibas. Venceu o Oscar de melhor documentário de curta-metragem na edição de 1962.
Ligações externas
Filmes dos Estados Unidos de 1961
Documentários dos Estados Unidos
Curtas-metragens dos Estados Unidos
Filmes em língua inglesa
Filmes premiados com o Oscar de melhor documentário de curta-metragem
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GradeCam makes grading papers faster, but teachers can make it more fun by adding personalized sound effects for scanning assignments!
Simply click on your name in the upper right corner of your account, go to Settings › Sounds › Use Custom Sound, and upload a sound effect of your own choosing. Change it out anytime!
Change Sound Settings in GradeCam Go!
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Ett domännamn är på Internet ett namn på en administrativ helhet på Internet. Organisationers offentliga tjänster (såsom e-post och webbplatser) och enskilda datorer kan ofta nås med hjälp av domännamnet. Domännamnen finns till för att människor ska slippa komma ihåg de numeriska IP-adresser som används som "telefonnummer" på internet mellan datorer. Dock måste alltid domännamnet översättas till motsvarande IP-adress innan kommunikation kan ske. Detta sker vanligen automatiskt och osynligt genom en uppslagning i den löst sammanhållna globalt distribuerade databasen DNS, något som kan liknas vid Internets telefonkatalog.
Uppbyggnad
Ett domännamn består av flera olika (maximalt 127) delar. De olika delarna är separerade med punkter. Exempelvis är den första delen av "sv.wikipedia.org", "sv" en underdomän, möjligen namnet på en enskild dator inom organisationen "Wikipedia". Organisationen har i detta fall registrerat sig under toppdomänen .org (som i första hand används av icke-kommersiella organisationer). Toppdomänerna anses ligga under en för hela Internet gemensam rotdomän.
Underdomänen har här uppkallats enligt använt språk (svenska), men kunde vara ett godtyckligt namn på själva datorn. Ofta tilldelas serverdatorer underdomännamn enligt funktion, såsom "www", "ftp" och "mail" för webbserver, filserver respektive e-postserver.
Beroende på toppdomänen registrerar enskilda organisationer antingen en underdomän direkt under toppdomänen (som i fallet wikipedia.org ovan) eller i lämplig underdomän under denna (Oxfords universitet har till exempel adressen ox.ac.uk, där ac står för akademiska institutioner). Organisationens domän kan uppdelas vidare för olika underavdelningar, medan det fullständiga domännamnet ofta står för en enskild maskin eller funktion.
Tilldelning
Domännamn delas ut av de organisationer som av ISOC fått rätten att administrera de olika toppdomänerna. Det är vanligt att den som vill registrera ett domännamn gör det via en återförsäljare, en så kallad registrar. Till exempel Internetstiftelsen, som ansvarar för Sveriges och Niues toppdomäner (.se och .nu) låter inte allmänheten direkt registrera domäner (2021).
Under olika toppdomäner gäller olika regler om hur namnet får se ut. Dels gäller detta teckenuppsättningen, dels specifika namn och klasser av namn.
I princip tillåts endast en mycket begränsad teckenuppsättning: bokstäver, siffror och vissa specialtecken, kodade enligt ASCII. Man har dock infört ett system med IDN-namn, där andra tecken kodas med ASCII-tecken. Ett IDN-namn i kodad form inleds med prefixet "xn--", och domännamn som inleds så tillåts endast som kod för ett godkänt namn.
Teckenuppsättningen för IDN-namn under en viss toppdomän regleras framförallt för att olika tecken kan se lika ut; grekiska "Н" (stora eta) skrivs ofta identiskt med svenska "H". Därför har till exempel Ryssland två toppdomäner: .ru från tiden med ASCII-begränsningen och .рф där endast kyrilliska tecken tillåts. Under .fi och .se tillåts de tecken som förekommer i de nordiska ländernas språk, inklusive erkända minoritetsspråk.
Institutioner med ett IDN-namn har i allmänhet ett parallellnamn på ren ASCII-form, då IDN-koden är svår att minnas. Till exempel pekar www.göteborg.se (www.xn--gteborg-90a.se) på samma dator som www.goteborg.se.
Domänkapning
Då domännamnet är en viktig adress till en organisation så är rätten till namnet viktigt och kan jämföras med den för ett varumärke. Domänkapning handlar om att illasinnade tar åt sig en domänadress av stort intresse för en organisation för att sedan sprida negativa budskap om företaget och/eller kräva pengar för att överlämna domännamnet. Det finns även omvänd domänkapning så kallad reverse domain hijacking, där ett företag (varumärkesinnehavare) försöker komma över ett värdefullt domännamn på ett billigt sätt genom att hävda att innehavaren till domännamnet har kapat domänen.
Om ett domännamn är ett befintligt personnamn, varumärke eller företagsnamn, eller förväxlingsbart med sådana, har den med rätt till namnet, ifråga om vissa toppdomäner (t.ex. .fi och .se) och på varierande villkor rätt att få överta det om någon annan registrerat det utan sådan rätt. I många domäner ges domännamnet till den första som begär det och ett eventuellt övertagande är en förhandlingsfråga mellan varumärkesinnehavaren och domäninnehavaren. I sådana domäner är det vanligt att registrera domännamn som är snarlika något sedan tidigare etablerat domännamn eller varumärke i hopp om att senare kunna sälja det en vanlig praxis. Andra registrerar dem för att kunna få intäkter genom att visa reklam för dem som stavat ett känt domännamn fel.
Se även
Lista över toppdomäner
Referenser
Noter
Externa länkar
Internetstiftelsen
Standarder: bl.a. RFC 1034, RFC 1035, RFC 1123 och RFC 2181 samt uppdateringar av dessa
Internet
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Title: The gravitational cusp anomalous dimension from AdS space
Authors: D. J. Miller, C. D. White
(Submitted on 11 Jan 2012 (v1), last revised 28 May 2012 (this version, v2))
Abstract: Recently a new picture has been developed for examining Wilson lines, and the corresponding anomalous dimensions which govern their renormalization properties. By making a particular coordinate transform, the calculation of the cusp anomalous dimension in QED or QCD can be related to the energy of a pair of static charges in Euclidean Anti-de-Sitter (AdS) space. This paper shows how the same picture can be used to describe Wilson lines in quantum gravity. We show how the relevant cusp anomalous dimension (which has recently been shown to be one loop exact) can be obtained using the Newtonian limit of General Relativity. We also show how both the QED and gravity cases emerge as special cases of a general formulation, and that a continuous parameter exists which interpolates between them. The results may be useful in examining the relations between gauge and gravity theories.
Comments: 31 pages, 4 figures, version published in Physical Review D
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th); General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc); High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
Journal reference: Phys. Rev. D 85, 104034 (2012)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.85.104034
From: D. J. Miller [view email]
[v1] Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:31:30 GMT (52kb)
[v2] Mon, 28 May 2012 13:19:32 GMT (53kb)
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Tag: perseverance
Perseverance and Tatau Travel to Australia
June 19, 2019 June 19, 2019 Richard Hicks Leave a comment
An image featured in Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World. Photo by Kip Fulbeck.
Hello to all of our friends Down Under! Did you know the Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World and Tatau: Marks of Polynesia exhibitions that originated at JANM are currently at the Immigration Museum in Melbourne, Australia? Perseverance is a groundbreaking photographic exhibition designed by Kip Fulbeck that explores the rich history of traditional Japanese tattoo culture and its influence on modern tattoo practice. Tatau showcases the beauty of Samoan tattoos as well as the key role they play in the preservation and propagation of Samoan culture through photographs taken in the studio and on location in Samoa. Both exhibitions were curated by master tattoo artist and author Takahiro Kitamura.
An image featured in Tatau: Marks of Polynesia. Tattoo by Sulu'ape Steve Looney. Photo by John Agcaoili.
Perseverance and Tatau are being presented as part of Our Bodies, Our Voices, Our Marks which features tattooing along with themes of immigration, journeys, the body, heritage, and identity. Arts Review in Australia recently wrote, "What stories do our bodies tell? That is the question Immigration Museum will be inviting visitors to explore when it opens the doors to its winter 2019 season Our Bodies, Our Voices, Our Marks. The suite of exhibitions and experiences includes two photography exhibits that look at the intersection of ancient and modern tattoo practices and a series of contemporary installations curated by Stanislava Pinchuk."
If you're in Melbourne, or planning to visit soon, we hope you'll stop in at the Immigration Museum for Our Bodies, Our Voices, Our Marks, which is on view until October 6.
A Behind the Scenes Look at "Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World"
March 6, 2014 March 6, 2014 Collections Management & Access Leave a comment
National Museum Collections and Exhibitions Staff are busy preparing for the opening of the upcoming exhibition Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World which opens this weekend on March 8!
Here is a peek behind the covered doors.
As the photographs are hung
A Dragon lurks behind the photographs
The wall art was painted by hand
Hanging the photographs
Join us this Saturday for the opening day. Many of the artists will be here to present live tattooing, lectures, and a book signing of the exhibition catalogue.
For information about the exhibition and related public programs, visit: janm.org/perseverance
Perseverance – Live Tattooing and Lectures on Saturday, March 8th
March 4, 2014 April 28, 2016 Esther Shin 1 Comment
Tattoo by Yokohama Horiken. Lettering by Chaz Bojorquez. Photo by Kip Fulbeck.
JANM's highly anticipated exhibition, Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World will be opening to the public this Saturday, March 8th!
Perseverance is a groundbreaking exhibition and the first of its kind, as it will explore Japanese tattooing as an art form by acknowledging its roots in ukiyo-e (woodblock) prints. This exhibition will also examine current practices and offshoots of Japanese tattooing in the U.S. and Japan.
Perseverance features the work of seven internationally acclaimed tattoo artists, Horitaka, Horitomo, Chris Horishiki Brand, Miyazo, Shige, Junii, and Yokohama Horiken, along with tattoo works by selected others. Through the display of a variety of photographs, including life-sized pictures of full body tattoos, these artists will cover a broad spectrum of the current world of Japanese tattooing.
Tattoo by Horikiku. Photo by Kip Fulbeck.
Many exciting things are planned for the public opening of Perseverance! Join us from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for an event that will feature Live Tattoo Demonstrations by Horitomo, Miyazo, Shige, and Yokohama Horiken including tattooing by both machine and tebori—traditional Japanese tattooing by hand.
Saturday's public opening will also pack in the afternoon with lectures given by curator Horitaka (Takahiro Kitamura), exhibition designer and photographer Kip Fulbeck, and a number of the artists featured in the exhibition—Junko Junii Shimada, Chris Horishiki Brand, Jill Horiyuki Halpin, and Chaz Bojorquez. The program will also include a live tattoo model unveiling.
These back-to-back lectures will begin at 1 p.m., and the last lecture will be given at 4:30 p.m. Don't miss this opportunity to listen to artists and contributors talk about their work in the exhibition and the importance of the art of tattoo in their life!
Tattoo by Miyazo. Photo by Kip Fulbeck.
Saturday's opening will conclude with a signing of the exhibition catalogue with all of the attending artists. The catalogue, along with a variety of custom merchandise produced for the exhibition, will be available for sale at the Museum Store. Get your copy of the exhibition catalogue signed by these amazing artists!
For a full schedule and additional information, please visit the Perseverance exhibition page.
The programs are free with museum admission. Purchase admission at the front desk of the Museum on event day. No pre-payment accepted. Last entrance to the National Museum will be at 5 p.m.
Lectures will take place in the Tateuchi Democracy Forum in the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (glass building across the Courtyard from main building). Admission required for entry. Seating will be on a first come, first served basis, until maximum capacity is reached. Seating is limited so please arrive early!
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La communauté de communes Cœur de Beauce est une structure intercommunale française, située dans le département d'Eure-et-Loir et la région Centre-Val de Loire.
Elle est issue de la fusion en 2017 des communautés de communes de la Beauce vovéenne, de la Beauce d'Orgères et de la Beauce de Janville.
Historique
En octobre 2015, le Schéma de coopération intercommunale (SDCI) préconise la fusion des trois communauté de communes : si les communautés de communes Beauce vovéenne et de la Beauce d'Orgères sont conformes aux critères de population fixés par la loi NOTRe, la situation de la communauté de communes de la Beauce de Janville est différente avec une densité de 33,5 habitant au km² et une population de habitants
Elles présentent des similitudes de territoire et une identité commune autour de la Beauce. En termes d'exercice des compétences, elles sont sur une dynamique comparable. En outre, une volonté de collaboration s'est déjà exprimée entre elles à l'occasion de
l'élaboration de documents d'aménagement. Ainsi, chacun de ces trois EPCI est constitué autour d'une commune centre, pôle structurant du territoire et constituant un bassin de vie auxquelles s'ajoutent, pour la communauté de communes de la Beauce
d'Orgères, des communes du département du Loiret en raison de la présence d'une zone d'activité
interdépartementale située sur son territoire.
En outre, les trois communautés de communes sont membres du schéma de cohérence territoriale porté par le Syndicat de Pays de Beauce et sur le plan des équipements structurants existants, il convient de noter que la RN 154 traverse les trois
EPCIFP et constitue un élément fort.
L'arrêté préfectoral est pris le 6 décembre 2016
Le , les communes d'Allonnes, Boisville-la-Saint-Père, Boncé et Theuville quittent l'intercommunalité pour intégrer Chartres Métropole et quatre autres (Ardelu, Garancières-en-Beauce, Oysonville et Sainville) la rejoignent en provenance de la communauté de communes des Portes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France.
Le , Allaines-Mervilliers, Janville et Le Puiset fusionnent pour constituer la commune nouvelle de Janville-en-Beauce et Villeau fusionne au sein d'Éole-en-Beauce.
Territoire communautaire
Géographie
Située au sud-est du département d'Eure-et-Loir, la communauté de communes Cœur de Beauce regroupe 48 communes et présente une superficie de .
Composition
La communauté de communes est composée des suivantes :
Démographie
Administration
Siège
Le siège de la communauté de communes est situé à Janville-en-Beauce.
Conseil communautaire
À partir du janvier 2019, les 77 délégués sont ainsi répartis selon une répartition de droit commun comme suit :
Présidence
Compétences
La communauté de communes adhère à plusieurs syndicats.
Régime fiscal et budget
Le régime fiscal de la communauté de communes est la fiscalité professionnelle unique (FPU).
Projets et réalisations
Notes et références
Notes
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Community College Guide to Integrating Foreign-Educated Immigrants » Is Your Classroom a Gateway to Your Campus?
Is Your Classroom a Gateway to Your Campus?
Many ESL students know very little about the larger community college campus where they are taking English classes, and have almost no awareness of the vast range of degree programs, certificates, and workforce development programs that might lead them to a viable career path.
At Montgomery College in Maryland, college and career coaches go to the college's extension sites and make presentations to ESL students about next steps. These coaches provide advice to ESL students about the difference between credit and non-credit programs, and can lead classroom activities aimed at helping ESL students transition into college and careers.
Do you invite guest speakers from your school's admissions office or student clubs into your ESL classroom?
Great! These kinds of guest speakers are a great way to introduce ESL students to the wider college campus. For example: At Westchester Community College, members of the student honor society have made guest appearances in individual upper-level ESL classrooms to offer their services as peer mentors to ESL students interested in applying to college in the U.S.
Consider reaching out to other departments in your college to bring in speakers. These speakers will help your ESL students get a better understanding of all the college has to offer. At Westchester Community College, members of the student honor society have made guest appearances in individual upper-level ESL classrooms to offer their services as peer mentors to ESL students interested in applying to college in the U.S.
Do you have a strong partnership with your school's academic and career counseling staff?
Wonderful! A good referral pipeline for ESL students into academic advising and counseling allows students to begin planning for their career pathways while still perfecting their English in the classroom.
Lack of familiarity with the availability of counseling options on your campus, along with cultural differences, may inhibit many foreign-educated students from actively seeking out the counseling they need to chart a viable academic and career pathway for themselves.
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An important discrepancy in measurements of the universe's acceleration has theorists wondering whether we've gotten something fundamentally wrong in our understanding of the history of the universe.
One currently unexplained cosmological mystery is the "Hubble tension," where various measurements of the universe's expansion seem to disagree. As the story surrounding this tension gets murkier, others have begun to come up with new ideas that could explain it.
The universe is expanding; the space between galaxies is growing. A constant named after astronomer Edwin Hubble describes how quickly this expansion occurs. Scientists now have several methods for determining the value of Hubble's constant, but these methods have produced two values that don't agree. For some methods, which rely on using the light from supernova and pulsing stars called Cepheid variables to determine their changing distance, it appears that objects move away from the Earth 73 kilometers per second faster for every 3.26 million additional light-years, also called a megaparsec. For other measuring methods, which rely on the electromagnetic radiation that reaches us from the early universe called the cosmic microwave background, the value is around 67 kilometers per second per megaparsec.
Experimental errors alone don't seem to explain the discrepant values. Attempts to explain away the difference without new physics don't seem to hold up to scrutiny. Even so, the difference between the values isn't at the "five-sigma" level of experimental precision required to say that the values are truly discrepant.
But the story has gotten murkier. Most recently, a new result from scientists running the Dark Energy Survey has muddied the waters. Using measurements from supernovae, they in fact measured a Hubble constant of 67.7 kilometers per second per megaparsec, closer to the early universe measurement.
Though you'd think this new measurement closing the gap between the two previous measurements would reduce interest in the problem, two independent teams of theoretical physicists happened to release papers addressing this tension just after the DES result came out. Both propose tweaks to our understanding of the universe's early history. One paper reduces the tension between the two values by modifying when the period of recombination—the era a few hundred thousand years after the Big Bang when the first neutral hydrogen atoms began to form—began and ended. Another introduces "early dark energy," some force in charge of driving the universe apart during an earlier time that has since shut off.
Physicists already believe there are two phases of the universe expanding—one right after the Big Bang when it expanded quickly, called inflation, and the current era. "What we are saying is something similar might have happened at another time in the history of the universe," Vivian Poulin from Johns Hopkins University told Gizmodo.
Both of the ideas are in their infancy—they've only been posted in the arXiv physics preprint server, meaning that they haven't been vetted by peer review. Additionally, both came out too soon after the DES result to cite it—and if that work holds, the theorizing might be for naught.
Matt Buckley, a Rutgers physicist not involved in either new paper, didn't think that the DES result should cause a reduced interest in the tension, and thought that groups like Poulin's and Slosar's were certainly asking the right questions. But he mentioned that any new theory must fit all of the existing data.
New physics might certainly be the most interesting way to resolve the tension, but there will soon be other new ways to measure the Hubble constant, independent from both the "distance ladder" that measures closer objects as well as measurements from the most distant radiation. Perhaps gravitational waves, tiny ripples in spacetime that travel at the speed of light and result from chaotic events like colliding black holes, can offer a solution. Scientists would compare the light emanating from colliding neutron stars with their gravitational waves, and have already determined an estimate of the Hubble constant using this method. Reliable measurements of the Hubble constant using colliding neutron stars are probably a decade or so away.
The Hubble tension will continue to be the subject of observation, and will continue to tantalize theoretical physicists.
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Bradley Zero's label Rhythm Section, based in Peckham, South East London, is centred around a twice monthly vinyl showcase, with no musical policy beyond the aim of making people dance. Taking place in the beloved Canavan's Peckham Pool Club, Rhythm Section is rooted in a deep passion for music that embraces the new whilst paying respect to the old ways of doing things, showcasing everything ranging from funk, soul and disco, to house and eyes-down techno.
Over the last 3 years, Rhythm Section have hosted more than a hundred of the best selectors from London and around the world – Andy Blake, FunkinEven, Young Turks, Beautiful Swimmers to name a few – but the majority largely unknown: just good people with good record collections. Now with their own regular slot on NTS Radio, as well as hosting one of the after parties for London's Sunfall Festival earlier this summer, it comes as no surprise that Rhythm Section was nominated for 'Label of the Year' at Gilles Peterson's Worldwide awards.
Created as a conscious reaction to the big room, big headliner situation prevalent in the city at the time of it's founding, the label pride themselves on their 'no photography' rule, avoiding the 'hype' culture and most importantly, keeping things intimate: Just open minds and good people dancing to good music.
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The Impression Obsession team's challenge today is to create a floral project. Here's a card I made for the Valentine release, using a couple of my new stamps! I love this floral heart - so pretty and cheery.
I stamped the image and embossed it with white powder, then watercolored the panel loosely with QoR paints.
Gorgeous Cosmos heart heat embossed and loosely watercolored. Such a cheerful and colorful image and background. TFS Dina. Hugs.
That is gorgeous!!!!! On my IO list!
There are a lot of beautiful floral stamps in this release but I can only afford so many; love what you've done with it using the white embossing powder. This is definitely on my wish list. Thanks for the beautiful share.
Wow! Gorgeous! These colors are so beautiful and yummy! Love this! And that floral heart. Must have!
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Advanced Surgical Arts Facility is committed to providing outstanding patient care in the Staten Island, NY area, but before you commit to Advanced Surgical Arts Facility for a Vertebroplasty make sure you compare and shop other medical facilities. It may save you hundreds (in some cases thousands) of dollars. View a Vertebroplasty cost comparison for Staten Island and Request a Free Quote before you make a decision.
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Have a treat at the Pastry Shop. This elegant puzzle has a wide array of delicious treats arranged artfully on a multi-textured background. This puzzle is deceptively detailed, we're sure you'll love it!
This is a fun puzzle, but not overly difficult when you break things down into major color groups. First Springbok I had done in years so it was a great one to get me started. Received this as a Mystery puzzle.
About a year ago I started this puzzle, but had to put it away when my mom became ill. About a week ago, I brought it back out and have enjoyed working it on very much. It is definitely challenging and the one area that I thought would be the hardest for me turned out to be the easiest. Thank you for making such great puzzles.
This was a fun puzzle to put together. The pieces were cut cleanly and went together well.
Excellent, as are all Springbok puzzles - have never had a 'bad' one nor any I didn't thoroughly enjoy. My favorite brand of puzzles, by a long shot!
I like puzzles that are difficult with lots of colors. This one is both.
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Coaching Certification
MLI 2020
RLI 2020
Reverse Career Fair Toolkit
Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Time: 1 – 2 p.m. ET
Career Level: Basic, intermediate, and advanced-level career services professionals
Competency: Brokering, Connecting, Linking
Fee: $99 (member); $119 (nonmember)
Are you interested in gaining strategies and resources designed specifically for smaller institutions? Have you explored hosting a reverse career fair?
The reverse career fair offers a viable alternative to students seeking life-changing opportunities and to employers who are hungry for new talent. Join Ben Heins, Coordinator of Internships and Service Learning at University of South Florida, and Bart Stucker, Coordinator of Orientation & Recreation Programs, also at University of South Florida, to learn how small but mighty sister campuses successfully design and execute a reverse career fair. Twenty-six students tabled for 62 employer guests. Of the 22 survey respondents, 17 were offered full-time jobs and/or internships, and 14 accepted. Employers universally praised the format and student performance. Examine a toolkit for planning, executing, and expanding, your very own reverse career fair to significantly improve and enhance institutional outcomes.
Following this program, you will be able to:
Assess viability of hosting a reverse career fair;
Adapt the reverse career fair model for your institution and constituents;
Identify possible strategic partners; and
Use the reverse career fair toolkit to mitigate barriers.
Registration includes three-month, post-event access to the webinar archive.
To view the presentation, supplemental materials, attendee list, your receipt, and your confirmation, use the "I'd Like To" option next to the Reverse Career Fair Toolkit listing in MyNACE > Purchase History. Remember to download your copy of the presentation deck (available one to two days prior to the webinar). A video archive will be available there as well within five (5) business days of the webinar's completion.
To see the NACE cancellation policy, please visit our FAQ page.
During this one-hour webinar, the presenter will deliver a synchronized audio and PowerPoint presentation. Participants will have time for live Q&A throughout the program and may be asked to contribute opinions or feedback via live chat, virtual polling, and other mechanisms.
Ben Heins, Coordinator of Internships and Service Learning, University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee
Ben Heins serves as the Coordinator of Internships and Service Learning at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee. In addition to overseeing internship programs for all majors, working on a small campus has afforded him experience in event management, employer relations, career readiness, and communications/marketing. Before arriving in Sarasota, he spent three years as a writing professor in South Jersey and five years as a property manager in Philadelphia. He is a published author.
Bart Stucker, Coordinator of Orientation & Recreation Programs, University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee
Bart Stucker is entering his third year as the Coordinator of Orientation & Recreation Programs at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee. Working at a small institution has afforded him the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues outside of his day-to-day responsibilities to provide innovative programming. He currently serves the Association of Orientation, Retention, and Transition in Higher Education as the Small College Network Co-Chair.
Visit the professional development FAQ page, or contact the NACE Professional Development Team via e-mail or phone, 610.625.1026.
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It has recently been announced by HMRC that the Intermediary Legislation, commonly referred to as IR35, will be subject to further reforms. The IR35 law, which is part of the Finance Act, was first introduced in April 2000 with the purpose of stopping "disguised employees" from avoiding paying tax and National Insurance, but also to avoid inequality in the rights between two people performing the same job.
What is a "disguised employee"?
The term refers to one-person limited companies who work for a client on the basis of an off-payroll contract but whose working hour's pattern, rights and obligations, day to day tasks and work relationships are the same as formal employees.
One-person limited companies can reduce their declared annual profits by taking travel, equipment, training (and more) expenses into account. Employees are not able to do this and, if paid the same, would be paying vastly different amounts in tax.
Disguised employees are paid through dividends via their limited company rather than through payroll. Dividends are taxed at a lower rate than if an individual was receiving this money through payroll.
National Insurance is not applicable to dividends, which means the "disguised employee" could be avoiding paying NI, which would be paid if they were an employee.
Companies who engage with Intermediaries off-payroll do not pay Employers NI, auto-enrolment Pension contributions or Apprentice Levy on the monies they pay to the Intermediary.
What are the new changes to IR35?
The intermediary legislation is being reformed to state that from April 2020, contractors or consultants who work under one-person limited companies (PSC's) for medium and large companies in the private sector will no longer decide whether a working contract is inside or outside of the IR35 legislation. Instead, the client who supplies the contract is the one who will determine the category the contractor will be working under, and therefore will be also responsible for paying fines if it is discovered they have been negligent in their duty to do so. The practice of getting clients to identify the contractor's status is not new, as it was first applied to the public sector in 2017. The main change is that it will be now also be applicable to medium and large businesses in the private sector.
Why are the changes to IR35 controversial?
The benefits for contractors is that, in some cases, liability associated with an incorrect determination might not sit exclusively with them, and also that some companies might give contractors a more aligned and defined contract, including working practices that reflect the independent services the contractor is to deliver that benefits them by having the freedom that a contractor or freelancer should have – in terms of set working hours, requirement to be on site, company uniform in some cases, reporting lines and various other flexibilities that help demonstrate an independent contractor is in no way a deemed employee.
On the downside, risk-adverse companies might try to avoid getting fined by simply classifying all contractors as employees even if it is means both the employer and the contractor would be required to pay higher tax and NI and it might not be an accurate reflection of the relationship between the two parties. Those inside IR35 would need to be engaged under an 'employed model', with PAYE via an umbrella company or agency, which means restructuring their admin operations and as a knock-on effect, the fees incurred from weekly/monthly payments via an Umbrella might be higher than those incurred by annual accounting costs of a PSC, pushing up the cost of contract recruitment further.
Am I a PAYE or an off-payroll contractor?
Whilst the responsibility will now lie on the client to make the determination, if you are a contractor, it is important that you are able to identify what type of contract you are working on. Here are some examples on how to identify your contract status.
You need to ask your employer to take time off.
Your employer decides when and where you work.
You are expected to "busy yourself" if the workload of the project is low.
Your employer can move you to a variety of tasks.
You are unable to refuse work.
You can be substituted by another contractor.
You are allowed to finish a contract in less time that originally agreed if the work has been completed.
You work for different employers.
You spent at least £1200 per year in advertising.
You own or rent premises outside of your home.
You can use the HMRC determination tool to find out your employment status. Naturally, your current situation might be a mix of the above guidelines, therefore we recommend contacting an IR35 expert if you are in doubt.
How can I prove I am a genuine contractor?
There have been recent cases in which contractors do not agree with the category they have been put under and have challenged HMRC in court after proving they are a genuine off-payroll contractor.
Ensure your contract mentions a clause about substitution.
Bring to work your own equipment and make sure you use it.
Request to be allowed to work from home sometimes when pertinent, to enable your e-mail to record you are working from home.
Pay your own expenses and keep receipts.
You can find more information here on the summary of responses from HMRC and HM Treasury in regards to off-payroll working in the private sector. The UK government website should also be updated in due time, therefore ensure you keep yourself informed on the updates and changes.
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Sitting in my seat tonight at the Mets Angels game, I began to hear a familiar voice. To my surprise I was able to meet the greatest Mets fan and purveyor of the truth, Frank Fleming. Fans of he Mets and residents of NJ we thank you Frank. Let's go Mets!
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What is Ludlow Wines' "Beer of the Month Club?"
The Beer of the Month Club is a great way to try various beers produced by acclaimed craft breweries from around the world. Buy it for yourself or as a gift for someone you know who really loves beer. We really encourage it for those who are adventurous and uninhibited in their beer palate and are willing to try anything new or interesting.
The focus is on large format beers, that is 22 oz. "bombers" or 750 ml bottles. These selections are seasonal or in limited release and members have an opportunity to enjoy some really unique beers.
$15.00 each month, plus tax, billed to your credit card. You may also pre-pay a select number of months in advance.
How do I receive my beer?
Members may receive their installment of beer at Ludlow Wines on or after the fifth of each month.
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Legends of Vancouver
E. Pauline Johnson (Takehionwake) was a daughter of a Mohawk Chief and a white mother. She was one of Canada's most famous performers, poet, feminist and indigenous activist of the Victorian era. Pauline Johnson documented legends, told to her by her great friend, Squamish Chief Joe Capilano, in the Vancouver newspaper, The Daily Province, and then a book, 'Legends of Vancouver', in print now for over 100 years.
This Vancouver walking guide, visits some of the sites of those legends, and examines places of sacred meaning to First Nations people; places like The Two Sisters, Siwash Rock and Deadman's Island.
Salish First Nations who inhabit Vancouver include the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil Waututh Nations. Each Nation will have their own stories and legends, that may differ from the legends documented here in Pauline Johnson Takehionwake's book.
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The chapters featured on the website do not include all the text in the book 'Legends of Vancouver' by E. Pauline Johnson (Takehionwake). If you would like to read the book in the original or order a hard copy of the book click here.
Pauline Johnson Memorial
Start your tour with a visit to the Emily Pauline Johnson (Takehionwake) memorial.
The Two Sisters
The Legend of a Chief's great love for his daughters.
Siwash Rock
The legend of a young father who sacrificed all for his child
The Lost Salmon-run
The legend tells of the story of the power of female children to the survival and the prosperity of the tribe.
The Sea-serpent
The Sea Serpent: The spirit of greed in the form of a sea-serpent is destroyed by a brave warrior.
Deadman's Island
The legend of countless wars fought over this rocky outcrop. And the great sacrifices paid by the people to achieve peace.
The Lost Lagoon
The inspiration behind E. Pauline Johnson Takehionwake's famous poem of the same name.
The Lure in Stanley Park
The legend of how an ancient evil corrupts and the power of human kindness to protect us all.
The legend of a seal king.
The legend of how the great west wind was tamed and turned to stone.
The legend of an exiled Chief who saves his home from catastrophe.
The Lost Island
The legend of the search for what has been lost.
The Deep Waters
The legend of a great flood and the survival of the people.
© 2017 Legends of Vancouver with Wix.com
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Students are excited about making new friends as the school year is starting (or any time of year, really), but some of them will need help.
By practicing what to do and say when meeting new people, students can become more comfortable in these situations and more likely to find someone who shares common interests.
How does it feel to approach someone you don't know to ask them a question?
What are some ways you can do that politely? Is this different if there is more than one person there?
It's understandable to be anxious about talking to new people, and this game will help students practice so they can be more confident.
In the main activity, students will have to find a classmate who fits the description in each box on the page, and have that classmate sign his or her name in the box. Students should use the strategies covered in the pre-discussion to confidently and politely approach classmates for their signatures.
Approaching others in a polite, confident way is practicing good social initiation, and is part of knowing when and how to work or play with others. This skill is an important part of making and keeping friends.
Hang the social initiation poster in your classroom after this lesson for students' future reference.
This Buddy Binder activity has students fill out a survey about their interests, like "My favorite things to talk about" and "If I could get anything as a gift, I would want…" (Younger students can also draw pictures in the boxes instead of writing!) After your kids fill them out, use transparent plastic sleeves to organize the pages in a binder so they're easy to flip through.
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Phrixgnathus levis är en snäckart som först beskrevs av Suter 1913. Phrixgnathus levis ingår i släktet Phrixgnathus och familjen punktsnäckor. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.
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