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Glammy lo-fi SanFran band Warm Soda pours its sticky goodness on the Hideout stage Thursday night.
Club Crawler
In the San Diego music clubs Thursday–Saturday, March 6–8
By Barnaby Monk, March 5, 2014
Listen to Barnaby Monk's club and concert picks covering the week of March 6–12, 2014.
Dance-pop anti-diva JD Samson sets up at Bar Pink Thursday night.
From Oakland, producer-musician Matthew Melton (ex–Bare Wires) and his latest "lo-fi-glam-garage-pop" project Warm Soda pour their sticky goodness on the Hideout stage Thursday night. Warm Soda's 2013 set, Someone for You, arcs from the Sweet to the Strokes (check out lead single "Reaction"), according to Brooklyn Vegan, which rated that record a year-end fave. This month's upcoming collection, Young Restless Hearts, due to drop March 11, is one of the Vegan's most anticipated records of the year. They're the experts. Burger band Peach Kelly Pop will open the show with their branded "minimalist bubblegum." Peach Kelly's Allie Hanlon says her White Wires offshoot is "more of a mutiny than a side project," comparing Peach Kelly's joy-bop to her full-time band's incendiary garage-punk. The Hideout, by the way, is the ex-Void, -Eleven, -Radio Room, in case you missed that bit of local music news.... If you miss the door to that deliciosity, the self-described "gender outlaw" J.D. Samson and her electro-agit-pop feminist group Men (ex–Le Tigre) will be at Bar Pink behind this year's well-received Labor record. They are a political dance band that hit back quick when Russian female punk band Pussy Riot was jailed in 2012, by releasing protest track "Let Them Out or Let Me In." Give a listen to Labor lead single "All the Way Thru" for what's in store at the North Park bar.... Best of the rest: you got a variety show with "theater-folk" big band PigPen Theatre Co. at Casbah...that big bowla granola Railroad Earth will roll into House of Blues behind this year's Last of the Outlaws (which apparently lists to "progressive bluegrass"?!)...while just up the Fifth Avenue hill, Crooked Rulers, Bearcubbin (Portland), and Machines Learning fill an indie-eclectic bill at Tin Can Ale House.
Spook-pop siblings the Casket Girls find the Hideout on Friday.
At the House of Blues on Friday night, from Anderson, Indiana, pop-punk four-piece the Ataris jack in with their 2003 big-label Billboarder So Long, Astoria. They'll play the platter from front to back, including their hit cover of Eagle Don Henley's "Boys of Summer." Catch up with Atari guitarist John Collura and his take on the band's reunion in this week's "Of Note" interview. Authority Zero, Drag the River, and Versus the World set it up.... This year's Graveface Records roadshow (produced by Ryan Graveface of Black Moth Super Rainbow) finds the Hideout and features Savannah's spook-pop siblings the Casket Girls, who are touring in support of this year's True Love Kills the Fairy Tale. Stargazer Lillies, Dott, and Dreamend are also on the bill, meaning "electronic sound-shaper" Graveface will be onstage shaping sound all night long.... Else: from Salem, Oregon, earnest indie-rockers Typhoon hit the all-ages Irenic with Phox and Line & Circle...Til-Two dials in that squall of '70s guitar rock Radio Moscow after Golden Void, the Freeks (Fu Manchu), and Rising Sun, all of whom will perform before a Mad Alchemy liquid light show...desert-pop locals the Donkeys clop into Soda Bar after Drag City duo New Bums (that's acid-folkies Ben Chasny and Donovan Quinn).
L.A. psych-pop act Mystic Braves play Soda Bar Saturday night.
San Diego psychonauts Blackfeet Braves took off for L.A. a couple years back and return as Mystic Braves to play Soda Bar Saturday night. The Mystics specialize in mid-'60s organ-backed reverbers and easy-listening roundelays. The new collection, available at mysticbraves.com, is very recommendable for fans of the brand, but it lacks the punched-up variety of similar acts such as Allah-Las and Blank Tapes. It's a little...little. Stillandall, with like-minded locals Amerikan Bear and Muscle Beech opening the show, it's a teeming triple bill on the City Heights stage.... Hills Like Elephants have split with their label and retreated to home base to record a series of EPs that sort of circumvents their agreement not to release a full-length record. Read Jay Allen Sanford's interview with Elephants head Sean Davenport in this week's Blurt for more on the story. They'll play a CD-release thing at Casbah behind the first in the series, appropriately titled Bedroom Colonies Volume I. This is a big-time locals-only bill with Boy King, Wild Wild Wets, and Jimmy Ruelas opening the show.... Northa town, Kalamazoo quintet Greensky Bluegrass plays Belly Up. They haven't released anything fresh since 2011's notable Handguns, but record-making isn't really their deal. The jam-grass act are high-country festival faves — built for the stage...speaking of high country, up in Ramona, that nasty six-string slinger Smokin' Joe Kubek lights up the Ramona Mainstage. The Texas bluesman has a got a new Delta Groove disc out with Bnois King called Road Dog's Life. I'm listening to it as I type, and it is some tasty rainy-Sunday blues, babies.
Follow the Crawler into next week.
Jay Allen Sanford March 5, 2014 @ 9:51 a.m.
What, no audio podcast companion this week? I was really enjoying the chance to hear song samples from all the upcoming shows, as well as the DJ/columnist commentary --
Barnaby Monk March 5, 2014 @ 10:22 a.m.
Shortly, JAS. Thanks for checking in! --Munk
stryder989 March 5, 2014 @ 6:32 p.m.
I'm surprised Dum Dum Girls at the Casbah Friday was not noted. It's been sold out for a few months. Also why does it says "(Fu Manchu)" after Freeks?
Barnaby Monk March 5, 2014 @ 7:43 p.m.
Hey Stryder. Well, no point in talking about sold out shows, save the space for shows that aren't sold out... And Ruben Ryder of Freeks was one of the founding members of Fu Manchu. Got real limited space with the column, so sometimes my writing's a bit cryptic. Apologies. But thanks for checking in and please let me know if you've any further questions. --Munk
Ruben Romano was one of the founding members of Fu Manchu, Stryder, not Ruben Ryder.


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What Is The FBI Background Check Apostille And How Does It Work?
Apostille is an official certification of a document from the U.S. state department. It has to be signed, sealed and stamped by the Secretary of State of the state where the document was issued.
The main purpose of an apostille is to certify that a public record or signature on a document is genuine and authentic. The word apostille comes from Greek and means authentication. An apostille does not certify the content of a document but only confirms that it has been issued by the appropriate authority in its country of origin, and that it has not been modified since its issue.
Apostille services are usually used by foreign governments and international organizations that wish to verify documents issued by U.S. authorities such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, etc.
Apostille FBI Background Check
Apostille FBI Background Check is a service offered by the U.S. Department of State that certifies the authenticity of an FBI record. It is most often used by foreign governments, international organizations and employers who need confirmation that an applicant's background check conducted by the FBI was valid and accurate.
The FBI background check is one of the most common forms of screening conducted by international organizations and foreign governments. The apostille service allows employers, schools, immigration authorities and other entities to verify that an applicant has not been arrested or convicted of a crime in the United States.
If you need a FBI record check apostille and don't know where to start, there are a lot of "how to apostille FBI background check" articles online that can help you get started.
In general, the process is pretty simple and straightforward. There are two basic steps: first, you need to obtain a certified copy of your FBI background check from the state where you were convicted; second, once you have that document in hand, have an apostille placed on it by a designated foreign consulate office in your home country.
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BMW Wants You In The Driver's Seat, Even If You'll Never Own A Car
BMW is launching the ReachNow car-sharing service in Seattle to target young people who might not buy a vehicle.
BMW is bringing its car-sharing service to Seattle.
Don't confuse this with ride-sharing apps like Uber. With BMW's ReachNow service, you rent a car for a set price per minute. Cars are distributed throughout the city, and when you're done, you just drop it off in any legal parking space within the operating area.
This is just one example of how automakers are testing ways to adapt to changes in how people use transportation.
One of those changes being that millennials might not be as interested in owning cars as previous generations.
If that's the case, car-sharing seems like a logical route for automakers — especially if they want to stay relevant.
Daimler, parent company of Mercedes-Benz, already has a car-sharing service called Car2Go in 11 U.S. cities.
Ford and General Motors are also dabbling with similar services.
BMW has yet to announce plans for a wider rollout of ReachNow in the U.S., but it reportedly hopes to expand the service to include car delivery and chauffeur services.
This video includes clips from BMW and images from Facebook / ReachNow, Twitter / @ReachNowUSA and Getty Images.


Ahead of their return to music with Humanz, Gorillaz have announced many partnerships, including one with Sonos, as well as a new North American tour. Today, the animated forms of Gorillaz – as we're used to seeing them – are sitting down with BBC Radio 1's Mistajam for a live interview. Discussing the album and music of course, the group crosses the boundaries between 2D and 3D, this is the first interview of its kind. They'll also be accepting questions via the live chat on the YouTube stream above.


NIGERIANS have expressed worry over the non-release of the 2018 unemployment data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), but the head of the bureau, Yemi Kale, said lack of funds was stalling the process.
The last time the unemployment data was released was that of the third quarter of 2017, and it showed that Nigeria's unemployment rate stood at almost 19 per cent (18.8 per cent precisely), the highest since 2010.
It also showed that the unemployment rate has more than doubled since 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari took power. It's been more than one year now since that data was published.
Many say the Buhari administration is deliberately refusing to release the current unemployment data because the figures must have increased further, which would be bad news for an administration that claims to have done so much especially with regards to job creation and reducing unemployment, and is using that as a basis for seeking a second term in office.
To the above tweets, Yemi Kale, the Director General of the NBS, replied that there was no politics in the non-release of unemployment so far in 2018, but that the process was being stalled because of lack of funds.
"Nobody is calling me to manipulate any data or not to release any data. The work can't be completed due to budgetary releases. It's not hard to confirm when last we got data funding and how much," Kale tweeted.
Kale went on to try to justify FG's inability to make funds available to his agency. He said "there are other equally or even more important work competing for same limited funding. I assume when funds are available we will be funded".
In the 2018 budget, the NBS was allocated a total of N1.38 billion for capital expenditure. This is about N300 million higher than the N1.03 billion that was budgeted for the Bureau's capital expenditure in 2017.
Out of the 2017 capital budget, about N815 million or 79.1 per cent was released to the NBS, and all was spent, according to documents from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation.
The figures also show that the NBS got almost all its budgetary allocation for capital expenditure in 2016 – N729.6 million out of the budgeted N730.3 million–, and all of the N350,000,000 capital allocations in 2015.
The ICIR is not certain how much that has been released to the NBS so far in 2018, as the fiscal year just commenced with the signing of the appropriation bill into law in July.
What is more important than data?
Assuming Yemi Kale is right that lack of funds was stalling the undertaking of critical researches to generate accurate data to aid government's policy and decision making, Nigerians are asking what higher priorities the government have that trumps the generation of accurate data?
"All works are important but some are 'more important'", tweeted a user by the name Earthtribeboy. "Without data, we're like the blind. We can't know which sector is doing well and which needs help. Ministers can't develop job policies," he added.
Perhaps, it was the tweet by one Ayo Alabi that offered a more believable reason as to why the NBS lacks funds to carry out its responsibilities.


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Q: Taking float and integer input on single line I tried this code to input an integer and a float number on the same line
withdraw,initial_bal = map(float if '.' in input() else int,input().split(' '))

But I am gettting an error could not convert string to float: ''
can anyone help me with this?

A: # inputting 3434 343.3
withdraw, initial_bal = (float(a) if '.' in a else int(a) for a in input().split())
print(withdraw, initial_bal)
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Home Breaking Messi under the hood. Tax Argentina followed the player
Messi under the hood. Tax Argentina followed the player
In Argentina a scandal erupted around the best player in the world Lionel Messi, who at club level played for the Spanish "Barcelona". The income of the player did not give rest to the tax office of the country who was spying for the leader of the national team.
the Investigation of possible acts of espionage of state structures for Messi and his cash flow took a Federal judge, Argentina Rodolfo corral. He believes that the services of the government of former President Mauricio Macri could happen illegal actions against the player.
the Leader "leopards" appears in the list of more than 60 people who were in the database of the Federal tax service of Argentina and the Directorate of migration reported by the Spanish newspaper Marca. And the judge corral is investigating, did these agencies their work in this direction in the framework of the law.
the Investigation began only this winter, however, in 2017 and 2018 a known Argentine journalist Carlos Pani reported that Messi was spying in connection with the "Panama records", which contained documents of a number of offshore companies to help rich people evade taxes.
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Expression of NKX2-1 is required to specify definitive endoderm to respiratory endoderm. However, the transcriptional regulation of NKX2-1 is not fully understood. Here we demonstrate that aside from specifying undifferentiated human embryonic stem cell (hESC) to definitive endoderm, high concentrations of Activin-A are also necessary and sufficient to induce hESC-derived definitive endodermal progeny to a FOXA2/NKX2-1/ GATA6/PAX9 positive respiratory epithelial fate. Activin-A directly mediates the induction of NKX2-1 by interacting with ALK4, leading to phosphorylation of SMAD2, which binds directly to the NKX2-1 promoter and activates its expression. Activin-A can be replaced by GDF11 but not transforming growth factor b1. Addition of Wnt3a, SHH, FGF2, or BMP4 failed to induce NKX2-1. These results suggest that direct binding of Activin-A– responsive SMAD2 to the NKX2-1 promoter plays essential role during respiratory endoderm specification.
tiating hESC [9,10,15]. Mou et al., found that BMP4 induces NKX2-1 expression in differentiating human induced pluripotent stem cells , but Rankin et al. found that suppression of BMP4 signaling is required for wnt/beta-catenin-mediated lung specification in Xenopus . Thus, as is true for in vivo development of pulmonary epithelium from definitive endoderm (DE), the signals/growth factors that support specification of m/hESC- derived DE to the pulmonary lineage are not yet understood. The promoter of NKX2-1 contains binding sites for the GATA6, HNF3, FOXP2, SP1, and SP3 transcription factors [18–22]. In addition, a number of SMAD binding elements (SBE) are present in the NKX2-1 promoter. Here we demonstrate that Activin-A or GDF11 can specify hESC-derived DE towards NKX2-1 positive cells. We further demonstrate that in response to Activin-A signaling, SMAD2 binds to the NKX2-1 promoter and that SMAD2/3 activity enhances NKX2-1 promoter activity. These results establish a direct link between SMAD2/3 signaling and NKX2-1 expression, and demonstrate the importance of Activin-A signaling in respiratory endoderm specification.
Interdepartmentaal Stamcelinstituut, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
1434 aliquot was examined by Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) for the expression of the endogenous pluripotency gene OCT3A as well as teratoma assay. The pulmonary epithelial cell line NCI-H441, was purchased from Lonza, Switzerland, and was maintained in RPMI (Invitrogen) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Hyclone, Perbio France). Routine sterility checks, including screening for Mycoplasma were performed throughout the studies.
Differentiation culture Differentiations were performed in 60% Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM)-low glucose (Gibco), 40% MCDB-201-water (Sigma), 1 · Linoleic acid–Bovine serum albumin (Sigma), 1 · Insulin-transferrin-selenium (Sigma), 0.1 mM Ascorbic Acid (Sigma), 55 mM 2-mercaptoethanol (Gibco). The following growth factors were used, human Activin-A, human BMP4, human TGF b1, human sonic hedgehog (SHH), human GDF11, human Wnt3a, human bFGF, SB431542. All factors were purchased from R&D Systems, except SB-431542, which was from Tocris Ellisville USA. Medium changes were performed every other day.
Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction RNA was isolated using the RNeasy Mini-kit/Micro-kit (Qiagen), and DNAse treatment with the Turbo DNAse kit (Ambion). cDNA synthesis was performed from 1 mg of RNA with Superscript III First-Strand synthesis system (Invitrogen). Real time PCR was performed using the Platinum SYBR green qPCR Supermix-UDG (Invitrogen) and the Eppendorf realplex/ABI 7000 (Eppendorf, Applied Biosciences). Relative gene expression was calculated by the 2(DDCt) method compared to undifferentiated cells (day 0), using GAPDH as housekeeping gene. The list of primers used can be found in Supplementary Table 1; Supplementary Data are available online at www.liebertonline.com/scd. Human total lung RNA (Clontech) was used as positive control.
Immunostaining Differentiations were done in 4-well chamber slides (Nunc) or in 12-well plates (Corning). Cells were fixed using 10% Neutral Buffered Formalin (Fisher Scientific) for 15 min at room temperature (RT). Permeabilization was done for 10 min using a phosphate buffered saline (PBS) containing 0.1% Triton X-100 (PBST) (Acros Organics). PBST, containing 5% Normal Donkey Serum ( Jackson), was used for blocking for 30 min at RT. The cells were then incubated with the mixture of primary antibodies diluted in PBS containing 5% donkey serum and incubated overnight at 4C After 3 washes in PBS, the cells were incubated with the mixture of respective Alexa dye conjugated secondary antibodies (Invitrogen) and Hoechst dye (Sigma) for 30 min at RT. All dilutions were optimized on positive control cells (NCI-H441) and using the respective isotype control antibodies. The list of primary and secondary antibodies used can be found in Supplementary Table 1. To enumerate the percentage of cells that stained positive, cells were imaged using a Zeiss Axioskop microscope and AxioVision Version Rel 4.0 software was used to quantify the number of positive cells in 5 to 10 random areas per slide and per condition.
Western blot analysis Cells were harvested and frozen at - 80C. Protein extracts were prepared in a RIPA buffer (Sigma) plus proteinase inhibitor and phosphatase inhibitor (both from Roche Diagnostics) and equal amounts of protein were separated on NuPAGE gels (Invitrogen). Proteins were transferred onto Immobilon-P transfer membranes (Millipore Corp.) and analyzed by Western blotting using antibodies recognizing the following proteins: SMAD2, phospho-SMAD2, beta-actin. All antibodies were purchased from Cell Signaling Technology.
Luciferase reporter assay Luciferase reporter plasmids driven by the NKX2-1 distal promoter (named pNKX2-1-Luc) [22a] was constructed by inserting the - 1736 to - 307 NKX2-1 promoter sequence into the promoterless pGV-BM2 (Addgene). We generated mutated/deleted reporter vectors, pNKX2-1(mSBEs)-Luc/ pNKX2-1(dSBEs)-Luc, by mutating/deleting the putative SBEs in NKX2-1 promoter with the Site-Directed Mutagenesis Kit (FINNZYMES). Mutations/deletions of nonspecific areas in the promoter region were used as control (pNKX21(mNC)-Luc/pNKX2-1(dNC)-Luc) (Supplementary Fig. 1). All mutations/deletions were confirmed by sequencing. Human NCI-441 cells were used to assess the promoter activation. Human NCI-H441 cells (60,000/cm2) were transfected with each of the reporter vectors together with pRL-tk plasmid (Promega) (at 1/10 of the DNA amount for the test vector) and Renilla luciferase as an internal control, using FuGENE HD transfection reagent (Roche Applied Science). Cells were harvested 48 h after transfection and firefly and Renilla luciferase activities in the lysates tested using the Dual-Luciferase Reporter Assay System (Promega) on a Perkin Elmer/Wallac Victor 2 multilabel Counter (Internation Equipment Trading Ltd.). The ratio between Firefly and Renilla luciferase activity was obtained for each sample. Relative luciferase units were calculated via normalization of each of the ratios for all groups by the average ratio for the promoterless group.
Chromatin immunoprecipitation-qPCR Chromatin isolation and IP were performed according to the instructions from the Transcription Factor ChIP kit (Diagenode). Chromatin was isolated from nearly 5 · 107 d8 differentiated human ESCs for each condition. Antibodies against SMAD2 (Cell Signaling Technology) or an isogenic antibody (BD, Pharmingen) were used at 2 mg per IP reaction. Purified DNA was used as template for qPCR using Platinum SYBR green (Invitrogen 11733-046) to amplify the NKX2-1 promoter with the forward primer sequence 5¢GCA GAC AGA CTG ACA GAC ACG and reverse primer sequence 5¢- CAG TCG CCA ACA AAT GAG C. The PCR product size was 83 bp. The following PCR conditions were used, 3 min at 95o and 40 cycles of 15 s at 95o, 45 s at 60o and 1 min at 95o.
Statistics Results are expressed as mean – SEM. Statistical significance was determined by student's t-test.
Results Activin-A induces NKX2-1 expression To commit hESC to lung epithelium, initial commitment to DE is required. In vivo this occurs by signaling via Nodal. As has been demonstrated by others and us [23,24], we here demonstrate that transcripts for the mesendoderm (ME)/DE marker genes, including BRACHYURY, GSC, EOMES, and SOX17 were expressed maximally on d4 of differentiation in the presence of Activin-A (n = 3)(Supplementary Fig. 2B). In vivo, gastrulation and induction of foregut endoderm is also supported by canonical Wnt signaling [24,25]. Although addition of Wnt3a from d0 to d2 or d2 to d4, improved ME/DE marker gene expression, the differences with Activin-A alone were non-significant (n = 3) (Fig. 1B; Supplementary Fig. 2B). Canonical Wnt signaling is important in patterning foregut endoderm to pulmonary endoderm in mice in vivo [7,8]. several studies [11,15] demonstrated that ESC-derived embryoid bodies could only be committed to pulmonary epithelium by blocking TGFb family-mediated signaling with Noggin and an ALK4/5/7 inhibitor, SB431542, followed by stimulation with among others, Wnt3a. Therefore, we tested the effect of Activin-A and Wnt3a alone or combined between d4 and d6 on the expression of the endodermal marker gene, FOXA2, and the pulmonary epithelial master gene, NKX2-1. When cells exposed until d4 to Activin-A – Wnt3a were subsequently cultured with Activin-A – Wnt3a, FOXA2 transcripts increased significantly, whereas this was substantially less when cells were exposed between d4–d6 to Wnt3a alone (n = 3) (Fig. 1B). Concomitant with the increased expression of FOXA2, we also detected a – 10-fold increase in NKX2-1 expression when cells were cultured with ActivinA – Wnt3a between d4 and d6, but not with Wnt3a alone. Immunostaining on d6 mirrored what was seen by RTqPCR. Approximately 16% of cells cultured with Activin-A or Activin-A + Wnt3a for 6 days, and Activin-A + Wnt3a for 4 days followed by Activin-A alone for 2 more days, stained positive for FOXA2 (n = 3) (Fig. 1C) and 1%–2% of cells stained for NKX2-1. By contrast, the percentage of cells cultured in differentiation medium alone, Wnt3a alone or Activin-A + Wnt3a for 4 days followed by Wnt3a alone, that stained positive for FOXA2 was significantly lower (5%–8%) (n = 3) (Fig. 1C) and no NKX2-1 positive cells were found. These studies suggested that hESC could be fated to DE as well as pulmonary endoderm by Activin-A, but not Wnt3a.
1435 pulmonary epithelial transcription factors in hESC-H9 progeny, including GATA6 and PAX9 [21,26,27], but not PAX8, expressed by thyroid epithelium [28,29]. Immunostaining demonstrated that > 80% of hESC-H9 progeny stained positive for FOXA2, of which approximately 6% co-stained with antibodies against NKX2-1 (Fig. 2C). Most PAX9 positive cells were also NKX2-1 positive, whereas of the GATA6 positive cells, also expressed in other endodermal cells, only a fraction stained positive for NKX2-1. These studies demonstrate in 2 independent hESC lines, that Activin-A specifies a fraction of DE cells to a pulmonary epithelial fate. As Activin-A signals via SMAD2/3 we tested other TGFb family members that signal via these receptor SMADs, including TGFb1 and GDF11. Replacing Activin-A with 250 ng/mL GDF11 in all steps of the differentiation process, mimicked the effect of Activin-A: a gradual induction of FOXA2 and significant induction of NKX2-1 from d6 onwards, as shown by RT-qPCR (n = 3). Immunostaining also demonstrated that culture with GDF11 resulted in > 70% FOXA2 positive and *4% NKX2-1 positive cells on d8 (n = 2) (Supplementary Fig. 4D). By contrast, when TGFb1 was added instead of Activin-A from d6 onwards we still detected the DE markers, FOXA2/ GATA6, albeit at decreased levels, but not the pulmonary epithelial markers NKX2-1/PAX9 (n = 5) (Fig. 3A). This was reversed when 50 ng/mL Activin-A was added together with TGFb1 (n = 5) (Fig. 3A). We also tested if BMP4, which activates SMAD1/5/8, could induce NKX2-1 expression. Addition of 100 ng/mL BMP4 between d6 and d8 did not induce NKX2-1 expression, which again could be reversed when Activin-A was also added (n = 5) (Supplementary Fig. 2C). Activin-A binds initially to Activin-A receptors type II (ActRIIA or ActRIIB) and then recruits Activin-A receptor like kinase (ALK)-4. ALK-4 then interacts with and phosphorylates the receptor SMADs, SMAD2 and SMAD3 [31– 33]. To further delineate the Activin-A mediated specification of DE towards NKX2-1 positive cells, we cultured hESC progeny from d6 to d8 with SB431542, a specific inhibitor of ALK4/5/7. When d6 hESC progeny were cultured with SB431542 or Activin-A + SB431542 for 2 additional days, expression of FOXA2 and GATA6 transcripts/protein decreased. In addition, NKX2-1 and PAX9 transcripts/protein could no longer be detected (n = 5) (Fig. 3B). A number of additional factors have been identified that may commit DE to lung epithelium, including SHH and FGF2 [9,30]. Addition of 200 ng/mL FGF2 (n = 6) or 500 ng/ mL SHH (n = 4) between d6 and d8 failed to induce expression of NKX2-1 transcripts/protein on d8 (Supplementary Fig. 2A, B). However, NKX2-1 transcripts/protein were induced significantly when 50 ng/mL Activin-A was combined with either FGF2 (n = 6) or SHH (n = 4), further demonstrating the importance of Activin-A in pulmonary epithelial commitment (Supplementary Fig. 2A, B).
1440 was not seen in cells cultured in 10 ng/mL Activin-A or 100 ng/mL Activin-A + 10 mM SB431542 (n = 3). To further demonstrate that SMAD2 is responsible for the activation of the NKX2-1 gene, we performed luciferase promoter assays. We cloned the intact NKX2-1 promoter in the Luc plasmid. We also cloned promoter sequences where the SBEs located between - 540/- 532, - 527/- 524, - 519/- 516, and - 488/- 484 were mutated or deleted in the Luc-plasmid (Fig. 4D; Supplementary Fig. 4). We also created control promoter plasmids by mutation and deletion in regions outside the SBE containing region. These plasmids together with the pGV vector as internal control were transfected in the H441 lung carcinoma cell line. Compared to H441 cells transfected with the wild-type promoter-luciferase reporter plasmid, the luciferase activity in cells transfected with plasmids containing SBEs mutation or deletion was significantly reduced (n = 3, P < 0.01) and was similar to cells transfected with the control plasmid (Fig. 4D).
FIG. 5. Model of SMAD Regulation of NKX2-1 transcription in Human pluripotent stem cells. Arrows represent induction, and hammer-ended lines represent inhibition.
addition of the ALK4/5/7 inhibitor, SB431542, alone or together with Activin-A prevented induction of NKX2-1 expression. Although NKX2.1 expression (Delta CT = 9) is induced by Acitivin A, no SPC expression is found in our culture system. There are 2 possible reasons. First, additional signaling pathways are needed to implement the remainder of the respiratory program (8); second, the expression level of NKX2.1 is still not enough to induce SPC expression. Both high concentrations of Activin-A and GDF11 resulted in SMAD2 phosphorylation, which did not occur when low doses of Activin-A were used or after addition of TGFb1. Activin-A binds chiefly to ALK4, GDF11 binds both ALK4 and ALK5, whereas TGFb1 only binds ALK5. This specificity for Activin-A/GDF11 is different from the dependency of undifferentiated hESC on SMAD2 mediated signaling from either TGFb1 or Activin-A for selfrenewal . ChIP using SMAD2 antibodies in hESC progeny treated with Activin-A, demonstrated significant enrichment for the NKX2-1 promoter. A luciferase-NKX2-1 promoter reporter assay demonstrated an increase in activity when conditions wherein SMAD2 becomes activated were used. When the putative SBEs were mutated or eliminated, significantly lower levels of luciferase activity were detected. In conclusion, our study demonstrates that binding of Activin-A to ALK4 activates SMAD2, which then induces NKX2-1 expression after definitive endoderm formation (Fig. 5).
Acknowledgments The authors thank Wendy Vandendries for technical help, Antonio LoNigro and Dr Laura Ordovas for their help with molecular cloning and Dr Yemiao Chen for his help with text and figure editing. The work was supported in part by grants from K.U.Leuven (EIW-B4855-EF/05/11, ETHC1900-PF, EME-C2161-GOA/11/012) and FWO Odysseus funding to CMV.
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Morf3D has announced a collaboration with Siemens Digital Industries Software to promote the use of additive manufacturing (AM) in advanced design, engineering, and production qualification of metal-based product innovations across a variety of industries. This collaboration equips Morf3D with Siemens' end-to-end AM software solution from the Xcelerator portfolio and makes Morf3D a preferred Siemens AM partner with access to software in advance of the market. In exchange, Morf3D will provide technical feedback to enhance Siemens' product development.
Morf3D will be collaborating with the Siemens Digital Industries Software business unit, whose AM solutions within its Xcelerator portfolio helps optimize products and qualify them for AM industrial-scale production.
"The goal of this agreement is to facilitate the advancement of an end-to-end digital solution and develop new strategies for advanced engineering and design," said Morf3D CEO Ivan Madera. "By partnering we can leverage our unique integrated system of work to accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing for development and production of new applications in a variety of industries. Siemens and Morf3D make a good team to accomplish this goal. Siemens has the end-to-end software to drive applications from design through 3D printing, and Morf3D has the expertise in AM operations to leverage that software so we can qualify and deliver those applications with optimal efficiency."
"Additive manufacturing is a viable technology for innovation in all industries. But, to achieve truly industrialized AM production takes more than technical capability," said Aaron Frankel, vice president of the AM Program for Siemens Digital Industries Software. "The industry needs partnerships like our collaboration with Morf3D, where ideas, know-how, AM technology, software and most importantly, people, come together to advance the art of the possible by rolling up their sleeves and fully delivering on new and inspiring applications."
According to Madera, Morf3D is taking the challenge to accelerate the advancement of AM applications a step further. The company plans to launch an industry-wide challenge called "Project Afterburner," which will give one company, selected based on the value and originality of their AM application idea, an opportunity to bring a project to life from design all the way through 3D printing and post-processing at no cost. Madera estimated that the financial value to the winning company could be up to $100,000.
"We're launching Project Afterburner for two reasons," Madera said. "The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the importance of additive manufacturing as a technology for rapid-response innovation. However, the financial uncertainties brought on by the pandemic have made it more difficult for companies to invest in AM operations and application development. We want to help those companies by giving them the resources and know-how they need to realize their dreams for additive manufacturing."
The other reason that Madera has launched Project Afterburner has to do with the origins of Morf3D. "This will be the fifth-year anniversary of the founding of our company," Madera said. "We started Morf3D with the spirit of collaboration and revolutionizing manufacturing. It's only fitting that we celebrate our progress by enabling a company to advance their industry through additive manufacturing."
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Cristina Viano and Jena Debbaneh, winners of the student bursary AIEC for research on the impact on poverty by EoC initiatives announced last year, worked at Loppiano at the IUS Sophia from last September and are now at Rocca di Papa for a period, at the EoC Commission Centre, to carry forward their research by working with both the Commission and the ONG AMU. In the first days of February Cristina and Jena participated in the EoC Mission in Serbia.
Let's ask them what elements they have drawn from this experience for their research.
"To evaluate the impact on poverty by EoC initiatives"… What does working on this research mean? What realities must you come in contact with, without limiting yourselves to reasoning on "cold" statistical information? After five years of theoretical preparation at the IUS, the EoC mission in Serbia seems to have been a great opportunity to start getting a better knowledge of EoC realities….
Cristina Viano: This is so : to start this study in fact, it is indispensable first of all to enter into the logic of the EoC: to understand on the one hand, how its businesses live the culture of giving on a daily basis, and on the other, to what concrete needs help must be directed. Spending a week in Serbia we were able to get in touch with both of these areas, receiving information, ideas, questions...and a lot of curiosity about other numerous local EoC realities.
What king of encounters have you had during the trip?
Cristina Viano: Three figures can ideally represent the variety of meetings we had with EoC enterprises during our trip. Some families who raised animals reminded us of the bases of the communion in economy and the simplicity of the family and communitarian environment within which it can develop, starting from co-operation among small producers and by the gift not of profits, but of some animals raised.
A very different reality from the first, was a great company operating in agriculture, feed production and commerce, brought to light dilemmas and challenges that are found in conciliating values of communion with dimensional growth, sharing and investing, relationships with the local community and with banks.
Lastly, we didn't lack an emblematic figure of the entrepreneur, determined to guarantee the quality of his products and the work done by his employees, and gradually enlarging his own activity without incurring debt, rather, by offering to the majority of clients credit without interest, but through it, building a solid reciprocal trust.
There is no lack of difficulties in Serbia. It is obvious how still today the economy feels the consequences of the war. In some towns, poverty is widespread and unemployment is high; to offer new jobs and to share profit will certainly not be easy…
Cristina Viano: it is for this very reason that, spontaneity, coherence, and the passion we found in all three realities we just described, and in many other of the region of Vojvodina, are important testimonies. Coming to know these realities up close, it is more evident that doing Economy of Communion does not mean to limit oneself to an impersonal donation of money, or to apply a particular managerial system. In Vojvodina it means above all to live fully one's local reality, to have the energy to invent a new job starting from a small family production, to become animators for the community, able to offer services and closeness to those in difficulty.
Did you have the possibility to meet with some who benefit from aide given?
Jena Debbaneh: Yes, and to see in person a reality is always different from 'reading' the numbers. We met people who receive help for their education, for medical cures, for living accommodation: often it was not about extreme poverty. They were all ready to share their story: how and why they are receiving help, for how long, and how they use it. It was important for us to understand their story, in order to have a clear idea of what is really a 'help', but also their desires for the future, which makes us think that these people are not in a 'poverty trap.'
Can you tell us about one of these encounters?
Jena Debbaneh: We met a family who lived in the country near Belgrade. The questions we had prepared before visiting them became obsolete when we came to their house. The extreme material poverty was obvious, but also evident was their joy in welcoming us and in offering us food and drink (when we knew that a coffee would be an excessive cost on their budget). We received food in abundance, but also happiness and love, understanding that this family gave to us and shared just like the 'poor widow', in reality being rich because they know what the culture of giving means.
What do you take away from this trip?
Jena Debbaneh: I understood what Chiara wished to say and do when she launched the EoC, by returning to her initial point of view: she wished to eliminate poverty and inequality, and to create businesses to do this. The poor are the aim of the EoC, and their inclusion in businesses is the way to evaluate its effectiveness.
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BUTUAN CITY, May 27 – The call for a just and lasting peace deeply resonates in the Caraga Region (Region XIII) of Mindanao as various sectors articulated their grievances and demands at the recently concluded Peace Roadshow held from May 23 to 24 in key areas of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur.
In the two-day fora held at the Fr. Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) here, participants heard updates from government peace panel member Jurgette Honculada on the ongoing peace negotiations between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front of the Philippines (CPP-NPA-NDFP).
A Butuanon herself, Honculada called on all Filipinos to be updated on the peace negotiations between GPH and CPP-NPA-NDFP and raise their stakes for peace. She also spoke on issues confronting Caraga communities such as problems related to mining, illegal logging and delivery of basic services in far-flung areas, all of which are also being tackled in the Comprehensive Agreement on Socio-economic Reforms (CASER), which is the meat of the ongoing peace negotiations between the GPH and NDFP.
With the concrete goal of reaching a final peace agreement to set the ball rolling for reforms to be fully carried out, the participation of different communities nationwide will prove to be critical.
Also present at the fora were FSUU Policy Center Executive Director Atty. Josefe Sorera-Ty, who served as master of ceremonies and Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Social Mobilization Unit Dir. Enrico dela Torre who gave the participants an overview of the government's efforts on peace and development.
The various fora provided members of the Caraga community a deeper understanding of the ongoing conflict besetting the region. Participants raised immediate concerns affecting their day-to-day lives.
With an administration that's all out for peace, it was concluded by the organizers and participants that the best time to affirm the peace talks and the best time to engage in forging the peace is now.
BUTUAN CITY, May 27 – The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police assigned in the region signed the Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center Memorandum of Agreement recently.
The JPSCC 13 was said to be created in order to ensure the unity of the efforts of the military and the police in addressing the peace and security concerns of Region 13. Its mission is for both the 4th Infantry "Diamond" Division and the Police regional Office 13 to work hand in hand to support the local government units in the preservation of peace and order and in addressing peace and security concerns occurring in Region 13 by establishing JPSCCs also in the provinces and cities of the region in order to have a secured environment conducive to growth and development.
Structurally, the JPSCC 13 shall be headed by the Commander of the 4ID and the PNP Director of PRO 13 and shall be composed of the joint intelligence and investigation cell, joint operations cell, joint civil-military operations and police community relations cell, and the joint legal cell.
In their respective messages after the signing, Maj. Gen. Felix called the creation of JPSCC 13 as "a good day for the people of Caraga,…as this will ensure the unity of the efforts of the military and the police in addressing the peace and security concerns of the region." He also said that this will institutionalize at the same time, the mutual cooperation and coordination of the two security forces to address more effectively the various security issues and problems within each other's area of responsibility. The official also said that the underlying principles of the agreement can be applied in the issues of criminality, terrorism and lawlessness, as well as in responding to calamities, disasters and other emergencies which may arise in the region.
CSupt. Rafal for his part also said that the existing unity, cooperation, coordination and joint operations of both the AFP and the PNP will be further enhanced by the signing of the document and the creation of the JPSCC.
Rafal mentioned however that the united efforts of cooperation and coordination of both security forces was clearly manifested during the successful handling and resolution of the hostage-taking incidents at Pulang Lupa, Trento and Prosperidad in Agusan del Sur and also during the NPA attack against the Lianga Municipal Police Station in Lianga, Surigao del Sur; as well as in conducting disaster and relief operations during calamities occurring in the region.
"We are looking forward for a better provision of security and services to the local government units as well as to the communities and the vital installations in the region," Rafal said.
Both officials also assured the public that the PNP's Police Operational Procedures and the AFP's Rules of Engagement shall always be observed with the JPSCC, and the guiding principles would be the strict adherence to the Human Rights, Interrnational Humanitarian Law and the law of the land.
The Armed Forces was represented by Major General Victor A. Felix, the Commanding General of the 4th Infantry "Diamond" Division based at Camp Evangelista, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City while representing the Philippine National Police was Police Regional Office 13 Director Chief Superintendent (Brig. Gen.) Reynaldo S. Rafal.
BUTUAN CITY, May 27 – With the recent pronouncement of high level of security threat in Mindanao relative to Bin Laden's death, the PNP-Directorate for Intelligence led by Police Director Renato Heredia, thru the Philippine Bomb Data Center (PBDC) will be holding a series of Bomb Drill Competition and Bomb Awareness Seminar on three separate venues in the country.
It aims to secure possible terrorist targets such as public transport, malls, churches, schools, and other vital installations from bombing attacks and similar incidents.
The police also called for public vigilance on bomb threats and their involvement in the efforts to prevent bomb-related incidents is encouraged as safety is everybody's concern.
Recently, the PNP-DI-PBDC held the Transportation Security Awareness Seminar (Land, Air, Sea and Rail) at the DI-Intelligence Training Group (ITG). This was attended by different representatives of the transport sector other stakeholders and members of the Tri-Media.
The first Bomb Drill Competition was successfully held in Camp Crame, Quezon City last March 24, 2011 participated by various police units in the National Capital Region, Philippine Army EOD.
Atty. Renato Heredia, Director for Intelligence, Philippine National Police was the Guest of Honor and Speaker. Said activity was attended by PRO 13 and BCPO personnel, stakeholders and tri-media.
The bomb squad drill competitions is aimed at upgrading the reliability and efficiency of the PNP and the AFP EOD/Bomb Squads in Manila and Mindanao, particularly in responding to any bomb related threats.
The competition will stimulate the awareness of local chief executives and PNP commanders on the level of preparedness and equipage of their respective units and personnel. Further, the event will serve as a morale booster to the EOD community in general.
The PBDC designed a bomb Advisory poster and leaflet to maximize its advocacy against bombing. Copies were initially distributed to the liaison of different PROs after the first drill competition in Camp Crame, Quezon City. Participants of the bomb awareness seminars conducted were also given copies.
AGUSAN DEL SUR, May 27 – A total of 260 tanods from the 16 barangays of Talacogon attended the Barangay Tanod Training conducted at the Farmers Training Center, Labnig, Talacogon, Agusan del Sur.
The said training was conducted to orient barangay tanods on their duties and functions and provide them with adequate information on the basics of arrest and handcuffing and internal security operations since they are the first responders in their barangays.
In his message during the opening program, Talacogon Municipal Mayor Isaias C. Masendo committed to provide tanod uniforms and pledged to allocate funds for additional honoraria of the tanods in the LGU budget next year.
He also cited the reward system that the LGU has been implementing wherein monetary rewards are given to individuals who give information on wanted persons and unlawful elements and their sinister undertakings.
The official also emphasized that the amount of the monetary reward varies on the degree and magnitude of information relayed, either to him or to the Chief of Police, chargeable against the allocated intelligence fund of the municipality.
"Attaining a peaceful community is not only a duty of a Local Government Unit and its local officials, the PNP and the AFP, but a shared responsibility with the community," said Mayor Masendo in his speech.
During the training, issues on the increase of monthly honorarium from Php100.00 to Php200.00 were raised.
It was also suggested that hospitalization benefits must be provided to the tanods by the barangay and municipality.
TANDAG CITY, May 27 (PIA) - Four rebel returnees in Surigao del Sur are due to receive livelihood assistance from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) as part of the Social Integration Program (SIP).
According to OPAPP Peace Integration Unit (PIU) the checks totaling P200,000 are ready for release. A total amount of P50,000 shall be given to each recipient identified as Germilito Ecoben, Ernan Flores, Ambrocio Gran, and Piginoi Montenegro.
This was contained in a letter by Dir. Emmanuelle Protasio to Gov. Johnny Pimentel.
Also, Gov. Pimentel already designated Mrs. May Salinas, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer (PSWDO) chief here as representative from the Provincial Government facilitated the transaction with the Landbank of the Philippines Tandag City Branch. She also helped to identify the beneficiaries.
BUTUAN CITY, May 27 (PIA) – The regional office of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) here vowed to assist the government troops particularly in terms of providing communication support to the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police (PNP)—as they are entrusted by the government to uphold peace and security in the country.
This was the assurance made by PIA-Caraga OIC-Regional Director Abner Caga in a roundtable discussion with the members of the local tri-media held recently.
Caga said providing communication support does not necessarily mean serving as propagandists of the military. "We assure (the public) that the materials produced by PIA are always balanced and true," he said.
BUTUAN CITY, May 27 (PIA) – The government has the primary duty of taking care of women.
In a local radio program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Atty. Jose Fe Sorrera-Ty said that the Magna Carta of Women directs government to review all its policies, laws, administrative regulations in every agency and see if it is discriminatory or not.
Atty. Sorrera-Ty works with the Comprehensive Pilot Intervention Plan against Gender Violence in Caraga (CoPIPAGV-13).
Ty said laws that run counter to the ideals of the Magna Carta should be repealed or amended. Thus, all entities in the government must be sensitive to uphold and protect the rights of the women, Ty said.
The law also states that there should be equal opportunities for women to be hired in government services and even to serve as heads of the agencies or offices.
"Within five years, the law mandated that there should be an increase number of recruitments for women in government service and this must be the concern of every government offices specifically the Civil Service Commission (CSC) who is mandated to approve the appointments endorsed by every heads of government agencies," Sorrera-Ty said.
With these developments, Ty said that as part of the rationalization program of the government agencies they must include in their recruitment policy the equality of women to be hired in the service.
BUTUAN CITY, May 27 (PIA) – National Statistics Office (NSO)- Caraga will hold the 2009 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) Regional Data Dissemination Forum on June 16 in this city.
According to NSO regional director Dr. Rosalinda C. Celeste, the forum aims to raise awareness of the stakeholders and data users on the importance and relevance of FIES data.
The 2009 FIES intends to provide data on family income and family expenditure and related information affecting income and expenditure levels and patterns in the Philippines.
It also determines the sources of income and income distribution, levels of living and spending patterns, and the degree of inequality among families.
Also, the 2009 FIES provides benchmark information to upgrade weights for the estimation of consumer price index; and to provide information for the estimation of the country's poverty threshold and incidence.
BUTUAN CITY, Mayo 27 (PIA) – Hindi dapat mangolekta sa mga magulang at mga estudyante ang mga pambulikong paaralan sa elementarya at sekundarya sa enrolment sa susunod na linggo.
Ito ang babala ni Prof. Israel Reveche, information officer ng Department of Education (DepEd) at kasalukuyang Supervisor ng Values Education.
Kaugnay dito, pinaalalahanan din ng DepEd Butuan ang lahat ng mga magulang tungkol dito matapos makatanggap ang DepEd-Caraga Regional office noong nakaraang taon hinngil sa pangungulekta ng ilang mga pampublikong paaralan sa enrollment.
Matatandaan noong Abril 27, 2009, pinirmahan ni former Education Secreatry Jesli Lapuz ang DepEd Order No.40 series of 2009 upang utusan ang assistant secretaries, bureau/service/center directors, regional directors, schools division superintendents, at heads of public elementary and secondary school na ipagpatuloy ang 'no collection policy' sa lahat ng pampublikong paaralan ng elementarya at sekundarya.
BUTUAN CITY, Mayo 27 (PIA) – Pormal nang itinalaga bilang Brigade Commander ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reserved force at Brigadier General ng Philippine Air Force (PAF) si BGen Charito B. Plaza.
Sa pinadalang text message ni BGen Plaza sa PIA-Caraga, inamin nitong ang pagtalaga sa kaniya bilang isa sa may pinakamataas na posisyon ngayon sa AFP Reserved Force at ng buong Hukbong Sandatahan ng Pilipinas ay isang malaking karangalan, lalo pa't siya ang kauna-unahang babae na naging Brigadier General sa PAF at ng AFP Reserved Force ng Caraga Region.
Dagdag pa ng opisyal, malaking hamon sa kaniyang karera ang nasabing posisyon sa hanay ng militar lalo pa at si mismong Pangulong Benigno Aquino III ang nagtalaga sa kaniya.
Inamin din ni Plaza na kasalukuyan niyang bibigyan ng pansin at aksyon ang mga usaping pangseguridad lalung-lalo na dito sa Caraga Region at maging sa ibang lugar ng bansa.
BUTUAN CITY, Mayo 27 (PIA) – Ang mga opisyal ng Government Service Insurance System o GSIS ay makikipagpulong sa mga information officers ng Caraga region ngayong Hunyo 9 sa siyudad ng Butuan.
Batay sa rekord ng GSIS, may mahigit na 39,000 na myembro ang Butuan City kung kayat ang GSIS ay gustong makipagpulong sa mga information officers dito upang mas lalo pang mapaganda ang kanilang serbisyo.
Kilala ang mga information officers sa kanilang galing sa kumonikasyon kung kayat nararapat lamang na magkaroon at mabigyan din sila ng mga sapat na impormasyon tungkol sa mga programa ng GSIS.
Ang pagpupulong ay naglalayon din na mabigyan ng bagong impormasyon ang mga information officers tungkol sa vision at mission ng GSIS sa ilalim nga bagong administrasyon at board of trustees; bagong polisiya at ang mga bago sa information technology.
Ito rin ay magbibigay daan upang magkaroon ng mas magandang relasyon ang mga GSIS at ang mga myembro nito sa pamamagitan ng mga information officers.
BUTUAN CITY, Mayo 27 – Gi-relieve aron ma-imbestigahan ang hepe sa kapolisan sa Cabadbaran City Police Station nga si PSInsp. Adrian R. Antonio, kinsa gipailalum sa administrative relief ug ipa-ilalum sa imbestigasyon human ang selda sa maong estasyon sa kapolisan gi-eskapohan ug duha ka mga detenado alas 4:00 sa kaadlawon niadtong Lunes.
Si SInsp. Antonio, gipulihan una isip OIC sa maong estasyon ni PInsp. Jude Cres G. Milan.
BUTUAN CITY, Mayo 28 (PIA) - Sa pagsugod sa enrollment sa mga pampublikong tulunghaan sa elementarya ug high school sunod semana, nagpagawas og pahimangno ang Department of Education (DepEd) Butuan City Division ngadto sa tanang school administrators nga walay himuong pagpangolekta ngadto sa mga estuyante ingon man sa mga ginikanan niini.
Kini ang hugtanong pahimangno ni Prof. Israel Reveche, information officer sa Division office ug kasamtangang school Supervisor sa Values Education. "Dili gyud mangolekta ang atong mga magtutudlo ug school administrators sa panahon sa enrollment kay kini nahilatid sa DepEd Order No. 40 series of 2009," si Reveche nagkanayon.
Tungod niini, hugot nga gipahimangnuan sa DepEd Butuan ang tanang mga ginikanan kabahin niini human nakadawat ug balita ang DepEd-Caraga Regional Office sa milabay'ng tuig nga matud pa, nangulekta og mga miscellaneous fees ang ubang mga school heads sakop ni'ng rehiyon.
Mahinumdumang niadtong Abril 27, 2009, gipirmahan ni kanhi Education Secretary Jesli Lapuz ang DepEd Order no. 40 series of 2009 nga nagmando sa mga assistant secretaries sa departamento sa edukasyon, bureau/service center, regional directors, schools division superintendents, school heads sa pampublikong tulunghaan sa elementarya ug sekundarya sa pagpadayon sa nasangpit nga ordinansa nga "no collection policy" sa nagkadaiyang tulunghaan.
BUTUAN CITY, Mayo 27 (PIA) – Usa ka pulong ang gilusad aron hisgutan ang mga kalihukang pangkalinaw ihato sa nasud ug sa tagsa-tagsa ka mga tao sa lungsod, distrito, ug munisipalidad pinaagi sa pag-awhag sa tanan nga muduyog sa gipahigyaong reporma sa atong nasudnong panggamhanan.
Gipanguluhan sa People Power Volunteer for Reform (PPVR), usa ka non-government organization ang nahisgutang kalihukan nag-aghat sa tanang mga volunteers aron aghaton usab ang gobyerno nga mo mugna og daghang oportunidad aron batukan ang bisan usang anomaliya ug sa hisgutanang pangkawad-on.
Sigon kay PPVR Regional Chairman Concepcion Asis, ang grupo ang nitabang sa panahon sa kampanya ni Pnoy sa miaging eleksyon. Ang grupo usab adunay tumong nga ipasibaw popular ng slogan ni Pangulong Aquino: "Kung walay kurap, walay kapubrihon".
BUTUAN CITY, Mayo 27 – Na-engkwentro sa mga sakop sa 30IB Philippine Army nga gipanguluhan ni Lt. Reynaldo B. Guillermo ang 30 ka mga armadong gituohang mga sakop sa CPP/NPA/NDF samtang mipahigayon ang mga kasundalohan sa combat patrol didto sa Sitio Zapanta Valley, Brgy. Bangayan, Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte alas 6:00 sa buntag kagahapon.
Ang pinusilay tali sa duha ka mga grupo milungtad ug 15 minutos diin mi-atras ug nanibat ang mga armado paingon na sa kabukiran atubangan kini sa determinadong mga sakop sa kasundalohan.
SURIGAO CITY, May 27 (PIA) – Gipahigayon bag-uhay pa lamang ang usa ka turn-over ceremony sa lima ka units nga tractor-like nga ekwipo nga gitawag ug "Caraboy" didto sa Governor's office, Capitol Compound, Surigao City.
Ang maong turn-over gipaluyuhan sa buhatan sa Provincial Agriculture Office ubos sa pagdumala ni Gromyko Geraldine.
Kining maong ekwipo gidonar isip assistance alang sa mga katawhan sa Surigao gikan sa Platinum Group Metals Corporation (PGMC) nga gipangulohan ni Richard Gimenez sa Cagdianao Mining Company.
Ang Caraboy s aka tractor-like nga ekwipo, nga gamit alang sa pag-uma nga dili na kinahanglang mogamit ug karabaw, ang maong ekwipo gama gikan sa nasod sa China.


From its origins in the 1850s the Victoria and Albert Museum had a major influence on the appreciation of Renaissance maiolica and Victorian majolica, not only through the display of historical collections and contemporary wares but also through the very fabric of its new buildings. Herbert Minton and the museum's first director Henry Cole first met in 1842; their friendship is reflected both in early loans and purchases and in the elaborate architectural decoration of the principal interiors. This richly-illustrated lecture will reveal how maiolica and majolica became the key materials of the controversial new museum's challenge to ideas of good taste, as it sought to set new standards of design for Victorian Britain.
Julius Bryant is Keeper of Word and Image at the Victoria and Albert Museum where he is responsible for the collections of paintings, prints, drawings, designs, photography, posters, watercolours, the art of the book, the Archive of Art and Design, and the National Art Library. He was previously Chief Curator and Director of Museums and Collections at English Heritage (1990–2005). He has co-curated a series of major exhibitions with Dr. Susan Weber for Bard Graduate Center and the V&A, including: James "Athenian" Stuart, 1713–1788: The Rediscovery of Antiquity (2006–2007); William Kent: Designing Georgian Britain (2013–2014); and currently John Lockwood Kipling: Arts & Crafts in the Punjab and London (father of Rudyard Kipling) for the V&A and BGC in 2017. His book on museum architecture and decoration, Designing the V&A 1857–1909, will be published in May 2017 to coincide with this lecture.


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Impression wins in Deloitte Fast 50 Awards
Impression has been named in Deloitte's Fast 50 Awards for 2018. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 is one of the UK's foremost technology award programmes, celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship. We also won the Midlands Regional Award in recognition of being the fastest growing Midlands based technology business.
Speaking of the award, Impression founder Aaron Dicks said:
"For us, the most important thing is that we deliver quality – and our high retention rates and impressive award wins are testament to this commitment. At the same time, to be named amongst such prestigious brands is obviously something of which the whole team can be very proud."
The Fast 50 is judged on sales growth, with the yearly growth percentages of the top 50 ranging from 700% upwards. The placement of Impression amongst the Fast 50 is proof of the agency's impressive growth over the past six years.
Impression co-founder Tom Craig explained how the agency has grown and expects to grow in the coming years:
"We've grown from a team of two to more than 40 digital marketing professionals since our inception and much of that growth is down to the individuals we've recruited. Every single person here plays an essential role in our success.
"That's why we'll be continuing to invest in our team – which means creating a great working culture, working environment, training, support and socials. We'll also be investing more in our own suite of tools, support for our staff and forward-thinking strategies for our clients."
Deloitte Fast 50's Lead Partner Duncan Downs explained the value of the award: "I would like to personally congratulate each and every one of this year's winners on their outstanding performance.
"Their enviable success should be recognised even more favourably in this time of macroeconomic and political uncertainty. "These organisations are shaping the technology landscape and look set to continue being some of the UK's most exciting and inspiring companies in the years to come."
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The academic and official dress of the University of Warwick dates originally from the mid-1960s, shortly after the university's foundation.  Despite persistent offers from Charles Franklyn (and a single, more moderate letter from George Shaw) the theatrical costume designer Anthony Powell was commissioned to design robes for officials and graduates of the university.  Due to pressure of other work, and some apparent differences of opinion, Powell withdrew from the project, and the robes for graduates subsequently designed in consultation with J. Wippell and Company of Exeter, with Ede and Ravenscroft designing and making the robes for officials.

The official academic dress for officers and members of the University of Warwick is as follows.

Chancellor

Robe
Red satin damask, trimmed with three-inch (76 mm)  gold plate lace on fronts, cape, hem and bottom of hanging sleeves

Hat
Black velvet mortar-board with gold bullion and gold lace

Pro-Chancellors

Robe
Green satin damask, trimmed with two-and-a-half-inch gold oak-leaf lace on fronts, cape and bottom of hanging sleeves with half-inch gold oak-leaf lace on the wings and arm slits and the top part of sleeve trimmed with gold ornaments

Hat
Black velvet mortar-board with gold bullion tassel only

Vice-Chancellor

Robe
Red satin damask, trimmed with two-and-a-half-inch gold oak-leaf lace, with embroidered wings

Hat
Black velvet mortar-board with gold lace and black tassel

Provost

Robe
Red satin damask, trimmed with  oak-leaf lace on fronts with  gold oak-leaf lace on top of sleeve and arm slits

Hat
Black velvet mortar-board with black tassel

Treasurer

Robe
Green silk damask, trimmed with two-and-a-half-inch gold oak-leaf lace

Hat
Black velvet mortar-board with gold netted button and black tassel

Pro-Vice-Chancellors

Robe
Green silk damask, trimmed with one-inch gold oak-leaf lace on fronts, cape and bottom of hanging sleeves with one-and-a-half-inch gold oak-leaf lace on wings and sleeve cuts

Hat
Black velvet mortar-board with black tassel

Registrar

Robe
Green silk damask

Hat
Black velvet mortar-board with black tassel

Mace-Bearer

Robe
Black Panama cloth, two-and-a-half-inch facing and sleeve panel bordered with red silk

Hat
Doctor's cloth bonnet with red cord and tassel

Graduates of the University
The gowns, hoods and hats for graduates of the University are based around a reasonably logical faculty colour system.  The colours are as you see below:

No dress is specified for holders of undergraduate or postgraduate diplomas or certificates (including the Postgraduate Certificate in Education), or for undergraduates (although see the remark on ushers below).

Gowns

Five types of gowns are worn by graduates of the University:
 Bachelors, as well as holders of foundation degrees and advanced first degrees (MMath, etc.) wear a black stuff gown with long, pointed, open sleeves.  This is the standard bachelor's gown, denoted [b1] in the Groves classification system.
 Masters wear a black stuff or silk gown with long closed sleeves and inverted-T armholes, and small cut-out portions at the front and back of the bottom end.  This is denoted [m15] in the Groves classification system. This gown is also designated as the undress gown for doctors.
 Doctors of Clinical Psychology in full dress wear a gown of black silk or stuff with long, open sleeves of the Cambridge/London higher doctoral style (denoted [d1] in the Groves classification.).  The facings are covered with 3" taffeta (1½" scarlet on the inner edge and 1½" royal blue on the outer edge); the sleeves are lined with royal blue taffeta, faced inside with 3" scarlet taffeta, turned back and gathered at the elbows with royal blue cord and buttons.  This degree being awarded jointly with Coventry University, the style includes elements of both institutions' schemes of academic dress.
 Holders of other first doctorates (PhD, etc.) in full dress wear the master's gown in black silk or stuff, faced 3" with taffeta of the relevant faculty colour.
 Holders of higher doctorates (DSc, DLitt, LLD) in full dress wear a red gown of the Oxford doctoral style ([d2] in Groves' classification) with sleeve edging and facings of the relevant faculty colour.

In addition, although no gown is specified for undergraduates, in recent years non-graduate ushers at ceremonial occasions have taken to wearing a black undergraduate-style gown ([u1] in Groves' system) with red piping around the yoke, identical to that formerly specified for undergraduates of the Victoria University of Manchester.

In the Hood

Hoods of two different shapes are specified for graduates of the University.  Bachelors, and holders of foundation degrees and advanced first degrees (MMath, etc.) wear a hood of black corded rayon in simple shape (actually Burgon shape, denoted [s2] in the Groves system) fully lined and bound on the cowl and neckband with taffeta of the appropriate faculty colour.

Holders of graduate degrees wear a hood of a modified Aberdeen shape ([a1] in Groves' system) which the regulations refer to as "special shape".  This is fully lined and bound on the cowl and cape with taffeta of the relevant faculty colour.  In the case of masters (including Masters of Philosophy) the shell is of black corded rayon, for Doctors of Philosophy the shell is of maroon cloth, for Doctors of Engineering, Education and Medicine the shell is of crimson cloth, and for higher doctors (Doctors of Science, of Letters and of Law) the shell is of red cloth.

The hood for Doctors of Clinical Psychology is, according to the Calendar, of black corded rayon, fully lined with royal blue and scarlet taffeta, but in practice the hood supplied and actually worn is scarlet lined (but not bound) with royal blue taffeta.

Upon its introduction in 1985, the hood for the degree of Master of Engineering was in Aberdeen shape (as for the other master's degrees) however this was changed to Burgon shape in 1997 to bring it into line with the new four-year first degrees (MMath, etc.).

Headwear

Two types of hat are worn by graduates of the University:
 Bachelors, Masters, holders of foundation degrees, and Doctors in undress wear a black cloth mortarboard.
 Doctors in full dress wear a black Tudor bonnet with cord and tassels of the appropriate faculty colour.  In the case of higher doctors (DSc, DLitt and LLD) the bonnet is of black velvet; for other doctors the bonnet is of black cloth.  Doctors of Clinical Psychology have twisted cord and tassels of scarlet and royal blue; Doctors of Philosophy have red and green twisted cord and tassels.

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Mom sues Texas Roadhouse after being told to cover up while breastfeeding
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Kentucky woman is suing Texas Roadhouse for "extreme and severe emotional distress" after a restaurant employee tried to cover up her child's face while she was breastfeeding.
Sadie Durbin of Louisville filed the lawsuit late Monday evening. In the lawsuit, she recalled the Nov. 15 incident.
While dining at a Texas Roadhouse in St. Matthews, David Mitchell, the restaurant employee named in the lawsuit, "approached (Durbin) and her infant child with a napkin, in an attempt to cover the infant child's face and (Durbin's) breast."
Durbin said the move was "offensive and unwanted," in the lawsuit.
A Facebook message left for Mitchell was not returned. A lawsuit only represents one side in a legal case.
"He's a 20-year employee ... other guests were complaining about Ms. Durbin," said Travis Doster, a spokesperson for Texas Roadhouse. "He was trying to find a compromise between guests."
Doster said Mitchell will return to work soon. He noted that Mitchell received death threats after Durbin posted about the incident on social media.
Doster said last week that Mitchell was taking paid time off for the way he handled the situation.
Texas Roadhouse said it "supports the rights of all mothers to breastfeed their children in public, including in our restaurants ... Unfortunately, our manager's handling of this situation was misguided and wrong."
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Since 2006, Kentucky State law has protected a woman's right to breastfeed in public.
The law, KRS 211.75, states that "no person shall interfere with a mother breastfeeding her child in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be."
Durbin is suing Texas Roadhouse's corporate offices, which have been located in Louisville since 1993. In the lawsuit, she claims the company has "failed to train their employees, including David Mitchell, not to interfere with a mother's right to breastfeed," the lawsuit states.
Texas Roadhouse has more than 525 locations in 49 states and seven countries, according to their website. Durbin is suing the company for compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney's fees and other undisclosed amounts of financial compensation.


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The Sedamyl Group Supports Local Community with Donations
Students across Selby are all set for the new term thanks to a series of donations by one local employer The Sedamyl Group – which encompasses sister companies Sedamyl UK and Uniglad Ingredients. The group has been investing in the local community with a series of charitable donations to schools and colleges as part of their investment in the local area.
Uniglad Ingredients has donated 1,000 units of its own brand hand sanitiser, Safe & Clean, to nearby Selby College, supporting local students and teachers in staying safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on Denison Road and only a short walk from Selby College, Uniglad (as part of the Sedamyl family) is passionate about giving back to the community and wanted to support its neighbour by providing enough hand sanitiser to see the College safely through the next few terms.
The hand sanitiser is made by Uniglad at Sedamyl's Selby plant, using alcohol derived from UK wheat which the firm sources from local farmers. The alcohol used in the product is denatured alcohol – a product which is made unfit for human consumption by adding additional chemicals (denaturants) to it but is perfect for the use in alcohol-based cleaning products such as hand sanitisers.
The sanitiser has been developed to help prevent the spread of bacterial infections and diseases and is also proven to be effective against Covid-19. The Safe & Clean formula is based on the World Health Organisation's fully researched recipe that promises to stop the spread of bacteria and viruses, killing 99.99% of germs.
Phil Sayles, Principal and Chief Executive at Selby College, said: "We'd like to express our gratitude to Sedamyl and Uniglad for the generous donation of 1,000 bottles of hand sanitiser. Uniglad and Sedamyl's commitment to the local area and the support the team has shown to the College and other local businesses during the pandemic has been fantastic to see. Their generous contribution will help continue to keep our students and staff safe on campus, so that our students can continue their learning following a period where there has been so much disruption in education. We look forward to working closely with Uniglad and Sedamyl in the future."
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History of Pilates
Joseph Hubertus Pilates was born in 1880 in Düsseldorf, Germany. He developed his method during World War 1. He devised a series of exercises that could overcome injuries and postural problems. Before that he had become an accomplished boxer, gymnast, and circus performer and had personally triumphed over a succession of physical ailments, including asthma and rheumatic fever, by devoting himself to the practice of athletics.
In the late 1920s Joseph Pilates immigrated to New York, bringing his unusual views on physical exercise and fitness with him. Ballet dancers were drawn to his work, investigated its benefits, and began to swear by it. Many successful dancers came to him: George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Jerome Robbins and Ted Shawn. Over the years, dancers came to rely on Pilates training techniques for both fitness and rehabilitation.He called his technique: "Contrology".
Pilates taught in his studio through the late 1960s. During these years, Joe continued to be healthy and vibrant and still teaching students.
Pilated died 1967 at the age of 83.
"The acquirement and enjoyment of physical well-being, mental calm and spiritual peace are priceless to their possessors ... (and) it is only through Contrology that this unique trinity of a balanced body, mind and spirit can ever be attained." Joseph Pilates, "Return to Life Through Contrology"
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