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Posted on	May 31, 2018 in San Francisco 49ers
Reuben Foster 's misdemeanor marijuana charge stemming from his arrest in January has been dropped, Tuscaloosa (Alabama) County District Attorney Hays Webb told NFL.com on Friday.
Foster's case was dismissed after the San Francisco 49ers linebacker successfully completed a diversion program that included education and periodic drug testing, Webb said. He also paid court fees and a $100 bond amount.
The development comes two days after a judge in California dismissed felony domestic violence charges against Foster from a separate incident in February. He's still facing a misdemeanor weapons charge in that case.
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Here's where the data gets kooky: Keenum didn't throw past the sticks often, but his third-down conversion rate of 46.3 percent ranked fifth in the NFL. So somehow Keenum's short passes got results.
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In 1933, the NFL legalized the forward pass from anywhere behind the line of scrimmage. In 1943, the league mandated the use of helmets. In 1950, unlimited free substitution opened the door for position specialization. Until 1951, offensive linemen were eligible to catch forward passes. In 1955, ball carriers began being deemed down if they touched the ground with any part of their bodies except hands or feet while in the grasp of an opponent.
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Steelers' Antonio Brown advises Le'Veon Bell to 'show up'
Antonio Brown has some advice for his teammate.
After dealing with a contract dispute of his own in recent years, the Steelers wide receiver encouraged running back Le'Veon Bell to consider the repercussions of sitting out in anger.
"We all know Le'Veon is a competitor and is highly conditioned, always taking care of his body and putting himself in high condition," Brown said. "The one thing about Le'Veon that makes him special, he takes his game seriously.
"It's never a question or doubt about his game, is he physically ready? I know when he walks in the building, whenever he shows up, you know what you're going to get — you're going to get a guy who's ready to take 400 to 500 carries, a guy who's willing to run and catch the ball, a guy who can do it all."
Williams, reduced to just 10 games due to lingering injuries, thinks he can use last season's disappointment to reach his full potential.
"It is what it is," Williams said, via espn.com. "Even when you're doing good, you're going to have haters. Haters are going to hate. Somebody has to hate on you to keep you going. So I appreciate all the haters. But Mike Williams is going to be on top next year, and they're going to be on the bandwagon. So we are going to take it like that."
After missing so much time early last season with back and hamstring injuries, Williams feels like a full offseason will help quarterback Philip Rivers gain confidence in him.
"I missed a lot of games, that was the main thing," Williams said. "I missed camp and I missed the first four games. How can a quarterback get any rhythm with a receiver who missed all of camp and that many games?
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In a normal quarterback competition, the veteran journeyman opens camp as the starter, while the hotshot rookie takes second-string reps and gets mentored. The rookie then slowly erodes the veteran's hold on the starting job by impressing in seven-on-seven drills, scrimmages and in mop-up duty in the first preseason game. Then the head coach surprises everyone by announcing that the rookie will start the second preseason game. (It happens constantly, but we always act surprised.) A solid start propels the rookie into the starting lineup. A bad game? Well, that's why the journeyman earns eight figures.
He did some amazing things, Aaron Rodgers recently told the Greenville News regarding Watson, via the Texans' official website. Obviously he's extremely gifted athletically and can throw all over the field. That gives him a lot of different weapons to use in that offense.
So what advice could Watson use as he prepares for the second year of his career?
I don't think he needs any advice, Rodgers said. He had a fantastic year.
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As he'll find out, the second year is maybe the toughest year for a quarterback because you have an entire offseason for teams 鈥?especially teams in your division 鈥?to study you, Rodgers said. It makes things a little harder. I played pretty decent my first year and came back in '09 and was seeing some different looks because there's a lot more film on you.
Rodgers is right. As defenses learn more about the things that a player likes to do, defenses figure out how to take those things away, and to force the player to do things that maybe he doesn't want to do.
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If they were sitting in front of me, I'd say, 'You're a liar, because this is a legitimate claim,' Mary said. And I'm sure there are many other people who have been denied.
deny until you die. That's what the players think the NFL is doing and has done. And that's what they think has happened to the many friends that they have and loved that are gone.
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In addition to his battle with Alzheimer's, he suffered two strokes in 2008, losing nearly all of his sight in his left eye. He underwent heart surgery to repair damage from the strokes.
Now the question is how the hedge fund billionaire from Pittsburgh will change the culture that led Richardson, under investigation by the league for alleged sexual and workplace misconduct, to sell the team he bought for $140 million for a record $2.275 billion.
I don't know exactly what's there, because I haven't been there, Tepper said shortly after being introduced by commissioner Roger Goodell at the league's spring meetings. For me to exactly speak about that, exactly what I am going to do, it's almost impossible.
Jones wouldn't address the allegations against Richardson, saying he didn't know what happened first-hand.
Tepper, meanwhile, was limited in what Allen Iverson Jersey he could say because he won't be in charge until the sale is completed in July, at which time sources have told ESPN the league will announce the findings of the investigation into Richardson.
Tuesday's approval just put Tepper, 60, one step closer to taking over the team that far surpassed the then-NFL record $1.4 billion Buffalo Bills sold for in 2014.
Until the sale is official, Tepper will use his lack of knowledge to defuse questions about potential change.
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Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden got his hands dirty, taking over laundry duties to help out some moms on Mother's Day.
The Raiders, partnering with Tide, released a short video (which you can watch here) showing Gruden grinding on some laundry on this special day.
Well, you gotta take care of mom, because she's irreplaceable, Gruden said at the start of the video. And you get a chance once a year to really show your true appreciation. It's important.
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In an increasingly interactive world, the NFL stands to profit from fans who are more interested in every detail of the happenings during a game. Just don't expect the NFL to officially sanction those activities any time soon.
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He will have a few things working in his favor, and the list starts with Manning. If Giants fans needed another reason to appreciate their longtime starter, they needed only to look at the situation unfolding in Pittsburgh as Manning's 2004 draft classmate Ben Roethlisberger confronts his likely replacement.
The Steelers took Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph in the third round, and Roethlisberger practically promised to hidden the rookie's playbook in interviews that followed. This, remember, is the same Roethlisberger who has hinted that his retirement is coming sooner than later.
But just before Boone was named manager, Kevin Reese, the Yankees' vice president of player development, called Pedrique, who hadn't yet heard from the team about his future.
The Democratic trajectory right now is more uncertain than it has been since I started in politics in the '80s, said Simon Rosenberg, a longtime Democratic strategist at NDN, a think tank.
And I think no one has a leg up.
The questions are big ones — of style and policy — that can only be answered in the story told by the candidate who eventually captures the party's imagination.
Some promote a vision of a youthful future, while others speak of their own wizened experience. Some use the language of the private sector, while others have begun to promote guaranteeing public-sector jobs for all unemployed Americans. Some speak of class as the defining American divide, while others focus first on racial and gender inequality. Some are brawlers ready to take on Trump, while others pose as healers to call the country back to better angels.
They have begun to grapple with the sense that Trump's presence has erased all of the old rules, even for Democrats, and that the party should consider looking outside the standard roster of governors and senators — perhaps to a business executive-entertainer like Oprah Winfrey, who has so far resisted calls for her to run, or a mayor.
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The New Orleans Saints have a hole at the running back position with Mark Ingram facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances.
Anchored by Ingram and Kamara, the Saints ' ground attack finished the 2017 season ranked fifth in the league, averaging 129.4 yards per game.
In the meantime, Ingram will weigh options once the arbitrator's written opinion on the appeal is released, which is scheduled on or about Wednesday, May 16.
As it stands, the Saints will be without Ingram for games against the Buccaneers, Browns, Falcons and Giants to start the 2018 regular season. Ingram, however, is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason practices and games.
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Smith, the Bears ' first-round pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, reported the theft late Saturday night and numerous items, including a team-issued iPad, were taken from his 2018 BMW X5. The Bears on Tuesday told NFL.com that the iPad was wiped clean remotely, which resulted in no compromise of team information.
The other items of note reported stolen included Smith's Rose Bowl and national championship game jerseys, a 2017 University of Georgia football helmet, a Georgia Athlete of the Year trophy, four pairs of Bose headphones, a Bose Bluetooth speaker, two watches (Michael Kors and KYBOE), a pair of Costa sunglasses and a pair of Nike athletic shoes.
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In the two days since word emerged that Lions coach Matt Patricia faced an indictment 22 years ago for aggravated sexual assault, some have argued that Patricia should have volunteered the information to the Lions in connection with the process that resulted in Patricia being hired.
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Jackson, who played at LSU, was selected with the 55th overall choice. In 2017, he posted 51 tackles, 10 pass breakups, one interception and one sack.
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Carter was selected by Carolina with the 161st overall pick. In his final three years at Maryland, Carter started all 37 games and led the Terrapins in tackles in each of the seasons.
It would give New Orleans room to re-sign Mirotic and Rajon Rondo, and lure midlevel veterans without fear of cracking the tax threshold. It would inoculate them from the worst-case purgatory Chicago lived through with Derrick Rose.
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The Titans have agreed to terms with safety Dane Cruikshank and quarterback Luke Falk, the team announced Thursday.
Tennessee drafted Cruikshank at pick No. 152 in the fifth round.
Chris Ballard stays in state for his offense, giving the Colts the draft's most dominant offensive lineman. Indianapolis needs an athletic guard with some mauling ability to keep improving its run-blocking. Nelson also is a smooth pass protector who will make a big difference from Day 1.
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The Maryland product is 6 feet and 210 pounds, and he exploded for 80 receptions, 1,033 yards and eight scores last season. He's a quick and tough receiver, who crushed it at the combine, which included a 4.42-second 40-yard dash.
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If Saquon Barkley does not go No. 2 overall, he might be in line for a slight tumble.
If he does fall outside the top five, look for a few teams to reach out to the Colts for a trade to get him. One team to watch is the Dolphins. The Buccaneers also would gladly take Barkley with the seventh overall pick.
Beyond the Colts, the 49ers are the most likely to trade back in the draft. Teams looking to trade up for Denzel Ward, Roquan Smith or Minkah Fitzpatrick could call San Francisco. Players the 49ers might target if they move down include Boise State linebacker Leighton Vander Esch and UCLA offensive tackle Kolton Miller.
Robinson Chirinos (R), 8 percent, Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays (RHP Jacob Faria): Faria is better at home but has allowed a .444 slugging percentage to right-handed bats, making that his weaker split in his short career. Chirinos might be shaking off his slow start to 2018 with two homers in his past three starts. Despite his weak plate discipline against righties last season, he left the yard six times in just 71 at-bats against them.
Yuli Gurriel (R), 47.4 percent, Houston Astros at Seattle Mariners (RHP Mike Leake): All other Astros are too popular to recommend against the hittable, strike-zone-peppering Leake. Still, here's a reminder to pick up the returning Gurriel, who boasted a reverse split in 2017, smashing righties with a .317/.344/.521 slash and a .363 wOBA.
Thomas isn't as big of a bust as most on this list, as he did provide the Jets four years of service. But given his hype coming out of college and the fact that the Jets gave him their sacred No. 32 jersey as an assumed star, he was a major disappointment. Thomas split carries with other New York backs for the majority of his tenure. He ended up scoring just five touchdowns in four seasons with the Jets.
A Heisman Trophy winner and with big college numbers, Ware joined fellow Heisman winner Barry Sanders in Detroit for what the Lions thought would be a winning duo in the offensive backfield. But Ware simply couldn't cut it as an NFL quarterback. He ended up starting just six games in four seasons with the Lions.
Mandarich wasn't the first highly-drafted tackle to fail with his first team, and he won't be the last. But the next three picks after Green Bay took him at No. 2 — Barry Sanders (Detroit), Derrick Thomas (Kansas City) and Deion Sanders (Atlanta) — all became Hall of Famers. Barry Sanders falling to the division-rival Lions, particularly, has to haunt the Packers when they think about the '89 draft.


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The 2018 Nissan Kicks
Published July 12, 2018 by Elizabeth Jeneault
Are you in the market for a compact crossover that won't even come close to breaking the bank? Then, you might just want to consider the 2018 Nissan Kicks! The vehicle is being marketed to young, urban millennials who don't yet have kids to lug around. It's now the sixth member of the Nissan crossover and SUV line-up, which includes the well-known Rogue. Nissan hopes its new Kicks will serve as a gateway vehicle to its other crossover options. The Kicks is also the first new Nissan nameplate launched in the last eight years! It offers unique styling, personal technology, smart functionality and advanced safety features at an affordable price.
"This emerging CUV class is exploding with new entries for a very good reason – the combination of flexible utility and high value is ideal for active, urban new vehicle buyers," said Dan Mohnke, senior vice president of sales, marketing and operations for the United States division of Nissan. "Where the new Nissan Kicks stands out is with its bold style, personal technology, value and fuel economy of 33-mpg combined."
The vehicle was promoted heavily to consumers during the 2018 BET Awards. There are three grades to choose from: the Kicks S, Kicks SV or Kicks SR. The starting price for the entry level S model is $17,990. Talk about affordable!
The look of the 2018 Nissan Kicks is the result of a close collaboration between Nissan Design America, based in San Diego, and Nissan's Rio de Janeiro satellite studio, Nissan Design America – Rio. Signature design features include Nissan's V-Motion grille, boomerang headlights and taillights and the "floating roof" with a "wrap-around visor" look to the windscreen and side glass. There are also bold wheel arch fenders and the vehicle's crossover stance is accentuated by the rising character line on the bodysides. In addition, the dark lower body trim is said to magnify the body height, emphasizing the ground clearance. The trim is also designed to help resist scrapes.
Additional available features for the exterior include standard Intelligent Auto Headlight with adjustable sensitivity and timing, rear wiper and roof rails, fog lights, heated outside mirrors with integrated turn signals and a rear roof spoiler.
It gets exciting when it comes to the color options for your Nissan Kicks! The compact crossover is offered in a range of seven exterior colors – plus five two-tone combinations! Three of those two-tone combinations feature a black roof and come with contrasting body colors (white, orange or red). The other two-tone combination options come with an orange or a white roof!
"From a pure visual standpoint on the street, Kicks is a true head turner, especially in the bold two-tone color combinations," said Mohnke.
There's also plenty to talk about when it comes to the interior of the 2018 Nissan Kicks! It was designed with a tech-hungry target audience in mind. That means it features plenty of personalized technology. There's a simple "Gliding Wing" instrument panel that's dominated by a centrally mounted 7.0-inch full color display. There are three different interface choices offered with it – NissanConnectsSM, Apple CarPlay or Android Auto.
"The idea behind personalized technology is to allow drivers to do what they want, where they want," said Mohnke. "For example, they can access mpg numbers, chassis dynamic control, radio/playlist information on the meter screen or on the audio display. You decide what to look at where."
The available Kicks SR Premium Package offers a new class-exclusive Bose Personal Plus sound system. Using eight speakers and proprietary Bose signal processing, the system provides what Bose calls "360 degrees of immersive sound."
As for room inside the vehicle, Nissan says its new Kicks provides ample passenger space throughout. The vehicle is said to accommodate five passengers comfortably. The company also claims cargo space behind the second row is larger than four of its key competitors. With the rear seats folded, there's 32.3 cubic feet of cargo space. The 2018 Kicks has an additional 21.8 cubic feet of space in the trunk well. When combined, that makes for a total of 53.1 cubic feet of usable cargo space.
As for performance, some are quick to point out that while this vehicle is called a compact crossover, it's only offered in front-wheel drive. So, some claim it's really more like a hatchback. Nonetheless, Nissan still calls it a crossover! The vehicle comes standard with a 1.6-liter DOHC 16-valve 4-cylinder with Continuous Variable Valve Timing Control System. It churns out 125 horsepower and 115 lb.-ft. of torque. It's paired with a fuel-efficient Xtronic transmission. The two combined result in a fuel economy that Nissan claims is rated as best-in-class in all three segments: 31 miles per gallon city, 36 mpg highway and 33 mpg combined.
There's also seven inches of ground clearance with the 2018 Kicks. Nissan says that helps give drivers the confidence to comfortably navigate the city, allowing them to tackle poorly maintained city roads and speed bumps with ease.
"With good ground clearance, a high eye point, electric power steering and small turning radius, Kicks is a great companion to navigate the city with," added Mohnke.
As for safety technology, Automatic Emergency Braking comes standard on all grade levels, along with seven air bags and a RearView Monitor. If you opt for the higher SV or SR grades, you'll also get Blind Spot Warning and Rear Cross Traffic Alert. In addition, the SR grade includes a standard Intelligent Around View Monitor. It uses four on-board cameras to present a virtual composite 360-degree bird's eye view of the vehicle.
If you're a young person with a need for a new vehicle to help you navigate your city, the Kicks might just be for you! With three grades to choose from and plenty of style options, there's a lot you can get out of this compact crossover! It certainly is not an off-roading behemoth, but if city driving is what you'll be doing this just might be a great fit! The affordable price, at the very least, is bound to make this vehicle attractive to some young consumers.

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Samsung Opens Largest Mobile Experience Centre in the World at Bengaluru's Iconic Opera House
Samsung Electronics has announced the opening of the world's largest mobile experience centre in Bengaluru, India. The iconic Opera House on Brigade Road has been renovated and restored by Samsung for the same. The 33,000 sq ft standalone property, which during the British era hosted plays and Operas, has been restored over two years and its facade continues to don its magnificent original look and feel. On the inside, a modern experiential space has been developed with extensive use of modern technology.
The new centre will now showcase different product experiences, built around Samsung's philosophy of "discover tomorrow today". These experiences revolve around transformative technologies like virtual reality, artificial intelligence and the internet of things.
"Today's consumers, especially millennials, seek unique experiences. They want to interact with the brand, touch, feel and create. This is what Samsung Opera House is about. We have curated never seen before experiences that will excite people of all age groups alike. Opera House will also organise workshops, activities and events, bringing together Samsung's innovations with people's passions. We are proud of the transformation that this place has seen," said HC Hong, president and CEO of Samsung SouthWest Asia.
Samsung Opera House is aimed at becoming the innovations, lifestyle, entertainment and culture hub of Bengaluru with events being organised around fitness, photography, gaming, music, movies, food, stand-up comedy, technology and startups at the sprawling plaza area, all around the year. Users will be able to enjoy VR experiences like the 4D Sway Chair or the Whiplash Pulsar 4D chair that makes 360 degrees three-dimensional movements. They can also slip into the role of a fighter pilot doing extreme aircraft stunts, or experience a space battle, or a roller coaster ride.
A recent survey in the city commissioned by Samsung, showed that 81 percent of residents of Bengaluru said they have had at least one 'game changer' idea, which could transform India's work or leisure life, but one out of three does not know of a place in the city where they can network with like-minded people and mentors, and nurture their ideas.
The largest mobile experience centre in the world has been opened in India less than two months after Samsung inaugurated the world's largest mobile factory in Noida in July this year. In India, Samsung has two manufacturing facilities, five R&D centres and one design centre. Samsung's first R&D centre was set up in 1996 in Bengaluru.
Samsung has the largest retail and distribution network in the country with over 1,80,000 retail partners and 2,100 Samsung brand stores spread across India.
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"You were mugged, that right, Shanna?" Newman said.
They were all seated in various places in Lex's living room. Newman took one end of the couch with Lex on the other and Link curled up on her feet between them. Shanna and Geni took the love seat and Danny pulled a chair in from the kitchen.
Once she'd been able to walk out of the bathroom, she wanted to run back in and lock the door. Seeing Danny Wolfe was a shot through the chest. Everything about him was familiar from the way his curly dark hair stuck out around his ears to the way his deep baritone fluctuated with each word.
Lex straightened, her hand tightening in Link's fur. If she hadn't been so focused on Danny she wouldn't have noticed the smile he sent Geni and the friendly one she returned. What just happened? Geni hated Danny as much as Lex did. When did they start being friendly toward each other?
"Yes," she stretched the word out.
"Lex," Geni started to speak but stopped at a look from Lex, then Geni looked down at her folded hands in her lap. They hadn't been friends since grade school not to know when the other had realized they were being deceived. Lex didn't know what was going on with Geni and Danny, but she didn't like it.
Danny sat back in his seat, not looking Lex in the eye and Newman cleared his throat then rubbed his jaw--clearly not sure what to do.
"Uh, okay." Lex looked at Geni for help, and felt pain in her heart to see Geni still staring at her hands as if they had all the answers. Lex hadn't meant to hurt Geni, well, maybe, a little. She bit her lip and looked away. She was mean. Geni was the nicest person Lex knew and it was no wonder she'd be nice to Danny--Geni was just that type of person.
Newman handed her his pocket notebook and pencil. Geni and Danny were still lifeless to what was happening around them. Lex shifted on the cushion and twisted the end of her pony tail around her finger. She'd spoken out of anger toward Danny, but she hadn't meant to hurt Geni like this. Oh, she was a terrible friend!
Shanna handed the notebook back to Newman who looked at the word and shook his head then handed the notebook to Danny. Danny quietly read the word, shrugged and passed the book to Geni.
"Ch-r-i-so-zi-zan?" Geni read the word out loud and laid the note book on the table.
Lex looked at what Shanna had written and was as stumped as everyone else. Chrysozizan.
"Thanks, Geni," Shanna said and pulled Geni into a hug.
Lex focused on rubbing Link's ears and tried not to feel the pain at the barb Geni threw at her. 'You can trust us' not 'you can trust me.' Geni was including Danny in the 'us'. Cheating. Lying. Danny. What happened that November night that made Geni completely change her mind about Danny Wolfe? How could she turn against Lex, her best friend, so quickly? Why did she feel like crying? Colds were the worst.
Michael Burton, Shanna's husband. Lex had never met him, but now she was intrigued. She didn't know there was anyone who could make Shanna Burton squirm.
The door shut on Shanna's surprised gasp.
Was that why she wouldn't say what was stolen? She didn't want her husband to know? Lex thought about all she knew of Michael Burton, which wasn't much, but nowhere had she heard that he mistreated his wife. In a small town like New Haven, it was hard to keep secrets like that.
Danny stood up, followed by Geni. "Let's start at the crime scene and work out from there," he said.
No, Lex thought, please don't go, Geni. Don't leave me alone with Shanna and Danny.
Lex slowly got to her feet, keeping her lips tight so the begging and pleading wouldn't tumble from her mouth.
They'd swapped numbers. What happened that night? Were they dating now? Lex felt sick. This couldn't be happening.
Those two words felt like more than just farewell for the moment. Something had changed since November, and Lex wasn't sure what it was, but she had a strong idea that it had to do with the man who broke her heart and now stole her best friend.


An excavator finishes digging out the last part of a new canal near Fallon that will transport water from Carson Lake to the Stillwater Point Reservoir.
A new project in northern Nevada has finished up just in time to help keep the city of Fallon safe from potential spring runoff flooding.
But officials say it could actually protect the region for several decades.
Reno Public Radio's Noah Glick has the story.
A crowd of about 100 people gathered near Fallon to watch an excavator dig up the final portion of a new canal that connects Carson Lake to the Stillwater Point Reservoir.
Dubbed the "Big Dig," the canal is essentially a 17-mile-long man-made ditch that provides another option for diverting excess water through the area.
"It's about 60 foot wide, and it varies in depth from nine to 27 feet," says Incident Commander William Lawry.
Lawry says the plan leveraged existing drainage ditches used for agriculture and connected them with a new 6-mile trench.
The entire process took six weeks to complete, with 40 workers from the city, Churchill County and even a volunteer farmers' brigade. Lawry says that hard work will pay off long-term.
Churchill County Chairman Pete Olsen agrees.
"This is a generational change in how water will be handled in our community this year and in many decades to come," he says.
While the new channel itself got much of the fanfare during the recent unveiling, several regional flood projects are also working behind the scenes to help the communities surrounding Fallon.
And to understand the interconnectedness of them all, we first need to go to the beginning: the Carson River.
Duane Petit is the Carson River Project Director for The Nature Conservancy. He and his team have connected the river to its flood plain near Genoa, which acts as a natural reservoir that can hold more water upstream, and release it slowly over months, rather than all at once.
"When the river can rise up and spread laterally across the land, it slows the flow, it spreads the flow and that has a lot of positive implications for the folks downstream," Petit says.
The Carson River then moves nearly 60 miles to the Lahontan Reservoir, where Petit says it's dammed and stored.
"Lahontan Reservoir, which has been virtually empty for about five years because of the drought, is totally full," he says.
It's not completely full, but water levels can rise quickly. At the end of last year, the reservoir was less than a quarter-full. But by the end of February, it was at nearly 85 percent capacity.
And the latest projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show there's roughly enough water in the Sierra snowpack to fill another 1.3 Lahontan Reservoirs, meaning officials will be forced to continue large releases of water.
To make room for that, crews cleared out debris and installed what's called a weir, essentially a man-made waterfall that can also divert flows.
Olsen says those efforts opened up more than half of the Lahontan Reservoir's capacity.
"If you put 180,000 [acre] feet back into Lahontan that we've already let out, that we couldn't have if we hadn't done these things, our community would have flooded and flooded badly," he says.
Now here's where we get to the new stuff. As water fills Carson Lake, officials need options of where to send it. Thanks to the "Big Dig" effort, they can safely send those flows underneath U.S. 50 and into Stillwater Point Reservoir.
Fallon Mayor Ken Tedford says the importance of this project cannot be understated.
Tedford says now that the new canal is complete, he is less worried about flooding. But one area he'll be watching closely is the Humboldt River, which could send its excess water to the same place.
This year's flooding has left many people in Northern Nevada either displaced or dealing with extensive property damage. But nowhere in the state may be as hard hit as Lemmon Valley.
NOTE: This information has been provided to KUNR by a press release from the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. It includes tips from the Red Cross, FEMA, the National Weather Service and University of Nevada, Reno, and was written by Lindsay Chichester, Carson City Extension Educator at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. You can find more information at NevadaFloods.org.
As the Truckee River begins to level off in downtown Reno, the river is expected to crest between 6 am and noon Monday in Sparks. As of 2 am, there have been no flood-related injuries reported by REMSA, though about 400 dwellings in Washoe County and nine commercial buildings were evacuated. Our News Director Michelle Billman just spoke to Seth Williams, he's a division chief for Reno Fire, to get an update on flood conditions and to look ahead on what to expect for the morning commute.


The girls and I have also begun to prepare our 'Courage Balm' – a home made balm to rub on to any wee cuts or grazes, stings or rashes. We shall be giving this as Christmas gifts and also keeping a supply for ourselves – it is wonderful stuff!
Firstly we have to soak the herbs for a few weeks to make an infused oil – the recipe is very fluid to allow for what you have on hand from your garden. But make sure to dry your herbs first, or the oil may go bad with the presence of the moisture.
We have used lavender and calendula from our garden, plus some organic chamomile that I purchased. The herbs we covered with Organic olive oil and will be left in a sunny spot for a few weeks, then we shall make the balm.
The inner work of this time of year is always challenging – taking stock, what needs to be left behind and finding the strength to face my own dragons….
Saint Michael has helped our family in a very personal way, however. Do you remember how we struggled to find a name for our new kitten?
He has now been named Michael. Our very own fierce and fearless warrior!


Following outcry from comics professionals and fans on Twitter, Dark Horse Comics has announced that it will backtrack on its health insurance policy that excluded transgender employees from certain types of coverage. The company announced that on October 1st, its healthcare plan would be expanded to "include hormone therapy and other surgical transition services," which under the previous plans had not been offered.
The issue came to light earlier this month when Dark Horse announced a Pride Month sale featuring inclusive comics such as Black Hammer, ElfQuest, Husbands, and others. The announcement prompted a protest from trans comic critic, podcast host, and former Dark Horse editor Jay Edidin, who pointed out that Dark Horse's healthcare insurance specifically excluded coverage for "anything related to gender dysphoria & transition," and that the comics publisher was able to skirt state laws by acting as a self-insured company and providing its own insurance. Edidin's tweet prompted vocal backlash against the company.
It's a business calculation that sends a terrible message: medical coverage options for trans employees are a lower priority than those of other employees. Even if the coverage wasn't offered because there weren't any trans employees to take advantage of it, it's a terrible signal to prospective employees who might otherwise seek a job there. The statement also drew criticism because it handwaved away the issue by saying that the company would "continue to explore" the options available transgender employees. As Edidin pointed out, the response lacked any specific language, timeline, or a real commitment to said options.
Vocal outrage works. Dark Horse was facing a wave of angry fans over a discriminatory policy that never should have been implemented in the first place. Backtracking and offering the coverage to employees helps the publisher save face, but more importantly, it helps provides essential medical coverage that might otherwise be well out of reach for any current or potential Dark Horse employees who might require it.
This comment troubles me because it suggests that ends justify the means of getting there. You're right, this is very much shaming. Shaming a company that has advocated for those who are screaming for its Crucifixion. There isn't any grace here; people aren't considering Dark Horse an ally who has been working on representing this minority. Because of this, DH went immediately from ally to foe.
What sort of community turns its back on a friend like that? Are all of your friends perfect? (this is the general "you," not you specifically, Woof LikeABear) Do they have issues that trouble you? Are you yourself troubled? Do you demand everyone around you meet your need of perfection? I certainly hope not because that leads to a very lonely life.
I'm seeing no grace for people and organizations who themselves are transitioning their worldview by putting behaviors and policies in place to satisfy those their new worldview. It seems to be an all or nothing endeavor; you're perfect or your not.
No, it's not, and again, it won't appease the vocal minority either. Besides, while it's a poor example, if anybody really, truly must use medical insurance money for such abnormal notions as that, they can take what's provided and do just that, but expecting to specifically pay for one particular concept in surgery along with what's already offered is going way too far, taking advantage of a company's generosity for the sake of bizarre agendas. DH is not doing themselves a favor by kowtowing to such SJWs who you can be sure aren't grateful to them regardless.


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Don Sweeney hopes Bruins can find scoring on roster but is willing to 'shake things up'
"Our group has played well, but not quite good enough."
The Bruins might need to shake things up, according to Don Sweeney. Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
By Tom Westerholm
Morning sports update: NFL insider explained why he expects the Patriots to 'attack in free agency'
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Bruins fall to Islanders 2-1 in shootout
Citing 'effort,' Bruce Cassidy explained why he's benching Jake DeBrusk
Bruins GM Don Sweeney told reporters he is willing to make moves to improve the roster if the team's scoring doesn't improve.
The Bruins have lost seven of their last 10 games and have scored two goals or fewer in all seven of those losses.
"If we have to shake things up, I think we will do that," Sweeney said. "Understand the expectations haven't changed. Our group has played well, but not quite good enough. Scoring has been the Achilles heel up until this point. Hopefully we can find it from within, or I'm going to have to make a move to bring in support."
The Bruins have dealt with injuries and lack of production, especially from their projected No. 2 line. Newcomer Ondrej Kase has been out since taking a puck to the head in the Bruins' second game, and Sweeney said there is no timetable yet for his return.
"As you know, it's just whatever medically allows him to continue to progress and he'll do so," Sweeney said. "He's eager to play, but sometimes things just take their own natural course to get past where he needs to."
Jake DeBrusk and David Krejci, meanwhile, are yet to score 5-on-5. The Bruins took the somewhat drastic step of sidelining DeBrusk on Tuesday against the New York Islanders, hoping to send a message to the 24-year-old winger. Sweeney said DeBrusk understands he needs to improve and has taken ownership of his struggles.
"We have to do everything we possibly can to put him in a situation that he can work his way out of it," Sweeney said. "Work is a big part of that."
Sweeney noted that "money is tight" across the league, and that trades can be difficult given quarantine and the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Your team usually dictates what you should try and do," Sweeney said. "Ours will probably indicate what direction we'd like. We certainly have areas we'd like to explore to add. But it's been challenging. I think things will loosen up because there'll be some teams that will identify themselves as not necessarily in the position they want to be. Some player movement will happen."
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On Saturday night was Mark's birthday and he, Patrick, Sarah, Mikey, Ernie, Drew, David and I all went to the The Junction Tavern for a bite to eat before being treated to Fever Ray at the HMV Kentish Town.
Fever Ray is an alias of Karin Dreijer Andersson of the electronic duo The Knife. As the performance started (oh yes, it was a 'performance' for sure) the stage was pitch black and pretty much stayed that way for the next hour and a quarter. There were four performers (I think) dressed in weird costumes (I think) illuminated only by nine fluctuating granny lamp shades and an array of rather impressive lasers.
The music itself was quite hypnotic - at times a massive wall of sound that assaulted the senses and put you into a trance-like state and at times a contrasting quieter, creepier and forbidding sound that transported you into a dreamlike state. Apparently the music has its roots in sleep deprivation, which I can well believe.


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Swatch x MoMA Watches
Rousseau / Single Van Gogh / Single Yokoo New York / Single
Color: Rousseau
Size: Single
We've teamed up with Swatch—their name is a contraction for "second watch"—to create this special collection of watches that feature details from artworks from MoMA's collection. Each MoMA and Swatch Watch is made from nylon with a waterproof PU coating and is water-resistant up to 100 feet. Swatch has watch designs in the Museum's collection.
Artists and works include:
Tadanori Yokoo, The City: The City and Design, The Wonders of Life on Earth, Isamu Kurita (1966).
Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night (Saint Rémy, June 1889).
Henri Rousseau's The Dream (1910).
Tadanori Yokoo, New York: New York (1968).
Gustav Klimt's Hope, II (1907-08).
Piet Mondrian's Composition in Oval with Color Planes 1 (1914).
Yokoo City and Design, Van Gogh, Rousseau case diam. 41mm
Yokoo New York, Klimt, Mondrian case diam. 34mm
All Strap Sizes: 9.5lx .75"w
Plastic, water resistant up to 30 meters/100 ft
Swatch x MoMA
Swatch was founded in 1983 and they began by launching 12 Swiss-made quartz movement watches that were water- and shock-resistant, and characterized by fun color combinations. Their watches, made with only 51 pieces, are meant to be another option to daily accessorizing (their name is a contraction for "second watch"). Swatch has three designs in MoMA's collection and their work has been included in exhibitions staged at the Museum, including Items: Is Fashion Modern? (2017–2018) and Humble Masterpieces (2004).


With a bold and bright color palate, Christian Siriano reinvented the new getaway wardrobe inspired by Vintage photos from the late 60s and 70s.
The world lost another good one today. The esteemed designer Oscar de la Renta died today at the age of 82.
Christian Siriano used a cool blue color palette for his Spring/Summer collection, which was inspired by the sculptures of Tara Donovan + Sergio Redegalli.


Apple has finally joined Instagram – and it's asking iPhone users to join in with the fun.
The company's account, which already has almost 300k followers, appears to have been set up solely to capitalise on the popularity of the iPhone as a photographic tool.
Flickr stated that throughout 2016, eight of the ten most commonly used cameras on the site were those found in iPhones, with the iPhone 6 topping the list. The other two were the Canon EOS 5D Mark III and its Mark II predecessor.
To be in with a chance of having your work featured, the Cupertino-based tech giant asks that people tag their images with #ShotoniPhone. This is the same tag that it has used in much of its advertising for recent iPhone models, given the increasing emphasis on their cameras' capabilities.
To help get things started, Apple has already uploaded a number of videos that showcase the work of a number of photographers, setting their shots against music and narration.
To be in with a chance of having your images featured, head over to the Apple account. And while you're there, why not follow us too?


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The insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) is a transmembrane receptor with tyrosine kinase activity. The receptor plays a critical role in cancer. Using monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against the IGF-1R, typically blocks ligand binding and enhances down-regulation of the cell-surface IGF-1R. Some MAbs such as cixutumumab are under clinical trial investigation. Targeting multiple distinct epitopes on IGF-1R, might be an effective strategy to inhibit IGF-1R pathway in cancer. In this study, new linear B cell epitopes for the extracellular domains of IGF-1R were predicted by in silico methods using a combination of linear B cell epitope prediction web servers such as ABCpred, Bepired, BCPREDs, Bcepred and Elliprro. Moreover, Discotope, B-pred and PEPOP web server tools were employed to predict new conformational B cell epitopes. In contrast to previously reported epitopes from extracellular region of the IGF-1R, we predicted new linear P8: (RQPQDGYLYRHNYCSK) and conformational Pc4: (HYYYAGVCVPACPPNTYRFE), Ppc6: (KMCPSTGKRENNESAPDNDT) and Ppc20: (ANILSAESSDSEFMQEPSGFI) epitopes. These epitopes are useful for further study as peptide antigens to actively immune host animals to develop new MAbs. Furthermore, the epitopes can be used in peptide-based cancer vaccines design.
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Trion Worlds at PAX South 2017: The Past, Present, and Future of ArcheAge and Atlas Reactor
By Jason Winter on February 01, 2017 | General Articles | Comments
It's been a rough past few months for Trion Worlds. How rough? So rough that another gaming news website needs a "Mess Roundup" page to try and keep up with all the problems and negative news surrounding one of its titles.
Then there was Atlas Reactor, which was free-to-play, then buy-to-play, then buy-to-play with a subpar free-to-play option, and then finally fully free-to-play. It's right back where it started, but all the flip-flopping has drained customer confidence in the title and made people less willing than ever to give it a shot.
It was under this backdrop that Trion Worlds exhibited at PAX South for the first time in the show's history, proudly displaying its wares to the gaming public at San Antonio this past weekend. While Rift, Trove, Defiance, and Devilian keep chugging along, ArcheAge and Atlas Reactor seem to be the most prominent in the minds of gamers these days. These were the two titles I focused on covering and hearing from the people behind their execution.
ArcheAge: Revelation's Revolution
The first thing I did was grab a hold of ArcheAge Producer Merv Lee Kwai to talk about his game, most notably the recent Revelation update, which added three new servers for players to get a fresh start on the game. "We're really pleased with the public response to them [the fresh start servers]. They are the largest ArcheAge servers in all regions, including Korea. We're just happy with the amount of players that showed up and are very appreciative of that."
If you're (rightly) skeptical of a company rep telling you everything is grreat, don't worry; publicly available numbers seem to back Kwai up. While ArcheAge is available on both Steam and Trion's Glyph launcher, Steam Charts and Steam Spy (see "CCU (Daily)" chart) both agree with the narrative that the game has flourished since Revelation and experienced little dropoff in the time since its release.
"We were overwhelmed," Kwai said, noting that the game saw five times as many players as anticipated. "With the new fresh start servers, we stripped down the monetization. There were specific pain points that people talked about over the last two years of ArcheAge. We listened to that feedback and adjusted the marketplace … It was our goal to try and get back to where were then [around alpha and launch]."
If you missed out, don't fret; Kwai told me that fresh start servers are "absolutely" something the company will do again, probably in the space of a year or a little longer, to coincide with a major content release.
As for the nearer future, ArcheAge players can will soon have more big monsters and underwear. How's that for a pairing? "This February, we'll be releasing the second part of the 3.0 update. That includes the Thunderwing Titan, a very large world boss north of Diamond Shores. It's a very large-scale, open-world boss, similar to the Red Dragon and Leviathan, and will take upwards of 200 players to kill." Kwai then told me about the underwear upgrade system that would also be coming to the game with the February update. I failed to avoid merging the two features in my mind and pictured a colossal titan in lacy lingerie.
A little further down the line is the 3.5 update, which was just released in Korea in January. It'll be ArcheAge's next major update, bringing a new trading system as well as a new crafting tier and new grade for items.
That was the easy part of the interview, the part every developer loves: gushing about his product. But, this being ArcheAge, I had to bring up the other side of things and what Trion is doing to combat ArcheAge's negative perception. Kwai acknowledged that Trion can't just keep shoving marketing down people's throats and hoping it will work. He thought that the most important thing the company could do was to create "advocates of the brand." "I can tell you all day that we've addressed certain problems, but there's nothing more powerful than your peer telling you that."
Part of the game's perception issue is due to the community, which – as you might expect from a game that features open-world PvP – can get toxic at times. Community Manager Celestrata announced an initiative last May to combat this kind of behavior, and I asked Kwai how things were coming on that front. "It's rough, because we support the game from the perspective that we allow players to do the things they want to do, and part of that is speech. But it just detracts from people's gameplay when it's overly toxic or just inappropriate. So I would say that before, our tolerance level of that language on a scale of one to 10 was like a three, and we've just lowered our tolerance for that. We address it more aggressively."
Beyond the social or monetary issues, ArcheAge has seen more than its share of tech problems, including the near-disastrous rollout of the North American fresh start servers for Revelation. "ArcheAge has those tech problems because it dreams a lot bigger in scope than a lot of other MMOs," Kwai said. "We try and do very risky things, like pulling RTS-style gameplay into the game, doing it in a real space with 500 players in real time. We love that sort of thing about the game and we think it's part of its identity. We're willing to take those risks."
Atlas Reactor: Alternating, Currently
Speaking of risks … Atlas Reactor is a different type of game from nearly anything else out there, and, in just a few months, it's already gone through more monetization models than most games do in years. After finishing up with Kwai, I talked with Senior Systems Designer Jeff Hamilton about Atlas Reactor's back-and-forth and other topics related to Trion's unique title.
"We started free-to-play in alpha," he told me. "The reason we went to a box-pricing model in the first place was because we found that people were already buying Founder's Packs at a pretty high rate. We also found that they had a feeling that the game would be fair forever. So we thought that doing a straight-up buy-to-play model in the same vein as Rocket League or Overwatch was something that appealed to consumers a lot. And I think to some extent, that was true."
As has been discovered many times before in gaming, however, the cries of a few didn't represent the market as a whole, and the company switched and switched again, first to straight buy-to-play and then to B2P with a limited F2P option, which didn't meet players' expectations.
"We got a lot of feedback from players coming into the game who were seeing it for the first time after launch and saying, 'This isn't the League of Legends model' or 'This isn't the Smite model.'" Trion pivoted by producing a model that let you buy individual freelancers while still retaining the value for those who fully bought into the game. "It's a new type of game, it really is genre-defining, which is scary for players who don't know necessarily if that's what they want. So they don't want to buy in at $30 immediately. They want to play for free and make sure that they like it. And then, if they like it, 'Here's my money.'" That seemed obvious from the start, but sometimes decisions can take you down some strange paths.
With the tough question out of the way, I thought I'd ask Hamilton about Atlas Reactor's origins and why the team decided on a game in this vein. Hamilton got into a lot of gory details about the game's early days: a MOBA-style map with minions, 3v3 matches instead of 4v4, and 14(!) phases instead of the current three. But the greatest fundamental shift was in going from non-simultaneous turns to simultaneous ones. "We found that the fun of the game is the battle of wits of trying to figure out what an opponent is trying to do and choosing what you're going to do accordingly … One day, our executive producer, Peter Ju, turned over and looked to our lead designer and said, 'What if everyone went at the same time?' And it was this sort of 'chaos moment.'"
For the future, Hamilton estimates that it would be "months, not weeks" between new maps coming to the game, with new game modes coming at a "fairly good clip." One of those new modes is Extraction, a capture-the-flag kind of mode that came out in December. Unlike a typical CTF mode, in Atlas Reactor's version you hold onto the prize for a while, avoiding damage, and make it to the extraction zone when the "powers that be" deem you worthy of their aid. "We have new game modes coming every three weeks for the foreseeable future. We have seasons, and chapters within those seasons. We're in chapter one of season two right now, and every chapter will have a new game mode." New freelancers will be on a three- to six-week release schedule.
Trion Worlds is a company of contradictions. On the one hand, it's got some truly spectacular games in its library, but controversy – some of the company's own making and some not – seem to dog it at every turn. I keep wanting to get back into its games, especially Atlas Reactor, which I was excited for when it was first announced, but it's hard to trust again. I suspect ArcheAge players feel the same way about Kwai's statements about how the fresh start servers "fixed" things. At least the company is aware of its missteps and is taking measures to address them, but it's going to be up to the players to decide how effective those measures are.
Author: Jason Winter
Created: February 01, 2017
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Accurately surveying uncultured microbial species with SMRT Sequencing
Background: Microbial ecology is reshaping our understanding of the natural world by revealing the large phylogenetic and functional diversity of microbial life. However the vast majority of these microorganisms remain poorly understood, as most cultivated representatives belong to just four phylogenetic groups and more than half of all identified phyla remain uncultivated. Characterization of this microbial 'dark matter' will thus greatly benefit from new metagenomic methods for in situ analysis. For example, sensitive high throughput methods for the characterization of community composition and structure from the sequencing of conserved marker genes. Methods: Here we utilize Single Molecule Real-Time (SMRT) sequencing…
Profiling metagenomic communities using circular consensus and Single Molecule, Real-Time Sequencing
There are many sequencing-based approaches to understanding complex metagenomic communities, spanning targeted amplification to whole-sample shotgun sequencing. While targeted approaches provide valuable data at low sequencing depth, they are limited by primer design and PCR amplification. Whole-sample shotgun experiments require a high depth of coverage. As such, rare community members may not be represented in the resulting assembly. Circular-consensus, Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT) Sequencing reads in the 1-2 kb range, with >99% consensus accuracy, can be efficiently generated for low amounts of input DNA, e.g. as little as 10 ng of input DNA sequenced in 4 SMRT Cells can generate…
Plasmid-encoded tet(X) genes that confer high-level tigecycline resistance in Escherichia coli.
Tigecycline is one of the last-resort antibiotics to treat complicated infections caused by both multidrug-resistant Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria1. Tigecycline resistance has sporadically occurred in recent years, primarily due to chromosome-encoding mechanisms, such as overexpression of efflux pumps and ribosome protection2,3. Here, we report the emergence of the plasmid-mediated mobile tigecycline resistance mechanism Tet(X4) in Escherichia coli isolates from China, which is capable of degrading all tetracyclines, including tigecycline and the US FDA newly approved eravacycline. The tet(X4)-harbouring IncQ1 plasmid is highly transferable, and can be successfully mobilized and stabilized in recipient clinical and laboratory strains of Enterobacteriaceae bacteria. It…
Integrating multiple genomic technologies to investigate an outbreak of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter hormaechei
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) represent one of the most urgent threats to human health posed by antibiotic resistant bacteria. Enterobacter hormaechei and other members of the Enterobacter cloacae complex are the most commonly encountered Enterobacter spp. within clinical settings, responsible for numerous outbreaks and ultimately poorer patient outcomes. Here we applied three complementary whole genome sequencing (WGS) technologies to characterise a hospital cluster of blaIMP-4 carbapenemase-producing E. hormaechei.In response to a suspected CRE outbreak in 2015 within an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Burns Unit in a Brisbane tertiary referral hospital we used Illumina sequencing to determine that all outbreak isolates were sequence…
Towards PacBio-based pan-eukaryote metabarcoding using full-length ITS sequences.
Development of high-throughput sequencing techniques have greatly benefited our understanding about microbial ecology; yet the methods producing short reads suffer from species-level resolution and uncertainty of identification. Here we optimize PacBio-based metabarcoding protocols covering the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS region) and partial Small Subunit (SSU) of the rRNA gene for species-level identification of all eukaryotes, with a specific focus on Fungi (including Glomeromycota) and Stramenopila (particularly Oomycota). Based on tests on composite soil samples and mock communities, we propose best suitable degenerate primers, ITS9munngs + ITS4ngsUni for eukaryotes and selected groups therein and discuss pros and cons of long read-based…
Complete Genome Sequence of Leptospira kmetyi LS 001/16, Isolated from a Soil Sample Associated with a Leptospirosis Patient in Kelantan, Malaysia.
The Gram-negative pathogenic spirochetal bacteria Leptospira spp. cause leptospirosis in humans and livestock animals. Leptospira kmetyi strain LS 001/16 was isolated from a soil sample associated with a leptospirosis patient in Kelantan, which is among the states in Malaysia with a high reported number of disease cases. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of Leptospira kmetyi strain LS 001/16. Copyright © 2019 Yusof et al.
Relative Performance of MinION (Oxford Nanopore Technologies) versus Sequel (Pacific Biosciences) Third-Generation Sequencing Instruments in Identification of Agricultural and Forest Fungal Pathogens.
Culture-based molecular identification methods have revolutionized detection of pathogens, yet these methods are slow and may yield inconclusive results from environmental materials. The second-generation sequencing tools have much-improved precision and sensitivity of detection, but these analyses are costly and may take several days to months. Of the third-generation sequencing techniques, the portable MinION device (Oxford Nanopore Technologies) has received much attention because of its small size and possibility of rapid analysis at reasonable cost. Here, we compare the relative performances of two third-generation sequencing instruments, MinION and Sequel (Pacific Biosciences), in identification and diagnostics of fungal and oomycete pathogens from…
Increased prevalence of Escherichia coli strains from food carrying blaNDM and mcr-1-bearing plasmids that structurally resemble those of clinical strains, China, 2015 to 2017.
Introduction: Emergence of resistance determinants of blaNDM and mcr-1 has undermined the antimicrobial effectiveness of the last line drugs carbapenems and colistin. Aim: This work aimed to assess the prevalence of blaNDM and mcr-1 in E. coli strains collected from food in Shenzhen, China, during the period 2015 to 2017. Methods: Multidrug-resistant E. coli strains were isolated from food samples. Plasmids encoding mcr-1 or blaNDM genes were characterised and compared with plasmids found in clinical isolates.ResultsAmong 1,166 non-repeated cephalosporin-resistant E. coli strains isolated from 2,147 food samples, 390 and 42, respectively, were resistant to colistin and meropenem, with five strains…
Klebsiella quasipneumoniae Provides a Window into Carbapenemase Gene Transfer, Plasmid Rearrangements, and Patient Interactions with the Hospital Environment.
Several emerging pathogens have arisen as a result of selection pressures exerted by modern health care. Klebsiella quasipneumoniae was recently defined as a new species, yet its prevalence, niche, and propensity to acquire antimicrobial resistance genes are not fully described. We have been tracking inter- and intraspecies transmission of the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) gene, blaKPC, between bacteria isolated from a single institution. We applied a combination of Illumina and PacBio whole-genome sequencing to identify and compare K. quasipneumoniae from patients and the hospital environment over 10- and 5-year periods, respectively. There were 32 blaKPC-positive K. quasipneumoniae isolates, all of…
Detection of VIM-1-Producing Enterobacter cloacae and Salmonella enterica Serovars Infantis and Goldcoast at a Breeding Pig Farm in Germany in 2017 and Their Molecular Relationship to Former VIM-1-Producing S. Infantis Isolates in German Livestock Production.
In 2011, VIM-1-producing Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis and Escherichia coli were isolated for the first time in four German livestock farms. In 2015/2016, highly related isolates were identified in German pig production. This raised the issue of potential reservoirs for these isolates, the relation of their mobile genetic elements, and potential links between the different affected farms/facilities. In a piglet-producing farm suspicious for being linked to some blaVIM-1 findings in Germany, fecal and environmental samples were examined for the presence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and Salmonella spp. Newly discovered isolates were subjected to Illumina whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and S1 pulsed-field gel…
Remedial Treatment of Corroded Iron Objects by Environmental Aeromonas Isolates.
Using bacteria to transform reactive corrosion products into stable compounds represents an alternative to traditional methods employed in iron conservation. Two environmental Aeromonas strains (CA23 and CU5) were used to transform ferric iron corrosion products (goethite and lepidocrocite) into stable ferrous iron-bearing minerals (vivianite and siderite). A genomic and transcriptomic approach was used to analyze the metabolic traits of these strains and to evaluate their pathogenic potential. Although genes involved in solid-phase iron reduction were identified, key genes present in other environmental iron-reducing species are missing from the genome of CU5. Several pathogenicity factors were identified in the genomes of…
Spreading Patterns of NDM-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Clinical and Environmental Settings in Yangon, Myanmar.
The spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE), contributing to widespread carbapenem resistance, has become a global concern. However, the specific dissemination patterns of carbapenemase genes have not been intensively investigated in developing countries, including Myanmar, where NDM-type carbapenemases are spreading in clinical settings. In the present study, we phenotypically and genetically characterized 91 CPE isolates obtained from clinical (n = 77) and environmental (n = 14) samples in Yangon, Myanmar. We determined the dissemination of plasmids harboring genes encoding NDM-1 and its variants using whole-genome sequencing and plasmid analysis. IncFII plasmids harboring blaNDM-5 and IncX3 plasmids harboring blaNDM-4 or blaNDM-7 were…
A New Species of the ?-Proteobacterium Francisella, F. adeliensis Sp. Nov., Endocytobiont in an Antarctic Marine Ciliate and Potential Evolutionary Forerunner of Pathogenic Species.
The study of the draft genome of an Antarctic marine ciliate, Euplotes petzi, revealed foreign sequences of bacterial origin belonging to the ?-proteobacterium Francisella that includes pathogenic and environmental species. TEM and FISH analyses confirmed the presence of a Francisella endocytobiont in E. petzi. This endocytobiont was isolated and found to be a new species, named F. adeliensis sp. nov.. F. adeliensis grows well at wide ranges of temperature, salinity, and carbon dioxide concentrations implying that it may colonize new organisms living in deeply diversified habitats. The F. adeliensis genome includes the igl and pdp gene sets (pdpC and pdpE…
Newly designed 16S rRNA metabarcoding primers amplify diverse and novel archaeal taxa from the environment.
High-throughput studies of microbial communities suggest that Archaea are a widespread component of microbial diversity in various ecosystems. However, proper quantification of archaeal diversity and community ecology remains limited, as sequence coverage of Archaea is usually low owing to the inability of available prokaryotic primers to efficiently amplify archaeal compared to bacterial rRNA genes. To improve identification and quantification of Archaea, we designed and validated the utility of several primer pairs to efficiently amplify archaeal 16S rRNA genes based on up-to-date reference genes. We demonstrate that several of these primer pairs amplify phylogenetically diverse Archaea with high sequencing coverage, outperforming…
Investigating the bacterial microbiota of traditional fermented dairy products using propidium monoazide with single-molecule real-time sequencing.
Traditional fermented dairy foods have been the major components of the Mongolian diet for millennia. In this study, we used propidium monoazide (PMA; binds to DNA of nonviable cells so that only viable cells are enumerated) and single-molecule real-time sequencing (SMRT) technology to investigate the total and viable bacterial compositions of 19 traditional fermented dairy foods, including koumiss from Inner Mongolia (KIM), koumiss from Mongolia (KM), and fermented cow milk from Mongolia (CM); sample groups treated with PMA were designated PKIM, PKM, and PCM. Full-length 16S rRNA sequencing identified 195 bacterial species in 121 genera and 13 phyla in PMA-treated…


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