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Learning more than expected: subtitling for an international film festival
By Anna Kompasová and Róbert Špánik, final-year MA students at the Department of Translation Studies, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia
The Department of Translation Studies of Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra is one of the top Slovak academic institutions in the field of translation studies. It is proud to be the only Slovak university in the EMT Network, has a long tradition in research and practice-oriented training, and has hosted numerous scientific, educational and cultural events and initiatives for researchers, practitioners and students. Furthermore, ours was the first department in Slovakia to provide specialised training in audiovisual translation, dubbing translation, subtitling, audio-description and subtitling for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Audiovisual translation seminars are among the most popular at our department because of their unique character, and the atmosphere in them is always one of cooperation and positivity. Creating a dubbing script or subtitles for our favourite TV series and films is both a dream and a challenge for every student of translation studies. For us, working on a good translation, editing dialogues and coming up with creative solutions gets the adrenaline flowing, recharging us with positive energy from a job well done. Moreover, having completed two semesters full of fun and hard work gives us a huge advantage in practice – no matter how scary the future might seem to a student approaching the end of their studies.
What really helps is the practical training experience, which is a vital part of the master's programme in Nitra. Being provided with opportunities to meet professionals, discuss our work with experienced translators and work in their teams can be daunting, but it's also a great way to build confidence and to meet new people and see new places. In this aspect, it's little surprise that cooperation with film festivals has been one of the most popular options for students at our department.
In our case, we were hoping to experience the same, but then Covid-19 paid a visit and radically changed plans for everybody – and the field of culture and the arts was no exception. But as in many sectors, the culture sector managed to react to the new situation promptly and so, fortunately, the popular international documentary film festival One World (in Slovak: Jeden svet) decided to invite its viewers into the online space and provide a rich week-long programme. Thanks to this, we as final-year students had the unique chance to collaborate and enjoy the atmosphere and adventure related to this type of event. The One World International Documentary Film Festival 2020 took place from 5-11 November. The competing films opened up debates on important social and human-rights issues that reflected the theme: CHOICE. The One World Festival cooperates with experts from the People in Peril Association, as well as filmmakers, partner organisations, secondary schools and academic institutions. Moreover, it is accompanied by exhibitions, workshops and discussions. The 21st year of the festival was exceptional in several respects. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the whole festival took place online, which meant adjustments in the way of working and communication, but also provided opportunity for more viewers to enjoy this year's selection of films.
In order for the audience to view the films, preparations started much earlier. During the summer several students were already working on translations of announcements, film synopses and promo copy with the intention of attracting as many viewers as possible. And during September and October, 14 students from Nitra enthusiastically embarked on the subtitling of 19 documentary films. The One World Festival definitely opened the door to diverse themes. During the subtitling process, in addition to struggling with wordplay and terminology, we often laughed, cried, became angry or scared, as the films touched upon themes such as human life and dignity, the human soul, freedom, discrimination, emotional and psychological health, misuse of power and destruction of the environment.
Frankly speaking, we were taking on a difficult task. During the process of translation, we often had to cope with unexpected situations that required a great deal of energy. We didn't quite anticipate the amount of time necessary for the research of realia and terminology, but we were aware of the responsibility we had towards the viewers. On the other hand, we learned so much more than just subtitling. Mantras, zoological terminology, psychology, Bhutanese musical instruments, political expressions and medical jargon: this and more helped us become not only more knowledgeable but also open-minded and curious. In many cases the subtitling process required consultation with experts in various scientific fields, endless internet research, and was accompanied by the struggle of making long Slovak words fit the screen, adequate transfer of emotional expression, and even the translation and re-rhyming of songs.
Moreover, while subtitling we had to follow all the requirements and parameters, sometimes fought manifold technical issues, and thus put into practice knowledge already acquired in specialist seminars. The translation process, editing, proofreading and subsequent implementation of changes were no longer just a simulation, but a real project for which we bore responsibility. It was an experience that we will remember for a long time and which only convinced us that the work of a subtitler is a challenging, creative but never boring profession. The topics we had to deal with often gave us pause for thought and made us come up with solutions for various demanding situations. Consultations with a nuclear power plant expert, zoo personnel or ichthyologists represent just a small part. We are very proud that the fruits of our work contributed to Slovak science as well. Thanks to the film Sea of Shadows and consultations with experts from the Slovak Academy of Sciences, we managed to introduce a new term into Slovak zoological terminology, specifically the official scientific term for the fish totoaba macdonaldi.
The 21st year of the festival was not only extraordinary because it took place online. In addition to classic subtitles, three documentary films were also adapted for hearing and visually impaired viewers. Although it might sound not much, it is important to say that this was the first time a Slovak film festival had attempted an inclusive approach in providing access via more than just interlingual subtitles. Indeed, these special streamings were prepared by One World Festival in cooperation with the Department of Translation Studies of CPU Nitra. This was a great challenge for students. Although this was our first practical attempt at working with this form outside of the school environment – with a main focus on SDH, the quality met a positive response. While creating subtitles for a hearing-impaired audience we began to realise many things that had not even occurred to us before. It taught us to be more receptive and empathetic and showed us how important it is to pay attention to doing the job well and conscientiously. This challenging task gave us a lot not only as translators but as people too. The pace of the work was fast, but quality was the highest priority. The subtitles created were under the professional supervision of Dr Emília Perez and the creative and technical team of the festival organisers. Cooperation with the One World Festival provided us with the opportunity to apply our knowledge in practice and brought us new experiences. In this way, we helped a festival which promotes social and human-rights issues and raises many intriguing and relevant questions. Last but not least, recognition by the organising committee of the festival who enthusiastically promoted the work of translators and subtitlers, and the good feeling that we as translators derived from being able to find our names at the end of the films and on the festival's website, were also a great reward. We have become more confident that we not only have a command of subtitling at a theoretical level but also at a practical one. Furthermore, many of us have found out that subtitling is our calling, and we would like to work in this field after graduation as well.
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Enhancing transition from the classroom to the workplace: finding the middle ground through an internship programme
By Dr. Cristina Álvaro Aranda, former student in the MA in Intercultural Communication, Interpreting and Translation in Public Services, University of Alcalá, Spain
Completing our university studies puts an end to a phase, but it also opens doors which can lead to a new horizon of concerns and questions about where our professional career is taking us. Have I learned enough during my university degree? Am I ready to face the labour market yet? Years later, I reflect on these issues from a slightly different angle. I no longer face these questions as a recent graduate student of the European Master's Degree in Intercultural Communication, Interpreting and Translation in Public Services (Master CITISP) at the University of Alcalá (Spain), but as one of its collaborators. Therefore, my interest now lies in how universities can facilitate the integration of students into their future jobs.
The job market for translators and interpreters in the public service domain evolves with the economic, political, and social reality in which it is immersed, which inevitably requires multi-faceted and multidisciplinary professionals with transferable skills and a great capacity to adapt themselves to everchanging contexts. The most recent proof for this statement can be found in the COVID-19 health crisis, which has pushed against the ropes all the sectors of our world as we know it. Universities, as home to knowledge, must respond to social needs. Thus, designing training and education programmes should be consistent with the demands and requirements of the industry that will employ future graduates, both locally and internationally. However, the transition from the classroom to the workplace can be complex if there exist disparities between the profile of students when leave the classroom and the professional sector. One of the first ways students can encounter "real world" is through university internship programmes, where they apply the knowledge they have acquired during their training to several professional activities.
The Master CITISP of the University of Alcalá has been taught for more than a decade to train future translators and interpreters in administrative, legal, health and educational fields, who will act as interlinguistic and intercultural liaisons between public service providers and users. To complete their education, students are required to complete an internship in different centres and institutions (T&I companies, NGOs, universities, hospitals, courts, clinics, or schools), where they have the opportunity to progressively familiarise themselves with the internal functioning of the host entities and test their skills, supported at all times by a mentor who guides their activity. Representing an area of intersection between university and industry, internships are an ideal point to promote a vision where training and employability can complement each other.
In this sense, approved internship centres play a fundamental role in education stages. They can provide universities with information about their demands and expectations. In turn, and guided by key stakeholders, university curricula can incorporate updated knowledge in undergraduate, postgraduate or continuing education programmes, which allows students to develop a profile in accordance with the work context. Examining the vision of potential employers can be done by means of surveys and information days. However, with the advancement of social networks, an online platform could be a better option (or, why not, a Tinder-for-jobs App?). Each centre would complete an information sheet covering the basic characteristics of their work activity, the criteria they follow for hiring or what they are looking for in their employees. Defining these points clearly would help the industry to welcome graduates that have received training consistent with realistic professional characteristics and needs. For example, the popularity of remote interpreting or the need for basic notions of text and image editing and layout in the translation sector requires specific training, which the CITISP Master's has been implemented with optional complementary workshops for students. Of course, universities and employers are not the only voices that should be heard. Regardless of the university programme, students from previous editions carry very valuable lessons on the competences and skills that, presented in the classroom during their training, were useful in their internships and current jobs.
In short, internship programmes are a key stage in the transition from the classroom to the workplace that all students will irremeably face. As a middle ground between theory and practice, we find ourselves in a "limbo" that must be exploited to, on the one hand, integrate realistic and updated knowledge into training programmes that respond to the profile of employers and, on the other hand, to train competent and prepared students who know how to navigate the practical difficulties of the labour market and its needs. It is our responsibility to create spaces where all parties involved in translation and interpreting (in public services) can be heard. Employers must identify the shortcomings of the students they host, while universities must not only accompany students in their experience, but also incorporate their suggestions to improve future editions. The synergy of all these voices may be precisely the way to improve our work.
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From Trieste to Luxembourg… during a pandemic
By Jasmine Mazzarello, Blue Book trainee, former student in Specialised Translation and Conference Interpreting at the University of Trieste (Italy)
2020 is probably not the best year to graduate and start looking for a job. Back in December 2019, when I graduated from the University of Trieste, I was already worried about the scarcity of job prospects for young people, especially with a background in humanities. Although the pandemic certainly worsened the uncertainty across Europe, my experience has been a positive one so far and I hope it can be encouraging to those finishing off their studies in translation and struggling to find their way in these ever-changing circumstances.
I completed my university education in Trieste obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Applied Interlinguistic Communication and then a Master in Specialised Translation and Conference Interpreting. In these years, I gained specific skills in translation across different sectors, alongside a strong knowledge of linguistics, focussing on Italian (my mother tongue) and my three working languages: English, German and French. The way translation classes were structured gave me the opportunity to work from the very beginning on texts resembling those encountered in a work setting. Moreover, the regular feedback and group work helped me improve at practical projects, after studying the theoretical aspects.
During my final year I had the chance to take part in the Double Degree Programme with Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. There, I was able to enhance different skillsets, in particular my ability to work in extremely multicultural settings. Melbourne's diversity strongly contributes to shape the linguistic services available to the population and to ethnical minorities, who nowadays can benefit from translators and interpreters across almost all public services. The offer of universities cannot but reflect this reality with several courses in community interpreting (while in Trieste the focus is rather on conference interpreting) in healthcare as well as in the legal sector, with internships and job offers to match these training paths.
Although in its very own way, Trieste also is a crossroads of cultures, maybe even the most multicultural city in Italy. Melbourne and Trieste represented for me the ideal places to learn how to build bridges among people and communities, as I had the chance to compare two different systems and get the best out of each one.
After making my way back to Trieste to graduate, I aspired to keep improving my skills in translation in a European context. So, I applied for the Blue Book traineeship of the European Commission which, once selected, gave me the opportunity to work at the Luxembourg-based Italian Unit of the Directorate-General for Translation.
The Blue Book traineeship, which I completed in July, was a highly formative experience which enriched my education and allowed me to put to the test the skills I had gained in Trieste. I learnt how to approach different text types, research efficiently, and solve translation problems justifying my choices. It also reinforced my language and digital skills, necessary to be a translator in the 21st century. During the past months I have grown significantly as a professional, being given the responsibility to handle translation projects, learning constantly through the feedback of colleagues and developing a detail-oriented approach, as well as peeking behind the curtain of the Directorate-General for Translation of the European Commission. Even though it was only for 5 months, taking part in the biggest translation service on earth fuelled my desire to keep breaking down language barriers and to contribute to the European project – which, thanks to translators and language service providers, speaks all of the 24 official UE languages.
But let's not forget the pandemic going on…
The outbreak of COVID-19 inevitably affected my traineeship at the Commission. Due to the pandemic, I could only work at the office for the first two weeks; after that, teleworking became the norm. After getting to know a few colleagues and receiving key instructions for my tasks, I worked from my rented bedroom in Luxembourg for four months and a half, in what turned to be an unprecedented, stressful, challenging but uplifting experience! Moving to a new country and working from home with a pandemic going on: certainly not how I thought my EU traineeship would unfold.
As absurd as it may seem, there was also a positive consequence to my traineeship. As a matter of fact, I had the opportunity to witness from the inside the Commission's response and, above all, how the Directorate-General for Translation and my Unit adjusted to the crisis. The texts that were being translated gradually shifted in topic dealing more and more with the pandemic, COVID-19, the economic, social, and employment-related consequences, as well as the immediate needs for digitalization. In order to write about all this, new words were being used (for example, the name of the illness itself); the challenge was translating and using those in a consistent way in the Commission as well as in the other EU institutions. Observing this process has been extremely interesting and allowed me to better understand the workflow within the DG, also focusing on more general issues related to the UE, like the green and digital transitions.
To give any sort of professional advice is now extremely complex for obvious reasons. However, I am confident my generation will succeed in rising to the challenges of the healthcare crisis, also thanks to the EU, and do all it can to keep on obtaining quality education and new professional experience across Europe. During a global crisis like this one, it is crucial to highlight the role of the Union and of the cooperation among professionals responsible for making information available on a large scale in the respective target language. Likewise, quality education to provide language services is also crucial, just like the one offered at the prestigious University of Trieste and all EMT universities. They allow us to stay united and face even the most complex and unprecedented challenges, like the one we are living right now.
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Pediatricians on board with social media concerns
Last month's Pediatric News featured a story on pediatricians' perspectives on social media. Parents are increasingly confused and overwhelmed by Twitter, Facebook, texting, Foursquare, etc etc. Many do not know what these terms mean, much less how to access them or understand the safety concerns for their children. Many parents have already given up and it's just the beginning of this revolution.
One Washington-based pediatrician is quoted as saying that the arena of social media is "the world's largest cocktail party." With 74% of kids in grades 7-12 reporting they have a profile on a social networking site such as Facebook, it's one heck of a party out there.
So it's no surprise that pediatricians worry about the short term effects as well as the long term effect on our brains. Dr Susan Greenfield from the Institute for the Future of the Mind at Oxford Martin School, Oxford, England says:
"It's a given that it will affect the brain, because the human brain adapts to whatever environment it's placed in. If you're in an environment as different as the cyberworld is from the real world, I don't think there is any question that we'll adapt to it. The big question is, How will we adapt to it? Is it good or bad? What can we do about it?"
Dr Michael Rich of Boston Children's Center on Media and Child Health hosts a blog called "Ask the Mediatrician" on parental concerns over media and health. "Social media," he says, "fundamentally alter how we interact with other people. There is as much an upside to social media use as there are cautionary tales. Social media can be particularly empowering for kids who are marginalized or minority groups of any kind. It is a wonderful environment for connecting with 'people like me.'"
Closer to home, I have started to work hard on ways to help parents frame these issues in the same way they have evolved rules and mores around driving, alcohol and other high risk behaviors. Working in conjunction with Gerald Stern of WOW Production Services we have developed an efficient, accessible and inexpensive class that parents can attend to bring them quickly up to speed. Sitting at a computer terminal, they sign on to a Facebook page if they don't have one and in under two hours they learn to navigate all the privacy settings and learn to understand the amazing appeal it has for our children. They also begin to understand ways to make social media work for them and their family.
It's truly a WOW/AHA experience. If you and some friends wish to organize such an evening, please contact me or Gerald.
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SOUVENIR: Wheelchair-bound fan Alanzo George on the Madison Square Garden floor with then-Knick David Lee.	Daniel Shapiro
SOUVENIR: Wheelchair-bound fan Alanzo George on the Madison Square Garden floor with then-Knick David Lee. (Daniel Shapiro)
A quadriplegic former Brooklyn high-school basketball star is calling a foul on the Knicks for slam-dunking disabled fans with a 900 percent ticket-price hike.
Alanzo George learned from a pal who had been treating him to floor tickets that courtside spots set aside for people in wheelchairs at Madison Square Garden soared from around $300 last year to $2,850 this year.
"I was really shocked," George, 23, told The Post. "I'm wondering how they did that, especially with people in a wheelchair."
George, who lives in Canarsie, was a Tilden HS basketball standout entertaining several college scholarship offers in March 2007 when a car carrying him and two pals crashed in Brooklyn. George was paralyzed from the neck down.
Ed Rose, vice chairman at the Maxim Group investment bank, where George had interned, set up a fund to defray his medical costs.
Rose also began taking him to Knick games at the Garden, which had set aside six courtside spots for disabled fans and their companions on the floor.
"It's a lot of fun," said George, who attended one to two games a season. "We saw them play the Celtics. We saw them play the Lakers, Denver Nuggets."
Rose paid for those games, with the spot for George's wheelchair and a seat for himself costing about $600 total.
The price increase means Rose would now have to pay $5,700 for two spots.
Garden spokesman Barry Watkins said the $300 spots were eliminated as part of the arena's ongoing $850 million renovation. He said the new floor spots for the disabled are closer to the action than the old ones.
The average increase for seats in the Garden this year was about 50 percent, including accommodations for the disabled at 14 other locations in the arena. The price hikes, he said, were due to renovation costs.
The ticket prices for handicap-accessible seating are the same as seats in adjacent areas, Watkins said.
But the increase has left George cold. "I'm not sure I want to go to the games at those prices," he said.
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Katharina Foote, Steven Buck; Rod Hue Biases for Foveal Stimuli on CRT Displays. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(15):3023.
Purpose: Signals from rod photoreceptors bias (shift) the hues determined by cone photoreceptors for extrafoveal mesopic stimuli - creating green, blue, and red rod hue biases at long, middle, and short wavelengths, respectively. The fovea contains far fewer rods and S cones but may not be immune to rod hue biases. Here, we determine which biases are found for foveal stimuli presented on a CRT display.
Methods: On a CRT display, a 1-s duration test disk of 0.5°, 1.0°, or 2.0° diameter alternated with a 3-s duration array of 0.25° fixation dots placed 4° from fixation, all on a black background. Seven observers adjusted the hue of the test disk around the RGB phosphor mixture triangle, to yield each of the 4 unique hues, Ured, Ugreen, Ublue, and Uyellow. Light levels ranged from 0.05 - 0.17 (CIE2°) or 0.08 - 0.03 (CIE10°) cd/m2.
Results: 1°-2°-diameter foveal test disks (a) produced rod green bias at Uyellow for most observers, (b) favored rod green bias at Ublue over the rod red biases shown in prior extrafoveal studies, and (c) produced less consistent rod hue biases at Ured and Ugreen. 0.5°-diameter foveal test disks produced no consistent rod hue biases across observers. Remaining rod hue biases tended to be small but some observers showed larger idiosyncratic effects for a specific unique hue.
Conclusions: 1°-2°-diameter foveal disks on a CRT display produced relatively strong rod green bias, mediated by rod interaction with L & M cones, presumably in midget/parvo pathways. In contrast, these foveal stimuli disadvantaged rod influence mediated by S cones, presumably in small-bistratified/konio pathways, producing only weak/inconsistent rod red bias at Ublue and rod blue bias at Ured and Ugreen. 0.5°diameter disks disadvantaged all rod hue biases, but with individually idiosyncratic exceptions for some observers.


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Home Explore Varieties of English Nineteenth-century English Recording the language of the nineteenth century
Thanks to the invention of the phonograph by Thomas Edison in the late 1870s—the 'new wonder of the day', as Lewis Carroll (the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) enthusiastically described it—the nineteenth century remains the first in which we are able to hear the ways in which the spoken language was actually used. Recordings of the poet Alfred Tennyson and of the nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale, for example, still preserve intact the voices of the past.
A new approach to dictionary-making
The sense that dictionaries too should record the realities of language in use (rather than an idealized and normative version of words and meaning) was to be another important shift. In 1857, Archbishop Richard Chenevix Trench delivered two lectures to the London Philological Society in which he stressed that the dictionary-maker was to be 'an historian, not a critic'. In future the dictionary-maker should describe the objective facts of language rather than aiming to provide, as had often been the case in earlier works, a range of subjective opinions about 'good' and 'bad' usage. Chenevix Trench redefined the 'good' dictionary in a similar way:
A Dictionary, then, according to that idea of it which seems to me alone capable of being logically maintained, is an inventory of the language… It is no task of the maker of it to select the good words of a language. If he fancies that it is so, and begins to pick and choose, to leave this and to take that, he will at once go astray.
Richard Chenevix Trench, On Some Deficiencies in our English Dictionaries (1857)
Trench's lectures underpinned the making of the Oxford English Dictionary or, as its original title stated: A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Its first part, covering the words in 'A' to 'Ant', edited by James Murray, appeared in 1884 and by 1900 it had reached words beginning with 'I'. As Murray noted, the 'first aim of the Dictionary' was to 'exhibit the actual variety of usage'—and to act as a neutral witness to language as it had been used from 1150 to the present day.
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Plant and animal products; energy and mineral resources; safeguarding our product integrity; these are all central to the Northern Territory's history and critical for our future prosperity. The Territory has the natural advantage of a clean, safe image and proximity to important markets, and we need to make the most of that.
The Department of Primary Industry and Resources plays an integral, enabling role through the development and regulation of our industries, which are significant to our economy and to advancing our regions. Our roles are diverse, with industries ranging from mining and pastoral to horticulture and commercial fishing. Our department is also working to develop and protect our iconic reputation as a great place for recreational fishing.
In setting our future direction, I am pleased to present the Department of Primary Industry and Resources 2018-2022 Strategic Plan. This plan outlines our vision and five major goals, along with strategic actions and outcomes to guide our work. In order to deliver outcomes that align with our strategic direction we need to target our efforts in the right places. Strategic actions have been developed to recognise critical priorities and actions that are adaptable to future changes.
Recognising our people are our greatest strength is a key goal of this plan. This department has a strong foundation of working professionally and collaboratively with industry, across government and with Aboriginal Territorians to achieve respect, trusting relationships and common goals. A commitment to stakeholder engagement is key to our future success.
This strategic plan encapsulates diversity; in the work we do, the research we undertake, the industries we support and in our workforce. We recognise diversity and the positive benefits it brings, such as wider perspectives, informed decision- making and innovation.
Rapid advancements in technology and how they affect our industries and our ability to improve the understanding of our resource potential is significant to our future direction. Recognising the need to ensure our systems and capabilities are equipped to meet requirements of a globally connected society now and in the future has made this a crucial goal of this plan.
We have exciting times ahead and the clarity, direction and focus of this plan will help the department achieve its goals and deliver the vision that shows the Northern Territory's primary industries and resources help drive economic growth.
The Department of Primary Industry and Resources is a Northern Territory Government public sector department created in September 2016 to provide long-term economic and community benefits to the Northern Territory. It does this by facilitating investment in the sustainable development of the Northern Territory's lands, coastal areas, agriculture, minerals and energy resources, and by encouraging our people to use their skills and innovation to achieve best practice in the safest way.
The department brings together many of the key functions that drive economic development on Northern Territory lands, coastal areas and inland waterways, and represents a significant component of the Northern Territory economy.
The department operates a range of facilities including research farms, stations, scientific precincts and offices in different climatic zones throughout the Territory.
Staff work across varied professions to stimulate the development of plant and animal-based agriculture, commercial (wild-caught and aquaculture), recreational and tourism fishing, and mining and energy-based industries to meet government objectives.
The department has regulatory responsibilities for food safety, animal welfare, agricultural and veterinary chemicals, administration of minerals and energy tenure, regulation of mineral and energy projects, and the capture and assessment of the geology of the Northern Territory.
The department aims to enhance the economic sustainability of the Territory through contemporary biosecurity regulation to enhance and sustain market access and give consumers confidence in the safety of our primary produce. There is also a significant role in providing access and protection to the marine estate for the long-term future of recreational and commercial activities.
The activities of the department are underpinned by skilled staff in project management, administration, regulation and compliance, finance, procurement, property, information and communication technology, records, media, strategic communication and human resource management. The Northern Territory Public Sector core values guide how the department delivers services to Territorians and how we are expected to perform our duties.
Our stakeholders include those involved in the industries that we serve and, importantly, also includes the general community, recreational fishers, the tourism industry and others who are touched by our operations. We have an important role in the fabric of the Northern Territory's society.
capitalise on opportunities arising through the Developing Northern Australia agenda to achieve real results for the Northern Territory.
The department supports businesses in the minerals, oil and gas, horticultural, aquaculture, fishing, forestry, agricultural and pastoral sectors to grow and generate economic activity in a sustainable way. While doing this we support Aboriginal business development and employment, recognising their cultural custodianship of the land and seas.
Our industries are major economic drivers in regional and remote areas and have significant potential to create and increase wealth and employment opportunities for regional Territorians.
The department promotes and facilitates development of Territory primary industries and resources through investment attraction activities, investor support, market access maintenance and development, and research development and extension initiatives. We aspire to co-innovate with stakeholders where we can to leverage our research and development capability. The Territory's stable investment climate supports promotion of the Territory's unique primary industry and resource opportunities.
Outcomes and strategic actions to progress work against this goal are captured in the table below.
1.6 Support the agribusiness potential of the Big Rivers Regions through the development of the Katherine Agribusiness and Logistics Hub.
Developing strong and productive relationships with stakeholders, industry and the community supports us to achieve department outcomes.
The foundation of collaboration, trust and respect allows us to create partnerships for common goals. This includes partnerships with industry and Aboriginal groups to develop opportunities in regional areas and working across government, with other jurisdictions, the Australian Government and other national organisations. A commitment to stakeholder engagement is key to our future success.
The department can facilitate improved stakeholder capability by enhancing the impact of our research and development. Effective extension services enable the uptake of new ideas, processes and technology to support a dynamic and competitive industry.
Also, working with the community and industry is important for developing a shared understanding of resource management responsibilities and developing trust.
2.9 Participate and partner with the training and education sector.
Providing industry frameworks to ensure sustainable development and safeguard the community, stakeholders and industry from threats is a core role of the department. This is done through various applications due to the diversity of industries and administration roles we have across the department. Well-regulated industries show maturity and a level of certainty that can boost attraction and investment. Robust, fair and transparent legislation, regulations and policies build trust and give our stakeholders clear boundaries to work within.
Risk must be logically evaluated and mitigation plans prepared for incidents and emergencies, supported through short-term response preparedness. When threats materialise or incidents occur, it is important that industries and communities are prepared through engagement and education to maximise early intervention and rapid, cost-effective responses.
Regulation is key to gaining and maintaining market access. To take advantage of our markets to the north, we must be able to compete on the international stage, and our competiveness will be underpinned by the quality of our products and the quality assurance that underpins them. The demand for clean, natural and safe products will increase and our reputation will be maintained by a sensible approach to biosecurity.
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Q: Finding the limit of a shifted function? Suppose I have some function $f(x)$ and some other function $g(x) = f(x-c)$.
Is is true that if $\lim_{x\to -c}f(x)$ exists, then $\lim_{x \to 0} g(x)$ exists and
$$\lim_{x\to -c}f(x) = \lim_{x \to 0} g(x)$$
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It seems to make intuitive sense to me, as shifting a function doesn't seem like it should change the limit as long as we shift the value $x$ is approaching accordingly.

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Friday on the Maddy Report: Affordable Care Act
Friday on "The Maddy Report": "Affordable Care Act: Diagnosing the Costs and Benefits"
Guests Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California; John Kabateck, executive director of the National Federation of Independent Businesses/California; Duane Donner, president/CEO of the California Hospital Association; and Charlies Bacchi, executive vice president of the California Association of Health Plans, discuss the Affordable Care Act with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler.
The show airs at 7 p.m. Friday on KVPT Valley PBS.
View previous programs at www.maddyinstitute.org/policy-analysis/the-maddyreport-tv.
The Kenneth L. Maddy Institute at California State University, Fresno, was established to honor the former legislator's legacy. Its mission is to inspire citizen participation, elevate government performance, provide non-partisan analysis and assist in providing solutions for public policy issues important to the region, state and nation.


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The last time I took the exam was about a month ago and there wasn't a single item about Universal Analytics, but there surely will be at some point. Think that will be the next revision to GAIQ guides?
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Everyone is someone here at Debenhams. Who do you want to be?
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We're a team of around 30,000 in the UK, Republic of Ireland, China, Bangladesh and Denmark, plus thousands more who work in our franchise stores around the world. All of us with our own knowledge, enthusiasm and drive. When you combine this talent, that's when you discover how we set the industry benchmark for style, innovation, choice and quality. Time and time again.
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We Are LaVergne: Tony Vanatta
by Kathy T. • April 29, 2010 • 5 Comments
What better time than National Pay It Forward Day to tell about someone in our community who has a generous heart, who gladly gives their time to organizations like Box 100, and who has opened his home to foster children who are in need of a safe place?
Tony and his partner had a gorgeous 900-square foot home in Nashville, but lost it due to an illness. He moved into a rental home for about a year and mourned for the small house he used to call home. He mourned it until the day his best friend told him about the house next door to her in LaVergne. Tony did not want to move here because LaVergne took him out of his comfort zone in Nashville. However, when he saw the 2200 square foot home that came with two acres, he was compelled to get it. In hindsight, Tony realizes it was meant to be because raising seven children was a lot easier in the big house with lots of land than it would have been in the tiny house.
Because they are gay, Tony Vanatta and his partner of 20 years Tommy Gupton didn't think they could get children, but they learned of the incredible need for homes for teens. They went through the process everyone goes through that consists of home visits, being interviewed, and taking the mandatory classes with the Department of Children's Services. The classes offer training on how to parent and show what to expect from the children. Because getting someone else's child is not like having your own, the classes teach how to cope with the situation and the role they play when children are reunited with their biological parents.
In 2004, Tony and Tommy opened their home to two children. Since then they've had 10 foster children in all, but consider seven to be "their kids": siblings Katie, 19 and Cody, 18; siblings Michael, 20 and Christopher, 18; Alexis, 10; and siblings A.C., 18 and Austin, 11. Four still live at home.
Tony said they love having the kids around and they are a gift from God. "A lot of people think kids are blessed to have us, but we are blessed to have them," he said. "If they were blessed, they'd be in their own home with their own parents and thriving with them. That's a child's blessing – to be raised by their Mom and Dad. We step into the role because there's a real need, but we never tell them we're their parents. No one can fill that biological connection, whether they're adopted or not. I'm here if they need me, God has held his hands out to help me when I've fallen, so I'm here to help them if they do. I want to encourage them when they need it."
The children are thriving. Tony formally adopted Austin, but A.C. is also like own child – in fact, all of them are. DCS is helping A.C. and Michael with college and will also help Christopher when he starts next year. A.C. wants to be a rapper, but through Tony's guidance he is studying music and music management so he'll have the education backing his talent.
Rap music? If you're not a fan, you might as well accept that you've shifted into the older side of the generation gap! Part of being a parent is you let a child be who they want to be, but you're there to guide them and allow them to make their own mistakes. Tony said one of his children once said to him, "You just don't know how wrong something is until you're no longer in it."
Tony feels that when kids are around people who are involved with drugs, alcohol, and all the bad stuff, they learn it as a normal way of life. However, when they leave that environment and see how people work, buy their own food and earn their own money, they learn there are better ways to live.
Tony is passionate about telling people about the need for foster parents. He received the "Foster Parent of the Year" award in 2007 from Davidson County and believes it's because he stays involved with his children. If there is a hearing in court, he doesn't ask the case manager to go with the child. If there is a doctor appointment, he takes them rather than handing them to the case manager. Tony said what has helped tremendously has been the support system he has from family and friends in LaVergne. In addition, his church in Nashville – United Holy Trinity Community Church – has been a great help.
Tony is concerned that the news about foster children is rarely positive. Only 8 percent of children in the state foster care system are "problem" children, but 92 percent only want a good, loving home to live in. Children do not enter the foster system due to juvenile delinquency, but are there because of bad parenting. The need for parents to foster teenagers is big because most parents want young children.
Tony credits teenaged children with helping families as much as they are helped. He said that one of his kids actually set up his computer and taught him how to use it. In addition, with teenagers parents are not tied down to the same demands that infants have.
Being tied down would be challenging for Tony who runs his own business, Vanatta's Cleaning Service. The residential cleaning business has remained steady even during this recession, but Tony is accepting new clients between LaVergne and Nashville.
When it comes to LaVergne, Tony wants all citizens and city workers to be treated fairly. He realizes that everyone in LaVergne can't be satisfied and that the city can't do everything because we just don't have the money. However, he feels doing things for certain special people is not good either and that's how the city is perceived.
Tony hopes voters will elect leaders who do their homework and research issues before making decisions. He would like to see all major policymakers and administrators actually live in the city because the decisions they make should affect them personally just like it affects the rest of the residents.
In addition, Tony would like sidewalks to be built on Cheney Drive going to LaVergne High School, "I see kids walking in the grass that comes up to their knees. I'll also see kids walking in the middle of the road half asleep." He worries that an inexperienced driver on the way to school might not be able to avoid hitting someone walking in the street if something unexpected happens.
If you are interested in being a foster parent, here is the contact information:
Department of Children's Services
Deirdre Lackey, Team Coordinator
434 Jayhawk Court
Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37128
In addition, Tony recommends contacting Sarah Stephens who is his foster care support person at (877) 327 5437. Foster parents can be single or married, be with or without children of their own, be employed or not employed, but able to financially meet his/her own needs, must be in sufficient good health, should be at least 21 years of age, and be a homeowner or renter.
All potential foster parents must provide five references and will be fingerprinted and will have to undergo a complete background check. In addition, each potential foster parent daily participates in a home study that assists the department and the families in making decisions regarding the foster home approval process.
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We Are LaVergne: Mary Corwin
by Kathy T. • December 2, 2020
Sharing a recipe for crock pot chicken and dumplings. A faithful friend when someone is in trouble. A surprise hashbrown casserole. Cookies for a soldier. Character counts. It counts both in small acts of kindness and in over-the-top dedication to…
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Between his military service and many years as a truck driver, Bob Simon has traveled extensively. He knows exactly what states are most amazing: Montana, Oregon, and Alaska because of their sheer beauty. However, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas are not…
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Woman found with meth after being detained
| Aug 10, 2017 | Drug Crimes
On July 31, authorities conducting a traffic stop recovered methamphetamine from a Texas woman who had outstanding warrants. The woman reportedly first told the authorities that she did not have any illegal substances on her person. As she was being booked, however, she removed a baggie containing meth from her genital area.
The 35-year-old woman was pulled over after she was observed failing to drive in a single lane and failing to use her turn signal during a lane change. She was taken into custody after the officer learned that she had outstanding warrants for DWI and for bail jumping. During a search of her vehicle, drug paraphernalia was found in the trunk.
The methamphetamine was discovered during a strip search that took place at the jail due to the drug paraphernalia that was found in her possession. It appeared that the woman attempted to destroy the drugs, but a correctional officer was able to recover them before the meth was destroyed. As a result, the woman was charged with multiple offenses, including felony possession of a controlled substance, possession of prohibited substances in a correctional facility and felony tampering with evidence.
In Texas, drug crimes are prosecuted aggressively. In some cases, officers and prosecutors have been known to violate citizens' rights when searching for evidence or attempting to obtain a conviction. A criminal law attorney could mount a strong defense against the charges if there is evidence that drugs did not belong to the accused person. Otherwise, the attorney may work to get a dismissal of the charges if it was determined that authorities violated the accused person's rights during a search or while the person was being detained.
Source: The Houston Chronicle, "Sheriff: Texas woman removes meth from private parts during arrest", Julie Takahashi, Aug. 1, 2017


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Here is the example of table which is deleted by mistake and you can recovered this table from FLASBBACK Query.
Example will explain the Flashback Query concept and use. Flashback Query dependent on UNDO_RETENTION parameter.
So do recovery as quick as you can.
3. Delete the table for shown in example (informed by application team accidentally deleted at what time).
4. Check the actual table data present after delete command.
--Check the table data with flashback query using Timestamp parameter.
–Check the table data with flashback query using SCN number.
–Check the data present if it happens 90 min before. you can specify your time as you wanted.
Note: Minus will give you detail of only distinct rows, so you need to find the count of rows how many time it need to insert into production table. If table having any primary or unique id then it will give you exact count.
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You'd obviously be much better off listening to Desperate Measures at another jazz lunch in the Bedford Hotel in Tavistock! Hard to believe another month has passed but there we were, accompanied only by the toots of passing steam traction engines giving attendees at the steam fair slow rides past the hotel.
This time our set up process prompted a discussion about cables with a staff member who is studying music production.
But our cables were tucked away this time.
Well, it's a little bit tidier.
Now, it may be blowing our own trumpet (ha ha), but I think the band gets better every time we play here. Confidence is growing, and we are more relaxed. There are things we need to work on, as always, but there were some very good performances in there.
So not a long blog today, because it's the same place as the last post, and pretty much the same thing.
We'll be back at the Bedford in July, but we'll miss August. Our calendar is filling up with a couple of new events that will appear in more detail on the web site. And watch this space for reports on how we get on.
And we got our just desserts too. Chocolate cheesecake or bread and butter pudding. Sweet.
And so, with sun still high, we made our way home to enjoy the sounds of our gardens. And for Debs, this meant a chance to listen to her lettuces (you had to be there).
May 5th 2013. A hard day's work at Bedford Hotel is rewarded with a pleasant meal.
The restaurant was fully booked for the jazz lunch, but staggered bookings combined with delays in diners being served left us running out of tunes and energy. Bravely, we carried on well past our scheduled end time of 2 pm. And finally, it was a tired band that sat down to lunch at around 3.30 pm.
Sadly there had been no time to organise photographs of us playing this time. So you'll have to put up with just one or two pictures of our sojourn in the 'green room'. Here's Mick asking Debs to check that his nostrils are clean.
It subsequently emerged that the folk booking us for a future gig for a diamond wedding had submitted, er, a list of requests. Here's Charlie rehearsing his outfit to satisfy the requirement.
Yep, they want some Abba. Anyone got a swing version of Dancing Queen?


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The course offerings include: "Dress for Success" on April 23; "Communication" on April 25; "Interview Skills" on April 30; "Resumes" on May 2; "Tips for Success" on May 7 and "Mock Interviews" on May 9. Classes will meet from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and class size is limited (15 maximum), so interested persons should register as soon as possible.
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First trial results of new immune-modulating drugs presented in Mexico City
Long-lasting antibodies and TLR7 agonist in first safety and dose-finding trials in people with HIV
Gus Cairns
Grace Chen of NIAID at IAS 2019. Photo by Gus Cairns.
Several studies of new types of HIV drug that have previously only been in pre-clinical (laboratory or animal) studies, or in drug level studies in HIV-negative people, were presented at the 10th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019) in Mexico City.
Dr Grace Chen from the Vaccine Research Centre of the US National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) reported on the safety and virological effects of two broadly neutralising antibodies, VRC01 and VRC07-523.
Although the virological effects of these antibodies have been tested before, this was the first safety and virological-activity study of the 'LS' version of the antibodies. This adds a sequence to the antibody protein that makes them bind more tenaciously to cells, meaning they have a much longer half-life in the body.
The body's mechanisms for fighting infections and eradicating dysfunctional cells.
broadly neutralising antibodies (bNAbs)
A neutralising antibody (NAb) is an antibody that fully defends its target cell from an antigen. A broadly neutralising antibody (bNAb) is a neutralising antibody that has this effect against a wide range of antigens. A number of broadly neutralising antibodies have been isolated from persons living with HIV. Some of them are being studied and, in some cases, used in clinical trials, to defend humans against HIV infection, treat HIV infection, and kill HIV-infected CD4+ T cells in latent reservoirs.
neutralising antibody
An antibody that neutralises (renders harmless) an infectious microorganism.
A pill or liquid which looks and tastes exactly like a real drug, but contains no active substance.
latency reversing agents
Small pharmacological molecules that could help uncover where HIV is hiding in the cells of HIV-positive persons whose viral load had been suppressed below the level of detection (or reverse HIV latency). Researchers are investigating these molecules hoping they may be part of a combination approach to eradicating HIV ('kick HIV out' of latently infected cells to suppress it with ARVs).
Seven participants with HIV aged between 18 and 70 received a single dose of VRC01-LS, and nine participants a single dose of VRC07-523-LS. They were followed for three days to check on the immediate immune-system reactions to the antibodies and up to 56 days to detect any more slowly developing side-effects.
Antibodies are immunologically active proteins, which means they can have unexpected effects on the immune system, both adverse and beneficial. As well as acting as HIV entry inhibitors, they can flag up cells for destruction by other parts of the immune system, and can form 'immune complexes' consisting of antibodies and viral particles bonded together, which can then have a vaccine-type effect.
VRC07-523-LS appeared more virologically effective than VRC01-LS but also produced a somewhat higher rate of transient immunological side-effects such as local inflammation and mild fever-like symptoms. No clinically significant adverse events were ascribed to VRC01-LS but two were ascribed to VRC07-523-LS; injection site numbness, which resolved after a day, and a temporary decline in the immune cells called neutrophils, which resolved after eight days.
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Seven days after an infusion of the antibodies, fewer than half of the people given VRC01-LS had a viral load reduction of more than 0.5 logs (a threefold reduction); but eight out of nine VRC07-523-LS recipients had a viral load reduction of more than 1.2 logs (a 16-fold reduction).
At a press conference, principal investigator Dr Pablo Tebas said that a forthcoming study would look at the effects of VRC07-523-LS infusions in combination with injectable cabotegravir, both given every two months.
They were also devising a study giving people combination therapy with several broadly neutralising antibodies and then stopping their antiretroviral therapy (ART), hoping to improve on a study published last year that enabled the majority of a group of eleven people to take five or more months off ART without their viral load reappearing.
In the longer-term, high-tech possibilities exist such as developing immune complexes to act as therapeutic vaccines or ferrying the antibodies into cells as messenger RNA molecules (mRNAs), which could enable the cells to generate the antibodies themselves. But, Tebas warned, "It may be three to five years before we'll have a candidate therapy to advance into proof-of-concept trials."
Vesatolimod, first TLR-7 agonist in human trials, passes safety test
An example of the kind of drug that could be combined with broadly neutralising antibodies is vesatolimod, formerly known as GS-9620. This drug acts on a cell receptor called TLR7 that alerts the innate immune system, the oldest and fastest-acting part of the immune system, to the presence of foreign molecules. It's fair to say that at present it's a drug with potential, rather than one with a clear role. Originally its immune-stimulating properties led to it being investigated as a latency-reversing agent in so-called 'kick and kill' strategies, but it could also be used to alert the immune system to the presence of other drugs such as therapeutic vaccines and strengthen the immune response to them.
In monkey studies, it has been used successfully to induce viral control off ART. Given to monkeys in combination with broadly neutralising antibodies, it was able to induce five out of eleven to become viral controllers off ART, and three out of nine when it was given in combination with a therapeutic vaccine. Interestingly, viral control occurred not immediately, but several months after ART was withdrawn, as if the drug was 'teaching' the immune system to recognise HIV.
The first human safety study of this agent in HIV-positive people taking ART was reported at IAS 2019 in Mexico.
In this dose-escalation study, six different doses of vesatolimod were given as single oral pills spaced two weeks apart (it is envisaged that, as an immune-modulating agent rather than an antiretroviral, it might be dosed about once a fortnight).
These were given to six groups of six patients each, with a total of 36 people on the drug, while two in each group were given placebo, so 12 participants received placebo. The six doses were 1, 2 and 4mg pills given six times, 6 and 8 mg doses given ten times, and a 10mg dose rising to 12mg after the third dose, also given ten times. So 18 patients received lower doses of vesatolimod over an 11-week period, while another 18 received higher doses over a 19-week period. All patients were followed out to 22 weeks.
The participants were largely male (5 out of 48 or about 10% were women), had an average age of 48, had been diagnosed with HIV for between 6 and 15 years, and had been on ART for between 4 and 14 years.
There were no serious adverse events related to the drug and no laboratory abnormalities; one participant did experience seriously raised creatinine, often a sign of kidney damage, but this was related to "strenuous exercise".
The 1, 2, 4 and 6mg doses of the drug were biologically inactive, but the 8, 10 and 12mg doses produced transient rises in the proportion of natural killer (NK) cells that were activated, from a baseline of about 20% to 50-80%, a sign that the innate immune system was responding. However, there were similar rises in T-cells too, so vesatolimod seems to activate the adaptive immune system too. Doses of at least 6mg induced significant production of the virus-killing immune modulator interferon.
Vesatolimod produced immune activation without producing transient increases in viral load, which may be a strength. The highest viral load seen in a participant receiving vesatolimod was 69 copies/ml in someone receiving the 4mg dose, and this was the only case of a viral load over 50 copies/ml – except, ironically, in a participant receiving placebo, who experienced a viral 'blip' to nearly 2500 copies/ml.
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This safety and dose-finding study of vesatolimod shows that there are possibly useful effects on the immune system in doses over 8mg, and that doses up to 12mg produce few side-effects.
In a press conference, Gilead's Dr Romas Geleziunas said that the drug had produced a dramatic decline in the amount of reservoir cells containing HIV in the monkey studies. Trials evaluating the efficacy of vesatolimod were underway to see if we can reproduce in humans the success already seen in monkeys, he added.
He was asked by an audience member whether there would be more studies in women, as more and more data were coming out showing that there were gender differences in the way women responded to HIV drugs, especially reverse transcriptase inhibitors. This might be particularly important for TLR7 agonists, as the TLR7 gene lies on the X chromosome.
Chen G et al. Safety and virologic effect of the HIV-1 broadly neutralising antibodies, VRC01LS or VRC07-523LS, administered to HIV-infected adults in a phase 1 clinical trial. 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019) Mexico City. Abstract WEAA0305LB, 2019.
Riddler SA et al. Vesatolimod (GS-9620) Is Safe and Pharmacodynamically Active in HIV-Infected Individuals. 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019), Mexico City. Abstract WEAA0304, 2019.
Download the slides from the conference website.
New & experimental HIV treatments
People with HIV more willing to consider a medication offering a 'cure' for HIV than one providing 'clinical remission'
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics
"I'm prepared to die to be cured of HIV" – what did people mean when they said this?
Many people living with HIV unwilling to interrupt treatment for prolonged periods during HIV cure trials
Will post-treatment controllers guide us towards an HIV cure?
Second case of unintended HIV transmission during HIV cure study prompts questions about PrEP provision
In a range of experiments, scientists have reactivated resting immune cells that were latently infected with HIV or its monkey relative, SIV, in cells in the bloodstream and a variety of tissues in animals. As a result, the cells started making copies of the viruses, which could potentially be neutralized by anti-HIV drugs and the immune system. This advance, published today in two papers in the journal Nature, marks progress toward a widely accessible cure for HIV.
For the first time, scientists use a compound to expose latent HIV to attack in 2 animal models with little or no toxicity.
Study shows similar results for starting at 2 days or 2 weeks; ART alone unlikely to lead to remission.
An unpublished manuscript describing the creation of the first gene-edited babies is replete with expansive claims of a medical breakthrough that can "control the HIV epidemic." It claims "success" in using a "novel therapy" to render the girls resistant to HIV. Yet it makes little attempt to prove that the twins really are resistant to the virus.
Although we understand a great deal of HIV's origins, molecular biology and pathogenesis, we continue to stand at the cusp of a cure, and don't have a cure itself. There are many reasons this barrier is so hard to surmount. The following list provides a summary.


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On Saturday the 17th of February 2018, Grace College hosted an U16 Boys Basketball Tournament for the first time. We are grateful to our sponsors Mr Greg Downs from Hilton Quarry Spar and Mr Ndumiso Ndlovu Sportsmans Warehouse for their support.
The tournament held at Cowan House was comprised of 5 schools; Westville boys high school, Grace College, Maritzburg Christian School, Umgungundlovu Technical Basketball Team. St. Nicholas Diocesan School and Clifton School (Durban). All the matches in the Round Robyn Stage were closely contested with St Nicholas leading the pack. However, it was Westville Boys who won 28-23, in a thrilling playoff against St Nicholas, finishing as overall winners. We congratulate them and extend the invitation to other schools with basketball programmes for the upcoming 'Grace College U16 Basketball Invitational Tournament 2019'.
Pictured here are the Westville Boys U16 basketball team.


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Summertime riding in North Carolina can sometimes be a bit uncomfortable. There are those that tough it out and those that choose to spend a hot Sunday in in a garage adding farkle to a bike. Guilty! And so is Dave. It's his bike and I offered to help him install a set of the new Denali D4 auxiliary lights on his '07 R1200GS.
These hybrid LED lights provide both flood and spot lighting in a single assembly. Unboxing was a real treat. They are really well-built and have a certain quality feel in your hand.
The goals of this project were to power the D4s from the battery, but controlled with an ignition-switched relay and bar-mounted power switch. The output of the relay would also provide power to a connector for Dave's heated gear and future farkle.
After some disassembly, including fuel tank and windshield removal, we tackled the easy part first. Dave had purchased a mounting bar for the lights and that was quickly U-bolted in place on the front subframe, behind and below the beak. While Dave bolted the D4s in place on each side of the mount, I started to build the new wiring harness and relay connections, working forward from the battery.
12 gauge stranded wire, crimp-on ring terminals and a weather-resistant fuse holder were employed to make the battery connection. Note: Besides the crimping of the ring terminals, I flowed a little solder into them to make really sure they wouldn't come apart on some rainy, moonless night. Fast-on connections were made to the relay and it was wired to energize only when ignition power is present. We chose to leach ignition power from the wire providing positive power to the small bulb located in the headlight assembly. A Posi-Tap connector was used to make this connection and it really simplified the process. Once everything was in place, a few tests with a volt meter were completed to make sure the electrons were flowing in the proper direction.
With the relay switching tackeled, more 12 gauge wire was routed along the engine to the front of the bike, where we intended to "distribute" the power to the D4s, the wiring for the heated clothing and other TBD farkle.
Due to my previous experience using Anderson PowerPoles for DC power connections, we terminated the relay-switched power near the front of the bike with a red-black pair of the 30A connectors. To split the electrons between the different targets, we used a 6-way PowerPole splitter product called the PWR-BLOK 6 from Quicksilver Radio. The photo below shows the final location of the splitter just under the left side of the front fairing.
The PowerPole connections at the bottom take up 3 of the 6 available positions: DC power in, Power out to the D4s and power out to the heated gear connection. In the future, we'll have to adjust the orientation of the splitter to accommodate using any of the 3 open positions at the top.
Denali provides a complete wiring harness for the D4s, with a very generous amount of wiring. Everything is pretty much plug and play once we added the PowerPole connectors and tied Denali's own ignition sense wire permanently to the positive side of the DC connection.
We could have shortened much of the provided wiring harness, but the afternoon sun was shining into the garage, raising the temperature further and encouraging completion of the project sooner. Instead, we chose to work carefully from the connections at the lights themselves, tucking and tying the surplus wiring to the front subframe where it would be both protected and out of sight.
With the harness for both lights tucked away and the Denali-provided On-Off switch mounted inboard of the left side handgrip, it was time to put the tank back on and call it a day. The finished project really looked good. Dave spent some time after dark doing some minor adjustments to the D4 alignment. For the most part, they were pretty much spot on. Pun intended. These lights REALLY light up the night and a fine job during the day, too.
It's always interesting when you finish a wiring project like this and take stock of the zip ties replaced and otherwise wasted. This photo should give you an idea of the carnage. It was worth it.