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Packers need new running backs to get up to speed
Position remains in flux due to injuries, roster changes
GREEN BAY – Head Coach Mike McCarthy would like to get the Packers' newest running backs some game action right away this week in Oakland, but it will depend how practice goes for new acquisitions LeShun Daniels and Bronson Hill.
"The biggest thing for both those guys is just to get up to speed," McCarthy said prior to Monday's practice. "We want them to play in the game in Oakland. We don't know to what level."
McCarthy said he added some extra reps to the 9-on-7 run-game drills this week to help the new players, who became necessary additions due to injuries and Akeem Judd's sudden departure.
Jamaal Williams injured an ankle in last Thursday's preseason game, and McCarthy said he would be limited this week, while Devante Mays still isn't ready to return from the hamstring injury that has sidelined him for nearly three weeks now.
Judd's decision to leave the team was a personal one, and McCarthy admitted being caught by surprise because he was impressed with what Judd had done in his short time in Green Bay. Also, Aaron Jones has not yet played in a preseason game due to a hamstring injury, and he'll be suspended for the first two games of the regular season.
Another hope was to get the starting offensive line a week of work together heading into the third preseason game, but it sounds like right guard Justin McCray's calf injury will prevent that from happening. McCarthy didn't give a timeline on McCray's return, but the No. 1 unit isn't expected to be intact for the Oakland game.
"We've got this week and next week to make sure we get some decisions ironed out," McCarthy said of the offensive line. "We'll get some guys the opportunity to play their second and maybe third positions. That's going to be the focus there."
Overall, with three public practices in camp remaining (including Monday), McCarthy likes the extra work the first units have gotten against one another in practice to this point. He said the "ones vs. ones" increased by 15 to 17 percent in total reps this summer.
"I feel like we're hitting the target there," McCarthy said. "The conditioning of the football team is on the path where it needs to be, so I feel good about that.
"One part you always have to try to get, especially in this era of CBA football, is to get enough information to make the right decisions as far as the roster."


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Fed's Q1 Senior Loan Officer Survey Shows Broad Tightening of Loan Standards
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Commentary: The four-day work week is necessary. Here's how to make it happen
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Yet sadly, no country stands anywhere close to achieving a 15- or even 30-hour work week in the next 10 years, says University of Leeds' David Spencer.
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David Spencer
14 Oct 2019 06:21AM (Updated: 14 Oct 2019 07:06AM)
LEEDS: "We should work to live, not live to work," declared John McDonnell in his speech to Britain's Labour Party Conference. He followed this up with a commitment to the goal of a 32-hour, four-day work week.
The goal, McDonnell said, was to be achieved within 10 years and, importantly, was to be realised with no loss of pay.
The reduction of the working week to four days would be truly transformative. It would represent a radical break with the dominant work culture that exists in our contemporary capitalist society.
Yet its radicalism also presents challenges. Will business accept a cut in the working week? What kind of legislation will be required to achieve the cut?
Ultimately, can capitalism be adapted to accommodate a four-day week or will it require us to imagine – and create – a future beyond capitalism?
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Commentary: Long hours at the office could be killing you
THE CASE FOR WORKING LESS
The arguments for working less are compelling. Shorter work hours would free up time for us to do and be things outside of work. It would enable us to live better lives.
Evidence shows how longer work hours are associated with various forms of sickness – both physical and mental. The reduction of work hours, in this case, could help to raise the health and well-being of workers.
Commentary: We know it's pointless to work long hours yet we still do it
Beyond personal benefits, we could mitigate the effects of climate change by working less. The work-spend treadmill has an environmental cost that we could resolve by curbing the time we devote to work.
Less work could also pay for itself by giving rise to higher productivity. Rested bodies and minds make for more productive hours and offer the opportunity to produce what we need with more free time.
Finally, we might also work better. If we eliminate hours of drudgery, we could leave more time for us to enjoy more rewarding work.
Reducing working hours is as much about enhancing the quality of work as about reducing its burden.
WORK'S PERSISTENCE
But the system in which we live keeps on pressing us to work more. It was once assumed that capitalism would develop in ways that would deliver shorter work hours.
Back in 1930, the economist John Maynard Keynes famously dreamed of a 15-hour work week by 2030. He thought this would be achieved through no fundamental reform of capitalism.
In reality, however, hours of work in capitalist economies have remained stubbornly high and have even shown signs of increase (especially since the global financial crisis).
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Commentary: Employers have obsessed over productivity. They need to focus on people instead
Large differences in work hours exist between countries, to be sure. German workers enjoy shorter work hours than their US counterparts, for example.
But no country stands anywhere close to achieving a 15- or even 30-hour work week in the next ten years. On current trends, most capitalist economies look set to have average working weeks more than double Keynes's prediction.
The reasons for this stagnation in work hours are varied. On the one hand, there is the issue of power. Workers cannot hope to secure shorter hours if they lack the bargaining power to realise them.
The decline of unions and shift towards the "shareholder value model" of management, which measures a company's success by the return it brings to shareholders, has resulted in many people working longer, or the same hours, for lower pay.
On the other hand, the continued force of consumerism has acted as a prop to the work ethic. Advertising and product innovation have created a culture where longer hours have been accepted as normal, even while they have inhibited the freedom of workers to live well.
An open-plan office. (Photo: Unsplash)
The challenge for any political party that is committed to the goal of working less is to overcome the above obstacles.
McDonnell has suggested that working hours (along with wage rates and conditions) could be agreed at a sector level through negotiation between employers and trade unions. Any agreements brokered on reduced working hours could then become legally binding.
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This approach, in some ways, follows the lead of collective bargaining arrangements in Germany, where employers and trade unions have agreed on shorter working weeks.
The problem here will be reviving collective bargaining at a time of low union membership. Some service sectors have a very limited union presence and curbing work hours may be difficult to achieve under this policy.
McDonnell also proposed a "Working Time Commission" with the power to recommend the government increases statutory leave entitlements as quickly as possible without increasing unemployment.
A senior on her way to work. (Photo: Unsplash)
This is more promising in that it aims to create a new debate – and ideally a new consensus – around the case for shortening work time across the economy as a whole. One effect of this commission might be the recommendation and implementation of a four-day work week in all sectors.
A wider policy agenda for shorter work hours is outlined in a new report written by Lord Skidelsky, which was commissioned by McDonnell.
While there are areas to disagree on, the report itself mark a significant step forward in the discussion of reducing work time. Generally, there now seems greater pressure to secure a four-day or even three-day work week.
Still, the barriers to change remain formidable. As seen in the reception by industry groups to Labour's announcement, business will take some convincing about the merits of a shorter working week.
But the scepticism of business only shows how far we need to rethink the economy and life more generally. If we continue to work as long as we do, we will not just keep on damaging ourselves, but also our planet. Working less, in short, is not some luxury, but a necessary part of our progress as human beings.
David Spencer is Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Leeds. This commentary first appeared in The Conversation.
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York County sheriff election a rematch of contentious Republican primary
York County Sheriff Richard Keuerleber again faces a challenge from Shane Becker in a contentious race.
York County sheriff election a rematch of contentious Republican primary York County Sheriff Richard Keuerleber again faces a challenge from Shane Becker in a contentious race. Check out this story on ydr.com: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/10/23/election-2019-york-county-sheriff-richard-keuerleber-against-shane-becker/4010839002/
Dylan Segelbaum, York Daily Record Published 3:26 p.m. ET Oct. 23, 2019 | Updated 9:04 a.m. ET Nov. 5, 2019
The York County Sheriff's Office provides security to the court system, transports prisoners and serves legal paperwork.
In a contentious rematch of the Republican primary, York County Sheriff Richard Keuerleber will again face Shane Becker as he seeks a fourth term in office.
Keuerleber, 59, of Dover Township, took office in 2008 and has come under fire for allowing a local CEO who's a convicted felon to bypass normal security measures at the York County Judicial Center before a temporary protection-from-abuse order hearing.
Becker, 56, of Spring Garden Township, worked in the York County Sheriff's Office from 2014 to 2018. He himself has been criticized for financial issues.
Both candidates are Republicans. Becker lost in the GOP primary, but he earned enough write-in votes to appear on the Democratic ballot in the Nov. 5 election.
The York County Sheriff's Office provides security to the court system, transports prisoners and serves legal paperwork. The sheriff is elected to four-year terms and will make $84,345.50 in 2020.
RELATED: Who can you vote for in the 2019 election? A look at races, things to know in York County.
York County Sheriff Richard Keuerleber, left, and Shane Becker, a deputy sheriff in the Adams County Sheriff's Office, right, are set to face off on Election Day. (Photo: Submitted)
"I have over 29 years of experience and dedication and determination to serve as sheriff for another term," said Keuerleber, who first started as a deputy sheriff in 1988.
In an interview, Keuerleber cited accomplishments including developing a civil process system that's used in more than two dozen counties in Pennsylvania. Many of his successes, he said, can be attributed to the hard work of the men and women in the sheriff's office.
READ: Election 2019: Watch demo of York County's paper ballot and learn what voters need to know.
Keuerleber was widely criticized when he allowed Bill Hynes, founder and CEO of United Fiber & Data, to park in a secure area of the York County Judicial Center on July 15.
Hynes, he said, parked there so he could visit Dargo, a K-9 that he and members of the rock band Live had donated to the sheriff's office. "Bill's been very good to our office," Keuerleber said. "There was no special treatment for the hearing. There was no special treatment for the service."
The York Daily Record/Sunday News later obtained text messages through Right-to-Know Law requests that didn't mention the dog. Keuerleber then said he only stated that Hynes had parked there on past occasions to visit the K-9.
UPDATE: York CEO Bill Hynes arrested on charges related to assault, stalking, PFA violation
The York County Board of Commissioners called the decision a "dereliction of duty." Keuerleber fired back, declaring in a statement that he has "discretion to make exceptions to searches and screening of persons entering the facility." He later implemented security changes.
The White Rose Lodge No. 15, Fraternal Order of Police, rescinded its endorsement and separately voted to support Becker. But several officials — including outgoing Register of Wills/Clerk of Orphans' Court Brad Jacobs; former Clerk of Courts Don O'Shell; and retired Common Pleas Judges John S. Kennedy and John W. Thompson Jr. — are backing the incumbent.
"Rich Keuerleber is a man of integrity," O'Shell wrote in a letter-to-the-editor. "He, like all of us, makes the occasional misstep. None of us are perfect. However, those in public life often find that political opponents and opportunists play upon an admitted mistake, ignoring a vast record of success in serving the courts and the county."
The York County Republican Committee has endorsed Keuerleber.
CHECK OUT: Election 2019: 2 candidates running for 1 spot on the York County Court of Common Pleas
In an interview, Becker, who's a deputy sheriff in the Adams County Sheriff's Office, described himself as a candidate for change.
"I think 30 years in that department, or that office, is long enough," said Becker, who previously worked as a police officer for the Jackson Township Police Department. "And I think we need to move in a different direction."
Becker said he's served as a team leader and gained experience while serving as a diplomatic security specialist in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan. He said he'd work to address retention in the sheriff's office.
Leadership has lost touch with the rank-and-file deputy sheriffs, Becker said. But Keuerleber has said that's just his opponent's opinion.
Bill Hose, who served as York County sheriff from 1996 to 2007, has thrown his support behind Becker, stating that the incumbent's "incompetence is matched only by his arrogance."
"Shane is eminently qualified to be our next sheriff," Hose said. "He has the leadership skills and temperament to oversee our sheriff's office with dignity and respect for all," he later added.
ALSO OF INTEREST: Election 2019: What candidates for York County commissioner are saying about 911, taxes
Becker and his soon-to-be ex-wife, Virginia, have a more than $149,000 federal tax lien against their property. He said it's related to his separation and pending divorce, but he has provided no specific explanation.
A spokesman for the Internal Revenue Service, Dean Patterson, said in an email that federal law prevents the agency from discussing specific taxpayers.
Election Day is on Nov. 5. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Contact Dylan Segelbaum at 717-771-2102.
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Photos: 2019 York County primary results
Chris Reilly is on his toes as election night wears on at a gathering of the Republican Party of York County, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Wisehaven. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record
District Attorney Dave Sunday watches the results pour in on election night at a gathering of the Republican Party of York County, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Wisehaven. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record
Ron Smith (right) and Chris Reilly (left) watch the results side-by-side on election night at a gathering of the Republican Party of York County, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Wisehaven. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record
Ron Smith talks with Chris Reilly on election night at a gathering of the Republican Party of York County, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Wisehaven. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record
Matt Menges and his supporters look at the live feed on election night at a gathering of the Republican Party of York County, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Wisehaven. Menges won the party's nomination for York County Court of Common Pleas judge. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record
Republican candidate for county commissioner Steve Chronister watches results come in on Tuesday, May 21. Chronister conceded the race later in the night. John Buffone/ YDR
York County Commissioner Doug Hoke and Judith Higgins react to primary night results at a gathering of the Democratic Party of York County Tuesday at Rockfish Public House. Both Higgins and Hoke won the party's nominations for the fall ballot for commissioners. Jim Seip, York Daily Record
Candidates Stacey Duckworth (York County clerk of courts), Judith Higgins (York County commissioner) and Sarah Hammond (state Senate) on election night at a gathering of the Democratic Party of York County Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Jim Seip
Democrat candidate Judith Higgins designed and cast the white rose pin she wore on election night Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Higgins and Doug Hoke won the party's nominations for county commissioner. Jim Seip
Supporters and candidates watch early election results at a gathering of the Democratic Party of York County Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Rockfish Public House in York. Jim Seip
Patrick Laughman and Sandra Thompson react to early poll results on election night at a gathering of the Democratic Party of York County Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Rockfish Public House in York. Thompson is running for judge in York County Court of Common Pleas. Laughman is running for South Western School Board. Both candidates won their nominations. Jim Seip
Politicians and volunteers at a gathering of the Democratic Party of York County look at results on election night. Judith Higgins, running for York County commissioner, is at left and Sarah Hammond, running for state Senate, is at right. Jim Seip, York Daily Record
Allison Blew gives her victory speech for the Republican nomination for Prothonotary on election night at a gathering of the Republican Party of York County, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Wisehaven. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record
This is the scene inside of Wisehaven on election night at a gathering of the Republican Party of York County, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record
Ron Smith eagerly awaits the polling results on election night at a gathering of the Republican Party of York County, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Wisehaven. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record
Matt Menges mingles with his supporters as he awaits the poll results on primary election night at a gathering of the Republican Party of York County, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Wisehaven. Menges won the party's nomination for judge in the York County Court of Common Pleas. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record
Chris Reilly watches the polling live feed on election night at a gathering of the Republican Party of York County, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Wisehaven. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record
Attorney Sandra Thompson high fives a supporter at a gathering of the Democratic Party of York on primary election night Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Rockfish Public House in York. Thompson won the Democratic nomination for York County Court of Common Pleas judge. Jim Seip
York County Commissioner Doug Hoke looks at results on a cell phone at a gathering of the Democratic Party of York County on election night May 21, 2019 at Rockfish Public House in York. Jim Seip, York Daily Record
Judith Higgins, who is running for York County commissioner, and Sarah Hammond, who is running for state Senate, listen to news on election night Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Higgins and Doug Hoke won the Democratic nominations for county commissioner. Jim Seip, York Daily Record
Sarah Hammond looks at results on election night with Patrick Laughman at a gathering for the Democratic Party of York County Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Hammond was running in the special election to fill the State Senate seat in the 33rd District vacated by retired Sen. Rich Alloway. Laughman is running for South Western School Board. Jim Seip, York Daily Record
Democrat Sarah Hammond, who is running in the special election in the 33rd Pennsylvania Senate District, checks her cell phone for results with the Democratic Party of York County at Rockfish Public House Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Jim Seip, York Daily Record
Democrat Sarah Hammond (right) who is running in the special election for the 33rd state Senate seat is here. She has been checking results during the Democratic Party of York County watch party in downtown York. Teresa Boeckel, York Daily Record
Republican incumbent Chris Reilly awaits election results with the GOP at Wisehaven Event Center on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Sam Ruland, York Daily Record
Members of the Democratic Party of York County await results at Rockfish Public House in downtown York on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Teresa Boeckel, York Daily Record
Steve Chronister (right) awaits election results with his brother-in-law Greg Bowers, who is York County controller and a co-owner of Grandview and BrewVino. Candy Woodall, York Daily Record
Republican candidate Steve Chronister (right) and his family watch results for the York County Commissioner race at Grandview Golf Club in York. Candy Woodall, York Daily Record
Republican Ron Smith (right) talks with a constituent as he watches the results roll in at Wisehaven Event Center. Sam Ruland, York Daily Record
Republican candidates Christopher Reilly (left) and Ron Smith (right) watch the county commissioner results at Wisehaven Event Center on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Sam Ruland, York Daily Record
Voters and candidate representatives stand outside the West Manchester Township polling place at Zion United Methodist Church early Election Day. Paul Kuehnel, York Daily Record
Steve Chronister awaiting results of the county commissioners primary election inside a cafe room at Grandview on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. John Buffone, York Daily Record
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People leave the West Manchester Township polling place at the Shiloh Fire Company early on Election Day. Paul Kuehnel, York Daily Record
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Monodnaviria — реалм ДНК-содержащих вирусов. Геном большинства членов реалма представлен  одноцепочечной ДНК, которая реплицируется по типу катящегося кольца, причём инициация репликации обеспечивается эндонуклеазой из суперсемейства HUH, закодированной в геномах Monodnaviria. В состав реалма также включаются вирусы, произошедшие от «типичных» Monodnaviria и имеющих либо линейный геном, представленный одноцепочечной ДНК, либо геном в виде кольцевой двуцепочечной ДНК.

Реалм Monodnaviria был выделен в 2019 году и содержит четыре царства: , ,  и Shotokuvirae. Представители трёх первых царств поражают прокариот, а представители царства Shotokuvirae, в состав которого входят и атипичные Monodnaviria, инфицируют эукариот. В ходе эволюции представители Monodnaviria, вероятно, возникали неоднократно и независимо от линейных плазмид бактерий и архей, которые кодируют эндонуклеазу HUH. Члены реалма, поражающие эукариот, по-видимому, также возникали несколько раз в ходе рекомбинации, которая приводила к слиянию вышеупомянутых плазмид с фрагментами ДНК, кодирующими белки капсида ряда РНК-содержащих вирусов. Большинство вирусов, имеющих одноцепочечную геномную ДНК, входят в состав реалма Monodnaviria.

Прототипные члены реалма часто обозначаются как CRESS-ДНК-вирусы. CRESS-ДНК-вирусы вызывают широкий спектр заболеваний, включая инфекции хозяйственно значимых культур растений, кроме того, они могут вызывать заболевания и у животных. К атипичным представителям реалма относятся, в числе прочих, папилломавирусы и полиомавирусы, которые могут вызывать разные виды рака. Многие представители Monodnaviria способны встраиваться в геномы своих хозяев, кроме того, среди Monodnaviria есть и вирусы, характеризующиеся высокой частотой мутаций и рекомбинаций.

Этимология названия
Название таксона происходит от , что означает «одиночный» (отсылка к одноцепочной ДНК), и DNA (ДНК), а также стандартного для реалмов суффикса -viria.

Описание
Все прототипные члены Monodnaviria, за исключением нитчатых бактериофагов из семейства , кодируют эндонуклеазу суперсемейства HUH. Эндонуклеазы этого семейства содержат особый мотив HUH, который состоит из двух остатков гистидина и остатка крупной гидрофобной аминокислоты, а также мотив Y, который содержит один или два остатка тирозина. У вирусов, чей геном представлен одноцепочечной ДНК (оцДНК), эндонуклеазу HUH нередко называют белком инициации репликации или сокращённо Rep, поскольку именно с внесения этим ферментом разрыва в определённый сайт в геноме запускает репликацию вирусного генома по типу катящегося кольца.

После того как вирусная оцДНК попадает в клетку хозяина, она реплицируется хозяйской ДНК-полимеразой с образованием новой формы вирусного генома — двуцепочечной ДНК (дцДНК). Эндонуклеаза HUH распознаёт короткую последовательность на 3'-конце от ориджина репликации, с которой связывается и вносит  в цепь ДНК положительной . При этом эндонуклеаза также связывается с 5'-концом разрыва при помощи остатка тирозина, который формирует ковалентную связь с  остовом ДНК с образованием фосфотирозина, который связывает фермент с вирусной ДНК.

3'-Конец разрыва, несущий гидроксильную группу, служит сигналом для хозяйской ДНК-полимеразы, чтобы та начала репликацию генома. Репликация происходит как удлинение свободного 3'-конца разрыва на цепи положительной полярности, а цепь отрицательной полярности выступает как матрица для репликации. По мере удлинения новосинтезированная цепь вытесняет исходную цепь положительной полярности, в которую и был внесён разрыв, вновь формируя двуцепочечную ДНК. Гидроксильная группа 3'-OH вытесненной цепи затем разрывает связь тирозина с ДНК, благодаря чему цепь положительной полярности высвобождается и замыкается в кольцо, тем самым становясь копией вирусного генома. Далее следует очередной цикл репликации, в начале которого эндонуклеаза HUH распознает сайт на двуцепочечной форме ДНК-генома вируса и вносит в неё разрыв, начиная новый раунд репликации по типу катящегося кольца.

Эндонуклеаза HUH может вносить второй разрыв в цепь положительной полярности, используя для этого второй остаток тирозина. В ходе репликации может образовываться  — несколько копий генома, следующих друг за другом в составе одной молекулы ДНК. После того, как положительная цепь будет полностью вытеснена от отрицательной и в неё будет внесён разрыв, OH-группа на 3'-конце может образовать связь с фосфотирозином на 5'-конце, формируя полноценную копию генома в виде оцДНК. Далее она может быть переведена в форму дцДНК, чтобы могла начаться транскрипция вирусных генов, использоваться для нового раунда репликации или быть упакованной в собранные вирусные капсиды. С одного и того же кольцевого генома процесс репликации может начинаться несколько раз, давая множество копий вирусного генома.

Атипичные представители Monodnaviria реплицируются не по механизму катящегося кольца. Вирусы, имеющие линейные геномы в виде оцДНК, такие как члены семейств Parvoviridae и , используют различные стратегии для репликации. Парвовирусы используют  (), при которой концы генома имеют петли в виде шпилек, которые в ходе репликации разворачиваются и сворачиваются заново, чтобы сменить направление синтеза ДНК. В ходе такой репликации непрерывно образуются новые копии генома в составе одного конкатемера, который потом разрезается на отдельные вирусные геномы эндонуклезой HUH. Члены семейства Bidnaviridae вместо эндонуклеазы HUH используют собственную ДНК-полимеразу, направляемую белками. Она реплицирует геном, представленный двумя молекулами ДНК, которые упаковываются в два разных вириона. ДНК-полимераза клетки-хозяина при этом не используется.

Некоторые члены Monodnaviria, такие как представители семейств Polyomaviridae и Papillomaviridae, имеют кольцевые дцДНК-геномы. Такие вирусы включены в состав типа  и используют двунаправленную репликацию ДНК с образованием . В этом случае репликация ДНК начинается с раскручивания дцДНК в ориджине репликации на две разные цепи. Далее происходит сборка двух репликативных вилок и их продвижение в противоположных направлениях. Репликация завершается, когда две вилки встречаются в сайте, противолежащем ориджину репликации.

Помимо описанного пути репликации, представителей Monodnaviria с оцДНК-геномами сближают и некоторые другие черты. Их капсиды, как правило, имеют икосаэдрическую форму и состоят из одного типа белка (исключение составляют парвовирусы, капсиды которых состоят из нескольких типов белков). У всех вирусов с оцДНК-геномами, структура капсидных белков была проанализирована с высоким разрешением, белки капсида содержат один мотив jelly roll.

У подавляющего большинства вирусов с оцДНК-геномами геномы представлены цепями ДНК положительной полярности. Единственное исключение составляют вирусы семейства Anelloviridae, которые пока не отнесены к какому-либо реалму и имеют оцДНК-геномы отрицательной полярности. В любом случае, для начала транскрипции вирусных генов необходимо, чтобы вирусные геномы были переведены в форму дцДНК. Наконец, все вирусы с оцДНК-геномами характеризуются относительно высокой частотой генетической рекомбинации и точечных мутаций, приводящих к аминокислотным заменам. Рекомбинация оцДНК-геномов может происходить между близкородственными вирусами, когда один и тот же ген реплицируется и транскрибируется в одно и то же время. Это обстоятельство может приводить к тому, что ДНК-полимеразы клетки-хозяина переключаются на репликацию цепей с отрицательной полярностью, что приводит к рекомбинации. Как правило, рекомбинации затрагивают цепи отрицательной полярности и происходят вне генов или на их периферии, а не в самих генах.

Высокая частота точечных мутаций у вирусов с оцДНК-геномами необычна, поскольку их удвоением занимаются ДНК-полимеразы клетки-хозяина, имеющие специальные механизмы корректировки ошибок репликации. Точечные мутации могут происходить из-за того, что вирусная  внутри капсида. Высокая частота мутаций и рекомбинаций свидетельствует, что оцДНК-вирусы могут стать опасными патогенами.

Филогенетика
Сравнительный анализ геномов и филогенетический анализ  эндонуклеаз HUH, хеликаз суперсемейства 3, а также капсидных белков представителей Monodnaviria показал, что они являются полифилетической группой и возникали в ходе эволюции независимо несколько раз. Эндонуклеазы HUH CRESS-ДНК-вирусов наиболее близки к тем, что закодированы в маленьких плазмидах бактерий и архей, которые реплицируются по механизму катящегося кольца, и происходили от этих предковых ферментов по меньшей мере три раза. Эндонуклеазы HUH CRESS-ДНК-вирусов, инфицирующих прокариот, вероятно, произошли от эндонуклеаз, кодируемых плазмидами и лишенных домена S3H, в то время как у CRESS-ДНК-вирусов, заражающих эукариот, эти ферменты произошли от эндонуклеаз с S3H-доменами.

Капсидные белки CRESS-ДНК-вирусов, инфицирующих эукариот, наиболее близки к тем, что кодируют различные вирусы растений и , геном которых представлен одноцепочечной РНК (оцРНК) положительной полярности. Эти вирусы входят в состав реалма Riboviria. По этой причине эукариотические CRESS-ДНК-вирусы, вероятно, возникали несколько раз в результате рекомбинации между ДНК-плазмидами архей и бактерий и комплементарными копиями РНК-вирусов положительной полярности. Таким образом, CRESS-ДНК-вирусы можно рассматривать как пример конвергентной эволюции: организмы, неродственные друг другу, независимо приобрели схожие черты.

Входящие в состав Monodnaviria вирусы с линейными оцДНК-геномами, в особенности, парвовирусы, вероятно, произошли от CRESS-ДНК-вирусов в результате утраты механизмов, позволяющих замкнуть линейный геном в кольцо. Представители Monodnaviria с дцДНК-геномами, возможно, произошли от парвовирусов в результате инактивации эндонуклеазного домена у Rep. Домен HUH в результате стал просто , а механизм репликации этих вирусов сменился с механизма катящегося кольца на двунаправленную репликацию. Капсидные белки этих дцДНК-вирусов сильно отличаются друг от друга, поэтому остаётся неясным, произошли ли они от капсидных белков парвовирусов или от других источников. Члены семейства Bidnaviridae, геномы которых представлены линейной оцДНК, скорее всего, произошли в результате интеграции генома парвовируса в состав полинтона, при этом эндонуклеаза HUH была заменена на ДНК-полимеразу полинтона.

Классификация
На март 2020 года к реалму Monodnaviria относят следующие таксоны до класса включительно:

 Царство  (Поражают только бактерий, имеют нитчатые или палочковидные вирионы, капсиды состоят из белка, содержащего α-спирали, кодируют АТФазу суперсемейства -HerA)
 Тип
 Класс
 Царство  (Поражают только бактерий, капсидные белки содержат единственный мотив jelly roll, имеют белок для транспорта ДНК через оболочку бактериальной клетки. Эндонуклеазы имеют монофилетическое происхождение)
 Тип
 Класс
 Царство  (Инфицируют только архей, в состав вирусной оболочки входит белок, обеспечивающий  мембран)
 Тип
 Класс
 Царство Shotokuvirae (У эндонуклеазы на N-конце находится эндонуклеазный домен, а на C-конце — хеликазный домен суперсемейства 3)
 Тип
 Класс
 Класс
 Класс Quintoviricetes
 Тип
 Класс
 Класс

В состав Monodnaviria входит подавляющее большинство вирусов с оцДНК-геномами, которые относятся к группе II в классификации вирусов по Балтимору. Из 16 семейств вирусов с геномами в виде оцДНК к Monodnaviria не относятся только семейства Anelloviridae, Finnlakeviridae (предполагаемый член реалма Varidnaviria) и . Представители Monodnaviria с дцДНК-геномами относятся к группе I в классификации Балтимора. Семейство Anelloviridae, возможно, все же относится к Monodnaviria, так как они морфологически близки к вирусам семейства . Было высказано предположение, что Anelloviridae относятся к CRESS-ДНК-вирусам с геномами отрицательной полярности, хотя обычно они имеют геномы положительной полярности.

Взаимодействие с хозяином
CRESS-ДНК-вирусы, инфицирующие эукариот, являются возбудителями многих болезней. Семейства вирусов растений  и  содержат возбудителей заболеваний хозяйственно важных растений и наносят существенный урон растениеводству. Вирусы семейства Circoviridae, поражающие животных, вызывают респираторные и кишечные инфекции, а также болезни репродуктивной системы. Вирусы семейства Bacilladnaviruses поражают преимущественно диатомовые водоросли и играют существенную роль в регуляции цветения водоёмов. Атипичные члены реалма также вызывают ряд болезней. Парвовирусы вызывают  и  у человека. Папилломавирусы и полиомавирусы вызывают различные виды рака и другие заболевания. В частности, полиомавирусы вызывают , а папилломавирусы вызывают рак репродуктивных органов и приводят к появлению бородавок.

Эндонуклеазы HUH, или белки Rep, не имеют гомологов у клеточных организмов, поэтому по их наличию в клеточных геномах можно судить о факте встраивания (эндогенизации) вируса из реалма Monodnaviria в геном хозяина. Таким образом, геномы представителей Monodnaviria могут выступать как инструменты горизонтального переноса генов. Чаще всего признаки эндогенизации выявляются у растений, однако они также были найдены в геномах животных, грибов и протистов. Эндогенизация могла происходить с помощью интегразы и транспозазы или же аппарата рекомбинации клетки-хозяина. Некоторые Monodnaviria интегрировались в геномы своих хозяев довольно давно. Так, некоторые члены семейств Circoviridae и Parvoviridae интегрировались в геномы своих хозяев по меньшей мере 40—50 миллионов лет назад.

История изучения
Первые упоминания о вирусе, входящего в реалм Monodnaviria, относятся к 752 году, когда японская Императрица Кокэн написала стихотворение, в котором описала заболевание , сопровождающееся пожелтением или исчезновением жилок в листьях и, вероятно, вызванное вирусом семейства Geminiviridae. Много веков спустя, в 1888 году, в Австралии была отмечена вспышка инфекции птиц, вызванной вирусом рода  и проявляющейся в утрате оперения. Первым охарактеризованным вирусом из группы CRESS-ДНК, поражающий животных, стал , который был описан в 1974 году. В 1977 году был детально охарактеризован геном вируса золотой мозаики бобовых (). С начала 1970-х годов было описано множество семейств представителей Monodnaviria, первым из которых стало семейство Parvoviridae.

В последние годы благодаря метагеномному анализу морских отложений и фекалиев стало понятно, что вирусы с геномами в виде оцДНК очень широко распространены в природе. В 2015—2017 годах были установлены родственные связи между вирусами группы CRESS-ДНК, и в 2019 году было предложено выделение реалма Monodnaviria, в который вошли CRESS-ДНК-вирусы и произошедшие от них группы вирусов. Несмотря на полифилетическое происхождение, представители реалма имеют множество общих признаков.

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A new regulated stock exchange, the International Property Securities Exchange ("IPSX") has launched in January 2019 having received Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approval and will become the first and only stock market dedicated to commercial real estate ("CRE") assets.
The IPSX is a "Recognised Investment Exchange" under UK law. This means that admission of, and trading in, financial instruments on the IPSX will be conducted in accordance with the FCA's sourcebook for Recognised Investment Exchanges.
The ISPX, which is expecting to see the first issuers undertake initial public offerings in the second quarter of this year, will operate two markets: IPSX Prime (which is currently live) being the core market on which CRE owners can undertake initial public offerings of companies owning a single CRE asset or, if approved, a multiple asset; and IPSX Wholesale (which is still under development) which will focus specifically on closely-held CRE assets (e.g. joint venture held assets) seeking onshore real estate investment trust (REIT) status. The IPSX have made it clear that it is not a market for property development companies and an issuer will only be admitted if property development forms an ancillary part of its business.
It is understood that most issuers will be classified as REITs (subject to satisfying the REIT requirements) and will therefore benefit from the REIT regime and favourable tax treatment.
So what is the rationale for a new stock market dedicated entirely to real estate? Real estate is still deemed an "alternative" asset class despite its scale, performance and global appeal. The CRE market has been a slow industry to innovate (albeit real estate tech is starting to be embraced) and has often been seen as restrictive to smaller investors (particularly retail investors), due, in part, to the industry structure and its relatively illiquid nature. Commercial real estate is still dominated, in the private market, by large, specialist investors buying up whole, or significant interests in, buildings either individually or through joint venture vehicles and, in the public market, by investors acquiring an indirect holding in an investment trust or REIT (which usually invests in a particular class of property) or in a large listed property company such as British Land (which would have a broad ranging business model) or by acquiring units in an open-ended unit trust or a property authorised investment fund (PAIF). In contrast, IPSX investors will be able to buy shares directly in companies holding single commercial real estate assets.
The intention of the IPSX is to widen the CRE market by giving a broad range of investors (from the major institutions down to the high net-worth individuals and retail investors) access to real estate investment in assets that would otherwise not be available to them. The key drivers are to create more diversification (e.g. geography, type of asset, tenant) in the asset class and more liquidity which will come from the market trading of the shares on the IPSX rather than through buying and selling the assets directly. The aim is to build a market based on volume (which will help with trading and liquidity) underpinned by good quality stabilised assets which will provide strong yields but also allows investors to buy and sell their shareholdings in those assets with relative ease and low cost.
Admission to the IPSX may also benefit asset owners as it provides an alternative to raising capital through a partial or total sale on the public capital markets where the owner-occupier can have access to a wider investor pool but has the ability to retain the asset management and/or other elements of control over the asset.
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The Issuer must be duly incorporated and conform with the laws and regulations of its place of incorporation.
An application for admission of any class of financial instruments must relate to all financial instruments of that class, issued or proposed to be issued. In addition the financial instruments to which the application for admission relates must (i) benefit from pre-emption rights on an issue of new shares for cash, (ii) be transferable and freely negotiable and (iii) be eligible for electronic settlement in the central security depositary.
The issuer must have published a prospectus (unless a relevant exemption applies) which must include the information required by the Prospectus Directive and the IPSX Rules for Issuers (Schedule One) and must be approved by the FCA.
An IPSX approved valuer (and must include a valuation report in any prospectus).
An IPSX Lead Adviser with responsibility for assessing whether or not an applicant satisfies all the requirements for admission to IPSX.
At least one market maker to register in the applicant's financial instruments upon admission to trading.
The issuer must ensure that at least 25 per cent. of the shares to be admitted to IPSX must be in public hands (a "minimum free float").
The issuer must specify the corporate governance arrangements which it has decided to apply and comply with their chosen arrangements.
If the issuer intends to deploy leverage it must have a maximum loan to value ratio of 40 per cent. at the expected date of Admission.
All related parties and applicable employees at the date of Admission must agree to a restricted lock-in period of at least one year from the date of Admission.


Be amazed by the artistry! Gruca is an exciting guitarist who possesses powerful musical interpretation and complete technical command over his instrument. A national guitar competition winner, Gruca will perform from his wide repertoire of Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic and Twentieth Century music. Watch his fingers fly across the strings.
Robert Gruca performs a wide range of solo, chamber and concerto repertoire. In recent seasons he has toured throughout the U.S. and Canada.


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Young children can easily get sick because their immune systems are not fully developed. Keep food and surfaces clean. Wash surfaces before and after you prepare foods like fish, meat, eggs, and cheese for your preschooler.
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En anglais est le deuxième album chanté en anglais par Françoise Hardy.
Destiné en priorité au marché anglophone, l'édition originale a été éditée au Royaume-Uni en octobre 1968.
La première édition française — huitième album paru en France de la chanteuse — a été publiée sous le même titre en décembre de la même année.

Deuxième album chanté en anglais
L'album est composé de dix reprises anglaises et américaines et de deux inédits : Empty Sunday (Françoise Hardy l'adaptera en français et l'enregistrera sous le titre J'ai le cœur vide aujourd'hui, mais ne sera pas édité sur disque.) et Never Learn To Cry (La chanteuse l'adaptera en français et l'enregistrera sous le titre Mon monde n'est pas vrai pour l'éditer sur son dixième l'album.).
Contexte
Depuis le début de l'année 1968, il n'y a eu qu'un seul single distribué dans le Royaume-Uni. Des enregistrements sont prévus au Studio Pye à Londres et au Studio CBE à Paris pour produire un album destiné à ce marché anglophone. En mai, un single contenant la reprise de Loving You, un succès d'Elvis Presley, est en place chez les disquaires de Grande-Bretagne pour accompagner la sortie de l'album qui arbore le titre laconique d'En anglais.
Les autres projets d'enregistrements se trouvent alors perturbés à la suite du mouvement étudiant qui, depuis le début du mois de mai, prend de l'ampleur en France. S'étendant au monde ouvrier, le pays est paralysé par les grèves à la mi-mai. Sur les conseils de leur attaché de presse, Françoise Hardy et Jacques Dutronc quittent alors la capitale pour la Corse. En juin, le calme revenu, chacun rentre chez soi.
Les enregistrements de chansons en langues étrangères reprennent. Elles seront rassemblées sur quelques 33 tours à partir de fin 1969.
 Douze titres en anglais, composeront l'album One-Nine-Seven-Zero qui sera édité au Royaume-Uni.
 Douze titres en allemand, composeront l'album Träume qui sera édité en Allemagne.
 Dix titres majoritairement parus sur 45 tours en Italie composeront la compilation Françoise in Italian qui sera éditée en Afrique du Sud.

Éditions originales de l'album (mono et stéréo)
, octobre 1968 : Disque microsillon 33 tours/., En anglais, Production Asparagus/United Artists Records (ULP 1207), mono et (SULP 1207), stéréo.
Pochette : photographies réalisées par Jean-Marie Périer.

Crédits
 Pochette : Photographies (recto, verso) réalisées par Jean-Marie Périer (non crédité).
 Orchestres :
 Charles Blackwell,
 ,
 Simon Napier-Bell,
 Jean-Pierre Sabar.

Liste des chansons
Les 12 chansons qui composent le disque ont été enregistrées en stéréophonie.

Discographie liée à l'album
Abréviations et termes utilisés pour désigner les différents types de supports d'enregistrements :
LP (Long Playing) = Album sur disque 33 tours (vinyle).
CD (Compact Disc) = Album sur disque compact.
EP (Extended Playing) = Disque super 45 tours (vinyle), 4 titres.
SP (Single Playing) = Disque 45 tours (vinyle), 2 titres.

Premières éditions britanniques

Disque promotionnel
Destiné à la promotion de l'album, ce disque, exclusivement distribué dans les médias (presses, radios, télévisions…), porte la mention « Demonstration record ».
 16 Février 1968 : SP, Prod. Asparagus Recording/United Artists (UP 1208).
 Now You Want To Be Loved (Des ronds dans l'eau), Miller, adaptation du texte de Pierre Barouh / Raymond Le Sénéchal.
 Tell Them You're Mine (C'était charmant), Miller, adaptation du texte de F. Hardy / F. Hardy.

45 tours (vinyles)
Nota bene : Ne sont listés ci-dessous que les disques contenant les titres chantés en anglais.
 1968 : SP, Prod. Asparagus Recording/United Artists (UP 1208).
 Now You Want To Be Loved (Des ronds dans l'eau), Miller, adaptation du texte de Pierre Barouh / Raymond Le Sénéchal.
 Tell Them You're Mine (C'était charmant), Miller, adaptation du texte de F. Hardy / F. Hardy.
 Octobre 1968 : SP, Production Asparagus/United_Artists (UP 2253).
 Will You Love Me Tomorrow?, Gerry Goffin et Carole King.
 Loving You, Jerry Leiber / Jerry Leiber et Mike Stoller.

Premières éditions françaises de l'album
 Décembre 1968 : LP, En anglais, Production Asparagus/Disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (CLD 729), stéréo universelle.
 Pochette : photographies réalisées par Jean-Marie Périer (Salut les copains).

  : CD (digipack), En anglais, Parlophone/Warner Music France (190296 997488).

Réédition française de l'album
  : LP, En anglais, Parlophone/Warner Music France (190295 989590).
 24 juin 2016 : CD (digipack), En anglais, Parlophone/Warner Music France(190296 997488).

Premières éditions étrangères de l'album

Rééditions étrangères de l'album
 , 1969 : LP (pochette simple), Françoise - The Second English Album, World Records C° (ORC 6024), stéréo.
 , 1971 : LP (pochette simple), Françoise - The Second English Album, MvN (MVC 3559), stéréo.
 , 1979 : LP, En anglais, Epic Records (ECPO 25 3P.76).
 , 1990 : CD, En anglais, Epic/Sony Records (ESCA 5191).
 , juillet 2016 : LP (black 180g), En anglais, Parlophone/Warner Music (190295 989590).
 , juillet 2016 : CD (digipack), En anglais, Parlophone/Warner Music (190296 997488).

Notes et références

Liens externes
 Site officiel de Françoise Hardy.

Album de Françoise Hardy
Album musical sorti en 1969
Album publié par United Artists Records
Album enregistré aux studios Olympic


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Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival
PUBLISHED: 11:53 17 March 2010 | UPDATED: 16:54 20 February 2013
Roma Tearne will be appearing at this year's Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival.
There's a glittering line-up at this year's Oxford Literary Festival. Sandra Kessell looks at some of the highlights of the eight-day extravaganza
Paula Byrne will be appearing at this year's Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival.
College is the star
Theres a glittering line-up at this years Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, with comedians, politicians, broadcasters and academics taking the stage alongside ghost writers, novelists, biographers and thriller writers. The eight-day extravaganza celebrates all things literary and is based in Christ Church and Corpus Christi College, as well as The Sheldonian Theatre. The event has become a favourite with seasoned festival-goers as anyone staying at the colleges gets to rub shoulders with authors, playwrights and other speakers.
Critic, journalist and author DJ Taylor, a 2003 Man Booker Prize judge and winner of the 2003 Whitbread Biography Prize for Orwell: A Life, has been a regular speaker at the festival over the years and has watched it evolve. Some festivals have been spoiled by the cult of celebrity taking precedence over the literary aspect of the gathering, he says, remembering a festival where former US President Bill Clinton was paid thousands of pounds to attend while the writers turned up for free, much to their irritation.
David and his wife, the novelist Rachel Hore, who last year gave a talk together, and their three sons, rank Oxford among their favourite festivals.
The children enjoy it because theres so much variety, says Rachel. Last year they went to the poetry reading competition and loved taking part in a quiz on the Sunday evening in the Hogwarts dining hall upstairs in Christ Church. The ambience is part of the festivals success - swanning around Christ Church has got to beat the marquees of the Edinburgh Literature Festival!
David and Rachel both studied at the University of Oxford, although they didnt meet until several years after they had graduated and David doesnt have the fondest memories of his student days in
the city. Rachel says she likes the friendliness and democratic feel of the Oxford Literary Festival.
I hope visitors feel this as well as the participants, she says. I enjoy browsing in the book tent and not knowing who you might bump into next.
David appreciates the dedication of those who attend, recalling one year a heavy snowfall threatened to limit the numbers attending his talk Bright Young People, based on his book exploring the lives of the 1920s glitterati, many of whom were
at Oxford.
I was sure there would be nobody there but the place was absolutely packed out. I was really touched by this, says David. Another memorable event, last year, involved Richard Blair, Orwells adopted son, talking publicly for the first time about his father.
We did a kind of tete-a-tete and 400 people turned up. It was a fantastic event, says David.
This year, as part of The Orwell Prize series of events, DJ Taylor and Evelyn Waughs biographer Paula Byrne are comparing the lives and works of Orwell and Waugh, who were both born in 1903. The event takes place at Christ Church on Saturday March 26, at 8pm.
Rachel says she and David attend
other peoples talks, besides supporting each others.
Anything by Philip Pullman appeals to me, says Rachel.
Bodleys Librarian, Dr Sarah Thomas - who is in charge one of the worlds oldest, largest and best collection of books, held by the Bodleian Library - is thrilled to have such an interesting festival on her doorstep, though the quality of the sessions makes it hard to choose which
to attend.
The festival creates such excitement around authors and books and reading, says Sarah, who was the first female, first non-British national, to be appointed Bodleys Librarian in its 400-year history.
In fact, I am going to have to decide between Lyndall Gordons Lives Like Loaded Guns talk on Emily Dickinson and Philip Pullmans discussion of his new book The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, both of which take place on Sunday March 28 at noon. Emily Dickinson lived a few miles from the town in Massachusetts where I grew up, and shes a fascinating woman. But now, having lived in Oxford for three years and gotten to know Philip Pullman,
Im also eager to hear him speak on his new work.
Her other must see choices are John le Carrs talk on March 24 and Hilary Mantel who discusses her 2009 Man Booker Prize winner Wolf Hall Sunday March 28 at 2pm.
Theres an incredible array from which to select, continues Sarah. Balcors Second Nature on the inner lives of animals; David Boyd Haycocks A Crisis of Brilliance: Five Young British Arts & the Great War, and John Harris on gin tasting. What a range!
Events to look out for include a discussion between award-winning playwright and author Simon Rae, who wrote a definitive biography of legendary cricketer WG Grace, and the book Unplayable and one of the worlds top women cricketers, Charlotte Edwards, who is an ambassador for the Chance to Shine cricket and education foundation; the incomparable Malorie Blackman, quirky Frances Hardinge and Philip Pullman discussing fantasy fiction with childrens books reviewer Nicolette Jones and screenwriter and childrens author Anthony Horowitz interviewed by Paul Blezard. Other top-of-the-list discussions include acclaimed crime writer Ruth Rendell interviewed by David Grylls about Penguins The Complete Sherlock Holmes, as well as her own creation Chief Inspector Wexford; eminent scientists Richard Dawkins, Georgina Ferry and Steve Jones talking about science, certainty and the Royal Society with Roger Highfield,
editor of The New Scientist and Oxford-based author, film-maker and artist Roma Tearne talking about her latest novel,
The Swimmer. n
Theres a glittering line-up at this years Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, with comedians, politicians, broadcasters and academics taking the stage alongside ghost writers, novelists, biographers and thriller writers. The eight-day extravaganza celebrates all things literary and is based in Christ Church and Corpus Christi College, as well as The Sheldonian Theatre. The event has become a favourite with seasoned festival-goers as anyone staying at the colleges gets to rub shoulders with authors, playwrights and other speakers.Critic, journalist and author DJ Taylor, a 2003 Man Booker Prize judge and winner of the 2003 Whitbread Biography Prize for Orwell: A Life, has been a regular speaker at the festival over the years and has watched it evolve. Some festivals have been spoiled by the cult of celebrity taking precedence over the literary aspect of the gathering, he says, remembering a festival where former US President Bill Clinton was paid thousands of pounds to attend while the writers turned up for free, much to their irritation.David and his wife, the novelist Rachel Hore, who last year gave a talk together, and their three sons, rank Oxford among their favourite festivals.The children enjoy it because theres so much variety, says Rachel. Last year they went to the poetry reading competition and loved taking part in a quiz on the Sunday evening in the Hogwarts dining hall upstairs in Christ Church. The ambience is part of the festivals success - swanning around Christ Church has got to beat the marquees of the Edinburgh Literature Festival!David and Rachel both studied at the University of Oxford, although they didnt meet until several years after they had graduated and David doesnt have the fondest memories of his student days inthe city. Rachel says she likes the friendliness and democratic feel of the Oxford Literary Festival.I hope visitors feel this as well as the participants, she says. I enjoy browsing in the book tent and not knowing who you might bump into next.David appreciates the dedication of those who attend, recalling one year a heavy snowfall threatened to limit the numbers attending his talk Bright Young People, based on his book exploring the lives of the 1920s glitterati, many of whom wereat Oxford.I was sure there would be nobody there but the place was absolutely packed out. I was really touched by this, says David. Another memorable event, last year, involved Richard Blair, Orwells adopted son, talking publicly for the first time about his father.We did a kind of tete-a-tete and 400 people turned up. It was a fantastic event, says David.This year, as part of The Orwell Prize series of events, DJ Taylor and Evelyn Waughs biographer Paula Byrne are comparing the lives and works of Orwell and Waugh, who were both born in 1903. The event takes place at Christ Church on Saturday March 26, at 8pm.Rachel says she and David attendother peoples talks, besides supporting each others.Anything by Philip Pullman appeals to me, says Rachel.Bodleys Librarian, Dr Sarah Thomas - who is in charge one of the worlds oldest, largest and best collection of books, held by the Bodleian Library - is thrilled to have such an interesting festival on her doorstep, though the quality of the sessions makes it hard to choose whichto attend.The festival creates such excitement around authors and books and reading, says Sarah, who was the first female, first non-British national, to be appointed Bodleys Librarian in its 400-year history.In fact, I am going to have to decide between Lyndall Gordons Lives Like Loaded Guns talk on Emily Dickinson and Philip Pullmans discussion of his new book The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, both of which take place on Sunday March 28 at noon. Emily Dickinson lived a few miles from the town in Massachusetts where I grew up, and shes a fascinating woman. But now, having lived in Oxford for three years and gotten to know Philip Pullman,Im also eager to hear him speak on his new work.Her other must see choices are John le Carrs talk on March 24 and Hilary Mantel who discusses her 2009 Man Booker Prize winner Wolf Hall Sunday March 28 at 2pm.Theres an incredible array from which to select, continues Sarah. Balcors Second Nature on the inner lives of animals; David Boyd Haycocks A Crisis of Brilliance: Five Young British Arts & the Great War, and John Harris on gin tasting. What a range!Events to look out for include a discussion between award-winning playwright and author Simon Rae, who wrote a definitive biography of legendary cricketer WG Grace, and the book Unplayable and one of the worlds top women cricketers, Charlotte Edwards, who is an ambassador for the Chance to Shine cricket and education foundation; the incomparable Malorie Blackman, quirky Frances Hardinge and Philip Pullman discussing fantasy fiction with childrens books reviewer Nicolette Jones and screenwriter and childrens author Anthony Horowitz interviewed by Paul Blezard. Other top-of-the-list discussions include acclaimed crime writer Ruth Rendell interviewed by David Grylls about Penguins The Complete Sherlock Holmes, as well as her own creation Chief Inspector Wexford; eminent scientists Richard Dawkins, Georgina Ferry and Steve Jones talking about science, certainty and the Royal Society with Roger Highfield,editor of The New Scientist and Oxford-based author, film-maker and artist Roma Tearne talking about her latest novel,The Swimmer.
Oxford Literary Festival runs from Saturday, March 20 until Sunday March 28, with events, courses, discussions and dinners taking place in Christ Church College, The Sheldonian and Corpus Christi College. For a full list of timings and to book tickets, visit www.oxfordliteraryfestival.com or tel: 01865 276152. Box office: 0870 343 1001 and watch out for more information in the The Sunday Times, and Blackwells book shops.
Roma Tearne
Oxford-based artist, film-maker and writer Roma Tearne lives and works in the centre of the city. She tells Sandra Kessell about painting, writing and the literary festival on her doorstep
Beyond Oxfords towers, spires, quads and high-ceilinged Dons houses lie the less grand cottages and terraces of the artisans, craftsmen and artists who, over centuries, made or provided the everyday things needed to keep the world of academia ticking over, allowing academics to study and philosophise, teach and theorise
without having to get too involved in day-to-day living.
Meeting the multi-talented Roma Tearne in one of these quirky little houses, close to the canal, seems very fitting in the 21st century. She could epitomise the modern Oxford resident - cultured, intelligent, artistic and, for good measure in a city that has one of the highest proportions of residents born outside the UK, Sri Lankan by birth.
The first thing you notice about Roma is her tiny stature. Shes diminutive - and I find myself looking for her when she answers the door to her family home in Jericho, my gaze travelling swiftly downwards to meet herhuge eyes.
Its at this house that she writes her novels, having initially made her name as an artist and film-maker. In fact, shes been so bound up with her writing over the last few years, that she stopped renting a studio because she simply didnt have time to use it. Not that shes stopped drawing or collecting the materials for her installations. She customises Moleskine notebooks, stuffing them with observations, sketches, photographs and tiny, neat handwriting that curls around corners creating a visual feast of its own. After hitting the mark with her first three books, Mosquito, Bone China and Brixton Beach, and with a fourth, The Swimmer, due to be published in May, Roma is getting the urge to paint once more and looking at ways of incorporating a studio into her study.
Dressed in black, with a black and single red bead strung around her neck, Roma leads me into her house, which is packed with books, paintings, installations, porcelain, colour, mirrors and splashes of light. Theres a penchant for Venetian red and in a cabinet lined with postcards, letters, old photographs - Romas junk-shop objets trouvs. Shes a compulsive rummager, she confesses. Her desk is surrounded by bookshelves, photos of her children, printers letters, tiny blue glass bottles and other collectibles. Its like a magpies nest, lined and cosy but theres a reason for this, I find. Roma lost all her family photos, baby albums and notebooks in a house move and has been seeking solace in documenting other peoples history ever since.
Not that Roma can find a word to summarise her professional occupations. Shes neither pure writer nor pure artist, novelist nor narrator, though that hasnt stopped her being recognised and acclaimed as all of the above. She admits shes seriously self-critical, which in part dates back to her early university experiences. Reading English she submitted an essay about Charles Dickens and was accused of plagiarism by a discouraging and unenlightened tutor, who doubted her ability to produce such quality work and told her he would send her down if she transgressed again.
I was an 18-year-old immigrant girl who came from London and who had struggled to integrate. Instead of fighting him, I just left. I was writing a novel at the time, I stopped, says Roma.
It had been English that had brought her parents, who had lived with disapproval for their mixed Sinhalese-Tamil marriage in Sri Lanka, to England. Her mother had been a journalist, her father a poet. On learning that English was to be banned in Sri Lanka they packed a few belongings, boarded a boat and headed to the UK, bringing 10-year-old Roma to what they thought of as a promised land. The familys hopes were invested in English in a way few English peoples ever are.
My parents were passionate about the language. It was assumed I would read English and Id always said I would be a writer, says Roma.
After her university experience she dropped out of her studies but her future was still bound up with the language. She married an English professor and had three children. She trained as a painter, later completing her MA at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in Oxford, where she was encouraged to explore other sides of her creativity. Her work was chosen for the Royal Academy summer exhibition and she became a Leverhulme artist-in-residence for the Ashmolean Museum. It was here that her writing came to the fore once more. She started writing short stories about the staff for the staff newsletter.
The staff found it amusing. I had a little romance going and the staff concerned were very chuffed about it, she remembers. The staff started asking when the next episode would be published and encouraged her to write write a book. Until then no-one had ever read her work.
Id written short stories that Id just chucked. I didnt know if I was any good, she says. I had a lot of artistic friends, I didnt know any writers, coming into it late.
In 2006 she was awarded an Arts and Humanities Research Council fellowship to work at Oxford Brookes University and the following year her first novel, Mosquito, was published and shortlisted for the Costa award for debut novel. Since then she has a produced a book a year and has been a regular fixture at the Oxford Literary Festival, suddenly finding herself on the platform, rather than in the audience. Now a Creative Writing Fellow at Brookes, this year she will be talking about her forthcoming novel at this years festival.
Theres an awful lot going on in Oxford, she says, adding that the festival is good for students as well as visitors. At the end of April, Roma is taking up a weeks residency at Blackwells book and poster shops, where she will be investigating the life of a bookshop, its staff, customers and other visitors. Drawing inspiration from paragraphs in books chosen from different departments around the Blackwells shops in Broad Street, Roma will produce written and visual work. Its hard to pigeon-hole or pin down her work, let alone give her a title that sums up her occupations, despite the extensive number of words at her fingertips. What there can be no doubt about is her next creations will be welcomed by her growing army of fans and her talk attended by an eager following.
Roma Tearne will be talking at Christ Church on Tuesday, March 23, at 12 noon. Her residency at Blackwells runs from Monday, April 26 to Saturday, May 1. Her novel The Swimmer, is published by Harper Collins on May 3.
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There was a time in my life when I worked in the major cities of Philadelphia and Baltimore. I look back at this time in my life with fondness. Once, when I worked for a small rehabilitation hospital for children located on the outskirts of Philly near Fairmount Park, I had a meeting at our "mother" hospital downtown. This happened to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. If you have ever been to Philadelphia, you will realize that this hospital is right downtown. Meetings at the "mother hospital" were rare, but as I was an intake coordinator for patients that needed long-term care at our facility, I needed to go and make a visit to see if we could accommodate their needs. All of our patients were children. Sick children. Very, very sick children, some of whom who had never spent a day outside the hospital in which they were born.
Anyway, I went to my meeting. As you can imagine, driving in Philadelphia can be hazardous! Those that live there, and know the roads, buzz around those that don't, weaving in and out of traffic at higher than normal rates of speed.
With my meeting being over at the end of the day, I decided to head home rather than go back to our small rehab hospital in Fairmount Park. Now, one has to know what year this was to put some context to it. This was 1989, or early 1990. There were no cell phones with GPS to talk one's way through a maze of one way streets, and road blocks due to accidents or construction. You either knew your way or had a map! I thought I knew my way back to Delaware, where we were living at the time.
I was commuting 1.5 hours one way, from Newark Delaware, to Fairmount Park every day. It quickly became a grind, as you can imagine. But, being in downtown Philly, I had to get on an expressway alternative to Route 1, where most of my daily travels occurred.
As I approached the on-ramp for this alternative, but major, expressway (the number escapes me now), I saw that it had been blocked off due to a traffic accident. So, I had to continue on, at a fairly rapid and continuous speed. Looking for alternatives, but seeing none, I aimed my care across a bridge. This wasn't any bridge! This was the Ben Franklin Bridge that connects downtown Philadelphia to Camden, New Jersey! Over the bridge, I went!
Shoot! Immediately, I realized I was headed to Jersey and had no idea how to get from there to Delaware! Luckily, I knew my geography well enough that I knew I had to look for and cross another bridge to get back to, what was then, my home state.
That day, after my meeting in Philadelphia, it took me three hours to get home! It was dark by the time I arrived. My husband, whom I had no way to contact, aside from using a pay phone, was frantic by the time I arrived.
"Where have you been," he asked?
"I had to go to Jersey to get home," I replied!
It's been a fond and funny story all these years! And, today, I repeated it in part!
This morning I had an early morning presentation at an organization that was hosting us to speak to another organization's leadership program members. (I know that is as clear as mud, but basically, I went to introduce a speaker from our organization.
I left feeling good and knowing I had truly participated in outreach and could now define it from this experience. But, as I left, I turned onto the on-ramp of the Interstate 90 which took me away from where I really wanted to go – downtown. Instead, I found myself headed to Minnesota!
Ugh! Well, it really was okay. I just crossed one bridge going over the Mississippi River and then crossed another coming back into Wisconsin, just shy of where I worked. It reality, taking the wrong on-ramp, had not taken me out-of-the-way!
But, the experience reminded me of my three state experience of my working past, when I travelled from Pennsylvania, to New Jersey, and back to Delaware to get home. Today, I went from Wisconsin to Minnesota to Wisconsin to get to work. It brought a smile to my face knowing I had done it again!
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I've had similar experiences. During one of my experiences, I had access to GPS, but something was up with the cell towers, so GPS was basically useless. Thankfully, I had a physical map and was able to use that to navigate. Ever since, I've always made sure to have a real map!
Ha! Yes! I like to have both as well, today, when I travel. But, 35 years ago…..GPS wasn't a thing available for cars, so I was sunk. I didn't plan on a three state trek to get home (who would?) But, I do regret that I did not pull over and call my husband to let him know I was okay. But, then long distance service wasn't ubiquitous, either! Thanks for your comments!
This is my nightmare! But, it made for good reading. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much! The first experience was definitely anxiety provoking. I was really glad to arrive at home when I finally did get there. Today, wasn't bad at all. It was only a few miles between the two bridges! And, I knew where I was, as opposed to the east coast trek! 🙂 Thanks for reading!


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The ministry said the first delivery of the S-400 air defense systems arrived on Friday at an air base near the capital, Ankara.
The United States has warned Turkey it will face economic sanctions if it goes ahead with the purchase of a Russian missile defense system. It has also said Turkey won't be allowed to participate in the program to produce the high-tech F-35 fighter jets.
Turkey has refused to bow to U.S. pressure, insisting that choosing which equipment to purchase is a matter of national sovereignty.
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Markets regulator SEBI on Monday said it has signed a pact with Kazakhstan's Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) for mutual co-operation and technical assistance.
The objective of the bilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) is to strengthen cross border co-operation in the area of securities regulation, SEBI said in a press release.
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