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Justia Dockets & Filings Eleventh Circuit Georgia Middle District RUSHIN v. EMMONS et al Filing 3
RUSHIN v. EMMONS et al
Filing 3
ORDER DENYING IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS and DISMISSING without prejudice the instant petition. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE MARC THOMAS TREADWELL on 10/4/2017. (tlh)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION : RONALD EARLE RUSHIN, : : Plaintiff : : VS. : : EMMONS, et. al., : : Defendants : _________________________________: NO. 5:17-cv-00329-MTT-CHW ORDER Pro se Plaintiff Ronald Earle Rushin, currently incarcerated in Wilcox State Prison, submitted a pro se petition for writ of mandamus on what appears to be a standard form for use in the Superior Courts of Georgia. Petitioner requests that this Court order prison officials to "ship Petitioner away from here to prevent injury." ECF No. 1 at 2. Petitioner, however, failed to pay the Court's filing fee or submit a properly completed motion to proceed in forma pauperis. Consequently, on August 28, 2017, the Clerk of Court issued a notice of deficiency affording Petitioner twenty-one (21) to either remit payment to the Court or submit a motion to proceed without the prepayment of the filing fee. The clerk included a copy of the Court's standard application to proceed IFP and advised Petitioner that failure to comply could result in the dismissal of this action. The deadline has now passed without compliance or response from Petitioner. Petitioner's failure to comply or submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis is a sufficient basis for dismissal of this action. See e.g. Castro v. Director, F.D.I.C., 449 F. App'x 786 (11th Cir. 2011). Upon review of the petition, however, it is apparent that Petitioner may not proceed IFP in this action even if he filed an appropriate motion. Petitioner may not proceed in this action without first prepaying the full $400.00 filing fee, as at least three of his prior federal lawsuits were dismissed as frivolous, malicious, or for failure to state a claim and count as "strikes" under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Petitioner is thus DENIED in forma pauperis status. His Petition is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for this reason and for Petitioner's failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. I. Three strikes under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) Federal law prohibits a prisoner from bringing a civil action in federal court in forma pauperis if [he] has, on 3 or more prior occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought an action or appeal in a court of the United States that was dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). This is known as the "three strikes provision." Under § 1915(g), a prisoner incurs a "strike" any time he has a federal lawsuit or appeal dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous or malicious or fails to state a claim. Medberry v. Butler, 185 F.3d 1189, 1193 (11th Cir. 1999). If a prisoner incurs three strikes, his ability to proceed in forma pauperis in federal court is greatly limited and leave may not be granted unless the prisoner shows an "imminent danger of serious physical injury." Id. 2 A review of court records on the Federal Judiciary's Public Access to Court Electronic Records ("PACER") database reveals that Plaintiff has filed dozens of federal lawsuits and least three complaints were dismissed as frivolous, malicious, or for failure to state a claim. See Rushin v. Freeman, 1:05-cv-01699, ECF No. 2 (N.D. Ga. Aug. 16, 2005) (dismissed for failure to state a claim); Ash v. Adamson, 4:10-cv-00055-CDL, ECF No. 12 (M.D. Ga. June 30, 2010) (dismissed for failure to state a claim); Rushin v. Obriens, 1:10-cv-02106, ECF No. 2 (N.D. Ga. Jul 29, 2010) (dismissed as frivolous). Because of this, Petitioner may not proceed in forma pauperis unless he can show that he qualifies for the "imminent danger" exception in § 1915(g). Medberry, 185 F.3d at 1193. To satisfy this provision a prisoner must allege specific facts that describe "an ongoing serious physical injury, or of a pattern of misconduct evidencing the likelihood of imminent serious physical injury." Sutton v. Dist. Attorney's Office, 334 F. App'x 278, 279 (11th Cir. 2009) (quoting Brown v. Johnson, 387 F.3d 1344, 1350 (11th Cir. 2004)). When reviewing a pro se prisoner's complaint for this purpose, the district court must accept all factual allegations in the complaint as true and view all allegations of imminent danger in Plaintiff's favor. Brown v. Johnson, 387 F.3d 1344, 1347 (11th Cir. 2004); Tannenbaum v. United States, 148 F.3d 1262, 1263 (11th Cir. 1998). Petitioner's complaint simply states that he wishes to be transferred, presumably to another prison, "to prevent injury." Petitioner's vague, non-specific allegations are not sufficient to meet the imminent danger standard. 3 Because Petitioner has three prior dismissals that properly qualify as strikes under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), he cannot proceed in forma pauperis in this action Once a plaintiff is denied in forma pauperis status, he cannot simply pay the filing fee and proceed with his complaint. Dupree v. Palmer, 284 F.3d 1234, 1236 (11th Cir. 2002). Accordingly, Plaintiff's complaint is subject to dismissal. Id. (the proper procedure is to dismiss the complaint without prejudice). II. Failure to state a claim Even if Petitioner was able to proceed in this action in forma pauperis, his petition for writ of mandamus is still subject to sua sponte dismissal as frivolous. Although Petitioner has provided few details, it is apparent from the face of his filing that he seeks to have this Court order state officials to "act pursuant to their legal duty." ECF No. 1 at 1. The United States District Courts, however, are unable to issue writs compelling action by state officials in the performance of their duties. See Lawrence v. Miami-Dade Cty. State Attorney Office, 272 F. App'x 781, 781 (11th Cir. 2008) ("Because the only relief [petitioner] sought was a writ of mandamus compelling action from state officials, not federal officials, the district court lacked jurisdiction to grant relief and did not err in dismissing the petition."); In re Gurley, 247 F. App'x 437 (4th Cir. 2007) (dismissing writ of mandamus for lack of jurisdiction because sought only to compel actions of state officials). Because Petitioner seeks an order compelling state officials in the performance of their duties, this Court is without jurisdiction to grant Petitioner the relief he seeks. 4 III. Conclusion Because Plaintiff has three prior dismissals that properly qualify as strikes under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) and seeks relief this Court is without authority to grant, the instant petition is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. SO ORDERED, this 4th day of October, 2017. S/ Marc T. Treadwell MARC T. TREADWELL, JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5


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Q: how to use navigation to setState() another screen? i have problem with drawer in flutter i need to hide the sign in listtittle when iam logged in but it's not working by visible i think the reason is the sign in method is on another screen
here is the code of the drawer
if (_auth.currentUser == null)
                Column(
                  children: [
                    Visibility(
                      visible: _visible,
                      child: ListTile(
                        title: Text('Sign In'),
                        onTap: () {
                          setState(() {});

                          Navigator.push(
                            context,
                            MaterialPageRoute(
                                builder: (context) => SignIn()),
                          );
                        },
                      ),
                    ),
                  ],
                )
              else
                Column(
                  children: [
                    Visibility(
                      visible: _unvisible,
                      child: ListTile(
                        title: Text('My Cars'),
                        onTap: () {
                          Navigator.push(
                            context,
                            MaterialPageRoute(
                                builder: (context) => MyCars()),
                          );
                        },
                      ),
                    ),
                    Visibility(
                      visible: _unvisible,
                      child: ListTile(
                        title: Text('Sign Out'),
                        onTap: () {
                          signOut();
                          setState(() {});
                        },
                      ),
                    ),

note: it's working when i press sign out the sign out list tittle disapear and the sign in is visible but when i'm signed in i need to refresh the page
this is the sign in button
new RaisedButton(
          onPressed: () {
            signin();

            Navigator.push(
              context,
              MaterialPageRoute(builder: (context) => HomeScreen()),
            );
          },
          child: new Text('Sign In'),
        ),

note : this two pieces of code are from different classes

A: Unless I'm misunderstanding the situation, it appears that _auth.currentUser is not being saved properly. For a simple fix, you should implement something like shared_preferences when the user logs in:
 //import
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';

 //somewhere in your login code put:
 SharedPreferences sharedPreferences = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
 sharedPreferences.setString("logged_in", "true");

Personally I like to call shared_preferences in the initState:
 SharedPreferences sharedPreferences;

  @override
  void initState() {
    getSharedPrefs();
    super.initState();
  }

 Future<Null> getSharedPrefs() async {
    sharedPreferences = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
  }

Then change the following:
if (_auth.currentUser == null)

To
if (sharedPreferences.get("logged_in") == null)

For logout:
sharedPreferences.remove('logged_in');

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Project acronym 4PI-SKY
Project 4 pi sky: Extreme Astrophysics with Revolutionary Radio Telescopes
Researcher (PI) Robert Philip Fender
Summary Extreme astrophysical events such as relativistic flows, cataclysmic explosions and black hole accretion are one of the key areas for astrophysics in the 21st century. The extremes of physics experienced in these environments are beyond anything achievable in any laboratory on Earth, and provide a unique glimpse at the laws of physics operating in extraordinary regimes. All of these events are associated with transient radio emission, a tracer both of the acceleration of particles to relativistic energies, and coherent emitting regions with huge effective temperatures. By studying radio bursts from these phenomena we can pinpoint the sources of explosive events, understand the budget of kinetic feedback by explosive events in the ambient medium, and probe the physical state of the universe back to the epoch of reionisation, less than a billion years after the big bang. In seeking to push back the frontiers of extreme astrophysics, I will use a trio of revolutionary new radio telescopes, LOFAR, ASKAP and MeerKAT, pathfinders for the Square Kilometre Array, and all facilities in which I have a major role in the search for transients. I will build an infrastructure which transforms their combined operations for the discovery, classification and reporting of transient astrophysical events, over the whole sky, making them much more than the sum of their parts. This will include development of environments for the coordinated handling of extreme astrophysical events, in real time, via automated systems, as well as novel techniques for the detection of these events in a sea of noise. I will furthermore augment this program by buying in as a major partner to a rapid-response robotic optical telescope, and by cementing my relationship with an orbiting X-ray facility. This multiwavelength dimension will secure the astrophysical interpretation of our observational results and help to revolutionise high-energy astrophysics via a strong scientific exploitation program.
Extreme astrophysical events such as relativistic flows, cataclysmic explosions and black hole accretion are one of the key areas for astrophysics in the 21st century. The extremes of physics experienced in these environments are beyond anything achievable in any laboratory on Earth, and provide a unique glimpse at the laws of physics operating in extraordinary regimes. All of these events are associated with transient radio emission, a tracer both of the acceleration of particles to relativistic energies, and coherent emitting regions with huge effective temperatures. By studying radio bursts from these phenomena we can pinpoint the sources of explosive events, understand the budget of kinetic feedback by explosive events in the ambient medium, and probe the physical state of the universe back to the epoch of reionisation, less than a billion years after the big bang. In seeking to push back the frontiers of extreme astrophysics, I will use a trio of revolutionary new radio telescopes, LOFAR, ASKAP and MeerKAT, pathfinders for the Square Kilometre Array, and all facilities in which I have a major role in the search for transients. I will build an infrastructure which transforms their combined operations for the discovery, classification and reporting of transient astrophysical events, over the whole sky, making them much more than the sum of their parts. This will include development of environments for the coordinated handling of extreme astrophysical events, in real time, via automated systems, as well as novel techniques for the detection of these events in a sea of noise. I will furthermore augment this program by buying in as a major partner to a rapid-response robotic optical telescope, and by cementing my relationship with an orbiting X-ray facility. This multiwavelength dimension will secure the astrophysical interpretation of our observational results and help to revolutionise high-energy astrophysics via a strong scientific exploitation program.
Project acronym ACCI
Project Atmospheric Chemistry-Climate Interactions
Researcher (PI) John Adrian Pyle
Call Details Advanced Grant (AdG), PE10, ERC-2010-AdG_20100224
Summary Global change involves a large number of complex interactions between various earth system processes. In the atmosphere, one component of the earth system, there are crucial feedbacks between physical, chemical and biological processes. Thus many of the drivers of climate change depend on chemical processes in the atmosphere including, in addition to ozone and water vapour, methane, nitrous oxide, the halocarbons as well as a range of inorganic and organic aerosols. The link between chemistry and climate is two-way and changes in climate can influence atmospheric chemistry processes in a variety of ways. Previous studies have looked at these interactions in isolation but the time is now right for more comprehensive studies. The crucial contribution that will be made here is in improving our understanding of the processes within this complex system. Process understanding has been the hallmark of my previous work. The earth system scope here will be ambitiously wide but with a similar drive to understand fundamental processes. The ambitious programme of research is built around four interrelated questions using new state-of-the-art modelling tools: How will the composition of the stratosphere change in the future, given changes in the concentrations of ozone depleting substances and greenhouse gases? How will these changes in the stratosphere affect tropospheric composition and climate? How will the composition of the troposphere change in the future, given changes in the emissions of ozone precursors and greenhouse gases? How will these changes in the troposphere affect the troposphere-stratosphere climate system? ACCI will break new ground in bringing all of these questions into a single modelling and diagnostic framework, enabling interrelated questions to be answered which should radically improve our overall projections for global change.
Global change involves a large number of complex interactions between various earth system processes. In the atmosphere, one component of the earth system, there are crucial feedbacks between physical, chemical and biological processes. Thus many of the drivers of climate change depend on chemical processes in the atmosphere including, in addition to ozone and water vapour, methane, nitrous oxide, the halocarbons as well as a range of inorganic and organic aerosols. The link between chemistry and climate is two-way and changes in climate can influence atmospheric chemistry processes in a variety of ways. Previous studies have looked at these interactions in isolation but the time is now right for more comprehensive studies. The crucial contribution that will be made here is in improving our understanding of the processes within this complex system. Process understanding has been the hallmark of my previous work. The earth system scope here will be ambitiously wide but with a similar drive to understand fundamental processes. The ambitious programme of research is built around four interrelated questions using new state-of-the-art modelling tools: How will the composition of the stratosphere change in the future, given changes in the concentrations of ozone depleting substances and greenhouse gases? How will these changes in the stratosphere affect tropospheric composition and climate? How will the composition of the troposphere change in the future, given changes in the emissions of ozone precursors and greenhouse gases? How will these changes in the troposphere affect the troposphere-stratosphere climate system? ACCI will break new ground in bringing all of these questions into a single modelling and diagnostic framework, enabling interrelated questions to be answered which should radically improve our overall projections for global change.
Project acronym ACMO
Project Systematic dissection of molecular machines and neural circuits coordinating C. elegans aggregation behaviour
Researcher (PI) Mario De Bono
Host Institution (HI) MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
Call Details Advanced Grant (AdG), LS5, ERC-2010-AdG_20100317
Summary Elucidating how neural circuits coordinate behaviour, and how molecules underpin the properties of individual neurons are major goals of neuroscience. Optogenetics and neural imaging combined with the powerful genetics and well-described nervous system of C. elegans offer special opportunities to address these questions. Previously, we identified a series of sensory neurons that modulate aggregation of C. elegans. These include neurons that respond to O2, CO2, noxious cues, satiety state, and pheromones. We propose to take our analysis to the next level by dissecting how, in mechanistic molecular terms, these distributed inputs modify the activity of populations of interneurons and motoneurons to coordinate group formation. Our strategy is to develop new, highly parallel approaches to replace the traditional piecemeal analysis. We propose to: 1) Harness next generation sequencing (NGS) to forward genetics, rapidly to identify a molecular ¿parts list¿ for aggregation. Much of the genetics has been done: we have identified almost 200 mutations that inhibit or enhance aggregation but otherwise show no overt phenotype. A pilot study of 50 of these mutations suggests they identify dozens of genes not previously implicated in aggregation. NGS will allow us to molecularly identify these genes in a few months, providing multiple entry points to study molecular and circuitry mechanisms for behaviour. 2) Develop new methods to image the activity of populations of neurons in immobilized and freely moving animals, using genetically encoded indicators such as the calcium sensor cameleon and the voltage indicator mermaid. This will be the first time a complex behaviour has been dissected in this way. We expect to identify novel conserved molecular and circuitry mechanisms.
Elucidating how neural circuits coordinate behaviour, and how molecules underpin the properties of individual neurons are major goals of neuroscience. Optogenetics and neural imaging combined with the powerful genetics and well-described nervous system of C. elegans offer special opportunities to address these questions. Previously, we identified a series of sensory neurons that modulate aggregation of C. elegans. These include neurons that respond to O2, CO2, noxious cues, satiety state, and pheromones. We propose to take our analysis to the next level by dissecting how, in mechanistic molecular terms, these distributed inputs modify the activity of populations of interneurons and motoneurons to coordinate group formation. Our strategy is to develop new, highly parallel approaches to replace the traditional piecemeal analysis. We propose to: 1) Harness next generation sequencing (NGS) to forward genetics, rapidly to identify a molecular ¿parts list¿ for aggregation. Much of the genetics has been done: we have identified almost 200 mutations that inhibit or enhance aggregation but otherwise show no overt phenotype. A pilot study of 50 of these mutations suggests they identify dozens of genes not previously implicated in aggregation. NGS will allow us to molecularly identify these genes in a few months, providing multiple entry points to study molecular and circuitry mechanisms for behaviour. 2) Develop new methods to image the activity of populations of neurons in immobilized and freely moving animals, using genetically encoded indicators such as the calcium sensor cameleon and the voltage indicator mermaid. This will be the first time a complex behaviour has been dissected in this way. We expect to identify novel conserved molecular and circuitry mechanisms.
Project acronym ACTINONSRF
Project MAL: an actin-regulated SRF transcriptional coactivator
Researcher (PI) Richard Treisman
Host Institution (HI) THE FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE LIMITED
Summary MAL: an actin-regulated SRF transcriptional coactivator Recent years have seen a revitalised interest in the role of actin in nuclear processes, but the molecular mechanisms involved remain largely unexplored. We will elucidate the molecular basis for the actin-based control of the SRF transcriptional coactivator, MAL. SRF controls transcription through two families of coactivators, the actin-binding MRTFs (MAL, Mkl2), which couple its activity to cytoskeletal dynamics, and the ERK-regulated TCFs (Elk-1, SAP-1, Net). MAL subcellular localisation and transcriptional activity responds to signal-induced changes in G-actin concentration, which are sensed by its actin-binding N-terminal RPEL domain. Members of a second family of RPEL proteins, the Phactrs, also exhibit actin-regulated nucleocytoplasmic shuttling. The proposal addresses the following novel features of actin biology: ¿	Actin as a transcriptional regulator ¿	Actin as a signalling molecule ¿	Actin-binding proteins as targets for regulation by actin, rather than regulators of actin function We will analyse the sequences and proteins involved in actin-regulated nucleocytoplasmic shuttling, using structural biology and biochemistry to analyse its control by changes in actin-RPEL domain interactions. We will characterise the dynamics of shuttling, and develop reporters for changes in actin-MAL interaction for analysis of pathway activation in vivo. We will identify genes controlling MAL itself, and the balance between the nuclear and cytoplasmic actin pools. The mechanism by which actin represses transcriptional activation by MAL in the nucleus, and its relation to MAL phosphorylation, will be elucidated. Finally, we will map MRTF and TCF cofactor recruitment to SRF targets on a genome-wide scale, and identify the steps in transcription controlled by actin-MAL interaction.
MAL: an actin-regulated SRF transcriptional coactivator Recent years have seen a revitalised interest in the role of actin in nuclear processes, but the molecular mechanisms involved remain largely unexplored. We will elucidate the molecular basis for the actin-based control of the SRF transcriptional coactivator, MAL. SRF controls transcription through two families of coactivators, the actin-binding MRTFs (MAL, Mkl2), which couple its activity to cytoskeletal dynamics, and the ERK-regulated TCFs (Elk-1, SAP-1, Net). MAL subcellular localisation and transcriptional activity responds to signal-induced changes in G-actin concentration, which are sensed by its actin-binding N-terminal RPEL domain. Members of a second family of RPEL proteins, the Phactrs, also exhibit actin-regulated nucleocytoplasmic shuttling. The proposal addresses the following novel features of actin biology: ¿	Actin as a transcriptional regulator ¿	Actin as a signalling molecule ¿	Actin-binding proteins as targets for regulation by actin, rather than regulators of actin function We will analyse the sequences and proteins involved in actin-regulated nucleocytoplasmic shuttling, using structural biology and biochemistry to analyse its control by changes in actin-RPEL domain interactions. We will characterise the dynamics of shuttling, and develop reporters for changes in actin-MAL interaction for analysis of pathway activation in vivo. We will identify genes controlling MAL itself, and the balance between the nuclear and cytoplasmic actin pools. The mechanism by which actin represses transcriptional activation by MAL in the nucleus, and its relation to MAL phosphorylation, will be elucidated. Finally, we will map MRTF and TCF cofactor recruitment to SRF targets on a genome-wide scale, and identify the steps in transcription controlled by actin-MAL interaction.
Project acronym ACTSELECTCONTEXT
Project Action Selection under Contextual Uncertainty: the Role of Learning and Effective Connectivity in the Human Brain
Researcher (PI) Sven Bestmann
Summary In a changing world, one hallmark feature of human behaviour is the ability to learn about the statistics of the environment and use this prior information for action selection. Knowing about a forthcoming event allows for adjusting our actions pre-emptively, which can optimize survival. This proposal studies how the human brain learns about the uncertainty in the environment, and how this leads to flexible and efficient action selection. I hypothesise that the accumulation of evidence for future movements through learning reflects a fundamental organisational principle for action control. This explains widely distributed perceptual-, learning-, decision-, and movement-related signals in the human brain. However, little is known about the concerted interplay between brain regions in terms of effective connectivity which is required for flexible behaviour. My proposal seeks to shed light on this unresolved issue. To this end, I will use i) a multi-disciplinary neuroimaging approach, together with model-based analyses and Bayesian model comparison, adapted to human reaching behaviour as occurring in daily life; and ii) two novel approaches for testing effective connectivity: dynamic causal modelling (DCM) and concurrent transcranial magnetic stimulation-functional magnetic resonance imaging. My prediction is that action selection relies on effective connectivity changes, which are a function of the prior information that the brain has to learn about. If true, this will provide novel insight into the human ability to select actions, based on learning about the uncertainty which is inherent in contextual information. This is relevant for understanding action selection during development and ageing, and for pathologies of action such as Parkinson s disease or stroke.
In a changing world, one hallmark feature of human behaviour is the ability to learn about the statistics of the environment and use this prior information for action selection. Knowing about a forthcoming event allows for adjusting our actions pre-emptively, which can optimize survival. This proposal studies how the human brain learns about the uncertainty in the environment, and how this leads to flexible and efficient action selection. I hypothesise that the accumulation of evidence for future movements through learning reflects a fundamental organisational principle for action control. This explains widely distributed perceptual-, learning-, decision-, and movement-related signals in the human brain. However, little is known about the concerted interplay between brain regions in terms of effective connectivity which is required for flexible behaviour. My proposal seeks to shed light on this unresolved issue. To this end, I will use i) a multi-disciplinary neuroimaging approach, together with model-based analyses and Bayesian model comparison, adapted to human reaching behaviour as occurring in daily life; and ii) two novel approaches for testing effective connectivity: dynamic causal modelling (DCM) and concurrent transcranial magnetic stimulation-functional magnetic resonance imaging. My prediction is that action selection relies on effective connectivity changes, which are a function of the prior information that the brain has to learn about. If true, this will provide novel insight into the human ability to select actions, based on learning about the uncertainty which is inherent in contextual information. This is relevant for understanding action selection during development and ageing, and for pathologies of action such as Parkinson s disease or stroke.
Project acronym ALORS
Project Advanced Lagrangian Optimization, Receptivity and Sensitivity analysis applied to industrial situations
Researcher (PI) Matthew Pudan Juniper
Summary In the last ten years there has been a surge of interest in non-modal analysis applied to canonical problems in fundamental fluid mechanics. Even in simple flows, the stability behaviour predicted by non-modal analysis can be completely different from and far more accurate than that predicted by conventional eigenvalue analysis. As well as being more accurate, the tools of non-modal analysis, such as Lagrangian optimization, are very versatile. Furthermore, the outputs, such as receptivity and sensitivity maps of a flow, provide powerful insight for engineers. They describe where a flow is most receptive to forcing or where the flow is most sensitive to modification. The application of non-modal analysis to canonical problems has set the scene for step changes in engineering practice in fluid mechanics and thermoacoustics. The technical objectives of this proposal are to apply non-modal analysis to high Reynolds number flows, reacting flows and thermoacoustic systems, to compare theoretical predictions with experimental measurements and to embed these techniques within an industrial design tool that has already been developed by the group. This research group s vision is that future generations of engineering CFD tools will contain modules that can perform non-modal analysis. The generalized approach proposed here, combined with challenging scientific and engineering examples that are backed up by experimental evidence, will make this possible and demonstrate it to a wider engineering community.
In the last ten years there has been a surge of interest in non-modal analysis applied to canonical problems in fundamental fluid mechanics. Even in simple flows, the stability behaviour predicted by non-modal analysis can be completely different from and far more accurate than that predicted by conventional eigenvalue analysis. As well as being more accurate, the tools of non-modal analysis, such as Lagrangian optimization, are very versatile. Furthermore, the outputs, such as receptivity and sensitivity maps of a flow, provide powerful insight for engineers. They describe where a flow is most receptive to forcing or where the flow is most sensitive to modification. The application of non-modal analysis to canonical problems has set the scene for step changes in engineering practice in fluid mechanics and thermoacoustics. The technical objectives of this proposal are to apply non-modal analysis to high Reynolds number flows, reacting flows and thermoacoustic systems, to compare theoretical predictions with experimental measurements and to embed these techniques within an industrial design tool that has already been developed by the group. This research group s vision is that future generations of engineering CFD tools will contain modules that can perform non-modal analysis. The generalized approach proposed here, combined with challenging scientific and engineering examples that are backed up by experimental evidence, will make this possible and demonstrate it to a wider engineering community.
Project acronym AMOPROX
Project Quantifying Aerobic Methane Oxidation in the Ocean: Calibration and palaeo application of a novel proxy
Researcher (PI) Helen Marie Talbot
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Call Details Starting Grant (StG), PE10, ERC-2010-StG_20091028
Summary Methane, a key greenhouse gas, is cycled by microorganisms via two pathways, aerobically and anaerobically. Research on the marine methane cycle has mainly concentrated on anaerobic processes. Recent biomarker work has provided compelling evidence that aerobic methane oxidation (AMO) can play a more significant role in cycling methane emitted from sediments than previously considered. AMO, however, is not well studied requiring novel proxies that can be applied to the sedimentary record. A group of complex lipids biosynthesised by aerobic methanotrophs known as aminobacteriohopanepolyols represent an ideal target for developing such poxies. Recently BHPs have been identified in a wide range of modern and recent environments including a continuous record from the Congo deep sea fan spanning the last 1.2 million years. In this integrated study, the regulation and expression of BHP will be investigated and calibrated against environmental variables including temperature, pH, salinity and, most importantly, methane concentrations. The work program has three complementary strands. (1) Pure culture and sedimentary microcosm experiments providing an approximation to natural conditions. (2) Calibration of BHP signatures in natural marine settings (e.g. cold seeps, mud volcanoes, pockmarks) against measured methane gradients. (3) Application of this novel approach to the marine sedimentary record to approximate methane fluxes in the past, explore the age and bathymetric limits of this novel molecular proxy, and identify and potentially 14C date palaeo-pockmarks structures. Crucial to the success is also the refinement of the analytical protocols to improve both accuracy and sensitivity, using a more sensitive analytical instrument (triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer).
Methane, a key greenhouse gas, is cycled by microorganisms via two pathways, aerobically and anaerobically. Research on the marine methane cycle has mainly concentrated on anaerobic processes. Recent biomarker work has provided compelling evidence that aerobic methane oxidation (AMO) can play a more significant role in cycling methane emitted from sediments than previously considered. AMO, however, is not well studied requiring novel proxies that can be applied to the sedimentary record. A group of complex lipids biosynthesised by aerobic methanotrophs known as aminobacteriohopanepolyols represent an ideal target for developing such poxies. Recently BHPs have been identified in a wide range of modern and recent environments including a continuous record from the Congo deep sea fan spanning the last 1.2 million years. In this integrated study, the regulation and expression of BHP will be investigated and calibrated against environmental variables including temperature, pH, salinity and, most importantly, methane concentrations. The work program has three complementary strands. (1) Pure culture and sedimentary microcosm experiments providing an approximation to natural conditions. (2) Calibration of BHP signatures in natural marine settings (e.g. cold seeps, mud volcanoes, pockmarks) against measured methane gradients. (3) Application of this novel approach to the marine sedimentary record to approximate methane fluxes in the past, explore the age and bathymetric limits of this novel molecular proxy, and identify and potentially 14C date palaeo-pockmarks structures. Crucial to the success is also the refinement of the analytical protocols to improve both accuracy and sensitivity, using a more sensitive analytical instrument (triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer).
Project acronym ANXIETY MECHANISMS
Project Neurocognitive mechanisms of human anxiety: identifying and targeting disrupted function
Researcher (PI) Sonia Jane Bishop
Summary Within a 12 month period, 20% of adults will meet criteria for one or more clinical anxiety disorders (ADs). These disorders are hugely disruptive, placing an emotional burden on individuals and their families. While both cognitive behavioural therapy and pharmacological treatment are widely viewed as effective strategies for managing ADs, systematic review of the literature reveals that only 30–45% of patients demonstrate a marked response to treatment (anxiety levels being reduced into the nonaffected range). In addition, a significant proportion of initial responders relapse after treatment is discontinued. There is hence a real and marked need to improve upon current approaches to AD treatment. One possible avenue for improving response rates is through optimizing initial treatment selection. Specifically, it is possible that certain individuals might respond better to cognitive interventions while others might respond better to pharmacological treatment. Recently it has been suggested that there may be two or more distinct biological pathways disrupted in anxiety. If this is the case, then specification of these pathways may be an important step in predicting which individuals are likely to respond to which treatment. Few studies have focused upon this issue and, in particular, upon identifying neural markers that might predict response to cognitive (as opposed to pharmacological) intervention. The proposed research aims to address this. Specifically, it tests the hypothesis that there are at least two mechanisms disrupted in ADs, one entailing amygdala hyper-responsivity to cues that signal threat, the other impoverished recruitment of frontal regions that support cognitive and emotional regulation. Two series of functional magnetic resonance imaging experiments will be conducted. These will investigate differences in amygdala and frontal function during (a) attentional processing and (b) fear conditioning. Initial clinical experiments will investigate whether Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Specific Phobia involve differing degrees of disruption to frontal versus amygdala function during these tasks. This work will feed into training studies, the goal being to characterize AD patient subgroups that benefit from cognitive training.
Within a 12 month period, 20% of adults will meet criteria for one or more clinical anxiety disorders (ADs). These disorders are hugely disruptive, placing an emotional burden on individuals and their families. While both cognitive behavioural therapy and pharmacological treatment are widely viewed as effective strategies for managing ADs, systematic review of the literature reveals that only 30–45% of patients demonstrate a marked response to treatment (anxiety levels being reduced into the nonaffected range). In addition, a significant proportion of initial responders relapse after treatment is discontinued. There is hence a real and marked need to improve upon current approaches to AD treatment. One possible avenue for improving response rates is through optimizing initial treatment selection. Specifically, it is possible that certain individuals might respond better to cognitive interventions while others might respond better to pharmacological treatment. Recently it has been suggested that there may be two or more distinct biological pathways disrupted in anxiety. If this is the case, then specification of these pathways may be an important step in predicting which individuals are likely to respond to which treatment. Few studies have focused upon this issue and, in particular, upon identifying neural markers that might predict response to cognitive (as opposed to pharmacological) intervention. The proposed research aims to address this. Specifically, it tests the hypothesis that there are at least two mechanisms disrupted in ADs, one entailing amygdala hyper-responsivity to cues that signal threat, the other impoverished recruitment of frontal regions that support cognitive and emotional regulation. Two series of functional magnetic resonance imaging experiments will be conducted. These will investigate differences in amygdala and frontal function during (a) attentional processing and (b) fear conditioning. Initial clinical experiments will investigate whether Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Specific Phobia involve differing degrees of disruption to frontal versus amygdala function during these tasks. This work will feed into training studies, the goal being to characterize AD patient subgroups that benefit from cognitive training.
Project acronym AVIAN DIMORPHISM
Project The genomic and transcriptomic locus of sex-specific selection in birds
Researcher (PI) Judith Elizabeth Mank
Summary It has long been understood that genes contribute to phenotypes that are then the basis of selection. However, the nature and process of this relationship remains largely theoretical, and the relative contribution of change in gene expression and coding sequence to phenotypic diversification is unclear. The aim of this proposal is to fuse information about sexually dimorphic phenotypes, the mating systems and sexually antagonistic selective agents that shape sexual dimorphism, and the sex-biased gene expression patterns that encode sexual dimorphisms, in order to create a cohesive integrated understanding of the relationship between evolution, the genome, and the animal form. The primary approach of this project is to harnesses emergent DNA sequencing technologies in order to measure evolutionary change in gene expression and coding sequence in response to different sex-specific selection regimes in a clade of birds with divergent mating systems. Sex-specific selection pressures arise in large part as a consequence of mating system, however males and females share nearly identical genomes, especially in the vertebrates where the sex chromosomes house very small proportions of the overall transcriptome. This single shared genome creates sex-specific phenotypes via different gene expression levels in females and males, and these sex-biased genes connect sexual dimorphisms, and the sexually antagonistic selection pressures that shape them, with the regions of the genome that encode them. The Galloanserae (fowl and waterfowl) will be used to in the proposed project, as this clade combines the necessary requirements of both variation in mating systems and a well-conserved reference genome (chicken). The study species selected from within the Galloanserae for the proposal exhibit a range of sexual dimorphism and sperm competition, and this will be exploited with next generation (454 and Illumina) genomic and transcriptomic data to study the gene expression patterns that underlie sexual dimorphisms, and the evolutionary pressures acting on them. This work will be complemented by the development of mathematical models of sex-specific evolution that will be tested against the gene expression and gene sequence data in order to understand the mechanisms by which sex-specific selection regimes, arising largely from mating systems, shape the phenotype via the genome.
It has long been understood that genes contribute to phenotypes that are then the basis of selection. However, the nature and process of this relationship remains largely theoretical, and the relative contribution of change in gene expression and coding sequence to phenotypic diversification is unclear. The aim of this proposal is to fuse information about sexually dimorphic phenotypes, the mating systems and sexually antagonistic selective agents that shape sexual dimorphism, and the sex-biased gene expression patterns that encode sexual dimorphisms, in order to create a cohesive integrated understanding of the relationship between evolution, the genome, and the animal form. The primary approach of this project is to harnesses emergent DNA sequencing technologies in order to measure evolutionary change in gene expression and coding sequence in response to different sex-specific selection regimes in a clade of birds with divergent mating systems. Sex-specific selection pressures arise in large part as a consequence of mating system, however males and females share nearly identical genomes, especially in the vertebrates where the sex chromosomes house very small proportions of the overall transcriptome. This single shared genome creates sex-specific phenotypes via different gene expression levels in females and males, and these sex-biased genes connect sexual dimorphisms, and the sexually antagonistic selection pressures that shape them, with the regions of the genome that encode them. The Galloanserae (fowl and waterfowl) will be used to in the proposed project, as this clade combines the necessary requirements of both variation in mating systems and a well-conserved reference genome (chicken). The study species selected from within the Galloanserae for the proposal exhibit a range of sexual dimorphism and sperm competition, and this will be exploited with next generation (454 and Illumina) genomic and transcriptomic data to study the gene expression patterns that underlie sexual dimorphisms, and the evolutionary pressures acting on them. This work will be complemented by the development of mathematical models of sex-specific evolution that will be tested against the gene expression and gene sequence data in order to understand the mechanisms by which sex-specific selection regimes, arising largely from mating systems, shape the phenotype via the genome.
Project acronym BIG_IDEA
Project Building an Integrated Genetic Infectious Disease Epidemiology Approach
Researcher (PI) Francois Balloux
Summary Epidemiology and public health planning will increasingly rely on the analysis of genetic sequence data. The recent swine-derived influenza A/H1N1 pandemic may represent a tipping point in this trend, as it is arguably the first time when multiple strains of a human pathogen have been sequenced essentially in real time from the very beginning of its spread. However, the full potential of genetic information cannot be fully exploited to infer the spread of epidemics due to the lack of statistical methodologies capable of reconstructing transmission routes from genetic data structured both in time and space. To address this urgent need, we propose to develop a methodological framework for the reconstruction of the spatiotemporal dynamics of disease outbreaks and epidemics based on genetic sequence data. Rather than reconstructing most recent common ancestors as in phylogenetics, we will directly infer the most likely ancestries among the sampled isolates. This represents an entirely novel paradigm and allows for the development of statistically coherent and powerful inference software within a Bayesian framework. The methodological framework will be developed in parallel with the analysis of real genetic/genomic data from important human pathogens. We will in particular focus on the 2009 A/H1N1 pandemic influenza, methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones (MRSAs), Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a fungus currently devastating amphibian populations worldwide. The tools we are proposing to develop are likely to impact radically on the field of infectious disease epidemiology and affect the way infectious emerging pathogens are monitored by biologists and public health professionals.
Epidemiology and public health planning will increasingly rely on the analysis of genetic sequence data. The recent swine-derived influenza A/H1N1 pandemic may represent a tipping point in this trend, as it is arguably the first time when multiple strains of a human pathogen have been sequenced essentially in real time from the very beginning of its spread. However, the full potential of genetic information cannot be fully exploited to infer the spread of epidemics due to the lack of statistical methodologies capable of reconstructing transmission routes from genetic data structured both in time and space. To address this urgent need, we propose to develop a methodological framework for the reconstruction of the spatiotemporal dynamics of disease outbreaks and epidemics based on genetic sequence data. Rather than reconstructing most recent common ancestors as in phylogenetics, we will directly infer the most likely ancestries among the sampled isolates. This represents an entirely novel paradigm and allows for the development of statistically coherent and powerful inference software within a Bayesian framework. The methodological framework will be developed in parallel with the analysis of real genetic/genomic data from important human pathogens. We will in particular focus on the 2009 A/H1N1 pandemic influenza, methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones (MRSAs), Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a fungus currently devastating amphibian populations worldwide. The tools we are proposing to develop are likely to impact radically on the field of infectious disease epidemiology and affect the way infectious emerging pathogens are monitored by biologists and public health professionals.

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Syngenta to cut or relocate 1,800 jobs globally in 2015
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 l Source: PTI
The job cuts are a part of the savings programme announced in February, under which the company is aiming to save USD 256 million in 2015 and USD 1 billion by 2018, a company statement said.
Syngenta AG, the world's largest agro-chemical maker will cut or relocate 1,800 jobs in 2015 to bring down cost, a step that will "increase the footprint" in its Pune centre. Syngenta's current global employee strength is 28,000. Of this, around 1,400 are in India. The job cuts are a part of the savings programme announced in February, under which the company is aiming to save USD 256 million in 2015 and USD 1 billion by 2018, a company statement said.
"The actions being implemented from today will result in job reductions and relocations totalling around 1,800 across the company, the majority of which will occur in 2015," the Switzerland-based company said. The company will carry out the planned job reductions and relocations in a "socially responsible way," Syngenta AG CEO Mike Mack said.
On the the impact of the move on India, Syngenta India said in a separate statement: "We would like to say that we do not report on an individual country/territory basis but there are changes across all pillars. "The programme will increase our footprint in Pune at the Global Delivery Centre established in 2013," it added.
"By optimising our cost structure within the framework of the integrated strategy, we will attain industry-leading efficiency. This will allow us to bring distinctive offers to growers more quickly and ensure a sustained improvement in profitability," Mack said Syngenta has manufacturing and research sites in Switzerland, the UK, US, China and India.
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Sewer rates up; may go even higher
James Bruggers
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The Metropolitan Sewer District board on Monday made final a rate increase of 5.5 percent, starting Aug. 1, and approved the salary and compensation package for its incoming executive director.
After several years of increases just below 7 percent, this will be the second year in a row of 5.5 percent rate increases for sewer and drainage services, which are included on Louisville Water Co. bills that come every other month.
But the relative reprieve may not last long, officials cautioned.
MSD Finance Director Chad Collier warned that rate increases may need to go higher in future years because the agency is approaching borrowing limits, while still facing hundreds of millions of dollars in sewer system improvements required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other system upgrades. MSD has a long-term debt of about $1.7 billion. Collier said borrowing much more could hurt its good bond ratings, which help keep the cost of borrowing lower.
For a typical residential customer, he said wastewater fees will rise $2.12 per month to $41.02, and drainage fees will increase 42 cents per month to $8.10.
MSD officials said their rates continue to be below the national average for sewer services.
With borrowing, he said, "what you are doing is pushing the bad news off to future generations," Collier said.
Board member Yvonne Hatfield said she doesn't like rate increases, but said MSD has controlled its costs while providing excellent service through trying times, including repeated heavy rains and a major breakdown at its primary sewage treatment plant.
"The service that MSD provides to this community has to come from somebody," she said.
Board member John Phelps said MSD must carry out its $850 million federal consent decree, which runs through 2024, and aims to greatly reduce sewage overflows into area waterways. "A lot of this money we are spending goes back into the community," he added.
Last week, Mayor Greg Fischer named Tony Parrott the new MSD executive director, who is replacing the retiring Greg Heitzman in September. Parrott has been in charge of public drinking water, wastewater and drainage services for Cincinnati.
The board approved a three-year contract for Parrott paying him $220,000 a year, with an opportunity for financial incentives if he meets yet-to-be established goals. He also gets a $1,200 a month car allowance and will be required to live in Jefferson County.
The board is also approved an extension of Heitzman's contract through a September transition.
Collier said MSD received 11 letters objecting to the rate increase during a public comment period.
The board approved an operating budget of $116 million, which is roughly the same as the last few years. It also approved a $187.5 million capital budget, up $69 million. MSD has moved into a phase where it is building more stormwater detention basins or tanks, and they are expensive, officials said.
Reach reporter James Bruggers at (502) 582-4645 or on Twitter @jbruggers


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Heaven's Gate / (I've Never Been) EVIL
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Back in the summer of 2018, I had a fabulous couple of days working with Lukas Drinkwater in his studio in Stroud to record a handful of songs that I felt were stylistically and thematically different to the songs that would be going on my next album (to be released in March 2019).
"Heaven's Gate" (sometimes referred to as "The Supreme Irony") is a song that Lukas and I performed live a few times years ago...(there's even a video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGl-2lV5xHA), so I thought it was something we should record properly.
"(I've Never Been) EVIL" is all about going easy on yourself, accepting your imperfections and worrying about something really important instead. It's especially topical around the season of usually-doomed-to-fail New Year Resolutions that just end up making people feel even worse!
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COVID Hospitalizations Hit New Record Low In NY State, Cuomo Says
June 26, 2021 by Jack
The variety of individuals hospitalized for the coronavirus throughout New York State has reached a brand new report low, Governor Andrew Cuomo stated Saturday.
The state reported 371 individuals are being handled at a hospital for the virus, the bottom because the pandemic started, in response to Cuomo. This breaks the earlier low report set in September tenth, 2020 when 410 individuals have been within the hospital for the virus. 5 peopled died on Friday due to the virus, in response to the state. They embody one individual in Brooklyn and one other in Queens.
"We're lastly placing the COVID-19 pandemic within the rear-view mirror, and extra New Yorkers are getting vaccinated each single day because the numbers proceed to return down," Cuomo stated.
Up to date figures launched Saturday by the state, citing the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention, present 71.6% of grownup New Yorkers have acquired at the least one vaccine dose, with 64.1% of adults finishing their vaccine sequence.
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71.6% of grownup New Yorkers have acquired at the least one vaccine dose and 64.1% have accomplished their vaccine sequence (Per CDC).
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— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) June 26, 2021
However at the same time as Cuomo celebrates the positive aspects made by the state, there are considerations that the extra contagious delta variant will have an effect within the combat in opposition to the coronavirus. Well being officers imagine the delta variant would be the dominant pressure within the U.S. within the subsequent few weeks. It's to date impacted nations resembling India and Australia, which have seen an increase in circumstances of the delta variant.
At a information convention Friday, officers with the World Well being Group emphasised that even these vaccinated ought to proceed to "play it protected" given the variety of strains throughout the globe.
"There's nonetheless the necessity for warning," Dr. Bruce Aylward, the WHO's senior advisor to the director-general, stated. "We're nonetheless in a world that is stuffed with this COVID virus, and it is a virus that is nonetheless evolving. Most significantly, we're nonetheless in a world with lots of people who usually are not protected and will endure a extreme illness or loss of life in the event that they get uncovered to this."
The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention, which beforehand said it is okay for absolutely vaccinated Individuals to keep away from masks sporting open air, has not launched any new steering. One dose of the vaccine gives a fraction of safety in opposition to the delta variant.
Circumstances of the delta variant have been present in New York Metropolis, although it isn't the dominant pressure within the metropolis.
On Friday, Mayor Invoice de Blasio advised WNYC's Brian Lehrer that the town has no plans to reinstate stricter security measures to fight in opposition to the variant since there's not sufficient of a spike in circumstances to fret. Israel and Australia, nevertheless, have already reimposed more durable security protocols due to the variant's unfold in these two nations.
"It isn't an on/off swap," de Blasio stated. "If one thing was happening we might see a pattern line and we might have loads of time to determine the right way to deal with it."
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Red vs Blue lightsabers and the duality of Anakin Skywalker
In what may or not be case of over reading into things, Dan Zehr has provided some pretty cool insight into some of the themes that revolve around Anakin Sykywalker in Revenge of the Sith.
His article on the official Star Wars site features a consideration of modern 'man or machine' discussion and the ability of evil to 'subvert the natural order' and the two faces of Palpatine.
What really got my attention however was the duality drawn by Anakin's use of two sabers to behead the quite surprised Count Dooku in Revenge of the Sith.
If you recall at the beginning of the movie, Obi-Wan and Anakin are on a mission to rescue the conniving Palpatine which ends with Anakin being encouraged by the Chancellor to end Dooku's life and thus ending the Clone War (at face value anyway).
While this scene is obviously a deliberate signal to the viewer that Anakin has dipped his toes into the Dark Side of the Force, the message of the double saber may not have been have been picked up by all viewers (certainly not this author who has seen Revenge of the Sith 11 times by his reckoning).
So what is this duality Dan wrote of?
"On General Grievous' flagship, Anakin captures Dooku's lightsaber in dramatic fashion, thereby crossing both blades at the neck of the Sith Lord.
The symbolism here is strong: the blue blade represents Anakin's optimism, hope, and rationality, while the red blade (which Anakin will soon wield in another form) represents his anger, despair, and inherent violence.
Both blades work in tandem, further demonstrating the conflict and dichotomy of the tragic hero."
Pretty heavy stuff but it turns our Dan is a school teacher who takes English classes so he's probably read enough Shakespeare to have enough authority to make such connections ;)
This is a great example of the talent of George Lucas. He's a wonderful story teller and this small moment of visually representing the duality of Anakin's journey is a nice small moment that reinforces the character's journey to the dark side.
As an aside, our favourite 'small thing' in this movie occurs later when Anakin is covered by shadow, whereas in front of him Obi-Wan Kenobi is lit up, foreshadowing where each character's destiny ultimately lies in the movie.
While this movie came after Jedi, in terms of story telling, Luke Skywalker also followed his father's footsteps in terms of duality and his struggle to keep the dark side at bay - however this was explored in terms of Luke realising he was becoming his father when he severed Vader's arm, mirroring himself in the process.
While at face value the Star Wars franchise is a kid's set of movies, look for the hidden depths as an adult you may just enjoy all six films all the more...
We really suggest you read Dan's full article and check out his Star Wars site, Coffee With Kenobi.
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Parents in Dublin have been urged to remain vigilant following the alleged attempted abduction of a three-year-old little girl.
The incident is said to have occurred in the Sandycove area of Dun Laoghaire, while the tot was out flying a kite with her grandfather.
A Facebook status shared by a friend of the family revealed that the grandfather took his eyes off of the child for 'less than a minute'; when he looked back, he saw a couple leading the child away towards a car.
According to the Facebook poster, the gardaí have been notified but the child's family are eager to spread the word across social media, so as to warn other parents.
Thank heavens there wasn't a more sinister ending to this report.


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Tucked away on remote Bunaken Island, off the northern tip of Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, lies the small, intimate Bunaken Cha Cha Nature Resort. The warm, clear waters around the resort are part of Bunaken National Marine Park, one of the world's richest aquatic ecosystems and finest diving destinations. Many resorts on Bunaken and nearby Manado cater to the hard-core diver. Bunaken Cha Cha offers a top-notch diving program for all levels, and welcomes families and non-divers.
Underwater, Bunaken is jaw-droppingly beautiful. It has dazzling walls covered with healthy soft and hard coral, and the variety of marine life is staggering. It is estimated that Bunaken Marine Park supports 70% of all fish species that exist in the Indo-Western Pacific. Bunaken is particularly famous for its macro diving — observing little critters like nudibranchs, anemone shrimp and sea horses.
Before arriving at Cha Cha, my teenage son was filled with anticipation about seeing the big stuff. He was not disappointed. We saw black tip sharks, huge bumphead parrotfish, napoleans, morays and massive sea turtles. I never expected he'd be so wowed by the small stuff. Kudos to the Cha Cha dive team who model patient and unhurried diving, and have amazing talent for finding the ocean's tiniest creatures.
My favourite dive at Bunaken, and perhaps best of all time, was a night dive to watch the mating ritual of the mandarinfish. Their iridescent blue and orange colour is exquisite and their mating dance is like the most perfectly choreographed ballet.
There are over 20 dive sites easily accessed from Bunaken Island and many are suited to novice divers and even snorkelers. Travel time via boat is often less than 30 minutes. The water averages a pleasant 27-30 degrees C and visibility ranges from 20-40 m.
The resort runs a PADI affiliated centre and employs highly experienced diving guides and instructors. Sam and Yuko were super safety conscious with my son, but also kept it fun and exciting. Sometimes, the lodge's affable owners, Raf and Reiko join the morning dives. They know the sites like the back of their hands, and their love and respect for Bunaken Marine Park is obvious.
The resort holds only 20 guests so personalized service and small dive groups are guaranteed. Cha Cha staff does a great job accommodating both experienced and novice divers, and dive sites are carefully selected to match guests' abilities and desires.
Cha Cha prides itself on being "non-diver friendly" and their dive schedule is built so that divers and their non-diving companions can spend time together. Two-tank morning dives depart at 8 am and return to the resort in time for lunch. Afternoon dives are optional; if there is demand, the boat leaves at 3 p.m.
The resort overlooks a small stretch of beach with wonderful views toward Siladen Island and the Sulawesi volcanoes. It is far from other resorts, and very quiet. The wooden bungalows are tastefully decorated and have breezy verandahs. Don't expect luxury, just relaxed bare-foot comfort and great service.
The main lodge houses the reception, restaurant and small bar. There's a friendly, "feel at home" vibe, and you'll soon know everyone's name including the charming staff. Guests are an eclectic mix of couples, families and singles from all over the world.
Meals are fantastic. Influenced by Reiko's Japanese heritage and local Indonesian flavours, the food is consistently delicious, innovative, and beautifully presented. Meals are served family style and Reiko, Raf, and dive masters join guests for lively conversation.
Silkair flies directly from Singapore to Manado. From Bali, Jakarta, and other Indonesian cities, connections are through Makassar. Guests are met at Manado airport by Cha Cha staff and driven to the harbour. The boat transfer, directly to the resort, is about 50 minutes.


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In our fourth year working with Victoria University Secondary College, we will be stepping away from Shakespeare to create a new original production that will consider cultures, friendships and what it means to be a young person living in St Albans. The ensemble will perform their new work in September.
The Manor Lakes after-school program will feature dance, physical theatre and film. Students will meet weekly to devise and create a play that will be performed in September.
The Northern Bay after-school program will consist of creative improvisations, games, dance, physical theatre and film. The project will culminate in a performance in September.
In our third in-school residency at Whittington Primary School, we're working with 170 primary students from Prep to Year 6. The project adapts folk stories from a wide variety of cultures, and aims to help students develop oral language, literacy, team work and build confidence. The project will end in two community performances in August this year.
In our third year working with Victoria University Secondary College, we are tackling one of Shakespeare's most ambitious tragedies, King Lear, with our largest VU ensemble yet. Our adaptation considers the complex relationship between leaders and their community, as we imagine a New Utopia where young people have found a way to live sustainably, free from the bigotry and greed of the existing adult leaders. Or have they?
The Manor Lakes after-school program focuses on the witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth, while exploring a dystopian future through dance, physical theatre and film. There are thirty participants from Years 7 to 10 and the project will culminate in a performance in September.


Davis declared math and physics majors right away at Rhodes, and, the summer after her first year, began working for Dr. Shubho Banerjee of the physics department researching electromagnetism. This research project was instrumental in Davis' evolving path, introducing her to theoretical physics and research methods for the first time. She has since published two research papers with Banerjee.
The summer after her sophomore year, Davis spent two months in Birmingham, England, through a program funded by the National Science Foundation, studying theoretical gravitational physics. Her particular research focused on reducing noise in a gravitational wave detector, as noise complicates reading miniscule gravitational wave signals. This research led to her third publication.
Davis studied abroad in the Budapest Semesters in Mathematics program in Budapest, Hungary, during the fall semester of her junior year. That spring, she was one of 240 sophomores and juniors nationwide selected as a Goldwater Scholar for the 2017-2018 academic year. The prestigious scholarship is awarded to highly qualified college students who intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering.
Rebecca Keiser of the National Science Foundation presents Davis with the Women in Aerospace Foundation award.
In September, Davis became a symbol of that change when she attended the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Symposium in Jeju, South Korea. While the five-day-long conference was dedicated to the science of satellites, the conference drew a crowd of students and professionals from all walks and stages of life. Many of the participants came as representatives for their nation's research projects, looking for others to collaborate with.


Director Ayodhya Kumar's "Sri Lakshmi & 24 Kisses"?
On the eve of Director Ayodhya Kumar's (Minugurulu fame) birthday first look poster of his second movie titled Sri Lakshmi & 24 Kisses has been unveiled. The title, the logo design and the poster are intriguing. The film is said to be a depth love story with no vulgarity.
The film Sri Lakshmi & 24 Kisses will start its shooting from next month. The director is planning to wrap up the movie in short period to release it by end of this year. While his first movie Minugurulu dealt with a social issue, his second movie is going to be a complete commercial entertainer with required elements for all the section of audiences.
Top notch cast and crew will be working for this movie. Joidarua from Mumbai is the music director. He has already composed fascinating audio tracks.
The Director said "Unlike my first movie Mungurulu, my new film Sri Lakshmi & 24 Kisses will be made of a unique and commercial subject. Entire media had completely supported my debut venture; I hope to get same love and support for my second movie too. All the content we release will surely excite you. The movie will definitely reach all the expectations,".
His First movie Minugurulu won several awards. It was selected as Best Indian Film at the 9th India International Children's Film Festival held at Bangalore. The film was the "First Telugu script to be preserved in Oscar Library's permanent core collection" and First ever Telugu film that is contended for OSCAR best feature 2014.
Minugurulu was also showcased official selection, Golden Elephant, at the International Children's Film Festival in Hyderabad, India. The film was also showcased at the Rafi Peer's 3rd International Film Festival held at Lahore in December 2013.It garnered official selection at the Fifth International Disability Film Festival – Ability Fest in September 2013.


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Oliver Mitchell-Boyask
Oliver Mitchell-Boyask graduated from The Waldorf School of Philadelphia in 2011 and currently is a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he double majors in History along with Peace, War, and Defense. Oliver attends UNC on full scholarship having received the Morehead-Cain Scholarship in 2015, which is the oldest merit scholarship in the US.
Oliver is honored to receive such a prestigious award. "It's been an amazing privilege to be a part of the program. The scholarship also funds four unique summer experiences that have allowed me to take a three week Outward Bound course in Maine, study Chattanooga's thriving entrepreneurship scene, research Jewish American History at the Katz Center in Philadelphia, and spend a summer traveling through France and Belgium to gather primary source material for my senior honors thesis in History."
Outside the classroom, he participates in and enjoys baseball, theater, a cappella, student government, comedy, and Jewish life. Upon graduating from the University of North Carolina, Oliver intends to join the United States Naval Academy to pursue a career as a Naval officer, dedicating himself to a life of service.
Oliver considers his early Waldorf education as an ideal primer for his college success. "In addition to giving me a well-rounded education that was crucial in preparing for high school and my college liberal arts degree, Waldorf education imparted various "life skills" that have served me well since graduation.
He is particularly impressed with how Waldorf education prepared him for these life skills he never even knew he was learning, as, at the time, his lessons were simply "fun," such as raising money and travelling on the eighth grade trip to Costa Rica.
"I just thought we did it because it was a cool thing to do. But raising the requisite funds led us to essentially run a business for three years — teaching us how to plan financial decisions and treat customers. The trip itself provided valuable lessons in self-reliance, teamwork, perseverance, and fortitude."
About Oliver
Germantown Friends School
Recipient of Morehead-Cain Scholarship


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Station Rungis - La Fraternelle is een spoorwegstation aan de spoorlijn Choisy-le-Roi - Massy - Verrières. Het ligt in de Franse gemeente Rungis in het departement Val-de-Marne (Île-de-France).

Ligging
Het station ligt op kilometerpunt 18,025 van de spoorlijn Choisy-le-Roi - Massy - Verrières.

Bij het station ligt ook een tramhalte van tramlijn 7.

Diensten
Het station wordt aangedaan door treinen van de RER C tussen Pontoise en Massy-Palaiseau. Sommige treinen hebben in plaats van Pontoise Montigny - Beauchamp als eindpunt, in verband met capaciteitsproblemen.

Vorig en volgend station

Zie ook
 SNCF
 Transilien
 RER C

Rungis - La Fraternelle
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Abstract: We report on the results of testing two six-layer 0.6 x 0.6 cm^2 cathode strip chamber ( CSC) prototypes in a muon beam at CERN. The prototypes were designed to simulate sections of the end-cap muon system of the Compact Muon Solenoid ( CMS) detector which will be installed at the Large Hadron Collider ( LHC). We measured the spatial and time resolutions of each chamber for different gains, different orientations with respect to the beam direction and different strength magnetic fields. The single-layer spatial resolution of a prototype with a strip pitch of 15.88 mm ranged from 78 micron to 468 micron, depending on whether the particle passed between two cathode strips or through the center of a strip; its six-layer resolution was found to be 44 micron. The single-layer spatial resolution of a prototype with a strip pitch of 6.35 mm ranged from 54 to 66 micron; its six-layer resolution w as found to be 23 micron. The efficiency for collecting an anode wire signal from one of six layers within a 20 ns time window appropriate for the LHC was found to be greater than 95% in normal running conditions.


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GOC erases Lincolnshire based optometrist
The General Optical Council (GOC), the UK regulator for optometrists and dispensing opticians, has decided to erase Paul Fontaine, an optometrist based in Lincolnshire, from its register. He will now be unable to practise as an optometrist in the UK.
A GOC Fitness to Practise Committee found his fitness to practise impaired by reason of misconduct relating to the Registrant's conduct toward a patient, provision of an inadequate standard of care at a sight test and record keeping failures.
In making the decision, the Committee, chaired by Ian Crookall, said:
"The Committee found that the lack of any remediation by the registrant and the absence of any adequate insight into his conduct means that he presents a high risk of repetition of such conduct to the detriment of patients.
"In the circumstances, the Committee was satisfied that the Registrant was currently impaired by reason of his misconduct.
"The Committee determined that an Order for Erasure was the only appropriate and proportionate sanction that would sufficiently protect the public and demonstrate to the public that the regulator took seriously the concerns that arose in this case given the serious departure from professional standards."
Mr Fontaine has until 20 November 2018 to appeal his erasure, during which time he is suspended from the register under an immediate suspension order.
1. The full determination is available at https://www.optical.org/en/Investigating_complaints/Hearings/past_hearings/index.cfm
2. A full transcript of the hearing is available on request and payment of an administration charge.
3. A briefing on how the FTP process works is available at: https://www.optical.org/en/news_publications/press_kit/media-statements-and-briefings/index.cfm
4. The registrant's date of most recent registration with the GOC as an optometrist was 22 December 1978. His GOC registration number is 01-10086. His last registered contact address was in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.


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Major Groups > True Morels & Verpas > Morchella sextelata
Morchella sextelata
[ Ascomycetes > Pezizales > Morchellaceae > Morchella . . . ]
On the basis of present data, Morchella sextelata can't be distinguished from Morchella septimelata without DNA testing. Both species appear in burned conifer forests in western North America, primarily in the spring or summer following the fire, but sometimes in dwindling numbers for a few springs thereafter. Both species are "black morels," which means that their ridges darken with maturity, their pits and ridges are primarily vertically oriented, and their caps are attached to the stem with a small but noticeable groove. And no consistent differences in physical features--observed with, or without, a microscope--appear to separate these species.
Yet Morchella sextelata separates itself clearly when its DNA is tested--either through the expensive and time consuming, four-gene sequencing routines used by O'Donnell and collaborators (2011), or through basic RFLP analysis of the ITS region alone, as reported by Carter in the Morel Data Collection Project. And while it may be frustrating for folks who want to know exactly what species they have picked, this data can't just be ignored.
So we are stuck with a "cryptic pair" of burn-site morels. Describing these species in Kuo and collaborators (2012), I couldn't even come up with distinguishing characters on which to base the names for these two species, and wound up resorting to the fact that they were the sixth (sext-) and seventh (septim-) enumerated members of the elata clade established in O'Donnell and collaborators (2011).
Ecology: Possibly saprobic and mycorrhizal at different points in its life cycle; appearing in lightly to moderately burned conifer forests in western and northwestern North America, in the spring or summer following the fire; documented from Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wyoming, and the Yukon Territory.
Cap: 2.5-7.5 cm tall and 2-5 cm wide; conical or nearly so; pitted and ridged, with the pits primarily arranged vertically; when young with bald or finely velvety, bluntly flattened, yellowish to brownish ridges and pinkish to yellowish pits; when mature with flattened to sharpened or eroded, dark brown to black ridges and brownish to tan or pinkish pits; attached to the stem with a small groove (2-4 mm deep); hollow.
Stem: 2-5 cm high and 1-2.5 cm wide; equal, or somewhat swollen at the base; whitish; bald or finely mealy with granules; hollow.
Microscopic Features: Spores 18-25 x 10-16 µ; smooth; elliptical; without oil droplets; contents homogeneous. Asci 8-spored. Paraphyses cylindric with variable apices; septate; hyaline in KOH. Elements on sterile ridges 50-180 x 5-25 µ; septate; brownish to brown in KOH; terminal cell cylindric with a rounded, subfusoid, subcapitate, or block-like apex.
REFERENCES: M. Kuo in Kuo et al., 2012. (O'Donnell et al., 2011; Kuo et al., 2012.)
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Herb. F. 06010101, 04250406, 05020402, 06180422, 07070405, 07130403 (holotype), 05270601.
This site contains no information about the edibility or toxicity of mushrooms.
Holotype collection
Elements on sterile ridges
Kuo, M. (2010, October). Morchella sextelata. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/morchella_sextelata.html.


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* Mr Guy Zangari, MP. Shadow Minister for Emergency Services.
* The Hon. Robert Brown, MLC. Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party.
* The Hon. Paul Green, MLC. Christian Democratic Party.
Response from The Hon. David Elliott, NSW Minister for Emergency Services.
Response from the Office of the Premier of New South Wales.
Response from Mr Guy Zangari, MP. Shadow Minister for Emergency Services.


Through the process of completing zip, I have learned many new skills. I have expanded my knowledge about graphic novels in general but specifically I learned the skills necessary to make a comic. One of the skills I expanded on during this project was creating and developing characters. I will definitely benefit from this skill in the future and it will help me become more successful later on. I have also improved on is my drawing technique which was something I had hoped to expand on at the beginning of this project. Planning, note taking, and organization are other skills I have expanded on, became more efficient at, and learned more about during zip and I know they will be very helpful in the future to help me become a successful student in any subjects I choose to pursue.
In order to answer my question I found and researched 4 important principles that I believe make an effective graphic novel. These may not be the most important principles, but I believe they have significant impact on how effective your graphic novel is. The four main principles that I researched are as follows: the sequence of the panels, the perspective inside your panels, character design, and combining writing and illustrations effectively.
Sequences are the "magic between [the] panels" (An Introduction to Graphic Novels: Sequences, cloudscapecomics.com). Readers assume what happens during a sequence by using something called closure, which is the ability to take similar images and connect them together/create a relationship between them. As I read in Scott McCloud's book Understanding Comics, there are 6 different types of sequences: moment to moment, action to action, subject to subject, scene to scene, aspect to aspect, and non-sequitur.
Perspective is all about what is happening inside each panel. You "think of your panel as the frame of a photograph" (An Introduction to Graphic Novels: Basic Cinematography and Perspective, cloudscapecomics.com). You want to use the POV (Point of View) of your camera to your help you create a more interesting and engaging graphic novel. There are three sub categories of perspective: height, where the camera is moving along the y-axis, distance, where the camera is moving along the z-axis, and rotation, where the camera is moving along the x-axis or around something.
Character Design is essential for any story to be engaging. Cloudscapecomics.com gives you many techniques to create and develop your character. Some techniques include brainstorming on a mind map, drawing your character from all perspectives, using reference materials to work from, and reworking your character if necessary. Specifically, in graphic novels, your "character needs to function visually, therefore has to be visually appealing" and characters need to be able to express their personality visually (An Introduction to Graphic Novels: Character design, cloudscapecomics.com). In addition, because character must be drawn repeatedly they cannot be too complicated.
Words and pictures are like a dance. Each one takes a turn leading, and they support each other to create something even better. However, if they both try to lead at the same time it doesn't work out as explained in Scott McCloud's book Understanding Comics. There are seven different ways to combine words and pictures: word specific, picture specific, duo-specific, additive, parallel, montage, and inter-dependent.
My learning is demonstrated in many ways through my final learning artifact, which is the first segment of a graphic novel. As I have mentioned above, I researched 4 main topics and I have put my learning to action using these four principles in my learning artifact. I found all these principles were very helpful because they acted like tools I could use when I needed to make my graphic novel more interesting and varied.
For the first principle, sequence, I used moment to moment, action to action, and subject to subject sequences. Knowing about these different types of sequences really helped when making my graphic novel because it helped to make meaningful transitions from panel to panel.
For the second principle, perspective, there were three sub categories. I have used the first sub category, height, by using eye level perspective and birds eye view perspective. I found that adding the birds eye view perspective really helped add more depth and variety to my graphic novel which helped it become more engaging.
The second sub category of perspective is distance. I used three types of distance in my graphic novel: long shot, medium shot, and head shot. I found that using distance really gives more depth to your graphic novel and makes it more interesting to read as it is not just the same the whole story.
The third sub category of perspective is rotation which I used in my graphic novel by showing different parts and sides of characters and setting. I found that this helped show the characters/setting to the readers to make them feel like they are part of the story.
Even though I only made a short part of a graphic novel, I found it very helpful to develop my characters before I started my graphic novel. In my research, I read about how to create a character and I used many of the strategies outlined in the resources I used to develop them. I brainstormed using mind maps, circled ideas that I thought I would use, drew the characters, and then created a history of what happened to them before the story. This process helped me develop my characters, allowing my graphic novel to be more effective.
The last principle I researched was combining words with pictures. I used three combinations: picture specific, additive, and word specific. I found using these principles very helpful when choosing how to incorporate words and drawing.
My first competency is as follows: use writing and design process to plan, develop, and create engaging and meaningful literary and informational text for a variety of purposes and audiences. My learning connects with this competency because I planned, developed, and created the beginning of my graphic novel and learned many new things in the process. My second competency is to synthesize ideas from a variety of sources to build understanding. I demonstrated this competency by taking research from many different resources and at least 9 different sites and synthesized all the information to create four main principles. Finally, my last competency is to recognize an increasing range of text structures and how they contribute to meaning. My learning is connected to this competency as I carefully considered writing my dialogue so that it would effectively impact the meaning and interest of the story.
Types of Graphic Novels is one of the first websites I looked which helped me understand the different genres of graphic novels. It was very important for me to learn what types of graphic novels there were before I could start on my own.
This website is called Cloudscape comics and I found it very helpful because it gave me valuable information on sequence, perspective, and character design. It is a very good introduction to comics and helped me answer my question.
3) McCloud, Scott. The Invisible Art Understanding Comics. HarperCollins Publishers, 1994.
I found this book very helpful because it is a guide to basically everything you need to know about comics. I only was able to read part of it, but I learned many things including sequence and different ways to combine pictures and words.
This is a graphic novel written by Mark Fearing called Earthling which I read to help me understand how graphic novels are formatted. I used this as an example to base my graphic novel and I also read other articles written by Mark Fearing on how to make comics.
How do the different speech bubbles in graphic novels affect the tone and meaning of the speech?
How to tailor the design of a graphic novel for the audience it is meant for? Do you make the same types of changes you would in your writing for graphic novels?
I am excited about this question because in the future I would be interested in making graphic novels for young children and I want to see what specific difference children's graphic novels have from adult ones.
How do you use graphic novels to help young children to read?
I am interested in this question because I enjoy working with young children and I want to know how we could use graphic novels to encourage young kids read. I would also like to know if the graphic novels would be written differently if intended for this purpose.