The ISIS complex, a state of the art research centre at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford, run by the Science and Technology Facilities Council, recently had a Pelloby wall jib crane installed to transfer goods through a roller shutter door located on an external wall.
The crane was required to help with the maintenance of equipment used in researching complex atomic materials processes. Located on the second floor of a key building on the site, this roller shutter door was designed to allow passage of important materials – transferring them directly to where they needed to be rather than offloading them on the ground floor and transporting them to the upper level manually. The removal of this intermediary phase of unloading goods from the van or lorry before moving them inside helped increase the overall efficiency of the building.
To make this possible Pelloby supplied the complex with an innovative 180 degree slewing wall jib solution that could extend out of the roller shutter door to offload heavy duty control racks from lorries outside, while tucking away neatly away against a pillar when not in use to allow the team to fully utilise the available space.
The system supports safe working loads of up to five tonnes and a handheld remote governs the crane's rotational movement and hoist control which allowed the team to operate the loading bay equipment system from either inside the building or outside from the loading bay.
Pelloby tailored all of their crane designs to the application in hand and each of their systems is made to order at their UK manufacturing plant, meaning they are ideally placed to produce a bespoke lifting solution to meet any requirement.


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See the color of that frosting? I've come to the realization that it, indeed, is my favorite color in all the land. What would we call it? Teal? Mint? Seafoam Green? Whatever it is, I love it with my whole heart and have noticed that, over the years, I have come to purchase MANY things in that hue.
Like, shirts. Purses. Furniture. Nail Polish. Towels. Sheets. Jewelry. Sharpies. Bowls.
I mean, really....you name it, I most likely have it in some sort of shade of this color. All unintentional too, I swear.
I was laughing the other night with some girls from my book club about this very thing. Someone had the gorgeous color on them and I said (way too excitedly might I add), "OoOoOoo! I just love that color!!!" Then they noticed that I was wearing it as well, sitting by my notebook (in that color), and crossing my legs next to my purse (yep, you guessed it...in that color). Sheesh. I seriously had NO clue this was going on.
So, really...when making vanilla frosting, it only made sense to tint it in the softest hue of Minty Teal Seafoam.
Either that or have an intervention.
I have to admit- when it comes to frostings...I choose buttercream frostings made the old fashioned way with butter and egg whites. There are a few different types- French, Swiss and Italian- with Swiss being my ultimate favorite.
Yep, you have to make a meringue. Yeah, there's a chance it could break (but almost always fixable). Sure, it takes a while to complete. But the end result is SO GOOD. Silky, fluffy, light as air, and totally delicious. It's the way I learned while at culinary school and it's the way I continued throughout my professional career. Basically, Swiss Buttercream Frosting is my go-to whenever I have a cake or cupcake to make. Interested in trying it out? Here's a recipe for Pink Lemonade Swiss Buttercream, Fresh Strawberry, Salted Caramel, and Real Peanut Butter.
THAT being said, I know there are a lot of really good frostings out there! Many kinds that aren't the traditional buttercream and that don't involve eggs whatsoever. So, wanting to have an array of frostings for you to choose from on this here blog, from the easiest to the more difficult- I decided to have a more homey/the-kind-mom-used-to-make frosting in my repertoire.
This couldn't be easier, takes about 10 minutes total to make, and is seriously, amazingly delicious.
1. In the bowl of your stand mixer, add your room temperature butter and salt. With your paddle attachment, beat together on medium high speed until light and fluffy- about 3 minutes.
2. Stop mixer and scrape down sides and bottom of bowl. Turn mixer back on to low speed and slowly add your sifted powdered sugar. Once all sugar has been added, turn speed back up to medium and beat a minute. Finally, turn speed up to high and beat 2-3 minutes, until fluffy.
3. Stop mixer again, and scrape down sides and bottom of bowl. Add your vanilla extract (and if using, your vanilla beans) and beat again on medium until incorporated.
4. Finally, while mixer is on medium low speed, add your slightly cold heavy whipping cream. To achieve this temperature, just let cream sit room temperature for a few minutes. Just enough to take the chill off. I usually take it out before I start my butter in the mixer. Turn speed back up to medium high and beat another 2 minutes.
I love using AmeriColor's food coloring gels. They're VERY saturated in color and because they are a gel (versus a liquid) they don't dilute anything I add the color to. Please know- a little goes a long way with these food colorings.
For this amount of frosting, I dipped a toothpick into my Turquoise bottle and swiped that toothpick across the frosting once. Then I incorporated everything in the mixer, completely. It was only after everything had been well mixed that I decided there wasn't enough color, so I swiped the toothpick across the frosting and followed the above steps, again...and again, until I got desired color.
This took me 3 good swipes.
Once you have your desired color simply add to a pastry bag fitted with your favorite tip, and pipe away! For these mini cupcakes, I used an Ateco #806 tip. One of my favorites.
If you're looking for a yummy vanilla cake, here's a great one.
If you're not going to use frosting right away, but are planning on using that day, just leave at room temperature. Simply press plastic wrap directly on the surface of your frosting (in mixer bowl) and then cover with another sheet of plastic wrap across the top. Leave somewhere cool (kitchen counter or pantry). Keep from heat or sunlight. Then when you're ready to use, just rewhip for another 30 seconds and use as needed.
If you're planning on using within the next day or two, transfer frosting to an air tight container. Again, press plastic wrap directly onto the surface and then cover container with it's lid. Store in fridge until day you need. On the day you're planning on using, remove from fridge and allow to come to room temperature completely- a few hours. Then transfer to your mixer bowl and rewhip for 30 seconds to refluff. Yes. Re-Fluff.
*If stored in fridge properly, will keep for 3-4 days.
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Aww hi! Yes! He was just telling me all about you :) Welcome, friend!
oh my goodness. I'm your new biggest fan. Everything is so pretty and delicious! I'm a big fan of details, and girl... you've got it down.
Awwww, love it!!! Thank you so much!
Like whoa, gurl. This really was a great new recipe!
just got done making this frosting for my son's 2nd birthday cake today. it is A M A Z I N G. and so easy. thank you thank you! this just became a family favorite.


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TN Christian children's home fights for right to make placements consistent with beliefs
ADF attorneys represent Holston United Methodist Home for Children in federal lawsuit against Biden administration
Thursday, Dec 2, 2021
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Christian children's home filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Biden administration to challenge its rule that requires the agency to violate its religious beliefs or lose needed funding. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys represent Holston United Methodist Home for Children in Greeneville, a nationally accredited Christian nonprofit that operates throughout East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia by caring for abused and neglected children through its residential and foster care services.
Holston United Methodist Home for Children receives some of its reimbursement for services through Title IV-E, administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to help sustain its child-placement activities. A 2016 HHS rule issued at the end of the Obama administration required the faith-based agency to violate its religious beliefs by placing children in homes that do not align with their faith, such as non-Christian families; same-sex couples; or unmarried, cohabitating couples. During the Trump administration, HHS issued religious exemptions to this rule so faith-based agencies could operate according to their religious beliefs, but HHS recently rescinded all of those religious exemptions.
"Holston Home is a force for good, living out the words of Christ to care for children and 'the least of these.' It is vital that Holston Home, as a religious organization, remains free to continue placing at-risk children in loving, Christian families, according to its deeply held beliefs, without fear of government punishment," said ADF Senior Counsel Matt Bowman. "The Biden administration is wrong to remove religious exemptions to its unlawful grants rule. This leaves Holston Home and other faith-based nonprofits with an untenable choice to violate their religious beliefs or lose critical grants necessary to their operations, which benefit everyone, including the government. The Supreme Court has recognized the harms to children and society of expelling faith-based agencies from foster care and adoption programs, and now it's time this administration follows suit by respecting Holston Home's constitutionally protected religious freedoms and repealing this illegal rule."
"In the late 1800s, a widow of very modest means named Elizabeth Wiley answered the call of the Lord to start an orphanage to care for hurting children," explained Holston Home President Bradley Williams. "That kind of inspirational and courageous faith for a woman in that era is such a testimony of God's faithfulness and our rich heritage of traditional Wesleyan values. Today, we remain committed to these long-held biblical convictions and our calling to care for the most vulnerable young people in Jesus' name."
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the city of Philadelphia violated the First Amendment rights of a faith-based foster-care agency by invoking non-discrimination laws to force the organization to operate in violation of its religious beliefs.
Holston United Methodist Home for Children has been in operation since 1895 and has helped more than 8,000 children by reuniting them with their families, placing them for adoption, or helping them transition to adulthood.
ADF attorneys filed Holston United Methodist Home for Children v. Becerrain the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville.
Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, and the sanctity of life.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL ARTICLES
https://adfmedia.org/case/holston-united-methodist-home-children-v-becerra
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To celebrate Pride month, here are lists of LGBTQ+ composers, performers and musical ensembles
June is Pride month.
And this weekend will see Pride marches and celebrations in some major cities including New York City, Chicago, Paris and Rome.
As time passes, scholars are finding out more about the LGBTQ+ composers, performers and musical groups that have been hidden by history.
And some ironies emerge. One can only imagine the response of conservative, right-wing Evangelical Christians who find out that the composer of "Messiah" – George Frideric Handel (below) — was queer, at least according to some researchers.
For most listeners, surprises abound.
Here is a good place to start. It is the very large Wikipedia entry of LGBTQ+ composers and performers, both contemporary and historical. The Ear finds it very informative. It is organized by the kind of musicians they are and the category of their sexual identity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:LGBT_musicians
If you want to be more selective, try these: https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/greatest-lgbtq-conductors-you-should-know/. They include Marin Alsop (below top) and her teacher and mentor Leonard Bernstein (below bottom).
Here is longer essay that focuses on lesbian conductors as well as gay men and reaches back to the Middle Ages: http://www.glbtqarchive.com/arts/conductors_A.pdf
And here is one with some great photos or pictures of the individuals: https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/great-classical-composers-who-were-gay/
Finally, here are some of the international music ensembles – with audio samples of their performances — made up of LGBTQ+ singers and instrumentalists, including the Rainbow Symphony of Paris (in the YouTube video at the bottom, performing the beautiful Gloria by the gay French composer Francis Poulenc in a benefit Concert Against Homophobia for UNESCO): https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/best-lgbtq-classical-music-ensembles/
Inevitably, some readers will react by asking: What difference does the sexual identity of composer or performer make? All that matters, they argue, is the music.
Here is a reply to that specious argument that focuses on Yannick Nézet-Séguin (below), the music director of the Metropolitan Opera, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the City Symphony of Montreal. It appeared in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/arts/music/yannick-nezet-seguin-met-opera-gay.html
Happy Pride – this month and every day of the year!
Do you have questions, additions or comments?
Leave them below.
The Ear wants to hear.
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Classical music: Today is the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Here is disturbing music that sonically depicts the charred remains of the people and the city
Today is the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima (below) and the dawn of the Atomic Age.
On this Sunday, it will be the same anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki (below).
Whether you agree or disagree with President Harry S Truman's decision to use nuclear weapons to end World War II between Japan and the United States, the disturbing music at the bottom uses sound to help the listener picture the charred remains of the people and the devastated cities, seen below in a photo from The New York Times.
It is hard to imagine music being used more descriptively than in this disturbing and even terrifying piece that has received more than 2 million views on YouTube.
"Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima" was composed by the celebrated Polish composer Krzysztof Pederecki (1933-2020, below), who died just over four months ago. Here is a link to more information about the composer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krzysztof_Penderecki
And here are some links to historical accounts of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing:
From cable TV channel CNN, here is an account of the two bombings in photos: https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/04/world/gallery/hiroshima-nagasaki-atomic-bomb/index.html
Here, also from CNN, is an account of Tinian Island, the place where the bombings started: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/hiroshima-atomic-bomb-75th-anniversary-intl-hnk/index.html
Here is a comprehensive history about Hiroshima and its culture, both pre-bombing and post-bombing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima
There will be much more to see, hear and read today and this weekend on National Public Radio (NPR), on many TV news channels including the History Channel and on PBS (especially The Newshour), and in many newspapers as well as on the internet.
If you know of other noteworthy accounts, please leave the name with a link in the Comment section.
What do you think of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
And what do you think about the musical depiction?
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Classical music: Flutist and activist Iva Ugrcic is Musician of the Year for 2018
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The classical music scene in Madison is so rich that it is always a challenge to name a Musician of the Year.
There are just so many deserving candidates. One obvious example is conductor John DeMain, who is completing his 25th year of outstanding stewardship in directing the Madison Symphony Orchestra and the Madison Opera.
But part of the intent behind such an honor is not just to recognize well-known figures. It is to encourage a broader awareness of those people who do a lot for local classical music but who often fly under the radar for many people.
That is why The Ear is naming flutist and activist Iva Ugrcic (below) as the Musician of the Year for 2018.
As both a performer and entrepreneur, Ugrcic is always very busy broadening her varied career. Being both a player and an activist, she is making a difference, musically and socially, that deserves to be recognized and supported.
Serbian by birth and educated in Belgrade and Paris, she came to Madison where she completed her doctorate in flute performance and also took business courses at the UW-Madison Business School.
She is a first-rate performer who has won a national prize for performing. While at the UW-Madison's Mead Witter School of Music, she won both the concerto competition (below) and the Irving Shain competition for wind instruments in duets. (You can hear her amazing technique in the YouTube video at the bottom. In it Ugrcic performs "Voice" for solo flute by the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu.)
She now plays with the Black Marigold Wind Quintet and Sound Out Loud, both of which are based in Madison and both of which devote themselves to contemporary composers and new music.
This year, Urgcic also soloed with the Middleton Community Orchestra (below, in a photo by John W. Barker), performing to critical acclaim a relatively unknown concerto by 19th-century composer Carl Reinecke.
This year, Urgcic also took over as artistic director of the Rural Musicians Forum, which brings classical music, jazz, world music and ethnic music, played by outstanding performers to the Spring Green area, often at the Taliesin compound of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
But perhaps her most long-lasting contribution is her founding and now directing the LunART Festival that, in the same year of the Me Too movement, sought to present an all-women event that featured composers, performers, visual artists and writers.
Such was its inaugural success in 2018 that it won a national prize from the National Flute Association and a second festival will take place from June 9 through June 9, 2019.
2019 will also see the release of her second solo recording devoted to the music of the contemporary Romanian composer Doina Rotaru, even while she is working on a recording of "Beer Music" by contemporary American composer Brian DuFord.
And all that is just the beginning for such a promising talent. We will be hearing much more from her and about her in years to come.
To see her impressive biography, as well as updated activities, video and audio clips, photographs and other information, go to: https://www.ivaugrcic.com/bio
Here is one more thing that speaks to The Ear. It feels important, even necessary, to recognize the positive contributions of an immigrant at a time when the current "America First" administration under President Donald Trump seems so paranoid and negative, so xenophobic and afraid of foreigners.
The U.S government should be less intent on condemning or stigmatizing immigrants, whether legal or undocumented, and should put more emphasis on their contributions and on the long and distinguished history they have in the United States.
Iva Urgcic is yet another example of the talent we Americans stand to lose if we do not accept and encourage the gifts that immigrants bring in so many ways — from the arts, medicine, education and technology to everyday life and work.
Please join The Ear is expressing gratitude and congratulations to Iva Urgcic.
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Classical music: Today is New Year's Day 2018. The annual concert from Vienna airs this morning from 10 to noon on Wisconsin Public Radio and then tonight from 8 to 9:30 on Wisconsin Public Television. Here are details, background and the playlist
No event in classical music has become more iconic than the annual New Year's Day concert given in Vienna's luxurious Golden Hall by the Vienna Philharmonic under a guest conductor.
It may be predictable and repetitive, but it surely is beloved. The broadcast reaches 50 million listeners and viewers in more than 90 countries.
The concert, which is always heavy on Strauss family waltzes , polkas and marches as well as some music by other composers from that era, will first air this morning from 10 a.m. to noon CST on Wisconsin Public Radio.
Then later tonight it will add pictures and more — scenic landscapes, royal interiors, classic architecture, a celebrity narrator and dance interpretations by the Vienna City Ballet — when it airs again from 8 to 9:30 p.m. CST on Wisconsin Public Television.
The guest conductor this year is Riccardo Muti (below), the music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Here is some background from Vienna:
https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/new-years-concert/new-years-concert-main
Here is the complete program or playlist from WQXR-FM in New York City:
https://www.wqxr.org/story/new-years-day-2018-vienna-riccardo-muti-vienna-philharmonic
And here, with sound samples, is a list of the distinguished conductors who have led the event over 30 years. Find your favorites and relive some memories:
https://www.wqxr.org/story/be-our-guest-vienna-philharmonic-thirty-years-guest-conductors-new-years-day
Here is more background on the television broadcast, part of PBS' "Great Performances" series which will be hosted for the first time by Hugh Bonneville (below, in a photo by Nick Briggs) of "Downton Abbey" fame. He succeeds Walter Cronkite and Julie Andrews.
And here is background from the "Great Performances" website:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/
You can also consult the German-language YouTube video at the bottom.
If you want to relive this year's experience, the CDs and DVDs will be available very shortly from Sony.
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Classical music: This weekend brings two major piano recitals – by UW-Madison virtuoso Christopher Taylor and Italian duo-pianists Roberto Plano and Paola Del Negro – plus a public piano master class
As you have already seen from this week's postings so far, this coming weekend is loaded with conflicting concerts.
One result is that events that would normally receive separate postings must be combined.
Such is the case today, with previews of two very appealing piano concerts plus a master class.
This Saturday night at 8 p.m. in Mills Hall, the celebrated UW-Madison pianist Christopher Taylor (below), a bronze medalist in the Van Cliburn Competition, will perform a terrifically well-planned recital that is a classic case of contrast-and-compare, and reveals how music begets more music.
Here are some notes from the School of Music about the program:
"Christopher Taylor's conceptual program features Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, arranged by Franz Liszt.
Over 175 years later, New York City-based composer John Corigliano would use Beethoven's Seventh to inspire his Fantasia on an Ostinato. (You can hear the famous slow movement with the "ostinato," or continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm, that inspires it in the YouTube video at the bottom.)
On the second half, Taylor will feature two takes on the title "Moments Musicaux" or Musical Moments: first, he will play Franz Schubert's version, published in the last year of his life (1828); then he'll perform Sergei Rachmaninoff's version from the start of his career.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for non-School of Music students and children. Ticket information is here.
On Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m., as part of the Salon Piano Series, the Italian husband-and-wife piano duo of Roberto Plano and Paola Del Negro (below) will hold a FREE and PUBLIC master class with local students at Farley's House of Pianos, 6522 Seybold Road, on Madison's far west side near the West Towne Mall.
Then on Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m., in the main showroom at Farley's, the duo will perform.
The program features: "Pictures from the East" (Bilder aus Osten), Op. 66, by Robert Schumann; Burgmein's (aka Ricordi) Suite "Les amoureux de Colombine"; Johannes Brahms' Hungarian Dances 1-5; "The Moldau" by Bedrich Smetana; and Brahms' Sonata for Two Pianos, Op. 34b, which later became his famous Piano Quintet.
Tickets are $45 for the public and $10 for full-time students.
For more information about tickets and biographies of the performers, go to: http://salonpianoseries.org/concerts.html
You can also call (608) 271-2626.
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Classical music: The Salon Piano Series at Farley's House of Piano announces its new season of four concerts
The reliably virtuosic and musically enjoyable Salon Piano Series has just announced its 2017-18 season.
A piano duo, piano soloists and the Pro Arte Quartet provide traditional salon concert experiences with informal seating and restored pianos.
The 2017-18 Salon Piano Series season again includes piano soloists and ensembles typical of 19th-century European salon concerts, with well-known concert artists from Italy, Russia, Israel and Ireland.
According to a press release, the season's offerings are:
Roberto Plano and Paola Del Negro Duo (below) on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 at 4 p.m.
Italian husband and wife piano duo Roberto Plano and Paola Del Negro kick off the season with Schumann's "Pictures from the East" (Bilder aus Osten, Op. 66), Brahms' Hungarian Dances 1-5, "The Moldau" by Smetana, and Brahms' Sonata for Two Pianos, Op. 34b, the earlier version of his great Piano Quintet. The duo will perform on one piano for the first half of the program and on two for the second half. (You can hear them perform Hungarian Dances by Brahms in the YouTube video at the bottom.)
Ilya Yakushev (below) on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 at 4 p.m.
Returning by popular demand, Ilya Yakushev will perform an exhilarating program of Haydn's Piano Sonata in D Major, Tchaikovsky's "Sentimental Waltz," Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" and Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" in his November concert.
Alon Goldstein (below top) and the UW-Madison's Pro Arte Quartet (below bottom in a photo by Rick Langer) on Saturday night, March 10, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoon, March 11, 2018 at 4 p.m.
To accommodate the crowds, Salon Piano Series booked two performances for Alon Goldstein and the UW-Madison's Pro Arte Quartet in March. Goldstein will perform selected Scarlatti sonatas solo, then the Pro Arte Quartet and bassist David Scholl will join him for Mozart Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488, in a reduced arrangement, and the Brahms Piano Quintet, Op. 34.
John O'Conor (below) on Saturday, May 12, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
To cap off the season in May, the great Irish pianist John O'Conor will perform Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert in his first Salon Piano Series appearance.
Visit salonpianoseries.org for complete concert programs, and artist information.
All concerts are at Farley's House of Pianos, at 6522 Seybold Road, on Madison's far west wide near West Towne Mall. All concert includes a post-concert artist reception.
Tickets are $50 at the door or $45 in advance; season tickets are $150.
You can purchase tickets online at brownpapertickets.com or in-person at Farley's House of Pianos. Service fees may apply.
About the Salon Piano Series
Now in its fifth season, Salon Piano Series was founded by Tim and Renée Farley to continue the tradition of intimate salon concerts at Farley's House of Pianos.
The setting replicates that experienced by audiences throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, and offers audiences the chance to hear artists whose inspiring performances are enhanced by the setting and the fine pianos.
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Donald Burrows, 82, of Greene, passed on January 20, 2019. He was predeceased by two sisters, Linda and Joan and by a brother, Walter. Donald is survived by his wife of 60 years, Joan; son, Daniel (Becky) and daughter, Jody (Troy); 6 grandchildren and two great grandchildren whom he loved and laughed with. He is also survived by his brother, John and sister, Janet. Don loved life, the outdoors, his family and friends as well as the many pets he had throughout life. Now on to your biggest adventure Dad. We love you! As per Don's wishes there will no immediate services and a celebration of life gathering will be announced and held later this year to remember the many careers, hobbies, and friends he's had throughout his busy and full life. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Front Street Animal Shelter 110 Cutler Pond Road Binghamton, NY 13905. Arrangements are by Root Funeral Home 23 North Chenango Street, Greene, NY 13778 and condolences may be sent to the family at www.rootfh.com.


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Q: how to uncomment code in matlab online script I just ran into this weird issue, that I cannot uncomment my code in a script file online on matlab.
I can do command + '/' to comment my code, but I cannot do the inverse to uncomment it.
I've tried to use command + T, which opens a new tab, command + / again, which keeps commenting my code, and command + R, which restarts the kernel.

A: The uncomment command conflicts with the open new tab command. The latter is prioritised because MATLAB online runs in the browser.
Moreover, shortcut customisation is not available in MATLAB Online.
So your only chance to make the uncomment shortcut work is to change the open new tab shortcut in the browser.
EDIT: For an alternative solution that does not involve shortcuts, please check the answer by Harshal.

A: I also faced this issue but then I selected the multiple lines of code and used mouse (right click) to comment and uncomment the selected code.

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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pylab as pl
import networkx as nx
import random as rnd
import pickle
import math
import numpy as np
from matplotlib import rc
#Read the pickles
def read_pickled_metrics(k,l):
	global degrees,nodes,moving
	with open('RGGmetrics_random/degrees/degrees'+str(k)+'_'+str(l)+'.pickle', 'rb') as f:
		degrees = pickle.load(f)

	with open('RGGmetrics_random/nodes/nodes'+str(k)+'_'+str(l)+'.pickle', 'rb') as f:
		nodes = pickle.load(f)

for k in range(10):
	for l in range(1,4):
		plt.cla()
		plt.clf()
		read_pickled_metrics(k,l)

		plt.ylim(-10,80)
		x=np.arange(len(degrees))

		for j in range(len(degrees[0])):
			Dr=[]
			for i in range(len(degrees)):
				Dr.append(degrees[i][j]-degrees[0][j])
			plt.plot(x,Dr)
		rc('text',usetex=True)
		plt.ylabel(r"$\Delta d= d'-d$, $d$ initial degree $d'$ new degree")
		plt.title("RGG Degree Differences in random walk model")

		plt.savefig('RGGplots_random/degree_diff/degree_dif'+str(k)+'_'+str(l)+'.eps', format='eps', dpi=1000)

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Following Freeware: May 2011 releases
Written by Steve Brown — June 13, 2011
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This month you can begin a secret mission in Victorian-era Algiers, face a dark force on a storm-swept mountain, or confront the simple horror that is joining a new school. If tracking is more your thing, you can hunt down terrorist bombs and monstrous minions of a vampire, or seek out that fantastical hybrid, the ponycorn. Alternatively, you can enjoy time travel as either a teenager trapped in the 15th century or an autonomous testicle on a mission. All these await you in this month's roundup of new releases on the freeware scene.
Nine Hours to Dawn
Jack Sinclair just wanted to have a spelunking holiday on Mount Shasta. Caught in a terrible storm as he enters the area, he stops to assist a broken-down car. Moments later, a third car crashes into the back of his, wrecking all three vehicles. With no means to go find help, the vehicles' occupants reluctantly band together to seek shelter from the storm in a nearby abandoned cabin. But this is a cabin with an ill-starred history, and dark forces are abroad in the woods. With dawn a long nine hours away, will any of the stranded motorists live to see the sun rise?
This game by Cogliostro is a dark tale in all senses of the word. The graphics are a detailed realistic depiction, with 3D models for all characters. When speaking, close-ups of the characters appear on-screen, with animated mouths and some use of expressions to convey emotion. The background noise in the outdoor scenes is largely provided by the sound of the storm, supplemented by sound effects where appropriate. Inside, the storm is replaced by music with a subtle ominous tone that adds to the creepy atmosphere. Control is handled by four-cursor point-and-click, each option incorporating a clear focus point. There is an action section, but failure offers the player the option to replay the sequence or skip past it. The game is split over nine chapters spent mostly controlling Jack, though three other characters become playable for one chapter each.
This is not a game for the faint-hearted. Whilst the initial puzzles are simply about getting into the cabin and getting the electricity running, events take a more unpleasant turn before long, after which the horror tone sets in properly, with well-spaced blatant scares and a feeling of menace. The characters' personalities are well-developed, from the mellowness of New Ageist Darcy to the much more unpleasant and cynical Sal. A notebook tracks your current main task but most of these require multiple steps involving exploration and use of inventory. Real effort has been made to integrate the puzzles with the story, adding greatly to the immersive feel. There are also several points in the story where different solutions are available, and how you act in these situations will determine which of the game's three endings you get.
Nine Hours to Dawn can be downloaded from the AGS website.
Sissy's Magical Ponycorn Adventure
Ponies are great. So are unicorns. But which is better? Whilst some might suggest a fight to determine the answer, there is a more peaceful solution. Why not combine the two to create a hybrid beast, the ponycorn? Surely such a combination would be even better. Such is the opinion of Sissy, who "friggin' loves ponycorns" and sets out on a magical adventure to find some. Her path is not an easy one, as she travels via mystic rainbows and faces foes such as the evil lemon. But with a stable of ponycorns as the potential reward, Sissy will not be stopped.
This point-and-click game from Untold Entertainment has an unusual background. Firstly, it was made as part of TOJam, a three-day independent game design challenge based in Toronto. More importantly, a large part of the design and content was created by five year-old Cassie Creighton. The graphics are her colourful and exuberant drawings, animated by having different versions of a drawing alternate on-screen or by having cut-outs of them move about. This does occasionally mean that items are not easily recognised, but there are no pixel hunts and clicking on objects always elicits a description. These descriptions, along with all the protagonist's dialogue, are voiced with breathless enthusiasm by Cassie. Her voicework is supplemented by her father Ryan playing the other parts. In all cases the speech is clear, though the game also includes subtitles. The music is also Cassie's, this time with the help of her sister, and fits well with the magical fantasy tone.
This is undoubtedly not a difficult adventure, though anyone without the mind of a five year-old girl may sometimes struggle with the internal logic. Inventory items like keys are used automatically when appropriate to do so. The game is also fairly short, unsurprising given the short time it was created in. However, the real joy of this title is the escape into a world of child-like wonder. The surrealist situations and joyful enthusiasm of the voicework serve to make this a pleasant respite from the cares of adult life. The simple opening cutscene sets the light tone and the closing cinematic, with its "where are they now" descriptions for all the other characters, rounds off proceedings nicely. Those looking for deep plots and challenging puzzles will need to look elsewhere, but if you're just looking for something to put a smile on your face, this could well do the trick.
Sissy's Magical Ponycorn Adventure can be played online at the developer's website.
The events depicted in the following paragraph take place in real time. Right now, terrorists are planning to plant a bomb in L.A., my mobile phone isn't where I left it last night, and people I work with are waiting outside my building wondering what the heck is taking me so long. I'm player character Jake Brewer, and this is the most adventurous15 minutes of my life.
This game from Tim Hengeveld won the April MAGS competition, and its similarities to a certain television series is most definitely not coincidental. The black-and-white art style is illustrated realism, with detailed line drawings supplemented by some grey shading. In keeping with its inspiration, the game incorporates split-screen panels to depict people in other locations when appropriate. Action in all panels is smoothly animated. The time pressure is maintained by an on-screen digital clock that starts at 08:00 and runs continuously during play. The background music also matches its inspiration, with tunes that would not be out of place in a television thriller. Control is fairly standard point-and-click, but during conversations you are presented with four choices of approach, with a separate timer prompting you to make your choice quickly.
Whilst obviously made by a fan of 24, this is very much a parody of the series. The opening section includes an action never seen in the TV show, though its absence is regularly queried by fans. An unavoidable delay in gaining entry to the bomb location forces you to engage in small talk with your partner, with many tongue-in-cheek references to series events. This conversation also comically undermines the quick-choice dialogue system, with "Talk", "Converse", "Chat" and "Banter" as your options. The puzzles are fairly light, mostly revolving around locating and combining inventory in the first section and a simple bomb-disarming puzzle in the second section. As a result, the 15 minute time limit is unlikely to prove a problem for most players, but this sits well with the game's light tone.
15 Minutes can be downloaded from the developer's website.
Treadsylvania
Darkness has fallen on the land, with the minions of the vampire holding the countryside in their thrall. Only one place still stands against the forces of evil, the remote village of Treadsylvania. Now two monster hunters have come to this outpost with the intention of bringing an end to the vampire's rule. To unlock the gateways of his castle lair, the hunters must find and defeat his three lieutenants, each a powerful monster in its own right. With the land in turmoil and obstacles constantly thrown in their path, will the monster hunters be able to bring this reign of terror to an end?
This edutainment title from New Mexico State University's Learning Lab combines a light horror tale with safety tips for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), the hunters' chosen mode of transport. The graphic presentation uses a comic book format, with story panels animating in turn as you mouse over them. Whilst the cartoon style is moderately detailed, the individual scenes use limited colour palettes, each panel utilising different shades of the same colour in most cases. This dominant colour changes from area to area of the map, giving them a slightly different feel. Control is point-and-click, with clicking and dragging used to deal with some challenges. A map showing available locations appears when you leave a main location such as the village. This includes an inset mini-map that highlights areas you can currently reach and those you have already cleared. A spooky backing piece plays throughout, replaced by sudden crescendos and faster paced dramatic music when the action demands it.
A real effort has been made to make the ATV safety message part of the ongoing action of the story. Nevertheless, some players will find the message a bit intrusive at times. Using an imp swarm to force the hunters onto asphalt – unsafe for ATVs – rather than simply attacking them seems an odd choice for the vampire to make. Those willing to look past this will find an enjoyable, if rather light, adventure. Many of the puzzles revolve around safe use of an ATV, but there are also a handful of objects to be collected and used, as well as some standalone puzzles. The latter relate to defeating the vampire and his lieutenants and are moderately easy tests of wits rather than arcade skills. Players do not even need an especially quick hand for the more action-oriented challenges, and failure simply leads to starting over on that challenge. This is most definitely horror-lite, with the easy confidence of the hunters largely dispelling any fear of the creatures you face.
Treadsylvania can be played online at Kongregate.
1899 Steam & Spirit: Chapter 1 – The Leviathan
The year is 1899 and British agent Winston Churchill is travelling aboard the submersible, the Leviathan. They are anchored off the coast of Algiers, where he is to be sent ashore on a mission vital to the well-being of the empire. Unfortunately, the diving gear he needs to make a secret landing has been lost, possibly the result of enemy action. If he is to do his patriotic duty, he will just have to improvise a replacement. Assuming he is able to work out where he put the key to the locked door of his cabin first, of course.
Moloc Lab's new online series has a very retro feel to it, with the graphics done in a blocky 8-bit style. Whilst for the most part items are still depicted in a recognisable way, a handful of small items will be difficult to identify on sight. Fortunately, descriptions of such items are only a click away, and a change in the cursor over hotspots helps identify clumps of pixels as usable items. Within the constraints of the graphics, the animations are well done, including background animation such as smoke from an off-duty sailor's cigarette. The music is a low sombre piece with a background beep that feels appropriate to the submarine setting. Control is point-and-click, with left-clicks bringing up a choice of look and use icons for each hotspot, or attempting to use an inventory item when selected.
This is an introductory episode, largely serving to introduce us to the characters and premise. The setting has a steampunk feel to it, with the Leviathan itself the most obvious example. In our 1899, Churchill was a 25 year-old coming to the end of his time in the army, making him an ideal choice for a British agent in this era. Despite the relatively small size of the episode, a decent number of puzzles have been fitted in, involving inventory, manipulating the environment, and a standalone puzzle to get the exit chamber working properly. In taking on these puzzles, players get a feel for the world and Churchill's place in it, as well as hints of the greater adventures in Algiers that await us in future episodes.
1899 Steam & Spirit: Chapter 1 – The Leviathan can be played online at the developer's website. (Note: Although the game was already deserving of coverage on its own merits, I personally assisted the developers in putting the final polish on the translation after its initial release. That updated version is now the one available.)
Wasted Youth: Part 1
Always a troublemaker, you've been expelled from many schools. Now you are facing your last chance, as you are shipped off to St Frost's Academy, a boarding school for people like you. Of course, with a school full of pupils that are used to making trouble, opportunities for trouble-making abound. With a headmaster who is already showing signs of strain, your new school should prove an interesting experience.
GP Studios' game is a cynical take on life in a modern boarding school. The graphics are reasonably detailed, though scenery is sometimes overly squared to fit in with the grid-based movement system. The characters are slightly cartoon-like, but have sufficient differences in appearance, such as hair colour and style, to make specific individuals identifiable. Control for much of the game is done by keyboard, though the mouse is used for menus and some of the minigames. Background music is simple hip hop or R&B rhythms which, while often on short loops, are subtle enough not to be intrusive, especially as they vary from place to place. An on-screen mini-map shows the surrounding area, with a full map and various other options available from the in-game menu.
A certain amount of gameplay adopts RPG conventions, with players picking up missions from various characters around the school. These missions are split into two types: main missions required to advance the story and side missions that can be completed for extra features like concept art. Whilst one of the missions includes a fighting minigame, completing missions mostly involves investigation and the use of brainpower rather than brawn. The setting is conveyed with a level of barbed satire, and the school is full of different characters, including aggressive Goth Xerxes and a student that needs to be drunk to achieve good grades. With a large number of missions, as well as an ongoing challenge to collect a full set of Piggimon cards, there is a reasonable chunk of gaming to be found here.
Wasted Youth: Part 1 can be played online at Two Towers Games.
Night of the Testicle
Lefty McBollock was just enjoying an evening of television when he got a craving for cigarettes. His evening takes a turn for the worse when he finds a bomb has been dropped through the roof of the local shop that subsequently levels the area. Determined to discover who is behind this dastardly deed, Lefty sets out on an investigation. With hidden mines, time travelling toilets and a character from Lefty's past in the picture, this may prove too much for a simple testicle to handle.
Screen 7 have provided a truly strange experience in their latest offering. The graphics veer between two extremes. Most of Lefty's home town, as well as Lefty himself, is depicted in a somewhat crude form, roughly drawn as if with the MSPaint paintbrush tool. Other areas, including all locations in the neighbouring town, are depicted in a much more detailed fashion, incorporating photographic backgrounds and 3D character models. Apart from a nightclub scene there is no background music, as sound is limited to appropriate effects most of the time. Control is handled with standard four-cursor point-and-click, and the game incorporates a couple of timed sequences, though you are given the option to retry these if you fail.
Whilst not graphically adult in nature, some of the dialogue and characters, including Lefty, make this adventure unsuitable for children. The game itself is a decidedly surreal experience. All the characters in Lefty's home town are body parts, including his good friend Andy the hand and a street bum that is an actual bum. This strangeness can make it difficult to determine what to do next, though limited options will often serve to steer you in the right direction. As the title suggests, the game takes some inspiration from Day of the Tentacle, the most overt reference being the Chron-O-John taken directly from that game. Puzzling is mostly a matter of finding the required inventory items, along with some limited environmental interaction.
Night of the Testicle can be downloaded from the AGS website.
Signets of Power
In a very familiar scene, teenager Bea is lounging around in her bedroom, fiddling with her mobile phone. In a less typical development, her fiddling results in a new app malfunctioning and transporting her back to the town of Aarhus in the year 1458. When her phone is confiscated by a town guard, Bea loses her only means of getting back home. With her modern clothes and mannerisms confounding the locals, Bea must work to gain an understanding of the era if she is to have any hope of escape.
This is an edutainment title from danmarkshistorien.dk under the auspices of Aarhus University. The graphics are presented in widescreen format with hand-painted backgrounds and detailed cartoon-like caricatures for the characters. These are decently animated, from Bea's slightly slouching walk to a juggler entertaining on the wharf. During conversations, close-ups of the characters Bea is talking to appear on-screen with their dialogue displayed alongside in text boxes. Background sound is either appropriate to the location, such as the lapping of water at the wharf, or medieval-style music appropriate to the setting. Control is point-and-click, with the cursor changing to an appropriate action with a label when over a hotspot.
With its educational bent, the focus in this game is learning about the workings of 15th century society. As well as more generic characters of the era, you will interact with actual historical figures such as pirate Esbern Jude and Bishop Jens Iversen. Bea must adjust herself and her actions to fit in if she is to succeed in her quest. You will need to talk to the various inhabitants to gather information about who has the authority to return your phone, but many characters will not even speak to Bea while she still wears her scandalous (to their eyes) modern clothes. Whilst most dialogue is in English, there is at least one conversation conducted in German, with only the player's dialogue translated, though full understanding does not appear vital. Limited use of inventory will also be necessary to proceed.
Signets of Power can be played online at the developer's website.
Other new releases
Not all games are created equal, and freeware games especially come in all shapes and sizes. Not to be overlooked, the following list might also be of interest, though these games may be significantly shorter or less polished, more experimental titles than those detailed above, some perhaps only borderline adventures to begin with.
Obama: Jurassic Park by Inkagames – The action hero president must once more set out to save his family, this time from dinosaurs.
The Adventures of Red by Rob and John Donkin – A castle of puzzle rooms holds the promise of free muffins for adventurous yellow being, Red.
http://www.wrinkledart.com/theblockedtunnel.html">The Blocked Tunnel by Wrinkled Art – Cucumber Boy needs to deal with a passage problem in this surrealist art game.
The Hamresanden Chronicles II: The Black Prism by barefoot – When the evil wizard Asgrim seizes the powerful Black Prism, arch wizard Magrid must prevent him from harnessing its power.
http://www.bigbluecup.com/games.php?action=detail&id=1425">The Lurking Horror by Diath – Face evil forces in a graveyard mortuary in this April MAGS competition inspired by the Phantasm film series.
Alpaca by Laser Dragon University – Adventure with Al the Panda, then create your own adventure with this new, free flash-based engine.
That's it for this month. Think we've missed a gem or want to tell us about your own game? Then pop in to our Adventure forum and tell us about it!
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Q: Forwarding a subdomain to another subdomain I want do redirect a request to one domain to another domain with keeping the requested subdomain and in the best case the path as well.
For example:
example.com                     to  example.net
www.example.com                 to  www.example.net
sub1.example.com                to  sub1.example.net

subxyz.example.com/test.html    to  subxyz.example.net/test.html

Especially, it is important for me to submit the subdomain.
I am looking forward to any possible solution on a shared web host so probably a solution using .htaccess?
When using .htaccess: Would it be possible as well to redirect any domain (pointing on the directory with the .htaccess file without specify the origin domain) to a specific domain with submitting the subdomain?


The Kong drum machine was introduced to Reason in version 5. It can generate its own drum sounds, offering a lot of real time flexibility via its plethora of knobs. Even if you just want to use these internally generated sounds by themselves, it's already better than most drum machines, even giving the legendary (and still expensive) Roland TR-808 a run for its money, although it's still not going to replace the other two nineteen eighties classics, the Linn LM-1 and Roland TR-909.
With all this self contained functionality, it's easy to overlook Kong's sample playback feature. Personally, I'm not completely replacing my drum machine sample CD with Kong, but I'm certainly replacing ReDrum, as Kong can play back drum samples in a way which acts like ReDrum on amphetamines.
First, it has sixteen channels instead of ReDrum's ten. Second, you can label each of these channels, so that when you're drawing notes in the main sequencer, you can actually see whether you're drawing them for the kick drum, snare drum or whatever else you've loaded in, rather than the unhelpfully titled "channel 1" onwards. Third, it runs circles around ReDrum's "channel 8-9 exclusive" button, commonly used to make open and closed hi-hats cut each other out, by giving you three separate groups of mutual exclusivity and letting you put any of the sounds into each of these groups.
So although I'm not getting rid of my drum machine samples just yet, Kong's own sounds offer great flexibility, and its sample playback is a nice refinement of the ideas introduced with ReDrum back in Reason 1.


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Last year, more than 232,000 women were told they had invasive breast cancer — in which cancer cells have spread beyond the mammary glands — and another 64,000 were diagnosed with in situ breast cancer, in which the cancer is localized to the cells lining the breast ducts.
After cancers of the skin, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, accounting for almost a third of all newly diagnosed cases. It is also among the most deadly of cancers. Each year, approximately 40,000 women die from breast cancer. Only lung cancer kills more.
Who gets breast cancer? The obvious answer is women, though men are not immune. It's 100 times less common in males, but more than 2,300 men will be diagnosed with the disease this year — and 430 will die. The majority of breast cancer cases involve women diagnosed after age 50. The median age of diagnosis is 61. They tend to be non-Hispanic white women, though African-American women have a higher incidence rate before age 40. Generally speaking, a woman living in the United States has a 12.3 percent lifetime risk (1 in 8) of being diagnosed with breast cancer, that's up from 1 in 11 during the 1970s.
A lot of factors account for the increase in risk: Longer life expectancy, changes in reproductive patterns, menopausal hormone use, the rising prevalence of obesity and better detection rates through screenings.
Among breast cancer survivors, there is a consistent belief that their own cancer was caused by stress, fate, family history or environmental factors, but research paints a more nuanced and often yet-to-be-explained picture.
Stress, personality and fate: There is no scientific evidence that a negative mental attitude can cause breast cancer, but chronic perceived stress may be something else. Some studies have found a link between chronic psychological stress and breast cancer. The evidence is strong in mouse studies, but less so in humans. As for fate or destiny, that is still beyond the ability of science to measure.
Family history or genetics: A large number of women identify these factors as the cause of their cancer, but in reality, just 5 to 10 percent of all breast cancers are clearly hereditary.
Environmental factors: Exposure to certain pesticides and the heavy metal cadmium are associated with increased breast cancer risk. At the moment, there is only a tenuous link between air pollution and breast cancer. Most scientists do not believe that environmental factors are a major cause of breast cancer.
Lifestyle factors: There is convincing evidence that low levels of physical activity, obesity, alcohol and cigarette smoking are risk factors for breast cancer and cancer recurrence. For example, physical inactivity is estimated to be responsible for approximately 10 percent of breast cancer mortality. Data regarding diet are conflicting, although fat intake may increase the risk of breast cancer.
Other factors: Age, taller height, higher socioeconomic status, high breast density (as evident in a mammogram), not bearing children, hormone replacement therapy and issues affecting hormonal status, such as a late natural menopause, have all been identified as potential risk factors for breast cancer.
Clearly there are factors and behaviors that exacerbate breast cancer risk and factors and behaviors that do not. Identifying them based upon sound science is an ongoing effort. One such effort is a study at Moores Cancer Center that involves assessing whether weight loss or metformin might reduce the risk of breast cancer mortality.
Metformin is a widely used oral antidiabetic drug that reduces glucose, LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels. In some people, it also promotes weight loss. Emerging studies suggest that metformin can influence tumorigenesis (the formation of tumors) by reducing circulating levels of insulin in the system and by inducing energetic stress in cancer cells. The latter is caused by metformin inhibiting an enzyme that plays a key first step in the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Mitochondria are cells' power plants. With this enzyme impaired, cancer cell energy levels, protein synthesis, growth and viability can be reduced.
Researchers are looking for breast cancer survivors interested in participating in a clinical trial investigating the effects of weight loss and metformin. If interested, contact Jessica Orotowski-Coleman at reachforhealth@ucsd.edu or (858) 822-3311.


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Decision Aid Might Increase Transmen's Decisional Confidence
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The Genital Surgery in Transmen decision aid (DA-GST) can help transmen assess their genital masculinization surgical options, a new Journal of Sexual Medicine study reports.
Larger studies are still needed, the researchers said. But the DA-GST "helped transmen feel more prepared for their personal consult with [their] surgeon, reduced [decisional conflict], and increased their decisional confidence."
The DA-GST explains the various surgical possibilities along with the advantages and disadvantages of each type.
In this study, researchers investigated how well the DA-GST helped transmen make decisions about their care.
They worked with 51 transmen with an average age of 31 years. In the researchers' clinic, patients seeking genital surgery consulted with a transgender healthcare team at least three times. The first visit was a group session, and the second was a private visit with a surgeon. At the third visit, patients made their final decisions regarding surgery and were added to the waiting list.
The participants completed questionnaires about their decision making at various time points. Overall, 99 questionnaires were submitted, and 15 transmen were interviewed.
Decision conflict was defined as "personal uncertainty about which course of action to take when choice among competing options involves risk, regret, or challenge to personal life values." Regardless of whether participants were familiar with the DA-GST, decision conflict was higher in the earlier phases of the decision-making process (i.e., the group session).
Questionnaire results showed that in general, transmen found the DA-GST helpful for weighing pros and cons as well as preparing to discuss treatment goals with a doctor. Many participants indicated feeling confident and comfortable talking about their situation.
Transmen brought up several themes during the interviews:
Getting information. Internet sources, including websites, videos, and online forums, were popular among the transmen. Talking to other transmen in person was also important, they said. "If you hear the actual experiences by others, that's when you really get to understand the whole 'human' aspect of the surgery," one 28-year-old participant remarked.
Using the DA-GST. Most participants had done their own research before using the DA-GST, so the tool did not significantly affect their decision making process. Still, some referred back to it for guidance as they clarified their decisions. Others thought it would have been more useful if it were introduced earlier in the researching/decision-making process.
Suggestions for improvement. Participants suggested including pictures of surgical outcomes and personal statements from transmen who had already undergone procedures.
The authors acknowledged several limitations. There was no baseline data, they said. In addition, it might have been difficult for the transmen to accurately recall their past experiences, as "the surgical track had been quite long."
The study results could be helpful in developing a decision aid for transwomen, they added.
The Journal of Sexual Medicine
Mokken, Sterre E., BSc, et al.
"Evaluation of the Decision Aid for Genital Surgery in Transmen"
(Full-text. Published: August 1, 2020)
https://www.jsm.jsexmed.org/article/S1743-6095(20)30720-7/fulltext
Filed Under: Sex Health Headlines


All our jewellery is made using high quality material, crafted by hand. Here is our care guide explaining the best way to keep your Tribalik adornments in pristine condition. Show them the same love and care that went into making them.
When putting on the pierced septum or body jewellery gently twist to the side to open and slide into your piercing, carefully pushing it closed. Do not pull open. Please remember this is a delicate design and needs to be handled with care. Also choose the metal which is right for your skin. Everyone's skin is different and what materials affect each person's skin differ. Gold and silver are the best metals and least likely to cause any reaction. Septum jewellery made with brass, gold and silver when in close contact with moisture can tarnish or occasionally can irritate your nose.This is due to the piercing being in cartilage and in close contact to moisture. If you keep your piercing clean and you don't have any allergies to these metals you should be fine. We also stock surgical steels which don't tarnish in contact with water. You can avoid tarnishing your piercings by cleaning them with natural jewellery polish. They will then shine like new.using natural cleaners such a bicarbonate of soda or lemon juice.
Please do contact a professional piercing for advice.
Your septum is usually pierced with a ring of 1.6mm / 14 gauge. This is to ensure it is wide enough for your skin to heal around the piercing rather than reject it. So make sure you wear this size for at least 6 weeks to 3 months depending on your skin's ability to heal itself before you change jewellery.
Please select a high quality metal that your skin will enjoy such as gold or silver or even natural materials such as wood. Keep away from moisture and take off when bathing. You can clean with a specialist jewellery polish to shine like new again or use a natural cleaner. Please store in a hard box with cushioning to avoid breaking, especially our shell earrings. I also recommend getting backs for your earrings even dangly or hoops to avoid losing them.
Organic material such as wood bone shell or horn are the gentlest on your ears. Other metals can irritate, surgical steel the least likely to. You can clean with a specialist jewellery polish to shine like new again or use a natural cleaner.
Please do contact a professional piercing for more stretching advice.
We recommend starting with a 2 mm starter stretcher on pierced ears which have fully healed. You should always clean the earring and area first with anti bacterial liquid. Slowly insert your starter piercing. Clean daily while healing. We recommend only stretching a mm at a time and use a natural oil for lubrication before stretching, often after a hot bath your skin is easier to stretch. Make sure you keep moving the piercing around to ensure it doesn't stick. Wait until you ear has completely healed around the stretcher, this often takes a few weeks, then stretch further or purchase the next size up. The spirals are great as they often start at about 2mm and can stretch right up to 4mm or larger.
Keep an eye on our blog and our you tube page for more details advice for stretching and piercings.
Ensure you buy the right size and keep away from moisture. Silver and gold will tarnish much less and will be fine to keep on during bathing although gold plated will slowly lose the plating over time. You can clean with a specialist jewellery polish to shine like new again or use a natural cleaner. Brass rings can leave a mark when first wearing but this tends to lessen over time.
Please receive professional advice from your piercer if you are having difficulties with your piercing and discuss the correct size to keep your piercing happy and length of time before changing. Also ask for advice on which materials will best suit your piercing. For metals you can clean with a specialist jewellery polish to shine like new again or use a natural cleaner.
Only use metals you know your skin enjoys. All our metals are finished to a high standard and all our silver is at least 92.5% sterling silver. Our gold starts at around 14 karot gold. Our gold plated jewellery usually plates high quality sterling silver. Our natural metals are listed in the descriptions as to their properties. Our other metals include stainless steel which is great for body piercings as this is surgical steel and is less irritable. We stock brass and white bronze which is a beautiful metal to work with and is a great metal for fashion jewellery. It can irritate piercings if in contact with moisture for long periods but many of our customers find this metal a lovely affordable option.
Please contact our dedicated customer service team for any more advice.


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Home > Oceania
Drone assesses Christchurch Cathedral earthquake damage
Posted on: July 7, 2016 2:10 PM
A still image from a video producced by a drone camera inside New Zealand's Christchurch Cathedral showing damaged caused by the February 2011 earthquake.
Photo Credit: Holmes Consulting Group
Related Categories: Bp Victoria Matthews, Christchurch cathedral, earthquake, New Zealand
[ACNS, by Jayson Rhodes] A drone has been used to get up-to-date information about the damage to the interior of New Zealand's Christchurch Cathedral. The Cathedral suffered extensive damage in the February 2011 earthquake. On-going aftershocks are causing more masonry to fall down, some weighting up to half a tonne.
The building is too dangerous for engineers to be inside to assess its condition. Engineers say there is no part of the building with any structural integrity.
The drone footage, recorded in May, was able to show that further damage occurred during February and March earthquakes this year to the building. Markers are also being used on the outside of the Cathedral to measure any movement from seismic activity.
The Diocese has faced ongoing court action for more than three years from campaigners wanting the Cathedral to be fully restored with a cost estimated to be about $105 million New Zealand Dollars (approximately £59 million GBP). In an effort to bring about progress the New Zealand Government and the Church Property Trustees have jointly appointed a Working Party to consider options and present a final report to the Crown and the Church Property Trustees in early December this year.
"I believe in the foreseeable future we will again have a Cathedral in the Square," the Bishop of Christchurch, Victoria Matthews, said. "It won't be easy but it is possible. We know its current state, what I am not able to say today is what that inspiring Cathedral will look like."
Click here to watch the drone footage from inside the Cathedral.


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Phosphorylation of vesicular stomatitis virus phosphoprotein P is indispensable for virus growth
Subash C. Das, Asit K Pattnaik
Nebraska Center for Virology
The phosphoprotein (P) of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is an essential subunit of the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) complex. It is phosphorylated at two different domains. Using defective interfering (DI) RNA or minigenomic RNA templates, we previously demonstrated that phosphorylation within the amino-terminal domain I is essential for transcription, whereas phosphorylation within the carboxy-terminal domain II is necessary for replication. For the present study, we examined the role of the phosphorylation of residues in these domains in the life cycle of VSV. Various mutant P coding sequences were inserted into a full-length cDNA clone of VSV, and the virus recovery, kinetics of growth, and mRNA and protein synthesis were examined. We observed that virus recovery was completely abolished when all three phosphate acceptor sites in domain I or both sites in domain II were replaced with alanine. Single or double mutations in domain I (with the exception of P60/64) or single mutations in domain II had no adverse effect on virus recovery. VSVP227, carrying alanine at position 227, showed reduced kinetics of virus growth but increased kinetics of viral mRNA synthesis in infected cells. More interestingly, this particular virus exhibited a significantly reduced cytopathic effects and apoptosis in infected cells, implying that P may be involved in these processes. Furthermore, we found that DI RNAs of different sizes were generated by high-multiplicity passaging of various mutant VSVs, indicating that the viral RdRp may play a significant role in the process of DI particle generation. Taken together, our results suggest that the phosphorylation of residues in domains I and II of VSV P is indispensable for virus growth.
https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.78.12.6420-6430.2004
Vesiculovirus
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RNA Replicase
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Das, S. C., & Pattnaik, A. K. (2004). Phosphorylation of vesicular stomatitis virus phosphoprotein P is indispensable for virus growth. Journal of virology, 78(12), 6420-6430. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.78.12.6420-6430.2004
Phosphorylation of vesicular stomatitis virus phosphoprotein P is indispensable for virus growth. / Das, Subash C.; Pattnaik, Asit K.
In: Journal of virology, Vol. 78, No. 12, 01.06.2004, p. 6420-6430.
Das, SC & Pattnaik, AK 2004, 'Phosphorylation of vesicular stomatitis virus phosphoprotein P is indispensable for virus growth', Journal of virology, vol. 78, no. 12, pp. 6420-6430. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.78.12.6420-6430.2004
Das SC, Pattnaik AK. Phosphorylation of vesicular stomatitis virus phosphoprotein P is indispensable for virus growth. Journal of virology. 2004 Jun 1;78(12):6420-6430. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.78.12.6420-6430.2004
Das, Subash C. ; Pattnaik, Asit K. / Phosphorylation of vesicular stomatitis virus phosphoprotein P is indispensable for virus growth. In: Journal of virology. 2004 ; Vol. 78, No. 12. pp. 6420-6430.
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The Great Leader Ataturk was commemorated on his 77th anniversary of death at Izmir University of Economics (IUE) with a large crowd of academicians, administrative staff, and students. Prof. Dr. Oğuz Esen, Rector of IUE, academic and administrative staff, and students attended the emotional ceremony that took place at IUE Ceremony Field. The ceremony started by Rector Prof. Dr. Oğuz Esen laying wreath at Ataturk Monument and as the sirens were heard the attendants observed a moment of silence which was followed by singing of the National Anthem. At the end of the ceremony, academicians and students left carnations at the monument.
Dr. Ozan Arslan, Lecturer at IUE Department of Political Science and International Relations delivered a speech at the ceremony. He stated that what made Ataturk special and unique was his identity as a statesman who built a nation and a state in addition to his military accomplishments, diplomatic intelligence, and his revolutions. Arslan said, "Turkish War of Independence led by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was a resistance and struggle against Western imperialism. However, it wasn't an antagonistic approach towards the West, or an attempt to establish a new organization. The West, in his political model, wasn't merely a location or a direction on the map, but rather a universal style of civilization based on liberal economy in terms of infrastructure, and superiority of human mind instead of dogmas in terms of superstructure."
Arslan reported that many universities of the Turkish Republic having the same kind of norms as the Western universities do in terms of functionality and scientifically was by courtesy of Ataturk, and that they commemorate with great respect.