Gables University Station Apartments is a five minute walk from the Providence/Stoughton Line at the Route 128 stop.
Nearby parks include Blue Hill Vista, Neponset River Reservation and Neponset River Reservation.
Gables University Station Apartments has a Walk Score of 38 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so most errands require a car.
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In Jackson, the water is back, but the crisis remains
Jackson, Miss. – In mid-September, Howard Sanders drove down a potholed street in a white Cadillac carrying a water bottle on his way to a house in a rundown neighborhood in Ward 3, which he called a "war zone."
Sanders, director of marketing and outreach for Central Mississippi Health Services, was then greeted at the door by Johnny Jones. Since Jones' hip surgery about a month ago, the 74-year-old has gotten around using a walker and hasn't been able to get to any of the city's water distribution sites.
Jackson's regular water problems became so dire in late August that President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency: flooding and problems with water treatment facilities shut down the majority-black city's water supply. Although water pressure returned and a boil-water advisory was lifted in mid-September, the problems were not over.
Bottled water is still a way of life. The city's roughly 150,000 residents must be careful — make sure they don't rinse their toothbrushes with tap water, cover their mouths when they shower, rethink cooking plans, or budget for gas so they can drive around in search of water. Many residents buy bottled water on top of paying their water bills, which means less money for everything else. For Jackson's poorest and oldest residents, who can't leave their homes or pick up water cases, avoiding questionable water becomes even more difficult.
"We're shocked, we're hurt," Sanders said.
Jackson's water problems are a manifestation of a deep health crisis in Mississippi, where residents have chronic diseases. It is the state with the lowest life expectancy and the highest infant mortality rate.
"Water is a window into the neglect that many people have experienced for most of their lives," says Richard Mizell Jr., a historian of medicine at the University of Houston. "Consuming bottled water for the rest of your life is not sustainable."
But Jackson has no choice, says Dr. Robert Smith. He founded Central Mississippi Health Services in 1963 as an outgrowth of his work on civil rights, and the organization now operates four free clinics in the Jackson area. He often sees patients with multiple health conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure or heart problems. And unsafe water can lead to deaths in people who do their dialysis at home, immunocompromised people or babies who drink formula, Smith said.
Dr. Robert Smith founded Central Mississippi Health Services in 1963 as an outgrowth of his work on civil rights.(Renuka Raisam/KHN)
Residents filed a lawsuit this month against the city and private engineering firms responsible for the city's water system, claiming they have suffered a host of health problems — dehydration, malnutrition, lead poisoning, e.g. Coli exposure, hair loss, skin rashes and digestive problems – results from contaminated water. The lawsuit alleges elevated lead levels in Jackson's water, a finding confirmed by the Mississippi State Department of Health.
While Jackson's current water situation is dire, many communities of color, low-income communities and those with a large share of non-native English speakers also have unsafe water, said Eric Olson, Natural Resources' senior strategic director of health and food. Defense Council. These communities are often the victims of violations of safe drinking water laws, according to a study by the nonprofit advocacy group. And it takes longer for those communities to return to compliance with the law, Olson said.
The federal infrastructure bill passed last year includes $50 billion to improve the nation's drinking water and wastewater systems. Although Mississippi will receive $429 million of that funding over five years, Jackson must wait — and fight — for his share.
And communities often spend years dealing with chronic illness and trauma. Five years after the water crisis began in Flint, Michigan, about 20% of the city's adult residents had clinical depression and about a quarter had post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a recent study published in JAMA.
Jones, like many locals, hasn't trusted Jackson's water for decades. That distrust — and the constant vigilance, extra costs and hassles — add a layer of stress.
"It's very stressful," Jones said.
For the city's poorest communities, the water crisis is on top of existing pressures, including crime and unstable housing, said Dr. Obie McNair, chief operating officer of Central Mississippi Health Services. "It's additive."
Over time, that effort and coordination takes a toll, said Mauda Monger, chief operating officer of My Brother's Keeper, a community health equity nonprofit in Jackson. Chronic stress and inability to access care can exacerbate chronic illness and lead to premature birth, all of which are prevalent in Jackson. "Poor health outcomes don't happen over a short period of time," he said.
For Jackson's health clinics, the water crisis has reshaped their role. They have been providing clean water to the city's most needy people to prevent health complications from drinking or bathing in dirty water.
"We want to be a part of the solution," McNair said.
Terrence Shirley, CEO of the Community Health Centers Association of Mississippi, said the state's community health centers have a long history of filling service gaps for Mississippi's poorest residents. "Before, there was a time when community health centers would actually go out and dig wells for their patients."
Central Mississippi Health Services had been providing water to residents about twice a month since February 2021, when a winter storm left Jackson without water for weeks.
But in August, things got so bad again that Sanders urged listeners to a local radio show to call the center if they didn't get water. Many Jackson residents cannot visit the city's distribution sites due to work schedules, lack of transportation or physical disabilities.
"Now, all of a sudden, I'm a water person," Sanders said.
Thelma Kinney Cornelius stores drinking water in her garage from Howard Sanders of Central Mississippi Health Services.(Renuka Raisam/KHN)
Thelma Kinney Cornelius, 72, first heard about Sanders' water supply from his radio appearances. He has not been able to drive since being treated for bowel cancer in 2021. He rarely cooks these days. But a few Sundays ago he made an exception, going through a case of bottled water to make a pot of rice and peas.
"It's a lot of consistency to get into that routine," Cornelius said. "It's hard."
On the day Jackson's boil-water advisory was lifted, Sanders was diagnosed with a hernia, likely from picking up a heavy case of water, he said. Still, the next day, Sanders drove around the Verden Addition neighborhood with other volunteers, knocking on people's doors and asking if they needed water.
He said he has no plans to cut off water supplies as Jackson residents continue to deal with long-term fallout from the summer crisis. Residents are still concerned about lead or other harmful contaminants lurking in the water
"It's like a little third-world country here," Sanders said. "In all honesty, we'll probably be at it for years to come."
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Update on the PPI Bill (June 2010)
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On 21 May 2010 and again on 4 June 2010 the sub-committee for Justice and Constitutional Development met to discuss further the Protection of Personal Information Bill. While most of the discussion was about minor amendments to the Bill, the following topic which are of particularly interesting.
The committee debated the need to distinguish between "human genetic material" and "genetic data" and exemptions that would apply to processing such information. It was decided that "genetic data" should be dealt with separately to "health data". It was also decided that the definition of "human genetic material" should be revised as it could have different meanings depending on whether one was a scientist or an ordinary citizen.
The Committee also debated whether children should have an entire section of the bill dedicated to their rights under the bill. There was also concern on how much privacy children could have against their parents, as well as these aspects should even be included in the Bill. Lastly there was much debate around the topic of what the minimum age of a child should be where it can consent to have its personal information processed or not. Due to the very broad scope of the Bill, there could be ridiculous situations where parents would need to create accounts on Facebook or Twitter for their teenage children of 17. While no firm decision was reached on either of these points it was decided that the desired intention was to protect children from unscrupulous third parties trying to solicit and process information, and to unduly regulate their private lives.
Seperate Clause for Research
It was proposed that a separate section should be drafted to allow exceptions for the processing of personal information to take place for research purposes. What "research" would include was not fully discussed, but the committee seemed to be referring to scientific research, or genealogical research specifically when talking about the exceptions.
Whether there should be more emphasis on rights
It was argued that the bill should be re-organised so that that peoples rights where all placed in a single section and the implement
Was there sufficient protection on collection of data
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By Nick Hall|2017-12-07T07:01:46+02:00June 9th, 2010|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: legal alert, personal information act, PPI Bill|
Current status of the PPI Bill
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Dressing up while at home is a habitude rarely seen on modern men's daily routine. From morning toilette to evening loungewear, the dressing gown is a garment that every gentleman should own. Elegant, stylish and sharp, the dressing gown (also known as lounging robe) can bring an aura of luxury and comfort when it comes to home-wear. Isn't this a good reason to get rid of those sloppy pajamas and give the dressing gown a try?
The dressing gown first appeared in the 17th century, being influenced by the Eastern culture. They were called Persian gowns or Indian gowns as they preserved a kimono style. They were usually made of cotton, brocade, velvet or damask and they had no buttons as the could be fastened with a sash. It was essential to gentlemen for morning toilette and evening home-wear.
In 1860, the dressing gown evolved into its current shape, characterized by a round wide shawl lapel and a sash. After World War I the dressing gown started to become more popular even for the average gentlemen.
Today, a small number of men use to wearing a robe at home. Don't you think it's time to bring it back?
Since 1950s, Christakis Fashion house creates traditional dressing gowns made of cotton poplin, flannel, fine silk or even warm woolen fabrics. The fabric depends on the wearer's mood, as it may be more formal and luxurious or warm and comfortable. These tailor-made robes are embellished with strings or rovings that are assorted to fastening sash.
A tailor-made quality dressing gown is a wonderful luxury. Wouldn't be nice if we included it in our daily routine once again?


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Gage White's Successful Return to Club Soccer
Sometimes a break from the club soccer game can be a good one, especially when a player isn't in a developmentally suitable environment. For some players, the club soccer scene can be seen as a harsh place with downsides such as unfair playing time, social pressure, and huge requirements of time and money from parents. All of this comes without a guarantee that a child will receive significant playing time or development as a player and a person – resulting in the player leaving the game.
One person affected by the tempestuous club landscape was, 17-year-old AYSO United goalkeeper, Gage White.
In 2016, Gage's father, Ryan White, received a job offer that required relocation during Gage's freshman year of high school from Utah to Arizona. At 14 years-old, Gage found himself adjusting to a new environment in a new school and as a member of a new soccer club. He felt that club soccer was the one thing that would make his new home feel like home and based off his past experiences, expected a good experience from this new team. Unfortunately, the result wasn't what he expected. Gage found himself in an unhealthy playing atmosphere, where he wasn't being developed and at risk of injury.
"I had talked to the coach before moving and was assured that his team would be competitive. He said they wouldn't win every game, but they would be competitive," shared his dad Ryan White. "We didn't want Gage to be on a team where he would not be challenged, so being competitive sounded great. When we got here and went to the training and tryout, it seemed okay, but we got into the season and it was so bad."
After a tough six months with his first Arizona club, Gage knew it was time to either find a new team or take a break. It was then that Gage received a call from a team he had just played offering him a new club to call home. Gage's team had just lost 14-0 to this team a few a weeks prior but after a great show of heart and resilience, many of the parents in attendance noticed there was a special player in goal, no matter the result.
"We lost like 14 to 0 but after the game their parents all came up to me shaking my hand and telling me to keep my head up," said Gage. "And then a couple weeks later I get a call from a team dad to come play for them. I don't know how they found me, but I played a few tournaments with them and I just didn't get a good feel for them."
The final result with this new club still wasn't good and it was then that he decided he needed to step away from the game he loved and focus his energy on football instead. He became the kicker for his high school football team, and joined the volleyball team but there was still something missing. He knew he wanted to get back to playing soccer and after a two-year hiatus, he made his return.
The return started when his friend Matthew Godinez, an AYSO United Arizona player, convinced Gage to come out to an AYSO United tryout. Matthew was eager to have Gage come and check out the club that he himself had fallen in love with. All Gage knew for certain was that he wanted to play on a state level team that would make him feel welcomed – AYSO United fit the criteria. An athlete who is technically talented with a clear voice on the field, Gage quickly caught the attention of AYSO United Arizona Director of Coaching, Ed Alameda.
"When I saw Gage during tryouts I was very impressed with his physical ability, his size and of course his skill. What is most impressive about Gage is his leadership," said Alameda. "There are many players who are technically skilled but who do not have the confidence and character to be great leaders. I remember speaking to him after tryouts and asking him what he thought about what he saw. He told me he was very impressed with the level and speed of play of the boys trying out. Gage told me he initially was looking at trying out for another team, but felt like this is where he wanted to be."
Gage definitely knew he had finally found the right club soccer experience.
"I felt that there was more talent at AYSO United and the chemistry was better," said Gage. "The way players interacted with each other was much better than the other clubs. They welcomed me at tryouts even though they didn't really know me – it was great."
Gage isn't the only one to be affected positively by the club change. His father has also embraced AYSO United.
"AYSO United has given Gage the opportunity to get training at the highest level and has excel as a keeper and it is due to the training. Gage has always had the athleticism to go far, but with the training, tools and resources that AYSO United has offered, he has a legitimate chance to pursue his dream to play college soccer," said White. "It's a breath of fresh air compared to the other clubs he played with."
Gage has already found some personal success with AYSO United Arizona. In just his first year, he has made it into the Olympic Development Program (ODP) player pool and made the first cut for the West Regional ODP Team. In July of this year, he was one of seven goalkeepers invited to the ODP tryouts in Oregon, a weeklong tryout that had nearly 80 players hoping to make a 30-man roster that would eventually become an 18-man roster. From Oregon, Gage was selected as one of the four keepers before the final cut. Gage attributes making it this far to the help of Ed Alameda, and his high level goalkeeping training that provided exponential growth in his development.
"Another major part of why I joined was the goalkeeper training that Coach Ed offers personally. He definitely knows what he's talking about and it's very reassuring when I come to him with questions," said Gage. "And as far as the team goes, it's a lot of fun. Key players can be missing from a game but with the team chemistry that they already have, they [coaches] can put players really anywhere and know they'll still perform. That's what was amazing to me."
Gage's story demonstrates that with a player-centered environment, players will learn and enjoy the most soccer has to offer. And in AYSO United Arizona, it all started with a positive coach relationship that has met Gage's technical, tactical and social needs.
With the final ODP roster having been decided this past August, Gage was chosen as an alternate to the primary goalkeeper. Nonetheless, Gage is prepared and patient for the call up if the team needs him. Meanwhile, he's going to make the best of the club soccer environment he has grown to love and trust thanks to the help of Coach Ed Alameda and AYSO United.
"I'm going to do my best to help the team be successful," said Gage. "They can trust me to use my feet, my hands, trust my shot stopping ability, distribution and trust me to be at every training. I'm going to work hard and make sure I'm focused."


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Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown: Like No Reservations in Slow Motion
Laine Doss | April 15, 2013 | 1:39pm
If one were to describe Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown, it would have to, quite simply, be "just like No Reservations -- with slow motion."
Bourdain has said that he left he Travel Channel and moved to CNN to gain access to places that he couldn't go to with No Reservations. There was never any expectation of something completely new -- he said many times that he would still "travel the world on his stomach" and his production crew remained the same.
So, the only marked difference we could see was the introduction of strange slow motion cutaways that suddenly speed up.
In the premiere episode, Bourdain travels to Myanmar. The country has just emerged from a 50 year information embargo and dictator regime and it's interesting and disturbing to see Bourdain question his hosts over dinner about prison sentences and their still-shaky futures.
When Tony meets journalist Thiha Saw for tea, he asks the newsman how he avoided jail. Turns out he didn't. It's after some uncomfortable silences, we realize that even though the country has been opened for Americans to come visit, not much has really changed for the people -- especially people who dare to talk back to the government.
- Anthony Bourdain Would Love to Go to North Korea
Tony also sits down with local indie rockers, Side Effect, at a restaurant
on 19th Street, the Burmese equivalent of South Beach, for a few beers
and a chat. We learn that all song lyrics are submitted to the
government, who then, in turn, "suggest" alternative phrases. Though
that's a far cry from music here, there's one thing that all musicians
have in common no matter where they play -- a disdain for Christian
rockers Creed. "The worst band in the history of the world," Bourdain
enthusiastically agrees.
Serendipitously meeting up with owner of
Les Halles, Philippe LaJunie, the two take the "midnight train going
anywhere". A ten hour-long journey to travel 600 km turns into a kidney-jarring 19 hour odyssey of pain and boredom before they get to Bagan, a
surreal city of four thousand temples and buildings built thousands of
years ago.
Though there are still more goats than tourists, we
see Phillipe being cajoled and harassed to buy trinkets and postcards by
teens while Tony muses that with tourism comes prosperity, yes..but
also prostitution and hustling.
Tony then says what we're all
thinking. That while he and his crew can go home, the people that he
spoke to on camera are home and might suffer consequences of talking out
of turn. He confides that a lot of people politely declined his
invitation to appear on the show, stating that they had already been in
jail and had no appetite for returning. While for the moment, things seem
to be moving in the right direction, Tony muses that only time will
tell if the new-found freedom of speech will last.
Though this
first episode was certainly in line with a one-hour show for a
cable news network, it remains to be seen what the coming episodes will
be like. He'll go to Los Angeles (which is next week's episode),
Congo, Colombia, Canada, Libya, Peru, and Morocco. That's a world tour
geographically, politically, and culturally. Let's see how Bourdain
stirs the pot in the weeks to come.
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Boeing recently installed the propulsion system for its short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator aircraft in less than four hours, the second time in three months the team installed a JSF propulsion system quickly and without incident.
Each of the Boeing X-32B and X-32A demonstrators now carry their flight-rated propulsion systems. Pratt & Whitney engines power both aircraft, which will make their first flights this year. Rolls-Royce makes the vertical lift and attitude-control system components necessary for the X-32B to perform STOVL operations.
In April the engine for the X-32A, which will demonstrate conventional and aircraft-carrier-approach flight characteristics, was installed in four hours.
"The STOVL system installation is a tribute to our team and validates our belief that a straightforward design is best," said Boeing JSF Propulsion Director Steve Kyle. "Customers will be able to remove or install the engine of an operational Boeing JSF as easily as we did."
The Boeing STOVL system is based on combat-proven direct-lift technology. During testing the system transitioned between conventional and STOVL modes in as little as one second. The typical transition was three seconds. Many of the 190 transitions during testing occurred with Pratt & Whitney's JSF119-614 engine at full power.
Boeing is competing to build the JSF, with a winner to be selected during 2001.
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Clocking Out — Avigail S. Oren, Ph.D.
In a more traditional job, paid time off is a benefit that follows a strict procedure. Vacation days are accrued over time. Employees submit requests to their managers before they take these vacation days. These requests are explicitly approved or denied. When you take those vacation days, you leave the office behind and you fly off to Aruba without a care in the world. At least ideally.
When you are your own manager, it's hard to know whether to approve time off. Have you worked enough to accrue vacation days? Will the project get done on time without you? Is this a good time to leave or would it be better to wait and take a longer break later? When you do take time off, it's also more difficult to leave the work behind... the trade off of managing yourself is that the manager comes along on your vacation.
It's really important to take breaks away from work (and to leave behind the manager when you're off the clock). First of all, it's a chance to scale back from the nitty-gritty. It's easy to overemphasize the importance of the task you're hacking away at, whether that be a dissertation chapter or a set of documents or a stack of secondary readings on a particular topic. Leaving behind that tight focus for a few days provides a chance, upon your return, to reflect on the project as a whole. It's helpful to remember the relevance of that particular slice and to return to it with a renewed sense of purpose.
Perhaps even more importantly, vacation is a time to heal the body and mind. Writing a dissertation is an extreme mental workout! You have think deeply AND exercise an enormous amount of self control. Vacation is a break from harnessing willpower; it's a few days to be impulsive and spontaneous and lazy. Vacation is also a few days to stretch out the spine, rest the eyes, decaffeinate a bit (just a bit!), and maybe even expose the skin to sunshine.
I make a case for vacation in the interest of both the manager and the worker. Happy, well-rested graduate students produce more and better quality work. In summary, clocking out occasionally is an investment in the dissertation and not a detriment.


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Are you a beginning rider with no experience? Click here for our Basic Rider Skills.
This 8-hour course will be offered during the training season at many sites in Ohio. It is designed for those over 18 years of age who have been riding with a temporary permit for longer than one year (over 1,000 miles of experience ) and for experienced riders returning to riding, with or without a motorcycle endorsement, after several years of not riding.
The cost of the course is $50.00 and is non-refundable. To take the BRS-RR course, you must have either a valid motorcycle temporary instruction permit identification card (TIPIC) or a motorcycle endorsement on your license.
Students will need to provide the following protective equipment: over-the-ankle footwear, long pants (without any holes), long-sleeved shirt or jacket, full-fingered gloves and eye protection. Please also bring a DOT-approved helmet. If you do not have one, Motorcycle Ohio will provide one for you.
Attend all sessions. Be on time! Classes start promptly. Late-arriving students risk losing their reserved place in the class and tuition.
Participate in class activities. Students engaged in class activities learn and remember the material best.
Successfully complete a riding skills test. The skills test consists of exercises practiced in the course, including basic motorcycle control skills, stopping quickly, swerving, and cornering.
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Requires a valid M1 Temporary Instruction Permit Identification Card (TIPIC) or M1 endorsement by the start of Exercise 1.
Obtaining an M1 TIPIC is NOT part of the MORE BRS and must be done at your local BMV prior to the start of Exercise 1.
The purpose of the first two excises is to "screen" BRS-RR students to ensure all students enrolled in the class possess the minimum riding skills necessary to have control of and to safely operate the motorcycle. All students must demonstrate, at a minimum, basic overall motorcycle control skills, which includes using the clutch lever and friction zone to move the motorcycle, upshifts and downshifts smoothly, stops smoothly at a designated point using both brakes, and maintains overall control of the motorcycle. Instructors will provide coaching tips to refine these skills, but will not provide class time to develop these skills.
Students who do not clearly demonstrate the skills listed above will be dismissed from the Returning Rider class before Exercise #3 and rescheduled into a BRS class.
A method called static practice will be used to introduce you to new motor skills with the engine off and both feet on the ground.
Each exercise is timed which reflects the average amount of time a novice student needed to attain and practice the skills.
Where required, an instructor will provide a demonstration of the specific skills required for the exercise.
Breaks will be provided approximately every hour with the minimum break time being ten (10) minutes. Additional and/or longer breaks may be necessary depending on conditions.
Students will then take a skills test. Upon successful completion of the test, the student will be given a Motorcycle Ohio BRS course completion card valid for 60 calendar days and be eligible for the BMV skill test waiver for a motorcycle endorsement.
Motorcycle Ohio has a sufficient number of training motorcycles to provide each student with a motorcycle to ride during the riding portions of the course.
In certain situations students may be able to use their own motorcycle.
Please note that three-wheeled motorcycles are not allowed in MO BRS/BRS-RR courses. Please refer to the below process to initiate your request.
Need to contact the training location at the below link to see if the use of their personal motorcycle is allowed. Be aware that every site does not allow this request.
Must provide a good reason why they need to use their own motorcycle (IE medical condition).
Find your closest training location HERE.
Students must provide an M1 TIPIC prior to the first riding exercise of the class.
Engine displacement is between 100cc and 500cc.
Motorcycle is a 2-wheeled vehicle (not more than 2 wheels).
Motorcycle is currently licensed and insured (proof of insurance must be shown to instructor). By using their own motorcycle the student is liable for any injury or damage to other students or equipment.
After approval the student may then use their motorcycle in the class after a successful inspection and approval by the MO instructor prior to the first riding exercise. Download your inspection form HERE.
Motorcycle Ohio does NOT provide scooters to ride during the riding portions of our courses.
Please note that three-wheeled scooters are not allowed in MO BRS/BRS-RR courses.
In certain situations students may be able to use their own scooter. Please refer to the below process to initiate your request.
Need to contact the training location at the below link to see if the use of their personal scooter is allowed. Be aware that every does not site allows this request.
Must provide a good reason why they need to use their own scooter (IE medical condition).
Students must provide the appropriate TIPC & vehicle registration for the scooter they are using.
Adults with an M4 TIPIC are not allowed to take the BRS/BRS-RR. They must have an M1 TIPIC and MC registered scooter meeting our engine displacement.
Scooter is a 2-wheeled vehicle (not more than 2 wheels).
Scooter is street-legal, an MC registered scooter for adult operators.
Scooter is currently licensed and insured (proof of insurance must be shown to instructor). By using their own scooter the student is liable for any injury or damage to other students or equipment.
After approval a student may then use their scooter in the class after a successful inspection and approval by the MO instructor prior to the first riding exercise. Download your inspection form HERE.


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Vice Slams 'Animal House' for not Being 'Woke' Enough
If you've never seen Animal House, stop and do so now. I count it among my (Corey Stallings) all-time favorite movies. It's got unforgettable gags. A terrific '60s soundtrack. Kevin Bacon as a preppy douchenozzle named Chip. It's pretty much everything a good comedy should be.
In honor of the film's 40th anniversary, Vice decided to take a giant dump on it. For not being "woke" enough.
Standards were different in all sorts of ways, of course, and the film is certainly "problematic," as the kids today say. The loose plot is basically that a bunch of college dudes get fucked up all the time and try to sleep with a bunch of women and girls. Because of this misbehavior, they get kicked out of school, and respond by crashing a parade and causing a brawl. Oh yeah, and everyone involved is white, obviously.
Just as it's difficult to imagine watching Animal House in 1978, it's difficult to imagine coming to it today never having seen it before. Drunken frat boys don't seem so charming anymore, the film's gender politics are fucked beyond repair, and there's no one to latch onto as a sympathetic character, save for maybe Katy, or maybe the women exploited by the protagonists.
I can imagine a Vice-compliant Animal House now. Obviously there would be no fraternity, because they're not inclusive enough. Also, no white males. It would feature a dormitory of teetotaling asexual genderqueer people of color. Instead of partying, they congregate in the dorm's safe space and brainstorm ways to make the campus more socially conscious. Sounds great, doesn't it?
Funnily enough, Crowder had Animal House in his top "triggering" movies that you could never make today. One might call it prophetic. Though, anyone could see this coming. If there's a party, leftists will poop it. Even if said party is fictional.
This gives you a good idea of where the left wants to take things. Even low-brow comedy films have to meet their stringent political correctness standards. Yet, people are still oblivious as to why movies only get suckier each year.
Speaking of movies:
Watch: Mother reads passage from sexual book made available to her kids it even leaves the school board stunned
Watch: Riots break out in NYC and Memphis over the death of Tyre Nichols
Team DeSantis exposes CNN's media malpractice as Gov accused of 'echoing decisions made by fascist dictators'
Watch: The Simpsons predict a media-induced 'phony baloney' public health scare in 2010 that sounds eerily familiar


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Matatirtha Aunsi is a day-long festival in Nepal. This day is celebrated to honor mothers and motherhood. On this day, people offer sweets, clothes, and other gift items to their mothers. According to Hindu tradition, the festival is celebrated on the new moon that falls in the month of Baisakh as per the lunar calendar.

Matatirtha Pond is a pilgrimage site on the western outskirts of Kathmandu visited to remember deceased mothers. It is believed that those who take a holy bath in Mata Tirtha and offer tarpan today helps his/her mother reach salvation and bring prosperity to the family. Legend states that people can see their departed mother's face in the pond.

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Hindu festivals in Nepal

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Работать для прусского короля (также ради прусского короля, от ) — идиоматическое выражение, в основном во французском языке, означающее «работать без выгоды для себя».

Происхождение
Первые прусские короли прослыли, с лёгкой руки Вольтера, скрягами. Taк, Фридрих-Вильгельм I, каждый месяц платил солдатам за 30 дней службы, тем самым экономя в месяцы с 31 днями.

Второе объяснение сводит выражение ко временам Семилетней войны, когда Франция терпела одну неудачу за другой, а её командиры по одному были разбиты врагом. Припев популярной народной песни той эпохи, направленной против мадам де Помпадур, правительства и военных, завершался словами:

Это объяснение самой своей датировкой (1756-1763) содержит отсылку к другому прусскому королю, Фридриху II Великому и Вольтер, который работал на Фридриха II, оказывается ни при чём.

Третья теория относит возникновение выражения к войне за австрийское наследство, которая предшествовала Семилетней. Мирный договор оказался выгодным исключительно для Пруссии (которая присоединила Силезию), а Франция, которая одержала поначалу внушительные победы, была вынуждена, наоборот, отдать часть своей территории.

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 Прусские добродетели

Примечания

Литература

 Travailler pour le roi de Prusse // La France pittoresque, 8 октября 2015 года.
 Письма к редактору // Courrier de Vaugelas, т. 10, 15 августа 1880 года.
 Библиография // Joachim Lengert. Romanische Phraseologie und Parömiologie. Gunter Narr Verlag, 1999. С. 436.
Из библиографии:
 Hutchinson, John. Travailler pour le Roi de Prusse. // Notes and Queries 9.310 (1903): 455-c.
 King, Francis. Travailler pour le roi de Prusse. // Notes and Queries 9.283 (1903): 437-b.
 Dodgson, E. S. Travailler pour le Roi de Prusse. // Notes and Queries 9 (1903).
 Latham, Edward. Travailler pour le Roi de Prusse. // Notes and Queries 9.293 (1903): 111-f.
 Latham, Edward. Travailler pour le Roi de Prusse. // Notes and Queries 10.116 (1906): 206-a.

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Diabetes mellitus is a condition which impairs the bodys ability to use and store sugar. For more than past two decades one has seen an increase in incident of diabetes in India. Today India has the largest number of diabetes in the world. This increased incidence and its complications has mainly been attributed to change in life style caused by increased urbanization, high calories diet, decreased physical activity and stress. Another cause for concern is that diabetes strikes at an early age among the urban population. Diabetic are also at high risk for eye complications, the most common one being diabetic retinopathy.
Diabetic Retinopathy is complication of the retina. This occurs more often in people who have diabetes for long time, who are taking Insulin or whose diabetes is not properly controlled. When a person is diagnosed with diabetes it isn't possible to predict at the time whether or not he or she will get diabetic retinopathy. However, about two third of people with juvenile-diabetes develops some signifigant diabetic retinopathy by 35 years.
Who is at risk of Diabetic Retinopathy ?
It has been seen that 25% of all diabetic develop Diabetic Retinopathy after 10 years of diabetes and 50% develop after 20 years of diabetes. If diabetes is not properly controlled. Diabetics also have a higher incidence of cataract and glaucoma and those with poorly controlled blood sugar and blood pressure are even at a higher risk of losing vision.
What are the symptoms of Diabetic Retinopathy ?
Earlier diabetic retinopathy usually have no symptoms. gradually blurring of vision may occur if fluid leaks in the central part of the retina. In late diabetic retinopathy stage, new abnormal blood vessels begin growing on the surface of the retina or the optic nerve. These vessels have weak walls and leak blood into retina and vitreous. Presence of blood in the path of light entering the eye, blocks the vision thus cause blindness.
What are the treatments of Diabetic Retinopathy ?
Diabetes control and complication trial ( DCCT ) have shown that, a good control of diabetes is the best way of preventing complication. Having your eyes checked regularly by a eye specialist is the most effective way of Detecting any damage to your eyes. This should be at least every one year if you are taking insulin and every two years if you are taking other anti-diabetic drugs. However, if you are getting symptom like blurred vision especially if this comes suddenly, then visit an eye specialist should be immediate.
If damage to the retina has already occured laser treatment is very effective in preventing vision loss. Laser surgery works best if it isn't done too early or too late this is another reason why it is vital to detect eye damage promptly.
Check your blood sugar level atleast once in 6 months.
If you are taking insulin, visit the eye specialist atleast once in a year.
If you are on other Anti-diabetic drugs visit an eye specialist once in two years.
The eye specialist knows your conditions throughly, so consult him on regular basis.
Dosage must be maintained and strictly adhered too. One should not alter or stop medicine without consulting the eye specialist.


Hearing protectors are labeled with a Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) that is derived from laboratory measurements of the attenuation provided to trained and motivated human subjects in a 'sterile' environment. As intended, these measurements represent a best-fit condition. The literature indicates that the average attenuation provided to end-users of hearing protectors is often only a fraction of the labeled values. To learn more about the practical alternative to relying on the NRR, click here.
Custom Protect Ear would like to present a FREE WHITEPAPER about obtaining Personal Attenuation Rating (PAR) that is compared to Noise Reduction Rating (NRR).


The report provided below lists individuals that have either applied for a nursing position, been employed as a nurse in Kentucky, or used the title of nurse. KBN records indicate that these individuals have never been licensed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
If you have any information about a possible imposter, notify the KBN Consumer Protection Branch immediately!
Please note that KRS 314.031(1) provides that it is illegal for any person in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to represent or hold herself or himself out to the public to be a nurse without having obtained proper licensure as a nurse by the Kentucky Board of Nursing. As stated in KRS 314.991(4), any person in violation of this statute may be subject to criminal prosecution resulting in a period of imprisonment of not more than 12 months or a fine of not more than $500, or both.
It is extremely important that all employers verify that a nurse is properly licensed in Kentucky prior to employment. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly employ a nurse who is not licensed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky or who does not hold a compact license. In order to prevent the possible practice of nursing by an imposter, employers must take great care to validate the licenses of their nursing employees utilizing the KBN website.
Discussion at the national level indicates that many states deal with the problem of imposters. Problems exist nationally in the identification of these persons and in their subsequent prosecution. Most states do not have jurisdiction over a non-licensed person who poses as a nurse and must rely on local law enforcement and the criminal justice system for prosecution. The success of these prosecutions varies among the states. Overall, KBN has been successful in having imposters investigated and prosecuted by the various commonwealth and/or county attorneys.
Nurses must take great care to protect their licensure information at all times. If you have any information about a possible imposter, notify the KBN Consumer Protection Branch immediately!
With implementation of the NLC, please note that employers need to continue validating the license of a nurse whose primary state of residence is a compact state (other than Kentucky).
See www.nursys.com for the National Council of State Boards of Nursing's (NCSBN) comprehensive national database of nurse licensure information.
An unlicensed person who poses as a nurse and who may subsequently practice nursing.
A person who gains licensure based on fraudulent credentials.
A person who steals the identity of another licensed nurse and practices.
A person who is licensed in one capacity and alters their credentials to practice in another capacity (i.e. LPN represents himself/herself as RN).
If you have any questions or need additional information, contact the KBN Consumer Protection Branch at 1-800-305-2042, extension 3325 or 3314.


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Unleashing the power of data for Mena startups
Raising funding remains one of the biggest challenges for startups across the Mena region.
dubai - Philip Bahoshy's Magnitt.com is an online community for regional startups
By Muhammad Riaz Usman
 Making it work
Published: Mon 28 May 2018, 5:32 PM
Last updated: Mon 28 May 2018, 7:38 PM
Philip Bahoshy conceptualised the idea of Magnitt.com, the largest startup data platform in the Mena region, when he was pursuing his MBA degree. During a startup weekend bootcamp at Insead, the teams were struggling to connect entrepreneurs with the alumni community. Then he decided to found Magnitt as a pitching platform to connect founders to investors. Since its inception in 2014, Magnitt has evolved into a data and data analytics platform in the Middle East.
"Today, Magnitt is the largest online community for startups across the Mena region," Bahoshy claims.
Based in Dubai, Magnitt connects entrepreneurs directly with ecosystem stakeholders, including funders, mentors, support services and talent.
"Startups can apply for funding directly to VCs and angel networks using their Magnitt profile. Simultaneously, investors, corporates, mentors and service providers can review information on over 5,500 startups, including funding history. Magnitt has a data-driven approach to educate users on the funding landscape through analytical reporting and data dissemination," explains the founder and CEO.
Bahoshy says Magnitt's entrepreneurial journey of has been incredible. "Magnitt has continued to grow since its creation, based on the evolving needs and requirements of our customers. Core to the proposition is data and research reporting to help educated stakeholders from across the ecosystem on the growth of innovation across the Mena region. It has been a continual journey of education and discovery," he says.
Magnitt has released over 20 reports since its inception. The platform currently hosts 5,863 startups, over 12,000 users, including 300+ individual investors and 150+ funding institutions.
"Our strategy is to focus on the accuracy and quality of data and data analytics reporting as well as access for customers to maximise the value of the platform," he says.
Magnitt recently raised close to $1 million (Dh3.67 million) in funding from both international and Gulf-based investors. The investment round was led by 500 Startups along with other regional VCs and angel investors, including Middle East Venture Partners, KISP Ventures, Financial Horizon Group and iNet.
Bahoshy says the funding will accelerate Magnitt's platform development and expansion plans, both regionally and across emerging markets.
"The funding will allow us to accelerate our growth, by further enhancing our platform to better serve our existing markets in the first instance and consequently extending our geographical reach by expanding outside the region where we look to solve similar pain points," Bahoshy says.
"Our key focus for 2018 is to continue to deepen the relationship with institutions across the Mena region as we further develop the Magnitt platform."
"In 2019, we look to expand into neighbouring countries after evaluating their feasibility, including Turkey and Pakistan," he continues.
Bahoshy says raising funding remains one of the biggest challenges for startups across the region.
"It is an extremely time-consuming process and yet it is a key enabler of growth for entrepreneurs. A funding round can take anywhere between three months to over a year to close. By creating a data-driven startup platform with a focus on access to analytics, our aim is to help accelerate that process. Data remains at the core of investment decisions and this trend will continue to dramatically impact the startup and investor ecosystem over the next few years," he says.
Sharif El Badawi, partner at 500 Startups, says accurate data and objective transparency for startups, investors and enablers was almost non-existent before Magnitt.
"Now, it is the de facto source for researchers and reporters within and outside the Mena region. At 500, we value data and transparency tremendously and it was clear to us that backing Magnitt made good business sense all around."
Walid Mansour, partner and chief investment officer at Middle East Venture Partners, says: "For us, as a Mena-focused venture capital firm that invests in the early and growth stages of innovative companies run by talented entrepreneurs, Magnitt is a strategic investment on several levels."
"Firstly, the platform brings much needed reliable and trustworthy information and analysis to our ecosystem. Secondly, we feel that Bahoshy's vision for Magnitt, to foster and help accelerate entrepreneurship in Mena, is aligned with our vision and will help many other startups successfully secure funding and in turn be part of the transformation of our region," says Mansour.
- riaz@khaleejtimes.com
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Q: Lost email to Steam I was resetting my PC, when I got it up and running again I had forgotten which email I used for Steam. When I tried to login, Steam Guard wanted me to confirm the email that I didn't have.
I tried looking through the Steam support (of course they don't have a contact email) but anyhow, I clicked the "not receiving Steam Guard code" and it prompted me to insert my username email or phone number, but none of those work. Not sure why my username (Vior) is not working (obviously it's not the username of the account, but I don't know how to get that without being in the account)
This is my Steam page.
I hope someone can help me with my issues.
Thank you for reading and help.

A: Go to Steam support and select the following:

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*Help me sign into my account

*I forgot my Steam Account Name or Password

*Try every email you have used in the past

*When you find the email that you used, select either "email an account verification to me@email.com" if you can access that email, or "I no longer have access to that email address."

If you not only cannot remember which email you used, but used an email that you cannot remember, things get more difficult.

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*You will need to get through the automated system. Enter "fart@gmail.com" as your address. You need an address associated with an account, this is. No, I don't know who the real Fart is but I hope they don't mind.

*Select "I no longer have access to this email address"

*Enter as much information as you can into the form. Make it clear which account this is actually about and give any info you can, with the exception of card details.

*Follow any instructions given. They won't make it easy- don't argue with or get frustrated by this. Right now I have as much info about your account as you seem to, but I'm sure you don't want them to let me steal your account.

A: contact Steam Support for account recovery even if you've forgotten the account's email address, password, and phone number. as instructed for the search will help Steam identify your account, or present other options for locating an account if the email address is incorrect.

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Adventures of pleasure: conceptualising consensual bondage, discipline, dominance & submission, and sadism & masochism (BDSM) as a form of adult play
Turley, Emma, Monro, Surya and King, Nigel (2017) Adventures of pleasure: conceptualising consensual bondage, discipline, dominance & submission, and sadism & masochism (BDSM) as a form of adult play. International Journal of Play, 6 (3). pp. 324-334. ISSN 2159-4953
This paper will illustrate how the consensual sexual practice of bondage, discipline, dominance & submission, and sadism & masochism (BDSM) can be interpreted as a form of adult play. Terminology and language used by BDSM practitioners frequently draws upon imagery of play, fun and games, and narratives around BDSM related activities are reflective of this.
Drawing upon empirical data along with various psychological and sociological theoretical perspectives, this paper will explore the conceptualisation of consensual BDSM as a form of adult erotic play. Vygotsky proposed that fantasy play is a tool used by children for the purpose of liberating themselves from situational constraints, thus enabling them to explore thoughts, behaviours and emotions that would not otherwise be possible. The current paper argues that this function of fantasy can be applied to adult practitioners of BDSM, and advances this argument by theorising that consensual BDSM is a form of socio-dramatic play for adults, which serves an erotic and/or pleasurable purpose. Play enables experimentation with creativity, language, physical nuances and social roles and conventions; this paper argues that engaging in BDSM allows similar experimentation with gender, social non-conventions and physical and psychological sensations, and proposes that this kind of adult play is signified by an erotic element. Taken from a wider study into the lived experience of consensual BDSM, data were collected via nine in-depth, semi-structured interviews with self-identified BDSM practitioners in the United Kingdom recruited using a snowball sample, and analysed using the template approach within an interpretive phenomenological framework, as described by Merleau-Ponty (1945/1962). The participant experiences elicited in the research reveal commonalities between their engagement as adults in BDSM and typical features of socio-dramatic play in children, such as the role of imagination, the creation and maintenance of a separate reality and a sense of fun.
Turley, Emma, Monro, Surya and King, Nigel
play, BDSM, adulthood, phenomenology, Vygotsky, socio-dramatic
Sally Hughes
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OSU Bio Museum
Biodiversity, Research & Museum Work
Explaining Science – plant genomics
April 23 2018 April 20, 2018
Brandon Sinn performing molecular lab work
Brandon Sinn, PhD graduate from the OSU herbarium, now a postdoctoral fellow at West Virginia University, recently published a paper on molecular work he did to better understand the evolution of genomes in Asarum (Aristolochiaceae), commonly known as wild ginger. The work was done in collaboration with Dylan Sedmak, an OSU undergraduate student, Lawrence Kelly, Associate VP of Science, New York Botanical Garden and John Freudenstein, Professor and Chair of EEOB and Brandon's PhD advisor.
We interviewed Brandon to get a better understanding of his research findings:
Brandon: "Evolutionary relationships in the flowering plant genus Asarum served as the focus of my dissertation research, and I continue to study the group. In this particular project we studied six Asarum species, which each represent one of the six major evolutionary lineages within the genus.
Flowers of some Asarum species found in the southern Appalachians
Asarum is a poorly-understood genus of approximately 115 species found in temperate forests across Asia and North America. Some Asarum species are common and widespread across the continents where they are found, while the majority have highly restricted ranges – for example, one species is known only from a single gorge in North Carolina and others are found in only a few counties in the southeastern United States.
During the course of sequencing DNA for my dissertation research, I realized that the genes of some Asarum species were not in the expected order. This departure from expectation was surprising, since the clade, or evolutionary neighborhood, that Asarum belongs to is very old and had been partially characterized as having slowly-evolving and highly conserved genomes. For example, the genome of another member of the same clade has been called a "fossil" genome. It was because of this unexpected observation that we decided to sequence complete genomes from one species from each of Asarum lineage. "
This lead to the following research questions: Note: A plastome is the genome of a plastid, the organelle responsible for photosynthesis in plants.
1) Have the plastomes of all Asarum species been destabilized and their gene order rearranged?
2) Is the plastome of Saruma henryi (commonly called upright wild ginger), the closest relative of Asarum, of typical arrangement or is it more like that of Asarum?
3) Can we understand how the ordinarily highly conserved and stable plastomes become destabilized by comparing the plastomes of many Asarum species to that of Saruma henryi?
Saruma henryi, a flowering plant in the family Aristolochiaceae, endemic to China
What should we know to understand this research?
Brandon: "Each plant cell contains at least one copy of three distinct genomes. It is easy to imagine that each cell has a copy of the plant's genome, but many people forget that two types of plant organelles, mitochondria and plastids, also have their own genomes. Plastids, from which chloroplasts develop, have a very small genome that is relatively easy to completely sequence and the sequence of more than 2,000 are publicly available today. The sequencing of thousands of plastomes has resulted in several general trends: 1) plastomes change more slowly than the plant's own genome; 2) the plastome is made up of three functional regions, the small single copy, large single copy, and inverted repeat regions; 3) the physical order of genes is highly conserved across even distantly related species; 4) there is very strong selective pressure on the preservation of photosynthesis, which most likely constrains the evolution of plastomes in green plants. Our knowledge of the typical layout of the plastid genome, or plastome, has long been relied upon to sequence DNA in order to study plant evolutionary relationships. Traditional DNA sequencing techniques require prior knowledge of the order of genes or regions of a genome. If this order is not as predicted, then the DNA sequencing will fail."
What method did you use to study your research question?
Brandon: "For this study, we sequenced entire plastomes from six Asarum species and that of Saruma henryi, the closest relative of Asarum. Since traditional DNA sequencing is not useful in destabilized and dynamically rearranged genomes, and we wanted to sequence entire plastomes that we hypothesized were rearranged, we needed to use a technology called massively parallel sequencing. A major advantage of massively parallel sequencing is that a researcher can extract DNA from a tissue, break the DNA into short pieces, and simultaneously sequence all of these fragments without prior knowledge of their physical relationship to one another. The resulting millions of DNA sequences are then assembled, much like a puzzle, using specialized software. The assembled plastomes can then be compared."
Brandon explains one of the key figures in his manuscript:
A cruciform DNA structure that has likely destabilized a region of the plastome in Asarum species. The end of the ndhF gene is shown in red. Structure courtesy of Eric Knox.
DNA is made of only four chemicals (which we abbreviate as the letters A, T, C and G) and is not entirely unlike a spiral staircase, where each handrail is a string of these letters. Holding this structure together are bonds that form between certain letters – A-T and G-C. We call these letters nucleotides. Sometimes the nucleotides making up DNA cause the molecule to form complex shapes, such as the cruciform structure shown here. Cruciform, or cross shaped, DNA structures form when the same nucleotides are repeated very close to one another, which is depicted in the vertical "stems".
plastomes
Cruciform DNA structures can be difficult for the molecular machinery in cells to work with. For example, sometimes molecules that interact with DNA get stuck on the stems, and these structures compromise the integrity of the DNA molecule. When these structures break, which you can imagine by separating the red and black halves of DNA for Saruma henryi, the cell tries to put them back together. But, repairing DNA does not always work perfectly. The results of our research suggest that faulty repairs made to this DNA structure throughout the plastomes of Asarum species have resulted in varying degrees of DNA duplication. Notice that the ndhF gene (shown in red) is typically at one end of the small single copy region, as shown on the Saruma henryi plastome. In Asarum, this gene often has a long stretch of nucleotides that can be "pasted before or after it. In other Asarum plastomes, such as Asarum canadense, we find that all of the small single copy region has been duplicated. The duplication of the formerly single copy region is most likely due to faulty repair of the cruciform DNA structure, where identical strings of nucleotides close to one another led to bonding of two identical DNA regions (as seen in the Asarum canadense cruciform structure)."
Why is this research important?
Brandon: "When you learn about DNA in high school science classes, everything sounds very concrete and well understood, but even gene function in humans is not exhaustively understood. Our basic knowledge about how genes and genomes evolve is in a constant state of improvement. This knowledge is necessary for future breakthroughs in genome engineering, evolutionary and conservation biology, and improving genome stability. Just as it is important to understand biodiversity at the level of species, it is equally important to understand genomic diversity – the content and structure of genomes, in order to understand how mutations in particular regions of genomes can lead to genome-scale changes over deep time and how these changes affect evolutionary lineages."
What should you take away from these findings?
1) Just because a species is a member of a very old evolutionary lineage, we should not expect that it is a living fossil and that its genome has changed little.
2) A plastome can function even when gene order is changed and more than half of its genes are present more than once.
3) Small, likely randomly generated repetitive motifs in DNA sequence that is not part of a gene can decrease genome stability, and lead to genome rearrangement and gene duplication.
Wow, we are now certainly asking questions and getting answers with new techniques that we could not have imagined decades ago. If you want to follow Brandon's further research, click here.
About the Authors: Brandon Sinn earned his Ph.D. in 2015 from the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, where he was a member of the Freudenstein Lab in the Museum of Biological Diversity. Brandon has held a postdoctoral research position at the Pfizer Plant Research Laboratory of the New York Botanical Garden, where he worked on the Planteome Project. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biology of West Virginia University where he studies orchid genome evolution as a member of the Barrett Lab.
Angelika Nelson is the curator of the Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics and the social media manager for the museum.
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Sinn, B. T., Sedmak, D. D., Kelly, L. M., & Freudenstein, J. V. (2018). Total duplication of the small single copy region in the angiosperm plastome: Rearrangement and inverted repeat instability in Asarum. American journal of botany, 105(1), 71-84.
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Time travels with the Borror Lab of Bioacoustics
May 16 2016 May 13, 2016
Carolina Chickadee by Dan Pancamo
One thing that is unique about the sound archive of the Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics is that it not only contains a wide diversity of animal sounds, but a great number of recordings for certain species. When I started my Ph.D. research here at OSU, I was pleasantly surprised to find that this depth of recordings also included one of my study species, the Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis).
The namesake of the Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics (BLB), Dr. Donald J. Borror, was one of the first biologists to take recording equipment out into the field to record animal sounds. And he started in and around Columbus. Because Carolina Chickadees are rather common birds here in the central and southern portions of Ohio, Carolina Chickadees were some of the first animals Dr. Borror recorded. The oldest recording he archived in the collection dates back to 1948. Listen to a 30-second excerpt of Dr. Borror's recording of a typical four-note whistled Carolina Chickadee song from April 1948 (note: You can listen to the entire recording (BLB21) on the BLB's website):
https://u.osu.edu/biomuseum/files/2016/05/sound1_BLB21-160kbfk.wav
You may not think that having all these chickadee recordings across a long time period is super duper exciting, but I do. See, I study chickadee song. And we know that chickadees, like other songbirds, learn their song: young chickadees must hear other individuals of their species singing and imitate those sounds in order to produce normal adult song. However, like learning in humans, song learning in birds is not always a perfect process. As young birds make imperfect copies of the songs of the adult birds they hear, variation is introduced into the songs of a population of birds. Think about how the English language has changed in the past 100 years – some words have stopped being used, new ones have come into fashion – this is analogous to what happens with song in bird populations.
The end result is that not every chickadee sings exactly the same song and the acoustic traits of chickadee songs can change slightly from generation to generation. Using the BLB collection I can actually look at how Carolina Chickadee song has changed in the Columbus area over the past 65+ years.
What you are going to see below are a series of maps with representative spectrograms of chickadee songs from all over Columbus for different decade ranges. If you have never seen a spectrogram before, it is essentially a visual representation of sound, with time on the x-axis, frequency (or pitch) on the y-axis, and the darker color representing more energy (or the loudness) of the sound. Here is the spectrogram of one song of a Carolina Chickadee from the 1948 recording by Don Borror above:
For each map below I encourage you to visually compare the different chickadee songs using the spectrograms (I have left the axes off for simplicity's sake) and then listen to the recording containing those songs using the links below each map. Any overlapping spectrograms are from the same individual bird: Carolina Chickadees can sing up to 4 different song types each, although most only sing one or two types. If you want to listen to the original recording archived in the BLB, please click on the link for each BLB cut number.
As you can see, Carolina Chickadees usually have a four-note song of alternating high and low whistled notes, but check out the weird song at Blacklick Woods Metro Park (#3)! Dr. Borror's 1948 recording is actually quite unique in that the notes in the chickadee's song are not very different in pitch from one another; usually Carolina Chickadee songs sound and look more like the spectrograms seen in examples 1 and 4b.
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The unique song type seen before persists at Blacklick Woods Metro Park through the 1960s. Also note that some Carolina Chickadee songs start with a note much lower in pitch than others (like song number 1 here, or song 4a in the 1950s map). Carolina Chickadees also sometimes add notes onto the end of their songs, resulting in five-, six-, and sometimes up to twelve-note songs, although they usually keep the alternating high-low pattern (see #4).
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Many of the songs in this decade are very similar, but one individual at Blendon Woods Metro Park (#2b) showed an interesting song with an additional introductory note. This song type is not seen in any other bird in any other decade, so it is possible this song type was never sung by any bird but this one.
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As you can see, not much song variation was recorded in the 1980s, except for that three-note song up in Delware. While most of the songs follow the typical high-low-high-low pattern, there are subtle differences between individuals, like in the downward sweep of the first note.
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Note the Black-capped Chickadee singing in the background of recording #2:
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In Delaware a three-note song type persists in the population from the 1980s into the 1990s. Also, the song type that starts with a lower-pitched note continues to pop up in various areas of northern Columbus (e.g. 3b), but is not seen in the southern portions of the city. Interestingly, I had not heard that song type myself while living in Columbus until moving to Clintonville this past March; up near Dublin that song type is not common anymore.
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In the past 14 years none of the recordings in the BLB collection specifically target Carolina chickadee songs. It would be interesting to know if those strange songs from Blacklick Woods Metro Park are still sung in that area, or if any other unique song types have appeared in the Columbus area.
So, as you travel throughout the Columbus area, keep an ear out for some odd chickadee songs … you may even hear something that has not been recorded before.
About the author: Stephanie Wright Nelson is a graduate student in the department of EEOBiology. She studies song learning in chickadees and is particularly interested in the consequences of hybridization between Carolina and Black-capped Chickadees.
Posted by nelson.794@osu.edu at 7:00am May 13, 2016 Posted in Collections, Education, Research, Uncategorized	Tagged Carolina Chickadee, Columbus, graduate student, hybridization, PhD thesis, song change, sound archive	2 Comments
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Юрий Алексеевич Молодковец (род. ) — фотограф-художник Государственного Эрмитажа, автор фотографий к более чем двумстам каталогам и альбомам, посвящённым собраниям и коллекциям Эрмитажа и книгам по истории и архитектуре Санкт-Петербурга.

Активно сотрудничает с российскими и зарубежными арт-журналами и арт-изданиями по искусству, архитектуре и дизайну, автор более сорока масштабных персональных фотовыставок, проходивших в России и Европе.

Работы фотографа находятся в собраниях восемнадцати российских музеев, а также в частных коллекциях России, Франции, Великобритании и США.

Член редакционных советов журналов «Эрмитаж» и «Проектор», арт-директор журнала «Адреса Петербурга».

Собиратель живописи, графики и фотографии ленинградского авангарда и современного искусства Петербурга.

Краткая биография
Юрий Алексеевич родился в эстонском городе Палдиски 3 марта 1963 года. Получил высшее образование в Ленинградском государственном институте культуры имени Н. К. Крупской.

В 1981 году был призван в армию и два года отслужил в воздушно-десантных войсках.

В настоящее время преподаёт в Санкт-Петербургском государственном университете технологии и дизайна курс «Фотоискусство».

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Услугами фотографа пользуются несколько российских и зарубежных изданий, таких как газеты «Аргументы и факты», «Московские новости», журналы «ELLE», «Cosmopolitan», «ROSSICA», «Дизайн интерьера», «Штаб-квартира», «Спб Собака.ру», «Адреса Петербурга» и другие.

Провёл девятнадцать персональных выставок в Санкт-Петербурге, Москве, Лондоне, Амстердаме, Новосибирске.

Работы Юрия Молодковца были представлены на многочисленных выставках и фестивалях:
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 New Hermitage;
 «Сокровища Петербурга»;
 «Петербург — Израиль»;
 «Новый Эрмитаж»;
 «Рождество».

Участвовал в издании «Митьки-Газета» и работе издательств «Митькилибрис», «Красный Матрос», «Тихая Книга». Проживает в Петербурге.

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New stimulus bill includes $35.2 billion for new energy initiatives
Jonathan Shieber
The new economic stimulus proposal that has been approved by Congress includes roughly $35.2 billion for energy initiatives, according to summary documents seen by TechCrunch.
"This is probably the biggest energy bill we've seen in a decade," said policy analyst Dr. Leah Stokes, an Assistant Professor at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
The spending is split between the Energy Act of 2020 and the Energy for the Environment Act, and both include new money for big technology initiatives.
"[The Energy Act of 2020] is a bipartisan, bicameral energy innovation package that authorizes over $35 billion in RD&D activities across DOE's portfolio and strengthens or creates programs crucial to advancing new technologies into the market," a summary document for the legislation reads.
Included in the spending package is more than $4.1 billion for new technology initiatives.
The biggest winners are photovoltaics, new transportation technologies and energy-efficiency technologies.
We have an energy bill with some climate flourishes, folks! Hopefully passed and signed into law soon. What's in the stimulus bill?
- Energy Policy Act
- Energy for the Environment Title
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— Dr. Leah Stokes (@leahstokes) December 21, 2020
There's $1.5 billion for new solar technologies including modules, concentrating solar technology, new photovoltaic technologies and initiatives to expand solar manufacturing and recycling technologies. And $2.6 billion set aside for transportation technologies. Finally, energy-efficiency and weatherization programs are continuing to be supported through a $1.7 billion reauthorization of the Weatherization Assistance Program.
Energy-grid technologies get a $3.44 billion boost through $1.08 billion in support for short-term, long-term, seasonal and transportation energy storage technologies and $2.36 billion for smart utility and energy distribution technologies.
Another $625 million is dedicated to new research, development and commercialization for both onshore and offshore wind technologies. And $850 million is being set aside for geothermal technology development and $933 million for marine energy and hydropower tech. Finally, there's $160 million earmarked for hydropower generator upgrades, and upgrades to existing federal infrastructure through $180 million earmarked to the Federal Energy Management Program.
In an attempt to ensure that the money and innovation is used in the industries where decarbonization is the most technically challenging, there's a $500 million pot for stakeholders in industries like iron, steel, aluminum, cement and chemicals as well as transportation businesses like shipping, aviation and long-distance transport that are looking to decarbonize.
By making these critical investments now, the Energy Act of 2020 will help "reduce our nation's greenhouse gas emissions, bring good-paying jobs back to the United States, and allow us to export these technologies to growing markets abroad for years to come," the summary report reads.
If the next generation of technologies that already have broad commercial support is one area getting a boost, then another big pool of money is going to support the commercialization of technologies whose viability has yet to be demonstrated at commercial scale.
These include carbon capture utilization and storage technologies that are getting a $6.2 billion boost for roll out at industrial and energy sites. Congress is also approving a $447 million research and development program for large-scale commercial carbon dioxide removal projects -- with a $100 million carve out grant for direct air capture competition at facilities that capture at least 50,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.
Nuclear technologies are also getting their day in the sun thanks to $6.6 billion in funding for the modernization of existing nuclear power plants and the development of advanced reactors. And, the nascent fusion industry can add another $4.7 billion to their calculus for available capital thanks to a carve out for basic and applied research investments.
All of this spending also comes with money to ensure that emerging technologies aren't left out. There's a $2.9 billion allocation to ARPA-E, the energy advanced research arm of the government whose structure is similar to the DARPA program that was responsible for the development of the internet. And, taking a page from the NASA playbook that commercialized a number of technologies, the Office of Technology Transitions, which promotes national lab partnerships, is being codified and supporting the kind of milestone-based projects that have been effectively used by the Air Force and the Department of Defense broadly.
To cap it off, the new energy bill includes a directive to the Department of the Interior to target the generation of 25 gigawatts of solar, wind and geothermal production on public lands by 2025.
"My understanding of it is that they're trying to look at what the federal government has done for solar and wind and see how we can do that for other technologies," Stokes said.
For her, what's in other portions of the stimulus are equally important from a climate perspective. There's a commitment to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, a huge contributor to global warming and climate change by 2035. Phasing out the use of these chemicals globally in refrigeration and other applications could reduce warming by half a degree centigrade (which is a big deal).
Stokes took issue with the duration of some of the tax credits, whose extensions were relatively short, and the absence of a tax credit for electric vehicles. "The tax credits for EVs are a consumer-facing benefit that are absolutely critical to adoption," Stokes said. "That was a massive equalizer between EVs and combustion engine cars."
For all of the good news for climate activists baked into this portion of the stimulus, Stokes warns that no one concerned about global climate change should break out the bubbly.
"This package is not going to solve the climate crisis full-stop," Stokes said. "Next year if the Republicans are in control there's going to be a new chairman and he's not going to be as generous... We have to learn to celebrate the wins and give credit but recognize what's missing. Which is a lot."
Cut in supplies of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines to hit Canada, Europe too
Pfizer Inc told Canada on Tuesday it will receive no coronavirus vaccines next week, officials said, an unexpected development that promises more pain for provinces already complaining about a shortage of supplies. Pfizer said last week it would slow production in late January and early February because of changes in manufacturing processes, resulting in a supply cut for Canada and European Union nations. Canada had already predicted last week that Pfizer shipments would be cut in half over the next month.
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, Jan. 19
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):1:50 p.m.Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting zero new COVID-19 infections today.The province is dealing with five active reported cases.One person is recovering in hospital with the disease.The province has reported a total of 396 infections and four deaths linked to the novel coronavirus.---1:40 p.m.Manitoba is reporting 111 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths. With numbers decreasing in recent weeks, the government is proposing to ease several restrictions on business openings and public gatherings by the end of the week. The possible changes, subject to public consultation, include allowing non-essential stores, hair salons and barbershops to reopen with capacity limits. Another proposed change would ease the ban on social gatherings inside private homes to allow two visitors at a time.---1:30 p.m.Quebec Premier Francois Legault is calling on the federal government to ban all non-essential flights to Canada.Legault says he's worried that people travelling to vacation destinations will bring new variants of COVID-19 back to the province.While the premier says it may be difficult to determine which flights are essential, he says it's clear that flights to sun destinations are non-essential.---12:45 p.m.Procurement Minister Anita Anand says she has spoken to Pfizer and does not expect any more interruptions to its Canadian deliveries after mid-February.Anand says Pfizer is contractually obligated to ship four million doses to Canada by the end of March.Canada expects its shipments from Pfizer to be larger than previously expected from the middle of February until the end of March to make up for smaller shipments over the next month.---12:25 p.m.Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says Canada will get no doses of vaccine from Pfizer at all next week.Fortin, the vice-president of operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada, says this week's shipment is almost one-fifth smaller than expected.That means only 171,093 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will arrive over the next two weeks, instead of the 417,300 doses previously expected.Fortin says the deliveries over the first two weeks of February have yet to be confirmed, but Pfizer is still expected to meet its contractual obligation to ship four million doses to Canada by the end of March.---11:20 a.m.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says any Canadians who still have international trips planned need to cancel them.The variants of the novel coronavirus identified in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil could change the situation rapidly and he warns that Canada could impose new restrictions on the border at any time, without warning.---11:15 a.m.Quebec is reporting a significant drop in new COVID-19 infections today with 1,386 new cases.The province also reported 55 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including 16 that occurred in the prior 24 hours.Health officials say hospitalizations rose by nine, to 1,500 and 212 people were in intensive care, a drop of five.Quebec has reported a total of 245,734 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 9,142 deaths linked to the virus.---10:50 a.m.Prince Edward Island is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 today.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison says the new cases involve a woman in her 40s who is a contact of a previously reported case, and a woman in her 20s who recently travelled outside Atlantic Canada.There are now seven active reported cases in the province.P.E.I. has reported 110 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.---10:35 a.m.Ontario is reporting 1,913 new cases of COVID-19 today, likely under-reported due to a technical error in Toronto.Health Minister Christine Elliott says that Toronto is reporting 550 new cases of the novel coronavirus.Over the past three days, Toronto reported 815 new cases, 1,035 new cases and 903 new cases.There were 46 more deaths linked to the virus in Ontario.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 19, 2021. The Canadian Press
Nursing home offering lodging, bonuses to entice PSWs
An eastern Ontario long-term care home is so desperate for personal support workers (PSWs) it's offering free accommodation and thousands of dollars in signing bonuses to fresh recruits. Maxville Manor in Maxville, Ont., about 75 kilometres southeast of downtown Ottawa, is currently short 11 PSWs, or about 15 per cent of its support staff. The PSW shortage is so deep within the province that I don't think it really matters whether you're urban or rural. It is impacting everybody. - Amy Porteous, Maxville Manor "There's a shortage across Ontario, and Maxville Manor is feeling that shortage as well," said Amy Porteous, the home's CEO. "I think the PSW shortage is so deep within the province that I don't think it really matters whether you're urban or rural. It is impacting everybody." To fill those vacancies, Porteous said the 122-bed nursing home, which also has 20 independent living units, is offering new hires temporary paid accommodation, plus a $5,000 bonus to new graduates of a PSW program, paid by the Ministry of Long-Term Care, after six months. Maxville Manor has also teamed up with a job search website to hold an online job fair this week, and is hoping to hire PSWs on the spot. The home has also entered into a partnership with St. Lawrence College's Cornwall campus, and is offering work placement opportunities to qualified students. COVID-19 outbreak at home Complicating the recruitment drive is the fact that Maxville Manor is currently in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak, and existing staff are "risking their lives" coming into work every day, Porteous said. Since Dec. 29, one staff member, two family caregivers and two residents have tested positive for the illness. Porteous said so far all the cases have been either asymptomatic or mild. She credits Ontario's rapid testing pilot project for helping the home keep the outbreak under control. Under the Eastern Ontario Health Unit's regulations, employees of a facility where there's an outbreak must self-isolate when they return home each day, Porteous said. As a result of that precaution, Porteous said she hasn't been able to spend time with her husband and three children since the end of December. "It breaks my heart when my kids ask me when they're going to be able to hug me again. But it is what it is, and it is what we need to do right now in order to keep them safe and to keep the manor safe," she said. "It's a small price to pay, though, to ensure the safety of everyone, and I am so proud of the staff here for their personal sacrifice that they're making."
More store openings and household visits may be allowed under Manitoba COVID-19 rules
WINNIPEG — Manitoba is considering allowing more store openings and social gatherings under its COVID-19 public-health orders. With case numbers dropping in recent weeks, the province is proposing a looser set of rules that could take effect by the end of the week, subject to public feedback. One change would let non-essential stores reopen with capacity limits. Another change would allow barber shops, hair salons, podiatrists and other health services to resume operations. The province is also looking at easing a ban on most home gatherings, allowing two visitors inside and up to five visitors on outdoor private property. Manitoba's chief public health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, says the changes would likely only be made in southern and central Manitoba, because COVID-19 case numbers remain high in the northern health region. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 19, 2021 The Canadian Press
LONDON — The Premier League is looking into why West Ham apparently struck an agreement with West Bromwich Albion for Robert Snodgrass not to play in Tuesday's game as part of the winger's transfer between the two clubs. West Brom manager Sam Allardyce disclosed details of the transfer to his relegation-threatened team two weeks ago to explain the absence of Snodgrass. "That was an agreement between the clubs that this game he would not be allowed to play," Allardyce told broadcaster BT Sport ahead of the match in east London. "We could only get the deal done with that agreement." West Ham is portraying it as a "gentleman's agreement" rather than a formal part of the transfer. ___ More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports The Associated Press


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