No more watered-down or stale summer iced coffee! If you love the sound of that, you'll love the sound of this: the Japanese brew method for iced coffee "flash freezes" your coffee, ensuring that all of the beans' natural aromatics and flavor notes are preserved. Best of all, brewing is easy, quick, and requires only a small modification to your current drip brew method.
Materials needed: Your drip brewer, ground coffee, water, and ice cubes.
Step 1: Measure out your water, coffee, and ice cubes. For two 8-ounce glasses of brewed coffee, use 5.5 to 6 tablespoons of ground coffee (2.5 to 3-ounces), 8-ounces of water, and 8-ounces of ice cubes. Japanese-style iced coffee splits the water into water and ice to prevent dilution, which occurs when brewed coffee is pour over ice. If you don't have a food scale at home, use 8 ice cubes from a standard ice cube tray. Most American ice cube trays have 1-ounce cube cups. Place your ice cubes in the bowl of your brewer and the grounds in the filter basket.
Step 2: Boil water. If you have a thermometer, ideally, you want to get the water between 195 and 205 degrees Fahrenheit. If you do not have a thermometer, wait 5 seconds after the water has stopped boiling before pouring the water onto your coffee grounds.
Step 3: Brew as usual! If you are using a pour-over method, the grounds may look heavy or under-extracted but that is fine! The ice cubes dilute the concentrated coffee to the proper extraction level.
Step 4: Give your brewed coffee a swirl to encourage a melting.
Japanese-style iced coffee preserves your coffee's splendid complexity and sweetness in the simplest way. This brew method works with any drip brewer. If you travel with your coffee, you can also brew right into a mason jar or cup using any single cup cone filter. This is a wonderful, quick way to make a great summer coffee. If you want to see a live demonstration, click here. Enjoy!
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Methamphetamine seized at Port Huron home
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A raid on a home Monday night in Port Huron ended in the seizure of methamphetamine and an arrest.
The St. Clair County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant on a home in the 2600 block of Little Street about 11:30 p.m, according to a statement from the St. Clair County Sheriff Department. Once inside, officers seized about $900 worth of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and $800 in cash.
A 23-year-old Port Huron man who resides at the home was stopped by members of the Drug Task Force prior to the raid. He had methamphetamine with him and was arrested and lodged at the St. Clair County jail, according to the release.
He is expected to be charged with possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine and resisting and obstructing police.
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For most of us, summertime usually means it's time for a vacation – a getaway to the beach, time at the lake or an excursion in the mountains. If you're planning a holiday but are feeling like you can't afford the time off or that you're otherwise being strong-armed into staying at the office while your colleagues escape, find out if your boss is complying with the law. As an employee, you have legal entitlements surrounding vacation and vacation pay. Contact Stephen for a discussion regarding your rights. Because they matter.


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6 Travel Guides to Town & Country Pairings
In this series, we're exploring some of our very favorite city and countryside pairings. In each case, the city and the surrounding region both merit exploration on their own. But when combined, the pairings lay the groundwork for a vacation that leaves you feeling both invigorated and refreshed.
1. San Francisco and the Wine Country of California
One classic city and countryside pairing in the United States is in northern California, where two of the world's most famous wine regions lie just an hour from one of America's most picturesque cities. An ideal short visit could include around four days in San Francisco and another four in either the Napa or Sonoma valleys. For a foodie, it would be hard to top such an itinerary.
Click here to read details for an itinerary through San Francisco and the California's wine country.
2. Florence and Tuscany, Italy
One of Europe's classic city-country combinations can be found in the heart of Italy. Florence and Tuscany, celebrated in countless films and novels, remain as alluring as ever.
Click here to read details for an itinerary through Florence and Tuscany.
3. Sydney and the Australian Coast
Friendly and infectiously happy Australia has more than its fair share of dramatic natural beauty, an incredible collection of unique flora and fauna and a world-class food and wine scene.
Click here to read details for an itinerary through Sydney and the Australian coast.
4. New York and the Hamptons or the Hudson Valley
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New York City can be a sensory overload, and a spell in the country immediately following a visit to Manhattan feels especially appropriate. The Hamptons on the eastern tip of Long Island are a classic escape from the city, and the tranquil Hudson Valley, with its orchards, vineyards, fine restaurants and stately homes, has afforded escape to some of the great names in American history
Click here to read details for an itinerary through New York, the Hamptons and the Hudson Valley.
5. London, the Cotswolds and Bath
A trip to the truly global city of London is well-matched with journey into the illustrious, bucolic country. One of the loveliest patches of the English countryside can be found in the Cotswolds, which contains a wealth of enchanting medieval villages set amid gently rolling hills. Alternatively, or in addition to the Cotswolds, you could head to Bath, which Mr. Harper calls "perhaps the most beautiful city in England."
Click here to read details for an itinerary through London, the Cotswolds and Bath.
6. Buenos Aires and Bariloche
From Buenos Aires, it's a short flight to some of the world's most spectacular scenery. At the northern end of Patagonia, Bariloche beckons with majestic snowcapped peaks, crystalline blue lakes, waterfalls, ancient forests and colorful wildflower meadows.
Click here to read details for an itinerary through Buenos Aires and Bariloche, Argentina.
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Alternatively, Arch users can install the [shet-c-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46039) package from the AUR. Debian users can first switch to Arch, then install the [shet-c-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=46039) package from the AUR.

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Dreamworks Animation has released the first trailer for "The Bad Guys." As the its title suggests, the new animated feature centers on a ragtag group of criminals carrying out elaborate heists around the city. But these are just any other merry bandits. They are talking animals from varying species who do what it takes to make sure they get the goods. But when a person's, or animal's, career is based entirely on being bad, what happens when you want to become good. Guess we will have to find out and how their friends will react to the sudden change of heart.
Using Billie Eillish's "Bad Guy" as its song, we get to see these friends play dress up, hack, and sneak their way to make sure everything goes as planned. Additionally, the film is based on the children's book series of the same name, and its animation style appears to be influenced by "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."
The voice cast includes dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf (Academy Award® winner Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), seen-it-all safecracker Mr. Snake (Marc Maron, GLOW), chill master-of-disguise Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson, Hot Tub Time Machine franchise), short-fused "muscle" Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos, In the Heights) and sharp-tongued expert hacker Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina, Crazy Rich Asians), aka "Webs."
It also co-stars co-stars Richard Ayoade (Paddington 2) Zazie Beetz (Joker), Lilly Singh (Bad Moms) and Emmy winner Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel).
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Nobody has ever failed so hard at trying to be good as The Bad Guys.
In the new action comedy from DreamWorks Animation, based on the New York Times best-selling book series, a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws are about to attempt their most challenging con yet—becoming model citizens.
Never have there been five friends as infamous as The Bad Guys—dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf (Academy Award® winner Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), seen-it-all safecracker Mr. Snake (Marc Maron, GLOW), chill master-of-disguise Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson, Hot Tub Time Machine franchise), short-fused "muscle" Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos, In the Heights) and sharp-tongued expert hacker Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina, Crazy Rich Asians), aka "Webs."
But when, after years of countless heists and being the world's most-wanted villains, the gang is finally caught, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal (that he has no intention of keeping) to save them all from prison: The Bad Guys will go good.
Under the tutelage of their mentor Professor Marmalade (Richard Ayoade, Paddington 2), an arrogant (but adorable!) guinea pig, The Bad Guys set out to fool the world that they've been transformed. Along the way, though, Mr. Wolf begins to suspect that doing good for real may give him what he's always secretly longed for: acceptance. So when a new villain threatens the city, can Mr. Wolf persuade the rest of the gang to become … The Good Guys?
The film co-stars Zazie Beetz (Joker), Lilly Singh (Bad Moms) and Emmy winner Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel).
Based on the blockbuster Scholastic book series by Aaron Blabey, The Bad Guys is directed by Pierre Perifel (animator, the Kung Fu Panda films), making his feature-directing debut. The film is produced by Damon Ross (development executive Trolls, The Boss Baby, co-producer Nacho Libre) and Rebecca Huntley (associate producer, The Boss Baby). The executive producers are Aaron Blabey, Etan Cohen and Patrick Hughes.
"The Bad Guys" opens in theaters on April 22, 2021.
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Giving importance to the theme of nature conservation, namely in highly sensitive areas like mining exploitations, one can found a complete summary of the biodiversity in Neves-Corvo project in this article, in which SIGESTE has participated has technological partner.
This project, a partnership between SOMINCOR - Mining Society of Neves-Corvo, Lundin Mining (sponsors) and the Centre for Environmental Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon (scientific partner), had as main goal compiling the information collected over the last 30 years and, simultaneously, enrich the knowledge of the ecosystems present in our country, especially in the area of Alentejo and Neves-Corvo mines, calling attention to its representativeness and fragility.
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Over the past decade, Billy Bean has emerged as one of the LGBT athletic community's most influential leaders. He has inspired audiences all across America with his difficult, personal journey as a closeted big league baseball player. As MLB's first Ambassador for Inclusion and the author of Going the Other Way: An Intimate Memoir of Life In and Out of Major League Baseball, Billy has advanced the diversity conversation in professional sports and continues to blaze a path for the LGBT community.
Listen to Billy's interview on The Brian Lehrer Show (November 10, 2014).


Something Fantastic Made With Leftover Chicken Stock or Rich Penne with Chicken Sausage (serves 4-6) | Crappy Kitchen - Good Dinners!
Have you ever cooked a chicken or some other meat (either roasted or boiled) and after dinner still have a couple of cups of liquid left over? The thing that I hate the most in this world is to waste perfectly good food. People go to the trouble of making dinner and then after dinner something strange happens: the thing that was so enjoyed a few minutes earlier gets relegated to the category of waste or scraps. Why do we regard the part of the dish that has not been eaten as somehow inferior to what we just oohed and aahed over moments earlier? It's time for you to start saving that cooking liquid and stop buying pricy cans and cartons of broth that is not half as good as the stuff you throw out after dinner!
As unappetizing as this looks, you should never throw away perfectly good stock from a cooked chicken!
What you see in the picture above is what I had leftover after a chicken dinner the other night. I had roasted a chicken with some basic veggies and added liquid to my pan halfway through to get a pan sauce without actually making one. After dinner, the chicken was gone (along with everything else) but this was left in my roasting pan. Most of the time this gets thrown out – admit it! it is so much easier to scrape this into the garbage than it is to put it in a container and store it in the fridge. When you throw something like this away you are throwing out the backbone of so many dishes that can be made in a hurry with delicious results if only you had saved what looks like a congealed mess.
I made this dinner merely to prove my point, and this is only one use. It can be used in a soup, in simpler pasta dishes, or added to a rice dish as the stock. You can also add water to it and discard the cooked veggies (using a sieve or small colander) and substitute it anywhere broth is called for in a recipe. It will taste far superior to its store-bought counterpart.
The back steps are beginning to look a little more Summery and I can't wait for my garden to become lush and alive with herbs and flowers.
Of course you can still make this dish with bought stock! I guarantee you that I most definitely do not have stock in my fridge every time I need it and resort to bouillon cubes and water more often than using precious saved chicken juices. I just wanted to let you know that the thing you have been throwing away after some of your dinners could be put to good use!
1 – Put big saute pan on medium heat and add the oil. When it has warmed, add the chopped garlic and the chili flakes. Swirl around and cook for about 1 minute.
2 – Add the sausage in bits (I broke it into the pan right out of the casing). Cook until the sausage is browned and nearly cooked through (about 12 minutes). You will need to stir and break sausage up with wooden spoon intermittently as it cooks.
3 – Add the leftover stock (or whatever broth you are using) and let it come to a simmer. You may turn heat up slightly while you add the liquids.
4 – Add the tomato puree and stir into the sausage mixture before adding the cream. Add the cream and let the sauce come to a slight boil.
5 – Add the spinach and stir. Cover pan with a lid, turn heat down and cook for about 2 or 3 minutes at a low simmer.
6 – Turn off heat and add the cooked penne to your sauce and stir. You may also add a tablespoon of cold unsalted butter at this time if you want more glossy creaminess. If you like a thinner sauce or want to loosen the pasta a little, you may add some of the reserved pasta water until you are satisfied. You may also taste for addition of salt and pepper.
Divide between bowls and pass grated Parmigiano Reggiano and more red pepper flakes if you so desire.
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Kanye West, Cynthia Nixon and More Celebrities Who Campaigned For Office
Look back at the campaigns of the many Hollywood stars who ran for public office over the years, including Cynthia Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump.
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When President Abraham Lincoln vowed to create a "government of the people, by the people, for the people" in his Gettysburg address, he likely didn't expect a Hollywood star to run for public office.
But over a century has passed and this country has seen celebrities from the reality TV, movie and music industries throw their hat in the ring for positions of all sort, including president of the United States of America.
At the time of publication, the U.S. Commander in Chief is none other than President Donald Trump, who spun his business empire into a claim to fame on NBC's reality TV competition, The Apprentice. Despite not having any traditional political chops, Trump was elected to office in 2016 after receiving the required 270 electoral votes. He beat out former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who notably won the popular vote by nearly 2.9 million.
Four years later, Trump is fighting to be elected for a second term, going up against former Vice President Joe Biden. Among the third-party and write-in candidates is Kanye West.
And like Trump, West is a well-known name across the world because of his star status.
The rapper is not likely to win, but joins the ranks of other stars who participated in the democratic process. To see the celebrities who ran campaigns in years past, check out the gallery below!
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The Grammy-winning artist announced his campaign for president on July 4, 2020. He wrote on Twitter, "We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States!"
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Once the face of the reality show The Apprentice, Donald Trump is now known as the 45th President of the United States. He won his presidential race in 2016.
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Miranda Hobbes would be proud. On March 19, 2018, the Sex and the City actress announced her candidacy for Governor of New York.
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Al Franken
Before he became known as Senator Al Franken of Minnesota, the Democratic leader served as a writer and actor on NBC's Saturday Night Live for almost two decades and won five Emmys. He began his second term as senator in 2014.
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The Austrian star, who served as governor of California from 2003 to 2010 as a Republican, is best known for his action movie roles.
He started his entertainment career as a bodybuilder, winning the titles of Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia. He began his onscreen acting career in the '70s and had his breakout role in the 1982 fantasy film Conan the Barbarian. But it was his performance in the 1984 movie The Terminator that cemented his Hollywood action star status—and his character's catchphrase, "I'll be back." Schwarzenegger reprised his role in a 1991 sequel and also went on to star in popular action and comedy films such as Predator, Total Recall, Kindergarten Cop, Twins, True Lies and Jingle All the Way.
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Melissa Gilbert
The actress, a Democrat who rose to fame playing Laura Ingalls Wilder on Little House on the Prairie in the '70s and who took part in Dancing With the Stars in 2012, ran for a U.S. congressional seat in Michigan in 2015. She dropped out of the race in 2016, citing continued problems from neck and back injuries from a 2012 accident.
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The late former U.S. president and Republican leader was an actor from the '30s to the '60s, starring in movies such as Hellcats of the Navy, Kings Row and Bedtime for Bonzo. He served as the governor of California between 1967 and 1975 and as the 40th president of the United States between 1981 and 1989. He died in 2004 at age 93.
The singer, the runner-up of American Idol season two, ran for Congress as a Democrat in North Carolina's second congressional district in 2014 and lost. Had he won, he would have become the first openly gay congressman elected from the South.
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The iconic former child star, also known as Shirley Temple Black, ran for Congress as a Republican in 1967 and lost. She began a diplomatic career in 1969, becoming a member of United States' delegation to the United Nations. In 1974, President Gerald Ford appointed the actress ambassador to Ghana. In 1976, she was made the first female Chief of Protocol of the United States. In 1989, President George H.W. Bush made her the U.S. ambassador to Prague.
The actress died at age 85 in 2014.
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The four-time Oscar-winning actor and director was elected mayor of the small town of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California in 1986 and served one term. In 2001, California Governor Gray Davis appointed him to the State Park and Recreation Commission. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger re-appointed the actor to the position in 2004 and also appointed him to the California Film Commission that year.
Eastwood is a staunch Libertarian. He made headlines and sparked memes when he mocked then-President Barack Obama while talking to an empty chair on stage at the 2012 Republican National Convention.
Eastwood began his onscreen acting career in the '50s and rose to fame with his performance in the 1966 western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He became even more famous with his role as a police inspector in the 1971 crime drama Dirty Harry and went on to star in four sequels. He was later praised for performances in films such as his 1992 western Unforgiven, the 1995 romantic drama The Bridges of Madison County, the 2004 boxing drama Million Dollar Baby and his 2008 film Gran Torino.
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Sean Duffy
The Republican leader and former reality star, who appeared on The Real World: Boston, Road Rules: All Stars and Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons, served as district attorney of Ashland County, Wisconsin between 2002 and 2010. A year later, he was elected the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district.
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Jesse Ventura
Ventura rose to fame as pro wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura and was known for wearing feathered boas in the ring. He dabbled in an acting career, making his big screen debut with fellow entertainer-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1987 movie Predator. He got into politics in the '90s, serving as mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota between 1991 to 1995 and later, as governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003 after running as a third-party candidate.
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Fred Thompson
Thompson, a former former Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee and former presidential candidate, began his onscreen acting career in the '80s and appeared in Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Trial by Jury as well as movies such as Secretariat, Die Hard 2 and Baby's Day Out.
He served as a senator between 1994 and 2003. In 2007, he announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and later dropped out of the race.
Thompson died of cancer at age 73 in 2015.
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Sonny Bono
The late singer and former husband of Cher served a four-year term as mayor of Palm Springs, California, starting in 1988, a year after he registered to vote himself. In 1992, he ran in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate and lost. In 1994, he won the House of Representatives seat, representing Palm Springs, and was re-elected in 1996. Bono died in a skiing accident two years later. He was 62.
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2009 Maldives: CHILDREN AND THE 2004 INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI: Evaluation of UNICEF's Response in Maldives (2005-2008) COUNTRY SYNTHESIS REPORT
Author: Jon Bennett (Team Leader) and Jenny Reid Austin (Co-author)
UNICEF commissioned an evaluation in 2008 to assess its humanitarian response to the three countries hardest hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The evaluation was conducted between August 2008 and July 2009. The focus is primarily on the tsunami recovery and early development responses, and on UNICEF's interventions in four major sectors of the agency's programme involvement within the country, namely water, sanitation and hygiene; basic education; child protection; and child and maternal health and nutrition. These sectors financially accounted for the majority of UNICEF's tsunami response (89 percent) in the Maldives. In examining sector issues, the evaluation has taken a broad-based approach often focusing on national and sub-national data and drawing conclusions that can be relevant for the sector as a while. The evaluation also addressed findings in relation to cross-cutting issues through the recovery to development transition, including: national and local capacity development; partnerships; disaster preparedness; targeting the disadvantaged; human rights-based approach to programming; and gender issues.
The purpose of the evaluation in the Maldives has been to determine outcomes and impacts of UNICEF's response to the tsunami, and draw lessons and recommendations—both for the UNICEF and the sectors as a whole—that will be useful for strengthening ongoing programmes or policies to improve the wellbeing and rights of children. In addition, the evaluation draws lessons for recovery/transition programming that will be useful in informing future responses to disasters of this nature.
A thorough literature review, including data not always in the public realm (e.g., country-level NGO reports and academic studies), comparing and contrasting approaches undertaken in the recovery phases was carried out. Extensive interviews with senior and technical government ministry staff was done to determine overall progress within each sector and to assess the relative contribution UNICEF has made to developments in the country over a 4-5 year period. Additional methods included: interviews with previous and current UNICEF programme staff to nuance existing documented lessons; field surveys (per sector, though in some cases combining sectoral questionnaires): teams were responsible for conducting primary, field-based data gathering that included focus group discussions, questionnaires and transect walk methods. Field survey teams were also responsible for collating the data.
Each sector evaluation also looked at a number of important cross-sectoral issues. In each sector report reference is made to UNICEF Core Commitments for Children in Emergencies, the extent to which UNICEF took part in inter-agency needs assessments and/or other surveys, and how it reported on the general situation of children and women. Likewise, for the recovery and early development phases, each evaluation refers to UNICEF's MTSP and issues related to human rights-based approach to programming, gender mainstreaming and national/local capacity development. Finally, each sector evaluation examines the extent to which UNICEF has contributed to disaster preparedness and risk mitigation efforts.
This is very much a 'work in progress'. In returning to a regular—and much reduced—programme after almost five years of unusually high financial inputs, a key question is the extent to which UNICEF's strategic approach complements, enhances and influences efforts of both the Government of Maldives and of development agencies which, like UNICEF, will remain in the country.
The emergency was heavily resourced, with the Red Cross and NGOs having significant independent financial reserves and direct implementation capacity. UNICEF's greater impact in all sectors was through investing in sector leadership—identifying gaps, addressing systemic issues and setting priorities. Yet it is apparent that the pressure from UNICEF and donors to spend money within a certain time frame affected decision making on programme strategies.
In the WASH sector, positive outcomes were achieved in terms of the population's access to safe water, and other gains. The weakness in the early response was in-country capacity, with UNICEF struggling to meet the initial surge requirements within the context of a multi-country response. The sanitation infrastructure being built after the tsunami is radically changing from household-managed systems to community systems, though the cooperative management systems required to maintain this have been slow in developing. Most importantly, the choice to invest in capital-intensive programming was not balanced with appropriate national capacity development; policy and support frameworks were less developed, and the capacity to maintain the systems was still basic. UNICEF's ten NGO implementers were preoccupied with complex engineering systems while the need for government and community capacity building, as well as long-term sustainability, was overlooked and relatively under-resourced.
In the health and nutrition sector, notwithstanding a lack of attention to technical capacity development, the disaster response to a large extent contributed to subsequent developments. In most areas, today's quality of new or rehabilitated facilities (many funded by UNICEF) is excellent, and the decline in mortality among children, for instance, is a major achievement. UNICEF's support to MaldivInfo and the development of the national Online Nutrition and Child Health Surveillance System has helped strengthen primary health care and preventive care actions.
The use of highly skilled, more clinically oriented, foreign health workers has to some extent curtailed capacity development of national staff. Meanwhile, some of the specific disaster-related objectives (such as emergency preparedness) and groups in need (such as IDPs) were less than fully addressed. In terms of nutrition, the 2008 food crisis may end up impacting the atoll population more seriously than the tsunami. There continue to be inequalities in access to food, and these are consistent with a need for strenuous health promotion to assure diet diversity and adequacy among children in remote atolls.
In child protection, there have been substantial GoM budgetary increases over the last four years, though it is difficult to gauge actual disbursements to individual sectors since there is little disaggregation of budgetary expenditure. The establishment of the NDMC has been a significant positive step. However, psychosocial emergency responses mirrored the centralised approach by the GoM: they were top-down, demonstrated a predominantly male perspective, and rarely reflected realities and perspectives outside of the capital. UNICEF's overall protection programme was diminished by the lack of realistic planning and in-house sector expertise. Nevertheless, UNICEF's child protection programme has maintained a close working relationship with key government agencies. Further, the "Wake Up" Drug Abuse Prevention and Advocacy Campaign has proven to be a positive new departure for UNICEF and one worth pursuing further.
In education, the inventive use of student 'tsunami teachers' was a success that helped to meet the needs of schools, provided unexpected support to students and parents, and helped to provide on-the-job training that would contribute to the teachers' development and teaching abilities. Immediately following the tsunami, UNICEF focused on bringing children quickly back to secure learning spaces, and to do so in ways that laid the basis for the transition to the recovery period. UNICEF's work with Child-Friendly Schools and Child-centred Teaching-Learning was also highly relevant. The reach of the CFS approach was good, increasing the knowledge of teachers, school administrators and parents. The challenge, however, is in attaining critical mass: while rollout of the training by EDC and UNICEF is proceeding, there are still relatively few teachers involved. Likewise, with the TRCs, relatively few teachers are receiving the breadth and depth of support needed to constitute effective professional development.
The Maldives is currently undergoing a rapid—though largely peaceful—governance transition. The evaluation coincided with a change of government and an accelerated reform process that may yet see greater levels of atoll-level ownership of development initiatives; the tsunami response has contributed to greater awareness and demand at sub-national levels. There has been an encouraging increase in national NGOs.
Strengthening the capacity of the civil service will be critical if the country is to provide public services at a level consistent with the country's upper-middle income aspirations. Despite a gradual improvement in the education and skills of senior civil servants, the civil service still lacks policy, implementation and administrative capability. Over half of the civil service is concentrated in three ministries: education, health and defence services.
The evaluation covers only certain sectors, but it confirms the findings of the 2008 UN Human Development Report that vulnerability is outpacing the country's ability to provide safety nets. Two particularly vulnerable groups are women and unemployed youth. The concentration of poverty in the Northern atolls and among particular population groups is of particular concern.
For UNICEF itself, strategic planning for the transition from relief through recovery to development was compromised by the transaction costs involved in protracted infrastructure work and a related lack of capacity available to the Country Office. At the same time, the Government of Maldives has been engaged mainly in succinct sector-specific thinking, limiting holistic planning. Nevertheless, the division of responsibilities under the UNDAF enabled UNICEF to pioneer the flagship MaldivInfo database, which has proved particularly valuable to the health and nutrition sector. Capacity development generally remains centralised, however.
Attributing change to any one agency would be dishonest, but UNICEF's sizeable interventions over four years, and the encouraging manner in which it has assimilated lessons from these interventions, have given it a unique opportunity to guide and influence national and sub-national government.
1) Capacity needs assessment should be undertaken very early in the recovery phase. In particular, this should include analysis of capacities at atoll/island levels, cross-referenced with an understanding of work being undertaken by other agencies in relevant sectors. This is important not only for intervention strategy but also for sequencing of priorities in UNICEF's capacity work.
2) The management of large-scale construction programmes in all sectors should not be undertaken by UNICEF – it should be outsourced. Capital-intensive projects, such as construction and the purchase of significant assets entails high transaction costs for materials as well as staff, and can distract from wider development concerns. Nevertheless, new facilities present unique opportunities to develop and promote quality issues, for example in education.
3) Where investments in assets and infrastructure are undertaken, these should be complemented with longer-term capacity development and a clear indication of responsibilities towards maintenance.UNICEF should ensure that longer-term, comprehensive planning for capacity building and coordination are built into the project planning to allow for greater sustainability. This should include support for maintenance, continuity and human resources development, and anticipate needs after agencies and donors exit.
4) Continuity of senior staff over the transition period should be assured. Effective exit strategies for emergency programmes are unlikely to occur unless more development-oriented staffing is in place at an early stage of the recovery.
5) UNICEF should ensure that technical assistance offered to government ministries is complemented by a public communications strategy that increases demand and community ownership of any new services being offered.
6) UNICEF should continue to support national NGO/CBOss and promote ownership and participation among stakeholders to sustain and strengthen the effectiveness of initiatives and interventions. Mobilise and leverage existing community resources and local knowledge, and provide support to stakeholders—such as families, children, youth and communities—and civil society, community-based organisations and national NGOs. The sometimes greater efficiency and sustainability of national NGOs and CBOs over INGOs has been noted. NGOs should be recognised for their important contributions. UNICEF should strengthen community linkages by engaging communities and these organisations in schools, children's centres, disaster preparedness planning, and risk reduction exercises, among other areas.
7) UNICEF should promote the collection and analysis of disaggregated data on vulnerability—both qualitative and quantitative. Although domestic and local safety nets will always be of paramount importance, adherence to human rights principles and international standards will only be assured through institutionalising participatory methods of recognising and measuring inclusion and exclusion.
8) Prioritise developments in disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction. Due to the severe vulnerability of the Maldives, it is critical to ensure that disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction are among the highest priorities. This will require planning, advancing existing and future legislation, and rapidly implementing necessary provisions.
9) Through inter-agency collaboration, support human resource capacity development in education, local health care and child protection, preceded by a coordinated needs assessment. This includes enhancing the capacity of the existing civil service (policy, administrative and implementation capability), as well as developing skills in more specialist areas such as socio-legal and health training.
Recommendations per sector are included in the report.
Lessons Learned (Optional):
The following are the overarching lessons for ongoing efforts and for future responses to humanitarian emergencies:
1) Planning for emergency response through recovery and development should balance both longer-term capacity development with investments in assets and infrastructure, all of which should be reflective of local need.
2) UNICEF should protect the investments made in the relief, recovery and development phases by planning for sustainability, such as maintenance support and continuity of human resources capacity development.
3) There must be a high priority placed on disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction in this highly vulnerable country.
4) Disaster preparedness planning should include needs development assessment tools for each sector and trainings that have been pre-tested in various contexts.
5) Through inter-agency collaboration, there is a need to support human resource capacity development in education, local health care and child protection, preceded by a coordinated needs assessment.
6) There should be support for and maintenance of evidence-based systems of data collection and management to better inform policy, strategic planning and allow for strengthened monitoring and evaluation.
7) Given challenges in implementation capacity and decision making in an environment with high staff turnover and competing priorities, UNICEF should support and develop guidelines for the provision of needed items, equipment and materials during emergencies.
8) UNICEF should support the meaningful participation of communities, CBOs and national NGOs to leverage their knowledge and encourage their commitment to sustaining and strengthening outcomes of tsunami interventions.


I noticed in the July 26 issue of The Catholic Spirit in the articles discussing NFP that there was no mention of the benefits of breastfeeding and how it affects spacing of children. My mother breastfed me and all of my siblings. The spacing of my next two older brothers and me were two years between each of us, and for the rest of my older siblings it was similar.
I don't know how much research has been done on this subject, but it seems to me NFP discussions without including it are incomplete. As I understand it, breastfeeding delays fertile periods; I would invite comments from medical practitioners.
I find it sad that today's political "dialogue" has basically disintegrated to the point that Ms. Rosenwinkel felt the need to play partisan games (Letters to the Editor, July 12). I don't think anyone or certainly very few people would disagree (at least in the Catholic Church) that JFK and RFK were both wonderful public servants who also were not perfect.
Ms. Rosenwinkel curiously reveals her true partisan colors in her selective leaving out of criticism of any Democrat Catholic politicians. The Republican politicians she mentioned are no doubt guilty of some of the things she alleged.
So clearly the knife does cut both ways in modern politics, especially for Catholic ones? Bobby Kennedy "couldn't get elected dog catcher" in today's society? Please. He was from Massachusetts and later on New York. He would get elected to statewide office today even more easily in those locations than he would then.
If Ms. Rosenwinkel wants us to put aside partisan politics and petty mudslinging, she should lead by example.
Describing a saintly woman solely as a "virgin" (for example: Aug. 11, St. Clare, virgin, in "Daily Scriptures," July 10 edition), but never describing a man that way seems like a double standard from the last century. My Catholic Appointment Calendar issued by some churches simply names the saint of the day. Please do the same.
Editor's response: The Catholic Spirit lists saints as they appear in the liturgical calendar of the U.S. bishops, available at usccb.org, along with their official descriptions, such as "virgin," "martyr" or "priest." Beginning in the New Testament, the Church has traditionally noted the virginity of some women saints to highlight the virtue of purity and draw attention to their emulation of Mary.


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Kamenka () is a rural locality (a village) in Suksunsky District, Perm Krai, Russia. The population was 188 as of 2010. There are 5 streets.

Geography
Kamenka is located 39 km east of Suksun (the district's administrative centre) by road. Krasny Lug is the nearest rural locality.

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Rural localities in Perm Krai

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Charlie Baker Net Worth 2018: What is this baseball player worth?
Charlie Baker was a pro baseball player who played Outfielder. Baker was born on January 15, 1856, in West Boylston, Massachusetts. Baker died on January 15, 1937, in Manchester, New Hampshire. This page will take a closer look at Charlie Baker's net worth.
Charlie Baker Career, Earnings
Baker batted Right and threw Right. Baker debuted in the MLB on August 1, 1884 for the Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies. In all, Baker played for the Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies. Baker's career ended with the Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies in 1884.
Some of Baker's most prominent statistics in the MLB included a Batting average stat of .140, a Home runs stat of 1, and a Run stat of 5.
Charlie Baker Net Worth 2018
Player salaries can range widely. In Major League Baseball, the median pay is about $3 million per year. Top MLB players can make $25 million or more per annum, and lower rated players earn $1 million or less. Outside the MLB, most contracts are worth less than $10,000 a year.
Charlie Baker net worth: baseball salary distribution
So what was baseball player Charlie Baker's net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Charlie Baker's net worth at death is:
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Project acronym 2STEPPARKIN
Project A novel two-step model for neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease
Researcher (PI) Emi Nagoshi
Summary Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder primarily caused by the progressive loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra (SN). Despite the advances in gene discovery associated with PD, the knowledge of the PD pathogenesis is largely limited to the involvement of these genes in the generic cell death pathways, and why degeneration is specific to DA neurons and why the degeneration is progressive remain enigmatic. Broad goal of our work is therefore to elucidate the mechanisms underlying specific and progressive DA neuron degeneration in PD. Our new Drosophila model of PD ⎯Fer2 gene loss-of-function mutation⎯ is unusually well suited to address these questions. Fer2 mutants exhibit specific and progressive death of brain DA neurons as well as severe locomotor defects and short life span. Strikingly, the death of DA neuron is initiated in a small cluster of Fer2-expressing DA neurons and subsequently propagates to Fer2-negative DA neurons. We therefore propose a novel two-step model of the neurodegeneration in PD: primary cell death occurs in a specific subset of dopamindegic neurons that are genetically defined, and subsequently the failure of the neuronal connectivity triggers and propagates secondary cell death to remaining DA neurons. In this research, we will test this hypothesis and investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms. This will be the first study to examine circuit-dependency in DA neuron degeneration. Our approach will use a combination of non-biased genomic techniques and candidate-based screening, in addition to the powerful Drosophila genetic toolbox. Furthermore, to test this hypothesis beyond the Drosophila model, we will establish new mouse models of PD that exhibit progressive DA neuron degeneration. Outcome of this research will likely revolutionize the understanding of PD pathogenesis and open an avenue toward the discovery of effective therapy strategies against PD.
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder primarily caused by the progressive loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra (SN). Despite the advances in gene discovery associated with PD, the knowledge of the PD pathogenesis is largely limited to the involvement of these genes in the generic cell death pathways, and why degeneration is specific to DA neurons and why the degeneration is progressive remain enigmatic. Broad goal of our work is therefore to elucidate the mechanisms underlying specific and progressive DA neuron degeneration in PD. Our new Drosophila model of PD ⎯Fer2 gene loss-of-function mutation⎯ is unusually well suited to address these questions. Fer2 mutants exhibit specific and progressive death of brain DA neurons as well as severe locomotor defects and short life span. Strikingly, the death of DA neuron is initiated in a small cluster of Fer2-expressing DA neurons and subsequently propagates to Fer2-negative DA neurons. We therefore propose a novel two-step model of the neurodegeneration in PD: primary cell death occurs in a specific subset of dopamindegic neurons that are genetically defined, and subsequently the failure of the neuronal connectivity triggers and propagates secondary cell death to remaining DA neurons. In this research, we will test this hypothesis and investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms. This will be the first study to examine circuit-dependency in DA neuron degeneration. Our approach will use a combination of non-biased genomic techniques and candidate-based screening, in addition to the powerful Drosophila genetic toolbox. Furthermore, to test this hypothesis beyond the Drosophila model, we will establish new mouse models of PD that exhibit progressive DA neuron degeneration. Outcome of this research will likely revolutionize the understanding of PD pathogenesis and open an avenue toward the discovery of effective therapy strategies against PD.
Project acronym 3CBIOTECH
Project Cold Carbon Catabolism of Microbial Communities underprinning a Sustainable Bioenergy and Biorefinery Economy
Researcher (PI) Gavin James Collins
Host Institution (HI) NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALWAY
Summary The applicant will collaborate with Irish, European and U.S.-based colleagues to develop a sustainable biorefinery and bioenergy industry in Ireland and Europe. The focus of this ERC Starting Grant will be the application of classical microbiological, physiological and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assays, to qualitatively and quantitatively characterize microbial communities underpinning novel and innovative, low-temperature, anaerobic waste (and other biomass) conversion technologies, including municipal wastewater treatment and, demonstration- and full-scale biorefinery applications. Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a naturally-occurring process, which is widely applied for the conversion of waste to methane-containing biogas. Low-temperature (<20 degrees C) AD has been applied by the applicant as a cost-effective alternative to mesophilic (c. 35C) AD for the treatment of several waste categories. However, the microbiology of low-temperature AD is poorly understood. The applicant will work with microbial consortia isolated from anaerobic bioreactors, which have been operated for long-term experiments (>3.5 years), and include organic acid-oxidizing, hydrogen-producing syntrophic microbes and hydrogen-consuming methanogens. A major focus of the project will be the ecophysiology of psychrotolerant and psychrophilic methanogens already identified and cultivated by the applicant. The project will also investigate the role(s) of poorly-understood Crenarchaeota populations and homoacetogenic bacteria, in complex consortia. The host organization is a leading player in the microbiology of waste-to-energy applications. The applicant will train a team of scientists in all aspects of the microbiology and bioengineering of biomass conversion systems.
The applicant will collaborate with Irish, European and U.S.-based colleagues to develop a sustainable biorefinery and bioenergy industry in Ireland and Europe. The focus of this ERC Starting Grant will be the application of classical microbiological, physiological and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assays, to qualitatively and quantitatively characterize microbial communities underpinning novel and innovative, low-temperature, anaerobic waste (and other biomass) conversion technologies, including municipal wastewater treatment and, demonstration- and full-scale biorefinery applications. Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a naturally-occurring process, which is widely applied for the conversion of waste to methane-containing biogas. Low-temperature (<20 degrees C) AD has been applied by the applicant as a cost-effective alternative to mesophilic (c. 35C) AD for the treatment of several waste categories. However, the microbiology of low-temperature AD is poorly understood. The applicant will work with microbial consortia isolated from anaerobic bioreactors, which have been operated for long-term experiments (>3.5 years), and include organic acid-oxidizing, hydrogen-producing syntrophic microbes and hydrogen-consuming methanogens. A major focus of the project will be the ecophysiology of psychrotolerant and psychrophilic methanogens already identified and cultivated by the applicant. The project will also investigate the role(s) of poorly-understood Crenarchaeota populations and homoacetogenic bacteria, in complex consortia. The host organization is a leading player in the microbiology of waste-to-energy applications. The applicant will train a team of scientists in all aspects of the microbiology and bioengineering of biomass conversion systems.
Project acronym 3S-BTMUC
Project Soft, Slimy, Sliding Interfaces: Biotribological Properties of Mucins and Mucus gels
Researcher (PI) Seunghwan Lee
Host Institution (HI) DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
Summary Mucins are a family of high-molecular-weight glycoproteins and a major macromolecular constituent in slimy mucus gels that are covering the surface of internal biological tissues. A primary role of mucus gels in biological systems is known to be the protection and lubrication of underlying epithelial cell surfaces. This is intuitively well appreciated by both science community and the public, and yet detailed lubrication properties of mucins and mucus gels have remained largely unexplored to date. Detailed and systematic understanding of the lubrication mechanism of mucus gels is significant from many angles; firstly, lubricity of mucus gels is closely related with fundamental functions of various human organs, such as eye blinking, mastication in oral cavity, swallowing through esophagus, digestion in stomach, breathing through air way and respiratory organs, and thus often indicates the health state of those organs. Furthermore, for the application of various tissue-contacting devices or personal care products, e.g. catheters, endoscopes, and contact lenses, mucus gel layer is the first counter surface that comes into the mechanical and tribological contacts with them. Finally, remarkable lubricating performance by mucins and mucus gels in biological systems may provide many useful and possibly innovative hints in utilizing water as base lubricant for man-made engineering systems. This project thus proposes to carry out a 5 year research program focusing on exploring the lubricity of mucins and mucus gels by combining a broad range of experimental approaches in biology and tribology.
Mucins are a family of high-molecular-weight glycoproteins and a major macromolecular constituent in slimy mucus gels that are covering the surface of internal biological tissues. A primary role of mucus gels in biological systems is known to be the protection and lubrication of underlying epithelial cell surfaces. This is intuitively well appreciated by both science community and the public, and yet detailed lubrication properties of mucins and mucus gels have remained largely unexplored to date. Detailed and systematic understanding of the lubrication mechanism of mucus gels is significant from many angles; firstly, lubricity of mucus gels is closely related with fundamental functions of various human organs, such as eye blinking, mastication in oral cavity, swallowing through esophagus, digestion in stomach, breathing through air way and respiratory organs, and thus often indicates the health state of those organs. Furthermore, for the application of various tissue-contacting devices or personal care products, e.g. catheters, endoscopes, and contact lenses, mucus gel layer is the first counter surface that comes into the mechanical and tribological contacts with them. Finally, remarkable lubricating performance by mucins and mucus gels in biological systems may provide many useful and possibly innovative hints in utilizing water as base lubricant for man-made engineering systems. This project thus proposes to carry out a 5 year research program focusing on exploring the lubricity of mucins and mucus gels by combining a broad range of experimental approaches in biology and tribology.
Project acronym A-DIET
Project Metabolomics based biomarkers of dietary intake- new tools for nutrition research
Researcher (PI) Lorraine Brennan
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN
Summary In todays advanced technological world, we can track the exact movement of individuals, analyse their genetic makeup and predict predisposition to certain diseases. However, we are unable to accurately assess an individual's dietary intake. This is without a doubt one of the main stumbling blocks in assessing the link between diet and disease/health. The present proposal (A-DIET) will address this issue with the overarching objective to develop novel strategies for assessment of dietary intake. Using approaches to (1) identify biomarkers of specific foods (2) classify people into dietary patterns (nutritypes) and (3) develop a tool for integration of dietary and biomarker data, A-DIET has the potential to dramatically enhance our ability to accurately assess dietary intake. The ultimate output from A-DIET will be a dietary assessment tool which can be used to obtain an accurate assessment of dietary intake by combining dietary and biomarker data which in turn will allow investigations into relationships between diet, health and disease. New biomarkers of specific foods will be identified and validated using intervention studies and metabolomic analyses. Methods will be developed to classify individuals into dietary patterns based on biomarker/metabolomic profiles thus demonstrating the novel concept of nutritypes. Strategies for integration of dietary and biomarker data will be developed and translated into a tool that will be made available to the wider scientific community. Advances made in A-DIET will enable nutrition epidemiologist's to properly examine the relationship between diet and disease and develop clear public health messages with regard to diet and health. Additionally results from A-DIET will allow researchers to accurately assess people's diet and implement health promotion strategies and enable dieticians in a clinical environment to assess compliance to therapeutic diets such as adherence to a high fibre diet or a gluten free diet.
In todays advanced technological world, we can track the exact movement of individuals, analyse their genetic makeup and predict predisposition to certain diseases. However, we are unable to accurately assess an individual's dietary intake. This is without a doubt one of the main stumbling blocks in assessing the link between diet and disease/health. The present proposal (A-DIET) will address this issue with the overarching objective to develop novel strategies for assessment of dietary intake. Using approaches to (1) identify biomarkers of specific foods (2) classify people into dietary patterns (nutritypes) and (3) develop a tool for integration of dietary and biomarker data, A-DIET has the potential to dramatically enhance our ability to accurately assess dietary intake. The ultimate output from A-DIET will be a dietary assessment tool which can be used to obtain an accurate assessment of dietary intake by combining dietary and biomarker data which in turn will allow investigations into relationships between diet, health and disease. New biomarkers of specific foods will be identified and validated using intervention studies and metabolomic analyses. Methods will be developed to classify individuals into dietary patterns based on biomarker/metabolomic profiles thus demonstrating the novel concept of nutritypes. Strategies for integration of dietary and biomarker data will be developed and translated into a tool that will be made available to the wider scientific community. Advances made in A-DIET will enable nutrition epidemiologist's to properly examine the relationship between diet and disease and develop clear public health messages with regard to diet and health. Additionally results from A-DIET will allow researchers to accurately assess people's diet and implement health promotion strategies and enable dieticians in a clinical environment to assess compliance to therapeutic diets such as adherence to a high fibre diet or a gluten free diet.
Project acronym A-HERO
Project Anthelmintic Research and Optimization
Researcher (PI) Jennifer Irene Keiser
Host Institution (HI) SCHWEIZERISCHES TROPEN- UND PUBLIC HEALTH-INSTITUT
Summary "I propose an ambitious, yet feasible 5-year research project that will fill an important gap in global health. Specifically, I will develop and validate novel approaches for anthelmintic drug discovery and development. My proposal pursues the following five research questions: (i) Is a chip calorimeter suitable for high-throughput screening in anthelmintic drug discovery? (ii) Is combination chemotherapy safe and more efficacious than monotherapy against strongyloidiasis and trichuriasis? (iii) What are the key pharmacokinetic parameters of praziquantel in preschool-aged children and school-aged children infected with Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium using a novel and validated technology based on dried blood spotting? (iv) What are the metabolic consequences and clearance of praziquantel treatment in S. mansoni-infected mice and S. mansoni- and S. haematobium-infected children? (v) Which is the ideal compartment to study pharmacokinetic parameters for intestinal nematode infections and does age, nutrition, co-infection and infection intensity influence the efficacy of anthelmintic drugs? My proposed research is of considerable public health relevance since it will ultimately result in improved treatments for soil-transmitted helminthiasis and pediatric schistosomiasis. Additionally, at the end of this project, I have generated comprehensive information on drug disposition of anthelmintics. A comprehensive database of metabolite profiles following praziquantel treatment will be available. Finally, the proof-of-concept of chip calorimetry in anthelmintic drug discovery has been established and broadly validated."
"I propose an ambitious, yet feasible 5-year research project that will fill an important gap in global health. Specifically, I will develop and validate novel approaches for anthelmintic drug discovery and development. My proposal pursues the following five research questions: (i) Is a chip calorimeter suitable for high-throughput screening in anthelmintic drug discovery? (ii) Is combination chemotherapy safe and more efficacious than monotherapy against strongyloidiasis and trichuriasis? (iii) What are the key pharmacokinetic parameters of praziquantel in preschool-aged children and school-aged children infected with Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium using a novel and validated technology based on dried blood spotting? (iv) What are the metabolic consequences and clearance of praziquantel treatment in S. mansoni-infected mice and S. mansoni- and S. haematobium-infected children? (v) Which is the ideal compartment to study pharmacokinetic parameters for intestinal nematode infections and does age, nutrition, co-infection and infection intensity influence the efficacy of anthelmintic drugs? My proposed research is of considerable public health relevance since it will ultimately result in improved treatments for soil-transmitted helminthiasis and pediatric schistosomiasis. Additionally, at the end of this project, I have generated comprehensive information on drug disposition of anthelmintics. A comprehensive database of metabolite profiles following praziquantel treatment will be available. Finally, the proof-of-concept of chip calorimetry in anthelmintic drug discovery has been established and broadly validated."
Project acronym aCROBAT
Project Circadian Regulation Of Brown Adipose Thermogenesis
Researcher (PI) Zachary Philip Gerhart-Hines
Host Institution (HI) KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Summary Obesity and diabetes have reached pandemic proportions and new therapeutic strategies are critically needed. Brown adipose tissue (BAT), a major source of heat production, possesses significant energy-dissipating capacity and therefore represents a promising target to use in combating these diseases. Recently, I discovered a novel link between circadian rhythm and thermogenic stress in the control of the conserved, calorie-burning functions of BAT. Circadian and thermogenic signaling to BAT incorporates blood-borne hormonal and nutrient cues with direct neuronal input. Yet how these responses coordinately shape BAT energy-expending potential through the regulation of cell surface receptors, metabolic enzymes, and transcriptional effectors is still not understood. My primary goal is to investigate this previously unappreciated network of crosstalk that allows mammals to effectively orchestrate daily rhythms in BAT metabolism, while maintaining their ability to adapt to abrupt changes in energy demand. My group will address this question using gain and loss-of-function in vitro and in vivo studies, newly-generated mouse models, customized physiological phenotyping, and cutting-edge advances in next generation RNA sequencing and mass spectrometry. Preliminary, small-scale validations of our methodologies have already yielded a number of novel candidates that may drive key facets of BAT metabolism. Additionally, we will extend our circadian and thermogenic studies into humans to evaluate the translational potential. Our results will advance the fundamental understanding of how daily oscillations in bioenergetic networks establish a framework for the anticipation of and adaptation to environmental challenges. Importantly, we expect that these mechanistic insights will reveal pharmacological targets through which we can unlock evolutionary constraints and harness the energy-expending potential of BAT for the prevention and treatment of obesity and diabetes.
Obesity and diabetes have reached pandemic proportions and new therapeutic strategies are critically needed. Brown adipose tissue (BAT), a major source of heat production, possesses significant energy-dissipating capacity and therefore represents a promising target to use in combating these diseases. Recently, I discovered a novel link between circadian rhythm and thermogenic stress in the control of the conserved, calorie-burning functions of BAT. Circadian and thermogenic signaling to BAT incorporates blood-borne hormonal and nutrient cues with direct neuronal input. Yet how these responses coordinately shape BAT energy-expending potential through the regulation of cell surface receptors, metabolic enzymes, and transcriptional effectors is still not understood. My primary goal is to investigate this previously unappreciated network of crosstalk that allows mammals to effectively orchestrate daily rhythms in BAT metabolism, while maintaining their ability to adapt to abrupt changes in energy demand. My group will address this question using gain and loss-of-function in vitro and in vivo studies, newly-generated mouse models, customized physiological phenotyping, and cutting-edge advances in next generation RNA sequencing and mass spectrometry. Preliminary, small-scale validations of our methodologies have already yielded a number of novel candidates that may drive key facets of BAT metabolism. Additionally, we will extend our circadian and thermogenic studies into humans to evaluate the translational potential. Our results will advance the fundamental understanding of how daily oscillations in bioenergetic networks establish a framework for the anticipation of and adaptation to environmental challenges. Importantly, we expect that these mechanistic insights will reveal pharmacological targets through which we can unlock evolutionary constraints and harness the energy-expending potential of BAT for the prevention and treatment of obesity and diabetes.
Project Origins and factors governing adaptation: Insights from experimental evolution and population genomic data
Researcher (PI) Thomas, Martin Jean Bataillon
Host Institution (HI) AARHUS UNIVERSITET
Summary "I propose a systematic study of the type of genetic variation enabling adaptation and factors that limit rates of adaptation in natural populations. New methods will be developed for analysing data from experimental evolution and population genomics. The methods will be applied to state of the art data from both fields. Adaptation is generated by natural selection sieving through heritable variation. Examples of adaptation are available from the fossil record and from extant populations. Genomic studies have supplied many instances of genomic regions exhibiting footprint of natural selection favouring new variants. Despite ample proof that adaptation happens, we know little about beneficial mutations– the raw stuff enabling adaptation. Is adaptation mediated by genetic variation pre-existing in the population, or by variation supplied de novo through mutations? We know even less about what factors limit rates of adaptation. Answers to these questions are crucial for Evolutionary Biology, but also for believable quantifications of the evolutionary potential of populations. Population genetic theory makes predictions and allows inference from the patterns of polymorphism within species and divergence between species. Yet models specifying the fitness effects of mutations are often missing. Fitness landscape models will be mobilized to fill this gap and develop methods for inferring the distribution of fitness effects and factors governing rates of adaptation. Insights into the processes underlying adaptation will thus be gained from experimental evolution and population genomics data. The applicability of insights gained from experimental evolution to comprehend adaptation in nature will be scrutinized. We will unite two very different approaches for studying adaptation. The project will boost our understanding of how selection shapes genomes and open the way for further quantitative tests of theories of adaptation."
"I propose a systematic study of the type of genetic variation enabling adaptation and factors that limit rates of adaptation in natural populations. New methods will be developed for analysing data from experimental evolution and population genomics. The methods will be applied to state of the art data from both fields. Adaptation is generated by natural selection sieving through heritable variation. Examples of adaptation are available from the fossil record and from extant populations. Genomic studies have supplied many instances of genomic regions exhibiting footprint of natural selection favouring new variants. Despite ample proof that adaptation happens, we know little about beneficial mutations– the raw stuff enabling adaptation. Is adaptation mediated by genetic variation pre-existing in the population, or by variation supplied de novo through mutations? We know even less about what factors limit rates of adaptation. Answers to these questions are crucial for Evolutionary Biology, but also for believable quantifications of the evolutionary potential of populations. Population genetic theory makes predictions and allows inference from the patterns of polymorphism within species and divergence between species. Yet models specifying the fitness effects of mutations are often missing. Fitness landscape models will be mobilized to fill this gap and develop methods for inferring the distribution of fitness effects and factors governing rates of adaptation. Insights into the processes underlying adaptation will thus be gained from experimental evolution and population genomics data. The applicability of insights gained from experimental evolution to comprehend adaptation in nature will be scrutinized. We will unite two very different approaches for studying adaptation. The project will boost our understanding of how selection shapes genomes and open the way for further quantitative tests of theories of adaptation."
Project acronym AGRISCENTS
Project Scents and sensibility in agriculture: exploiting specificity in herbivore- and pathogen-induced plant volatiles for real-time crop monitoring
Researcher (PI) Theodoor Turlings
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITE DE NEUCHATEL
Summary Plants typically release large quantities of volatiles in response to attack by herbivores or pathogens. I may claim to have contributed to various breakthroughs in this research field, including the discovery that the volatile blends induced by different attackers are astonishingly specific, resulting in characteristic, readily distinguishable odour blends. Using maize as our model plant, I wish to take several leaps forward in our understanding of this signal specificity and use this knowledge to develop sensors for the real-time detection of crop pests and diseases. For this, three interconnected work-packages will aim to: • Develop chemical analytical techniques and statistical models to decipher the odorous vocabulary of plants, and to create a complete inventory of "odour-prints" for a wide range of herbivore-plant and pathogen-plant combinations, including simultaneous infestations. • Develop and optimize nano-mechanical sensors for the detection of specific plant volatile mixtures. For this, we will initially adapt a prototype sensor that has been successfully developed for the detection of cancer-related volatiles in human breath. • Genetically manipulate maize plants to release a unique blend of root-produced volatiles upon herbivory. For this, we will engineer gene cassettes that combine recently identified P450 (CYP) genes from poplar with inducible, root-specific promoters from maize. This will result in maize plants that, in response to pest attack, release easy-to-detect aldoximes and nitriles from their roots. In short, by investigating and manipulating the specificity of inducible odour blends we will generate the necessary knowhow to develop a novel odour-detection device. The envisioned sensor technology will permit real-time monitoring of the pests and enable farmers to apply crop protection treatments at the right time and in the right place.
Plants typically release large quantities of volatiles in response to attack by herbivores or pathogens. I may claim to have contributed to various breakthroughs in this research field, including the discovery that the volatile blends induced by different attackers are astonishingly specific, resulting in characteristic, readily distinguishable odour blends. Using maize as our model plant, I wish to take several leaps forward in our understanding of this signal specificity and use this knowledge to develop sensors for the real-time detection of crop pests and diseases. For this, three interconnected work-packages will aim to: • Develop chemical analytical techniques and statistical models to decipher the odorous vocabulary of plants, and to create a complete inventory of "odour-prints" for a wide range of herbivore-plant and pathogen-plant combinations, including simultaneous infestations. • Develop and optimize nano-mechanical sensors for the detection of specific plant volatile mixtures. For this, we will initially adapt a prototype sensor that has been successfully developed for the detection of cancer-related volatiles in human breath. • Genetically manipulate maize plants to release a unique blend of root-produced volatiles upon herbivory. For this, we will engineer gene cassettes that combine recently identified P450 (CYP) genes from poplar with inducible, root-specific promoters from maize. This will result in maize plants that, in response to pest attack, release easy-to-detect aldoximes and nitriles from their roots. In short, by investigating and manipulating the specificity of inducible odour blends we will generate the necessary knowhow to develop a novel odour-detection device. The envisioned sensor technology will permit real-time monitoring of the pests and enable farmers to apply crop protection treatments at the right time and in the right place.


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← Mystery Men
Batman Begins →
New look, & Top 5 Most Original Superhero Movies
As you can probably tell, at least if you've ever been here before, I've gone and given this place a little bit of a makeover. I recently took part in a Brutally Blog Blustering over at the LAMB where you submit your blog, and people give constructive criticism anonymously. One thing that many people mentioned was the disjointed URL, so while it is a bit long, I couldn't think of anything else more appropriate than FlightsTightsAndMovieNights.com. I will continue to renew Bubbawheat.com because I've had that name for more than half of my life at this point, and I doubt I'll be changing it any time soon. I also went and made a more comics appropriate background that is hopefully not too distracting and looks good on most screen dimensions. I even adjusted my header image a bit to give it a more consistent and comics related font, as well as adding a few randomly changing taglines. If you're wondering, there's four. Which one do you like the best? I will be making a couple more tweaks to how my sidebars and pages are set up over the next week or so, but nothing too major. While several people complained about my lack of a blogroll, oftentimes even while praising my Follow Friday, I will be making a page collecting all of my Follow Fridays into a blogroll page of sorts. But enough about that, this week's topic is a list of the five most original superhero movies. There's tons of superhero movies out there, but so many of them are basically different takes on the same formula, or one of a select few formulas. But every once in a while, a movie comes out and does something completely different. It may not always work 100%, but I respect their efforts for trying.
#5 Hancock
What would happen if Superman were a lazy, drunk, slob, who didn't care about what damage his actions caused, yet still had an urge to do good? You would get Hancock. But then what happens when he saves a PR specialist played by Jason Bateman? You get Hancock spending some time in jail before getting a superhero makeover. Of course, there's also some weird thing with Charleze Theron being his immortal mate, and they lose their powers when they are together. That odd part of the story is why this movie is down here at number 5.
#4 Super
What would happen if a disturbed nerd loses his wife to another man, and gets a vision from God while flipping between tentacle hentai and a cable access Christian superhero show? You get Rainn Wilson with an incredibly homemade superhero costume, bashing various lawbreakers with a giant pipewrench. There's large amounts of comically gratuitous blood, and weird tonal shifts throughout the movie. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's heartfelt, sometimes, it's just plain wrong. One reason this movie isn't higher on the list is because there were a couple other independent movies that had some similar ideas, though they weren't quite the same, and I also haven't seen them: Special and Defendor.
#3 Megamind
What happens when Superman decides he no longer wants to fight crime? What happens to his archnemesis when there's no one worthy enough to oppose him? You get this Dreamworks animated movie starring Will Farrell as the big-headed blue supervillain Megamind. He's so desperate for a challenge that he creates his own nemesis, when things do not go as expected and the only person he has to turn to is himself. Megamind really takes a lot of superhero conventions and stands them on their head. There's plenty of twists and turns, even though it's not too hard to guess what eventually happens in the end.
#2 Chronicle
While the whole "found footage" trope, which I will not call a genre (even if I may have done so in the past), is already starting to feel overly played out, Chronicle is the first to apply the style to a superhero style movie. Even though there's only maybe one moment in the entire movie that could be considered a "superhero" moment, it's centered around three kids with super powers, and what is really the most likely thing they would do with them. I can't speak too much for other found footage movies because I've only seen two (Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity), it gave me the impression that it tried to breath new life into both the superhero genre and the found footage style. There are no costumes, no black and white heroes, and very little overly shaky handheld footage. It's one of the more realistic takes on how there could be a superhero in the real world, and it could have taken the spot for #1 if there wasn't already…
#1 Unbreakable
While some people may come down on me for putting an M. Night Shyamalan movie that's not the Sixth Sense as #1 on any list, I still think this is the most realistic take on superpowers to date. Not only that, but it also messes with the traditional superhero origin story. Instead of gaining his powers, he discovers his powers. Instead of a costume, he just has a security poncho. Instead of having a secret identity, he just keeps a secret. The way the movie explains the superpowers, it can make you believe that something like this could actually exist in real life. What happens if you put someone with super powers in a mundane existence that is so routine that they can't even remember if they've ever been sick or not? A life where they've never pushed their physical abilities to their limits? It's not just about having superpowers, it's about having the drive to use them, and this movie really gets to the heart of that concept, and it does it without being flashy, with no big budget special effects. It's just a simple story about superheroes.
Not only is it #1 on my list here today, it's also in the running on the LAMB's movie of the month poll, right in the right hand sidebar at the top. Anyone can vote, so make sure and drop by there to show your support for the offbeat superhero movies. If it wins, I get to be on a Lamb podcast leading a discussion about the movie, and I'm sure you want to hear that, don't you? Tomorrow I start getting ready for the Dark Knight Rises by watching Batman Begins. So until next time, this has been Bubbawheat for Flights, Tights, and Movie Nights.
Posted on July 18, 2012, in Lists and tagged Blog, list, movies, Superhero, update. Bookmark the permalink.	16 Comments.
sanclementejedi | July 18, 2012 at 1:02 am
I like the changes you made to your site after the "anonymous" ; ; blustering you volunteered for. I don't know if I am ready to have people rag on my site lol
I don't think I was into Hancock or Chronicle as much as you but they do fit your topic nicely. I love me some Unbreakable, I would tottally vote for that if I did not have a horse running in that poll myself.
Bubbawheat | July 18, 2012 at 3:33 pm
Very few of the comments felt very harsh, most were things that made a lot of sense to me, but I had just never given it much thought before.
I absolutely loved the first half of Hancock, and Chronicle was pretty good. This list is a combination of how good the movie is, and how original their ideas are.
sanclementejedi | July 18, 2012 at 4:41 pm
you know i think I might have been thinking about the blustering I read about French Toast Sunday. I am also not a big fan of grammar nazis so that might have someting to do with it as well. 🙂
DustyOnMovies | July 18, 2012 at 1:13 am
I would have had to put Dr. Horrible ahead of Hancock. Also, I don't know if you've seen it, but I'd highly recommend the indie film "Special". It might just make this list. Here's the IMDB, I think it's probably streaming on Netflix. It's also free if you have Amazon prime. It'll be easy to find.
I mentioned Special along with Defendor in my blurb about Super, but I haven't seen it yet so of those three I had to give the edge to Super. Also, from what I've read about Special, he ultimately isn't even a superhero at all. I'll get around to it eventually.
As for Dr. Horrible, it was my #6. I gave the edge to Hancock because of how much I enjoyed the first half, and the fact that Dr. Horrible is somewhere inbetween a movie, a TV show, and something else entirely.
DustyOnMovies | July 18, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Yeah, but the guys in Super, Defendor or Boy Wonder aren't actually superheroes either. If you want to get serious, neither is Batman. Just sayin'.
nevertooearlymp | July 18, 2012 at 3:57 am
Congratulations on the new look. I particularly love that you were able to incorporate "SuperLamb" and "BatLamb" into your design!
Great to see Hancock and Unbreakable on your list. I haven't seen the other three, but was impressed with the way that these two films incorporated, and sometimes subverted, the superhero rules.
Super is very much an acquired taste, but the other two are worth a watch for sure. And I had to show BatLamb some love now that the Lammys are over.
Joe Giuliano | July 18, 2012 at 7:40 am
Bubba,
I really like the changes you've made.
I completely agree with Unbreakable being #1. My top 5 would look something like:
1) Unbreakable
2) Megamind
3) Kick-Ass
4) Chronicle
5) Hancock
Kick-Ass is a great movie, but with the inclusion of Big Daddy and Hit Girl, it becomes too much like a slight twist on a superhero movie rather than something more original, that and it *feels* like a superhero movie, especially during the climax. It may be a much better/more enjoyable movie than Super, but Super makes a lot of decisions that are very against type which makes it *feel* much less like a superhero movie, and more like something else. That's one reason why a lot of people don't like the movie, and why I included it on this list.
Jaina | July 18, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Good job on the new look. I fully approve!
I didn't get into Super as much as you. I really wanted to, but it just left me disappointed.
Unbreakable is one of my favourite superhero films. Just such a brilliant flick.
Trying to think of some others are drawing a bit of a blank. Maybe Hellboy? Though I guess, it's quite a typical comic book film…
Super for sure wasn't a perfect movie, but it was very different. It is pretty hard to think of original superhero movies because so many of them are just different flavors of the same ice cream. And while a lot of people might not like Tofutti, I appreciate that it exists, and I think I've taken this metaphor way too far.
Morgan R. Lewis | July 18, 2012 at 4:54 pm
I haven't seen your #3-5 choices yet, but I agree with your #1 and #2 choices. Unbreakable and Chronicle are both good films with different takes on the superhero theme.
I've seen and reviewed Defendor (I gave it four stars out of five), and I will warn you about one thing on it. Don't go into it thinking it's a comedy. While it's marketed that way, it really isn't.
Well, Super really isn't a full on comedy either. I'm very curious about it, I may watch some of those low budget independents after Batman.
Joel Burman (@joelburman) | July 19, 2012 at 8:52 pm
I really like the BatLAMB as well!
sparky | July 28, 2012 at 10:38 am
Kick-Ass should be on that list, especially above Super


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Periklis Papapostolou (; born 25 September 1975) is a retired professional football player who played as a midfielder.

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1975 births
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Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players
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SoundTube Names International Distributor of the Year
LAS VEGAS, NV--SoundTube Entertainment has awarded Ateïs Middle East with its prestigious International Distributor of the Year award for 2009. The award was presented at the PALME (Pro Audio & Light Middle East) show in Dubai in April 2010.
SoundTube works with a network of global partners, including Ateïs Middle East, to provide the Audio Visual Integration industry with leading-edge solutions for modern background music, voice evacuation and paging challenges. "Ateïs is a model organization, providing its partners with the highest levels of service, support and training," said Wesley Garrett, SoundTube International Sales Manager. "They worked consistently to promote SoundTube in the UAE and beyond, and are adept at marketing their services and showcasing their successes. We presented this award to Ateïs in recognition of their relationships, market knowledge, excellent support structure and technology expertise across the Middle East. Considering the difficult climate in Dubai and around the world, the dramatic growth for SoundTube in the Middle East has been inspiring."
"SoundTube is very supportive of our value-added channel strategy, and it is an honor to be recognized as International Distributor of the Year," said Hussam Al Haddad, Managing Director for Ateïs Middle East. "This award is a testament to our ongoing commitment to empowering integrators to deliver the highest quality products at a competitive price."


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