1n 1996 the present Sri Ramakrishna Temple was inaugurated by his Holiness Srimat Swami Gahananandaji Maharaj, the then Vice-President of Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math. Its foundation stone was laid by his Holiness Srimat Swami Bhuteshanandaji Maharaj, 12th President, Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math in 1983. The newly built temple is regarded as a masterpiece of its nature in this island and has become a source of solace for all. Throughout the year the Ashrama has a schedule of daily worship, aratrika, bhajan, prayer and meditation in the morning and evening. Monks, Brahamacharins, students and other inmates of the Ashrama avail of the sacred environment at the temple.
On all Ekadashi days Sri Ramnam Sankirtan is organized at the temple and participated by inmates / devotees. Every year we celebrate Gurupurnima and Srikrishna Janmasthami Celebrations in the Sri Ramakrishna Temple with a Special Puja, Bhajan, Devotional Songs, reading from GITA and also Shyamnam Sankirtan after evening Aratrika. Devotees and admirers of the Ashrama keenly participated in these programmes.
Daily spiritual class is taken after aratrika. Special religious classes are held twice a week at the temple. Monthly classes and occasional lectures at different places inside and outside the Island are also held highlighting the teachings of Sri Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sri Ma and Swamiji.
Sri Sri Durga Puja: Every year on the occasion of Sri Sri Durga Puja, special puja of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna Deva, Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi and the Devine Mother Sri Sri Durga are held on MAHASTAMI DAY with also reading from Sri Sri Chandi, Devotional Songs, Bhajan, Aratrika and Havan.
X-mas eve was celebrated in Sri Ramakrishna Temple on 24th December 2014. On this occasion, a special puja was performed for Jesus Christ and a meeting was organised to the discuss the life of Jesus. On this occasion Swami Durgatmananda, Secretary gave a lecture on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ.
As in last several years, this year also we organized a day long Bhakta Sammelan in the month December at the premises of Gangasagar Sub-Centre. More or less five hundred devotees, hundreds of Monks & Nun of different organizations at Gangasagar were present and participated in the Bhakta Sammelan. The programme was started at about 9.00 am. Devotional Song, reading and discourses on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita, reading from Swamiji's Complete Works and Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi's life were read out. Devotees very much enjoyed the spiritual atmosphere which was created in presence of Monks, Devotees from outside and others. Tiffin, Tea, noon prasada and Sadhu Bhandera were served. The Secretary welcomed all the devotees who participated in the Sammelan.
Sri Sri Shivaratri is observed every year with formal dignity.


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Why No One Wants to Buy China's CH-4 "Killer" Drone Anymore
October 31, 2019 Topic: Security Region: Middle East Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: ChinaMilitaryTechnologyDroneCH-4 Drone
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Key point: Beijing's CH-4 may be cheaper than American drones, but it isn't as good either.
China's CH-4 killer drone appears to be falling out of favor with some of its major operators.
The Iraqi air force is down to just one operational CH-4 out of a fleet of around 10, according to an August 2019 report from the U.S. inspector-general.
Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led operation targeting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, told the inspector-general that maintenance problems have grounded most of the Iraqi CH-4s.
The CH-4 is roughly similar to the U.S.-made MQ-1 Predator. The Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle, which is remotely-controlled via satellite and can carry a variety of missiles, briefly was popular among Middle East militaries that balked at the cost, politics and paperwork associated with acquiring armed drones from the United States.
But the Chinese drones seem to be going out of style. The Jordanian air force in June 2019 put up for sale its own six CH-4s.
It's unclear why Amman is trying to get rid of its CH-4s just three years after acquiring them. But it's possible the divestment is related to Jordan's ongoing efforts to source Predator-style drones from the United States.
Jordan bought the missile-armed CH-4s around 2016 after the administration of U.S. president Barack Obama rejected Amman's request for MQ-1s.
General Atomics also makes the larger MQ-9 Reaper drone.
The Jordanian air force's No. 9 Squadron operated the Chinese-made drones. The same unit operates the air force's other unmanned aerial vehicle, including Schiebel S-100 Camcopters and Leonardo Falcos.
It wasn't until May 2018 that the Jordanian air force displayed a CH-4 in public.
"Marketed by Aerospace Long-March International Trade, the CH-4B has found a good market here in the Middle East, in part due to the reluctance of U.S. authorities to sell armed UAVs to their allies in the region," Al-Monitor reported.
"Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq have all acquired the CH-4B armed version, and the type has been employed widely on operations in Yemen and against [ISIS] targets in Iraq."
But Jordan never gave up trying to get permission to buy American drones, which are widely considered as having better sensors, weapons and communications links than the Chinese drones do.
Amman perhaps believes Pres. Donald Trump is more open to approving drone sales to Middle East customers, not only for the military benefit but also as a way of commercially competing with China.
"The Donald Trump administration is worried that weapons carrying the 'Made in China' label are becoming ubiquitous on Middle East battlefields," Al-Monitor explained.
In increasing numbers, traditional U.S. allies are turning to Beijing for technologies that the United States is constrained from exporting as a signatory of international arms control treaties. The Pentagon is increasingly concerned that China's growing arms sales give the country more clout to secure an economic and military foothold and relationships with U.S. allies in a region where defense officials often control the purse strings.
"It's potentially a tool for them to develop closer defense and military ties, particularly for future access," Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs Randall Schriver told Al-Monitor at a recent Pentagon briefing. "China is less disciplined, and so there's a proliferation risk as well to regimes that we would regard as not necessarily responsible."
Of course, it's also possible that Jordan aims to replace the CH-4s with better Chinese-made drones.
Based on customers' experience deploying the CH-4, drone-maker China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation developed the larger and more powerful CH-5.
"The CH-5 offers a … 441-pound internal payload for sensors and a … 2,205-pound external payload, permitting it to carry up to 16 precision-guided missiles underwing," Jane's reported. "This vehicle is roughly equivalent to the MQ-9 Reaper, although it retains a piston engine instead of the Reaper's turboprop."
In Iraq at least, the CH-4 is not unique in suffering maintenance woes.
Alongside the Chinese-made CH-4s, Iraq also acquired 10 smaller ScanEagle drones from U.S. manufacturer Insitu.
But according to inspector-general, the ScanEagles flew just two sorties between March and June 2019 owing to a "combination of Iraqi training in the United States, a lapse in maintenance contracts and problems with signal interference."
David Axe serves as Defense Editor of the National Interest. He is the author of the graphic novels War Fix, War Is Boring and Machete Squad. This first appeared in August 2019.
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(new) Zita Swoon "The Banana Queen" :
"Hey My Life is OK" is the new chant. The most funky track of the album "Life= A Sexy Sanctuary" is also out as a maxi-CD out, with remixes by Tom Tom Club, CJ Bolland, Praga Khan, the video etc ...
(--) Mauro "Let Me Know"
The first solo-album of Mauro Pawlowski (ex-Evil Superstars) "Songs from a Bad hat" is awesome. This is the 2nd single, still hanging on to n°2, but there's a new single already (see below).
(+2) Das Pop "The Love Program"
the latest Das Pop single (with as B-side a users mix). The radio mix of this song from "I Love" was done by Wim Tops & Peter Revalk of the recently "deceased" Wizards of Ooze.
(-3) Tom Helsen "Slowly"
Re-recorded version of the "I believe in ordinary sideburns"-song from the album
album "Tom is Doing Great".
(+5) De Mens "Denk je nog aan mij",
2nd single for Frank van der Linden & Co from the album "Liefde". The female voice on this track is Tine Reymer (of Flowers for Breakfast). For the 1st time in Mens-history, a videoclip was shot.
(--) Venus in Flames "Cynthia's Gone" . Venus in Flames is Jan de Campenaere, a one-man band that made a lasting impression at the Rock Rally. Now he has a band and has finally recorded a studio-version of his best-known song
(-4) Yum "Fake"
Fake is the new single to come out of the debut album of Yum (Reinert D'Haene (Ashbury Faith) & dutch singer Lennard Busé) "Monokid", out on Sony.
(new) Zornik "It's so unreal".
After the success of the debut single "Love Affair", Koen Buysse & co released this new song, which is doing equally well in the Afrekening etc.
(new) Filip Kowlier "Welgemeende"
"a heartfelt <fuck you>, a heartfelt <you can kiss my nuts>", the lyrics go. Taken from the forthcoming album "ocharme ik", this rapper-turned-singer/songwriter from 't Hof van Commerce is preparing.
Sue Daniels "Constant (raving)" Sue Daniels is definitely a young talent from Antwerp, backed on his debut-CD "Paris" by Mauro, Cinérex, Rudy Trouvé and such. Recorded on Sundays, hence the "Sunday Afternoon Sound System" credited.
New songs you could pick to enter the top:
- Millionaire "Body Experience Revue" . Millionaire is the exciting new band of ex-Evil Superstars guitarist Tim Vanhamel (also known from his guitar work for dEUS on the Ideal Crash tour) & friends. This is a first single, a full CD will be out on PIAS in September.
- Ozark Henry "Rescue" . After his jazz-like excursion in the project Sunzoo Manley, Piet Goddaer is returning to his main band Ozark Henry. As a prelude to a new full cd coming up in the next months, he's now issued the single "Rescue". Watch out for his performance on Pukkelpop this month.
- Automatic Buffalo "What if we made love in the end" . The single "All Men Are Equal" missed the current top 10 by one measly vote, so we're willing to promote a 2nd song from the debut EP of this Luc De Vos/Ashbury Faith project.
- Wawadadakwa "Ayama Zira" This very festive combo from Antwerp made an "ode to all women" with the help of "het knappe Koor", and released this cheerful track as a single, with a number of remixes by DJ Stephanie etc ...
- Marka "Letches Bong". Serge Van Laeken, aka Marka, started out in the eighties with Allez Allez, but has been fine-tuning a solo-career in french chanson with a twist for some ten years now. "Letches Bang" is the prelude to a new album coming out this fall.
- Gido Van Gent "Mayuko / Plant den boel moar vol". Gido doesn't conceal where he's from (Ghent that is), by singing in the local dialect. A debut album "GidovanGent", produced by dirk Blanchart, is coming up in September.
- Mauro "Finish it all off (with love)" Mauro - that other ex-Evil Superstars - keeps on releasing songs from his debut album "Songs from a Bad hat" at a great rate. "Let me know" and "Faint Smile" both topped this list in the past, let's see if "Finish it all off" makes that three in a row.
- Gore Slut "Stop" . Gore slut is another one of the bands of Rudy Trouvé (dEUS, Dead Man Ray, Kiss my jazz ...). Stop is a first teaser for the album "Girls+Turtles", which will come out on Heaven Hotel/Virgin in the month of September.
- Jean-Louis Daulne "Zusje" . Jean-Louis Daulne is the - slightly - lesser known brother of Marie & Anita - Zap Mama - Daulne, but he has been steadily building his scat/funk/chanson-career as well. "Zusje (P'tite soeur)" is a tri-lingual single from his third album, which is simply entitled "Jean-Louis Daulne".
- Lester "Small Lies" . Lester is a new band, consisting mostly of ex-Beautiful Babies, and have taken their name from the main character in "American Beauty". "Small Lies" is their debut single. Check 'em out at Marktrock in August.
- Groove Cartel "Ultra Love" ("latin house" band recently signed to Universal, this first single features mixes by Llorca & Tcheelab, another production of Frank Duchêne)
- Bolchi "Get Your Groove On" Another fresh project in the dance-sector (formerly known as Bolchi 'n Imagu) whose demo was picked up by Studio Brussels. This band from Ghent around Jeroen De Pessemier promise to self-release this mix of pop & dance soon.
- Jo Lemaire "La saison des amours" : After toying around with the repertoire of Edith Piaf for a while, Jo Lemaire is now heading back to her own songwriting. A full album, "Flagrants délices" produced by Frank Duchêne, is coming up, and this is the first single of it.
- Mud Flow "Oh Yeah" (re-formed after a split, they too will be releasing a new - 2nd - album soon)
- Paul Michiels " Daydream" (another cover by the ex-L&M&Soulsister, but this is no wonder, as he'll be releasing a full CD "Forever Young" with nothing but cover in the next weeks).
- Tanja Dexters "Shake Your Thing" . Her "thing" now features dark coloured hair!
- D.A.A.U. "Piano Dub" One of the two tracks with vocals (by Angélique Willkie) from the "Life Transmission" album has been released as a (promo only) single, in a oembwaweebhoewadijabedabetundee mix, done by their producer/technician Phil Evans.
- Moiano "Putain Putain" . This is the cover of the legendary TC Matic song that won Peter Lesage & Co "de Prijs", the yearly contest for new bands on Studio Brussels. They turned this Arno-Aerts song into a sexy & funky track.
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Defund the Pentagon: The Conservative Case
The U.S. is running the largest deficit ever—we can't keep the Pentagon off the table forever.
For years, Congress overinvested in the Pentagon in an attempt to prevent potential attacks on our shores, while failing to prepare for other existential risks that would threaten our prosperity and way of life. Now, Congress appears ready to authorize three-quarters of a trillion dollars for defense spending alone in the upcoming fiscal year. Nearly one of every 10 of those dollars will go to an Overseas Contingency Operations account that lawmakers in both parties acknowledge is a slush fund. This is on top of a base budget that will almost certainly be higher than ever.
The organizations we represent care deeply about fiscal responsibility and limited government, but too often fiscal conservatives within Congress ignore the waste and unchecked growth of the Pentagon. The truth is that we are now in an unprecedented crisis, one that has resulted in huge outlays to combat a global pandemic and keep a faltering economy from collapse. At a time of enormous deficits and record debt, this can no longer be acceptable.
Republicans in Congress need to start tackling the Pentagon budget just as boldly as they do other areas of discretionary spending. Doing so would put our nation on a better fiscal path and create opportunities for unlikely political alliances. Conservative figures like Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and former Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) for years advocated restraint at the Pentagon; two of the most recent efforts to restrain the Pentagon's budget in the coming year come from staunchly progressive members of Congress: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.).
Sanders has introduced an amendment to cut the defense budget by 10 percent and to reinvest those funds "in cities and towns that we've neglected and abandoned for far too long." Lee, for her part, introduced a resolution identifying nearly $350 billion in cuts for this fiscal year, and another amendment, co-sponsored by Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), would reduce the Pentagon budget by 14 percent.
Our organizations rarely agree with Sanders or Lee, and these particular legislative efforts fall short in a number of ways. For example, we would prefer that Sanders' amendment invest the vast majority of his proposed cut into reducing the historic deficits projected for 2020 and 2021. Lee's resolution points out some low-hanging fruit for lawmakers looking to trim the Pentagon budget, but goes too far for us by aiming to slash the Pentagon by almost half in just one year.
However, these proposals are not without merit, and there should be substantial room for compromise. Sanders and Lee are taking defense budget policy in the right direction, raising important questions and aiming for bold and significant changes at a time when doing so couldn't be more critical.
There is no shortage of opportunities to reform and reduce the size of the Pentagon, the world's largest bureaucracy, in a way that is in line with conservative principles and goals. The Guide for a Strong America is one resource for conservatives willing to take on the fight. Indeed, this process is exactly how we should be examining the hundreds of billions of dollars in nondefense discretionary spending, too—focusing on those items that are working and taking a scalpel to those that aren't.
A robust debate is already happening on the right. In addition to our organizations, conservative groups including FreedomWorks, Concerned Veterans for America and Americans for Tax Reform have voiced support for putting Pentagon spending cuts on the table, while the Charles Koch Institute and Defense Priorities have made compelling cases for strategic restraint. There are some current Republican and bipartisan amendments that would advance the cause by boosting Defense Department audit efforts and reining in off-book accounts. And Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) have also taken some laudable steps to improve DoD's inconsistent audit efforts.
Congress also needs another 10 years of discretionary budget caps, and even stronger enforcement to limit cheating on those caps (as happened in the past). Many Democrats will have to sacrifice unchecked growth in nondefense spending, and defense hawks in both parties will have to sacrifice unchecked growth for Pentagon priorities that aren't making us any safer.
But in a post-coronavirus world, all expenditures can and must be on the table. Congress is already changing its old ways of doing business before our eyes, with things like virtual committee meetings and even remote voting. It's long past time to reconsider old habits when it comes to one of our nation's most bloated federal departments.
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Biografia
In Gallia servì come tribuno militare nella XII legione sotto il comando del legato Servio Sulpicio Galba, distinguendosi 57 a.C., quando Galba fu sconfitto in battaglia dai nantuati.

Nel 55 a.C. fu inviato in avanscoperta in Britannia da Cesare con una nave da guerra per reperire informazioni su quell'isola, in vista della prima spedizione di Cesare in questa terra., approdando forse sulla costa del Kent, tra Hythe e Sandwich.

In seguito, Voluseno divenne praefectus equitum. Nel 53 a.C., durante la rivolta di Ambiorige, fu mandato con la cavalleria ad aiutare Quinto Tullio Cicerone, fratello del celebre oratore, che era assediato dai sigambri ad Atuatuca.

Fu lui, su ordine di Labieno, a tentare insieme a dei centurioni di uccidere il re filo-romano Commio, sospettato di aver cospirato contro Cesare.

Nel 51 a.C., Voluseno servì come comandante di cavalleria sotto Marco Antonio, e nell'inverno di quell'anno gli fu ordinato di dare la caccia a Commio, che stava conducendo delle azioni di guerriglia. Alla fine, Voluseno riuscì a sconfiggere Commio.

Nel 48 a.C., durante la guerra civile tra Cesare Pompeo, Roscillo e Ego, due nobili gallici che servivano nella cavalleria cesariana, decisero di passare dalla parte di Pompeo. Tentarono quindi di assassinare Voluseno per presentarsi al campo pompeiano con queste credenziali.

Dopo la vittoria di Cesare, Voluseno divenne tribuno della plebe. Dopo l'assassinio di Cesare, si schierò dalla parte di Marco Antonio.

Problemi
Esiste comunque un problema nell'identificazione di questo personaggio e quindi nella ricostruzione della biografia. Tranne un cenno di Cicerone, tutto quello che si sa su Voluseno viene dalle opere di Cesare. Ma nel De bello Gallico sono citati due nomi simili: Gaio Voluseno e Gaio Voluseno Quadrato (quello che compare anche nel De bello civili). Secondo alcuni non si tratterebbe della stessa persona: il fatto che Gaio Voluseno Quadrato fosse un praefectus equitum non si accorderebbe col fatto che Gaio Voluseno sia menzionato col rango di tribuno militare.

Cultura di massa
Il personaggio viene nominato (come Caio Voluseno) nella canzone Pagano del gruppo Elio e le Storie Tese, per l'appunto dopo aver citato un passo del De bello Gallico di Cesare.

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Voci correlate
Conquista della Gallia
Guerra civile tra Cesare e Pompeo
Guerre tra Celti e Romani
Spedizioni cesariane in Britannia
Storia delle campagne dell'esercito romano

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ISRO calls off Chandrayaan-2 launch due to 'technical snag'
Mission Moon: ISRO starts countdown for Chandrayaan 2 launch
20-hour countdown for Chandrayaan-2 begins
India-Russia meet on space cooperation
US astronomers discover asteroid with shortest year
NASA starts new efforts to resume heat probe to study inner temperature of Mars
Sri Lanka's first ever satellite launched into orbit
ISRO announces it will launch Chandrayan-II space mission on June 15
Rhythmic control of 'brain waves' can boost memory: Study
New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): The launch of India's second moon mission- Chandrayaan-2- was called off due to a 'technical snag', Indian Space Research Organisation said.
Sriharikota, July 14 (IBNS):Gearing up to create a new page in the country's space odyssey, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the Chandrayaan 2, India's second mission to the moon, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on Monday.
Chennai, July 14 (UNI) The 20-hour countdown for the launch of the prestigious second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, commenced at the spaceport of Sriharikota on Sunday morning.
New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): Director-general of Russia's ROSCOSMOS and former Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin held detailed high level talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval at Hyderabad House, New Delhi on Thursday on all aspects of India-Russia space cooperation.
New Delhi, Jul 11 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the second moon mission, Chandrayaan-2 on Monday from the Sriharikota Range.
Los Angeles, Jul 8 (Xinhua/UNI) Astronomers have spotted an unusual asteroid with the shortest "year" known for such an object, according to a release by California Institute of Technology (Caltech) on Monday.
Los Angeles, Jun 23 (Xinhua): NASA InSight lander's mission team has started new efforts to try to get InSight's heat probe digging again on Mars, said the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Sunday.
Colombo, June 18 (Xinhua): Sri Lanka's first ever satellite "Raavana 1" was launched successfully into orbit on Monday evening from the International Space Station along with two other satellites from Japan and Nepal, the government information department said in a statement here Tuesday.
Bengaluru, Jun 12 (UNI) Embarking on the most challenging programme in India's Space history, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would be launching a fully indigenous Chandrayan II Moon Mission from its Spaceport at Sriharikota on July 15.
Birmingham, June 6 (IBNS): Controlling the frequency of 'brain waves' could help to improve people's recall of memories and potentially provide a key to unlock conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, according to a new article.
ISRO successfully launches radar imaging cloud-proof satellite RISAT-2B
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): India's PSLV-C46 successfully launched RISAT-2B satellite from of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
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Repression by PRDM13 is critical for generating precision in neuronal identity.
ABSTRACT: The mechanisms that activate some genes while silencing others are critical to ensure precision in lineage specification as multipotent progenitors become restricted in cell fate. During neurodevelopment, these mechanisms are required to generate the diversity of neuronal subtypes found in the nervous system. Here we report interactions between basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcriptional activators and the transcriptional repressor PRDM13 that are critical for specifying dorsal spinal cord neurons. PRDM13 inhibits gene expression programs for excitatory neuronal lineages in the dorsal neural tube. Strikingly, PRDM13 also ensures a battery of ventral neural tube specification genes such as Olig1, Olig2 and Prdm12 are excluded dorsally. PRDM13 does this via recruitment to chromatin by multiple neural bHLH factors to restrict gene expression in specific neuronal lineages. Together these findings highlight the function of PRDM13 in repressing the activity of bHLH transcriptional activators that together are required to achieve precise neuronal specification during mouse development.
Repression by PRDM13 is critical for generating precise neuronal identity (RNA-Seq)
Project description:The mechanisms that activate some genes while silencing others are critical to ensure precision in lineage specification as multipotent progenitors become restricted in cell fate. During neurodevelopment, these mechanisms are required to generate the wide variety of neuronal subtypes found in the nervous system. Here we report interactions between basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcriptional activators and the transcriptional repressor PRDM13 that are critical for these processes during specification of dorsal spinal cord neurons. PRDM13 inhibits gene expression programs for the excitatory neuronal lineages in the dorsal neural tube while also suppressing a battery of genes that determine ventral neural tube fates including Olig1, Olig2 and Prdm12. PRDM13 does this via recruitment to chromatin by multiple neural bHLH factors to restrict gene expression in specific neuronal lineages. Together these findings highlight the function of PRDM13 in repressing bHLH transcriptional activators that together are required to achieve precise neuronal specification during development. Overall design: RNA-seq analysis performed on GFP+ cells sorted by FACS from Prdm13GFP/+ or Prdm13GFP/GFP mouse E11.5 neural tubes to identify gene expression in the presence and absence of PRDM13.
2017-08-04 | GSE90937 | GEO
Repression by PRDM13 is critical for generating precise neuronal identity (ChIP-Seq)
Project description:The mechanisms that activate some genes while silencing others are critical to ensure precision in lineage specification as multipotent progenitors become restricted in cell fate. During neurodevelopment, these mechanisms are required to generate the wide variety of neuronal subtypes found in the nervous system. Here we report interactions between basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcriptional activators and the transcriptional repressor PRDM13 that are critical for these processes during specification of dorsal spinal cord neurons. PRDM13 inhibits gene expression programs for the excitatory neuronal lineages in the dorsal neural tube while also suppressing a battery of genes that determine ventral neural tube fates including Olig1, Olig2 and Prdm12. PRDM13 does this via recruitment to chromatin by multiple neural bHLH factors to restrict gene expression in specific neuronal lineages. Together these findings highlight the function of PRDM13 in repressing bHLH transcriptional activators that together are required to achieve precise neuronal specification during development. Overall design: ChIP-seq performed on mouse (ICR) embryonic day 11.5 (E11.5) neural tubes using a Johnson Lab generated antibody (PA6659, rabbit anti-PRDM13). The antigen was a bacterially expressed C-terminal domain of mouse PRDM13 including amino acids 622 to 755.
Prdm13 mediates the balance of inhibitory and excitatory neurons in somatosensory circuits.
Project description:Generating a balanced network of inhibitory and excitatory neurons during development requires precise transcriptional control. In the dorsal spinal cord, Ptf1a, a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription activator, maintains this delicate balance by inducing homeodomain (HD) transcription factors such as Pax2 to specify the inhibitory lineage while suppressing HD factors such as Tlx1/3 that specify the excitatory lineage. We uncover the mechanism by which Ptf1a represses excitatory cell fate in the inhibitory lineage. We identify Prdm13 as a direct target of Ptf1a and reveal that Prdm13 actively represses excitatory cell fate by binding to regulatory sequences near the Tlx1 and Tlx3 genes to silence their expression. Prdm13 acts through multiple mechanisms, including interactions with the bHLH factor Ascl1, to repress Ascl1 activation of Tlx3. Thus, Prdm13 is a key component of a highly coordinated transcriptional network that determines the balance of inhibitory versus excitatory neurons in the dorsal spinal cord.
Prdm13 forms a feedback loop with Ptf1a and is required for glycinergic amacrine cell genesis in the Xenopus Retina.
Project description:Amacrine interneurons that modulate synaptic plasticity between bipolar and ganglion cells constitute the most diverse cell type in the retina. Most are inhibitory neurons using either GABA or glycine as neurotransmitters. Although several transcription factors involved in amacrine cell fate determination have been identified, mechanisms underlying amacrine cell subtype specification remain to be further understood. The Prdm13 histone methyltransferase encoding gene is a target of the transcription factor Ptf1a, an essential regulator of inhibitory neuron cell fate in the retina. Here, we have deepened our knowledge on its interaction with Ptf1a and investigated its role in amacrine cell subtype determination in the developing Xenopus retina.We performed prdm13 gain and loss of function in Xenopus and assessed the impact on retinal cell fate determination using RT-qPCR, in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry.We found that prdm13 in the amphibian Xenopus is expressed in few retinal progenitors and in about 40% of mature amacrine cells, predominantly in glycinergic ones. Clonal analysis in the retina reveals that prdm13 overexpression favours amacrine cell fate determination, with a bias towards glycinergic cells. Conversely, knockdown of prdm13 specifically inhibits glycinergic amacrine cell genesis. We also showed that, as in the neural tube, prdm13 is subjected to a negative autoregulation in the retina. Our data suggest that this is likely due to its ability to repress the expression of its inducer, ptf1a.Our results demonstrate that Prdm13, downstream of Ptf1a, acts as an important regulator of glycinergic amacrine subtype specification in the Xenopus retina. We also reveal that Prdm13 regulates ptf1a expression through a negative feedback loop.
Prdm13 regulates subtype specification of retinal amacrine interneurons and modulates visual sensitivity.
Project description:Amacrine interneurons, which are highly diversified in morphological, neurochemical, and physiological features, play crucial roles in visual information processing in the retina. However, the specification mechanisms and functions in vision for each amacrine subtype are not well understood. We found that the Prdm13 transcriptional regulator is specifically expressed in developing and mature amacrine cells in the mouse retina. Most Prdm13-positive amacrine cells are Calbindin- and Calretinin-positive GABAergic or glycinergic neurons. Absence of Prdm13 significantly reduces GABAergic and glycinergic amacrines, resulting in a specific defect of the S2/S3 border neurite bundle in the inner plexiform layer. Forced expression of Prdm13 distinctively induces GABAergic and glycinergic amacrine cells but not cholinergic amacrine cells, whereas Ptf1a, an upstream transcriptional regulator of Prdm13, induces all of these subtypes. Moreover, Prdm13-deficient mice showed abnormally elevated spatial, temporal, and contrast sensitivities in vision. Together, these results show that Prdm13 regulates development of a subset of amacrine cells, which newly defines an amacrine subtype to negatively modulate visual sensitivities. Our current study provides new insights into mechanisms of the diversification of amacrine cells and their function in vision.
Molecular Determinants of Dorsal Spinal Cord Interneurons Specified by Atoh1 (Math1)
Project description:Neural basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors are important for the differentiation and cell type specification of neurons. They are thought to share direct downstream targets in their common role as neuronal differentiation factors, but have distinct targets with respect to their cell type specific roles. Little is known about distinct cell-type specific bHLH targets as previous work did not distinguish these from common targets. Based on previous genetic evidence, we hypothesize that bHLH transcription factors have unique targets for their function in regulating neuronal sub-type specification. Atoh1 (Math1) is a bHLH transcription factor that specifies different cell types of the proprioceptive pathway in mammals such as the dorsal interneuron 1 population of the developing neural tube. Using microarray analyses of neighboring specific bHLH sorted populations from developing mouse neural tubes, we determine transcripts unique to the Atoh1-derived population and not those common to bHLH transcription factors in related neural progenitor populations. Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) experiments of native tissue followed by enhancer reporter analyses identified five direct cell-type specific targets of Atoh1 in vivo: Klf7, Rab15, Rassf4, Selm, and Smad7, along with their Atoh1-responsive enhancers. These Atoh1 targets were found from native tissue in the appropriate developmental context and have diverse functions that range from transcription factors to regulators of endocytosis and signaling pathways. Only Rab15 and Selm are expressed across several different Atoh1-specified cell types including external granule cells (EGL) in the developing cerebellum, hair cells of the inner ear, and Merkel cells, demonstrating that even within Atoh1 lineages, not all Atoh1 specific targets are shared. Our work establishes on a molecular level that the neuronal differentiation bHLH transcription factors also have distinct targets for their roles in neuronal sub-type specification. From this work, we can begin to address how bHLH transcription factors are able to specify unique cell types and initiate programs that organize neuronal diversity. Gene expression analysis: Two samples, Atoh1-GFP and dNeurog1-GFP, were analyzed. Two biological replicates of each. Atoh1-GFP transgenics are mice with GFP inserted into a BAC that drives GFP to the Atoh1-derived population of the developing neural tube marking the dorsal interneuron 1 population (Raft et al. Development 2007). dNeurog1-GFP transgenics are mice with a Neurog1 enhancer that drives GFP to the dorsal part of the developing neural tube marking the dorsal interneuron 2 population (Nakada et al. Dev Bio 2004). Chip-seq analysis: Series GSE22111
| E-GEOD-23089 | BioStudies
Prdm proto-oncogene transcription factor family expression and interaction with the Notch-Hes pathway in mouse neurogenesis.
Project description:BACKGROUND: Establishment and maintenance of a functional central nervous system (CNS) requires a highly orchestrated process of neural progenitor cell proliferation, cell cycle exit, and differentiation. An evolutionary conserved program consisting of Notch signalling mediated by basic Helix-Loop-Helix (bHLH) transcription factor activity is necessary for both the maintenance of neural progenitor cell character and the progression of neurogenesis; however, additional players in mammalian CNS neural specification remain largely unknown. In Drosophila we recently characterized Hamlet, a transcription factor that mediates Notch signalling and neural cell fate. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Hamlet is a member of the Prdm (PRDI-BF1 and RIZ homology domain containing) proto-oncogene transcription factor family, and in this study we report that multiple genes in the Prdm family (Prdm6, 8, 12, 13 and 16) are expressed in the developing mouse CNS in a spatially and temporally restricted manner. In developing spinal cord Prdm8, 12 and 13 are expressed in precise neuronal progenitor zones suggesting that they may specify discrete neuronal subtypes. In developing telencephalon Prdm12 and 16 are expressed in the ventricular zone in a lateral to medial graded manner, and Prdm8 is expressed in a complementary domain in postmitotic neurons. In postnatal brain Prdm8 additionally shows restricted expression in cortical layers 2/3 and 4, the hippocampus, and the amygdala. To further elucidate roles of Prdm8 and 16 in the developing telencephalon we analyzed the relationship between these factors and the bHLH Hes (Hairy and enhancer of split homolog) effectors of Notch signalling. In Hes null telencephalon neural differentiation is enhanced, Prdm8 expression is upregulated, and Prdm16 expression is downregulated; conversely in utero electroporation of Hes1 into the developing telencephalon upregulates Prdm16 expression. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Our data demonstrate that Prdm genes are regulated by the Notch-Hes pathway and represent strong candidates to control neural class specification and the sequential progression of mammalian CNS neurogenesis.
A recessive PRDM13 mutation results in congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and cerebellar hypoplasia.
Project description:The positive regulatory (PR) domain containing 13 (PRDM13) putative chromatin modifier and transcriptional regulator functions downstream of the transcription factor PTF1A, which controls GABAergic fate in the spinal cord and neurogenesis in the hypothalamus. Here, we report a recessive syndrome associated with PRDM13 mutation. Patients exhibited intellectual disability, ataxia with cerebellar hypoplasia, scoliosis, and delayed puberty with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH). Expression studies revealed Prdm13/PRDM13 transcripts in the developing hypothalamus and cerebellum in mouse and human. An analysis of hypothalamus and cerebellum development in mice homozygous for a Prdm13 mutant allele revealed a significant reduction in the number of Kisspeptin (Kiss1) neurons in the hypothalamus and PAX2+ progenitors emerging from the cerebellar ventricular zone. The latter was accompanied by ectopic expression of the glutamatergic lineage marker TLX3. Prdm13-deficient mice displayed cerebellar hypoplasia and normal gonadal structure, but delayed pubertal onset. Together, these findings identify PRDM13 as a critical regulator of GABAergic cell fate in the cerebellum and of hypothalamic kisspeptin neuron development, providing a mechanistic explanation for the cooccurrence of CHH and cerebellar hypoplasia in this syndrome. To our knowledge, this is the first evidence linking disrupted PRDM13-mediated regulation of Kiss1 neurons to CHH in humans.
The evolutionarily conserved transcription factor PRDM12 controls sensory neuron development and pain perception.
Project description:PR homology domain-containing member 12 (PRDM12) belongs to a family of conserved transcription factors implicated in cell fate decisions. Here we show that PRDM12 is a key regulator of sensory neuronal specification in Xenopus. Modeling of human PRDM12 mutations that cause hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy (HSAN) revealed remarkable conservation of the mutated residues in evolution. Expression of wild-type human PRDM12 in Xenopus induced the expression of sensory neuronal markers, which was reduced using various human PRDM12 mutants. In Drosophila, we identified Hamlet as the functional PRDM12 homolog that controls nociceptive behavior in sensory neurons. Furthermore, expression analysis of human patient fibroblasts with PRDM12 mutations uncovered possible downstream target genes. Knockdown of several of these target genes including thyrotropin-releasing hormone degrading enzyme (TRHDE) in Drosophila sensory neurons resulted in altered cellular morphology and impaired nociception. These data show that PRDM12 and its functional fly homolog Hamlet are evolutionary conserved master regulators of sensory neuronal specification and play a critical role in pain perception. Our data also uncover novel pathways in multiple species that regulate evolutionary conserved nociception.
PRDM12 Is Transcriptionally Active and Required for Nociceptor Function Throughout Life.
Project description:PR domain-containing member 12 (PRDM12) is a key developmental transcription factor in sensory neuronal specification and survival. Patients with rare deleterious variants in PRDM12 are born with congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP) due to the complete absence of a subtype of peripheral neurons that detect pain. In this paper, we report two additional CIP cases with a novel homozygous PRDM12 variant. To elucidate the function of PRDM12 during mammalian development and adulthood, we generated temporal and spatial conditional mouse models. We find that PRDM12 is expressed throughout the adult nervous system. We observed that loss of PRDM12 during mid-sensory neurogenesis but not in the adult leads to reduced survival. Comparing cellular biophysical nociceptive properties in developmental and adult-onset PRDM12 deletion mouse models, we find that PRDM12 is necessary for proper nociceptive responses throughout life. However, we find that PRDM12 regulates distinct age-dependent transcriptional programs. Together, our results implicate PRDM12 as a viable therapeutic target for specific pain therapies even in adults.


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New York City Council Passes Resolution, Calls on Albany to Pass Legislation Ending Racially Biased, Costly, Unlawful Marijuana Possession Arrests
More than 90% of Marijuana Possession Arrests Come from NYC

NYC Council Joins Bloomberg, Kelly, District Attorneys in Calling on Albany to Act Swiftly and Pass Legislation to Close Loopholes, Standardize Penalties and Return to Intent of 1977 Decriminalization Law

Tony Newman, Drug Policy Alliance: 646-335-5384

Alfredo Carrasquillo, VOCAL NY: 718-415-9254

Kyung Ji Rhee, Center For NuLeadership: 347-712-0259

NEW YORK: Yesterday, the New York City Council passed Resolution 986-A which calls for an end to racially biased, costly, unlawful arrests. The resolution, introduced by Council Members Melissa Mark-Viverito and Oliver Koppell, was co-sponsored by a majority of Council members and passed by an overwhelming majority during the monthly Stated meeting. The resolution calls for closing the loophole to clarify the marijuana possession law in New York. The New York State Legislature decriminalized personal possession of marijuana in 1977, finding that arresting people for small amounts of marijuana "needlessly scars thousands of lives while detracting from the prosecution of serious crimes."
More than ninety percent of marijuana possession arrests come from New York City because of the City's aggressive stop-and-frisk policies that have swept up 700,000, mostly young and black and Latino men in 2011 alone.
"Despite marijuana having been decriminalized since 1977, tens of thousands of mostly black and Latino young people are arrested after a police officer asks them to take marijuana out of their pocket during a stop-and-frisk," said Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito. "By passing this resolution, the City Council is calling on the Senate to stop playing politics with the lives of our City's young black and Latino men and pass this legislation."
As numerous news articles and research have demonstrated, the NYPD engages in unlawful practice of mischarging and arresting people for marijuana possession after an illegal search; or, the arrest occurs when the person complies with an NYPD officer's directive to "empty their pockets." Many people comply, even though they're not legally required to do so. If a person pulls mari¬juana from their pocket or bag, it is then "open to public view." The police then arrest the person for burning or possession in public view. These arrests needlessly criminalizes young people – especially young people of color – and harms the relationship between law enforcement and the community.
"This resolution is not just about decriminalizing marijuana. It's about raising the bar on how we achieve accountability, racial equity, and most of all, public safety built on policies that encourage community engagement and solutions," said Chino Hardin, leader trainer at Center for NuLeadership. "It is not just a resolution but investment in the right direction, and we call on our legislative leaders to join the growing and diverse community leadership for safety and justice."
Mayor Bloomberg, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, and all five New York City District Attorneys support legislation in Albany introduced at the request of Governor Cuomo that clarifies the existing marijuana possession in public view law in order to prevent unlawful arrests by police officers and to reduce the racial disparities of those arrested.
"There's no better example of how the war on drugs has become an excuse to criminalize low-income communities of color in New York City than the marijuana arrests crusade. The City Council is showing leadership calling for an to end these racially biased and costly marijuana arrests," said Alfredo Carasquillo, a community organizer with VOCAL-NY. "It's time to start investing in classrooms, human services and jobs instead of wasting tens of millions of dollars every year locking up tens of thousands of Black and Latino youth for a minor offense that was decriminalized 35 years ago."
The resolution calls on the New York Senate to act swiftly and pass legislation, "putting Governor Cuomo's proposal into effect in order to end the practice."
"There are five days left of the legislative session, and as we know from data, the marijuana arrests spike in the summer," said gabriel sayegh, state director the Drug Policy Alliance's New York office. "If the legislature doesn't act this year, thousands more young people of color will be unlawfully arrested, saddled with a criminal record, and face significant barriers to overcome for life, while their white counterparts will be largely left alone. That's shameful. The time for reform is now."
To read Council Resolution 986-A, click here.
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A Dublin mother, whose children were seriously injured in an arson attack, fears the perpetrator will target her family home again once he's released from prison.
Maggie Green (31) was in her rented apartment in Inchicore, Co Dublin with her three children when their home was set on fire on September 18, 2017.
As a result, Maggie and her children Francie (9) and Savannah (7) were left fighting for their lives and suffered horrific, permanent injuries. Her third child John (13) was also treated for smoke inhalation, but is still traumatised by the incident.
Then, less than a month later the same man threw a pipe bomb at another family home.
For his crimes, Ian O'Connor (29) of Emmet Crescent, Inchicore, was jailed for ten years, but for Ms Green the damage he inflicted on her family's lives will last a lifetime.
"I'm absolutely disgusted by the judge's sentence," she told Independent.ie.
"O'Connor received 12 years for what he done to my family, but the judge suspended the final two on condition that he keeps the peace. He was then sentenced to six years imprisonment for the other fire, but it will run concurrently with the first.
"This means that the other family got no justice at all. With good behaviour I'm convinced he'll be out in six years," she said.
Ms Green said that she felt O'Connor was not remorseful in court and does not believe prison will rehabilitate him.
"He's a very sick and evil man. Myself and my children are so scared thinking about the day when he's released.
"I fear that he'll come after us again because we're the reason he's behind bars. A man like that needs to be locked up for life.
"My children and I are covered in scars and every time I look at them I think about what this monster has done.
"Thankfully, we have now moved out of that apartment and are getting help, but we've a long journey ahead of us," she said.
The young mother added that she thought her whole family were going to die in the arson attack.
She said she remembered her youngest son telling her that he was going to heaven and that he would come back and help them escape the fire.
In her victim impact statement which was read out in court, Ms Green said that her seven-year-old daughter's hearing aid had melted in the fire causing a permanent scar to her ear.
Ms Green was trapped upstairs by the blaze and tried unsuccessfully to smash the windows to escape. She covered her two youngest children with wet towels in her bedroom and was choking on smoke when they were rescued by the fire brigade.
He escaped via a balcony at the back of the apartment with the help of a neighbour who brought him a ladder.


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Q: Is this the best way to open a dialog for a custom page? I did some looking around and I was planning on creating the following js function to open a custom page in a dialog:
     //Handle the DialogCallback callback
          function DialogCallback(dialogResult, returnValue){
          }

      //Open the Dialog
      function OpenDialog(url){
       var options = {
            url:url + "?IsDlg=1",
         width: 700,
         height: 700,
         dialogReturnValueCallback: DialogCallback
         };
     SP.UI.ModalDialog.showModalDialog(options);
     return false;
      }

Is this the right way to do this?  I thought I had read somewhere that I could just add the IsDlg query string parameter to make this happen, but this does not appear to work.

A: That is the only way I have seen.  From what I understand , the "IsDlg=1" querystring parameter strips the ribbon and navigtion controls off the page, but doesn't actually create the dialogue box.

A: With the Custom Dialog you have two things; the caller which includes the javascript code you included and then the page that is loaded in the dialog.  The code you provided would load the given page in a dialog.  Typically that is stored separately from the calling page.
As @andrew.petersen15 noted, the IsDlg=1 is just used to change the way the page is rendered and strips off many of the page objects such as the ribbon and nav since they do not apply within a dialog.

A: I guess we haven't established whether or not you are actually able to see a dialog window open, or whether it looks like a full page when it opens, and not a dialog window.
If it's the latter, when you are calling your OpenDialog function, does the url you are passing already contain a query string?
For example
OpenDialog("/_layouts/custompage.aspx?someparam=1");
If so, I'm not sure the "?IsDlg=1" that you are appending will work. If the url you are passing to OpenDialog already contains a querystring, you would need to append "&IsDlg=1" instead.

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220044 - SdKfz 250/251 Expansion Set- SdKfz 250/8 & 251/9 St
The SdKfz 251/9, also called "kanonenwagen", was equipped with a short-barrel 75mm (2.95 in) howitzer, which used the same mounting as the StuG III. It was nicknamed "Stummel" (Stump), and committed in great numbers on the Eastern Front. First ordered in a March 1942 specification, Büssing-NAG delivered two prototypes in June, tested in Russia. A first batch of 150 vehicles was delivered during the following months, based on the Ausf C. By late 1944, a major modification included a revised modular higher gun-mount with a coaxial MG42 for close defense. This modular version was sometimes called "Kanone 51" and was also used to create the SdKfz 250/8 and the SdKfz 234/3.
The latter design gave better protection, better depression and higher traverse (20° on each side). Normal traverse was 10 to 12° on each side, and a -5 +20° elevation. The gun provision was 52 rounds, but many were carried wherever it was possible, notably on the rifle racks and crammed in extra soft bags. Scissor binoculars and relocated a Fuspr.f 2 meter rod-antenna were also present. The Stummel was first introduced with the SS-Panzerregiment 4 "Der Führer", 2nd SS Armored Division and, later, (after the Ausf D came into service in 1944) in most armored reconnaissance units, and the paratrooper division "Hermann Göring". Such vehicles could be carried inside the Me323 "Gigant".
The SdKfz 250/8 was the standard SPG variant, carrying the short barrel 75mm (2.95 in) KwK37 L/24 howitzer and, later, a K51(Sf) with 20 rounds in store. Production was planned in the spring of 1943 with the Alte chassis (but never produced), and then switched to the Neu chassis in 1944 when actual production begun.
EXPANSION KIT ONLY
Requires one of the following Base kits:
Enough parts to make one of the following variants:
280038 SdKfz 250/1 Neu → SdKfz 250/8 Neu
280031 SdKfz 251/1 Ausf C → SdKfz 251/9 Ausf C
280018 SdKfz 251/1 Ausf D → SdKfz 251/9 Ausf D
- Single 1/56 (28mm) scale plastic sprue
- Add-on product for our SdKfz 250 & SdKfz 251 base kits
- Enough parts to build TWO vehicles
- Highly detailed interior
- Include 4 crew figures
Number of Parts: 41 pieces / 1 sprue + 2 figure sprues


Firstly we want to offer a huge congratulations to you all. This week is a time to celebrate not only the amazing achievements you have all made in graduating, but also all of the incredible things you and all our students have done with their time in Aberystwyth.
Last year we made a pledge to grow together as part of the Aber family. Looking at you all today it's clear to see the incredible friendships, relationships, memories and ties made between every single one of you.
Won or competed in National competitions in Archery, Chess, Cheerleading, Octopush, Pool, Table Tennis and so many more.
Helped new students settle in and become part of our Aber family - thank you to all those A teamers and students that give their time and energy to making others feel welcome and cared for.
Aberystwyth wouldn't be what it is without the thriving Welsh language and culture. For the last couple of years the SU and UMCA have been campaigning to reopen Pantycelyn – we're greatful that the University have listened and we were thrilled Just a week ago, to hear that the Welsh government have confirmed a £5 million grant to support its refurbishment and we look forward to seeing it re-open in september 2019.
In May UMCA also managed to raise over £4,000 to Bronglais Hospital, came in second in the Rhyng-gol Eisteddfod, and held a hugely successful Rhyng-gol dance. It's been a very busy year between all the events and sports, and we're glad to say that the welsh language and culture is thriving.
It's not always in the big things that make the strongest memories, but in the small moments of pure joy, support or success and you will all leave here remembering many of the same things. Aber is in the phone full of sunset pictures, your food being stolen by seagulls on the sea front, on the concourse, in your flat – anywhere really! It's the difference between being soaked through from rain in the morning, to sitting in the sun on the beach with an ice-cream in the afternoon! It's sitting round a fire on North Beach with your friends, watching the sun come up after a night out in the Pier, or Yokos or a friend's house. The photos or the real life experience of storms battering the seafront, being part of an amazing or hilariously bad superteam, or joining the 41% of students that are part of one of our brilliant Clubs or Societies.
Aber is a place of no regrets and I hope you really lived and loved your time at Aber. So come back, visit, please don't be a stranger. Because of all the things Aber is, it's our family and it wouldn't be the same without the people who make it so wonderful, you guys. And we see this right to the end, with our Old Students' Association present here today. Have chat with them and keep in touch!
We all at the Students' Union wish you the absolute best in the future, live every minute to the fullest and enjoy the now. You've all achieved something huge by sitting in this room and no matter what you achieve in the future, your family here at Aber will always be proud of you. Good luck and ultimately, congratulations! Pob luc a llongifairchiadau. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
From the Students' Union Officer Team!


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Australian Film Institute
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BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards
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Black Film Critics Circle Awards
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British Independent Film Awards
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Broadcast Television Journalists Association
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Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
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Last Updated: Wednesday, 16 May 2007, 18:44 GMT 19:44 UK
Cameron hits back over grammars
The Conservatives are to back the government's City Academies
Conservative leader David Cameron has attempted to calm a row with his own MPs over selection in schools, saying the debate is "entirely pointless".
The MPs are angry about plans to scrap Tory support for grammar schools and selection based on academic ability.
Mr Cameron believes middle-class children dominate the grammar school intake, shutting out children from poorer backgrounds.
But some Tory MPs are challenging the change of policy, dubbing it "absurd".
Backbenchers voiced their opposition to it at a meeting on Wednesday, arguing there has been no debate within the party about opposing academic selection.
We must break free from the belief that academic selection is any longer the way to transform the life chances of bright poor kids.
Tory education spokesman
Analysis: Why the Tory shift?
Q&A: Grammar schools
In full: Willetts speech
Backbencher Roger Gale said "I am extremely unhappy and I think he is profoundly wrong in the conclusions he has reached."
Evidence from his Kent constituency showed "grammar schools offer a leg up, offer social mobility to those who would otherwise deny it," he added.
He said the "jury was still out" on the government's academy schools, which were backed by Mr Cameron.
Graham Brady, a member of Mr Cameron's shadow cabinet, told BBC Radio 4's PM: "I don't think it's true to say grammar schools entrench privilege.
"The only reason we don't have more children with free school meals in grammar schools is that there aren't grammar schools in urban areas and certainly I have always supported more grammar schools and more selection where parents want it."
'Sheep and goats'
But Mr Cameron dismissed the MPs' concerns saying: "I think this is an entirely pointless debate."
He said history had shown that establishing grammar schools was "extremely difficult and... often leads to them being very unpopular and they are then got rid of".
He added: "In 18 years of Conservative government, we didn't create a whole big number of grammar schools because parents fundamentally don't want their children divided into sheep and goats at the age of 11."
He repeated his pledge that existing grammar schools would not be abolished.
Earlier Tory education spokesman David Willetts backed Labour's controversial academy schools, saying it should be easier to set up and sponsor such institutions.
Academies are non-fee paying, non-selective state schools, which operate outside the control of local education authorities and have private sponsors.
Mr Willetts also distanced himself from the traditional Tory belief in academic selection, saying it was "fantasy" to say selection at the age of 11, which takes place in grammar schools, could be fair.
He said the Tories could use legislation "left behind" by Tony Blair to push academies further than Gordon Brown, Mr Blair's likely successor, "would ever dare to do".
Mr Willetts told the CBI: "We must break free from the belief that academic selection is any longer the way to transform the life chances of bright poor kids.
"We just have to recognise that there is overwhelming evidence that such academic selection entrenches advantage, it does not spread it."
The willingness of middle-class parents to put time and money into extra tuition for their children meant a fair test at age 11 was impossible to design, he said.
'Leafy suburbs'
"[Academy schools] are doing well in very difficult circumstances. They show that proper academic rigour should never just be reserved for the leafy suburbs and for prosperous families. We in the Conservative Party back them wholeheartedly," Mr Willetts said.
But to encourage the rapid expansion of academies, he said it should be easier for parents or other groups to set up schools and the requirement for sponsors to provide a minimum £2m should be dropped.
Proposals also include having a single academy contract to make it easier for providers to run a nationwide network of schools, and allowing providers to run schools with streaming and "robust discipline" to show that "even in our toughest areas traditional teaching works".
He also wants to commission independent research into what teaching methods work.
'No substance'
Liberal Democrat education spokeswoman Sarah Teather said the policy change showed that the Tories were "desperately searching for some substance on education".
Meanwhile, left-wing Labour MPs and teachers' unions had hoped Gordon Brown would abandon the academies initiative, which they have branded the "privatisation" of state education.
But on Tuesday, the chancellor gave his backing to the scheme, telling the BBC it was "right" that wealthy individuals "put something back into the community".
At the same time, Education Secretary Alan Johnson said the government would "limit" the number of academies to 400.
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Gordon's ist eine bekannte Marke für Gin, der in der schottischen Cameronbridge-Brennerei und an weiteren Orten weltweit unter Lizenz hergestellt wird. Die Produktgeschichte reicht bis in das 18. Jahrhundert zurück. Mit 3,9 Millionen weltweit abgesetzten 9-Liter-Einheiten im Jahr 2012 war die Marke der einzige Gin unter den Top 25 Premium-Spirituosenmarken der westlichen Welt. Unter Berücksichtigung aller Marktsegmente belegt Gordon's Gin mengenmäßig weltweit den zweiten Platz nach der philippinischen Marke Ginebra San Miguel. Gordon's Gin gehört dem multinationalen Spirituosenkonzern Diageo, der Gordon's allerdings im Gegensatz zu Tanqueray nicht zu seinen "strategischen Marken" zählt.

Geschichte

Der Schotte Alexander Gordon gründete 1769 seine Destillerie, ursprünglich im Londoner Stadtteil Southwark gelegen. Die Destillerie zog 1786 nach Clerkenwell in die Goswell Road, wo sie sich bis heute befindet. Ab 1800 belieferte Gordon's die Royal Navy, 1898 verschmolz die Firma mit Charles Tanqueray & Co. zur Tanqueray Gordon & Co. Der letzte Nachfahre des Gründers, Charles Gordon, verstarb 1899. 1904 wurde die typische viereckige Flasche aus grünem Glas eingeführt, mit flacher Front und gewölbter Rückseite. Diese Flaschenform ist heute nur noch auf dem britischen Markt erhältlich, auf Exportmärkten und Lizenzproduktionen sind die Gordon's-Flaschen aus klarem Glas.

Gordon's entwickelte 1929 einen Orange Gin und zwei Jahre später einen Lemon Gin, die Produktion der beiden Sorten wurde 1988 eingestellt. Seit 2011 vermarktet Diageo Gordon's Gin zusammen mit Schweppes-Tonic als Fertigmischgetränk.

Die erste Ernennung zum Hoflieferanten erteilte König Georg V. 1925, das Unternehmen war danach noch Inhaber weiterer Royal Warrants, so des damaligen Prince of Wales, des späteren Eduard VIII. ab 1929 sowie des Königs Georg VI. ab 1941. Gordon's ist seit 1955 Hoflieferant Königin Elisabeths II., ihre Mutter Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ernannte Gordon's 1988 zum Hoflieferanten.

Herstellung
Von Anfang an wurde Gordon's aus dreifach gebranntem Neutralalkohol hergestellt. Die Rezeptur soll bis heute gleich geblieben sein, sie enthält die für Gin typische Zutat Wacholderbeeren, ferner Koriandersamen, Arznei-Engelwurz, Orangen- und Zitronenschalen sowie weitere Zutaten. Einzelheiten sind bis heute geheim. Der Unterschied zu den bis dahin bekannten Ginsorten war, dass Gordon den ursprünglich zum Gin hinzugefügten Zucker wegließ, woher auch der seitdem bis heute gebräuchliche Name London Dry Gin für diese Art der Abfüllung stammt.

Gordon's wurde ursprünglich in der Alkoholstärke 40 Volumenprozent hergestellt.  Im Jahr 1992 senkte der Eigentümer der heutigen Alexander Gordon & Co. und damit Inhaber der Marke Gordon's, die Diageo plc, den Alkoholgehalt für Großbritannien auf 37,5 %. Heute ist Gordon's in verschiedenen Abfüllungen mit 37,5 %, 47,5 % und 47,3 % erhältlich. Gordon's wird in Lizenz auch in den USA, Südafrika, Neuseeland, Kanada und anderen Ländern destilliert.

Seit einiger Zeit ist von Gordon's auch ein Sloe Gin erhältlich, darüber hinaus gibt es aromatisierte Varianten mit Holunderblüte und Gurke.

Marketing

Gordon's Gin stellte 1951 bei den Dreharbeiten für African Queen den Gin zur Verfügung, den Humphrey Bogart in seiner Rolle als Kapitän Charlie Allnutt exzessiv konsumiert und den Katharine Hepburn in einer zentralen Szene des Films über Bord schüttet. Im Gefolge des Films steigerte Gordon's seine Verkäufe um 26 Prozent. Man entwickelte eine Werbekampagne "The African Scene" mit Outtakes aus dem Film und verpflichtete einen Bogart-Imitator, um ein Band für ein kostenfreies Kundentelefon zu besprechen. Die Kampagne ist einer der ersten dokumentierten Fälle von Produktplatzierung in einem Hollywood-Film.

Etwa 70 % des Ende der 1990er in englischen Pubs und Clubs konsumierten Gins war Gordon's.

Künstlerische Rezeption
Gordon's Gin war fast das ganze 20. Jahrhundert über Marktführer bei internationalem Markengin. Vor dem Aufkommen von Super-Premium-Marken in den 1990ern war Gordon's in englischsprachigen Ländern fast synonym mit Gin für Martini oder Gin Tonic. Entsprechend häufig taucht das Produkt in Literatur und Film auf, ohne notwendigerweise eine bestimmte Bedeutung zu transportieren oder gar im Mittelpunkt zu stehen. Dennoch ist der soziale Konsum von Markenprodukten immer sozial konnotiert. Bei Gordon's Gin war diese Konnotation in den USA und England ab Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts die Mittelklasse.

Ernest Hemingway veröffentlichte 1951 in der Zeitschrift Holiday zwei Kurzgeschichten. Eine davon trägt den Titel The Good Lion und handelt von einem geflügelten Löwen aus Venedig, der nach Afrika geht. Dort lehnt er es ab, Fleisch zu fressen, insbesondere Menschenfleisch ist ihm zuwider. Dem Löwen steht der Sinn nach Pasta, die anderen Löwen lehnen ihn ab und entsprechend fliegt er nach Venedig zurück. Wieder im Herz der Zivilisation – in Harry's Bar – bestellt er einen sehr trockenen Martini mit Gordon's Gin. Und ein Sandwich mit Menschenfleisch.

Gordon's Gin ist der Namensgeber des Frühwerks Gordon's Makes Us Drunk (1972) von Gilbert & George. Der zwölfminütige Film zeigt eine absurde Sequenz, in der Gilbert & George an einem runden Tisch sitzen, Gin Tonic bis zur Trunkenheit konsumieren und so ironische Fragestellungen zu Identität, Nationalität und "gutem Benehmen" aufwerfen. Der Dialog besteht vor allem aus dem Satz "Gordon's Makes Us Drunk", deutsch "Gordon's macht uns betrunken".

Weblinks

 Offizielle Website für Gordon's Gin

Einzelnachweise

Spirituosenmarke
Gin
Essen und Trinken (Schottland)


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President Trump skipped his Christmas celebrations last year, he forwent his New Years plans, and he is still refusing to leave the White House as the federal government shut down continues.
Trump has mentioned he wants to be ready the very second that lawmakers bring him a bill that he can sign into law to reopen the government.
He's ready and he's waiting.
But, where are the Democrats? Beaching with lobbyists in Puerto Rico, according to White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel similarly called out Democrat lawmakers for abandoning their legislative chamber to relax on the beach.
The Washington Examiner reports that Bold PAC Chairman Congressman Tony Cardenas justified the trip by saying Democrats in the House have passed bills to reopen the government that did not include $5 billion for the construction of a new border wall. Trump promised to veto any of these bills, but none were taken up for a vote in the Senate.