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1st Alakajam!22-24 September 2017
Spalchemy
You're trapped in an abandoned space station. Luckily, you happen to be an alchemist and know how to turn gold into highly packed spacecraft fuel. Now, if only you had the gold..
Dash forward: W or Up
Turning: A/D or Left/Right
bradur • 3 years ago •
I don't believe I've ever played a zero-gravity game in 2D before. I really liked the concept and exectuion here. The graphics were ok, and the sounds & music fit well with the game.
I would have liked more levels and perhaps some kind of time limit so that you'd really have to learn how to move fast.
Tegu • 3 years ago •
@braudur Thanks for playing! Never played a zero-gravity 2D game? Perhaps you just didn't think of, for example, cave shooters or something like the classic Asteroids. :)
Unfortunately, I didn't think about adding more levels, so now my game structure would be awful to modify for different levels.. But hmm, a time limit or something could be doable still. I meant to have enemies and a part where the player would actually turn the gold into fuel, but I'm slow and didn't have much time anyways.
DaFluffyPotato • 3 years ago •
It was a decent idea, but it doesn't align with the theme very well. It seems like you saw the space station theme, made a game about collecting fuel in a space station, found that the theme was actually alchemy, then retextured the fuel into gold. The music was nice and I liked the background.
@DaFluffyPotato I agree, it doesn't meet the theme well. I kinda wanted to combine both of the themes but the actual theme turned out to be missing.
I thought that if one of the goals of alchemy was to produce gold, what if I reversed that? That there is plenty of gold but less something like fuel? I don't know, it doesn't really make sense, especially when I eventually didn't even make the fuel transformation part. On the other hand, even that would have been only one thing slapped on top, not really thematically an integral part of the game.
Zeriver • 3 years ago •
Hm interesting game mechanic and it actually feels fun to 'swim' through space station. Shame there are no enemies, obstacle or time limit. Game doesn't fit the theme but that isn't really that important for me anway. I liked 8 bit music and sound when you pick up gold.
Laguna • 3 years ago •
Nice Entry! I really like the feel of being in zero gravity. You paid attention to a lot of details, like the super cute animation for the "swimming" like movement, different music forthe win screen and the parallax for the stars. Once I had collected all the 6 gold pieces, I did not know what to do, but found the exit quite quickly. You could show a small "go to the exit" message, which would help players figure out, what to do.
Great game!
@Laguna: Haha, I'm glad you liked those details. Although, I made those when I should have been making the gameplay more meaningful (like the other comments suggest). And to be honest, I didn't even happen to think about a "go to the exit" message although it sounds obvious now. I guess that is a downside of knowing exactly what to do and where to go..
Walnoot • 3 years ago •
I love these controls, very original! You should keep working on this, I feel like this would be a lot of fun with some more obstacles/enemies to work around. One small nitpick I have is that the wall are a bit sticky, the game would probably feel better if they were a bit bouncier.
KorbohneD • 3 years ago •
Neat little thing with a neat little idea. With time I took on the rythm of the music to "swim" trough the space station. Was a little bit boring because I did not know where to go for the gold stuff.
But its a cute atempt!
Rakart • 3 years ago •
Cool game !
I really enjoyed the movement mechanic even if the collisions were a bit inconvenient, the loss of velociity was pretty hard. I think if you were to keep working on it and build the level design around that movement mechanic it could become a really fun game quite easily.
The thing that bugged me the most was the relation to the theme. I see that you had a pretty clear idea in mind but it didn't really translate into the game.
Congratulations on the entry !
Aurel300 • 3 years ago •
Hi! We played your game with Danae on this twitch channel, and now the video is available on YouTube. Feel free to check it out :)
Danae plays: Spalchemy
HuvaaKoodia • 3 years ago •
Had a bit of fun self-enforcing a rule of using as few strokes as possible. It would be nice to have some sort of time or energy related challenges to beat. Currently there is no challenge just the experience of floating in an abandoned space station, which isn't that bad on its own to be honest.
The other things I meant to say have already been said. It's ok.
thomastc • 3 years ago •
Ha, two themes :) Cute retro graphics, and a proper ending with its own soundtrack, nice! Pity the game is a bit dull, because you can take as long as you like to gather the gold. Either a time limit, or some obstacles/puzzles would have been nice.
Also, of course flapping your arms in zero-G doesn't really work that way :D How about this for controls: you can only change direction when you are near a wall, and you can only push away from the wall?
@KorbohneD I did not want to have any arrows or pointers where the gold is. Although, perhaps it would have worked better if the world was more interesting to explore.
@Walnoot @Rakart Yes, the walls are kinda sticky. Initially, the player was just sliding along the wall without losing speed, so I put some multiplier there and went on. The bouncing would make some sense as well, except if you could only push from the walls (as suggested by thomastc).
@Aurel300 Thanks a lot! Too bad I missed it (although I was in the chat, or more precisely, I had a client connected to the chat while I was away). As I mentioned in the IRC channel, the music was just something made with BeepBox. Earlier, I have only used music generators but this time I wanted to make the music as well. In fact, the one piece of sound effect was also made with BeepBox.
@HuvaaKoodia A stroke count actually something I considered afterwards. And energy, hmm, could be interesting as well. And to be honest, the space station was not meant to be abandoned, but it became one as I didn't make any enemies. :D
@thomastc Oh wow, that kind of controls sound interesting. At least worth trying out and seeing if they work. And haha, no, I didn't really think of physical feasibility of anything, given the entire premise is quite absurd already. I just wanted the guy to move somehow but it indeed ended up looking like swimming. The little alchemist would need some huge wings to move around like that in air.
Thanks a lot for the comments and suggestions! Now I'm starting to feel bad as I haven't made a modified version (yet?). :D
Jupiter_Hadley • 3 years ago •
Simple, but nice game! I included it in my compilation video series of all of the games entered in the Alakajam #1, if you'd like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/QBXJYhpSjpA
Collect the gold and escape from the space station
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I understand that if my app was to use separate databases for authentication and domain data then it would be a no brainer and option 2 would be the answer.  But this app is very simple with one database, so I'm wondering if I may be able to get away with option 1.
The ApplicationDbContext that was created for me inherits from IdentityDbContext.  I don't know if that has other implications if I were to go with option 1 and add my entities to ApplicationDbContext.
I did start down the road of option 2, but quickly found that things like Add-Migration wouldn't work when the project had 2 contexts.  I found that the Add-Migration command now has a -context switch which can be used to tell the command which context to use, but I'm a bit concerned that I will run into other issues.  Particularly I am going to be using VS Team Services to build and deploy the app to Azure using continuous deployment, and I don't know if those build and release features will cope with the multiple DB contexts.
Any advice from somebody in the know?  This has got to be a pretty standard requirement, right?

A: Hence your app is very simple one,you can use ApplicationDbContext for your domain models as well.That means, I would like to recommend you to use single context class for your app.If you do so,you can easily manage your business requirements (i.e. any relations between your classes) with the users and Roles on the IdentityDbContext context.

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Better the devil you know? Which governing law should I choose?
Ágnes Bejó | 31 October 2017
The issue of governing law often arises in cross-border M&A deals or contractual relationships. At such times – either due to the UK domicile of a contracting party, or to the widespread use of the Anglo-Saxon templates – it is often the English law that is chosen. It may turn out to be important to understand the difference it can mean to the parties' positions if instead of Hungarian law they were to opt for English law – for example, when drawing up the documents for a company acquisition.
Warranty issues
The most important and most closely scrutinised aspect of all M&A transactions is the extent of liability undertaken by the seller for the past of the company. If we rely purely on the provisions of Hungarian law, the seller's warranty liability will only extend to the shares of the company being free from encumbrances and claims, and not to the company's legal, financial or business status.
Contracts concluded under Hungarian law have, however, recently adopted the concept of "representations and warranties" from the English-speaking world, that is translated simply as "szavatossági nyilatkozat" (warranty declaration). If any such "warranty declaration" of the seller later turns out to be untrue, the seller must indemnify the buyer for its losses incurred as a result of this, under the general rules of civil law.
It's important to bear in mind that if the contract is subject to UK law, then a breach of the representations and warranties could incur slightly different sanctions to those described above. Any "misrepresentation" may result in other sanctions – for example, the right to rescission – over and above the indemnification claim. For example, if the seller warrants that the target company is not under liquidation, and it later turns out that this representation was untrue, then – if UK law is chosen – the buyer could actually rescind the contract if it proves that acquiring a company under liquidation is not in its interest.
Contracts following the English model often contain an "indemnity" clause, based on which the seller incurs a payment obligation towards the buyer upon the occurrence of some predefined event (for example, the enforcement of a claim against the target company).
In contracts governed by Hungarian law, this tends to be translated as "kártalanítási kötelezettség" (compensation obligation). Although there is not yet any Hungarian case-law in this regard, presumably the court would require proof that all the conditions for the indemnification or compensation are in place, in order for an indemnity clause to be enforced. This means that the buyer would have to prove, among other things, the extent of the losses suffered, and the existence of a causal relationship between the event and the losses.
Indemnity is judged differently, however, if the contractual provision is based on English law. This is because, in the UK legal system, the seller's liability is triggered immediately in the case of a payment obligation based on indemnity, regardless of whether the buyer has incurred a loss. In other words, in the above example, if the liquidation was a consequence of a threatened tax audit or fine and the seller undertook indemnity for this, then the sum in question must be paid to the buyer without any need for it to prove that it has incurred losses as a result.
Contracts written on the basis of English law often use expressions with subtleties of meaning that have no particular relevance in Hungarian law, but which are nevertheless important in contracts concluded under English law. For example, in a contract under Hungarian law it matters little whether the parties refer to a commitment as an "undertaking" or a "covenant". Under English law, however, an "undertaking" is a more serious commitment than a "covenant", because the financial expenditure necessary for fulfilling an undertaking is not regarded as limited in English legal practice.
Similarly, in English legal practice it makes a difference whether someone agrees to make its "best effort" or its "best endeavours" to fulfil an obligation. While in contracts concluded under Hungarian law, both phrases would probably just mean that the contracting party agrees to "do all in his power" to achieve the specified objective, under English law "best efforts" require more effort than "best endeavours"; and, according to case law, the latter is also held up against a standard of reasonableness.
So which legal system is more favourable?
Like most questions asked of legal advisers, there is no simple answer to this one either. Naturally, the use of a foreign legal system will entail certain complications, a diminished sense of security and, due to the involvement of foreign legal advisers, additional costs. It is particularly ill-advised to stipulate a foreign governing law if the judicial body presiding over the case will be Hungarian: untold complications and additional costs could be incurred if a Hungarian court will later have to interpret English law.
On the other hand, if the parties use a contract based on the English model, there are several arguments in favour of stipulating English law. While the interpretation of certain expressions used in English legalese may be backed by hundreds of years of case law, it is often highly uncertain how a Hungarian court will interpret a commitment that has been borrowed from English law but is articulated under Hungarian law. And this could easily lead to unpleasant surprises for either of the parties to the contract.
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When he's not working with the team on our latest creation he's usually spending time with his wife Emma and young son Jack, walking their dogs come rain or shine. Further afield, Adam is a keen traveller or, closer to home, unwinds with a spot of mountain biking and some fine cask ales!
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Q: deleting products from database and reloading into stock When you add a product to the cart, the number of products in stock decreases and when you remove the product from the cart, it returns to the old stock number.
What I want to do the deletion automatically every half hour. This code only works for one product. When I add the second product to the cart, only the first product's stock is returned. Can you help me?
I tried mongoose expire but it just cleans the database and the stocks don't come back.
And when I add the second product I get this error:
UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: VersionError: No matching document found for id "60b21e0f0bfc782b80b17e8f" version 31 modifiedPaths "cart, cart.items"

And this is console output:

[
  {
    _id: 60b3487145fab827845f87b1,
    productId: 60b24b9e89389908c8bbb3b2,
    quantity: 1
  }
]
user.product:  60b24b9e89389908c8bbb3b2 productId:  60b24b9e89389908c8bbb3b2
[
  {
    _id: 60b3487145fab827845f87b1,
    productId: 60b24b9e89389908c8bbb3b2,
    quantity: 1
  },
  {
    _id: 60b3487a45fab827845f87b2,
    productId: 60b25119c9f0da205409d6ce,
    quantity: 1
  }
]
user.product:  60b24b9e89389908c8bbb3b2 productId:60b25119c9f0da205409d6ce
user.product:  60b25119c9f0da205409d6ce productId:  60b25119c9f0da205409d6ce

this is my code:

setTimeout(async function(){
            const items = await req.user.cart.items;
            console.log(items);
            for(var i=0; i<items.length; i++){
                var user = items[i];
                console.log("user.product: ", user.productId, "productId: ", productId);
                if(user.productId == productId){
                    var result = items[i].quantity;
                }
            }

            const product = await Product.findById(productId);
            const productQuantity = product.productQuantity;
            const productQuantityResult = productQuantity + Number(result);
            product.productQuantity = productQuantityResult;
            await req.user.deleteCartItem(productId);
            await product.save();
        },  20000);

A: I think that your solution might not work in all cases, if the server crashed or was restarted, then you will lose the information about which product to get back to the stock and which to leave in the cart. I suppose you to use a cron job that does this task for you.
You can track the time this product was added to the cart, and run a cron job every 5 minutes to check the products that exceeded 30 minutes in the cart, and then bring them back to the stock. There are many tools that can be used to create cron jobs, node-cron and pm2 are good options


Hamworthy Krystallon, the leading marine scrubbing technology manufacturer, signed a significant contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world's biggest shipyard. The contract will see Hamworthy Krystallon deliver a scrubber system on a Liquified Petroleum Gas tanker being constructed for Solvang ASA. The 84.000 cubic meter (cbm) VLGC will have the world's first full vessel scrubber system.
The newbuild vessel will be fitted with two scrubbers; one for the main engine and one combined scrubber for three auxiliary engines. The scrubbers and washwater treatment will be situated in the funnel, in a modular design. This concept can readily be applied to similar vessels such as tankers, demonstrating that seawater scrubbers can help ship owners comply with upcoming regulations, irrespective of vessel type and size.
It is the first commercial contract for a full vessel system, allowing the vessel to operate whilst burning only heavy fuel oil. The newbuild vessel has been designed to take into account all aspects of energy efficiency and environmental performance, using Solvang's and HHI's extensive experience. The drive for energy efficiency will also see the vessel fitted with a next generation Hamworthy Cargo Handling system, which will ensure lower energy consumption and improved operational flexibility.
Initiatives specific to the exhaust gas cleaning systems, will include varying the washwater amounts depending on the load and sulphur content of the fuel oil, as well as installing an additional particulate matter (PM) capture system, which reduces PM emissions by in excess of 90%.
The new contract precedes what from this month is effectively a three-year deadline for the fitting of scrubber technology before the 2015 deadline for meeting 0.1% sulphur levels in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) Europe and North America comes into place. The increased need for speedy decision making as ship owners and operators face the pressures of meeting 2015 comes as shipowners face-up to the significant costs of using distillate fuel, the technical challenges of switching from heavy fuel oil to low sulphur products, as well as the considerable developments that need to be conducted with LNG, scrubbing technology remains the only proven and viable solution.
Commenting on the contract, Sigurd Jenssen, Managing Director, Hamworthy Krystallon, commented: "We are delighted to be working with Solvang ASA and HHI to deliver the world's first complete scrubber system, and the first ever scrubber to be fitted on a LPG carrier.


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Pilatus launches third-generation PC-12
By Kate Sarsfield2019-10-22T02:52:00+01:00
Pilatus has taken the wraps of its third-generation PC-12, which it describes as "the most advanced and versatile single-engine turboprop ever".
Dubbed the PC-12NGX, the aircraft features a host of enhancements over its PC-12NG predecessor. These include an improved Pratt & Whitney PT6E-67XP turboprop engine featuring electronic propeller and engine control system, including full authority digital engine control – a worldwide first in this market segment. It also has a new propeller low speed mode feature, which Pilatus says "creates a significant reduction in cabin noise for great passenger comfort".
Pilatus has also added a range of new features to the flightdeck, including its Honeywell avionics system – called advanced cockpit environment – which combines a cursor control device with the versatility of a smart touch screen. The cockpit also features a digital autothrottle, which Pilatus says "reduces pilot workload for greater safety and ensures automatic power optimisation in every phase of flight".
The PC-12NGX cabin has been completely redesigned, with a choice of six BMW Designworks interiors offering "extremely light passenger seats with optimum ergonomics with full-recline capability".
The cabin windows have been enlarged by 10% to enhance the PC-12 NGX's passenger experience and deliver more natural light. "The rectangular shape of the new windows, adapted from the PC-24 [light business jet], and dark windshield surround trim, create a distinctive ramp presence for the PC-12 NGX," the airframer notes.
Pilatus says the PC-12NGX builds on the experience gathered from the worldwide PC-12 fleet of over 1,700 aircraft with more than seven million flight hours.
Speaking at the launch of the PC-24NGX in Las Vegas on 21 October, Pilatus chief executive Markus Bucher said the Swiss airframer continuously seeks to innovate to "maintain the PC-12's leadership in the general aviation marketplace". He describes the PC-12NGX as "a showcase for the advanced technology collaboration" between Pilatus, Pratt & Whitney Canada and Honeywell.
"Together, we took the best and made it even better. What's more, our customers do not have to wait years into the future to enjoy these benefits, the PC-12 NGX is here today," Bucher says.
Base price of the PC-12NGX $4,.4 million, with typically equipped executive-configured aircraft priced at $5.4 million.
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Anthony Patrick Rogers1
M, #82911, b. 10 February 1971
Last Edited=9 Nov 2014
Anthony Patrick Rogers was born on 10 February 1971.1 He is the son of Captain Anthony Dyke Darby Rogers and Sonia Margery Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington.2
Benjamin Hanbury1
Benjamin Hanbury is the son of Thomas Francis Jeune Hanbury.2 He married Moira Elizabeth Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, daughter of Major Sir Arthur William Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, 13th Bt. and Elizabeth Mary Harrison, on 31 May 1969.1
Children of Benjamin Hanbury and Moira Elizabeth Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington
Emma Jane Hanbury2 b. 1970
Amanda Aline Hanbury2 b. 1973
[S466] Notices, The Telegraph, London, UK, 25 February 2005. Hereinafter cited as The Telegraph.
[S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
Emma Jane Hanbury1
F, #82913, b. 1970
Emma Jane Hanbury was born in 1970.1 She is the daughter of Benjamin Hanbury and Moira Elizabeth Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington.2
Amanda Aline Hanbury1
Amanda Aline Hanbury was born in 1973.1 She is the daughter of Benjamin Hanbury and Moira Elizabeth Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington.2
Joseph Holden Strutt1
M, #82915, b. 21 November 1758, d. 18 February 1845
Last Edited=20 Mar 2016
Joseph Holden Strutt was born on 21 November 1758.1 He was the son of John Strutt and Anne Goodday.1 He married Lady Charlotte Mary Gertrude FitzGerald, Baroness Rayleigh of Terling Place, daughter of Lt.-Gen. James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster and Lady Emilia Mary Lennox, on 23 February 1789 at Toulouse, FranceG.1 He died on 18 February 1845 at age 86.1
He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.1 He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1782 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel between 1782 and 1823 in the Essex Militia.1 He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1785 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Maldon between 1790 and 1826.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Essex.1 He gained the rank of Colonel in 1821 in the West Essex Militia.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Okehampton between 1826 and 1830.1 He lived at Terling Place, Witham, Essex, England.1
Children of Joseph Holden Strutt and Lady Charlotte Mary Gertrude FitzGerald, Baroness Rayleigh of Terling Place
Hon. Emily Anne Strutt1 b. 1790, d. 14 Dec 1864
John James Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place+1 b. 30 Jan 1796, d. 14 Jun 1873
Hon. Charlotte Olivia Strutt1 b. c 1798, d. 31 Jan 1897
William Henry Strutt1 b. 1800, d. 1805
Hon. Joseph Henry Strutt1
M, #82916, b. 1844, d. 1845
Hon. Joseph Henry Strutt was born in 1844.1 He was the son of John James Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place and Clara Elizabeth La Touche Vicars.1 He died in 1845.1
Ebba Lunderbye
F, #82917
Ebba Lunderbye is the daughter of Lief Lunderbye.1 She married Anthony Geoffrey Strutt, son of Captain Geoffrey St. John Strutt and Sybil Eyre Greenwell, on 12 December 1939.1 She and Anthony Geoffrey Strutt were divorced in 1951.1
Her married name became Strutt.
Child of Ebba Lunderbye and Anthony Geoffrey Strutt
Vivienne Ebba Strutt+1 b. 27 Aug 1940
Vivienne Ebba Strutt1
F, #82918, b. 27 August 1940
Vivienne Ebba Strutt was born on 27 August 1940.1 She is the daughter of Anthony Geoffrey Strutt and Ebba Lunderbye.1 She married Richard Maitland Sands, son of Kenneth Oswald Tatham Sands, on 5 August 1968.1
From 5 August 1968, her married name became Sands.1 She lived in 2003 at Hill Farm House, Thorpe Morieux, Suffolk, England.1
Child of Vivienne Ebba Strutt and Richard Maitland Sands
Richard Jonathan Neville Sands1 b. 1974
William Henry Strutt1
William Henry Strutt was born in 1800.1 He was the son of Joseph Holden Strutt and Lady Charlotte Mary Gertrude FitzGerald, Baroness Rayleigh of Terling Place.1 He died in 1805.1
Hon. Emily Anne Strutt1
F, #82920, b. 1790, d. 14 December 1864
Hon. Emily Anne Strutt was born in 1790.1 She was the daughter of Joseph Holden Strutt and Lady Charlotte Mary Gertrude FitzGerald, Baroness Rayleigh of Terling Place.1 She died on 14 December 1864.1


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The Covid-19 Series is a completed suite of 19 mixed media works on paper (27 cm x 34 cm) produced during the coronavirus pandemic and global lockdown that commenced in Canada on March 15, 2020. As a visual artist, Ace was impacted by the pandemic with the cancellation of all upcoming exhibitions, international conference presentations, artist residencies and access to his City of Ottawa art studio. Ace had a short window of opportunity to remove any art supplies from his art studio before the City restricted access. These works were completed at home during several months of self-imposed isolation in his makeshift studio.
This body of work is a self-portrait informed by the pandemic's impact and his personal reflections and observations on the history of similar impacts of global pandemics that his family and other Indigenous peoples have lived through in the recent and distant past. Ace's grandparents lived through and survived one of the most deadly global pandemics on record – the Spanish Flu (1918-1919). The Spanish Flu infected more than 500 million people world-wide and had an estimated mortality rate of between 17 million to 50 million people. In the work Influenza, Ace includes a photo taken by his grandmother Mary in the early 1920s of her younger sister Melvina holding Ace's father Cecil at the St. Joseph's Residential school in Spanish, Ontario. Ace's grandmother Mary and great-aunt Melvina are both survivors of the Spanish influenza pandemic. The text Those who are most susceptible to it… has historical and contemporary relevance in drawing attention to the lack of medical studies on how and why pandemics adversely impact the Indigenous and marginalized communities.
The Covid-19 Series is a visual response to the current coronavirus pathogen examined through an intervention of mixed media works comprised of manipulated photographs, electronic circuit-board scans, and modified historical portraits of Indigenous personages who survived past global pandemics; such as Maungwadaus (George Henry) (Mississauga) an Indigenous rights advocate, knowledge keeper and performer who travelled with his dance troupe to Europe in 1845, amidst the global smallpox pandemic that took its toll on his dancers and family, as reflected in the work Protection. Sacred symbols of Anishinaabeg power and protection are overlaid on top of these historical and contemporary images: where iconography such as the bnesi (thunderbird) as protector is rendered in manidoominens (glass beads) which translate from Anishinaabemowin to "spirit berries" of energy. The integration of glass beads coalesce with the electronic component (resistors, capacitors, light emitting diodes) floral motifs referencing Anishinaabe beadwork and medicinal plants, and together these glass beads and component floral works are a metaphor for individual and collective healing as they both store and release energy. The electronic circuitry schematic patterns can be read as a fully functioning system and like our global society is in a constant state of vulnerability and susceptible to disruptions, malfunctions, breakdowns or attacks rendering the system damaged or inoperable.
Two works in Ace's Covid-19 Series are unique. Physical Distance and Presence and Absence are two works on the opposite side of a single sheet of paper and beaded double-sided to reveal both the glass beads juxtaposed with thread stitching that would normally be on the back and not visible. The stitched exposed thread image of bnesi (thunderbird) appears on both sides of the paper and is a homage to the late expat Canadian artist Richard Hambleton who lived and worked in the Loisaida (Lower East Side) neighbourhood of New York City in the 1980s. Hambleton created startling life-sized shadow portraits on walls and dark alleys throughout Lower Manhattan from Chelsea to Soho to Loisaida. His expressive action-filled black silhouettes called Shadowman incorporated a splash technique that rendered the image in motion and decay simultaneously. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Hambleton's work coincided with the AIDS epidemic and was a stark reminder of the presence and absence of the plague years that devastated and adversely impacted, in particular the LGBTQ2S+ and artistic community of Loisaida, Chelsea and Soho. It is a virus that has not been cured and is still infecting the global community today.
Ace includes a photo-manipulated collage self-portrait in the work Occlude. The mask that partially covers the artist's face quickly became a symbol of a high level protection, and early on in the pandemic, one of controversy due to its limited supply and high demand for front-line health care workers. As well, the wearing of a mask took on a controversial political context, particularly in the United States, where many refused to wear one and this act of resistance placed millions of people at risk of contracting this highly contagious virus. The radiating ripple shadow-wave effect represent the invisible spread of the virus in human to human contact.
Also included in the suite is a work with a single beaded black square. This work is in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter and the protests that emerged across the United States (and globally) in response to the brutal murder of George Floyd who was handcuffed and asphyxiated by a police officer, along with 3 other officers on May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota. People protested en masse for weeks for George Floyd (and many other murdered Black men and women), despite the high risk of contracting Covid-19, to unite and come together to fight another global pandemic – racism.
The COVID-19 Series is a testament to our individual and collective perseverance, tenacity and survivance throughout history, and how we have sought new and innovative ways though science, medicine, technology, protest and faith to monitor, manage, troubleshoot and repair dysfunctions and aberrations that occur in our global and interconnected communities.
The COVID-19 series is complete at 19 works. Available for purchase at Heffel (here).
Contact please contact Tania Poggione, Director of the Heffel Montréal Office and Senior Consignment Specialist.
Occlude (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer, electronic components, glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Resuscitate (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer, electronic components, glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Protection (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer, electronic components, glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Pathogen (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer, electronic components, glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Quarantine (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer, electronic components, glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Rate of Infection (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer, electronic components, glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Codification (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer, electronic components, glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Dormant (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer and glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Transmission (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer, electronic components, glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Journey (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer, electronic components, glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Influenza (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer, electronic components, glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Premonitory (2020) ) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer, electronic components, glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
#BlackLivesMatter (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Thread and glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Physical Distance (2020) (Side One) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer, thread, glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Presence and Absence (2020) (Side Two) 27 x 34 cm. Thread and glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Ossuary (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer, electronic components, glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Contact Tracing (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer, electronic components, glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Herd Immunity (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer and glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Vaccine (2020) 27 x 34 cm. Photo-transfer, electronic components, glass beads on paper. Courtesy of Heffel Galleries.
Covid-19 Suite (2020). 19 works on paper. 27 x 34 cm each. Photo-transfer, electronic components, glass beads on paper. Available for purchase at Heffel Galleries. Framed.


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USDA, Alabama sign historic agreement to improve forests on public, private lands 30 mins ago / News
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Julia Sayers Gokhale
Spend Black Friday shooting clays at Selwood Farm
Play a round of 18 with the family over Thanksgiving weekend — but we're not talking about golf. Selwood Farm is a family-owned hunting preserve in Alpine, Alabama that holds bragging rights for opening the state's first sporting clay course in 1990. Thanksgiving weekend is a busy one for Selwood Farm (they're closed on Thanksgiving Day), including its annual Black Friday event that has become a tradition for many.
For $60 per person, you'll receive 100 sporting clays, a golf cart to take you through the 18-stand course (and eight additional stands for experienced shooters), and lunch from 2 Men And A Pig barbecue. You'll also have the opportunity to participate in drawings for prizes including Orca Coolers, Russell Boots, Selwood swag, restaurant gift cards, Dirk Walker Shooting shirts exclusive to Selwood Farm, and more.
"Our Black Friday event is something we started several years ago after discovering that several of the same families made it a tradition to visit Selwood annually the day after Thanksgiving," says Judith Jager, creative director of Selwood Farm. "We always joke that spending Black Friday at Selwood is much better than spending it at the mall — especially this year with COVID-19. We have loved being an outdoor escape for folks during this time."
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If you can't make it for the Friday event, Selwood Farm is open daily except Sundays and offers multiple activities. In addition to the sporting clay course, you can also shoot at the 5-stand, play the only Helice ring in Alabama (a European simulated live bird game), and hunt for quail and pheasant in the preserve's 800 acres. Currently owned by Dell and Carolyn Hill, Selwood Farm has been a licensed hunting preserve since 1984.
The history of Selwood Farm began in 1834 when James Mallory moved from Virginia to Alpine and settled Selwood. He prospered as a farmer and community leader and the land remained in his family until 1948.
Dell's father, O.V. Hill, purchased the property and raised cattle, sheep, poultry, and turkeys at Selwood. After Mr. Hill's death, Dell and Carolyn continued the cattle operation and a smoked turkey mail-order business for more than thirty-five years. The Hills decided to turn the farm into a recreational space when the cattle business was no longer profitable. Selwood was officially designated as a hunting preserve in 1984 and the sporting clays course opened in 1990.
Selwood, which means "the king's hunting forest," has become a destination for those both in-state and out. Thousands of people visit Selwood Farm each year to shoot, hunt, host events, or take a vacation. If you're looking for something to do with the family this Thanksgiving weekend, visiting Selwood Farm is a fun, socially distant outdoor activity that you can feel safe participating in. Plus, it's something the whole family can enjoy.
"There truly is something for everyone," says Jager, "even if it is just sitting on our front porch drinking a glass of sweet tea watching the sunset over the Selwood hills."
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Julia Sayers Gokhale is a writer and editor who has been working in the lifestyle journalism industry since 2012. She was Editor in Chief of Birmingham Magazine for five years and is now leading Yellowhammer News' lifestyle content. Find her on Instagram at @juliasayers or email her at julia@yellowhammernews.com.
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USDA, Alabama sign historic agreement to improve forests on public, private lands
U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary James Hubbard and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a shared stewardship agreement Jan. 12 to ensure the long-term sustainability of public and private lands in the state.
The agreement signed in an online ceremony is among USDA's Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Alabama Forestry Commission.
Shared Stewardship agreements establish a framework for federal and state agencies to collaborate better, focus on accomplishing mutual goals, further common interests and effectively respond to the increasing ecological challenges and natural resource concerns.
"Shared stewardship provides an incredible opportunity to work with the state of Alabama to set stewardship priorities together," Hubbard said. "We will combine our mutual skills and assets to achieve cross-boundary outcomes desired by all."
This agreement centers on USDA's commitment to work with states and other partners to use the best available science to identify high-priority forests that need treatment.
"From our rolling mountains to our sparkling coast, the world can understand why they call it 'Alabama the Beautiful,'" Ivey said. "I am pleased that we can build on the conservation efforts already happening through these strong federal and state partnerships. I look forward to our state continually working for the good of the people as well as our natural resources and to preserve our beautiful state for generations to come."
Alabama becomes the seventh state in the South and 23rd in the nation to sign such an agreement to strengthen partnerships to increase the scope and scale of critical forest treatments that support communities and improve forest conditions.
"We look forward to continuing to work together with our partner agencies under this shared stewardship agreement," said ADCNR Commissioner Chris Blankenship. "This agreement memorializes a lot of the good work we have already been doing together to manage the resources and enhance our beautiful state, and it adds new areas where we can grow our partnerships."
The agreement can be found at https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/shared-stewardship.
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Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Party Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through Alabama's biggest political stories, including:
— President Donald Trump has now been impeached again, but will Democrats actually follow through in the Senate?
— Is U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) really in danger of censure, expulsion and/or prosecution in Washington, D.C.?
— Where is Alabama's vaccine rollout in comparison to other states?
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Jackson and Handback are joined by State Senator Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) to discuss the U.S. Capitol riots and their fallout, the next legislative session and whether it will be shortened or not.
Jackson closes the show with a "Parting Shot" at those who believe threats of violence actually help their cause in spite of all the evidence that shows otherwise.
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Charlie made his television debut in a dramatic episode of E4's Hollyoaks. Charlie played Vernon, whose date with series favourite Harry takes a dramatic turn when Harry's ex-boyfriend James turns up.
Honor O'Neill joined the cast of Aladdin at the Hexagon in Reading this Christmas alongside children's favourite Justin Fletcher. Honor was part of the company and worked as Dance Captain.
Jo will perform as a Principle Vocalist on board the Silver Wind from 8th May until 13th November 2019. This is Jo's third voyage with Silverseas Cruises.
Rachael will be appearing as Gemma in The Quest at The Arcola Theatre. Rachael has recently finished a run of Death in Technicolor at The Waterloo East Theatre.
Richard can currently be seen in a television commercial for Breyers Delight. Richard recently appeared in Strangers on a Train for ATG. .
Fresh from graduating Performance Preparation Academy in 2019, Starr is to head off as Lead Singer onboard the Viking Sky.
Charlie Ward will undertake a major tour of Italy as the title role in a new production of Robin Hood. .
Richard most recently appeared as Doug Frear in Strangers on a Train for ATG. Having previously appeared in Against Captain's Orders for PunchDrunk.
Rachael has just completed filming for Jeff Wayne's upcoming Immersive theatre experience coming later this year.
Stefan Gough recently made his West End debut as Christopher Wren (cover) in the legendary production of The Mousetrap.
Olivia will be travelling the world as Lead Singer on board the Viking Jupiter.


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Noomi is apparently still busy shooting Ridley Scott's Prometheus, hence the lack of news – but there was a sign of life yesterday when she attended the 13th Annual White Tie & Tiara Ball in Windsor, United Kingdom. Pictures from the event have been added to the gallery.
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Macronuclear genome structure of the ciliate Nyctotherus ovalis: single-gene chromosomes and tiny introns.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Nyctotherus ovalis is a single-celled eukaryote that has hydrogen-producing mitochondria and lives in the hindgut of cockroaches. Like all members of the ciliate taxon, it has two types of nuclei, a micronucleus and a macronucleus. N. ovalis generates its macronuclear chromosomes by forming polytene chromosomes that subsequently develop into macronuclear chromosomes by DNA elimination and rearrangement. RESULTS: We examined the structure of these gene-sized macronuclear chromosomes in N. ovalis. We determined the telomeres, subtelomeric regions, UTRs, coding regions and introns by sequencing a large set of macronuclear DNA sequences (4,242) and cDNAs (5,484) and comparing them with each other. The telomeres consist of repeats CCC(AAAACCCC)n, similar to those in spirotrichous ciliates such as Euplotes, Sterkiella (Oxytricha) and Stylonychia. Per sequenced chromosome we found evidence for either a single protein-coding gene, a single tRNA, or the complete ribosomal RNAs cluster. Hence the chromosomes appear to encode single transcripts. In the short subtelomeric regions we identified a few overrepresented motifs that could be involved in gene regulation, but there is no consensus polyadenylation site. The introns are short (21-29 nucleotides), and a significant fraction (1/3) of the tiny introns is conserved in the distantly related ciliate Paramecium tetraurelia. As has been observed in P. tetraurelia, the N. ovalis introns tend to contain in-frame stop codons or have a length that is not dividable by three. This pattern causes premature termination of mRNA translation in the event of intron retention, and potentially degradation of unspliced mRNAs by the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay pathway. CONCLUSION: The combination of short leaders, tiny introns and single genes leads to very minimal macronuclear chromosomes. The smallest we identified contained only 150 nucleotides.
The beta-tubulin genes of Paramecium are interrupted by two 27 bp introns.
Project description:In the ciliate Paramecium tetraurelia, the analysis of the tubulin gene family has revealed the existence of four alpha and three beta genes. We show here that the coding sequence of the first beta-tubulin gene to be cloned and sequenced is interrupted by two short non-coding sequences of 27 bp each, which present at their extremities the pairs GT/AG, characteristic of eukaryotic pre-mRNA introns, and the internal pentanucleotide TTAAT, consensual in Tetrahymena introns. We demonstrate by PCR experiments that the three macronuclear beta-tubulin genes contain these sequences in similar positions, thereby ruling out the possibility that these sequences are ciliate IES present in the micronucleus and eliminated in the transcriptionally active macronucleus. S1 mapping analysis and mRNA sequencing show that the sequences are absent from the beta-tubulin transcripts. These sequences are the first introns described in protein encoding genes in P. tetraurelia and the shortest known introns altogether.
1992-01-01 | S-EPMC556831 | BioStudies
The Oxytricha trifallax macronuclear genome: a complex eukaryotic genome with 16,000 tiny chromosomes.
Project description:The macronuclear genome of the ciliate Oxytricha trifallax displays an extreme and unique eukaryotic genome architecture with extensive genomic variation. During sexual genome development, the expressed, somatic macronuclear genome is whittled down to the genic portion of a small fraction (?5%) of its precursor "silent" germline micronuclear genome by a process of "unscrambling" and fragmentation. The tiny macronuclear "nanochromosomes" typically encode single, protein-coding genes (a small portion, 10%, encode 2-8 genes), have minimal noncoding regions, and are differentially amplified to an average of ?2,000 copies. We report the high-quality genome assembly of ?16,000 complete nanochromosomes (?50 Mb haploid genome size) that vary from 469 bp to 66 kb long (mean ?3.2 kb) and encode ?18,500 genes. Alternative DNA fragmentation processes ?10% of the nanochromosomes into multiple isoforms that usually encode complete genes. Nucleotide diversity in the macronucleus is very high (SNP heterozygosity is ?4.0%), suggesting that Oxytricha trifallax may have one of the largest known effective population sizes of eukaryotes. Comparison to other ciliates with nonscrambled genomes and long macronuclear chromosomes (on the order of 100 kb) suggests several candidate proteins that could be involved in genome rearrangement, including domesticated MULE and IS1595-like DDE transposases. The assembly of the highly fragmented Oxytricha macronuclear genome is the first completed genome with such an unusual architecture. This genome sequence provides tantalizing glimpses into novel molecular biology and evolution. For example, Oxytricha maintains tens of millions of telomeres per cell and has also evolved an intriguing expansion of telomere end-binding proteins. In conjunction with the micronuclear genome in progress, the O. trifallax macronuclear genome will provide an invaluable resource for investigating programmed genome rearrangements, complementing studies of rearrangements arising during evolution and disease.
De novo telomere addition to spacer sequences prior to their developmental degradation in Euplotes crassus.
Project description:During sexual reproduction, Euplotes crassus precisely fragments its micronuclear chromosomes and synthesizes new telomeres onto the resulting DNA ends to generate functional macronuclear minichromosomes. In the micronuclear chromosomes, the macronuclear-destined sequences are typically separated from each other by spacer DNA segments, which are eliminated following chromosome fragmentation. Recently, in vivo chromosome fragmentation intermediates that had not yet undergone telomere addition have been characterized. The ends of both the macronuclear-destined and eliminated spacers were found to consist of six-base, 3' overhangs. As this terminal structure on the macronuclear-destined sequences serves as the substrate for de novo telomere addition, we sought to determine if the spacer DNAs might also undergo telomere addition prior to their elimination. Using a polymerase chain reaction approach, we found that at least some spacer DNAs undergo de novo telomere addition. In contrast to macronuclear-destined sequences, heterogeneity could be observed in the position of telomeric repeat addition. The observation of spacer DNAs with telomeric repeats makes it unlikely that differential telomere addition is responsible for differentiating between retained and eliminated DNA. The heterogeneity in telomere addition sites for spacer DNA also resembles the situation found for telomeric repeat addition to macronuclear-destined sequences in other ciliate species.
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The completed macronuclear genome of a model ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila and its application in genome scrambling and copy number analyses.
Project description:The ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila has been a powerful model system for molecular and cellular biology. However, some investigations have been limited due to the incomplete closure and sequencing of the macronuclear genome assembly, which for many years has been stalled at 1,158 scaffolds, with large sections of unknown sequences (available in Tetrahymena Genome Database, TGD, http://ciliate.org/ ). Here we completed the first chromosome-level Tetrahymena macronuclear genome assembly, with approximately 300× long Single Molecule, Real-Time reads of the wild-type SB210 cells-the reference strain for the initial macronuclear genome sequencing project. All 181 chromosomes were capped with two telomeres and gaps were entirely closed. The completed genome shows significant improvements over the current assembly (TGD 2014) in both chromosome structure and sequence integrity. The majority of previously identified gene models shown in TGD were retained, with the addition of 36 new genes and 883 genes with modified gene models. The new genome and annotation were incorporated into TGD. This new genome allows for pursuit in some underexplored areas that were far more challenging previously; two of them, genome scrambling and chromosomal copy number, were investigated in this study. We expect that the completed macronuclear genome will facilitate many studies in Tetrahymena biology, as well as multiple lines of research in other eukaryotes.
Intron Evolution and Information processing in the DNA polymerase alpha gene in spirotrichous ciliates: a hypothesis for interconversion between DNA and RNA deletion.
Project description:The somatic DNA molecules of spirotrichous ciliates are present as linear chromosomes containing mostly single-gene coding sequences with short 5' and 3' flanking regions. Only a few conserved motifs have been found in the flanking DNA. Motifs that may play roles in promoting and/or regulating transcription have not been consistently detected. Moreover, comparing subtelomeric regions of 1,356 end-sequenced somatic chromosomes failed to identify more putatively conserved motifs.We sequenced and compared DNA and RNA versions of the DNA polymerase alpha (pol alpha) gene from nine diverged spirotrichous ciliates. We identified a G-C rich motif aaTACCGC(G/C/T) upstream from transcription start sites in all nine pol alpha orthologs. Furthermore, we consistently found likely polyadenylation signals, similar to the eukaryotic consensus AAUAAA, within 35 nt upstream of the polyadenylation sites. Numbers of introns differed among orthologs, suggesting independent gain or loss of some introns during the evolution of this gene. Finally, we discuss the occurrence of short direct repeats flanking some introns in the DNA pol alpha genes. These introns flanked by direct repeats resemble a class of DNA sequences called internal eliminated sequences (IES) that are deleted from ciliate chromosomes during development.Our results suggest that conserved motifs are present at both 5' and 3' untranscribed regions of the DNA pol alpha genes in nine spirotrichous ciliates. We also show that several independent gains and losses of introns in the DNA pol alpha genes have occurred in the spirotrichous ciliate lineage. Finally, our statistical results suggest that proven introns might also function in an IES removal pathway. This could strengthen a recent hypothesis that introns evolve into IESs, explaining the scarcity of introns in spirotrichs. Alternatively, the analysis suggests that ciliates might occasionally use intron splicing to correct, at the RNA level, failures in IES excision during developmental DNA elimination.
Determination of the presence of 5-methylcytosine in Paramecium tetraurelia.
Project description:5-methylcytosine DNA methylation regulates gene expression and developmental programming in a broad range of eukaryotes. However, its presence and potential roles in ciliates, complex single-celled eukaryotes with germline-somatic genome specialization via nuclear dimorphism, are largely uncharted. While canonical cytosine methyltransferases have not been discovered in published ciliate genomes, recent studies performed in the stichotrichous ciliate Oxytricha trifallax suggest de novo cytosine methylation during macronuclear development. In this study, we applied bisulfite genome sequencing, DNA mass spectrometry and antibody-based fluorescence detection to investigate the presence of DNA methylation in Paramecium tetraurelia. While the antibody-based methods suggest cytosine methylation, DNA mass spectrometry and bisulfite sequencing reveal that levels are actually below the limit of detection. Our results suggest that Paramecium does not utilize 5-methylcytosine DNA methylation as an integral part of its epigenetic arsenal.
Both subtelomeric regions are required and sufficient for specific DNA fragmentation during macronuclear development in Stylonychia lemnae.
Project description:BACKGROUND:Programmed DNA-reorganization and DNA-elimination events take place frequently during cellular differentiation. An extreme form of such processes, involving DNA reorganization, DNA elimination and DNA fragmentation, is found during macronuclear differentiation in hypotrichous ciliates. Ciliated protozoa can therefore serve as a model system to analyze the molecular basis of these processes during cellular differentiation in eukaryotic cells. RESULTS:Using a biological approach to identify cis-acting sequences involved in DNA fragmentation, we show that in the hypotrichous ciliate Stylonychia lemnae sequences required for specific DNA processing are localized in the 3'- and the 5'-subtelomeric regions of the macronuclear precursor sequence. They can be present at various positions in the two subtelomeric regions, and an interaction between the two regions seems to occur. Sequence comparison revealed a consensus inverted repeat in both subtelomeric regions that is almost identical to the putative Euplotes chromosome breakage sequence (E-Cbs), also identified by sequence comparison. When this sequence was mutagenized, a processed product could no longer be detected, demonstrating that the sequence plays a crucial role in DNA processing. By injecting a construct into the developing macronucleus, which exclusively contains the subtelomeric regions of the Stylonychia alphal-tubulin gene, we show that subtelomeric regions are not only required but are also sufficient for DNA processing in Stylonychia. CONCLUSIONS:Our results indicate that an inverted repeat with the core sequence 5'-TGAA present in both subtelomeric regions acts as a Cbs in Stylonychia. The results allow us to propose a mechanistic model for DNA processing in this ciliate.
DNA 5-methylcytosine in Paramecium
Project description:5-methyl-cytosine DNA methylation regulates gene expression and developmental programming in a broad range of eukaryotes. However, its presence and potential roles in ciliates, complex single-celled eukaryotes with germline-somatic genome specialization via nuclear dimorphism, are largely uncharted. While canonical cytosine methyltransferases have not been discovered in published ciliate genomes, recent studies performed in the stichotrichous ciliate Oxytricha trifallax suggest de novo cytosine methylation during macronuclear development. In this study, we applied bisfulfite genome sequencing, DNA mass spectrometry and antibody-based fluorescence detection to investigate the presence of DNA methylation in Paramecium tetraurelia. While the antibody-based methods suggest cytosine methylation, DNA mass spectrometry and bisulfite sequencing reveal that levels are actually below the limit of detection. Our results suggest that Paramecium does not utilize 5-methyl-cytosine DNA methylation as an integral part of its epigenetic arsenal. Overall design: We performed bisulfite conversion and Illumina DNA sequencing on 3 samples: one from vegetative cells, one from starved vegetative cells, and one from cells undergoing macronuclear development.
2018-04-01 | GSE111621 | GEO
The mitochondrial genome sequence of the ciliate Paramecium caudatum reveals a shift in nucleotide composition and codon usage within the genus Paramecium.
Project description:BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that the organization of the ciliate mitochondrial genome is exceptional, only few ciliate mitochondrial genomes have been sequenced until today. All ciliate mitochondrial genomes are linear. They are 40 kb to 47 kb long and contain some 50 tightly packed genes without introns. Earlier studies documented that the mitochondrial guanine + cytosine contents are very different between Paramecium tetraurelia and all studied Tetrahymena species. This raises the question of whether the high mitochondrial G+C content observed in P. tetraurelia is a characteristic property of Paramecium mtDNA, or whether it is an exception of the ciliate mitochondrial genomes known so far. To test this question, we determined the mitochondrial genome sequence of Paramecium caudatum and compared the gene content and sequence properties to the closely related P. tetraurelia. RESULTS: The guanine + cytosine content of the P. caudatum mitochondrial genome was significantly lower than that of P. tetraurelia (22.4% vs. 41.2%). This difference in the mitochondrial nucleotide composition was accompanied by significantly different codon usage patterns in both species, i.e. within P. caudatum clearly A/T ending codons dominated, whereas for P. tetraurelia the synonymous codons were more balanced with a higher number of G/C ending codons. Further analyses indicated that the nucleotide composition of most members of the genus Paramecium resembles that of P. caudatum and that the shift observed in P. tetraurelia is restricted to the P. aurelia species complex. CONCLUSIONS: Surprisingly, the codon usage bias in the P. caudatum mitochondrial genome, exemplified by the effective number of codons, is more similar to the distantly related T. pyriformis and other single-celled eukaryotes such as Chlamydomonas, than to the closely related P. tetraurelia. These differences in base composition and codon usage bias were, however, not reflected in the amino acid composition. Most probably, the observed picture is best explained by a hitherto unknown (neutral or adaptive) mechanism that increased the guanine + cytosine content in P. tetraurelia mtDNA on the one hand, and strong purifying selection on the ancestral amino acid composition on the other hand. These contradicting forces are counterbalanced by a considerably altered codon usage pattern.
Expression of the gene encoded by a family of macronuclear chromosomes generated by alternative DNA processing in Oxytricha fallax.
Project description:Hypotrichous ciliated protozoa, such as Oxytricha fallax, produce tiny chromosomes during generation of the transcriptionally active macronucleus. The 81-MAC family of macronuclear chromosomes is produced by alternative DNA processing, such that the chromosomes share a common region of 1.6 kbp. Transcription of a 1.3 kb mRNA from the common region has been analyzed. Transcription starts very near the telomere (34 bp), in a 23 bp region of pure A + T DNA. Polyadenylation sites are very near the other telomere (26 bp), also in a region of nearly pure A + T DNA. Three introns are clustered in the first third of the gene. Intron removal can follow polyadenylation, and the order of removal is not fixed. All three known sequence versions of the 81-MAC chromosomes are represented in the mRNA pool, with no evidence of any further versions. The A + T sequences surrounding the transcription starts and polyadenylation sites are conserved among versions. Introns have conserved 5' and 3' ends and a putative branch-point sequence (YYRAT), but otherwise are highly diverged and are AT-rich. A single long open reading frame, interrupted by the three introns, encodes a homolog of known mitochondrial solute carriers, and contains the codon TAA, which does not encode 'stop,' but a conserved glutamine; TAG appears also to encode glutamine. The results significantly enlarge the small data set of transcription start and polyadenylation sites, of intron features, and of translation signals for hypotrichs.


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How many of these decade-defining American dance trends do you know?
When we look through how dance has evolved in the U.S., we see that the country has always been one ready to get MOVING. As the years have gone by, the twentieth century has become iconic for its various styles and forms of dance that have shaped dance history in the U.S.
Today we even have Tik Tok setting modern day American dance trends to songs that sometimes originated in earlier decades!
With that, let's revisit some of the decade-defining dances of the past in America. How many are you familiar with?
The 1900s - Jazzing it Up
Prior to the 1900s, most of the dance styles and techniques were reminiscent and variations of those taught in Europe, as immigrants from European countries would bring along and introduce these styles in American style.
But by then, black music had also begun to permeate American society, leading to black dance traditions to also influence American dance. So we begin first in the early 1900s, with the rise of jazz in New Orleans. Originating from Africa, jazz was much more improvisational and experimental than the European styles of dancing at the time. Katherine Dunham, known as the matriarch of black dance, grew up when jazz first truly entered American society, and came to become of the genre's biggest influencers: the body isolation technique is credited to her, which has become a staple in jazz and modern dance styles. Of course, jazz is special to me because my favorite style of dancing developed as a sub-style from jazz: swing dancing!
Image from A Closer Walk.
The Roaring 20s
Next, we move on to the Roaring 20s, which is swing dancing really came into the scene. Some of the most famous swing dances, like the Lindy Hop, originated from African American communities. The Lindy Hop is a classic 8-count dance founded by the iconic Frankie Manning known for its athletic, sporty form. Watch below this energetic video of Frankie dancing; it's sure to make you want to jump right on to your feet alongside him
Cha Cha Real Smooth in the 50s
The energy continues onto the 1950s, where the Cha Cha enters the scene. The Cha Cha actually originated in Cuba, and was created by Cuban violinist Enrique Jorrin. He named it "cha cha" because that was the sound that the dancers' made when they danced along to the slow mambo music. It was brought back to Europe by an English dancer, and from there, made its way to the U.S. As a lively dance, the Cha Cha is fun and immensely popular.
Moon Walking into the 80s
Finally, we end in the decade that has since defined our modern society: the 1980s. With many new advancements in technology, music like hip hop and electronic music too finally gained widespread enjoyment. When Michael Jackson first performed "Billie Jean" in the early 1980s, his legendary moonwalk became household knowledge almost instantly. Today, hip hop and modern pop dancing styles combine elements of disco and harks back to even earlier times and styles.
Dance is such an important part of our society and culture, and as we celebrate the rich history of our society, it's fun to take a look back to see how dance has changed alongside our history.
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About Dancina
Hi, I'm Andrea, and a few years ago now I won the Swing Dance World Championship in 2001. I received the coveted Silver Laurel Leaf Award in Germany among household names like Boris Becker and Michael Schumacher. I even released a video which attracted almost a million views, which was a lot in those days. It was really great fun but involved countless hours of practice and a tremendous amount of travel.
Partly due to these years of dedication I never had a family, and slowly found myself having to work harder and harder in a large corporation to make ends meet.
However, every cloud has a silver lining, and so after lots of discussions I finally allowed myself to be persuaded to take the plunge and start Dancina with a business partner.
Channeling my energy into developing dance clothing for little girls has been like a dream come true. I now finally have my family!
Very best wishes,
P.S. My husband is a professional musician with a similar dedication, and amazingly a great eye for design! Just look at our gym leo's !
P.P.S I hope you join our Dancina family and stay with us for a long long time.
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