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Tommy Brown & Orchestra - Regent 1030 (1951)
Looks like Tommy Brown is still going strong at 82 years old around the Atlanta area.
From wikipedia...
Tommy Brown (born May 27, 1931, Atlanta, Georgia, United States) is an American R&B singer, who achieved most success in the early 1950s, particularly on records with The Griffin Brothers.
Brown formed a small band with himself as the drummer in the 1940s, and worked in clubs around Atlanta. In 1949 he recorded "Atlanta Boogie" on the Regent label, a subsidiary of Savoy Records. The track contained early references to rock and roll :
Well, the whole town's rockin' just about the break of day
Well, when the bar starts jumpin' you can hear the cats all say
Well, let's rock'n'roll, well, let's rock'n'roll
Yes, let's rock'n'roll till the break of day...
In 1951 he moved on to Dot where he was teamed with the Griffin Brothers, an R&B orchestra led by brothers Jimmy Griffin (trombone) and Ernest "Buddy" Griffin (piano) from Norfolk, Virginia. They had toured widely with Amos Milburn, Paul Williams and others, and recorded as the backing band for Margie Day on two R&B Top 10 hits, "Street Walkin' Daddy" and "Little Red Rooster."
In June of that same year Brown was featured singer on the R&B Top 10 hit "Tra-La-La", credited to the Griffin Brothers Orchestra, and later in the year the combination reached # 1 on the R&B chart with "Weepin' and Cryin'" credited to The Griffin Brothers Orchestra featuring Tommy Brown.
The Griffin Brothers disbanded in 1954. Buddy Griffin later recorded with Gloria Swann, as the duo Buddy and Gloria who had an R&B hit with "I Wanna Hug Ya, Kiss Ya, Squeeze Ya", while Jimmy Griffin joined Atlantic Records. They both did not achieve the same hits as previous, and were dropped from their respective record labels.
In the early 1950s, Brown was called up for military service, and when he returned he moved to United Records in Chicago. He played for a while in Bill Doggett's band, and claimed to help write Doggett's hit "Honky Tonk". He also recorded with Walter Horton during this period. Over the next decade he recorded R&B for a number of smaller labels, before starting to perform and record as a comedian in the 1960s and 1970s.
After a later career as a social care worker, he returned to performance in 2001, subsequently appearing in clubs and at blues festivals around the world.
Recorded in Atlanta on January 24, 1951.
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The Tennessee Tooters - Vocalion 15068 (1925)
Too Pooped To Pop
Hank Williams, Sr. Autograph? - MGM 10645 (1950)
Maple Leaf Rag / Terrible Blues ? (Edit: Lu Watters)
Diosa Costello With José Morand & His Orchestra - Decca Album-147 (1940)
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It all started after watching the Glenn Miller movie "Orchestra Wives" with my Grandmother.
Spending a few hours combing through piles of shellac looking for Big Band 78's was my idea of fun.
Looking back on those early days, I wonder how many gems I overlooked while feverishly searching for swing discs.
Not much can compare with the rush of finding something rare and collectible in a stack of dusty, musty grooves etched with dormant sounds of eras gone by just begging for a spinning platter and a probing stylus to bring it back to life...
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The play opened at the Playhouse Theatre 30 March 2006, following previews from 28 March, to terrific notices from the popular press: "Admirable and exasperating" (Independent); "Elegantly edited and shaped" (Guardian); "I feared that Megan Dodds's slight, vital Rachel would come across as a naive idealist; but she doesn't" (Times).
The play was to have had its New York premiere at New York Theatre Workshop later this year, but was cancelled. James Nicola, the artistic director of New York Theatre Workshop, said in the Guardian: "In our pre-production planning and our talking around and listening in our communities in New York, what we heard was that after Ariel Sharon's illness and the election of Hamas in the recent Palestinian elections, we had a very edgy situation." The play's British director, Alan Rickman, denounced it as "censorship".
Developed by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner, from the writings of Rachel Corrie, this one-woman show is directed by Alan Rickman and features Megan Dodds .
It is designed by Hildegard Bechtler, lighting by Johanna Town, produced by David Johnson and Virginia Buckley.
Why did a 23-year-old woman leave her comfortable American life to stand between a bulldozer and a Palestinian home? Rachel Corrie was killed in the Gaza Strip in Palestine on March 16, 2003, trying to prevent the demolition of the home of a Palestinian pharmacist, his wife, and three young children. My Name is Rachel Corrie tells the story of her short life and sudden death, from the words she left behind.
My Name is Rachel Corrie has previously had 2 runs at the Royal Court Theatre in 2005.


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13 Historically Black Colleges & Universities Join IBM Quantum Center
• March 1, 2021
• Quantum Computing Business
March 1, 2021 - 1:48 pm
Even though the US seems to be divided more along racial lines these days than at any point during the last six decades — not helped by the toxic atmosphere of the political system and the COVID-19 pandemic — there are always stories that lean towards the positivity still left in the country. One such silver lining has been IBM founding the First Quantum Education and Research Initiative for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The initiative, called the IBM-HBCU Quantum Center, will include a donation of $100 million in Skills Academy technology, assets, resources and skills development, and is IBM's move to steer inclusivity and diversity within the quantum workforce from this day forth in all STEM disciplines.
Source: IBM
Led by Howard University which is based in the nation's capital, the IBM-HBCU Quantum Center will allow members to use its quantum computers while offering collaboration on academic, education, and community outreach programs.
"We believe that in order to expand opportunity for diverse populations, we need a diverse talent pipeline of the next generation of tech leaders from HBCUs. Diversity and inclusion is what fuels innovation and students from HBCUs will be positioned to play a significant part of what will drive innovations for the future like quantum computing, cloud and artificial intelligence," said Carla Grant Pickens, Chief Global Diversity & Inclusion Officer at IBM.
Like Howard University, the other institutions participating in the IBM-HBCU program have been selected based on their research and education focus in physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and other STEM fields.
The Universities are as follows:
1.Albany State University
2.Clark Atlanta University
3.Coppin State University
4.Hampton University
5.Howard University
6.Morehouse College
7.Morgan State University
8.North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
9.Southern University
10.Texas Southern University
11.University of the Virgin Islands
12.Virginia Union University
13.Xavier University of Louisiana
IBM Skills Academy Academic Initiative
With more than a hundred HBCUs in the United States, this first dozen or so surely represent only the beginning of a shift in focus for the quantum tech industry. According to the IBM website, there are also a number of HBCUs included in the IBM Skills Academy:
1.Fayetteville State University
2.Grambling State University
3.Johnson C. Smith University
4.Norfolk State University
5.North Carolina A&T State University
6.North Carolina Central University
7.Stillman College
8.Virginia State University
9.West Virginia State University
Pathway to STEM Fields
"Diversity is a source of competitive advantage, essential to create a thriving quantum industry," said Dario Gil, Director of IBM Research. "We could not be more excited about partnering with our HBCU colleagues to help educate and empower the first generation of quantum computing native students and researchers."
While Howard University's President Wayne A. I. Frederick added:
"Howard University has prioritized our efforts to support our students' pathway to STEM fields for many years with exciting results as we witness more and more graduates becoming researchers, scientists and engineers with renowned national companies. Our faculty and students look forward to collaborating with our peer institutions through the IBM-HBCU Quantum Center. We're excited to share best practices and work together to prepare students to participate in a quantum-ready workforce."
The move by IBM is surely its intention to right some of the wrongs currently at play in not only the quantum tech industry but in the broader STEM ecosystem, too.
TQD — like IBM and other companies in the industry — is an advocate of inclusiveness in the workplace regardless of a person's ethnicity or background. Let's hope the tech giant's lead will open the floodgates to a fairer, more equal playing field in this industry and others.
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Posted on May 22, 2014 by Laura MacCleery
Watching Aneesh Chopra rather lamely defend the Obama Administration's record on its use of information technology on The Daily Show this week, I was struck by the same problem that Stewart was struggling with — the very slow pace of change, and the unmistakeable disappointment that has set in concerning the early promises that were made by the incoming Obama folks way back when about sunshine in government.
More recently, the debacle of the Obamacare rollout became Exhibit A of government's incompetence at a time when faith in government to take action about Things That Matter was the issue being debated. Of course, those serious hiccups have now been more or less resolved, and millions have used the Web and other means to enroll in the much-demonized health care coverage.
Although not without its flaws, this is a major advance, both for the country and for covered families and individuals. Perhaps one day soon (though presumably not before we all re-live it via the next election cycle), these significant positives will block out our collective trauma over that massive technical fail.
Yet the overall picture — including Stewart's example of rampant mismanagement of the databases on veterans at the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs — is dismal. While some groups at the state and federal level like the Sunlight Foundation continue to make progress on interactive tools for impacting proposed legislation in Congress or a statehouse, the federal agencies today remain largely impenetrable fortresses, accessible to lobbyists and others who know the ropes, but inexplicably mysterious for most Americans.
The federal departments, commissions and agencies preside over the details of all the rules that most affect the lives of millions of Americans, deciding everything from auto and consumer safety standards to environmental and business rules. While they do have to conduct a public process (called notice-and-comment rulemaking) on the most significant decisions, much of their internal workings remain shielded from any real public disclosure. Only the true Washington cognoscenti — and the allies they inform — are aware of the timing of rules and the process for commenting.
The text of these proposed rules, and I've suffered through more than 70 of them over the years, are written in dense bureacrat-ese, typically with lamentable passive voice and ample application of jargon. Although they all live on-line at regulations.gov, understanding the issues and what's at stake in particular decisions is a form of inside baseball that is so complex that it almost always gives organized corporate stakeholders an outsized role in decisions.
Even if the public at large would benefit from a decision, they are simply unlikely to know about or be able to join the debate in a manner that evens the playing field. Underpowered non-profits like the ones I've worked for struggle along, staging battles on principle and always aware of their limited resources and the political realities.
Of course, the public's larger interest could be represented by the Congress, which doles out assignments to the agencies. And sometimes a very strongly written law does result in a rule that is not too watered down by the inevitable industry response. But many of the best laws were enacted by a prior version of Congress, often several decades ago or longer, and some are showing their age.
Yet advocates are, for the most part, too frightened by the politics and dysfunction of the current Congress to suggest that they be re-written. Thanks to the Supreme Court's war on campaign finance limitations, the money of corporate donors speaks even more loudly on the Hill today than it does within the agencies.
Of course, for better or worse, the agencies also answer to an elected official — the President. They could be much more vigorous defenders of the public interest if allowed to be. Although they must heed the language handed to them by Congress, within those terms, they have tremendous power and discretion over their enforcement activities and priorities. But whenever they do wield power in ways that business interests find unreasonable (often with rules that merely require business to internalize the costs of their actions), the conventional script allows them to be accused of unaccountability, facelessness and all the rest.
It occurs to me, then, that the real goal of government's use of information technology should be to give the government a face. Or Facebook. Or Facebook-like tool, without ads or annoying apps.
The real information gap in Washington is not about databases that should be shared by federal agencies, though that should certainly be addressed forthwith. The problem is that the map of influence and power — identifying the decision makers, their powers, and the ways to engage them — is utterly obscure except to an elite few.
Today, agencies often hide their internal processes behind an exemption in the Freedom of Information Act that covers agency "deliberation." This is a legal privilege that can be — though need not be — invoked if a federal agency wants the freedom to think about an issue inside the government before coming to a decision. The notion has some merit, as we do want agencies to think.
But it would be no impediment to require the federal agencies that conduct public business to publish information on a Web site about which employees within an agency are tasked with which decisions, and to put all of their meetings and meeting notes with outside parties also on-line as a routine matter. The expertise of government employees, their backgrounds and work history could be included in this "map" of who is thinking about what. Not everyone would need to be listed, of course, just those with decision-making power. And perhaps there's other information that would belong on these pages as well.
Simply put, it should be far simpler for ordinary citizens to understand the arcane workings of an agency on an issue of concern to them, and to contact the right official if they have relevant information. When I worked on automotive safety, one of the best sources of information were retired engineers, a few of whom had worked for automakers and knew how their decisions happened. They sometimes had extraordinary amounts of information about industry's bad habits, but no one to tell. A truly transparent government structure might similarly elicit troves of surprising and useful information from sources that remain unidentified today.
Unlike combining millions of government records, this system could be built fresh across the agencies as new hires are made. I'm a staunch believer in the idea that most of our government's civil servants are nobly trying to do the right thing. It would be of great assistance to our tired political debate about the "role of government" if the agencies looked less like blobs and more like real people doing their jobs — you know, the ones that Congress (and therefore, we the people) gave them.
With the unleashing of the money rules for elected officials thanks to SCOTUS, it's also our next best line of defense. But the agencies today are under siege, and have been for decades. Figuring out how to engage the public far more directly in their important decisions would better equip them to stand up for their legal principles, and defend the actual public interests at stake. Who knows? It might even lead to some stronger health, safety and environmental rules, thereby showing government at its best.
The agencies have breathed life into accomplishments ranging from the Clean Water Act to the rules that took lead out of gasoline. It's not that they don't make mistakes (see No Child Left Behind), but we should be able to talk to them when they are screwing it up more directly. We need them to succeed and be understood, and not to be so easily demonized. As long direct conversations with agency officials are generally reserved for issue experts and corporate lobbyists, the democracy part of our project remains an up-hill fight both inside and outside their walls.
So innovate on that, please. Information transparency is nice — all well and good. Figuring out a workable, clear system to create influence transparency, however — now that's a ticket for institutional transformation.
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Venezuelans to Bypass Hyperinflation with Bitcoin-Backed Synthetic US Dollars After Y
A cross-border remittance startup based in Colombia, Valiu has released a new Bitcoin-backed US dollars for Venezuelans to bypass the hyperinflation that has been tormenting their national economy.
To tackle the Venezuelan inflation, Valiu has partnered with a Colombian food delivery app, Rappi, to offer a larger user base to help with adoption when it is fully launched later this year.
Valiu will be launching synthetic Bitcoin-backed US dollars stored and available through a smartphone wallet application, which could be sent between Venezuelans without any fees. These synthetic US dollars are backed by Bitcoin, and users will be able to use this 'cryptodollar' without any prior knowledge of any crypto news, blockchain news or understanding of crypto payments or Bitcoin price. Venezuelans can simply deposit cash at Valiu's accessible remittance partners in Colombia and buy and transfer cryptodollars.
Venezuela crisis: The emergence of the Petro crypto
Venezuela's inflation started in November 2016, due to the country's ongoing socio-economic and political crisis. The Venezuela inflation rate reached 800 percent in 2016, over 4,000 percent in 2017, and 1,700,000 percent in 2018. The Central Bank of Venezuela, Banco de Venezuela (BCV) estimated that the inflation rate increased to 53,798,500% between 2016 to April 2019. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) also estimated that the inflation rate would reach 10,000,000 by the end of 2019. As of 2014, Venezuela's GDP was 482.4 billion.
The country's President Nicolas Maduro announced in December 2017 that Venezuela will issue a state-backed cryptocurrency, also known as the 'Petro' in an attempt to get the country back on its feet. Due to the falling value of the Venezuela currency, the Venezuelan bolivar, the Petro would be backed by oil, gasoline, gold, and diamonds from Venezuela's reserves. US President Trump prohibited transactions in any Venezuelan government-issued cryptocurrency including the Petro by any American citizen or person in the US, back in March 2018. This was due to the allegations of the cryptocurrency being used to evade US sanctions.
According to an economist for the American Institute for Economic Research, Venezuela's Petro could help stimulate the country's economy. William Luther, the director of the Sound Money Project of the American Institute for Economic Research believes that while it might marginally improve the country's economy, there may be consequences of strengthening an authoritarian regime.
Could the cryptodollar be a solution to hyperinflation?
The inspiration behind the cryptodollar was the inflow of Venezuelan migrant workers into Colombia. Popular remittance companies including Western Union and Moneygram have been increasingly subject to capital controls, therefore many Venezuelans have heard the news and turned to the black market for remittances.
Although the Colombian startup has already been offering fiat-based remittances to Venezuela's citizens for over half a year, recipients of the remittances have ended up with fewer bolivars during the time it took to arrive. The startup further stated that due to the coronavirus pandemic, dollars cash hardly make it across borders during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro still keen on Petro adoption
Blockchain.News previously reported that Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro has announced a new campaign aiming to help the medical staff in his nation by airdropping one Petro to each actively working doctor amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Venezuelan government is determined to take the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to boost the adoption of its national cryptocurrency in the country. The government announced this new campaign through its social media accounts, as a token of appreciation of efforts of the nation's doctors to combat COVID-19.
The Patria System, introduced by the government, will be used to distribute the special bonus of a Petro for the "Doctors of the Motherland." The platform was created to support the socio-economic conditions of the population and distribute subsidies and bonuses with its cryptographic token without going through the traditional banking system.
No One is Losing Bitcoin Keys Anymore, says Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz Baff1 0 407 01-22-2021, 08:33 AM
Billionaire investor Chamath maintains the view that Bitcoin price will pass $100,000 Baff1 0 781 01-12-2021, 11:57 PM


Police were called to a derelict farm building near Walsingham.
Officers attended the unlicensed event, which started in the early hours of the morning on Sunday, October 28 and went on until Sunday afternoon.
A number of arrests were made for driving offences, criminal damage to a mobile phone and assaulting a police officer.
A number of vehicles obstructing the highway were also issued traffic offence reports for parking in dangerous positions.
Inspector Ed Brown of North Norfolk Police said: "Clearly this sort of event still has an appeal for some people.
"People attending really do need to think about their personal safety. It was pitch black and the buildings were not safe to use particularly with the amount of people that wanted to be inside the barns.
"In the event of a medical emergency, ambulances would have had difficulty reaching the location.
"I would strongly encourage anyone to think twice about participating in this activity.
"Those organising also need to realise they are putting people at risk".


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I've also had the pleasure of working with mothers and daughters of all ages. One of my clients, Tarah, purchased a package for her mom, Connie. As Mother's Day fast approaches, I'll let Tarah and Connie tell you how it went. Perhaps a styling package for your mom is in order.
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White House posts wrong versions of Trump's orders on its website
Gregory Korte
WASHINGTON — The White House has posted inaccurate texts of President Trump's own executive orders on the White House website, raising further questions about how thorough the Trump administration has been in drafting some of his most controversial actions.
A USA TODAY review of presidential documents found at least five cases where the version posted on the White House website doesn't match the official version sent to the Federal Register. The differences include minor grammatical changes, missing words and paragraph renumbering — but also two cases where the original text referred to inaccurate or non-existent provisions of law.
By law, the Federal Register version is the legally controlling language. But it can often take several days for the order to be published, meaning that the public must often rely on what the White House puts out — and that's sometimes inaccurate. For example:
► The controversial travel ban executive order suspended the Visa Interview Waiver Program and required the secretary of State to enforce a section of the Immigration and Naturalization Act requiring an in-person interview for everyone seeking a non-immigrant visa. But the White House version of the order referred to that provision as 8 U.S.C. 1222, which requires a physical and mental examination — not 8 U.S.C. 1202, which requires an interview.
► An executive order on ethical standards for administration appointees, as it appears on the White House website, refers to"section 207 of title 28" of the U.S. Code. As the nonprofit news site Pro Publica reported last week, that section does not exist. The Federal Register correctly cited section 207 of title 18, which does exist.
Transparency advocates said the discrepancies raise unnecessary concerns about Trump's executive actions. "These last-minute edits suggest the Trump White House needs to revisit their vetting, sign-off, and publication processes for executive orders," said John Wonderlich, executive director of the nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation.
The White House has faced questions about the vetting of executive orders, especially the order suspending travel for nationals of seven majority-Muslim countries. That order caused confusion inside and outside the administration and led to the firing of acting Attorney General Sally Yates when she refused to defend it in court.
Trump has signed almost all of his executive orders in public ceremonies. The White House Staff Secretary's office then sends the original, signed copy to the Office of the Federal Register, which is part of the National Archives. The Federal Register says its version is the exact text of what the president approved.
"We would never correct something that the president signs," said Jim Hemphill, special assistant to the director of the Federal Register. "Once the president's signature is on that, that's a legal document that we would never change."
Presidential memoranda vs. executive orders. What's the difference?
He calls them 'big stuff,' but most of Trump's executive orders are presidential small ball
Reality check: After three weeks, Trump has hit a Washington wall
The White House did not respond to a request for comment Monday. It's unclear whether the press office somehow released out-of-date copies of executive orders, or whether the president signed new orders correcting mistakes before they were sent to the Federal Register.
Among the other discrepancies:
► An executive order asking the secretary of Labor to re-examine the "Fiduciary Rule" is missing the beginning of a sentence describing what rule the memo is referring to. The official version reads, "The Department of Labor's (Department) final rule entitled, Definition of the Term 'Fiduciary.' " The White House version simply says "Term 'Fiduciary.' "
► A memorandum on construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline contained minor grammatical changes, with the official version putting instructions to the secretary of the Army in the passive voice. Instead of "the Secretary of the Army shall promptly provide a copy of this memorandum" to Congress, the final text said "a copy of this memorandum shall be provided immediately."
► The Federal Register renumbered a presidential memorandum on a plan to defeat the Islamic State to include a Section 3. The White House version put all the effective clauses in Section 2.


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Social media in remote first nation communities
Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.22230/cjc.2014v39n2a2619
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National Research Council of Canada. Information and Communication Technologies
first nations; indigenous; social media; social networking; remote communities; rural; community resilience; internet
Community resilience in First Nations includes ties to people both inside and outside the community, intergenerational communication, the sharing of stories, and family and community connectedness. This study, based on a survey of Internet users in the Sioux Lookout region of Northwestern Ontario, explores the link between social networking sites and community resilience. The region is home to some of the most isolated First Nation (indigenous)communities in Canada. Cultural and familial links between these communities are strong, yet until recent use of the Internet, maintaining regular communications to strengthen cultural ties was challenging. This study examines the links between travel and communication online, the ways in which social media are used to preserve culture and maintain communication, and the implications of social networking for community resilience.
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Week Two is based on deepening the understanding of the Presence. A more detailed discussion about what it means to be Present and Mindful is followed by exercises that serve to illustrate this state of mind. These exercises are easily adaptable once their purpose is understood, and will ultimately form part of the mindset of the mindful student. This practice is important, as a good sense of Presence is required for the success of Weeks Three and Four, as well as forming the basis of the constant 'practice' which is presence itself.


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Deforestation drives climate change more than we thought
September 6th, 2017 Posted by Lindsey Hadlock-Cornell
Deforestation and use of forest lands for agriculture or pasture, particularly in tropical regions, contribute more to climate change than previously thought, research finds.
"When we think about climate change, we can't stop at the end of the century."
The study also shows just how significantly that impact has been underestimated. Even if all fossil fuel emissions are eliminated, if current tropical deforestation rates hold steady through 2100, there will still be a 1.5 degree increase in global warming.
"A lot of the emphasis of climate policy is on converting to sustainable energy from fossil fuels," says Natalie M. Mahowald, the paper's lead author and faculty director of environment for the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future at Cornell University.
"It's an incredibly important step to take, but, ironically, particulates released from the burning of fossil fuels—which are severely detrimental to human health—have a cooling effect on the climate. Removing those particulates actually makes it harder to reach the lower temperatures laid out in the Paris agreement," she explains.
She says that in addition to phasing out fossil fuels, scientific and policymaking communities must pay attention to changes in land use to stem global warming, as deforestation effects are "not negligible."
While the carbon dioxide collected by trees and plants is released during the cutting and burning of deforestation, other greenhouse gases—specifically nitrous oxide and methane—are released after natural lands have been converted to agricultural and other human usage. The gases compound the effect of the carbon dioxide's ability to trap the sun's energy within the atmosphere, contributing to radiative forcing—energy absorbed by the Earth versus energy radiated off—and a warmer climate.
As a result, while only 20 percent of the rise in carbon dioxide caused by human activity originates from land use and land-cover change, that warming proportion from land use (compared with other human activities) increases to 40 percent once co-emissions like nitrous oxide and methane are factored in.
Paying people to save trees could also save money
"In the short term, the land use tends to have twice the radiative forcing as it should have had from the carbon dioxide because of the co-emissions, so it's twice as important," says Mahowald.
Mahowald's finding resonates with a previous paper she published in January, which showed that the carbon released by a deforested area is actually doubled over time because that area's future potential to function as a natural sink—i.e., a habitat that can absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere—has been eliminated.
"Normally people only think about what's happening right now when they think about the carbon budget," Mahowald says. "But if you think about what's going to happen over the lifetime of that land, long into the future, you should multiply that land conversion by two to understand the net effect of it."
Do crops sometimes make deforestation worth it?
As agriculture expands in tropical areas and the pressures to turn forest into croplands increase, Mahowald stresses the importance of using extended timelines to assess the impact these practices have on the climate.
"We have a nice phrase: multi-centennial legacy of current land-use decisions," she says. "When we think about climate change, we can't stop at the end of the century. The consequences keep going for a couple more centuries."
Source: Cornell University
Original Study DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa836d
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On September 13th, the Wall Street Journal reported on the latest 5-year report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. You may recall that the previous IPCC report, while revealing some changing data, was still fairly panicky, which caused a great many people to dismiss the more cautious approach advocated by other scientists, and indeed by CatholicCulture.org (see Scientific Disagreement about Climate Change).
According to the WSJ, the IPCC has now dialed its concern about global warming way back (for example, it has now been over 15 years since there has been any overall warming). A related story on September 10th reported that the area of Arctic sea ice had already rebounded by 30% from its record low a year ago.
Does this close the question of global warming forever? Hardly. But apparently scientists are beginning to spend considerable time and energy figuring out why the earlier projections were so far off. Climate science is extraordinarily complex, which is why great caution is required. But happily some things are predictable: Do not expect apologies from the moralists of the movement.
Environment catastrophe myths are rooted in the need to find a way to justify the war against population and to assuage a repressed conscience suffering from guilt pangs from having supported crushing the skulls of the preborn.
Many "climate deniers" forfeited reputation, fellowships, grants, professional recognition and publishing/speaking opportunities because of their correct skepticism over dubious "climate change" Lysenkoism. Where do they go to get their careers back?
Did I miss that important apologetic speech by soi-disant climate expert Albert Gore, the former tobacco farmer? I don't watch TV, you know.


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Neostylopyga neavei es una especie de cucaracha del género Neostylopyga, familia Blattidae.

Distribución
Esta especie se encuentra en República Democrática del Congo.

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Insectos descritos en 1911
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Home > Flu Basics > Pandemic Influenza
An influenza pandemic is caused by a virus that is either entirely new or has not circulated recently and widely in the human population. This creates an almost universal vulnerability to infection. While not all people will become infected during a pandemic, nearly all people are susceptible to infection.
The occurrence of large numbers of people falling ill at or around the same time is one reason why pandemics are socially and economically disruptive, with a potential to temporarily overburden health services.
There have been four influenza pandemics documented since the early part of the twentieth century, including the H1N1 pandemic that occurred in 2009.
It is not possible to predict accurately when influenza pandemics will occur or how severe they will be. However, the current outbreak of avian influenza in Asia, Europe, and Africa has influenza experts concerned that a pandemic is developing that may be severe.
How Do Seasonal & Pandemic Flu Differ?
A pandemic flu is a new influenza virus that could be a much more serious flu virus than seen in a typical flu season. Different from the typical strains of flu, humans would have no or little natural resistance to a new strain of influenza. As a result, pandemic flu is likely to be more severe, affect more people, and cause more deaths than seasonal influenza.
Also, there is a vaccine for seasonal flu, which is prepared each season against new variations of seasonal influenza. There is no vaccine available at this time for a pandemic flu, and it is expected to take at least six months after a pandemic flu appears to develop a vaccine.
Why is Pandemic Flu so Serious?
It is not possible to prevent or stop a pandemic once it begins. A person infected with the influenza virus can be contagious for 24 hours before the onset of symptoms, and for five to seven days thereafter, making it extremely easy for the virus to spread rapidly to large numbers of people. If the pandemic virus causes severe disease, many people may develop serious illness. Some of those who develop severe influenza will die. The CDC predicts that as much as 25% to 30% of the US population could be affected.
High levels of illness and death during a pandemic could lead to other forms of social and economic disruption. With so many people in so many places becoming ill, caring for the ill, and looking after their children at home, the available workforce will be reduced. Impacts of a pandemic on everyday life may include school and business closings, the interruption of basic services such as public transportation and food delivery, and cancellation of large public gatherings.
Although the federal government is stockpiling medical supplies and antiviral drugs, no country in the world has enough antiviral drugs to protect all their citizens. Anti-viral drugs can be used to treat severe cases as long as there was a reasonable chance that the drugs might help save lives. Antiviral drugs might also be prioritized for people who work in essential occupations, such as health care workers.
Other strategies for slowing the spread of a severe influenza outbreak could include temporarily closing schools, sports arenas, theaters, restaurants, taverns, and other public gathering places and facilities.
How is Pandemic Flu Spread?
Pandemic influenza would be spread from person to person the same way seasonal influenza viruses and other common respiratory infections spread. When an infected person coughs or sneezes, respiratory secretions or droplets can land in the mouth, nose or throat of persons who are within a few feet of the infected person. The virus may also be spread through contact with the infectious respiratory secretions on the hands of an infected person and other objects and surfaces. Adults can spread influenza virus one day before symptoms appear and up to five days after the onset of illness.
Pandemic Flu Prevention and Protection
Does a seasonal flu shot offer protection against pandemic flu?
No, but the regular flu shot will protect you against the influenza viruses that are circulating right now.
Are there drugs available to prevent pandemic flu?
There currently is no vaccine to protect humans against a pandemic influenza virus because the pandemic virus has not yet fully developed. However, vaccine development efforts are under way to protect humans against a pandemic influenza virus that might develop from the current bird flu virus in Asia.
What can the public do to reduce their risk of pandemic flu?
Stop germs from spreading.
Wash your hands frequently.
Wash thoroughly with warm water and soap for 20 seconds
Make sure to wash your hands before eating, or touching your eyes, nose and mouth
If caring for ill persons, wash hands after providing assistance
Always wash your hands after sneezing, blowing your nose, or coughing, or after touching used tissues or handkerchiefs
If hand washing is not possible, use an alcohol-based hand cleaner
Avoid touching your mouth, nose and eyes.
When coughing and sneezing, cover your mouth and nose with tissue, or cough and sneeze into your upper sleeve. Put used tissues in the trash.
Don't share items such as cigarettes, towels, lipstick, toys or anything else that might be contaminated with germs.
Don't share food, utensils or beverage containers with others.
Stay home when you are sick.
See your health care provider as soon as you can if you have a cough and a fever, and follow their instructions, including taking medicine as prescribed and getting rest. If asked, use a mask when visiting your health care provider.
Characteristics and Challenges of a Flu Pandemic
Rapid worldwide spread
When a pandemic influenza virus emerges, its global spread is considered inevitable.
Preparedness activities should assume that the entire world population would be susceptible.
Countries might, through measures such as border closures and travel restrictions, delay the arrival of the virus, but they cannot stop it.
Health care systems become overloaded
Most people have little or no immunity to a pandemic virus. Infection and illness rates soar. A substantial percentage of the world's population will require some form of medical care.
Nations are unlikely to have the staff, facilities, equipment and hospital beds needed to cope with large numbers of people who suddenly fall ill.
Death rates are high, and are largely determined by four factors: the number of people who become infected, the virulence of the virus, the underlying characteristics and vulnerability of affected populations and the effectiveness of preventive measures.
Past pandemics have spread globally in two and sometimes three waves.
Medical supplies are inadequate
The need for vaccine is likely to outstrip supply.
The need for antiviral drugs is also likely to be inadequate early in a pandemic.
A pandemic can create a shortage of hospital beds, ventilators and other supplies. Surge capacity at non-traditional sites such as schools may be created to cope with demand.
Difficult decisions will need to be made regarding who gets antiviral drugs and vaccines.
Economic and social disruption
Travel bans, closings of schools and businesses and cancellations of events could have major impact on communities and citizens.
Care for sick family members and fear of exposure can result in significant worker absenteeism.
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Class policy: If you need to cancel your attendance please do so 7 days before class begins for a full refund. After this time you will receive a shop credit or you are welcome to transfer your space to another.
Description: Learning how to use piping is a fun way to up your sewing game. In this class we will learn how to use piping in a variety of applications on garments and accessories. All supplies will be provided - we will work with a couple of different types of fabric and a couple of different types of piping. This is a stress free class.
What to bring: a sewing machine with a regular straight stitch foot and if you have available a half foot. Call me if you have any questions on this.
Description: In this class we will complete a hemlock tee which is a free downloadable pattern. It is one size and lends itself to many variations. Treat yourself right!
Skills covered: sewing with knits without a serger, hemming techniques, neckbands, and adding a pocket.
We will be working with jersey with no spandex. Please discuss fabric choices with me first and your sewing machine. All you need are a couple of basic stitches that most machines have.
Kindly pay for the knit class in store - not online. Please just contact the shop via email or by phone 541-603-2600 with questions.
9/29: Getting Started: Take measurements and decide on size. Get info on yarn requirements and where to go for yarn. If you have worsted weight yarn and any circular needles, bring them and we can see if they can be used.
10/6: Start Knitting: You will do your swatch and learn how to check your gauge. Cast on with a sturdy stretchy cast on. Determine any side shaping for fronts and backs. How to attach a second skein.
10/20: Shaping upper body: Binding off and shaping armholes. How to create a strong edge for a polished finish. Shape neck edge.
10/27: Shoulders & Edgings: Binding off shoulders for a smooth shoulder seam. Planning and starting sleeves. How determine sleeve lengths and adjusting circumference of sleeve if needed. Invisible increasing. Making two at once.
11/3: Shaping upper sleeve cap to fit the armhole. Pick up stitches for neckband. Learning the pick up ratio for a smooth ribbing.
11/17: Putting it all together. How to sew in your sleeves and side seams for a make or break finish. Weaving in ends and blocking to perfection.
Removable stitch markers, small scissors, tape measure and gauge, pen and paper for notes.
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Sentro supercharging Facebook Business Shops in the Philippines
The question for businesses today is go online or go out-of-business. Adapting to the new normal where the behavior of consumers have changed drastically still is a struggle for most businesses. But despite enduring many e-commerce upheavals, Filipino SMEs still manage to run their business amidst the pandemic with the help of digital solutions and platforms they can find online.
Facebook introduced Facebook Shops with the goal of making it easier for businesses to set up an online store that is accessible on both Facebook and Instagram. On their Facebook Shops, customers can already browse, save and order the products. It's very convenient and easy to use. On March 12, 2021, these shops can now be easily linked and connected to Sentro, UBX's free online shop platform with pre-integrated payment and logistics capabilities.
"We had an unstructured ordering process where we capture them through various social media and chat channels, and it was getting too tiring to capture, track and update." said Mr. Michael Lu, owner of Agrico, who has been both a Sentro and a Facebook Shop user. "Sentro helped organize our orders. Now, accepting payments and booking deliveries is a breeze!" said Mr. Michael after supercharging his Facebook Shop with Sentro.
Since it launched last April 2019, Sentro has been providing end-to-end e-commerce experience to over 30,000 Filipino SMEs. Its built-in payment gateway that enables merchants to accept payments via over-the-counter, online banking, E-wallets, and debit and credit cards, as well as its integrated delivery services powered by Mr. Speedy, Sentro has been exceptionally successful in aiding businesses in the midst of this pandemic.
With Sentro's payment and logistics capabilities, business owners can now connect their Facebook Shops and instantaneously gain access to all ofSentro's features, transforming their shop from merely a marketing channel to a full-blown e-commerce store. Linking Sentro to a Facebook Shop can be accomplished in a matter of minutes, and business owners can immediately accept payments, manage orders, and book deliveries within their supercharged Facebook Shop.
Merchants, who are transitioning into the digital space, don't have to get intimidated by Sentro's technology. In fact, building your own Sentro online shop requires zero to no tech experience. All ofSentro's services are 100% free and are available for all Filipino SMEs who are looking for supercharged solutions for their payments and logistics problems.
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Q: .substring function not found on string In this snippet I'm attempting to extract a substring from the href from a link.
let current_link = $(data, ownerDocument).find('#footbar>span>a[href^="/shortlinks"]').attr('href');
let current_number = current_link.substr(current_link.indexOf('/dex/')+5);

For some reason, when I break on the second  and evaluate the line in the console, I get the substring I am expecting, but when I let the script run without a breakpoint, I get the following error:
jQuery.Deferred exception: current_link.substr(...) is not a function
TypeError: current_link.substr(...) is not a function

I added some debugging to prove to myself that current_link is actually a string:
let current_link = $(data, ownerDocument).find('#footbar>span>a[href^="/shortlinks"]').attr('href');
console.log(typeof(current_link)) // debugging
console.log(Object.getPrototypeOf(current_link)); // debugging
let current_number = current_link.substr(current_link.indexOf('/dex/')+5);

The two console.log lines printed out:
> string
> String {"", constructor: ƒ, anchor: ƒ, big: ƒ, blink: ƒ, …}
>     anchor: ƒ anchor()
      ...
>     substr: ƒ substr()
      ....
>     __proto__: Object
>     [[PrimitiveValue]]: ""

I have reviewed three questions that are similar, but that I don't think apply, since by the prototype I know that current_link is a string:

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EDIT: I made a jsfiddle that demonstrates the structure of the code where this is occurring. Unfortunately the error is not reproduced in the fiddle, but hopefully showing the structure helps.
Fiddle
I can't link to the page where this code is running, because it is part of a TamperMonkey userscript and so is not normally part of the webpage.
SECOND EDIT: This is not actually a problem related to the substring function or string. I needed a semicolon at the end of let current_number = ... to avoid issues with Automatic Semicolon Insertion (ASI).

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Staci D. Bilbo
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
The brain, endocrine, and immune systems are inextricably linked. Immunocompetent cells are located throughout virtually every organ of the body, including the brain and other endocrine tissues, and sophisticated interactions occur among these cells, via hormones, neurotransmitters, and soluble protein messengers called cytokines and chemokines (small chemotactic cytokines). These immune molecules have a powerful impact on neuroendocrine function, including behavior, during health as well as sickness. Similarly, alterations in hormones, such as during stress, can powerfully impact immune function or reactivity. These functional shifts are evolved, adaptive responses that organize changes in behavior and mobilize immune resources but can also lead to pathology or exacerbate disease if prolonged or exaggerated. However, the mechanisms by which such pathology develops, in particular the precipitation of mental health disorders, remain largely misunderstood. The developing brain is exquisitely sensitive to both endogenous and exogenous signals, and increasing evidence suggests the immune system has a critical role in brain development and associated behavioral outcomes for the life of the individual. There is now ample evidence that immune activation during prenatal or early postnatal development can have profound and long-lasting effects on the brain, and I believe the early-life immune history of an individual may indeed be critical to understanding the later-life risk or resilience of developing certain neuropsychiatric disorders.
A particular focus of my research is on microglia, the primary immunocompetent cells of the CNS, which are involved in multiple aspects of brain development and function, including activity-dependent synaptic pruning and stripping, phagocytosis of apoptotic cells, and angiogenesis. Cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor [TNF]a, interleukin [IL]-1b, and IL-6 are produced primarily by glia within the CNS and are implicated in the developing and adult brain in synaptic scaling, long-term potentiation, and neurogenesis. Microglia originate early in the life of the fetus and are very long-lived, meaning they may have the capacity to reside in the brain for most of the life of the animal. Taken together, I have hypothesized that the developing brain is particularly sensitive to early-life immune activation and the associated risk of later-life neuropsychiatric disorders because (1)microglia are long-lived such that previously activated/functionally altered microglia (i.e. microglia exposed to an early-life immune challenge) may remain within the brain into adulthood, (2) immature microglia within the developing brain are functionally and/or immunologically different than microglia within the adult brain such that early-life immune activation can have greater consequences for neuroimmune function when compared to the adult brain, and (3) microglia and their inflammatory products are critical for normal cognitive function and behavior such that neuroimmune dysfunction results in mental health dysfunction.
The simple goal of my research is thus to understand the important role of the immune system during brain development, and thereby the ways in which immune activation during early brain development can affect the later-life outcomes of neural function, immune function, mood and cognition. In concert with this, I am interested in modeling current social and environmental issues (e.g. poverty, pollution, addiction) that impact the developing brain, and thereby how these factors may eventually be mitigated via careful scholarship, education, and engagement with trainees, collaborators, and members of society.
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2019
Associate Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2021
Professor of Neurobiology, Neurobiology, Basic Science Departments 2019
Professor in Cell Biology, Cell Biology, Basic Science Departments 2021
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers 2020
GSRB II Rm 3016, Box 91050, Durham, NC 27708
GSRB II Rm 3016, Box 91050, Durham, NC 27708-0086
staci.bilbo@duke.edu (919) 660-2288
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University 2003
B.A., University of Texas, Austin 1998
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
Scholar In Residence of Psychology and Neuroscience, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2018 - 2019
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers 2008 - 2017
Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2013 - 2017
Affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, Duke Science & Society, Initiatives 2014 - 2017
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2007 - 2013
Academic Positions Outside Duke
Director of Research, Lurie Center for Autism, Massachusetts General Hospital. 2016 - 2019
Visiting Scholar, University of Cambridge. 2015
MAR 10, 2020 Duke Research Blog
A Day of STEM for Girls
AUG 5, 2015 Science
Tapeworms may be good for your brain
Gut Worms Protect Babies' Brains From Inflammation
JUN 4, 2015 Yahoo! Finance
This stunning discovery about the brain will have scientists rewriting textbooks
NOV 21, 2014 Live Science
From birth to death, diet affects the brain's health
A Nursing-Neuroscience Research Collaboration That Sprung from a Yoga Class
A Message to Worry Warts: Staci Bilbo on How Stress Can Benefit Your Health
AUG 13, 2013 WUNCs The State of Things
Staci Bilbo: The mysterious relationship between brain and body
Bass Connections Team Leader. Brain and Society Theme. June 2013
Frank Beach Young Investigator Award. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. November 2011
DIBS Research Incubator Award. Duke Institute for Brain Sciences. July 2010
Robert Ader New Investigator Award. PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society. May 2009
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Immune Tolerance
Immunity, Cellular
Immunity, Innate
Interleukin-1beta
Maternal Exposure
Neuroimmunomodulation
Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear
Selected Grants
Gut-brain dysfunction following combined prenatal stressors: relevance for autism awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2026
Neurobiology Training Program awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2024
Duke University Program in Environmental Health awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2024
Juan will give me title awarded by National Institutes of Health 2022 - 2024
Influence of prenatal exposure to air pollution and maternal stress on microglial sculpting of neural circuits awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2023
Fetal Brain-Placental Immune Activation in Maternal Obesity awarded by Massachusetts General Hospital 2019 - 2022
Determining the function of TSPO in neural tissue awarded by Massachusetts General Hospital 2019 - 2022
Microbiome Changes in Mouse Models of ASD awarded by Massachusetts General Hospital 2019 - 2022
Mechanisms of sex-biased maternal high-fat diet-induced brain changes: a role for inflammation and placental serotonin awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2022
Zeiss Lightsheet Upgrade to Expand Imaging Capabilities awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2022
Prenatal Oxycodone Exposure: Developmental Effects on Microglia and Addiction-like Behavior in Rats awarded by McLean Hospital 2019 - 2021
Environmental Toxins and Microglia-Synapse Interactions in Autism awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2021
The Microglial Developmental Index: A Novel Framework for Understanding the Role of Microglia in the Etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder" awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2021
Basic predoctoral training in neuroscience awarded by National Institutes of Health 1992 - 2018
Neural-Glial Interactions and Opioid Abuse: Modulation by Early-Life Experience awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2018
Sex Differences in Developing Microglia: Implications for Synaptic Pruning awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2016
Training in Fundamental &Translational Neuroscience awarded by National Institutes of Health 2005 - 2016
Immune Function and Sex Differences in Morphine Analgesia and Reward awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2012
Early Life Origins of Risk & Resilience to Drugs of Abuse: Role of Glial Priming awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2012
Early Life Infection, Neuroinflammation, and Memory awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2012
Devlin, Benjamin A., Caroline J. Smith, and Staci D. Bilbo. "Sickness and the social brain: How the immune system regulates behavior across species." Brain, Behavior and Evolution, December 15, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1159/000521476.
Petrozziello, Tiziana, Evan A. Bordt, Alexandra N. Mills, Spencer E. Kim, Ellen Sapp, Benjamin A. Devlin, Abigail A. Obeng-Marnu, et al. "Targeting Tau Mitigates Mitochondrial Fragmentation and Oxidative Stress in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis." Molecular Neurobiology, November 10, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-021-02557-w.
Bordt, Evan A., Lydia L. Shook, Caroline Atyeo, Krista M. Pullen, Rose M. De Guzman, Marie-Charlotte Meinsohn, Maeva Chauvin, et al. "Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection elicits sexually dimorphic placental immune responses." Science Translational Medicine 13, no. 617 (October 27, 2021): eabi7428. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.abi7428.
Dziabis, Julia E., and Staci D. Bilbo. "Microglia and Sensitive Periods in Brain Development." Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, September 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/7854_2021_242.
Figueroa, C., H. Yang, J. DiSpirito, J. R. Bourgeois, G. Kalyanasundaram, I. Doshi, S. D. Bilbo, and A. M. Kopec. "Morphine exposure alters Fos expression in a sex-, age-, and brain region-specific manner during adolescence." Developmental Psychobiology 63, no. 6 (September 2021): e22186. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22186.
Ceasrine, Alexis M., and Staci D. Bilbo. "Primetime for microglia: When stress and infection collide." Neuron 109, no. 16 (August 2021): 2503–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.07.023.
Maguire, Rachel L., John S. House, Dillon T. Lloyd, Harlyn G. Skinner, Terrence K. Allen, Asifa Mohamed Raffi, David A. Skaar, et al. "Associations between maternal obesity, gestational cytokine levels and child obesity in the NEST cohort." Pediatric Obesity 16, no. 7 (July 2021): e12763. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12763.
Kemény, Lajos V., Kathleen C. Robinson, Andrea L. Hermann, Deena M. Walker, Susan Regan, Yik Weng Yew, Yi Chun Lai, et al. "Vitamin D deficiency exacerbates UV/endorphin and opioid addiction." Science Advances 7, no. 24 (June 11, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe4577.
Bordt, Evan A., Lydia L. Shook, Caroline Atyeo, Krista M. Pullen, Rose M. De Guzman, Marie-Charlotte Meinsohn, Maeva Chauvin, et al. "Sexually dimorphic placental responses to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection." Biorxiv, March 29, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.29.437516.
Smith, Caroline J., and Staci D. Bilbo. "Sickness and the Social Brain: Love in the Time of COVID." Frontiers in Psychiatry 12 (January 2021): 633664. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.633664.
Smith, Caroline J., Marcy A. Kingsbury, Julia E. Dziabis, Richa Hanamsagar, Karen E. Malacon, Jessica N. Tran, Haley A. Norris, Mary Gulino, Evan A. Bordt, and Staci D. Bilbo. "Neonatal immune challenge induces female-specific changes in social behavior and somatostatin cell number." Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 90 (November 2020): 332–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2020.08.013.
Missig, Galen, James O. Robbins, Emery L. Mokler, Kenneth M. McCullough, Staci D. Bilbo, Christopher J. McDougle, and William A. Carlezon. "Sex-dependent neurobiological features of prenatal immune activation via TLR7." Molecular Psychiatry 25, no. 10 (October 2020): 2330–41. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-018-0346-4.
Bordt, Evan A., Carina L. Block, Tiziana Petrozziello, Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili, Caroline J. Smith, Andrea G. Edlow, and Staci D. Bilbo. "Isolation of Microglia from Mouse or Human Tissue." Star Protocols 1, no. 1 (June 3, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2020.100035.
Bordt, Evan A., Alexis M. Ceasrine, and Staci D. Bilbo. "Microglia and sexual differentiation of the developing brain: A focus on ontogeny and intrinsic factors." Glia 68, no. 6 (June 2020): 1085–99. https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.23753.
Hollander, Jonathan A., Deborah A. Cory-Slechta, Felice N. Jacka, Steven T. Szabo, Tomás R. Guilarte, Staci D. Bilbo, Carolyn J. Mattingly, et al. "Beyond the looking glass: recent advances in understanding the impact of environmental exposures on neuropsychiatric disease." Neuropsychopharmacology 45, no. 7 (June 2020): 1086–96. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-020-0648-5.
Bordt, Evan A., and Staci D. Bilbo. "Stressed-Out T Cells Fragment the Mind." Trends in Immunology 41, no. 2 (February 2020): 94–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.it.2019.12.008.
Edlow, Andrea G., Ruthy M. Glass, Caroline J. Smith, Phuong Kim Tran, Kaitlyn James, and Staci Bilbo. "Placental Macrophages: A Window Into Fetal Microglial Function in Maternal Obesity." International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience : The Official Journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience 77 (October 2019): 60–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2018.11.004.
Kingsbury, Marcy A., and Staci D. Bilbo. "The inflammatory event of birth: How oxytocin signaling may guide the development of the brain and gastrointestinal system." Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology 55 (October 2019): 100794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yfrne.2019.100794.
Bordt, Evan A., Caroline J. Smith, Tyler G. Demarest, Staci D. Bilbo, and Marcy A. Kingsbury. "Mitochondria, Oxytocin, and Vasopressin: Unfolding the Inflammatory Protein Response." Neurotoxicity Research 36, no. 2 (August 2019): 239–56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12640-018-9962-7.
Smith, C. J., A. Bhanot, E. Norman, J. E. Mullett, S. D. Bilbo, C. J. McDougle, N. R. Zürcher, and J. M. Hooker. "A Protocol for Sedation Free MRI and PET Imaging in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 49, no. 7 (July 2019): 3036–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04010-3.
Kopec, Ashley M., Caroline J. Smith, and Staci D. Bilbo. "Neuro-Immune Mechanisms Regulating Social Behavior: Dopamine as Mediator?" Trends in Neurosciences 42, no. 5 (May 2019): 337–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2019.02.005.
Smith, Caroline J., and Staci D. Bilbo. "Microglia Sculpt Sex Differences in Social Behavior." Neuron 102, no. 2 (April 2019): 275–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2019.03.039.
Liu, Xiaoyu, Daniel P. Nemeth, Daniel B. McKim, Ling Zhu, Damon J. DiSabato, Olimpia Berdysz, Gowthami Gorantla, et al. "Cell-Type-Specific Interleukin 1 Receptor 1 Signaling in the Brain Regulates Distinct Neuroimmune Activities." Immunity 50, no. 3 (March 2019): 764–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2019.02.012.
Liu, Xiaoyu, Daniel P. Nemeth, Daniel B. McKim, Ling Zhu, Damon J. DiSabato, Olimpia Berdysz, Gowthami Gorantla, et al. "Cell-Type-Specific Interleukin 1 Receptor 1 Signaling in the Brain Regulates Distinct Neuroimmune Activities." Immunity 50, no. 2 (February 2019): 317-333.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2018.12.012.
Rivera, Phillip D., Richa Hanamsagar, Matthew J. Kan, Phuong K. Tran, David Stewart, Young Chan Jo, Michael Gunn, and Staci D. Bilbo. "Removal of microglial-specific MyD88 signaling alters dentate gyrus doublecortin and enhances opioid addiction-like behaviors." Brain Behav Immun 76 (February 2019): 104–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2018.11.010.
Kentner, Amanda C., Staci D. Bilbo, Alan S. Brown, Elaine Y. Hsiao, A Kimberley McAllister, Urs Meyer, Brad D. Pearce, Mikhail V. Pletnikov, Robert H. Yolken, and Melissa D. Bauman. "Maternal immune activation: reporting guidelines to improve the rigor, reproducibility, and transparency of the model." Neuropsychopharmacology : Official Publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 44, no. 2 (January 2019): 245–58. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-018-0185-7.
Kopec, Ashley M., Caroline J. Smith, Nathan R. Ayre, Sean C. Sweat, and Staci D. Bilbo. "Microglial dopamine receptor elimination defines sex-specific nucleus accumbens development and social behavior in adolescent rats." Nature Communications 9, no. 1 (September 25, 2018): 3769. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06118-z.
Bilbo, Staci D. "The diverse culinary habits of microglia." Nature Neuroscience 21, no. 8 (August 2018): 1023–25. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-018-0196-z.
Kopec, Ashley M., Maria R. Fiorentino, and Staci D. Bilbo. "Gut-immune-brain dysfunction in Autism: Importance of sex." Brain Research 1693, no. Pt B (August 2018): 214–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2018.01.009.
Bilbo, S. D. "Sex Differences Shape Brain Development and Function, in Health and Disease: Policy Implications." Policy Insights From the Behavioral and Brain Sciences 5, no. 1 (March 1, 2018): 104–9. https://doi.org/10.1177/2372732217742673.
Hanamsagar, Richa, Mark D. Alter, Carina S. Block, Haley Sullivan, Jessica L. Bolton, and Staci D. Bilbo. "Generation of a microglial developmental index in mice and in humans reveals a sex difference in maturation and immune reactivity." Glia 66, no. 2 (February 2018): 460. https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.23277.
Bilbo, Staci D., Carina L. Block, Jessica L. Bolton, Richa Hanamsagar, and Phuong K. Tran. "Beyond infection - Maternal immune activation by environmental factors, microglial development, and relevance for autism spectrum disorders." Experimental Neurology 299, no. Pt A (January 2018): 241–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2017.07.002.
Hanamsagar, Richa, and Staci D. Bilbo. "Environment matters: microglia function and dysfunction in a changing world." Current Opinion in Neurobiology 47 (December 2017): 146–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2017.10.007.
Hanamsagar, Richa, Mark D. Alter, Carina S. Block, Haley Sullivan, Jessica L. Bolton, and Staci D. Bilbo. "Generation of a microglial developmental index in mice and in humans reveals a sex difference in maturation and immune reactivity." Glia 65, no. 9 (September 2017): 1504–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.23176.
Bilbo, Staci D. "Sex differences in microglial appetites during development: Inferences and implications." Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 64 (August 2017): 9–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2017.05.010.
Ceasrine, Alexis M., Benjamin A. Devlin, Jessica L. Bolton, Young Chan Jo, Carolyn Huynh, Bailey Patrick, Kamryn Washington, et al. "Maternal diet disrupts the placenta-brain axis in a sex-specific manner," n.d. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.12.468408.
Edlow, Andrea G., Ruthy M. Glass, and Staci D. Bilbo. "Sexually-Dimorphic Effects of Maternal Obesity on Microglial Antigen Density in the Embryonic Hippocampus: Implications for Offspring Hippocampal Learning." In Reproductive Sciences, 26:96A-96A. SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2019.
NEUROSCI 496: Research Independent Study 4 2022
IMMUNOL 686S: Principles of Neuroimmunology 2021
NEUROBIO 393: Research Independent Study 2021
NEUROBIO 686S: Principles of Neuroimmunology 2021
NEUROSCI 373: Behavioral Neuroimmunology: Brain and Behavior in Health and Disease 2021
NEUROSCI 686S: Principles of Neuroimmunology 2021
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Presentations & Appearances
Neural-Glial interactions in opioid abuse: modulation by early-life experience.. December 1, 2013 2013
Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society, Title "Microglial colonization of developing brain: Implications for long-term neural function. November 1, 2013 2013
Neural-glial interactions shape brain development and cognition throughout the lifespan.. November 1, 2013 2013
Participation in Duke Forward Campaign. November 1, 2013 2013
Duke University Department of Immunology Annual Retreat. October 1, 2013 2013
Duke University Department of Neurobiology Annual Retreat. October 1, 2013 2013
Early-life programming of adult neural function and Behavior: Spotlight on Microglia. October 1, 2013 2013
European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease, Symposium Chair on "Glial Cells in Memory, Neural Plasticity and Neurogenesis", Title: "Early-Life Infection, Microglia, and Cognition Throughout the Lifespan". July 1, 2013 2013
Development, brain and behavior: Interactions of Diet and the Neuroimmune Link. May 1, 2013 2013
Neural-Glial Interactions in the Reward Circuitry of The Brain: Modification by Early-Life Experienc. April 1, 2013 2013
Neural-Glial Interactions in the Reward Circuitry of The Brain: Modification by Early-Life Experienc. March 1, 2013 2013
UC Riverside Center for Glial-Neuronal Interactions Annual Symposium Speaker on "Glial- Neuronal Interactions in Health and Disease", Title: Neural-Glial Interactions within the Reward Circuitry". January 1, 2013 2013
Department of Biology, Title: "Programming innate immunity: Implications for Neural and Behavioral Development". November 1, 2012 2012
Department of Neuroscience, Title: "Programming innate immunity: Implications for Neural and Behavioral Development". November 1, 2012 2012
Department of Neuroscience, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Title: "Programming innate immunity: Implications for Neural and Behavioral Development". November 1, 2012 2012
Mini-Symposium on "Brain Immunology: Peripheral Triggers of CNS Disease". Title: "Development, Brain, and Behavior: Interactions of Diet and the Neuroimmune Link". October 1, 2012 2012
Symposium on "Brain-Body Communication: Function and Dysfunction and the Critical Role of the Immune System"; Title: "Early Immune Activation and Adult Cognitive Dysfunction". October 1, 2012 2012
Symposium on "Central Nervous System Immune Signaling and Addiction", Title: "Early-Life Experience Modulates Glial Function and the Risk of Relapse in a Model of Drug Addiction". October 1, 2012 2012
Department of Physiology, Title: Early-Life Experience Modulates Glial Function and the Risk of Relapse in a Model of Drug Addiction. September 1, 2012 2012
School of Medicine and Dentistry, Title: Early-Life Experience Modulates Glial Function and the Risk of Relapse in a Model of Drug Addiction. September 1, 2012 2012
Invited Address, Presidential Symposium on Neuroendocrine-Immune Interactions, Title: Programming innate immunity by the early life environment.. June 1, 2012 2012
Symposium on "Neuroinflammatory Mechanisms in Autism", Title: "Programming innate immunity: Implications for Neural and Behavioral Development".. June 1, 2012 2012
7th Annual Women's Health Research Day, "Does Mom Matter? Mechanisms of Maternal Contributions to Offspring Health", Title: "Maternal stress and maternal care: programming neuroendocrine-immune interactions in offspring".. May 1, 2012 2012
Department of Pharmacology, Title: Early-Life Experience Modulates Glial Function and the Risk of Relapse in a Model of Drug Addiction. May 1, 2012 2012
Symposium on "Sex, Stress, and Environmental Modulation of Neurodevelopment and Adult Behavioral Susceptibilities", Title: "Sex differences in early-life programming of neuroinflammation and behavioral abnormalities by high fat diet.". May 1, 2012 2012
Department of Psychology, Title: Glia, brain development, and programming innate immunity: Implications for cognition throughout the lifespan.. March 1, 2012 2012
Environmental Health Sciences Seminar Series, Title: "Programming innate immunity: Implications for brain and behavior throughout the lifespan". March 1, 2012 2012
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Title: Programming innate immunity: Implications for brain and behavior. February 1, 2012 2012
Duke University Integrated Toxicology Spring Symposium, "The Social Context of Environmental Exposures in Children", Title: Maternal stress may mediate the impact of environmental pollutants on brain and behavioral outcomes".. Duke University. December 8, 2011 2011
University of Southern California, Air Pollution and Brain Health Research Group Seminar. December 1, 2011 2011
Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities Seminar Series. October 1, 2011 2011
Developmental Origins of Health & Disease 7th World Congress, Symposium on "Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, & Programming", Title: Programming the innate immune system". September 1, 2011 2011
NICHD/Wayne State University Conference on Fetal Origins of Autism. August 1, 2011 2011
American Aging Association Annual Meeting, Title: "Implications of Early-life Experience for Cognitive Function throughout the Lifespan". June 1, 2011 2011
University of Texas at Austin Toxicology Departmental Colloquium, Title: "Programming innate immunity: implications for brain & behavior throughout the lifespan". April 1, 2011 2011
Duke Brain Awareness Week Public Talk, "The Mind-Body Connection: The Secret Life of Your Immune System". March 1, 2011 2011
University of North Carolina Center for Developmental Science Spring Consortium on Human Development, Seminar series "Getting the Social 'Under the Skin:' Developmental Perspectives on Embodiment".. March 1, 2011 2011
University of Illinois Nutritional Sciences Departmental Colloquium. February 1, 2011 2011
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Symposium on "Sex, Stress, and Environmental Modulation of Neurodevelopment and Adult Behavioral Susceptibilities", Title: "Enduring consequences of maternal obesity for brain inflammation and behavior". December 1, 2010 2010
Schmitt Symposium on "Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Dysfunction in Aging and Chronic Disease", Title "Enduring consequences of early-life infection for neuroinflammation and cognition throughout the lifespan". October 1, 2010 2010
Neuroscience Institute. September 1, 2010 2010
Robert Ader New Investigator Award Lecture. June 1, 2010 2010
Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, & Medical Genetics. March 1, 2010 2010
"Brain Awareness Week" Public Symposium, Keynote Address, Title "Brain & Body: How the Immune System Makes a Smarter Brain". March 1, 2010 2010
Department of Psychology. February 1, 2010 2010
Symposium on "Behavioral Neuroimmunology: Linking the Immune System to Emotionality and Cognition", Title: "Neural development and adult cognition: a critical role for the immune system".. October 1, 2009 2009
"Early-life programming of later-life brain and behavior: A critical role for innate immunity".. July 1, 2009 2009
Symposium on "PNI, Plasticity, and Mechanisms of Cytokine-Induced Sickness", Title: "Learning-induced increases in immune and plasticity-related genes: modulation by cytokines and early-life infection".. May 1, 2009 2009
"Neural development and adult cognition: A critical role for the immune system".. May 1, 2009 2009
"Neural development and adult cognition: A critical role for the immune system".. March 1, 2009 2009
Symposium on "Psychoneuroimmunology Meets Integrative Biology", Title: "Early life environment influences on neuroimmune interactions and behavior in adulthood".. January 1, 2009 2009
Neonatal infection alters brain development and cognition in adulthood. August 1, 2008 2008
Rats infected early in life with bacteria exhibit exaggerated fever and lack of endotoxin tolerance in adulthood.. May 1, 2008 2008
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
Summer Neuroscience Program Mentor. Summer Neuroscience Program. 2021 - 2022 2021 - 2022
Summer Neuroscience Program Mentor. Summer Neuroscience Program. 2020 2020
Bass Connections Faculty Team Member . Maternal Nutrition and the Developing Brain. August 2014 - May 2015 2014 - 2015
Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Environmental Justice and the Early-life Origin of Health Disparities: Why Mom Matters. August 2013 - May 2014 2013 - 2014
Service to the Profession
Grant Reviewer: Canadian Institutes of Health (ad hoc). December 2012 2012
Grant Reviewer: National Institutes of Health (ad hoc). December 2012 2012
Invited Reviews Editor : Brain Behavior and Immunity. December 2012 2012
Grant Reviewer: National Institutes of Health (ad hoc). October 2011 2011
Board of Directors : Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society. 2011 2011
Editorial Board Member : Brain Behavior and Immunity. 2011 2011
Special Issue Guest Editor : Hormones and Behavior. 2011 - 2012 2011 - 2012


Blood in your urine may startle you, but hematuria, the official medical term for the condition, should prompt a call for a visit to the doctor. Phoenix-based urologist, Dr. Hong, offers assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of hematuria.
There are two types of hematuria that bring patients to Dr. Hong's urology office, where patients can seek treatment for a range of conditions.
Most commonly, blood in the urine isn't detectable by the human eye, in which case a dipstick urine test can confirm its presence. These cases typically come to light during a physical with a general physician.
When a patient spots the blood, it's called gross hematuria. This means that the volume of blood is large enough to be noticeable. The urine is not its normal yellow color; instead its anywhere from pink to red to tea-colored.
The cause of hematuria can originate anywhere along the path that urine takes out of the body, including the kidneys, the tubes that transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder, or the urethra. A CT scan or urine cytology can reveal the location of hematuria's origin, as well as the cause.
In some situations, we discover the urine discoloration isn't caused by blood. Eating too many beets, taking some medicines, and ingesting red food dyes may make urine look red, which is officially called beeturia.
Cystoscopy - in which we thread a small camera through the urethra into the bladder. Collecting tissue samples for a cancer screening sometimes takes place at the same time.
Computer tomography, or CT, scan - shows us bladder and kidney stones, as well as abnormalities of the ureters, bladder, and kidneys.
Kidney ultrasound - shows the kidney structure so that Dr. Hong can look for abnormalities.
Bladder or kidney biopsy - especially in cases of suspected cancer. isease as the cause.
Sometimes we don't uncover the underlying cause of blood in urine, and the symptoms disappear with time. In such cases, Dr. Hong may recommend follow-up blood and urine testing every three to six months, as well as regular blood pressure monitoring. This is especially important if the patient's profile includes risk factors for bladder cancer, such as being 50 years of age and older, having a smoking habit, or exposure to some industrial chemicals.
If you spot blood in your urine, please contact Dr. Hong's urology office so that we can schedule you for the first available appointment. A consultation and testing can put your mind at ease, whether you require treatment or not.


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