After months of offseason preparation, mini camps and 7-on-7 tournaments the countdown to the Shore Conference football season is on with less than three weeks left until opening day.
The scrimmage portion of the preseason is underway and action officially begins with a pair of Week 0 games on Sept. 1 before a full slate of games on September 8 and 9. The means the answers to a plethora of preseason questions will begin to be provided as each team gears up for what they hope will be a run to a championship.
This will be my 14th year covering Shore Conference football and one of the main things I've learned over the years has been to expect the unexpected. Sometimes predictions go as planned, but more than not the game of football always has plenty of tricks up its sleeve. Here are some of the top potential storylines and burning questions for the 2017 season.
1. Who is the preseason No. 1 team in the Shore?
Last year it was a no-brainer with Middletown South returning a talented group after finishing No. 1 in the state, and for many years it was the juggernaut squads at Red Bank Catholic who dominated Shore Conference competition. While I have a good idea who it will be this year, the choice isn't so clear.
Manalapan is a team that immediately jumps out because the Braves are coming off an 11-1 year where they reached the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group V final and return nearly all their top players. First-team SSN All-Shore running back Naim Mayfield leads a talented offense that includes quarterback Luke Corcione, wideout Scott Scherzer and fullback Chris Maksimik. The Braves also have one of the Shore's top lineman in Trevor Radosevich and a defense that features standout linebackers Sal Tardogno and Tommy Pearce and safety Eli Avivi.
St. John Vianney has a 29-game winning streak against Shore Conference teams, so the Lancers have to be in the mix for the top spot to start the year. Their offense and defense were both ranked No. 4 in the Shore last season, so they have been getting it done on both sides of the ball. SJV lost some heft up front with star recruit Micah Clark as well as Jamaal Beaty both at Rutgers now, and the Lancers also graduated their tailback with 1,200-yard rusher Chris Chukwuneke matriculating on to Peddie. Quarterback Matt DeGennaro also graduated, but Haaziq Daniels, who started seven games as a junior, is back to lead the offense. A pair of first-team All-Shore players on defense return with star linebacker Johnny Buchanan and sack master Nick Densieski at defensive end. A.J. Calabro is another impact player in the secondary. Wide receivers Sam East and Zyaire Sterling give the Lancers two big playmakers on the perimeter.
After arriving in historic fashion with a 12-0 run to the program's first NJSIAA state title last season, Mater Dei is now on the radar of every team in the Shore Conference. Last year one of the questions of the preseason centered around how good Mater Dei was going to be. Well, that was answered emphatically. Senior quarterback George Pearson, who is verbally committed to Central Michigan, leads the offense as a two-time state championship quarterback (he led Matawan to a state title as a freshman). The Seraphs also have wide receiver Kyle Devaney, defensive lineman Isaiah Henderson and linebacker Russell Ferrisi leading the crop of returners. Mater Dei will certainly have some transfers and impact newcomers this year, and despite the graduation of first-team All-Shore players Eddie Lewis and Marvin Pierre, plus other key starters, this figures to be a team to be reckoned with.
Mater Dei Prep won its NJSIAA sectional title last season and is the favorite in Non-Public Group II. (Photo by Scott Stump).
A team that finished outside the top 10 last season but could very well end up being the best team in the Shore by season's end is Red Bank Catholic. The Caseys went 5-5 last season in head coach Frank Edgerly's return to the RBC sidelines, but had a roster that was light on seniors, loaded with talented juniors and sophomores and dealt with numerous injuries at the quarterback position. With almost all of its key players back and healthy, this could be the season the Caseys regain their status as an elite team in the Shore. Quarterback Steve Lubischer could be a breakout star while Zack Bair ran for 1,000 yards as a junior. Matt Ansell excelled as a defensive back and was also a solid wide receiver. Then there's defensive end Emmett McNamara, who is committed to Virginia, FBS recruit Kevin Bauman at tight end, who is just a sophomore, Harvard recruit Conor Smith on the offensive line and highly-regarded sophomore tight end/linebacker Charlie Gordinier. This team is going to be very good, the question is how fast.
2. What can Ashante Worthy do in a full season at quarterback?
One of the best decisions Freehold head coach Dave Ellis has ever made was to move Ashante Worthy from running back to quarterback. He did it three games into the season last year to try and keep a sinking ship afloat as the Colonials were 0-3 and set to face off against fourth-ranked Manalapan in Week 4. He put Worthy in at quarterback with the idea of making sure his best player had the ball in his hands on every play, and it worked better than maybe even Ellis could have expected.
Freehold quarterback Ashante Worthy set the Shore Conference single-game record for rushing yards and total touchdowns in a 69-56 playoff win over Pennsauken. (Photo by Bill Normile).
The Colonials lost that game, but the next week they hung 52 on Monroe with Worthy going bonkers. It ignited a six-game winning streak that got Freehold to the playoffs and into the semifinals. Worthy re-wrote the record book in a first-round playoff game against Pennsauken, rushing for a Shore Conference-record 465 yards and eight touchdowns, while also throwing for 71 yards and two touchdowns. He finished the season with 2,904 yards of offense and 41 touchdowns, rushing for 2,066 yards and 30 touchdowns on an average of 8.3 yards per carry while also throwing for 833 yards and nine touchdowns. Despite teams knowing what was coming, he was pretty much impossible to stop. With an entire offseason and preseason to work at the position and with Freehold now being able to build the offense around Worthy, he could actually outdo himself in 2017. It's going to fun to watch him try, that's for sure.
3. Is Red Bank Catholic back?
As I wrote in question No. 1, RBC is loaded with talent all over the field and has one of the best coaches around in Frank Edgerly. After a couple of down years by their standards, this could be the season the Caseys get back to their usual winning ways. A Week 1 game against Middletown South should answer plenty of questions, and they'll get plenty more opportunities the rest of the way with a rugged Class B North schedule plus a highly-anticipated nondivisional game against St. John Vianney.
4. Can Rumson-Fair Haven join the pantheon with a fifth straight state title?
In winning the Central Jersey Group III title last season Rumson has put itself in position to join rarefied air in 2017. If the Bulldogs can win it all again this season they will join Manasquan (1998-2002) as the only Shore Conference programs to win five consecutive NJSIAA sectional titles.
Rumson's ascension has been pretty incredible to watch as its five sectional titles have all come in the last seven years. The Bulldogs were banging on the door for years under Shane Fallon and finally broke through in 2010 with a memorable upset of Matawan. That opened the floodgates for Rumson to win three straight state titles under Bryan Batchler before winning again last year with Jerry Schulte as head coach. Rumson's last losing season came in 1999 in Fallon's second year.
Rumson does return seven starters on offense and six on defense, but will have to replace several key players such as Shore Sports Network Defensive Player of the Year, linebacker Mike Ruane, along with quarterback Mike O'Connor and standout defensive back Mike Murdock. A huge boost, literally, comes in the form of 6-foot-7, 230-pound tight end/defensive end Elijah McAllister. The FBS prospect missed all of last season with a knee injury but is ready to go this year and should be a big-time player on defense as well as a matchup nightmare in the passing game. Running back Peter Lucas and fullback Alex Maldjian also return along with linemen Justin Johnson, Ryan McCann and Jack Kelleher, plus tight end Ian O'Connor. The Bulldogs entire defensive line returns, led by senior Chase Pfrang, while junior linebackers Christian Lanzalotto and Keegan Woods are back after flanking Ruane as sophomores.
Getting to No. 5 won't be easy, but Rumson has proven that no matter who graduates the program will put itself in position to contend year after year.
5. Is resurgent Manasquan here to stay?
After back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since the 1960s, many wondered what had happened to Manasquan. The Warriors responded last season by returning to glory with a 10-2 record and the program's record 12th NJSIAA sectional title, its first since 2008.
Manasquan defeated Bernards to win its 12th overall NJSIAA state title. (Photo by Scott Stump).
With the talent Manasquan has returning it certainly looks like those two seasons were a mere blip on the radar for one of the Shore Conference's most storied programs. The Warriors bring back 1,400-yard rusher Connor Morgan and defensive back Tommy Antonucci, both seniors, plus standout juniors Canyon Birch, James Pendergist, Jack Fabean and Mike LaPoint. The offensive line also looks solid with Art Foreman, Evan Hilla and Alec Wells.
The division schedule in Class B North is going to be tough, but Manasquan was able to navigate it en route to a state crown last season. The Warriors open up with a Long Branch team that is expected to be vastly improved, especially on offense, so they'll be tested right out of the gate.
6. Which of the five defending state champions have the best chance to repeat?
Rumson, Manasquan, Asbury Park, Wall and Mater Dei Prep are each coming off NJSIAA sectional championships in 2016.
Right now, I'd say Mater Dei is the top favorite because of its talent and state bracket. Teams can change rapidly year to year at non-public schools, but the Non-Public Group II bracket is basically Mater Dei Prep, Holy Spirit and St. Joseph (Hammonton) with Immaculata also likely to be in the mix. Given the fact Mater Dei went 12-0 last year and could be arguably better this year, I think the Seraphs go into the season as the favorite.
The Central Jersey Group I playoffs were basically the Shore Conference Tournament last season with every Class B Central team qualifying and the final four teams being Point Beach, Shore, Keyport and Asbury Park with Asbury defeating Keyport in the championship game. There's a good chance the Shore dominates the bracket again, and with none of our teams being head and shoulders above the rest Asbury Park certainly has a good chance to repeat.
Asbury Park is back to its winning ways under head coach Tim Fosque. Can the Blue Bishops make it two state titles in a row? (Photo by Scott Stump).
Manasquan could also be considered the favorite, or at least one of them, in a Central Jersey Group II bracket that includes A.L. Johnson, Lincoln, Roselle, Point Boro and Raritan.
Rumson definitely looks to be the preseason favorite in Central Jersey Group III in a bracket that doesn't have any consistent championship contenders other than Carteret.
Wall, which is also now in Central Jersey Group III, would have to be considered the long shot of the group because it graduated a large senior class and will have a very tough schedule in Class B North.
7. Who is the best team in Ocean County?
This is something I've been asking myself throughout the offseason and I am no closer to an answer.
As far as the 17 Ocean County schools go you're talking about all of Class A South, all of Class B South and Point Beach in Class B Central. The best team almost always resides in A South except for a couple years where Lacey had juggernaut state championship teams, and that will likely be the case again this season. Point Boro looks to the most well-rounded team in Class B South right now, but Lakewood has some uber-talented players and Lacey could be a factor as well.
As for A South, it should be as competitive as ever even if the top end isn't at the level it's been the last several seasons. Toms River North graduated a phenomenal class, but still has plenty of talent in the program and won't fall very far from its perch. Brick is young but has a classic Brick feel to it, while Brick Memorial and Southern return key pieces in their respective running games.
Central is an intriguing team to me. They lost an all-time program great in running back Mike Bickford as well as other key seniors, but players like senior linemen Brandon Voss, senior linebacker Blake Horgan and junior quarterback Joe Fowler should have the Golden Eagles right in the mix. Sophomore running back Kavon Chambers could be a breakout star this season.
8. Who is this year's sleeper team?
There is always that team that comes from out of the top 10 to start the season to finish as a top-five or so team while either reaching or winning a state championship. Three years ago, is was Jackson Memorial, going from unranked to the No. 1 team in the Shore and No. 1 public school in the state. Two years ago, it was Red Bank turning in an 11-1 season for the ages, and last season it was both Mater Dei and Wall going from unranked to state champions.
Given the Shore Sports Network Preseason Top 10 isn't out yet we can't yet base it off who isn't ranked, but two teams that did not finish last season ranked (and haven't been written about already here) that could make some noise are Howell and Long Branch.
Howell is a team that is clearly on the rise after reaching the NJSIAA South Jersey Group V semifinals last season. The Rebels opened eyes when they took down Vineland on the road in the state playoffs last season, winning on a last-second field goal in comeback fashion. They showed a lot of heart that day after what had to be the longest bus ride they've ever taken (I covered the game and it's faaaaaar away). Everyone's quarterback stats were overshadowed by the ungodly numbers put up by Toms River North's Mike Husni, but Howell's Eddie Morales had a monster year with 2,259 yards passing and 26 touchdowns. He and standout senior wide receiver Naz Brantley (46 rec., 773 yards, 11 TDs) look like the top quarterback-wide receiver duo in the Shore and will lead an offense that figures to put up a lot of points.
Long Branch went 2-8 last season but looks to be in a position to turn it around in a big way thanks to an impressive group of skill players. They put their high-octane offense on display in winning the Shore Conference 7-on-7 tournament as quarterback Juwan Wilkins and receivers T.J. Fosque, Matt Clark, Kaymar Mimes and company could not be stopped. The Green Wave play in Class B North and should again have a tough schedule, but they could be in for a return to the playoffs and maybe more in 2017.
9. Who will be the Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year?
This is just an educated guess because there are so many peaks and valleys during the season and players can really come from nowhere to have monster seasons. It happened with Long Branch's Dahmiere Willis two years ago and, although he didn't win the award, Freehold's Ashante Worthy last season.
Offensively, the three names that jump out are Mater Dei Prep quarterback George Pearson, Manalapan running back Naim Mayfield and Worthy. Pearson led Mater Dei to a 12-0 record and a state title last season, but didn't have huge numbers because he played only the first half in most of the Seraphs games since they were up by multiple touchdowns at halftime. Even without monster numbers, if he can lead Mater Dei to another state title he would certainly be in the conversation.
Mayfield ran for 1,785 yards and 23 touchdowns on an average of 9.0 yards per carry last year. He is the focal point of Manalapan's offense and will likely have some pretty big numbers. If the Braves can get back to a sectional final and finish off a state title that makes a pretty good case for Mayfield.
Worthy carried Freehold to the playoffs after an 0-4 start last year and was breathtaking in doing so. His record-setting effort in the playoffs against Pennsauken is already legendary. Given he finished the season with 41 total touchdowns and the Shore Conference record is 44, he has the chance to put up numbers so insane you couldn't deny him the award.
Other players I could see turning in big seasons are Howell quarterback Eddie Morales, Manasquan running back Connor Morgan and Lakewood quarterback Zyheir Jones. Howell wideout Naz Brantley, Marlboro receiver Justin Marcus and Manalapan receiver Scott Scherzer should all be among the best at their position but I don't think there's ever been a wide receiver win Shore Conference Offensive Player of the Year.
There are a lot of good defensive players in the Shore, but the three that stand out from the pack are Middletown South defensive lineman Jake Krellin, Lakewood defensive lineman Josh Lezin and St. John Vianney linebacker Johnny Buchanan. Krellin and Lezin were basically impossible to block last season and put up monster numbers. Krellin led the Shore with 15 sacks and had an unreal 45 tackles for a loss while Lezin had 13 sacks and 31 hits for a loss. Buchanan was second in the Shore with 139 tackles and will lead the Lancers defense this season.
Manalapan also has two outstanding linebackers in Sal Tardogno and Tommy Pearce who could thrust their names into the conversation for Defensive Player of the Year.
10. Will Donovan Catholic become a contender?
This year, probably not, but I don't think it's going to take that long for the Griffins to challenge for the B South division title. With Dan Curcione in as head coach and Chip LaBarca Jr. running the offense, Donovan has a staff with championship pedigree that didn't come to Toms River to go 5-5. This year's version is very young, but also very talented. Sophomore quarterback Ryan Clark looks like the real deal, and their skill players will surprise teams.
If the Griffins can go from 0-10 to challenging for the division title in one year that would be an incredible coaching feat. I don't see that happening, but I don't think this program is that far off from turning the corner.


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Interleukin-34 (IL-34) is a novel cytokine that plays an important role in innate immunity and inflammatory processes by binding to the colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF-1R). However, information on the function of IL-34 in fish remains limited. In the present study, we identified an IL-34 homolog from mudskippers (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris). In silico analysis showed that the mudskipper IL-34 (BpIL-34) was similar to other known IL-34 variants in sequence and structure and was most closely related to an orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) homolog. BpIL-34 transcripts were constitutively expressed in various tissues, with the highest level of expression found in the brain. Edwardsiella tarda infection significantly up-regulated the mRNA expression of BpIL-34 in the mudskipper tissues. The recombinant mature BpIL-34 peptide (rBpIL-34) was purified and used to produce anti-rBpIL-34 IgG. Western blot analysis combined with PNGase F digestion revealed that native BpIL-34 in monocytes/macrophages (MOs/MФs) was N-glycosylated. In vitro, rBpIL-34 treatment enhanced the phagocytotic and bactericidal activity of mudskipper MOs/MФs, as well as the mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines like tumor necrosis factor α (BpTNF-α) and BpIL-1β in these cells. Furthermore, the knockdown of mudskipper CSF-1R1 (BpCSF-1R1), but not mudskipper BpCSF-1R2, significantly inhibited the rBpIL-34-mediated enhanced effect on MO/MФ function. In conclusion, our results indicate that mudskipper BpIL-34 modulates the functions of MOs/MФs via BpCSF-1R1.
Neuroprotectants attenuate hypobaric hypoxia-induced brain injuries in cynomolgus monkeys
Pei Zhang, Jie-Si Chen, Qi-Ye Li, Long-Xiang Sheng, Yi-Xing Gao, Bing-Zheng Lu, Wen-Bo Zhu, Xiao-Yu Zhan, Yuan Li, Zhi-Bing Yuan, Gang Xu, Bi-Tao Qiu, Min Yan, Chun-Xue Guo, You-Qiong Wang, Yi-Jun Huang, Jing-Xia Zhang, Fu-Yu Liu, Zhong-Wei Tang, Sui-Zhen Lin, David N. Cooper, Huan-Ming Yang, Jian Wang, Yu-Qi Gao, Wei Yin, Guo-Jie Zhang, Guang-Mei Yan
2020, 41(1): 3-19. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.012
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Hypobaric hypoxia (HH) exposure can cause serious brain injury as well as life-threatening cerebral edema in severe cases. Previous studies on the mechanisms of HH-induced brain injury have been conducted primarily using non-primate animal models that are genetically distant to humans, thus hindering the development of disease treatment. Here, we report that cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) exposed to acute HH developed human-like HH syndrome involving severe brain injury and abnormal behavior. Transcriptome profiling of white blood cells and brain tissue from monkeys exposed to increasing altitude revealed the central role of the HIF-1 and other novel signaling pathways, such as the vitamin D receptor (VDR) signaling pathway, in co-regulating HH-induced inflammation processes. We also observed profound transcriptomic alterations in brains after exposure to acute HH, including the activation of angiogenesis and impairment of aerobic respiration and protein folding processes, which likely underlie the pathological effects of HH-induced brain injury. Administration of progesterone (PROG) and steroid neuroprotectant 5α-androst-3β,5,6β-triol (TRIOL) significantly attenuated brain injuries and rescued the transcriptomic changes induced by acute HH. Functional investigation of the affected genes suggested that these two neuroprotectants protect the brain by targeting different pathways, with PROG enhancing erythropoiesis and TRIOL suppressing glutamate-induced excitotoxicity. Thus, this study advances our understanding of the pathology induced by acute HH and provides potential compounds for the development of neuroprotectant drugs for therapeutic treatment.
Epidemiological survey of a captive Chinese rhesus macaque breeding colony in Yunnan for SRV, STLV and BV
ZHU Lin, HAN Jian-Bao, ZHANG Xi-He, MA Jian-Ping, LÜ Long-Bao, ZHANG Gao-Hong, ZHENG Yong-Tang
2012, 33(1): 49-54. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1141.2012.01049
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Nonhuman primates are critical resources for biomedical research. Rhesus macaque is a popularly used laboratory nonhuman primate that share many characteristics with humans. However, rhesus macaques are the natural host of two exogenous retroviruses, SRV (simian type D retrovirus) and STLV (simian T lymphotropic virus). SRV and STLV may introduce potentially significant confounding factors into the study of AIDS model. Moreover, B virus (ceropithecine herpesvirus 1) is likely to harm not only rhesus macaque but also humans in experiments involving rhesus macaque. Yunnan province has large-scale breeding colonies of Chinese rhesus macaque. Therefore there is an urgent need for SPF Chinese rhesus macaque colonies. Here we investigated SRV, STLV and BV infections in 411 Chinese rhesus macaque by PCR technique. The results showed that the prevalence of SRV, STLV and BV among Chinese rhesus macaque breeding colony was 19.71% (81/411), 13.38% (55/411) and 23.11% (95/411), respectively. Comparison of viruses infection in different age-groups and male/female of Chinese rhesus macaque was also analyzed. This study will contribute to establishment of SPF Chinese rhesus macaque breeding colony.
Whole-genome sequencing of leopard coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus) and exploration of regulation mechanism of skin color and adaptive evolution
Yang Yang, Li-Na Wu, Jing-Fang Chen, Xi Wu, Jun-Hong Xia, Zi-Ning Meng, Xiao-Chun Liu, Hao-Ran Lin
Leopard coral groupers belong to the Plectropomus genus of the Epinephelidae family and are important fish for coral reef ecosystems and the marine aquaculture industry. To promote future research of this species, a high-quality chromosome-level genome was assembled using PacBio sequencing and Hi-C technology. A 787.06 Mb genome was assembled, with 99.7% (784.57 Mb) of bases anchored to 24 chromosomes. The leopard coral grouper genome size was smaller than that of other groupers, which may be related to its ancient status among grouper species. A total of 22 317 protein-coding genes were predicted. This high-quality genome of the leopard coral grouper is the first genomic resource for Plectropomus and should provide a pivotal genetic foundation for further research. Phylogenetic analysis of the leopard coral grouper and 12 other fish species showed that this fish is closely related to the brown-marbled grouper. Expanded genes in the leopard coral grouper genome were mainly associated with immune response and movement ability, which may be related to the adaptive evolution of this species to its habitat. In addition, we also identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with carotenoid metabolism between red and brown-colored leopard coral groupers. These genes may play roles in skin color decision by regulating carotenoid content in these groupers.
Review of the genus Brachytarsophrys (Anura: Megophryidae), with revalidation of Brachytarsophrys platyparietus and description of a new species from China
Yao Li, Dan-Dan Zhang, Zhi-Tong Lyu, Jian Wang, Yu-Long Li, Zu-Yao Liu, Hong-Hui Chen, Ding-Qi Rao, Zhi-Fang Jin, Chang-You Zhang, Ying-Yong Wang
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The genus-level recognition of monophyletic short-legged toads (Brachytarsophrys) has been recently implicated in the taxonomic debate of Megophrys sensu lato. In the present study, Brachytarsophrys is reasonably regarded as a distinct genus based on significant morphological differentiations and recent molecular analyses. Furthermore, a comprehensive review of this genus is performed, with two species groups proposed based on morphological differences and phylogenetic relationships. Particularly, Brachytarsophrys platyparietus is removed as a synonym of Brachytarsophrys carinense and considered a valid species due to significant genetic divergence and distinct morphological differences. In addition, a new species, Brachytarsophrys orientalis sp . nov ., is described based on a series of specimens collected from southeastern China. This work takes the member species of the genus Brachytarsophrys to seven, suggesting that the diversity of Brachytarsophrys is underestimated. In addition, the genus levels of other monophyletic groups within the subfamily Megophryinae are discussed.
The pathological role of ferroptosis in ischemia/reperfusion-related injury
Hong-Fa Yan, Qing-Zhang Tuo, Qiao-Zhi Yin, Peng Lei
Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) is a pathological process that occurs in numerous organs throughout the human body, and it is frequently associated with severe cellular damage and death. Recently it has emerged that ferroptosis, a new form of regulated cell death that is caused by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation, plays a significantly detrimental role in many I/R models. In this review, we aim to revise the pathological process of I/R and then explore the molecular pathogenesis of ferroptosis. Furthermore, we aim to evaluate the role that ferroptosis plays in I/R, providing evidence to support the targeting of ferroptosis in the I/R pathway may present as a therapeutic intervention to alleviate ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) associated cell damage and death.
A New Blind Cave Loach of Paracobitis With Comment on Its Characters Evolution
CHEN Yin-rui, YANG Jun-xing, Boris SKET, Gregor ALJANCIC
1998, 19(1): 59-61.
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During February and March 1995,a Slovenian caving expedition led by Andrej Miheve in association with the Institute of Karst Geology from Guilin explored the karst region in Libo County,south of Guizhou,a province in China.During the expedition,3 blind loach specimens were collected by Gregor Aljancic,They have been recognized as a new species of the genus Paracobitis:P.longibarbatus sp.nov.The new species possesses the following characters:adipose keel is present along the dorsal and ventral edge of caudal peduncle,depth of adipose keel less than half of depth of caudal peduncle;nostrils are situated closely together,the anterior nostril formed into a tube with a long nostral barbel.These characters indicate that it belongs to the genus Paracobitis,regardless of the presence of a nostral barbel at the terminal of nostral tube.Similar nostral tube was observed also in P.variegatus longidorsalis Yang et al.The eyes and pigment are disappeared as the result of convergent evolution adapting to the lightless habitat.The same convergent phenomena are prevalent in the cavefishes of Cobitidae and Cyprinidae.This new species is the first blind loach in the genus Paracobitis,representing a specialized lineage of the genus.It is related to epigean P.variegatus longidorsalis which occurs in the same basin,Xijiang Basin.The new species can be easily distinguished from all congeneric species by the following characters:eyes and pigment disappeared,anterior nostril tube-like with a nostral barbel at the terminal;barbels,pectoral and pelvic fins well elongated;posterior margin of caudal fin strongly concave.
Antimicrobial peptides: new hope in the war against multidrug resistance
James Mwangi, Xue Hao, Ren Lai, Zhi-Ye Zhang
The discovery of antibiotics marked a golden age in the revolution of human medicine. However, decades later, bacterial infections remain a global healthcare threat, and a return to the pre-antibiotic era seems inevitable if stringent measures are not adopted to curb the rapid emergence and spread of multidrug resistance and the indiscriminate use of antibiotics. In hospital settings, multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens, including carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) bearing Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae are amongst the most problematic due to the paucity of treatment options, increased hospital stay, and exorbitant medical costs. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) provide an excellent potential strategy for combating these threats. Compared to empirical antibiotics, they show low tendency to select for resistance, rapid killing action, broad-spectrum activity, and extraordinary clinical efficacy against several MDR strains. Therefore, this review highlights multidrug resistance among nosocomial bacterial pathogens and its implications and reiterates the importance of AMPs as next-generation antibiotics for combating MDR superbugs.
A review on the bioinformatics pipelines for metagenomic research
YE Dan-Dan, FAN Meng-Meng, GUAN Qiong, CHEN Hong-Ju, MA Zhan-Shan
2012, 33(6): 574-585. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1141.2012.06574
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Metagenome, a term first dubbed by Handelsman in 1998 as "the genomes of the total microbiota found in nature", refers to sequence data directly sampled from the environment (which may be any habitat in which microbes live, such as the guts of humans and animals, milk, soil, lakes, glaciers, and oceans). Metagenomic technologies originated from environmental microbiology studies and their wide application has been greatly facilitated by next-generation high throughput sequencing technologies. Like genomics studies, the bottle neck of metagenomic research is how to effectively and efficiently analyze the gigantic amount of metagenomic sequence data using the bioinformatics pipelines to obtain meaningful biological insights. In this article, we briefly review the state-of-the-art bioinformatics software tools in metagenomic research. Due to the differences between the metagenomic data obtained from whole genome sequencing (i.e., shotgun metagenomics) and amplicon sequencing (i.e., 16S-rRNA and gene-targeted metagenomics) methods, there are significant differences between the corresponding bioinformatics tools for these data; accordingly, we review the computational pipelines separately for these two types of data.
Discovery of a wild, genetically pure Chinese giant salamander creates new conservation opportunities
Jing Chai, Chen-Qi Lu, Mu-Rong Yi, Nian-Hua Dai, Xiao-Dong Weng, Ming-Xiao Di, Yong Peng, Yong Tang, Qing-Hua Shan, Kai Wang, Huan-Zhang Liu, Hai-Peng Zhao, Jie-Qiong Jin, Ru-Jun Cao, Ping Lu, Lai-Chun Luo, Robert W. Murphy, Ya-Ping Zhang, Jing Che
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Effective conservation of threatened biota relies on accurate assessments and scientific guidance. As an unfortunate example, Chinese giant salamanders (Andrias, CGS) remain critically endangered in nature. Misguided conservation efforts, e.g., commercial propagation and releasing of millions of likely non-indigenous or interspecific hybrids, have further compromised conservation initiatives. Limited information on wild populations of CGS poses a significant conservation challenge. Following 18-month long field monitoring, we now report the discovery of a wild population of CGS in a closed nature reserve in Jiangxi Province, China. Genomic assessments reveal its genetic distinctiveness and do not detect genetic admixture with other species. Based on morphological and molecular evidences, we describe this CGS as a new species Andrias jiangxiensis sp. nov. This is the only known species of CGS today with a genetically pure, reproducing, in situ population. This discovery emphasizes the important role that closed nature reserves play in protecting species, and the necessity of integrating long-term field monitoring and genetic assessments. It sets a new pathway for discovering and conserving endangered species, especially for those biotas that are similarly being extirpated by anthropogenic translocations and overexploitation.
Comprehensive annotation of the Chinese tree shrew genome by large-scale RNA sequencing and long-read isoform sequencing
Mao-Sen Ye, Jin-Yan Zhang, Dan-Dan Yu, Min Xu, Ling Xu, Long-Bao Lv, Qi-Yun Zhu, Yu Fan, Yong-Gang Yao
The Chinese tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri chinensis) is emerging as an important experimental animal in multiple fields of biomedical research. Comprehensive reference genome annotation for both mRNA and long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) is crucial for developing animal models using this species. In the current study, we collected a total of 234 high-quality RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) datasets and two long-read isoform sequencing (ISO-seq) datasets and improved the annotation of our previously assembled high-quality chromosome-level tree shrew genome. We obtained a total of 3 514 newly annotated coding genes and 50 576 lncRNA genes. We also characterized the tissue-specific expression patterns and alternative splicing patterns of mRNAs and lncRNAs and mapped the orthologous relationships among 11 mammalian species using the current annotated genome. We identified 144 tree shrew-specific gene families, including interleukin 6 (IL6) and STT3 oligosaccharyltransferase complex catalytic subunit B (STT3B), which underwent significant changes in size. Comparison of the overall expression patterns in tissues and pathways across four species (human, rhesus monkey, tree shrew, and mouse) indicated that tree shrews are more similar to primates than to mice at the tissue-transcriptome level. Notably, the newly annotated purine rich element binding protein A (PURA) gene and the STT3B gene family showed dysregulation upon viral infection. The updated version of the tree shrew genome annotation (KIZ version 3: TS_3.0) is available at http://www.treeshrewdb.org and provides an essential reference for basic and biomedical studies using tree shrew animal models.
Diversifying on the Ark: multiple new endemic lineages of dwarf geckos from the Western Ghats provide insights into the systematics and biogeography of South Asian Cnemaspis (Reptilia: Squamata)
Saunak Pal, Zeeshan A. Mirza, Princia Dsouza, Kartik Shanker
The highly speciose gekkonid genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 is polyphyletic, with three distantly related and geographically isolated clades from Africa, South Asia (SA), and Southeast Asia. At present, there are 85 known species within SA Cnemaspis, although the number continues to increase rapidly with focused surveys and rigorous taxonomic work. Recent studies have provided valuable insights into the diversity and evolutionary history of SA Cnemaspis; however, most of these studies lack sufficient sampling in the Western Ghats (WG), where the genus has its greatest diversity. We addressed this research gap by conducting extensive sampling across the WG and re-examining museum specimens, thus providing a systematic account of various extant Cnemaspis species along with their distribution and natural history. We described 12 new species and a southern WG endemic clade of SA Cnemaspis. Ten of the newly described species are endemic to the forests of the southern WG. We also identified 10 well-supported subclades that can be separated across morphological, geographic, and phylogenetic axes. A time-calibrated phylogeny and ancestral area reconstructions confirmed the Paleocene origin of SA Cnemaspis in the WG and provide insights into its evolutionary history and biogeography. The discovery of multiple endemic and deeply divergent lineages further highlights the evolutionary significance of the WG for lizards.
Breast cancer animal models and applications
Li Zeng, Wei Li, Ce-Shi Chen
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Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. Basic and translational breast cancer research relies heavily on experimental animal models. Ideally, such models for breast cancer should have commonality with human breast cancer in terms of tumor etiology, biological behavior, pathology, and response to therapeutics. This review introduces current progress in different breast cancer experimental animal models and analyzes their characteristics, advantages, disadvantages, and potential applications. Finally, we propose future research directions for breast cancer animal models.
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Dorothy Kupcha Leland
TOUCHED BY LYME: Connecting the dots of Yolanda's Lyme experience
I first learned about the Lyme disease experiences of Yolanda Hadid (then known as Yolanda Foster) via Twitter.
At that point, Yolanda was a cast member of the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" TV show, a former high fashion model, wife of millionaire music mogul David Foster, and mother to three children who would themselves go on to high profile careers in modeling.
This re-tweet showed up in my feed in December 2012:
I admit, her story hooked me right away and I immediately started following her Twitter posts. Her tweets offered a trail of tantalizing bread crumbs. They alluded to hyperbaric oxygen, stem cells, hyperthermia treatments and various cleanses and detoxification protocols. Yet, details were non-existent. She never gave the reader any solid information about her symptoms, nor her wide and varied treatment protocols.
Eventually, she would write blogs for the Bravo website, in connection with the Housewives show. These occasionally mentioned Lyme disease. There were media interviews that spoke of some of her difficulties, and a brilliant speech at the 2013 Time for Lyme Gala in Connecticut.
But mostly, her story dribbled out as a string of cryptic comments on social media. They typically raised more questions than they answered.
Now, Yolanda has connected the dots for us in her book, "Believe Me: My Battle with the Invisible Disability of Lyme Disease." (St. Martin's Press, 2017)
It's a compelling read. Lyme patients will identify with many of its elements: troubling physical symptoms that can't be explained; a long, traumatic search for an accurate diagnosis, with plenty of missteps by top medical doctors; the difficulties of treatments, both traditional and alternative.
Not everything is something the rest of us might relate to, however. Before she gets sick, Yolanda and David Foster inhabit a glamorous, jet-setting realm, which includes her involvement with the "Real Housewives" TV show.
However, all that changes as her health fails and she must marshal every ounce of inner strength she has to save her life and her sanity. Yolanda falls further and further away from the dazzling world of the entertainment industry, and eventually her marriage collapses as well.
Her willingness to keep searching for answers is a major theme of "Believe Me." By this time, two of her children are also being treated for Lyme disease. She fights for their lives as well as her own. And in the midst of it, she loses her dear friend Ellie to the ravages of ALS—a severe emotional blow.
Through it all, Yolanda perseveres. She crisscrosses the globe to try out an astonishing array of alternative and ancillary treatments. She has metal-based crowns removed from her teeth and toxin-leaking implants removed from her breasts. She pursues the mystery of intestinal parasites, eventually expelling some gnarly looking rope worms. (Color photos included!)
I don't view "Believe me" as a road map for Lyme disease treatment. Rather, it's an inspiring description of her personal journey. Despite many twists and turns, it ultimately leads her to a good place.
I salute Yolanda for the grace, courage, and fortitude with which she endured an incredibly difficult stage of her life. And I thank her for so generously sharing what she has learned along the way.
TOUCHED BY LYME is written by Dorothy Kupcha Leland, LymeDisease.org's VP for Education and Outreach. She is co-author of When Your Child Has Lyme Disease: A Parent's Survival Guide. Contact her at dleland@lymedisease.org
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GMD October 30, 2017 at 11:11 am Reply
A big thank you to Yolanda for doing her best to bring this horrific disease to the attention of the public. She has been cruelly criticized throughout her journey, but did not let the mocking and criticism stop her from her journey and from her endeavor to help others as well as herself. We need more people like Yolanda to wake up the world to this critical health crisis.
Cynthia Workman November 2, 2017 at 4:37 am Reply
I have been following Yolanda's journey on the Bravo show, I had gotten my positive diagnosis in October of 2011, and was so interested and also appreciative that she shared her journey from the start. Thank you Yolanda for being so brave !!!!
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A driver caught speeding at more than 150mph has been fined.
Linas Gedminas, 36, was caught on camera speeding in his Audi S8 three times on the A17 near Long Sutton in Lincolnshire in one week.
Lincoln Magistrates' Court heard Gedminas, of Stumpacre, Peterborough, was recorded at 151mph (241 kmph), 145mph (233kmph) and 78mph (125kmph) during the week in June.
He was banned from driving for a year and fined more than £1,700.
Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership has said the 151mph clocking was the highest speed recorded on camera in the county.


Whether you celebrate Easter with lunch, brunch or dinner, chances are you'll be serving (or eating) some very traditional recipes and dishes, like a gleaming glazed baked ham, plump hot cross buns, or the most traditional of Easter dishes, a nice and beautiful roasted leg of lamb.
Christ is called "The Lamb of God", but the tradition of serving lamb for Easter actually has its origins before the advent of Christianity. It's rooted in the Passover celebration, when the people of Egypt, tormented by plagues, painted their doors with lamb blood so that the evil would "pass over" their homes. Later, Jews who converted to Christianity took the tradition of eating roasted lamb to Easter celebrations.Aside from the religious symbolism, lamb was also one of the more readily available of fresh meats after the winter, so it makes sense that it would have been eaten around that time.
Religious symbolism or seasonal availability, the points is that today we are lucky enough to savor this exquisite dish during Easter, which is good news for lamb-loving foodies. Not only is roasted lamb delicious, it's also super easy to make and can easily feed a large crowd of family and friends. Superbly flavorful and naturally tender (no marinade required!), a leg of lamb requires almost no work to roast to perfection.
For our Easter Rosemary, Garlic and Lemon Roasted Lamb Leg, we used a bone-in leg of lamb because we just love the drama it adds to the table and we're suckers for beautiful presentation. You can use a boneless leg if you don't like carving and it won't affect the flavor– although some cooks are adamant that the bone gives it added depth.
Depending on the size of the lamb you get, you will roast it for longer or shorter periods of time, to your desired doneness. Medium-rare is usually best for leg of lamb, but that depends on personal preference. We don't recommend rare lamb, and well-done usually means overdone for lamb meat.
The easiest way to hit the level of doneness you want? Use a meat thermometer and follow these guidelines. For Medium-Rare: 125°F to 130°F. For Medium:130°F to 135°F.
Serve the lamb with roasted or mashed potatoes, perhaps some delicious grilled asparagus, or maybe risotto or wild rice. Keep the sides simple and let your gorgeous, perfectly roasted lamb leg shine!


When this reboot/sequel was announced with a new cast, my expectations were really low, however I decided to give a chance, since the director is the same of 2 horror movies that I really loved (Evil Dead and Don't Breathe).
The Girl in the Spider's Web is the opposite of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (I'm referring to the Swedish movie and to the American remake), in the originals we've seen an interesting story full of mystery, well developed characters, two great protagonists and some good twists, unlike this reboot/sequel/whatever.
I tried to like The Girl in the Spider's Web, because I respect Fede Alvarez, but I need to be honest with my opinion about him, he's amazing to work as director in horror movies but not in another different genres. This movie is just awful! The plot is cliche, uninteresting, with some predictable scenes and the worst action sequences I've seen in a movie with a "big" budget (seriously, even my grandmother without any knowledge about cinema could film better those fight scenes of Lisbeth fighting the bad guys in some bathrooms). The cast is so weak, Claire Foy is a good actress and she tries to do her best with her poorly developed character, but stills the weakest Lisbeth Salander. They're not bad actors, but all of them seem to be in this movie by obligation.
I can't say I'm disappointed because my expectations were already low, I'm just a little sad because it could be an awesome film if Sony had chosen a more appropriate director and better screenwriters.
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Acorn TV's packed 2019 slate filled
With brand-new series and returning favorites
Featuring #1 UK dramas MANHUNT and LINE OF DUTY, Season 5;
Entertaining commissioned series LONDON KILLS and QUEENS OF MYSTERY;
New Aussie/Kiwi dramas STRAIGHT FORWARD, MS FISHER'S MODERN MURDER MYSTERIES, and Lucy Lawless in MY LIFE IS MURDER; and
Returning favorites like Iain Glen in JACK TAYLOR, Essie Davis in MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS, Eve Myles in KEEPING FAITH, and Martin Clunes in global hit DOC MARTIN
After a ground-breaking 2018 with international expansion into 40 countries and its first commissions, 2019 is bound to be another stellar year and keep Acorn TV as a leader in bringing first rate international drama and mysteries to American audiences.
Exclusive U.S. Premieres on Acorn TV
DELICIOUS, Series 3 – Monday, Feb. 11
British drama about food, love and infidelity in Cornwall. Starring Dawn French (The Vicar of Dibley) and Emilia Fox (Silent Witness), with Iain Glen (Game of Thrones, Jack Taylor) and Vincent Regan (Strike Back, The White Princess). (4 EPS)
THE OLDENHEIM TWELVE (Foreign Language) – Monday, Feb. 18
Hit Dutch mystery thriller about a journalist (Noortje Herlaar, The Hitman's Bodyguard) and a detective (Nasrdin Dchar) brought to Oldenheim to investigate the inexplicable disappearances of twelve village people. (12 EPS)
LONDON KILLS, Series 1 (Acorn TV Original Series, First straight-to-series commission) – Monday, Feb. 25
British detective drama from the creator of Suspects. Hugo Speer (The Full Monty), Sharon Small (Inspector Lynley Mysteries), Bailey Patrick (Bodyguard), and newcomer Tori Allen-Martin star as a team of top murder detectives in the world's most recognizable city, London. (5 EPS) (TRAILER)
MANHUNT (Acorn TV Original Series) – Monday, March 11 (TRAILER)
#1 rated ITV British miniseries based upon the memoirs of former London Metropolitan detective DCI Colin Sutton (Martin Clunes, Doc Martin, Men Behaving Badly) who determinedly and tenaciously pursued serial killer Levi Bellfield. (3 EPS)
QUEENS OF MYSTERY (Acorn TV Original Series, Commissioned) – Monday, April 8
Charming, female-led mystery series created by Julian Unthank (Doc Martin, New Tricks). A young police detective (Olivia Vinall, The Woman in White) is aided by her three crime/mystery-writing aunts (Julie Graham, The Bletchley Circle; Siobhan Redmond, Alfresco; and Sarah Woodward, The Politician's Husband), whether she wants it or not. (6 EPS)
LINE OF DUTY, Season 5
Written and created by Jed Mercurio (creator of international sensation Bodyguard). Follows a new case for AC-12, featuring Stephen Graham (Boardwalk Empire, Decline and Fall), alongside series regulars Adrian Dunbar (Blood), Vicky McClure (The Secret Agent), and Martin Compston (The Great Train Robbery). (5 EPS)
MARTIN CLUNES' ISLANDS OF AMERICA (Acorn TV Original Series)
Fun travel docu-series starring Martin Clunes (Doc Martin, Manhunt) on a quest to discover the islands of America. (4 EPS)
MS FISHER'S MODERN MURDER MYSTERIES, Series 1 (Acorn TV Original Series)
In 1964, when the famous aunt she never knew, Phryne Fisher, goes missing over the highlands of New Guinea, the gorgeously reckless Peregrine Fisher (Geraldine Hakewill, Wanted) inherits a windfall and sets out to become a world-class detective in her own right. (8 EPS)
PITCHING IN (Acorn TV Original Series)
BBC Wales/BBC One drama starring Larry Lamb (EastEnders) and Hayley Mills (The Parent Trap) set on the north Wales coast, tells the story of three generations of the same family, all struggling to make the best of a very unusual situation.
STRAIGHT FORWARD (Acorn TV Original Series)
Danish/New Zealand co-production and family crime drama following a woman (Cecilie Stenspil) seeking revenge after a notorious gangster murders her father. (8 EPS)
LONDON KILLS, Series 2 (Acorn TV Original Series) (5 EPS)
MY LIFE IS MURDER
Australian drama starring Lucy Lawless (Top of the Lake, Xena: Warrior Princess) as a complex, contrary and compelling private investigator who is a brilliant woman who refuses to give in. Or give up. (10 EPS)
DOC MARTIN, Series 9
The worldwide smash hit series returns with BAFTA winner Martin Clunes (Manhunt, Men Behaving Badly) in his uproarious lead performance as a tactless, self-centered, and uptight doctor in a quirky seaside town in Cornwall. (8 EPS)
THE GOOD KARMA HOSPITAL, Series 3
Set in a colorful coastal town in Southern India, the charming medical drama stars Amrita Acharia (Game of Thrones) and Amanda Redman (New Tricks) as doctors at an under-resourced and over-worked cottage hospital. (6 EPS)
KEEPING FAITH, Series 2 (Acorn TV Original Series)
The BBC Wales international sensation returns with Eve Myles (Victoria, Broadchurch) as Faith and her family reel from the dramatic aftermath of Series 1. (6 EPS)
ALSO COMING IN 2019
JACK TAYLOR, Set 4
Based on the bestselling crime fiction by Ken Bruen and filmed against the rugged backdrop of western Ireland, Jack Taylor (Iain Glen, Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey, Delicious) is a former cop fighting his own demons and working cases in Galway as a private detective. (3 Feature-Length EPS)
MISS FISHER & THE CRYPT OF TEARS
Essie Davis (The Babadook, Game of Thrones) returns in the highly anticipated feature film as the Honorable Miss Phryne Fisher on a Middle Eastern adventure in search of an ancient treasure. (Feature-Length)
Acorn TV Press Contact:
Chad Campbell |ccampbell@acorn.tv


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Billboard is reporting that Rilo Kiley frontwoman Jenny Lewis will be releasing a solo album next Summer on Team Love, the farm team imprint for Rilo Kiley's former label Saddle Creek. Described as "a kind of soul record", it was recorded in six days with longtime producer Mike Mogus after the end of the last tour. So despite leaving Saddle Creek for the big leagues this year, Rilo still remain very much a part of the Omaha community, appearing on both new Bright Eyes records and touring with the Conor & Co overseas in the new year.
And speaking of Bright Eyes Inc, which despite my best efforts I've been doing a fair bit of lately, the opener for their Winter tour will be Neva Dinova, with whom they released the One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels collaborative EP earlier this year. The tour comes to the Phoenix in Toronto January 21st and tickets go on sale today, $22.50
Also on the topic of opening acts, the Ted Leo show at the Mod Club December 5 is turning into a mini-festival. In addition to local openers The Junction and The Meligrove Band, Matt Pond PA, who had been opening for Ted on other dates on this tour, has been added to the bill. That's four bands, folks. Things get started at 8pm sharp, don't be late.
Well, tonight is the longest, if not most highly anticipated, show of the year – the Pixies at Arrow Hall in Mississauga. I laugh to see all the tickets up for sale on Craigslist from people who I assume just couldn't clear off their calendars seven months in advance and now can't make it for whatever reason. I'm not so amused, however, when I think about how much trouble I went through to get mine back in April and now they're selling them off for less than I paid.
Bradley's Almanac has started a campaign I can get behind 100% – elected long-time Blue Jays radio commentator Tom Cheek into the Baseball Hall of Fame. As Brad points out, the numbers are amazing – 28 years of calling the Jays on radio, 4306 games straight, and he's a helluva nice guy. You can vote once a day online – it's the right thing to do and the easy way to do it.
Running late this morning. Long story, not very interesting.
np – Bob Dylan / Desire
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One of the stressful jobs that many experiences nowadays are during cross-country relocation and choosing the right service to help them in doing so. It is a hard task to find someone reliable who will assist in the proper planning as well as arrange the requirements for transporting your belongings over a long distance. Cross-country relocation is not that easy as it sounds. There is lots of paperwork involved in the process along with getting your new residence intact and in proper shape. You need to choose what the particular things that you need to carry are and what to leave behind.
However, there are certain things that you can do to save yourself some money in the particular process.
One of the most important things that are required to carry out is making a proper list of the particular items that you are willing to take with you. The less the things you take with you, the more money you save in the transporting process and also it will ensure less hassle for you. Also, make a list of the different challenges that you are about to face in your new residence. For example, may be frequent use of staircase or an elevator, etc. This can shorten your list of the things that you are willing to carry with yourself.
Take the help of best-rated cross country movers listed by 9Kilo.com to guide you with the required. This is necessary as there are lots of rules and regulations involved in different countries that you may not be aware of. However, a moving company involved in the task may have a full update regarding the latest as well as the ongoing changes that the particular state or country has experienced in their rules and regulations for the new immigrants.
You always cannot rely on the organization as their charges may increase with the kind of help you are looking. There are certain things that you can do from your side to cut the required expenses of the company. For example, you can arrange for the required packing boxes to pack your favorite items. Also, arrange for proper bed sheet to cover the fragile items along with the furniture. This can save a lot of money as the movers can charge extra for the plastic covering that they will provide for your items. Using newspapers for covering the items are always a better option other than hiring the bubble wraps that are provided by the organization.
Have a storage container install on your car roof to carry some extra packages in your car. This can come in handy if you have a large number of things to take with you on a limited budget.
This is another way that you can look into for saving some money in the moving process. There are lots of moving companies that give away hefty discounts on some special occasions. Your job would be searching the internet to find the suitable deal for you along with the expert service.
How to choose the right cross country mover to help you in the process?
Conduct proper research on the internet about the different organizations who offer services in moving items from one country to another. If required, take proper suggestions from your friends, colleagues and family members also. Check the website of the different cross country moving companies and try to find out how they have dealt with their previous customers and what they had to say about the service provided by the company. Check with reviews of the organizations. If you find any reviews about a client who has been dissatisfied with the services receives, try to see what actually went wrong with the service and how the organizations have given their reaction to it. Sometimes not taking into consideration the unpacking process may result in hefty charges.
Along with making a list of the different items that you want to carry with you, it is also essential to make a list of the services that you want from your cross country mover. This will help in reducing your search for the cross-country moving services. Fill out the required inquiry form correctly to make yourself clear about the services that you are looking forward too. This will be also easier for the moving company to understand your requirements and serve you according. Make a list of questions that you want your long distance moving company to answer regarding fulfilling the queries you have. Make sure that all your doubts are adequately dealt with by the long distance mover before the start of the transportation process.
After you have set your contract with the moving company, don't forget to check whether any hidden costs are involved in the process apart from the given package. For example, some organizations charge separately for completing the involved paperwork in the processes for you. This can vary among different organizations. So it is critical for you to get all the required information regarding the charges involved in the transportation process.
Make sure that the particular company, whom you are assigning the task of cross-border transportation, is certified. Do not settle for a company if you are having any doubt regarding the certification of the company. Make sure the bid provided by the cross country mover to complete your assignment is a reasonable one. A licensed mover is far more respectable in the different countries than the non-licensed organizations.
Another important thing that is involved in the transportation process is to properly enlist the valuable products such as jewelry, heirlooms, etc. which are expensive. Such items are also valuable because of the insurance purpose. Make sure that the organization to which you have assigned the task has proper measures for the particular items.
Do not settle for the very first choice of yours while choosing the right kind of service from the organization, until and unless you are under an emergency scenario. This can eliminate your chances of viewing the other results which could have made things easier for you. Once you have selected a moving company in the first choice, you will have no other option other than agreeing with the budget provided by them. Get moving companies quotes offering the service and settle for the one that you are finding within your budget and complements the required service well.
Do not leave your decision of hiring the organization for the purpose until the last moment. As it can involve some incessant extra charges that you will not be able to avoid.
Do not take the job of moving in your hands. There are lots of people who are not used to do this kind of job but tend to do it in order to save some money. In doing so they are not losing time for concentrating on the other parts of the transportation, for example, the different scenario that they are about to face in their new residence, etc. You should always assign an organization having proper experience in the whole process so you can concentrate and put your time on the other important things. Companies like Alpha Van Lines help you find the best moving services for your cross-country relocation.
While getting in touch with a reputed moving company will not only save your time but, also make the process a lot hassle-free for you. Packing is one of the most hated things in the world. As it involves a lot of work, starting with making the list of the items that you want to carry to unpacking the boxes at your new residence and settling things up. So if you're going to make this process smooth and less hassle-free for you, then it is always recommended to get in touch with one of the best cross country moving companies listed by 9Kilo.com. This will not only save time but also make the process look much easier to you. The above-given points can come in handy while selecting the right service for you.
Moving altogether to a different place or a city or a state or a country involves a lengthy procedure of thinking ahead and is not at all an easy task to do. Just like we don't want to jump into a pool of water until and unless we dip a toe into the same to test the water. Similarly, moving and relocating to another place is a huge decision. One can have numerous reasons for relocating. Maybe, you have had a promotion, or you have always wanted to move to that particular city, or perhaps you have to move there for either medical or financial reasons and so on! Whatever be the reason, the very idea of shifting involves much hard work, patience, risks, costs and time. Moreover, once you move to the desired location, you feel everything has been worth the wait and expenses. Also, you may think that you have a kind of job that involves moving from one place to another frequently, so shifting might not sound a hectic and challenging thing to do, but for ones who are relocating for the first time or so, they have a hard time dealing with the same.
1. Before moving to the new city or state entirely, it is always advisable to check out the new city for a week or so. This can be done either by staying there for sometime, going around places and checking the availability of the required resources or by visiting the same place as an outsider and using the temporary time to experience all the pros and cons of the new city.
2. Also, before transferring all your important things, you have to ensure you have a proper structure to place them. You may not want to invest in any real state at the beginning, so you can always go for rental flats.
However, then again, you should arrange for them before shifting to avoid inconvenience and problems.
e. Distance from your location to potential job opportunities, etc.
4. Most probably, you will have job lined up before you move to your new destination if you are going there for a business purpose, but if not, then you will have to search yourself a potential job. The following points out the conditions to consider while looking for job opportunities: Solicit the help of one or two reputable job recruiters in that city.
c. Go for walk-ins and give as many person job interviews as possible. Walk-ins also helps in providing the information about the working environment that would be available in the office.
The above are just a few conditions to consider while choosing to shift to a new city or state!
We all like moving to a new place, a better place probably seeking change or just due to personal or professional commitments. A new home gives a new perspective towards life and helps us leave some of our ugly past behind too! However, the whole process of cross country moving from one place to Scottsdale AZ or any another is not as pretty as it seems.
Instead, it is a lot of planning, hard work and dedication too. It does cost you your sweat and blood in first buying a new house and then moving into it with the whole lot of stuff that you have gathered through years of shopping!
In this article, I am going to guide you about the way you can plan the out of state moving process and divide it into small steps according to priority. So let us begin, and first things first we already know that the whole relocation process includes making an inventory of your possessions, sorting things correctly, clearing your old house, etc. However, the idea that should be your top priority is to get your stuff packed properly before moving which altogether constitutes to be one of the most significant tasks while moving.
As already mentioned it is one of the most critical operations which means that if you are negligent during this whole process, there is a high risk of some damage or breakage to occur to priced possessions. So now the question that is so often hitting us while relocating is What to pack first while moving house? It is then we realize that we have so much stuff at home that we need to categorize all of it and then start packing according to the priority which means that the things which we need the least should be packed at the very beginning.
So we know already that what is kept where and we now have to begin picking the things from least needed to most needed.
So we all have some things in our storerooms or garages which we use the least, then some items which are not very essential and lastly items which are most useful to us. So accordingly we should start packing.
In every house be it villas, apartments, etc. we have places like the garages, attics, small cabins or proper storerooms where we often dumb old goods which we hardly use like old vehicle parts, bicycles, iron parts, cans, old clothes and much more. We know that those things are forgotten, and they remain untouched for months which makes it to the lowest needed stuff in our priority list.
Which is why we should make a point that we start storing and packing them at the beginning as we know that we are not going to need them in our new house too. It will require a lot of time if you have lots of stuff which you need to segregate into goods to be donated or sold, goods to be packed and goods to let go. This segregation into three categories will help you achieve your target in a better way.
Goods to be sold or donated: These are those goods in our storage which are in condition and which might be eligible to get traded or given to someone who needs it more. These might be old clothes, supplies, equipment etc. which are no longer being used in the household but can be sold or donated.
Goods to be packed: There are certain goods that we actually need and use on a regular basis and which might get used in our new home too which is why we need to pack them to be carried with us.
Goods to let go: These will constitute of entirely useless products which might be considered trash for us and cannot be used anymore for the benefit of the household which is why they need to be meet gone before they begin to occupy the vital space of our new home too!.
It's also important that you dispose the trash goods as soon as possible and pack the useful ones.
Non-essential stuff mainly constitutes of all the things in our home that we won't require immediately when we reach our new home and which can remain packed for a week or two pertaining to the stressful and tiring process of relocating. It consists of things like decorations like photo frames, souvenirs and all kinds of other decorations that we have.
Other things that might come into this category is books, office stationery, DVDs and CDs and video games, etc. which you won't need for the first few days as you will be too tired to use them. They can all be stacked and packed. Things like shoes or off-season clothes might also meet the criteria for non-essential stuff and can be used that way. Items like special crockery, kitchenware which you won't need in the first few days might as well qualify.
Apart from this, any sort of knick-knack that you might feel you don't need for a week or two can be put aside for a week or two should be packed that way.
There is stuff in our homes like daily wear clothes, food items, Important utensils that we will require immediately after moving should be packed last and kept aside in a way that we can reach them easily while unpacking should be packed that way.
The electronics, glass items or anything fragile should be kept in a way that it does not break and can be remembered very well. They should be unpacked first while you relocate to your new home and start unpacking. Make sure you have loose pairs of clothes, utensils and for kids toys handy which they can use for a week or so until the whole things get unpacked. Also, make sure that you have all your big furniture pieces appropriately dissembled. If necessary ensure to carry some extra bags or boxes while moving in case of any unpredictable damage.
The above tips from Cross Country Moving Scottsdale team, have been designed keeping all your necessities in mind and making sure that you and your family do not lose any stuff while relocating and have all your stuff relocated in excellent condition. The whole process of relocation is tiring, but if dealt with planning and patience it can turn out to be fun and exciting for the elders as well as the kids in the family.
Al you need is a plan and some good help with which you can turn this experience into a memorable one which you can cherish later. So pull up your pants and get ready for your journey of relocation!


Boris Taslitzky made Riposte in direct response to current events. In the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-45), France fought to suppress claims for independence in its colonies in Indo-China which had just been freed from Japanese occupation. Supplies and troops were shipped from French ports, which became the focus for unrest. In 1949 the dockers of Port-de-Bouc, near Marseille, refused to load the ships and staged a strike which was broken up by armed police. The violence of this official action appalled Taslitzky, as the use of police dogs against French citizens raised memories of Nazi wartime atrocities. Drawing accounts from newspapers, he set out to encapsulate the conflict. He dramatised his image through sharpened colour and a spatial concentration created by the lighting and the pattern of the cobblestones. The details are deliberately emotive. At the centre a dog bites into the arm of a collapsing woman. The darkly uniformed police are largely faceless, with the exception of one held down in the foreground who resembles the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler (1889-1945). By contrast, the dockers are dressed in light colours, and they launch their 'riposte' using the available bricks. A woman seizes the French tricolore flag, symbol of the revolutionary ideals of 'Liberty, Fraternity and Equality', so that, by implication, she represents the true nature of French sympathies.
In style, subject and scale Riposte demonstrates Taslitzky's admiration for the great nineteenth century painters Francisco Goya (1746-1828), Théodore Géricault (1791-1824) and Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863). The characterisation recalls the victims of execution in Goya's Fourth of May, 1814 (Prado, Madrid), while the woman with the flag echoes Delacroix's Liberty at the Barricades, 1834 (Louvre, Paris). Taslitzky's commitment to political art derived from the Communist Party's doctrine of Socialist Realism, which was first proposed in the early 1930s as a contemporary realism legible to the vast majority, for whom avant-garde art was considered abstruse. Taslitzky first emerged as a key practitioner of French Socialist Realism in the 1930s, as shown by his The Strikes of June 1936 (T07404). He resumed his social criticism on his return in 1945 from wartime imprisonment in the concentration camp at Buchenwald, where he had been interned as a communist by the Nazis.
The strength of Taslitzky's work is demonstrated in the reception of Riposte when, in 1951, it reached the Salon d'Automne, which had already been the site of political controversy in the preceding years. Although hung by the committee, Riposte was among seven works protesting against the war in Indo-China (including a portrait submitted by Taslitzky under a pseudonym) that were removed by police as an 'offence to national feeling'. This was in preparation for the visit by the President of the Republic, Vincent Auriol (1884-1966, President 1947-54), and attracted a storm of publicity, ranging from the issue of censorship to the questionable legality of the action. The re-instatement and the removal again of some of the works - not including Taslitzky's - only served to prolong the authorities' difficulties. The prominent communist intellectual Louis Aragon (1897-1982) wrote a coruscating article, entitled 'At the Salon d'Automne: Painting has Ceased to be a Game'. He revealed that the arts Minister Baylot, who was responsible for the removals, had previously been the Prefect for the area of Port-de-Bouc at the time of the strikes.
In 1949, dockers at Port-de-Bouc, near Marseilles, refused to load the government ships that were being sent to suppress claims for independence in the French colonies in Indo-China. Taslitzky painted Riposte to record his horror at the breaking of the strike by armed police. One policeman resembles Hitler - an especially powerful device for an artist who had been imprisoned by the Nazis. A woman striker seizes the French tricolore, symbol of the Revolutionary ideals. Government ministers were so sensitive to the painting that they ordered its removal from an exhibition in 1951.
The support for Riposte was prepared by the artist. The work was painted on one piece of sized, linen canvas with a fine threads and a close weave. A thin layer of off-white oil priming was applied over the linen surface. The canvas was then stretched over a heavy wooden stretcher with one horizontal crossbar and two vertical crossbars. The joints were expandable with squared mortise and tenon joints. The flat front profile of the stretcher bars contributed to the development of stretcher cracks on the front face of the painting. There was a small tear in the canvas, with raised and crackled paint, located at 700 mm left and 105 mm bottom.
Thin black lines visible around the paint indicate that the major design elements were first sketched on the priming, using an undetermined material. Taslitzky initially worked out his compositions for his large paintings in oil paint on artist board. The colour oil sketch for this work is currently displayed on the wall of the artist's studio in Paris.
The first layer of paint is thinly applied, almost scumbled over the surface. The priming is not exposed but the paint is so thin and transparent in some areas that the colour of the priming has a significant effect on the appearance of the painting. The canvas weave is visible in large areas of the background but, due to its fine threads and close weave, the texture is not a significant design factor.
Subsequent layers of paint are brushed on thinly. There is little mixing of paint on the canvas, although the paint has been applied wet in wet in several areas. The brushwork is gestural with application in broad strokes of colour. Colours are layered thinly to suggest modelling and give depth to the surface. Some brush strokes are visible but the texture is generally smooth.
The surface was coated with a thick layer of glossy, natural resin varnish. It was applied unevenly, resulting in a few drips down the front and varying thickness. The resin has yellowed obscuring the paint surface.
The original frame was a wooden strip nailed to the outer edges of the painting.
The structure of the painting was in good condition upon acquisition but it required major treatment in order to make it displayable in a gallery. The work was coated with mud, dirt and mould from a previous exposure to water. There are some alligator cracks exposing the underlayers of paint or priming. In the paint film there are large areas of wrinkled paint that occurred due to an oil-rich paint consistency and areas of drying crackle. The stretcher was also contributing to the cracking of the paint.
The yellowed varnish interfered with the legibility of the image.
The painting was treated in 2002 in the Conservation Department at the Tate. The old stretcher was replaced with a new, expandable wooden stretcher. The mould and dirt were carefully removed. The varnish was cleaned from the surface. The tear was repaired and small scuffs and losses to the paint surface were retouched. A new varnish coat of Paraloid B72 was applied to the surface. The painting was installed in a new wooden frame. The painting is now in very good condition for display.


Like I already mentioned it several times on this blog there are 63 food markets in Paris (100 in total if you include other types of market - flowers, animal...). See the complete list here or locate them on a map here). Some of them are open everyday, some only on specific days and some only in the morning or the afternoon.. These markets haven't changed much since the 1850's: each shopkeeper rents a spot on a daily basis to an "agent" that is granted a right of collecting money by the Paris town hall for a period of 6 years. I took this photo at the Bastille market last Sunday. As you can see it is very successful!
cool shot above everyone's head. It gives me something else to look forward to for my future trip, the food markets!!
I love the Bio one on Raspail. Markets are one of the most wonderful things about Paris. The cheeses, the sweet fruits, the spit roasted chickens with potatoes roasted in the juices,the butters,clothes ,colors, smells,the ruckus of the sellers.PARIS I miss you.
I also was amazed at how the Algerian sellers at the Aligre mkt spoke English!!!!
It's fun, and more affordable, to rent an apartment if possible rather than a hotel. You can cook meals to save money. After a couple visits, the shop people recognized me (and my bad French). That was fun.
I love this shot. I was just saying to my husband today that I need to shake up my way of taking pictures. Eric, you always have a great imagination for keeping things interesting. This is a wonderful perspective.
Wow. This is great. I love the idea of buying food in a market. Market day when I lived in Bolivia was my favorite day of the week! And the more unique things you can find the better!
It's one of the memorable places in Paris where I was some years ago!
such a neat shot Eric! I love the contrast of the bright against the dark. Very nice.
@Petrea @Lily @Alexa " Eric, you always have a great imagination for keeping things interesting." - "such a neat shot Eric!" - "I agree—wonderful perspective"
Thank you ;-) I try my best but sometimes I feel like "which angle on earth am I going to chose?!" And that is exactly the way I felt this time.
@PHX. You're amazing. You seem to know every corners of the city! Not that many non Parisians know the Marché d'Aligre I'm sure.
Hi Erin. I've been following your blog for a while now and I look forward to the new image each morning in my google reader. I really like this picture of a Parisian food market. My interest is interiors and I hope to visit one of the city's flea markets soon.
It looks like a bouchon, not a boucherie, to me!
Is it me, or does the light make me think that in a few days Spring will have Sprung in Paris?
Elle est très jolie cette photo !
On aurait pu se croiser: je vais y faire mon marché tous les dimanches ou presque ! J'y ai souvent fait des photos. L'ambiance est chouette et il n'est pas très cher, deux bonnes raisons pour y musarder régulierement.
I like the photo. As if you were there.
Were you up on a tree branch to take this photo? I love the morning sunlight highlighting the guy's beanie in the middle distance. Paris markets hold the key to not only understanding culture but the attitude of hardworking farmers who want top quality produce and sellers who take great pride and artistry to present foods for our tables!
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If you randomly ask for a concrete sealer at the stores, you will end up being given more than 6 types to choose from. Some of the sealers that you may be provided with include epoxies, urethanes, acrylic sealers, polyaspartics, and penetrating sealers. But if you ask for a penetrating sealer, there is a high chance that you will be given either silane or siloxane sealer.
2 Whic is better? Silane or Siloxane?
First and foremost, silane sealers need a high PH to catalyze, while siloxane sealers don't rely on substrate PH. As a result, siloxanes are great for curing brick, stone, and stucco. And since silanes comprise smaller molecules when compared to siloxanes, they normally get deep penetration than siloxanes. Therefore, silanes perform outstandingly under weathering and abrasion.
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Even though silanes may be good at penetrating due to their small molecules, their size as well causes them to be more volatile. Hence, the solid contents of silane products should be high enough to compensate for the loss of reactive material through evaporation during application and cure.
Siloxanes provide great water repellency performance at lower initial cost than silanes because of their less volatile nature. But if the surface is exposed to abrasive wear like pool decks and pavements, then treatment with a silane sealer will offer a more durable protection. In reference to surface color and texture, cure with silane sealers normally cannot be discovered by looking. But for siloxane sealers, they may slightly darken the cured surface.
Whic is better? Silane or Siloxane?
In short, both silane and siloxane sealers have their own strengths and weaknesses. For this reason, a silane/siloxane hybrid sealer is typically the best penetrating sealer. They combine both their advantages to the benefit of the user. That's why you will find that a silane/siloxane penetrating sealer is very easy to apply and extremely durable. This hybrid sealer provide protection from below and above the surface making it to perform exceptionally as all sides of the surface are secured.