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Publications Analysis
Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
The Global Landscape of Autism Research
As discussed in the introduction, there are many aspects of autism in need of more research. The research topics of highest priority to the IACC are those set forth in the seven chapters/Critical Questions of the IACC Strategic Plan (described in Figure 1). To describe the nature of research being published in autism, publications were classified by how they best aligned with the IACC Strategic Plan. First, all 2010 publications were categorized manually into one of the seven Critical Question areas outlined in the Strategic Plan. Although some publications naturally span multiple areas of research, each publication was assigned to only one category to facilitate tracking and trend analyses. Given the large number (25,137) of autism-related research articles published in the last 30 years, the results of the manual categorization were used to design a customized automated categorization tool to classify each of 1980-2009 publications into the one most closely matched research category (see Research Methods in the Introduction and Appendix II for more details).
To begin, themes related to each of the Critical Question research areas are described in order to provide a picture of the amount and types of autism research being conducted. Next, the volume and relative proportions of 2010 publications in each of the Critical Question research areas is examined. Finally, results are provided from an analysis of how these research topics and total autism research more generally have grown and evolved over the last 30 years.
What research themes are prominent in autism publications?
Examination of frequently used words in publication text can be helpful in identifying key research themes. This approach was used to identify key themes in autism research articles published between 1980 and 2010. Based on the text of autism-relevant publications, Figure 5 shows a word cloud composed of the most prevalent words used across all publications (in dark gray), as well as the top 15 unique descriptive words that appeared most often in the respective Critical Question area publications. Words that are larger in the cloud appear more frequently in the various text categories. These descriptive terms provide a snapshot of the most prominent research themes in autism publications and how they vary across the different Critical Question areas.
Autism Publications Word Cloud
Figure 5. Autism Publications Word Cloud. This word cloud shows frequently used words in autism research publications from 1980 to 2010. The top ten most prevalent and descriptive words across all autism publications are shown in dark gray, and the top 15 most frequently used words appearing in publications pertaining to each Critical Question area of the IACC Strategic Plan are color-coded according to the key to the right. The larger the font size, the more often the word appeared in the various text categories.
How were 2010 publications distributed across IACC Strategic Plan Critical Question areas?
Figure 6 shows the distribution of 2010 primary research publications across the seven IACC Strategic Plan Critical Question areas. This analysis was limited to primary research as this category is most indicative of novel research findings (see Appendix I for how primary research was identified). The research area with the most primary research publications was Biology, followed by Treatments and Interventions and then Risk Factors. Comparatively less research was published in the Services, Lifespan Issues, and Infrastructure and Surveillance areas. This distribution pattern fits with what is known about several factors that may influence publications in the ASD research field. A discussion of factors that likely contribute to variation in Critical Question area publication output follows at the end of Chapter One in the section, Which Critical Question research areas are showing the strongest growth?
Distribution of 2010 Primary Research Publications within the Seven Critical Question Areas of the IACC Strategic Plan
Figure 6. Distribution of 2010 Primary Research Publications within the Seven Critical Question Areas of the IACC Strategic Plan. The number of primary research publications categorized into each Critical Question area is shown in parentheses and the proportion of total publications is shown as a percentage. The total number of 2010 autism primary research publications with available abstract text for categorization was 1,692. Percentages add up to more than 100% due to rounding.
How much has autism research grown?
Taking a high-level view of autism research publications across the last 30 years, the overall rate of publication growth was analyzed and publication trends examined for each Critical Question research area. Using the approach described in the Research Methods section, ASD research papers published during the time frame of 1980 through 2010 were identified, and the total number of publications for each year was determined. Figure 7 shows the total number of ASD publications for each year analyzed (blue line). In 1980, approximately 200 journal articles addressing autism research topics were published. By 2010, the number of autism publications had grown to more than 2,400 per year, representing 12-fold growth in the annual publication output across the last 30 years.
Growth in ASD-related Publications, 1980 to 2010
Figure 7. Growth in ASD-related Publications, 1980 to 2010. The number of autism publications increased dramatically between 1980 and 2010, with a rapid rise in autism research publication rates beginning around 2000 (blue line). The line indicating the expected growth of autism publications in this time frame (orange) is based on a comparison group of publications in the same Journal Subject Categories which comprise over 75% of ASD publications (1980 to 2010). Gray squares highlight the time frames of 1999 to 2001 and 2005 to 2007. Listed below the graph are some of the key events that took place during these time frames. A more complete description of these events is provided in the corresponding text.
Overall, scientific research output has experienced an upward trajectory for decades. To compare whether the growth of ASD publications from 1980 through 2010 was above or below that of comparable research fields, the growth of ASD research publications was compared to growth observed in all publications included in twelve Web of Science® Journal Subject Categories in which ASD-related articles were most frequently found. The Journal Subject Categories are part of a thematic classification scheme where publications with similar research topics are grouped together according to the journal in which they were published. Among the 25,137 ASD-related publications collected for the years 1980 to 2010, over 75% fell into twelve Journal Subject Categories: 1) Psychology, Developmental; 2) Psychiatry; 3) Neurosciences; 4) Clinical Neurology; 5) Rehabilitation; 6) Pediatrics; 7) Genetics & Heredity; 8) Education, Special; 9) Psychology, Clinical; 10) Psychology; 11) Behavioral Sciences; and 12) Psychology, Experimental. A similar distribution was also seen for the 2010 ASD publication subset. See Appendix III for the specific breakdown of autism publications into these Journal Subject Categories.
The orange line in Figure 7 represents the number of publications across these broader Journal Subject Categories normalized to the number of ASD-related publications in 1980 to facilitate the comparison of their relative growths (for a detailed explanation of normalization methodology, see Appendix III). While the ASD publication growth matched the broader publication growth from 1980 to 1998, there has been a sharp increase in ASD publications since 1999, far outpacing the combined growth rate of publications in the 12 related Journal Subject Categories in the same time period.
Growth in the field is likely attributable to increased awareness of and appreciation for the societal impact of autism spectrum disorders. The timeline in Figure 7 highlights some recent events that may have contributed to the observed growth in autism research, especially in the period from 1999 to 2010. In 1999, Congress began an effort to double the annual budget of the NIH, the largest individual funding source for autism research worldwide. Moreover, the amount of NIH funding devoted to autism-related research projects increased from $40 million in 1999 to $169 million in 2011, a more than 4-fold increase.ii
In 2000, the Children's Health Act (CHA) (PDF – 546 KB) was signed into law, which established an earlier version of the IACC, called for the NIH to establish centers of excellence in autism research, and strengthened Federal autism surveillance activities to track the prevalence of autism across the US.iii In 2001, the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) was formed to unite autism researchers across many disciplines to accelerate research progress. INSAR held its inaugural scientific conference, the first to be solely dedicated to autism research, in 2001 and now annually convenes almost 2,000 autism researchers and practitioners from around the world to collectively address the most critical questions in autism research.
In 2006, Congress enacted the Combating Autism Act (CAA) to continue and increase the Federal autism activities set forth by the CHA. In the last decade, several private research foundations and non-profit organizations have also made major contributions to autism research. The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) was launched in 2005 and currently provides more than $50 million a year in autism research grants. Founded in 2005, Autism Speaks became the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization after merging with the National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR) in 2006 and Cure Autism Now (CAN) in 2007. They fund a broad range of autism research grants annually, including biomedical and services research, and play a critical role in raising support and awareness for autism research worldwide.
Which Critical Question research areas are showing the strongest growth?
The automated categorization tool was applied to autism journal articles published from 1980 to 2009 to determine the number of publications per year within each Critical Question area of the IACC Strategic Plan (see Figure 1 for a description of the Critical Question areas and related research topics). Figure 8 shows 5-year averages plotted from 1981 to 2010 for each Critical Question area. In general, the trends in the distribution of publications among the seven Critical Question research areas have remained consistent since the 1980s. Research focused on the underlying Biology of autism has consistently accounted for the largest segment of publications, followed by research on Treatments and Interventions and Risk Factors. Through the years, Lifespan Issues and Infrastructure and Surveillance have been the research areas with the smallest number of associated articles.
Growth in ASD Research Publications by Critical Question Area within the IACC Strategic Plan, 1981 to 2010
Figure 8. Growth in ASD Research Publications by Critical Question Area within the IACC Strategic Plan, 1981 to 2010. The growth trends in the Critical Question areas of autism research over the past 30 years illustrate that Biology has long been a strong component of autism research, followed by Treatments and Interventions and Risk Factors. Each data point represents a five-year average of the number of annual autism publications. Publications in this figure include both primary and secondary research. See Figure A-27 in Appendix I for publication output by primary research only.
This distribution of research publications across the seven Critical Question areas mirrors the distribution of research funding across these areas as identified by the 2008, 2009, and 2010 IACC ASD Research Portfolio Analysis Reports.6,7,8 For example, Biology was expected to have the greatest concentration of research publications because data presented in the annual IACC Portfolio Analysis has shown this area to be one of the largest areas of funder investment in recent years. The greater number of publications in this area may also be indicative of the relatively early stage of development of the autism research field, as a strong emphasis on research to understand the underlying biology of diseases and disorders can result in foundational discoveries necessary to support and inform research in more clinical and translational scientific areas such as Diagnosis and Treatments and Interventions.
The relative differences observed in publication output between the Critical Question areas can be explained partly by the cultures of different research disciplines. For example, basic biological and biomedical research tends to emphasize publication of data as a measure of success, whereas some research in the Services area, which may include topics such as assessment of new services, practitioner training approaches, or evidence dissemination efforts, is less likely to be published in research journals. Certain other Critical Question areas were also expected to have less research activity, including Lifespan Issues, which includes a focused subset of biomedical and services research relevant specifically to adults on the spectrum. The proportion of publications in Infrastructure and Surveillance was also likely to be small because most infrastructure investments, such as research facilities and training programs, result in publications better classified in one of the other research categories rather than in "infrastructure." Most of the publications in the Infrastructure and Surveillance research area are related to ASD surveillance.
Recent Critical Question growth trends were examined in greater detail. Figure 9 (top left) shows the annual volume of research publications in each Critical Question area since 2000, the year in which the autism publication rate began to dramatically increase. Figure 9 (bottom right) shows the overall growth rate since the year 2000, depicted as fold growth. While Biology has the largest proportion of publications each year and has demonstrated substantial fold growth from 2000 to 2010, the smaller categories of Infrastructure and Surveillance, Services, and Lifespan Issues have grown at least as much since 2000. Statistical analyses were run to determine if any Critical Question growth rates were significantly different from the others. The Critical Question areas with the 3 highest fold growth values—Infrastructure and Surveillance, Services, and Lifespan Issues—grew at significantly faster rates than Diagnosis and Risk Factors publications but are not statistically different compared to Biology or Treatments and Interventions. Further investment and focused research are needed to catalyze continued growth in all Critical Question areas.
Number and Fold Growth of ASD Publications from 2000 to 2010
Figure 9. Number and Fold Growth of ASD Publications from 2000 to 2010. This figure illustrates number (top left) and fold growth (bottom right) of research publications within the respective strategic areas since 2000. Recent growth trends in strategic areas of autism research show that while Biology maintains the largest proportion of publications, other areas are growing at least as quickly, including Infrastructure and Surveillance, Services, and Lifespan Issues. Publications in this figure include both primary and secondary research. See Figure A-28 in Appendix I for publication output and fold growth by primary research only.
Main findings from analysis of trends in autism research topics and publications:
- The IACC Strategic Plan areas of Biology, Treatments and Interventions, and Risk Factors have the highest number of total publications in each year from 1980 to 2010.
- The overall number of autism research articles published each year – in all Critical Question areas combined – has grown 12-fold since 1980.
- The rapid growth in autism research publications since 2000 far outpaces that observed in comparable research fields.
- All IACC Strategic Plan Critical Question areas have demonstrated pronounced growth in rate of publication since 2000, including the areas with the smallest number of publications: Infrastructure and Surveillance, Services, and Lifespan Issues.
Spotlight on Risk Factor Research
Publication Output and Trends in Subcategories of Autism Risk Factor Research
Figure 10. Publication Output and Trends in Subcategories of Autism Risk Factor Research. The pie graph (top) illustrates relative proportions of research articles published in 2010 in three subcategories of ASD risk factor research and the line graph (bottom) shows the increase in number of publications in each subcategory over time from 1980 to 2010. Genetic Risk Factors research had the greatest number and proportion of publications, while the emerging field of Epigenetics had the smallest number and proportion of publications. The number of publications in each subcategory has been increasing over time, especially since 1999 for Genetic Risk Factors and Environmental Risk Factors and since 2006 for Epigenetics. Publications in this figure include both primary and secondary research. See Figure A-29 in Appendix I for publication output by primary research only.
With 1 in 88 children affected by autism, the patient and research communities feel a sense of urgency to identify risk factors that may be contributing to the rise in autism prevalence. Autism risk factor research has yielded some strong leads, but much work remains to identify a more complete picture of the risk factors that play the most significant role in the development of autism. Scientific evidence suggests that genetic and environmental risk factors form a complex web of interactions that determine whether a person develops an autism spectrum disorder.
To provide a clearer picture of research on autism risk factors, risk factor research publications were further classified into three subcategories:
- Genetic Risk Factors: This research includes efforts to identify new genes that are implicated in increased risk for ASD or to better understand previously identified genetic risk factors. Since the completion of the human genome map in 2003, scientists have identified a flood of genetic mutations that contribute to a variety of human diseases and disorders, and a few hundred genes have been implicated in autism.9,10,11 Some individuals on the autism spectrum have syndromes that result from single gene mutations, such as fragile X, tuberous sclerosis, and Rett syndrome; however, it is estimated that single gene disorders may only account for ~10-20% of all autism cases.12 The majority of the genetic mutations and alterations identified to date have much more subtle effects, individually accounting for only a small increase in risk.
- Environmental Risk Factors, including studies on the interaction of genes with the environment:iv Researchers are actively searching for pre- and postnatal environmental risk factors, either alone or in combination with genetic susceptibility (gene-environment).13 Some examples of environmental factors currently being explored in autism risk factor research include maternal dietary factors, maternal medications taken during pregnancy, child and maternal response to immune challenges and infection, environmental contaminants and toxins, as well as social changes in reproductive patterns and parental age. Environmental factors can interact with genetic factors in numerous ways. For example, they can cause novel mutations called de novo mutations in parents' germ line DNA. These molecular events can significantly affect development at various points throughout the lifespan.
- Epigenetic Processes: Epigenetics, an emerging area of research, is the study of heritable changes in gene function (such as methylation of DNA) that occur without changes to the DNA sequence. Environmental factors can alter epigenetic processes by affecting the molecules that bind DNA and control gene function. These epigenetic changes can be passed along from one generation to the next and have far-ranging biological consequences, potentially contributing to autism risk.14,15
In this analysis, which includes both primary and secondary research publications, Genetic Risk Factor publications comprised the largest share of 2010 publications (56%), followed by Environment (39%) and Epigenetics (5%). Major upturns in both Genetic and Environmental research have occurred in the last decade. An appreciable increase in genetics publications can be seen around 1998, and the field has matured since 2000, with large-scale genetics research now commonplace in the autism field. Environmental Risk Factor research is somewhat less established, but it has acquired substantial momentum over the last decade. Due to the relative youth of the Epigenetics research field in general, research on the role of epigenetics in autism has only emerged in the last few years, and represents a growing area of autism science. Very similar trends were observed when publication output analysis was restricted to primary research publications only. See Figure A-29 in Appendix I for more details. It will be important to continue to track developments in risk factors research to see if current trends continue or new research areas emerge.


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Auburn snaps 3-game skid with 92-58 rout of Mizzou
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Jared Harper scored 16 points while Chuma Okeke and Bryce Brown each had 14 to help Auburn snap a three-game losing streak with a 92-58 rout of Missouri Wednesday night.
Auburn (14-6, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) used a dominant second half to end the slide that sent the team tumbling out of the Top 25 following a six-week run in the Top 10. This one was actually close for the first 20-plus minutes.
Auburn matched its season-high with 41 3-point attempts and made 16 to help pick apart the league's No. 2 scoring defense, especially after halftime.
Okeke had a career-high 12 rebounds and Brown made four 3-pointers.
Missouri (10-9, 1-6) got 15 points from Jeremiah Tilmon and 11 apiece from Jordan Geist and freshman Xavier Pinson, who made his first start. No. 2 scorer Mark Smith missed the game with an ankle injury.
Okeke scored 11 points in the final 7:32 of the first half to stake Auburn to a 34-31 lead that only grew when the rest of the team heated up, too.
Auburn's offense snapped out of its funk for a 3-point flurry. Samir Doughty hit one 3 and Brown added two more, all in a 1:15 span, to push the lead to double digits for the first time.
Auburn made seven 3s in the first seven minutes after the half to help turn the game into a rout.
It was the most 3s Auburn had made since hitting 18 in the opener against South Alabama.
Missouri: Has dropped three straight and six of its last seven games. Made just nine shots in the second half (32 percent).
Auburn: Heated up after a lackluster first half to snap its three-game skid. Had plenty of empty seats after Auburn's fall from No. 7 to unranked.
Auburn center Austin Wiley (lower right leg) and Missouri's Smith (ankle) both remained out with injuries. Wiley has sat out the past four games but wasn't wearing a boot on the bench. Smith, who has missed two games in a row, leads the SEC in 3-point percentage.
Danjel Purifoy had his best game since returning from an NCAA suspension that kept him out last season and the start of this one. He scored eight points and made two 3-pointers.
Missouri hosts Vanderbilt Saturday night.
Auburn hosts in-state rival Alabama Saturday night.

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Elena and Sasha wows the judges and the audience with dangerous balancing act on America's Got Talent Season 12 on Tuesday, June 13, 2017.
Judges comments:
"That is probably one of the dangerous thing on our show," said Howie.
"I do like it. She was so chill," said Heidi.
"I think the two of you are absolutely incredible," said Mel B.
"That is really difficult. The act is more recognizable," said Simon Cowell.
Elena and Sasha gets four yeses from the judges and they are moving to the next round.
Watch their performance on the video below.
RT if you'd audition for the same reason. #AGT pic.twitter.com/2LlZF83Olp
— America's Got Talent (@AGT) June 14, 2017
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text: Yesterday's especially rough start to my day at the office led me to pull my most favorite and powerful pieces for today's outfit. Accompanying my black cropped slacks (Dress Barn) and black blazer (Old Navy) are my favorite power pieces – glasses (Calvin Klein), scarf and ring (H&M) and color block pumps (Elie Tahari). Today I need to be at my best and it all starts with looking the part!


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This has just been a difficult week for concerts for me. This morning, I had big plans to wake up and write a nice long review about The Parlor Mob, who was supposed to be playing the 'shoe last night in support of their new album, Dogs. Instead, yesterday, I saw this link:
In consolation, I sat at home listening to classic rock and finishing off the better part of a bottle of red wine to myself. I don't exactly know what, but reading that last sentence again really outlines me as a strange cat.
It was upon my awakening this morning that swift-kick-to-the-nards number 2 came up. I received an email from none other than Mr. Jordan Cook himself, thanking me for my kind words from NXNE and hoping I could make it to his show this Friday, Oct. 14 at The Garrison. I'd actually seen this FB event the day before, but hoping it was somehow in error, since I knew I would be in Montreal all weekend.
That said, Jordan, I love you... but these days, what's waiting in Montreal for me has got you beat. ;-)
Still, this is my call out to all you Torontonians to come out and support my fellow prairie boy as he shreds up the stage on Friday night. I don't make this call as a favour to him, but to you. If you have not seen Jordan live, you will be astounded by this virtuoso who will undoubtedly bring the house down with his frantic flicks of a guitar string (6 of 'em to be exact). Wish I could be there, but some things just take priority.
-What I owe you can't be counted or saved. What I owe expires with age.
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I bought in
I hate it so very much when I discover a band because some huge corporation has paid them royalties to use one of their songs in a commercial. However, I don't hate it to the point where I won't be exceptionally happy that I stumbled across the band. I was watching some pre-season hockey with the roomies (yes, I'm that Canadian... deal with it) when a Jack Daniels commercial came on for their new Tennessee Honey. In addition to being very curious about this new punch-to-the-face of sweetness, Mr. Daniels also introduced me to the wonderful Stone Foxes.
Slim Harpo's "I'm a King Bee" that earned them their Whisky notoriety.
-Can't get you off my mind so just stay on and let it ride
Slim Harpo's "I'm a King Bee" that earned them their Whisky notoriety.
-Can't get you off my mind so just stay on and let it ride
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Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Considered one of the most powerful businessperson in the world, the entrepreneur is focused on affordable healthcare.
From a 25-year-old seeking finances for a small start-up to a billionaire businesswoman, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has come a long way. That small start-up in India, Biocon, is now a globally recognized biotech company, and Mazumdar-Shaw is the recipient of numerous honours in India and worldwide, including a membership in the US National Academy of Engineering.
"I don't think I had planned to be an entrepreneur," Mazumdar-Shaw says. "I call myself an accidental entrepreneur." Famously, during her early days, Mazumdar-Shaw studied to be a brewer but because she was a woman no one would hire her as a master brewer in India, stalling her nascent career. " I was very dejected when I couldn't pursue brewing as a profession." she says.
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24 February 2011
Update: This is no longer a valid method. Google has "retired" the form.
I've been using Google Voice for a number of years now. I actually started using the service back when it was owned and branded as GrandCentral. When I received word that Google would be acquiring them, I was delighted. Since then, Google Voice has gotten progressively better and it has become a service I use nearly every single day.
However, once I moved my personal domain to GApps and started using my GApps account exclusively as my primary Google account, this was the one service that I was not able to use with my new GApps account. Well, let me be clear…I was able to use the Google Voice service with my GApps account, but not with the Google Voice number/account I had been using for years. This was because my number/account was tied to my old personal Google account. Unfortunately, the Google Voice interface does not provide a way (as of the timing of this writing) to transfer your number/account to a different Google account. So this problem meant that I could not fully abandon my old personal Google account since I still needed it to access my Google Voice account. That was until…
I found a way to resolve this issue. Google provides a form you can fill out in case "you accidentally associated your Google Voice account with the wrong Google Account." You can find it here:
Now, of course I didn't accidentally associate my Google Voice number/account with the wrong account. I had been happily using my number under the right account for years. But I filled out the form anyway and indicated that I was not requesting this transfer due to a mistake, but that I was now using a different Google account (a GApps account) as my primary, and would like to have my account transferred to it. Lo and behold, a couple of days later, I received an email indicating the transfer of the account was complete!
Now, this might not be the "correct" way this should be done. But it worked for me. I would imagine Google will eventually have a better way of doing this kind of thing down the road. Until then, if you have a need for transferring your Google Voice number to a Google Apps account, filling out and submitting the form might work for you.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 is already one helluva big game. But its multiplayer component, the aptly named Red Dead Online, might be even bigger. It's full of new activities, upgrades, and characters not found in the main game. And while there is a "story," Red Dead Online is more about letting loose in the wild west. So we've compiled a quick guide to what's different (and a few things that are the same) between the two modes.
You Level Up and Unlock New Skills
One big difference between Red Dead 2 and other open-world games is how it doles out persistent upgrades. The single-player campaign doesn't have traditional levels or skill trees. Not so in Red Dead Online; you earn experience points and unlock abilities over time.
Leveling up serves several purposes. You unlock cosmetics and access to better gear. You can also equip one active "Dead Eye" skill and three passives. The game introduces you to the first skill right away, but it takes a while to unlock the next three slots. You're also given a choice of three Dead Eye abilities at first.
Whichever one you choose is free, and you can unlock the other two options immediately, but the new skills will cost in-game cash. So pick wisely. Personally, I don't love the target painting skill, "Paint it Black," as a first choice. It's basically a worse version of the normal Dead Eye system (since it doesn't slow down time) from the single-player story. The regenerating health and damage boosts might be more useful.
You Can't Pause
This should go without saying. Red Dead Online is, well, an online game. Bringing up the menu or opening your map won't pause time anymore. That's important to note, though, because of cores. Your health, stamina, and Dead Eye cores all drain in real-time. So just leaving your game idle, without the ability to pause, will cost you some stats.
There is an upside, though. Horse technology hasn't improved much between the single-player and multiplayer modes. That is to say, your trusty steed sometimes has trouble reaching you after you whistle for it. The ability to browse your map and items while waiting for your horse—or perhaps friendly posse members—is a nice way to multitask.
Oh, and you can buy items from anywhere now, thanks to a portable catalog. Use that to buy plenty of provisions. Never pausing means your player character is going to get hungry sooner, rather than later.
You Can't Play Story Missions Alone
At least for now, it seems like Red Dead Online story missions are multiplayer-only. "Start matchmaking" is the only option when you try to start one. Although you can set the game to prioritize friends and friendly posses.
You can also wander around freely (and alone) when not playing a scripted mission. The western world of Red Dead Online is full of ambient activities, like bandit camps, that you can engage at any time. They just don't usually yield the same level of rewards as larger content.
On that note, here are a few friendly tips for matchmaking. First, you can set the game to prioritize friends when looking for groups from your camp. Second, you can't skip cutscenes without your allies' consent. Trying to do so will just put it to a vote—which requires a unanimous decision. And finally, you need to ready up once you've found a group. That's not super obvious on-screen, so just remember to hit it when you're good to go.
Dying Works Differently
This is definitely one of the biggest differences between single-player and multiplayer Red Dead Redemption 2. Death works in two completely different ways, depending on what you're doing.
Maybe you've died in the main campaign while just moseying your way to a new mission. If so, you probably noticed that expiring deletes some of your cash. That's par for the course in Rockstar games. As are the checkpoints you get in story missions, instead.
Red Dead Online doesn't charge you for dying. In fact, death while free roaming doesn't seem to have much effect at all. You just respawn close to where you were, almost immediately, with no progress lost. I was halfway through clearing out a bandit camp when I first bit the dust. The baddies didn't even respawn while I was out.
That's not the case when you're on scripted missions with other players, however. If you are, death appears to be a limited commodity. You have a certain number of "team lives" to burn per mission. And they're immediately visible at the top-right of the screen.
If you die, or if a teammate dies without you or another ally pulling them back up, you lose one team life. It's a lot like the system in Monster Hunter: World, of all things, if you're familiar with that. Similarly, once you burn through your team lives, that's it.
The good news is that Red Dead Online has a very generous window to revive fallen friends. The bad news is that this is a multiplayer online game. So teammates can and will run past your bleeding body without a care. Don't be that person.
Camps Are More Customizable
Camps in Red Dead 2 let you chill with NPC friends and occasionally grab a snack. Red Dead Online camps are more utilitarian. You can rest there to recover health and craft items. You can even upgrade camps to provide faster recovery—since the game never pauses and you have to wait for the regeneration to take effect.
Your camp is also portable. Well, it is in the single-player story, as well, but you don't get to control it. Red Dead Online lets you pick up your camp and resettle nearly anywhere in the game world. The tutorial will only let you pick one location, but relocating unlocks after completing the first mission (where you get your first real horse).
The biggest bummer is that fast travel from camp unlocks much later in Red Dead Online than in the campaign. You need to reach level 65 before it's even an option. That's not unobtainable, but it will take some doing. So you better get to robbing, riding, and rollicking as soon as possible.
Horses Are More Convenient
Speaking of which… This one is a straight-up godsend. You can now call a horse from anywhere. You no longer need to hoof it back to wherever you abandoned poor Nelly to make sure you're in whistle range.
Notice I said "a" horse, however. Your main steeds are still locked according to location. They won't come for you unless you're standing in the same general area as them. However, the game will always give you a default "scrawny nag" to ride when you're out of range.
These appropriately named horses… stink. They have low health and abysmal stamina. They are, however, better than nothing. At least you can ride them into range of your "real" mount wherever it is in the world.
And those are the biggest differences we've found so far! Fanbyte will load up with more Red Dead Online coverage and guides as the beta rolls on—and as the full version of the game releases. In the meantime, check out our review-in-progress for our thoughts about the single-player campaign. Later!


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Ukrainian electronic artist Heinali (real name Oleh Shpudeiko) recently performed a livestream show from a bomb shelter in Ukraine's city of Lviv, raising money for the Ukrainian army and humanitarian aid.
Heinali hosted the show earlier this month, playing a 30-minute set on a modular synth that he was able to save from his home while being evacuated.
"Live from Ukraine team successfully managed to broadcast my fundraiser live set from a bomb shelter in Lviv yesterday, despite the air raid alarm two hours before the performance and a rather wonky 100m Ethernet cable made of two 50m cables and a coupler shielded from rain with a plastic bag," he wrote on Instagram.
In another post, he explained that the piece he played was "loosely based on the XII century organa of the Notre-Dame school and earlier polyphony", adding "it's the foundation of my new album Organa I couldn't finish due to the war".
Watch Heinali's livestream below.
It was part of a series of performances dubbed Live from Ukraine, featuring Ukrainian musicians performing works of various composers. According to Heinali's social media, the "project's mission is to encourage the international audience's support of the Ukrainian army and humanitarian initiatives.
"Live from Ukraine is a wartime statement on the subjectivity, vitality and resilience of the Ukrainian musical communities."
In a separate post, Heinali detailed ways to help Ukrainian musicians, such as offering short-term, paid work opportunities or purchasing existing works.
"Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, international institutions and individuals have been offering numerous emergency opportunities for Ukrainian artists abroad," he wrote.
"However, for many Ukrainian artists like me, who have remained in Ukraine, international grant opportunities are virtually non-existent. Most men aged 18-60 are banned from leaving the country by martial law. Many women stayed as well.
"Artists' prospects of taking up long-term projects or projects that require frequent online presence are limited by the persistent threat of airstrikes and internal displacement. Hence, I urge you to consider my perspective on the grant opportunities that could genuinely help the remaining Ukrainian artists."
Much of the international music community has come out in support of Ukraine since the country was invaded by Russia on February 24. A number of Ukraine benefit shows have been hosted by the likes of Arcade Fire, Patti Smith and Franz Ferdinand, as well as ITV's March Concert for Ukraine, which raised more than £12million for the Disasters Emergency Committee's (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
To help, you can still donate to DEC's Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, and a number of other organisations, including Médecins Sans Frontières, UNICEF, The UN Refugee Agency, and the Red Cross.


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GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation Achievement Award
We're pleased to announce that Grand Hyatt DFW is among the most recent accredited facilities by The Global Biorisk Council (GBAC), through its GBAC STAR™ Accreditation Program. Based on proper cleaning protocols, disinfection techniques, and work practices to combat biohazards and infectious disease, our property has received the gold standard of prepared facilities and we are proud to continue these practices.
TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice
Grand Hyatt DFW is a TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice award-winner. Based on a full year of TripAdvisor reviews, award winners are known for consistently offering great service and receiving outstanding reviews.
Prior year TripAdvisor awards:
2020 Certificate of Excellence Winner
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Reserve the NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper™ Superchip at Vultr today.
Author: Kenn Carlo GutierrezLast Updated: Wed, Aug 25, 2021
Discord is a video, voice, and text communication platform that allows bots to perform automated tasks based on user commands. This article explains how to run a Python-based Discord bot and host it on a CentOS 8 cloud server at Vultr.
Go to the Discord Developer Portal and login.
Click the New Application button.
Enter an application name and click Create.
Select the Bot tab from the Settings menu.
Click Add Bot then click Yes, do it!.
Click Copy to copy your bot's token to the clipboard. Save a copy to use later in this guide.
Deploy a Vultr CentOS 8 cloud server instance
Log in as root
Update Python to the latest version
Install the Discord API wrapper for Python.
# pip install discord.py
Switch to your home directory.
# cd ~
Create a project folder.
# mkdir discord-bot
Switch to the project folder.
# cd discord-bot
Create a python file named
# nano discord_bot.py
Paste this sample code to your
discord_bot.py file. Replace
<YOUR BOT TOKEN> with the token you saved in section 1.
import discord
client = discord.Client()
async def on_ready():
print('We have successfully loggged in as {0.user}'.format(client))
async def on_message(message):
if message.author == client.user:
if message.content.lower() == 'hello':
await message.channel.send(f'Hello, {message.author.display_name}!')
if message.content.lower() == 'bye':
await message.channel.send(f'See you later, {message.author.display_name}!')
Save and exit the file.
Your Discord bot stops running when you exit the SSH session. To keep the bot running full-time, use Tmux or PM2.
Follow this guide to install Tmux.
Create a tmux session.
# tmux new -s DiscordBot
Change to the Discord bot project directory.
# cd ~/discord-bot
Start the bot.
# python3 discord_bot.py
To stop the Discord Bot, press CTRL + C
PM2 is a process manager for Python.
Install npm.
# yum install npm -y
Install PM2.
# npm install -g pm2
Change to the Discord bot project directory.
# cd ~/discord-bot
Start the bot.
# pm2 start discord_bot.py --interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
Make sure you are in the
~/discord-bot directory, then use these commands to control your bot.
List all PM2 processes:
# pm2 list
Stop the Discord bot:
# pm2 stop discord_bot.py
Restart the Discord bot:
# pm2 restart discord_bot.py
Go to the Discord Developer Portal and log in.
Click the Application that you have created.
Navigate to the OAuth2 Tab from the Settings menu.
In the Scopes Section, select bot.
In the Bot Permissions Section, select Administrator. This gives the bot an Administrator Role from the Discord Server.
Click the Copy Button to copy the generated invite link.
Open the invite link on your browser.
Select the Discord server for the bot, then click Continue.
Authorize the bot and complete the CAPTCHA.
The Discord bot is now up and running.
To learn more about Discord bots, please see these resources:


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"Wind energy has given us a lot to be grateful for this Thanksgiving," said Julian Boggs, global warming program director for Environment America. "Congress shouldn't close the door on a cleaner America by letting critical incentives for wind energy expire."
Thanks to its current and future benefits, wind power is a key component of President Obama's Climate Action Plan to reduce the carbon pollution fueling global warming 17 percent by 2020. The plan calls for an expansion of renewable energy, investment in energy efficiency, and the first-ever federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants.
The report, Wind Energy for a Cleaner America, also shows that by 2018, U.S. wind energy could also be avoiding 121,000 tons of smog-causing nitrogen oxides and 194,000 tons of sulfur dioxide, which cause acid rain and soot. Electricity generated with wind power quadrupled in the last five years, from about 34,500 gigawatt hours (GWh) in 2007 to more than 140,000 GWh at the end of 2012—or as much electricity as is used each year in Georgia. Iowa, South Dakota and Kansas now have enough wind turbines to supply more than 20 percent of their annual electricity needs. Our recent progress on wind energy is the direct result of federal incentives for wind power and state renewable energy policies.
Despite the clear benefits of wind and widespread bipartisan support for federal policies to promote renewable energy, fossil fuel interests and their political allies have vigorously opposed these federal initiatives. The investment tax credit (ITC) and the production tax credit (PTC), are set to expire at the end of 2013. "Wind energy is improving our quality of life in America," said Boggs. "We cannot let polluters and their allies stand in the way of additional reductions in carbon, soot and smog pollution and water use. Congress needs to do whatever it takes to extend federal wind incentives as soon as possible."
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"Claire's Camera"
Hong Sang-soo's "Claire's Camera" is a breezy, unassuming meditation on human interaction and the dizzying effect of the Cannes Film Festival. Isabelle Huppert, in an uncharacteristically mellow role, plays Claire, a music teacher who believes that her camera has the power to change its subjects. While visiting Cannes for the debut of a friend's film, she meets Manhee, a recently fired Korean film sales assistant (Kim Minhee). The two exchange photographs and stories over lunch, and together they navigate the microcosmic landscape of Cannes. Claire's francophone presence necessitates English dialogue, accentuating the characters' common displacement with arrhythmic conversation. "Claire's Camera" is sometimes teasingly meta (seeing a dewy-eyed Huppert exclaim that she's never been to Cannes before is tickling). The film's quiet cleverness materializes gradually. Claire's magical camera operates as gently parodic allegory for Sang-soo's own cinematic endeavor, challenging the film's ostensible simplicity. Just as Claire attempts to capture ephemeral revelations, Sang-soo does the same in a potentially futile effort to expose and affect humanity. Sang-soo abstains from resolution, letting his audience decide whether or not they believe in "Claire's Camera."
— Maya Kleiman, A&E Editorial Assistant
"Taxi Stories"
"Taxi Stories" is an intricate film that speaks to the realities of class separation with respect to both monetary and romantic issues. Rather than following one uniform plotline, the movie is instead composed of three seemingly separate stories that all center around taxi travel in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Jakarta. In Beijing, a poor taxi driver confronts his internal desires and conflicts when he agrees to drive a wealthy, openly gay young man. In Hong Kong, a maid working for an upper-class couple struggles with unspeakable discrimination and poor working conditions in exchange for minimal financial security. The wife faces her own difficulties with her pregnancy and marriage, and she and her maid attempt to form a connection in the span of their taxi-ride conversations. And in Jakarta, a teenage boy's coming-of-age story unfolds as he assumes a job driving a taxi, and picks up a foreign tourist one day, leading to his first taste of romance. All of these stories interconnect subtly throughout the film, illustrating that no matter the location or whether one is the driver or the driven, people will always connect through their problems. The way they react to or ignore their issues shapes their individual stories.
— Daisy Scott, Senior Staff Writer
"The Great Buddha+"
Buddhism, one of the most prominent religions in the world, preaches that men should refuse worldly treasures and liberate themselves from the painful sufferings of mundane existence. None of the characters in "The Great Buddha+" seem to take this advice to heart. Two inept losers spend hours in a cramped hut watching dashcam footage, a factory builds a materialistic statue of the Buddha for a festival, and a company boss partakes in his prurient desires without a care for the girls that he uses. Such debauchery is a depressing testament to the human condition, but at the same time, it's hard not to giggle.
"The Great Buddha+" satirizes the aimless whims and gluttonous acts that guide human direction. It asks us to reflect upon our indulgent lifestyles, because the characters on-screen certainly won't. Their plight is merely a less-than-optimistic take on civil society and its actors, a farce contrasting the piggish rich and the incompetent poor. Director Huang himself guides the film, providing his deadpan commentary in a town of fools.
— David de Leon, Senior Staff Writer
"Our Time Will Come"
There are already countless movies about World War II, so it may be tempting to brush aside Ann Hui's WWII drama, "Our Time Will Come." However, "Our Time Will Come" is a deeply personal, quietly heroic film based on the true story of young school teacher, Fang Lan (Zhou Xun), who leads an underground revolution in Japanese-occupied Hong Kong during the war. Along with guerrilla fighter Blackie Lae (Eddie Peng) and double-agent Li Jinrong (Wallace Huo), Fang Lan silently retaliates against the Japanese by delivering supplies and spreading propaganda. It's a war movie that focuses on the emotional consequences of these resistance fighters, raising the stakes that much higher because you're rooting for these people to succeed. With such inspirational characters and a healthy dose of dramatic action, "Our Time Will Come" is a touching film that gives Hong Kong's unsung heroes the proper recognition they deserve.
— Ellysa Lim, Senior Staff Writer
"Cardinal X"
"Cardinal X" follows the story of Angie, a college freshman struggling to support herself in '80s California. Confronted by mounting financial pressures, she decides to start synthesizing her own MDMA by exploiting her skills as a chemistry lab assistant. Her underground operation soon grows, and she ends up becoming a one-woman distributor for parties all along the West Coast.
The film is semi-autobiographical, so its foundation is based upon director Angie Wang's own experiences. Brutally honest, "Cardinal X" does not hold back in its depiction of troubled childhoods and working-class struggles, which is shown in sharp juxtaposition to scenes of wealthy students indulging in lavish luxury. Yet between these strikingly different worlds, suffering and pain are painted as universal. Eye-opening, tragic, and poignant all at once, Wang's debut film presents a unique and almost visceral portrayal of Chinese Americans — a darker side we rarely see in media today.
— Derek Deng, Senior Staff Writer
"95 and 6 to Go"
"95 and 6 to Go" is a unique addition to the San Diego Asian Film Festival, with a style that is reminiscent of home videos. Rather than following an obvious plotline, the film has the director record her grandfather as he goes about his daily routines and conversations with her. She includes close-up footage of his shaving, eating, daily chores, and television-watching without entering the frame of the camera, allowing viewers to feel as if they are in the place of the granddaughter and living with this man.
To allow for dialogue and a certain sense of a story to develop, the director from behind the camera asks her grandfather questions, including ones about his life with her grandmother, his views on Japanese culture, and any advice he might have for a screenplay she is writing. Visual variation is offered by a series of still-frame shots of ocean, family photos, and parts of their home. This, in combination with the familial discussions and personal footage, allows viewers to feel that they are not intruders, but rather are long-term house guests and close friends, garnering entertainment and comfortable conversations from their hosts. Overall, this is a realistically paced film that illustrates the importance of family and the need to bridge generational gaps to find wisdom and one's roots.
— Daisy Scott, Senior Staff Writer
"The Girl from Yesterday"
After constantly troubling girls during the glory days of elementary school, high-school senior Thu never thought he'd be the one at the receiving end this time. Split between the present and past, "The Girl from Yesterday" follows lovesick Thu's endless efforts to catch the attention of new transfer student, Viet An, while also detailing flashbacks of his first love, Tieu Li. It's anything but a surprise when similarities between the two girls arise, but the film holds onto its vibrancy despite bordering on complete predictability. Twisting a tale of nostalgia, the film takes the textbook childhood love story — boy meets girl, boy falls in love, boy and girl part ways — and relishes in all the good parts when they reconnect — the chase, the flirtationship, and finally the reconciliation.
The ending of the movie is given up before it even starts, but who watches a rom-com not expecting a total cliche? All tropes aside, the film provides an accurate depiction of the wonders of young love: funny at times and cringey at others but sugary sweet nonetheless.
— Jahfreen Alam, Contributing Writer
"Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts"
"Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts" is very much a tale of the Old West. It pays tribute to the genre with its landscapes, sunsets, and twangy music, but these hallmarks of the typical Western are twisted into something with a distinctive feminist edge. Attacked, robbed, and raped by seven men shortly after her husband's death, Marlina embarks on a quest for justice at all costs in a system too unequipped and uncaring to give her any, all the while pursued by the decapitated memory of the gang's leader.
The stunning and arid backdrop of modern rural Indonesia seems hauntingly familiar as the film's titular character, Marlina, traverses it equipped with a bloody severed head. The familiar archetype of a lone horseman embittered by a quest for revenge has now become a woman with equal grit and determination, but whose enemy is something much larger and systemic. Haunting, witty, and powerful, "Marlina" is a bold ride that refuses to pull any punches.
— Chloe Esser, A&E Editorial Assistant
"Kita Kita (I See You)"
"Kita Kita (I See You)" relishes in its cheesiness. The Filipino rom-com tells the story of a blind woman in a blossoming relationship with her next-door neighbor. This may seem like a typical love story, and that's because it is. "Kita Kita" knows exactly what it is — cute. This film oozes sweetness from every pore. Every scene tops the last, and you'd be lucky to get halfway through without experiencing the strongest toothache of your life. This isn't an insult, although it may seem like one. "Kita Kita" does exactly what it sets out to do, and that's to make an easy date-night flick. The world needs more movies like "Kita Kita," a film that does not need to challenge what it means to be a film. It's a nice break from the torrential downpour of pretentious, arthouse indie movies.
— Nolan Willett, Contributing Writer
"Dragonfly Eyes"
Told through the many eyes of the surveillance camera realm, "Dragonfly Eyes" provides insightful social commentary on the emphasis our society places on images. Created by editing together real footage taken from security and computer cameras with complementary voice-over narration, "Dragonfly Eyes" tells a compelling story. The film portrays a young woman, Qiang Ting, after she moves from a Buddhist temple into the city. Qiang confronts the injustices and societal standards of beauty — resulting in significant changes regarding both how she views herself and how she ultimately allows others to view her.
Qiang's narration twines with the voice of her friend Ke Fan, who is determined to enact revenge on those who do her wrong — all shadowed by a sense of mystery courtesy of police analysis of security footage. It is an unconventional film that highlights the limitations and dangers that come from relying too much on images, showing that recordings often do not reveal the entire story.
— Daisy Scott, Senior Staff Writer


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Creating a 3D simulation model of a building enables a dynamic analysis of the building's performance, including annual energy use and internal temperatures. This information helps architects and building service engineers to make design decisions that will help achieve an effective sustainable development, both in terms of the environmental impact and cost involved.
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The Rise of Human Chromosome 2: Beyond the Deme
This essay is the third of a series authored by Dave Wisker, Graduate Student in Molecular Ecology at the University of Central Missouri.
This series of essays counters common Intelligent Design/Creationist arguments against the fixation of the fusion that produced human chromosome 2. To recap briefly, ID/C's argue that the fusion would have resulted in a chromosome with two centromeres, which would then be torn apart during meiosis. In "The Dicentric Problem" I explained how the presence of two centromeres does not necessarily interfere with proper segregation. ID/C's also claim that heterozygotes for the fusion suffer from greatly reduced fertility, preventing the fusion from ever becoming fixed. I explained how this is not true for centric fusions in "The Fertility Problem" . Using realistic values for human populations, "Fixation Within a Deme" showed that the fixation probability of the fusion within a local breeding population, or deme, may be between 4.5 and 10 percent. This final essay will look at the probability of fixation for the fusion in the species as a whole.
Lande (1979) looked at the problem of fixation for chromosomal rearrangements with heterozygote disadvantage. He constructed a model with populations subdivided into numerous, semi-isolated subpopulations, or demes, in which spontaneous chromosome rearrangements with heterozygote disadvantage occur. In addition, the model included random extinction and colonization of demes. Lande did not include mechanisms like meiotic drive (see "Fixation Within a Deme" for explanation) in his model, letting genetic drift (i.e., chance) be the primary force for fixation within a deme. He found that the biggest obstacle to overall fixation was establishment of the fusion within one deme. The overall fixation probability turned out to be the probability of fixation within that first deme:
Once established in a deme, a negatively heterotic [one with a selective disadvantage for heterozygotes–DW] gene arrangement can spread in homozygous form through a subdivided population by random local extinction and colonization. For this process, the fixation rate in a species composed of many semi-isolated demes is approximately equal to the rate of establishment of new gene arrangements in a single one of its demes.
In "Fixation Within a Deme", I showed that meiotic drive plays a major role in influencing fixation of centric fusions in humans. In addition, the probable structure of early human populations is very similar to that used in Lande's model. It is therefore reasonable to suggest the overall fixation probability for the human chromosome 2 fusion is at least the value of 4.5 -10% determined earlier.
Interestingly, there may be another factor that influenced the rise in frequency of human chromosome 2. Hedrick and Levin (1984) suggested a mechanism that greatly increases the probability of fixation for negatively heterotic chromosome rearrangements during migration and colonization of other demes. They pointed out that the process of colonization often involves small groups of individuals, so genetic drift in the form of the "founder effect" plays an important role. Furthermore, the individuals in these founder groups may be closely related. So, if a chromosome rearrangement becomes established in a deme, then any founder groups derived from it will already have the rearrangement at a very high frequency to start with. If the group establishes itself in an unoccupied area, fixation would be instantaneous for that deme. If the group joins another existing group, given that most demes are small, the newcomers may compose a significant percentage of the combined deme. Therefore, the initial frequency of the rearrangement could already be high enough to exceed the unstable equilibrium frequency (see "Fixation Within a Deme" for discussion of this) and thus drive the rearrangement to fixation there as well. Hedrick and Levin called this "kin-founding". They note that kin-founding is common in many groups of organisms. Anthropological data confirms this in humans (Fix, 1978). Since Lande's model does not incorporate mechanisms that influence fixation such as meiotic drive and kin-founding, there is reason to believe that the overall fixation probability for human chromosome 2 may be higher than the base calculation for the deme.
In conclusion, this series of essays effectively counters every ID/C claim about the probability of fixation of human chromosome 2, using actual data from human populations as well as population models based on plausible assumptions. It is up to the ID/C community to present data that specifically supports their contentions.
Many thanks to Art Hunt for discussions and publishing help, and the PT crew for encouragement. Many thanks also to the ID proponent 'Ilion' (wherever he may be) for getting me mad enough to actually put it all together.
Fix AG (1978). The role of kin-structured migration in genetic microdifferentiation. Ann. Hum. Genet. Lond. 41: 329-339.
Hedrick PW & DA Levin (1984). Kin-founding and the fixation of chromosomal variants. Amer. Nat. 124(6): 789-787
Lande R (1979). Effective deme sizes during long-term evolution estimated from rates of chromosomal rearrangement. Evolution 33(1): 234-251.


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With a 115-year legacy in industrial manufacturing, Sundyne has a long and circuitous history.
The Illinois-based Sundstrand Machine Tool Company expanded to Colorado in the 1950s with a focus on developing technology for military aircraft.
"The genesis of this business goes back to the aerospace industry," says Sefcik, who joined the company in 2017. "In 1956, Sundstrand Aerospace developed a pretty sophisticated, lightweight high-pressure water injection pump for the Boeing 707. It was used to boost the power during takeoff, especially at high-altitude airports. Those aerospace engineers recognized there would be an opportunity for that new technology in other markets."
The oil and gas industry emerged as a primary vertical, leading to the launch of Sundstrand Fluid Handling in Denver in 1970. The company moved to its current location in Arvada in 1977.
Rebranded as Sundyne after United Technologies acquired Sundstrand in 1999, the business was sold to The Carlyle Group and BC Partners in 2012, then to Warburg Pincus in January 2020.
There's a reason private equity has been attracted to Sundyne. "We're pretty unique in that we do both pumps and compressors," says Sefcik. "Typically, those technologies are much different. Because of our special technology and genesis with pumps, we've been able to adapt similar technology to compressors."
He continues, "We've grown both organically and by acquisition, and we have assembled some great brand names," says Seficik, offering the rundown: Sundyne, ANSIMAG, HMD, and Marelli. "Our brands in a lot of cases are not only leading brands, they define the category and were first in the industry."
Sundyne's water injection pump is one of many examples: "HMD was the very first magnetic sealless pump that was developed. ANSIMAG was the first magnetic sealless pump that had polymer technology added to it, which allowed it to be used for pharmaceutical and harsh chemical applications."
Oil and gas represents about 50 percent of the company's business, says Sefcik. "We service the downstream energy market -- refining, petrochemical -- and also many different chemical-type industries as well: agrichemical, pharmaceutical, industrial-type applications like mining and metalworking."
There's a common thread, he adds. "Typically, what we target are mission-critical applications. Uptime reliability is a huge deal to our customers, where they may be pumping or compressing harsh or hazardous fluids or gases. Leak-free, reliable operation, safe operation, is absolutely paramount. . . . That's typically where we compete and we believe our unique technology gives us a huge advantage."
End products range from pumps and compressors that cost "a few thousand dollars" to complex multi-million-dollar systems with components from literally hundreds of suppliers," says Sefcik. "We have a pretty sophisticated global supply chain. We have components coming from all over the world into our various facilities."
That made for logistical acrobatics during the early days of the pandemic. "It was really like putting together a puzzle, especially during COVID times," he explains. "Even in the best of times, it's a bit like that, but certainly COVID caused a lot of improvisation."
Sundyne has about 400 employees in Arvada of 900 worldwide, with manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Europe along with sales and service locations in Japan and India. "We're doing a significant amount of manufacturing here in the U.S., the United Kingdom, France, and Spain," says Sefcik.
Many production processes are specialized. "We do highly proprietary machining processes, we have a proprietary heat treatment process we do in-house, which is fairly rare for a company like us," he says. "We have tolerances that are one 10,000th of an inch that are absolutely critical to the reliability and operation of the equipment."
After annual percentage growth in the "double digits" in recent years, 2020 was "pretty flat," says Sefcik. "We're expecting a return to growth again [in 2021] -- a little bit more muted than growth has been, but still growth."
"I'm actually just thrilled with the employee base here," he adds. "Being able to hold to more of a flat performance this year amongst everything they've been dealing with, it's really a testament to their dedication to the ability to take market share and serve our customers in a really difficult environment."
Challenges: "It's definitely the pandemic right now," says Sefcik. "We're expecting it to still be a challenge for the next several months, and that creates issues -- not only with us."
"As we continue to see markets changing, it creates challenges and opportunities," he adds. "We see more of a transitional to cleaner or renewable technologies, and our equipment is very much able to adapt to those technologies as well."
Opportunities: Continued growth in the chemical and industrial markets. "I think we've got a lot more opportunity there to continue to find the right applications . . . where leak-free, reliable operation is absolutely important," says Sefcik. "We're investing significantly in 2021 for further product development."
While oil and gas has been Sundyne's primary market for more than 50 years, renewable energy is a target. "We're making bets on where we see the strongest opportunities and where we want to invest our resources into product development and customer development," says Sefcik. Pumps and compressors are part of the supply chain for hydrogen, biofuel, battery manufacturing, and large-scale solar.
Exports could also drive future growth. "Roughly half of our business is outside of North America," says Sefcik, highlighting India and China as top targets.
Needs: Talent. "We've got needs for different engineering disciplines," says Sefcik, noting the company is actively recruiting mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic engineers. On the manufacturing side, welders and machinists are always in demand, along with "talented salespeople," he adds. "This is very much a business with technical, custom products, and we need salespeople that can be both technical and very stute and also speak to our customers knowing what's important for them and understanding what their needs are and identifying those applications where our technology fits best."
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So I looked up depression and seniors — all ready to post about the dangers of rooting for a losing team at a time in our lives where we are more susceptible to depression. And what did I find? Lies and coverups about whether aging leads to depression!
While rooting for the Mets (or the Knicks, Kings, Grizzlies, Bears, Jets, or Browns!) might very well make you depressed, reaching 60+ years old does NOT!
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Age 12-17: 4.3%
Age 18-39: 4.7%
Age 40-59: 7.3%
Age 60+: 4.0%
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- They talk numbers, not percents. The MHA (Mental Health in America) says, "More than two million of the 34 million Americans age 65 and older suffer from some form of depression." (Sounds terrible(!), but run the numbers and that's 5.9%. And note the "some form of…".)
- They pull in less positive numbers. For example, I saw reports saying 7.7% of all people age 50+ are depressed. When did 50-59 become "old"? By combining the numbers for 50-59 into the 60+ numbers, you're including much-more-likely-to-be-depressed people into your comments on "old" people. This makes sense if you're trying to inflate numbers of older depressed people to get more funding for your programs!
Other reports skim right over the low percent of seniors likely to be depressed and jump right to some problem numbers. And there are problems for seniors when it comes to depression.
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It's no surprise that having serious health problems can increase your risks of depression. The CDC (who should know better because their own numbers show it isn't true) says: "Older adults are at increased risk for depression." They justify this by adding: "We know that about 80% of older adults have at least one chronic health condition, and 50% have two or more." Well, I have one "chronic condition" — acid reflux. And I know others with it. It hasn't made any of us depressed. The CDC should trust their research numbers showing seniors (which includes those with chronic conditions!) have the lowest levels of depression.
However, there are health problems that do increase risk of depression such as heart disease, cancer, dementia, and chronic pain. A shocking number to me was that, according to the MHA, nearly 25% of the 600,000 people who experience a stroke in a given year will experience clinical depression.
Depression and living factors
Having a spouse die on you is a big risk factor for depression. One third of widows/widowers (according to the MHA) are clinically depressed in the month after death — and half of those will still be depressed after one year.
Requiring home health care is another big risk factor for depression. The CDC reports that older people living in their communities range from 1-5% depressed, but that number rises to 11.5% in older people in a hospital, and 13.5% in older people who require home healthcare. I wish they'd also uncover the rates for those people living in assisted living and in nursing homes.
Depression lasts longer in older people
While we're less likely to get depressed, it's more likely to stay with us if we do get it. According to MedPage Today, older depression patients were more likely to remain depressed after two years and have more severe symptoms. These results held when all subjects experiencing dementia were removed from the study. And these results were only explained to a small degree by health, clinical and social factors.
Differences in treatment were hypothesized as part of the problem. While depressed older adults were more likely to use antidepressants (73% of the 70+ compared to 33% of those 18-29), studies show that antidepressants are less effective in older adults. (Or maybe the side effects of these medicines are increasing depression?)
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Older adults make fewer suicide attempts than younger people. However, when we do attempt it, we mean it. We have a significantly higher rate of suicide completion. According to Everyday Health, people over age 65 make up 12 percent of the population, but account for 16 percent of all suicide deaths.
While women in general have higher rates of depression (6.7%) than men (4.0%), white males age 85 and older have the highest rate of suicide completion. Their 65.3 deaths per 100,000 persons is nearly six times the national suicide rate of 10.8 per 100,000.
Where you live can make you depressed
According to Health.com (2008), the states that are most likely to depress you are: Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia. (Read their article — you'll laugh at loud at their reasoning for Oklahoma, even though this isn't a laughing matter.
Here's a huge report by the CDC (2011), which tracks depression in three different ways by state. If you look at most days of depression in the last 30 days, here are the most depressing states: Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
So… should you dump your losing sports team?
My mother was a Chicago Cubs fan her whole life — all 89 years of it. They lost every year. She finally gave up on them in the last year before she died. Two years after she died, the Cubs won the World Series. Would she have been happier without her fandom? Not in my opinion. After all, she never saw them win it all, so she never really expected it.
If you're a Mets fan, however, it's a different story. The Mets won the World Series in 1969 and 1986. And they got there again in 2015. And they have the best starting rotation in baseball. Their hitting stinks. Why is nobody seeing this as a direct result of losing their best-in-baseball hitting coach of last year — Kevin Long?
I should just give up on the Mets — and spare myself the aggravation and depression. On the other hand, the team actually won a game last night. They shut out the hated Yankees. Maybe it's turning around??
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