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Insider Threats:
DOD Should Improve Information Sharing and Oversight to Protect U.S. Installations
GAO-15-543: Published: Jul 16, 2015. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 2015.
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What GAO Found
Since the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, the Department of Defense (DOD) has made efforts to update 7 of 10 key force protection–related policy and guidance documents and is taking steps to revise the remaining 3 to incorporate insider threat considerations. DOD's Fort Hood independent review recommended that the department develop policy and procedures to integrate disparate efforts to protect DOD resources and people against internal threats. GAO also found that DOD does not have a policy for when it would be appropriate for DOD military and contractor personnel to report to DOD base security officials when an individual is observed carrying a weapon on an installation, especially into a work environment. Senior DOD officials acknowledged this policy gap and agreed to take steps to address the issue.
Officials from the eight U.S. installations GAO visited identified actions taken to protect against insider threats. However, DOD has not consistently shared information across the department about the actions it has taken. DOD has issued guidance and recommendations addressing the 2009 Fort Hood shooting stating that DOD should identify and share leading practices to enhance the department's ability to protect the force. For example, installation officials have trained response personnel on active shooter training and piloted a workplace violence risk assessment program. However, DOD is not sharing all the information about such actions because DOD officials are not consistently using existing mechanisms to share information, such as lessons-learned information systems and antiterrorism web portals. Unless the military services consistently use existing mechanisms to share information on insider threats, U.S. installations may miss opportunities to enhance the department's ability to protect the force against such threats.
DOD has taken actions to implement the recommendations from the official reviews of the 2009 Fort Hood and 2013 Washington Navy Yard shootings. However, GAO was unable to identify the number of the 79 Fort Hood recommendations that were fully implemented because DOD has received inconsistent information from the military services and has conducted limited monitoring of recommendation implementation. For example, DOD and military service officials provided differing responses to a questionnaire on the implementation status of some Fort Hood recommendations. In addition, officials from three military services stated that they generally do not monitor the implementation of the recommendations from the Fort Hood independent review at the installation level. Until DOD and the military services improve the consistency of reporting and monitoring of the implementation of recommendations, DOD will be unable to know whether the deficiencies identified in the official review of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting have been addressed. With regard to the official reviews from the 2013 Washington Navy Yard shooting, DOD has taken initial actions towards implementing the four recommendations prioritized by the Secretary of Defense. For example, DOD issued an implementation plan that identifies milestones, timelines, and resource requirements needed to address the four recommendations.
Why GAO Did This Study
The attacks at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, and at the Washington Navy Yard, D.C., on September 16, 2013, drew nationwide attention to insider threats at DOD installations. DOD defines an insider threat as the threat that an insider will use her or his authorized access, wittingly or unwittingly, to do harm to the security of the United States.
House report 113-446 included a provision that GAO review DOD's antiterrorism and force protection efforts to address insider threats. This report evaluates the extent to which DOD has (1) reflected insider threat considerations in its force protection policies and other guidance, (2) shared actions that U.S. installations have taken to protect against insider threats, and (3) implemented recommendations from the official reviews of the 2009 Fort Hood and 2013 Washington Navy Yard shootings. GAO reviewed official reviews from the shootings, DOD force protection–related policies, interviewed agency officials, and visited eight nongeneralizable U.S. installations representing all four military services, a joint base, and different geographic locations.
What GAO Recommends
GAO recommends that DOD consistently use existing mechanisms to share information about actions taken to protect against threats, and take steps to improve the consistency of reporting and monitoring of the implementation of the recommendations from the 2009 Fort Hood review. DOD concurred with GAO's recommendations and cited related actions planned or under way.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Open
Comments: When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Recommendation: To assist U.S. installations in protecting against insider threats, the Secretary of Defense should direct the military services to share information about actions U.S. installations have taken to address insider threats by consistently using existing mechanisms--such as working groups, lessons-learned information systems, and antiterrorism web portals.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Open
Comments: When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Recommendation: To assist DOD leadership in their oversight and decision-making process, the Secretary of Defense should direct the DOD leaders on the Mission Assurance Coordination Boards and the military services to take steps to improve the consistency of reporting and monitoring of the implementation of recommendations from the independent review of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. Such steps could include DOD and the military services developing criteria for consistent reporting on the progress of recommendations and the military services providing periodic reports to the Mission Assurance Coordination Boards on the status of Fort Hood recommendations at the service level and installation level.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
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Nimbus Sport, a division of Nimbus Communications Ltd., will exclusively market unrestricted quota of in-stadia advertising for the forthcoming India-Pakistan cricket series. 40 per cent of in-stadia advertising is reserved for Pakistan companies, which Nimbus did not bid for. The total value of the rights is around US $3 million.
Nimbus also has an agreement for the exclusive co-sponsor rights with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Hero Honda, the official sponsor of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003, is the co-sponsor for the series.
PCB and Nimbus are in discussion for ancillary rights and a decision will be taken in the next two days.
Sunil Manocha, Sr. Vice-President, Nimbus remarks, "We are pleased to continue our association with international cricket and forge a new relationship with the PCB. The India-Pakistan series attracts interest comparable with the World Cup and is a fantastic investment for our clients."
Nimbus Sport plans a maximum of seven in-stadia advertising packages, some of which will be category exclusive. In-stadia promotions are becoming increasingly popular among marketers. No doubt, a number of brands will want to be on ground for the mega cricketing event.
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The novel A/H1N1 influenza virus, which recently emerged in North America is most closely related to North American H1N1/N2 swine viruses. Until the beginning of 2009, North American swine H1N1/N2 viruses have only sporadically infected humans as dead-end hosts. In 2009 the A/H1N1 virus acquired the capacity to spread efficiently by human to human transmission. The novel A/H1N1 influenza virus has struck thousands of people in more than 70 countries and killed more than 140, representing a public health emergency of international concern. Here we have studied properties of hemagglutinin of A/H1N1 which may modulate virus/receptor interaction.
Analyses by ISM bioinformatics platform of the HA1 protein of North American swine H1N1/N2 viruses and the new A/H1N1 showed that both groups of viruses differed in conserved characteristics that reflect a distinct propensity of these viruses to undergo a specific interaction with swine or human host proteins or receptors. Swine H1N1/N2 viruses that sporadically infected humans featured both the swine and the human interaction pattern. Substitutions F71S, T128S, E302K, M314L in HA1 of swine H1N1 viruses from North America are identified as critical for the human interaction pattern of A/H1N1 and residues D94, D196 and D274 are predicted to be "hot-spots" for polymorphisms which could increase infectivity of A/H1N1 virus. At least one of these residues has already emerged in the A/H1N1 isolates from Spain, Italy and USA. The domain 286-326 was identified to be involved in virus/receptor interaction.
Our results (i) contribute to better understanding of the origin of the novel A/H1N1 influenza virus, (ii) provide a tool for monitoring its molecular evolution (iii) predicts hotspots associated with enhanced infectivity in humans and (iv) identify therapeutic and diagnostic targets for prevention and treatment of A/H1N1 infection.
Sporadic infections of humans by swine influenza viruses have been reported from the United States and worldwide, mostly from classical swine influenza [1-3]. During the late nineties multiple subtypes of triple reassortants influenza viruses with genes from avian, human and pig origin emerged and became predominant in North American swine [1,4]. Triple reassortant H1N1 and H1N2 subtypes occasionally infected humans but human to human transmission was rare and always very limited. However, disease severity and clinical out-come was always unpredictable [5-7]. In April 2009 a H1N1 triple reassortant swine influenza virus infected humans in North America [4] and continued to effectively transmit from human to humans (REF). The virus spread rapidly within Mexico and with some delay across the United States before spread to other continents. From 19 April to 1 August 2009, 60 655 specimens tested positive for influenza and were reported to Flu-Net by 73 countries, areas and territories [8]. As a result, WHO declared the virus a pandemic threat. While most fatal cases occurred in Mexico and the United States, the virus appeared to be less aggressive in Europe and Asia. The rapid spread of this swine influenza virus mainly among young healthy adults and outside of the classical influenza season added to the unpredictability of this virus. Thus the virus and its molecular evolution raise a number of questions that are of prime international public health concern.
Recently, we applied the Informational Spectrum Method (ISM) bioinformatics platform [9], for analysis of the structure and function of the HA subunit 1 (HA1) of H5N1 influenza viruses. Results of this analysis revealed that HA1 of H5N1 viruses encodes specific and highly conserved information which may determine the recognition and targeting of these highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses to their receptor [10]. We also showed that a subset of H5N1 in Egypt may be evolving toward an H1N1-like receptor usage, indicating more efficient human-to-human transmission [10]. This prediction is in accord with recently observed H5N1 subclinical cases in Egypt. This silent spread of H5N1 in human populations sets the stage for increased transmission efficiencies and represents another threat with pandemic potential.
Here we used the ISM platform to compare North American swine H1N1/N2 influenza viruses with the new pandemic A/H1N1 virus. Our results showed that both groups of viruses differed in conserved characteristics that reflect a distinct propensity of these viruses to undergo a specific interaction with swine or human host proteins or receptors. Swine H1N1/N2 viruses that sporadically infected humans featured both the swine and the human interaction pattern. Furthermore, we identified several amino acid positions that are predicted to be "hot-spots" for polymorphisms which could increase human infectivity of A/H1N1 virus. At least one of these residues has already emerged in the A/H1N1 isolates from Spain, Italy and USA.
The tree was calculated with the Neighbour-Joining method (Kimura-2-parameter) using MEGA 4 software.
All HA1 sequences were retrieved from GenBank database. For the analysis of swine H1N1 and H1N2 influenza viruses found in North America between 1931 and 2008 all sequences were downloaded from GenBank:
A/Swine/Minnesota/55551/00 (H1N2) [AF455678]; A/Swine/Indiana/P12439/00 (H1N2) [AF455680]; A/Swine/Ohio/891/01(H1N2) [AF455675]; A/Swine/North Carolina/93523/01 (H1N2) [AF455677]; A/Swine/North Carolina/98225/01(H1N2) [AF455676]; A/Swine/Illinois/100084/01 (H1N2) [AF455682]; A/Swine/Illinois/100085A/01 (H1N2) [AF455681]; A/Swine/Iowa/930/01(H1N2) [AF455679]; A/SW/CO/17871/01(H1N2) [AY060046]; A/SW/MO/1877/01(H1N2) [AY060049]; A/SW/MN/23124-S/01(H1N2) [AY060048];/SW/MN/17138/01(H1N2) [AY060052]; A/Swine/Indiana/P12439/00 (H1N2) [AF455680]; A/Swine/Indiana/9K035/99 (H1N2) [AF250124]; A/swine/Minnesota/1192/2001(H1N2) [EU139828]; A/Swine/Ohio/891/01(H1N2) [AF455675]; A/swine/Guangxi/17/2005(H1N2) [EF556201]; A/SW/MN/23124-T/01(H1N2) [AY060047]; A/SW/MN/16419/01(H1N2) [AY060050]; A/SW/MN/23124-S/01(H1N2) [AY060048]; A/Swine/Illinois/100085A/01 (H1N2) [AF455681]; A/Swine/Illinois/100084/01 (H1N2) [F455682]; A/swine/Minnesota/00194/2003(H1N2) [EU139830]; A/swine/Kansas/00246/2004(H1N2) [EU139831]; A/swine/OH/511445/2007(H1N1) [EU604689]; A/Swine/North Carolina/93523/01 (H1N2) [AF455677]; A/swine/Memphis/1/1990(H1N1)) [CY035070]; A/swine/Maryland/23239/1991(H1N1)) [CY022477]; A/swine/California/T9001707/1991(H1N1)) [CY028780]; A/swine/Iowa/24297/1991(H1N1) [CY027155]; A/swine/Ohio/C62006/06(H1N1) [EU409960]; A/swine/Ohio/24366/07(H1N1) [EU409948]; A/swine/Iowa/17672/1988(H1N1) [CY022333]; A/swine/Wisconsin/1915/1988(H1N1) [CY022429]; A/swine/Iowa/31483/1988(H1N1) [CY022970]; A/Swine/Indiana/1726/1988(H1N1) [M81707]; A/swine/Kansas/3024/1987(H1N1) [CY025010]; A/swine/Kansas/3228/1987(H1N1) [CY022469]; A/swine/Iowa/2/1985(H1N1); [CY027507]; A/swine/Iowa/3/1985(H1N1) [CY022325]; Awine/Iowa/1/1985(H1N1) [CY022317]; A/swine/Iowa/1/1987(H1N1) [CY022962]; A/swine/Iowa/1/1986(H1N1) [CY028788]; A/swine/Tennessee/82/1977(H1N1) [CY022301]; A/swine/Minnesota/5892-7/1979(H1N1) [CY022365]; A/swine/Tennessee/4/1978(H1N1) [CY028427]; A/swine/Wisconsin/641/1980(H1N1) [CY022445]; A/swine/Wisconsin/629/1980(H1N1) [CY022994]; A/swine/Tennessee/87/1977(H1N1) [CY024970]; A/swine/Iowa/2/1987(H1N1) [CY028171]; A/swine/Wisconsin/663/1980(H1N1) [CY024994];A/swine/Wisconsin/661/1980(H1N1) [CY022453]; A/swine/Tennessee/84/1977(H1N1) [CY024954]; A/swine/Tennessee/88/1977(H1N1) [CY024978]; A/swine/Ontario/11112/04(H1N1) [DQ280250]; A/swine/Tennessee/5/1978(H1N1) [CY027515]; A/swine/Minnesota/37866/1999(H1N1) EU139827]; A/swine/Iowa/00239/2004(H1N1) [EU139832]; A/Swine/Wisconsin/457/98(H1N1) [AF222034]; A/Swine/Wisconsin/168/97(H1N1) [AF222031]; A/Swine/Wisconsin/163/97(H1N1) [AF222028]; A/Swine/Wisconsin/166/97(H1N1) [AF222030]; A/Swine/Wisconsin/458/98(H1N1) [AF222035]; A/Swine/Wisconsin/136/97(H1N1) [AF222027]; A/Swine/Wisconsin/164/97(H1N1) [AF222029]; A/Swine/Wisconsin/238/97(H1N1) [AF222033]; A/Swine/Wisconsin/235/97(H1N1) [AF222032]; A/Swine/Wisconsin/464/98(H1N1) [AF222036]; A/Swine/Wisconsin/125/97(H1N1) [AF222026]; A/swine/Iowa/1976/1931(H1N1)) [U11858]; A/swine/OH/511445/2007(H1N1) [EU604689].
It has been proposed that the number of valence electrons and the electron-ion interaction potential (EIIP) representing the main energy term of valence electrons are essential physical parameters determining of the long-range properties of biological molecules [11]. The EIIP can be determined for organic molecules by the following simple equation derived from the "general model pseudopotential" [12,13]:
where Z* is the average quasivalence number (AQVN) determined by
where Zi is the valence number of the i-th atomic component, ni is the number of atoms of the i-th component, m is the number of atomic components in the molecule, and Nis the total number of atoms. The EIIP values calculated according to equations (1) and (2) are in Rydbergs (Ry).
The EIIP parameter was used as a basis of the informational spectrum method (ISM) for structure/function analysis of proteins, analysis of protein - protein interaction and de novo design of biologically active peptides [for reviews see Ref. [9] and references therein]. Here we will only briefly present this bioinformatics method.
A sequence of N residues is represented as a linear array of N terms, with each term given a weight. The weight assigned to a residue is its EIIP value (given in Ry), determining electronic properties of amino acids, which are responsible for their intermolecular interactions (Table (Table1).1). In this way the amino acid sequence is transformed into a sequence of numbers. This numerical sequence, representing the primary structure of the protein, is then subjected to a discrete Fourier transformation, which is defined as follows:
where x(m) is the m-th member of a given numerical series, N is the total number of points in this series, and X(n) are discrete Fourier transformation coefficients. These coefficients describe the amplitude, phase and frequency of sinusoids, which comprised the original signal. The absolute value of a complex discrete Fourier transformation defines the amplitude spectrum and the phase spectrum. The complete information about the original sequence is contained in both spectral functions. However, in the case of protein analysis, relevant information is presented in an energy density spectrum, which is defined as follows:
In this way, sequences are analyzed as discrete signals. It is assumed that their points are equidistant with the distance d = 1. The maximal frequency in a spectrum defined as above is F = 1/2 d = 0.5. The frequency range is independent of the total number of points in the sequence. The total number of points in a sequence influences only the resolution of the spectrum. The resolution of the N-point sequence is 1/n. The n-th point in the spectral function corresponds to a frequency f(n) = nf = n/N. Thus, the initial information defined by the sequence of amino acids can now be presented in the form of the informational spectrum (IS), representing the series of frequencies and their amplitudes.
The IS frequencies correspond to the distribution of structural motifs with defined physicochemical properties determining a biological function of a protein. When comparing proteins, which share the same biological or biochemical function, the ISM technique allows detection of code/frequency pairs which are specific for their common biological properties, or which correlate with their specific interaction. These common informational characteristics of sequences are determined by cross-spectrum or consensus informational spectrum (CIS). A CIS of N spectra is obtained by the following equation:
where Π(i,j) is the j-th element of the i-th power spectrum and C(j) is the j-th element of CIS. Thus, CIS is the Fourier transform of the correlation function for the spectrum. Thus, any spectral component (frequency) not present in all compared informational spectra is eliminated. Peak frequencies in CIS are common frequency components for the analyzed sequences. A measure of similarity for each peak is a signal-to-noise ratio (S/N), which represents a ratio between signal intensity at one particular IS frequency and the main value of the whole spectrum. If one calculates a CIS for a group of proteins, which have different primary structures, and finds strictly defined peak frequencies, it means that the primary structures of the analyzed proteins encode the same information. It has been demonstrated that: 1) such a peak exists only for a group of proteins with the same biological function; 2) no significant peaks exist for biologically unrelated proteins; 3) peak frequencies are different for different biological functions. Furthermore, it was shown that the proteins and their targets (ligand/receptor, antibody/antigen, etc.) have the same characteristic frequency in common [9]. Thus, it can be postulated that IS frequencies not only characterize general function but also recognition and interaction between a particular protein and its target. Once the characteristic frequency for a particular protein function/interaction is identified, it is possible then to utilize the ISM approach to predict the amino acids in the sequence, which essentially contribute to this frequency and are likely to be crucial for the observed function [9]. The server for free on-line ISM analysis can be accessed at http://www.vinca.rs/180 and http://www.bioprotection.org[14].
Phylogeny and principal component cluster analysis revealed that the H gene of A/H1N1 is most closely related to the triple reassortants swine influenza H1N1 and H1N2 found in North America since 2000 (Figure (Figure1).1). These results, suggesting that A/H1N1 emerged from this cluster of viruses, are consistent with the recently reported findings of Trifonov and co-workers [15]. The H genes of swine H1N1 and H1N2 from North America were analyzed by the ISM and compared to A/H1N1 strains. Figure Figure22 shows the typical IS profile of a selected virus (Figure 2d, e, f) as well as the cumulated CIS (Figure 2a, b, c) of all viruses of each group.
The CIS of HA1 of swine H1N2/H1N1 and A/H1N1 strains have characteristic dominant peaks at the IS frequencies F(0.055) and F(0.295), respectively (Figure (Figure2a2a and and2c).2c). According to the ISM concept this reflects a differential interaction pattern of the HA1 of the two groups of viruses. The tropism of the viruses suggests that a high amplitude at F(0.055) corresponds to a higher propensity to interact with swine protein(s) while the high amplitude at F(0.295) may correspond to a preferred interaction with human protein(s). CIS of the HA1 gene of swine H1N1 viruses isolated from humans in US (before 2008) contains characteristic peaks at both frequencies F(0.055) and F(0.295) (Figure (Figure2b).2b). This suggests that these viruses, that sporadically infected humans, display both the distinct "swine" interaction pattern shared with the swine H1N1/N2 viruses and the characteristic "human" interaction pattern shared with A/H1N1 viruses. Thus, these three groups of viruses have a distinct propensity to interact with swine and human proteins which can be described by ISM analysis. These results also provide additional strong evidence that HA1 from swine viruses infecting humans in the US before 2008 were the likely precursors of A/H1N1.
Changes in H1N1/N2 viruses that lead to enhanced transmission in humans are of particular interest. The comparison of HA1 sequences of H1N1/N2 viruses which infected only swine with the early Mexican A/H1N1 strain A/Mexico/4115/2009 revealed 14 amino acid substitutions which are highly specific for A/H1N1 viruses (Table (Table22).
We further investigated which of these mutations or combinations thereof are most important for the switch between interaction patterns from swine H1N1/N2 to A/H1N1 strains. As shown above, the interaction between H1N1/N2 and swine protein(s), and the interaction between A/H1N1 and human protein(s) are characterized by the frequencies F(0.055) and F(0.295), respectively. According to the ISM concept [9,16] mutations in HA1 which increase the amplitude at F(0.295) and decrease amplitude at F(0.055) would potentially contribute to the switch of the viral host tropism from swine to human. Seven of the 14 mutations presented in Table Table22 (R36K, F71S, T128S, T216I, S271P, E302K, M314L) increase amplitude on the F(0.295) and decrease amplitude on F(0.055), suggesting that these mutations may be critical for the switch of H1N1/N2 from a swine to a human tropism. It is of note that three of these mutations (R36K, T216I, S271P) also are present in swine H1N1 viruses that infected humans in the US between 2005 and 2007 (Figure (Figure2b).2b). ISM analysis also showed that any of the combinations of the mutations F71S, T128S, E302K and M314L, that are only present in A/H1N1, decrease the amplitude in F(0.055) and increase the amplitude in F(0.295). This suggests that these four mutations may play an important role in the efficient infection of humans by A/H1N1, and perhaps the effective human to human transmission. It is of interest to note that 7 of 14 mutations presented in Table Table22 decrease amplitude on F(0.055) and increase amplitude on F(0.295), 6 mutations decrease amplitudes on both frequencies or have no effect, and only one (N168D) increases the amplitude on F(0.055) and decreases amplitude on F(0.295). This suggests that the mutations in A/H1N1 that predispose for the human interaction pattern are remarkable of more prevalent than mutations that predispose for the swine interaction pattern.
It can be expected that A/H1N1 strains will accumulate additional polymorphisms in their HA1 genes which further favor the "human" interaction pattern and according to the ISM concept would be associated with an increase of the amplitude at frequency F(0.295) and decrease the amplitude at F(0.055). To identify candidate residues ("hot-spots") for such polymorphisms, we performed an in silico alanine scan of the complete HA1. This analysis revealed that mutations of residues 94D, 196D and 274D would increase the amplitude at the critical frequency F(0.295) (Figure (Figure3a).3a). Since Asp has the highest EIIP value (Table (Table1)1) substitutions in any of the above positions will increase the amplitude at frequency F(0.295). Interestingly, Asp (single letter code D) in positions 94, 196 and 247 is highly conserved in all North American swine H1N1/N2 strains and in all A/H1N1 HA1 genes. The only notable exceptions are four A/H1N1 isolates from Spain (A/Castilla-La Mancha/GP13/2009, A/Castilla-La Mancha/GP9/2009, A/Valencia/GP4/2009, A/Catalonia/P148/2009), two isolates from Italy (A/Italy/06/2009) and four isolates from US (A/South Carolina/09/2009; A/South Dakota/05/2009; A/South Carolina/10/2009; A/Missouri/023/2009) that have a D274E mutation (Figure (Figure4).4). This mutation significantly increases the amplitude on the frequency F(0.295) and probably enhances the "human" interaction pattern. The same result was obtained for scan with any other amino acid with exception of Asp (results not shown). As can be seen in Figure Figure3b,3b, A/Castilla-La Mancha/GP13/2009 (FJ985753) which is identical to A/South Carolina/09/2009 (GQ221794) differ from the early Mexican A/H1N1 isolates A/Mexico/4115/2009 (EPI177288) only in positions I32L and E257D. The amino acids L and I have the same EIIP value (see Table Table1)1) and the L>I substitution does not affect the informational spectrum. In contrast, the EIIP values of amino acids D and E are significantly different (see Table Table1)1) and the D>E mutation increases the amplitude at frequency F(0.295) by 15%, with little effect on structural properties of the protein since both amino acids are negatively charged. The stable mutation D274E found in US, Spain and Italy may correspond to further adaptation of A/H1N1 to humans. Interestingly, Spain was also one of the first (European) countries with indigenous chains of transmission, at a time when in other countries the virus was mostly found in imported cases.
The computer scanning survey of the HA1 amino acid sequence of A/H1N1 strains showed that the main contribution to the information represented by the frequency F(0.295) comes from a domain located in the C-terminus of the protein which encompasses residues 286 - 326 (denoted VIN2) of the mature protein. Figure Figure5.5. shows IS and position of the VIN2 domain in the 3D structure of A/H1N1 isolate A/California/04/2009. It is of note that VIN2 is conserved in all A/H1N1 and that two of the four polymorphisms (E302K and M314L) which are identified as critical for human infection are located within this domain. The significance of these polymorphisms are strengthened by the fact that domain 286 - 326 also is highly conserved in HA1 of swine viruses (only 30 of 500 swine H1N1 HA1 presented in UniProt database have mutations in this domain).
The relative position of the receptor binding domain and the receptor targeting domain (VIN2) in 3D structure of A/H1N1 HA1 is similar to the position of these two domains in seasonal flu H1N1 viruses but different than in H1N1 1918 viruses [10]. This suggests that efficacy of interaction between A/H1N1 and its receptor is similar to seasonal flu H1N1 viruses but less efficient than in 1918 viruses.
Analyses by the ISM bioinformatics platform of the HA1 protein of North American swine H1N1 and H1N2 viruses and the new A/H1N1 that emerged recently in Mexico and the USA showed that both groups of viruses differed in characteristic parameters that reflect a distinct propensity of these viruses to undergo a specific interaction with swine or human host proteins or receptors. Using the same approach, amino acid substitutions F71S, T128S, E302K, M314L in the A/H1N1 HA1 essential for the human interaction pattern of these viruses were identified and residues 94D, 196D and 274D of A/H1N1 HA1 were predicted as "hot-spots" for mutations that may significantly increase the propensity of this virus to interact preferentially with human host proteins. At least one of these mutations (D274E) was already found in the A/H1N1 isolates from Spain, Italy and US, suggesting the virus further adapts to the human host. In addition, it has been suggested that the highly conserved domain 286 - 326 of HA1 plays an important role in A/H1N1-receptor interaction and represents a candidate target for diagnostics, vaccines and therapies.
VV conceived of the study, participated in its design and coordination and preparation of the manuscript, HLN carried out the molecular genetic study and drafted the manuscript, SG carried out mutation and structure/function analysis of viral proteins, NV carried out the ISM analysis of viral sequences. VP developed the ISM software for bioinformatics analysis of viral proteins and CPM performed phylogenetic and 3D structural analysis of viral proteins and participated in preparation of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (Grant no. 143001). COST Action B28 is gratefully acknowledged.
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Thanks for taking the time to do this interview. To start things off, how did Pathogen begin and what did you want to create with the band?
In late 2000 I was pondering to form a death metal band to just maybe jam around, record a demo and then break up. At that point I was playing with my old band, Effluvium which is more of a thrash band some heavy metal influence and we have our first demo recorded and released earlier that year. But anyway, I talked with some friends who was playing in other local bands at that time, namely Alex Alfonso(Bass) and drummer Allan Hernandez. I talked them into playing some covers of some old death metal bands that I like. We started jamming on January of 2001 and almost immediately we came up and jammed on original riffs and planned to put them all together as songs which would comprise our first demo tape, 'Invoking Disease' and became a realization in July of 2001. We added another guitar player, Erwin Javier in March 2001 because from a musical standpoint, I thought two guitars sounded much heavier and we can do more interesting stuff such as harmonies and interlocking rhythms and such. And twelve years later, 3 albums, numerous demos, EP's and split releases and line-up changes here we are in 2013. None of us expected we'd still be here making music. But perhaps all the effort our hard work in D.I.Y. self-promotion paid off! But were not about to rest on our laurels just yet because there's still lot of hard work to be done in the coming days, months and years. Anyway, the main objective since the very beginning was to form a death metal band in the same lines as those classic death metal bands from the late 80's and early 90's and combine it with a little black, grind, thrash, and crust influences to create our own signature death metal sound.
Miscreants of Bloodlusting Abberations is not an actual new album per se, but a re-release (?) from 2010, is that correct and why the re-release?
"Micreants…" is actually Pathogen's second album. We recorded it in 2009 and then released afterwards as a promo CD-r on our own and soon after we got offered a deal by a French label, Satanized Productions to release our album on a limited run cassette tape of about 300 copies, which surprisingly enough sold out in just a few months! We wanted 'Miscreants…' to be released on CD because at that time it was the best-sounding and most well-written material we have recorded. It would be a shame to just release it on tape with no real promotion at all because we worked really hard for the better part of 2008 and early 2009 in writing and scraping the cash together to record and put together the album that would be "Miscreants Of Blood lusting Aberrations". Well, we're not really 100% satisfied with the outcome of 'Miscreants…" it could have been hell of a lot better had we have enough time for mixing the damned thing, but you know, comparing it with our first album, "Blasphemous Communion", "Miscreants.." is way better and more coherent-sounding record. Reflecting back on it, "Blasphemous Communion" almost has a crust/D-beat vibe! You can even hear the mistakes and flaws. The difference between the two albums is like night and day! We went for that rough, very raw approach again for our third album, "Forged In The Crucible Of Death"(Old Temple Records, 2012), we just felt that we needed to go back to the very primal sound that we're rooted in the past because it was our 10-year anniversary album.
How did you get connected with Dunkelheit? Do you plan on staying with Dunkelheit Produktionen for any further releases?
You know, sometimes things just happen in a very strange, unexpected way! After the tape release of 'Miscreants…' on Satanized Production, several record labels did offer us to get it released on a proper CD format, but nothing happened, so we just figured we would just have to make do with the CD-r version we released on our own and practically just traded them away to all the underground maniacs both locally and world-wide for the better part of 2010 up to 2012, We got hooked up with Bernd accidentally when we crossed paths though trading with his awesome band, Nacht in 2012. We sent him some Pathogen material and he really liked 'Miscreants..' so he offered us a deal for the CD release of the said album. Initially we had no idea that he was running Dunkelheit Produktionen until a little later when we struck the deal! They turned out to be a very professional company. All the hard work, obstacles and struggles we faced in creating and recording "Miscreants…' paid off in a big way that none of us expected. It sure was well worth the 3 year wait of trying to find the right label to release it on CD! Anyhow, yes Dunkelheit would be releasing the next Pathogen album, which already is in the works. All the songs are already written and demoed in December last year. We are just working on the minute details of the songs such as the arrangements and such. We scheduled to record the fourth Pathogen album in the middle of this year. Dunkelheit really knows how promote their releases compared with other labels we've worked with!
I hate to ask about rumors and controversial stuff in interviews but what did really happen with the Blasphemous Communion re-release from your perspective?
It was basically a matter of us trying to spread our music world wide by getting our first album released on different record labels the reason mainly is because we're not very satisfied about the promotions and distribution of the labels we've worked with before. Being a D.I.Y. underground band we never thought we needed any contracts with any of the independent record labels because they practically operate the same way as we do. "Blasphemous Communion" has actually 2 versions on CD-r one was released by Sewer Records, in Greece, and another version by Evil Dead Productions, Malaysia. 2 versions on tape by Carnal Sadist Productions, USA and also Evil Dead Productions, an LP version by Iron Bonehead Productions, Germany and much disputed CD versions released by the two labels who caused such a stir. But we never had any problems with those labels. They're all cool to it except for the latter CD versions, because they really like our music and they have a true underground attitude of cooperation. But in hindsight, I believe the turmoil is all about return of investments and dominance of market shares-profits to put it bluntly. We understand that they put in a considerable amount of investment on our music and they want to at least break even but if they knew how to really promote their products then there would easily get a shitload of money from it. I remember that old advertising adage of 'selling the sizzle and not the steak'. Nowadays, we ask for a contract or at least point clearly out our terms and conditions before we seal a deal just to prevent similar complications from arising in the future.
You recently did a split with Toxemia (not the Swedish Legends), is there anything you'd like to say about that split?
Yeah, we've planning that split release as early as 2005 and it finally came into fruition this year. We've known them for nearly a decade now. We have also freely collaborated with them, throughout the years. Vic and Erwin (Javier-former Pathogen guitarist) played and recorded demos with them during their crust/D-beat days, and I also contributed some guitar parts on their upcoming full-length album. The split entitled "Welcome To The Alcoholocaustic South-The Unholy Alliance" is very much a D.I.Y. underground release on CD-r in cooperation with the Italian labels, No Tomorrow and Human Discount Records on a very limited 50 copies! We have hoped they could release them on at least 100 copies, but they didn't want to release that many I don't know the exact reason, but perhaps they didn't think we're 'marketable' enough for them! Haha! But anyway, there will be a version of the split coming soon on tape through Mandarangan Records, USA. They will press about 100 copies I believe. And it should be out by May this year.
What are some of your metal influences, and what made you go in the death metal direction?
Metal has been a huge part of my life since I was 12. And perhaps it appealed to me because I was rebellious and I didn't have a sense of direction. I practically grew up in a very poor working class neighborhood I have nothing to look up or to look forward to I hated school, I hated the jocks, I hated the 'straight A' students and I disdained authority and they hated my music and my style and everything about me. Hahaha! My parents generally disapprove of me playing music. They want me to become more, uhh…'respectable'-whatever the fuck that means! I had no real social group in my high school years so I ended up with a similar bunch of friends, the laggers basically. Anyway, I totally identified with the aggression, darkness and anger of metal bands because it reflected the kind of existence that I was subjected in-boredom, uncertainty, hopelessness and frustration. After cutting my teeth with the more readily available music of big metal bands, such as Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Judas Priest, Anthrax and some punk rock, I started getting into more extreme musical forms, grind, thrash, doom black and death metal and it became my addiction ever since. I spent much of what little cash I had into buying cassettes of bands such as Winter, Napalm Death, Entombed, Benediction, Monstrosity, Samael, Celtic Frost, Voivod, Goatlord-everything that I can get my hands into! They ruled my world! By the time I was 17 I started building overseas contacts and doing my own fanzine Synapse in 1997 which later became Dead Reckoning in 2002. I also formed a band in 1996 called Effluvium which a couple of school friends-which later became Negatron and we broke up in 2005 but it was more thrash/heavy metal oriented band. I have always wanted to form a death metal band early on but I find it very hard to find suitable band members who really are into that kind of music and musically skilled enough to execute that particular metal style. It took several years for me to find the right people, but I personally never expected that we'd be able the things we do now, you know, write music, release albums, etc… Back then I was happy enough to just some make noise with my guitar and probably record a shit –sounding demo.
What can you say about the present and near future for Pathogen?
To be perfectly honest, we're at a time when everything we've ever worked so hard and sacrificed for in the past are all starting to pay off. Things are looking bright for us, for the first time in our careers! It actually felt quite strange when many great things are starting to happen! It's hard to believe sometimes because we used to only dream about such things as kids. I can only hope for better things in the near future. We've always had a very blue collar work ethic when it comes to our music maybe because this is the only thing we have. Death Metal is our calling! We found a sense of purpose and direction from this music. It's always been our love and passion for all things metal that kept us going even during our darkest times when everything looked bleak and hopeless. I'd just put on a great metal record and it everything in the world seemed alright and it gives us the strength to face all the challenges every day!
I thank you for your time, is there anything that you'd like to say in closing?
Thanks for the interview and your support as well. And also a big horns up all our comrades world-wide who stood by our side from the very beginning! You are the metal kings!


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Chicken Nanban is a local specialty in Miyazaki Prefecture. The nanban sauce goes great with the tartar sauce. The meat is tender and juicy. Everyone likes the sweet and sour flavor.
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- 300 g Chicken Breasts
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 tsp Sake
Nanban Sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp Vinegar
- 1/2 Dried Red Chili Pepper with seeds removed
Side Vegetables
- Cabbage Leaves shredded
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Cucumbers sliced
- Baby Salad Greens or lettuce leaves
- Vegetable Oil for deep-frying
Tartar Sauce
- 1/2 Boiled Egg
- 3 tbsp Mayonnaise
- 30 g Onions chopped
- 1 Pickled Cucumber chopped
- 1 1/2-2 tbsp Milk
- Salt
- Pepper
- Parsley Leaves chopped
Nanban Sauce
Side Vegetables
Tartar Sauce
- To make the nanban sauce, combine the sugar, soy sauce and the vinegar. Adding the dried red chili pepper will give the sauce a little bit of kick. Make sure to dissolve the sugar thoroughly.
- Let's make the tartar sauce. Add the salt to the chopped onion and rub it in. Rinse the onion and thoroughly squeeze out the excess water using a paper towel. Add it to the mayonnaise in a bowl.
- Using an egg slicer, cut half of the boiled egg into fine pieces. Add the egg to the mayonnaise. Add the chopped pickle to the mixture.
- Mix it with a spatula and then pour in the milk. Season with the salt and the pepper. Combine the tartar sauce evenly.
- Let's prepare the chicken breast. Peel the skin off the chicken. Using kitchen shears will help to remove the skin. Trim off the excess fat. Remove the excess moisture thoroughly with a paper towel.
- Slice off the thin part of the chicken. Then, slice the rest of the chicken into 5 pieces, cutting at an angle. Make sure that each piece has about the same thickness.
- In a cooking tray, sprinkle the salt and the pepper. Place the chicken pieces into it. Sprinkle on the salt and the pepper again. Pour the sake over the chicken. Flip the pieces over and allow the chicken to absorb the sake.
- Place the all-purpose flour and the chicken into a plastic bag. Shake the bag to coat the chicken with the flour evenly.
- Dip the chicken into the beaten egg. Coat the pieces with the egg evenly.
- Heat the vegetable oil to about 170 °C (340 °F) and gently place the chicken into it. Let the chicken sit until the outside firms up. Then, flip the pieces over.
- When the surface becomes golden brown, drain the oil thoroughly and place the pieces into the nanban sauce. Flip the chicken over and coat both sides with the sauce.
- Place the chicken onto a plate along with the side vegetables. Spoon a generous amount of the tartar sauce onto the chicken. Then, top with the shredded parsley leaves.
Recipe Notes
- Chicken breasts are often used in this recipe but you can also use chicken thighs.
- The deep-fried batter absorbs the nanban sauce, making the dish more delicious.
- You can pour the remaining nanban sauce over the side vegetables.
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High schoolers are beyond busy with school, sports, clubs, friends, and more. At FCC we want faith to be integrated into young people's everyday lives, rather than just another to-do on their calendars. We provide a retreat-based curriculum that immerses youth in community and spirituality and allows them to take that experience back into their everyday life. We offer Fall and Spring retreats led by Rev. Darcy Crain-Polly and the dedicated team of youth leaders.
High school discussions take place monthly during the 10 a.m. worship service. Usually this takes place on the second Sunday of the month (exceptions for public school breaks). Check the FCC Calendar to confirm discussion dates.
Our fall retreat is November 12th-13th at Wildwood Ranch in Howell, Michigan. We will depart Ann Arbor (Skyline Visitor Parking Lot) at 2:00 p.m. Saturday and return Sunday by 2:00 p.m. Below are the forms and waivers necessary for participation. Please return these no later than November 7. Cost is $40.
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A SPECIAL fete and remembrance event which raises money for a Basingstoke hospice is to be held next month.
The third Sunflower Fete, which will be held within the grounds of St Michael's Hospice on Sunday, June 1, will mark the culmination of the Sunflower Appeal.
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Ice cream is one of our greatest accomplishments as humans. Homemade peach ice cream made with fresh, ripe, fragrant peaches and eaten outside under the sun — it hardly gets better than that! This peach ice cream recipe is special for two reasons: honey and cream cheese. They compliment the peach flavor by adding a little floral note and a little tartness, but even better they help keep your homemade ice cream scoopable by preventing big ice crystals from forming. Brilliant? Indeed. Delicious? Indubitably!
I use this Cuisinart ice cream maker (Amazon affiliate link) which requires the canister to be frozen solid before use. For best results when using one of these style ice cream makers, be sure your freezer is set at zero degrees F (or lower) and freeze the canister for at least 24 hours (48 is better if you think that far ahead).
The ice cream mixture can also be made one or two days in advance and stored in the fridge, meaning that once you are ready, you are no more than 20 minutes away from freshly made peach ice cream! So get started!
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Peach Ice Cream Recipe
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- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 1 quart
- 2 ripe peaches (or 2 cups frozen peach slices, thawed)
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream (whipping cream)
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Peel the peaches and pit them. Dice one and set aside. Put the other peach in a blender or food processor.
- Add remaining ingredients (except diced peach) into the blender and puree until smooth.
- Refrigerate at least one hour. Refrigerate the diced peaches, too.
- When ready to make ice cream, blend the mixture once more to incorporate some air into it, then pour into ice cream maker. Run for 10 minutes or until beginning to thicken. Add diced peaches and let the machine run another 10-15 minutes until soft-set frozen (or follow instructions on your ice cream maker).
- Serve immediately for soft-serve ice cream texture or transfer to a container and freeze for an hour for firmer ice cream.
- Stored in an airtight container, the ice cream will last about a week in the freezer.
For best ice cream storage, make sure your freezer temperature is set at 0ºF (-17ºC) and consume within a week.
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Giovanni Becatti; Barbara Bini; Ludwig Goldscheider; Guntram Koch; John Ross; Getty Research Institute.; University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Classics.
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Size of photographs varies; most 8 x 10 in.
|166 boxes (approximately 11,580 photographic prints) : black and white, some color ; 35 cm and 47 cm
The collection contains photographs from a variety of sources, including commercial vendors and photographers, research institutions' archives, museum and auction house files, and scholars' archives. Among the commercial vendors and photographers, the most important sources are Alinari (including the Anderson and Brogi archives), Bulloz, Bildarchiv Foto Marburg, Photographie Giraudon, Gabinetto fotografico nazionale (Rome), Hirmer Verlag, Barbara Bini, Guntram Koch, and John Ross.
Research institution archives from which the collection holds copy prints include the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (DAI), Rome. Scholarly sources include the personal archives of Ludwig Goldscheider and Giovanni Becatti, as well as a study collection acquired from the Dept. of Classics at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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When asked about Sam Giffen's decision to grant Jayne Connery immunity instead of her, Laura said: "We have a very close bond, and I would have though he would have saved me over Jayne as I didn't realise he was as close to Jayne as that. I understand that he can't process things in pressurised situations."
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It was announced Thursday that Hastings Entertainment will close all of its stores by Oct. 31, an announcement that comes roughly a month after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Hastings offers entertainment products including movies, books, video games, magazines, comic books and pop culture items at stores across the country, including a location in Warrensburg, 723 N. Charles St. The stores may close at any time after they have given employees a seven-day notice.
Hastings President and CEO Jim Litwak issued the following statement Thursday regarding the company's closing:
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Friday 26 December 1969
It was Friday, under the sign of Capricorn. The US president was Richard Nixon (Republican).
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In UK Two Little Boys by Rolf Harris was in the top 5 hits.
Angels and Demons, directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1969
while The House On The Strand by Daphne du Maurier was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Kolumbowie.
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The Invitation is the first Chapter of Avatar: The Flaming Stone.
All was well in the glorious city of Ba Sing Se. The home owned by Team Avatar had a great view of the peaceful streets of the Earth Kingdom's capital. Sokka and Suki had disappeared into the town, Toph was practicing her Sandbending by Lake Laogai, Ty Lee was putting on one of her solo shows in the city's middle ring, and Katara and Aang had the house to themselves. They were dating now; Their love for each other had truly grown over the course of their travels. Now they and their friends lived perfect lives in the largest city in the Earth Kingdom. All of that was about to change.
"Aang, come downstairs!" shouted Katara with excitement.
"We have a letter with the official stamp of the King of Omashu!"
"Go ahead, read it!" exclaimed Aang has he flew down the stair via air scooter.
"Avatar Aang and friends," Katara read aloud, "you are invited to be guests of honor at the coronation of Earth King Bumi...Earth King Bumi?...His Majesty wishes that you, as his great friends, will attend this historical moment in Earth Kingdom history. He cannot put his appreciation of your work into words and wishes to thank you personally in Omashu. He also says that he just came back from Kangaroo Island and that it was really hopping; he said you would understand what that means. Furthermore, the Earth King and all of Omashu wishes that you can attend this magnificent day next week. Sincerely, the Royal Palace of Omashu... Aang, what does this mean? Why is Bumi becoming the Earth King?"
"What about King Bumi?" asked Sokka as he and Suki entered the house.
After a pause Aang answered, "Bumi is being crowned as the Earth King!"
Suki jumped in, "I thought the Earth King lived in Ba Sing Se. Isn't that why this place is the capital?"
"Now that I think about it," continued Aang, "I don't think Earth King Kuei has ever returned from exile. He doesn't have any heirs so they must have decided to make Bumi Earth King. The coronation is next week in Omashu."
Toph was thrilled when she heard the news. "Anything to get out of Ba Sing Se," she explained, "the worst city ever!"
Ty Lee was a bit nervous. The last time she visited the city, it was to capture Aang and ensure the Fire Nation occupation of the city. She wasn't sure how Bumi would react to seeing her after she fought to keep him imprisoned.
"Don't worry," insisted Sokka, "You could tell him that it was your evil twin sister and, knowing Bumi, he'd probably believe it."
"Sokka," said Katara with an annoyed tone.
Later that day, Sokka and Suki visited the Jasmine Dragon to see if Iroh was going to the coronation. One of his employees said that he was already in Omashu. After making the trip to the shop, the couple decided they might as well sit down for some tea. They were interrupted, however, when they heard a shout from an old man outside.
"Stop that man! He has my money! Stop! Thief!" Sokka rushed outside telling Suki to wait where she was, and despite her protests, he began to chase the thief down the street. He threw his boomerang at him...and missed...terribly. He thought the thief would get away when someone finally tackled him, and, to Sokka's embarrassment, the hero was Suki. She took the sack of money back and pushed the thief away, and he fled. The old man whose money was stolen caught up to them and thanked Sokka for his heroic deed.
"Actually, it was the girl who caught him," said a bystander who received a glare from Sokka who replied,
"Let's say it was a team effort."
"Well," the old man started, "as a token of appreciation for your 'team effort' you can take 5 gold pieces." Sokka thanked the man and gladly accepted his reward.
On their way home, the two discussed what to do with their newly earned money just as an old woman approached them and inquired if they were interested in purchasing a very nice necklace. It was a very small green stone encased in some reddish clear flame shape made of crystal.
"Thanks, but we only have five gold pieces and that looks at least-" started Suki.
"That's plenty for it! That's fine! I bought it for three gold pieces!" Responded the woman, almost too quickly.
Suki continued, "Ma'am, that necklace looks far nicer than-"
"No, I insist. I don't need it anyway."
Sukki bought it and thanked the woman as she turned around and left the couple, disappearing into the crowd.
"Sometimes the people in this town are real nut jobs! Only five gold pieces for that! What a sucker!" said Sokka with glee.
"Sokka," started Suki, "Did you think that woman was too eager to get rid of the necklace?"
"So what if she was?" argued Sokka carefree, "I bet it looks beautiful on you anyway."
The rest of the week was rather uneventful. Other than Toph scamming people on the street, all Team Avatar did was relax and pack their things. As they were packing, Ty Lee noticed they had mail.
"This one is from Bumi himself," she said, "it says to pack enough things to last for at least a week, and to bring everything that you would ever need at any point...That's rather vague."
"Bumi must be very busy. He doesn't have time to list every detail about everything," explained Katara.
"Not to mention he's completely insane," added Sokka. They all laughed.
The team arrived in Omashu on Appa two days after they left Ba Sing Se. Aang was excited to see his old friend Bumi, so they made as few stops as possible. Omashu had changed drastically since they were last there. Instead of one narrow path crossing the canyon into the city, there were four enormous roads, traveled by traders and visitors. There was a wall surrounding the entire canyon, almost as big as the one around Ba Sing Se. There were four large gates for each road leading to the mountain of Omashu. The palace had also been greatly expanded; after all, it was about to become the royal palace of the entire Earth Kingdom.
When the children arrived, they were greeted by...wait for it...still waiting...I bet the suspense is killing you... none other than Joo Dee! When the group saw her they let out a simultaneous scream, except for Toph who had the same uninterested face as usual.
They drew their weapons.
"What are you doing here?" demanded Sokka. Joo Dee stared back at them with the same creepy smile that she always had.
"How wonderful it is to see you again! Even better now that, this time, I am not brainwashed by the Dai Li. I now serve as the Earth King's chief assistant. In fact, I am here to share some gifts with you. For Aang, a wind sword, for Katara, an ancient Water Tribe bracelet we recovered, for Toph, a belt that was worn by the late champion of the first Omashu Earthbending tournament, for Ty Lee, the newest Earth Kingdom shoes, nice to see you Sokka, and for Momo, some nuts!" They all thanked her, except for Sokka who lowered his head in disappointment.
At that point very serious looking man walked up to Joo Dee and spoke very clearly in her ear. "We have new details on both the mysterious Waterbenders and the developing-" he looked up and realized the whole gang could hear him. He whispered the rest. Before any of the children could speak, Joo Dee excused herself.
"Joo Dee is as weird as she was brainwashed," commented Sokka. "Hey, we have some time. Let's see what's new in the city." The group exited the palace.
The coronation was later that afternoon. Sitting behind Bumi was Captain Yung and a boy who looked Katara's age. Before Bumi was crowned Earth King, Captain Yung received a medal of bravery, and the boy received some sort of blessing from a high monk.
After the ceremony the people of Omashu cheered. Everyone had expressions of great joy and celebration on their face-except for Bumi, Yung, and the boy, who all looked troubled and nervous. What was on their minds?
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Arrow Electronics generously provided the Pardee Center with an institutional gift in 2013.
By the late 1990s General Motors had already established an important production and marketing presence in China but was interested in better understanding future prospects. The IFs team collaborated with their futures and planning group in that analysis.
Google's Public Data Explorer provides users with a free, easy to use means of accessing, exploring, and visualizing large datasets and public databases. Now, thanks to collaboration between the Pardee Center and Google, you can use the Google Public Data site to explore a wide range of forecasts from IFs, including: an updated global forecast replicating Hans Rosling's famous cross-sectional plot of fertility and GDP; global energy demand for UNEP GEO 4 scenarios; relative material power for the United States, China, and India; a map displaying the distribution of malnourished children; and the percentage of people by region with household connections to safe water.
For one example of how Google Public Data Explorer can be used, please see the following visualization of Population (percent total) 65+ and Power Index compared by country.
The International Futures team, partnered with the Atlantic Council, has been working with the Zurich Insurance Group to develop forecasts based on the costs and benefits of information communication technology. The forecasts will weigh the benefits against potential costs of this technology, including hacks, espionage, identity theft, cyber terrorism, and opportunity costs associated with strategic disconnection and alternative development spending.
View the report for this project here and the specialized Cyber Dashboard here.


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Toby Saves the Day is a 1999 annual story.
A new bus driver is being rude to Toby. Toby and Thomas are cross, but when the bus loses a wheel, Toby comes to the rescue, to the chagrin of the bus driver.
- Thomas
- Toby (does not speak)
- Annie and Clarabel (do not speak)
- Henrietta (does not speak)