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Okay, so I know that verse (Matt. 3:11) is debated about its actual meaning, but it was the first thing I thought of this week as I experienced my "Welcome back to Managua and real life" gift. Only in Nicaragua can a person be literally baptised by fire. I can fully appreciate why my showerhead heater is called a "widow maker." Do you remember that I told you about it in the first month? Well, this week, it was blissfully cool here with a wonderful breeze (don't mistake me – still 30s, but with a wind), so I thought a warm shower might be a nice change. B.a.d. i.d.e.a. It started steaming.
I turned it off. I realized it wasn't steam. Within 5 seconds the entire bathroom was so thick with smoke I couldn't see. I jumped out the shower, ran out of the bathroom, and as I looked over my shoulder, the whole showerhead was a deep, fiery red. So that was that night. However, this caused a hole in the shower hose that I did not see, so the next day when I got in the shower, I got the entire bathroom soaked. Not a drop on me. Later this week I showered with a gecko. I think I may avoid the shower for a week to play things safe. Stay 100 feet away from me to avoid any smell. Which leads me to a summary of my learnings from 2015. Choose Joy. Even when you're smelly, baptized by fire, and feeling less than joyful.
While I was at my home church at Christmas, I had the wonderful blessing to be able to prepare and share a message that encompassed my lessons, experiences, and a welcome to the new year. The theme that has continually come up over and over again during my first semester as a missionary teacher has been about choosing joy. I will summarize here:
- Joy is NOT a feeling. You can feel happy, and that's fine, but happiness is not lasting. Joy is not the presence of happiness- it is a choice to focus on God's role in the joyful gifts that I am given. It is never only a feeling. It is a choice (such as to participate in joyful worship) and a gift (such as joy in my salvation).
- A huge portion of verses say to be joyful in our King, have peace and joy in our Maker (Psalm 149:2), peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17). Countless. Always IN God. That doesn't come from feeling good. That's choosing to live in joy.
- Teaching is hard. Life is hard. Missions is hard. Schools and organizations are hard. There is so much to get bogged down in, and I can tend to. But asking for the ability to choose joy at each turn is a responsibility and a privilege that I have.
- Sometimes joy looks a lot like happiness – and I am so overjoyed to have been able to be loved and pampered over Christmas, coming back with my suitcases and heart full for another semester.
So, I would like to wish you, not a Happy New Year, but a JOYFUL one! Thanks for all you do and who you are.


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Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Day 15 : Finished CP1610 Interpreter
Initial tests of the most simple instructions (mov r0,#0) suggests it executes in 26 machine instruction cycles, about 1,000 instructions per second.
The slowest (outside things like delay instructions !) would be addpl 1(r0),2(r0). This is (in C) if (lastResult >= 0) Memory[Memory[0]+1] = Memory[Memory[0]+2] with tracking of carry, sign and zero of the result.
I haven't single stepped it but on current code takes 15 more instructions to evaluate the pl condition, 10 more instructions to calculate the RHS (2(r0)) and 8 more instructions to calculate the indexed indirection on the left hand side, i.e. 33 instructions, about 450 instructions per second. Though this is an unusual case, the worst case scenario on everything.
Branch/Branch Link and their psuedo operations ret and sys are quicker because the address decoding is much simpler.
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Hi Paul,ReplyDelete
This is great to see that you are still around and programming new emulators like the Unisonic Champion 2711. Since you are coding this emulator based on all the infos that can be found on the Gimini Programmable 8800 (not 8950 like the old databooks), i was wondering if you got the zip file (this one: http://www.ccjvq.com/slydc/index/faq/2711/datafiles/datas/gimicro.rar ) from my web site.
Those files comes from Joe "intvnut" Zbiciak (author of the jzIntv emulator and SDK-1600 developpement kit). If you didn't got those files, then i hope they will help you out.
If there is anything else, don't hesitate to contact me at: slydc#yahoo.ca
Keep up the great work! :)
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Hi Sly !ReplyDelete
Yes I did get a lot from your FAQ. I'd actually found it earlier but I didn't realise there was an actual machine based arund it.

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Italian Riviera
The Italian Riviera, or Ligurian Riviera is the narrow coastal strip which lies between the Ligurian Sea and the mountain chain formed by the Maritime Alps and the Apennines. Longitudinally it extends from the border with France and the French Riviera (or Côte d'Azur) near Ventimiglia (a former customs post) to Capo Corvo (also known as Punta Bianca) which marks the eastern end of the Gulf of La Spezia and is close to the border with Tuscany. The Italian Riviera thus includes nearly all of the coastline of Liguria. (Historically it extended further to the west, through what is now French territory as far as Monaco.)
The riviera's centre is Genoa, which divides it into two main sections: the Riviera di Ponente ("the coast of the setting sun"), extending westwards from Genoa to the French border; and the Riviera di Levante ("the coast of the rising sun") between Genoa and Capo Corvo.
It is famous for its particularly mild climate and relaxed way of life which, together with the charm of its old fishing ports and the beauty of its landscape, has made it a popular destination for travellers and tourists since the time of Byron and Shelley.
Many villages and towns in the area are internationally known, such as Portofino, Bordighera, Lerici and the Cinque Terre.
The part of the Riviera di Ponente centred on Savona, is called the "Riviera delle Palme" (the Riviera of palms); the part centred on Sanremo, is the "Riviera dei Fiori", after the long-established flower growing industry.
Places on or near the Italian Riviera include:
- Alassio
- Albenga
- Albissola
- Ameglia
- Andora
- Arenzano
- Arma di Taggia
- Bajardo
- Balestrino
- Bergeggi
- Bergeggi Island
- Bogliasco
- Bonassola
- Bordighera
- Borghetto Santo Spirito
- Borgio Verezzi
- Bussana
- Bussana Vecchia
- Brugnato
- Colletta di Castelbianco
- Camogli
- Campo Ligure
- Campomorone
- Camporosso
- Capo di Noli
- Capo Mele
- Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena
- Celle Ligure
- Ceriale
- Ceriana
- Cervo
- Chiavari
- Cicagna
- Cinque Terre
- Cipressa
- Civezza
- Cogoleto
- Corniglia
- Costarainera
- Deiva Marina
- Diano Marina
- Finale Ligure
- Framura
- Gallinara Island
- Genoa
- Genoa Nervi
- Genoa Pegli
- Genoa Sant'Ilario
- Imperia
- Laigueglia
- Lavagna
- Lerici
- Levanto
- Loano
- Manarola
- Moneglia
- Monterosso al Mare
- Noli
- Ospedaletti
- Palmaria
- Pietra Ligure
- Portofino
- Portovenere
- Rapallo
- Recco
- Riomaggiore
- Riva Ligure
- San Bartolomeo al Mare
- San Fruttuoso
- San Lorenzo al Mare
- San Pietro di Rovereto
- San Rocco
- San Terenzo
- Sanremo
- Santo Stefano al Mare
- Santa Margherita Ligure
- Sarzana
- Savona
- Sestri Levante
- Sori
- La Spezia
- Spotorno
- Taggia
- Vado Ligure
- Vallecrosia
- Varazze
- Ventimiglia
- Vernazza
- Voltri
- Zoagli
- Zuccarello
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- Gulf of Genoa
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|The Couch Trip
Actors: Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Donna Dixon, Richard Romanus
Director: Michael Ritchie
Genres: Comedy
R 2003 1hr 37min
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"Dan Akroyd's comedy movie career has been anything but consistent. He seems to tackle as many bad roles (My Stepmother Is An Alien) as he does great (Neighbors). I'm going to go on record and say that this is his best work since his SNL stint and his Belushi film pairings. Yes, it's totally stupid. Yes, it's one of those late 80's "switched identity" movies that every studio made, and it's got Donna Dixon - one of the worst actors on earth. But, it's one of those movies that requires many viewings because it's just that good. A funny story, a great score, and a hilarious Chevy Chase cameo. The only disappointment with this coming to DVD is that it lacks any features. Well, at least MGM brought it to DVD. Highly recommended."
What scrooge could give this flick less than 4 stars??
doppelganger | Chicago | 08/16/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It's an eighties gem, so overlooked and STILL FUNNY. I have been waiting for this DVD for years now (along with "Club Paradise" and "Ice Pirates" -still waiting 08/04).
It is hysterical in some parts, and it will stand the test of time. Admittedly, I loved this movie when I saw it (in the 80's), and am still biased. But there are at least 10 belly laugh scenes, all priceless and unique. Tons of things that Akroyd never did "in every other 80's flick" as one reviewer suggested. And yes, it is not a slickly, year 2000+ produced movie that will entrance you for every moment, there is a slow scene or two, but still so worth a viewing. If you missed it then, now's your chance. I put my personal garauntee that you will laugh at least five times really hard (unless you are under age 18). Enjoy"
A far-fetched plot, an Aykroyd ego-trip, but great support .
John R. Bridell | Minneapolis, MN USA | 09/24/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"THE COUCH TRIP is a movie with a far-fetched plot, with an Aykroyd ego-trip, but with great support. "I did not realize," my wife said, "that Dan Aykroyd only plays one role in every film, the supercilious social misfit who is going to be in trouble when he has to quit acting like a teen-ager." Having said that, my wife, who points out matters like acting ability; she said and I agree that the support of Walter Matthau and Charles Grodin kept this feature on the funny track. The far-fetched plot has one of those incredible twists that you simply can't resist; the mental patient who out-psychs the Psychiatrists. But, thanks to Director Michael Ritchie it is a well managed far-fetched plot. It was performed as well as that other Aykroyd film with a weird plot, "Trading Places." I laughed and was entertained by this flic."
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(4 out of 5 stars)
"Wow! This one took me by suprise.... I had never heard of The Couch Trip until I was browsing around my trusty local video store and stumbled upon it... Nothing else looked good so I decided to give it a try... I popped it into my vcr not expecting anything special. But it was great! Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, and Charles Grodin are just a few members of the first class cast in The Couch Trip. The plot is fabulous the script is good.. And it is just fun to watch... This one will not let you down! Buy it or rent it I promise you will enjoy"


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A bit of a snooze for me
The point of this game is to explore different fonts by steering two dots through the shapes of the letters. As a previous review noted, it takes some coordiation to manage that. But I was left thinking, "What's the point?" I'm not interested in the history of typography. The name should have stopped me from buying it. If you like typography, go for it. Otherwise, stay away. If not, it's a big yawn.


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The Nassau County Museum of Art welcomes everyone to visit and explore art in a welcoming and creative learning environment. We recognize the diversity of our general public's abilities, needs, and interests and offer a variety of customized programs and services to ensure accessibility of the museum to all visitors.
Accessibility Services and Accommodations: Our facility is accessible to all visitors and is equipped with both ramps and an elevator. Wheelchairs are available free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis and are located in the coatroom in the lobby. Motorized wheelchairs are permitted. A single-user/handicapped restroom is located on the ground floor.
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This innovative program gives families a chance to witness their child experience success in a welcoming and creative learning environment. Parents and caregivers will gain skills in behavioral methods which they can employ when bringing their child into a community setting. Families will engage in fun interactive gallery experiences that provide opportunities for everyone to look at and talk about art in a group setting followed by hands on art making activities that encourage experimentation with new materials, processes and creative play. Partial funding for our program for autism comes from the North Shore Autism Circle.
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Teens receive hands-on training in basic artistic processes that can be translated into practical job skills. Based on current exhibitions in the galleries at the Museum, these workshops will encourage participants to explore different methods of art making and design and how a museum can be a resource for creative inspiration. Students with autism will have the opportunity to apply their artistic skills and functional academic learning in a real world setting, while preparing to transition to after school life. Partial funding for our program for autism comes from the North Shore Autism Circle.
The Nassau County Museum of Art offers tours for adults and children with mobility and cognitive impairments. Gallery experiences are specifically tailored to the needs of the group and include tactile experiences designed to enhance participants' understanding of textural brushwork into a touchable experience, basic composition and color.
The Nassau County Museum of Art offers programs for individuals living with dementia and their care givers. Gallery tours provide inspiration for rich conversations among a community of active and curious adults. Engagement with art can have significant benefits for people with dementia and their caregivers. Engagement with art, through close looking and discussion, offers a person with Alzheimer's disease the chance to: explore and exchange ideas about art and artists, experience intellectual stimulation, make connections between personal stories and the world at large, access personal experiences and long-term memories, and participate in a meaningful activity that fosters personal growth.
The Nassau County Museum of Art offers programs that make the visual arts accessible to people who are blind or have low vision. Groups are invited to explore works of art in our galleries through verbal description tours and an insight into a selection of works in our sculpture park using raised line drawings.
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'The Dark Knight Rises' Features the Work of 19 Full Sail Grads
The Dark Knight Rises hit theaters last week, bringing director Christopher Nolan's epic vision of the Batman mythos to a close. The film is the culmination of an eight-year journey for the cast and crew of the trilogy, and we were pleased to see that this final chapter included the work of 19 Full Sail graduates from our Film, Recording Arts, and Creative Writing programs.
Among this group was longtime Christopher Nolan collaborator Gary Rizzo (Recording Arts grad and Hall of Fame inductee), who spoke to us earlier about his postproduction work on the series. We also heard from Jesani Drew and Sean Matthews, two Film grads who worked on the location shoots for The Dark Knight Rises as production assistants.
Jesani was on set during one of the film's most critical sequences, when the Gotham City football field collapses after a devastating underground explosion. The scene was shot at Heinz Stadium in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where he assisted in coordinating the tens of thousands of extras needed to fill seats.
"It was unbelievably cool," he says. "We had to usher in about 50,000 people, then they were blowing up the floor, the players were getting pulled under, and Bane (the film's main villain) comes out to give a speech."
Not to be outdone, Sean Matthews helped out during the production's stay in New York City, where a number of other major action sequences took place. This included complex shots involving iconic series vehicles like the "Tumbler" and the "Bat."
"The scale of the shots they were pulling off was amazing," Sean says. "We shut down Wall Street, and just going down there and seeing the Tumbler slide around – I felt so lucky to be a part of it."
The hard work of the entire cast and crew has been a critical and commercial hit, with The Dark Knight Rises already grossing over $160 million in its first week of release. We'd like to congratulate the 19 Full Sail graduates who worked on its production, which included:
- Ulysses Adams (Creative Writing; production assistant)
- Jason Clee (Film; production assistant, uncredited)
- Scott Toler Collins (Film; camera staff assistant)
- George Daratany (Film; production assistant)
- Jesani Drew (Film; production assistant)
- Sarah Duryea (Film; production assistant)
- Jeffrey J. Hart (Film; additional set production assistant)
- Bryan P. Jones (Film; production assistant)
- Santino S. Lamancusa (Film; production assistant)
- Jordan Little (Film; additional production assistant, uncredited)
- Sean W. Matthews (Film; office production assistant)
- Michael Mowen (Film; crowd production assistant)
- Sara Parra (Film; shipping assistant)
- Patrick Redmond (Film; edge head technician)
- Gary Rizzo (Recording Arts; sound re-recording mixer)
- Jason Rueda (Film; production assistant)
- Blake Steigerwald (Film; set production assistant)
- Matt Stonish (Film; additional set dresser)
- Wade Sullivan (Film; costume assistant, New York)
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Make this pretty fabric covered birdhouse using gorgeous florals and ModPodge. Start by choosing three flower fabrics. Then take your fabric to the craft store to pick out craft paint. You'll cut the flowers out of some of the fabrics, so you get to choose a new background color for them. And don't forget aRead More
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We love spring and we love birdhouses! So we thought it would be fun to do a Spring Birdhouse Round-Up! Here are a few of our favorite birdhouse crafts. So fun! Mosaic A Birdhouse With Broken China We covered this birdhouse with a mosaic of broken china pieces including porcelain roses. Isn't it a beauty?Read More
Mod Podge Project: Fabric Covered Birdhouse
We love birdhouses! In fact we have a whole Birdhouse category here on the blog. Our newest project is a Fabric Covered Birdhouse. We used one piece of fabric and cut out flowers from it. Then we used Mod Podge to decoupage them onto the birdhouse. We tried to make it look like we usedRead More
Pirate Ship Birdhouse
Arrrgh! Make a Pirate Ship Birdhouse cool enough for Jack Sparrow! How To Make A Pirate Ship Birdhouse Materials 9″ wooden birdhouse 7″ wooden skewer (Mom or Dad may need to cut one for you) 5″ craft bird 1 cork craft paint: yellow, red, brown, white, and black yellow craft foam black craft foam Beacon'sRead More
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Decorate a wooden birdhouse with irresistible vintage finds like yardsticks, luggage locks, and wooden spools. Make this yardstick birdhouse colorful with paint-washed yardsticks. Great upcycle project for the garden! We are Plaid Ambassadors and get all kind of wonderful paint and other craft materials from Plaid. We love their products and used their craft paintsRead More
Steampunk Birdhouse
We made this Flying Time Machine Steampunk Birdhouse for the cover of our book Steampunk Chic. It turned out so pretty, we wanted to share it with you. We love old keys and clocks and other things that have a steampunk feel. But we like to combine them with rhinestones and doilies and other prettyRead More
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Make a colorful Summer Birdhouse Wreath to greet the warmer weather! We used the silk flowers that are "in season" right now. And we couldn't resist adding craft birds and lady bugs! How To Make A Summer Birdhouse Wreath Materials & Tools 18" Styrofoam wreath form Martha Stewart Crafts Gesso Primer, #32314 Martha Stewart CraftsRead More
Easy Mosaic Birdhouse That Looks Like Broken China!
We love a broken china mosaic, but it can be a fairly big project to break the china and make the mosaic. So we decided to make an Easy Mosaic Birdhouse with the look of a broken china mosaic birdhouse. How did we do it? Scrapbook paper! We think it turned out really pretty! How ToRead More
How To Mosaic A Birdhouse With Broken China
We love the look of broken china mosaic. It makes us think of English gardens, tea parties, and grandma. So we're delighted to share one of our favorite projects with you. A Broken China Mosaic Birdhouse! If you've never cut china plates into tiles to mosaic with, we've got some very helpful instructions for you,Read More
Bohemian Birdhouse
Who doesn't love the intricate detailing of a vintage beaded purse? Frankly, we can't get enough of the look, so we decided to indulge ourselves by beading a birdhouse we found at the flea market. While we were there, we hunted around for old trims and appliqués to add authentic vintage flair. And we discoveredRead More
Gingerbread Birdhouse
Sweeten up your holiday décor with a gingerbread birdhouse dotted with gumdrops, lollipops, and candy canes galore! YOU'LL NEED Materials Wooden birdhouse, 9" tall. Studio By Sculpey Oven-bake Clay: Poppy #6210, Whipped Cream #6101, Clover #6461, Denim #6576, Iris #6328, Lemon Drop #6431, Clementine #6440, Raspberry Smoothie #6319. Plaid FolkArt Artists' Pigment Acrylic Paint, RawRead More
Steampunk Birdhouses!
For our Labor Day BBQ craft this year, we decided to do flea style birdhouses! We started with wooden bird houses from the craft store and provided craft paint, glue, and steampunky gears and things. They turned out great! Want to make your own? Here's a how-to we wrote for this craft for Diablo MagazineRead More
We Love American Style
Check out the flea market in the summertime and you'll see so much Americana your heart will burst with pride. From an authentic 48-star American Flag to a red, white, and blue vintage barber pole, flea markets feature an abundance of "star-spangled" accents. Many decorator touches that celebrate our nation are dandy for a cottageRead More
Flea Bitten Birdhouse
Turn a plain birdhouse into a steampunk treasure with skeleton keys, a bicycle gear, a rusty keyhole, and more! Materials & Tools Wooden birdhouse Acrylic paint, blue License plate Old keys Key hole Bike gear Ball chain Watch face Bee pin Pencil, eraser end (We cut ours with wire snips.) Foam paint brush Silicone adhesiveRead More
Flea Style Birdhouse
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Green Rib Sheath Dress | Burda 11-2015 #114
As I was planning this post, I was thinking that yet again, I am being very weather inappropriate. This is because of course I'm behind on my blog pictures and did not post this when I actually made it. Then again, what's new? However, when I stepped outside to take the pictures it felt well suitable, it's really nippy in London. So, let's pretend we're in the Southern Hemisphere and it's autumn rather than summer.


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The SCBWI conference in LA rocked!
As writers, we are truly blessed to have such a terrific professional organization. The SCBWI team goes above and beyond to meet the needs of its members. I've been to the conference as an unpublished author, as an author working through revisions after a sale, and as the author of a published novel. Each time, the conference offered programs which addressed my needs at that time. At my first conference, I attended the sessions with editors and agents and learned about the process of submitting a manuscript. This year, with the novel debuting, I attended the workshops on school visits and social media. If you're a children's book writer, this is the organization for you.
I first found out about the SCBWI through THE CHILDREN'S WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS MARKET GUIDE. Alice Pope edits this, and she organized the team blog for the 2009 SCBWI Conference. Check out all the conference happenings here: http://scbwiconference.blogspot.com/
My friend and fellow writer Jolie Stekly was one of the official bloggers. Here's her interview with me and the fantastic Ann Haywood Leal.
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FREE Horror Movies at the Drive-In Cinema over SeptemberWednesday, August 23rd, 2017
To celebrate the launch of FearFest-Evil and to get you in the mood for horror, we are hosting a series of FREE horror movie screenings at our Drive-In Cinema in Chepstow.
Every Saturday during September we will be screening a classic horror movie at 9pm for free – That's five free nights of horror!!
To book your free tickets to the Drive-In Cinema you will need a redemption code. We will be releasing these codes, along with the film names, on the FearFest-Evil social media channels.
For now, block out the September Saturday nights in your diaries, share this post with your friends and make sure you are following FearFest-Evil on our Social Media channels for the horror cinema redemption codes.
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2nd Sept 17 at 9pm |Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982) | Cert 18 | Code JASON3
9th Sept 17 at 9pm | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Cert 18| MYERS78
16th Sept 17 at 9pm | Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 Original) | Cert 18 | Code FREDDY
23rd Sept 17 at 9pm | The Ring (US Version) | Cert 15
30th Sept 17 at 9pm | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Cert 15
The films will be screened at our Drive-In Cinema, Chepstow at 9pm on the 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th September 2017. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Entry limited to one car per booking.


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Event Info > Other Parkinson`s Disease Organizations at the Unity Walk
The Mark Morris Dance Group's award-winning Dance for PD® program offers internationally-acclaimed dance classes for people with Parkinson's disease in New York City and, through our network of partners and affiliates, in more than 250 communities in 43 states and 24 countries. Through Dance for PD® classes, DVDs and live streams, people with Parkinson's and their care partners and families are empowered to explore movement and music in ways that are refreshing, enjoyable, stimulating and creative. Born from the idea that people with Parkinson's may benefit from the insight and specific techniques and methods used by dancers, Dance for PD® helps individuals develop artistry, social connections and grace while addressing such Parkinson's-specific concerns as balance, fluidity, flexibility, coordination, gait, isolation, and depression. Evidence from 38 peer-reviewed scientific studies serves to underpin the efficacy and benefits of Dance for PD® teaching methods. For more information, please visit www.danceforparkinsons.org.
Biomedical research is entering a new era of "patient power" with seismic opportunity for people living with disease to partner with scientists to influence research design and shape patient-relevant outcomes. The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has established Fox Insight, a digital platform and dynamic online clinical study, to build a large, diverse cohort of people with Parkinson's and control volunteers.
Fox Insight compiles health and disease information entered when participants first join the study and every 90 days thereafter through a series of online questionnaires that may ask about symptoms, experiences performing daily tasks, medical and family history, or other health-related topics.
Fox Insight is open to anyone 18 or older worldwide with or without Parkinson's disease. Learn more at FoxInsight.org.
Fox Trial Finder is an online clinical trial matching tool created by The Michael J. Fox Foundation to make it easier for Parkinson's patients and their loved ones to participate in Parkinson's research. To date, more than 72,000 volunteers have signed up to be matched with ongoing PD clinical trials worldwide. Register for Fox Trial Finder by visiting FoxTrialFinder.org.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation's medical research agency. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a component of the NIH, is the nation's primary supporter of biomedical research on the brain and nervous system. It offers information on research support and free publications for patients and their families on Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders. Members of the NINDS staff will be available at the exhibit booth to answer questions about research on Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson's Champions is the Parkinson's Foundation's community fundraising and endurance program that allows people in the community to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson's disease however they like. Champions can take the lead in planning their own event or participate in an endurance race as part of the Parkinson's Champions team! For more information and to sign up, please visit www.parkinson.org/champions.
Rock Steady Boxing Inc., a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, gives people with Parkinson's disease hope by improving their quality of life through a non-contact boxing based fitness curriculum.
RSB programs are offered all over the world by partnering with RSB affiliate gyms. Classes are divided into levels and based upon each person's unique Parkinson's symptoms and overall level of fitness. Visit our website www.rocksteadyboxing.org to find a class near you and start fighting back against Parkinson's today.
Across the globe, thousands of people with Parkinson's, their caregivers, family and friends are turning their passions into successful fundraisers for Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising community of The Michael J. Fox Foundation. From flipping pancakes to running 26.2 miles in a big city marathon, Team Fox members have raised over $65 million (and counting!) to advance research progress. And thanks to the support of generous donors, 100 percent of proceeds go straight to the Foundation's high-impact programs. Get involved at www.teamfox.org.
Formed in 2000 and co-chaired by John and Edna Ball, Team Parkinson's mission is to raise Parkinson's disease awareness; to raise money for research for a cure; and to empower people with PD to take charge of their lives through exercise. For more information please visit our website www.team-parkinson.org.
The World Parkinson Coalition, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing an international forum on Parkinson's disease. By bringing people with Parkinson's and care partners together with some of the world's most respected movement disorder specialists, physicians, neuroscientists, nurses, rehab specialists, the World Parkinson Congresses provide a vibrant and empowering international forum to discuss and learn about the latest scientific discoveries, medical practices, and care initiatives for PD.
Visit us at wpc2019.org to learn more about us.
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I am glad to have read this article. I love banana, and I have never realized this before! Well, I want to try this. Bananas, along with most fruits have long been a part of healthy diets and weight loss plans. A new diet said to result in fast, stress-free weight loss has taken Japan by storm. It is possibly the world's easiest diet to follow - except in Japan where its intense popularity has led to the nation's worst-ever banana shortage.
The Morning Banana diet was developed by Hitoshi Watanabe, who studied preventive medicine in Tokyo, and his pharmacist wife, Sumiko. The diet has since gained popularity by word of mouth, web sites, TV shows, magazine articles, and a book written by the Watanabes. All this goes to show that dieting is an international obsession, not just an American one. But could weight loss really be as simple as eating bananas?
The Morning Banana Diet: What You Can Eat
The Morning Banana Diet is a super simple plan. For breakfast, you have only bananas and room-temperature water. Then, you can eat whatever you like for lunch, dinner, and snacks, as long as you don't eat after 8 p.m. The only restrictions: No ice cream, dairy products, alcohol, or dessert after dinner, and the only beverage you may have with meals is room-temperature water. One sweet snack is allowed mid-afternoon.
One of the most popular aspects of the plan is the lack of emphasis on exercise. Dieters are advised to do it only if they want to, and even then, it should be done in a manner that is the least stressful.
The Morning Banana Diet: How It Works
Different versions of the Morning Banana Diet tout varying explanations of exactly how bananas work to promote weight loss. One theory suggests that certain enzymes in bananas speed up digestion and elimination, causing rapid weight loss. However, the human body already contains all the enzymes needed for digestion. It's true that foods with fiber (and bananas have some) can go through the digestive system more quickly and may not be completely absorbed, thus saving a few calories. But the calorie savings are certainly not enough to revolutionize the weight loss industry.
Another theory centers on resistant starch, a type of fiber that is supposed to promote fullness and increase fat burning. Resistant starch is found naturally in carbohydrate foods such as green bananas, potatoes, grains, and beans -- but only when you eat them cold. It resists digestion in the small intestine, where most digestion occurs, and gets passed along to the large bowel.
Studies show that the indigestible fiber may block the conversion of some carbs, but even so, bananas contain only a small amount of fiber and resistant starch. Bananas have 2-4 grams of fiber; to be considered a "good" source, a food must have 3.5-4.9 grams of fiber per serving.
But while they are nutritious, they do not have special weight loss properties.
The Morning Banana Diet: Bottom Line
Eating whatever you like at lunch, dinner, and snacks is no recipe for weight loss. To lose weight, you need to be physically active and control calories. And to stay healthy, you should choose healthy foods.
Not eating after 8 p.m. is good advice for those who tend to mindlessly snack after dinner. But make no mistake about it: There is nothing miraculous about not eating after 8 p.m. What matters are how many calories you consume (regardless of the time of day), and how many calories you burn.
And while eating breakfast does help to get your metabolism percolating, there's nothing magical about having a banana for your morning meal. Eating a banana and water for breakfast is easy enough and certainly a low-calorie option. Bananas range from 72-135 calories and 10-20 grams of sugar, depending on size. But even though bananas have some fiber, a pure carb breakfast usually leads to hunger within a few hours, and hunger is the downfall of dieters.
Instead, you could blend a banana with a few cubes of ice and a cup of plain, low-fat yogurt (150 calories and 12 grams protein) for a delicious, nutritious smoothie with staying power.
The Morning Banana Diet: Food for Thought
To feel full on the fewest calories, focus on eating healthy foods high in water and fiber, like beans, soups, vegetables, and fruits. Be sure to include lean protein, such as low-fat yogurt, lean meat, eggs, or nuts, to help keep hunger at bay.
The truth is that fad diets that restrict calories can result in weight loss, but it's almost always followed by quick weight regain. And experts agree that there is no food capable of burning off fat. If there were, we would not be coping with an obesity epidemic.
It may not be sexy or exciting, but to lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you eat. Period.
Source: Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD, is director of nutrition for WebMD and the WebMD Weight Loss Clinic. Her opinions and conclusions are her own.


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Every year, my boss throws a Halloween costume party. I usually have a few year's worth of costume ideas floating around in the back of my mind and I usually always make or assemble our costume. We rarely do couple's costumes but last year I thought it would be fun to dress as Homer and Marge Simpson. I've been purchasing little things here and there to make the costumes and nearly had everything ready when my husband tells me last night he'd rather go as a different cartoon dad.
So, plans were scrapped and new costumes were ordered last night with rush shipping since the party is a little over a week away. It's the first time in a long time I'm not making my costume, but that's OK. I plan to add a few little things to make it my own.
For those who have the time and skill, these homemade costumes are great. I might have to steal the Death Becomes Her costume for next year.
In keeping with the costume theme, here's an adorable picture of my husband and his sister as the devil and angel. Some things never change.
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The mission of the St. Thomas the Apostle School community is to lead, challenge and encourage God's Children in Extraordinary Variety as they grow in faith, knowledge, and commitment to service.
St. Thomas the Apostle School is a center of academic excellence where students' spiritual, moral and character development is nurtured. Students are educated in a supportive learning community that demands their best each and every day.
St. Thomas the Apostle School provides a rigorous and comprehensive curriculum grounded in the Catholic faith and Christian values.
Partnering with parents and the entire St. Thomas the Apostle Parish community, enhances our distinctive curriculum that is focused on preparing students to succeed as life-long learners with 21st century skills. All are committed to working together to ensure that each student understands what it means to live their faith and use their talents as responsible citizens in stewardship to others and the world.
The faculty and staff of St. Thomas the Apostle School, in their efforts to achieve these objectives, hold certain convictions which underlie the learning process. We believe in:
- The recognition of Jesus Christ as the meaning and purpose of our school.
- The dignity and worth of each person and the importance of individual differences and potential.
- The importance of open and continuing communication between school and home.
- The shared responsibility of school, home and community for children's growth and development.
- Fostering students' personal responsibility and accountability.
- The need for a warm, supportive school environment in which all children feel welcome,accepted and safe.
- The importance of responsiveness by the faculty to the interests, needs, and learning styles of individual children.
- The importance of teaching children ways to transfer learned skills to real world applications.
St. Thomas the Apostle School believes that childhood is the most critical period for the development of attitudes, habits, capabilities, and skills, and that the curriculum encompasses all that a child experiences in his life at school.
The purpose of the school is to create a faith-filled environment. The pastor, principal, staff, teachers, parents, and other community members lay the foundation for a love of learning, instill a sense of personal worth and respect for others, and develop critical thinking skills so that our children can grow to be responsible and practicing citizens. We endeavor to develop a community of learners where respect, collaboration and excitement for learning prevail. Quality Catholic education is provided for students in preschool through eighth grade in a caring and family atmosphere.
The main components of the educational program are:
- Embracing a faith to be lived within a believing community.
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- Acquiring essential knowledge, skills and techniques with the stimulus of practical application.
- Integrating technology skills and applications.
- Encouraging creativity and self-expression.
- Promoting each student's personal academic, artistic, and athletic gifts and talents.
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A blog about self acceptance, embracing creativity and discovering happiness along the way.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
I've Had A Crap Day
Alright, I'm back. I won't bore you with the tedious details of my less than stellar day but let's just say that the icing on the poop cake was a lovely tangle with the law. And by tangle I mean I got my first traffic ticket. Over something lame I might add. Okay, I'm done cryin'.
How has your week been?
6 comments:
- Need to Get ME Back said...
That's amazing! You are so close to your goal! Keep up the great work :)
- March 4, 2011 at 10:43 AM
- girlysmack said...
SSGN! I am so proud of you I could cry! I am so proud of you that words fail me! And you know that never happens! You are the most amazing person I know! I love you!
- March 4, 2011 at 6:54 PM
cheering you on!
- March 6, 2011 at 7:40 AM
- April said...
This is awesome! I've adapted your reward method as well. What did you end up getting?
- March 10, 2011 at 6:09 AM
- Amanda said...
I am also on Weight watchers as well and need to lose a significant amount of weight! Wanted to show my support and hope you could show me yours as well! my blog is ....http://dietconfessionsofanovereater.blogspot.com/
You can do it!!!
- March 10, 2011 at 11:14 AM
- coloradosugar said...
That's great!!:) I had told myself that I would never get over 300 lbs. Well I got up to 350 lbs. Saw a pic of myself in August 2009 and decided that was enough of that. I reached the 300 lb mark last August or September!!:) I'm still 295..it's slow going,..but I WILL lose more weight.
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However, intrepid travelers Susan and Laura sent a photo anyway! And it is a beautiful view of Castel Sant'Angelo at night. Well done, ladies! A copy of A Journey into Michelangelo's Rome will be on its way to you shortly.
Check out their blog, eternallycool.net, to read more about the spectacle that wasn't.
Anyone with information about the missing fireworks? Post here and give us the full scoop!
UPDATE: This just in from Laura of eternallycool.net...
"BTW, several of our eCool readers have let us know that the Girandola DID happen. They did it early--sometime between 9:45 and 10:00pm. Who would imagine that the Romans would do something early? I guess the press and all others missed it as a result. We'll be updating the blog to reflect that fact shortly."
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Sandra Grajales Workout & Diet | Photos | Videos | Measurements | Wiki
Sandra Grajales is two times IFBB champion and IFBB Pro figure competitor. She has achieved pro title from IFBB in just span of three years; she is from Misantla, Mexico. She is one of the most muscular women on earth. Her workout and diet plan is followed by many young women who wanted to build muscles like her. she has the biggest biceps among all women bodybuilders.
Sandra Grajales Biography
Sandra is currently testing bite of success; according to her she never took break from workout. She is not fit in her early days; one can call her pale and weak in childhood days. Later she decided to change her physique and joined a gym. Initially, she was unaware of how to do weight training. With continuous effort and expert guidance Grajales has started developing a good physique.
Early years
She started to see a change in her figure in just a few months. Her weight training and meal plan helped her to gain ideal weight and muscles. She also shared her fitness journey, workout videos, and photos on Instagram. Grajales has huge popularity on photo-sharing website Instagram.
Muscle building
Sandra has also started to appear in a figure competition and within a time span of 3 years, she becomes pro in IFBB. Currently, she is two times winner of IFBB. Currently, she is one of the most famous names in the fitness industry. Her workout and diet plans are an inspiration to new girls.
Personal info and wiki
- Name: Sandra Grajales
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- Birth date: November 6, 1992
- Age: 25 years in July 2017
- Home: Mexico
- Profession: IFBB PRO, Figure modeling
- Education: NA
- Net Worth: $ 3 to $ 4 Million
Sandra Grajales Measurement and body facts
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- Height: 5.1 (155 CM)
- Weight: 56 (125 LBS)
- Hair color: brunette
- Eye Color: Black
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Body type: Athletic
- Dress size: US, EU
- Shoe size: US, EU, UK – Not known
- Best thing: Back, shoulders, Abs, legs
- 1st place new women's championship figure
- 1st place juvenile figure in Mr. Mexico juvenile
- 1 place figure up to 1.58 national championship
- 1 place figure class A second place overall in the amateur Arnold classic 1 lugat juvenile Mr. Juvenile Mexico
- First place Class A and absolute title in the North American Championship IFBB obtaining his professional card
- 2 place open amateur Olympia
- 2 place juvenile figure junior world championship 2015
- Third place figure up to 1.58 national championships
- 4 place figure open class A in the IFBB North American Championship
- Fifth place Bikini Youth in the women's championship 2014
- State champion in Veracruz in bikini
Sandra Grajales workout plan
It takes time, patience, hard work and dedication to get a figure and muscles like Grajales. Her story of from nowhere to the winner of IFBB is just outstanding. Sandra has done weight training for building muscles. She has followed one muscle a day strategy, where she focuses only one muscle at a time. Grajales tries to lift as much as weight possible with lower reps. it increases mass growth and one can get bigger muscles. She focuses on all muscle groups which not done by many women bodybuilder.
Core workout
- Crunches 10 reps x 3 sets
- Mountain climber 12 to 10 reps x 3 sets
- Dumbbell chop: 10 sets x 3 reps
- Hip cross over 12 reps x 3 sets
- Plank for 30 seconds
Buttocks, Leg workout
- Front lunges with dumbbell
- Lying leg curls
- Seated calf raise
- Barbell squats
- Leg extension
Back exercise
- Pull Ups
- Chin ups
- Cattle ball swing exercise
- Wide grip lat pulldown
- Bent over row
- Back extension
- T-bar row
Biceps triceps workout
- Dumbbell Biceps curls
- Barbell biceps curls
- Hammer curls
- Lateral biceps curls
- Overhead triceps extension
- Seated barbell extension
- Dumbbell triceps extension
Sandra Grajales Diet plan
A good diet is very important to build good muscles when you want bigger visible muscles like Sandra then you must follow her meal plans. She takes 5 to 6 meals in a day. All meals are loaded with protein which comes from the chicken breast, egg white, protein supplement, and fish. She also eats vegetables, fruits, almonds, beans, and juices.


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Lynch's Pick (February): When Orton was Great.
We discussed on our last podcast how Randy Orton has never been more boring than he has since they gave him his most recent push. For a while there, he was sort of languishing in the mid card and we were all crying and wishing for the days when they used him in a worthwhile capacity. Then Summerslam happened, and some of us, who had been Orton fans in the past or at least saw his potential, were pleased with his sudden thrust back into the main event picture. However, since then, the main event picture has never been more boring – and whether he is going against Big Show, Cena, or the most exciting guy in the biz right now in Daniel Bryan – somehow the main event is just consistently 'blah'. When you consider that when Cena and Bryan have been main eventing shows with OThER people (including each other) it HAS been exciting – then it seems to me, that the fault lies almost entirely with Orton himself, or at the very least, their handling of Orton and what they are giving him/directing him to do out there. The stories aren't exciting, his promos aren't exciting and the matches are definitely not exciting. Orton has all but lost his shine in the eyes of many. That being said, we talked on the podcast about a time when Orton proved he COULD be great, and I suggested a match from that time. Here is that match (luckily not yet removed from Youtube by WWE). My favorite Orton match, and a match Foley calls one of his favorite in his career. Both men work the crowd perfectly throughout. Just a great match with a lot of high spots. This not only reminds you of a time when Orton was good, but a time when good matches full of big spots were contested on PPV for the IC Title. Throwback for real. Enjoy .


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5 Tough Lessons All Good Leaders Endure
Tough lessons by their very nature are not easy to come by. But these lessons are the pillars on which we build the rest of our lives. They need to be sturdy. They need to be well established. And they need to be able to withstand the pressure that comes with ridicule and judgement from those who think they are unnecessary.
How tough are your lessons?
Every high-functioning leader of which I am aware, has learned their share of tough lessons. It is an inescapable reality; if you desire to be in a place of leadership you will have to pass through the crucible of embarrassing mistakes and loud, sometimes obnoxious, detractors.
The question isn't whether you will encounter tough leadership choices. The question is how will you respond when you do?
Here are a few tough lessons I have had to learn the hard way.
Good leadership is less about what you do and more about who you are. Sure, we will all be judged according to what we do – and rightly so. After all, I can't expect a rave review and a raise if I continually came up short on performing my responsibilities. But the larger question that will need to be answered if we desire to lead well, is "Why did I not perform my job well?". Am I lazy? Apathetic? Do I give up too easy? Do I simply lack tenacity? These are all questions of character. Who we are will direct what we do.
Good leaders are less preoccupied with position and more with influence. Titles are great and they reflect how others see us in our spheres of influence. As such they have their place. But good leaders have learned the tough lessons that sometimes titles are more of a hindrance than a privilege. Titles can separate us from the field of combat. They have a tendency to make us think more of ourselves than we ought. If you obtain a glamorous title for your achievements, embrace it. But remember, good leaders understand titles are only the window dressing, nothing more.
Good leaders ask tough questions of themselves and others. Asking tough questions has a cleansing affect on everyone. They help root out bedrock issues of conflict and they clarify otherwise murky forecasts.
Good leaders maintain high standards. High standards are not hard to make. They are hard to keep. But keep them you must if you want to lead well. They are part and parcel of asking good questions. One reason you learn to ask pointed and revealing questions is because you want to understand what is happening. This understanding helps makes clear a path forward and maintains a standard of product and conduct.
Good leaders embrace the journey. The sum total of our lives will not be displayed on a trophy shelf or in our checkbooks. It will be revealed on the glowing, weathered faces of our friends and family that have journeyed with us. The exhilaration of reaching the top can only be realized if there is someone there with whom you can share it.


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Computational discovery and RT-PCR validation of novel Burkholderia conserved and Burkholderia pseudomallei unique sRNAs
© Khoo et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
- Published: 13 December 2012
The sRNAs of bacterial pathogens are known to be involved in various cellular roles including environmental adaptation as well as regulation of virulence and pathogenicity. It is expected that sRNAs may also have similar functions for Burkholderia pseudomallei, a soil bacterium that can adapt to diverse environmental conditions, which causes the disease melioidosis and is also able to infect a wide variety of hosts.
By integrating several proven sRNA prediction programs into a computational pipeline, available Burkholderia spp. genomes were screened to identify sRNA gene candidates. Orthologous sRNA candidates were then identified via comparative analysis. From the total prediction, 21 candidates were found to have Rfam homologs. RT-PCR and sequencing of candidate sRNA genes of unknown functions revealed six putative sRNAs which were highly conserved in Burkholderia spp. and two that were unique to B. pseudomallei present in a normal culture conditions transcriptome. The validated sRNAs include potential cis-acting elements associated with the modulation of methionine metabolism and one B. pseudomallei-specific sRNA that is expected to bind to the Hfq protein.
The use of the pipeline developed in this study and subsequent comparative analysis have successfully aided in the discovery and shortlisting of sRNA gene candidates for validation. This integrated approach identified 29 B. pseudomallei sRNA genes - of which 21 have Rfam homologs and 8 are novel.
- Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Melioidosis
- Burkholderia Pseudomallei
- sRNA Candidate
- sRNA Gene
Small RNAs (sRNAs) are known to function as regulatory or catalytic molecules in bacteria with sequences normally ranging from ~50-250 nt in length and located in the intergenic regions (IGRs) [1, 2]. Although sRNAs with catalytic functions have been reported [3, 4], many of these molecules are known or believed to function as regulatory nucleic acid elements that target near, or at, the translation start site of their dedicated mRNA targets via imperfect sequence complementarity [5–7]. In E. coli, less than 100 sRNAs, accounting for ~0.3% of the genome, have been reported [8–10]. Although these riboregulators represent only a small fraction of the prokaryotic genome, they have been shown to play essential regulatory roles in bacteria, including cell surface modulation [11], plasmid number control [12], stress adaptation [13], quorum sensing [14] and carbon storage [15]. Other regulatory sRNAs interact with and modulate cellular protein activities [16].
In pathogenic bacteria, sRNAs have been associated with regulatory networks that modulate the adherence to, and invasion into the host cell [17, 18], environmental adaptation [19, 20] as well as virulence and pathogenicity [17, 18, 20–23]. In several bacterial pathogens, including Salmonella typhimurium [24], Vibrio cholerae [25], Yersinia enterocolitica [26], Brucella abortus [23] and Pseudomonas aeruginosa [27], deletion of the hfq gene which encodes the RNA chaperone Hfq, has been shown to severely attenuate virulence. The Hfq protein is known to facilitate the pairing interaction between sRNAs and their target mRNAs [28]. Identification and analysis of sRNAs in pathogenic bacteria may improve current understanding on the molecular mechanisms of host adaptation and virulence. Hence, we carried out a computational based analysis of available Burkholderia spp. genomes to identify potential sRNA sequences and to further delineate sRNAs that are present only in the pathogenic members.
Members of the Burkholderia genus also play important roles as environmental saprophytes. One species of this genus, B. pseudomallei, is the causative agent of melioidosis, a disease endemic to Southeast Asia and northern Australia. This species reportedly has a highly dynamic genome and versatile phenotypes [29–31], thus contributing to its capability to infect nearly all cell types, resulting in a wide spectrum of disease symptoms that confounds diagnosis and delays prompt treatment. B. pseudomallei is an effective pathogen of a broad range of hosts (amoeba [32], nematodes [33], dolphins [34], birds, camels, alpacas, sheep [35], humans and even plants [36]). The enigma of B. pseudomallei is further compounded in having an extremely prolonged latent infection capacity [36] and has been shown to be capable of surviving in a nutrient-free environment for 16 years [37].
B. pseudomallei is believed to have an array of virulence and pathogenicity factors, including a toxin which is a deamidase named Burkholderia Lethal Factor 1 (BLF1) that targets the translation initiation factor eIF4a [38]. However, the regulation and delivery mechanism of BLF1 to the target protein remains unclear. To date, the mechanisms of adaptation to environmental stress and changes have not been conclusively identified, however a large number of sRNA genes have been reported for B. cenocepacia J2315, another pathogenic member of the Burkholderia genus [39]. These sRNAs were proposed to be responsible for the bacterium's complexity, phenotypic variability and ability to survive in a remarkably wide range of environments [39].
At present, one can opt for either a knowledge-based approach or a de novo approach for sRNA discovery in a bacterial genome. Knowledge-based techniques search for homologues of known sRNAs based on specific features of the sequences and will usually include upstream regulatory elements, sequence and structural characteristics and downstream targets as a search profile. A number of knowledge-based programs were developed to identify particular sets of sRNAs through homology analysis. One such program, Infernal [40], was the workhorse used to build the Rfam database [9]. However, predictions relying on homology information limit the applications of such programs to sRNA genes with known homologues and therefore, the methods are insufficient in situations where many if not most bacterial sRNAs remain unidentified. A de novo approach can serve a complementary role in predicting novel sRNA genes that are beyond the profile scope of knowledge-based approaches. The basis of a de novo search lies in the common features of sRNAs in the genomes - sequence and structural conservation, shared physical co-localization, structural stability, existence of transcriptional signals and GC bias - without prior knowledge of the sRNAs to be discovered. Such an approach was applied with various sRNA gene finders such as QRNA [41], RNAz [42, 43], sRNAPredict [44, 45] and sRNAscanner [46]. In this paper, we report the development of a computational pipeline that integrated successful sRNA prediction programs to identify candidate sRNA genes in B. pseudomallei and subsequent validation by RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing.
Development of the sRNA gene detection pipeline
The intergenic sequences (here, defined as sequences between annotated ORFs) of the replicons were extracted using Artemis v12.0.3 [49] and searched against the Rfam database v10.0 by executing the script rfam_scan.pl v1.0. The supporting software used for the search included BLAST v2.2.22 [50], Infernal v1.0, Perl v5.10.0 and BioPerl v1.6.0.
SIPHT searches were restricted to detect sRNA genes within the range of 30-550 nucleotides and executed via the web server (URL: http://newbio.cs.wisc.edu/sRNA/). Other parameters were optimized as suggested [48]; i.e., maximum E value: 1e-15, minimum TransTerm confidence value: 87, maximum FindTerm score: -10, maximum RNAMotif score: -9. All replicons, except the replicon of interest, were included as a partner replicon for the search.
The program sRNAscanner_Ubuntu10 (released 31 August 2010) was used to screen both the forward and reverse strands of the query replicon. The searches were restricted to intergenic regions and the sRNA length for prediction was set to 30-550 nucleotides. All other parameters were left at their default values, i.e. 3 provided input matrices: 35box_sRNA.matrix (cut-off: 2), 10box_sRNA.matrix (cut-off: 2), terminator.txt.matrix (cut-off: 3); spacer range between [-35] & [-10] promoter boxes: 12-18; unique hit value: 200; minimum cumulative sum of score (CSS): 14.
Genome sequences, annotation files and databases
The genome sequences of 11 Burkholderia spp and 3 Ralstonia spp (.fna extensions), annotation files (.gbk and .ptt extensions) and the complete genomic sequences of RefSeq-release47 (.genomic.fna extensions) were obtained from NCBI (Additional file 1). The genome sequences of five local strains of B. pseudomallei (unpublished data) were used for cross-referencing purposes. The Rfam database v10.0, both .fasta and .cm extensions for 1,446 sRNA families, was downloaded from ftp://ftp.sanger.ac.uk/pub/databases/Rfam/.
Comparative analysis
The intergenic sequences of B. pseudomallei K96243 were compared to sRNA candidates predicted in the Ralstonia and Burkholderia genomes using blastn v2.2.21 (parameters: -e 1e-5 -r 1 -q -1 -G 1 -E 2 -W 9 -F "m D"). The results were visualized using ACT v9.0.3 [51] and the gene physical co-localization for the sRNAs of interest were investigated.
Secondary structure prediction
The secondary structures of the sRNA transcripts were predicted using mfold (unafold v3.8) [52] and RNAfold (ViennaRNA v1.8.4) [53]. The default parameters or standard conditions for RNA folding were accepted (37°C, 1M NaCl, no divalent ions). The predicted structures were visualized using VARNA v3.7 [54].
Homologue detection
Sequences for sRNAs of interest were globally aligned and consensus secondary structures were predicted using LocARNA [55] via its web service (URL: http://rna.tbi.univie.ac.at/cgi-bin/LocARNA.cgi). The default parameters for scoring the alignments were accepted (RIBOSUM85_60 matrix, Indel-opening score: -500, Indel score: -350, structure weight: 180, avoid lonely base-pairs). Covariance models representing the alignments with consensus structures were built, calibrated and searched against complete genome sequences in the RefSeq database release 47 using Infernal v1.0 with an E-value ≥ 1e-3.
B. pseudomallei strain and RNA extraction
The B. pseudomallei D286 human isolate was obtained from the Pathogen Laboratory, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia. Stock cultures were stored at -70°C and routinely cultured on brain-heart infusion agar (BHIA) (Pronadisa Hispanlab, South Africa) at 37°C [56]. Bacteria from a stock culture were taken and streaked on Ashdown agar, and incubated at 37°C for 48 hours. A single colony was picked from the plate and inoculated into Brain Heart Infusion broth (BHIB) overnight. The following day, the culture was diluted 1:100 and grown in BHIB until the OD600 reached 0.6 - 1.0. Total RNA was extracted using TRIzol® LS Reagent (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA) and purified using Ambion's DNAfree™ DNase Treatment and Removal Reagents (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA).
Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Sanger sequencing
The purified RNA was reverse transcribed into cDNA with an oligo(dT)18 primer using RevertAid First Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit (Fermentas, Hamburg, Germany). The cDNA produced was used as the template for PCR together with primers that were designed based on the sequences of sRNA candidates (Additional file 2). Amplification reactions were performed in a total volume of 25 μL consisting 10x PCR buffer, 10 mmol/L of dNTP mix, approximately 100 ng of cDNA, 25 pmol of each primer, 1.0 U Taq polymerase (Promega, Madison, WI) and distilled water. Mastercycler® personal (Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany) was used to perform gradient PCR, with an initial denaturation step of 2 minutes at 95°C, followed by 35 amplification cycles of 30 seconds at 95°C, 30 seconds at 54-62°C, and 30 seconds at 72°C, and a final extension of 2 minutes at 72°C. Amplified products were analyzed by 3% agarose gel electrophoresis with O'GeneRuler™ Low Range DNA Ladder (Fermentas, Vilnius, Lithuania) run in parallel. PCR products were purified with the QIAquick Gel Purification Kit (Qiagen, Germany) and used in the reaction with the BigDye® Terminator v3.1 Cycle Sequencing Kit (Applied Biosystem, Foster City, CA). Three biological replicates were carried out for each RT-PCR primer sets. The PCR products were then sequenced on the ABI Prism® 3100 AVANT DNA Sequencer. The sequences obtained were analyzed using BioEdit v188.8.131.52 and compared with the genome sequence of B. pseudomallei D286 human isolate.
Results and discussion
Pipeline development and performance assessment
Discovery and verification of bacterial sRNAs in previous studies.
Computational discovery method
Verification method
Number of sRNAs
Escherichia coli
Northern blot
Escherichia coli
Pftools2.2 & RNAMotif
Northern blot
Burkholderia cenocepacia
Streptomyces coelicolor
BLAST & TransTermHP
RT-PCR & microarray
Synechocystis PCC6803
Northern blot
Staphylococcus aureus
Northern blot
Escherichia coli
Anonymous program
Northern blot
Salmonella enterica Typhimurium
Northern blot
Streptomyces coelicolor
RNAz & nocoRNAc
Burkholderia pseudomallei
SIPHT, sRNAscanner & Rfam_scan
This study.
sRNA searches in B. pseudomallei and other related species
Comparative analysis
The IGR sequences identified for B. pseudomallei were compared against the 8,920 sRNA candidates using a BLAST-based (blastn) method. The purpose for this comparative analysis is to determine the conservation of sRNA candidates among the closely related bacterial species. As mis-annotations occur in genomes and each of the gene predictors have their own limitations, it was therefore no surprise to detect putative sRNAs from this comparison but not predicted by the sRNA search pipeline. A total of 1,213 out of 4,978 (approximately 24%) B. pseudomallei IGRs were predicted to contain at least one sRNA gene. The complete results list for this comparative analysis is provided as Additional file 4. As two or more sRNA genes could be predicted at the same strand and location, the overlapping candidates were merged before further analysis. For example, if gene A (location: 100 - 200) overlaps with gene B (location 150 - 250), the genes were merged into gene C (location: 100 - 250).
List of B. pseudomallei sRNA sequences with their corresponding sRNA families as reported in Rfam.
Coordinates from Rfam
(no record)
(no record)
(no record)
Putative riboswitch
Putative riboswitch
(no record)
Putative riboswitch
(not predicted)
Cis-acting RNA
(no record)
Hfq-binding RNA
Trans-acting RNA
Trans-acting RNA
Trans-acting RNA
(no record)
Trans-acting RNA
(no record)
Trans-acting RNA
Excluding the 21 homologues to known sRNAs, 20 previously undescribed candidates (also referred to in this paper as novel sRNAs) that were conserved in at least eight out of the fourteen bacterial genomes analyzed were selected for predicted secondary structure comparison where the calculated secondary structures were visually examined. A total of twelve sRNAs with perceivably conserved secondary structures were selected for experimental validation (discussed in the next section).
List of RT-PCR validated sRNA genes in conserved in Burkholderia and unique to Burkholderia pseudomallei.
Start - end/Length
GC content
Conservation (Infernal search)
Highly conserved in Burkholderia
110185 - 110354/170
Bacteria (detected in Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, etc)
2290411 - 2290508/98
2768674 - 2768787/114
Bacteria (detected in Actinobacteria, Cyanobacteria, Firmicutes, etc)
2887980 - 2888055/76
3154052 - 3154260/209
4031759 - 4031986/228
2326038 - 2326224/187
Proteobacteria (predominantly in Burkholderiales, detected in Deltaproteobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria)
Unique to B. pseudomallei
892370 - 892562/193
B. pseudomallei
575285 - 575425/141
B. pseudomallei
Validation of novel sRNAs using RT-PCR
Analysis of novel sRNAs in Burkholderia pseudomallei
Bp1_Cand684_SIPHT was detected in different groups of bacteria, including Actinobacteria, Cyanobacteria and Firmicutes. Physical co-localization analysis showed that the flanking genes were not associated with the same pathways or functions (Figure 6E), suggesting a possible trans-acting role.
Bp1_Cand612_SIPHT, Bp1_Cand697_SIPHT and Bp1_Cand738_SIPHT are RT-PCR validated sRNA candidates that were found to be Burkholderia-specific. These three sRNAs were not detected in bacteria other than Burkholderia spp. during the Infernal search. From the physical co-localization analysis, each of these three sRNA genes has similar flanking genes in different Burkholderia spp. (Figure 6B-D). For Bp1_Cand612_SIPHT and Bp1_Cand697_SIPHT, although R. solanacearum has a similar gene arrangement at the equivalent regions, no such sRNA genes were predicted in that genome.
A total of 1,306 B. pseudomallei sRNA genes were predicted in this study of which: 21 have homologs in Rfam; 15 novel sRNAs were shortlisted due to their conservation in Burkholderia spp. or different B. pseudomallei strains; and 8 of these were verified experimentally. Though the functions for the novel sRNAs obtained in this study remain unknown, their presence in B. pseudomallei is evidence that sRNAs are indeed involved in this bacterium's many different cellular activities that may include regulation of pathogenesis and virulence mechanisms as well as adaptation to environmentally induced changes.
Research funding was provided by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia via the UKM research university grants UKM-GUP-KPB-08-33-132 and DIP-2012-13 and the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia grant ERGS/1/2012/STG08/UKM/02/5. KJS was funded by a National Science Fellowship from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia. CSF was funded by the MyMaster-MyBrain 15 scholarship from the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia and the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Zamalah postgraduate research fellowship.
This article has been published as part of BMC Genomics Volume 13 Supplement 7, 2012: Eleventh International Conference on Bioinformatics (InCoB2012): Computational Biology. The full contents of the supplement are available online at http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcgenomics/supplements/13/S7.
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I loved everything about making Katie's wedding gown. The design of her dream dress was so graceful and elegant from the halter style neck to the small train trailing in the back. So perfect for a beach wedding!
I started with a muslin fitting for Katie's gown so we could get the drop waist in the back just right and adjust the the length of the train. When you are having a dress custom designed your seamstress will usually make the dress out of a cotton "practice" fabric called muslin in order to make all the necessary changes to the pattern before cutting into the actual dress fabric.
Here is Katie on her wedding day!