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Congratulations if you have just found out that you are pregnant! You're excited, curious, and at the same time you may even be fearful of the process of childbirth. For the majority of Americans, this process is only briefly explored in high school during a sex education week. After that, the dialogue takes a hiatus and seems to abruptly resurface as soon as you realize you are pregnant. Regardless of whether you are a single mother, have a loving & supporting partner or a scared-silly partner, there are always support and resources available to you. It's never too early to start preparing for childbirth, and in this case, the sooner the better. Here are my top 10 tips to help you prepare for childbirth.
1. Choose Your Doctor or Midwife Early On in Your Pregnancy
Take your time and interview yours and your baby's primary care practitioner. Do not feel obligated to select a practitioner because they were recommended to you by your insurance provider or a colleague. You need to feel comfortable with your practitioner, and they need to answer all of your questions and respect your wishes. Be aware that should it be necessary, it is possible to switch doctors or Midwife during your pregnancy. Click here to see a great list of questions you should ask while interviewing practitioners.
It is important to have your pregnancy monitored, especially in the early stages, to obtain an accurate medical assessment of your pregnancy's progress. It's important to make sure that your placenta is healthy, and your blood pressure is normal. Should there be any abnormalities, early detection allows for more time to address concerns.
2. Educate Yourselves: Read Relevant Books and Sign up for Classes
Refresh your knowledge of childbirth and begin to connect to your body and growing baby. Visit your local library, borrow books from friends, or purchase such books as Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin or The Complete Book of Pregnancy & Childbirth by Shelia Kitzinger. Research local available childbirth education classes, Lamaze and Bradley Method courses and sign up for whichever approach and course works best for you.
Explore the various laboring options such as birthing at home, in a hospital or at a birthing center. Begin to ask questions and take the appropriate measures to solidify your labor environment.
3. Create a Pregnancy Journal
Whether you prefer to write or type, it is very helpful to journal or blog what's going through your head during pregnancy. By clearing your thoughts or addressing your concerns before labor begins, you will be helping yourself and your baby. In childbirth, unsettled thoughts and emotions can rise to the surface and form mental blocks. Such blocks can hinder the process of labor and induce complications with heart rates and tension. These complications can lead to interventions such as C-sections. So if you had a fight with your partner, are upset because your mother can't be with you during childbirth, whatever it is, write it out. This is especially important for victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence.
Taking the time to write about your pregnancy allows you to connect with your baby, your inner strength and personal joy. It can be a wonderful collection of words to revisit in the future.
4. Maintain a Healthy Diet
A good diet is extremely important for both you and your baby throughout pregnancy. Sustaining a healthy diet, sustains a healthy pregnancy which enables a mother to perform at her highest level during labor. Marathon runners do not load up on cheeseburgers, fries, and shakes before a big race, right? A pregnant woman only needs an extra 100 to 300 calories per day for her growing baby. A good balance of protein, calcium, fats, carbs, vitamins, folic acid and iron is essential for your body to operate at its peak performance.
5. Exercise
Exercise is EXTREMELY important throughout pregnancy. Strengthening your core, building endurance and stretching out your achy joints throughout your pregnancy will help you out tremendously during pregnancy, labor and postpartum. Women who exercise during pregnancy get back to their pre-pregnancy weight and activity levels more quickly than those who do not.
6. Get Enough Rest
Getting 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night, and if needed, a nap during the day is key. Your body needs to restore itself daily for it is being required to work harder than normal. One does not have to be pregnant to know that being tired causes us to be cranky, achy and weaker than usual. You want to be as rested as possible to endure your labor. Labor can be a 4 hour event, a 12 hour event, or even a 30+ hour event.
7. Establish a Good Hydration Routine
Drinking at least 9 glasses of water per day is essential for you and your baby's health. Water helps to build new tissue & carry nutrients to your baby, it keeps your baby floating in its cushion of amniotic fluid, and prevents the uterus from contracting before its time. Dehydration may cause preterm labor, so carry your eco-friendly water bottle around with you.
8. Connect & Talk with Your Partner, Friends, Family and Community
If you are able to do so, have a conversation with your own mother and ask her to tell you her birth story. You can become inspired and learn about potential hereditary tendencies that may occur in your own birth. Often a mother's mother has a similar birthing style and patterns.
Speaking with other mothers and partners about their birth experiences can be such a valuable educational tool as well. It can help you and your partner create your birth plan. You will hear stories that will touch and inspire you, while others may horrify you. Learn from them all.
9. Interview and Find a Labor Doula
A doula provides continuous labor support for a mother during her labor. A doula is like that of a coach/cheerleader/advocate. You two are the players who will be on the court. Any questions and concerns about the process of labor, the orders the medical staff may call out, etc. – your doula is there to help guide you and give you the emotional and physical support you need during labor. To learn more about doulas, click here.
10. Create Your Birth Plan
After you have researched, taken classes, and talked with others, you and your partner are now able to create or finish your birth plan. A birth plan is not a checklist of everything that you want to happen, or has to happen. It is more so a very necessary exercise which will prepare you for your labor experience. Here is an interactive birth plan tool to get you started.


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Older Australians suggest they are open to pushing wealthy pensioners off government payments but have warned the Abbott government against including the family home in an assets test.
A survey of more than 6500 Australians aged over 50, by the consumer action group the Fifty Up Club, provides clues about what changes will be accepted and what will be rejected in the Abbott government's first budget.
In a clear warning to Treasurer Joe Hockey, more than 45 per cent of respondents say they will sell their home and move into a cheaper property if the family home is no longer exempt from the pension assets test. Keenly aware of the political dangers of meddling with the pension, Mr Hockey will not make any changes to the family home test, despite his desperation to control Australia's $40 billion-a-year – and fast growing – aged pension costs.
But other results in the poll suggest older Australians are open to some of the "tough" decisions foreshadowed by Mr Hockey to repair the budget and return it to surplus within a decade.
Most people in the survey indicate the current pension exemptions are too generous and that some wealthier pensioners should no longer receive payments. Asked whether a couple should qualify for a part-pension if they own their family home, have more than $1 million in assets and receive $60,000 a year in income, more than 70 per cent of respondents say: "No."
But the Prime Minister Tony Abbott will be relieved to hear his decifit tax appears to be more popular among older Australians than it is among his colleagues, who are grumbling both privately and publicly about the broken promise. Mr Abbott's controversial plan to raise taxes on high-income earners is accepted by more than half of those in the survey.
Asked if Australians earning more than $80,000 a year should be asked to pay extra income tax to help balance the budget, about 23 per cent give an unqualified "yes" and 37 per cent say: "Yes, but it should kick in at a higher income threshold." About 27 per cent think the deficit tax should be scrapped.
While Mr Abbott and the Treasurer were originally contemplating a tax hike for Australians earning more than $80,000, the severe public and Coalition MPs' backlash is understood to have encouraged them to lift the threshold for the tax rise to incomes as high as $150,000 or $180,000 a year.
Jonathan Swan is a Fairfax Media reporter based in the Canberra bureau, Parliament House.


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Dr Richard Yu
Senior Lecturer
School of Environmental and Life Sciences (Environmental Science and Management)
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Career Summary
I received my PhD from City University of Hong Kong in 2002. After my postdoctoral training with Prof. Rudolf Wu, I continued to work in the same institution as a Lecturer until joining the University of Newcastle in 2009. I am now an academic in the Discipline of Environmental Science and Management in the School of Environmental & Life Sciences (SELS).
My primary research interests are in the Molecular Toxicology of Environmental Stressors and Chemicals.
In particular, I am interested in (1) understanding the molecular mechanisms of endocrine disruption caused by hypoxia and environmental chemicals and (2) developing cell- and animal-based assays for the screening and detection of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Overall, my research covers both basic science aimed at understanding the fundamental mechanisms of environmental toxicity and applied science concerned with the development of diagnostic tools for assessing and monitoring environmental toxicity. Outlined below is a summary of my recent research activities and findings:
1. Environmental Obesogens
The prevalence of obesity has been dramatically increasing worldwide during the last several decades. In recent years, there is growing epidemiological evidence indicating a positive correlation between the exposure of human population to EDCs and body weight, suggesting a possible role of EDCs in increasing obesity rates. The "obesogen hypothesis" is an emerging view proposing that exposure to a subset of these chemicals (obesogens) disrupts the weight-control mechanisms and ultimately increases obesity. To date, most of the known obesogens are those directly increasing adipogenesis and lipid accumulation, while the ones that contribute to diet-induced obesity (DIO) are understudied.
Leptin is an adipocyte-derived hormone that represses appetite and increases energy expenditure. Leptin inhibits appetite by decreasing the activity of the orexigenic NPY/AgRP/GABA neurons and increasing the activity of the anorexigenic POMC/CART neurons in the hypothalamus. Leptin action is exerted through its binding to the leptin receptor (OB-R) expressed on the surface of these neurons. Recent research showed that the disruption of OB-R activation (after treatment with leptin antagonists) during early development can lead to adult leptin resistance. Leptin resistance is a medical condition in which individuals are weakly responsive or unresponsive to high circulating levels of leptin and regarded as an important predisposing factor for DIO. Based on this existing knowledge, we hypothesise that early-life exposure to environmental chemicals that act as leptin antagonists can enhance the development of leptin-resistance and DIO in adults.
In collaboration with my co-worker Dr Richard Kong at City University of Hong Kong, a pilot screening program was recently initiated to identify environmental chemicals that act as leptin antagonists using biophysical and cell-based assays. Further effort will be made to assess the ability of the identified candidates to induce the developmental programming of adult leptin resistance and DIO using zebrafish (an important human disease model). This project is anticipated to provide important information regarding the contribution of developmental programming to the obesity epidemic, through assessing the role of early-life exposure of environmental chemicals in the development of adult leptin resistance and obesity. Since the rising prevalence of obesity has been recently noticed in livestock, pets, and wild animals, the knowledge about the mechanism of action of environmental obesogens and the technologies developed in this research could also be applied to a much broader range of biota beyond humans. Eventually, the outcome of this research may aid in devising new regulations on the safety of animal feed and the release of obesogenic chemicals to the environment.
2. Estrogen-mediated Vitellogenesis in Oysters
Oysters respond to EDC mixtures with the induction of the female egg yolk protein, vitellogenin (Vtg), availing a biomarker which indicates the presence of estrogenic contaminants in sewage effluent receiving waters. Despite this, the precise mechanism through which estrogens exert their action to induce vitellogenesis is unknown. Estrogen receptors (ERs) with homology to vertebrate ERs have been identified in selected molluscan taxa, yet those found to date do not bind or are unresponsive to estrogen. We hypothesise that estrogens may bind to receptors yet to be identified in Mollusca, with lower structural similarity to vertebrate-like ERs, and such receptors act as estrogen-dependent transcriptional regulators of vitellogenin expression. In an effort to investigate this possibility, Dr Geoff MacFarlane (UoN) and I initiated a project to isolate and characterise novel "functional" ERs from the native Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata). Our recent progress indicated that an invertebrate-like ER isolated from the Sydney rock oyster ovarian tissues shares a similar ligand (estrogen) binding pocket with that of the human ER and is expressed in response to estrogenic compounds. Further effort will be directed at clarifying its functional roles in mediating vitellogenesis and gonadal development and its epigenetic regulation in response to the exposure to estrogenic compounds. At the application level, this research will provide important information (an ER pathway specific to invertebrates) for the development of bioassays for screening xenoestrogens with ecotoxicological relevance to molluscs.
3. Fish Hypoxia
Previously, my co-workers and I have demonstrated for the first time that hypoxia can disrupt sex differentiation via modulation of gene expression for estrogen biosynthesis, leading to a male-biased sex ratio in zebrafish (Shang et al. 2006). This work has highlighted the alarming impacts of aquatic hypoxia on fish reproduction and sustainability, and thus attracted worldwide attention, as exemplified by cover stories written by Science and Nature as well as reports by CNN and ABC. This study has been cited 60 times since its publication in 2006. Later studies also provided scientific evidence that the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) regulates a number of genes involved in fish growth and reproduction in response to hypoxia (Yu et al. 2006a, 2008; Chu et al. 2010). To assess the applicability and specificity of HIF-1-regulated gene expression as biomarkers for monitoring aquatic hypoxia, we also made efforts to decipher the crosstalk between the xenobiotic transformation pathway and the HIF-1 pathway. Intriguingly, we demonstrated that the existence of xenobiotics can enhance HIF-1-mediated gene expression via increasing the cellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), indicating that the presence of environmental xenobiotics must be considered when interpreting HIF-1-based hypoxia biomarker results (Yu et al. 2008). In 2012, my co-workers (Kong & Wu) and I obtained a seed fund ($US 115,384) from the State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, China to study the interactive effects of climate change and hypoxia on fish sex determination.
4. Fish Leptin
The study of obesity and appetite control in fish models is an emerging field of research. In the last few years, my co-workers and I highlighted striking similarities in the function and regulation of leptin between fish and mammals. Our recent work suggests that leptin elevation under hypoxic conditions is a pathophysiological response common to both zebrafish and mammalian models (Chu et al. 2010). In another prior study, we reported for the first time the characterization of a fish long-form leptin receptor that contains all the signature motifs and domains found in the mammalian leptin receptors (Wong, Yu et al. 2007), implying the function of leptin receptor is conserved in both fish and mammals. Recently, using gain-or-loss gene function techniques, we demonstrated that leptin is the molecular link between hypoxia and endocrine disruption, leading to the suppression of the aromatase gene (cyp19a) and hence estrogen production in fish (Yu et al. 2012). Taken together, these findings provide novel insights into the molecular mechanism of endocrine disruption under hypoxia. This research successfully attracted $US 108,974 funding from Hong Kong General Research Fund (GRF) in 2011.
5. In-vitro bioassays for EDCs
For years, I have been collaborating with Prof. John Giesy (Canada Research Chair in Environmental Toxicology, University of Saskatchewan) on the development and validation of a H295R cell line screening test to evaluate toxicant-induced effects on steroid biosynthesis (steroidogenesis)—the H295R Steroidogenesis Assay (Gracia et al. 2004; Zhang et al. 2005; Gracia et al. 2006; Xu et al. 2006; Gracia et al. 2007; He et al. 2008; Song et al. 2008). This assay has been successfully used to assess the endocrine-disrupting potential and the mechanisms of action of various chemicals and environmental samples. This assay is currently being developed as part of Tier 1 of the US EPA Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program and an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) test method validation program.
6. In-vivo bioassays for EDCs
We recently demonstrated that induction of hepatic choriogenin H (ChgH, a fish egg-shell protein precursor) mRNA expression in male marine medaka can serve as a highly sensitive biomarker for environmental estrogens (its sensitivity is even better than vitellogenin) (Yu et al. 2006b; Cheng et al. 2008). This novel discovery led us to develop a ChgH-GFP transgenic marine medaka for monitoring environmental estrogens in marine water. Our recent progress indicated that this sentinel fish can detect 17β-estradiol (E2) at nominal concentrations as low as 1 μg/L. To make quantification of in vivo GFP expressed in developing fish embryos feasible, we previously developed an automatic 4D (3D plus time) acquisition system and the imaging processes of deconvolution and thresholding (Yu et al. 2006c). This 4D imaging system provides a simple but powerful means to quantify in vivo gene expression in a developmental toxicology context. The technologies have been successfully commercialised as environmental and food safety consultancy service in Hong Kong (Vitargent (International) Biotechnology Ltd).
Research Expertise
Ecotoxicology Molecular toxicology Obesogen screening Embryotoxicity assays Development of bioassays for EDC screening and detection
Teaching Expertise
BIOL1003 Professional Skills for Biological Sciences, ENVS2004 Ecology, ENVS3004 Ecotoxicology, SCIT2500 Project and Advanced Studies, SCIT3500 Project and Advanced Studies II
Administrative Expertise
Convenor, Merit Pathway (Dec 2014 - Present)
Head, Discipline of Environmental Science and Management (May 2017 - Present)
For years, I have been working in close collaboration with Prof Rudolf Wu (University of Hong Kong), Dr Richard Kong (City University of Hong Kong) and Prof John Giesy (University of Saskatchewan) on hypoxia and EDC research. Recent collaborative projects (funded) include: (1) National Natural Science Foundation of China – 2015 (Project no. 21577114), Investigators: A/P Richard Kong and Dr Richard Yu, Project title: Identification and molecular studies of environmental obesogens that cause overeating, Funding: $US 106,320. (2) CityU Strategic Research Grant, City University of Hong Kong – 2013 (Project no. 7003027), Investigators: A/P Richard Kong and Dr Richard Yu, Project Title: Pilot study to identify environmental obesogens (chemicals that cause overeating) using BRET (Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer) and cell-based assays, Funding: $US 12,821. (3) SKLMP Seed Collaborative Research Fund, State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, China – 2012 (Project no. 9369101), Investigators: A/P Richard Kong, Prof Rudolf Wu and Dr Richard Yu, Project Title: Interactive effects of climate change and hypoxia on fish sex determination: estrogen synthesis and masculinisation, Funding: $US 115,384. (4) General Research Fund, Hong Kong Research Grants Council – 2011 (Project no. 160411), Investigators: A/P Richard Kong, Prof John Giesy and Dr Richard Yu, Project Title: Uncovering the molecular links between hypoxia and endocrine disruption: A functional study of zebrafish leptin, Funding: $US 108,974.
- PhD, City University of Hong Kong - China
- Bachelor of Science (Applied Biology)(Honours), City University of Hong Kong - China
- Endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Environmental estrogens
- Fish
- Hypoxia
- Molecular Toxicology
- Obesogens
- Sydney rock oyster
Fields of Research
|Ecological Applications not elsewhere classified
|Biochemistry and Cell Biology not elsewhere classified
|Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
|Organisation / Department
|Senior Lecturer
|University of Newcastle
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
|Organisation / Department
|20/04/2016 - 20/04/2019
|Editorial Board Member
|Heliyon (Elsevier)
United Kingdom
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Science Week Conference
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in the aquatic environment: Their mechanisms of action and detection strategies
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Journal article (37 outputs)
Tran TKA, Yu RMK, Islam R, Nguyen THT, Bui TLH, Kong RYC, et al., 'The utility of vitellogenin as a biomarker of estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals in molluscs', Environmental Pollution, 248 1067-1078 (2019) [C1]
Vårhammar A, McLean CM, Yu RMK, MacFarlane GR, 'Uptake and partitioning of metals in the Australian saltmarsh halophyte, samphire (Sarcocornia quinqueflora)', Aquatic Botany, 156 25-37 (2019) [C1]
Yingprasertchai T, Yu RMK, O'Connor WA, Hopwood T, MacFarlane GR, 'Acclimatory processes are likely responsible for metal tolerance in oyster embryos', Marine Environmental Research, 127 49-61 (2017) [C1]
Tran TKA, MacFarlane GR, Kong RYC, O'Connor WA, Yu RMK, 'The constitutively active estrogen receptor (ER) binds and activates the promoter of the vitellogenin (Vtg) gene in the Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 118 397-402 (2017) [C1]
Tan T, Yu RMK, Wu RSS, Kong RYC, 'Overexpression and Knockdown of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 Disrupt the Expression of Steroidogenic Enzyme Genes and Early Embryonic Development in Zebrafish', Gene Regulation and Systems Biology, 11 1-11 (2017) [C1]
Tran TKA, MacFarlane GR, Kong RYC, O'Connor WA, Yu RMK, 'Mechanistic insights into induction of vitellogenin gene expression by estrogens in Sydney rock oysters, Saccostrea glomerata', Aquatic Toxicology, 174 146-158 (2016) [C1]
© 2016 Elsevier B.V. Marine molluscs, such as oysters, respond to estrogenic compounds with the induction of the egg yolk protein precursor, vitellogenin (Vtg), availing a biomark... [more]
© 2016 Elsevier B.V. Marine molluscs, such as oysters, respond to estrogenic compounds with the induction of the egg yolk protein precursor, vitellogenin (Vtg), availing a biomarker for estrogenic pollution. Despite this application, the precise molecular mechanism through which estrogens exert their action to induce molluscan vitellogenesis is unknown. As a first step to address this question, we cloned a gene encoding Vtg from the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata (sgVtg). Using primers designed from a partial sgVtg cDNA sequence available in Genbank, a full-length sgVtg cDNA of 8498 bp was obtained by 5'- and 3'-RACE. The open reading frame (ORF) of sgVtg was determined to be 7980 bp, which is substantially longer than the orthologs of other oyster species. Its deduced protein sequence shares the highest homology at the N- and C-terminal regions with other molluscan Vtgs. The full-length genomic DNA sequence of sgVtg was obtained by genomic PCR and genome walking targeting the gene body and flanking regions, respectively. The genomic sequence spans 20 kb and consists of 30 exons and 29 introns. Computer analysis identified three closely spaced half-estrogen responsive elements (EREs) in the promoter region and a 210-bp CpG island 62 bp downstream of the transcription start site. Upregulation of sgVtg mRNA expression was observed in the ovaries following in vitro (explants) and in vivo (tank) exposure to 17ß-estradiol (E2). Notably, treatment with an estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist in vitro abolished the upregulation, suggesting a requirement for an estrogen-dependent receptor for transcriptional activation. DNA methylation of the 5' CpG island was analysed using bisulfite genomic sequencing of the in vivo exposed ovaries. The CpG island was found to be hypomethylated (with 0-3% methylcytosines) in both control and E2-exposed oysters. However, no significant differential methylation or any correlation between methylation and sgVtg expression levels was observed. Overall, the results support the possible involvement of an ERE-containing promoter and an estrogen-activated receptor in estrogen signalling in marine molluscs.
Tran TKA, MacFarlane GR, Kong RYC, O'Connor WA, Yu RMK, 'Potential mechanisms underlying estrogen-induced expression of the molluscan estrogen receptor (ER) gene', Aquatic Toxicology, 179 82-94 (2016) [C1]
Li VWT, Tsui MPM, Chen X, Hui MNY, Jin L, Lam RHW, et al., 'Effects of 4-methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC) on neuronal and muscular development in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23 8275-8285 (2016) [C1]
© 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. The negative effects of overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation in humans, including sunburn and light-induced cellular injury, are o... [more]
© 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. The negative effects of overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation in humans, including sunburn and light-induced cellular injury, are of increasing public concern. 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC), an organic chemical UV filter, is an active ingredient in sunscreen products. To date, little information is available about its neurotoxicity during early vertebrate development. Zebrafish embryos were exposed to various concentrations of 4-MBC in embryo medium for 3¿days. In this study, a high concentration of 4-MBC, which is not being expected at the current environmental concentrations in the environment, was used for the purpose of phenotypic screening. Embryos exposed to 15¿µM of 4-MBC displayed abnormal axial curvature and exhibited impaired motility. Exposure effects were found to be greatest during the segmentation period, when somite formation and innervation occur. Immunostaining of the muscle and axon markers F59, znp1, and zn5 revealed that 4-MBC exposure leads to a disorganized pattern of slow muscle fibers and axon pathfinding errors during the innervation of both primary and secondary motor neurons. Our results also showed reduction in AChE activity upon 4-MBC exposure both in vivo in the embryos (15¿µM) and in vitro in mammalian Neuro-2A cells (0.1¿µM), providing a possible mechanism for 4-MBC-induced muscular and neuronal defects. Taken together, our results have shown that 4-MBC is a teratogen and influences muscular and neuronal development, which may result in developmental defects.
Yu RMK, Chaturvedi G, Tong SKH, Nusrin S, Giesy JP, Wu RSS, Kong RYC, 'Evidence for microRNA-mediated regulation of steroidogenesis by hypoxia', Environmental Science and Technology, 49 1138-1147 (2015) [C1]
© 2014 American Chemical Society. Environmental hypoxia can occur in both natural and occupational environments. Over the recent years, the ability of hypoxia to cause endocrine d... [more]
© 2014 American Chemical Society. Environmental hypoxia can occur in both natural and occupational environments. Over the recent years, the ability of hypoxia to cause endocrine disruption via perturbations in steroid synthesis (steroidogenesis) has become increasingly clear. To further understand the molecular mechanism underlying hypoxia-induced endocrine disruption, the steroidproducing human cell line H295R was used to identify microRNAs (miRNAs) affecting steroidogenic gene expression under hypoxia. Hypoxic treatment of H295R cells resulted in the downregulation of seven steroidogenic genes and one of these, CYP19A1 (aromatase), was shown to be regulated by the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1). Using bioinformatic and luciferase reporter analyses, miR-98 was identified to be a CYP19A1- targeting miRNA from a subset of HIF-1-inducible miRNAs. Gain- and loss-of-function analysis suggested that under hypoxia, the increased expression of miR-98 led to the downregulation of CYP19A1 mRNA and protein expression and that it may have contributed to a reduction in estradiol (E2) production. Intriguingly, luciferase reporter assays using deletion constructs of a proximal 5'-flanking region of miR-98 did not reveal a hypoxia-responsive element (HRE)-containing promoter. Overall, this study provided evidence for the role of miRNAs in regulating steroidogenesis and novel insights into the molecular mechanisms of hypoxia-induced endocrine disruption. (Figure Presented).
Lu X, Yu RMK, Murphy MB, Lau K, Wu RSS, 'Hypoxia disrupts gene modulation along the brain-pituitary-gonad (BPG)-liver axis', Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 102 70-78 (2014) [C1]
Hypoxia alters sex hormone concentrations leading to reproductive impairment in fish; however the mechanisms underlying these effects remain largely unknown. Using zebrafish (Dani... [more]
Hypoxia alters sex hormone concentrations leading to reproductive impairment in fish; however the mechanisms underlying these effects remain largely unknown. Using zebrafish (Danio rerio), this study is the first to demonstrate that hypoxia causes endocrine disruption by simultaneously acting on multiple targets along the brain-pituitary-gonadal (BPG)-liver axis in fish. Alterations in the expression of key genes associated with reproductive endocrine pathways in the brain (sGnRH), pituitary (FSHß and LHß), gonads (FSH-R, LH-R, HMGR, StAR, CYP19A, CYP11A, CYP11ß and 20ß-HSD), and liver were correlated with significant reductions of estradiol in females and testosterone in males. Hypoxia also induced sex-specific and tissue-specific changes in the expression of estrogen, androgen, and membrane progestin receptors along the BPG axis, suggesting disruption of the feedback and synchronization of hormone signals. Furthermore, the hypoxia-induced upregulation of hepatic sex hormone-binding globulin suggests an increase in hormone transport and reduced bioavailability in blood, while upregulation of hepatic CYP3A65 and CYP1A in females suggests an increase in estrogen biotransformation and clearance. Given that the regulation of reproductive hormones and the BPG-liver axis are highly conserved, this study provides new insights into the hypoxia-induced endocrine disrupting mechanisms and reproductive impairment in other vertebrates. © 2014 Elsevier Inc.
Yu MKR, Chu DLH, Tan T-F, Li VWT, Chan AKY, Giesy JP, et al., 'Leptin-mediated modulation of steroidogenic gene expression in hypoxic zebrafish embryos: Implications for the disruption of sex steroids', Environmental Science & Technology, 46 9112-9119 (2012) [C1]
Laurance WF, Dell B, Turton SM, Lawes MJ, Hutley LB, McCallum H, et al., 'The 10 Australian ecosystems most vulnerable to tipping points', Biological Conservation, 144 1472-1480 (2011) [C1]
Lo KH, Hui MNYH, Yu MKR, Wu RSS, Cheng SH, 'Hypoxia impairs primordial germ cell migration in zebrafish (danio rerio) embryos', PLoS ONE, 6 (2011) [C1]
Ng PKS, Yu MKR, Kwong TFN, Wong MML, Kong RYC, 'Transcriptional regulation and functional implication of the grass carp CITED1 (gcCITED1) in the negative regulation of HIF-1', International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 42 1544-1552 (2010) [C1]
Chu DLH, Li VWT, Yu MKR, 'Leptin: Clue to poor appetite in oxygen-starved fish', Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 319 143-146 (2010) [C1]
Ng PKS, Chiu S-K, Kwong TFN, Yu MKR, Wong MML, Kong RYC, 'Functional characterization of two CITED3 homologs (gcCITED3a and gcCITED3b) in the hypoxia-tolerant grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idellus', BMC Molecular Biology, 10 1-14 (2009) [C1]
Kong RYC, Law SHL, Chu JKY, Ng PKD, Yu RMK, Wu RSS, 'Functional and molecular plasticity of the HIF transcription factors', COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, 148 S7-S7 (2007)
Shang EHH, Yu RMK, Wu RSS, 'Hypoxia alters sex hormones, sex ratio and favors a male-dominated population in fish', COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, 148 S118-S118 (2007)
Chen X, Kinoshita M, Hirata T, Yu RMK, Cheng SH, 'Transgenic marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma): a sensitive sentinel for estrogenic pollutants', MOLECULAR & CELLULAR TOXICOLOGY, 3 34-34 (2007)
Wong MML, Yu RMK, Ng PKS, Law SHW, Tsang AKC, Kong RYC, 'Characterization of a hypoxia-responsive leptin receptor (omLepR(L)) cDNA from the marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma)', MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, 54 797-803 (2007) [C1]
Gracia T, Hilscherova K, Jones PD, Newsted JL, Higley EB, Zhang X, et al., 'Modulation of steroidogenic gene expression and hormone production of H295R cells by pharmaceuticals and other environmentally active compounds', TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY, 225 142-153 (2007) [C1]
Xu Y, Yu RMK, Zhang X, Murphy MB, Giesy JP, Lam MHW, et al., 'Effects of PCBs and MeSO2-PCBs on adrenocortical steroidogenesis in H295R human adrenocortical carcinoma cells', CHEMOSPHERE, 63 772-784 (2006) [C1]
Yu RMK, Lin CC, Chan PK, Chow ESH, Murphy MB, Chan BP, et al., 'Four-dimensional imaging and quantification of gene expression in early developing zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos', TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 90 529-538 (2006) [C1]
Gracia T, Hilscherova K, Jones PD, Newsted JL, Zhang X, Hecker M, et al., 'The H295R system for evaluation of endocrine-disrupting effects', ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY, 65 293-305 (2006) [C1]
Yu RMK, Wong MML, Kong RYC, Wu RSS, Cheng SH, 'Induction of hepatic choriogenin mRNA expression in male marine medaka: A highly sensitive biomarker for environmental estrogens', AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY, 77 348-358 (2006) [C1]
Law SHW, Wu RSS, Ng PKS, Yu RMK, Kong RYC, 'Cloning and expression analysis of two distinct HIF-alpha isoforms - gcHIF-1alpha and gcHIF-4alpha - from the hypoxia-tolerant grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idellus', BMC MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 7 (2006) [C1]
Shang EHH, Yu RMK, Wu RSS, 'Hypoxia affects sex differentiation and development, leading to a male-dominated population in zebrafish (Danio rerio)', ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 40 3118-3122 (2006) [C1]
Zhang XW, Yu RMK, Jones PD, Lam GKW, Newsted JL, Gracia T, et al., 'Quantitative RT-PCR methods for evaluating toxicant-induced effects on steroidogenesis using the H295R cell line', ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 39 2777-2785 (2005) [C1]
Yu RMK, Wong MML, Jack RW, Kong RYC, 'Structure, evolution and expression of a second subfamily of protein phosphatase 2A catalytic subunit genes in the rice plant (Oryza sativa L.)', PLANTA, 222 757-768 (2005) [C1]
Hilscherova K, Jones PD, Gracia T, Newsted JL, Zhang XW, Sanderson JT, et al., 'Assessment of the effects of chemicals on the expression of ten steroidogenic genes in the H295R cell line using real-time PCR', TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 81 78-89 (2004) [C1]
Yu RMK, Zhou Y, Xu ZF, Chye ML, Kong RYC, 'Two genes encoding protein phosphatase 2A catalytic subunits are differentially expressed in rice', PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 51 295-311 (2003) [C1]
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Conference (3 outputs)
Priestley MN, Dunstan RH, O'Connor W, Van Zweiten R, Yu MKR, Macfarlane GR, 'Molluscan bio-monitor for quantification and impcat assessment of estrogenically active compounds in Australian marine ecosystems', 20th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, Seville, Spain: Science and Technology Environmental Protection: Programme Book, Seville, Spain (2010) [E3]
|Yu MKR, Chu DLH, Li VWT, 'Leptin: A molecular link between hypoxia and endocrine disruption in fish?', 6th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology. Programme & Abstracts, Hong Kong (2010) [E3]
|Yu MKR, 'Leptin: A molecular link between hypoxia and endocrine disruption in fish?', 13th Australasian Society for Ecotoxicology Conference: Posters, Adelaide, SA (2009) [E3]
Grants and Funding
|Number of grants
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20182 grants / $214,781
Modulation of Androgen Receptor Signaling by miRNAs: a molecular basis for hypoxia-induced male-biased sex ratios in fish$169,781
Funding body: Research Grants Council of Hong Kong
|Funding body
|Research Grants Council of Hong Kong
|Project Team
Richard Kong, Richard Yu, Keng Po Lai
|General Research Fund (GRF)
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
|International - Competitive
Molluscan biomonitors of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aquatic systems$45,000
Funding body: Hunter Water Corporation
|Funding body
|Hunter Water Corporation
|Project Team
|Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Doctor Richard Yu
|Research Grant
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
|C2210 - Aust StateTerritoryLocal - Own Purpose
20171 grants / $7,496
Evaluating the potential role of microbeads as a vector for transporting wastewater-derived microorganisms$7,496
Funding body: Faculty of Science | University of Newcastle | Australia
|Funding body
|Faculty of Science | University of Newcastle | Australia
|Project Team
Richard Yu, Nanthi Bolan
|Faculty Small Grant
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
20161 grants / $144,654
Identification and Molecular Studies of Environmental Obesogens that Cause Overeating$144,654
Obesity is a global epidemic with rising trends in Asian countries, including China and Hong Kong. Because obesity is closely associated with chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, the increase in obesity corresponds to a rise in mortality rates. There is growing epidemiological evidence indicating a positive correlation between the exposure of human population to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs, chemicals that affect hormone systems) and body weight, suggesting a possible role of EDCs in increasing obesity rates. The "obesogen hypothesis" proposes that exposure to a subset of these chemicals (obesogens) disrupts the body's weight-control mechanisms and ultimately increases obesity. To date, most of the widely known obesogens are those that directly increase adipogenesis and lipid accumulation, while the ones which contribute to overeating (a major non-genetic cause of obesity) are understudied.
Leptin is an adipocyte-derived hormone that plays a key role in regulating food intake and inhibits appetite by decreasing the activity of the orexigenic NPY/AgRP/GABA neurons and increasing the activity of the anorexigenic POMC/CART neurons in the hypothalamus. Leptin action is exerted through its binding to the leptin receptor (OB-R) expressed on the surface of these neurons. Interestingly, chronically elevated leptin levels in "non-genetic obesity" individuals fail to cause appetite inhibition. This apparent leptin ineffectiveness (leptin resistance) is considered an important predisposing factor for diet-induced obesity (DIO). Although the concept of leptin resistance is widely accepted, its underlying mechanisms remain elusive. However, mounting evidence suggests that defective leptin transport across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and disrupted hypothalamic leptin signaling are the potential causes for leptin resistance. Because leptin receptor (OB-R) plays an important role in regulating leptin transport and leptin signaling, it is highly likely that any disruption in OB-R activation will lead to leptin resistance. We hypothesize that certain environmental chemicals could act as leptin antagonists to enhance or promote obesity (as a result of leptin resistance) by the disruption of OB-R activity.
This study aims to conduct a screening program against a chemical library of representative environmental compounds (using biophysical and cell-based assays) to identify environmental chemicals that act as leptin antagonists. Chemicals identified by the screening program will be further tested in zebrafish to determine whether early developmental exposures to these chemicals could potentially lead to leptin resistance and DIO in adult life. We anticipate that the results of the proposed study will provide important new insights into the role of exposure to environmental chemicals in the development of obesity and thereby open new perspectives for the formulation of effective preventive strategies against obesity.
Funding body: National Natural Science Foundation of China
|Funding body
|National Natural Science Foundation of China
|Project Team
Richard Yuen-chong Kong, Richard Man Kit Yu
|General Project Grant
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
|International - Competitive
20131 grants / $12,396
Pilot study to identify environmental obesogens (chemicals that cause overeating) using BRET (Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer) and cell-based assays$12,396
Funding body: City University of Hong Kong
|Funding body
|City University of Hong Kong
|Project Team
Richard Yuen-chong Kong, Richard Man Kit Yu
|CityU Strategic Research Grant
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
|International - Non Competitive
20122 grants / $127,023
Interactive effects of climate change and hypoxia on fish sex determination: estrogen synthesis and masculinisation$113,523
Funding body: State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution
|Funding body
|State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution
|Project Team
Richard Yuen-chong Kong, Rudolf Wu, Richard Man Kit Yu
|SKLMP Seed Collaborative Research Fund
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
|International - Non Competitive
Molecular mechanisms underpinning the induction of fish sex change by climate change stressors$13,500
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Science & IT
|Funding body
|University of Newcastle - Faculty of Science & IT
|Project Team
|Doctor Richard Yu
|Strategic Small Grant
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
20111 grants / $102,253
Uncovering the molecular links between hypoxia and endocrine disruption: A functional study of zebrafish leptin $102,253
Funding body: University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)
|Funding body
|University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)
|Project Team
Richard Yuen-chong Kong, John Giesy, Richard Man Kit Yu
|Research Grants Council - General Research Fund
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
|International - Competitive
20092 grants / $15,000
Discovery of Novel molecular targets in Caenorhabditis elegans for biomonitoring of endocrine disrupting chemicals$10,000
Funding body: Faculty of Science and Information Technology,The University of Newcastle
|Funding body
|Faculty of Science and Information Technology,The University of Newcastle
|Faculty Strategic Seed Grant
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
Role of leptin in hypoxia-induced inhibition of sterodogenesis in zebrafish embryos$5,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
|Funding body
|University of Newcastle
|Project Team
|Doctor Richard Yu
|New Staff Grant
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Current Supervision
|Level of Study
|Research Title
|Supervisor Type
|Relative Potency Studies of Common Estrogenic Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) on the Reproductive System of Sydney Rock Oysters, Saccostrea glomerata and their Offspring in Estuarine Waterways
|PhD (Environmental Sc), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle
|Molecular cloning and characterisation of insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP) genes in the Sydney rock oyster
|PhD (Environmental Sc), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle
|Principal Supervisor
Past Supervision
|Level of Study
|Research Title
|Supervisor Type
|Investigation of the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Estrogen-Mediated Induction of Vitellogenin Gene Expression in the Sydney Rock Oyster, Saccostrea Glomerata
|PhD (Environmental Sc), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle
|Principal Supervisor
|Influence of Metal Exposure History on Metal Tolerance in the Sydney Rock Oyster (Saccostrea Glomerata)
|PhD (Biological Sciences), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle
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|Hong Kong
|United States
Dr Richard Yu
Senior Lecturer
Environmental Water Science Group
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Faculty of Science
Focus area
Environmental Science and Management
Contact Details
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Corman's World Exclusive: What Peter Bogdanovich, Jonathan Demme, Ron Howard and More Learned from Roger Corman
What's second unit? What's the 180 degree line? These questions and more were often answered by "King of the Bs" Roger Corman in his grindhouse movie heyday, when he famously took newbie future auteurs like James Cameron, Francis Ford Coppola, and Martin Scorsese under his wing while churning out B-movies left and right. In an exclusive deleted scene from Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel, almost a dozen of his former proteges, including Ron Howard, Peter Bogdanovich, Joe Dante, Jonathan Demme, and Penelope Spheeris recall the crash course in filmmaking he gave them at the start of their careers.
Corman's World opened in limited release to critical acclaim last winter (read Michelle Orange's review here) and hits DVD and Blu-ray Tuesday. In Movieline's exclusive 10-minute deleted scene, fans of Corman's legendary body of work get a slice of what it was like to be on the ground making movies with him in the '70s and '80s, when he gave an entire generation of future American auteurs their start.
Included here are Demme recounting the lasting lesson he took from a one-hour lunch with Corman decades ago ("You've got to keep the eyeball of the viewer stimulated. That's why we move the camera around"), Howard admitting that he applied Corman's lessons on shooting action in his later films, and Spheeris unearthing the meticulously typed notes Corman gave her as she began filming 1984's Suburbia ("Any plans to get Penelope to France? In France, it is VERY important to advertise the director").
Terminator superproducer (and one-time Corman assistant) Gale Anne Hurd recalls a moment when, freaking out during production, Corman's soothing words put it all into perspective: "Just calm down and remember, it's only a movie." Allan Arkush, John Sayles, Frances Doel, Jim Wynorski, and the late Polly Platt also pop up to share their stories.
And finally, Bogdanovich shares the story of how he first got behind the camera, after Corman explained to Bogdanovich and Platt that "anybody could shoot second unit."
Watch Movieline's exclusive clip:
CORMAN'S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL is a tantalizing and star-studded tribute to Roger Corman, Hollywood's most prolific writer-director producer, and seminal influencing force in modern moviemaking over the last 60 years. Featuring interviews with Hollywood icons and cinematic luminaries, some who launched their careers within Corman's unforgettable world of filmmaking, including Paul W.S. Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert De Niro, Peter Fonda, Pam Grier, Ron Howard, Jack Nicholson , Eli Roth, Martin Scorsese, William Shatner, along with many others, this documentary chronicles how Corman created his cult film empire, one low-budget success at a time, capitalizing on undiscovered talent, and pushing the boundaries of independent filmmaking.
Director Alex Stapleton weaves archival footage following Roger's illustrious career: From his early days of genre-defining classics including the original Fast and Furious, the original Little Shop of Horrors, The Crybaby Killer, The Intruder, House of Usher, and The Wild Angels (which at that point in 1966 was his 100th film) - to present day video of him and his wife Julie on location, still at work as they continue to produce and distribute films outside the studio system: fast, cheap and out-of-this-world!
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel hits DVD and Blu-ray on March 27.
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|Colin Firth, Ged Doherty, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf, Sarah Green
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|Ruth Negga, Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Marton Csokas, Nick Kroll, Bill Camp
|123 minutes
The true story of Richard and Mildred Loving (Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga), an interracial couple who defied Virginia's anti-miscegenation laws by marrying in 1958, when Mildred found she was pregnant at age 18. After their house was raided by local police in the middle of the night, the Lovings were threatened with prison, and instead opted to be exiled to Washington D.C. for violating the law by getting married.
However, after years of living in the city, they grew tired of not being able to live near their families in the country where they'd been raised and had lived for so many years. When one of their children was struck by a car on a city street, they finally moved back home, even though they were facing being arrested again. They obtained legal help to sue the state of Virginia in an attempt to strike down the rules, and allow interracial marriages to be seen as legitimate in the eyes of the law.
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Inspired by TimeOut London's recent piece on 'the bold new wave of coffee shops perking up London', we thought we'd ask you for your coffee house recommendations. Gemma Smyth starts us off with a few coffee places worth a visit when you're on your travels (whether that be across London or across the world!). Tell us your favourites below.
I have to be honest…I don't drink coffee. I know, it's shocking but I just never got through the 'it's too bitter for me to drink' phase. However, that doesn't mean that I don't enjoy a good coffee house. Probably the most famous coffee house has to be the fictional (or is it?!) Central Perk from 90′s sitcom Friends. Like Friends a good coffee house where you can hang out, read a book, take a date, enjoy some cake – and maybe even a coffee – never gets boring.
I asked the office – and our Twitter followers – for their top tips and came up with this list of must-visit coffee houses across the world. Share your own tips below.
Epoch Coffee – Austin, Texas
Epoch is known for its bohemian feel and 24/7 opening hours, as well as their work with local charities and businesses; this is a community place. Plus we hear that there's a book swap shelf, always a bonus. As far as the drinks go the 'Christopher Robin' has been recommended.
Cafe Marwood – Brighton, UK
They title their website as 'Kick Arse Coffee and Life Changing Cake'. Quirky and geeky – featuring artwork, film and TV paraphernalia all over the walls – they have the best door knob too, a mannequin's hand. Nice coffee and cake…but with Cafe Marwood it's all about the great atmosphere.
Mahogny Coffee - Gothenburg, Sweden
Suggested by Rough Guides travel writer Steven Vickers, along with Rosenkaféet (also in Gothenburg) and Harlequin Coffee and Tea House in York.
Queenies Lunchroom and Takapuna Beach Cafe and Store, New Zealand
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Man Attempts To Open Fire On Crowd At Movie Theater, Armed Off-Duty Officer Drops Him (Updated)
Update: WOAI now reports it was an off-duty sergeant who fired a total of four shots, wounding the shooter. An Initial report by 1200 WOAI news said that an off-duty sheriff's deputy shot the suspect one time.
The Bexar County Sheriff's Office says the off-duty sergeant, who was working security, heard the gunshots and came running. She saw the gunman coming out of the men's restroom. The Sheriff's Office says the gunman did not shoot at her, but his gun was drawn so she opened fire.
That off-duty sergeant, identified as Lisa Castellano, fired four times, wounding the gunman. Only one other person was wounded, a 49-year-old man inside the theater, who was hit by one of the gunman's shots. Both are expected to recover.
Investigators say about 30 rounds were fired. It's unclear why the break-up with his girlfriend caused the man to go after his co-workers. Investigators haven't ruled out a love-triangle involving someone else at the restaurant.
With one shot, an off-duty sergeant took down a gunman who attempted to opened fire at a crowded movie theater lobby during a late night showing of "The Hobbit" in San Antonio, 1200 WOAI news reports.
Police say a gunman, identified as Jesus Manuel Garcia, chased patrons from the nearby China Garden Restaurant into the lobby of the Santikos Mayan 14 movie theater at around 9 p.m. on Sunday. Garcia, an employee of the restaurant, reportedly walked in the establishment looking for a woman.
When the woman, also reportedly a restaurant employee, wasn't there, Garcia pulled out a gun and attempted to open fire in the restaurant but his weapon jammed.
"It started at the restaurant and then went into the parking lot and then into the movie theater," Deputy Lou Antu told 1200 WOAI news.
The commotion sent horrified restaurant patrons into the movie theater lobby, but the gunman followed. He again attempted to open fire, and this time his gun didn't jam. Garcia reportedly shot one man in the chest before Antu says an off-duty sheriff's sergeant working security the theater shot him once, dropping him to the floor.
Bexar County sheriff's Sgt. Lisa Castellano reportedly chased the gunman toward the back of the theater. The 13-year department veteran cornered him after he ran into a men's restroom and shot him before taking his gun.
"The officer involved, she took the appropriate action to try to keep everyone safe in the movie theater," Antu added.
Due to the off-duty sergeant's bravery, the gunman was not able to make it into the theater where he could have potentially taken many lives.
The gunman and the man he shot were hospitalized, according to WOAI.
Police say a recent breakup set off the man's shooting spree on Sunday, MySanAntonio.com reports.
Jesus Manuel Garcia, 19, an employee at a China Garden restaurant next to the Santikos Mayan Palace 14 theater, apparently became upset Sunday night after his girlfriend broke up with him.
He lashed out by sending her a message saying he planned to go to the restaurant and "shoot somebody," said Bexar County sheriff's Sgt. Raymond Pollard.
Pollard said the woman called to warn restaurant employees, but by the time she saw his message, Garcia was already outside the China Garden firing a Glock 23 at the front door about 9:25 p.m.
If Garcia survives his attempt at mass murder, officials say he will likely face a charge of attempted capital murder as he allegedly shot at the San Antonia police car on Southwest Military Drive as he ran from the restaurant and into the theater.
This story has been updated
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I agree, why is editing not focusing on Rick at all? He was highlighted as the crowd's favorite before the season. Does Survivor hate him that much?
Okay///so where did Christine get a coconut with a straw(??) and a pink flower??
What I don't get is why her tribe voted Stacey out. She is so physically strong and this could be so valuable in the weeks to come. She gave her "all" and then some in that strength challenge.
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Ravens 20, Texans 13
2. The offensive line has to play better next week if the Ravens are going to advance to the Super Bowl. I'm a little burned out on the weekly Joe Flacco arguments, to be frank, and I think readers are, too. I feel like the past two weeks have been Flacco overkill. God bless my friends who work in talk radio because it continues to fill the airwaves and drive ratings, but I think the discussion requires a little more nuance at this point, a surgeon's touch if you will, and most people can't resist using a hammer instead. ("JOE IS ELITE!!!" or "NO, HE SUCKS!") As soon as Flacco cracked a joke last week about not getting any credit when the Ravens win, and getting ripped for throwing the ball every time they lose, I knew this town was going to get a serious case of the vapors. Arguing over Flacco has become about as fun as arguing with a door. We need a little break, at least in this column. Instead, let's talk about the offensive line, which got bullied and bludgeoned on Sunday. I don't know what happened, but they had a really difficult time picking up stunts, and they got whipped in short yardage. Even Marshal Yanda, arguably the most reliable Raven at any position this year, didn't have a very good day. J.J. Watt and Brooks Reed are rookies, and they combined for five sacks, 20 tackles, four tackles for loss, and five quarterback pressures on Sunday. (Guess how many sacks and quarterback pressures Terrell Suggs and Haloti Ngata combined for? One, a pressure by Ngata.) The Ravens' blocking during short yardage runs was ugly, and that's putting it kindly. I actually completely agree with John Harbaugh's decision to go for a touchdown on 4th-and-goal from the 1-yard line, but the Ravens can't run a play where the Texans' best linebacker, Brian Cushing, is able to run downhill at Rice unblocked. It was a great play by Cushing, but if someone gets even a little piece of him, it's probably a touchdown. Instead, Cushing made the perfect form tackle. The Ravens are lucky that didn't cost them the game. It's clear the Texans have a great defense. They played some great football. And the offense did get bogged down by some dropped passes in the first half. But dropped passes don't account for the fact that the Ravens rushed for 2.8 yards per carry, and they don't account for five sacks either. The Patriots didn't have a great defense this year, but they did have 40 sacks, which is more than the Pittsburgh Steelers had, and it's more than the Titans, Jags, Seahawks and Chargers had, four teams that gave Baltimore trouble. I know some of the offensive line is banged up and playing through pain, but they need to give Flacco a chance next week, so at the very least we can have a real debate about him again.
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Tomb of Immortal Darkness
Deep beneath the crumbling tombstones of Duskwood's Raven Hill Cemetery, a dark and mysterious power is emerging. Drawing strength from the blackest night and fiercely jealous of the sighted, a once-devoted follower of Leotheras the Blind is spreading his shadowy tendrils across the land. Heroes of Azeroth must delve into his pitch black lair to face Omgsogoth, Dark Lord of Twilight, before the world is plunged into eternal night.
- Level: 85 (Normal and Heroic)
- Suggested level: 83-85 (85 Heroic)
- Territory: Contested
- Type: Dungeon
- Players: 5
- Location: Duskwood
- Final Boss: Omgsogoth, Dark Lord of Twilight
Making use of cutting-edge Deep Dark® technology, the Tomb of Immortal Darkness is a new five-player normal and heroic dungeon that will be introduced in patch 4.1.11. Three new bosses, with unique features and mechanics, will put your group to the test: Omgsogoth, Dark Lord of Twilight; the maniacal Twisted Spiral Fool; and Duc Ulah, The Winged Keeper. Featuring new daily quests, updated monster models, and all-new unique loot, you'll find you really can't believe your eyes…
Face your greatest fears in the paralysing dark of the Tomb. Tremble as you stumble blindly towards Omgsogoth's chamber. Panic at the claustrophobic atmosphere, and feel terror cloud your senses. Will you find your way, or will you be lost, never to return?
" "We're always looking for new ways to challenge players. With our revolutionary Deep Dark® technology, we'll be able to reach new highs of creepy realism." "
Convicted criminal Dean Weasel thrives in pitch black, and offers brave adventurers exciting opportunities within the Tomb of Immortal Darkness.
Convince a kobold from the Tomb to part with his incredibly rare [Kobold Candle], or pry one from his lifeless corpse, and Dean Weasel will be more than happy to reward your heroic efforts!
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- Binds when picked up
- Axe Main-Hand
- Speed 2.60 841 - 1563 Damage
- (505.5 damage per second)
- Durability 105 / 105
- Item Level 359
- 97 Critical Strike
- 114 Haste
- Equip: Mining skill increased by 25.
- "You did, in fact, take pick."
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Mind-bottling drops
Fifth Sense 10
- Advance through all 12 phases of the Twisted Spiral Fool encounter with your game sound disabled.
The X-Wing Factor 10
- Defeat Duc Ulah, The Winged Keeper by only hitting him in the face.
Call Me Dark Durmock 10
- Navigate the Tomb of Immortal Darkness without bumping into any walls or using the in-game map.
First Come, First Served 10
- Complete the Tomb of Immortal Darkness in less than 30 minutes, with only your tank pulling.
If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em! 10
- Kill every member of your group while mind-controlled by Omgsogoth, Dark Lord of Twilight.
" "Now this dungeon is finally seeing the light of day, we're happy that all the hours we spent on it were worthwhile—over 9,000 on the 'tab targeting' system alone!" "
Boots of the Shooshyne
- Binds when picked up
- Cloth Feet
- 820 Armor
- 340 Intellect
- 233 Stamina
- Yellow Socket
- Socket Bonus: +10 Critical Strike Rating
- Durability 75 / 75
- Requires Level 85
- Item Level 359
- 172 Critical Strike
- Equip: The boots light your path … Follow me!
- Use: Polish your boots to emit a dazzling burst of light (1 Min Cooldown).
- Sell Price: 16 8 95
Kobold Candle
- This Item Begins a Quest
- Requires Level 60
- Item Level 1
- "You might have taken candle, but you no take pick!" – Flintdagger's last words
Blindfold of Omgsogoth
- Binds when equipped
- MailHead
- 24 Armor
- Requires Level 1
- Item Level 1
- Equip: Covers your eyes from light, returning you to darkness.
- "It's just like closing your eyes but more stylish!"
- Sell Price: 3 98
Flint-Coated Chopper
- Binds when picked up
- SwordOne-Hand
- Speed 2.10923 - 1689 Damage
- (538.4 damage per second)
- 165 Agility
- 248 Stamina
- Requires Level 85
- Item Level 372
- Equip: Your attacks have a chance to cause sparks, briefly highlighting your target.
- 114 Mastery
- "Ohhhhhhh shiney!"
- Sell Price: 36 1 75
Fizzlebulb''s Intermittent Illuminator
- Binds when equipped
- Off-Hand
- 190 Intellect
- 286 Stamina
- Requires Level 85
- Item Level 359
- Equip: Occasionally flares into life to illuminate your surroundings.
- 97 Mastery
- "The more expensive goblin version is far more effective!"
- Sell Price: 6 2 43
Companion Bat
- Binds when used
- Unique
- Trinket
- Requires Level 85
- Item Level 1
- Use: Summons a bat that emits a sonic screech, temporarily deafening hostile units within 50 yards and revealing their location on the minimap.
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July 10: Community Swap Hosted by Jules
Anyone can host their own swap and here's one coming up!
From the organizer, Jules Behrens…
I'm hosting my first swap. Here's the info:
What: Bring anything that you would like to trade, give, swap or sell cheap. Focus on educational materials, books, and games, but household items, clothes, etc. are welcome. Please be prepared for the possibility of bringing some things home if necessary.
Where: 966 Comfort Rd. Danby – about 12 minutes from downtown Ithaca
When: Tuesday, 7/10 4pm to ~7:30.
This will also be a potluck for those who would like. Bring music, instruments, etc, to play too!
Email me with any questions/thoughts/pointers.


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Events in Canterbury, Connecticut, in the early 1830s brought race related issues to the forefront when a young teacher named Prudence Crandall admitted an African-American student to her boarding school and subsequently opened a school strictly for black females. The town's negative and ultimately violent reaction sparked heated debate, especially between colonizationists, who supported sending Free Blacks to colonies in Africa, and abolitionists. The events received national attention through newspapers such as The Liberator.
After the Civil War, African Americans continued to suffer economically, politically, and socially. Even with ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868, which guaranteed rights of citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States," harsh discrimination continued. In 1896 the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson established the "separate but equal" doctrine, which provided a legal basis for segregated schools. Theoretically, African-American students were to receive a comparable education to white children, but this rarely was the case. The "separate but equal" policy continued until the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka determined that this policy violated the rights of African Americans to an equal education. Court-ordered desegregation affected school districts everywhere in the United States, but when nine African-American students attempted to integrate Arkansas' Little Rock Central High School amidst an angry mob in 1957, the eyes of the nation were upon them. The episode became the symbol and focus for the controversy over school segregation.


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Loveland resident Dave Cook waves an American flag to passing cars in celebration of Flag Day near Lake Loveland. Cook was joined by dosens of members from the Loveland 912 Project, who organized the event.
Trish Wild is nuzzled by her horse Maggie as she talks about her plans to sell all her belongings and take a horseback ride south to Argentina.
Mary Palmer is assisted by firefighers after her car flipped in an accident with another car on West Eisenhower Ave on Monday. Palmer was taken to McKee Hospital with cuts to her left arm. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Trish Wild rides atop her horse named Maggie while her other horse, Midnight, grazes nearby on Tuesday outside Estes Park. Wild plans to sell all her belongings and take a horseback ride to Argentina.
Reporter-Herald/ Chad Spangler
Loveland resident Jerry Shea prepares to take out his pedi-cab on Friday evening in downtown Loveland on Friday evening. Shea plans to be out on the streets on weekend evenings throughout the summer.
Reporter-Herald/ Chad Spangler
Loveland resident Jerry Shea negotiates traffic and cruises fir customers in downtown Loveland while driving Lovelands first pedi-cab. Shea has recently "semi-retired and uses his new business as a way to get out and meet locals and get some exercise.
Dennis Epp, chairman of the board of trustees, brings a flag that will be retired to the center of the room Sunday during a flag retiring ceremony at the Loveland Elk's Lodge.
1st Sgt. retired, Ron Schlatter, demonstrates the correct way to fold an American Flag while Dennis Epp, chairman of the board of trustees in the Elk's Club holds the other end of the flag Sunday during a flag retiring ceremony at the Loveland Ek's Lodge
Delia Farnham, 4, holds the leash of her 7-month-old pug named Matty on Sunday at Fairgrounds Park.
Reporter-Herald/ Chad Spangler
Greeley resident Lauren Rosier walks as part of the Relay for Life at The Ranch on Saturday afternoon. Rosier was walking as a member of Team Duck in support of an aunt who is a cancer survivor. Despite the weather over 1,000 people turned out to help raise money for cancer research.
Reporter-Herald/ Chad Spangler
Six-year-old Landon Donaldson, left, and five-year-old brother Aidan, of Estes Park, get a close up view of a working model train during a large-scale garden railroad open house in Loveland on Saturday afternoon. The open house was one of several throughout Loveland and Ft. Collins benefiting the Food Bank for Larimer County.
Some of the over 300 dresses made by Carolyn and other volunteers.
Loveland resident Carolyn Griebe reaches for a pin to attach lace to a dress made from a pillowcase on Monday. The dresses will help clothe poor children around the world.
Reporter-Herald/ Chad Spangler
Firestone resident Lori Yoho puts eight-year-old Chacconne through his paces prior to competing at the Colorful Colorado: An American Quarter Horse event at The Ranch in Loveland, CO on June 11, 2010. The event runs through June 13th and features a variety of events such as jumping, reining, barrel races, cutting, roping, and pole bending.
Patrons at the Loveland Public Library on 300 Adams Ave. walk through the nearly empty area on the west side of the building where construction is getting ready to begin on an expansion of the library.
Charlie Linville, 4, right, catches a giant tennis ball bounced to him by coach Logan Smith while Kelsey Jacobson, 5, back left, and Lauren Jacobson, 3, look on during an Amazing Athletes tennis class Wednesday at Sunnyside Park
Amazing Athletes head coach Logan Smith helps Morgan Kreiling, 4, during a tennis class Wednesday morning at Sunnyside Park.
Loveland residents Jacon Hardgrave, left, and Brenton White on their way to lunch walk past a scupture of a Spotted Owl made by Ellen Woodbury on display at Fouth Street. The piece was created for the Art Advocacy Project and will be on display until May 2011.
Several homes in the 700 to 800-block of East First Street will be moved or demolished to make room for parking as part of the Chilson Center's expansion.
Gerrard Excavating equipment operator Jeff Griffy uses a motor grader to level land in the 800-block of East First Street in preparation for curb and gutter installation for a new parking lot. The house at right, 819 E. First St., is one of three in the 700 to 800-block of East First Street that will be moved to make way for the parking lot.
Seven-year-old Reyna Lozoya, center, has water squirted on her by Brendan Keeney, 3, left, and Brent Harris Jr., 4, while they play together Tuesday afternoon at Fairgrounds Park.
Loveland residents Elaine and Gary Turner watch and listen to the water rushing by underneath as they stand on a bridge over the Big Thompson River at Viesentz-Smith Park on Tuesday while spending the day together celebrating their 42nd wedding anniversary. Gary said that when they first stepped on the bridge they could hear a large boulder being pushed downstream by the water.
Jarrett Thollot, 12, left, who plays for Tanco and Nick Goldstein, 12, of the Wells Fargo team work on their swings Monday afternoon at the Barnes Complex batting cages. The cages are open Monday through Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., weekends with tournaments from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and weekends without tournaments from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Don Nadow sits surrounded by his collection of albums, tapes, 45s and vinyl records. Don loved music from a yound age and spent 17 years as a DJ.
A room full of vinyl records at Don's house.
Some of the 8 Tracks belonging to Don Nadow.
Colorado Ice football fans cheer on the team after a touchdown in the third quarter of a game against the Sioux Falls Storm on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Budweiser Events Center. From left are Loveland residents Braxton Bullard, 11, Marcus Carey, 9, and Jordan Kress, 12, and Jacob Isenhour, 12, of Windsor.
Greeley residents Manny Araujo, 11, left, and Steve Long fish for crappie Sunday at Loveland Ready-Mix ponds during a fund-raiser called Hooked On A Cure with proceeds going to The Barlow Foundation, a Northern Colorado-based cancer charity. Brian Spencer, president of The Barlow Foundation, said the group raised about $1000 during the catch-and-release event which he said he hopes to turn into a yearly fundraiser. The money raised will go to help local families in Northern Colorado who currently have an adult in a battle with cancer. For more information or to donate call Brian at (970) 302-6209 or visit http://www.thebarlowfoundation.org.
Gary LeValley, left, and Dylan Behan look through some used car parts on display for sale at the Goodguys Colorado Nationals on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at The Ranch.


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Minecraft Marshmallow Creeps
Makes Easter BaSssssket go BOOM!
- Explosive sugary flavor is delicious night or day
- Do not contain sulfur (anymore, see below)
- Four CREEPS per package
Makes Easter BaSssssket go BOOM!
Are you bored with the harmless candy mobs spawning in your Easter baskets? Sure, it's fun to shoot chocolate bunnies out of cannons or slaughter endless waves of sugary yellow chicks. But let's face it, you need a challenge. You need a snack that might just destroy you and everything you've built. Minecraft CREEPS are the perfect choice.
Minecraft CREEPS are an officially licensed Minecraft collectible edible. Like their more passive cousins, CREEPS deliver the awesome sugar-fuelled rush that parents love. It's incredibly helpful when trying to herd children into pastel-colored sweater vests or flowery dresses.
Attention BETA testers: If you were one of the lucky customers asked to beta test the Minecraft CREEPS, you should be aware of the change in formula with 1.0. As you know, the first batch of CREEPS came coated with a fine layer of sulfur. While totally authentic, the taste was... Well, let's just say it was an acquired taste. As a result of your feedback, we've replaced the sulfur coating with coarse grain sugar. The effect is delicious and tasty, but also less explosivey. We'll leave it to you to decide whether this was a good trade off.
Product Specifications
- Chicks and bunnies are boring, put some CREEPS in your basket!
- Each pack contains four (4) delicious, sugary Minecraft CREEPS
- While not recommended, they do sort of explode in the microwave (we checked).
- An officially licensed Minecraft collectible edible
- Ingredients: Sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, preservatives, green dye, carnauba wax
- Please Note: While CREEPS no longer contain sulfur they are made in a facility that uses nuts and various ores in the production of other goods and materials.


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Thank you for reviewing the deView electronics web site. We have lots of exciting products, people and technology we would like to introduce. We are sure you will agree, deView electronics is a different kind of company. This is known as the deView difference.
The difference begins with our core strengths, which are in both digital and analog imaging technologies. Our in-house capabilities include design, engineering and manufacturing of IP technologies essential to closed circuit television systems. We believe our history and success in analog technologies provides us the necessary perspective to deliver well designed and executed IP products to the marketplace. It is this combination of long-term experience and in-house intellectual capital that sets deView electronics apart.
Of course possessing the ability to achieve greatness is only a start. For a team to be great, it requires great leadership. This leader should provide the vision, guidance and input to ensure desired objectives are accomplished. Therefore, deView is very proud to recognize you as that leader. Thats right! deView works for you. Your vision, input and direction are essential, ensuring that we harness all of our great capabilities and deliver highly dependable products and services to help you succeed on a daily basis.
deView electronics employs more than 100 full-time engineers, all dedicated to new product introductions while simultaneously improving current product offerings. In addition, we have an entire support team prepared to service your local needs. With a global perspective and sensitivity to regional and local trending, our development process really is the benchmark for modern-day technology companies. With a demonstrated expertise in the industry, every employee is passionate about our customers as well as our products and services.
Our mission: It is the mission of the entire deView electronics organization to listen to our customers first and ask questions second, so that we can provide cost-effective solutions based on our customers unique needs and requirements. We will execute our mission by following our guiding principles:
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Some Outstanding Temperature Rises
In 12 hours: 83°F, Granville, N.D., Feb. 21, 1918, from –33°F to 50°F from early morning to late afternoon.
In 15 minutes: 42°F, Fort Assiniboine, Mont., Jan. 19, 1892, from –5°F to 37°F.
In seven minutes: 34°F, Kipp, Mont., Dec. 1, 1896. The observer also reported that a total rise of 80°F occurred in a few hours and that 30 in. of snow disappeared in half a day.
In two minutes: 49°F, Spearfish, S.D., Jan. 22, 1943, from –4°F at 7:30 A.M. to 45°F at 7:32 A.M.
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BoardDocs is electronic storage software that distributes information related to Board of Education meetings. The benefits of this system include providing the public with efficient access to a variety of materials. This system also reduces (or eliminates) paper documents which saves costs and has a positive environmental impact.
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How much you enjoy the remake of the 1976 classic horror film �Carrie� will depend on how well you remember the original film.
Except for more elaborate special effects and the addition of social media as a tool for the bullying that turns milk toast Carrie into the worst prom date ever, this is basically the same take on the Stephen King novel.
Those who haven�t seen the original will be introduced to the emotionally and socially stunted Carrie, played to a creepy chill by Chloe Grace Moretz. She�s a high school reject because her zealot mother (Julianne Moore) has raised her to believe that any good feelings are pathways for Satan to take her soul. You can imagine how much dear old mom fears any sexual awakenings that could be going on with her daughter.
When Carrie becomes the focus of ridicule, caused by the social ignorance her mother has instilled in her, the teen appears headed to a lifetime of solitude. It�s at this time that Carrie finds she has telekinetic powers, a family trait that skipped a generation.
One popular teen (Gabriella Wilde) feels sorry for Carrie and convinces her equally popular boyfriend to make Carrie his prom date. This act of kindness becomes a bloody nightmare when the hazing of Carrie reaches Biblical levels. There�s no wrath as deep as a prom queen scorned.
The key to making �Carrie� work falls on the mother and daughter. Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie set a high standard in the original � one that Moretz and Moore match. They manage to make these characters both unnerving and sympathetic, a task that�s not easy to do.
From the agonizing pain in her voice to her slumped-shouldered stance, Moretz finds the perfect pitch to play this ultimate tale of teen angst. The young actress has an incredible ability to sell a scene with her eyes, a powerful tool for this performance as Carrie�s emotional stability tilts and shatters.
Moore becomes possessed by the spirit of the emotionally mangled maternal character and creates a mesmerizing performance as she swings from caring to crazy. The balance she finds to play this character is the cornerstone for the entire film.
They found these performances through Kimberly Peirce, who would seem to be an odd selection as director. Her past works have featured the socially relevant films �Boys Don�t Cry� and �Stop-Loss.� But, if you look past all of the blood and gore, �Carrie� is the kind of movie Peirce likes to make. The original �Carrie� was released almost 40 years ago, but it has a message about bullying that resonates clearly today. That element, as accented by Peirce, makes �Carrie� a smarter movie than most horror films.
It�s a strong point, but it�s not enough to make fans of the original film change their loyalties. As for �Carrie� virgins, they get both an entertaining and socially relevant take on the King classic.
Grade: B-minus
Rated R for violence, language, sexual content. Stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Gabriella Wilde. Directed by Kimberly Peirce. Running time: 1 hour, 32 minutes.
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Safe Driver Evaluation: Maintaining Independence in Older Adults
As we age, we may become more forgetful, our reaction time slows and our vision may begin to fail. Present in an active driver, these conditions can cause unsafe driving and lead to accidents or worse. Getting a safe driver evaluation, especially after age 65, can give you or your loved one the tools and confidence to continue driving safely.
What is a safe driver evaluation?
During a driver evaluation participants are assessed to determine their ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, with or without adaptive driving aids. The evaluation provides the participants' physician with objective data for use when completing medical forms provided by their home state. If a driver's license has been revoked due to a medical condition, a passing driver evaluation can restore a participant's driver's license.
What should a safe driver evaluation include?
A good driver evaluation includes:
- Clinical Component: A thorough clinical evaluation usually includes physical measurements of range of motion, strength, coordination, sensation, reflexes and reaction time as well as visual measurements of clarity, depth perception, peripheral vision and night vision.
- Written Component: A written assessment is also usually included which evaluates the driver's knowledge of street signs, laws and other road signals.
- On-Road Test: Ideally the clinical evaluation and written assessment are then followed by a behind-the-wheel evaluation with a certified driving instructor in a driving range or on the road. Usually a specially-equipped vehicle is used which the individual may try out different adaptive devices. If participants are comfortable with technology, some evaluators may use a driving simulator in a computerized format. However, computerized models can never replace a real road test.
What happens once the evaluation is complete?
After the evaluation, the instructor will make a recommendation. He or she may pass the individual, but some may need additional driving instruction or adaptive equipment. The therapist will work with the individual to come up with a training program, and recommend any necessary driving aids or devices. Recommendations may also include some suggested driving restrictions like avoiding highway driving, or not driving at night.
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Driver evaluations should never be conducted by a family member or family physician. These individuals are not thoroughly trained on how to properly assess for safe driving.
Evaluations should be conducted by a Certified Driving Rehabilitation Specialist (CDRS). Therapists with a CDRS certification specialize in aiding people with disabilities, including older adults, with driving. They help people get back on the road, and maintain their independence. They have expertise in adaptive driving and can help individuals obtain adaptive driving equipment if needed.
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Houma's Irish-Italian parade is set to roll March 17, but parade organizers said they're in need of more float riders.
Houma's Irish-Italian parade is set to roll March 17, but parade organizers said they're in need of more float riders.
"Our parade is looking for members to ride or even captain a float," said S.P. LaRussa, a Houma real-estate developer who helped conceive the original Irish-Italian parade.
The parade will start at 1 p.m. at West Park Avenue near La Casa Del Sol restaurant, turn onto Hollywood Road, continue down Main Street, turn onto Barrow Street and disband at Town Hall, 805 Barrow St. A post-parade celebration at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center will feature Irish cabbage and Italian sausage dishes.
The member fee to ride is $200 per person. Children accompanied by a guardian can ride for a $100 fee. Riders must purchase their own throws.
The annual St. Patrick's Day parade was a hit for more than a decade on the east side, but it had a 10-year hiatus until it was revived last year on the west side of Houma, LaRussa said.
"We rode for about 12 years in east Houma, and then it fell by the wayside," he said.
Last year's parade was a big hit, LaRussa said, and he wants to keep it that way.
"Last year the streets were packed," he said. "We want people to get excited about it."
Different from Carnival parades, parade-riders throw items that revilers can take home and cook such as cabbages, potatoes, onions, carrots and turnips, as well as the occasional piece of salted meat.
"You are going to catch lots of vegetables so bring your fishing nets and clothes baskets," said the parade's president Marlene Jewell.
Jewell said organizers have about 15 floats already, which can hold at least 14 people each.
"We can always throw in more floats," she said. "We want to make this parade as big as Mardi Gras."
Interested captains or riders should call Jewell at 804-4203 or LaRussa at 872-0444.