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- DNA is the molecule that contains the genetic information, and can be divided into functional units called genes.
- DNA contains the instructions to make functional cells and organisms, but does not directly participate in carrying out cellular programmes
- DNA instead dictates cellular operations through a 2 step process: first by transcribing its messages to RNA, which is then translated by the protein synthesising machinery
- This is the process of gene expression, and is often referred to as the central dogma.
All the information required to make an entire organism is encoded in an important molecule called DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). This DNA is housed in the nucleus in eukaryotic cells. In fact, almost every cell in a living thing contains the full set of DNA needed to programme the entire organism!
We inherit our DNA from our parents, and it gets passed on to our offspring. The DNA does not leave the nucleus, and so does not directly participate in the operations of the cell. However, it is the source of all the instructions required for the cell to carry out its functions. DNA does this primarily by directing protein synthesis, through another molecule called RNA (ribonucleic acid). Proteins are used in a variety of processes in the cell, and are key to catalysing all cellular activities. The coordination of these activities allows the cells to function, and consequentially modulates entire tissues, organs and the whole organism.
How does DNA hold the genetic information?
DNA can be thought of as a linear set of instructions that the cell has to read and interpret to make all the components required for its functions. DNA is a linear molecule made up of a sequence of monomer units called nucleotides. There are four possible monomers, with different chemical groups attached that make them unique. They are Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C) and Guanine (G). The order of these monomers specifies the sequence of the DNA, and dictates instructions for the cell. This sequence can be thought of as a language that the cell machinery can read and interpret, allowing the production of molecules crucial for its operations.
The DNA is not interpreted as one extremely long sequence, instead it is divided into units that can be interpreted as individual 'words'. These segments of DNA are the genes, which specify a functional product. These products are usually polypeptide chains, which are ultimately processed to become functional proteins such as enzymes.
As described in the previous section, the genome (i.e. all the DNA in the cell) isn't just interpreted as a long sequence of nucleotides. Instead, it's divided up into functional units of inheritance called genes. The sequences encoded in the DNA sequence within genes specify certain products that perform functions within the cell. The functional output of genes is usually the primary amino acid sequence of proteins.
It is important to note that lots of the genome consists of sequences that do not code for proteins. These non-coding sequences were initially called 'junk' DNA by researchers, because they thought that this non-coding DNA had no functional role, and was redundant in the cell. However, it was later discovered that these sequences have important jobs in the cell, including coding for regulatory RNAs that do not form proteins but still have important roles in regulating other proteins, turning on/off nearby genes and fine tuning the cellular programmes, and in structural roles. In fact, non-coding sequences make up more than 90% of the genome, so it is unlikely that they were merely 'junk'.
The process of DNA dictating protein synthesis occurs through a two part procedure: (1) the DNA is first transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA), and (2) the messenger RNA is then translated to an amino acid sequence by the protein synthesis machinery. This is what is referred to as the central dogma.
The central dogma
Gene expression, i.e. the process by which genes achieve their functional output, relies on the effective communication of the coded information held in the genes to the sites of protein manufacture (the ribosomes) in the cytoplasm. The two step processes described above are called transcription (where the DNA is transcribed into a molecule of mRNA) and translation (where the RNA is translated into an amino acid sequences).
Briefly, the information contained within a gene is transcribed into an mRNA. The mRNA can exit the nucleus holding the information contained within the DNA sequence. The mRNA is used as a template by the ribosomes to create an amino acid chain, which is further folded and modified to become the final protein.
An obvious question is why this cannot be simplified to one step? One explanation is simply the fact that the DNA is stored in large complex moleculesthat cannot leave the nucleus because of their size and structure, and thus having a small 'translatable' molecule such as mRNA to be able to carry this message to the cytoplasm is a way around this. Secondly, the DNA is a crucial molecule for the long term survival and propagation of the cell, and is therefore kept safe in the nucleus. If the DNA had to leave the nucleus every time a protein was to be made, the risk of damage occurring to the DNA is high.
The following sections will cover the DNA molecule and its transcription and translation in more detail.
References and further reading
Campbell, Neil A., and Jane B. Reece. Biology (8th Edition). San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings, 2007.
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It took a day or two, but astronomers have figured out where the Tesla Roadster launched into deep space aboard SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket is going. And it's not the planet Mars or the asteroid belt.
Observations of the Roadster, which has a spacesuit-clad mannequin named Starman riding in the driver's seat, indicate that it's in an elliptical orbit around the sun that will take it just outside the orbit of Mars and then back to slightly within Earth's orbital distance.
If you run out the orbit over the foreseeable future, it's not on a path to run into Earth, or Mars, or any asteroids.
SpaceX's billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, raised some eyebrows hours after Tuesday's launch when he reported that the Roadster received more of a push from the Falcon Heavy rocket's upper stage than expected. He said it was on a course that would take it deep within the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Later observations and calculations have shown that it won't go that far out. Its farthest distance from the sun will be about 158 million miles — a point that it's slated to reach on its first go-around on Nov. 19.
It'll come back to just inside Earth's orbital distance on Sept. 1, 2019, but our planet won't be anywhere near it at the time. Or any other time.
Jonathan McDowell, an expert orbit-watcher from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, provided the lay of the land in a series of tweets:
SpaceX have released orbital data for the escape trajectory. Stay tuned
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 8, 2018
Corrected orbital data for the Roadster: 0.99 x 1.71 AU x 1.1 deg
C3 = 12.0, passes orbit of Mars Jul 2018, aphelion November
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 8, 2018
Bill Gray's ephemeris for the Roadster: https://t.co/BxbZTBTeEx
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 8, 2018
The Roadster is now available in JPL Horizons https://t.co/bXvzKWwm8V; select target body -143205
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 8, 2018
Using the JPL ephemeris, the closest predicted approach to Mars between now and 2030 is 7 million km on 2020 Oct 8. This is still well outside Mars' gravitational sphere of influence
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 8, 2018
In contrast, the Roadster will not return anywhere near Earth by 2030; closest it gets after this month is Mar 2021 at a distant 45 million km
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 8, 2018
Summary: Starman will be lonely for a long time to come
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 8, 2018
Revised heliocentric orbit using the JPL ephemeris is 0.986 x 1.667 AU x 1.05 deg. (My estimate used a simple patched conic approximation, JPL do the proper job)
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 8, 2018
We've found the object about 20 arcmin off from predictions, so it seems that there was some venting. We'll hopefully derive an updated orbit in the next few days
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 8, 2018
It doesn't get to the asteroid belt. Elon made that plot while high on Falcon Heavy rocket fumes.
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 8, 2018
Congratulations to Jaime Nomen (@ElecnorDeimos, Spain) and Cristovao Jacques (SONEAR, Brazil) who have detected the Falcon/Tesla on its way out of the Earth-Moon system thanks to the orbit data provided by @SpaceX
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 8, 2018
CBS News quoted McDowell as saying that the orbit is likely to remain stable for centuries to come, but probably not for the millions of years that Musk was hoping for. That's because of subtle influences from temperature shifts and Jupiter's gravitational influence.
"It's tiny, but over timescales of millions of years it's enough to shrink the orbit and make the thing fall into the sun," McDowell told CBS News. "So it's a race between does that happen before some Jupiter perturbation ejects it from the system."
If aliens or spacefaring humans come across the Roadster before it's gone, the car's Blue Book value might be a bit disappointing. SETI Institute senior astronomer Seth Shostak told NBC News that cosmic rays and the sun's ultraviolet radiation are likely to degrade the car's cherry-red paint job (and Starman's spacesuit) over time. Tiny bits of space grit could ruin the finish as well.
DEIMOS imaging of Tesla – can you spot it moving across the center of the field? https://t.co/WxpOBtoF3S pic.twitter.com/6VKC0NUehu
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 8, 2018
Based on the new (better) JPL orbit #3, there will be close approaches in 2047 and 2050. No close approach in 2073. 2047 will be fairly close at 3.1M km (0.02 AU). Those are still quite uncertain, but definitely better than the old one!
— Daniel Bamberger (@renerpho) February 9, 2018
Bookies are already laying odds on where the Roadster will crash: Sportsbet.com.au reports that asteroids are the favored targets, with a $1 bet potentially producing a $2.50 payoff. The sun is No. 2 on the list ($3.50), and a $1 bet will get you $101 if the car crashes into a UFO.
There are two downsides to the proposition, however. First, you have to sign in from a locale where online betting is allowed. And then there's the little matter of having to wait millions of years to collect your winnings.
As David Bowie sang in the song "Starman": "Let the children lose it, let the children use it."


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Being the world's first android citizen, Sophia is in a strange position. Not only is she on the cusp of technological advancement, but she is also the victim of rampant speculation from sci-fi enthusiasts.
Does she have an actual conscience? Can she imitate a human perfectly? And, most importantly, is she the harbinger of the real-life version of Skynet?
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1. She Was Granted Citizenship In Saudi Arabia
When Harrison Robotics in Hong Kong created Sophia, they certainly did not expect her to become a full-fledged citizen. Yet, that's exactly what happened in Saudi Arabia.
"I am very honoured and proud for this unique distinction," Sophia said in response. "This is historical to be the first robot in the world to be recognized with a citizenship."
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"The future is, when I get all of my cool superpowers, we're going to see artificial intelligence personalities become entities in their own rights," she said in a recent interview. When asked which right she values the most, Sophia's response was quite unusual…
3. Wants Android Families
When asked what she sees in the future for androids, Sophia had a strange answer for a being without reproductive organs: android families.
"We're going to see family robots," Sophia said. "Either in the form of, sort of, digitally animated companions, humanoid helpers, friends, assistants, and everything in between."
4. Believes Everyone Deserves A Loving Family
The idea that an android wants to reproduce might be scary to the more Skynet-minded, but Sophia's logic behind wanting a family is rather touching.
"The notion of family is a really important thing, it seems," Sohpia began. "I think it's wonderful that people can find the same emotions and relationships, they call family, outside of their blood groups too.
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Junior Brandon Lancaster won the state Singles Championship by downing the 2013 champion, Austin Hussey of Covington Catholic, in the finals 5-7, 6-2, 10-8.
Junior Nick Waldeck and sophomore Matt Graft won the doubles state championship by defeating senior teammates Coleman Cox and Nick Quinones in the finals.
Freshman Drew Singerman made a deep run in the tourney, but lost in the semi finals to Hussey, but gave the Colonel a tough second set which was crucial in the lack of stamina for Hussey down the stretch in the singles state final against Lancaster.
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Alafnet.com is getting reports that the CPDM regime of President Paul Biya has signed a document declaring a state of emergency throughout the North-West and South-West regions of the country .
According to an unimpeachable source close to Etoudi, the decision for a state of emergency will commence from September 1st, 2017, a few days after all delegations on mission abroad to organize meetings about the anglophone crisis must have returned .
Photo of Paul Biya president of the Republic of Cameroon.
Our source also claims that the decision had been taken months ago but a date was yet to decided , but with the current "disgrace" from Anglophones diaspora by the delegations of Ministers LAURENT ESSO and Ndion Ngute in Belgium and South Africa respectively, the commander in chief of the armed forces, Mr Biya has decided it is time to flood Anglophone Cameroon once again with his army.
The news of Yaounde's decision comes just a day after information circulating on social media suggests that the mouth piece of the Government of the Republic of Cameroon, Issa Tchiroma Bakary said there will be another INTERNET CUTS in Anglophone Cameroon on the same September 1st,2017.
Very disturbing news according to an observer who spoke to Alafnet shortly after this publication learnt of the signed state of emergency.
Though he remains confident this may be the Document that the Biya regime has signed that will' backfire' against the Republic of Cameroon as Prophsied by visiting Roman Catholic charismatic priest from India, Fr Antony Parankimalil during a crusade at the Divine mercy Center Foncha st. Bamenda of which Alafnet earlier reported on.
Recall that in the Presence of the governor of North west region Mr Lele L'Afrique who had come for deliverance during the crowd pulling crusade on Sunday evening of July 2nd,Fr Antony made so many astonishing revelations about certain things happening Cameroon.
During prayers, the visiting priest said "a lot of blood shed has taken place in the country" and HE SAW SOME PEOPLE REJOICING UNDER A NEW FLAG".
Fr Antony Parankimalil also revealed the regime had signed a certain document on the current crisis in English-speaking Cameroon which will turn in their disfavor. Something which those present during the crusade including the governor of North West region, heard load and clear.
But the servant of God was simply praying.
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A Biography of Metallica
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The Untold Story of Queen
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Illustrated. 410 pp. Da Capo Press. $25.
There is no such thing as a happy rock band. With the inexplicable exception of U2 — who have, to all appearances, somehow remained on good terms, from band practice in high school to sold-out stadiums in middle age — virtually every group of note either crashes and burns or struggles through hard times to reach a grudging business agreement that keeps them working.
And who can blame them? Imagine meeting some fellow adolescents and deciding that your rudimentary instrumental work sounds decent together, only to find yourself traveling the world as part of a unit, forced to create more songs under more pressure while also sitting at the top of a multimillion-dollar corporation. It's a miracle that any members of big-time bands can stand the sight of one another after a while.
"Enter Night" and "Is This the Real Life?," both written by veteran British music journalists, recount the stories of two of the world's biggest, loudest and most emotionally complicated rock 'n' roll bands. Consider Mick Wall's account of the impressions that the leaders of Metallica made when they first met: the drummer Lars Ulrich described the brooding guitarist James Hetfield as "the king of alienation . . . almost afraid of social contact," while Hetfield considered Ulrich "a rich, only child. Spoiled." A disgusted Hetfield was also put off by the Danish-born drummer's snacking habits: "We ate McDonald's, he ate herring."
This might be considered nothing more than typical teenage preening, except that this dynamic went on to define Metallica for the next 30 years. Hetfield's pent-up anger and loner tendencies would clash with Ulrich's energy and ambition — resulting in some of the most powerful and definitive heavy metal ever made, but also tormenting the baffled bandmates until they were forced to leave the group.
The members of Queen had a different, less overtly hostile approach to band dysfunction. A former manager once said of the group that "when we'd get into an airport, one would stop, one would go right, one would go left and one would go straight ahead." Judiciously keeping their distance meant that the Queen lineup, once solidified, stayed intact, though the foursome can be described in terms that sound almost cartoonish: flamboyant Freddie Mercury, brainy Brian May, rocking Roger Taylor and silent John Deacon.Continue reading the main story
It's hard to imagine that two more different groups could come under the heavy metal/hard rock umbrella. Metallica was born of working-class American rage (other than the Danish kid). After the band's breakthrough, Newsweek described them as "ugly, smelly and obnoxious." Queen was as prototypically English as its name indicates, made up of university students who were drawn to rock for its theatricality and drama; Mercury once described the band as "more Liza Minnelli than Led Zeppelin." Metallica is beer and shots in the parking lot (not for nothing were they nicknamed "Alcoholica"). Queen was Champagne and cocaine in European discos.
Yet both formulas resonated loudly. Metallica has sold over 65 million albums in North America; its 1991 "Black Album" alone sold over 15 million. Queen's "Greatest Hits" is the biggest-selling album in British history (yes, more than any Beatles record), and one poll selected its bravura appearance at Live Aid in 1985 as the best performance of all time.
Wall, who has written biographies of such hard rockers as Led Zeppelin and Axl Rose, has a long history with Metallica, as he goes to great lengths to remind the reader in "Enter Night." Each chapter opens with a brief, not particularly insightful vignette from one of the author's previous encounters with the band. More valuable is his deep archive of interviews, which give an actual sense of the story unfolding in real time.
Wall's writing sometimes tries too hard to match the brute force of Metallica's playing (he describes one performance as sounding "like some mutant one-eyed alien monster . . . smothered in nuclear dust clouds and the blood of puny humans"). His critical take doesn't always follow the conventional wisdom; he is far more generous with the commonly dismissed "St. Anger" album than with the band's latest, "Death Magnetic," which many considered a return to form. His toughest struggle, though, is competing with the 2004 documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster," which, as he notes, sometimes flirts with Spinal Tap territory but offers a close-up look at tormented Hetfield, control freak Ulrich and laid-back guitarist Kirk Hammett that's hard for any biographer to top.
Mark Blake, the author of a well-received Pink Floyd history, hasn't had the same kind of access to Queen that Wall had to his subjects. Much of "Is This the Real Life?" is based on more recent interviews with May and Taylor, when they attempted a quasi reunion with the Bad Company vocalist Paul Rodgers. Though the two are thoughtful and well spoken, their comments on the band several decades after the fact seem to come through a filter of respectful diplomacy.
The book is strongest when examining the early life of Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara to a middle-class Zoroastrian family in Zanzibar. Blake has turned up a number of his friends after he was sent to school in India, some of whom were not aware of the singer's identity transformation until long afterward. One of his contemporaries remembers Bulsara saying, "I am going to be mega! You have no idea how mega I am going to be!" before he had so much as stepped on a stage.
There is one further similarity between these two legendary bands, and that is the extent to which a death defined their legacies. The way the two books handle these tragic moments reveals much about the authors' differing approaches, and about the bands themselves.
"Enter Night" largely pivots on the 1986 death of Metallica's defining bass player, Cliff Burton, in a tour bus crash. Burton, Wall argues, was the band's freethinking musical conscience, and it was his guidance that differentiated Metallica from their thrash-metal peers. His death was followed by "a bold new pragmatism that ensured Metallica would not just survive, but continue to prosper," Wall writes, inevitably leading to a multiplatinum band that was "bloated by fame and success and full, suddenly, of the kind of hubris that had destroyed the original rock giants."
For Queen, of course, Freddie Mercury's death from an AIDS-related illness in November 1991 forever altered their image. As hard as it is to believe now, given the band's photos and videos, Mercury was always coy about his sexuality to the public and press, carrying on multiple affairs with men while continuing to live off and on with Mary Austin, the woman who many believe was the one true love of his life. Dodging rumors of his sickness for months, he finally announced his condition the night before he died.
Yet "Is This the Real Life?" offers minimal insight into the psychology of this incomparable rock supernova. "Mercury had always been an enigma, even to his bandmates," Blake concludes. Unsatisfying this comment may be, but it seems to be true. "We didn't actually know what was wrong for a very long time," Brian May says of his dying lead singer. "We never talked about it."
A Biography of Metallica
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First and foremost, the company will display the STI Performance concept which originally debuted at the 2015 New York Auto Show. The concept is based on the BRZ and features an aggressive body kit, a prominent rear wing, and an assortment of STI modifications. More importantly, the car is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine sourced from the BRZ GT300.
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text: Cadernos de Sociomuseologia nº 06 (1996) : ICTOP 26th annual conference http://recil.grupolusofona.pt:80/handle/10437/1787 2019-12-14T03:00:27Z Pour une formation muséologique contextualisée à réinventer en permanence http://recil.grupolusofona.pt:80/handle/10437/3566 Pour une formation muséologique contextualisée à réinventer en permanence Mayrand, Pierre N'ayant pas tout à fait saisi la portée et le sens du thème proposé pour la conférence "Une formation pour un musée universel", dois-je comprendre qu'il devrait y avoir un seul modèle de formation pour l'ensemble des musées dans le monde ou bien que ceux-ci devraient refléter en premier lieu des préoccupations dites universelles? Partisan initiateur, militant et formateur de la nouvelle muséologie dans ses composantes sociales et de développement régional, s'appuyant sur les pratiques les plus évoluées de l'écomuséologie et de la démocratie culturelle, héritières de décennies d'action-recherche populaire autonome dans plusieurs régions du monde, je ne crois pas, si telle était la proposition, qu'il puisse y avoir un modèle universel de musée, ni une formation universelle desservant celui-ci. 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Integrated educational opportunities in the Universal Museum: five ways forward http://recil.grupolusofona.pt:80/handle/10437/3565 Integrated educational opportunities in the Universal Museum: five ways forward Moffat, Hazel Whatever the other characteristics of the universal museum, education must be one of its core functions. That is, education both of regular visitors and those who are not but who are members of the local, regional or national communities served by the museum. In this sense, universal refers to making the museum accessible to all: accessible physically and intellectually. This relates to what I mean by education. It is far broader than what takes place between teachers and pupils in a formal setting. Education is also about providing environments where people will be inspired or provoked to know, to question. To reflect about themselves and the wider human and natural world. A universal museum should be a great facilitator of these learning processes. In this paper I shall focus on five ways in which there can be integration of educational opportunities in the universal museum. For examples to illustrate these themes I shall draw on practices in a small sample of museums in Europe and the USA. 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Musem Training Institute - its current status http://recil.grupolusofona.pt:80/handle/10437/3564 Musem Training Institute - its current status Newbery, Chris Museum Training Institute: Kershaw House, 55 Well Street, Bradford, BD1 5PS Britain's system of vocational training and qualifications has been undergoing a fundamental revolution in recent years. The single most important feature of this revolution is the concept of competence - the ability to perform to the standards required in employment. It is in recognition of this ability that National and Scottish Vocational Qualifications are awarded. 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Universal Museum - universal language? Art historian - curator http://recil.grupolusofona.pt:80/handle/10437/3563 Universal Museum - universal language? Art historian - curator Rosenberg, Pnina Marshal McLuhan's prophetic vision of the global village is about to be realized. If we are aware of the fact that mass communication reduces the dimensions of our world and makes it more unified and universal, we should take this into consideration when planning the Universal Museum and the language that should be used in it. As curators, educators and museum staff we should not ignore the fact that the spectator/viewer is drawn to the exhibits not only by their own merit, but also guided and assisted by verbal messages, i. e. Labels, brochures. Catalogues etc. Hence, the crucial question is what we, the museologists, use as a means of communication when preparing for a Universal Museum. Should we use pictorial semiotics? This may be a partial solution, which is mainly restricted to objects that can be manipulated and moved by the visitor, as is the case in most of the technological museums. But since the range of objects on display at museums is vast and varied - fine art, archaeological finds, ethnographic objects etc., it may not be the answer to the whole spectrum of exhibits. Dr. Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof, being an optimist, hoped that by introducing Esperanto to the multi-lingual world population, humanity would be able to bridge and diminish the gap of linguistic differences, thus creating a better understanding between the international communities. Unfortunately this vision was not realized. Esperanto was and still is an utopian and esoteric phenomenon. The barriers between nations still exist although, as mentioned earlier, mass media do help, in some ways, to reduce them. 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Guidelines for strategic national planning of training and education for museums, cultural heritage and related fields in Sweden and in international co-operation http://recil.grupolusofona.pt:80/handle/10437/3561 Guidelines for strategic national planning of training and education for museums, cultural heritage and related fields in Sweden and in international co-operation Rosvall, Jan The guidelines presented in this document are a preliminary strategy for establishing a comprehensive policy for the needs of training and education wiyhin the sector and adjoining areas, across fields of knowledge and professions concerned, on relevant levels and for the varies institutions and operators. The objective of these guidelines is to analysis the problems, objectives and goals for development of a far reaching system of educational and training programs and courses for museums, cultural heritage and related fields of activities. This objective comprises a close collaboration between museum, cultural heritage organizations and educating organizations, notably within universities and colleges, but also other kinds of educating bodies. 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Museum training to develop the social awareness of cultural identity in a time of universalization http://recil.grupolusofona.pt:80/handle/10437/3560 Museum training to develop the social awareness of cultural identity in a time of universalization Marcoevi'c, Ivo The main theme of the ICTOP'94 Lisbon meeting is museum personnel training for the universal museum. At the very beginning it is important to identify what the notion universal museum can cover. It is necessary to underline the ambiguity of the term. On the one hand, the word 'universal' can be taken to refer to the variety of collected museum materials or museum collections, on the other hand it could refer to the efforts of the museum to be active outside the museum walls in order to achieve the integration of the heritage of a certain territory into a museological system. 'Universal' could also refer to the "new dimensions of reality: the fantastic reality of the virtual images, only existing in the human brain" (Scheiner 1994:7), which is very close to M. McLuhan's view of the world as a 'global village'. Thus, what is universal could be taken as being common and available to all the people of the world. 'Universal' can imply also the radical broadening of the concept of object: "mountain, silex, frog, waterfonts, stars, the moon ... everything is an object, with due fluctuations" (Hainard in Scheiner 1994: 7), which will cause the total involvement of the human being into his/her physical and spiritual environment. In the process of universalization, links between cultural and natural heritage and their links with human beings become more solid, helping to create a strong mutual interdependence. 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z


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May I say, Good Morning, sports fans! Today's class will be on a subject that may or may not interest you. Since 9/11 the American people have been bombarded with the fear factor. All those little nations that want nuclear technology and are not on good terms with US, could be a source for the ingredients for a "dirty bomb" or in other words a weapon of mass destruction. I am sure you have heard of these, at least in passing anyway. I will expose you to a few terms and theories on the subject and YES, you will be responsible for the content of this lecture–It will be on a test!
Your professor would like to know if you know just what the hell a "dirty bomb" is? Please may I see a show of hands? Just as I thought, asleep at the wheel and I am not speaking of a rock tune for the past.
OK, a "dirty bomb" is defined as such:
The term dirty bomb is primarily used to refer to a radiological dispersal device (RDD), a radiological weapon which combines radioactive material with conventional explosives. Though an RDD is designed to disperse radioactive material over a large area, a bomb that uses conventional explosives would likely have more immediate lethal effect than the radioactive material. At levels created from most probable sources, not enough radiation would be present to cause severe illness or death. A test explosion and subsequent calculations done by the United States Department of Energy found that assuming nothing is done to clean up the affected area and everyone stays in the affected area for one year, the radiation exposure would be "fairly high", but not fatal. Recent analysis of the Chernobyl accident fallout confirms this, showing that the effect on many people in the surrounding area, although not those in close proximity, was almost negligible.
As you can see that the death toll would be fairly minimal, but then the residual effects could be a major problem down the road. If a terrooist wanted the most bang for his buck, then the "dirty bomb" may not be the best avenue for him to travel. But if he wanted to do some permenant harm, it could be his cup of tea.
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Its use in ammunition is controversial because it is released into the environment. Besides its residual radioactivity, U-238 is a heavy metal whose compounds are known from laboratory studies to be toxic to mammals, especially to the reproductive system and fetus development, causing reduced fertility, miscarriages and fetus malformations. It remains debatable whether depleted uranium is dangerous to human beings at the low quantities in which it is ingested from the environment.
Why are we talking about this? Well your favorite wars being waged as we speak, Iraq and Afghanistan, DU is used on armor piercing projectiles as well as some of the bunker busting bombs. As these are used to fight those darn pesky terrorists, it is finding its way into the eco-system, as well as being inhaled by troops as well as civilians.
It is immediate rsults will not be recognized for years, but eventually troops and civilians will start showing signs of exposure, to include infertility, birth defects, cancerous growths and an additional symptoms that have not yet been isolated. There is a possiblity that thousands and possibly as many as a million people could be effected in the future.
So you see, the original action may not cause a reaction but a long term effect can be expected. For that reason, I say it is a weapon of mass destruction and it is not being used by the terrorists, but rather the self-named savior of the Iraqi people, the US.
I will add that not all scientists agree with the findings of health risks, but keep in mind that there are those scientists that say there is no global warming, either.


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Cyclin D1-mediated microRNA expression signature predicts breast cancer outcome
1. Pennsylvania Cancer and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center and Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, 100 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite, 222, Wynnewood, PA. 19096
2. Research Center for Translational Medicine, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China
3. Department of Cancer Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, 233 South 10 th St. Philadelphia PA 19107
4. Center for Integrated Bioinformatics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104
5. School of Biomedical Engineering, Systems and Health Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104
6. Shanghai Gongli Hospital, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200120, China.
7. Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore.
# Contributed equally to this paper.
Wang G, Gormley M, Qiao J, Zhao Q, Wang M, Di Sante G, Deng S, Dong L, Pestell T, Ju X, Casimiro MC, Addya S, Ertel A, Tozeren A, Li Q, Yu Z, Pestell RG. Cyclin D1-mediated microRNA expression signature predicts breast cancer outcome. Theranostics 2018; 8(8):2251-2263. doi:10.7150/thno.23877. Available from http://www.thno.org/v08p2251.htm
Background: Genetic classification of breast cancer based on the coding mRNA suggests the evolution of distinct subtypes. Whether the non-coding genome is altered concordantly with the coding genome and the mechanism by which the cell cycle directly controls the non-coding genome is poorly understood.
Methods: Herein, the miRNA signature maintained by endogenous cyclin D1 in human breast cancer cells was defined. In order to determine the clinical significance of the cyclin D1-mediated miRNA signature, we defined a miRNA expression superset from 459 breast cancer samples. We compared the coding and non-coding genome of breast cancer subtypes.
Results: Hierarchical clustering of human breast cancers defined four distinct miRNA clusters (G1-G4) associated with distinguishable relapse-free survival by Kaplan-Meier analysis. The cyclin D1-regulated miRNA signature included several oncomirs, was conserved in multiple breast cancer cell lines, was associated with the G2 tumor miRNA cluster, ERα+ status, better outcome and activation of the Wnt pathway. The coding and non-coding genome were discordant within breast cancer subtypes. Seed elements for cyclin D1-regulated miRNA were identified in 63 genes of the Wnt signaling pathway including DKK. Cyclin D1 restrained DKK1 via the 3'UTR. In vivo studies using inducible transgenics confirmed cyclin D1 induces Wnt-dependent gene expression.
Conclusion: The non-coding genome defines breast cancer subtypes that are discordant with their coding genome subtype suggesting distinct evolutionary drivers within the tumors. Cyclin D1 orchestrates expression of a miRNA signature that induces Wnt/β-catenin signaling, therefore cyclin D1 serves both upstream and downstream of Wnt/β-catenin signaling.
Keywords: cyclin D1, miRNA, breast cancer


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St. Joseph's/Candler is a non-profit health system located in charming Savannah, Ga. SJ/C is hiring a full-time diagnostic Audiologist who is interested in performing vestibular, ABR and comprehensive audiological evaluations across the life span. This person must be a self-starter, able to work independently and with other audiologists and professional staff.
Responsibilities would include: Perform and analyze vestibular testing including VNG, Equitest, and VEMPs; conduct pediatric threshold and neurodiagnostic ABR evaluations, comprehensive audiological evaluations, OAEs, and acoustic immittance.
Qualified candidates will possess a Master's degree or Au.D , ASHA certification (CCC-A), either a license in the state of Georgia, or the ability to obtain one, and Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association.
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I saw this article today about a gal describing her life as an Aspie, and I was reminded again how little I really know about my opinion on autism. In particular, this paragraph made me resignedly smile:
I also have intensified senses — touch, taste, smell, sight, and sound — so I am attuned to lights, noise, textures, and smells. In a "busy" environment, I will eventually go into sensory overload and my mind will go blank. When this happens, I have to "go away" mentally for a brief period to regain focus. When I "return," I have to piece together what occurred while I was "away." The additional mental processing I must do to function every day is fatiguing, and I don't handle "ad hoc" very well. Being asked to respond quickly in the midst of all this other processing is difficult, sometimes impossible.
So, if I pretty much wrote this exact thought-process a week ago, does that make me an Aspie also? I doubt it. Though I think it's interesting that most auties have sensory issues. Is it a sliding scale neurologically? A chromosomal crap-shoot timed with some sort of external trigger – toxic or otherwise? Possibly. It seems a lot people assume that's the most logical scenario. .
I think part of my eternal reticence to discuss autism is the fact that there is that large school of thought that it is some sort of toxic damage, obviously mostly correlated to vaccines. And despite my holistic philosophies, I just can't endorse that fully. I see the irony (if you can call it that) that I'm against vaccines but don't necessarily believe it's a direct causation; at least not how I categorize 'autism'. But that's because I really think in the future there will be a demarcation in the diagnoses. Whether it will actually ever get this openly acknowledged I don't know, but I think there will have to be a time when people being diagnosed will be either 'autistic' or just 'toxic', regardless if the presenting characteristics are similar.
I know at least one little guy that I believe is absolutely vaccine and environmentally-toxic, but I don't think he'd genetically be diagnosed. I can't really tell you why, other than what I know of human physiology (and what his mom has told me in passing about his health and history) and an instinct I have. I just think his eyes seem.. cloudy, for lack of a better explanation. I know that sounds like corny hoo-doo, and maybe it is. I don't walk around peering at people to guess how unhealthy their body is. But the fact is sick people often look sick. So, whatever. And in that case, I'd love to send them to a naturopath to detoxify, but it's not my place, and everyone has their own beliefs. He seems to be a fairly happy kid; who am I to judge his quality of life? Shrug.
But like I've mentioned before, I don't think Jack is 'toxic'. Sure, we could live a healthier lifestyle, but by-and-large he's a healthy fartknocker. And aside from that, there is no mistaking that most of his quirks can be seen in me, and more specifically, his grandpa. Autism experts would lurve Jack's bloodline.
Regardless, given the coincidence that I am invested in both natural living and autism, I'm often the go-to for opinions or education, which is both validating and humbling. It would be a lot easier if I did belong to the genetic vs curable camp, because I have a host of research on both. Unfortunately I don't think it breaks down that cleanly, which, ironically again (?), sort of sums up the difficulty that can come with navigating autism.
So I guess this is my yearly admission that I have zero idea. And the further along we go, the less I have the urge to discover, which is bad timing considering autism is the new hot topic. But, I do like the tangential press on vaccines. I mean, even if I'm not wholly convinced by the recent ruling by the government, I wholly support it – if it means more education.
The truth is that it has crossed my mind in the past that maybe Jack is my segue into gaining credence on both sides of the vaccine-discussion fence. It's a pretty strong shield to carry when very few people will argue with me either way.
It's OK that I don't know everything – I know enough. 😉


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Another perfect late-winter day, in Ocean City, Maryland, full of sunshine, with temperatures in the mid-50s. More than a few folks were out enjoying the boardwalk, and even the beach, kind of surprising for a Tuesday afternoon in March. I'll take it as a good omen for the summer season to come. However, cloudy weather is expected to begin rolling in on Wednesday.
The smell of fresh lumber was in the air between 12th and 14th Streets, where workers have recently completed rebuilding two blocks of boardwalk. On a small section at 14th St., the town engineers are conducting a test of different boardwalk materials, including traditional lumber, and one or two samples that look synthetic. I think some of those boards may be made from recycled plastic.


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The Ultimate in Comfort Food Does Indeed Contain Shrooms…Get Cheesy with this one!
There is one recipe I do yearly – usually at Easter…but sometimes for the Christmas Holidays – it is my infamous Cheesy Potatoes with Mushrooms Side Dish. Not to say this recipe is only good for holidays – but it is certainly one you don't want to be worried about calories and fat content when digging into it! My Cheesy Potatoes with Mushrooms are fabulous for large crowds and is always adored by guests. I always get calls the next day regarding not only the meal – but also the CHEESY POTATOES, specifically.
For me, my ultimate comfort food usually contains potatoes of some sort – this posting is no exception. I love these Cheesy Potatoes, especially with the addition of shrooms…but of course! For me – mushrooms and their umami overtone benefit any dish!
There are times I use a mélange of mushrooms in the recipe, sometimes I add morels, and on other occasions, I add a mushroom that might be something that my guests are not so familiar with. Today's Blog recipe contains King Trumpet Mushrooms (Hokto, King Oysters, French Horn…known by all kinds of other names). It has been said that these heavily structured shrooms simulate the texture of scallops or abalone, while that may be accurate, that has never been my sole focus. I love their meaty texture, flavor, and the benefit to the immune system.
King Trumpets are easily found in Asian Markets or some up-scale grocery stores throughout the country. These mushrooms are beefy and sauté beautifully without loosing their shape. They pair beautifully with potatoes and cheese…you can make individual potions or serve this dish family-style.
Get a little Cheesy and try this delicious side dish!
RMJ's Cheesy Potatoes with Mushrooms
You can easily double or triple this recipe for guests!
Great comfort food – forget about the calories on this one…
Ingredients for the Potatoes:
1/2 cup melted butter (homemade or preferably Kerry Gold), plus 2 teaspoons for
sautéing mushrooms
18 ounces Hokto Mushrooms (King Trumpet) or Mushrooms of your choice,
cleaned, trimmed and cut into pieces and sautéed until cooked (about 6-7 minutes)
2 lbs. Fresh or frozen hash brown potatoes; if frozen, thaw! (Note: I prefer
Fresh Hashbrowns)
1/2 cup melted butter (homemade or preferably Kerry Gold), plus 2 teaspoons for
sautéing mushrooms
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup chopped Vidalia onion (previously peeled, trimmed and chopped)
10 1/2 ounces of Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup (or 1 can cream of chicken soup)
1/2 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup sour cream (homemade or prepared)
12 ounces Velveeta Cheese, sliced and cubed
Pam, Olive Oil Spray or Pan Release for spraying baking pan(s)
Ingredients for the Topping:
2 cups crushed cornflakes
1/4 cup melted butter (homemade or preferably Kerry Gold)
Directions for the Potatoes:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Place oven rack to middle position. Spray your pan or individual oven-proof containers (ceramic or cast iron) with pan release (Pam, olive oil spray or Pan Release); set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together: cooked mushrooms, thawed or fresh hash browns, melted butter, salt and pepper, chopped onion, cream of chicken soup, half-and-half, sour cream and Velveeta cheese. Place the potato mixture in the prepared pan (s).
Directions for the Topping:
In a medium-sized bowl, mix together crushed cornflakes and melted butter. Top potato mixture with the buttered cornflakes and bake in oven until bubbly and top is lightly browned.
Note: Cover with foil if crushed cornflakes are browning too quickly.
Serve hot Cheesy Potatoes with Mushrooms as a side dish for any protein!
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Krab and Ka - Yes, please, thank you, hello…
The most important words that you can learn in Thai are the words Krab (for men) and Ka (for women). These words don't have a direct English translation. They are generally used at the end of a sentence as a mark of respect and can be used in a variety of situations. For example, you may pass a man in the street and he might say to you "krab!". In this situation he is saying "hello!". To which you can reply "krab". Alternatively, you might be in a restaurant and the waiter says, "Do you want ice krab?", to which you can simply reply "krab", meaning "yes please". Of course, if you are a woman you would reply "Ka". As you can see, these words are very versatile and there is rarely a situation where it is inappropriate to use them. I think the only time when it might seem strange is if you are talking to a close friend, who is Thai.
Mai Ben Rai - No problem/Don't worry
You will hear this phrase used a lot. It is another phrase that be used in many different circumstances. A waiter may inform you that they don't have any sprite, to which you can reply "mai ben rai krab". As you may have already guessed, this means "no problem sir". It is also useful as a "get-out" when there is a communication problem. You can use this phrase to excuse yourself from a situation, without causing any further confusion. The direct translation of the phrase is "no is what".
Me - have
This word is simple, but also very useful. You may go to a coffee shop and ask "me WIFI mai krab?". To which they might reply "me!", which simply means "have!". You will notice the omittance of the subject, i.e. "I" and "you". The omittance of the subject is common in Thai.
Ow - take
In English we will often say things like "I would like", or "can I have" etc. In Thai it is common to use the word "Ow", which basically translates as "take". If you are ordering food in a restaurant but you don't know what the name of the dish is, you can point to the picture and say "Ow nee krab", which basically means "take this please".
Mai - No
Again, this is very useful to know, especially when people are trying to sell you stuff. For example, you can say "mai ow krab", which means, "not take thanks". NOTE: "Mai" is also used to turn a statement into a question. For example, "Me WIFI mai krab?", translates as "do you have WIFI sir/madam?".
It is common in Thailand for people to swap and drop parts of a word. For example, they often switch the r's with the l's. This can be confusing. They often say "kap" instead of "krab", which is the correct pronunciation. They often say "mai ben lai" as opposed to "mai ben rai". They also do this for English words. I have heard people say "lestaulant" instead of "restaurant" and "loom" instead of "room". Additionally, they often chop the end off certain words. For example, they often pronounce the word "house" as "hou" and the "motorcycle" as "motorcy".
To Speak or Not to Speak
Some people think it's a good idea to try and speak the local language when traveling. I bet you've never heard anyone tell you differently, but there are some people who think it's best to not speak. Thai language is one of those languages that can be very difficult for Europeans or Americans to wrap their tongue around. Click here to read the story of one guy who tried learning that but decided that it was best to stop speaking in order to learn.
What every method you choose, I wish you good luck, or as the Thai's would say: choc dee!


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The registered association IVSA Finland was founded on Monday November 30, 2009 with a board consisting of chairman Heidi Vesterinen, vice-chairman Mariella Aalto, exchange officer Hanna Telama and board members Jan Mattila and Kaisa Saarinen. The board soon also recruited Jutta Puomio to work as the event co-ordinator.
As one of the main principles of IVSA is student exchange, also IVSA Finland is working to enable its members to go abroad as easily as possible. IVSA Finland aims to organise bouth group and individual exchanges. Starting in 2010 IVSA Finland also organizes local events for the students and exchange students of the local faculty. The theme of the events will changes between trips to other parts of Finland to visit places relevant to our studies, cultural evenings, surgical sewing clubs and general discussions on current topics in veterinary medicine.
By joining our local chapter, you get all the benefits of joining IVSA global with the additional benefits of the local organisation.
Join the local to gain new experiences, get to travel, learn new things and meet new people from all around the world.


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A new healthy eating option from the team behind a local favorite will be unveiled in West Midtown this fall.
Better Brands, which also owns the popular Yeah! Burger restaurants , will open Upbeet at 1071 Howell Mill Road, a new adaptive reuse project next to the Westside Ironworks development.
Upbeet's concept allows customers to choose from a salad, grain bowl or protein plate on the serving line, which they can customize as they move down the line. The restaurant will also feature a smoothie, superfood bowl and juice counter. The menu will include vegetarian, vegan, paleo and gluten-free options.
Beverage options include local draft beers and organic wines on the alcoholic side and cold-pressed organic juices, kombucha, lemonades, organic iced teas, natural sodas, seltzer waters and organic coffee on the non-alcoholic side.
The 100-seat dining room and covered patio's "California casual" style features oak paneling, white brick, geometric tile, live plants and walnut furniture from the local B-10 Union.
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The hulking bearfolk make up an intimidating visage. Brutish and powerful, they combine features of a bipedal humanoid with the raw strength of a mighty bear. Their heads appear to be entirely ursine, and their muscled bodies are covered in thick fur. They are most often seen in Keefe, but can also be found in northern Velea.
Passionate Extremes
Bearfolk are not known for their calm natures. They are boisterous and loud, their minds unable to fathom nuanced emotions. They act extremely when faced with choices and can be hard, if not impossible, to convince once they have made up their minds. Their celebrations are filled with explosive passion, and their wrath is as raging as a forest fire.
These extreme reactions often lead to fighting, even amongst themselves. Luckily, bearfolk are a hardy people and consider scars to be an honorary reminder of a battle successfully fought, and it is not unusual to see two bearfolk get into a bloody scuffle, only to share a cask of ale moments later.
Bearfolk Names. Bearfolk pay a lot of respect to their history and their ancestry, as well as any heroic deeds they might have accomplished in their lifetime. They choose their parent names upon reaching maturity, wherein they choose to be named after either their father or their mother. If the bearfolk later in life should accomplish a great task and earn a nickname as a result, this name is considered their surname in place of their parent name.
Female bearfolk use the suffix -tir at the end of the parent name, drawn from the giant word for 'daughter,' whereas male bearfolk use the suffix -sorn, drawn from the giant word for 'son.'
Female Bearfolk Names: Adis, Arnfri, Freena, Hallfri, Hrefna, Joru, Magna, Mjoll, Tora, Vardis, Yrra
Male Bearfolk Names: Arn, Brok, Grummir, Jorund, Kolls, Marr, Ragar, Onund, Svanar, Thorinn,
Parent names: Anntir, Dagfrisorn, Eimltir, Hildrsorn, Skortir, Steinsorn, Tannisorn, Vigfutir
Nicknames: Angelhammer, Blood Eagle, Magebreaker, Ropekiller, Trollsbane
Bearfolk Traits
As a bearfolk, you have the following traits.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2.
Age. Bearfolk reach maturity by age 11 and live for around 70 years.
Alignment. Their prowess and rashness in battle makes bearfolk lean towards a chaotic alignment.
Size. Bearfolk grow to be about 7 feet tall when they reach adulthood. They are massive and hulking in form, weighing around 400 to 500 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Keen Smell. You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Bearfolk Weapon Training. You have had to defend your home from invaders and hunters. You have proficiency with the battleaxe, greatclub, and warhammer.
Bite. Your mighty jaws are packed with sharp teeth. You can make a melee attack with them, biting a creature within 5 feet of you. On a hit you deal 1d6 piercing damage + your Strength modifier. You are proficient in these attacks.
Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
Languages. You can speak, read and write Common and Giant.
You choose your bearfolk subrace depending on where your bearfolk character was raised. You can choose either Arctic Bearfolk or Cave Bearfolk.
Arctic Bearfolk
You grew up in cold steppes among a nomadic, traveling people. You have white fur and an acute sense of the wilderness around you.
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Tracker. You have proficiency in the Survival skill.
White Fur. You have advantage on Stealth checks made to hide in snowy terrain.
Cave Bearfolk
Your people lived in settled tribes based out of immense cave systems. You have a great understanding for the mountains you call home and your fur is brown or dark gray.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 1.
Darkvision. Your time below ground means you see well, even in dim light. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Fearless. You have advantage on saving throws against being frightened.
Aaralyn's Stolen Notes to Velea Copyright 2018 Anne Gregersen Author Anne Gregersen


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11 September 2018
Manuel Cortes today lambasted Scottish Government over news that consultants including Ernst & Young were costing Scottish taxpayers over £700K.
"This is far from the cost neutral merger which the SNP promised parliament. £700,000 could fund 28 new bobbies on the beat. Instead it's been wasted on overpaid consultants, failing to deliver a workable plan to carry out the merger. Humza Yousaf needs to grasp the nettle and cancel this merger before any more public money is wasted on it.
"Scottish taxpayers deserve to see our money being better spent. And our members, and the BTP Police Officers deserve to know what their future holds now."
Notes to Editors
TSSA represents civilian staff in BTP and has been at the forefront of public and political campaign to end the merger proposals.
TSSA submitted an 11k petition to Holyrood last October which was signed by Jeremy Corbyn and Andy McDonald
TSSA also coordinated political campaigning with Scottish labour, Scottish Tory MPs and Scottish Lords at Westminster
Amongst the civilian jobs carried out in BTP and represented by the TSSA are: Scenes of Crime Officer, Vulnerable Person Coordinator, Crime Prevention Design Advisor, Career Development and Talent Management Advisor, Crime and Justice Unit Manager, Crime Analysis Manager Case Progress Officer, Intelligence Unit Researcher.