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NEW LONDON -- Civilian employees at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and a servicemember were disciplined after investigators found they were misusing government computers and that some had engaged in sexual activity during work, according to the Coast Guard.
The six people involved used government computers to have inappropriate discussions or send sexually explicit or other inappropriate content, and some of the six participated in consensual sexual activity on the academy grounds during the workday, said David M. Santos, the academy's communications director.
Three of the five civilian employees were mid-level supervisors. Three of the civilians were disciplined and two resigned. The servicemember, who is not a cadet, was discharged from the Coast Guard, Santos said.
Santos said the activities took place over the course of 2 1/2 years, but he could not elaborate on the punishments in accordance with the privacy exemption to the federal Freedom of Information Act.
"The Coast Guard has extensive policies outlining appropriate actions and behaviors in the workplace and on government property. When an individual is suspected of violating these policies, we carefully follow the system in place to protect the rights of all involved in the matter," Rear Adm. Sandra L. Stosz, the academy superintendent, said in a statement.
The Coast Guard prohibits using government computers to engage in inappropriate discussions, and the academy's policy on personal relationships within the Coast Guard prohibits civilian employees and military members from participating in sexual activity at the facility.
No criminal charges were filed.
The Coast Guard investigated the allegations last summer. The Day filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the 2,113-page report, which Stosz denied in a letter last week citing the FOI Act's privacy exemption.
Santos, who answered questions about the investigation Tuesday, said he couldn't say who the individuals were or what jobs they performed at the academy.
More than 200 civilians work at the academy, including at the Health Clinic and the Leadership Development Center. They work as academic and athletic faculty members, health care professionals, grounds keepers, engineers and various administrative support personnel.


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Su Teatro stages, too briefly, Lisa Suarez's memorable Alzheimer's play
Over the weekend, Su Teatro put on a production of San Antonio-based playwright Lisa Suarez's two-woman play "I'll Remember for You." (June 7-9). And while the one-weekend engagement of a play about a daughter caring for her an aging mother with dementia felt too short, the production left some lasting impressions. Here are a couple:
1) The play — a series of vignettes — is based on Suarez's experiences with her mother. So the fact that Suarez portrays her mother (Pamela Dean Kenny plays the care-taking adult child) feels like the tender gift of daughter to mother. What better way to grasp the limitations forced upon a loved one's body and mind then by physically taking those traps on as your own– inhabiting them as fully as possible?
2) "I'll Remember For You" should be included in a growing body of work — literary, non-fiction, film and on — that engages the challenges ahead for all of us. If I were prone to all caps, that last clause would be uppercase, underlined, followed by exclamation points.
Why? Because according to a report released by the Alzheimer's Association, the number of Americans aged 65 or older with Alzheimer's will increase from 5.4 million today to 16 million in 2050. By then, it is said that someone will develop the disease every 33 seconds. And the number of Latinos with the disease is projected to increase 600 per cent by 2050. Of course Alzheimer's isn't the only cause of dementia in the elderly. Still, these numbers are daunting and, for those who know the effects of the disease intimately, heartbreaking.
3) As engaged and humane theater should, "I'll Remember for You," sends audience members out into the night thoughtful, even a bit sad, but not defeated. It was a fine addition to this writer's tough reading assignments about caring for and caring about aging parents: Jane Gross' "A Bittersweet Season" and Michael Wolff's outstanding cover piece in New York Magazine.
Here's hoping Su Teatro will bring it back. The issue isn't going away and the work speaks to an ever broadening audience.


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Sacramento State student-athletes Janelle Currey and Tess Heidig were both selected to speak at the University's recent commencement ceremonies.
Currey's speech can be found by clicking here, and Heidig's speech by clicking here.
Currey, a four-year member of the volleyball team (2009-12), was selected to speak on behalf of the department of mathematics and statistics. Heidig competed three years for the Hornet rowing squad (2010-12), and spoke on behalf of the College of Health and Human Services (School of Nursing).
The pair became the first two student-athletes to speak at Sacramento State's commencement in recent memory, and both graduated with high honors.
In fact, Currey graduated Summa Cum Laude after finishing with a 4.0 grade point average while Heidig graduated Cum Laude with a 3.72 grade point average. Currey (8) and Heidig (7) were both named to the Dean's Honor List every semester of their enrollment at Sacramento State, and both received some form of Scholar-Athlete accolade during their careers.
Currey was named the Sacramento State Senior Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and was recipient of both the athletic department's Hornet Award and the Big Sky Conference's Scholar-Athlete Award. In addition, the Rocklin, Calif., native was a four-time Big Sky all-academic selection and three-time team captain. She started every match of her volleyball career, a span of 126 straight starts, the second longest streak in program history. An eight-time all-tournament selection, Currey became the fourth player in school history to record 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs prior to her senior season. Among Sacramento State Div. I era (1991-pres.) career leaders, she ranks in the top 10 in six different categories. Moreover, Currey donates all her earnings as a peer mentor at Sacramento State to an orphanage in Africa.
Heidig, who is a Sacramento native, rowed for Santa Clara her freshman season before transferring to Sacramento State in the spring of 2010. She spent three years with the Hornets, and received the Four-Year Oar Award, which is given to rowers who compete collegiately for four years. Heidig was also the recipient of the Collegiate Rowing Coaching Association's National Scholar-Athlete Award in 2012 for her efforts on the water and in the classroom. During that senior season of 2012, she helped the Hornets' second varsity eight to a silver medal at the WIRA Championships. Heidig competed in three different seats that year, including five races in the three seat, two races in the four seat, and one race at bow. During her sophomore season (2010), she never missed a race with the second varsity eight and won silver at the Dad Vail Regatta, the first medal for the boat at the prestigious regatta in school history.
Janelle Currey
"Playing a college sport is something that I dreamed about since I was a little kid. I didn't know it was going to be volleyball and I didn't know it was going to be Sacramento State, but I'm glad it was. College athletics taught me incredible lessons about being a teammate, competitor, and leader. The truth is that the lessons we learn as college athletes are not limited to the gym. The challenges that we face on the court also present themselves in the classroom, in the workplace, and in all areas of life. Each and every one of us is shaped by our experiences, and I am thankful to have been shaped by the four years I have spent as a student-athlete at Sacramento State.
"I am a Hornet. I belong in the Green and Gold. I belong on Colberg Court. I could never imagine putting on any other jersey. This program has held a special place in my heart since I first started playing volleyball and I am honored to have been a part of it. Academically, Sacramento State is a truly special place. This is largely due to the caring faculty who invest in their students as learners and as people. I have had incredible professors who have taken a personal interest in me. They taught me how to think, challenged me, inspired me, encouraged me, and helped me discover my passion. I am genuinely grateful for all the people, both in academics and athletics, who work so hard to make Sacramento State a wonderful place."
Tess Heidig
"I never thought I could be a varsity athlete, and never knew I would be a nursing student, but through Sacramento State, this possibility became a reality. I learned the values of competition and hard work, which not only won medals at championships, but also helped me deliver quality care to my patients.
"Sacramento State has provided me with extraordinary opportunities, including being named a scholar-athlete. Rowing on the varsity women's team and taking my nursing school courses have taught me the ingredients required for success in life - discipline, teamwork and commitment. Through my Sacramento State experience, I am prepared for the future and will always be a Hornet."
Scott Farrand (Currey's mathematics professor)
"As remarkable as her performance in school work is, that's not what first strikes you about Janelle. It is her enthusiasm. I have never met anyone who loves mathematics as much as Janelle. She loves it for all the right reasons too, for its beauty. This makes her amazingly easy to teach, as she seeks out the cool ideas and jumps ahead of the class to find them.
"She loves math more than any student I have ever had. She works as hard as any student I have ever had. She is as committed to improving the world as any student I have ever had. Her potential as a teacher is as good as any student I have ever had. And she is at the top of the math majors I have ever had, in her ability to understand and do mathematics."
Denise M. Wall Parilo, PhD, RN (Heidig's professor and advisor)
"Tess is very bright, responsible and eager to learn. She was always open to feedback and constantly pursued opportunities for professional development. She volunteered for many on- and off-campus activities, and represented the School of Nursing well in each endeavor. Her volunteer work during the summer of 2012 was exceptional and allowed her to share her love of rowing with children from diverse backgrounds.
"One thing that stands out for me is Tess' ability to adapt to situations while maintaining a positive attitude, even in the face of adversity. I envision Tess as a true utility player who will be willing to try any nursing specialty and take the lead as a supervisor when given the opportunity."
June 17, 2013 WANT TO ROW? TWO WALK-ON MEETINGS SCHEDULED IN SEPTEMBER
May 4, 2013 ROWING WINS ALL THREE RACES AGAINST UC DAVIS
April 27, 2013 FIRST DAY OF THE WIRA CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPLETE
April 25, 2013 ROWING GETS SET FOR THIS WEEKEND'S WIRA CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 21, 2013 ROWING CONCLUDES THE LAKE NATOMA INVITATIONAL
March 23, 2013 Rowing Places First in Three Races Against San Diego State
March 6, 2013 Rowing to Join Conference USA in 2013-14
November 11, 2012 Rowing Takes Home Gold in Two Races at the Head of the Lagoon
October 27, 2012 Rowing Kicks off Fall Season at the Head of the American
September 24, 2012 Rowing Participates in Fundraiser for Lung Cancer Awareness


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"If human beings were meant to fly, why don't they have wings?"
"If human beings were meant to fly, why don't they have wings?" So goes an only partially humorous question challenging the idea of air travel. The query, which no doubt originated in the days of Orville and Wilbur, is seldom heard in today's jet-age society. But it may well have given rise to another more pressing question that is currently heard more and more - from doctors and scientists along with mere skeptics. That is, "If human beings were meant to fly, why do they get jet lag?"
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Video- http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...e-crowd-video/One of the nice things about Dwyane Wades integrity coming into question this week was that we all got to happily remember the time Wade threw Mike Bibbys shoe out of bounds. It was pure comedy gold. From Wades subtle toss not to arouse suspicion, to Bibbys come on bro expression afterward, to Wades taunting backpedal its just a winning moment all the way around.
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We talk to photographer Mark Kushimi about his new gallery at South Shore Market.
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Jun 04, 2019
We talk to the esteemed local photographer about his work.
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We're excited for an art-inspired evening on February 22 for New Wave Friday!
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We interview the magical and playful work of artist Kim Sielbeck.
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Native Hawaiian artist Solomon Enos on augmented reality, cultural narratives, and more.
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Interior designer Lauren Rottet finds the perfect balance of modern, cozy and smart at 'A'ali'i.
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Three Harvard women's fencers earned All-American honors at the 2013 NCAA Championship (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
SAN ANTONIO – The Harvard fencing teams completed the 2013 NCAA Championship with 134 victories for sixth place on Sunday at Freeman Coliseum. Junior Alexandra Keifer and freshmen Iliya Itzkowitz and Nina van Loon earned All-American honors on the final day of bouts to give the Crimson seven such honors on the weekend.
Keifer led the women's charge with 15 victories and a +26 indicator at the tournament. The Lexington, Ky., native finished the championship in sixth place to collect the third All-American honor of her collegiate career.
In the epee, van Loon managed to amass 12 wins and a +4 scoring differential to take 11th in her first run at nationals. Sophomore Emma Vaggo picked up 10 victories (-8) to end the weekend in 14th place.
Freshman sabre Iliya Itzkowitz collected an All-American honorable mention with a 12th place finish at the national meet. Itzkowitz won 11 bouts and turned in a +3 indicator to secure the honor in her first season. Sophomore Kara Lee also delivered 11 victories, but a -9 scoring differential left the sabre in 15th place at the conclusion of the competition.
The three All-American honors by the women complemented the four earned by the men's squad over the first two days of the tournament. Sophomore epee Peregrine Badger fought his way to a bronze medal for first team accolades, while classmate Brian Kaneshige and freshman Michael Woo nabbed second-team honors in the foil. Junior epee Michael Raynis earned an All-American Honorable Mention.
Princeton won the team title with 182 victories. Notre Dame (175), Penn State (163), Ohio State (146) and St. John's (139) rounded out the top five teams.
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Marine Species to Avoid
There are several species sold to unsuspecting marine and marine reef hobbyists which have very little to no chance in aquariums. Was mulling it around in my head those I've seen for sale that nearly all marine keepers have no hope in keeping them alive and thriving in their tank.
So, I thought I'd write up several species that even experienced keepers should leave at the shop. Especially if they don't study thoroughly the species' specific needs.
The invert poster child for futility is the Flame Scallop (Lima scabra). The numbers are dismal, since 99 of a hundred of them eventually starve to death in aquariums.
The reason why is, it is nearly impossible to supply the numbers and type of micro food it needs all day, every day; a constant flow of appropriate foods. In nature it consumes primarily phytoplankton, micro food like Rotifers, coral gametes, and larvae of fish and inverts like copepods. Very difficult for a keeper to culture such things. Not many can financially or otherwise do that.
The very few that thrive do so in very large, incredibly well established reef tanks
Despite its glorious scarlet mantle, leave this clam in the shop.
Long coveted by marine reef keepers is the Moorish Idol, Zanclus cornutus.
The reason this lovely fish shouldn't be purchased is twofold. First, though very common in Hawaiian waters, it ships quite poorly, and fully 90 percent die due to their time 'in the bag', either dead on arrival, or in days or weeks after purchase.
Secondly, the only very few successes with Moorish Idols have been in quite large, extremely well established and stable reef aquariums. Moorish Idols are grazers, and feed almost exclusively on marine sponges, tunicates (sea squirts), green algae, and micro-crustaceans like copepods. The former two are found in some very large and established reef tanks. The others are the responsibility of the keeper.
Without access to all of those foods, Moorish Idols, if you are fortunate to find a healthy one, commonly refuse to eat anything else, and soon starve to death.
So if you see one or more for sale at your local fish store, leave it there, and save yourself the heartache.
Another obligate eater are the Mandarin Dragonettes, Synchiropis spendidus and picturatus.
Though one of the most visually stunning small marine fish, Mandarin Dragonettes commonly starve to death in aquariums, because they eat one thing; micro-crustaceans. As they are near constant feeders, they quickly denude a reef tank of copepods, decapods, and the like. Then, they slowly starve to death. One of a thousand survive and thrive in a reef tank, the other 999 starve to death.
Though you may see on the internet people who claim to have a Mandarin that eats prepared food, don't buy it. Unless you see one do it, in person, over time, it just doesn't happen.
The few that do survive do so in quite large, very well established tank in the hundreds of gallons that address the Mandarins' dietary needs.
Unless you're capable of, and well prepared to, keep your Mandarin 'in pods' throughout it's life, leave them in the shop.
The beauty of the fish causes unknowing keepers into purchasing the Neon Cleaner Wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus.
Cleaner Wrasse are obligate eaters; the loose skin and inverts on a fish that presents itself to the wrasse. They WILL NOT eat prepared food of any kind, despite what you might hear to the contrary.
Cleaner Wrasse are dark with a vivid blue and white stripe.
The very, very few that survive in tanks do so in reef tanks in the thousand gallon range and larger with sufficient numbers, and types of, fish that it can 'clean'.
Do yourself a favor and leave this wrasse at the fish store. Instead, buy one or more neon gobies (Elacatinus oceanops). They are brilliant and hardy, and they eat commonly available marine fish foods as well as clean fish tank mates. Majority are captive bred these days, too.
Lured by its unusual shape and bright colors is the Spotted Filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris.
Fairly commonly available in shops, this is one reef fish you most defiantly not purchase. The only thing this Spotted Filefish eats is Acropora species coral polyps.
What attracts unknowing hobbyists is the Spotted Filefish's looks. From an azure blue ground, hundreds of oblong yellow spots are in rows along the lines of scales. The fish is narrow at the front and the tail. The yellow is solid from the top of the sloping head to the long rostrum. That proboscis enables the fish to pluck coral polyps right out of their coralites. Without Acropora species corals to feed on, this fish very quickly starves to death.
Thus, this fish needs a SPS tank dominated by Acropora in the thousands of gallons, so it can feed without damaging a particular coral. Obviously, one must have either deep pockets and a great deal of floor space to house such a reef aquarium. Everyone else should leave this fish at the store.
These are the species that come to mind that buyers should avoid. There are several more problem feeders than can adapt to specific commercial foods. Research precise dietary needs and feeding strategies of the reef fish or invert you plan to keep well before purchase.


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More shocking to us than the arraignment of Swedish-mafioso turned Gizmondo exec turned street-race-tard Stefan M. Eriksson on charges of embezzlement, grand theft and possession of a gun by a felon, was that his first name ain't Stefan. His middle name is Stefan. His first name is Bo. We are so disappointed, cause we totally woulda done a "Bo Don't Know" joke-arc.
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Live from New York, it's presidential hopeful Donald Trump!
Republican candidate Trump will make his second appearance in NBC's studio 8H as host for "Saturday Night Live" on Nov. 7. The outspoken real estate developer previously hosted the sketch comedy show on April 3, 2004.
Sia will be the musical guest.
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Trump is the fourth host announced for "Saturday Night Live's" 41st season. Miley Cyrus opened the season on Oct. 3, followed by Amy Schumer this past weekend. Former "SNL" player Tracy Morgan will return to his old comedy stomping ground to host this weekend alongside musical guest Demi Lovato.
The series has a long history of featuring major political names on the program, including Barack Obama, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Jesse Jackson, Sarah Palin and Al Gore. Most political candidates play themselves, often for a cameo in a sketch in which they meet their "SNL" counterpart or to declare the show's famous opening tag line.
Trump will become the second presidential candidate of the 2016 cycle to appear on the show.
Democratic contender Hillary Clinton took her Oct. 3 guest spot to another level when she appeared on the season opener as a wise bartender named Val, serving Hillary Clinton played by Kate McKinnon.
"Donald Trump? Isn't he the one that's like 'Ugh, you're all losers,'" Clinton said while playing Val.
Taran Killam recently took on the role of Trump on "SNL." Darrell Hammond, who serves as "Saturday Night Live's" announcer now, previously played Trump.


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There are over 300 licensed SBICs in operation today. SBICs pursue investments in a broad range of industries and geographies. Some SBICs invest in a particular field or industry in which their management has expertise, while others invest more generally.
The SBIC program currently offers its licensees access to debt capital with a 10-year maturity and semi-annual interest payments. The structure of this financing means that most SBICs focus primarily on providing small businesses with debt or debt with equity features. SBICs will typically focus on companies that are mature enough to make current interest payments on the investment so that, in turn, the SBIC can meet its interest obligations to the SBA.
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AmvTek needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 90 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
Ekoroad is a **car pooling** website that let car owners and prospective passengers find themselves over the Internet. Drivers or passengers publish their trip offer/demand which can then be searched based on departure, arrival date...
We have down a fair amount of work on this project but until now the service logo issue has not been considered carefully.
The logos that appear on current site version ( http://www.ekoroad.com/ ) and upcoming version ( http://new.ekoroad.com ) focus too much on the fact that car pooling may help save the environment and not sufficiently on the main idea which is sharing vehicule for a certain trip.
The application is developed by sc AmvTek srl, a French/Romanian team of software developers. The service innovates in the way it uses web mapping technology.
The site targets users living in Europe.
Users are young adults familiar with the use of Internet technologies or professional which relies on the platform to propose person transportation services.
The new logo shall help focusing the user on the main service goal, which is :
* let user "share vehicle to travel to a certain destination".
Additionally we are interested in conveying the following ideas :
* Vibrant community
* Continuous movement ( car departs from all over Europe continuously)
* Respect of the environment
As for name , tagline content we are not sure that the current " Ekoroad / go green" is really helpful. We would prefer one of the 2 following options :
1. Ekoroad / travel for less
2. Or if an efficient icon can be found, something less intrusive like ekoroad.com shown as a tagline...
The new logo will be used in 3 different context :
1.) As website logo it shall insert itself well in the design that shows on http://new.ekoroad.com/ (screenshots included)
2) A square (simplified) version of the logo will be used for site facebook group and as site favicon.
3) The logo shall render well in black and white. It will be printed on travel ticket which the service emits for passengers
Project deliverables :
* Print file format .ai(CMYK)
* Web : layered psd and png
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Apache Cordova lifecycle events in iOS 4 versus iOS 5
Cordova has lifecycle events – "pause" and "resume" which are documented in http://docs.phonegap.com but there are two more events for iOS that are undocumented, "resign" and "active". These events correspond to when the app is leaving the active state (UIApplicationWillResignActiveNotification) and when the app enters the active state (UIApplicationDidBecomeActiveNotification), respectively.
In iOS 4, the "resign" and "active" events can be used to detect when the Wake/Lock button has been pressed exclusively, but in iOS 5, this has slightly changed. In iOS 5, the "pause" (UIApplicationDidEnterBackgroundNotification) and "resume" (UIApplicationWillEnterForegroundNotification) events are triggered as well (see the section Moving to the Background) BUT only if your app's UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend setting in your Info.plist is NO (i.e. multi-tasking is enabled) .
This in essence tells devs that apps when in the "locked" state are put into the background as well if the app is allowed to multi-task in iOS 5, while in iOS 4, locking will never put your app into the background, ever.
iOS devices that do not support multitasking (the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2nd Generation – even under iOS 4), and apps that set their UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend setting in their app's Info.plist to YES (i.e. no multi-tasking), will never get the "pause" and "resume" events, of course.
tldr; So – if you want to have your app still in the foreground running when your device is locked – and you are running iOS 5 – you will have to DISABLE multi-tasking for your app (UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend set to YES).


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Former personal banker now serves as dual purpose lender in Northwest Arkansas.
GRAVETTE, Ark. – Arvest Bank is pleased to announce that Marisha Gardisser has been promoted and began work as a dual purpose lender on April 1.
Gardisser has five years of banking experience, including three years in lending, and most recently worked as a personal banker at Arvest. In her new roles, Gardisser is responsible for providing mortgage and consumer lending services and products to a variety of customers, including individuals, small businesses and sole proprietors, among other duties.
"We are excited that Marisha will be originating secondary market loans here at Arvest Gravette," community bank president Jim Singleton said. "She has a warm personal touch with our customers, and they will find her to be a true professional. She will work hard to make home ownership a reality for prospective buyers, as well as helping people with their refinancing needs."
Gardisser earned an associate's degree in social science at Barstow (Calif.) Community College, as well as the American Bankers Association Personal Banker Certificate. She is a board member for the Benton County 4-H Club Foundation, a main leader for the Highfill 4-H Club, and a Gentry Intermediate School Parent Advisory Committee member. Gardisser and her husband, Matt, have two sons.
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- Brexit: Boris Johnson signs withdrawal agreement in Downing Street
- Care of 217 Spire patients reviewed amid surgeon probe
- Fergal Keane: BBC Africa editor leaves role because of PTSD
- Family courts 'not safe space' for domestic abuse survivors
- British man 'falls to his death' in French Alps
- Seamus Mallon, former deputy leader of the SDLP, dies aged 83
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- Obituary: Seamus Mallon
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- Lewis Pugh swims under melting Antarctic ice sheet
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Families face tough decisions about older drivers
Special tests may help determine what drivers actually see
The discovery of a Kansas couple who planned to drive to Illinois and wound up in northern Michigan raises questions about when people are too old to drive on their own.
Goldie Hunt, 81, and her husband Vernon Hunt, 91, left Monday for Illinois and family members were concerned after they didn't arrive.
Family members said they didn't think Goldie Hunt ever had any problems driving, but they were surprised that the couple would try making such a long road trip alone.
Hunt family members said they can't be sure that age had anything to do with the 400-mile detour, but many families do struggle with a decision to tell a loved one that his or her driving days are over.
"It's a tough thing for a family to do. Imagine going to your parents and saying, 'You can't drive anymore. We have to take the keys away.' That's really hard," said Sara Baker of the Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City.
People who go to the institute with concerns about their driving safety will take a different type of vision test than they'd get at the DMV. Depth perception and color are among the factors taken into consideration to gauge what the driver is actually seeing.
In one example at the institute, testers found evidence of a man whose brain no longer recognized anything in his right visual field.
The institute said it can even help patients with actual driving tests. The hard part, people there said, is getting a loved one to come for tests in the first place.
"How would you like to be treated if this were you? Would you like someone to come in and say, 'Nope. No more driving?' You would like to have the opportunity to figure out if there was a way or understand why," said Baker.
Experts said it's not a good idea to just take someone's keys away because they will often figure out another way to drive. One worker said they've heard of people who call up the car dealership to ask for a replacement set of keys.
Workers also said people should watch for unexplained bumps and scratches that appear on a family member's car. They said if they notice anything like that to ask the family member what happened and perhaps include a physician in the conversation.


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Meet Carla and Rodolfo
Jovial Foods, Inc. was founded by a husband and wife team who has always been passionate about food, farming and traditions. Carla and Rodolfo met in the 1980's in Bologna, where she was spending a year abroad studying Italian and he was studying agriculture. Both were born into family of talented home cooks, he in Italy and she in New England, and food was at the center of their childhoods.
A Child's Gluten Sensitivity Inspires A Search For Healthier Foods
Carla and Rodolfo discovered that their young daughter's asthma, stomach disturbances, mood swings, chronic sinusitis and excessive hair loss was caused by her body's sensitivity to modern wheat. They both were professionals in the organic food industry, but they realized they needed to go beyond organic. Their focus shifted to creating high-quality gluten free foods for their family. They were not only looking for great tasting, gluten free foods processed without allergens, they also wanted their daughter's food to be made with the best certified organic ingredients.
Discovering Einkorn, The Most Ancient Grain
Carla and Rodolfo soon suspected that changes in wheat and other varieties of plants over the years were contributing to the increasing number of children with food intolerances. Looking to the past for answers, they discovered a nearly extinct ancient grain called einkorn, nature's original wheat. Einkorn was the first crop farmers grew some 10,000 years ago. It is incredibly nutritious, flavorful and genetically pure. In einkorn, Carla and Rodolfo found a wheat their daughter could flourish with. They realized they had to bring einkorn back to help other families.
It Will Be A Jovial Future
Jovial is all about family, feeling good, celebrating life, and showing love with good food. After years of worrying about food allergies, Carla and Rodolfo's family finally found a way to eat well and feel happy again. That inspired their company's name, jovial. Carla and Rodolfo continue to work on new products, like freshly harvested tomatoes packed in glass jars, because they don't want to worry about harmful chemicals like BPA, and neither should you. Jovial is a small, family-owned company and we promise to stay that way. Your support makes our work possible and for this, we are forever grateful.


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Taiwan's handling of Beijing's demarcation of an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) is not a matter of choosing between the US-Japan alliance and China, and President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) administration's call for resolving the dispute through dialogue is welcome, former US deputy secretary of state James Steinberg said yesterday.
"It is a question of all the governments in the region trying to reach and approach their disputes with dialogues and discussions" despite differences of opinion about sovereignty and territory, Steinberg said in response to a media inquiry.
Steinberg, dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, is on a three-day visit to Taipei. He served as US deputy secretary of state in US President Barack Obama's administration between 2009 and 2011.
He praised Ma's East China Sea peace initiative as a model for other countries in the region to settle disputes, saying that the proposal had contributed to a fishery agreement between Taiwan and Japan.
Steinberg said US Vice President Joe Biden's current visit to Japan, China and South Korea was important and timely with regard to the ADIZ issue, giving Biden a chance to directly talk to the governments involved and try to reduce regional tensions.
He said he has already seen signs that tensions are easing since the initial instability after China's announced the zone on Nov. 23, but that Beijing should "thoughtfully consider that it cannot simply take the matter into his own hands without thinking about the consequences."
However, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) reiterated its concerns about Ma's handling of the situation yesterday, with DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) saying Ma's reaction had been "slow, soft and confusing."
Ma, who said the zone was not connected to sovereignty and did not affect commercial flights, has yet to issue any condemnation or protest to Beijing and appeared to have intentionally tried to confuse the public about the differences between a flight information region (FIR) and an air defense identification zone, the DPP said.
In a report to the party's Central Standing Committee meeting about the ADIZ dispute, Policy Research Committee executive director Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said the establishment of the air defense identification zone would have a serious impact on Taiwan's national security.
With only 30km between the zone's southernmost tip and Taiwan's airspace, the zone has created tremendous pressure on Taiwan's air defenses, Wu said.
The Chinese ADIZ has cut the Taiwanese air force's R8 combat air patrol zone in half, he said.
More importantly, it is likely to hurt relations between Taiwan, Japan and the US, he said.
The zone will counter Washington's anti-access/area denial (A2AD) capability in the region and the US' dominance in the first island chain, Wu said.
It appears that the Ma administration has tried to shift the focus from China to Japan given the Civil Aeronautics Administration mentioning Tokyo's interceptions of Taiwanese commercial air flights near the Diaoyutai Islands (釣魚台) in the past few years, he said.
While the government has stayed silent in response to Beijing's move, it lodged strong protest three years ago when Japan expanded its air defense identification zone near Yonaguni Island, Wu said.


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Tributes flowed for Germany's Sebastian Vettel after the Red Bull driver claimed his third consecutive Formula 1 drivers' world championship in Brazil.
The German only needed a sixth-place finish at the season-ending race at Interlagos to clinch the title, three points ahead of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.
Leading the praise was Vettel's compatriot, seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, who competed in his last Grand Prix on Sunday, while Red Bull teammate Mark Webber described the 25-year-old as "unique".
Schumacher said: "In a way it reminds of 2003, I had a similar struggle and I just managed to win the championship by a single point. I'm very proud of him and he's a good friend of mine, lets see what happens in his future."
Teammate Mark Webber said: "He's in a club on his own now. It's very, very special to do it three times in a row. Last year was a little more straightforward, this year was a bit more difficult, as was 2010. I congratulate him, it's a great effort. You have to take your hat off to him and I am happy that the world championship stays in the team."
Rival Fernando Alonso of Ferrari commented: "The championship was not lost here. It was lost when Romain Grosjean flew over my head or when Vettel surprisingly only got a reprimand after qualifying in Japan. I have a great feeling after 2012."
Jenson Button of McLaren said: "Congratulations to Sebastian. To win three World Championships in a row is a great achievement. Everyone who took part in today's race deserves respect. It was crazy out there. The conditions were always going to trigger plenty of action, because some cars could generate the required tyre temperatures and others couldn't. So, for most of the race, you were on a tyre that didn't feel quite right for the conditions."
Brazillian Bruno Senna of Williams, who crashed into Vettel on the first lap, said: "We all try to avoid collisions, especially when it involves somebody who is fighting for the championship and you end up interfering. But accidents happen. It was the first time I crashed in the opening lap this year. In the end Vettel won the championship and was very happy. I think he is going to have a great night tonight."


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It's a poetic fact of biology that everyone's heart is a slightly different size and shape. And yet today's cardiac implants—medical devices like pacemakers and defibrillators—are basically one size fits all. Among other things, this means these devices, though lifesaving for many patients, are limited in the information they can gather.
Researchers recently demonstrated a new kind of personalized heart sensor as part of an effort to change that. The researchers used images of animals' hearts to create models of the organ using a 3-D printer. Then they built stretchy electronics on top of those models. The stretchy material can be peeled off the printed model and wrapped around the real heart for a perfect fit.
The research team has also integrated an unprecedented number of components into these devices, demonstrating stretchy arrays of sensors, oxygenation detectors, strain gauges, electrodes, and thermometers made to wrap perfectly around a particular heart. For patients, this could mean more thorough, better-tailored monitoring and treatment.
While widespread quantum computing may still be 15 years away, a computer engineering professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology has patented a quantum processor capable of parallel computing that uses no transistors.
Dr. C.H. Wu, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Missouri S&T, patented the device and will speak about the research behind the patent at the American Physical Society March Meeting 2014 in Denver on Monday, March 3. His research will also be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Cellular Automata. Wu's work on the subject was also published in a 2011 issue of the Journal of Applied Physics.
Wu believes his device could replace current electronic computing systems, but it could also provide quantum computing capabilities.
Traditional computers use a series of transistors as a type of "logic gate" to perform computing tasks. The transistors perform a logical operation on one or more logical inputs to produce a single logical output. Wu's quantum processor replaces 24 transistors, using symbolic substitution rules instead of logic gates.
"This is a great departure in computing," Wu says. "People believe that as transistors get smaller and smaller, one day they will stop working. Quantum computing based on what I have developed is a viable alternative and I believe it is the only one of its kind available."
Mushrooms are being hailed as a miracle cure for cancer. But can a shiitake stir-fry really work wonders?
Behold the mighty mushroom. Neither plant nor animal, the mysterious fungus is a class, or kingdom, of its own, and has fascinated cultures around the world for centuries. But while they do make a tasty omelette filling, does the real magic of mushrooms lie not in their flavour, but in their potential to combat one of our biggest killers – cancer?
The ancient Egyptians believed eating mushrooms brought long life. While their scientific method was perhaps not entirely sound, modern scientists investigating the medicinal properties of the organism are beginning to produce some fascinating results. There are thousands of species of mushroom growing in the wild, but most studies have focused on three main varieties – reishi, maitake and shiitake.
The ultimate challenge in the race to miniaturize light emitting diodes (LED) has now been met: a team led by the Institut de Physique et de Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS, CNRS/Université de Strasbourg), in collaboration with UPMC and CEA, has developed the first ever single-molecule LED. The device is formed from a single polythiophene wire placed between the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope and a gold surface. It emits light only when the current passes in a certain direction. This experimental tour de force sheds light on the interactions between electrons and photons at the smallest scales. Moreover, it represents yet another step towards creating components for a molecular computer in the future. This work has recently been published in the journal Physical Review Letters.
Light emitting diodes are components that emit light when an electric current passes through them and only let light through in one direction. LEDs play an important role in everyday life, as light indicators. They also have a promising future in the field of lighting, where they are progressively taking over the market. A major advantage of LEDs is that it is possible to make them very small, so point light sources can be obtained. With this in mind, one final miniaturization hurdle has recently been overcome by researchers at IPCMS in Strasbourg, in collaboration with a team from the Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (CNRS/UPMC): they have produced the first ever single-molecule LED.
Growing up in Teaneck, New Jersey, in the 1960s, I was what Mrs Browning called "slow". During a parent-teacher meeting, she told my mother: "Daniel is a slow learner." I sat during lunch in the gymnasium with the – forgive the term – dumb kids. I was grouped with them during reading and maths: the "slow group".
And then, a year later, I was rescued by Spider-Man. My best friend Dan, who was reading chapter books by kindergarten, had started reading Spider-Man and other comics with some other kid, and together they began drawing and writing their own comics. In response to this loathsome intruder's kidnapping of my best friend, I began reading comics, too, and then began scrawling and scribbling my own. Soon, Dan and I were happily spending every afternoon on our masterworks, while the interloper was never heard from again. We even convinced Dan's father, Dr. Feigelson (rest his soul), to film a Super-8 movie that we scripted: "Bob Cat and Bat v Disappearo!"
Argonne National Laboratory researchers have found a new, more efficient, less-expensive way to make fuel — principally, hydrogen — from sunlight and water: linking a synthetic cobalt-containing catalyst to an organic light-sensitive molecule called a chromophore.
Chromophore molecules, such as chlorophyll, are involved in capturing light for photosynthesis.
Currently, the most efficient methods we have for making fuel involve rare and expensive metal catalysts, such as platinum. Although cobalt is significantly less efficient than platinum when it comes to light-induced hydrogen generation, the drastic price difference between the two metals makes cobalt the obvious choice as the foundation for a synthetic catalyst, said Argonne chemist Karen Mulfort.
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Monday, 16 June 2008
6 comments:
- SteveQ said...
Okay, you've finally got a running song of the day I've never heard.
Last time I thought about making my own ClifBars, I made a Linzer Torte instead and spent a day in a chocolate/raspberry delirium.
- 16 June 2008 at 18:00
- Lisa said...
Oh, My. Would you ***please*** reconsider taking the Bois out in the bike trailer? Both of you could have been hurt or killed. What did you end up making for SR? LOL, you didn't say, unless I missed it. Energy bars? Hee Hee. You sounded so despondent about staying home over the weekend. Enjoy the personal one on one time with the Bois, these days don't last forever.
- 16 June 2008 at 18:02
- Lisa said...
Forgot....where is the chocolate in these energy bars???? LOL!
- 16 June 2008 at 18:08
- Olga said...
That is a freaked out accident that made me very scary, with the middle-of-the-road thing...helmet or not, there is a reason I am petrified of biking, so I won't give any thoughts on that, i am just scared...
I can see you restless so well:) I'd do the same.
Boise looks very beautiful.
- 16 June 2008 at 18:23
- Abbie said...
Not that it's any of my business, but an accident like the one you had on the bike could have occurred whether the Bois was 4 months or 4 years. There are just risks associated with everything we do. You could have been jogging, tripped and the same thing happen. (I hope that made sense) Just like a car, I'm sure many new moms can say that there was a time where they almost got in a car accident with their child. Hope your helmet will help in the future... but hopefully there won't be a future fall. :)
- 17 June 2008 at 00:15
- Meghan said...
Oh Sea Legs,
I'm so glad that everyone is alright! What a very scary few moments.
I'm thinking of you, Sea Legs,
- 18 June 2008 at 05:58


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It's that time of the year again, folks! Time for me to take a look at the movies I watched this past year and determine which ones were the very best in a variety of silly categories. Other bloggers do Best of 2013 lists and accolades. Me, I'm as always way behind on my viewing of 2013's movies, so I focus instead on what I actually saw this year, regardless of when it was released.
Not counting rewatches, I saw a total of 145 films during these past 12 months. A sharp drop-off from last year's 209, but an expected one. Work and budding interests in other hobbies took some time away from the movies, something that has also contributed to a lower update rate on this here blog. To quote Vonnegut: So it goes.
But 145 movies are still quite a bit, and most of what I saw was good. It has been a fine movie year indeed. One well worth commemorating with these highly prestigeous awards of mine.
If you want to go back and see the awards for 2011 and 2012, the links are right here and here.
On that note: on with the show!
Most Explicit Food Porn Award
Winner: Jiro Dreams of Sushi
I'm not much of a fish eater, and I've never had sushi in my life. This movie could easily change that, because it makes the food looks absolutely mouth-wateringly delicious. And it's all shot in intense tantalizing close-ups, too! Mmm…
Most Surprising Director Award
Winner: Compliance
A seriously creepy based-on-a-true-story thriller featuring dark manipulation and sexual abuse, directed by… Craig Zobel, co-creator of kid-friendly web series Homestar Runner?
Alpha Award for Best Opening
Winner: We Need to Talk About Kevin
Runner-up: Les Misérables
Certain opening shots in movies just have a way of hooking you right from the start. They make you wonder what it is you're seeing, then why it's there, and finally what you're about to see next. Tilda Swinton floating around in a sea of people all drenched in tomato sauce certainly manages to do all that.
Omega Award for Best Ending
Winner: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Runner-up: Martha Marcy May Marlene
You might think that a romcom set during the last days before the end of the world can only end in one conceivable way, and perhaps you'd be right. What I didn't expect from this film, however, was the emotional reaction I had to its conclusion. When I sat down to watch the movie, I was looking for something easy to go along with my hangover. What I got was something far more impressive. Martha Marcy May Marlene earns the silver medal by initially making me go "What!? This is where you end it? Just like that?", but then making me question what the film was really trying to tell me, and subsequently sticking with me for days afterward.
Best Worst WTF-est Use Of Fried Chicken Award
Winner: Killer Joe
Scenes that leave you dumbfoundedly staring at the screen wondering just what the hell you're seeing are rare. Even rarer is when they do this in a good way. William Friedkin's Killer Joe certainly manages this with its most infamous scene, featuring Matthew McConaughey, Gina Gershon, and some fried chicken.
Award for Excellence In Sexiness
Winner: Scarlett Johansson – Match Point
While not as overt or smoldering as previous winners in this category (the entire cast of Nine, and Clooney + J-Lo in Out of Sight), Scarlett Johansson's turn in Woody Allen's infidelity thriller Match Point still has a ton of fire to it. Her pulling Jonathan Rhys Meyers into an affair with her certainly seems believable.
"What's The Big Deal?" Award for A Beloved Film That Left Me Underwhelmed
Winner: Animal House
Runner-up: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Animal House is hailed as a comedy classic in most American writing I find online. I rarely if ever hear much reverence for it from Swedish writers. Maybe it's a cultural thing. I didn't find much to like about the movie, other than a few John Belushi moments. But if I want Belushi, I'll just stick to The Blues Brothers, thank you very much.
Masticating The Environs Award for Most Acting
Winner: Keira Knightley – A Dangerous Method
Nobody tried harder on a screen I found myself in front of in 2013 than Keira Knightley in David Cronenberg's psychosexual drama slash biopic. Whether her chin-jutting and high-strung performance fully works is most definitely up for debate, but she certainly gave it her all.
High Concept Award for Best Premise
Winner: Timer
Runner-up: Grabbers
Irish horror comedy Grabbers features invading monsters averse to alcohol, necessitating that the protagonist townsfolk stay drunk all the time. This is such a brilliant and obvious idea for the genre that I'm surprised I haven't come across it before. But the best idea I saw this year was in Timer, a sci-fi romance set in the future where someone has invented a timer that counts down the seconds until you first meet your soul mate – but it only starts counting once they too get a timer. It might sound gimmicky, but to its further credit, the movie plays the premise for all its worth, exploring different angles of it right up to its logical yet surprising conclusion.
Grumpiest Old Man Award
Winner: Harrison Ford – Morning Glory
Veteran TV journalist Mike Pomeroy used to cover wars, politics and other high prestige stories. In Morning Glory, he finds himself having to host a breezy morning news show. This does not exactly sit well with him. Harrison Ford plays him almost like a parody of Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino character, where every word is delivered like a raspy grunt. "Are you drunk?" Rachel McAdams' distraught character asks him before a broadcast. "Insufficiently", he replies.
Brains Over Brawns Award for Smartest Fighter
Winner: Paul Newman – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Sometimes, all you need to win a knife fight is some swift thinking and an even swifter kick to the groin.
Shannyn Sossamon Award for Best Shannyn Sossamon Performance
Winner: Shannyn Sossamon – Catacombs
Shannyn Sossamon continues to dominate this category, taking home the award for the third year straight. Her work in humdrum horror flick Catacombs is hardly career-best stuff from her, obviously, but she does make for a fairly effective state of distress protagonist. It's just a shame that the movie is still terrible.
Best 3D Eye Candy Award
Winner: Life of Pi
Runner-up: Gravity
In 2013, Life of Pi became the first movie I ever paid to see more than once in theater. Part of the return trip was to watch the story unfold while knowing where it's ultimately going, but the chief reason was simple: a film as gorgeous as this deserved to be seen on the big screen more than once.
Best Underwear Award
Winner: Sightseers
Because hasn't everyone always wanted to type the phrase "knitted crotchless panties" at some point in their life?
Most Forgettable Award
Winner: Sleepwalk With Me
Runner-up: Employee of the Month
The only thing I remember about Employee of the Month is that it had a bunch of twists near the end. This is more than what I recall about Sleepwalk With Me, which was one of those movies that showed up on Netflix and a lot of bloggers ended up watching for some reason. My scorecard tells me I gave it a decent score after watching it almost a year ago, but I remember nothing about it today.
A Swede Loves This Movie Award
Winner: Les Misérables
As you may recall, I crushed pretty hard on this movie when it arrived in theaters here back in the early parts of 2013. My love for it hasn't diminished since then, and I still rewatch it on Blu-ray every other month or so. It's not the best movie I saw last year, but there is no movie that spawned such an obsession in me in a way that honestly no other movie has ever done. For that, it deserves a special award.
Best 2013 Film So Far Award
Winner: Gravity
Runner-up: Before Midnight
For sheer visceral power and physicality, no 2013 film seen by me could top Gravity this year. It has left nearby theaters by now, and I'm kicking myself for not rewatching it while I had the chance. It's that kind of movie. I'm not ruling out the possibility that runner-up Before Midnight could surpass it when revisited on home media, though.
Worst 2013 Film So Far Award
Winner: Upstream Color
Runner-up: The Purge
The Purge squandered an intriguing idea by employing it in a repetitive and tired home invasion horror flick. It wasn't very good. That said, Upstream Color takes the prize here for being a film that I just couldn't wait for to be over. I know there are plenty who like the film, but it just wasn't for me.
Best Swedish Film Seen By Me In 2013 Award
Winner: The Girl
Runner-up: Winter Light
With Winter Light, Ingmar Bergman came close to repeating the victory in this category that Persona brought him last year, but ultimately, I was more moved by Fredrik Edfeldt's story of a girl trying live by herself for a summer. The Girl is a touching and thoughtful movie, and one deserving to be seen by more people outside my country.
Worst Film Seen By Me In 2013 Award
Winner: Cosmopolis
Runner-up: Valhalla Rising
I've described Winding Refn's Valhalla Rising as a Bergman film without any of the things that make Bergman films interesting, but it does at least have some striking cinematography going for it. What does Cosmopolis have? Nothing.
Best Film Seen By Me In 2013 Award
Winner: Shame
Runner-up: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
I think I died a couple of times while watching Shame, and I didn't even care. A spellbinding movie with amazing acting, fully deserving of all the praise it got upon its release. Could Steve McQueen take home this award again next year through 12 Years a Slave? Time will tell.


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EMBO Members and Young Investigators named HHMI International Research Scholars
Heidelberg, 7 July 2005 – EMBO Members and EMBO Young Investigators have been awarded prestigious Infectious Diseases & Parasitology Grants from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). The EMBO scientists are part of an award roll of 42 outstanding researchers, who will receive $17.5 million to tackle the mysteries of the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying infectious and parasitic disease.
Nearly 500 scientists from 62 countries applied for the five-year awards. HHMI selected researchers from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Mali, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand and Uruguay. Each will receive $350,000 to $500,000 U.S. dollars over five years.
The EMBO awardees are EMBO Members, Pascale Françoise Cossart, Jean-Laurent Casanova and Philippe J. Sansonetti; EMBO Young Investigators, Elena A. Levashina and Maria Manuel Mota; and former members of the EMBO Young Investigator Programme, Gisou F. van der Goot and Laszlo Nagy.
2005 HHMI Infectious Diseases & Parasitology - International Research Scholars
Pascale Françoise Cossart, Ph.D.
Professor and Head of the Unité des Interactions Bactéries-Cellules, Pasteur Institute, INSERM
Paris, France
Pascale Cossart will study Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that is one of the best models of intracellular parasitism. She will characterize the processes by which Listeria infect cells, tissues and organs and succeed to breach host barriers.
Philippe J. Sansonetti, M.D.
Professor and Head of the Unité de Pathogénie Microbienne Moléculair, Institut Pasteur
Paris, France
Philippe Sansonetti studies Shigella, Gram-negative bacteria that cause dysentery. His goal is to decipher the molecular and cellular bases of Shigella's rupture, invasion and inflammatory destruction of the intestinal lining. He also plans to analyse the mechanisms of immunity against Shigella, hoping to use his findings to develop vaccine candidates.
Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Immunology Unit
Director, Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Medical School and Hospital for Sick Children, University of Paris René Descartes
Paris, France
Jean-Laurent Casanova will conduct research on the potentially fatal condition known as herpes simplex encephalitis, which, for an unknown reason, develops from herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) in a small percentage of infected children. His search for a candidate gene and an understanding of the underlying immunodeficiency of this disease in families may have important medical and biological implications.
EMBO Young Investigators
Elena A. Levashina, Ph.D.
Researcher, Institut de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire
Strasbourg, France
Elena A. Levashina will study the role of the insect immune system in the survival of malaria parasites in the Anopheles mosquito, the insect vector that transmits malaria to humans. Her work has implications for development of novel vector control strategies.
Maria Manuel Mota, Ph.D.
Group Leader, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal
Maria Mota hopes to determine the host molecules and mechanisms required for development of the malaria parasite Plasmodium inside the liver cells of its host. She plans to apply a systematic RNA interference (RNAi) screen to determine which molecules are required for successful parasite development.
Former members of the EMBO Young Investigator Programme
Gisou F. van der Goot, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, University of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
Gisou van der Goot wants to understand the mechanisms by which anthrax toxin manages to delay the onset of normal immune responses. She will use a variety of cell biological, morphological and biochemical techniques, including an RNAi screen, to analyze the molecular mechanisms that govern the delivery and presentation of the toxin and its enzymes in the cell.
Laszlo Nagy, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Debrecen Medical and Health Sciences Center
Debrecen, Hungary
Laszlo Nagy will use pharmacological and genetic approaches to delineate the pathways regulated by PPARg, a transcription factor that plays a key lipid-handling role in macrophages, immune-system cells that control inflammation. He plans to use targeted elimination of PPARg from mouse macrophages to determine its effect on infectious disease models.
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