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triple.s: hows it going
She.z_In_Control: not bad
She.z_In_Control: you?
triple.s: not too bad
She.z_In_Control: excellent
triple.s: are those recent pics
She.z_In_Control: yeah pretty recent
triple.s: ok
*** triple.s's IC window is closed
She.z_In_Control: hahahaha
*** Waiting for triple.s to connect
*** triple.s's IC window is open
*** You have been blocked by triple.s
*** triple.s's IC window is closed
(Are those pics recent? Than block me? Hahaha what the fuck does that mean? What an idiot.)
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By Pedro Souza, Staff Writer
March 5, 2016
Brazil is a country with a very rich folklore. Originally inhabited by hunter-gatherer tribes, the national mythology and folklore is still imbued with tales that have been passed down generation after generation from ancient times. When settlers came, the tales and myths of Europeans and Africans mingled with the native mythology to create a unique folklore that is ingrained in the culture of Brazil. As an introduction to Brazilian folklore, we have prepared this guide.
Saci Perer: Probably the most recognizable Brazilian myth, the Saci Perer has been depicted in countless movies, cartoons, comics and other forms of media. The Saci even has a national day, which is the 31st October. No one knows exactly the origins of the myth, but experts believe that it originated from the indigenous people of the south of the country, migrating later to the north. In the north, the myth of Saci was strongly shaped by African influences. Nowadays, he is depicted as a one-legged black boy that wears a red cap and is always smoking a pipe. According to legend, he rides around on dust devils and enjoys playing tricks such as letting animals loose, misplacing things and tying knots in manes and hairs. Supposedly, an offering of cachaa or tobacco pipe can stop his antics. Despite his liking for pranks, he is also said to be a connoisseur of forest herbs, and in some places it is said that one should ask the Saci for permission before collecting herbs. Folks also say that if the Saci decides to chase you, you can escape by crossing a stream, as water makes him lose his power.
Curupira: Another staple of Brazilian folklore, the Curupira is a mythical creature with European and West African influences. According to the legend, the Curupira is a red-haired dwarf with his feet turned backwards that inhabits the forests of Brazil. In most versions of the myth, he rides around on a pig and makes a high-pitched whistling sound, which can drive his victims to madness. He is said to be a guardian of the forest, preying on hunters that take more than what they need. He confuses his victims by placing traps and confusing them by leaving tracks with his backwards feet. Legend goes that if being chased by a Curupira, one should leave a tied knot in a vine, which will distract him. In some places, hunters asked the Curupira for permission before going out hunting.
Boto Cor-de-rosa: The Boto Cor-de rosa is a cetacean found in the Amazon river and known in english as the Amazon river dolphin. According to the folklore of the North of Brazil, the Boto has the power of transforming himself into an attractive human male. Legend says he joins the "Festa Junina" (June parties) disguised as a human male wearing a hat to hide the hole on top of his head. In this form, he is said to seduce and make love to women, disappearing into the waters when morning comes. This is why in some parts of Brazil people will call a child with no father a "child of the boto".

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12.41pm – Housemates are sunbathing and Nadia comments it's quite warm. Tim says "imagine what its like in summer". Tim then asks "is that a snake?". Nadia jumps up screaming and Tim laughs. Vesna says there are no snakes, a snake would never get into the house. Tim has previously convinced Nadia the house is surrounded by blood sucking bats. Nadia sees a magpie and asks if it is one of the bats Tim was talking about. Tim says no – the bats are out at night and can suck your blood without you even knowing it – like a mosquito. Greg explains he used to be a "swoosher" at Sydney airport. His job was to swoosh Kangaroos and Koalas from the runway so planes could land and take off. Tim says he would carry a rifle to school as a young child to shoot kangaroos and koalas if they get in the way and tried to attack you. He says they play in numbers and had to be shot sometimes. Everyone took rifles to school. Vesna says they are lying, Greg chuckles. Nadia says "oh my god!". Nadia says she will ask to leave now. Tim jokes "make sure you take your rifle out there".
1.17pm – Vesna has prepared some lunch, but only with a staple budget. Tim says she has done a great job with the food.
45 minutes later – Vesna and Tim start rowing about doing the dishes, and the cake fight last night. Tim comments they had to do a lot to get the cake out of hair and bed. Vesna can't believe Tim is being such a prick this week. Tim says he has tried so hard to discuss this with her and she continues to "do it". Vesna wants to know what "it" is. Tim says she shouldn't have thrown cake last night. Her ability to switch from happy to angry and silly is annoying and Tim can't handle it when he's tired. He doesn't get pleasure from being agressive and rude – last night she was exceedingly aggressive. Tim didn't find it funny one big. Vesna is silent as she looks down at her plate.
2.38pm – Tim is closing the bedroom door so he and Vesna can talk inside privately. Nadia wonders what that was all about. Greg says he doesn't know – probably just one of those chats with Vesna. He explains Vesna goes up and down. Meanwhile Tim is explaining all the arguments being caused by Vesna – it's a pressure cooker. They are getting on each other's nerves – its going to happen. Tim has tried to do the best to welcome Nadia and wanted her to feel happy. Vesna says its difficult and she can't ask any more of the housemates.
3.48pm – The housemates all go to feed the animals. Tim tries to trick Nadia about seeing a snake again but she doesn't fall for it. Vesna introduces Nadia to the Alpaca but Nadia gets scared when she learns the Alpaca spits. Greg says Nadia should walk to the Alpaca. She walks around with Greg, and he warns the Alpaca will run on the way back to the pen. As warned the Alpaca runs back to the pen and Nadia laughs and screams. Vesna says Nadia has a lot of guts. Greg tries to scare Nadia for a second and they all scream. Tim is now showing Nadia his trick where the goats jump onto his back. Greg does it too. Nadia says they can go to the circus. Greg and Tim seem to have a goat balancing competition going on.
4.56pm – Housemates are quite sleepy, and start snoozing on the lounge. Big Brother annouces that Tim and Nadia, who are trying to sleep, must go and wash the windows in the garden. Vesna explains its because they were sleeping. Nadia says she doesn't even wash her own windows, and won't do the Big Brother windows. Vesna laughs. Nadia gets up and has some bread and butter with Vesna. Tim goes outside to wash the windows. Big Brother annouces that Nadia must assist Tim. Nadia says she won't do it, much to the entertainment of Vesna who laughs. Nadia asks Tim if he needs help, he says no. Nadia sits down with a drink before Big Brother calls her to the diary room.
In the diary room BB says by agreeing to enter the house, Nadia has agreed to the house rules. Nadia waves her finger at Big Brother and says she will do rules but will not do cleaning. She reminds BB she is not a housemate, but rather a visitor. BB says she is a visitor AND a housemate. Nadia's response is clear: she will not do the windows. Tim meanwhile is cleaning alone. Nadia asks BB if she can leave the diary room. BB asks if she will be cleaning the windows. Nadia says she will be going outside. BB asks what she will be doing outside. Nadia says she will be an assistant to Tim. Nadia comes outside and asks Tim which windows he has cleaned. Nadia grabs a bucket and lets out a big growl. She hits the windows with the cleaning brush and says "now I'm a scrubber".
7.14pm – Vesna is lying on her bed looking sleepy. Big Brother says the main glass doors must be cleaned. Vesna sighs and says at least give her something useful to do. Nadia, Tim and Greg are in the spa and Tim explains that Vesna must have been sleeping. Vesna cleans the windows quickly and goes into the diary room. She asks BB why he made her wash them. He says they were dirty. Vesna says no she was sleeping – are they going to make her clean every time she closes her eyes. Vesna says there is nothing to do or eat in the house, they are only on staples. BB plays dumb and asks why they are on staples. Vesna says they are on staples because BB treated her like an animal during the task and she broke their chains. Vesna asks BB if she can sleep, but BB just says "that is all". Vesna storms back into the bedroom and lies down on her bed, eyes closed. Greg comes in and asks if she's ok. Vesna is upset she only fell asleep for 5 seconds and BB made her clean. Vesna says BB is just out to get them. Greg lies next to her and offers to cook dinner tonight. Vesna cries and says there is nothing to do in the house. Greg says they are going to have a sauna and then will work out something for dinner. He leaves the bedroom while Vesna continues crying.
9.16pm – Nadia has come to the diary room. BB asks how she is getting along with the other HMs. Nadia says she is comfortable and at ease with the HMs – they are wonderful. Meanwhile Greg is planning to scare Nadia when she comes out of the diary room by hiding under a blanket. In the diary room Nadia says something about each housemate:
Tim – very intellectual, very deep in his thoughts and beliefs. Almost like a geek but a cool geek. Very nice.
Greg – eye candy, big muscles and lovely to look at. Again quite young. A fun guy. Lovely.
Vesna – something that I'm not intimidated back but there are similarities in our personalities. Dominating and in your face and loud. Underneath she is quite vunerable and insecure most times.
Nadia says overall she is very surprised. She then comes out of the diary room and Tim distracts her for a second while Greg jumps out of the blanket and yells. Nadia screams and laughs, and grabs Tim.
1.53pm – Nadia is asking Tim if he could spend the entire time in the house with her. He thinks so. Vesna asks if her and Tim are very similar. They both love seafood. Tim says they both have two ears. Nadia says she feels really comfortable with them. Tim says its because they are very Australian, but Vesna doesn't think so. Tim says she just disagrees for no reason "NO TIM!". Vesna says they're at the stage where they're quite loose. Tim comes into the bedroom with extra blankets and Vesna explains she hates the extra blankets. Vesna says no one needs them. Tim jumps into bed with Greg and Nadia and starts hugging Greg. He starts joking that Greg missed Tim in his bed. Greg starts wrestling and pushing Tim away, which also pushes Nadia. Vesna tells them to stop. Randomly Tim says "I wish we had chickens".


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It seems the age of cold-war era spy flicks is over – increasingly, we're focusing on modern warfare and cyber technology terrorism (see: Skyfall, Kingsmen: The Secret Service) and with little wonder. With our world run by technology, we're increasingly aware on how vulnerable we are, both on the net and in real life, and tapping into this fear makes an instant connection with the audience. So when a cold-war retro spy film like The Man from U.N.C.L.E. shows up on our screens, it's like reliving the time you had a weekend marathon watching the Sean Connery Bond films on your grandparents' grainy VHS tapes – transporting you into romanticised memories of a period of terror, espionage and politics frozen in time.
An adaptation of a popular 60s television show, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. presents Henry Cavill (Man of Steel) as CIA agent Napoleon Solo and Armie Hammer (Lone Ranger, The Social Network) as KGB agent Illya Kuryakin, two sides of the Cold War coin forced to work together to infiltrate an organisation rumoured to be making nuclear warheads. Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) joins as Gaby, a car mechanic living in East Germany who is wanted by both the CIA and KGB because of her estranged familial ties within the nuclear energy industry.
U.N.C.L.E. is a flick full of cultural references, high 1960s fashion, lavish affairs and down-and-dirty espionage. Director Guy Ritchie must have gone full James Bond in the editing room – there are violent cut scenes, split screens and stylised special effects galore. His love of playing to genre, style and pop culture references is evident within this film. With the action, characters, visual effects and soundtrack, this definitely feels like a spy film and fans will love it for that, despite any of the shortcomings they may see within the story.
Like Robert Vaughn's TV portrayal, Cavill's Napoleon Solo is a smooth-talking, witty, easy-going criminal-turned-CIA-agent and womaniser. Illya Kuryakin is a tight-lipped and intense Russian ubermensch who just may have a softer side if you dig a little deeper. Vikander as Gaby, the only character not in the original series, does well to hold her own amongst the chaos. With a sound Russian accent, the American Hammer does well in his role – a refreshing change since his last acting effort, The Lone Ranger. This movie is studded with young Hollywood talent, save for of course, Hugh Grant, who is considered old Hollywood now.
Many fans of FX's Archer, an animated series about a dysfunctional group of American spies loosely set in the early 1960s, will undoubtedly be drawn to U.N.C.L.E. as a unofficial live-action adaptation, but the film employs a refreshingly lighter, sillier humour. In the way that Solo doesn't take anything too seriously, neither does this film; a similar nonchalant humour exhibited by Downey Jr. in Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films.
As far as story goes, it's no James Bond. The story is straightforward and easy to understand. Spy films are known for their complicated plots, betrayals, sex appeal and danger, and with U.N.C.L.E.'s story not delivering on many of those key requirements, I can see how other critics believe a great spy flick was let down by its story. Truly, U.N.C.L.E. is espionage in its simplest. Despite this, the films feels considerably balanced despite that it wasn't really needed nor wanted, especially with Kingsmen: The Secret Service a box office hit earlier in the year.
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U.N.C.L.E. runs for one hour and fifty-five minutes. It's a film I'd recommend for the easy-going spy film lover, and someone who, like the film, doesn't take themselves too seriously. Despite the smaller, niggling details, I enjoyed so much the silliness of this film and I wouldn't be sad to see a sequel in the works.
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|Table: Classification of known CoV
Most CoV identified until now are causing severe disease only in animals including agricultural important animals such as chicken, cattle, and pigs. To date only six human CoV (HCoV) have been identified, namely HCoV-229E, HCoV-OC43, HCoV-NL63, HCoV-HKU1, Severe Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-CoV and most recently Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)-CoV, although a SARS-like CoV, WIV1-CoV, replicates in primary human epithelial cells at low levels as well as in mice expressing the human SARS-CoV receptor ACE2 albeit at lower levels compared to SARS-CoV.
In contrast to SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, the infection with HCoV-229E, HCoV-OC43, HCoV-NL63 and HCoV-HKU1only causes mild upper respiratory tract infections, whereas the infection with MERS-CoV causes severe lower respiratory infection and renal failure which may lead to the death of infected individuals.
Although the natural host for MERS-CoV has not been conclusively identified, bats might act as a natural reservoir of MERS-CoV (similar to Hendra and Nipah Virus) as evidenced by studies indicating the presence of MERS-like CoV in bats from Saudi Arabia, Europe, Africa and Asia. Furthermore, MERS-CoV can enter and replicate both in cell lines derived from bats and humans and the closely related Bat CoV-HKU4 can enter cells by binding to DPP4, the receptor for MERS-CoV. In Jamaican fruit bats (Artibeus jamaicensis) experimentally infected with MERS-CoV, clinical signs are absent despite viral replication and shedding in the respiratory and intestinal tract for up to 9 days p.i. as well as the induction of an antiviral response (see below for discussion).
Despite the ability of MERS and MERS-like CoV to infect both human and bat cell lines, bats are unlikely to be the source for the current outbreak of MERS in the Arabian Peninsula based on findings that livestock –in particular dromedary camels- have a high seroprevalence for MERS-CoV. In addition, recent studies showed that DPP4 is expressed at high levels in the upper respiratory tract of dromedary camels (but not humans) and that sequences of MERS-CoV isolated from dromedary camels are highly similar to sequence from human derived viral isolates. Finally, camel derived MERS-CoV can efficiently replicate in human cells.
MERS-CoV and the Interferon response
The polycistronic single stranded positive sense viral RNA of MERS-CoV encodes for two polyproteins, orf1a and orf1b, within the 5' end which are cleaved into a total of 16 non-structural proteins (nsp) including the viral RNA dependent RNA polymerase whereas the 3' end of the viral RNA encodes for the structural proteins, namely spike (S), membrane (M), envelope (E) protein as well as lineage specific proteins.
Following viral entry and release of the viral RNA, MERS-CoV replicates in the cytoplasm of cell, although the viral N protein is imported into the nucleus and localizes to the nucleolus. During viral replication, replication centers containing viral proteins and dsRNA are formed in the ER-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC) in a process that might involve the induction of autophagy and/or viral induced rearrangements of the ER membrane that promote the formation of vesicular structures.
|Figure: Outline of CoV replication cycle
The infection of a variety of cell lines with SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV has been reported to induce the expression of type I interferons (IFN) including IFN-α and IFN-β, suggesting that both SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV induce antiviral signaling via the recognition of viral RNA by PRR and PAMPS. Furthermore, both SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV express proteins that counteract the IFN pathway and thus contribute to the severity of infection. In general, MERS-CoV RNA is recognized by viral sensors of the retinoic acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-1)-like receptor (RLR) family melanoma differentiation gene 5 (MDA5) that upon activation by viral dsRNA intermediates, induce the nuclear translocation of both IFN regulatory factor (IRF)-3 and nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), both of which induce the expression of IFN-β. RIG-1 signaling induced by the viral RNA as well as by Poly (I:C) however can be inhibited by several viral proteins, including ORF4a, ORF4b, ORF5 and M. In the case of ORF4a, the viral protein binds dsRNA and thus inhibits the activation of RIG-1 and MDA-5, whereas the nuclear localization of ORF4b inhibits the induction of IFN-β as well as the expression of RIG-I, MDA5, MAVS, IKKε, and TBK-1 by inhibiting both (nuclear) IRF-3 and IRF-7 whereas in the cytoplasm ORF4b inhibits antiviral signaling by binding to TANK binding kinase 1 (TBK1) and IκB kinase epsilon (IKK-ε) thus suppressing the interaction between mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS) and IKK-ε. In addition to inhibiting IRF-3 by binding to TBK1, both MERS-CoV and ORF4b protein also inhibits antiviral signaling by inhibiting the IFN inducible oligoadenylate synthetase (OAS)-RNase L pathway that is activated by the viral dsRNA intermediate via degradation of 2′,5′-oligoadenylate (2-5A), the activator of RNase L, thus inhibiting RIG-1 and MDA-5 induced signaling. Interestingly, ORF4b localises to the nucleolus in ORF4b transfected cells, but so far the importance for nucleolar localisation of ORF4b for antiviral signaling has not been demonstrated. In contrast to ORF4b, ORF5 –like ORF4a and M- can only be detected in the cytoplasm of infected cells. Similar to ORF4b however, the expression of ORF5 inhibits the induction of IFN-β upon infection with Sendai Virus (albeit to a lesser effect) probably by inhibiting IRF-3 and -7 but not NF-κB.
Activated RNaseL cleaves viral and cellular ssRNA including ribosomal RNA preferentially at UU and UA dinucleotide residues, therefore not only inhibiting replication of the viral genome but also the expression of viral proteins as well as processing viral RNA to be recognized by intracellular RNA sensing proteins thus activating antiviral signaling pathways.
In the case of CoV, the Mouse Hepatitis Virus (MHV) NS2 protein encoded by ORF2a has been identified as an inhibitor of the OAS-RNaseL pathway by inhibiting the conversion of intracellular ATP to 2',5'- OAS via the 2',5' Phosphodiesterase domain (PDE) following the detection of viral dsRNA intermediates or synthetic Poly (I:C) RNA. Alignment of MERS-CoV, BtCoV-HKU5 and BtCoV-SC2013 orf4b with MHV nsp2 lead to the identification of a 2',5'- PDE domain that is preceded by a nuclear localization signal that is catalytically active in a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) based RNaseL activity assay with similar kinetics to MHV nsp2. As expected, all orf4b proteins localize to the nucleus and the cytoplasm if expressed in murine L2 cells infected with MHV chimeras that express a catalytically inactive mutant of nsp2 and catalytically active orf4b derived from MERS-CoV or BatCoV-SC2013; in case of the MHV-BtCoV-HKU5 orf4b chimera, orf4b predominantly localises to the nucleus which does not affect viral replication but might not inhibit the activation of RNaseL, indicating that only cytoplasmic orf4b can inhibit RNaseL activation. In Calu-3 cells, a human airway epithelial cell line, infected with MERS-CoV, the deletion of nsp3-5 or the deletion of orf4b does not activate the degradation of rRNA to the full extent when compared to wt MERS-CoV probably due to the alternative pathways that inhibit OAS dependent activation of RNAseL such as the orf4a dependent sequestering of viral dsRNA intermediates.
In addition to the localisation of orf4b, the presence of a second His residue within the PDE is important for the ability of orf4b to regulate the activity of RNaseL since substitution of the H182 (MERS-CoV) or H 186 (BtCoV SC2013) with R result in decreased ability of orf4b to inhibit RNaseL.
In addition to the localisation of orf4b, the presence of a second His residue within the PDE is important for the ability of orf4b to regulate the activity of RNaseL since substitution of the H182 (MERS-CoV) or H 186 (BtCoV SC2013) with R result in decreased ability of orf4b to inhibit RNaseL.
|Figure: N-terminal NLS in orf4b is required for nuclear localisation of MERS-Cov
and BtCoV off 4b
|Figure: Cytoplasmic localisation and His at position of 182 or 186 of MERS-CoV and BtCoV orf4b
are required for inhibition of RNaseL
The induction of antiviral signaling by via OAS/RNase L dependent pathways has also been demonstrated for West Nile Virus (WNV), Influenza A Virus (IAV) and Vaccinia Virus (VACV). OAS3 knockout cells infected with WNV, IAV, VACV or treated with Poly(I:C) exhibit only minimal 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthase activity and infected A549, hTERT-HME and HT1080 OAS3 knockout cells display higher viral titres than the corresponding wt cells. Interestingly, probably because of increased expression of IFN-λ1, trophoblasts of the human placenta express higher levels of OAS-1,-2, and -3 compared to JEG-3 cells, suggesting that increased OAS levels contribute to the resistance of trophoblasts to ZIKV resistance as well.
More recently, the viral M protein of both SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV but not HCoV-HKU1 has been demonstrated to form a complex with the TRAF3 adapter protein, thus inhibiting the formation of the TRAF3-TANK-TBK1/ IKK-ε complex via the N terminal domain of the viral M protein. Consequently, the expression of MERS-CoV or SARS-CoV inhibits RLR signaling induced by Sendai Virus or Poly (I:C) and further analysis using RIG-1 and NF-κB reporter plasmids showed that the expression of MERS-COV M preferentially inhibits RIG-1 mediated activation of IRF-3, thus preventing the induction of IFN-β. Similar to SARS-CoV M, the interaction between TRAF3 and MERS-CoV M is mediated by the N-terminal transmembrane domain 1 whereas the two other transmembrane domains as well as the C-terminal domain are dispensable. Both the SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV derived M and ORF 4b protein therefore inhibit antiviral RIG-1 by targeting the formation of the TRAF3-TANK-TBK1/ IKK-ε complex, thus inhibiting IRF-3 dependent signaling. From an experimental standpoint it would be interesting if a recombinant HCoV-HKU1 expressing MERS-CoV or SARS-CoV derived M exhibits increased viral titres following infection of primary human cells compared to wt virus. Also, it remains to be seen if the expression of MERS-CoV in Artibeus jamaicensis or in bat derived cell lines inhibits the antiviral signaling in a similar way. So far, the infection of Artibeus jamaicensis with MERS-CoV has been demonstrated to increase the expression of Mx-1, ISG56 and RANTES moderately suggesting that MERS-CoV does inhibit antiviral signaling in bats, thus explaining the absence of clinical signs in infected bats despite the presence of low viral titres in the duodenum of bats. The individual role of ORF4a, ORF4b, ORF5 and M has not been assessed in bat or camel derived cell lines. Indeed, the importance of the genetic and functional diversity of proteins involved in the induction of antiviral signaling pathways has recently been highlighted in studies comparing RIG-1 from waterfowl and mammals in their capacity to facilitate an immune response to Influenza A virus. In short, duck derived RIG-1 had a weaker ability to induce IFN compared to goose derived RIG-1 and both duck and goose derived RIG-1 are more effective than pigeon RIG-1 in (chicken) DF-1 cells infected with Influenza A virus.
|Figure: MERS-CoV M, orf4a and orf4b: points of action
So far it has not been shown if the expression of mutant orf4b in the context of Coronavirus infection not only abrogates immune signaling and thus promotes viral replication solely by inhibiting apoptosis but also abrogates the induction of RNaseL induced autophagy and degradation of viral replication centers. If so, the number of viral RC should be increased in cells expressing mutant orf4b and/or mouse embryonic fibroblasts derived from RNaseL -/- mice.
Further reading
Han HJ, Yu H, & Yu XJ (2016). Evidence for zoonotic origins of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. The Journal of general virology, 97 (2), 274-80 PMID: 26572912
Han, H., Wen, H., Zhou, C., Chen, F., Luo, L., Liu, J., & Yu, X. (2015). Bats as reservoirs of severe emerging infectious diseases Virus Research, 205, 1-6 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2015.05.006
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Thank you all for your comments (and hugs) about Xolo. They are all much appreciated.
Xo as a kitten
As a young cat
A few weeks ago
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She was a very beautiful lady.
I've only just caught up properly... I'm so sorry you had to let her go. What a sweetie she was, so cute.
She was a sweet cat, but she did once steal a piece of fresh tuna off Ina's fork as she was waving it around, making a point.
A pretty kitty and knew it from those expressions. I'm sorry she had to leave you.
Hmm. Our Orientals are known as 'the Mafia' which might give you a clue as to their capacity for mischief.
Oh, happy LOVELY pictures.
She was an extraordinary looker, your lovely Xolo.
Oh what a cute kitten. With those enormous ears...
Your cats always look to me like the Platonic cat. Like the Essence of Catness.
Your cats always look to me like the Platonic cat. Like the Essence of Catness.
Well, they are Orientals and that's Siamese without the points. I love the elegance of the breed(s) though the triangular head is, of course, a matter of taste.
Xolo was a great shape, but she lost her spots very early, so her show career was cut short. She had terrific kittens, though.
Xolo was a great shape, but she lost her spots very early, so her show career was cut short. She had terrific kittens, though.
As said before, such a beautiful cat (and kitten)!
Wish I knew something better to say.
Wish I knew something better to say.
We both know what it's like to lose our animal friends and the continual worry when one is sick in the long term.
Believe me, everyone's support is appreciated.
Believe me, everyone's support is appreciated.
She was very beautiful.
I too have only just caught up. I've tried to tell Wong! the sad news ...
Oh! What a beautiful picture! No wonder Wong! is lonely with only one kitty friend ...
Well, Wong! is only a teenager himself in this shot, and he is with his mother, granny, and brother and sister. (Note, as Ina points out, that Kurt is plugged into the milk bar.)
She was a bit under her mother's paw (we lost Pyanfar at about this time last year) but then they all were. She loved being combed and stroked, and she could keep the lads in line.


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We had our son evaluated on Feb 1st by a Trauma Assessment Center and we went today for the report reading…yeah it took a LONG time to get that report written and shared with us. We go back in 10 days to find out what medication is recommended.
On our way home on the one hour drive we discussed the plan for the house. We are planning to get the small projects done around the house (touch-up the paint, trim, finish some flooring projects, etc) but nothing huge. Finish cleaning out the basement and garage.
We don't want to get into any huge projects in order to sell this house. But we do know the roof needs to be redone. Would it be better to just do it or simply be willing to take that money off the bottom line of the house price?
I finally feel like my husband and I are on the same page with the house. To sell next year. I feel better because of that….thanks for all your help ya'll!


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Two Goldfish
Two goldfish are in a tank. One looks at the other and asks, "Do you know how to drive this thing."
Bad Food
A dietitian was addressing a large audience in Chicago: "The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us sitting here, years ago. Red meat is awful. Soft drinks erode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with MSG. Vegetables can be disastrous to some and none of us realize the long term harm caused by the germs in our drinking water. But there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and we all have eaten or will eat it. Can anyone here tell me what food it is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it?" A 75 year old woman in the front row stood up and said, "Wedding cake."
Never Lie To A Woman
A man called home to his wife and said, "Honey I have been asked to go fishing up in Canada with my boss and several of his friends. We'll be gone for a week. This is a good opportunity for me to get that promotion I've been wanting, so could you please pack enough clothes for a week and set out my rod and tackle box? We're leaving from the office and I will swing by the house to pick my things up."
"Oh! Please pack my new blue silk pyjamas." The wife thinks this sounds a bit fishy but being the good wife she is, did exactly what her husband asked.
The following weekend he came home a little tired but otherwise looking good. The wife welcomed him home and asked if he caught many fish? He said, "Yes! Lots of salmon, some bluegill, and a few swordfish. But why didn't you pack my new blue silk pyjamas like I asked you to do?"
The wife replied, "I did, they're in your tackle box."
Never lie to a woman!
Things You Should Know But Probably Don't
- The dot over the letter 'i' is called a 'tittle'.
- 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled. Computer error of course.
- On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily!
- There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
- There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver!
- If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar (good to know.)
- Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples.
The Winning Question
A contestant on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire ?' had reached the final plateau. If she answered the next question correctly, she would win $1,000,000. If she answered incorrectly, she would pocket only the $25,000 milestone money.
And as she suspected it would be, the million-dollar question was no pushover. It was, 'Which of the following species of birds does not build its own nest, but instead lays its eggs in the nests of other birds?
Is it: A) the condor B) the buzzard C) the cuckoo D) the vulture
The woman was on the spot. She did not know the answer and she was doubly on the spot because she had used up her 50/50 lifeline and her audience poll lifeline. All that remained was her phone-a-friend lifeline. The woman hoped she would not have to use it because... her friend was, well--blonde. She had no alternative. She called her friend and gave her the question and the four choices. The blonde responded unhesitatingly: 'That's easy. The answer is C: the cuckoo.' The contestant had to make a decision and make it fast. She considered employing a reverse strategy and giving Meredith any answer except the one that her friend had given her.
And considering that her friend was a blonde, that would seem to be the logical thing to do. But her friend had responded with such confidence, such certitude, that the contestant could not help but be persuaded.
'I need an answer,' said Meredith. Crossing her fingers, the contestant said, 'C: The cuckoo.' 'Is that your final answer?' 'Yes, that is my final answer.' Two minutes later, Meredith said, 'That answer is. Absolutely correct! You are now a millionaire!' Three days later, the contestant hosted a party for her family and friends, including the blonde who had helped her win the million dollars. 'Jeni, I just do not know how to thank you,' said the contestant. 'How did you happen to know the right answer?'
'Oh, come on,' said the blonde.. 'Everybody knows that cuckoos don't build nests. They live in clocks.'
Is My Time Up
A middle aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table, she had a near death experience.
Seeing God, she asked,' Is my time up?' God said, 'No, you have another 43 years, 2 months and 8 days to live.
Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a face-lift, brow lift, lip enhancement, boob job, lipo-suction, and a tummy tuck. After her last operation, she was released from the hospital. While crossing the street on her way home, she was hit and
killed by a car.
Arriving in front of God, she demanded, 'I thought you said I had another 40 years? Why didn't you pull me out of the path of the car?'
God replied, 'Giiirrrlllllll, I didn't even recognize you.'
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Posted by joel strommen on 23:51:49 11/09/08
Dear Sirs,
I missed the draft for Vietnam by a few scant years, and I consider myself fortunate. I would stand in the front line should a foreign country invade my land (in my case I didn't need a foreign country to come in and take the land I grew up on, the banks in our own nation saw fit to take that land) but I have a question that I'd like to ask Wade Lovings if someone here would see fit to pass on this message. Please write to me via firstname.lastname@example.com. Veterans Day is coming and I am trying to understand why any citizen in the U.S. could/should/would willingly fight for a country that shows so little regard for its own citizens, let alone the brave men and women willing to fight to protect it. I honor your service, I have trouble honoring the leaders who thoughtlessly put you and hundreds of thousands of other innocent souls in harms way. More than a million Vietnamese died during that struggle, more than a million have died during our latest misguided effort in Iraq. How many more people have to die before we realize that war is not the answer? Please spare a moment to help me to understand why in my lifetime America is always the first to bear arms. George Washington believed in neutrality, we had to be dragged into the 1st two World wars, why has our country decided that the only way we can solve our problems now is through a show of force?
- Re: spit - Bill Laurie 13:37:56 06/18/09
- Re: response to your question - Jack Heslin 18:31:19 12/23/08
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Order for judgment affirmed. The plaintiff, in this action of tort for negligence brought in the Superior Court, sought to recover compensation for personal injuries sustained by her from tripping over a Christmas tree on a sidewalk on a public way in the city of New Bedford in front of the defendants' store. The case was referred to an auditor whose findings of fact were to be final. Judgment was ordered for the plaintiff and the defendants appealed. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 231, Section 96. Kamberg v. Springfield National Bank, 293 Mass. 24, 25. The order was right. The auditor found that the trees were on the sidewalk "in violation of the ordinances of the . . . [city] and were the contributing efficient cause of the plaintiff's injury," that "the defendants were negligent," and that the plaintiff was not guilty of contributory negligence. Violation of an ordinance, of this nature, in some circumstances, is evidence of negligence, and may be found to be a cause and not merely a condition of a personal injury. See Milbury v. Turner Centre System, 274 Mass. 358, 361-363, and cases cited. On all the facts found by the auditor and the proper inferences therefrom (see G. L. [Ter. Ed.] c. 231, Section 126; United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. English Construction Co. 303 Mass. 105, 108-109) liability of the defendants to the plaintiff was established.
Exceptions overruled. This action of tort to recover compensation for personal injuries, sustained by the plaintiff when as a pedestrian he was struck by an automobile, operated by the defendant, was tried to a jury upon an auditor's report and other evidence including testimony of the plaintiff. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant excepted to the denial of a motion for a directed verdict for him. His sole contention is that the plaintiff was not in the exercise of due care and for that reason cannot recover in this action. The auditor found that the plaintiff was in the exercise of due care. This finding was evidence for the jury since there were no subsidiary findings so inconsistent therewith as to destroy its evidential value. See Cook v. Farm Service Stores, Inc. 301 Mass. 564, 565. But even apart from this finding nothing in the facts essential to establish the plaintiff's case on the issue of negligence and no evidence binding on the plaintiff required, as matter of law, a finding that the plaintiff was not in the exercise of due care. The motion was denied rightly.
Exceptions overruled. The plaintiff sought in this action of tort for negligence, brought in the Superior Court, to recover compensation for personal injuries sustained by her as a result of falling on a broken step of a common stairway leading to the cellar. A motion by the defendant for a directed verdict was denied and the defendant excepted. His bill of exceptions states there "was sufficient evidence of negligence of the defendant in causing the plaintiff's fall, the sole question raised by these exceptions being whether on the aspect of the evidence most favorable to the plaintiff there was sufficient evidence to go to the jury on the issue of the plaintiff's due care." This language is inapt. The burden of proof on this issue was on the defendant -- that is, the burden of establishing the contributory negligence want of due care -- of the plaintiff. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 231, Section 85. O'Connor v. Hickey, 268 Mass. 454, 460-461. The evidence on this issue was testimony of the plaintiff
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by which she was bound. She testified in substance that she knew of the dangerous condition of the step -- the second from the top of the stairway -- and that it was "dark" when she started down the stairway and "she could just barely see the stairs." According to her testimony she went carefully. It could not have been ruled as matter of law that the plaintiff, in the exercise of due care, was bound not to use the stairway, though she knew there was some danger in doing so -- so far as appears she had no other way of reaching the cellar -- or that in the course of using the stairway she failed to exercise due care. See Silver v. Cushner, 300 Mass. 583, 587, 588. The motion was denied rightly.


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Mobile Police Department have released the name of the man who was found dead early Oct. 29 in Lyons Park, near Springhill Avenue and Catherine Street. Upon arrival to the scene, officers found Terry Lee Crawford, 61, with an apparent stab wound to his chest. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
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Hossa reaches milestones in Ottawa as Blackhawks beat Senators 5-4 in shootoutNHL.com @NHLdotcom
OTTAWA - Marian Hossa had a goal and an assist in the Chicago Blackhawks' 5-4 shooutout win over the Senators on Thursday night in Ottawa, reaching two special milestones in the city he started his career in back in 1997.
Patrick Sharp scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Blackhawks the road victory. Jonathan Toews scored twice for Chicago (6-3-1), while Kris Versteeg added a goal in regulation time. Scott Darling turned aside 28 shots for the win.
Mark Stone, Clarke MacArthur, Bobby Ryan and Mika Zibanejad had goals for Ottawa (5-2-2), while Craig Anderson made 35 saves.
Hossa's goal at 13:50 of the third period was just his second of the season, but it was also the 1,000th point of his career and it came on a night where he played his 1,100th game in the NHL.
The goal was just one of four in a third-period outburst from the two clubs after they went into the period tied 2-2.
Ryan gave the Senators a 3-2 lead just 30 seconds into the period when he grabbed a loose puck in front of the Blackhawks goal and surprised Darling with a quick shot.
Toews scored his second of the game at 7:31 and then Hossa gave Chicago the lead six minutes later.
The Senators pressured Chicago in its own end until Zibanejad scored not only his first goal of the season, but also collected his first point when he beat Darling through the legs from the slot at 17:52.
Hossa started his career with the Senators, moved on to Atlanta, Pittsburgh and then Detroit before finding his current home in Chicago.
MacArthur scored the only goal of the second period and it tied the game 2-2 just 2:51 into the period.
With the Blackhawks shorthanded as Duncan Keith served time for holding, MacArthur jammed a loose puck through Darling's legs during a goal-mouth scramble.
Both teams had several good scoring chances throughout the rest of the period but both Darling and Anderson elevated their play.
There were also lots of good opportunities in the opening 20 minutes as well, especially from the younger players on the Senators.
Some of those younger players combined to score the first goal as the Senators took a 1-0 lead less than three minutes into the game.
After taking a pass from second-year defenceman Cody Ceci, Stone passed off to rookie Curtis Lazar and then headed to the front of the net where he was able to tip Lazar's shot through the legs of Darling.
The Senators held that lead until the Blackhawks scored twice in a span of just over four minutes in the second half of the period.
Toews tied the game 1-1 when his wrist shot barely crossed the goal line behind Anderson with several bodies in front of the net.
The Blackhawks then took their first lead at 15:36 when Versteeg slipped around Senators defenceman Erik Karlsson in the faceoff circle and then went around a sprawling Anderson before tucking the puck inside the far post.
That goal came moments after Mike Hoffman had a great opportunity to give the Senators the lead.
Notes ??? Senators goaltender Robin Lehner missed Thursday's game as he spent the evening with wife Donya and son Lennox, who was born earlier in the day???Other than Lehner, Colin Greening, Erik Condra and Mark Borowiecki were scratches for the Senators. David Rundblad, Daniel Carcillo and Antti Raanta did dress for the Blackhawks.


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Aim for Park Circle's St. Paddy's Day Block Party
Americans generally go a little insane during the weekend of the St. Patrick's Day holiday. The annual event was initially celebrated in remembrance of the patron saint of Ireland but it gradually became a general sort of Irish-themed holiday. In the U.S., heavily commercialized and thematically corrupted, St. Patrick's Day (or the nearest Saturday night to it on the calendar) has almost degenerated into a tacky beer bash with green-dyed lager, tacky decor, and lame costumes.
Occasionally, groups of Irish-Americans and Hibernophiles strike the right balance between celebration, respect, authenticity, and accuracy. Some tavern parties, parades, and street festivals hit the mark, despite the modern tendency for tackiness.
Here in Charleston, there's never a shortage of St. Patrick's Day events, although venues tend to spread and stretch things out across whichever weekend dates come close to the traditional March 17 date of the official celebration.
From the business districts of Sullivan's Island and Folly Beach to the busy commercial blocks of downtown Charleston, several block parties, pub crawls, and performances are schedule around the Lowcountry this weekend. One of our top recommendations for local revelers and music fans is the 11th Annual St. Paddy's Day Block Party & Parade in the Park Circle neighborhood in North Charleston on Sat. March 15.
Located on East Montague Avenue (between Virginia and Jenkins Avenues), the St. Paddy's Day Block Party & Parade will run from 12-7 p.m. on Saturday with live music on three stages, bagpipe music, snare drummers, a mechanical bull, food vendors, food trucks, kids activities, and more.
Their annual parade will kick things off at noon at Park Place East (adjacent to E. Montague Avenue and across from Park Circle Community Center). The route will head down E. Montague Avenue through the block party location to O'Hear Avenue. Madra Rua co-owners Robert Spencer and Stephen O'Connor will act as grand marshals.
The family-friendly events are sponsored by the Madra Rua Irish Pub, the City of North Charleston, Southern Eagle Distributors, Lee Distributors, Cheerwine, and the Olde North Charleston Merchant's Association.
There's a wild and fun variety of folk, rock, Celtic, and Americana acts on the schedule. On the Family Zone Stage, the bill will feature the Charleston Hot Shots, the V-Tones, and the High Gravity Jazz Band. On the Cheerwine Stage, it'll be Lizzy Pitch, Folkgrass, the 3 Dudes, and the Ryan Perry Band. The Madra Rua Stage will host Karl Byrne, Don Merckle and the Blacksmiths, and WADATA. The party, midday parade, and parking are free to the public.
There'll be plenty of American-style party action, but the Guinness will be poured with the proper flare, the food will be hot and tasty, and the wild spirit of the Emerald Isle will be in the air. Cheers to that.
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Student Follow-Up and Follow-Through. Two.
"Today" Education Services, Delaware, OH.
In this paper, a differentiation is made between student follow-up and student follow-through. Employer evaluation of in-school students on jobs is discussed, as well as issues concerning credits for work experience. Preceding this discussion is a list of objectives designed to guide local school officials in establishing and operating a job placement services program. Also, the purpose and function of the job placement services staff are discussed. Finally, suggested learning experiences and suggested readings are listed. (BM)
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Guidelines, High School Students, Job Placement, Program Development, Secondary Education, Staff Role, Vocational Followup, Work Experience Programs
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For tonight is mere formality. Only an announcement to the world of feelings long held and promises made long ago__ in the sacred space of our hearts."
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KARACHI: A Christian neighbourhood in the city under threats from the extremists since three years.
Essa Nagri is a Christian settlement in the economic hub of Pakistan. An episode of harassment and threatening since past three years has dismayed the zone. While it is reported that Essa Nagri often witnesses sporadic incidents of vandalism as Pakhtoon extremists, storm in the colony armed with lethal weapons and firing looting the houses and killing many.
Seeing the seriousness of the situation, MASS complained numerous times in the P.I.B colony police station, additionally informing D.I.G police and Rangers however no action has been taken yet. MASS declares," Lots of times we demanded safety and security but no action from Government authorities."
Previously a horrific incident was reported from the area when a Christian resident of this area was shot dead by these extremist followed by an assault by a mob at the neighborhood. "On 29th august 2012 at 7:15pm two pakhtoon fundamentalist enter in our Essa Nagri and they Demanding from Faisal Masih son of Binyamin money on gun point he refused then they fired him on his head he died on the spot.
And at the same time some Christian people hold the killer at the same time a big mob comes in Essa Nagri and they attack on the peoples of Essa Nagri and they take their peoples. When the Christians staged a demonstration, the police and rangers opened fire at the demonstrators and as a consequence, two men Pastor Cornelius Feroze and Shahzad Riaz got seriously injured by firing.
Pastor Cornelius Feroze remained admit in LiaquatNationalHospital while Shahzad Riaz was operated in Jinnah Hospital Karachi. These men belonged to poor Christian families. Faisal Masih, Pastor Cornelius Feroze and Shahzad Riaz were members of MASS.
Since then, no legal action has been taken against those responsible for the vandalism and there is less hope that in near future authorities will intervene in the degenerating law and order situation in Essa Nagri.
Therefore, we appeals to all Christian in Pakistan and abroad to," pray for the family of Faisal that may God give them patience, for the injured Pastor Cornelius Feroze and Shahzad Riaz God heal them and they recover totally. Also pray for the residents of Essa Nagri and the all Christians of Pakistan which are in serious crisis.


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8 Qualities to Look for in a Commercial Cleaning Company
Having a clean work environment is beneficial to a company's overall professional appearance, but there are also other important factors that can have lasting effects on employees' mental health and overall productivity. A recent study conducted by a Florida State University researcher shows that a dirty work environment can have a long-term cognitive effect on employees, which ultimately means that this can negatively impact the company's bottom line.
The first step to having a cleaner and healthier professional work environment is to hire the best commercial cleaning company in your area. Hiring the right commercial cleaning company will strengthen the morale, overall well-being, and productivity of your employees. If you are in the process of hiring a cleaning company for the first time or replacing your current company because they are not doing the job: here are right qualities to look for when choosing a cleaning company:
1. Variety of Services
A variety of companies have needs that differ due to various work environments. Common and required basic cleaning tasks include dusting, vacuuming, removing and replacing trash can liners, and other cleaning tasks. However, some companies need a major cleaning session multiple times a week. Hire a commercial cleaning company that specializes in a variety of cleaning services. Some of these may include:
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• Hard floor cleaning
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Receiving a good cleaning company estimate and consultation from a reputable commercial cleaning company will not only discuss the needs from your perspective
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A credible reputation is always important. A credible reputation is especially important when you hire a commercial cleaning company to come into your office and clean your work space. When receiving estimates from commercial cleaning companies, do not hesitate to ask for references. When speaking to given references ask questions like:
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• How consistent and reliable is their customer service?
In addition to other questions that may be relevant to your situation, factor in all the answers to these questions. Also, take special note of the cleaning company's experience and consider the number of years they have been in business.
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A good cleaning company takes into consideration your office's flexibility and scheduling needs. For instance, you may not want the cleaning crew vacuuming the office during business hours or you may prefer the cleaning crew to only clean the office during at night when the office staff is out of the office. The cleaning company you hire should take into consideration all your special needs to accommodate your schedule.
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Ask commercial cleaning companies about the type of equipment they use and if they offer to sell and provide specialty cleaning products for an additional price. Many recent start-up cleaning companies have yet to acquire all the proper cleaning equipment that is necessary for your office to sparkle, which is why it is important to hire a cleaning company that has been in business for many years.
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When searching for a commercial cleaning company, make sure they offer free estimates and provide you with a pricing proposal. A reputable cleaning company will personally consult with you, tour your company or facility, and structure the proposal based on your requested needs. When meeting for an estimate, it is recommended that you have a list of specific requests and tasks you would like done. This will help the cleaning company factor in any extra fees in your proposal in order for your office to be detailed.
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When choosing a cleaning company, it is important to look for a company that your company will build a lasting professional relationship with. Find a cleaning company that will make you never have to search for a cleaning company ever again! Commercial cleaning companies that give you personable, professional curtesy when speaking on the telephone or meeting for a consultation are more likely to be a company that will accommodate your requests and quickly take care of any complaints you may have in the future.


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Hi friends!
Yesterday I e-mailed some people from USFWS regarding 2 banded Piping Plovers at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park. I heard back about the plovers today.
It turns out they are the park's resident pair: Pete and Phoebe 😁❤! They also sent me a link to the Exit 63 Blog so I can learn more about the birds.
This is Phoebe:
"Phoebe Cates" is a second year female. This is her first year mating with Pete. When I saw her she was sitting on a nest will a few eggs.
This is Pete:
"Pete McLain" is a male who in 2016 was one of the first Piping Plovers in years to nest at Island Beach State Park, right across Barnegat Inlet. He returned in 2017 and successfully raised a chick with his partner "Diane". In 2018, Pete started spending time at Barnegat Light instead of Island Beach. Pete ended up meeting Phoebe and she accepted his courtship displays.
I highly recommend going to Exit 63's blog and reading their description of these events. The writing is really entertaining and fun. They even have a video of Phoebe and Pete doing the courtship display/mating.
If you see a banded Piping Plover while at the beach, you should report it if possible. Reporting banded birds helps the scientific community keep track of the threatened birds, learn about their life history, and use this information to aid in their recovery/conservation.
The most important thing to look for/take note of is band location/colors. Taking photographs if possible is always helpful. Once you gather as much information as you can about the Piping Plover, you can use the following link to submit your data to the appropriate conservation group.
To learn identification tips, check out this slideshow from Sidney Maddock of Virginia Tech.
You can also check out the Piping Plover fact sheet to learn more about the species:
Reporting banded Piping Plovers is not the only way you can help this threatened species. These guidelines can really apply to any bird you encounter on the beach.
- Respect all fenced off or posted areas. Many shorebird species' eggs blend in with the landscape, so the roped off areas should not be crossed.
- Watch the birds from a distance to avoid disturbing them.
- Don't leave trash on the beach since it can attract predators.
- If there are signs restricting dogs on the beach during a certain time of the year, please follow them. These restrictions are set for a reason. I can't tell you how many people I see with dogs on the beach that is covered by "NO DOGS" signs that are clearly visible. If dogs are allowed, please keep them on a leash. Also, please keep your cats indoors, for the safety of both your cat and the local wildlife.


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teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
"You are My friends if you do what I command you.
"If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
"He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him."
"If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love.
By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.
And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
"Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he will never see death."
The Jews said to Him, "Now we know that You have a demon Abraham died, and the prophets also; and You say, 'If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste of death.'
The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected By this we know that we are in Him:
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