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PFERD Cylindrical Carbide Bur, Long-Length, 1/4" Shank, 3/8" Head Diameter, 3/4" Head Length (SB-3 L6)
The Pferd single-cut carbide bur has a cylindrical shape with an end cut, a long-length 6" (L6) shank, an uncoated (bright) finish, and a 1/4" shank diameter, and is for use on cast iron, steel with a Rockwell Hardness of less than C60, stainless steel, titanium alloys, and nickel-based alloys. The standard single-cut type provides gradual stock removal when used on recommended material. The tool's long-length 6" (L6) shank provides better access to deep, hard-to-reach areas of the workpiece than standard-length burs. The bur has a cylindrical shape with an end cut, also known as shape B, which is suitable for chamfering and for machining with the side and end of the tool on flat surfaces. Carbide provides good wear resistance and maintains sharp edges longer than high-speed steel (HSS). With no coating or surface treatment, uncoated carbide supports a range of general-purpose applications. In most applications, burs should be operated within the recommended cutting speed range, expressed in surface feet per minute (SFPM).
Cutting burs, also called rotary files, are small rotary tools with many cutting edges that operate at very high speeds in order to remove material from a workpiece. The bur's head contains the cutting edges, and the bur's shank is inserted like a drill bit into a toolholder such as a drill chuck or collet. Burs are versatile tools that are offered in many shapes, sizes, and end types, and they are used in a wide range of industries, including tool, die, and mold manufacturing; metal fabrication; and dentistry. Burs can be used for deburring, or removing small protrusions (burrs) that form on the surface of a workpiece as a result of a machining process. They can also be used for welding preparation, finishing welded joints, chamfering, surface cleaning and finishing, grinding down rough edges, and contouring. A bur's compact size gives the operator control over contact between the bur and the workpiece, making the tool well suited for delicate operations. Finishes or coatings may be applied to the head of the tool to improve wear resistance, decrease friction, and protect against high temperatures.
Product Features
- Standard single-cut carbide bur for general-purpose machining on cast iron, steel with a Rockwell Hardness of less than C60, stainless steel, titanium alloys, and nickel-based alloys
- Provides gradual stock removal
- Long-length 6" (L6) shank provides better access to deep, hard-to-reach areas than standard-length burs
- Cylindrical shape with end cut (shape B) for chamfering and for machining with the side and end of the tool on flat surfaces
- Uncoated (bright) tools have no additional surface treatment or coating
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Farmingdale State, 57
Newburgh, NY - The #3-seeded Rams (17-9) fell 59-57 to the defending Skyline champs, Mount Saint Mary College (25-3), today in the Skyline Conference Women's Basketball Finals in Newburgh, NY. Farmingdale State trailed by eight points and the half, but chipped away throughout the second and held the lead, 49-48, for the first time all game after a Mercedes Miller (New York, NY/Manhattan Center) free-throw with 7:48 remaining in the game. The Blue Knights' Vanessa Lawson answered back with a jumper to steal the lead again, before Rochelle Clark (Bellport, NY/Bellport) and Melissa Harry (Baldwin, NY/Baldwin) hit the next four free-throws to give the Rams a three-point cushion and their largest lead of the day - 53-50 - with 3:42 left on the clock.
A controversial holding call against Farmingdale State with a minute and a half remaining awarded Mount Saint Mary a basket and a free-throw to tie the score at 53 all. The Mount took another quick lead before Harry sank a lay-up and foul shot for a two-point Farmingdale lead with 37 seconds to go. Jackie Markert responded with a game-tying shot and the game-winning free-throw for Mount Saint Mary with 25 seconds remaining and the score 58-57.
Harry finished with game-highs of 22 points and 18 boards for the Rams, while Miller tallied 17 points and eight boards.
Lasheena Brown led Mount Saint Mary with 20 points, 13 rebounds and four assists. Lawson scored 15 points and Stacy Shultz finished with 14 points, four assists and five steals.
Mount Saint Mary receives the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, while the Rams now hope for an at-large bid to the NCAA's or an ECAC bid to continue their season.

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Interesting Links #19
Links from around the web that I've found interesting. In this post: Mastodon, PhoneGap Day EU, PhoneGap updates, JavaScript goodies, and accessibility.
Links from around the web that I've found interesting. In this post: Mastodon, PhoneGap Day EU, PhoneGap updates, JavaScript goodies, and accessibility.
Things online that I found interesting. Hopefully you'll find something of note here too! In this post: Quokka.js, Static CMS, PhoneGap info and more.
When working on optimizing some components of Retroputer, a personal project, I had some interesting encounters with TypedArrays. Presented are some of my findings.
Some stuff online that I found interesting; here's hoping you find something interesting here too! In this post: Plugins release, Chrome 57, PGDay EU, Slide decks, Web Audio API, Reduced motion, Retro tech stuff, and more.
In case you haven't heard, [PhoneGap Day EU 2017 in Amsterdam](http://pgday.phonegap.com/eu2017/) will be running May 18 and 19, and there's going to be lots of great content and workshops. Thanks to the PhoneGap team, I'll be presenting again this year, and will also be part of a workshop on plugins. I hope to see you all there!
Oh, you want a sneak peak?
Some things online that I found interesting, including: Ian Grillot is an American Hero, Susan J. Fowler's and Amy Vertino's experiences at Uber, Cordova/PhoneGap news, Web development tips, and more.
Links to sites and posts that I found interesting.
These are some links that I found interesting — hopefully they will be of some use to you as well!
Given that there are a lot of variations in form factors and viewports, it can be hard to visualize how a launch image will render on any particular device. Oh, who am I kidding? It can be next to impossible! That's why I made a tool to help with that!
Links to sites I found interesting over the last few days. I hope you find something interesting in here as well!


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Gotham's Black Carpet
Star-studded attendance last night on The Dark Knight black carpet including Gary Oldman and Aaron Eckhart – both quivering! – and also Naomi Watts who arrived with boyfriend and baby-father Liev Schreiber though both slipped inside right away.
Michelle Williams, as expected, was not there. But it has nothing to do with Heath Ledger's family and rumoured haggling over his estate. My sources say she simply didn't want the attention, knowing that her presence would inevitably detract from the film and invite mention of her grief.
PS. LOVE that Gary Oldman always bags the babes. Sexy bitch.
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Drama and goals flowed freely at CommunityAmerica Ballpark on Wednesday night, as the Kansas City Wizards rallied to defeat the Houston Dynamo 4-3 on a last-second goal.
Fighting for its playoff life, Kansas City came back from two goals down to snatch three points at the death through a header from Josh Wolff. Kansas City moved to 9-9-6 to keep its playoff hopes alive. They now trail the eighth and final playoff spot, occupied by Seattle, by just three points. Houston dropped to 6-14-5 with its fourth consecutive loss. The match was the Dynamo's fourth loss in stoppage time this season, most in the league.
Kansas City became the first team in MLS this year to come back from two goals down to win and the first team to ever beat Houston after facing a two-goal halftime deficit. The result also tied the league season high for most goals scored in a single game. Houston defeated Chicago, 4-3, exactly a month ago.
Houston had jumped out to a two-goal lead midway through the first half after Cam Weaver poked in Mike Chabala's cross in the 13th minute and Dominic Oduro ran onto Weaver's flick to drive the ball past Jimmy Nielsen, doubling the score in the 35th minute.
Kamara answered back just a minute later with Craig Rocastle providing the assist. Incredibly, the Dynamo added a third goal – the third tally overall in four minutes – in the 37th minute when Shavar Thomas' clearance from a Houston free kick fell to defender Adrian Serioux at the back post to bundle into the back of the net.
With Kansas City's playoff chances riding on the final seven games, manager Peter Vermes made two offensive-minded changes at halftime, inserting Teal Bunbury and Jack Jewsbury for Birahim Diop and Stephane Auvray, respectively.
Kansas City came inches from pulling a second goal back five minutes into the second half when Kamara sent a cross to the back post. Jewsbury's header beat Onstad, but Bobby Boswell cleared it off the line and slid to block Bunbury's follow-up attempt.
But Bunbury got another chance in the 60th minute and made no mistake to make the score 3-2 in strange fashion from a Houston goal kick. Onstad slipped when taking the kick, and Bunbury beat the Dynamo defense to the ball and slid it between the goalkeeper's legs for his fourth goal of the year.
Amazingly, that's when things got even crazier.
Kansas City's determination paid off again in the 72st minute when Ryan Smith's shot deflected off Serioux for the Wizards' equalizer. Arnaud nearly grabbed the go-ahead goal a few minutes later, but his half volley hit the outside of the post. Houston sub Danny Cruz also cleared a Kei Kamara header off the goal line.
But the drama did not end there, as a bevy of yellow cards and injuries resulted in five official minutes of stoppage time that turned into seven minutes, and Wolff nodded Michael Harrington's cross past Onstad in the sixth of those seven minutes, kicking off wild celebrations in the stands.
Houston Dynamo (6-14-5) vs. Kansas City Wizards (9-9-6)
September 22, 2010 -- CommunityAmerica Ballpark, Kansas City KS
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Cam Weaver 2 (Mike Chabala 3, Brad Davis 8) 13
HOU -- Dominic Oduro 3 (Cam Weaver 1) 34
KC -- Kei Kamara 10 (Craig Rocastle 2) 35
HOU -- Adrian Serioux 2 (unassisted) 37
KC -- Teal Bunbury 4 (unassisted) 60
KC -- Ryan Smith 2 (Michael Harrington 2) 71
KC -- Josh Wolff 2 (Michael Harrington 3) 96+
Houston Dynamo -- Pat Onstad, Andrew Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Adrian Serioux (Ryan Cochrane 94+), Mike Chabala, Corey Ashe, Lovel Palmer, Geoff Cameron, Brad Davis (Danny Cruz 71), Cam Weaver, Dominic Oduro (Joseph Ngwenya 83).
Substitutes Not Used: Tyler Deric, Sammy Appiah, Richard Mulrooney, Eddie Robinson.
Kansas City Wizards -- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Jimmy Conrad, Shavar Thomas, Roger Espinoza, Davy Arnaud, Stephane Auvray (Jack Jewsbury 46), Craig Rocastle (Josh Wolff 85), Kei Kamara, Birahim Diop (Teal Bunbury 46), Ryan Smith.
Substitutes Not Used: Eric Kronberg, Korede Aiyegbusi, Jonathan Leathers, Graham Zusi.
Misconduct Summary:
HOU -- Andrew Hainault (caution; Reckless Foul) 46
KC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; Reckless Tackle) 67
HOU -- Lovel Palmer (caution; Reckless Tackle) 84
HOU -- Bobby Boswell (caution; Dissent) 89
HOU -- Joseph Ngwenya (caution; Reckless Tackle) 95+
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Referee's Assistants: Philippe Briere; Jeff Gontarek
4th official: Michael Kennedy
Attendance: 9,679
Weather: Clear-and-80-degrees
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From 4 to 8 travel days.
Unlimited travel on the national network of Austria and Italy.
Options for 1st class or 2nd class.
Youth Pass: Valid for people under 26 years old.
Saver pass: It's a special fare when 2 or more people travels together all the time. * Prices are per person.
Children under 12 years old may travel free when travelling with adults. 2 Children may travel per adult railpass. A Child pass must be issued so it is important that you provde the child name (and age) and requesting railpasses.
Flexipass: Travel days may be used consecutively or not, within 1 month period.
Special bonuses (details below)
One travel day alouds you to travel all day long. It is counted the first time you use the railpass in each single day.
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Eurail Hungary Croatia Slovenia Brochure
Eurail Map online (PDF - 2 Mb)
Free European Rail Network Map: An Eurail Railpass provides customers with useful and detailed travel documentation. Customers purchasing an Eurail Pass receives (together with their railpasses only) an Eurail Pass Guide: which explains in detail how the Eurail Pass works and where it is accepted. It also provides information on Eurail's Benefit Partners (Local benefits for railpass users) and gives further useful information for each
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Filters: Keyword is Models, Molecular and Author is Stefan Loverix [Clear All Filters]
"Substrate-assisted leaving group activation in enzyme-catalyzed N-glycosidic bond cleavage.", J Biol Chem, vol. 280, issue 15, pp. 14799-802, 2005 Apr 15.
"Leaving group activation by aromatic stacking: an alternative to general acid catalysis.", J Mol Biol, vol. 338, issue 1, pp. 1-6, 2004 Apr 16.
"A nucleophile activation dyad in ribonucleases. A combined X-ray crystallographic/ab initio quantum chemical study.", J Biol Chem, vol. 277, issue 39, pp. 36770-4, 2002 Sep 27.
"Mechanism of RNase T1: concerted triester-like phosphoryl transfer via a catalytic three-centered hydrogen bond.", Chem Biol, vol. 7, issue 8, pp. 651-8, 2000 Aug.
"An engineered ribonuclease preferring phosphorothioate RNA.", Nat Struct Biol, vol. 5, issue 5, pp. 365-8, 1998 May.
"Additivity of protein-guanine interactions in ribonuclease T1.", J Biol Chem, vol. 272, issue 15, pp. 9635-9, 1997 Apr 11.


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Tech Update
AGV Manufacturer Installs One of Its Own AGVs
The AGV follows a surface-mounted magnetic-tape guidepath to the shipping department. There, it automatically stops for manual unload. After unloading, an associate presses the start button to send the vehicle back to the warehouse. It can return empty for reloading or take incoming freight back to the warehouse or other points in the facility on the return trip.
The installation of the Creform AGV system eliminates the need for manual delivery of packed orders to the shipping department and increases productivity in the warehouse. The time it takes to make a delivery is predictable, critical to any material-handling operation.
The low initial investment and non-interruptive installation procedures (no modification of flooring) allow any AGV user to create a basic or elaborate custom-designed structure and conduct logistics operations economically with one vehicle.
The AGV's spring-loaded drive wheel ensures constant contact with floor surfaces, allowing for travel over variable surface materials and conditions. A simple mechanism allows personnel to raise or lower the drive wheel—in the raised position, the automated cart becomes a maneuverable push cart for travel to off-guidepath destinations.
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With higher-strength steels, metalforming lubricants face increasing challenges. Dual-phase high-strength steels increase in yield strength as strain increases during the forming process. Drawsol lubricants from D.A. Stuart Co., Warren-ville, IL, includes products developed to reduce the abrasive effects of friction that occur during the forming of high-strength steel, while at the same time imparting corrosion protection for the workpiece.
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How did life emerge on our primeval continent? Why was North America home to so many iconic dinosaurs like T. rex? And how did a huge sea filled with giant marine reptiles end up covering Kansas? We tell the surprising intertwined story of life and the landscape in North America.
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The much awaited Bathukamma festival, unique to Telangana region started on Monday (15th October 2012). The festival will go on for nine days and conclude a day before Dasara.
The BATHUKAMMA festival (Panduga) is one of the most famous festivals of Andhra Pradesh especially of Telangana region celebrated mainly by the women. Celebrated during Navarathris it honours goddess Gouri on the name of Bathukamma. In Telugu, 'Bathukamma means 'come alive Mother Goddess'. Bathukamma panduga, teh spring festival, is the second largest festival after Dasara or Vijaya Dashami in Telangana Region. Celebrated during Durga Navaratri, the 9-day festival will conclude one day before Dussera.
Myth: Once upon a time King Dharmangada of Chola Dynasty used to rule South India. After many prayers and rituals, his wife gave birth to Princess Lakshmi. Baby Lakshmi survived many accidents. So, the parents named her Bathukamma (Bathuku = life, Amma= suffix to female names and mother). Since then Bathukamma festival is celebrated by young girls in Telangana region. The purpose of this festival is to pray to the Goddess in the belief that the young girls would get husbands as per their wish. Further, married women celebrate the festival to pray to the Goddess for good health and prosperity of their family. Flowers are arranged on a plate or square wooden plank or a square bamboo frame in a conical layout. On the top, gynecium of a pumpkin flower or a cone made of turmeric to represent Bathukamma is installed.
This floral arrangement is worshipped as Goddess Bathukamma. This festival is mainly celebrated by unmarried young girls, though men and women also participate in collecting and arranging the flowers as Bathukamma.
This floral arrangement is worshipped as Goddess Bathukamma. This festival is mainly celebrated by unmarried young girls, though men and women also participate in collecting and arranging the flowers as Bathukamma.
During the festival, Goddess Gauri is worshipped in the form of Bathukamma. Colours, flowers and water are all intrinsic to the festival and the goddess herself is not one rooted in a shrine but turmeric and placed on top of conical flower arrangements that signify both life and eternity in their colours. The goddess is created each year and immersed duly on the 10th day of the festival in local water bodies. There was a distinct grandeur and to a lesser level still is that one can only associate with a festival of the nature, where fun and frolic is the order of the day. This largest festival of Telanagna region, Batukamma festival was started centuries ago and still celebrated as grand cultural event in this region
Batukamma is a beautiful flower stack, arranged with different flowers usually in seven concentric layers in a conical mound. The flowers used for making Bathukamma are unique seasonal flowers, most of them with medicinal value. The men folk of the house go into the wild plains and gather local flowers called Gunuka, Tangedi, Lotus, Alli, Katla, Teku flowers which bloom in this season in various vibrant colors all across the uncultivated and barren lands. Women prepare Bathukamma with the flowers leaving a little length base, some dip in colours, some scented and arrange them on a wide plate or wooden plank and stack them up in a conical mound and decorate them with a Pumpkin flower on top of Stack.
On this final day of Bathukamma, immersion of Bathukamma (Bathukamma visarjan) in water bodies is celebrated with utmost devotion and enthusiasm through out Telangana region.
Women participate in the festival with great fervour dressing up in their best, wearing traditional Silk Sarees and jewellery while young girls wear Langa-Oni (Half-Saree) the traditional attire of young girls of the region. The women gather in large numbers along with their Bathukammas in their locality place them in the middle and dance around them while singing soul stirring Bathukamma folk songs. Synchronising steps and claps in unison provide a splendorous look to the festivities.
The songs are more of the stories of common woman, her dreams, her responsibilities, plights sung spontaneously most of the time. Some times the songs describe just the beauty of the nature and some times reflect the socio-economic and political conditions of the region. Interestingly most of the songs are sung spontaneously.After singing and dancing, Bathukammas are set afloat in lake or river. Lakes with floating Bathukammas in the evenings are a visual treat. On the occasion, the women exchange Turmeric and Kumkuma (Sindhur) which married women consider most auspicious.
On the culmination of Festivities, Maleeda, a prasadam made of jaggery, is prepared and distributed among the women. People wishing to watch Bathukamma festival being celebrated in its true sense and full glory must visit Warangal Fort which is about 150 Kms from the state capital Hyderabad on its last day before festival of Dussehra.It has also legendary mansions in the history of the Region. There is a legend about Bathukamma festival mentioned in Telugu books.
Daksha performed a Yagna and invited everyone but his youngest daughter, Gauri, who married to Lord Shiva against his wish. Against Shiva's will, Gauri went to the Yagna and insulted along with Lord Shiva. She was unable to tolerate the insult and sacrificed her life by setting herself ablaze. Wishing to bring her back, women present her flowers and make turmeric idol of the Goddess and sing and dance around the idol of Bathukamma. Another legend of Batukamma Festival is also mentioned in one of the historical texts scripted in Telugu. Centuries ago, King Dharmangada of Chola Dynasty used to rule South India. He was childless for many years after marriage. After performing many pujas and rituals, his wife gave birth to Goddess Lakshmi. Baby Lakshmi survived many accidents. So, her parents named her Batukamma Since then, Batukamma festival is celebrated by women in Telangana region.


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The third edition of Michael Mooney and Nelson Vergel's Built to Survive!: A Comprehensive Guide to the Medical Use of Anabolic Steroids, Nutrition and Exercise for HIV(+) Men and Women was released last month. This updated and expanded edition contains two new chapters on mitochondrial toxicity and facial wasting, which the authors describe as "the most important issues in the lives of those living with HIV" (p. 57).
Built to Survive! is an easy-to-read resource book for people living with HIV disease, addressing two primary sets of problems: body composition (particularly wasting and lipodystrophy) and drug side effects. Written by HIV treatment advocates Michael Mooney and Nelson Vergel, Built to Survive! offers practical information for maximum health and quality of life. Mooney, a nutrition industry insider and former competitive bodybuilder, and Vergel, a long-term survivor of HIV who credits his health and vitality to the program outlined in this book, advocate a comprehensive program based on nutrition, exercise, supplementation and anabolic support to combat wasting (unintentional weight loss), lipodystrophy (fat redistribution) and medication side effects (such as diarrhea, neuropathy, high cholesterol, depression and decreased libido).
Built to Survive! begins with Nelson Vergel's own story of living with HIV disease and discovering a holistic program which allowed him to fight back from AIDS Wasting Syndrome by building 45 pounds of muscle and rebuilding his health. The book continues by explaining the Program for Wellness Restoration (PoWeR) and how this program can benefit all people living with HIV/AIDS. The book offers logical and convincing arguments for the use of anabolic-androgenic agents (steroids and hormone precursors) and appetite stimulants, when needed, to enhance body composition, and Mooney and Vergel support these arguments with scientific studies and peer-reviewed journal articles.
This third edition of Built to Survive! not only updates information in chapters contained in previous editions but also adds two new chapters. Chapter 13: "Mitochondrial Damage" by Brad S. Lichtenstein, N.D., explains how antiretroviral medications (particularly the NRTIs) damage the cells' mitochondria (which produces energy for the cell) and, subsequently, contribute to lipodystrophy -- both lipoatrophy (fat loss) and lipohypertrophy (fat accumulation) -- and offers complementary therapies for strengthening and protecting the mitochondria.
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Developmental Biology of Marine Organisms
Mailing Address: SIO DeptScripps Institution of OceanographyUC San Diego9500 Gilman Drive #0202La Jolla CA, 92093-0202
Location: 2165 Hubbs HallTel: 858-822-6579Fax: 858-534-7313
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Background: The Spiralia are a large, morphologically diverse group of protostomes (e.g. molluscs, annelids, nemerteans) that share a homologous mode of early development called spiral cleavage. One of the most highly-conserved features of spiralian development is the contribution of the primary quartet cells, 1a-1d, to the anterior region of the embryo (including the brain, eyes, and the anterior ciliary band, called the prototroch). Yet, very few studies have analyzed the ultimate fates of primary quartet sub-lineages, or examined the morphogenetic events that take place in the anterior region of the embryo. Results: This study focuses on the caenogastropod slipper snail, Crepidula fornicata, a model for molluscan developmental biology. Through direct lineage tracing of primary quartet daughter cells, and examination of these cells during gastrulation and organogenesis stages, we uncovered behaviors never described before in a spiralian. For the first time, we show that the 1a(2)-1d(2) cells do not contribute to the prototroch (as they do in other species) and are ultimately lost before hatching. During gastrulation and anterior-posterior axial elongation stages, these cells cleavage-arrest and spread dramatically, contributing to a thin provisional epidermis on the dorsal side of the embryo. This spreading is coupled with the displacement of the animal pole, and other pretrochal cells, closer to the ventrally-positioned mouth, and the vegetal pole. Conclusions: This is the first study to document the behavior and fate of primary quartet sub-lineages among molluscs. We speculate that the function of 1a(2)-1d(2) cells (in addition to two cells derived from 1d(12), and the 2b lineage) is to serve as a provisional epithelium that allows for anterior displacement of the other progeny of the primary quartet towards the anterior-ventral side of the embryo. These data support a new and novel mechanism for axial bending, distinct from canonical models in which axial bending is suggested to be driven primarily by differential proliferation of posterior dorsal cells. These data suggest also that examining sub-lineages in other spiralians will reveal greater variation than previously assumed.
This paper introduces the black-footed slipper snail, Crepidula atrasolea, as a new model for biological studies in the Spiralia. C. atrasolea is a calyptraeid gastropod, and congener of the Atlantic slipper snail, C. fornicata. Like C. fornicata, C. atrasolea shares a sedentary, filter-feeding, protandrous lifestyle, but is preferable as a developmental model because of its short generation time, year-round reproduction, and direct development. In our lab, individuals go from egg to reproductive females in under six months, as compared to an estimated 1-2 years for C. fornicata. Here we provide details for collecting and transporting animals, setting up inland aquaria, and maintaining laboratory colonies of C. atrasolea. We also describe early development, which is similar to that in other calyptraeids. Females brood encapsulated embryos for three weeks, which hatch as "crawl-away" juveniles. We also present a developmental transcriptome for C. atrasolea, covering early cleavage through late organogenesis stages, as a useful tool for future studies of gene expression and function. We provide this information to the broader developmental community to facilitate widespread use of this system.
Gastropod snails in the genus Crepidula have emerged as model systems for studying a metazoan super clade, the Spiralia. Recent work on one species in particular, Crepidula fornicata, has produced high-resolution cell lineage fate maps, details of morphogenetic events during gastrulation, key insights into the molecular underpinnings of early development, and the first demonstration of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in the Spiralia. Furthermore, invasive species of Crepidula are a significant ecological threat, while one of these, C. fornicata, is also being harvested for food. This review highlights progress towards developing these animals as models for evolutionary, developmental, and ecological studies. Such studies have contributed greatly to our understanding of biology in a major clade of bilaterians. This information may also help us to control and cultivate these snails.
During gastrulation, endoderm and mesoderm are specified from a bipotential precursor (endomesoderm) that is argued to be homologous across bilaterians. Spiralians also generate mesoderm from ectodermal precursors (ectomesoderm), which arises near the blastopore. While a conserved gene regulatory network controls specification of endomesoderm in deuterostomes and ecdysozoans, little is known about genes controlling specification or behavior of either source of spiralian mesoderm or the digestive tract.: Using the mollusc Crepidula, we examined conserved regulatory factors and compared their expression to fate maps to score expression in the germ layers, blastopore lip, and digestive tract. Many genes were expressed in both ecto- and endomesoderm, but only five were expressed in ectomesoderm exclusively. The latter may contribute to epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition seen in ectomesoderm. : We present the first comparison of genes expressed during spiralian gastrulation in the context of high-resolution fate maps. We found variation of genes expressed in the blastopore lip, mouth, and cells that will form the anus. Shared expression of many genes in both mesodermal sources suggests that components of the conserved endomesoderm program were either co-opted for ectomesoderm formation or that ecto- and endomesoderm are derived from a common mesodermal precursor that became subdivided into distinct domains during evolution. Developmental Dynamics 244:1215-1248, 2015. (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) has undergone dramatic transformations since its emergence as a distinct discipline. This paper aims to highlight the scope, power, and future promise of evo-devo to transform and unify diverse aspects of biology. We articulate key questions at the core of eleven biological disciplinesfrom Evolution, Development, Paleontology, and Neurobiology to Cellular and Molecular Biology, Quantitative Genetics, Human Diseases, Ecology, Agriculture and Science Education, and lastly, Evolutionary Developmental Biology itselfand discuss why evo-devo is uniquely situated to substantially improve our ability to find meaningful answers to these fundamental questions. We posit that the tools, concepts, and ways of thinking developed by evo-devo have profound potential to advance, integrate, and unify biological sciences as well as inform policy decisions and illuminate science education. We look to the next generation of evolutionary developmental biologists to help shape this process as we confront the scientific challenges of the 21st century.
Background: Gastrulation is a critical step in bilaterian development, directly linked to the segregation of germ layers, establishment of axes, and emergence of the through-gut. Theories about the evolution of gastrulation often concern the fate of the blastopore (site of endomesoderm internalization), which varies widely in a major branch of bilaterians, the Spiralia. In this group, the blastopore has been said to become the mouth, the anus, both, or neither. Different developmental explanations for this variation exist, yet no modern lineage tracing study has ever correlated the position of cells surrounding the blastopore with their contribution to tissues of the mouth, foregut, and anus in a spiralian. This is the first study to do so, using the gastropod Crepidula fornicata. Results: Crepidula gastrulation occurs by epiboly: the first through third quartet micromeres form an epithelial animal cap that expands to cover vegetal endomesodermal precursors. Initially, descendants of the second and third quartet micromeres (2a-2d, 3a-3d) occupy a portion of the blastopore lip. As the blastopore narrows, the micromeres' progeny exhibit lineage-specific behaviors that result in certain sublineages leaving the lip's edge. Anteriorly, cells derived from 3a(2) and 3b(2) undergo a unique epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition involving proliferation and a collective movement of cells into the archenteron. These cells make a novel spiralian germ layer, the ectomesoderm. Posteriorly, cells derived from 3c(2) and 3d(2) undergo a form of convergence and extension that involves zippering of cells and their intercalation across the ventral midline. During this process, several of these cells, as well as the 2d clone, become displaced posteriorly, away from the blastopore. Progeny of 2a-2c and 3a-3d make the mouth and foregut, and the blastopore becomes the opening to the mouth. The anus forms days later, as a secondary opening within the 2d(2) clone, and not from the classically described "anal cells", which we identify as the 3c(221) and 3d(221) cells. Conclusions: Our analysis of Crepidula gastrulation constitutes the first description of blastopore lip morphogenesis and fates using lineage tracing and live imaging. These data have profound implications for hypotheses about the evolution of the bilaterian gut and help explain observed variation in blastopore morphogenesis among spiralians.
It is a challenge to understand how the information encoded in DNA is used to build a three-dimensional structure. To explore how this works the assembly of a relatively simple skeleton has been examined at multiple control levels. The skeleton of the sea urchin embryo consists of a number of calcite rods produced by 64 skeletogenic cells. The ectoderm supplies spatial cues for patterning, essentially telling the skeletogenic cells where to position themselves and providing the factors for skeletal growth. Here, we describe the information known about how this works. First the ectoderm must be patterned so that the signaling cues are released from precise positions. The skeletogenic cells respond by initiating skeletogenesis immediately beneath two regions (one on the right and the other on the left side). Growth of the skeletal rods requires additional signaling from defined ectodermal locations, and the skeletogenic cells respond to produce a membrane-bound template in which the calcite crystal grows. Important in this process are three signals, fibroblast growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor, and Wnt5. Each is necessary for explicit tasks in skeleton production. genesis 52:173-185. (c) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
An adult animal's form is shaped by the collective behavior of cells during embryonic development. To understand the forces that drove the divergence of animal body-plans, evolutionary developmental biology has focused largely on studying genetic networks operating during development. However, it is less well understood how these networks modulate characteristics at the cellular level, such as the shape, polarity, or migration of cells. We organized the "Cell's view of animal body plan evolution" symposium for the 2014 The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meeting with the explicit goal of bringing together researchers studying the cell biology of embryonic development in diverse animal taxa. Using a broad range of established and emerging technologies, including live imaging, single-cell analysis, and mathematical modeling, symposium participants revealed mechanisms underlying cells' behavior, a few of which we highlight here. Shape, adhesion, and movements of cells can be modulated over the course of evolution to alter adult body-plans and a major theme explored during the symposium was the role of actomyosin in coordinating diverse behaviors of cells underlying morphogenesis in a myriad of contexts. Uncovering whether conserved or divergent genetic mechanisms guide the contractility of actomyosin in these systems will be crucial to understanding the evolution of the body-plans of animals from a cellular perspective. Many speakers presented research describing developmental phenomena in which cell division and tissue growth can control the form of the adult, and other presenters shared work on studying cell-fate specification, an important source of novelty in animal body-plans. Participants also presented studies of regeneration in annelids, flatworms, acoels, and cnidarians, and provided a unifying view of the regulation of cellular behavior during different life-history stages. Additionally, several presentations highlighted technological advances that glean mechanistic insights from new and emerging model systems, thereby providing the phylogenetic breadth so essential for studying animal evolution. Thus, we propose that an explicit study of cellular phenomena is now possible for a wide range of taxa, and that it will be highly informative for understanding the evolution of animal body-plans.


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BROCKWAY, Calif. – Tahoe Dance School, under the direction of Dee Dee Terzian, will present its annual holiday performance at the Cal Neva. This marks the school's third presentation of the beloved holiday classic, featuring more than one hundred fifty local dancers and performers from throughout North Lake Tahoe.
The original production of "The Nutcracker" premiered by the Russian Imperial Ballet at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 1892, to the now-well-known Tchaikovsky score, choreographed by Marius Petipa, with the libretto adapted by the E.T.A. Hoffman story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King."
Originally a flop, the ballet's success in America is largely credited to George Balanchine, who danced the role of the Nutcracker Prince at the Mariinsky as a child in 1919. In 1954, he created a version he created for his New York City Ballet in 1954 that was filmed and presented in movie theaters in 1993.
In Tahoe, the tradition of Nutcracker has become a family affair. For all three performances, Jim Baldwin has appeared as Uncle Drosselmeyer, and will again reprise his role. This year, his son Phillip joins him on stage as the Drosselmeyer's nephew, who transforms in to the Nutcracker prince. Cecil and Pat McGehee also return to their roles as the Grandparents for a third run, joining their three granddaughters in the production.
One of those granddaughters is Sierra Walsh, a graduating senior, along with Camille Joubert, Zoe Thompson, Brittany Holmes and Brie Dubuc, all of whom began studying with Terzian as young children.
In the last years they continued their training with Christin Hanna, who teaches the advanced levels for Tahoe Dance School, and has choreographed and directed much of Act Two, "Land of The Sweets," for this upcoming production.
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"This production features five graduating students who joined Tahoe Dance School during pre-school and continued ballet training through their senior year – four of the girls included jazz and tap in their dance education," explained Terzian. "It gives me a great sense of pride and satisfaction to watch them grow from 'Baby Ballerinas' to confident, poised young ladies who go out into the world taking with them the many life lessons dancers learn from hours in the studio; one has even chosen to pursue a career in dance."
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RAY: You say you replaced the ignition cylinder. But that's just the locking mechanism that the key fits into; it's not the ignition switch itself. So you easily could have a bad ignition switch.
TOM: But before you replace the switch, try replacing the ignition relay. Rather than have a huge amount of current running through the steering column to the ignition switch at your fingers, the ignition switch signals a power relay under the hood. It's that relay that actually sends current to the engine's computer, which enables the engine to run. That relay could be faulty and sticking in the "on" position.
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TOM: If not, then it's almost certainly the ignition switch, because there's really not much else that could cause this. But since replacing the ignition switch will cost you several hundred dollars, don't do that until you've ruled out the $20 fix. Good luck, Grace.
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