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Incoming Students of 2020 to go through e-orientation
On Monday August 10 the Department of Microbiology & Immunology will host a virtual orientation for our Fall 2020 incoming students. Faculty who are accepting new students into their laboratories will e-present their programs. Welcome Taylor Garrison, Michelle Hallenbeck, Katelyn Sheneman, Peter Shin, Shikha Srivastava and Cassie Woolley!
Dr. James Collins Joins M&I Faculty
Dr. James Collins joined the faculty as tenure-track Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, starting January 1, 2020. Dr. Collins' research focuses on the factors that underlie the spread of of epidemic, hypervirulent Clostridium difficile. His recent discovery of the link between dietary trehalose and C difficile virulence was recently published in Nature (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29310122). Welcome James!
Department Welcomes New Staff Members
Ms. Stephanie Kittle, B.S. and Ms. Shelley Spalding, M.A., M.A.T. joined the Department on December 9 as our new Unit Business Manager and Graduate Program Coordinator, respectively. Stephanie was the UBM at the Diabetes and Obesity Center in the School of Medicine previously. Shelley was a student teacher at Bardstown High School prior to her current position. Welcome Stephanie and Shelley!
M&I Ph.D student receives University ExCITE grant
M& I student Henry Nabeta received an ExCITE award of $50,000 for his project "Developing Q-Griffithsin as a new anti fungal agent". UofL's ExCITE program is funded through the National Institute of Health's Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) program. The goal of the program is to support proof-of-concept centers (hubs) that facilitate and accelerate the translation of biomedical innovations into commercial products that improve patient care and enhance health.
Department Welcomes Incoming Students of 2019
Monday, August 12, the Department of Microbiology & Immunology welcomed the incoming M&I graduate students with a luncheon in the CTRB. Incoming students include Richard Bautista, Easton Ford, Kamille Rasche, Omar Sarker, Caleb Whitley and Matthew Woeste.
M&I PhD Candidate receives NIH F31 award
Sarah Price, a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Matthew Lawrenz, has been awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31) from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for her PhD research entitled "Identification of a novel zinc acquisition system in Yersinia pestis". This three year fellowship will support Sarah's research in the field of nutritional immunity.
Dr. Bing Li appointed University Scholar
Dr. Bing Li, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, was recognized as University Scholar in April 2019, an honor bestowed on select faculty who significantly exceed the scholarship necessary for appointment, promotion and tenure at U of L and in doing so achieve a strong national reputation. He is the second M&I faculty to receive this title.
2019 Research Grant Awards
Dr. Chung received a 5 year NIH U19 award (U19-AI142762) entitled"Center of Excellence for Encephalitic Alphavirus Therapeutics", as MPI/Project leader.
Dr. Egilmez was awarded a two year Idea Development grant (LC180086) from the DOD Lung Cancer Research Program for a project entitled "Overcoming Anti-PD-1 Resistance in Lung Cancer" (PI) and a 3 year R44 award from the NIH (R44-DK117687) entitled "IL-10NanoCap for Therapy of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis" (MPI).
Dr. Shirwan was awarded a two-year NIH R21 grant (R21-AI147677) entitled "Establishing immunoprivileged scaffolds for transplantation of immature beta cells.
Dr. Matt Lawrenz is co-investigator on an NIH STTR (R41-AI142726) grant entitled "Use of a Designer Proline-rich antimicrobial peptide Chaperone protein inhibitor (DPC) for treating antibiotic resistant pneumonia" with a subaward to his laboratory. The project period is 4/1/2019 – 3/31/2020.
M&I Faculty Receive Multiple Awards in 2018
M&I Endowed Chair Professor Yousef Abu-Kwaik was recently awarded a National Institute of Health R01 grant entitled "Innate immunity and inflammatory response of macrophages to Legionella infection". The grant received a score of 1%. This NIH funded project is budgeted from 09/14/2018 - 08/31/2023 for $1,913,286.
M&I Associate Professor Esma Yolcu recently received a SBIR Phase I award from the National Institute of Health entitled "Exploiting activation-induced cell death as a means of inducing tolerance to kidney allografts". The award is a collaboration with the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
M&I Associate Professor Esma Yolcu and M&I Professor Haval Shirwan recently received a $500,000 gift in memory of William Marvin Petty, MD. The funds are to be used to advance Type 1 Diabetes research conducted in the School of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Dr. Yolcu and Dr. Shirwan's research focuses on the use of ProtEx technology, pioneered by the team, as an alternative to gene therapy for immunomodulation to treat transplant rejection and autoimmune diseases with particular focus on Type 1 Diabetes.
M&I Professor Haval Shirwan received a five year NIH/NIAID R01 grant award in support of the application entitled "A novel immunomodulatory approach to overcome innate and adaptive immune barriers to islet transplantation". The project is for the period 11/5/2018 – 10/31/2023 with a total budget of $1,943,360.
M&I Associate Professor Bing Li was recently awarded a National Institute of Health R01 grant entitled "Immunomodulatory mechanisms of E-FABP in psoriasis pathogenesis". This NIH funded project is budgeted from 09/24/2018 - 08/31/2023 for $1,925,000.
M&I Associate Professor's Matthew Lawrenz (PI) and Jonathan Warawa (Co-PI) were awarded a contract from the FDA entitled "Development of a Mouse Model for Preclinical Screening of Investigational Drugs Against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Acinetobacter Baumannii". The $933,606 award runs from 9/19/2018 to 9/18/2020. http://www.uoflnews.com/post/uofltoday/uofl-researchers-escalate-efforts-against-multi-drug-resistant-bacteria-with-fda-contract/
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Department is awarded first NIH T32 training grant in its history
M&I received the notice of award for its NIH T32 training grant application entitled "Inflammation and Pathogenesis Training Program" on August 1st. Dr. Haval Shirwan (Professor, M&I) is the contact PI and Dr. Richard Lamont (Chair, Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Disease) is the Co-PI on this award. The grant will support 4 PhD students per year during the 5 year period 8/1/2018-7/31/2023. This collaborative effort between M&I and OIID is the first NIH T32 training award in Department's history.
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M&I Faculty Publish Back-to-Back High Impact Articles in 2018
Dr. Bing Li's discovery of a novel molecular link between obesity and breast cancer entitled "Circulating Adipose Fatty Acid Binding Protein is a Link Underlying Obesity-Associated Breast/Mammary Tumor Development," appeared in the online version of the November 2018 issue of Cell Metabolism (2017 impact factor 20.565). The study was the result of a long-standing collaborative project between the Li lab and colleagues at the University of Minnesota, Hartford Healthcare Cancer Center in Connecticut and Peking University in China. Separately, Dr. Bing Li was selected to be featured in NCI's electronic newsletter, Nutrition Frontiers, a publication of the Nutritional Science Research Group (NSRG), NCI, NIH. The NSRG Program staff selected him based on the high level of enthusiasm for his research efforts on Prevention of Breast cancer Development by Epidermal Fatty Acid Binding Protein as well as his past contributions in the field of nutrition and cancer prevention. He will be featured in the section, "Investigator Spotlight" in October.
Dr. Haval Shirwan, along with a team of researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Michigan published on a potential new therapy for treating Type 1 Diabetes. This new therapy involves the use of a novel technology for islet cell transplantation. More information regarding Dr. Shirwan's, et al., research may be found in Nature Materials (2017 impact factor 39.737).
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Dr. Huang-Ge Zhang's paper entitled "Plant-derived exosomal microRNAs shape the gut microbiota" has been accepted for publication in the journal "Cell Host Microbe" (2017 impact factor 17.87). The article will be featured on the cover. It describes the novel finding that diet-derived exosome-like nanoparticles can selectively modulate the metabolism of gut-resident bacteria via microRNA, which ultimately impacts immune homeostasis in the gut.
M&I Faculty Awarded Multiple NIH/NIAID Grants in 2017
M&I Associate Professor Matthew Lawrenz was recently awarded a National Institute of Health R21 grant entitled "Zinc Acquisition in Yersinia pestis". The major goal of this project is to define the contribution of the yersiniabactin synthase-dependent zinc acquisition system on the virulence of Yersinia pestis. This NIH funded project is budgeted from 11/24/2017 - 10/31/2019 for $437,080.
M&I Professor Dr. Esma Yolcu recently awarded a National Institute of Health SSRT grant to study "SA-FasL-engineered human islets as a novel product for the treatment of type 1 diabetes." The major goal of this phase I STTR application is to develop SA-FasL-engineered human islets as a novel immune privileged product for the treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D). This NIH funded project is budgeted from 07/01/2017 – 03/30/2018 for $224,529.00.
M&I Professors Drs. Thomas Mitchell and Carolyn Casella were recently awarded a National Institute of Health R01 grant to study "Mechanisms of successful vaccine adjuvants." This NIH funded project is budgeted from 06/26/2017 – 05/31/2022 for $1,925,000.
Drs. Haval Shirwan and Esma Yolcu have been awarded a multiple PI NIH/NIAID UO1 grant with Andres Garcia from Georgia Institute of Technology. The grant is entitled "Targeted delivery of immunomodulatory biologics for induction of immune privilege to allogeneic pancreatic islet grafts". The major focus of this project is to develop immunomodulatory biomaterials for induction of tolerance to allogeneic islets as a cure for type 1 diabetes. The award amount of $1,954,270 is budgeted for 06/20/20176 – 05/31/2022
M&I Professor and Vice Chair, Haribabu Bodduluri, PhD was awarded a grant titled 'Innate immune mechanisms regulating silicosis". This NIH/NIAID funded project is budgeted from 6/6/2017 - 5/30/2019 for $423,500. This research is important to explore the mechanisms of their recent work on silicosis and lung cancer; https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150429084837.htm
M&I Associate Professors Drs. Jon Warawa and Matt Lawrenz were recently awarded an NIH/ NIAID grant contract to study "Therapeutics Testing In a Murine Model of Multiple Drug Resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Lung Infection." This NIH/ NIAID funded project is budgeted from 03/2017 – 11/2018 for $729,174.
M&I Assistant Professor Dr. Krishna Jala was recently awarded a National Cancer Institute of National Institute of Health R21 grant to study "PQ-10: Microbial metabolite, Urolithin A is a potent immunomodulator and chemosensitizing adjuvant in treating color cancer." This NIH funded project is budgeted from 04/12/2017 – 03/31/2019 for $368,445.
M&I Associate Professor Dr. Jon Warawa was recently awarded an NIH/ NIAID grant contract to study "HHSN272201000033I/HHSN2720005 / Task A91- Mod #1." This NIH/ NIAID funded project is budgeted from 03/21/2017 – 05/25/2018 for $508,703.
M&I Professor Dr. Nathan Schmidt was recently awarded an NIH/ NIAID grant contract to study "Role of gut microbiota in shaping severity of malaria." This NIH/ NIAID funded project is budgeted from 01/11/2017 – 12/31/2021 for $2.6M. http://uoflnews.com/post/uofltoday/uofl-researcher-awarded-2-6m-nih-grant-to-study-links-between-gut-microbiota-and-disease/
Student Highlights
M&I Graduate students win University doctoral awards
Dylan Johnson and Irina Miralda received University's Guy Stevenson Award and the John Richard Binford Memorial Award, respectively.
Please click here to view Dylan Johnson's virtual Graduate School Graduation speech.
The Guy Stevenson Award recognizes an outstanding doctoral degree recipient who has demonstrated excellence in both scholarship and leadership within the discipline, and has made significant contributions to teaching and service. This award is the highest award given by the Graduate School and the winner carries the graduate school banner at both the Doctoral Hooding and Commencement Ceremonies, and provides remarks during the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony. The Binford Award is presented to a doctoral degree recipient who excels in scholarship, and has contributed to other areas within the discipline such as leadership, teaching, or service. The winner receives special recognition at the Doctoral Hooding and Graduation ceremony. Congratulations Dylan and Irina!
Autumn LaPointe wins presentation award at Viruses 2020 conference in Barcelona
Autumn LaPointe, PhD candidate, received the best oral presentation award, elected by the scientific committee and sponsored by the journal Microorganisms, for her talk entitled "Noncapped genomic RNA are critical for Alphaviral infection and pathogenicity". LaPointe is a PhD candidate in the lab of Dr. KevinSokoloski. Read more at https://blog.mdpi.com/2020/02/13/viruses-2020-novel-concepts-in-virology-another-success/
M&I students receive 1st and 2nd place for doctoral dissertation at Research! Louisville
Congratulations to Autumn LaPointe on receiving 1st place and Samantha Morrissey on receiving 2nd place for the 2019 Research!Louisville Doctoral Basic Science award. Autumn is a doctoral candidate in the lab of Dr. Kevin Sokoloski and Samantha is a doctoral candidate in the lab of Dr. Jun Yan. Read more at: https://louisville.edu/researchlouisville/r-l-2019-award-winners-and-photos/r-l-2019-award-winners/view
2019 T32 Awardees announced
The Inflammation and Pathogenesis T32 Training Grant is excited to announce its newest PhD graduate student fellows: Drew Skidmore, laboratory of Dr. Donghoon Chung, Trey Landers, laboratory of Dr. Kevin Sokoloski, and Sarah Price laboratory of Dr. Matthew Lawrenz. These students will join 2018 fellow Autumn LaPointe, laboratory of Dr. Kevin Sokolowski, in the program.
This year M&I's summer high school program MISTRE merged with Louisville Science Pathways, which is the Science Policy and Outreach Group's University-wide internship program. This merger expanded the opportunities to include weekly career seminars, and how to apply to two- and four-year colleges, with emphasis on careers in the biomedical field. Altogether, seventeen 10th and 11th graders experienced hands on research projects. M&I provided stipends to two of the seventeen participants, Awa Koita from Central High, and Osazuwa Omoruyi from St. Francis; who were hosted in the labs of Drs. Venkatakrishna Jala and Sylvia Uriarte, respectively. During their internship, the students participated in mentored biomedical research, focused on the roles of microbial communities inhuman disease.
MISTRE is coordinated by Claire Jones, and Louisville Science Pathways is coordinated by Dylan Johnson and Sarah Price. Claire, Dylan and Sarah are all PhD candidates in the Department.
The Microbiology and Immunology Department was well represented by its graduate students at the 2018 Joint Meeting of the Society for Leukocyte Biology and International Endotoxin and Innate Immunity Society in October. Amanda Pulsifer (laboratory of Matthew Lawrenz) was one of three finalists for the SLB Presidential Award, which included the opportunity to present her research at a plenary session during the first day of the meeting. Katlin Stivers' research (laboratory of Jay Hoying) was also highlighted and she was chosen to give a "Poster Flash Talk". Irina Miralda (laboratory of Silvia Uriarte) won a SLB travel Award for her poster presentation. Finally, Hazel Ozuna (laboratory of Don Demuth) was selected to present her research at the Late Breaking Research Poster Session. Congratulations to all of the students!
Tiva Vancleave, a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Matthew Lawrenz, has been awarded the 2018 University of Louisville School of Medicine Student Diversity Award. This award acknowledged Tiva's commitment to the educational and societal needs of underrepresented minorities through mentorship and service during her PhD career. Tiva was recognized for this award during the 2018 PhD Commencement Ceremony, where she also received a Dean's Citation for her PhD research on the YapE protein of Yersinia pestis.
Hazel Ozuna, a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Donald Demuth, has been awarded a five year F31 Research Fellowship from the National Institiute of Dental & Craniofacial Research for her project entitled: "Exploitation of the host response by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans mediated by QseBC".
Katlin Stivers, a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. James Hoying, has been awarded a predoctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association for her project entitled "Regulation of Adipose Tissue Inflammation by Resident Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells". The two year award will fully support her research investigating the role of tissue resident, immunosuppressive myeloid cells in promoting immune homeostasis in healthy, lean adipose tissue and preventing the chronic inflammation that can lead to the development of obesity.
Earlier this year, Katlin also received a travel award to give an oral presentation on her current work "Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Adipose Tissue Homeostasis" as part of the Kaley Lecture featured topic session, "The Complications of Diabetes and the Role of Inflammation: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities" at the Experimental Biology 2017 Conference, April 22-26, Chicago, IL.
Amanda Pulsifer was awarded a "Best Poster Presentation" prize at The Yin and Yang of Phagocytes: Regulators of Human Health and Disease Gordon Research Conference, June 11-16, Waterville Valley, NH for her work entitled "Exploitation of Host Rab GTPases by Yersinia pestis Facilitates Intracellular Survival". Amanda is a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Matthew Lawrenz.
M&I Faculty Receive Excellence in Education Awards
Dr. Richard Miller received the University of Louisville School of Medicine Distinguished Educator Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching Medical Students
M&I Welcomes Incoming Students of 2017
Monday, August 7, the Department of Microbiology & Immunology welcomed the incoming M&I graduate students with a luncheon in the CTRB. Incoming students include Anne Geller, Melissa Henckel, Zak Henn, Claire Jones, Consolee Karangwa, Trey Landers, and Rejeena Shrestha.
M&I students publish first author papers
Two M&I students recently published their first - first author papers in August and September.
Shuvaree Sengupta, PhD candidate in the lab of Dr. Thomas Mitchell was first author on a paper published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology in August. Shuvaree's paper "A Pseudomonas aeruginosa hepta-acylated lipid A variant associated with cystic fibrosis selectively activates human neutrophils" published in Journal of Leukocyte Biology can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27538572
Cortney Armstrong, PhD candidate in the lab of Dr. Silvia Uriarte was first author on a paper published in Infection and Immunity in September. Cortney's paper "Filifactor alocis promotes neutrophil degranulation and chemotactic activity" published in Infection and Immunity can be accessed here: http://iai.asm.org/content/early/2016/09/13/IAI.00496-16.abstract
Metagenomics and health proposal selected to be funded
Dr. Nejat Egilmez, chairman of Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology and Dr. Rich Lamont, chairman of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, along with the School of Public Health and the Kent School of Social Work drew up a metagenomics and health interdisciplinary proposal which was recently selected to be funded. The iRFP proposal, "Program in Metagenomics and Health," has been selected to be funded January 1 - December 31, 2017, with the possibility of annual renewal through 2019. The award is $250,000 for the current year. Annual assessment will be directed by the sponsors of the program, the Dean of the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies and the Vice President for Research and Innovation, who will review progress for a recommendation to the president and provost.
M&I Heart Walk a success!
On Saturday, September 17th at Waterfront Park, M&I PhD student, Nikki Warner headed up a volunteer group from the department of Microbiology and Immunology and it's friends and family in the Kentuckiana Heart Walk, an American Heart Association event designed to raise money and awareness to fight cardiovascular disease and stroke. Nikki was happy to report that the event was a huge success:
We had 15 walkers, walked 3 miles, and raised $644!!! This is the most we have ever raised (since I've been Team Captain) and it's the most walkers we've ever had in one year!! I can't thank everyone enough for the donations! I would like to especially thank our great walking team for getting up early and trudging through the rain! You guys were champions!
Thank you everyone for another successful year!
M&I Welcomes Incoming Students of 2016
Monday, August 8, the Department of Microbiology & Immunology welcomed the incoming M&I graduate students with a luncheon in the CTRB. Incoming students include James Birch, Jing Ma, Autumn Towne, Morgan Duff, Sarah Price, Dylan Johnson, Henry Nabeta, Samantha Morrissey, Ruqaih Alghsham, Stephanie Lunn, Kylee Creason, Bethany Vaughn and Abdulrahman Alrezaihi.
MISTRE broadens student's horizons
Microbiology and Immunology Summer Transitional Research Experience (MISTRE)
Brittany Mangas- 2016
When I applied for the Microbiology and Immunology Summer Transitional Research Experience at the University of Louisville several months ago, I had no idea what to expect coming into the program. My knowledge in the sciences was fairly limited in high school, and the opportunity to expand that was overwhelmingly exciting. What I was even less prepared for, however, was how much I would truly end up learning in these eight weeks in more fields than I imagined.
During the summer, I was mentored by Neal Bhutiani, a surgical resident in the process of working towards a Ph.D. Neal was very patient in explaining what it was he was doing specifically in his own experiments, as well as teaching me techniques and necessary lab skills I would need later in life. By the end of the first week, I was able to successfully create a useable gel to run a polymerase chain reaction. At the end of the eight weeks, I am now able to run the reaction from start to finish on my own, as well as analyze the results to pick out which mice show positive and which show negative under the U.V. lamp.
Not only was I able to gain experience in something I will likely be doing later on in my schooling, but Neal allowed me to participate in things I was curious about. I helped grow bacteria, stain slides, and use different microscope techniques, such as confocal, to view them. Many of these things are more advanced than what I will be exposed to during undergraduate school, making them that much more interesting to see.
All my life, I have set a clear path that headed straight towards Neuroscience. Because of this, I never took the time to open my mind to other fields of science that are just as interesting. Immunology was definitely a hard topic to grasp, and that only covers the basics! This field would take several lifetimes to master, but I have loved every second of trying this summer. I began by studying the differences between the innate and adaptive immune system, and then moved on to cell types and functions. I spent a lot of time focusing on several T-cell populations, including TH1, TH2 and TH17 cells, as well as CD8 T-cells. After further explanation from Neal, I began to understand the concept of cytokines and receptors involved in these cells that allow the immune system to work as intended. I spent some time reading different sections in Dr. Eglimez's Immuno-biology textbook, aiding me as both a source of knowledge and preparation. As I have mentioned, my previous teachings in biology were very limited, and there were several things Neal sat down to review with me that I did not grasp on my own. By the end of every work day, I had learned a new concept in Immunology.
I spent some time at the University outside of this lab and inside another, working with primarily microbiology. Working alongside Ashley Best, I washed bacteria and removed it from various suspensions in order to run it through a PCR, eventually to extract it from the gel. Working with Ashley showed me a much different side to this program, one that I enjoyed just as much. Looking at similar things through different perspectives aided me in grasping wide concepts in science.
Flow was another vital part of my summer in the program. I spent a day with Bob Miller reviewing Flow Cytometry after spending time on my own looking over some material. He opened the machine and explained how the laser functions as well as how the data is processed in the machine and displayed on the computer. Forward scatter and side scatter are measured, determining the type of cell that is found based on complexity and size. After working with Bob, I had a better understanding of the variety of methods that need to be used in the lab to obtain the information you need in order to successfully run an experiment.
Perhaps my favorite part of MISTRE was working with the mice. Although I was not allowed to experiment with them myself, I was able to watch Neal perform the most important part of his project in person. I was able to see the foundation for genotyping from start to finish, and learned how testing as "positive" or "negative" comes into play when it is time for breeding. In addition, having a personal experience with animal testing will help me defend how essential it truly is for humankind throughout my life. Neal taught me many regulations during my time in the turnaround and barrier that will make sure I am safely working with animals when it is time to do research on my own further in my career. These include maintaining the cages, checking for signs of discomfort in the animal, proper weaning, and how perform tail snips to be able to accurately genotype.
Working with Neal for the duration of this program has been an enlightening experience. Not only was I able to learn about the workings of immunology, but I gained knowledge that will help me in all aspects of life. These include proper time management, successful interactions with peers, and even balancing school and work. Having already completed medical school, he was able to teach me many things that would be beneficial to me to know over the next eight years of my life, as well as equip me with diagrams and websites to navigate successfully in science.
Overall, this summer has been the most eventful one yet. I have learned more in these eight weeks than I have in an entire year of high school. I gained tremendous interest in research, and have a new acceptance for the idea of exploring as many fields of science as possible- Neuroscience may not be for me. Spending a summer in a lab may not seem exciting to the average American teenager, but I would not have wanted to do anything else. I am appreciative for the opportunity to participate this year, and hope the program continues for many years to come.


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However, because the cargo loading area does not have any doors or enclosed spaces to hold the cargo in place, it is very easy for the cargo to become dislodged in the middle of transit, especially if the commercial pickup truck is travelling at a high rate of speed. This means that the cargo can easily fall out of the truck and on to the road, at which point it could easily injure other drivers or obstruct their vision temporarily.
In addition, the cargo also adds additional weight to the truck, which can make it more difficult to maneuver, increase the time it takes to stop and increase the force of impact.
What Should You Do If You Have Been Involved in a Commercial Pickup Truck Accident in Texas?
After you have been involved in a commercial pickup truck accident in Texas, it is important that you do not panic. Your primary focus should be the safety of yourself and your loved ones. Make sure you and your family evacuate the vehicle as quickly as possible and move it out of the road. If it is safe to do, be sure to check on the driver of the other vehicle, and assist them to safety if you can.
Once everyone has been accounted for, you can then begin to gather information. You should notify both the police and emergency medical services that you have been involved in an accident. This way, a police report can be generated about the crash. Also, it allows trained medical professionals to evaluate everyone for injuries, which are not always readily apparent to the untrained eye and if the injuries are severe, get the injured parties to the hospital.
You should then start gathering the insurance information, contact information, and license plate of the other driver. It is also important to look for witnesses who may have seen the crash as well as closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras that may have recorded it.
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One of the most highly anticipated match ups for week six of the college football betting season is now looking as though it could end up being a dud, as the number-14 ranked Florida Gators host the number-12 ranked LSU Tigers in an SEC contest. The Gators were hyped as a team that could challenge Alabama's supremacy atop the NCAAF entering their contest last weekend at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, and ended up getting absolutely rolled over by the Crimson Tide 31-6. Can Florida head coach Urban Meyer get his team back in it before this weekend?
LSU Tigers @ Florida Gators
Saturday October 9, 2010 – 7:30 PM ET
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
Broadcast: ESPN
Odds: Florida - 7
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The Tigers travel after three straight sports betting wins at home, including only one against a ranked opponent, which was a 20-14 win over number-22 West Virginia. LSU barely got through a visit from the Tennessee Volunteers, prevailing 16-14, which made it consecutive weeks over which the Tigers have one by less than seven points. Both teams may have gotten the benefit of being hyped too much entering this season, and a loss for either team could be a pull back to reality.
NCAA Handicapping: What LSU Will Have To Do To Win?
Despite getting the win last weekend against Tennessee, LSU head coach Les Miles is still treating this week as though his team is coming off of a loss, as a two-point win over a Volunteers' team that wasn't expected to keep it close has people talking. Miles has come under fire recently for his questionable play-calling and game management skills-or lack thereof, and despite six winning seasons including a national title, is feeling the heat a little bit. Despite being a run-oriented team, quarterback Jordan Jefferson will need to be much better under center for the Tigers to have a Northbet shot. With two touchdowns and six interceptions so far this season, Jefferson has not nearly been good enough.
NCAA Handicapping: What Florida Will Have To Do To Win?
The Gators were held to just three points against Alabama last week, and will need to be much better than that to bounce back with a win this week. Quarterback John Brantley has had his share of struggles this year replacing NFL betting star Tim Tebow, and will need to be better than the two interceptions and 50-percent completion percentage he put up against the Crimson Tide. The onus isn't entirely on the offense however, as Florida allowed 24 of the 31 points Alabama scored in the first half. The defense will need to better this week to give the Gators a shot.
NCAA Handicapping: Outlook & Pick
The Gators are coming off a crushing loss, and despite that LSU hasn't looked its best over the past couple of weeks, a touchdown may be too much to expect of Florida this week.
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At one point in my life I embraced the doctrine of OSAS. But I now know that I was absolutely wrong. There is eternal security for the children of God. But being a child of God is more than just embracing an emotional experience and walking down the aisle of a church. Being a child of God means that a person has come to the end of themselves and has accepted the gospel of Jesus Christ. As a child of God, we have been given the Holy Spirit to dwell inside of us. As Saints, we depart from iniquity and embrace the Word of God as the standard that we live by. We are holy, because God is holy. We are a new creation in Christ. The Holy Spirit guides us to a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ, and a holy reverence for Almighty God. In that sanctifying process, we are no longer comfortable in our sin. We abhor evil and we cleave to what is good. Knowing that we will one day receive our glorified bodies, we long for God to refine us and make us more like Him. Our weaknesses cause us to cry out to God in prayer, knowing that God is good and is able to sustain and strengthen us through life. He provides for us and corrects us when we are wrong. When we see evil, we long to shine the light of God's Word and make a difference as salt and light in this dark, dim world. As children of God who have been given the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, we bear good fruit. And as child of God, we long for other people to accept the gospel of Jesus Christ. We share the gospel, live the gospel, and we walk in the light of God's Word, as children of light. No, this is not being religious or legalistic. It's some of the attributes that are associated with those that have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ.
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- This article is about Bandana Dee's appearance in Super Smash Flash 2. For general information about the character, see Bandana Dee.
|Bandana Dee
in Super Smash Flash 2
Bandana Dee's official artwork.
|Stock icon
|Weight class
|Final Smash
|Flare Beam
Bandana Dee is a newcomer starter character in Super Smash Flash 2 who was revealed during the Day 3 stream at Super Smash Con 2016. He hails from the Kirby series and, like PAC-MAN, is a character who originally appeared as an Assist Trophy. His sprites are heavily edited from Kirby Super Star Ultra to give him his appearance from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Bandana Dee is ranked 34th out of 40 on the current tier list, putting him at the bottom of C tier and making him the worst character not considered bottom-tier. Bandana Dee's most notable strength is his great combo game, with great combo starters and throws, and also has a decent edgeguarding game, three midair jumps, and a fantastic spike in his down air.
However, he suffers from a severe lack of kill power, with his main KO moves being hard to land due to moderate starting lag and often relying on hard reads to pick up the KO. He is also harmed by low mobility, especially in the air, where his low air speed and midair jump height make him one of the slowest characters there. He also struggles greatly with his very low endurance, as his status as a lightweight and extreme floatieness combined with his abysmal recovery which relies on his double jumps and low-distanced recovery makes him incredibly easy to KO. Though many of his attacks are multi-hits, some of them have significantly hampered utility due to not connecting reliably into the final hit.
Overall, Bandana Dee's strengths are mostly overshadowed by his drawbacks and this leaves him as a low-tier character.
Bandana Dee is a unique character; he is a slow, floaty featherweight similarly to Kirby; however, unlike Kirby, his spear gives him a massive disjoint. This allows him to compensate somewhat for his slow vertical and horizontal mobility (especially in the air) by effectively spacing out foes with long-reaching tilts and aerials. He has three midair jumps, albeit very short-distanced, and a decent horizontal recovery move in Waddle Copter.
He has very potent combo starters in dash attack, up tilt, down tilt, down throw, and up throw. He can continue his combos with his good aerials, and finish a combo with a back aerial or Waddle Copter. This gives him a versatile combo game that allows him to string together attacks for lots of damage. He also has solid frame data on most attacks, with examples of fast moves being up tilt, Waddle Copter, and back aerial, two of which are good finishers.
His grab game is also very versatile: his down throw is a solid combo starter that can chain grab fast fallers at low percents and KO at high percents. His up throw can reliably start aerial combos at low to mid percent, forward throw can start combos at low percents and can force a sacrificial KO. His back throw is guaranteed to put the foe into a bad position, by either forcing them to recover low (which can easily lead into a down aerial) or forcing them into a tech chase scenario. He also has a very fast pummel, and can therefore rack up damage quickly while resetting his stale moves.
His special moveset gives him a variety of options to use: Beam Whip, his standard special move, can function as an interruption tool, and it can be charged to become Wave Beam, a quick moving projectile useful for gimping characters with weak recoveries. his side special, Spear Throw, can function as a useful gimping tool as well, and pins the opponent in place for a short while, allowing Bandana Dee to follow it up. Waddle Copter, his up special, is a respectably powerful attack, and can be used to provide impressive horizontal recovery. Finally, his down special, Parasol Drill, can function as a mobility and approach option, and deals respectable knockback
However, Bandana Dee's main issue is his KO potential; despite having several solid finishers, he struggles to pick up early KOs, as none of his highest knockback moves have KO potential on middleweights under 100%, and his main KO moves either are hard to land (back aerial and Waddle Copter), are slow (smash attacks), or simply aren't reliable finishers until very high percents (down throw). Although his grab and combo games are outstanding at low to mid percents, this is not true at high percents, as Bandana Dee cannot reliably get KO confirms without platforms at any percent, despite having a myriad of combo starters. This lack of KO potential can force Bandana Dee to rely on hard reads or edgeguarding to take a stock; however, the latter is made extremely risky by his recovery, or lack thereof.
His specials are also very easy to counteract if met with the proper reaction; Beam Whip by itself is very weak, and does not have any use outside of interrupting approaches, and Wave Beam can be easily avoided and reflected. Spear Throw is very weak, its overall distance is very short, and opponents can easily escape the pin, making it unreliable for followups. Waddle Copter is also easily avoided, and it can be very weak on characters with a high weight or falling speed. Lastly, the aerial version of Parasol Drill, Parasol Dive, is much weaker than the grounded version, making it less reliable for KOing despite its downward launch trajectory, and the grounded version can be easily avoided as well.
His recovery is very linear and very easily predicted; his low air speed gives him a hard time making it back to the stage quickly, his jumps are short-distanced, and despite Waddle Copter's decent horizontal distance, it is one of the worst vertical recovery moves in the game and easy to intercept, meaning his vertical recovery is one of the worst. He also has rather unimpressive endurance, as he is extremely light (even lighter than Kirby) and has low gravity, giving him not only very poor vertical endurance, but worse horizontal endurance than characters of a similar weight class due to has abysmal recovery.
Overall, Bandana Dee is a mediocre character with good strengths but is held back strongly by his lack of mobility, recovery, and KO potential. He can function well with a bait-and punish playstyle, as his KO moves deal good knockback and are useful for punishing. He can also play defensively and zone out opponents with his Wave Beam, Spear Throw, and long-ranged attacks, and stall with his multiple jumps.
Ground attacks
|Standard attack 1
|Stabs with his spear forwards, at an upward angle. Jab cancels reliably into grab at most percents.
|Standard attack 2
|Stabs with his spear forwards, at a downward angle. Can cancel into grab.
|Standard attack 3
|Stabs with his spear forwards. More range than the other hits.
|Dash attack
|Pauses before leaping forward and spinning (along with his spear) wildly. Hits twice: the first links reliably into the second if not used at extremely close range, dealing 4%, and the second deals 7% and combos into grounded moves (notably combo starters such as neutral attack and up tilt) at low percent, for a total of 11%. Decent combo starter, but has high startup lag.
|Forward tilt
|Thrusts his spear forwards, after twirling it first. Has a bit of startup lag.
|Up tilt
|Swings his spear upwards in an arc. Can combo into itself, up smash, and neutral aerial at low percents.
|Down tilt
|Performs a sliding kick attack, similar to Mega Man's down tilt. Inspired by Kirby's Slide Kick in the Kirby games. He can also perform this attack in the Kirby games in which he himself is playable. Combos into up tilt, forward tilt, jab, neutral aerial, and up smash at low percents, and forward aerial at mid percents. Can also combo into up aerial, depending on the opponent's DI.
|Forward smash
|Swings his spear in front of him as it turns into a parasol. Deals good knockback.
|Up smash
|Places his spear on the ground, which releases some sphere-shaped beams around its tip. Can combo into itself at low percent.
|Down smash
|Slashes with great strength in front of, then behind himself. The back hit has a sourspot which deals much less damage and knockback.
Aerial attacks
|Neutral aerial
|Does a buzzsaw-like movement with his spear, hitting opponents multiple times. Can hit up to 4 times, the first 3 dealing about 1.5%, with the last dealing 6% and some knockback, for a total of 12%. The hits do not connect very reliably, though the multi-hit can be used while landing as a combo starter at low percents.
|Forward aerial
|Swings his spear forwards. Power orbs will appear around the tip. A multi-hit, though doesn't connect very well.
|Back aerial
|Does a kick backwards. Decent range and does strong knockback. A fast, powerful KO aerial, KOing middleweights at around 95% at the edge of Final Destination.
|Up aerial
|Thrusts his spear upwards. Can follow-up into Spear Copter at low percent, although has fairly low utility outside of dealing damage, although it does moderate knockback. Has juggling potential due to the vertical launch angle. Has a sweetspot on frame one that deals 1% more.
|Down aerial
|Dives downwards with his spear while spinning around. Based on the Moon Drop from Spear's moveset in Kirby games. The looping hits connect very reliably, can be used as a combo starter when landing, and clang with recoveries such as that of Mario, which will cause the foe to be meteor smashed and KO'd. The final hit has an extremely powerful meteor effect on aerial foes, which can also be used for a KO. The move has very low landing lag, meaning Bandana Dee can usually recover after using it. Can also be used for a sacrificial KO due to the drag-down effect, meteor hitbox, and long duration. When Bandana Dee lands with this, the landing hitbox launches opponents up with set knockback, allowing for setups into aerials and Waddle Copter.
Grab and throws
|Reaches out with one hand.
|Headbutts opponent. One of the fastest Pummels in the game.
|Forward throw
|Lifts the opponent in the air and piledrives them. If the player performs this attack on the edge of a stage, Bandana Dee will fall down with the opponent, for a sacrificial KO.
|Back throw
|Lifts the opponent in the air and kicks them backwards. Very low knockback, but can be used to set up tech chases and edgeguards. Bandana Dee can act immediately out of the throw, which can allow for a down aerial to be landed when used at the edge.
|Up throw
|Lifts the opponent upward into his parasol, twirling it several times to rack up damage. Can combo into aerials and Waddle Copter.
|Down throw
|Throws the opponent to the ground, pauses, and then performs the Megaton Punch, punching them into the ground. Will KO middleweights at around 145%. Can chain grab fast fallers until around 28%. A reference to Megaton Punch, a minigame from Kirby Super Star.
Other attacks
|Floor attack
|Spins around with his spear.
|Ledge attack
|Stabs forward with his spear
Special moves
|Special move
|Standard special move
|Beam Whip / Wave Beam
|Waves a staff, charging the move, then throws two sphere-like beams that circle around each other, while pushing back Bandana Dee. If uncharged, the move blasts forth a short-range beam that moves up and down. The charged version kills at the ledge at around 140%
|Side special move
|Spear Throw
|Dee throws his spear. It can pin opponents to the ground if it hits with the sweetspot, setting up for a kill move. High startup.
|Up special move
|Waddle Copter
|Does a short jump, then glides while spinning his spear like a helicopter blade. While Bandana Dee is descending, the spear has a hitbox that weakly launches foes. The descent can be cancelled by pressing down, causing Dee to fall faster and enter a helpless state. Deals heavy knockback, KOing middleweights at around 100%. Can combo out of up throw, although not at KO%.
|Down special move
|Parasol Drill / Parasol Dive
|If done on the ground, Dee rushes forwards with his parasol, dealing strong knocback. In the air, Dee will dive downwards while spinning his parasol for a multi-hit spike. The move works very similarly to Falcon Kick.
|Final Smash
|Flare Beam
|Dons the Flare Beam Super Ability from Kirby: Return to Dreamland and uses it to create a large ball of electricity, which is controllable by the player. The ability lasts for around 12 seconds, and when it wears off the ball explodes, launching foes.
|On-screen appearance
|Floats to the ground slowly thanks to his open parasol.
|Waves forward, making a pose while the 1-Up sound effect from the Game Boy Kirby titles plays.
|Plants his spear in the ground, flips on it, then poses with a wink.
|Bounces on his spear like a pogo stick 3 times.
|Idle pose
|Spins his spear backwards once.
|Victory theme
|Remix of the flourish for Kirby's victory dance from multiple Kirby games.
|Victory pose
|Does a victory dance similar to his level clear dance in Return to Dreamland.
Changes and revisions
- Main article: Bandana Dee (Super Smash Flash 2)/Changelog
In the latest demo, Bandana Dee received very few gameplay changes, despite his very low placement. Like many other characters, he received some audio changes and new animations.
- Bandana dee has new entrance, skid, turn, taunt, star KO, and win animations. He also has 2 new taunts.
- Beam Rod received minor changes, including not sliding off edges if used on the ground and slowing Bandana Dee's fall speed in the air.
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Notable players
Tier placement history
Bandana Dee has always been a low-mid-tier character. His debut on the tier list, the Beta 1.0.2 tier list, placed him at number 33 out of 39, at the bottom of the C+ tier and as the 7th worst character in the game. This was due to his crippling lack of recovery and KO power. However, the latter was somewhat remedied by Beta 22.214.171.124, as it made Waddle Copter a powerful KO move, and he jumped up 7 spots on the tier list due to this change and his excellent combo game being advanced, placing him at the top of C tier, at number 26. However, he later dropped back down to number 34, where he remains today.
- Bandana Dee was initially shown with a blue and green costume during his reveal at Super Smash Con 2016, but it was scrapped before Beta's release.
- Bandana Dee, Sandbag, Chibi-Robo, Black Mage, Mega Man, PAC-MAN, and Bomberman are currently the only true "silent characters" in the game, although Bandana Dee does use Kirby-series sound effects in his taunt and Star KO.
- Bandana Dee, Naruto, Pichu, Jigglypuff, Lloyd, and Sandbag are the only characters that don't clap for the winner.
- Bandana Dee, PAC-MAN, and Pichu are the only fighters to have originally appeared as an item.


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Just as the weather began to get chilly in Champaign-Urbana, a small group gathered in the lobby of the Krannert Art Museum with excitement and curiosity. Jennifer Monson, the renowned dancer, choreographer, and professor stood in the middle of the group, calling order to what was bound to be an interesting and transformative workshop. Her goal was to show us the connection between dance and art, and how we can discover that through a certain set of activities.Continue reading


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Blake Is Officially a Teen
Today, we celebrate 13 years with the greatest boy on Earth! This kid cracks us up, teaches us with his wisdom, and allows us to enjoy his company...even though he is officially a teen now! We are so blessed with this fella.
Aunt Sissy gave him some money and Panera bucks, and Aunt Regina and Uncle Wayne gave him a really cool pop up card and money too! He is so blessed!
The night before his bday, we got the dining room all set for his big day. Taylor, especially, worked super hard to get it customized for his big teen reveal! She was running around with all these ideas, blowing up balloon after balloon, making cards and thinking of additional gifts to add at the very last minute. I love that both of the kids love to make things special for each other.
Blake woke up to streamers, his official birthday iced Honey Bun with candle atop, a Starbucks Cappuccino and gifts to open. Of course, we did the whole birthday song and peanut butter cake to boot!
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Today we asked some of the Junior Girls what they have liked best about camp so far. Here were their replies…
"I love the Waterfront. The water trampoline is soo much fun. I like to go in the deep end and play games with friends. You can also jump off the dock and go in the shallow end and play tag or walk in the water with friends. The Waterfront is sooo much fun!"–Marlie K.
"Camp Starlight is cool, awesome, and fun. It's so much fun you don't want to leave at the end. You will come back the next year! They make it feel like home! My first thing I got to do, and it was my first time doing it, was Panic and Waterskiing. The counselors are great!"–Alex P.
"The Waterfront is a place where everybody in camp swims. There's a boy's waterfront and a girl's waterfront. There's a deep end and a shallow end of the lake. You have free swim and instructional."–Chloe W.
"Finally! We are at camp! There are a lot things to do at camp like waterskiing. Best experience of my life!"–Tessa G.
"Camp Starlight is awesome with all the fun sports and all the yummy canteen. You get to play other sports, so you should visit Camp Starlight."–Alix S.
"Camp Starlight is awesome, cool, and SO much fun! The counselors there are extremely nice and fun! We have a good time doing Panic and meeting our camp sisters and much more! We have an even better time at Olympics! I love going to Camp Starlight!"–Sara G.
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In addition to upholding Advaita Vedanta teachings, Sesha has applied his own living experience with Non-Dualism, using present-day attitudes to present an updated restatement. He has expounded the essential manner of Non-Dualism, drawing on the scientific and cultural mental evolution from this day and age, and thus going beyond the conceptualism and mentality of the times of the ancient Vedanta sages,
As a matter of fact, one can state that Sesha's most valuable contribution to this day, was to frame Non-Dual, Absolute Reality, within an up-to-date, scientific and logical frameworks such as quantum physics. His masterpiece, The Fields of Cognition, is an extraordinary contribution. Described in a very concise way, what Sesha literally <<brings to life>> is a unified theory that now is, at last, universally recognized in all fields of being and consciousness, as it deals with the inner, ideal world of psychic processes, as well as the outer, material world of physical processes, whether it be the mundane field of life and death, or the distinct subtle planes from which all things spring.
Sesha's remarkable achievement stems from one of those strokes of genius, which, once expounded, so often come across as surprisingly straightforward and obvious: What consciousness knows can be treated exclusively as information. Hence, what we have is consciousness and information; and that is all there is. Within a Non-Dual perception of reality there nevertheless proves to be no difference between consciousness and information – in other words there is no difference between information and consciousness.
Setting out from this simple premise, in his book The Fields of Cognition, Sesha establishes and develops a universal cosmic vision based on the genesis and processes of the fields of cognition. Based upon the way they are presented and the mode in which consciousness and information interrelate, this establishes five types of fields associated with five states of consciousness or five modes of perception (dream, thought, observation, concentration and meditation), defining the properties and major laws each mode has in common. One of these modes is a field closed off from cognition that has the peculiarity that information appears differentiated within itself, and at the same time differentiated from the consciousness which perceives it. This mode is associated with the state of consciousness we have labelled Thought or the state of wakefulness, and constitutes what we generally call <<reality>>, even if this reality is not Absolute Reality or <<Reality itself>> but only a <<relatively real>> perception, this being just one of the five distinct ways in which consciousness perceives information and thus constitutes the reality of thought.
When Sesha's books become sufficiently well known and assimilated by the world's mind, they will without a doubt constitute a turning point in the theory of consciousness. This could lead to a radical transformation in the order of all things, including our conception of ourselves and the world around us. At present, however, these books are only available to those with particularly open and awake minds, not because the texts are excessively complex, but because they introduce a new paradigm that, logically, results in their being rather striking to the current mentality still operative in our times. Nevertheless, it would seem to be the appropriate time for this new paradigm to appear.
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Principal Dimensions of Inquiry Based-Learning
Inquiry Based-Learning breaks the cycle of monotonous teaching in classrooms as if it is a bitter sacrifice for students. But learning shouldn't be that tiresome, it should be the other way around just as if we are just wandering in Amsterdam top sightseeingdiscovering new things.
Spontaneity and Authenticity of Discussions
Unlike the traditional methods of teaching, inquiry-based teaching is unique in every class. The union of different minds of students and facilitators brings uniqueness to the topic. So every day, the interaction and the flow will be different just how clueless we are on what Amsterdam holiday would bring us. Expect that unprecedented questions might be raised, so both students and facilitators need to learn more.
Assessment by Groups and Self Evaluation
To retain information, one must reflect. Inquiry-based education suggests doing assessments by groups and individually. Self-evaluation will also help students who are meek or having a hard time participating in groups. However, inquiry-based education pushes introvert students to socialize by giving them a chance to belong to a group in Amsterdam canal tour. These activities are designed to help students in goal-setting and develop their learning strategy
Challenges Beyond School Hours
Inquiry-based learning encourages life-long learning. It means that students will have to seek learning experiences beyond school hours. It is completely different from just giving them homework because they can learn while doing other activities such as going to Amsterdam bike rentalby observing their surrounding. Inquiry-based learning should support self-management skills and organizational skills to complete the study. Instead of putting them into a box, we introduce them to the limitless possibilities outside of the classroom.
Active Exploration and Direct Applications of Knowledge
Learning is not limited to a classroom. Students should have the freedom to explore. For kids, it could be visiting Amsterdam zoowhile for teenagers, it could be having hands-on experience in the profession they would like to pursue. Unlike traditional schooling, inquiry-based learning doesn't wait for students to reach a certain age to explore the subject they are interested in.


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Canadians seeking out key educational information
Even though testicular cancer is the most common form of the cancer in young men, it receives little attention compared to other health issues, which are backed by years of sustained big-budget, cause-marketing efforts.
Every year, young men die unnecessarily because they don't do regular self-exams or speak to their doctor when they experience symptoms. The tragedy of the disease is that most deaths from it are very preventable.
Testicular Cancer Canada recognized that they needed to find a way to connect with guys all across Canada, with a national campaign that would address the underlying reasons young men weren't taking the simple steps to save themselves from testicular cancer.
Not only was embarrassment the key barrier we were fighting, it was also a theme that allowed us to build a campaign that was relatable, intriguing, and ripe for humour.
Grip invited Canadians to share their most hilarious, most mortifying stories to show that compared to lots of other stuff we all go through, talking to your doctor about your testicles is hardly embarrassing.
The program kicked off across Canada in April, to coincide with Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. Grip began with OOH featuring outrageously embarrassing moments paired with the #ItTakesBalls URL. These teaser boards piqued public interest and were followed by social videos and TV that told the full campaign story and closed the loop.
The campaign drove more than 150 million impressions, over 750,000 engagements on social media, and earned media in both Canada and the U.S. Importantly, it also resulted in over 9,200 Canadians seeking out key educational information about the disease on the TCC website and campaign microsite.
Men and women of all ages engaged with the campaign, but it was particularly effective in reaching the key target: young men. They made up 47% of the visitors to the site, were 34% more likely to engage with social content posted to the microsite, and were 108% more likely to view educational content.
All of these results were made possible through the volunteered time and resources of multiple DAN agencies, and achieved with a combined spend between GRIP and TCC of under $20,000.
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Through a brand stories content strategy Vizeum positioned E.ON as a purpose-led brand focused on energy supply, renewables and energy networks.
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With an increasing number of whales washing up on shores with plastics in their stomachs, this campaign aimed to raise awareness and increase public engagement with the cause.
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Engaging a young audience by breaking the taboo of talking about first periods.
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Fetch designed a multi-platform media strategy with the campaign tagline 'Fast For Good' to launch new browser Firefox Quantum.


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On this day in Lewis & Clark history...
The men at Fort Clatsop continue tanning hides and sewing clothes in preparation for their trip home. Clark completes a map from St. Louis to the Pacific ocean, and the Captains consider the best route across the continent.
From the journals...
Friday February 14th 1806.
We are very uneasy with rispect to our sick men at the salt works.
Friday February 14th 1806
I compleated a map of the Countrey through which we have been passing from the Mississippi at Mouth of Missouri to this place.
Clark's map as published in 1814
Engraved by Samuel Lewis and Samuel Harrison.
Friday February 14th 1806.
Drewyer visited his traps today and caught a very fine fat beaver on which we feasted this evening.
American beaver, Castor canadensis
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Tennis is Love Actually
It's not just the sport and high of the match; for you, tennis is love actually!
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Thursday, November 6, 2014
"I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father" (2 John 4 KJV).
As the Apostle John wrote to believing Israel to commend her of her godly walk, so we rejoice when we hear of you "walking in truth," too!
In 1 John, the Apostle made several contrasts between Jews believing, and Jews unbelieving; Jews sound in faith, and Jews apostate; Jews physically and spiritually circumcised, and Jews physically circumcised only; Jews true, and Jews counterfeit. Afterward, he wrote two books, 2 and 3 John, to praise and encourage those Jews who had trusted Jesus as Messiah, those who were believing, those who were sound in faith, those who had been born again, those who were true Jews. In the future, the words of commendation will apply to those Jews who reject Antichrist (see 1 John 4:1-3; 2 John 7).
The two tiny epistles of 2 John and 3 John are best understood as addendums to the book of 1 John. Notice today's Scripture, from 2 John, and verses 3 and 4 of 3 John: "For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee [Gaius], even as thou walkest in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth." Whether writing to believing Israel in general (2 John), or a believing Jew named Gaius (3 John), it was the Holy Spirit through John that rejoiced in the fact that these Jews did not trample God's precious words under foot as their unbelieving kindred were doing.
Specifically, the commandment that these Jews had been given by the Father was that they should love one another (2 John 6).
John was thrilled to hear of those to whom he had ministered, so glad to see them progressing in sound Bible doctrine, maturing, becoming stronger in their spiritual understanding. We too enjoy hearing from all of you, who express to us your utmost gratitude for our ministry, how you are learning much, and how you pray for us daily. Praise our Lord Jesus Christ! 🙂


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Every year around this time, NFL players like Delanie Walker dump their trophy jump offs to return home to their faithful wives or girlfriends who held it down on the home front while their men played for NFL teams based in other states. These "trophies" come in handy during those lonely nights in unfamiliar surroundings.
But occasionally jump offs catch feelings and forget their purpose in NFL players' lives. One of those jump offs is Racine Lewin, Walker's "girlfriend" of 10 years. Lewin posted an angry missive on the Tennessee Titans star player's own Instagram account accusing Walker of being a cheating dog.
Speaking in the first-person narrative style (as if she was Walker), she wrote: "I have no self-control in the off-season. I'm a 'celebrity' and she no longer looks good enough for my 'image' while I'm not playing football."
Lewin also accused Walker of being a male "whore" who told everyone he was single. She said Walker "promised" her another baby after she miscarried in 2010.
Later, Lewin's angry post was deleted from Walker's IG account and Lewin attempted to explain her desperate behavior on her own IG page:
Thank u to those who support me. What I did was out of my character, but I guess after so long a woman really does get fed up. For all of you saying its my fault I stayed for 10 years… your right, but easier said than done when you love someone. It was really the death of our baby boy back in 2010 that made me stay… Promises of another baby, gifts, family, marriage, lies…. All really enticing to a girl who is already broken. The difference between then and now is age, maturity.. I am much stronger these days. Yes, I was hella weak and easily manipulated back in the day. I don't blame him entirely for being young, having money, and wanting his cake and eat it too.. But at this age, after 10 years, so many promises, and the start of a family I can no longer be weak. The last thing I want is our daughter to think it's ok or normal to be disrespected by a man. So it stops now, before she is born, one way or another. If we didn't love each other, we wouldn't have made it this far.. But love without trust, loyalty, or respect was bound to crumble. I made the move all the way to TN for him.. To love and support him like I always have. I told him all I want is trust loyalty and respect for one year.. If he could do that then I would marry him. But he failed, and I'm disgusted at this point. I want my daughter to have a father.. I want what every woman wants… Family, stability, trust. Lord knows..
The bottom line is this: no man wants to be pressured into marriage. He either wants to marry you or he doesn't. Threats and public humiliation will only distance him further. Do yourself a favor and learn what Love looks like so you can easily recognize it and avoid wasting your life with losers.
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"Unlike Smith, Lonidier takes the same photographs that a doctor might. When the evidence is hidden within the body, Lonidier borrows and copies X-ray films. These pictures have a brute, clinical effect. Each worker's story is reduced to a rather schematic account of injury, disease, hospitalization, and endless bureaucratic run-around by companies trying to shirk responsibility and liability." (Sekula 1984, p 67)
So the essence involves actually taking an engaged political stance, rather than an outsider's compassionate one? One could say siding with the underdog – no longer objective documentary, but activist reportage, much the same as Greenpeace photographers. Is that all that constitutes this new approach? But couldn't that just be accused of being propaganda of another kind? Do we not need to have testimony from the corporations to get a better understanding – I mean a more objective 'bigger picture'? Are they invited to comment, as in most major documentary films, where the accused are invited to defend their positions (even if they do in the event decline)? Does this really constitute an educated political critique, or is it merely soapbox discourse that happens to collude with Sekula's particular point of view? Would Smith's photographs of the mercury poisoning victims have been made more to Sekula's liking if he had included documents of their legal struggle? To my mind Sekula misses the point of the Minamata project, and tries to project his own (current, postmodernist, activist) political expectations onto the work that Smith had already compiled (which was quite original and cutting edge in its time). Not only is this absurd from a journalistic point of view, it also undermines the work that Smith did – as if to devalue it. Smith worked from an angle – the angle that the plight of victims must be made known, and there was good reason for this. He had to contend with the language barrier as well as the animosity and physical violence of the factory owners and their aides. He found a story and worked to make it public the best of his abilities. Possibly had he been able to understand Japanese, he would have added documents to the series (perhaps he did, but they were ignored or overlooked by the editorial team, who preferred to place Smith's portrait on the cover as a hero!). I really do like the idea of combining image with text and testimony, as well as providing supporting evidence, in the way of documents – letters, rephotographed images, interview transcripts, and official statistics. This is an area I'd like to explore with this project, since it really does avoid the classic compassionate line taken by most major documentarians (this is still true in photography, but not so in film).
"Lonidier's presentation is an analog of sorts for the way in which corporate bureaucrats handle the problem of industrial safety, yet he subverts the model by telling the story from below, from the place occupied by the worker in the hierarchy." (p 67)
Didn't Smith attempt to do exactly that with his photos of mercury-poisoned victims? Despite the compassionate stance of the images, was the story not told from below? Or is he not granted this position since he is an outsider (foreigner)? The plant owners certainly did not share Sekula's view – otherwise they would not have had Smith beaten up. Looking at the scope of Smith's work that he carried out for the Jazz Loft, he probably actually would have wished to include testimony and medical documents such as X-rays from his subjects. What prevented him? Language? A sense of modesty? Hard to tell, but I think Smith was into all the kinds of things he advocates long before he took the Minamata series. I'm sure he would have lauded this work by Lonidier.
"Quotes from the workers are set in type so small that they are nearly unreadable. The titles are set in large type: "Machinist's Lung," "Egg-Packer's Arm." The body and the life are presented as they have been fragmented by management. Injury is a loss of labor power, a negative commodity, overhead. Injury is not a diminishing of a human life but a statistical impingement on the corporate profit margin." (p 67-8)
This is a result of the modern consumerist-led philosophy of our time, one that I try to combat in my work and in my teaching. I don't think this is necessarily in opposition to Smith's vision of the world, although Sekula would have us believe he is apparently impotent in the face of it. Once again – is this because Smith is an outsider? Sontag's 'tourist in someone else's reality' who can withdraw at any moment? I think that Smith was merely attempting to give a voice to those who otherwise could not lay claim to one (the politics of which I discuss elsewhere).
"Lonidier presents an analysis of the strategies employed by corporations and unions in the struggle over occupational health issues. …implicit in Lonidier's argument is the conclusion that work cannot, in the long run, be made safe under capitalism, because of the absolute demand for increasing capital accumulation under escalating crisis conditions" (p 68).
Lonidier seems to be acting as some sort of kind lawyer, researching the plaintiffs' situations from a blue-collar point of view. On the other hand, he supplies us with the textual information we need to interpret his images in the way he wants us to see them (as Sekula himself mentioned before, the truth is up for grabs – sold to the highest bidder). Lonidier presents the leftist-liberalist position that most artists and critics tend towards, without sensing the hypocrisy in that (it kind of feels good to rebel against the system that feeds you, doesn't it).
To my mind, there is nothing essentially new about this kind of photojournalism, just another dimension attached to add ballast to intrinsic arguments. This is a policy adopted in the 20th century ostensibly to defend the rights of the working man (the last bastion of defendable human rights in the West!). In fact, it could be argued that what is really happening is the addition of another level of propaganda, or manipulation of thought. There is only one point of view included – where is the defence? (usually here appears a screen that says we tried to contact XXX but they declined to be interviewed…)
Although it is somewhat in new packaging, this is just another social-reformist documentary vision, albeit with an activist position (it does not demand change within the inherent structure of society, merely pleading on behalf of the underdog who deserves a little more compassion – after all, if there were mass upheaval the working man would suffer too!).
I do like the idea of presenting documentary images together with testimony, with other documentary evidence, to show a larger picture. Maybe this is something to consider for my project. Something along the lines of what Meiselas is doing with the Kurds – a web-based archive, which would make for an organic documentary piece, growing as the material itself grows. This is not within the constraints of the OCA project, but something I can work on outside of that framework.


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To all the book lovers out there, this one is for you.
Month: Jul 2018
The One About TV Sequels
Too much of good thing is bad? Who said that, ever?!
We can never have enough of some stories, be it TV shows or films, that's why we have reboots and sequels! Whether they surpass the original in terms of quality and/or popularity is debatable, but they sure do get the viewer excited to see some of their favourite characters back on the screen. Continue reading "The One About TV Sequels"
Magic, Mystery and the Book Legendary
Book Name: Legendary
Author: Stephanie Garber
Genre: Fantasay, YA
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Publication Date: May 29, 2018
Ratings: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Welcome Welcome to Caraval … The games have only just begun"
The Princess Diaries: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
Even as I write this, I'm a little annoyed at myself for being so caught-up in Her Royal Highness Meghan, Duchess of Sussex's fairytale romance. I blame a large part of my curiosity on Google and it's incessant updates regarding their nuptials (no Google didn't give me these updates because I kept searching Meghan Markle, I'm a fan of Suits, a tv show she used to be a part of), the rest is all me. 😛 Continue reading "The Princess Diaries: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex"
Interview with a Cosplayer
Picture Courtesy: Neel Bose
Ever wondered about the people who dress up as characters in Comic Con? Who are they and how did they come to be? Got too many questions? Let me help you out with that!
Cosplayer is a word formed by merging the words 'costume play' where people dress up as specific characters and represent them in plays and conventions. There is a lot that goes into becoming a cosplayer from picking a character to making the costume to playing the part.
Sirens, Pirates, Mermen and More…
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
"A prince may be the subject of myth and legend," he explains, "but he can't live in them. He should live in the real world, where he can create them." He looks solemn. "You should pay less mind to fairy tales, Elian, or that's all you'll become."
When he leaves, I think about whether that would be awful, or beautiful. Could it really be such a bad thing, to become a story whispered to children in the dead of night? A song they sing to one another while they play.
The literary fiction world is being dominated by YA authors popping in on the scene left right and center. Amidst this overcrowded genre, the sub-genre of retold fairy tales has carved a niche for itself and authors like Sarah J. Maas and Renee Ahdieh have ensured that mark won't fade away with the passing of time. Continue reading "Sirens, Pirates, Mermen and More…"
What's some money in a game?
Are Micro transactions necessary?
Are you a gamer?
Come on, I'm sure you've played some games on your PC or your PS4 or even on your phone. Don't be afraid to admit to that. We all do it. We play when boredom strikes or when all hell breaks loose and most importantly when we do not have Wi-Fi! But have you ever wondered what the 'In –app purchases' are meant for?


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