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The Foundry (developer of award winning software used in numerous Hollywood Blockbusters) has taken a special interest in a fabulous cause by donating sizable software kits to Exceptional Minds digital arts academy located in Sherman Oaks, Calif. Exceptional Minds is a non-profit who specializes in teaching young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to compete for jobs in the demanding ...Read More »
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Miller Fluid Heads (Europe) Ltd. to Host Charitable Raffle Event at IBC 2014
Leading Camera Support Company Gives Back in Honour of 60th Anniversary AMSTERDAM, JULY 31, 2014—Miller Fluid Heads (Europe) Ltd., a leader in the production of innovating camera support solutions, is hosting a charitable raffle event at IBC 2014 (Hall 11, Stand 11.D30) to commemorate the company's 60th anniversary. The family-founded, Australian-owned camera support equipment company will offer a champagne ...Read More »
ABS Lighting Grid Upgrade Improves Studio Versatility, Reduces Energy Costs for TV Tacoma
SEATAC, WA – The production studio for TV Tacoma, a government access channel serving the City of Tacoma and Pierce County, Wash., is a lot brighter and more versatile since professional video and audio systems integration firm Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) upgraded the facility's lighting grid. ABS removed all incandescent lights and replaced them with almost 70 Brightline daylight balanced (5600K) fluorescent and LED ...Read More »
Wohler Provides Custom Monitoring Solution to France Télévisions
Wohler Collaboration With Audiopole and France Télévisions Demonstrates Agility and Speed in Meeting User Requirements SAN FRANCISCO — July 30, 2014 — Wohler Technologies today announced that it has collaborated with local partner Audiopole and France Télévisions to provide a rapid solution for France Télévisions' specific monitoring needs. Together, the three companies identified the additional audio monitoring functionality that France ...Read More »
Director Eva Michon Joins Accomplice Media
LOS ANGELES— Accomplice Media has signed multi-talented filmmaker Eva Michon for exclusive representation in commercials. A skillful visual storyteller with a whimsical sense of humor, Michon has earned considerable praise for her work in music videos and fashion films, the latter including work for such designers as Calla, Pink Tartan, Ten Over Six and Rita Liefhebber. Her first feature-length film, Death ...Read More »
Killer Tracks Adds Emerging Bands to Its "Artist Series"
Production music specialist inks licensing agreements with buzz bands Rare Monk and Misun. SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Killer Tracks, the industry's leading supplier of pre-cleared production music, is expanding and broadening the scope of its groundbreaking Artist Series with a focus on emerging talent. The company is releasing a number of new tracks from breakout artists, including work from Portland alt rockers ...Read More »
Sonnet Now Shipping Award-Winning New xMac Pro Server
New 4U Rackmount Enclosure Securely Houses the Latest Mac Pro, Connects Three PCIe Expansion Cards Via Thunderbolt 2, and Provides 5.25-Inch Mobile Rack Expansion IRVINE, Calif. — July 29, 2014 — Sonnet is now shipping its new xMac(TM) Pro Server with a Thunderbolt(TM) 2-to-PCI Express(R) (PCIe(R)) expansion system and 4U rackmount enclosure for the latest generation of Mac Pro(R) computers. ...Read More »
Sohonet Appoints Chuck Parker to Executive Chairman
Company Continues Global Geographic Growth and Market Expansion London and Los Angeles: Sohonet, the leading expert in connectivity and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) for the media and entertainment industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Chuck Parker to Executive Chairman, whose expertise will continue to guide the company in its global expansion efforts. Parker joins Sohonet following the successful acquisition of Unicorn ...Read More »
The 2014 National Student Electronic Media Convention Countdown!
From the leader of broadcast news and up to date press releases, Broadcast Beat brings you the latest in industry information! *The CBI's 2014 National Student Electronic Media Convention (NSEMC) takes place October 23 – 25 in Seattle. During last's year convention in San Antonio marked the biggest yet and this fall's NSEMC will be even bigger and better! "The ...Read More »
Dejero Launches LIVE+ Carrier System
Unique and Versatile Carrier System for Company's Portable LIVE+ Transmitter Devices Makes It Easier Than Ever to Reach the Source of Breaking News WATERLOO, Ontario — July 29, 2014 — Dejero, award-winning creator of the industry's most powerful and versatile platform of mobile newsgathering products, today announced the launch of the Dejero LIVE+ Carrier, a rugged and modular carrier system for ...Read More »
The Garden Relies on Forscene to Accelerate Editing Workflow for 'On the Yorkshire Buses'
LONDON — July 29, 2014 — Forbidden Technologies plc (AIM: FBT), the AIM-quoted owner and developer of the market-leading cloud video platform Forscene, announced that award-winning U.K. production company The Garden used Forscene to speed up its logging and editing workflow on the eight-part reality series "On the Yorkshire Buses," a show it is producing along with GroupM Entertainment for ...Read More »
Heuvelman Uses Riedel Gear to Create Integrated A/V, Data, and Intercom Solution for Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014
Enabling Transport of All Signals Over One Cable, Riedel Equipment Significantly Reduced Complexity of Complete Media, Data, and Communications Infrastructure SOEST, Netherlands — July 29, 2014 — Riedel Communications, provider of pioneering real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, today announced that the Netherlands' Heuvelman Sound & Vision B.V. used Riedel equipment to provide an interconnected digital TETRA system and ...Read More »
No Horsing Around With Cobham's Nano HD TX
Cobham, the RF transmission specialist company, has announced the successful deployment of its Nano HD TX wireless transmitter as part of a wireless camera facility installed by Broadcast RF for coverage of Royal Ascot and the Epsom Derby, the crown jewels of British horse racing, for Channel 4 Racing. A small, discreet camera transmitter system was installed by Broadcast RF ...Read More »
Customer Demand Drives Three European New Hires for TMD
TransMedia Dynamics (TMD) the leading provider of media asset management systems for digital and physical assets, today confirmed three new appointments for TMD's UK headquarters in response to their expanding UK and European business operations. Nigel Thomas has joined TMD's European Division as Project Manager. As a seasoned industry professional with many years of experience in broadcast software solutions for ...Read More »
Apache Digital opens
Apache Digital opens: The new facility offers two color suites and was opened by two veterans from The Mill. Apache Digital will be run by Executive Producer and Managing Director LaRue Anderson, a former EP at The Mill. Source: www.postproductionbuyersguide.com See on Scoop.it – Broadcast Beat Magazine, Daily EditionRead More »
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Chips Mate is a fun new kiosk brand which opened in early 2016 at the Bayside Shopping Centre in Frankston. This kiosk design features a couple of bright yellow chips on the corner of the store to give this brand a unique definition in a competitive retail environment.
The kiosk design is the first in Australia for Chips Mate and has the potential to develop as a franchise very quickly. the kiosk design reflects the colours of the existing logo and introduces wood and tiles as the main elements which enhance a very clean and simple look which is completely focused on building a strong brand strategy.
The yellow chips architecturally designed on each end of the kiosk will allow customers to instantly recognise the Chips Mate stores from a distance providing a point of difference to stand out in the busy shopping centre.
Chips Mate offers different flavoured chips and chicken wings which are delivered very quickly hot and ready to the customers so the work space planning allows for 2 to 4 staff members at all times to easily move around inside of the kiosk without feeling cramped.
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I got a text from Lee a few days ago. It was a photo from the fountain at the mall and the comment, "I haven't seen John yet."
All through Advent this year, the whole time I've been writing about visits to the mall and conversations with John, Nancy has been recovering from a sprain. She hasn't been walking for exercise anywhere. And a couple friends have wondered how I could be writing about these conversations.
So I'm not sure how to answer the question, "Did you really see Saint John of the Mall?"
The idea for the series started sometime in October. I decided that I wanted to do something new for Advent this year. I knew that Advent is less about the run-up to the first Christmas than about the Church's expectation that the world hasn't seen the last of Jesus. I realized that the apostle John is the perfect person to talk about both advents, since he lived for years and years after the resurrection.
And then one day I thought, "What if the old guy at the mall is Saint John?"
Because there has been, for the past couple years, a man at the mall, sitting on a bench anytime we showed up to walk. If I had to guess, I'd guess that he needed to get out of wherever he stays. And the mall is warm.
I realized that being stuck at the mall would be a little like being exiled on the Island of Patmos.
I think that there are more conversations with John that haven't been recorded yet. They will probably find their way into an ebook. And it's possible that Saint John of the Mall will still be around during Lent.
And it's possible that some day there will be a resource called "surviving advent." Because, after all, that's what we're doing in this time between back then and someday.


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Remember that fancy hot dog you had at Coachella that one time? Same. Festival pop-up Sumo Dog brought its Palm Springs vibes permanently to Koreatown with the opening of this small storefront in early 2017. Hot dogs with a Japanese bent are the focus, like the namesake Sumo Dog, a sensory overload topped with pickled peppers, wasabi relish, spicy mayo, teriyaki sauce, furikake, and seaweed. Get it with a side of sushi rice tater tots and top it off with soy milk soft-serve.


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Students for Climate Justice call on TD Bank to Divest From Dakota Access Pipeline
Maine students concerned about the impacts of climate change are urge businesses, citizens and the state's leaders to take action
By Ramona du Houx
Despite freezing tempertures on December 19, 2016, Maine Students for Climate Justice (MSCJ), with support from climate leaders around the state, rallied in Monument Square and marched to the TD Bank branch on Union St to pressure the bank to withdraw financial support from the Dakota Access Pipeline.
"We must take action when communities' rights to life and water are threatened," said Christine Baglieri of Pine Tree Youth Organizing. "No one should be attacked for protecting their home. That is why TD cannot continue to invest in, and therefore endorse, the Dakota Access Pipeline."
The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) is a pipeline project that, in its proposed entirety, would stretch 1,172 miles and would carry over 500,000 gallons daily of crude oil. The pipeline would traverse sacred lands of the Standing Rock Sioux as well as cross under the Missouri River, the tribe's main source of drinking water.
"We take action today to stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux and use the power of our local community to raise awareness about the Dakota Access Pipeline as well as pressure TD Bank to divest immediately from the pipeline," said Chloe Maxmin, an organizer with Maine Students for Climate Justice.
A movement arose to stop DAPL and protect indigenous rights, as thousands of people joined the Oceti Sakowin resistance camp in Cannonball, N.D. where unarmed water protectors were confronted with brutal police violence. Representatives from all of America's tribes have gone and supported stopping the pipeline project in N.D.
The United Nations called for the pipeline's construction to stop.
Earilier in December the Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit to drill under the Missouri River, which temporarily halted construction.
However, there are substantial fears that President-elect Donald Trump's administration could overturn this ruling and complete the pipeline. The Preident-elect has finicial interests in the pipeline's construction.
Energy Transfer Partners, which owns the pipeline, has expressed its intent to find a way to build the pipeline.
"TD Bank has loaned $365 million to construct the Dakota Access Pipeline. Maine Students for Climate Justice calls on TD to divest from the Dakota Access Pipeline. We also urge all Mainers with accounts at TD to close them and move their business to banks that do not threaten water, life, and climate," said Ester Topolarova, Colby student and MSCJ organizer.
MSCJ students are concerned about the impacts of climate change are also urging businesses, citizens and the state's leaders to take action.
MSCJ is a youth-led group dedicated to building a climate justice movement across Maine.


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Citroën is all set to introduce an all-new C1 at the 84th Geneva Motor Show. After introducing it in 2005, the C1 has become a widely popular model selling more than 760,000 units around the world.
To give it a fresh, new and updated look, Citroën has designed the C1 to come in either a three-, five-door or the new open-type body style 'Airscape.'
The C1 has always displayed an urban flair due to its compact size combined with excellent handling for in-city mobility and the new model promises to enhance those traits further.
Sporting cleaner and smother lines with a distinct grille that somehow sends off an upbeat vibe along vertical daytime running lights, the New Citroën C1 will certainly stand-out. Inside, it lives up to the mood the exterior sets with brightly colored interiors.
The New Citroën C1 does not depart from the agile and nimble handling of the previous model especially with a rear axle that is 4kg lighter than the previous model. Measuring 3.46m long, 1.62m wide, 1.45m tall and with a turning radius of 4.80m, it is the same compact package with added ride comfort from a better suspension setup (new suspension springs, new shock absorbers and a new large-diameter anti-roll bar).
It doesn't fall short of creature comforts as well, offering 7" Touch Driver Interface that handles all your media and Mirror Screentechnology allowing it to run smartphone apps right from the vehicle's touchscreen. Open the hatch and you can configure it for 196-liter capacity or 780-liters with the rear seats are folded. As an optional feature, the New Citroën C1 can come with keyless entry with Start/Stop button along with a reverse camera and hill-start assist.
The New Citroën C1 promises segment-challenging fuel-efficiency numbers thanks to two new-generation engines pulling a curb weight of only 840kg.
The first sports a e-VTi 68 Airdream engine, with the clutchless ETG Efficient Tronic Gearbox 5-speed gearbox with creep function and optimized pedal mapping, features Stop & Start technology and comes with a special aerodynamics pack.
Another option is the VTi 82 1.2 liter 3-cylinder engine with 82bhp, torque of 118 Nm and fuel consumption of 65mpg with just 99g/km CO2 emissions.
The New Citroën C1 will be available as a hatchback in three and five-door versions and a soft-top vehicle with Airscape that provides a maximum opening of 800 mm x 760 mm. There is a choice of eight exterior colours (Caldéra Black, Gallium Grey, Carlinite Grey, Olive Brown, Lipizan White, Smalt Blue, Scarlet Red and Sunrise Red) and can also be personalised with bi-tone colour options.
Two special launch versions are available with different body and roof colours - Olive Brown roof and Lipizan White body.
The soft-top version, Airscape, is also bi-toned. Contrasting with the body colour, the soft top is available in a choice of three colours: Sunrise Red, Black or Grey. For a touch of urban chic, 14'' or 15'' wheel covers and 15'' diamond-tipped alloy wheels are also available.


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There is something unmistakeably romantic about a red rose. I took a variety of ring shots at this wedding, but this is the one that is standing out to me the most right now.
Don't you loooove the bride's shoes?
This is the Groom's Cake – a tower of Hostess Cupcakes! All the kids at the reception were in Heaven. It is so fun when couples really make the wedding celebration their own. The official wedding cake had Mickey Mouse heads discreetly piped onto the sides of the cake. A previous bride & groom ditched the cake altogether and served root beer floats at their reception. I love the personality that can (and should) be injected into a party such as this. This bride was no exception. She knew what she wanted and she's an excellent planner/coordinater/director. I was very impressed with how smoothly the day went. 🙂
Another fun idea of the bride & groom's – have the "sign-in book" be a piece of furniture! It has a functional purpose – it's a table – and a sentimental purpose – it's a constant reminder of their wedding day and of all the love & support their wonderful friends have for them. They also had a "picture booth" at the reception. There was a curtained-off area with hats, leis, feather boas, and all sorts of fun costume-y things. There was also dry erase boards to write captions on! So the guests could get dressed up, write a funny remark or a nice congratulations, and have their picture taken with their best smile or their silliest face. What fun for the guests!!
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Kim Huisman wrote:kenmurray wrote:Kim, THIS is the craziest theory ever as far has the JFK murder goes:
http://www.history-matters.com/essays/f ... agical.htm
Besides the magic bullet theory i mean
The theory i mean, is that J.D. Tippit was 'badgeman'.
There is another strange theory put together by Robert Morningstar. Tippit was used as a double for JFK's body after they both died.
http://www.jfkresearch.com/morningstar/ ... tar3-2.htm


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Garth Brooks Comeback Shows Threatened With Legal Action
Garth Brooks got his 2014 comeback off to a historic start, but now the threat of legal action may overshadow that career triumph.
Garthmania swept through Dublin, Ireland recently, as Brooks sold out five back-to-back shows as part of his Comeback Special at Croke Park. The superstar has sold a total of 400,000 tickets to the five shows, which are slated run from July 25-29, 2014.
But while the shows are projected to bring €100m in revenue to the economy, not everyone in Dublin is happy with the news. According to the Evening Herald, a group of residents are now threatening a High Court injunction if licenses are granted for the concerts.
At a heated meeting on Wednesday (Feb. 12), the GAA -- which oversees Croke Park -- concert organizers Aiken Promotions and local residents faced off over a written agreement from 2009, which stated that the stadium would host no more than three concerts per year.
Stadium Director Peter McKenna reportedly told the assembled residents that "times move on," causing an uproar. Representatives for Croke Park argued the financial benefits of the shows, pointing out that people have purchased tickets from as far away as Afghanistan, and two jumbo jets full of tourists will arrive in Dublin for the performances.
Tickets to the five Garth Brooks concerts were sold subject to license. Promoters have 10 weeks to apply for a license before the first scheduled gig, and local residents will then have five weeks to protest.
Eamon O'Brien, chairman of the Croke Park Streets Committee, pointed out that the Dublin City Council has only refused one application from Croke Park in the past 30 years.
Garth Brooks has not commented publicly on the matter.


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Gadgets mean excellent aid when it comes to fulfill the needs of people living with autism. A phone has endless patience, its interpersonal and permanent enough to be reliable for those with challenged social skills and provides a lot of fun in a safe environment. Here are some great apps to make life a bit smoother.
iModeling- Learn like a Superstar!
iModeling makes you the superstar of learning. This app enables the user to record a video, add a title and form it into a powerful tutorial, which can be utilized in any settings from school to the household. iModelling is especially helpful for those people who like to be filmed or like to seem themselves in a film. Moreover, to make it even more interesting to use, there are different reward images to be added to the video – giving a positive confirmation to the person who watched the video.
In addition to its nice therapeutic features, iModeling is a well built autism app. It is extremely easy to use – you can add any subtitles and titles in a blink of time, for example. There application is able to support different child profiles, so you can assign the videos to different kids in order to have them quickly in hand in case help is needed.
The-NO-App – An easy idea to end harassment
The-No-App seems to be very basic at the first sight. It functions as an alarm button on the phone. When it is touched, the application plays a "NO!!!" video message to the viewer, the possible harasser or "prep". This is a very good feature for non-verbal people, but the app is capable of even more.
While playing the video, the application is able to record the viewer with the front camera, so the harasser can be found easily. The app is capable of alerting certain people (Mom or the authorities) via SMS – so that they can make an intervention.
ABA Timer – a complex app for the most difficult tasks
ABA Timer is an application developed with the contribution of therapists and other professionals to keep it autism-friendly and effective in treatment. It combines timing and visualizations, and helps student to get used-to time-driven tasks, such as waiting, performing under time pressure or having to focus on activities for long.
ABA Timer has three functions. One of them makes the students to wait patiently for a preferred task or item. Secondly, it helps when the student has to focus on one activity for a longer time. Thirdly, it can be used a stop-watch when the student has to work fast and under time pressure.
The application has a lot of autism-specific features. It includes a wide variety of visualizing the passage of time, but teaches the student to read a digital timer too. Moreover, task photos can be given to each sessions – so the student can copy the position which they have to maintain, or see what they are going to do in the next few minutes.
This application is an excellent tool for those who live an active life with ASD and look for a handy tool to resolve everyday problems, such as having to wait at the doctor's or having to makeatest for the pre-school.
Good piece of news to every parents: the palette of good autism apps is getting wider and wider. More and more professionals, therapists and psychologist unite in order to utilize modern technology in treatment and recreation. Therefore, a plenty of certified, great apps are waiting to you – do not hesitate to find the best for your needs.
Proloquo2Go – Symbol-based AAC
Using photographs this app allows users to select pictures and assign a word to them which the iPad will speak for them. No longer do kids have to learn words with cartoon objects, they can learn using the things actually around them.
Stories2Learn is a tool for teaching different life skills. It can be used to teach a kid how to eat like a gentleman. We all learn better with stories as it helps us relate and remember and this great app aids in learning for everyone with just this simple idea.
Draw Free for iPad
This app allows to draw, something one can't do on a paper if (s)he can't use a pen or pencil very well. Most autistic children have issues grasping small objects so being able to draw with your finger on the iPad changes the game enough that artistic expression can come through.
First Then Visual Schedule
First Then Visual Schedule basically shows a visual representation of a schedule including dragging, animation and sounds. This helps to know when to expect dinner and helps calm some of the anxiety experienced by autistic children regarding what happens next.


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Some time back after returning from a free health check-up camp, I met a processor of Cardiology from Lucknow and started boasting that I had seen 100 patients free of charge today. He said do not get excited. Charity is a positive, but still not the absolute positive, unless it is done without any motive or done secretly. He said that you were honored on the stage; you got blessings from the patients and people talked about you in positive sense. It was an investment in the long run and not an absolute charity. When you serve, never be honored on the stage by the people to whom you are serving. If you do so, then it is like give and take. The purpose of life should be to help others without any expectations.
Understanding helping others
When you help others, it should not harm somebody else even though your help is unconditional. If you promote somebody by superseding another deserving senior person, this is not a help as the person to whom you are helping will give you one blessing but the person to whom you have harmed will give you 10 curses. Ultimately you end up with minus 8 points. Helping other means that it should give happiness to you, to the persons you have helped and also to others to whom you have not helped.
Helping always pays
The difference between American and Indian models is that Indians always think of now and do not invest in future. Americans always plans for the future. When we help somebody, we want that the same person should expect you by helping you when you are in need in a shorter run. But charity does not believe in that. Your job is to help others and negate your negative past karmas. You never know, may be decades later you might receive help from a person who you had helped decades earlier. Help should never be linked to returns.
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Macedonia votes hoping to end political crisis
Macedonians began voting Sunday in an early general election in a bid to end a deep political crisis that has roiled the small Balkan country for nearly two years.
The vote was called as part of a European Union-brokered deal between Macedonia's four main political parties after a mass surveillance scandal erupted in February 2015 and sparked rival street protests.
Voting began at 7:00am (0600 GMT) and is due to end 12 hours later.
"This moment all 3,490 polling booths are opening and all material has been delivered," a member of the State Electoral Commission told AFP.
She said a photo will appear next to voters names on ballots to ensure credibility.
The scandal led Nikola Gruevski of the nationalist VMRO-DPMNE party to step down, after nearly 10 years in power, to pave the way for a snap election.
Sunday's vote, which was twice delayed owing to opposition and international concerns of fraud, pitches the ex-PM against his nemesis, Social Democrat Zoran Zaev.
It was Zaev who released tapes last year that appeared to show government wiretapping of thousands of people, including journalists and religious officials, along with corruption at the highest level.
Gruevski denied the claims and accused Zaev of planning a coup with foreign support.
"Zoran Zaev underestimates the citizens of Macedonia… He underestimates everyone with his games," the defiant former premier told a flag-waving crowd of supporters in a Skopje suburb on Thursday night.
Zaev has pitched the vote as a choice between "doom or life" and pledged to stop an exodus of young people from the former Yugoslav republic, which remains one of Europe's poorest countries.
– Unpredictable –
Although critics describe 46-year-old Gruevski as a corrupt authoritarian who has clamped down on democracy and media freedom, his party topped opinion polls ahead of the election.
There also remained a substantial number of undecided voters, who could swing the result in the country of two million people.
"This election is one of the most unpredictable to take place in Macedonia," Zaneta Trajkoska, director at the Institute of Communication Studies, told AFP.
"Whoever wins the election will have huge challenges and issues to solve."
A handful of ethnic Albanian political groups are vying to become the junior partner in the new ruling coalition, in a country where a quarter of the population is Albanian.
Albanian insurgents fought Macedonian forces in an uprising 15 years ago, leading to an agreement giving the minority group more rights.
– 'Under pressure' –
Macedonia aspires to join both the EU and NATO but accession has been blocked by Athens owing to a dispute over the country's name — Greece has a northern region also called Macedonia.
The latest EU progress report on Macedonia said democracy and rule of law had been "constantly challenged" in particular by "state capture", meaning the considerable influence of private interests on decisions of the state.
Analysts, however, suggest Europe has pushed aside concerns because of Gruevski's role as a "gatekeeper" in the refugee crisis, in which hundreds of thousands of migrants have entered landlocked Macedonia from Greece on their way to western Europe.
The refugee wave has put added pressure on the already strained budget in Macedonia, where the average net wage is around 360 euros a month and unemployment stands at nearly 24 percent.
In central Skopje, where Christmas decorations overshadow political billboards, engineering professor Predrag Gavrilovic said it would be the "biggest tragedy" if the election did not bring an end to political instability.
"I think the people are under extraordinary pressure, which we have to get rid of," he told AFP. Polls open at 7.00 am (0600 GMT) and close 12 hours later.


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After that performance I felt like crying, too. Strangely enough I somehow enjoyed this show and even looked forward to each episode.
Sometimes I'm amazed by myself.
Maybe something happened to me over new year, but I found most of the sixth episode from Lovely Idol quite entertaining. This concerns me, because, well, this series just sucks. Badly. At first I thought it might deliver (light) criticism about the whole idol-industry, now it's just one of these series I continue watching without knowing why and with no hope for anything good coming from it. But at least it doesn't sucks up much (approx. zero) brain capacity. This episode was a nice surprise, probably because this time the story was mediocre funny after all, the girls had some screentime to distinguish themselves, the artwork was nice to watch and some of the animations where unreckoned fluid. Next time they'll all have to worry about their becoming-a-group again, so I think it will be as sucky as before, but maybe it can surprise me again.
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Scott Nimerfro, writer-producer of Hannibal, Once Upon a Time, and Pushing Daisies, has passed away at the age of 54.
Last year, Nimerfro was diagnosed with angiosarcoma, a form of cancer that occurs in the inner lining of the blood vessels. His work continued during that whole time, serving as co-executive of Once Upon a Time. His last credit was as a producer on the March 6 episode "Souls of the Departed."
Nimerfro began his career as a production assistant on Planes, Trains, and Automobiles in 1987. His first story credit was on Star Trek Voyager's "Jetrel." He wrote for Tales from the Crypt and The Outer Limits. His last writing credit was the Once Upon a Time season four episode "Heart of Gold."
His work as a writer and producer on Pushing Daisies and Hannibal had him work with Bryan Fuller, who was the first to share the news.
Nimerfro's body of work is filled with the kinds of genre work that was weirder than you'd normally see on television, and his unique vision will be missed.


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A Cafe Intifada response to demands made by Stand With Us*
This week, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren spoke as a guest of the UC Irvine Law School. Eleven students were arrested and may yet be EXPELLED because each uttered one sentence and then walking peacefully out of the hall.
Zionist, right wing organization, "Stand With Us" frequently visiting upon events and demonstrations in Los Angeles, with provocative signs and disruptive tactics, including heckling and even acts of violence, condemns these students for their outbursts, suggests shutting down the Muslim Student Union for its "obvious" leadership and demands disciplinary actions against the students.
The article asserts:
"The main lesson from Ambassador Oren is that we must stand up with dignity and eloquence for free speech. If we do not, if speakers give up and walk off the stage, we risk sacrificing the civil dialogue essential to education and a bedrock of American values. "
But what is the record of "Stand With Us" when it comes to free speech?
Some of their recent activities and advocacy includes:
Blanket support for Israeli brutality including Operation Cast Lead -Israel's invasion of Gaza last year- included in the devastation and death, was the destruction of over 200 schools. What disciplinary actions should be taken for that breech of free speech in an educational environment? On this, Stand With Us stands with the Israeli military and the Israeli government in shutting down and discrediting the Goldstone report.
Stand With Us hosts a covert web page (Stand 4 Facts) on activists and speakers to be used to contradict, disrupt and even prevent events from occurring on campus and to monitor those who would raise criticism of Israeli brutality.
(My dossier, the last time I had access, was 61 pages long! –with privatized espionage, there is NO freedom of information act!!!)
It uses this dossier to defame and discredit activists and educators. Stand With Us was part of the contingent that DEMANDED that United Teachers Los Angeles President Duffy cancel a meeting hosted by the Human Rights Committee to DISCUSS boycott sanctions and divestiture from Israel. That is, they felt that ANY discussion of this matter should not be allowed within a democratic union. Along with the rest of the contingent that pressured the union, they demanded that the union disassociate from the groups sponsoring the event, INCLUDING UTLA MEMBERS!
Stand With Us shelters these demands by insisting that events be "balanced" and not "promote only one extreme view" But of course neither offiers nor demands any balance to a speech by the Ambassador from Israel, or the curricular materials and leaflets Stand with Us provides to educators and students.
Stand With Us was instrumental in the attacks against Professor Robinson at UCSB, stating "This case is a litmus test of whether professors can exploit their positions of authority to impose their political prejudices on students or whether the university truly will remain a place where all points of view can be comfortably and responsibly discussed."
So– let get this straight!!!
When a law school sponsors a speaker who is the ambassador of a country, framed by security, police and University dignitaries, what HE has to say is protected speech, but when a university professor includes a photo essay in his supplemental material, it "exploit(s) their positions of authority to impose their political prejudices on students."
Stand With Us worked closely with Harvard Law Professor, and slime ball legal advocate for wealthy violent men who kill their wives, Alan Dershowitz in convincing De Paul University to deny tenure to Norman Finklestein, and continues to discredit Finkelstein, while collaborating with Dershowitz to pressure Hampshire College trustees to violate the college's socially responsible investment policy that by definition, excludes companies complicit in Israeli human rights violations.
And they were front and center in the effort strip an L.A. County Commission on Human Relations award from Maher Hathout, a founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council.
Not only does Stand With Us, NOT support free speech, open dialogue, respectful behavior or the free flow of ideas, but in addition to promoting the most brutal of Israeli policies, attempting to discredit ANY critics, attacking free speech and academic freedom, disrupting rallies and community events, Stand With Us. (along with their close affiliates- the ADL, the Simon Weisenthal Center, etc) in their effort to maintain the illusion of one Jewish voice, and the control of the narrative, are actually more instrumental in silencing Jewish voices (of dissent) than any non-Jewish organizations or entities within the United States.—so NOW who's the anti-semite!!???
Groups like Stand With Us set dangerous precedent, which is my main assertion—that these shills for Zion, actually have a more sinister role to play in the body politic closely aligned with privatization, attacks on democracy, U.S. empire, attacks on education, labor, the left and progressive efforts in general. They may wrap themselves in the memories and the fallout of the Shoah, manipulate with accusations of anti-Semitism, and engage in and appeal to ethnic nationalism, but theirs is a much larger social agenda . This isn't JUST about Israel.
It's about academic freedom.
It's about free speech.
It's about who controls dialogue and narrative.
It's about democracy, hegemony and inevitably, U.S. Empire.
These eleven students, each, have been detained for simply shouting their opinions (not threats, not fire, just a point of view) in a public arena and walking out of the room!!! While the collective impact may have been distressing for some of the event participants, the idea that a student in a university might be expelled or arrested for simply yelling briefly at an event should offend us all!
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NIH finally announced its plan regarding the publication of clinical trial results and, as expected, the new policy will be to request that researchers post their trial results 12 months after completion of the trial. This policy angered many public access and taxpayer watchdog groups, who argued that 6 months was more appropriate.
I can see the point of the watchdog groups - that NIH seems to pay a lot of attention to what industry associations say, and much less to what the citizens say. With the NIH's mission as the "steward of medical and behavioral research for the Nation," one would think that its primary interest would be for the people, not the companies (as "Nation" is often translated as meaning).
The publishers' argument that having the trial results made public several months before they might be published in one of the journals, which would, therefore, cut into the publishers' revenue doesn't sound like it really could bear up against scrutiny. The main readers of those journals are hospitals, companies, academic institutions and research centers that can afford to pay the subscription fees of hundreds or thousands of dollars a year, not the averge Joe trying to find out a treatment for his kid with leukemia. The journal subscribers get those journals because the journals also usually have other stories, articles and criticisms of the trials and related issues that wouldn't be included in the national database of trial results. So they're not likely to stop getting the journals only because raw data for trials is on an open access website.
But, other than the general argument that NIH seemed to be taking the path of least resistance with the publisher industry, I haven't heard any real strong arguments about the harm that will be done by waiting 6 more months for result publication on the national database. I'm not saying harm couldn't occur, I haven't seen anything specifically articulated that demonstrates how the delay will lead to either economic or physical harms.
The letter from the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) to Dr. Zerhouni (Director of NIH) generally talks about why the publisher's boohooing about losing money from the open access publication is just malarkey. It is missing any real, concrete statement about how public access is damaged because we'll have to wait 12 months instead of 6 to get the raw data on the website. Just to be a Monday morning quarterback, it's not difficult to see why NIH decided on a "compromise" position by softpedaling the publication deadline to 12 months after trial completion.
To me, more than the time delay, it's more disappointing that scientists are just "requested" to do this. There really is no requirement or any real penalty for not publishing the results. So the NIH could have said that scientists should publish the results 6 months after completion, and it wouldn't really matter. Scientists can still say "eh, nah ... not going to publish the results there."
Until there are more teeth in the policy, or sufficient public approbrium is raised against scientists who don't publish, the whole debate about 6 versus 12 months just doesn't get me really excited.


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Several times in his Gospel, John refers to himself (presumably) as "the disciple whom Jesus loved." (John 13:21-30,18:15-18, 19:26-27, 21:7 and 21:20) This begs the question of the average reader: was St. John conceited, or what? My own belief is that there is a hidden message within these words.
I have struggled with self worth for much of my life. After a series of devastating losses, I began to doubt that anyone (even God) could find a need for me. The idea that a saint could refer to himself in such a brazen way was completely foreign and incomprehensible to me.
However, when you read through each of these passages, it is striking to hear the joyful and trusting voice of the disciple in the Gospel. He even rests his head on Jesus' chest in what could be described as childlike innocence. The first three references of "the disciple whom Jesus loved," take place between the last supper and the crucifixion, perhaps John was trying to address the fact that he stayed with the Christ when the other apostles had fled in fear. Then it occurred to me . . .
John is not bragging; he is simply stating a fact! He is not placing Christ's love for him above anyone else's relationship with the Lord; he is recognizing his own worth. The title speaks more of the love Christ has for John than the apostle himself. The message for us is to recognize that we too are disciples whom Jesus loves. We can own that fact. It is not conceit to do so; it is confidence in Christ's love for us.
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Vendee Globe event that was ongoing the last weekend saw Alex Thomson as the leader who was close to setting-down a new record. The record would have been of having sailed the longest distance alone in a time span of 24 hours, but he faced a collision when the waters of the South Atlantic Ocean which put a stop on the chances he had.
The starboard foil in the leeward direction had gotten damaged and scrapes were on the starboard hull side as well. There was an object submerged in the waters which ripped off the foil of his starboard. Hugo Boss, his notable vessel was thus damaged as the object was not seen or noticed from before. Before the accident happened Thomson had covered a distance of 535.34 in nautical miles – a distance that people doing a Croatian Bareboat charter might struggle to cover in a month.
The distance that Thomson had covered till then was greater than what was the existing record set. This had been 534.48 in nautical miles which was set by Francois Gabart in 2012-13 race. He had been the reigning record holder and champion till then.
Official rules, however, state that, the record needs to be broken by a difference of a whole mile. For that reason, Thomson has not been able to break the record. Hugo Boss being wounded when Thomson was pulling away from the fleet showcases the turn of luck for Thomson. There is a stump remaining at the place where the foil has been removed. This will hinder Thomson for the rest of the race.


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This is a link log, an attempt to capture online all the useful things I read, but which I might otherwise forget. If you also find it useful, then so much the better!
There's no common thread, or theme, to what's here. And this site is extremely embryonic. I will develop and enhance it slowly over the coming months. But there's only so many hours in the day…
Some material here might be related to my day job, but the majority of posts are related to many other things in life that I am interested in (journalism, photography, travel, development issues, London living and more besides).
Suffice to say that any links, comments or observations on this site are written solely in a personal capacity.
You can find me at various other place online:
Here's my LinkedIn profile which tells you about what I've done over the last 15 years.
I am @mrdamian76 on Twitter.
You can see my online book marks here on Delicious – these get imported each day to generate this blog.
Lastly, I keep an online archive of various (mostly work) things I've done, which is here: http://www.damianradcliffe.com


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Kevin explains why he knows that his daughter has the comedy gene, and it comes at the expense of a friend. Camm continues the saga of his upstairs neighbor. Kevin shames a stupid cyclist. The boys get an update from a listener that flattered the hell out of our duo.
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Blog Entries tagged 'work'
Using Legos to Explain Global Changes
Writing in Paradise
Happy Sunday!
Last week's workshop was AMAZING. Students beautiful, Banyan house beautiful, all of it, just gorgeous. A dream.
Thank you writers, for your trust and hard work.
Resting a bit, and then...getting ready for the second of three Maui workshops.
SIx spots left for August 15-22.
Come write your heart out...and then go wade in the ocean blue.
Soul Sister Number One: Danielle Laporte
Die Mommy Die: Women talking about babies in workplace, from ELLE
Interesting piece about women waxing rhapsodic about motherhood at the office and how it affects non-moms and moms who don't necessarily think motherhood is the beginning and end of the world. My two cents on second page and nice mention of OBHF:
By Nancy Hass
Arranging the interview took months of patient pleading with the CEO's staff, and now that I've been waiting for almost an hour in the chief's vast beige and teak inner office, one thought keeps running through my head: She better be as brilliant as everyone says.
Ten minutes later, the CEO walks through the door, smoothing her pantsuit and flashing a purposefully desperate smile. "I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting," she says, plopping down in the sleek armchair next to me as I reach out to shake her hand, "but my nine-year-old had a bad night because of a test today—throwing up and everything—and she just called in to say she thinks she aced it. Everything is so dramatic with that one; all her stress goes right to her stomach."
I try to cut her off with a tight grin, barely enough to pass as polite. I don't like where this is going.


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Since I'm doing a scarf series for August (if you missed my last post, check it out HERE), I figured I'd do a little food series too, so my next few food posts are gonna be all about the sides (and healthy options at that!).
Sides are like the meal's accessories. We all know how important a good accessory is in an outfit, and sides are the same way with your meal. A delicious (& healthy) side can take your meal to the next level.
This week I bring you Sweet Potato Fries. The perfect combination of sweet & salty with a wonderful balance of crunchy & soft. Not only are sweet potatoes a healthy choice, but these fries are baked as well. I served them with a Chicken Ranch Wrap, but they would complement a variety of other meals, or even on there own as a snack. And don't forget the dipping sauce! I love my sweet potato fries with ranch or ketchup. Enjoy!
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BB Day Camp (for ages 5-14) provides safe, nurturing, and fun experiences in a welcoming environment that inspires individual growth and self-confidence. Our youth centered summer camp builds communities and offers exceptional leadership development. Carefully selected staff are hired for our team based on their ability and love of working with children, their skills in supervision, leadership, and positive role modeling. Located on Devil's Lake near Lincoln City and operated from the same facility as our B'nai B'rith overnight Camp.
Leadership training for ages 13 and up – inquire at registration.
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- Participate in programs such as Nature, Arts and Crafts, Singing, Drama, Dancing, and Creative Writing
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- Climb our high ropes challenge course
- Play tennis, softball, soccer, and lacrosse in the sunshine
- Two meals and snacks provided!
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April 08, 2019
Vom Boden Portfolio Tasting - with the Brothers Brand!
The importer Vom Boden, meaning "from the soil" in German, works with growers who are dedicated to showcasing and preserving the uniqueness of their vineyard sites. Every bottle in the Vom Boden portfolio is a testament to the individuality and authenticity to be found in the many overlooked, twisting curves of the Mosel and beyond.
Join Cream & Vom Boden at Funkenhausen for a portfolio tasting with some German food to match. Wines presented from very special guests, the Brand Brothers!
Tuesday, April 30th 11am - 2pm
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Stephen Bitterolf founded Vom Boden after nearly a decade in the wine industry. He was the Wine Director at Crush Wine & Spirits in New York City where he helped build one of the nation's largest fine wine programs with a special focus on Austria, Germany, Burgundy, Champagne, Piedmont and Northern Rhône. He is joined by National Sales Director, and Vom Boden's first hire, John Ritchie.
Daniel & Jonas Brand / Brand Brothers
The brothers Brand, Daniel and Jonas, have quickly brought attention to the far northern Pfalz, this cool-climate, limestone-rich, yet otherwise overlooked region. The young brothers took over the family estate in 2011 and are part of a group in the Pfalz, Rheinhessen and Franken turning away from conventional farming and the sins of the 1960s and 70s. 2017 vintage is Brand's first certified organic vintage, though they have been farming organically for years. The farming is also biodynamic, and everything is manually harvested.


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The enzyme sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) is a critical regulator of many cellular functions, including energy metabolism. However, the precise mechanisms that modulate SIRT1 activity remain unknown. As SIRT1 activity in vitro was recently found to be negatively regulated by interaction with the deleted in breast cancer–1 (DBC1) protein, we set out to investigate whether DBC1 regulates SIRT1 activity in vivo. We found that DBC1 and SIRT1 colocalized and interacted, and that DBC1 modulated SIRT1 activity, in multiple cell lines and tissues. In mouse liver, increased SIRT1 activity, concomitant with decreased DBC1-SIRT1 interaction, was detected after 24 hours of starvation, whereas decreased SIRT1 activity and increased interaction with DBC1 was observed with high-fat diet (HFD) feeding. Consistent with the hypothesis that DBC1 is crucial for HFD-induced inhibition of SIRT1 and for the development of experimental liver steatosis, genetic deletion of Dbc1 in mice led to increased SIRT1 activity in several tissues, including liver. Furthermore, DBC1-deficient mice were protected from HFD-induced liver steatosis and inflammation, despite the development of obesity. These observations define what we believe to be a new role for DBC1 as an in vivo regulator of SIRT1 activity and liver steatosis. We therefore propose that the DBC1-SIRT1 interaction may serve as a new target for therapies aimed at nonalcoholic liver steatosis.
Carlos Escande, Claudia C.S. Chini, Veronica Nin, Katherine Minter Dykhouse, Colleen M. Novak, James Levine, Jan van Deursen, Gregory J. Gores, Junjie Chen, Zhenkun Lou, Eduardo Nunes Chini
Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) is a member of the sirtuin family of proteins that promote longevity in many organisms. Increased expression of SIRT3 has been linked to an extended life span in humans. Here, we have shown that Sirt3 protects the mouse heart by blocking the cardiac hypertrophic response. Although Sirt3-deficient mice appeared to have normal activity, they showed signs of cardiac hypertrophy and interstitial fibrosis at 8 weeks of age. Application of hypertrophic stimuli to these mice produced a severe cardiac hypertrophic response, whereas Sirt3-expressing Tg mice were protected from similar stimuli. In primary cultures of cardiomyocytes, Sirt3 blocked cardiac hypertrophy by activating the forkhead box O3a–dependent (Foxo3a-dependent), antioxidant–encoding genes manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) and catalase (Cat), thereby decreasing cellular levels of ROS. Reduced ROS levels suppressed Ras activation and downstream signaling through the MAPK/ERK and PI3K/Akt pathways. This resulted in repressed activity of transcription factors, specifically GATA4 and NFAT, and translation factors, specifically eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (elf4E) and S6 ribosomal protein (S6P), which are involved in the development of cardiac hypertrophy. These results demonstrate that SIRT3 is an endogenous negative regulator of cardiac hypertrophy, which protects hearts by suppressing cellular levels of ROS.
Nagalingam R. Sundaresan, Madhu Gupta, Gene Kim, Senthilkumar B. Rajamohan, Ayman Isbatan, Mahesh P. Gupta
We have previously reported that genetically increased angiotensin-converting enzyme levels, or absence of the bradykinin B2 receptor, increase kidney damage in diabetic mice. We demonstrate here that this is part of a more general phenomenon — diabetes and, to a lesser degree, absence of the B2 receptor, independently but also largely additively when combined, enhance senescence-associated phenotypes in multiple tissues. Thus, at 12 months of age, indicators of senescence (alopecia, skin atrophy, kyphosis, osteoporosis, testicular atrophy, lipofuscin accumulation in renal proximal tubule and testicular Leydig cells, and apoptosis in the testis and intestine) are virtually absent in WT mice, detectable in B2 receptor–null mice, clearly apparent in mice diabetic because of a dominant mutation (Akita) in the Ins2 gene, and most obvious in Akita diabetic plus B2 receptor–null mice. Renal expression of several genes that encode proteins associated with senescence and/or apoptosis (TGF-β1, connective tissue growth factor, p53, α-synuclein, and forkhead box O1) increases in the same progression. Concomitant increases occur in 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine, point mutations and deletions in kidney mitochondrial DNA, and thiobarbituric acid–reactive substances in plasma, together with decreases in the reduced form of glutathione in erythrocytes. Thus, absence of the bradykinin B2 receptor increases the oxidative stress, mitochondrial DNA damage, and many senescence-associated phenotypes already present in untreated Akita diabetic mice.
Masao Kakoki, Catherine M. Kizer, Xianwen Yi, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Hyung-Suk Kim, C. Robert Bagnell, Cora-Jean S. Edgell, Nobuyo Maeda, J. Charles Jennette, Oliver Smithies
Amorphic mutations in the recombination activating genes RAG1 and RAG2 have been reported to cause T–B– SCID, whereas hypomorphic mutations led to the expansion of a few autoimmune T cell clones responsible for the Omenn syndrome phenotype. We report here a novel clinical and immunological phenotype associated with recessive RAG1 hypomorphic mutations in 4 patients from 4 different families. The immunological phenotype consists of the oligoclonal expansion of TCRγδ T cells combined with TCRαβ T cell lymphopenia. The clinical phenotype consists of severe, disseminated CMV infection and autoimmune blood cell manifestations. Repertoire studies suggest that CMV infection, in the setting of this particular T cell immunodeficiency, may have driven the TCRγδ T cell clonal expansion. This observation extends the range of clinical and immunological phenotypes associated with RAG mutations, emphasizing the role of the genetic background and microbial environment in determining disease phenotype.
Jean-Pierre de Villartay, Annick Lim, Hamoud Al-Mousa, Sophie Dupont, Julie Déchanet-Merville, Edith Coumau-Gatbois, Marie-Lise Gougeon, Arnaud Lemainque, Céline Eidenschenk, Emmanuelle Jouanguy, Laurent Abel, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Alain Fischer, Françoise Le Deist
The Ink4a/Arf locus encodes 2 tumor suppressor molecules, p16INK4a and Arf, which are principal mediators of cellular senescence. To study the links between senescence and aging in vivo, we examined Ink4a/Arf expression in rodent models of aging. We show that expression of p16INK4a and Arf markedly increases in almost all rodent tissues with advancing age, while there is little or no change in the expression of other related cell cycle inhibitors. The increase in expression is restricted to well-defined compartments within each organ studied and occurs in both epithelial and stromal cells of diverse lineages. The age-associated increase in expression of p16INK4a and Arf is attenuated in the kidney, ovary, and heart by caloric restriction, and this decrease correlates with diminished expression of an in vivo marker of senescence, as well as decreased pathology of those organs. Last, the age-related increase in Ink4a/Arf expression can be independently attributed to the expression of Ets-1, a known p16INK4a transcriptional activator, as well as unknown Ink4a/Arf coregulatory molecules. These data suggest that expression of the Ink4a/Arf tumor suppressor locus is a robust biomarker, and possible effector, of mammalian aging.
Janakiraman Krishnamurthy, Chad Torrice, Matthew R. Ramsey, Grigoriy I. Kovalev, Khalid Al-Regaiey, Lishan Su, Norman E. Sharpless
The enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11βHSD2) is selectively expressed in aldosterone target tissues, where it confers aldosterone selectivity for the mineralocorticoid receptor by inactivating 11β-hydroxyglucocorticoids. Variable activity of 11βHSD2 is relevant for blood pressure control and hypertension. The present investigation aimed to elucidate whether an epigenetic mechanism, DNA methylation, accounts for the rigorous control of expression of the gene encoding 11βHSD2, HSD11B2. CpG islands covering the promoter and exon 1 of HSD11B2 were found to be densely methylated in tissues and cell lines with low expression but not those with high expression of HSD11B2. Demethylation induced by 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine and procainamide enhanced the transcription and activity of the 11βHSD2 enzyme in human cells in vitro and in rats in vivo. Methylation of HSD11B2 promoter–luciferase constructs decreased transcriptional activity. Methylation of recognition sequences of transcription factors, including those for Sp1/Sp3, Arnt, and nuclear factor 1 (NF1) diminished their DNA-binding activity. Herein NF1 was identified as a strong HSD11B2 stimulatory factor. The effect of NF1 was dependent on the position of CpGs and the combination of CpGs methylated. A methylated-CpG–binding protein complex 1 transcriptional repression interacted directly with the methylated HSD11B2 promoter. These results indicate a role for DNA methylation in HSD11B2 gene repression and suggest an epigenetic mechanism affecting this gene causally linked with hypertension.
Rasoul Alikhani-Koopaei, Fatemeh Fouladkou, Felix J. Frey, Brigitte M. Frey
How ω-3 and ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) lower plasma lipid levels is incompletely understood. We previously showed that marine ω-3 PUFAs (docosahexaenoic acid [DHA] and eicosapentaenoic acid) stimulate a novel pathway, post-ER presecretory proteolysis (PERPP), that degrades apolipoprotein B100 (ApoB100), thereby reducing lipoprotein secretion from liver cells. To identify signals stimulating PERPP, we examined known actions of ω-3 PUFA. In rat hepatoma or primary rodent hepatocytes incubated with ω-3 PUFA, cotreatment with the iron chelator desferrioxamine, an inhibitor of iron-dependent lipid peroxidation, or vitamin E, a lipid antioxidant, suppressed increases in thiobarbituric acid–reactive substances (TBARSs; a measure of lipid peroxidation products) and restored ApoB100 recovery and VLDL secretion. Moreover, ω-6 and nonmarine ω-3 PUFA, also prone to peroxidation, increased ApoB100 degradation via intracellular induction of TBARSs. Even without added fatty acids, degradation of ApoB100 in primary hepatocytes was blocked by desferrioxamine or antioxidant cotreatment. To extend these results in vivo, mice were infused with DHA, which increased hepatic TBARSs and reduced VLDL-ApoB100 secretion. These results establish a novel link between lipid peroxidation and oxidant stress with ApoB100 degradation via PERPP, and may be relevant to the hypolipidemic actions of dietary PUFAs, the basal regulation of ApoB100 secretion, and hyperlipidemias arising from ApoB100 overproduction.
Meihui Pan, Arthur I. Cederbaum, Yuan-Li Zhang, Henry N. Ginsberg, Kevin Jon Williams, Edward A. Fisher
Here we describe the effect of immunization with dendritic cells loaded with syngeneic tumor cells (DC/Ts) by polyethylene glycol treatment, on tumor development in adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene mutant mouse models, APC1309 and APCMin–/+, in which adenomatous polyps of the gastrointestinal tracts develop with a high incidence. Treatment with DC/Ts prevented the development of gastrointestinal tumors, and coadministration of DC/Ts and IL-12 caused a further reduction in tumor incidence. Splenocytes from APC1309 mice treated with DC/Ts and IL-12 showed no cytotoxic activity toward the tumor cells, but serum antibody specific to them was detected. IgG from the treated mice exhibited cytotoxic activity against the tumor cells in vitro. Predominance of Th2 cell response over Th1 response was also suggested by ELISPOT assays in the treated mice. Depletion in vivo of CD4+ T cells, not CD8+ T cells, by the intraperitoneal administration of corresponding mAb's decreased the antitumor effect of DC/T inoculation. Immunofluorescence microscopic studies showed that Ig was attached to tumor cells in mice treated with DC/Ts and IL-12. These findings indicate that DC/T vaccination prevents tumor development through APC gene mutation and that its preventive effects are mediated by humoral antitumor immunity.
Toshio Iinuma, Sadamu Homma, Tetsuo Noda, Donald Kufe, Tsuneya Ohno, Gotaro Toda
Recent reports of tumor regression following delivery of autologous tumor antigen–pulsed DCs suggest that defective antigen presentation may play a key role in tumor escape. Here we show in two different murine tumor models, CT26 (colon adenocarcinoma) and B16 (melanoma), that the number and activation state of intratumoral DCs are critical factors in the host response to tumors. We used CCL20/macrophage inflammatory protein-3α (MIP-3α) chemokine to increase the number of tumoral DCs and intratumoral injections of CG-rich motifs (CpGs) to activate such cells. Expression of CCL20 in the tumor site attracted large numbers of circulating DCs into the tumor mass and, in the case of CT26 tumors, led to complete tumor regression. Intratumoral CpG injections, in addition to CCL20, were required to induce therapeutic immunity against B16 tumors. In this model CpG overcame tumor-mediated inhibition of DC activation and enabled tumoral DCs to cross-present tumor antigens to naive CD8 T cells. CpG activation of tumoral DCs alone was not sufficient to induce tumor regression in either tumor model, nor was systemic delivery of the DC growth factor, Flt3 ligand, which dramatically increased the number of circulating DCs but not the number of tumoral DCs. These results indicate that the number of tumoral DCs as well as the tumor milieu determines the ability of tumor-bearing hosts to mount an effective antitumor immune response. Our results also suggest that DCs can be manipulated in vivo without delivery of defined tumor antigens to induce a specific T cell–mediated antitumor response and provide the basis for the use of chemokines in DC-targeted clinical strategies.
Katsuyoshi Furumoto, Luis Soares, Edgar G. Engleman, Miriam Merad
Cellular acquisition of folate is mediated by folate receptors (FRs) in many malignant and normal human cells. Although FRs are upregulated in folate deficiency and downregulated following folate repletion, the mechanistic basis for this relationship is unclear. Previously we demonstrated that interaction of an 18-base cis-element in the 5′-untranslated region of FR mRNA and a cystolic trans-factor (heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein E1 [hnRNP E1]) is critical for FR synthesis. However, the molecular mechanisms controlling this interaction, especially within the context of FR regulation and folate status, have remained obscure. Human cervical carcinoma cells exhibited progressively increasing upregulation of FRs after shifting of folate-replete cells to low-folate media, without a proportionate rise in FR mRNA or rise in hnRNP E1. Translational FR upregulation was accompanied by a progressive accumulation of the metabolite homocysteine within cultured cells, which stimulated interaction of the FR mRNA cis-element and hnRNP E1 as well as FR biosynthesis in a dose-dependent manner. Abrupt reversal of folate deficiency also led to a rapid parallel reduction in homocysteine and FR biosynthesis to levels observed in folate-replete cells. Collectively, these results suggest that homocysteine is the key modulator of translational upregulation of FRs and establishes the linkage between perturbed folate metabolism and coordinated upregulation of FRs.
Aśok C. Antony, Ying-Sheng Tang, Rehana A. Khan, Mangatt P. Biju, Xiangli Xiao, Qing-Jun Li, Xin-Lai Sun, Hiremagalur N. Jayaram, Sally P. Stabler
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Hokies Basketball: #19 West Virginia at Virginia Tech Preview and Prediction
By: Tim Thomas
| Dec 30, 2015
It's been eight days since the Virginia Tech Hokies suffered a blowout loss to Saint Joseph's in Brooklyn. Since, the Hokies have lost Chris Clarke for an indefinite period due to a fifth metatarsal tear in his right foot. Despite that, the Hokies begin a series of three games within a week in Cassell Coliseum and it all starts with a rivalry game against #19 West Virginia in front of a sellout crowd. Unsurprisingly, the Mountaineers are heavy favorites with a 10-1 record and a solid start to the season. West Virginia's only loss this season came to Virginia while the Mountaineers' best wins are a 22-point victory against San Diego State and an 8-point victory against Richmond. Bob Huggins has built the Mountaineers on playing a high-pressure defense that is averaging 12.0 steals and 21.9 turnovers forced per game. Seth Allen, Justin Robinson, and Devin Wilson will have to make smart decisions in this game and avoid playing into the Mountaineers' hands of giving up lots of fast-break points off of steals. West Virginia's defense has also held opposing teams to under 23% from beyond the arc, but they face one of the nation's best three-point shooters in Justin Bibbs. Bibbs will be looking to bounce back after only having 8 points and going 0-for-2 from beyond the arc against Saint Joseph's. Bibbs may also come out with a chip on his shoulder after scoring only 4 points on 2-of-7 shooting last year against the Mountaineers. If Bibbs can get going for the Hokies against West Virginia's tough defense, that should create space for the Hokies to attack the rim. The best battle of the game may come in the post between the star forwards for both teams in Zach LeDay and West Virginia's Devin Williams. Both players are averaging over 14 points and 9 rebounds per game this season and have had plenty of double-doubles. With both players being juniors, this will not be the last matchup between LeDay and Williams, but the winner of this battle could be critical. LeDay has struggled some defensively this season, and the Hokies will need him to step up some against West Virginia's leading scorer. If there is one player that could be the difference maker that gives Virginia Tech a serious chance to pull off the upset, it's Seth Allen. Allen has had some of his best games against the toughest opponents with 25 points against Northwestern, 23 points against UAB, and 18 points against Saint Joseph's. Allen had his most efficient shooting game since the Hokies faced Northwestern against Saint Joseph's but Allen needs to find some consistency. This game will be a big test to see if Allen can find that consistency that could take the Hokies to the next level. Both Virginia Tech and West Virginia are in the top 40 in rebounds per game, but the Hokies need to improve on the glass after losing Chris Clarke and giving up 19 offensive rebounds to Saint Joseph's with Clarke. However, that challenge will be big with West Virginia leading the nation averaging 18.1 offensive rebounds per game. This game has the potential to go a lot of different ways, but Buzz Williams and the Hokies will keep this a close game early with Allen and Bibbs making shots. However, West Virginia is a veteran team with tons of depth, and their suffocating defense will be too much for the younger Hokies in this matchup. However, those that say an upset isn't possible after Virginia Tech's loss to Saint Joseph's shouldn't be too shocked if the Hokies surprise their rivals in front of a sellout crowd.
Prediction: #19 West Virginia 75, Virginia Tech 66


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"Star Trek: The Next Generation" coming to theaters for its 25th anniversary
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Happy birthday, "Star Trek: The Next Generation"! In honor of the Emmy-winning sci-fi series' 25th anniversary and upcoming Blu-ray release, CBS TV and NCM Fathom have put together a special theatrical screening event.
On July 23 at 7:00pm, Fathom Events will host screenings of two of the most popular "TNG" episodes: "Where No One Has Gone Before" and "Datalore." Both are taken from the Blu-ray release of the series, and restoration consultants Mike and Denise Okuda will introduce the screening. It will also include some never before seen interviews from the Blu-ray special features, like interviews with original cast members, behind-the-scenes looks at the artists creating the series and "an unseen sneak-peek of 'Measure of a Man.'"
Tickets are already being sold at the participating locations, so make sure to jump on those if you'd like to attend these screenings. At least watching these episodes will help tide us over for J.J. Abrams' upcoming (and still untitled) "Star Trek" sequel.
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