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Originally released in 2004 and designed by Tate Kuerbis, the Air Jordan 19 was modeled after a poisonous African snake, and was a style-forward, performance-crafted shoe. Some of the key details included a Tech-Flex upper with Zoom Air cushioning.
Last released in 2019, former Jordan Brand NRG footwear designer Frank Cooker recently revealed a never-before-seen colorway of the Air Jordan 19 that did not make it past its sample stages. Dressed in a color palette similar to the Viotech Dunks, this sample comes constructed with suede materials to give it a premium aesthetic.
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These 4-legged furry friends are extended family to most of us, right? They are just about as much work as having human kids. You have to think of them all the time. If you’re traveling, having guests visit, you always … Continue reading
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Operational data is a necessity in the modern world of engineering services and design, BMT offer solutions to capture data in the field.
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Even when it requires working in extreme and adverse field conditions, BMT has the data acquisition expertise to conduct stress and cracking measurements on in-service pipeline installations and ice load monitoring systems on ships, offshore drilling structures and in-situ ice loading.
Examples of Data Acquisition Installations:
Offshore Drilling Barge Ice Load Monitoring and Alarm System
BMT developed a custom software package and data acquisition system for the collection, analysis and storage of sensor information. Additionally, the system operates as a real-time ice load alarm monitor during drilling barge operations.
Networked Data Acquisition and Reduction (M/T Primorye)
This system was installed by BMT during tanker performance trials to collect data through 100 strain gauge channels from various locations of the ship. It recorded torque, thrust and revolutions per minute (RPM) values from propulsion and global positioning system (GPS) data.
Operability/Survivability of Totally Enclosed Motor Powered Survival Craft (TEMPSC) in Ice
BMT conducted the first-ever ice trials on a TEMPSC in the Northumberland Strait. The tests collected vast amounts of data for determining survivability limits and design criteria for future projects. The instrumentation consisted of strain gauges, inclinometers and temperature sensors to measure peak stresses and deflections, angles of pitch and roll, internal and external temperatures, tether breaking loads and load accumulation.
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The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) commissioned BMT for the installation of a custom hardware and software package for monitoring hull stress and bending on the CCG Louis St-Laurent. This system can be used for monitoring real-time hull performance on larger ships in open water and vessels in ice including icebreakers such as the CCG Louis St-Laurent. The project was a joint venture with UK based BMT Sea Tech Limited and has gained great exposure in the Asian shipping markets.
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BMT was contracted to collect and analyze field acceleration data for two passenger locomotives for the purposes of comparing the behaviour of the locomotives and identifying the sources of observed differences in the maintenance requirements between the two locomotives. The field instrumentation for this project included the use of accelerometers and relative displacement sensors on various significant components of the locomotive bogie, including the axle box, traction motor and truck frame. Data was collected for each locomotive while travelling along various intercity routes.


So I’ve seen posts about sprinkler systems and gardens, but what about robot lawn mowers? I mean we’re automating how we make things grow, but what about how we keep things neat? I don’t own a robot lawn mower, but I am seriously considering one. It would be nice to have the mower know when it’s raining or the sprinkler system is on so it doesn’t go out and cut during this time frame. Plus, wouldn’t it be cool to have your garage door open for your mower when it decides it’s time to have your lawn cut and then close the door when it’s out or done? (Close it after it leaves for security reasons obviously. If somethings going to get stollen, I would prefer it be just the mower and not the entire garage.)
Interesting idea! Though my brain keeps heading straight to the horror movie plot of the robot lawn mower run amok…
How about Robowow:
I own a Husqvarna Automower (which is totally awesome by the way). Some of the newer versions you can control via an app but I believe it runs on Bluetooth - so not possible to steer remotely. I have however seen some interesting hacks to receive status (cutting, charging, idle, disconnected) via a simple z-wave metering switch by looking at the watt consumption and defining specific intervals for the 4 different statuses e.g. 75-100 W = cutting, 100+ W = charging, 1-75 W = idle, 0 W = disconnected. You could also “steer” the robot by simply turning the switch on/off - switch off = no signal in the ground cable and the robot will stop where it is.
I have a Bosch Indigo Connect 1K which has a softsim in it and communicated via Bosch’s cloud platform.
It’s a pretty nifty mower, and the App displays a map of your lawn after it has learned about it with the position of the mower, charge status etc.
I have done a little packet sniffing on the comms between the App and the Bosch cloud platform and have a good idea of what is going on. I don’t believe it is a massive piece of work to build an abstraction layer to allow ST to control and receive status from it.
My review of the mower can be found here if you want more details: https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3A3RP506NBA7T
I’ve been dreaming about getting one of these, but holy BUJEEZUS they are expensive!
I use a Husqvarna Automower 450X, which is web enabled and connected via onboard cellular radio. I don’t know of a public API but some work has been done to determine web request commands from their Android app. It would be nice if these could be actuated via CoRE. Lots of potential here but for me I would like to be able to park the mower when a thunderstorm is iminnent, cut the power after it has parked and resume after the storm clears the area. This could likely be done using CoRe and IFTTT Maker but it’s beyond my skills. I found some Comands here: https://github.com/chrisz/pyhusmow
Wow these things are awesome and the geek in me wants one of these so bad. My issue is I have an absolutely killer deal with a local landscaping company who I pay about $350 a season to cut my 0.3 acre yard. At that rate the cost of the unit plus installation it would take me almost 7 years to break even on one of these. And this thing still wouldn’t do the trimming around rocks, fences, deck posts, etc. which the landscapers do.
If they ever jack my rates up this is something I’ll definitely have to look into.
says it’s weatherproof. I’d let it mow anytime - or ONLY when it rains… good feature.
It is weather proof and it does its best work in the rain. The issue is thunderstorms. The installation requires a ground loop (wire) around the perimeter of the yard that is powered by the charging station. This wire system provides a signal that lets the mower know when it is near a boundary and provides various other control functions. Manufacturers strongly recommend that the ground loop be disconnected from the charging station when there is a threat for lightning since it could send damaging current into the system if it were struck. Of course that’s easier said than done, especially in parts of the country where storms can quickly form without much warning.
Husqvarna does incorporate a feature (Eco mode) that will disconnect the ground loop when the mower is parked in the charger. While lightning protection isn’t the intent of this feature, it is the next best thing to disconnecting the wires at the charging station.
Without lighting protection designed into the systems, it’s a case where doing something is better than doing nothing. I am sure that as these mowers become more popular a nifty solution will be devised.
Out of curiosity, why do they work better in the rain?
Probably appearance more than anything else but it’s not that significant. The cut is certainly as good wet as dry. Not always the case with traditional mowers.
I know I’m reviving an old conversation, but this topic is starting to fascinate me. I just put in a new backyard lawn (from seed) along with an in ground irrigation system. I would love to get a robot lawn mower. It can cut at night, so aside from a weekly edging you have a perfect lawn virtually all the time with no fuss at all…
But it’s one of those things that I’m not sure need be connected to SmartThings. It knows to not cut when there’s rain. You schedule it on its own, and it works autonomously. Connecting it to ST might unnecessarily complicate things.
But… if you were to connect it, what would you have in the integration?
- Open the garage door to let it out.
- close the garage door while its mowing.
- open the garage door to let it in when its done.
- close the garage door once its docked.
I’d also randomize the days and times the lawn was mowed unattended
This would help minimize the chance of theft of both the lawn mower and items in the garage/house.
Hmmm. They work using a perimeter signal wire to keep them in the yard. You’d have to have that wire come into your garage. That aside, the idea is cool.
In my use case the mower would be in the backyard, and if I had it come out front that would occur at night.
In my case, I have a overhead garage door on the side of my garage I use for getting my lawn tractor in and out. It’s grass right up to the door, so I would have the wire all of the way to the garage. I know most people may not have that.
Anybody know how to integrate this WLAN-modul - Automower / Gardena to Smartthings?
Just learned today that the Automower now has an IFTTT channel for basic functionality. Also read that an open API is coming. Hope we have a true integration soon.


Prolong the life of your microfibre cloths, towels, and applicators. A microfibre wash product gently removes residues, then protects structure and functionality. Unlike other clothes detergents microfibre wash has been design specific to remove the residues associated with detailing and valeting your car without damaging your microfibres.
You may find that after putting your microfibres in the washing machine and adding your normal detergent they still come out with product residue on them. This is because the normal detergents are design to remove dirt typically found on clothing such as mud, sweat, and bacteria. You need different detergents to break down polish, wax, or road grime which can be much more oily.
Another key factor is not to use any fabric softness as these will damage your microfibre cloth. Keeping your microfibres separate and wash them with just a microfibre wash keeps them in the best condition for use on the car over and over again.
Although you can use this as an extra additive in your microfibre wash you can't use it just on its own. The white vinegar being acidic can break down calcium and magnesium residue, but it won't touch some polish or wax residue that can build up in the cloth.
Soda crystals are superb degreasers and if your microfibre is particular bad (such as one used on the undercarriage of a car) it may be beneficial to add some into the wash along with the microfibre wash. However, if you have used this processed, it is recommended only to use this microfibres for the dirtier jobs where scratch is not an issue. It is best not to do this process with your premium buffing fleeces.


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The poster to this year’s Small Press Expo was created by none other than Seth, and it is a beauty. Â I just love the Bigfoot lurking over the shoulders of the people.
And if you needed more proof that John McNaught is the new hot kid in town, just check out this amazing illustration he created for the program guide. How simply beautiful is that (and it even has Batman!).
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April Update for Final Fantasy XV Now Available
Final Fantasy XV released a free update that has added some minor details, a few fixes, and of course more for the Final Fantasy player to enjoy.
The full list of updates include:
- Introduction of rankings to Timed Quests
- First Timed Quest reward – the Afrosword, a greatsword inspired by Grammy Award winning DJ and Producer Afrojack
- New car decals for players to customize their Regalia
- Three new songs added to the Music Player
- Enlarged font sizes for the subtitles and various menu screens
So that is it, as there is not much more to say here.
Source: Press Release


Lower Blade Guard
WARNING: Laceration Hazard. The lower blade guard is
a safety feature which reduces the risk of serious personal
injury. Never use the saw if the lower guard is missing, dam-
aged, misassembled or not working properly. Do not rely on
the lower blade guard to protect you under all circumstances.
Your safety depends on following all warnings and precautions
as well as proper operation of the saw. Check lower guard for
proper closing before each use as outlined in Additional Safety
Rules for Circular Saws. If the lower blade guard is missing
or not working properly, have the saw serviced before using.
To assure product safety and reliability, repair, maintenance
and adjustment should be performed by an authorized service
center or other qualified service organization, always using
identical replacement parts.
WARNING: To minimize the risk of eye injury, always use eye
protection. Foreign objects in the work place such as wire or
nails can cause tips to crack or break. Only operate saw when
proper saw blade guard is in place. Mount blade securely in
proper rotation before using, and always use a clean, sharp
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, It is important to
support the work properly and to hold the saw firmly to prevent
loss of control which could cause personal injury. Figure E
illustrates typical hand support.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury,
read, understand and follow all important safety warnings and
instructions prior to using tool.
Your circular saw is designed for use with 140 x 2 mm diam-
eter blades that have a 12.7 mm diameter bore. Blades must
be rated for 7000 RPM operation (or higher). DO NOT use any
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, remove the battery,
and follow all assembly, adjustment and set up instructions.
Make sure lower guard operates. Select the proper blade for
the material to be cut.
Measure and mark work for cutting.
Support and secure work properly (See Safety Rules and
Use appropriate and required safety equipment (See
Secure and maintain work area (See Safety Rules).
With battery inserted, make sure switch turns saw on and
Saw is equipped with a switch lock-off feature to prevent
To operate the tool, press in on the lock-off button (2) from
either side of the saw and hold it in as you depress the
trigger switch (3).
After you have depressed the trigger and the tool is run-
ning, release the lock-off button.
The tool will continue to run as long as the trigger is
To turn the tool off, release the trigger switch.
NOTE: This tool has no provision for locking the tool on, and
the switch should never be locked on by any other means.
Automatic Electric Brake
Your saw is equipped with an electric blade brake which stops
the saw blade within 1-2 seconds of trigger release. This is
automatic and requires no adjustment.
To reduce the risk of serious personal injury,
always hold the tool with both hands.
Let the blade run freely for a few seconds before starting
Apply only a gentle pressure to the tool while performing
Work with the shoe pressed against the workpiece.
Hints for optimum use
As some splintering along the line of cut on the top side of
the workpiece cannot be avoided, cut on the side where
splintering is acceptable.
Where splintering is to be minimized, e.g. when cutting
laminates, clamp a piece of plywood onto the top of the
Pocket cutting (fig. K)
WARNING: Never tie the blade guard in a raised position.
Never move the saw backwards when pocket cutting. This
may cause the unit to raise up off the work surface which
could cause injury.
A pocket cut is one that is made when the edge of the
material does not push the lower guard open, but the bottom
edge of the rotating blade cuts into the middle of the material.
Adjust the shoe (5) so the blade cuts at desired depth.
Tilt the saw forward and rest front of the shoe on
material to be cut.
Using the retracting lever, retract lower blade guard to
an upward position. Lower rear of shoe until blade teeth
almost touch cutting line.
Release the blade guard (its contact with the work will
keep it in position to open freely as you start the cut).


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2021 Thesis Abstracts
Elizabeth's Honors Thesis Abstract
Advisor: Ernest Morrell & Michael Macaluso
From Students to Educators: How African American Male Teachers' Experiences Inform Classroom Practices
Within the United States, African American males comprise just two percent of our country’s educators, and this lack of representation of Black males within the field of education has drastic impacts on both students, especially young Black male students, and educators. This study orients itself around this two percent statistic and works within a mirrors and windows framework to emphasize the ways through which representation is important in both classroom content and in those who stand at the front of classrooms.
For this study, data was collected primarily through interviews conducted with current Black male educators, and the literature previously produced by scholars guided the interview questions to focus on the following topics: current Black male educators’ experiences as students, including their relationships with teachers and their connections or lack thereof with classroom content, their current experiences as educators, including the structural constraints they experience due to their identities, and their persistent hopes for the future of our country’s education system for both students and educators.
A primary aim of the conversations with these educators was to better understand the lived experiences of Black males in the field of education and to amplify those experiences. Although this study did not solve the lack of diversity, specifically that of Black males within education, it emphasizes the significance of entering into dialogue with those who have been historically silenced.
Olivia's Honors Thesis Abstract
Advisor: Susannah Monta
Ada Lovelace meets Tom Stoppard's Arcadia: Searching for Knowledge as Iteration
The play Arcadia, written in 1993 by Tom Stoppard, stands out in modern drama as highly scientific through the influence of chaos theory, a mathematical theory that describes unpredictable determinism and is largely rooted in the process of iteration. The play features characters that search for knowledge in a variety of ways, so many scholars attempt to analyze how chaos theory reveals itself in the play and how that relates to epistemology, or the study of knowledge. In this thesis, I aim to provide a new angle from which to understand this relationship. I claim that the interest Stoppard portrays in mathematical iteration can be paralleled by a humanistic reading of iteration in the characters’ searches for knowledge. In order to build this model of humanistic iteration, I myself perform an iterative search for knowledge about Arcadia, starting with my own knowledge of English and mathematics and honing my ideas through interactions with others. This thesis falls into three main parts. The first two sections lay the framework for the concept of humanistic iteration, with the first setting foundations and the second drawing on original archival research through the mathematical work and letters of Ada Lovelace, who discovered iteration in the early 1800s. The third and largest section tests this model in the characters of Arcadia, where Stoppard refines and complicates through his characters’ contrasting searches and their exchanges of knowledge in community. I ultimately assert that Stoppard puts forth humanistic iteration as the best way to search for knowledge, for when we model our search for knowledge, we can best find meaning in our lives.
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Ryan's Honors Thesis Abstract
Advisor: Mark Sanders
Fast Fish, Loose Fish, and Lines of Determinism: Herman Melville as a Predecessor to American Naturalism
This thesis will argue that Herman Melville should be considered in the American naturalist canon because while he is generally considered a romantic, his writing advances themes of the American naturalism well before it is even considered its own genre. Some of these naturalist themes Melville develops include the concepts of free will, environmental determinism, and humanity’s inner-beast that influences one’s actions. Melville focuses heavily on forces that determine characters’ fates in his novels, especially in Moby-Dick, where he outlines two terms — the Fast-Fish and the Loose-Fish — which from a naturalist point of view represent two categories of characters in naturalist fiction, those determined by the wills of other humans in their environment and those determined by the forces of the environment itself. I then show how these two terms can be used to understand the characters in Melville’s later works of fiction, in which he deviates further away from the traditional romance in favor of an early form of naturalism to develop a concept of man’s inner-beast. Further, I will show how Melville’s concepts of the Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish can be used to understand later works of naturalist fiction, specifically Ann Petry’s 1946 novel The Street. Applying Melville’s Fast-Fish/Loose-Fish terminology to his short stories Benito Cereno and Billy Budd, Sailor show how issues of determinism are inherent to the African American and female psyche in the United States. The protagonist of Petry’s novel, Lutie Johnson, is a black woman who battles both internal and external forces of determinism, which can be described through the Fast and Loose terminology. Applying these terms to Petry’s novel not only shows how Melville is valuable to the naturalist canon, but also hints at why some black authors chose naturalism as the genre to tell their stories, as the forces of determinism that Melville describes, mainly in Benito Cereno, have arguably been inherent in the United States since the inception of the transatlantic slave trade.
Isobel's Honors Thesis Abstract
Advisor: Susan Harris
"All Possibility Possible:" Marina Carr and the Pursuit of a Tragic Anti-theater
This thesis aims to discover Marina Carr’s current praxis as a classical adaptor and to provide an explanation for her methodology’s ill-success in recent years. My project deals with Carr, not only as the 90s child of Beckett who produced Low in the Dark, but also as a truly contemporary playwright who has become increasingly involved with the Greek world and the realm of conventional drama. I endeavour to understand Carr, not as she was but as she is: a respected and established artist who is poised to capitalize on her artistic legacy with more power and reach than she has ever had before. In situating her most recent staged adaptation, Hecuba, between Carr’s primary theatrical influences: Greek drama and anti-theater, I have uncovered certain stylistic and philosophical incompatibilities which call into question the possibility of successful adaptation in Carr’s innately post-Beckettian dramaturgy. This essay investigates several arguments made for Carr’s employment of epic theater in Hecuba and argues instead that Carr’s rejection of dramatic temporality ultimately leads to a dehistoricization which makes drama untenable and epic impossible. This thesis is more than a post-mortem of a failed piece of theater. It is an investigation into the nature of adaptation and the difficulties of combining theatrical legacies which seem to innately disavow one another. I interpret Carr as an artist in the midst of an ongoing investigation into adaptation which may yet yield promising results. However, I hope to impress upon the reader the futility of the path she currently pursues.
Sydney's Honors Thesis Abstract
Advisor: Noreen Deane-Moran
Defining the Undefinable: Rhetorical Device and the Philosophy of Cosmic Horror in H. P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu and Thomas Ligotti's Nethescurial
Horror, as a concept, has historically been exceedingly difficult to accurately describe. Many have tried through their research on the history of the genre, and the most widely accepted definition of horror as it is expressed in literature is that it is experientially based. Horror is found in a piece of literature through the reader - if the reader feels fear, then the work must be a work of horror. However, this definition leaves something to be desired in that it does not account for the various subgenres found within horror as a whole. These subgenres not only inspire fear in the reader, but can often be demarcated by specific rhetorical devices or literary conventions. This is true of the cosmic horror subgenre, a branch of horror centered around the belief that humanity’s existence is insignificant in the face of the vast universe, and that no actions taken by humanity in the past, present, or future have any meaning. Two authors approach this belief from opposing angles, but share common rhetorical devices in their work. H. P. Lovecraft and his short story The Call of Cthulhu and Thomas Ligotti with his short story Nethescurial both convey the central theme of cosmic horror in their works, partly through utilization of the rhetorical device of perversion of architecture. However, Lovecraft locates the source of his horror in an external creation (his eldritch monster) and Ligotti localizes the horror in his story as stemming from within the human mind. These opposing approaches represent two ends of an inner vs. outer binary regarding the source of horror in literature. Through their shared usage of perversion of architecture, a glimpse at the intricacies of their philosophies towards the locus of horror can be attained. This in turn allows the construction of a new and more informed definition of horror as something not only experiential, but also defined by convention and marked by an underlying sense of unnatural events - occurrences that defy the “laws of nature”.
Sarah's Honors Thesis Abstract
Advisor: Yasmin Solomonescu
"I must speak to you by such means as are within my reach": The Relationship Between Psychological and Rhetorical Growth in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion
Conversation plays a prominent role in both Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion. However, just as prominent as face-to-face conversations are alternative forms of conversation — most notably letter-writing, overheard conversations, and the use of coded language. Critics commonly agree on the importance of letters for Elizabeth and Darcy to overcome not just physical but emotional barriers to communication. Further, they focus on Anne's process of growth as she transitions from a largely silent character to one who finds her voice and is able to take control of the conversation.
However, what is missing from criticism on the characters’ transformations in both novels is an examination of how the process of growth for Elizabeth, Darcy, and Wentworth differs from that of Anne. Psychological and rhetorical growth follow a cause-and-effect relationship for the three: letters and other alternative forms of conversation allow Elizabeth, Darcy, and Wentworth to drop their pride, which then improves their rhetorical skills and their understandings of themselves and others. With Anne, the relationship is not as straightforward: the more she holds her tongue and does not speak up in conversations, the more self-conscious she becomes of the perceived inequality between her and those around her — and the more she is aware of this inequality, the more silent she becomes. It is not until a friend's fall and injury at Lyme, when Anne finds herself suddenly at the center of the situation and its resulting conversations, that she simultaneously finds her voice and learns to drop her inhibiting self-consciousness. I argue that this more complex process of growth ultimately allows Anne to emerge as the character with the greatest rhetorical prowess of the four, while also demonstrating Austen's increasingly complex understanding of the relationship between psychological and rhetorical growth.
John's Honors Thesis Abstract
Advisor: Greg Kucich & Ian Newman
"There Was Nowhere to Go But Everywhere": Wordsworth, Kerouac, and the Self-Epic as Shelter from Revolutionary Storms
For my honors thesis, I am comparing the British Romantics’ and the American Beat’s
responses to periods of political and social crisis. My two primary texts, The Prelude and On the Road, confront the dilemmas of the French Revolution and World War II, respectively. By adapting older quest narratives through the lens of the individual poet prophet, both authors use their journeys as personal refuges from issues that their institutions have failed to effectively solve. M.H. Abrams’ notion of the circuitous quest in his book Natural Supernaturalism references the poet figure setting out from his moment of crisis to reflect back, eventually working his way back to the present. Through this recollection of their youthful optimisms as well as the failure of their idealistic journeys in search of grand revelation and a more optimistic future, both Wordsworth and Kerouac retreat into their past memories and journeys to as a means of finding the root of their own personal and political crises. Although the Romantic period and the Beat generation both sought lofty revelation inspired by disillusionment with their political eras, these movements have not been properly compared and analyzed together in scholarship. By placing The Prelude and On the Road in tandem, a greater understanding of their literary quest is attained; by actively placing their own works in a long lineage of literary and visionary journeys, Wordsworth and Kerouac both achieve an inner contentment and resolve to face their tumultuous eras, even if they fail to bring about the widespread change they seek in the openings of their quests.
Elinor's Honors Thesis Abstract
Advisor: Ian Newman & Melissa Miller
"What Have We to Do with Thee?": Ethel Voynich's The Gadfly as a Case Study in World Literature
Forgotten by the West, The Gadfly, by Irish author Ethel Voynich, became one of the most popular foreign language novels in the Soviet Union in the first half of the twentieth century. Poised at the crossroads of European culture, The Gadfly develops two symbols which resonate across both Irish and Russian contexts – the New Woman and the secular martyr. This thesis analyzes Voynich’s approach to these symbols, as well as how their portrayal was received by Irish and Russian audiences. In the first part of the thesis, a comparison between The Gadfly, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and Fyodor Gladkov’s Cement reveals facets of the New Woman character’s development across Irish and Russian contexts. The second part of the thesis explores the novel’s religious symbolism, its parallels with the Christian Passion narrative, and its commentary on martyrdom. The Gadfly exemplifies the internationality of publication and circulation of literature at the dawn of the twentieth century.
David's Honors Thesis Abstract
Advisor: Barry McCrea
"The Poet is the Medium of Nature:" An ecocritical Study of Queer Natures and Anti-Futurity in Modernist Literature
Throughout history, conceptions of “the natural” and nature have been weaponized to stifle, derogate, and persecute queer individuals and the art they produce. Federico García Lorca, for example, was assassinated by fascist forces in 1936 Spain, in part due to his sexuality. Focusing on two homosexual poets, my research inhabits the tension between “the natural” and the queer poet in the Modernist era of literature. I argue that despite the biosphere’s ostensible antagonism towards queerness, Modernist queer poets such as Federico García Lorca and W.H. Auden co-opted natural imagery to assert the intrinsic nature of their sexual identity. Moreover, these two writers made nature central to their poetics in order to refute the idea that humankind is separate from nature and ought to dominate the planet. In works such as Sonetos del Amor Oscuro, Poeta en Nueva York, Romancero Gitano, Nones, and Bucolics, the writers portray humans as both derivative of and indicative of nature. I utilize queer and ecocritical lenses to demonstrate the ongoing cultural significance of Lorca and Auden’s poetry, especially in the context of the climate crisis and globally-pervasive queerphobia. Lorca and Auden’s affinity for the natural world embraces the present sacredness of the planet and the queer person, who is intrinsic to the created order.
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Reconciling with Seamus Heaney’s Soundscape of Nature: An Acoustic Analysis of “Death of a Naturalist” and “Personal Helicon”
My paper examines two of Seamus Heaney’s most popular early poems, “Death of a Naturalist” and “Personal Helicon” through analyzing both the poetry of sound and the sound of poetry, both the natural soundscape these poems represent and the way Heaney transcribes soundscapes into poetry.
This paper primarily builds its discussion of natural soundscapes on R. Murray Schafer’s sound theories. Since the ear is better than the eye in capturing more subtle and unconscious influences in the natural environment, attentive listening is an important step for people, especially children, to explore the inexplicable aspects of Nature and to reconcile with their newfound roles in the natural world.
By closely focusing on the way Heaney’s poetic language embodies and maps the complexity of the natural soundscape, this paper expands on two typical soundscapes in Heaney’s poems, the “flat-line” soundscape in “Death of a Naturalist” and the “soundscape of silence” in “Personal Helicon.” The former goes on continuously in the background, while the latter creates an almost soundless environment. While both soundscapes cultivate the listener’s awareness and help them reconcile with the truth of Nature, the former nurtures and protects, whereas the latter “strains” and inspires.

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I wrote Fairy Tales for Short Attention Spans, now I’m working on Horror Stories for Short Attention Spans cause it’s good to make your brain work in different directions.
Write something short and twisted and horrifyingly spooky. Keep it to the length of just one paragraph with a beginning, middle and an ending.
Jack was exploring an old, derelict mansion, creating a photo documentary. He tripped over a floor board and found a necklace hidden underneath, it sparkled and glittered in a rainbow of colours. He put it in his pocket. The mansion was creepy. At odd moments he was sure he saw a strange woman from the corner of his eye. Finally he packed up and headed out the front door. But, each time he tried to leave he found himself weirdly turned around and entering the house again instead of leaving. Over and over and over he attempted to exit. It began to make him feel sick with dizziness. He had forgotten all about the necklace in his pocket. Which was a real shame cause that was all she wanted. The ghost watched him struggle for hours, desperate, scared. She wanted her necklace but could only take it when it passed into the realm of the dead. No matter, she’d make sure Jack never left, alive.
Another story. The thing with mirrors has long been a creepy idea for me.
Alice was a little into herself but Stanley loved her all the same. He found a full length antique mirror in a junk shop, brought it home, cleaned it up and gave it to Alice on her birthday. It was weird with gargoyles and other odd characters decorating the iron frame but she loved it. Weeks went by, Alice seemed to spend more and more time admiring herself in the mirror. She even missed important events with her family, friends and sales at her favourite stores. As time went by Stanley noticed Alice was getting thinner. Not in a slender way, like someone losing weight, Alice was becoming transparent. Doctors thought Stanley was imagining it all. They kept him for a few days, in case he became dangerous. When Stanley came home again Alice was gone. He tried to find her, but no one had seen her. After a year Stanley gave up. He packed up all her things and put them into storage. Placing the antique mirror in the storage unit, he left it facing the wall, just too sad to look at it and not see Alice reflected in it. Which was too bad cause Alice was there, trapped inside the mirror. Stanley left the storage locker, shutting off the light.


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Fans speculate Elden Ring is a prequel to other Soulsborne games
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Since the release of Elden Ring, it has received rave reviews and gained a large number of fans. Fans are also attracted by its hellish dark fantasy world. Due to the same theme of the Soulsborne series, there is now a wild theory among the fan community: Elden Ring could be a prequel to other FromSoftware games.
The theory was put forward by user Redditor theodis09, who believes that three of Elden Ring's six endings are directly connected to the stories of Dark Souls, Demon's Souls, and Bloodborne.
As the backstory shows, The Lands Between suffers from Frenzied Flame, the Age of Stars, and Destined Death. The three catastrophes, all of which show the various endings of The Lands Between, and surprisingly, these The ending seems to have a lot in common with FromSoftware's previous series.
The Age of the Duskborn ending depicts The Lands Between being shrouded in mist. And the background of the story of Demon's Souls is in a kingdom ruled by demon plague and fog.The Lord of the Frenzied Flame ending shows the birth of the Age of Fire in the Lands Between. And The Dark Souls also has a storyline of First Flame, with the advent of fire also opened Age of Fire.In The Age of the Stars ending Ranni left The Lands Between without the rule and bondage of God. As Bloodborne also set the boss role of Moon Presence.
Based on the above, Elden Ring is indeed likely to be a prequel to other FromSoftware games, but the game official has not given a positive answer, and fans are still looking for more details that can be used to corroborate.
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Divine and dazzling are only two ways to describe this down-home Southern delight. A satisfying finale to any holiday feast
- 2 lbs sliced peeled unsweetened fresh peaches or 2 lbs thawed and well-drained frozen peaches
- 2 tablespoons Bourbon
- 3⁄4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3⁄4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 angel food cake
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- Toss peaches with bourbon in shallow ovenproof 1-1/2-quart casserole or 11×7-inch glass baking dish. Press down into even layer.
- Combine sour cream, cinnamon and nutmeg in small bowl; mix well. Spoon mixture evenly over peaches. (May be covered and refrigerated up to 2 hours before cooking time).
- Preheat broiler. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over sour cream mixture to cover. Broil 4 to 5 inches from heat, 3 to 5 minutes or until brown sugar is melted and bubbly. (Watch closely after 3 minutes so that sugar does not burn).
- Spoon immediately over angel food cake.

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After Kareena Kapoor, Amrita Arora, and Maheep Kapoor tested positive for Covid-19, Seema Khan and Maheep Kapoor also tested positive.
Maheep Kapoor and Seema Khan also tested positive for Covid-19 after Kareena Kapoor and her best friend Amrita Arora did.
Sanjay Kapoor’s wife, Maheep Kapoor, is a jeweler by profession. Her husband, Sohail Khan, is a well-known fashion designer. Netflix’s The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives starred the two of them last year.
“Yes, she is Covid positive, and she has self-isolated,” Sanjay confirmed to Indian Express in an interview.
ANI, citing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), said that Seema was the first person to receive Covid-19. On December 8, Karan Johar hosted a get-together party, where Kareena and Amrita also received it.
There were only a few minor symptoms, according to the BMC. Seema’s Covid-19 result came back positive on December 11. Both Kareena and Amrita tested positive the same day, and their results came back the following Monday.
Last week, Karan Johar’s party guests, Seema Khan, Kareena Kapoor, and Amrita Arora. Malaika Arora, Alia Bhatt, and Arjun Kapoor were also in attendance at the celebration.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stated earlier today that Kareena and Amrita had tested positive for Covid and said that they’ve ‘violated Covid standards and attended multiple parties.’
Kareena Kapoor Khan and Amrita Arora tested positive for Covid-19, according to a statement from BMC to ANI. They had defied Covid rules by attending parties and other social events. BMC has ordered RT-PCR tests for anybody who contacted the two actors. “
Kareena’s residence has been sealed, and BMC is following up on the persons she’s been in contact with in the past week. In an Instagram Stories message, Kareena confirmed her diagnosis.
“I am positive for Covid.” Following all medical guidelines, I immediately separated myself. Please be tested if you’ve ever come into contact with me. All of my family and employees have been immunized twice. They haven’t shown any signs of illness at this time. Fortunately, I’m feeling fine and hope to be back on my feet soon,” she said in a statement.
As part of the announcement of the upcoming second season of The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, the cast of Maheep and Seema recently reunited with Bhavna Panday and Neelam to promote the show. “Our favorite Bollywood wives are more fabulous than ever,” Karan Johar posted on Instagram with a behind-the-scenes video. Filming for Season 2 of “Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Season 2 is now filming!”


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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - House Democrats have advanced a measure to replace Illinois' abortion law with less restrictive language that gives people "a fundamental right" to make decisions about their reproductive health.
The State Journal-Register reports a House committee approved the legislation late Sunday on a party-line vote, sending it to the House floor. All committee Republicans voted no.
Among other provisions, the bill requires private health insurance companies that cover pregnancy-related benefits to cover abortion.
Supporters say the measure is necessary to counter other states' action to restrict abortion procedures and the appointment of U.S. Supreme Court justices who oppose abortion.
Republicans criticized Democrats, who control the Legislature and the governor's office, for holding the hearing on Sunday night of a holiday weekend and posting notice just one hour before the hearing.

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Iran is now telling the world that in order to confront aggression from America and Israel, it must have nuclear weapons.
Official Iranian media outlets published a commentary Sunday titled “The necessity for the Islamic world to have the atomic bomb,” laying the groundwork for Iran’s refusal to accept limits on its illicit nuclear program.
The essay’s author, Alireza Forghani, is the former governor of southern Iran’s Kish Province and an analyst and a strategy specialist in the camp of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“The fatwa from Imam Khomeini [the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution] said ‘all Islamic countries have Islamic blood,’” Forghani wrote. “Therefore the Islamic world should rise up and shout that a nuclear bomb is our right, and disrupt the dreams of America and Israel.”
“Having a nuclear bomb is our right,” he argued. “Israel would have been destroyed completely 30 years ago” but has survived because it has nuclear weapons. (RELATED: Complete coverage of developments in Iran)
In February, Forghani laid out the legal case for the annihilation of Israel and all Jewish people. That treatise, which ran in all the Iranian regime’s media outlets, openly called for a pre-emptive strike on Israel.
Among the state-run media carrying Forghani’s new piece — which argues that Iran should have an atomic bomb – is the major outlet Fars News Agency, which is run by the Revolutionary Guards and thus represents the views of the Islamic regime.
“The Islamic republic, after the victory of the 1979 revolution, faced a hard reality of its enemies trying to overthrow the only true Islamic republic in the world,” he wrote. “The enemies of the Islamic republic of Iran, headed by America with cooperation by its European allies and some in Asia — [and] using the tools such as the United Nations, other international organizations and NATO — have continuously pursued their goal of overthrowing the … government.”
America is the main enemy of Iran, Forghani argued, and is the only country that has used the atomic bomb and brags about its nuclear arsenal, creating fear in nations that might want to challenge it.
“Why is it that only those carrying water for America must have the bomb? Why is it that Pakistan can be the only Islamic country to have the bomb? Until when should the Islamic world remain afraid and obey America?” Forghani demanded to know.
Syrian and Lebanese Muslims have to constantly worry that if their governments do not cooperate with America or Israel, “NATO’s bastard soldiers will attack them,” he added.
“The Islamic republic is one country that is surely threatened by America. We have experienced their failed attacks before, and there is no doubt that it will attack Iran, which it calls the center of all evil,” Forghani wrote. “We might be able to confront America with asymmetrical warfare, but how far will that take Iran? There is no guarantee that if things heat up America will not use its nuclear arsenal against Iran just as it has done before [in Japan].”
Forghani recalled the Cold War’s “Mutual Assured Destruction” policy that kept the United States from bombing the Soviet Union. If Iran had nuclear weapons now, he reasoned, America could not do to Iran what it has done to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Negotiations between Iran and six world powers have so far failed. Iran refuses to suspend nuclear enrichment and won’t allow inspection of suspected sites, even as it insists that the only solution to the dilemma is for the West to accept a nuclear Iran. The Islamic regime continues, meanwhile, to warn that any foreign aggression will result in a devastating counterattack.
In a clear indication that Iran might either have a bomb or be close to developing it, Forghani wrote, “Imam Khamenei has stated that with whatever arms they attack us, we will respond similarly. The need for having the atomic bomb in order to respond to any aggression is now.”
Officials in the Islamic regime, including its supreme leader and military commanders, have promised the “full annihilation of Israel” and the demise of America. “We’re still on a hillside,” Khamenei said in a recent speech. “When the Iranian nation reaches the peak, all enmities [and] evils will end.”
In a separate blog article, Forghani quoted the Quran, An-Nisa 74: “Let those fight in the cause of Allah who sell the life of this world for the hereafter. To him who fights in the cause of Allah — whether he is slain or gets victory — soon shall we give him a reward of great value.”
Reza Kahlili is a pseudonym for a former CIA operative in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the author of the award-winning book “A Time to Betray.” He is a senior Fellow with EMPact America, a member of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security and teaches at the U.S. Department of Defense’s Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy (JCITA).
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The theory of gender intelligence was developed by Howard Gardner in 1993 after his extensive research work in the 1980s. In this theory, Gardner argues against socially engraved views that presuppose that peoples’ intelligence can only be measured about excellence in certain skills such as logic/mathematic, linguistic, music, and interpersonal (Weiten, 2005, p. 250).
Gardner believes that every person is predisposed to function and operate in their way. He continues to maintain that, regardless of the way a person chooses approach to learning and leading the general life, it always exhibits their intelligence than the usual views considered by the society around them (Weiten, 2005, p.250).
The theory identifies eight bits of intelligence, thus: Linguistic, Musical, Logical-Mathematical, Naturalist, Spatial, Bodily-Kinesthetic, Intrapersonal, And Interpersonal. Howard attributed the theory of multiple intelligences to the existence of independent neurons in the human brain. This discussion focuses on the biases of intelligence based on Gardner’s theory of gender. However, he notes that it is not easy and practical to develop a single universally acceptable set of human intelligence (Gardner, 1983, p. 60).
What is intelligence?
Intelligence is a complex set of a person’s capacities and capabilities that affect his or her functioning either directly or indirectly. Therefore it can be defined in many ways. For example in a setting that values traditional perspectives of well-being, the concept of intelligence can be defined culturally. In a school-based environment where the emphasis is on curriculum, academic performance and co-curricular activities act as the means of studying intelligence. In this case, Howard defines intelligence from a cultural point of view. The eight bits of intelligence are coined in the cultural and functional facets of intelligence. The dominant view is that the inclination of certain intelligence to either female or male people depends on the unique ability that is demonstrated by the individual (Brualdi, 1996, p. 11).
All intelligence has an impact on a person’s success. The extent of variation between male and female persons is entirely dependent on the intelligence under the study. In this discussion, three bits of intelligence identified by Gardner are analyzed to determine its level of impact on an individual’s success. The three bits of intelligence are linguistic or verbal intelligence, spatial intelligence, and bodily/kinesthetic intelligence.
Linguistic or verbal intelligence is a person’s intrinsic and learned ability to use language extraordinarily. A person who has mastered many languages including a variety of vocabularies is said to possess linguistic intelligence. Traditionally, people have been successful in articulating the conditions of a society. For example, Winston Churchill was an average student in school but through his oratory skills, he coherently articulated the views of the masses and found prominence in England politics. He was smart out of class; his linguistic intelligence dominated his intelligence to display his brilliance in Britain and UK.
Spatial intelligence is generally the ability to develop and use mental maps. This form of intelligence is developed through travel and voyage. Like the other intelligence, spatial intelligence is developed out of passion; the inborn desire to go places combined with a strong liking of the place or location. For a person to be successful in any given location, the person must know the location very well. if the spatial intelligence of a person allows him or her to master the location, that he can even map it out, it is evident that he mounts greater courage and confidence that enables him to navigate the zone easily in case he needs to travel(Gardner, 1993, p. 100).
Similarly, spatial intelligence may guarantee a person’s safety because they are conversant with where they are. In this role, safety should not be mistaken for security. Spatial intelligence may lead a person to important findings of even other places visited before. Nevertheless, a person who can learn in his mind that a place is safe can have confidence in investing in the location thereby leading to his success (Gardner, 1983, p. 63).
Bodily/kinesthetic intelligence is demonstrated by one’s ability to master control over his or her body and achieve motion geared toward some specific activity. As a form of intelligence, kinesthesia may contribute to a person’s high ability to function as an exemplary dancer or athlete. In this respect, ladies are more talented than their male counterparts in dancing. However, in athletics and muscle sports, men perform better than ladies (Weiten, 2007, p.327).
In the view of Gardner, specific neurons in the human brain that make it maintain control over all the body are highly developed in females than in males. Therefore a person who may be talented in dance can do it for money while at the same time enjoying the music tunes she or he dances to. In this manner, the person shall have achieved happiness; one of the requisites and measurements of success.
Acting together: language, spatial intelligence, and kinesthesia
A person who has fully mastered the appearance of a specific place or location can map the location from his mind. In this case, the person uses his spatial intelligence and employs finger dexterity intelligence of kinesthesia to put down the idea. Classical explorers, Galileo and Walis are credited for this talent. For example, after several expeditions around an island, a person with spatial intelligence can easily navigate around the villages in the island even during poor weather that hinders visibility.
Language and Kinesthesia mix of intelligence is the function behind the art of writing. While defining a place in any known language to the speaker or the writer, language plays a role that is replaced by the action of the hand. Successful people in history have been known for their oratory skills, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Luther can be termed as gifted personalities who achieved great success by their knowledge of America’s geographical extent and the demographic variations of each location at the time (Weiten, 2007, p.332).
A combination of spatial intelligence and kinesthetic intelligence is the principle that makes smart drivers negotiate curved corners on a bumping road extremely skillfully. In the same way, experienced pilots who have flown jets for many years find it easy to take off and land safely; they have highly developed information coding systems in their brains because they are adequately acquainted with the language used. Another phenomenon is the skills displayed by high-speed motorsport competitors such as Motor GP and formula-1 drivers. Traditionally, they were considered very intelligent because of their maneuvers to control gadgets at high speed. However, according to Gardner’s theory, we learn that it is a combination of many bits of intelligence acting together to achieve some desired end.
Brualdi, Amy C. (1996). Multiple intelligences: Gardner’s theory. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 5(10). Web.
Gardner, H. (1983). Frames of Mind. New York: Basic Books Inc.
Gardner, H. (1993). Multiple intelligences: the theory in practice. New York: Basic Books Inc.
Weiten, W. (2007). Psychology: Themes and Variations. Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning.

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Back in April, when some of us wrote a poem a day and others of us committed to ramping up our poetry reading, Nic Sebastian started writing prayers and charms. She posted them to her blog for about a week before she realized she was creating something deep and special. Months later, lucky readers receive this collection of 15 poems in a chapbook Dark And Like A Web: Brief Notes On and To the Divine.
With that subtitle, it should surprise no one that these poems circle around religious themes. I love what she does with prayer beads, for example (“containing prayer beads and Bangkok,” “containing prayer beads and Villa de Leyva,” and “containing prayer beads and Muscat”). Before reading these poems, I’m not sure I realized how many religious traditions use prayer beads. She uses prayer beads not only to explore issues surrounding God, but also to explore romantic relationships and family relationships.
As I discussed yesterday, I approached this collection via many different mediums. When I heard Sebastian read the end of “containing prayer beads and Villa de Leyva,” I saw the poem differently. The last three lines give us the prayer beads around the wrist of the speaker “twisted tight red and beautiful / glint in sinking sun”—it wasn’t until I heard Sebastian read these lines that I saw them as threatening in some way. Her voice made me consider the twisting, the violence that seems inherent in the lines, but only once I heard them.
Variations of the color red filter through this collection along with many other colors, among them silver, gold and amber, black and charcoal. With her rich and varied use of color, her work becomes visual.
Sebastian uses a variety of images, some of them religious (like the prayer beads), but many of them not. Even some of the more overtly religious images aren’t used in a way that most of us would find offensive or offputting. For example, in “on escaping your toils,” Sebastian envisions life as a church bell:
I would hang high and be tuned for tenor
to ring birth death danger
It’s an interesting image, the church bell high above the landscape below, punctuating the lives lived.
As I read through the book, and reread it while listening to Sebastian read, I came away with different meanings. For example, until I heard Sebastian’s interpretation, I didn’t even think about the different ways that these lines could be read:
the girl watches deeply
under constant sun, never feels
she is alone
When I read it, I thought the girl never felt alone. When I heard Sebastian read it, the lines feel foreboding, the girl abandoned.
These poems wrestle with all sorts of issues of abandonment, which again makes sense, considering the subtitle of the collection Our days rush by, our lovers zoom in and out of our lives, yet we continue to be yanked by those we have loved, as if they’re a hook or a moon pulling, pulling, pulling (images found in "on the face of loneliness"). What does it all mean? Does it do any good to light our candles?
The last poem, “when you come to me in the dark of night,” gives a sense of hope, but not definitive answer. This poem promises reunion, and the collection closes this way, “I rise whole from the pool at sunrise / and step onto you as onto a straight road / lined with cypress trees and warbler song.” I like the ambiguity of the lines. Is the speaker talking to a lover? To God? Is the speaker God?
The poem works on all these levels, and makes me want to go back to reread the whole collection some more, even though I’ve read it several times. Will I discover other submerged religious possibilities? Perhaps the hours in “the girl and the hours” refers to the practice of praying on a regular basis? Perhaps the breath in “the names of my breath” has a larger significance than I first thought? My brain whirls with the vision of the God of Christian tradition, the God who creates by breathing, the God who comes in the form of the Holy Spirit through a huge exhale of sorts (the rushing wind of Pentecost).
Am I making too much of these connections? Is my inner English major self winning a battle she shouldn’t be fighting? Is my inner theology student self seeing connections that aren't there? Happily, there’s plenty in this collection for all sorts of readers. Those of us who like to take analysis to new heights will be richly rewarded. Those of us who like to let the words wash over us will find many delights, especially if we let Sebastian read to us. This collection offers many delights, and since you have so many ways to access it, most of them free if you go here, you shouldn’t miss it.
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Historically, the role for antibodies in mediating protective immunity against intracellular pathogens was thought to be minimal. However, our previous studies demonstrated that antibodies were both necessary and sufficient to establish protective immunity against Ehrlichia muris, a tick-transmitted intracellular bacterium. The identification of a unique population of CD11c-expressing IgM-secreting plasmablasts in the spleen during early infection of mice led to the appreciation that IgM was a critical component of the humoral immune response, and that IgM was required for control of acute ehrlichial infection. Here, we addressed the generation of the IgM-secreting cells, as well as the properties of the antibodies produced. We identified the splenic CD11c-expressing cells as the sole producers of IgM during infection; however, protective antibody was still generated in mice lacking a spleen or secondary lymphoid organs. We identified the omentum as the source of the compensatory IgM response, and the cells secreting antibody also expressed CD11c. To address the generation of CD11c-expressing IgM-secreting plasmablasts, we neutralized BAFF, a factor typically required for B cell survival. Although the generation of these cells was BAFF-independent, IgM production by these cells was diminished. Gene expression characteristic of antibody-secreting cells was unaffected by BAFF neutralization, and these cells contained intracellular IgM. Addition of BAFF to plasmablasts rescued IgM secretion, indicating that BAFF regulates IgM secretion in B cells. In addition, the IgM produced by these cells was highly polyreactive, and bound both self and foreign antigens. Polyreactivity was antigen-driven, and was highly correlated with specificity for an immunodominant ehrlichial antigen. Polyreactive IgM was also detected in human ehrlichiosis patients. We also addressed the functional consequences of the generation of self and foreign-reactive antibodies. Polyreactive IgM was associated with a reduction of disease in a murine model of autoimmunity, and provided protection upon challenge infection with influenza virus, suggesting a protective role for broadly reactive antibodies. These studies identify compensatory features that allow the generation of protective antibody-mediated immune responses, the novel requirements for efficient IgM production, and the functional attributes of the antibody produced, and underscore the importance of the humoral immune response during intracellular bacterial infection.
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Since transportation agencies decided to make carpool lanes available for non-carpoolers (toll-paying solo drivers or electric vehicles), they've become congested in some metro areas, which can violate federal conditions on their use.
Express lanes, also called high-occupancy toll or HOT lanes, or simply toll lanes by opponents who overlook the fact that carpoolers continue to use the lanes toll-free, enable single-occupant vehicles to use the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) or carpool lane for a toll.
Many express lanes now use dynamic tolling which means that as the level of traffic in the lane increases, so does the charge to discourage additional motorists from using it. Federal guidelines for HOV lanes require the speed to be at least 45 mph for 90 percent of the time.
So much for calling them 'Lexus Lanes,' a moniker devised by an early opponent, California state Sen. Tom Hayden, who charged that only wealthy motorists would opt to use them since adjacent lanes were 'free' though likely operating at slower speeds during peak hours.
But single occupant vehicles are not always to blame for congestion in the carpool lane.
Average speeds are now below 45 mph on nearly half of the San Francisco Bay Area’s carpool lanes. As a result, drivers of electric vehicles who have a state-issued tag to drive on express lanes are now barred from some Bay Area lanes during peak congestion times, up to an hour each morning. Transportation officials say similar restrictions may be put in place on other Bay Area highways.
Meanwhile, California legislators last week declined to raise the current 85,000 cap on the number of [plug-in] hybrid vehicles allowed to ride on California’s HOV lanes for free. Over the past several years, lawmakers had raised the cap by 15,000 on three separate occasions. [See Green Clean Air Vehicle decals and AB-1964: High-occupancy vehicle lanes: vehicle exceptions.]
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) takes a different approach to congestion on the on the I-110 and I-10 express lanes in Los Angeles County. In response to the FAQ: "What happens if the lanes become too full?":
If the lanes become too full and the tolls have reached the maximum amount, the message displayed on the overhead sign will change to "HOV ONLY". This message informs potential toll paying drivers that they will not be allowed to enter the ExpressLanes until the speeds climb back up to at least 45 mph. If you are a toll-paying driver already using the ExpressLanes when the sign message changes to "HOV ONLY" you will be able to complete your trip.
"Kathy McCune, deputy director of Los Angeles County’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said the region’s express lanes are so congested it may become necessary to require ...electric vehicles to pay at least a partial toll," adds Beitsch.
Why not keep raising the toll?
There are limits as to how high the agency can raise tolls.
"In Georgia, the express lanes have proven so popular...that the state has already reached the $13.95 limit (the toll for driving the full 16 miles) it vowed not to exceed when the program started.
Last year tolls on the 'oversubscribed' Los Angeles Harbor (110) Freeway Express Lanes ranged from 25 cents to $1.40 a mile, for a maximum one-way price of $15.40 along the 11-mile route.
David Levinson, a researcher at the University of Minnesota, said that when express tolls rise, many drivers take it as a sign that regular lanes are congested, rather than realizing that it means that the express lanes are especially crowded.
Chris Tomlinson, who heads Georgia’s State Road and Tollway Authority, now has his eyes on getting more people to use the buses that run in the express lanes.
Last year, Georgia experimented with allowing people to earn toll credits for riding the bus — up to $60 in six months — to save them money on the days they choose to drive. The state is considering expanding the program to more drivers if it can find the money for it
The irony of the congested carpool lane problem is that "the percentage of commuters who carpool has been falling since the U.S. Census Bureau began tracking numbers in 1980," notes Beitsch.
Back then, 20 percent of commuters carpooled to work. The carpooling percentage declined to 13 percent in 1990 and 12 percent in 2000. Today it is only 9 percent.
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U.F.S.B. FOR KHABAROVSK TERRITORY WARNS: AFTER COURT'S DECISION TAKES EFFECT, CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AWAITS ALL WHO SUPPORT JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
Portal-Credo.Ru, 21 April 2017
The religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses has still not been ruled to be extremist in Khabarovsk territory. The corresponding decision of the Russian Supreme Court has still not taken legal effect, although after it takes effect an organization and parishioners who will support it face criminal articles, IAAmurMedia was told on 21 April by an employee of the press service of the U.F.S.B. of Russia for Khabarovsk territory, Olga Alkina.
According to information of the press service of the U.F.S.B. of Russia for Khabarovsk territory, an affiliate of Jehovah's Witnesses exists fully legally as a local religious organization in the region.
"The decision of the Supreme Court has still not taken legal effect and this will not actually happen in the near future. As far as I know, the Administrative Center has filed an appeal of this decision. How long this litigation will continue is unknown," the employee of the press service of the agency explained.
If and when the decision takes legal effect, the directorate explained, the activity of the organization will cease, registration in the regional Ministry of Justice will be annulled, and property will be confiscated.
"Those who thereafter continue to conduct activity will fall under the purview of articles of the Criminal Code of the RF. Besides activists, parishioners who give money may be convicted, since financing extremist activity is also a criminal article," Olga Alkina threatened. (tr. by PDS, posted 21 April 2017)
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TAMPA — Hillsborough County is rechristening one of its recreation centers after retired Commissioner Les Miller Jr.
Miller, who left his commission seat this week after 10 years because of term limits, will now have his name affixed to the Lesley “Les” Miller Jr. All People’s Community Park and Life Center.
The 45,000-square-foot gymnasium opened on East Sligh Avenue in 2007 and specializes in serving people with disabilities.
The motion to rename the center, to become effective Dec.1, came from Commissioner Ken Hagan who lauded Miller’s career and his commitment to parks and recreation.
“You’ve been a steady hand a voice of reason on this board during some very challenging and difficult times,” Hagan told Miller, “As a youth sports and parks guy, I’ve always appreciated the parks projects you have championed in your district.”
Those included, Hagan said, baseball fields at Progress Village, Belmont Heights Little League, the Rubin Padgett Sports Complex and the Lucy Dell Community Pond.
Renaming the All People’s Community Life Center after Miller represents the retired commissioner’s “lifetime of service to make Hillsborough County a better place to live, work and play,” Hagan said.


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