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Abstract We have fabricated label-free protein biosensors based on aptamer-modified carbon nanotube field-effect transistors (CNT-FETs) for the detection of immunoglobulin E (IgE). After the covalent immobilization of 5'-amino-modified 45-mer aptamers on the CNT channels, the electrical properties of the CNT-FETs were monitored in real time. The introduction of target IgE at various concentrations caused a sharp decrease in the source-drain current, and a gradual saturation was observed at lower concentrations. The amount of the net source-drain current before and after IgE introduction on the aptamer-modified CNT-FETs increased as a function of IgE concentration. The detection limit for IgE was determined as 250 pM. We have also prepared CNT-FET biosensors using a monoclonal antibody against IgE (IgE-mAb). The electrical properties of the aptamer- and antibody-modified CNT-FETs were compared. The performance of aptamer-modified CNT-FETs provided better results than the ones obtained using IgE-mAb-modified CNT-FETs under similar conditions. Thus, we suggest that the aptamer-modified CNT-FETs are promising candidates for the development of label-free protein biosensors.
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Nepal’s ruling communist party leaders have once again failed to negotiate a power-sharing deal between Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and executive chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, who convened a meeting of the powerful Standing Committee despite the former’s decision to postpone it, reported a news agency.
Prachanda and some senior leaders reached the Prime Minister’s official residence at Baluwatar at around 11 am for the scheduled meeting of the 45-member Standing Committee of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to iron out the differences between the two warring factions.
However, Prime Minister’s press advisor Surya Thapa said the meeting was postponed. But Matrika Yadav, a Standing Committee member, said the meeting would be held at any cost, even if Prime Minister Oli refused to attend, the Kathmandu Post reported.
Prachanda and senior party leader Jhalanath Khanal then went to meet Oli only to return to the meeting hall after the latter told them to do whatever they wished to, the paper said.
At the meeting hall, Prachanda briefed the Standing Committee members about his talks with Oli.
The Standing Committee members close to Oli did not attend the unilateral meeting convened by Prachanda. However, 29 Standing Committee members and two invitees were present at the meeting, which started at around 3:00 pm and lasted for one hour, party sources said.
Standing Committee member Ganesh Shah said the meeting was postponed as the two leaders need more time for informal consultations to sort out their differences. The Standing Committee meetings have been postponed for nine times since June 24.
“It was against the party statute and inappropriate for PM Oli to postpone the meeting unilaterally,” Party spokesperson Narayankaji Shrestha told reporters.
“Today’s meeting did not discuss the party’s agenda but it decided to hand over the responsibility of convening another Standing Committee meeting to party chairman Prachanda after consulting with the prime minister,” he said.
Those who spoke on the occasion criticised Prime Minister Oli, according to a member of the Standing Committee.

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The Style Gallery is a great new way for you to view, love, and share outfit photos. It’s meant to showcase all the expressive, creative, and inspirational personalities of our community!
It’s hard to believe that it was 50 years ago when the 1964 World’s Fair opened in New York (the anniversary was this past Tuesday). At the time, this massively groundbreaking spectacle brought in over 50 million people and was filled with things like out-of-this-world exhibits that predicted what the future would look like (General Motors suggested that we’d be living on the moon!) and even new foods that became instant hits (the fair introduced scads of visitors to the Belgian waffle).
To celebrate the historic anniversary, thousands of people returned to the original site in Queens — carrying their original ID cards — for a moment of nostalgia. Join us as we indulge in some vintage pics from the iconic event (consider this your ultimate #tbt for the day).
This futuristic art instalation sponsored by General Motors displays people living on the moon. Image from Daily Mail
“It’s a Small World” debuted at the fair. Photo from The Disney Wiki
The famous Unisphere (recognize it? It was featured in “Men In Black”) with world flags. Image from Ron White/Wikimedia
Lots of Oohs and Aahs surrounded the 1965 Ford Mustang display. Image from Motor Trend
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Greg Jandoli scored three goals, two on the power play, and Eddie Ziegenfuss added a goal and two assists as Sparta skated to victory at Skylands Ice World in Stockholm. Jandoli scored twice as Sparta jumped to a 3-0 lead after one period. Cory DeCosta scored a power-play goal in the second and Ryan O'Malley connected again in the third for Parsippany Hills (1-6). Jimmy Ziegenfuss made 17 saves for Sparta (3-4).
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Persistence of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy in patients with immune diseases (Kumanogoh G, in Lancet Reg Health West Pac.)
Patients with autoimmune diseases are at high risk of COVID-19、but the medium-term effects of immunosuppression on vaccine efficacy are unknown.
Yasuhiro Kato, Atsushi Kumanogoh (Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University/Immunopathology, IFReC), and the research group analyzed immune dynamics after vaccination against COVID-19 in patients with autoimmune diseases. They revealed some immunosuppressive therapies attenuate neutralizing antibodies against the virus.
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Rafa Benitez determined to get out-of-sorts Marek Hamsik firing for Napoli again
- Napoli face Slovan Bratislava in their Europa League clash on Thursday
- Marek Hamsik was jeered by Napoli fans after glaring miss against Empoli
- Rafael Benitez will continue to play Hamsik to restore his confidence
Napoli coach Rafael Benitez's priority is to get misfiring striker Marek Hamsik back to his best, the Spaniard said on Wednesday.
The Slovakian has had a miserable last few weeks and was jeered off the field after a glaring miss in Napoli's 2-2 draw at home to Empoli on Sunday.
'Hamsik is making a big effort and working hard during the matches,' Benitez told reporters on Wednesday, adding that the forward would start Thursday's Europa League match against his former club Slovan Bratislava.
Napoli boss Rafa Benitez (left) has continued to back his out of form striker Marek Hamsik
Benitez answers questions ahead of Napoli's Europa League meeting with Slovan Bratislava
'It's Hamsik plus 10 others, he said. 'He's clearly not playing at his highest level, he's a player who lacks self-confidence and I want to get him back to his best because he's very important.'
Hamsik was a key player in the Napoli team which finished third in Serie A in 2011 and runners-up in 2013 under Walter Mazzarri, qualifying for the Champions League both times.
Benitez, whose side face Slovan Bratislava in the Europa League on Thursday, once again lamented Napoli's inability to finish off games they were dominating.
'In so many games, we have had the match in our hands and yet contrived to draw,' he said. 'I want to see a high-quality Napoli, winning matches while playing good football.
Hamsik has struggled to perform this season but will still be selected to face his former club
Hamsik and Gonzalo Higuain (centre) look dejected after conceding during a 1-1 draw with Sampdoria
'We've had some difficulties this year but I am confident because we have lots of potential to improve. I prefer to win 3-2 than 1-0.'
'Last year the team was more unbalanced, this year we're controlling games 100 percent. If Hamsik had scored against Empoli we wouldn't be having this conversation,' he added.
'We lacked the professionalism to go on and win the game.'
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Join us for this year's show:
Based on J.M. Barrie's classic tale and featuring an unforgettable score by Morris "Moose" Charlap and Jule Styne with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Peter Pan is one of the most beloved and frequently performed family favorites of all time.
Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick, Tinkerbell, visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and, with a sprinkle of pixie dust, begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them will ever forget. In the adventure of a lifetime, the travelers come face to face with a ticking crocodile, a fierce Indian tribe, a band of bungling pirates, and of course, the villainous Captain Hook.
The performance is Thursday, August 2, 7 p.m., in the Faith Fellowship Hall. Free admission!

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Postpartum Depression vs. Baby Blues: The Very Real Difference
What is Postpartum Depression?
Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most common medical complication from childbirth.
This very real form of depression has often been minimalized as the “baby blues.” But there is a difference between postpartum depression and feeling the results of hormonal imbalances that may cause sadness.
What Are the Causes of Postpartum Depression?
It is very difficult to say what causes postpartum depression. Even the Mayo Clinic says that “it is simply a complication of giving birth.”
Having a baby may impact a number of things in some new mothers’ lives, including her body and her ability to get enough sleep (the latter can be a huge contributor to depression). Plus, after birth there is a dramatic drop in hormones – including estrogen, progesterone, and other hormones produced by the thyroid gland. This hormone drop may contribute to PPD by causing feelings of exhaustion, sluggishness, and depression.
While feeling sad, moody, or tired is normal in the first few weeks after childbirth, PPD is different. Common symptoms of post partum depression include “intense irritability and anger, fear that you’re not a good mother, hopelessness. Yet, without proper screening, up to half of PPD cases may go undiagnosed.
Further, a new mother may be reluctant to talk about how they are feeling for fear that they will be judged or be seen as an unfit mother.
Postpartum Depression Impacts More Than Just New Moms
Postpartum depression is not just for mothers. Fathers may experience many of the same symptoms for some of the same reasons (sleep deprivation, for example.) Some have referred to it as “Sad Dads,” and a study shows the problem is far more prevalent than previously thought.
Parents.com points to a lack of sleep as “probably the biggest culprit when it comes to depression among new dads.” Others include a history of depression, financial challenges, and a “sick, colicky, or premature baby.”
“Any parent facing the emotional and social upheavals that a baby ushers in is at risk for depression,” says Sara Rosenquist, Ph.D., a therapist in Chapel Hill, N.C.
She adds that adoptive parents are vulnerable.
Postpartum Psychosis: A More Severe and Potentially Dangerous Illness
There is an even more severe form of PPD known as postpartum psychosis. The Action on Postpartum Psychosis Network writes that there are some women (like those with a history of bipolar disorder) who are at much higher risk.
Postpartum psychosis symptoms are considerably more dramatic than postpartum depression symptoms. The Postpartum Psychosis Network writes that these can include:
- “Strange beliefs that could not be true (delusions)
- Hearing, seeing, feeling, or smelling things that are not there (hallucinations)
- High mood with loss of touch with reality (mania)
- Severe confusion
- Feeling that things are connected in special ways or that stories on the TV or radio have special personal meaning
- Feeling that the baby is connected to God or the Devil in some way”
The illness can get worse very quickly and should always be treated as a medical emergency. Most women are treated with medication and, in some cases, can be admitted to hospital.
Postpartum Depression is Real
The Mayo Clinic urges patients to contact their doctor when symptoms:
- “Don’t fade after two weeks
- Are getting worse
- Make it hard for you to care for your baby
- Make it hard to complete everyday tasks”
If experiencing any of these symptoms, moms and dads should schedule an appointment with a doctor or a mental healthcare provider as soon as possible.
Additionally, if these symptoms turn to thoughts of suicide or harm to the baby, you should call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) or use its webchat on suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat.
The Mayo Clinic reminds us that “any new mom can experience postpartum depression and it can develop after the birth of any child, not just the first.” You are at greater risk, however, if you have a history of depression or other mental health issues, and if left untreated, PPD can hinder the critical bonding between mother and baby.
The most important step is to be open about your mental health history during your pregnancy by monitoring and sharing any symptoms of depression before and after childbirth.
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Since my last entry, I've been a bit busy trying to catch up to things so bear with me for this is a bit of a long one. To start off, I wanted to bring up news on my book cover on "Welcome To The Apocalypse" by Cullen Nolan, or should I say Phoenix Tree Publishing. His graphic designer Russ Mcintosh managed to complete the layout design for the front cover and made some interesting additions to complement my work. It can be seen at Cullen's recent blog entry.
His book should be made available for Amazon Kindle as an e-book as well as paperback via print by demand. So for those who are into post-apocalyptic tales such as 28 Days Later, The Walking Dead, and so on, should be encouraged to look into it. I think it's great that he's got his second book published and will probably be looking to do more of it in the future.
Last month, I travelled to my home town in Cleveland, Ohio for a little vacation ( which was long overdue ) to catch up with family and other people, as well as places. I managed to drive through from Vermont to Ohio away from hurricane Sandy and stayed in Pepper Pike on the east side of town, just in time. I was grateful for the hospitality from my friend Allan and his girlfriend who lives there letting me stay there for a week.
The first thing I did was to tour around at the Cleveland Institute of Art where I studied years ago and due to the fact they were undergoing major renovations in the Joseph McCullough building ( aka The Factory ). Some of the classrooms got moved around especially the Illustration department which surprised me. There were some updates to certain offices and changes in the floor plans which was like a maze in the McCullough building.
The University Circle area really changed much to the fact that there is now a new MOCA Gallery right by the school instead of downtown. MOCA Cleveland now has a brand new building which is a large gem-stone like construct which information can be found in the link relating to their building on their website. Very impressive, I must say. I did'nt have a chance to go inside, though because of time constraints due to the tour and that I needed a lunch break at the University Circle Coffeehouse, formerly known as Arabica Coffee. That place is such a classic and a gem, having used to hang there for years since it's a two floor cafe with plenty of space to sit around at. Although, there was plenty of rain that week.
I did drive past the Cleveland Museum of Art's renovated space but did'nt go in, either. Although, one can find information in the admissions and hours section and view photos of the new look. It's beautiful and finally has an indoor atrium for the food court, where in contrast to the old days, it was an outdoor garden court to eat at. A lot of the places have undergone some construction changes besides that building and they added a new shopping plaza near the art school with the Uptown Project. It's very interesting.
For a long time, I've wondered about a Dr. Sketchy's, founded by prominent illustrator Molly Crabapple and A.V. Phibes, and how it was like, compared to a standard life drawing classes with live models that I've attended over the years. I know Vermont has one branch in the White River Junction area but it was far off over the other side of the mountains which would be a pain to get to, considering where I'm located at. Oddly, I had the idea of doing this first BEFORE they did that, although I can see why they chose White River Junction, VT due to being close to the New Hampshire border and that the Center for Cartoon Studies is right there for better exposure to a large body of artists. I would have to say there is a better location for it, but I'd rather keep mum about it.
And it so happens that when I stumbled across a Cleveland branch of Dr. Sketchy's on Facebook, it was run by at least two artists, one whom was an alumni of the Cleveland Institute of Art by the name of Jason Tilk. I figured I'd join the group in advance prior to my trip so that I could attend it. I introduced myself to the group and got information where to go. It was fortunate timing that when I got there, it fell on the night after I arrived in town. It turned out to be at Beachland Ballroom where in the empty ballroom before the stage sits a large raised square shaped platform with props and a chair for the model. Chairs surrounded the platform where some artists have begun to arrive. I knew none of them except for Jason who I recognized and introduced myself to. It turned out that he has travelled around Vermont with his motorcycle which was an interesting revelation.
The Dr Sketchy's session which took about two hours was fascinating and a lot of fun, giving me valuable insight in how it actually works, especially now I understand what goes on in the Vermont branch. It was a pretty good sized group of creatives sketching away and drinking. Drinking and drawing, that is. It was a good time.
Then, I did a bit of catching up with some family and also my old martial arts instructor whom I have'nt seen in almost twenty years ( he actually fenced in the old days in Hungary before he taught Jiu Jitsu ). His class taught the application of self defense when a person ends up in a bad situation in the streets relating to physical confrontations or de-escalating conflicts with increased awareness around you. And no matter how much of a "paradise" your city is, where-ever it may be, you can never afford to be complacent with your guard down. Even if it's a small town or out in the woods. And that becomes a reality when one travels in a downtown area where you may end up in a dangerous situation. No matter how "safe" the city is, never let your guard down and hope that you never ever have to experience encounters in the streets. Or anywhere.
Entering the dojo, it was all silent with no one inside, with some rain outside pelting away at the windows, except for one elderly man in the far corner at his desk working away. He glanced up, somewhat recognizing me as I did the customary dojo japanese bow as we've done years ago. It was my old sensei/instructor Frank Kovacs. Walking towards him, I sat down and we started chatting away.
But then, with the corner of my eye, I noticed the masks and fencing blades hung up on the wall and it hit me that I really never thought much of this before until now. But these days, now that I've been taking up fencing, it occured to me that my transition from Jiu Jitsu to Fencing was natural and that within the shadows of my mind over the years, that image of the fencing mask and blade in that dojo, provided a sense of hint and direction of what I was to do, had I moved on from my days in martial arts. Such affirmation.
Things came full circle as I conversed with Soke ( or sensei ) Frank Kovacs, 10th Dan black belt for a while. He may be elderly these days but he's got some good people running the classes for him. He's still standing strong. There's a bit of info on his history with Minna Jiu Jitsu he founded. Nothing but respect.
Near the end of that week, on a Friday night, after checking out the alumni art show at the Cleveland Institute of Art, I drove to the west side to Loren Naji Gallery. Having known about this show in advance on their home page, it was called "Life & Death in Black & White" illustration show curated by Marty Geramita and James "Human Furnace" Bulloch.
The second I walked in the gallery, I was "home". Literally.
That show was bad ass with such fantastic black and white illustrations in ink. It's a form of Dark Art that relates to the concept of Life and Death but also some of the artists in the show had done illustrations for heavy metal bands or magazines of that genre. One of the best shows I've seen in a long time. It resonated with me.
HomeFront of Loren Naji GalleryCrowd is gathering. The girl in the mohawk was the model for one of the pieces by Bulloch from our small conversation.
One of the CIA alumni, whom I'm acquainted with online and met for the first time in person was Steve Knerem, who had a piece in there on the wall. He did some work for GoMedia and other clientele, especially Lamb of God, which he did a piece for. It was great to talk to him.
I even came across an old familiar face by the name of Derek Hess, a prominent local artist, who was followed around by his dog Jose. We chatted for a bit as I managed to take pics of the dog and him. Jose always goes to every art show he attends.
Derek Hess and Jose
I then bumped into Marty Geramita, who was the curator of the show and we spoke for a bit and whom I have'nt seen in almost ten years since his days at the defunct 1300 Gallery besides Hess. Another piece of revelation came up that he used to do a show with JDK Design of Burlington, VT about a decade ago, to my surprise. Small world, indeed. After we concluded our chat, I bought a limited print of the show's poster which was on very thick paper for a great deal.
Life & Death in Black & White show poster
It is actually beautifully done. To my understanding, that show is supposedly touring around the USA and Boston is apparently one of the cities nearby. So those in the area, check it out!
And lastly, to cap off my vacation, the night after I had an excellent time at Loren Naji Gallery and La Cave Du Vin, I finally had the chance to check out Hooked On Fencing that weekend. Two years ago, I did'nt have that opportunity due to a tight schedule. This time, however, by advance notice of emailing the maestro Walt Dragonetti, a veteran to the sport, I got an invite and permission to drop by for open fencing for about two hours. I found my way to the west side or North Royalton, to be precise with my GPS and lo and behold, there it was. Even my cousin dropped by to watch me fence. Hooked on Fencing is strictly an Epee only salle which means it specializes only that particular weapon of choice.
Fencing masks and jackets neatly organized
Hooked on Fencing with metal strips on the floor
And here is a photo ( seen above ) showing the interior of HOF where one can see a few strips in metal and some with tape. It was sophisicated that it had electronic scoring machines on both sides of the wall facing each fencer with wired reels suspended from the ceiling to hook up to the weapons. It was a very enlightening experience and especially fencing on metal strip was a revelation to me. Now I understood what it was like for fencers to compete on such elaborate metal strips in professional level tournaments in the Nationals or higher. Most of the local tournaments I competed in mostly had strips done with tape on the gym floor. In Vermont, we don't have an actual salle like HOF due to budget constraints, unfortunately.
I enjoyed fencing some of his students ranging from teenagers to adult veterans older than me. One guy, in particular, with such irony, used to live in my old neighborhood, graduating from Brush High School in 1988. One of the assistant coaches/instructors said to me that if I ever travel back to Cleveland, I'd be welcome to drop by there again. A class act. It was good thing it was free when it came to open fencing on that day and it was always like that, although most of the time it's paid course. It's even more interesting to note that at least two people from HOF actually travelled to Fort Ticonderoga, next to Vermont a few years ago for an outdoor Epee tournament.
Then of course, after all that was done, I headed back to the house to freshen up to see my old classmates for a couple hours at a restaurant. Then, I managed to meet Erin, another fencer living in my hometown, who is from Vermont and fenced under my coach/instructor some years back.
Small world, indeed, once again.
We met up at an excellent place called Bier Markt which serves wonderful belgian beer, along with her friends. She kept clamoring when I was to be in Cleveland for some time and so, there I was. They had Bar Centro in the front and Bier Markt was the centrifuge of it all, but coolest of all was the Speakeasy bar downstairs in the basement level which we went into. It was swank and beautifully constructed, but the theme of Prohibition Era was true because Al Capone ran business in Cleveland back in the old days of La Costra Nostra. And so, that was the idea behind the Speakeasy bar.
Classy with plenty of space to go around.
I'm sure, someday, we'll both be crossing blades. We all had a nice time at Bier Markt chatting away for a while. It was a good vacation to be had.
And since having returned back to Vermont, I'm currently working on a private commission for a good friend of mine who knows a bass guitarist for a local band as a gift. That is expected to be completed soon this month and framed. This one is going to be a fun piece to do to play a bit with some mythology. I can't say much about it but will have pictures of it in the near future. I also have some more ideas for other projects to explore on which I'll touch on as well.
Until then, en guarde!


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AIMS--To use the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chlamydia psittaci in sputum samples. METHODS--A nested PCR was developed, the first stage of which amplified DNA from both C pneumoniae and C psittaci while the second stage targeted specifically at C pneumoniae, allowing the two species to be differentiated. The primers were designed not to amplify sequences from C trachomatis. A panel of 26 sputum samples from patients with community acquired pneumonia evaluated previously by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), direct immunofluorescence (DIF), and culture was tested blind by PCR. Most of these specimens also had accompanying serial serum samples which were tested for species specific antibodies using microimmunofluorescence (micro-IF). RESULTS--PCR detected C pneumoniae DNA in 10 of the 26 samples and C psittaci DNA in four. There was good concordance between ELISA, DIF, micro-IF and PCR in the C pneumoniae group. Two of the C psittaci identified by PCR were labelled C pneumoniae by DIF but the PCR results were supported by serology or a history of bird contact. Of the PCR negative group: six were true negative results; two contained C trachomatis. There were four discrepant results. CONCLUSIONS--The data suggest that PCR is effective in the detection of C pneumoniae. The sensitivity for C psittaci is inevitably lower due to the strategy taken but specificity seemed to be good.
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In 2021, a revolutionary form of art and investment took the world by storm with the historic sale of Beeple’s Everydays: the First 5000 Days NFT, fetching a staggering $69 million at Christie’s auction. However, what many people may not know is that NFTs have a longer history predating this landmark event. While 2021 marked the year of the NFT’s meteoric rise in popularity, it was not the year of their inception.
To truly grasp the concept of NFTs and gain a comprehensive understanding of what they entail, it is essential to delve into the history of non-fungible tokens and the events that propelled them into the mainstream spotlight in recent years.
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What Exactly Are Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)?
Non-fungible tokens, commonly known as NFTs, can represent ownership of virtually anything, ranging from digital art to virtual real estate. In the digital asset space, it has often been challenging to establish ownership rights. However, the introduction of NFTs has made the process of demonstrating ownership more secure and convenient.
Unlike cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin or traditional fiat currencies like USD, NFTs are non-fungible because each token is unique and possesses its own distinct value.
An In-Depth Look into NFT History
2012-2016: The Early History of NFTs
Long before Ethereum came into existence, the conceptual foundation of NFTs had already been laid. In 2012, Meni Rosenfield published a paper introducing the idea of “Colored Coins” on the Bitcoin blockchain. Colored Coins aimed to represent and manage real-world assets on the blockchain, offering a means to prove ownership of these assets. Similar to regular Bitcoins, Colored Coins possessed an added “token” element that conferred uniqueness and defined their utility.
Despite the limitations of Bitcoin, which prevented the full realization of the Colored Coins concept, these early experiments laid the groundwork for the subsequent invention of NFTs.
On May 3rd, 2014, digital artist Kevin McCoy minted the first-known NFT, named “Quantum,” on the Namecoin blockchain. Quantum is a mesmerizing digital image of a pixelated octagon that dynamically changes colour and pulsates, reminiscent of an octopus’s movements.
Following these pioneering moments, extensive experimentation and development took place, leading to the emergence of platforms built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain. Simultaneously, the Ethereum blockchain began to establish its dominance in the realm of NFTs.
Counterparty, a Bitcoin 2.0 platform, gained traction as it enabled the creation of digital assets. Spells of Genesis soon followed in the footsteps of Counterparty, spearheading the issuance of in-game assets.
In 2016, a new trend emerged as memes were transformed into NFTs on the Counterparty platform. The year witnessed the release of a collection of Rare Pepes NFTs, marking a notable milestone in the history of NFTs. However, it became increasingly clear that the Bitcoin blockchain was not designed to serve as a database for tokens representing asset ownership. This realization prompted the eventual transition of NFTs to the Ethereum blockchain.
2017-2020: NFTs Go Mainstream
The shift to Ethereum as the primary blockchain for NFTs gained further momentum with the introduction of token standards. These standards enabled developers to create and issue tokens in alignment with the underlying blockchain technology. Token standards acted as an extension of smart contract standards, providing guidelines for developers to create, issue, and deploy new tokens.
Taking inspiration from the success of Rare Pepes, software developers John Watkinson and Matt Hall introduced their generative series of NFTs, known as CryptoPunks, on the Ethereum blockchain. CryptoPunks, considered some of the earliest NFTs, were initially offered for free. Limited to 10,000 unique characters, each with its distinct features, CryptoPunks drew inspiration from London punk culture and the cyberpunk movement.
During a significant hackathon for the Ethereum ecosystem, Axiom Zen, a venture studio based in Vancouver, unveiled CryptoKitties. This virtual game, built on the Ethereum blockchain, allowed players to adopt, breed, and trade virtual cats stored in crypto wallets. The game swiftly gained viral popularity, leading to congestion on the Ethereum blockchain and astonishing profits for some participants.
Following the monumental success of CryptoKitties, NFT gaming gained considerable traction, capturing the attention of a broader audience. Decentraland, a decentralized virtual reality (VR) platform on Ethereum, emerged as a pioneering project in the NFT gaming and metaverse space. Decentraland offered an open-world gaming platform where players could explore, play games, build virtual assets, and more. Everything obtained or built in Decentraland belonged to the players on the blockchain.
Soon after, other platforms and games utilizing Enjin Coin (ENJ) emerged, allowing developers to tokenize in-game items on Ethereum, giving these items real-world value. Axie Infinity (AXS), a blockchain-based trade and battle game partially owned and operated by its players, also gained prominence during this period.
2021: The Year of the NFT
In 2021, NFTs experienced an explosive surge in supply and demand, solidifying it as the year of the NFT. One of the primary catalysts for this boom was the transformative changes within the art market and the industry as a whole. Prominent auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s not only moved their auctions online but also began selling NFT art.
Christie’s record-breaking sale of Beeple’s Everydays: the First 5000 Days NFT for $69 million served as a pivotal moment, firmly establishing the credibility and significance of NFTs within the marketplace.
The unprecedented demand for NFTs triggered other blockchains to join the movement and create their own versions of NFTs. Cardano, Solana, Tezos, and Flow were among the blockchains that embraced NFTs. These newer platforms introduced standards to ensure the authenticity and uniqueness of the digital assets created.
Toward the end of the year, when Facebook rebranded as Meta and entered the metaverse, the demand for NFTs, particularly within the metaverse, witnessed remarkable growth.
NFTs have come a long way since their inception, and their impact on the art world and beyond is undeniable. With their unique characteristics and transformative potential, NFTs have ushered in a new era of digital ownership and creative expression. As we venture into the future, it is essential to embrace the possibilities offered by NFTs while ensuring responsible and sustainable practices to shape a thriving ecosystem for all stakeholders involved.

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The average system load is probably the first basic metric to use when solving problems that cause the system to run slowly. When troubleshooting a slow system, the first command I usually perform is uptime:
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The 3 digits 2.03, 20.17, and 15.09 behind the load average represent the average load of the machine in 1 minutes, 5 minutes, and 15 minutes, respectively. The average load on a system is equal to the average of the running or non-intrusive processes. The running process is either using the CPU or waiting for the CPU, and the non-intrusive process is waiting for the I/O response.
A single CPU system with an average load of 1 means that the CPU is at a constant load. If the average load on a single CPU system is 4, then the system is 4 times times more capable of withstanding the load, so 3/4 of the processes are waiting for resources. The average load on a system does not change because of the number of CPUs you have, so if the average load on a system with two CPUs is 1, then one of the CPUs is always at full capacity, that is, the system is in a 50% load state. Therefore, a single CPU system with a load status of 1 is the same as the amount of resources used by four CPU systems with a load status of 4.
The average load of 1 minutes, 5 minutes, and 15 minutes describes the average of the load over time, and these values are useful in determining the current state of the system. The average load in 1 minutes gives you a clear view of the current state of the system, so in the previous example you can see that the server has a load of 2 in the last 1 minutes, but the average load has soared to 20 in the last 5 minutes. In the first 15 minutes, the load average is 15. The machine has been in high load for the last 15 minutes, and the system load has started to grow again 5 minutes ago, but it is now weakened. Let's compare it to a completely different average load.
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In this example, the average load in 5 minutes and 15 minutes is very low, but the average load in 1 minutes is very high, so I know that the load spike has been relatively recent. In this case, I usually run multiple uptime commands consecutively (or use the top command) to see if the load is going up or down
2. What is the high average load?
A question worth studying is: How high is the average load? The simple answer is "it depends on the cause of the high load." Because the load describes the average number of active processes that are using resources, the spike in load reveals a lot of information. It is important to specify whether the load is CPU intensive (the process waiting for CPU resources), ram-intensive (especially, the frequently used RAM is moved into the swap area) or I/O-intensive (a process that competes for disk or network I/O resources).
For example, if you run an application that produces a large number of synchronization threads at different points in time, these threads will start simultaneously, and you may see the load soar to 20, 40, or higher, and they are competing for system resources. As these processes are gradually completed, the load will fall down.
Typically, CPU-intensive systems are more responsive than I/o-intensive systems. I've seen hundreds of CPU-intensive systems, and I can still run troubleshooting tools on those systems and have good response times. I've also seen I/o-intensive systems with relatively low I/O loads, but it takes a while to log in to these systems because their disk I/O is fully saturated. Systems that use up RAM resources typically behave the same as I/O-intensive systems, because once the system starts using swap storage on disk, it consumes disk resources, causing the process to slow down until it stops.
3. use the top command to troubleshoot load issues
When it comes to solving high-load problems, the first tool I think of is the top command. After entering the top command at the command line and pressing the ENTER key, you will immediately see a large amount of system information (see Figure 2-1). The data is constantly updated, so you can see real-time information about the system, including how long the system has been booted, the average load, how many processes are running in total, how much memory is in total, how much memory is in use, how much memory is left, and finally the list of processes and the number of resources they consume. Using the top command may not be able to see all the processes currently running on the system because they cannot be displayed on the screen. The top command is sorted by default by the CPU usage of the process, so you can see at a glance which processes are consuming CPU resources.
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So what do you do if you find that a process consumes all of the CPU resources and you want to terminate the process? The first column of the output of the top command is the PID, which represents the unique ID assigned to each process by the program's process id-system. To terminate a process, simply press the K key and enter the PID you want to terminate, and finally, when the system prompts the process to terminate at Signal 15 o'clock, press the ENTER key.
The top command runs in noninteractive mode by default, and if you don't need to see the information that appears outside the screen, everything is fine. If you want to see the full output of the top command, or if you want to redirect the information to a file, you can run the command in batch mode. The-B option turns on batch mode, and the-N option can control how many times the information is refreshed before exiting the top command. For example, if you want to see the full output, just run the top command once and enter the following command:
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If you want to store this information in a file named Top_output, enter the following command:
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If you want to see the output of the top command and write the output to a file, you can use the convenient command-line tool Tee:
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When you use the top command to troubleshoot a system load problem, the basic step is to check the output of top to determine which resources are exhausted (CPU, RAM, or disk I/O). Once the problem is clear, you can try to check exactly which processes are consuming the resources. First, check the standard output of the top command in the system:
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The first line of the top command output is the same as the output of the uptime command you saw earlier. As you can see in this example, for a machine with 4 CPUs, the system load is not very large.
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However, in addition to the standard system load, the top command provides you with additional metrics. For example, this line of CPU (s) provides information about the current CPU performance:
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If you don't know what these abbreviations mean, then they mean nothing to you, so I'll put them all down here:
US: User CPU time
Percentage of CPU time running a non-graceful user process (elegant, English "nicing" refers to a process that allows you to change priorities based on other processes).
SY: System CPU Time
The percentage of CPU time running the kernel and kernel processes.
NI: Elegant CPU time
If you change the priority of some processes, this indicator can tell you the percentage of CPU time they occupy.
ID:CPU Idle Time
This is one of the metrics you want to have high values for. It represents the idle time ratio of the CPU. If the system is running slowly, but this indicator is particularly high, then you can determine the cause of the problem is not the high CPU load.
This number represents the percentage of CPU time waiting to perform I/O operations. This is a very valuable metric when you're dealing with slow system problems, because if the value is low, you can easily troubleshoot disk or network I/O problems.
Hi: Hardware Interrupt
The percentage of time that the CPU is used to handle hardware interrupts.
Si: Software Interrupt
The percentage of time that the CPU used to process software interrupts.
ST: Elapsed Time
If you are running a virtual machine, this metric tells you the percentage of CPU time that other tasks performed in the virtual machine take up.
In the previous example, you can see that the system has more than 50% free time, which matches the 4 CPU and the system load of 1.70. when you are dealing with a slow system, one of the first metrics to observe is the I/O wait time, which can be used to troubleshoot disk I/O issues. If I/O wait time is low, then you can look at the percentage of CPU idle time, and if I/O wait time is high, then the next step is to determine what is causing the I/O wait time to be so high, I'll talk about it right away. If I/O waits and the percentage of CPU idle time are low, you are likely to see a very high percentage of user time, so you have to determine what causes this high percentage of user time. If the percentage of I/O waiting time is very low and the percentage of idle time is high, you know that the system is not running slowly for CPU resources, but should be looking for reasons elsewhere. This could mean looking at network problems or problems with the Web server, or checking for slow MySQL queries, and so on.
4. solve the problem of high user time
A common and relatively simple problem in solving a failure is a high load problem caused by a high percentage of user CPU time. This is common because services on the server are likely to account for the vast majority of the system load and are user processes. If you find that the percentage of user time is high but the I/O wait time percentage is low, it is clear that you need to determine which process in your system is consuming such a large amount of CPU resources. By default, the top command sorts from highest to lowest CPU usage per process.
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In this example, the MYSQLD process consumes 53% of the CPU time, and the nagios2db_status process consumes 12% of the CPU time. Note that this number represents the percentage of a single CPU, so if you have a machine with 4 CPUs, you may see multiple processes consuming 99% of CPU time.
You will see that most of the high CPU load is due to the CPU being depleted by one, two, or many processes. Any situation is easy to determine, because in the first case, the top one or two processes in the output have very high CPU percentages, and the remaining processes are relatively low percentage of CPU, at this point, the workaround is to terminate a large number of processes using CPU resources (by pressing the K key, Then enter the PID for the corresponding process).
In the case of multiple processes, you may have made the system do too much. For example, there may be a large number of Apache processes in the Web server, and some log parsing scripts running in cron. These processes may consume approximately the same amount of CPU resources. The solution to this problem is quite complex in the long run. As an example of a Web server, you do need to run all Apache processes, and you may also need log parsing tools. in the short term, you can terminate (or postpone) some processes until the load is reduced, but in the long run you may want to consider increasing the system resources or splitting the features into multiple servers .
5. troubleshoot out-of-memory issues
The following two lines in the top output provide very valuable information about RAM usage. It is important to troubleshoot memory issues before dealing with specific system problems.
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Line 1th tells us how much physical memory is available, how much memory is occupied, how much memory is free, and how much memory is cached . 2nd Behavior We provide similar information about how much RAM is used by the swap store and the Linux file cache. at one glance, the system memory is almost exhausted because the system displays only 768KB of free memory. Many troubleshooting personnel are misled by the used and idle information that is associated with the Linux file cache in the output. Once Linux loads a file into RAM, it does not need to be removed from RAM when the program runs out of this file. If there is a ram,linux available, the file will be cached in RAM so that if a program accesses the file again, the access speed will be greatly improved. If the system does need to provide RAM for the active process, so many files will not be cached in RAM. Because of the existence of a file cache, it is usually shown that only a small amount of RAM is idle and the rest is consumed by the cache after the server has been running for quite a long time.
To find out exactly how much ram the process actually uses, you must shaving the file cache in RAM. As you can see the example code, in the used 997 408KB RAM, there is 286 040KB of RAM occupied by the file cache, so that means that only 711 368KB of RAM is actually used. In this example, the system still has a large amount of available memory resources, with virtually no swap storage. Even if you do see some swap storage in use, that's not enough to be a symptom of the problem. If a process becomes idle, Linux usually frees up the ram it consumes for other processes to use. A good way to tell if you're running out of RAM is to look at the file cache. If the actual memory minus the value of the file cache is large, and the value of the Exchange store is also high, it is likely that there is a memory problem.
If you do find a memory problem, the next step is to determine which processes are consuming RAM. The top default is sorted by CPU usage, so you'll need to change it to sort by ram utilization. Keep the top open, and then press the M key. This will cause all processes to be sorted according to the RAM usage rate.
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Note%mem This column, you will see that the first few processes occupy a lot of RAM. If you find a lot of processes that use RAM, you can either terminate them, or, depending on the program, use specialized troubleshooting methods to find out what causes these processes to occupy a lot of RAM.
In fact, the output of the top command can be sorted by any column. To change the sort mode of the top output, press the F key to enter the interface for selecting the sorting sequence. After pressing the key corresponding to a specific column (for example, K corresponds to the CPU column), press ENTER to return to the top output interface.
The Linux kernel also has a memory exhausted (OOM) Terminator, which is involved if low memory causes the system to run dangerously. when the system memory is running out, the Oom Terminator begins to terminate the process. In some cases, it may be possible to terminate a process that consumes a lot of RAM, but it does not guarantee that a process that does not consume large amounts of RAM will be terminated. Sometimes it also terminates programs like sshd or other processes, rather than the real culprit. Many times, when Oom terminates some process, the system becomes unstable, so you have to restart the machine to ensure that all system processes are running properly. If the oom Terminator is involved, you will see the following line in/var/log/syslog:
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6. Resolve high I/O wait time issues
when you see a high percentage of CPU time for I/O waiting time, the first thing to check is whether the machine is using a lot of swap space. Because the speed of the hard disk operation is much lower than RAM, the performance of the system can be severely affected when the system memory runs out and the swap space is started. Any operation that wants to access the hard drive completes the I/O exchange with the hard disk. So, the first step in troubleshooting is to see if the memory is exhausted, and if so, fix the problem first . If you still have a large amount of RAM available, you need to identify which process is consuming most of the I/O operations.
Sometimes it's hard to figure out which process is taking up a lot of I/O resources, but if there are multiple partitions in the system, you can narrow down and find which partition is performing a lot of I/O operations. To do this, you need to use the Iostat program, which is available in the Sysstat package based on Red Hat and Debian-based systems. If your machine is not installed, you can install it through the Package management tool.
Before you solve the problem, you'd better install the program first. After installing this program, you can run the Iostat without any parameters and observe the overall situation of the system.
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The first thing you see is CPU information similar to the top command, followed by the I/O status information for all hard disk devices and their partitions on the system. The following are the meanings of the columns represented:
This value lists the amount of transmission per second for the device. Transport (Transfer) is another way to express an I/O request to a device.
Represents the amount of data read from the device per second.
Represents the amount of data written to the device per second.
This column represents the total amount of data read from the device.
This column represents the total amount of data written to the device.
When the system is in a high I/O load state, the first step is to observe each partition to see which partition has the highest I/O load. For example, you have a database server, and the database itself is stored in the/dev/sda3 partition. If you see a lot of I/O operations coming from here, this is a good clue: the database is likely to occupy a large amount of I/O resources.
Once this is understood, the next step is to determine whether the I/O operation is mostly read or write. Suppose you suspect that backup work has led to an increase in I/O operations. Because the operations of the backup work mainly focus on reading files from the file system and then transmitting them over the network to the standby server, if a large number of I/O operations come from the write rather than the read operation, then it is probably possible to exclude the problem.
You may need to run the Iostat command multiple times to get the current precise I/O status of the system. If you specify a numeric parameter at the command line, the Iostat runs continuously and refreshes the output information based on the specified number of seconds. For example, if you want to see the output of Iostat once every 2 seconds, you can enter sudo iostat 2. If you have any NFS shares, iostat another very useful parameter is-n, and when you specify the-n parameter, Iostat will give you I/O statistics for all NFS shares.
In addition to Iostat, we have a very simple tool in the latest release. In fact, it is a mixture of top and iostat programs that can display all the running processes in the system and sort the processes according to I/O statistics. This software uses some of the new features of the Linux kernel, so it requires a 2.6.20 or newer kernel. If the program is not installed by default, you can find it in the Iotop package. This tool is included in the Debian-based version, but for Red Hat versions, you will need to find and install third-party RPMs online or from third-party repositories. Once this package is installed, you can run iotop with root privileges and see the following output:
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In this example, you will see that the rsync process is performing a large number of I/O read operations.
7. High load handling after the problem occurs
As of this point, this chapter discusses how to find the cause of high loads when the system is overloaded. While top and iostat are great tools, we're not always lucky enough to find a solution when something happens to the system. I can't remember how many times I've met. The machine is running slowly and can only wait for the load to drop to log in. With just a little bit more work, you can install the tools on the server to record performance data throughout the day.
We've discussed how to use the Iostat tool in the Sysstat package to solve high I/O problems, but Sysstat also contains tools that can report CPU and RAM usage. While it is true that you can do this with the top command, Sysstat is more powerful, and it is able to use a simple mechanism to record system statistics such as CPU load, RAM, and I/O status. With these statistics, when someone complains about the slow system at noon yesterday, you can check the logs to see what caused the problem.
Why is the server so slow? Depleted CPU, RAM, and disk I/O resources
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Explore climate change at Wakulla Springs talk
Archaeologist James S. Dunbar will give a talk next week on “Wakulla Springs: 14,500 Years of Climate Change and Human Habitation.” The Apalachee Audubon Program will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at The King Life Sciences Building, 319 Stadium Drive.
During the warming of the last Ice Age, the landscape at Wakulla Springs and the greater Southeast U.S. saw a greater diversity of species and more abundant numbers of wildlife than any other region in North America at that time of Megafauna abundance.
Megafauna like mastodons, sloths and condors were among the species once common here.
Through his extensive research, Dunbar will relate the objectives of the Wakulla II project, which is aimed at understanding the lives of Wakulla Springs inhabitants, the animals they hunted and the diversity of their food sources unique to that period. Inundated archaeological and paleontological sites in this region of Florida are proving to be outstanding world-class site due to their immaculate organic preservation.
For example, seeds of the round gourd, Cucurbita pepo, have been recovered so well preserved they appear to have come from a modern packet of seeds. Sites in the Aucilla River have yielded Cucurbita pepo that are 14,500 and 38,500 calendar years old. The karst (limestone) rivers of north Florida have the necessary, well-preserved evidence to interpret the state’s late Pleistocene cultural and natural history.
Building a case for the wealth of information that has been uncovered and has yet to be uncovered will be the objective of his presentation. The Wakulla II project will be providing a fresh perspective and new information about our distant past in this region of Florida and the Southeast. The land mass we now call Florida was once twice its present size making places like Wakulla Springs — 125 miles from the present coastline.
The distance and ever-changing environmental patterns made Wakulla Springs, the largest and deepest single vent spring in the world, a place of stable water sources when inland water tables were low and a flowing spring when rainfall was abundant. It was an attraction then as it is now.
Dunbar’s research focuses on five areas of contextual data: stratigraphy; chronology; paleoclimate; the combined consideration of habitat, resource availability, subsistence; artifacts and technology. This approach allows a methodology to resolve unanswered questions surrounding the Paleoindian occupation of the Americas. His research is currently re-writing the history books.
He has found that humans, the Paleoindians, were here longer than previously thought. Paleoindians inhabited the Tertiary karst regions of Florida, with Wakulla Springs being one of its most prominent features. Humans and megafauna, animals such as the colossal mastodon and southern mammoths, cohabited Wakulla Springs during the late glacial recession. It was also a time of colossal climatic oscillations during which the proliferation of wildlife and people sometimes found an oasis called Wakulla Springs and at other times found it to be a flowing river much like today.
Dunbar spend 35 years with the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research before his retirement, and is now lead archaeologist at Wakulla Springs and one of the founders of the Aucilla Research Institute.
For more information about his work, see the book: Dunbar, James S., 2016, Paleoindian Societies of the Coastal Southeast. University Presses of Florida, Gainesville.
Seán E. McGlynn, Ph.D.; Apalachee Audubon Society, Program Chair; President, Friends of Wakulla Springs; and Director, Wakulla Springs Alliance.
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Daniel Bartrum of Taylor (right) as Eugene Jerome is dressed down by Jeff Klug of Lincoln Park as Sgt. Toomey in a Southgate Community Players rehearsal for Neil Simon’s “Biloxi Blues.”
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Southgate Community Players present Neil Simon’s “Biloxi Blues” at 8 p.m. Feb. 8, 9, 15 and 16 at Davidson Middle School Auditorium, 15800 Trenton Road in Southgate.
Directed by Chris Rollet of Southgate, “Biloxi Blues” is the second play in the trilogy based loosely on Neil Simon’s life, which finds Eugene Jerome in Biloxi, Mississippi for World War II-era Army basic training.
Tickets are $13 for adults and $11 for seniors and students. For tickets or more information, call 734-282-4727, or go to www.scponstage.com.
Rollet, who also will direct SCP’s upcoming production of the musical “Chicago,” inherited the “Biloxi Blues” role when the original director had to drop out because of job demands.
“I know the play,” Rollet said. “I like the play. It’s a funny show. I have been in Neil Simon shows and I’ve directed Neil Simon shows. Very funny shows.”
Taylor resident Daniel Bartrum, 23, also has been in a Neil Simon show before, and is reprising the role of Eugene Jerome, which he played for SCP last year in “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” which is part one of the trilogy.
He said the character of Eugene has matured from the awkward teen of the first play.
“Everyone kept telling me this is a different Eugene,” Bartrum said. “It’s really kind of hard to move on from the kid Eugene to what is now the teenage, semi adult Eugene. It took a little bit, but I think we’re getting there.”
In another interesting twist, Bartrum’s girlfriend is playing Rowena, the prostitute with whom Eugene seeks to lose his virginity.
“I really wasn’t prepared for that at the beginning, but I think it makes that scene a lot easier to perform,” Bartrum said. “I think it would have been awkward with someone I wasn’t comfortable with, but it being my girlfriend it works out quite well.”
Allen Park resident Alexis Mosley, 22, who plays Rowena, did not audition for the role. She was asked to play the part when the actress cast decided she wasn’t comfortable with the role.
“It’s very funny for us, but we’ve got to work through and get all the giggles out before show time,” Mosley said.
She said she plans to work some costume, hair and makeup stage magic to add glamour to her appearance for the role, which is the most risqué she has ever played.
“It’s kind of fun,” Mosley said. “It’s only about five minutes long, so I can kind of come and go as I please. If I have work or rehearsal it’s very accommodating.”
She said her friends are excited for her because the role is such a stretch for her.
“It will be interesting if people haven’t seen me on stage before if this is the first part they see me in,” Mosley said.
Playing a role at the opposite end of the spectrum is Allen Park resident Kathy Krantz, 17, who plays Daisy, an innocent Catholic school girl Eugene meets at a heavily chaperoned dance.
She is telling friends to come see the show for its humor.
“People my age love to laugh, and this show is perfect,” Frantz said. “It’s hilarious. We have really good people that play all the characters, so all the jokes are like spot on.”
Wyandotte resident Patrick Reed, 26, who plays Arnold Epstein, plays a much less innocent character, one who is argumentative and non-conformist who also experiences religious prejudice during basic training. He said the role is one of the largest he has performed with the group.
“I have to do a large range of emotions and more of a range of things than I have done before,” Reed said.
Woodhaven resident Chris Gawel, 29, who plays Roy Seldridge, said he tells people that “Biloxi Blues” shows what World War II draftees faced and some of what they experienced once they got into the military.
Lincoln Park resident Jeff Klug, 41, who plays Sgt. Toomey, said playing the part has been a challenge because it is his first significant stage role. He said he had a job in the past where he gave orders to people, but in the food service industry instead of the military.
“I am having fun (with Toomey), and I like being in charge,” Klug said.
He said his wife and five children, who all do community theater, drew him in to the experience.
“Usually I am the guy behind the scenes, but now I am onstage,” Klug said.
DATA ACCEPTING HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS
The Dearborn Area Theatre Association encourages local thespians to submit nominations for induction into the Dearborn Theatre Hall of Fame.
Nomination recognizes residents who have been active in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights area theaters for at least 20 years. The Hall of Fame Award, begun in 1990, will celebrate its 23 years of recognizing residents.
Nomination letters should detail the specific service and include examples of the work and positions held by the nominees.
For a list of past inductees, see the listing on the group’s Facebook page.
Nominations must be postmarked by April 1 and sent to: DATA Hall of Fame Committee, 6701 Henry Ruff Road, Garden City, MI, 48135.
BONSTELLE PRESENTS ‘ARABIAN NIGHTS’
Wayne State University’s undergraduate Bonstelle Theatre company presents Mary Zimmerman’s “The Arabian Nights” Feb. 8 to 10 and 15 to 17, with 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday shows and 2 p.m. Sunday matinees.
A testament to the transformational power of storytelling, Scheherezade mesmerizes King Shahryar and delays her own death by leaving him eagerly awaiting a new story each night so he’ll let her live.
The play contains mature content. For tickets, call 313-577-2960, and go to www.Bonstelle.com for more information.
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The victim’s parents state their child was subjected to and endured sexual misconduct while a student at Oak Grove and are seeking damages for the violations of Title IX, the First Amendment, the Fourteenth Amendment and state law claims, court documents state.
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A new poll released by Politico/Morning Consult shows that Trump voters mostly have no regrets and would vote for Trump again. That’s not surprising, but the poll shows Trump doing poorly with registered voters as a whole. According to the results, President Trump is losing badly to a Generic Democrat and the GOP is more divided than the Democrats.
If they could redo their 2016 vote, 82% of Trump voters would vote for their candidate again. However, when asked about 2020 and Trump vs a generic Democrat, only 76% of Trump voters choose Trump again.
Compare that with Clinton voters: Ninety percent would vote for the Democrat, and only 3 percent would vote for Trump. Roughly twice as many Trump voters (16 percent) are undecided about whom they would support in 2020 as Clinton voters (7 percent), suggesting Trump’s support is softer than it appears on the surface.
Similarly, 84 percent of Democratic voters would choose the Democratic candidate, but just 74 percent of GOP voters would back Trump, the poll shows. Nine percent of Democrats are undecided, compared with 17 percent of Republicans.
Among independents, 40 percent would pick the Democrat, and 30 percent would vote for Trump, with another 30 percent undecided. An identical 40 percent of independents strongly disapprove of Trump’s job performance, a cohort of voters that Trump will likely struggle to bring into the fold.
The numbers look really bad for Trump among all voters.
Overall, among all voters, a generic, unnamed Democrat leads Trump, 46 percent to 36 percent, with 18 percent undecided.
Much of the post-election day spin has been focused on how Donald Trump figures in Republican Ed Gillespie’s defeat in the Virginia gubernatorial election. Trump and his MAGA red cappers would mostly have you believe that Gillespie’s loss is a direct result of not wholeheartedly embracing Trumpism. Others suggest the evil #NeverTrump cabal deliberately swung the election for the Democrat. Both of those are little more than personal preference pretending to be analysis, but Trump is definitely a factor.
The reason is more simple and less conspiratorial than a lot of pundits would have you believe. The fact is that many people all across the spectrum from moderate Republican to rock-ribbed conservative find him objectionable for many different reasons. This has candidates and campaigns scrambling to find the least self-destructive way to relate themselves to Trump. So far no one has really found the right formula and in anything other than solid Republican strongholds, Trump is likely going to be a net liability.
Polls are always to be taken with a grain of salt but if the Democrats 2020 nominee is someone outside the sphere of the primary rigging and DNC corruption and if their candidate isn’t the current focus of multiple FBI criminal investigations, Republicans should probably be worried. These days, none of that is a given though.


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Shannon, the new therapy dog at Warren’s McGuffey PK-8 School, became very close to D’ Eionte Stoutamire as soon as they met.
D’Eionte was acknowledged by the students and staff as one of the primary handlers of Shannon because of their special bond.
School Counsellor, Jill Redmond said that both Shannon and D’Eionte have a passion for training and working. They are very serious about it.
Shannon is the first therapy dog at McGuffey. A lot of students were introduced to her, but she and D’Eionte had an extraordinary connection, according to Redmond.
McGuffey thought of a way that could help students and staff deal with an unexpected and heartbreaking incident that happened years ago when two students died in a car accident. The school took in a therapy dog named Beau from Willard Pk-8 School, and that experience gave them an idea.
Redmond saw that Beau brought genuine comfort to everyone.
Just like to Beau, Shannon gives comfort and calmness to the school. The Therapy dog currently devotes a day per week, but the school’s goal is to increase Shannon’s schedule to two days a week by year-end.
If the students do well in their classes, they get to meet Shannon as a reward. D’Eionte has the most goals achieved, so he has spent the most time with Shannon.
He takes his time to train Shannon using hand signals that indicate obedience commands such as sitting, standing, and the like.
D’Eionte loves the dog so much. He said that Shannon is the best part of his day.
According to Angela Holland-Tancos, a dog trainer who previously worked with Shannon before becoming a school therapy dog, students and staff should practice the act of asking the trainer’s approval to pet the dog habitually.
Holland-Tancos said that she likes seeing the kids and Shannon being comfortable with each other.
The Warren City, together with its Districts, has teamed up with Local Kennel Club for almost ten years taking therapy dogs to district schools. Some students work with the dogs in the library, just reading and spending time with them.
Redmond believes that Shannon turned out to be part of their School’s Family, bringing comfort and calmness to the students, teachers, and staff.
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Performance Team signs agreement with Boston Dynamics
El Segundo, California USA – March 23, 2022 – Performance Team – A Maersk Company has signed a multi-year agreement with Boston Dynamics to strengthen the company’s warehouse and distribution capabilities.
The agreement marks the next step in a strategic collaboration that involves the planned deployment of equipment that will help unload boxes from trailers at warehouse doors. The first two units will be delivered in September 2022.
Gabriel Alizieri, Executive Vice President of Performance Team – A Maersk Company said “Collaborating with Boston Dynamics strengthens our open innovation ecosystem approach, using technology as a critical enabler in our organizational business model. We will now be able to support our world-class operations team with a technology solution that fits our ongoing process optimization, design and digitalization programs. We’re excited about the operational potential of these services to our customers and the level of new support to enhance our colleagues’ operational processes.”
Record cargo growth in the U.S and Canada has been fueled by online shopping. Distribution and fulfillment centers are a key link in supply chain networks enabling faster speed to market of goods.
Erez Agmoni, Senior Vice President of Innovation for the company’s Warehousing & Distribution activities added “We have been studying the market for technology solutions in our fulfillment operations and conducting pilot programs with Boston Dynamics. We were looking for a safer, more innovative solution. By partnering with Boston Dynamics, we achieve significant improvements to help us transform our highly repetitive warehouse operational processes to make supply chains more consistent for our customers and safer for our colleagues.”
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Developed in partnership with Worldskills UK and Enginuity, the report is based on surveys of over 1,000 busineses and over 2,000 young people fromacrosss Great Britain.
Over nine in ten (92%) businesses say that having basic digital skills, such as using spreadsheets, presentations and email is important for employees working at their organisation, and four in five (82%) job vacancies ask for digital skills.
There is also a growing demand for advanced digital skills such as coding or using specialised software, with three in five (60%) employers expecting to rely on them more in the next five years.
However, the lack of formal training in schools and higher education has contributed to a growing ‘digital skills gap’ in the labour market.
One in four (23%) employers say that their current workforce lacks the basic digital skills that they require, rising to over one in three (37%) in relation to advanced digital skills.
The switch toonline learning has exposed a huge rise in digital poverty, especially among young people from lower socio-economic groups.
One in five (21%) households with children do not have access to a laptop, desktop or tablet at home and over one in twenty (6%) have no access to internet.
“The recent coronavirus pandemic shone a light on the shocking scale of digital poverty,” wrote the report’s authors.
“Ensuring all young people have the digital skills that our future economy needs will be crucial both to economic competitiveness and to social justice.”
Despite a rise in Covid-19unemployment, research shows that young people are confident that they can close the digital skills gap in the labour market.
A recent survey by Youthsight of over 2,000 young people aged 16-24 found that almost nine in ten (88%) say that digital skills will be essential in their future careers.
Over half (62%) are confident that they have the basic digital skills required by employers, but less than one in five (18%) are very confident they possess advanced digital skills.
However, among young people there is still a gender gap in terms of interest in digital careers and participation in ICT courses at school,apprenticeships and in higher education.
Currently three in five (62%) young men are interested in pursuing a career in this field compared to two in five (42%) young women.
The Learning and Work Institute said: “If we are to equalise opportunities in the future, and ensure we are able to meet employer skills needs, we need to continue to tackle these inequalities.
“This must include inspiring more young females about the opportunities available through digital skills, and addressing the gendered assumptions and structural barriers that stand in the way of progress.”
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Der Fuhrer Obama Say's I DON'T NEED CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL TO BOMB LIBYA because no troops are involved
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Biden and Trump supporters rally outside of State House
"Biden had won, so I wanted to celebrate."
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Dozens gathered in support of both President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden Saturday afternoon. Supporters gathered on either side of the street outside of the Rhode Island State House with signs, chants, and flags.
After the Associated Press declared Joe Biden the winner of the Presidential race, two large groups of supporters for both Presidential candidates stood outside of the State House to show their support.
“Biden had won, so I wanted to celebrate. The people that I’ve talked to on the Trump side of things want to see the process work its way through”, said one woman who attended in support of Joe Biden.
For the duration of the standout event remained civil.
Katherine Riordan, a supporter of Joe Biden told ABC6, “One guy game over and he was just asking us, he was being polite, he was asking us why we voted for Biden and stuff, but then one lady was yelling at us that our taxes are going to go up, and we were like, ‘we don’t make over $400,000 a year, so I don’t think that’s going to happen.”
On the Trump side of the street, supporter Patrick Moise said, “What I’m hoping for is that the process works itself out through the proper legal channels and whatever result comes about is incontrovertible in such a way that no side would be able to protest it or have some type of resistance to it or whatever.”
President-elect Joe Biden’s victory came after more than three days as election officials counted ballots that had been delayed in processing. According to the Associated Press, President Donald Trump has refused to concede, threatening legal action on ballot counting.


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Georgia High School Baseball - Loganville gets by Blessed TrinityMarch 2, 2019: Loganville, GA 30052
Loganville Red Devils (Loganville, GA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they observed their baseball squad overcome the visiting Blessed Trinity Titans (Roswell, GA), 11-9 in a non-league test.
With the win, Loganville upgrades its record to 3-2 on the season. The Red Devils travel to Savannah Christian (Savannah, GA) to battle the Raiders in a non-league test on Friday, March 8. The Raiders come into the test with a record of 8-1. Savannah Christian won 2-0 in their recent non-league test against Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL)
With the defeat, Blessed Trinity falls to 8-2 on the season. The Titans travel to North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek, FL) to battle the Eagles in a non-league test on Thursday, March 7. The Eagles come into the test with a record of 1-2. North Broward Prep lost 12-6 in their recent non-league test against Jesuit (Tampa, FL)


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