Bike Parts SF501 thru SF509 Electric Bikes
|**Brand New Item** NF SuperBike Rear Race Rim w/Hard Insert||**NEW ITEM** NF Front Faring **IN STOCK**||**NEW ITEM** NF Rider Top Faring Piece **IN STOCK**|
**Brand NEW** NF SuperBike Race Front Rim with Hard Insert Installed! Comes complete with rear wheel and hard insert. Wheels are so light that NF has wheel weights available for the rims part number SF669 and SF668. You need to install PMT Rear...
**NEW ** NF Front Faring **FINALLY BACK IN STOCK**
**FINALLY BACK IN STOCK**
**NEW ITEM** NF Rider with head and mounting hardware. Parts is top rider only!
|**NEW ITEM**Nuova Faor RC Motorcycle Carrying Bag **IN STOCK**||**NEW NF Faring/Rider Set Combo Both Pieces **IN STOCK**||*NEW ITEM* Stainless Steel SF509 Main Frame Bolt Set|
**WOW WOW WOW IN-STOCK** Man you have go to get one of these bike carrying bags. This is a 3 stage bag bottom layer for your bike so it is perfectly protected. The second layer a place for ALL your tools keep your tools clean, organized and easy...
|**FINALLY BACK IN STOCK** NEW NF Faring/Rider Set Combo Both Pieces. New sleek sweet looking faring and rider set for all NF Bikes tighter turning. The top faring piece is now part of the rider which makes it very easy to mount plus realistic new...||*NEW ITEM* Stainless Steel SF509 Main Frame Bolt Set with 4mm nuts. Replace the 4mm main frame bolts on your SF509 with Stainless Steel the only way to go!|
|4x0.4 E-Clips 10 pcs #30800||Faring Body Mounts||Flanged nut 3mm orange, 10pcs per package.|
4x0.4 E-Clips 10 pcs. These are 4mm e-clips #30800
Faring Body Mounts comes with 4 mounts, 4 washers and 4 pins.
Flanged nut 3mm orange, 10pcs per package.
|Flanged orange nut 4mm, 5pcs per package.||NF Anodized Aluminum Spacers||NF Frame Spacer for SF509 Nitro Race|
Flanged orange nut 4mm, 5pcs per package.
Aluminum Spacers for all SF501 and SF506 Bikes. Comes 6pcs plus screws per package.
NF Frame Spacer for SF509 Nitro Race 1pcs
|Nuova Faor Axle/Tramsmission Shaft Shims D6X0.2||Nuova Faor Bearings 2pcs per Package||Nuova Faor Front Wheel Stand|
Nuova Faor Axle/Tramsmission Shaft Shims D6X0.2 comes 2pcs per package
Replacement Bearings for All Nuova Faor Bikes. Ball bearings 13x6x5 package of (2).
Nuova Faor Front Wheel Stand X87 for all 1/5th scale bikes
|Nuova Faor Hydraulic Front Fork Complete w/Axle/w/Brakes||Nuova Faor T15 Battery Straps||Nylon Nuts M4 10 pcs|
Complete Hydraulic Front Fork Assembly kit you put together. Comes with orange aluminum triple trees all front fork parts including front axle and single brake set. Fits all NF bikes!
Nuova Faor Battery Straps w/Velcro 2pcs
Nylon Nuts M4 10 pcs
|Pinion Front Drive Sprocket||Piston and Shaft for Steering Shock||Shock Ends w/Ball|
Pinion Front Drive Sprocket for all NF Bikes. Pinion Z=9 6mm
Piston and Shaft for Steering Shock all NF Bikes.
Shock end and ball for most buggies and NF Steering Shock
|Socket Head 3X6 Black Bolts||Washer orange 3mm, 10pcs per package.||Aluminum Cooling Orange Motor Mount SF509 RACE Electric|
Black Allen Head/Socket Mounting Bolts 3X6. Perfect size for mounting the rear sprocket to X512/A aluminum hub
Washer orange 3mm, 10pcs per package.
|Aluminum Cooling Orange Motor Mount SF509 RACE Electric. This is the same mount that comes on the SF509 RACE Electric. Requires X509649 for mounting cooling mount. Only fits the SF509 RACE Electric.|
|Battery Holder SF509 Electric's||Battery Shaft Support Electric Bikes||Blocking Ring Main Gear Support|
Battery Holder SF509. Lexan battery holder for electric bikes.
Battery Shaft Support. Orange alumimium shaft 2 long 1 short shaft per package.
|Blocking Ring Main Gear Support|
|Body Mount Support Post 2pcs 14mm||Body Support Pieces Race Models 2pcs Length 27mm||Brake Cable and Wire Sheath|
Body mount Support Post, 2pcs per package length 14mm.
Body Support Pieces 2pcs in package. These are the long support pieces that go on the rear mount for body on Race models and side mount for Electric Race length 27mm.
All bikes 1pcs wire cable and one stainless wire sheath covering.
|Brake Lever Spring||Brake Sheath Housing Mount||Case Shock Absorber Cup 2pcs|
If your brakes are dragging check to make sure you have part number X112 spring that goes between brake lever and brake adjuster all NF Bikes 2pcs per package.
Brake Sheath Housing mount and screws
SF509 Case ShockAbsorber Cup 2pcs
|Central Transmission Shaft Electric RACE Only||Chain Link for All NF Bikes||Chassis Main Polymer Carbon for NF SF509 models.|
|Central Transmission Shaft Electric RACE Bikes Only!|
Replacement Chain Link all Bikes 2pcs joiner links and keepers in package.
Chassis Main Polymer Carbon for NF SF509 models.
|NF Shims||Complete Rear Shock Rebuild Kit||Dubro EZ Connectors|
These shims are unsed for transmission shaft, wheels axles, clutch and steering on the NF bikes. Comes 4pcs per package for shimming perfect performance. Size 10mm OD x 5mm ID x .21mm thick. Perfect time to upgrade the the cerramic bearings 6862RSC !
Rear Shock Rebuild Kit, comes with all bushings o-rings, shaft and clips. Also external parts for shock like bushing for mounting and spring cup. Some of these pieces can be used for the steering shock!
|Dubro EZ Connectors perfect for connector on servos for the NF Bikes brake and throttle. Comes 2pcs brass connector, std hex screws and 2 type fittings for bottom of brass connector.|
|E-Clip 4mm and Shim for Steering Shaft||Flange Main Gear Electric Bikes||Front AntiShock Spring|
E-Clip 4mm and Shim for steering shaft X53. You get 3pcs 4mm clips and 3pcs shims per package.
|Flange for stopping main gear on the NF Electric bikes|
Front AntiShock Spring X18
|Front Fork Lower Mount Set||Front Fork Seal o-ring Race Version||Front Forks W/ Pressure Intake Black|
SF509 Front Fork Lower Mount Set, 2pcs per package. These mounts are required to install the X509500 New Brake Caliper on the SF506 bikes. Nice hopup for your SF501 or SF506.
|Front Fork Seal o-ring Race Version, 2pcs per package.|
Replacement black front fork leg one piece per package with nipple and o-ring gasket all SF509 bikes.
|Front Wheel Axle X551||Front Wheel Cone Washers/Spacers||Fuel Tanks Body Support with Clips and Washers All Bikes|
On Sale Front Wheel Axle X551 for SF509 Bikes.
Front Wheel cone washers/spacers SF509 models
Fuel Tanks Body Support with Clips and Washers All NF Bikes Nitro and Electric SF501 through SF509.
|Gasket for Front Forks X540 2pcs per package||Internal Rear Wheel Hub||M5 Orange Anodized Flanged Nut 5pcs Per Package|
|Gasket for Front Forks X540 2pcs per package|
Nitro SF 506 and SF509 Internal Rear Wheel Hub X534 (1pcs per package).
M5 Orange Anodized Flanged Nut 5pcs per package. These 5mm flanged nuts fit the rear axle all nitro and electric bikes.
|Main Servo Tray SF509 Aluminum||Mount Set for Rear Top of Shock Orange SF509 RACE||New Rear Shaft for SF506 and SF509|
Aluminum Main Servo Tray SF509 2pcs
Mount set for rear shock on 509 RACE. These pieces required to mount rear shock on upper mount. Complete with shock bushing and o-rings.
SF509 New Rear Shaft. Fit's all NF SF506 and SF509 Bikes. Also fits new starting stand.
|NF Brake Cable Adjusters||NF Electric Race Rear Tail Section Spacer||NF Front Fork Brace|
NF Brake cable adjusters. parts for front and rear brakes 2pcs treaded NF Orange Anodized all bikes
|NF Electric Race Rear Tail Section Spacer 1pcs||NF Front Fork Brace X605|
|NF Rear Tail Section||NF Replacement Steering Shock Body||Nuova Faor Bike Chain for 1/5th Scale Bikes|
|Nuova Faor rear tail aluminum section SF506 and SF509 standard Nitro and Electric bikes 2pcs|
NF Replacement Steering Shock Body orange anodized with SF509 lettering
Replacement Nuova Faor Bike Chain for all 1/5th scale bikes. Joiner link X38 sold separetly.
|Nuova Faor Bike Shims and Spacers||Nuova Faor Electric Bike Motor Heatsink||Nuova Faor Electric Bike Motor Plate|
Nuova Faor Bike Shims and Spacers
Nuova Faor Electric Bike Motor Heatsink. All NF Electric Bikes only NF Orange color available.
Nuova Faor Electric Bike Motor Plate. This plate has treaded holes to mount to frame of bike and then slots for mounting your electric 540 can motor. Motor plate is the same for all NF Elecric Bikes.
|Nuova Faor Main Gear Electric Bikes||Nuova Faor Motorcycle Shims and Spacers||Nuova Faor Pinion Gear 13T Electric Bikes|
Replacement Nuova Faor Main Gear Electric Bikes 69T.
Nuova Faor Motorcycle Shims and Spacers
|Optional Nuova Faor Pinion Gear 13T Electric Bikes|
|Nuova Faor Pinion Gear 14T Electric Bikes||Nuova Faor Pinion Gear 15T Electric Bikes||Nuova Faor Side Rollers All Bikes **IN STOCK**|
|Nuova Faor Pinion Gear 14T Electric Bikes. This is the stock pinion that comes with the SF509.||Optional Nuova Faor Pinion Gear 15T Electric Bikes|
**IN STOCK** Nuova Faor Side Roller kit. These side roller kits will fit on all Nuova Faor bikes. Complete with mounting hardware. Replacement black rollers available X567.
|Rear Axle 5mm Nylock All Bikes||Rear Damper Support SF509/SF601/SF701 Race Bikes||Rebuild Front Fork O-Ring Set SF509 Bikes|
|Rear Axle 5mm Nylock All Bikes, 4pcs in package.|
Rear Damper Support SF509/SF601 and SF701 Race Bikes. Black aluminum Damper Support piece.
Rebuild Front Fork O-Ring Set SF509 Bikes and Pro-Forks.
|Replacement Rollers for X566||Screw Set M5 X 15||SF509 Front Fork Seal|
Replacement Rollers; 4 rollers and 2 nylon axles in package.
Screw Set M5 X 15 X19
|SF509 Front Fork Seal, 2pcs per package.|
|SF509 Lower Cap with Oring||Side Protector Rails (4pcs) Per Package||Steel Pins|
|SF509 Lower Cap with Oring|
Side protector rails (4pcs) per package.
|Steel pins 2.5 X 15 (4pcs). These pins fit behind main gear on transmission shaft all nitro bikes and same pin is for brakes pins. This pin can also be used to replace pin on X207 flywheel.|
|Steel Shaft Pro-Forks All SF509 Models||Steering Shaft All Bikes||Steering Support Bushing all Bikes|
|Steel Shafts with connection support for X540 front forks. All SF509 Models|
Steering shaft that goes through steering support. Shaft only eclips X52 and shims sold seperatly.
|Steering Support Bushing all Bikes, 2pcs per package X118.|
|Transmission Shaft All Standard Electric Bikes||Ultra Light Dual Swing Arm SF509 Electric RACE ONLY Bike Only|
Transmission Shaft All Standard Electric Bikes.
**ON SALE** Ultra Light Dual Swing Arm X509455 swing arm for SF509 RACE Electric Bike only.


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Standards: ISO 6892-1, GB/T 228.1, GB/T 4338
· Use high-power laser emission device with polarized lens to realize the movement of laser marking position.
· Send the specimen to the marking range of the laser head by using the specimen tray to traverse.
· The specimen tray can be placed in 12 specimens at a time, which basically meets the requirements of one test.
· You can use a computer to control the polarized lens in the form of data import to leave more text information on the surface of the specimen.
· Placing the specimens to the corresponding position of the automatic delivery mechanism tray;
· Press the start button, and the sample is sent to the working range of the laser head step by step at 65mm pitch under the driving of the stepping motor.
· The laser head works to leave traces or related marks on the surface of the sample.
· After finishing the marking of one specimen, the specimen tray moves to the next position, and the laser head works. In this way until all samples complete the marking gauge length operation.
· At this time, when the specimen tray is full, the specimen tray automatically returns to the initial position after all the marking operations are completed to facilitate the operator to specimens.
· When the tray is not filled with specimens and when all the specimens are completed, the operator can press the stop button to stop the device and return to the original position to facilitate the operator to specimens.
The specimen delivery mechanism is mainly used to load the specimens and move them to the working range of the laser head, as shown in the figure below.
1. Left pulley
2. Left stroke switch
3. Stroke switch contact plate
5. Linear slide rail
6. Right stroke switch
7. Specimen tray
8. Right pulley
10. Stepper motor
The protective cover is composed of dark glass, which can effectively protect the operator's eyes from the strong light damage caused by laser focus, as shown in the figure.
The cabinet is equipped with three doors that can be opened to facilitate maintenance and repair of the laser power computer host and electrical system placed inside, as shown in the figure.
Main function button area
· Power: Start the whole machine control system;
· Emergency stop: emergency power-off operation for the specimen delivery mechanism;
· Start: start the specimen delivery mechanism and start the marking;
· Stop: Pause the specimen delivery mechanism and stop the marking.
Laser head height adjustment area
· Rise: the laser head rises
· Decline: laser head drops
Optional gauge length(mm)
50, 80, 100
Accuracy of gauge length
±0.5% / 0.15mm (choose the big value)
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Minimum marking line width(mm)
Maximum specimen dimensions: Length×Width×Thickness(mm)
Minimum specimen parallel section: Length×Width×Thickness(mm)
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Reference is to the resolution as introduced.
Amend the joint resolution, as and if amended, by deleting all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Notwithstanding Section 59-25-410, the boards of trustees of the several school districts shall decide and notify, in writing, the teachers, as defined in Section 59-1-130, in their employ concerning their employment for the 2011-2012 school year by May 15, 2011.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Regulation 43-205.1, a continuing-contract teacher who is being recommended for formal evaluation the following school year must be notified in writing on or before the date the school district issues the written offer of employment or reemployment.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Section 59-25-420, any teacher who is reemployed by written notification pursuant to Section 59-25-410 shall notify the board of trustees in writing of his acceptance of the contract for the 2011-2012 school year no later than ten days following receipt of written notification. Failure on the part of the teacher to notify the board of acceptance within the specified time limit is conclusive evidence of the teacher's rejection of the contract.
SECTION 4. Notwithstanding another provision of law, school districts uniformly may negotiate salaries below the school district salary schedule for the 2011-2012 school year for retired teachers who are not participants in the Teacher and Employee Retention Incentive Program.
SECTION 5. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.

domain: law


text: Sheep and Goats–they seem to be so compatible, yet have very different primary needs when it comes to their safety and security. For the most part, sheep are a docile, quiet species. They prefer to keep their heads to the ground and stay together when grazing, a trait inherited by centuries of breeding. It’s in their nature to stay close to one another for protection. However, if they sense danger, their instinct is to flee. And they’ll take the whole flock with them. If they happen to head toward the edge of their enclosure, it’s likely the fence will endure significant impact. They tend to flock together when threatened because they don’t possess the ability to fight back when attacked. Predators are a serious threat to sheep. In one recent year, almost a quarter of a million sheep were lost to predators in the US alone. On the other end of the spectrum are spunky, inquisitive and mischievous goats. While their risk of predators is similar, their behavior creates the biggest challenge for their keepers. They forage on everything within reach – and beyond. They’ll stand on their hind legs to nibble on leaves, shrubs and anything else they can access. They are persistent and will continue to challenge an enclosure until they make their way through a weakened opening. They’ll poke holes, chew, climb or push over anything in their way. If their heads can make it through a hole in the fence, their bodies are sure to follow. While goats tend to herd in the face of danger, they typically prefer wide-open space. Tight quarters and crowding will lead to undue stress.

domain: biology


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with Beth-Ann Kozlovich
Earlier this week a friend sent an apology with the John Lennon line, “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” I understood. Most of us do this—create some list of what’s important only to have it co-opted by something else that presents itself as the next most important thing. Then, too, there are shifting motivations nudging and pulling at those same priorities. But are there some priorities that simply should not shift?
One could argue, particularly in a year that marks the 70th anniversary of the FDR Four Freedoms speech and at a time when Hawaii’s swollen budget will need to be cut down to affordability, that it would be wise to keep those four freedoms at the top of a government priority list.
Not that there’s a lot to argue about the freedom of speech, the freedom of worship, the freedom from want, and the freedom from fear. Many of us believe Americans have them, but a quick inventory of the families on beaches, in streets and tent villages in Hawaii, and around the nation might well advance another opinion.
Joshua Cooper would agree. Cooper is the director of the Hawaii Institute for Human Rights and a lecturer in political science at University of Hawaii West Oahu. Last year, he was named coordinator for the United States Human Rights Network consisting of over 300 prominent human rights organizations and influential community associations nationwide.
A small bit of background: Over the course of the Universal Periodic Review process, the Human Rights Council reviews the human rights records of all 192 U.N. member states. Each state has an opportunity to declare how it is fulfilling obligations to its citizens under international human rights law. Ironically, and contrary to what Cooper says many Americans believe about the U.S. position on human rights, that position has not been as robust as American lore would lead many of us to believe.
The Network produced a 400-page report assessing the human rights record, resulting in 228 recommendations to United Nations member states to improve its human rights status. At the end of March, Cooper led civil society advocacy efforts and community interaction at the adoption of the United States in the United Nations Universal Periodic Review at the U.N. Human Rights Council. The United States’ financial meltdown and timid recovery of the past three years only appeared to intensify his and others’ vigilance about global human rights.
Some things just need to have critical eyes on them regardless.
Only last November did the Unites States endorse the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
“The U.S. had been the final country not to have recognized indigenous rights,” says Cooper, “and that put the U.S. at the same point as the Convention on the Rights of the Child where the U.S. is the only country not to have ratified it.”
It will be a while until that Convention is ratified, but next on the list should be the Convention on the Rights for Persons with Disabilities. As for the Convention on International Rights of Women, Cooper reports it has been steadily blocked by several countries, including the United States. Meanwhile, freedom from want and freedom from fear will remain elusive to many women around the globe.
Cooper is not shy about affixing blame.
“Anytime there is anything related to the U.N., there is a group of Republicans who are very recalcitrant and very dedicated to making sure nothing is adopted,” Cooper says. “And they are hurting their constituents—people. When an international instrument is ratified, it only guarantees those rights to the people of the United States, so it has nothing to do with anything international except that there would be a body made up of experts who would review the U.S. record.”
For the United States to ratify a U.N. Convention, there needs to be a super majority in the Senate—67 votes. And in this case, blocks by the GOP are catching women and children in political quagmire.
In real terms, the latest Geneva meeting saw progress, in part due to the global unrest experienced during the past few months, allowing the United States to play a leading role as special rapporteur on the situation in Iran, a move that usually would be blocked.
According to Cooper, many countries that are involved in Geneva are usually present to protect their national interest. But the week before the March meeting was a special session on Libya, a member of the Council.
“Normally there wouldn’t be a special session on a country that was a member,” says Cooper. “There would be enough fellow countries who would block that, but that changed, and more significantly, the ambassador of Libya actually stepped aside and said he was working with the people and not the government. That was historic.”
Even so, the real question is whether what happens in Geneva makes any difference to most Americans wrapped up in the business of daily living. Certainly the outcome of the latest meeting is regarded as a victory by those who actively work on human rights issues and were strengthened in number and resolve. Cooper says that, too, was vital.
“The Universal Periodic Review united citizens of America to demand their rights and more importantly, to begin to mobilize to build a human rights movement in the U.S.,” Cooper says. “It’s beyond civil rights, but a human rights movement that recognizes the importance of economic, social, and cultural rights, the rights to housing and healthcare.”
As the civil rights movement was crucial in the 1960s and 1970s, Cooper sees the human rights movement as the next logical step and one that is happening around the world.
“It’s what should have happened in the U.S.,” Cooper says. “The U.S. is slower because of our structure of the 67 votes, but you can see citizens of America organizing around human rights, creating them. And in other countries around the world you can see it happen all the time.”
Maybe Americans should give those four freedoms as much attention.
Beth-Ann Kozlovich is the Talk Shows Executive Producer, co-host of The Conversation and host of Town Square at HPR. Reach her at [email protected].

domain: sociology


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'JOHnago' rose References
Article (magazine) (1991) Page(s) 33.
Number of petals...as average of ten blooms..'Chicago Peace' HT (1962), 50 petals
Book (1988) Page(s) 140, 141. Includes photo(s).
Page 140: [Photo]
Page 141: Chicago Peace Description... sport of 'Peace' discovered in Chicago...
Website/Catalog (1982) Page(s) 45.
Chicago Peace. A sport of Peace. Yellow with burnt orange and pink overlay. A good healthy rose. Tall. Johnston 1962.
Book (1969) Page(s) 165.
Mr. K. Cresswell, of Indooroopilly, Queensland. The New Ones.
'Summer Rainbow' is similar to 'Chicago Peace' but the form is inferior
Book (1967) Page(s) 42. Includes photo(s).
Chicago Peace (H.T., Johnson 1961) - Same habit as Madame A. Meilland and same bloom filling! This rose pleases through a fine tea fragrance.
p12. Roy and Heather Rumsey, NSW.
New Roses. Chicago Peace HT. Sport of 'Mme. A. Meilland'. The plant is exactly the same as the parent except that the colour is changed. Rich shimmering pink with canary yellow and occasionally copper tones. It has come consistently true with us and at times resembled that glorious colour 'Shot Silk' is noted for. It does pale as the flower ages, but is always beautiful and, of course, holds well on the bushes, making a delightful sight, as does the parent. We would think this is a decided acquisition for all. Has the same 35 or more petals of 'Mme. A. Meilland'.
p157 Hazlewood Nurseries Pty. Ltd.
Novelty Roses 1964. Chicago Peace (HT.) Pink, with yellow splashed through it.
Website/Catalog (1964) Page(s) 1.
Novelty Roses 1964. Chicago HT. Colour is a very pleasing pink with yellow splashed through it. Globular shaped petals. 10/6 each.

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Ronnie Fieg‘s Kith empire is staking claim in Toronto, Canada.
Set to open on Friday, September 22nd, Kith Toronto marks the retail juggernaut’s first space up north. According to a tweet by Canada-native and the brand’s Director of Ecommerce, the new storefront in Yorkville “is really 12 years in the making.”
Kith Toronto is situated at 78 Yorkville Ave, Toronto, ON M5R 1B9, Canada. The shop is open seven days a week, with hours of operation from Monday to Saturday spanning from 11am to 8pm; on Sunday, the store operates from 11am to 7pm. Fieg designed the two-story flagship with signature elements of Kith’s retail concept, with the newest brick-and-mortar location highlighting several bespoke details. Venetian Plaster, Alba Chiara, and Verias Green Marble in the space aim to capture the clean and modern designs of Toronto.
Kith’s in-house products will be available at the new flagship store for men, women, and children. Typical brands carried in other Kith shops will also be available at Kith Toronto, with a special New Balance 1700 collaboration launching to commemorate the store’s opening. Kith Treats and Sadelle’s are housed in the flagship’s second floor, with the SoHo bakery opening up reservations soon.
Enjoy detailed photos of Kith Toronto ahead, and visit the shop at 78 Yorkville Ave. beginning Friday, September 22nd.
In other news, the Nike BOOK 1 is set to debut Spring 2024.
Photos courtesy of Kith

domain: geography


Will NJ be first with high-rise sprinkler mandate?
SAYREVILLE, N.J.--Fire sprinkler contractors and other fire officials here on Sept. 19 rallied behind a proposed regulation that would require all high-rise buildings in this state to be retrofitted with fire sprinklers.
If the regulation is adopted, as expected, after a 60-day comment period that began Sept.17, New Jersey will become the first state in the country with a statewide sprinkler requirement of this type.
"There are high-rise retrofit regulations in other cities, but there aren't any statewide regulations like this anywhere else in the nation," said Kent Mezaros. Mezaros owns a sprinkler company, Quick Response Fire Protection, as well as QRFP Special Services, a fire alarm installation, inspection and maintenance company; both are located in Manalapan, N.J. He is the chairman of the New Jersey chapter of the National Fire Sprinkler Association and also serves on the New Jersey Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board.
On Sept. 19, Mezaros joined other fire officials at a press conference in support of the regulation. To become part of the fire code, the regulation will need to be signed by the commissioner of the Department of Commmunity Affairs.
Since 1989, all N.J. high-rise buildings have been required to be sprinklered. The new regulation would affect the roughly 400 high-rise buildings (300 residential and 100 commercial) constructed before 1989 that have not been sprinklered. The cost, according to a study commissioned by DCA, is $500 million.
Not everyone favors the regulation, however. Joel Ellis, an attorney representing a number of high-rise condominium and co-ops, said his clients would like to see "more specifics about the economic impact of the regulation." He also said he expects to submit "on behalf of his clients, appropriate comment to the state."
Vinny Fichera, executive director of the New Jersey Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board said he invites any group that has further questions about the cost of sprinklers to contact his group. He noted that building owners would have four years to retrofit buildings. He said he's sympathetic to the cost burden, but that there "are ways to mitigate costs, stretch out the cost and do things in a way that is efficient and makes the costs manageable." He's confident the regulation will be adopted. "It's something they've been talking about for 20 years ... unsprinklered high-rise buildings present a significant life safety threat to the public and the fire service. The time to act is now."


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National Effort Raises Awareness about the Value of Quality Drinking Water
The City of Tulsa is celebrating National Drinking Water Week May 2-8 to recognize the vital role tap water plays in daily life, the infrastructure that’s required to carry it to and from homes and businesses, and the important and often unnoticed work of water professionals.
“In Tulsa, we are fortunate that we have excellent quality drinking water available to us when we turn on a faucet,” Mayor G.T. Bynum said. “Instead of luck, however, it is the diligent work of our Water & Sewer Department that provides this water to our customers. Dependable water service is a 24-hour operation that requires coordination from the source in our water supply lakes, through the flowlines to the treatment plants, and then out through the distribution lines to homes and businesses. The quality of our water is one of the best benefits of living in Tulsa.”
In a proclamation naming May 2-8 “Safe Drinking Water Week” in Tulsa, Mayor Bynum said, “Only tap water delivers public health protection, fire protection, support for our economy and the quality of life we enjoy, and any measure of a successful society – low mortality rates, economic growth and diversity, productivity and public safety – are in some way related to access to safe water.”
To commemorate the week, the City of Tulsa and other water utilities, water organizations, government entities, environmental advocates, schools and organizations throughout North America are encouraging consumers to learn more about the importance of water and water infrastructure, especially in times of crisis.
Here are a few important facts about Tulsa’s drinking water:
“It’s so easy to take good water for granted and forget the huge role that reliable water plays in the essential services we all rely on,” said Clayton Edwards, Water & Sewer Director. “Tulsans can be proud of the hard-working City employees and the infrastructure we have in place that deliver the high-quality drinking water they rely on every day.”
The City of Tulsa’s Water & Sewer Department is responsible for the operations of quality assurance, water supply, water distribution, underground collections, waste systems and administration as it relates to water and sewer. The Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority is a public trust organization created by the City charter and responsible for water and sewer policy matters by managing, constructing, and maintaining Tulsa's water works and sanitary sewer systems.
For more than 40 years, the American Water Works Association and cities across the country have celebrated Drinking Water Week, a unique opportunity for both water professionals and communities to join in recognizing the vital role water plays.
Learn more about the City of Tulsa’s drinking water by visiting https://www.cityoftulsa.org/government/departments/water-and-sewer/.
Water systems across the country play a critical part in consumers’ health, hygiene and hydration. More than a million miles of buried pipes ensure reliable water is transported from collection, through the treatment process to homes or businesses for cleaning, hydration and cooking, which are critical to health and safety.

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Australian & Foreign Tourists
Travelers to Japan will be eligible for the Japan Rail Pass if they obtain the following:
- A ‘temporary visitor’ stamp visa – This will go in your passport and obtained on arrival in to Japan for Australian passport holders. Please use a manned gate on arrival to Japan to ensure you get the stamp in your passport.
- A passport
The pass is now unavailable to Japanese nationals with permanent residence outside of Japan.
Dual nationality holders can purchase the pass but will have to enter Japan using their Non-Japanese passport.
Please get in contact with us if you have any questions.

domain: travel


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Thursday, October 3, 2013
Comic Book Covers 4 Cancer - UPDATE
To date, we have 25 different artists who have donated or are donating their work to this project. I'm so happy with the response we've received so far, but we could really use your help.
So far, I've primarily been funding this project out of my own wallet. We're going to need your support to keep this running. I have setup a GoFundMe campaign to help raise money to help pay for shipping to artists and acquiring new inventory so we can have a steady stream available for auction. Presently, I only have a handful of books available for artists to work on. The positive side is that we have partnered with my LCS, Tony's Kingdom of Comics, and he has been giving me blank covers at a discount to help support the cause. Without Tony's help, I know this project wouldn't be as successful as it is turning out to be.
October 12th will be the start of the first series of auctions for #CBC4C. I have 5 covers to offer-up right now, and look forward to receiving more finished covers over the next few weeks and months. The auctions will run in the middle of the month. I will post updates primarily on the #CBC4C Facebook page, but will send-out tweets throughout the duration of each auction as well. My Twitter handle is @ZanziberPoV.
Please Like us on Facebook as this is the best way to communicate. Spread the word. Share and tweet this post. We're looking to help end the threat of cancer, but we can't do it without your help.
If you would like to learn more about the #CBC4C project or have any questions, please check-out the dedicated #CBC4C page I have on my blog: http://www.zanziber.com/p/comic-book-covers-4-cancer.html or you can email me at zanziber AT gmail DOT com.
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Following a three-month pilot at Morrisons’ frozen distribution centre in Corby, technology company Zetes will install automatic voice-activated identification computers and headsets throughout the supply chain. Staff in ambient, fresh and frozen - who currently use a paper-based picking system - will use the equipment.
It is hoped the technology, which is set to be installed this year, will improve picking accuracy and efficiency and help support multi-lingual pickers.
“It was important to identify a supplier able to deliver and support our solution to the highest levels and we have found this in Zetes,” said Morrisons IT director Gary Barr, who is overseeing the technology review. “We are looking forward to speedy implementation.”


Trump Spanish-language ad equates progressives, socialists
President Trump’s reelection campaign in a new Spanish-language digital ad equates progressive politics in the United States to socialist dictators and politicians in Latin America.
The ad opens with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden saying he’s “going to go down as one of the most progressive presidents in American history,” a snippet from a speech last week in Wilmington, Del., on economic policy for Black and Hispanic communities.
“¿Progresista?” asks a chyron on the ad, before cutting to a montage of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, former Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro, and former Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, a socialist who lost the 2018 presidential election.
“Our progressive governments,” says Chávez; “progressive ideas, the ideas of socialism,” says Castro; “this new progressive axis would have very powerful allies,” says Petro.
The ad then cuts back to Biden: “one of the most progressive presidents in American history,” and back to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro exclaiming, “leftist revolutionary progressives!”
The ad shows the former vice president greeting Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a former Democratic presidential candidate and self-described democratic socialist, as a Spanish-language chyron reads, “When they say progressive, they mean…”
“A socialist revolution in the very nose of the United States,” says Castro in a snippet from a 1981 speech celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution’s socialist turn.
“Progressive=socialist,” reads the final screen of the ad.
In a press release for the new ad, the Trump campaign called Biden’s campaign “anti-Hispanic” for its public safety, tax and educational policies, adding the former vice president would return “to a failed U.S.-Cuba policy that enables the Castro regime to prop-up the dictatorship in Venezuela and Marxist guerrillas that terrorize Latinos in Colombia and other countries.”
The ad is the latest in what’s quickly becoming a tit-for-tat appeal to Hispanics between the Trump and Biden camps, each making parallels between their opponent and the worst of Latin America’s dictatorships.
While the Trump campaign has focused its message on equating progressivism and socialism, the Biden camp has released its own ads comparing Trump to the likes of Castro, Chávez and Maduro, accusing similar authoritarian tendencies.
The messaging on Latin America’s authoritarian socialists is especially pertinent in Florida, which will be a key state in the election and hosts a large proportion of Cuban Americans, as well as for immigrants from countries like Venezuela and Nicaragua.
This story was updated at 4:23 p.m.
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On the 29th of May the Representative Office of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) in Central Asia, its regional analytical platform CABAR.asia and Chatham House – the Royal Institute of International Affairs organized a joint online event related to the COVID-19 crisis and its effect on Central Asian countries.
Residents of Central Asian countries demonstrated unprecedented activism and solidarity in order to help and support those who found themselves in difficult situations due to the restrictions and lack of work during the fight against coronavirus.
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Volunteers in Tajikistan unite in groups
In Tajikistan, in almost all cities and districts of Tajikistan, volunteer activism has developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the expert, the reason behind this is the loss of confidence in the decisions of the authorities.
The arrival of coronavirus has worsened the problems of the Tajik people. Every day on social media, doctors complain about lack of protective clothing, some complain about unemployment, and others about the cost of medicines.
Tajik singer Rayhona Rakhimova has been helping the doctors and those in need for over a month. She created a Facebook group “Together we will win” through which she engaged several volunteers in charity work.
“We have been doing charity work for several years, however, during the coronavirus pandemic, activities of our volunteers became more significant. We opened a group “Together we will win” to help the doctors and those in need. As we see on social media, doctors do not have sufficient protective clothing and most people need some things.”
Rayhona Rakhimova says that at the start they collected money through the group “Together we will win”, provided doctors with necessary equipment, and also food for several days.
The next step was to publish a call for help on Facebook.
“There were those who provided us with the fabric, and we made masks and distributed them to doctors, the sick and needy. Another group has provided us with food, medicines, clothing and more. We were helped not by large companies, officials or businessmen, but by ordinary people,” she added.
More than 10 people are working in the volunteer group “Together we will win”. Volunteer Shakhzoda Sharipova says that up to 10-20 people turn to them for help every day. “People in need or their relatives write to us on Facebook or via phone. We help them as much as possible,” says Sharipova.
Maria Shirova, a 70-year-old woman lives with her disabled daughter. She receives an allowance of 300 somoni, works as a cleaner at night in the hospital and during the day in the store.
“I am in a difficult position, my daughter has schizophrenia. Until now, no one has helped me, the roof of the house leaked. Thanks to the volunteers, they helped me and even brought me food,” says Shirova.
Oyatullo Khuseinov has been a volunteer in Russia for three years. He and several other young people created the group “Help for Migrants” in order to help those in need. Members of the group became especially active during the coronavirus pandemic.
“Thanks to Tajik youth and bloggers, since April 4, we have been helping all people who are quarantined in Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, China, Belarus and other locations. We have volunteers in almost all countries, and we help those who are facing problems, outside the country,” he added.
According to lawyer Oynihol Bobonazarova, the development of the volunteer movement is occurring in light of the government’s failure to cope with its obligations and when people have lost confidence in its decisions.
“When the Minister of Health says that the treatment of patients infected with coronavirus is free, and you see in social networks people looking for medicines, it becomes ridiculous that the Minister considers it acceptable to make such statements,” states Bobonazarova.
As stated by her, it is very important for volunteers to be able to negotiate and establish partnerships.
“Volunteers risk their lives to help people. They set up volunteer associations. All of this is very important in civil society,” says Bobonazarova.
According to her, all incoming humanitarian aid should be distributed in a transparent manner with the involvement of civil society.
“That is, the civil society should control the distribution of this aid,” she added.
The quarantine in Uzbekistan has been prolonged, but there is no more help
The Uzbek authorities in light of the unprecedented civic activism, are trying to control and manage the volunteer movement.
Uzbekistan has seen an unprecedented renaissance of civic activism in recent months.
Without waiting for the state’s support, private volunteers and charitable foundations rushed to help those in need. Social activist Aziza Umarova at the end of March launched a campaign “Covidarnost”, to help the elderly and sick.
The initiative was supported by volunteers and activists. Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov, national artist Yulduz Usmanova and daughter of the president Saida Mirziyoyeva, and others made their contribution.
Volunteers themselves raised money for food and distributed it to those in need, including, childless pensioners over 65, disabled people and etc.
President Shafkat Mirziyoyev delegated responsibility for sponsorship to large businesses.
“An entrepreneur, based on capabilities, can help 10 families, for example, another one – 20, could hire the members of a family in need. The state, in turn, will provide such entrepreneurs with numerous benefits and preferences for taxes, leasing, loans and access to necessary resources. As a result, the state will provide support to the population through business entities,” the president said.
However, soon officials began to criticize the volunteers. For instance, the Deputy Head of the newly formed Ministry of Mahalla and Family Affairs, Elmira Basitkhanova said that allegedly many complaints have been received on the activists, including violations of sanitary standards and unfair distribution of aid.
“Taking into account these circumstances, in order to comply with quarantine requirements and prevent the spread of the coronavirus, a decision has been made to stop visits to the elderly and sick people,” Basitkhanova said.
Instead of a spontaneous volunteer movement, the Ministry of Mahalla and Family Affairs proposed to create a Unified aid coordination center.
Singer Sevara Nazarkhan and other public figures volunteered to assist in the work of the center.
In the volunteer movement, this initiative was considered as the desire of officials to “lead” the volunteer movement and control the collected financial flows.
A resident of Tashkent, Malohat, told how she received help during the gathering of residents of “Kushchinor” mahalla.
“I called 1197, the hotline of the coordination center. I was warned that the line is always busy, so I kept calling all day until I got through. Two weeks later, the Chairman of the mahalla called me and asked me to pick up food: rice, flour, pasta, eggs, and oil. I was told that this assistance is from the state,” says Malohat.
Malohat thinks that she was helped through the funds raised by volunteers.
On May 21, the Unified aid coordination center ceased operations without providing any explanations, in spite of the continued quarantine regime. Its leaders claim that in less than two months, 85,000 families received food aid and a set of medicines in Tashkent alone.
Sergei Mokhin, an activist from Tashkent on his Facebook page negatively evaluated the decision to close the Unified center under the conditions of maintaining quarantine restrictions and limitations on volunteer activities.
Mokhin believes that “people were simply left to their own fate”, and volunteers were forbidden to help in private.
Social activist from Tashkent, Saodat Abduzakirova on her Facebook page, also criticized the decision to transfer the distribution of sponsorship to officials, in particular, from businessman Alisher Usmanov (per 2.5 million soms, or US$250 per family). According to her, this mechanism is absolutely not transparent which creates the possibility of corruption.
On May 18, it was revealed that two high-ranking officials in the Tashkent region appropriated US$15,000 from charity funds.
“Somebody got a bit. Thank you at least for that,” Saodat Abduzakirova ironically commented on the news.
Saodat Abduzakirova believes that the General Prosecutor’s Office simply “found the scapegoats”, and much larger amounts of money could have been appropriated by the army of officials.
During the holy month of Ramadan, foreigners who were stuck in Uzbekistan also received assistance. For example, funds were collected for a ticket from Tashkent to Moscow for Svetlana Galkina, a tourist from Stavropol, who was not able to fly back to Russia before the borders were closed.
Civil society demonstrated unprecedented solidarity after the break of the dam of the Sardoba reservoir, which left tens of thousands of people homeless. In a short period of time, the Uzbek people collected sets of food and warm clothes for the victims. Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov allocated US$10 million in aid.
Due to the threat of a new coronavirus outbreak, the government is not rushing to cancel the quarantine. But at the same time, it actually opposes the volunteer movement, not giving it the opportunity to help those in need.
In such difficult times for the whole world, Kazakh people also support each other. Yerzhan Dauletbaev has been volunteering for more than ten years. At the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, he and his team deliver food to pensioners and low-income families with many children, help to call a doctor at home, consult residents and conduct legal consultations.
“In the state of emergency, many people have actually understood who the volunteers are and what they do. Not everyone can bear the psychological pressure, people call, cry, and sometimes they say rude words. You take everything in,” says Dauletbaev.
More than 200 volunteer organizations are functioning in Kazakhstan, and almost all of them did not stand aside during the difficult times. Volunteer groups have been established across the country to buy food and products.
Residents of the capital deliver free hot meals to ambulance dispatchers, and coffee shops distribute free coffee to medical workers and volunteers.
Saule Ismagambetova, a citizen of Kazakhstan, lost her job during the pandemic. She has five children and during the crisis, volunteers regularly delivered food to her family.
“I was very worried when I lost my job. I thought we were going to starve. I called the hotline and asked for help, and I am very grateful that they have immediately delivered the products. After all, we could not buy these products ourselves, and there is everything you need,” the woman says.
The business, which was also seriously hit by the crisis, did not stand aside – some supermarket chains shared stocks for free, and several car dealerships provided transport for volunteers. Hundreds of entrepreneurs across Kazakhstan also made feasible contribution within the framework of the national campaign «BizBirgemiz» (“We are together” – KAZ.).
“The crisis demonstrated that there are no age limits in the volunteer community. Most of the calls with offers of help come from people over 30-40 years old. […]. Someone has lost their job, someone is on a forced vacation. In spite of this, everyday Kazakhstani people show their best qualities by their good deeds, and demonstrate unity of our people in the face of the crisis,” Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, Maulen Ashimbayev, wrote on his Facebook page.
Representatives of show business and pop stars supported citizens with free online concerts. Some entrepreneurs offered their hotels to serve as quarantine facilities and for hospitalization.Photo: Kairat Zhakyp
Aisultan Sagyngali, who heads a farm, slaughtered cattle and distributed the meat to the poor.
“Of course, this is the least I can do, but if we help each other, we will definitely overcome all difficulties,” says Sagyngali.
But at the same time, entrepreneurs complain that amidst the pandemic, the state instead of supporting the business and helping to stay afloat, throws support and charity issues to the private sector.
“I do not refuse to help, but I honestly confess that the regular calls from government agencies, behind each of which is a request to transfer a considerable amount to a certain account or buy more than one hundred thousand masks are very annoying. Every month we have to repay the bank a very large amount and pay interest. Delay, will of course, not save us. […] It is disappointing in this situation, that at this moment we are also being “beaten” by representatives of state agencies,” complains entrepreneur Bolotbek Aliev.
According to official data, the business transferred US$41 million to the Fund of the first President of Kazakhstan for the fight against coronavirus. As the candidate of sociological sciences Murat Koshemisov notes, during difficult times for the country, the Kazakh people have always shown solidarity. However, he wonders why only business should be engaged in charity and be socially responsible, because the country has a national fund which is designed for such challenging situations.
“No one could clearly explain what happened to the money that was raised by businessmen. […] However the authorities, as always, shift all responsibility to the business. National companies, for which billions are allocated annually, should also have been active, but we did not see this,” says Koshemisov.
For several months of quarantine, state of emergency and self-isolation, the government of Kyrgyzstan has done almost nothing to help its citizens. Quite the opposite, as if in an ironic twist, it was ordinary Kyrgyz people who sponsored state agencies.
The government almost immediately opened two deposit accounts, announcing the acceptance of donations from citizens. And people have transferred several million soms to it. It was with this money that the officials organized the purchase of food packages for the poor and decided to make additional payments to medical workers.
During the days of quarantine, almost 400,000 people applied to the Office of aid for humanitarian assistance. The majority of them never received it. Many families have literally managed to survive only thanks to the volunteers, private companies and international organizations. The owners of cafes and restaurants did not let the medical staff and patrols to starve, almost every day providing them with food.
Nadezhda Khokhlova is a volunteer of “All together” group, where several foundations and volunteer movements joined together since the beginning of the isolation regime. She said that for the past two months, they reached almost 3 thousand families and distributed 12 thousand kg of humanitarian aid.
“Almost instantly it became clear that people will not stand without support – no one was ready for such a scenario. Many of us are living on one day earnings and there was no safety cushion. People quickly ate everything, remained hungry and began to panic,” Nadezhda recalls.
Then everyone came together.
For the purchase of food packages, diapers and baby formulas people around the world chipped in. Huge support was provided by the Russians – individuals sent almost 600 thousand soms to the account. These funds were used to buy food that was immediately packed and distributed every day. Auto volunteers and a volunteer rescue team joined the movement.
“The state aid mechanisms did not function as stated. It was impossible to file an electronic application so that a food package will be brought to you in a couple of days. This is how it worked for us: people called, sent documents – the next day they received food support,” said Nadezhda.
After a couple of weeks, activists of “All together” divided the applications based on degree of difficulty: large families and single mothers with three children or more, families with disabled members, single pensioners, and also pregnant women and women with infants. They were helped in the first place. Many are still supported.
When people living in new buildings saw that we distribute humanitarian aid, they ran to us through ditches, gardens and fences to show that they also live in poverty. They presented birth certificates and practically showed off their children as evidence. It was so painful – people had nowhere to go for help. As a result, we created WhatsApp groups of new buildings, where everyone knows each other and does not allow those who are not in a significant need to slip through. Now, we are also announcing when we will arrive and collect applications there,” concluded Nadezhda Khokhlova.
Ildar Sadykov, an activist and entrepreneur, teamed up with several friends and personally purchased groceries and delivered them.
First, I wanted to collect the addresses through akimats, the mayor’s office and the social fund. But when I found out that the lists were submitted by civil servants, I gave up this idea.
“At some addresses in the lists of social protection agencies there were mansions, and in the yard – “Lexus”… The owner of such a house replied to me: “We are civil servants and we were forced to submit the lists, so we inserted our names.” And when we left, he told us: “You brought aid anyway, leave it,” the businessman said.
He stressed that during the delivery of the aid and conversations with those in need, he did not meet those, who would really have been aided by the government or government agencies.
“During the pandemic, starving people were helped by the same ordinary people, who were a little more fortunate. Many have ended up below the poverty line and it was impossible not to react. However our government certainly just sat on the sidelines,” said an outraged Ildar Sadykov.
Usen Toktorov, the owner of a small shop in the Issyk Kul resort town of Cholpon-Ata, has informed about how their region managed to cope with the basic lack of food.
“The aid that our council distributed is a drop in the ocean. We still do not know who received it. I do not dismiss that they have distributed it among their relatives and the main thing was a photo report. In reality, we are all not living lavishly here. In such a terrible time, we shared our last scarce stocks – potatoes, marinades, vegetables. Almost every family that had at least the opportunity to bake bread, tried to support a couple of families, where two such pieces of bread and a kilogram of potatoes literally saved people,” the speaker shared.
He also emphasized that even accounting for the downtime during the quarantine, no one canceled their municipal lease. They just gave a deferral that the entrepreneurs have no idea how to cover.
At the moment, even laboratory diagnostics of COVID-19 are carried out in Bishkek at the expense of private donations from philanthropists.
This article was prepared as part of the Giving Voice, Driving Change – from the Borderland to the Steppes Project.
Parents of private schools’ students in Tajikistan believe that they should not pay for the school break announced to prevent the coronavirus pandemic. Schools reply that they have financial obligations to employees, tax authorities and banks, so they will not get through it without parental contributions. The expert believes that the state should take burden of the parents and private schools. (more…)
Print media suffered the most of all Kazakhstan media from coronavirus. The crisis made many media outlets come to the limit and they will either die out or disappear, or transform, according to experts.
Women and children have nowhere to go from the abuser during the lockdown and self-isolation period. (more…)
Illegal clubs and beauty salons, dismissals and lines – coronavirus pandemic has become a strength test for social responsibility of businesses in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Mirzo Hojimuhammad, a top Tajik doctor, notes that the authorities were late in recognizing the existence of the coronavirus. (more…)
The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on the construction sphere of Kyrgyzstan. According to experts, construction companies are likely to delay already launched construction projects despite their promise to complete them beyond the due date. (more…)
A team of WHO experts has been in Tajikistan for over a week, monitoring the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. What conclusions they came to is still unknown. However, some experts are already saying that the World Health Organization failed its mission to Tajikistan.


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If you stan Khloé Kardashian (aka the best Kardashian, go ahead and @ me), you know that people like to joke about how she looks different from Kim and Kourtney. She's taller, she's blonder, blah blah blah.
People even go so far as to suggest she has a different dad, which Khloé has repeatedly refuted and, TBH, is not a nice thing to say to someone.
But maybe it's just about the angles, because LOOK AT THIS PHOTO and tell me that Khloé doesn't look EXACTLY like Kim here.
I mean, double-take. Maybe it's the crimped hair? IDK.
Previously, Khloé and Kylie had a similar look going on and people said they looked like twins. Of course the Kardashians are known for trying out new looks, so any pair of the sisters could be twinning on any given day, really.
Anyway, that's your Khloé news for today, thanks for stopping by.

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text: I designed this hat for running. It is thin, light, and washable, and doesn’t have holes in it. It weighs an ounce and can be carried in a small pocket. Since I don’t care for hats that cover my ears, it is short. Many thanks to my wife Sharon (sharonf on Ravelry), who knit it for me. She suggested using Judy’s Magic caston to start, which doesn’t leave a hole or bump. Sharon also translated my handwritten pattern into the neatly organized document available here and added clarifications to the second edition of the pattern.

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Stakeholder Meeting Addresses Shortage of Clinical Training Sites
Last week, I attended a meeting, hosted by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) Division of Medicine and Dentistry, to discuss the challenges faced by members of the Primary Care Cluster to obtain and maintain clinical training sites. With data from the 2013-2017 PAEA Program Surveys showing significant concern about clinical sites among PA program directors, and the number of programs paying for clinical rotations steadily rising, this is an issue that becomes more pressing with each passing year.
The goal of the meeting was to follow up on previously identified key priority areas: 1) the need to connect the community to institutions involved in training; and 2) a need for more preceptors and “ideal” clinical training sites. The meeting focused on the challenges, needs, and areas of opportunity to support and advance community-academic partnerships, community preceptors, and community-based clinical training sites.
On behalf of PAEA, I presented data from the 2013–2017 PAEA Program Surveys and the 2013 Recruiting and Maintaining U.S. Clinical Training Sites Joint Report of the Multi-Discipline Clerkship/Clinical Training Site Survey. These surveys reflected significant concern about the adequacy of clinical opportunities for PA programs, revealing that 94.8% of responding program directors were moderately or very concerned about the adequacy of clinical sites, with 91% and 73.3%, respectively, specifically concerned about primary care and specialty preceptors.
New data from PAEA’s 2016 Program Survey indicates that 35.4% of accredited PA programs now pay for clinical sites, representing a 14% increase from 2013. Clinical sites cost programs an average of $232 per week. Equally troubling is the fact that these sites are often distant from the physical location of the program, and, for students who do pay for remote site housing, programs on average estimate the cost per student to be $3,495. PAEA is concerned that increasing costs will become an additional burden borne largely by students, which may impact student diversity.
Representatives from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) and from the American Dental Education Association were also in attendance and expressed similar challenges regarding clinical training in their disciplines. Last August, PAEA was invited to attend an STFM-sponsored summit, which led to the creation of the Primary Care Preceptor Action Plan, and was represented by Constance Goldgar, MS, PA-C, Olivia Ziegler, MS, PA, and Cynthia Booth Lord, MHS, PA-C, who also represented the nccPA Health Foundation. PAEA will continue its participation in this effort with Ziegler, PAEA’s chief assessment officer, selected as a team leader on STFM’s Interprofessional Preceptor Expansion Oversight Committee.
Chief Medical Officer of the National Association of CHCs (NACHC) Ron Yee, MD, commented on the important role that financial realities play in CHC decision-making. Other representatives from NACHC provided an overview of the challenges clinical placements present to CHCs and federally qualified health centers and emphasized that training students is an important pipeline for the CHC workforce. However, the overall financial impact comes down to a “value proposition” where the “numbers need to add up.” They encouraged education programs to work with CHCs to share the administrative burdens of training health professions students.
Having practiced for 25 years in CHCs, I felt the need to underscore this point, explaining to the group that education programs can’t simply join the discussion with lists in hand of preceptorship needs — but must ask how they can help health centers meet their missions.


Adam Lambert is returning to Australia for a set of initimate dates in January.
The former American Idol runner-up, who is currently in the country to perform on The Voice Australia on Sunday, last toured here as frontman for Queen in winter 2014.
The Original High tour will showcase his album of the same name at single dates in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.
His new single Ghosttown, currently number 20 on the Aria singles charts, is a departure from the theatrical performer’s usual pop sound, something Lambert attributes to his turn as Queen frontman and his work with Swedish DJ Avici.
“Both of those projects reminded me there is so much out there that is possible regardless of your backstory or what show you came from,” he told News.com.au.
ADAM LAMBERT’S THE ORIGINAL HIGH TOUR DATES:
January 25, 2016 – Melbourne, The Palais
January 28, 2016 – Adelaide, AEC Theatre
January 30, 2016 – Sydney, Enmore Theatre
* Tickets will be available on August 7.


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Kaspersky Lab has proved that data gathered and processed by these road sensors can be dramatically compromised. This could potentially affect future city authority decisions on the development of road infrastructure.
In an attempt to explore security issues in smart city transport infrastructure and give recommendations on how to address them, a Kaspersky Lab Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT) expert has conducted field research into the specific type of road sensors that gather information about city traffic flow. As a result, Kaspersky Lab has proved that data gathered and processed by these sensors can be dramatically compromised. This could potentially affect future city authority decisions on the development of road infrastructure.
Transport infrastructure in a modern megalopolis represents a very complicated system, containing different sorts of traffic and road sensors, cameras, and even smart traffic light systems. All the information gathered by these devices is delivered and analysed in real-time by the special city authorities. Decisions about future road constructions and transport infrastructure planning can be made based on this information. If the data is compromised it can cause millions in losses to the city.
In particular, if fraudulent access to the transport infrastructure is gained, the following may occur:
· The data gathered by road sensors may be compromised in an attempt to sabotage it or resell it to third parties;
· Modification, falsification and even deletion of critical data;
· Demolition of the expensive equipment;
· Sabotage the work of the city authority’s services.
Recent research by a Kaspersky Lab expert in Moscow was conducted on a network of road sensors that gather traffic flow information – in particular the quantity of vehicles on the road, their type and average speed. This information is transferred to the city authority’s command center. City traffic authorities receive the information and use it to support and update a real-time road traffic map. The map, in turn, could then serve as a source of data for city road system construction or even for automating traffic light system controls.
The first security issue, discovered by the researcher, was the name of the vendor clearly printed on the sensor’s box. This crucial information helped the Kaspersky Lab expert to find more information online about how the device operates, what software it uses etc. The researcher discovered that the software used to interact with the sensor, as well as technical documentation, were all available on the vendor’s website. In fact, the technical documentation explained very clearly what commands could be sent to the device by a third party.
Just walking near the device, the researcher was able to access it via Bluetooth as no reliable authentication process was implemented. Anyone with a Bluetooth-enabled device and software for discovering passwords via multiple variants (brute force) could connect to a road sensor in this way. But what to do next?
Using the software and technical documentation, the researcher was able to observe all data gathered by the device. He was able to modify the way the device gathers new data: for example changing the type of vehicle recorded from a car to a truck, or changing the average traffic speed. As a result all newly gathered data was false and not applicable to the needs of the city.
“Without the data gathered by these sensors, actual traffic analysis and subsequent city transport system adjustments would not be possible. These sensors can be used in the future to create a smart traffic light system and also to decide what kind of roads should be built, and how traffic should be organised, or reorganised, in what areas of the city. All these issues mean that the work of sensors and the quality of data gathered by them should be accurate and stable. Our research has shown that it is easy to compromise the data. It is essential to address these threats now, because in the future this could affect a bigger part of the city’s infrastructure”, said Denis Legezo, Security Researcher, Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT), Kaspersky Lab.
Kaspersky Lab recommends several measures to help prevent a successful cyberattack against transport infrastructure devices. These include:
· Remove or hide the vendor’s name on the device, as this could help an attacker to find tools online for hacking the device;
· Change the default names of the device and disguise the vendor’s MAC addresses if possible;
· Use two steps of authentication on devices with Bluetooth connectivity and protect them with strong passwords;
· Cooperate with security researchers to find and patch vulnerabilities.
Win a Poster Heater with Gadget and Takealot.com
This winter Gadget and Takealot.com are giving away three Poster Heaters, which look like posters but become heaters when you plug them in.
Three Gadget readers will each win a unit, valued at R550 each. To enter, follow @GadgetZA and @Takealot on Twitter and tell us on the @GadgetZA account how many Watts the heater consumes.
What’s the big deal about these heaters? Many of us are struggling to keep the balance between soaring electricity costs and the need to keep warm this winter.
However, the recently launched Poster Heater by EasyHeat and distributed in South Africa by Takealot.com is not only one of the most cost effective electric heaters currently on the market, it is also easy to setup and use.
As the name indicates, it is a poster similar to one you would hang on a wall. But, plug it in and it turns into a 300 Watt heater. The Poster Heater isn’t designed to heat hallways or large rooms, but rather smaller ones like a bedroom or a baby’s nursery or a dressing room.
It uses radiant heating, which means that it heats up in a couple of minutes and the heat is directed at the objects or people around it, quickly taking the chill out of the air and providing a comfortable ambient temperature.
The other advantage of radiant heating is that it doesn’t dry out the air like infrared or gas heaters. Users also don’t have to worry about their children or pets getting too close to it because, even though it gets hot, it can be touched.
To enter the competition follow the steps below:
Competition entry details:
3. The competition closes on 31 July 2018.
4. Winners will be notified via Twitter on 1 August and Takealot.com will be in touch to organise delivery.
5. The competition is only open to South African residents.
Happy Emoji Day! Here’s 10 reasons to be cheerful
First created by Shigetaka Kurita in 1999, the emoji has become a huge part of everyday communication. Whether you love them or hate them, flying dollar bills, applauding hands and rolling eyes are here to stay.
Scientist suggest that the use of emojis will help us gain the same satisfaction from digital interactions as we enjoy from personal contact.
Almost two decades later, and we have over 2600 unique emojis to perfectly express what we feel, thank you Mr Kurita! Join HMD, the home of Nokia phones as we celebrate World Emoji Day on the 17th of July with these interesting emoji facts:
The most popular emoji used is “Person Shrugging”
1. The Nokia 3310 was chosen as one of the first 3 “National” emojis for Finland… it represents unbreakable!
2. South Africa’s favourite emoji is the “Kiss and wink”… how sweet SA!
3. French is the only language where a ‘smiley’ does not top the list for its use
4. On average, over 60 billion emojis are sent on Facebook every day
5. For the first time ever, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year was a pictograph! The “Face with Tears of Joy” was crowned word of the year in 2015
6. According to Emojipedia, some of the most requested emoji’s include afro, a bagel and hands making a heart
7. To include all races, a diversity pack was released in 2017
8. It has become so trendy that the Museum of Modern Art displays the original emoji collection on canvas
9. In 2009, Herman Melville’s classic Moby Dick was completely translated into emoji’s


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An unknown killer, clad in World War II U.S. Army fatigues, stalks a small New Jersey town bent on reliving a 35 year-old double murder by focusing on a group of college kids holding an annual Spring Dance.
A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, loose in New York City, kills young women and takes their scalps as his trophies. Will he find the perfect woman in a photographer, and end his killing spree?
While playing with a puzzle, a teenager is repressed by his mother, and he kills her and severs her body with an ax. Forty years later, in an university campus in Boston, a serial killer kills young women and severs their bodies in parts, stealing body pieces from each student. Lt. Bracken makes a deal with the dean of the campus, and infiltrates the agent Mary Riggs as if she were a tennis teacher and together with the student Kendall, they try to find the identity of the killer.Written by
Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Carvalho, Brazil
Filming commenced in the winter of 1981. The pool scene had the actress swim in freezing cold water, and she almost froze to death as a result. See more »
Mary wanders down the stairs in one shot and is in the hallway within another shot, but by the time that the Dean is downstairs - she can be seen walking down the same stairway and strolls across the hall again. See more »
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men. Couldn't put the pieces together again.
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VHS edition released by EDDE Entertainment omits the important prologue scene before the credits which sets up the plot for the entire film. See more »
Thank you, Juan Piquer Simon! First I'm delighted by your wondrous "E.T." rip off "Pod People", then your amazing killer slug movie, the aptly titled "Slugs". But now I've seen the one that tops those classics and then some: your take on the chainsaw massacre genre, "Pieces". What an amazing, totally hilarious, totally entertaining movie!
After seeing a little kid hack up his mother with an ax (and the subsequent arrival of the police who have no reaction whatsoever to the woman's severed head lying in a closet), we jump to "forty years later" at a college campus in Boston. We know it takes place in America, because there are American flags, maps of the United States, and pictures of Ronald Reagan everywhere. It's obviously NOT Spain. Anyway, this totally-American-and-not-Spanish-at-all killer is on the loose, collecting various body parts for his human jigsaw puzzle. There's tons of great gore as the unseen killer's chainsaw rips through necks, arms, torsos, you name it. But what's just as good is all the scenes between the gore scenes in which the cops try to hunt down the killer.
First of all, one of the cops is the guy from "Slugs" who yelled "You don't have the authority to declare Happy Birthday!". He gets an equally stupid line in this movie with "Right now we're just buying clothes without labels and trying them on for size." He enlists the help of Kendall, a well meaning student who is played by the guy who says "It stinks!" in "Pod People".
Kendall is of no help at all except for the fact that he stumbles on the corpses minutes after the killer leaves the scene and he romances the tennis pro/cop who's hunting the killer undercover. These scenes are creepy because the actress is old enough to be Kendall's grandmother. Watch for the scene towards the end where she's lying down and Kendall touches her face, then in the next shot he's in the middle of the room, nowhere near her.
Also enjoy the fact that the cops find the killer's bloody chainsaw, but he somehow magically has it back for the next killing. Enjoy the scene where a girl on a skateboard smashes through a mirror for no reason, and is never heard from again. Enjoy the scene where a character we've never seen before jumps out of the shadows, does some kung-fu moves, and then leaves, never to be seen again.
But most of all, enjoy the out-of-nowhere insanity of the film's closing moments. I won't spoil it here, but it has to be seen to be believed- actually, even then you might not believe it. "Pieces" is a totally enjoyable movie going experience if you are a fan of enjoyably bad movies and good gore.
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Jack Dupre Hodge
Alcolu, South Carolina
Army Air Force, First Lieutenant
83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group
Purple Heart; Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with 3 Oak Clusters (See news article)
May 20, 1921
Mar 11, 1945
Killed in Action in a P-51 crash in Denmark
Trinity United Methodist Church; Memorial Marker in Starup, Denmark
The Danes do not forget
83rd Fighter Squadron pilot, Lt. Hubert Bill Davis (center) is pictured with other members of the 83rd Fighter Group. On March 11, Davis was on a mission to Hamburg when he was ordered to escort back to base another 83rd FS pilot (Lt. Jack Hodge) who had a leak in the coolant system. The two set course for England, but Hodge decided he wouldn't make it that far and turned north towards Sweden. His plane crashed over Starup, Denmark. He was taken care of by local people but succumbed to his wounds shortly after. The locals negotiated with the Wehrmacht and were given permission to give Hodge a Christian funeral in Starup cemetery.
By BRETT McLAUGHLIN
Jack Hodge was a typical American boy. He and Albert Henry first met when Hodge moved to Clemson, and they attended the same school. Hodge's uncle was a teacher in Clemson, and the newcomer had no trouble settling in, making friends and impressing the girls. By his senior year, he was voted handsomest boy in the class.
Henry remembers his friendship with Hodge and how, after mhigh school, they both enrolled at Clemson University. Henry would finish. His friend would not. Having been a boy in the depression and a teenager at the beginning of World War II, Jack was an idealist, Henry remembered. He was mature and serious-minded, if not a little melancholy. The world did plunge into war and Jack, like many others, wanted to serve his country and mankind. He dropped out of Clemson and joined the Army Air Forces.
The inhabitants of Starup, a rural hamlet in southern Denmark, about 40 miles from the North Sea, have a special kindred feeling of both sympathy and gratitude for Americans. These feelings are rooted in the events of a single day as the war drew to a close. First Lt. Jack D. Hodge, 23, having achieved an exemplary record in the U. S. Army Air Forces, was killed in action over Starup, Denmark, on March 11, 1945. As his fighter plane spun out of the sky, victimized by a coolant leak, Hodge bailed out. His chute became caught on the wing and he went down with the plane, critically wounded. Local journalist Catherine Olsen would chronicle and later share with Hodge's uncle the events of the next two days, days that changed Starup forever.
Excerpts of her story, passed on to Hodge's old friend Albert Henry, are as follows: Many people went out to the place of the accident where the fighter plane lay, a burned wreck. Monday, Jack D. Hodge was laid in a coffin. Pastor Gamborg Andersen provided the necessary (arrangements). The parachute was spread over the inside of the coffin and the young airman lay there in his uniform with a peaceful and beautiful expression on his face. The followers sang (Always Cheerful Where You Are Going), which was the famed underground rally song during the war. The priest said The Lord's Prayer after which the coffin was carried into the church and stood on a black cloth with silver edges. In the church yard a grave had been chosen for the young airman, lying in the open, facing west and here he was put to rest on 13 March. The 13 March arrived with lovely weather. From early in the morning, wreaths, decorations and flowers were sent from all who wished to honour our young friend who had fallen in the cause of freedom and in our cause. Never has such a large following been seen in Starup church. The funeral service was to be at 2 pm, but long before that the seats and standing room were taken and people stood all the way to the Armoury.
After the hymn How Wonderful It Is To go to the Sweet Harbor of Heaven,Pastor Andersen preached a beautiful and moving sermon in memory of the young airman. He said amongst other things: Let us also look at the coming spring, the song of the larks, the fresh shoots, the buds, which are coming out. This is how the Disciples thought and, instead, Jesus spoke of death. Many spirits will be destroyed and become earth again. Many migrating birds will not return. As it is in nature, so it is in the world. Many die and we become indifferent. The spring reminds our Lord of death; today death strikes the young and healthy people.
Let us as Danes and Christians bow our knee to the majesty of death. We are doing so today when this young stranger is lying here; we only know his name, but we know that he comes from a friendly nation. May this young man's death bear fruit. He did his duty; may he bring the good in our people to resurrection. This is the first time that the result of this has been swept into our parish and we ask God that it will be the last. Let us remember that we may also be called upon to do our duty and hold our young friend name and memory in high esteem and honour.
Less than two months later, on May 7, Germany would surrender to Allied Forces in Western Europe. The war end was at hand, but the Danes would never forget.
Albert Henry of Clemson contributed to this story.
Additional InformationOther: Lt. Hodge MACR 13398 Eyewitness Statement:
At approximately 1330 hours Lt. Hodge, flying Cargo Black 3 position, called Black leader to say he had a leak in his coolant system. He was told to leave the squadron and head out. I was assigned as escort. Cargo Squadron was at the time just south of Herning on the Danish Peninsula at about 7,000 feet. I asked him if he wanted to go to Sweden or England. He said he would try to make England. We took up a heading of 220 degrees in order to stay in close to shore over the North Sea, and had nearly reached the west coast of Denmark when Lt. Hodge said he would be unable to make it, and was going to head for Sweden. We turned to a course of 90 degrees. By this time his engine was running very roughly with a great deal of smoke coming out of the exhausts. He was unable to maintain altitude, and at the end of about ten minutes we were down to 3,000 feet. He said he was going to bail out, and asked me if he was over land. Carg0 Red leader told him to take up a heading of 270 degrees and stay with the plane as long as he could. By the time he had turned to a west heading he was down to 2,000 feet and going into the clouds I told him to bail out rather than go down through the overcast, but he did not answer. I let down on a heading of 270 degrees at the same place he had entered the clouds, and broke through at 800 feet just west of Vejle. It was raining and the visibility was bad. I was unable to see any sign of the plane. From the time he first reported having trouble his plane stayed airborne between 15 and 20 minutes.
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Jack Dupree Hodge was born on March 20, 1921 in Alcolu, South Carolina. After he graduated from high school, he moved to Clemson and enrolled in the electrical engineering program in 1940. After the war began, he was eager to join the military. In late 1943, he dropped out of college and was selected for the aviation cadet program.
After completing basic and advanced flight training, he was commissioned and awarded his wings. He then went on to receive training in single-engine fighter aircraft. He deployed to England in late 1944, and was assigned to the 78th Fighter Group at Duxford, flying missions with the 83rd Fighter Squadron.
He had flown approximately 16 missions when, on March 11, 1945, he was participating in bomber escort duty on a raid on Hamburg, Germany. As the escort crossed the Danish coast over Herning in the Jylland Peninsula, he reported to his wingman that his aircraft was losing coolant, and the engine was overheating. He began a return flight to England, but soon decided to try for Sweden instead.
The engine began running rough, and Hodge could not maintain altitude. His wingman encourage him to bail out, but Hodge stayed with the aircraft. He entered an undercast at 3,000 feet, and his wingman lost sight of him. Observers on the ground state he emerged from the undercast, trailing the aircraft. It appears he bailed out, but his parachute fouled on the tail. He was swept off by hitting a hedgerow just before the aircraft crashed near Oster Starup.
A doctor was called, but Hodge only lived about 20 minutes. He was taken to Oster Starup Church, and the Wermacht notified. They gave permission to hold a Christian funeral, and the Danes complied. The coffin, covered with an American flag, was carried to the grave by members of the parish council. Vicar S. Gambourg-Andersen performed the graveside service.
After the war, Hodge’s mother decided he should remain there, and donated a baptismal font to the church for their kindness. On March 11, 2005, a memorial ceremony was held at the grave. Wreaths were laid by the American Embassy, the Danish Home Guard, and the Oster Starup Parish Vestry. Approximately 100 locals, as well as Lt. Hodge’s family, attended. After the ceremony, the Home Guard Air Force Orchestra presented a concert in the church. https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=151738 – From Together we Served Website

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With a southern exposure, La Casa de los Abuelos is a light and spacious 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath ground floor apartment in the most popular complex in PA just steps away from the pool and ocean. Your spacious garden/ocean terrace has outdoor dining for 6, two lounge chairs, private hot tub, an extra shade umbrella and top of the line Weber gas grill.
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The feminine mystique is not just figurative—it also extends to women’s reproductive anatomy. For decades women were excluded from research studies, leading to a dearth of information about female physiology that is only just starting to be filled in. Some insights have come from research on tissue grown in standard petri dishes but these studies still cannot represent the intricacies of a woman’s menstrual cycle.
Now in a bioengineering first, researchers have created a miniature laboratory model of the entire female reproductive tract, complete with hormone signaling. This 3-D “organ-on-a-chip” system may improve our understanding of the causes of recurrent miscarriage and fuel new research into birth control and other drug development. The work may also inch medicine toward a future when fertility experts could simply grow a sample of an individual woman’s cells, place them in this chip system and determine the best treatment.
To model the female reproductive system, a team of researchers led by Northwestern University’s Teresa Woodruff took lab-grown human and mouse cells from five organs and cultivated them in a network of interconnected cubes. The cubes were fed by tubes that allowed blood and hormones to flow through them, mimicking the fluids’ movement throughout the body. Valves and pumps also controlled the units’ pressure and airflow. This environment allowed cells that would normally die in a petri dish—suffocating amid their own cellular waste—to stay alive for a standard 28-day reproductive cycle.
After the researchers jump-started the system’s hormonal communication with an injection of pituitary hormone, the cells secreted levels of estrogen and progesterone found in a typical menstrual cycle and the signaling that occurs between female reproductive organs. The team was also able to simulate hormone levels during ovulation as well as the early stages of pregnancy, creating a tool that could potentially yield insight into how to maintain successful pregnancies. The feats are described today in Nature Communications. “This represents not only a revolution in cell culture technique [but also] an evolution of the study of the reproductive tract and disease,” Woodruff says.
The menstrual-cycle-on-a-chip system includes mouse ovarian cells, along with human cells from the fallopian tube, endometrium and cervix obtained from hysterectomies. (Human ovarian cells were not available, but mouse ovarian cells produce the same hormones.) The system also includes human liver cells, included because that organ breaks down many drugs. The work builds on earlier efforts by Linda Griffith and colleagues at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, to develop a “liver on a chip.” The menstrual chip research team significantly expanded on that technology and those of many other groups to produce the current design for modeling reproductive cycles.
The new chip system is far from a perfect stand-in for female anatomy: “Right now organs-on-a-chip cannot account for something like an early-life [toxic] exposure that might affect future reproductive health,” says Kevin Osteen, a professor obstetrics and gynecology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine who was not involved in the study but works on other reproductive chip models. The new chip system also does not include the placenta, which is key to supporting pregnancy, nor does it factor in how inflammation due to a viral infection would affect reproductive organs. Still, Woodruff says, her system opens possibilities for studying a wide range of conditions, such as diseases of the cervix, which cannot be modeled in mice because their cervical cells are completely different from the human variety. She adds, “This system will allow us to study infection in that organ in way we haven’t been able to do in the past.”