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Neorickettsia spp. are bacterial endosymbionts of parasitic flukes (Digenea) that also have the potential to infect and cause disease (e.g., Sennetsu fever) in the vertebrate hosts of the fluke. One of the largest gaps in our knowledge of Neorickettsia biology is the very limited information available regarding the localization of the bacterial endosymbiont within its digenean host. In this study, we used indirect immunofluorescence microscopy to visualize Neorickettsia sp. within several life cycle stages of the digenean Plagiorchis elegans. Individual sporocysts, cercariae, metacercariae, and adults of P. elegans naturally infected with Neorickettsia sp. were obtained from our laboratory-maintained life cycle, embedded, sectioned, and prepared for indirect immunofluorescence microscopy using anti-Neorickettsia risticii horse serum as the primary antibody. Neorickettsia sp. was found within the tegument of sporocysts, throughout cercarial embryos (germ balls) and fully formed cercariae (within the sporocysts), throughout metacercariae, and within the tegument, parenchyma, vitellaria, uteri, testes, cirrus sacs, and eggs of adults. Interestingly, Neorickettsia sp. was not found within the ovarian tissue. This suggests that vertical transmission of Neorickettsia within adult digeneans occurs via the incorporation of infected vitelline cells into the egg rather than direct infection of the ooplasm of the oocyte, as has been described for other bacterial endosymbionts of invertebrates (e.g., Rickettsia and Wolbachia).
Bacteria in the genus Neorickettsia (order Rickettsiales, family Anaplasmataceae) are intracellular endosymbionts of digeneans. Digeneans are a diverse group of metazoan endoparasitic flatworms, with >18,000 nominal species (1). Digeneans have complex life cycles involving several stages that require two to four hosts for completion. Adult digeneans produce eggs containing a miracidium stage that penetrates the body of the first intermediate host (always a mollusk). The miracidium develops into a mother sporocyst, which produces daughter sporocysts, or rediae, by asexual reproduction, depending on the group of digeneans. Daughter sporocysts/rediae produce numerous free-living cercariae, which usually (with some exceptions) need to penetrate a second intermediate (usually an arthropod or a vertebrate) host to become metacercariae. When an infected intermediate host is eaten by a suitable definitive host, the metacercariae develop into hermaphroditic adult digeneans, which then reproduce sexually.
Neorickettsiae are maintained throughout the digenean life cycle by vertical transmission. In some cases, neorickettsiae may be transmitted horizontally by digeneans to their vertebrate definitive hosts, where the bacteria can infect leukocytes and cause debilitating disease in horses, dogs, black bears, and humans (2).
The localization of Neorickettsia in the vertebrate definitive host tissue is well known. A number of studies (3–8) have used techniques, such as in situ hybridization, immunofluorescence microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy, to localize Neorickettsia spp. in macrophages and other host tissues, such as the spleen, intestines, and lymph nodes. However, there has been no study to directly and systematically identify the location of the bacteria within a digenean host. Nyberg et al. (9) successfully transmitted Neorickettsia helminthoeca, the causative agent of salmon dog poisoning disease, by injecting dogs with fluke eggs homogenized in a glass tissue grinder but not with intact eggs, indicating that infectious neorickettsiae are contained within the interior of Nanophyetus salmincola eggs but not on the exterior surfaces of the egg shells. This led the authors to conclude that N. helminthoeca is transmitted transovarially to successive generations of digeneans. Gibson et al. (10) demonstrated the presence of N. risticii (the causative agent of Potomac horse fever) within eggs of a digenean Acanthatrium oregonense using immunofluorescence labeling with anti-N. risticii serum. However, this study did not examine other organs of adult digeneans or other stages of the life cycle. Thus, the locations of neorickettsiae in different digenean life cycle stages or even in the adults are currently unknown. To better understand the endosymbiont interactions with the digenean host, it is important to characterize Neorickettsia localization within both the asexual and sexual life cycle stages.
Little is known regarding the symbiotic relationship between Neorickettsia spp. and their digenean hosts. Greiman et al. (11) studied the vertical transmission of Neorickettsia sp. during asexual reproduction of Plagiorchis elegans and found that the prevalence of Neorickettsia infection among cercariae shed by infected snails never reached 100%, despite the fact that all of the progenitor stages (i.e., the sporocysts) within infected snails were infected. This led to the conclusion that the relationship between Neorickettsia and the digenean host is not mutualistic. One of the largest gaps in our knowledge regarding this symbiosis is the localization of the bacterial endosymbiont within adult digenean tissues/organs (i.e., vertical transmission within sexual life cycle stage) and within the tissue of sporocysts (i.e., vertical transmission within asexual life cycle stages) (Fig. 1). This information is fundamental to a better understanding of how neorickettsiae are maintained in nature.
Parasite collection.A consistent source of Neorickettsia-infected digeneans was needed in order to perform these studies. Because the prevalence of Neorickettsia infection within natural populations of digeneans is generally low (3 to 23%) (11, 12), we established and maintained in our laboratory the life cycle of a digenean, P. elegans. This species is common in eastern North Dakota, is naturally infected with Neorickettsia, and is amenable to laboratory culture. P. elegans has a typical three-host life cycle that includes all developmental stages mentioned above, with snails (Lymnaea stagnalis) serving as the first intermediate host, mosquitoes (Culex pipiens) as the second intermediate host, and hamsters as the definitive host (Fig. 1) (13). All experimental work was conducted at the University of North Dakota. The use of vertebrate animals (hamsters) was approved by the University of North Dakota IACUC (protocol 1011-1c).
Molecular screening.To ensure that all collected P. elegans life cycle stages were harboring the bacterial endosymbiont, molecular screening was completed according to a real-time PCR protocol targeting a 152-bp portion of the 3′ end of the gene encoding heat shock protein GroEL, described by Greiman et al. (12).
Fixation and cryosectioning.Infected L. stagnalis snails were crushed, and digestive glands with sporocysts were removed. Sporocysts and snail tissues were fixed in buffered 4% paraformaldehyde at 4°C for 24 h. Metacercaria-infected Culex larvae and adult worms were also fixed in buffered 4% paraformaldehyde at 4°C for 24 h. Following fixation, specimens were equilibrated in 30% sucrose overnight and embedded in Neg-50 (Fisher Scientific/Thermo Scientific, Pittsburgh, PA). Eight- or 10-μm sections were made on a Leica HM550 cryostat and placed on gelatin-subbed slides.
Immunolabeling.Slides containing tissue sections were blocked with 3% donkey serum and 2% goat serum (Vector Laboratories, Inc., Burlingame, CA), and sections were permeabilized by overnight incubation at 4°C in 0.1% Triton X-100 plus 1% bovine serum albumin (BSA) in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Convalescent anti-N. risticii horse serum (diluted 1:500 in blocking buffer) was used as the primary antibody. One hundred fifty microliters of the primary antibody solution was added to each slide and incubated in a moist chamber for 3 h at room temperature (RT) or overnight at 4°C. Negative controls consisted of the blocking buffer alone and blocking buffer with nonimmune horse serum. After primary antibody application, the slides were washed 3 times in PBS for 15 min (45 min total). The fluorochrome-coupled secondary antibodies (Cy3 goat anti-horse IgG) (Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories, Inc., West Grove, PA) were diluted to a concentration of 1:200 in blocking buffer, and 150 μl was added to the slides and incubated for 1 h at RT. Nuclei were labeled with 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) (Sigma, St. Louis, MO). Samples were cleared, mounted in Vectashield HardSet mounting medium (Vector Laboratories, Inc.), and visualized on an Olympus BX51WI fluorescence microscope.
Real-time PCR screening confirmed that all life cycle stages used for localization contained Neorickettsia species. DNA sequence analysis demonstrated that the Neorickettsia isolates used in this study were identical to the genotype reported from P. elegans by Greiman et al. (11, 12). This genotype shows 1.8% sequence difference in the 16S gene compared to the typical N. risticii (Illinois strain) and may represent a new species of Neorickettsia (12).
Negative controls using nonimmune horse serum for all life cycle stages of Neorickettsia-infected digeneans did not produce any fluorescence.
Sporocysts and cercariae.Sporocysts, immature cercariae within sporocysts, and free-swimming mature cercariae were obtained from infected snails (first intermediate host). Immunofluorescence microscopy showed Neorickettsia-specific antigens within the tegument of the sporocyst and within early cercarial embryos (germ balls) and fully developed cercariae within the brood chambers of the sporocysts (Fig. 2A and Fig. 3A to C). Interestingly, not all cercarial embryos and developed cercariae within the brood chambers were infected with Neorickettsia species (i.e., there was a lack of immunofluorescence). Neorickettsial antigen within mature cercariae was distributed throughout the whole organism (Fig. 2B and 3D).
Metacercariae.We studied fully developed infective metacercariae of P. elegans encysted within the C. pipiens mosquito larva (second intermediate host). Immunofluorescence microscopy showed Neorickettsia species-specific antigens within metacercariae (Fig. 2C and 3E and F). Within the same mosquito larva, adjacent metacercariae had different intensities of infection with the bacterial endosymbiont. The bacteria within all infected metacercariae appeared to be distributed throughout the organism. No Neorickettsia sp. was observed in mosquito larvae outside metacercariae, implying that Neorickettsia sp. is not transmitted to the insect during cercarial penetration and development to metacercariae within the insect hemocoel.
Adults.Immunofluorescence microscopy showed Neorickettsia species-specific antigens in multiple organs and tissues of the adult worm. Neorickettsiae were found in abundance within the tegument, parenchyma, vitellarium, uterus, and eggs (Fig. 2D and 4A to D). Not all examined eggs contained Neorickettsia species (Fig. 2D and 4D). The bacterial endosymbionts were also found within male reproductive organs, including the testes (Fig. 2D and 4E) and cirrus sac (Fig. 2D and 4F). Interestingly, neorickettsiae were not found within the ovary (Fig. 2D and 4C).
Until now, there have been no published studies demonstrating the in situ localization of Neorickettsia spp. within successive life cycle stages of the digenean host. Although we were able to localize the bacteria within a majority of the life cycle stages of P. elegans (eggs, daughter sporocysts, cercariae, metacercariae, and adults), the sporocysts and adults are the two most important and biologically interesting stages with regard to vertical transmission. These stages are responsible for reproduction and the dramatic increases in the number of individuals through either asexual (production of cercariae by sporocysts) or sexual (production of eggs by adults) reproduction. Therefore, this study was focused mainly on determining the location of Neorickettsia sp. within sporocysts and adults.
Current knowledge of the early developmental biology of digeneans is very limited. The majority of relevant studies have been focused on parasites of medical importance (i.e., schistosomes and liver flukes) (14). However, Cort and Olivier (15) conducted a study on the development of larval stages of Plagiorchis muris in the first intermediate host, which provides insight into the potential mechanism of Neorickettsia vertical transmission from the mother sporocyst to daughter sporocysts and from daughter sporocysts to cercariae. Although we did not study the localization of neorickettsiae within the short-lived mother sporocyst stage, Greiman et al. (12) found that all daughter sporocysts of P. elegans screened from an individual snail were infected with Neorickettsia. This indicates that mother sporocysts contain the bacteria. According to Cort and Olivier (15) the mother sporocyst of P. muris is round or oval, solid bodied, and packed with approximately 300 to 500 daughter sporocyst embryos. All embryos were at about the same stage of development. Assuming that P. elegans has similar development, we hypothesize that every embryo would be infected with Neorickettsia.
However, it remains unknown how the bacteria are transmitted from the daughter sporocyst to the embryo. Cort and Olivier (15) showed that young daughter sporocysts, still within the brood chamber of the mother sporocyst, consisted of a thin membrane composed of flattened cells surrounding a mass of separate germ cells (germ mass). As the daughter sporocysts mature, the germ mass becomes smaller, the sporocysts elongate, and cercarial embryos appear (15) (Fig. 5A). Eventually, the daughter sporocysts are freed from the mother sporocyst and begin to migrate throughout the snail host. At one end of the body cavity of an immature daughter sporocyst, there is a discrete organized germ mass. Near the germ mass are few very small cercarial embryos, followed by several larger cercarial embryos (15) (Fig. 5B). Eventually, the migrating sporocysts attach to the snail's tissue, mature, elongate further, and become filled with embryos and mature cercariae. Mature sporocysts contain a single germ mass at the anterior end and numerous small cercarial embryos at different stages of development (15) (Fig. 5C).
Within adult P. elegans, neorickettsiae were found within the tegument, parenchyma, vitellarium, testes (but not within sperm), cirrus sac, uterus, and eggs. Additionally, it appears that the bacteria were located within the intestinal ceca. The two organs/tissues where neorickettsiae were found in high abundance were the parenchyma and vitellarium. The parenchyma is the functional connective tissue of trematodes; however, far from being a simple packing tissue, the parenchyma is a complex system of cells engaged in carbohydrate metabolism and transport (16). The parenchymal cells contain large amounts of nutrients, thus providing good conditions for neorickettsial survival and replication. The vitellarium is a group of glands that produce yolk cells (vitelline cells). Vitelline cells accumulate nutritive reserves for the developing digenean embryo (17, 18). Presumably, this ample supply of nutrients provides the proper environment for neorickettsial replication. In addition, vitelline cells divide at a high rate, which also promotes Neorickettsia replication and spread to new cells.
Prior to our research, it had been presumed that Neorickettsia is transmitted transovarially to successive generations of digeneans (9). However, it remained unknown how the eggs became infected with neorickettsiae. It was originally hypothesized that neorickettsiae infect the ovarian tissue of P. elegans. However, based on the immunofluorescence data, the ovary of P. elegans appeared to not be infected with Neorickettsia; instead, neorickettsiae are found in high abundance within the vitellarium (Fig. 4A and B). Based on this, we hypothesize that their transmission occurs not through infected egg cells but instead from infected vitelline cells. Trematode egg development is ectolecithal, the egg cell contains little or no yolk, and yolk is contributed by the vitelline cells that join the fertilized ovum inside a chamber in the digenean reproductive system called the ootype (14). We hypothesize that the lack of yolk within the oocytes leads to the inability of neorickettsiae to replicate within these cells. Instead, the bacteria are able to thrive within the nutrient-rich vitellarium, which ensures their vertical transmission to the next digenean generation with the deposit of vitelline cells in the egg.
The study of Neorickettsia species localization within different life cycle stages of the digenean P. elegans has improved our knowledge of the transmission biology of Neorickettsia. Similar studies using other species of Neorickettsia within other digenean hosts are needed in order to fully clarify details of the vertical transmission of these bacteria through digenean life cycles.
Additionally, ultrastructural studies using transmission electron microscopy, in addition to immunofluorescence microscopy, will shed more light on the intracellular localization of bacteria and provide details of their interaction with hosts at the cellular and subcellular levels.
This project was funded by grant R15AI092622 from the National Institutes of Health to Vasyl V. Tkach and Jefferson A. Vaughan. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.
- Received 30 December 2015.
- Accepted 2 February 2016.
- Accepted manuscript posted online 12 February 2016.
- Copyright © 2016, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.


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First of all, make sure your most valuable lighting accessory (the sun) is getting through. Effective window treatments that combine fashion and function are key in this solution. Any shade or blind that allows you to control incoming light is going to help you out here: sheer shades with horizontal or vertical vanes that can be adjusted are one solution. Plantation shutters also offer a classic look, with the ability to control the light that comes through.
Also, try not to ever limit any room to a single light source. Add floor and table lamps, even when there is an overhead light fixture. This will not only give you more resources for brightening the room, it will also give you more options for changing the ambience, as you can play with the number of lights you have on at once.
Design Mistake #2: Looking Up to Your Art
For some reason, many people try to balance out a room by placing their wall artwork high above their furniture. However, instead of balancing the room, it makes the pieces appear as though they are "floating", achieving a disorganized effect instead of a "put together" one.
How to Fix It:
Wall decor should relate to the furniture below it. Some designers suggest that there should be between 66"-72" from your floor to the top of any hanging wall artwork or pictures. Of course, there are exceptions with larger pieces, but this is a good rule of thumb that will help you keep your wall decor from floating away.
Design Mistake #3: Everything Matches!
While we're not suggesting clashing colors and furniture is in, too much matching can actually be a design nightmare. When everything matches exactly, a viewer's eye is not drawn to any one thing in particular, which can make the room appear dull. In addition, with nothing standing out to break up the monotony, a completely matching room can actually appear more cluttered.
How to Fix It:
Coordinate, don't duplicate. When choosing accessories, furniture, and colors, pick items that will blend well together but do not repeat themselves. Items from the same color family, but not of the exact same color or pattern will work better.
No plans to replace that matching furniture suite? No problem! You can neutralize extreme matching by changing colors! Choosing a different wall color can tone down or unite the patterns.
Design Mistake #4: Choosing Quantity over Quality
This is, by far, one of the most common design mistakes, and often results in over furnishing, over accessorizing, and way too many knick-knacks. It works against a unified look for a room, as every space becomes crowded with tiny accessories and picture frames. In moderation, these accessories accent a room - but their overuse can make a room feel crowded, cramped, and disjointed.
How to Fix It:
But what you love, and only buy it because you love it, not because it's on sale. (Admit it, we've all done it) And if you can't afford that gorgeous large wall hanging yet, don't purchase small candle holders and picture frames instead. Wait and save up! Your room decor will thank you for it.
Let's say you have a collection of knick-knacks and small items you adore; they really capture your personal style. You can still have quantity AND quality. Organize your favorite home design accessories by massing groups of smaller things together, for a more unified look. And don't forget - not every accessory you own has to be displayed at once. Display one group at a time, and you'll have plenty of ways to refresh your decor each season!
Design Mistake #5: I Just Want to Get it Done!
Home decorating takes time, exploration and research, but too often people make decisions too quickly, without testing the possibilities or researching various options. This can lead to paint colors that don't look right (they can often look different in the natural lighting of your home), or even worse, an ignoring of your own personal style in an effort to get it done.
How to Fix It:
Test, explore, and research! And when you've done all that, listen to your gut! Home decor magazines are a great place to start your research. There are also a variety of online tools that can help, like BlindCrafter.com's MyStyle, an online guide to design styles, based on what YOU like, not only what is hot now.
Ultimately, your home decorating choices are up to you. These guidelines can help you achieve the look you are aiming for, but always remember to trust your gut -- there truly is an interior designer within all of us.


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One DAY is not enough!
MAY is "Mothers Awareness Month"
Health, Fitness and Family
Mothers Awareness Month was created to raise awareness about the importance of Mom's Health and Fitness, including;
- Single moms trying to make ends meet. Many are forced to run single parent households and haven't seen a vacation in years.
- Mom's that run family households. Helping Dad and children get through their days. car pool – children and friends, cook breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, laundry, clean home, etc.
MISSION: To raise awareness and:
- The whole month of May is "Motherhood Month" where we celebrate GOOD Mothers & the role of Motherhood.
- Is a chance for active and non-active Mothers to reconnect or bond with their child(ren) through Mothers Month Community Activities.
- Recognizes the contributions of Mothers and/or Mother figures make to the lives of their children
- Increases visibility about Single mothers that have greater difficulty dealing with societal influences and instilling morals, values and maintaining without a father figure for their children.
- Increase awareness about 84% of households with children are being reared by biological single mothers.
- Mothers Awareness Month educates Heterosexual Women more about contraception and the consequences of unprotected sex that can lead to the spread of STD's, abortions, unwanted pregnancies, committing their unwanted child into the foster care system.
- Mothers Awareness Month Raises Awareness about the importance of Mothers who maintain a healthy lifestyle are role models for their children and have happier, healthier families.
- Focuses on a broad range of Single Mother Issues including lack of community support, lack of extended paid leave and flextime also legal, financial and economic difficulties.
- Raises awareness, visibility and support to help keep Good Mothers involved in the rearing of their own biological children.
- Helps to reduce the rate of unwanted children in the foster care system, aborted or abandoned on the street.
- Helps to reduce the number of single parent households.
We are not politically or religiously based. But we do partner with
Political & Religious Organizations/Groups in benefit of Family Initiatives.


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morning glory
Yesterday's Phenology: I did not venture out much, as, getting the Sunday paper, I noted a shiny layer of ice everywhere. "Good day to stay home," I says to meself. It was another gray and mid-30s day, until later in the afternoon when it rained quite a good bit. Not something we like to see in December. Let alone on Christmas day.
Song of the day: Merv Griffin, Christmas City!


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Press release:
WCU representatives join in celebration of African-American heritage at Hayesville museum, slave cemetery
CULLOWHEE – Clay County residents joined with Western Carolina University representatives in celebrating the county's African-American heritage with the opening of a new exhibit in the Old Jail Museum and a tour of a previously abandoned slave cemetery, both in Hayesville, on Saturday, May 27.
WCU was cited for significant contributions to the project, which was sponsored by the Clay County Historical and Arts Council. The exhibit focuses on three aspects of black life in a small mountain town ― slavery, public education and religion ― while the cemetery, located on Slave Drive and after years of neglect and scattered headstones, now has ongoing research into its burials.
Folk history, oral traditions and property records provided general parameters for an abandoned cemetery in the Moore Hill community, but largely the site had held more questions than answers. But then, WCU faculty and students came together with community volunteers, with support and encouragement from the property owner, Guinnell Hunter.
"Too many forgotten cemeteries like this one have been bulldozed or built over," Hunter said. "While there's still more to be done here ― we need funding to remove some trees that are in danger of falling, for example ― it's been great to see folks come together and work to reclaim what is all of our heritage, and Western has been a big part of it. Those graves may be on my land, but this is a shared history and for now, I'm just the caretaker."
Jim Glock, a member of the Clay County Historical and Arts Council, got involved after a visit and immediately delved into research about the cemetery. He found property records that provided the name of the landowner prior to the Civil War; census records show he was a slaveholder. Glock concluded that the interred probably died between 1838 to 1857.
"I got hooked the first time I saw the place and knew what it held," Glock said. "I'm not a historian, just a retired soldier and engineer who got motivated and had the time to conceive of, and manage, this project."
Glock got in touch with Ann Woodford, founder of One Dozen Who Care, an African-American led community development organization for westernmost North Carolina. Woodford, a WCU alumna, then helped him make key connections at her alma mater. She recently worked with WCU's Mountain Heritage Center as guest curator for the exhibit "When All God's Children Get Together," which looks at the role of church, spiritual music and hymns in the African-American population in the region.
A WCU team began surveying the site, trying to pinpoint grave locations. Lisa Briggs, professor of criminology and criminal justice and a canine "cadaver dog" handler off-campus, volunteered to assist in finding grave locations with her dog, Laila. Blair Tormey, a researcher in WCU's Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, used ground penetrating radar, also known as GPR, to confirm and pinpoint the locations. WCU's Forensic Osteology Research Station director Cheryl Johnston looked with an expert's eyes at the forensic evidence, such as surface depressions, soil probing and soil color, and collaborated with Tormey.
"Laila indicated on graves and then Blair confirmed them with GPR," Briggs said. "The work took on a special meaning for me, as it reminds one of the inhumanity and injustice that existed in our society. For loved ones to not be able to care for, or even know, the location of family graves is sad and incomprehensible to me.
"I think some people would be surprised to learn that slavery existed in the mountains and slaves were buried in this area. I think it is especially important to be reminded of the historical facts, that in most situations, these graves were unmarked and loved ones were not allowed to care for and keep up the cemetery," she said.
A key discovery was when Tormey found a carved headstone, a simple rounded rock with the faintly etched letters "A" and "D," then another "A." It confirmed the plot is indeed a cemetery, he said, adding its presence elevates the importance of preserving the site. "Finding the carved headstone was the out-of-the-park home run," Tormey said.
During the May 27 event, Tormey led a tour of the cemetery and demonstrated the GPR while relating some of the tasks that led to marking graves with pin flags. "We found the combination of a cadaver dog and GPR is the most effective and efficient method," he said. "We have more than a dozen graves located, and I think more are there. Like any scientific and forensic undertaking, we process the information, collect the data and catalog findings. My ultimate goal is to create a map of the graves and have more suitable markers to indicate these final resting places. It is what they deserve."
In August 2016, the site was bestowed the name "Freedom Cemetery" by the Rev. Charles Lee of the Waynesville Missionary Baptist Association, who said, "I think at the end of a road named 'Slave Drive' that the cemetery should be named 'Freedom Cemetery.' "
At the makeshift entrance to the cemetery, a concrete bench inscribed with "The freedom they never knew in life, they found in death" sits next to a polished stone monument with these words: "In this area lie the remains of African-American slaves whose identities and contributions are known but to God."


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A temenos, in a narrow sense, is a Greek sanctuary that has been constructed in a specific location that has significance for a ruler or god to be venerated. The temenos dedicated to the chief of the gods at Olympia is called the temenos of Zeus. A temenos may be demarcated by boundary stones possibly erected as a colossal wall or rampart. It is frequently associated with a special tree, such as the Bodhi tree (Sri Maha Bodhi), under which Siddhartha Gautama sat and achieved enlightenment and which was to become the site of the Mahabodhi Temple of Buddhism. The temenos may, itself, take the form of a sacred grove of trees, such as Plato's grove of Academeoutside of...
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Election '03 sign of the times
October 1, 2003
Greeley City Council hopefuls often ask 73-year-old Jean Barber for some real estate in her yard that faces 16th Street.
Barber and other Greeley residents who have lawns flanking busy streets are frequently courted by political hopefuls who are hip to the benefits of a well-placed yard sign.
This year, the sheer quantity of streetside election signs shows how competitive the upcoming city council race is: The Nov. 4 election will be the most hotly contested city council race in eight years.
Eleven candidates are battling for four open positions on coun-
cil, including the mayor's seat. The last time that many people ran for Greeley City Council was in 1995, when 13 candidates fought for four seats.
So far, many voters, such as 28-year-old Heath Adams, say they aren't sure which candidates will win them over by Nov. 4.
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But Adams said his likely
choices will be those with familiar names.
Adams' approach to voting backs up classic campaign wisdom about name recognition in local elections.
In his essay "Win the Yard Sign War," political consultant Steve Grubbs argues that signs help win local elections for a couple of reasons.
First, yard signs combat the belief that a candidate is radical choice. That's because when a council ward is blanketed with yard signs, it gives the impression that many people are endorsing the candidate. Voters take wide support to mean the candidate is in the mainstream.
Second, yard signs create the impression of momentum in a campaign – especially if dozens are posted in a single day, Grubbs said.
Grubbs, who is president of Victory Enterprises Inc., a consulting company that specializes in election media, polling and strategy, recommends one yard sign for every 30 voters.
If Greeley City Council candidates took that advice, each one would need 1,300 signs.
Kathy Maine, who is co-owner of Signs First, 2986 29th St., said candidates in Greeley typically buy 100-200 yard signs.
Maine thinks name recognition – rather than issues – is the single most important factor in a winning campaign.
But some say predicting a candidate's success by the number of yard signs underestimates the sophistication of Greeley voters.
Greeley voter turnout is better than other communities, and higher turnout shows more interest in local elections, Greeley City Clerk Betsy Holder said.
Usually about 30 percent of registered voters cast ballots Greeley's municipal elections, compared to an average of 10 percent elsewhere, Holder said.
"I feel like when there's a low turnout, people are less likely to do their homework," Holder said.
Greeley voters who yearn to know more about the candidates behind the yard signs can:
– Watch tapings of the candidates forum sponsored by the Greeley/Weld Chamber of Commerce, Greeley Tribune and the League of Women Voters. The forum will be aired at 2:30 p.m. Saturdays on Oct. 11, 18, 25 and Nov. 1. Sunday showings will be at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12, 19, 26 and Nov. 2. Monday showings will be at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 20, 27 and Nov. 3.
– Read the candidates' responses to Tribune questionnaires on the forum pages of today's edition. Also, stories on the candidates' campaign announcements are on the Tribune Web site, http://www.greeleytrib.com.
– Talk to the candidates. The Greeley City Clerk's office, 350-9740, will give contact information.
For now, the yard signs that 63-year-old Priscilla Vigil is seeing all over town are just a reminder that she needs to know more than candidates' names before she casts her ballot.
"You see them and you say, 'OK, let's check him or her out,' " Vigil said.


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In Loving Memory of Marilyn Gloria Albert (nee Pollard) Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 at Health Sciences North with loving family at her side. Beloved wife of Gerry Albert. Loving mother of Deborah Brettschneider (husband George predeceased), Terry Johnson predeceased, and stepsons Rodney Albert and Randy Albert. Cherished grandmother of Darryl, Jennifer, and Mallarie (Addison). Loving sister of Doreen (husband Ernest) both predeceased, Edith predeceased, Charles (wife Gladys) both predeceased, Lawrence (wife Willa), James (wife Julia), George (wife Nancy), Violet, Melvin (wife Ann), Kathleen (husband Michael), and Janet. Sadly missed by many nieces and nephews and her special friend Vi Oikarinen. Marilyn had worked many years at the CNIB, retiring in 1987. At Marilyn's request, there will be no visitation or service. Cremation with interment in the Civic Memorial Cemetery. A celebration of life will be held in the near future. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Lions Club of Sudbury would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to the Lougheed Funeral Home. For donations and messages of condolence, www.lougheed.og.
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Call for Papers
The 3rd Sydney Banking and Financial Stability Conference 13-14 Dec.
Organized by the University of Sydney Business School
Sydney, Australia
The Discipline
of Finance at the University of Sydney Business School would like to invite
submissions for the 3rd Sydney Banking and Financial Stability Conference
(SBFC). The SBFC aims
to bring together international academics, policy makers and industry
professionals and to provide them with the opportunity to meet and to share
their research and interests on issues relating to Banking,
Financial Intermediation, Financial markets, Financial Stability, and General
Keynote Speaker:
Keynote Speaker:
آ· Professor
Thorsten Beck, Professor of Banking and Finance, Cass Business School,
City University of London
Journal Sponsorship:
آ· Papers selected
for presentation in the 2019 SBFC may be considered for publication in the
following sponsoring journals:
o Journal of
Financial Stability
o Journal of
International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
o Emerging Markets
o Finance Research
آ· Authors whose
papers are accepted for presentation at the conference are encouraged, but not
obligated, to submit their papers to one of these sponsoring journals for
publication in either a special issue or regular issues. The conference chairs
will act as guest/handling editors.
آ· Papers submitted
to each journal will be reviewed following these journals' standard review
process but submission fees will be waived.
آ· Details
regarding the journal submission processes will be provided after the
Paper Submission:
آ· The conference will consider
both academic and policy-oriented papers in the broad fields of Banking,
Financial Intermediation, Financial markets, Financial Stability, and General
آ· Partial drafts
or detailed abstracts will be considered, but completed papers will be given
priority. Please submit two versions of paper electronically (Pdf or
Word format) one without author and affiliation details (anonymous version) and
one with full author details.
آ· Papers
for the conference
should be submitted to email@example.com with the subject line
"SBFC2019 Submission". The deadline for
paper submissions for the conference is August 31,
آ· Authors
will be notified by September 15,
2019, whether their papers have been accepted for presentation in the conference.
Registration Fee:
آ· For accepted
paper presenters:
o Earlybird
rate: AUD350 until October 1
o Normal rate: AUD400 after October 1
o PhD candidates: AUD300
آ· For participants without a paper
presentation: AUD300
آ· There is no fee for paper
Bureau Van Dijk Best Paper Awards
آ· AUD1,000 for
the best paper in Banking/Financial Intermediation
آ· AUD1,000 for
the best paper in Financial Stability
Conference Chairs
آ· Suk-Joong Kim (University of Sydney, Australia)
آ· Eliza Wu (University of
Sydney, Australia)
آ· Iftekhar Hasan (Fordham
University, USA & University of Sydney, Australia)
Scientific Committee
آ· Jonathan Batten (University of Sydney, Australia)
آ· Charles Calomiris (Columbia University, USA)
آ· Manthos Delis (Montpellier Business School, France)
آ· Bill Francis (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA)
آ· Vasso Ioannidou (Lancaster University, UK)
آ· Kose John (New York University, USA)
آ· Michael Koetter (Halle Institute for Economic Research, Germany)
آ· Iikka Korhonen (Bank of Finland, Finland)
آ· Ross Levine (University of California Berkeley, USA)
آ· Ronald Masulis (University of New South Wales, Australia)
آ· Nadia Massoud (University of Melbourne, Australia)
آ· Camelia Miniou (Federal Reserve Board, USA)
آ· KwangWoo Park (KAIST, Korea)
آ· Maurice Peat (University of Sydney, Australia)
آ· Steven Ongena (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
آ· Christine Parlour (University of California Berkeley, USA)
آ· Anthony Saunders (New York University, USA)
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آ· Amine Tarazi (Universit de Limoges, France)
آ· James Vickery (Federal Reserve Bank of New York, USA)
آ· Gaiyan Zhang (University of Missouri, USA)
آ· Should you have any questions, please
contact firstname.lastname@example.com
آ· For further information
and updates, please visit the conference website: http://sbfc.sydney.edu.au/
Key Dates:
آ· Paper submission deadline: Extended to
August 31 2019
آ· Paper acceptance decision by:
September 15 2019
آ· Early bird registration deadline:
October 1 2019
آ· Conference dates: December 13-14 2019
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It is important to me for you to know my reason for pursuing a career in photography. Since high school I've always been drawn to visually seeing couples connecting and kids tugging on their parents hand. I took some photography classes in college and would snap shots whenever I was with my friends and family but it wasn't until my father passed tragically in a plane crash that I had a real fire lit inside of me.
It was the months following the accident, and going through the small amount of photographs we had that I knew I wanted to pursue this dream. I wanted to document those connections, and those moments, big or small that are so meaningful to people.
My approach to wedding photography is to create a natural relaxed set of images that tell the story of your day. My mission with engagement and family sessions is to cultivate and experience that is both fun and playful as well as deep and full of authentic connection.
A couple things about me that I love: the beach and warm weather, Chipotle, margaritas, chips & salsa, my dog and literally all animals, the mountains, fitness, exploring the outdoors, connecting with others!
I can't thank you enough for all of the memories you've captured for us. Even 2 and a half years later, my engagement photos gave me the same feels as they did when our gallery was first delivered to us! I hope you know what a gift you have. Your talent and passion for what you do just shines through each and every photo you take! We are so thankful to not only know you as our photographer, but our friend. We love you, always! You're basically the bee's knees!
The photos turned out better than I ever imagined. Thank you so much! I am excited we found someone so easy to work with and trust to capture big moments like this. I cannot wait to work with you again in the future and wanted to let you know how happy we were with the results.
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Free slices of America's favorite summertime fruit will be given away Saturday, August 16, 2014, during the annual Watermelon Day hosted at the Morgan County-Decatur Farmers Market. Along with the juicy treat, festivalgoers can take in cooking tips from a local chef who will be offering cooking demonstrations.
From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or until supplies last), visitors will have the opportunity to sample many different varieties of locally grown watermelon including seedless, yellow, and red. In addition to the slices of watermelon, free Pepsi-Cola products will be served and there will be an assortment of home-baked goods, flowering plants, and other locally grown fruit and vegetables available for purchase throughout the day.
Alabama Restaurant Week kicks off the day before and to help celebrate, a chef from a local restaurant participating in the 10-day promotion will be providing cooking demonstrations. Albany Bistro Chef Jake Reed will host demonstrations featuring watermelon. The first demonstration is set for 10 a.m. with the second one following at 11 a.m. Free samples will be provided following both of his demonstrations.
The Morgan County-Decatur Farmers Market, located at 211 First Avenue SE in Decatur, is open Monday through Saturday, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. now through November 8, 2014.
For more information on Watermelon Day, call Manager Burl Slaton at 256.476.5595. For more information on the Morgan County-Decatur Farmers Market, visit them online on Facebook or at www.decaturfarmersmarket.org.


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Taylor Candler remembers the moment with extreme clarity. Sitting in a car with her husband, Charles, and young son, Wyatt, at a U.S.-Canada border crossing in early January, a wave of emotion sprung over her and tears suddenly began streaming down her face. Somehow, amidst the whirlwind of planning, packing and anticipation that had consumed her last few months, she hadn't considered this calming stop in their journey. But right then and there the juxtaposition that she was simultaneously uprooting her family yet returning to her roots hit home.
Originally from Kincardine, Ont., Candler ventured south of the border eight years ago to play NCAA golf at the University of Oklahoma. She racked up seven top-10 finishes in 37 events from 2009-13 with a 76.49 scoring average. After her collegiate career ended, she stayed in Norman, Okla., to complete her Master's degree and help out the men's and women's golf teams while also competing professionally. An opportunity to coach at Oklahoma soon arrived, which led her to meeting Charles, who was the director of golf at nearby Belmar GC where Oklahoma was hosting a collegiate event. They began dating, got married two years later, and the idea of building a life in America set in.
That's what made Taylor's winter trek home earlier this year so special: The Candlers were no longer just visiting Canada, they were relocating. It was the final step in the purchase of Ainsdale GC, an 18- hole facility in Candler's hometown that the couple assumed ownership of on January 12.
Owning a course seemed a far-fetched idea when Charles, a seasoned PGA of America professional and club manager, initially brought it up to his wife last spring. Especially since he had just been lured over to the prestigious Flint Hills National GC — a top-100 track in the U.S. — in 2015 to learn under and eventually replace its soon-to-retire general manager. But that move put the pair in Wichita, Kan., still very far from their respective families in Ontario and Florida. As soon-to-be parents familiar with the demanding grind of the golf industry and without a strong support circle, they decided it was time to find their own facility where they would spend 60 to 80 hours a week working together and where their future son could grow up near some relatives.
"We were apart a lot and didn't really get to be in golf together. The idea of being golf course owners and the two of us doing it was really appealing and put both of our levels of expertise together," explained Taylor.


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In order to grow your business, you need to find new customers constantly. You also need to keep the ones that you have. It can be a delicate balance in order to make sure that your business keeps up with both first-time visitors and long-term customers.
In order to get long-term customers, you first need to get new visitors to your website. Here are some tips to welcome first-time visitors to your website so that they decide to stick around.
Create a welcoming website (especially the homepage). It is important that your customers feel welcome when they visit your website. Make sure that you know exactly what you want to show your customers and be sure to do so right away!
You should have a simple headline for your website, as well as your logo (and maybe even your picture or a picture of your business). Having a clear call-to-action button is also necessary. Your first-time visitors need to know what they need to do.
Don't put too much information at one place. Your website should be many pages so that your visitors can scroll around and find out the information that they need. If you have too much information all in one place, people are going to turn away. It is going to be too hard to find out what they were looking for.
So, make multiple pages with each one having a central theme. If someone wants to know about you as a person, they can visit your About Me page. If they are looking for testimonials (and why they should hire you), they will look at that pages. Same for your services, products, and much more. The simpler your pages are, the better off you will be.
Put a lot of thought into your About Me page. Your About Me page may be more important than you think. You need to make sure that it is engaging and gives your first-time visitors what they want. They don't really want to read paragraph after paragraph about you. They really want to know how you can help them.
You should always include several things on your About Me page. First, you need a professional photograph of you with a nice and welcoming smile. You can't forget to include ways to get in touch with you - including your email address, phone number (if you want), and even links to your social media profiles so they can connect with you in other places too!
Your first-time visitors may appreciate a webpage that helps them get started at your site. Websites that offer a page that says start here are more popular than those that do not. You can use this page to guide your readers through your site, telling them where to look for what information.
You might even want to have a page for beginners, intermediate, and advanced readers so that your beginners don't get overwhelmed by the advanced reads. This can be helpful in many businesses, especially those that require a skill or even ones that you use highly technical terms.
Make it easy for your first-time visitors to find your best blog posts. Many business websites have a side bar that connects readers to popular posts. By doing so, your visitors will realize that you offer quite a lot of helpful information that is really easy to find.
First-time visitors can be really picky. If they don't like something about your website, they will leave and won't come back. For that reason, your website needs to be welcoming and easy to navigate. If it is, your visitors will continue to come back every time that they need something. It should also lead to a purchase (or more)!
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The High Priestess is a mysterious being. She goes where no man dares to go…deep into the void. It is where she feels most at home. The light of her intuition spreads throughout the darkness and illuminates every corner and facet of this immense space. Her mind is able to overlap the cosmic mind and perceive its secrets. Her's is a big and subtle reality which is often difficult to convey into the moments of normal time.
When you get this card step back and recalibrate. Things are not as they seem because you are not seeing the whole picture. There are things hidden. Use your intuition, your answers are within. They might surface through your dreams, through signs, through another person and through coincidences.


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- Windows
- Multimedia
- Editors & Converters
- Desktop Video Recorder
Desktop Video Recorder
Desktop Video Recorder 3.0 can be downloaded from our website for free. Users write reviews saying that the obvious plus of it is: the software is stable. The actual developer of the software is Mediaccurate.
The most popular versions among the software users are 3.0, 2.2 and 2.1. This PC program is developed for Windows XP/7/8/10 environment, 32-bit version. The program lies within Multimedia Tools, more precisely Editors & Converters. This download was checked by our antivirus and was rated as clean.
Commonly, this program's installer has the following filename: dvr.exe.
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Had a wonderful but tiring time in Hong Kong! My back hurt from all the walking we did. Wasn't able to buy much though because everything was soooo freaking expensive!
Detailed post with photos within the week. I am fighting a sore throat (due to cold weather) that I hope doesn't become full blown because it turned so cold there and we only had light jackets with us. It was freezing especially the last night, maybe around 12 deg. Celsius? I don't know the exact temp. but even the Caucasians were so cold.
I just had a full body massage in my bedroom this afternoon. I fell asleep and my sore muscles felt relieved for a bit, aaahhh.


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I want to know when CA is going to release PAM 2.7.
Hi Asif,
We are currently targeting it for the end of the month, so 31-Aug-2016.
Please, note that this is an estimated date and it may change.
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Is it released?
Is there a list of what's going to be solved in this version? Or we have to wait for it's release notes?


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- Published: 16 July 2018
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They came on a Wednesday to execute my father. Looking back, I should have sensed something amiss during morning Mass three days earlier. The new priest's maiden sermon had left the congregation divided – some bored, some irate – never a good omen in a small Colombian town.
When the congregation rose to leave, Señor Muñoz, the father of my girlfriend Camila, paused briefly in the aisle and leaned towards Papá.
'May I talk to you outside?' Glancing at me, he added, 'In private.'
I was fifteen years old and in adolescent limbo: not old enough to be included in adult discussions yet not young enough to run off and play. While the grown-ups talked, I stood shiftily on the church steps with Camila and my best friend, Palillo, waiting for them to finish.
Palillo, or 'Toothpick' – whose real name was Diego Hernandez – liked provoking trouble. And he liked pushing others into it, then running around them in figure eights like a dog in long grass.
Half a head taller than us, he now draped his arms over our shoulders, placed his hands behind our heads and twisted them towards our fathers. They were deep in conversation, breaking only to scratch their chins and cast significant glances our way.
'¡Pillado!' Palillo declared gleefully. 'You two are so busted!' 'Don't listen to him, Pedro,' said Camila, shrugging out of Palillo's grip. 'If my father was going to snitch, he'd have said something to us fi rst.'
Camila was a year younger than us and as magazine-beautiful as always, despite a hangover from the previous night. While Palillo made it his mission to stir up my life, Camila worked to reassure me. She had a magical way of protecting me from the world without criticising anyone else.
'They're staring at you, Pedro,' Palillo insisted.
'At all of us,' I countered.
I was prepared to accept my share of blame for the previous night's party, although it was Palillo who'd demanded we drive down to the rope-swing tree, and Palillo who'd produced a bottle of Cuban rum and pressured Camila to skol 'just one more shot' six more times.
'They're probably trying to figure out who buried Farmer Díaz,' Camila said, using her thumbs to smooth out the creases on my forehead. 'Or discussing the new priest's sermon. Wasn't it pathetic?'
She continued speculating. I continued frowning. I knew Camila's father held me in begrudging esteem. So long as I respected his curfews and his daughter's chastity, he would tolerate me.
The trouble was, I hadn't obeyed last night's curfew. Palillo had insisted Camila would be fine; they'd lined their stomachs with milk. He said he would take personal responsibility. But come ten o'clock, I was the one left with an inebriated girlfriend and battling a dilemma: drive her home on time but stumbling drunk, or wait until she was at least somewhat sober. From his window, Señor Muñoz had watched me pull up two hours late.
'Busted,' gloated Palillo, leaning right into my face and tickling my cheeks with his long, black fi ngers.
'Fuck it!' I said, slapping his hand away. 'I'm going over.'
'No fucking way! They'll crucify you.'
'Yes fucking way. Watch me!'
I hated people who refused to confront things. I strode towards our fathers, emboldened by the fact that Camila was watching.
'Good morning, Señor Muñoz.' I greeted Camila's father politely, shaking his hand.
'Pedro.' He nodded and forced a smile.
'Is something wrong, Papá?' I asked.
'We'll discuss it later, hijo.'
Both men now stared at me without blinking. Although vanquished by the adults, I returned victorious to my peers, who looked at me questioningly for my conclusion.
'Camila's father knows she was drinking but he didn't snitch,' I stated confidently.
'Told you!' said Camila.
'What exactly did they say?' asked Palillo flatly, folding his arms. I couldn't tell whether he was unconvinced or simply disappointed.
'It wasn't anything they said. I can just tell. They were discussing town business. It was political.'
Papá signalled that it was time to leave. I kissed Camila goodbye and drove us home. Mamá was with us, so Papá still couldn't mention what was wrong.
Papá's conversation with Señor Muñoz on the church steps that day was merely the latest in a series of warning signs that had begun gathering like slow-circling vultures over an injured animal. First, the 3.30 am cylinder bombs that had rained down on Llorona's main street a month earlier. Second, the clandestine night-time burial of Farmer Díaz, who'd been kidnapped and then murdered by the Guerrilla. And third, the bullet through the church's stained-glass window that had prompted the old priest's transfer to Bogotá for reasons of personal safety.
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To quote an avid college football fan, Darius Rucker, "There are two seasons for me. Football season, and waiting on football season." He is not alone, as all college football fans are waiting anxiously. With the countdown to kick off now in double digits the pre-season hype machines are starting to warm up. There are pre-season polls, Gameday has hinted at its first stop of the season, and the TV times are starting to be released.
Fan Off-Season – Winter
January. The 2016 college football season ended in epic fashion as Clemson beat the all-mighty Alabama in the National Championship Game. Your team's season ended in December after their bowl game. And now, you have been counting down to kick off from the moment that bowl game ended.
February rolled around, and you get hyped about signing day and the potential of your future teams. Then – *cue drumroll* – the 2017 football schedule was released. Let's be honest; you printed it off, added it to your calendar, and emailed it to several people to start planning football weekends.
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March started to warm up and you welcomed spring ball, where you wore your team hoodie while attending any open practice or scrimmage you could get to. You planned a football weekend around the spring game. Any reason to tailgate, right?
April brings the NFL draft, where you religiously read the draft reports on "your" players. You frequently check and recheck the numerous draft boards. You watch and cheer as your team's players are drafted one by one.
May. The recruiting machine is back in high gear, as you devour any tidbit of news on any new recruit that is interested in your school. You do a happy dance when the next big game changer commits. You try not to get too excited however, just in case the kid changes his mind.
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June. We are now under 100 days until kick off. You have officially made it over the hump. Thankfully, there are plenty of summer activities to keep your mind off of football, as you have graduations, weddings and barbeques to keep you occupied.
July. Enter family vacations to tourist locations, of course while wearing your team colors. FINALLY, SEC Media Days will start July 10th and run through July 13th in Hoover, Alabama. The SEC network will have nonstop coverage and over-analyzation that will carry you through the end of July.
August. FALL BALL will start! Just a few more weeks to football season. All the while, your school of choice will have: "players to watch" stories, Periscopes, and countless YouTube videos to keep you entertained. The early polls will be released, and along with the pre-season hype will come reports of coaches that are "coaching for their jobs." Everyone will have their own opinion on why their coach should get another year to prove himself. Meanwhile, the TV analysts will speculate on why they should be tarred, feathered, and run out of town at the first "big loss". Your head coach will brilliantly spin his "coach speak" to give the media the perfect quote. Hopefully, it won't end up being the perfect quote for an entertaining meme.
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Shinichi Fukuda, Masahiro Yamanari, Yiheng Lim, Sujin Hoshi, Simone Beheregaray, Tetsuro Oshika, Yoshiaki Yasuno; Keratoconus Diagnosis Using Anterior Segment Polarization-Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(2):1384-1391. doi: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.12-10979.
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To investigate the tissue properties of keratoconic and normal corneas in vivo by using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT), and to evaluate early keratoconus by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) and Mahalanobis distance analysis.
Thirty-one eyes of 20 patients with keratoconus, 7 eyes of 7 patients with keratoconus suspect, and 25 eyes of 25 normal subjects were investigated by PS-OCT and corneal and anterior segment (CAS)-OCT. Average of en face phase retardation of the posterior surface of the cornea, curvature, videokeratographic parameters, regular and irregular astigmatism, pachymetry map, and elevation were measured. The AUROC of each parameter was calculated to evaluate the diagnostic power to detect keratoconus and keratoconus suspect.
While in normal controls, the center of the en face phase retardation map showed low and homogeneous birefringence, in keratoconic corneas the birefringence increased with disease severity. Some keratoconus suspects had apparent high birefringence values without displaying morphologic signs of keratoconus in the anterior surface. The phase retardation values for normal, keratoconus suspect, and keratoconus subjects were, respectively, 0.20 ± 0.06, 0.35 ± 0.06, and 0.50 ± 0.14 radians in 3 mm diameter and 0.29 ± 0.22, 0.33 ± 0.13, and 0.74 ± 0.45 radians in 6 mm diameter. Outer morphological parameters such as curvature, videokeratographic parameters, regular and irregular astigmatism, and elevation showed high AUROCs for discriminating keratoconus from normal controls. On the other hand, using Mahalanobis distance, the AUROC of phase retardation, which represents microstructural properties of tissue, showed high value (0.989–1.000) for discriminating between keratoconus suspects and normal controls.
Average of en face phase retardation of the posterior surface of the cornea was increased in keratoconus patients due to changes in the lamellar structure of collagen fibers. Phase retardation was sensitive with regard to discriminating keratoconus suspect and might be useful for detecting very early or even subclinical keratoconus.
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Facebook has removed dozens of accounts, pages and groups that had thousands of followers, which were created by Iranians in the hope of swaying public opinion during the 2018 election cycle.
The social media giant said on 28 May it had removed 51 accounts, 36 pages and seven groups from Facebook, along with three Instagram accounts that were involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior, which is Facebook-speak for groups of pages or people using the site working together to mislead others about who they are and what they are doing, according to Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook's head of cybersecurity policy.
About 21,000 accounts followed one or more of the pages, about 1,900 accounts joined one or more of the groups and 2,600 people followed one or more of these Instagram accounts.
"They purported to be located in the US and Europe, used fake accounts to run Pages and Groups, and impersonated legitimate news organisations in the Middle East. The individuals behind this activity also represented themselves as journalists or other personas and tried to contact policymakers, reporters, academics, Iranian dissidents and other public figures," Gleicher wrote this week.
Facebook gave a hat tip to FireEye for its work in digging into these fraudulent accounts. The security company first disclosed these issues in 2018, but recently saw a new crop of influence peddling sites pop up. FireEye assessed only with "low confidence" that the campaign was organised in support of Iranian interests.
"In addition to utilising fake American personas that espoused both progressive and conservative political stances, some accounts impersonated real American individuals, including a handful of Republican political candidates that ran for House of Representatives seats in 2018," FireEye wrote.
FireEye at this time does not see a connection between this most recent activity and what was spotted last year, but noted the accounts were promoting material similar to what was being posted in 2018.
Iran is not the only nation causing problems for Facebook. Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the United States House of Representatives, on 29 May expressed her displeasure with the company for allowing video of her that was edited to make her appear drunk to remain on its site, according to KQED News.
Pelosi said the fact that Facebook knows the videos in question are fake and has not removed them from the far right Facebook accounts brings into question whether or not Facebook was manipulated, as it contends, when it comes to Russian influence in the 2016 election.
Facebook removed nearly 700 pages, groups and accounts in India in March, for "violating Facebook's policies on coordinated inauthentic behavior and spam". The move was done ahead of the 2019 Indian general election, which was held in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May.
Facebook India managing director Ajit Mohan said in April that the company has partnered with third-party fact-checkers to seven accredited organisations in India ahead of the elections. With 241 million active members, India is the social media giant's largest market.
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Chapter 52: The Oyster Pancake That Is Available For Takeouts
Translator: OnGoingWhy Editor: Vermillion
The crown prince looked toward Bu Fang in astonishment, while thinking, "Is this fellow an idiot? He actually tried to reason with a seventh grade Battle-Saint and he even said that he would strip him... as an example to others? Does he have the strength and qualifications to say that?"
Ji Chengan could tell Bu Fang's cultivation level just from looking at him. A mere third grade Battle-Maniac could not even be considered as an ant in front of a Battle-Saint. Where did he get the courage to say those words?
Ji Chengan folded his arms across his chest as he looked on with interest. He was looking forward to watching Bu Fang being taught a lesson.
Other than the crown prince, many members of the Xiao family were looking at Bu Fang in the same manner. In their eyes, this brat was simply an idiot with poor judgement.
Both the gazes of Xiao Meng and Xiao Yue were like blades as they coldly landed on Bu Fang's body. The atmosphere within the store became much colder.
Bu Fang was expressionlessly holding the jar of Ice Heart Jade Urn Wine in one hand while patting Whitey's wide belly with the other. Whitey had appeared next to him without anyone noticing and its mechanical eyes were flashing red.
Both the gazes of Xiao Yue and Xiao Meng slightly shifted toward Whitey's body. "This mechanical puppet..."
The mood became tense. Just when everyone thought Bu Fang was about to suffer a misfortune, Xiao Meng lightly exhaled. He turned around and walked toward the entrance of the store.
"I'll give Owner Bu some face today. Come out with me, we'll settle this outside."
The corner of Xiao Yue's mouth curled up and his expression became languid.
"Why should I go out just because you're telling me? Wouldn't that make me lose face?" Xiao Yue walked toward Bu Fang and received the jar of wine from him.
Xiao Meng stopped walking and looked back. He lifted up his hand and a burst of true energy gushed out from his hand. It turned into a stream and instantly coiled around the jar of wine in Xiao Yue's hand.
With a slight tug, the Ice Heart Jade Urn Wine flew across the air toward Xiao Meng.
Xiao Yue's pupils constricted as the aura emitting from his body suddenly changed. He tossed out a stream of energy as well, coiling it around the jar of wine.
"I said, if you're going to cause trouble... get out," Bu Fang expressionlessly said when he saw that the two were once again about to fight.
Both Xiao Yue and Xiao Meng angrily snorted at the same time as they dashed out of the store and appeared within the alleyway.
How terrifying! With the two of them gone, the atmosphere within the store immediately relaxed. Everyone was panting heavily with frightful expressions on their faces.
The crown prince, Ji Chengan, looked toward Bu Fang in incredulity. Xiao Yue and Xiao Meng actually listened to that fellow and went outside to fight... This was contrary to his expectations and completely different from his anticipation.
"He... What is he relying on?!" Ji Chengan heavily breathed out and said with a frown.
Xushi sighed. The crown prince did not know the terror of the store at all. He did not understand the terror of the iron lump puppet at all.
The others were looking at Bu Fang as if he was a monster as well. This little store owner actually forced a Battle-Saint to compromise.
"What are you looking at? The opening hours for today has already ended. Please leave the store right now," Bu Fang glanced at them and expressionlessly ordered them to leave. He did not care about their astonished gazes in the slightest.
"Owner Bu, my..."
"I already said... This dish is not for sale. If you really want to eat this dish, you can prepare your own ingredients and bring them over," Before the crown prince could finish speaking, Bu Fang immediately interrupted him.
The crown prince was slightly furious that he was interrupted, but his eyes lits up from Bu Fang's words. If he brought his own ingredients, Bu Fang would be willing to accept the order?
Other than Ji Chengan, the eyes of Ji Chengxue and the others lit up as well.
"Alright, I'll be leaving then." After receiving the confirmation from Bu Fang, the crown prince was overjoyed as he turned around and left the store with Xushi. He was in a hurry to watch the battle between Xiao Meng and Xiao Yue.
The others left in droves as well. The battle between Xiao Meng and Xiao Yue was a rare occurrence that they could not afford to miss.
Xiao Xiaolong ordered the servants to carry Xiao Yanyu, whose injuries had already recovered but was still tired, and left as well.
With the blink of an eye, most of the people had already left and the store became deserted once more.
"Smelly boss, I am leaving as well. I will come back tomorrow." A smile appeared on Ouyang Xiaoyi's face as her eyes narrowed into slits. The smelly boss really did not lie to her and really saved elder sister Yanyu.
Bu Fang did not pay any attention to her as he turned around and entered the kitchen. Ouyang Xiaoyi stuck her tongue out at Bu Fang's figure and left while skipping.
That night, it was inevitable that the imperial city would not be quiet.
The Heart-rending Sword Monarch appeared within the imperial city and had an intense fight with Great General Xiao.
According to witnesses, the two experts seemed to be fighting over a jar of wine. They fought from the eastern side of the city to the western side, then back again to the eastern side. From the beginning to the end, the two remained in a deadlock as they fought over a jar of wine.
Great General Xiao's military prowess was unrivalled, while the Heart-rending Sword Monarch was capable of splitting the sky with a single sword strike. The battle between the two sent huge ripples through the imperial city and caused the situation, that was already turbulent, to become more unpredictable.
This battle caused the experts from the sects hiding within the capital to appear one by one. There were suddenly big and small battles erupting in various alleyways within the imperial city. The innumerable bursts of true energy were like gorgeous fireworks.
However, none of these were related to Bu Fang in the slightest.
After closing up the store, Bu Fang went into the kitchen. No matter how chaotic the outside became, the interior of the store would always be serene. All he needed to do was testing out the new dishes.
"Congratulations to the host for completing the abrupt mission: Learn the cooking method of Elixir Cuisine, the Sage Herb Phoenix Chicken Soup, and rescue the dying beauty. The system reward will now be released."
"The system reward has been released. Will the host please check the contents."
As the system solemn's voice rang out in Bu Fang's mind, his eyes immediately light up and his mind settled down.
"System reward: Oyster Pancake that is available for takeouts."
"Oyster Pancake should be a type of snack," Bu Fang thought as the system had indicated that the Oyster Pancake is available for takeout. From what he knew of the system's character, a main dish would definitely not be allowed.
"So that's the kind of reward I get for slogging for half a day..." Bu Fang thought as he felt an inexplicable pity for himself.
"Oyster Pancake is a characteristic snack. It is made using rice milk, shredded radish, oyster, chopped onion, minced meat and various other ingredients. It is deep-fried using special methods. The taste is delicious and has a rich aftertaste and fragrance that lingers in your mouth."
Bu Fang had never tried cooking the Oyster Pancake on earth before, so he was quite interested in this new dish as well.
And so, while the battle outside was continuing, Bu Fang was joyously preparing to test out the new dish in the kitchen.
The ingredients of the Oyster Pancake were prepared by the system and stored within a separate cupboard. Bu Fang took out a luscious white radish, which had a better quality than the ones that Bu Fang used in his knife skill training.
Just from holding the white radish in his hand, he could feel the rich spirit energy and juice inside.
Slicing radishes was naturally not an issue for Bu Fang. After turning the radish into long, thin strips, he placed them on one side. He took out a piece of meat, turned it into minced meat and placed it into a small bowl. The onion was chopped and then the plump oysters were washed clean.
The oysters used were not ordinary as well. According to the system, they were the highest grade oysters obtained from the coastal area of the Southern Wastelands. Filled with an abundant amount of spirit energy, they were an excellent ingredient.
After he finished preparing the ingredients, Bu Fang started to prepare the rice milk. He needed to pay particular attention to the rice milk as it should not be too watery or too thick.
If the rice milk was too watery, the Oyster Pancake would easily break into pieces. On the other hand, if the rice milk was too thick, the Oyster Pancake would become too hard and affect the taste.
Taking out a miniature millstone from a cupboard, Bu Fang loosened his muscles and bones to get ready to personally grind the rice milk.
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