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Space Industry Roadmap Launch
Speech given at the 18th Australia Space Research Conference by Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall.
Ms Jenna Daroczy
Manager, Leadership and Strategy Communications
Contact Ms Jenna Daroczy
24 September 2018 Speech
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I would like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land that we're meeting on today, and pay my respect to their Elders past and present.
It's great to be here today with so many of the people whose knowledge and passion hold the keys to unlocking the full potential of Australia's space industry.
It's also wonderful to hear such passion from our new Minister, Karen Andrews, who is almost as passionate about STEM and space as she is about the beautiful Gold Coast, which is her home town.
We've worked with Minister Andrews in her previous roles as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Science, and Assistant Minister for Science. With her background as a mechanical engineer and passion for STEM, we're looking forward to her continued support and advocacy for our space ambitions.
Space is a field of discovery that has a profound personal effect on people. In 1969, I sat on the floor of my classroom watching, spellbound, as Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the Moon. I never dreamed that a few decades later, I'd be one of the first to see images from Pluto, as part of the critical role our CSIRO team at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex played in NASA's New Horizons and Cassini missions.
How could a kid sitting in a classroom in Sydney, miles away from the rest of the world, believe Australia had such an important part to play in our exploration of space?
Today, it's my hope that schoolchildren in Australia will grow up planning careers in space because they'll see the growth in jobs and opportunities in the sector, and understand the unique role Australia plays in the global space network.
They'll know Australia is positioned perfectly to look up into the centre of the galaxy – something you can't do from many other parts of the world.
They'll appreciate that Australia has a vast landmass with low light and radio interference to offer space tracking services to the rest of the world.
And they'll be inspired to study STEM because they want to be part of the boom in Australia's space industry, delivering economic returns and improving the lives of Australians. I'm confident we can instil this vision in them, because it's what CSIRO has been doing for more than 75 years.
CSIRO history
CSIRO's work in space dates back to the 1940s, when we developed radar technology to protect Darwin during the war, and it's grown exponentially since then, forming partnerships around the globe.
Our partnership with NASA stretches back more than 50 years, grounded in our world-class infrastructure and scientists at Canberra and Parkes, and fuelled into the future by our shared ambition to push the boundaries of exploration to benefit life back on earth.
CSIRO controls all NASA's deep space assets worldwide for about a third of every day, using the 'follow the sun' protocol, as well as communicating with European and Indian spacecraft. It's a rare day in our control centres when we don't talk to partners on every part of the globe.
On a daily basis, many dedicated people across CSIRO work closely with more than a dozen international space organisations to deliver crucial insights through Earth observation.
They harness big data to solve challenges ranging from disaster prevention, bushfires, floods and spills, to biosecurity threats. We partner with the European Space Agency (ESA) to access their international satellite data, and with NASA to monitor places from the Great Barrier Reef, to the Great Australian Bight, to the Lake Eyre Basin and to the Adelaide Hills.
And just last week we were thrilled to see the successful launch of the NovaSAR Earth Observation satellite by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, or SSTL.
Last year CSIRO announced we'd purchased a ten per cent share of the satellite, giving Australian scientists first usage rights when it flies over Australia and Southeast Asia, strengthening our ability to understand our environment and prepare for our future, and for the first time ever, giving Australian scientists the ability to control an imaging satellite.
This announcement was followed by the recent launch of our CSIRO Centre for Earth Observation, which will provide a dedicated facility for satellite-derived data as we add critical human insight and knowledge to the firehose of big data coming our way.
New industry entrants
But you don't have to be a space organisation to be part of CSIRO's space team.
CSIRO works with industry to fill gaps in capability, and to provide technical and financial support to see these companies thrive and establish a vibrant industrial ecosystem.
Let me start at the Small and Medium Business size. One recent example is our partnership with EMC, a small business based in Perth, which is working to deliver the world's first solar power solution suitable for a radioastronomy site, out at our Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) in Murchison, WA.
This same site will soon be the Australian home to the international SKA (Square Kilometre Array), which will become the world's largest telescope. The project has been a brilliant result for EMC, who grew from a workforce of 10 to over 100 during the project and through joining Carnegie Clean Energy.
They're now positioned to take on global radio astronomy energy tenders – and beyond. We're also working with start-ups and spin-outs to turn their great benchtop ideas into commercial products.
CSIRO runs the nation's only sci-tech Accelerator, ON. It's an intensive, customer-focused program to take concepts from all Australian universities as well as CSIRO to market.
One of the teams to go through a recent round of the accelerator came out of CSIRO and was called 'Optimus'.
They were developing a subscription package for universities to provide their undergrad students with hands-on introduction to radio astronomy observational techniques and data analysis, using pulsars as the context, and including supported access to telescope time at our 64 metre Parkes radio telescope.
Another team came out of the University of Southern Queensland called NEO Mining Solutions, aiming to identify which asteroids might have valuable mineral resources before we go to the effort of launching a rocket to land on them.
Their solution proposes harnessing the power of our global amateur telescope network to obtain detailed surface maps of bypassing asteroids, without leaving Earth. Another way we're supporting the emerging Australian space industry is through our CSIRO Innovation Fund, managed by Main Sequence Ventures.
The Fund invests in new spin-outs, start-ups, and Small and Medium Enterprises engaged in the translation of research generated in the Australian publicly funded research sector, including the CSIRO and universities. Recent investments have included Fluorosat, a company spun out of the University of Sydney to provide farmers with real-time data about their crops with a satellite solution, and Myriota, an Internet of Things company providing solutions for companies with sensing requirements in really remote locations, away from urban internet connections.
We'll have a third space investment through the Fund to announce in just a few days, so keep an eye out.
Roadmap launch
So with Australia on the cusp of its own space age, CSIRO stands ready to draw on our 75 years of experience in the space sector to help launch Australia into a new era.
Thank you to Minister Andrews for officially launching CSIRO's Space Roadmap today. The Roadmap draws on our networks within the Australian space industry, helping to inform the strategic direction now being developed by the new space agency, setting out viable opportunities that can help launch Australia's space industry into a new era.
CSIRO's national footprint, together with our broad sector engagement, long track record in space science, and technical capability all underpin our deep commitment to the development and expansion of Australia's space industry.
The creation of a dedicated space agency signals a new approach for the sector, providing Australia with a co-ordinated body to strengthen industry relationships and promote Australia's reputation as a dynamic and ambitious space-focused nation. In partnership with the agency, we look forward to transforming and growing a globally respected Australian space industry, opening up our markets, improving productivity, creating new jobs, and securing our STEM talent pipeline into the future.
This Space Roadmap introduces opportunities for growth and differentiation based on Australia's natural advantages, and leveraging our established industries to repurpose for space – like new materials, mining to extract water, oxygen and inks to print spare parts, agriculture to grow food in inhospitable terrain, space object tracking, and space exploration and utilisation.
The next leap for humankind
CSIRO is a member of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) which brings together numerous international space agencies and research organisations to contribute to international collaborative missions.
ISECG has a coordinated vision to expand human exploration and presence in low Earth orbit, the Moon and on Mars over the next two decades. Exploration missions are expected to first be robotic, followed then by human missions, with the aim of characterizing new environments.
Human space exploration and utilisation will be enabled by the planned development of an international space gateway- a small facility in permanent orbit around the Moon facilitating regular access to the lunar surface and as a gateway to Mars and beyond.
So what does a multidisciplinary organisation like CSIRO bring to the table? How do we draw on our century of solving complex, multi-stakeholder challenges, moonshots if you will – including the original moonshot?
CSIRO has been improving life for all Australians for 100 years, and one of our earliest challenges was supporting farmers to grow crops that would survive in our dry climate. They call Mars the red planet – and the mission to Mars will need the kind of smarts CSIRO invented to grow food in our red landscape. Our food processing, plant breeding and synthetic biology skills will be increasingly relevant to extended spaceflight and establishing a sustained presence in hostile or challenging environments as are found on the Moon and Mars.
To establish robotic or human habitation centres in deep space, mission teams will need to mine raw materials to create the structures and parts they need – they'll be 300 days away from Earth, so there's no overnight courier. Again, CSIRO has been working with Australia's mining industry for decades, and we recently learned to do something NASA'll find very useful.
Instead of shipping out tonnes of mineral sands fresh out of the ground, we can now turn sand into Titanium ink to develop customised titanium parts, like this sternum, custom-designed saved a man's life in Spain. With a 3D printer and some CSIRO know-how, the Mars mission will never run out of spare parts. Actually we beamed the digital image from the patient in Europe, to print the part here – but NASA will be able to beam it to and print it on the Moon or on Mars.
Our expertise in automation and robotics, including remote asset management is world-class, and an area that is critically important to ongoing space exploration. Our mining companies, METS industry and enabling research areas lead the world in resource utilisation, especially under extreme and remote environments Our health and medtech capabilities offer globally competitive services for human factors in extended spaceflight including telehealth, predictive healthcare and wearables.
Deep Collaboration between CSIRO, the Australian Space Agency, and partners in research, education, government, industry and investor communities will be critical to growing a diverse, robust and globally-competitive space industry.
CSIRO collaborates with every Australian research institution – Australia's space advantage is driven by this network of brilliant minds, working collaboratively to deliver the best outcomes for our nation. We are here to help Australia secure our footprint in the space ecosystem.
Through CSIRO, through our new Australian Space Agency, and of course through the contributions each and every one of you make every day – our opportunity is as unlimited as space itself.


There are some unique cleaning and organizing tools out there. Maid services using backpack vacuums, homeowners erasing scuff marks on the floor with tennis balls, and smart parents using balled up bread to erase crayon marks on the walls are just a few examples.
1. Keep packages closed—including in the freezer. Does an open chip or cereal bag get on your nerves or make you worry about attracting insects? A binder clip is a great tool for sealing open packages, and is often sturdier and much easier to store than a standard chip clip.
This extends to the freezer, too. Only used half a bag of French fries or a cup of frozen corn? Seal the bags back up with binder clips for a secure seal.
2. Pin garbage bags to the sides of garbage cans. You're probably familiar with the moment: you reach down to pull out a trash bag only to discover that it has somehow receded into the trash can. In order to get it out, you're going to have to dig into the trash, and that's something no one looks forward to doing!
Use a binder clip to pin the edges of the garbage bag to the lip of the can. Maybe you can even convince your children to gather the trash with this trick.
3. Hold your recipes out of the way—and out of the mess. If you've ever accidentally set a recipe card in oil or water on the counter while you were cooking or baking, you know it can be frustrating. It soaks in, smears the writing, and makes the paper look greasy or warped.
Avoid this by pinning a binder clip to the fridge or the vent hood above the stove. Suddenly you have a hands free recipe card holder that doesn't end up splattered with ingredients!


On Monday, Google started taking applications for free CR48 Chrome Netbooks. Mine arrived today and I'm very excited to get my hands on it. I've been using the Chrome browser as my main browser for a while now, so the transition shouldn't be too difficult.
Fairly modest, but strikingly beautiful.
Opening the box, I really did feel like a little kid at Christmas. I started snapping pictures as fast as I could so I could boot it up and start using it.
The netbook has a very minimalistic style with flat black plastic and rounded edges. There is a camera and microphone above the 12.1″ screen and the keyboard keys are very flat. You'll also notice that there are several keys missing from a normal keyboard. There is no caps lock and all of the Function keys (F1-F12) are gone. Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down are also missing. The top row of keys sports some more useful functions for browsing the web like backwards, forwards, and refresh. There is a "fullscreen" key which will remove the tabs and top bar from view. There is a task switcher key so you don't have to press alt-tab, but that key combo still works, too. Then there are two backlight brightness keys, mute, volume down, and volume up. The keys are all normal size so it's very easy to type with.
The trackpad is rather large and hides the left-click button below it. If you want to turn on tap-to-click, you can do so in the settings. It is multi-touch, and you use this to scroll: touch one finger to the pad, then move a second. I haven't figured out how to right-click yet, so this keeps getting more and more Apple-esque to me. The only external ports are one USB port, a headphone jack, a power jack, and a VGA port. Also on the outside, there appears to be an SD card slot since the plastic protector looks like an SD card but that is supposed to be for SIM cards for the 3g access. You can put an SD card in, which pops up a Content Browser, but it doesn't display any of the contents of the card. There are two speakers on the left and right edges near the wristpad. It also has wifi and 3g built in but no cd/dvd drive.
When you boot for the first time, you have to go through a few steps to log in to your Google account, connect to a wireless access point, accept a user agreement, select if you'd like to provide anonymous usage statistics, and take your account picture. Then you are presented with a fullscreen Chrome browser. When you make a new tab, you are shown the installed apps and you can grab more in the Webstore. There is a Netflix app there, but unfortunately I was presented with a page saying I needed Windows or Mac OS X to play videos. ChromeOS is based on Linux, after all. Pandora and Youtube worked fine, though it seems to have a cap at 480p so no HD content. Page loading and opening new tabs feels very speedy. There is even a hidden terminal if you press ctrl+alt+t, but it's very limited in its commands. An ssh client is available so us linux geeks can still connect remotely to our servers and I did see a webVNC app in the webstore, too.
I was hoping it would have Picasa installed since there is one USB port, but no such luck. I connected my camera but nothing popped up to let me transfer the pictures. I also don't see any indication of screen resolution, processor speed, or installed memory. It's most likely an Atom processor with 2GB RAM and the Pilot Program website says they got rid of spinning disks, so it seems there might be an SSD built in but it's more likely to be a small amount of flash storage. I'll have to wait and confirm those if I can break the thing open.
I'll keep everyone updated as I explore this more, but so far I'm very pleased with the Cr48 netbook and ChromeOS.
Update: I used the screen resolution image from Wikipedia to estimate the screen resolution and it appears to be 1280×800 WXGA.
Update 2: I removed the battery again and found that the SIM card slot is located there. Reports I see around the web tell me there should be a 'jailbreak' button but I see no such thing.
I'm really starting to love this thing. If anyone else got one today, let us know what you think too.
Very cool to see that someone from our site has one. I was thinking about applying for one when they announced the beta.
Nice Splat..I am really hoping to get one. I think I wrote a compelling dissertation. How long between when you sent in your application and when they notified you? I sent mine in Tue. I told them I lived near you...don't know if that will help or hurt!:p Are there any restrictions as far as reviewing it?
I applied on monday. I use chrome as my main browser and i use the dev channel (beta browser) so when i opened a new tab I had a banner saying "apply for a netbook now". all i had to do was put in my address and name. I didn't have to type any term paper or answer questions. Then I got no warning I was getting one. I saw reports today that people got theirs so i checked at my front desk around lunch time and sure enough, it was there.
There is a switch under the battery and behind a small piece of black tape. If you flip it and boot up it will present a warning screen that will timeout after 30 seconds, or hit Ctrl-D to bypass. Then it will wipe the users and any personal data as a security measure and boot to the setup screen. Once booted you can use Ctrl-Alt-Rightarrow/F2 in order to get to some instructions and a shell prompt where you can login and explore.
I live/work in the UK, but can easily receive stuff in the US.
Since I think I can make a case as a fairly unique end user (as an academic / scientist), I'm giving the application a shot. (as educational user, rather than individual). It does give me a few more text fields to make a better case.
If they send one out, I'll pay my family to ship it here.
How's the battery life on this thing? Have you tried going offline with cached documents yet?
Also, can the USB port access standards flash drives? It woudl be nice if the SD slot worked, since I use such a card for daily data transfer to/from my Mac (work) and PC and netbook (home).
I just applied for one, although I just bought an Asus eee, wish I'd of known about this pilot before :(.
pleased to see that some one did though .
It should present a screen saying "Chrome OS Verification is turned off" and then instructing you to press SPACE to being recovery. If you ignore that and press Ctrl-D instead it should proceed to boot.
And as you noticed if you flip the switch back to normal mode it will clear things back to factory condition but when you create an account and log in it will sync everything again.
Do you know if it's SATA or PATA?
99% sure sata, gets recognized as /dev/sda.
Sweet. Not bad speeds then - 160/100.
Hope I'm selected. Is it a beta type thing where you send the product back, or are you able to keep it?
That's actually a really great question. Splat, what were the terms and conditions?
i don't specifically see anything that says "yours to keep forever", but i don't see anything that says "loaner".
from https://services.google.com/fb/forms/cr48advanced/: By selecting "I agree", you agree that Google may use, adapt, translate, and copy your submission materials to advertise, publicize, and promote Google's business activities in present or future media. You agree that Google may incorporate its own audio, visual, musical, and other effects into such materials. You also agree that you own and have the right to authorize Google's activities as set out in this agreement and that you are aware of no other permission being needed to undertake these activities. In all cases, Google acquires no ownership right over your materials. You also agree that you shall not have the right to terminate or rescind this consent or to restrain the production, distribution, or advertising of your materials.
Thanks, I do remember that. Nothing about the length of trial, ownership status (aside from no selling or transfer), or what happens after the end of the trial of unspecified length. I'm really surprised it didn't come with an agreement of some sort--this seems to be exceedingly informal!


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DoD Participates in 'Where Can STEM Take You' Expo
by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ignacio D. Perez
DoD News
WASHINGTON, April 6, 2018 — The doors opened to the 5th annual USA Science and Engineering Festival at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center here today, and will be open to the public until April 8th.
The Defense Department is supporting the event with several exhibits in which the audience will have the opportunity to interact with DoD science, technology, engineering and math professionals and mentors.
"This year we have a cannon that incorporates using vacuums and air pressure, hands on robotics, a display on how missiles are made, and all sorts of hands-on things here to try to show children what we are trying to do and why science and engineering is important," said Dale Ormond, principal director for DoD's Research Directorate Office.
Developed to ignite the next generation's interest in science and engineering, the expo will feature over 3,000 hands-on activities showcasing this year's theme: "Where STEM Can Take You."
"Opportunities like these [are] where we can show children that science can be fun, and the different avenues you can take that discipline of engineering or science and apply it to any field whether it ends up in science or engineering or not," said Mary Miller, assistant defense secretary for research and engineering."
Along with different booths and activities, the expo will feature science celebrities, explorers, astronauts, physicists and inventors, including TV host and ocean explorer Danni Washington, University of Texas chemist Kate Biberdorf, World Champion of Magic Jason Latimer, DIY Sci host Steve Spangler and Xploration Outer Space host Emily Callandrelli.
Ormond said there's a crisis in the science and technology fields as young people choose other occupations.
"We have a whole generation of men and women that are now getting ready to retire, and we don't graduate enough stem graduates from our universities to meet the demand," she said.
Ormond added that she was reminded of something once said by Mike Griffin, a former NASA administrator and current undersecretary of defense for research and engineering: "'When I was a kid, the president put a challenge on the table and said, "We are going to put a man on the moon by the end of the 60's." Me and a lot of others like me were inspired by that challenge and went into engineering so we could participate.' We've got to find that kind of challenge to inspire young people to go do the work, study the math and learn the science so they can go and move into these kinds of jobs."
Along with being one of the largest employers they also provide multiple opportunities and outreach programs to begin teach students the importance of STEM.
"The department has a large outreach program, from kindergarten all the way through post graduate. Where they have opportunities to go to schools and bring engineering, science and technology activities, there's opportunities to bring students into laboratories to work with scientist and engineers, we establish mentorship programs for the children," Miller said. "And once they get to high school and college we provide internship and scholarship programs where they can work for the department and also earn an education."
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is located at 801 Mount Vernon Place N.W., Washington D.C., 20001.
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The Midtown Garden Plot That Went for Just Short of a Million
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THE MIDTOWN GARDEN PLOT THAT WENT FOR JUST SHORT OF A MILLION Craig Hlavaty's writeup on the abrupt closing of the Midtown Community Garden has a few additional details about the fate of the 3-and-a-half-year-old garden space at the corner of Baldwin and Drew, in amongst his chronicling of the efforts of member gardeners to yank out their tubers before the property was shuttered: The 13,000-sq.-ft. vacant-but-for-vegetables lot that Swamplot reported on earlier in the week was sold to developer Urban Living for $975,000. (On MLS, the asking price was $799,000.) The company plans to build townhomes on the site. [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot] Update, 11:30 am: According to this later version ($) of the story, 2 garden-friendly potential buyers of the property who submitted offers were outbid. Photo: Swamplot inbox
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JonB March 7, 2014 at 11:32 am
Well, I guess there's some consolation in the fact that these guys have to pay through the nose for the properties they acquire.
cesema March 7, 2014 at 11:53 am
I think the work and money being poured into Memorial Park and Buffalo Bayou is commendable. I think the city also needs to look at increasing the number of smaller neighborhood parks. These spaces are easily accessible and provide value for the residents, both by increasing property values and social value.
Maybe instead of the city purchasing the green spaces outright, they could develop a loan program of some sort to help the residents to purchase available green space in their neighborhoods. From the article it sounded like there were a couple offers on the land that may have kept all or part of the park, but those bidding were not able to go up to almost 1m. I don't know the feasibility or legality of this.
greg March 7, 2014 at 12:05 pm
So sad to lose such a beautiful green space…whereas it added to the neighborhood, the UL townhomes will detract. A complete loss to the area.
Texasota March 7, 2014 at 12:19 pm
Of course it was Urban Living. They probably thought of destroying a community garden as an added benefit.
Montrosian March 7, 2014 at 2:13 pm
I wondered what kind of douche would require all fruits and vegetables to be removed with less than 24 hours notice. Urban Living certainly has a reputation for being that kind of douche, and is currently living up to it.
WR March 7, 2014 at 2:40 pm
OUCH!!! LMAO
dave the rave March 7, 2014 at 4:56 pm
Urban Living? – yes the same people with the sales building on Washington that fell down like baby's blocks during Hurricane Ike? If that's their own building, you can imagine how they are going to build yours. Good Luck future Houstonians!
Patrick March 7, 2014 at 5:31 pm
UL: Purveyors of crappy construction!!
Jason C. March 7, 2014 at 5:39 pm
Urban Harvest —-> Urban Living. How appropriate.
Dana-X March 7, 2014 at 7:19 pm
At those prices it's hard to imagine the City buying any additional park space in Midtown. And Midtown TIRZ is too busy buying rentals in 3rd Ward. I agree with cesema. The big parks are nice but real neighborhoods that people love to live in have neighborhood parks.
I live in Midtown! March 7, 2014 at 8:24 pm
Can't wait to get out of this cellblock living!! Have a lot? throw up a Urban Living!! It's overkill!!!! Houston is sucking!!!
Xbox One March 8, 2014 at 7:03 am
One of several midtown community gardeners, I had gardened there for years whilst renting an apt in the area. With this closure and the ever growing density, my DH and I will be leaving as soon as we can for an area with better protected neighborhoods where lots aren't carved up for maximum profit. Glad Midtown is now the place to be for so many but saturation has made the place feel less exciting and more toxic.
ZAW March 8, 2014 at 9:39 am
Great idea, Cesema. I wonder if they could set up subsidized loans for neighborhoods to buy greenspace by using a Community Development Block Grant from HUD. It has Community development written all over it. (It would also be nice if they set up a City-wide parks conservancy, to take care of the little parks the way conservancies take care of the big, flagship parks).
Personally, I wonder why community gardens aren't added as a part of Houston and Harris County parks. That way they wouldn't be at the whim of real estate markets. The land is there: almost every park I've been to (with the exception of Discovery a Green, which is more urban plaza than park) has a corner that's ignored and doesn't get a lot of traffic. And the park-gardens program could dovetail into the farmers' markets that they've set up.
Dave Swank March 10, 2014 at 11:15 am
Dana X – Midtown TIRZ is not buying up land in Third Ward. It is Midtown redeveloping authority. They are using this land to build affordable housing so that the people in these areas don't get displaced like they did in Fourth Ward. They have also been very involved with several land deals in Midtown providing park space and helping to assemble land to get rid of bad property owners and bring in more residential development. I would say that they are going a great job of help development while looking to make sure that they do not displace lower income residents.
There's Now a Baggy's Grill Where Weslayan Cafe Used To Be


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The Twittersphere has been full of reaction to the news that Facebook is rolling out Graph Search, a shiny new tool that allows you to search for people, photos and places based on information shared by your circle of friends.
People – Looking for a friend to go to the new indie film or niche concert with? Or for someone to check out the new gym or dance club with? Now you can sort people based on specific interests and refine or expand your search with filters based on profile information.
Photos – The photo search will allow you to find pictures taken by you or your friends of a certain location, with specific people or within a precise time frame.
Places – You'll be able to search for anything from restaurants to dentists to shops and get recommendations based on what your friends like and trust.


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"The peace of utter stillness . . ."
image: Ruins of the temple of Asclepius, Elea. Wikimedia commons (link).
Special thanks to a reader who recently introduced me to the work of Peter Kingsley, with whom I had previously been unfamiliar.
I have now read one of Dr. Kingsley's four books, In the Dark Places of Wisdom (1999), which can accurately be described as "momentous in its implications" (in the words one prominent author has used to describe Dr. Kingsley's work).
The momentousness of the implications comes from Dr. Kingsley's discovery that something has been stolen from the culture that we today know as "the West" -- something so essential, that it is in fact the very thing which we each long for in our lives, and which we can wear ourselves out in pursuing and never reaching.
In the Dark Places of Wisdom describes the problem:
And here's a great secret: we all have that vast missingness deep inside us [. . .] the more we feel that nothingness inside us, the more we feel the need to fill the void. So we try to substitute this and that, but nothing lasts. We keep wanting something else, needing some other need to keep us going [. . .]. 34-35.
Because of what has been stolen in antiquity, he argues, western culture has become "a past master at the art of substitution," but "It offers and never delivers because it can't. It has lost the power even to know what needs to be delivered, so it offers substitutes instead" (35).
What we are seeking is described by Dr. Kingsley at one point as "the peace of utter stillness" (36), and of course we can never find this by rushing after it, searching for it everywhere -- but ironically there is a way in which it is accessible to every one of us, at all times.
According to his thesis, the knowledge of how to access "the peace of utter stillness" still exists in places outside of western culture, and because of this many moderns have assumed that such knowledge "never took root in the West" (115). "But," he says, "that's not the case." In fact, this knowledge was once at the heart of western culture -- and may indeed lie at the heart of its greatest ancient achievements. It's just that it has been covered over by what may be described as "a conspiracy of silence" (230).
He implies that the blame lies with the invention of a new definition of philosophy, in Athens, under Plato. Plato, the book argues, could almost be seen as a "parricide," who inherited the great ancient wisdom and then betrayed it -- metaphorically speaking, killing his own father.
And the "father" that Platonic philosophy killed, Kingsley argues, was represented by an actual historical figure, one whose name has survived to this day: Parmenides of Elea.
Based upon new archaeological discoveries of marbles and inscriptions which had lain forgotten at the site of ancient Elea (or Velia, as it was also known and as it is spelled throughout In the Dark Places of Wisdom), along with the body of what had already been known about Parmenides (including the surviving fragments of his own writings), Peter Kingsley shows the reader that Parmenides came from an ancient line of wisdom-lovers who practiced the technique of achieving that "utter stillness" through the entry of a state of consciousness "described as neither sleep nor waking," in which they made contact with "another level of awareness and another level of being" (80).
In other words, Peter Kingsley has found yet another incredibly important line of evidence which demonstrates that what we today describe as "shamanic" (a word which he uses in the book) is in fact the shared inheritance of all humanity -- not least of all that portion which would later come to be known as "the West" -- but that in western culture this inheritance has somehow been lost, or stolen.
The details are amazing and fascinating, and deserve to be read in their entirety in the book itself. Below are just a few noteworthy quotations, many of which appear to resonate very strongly with material that has been presented in this blog and in my 2014 book The Undying Stars, where similar conclusions have been reached based upon other sources of evidence -- which is just what we might expect to find, if in fact something like the loss posited in In the Dark Places of Wisdom has indeed taken place in western culture (due to font limitations, some diacritical markings over vowels, present in the original quotations, are not included here):
"Always we want to learn from outside, from absorbing other people's knowledge. It's safer that way. The trouble is that it's always other people's knowledge. We already have everything we need to know, in the darkness inside ourselves. The longing is what turns us inside out until we find the sun and the moon and the stars inside" (67).
"And the fact is that Parmenides never describes himself as traveling out of darkness into the light. When you follow what he says you see he was going in exactly the opposite direction" (51).
"The underworld isn't just a place of darkness and death. It only seems like that from a distance. In reality it's the supreme place of paradox where all the opposites meet. Right at the roots of western as well as eastern mythology there's the idea that the sun comes out of the underworld and goes back to the underworld every night. It belongs in the underworld. That's where it has its home; where its children come from. The source of light is at home in the darkness" (68).
"There used to be experts at incubation -- masters at the art of going into another state of consciousness or allowing themselves to go if they were drawn there. Sometimes they did this for the sake of healing others, but the point of incubation wasn't really the healing at all. That's simply how it seemed. What was most important was the fact that the healing comes from another level of being, from somewhere else. For these were people who were able to enter another world, make contact with the divine receive knowledge directly from the gods" (101-102).
"The purpose was to free people's attention from distractions, to turn it in another direction so their awareness could start operating in an entirely different way. The stillness had a point to it, and that was to create an opening into a world unlike anything we're used to: a world that can only be entered 'in deep meditation, ecstasies and dreams'" (181).
"Ancient Greek accounts of incubation repeatedly mention certain signs that mark the point of entry into another world: into another state of awareness that's neither waking nor sleep. One of the sings is that you become aware of a rapid spinning movement. Another is that you hear the powerful vibration produced by a piping, whistling hissing sound." In India exactly the same signs are described as the prelude to entering samadhi, the state beyond sleep and waking. And they're directly related to the process known as the awakening of kundalini -- of the 'serpent power' that's the basic energy in all creation but that's almost completely asleep in human beings. When it starts waking up it makes a hissing sound" (128).
"The recipe is strictly esoteric, only for transmission from a spiritual 'father' to his adopted 'son'" (129).
"For us a song and a road are very different things. But in the language of ancient Greek epic poetry the word for 'road' and the word for 'song,' oimos and oime, are almost identical. They're linked, have the same origin. Originally the poet's song was quite simply a journey into another world: a world where the past and future are as accessible and real as the present. And his journey was his song. Those were the times when the poet was a magician, a shaman. [. . .] The words shamans use as they enter the state of ecstasy evoke the things they speak about. The poems they sing don't only describe their journeys; they're what makes the journeys happen. And shamans have always used repetition as a matter of course to invoke a consciousness quite different from our ordinary awareness: a consciousness where something else starts to take over. The repetition is what draws them into another world, away from all the things we know" (122 - 123).
Each of these quotations deserves careful and deep consideration. As does the entire book, and the message it is trying to tell us.
It is fascinating to note that in this ancient tradition of which Parmenides (or Parmeneides) was part, the entry into the condition of being "beyond sleep and waking" was understood to be essential for the "fields" of both healing and of properly ordering society and human activity. This same connection is also found in shamanic cultures around the world, and we have also seen that it appears to have been a central feature of the Therapeutae of the ancient world, discussed in this previous post.
Regarding the thesis that it was Plato (and the mindset of Athens in general) who is responsible for the loss of this ancient wisdom, I would say that it is very clear that Plato himself gives hints that his writing (and especially his "story-form" writing) is not meant to be understood literally -- that Plato's writing is itself esoteric in nature -- and Peter Kingsley acknowledges that in this book.
Indeed, he provides many quotations from Plato which indicate that Plato as well believed that the rules for ordering society had to come from the realm of the gods (and specifically from Apollo, who is not only the god of the sun but also of music, of healing, and of laws for the proper ordering of society and one's own life), which seems to undermine the argument that Plato or the Platonic school turned philosophy into an exercise in dead and dry "ratiocination" (to use a 19th-century term) rather than one of ecstatic travel into non-ordinary reality.
And, as I have explored previously, there is an important exchange in the dialogue known as the Phaedrus in which Plato has Socrates point to the temple at Delphi -- the most important oracle in the ancient world, and the place in which the priestess (the Pythia) would "cross over" into that same realm "beyond sleep and waking" in order to receive information directly from the divine (in this case, of course, from Apollo, whose importance is powerfully and insightfully explored throughout In the Dark Places of Wisdom).
And so I am not so sure that Plato was actually the culprit.
I personally believe that there is strong evidence to support the conclusion that the actual forces that sought to destroy the esoteric and "shamanic" elements at the heart of what would come to be called "western culture" were not the Platonists but rather the creators of literalist Christianity, who spent the years that we (and they) designate as the second and third centuries AD vehemently opposing esoteric interpretations of the scriptures that they held sacred, and especially the various different schools and groups known as the Gnostics, and who eventually maneuvered into the capitol of the Roman Empire itself -- whereupon, during the reign of the emperor Theodosius, they extinguished both the Eleusinian Mysteries and the Oracle at Delphi.
Nevertheless, I am in complete agreement with Dr. Kingsley regarding the answer to the "vast missingness deep inside us," and the fact that we are all designed for and capable of "the peace of utter stillness," and that in fact we are in contact with this infinite stillness of the divine realm at all times, and we can access it through a nearly infinite variety of different techniques of ecstasy.
I am also in agreement that this ability to journey to the hidden realm is part of the ancient heritage of all humanity -- of the "western" part as well -- but that in the West it has been stolen, and suppressed, for well over a thousand years and nearly for two thousand.
This knowledge cannot be hidden forever. It is right there, in each of us, ready to be found.
Many thanks to Peter Kingsley for his work in revealing an incredibly important part of this story, and to Mr. J____ for pointing me to it.
a few additional previous posts with some resonance to the subjects discussed above include:
"Buddha bless you"
"The shamanic journey described in the Pyramid Texts"
"The horizon and the scales of judgement"
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Gordon and Adam tell you just how stupidly fast AMD's new 32-core Threadripper 2990WX is, and why it may or may not be the the right CPU for you.
If you're wondering just how AMD went from an 8-core Ryzen 7 1800X to a 16-core Ryzen Threadripper 1950X to a 32-core Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX in the space of 16 months, while it took Intel three years just to go from a 6-core Core i7 to a 10-core Core i7, the magic is in the design.
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That's right. This is totally a CHOCOLATE review. But not just any chocolate- an actual HEALTHIER chocolate you can feel good about eating!
Attune Chocolate Probiotic Wellness Bars are exactly that- healthy, delicious, CHOCOLATE! Attune's bars may have approximately 6.1 billion CFU's in each bar, but those probiotics don't alter the taste at all! These are the same probiotics you find in yogurt that help keep the digestive system running smoothly.
These bars are found in the refrigerated section of your grocery store to keep those probiotics alive & running. Each bar has 2 squares each, which are actually rather big (its a 20 gram bar). The bars also come in 7 flavors, chocolate crisp, mint chocolate, blueberry vanilla, dark chocolate, coffee bean dark chocolate, raspberry dark chocolate, and almond milk chocolate. I got to try the chocolate crisp, and blueberry vanilla varieties.
Chocolate Crisp- ooh. This one reminds me of a Crunch bar. Smooth milk chocolate with little rice crisps embedded in each square. The smell of the bar is really delicious- just pure, smooth milk chocolate bliss. I wish they had a milk chocolate flavor without the crisps, as I prefer my chocolate plain, but it was still very good.
Blueberry Vanilla- I really enjoyed this one! Just the SMELL of the bar was delicious- a true blueberry scent! I was a little hesistant to try this one at first-but glad I did! It was a sweet white chocolate with a nice addition of vanilla and blueberry flavors (and actual blueberry pieces!). This one was my favorite of the two. I wonder what it would taste like melted and drizzled on some icecream or with yogurt (too bad I already ate my bar!!).
Overall, these get 4 stars. I love how Attune made chocolate a healthier indulgence, and didn't blow calories or sugar content out of the park. I also like how they are a good source of calcium (and I got to skip my yogurt for the day without guilt knowing I ate some probiotics!). I found breaking off one square when a little sugar craving hit and letting it melt slowly in my mouth was just perfect.
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Such changes would need to be gradual to better mitigate any potential shocks to the economy, according to the IMF.
The IMF has commended the Canadian government for its prudent mortgage rule tightening, but it believes uninsured mortgages are a major contributor to house price increases in the single-family housing market.
"If financial risks start rising again, policymakers may need to take further action to tighten rules on these loans," the pair wrote.
Brokers will likely scoff at the idea, as 20 per cent down is generally considered an adequate safeguard against any potential price fluctuations.
The pair has also suggested implementing two steps that will help identify and address any factors that could cause stress to the economy.
The first is to mandate a "macroprudential oversight of financial systems" – a single regulatory body that will hold policymakers accountable to respond to future economic crises.
The second is the implementation of a framework to help provincial and federal authorities to respond to any potential crises.


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On this first weekday of Advent we remember Saint Francis, Xavier. How appropriate! Advent is a time of preparation for the coming of the Lord. Francis Xavier, one of the founders of the Jesuit order was a Spanish missionary who spread the Word of God throughout Asia. He visited India, Japan, Borneo, the Moluccas, and other areas that had not yet been visited by Christian missionaries. Having been to Asia myself, I can't imagine what a monumental task his work must have been, trying to convey such an important message without being able to speak the native languages.
But aren't we all called to spread the good news? Our vocation may not call us to foreign lands, but doesn't it seem like sometimes, when we want to share Jesus' message, we might as well be speaking in a foreign tongue? When we speak concepts like charity, and love of neighbor, faith, hope, and joy, it seems like we can't communicate the message because the listeners just don't understand the words.
Here, at the beginning of this prayerful and joyful season, let's pray to Saint Francis, asking him to help us in our efforts to evangelize others.
Saint Francis Xavier, pray for us!


Ninety-two percent of renters in Washington State have indicated that they prefer smoke-free housing. As a response to more landlords choosing to convert their buildings to smoke-free properties, the Washington Department of Health created some helpful resources for landlords and tenants to make this change, called SmokeFreeWashington.com.
Living in an apartment building where the smoking policies are not clear or are not enforced can be frustrating at best. The landlord-tenant laws do not specifically address smoking policies. These policies are generally included in a rental agreement. If a landlord has designated the property as smoke-free, then they would be responsible for enforcing the policies that are in place. However, it can be frustrating when those policies aren't enforced and there is secondhand smoke in a non-smoking building.
Our Tenant Services website has some tips and suggestions for working with roommates or neighbors in these situations on our Roommates & Neighbors webpage.
In order to make a policy change in an apartment or rental unit, as with any rule change, a landlord must provide at least 30 days' written notice to tenants who have a month-to-month agreement (where there is no fixed time period connected to the contract). With a lease agreement which has a fixed time period attached to it, such as one year or six months, a landlord cannot make any policy or rule changes during the lease period. However when the lease term is up, for example at the end of the one-year contract, a landlord can institute a policy change such as converting a building to non-smoking.
If you would like to talk to your landlord about smoking policies, or if you are a landlord considering a change, check out these videos, sample letters and resources related to making your building smoke-free: www.smokefreewashington.com. The e-learning course for landlords, owners and residents provides information about the business and health benefits of going smoke-free, and how to do so. The course includes easy-to-use sample downloadable documents to support the implementation process.
If you are a person with a disability and experiencing health problems as a result of secondhand smoke, you may consider contacting a local civil rights office to ask about Fair Housing laws and requesting a reasonable accommodation. For information on how to contact your local civil rights office, see our Renters' Resources page.
For more information, check out the resources available on our Tenant Services website on Rental Agreements, Rule Changes and Neighbors & Roommates. You can also call our Tenant Services Line to speak with a tenant counselor about brainstorming ways to resolve your situation. The phone number is 206.694.6767 and the line is open for messages on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:30am-4:30pm.
Want to know more about your rights as a renter? Wondering how to get your deposit back or request a repair? Would you like to know how new changes in the laws impact renters?
Solid Ground Tenant Counselors are hosting another FREE Rent Smart Workshop for the community on Monday, June 10, 4:30pm-6:30pm, in Federal Way at the Multi-Service Center Conference Room (1200 S. 336th, Federal Way, WA 98003). We'll provide information about landlord-tenant laws in Washington State and discuss the laws and ordinances that apply throughout the housing search process, move-in, during tenancy, move-out and eviction. Bring your questions!
Since there is no agency that enforces the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act in our state, it is largely up to tenants to understand the laws and know their rights in order to take appropriate action to effectively enforce them. We'll talk about some tips and best practices for renters to help you assert your rights and have a successful tenancy – whether you are signing a rental agreement, requesting repairs or have questions about your privacy rights.
Especially with recent changes and additions to the laws, challenging situations can arise for tenants. For example, the laws around tenant screening changed in 2012 and 2013, requiring landlords to provide written notice of their screening criteria before they screen a tenant that has applied for housing (see our Tenant Tip from March 2012 for more information). If a tenant is unaware of this law or the changes, they could be unfairly denied housing without knowing why. There are remedies available to tenants if a landlord is not complying with the laws, but tenants have to know those remedies are available in order to use them. Knowing the laws and what steps to take, tenants can take action to correct the problem.
If you are a tenant or service provider and would like to attend the workshop, please RSVP to our Tenant Services Workshop & Advocacy Line at 206.694.6748 or email tenantwa@solid-ground.org.
We are also available to provide workshops to organizations and groups throughout King County free of charge. Please contact us at 206.694.6748 if you are interested in scheduling a workshop for your agency or community group. For more information, visit our website at www.solid-ground.org/Tenant.
We look forward to seeing you on June 10th!
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In Evictions in Clean & Sober Housing (Part 1), we explained some of the requirements and the specific evictions process for tenants living in clean and sober housing in Washington State. Current legislation does not provide strong protections for these tenants, so in Part 2, we'll address some of the barriers they face.
In the 2013 legislative session, there was an effort by certain housing providers to introduce legislation to make it faster for landlords of clean and sober housing to evict tenants. Because the evictions process for this type of housing is already speedy under current law, the new legislation would have put these tenants at great risk of losing their housing. But through a collaborative open dialogue to discuss the implications of changing the current law regarding evictions in clean and sober housing, the proposed legislation was not introduced and will not move forward this legislative session.
Stable housing is critical in helping individuals in recovery get back on their feet and be able to support themselves. However, housing promoted as "clean and sober" or "recovery housing" varies widely in the types and levels of services and support offered to the residents, because current Washington State law does not require regulatory monitoring of these types of housing. Also, it is common for various individuals living in clean and sober housing to be at different stages of drug or alcohol recovery. In situations where individuals break the housing rules by using drugs on the premises, it can be challenging for landlords to protect the other residents so that recovering addicts are not put in vulnerable situations with drugs present in their living environment.
Many housing providers who offer clean and sober housing do comply with the laws and meet the guidelines of chemical dependency professionals working with individuals in recovery programs. However, there are also landlords who do not comply – specifically with the required evictions process. In some cases, tenants are not given the proper eviction notices required by law and then face the risk of housing loss in a very short amount of time without due process. Under the current statute, tenants in these situations can be given a 3-day notice with only one day to comply or be evicted.
The current evictions process in all types of rental housing is speedy, but even more so in clean and sober housing where the time window for tenants to be in compliance is only one day. While this allows for housing providers to maintain the health and safety of tenants in recovery housing by immediately addressing problems with tenants who are not complying with the rules, it can be problematic for tenants who relapse and require more support.
Because many individuals who live in clean and sober housing can be required to serve jail sentences if they violate their court-ordered requirements, stable housing is critical to address drug addiction issues through services and alternative community programs, not jail time. Relapsing tenants should be given chemical dependency counseling and access to legal services so they can be well-informed and able to address a notice of eviction, but access to free services is very limited and often contingent on funding of community programs.
For these reasons, it is crucial that the clean and sober housing evictions process not be sped up, as this would only create further barriers for individuals who are working towards making life changes from drug addiction.
Solid Ground Tenant Counselors are hosting a FREE Rent Smart Workshop for the community on Tuesday, April 2, 5-7pm, at the Douglass-Truth Library Conference Room (2300 E. Yesler Way, Seattle, WA 98122). We'll provide information about landlord-tenant laws in Washington State and discuss the laws and ordinances that apply throughout the housing search process, move-in, during tenancy, move-out and eviction. Bring your questions!
Especially with recent changes and additions to the laws, challenging situations can arise for tenants. For example, the laws around landlord entry and privacy rights changed in 2011, requiring landlords to provide written notice before entering a tenant's unit (see our Tenant Tip from September 2011 for more information). If a tenant is unaware of this law or the changes, their privacy rights could be compromised. There are remedies available to tenants if a landlord is not complying with the laws, but tenants have to know those remedies are available in order to use them. Knowing the laws and what steps to take, tenants can take action to correct the problem.
We look forward to seeing you on April 2nd!


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We are committed to constantly improve our detection methods. While the current method uses the quorum sensing system, it is thus limited to bacteria that secrete autoinducers. Hence, we present an alternative approach for the detection of pathogens. In our alternative detection system, biomolecules are tagged with a fluorescent reporter that bind to the surface of the cell and reveal its presence.
Galectins are proteins of the lectin family, which possess carbohydrate recognition domains binding specifically to β-galactoside sugar residues. In humans, 10 different galantines have been identified, among which is galectin-3. Galectin-3 has a size of about 31 kDA and is encoded by a single gene, LGALS3. It is found to have many physiological functions, such as cell adhesion, cell growth and differentiation, and contributes to the development of cancer, inflammation, fibrosis and others.
Human galectin-3 is a protein of the lectin-family that was shown to bind the LPS of multiple human pathogens. Some of them, including P. aeruginosa protect themselves against the human immune system by mimicking the lipopolysaccharides (LPS) present on human erythrocytes. By making fusion proteins of galectin-3 with fluorescent reporter proteins, pathogens can be labelled and made visible by fluorescence-microscopy.
Gram-negative bacteria have two cell membranes. The LPS are embedded in the outer membrane and are composed of a lipid and an O polysaccharide.
Characteristic parts of the lipopolysaccharide structure (LPS) of P. aeruginosa can be bound by galectin-3. Specifically, the O polysaccharide (see figure on the left) of the LPS is recognized by galectin-3. Therefore, this specific binding of galectin-3 enables the construction of a fluorescent based detection system. A fusion protein of galectin-3 and a reporter protein, such as a fluorescent protein, can be built and applied in the detection of P. aeruginosa.
In our approach, a galectin-3-YFP fusion protein is built and expressed in E. coli, including a his-tag and a snap-tag for purification. The fusion protein can then be incorporated into a cell-free biosensor system. These biosensors have many advantages over systems that use living cells such as an uncomplicated storage. Furthermore, from a biosafety and social acceptance point of view, it is advantageous if the sensor system does not contain alive genetically modified organisms.
To detect P. aeruginosa cells, an agar chip could be used to sample a solid surface. However, other materials but agar can be considered to collect pathogens. The cells stick to the sampling chip which is then immersed in a detection buffer containing the galectin-3-YFP fusion protein. Excess protein is removed during washing in a suitable buffer. The galectin-3 remains bound to the pathogen and illumination with 514 nm, the excitation wavelength of YFP, in a modified version of our measurement device reveals the location of the cells. The picture taken by the measurement device can then be analyzed by our software Measurarty.
Due to the generous support of Sophia Böcker and Prof. Dr. Elling of the Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering in Aachen, we got access to a pET17-derived expression plasmid for a His- and SNAP-tagged YFP-galectin-3 fusion protein. We transformed the fusion protein into E. coli Rosetta cells and conducted a batch fermentation to obtain large amounts of protein.
With the help of David Schönauer and Alan Mertens from the RWTH Aachen Institute of Biotechnolgy we then purified the fusion protein using FPLC. Subsequently, we aimed to test the binding of the Gal-3 fusion protein to the LPS of P. aeruginosa as shown previously (Kupper, Böcker, Liu et al., 2013). Apparently, because of insufficient sensitivity of the used fluorescence microscope, this could not be confirmed and would require further experiments, idealy using other detection methods.
This BioBrick is a construction intermediate of K1319003 (gal3), E1010 (mRFP), K1319007 (6xHis tag) to K1319020 (translational unit of the fusion protein).
Kupper, C. E., Böcker, S., Elling, L., Lui, H., Adamzyk, C., de Kamp, J. v., et al. (2013). Fluorescent SNAP-tag galectin fusion proteins as novel tools in glycobiology. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 19(30), 5457-67. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23431989.


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FAQ: What Should I Do With A School Bus?
1 What should be done while riding a bus?
2 Should my child take the bus?
4 How do you annoy a school bus driver?
5 When should a student ride a bus?
6 Where's the safest place to sit on a bus?
7 What would happen if you took the bus home from school?
8 Do Japanese students have class on Saturdays?
9 When did bussing end in California?
10 How much is a ticket for going around a school bus?
11 How do school bus stop signs work?
12 Do buses record traffic?
13 Why are buses so annoying?
14 Why are school bus drivers so rude?
15 Is being a school bus driver stressful?
What should be done while riding a bus?
Riding on the School Bus
Stay in your seat.
If the bus is equipped with a seat belt, make sure to fasten it securely.
Never put your head, hands or arms out of the school bus window.
Do not yell or make other loud noises that could distract the bus driver.
Do not eat or drink anything while riding on the bus.
Should my child take the bus?
Ability to Keep Schedules in Tact Riding the school bus allows for younger children to enjoy that quality time at home with Mommy the way the older kids were able to have when they were young. Keeping the younger kids on their set schedules doesn't just benefit the younger kids, it also benefits the older ones.
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How do you annoy a school bus driver?
10 Ways To Annoy Bus Drivers
When the bus stops make sure your the only one getting on the when the doors open put your foot down and tie your shoe laces then when your done just walk away like nothing happened.
Don't touch on or off and say My mum's cousions aunties dead dog at my myki.
When should a student ride a bus?
Stop, look and listen before crossing the street. Walk at least ten (10) feet in front of the bus. Student should always be visible to the driver. Never cross the street behind the school bus.
Where's the safest place to sit on a bus?
Where's the safest place on a bus? If you ride on a bus, stand near the bus driver or near an exit. If you find a seat, sit with your back to the side of the bus so you can see people in the front and back of the bus.
What would happen if you took the bus home from school?
What would happen if you took the school bus home? The police would make you bring it back.
Do Japanese students have class on Saturdays?
Traditionally Japanese students attended class on Saturdays; although education reforms from 2002 have made them no longer mandatory, many schools have begun to bring them back. Schools have limited autonomy in developing their curriculum or choosing their textbooks.
When did bussing end in California?
The petitions to stop the busing plan were subsequently denied by Justice Rehnquist and Justice Powell. California Constitutional Proposition 1, which mandated that busing follow the Equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution, passed in 1979 with 70 percent of the vote.
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How do school bus stop signs work?
When a school bus has the stop sign out and the red lights flashing, drivers are required to stop: on two-lane, undivided roads, in both directions. on roads that are divided to separate the directions of travel, in the direction that the bus is traveling.
Do buses record traffic?
London's buses London's bus services are operated by individual bus companies on behalf of TfL. Any CCTV on London buses is the responsibility of the company that runs that particular service or route. You can find this information on signs displayed inside each vehicle or on our Who runs your bus page.
Why are buses so annoying?
There are bus driver shortages both in city buses and school buses this means that drivers are overworked, the buses are overcrowded, on top of unreasonable schedules so sometimes you will see them flying by really fast and other times you will have a slow one because they expect drivers to follow the speed limit and
Why are school bus drivers so rude?
There's a perception amongst the general public that drivers can sometimes be rude which stems from their quiet nature and overall, general lack of interaction with passengers. The reality is that drivers are not ignoring us to be rude. They are simply focusing on the task in front of them which is very important.
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Is being a school bus driver stressful?
" It is a very stressful job," she said. "Either you have to be a person that nothing bothers you or you have to be stressed out all the time." Low wages and a three-year salary freeze are other disadvantages to the job, according to drivers. Bus drivers are paid $7 an hour and they work an average of 30 hours a week.


The organisations hope to raise R2.5-million that will provide 650 children in Ikamva Labantu's after-school programme with a cooked nutritious meal every day in 2016.
Statistics show that in South Africa, 3.3 million children live in households where there is child hunger, with 14% living in households where there's a lack of food security. In addition to that, about 17% of children under the age of 10 suffer from stunting and 10% of children of the same age are underweight.
To raise funds, Ikamva Labantu joined forces with South African music band Freshlyground to design a Relate bracelet which will be sold for R50 in all Cape Union Mart stores.
After a year of planning, the campaign was officially launched on Wednesday at Cape Union Mart's V&A Waterfront store.
Director of Ikamva Labantu, Ananda Nel said: "The campaign is about raising money for children to provide them with one cooked nutritious meal a day for a whole year, we make sure that they are fed first before we engage with them and get them to learn, play, concentrate and dream because on an empty stomach they don't have the ability to do so."
Relate Bracelets' chief executive, Neil Robinson said: "This is to bring awareness to the plight of kids who don't have the fuel to actually learn, grow and have opportunity and without food you cannot do anything."
"If every single South African tax payer can buy one bracelet a year, we could raise a quarter of a billion rand and it is possible. Something as simple as buying a bracelet can make a massive difference in people's lives."
Speaking of their part in this campaign, Zolani Mahola of Freshlygroud said: "These kids are our future, if we can't provide them with a basic need such as food and we do not take care of them then we are going to be in trouble as a country."
"We are trying to make sure that they get care and support because that is the only way that a child is going to grow up and be a responsible citizen in society, that they are going to grow up to be adults who love themselves enough to take care of themselves and their community."
To support the campaign, purchase a Relate bracelet from Cape Union Mart and Relate's online store and donate to Ikamva Labantu. Any donation, however small, will go towards helping South Africa's children be children.


Treasures in Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey are basically little artifacts you can find and collect in the game. The treasures are located throughout the ten levels and can be used to unlock another collectible in the game called Extras. There are 20 treasures in total to find.
They're actually pretty important, as without having the stud multipliers and Attract Studs extras it can be fairly difficult to reach some of the massive Stud requirements needed to unlock some characters.
Here is a list of the treasures, along with the area you can get them in.
Found in the Wolf Camp area.
Found in the Eagle Town area.
Found in the Croc Fort area.
Found in the Croc Swampland area.
Found in the Gorilla Village area.
Found in the Rhino Canyon.
Found in the Eagle Library area.
Found in the Rhino Canyon area.
Found in the Spiral Mountain area.
Found in the Rhino Caves area.
Found in the Sanctuary Forest area.


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A Woman's Place Is in the Lab
Jul 30, 2020 11:25AM ● By Carrie Hagen
Mansfield University's Assistant Professor of Physics Dr. Elaine Farkas remembers the first time she encountered recent MU graduate Katherine Thompson in class. Then a junior, Katherine came across as a shy, silent girl from a rural area in western Pennsylvania. She recognized the student's aptitude, however, so when Katherine asked about a potential research project, Professor Farkas was happy to involve her in an interdisciplinary collaboration that she shared with Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Kristen Long. Katherine's interest and ingenuity, combined with the professors' mentoring, propelled the shy student from Greenville into a world of scientific accomplishment and stature.
In late May, Mansfield University named Katherine Thompson the 2020 recipient of its Outstanding Senior Award. She will start her PhD in chemistry this fall at Penn State after turning down offers from Vanderbilt University, the University of Virginia, and Stony Brook University. Her success story is one of several similar narratives coming from Mansfield University's science department.
Mansfield is a small school in the state system with a student body of approximately 1,600. Students at larger, wealthier universities have a host of research opportunities and lab facilities that schools like Mansfield don't have the resources to outfit or operate. Larger institutions can afford to hire grant-writing professionals—even grant-writing departments—that assist professors in securing research funding, and they can more easily attract financial gifts from corporate donors.
Consider the function of endowments in higher education. The interest from these monies—donations, often from wealthy alums—allows schools to fund things like scholarships and groundbreaking scientific research. Harvard University, the wealthiest college in the world, has an endowment of over 39 billion dollars—that's with a "b." Thomas Jefferson University's endowment hovers around 933 million. Mansfield University's endowment is 1 million.
That a small state school's students can compete with those from well-funded, private universities is a testament to its professors' creative, student-centered pedagogy.
"I'll come out and say it," declares Professor Farkas. "Our kids can compete with the best of the best at Penn State, at Cornell, because they get the hands-on experience to know what they are doing."
The project that Professor Farkas invited Katherine to join is an investigation into the biological effects of micro-plastic and nano-plastic ingestion in plants and animals. Farkas initiated the research after considering studies that found micro- and nano-plastic particles (invisible to the human eye) in the organs of fish. Wondering what long-term effects plastic ingestion would have on the human digestive system, she approached her colleague, Professor Long, a cancer researcher who helped design a mammalian study that tests the effects of plastic bead consumption on mice; after the professors feed the animals beads, students help to study the animals' tissue samples and bodily fluids. Their collaboration has become the first U.S.-based mammalian model for the effects of plastic consumption on digestive systems (as it continues, the microplastics study will evaluate blood serum markers for organ-specific inflammation; these markers are carefully chosen to model the human response, and preliminary results from Professor Long's and Professor Farkas' work indicates that the mammalian liver could be a target for these plastic particles).
"[Farkas and Long] pushed us quite a bit to quantify and analyze the pervasiveness of microplastics in mouse tissue," reflects Katherine. She and others looked at the livers, kidneys, and spleens of affected mice, and considered whether bigger mammals would have beads persisting in the same organs. Over the past two years, Katherine's work—particularly her study of the pervasiveness of plastics in the animal spleens and livers—helped her earn three prestigious summer internships: a nanotechnology experience at the University of West Virginia, a Department of Energy placement at Brookhaven National Labs, and a third opportunity at Oakridge National Lab.
"That's really incredible for any undergrad at any school, let alone a primarily undergraduate institution like Mansfield," says Professor Farkas.
Katherine presented her work at the American Chemical Society national meeting this past spring (virtually), and last year, at both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania University Biologists conference and at the Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences at University of Maryland Baltimore County. Her presentation at the latter won Mansfield a first place prize in chemistry, besting students from Thomas Jefferson University, UMBC, and other schools.
Katherine says that with modest lab facilities and student-centered instruction, her mentors helped her "make meaningful contributions" by teaching her "to think outside of the box to come up with creative and innovative solutions."
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Dr. Maegen Borzok says that teaching at a small undergraduate-minded institution is vastly different than working at a large university focused on graduate and faculty research. Prior to arriving at Mansfield in 2018, she taught at the Ohio State College of Medicine, which recruited her from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where she received her doctorate and began her teaching career. While at Ohio State, Borzok ran a successful lab, but the push to publish, source research funding, write grants, and conduct research—in addition to her teaching load—put several stressors on her young family. Borzok and her husband, a Wellsboro native, decided to change their lifestyle. She applied for a job posting at Mansfield and knew it was the place for her as soon as she stepped on campus.
"This is what I want," she remembers thinking about the small-town feel of the campus. "This is what I've been missing." Once hired, Professor Borzok arranged her office and lab areas to accommodate student "hang-out" areas. She also brought with her a fully developed research project that she could use to engage future scientists. The lab focuses on a genetic mutation in desmoplakin, a protein that helps the heart function. When the mutant agent is present, it is often undetectable and leads to arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, a fatal heart disease for which there is no cure. Borzok and her students work with collaborators from Yale University, James Madison University, and Ohio State to study the causes of the genetic mutation in desmoplakin, with the goal of fixing it at the molecular level.
These partnerships allow Professor Borzok to engage her students in a sophisticated project with the resources which are available to them. Team members at Yale can source patient-specific stem cells in their cutting-edge labs, those at Ohio State study the physiology of the disease using a mouse model, and researchers at James Madison University can ask structural questions about proteins. At Mansfield, Professor Borzok's lab focuses on biochemical questions using analytical tools and computer simulations.
"I can use a fairly simple lab to introduce students to really cool science with big implications," she says. "We don't need big fancy tools—they're not necessary for the work we are doing. Students can see that they are capable of this work with the resources they have."
Mansfield students involved in the research have individual projects that allow them to authentically test and contribute original ideas to the study. Even before the pandemic, they met virtually with collaborators at other universities through bi-monthly Zoom meetings. Katie Hoover, a rising senior from Enola, Pennsylvania, has been studying what causes changes in desmoplakin and how to potentially fix these mutant variants at the molecular level. Her current work—running surface calculations on protein models and studying a particular enzyme linked to desmoplakin protein mutations—has led to weekly virtual meetings with Professor Borzok throughout the summer.
"She doesn't give me all of the answers," says Katie of her mentor. "She makes sure that I take the time to think, and she's taught me that it's okay not to have the answer right away, that it's really important to sit with the data and internalize it before you draw your conclusions."
In 2019, Katie and another senior, Jared Hopkins, presented their research with Professor Borzok's lab at a regional conference. This past semester, Katie won a grant from the Scientific Research Society Sigma Xi—one of the oldest and largest of its kind internationally—to outfit a "wet lab" with biochemical tools that she and Professor Borzok will use to further their analysis. (Historically, Sigma Xi awards financial grants to only 12-15 percent of applicants.)
Katie is preparing PhD applications now as she enters her senior year at Mansfield. After graduating with a degree in chemistry and a concentration in biochemistry, she hopes to have a research-based career.
Associate Professor of Geosciences Dr. Jennifer Demchak says that six years ago, Mansfield's science professors decided to focus more heavily on engaging undergraduates in research projects. At the time, the school wasn't sending many students forward into graduate school. That changed with the arrival of several younger faculty members, who focused more on getting students into hands-on experiences that would "put them ahead of the curve and make their resumes shine." Professor Demchak says that when professors trust undergraduates to envision and tackle research projects, the students assume a new level of faith in their abilities.
"So many of our students are first generation college kids local to Bradford, Tioga, and Sullivan Counties," says Professor Demchak. "It's hard to fathom another level beyond college. Field research is pretty exciting for them."
In her senior georesearch class, Professor Demchak—an expert in watershed management—has students write a project proposal as if they were graduate students. She teaches wetland identification and has students take her lessons into field work; they perform wetland delineation, use data sheets as consultants would, and write reports on watershed restoration.
"They need to get their hands dirty," she says.
Mansfield's biology program requires students to fulfill an independent research requirement. Professor of Biology Dr. Jeanne Kagle says that one of the benefits of teaching undergraduates at a small school is the freedom to investigate any research project that a student proposes.
"I try to spark their interests," she says. "I want to help them think like microbiologists. To think about how to come up with interesting questions and ways to answer those questions. How do all these pieces fit together? The knowledge part is easy enough. I want them to think about how they take the facts and move them forward."
When a couple of her students approached her with an interest in the effects of essential oil combinations on biofilms, she helped them develop a project. Another student who completed a work/study with her presented his study on watershed management at a conference for the American Society of Microbiology in New Orleans in 2017.
The time it takes to further undergraduate interests, Professor Kagle says, is something that professors at larger universities don't often have because of the funding and research pressures that drive their placements. On the flip side, she says, these professors have a better chance of getting funding. Because small state schools don't have the infrastructure to support large grant- funded projects, grant-making agencies often won't consider their research interests. But that's not always a bad thing.
"Those who get big scientific foundation support are then locked into doing that specific research and getting results," says Professor Kagle.
Student inquiry drives Professor Farkas's love of teaching.
"In the past, I have worked with biology majors on the vibration response of cockroaches and their potential as early earthquake warning systems, the tensile properties of treated human hair, and the effects of pollution on coral fluorescence," she reflects.
At a key point in the microplastics project that she is conducting with Professor Long, a student named Katelyn Davis from Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania, approached her with an interest in tardigrades. Tardigrades are aquatic creatures that do not identify as mammals, reptiles, or amphibians. They have the ability to survive extreme environmental conditions by changing their body morphology, and, because they can exist in a state of cryptobiosis (neither alive nor dead), they can serve as indicators of ecological consequences on animal life. Tardigrade research has become an important part of the microplastics study.
Advised by both Professor Farkas and Professor Long, Katelyn presented her work, along with student collaborator Kory Wolfe, at the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania University Biologists conference in 2019. They won first place in the "Ecology and Organismal Biology" division. This fall, Katelyn will begin medical school at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Helping undergraduates like Katelyn find a focused career path in the sciences is one of Professor Long's passions. Her own academic narrative began just like those of her students—at a state school. After graduating from Millersville University, she earned a PhD in microbiology and immunology from Drexel University before pursuing postdoctoral work in the pancreatic cancer research lab at the University of Pennsylvania.
Last year, two of her students had the opportunity to drive their own research work for verification from Mansfield to the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
"First generation students have no idea that they can come to an undergraduate institution and get funded and published," Professor Long says. "I never thought I could publish in one of the best cancer journals in the world. You never think it can be you." When her students fear that they won't get an internship, Professor Long rattles off her own rejections. "Failure is part of science."
In May of 2019, she co-presented research on pancreatic cancer at the American Association of Cancer Research alongside one of her students, a recent graduate named Adrianna Vaskas. Mansfield was the only primarily undergraduate institution present at the conference, and Adrianna the only undergraduate presenter.
From Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, Adrianna first had Professor Long for a cell biology class in the spring 2017 semester. Adrianna had a great uncle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and she knew that a physician had mentioned curcumin—a compound that comes from turmeric—as a potential plant-based therapy.
"I wanted to see how curcumin affected pancreatic cancer, and that blossomed into something I never expected," says Adrianna. Professor Long mentored her on how to pursue funding, and in 2018 Adrianna was the first MU student to receive a NASA research scholarship. Her work in Professor Long's lab focused on whether curcumin had an effect on shrinking tumors in mice that lacked T-cells, immune cells that fight infection, and on those with tumors that had functioning T-cells. The animals without the T-cells responded well to the treatment, but not the others.
"Vaskas' studies showed that curcumin won't work against tumors that grew up in mice that have a normal immune system (which mimics how tumors grow up in people)," reports Professor Long. "Her studies are more of a word of caution that even though [curcumin] works in mice, it may not work in people."
Today, Adrianna is working at a hospital in her hometown and readying an application for medical school in 2021. She refers to Professor Farkas and Professor Long as "pioneers" whose collaborations inspire students to do more than what may seem possible.
"They taught me everything I know," says Adrianna.
People & Life Carrie Hagen August 2020