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I often wonder if other moms out there experience the same cycle of crazy in their house with growing children.
Now, do you ever just stand, staring at a child and think, ‘You’re absolutely out of your mind’? If you do, congratulations! You can relate. And therefore, both you and I don’t feel so isolated. Yay prize.
This child of mine has been accident-free for about a year (maybe more). This is an absurdly preposterous thing to happen at this stage of the game! So, I disconnect the call with The Husband and start trying to figure out how to start this process, as he’s also covered in red paint from his *ahem* cleaning. He washes his hands (which, of course, takes 10 minutes) and takes the soiled clothes down to the laundry (I have yet to verify this claim) while I disinfect the area. It’s at this point, when my nose is closer to the ground, that I notice little red dots walking their way to the stairs. Paint. Red paint has traveled its way across the floor. Thankfully it’s laminate and not carpet. When the child arrives back I get him on cleaning that up. OK. So, things calm down. Call The Hubby back. Explain the goings-on and attempt to continue with dinner conversation. I hear the boy head out the back door to the deck. Should be fine. He’s out there all the time without causing trouble.
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maxime posted a topic in Design ConceptsHi! A long time ago I baught some Livid instrument "Elements" units to creat a midi controller. (4 untis of 16 button + 2 untis of 16 knobs + 2 units of 4 faders /see pictures/) I check the download section of the livid site to get the software (Brain V2 / Jr. Configure v1.07) but "Error 404" ....... Impossible to download the software, so impossible to configure the controller, so impossible to play with... So how can I do? Is there another board I can use to connect all the units? Is there a software I can use instade the livid program? Other ideas? Thank you!
Antichambre posted a topic in Design ConceptsHello,
USB powered Multi MIDI Thru PCB
Hawkeye posted a topic in MiscellaneousIn case you are looking for an inexpensive and an easy-to-build MIDI THRU solution, Andy has built a new PCB for this job! :) It is good for low-latency MIDI distribution, supports normal and TRS MIDI connectors and offers a visual MIDI traffic indication using a superflux LED. Also, it is multi-chainable to 8x MIDI DIN and 6x TRS MIDI or even more outputs. Using these boards, you can extend your SEQ MIDI OUTs to drive a lot of MIDI synthesizers with minimal latency! :-). The USB port is intended for easy portable jamming setups, or you can alternatively power it via a pinhea
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belzrebuth posted a topic in FleamarketInterested in either complete units or bare PCBs w/chips. I will need more than one unit so bulk offers are welcome. I'm located in Athens, Greece. Thanks:)
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RTP MIDI System
dan2804 posted a topic in Design ConceptsHi all, Having browsed the forums regarding RTPMidi, etc I've finally decided to look at giving it a go on my end. My current setup consists of 6 Digidesign midi i/os (giving me 60 MIDI in/out split across two computers) and a Motu midi 128 (giving me 8 in/8 out). Currently, I have custom built MIDI multicore cables connecting my PC rack with the Digidesign and Motu i/o to my synth and effects rack. As I understand it, the RTPMidi board supports 16 virtual cables which I'm guessing equates to 8 in and 8 out or does it mean 16 in and 16 out? Ideally what I'd lik
MIDIbox Live MIDI Quantiser?
sylwester posted a topic in MIDIbox User ProjectsI want to implement a stand-alone variant of What I want to achieve: I want to select quantize grid, feed clock to the core and play live, but with getting quantised output. Has something like this been done? What's the best approach? I was thinking of using the NoteStack from MBSEQv4 and pushing/popping notes on the notestack based on midi clock.
Midi-in-Core > DMX-out Converter
Phatline posted a topic in MIDIbox NGI want to convert Midi-In-Core (not USB-midi)> DMX-Out Core (MAX 485 Circuit) but in the DMX-Examples i read: // For now disable UART as we will be using DMX #define MIOS32_DONT_USE_UART suggest that i cant use Midi-Input then? What do i have to do to get it working?
Line 6 FBV shortboard MK1 as midi controller
IamLars posted a topic in MIDIficationHi, I have a Line 6 FBV shortboard MK1 that wonder if I could use as a MIDI controller for the Möbius looper software. So far I have figured out that that the pedal needs 9v (through the rj45 connection) and sends/receives serial data. Any hint would be very much appreciated :) /Lars.
sammichsid no start with midi in and out connected
cuca posted a topic in MIDIbox SIDhi all , someone knows why my sammichSID dont start up / boot up when i have connected both midi cables ? (midi in and midi out connected) . When i only have connected one of them , then no problem , but if i have connected both , the sammich dont start. Thanks. In regard to check some failure, is There any way to know if midi input and output is working ? or how do a diagnostic ? thanks very much
Midi merging problem Expression pedal
TauTau posted a topic in Testing/TroubleshootingHi, I have modded my Peavey Vypyr 120 combo guitar amp, since it only has a dedicated 8-pin connection to the Sanpera pedal, which transports midi and voltage for the pedal. To be able to also use midi signals from a sequencer to control the amp, I split the 8-pin connection up to standard 5-pin and the other three pins separate, putting a midi merger in between. Everything is documented here: Everything works quite nicely, except the volume pedal of the Sanpera. It does more of an on/off
fcebreros posted a topic in MIDIbox SEQHi, Is there a way to change the BPM (fire a BPM preset) with a MIDI controller? Best FC
USB to MIDI converter?
MS-SPO posted a topic in MiscellaneousHi, a while ago I bought a Nektar impact LX 61 keyboard, which has an USB connector only (see bottom of ). That worked fine (with some latency) connected to a PC and making music with a DAW. Now I'd like to connect it directly to other MIDI devices, like my e-drum, which accepts MIDI controllers for backing parts, through regular MIDI connectors. I'm sure there is a solution to this, but I'm not sure which one will work when searching the web. E.g. there are some USB/MIDI converters like the Prodipe MIDI USB 4i/4o (
Midibox en cascada
Gabriel Rygg posted a topic in Españolque tal amigos, estoy a punto de comenzar con uno o varios midibox, mi pregunta es, es posible conectarlos en cascada? es decir, usar multiples midibox64 conectados entre si via midi in a midi out y el ultimo dispositivo conectado al PC? espero sus comentarios
MIDI note out from Sequencer?
HeWhoWantsJeans posted a topic in MIDIbox SIDGood (late) evening, I'd like to use my sammichSID to compliment my growing Eurorack setup and I was wondering if the MIDIBOX Sid V2 was capable of sending MIDI note data out of the MIDI Out port. The Eurorack MIDI interface I'm using (the Hex Inverter 'MIDI2CV') requires a Note-on to 'wake up' (including to begin outputting Clock) and while I seem to have the Sammich set to Clock Out, I can't seem to get the MIDI2CV to recognize any note data (thus, it will not 'wake up' and output clock pulses). I'm wondering if it is possible for the Drum sequencers to output note data, or any of the sequ
Midi Clock to DOUT
Highcooley posted a topic in MIDIbox NGHey everybody I searched in the forum as well as the NG topic. Is there a possibility to forward the midi clock pulse or a division of it to a DOUT pin (comming either from the internal generator or an external clock through midi in)? I would like to sync an LFO to the clock. Cheers Andy
sammichSID MIDI issues or me being dumb!
Rave posted a topic in MIDIbox SIDHi all, Please go easy on me, I am new to MIDI and Sammich! I have built a Sammich a few months ago now, and was having problems flashing it, Rowan kindly had a look at it and between him and TK it was fixed (bad optocoupler) Rowan flashed the MIOS and patches for me and I replaced the opto coupler, and bought 2 new SID's as the existing ones were both slightly faulty, now its up and running and the Sammich sounds great triggering the patches from the buttons on it's front panel. Now, here comes the problem: I have wanted to hook it up via MIDI so I can play the patches wit


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We had never heard of The Christmas Story or its line of dialogue, "No, you'll shoot your eye out," but the ER staff enlightened us. After the ophthalmologist's exam, the extent of damage was clear, but not how much recovery to expect. Christmas vacation turned into a regimen of rest, limited visual stimulation, administering eye drops and visiting the eye doctor.We thought we had safety issues covered, but that turned out to not be the case. A BB reminded me that some injuries may have implications for a lifetimeinjuries. For the last five years, our home has been a construction site, with a shed as our current project. Besides paint-splattered work clothes, glasses, gloves and visor are constant accessories. Even with hand tools, there's the potential for flying nail shards or wood splinters. When needed, there are earplugs or other hearing protection. I am quite the sight at the worksite with protection against construction hazards, blazing sun and rampant mosquitoes.
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My son recovered, although a scar is still visible during his annual flight physical eye exam. And the doctor always asks about it… While vision is precious for everyone, eyesight is essential for his job. There are people who are alive today because he managed to pick out someone's head bobbing in the waves of the Gulf of Mexico.
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I have novice metal working experience compared to some of the guys that I have seen on here, so I work with my grinder, a sawzall, a buddy welds for me, and the rest is hand....
Anyway - that's a little of the background, here is my question...
I was at home depot brainstorming ideas for how to connect the fire barrel to the 2 smoker barrels, and happened to be walking down the gutter isle. They had some thick gutter material pre bent. Now I am not suggesting using this as supports as I will be building a frame for this thing on my trailer, the top barrels will be supported to the frame of the trailer not to the bottom barrel...
Now I understand that this is a smaller hole than the 4" or 6" volk style, but I am thinking about putting 3 of them spaced evenly across the bottom of 1 barrel - so 6 in total...
#1 : would this help or hurt to distribute heat more evenly across the smoking chamber?
#2 : is galvanized steel a terrible choice for material? Its temp limits are in the high 300's for continued exposure, but obviously it would be higher near the smoker chamber...
If you are wanting to know opinions on using galvanized metal any place on a cooker my opinion is no it is not an acceptable metal to use on a cooker in any form or fashion.
Like most cooker designs they just work, if you have the time and funds to try a new idea I say go for it and let us know how it goes.
If you are on a budget then I suggest stay with what works.
That info is invaluable... See, I knew I was a novice and this would be the right place to go...
I wouldn't use galvanized metal at all. My dad always told me to not cut galvanized steel with a torch because it will give off poison gas. granted a cooker doesn't get that hot but I wouldn't take a chance.


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Pedobacter schmidteae sp. nov. strain EGT (Collection de Souches de l’Unité des Rickettsie CSUR P6417 = Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo CECT 9771) is a new Pedobacter species isolated from the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea. Schmidtea mediterranea are flatworms living in freshwater and exhibiting an unusual ability to regenerate amputated parts. To date, the gut microbiota of Schmidtea mediterranea remains poorly studied. Here, via the culturomics strategy that consists in using diversified culture conditions, we isolated a new bacterium, strain EG, that we characterized using the taxono-genomics approach that combines phenotypic assays and genome sequencing and analysis. Strain EG exhibits a 16S rRNA sequence similarity of 98.29% with Pedobacter nyackensis strain NWG-II14T, its closest neighbour with standing in nomenclature. It is an aerobic bacterium belonging to the family Sphingobacteriaceae. Colonies are small, round, smooth and transparent. Bacterial cells are Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile and non-spore-forming bacilli with positive catalase and oxidase activities. The genome sequence is 6,198,518 bp–long with a G + C content of 41.13%, and the Ortho-ANI and dDDH values when compared to P. nyackensis are 77.34% and 21.50%, respectively. Strain EGT exhibits unique characteristics that classify it as the type strain of new bacterial species for which we propose the name Pedobacter schmidteae sp. nov.
Schmidtea mediterranea is an invertebrate living in environmental water. This flatworm is used as a model of development, because of its extraordinary abilty to regenerate after amputation, because of his high contents in stem cells known as neoblasts1. It has been shown that S. mediterranea is an excellent model to investigate host-pathogen relationships2,3, notably in the context of human pathogens. To date, the gut microbiota of S. mediterranea remains poorly studied4,5. Using the microbial culturomics approach6, we investigated the S. mediterranea microbiota. Culturomics is a concept in which diversified culture conditions are used to enable isolation of a maximum of bacterial species from the human microbiota7,8,9,10. During this analysis, we isolated a bacterial strain from S. mediterranea that could not be identified using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionisation Time of Flight-Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). We used the taxono-genomics strategy that combines phenotypic assays and genome sequencing to further characterize this bacterium11,12,13,14. This enabled us to describe a new bacterial strain that exhibited enough genetic and phenotypic differences with closely related bacteria. We propose it as a new species named Pedobacter schmidteae sp. nov.
Culture of Schmidtea mediterranea
Schmidtea mediterranea asexual clonal line ClW42 is a laboratory planarian strain that has been preserved in our laboratory for the past 10 years, by cutting animals in tree fragments each month. S. mediterranea were kept in the dark, in filtered tap water, at 19 °C without antibiotics. The animals were fed once per week with homogenized calf liver and were starved for at least two weeks prior to studying them. Filtered water was obtained using a device consisting of two 0.2 µm filters, one containing charcoal and ceramics (Fairey Industrial Ceramics limited, England), and the other being a 0.20 µm membrane (Thermo Scientific Nalgene filtration Products, Mexico). Filtered water was checked for sterility prior to be used for planarian culture.
Isolation and identification of bacteria from Schmidtea mediterranea
Following two weeks of starvation, S. mediterranea were washed in filter-sterilized water and then one ground worm was inoculated in Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract (BCYE) (Oxoid Deutschland GmbH, Wesel, Germany), Luria Bertani (LB) and 5% sheep blood-enriched Columbia agar (bioMérieux, Marcy l’étoile, France). All inoculated media were incubated at 19, 28 and 37 °C. Each individual bacterial colony was harvested and identified by MALDI-TOF-MS (Microflex spectrometer; Bruker Daltonics, Bremen, Germany)15. The obtained spectra were imported into the MALDI Biotyper 3.0 software (Bruker Daltonics) and analysed against the reference spectra of bacteria included in the database (Bruker database constantly updated with the Mediterranee-Infection database (<URL>). The MALDI Biotyper RTC software was used to interpret the results according to the obtained score values: a colony was likely identified at the species level for a score > 2.0, probably identified for a score between 1.99 and 1.7, but not identified for a score <1.7.
Bacterial colonies that were not identified at the species level using MALDI-TOF MS were further tested using 16S rRNA sequencing. Genomic DNA was extracted using an EZ1 automate and the DNA tissue kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany). The complete 16S rRNA gene amplification and sequencing was performed using eight primers on an ABI Prism 3130xl Genetic Analyzer capillary sequencer (Applied Bio systems, Bedford, MA, USA). The primers used were Fd1 (5′-AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG-3′), Rp2 (5′-ACGGCTACCTTGTTACGACTT-3′), F536 (5′-CAGCAGCCGCGGTAATAC-3′), R536 (5′-GTATTACCGCGGCTGCTG-3′), F800 (5′-ATTAGATACCCTGGTAG-3′), R800 (5′-CTACCAGGGTATCTAAT-3′), F1050 (5′-TGTCGTCAGCTCGTG-3′) and R1050 (5′-CACGAGCTGACGACA-3′) (Eurogentec, Angers, France). The CodonCode Aligner software was used for sequence alignment, assembly and correction (<URL>). For taxonomic assignation, a BLASTn search was performed against the nr database16. A sequence similarity threshold of 98.65% by comparison with the phylogenetically closest species with standing in nomenclature was used to delineate a putative new species17. Phylogenetic relationships were inferred from the comparison of 16S rRNA sequences using the MEGA7 software18.
Phenotypic, biochemical and chemical characteristics of strain EG
Culture of strain strain EG and P. nyackensis strain NWG-II14T (DSM19625) was attempted at various growth temperatures (6, 19, 30, 37 and 45 °C) in 5% sheep blood-enriched Columbia agar (bioMérieux) under anaerobic, aerobic and microaerophilic atmospheres using GasPak™ EZ generators (Becton- Dickinson, Maryland, USA). Sporulation was tested by thermal shock, which consists in exposing bacteria to a temperature of 80 °C for 30 minutes and then monitoring their growth for 4 days. Various salinity (0, 8.5, 25, 50, 100 and 200 g/l) and pH (4, 5.5, 6, 7.5, 8, 9 and 10) conditions were tested. Gram staining and motility from fresh colonies were observed using a DM1000 photonic microscope (Leica Microsystems, Nanterre, France) with a 40 × objective lens. Catalase and oxidase activities were tested by using a BBL DrySlide according to the manufacturer’s instructions (Becton Dickinson, Le Pont de Claix, France). The size of bacterial cells was measured using transmission electron microscopy. API strips (API ZYM19,20,21, API 20NE22,23, API 20E24,25 and API 50CH26,27,28,29, bioMérieux) were used to study the biochemical characteristics of the strains. Bacterial susceptibility to benzylpenicillin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, ceftriaxone, imipenem, ciprofloxacin, amikacin, gentamicin, streptomycin, daptomycin, doxycycline, metronidazole, rifampicin, and vancomycin was assessed using E-tests and a 0.5 McFarland concentration of strains EG and NWG-II14T. Cellular fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis was performed by GC/MS. Two samples were prepared with approximately 120 mg of bacterial biomass per tube harvested from several culture plates. Fatty acid methyl esters were prepared as described by Sasser30 and GC/MS analysis was carried out as previously described31. Briefly, FAMES were separated using an Elite 5-MS column and monitored by mass spectrometry (Clarus 500 - SQ 8S, Perkin Elmer, Courtaboeuf, France). Spectral database search was performed using MS Search 2.0 operated with the following Standard Reference Database 1 A (NIST, Gaithersburg, USA) and FAMEs mass spectral database (Wiley, Chichester, UK).
Sequencing, assembly, annotation and genomic comparison
The bacterial genomic DNA (gDNA) of strain EG was extracted using an EZ1 automate and the DNA tissue kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) and then was quantified using a Qubit assay (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, USA) at 82.6 ng/μL. The bacterial gDNA was prepared and sequenced as previously described32. Briefly, sequencing was performed using the Mate-Pair strategy and a Miseq sequencer (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA). A concentration of 1.5 μg of gDNA prepared following the Nextera Mate-Pair Illumina guide was used to prepare the Mate-Pair library. The gDNA was simultaneously fragmented and tagged using a Mate-Pair junction adapter. Then the fragmentation pattern was validated using a DNA 7500 labchip on a BioAnalyzer (Agilent 2100, Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA). The size of the DNA fragments ranged from 1.5 kb to 11 kb. No size selection was performed and 662 ng of labelled fragments were circularized. Next, circularized DNA was mechanically sheared using a Covaris device S2 (Covaris, Woburn, MA, USA) into small fragments with an optimal size at 1200 bp. The library profile was analysed on a High Sensitivity Bioanalyzer LabChip (Agilent Technologies) and the concentration library was measured at 61.4 nmol/l. Then, the library was loaded on the sequencer after a denaturation step and a dilution at 15 pM. Automated cluster generation and sequencing were performed in a single 39-h run in a 2 × 251-bp and sequencing reads were assembled using the A5 pipeline. Genomic annotation was obtained using the Prokka software. A search for virulence factors was performed by comparaison with the VFDB database (<URL>) using BLASTn33,34.
The genome from strain EG was compared to those of Pedobacter africanus strain DSM 12126 T (NZ_FWXT<DIGITS>.1), P. antarcticus strain 4BYT (NZ_JNFF<DIGITS>.1), P. ginsengisoli strain T01R-27 (NZ_CP024091.1), P. heparinus strain DSM 2366 T (NC_013061.1), P. nutrimenti strain DSM 27372 (NZ_QKLU<DIGITS>.1), P. nyackensis strain DSM 19625 (NZ_FWYB<DIGITS>.1), P. panaciterrae strain 048 (NZ_LGEL<DIGITS>.1) and P. steynii strain DX4 (NZ_CP017141.1). Degrees of genomic similarity between strain EG and compared genome were evaluated using the GGDC (<URL>)16 and Orthologous Average Nucleotide Identity (Ortho-ANI) (<URL>)35 softwares.
Strain isolation, 16S rRNA gene sequencing and phylogenetic analysis
Strain EG was isolated on 5% sheep blood-enriched Columbia agar (bioMérieux) after 2 days at 28 °C in aerobic atmosphere at pH 7. The 16S rRNA-based phylogenetic tree demonstrated that strain EG was most closely related to Pedobacter nyackensis strain NWG-II14T with which it exhibited a sequence similarity of 98.29%. When compared to other Pedobacter species, strain EG exhibited 16S rRNA similarity values of 97.84%, 97.69%, 97.63%, 97.93%, 97.43%, 97.28%, 97.33%, 97.62%, 97.93%, 97.32%, 97.32% and 97.0% with P. heparinus strain DSM 2366 T, P. steynii strain WB2.3–45 T, P. metabolipauper strain WB2.3–71 T, P. nutrimenti strain J22T, P. duraquae strain WB2.1–25 T, P. africanus strain NBRC 100065 T, P. panaciterrae strain Gsoil 042 T, P. ginsengisoli strain Gsoil 104 T, P. seoulensis strain THG-G12T, P. trunci strain THG-DN3.19 T, P. humi strain THG S15–2T and P. antarcticus strain 4BYT 36,37,38,39,40, respectively (Fig. 1).
: 16S rRNA-based maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree highlighting the position of Pedobacter schmidteae strain EGT relative to other closely related species. The respective GenBank accession numbers for 16S rRNA genes are indicated in parentheses. Sequences were aligned using CLUSTAL W with default parameters and phylogenies were inferred by the software MEGA 718. Numbers at the nodes are percentages of bootstrap values obtained by repeating the analysis 500 times to generate a majority consensus tree. Only bootstrap values ≥50% were retained. The scale bare indicates a 0.5% sequence divergence.
The analysis of 13 S. mediterranea revealed the presence of strain EG in 11 S. mediterranea sp. nov. Strain EG is a member of the family Sphingobacteriaceae within the phylum Bacteroidetes (Table 1).
Table 1 Classification and general features of Pedobacter schmidteae strain EGT.
Phenotypic, enzymatic and biochemical characteristics
After 4 days of culture on blood-enriched Columbia agar, colonies from strain EG were small (0.4 mm of diameter), transparent, round with a convex shape and smooth. Bacterial cells were Gram-negative (Fig. 2), rod-shaped, motile, and non-spore-forming bacilli. Using the Image J software, their mean length and width were 1.98 µm and 0.69 µm, respectively (Fig. 3), without any flagellum. For the two strains EG and P. nyackensis NWG-II14T, no growth was obtained in anaerobic or microaerophilic conditions. Both strains grew at temperatures ranging from 6 to 30 °C in aerobic atmosphere at pH values ranging from 5.5 to 9; the strains also grew at salinity concentrations lower than 25 g/L. Catalase and oxidase activities were positive for both strains.
Gram staining of Pedobacter schmidteae strain EGT.
Transmission electron microscopy of Pedobacter schmidteae strain EGT. The bacterium is rod-shaped and exhibits no flagellum (Using Morgani 268D microscope at an operating voltage of 60 kV). Scale bar = 500 nm.
Strain EG and P. nyackensis strain NWG-II14T were susceptible to benzylpenicillin, ampicillin, ceftriaxone, imipenem, gentamicin, doxycycline and rifampicin (Table 2). Both strains were resistant to amoxicillin, amikacin, daptomycin, metronidazole and vancomycin. Pedobacter nyackensis, but not P. schmidteae, was susceptible to ciprofloxacin and streptomycin.
Table 2 Comparison of antimicrobial susceptibility between Pedobacter schmidteae and P. nyackensis. For each tested antibiotic (E-tests method), minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values are indicated.
Positive and negative reactions obtained using API 50CH, API 20NE, API Zym, and API 20E strips are presented in Table 3. By comparison with P. nyackensis NWG-II14T, strain EG differed by exhibing of Esterase (C4), Esterase lipase (C8), Valine arylamidase, β-galactosidase and β-glucosidase activities (Table 3). By comparaison with all other tested species, strain EG differed in production of esterase (C4) and β-glucosidase.
Table 3 Differential biochemical characteristics of Pedobacter schmidteae and phylogenetically-related species of the genus Pedobacter.
The analysis of the composition in fatty acid of the strain EG revealed that the major fatty acids were 13-methyl-tetradecanoic acid (49.8%), 9-Hexadecenoic acid (27.7%) and 3-hydroxy-15-methyl-Hexadecanoic acid (7.5%). Other fatty acids included 15-methyl-Hexadecenoic acid (3.6%), 14-Methylpentadec-9-enoic acid (3.4%), Hexadecanoic acid (3.3%), 3-hydroxy-13-methyl-Tetradecanoic acid (1.9%), Tetradecanoic acid (1.4%) and 3-hydroxy-Hexadecanoic acid (1.0%). Minor amounts (<1%) of the fatty acids were also detected as Pentadecanoic acid and 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Table 4). 15-methyl-Hexadecenoic acid, 14-Methylpentadec-9-enoic acid is detected only in strain EGT. In contrast to P. nyackensis NWG-II14T, the strain EG have in its membrane composition the 3-hydroxy-Hexadecanoic acid, 13-methyl-Tetradecanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-13-methyl-Tetradecanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-15-methyl-Hexadecanoic acid, 15-methyl-Hexadecenoic acid and 14-Methylpentadec-9-enoic acid; and for the absence of Dodecanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-8-methyl-nonanoic acid, 9-Heptadecenoic acid, 9-Octadecenoic acid.
Table 4 Comparison between the fatty acid cell composition of Pedobacter schmidteae and related species of the genus Pedobacter.
The genome sequence from strain EG was assembled into one contig of 6,198,518 bp with a G + C content of 41.13%. We identified a total of 5,012 predicted protein-coding genes, in addition to 3 complete rRNA operons, 52 tRNAs and 1 tmRNA. Comparison of these genomic data with those from of closely related species is presented in Table 5. The distribution of genes in functional categories (COGs) is shown within Table 6. In addition, using the Prokka software, we identified a two-component sensor histidine kinase system. This system exhibited an identity of 92% (E-value of 10−3) and a score of 52 with the GacS [GacS/GacA two-component system]41,42 sensor histidine kinase/response regulator in Pseudomonas putida strain KT2440 according to the VFDB database. It has been reported that the two-component system signaling pathways are the major signaling mechanisms in bacteria and as well in Archaea43 to monitor external and internal stimuli (including concentration of ions and gas, redox states, levels of nutrients and cell density)44. This pathway is also found in simple eukaryota and higher plants45. In opportunistic bacterial pathogens, the use of two-components systems is required to regulate the expression of genes necessary for the transition from the environmental reservoir to the host46. Digital DNA-DNA hybridization values (dDDH) obtained using the GGDC software are reported in Table 7. For strain EG, these values ranged from 18.90 with P. nutrimenti to 21.50% with P. nyackensis. Such values were lower than the 70% threshold recognized to delineate distinct species. Similarly, Ortho-ANI values (Fig. 4) ranged from 70.98% with P. nutrimenti to 74.65% with P. nyackensis, which is lower than the 95% threshold used to discriminate bacterial species. Thus, we could confirm that strain EG belonged to a separate Pedobacter species for which we propose the name Pedobacter schmidteae sp. nov.
Table 5 Main genomic characteristics of Pedobacter schmidteae and other closely related Pedobacter species.
Table 6 Functional annotation of Pedobacter schmidteae predicted genes according to the COGs database.
Table 7 dDDH values obtained by sequence comparison of all studied genomes using GGDC, formula 2 (DDH Estimates Based on Identities / HSP length).
Heatmap generated with OrthoANI values calculated using the OAT software35 between Pedobacter schmidteae and other closely related species with standing in nomenclature. The colour code indicates the closest species in green to the farthest in red.
Using the taxono-genomic approach, we concluded that strain EG is the representative strain of the new species P. schmidteae sp. nov. Interestingly, P. schmidteae sp. nov. is present in 84.6% of S. mediterranea worms tested. To best of our knowledge, P. schmidteae sp. nov has never been identified anywhere else than in S. mediterranea. Indeed, no nucleotide sequence linked to this new strain has been found in the nr database (BLASTn <URL>). To date, we assume that P. schmidteae sp. nov is unique to S. mediterranea, but we cannot exclude formally that it might be present in other living organisms of the environment.
The protologue is to standardize the format of descriptions of new taxa, supported by the Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology47. Pedobacter schmidteae (schmid.te’ae. N.L. gen. n. schmidteae of the planarian genus Schmidtea, from which strain EG was isolated). The bacterium belongs to the family Sphingobacteriaceae within the phylum Bacteroidetes. The type strain EGT (CSUR P6417 = CECT9771) was isolated on 5% sheep blood-enriched Columbia agar after 2 days at 28 °C in aerobic atmosphere at pH 7 from the microbiota of the planarian S. mediterranea. Colonies are small, round, smooth, transparent and convex. Bacterial cells are Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile and non-spore-forming bacilli with positive catalase and oxidase activities. The main cellular fatty acids detected are 13-methyl-tetradecanoic acid (49.8%), 9-Hexadecenoic acid (27.7%), 3-hydroxy-15-methyl-Hexadecanoic acid (7.5%), 15-methyl-Hexadecenoic acid (3.6%), 14-Methylpentadec-9-enoic acid (3.4%), Hexadecanoic acid (3.3%), 3-hydroxy-13-methyl-Tetradecanoic acid (1.9%), Tetradecanoic acid (1.4%) and 3-hydroxy-Hexadecanoic acid (1.0%). We found traces (<1%) of Pentadecanoic acid and 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid.
Using an APIZYM strip, strain EGT exhibits positive reactions for catalase, oxidase, alkaline phosphatase, esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), leucine arylamidase, valine arylamidase, acid phosphatase, Naphtol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase, β-galactosidase, α-glucosidase, β-glucosidase, N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase, esculin ferric citrate, glucose, D-mannose, N-Acetyl-glucosamine and D-maltose, but negative reaction for lipase (C14), cystine arylamidase, trypsin, α-chymotrypsin, α-galactosidase, β-glucuronidase, α-mannosidase, α-fucosidase.
Using a API 50CH strip, strain EGT is unable to metabolize glycerol, starch, amygdalin, arbutin, D-adonitol, D-arabinose, D-arabitol, D-cellobiose, D-fructose, D-fucose, D-galactose, D-glucose, D-lactose, D-melezitose, D-melibiose, D-raffinose, D-ribose, D-saccharose, D-sorbitol, D-tagalose, D-trehalose, D-turanose, dulcitol, D-xylose, erythritol, gentiobiose, glycogen, inositol, inulin, L-arabinose, L-arabitol, L-fucose, L-rhamnose, L-sorbose, L-xylose, methyl-αD-Glucopyranoside, methyl-αD-Mannopyranoside, methyl-βD-xylopyranoside, potassium 2-CetoGluconate, potassium 5-Cetogluconate, potassium gluconate, salicin, xylitol.
In addition, strain EGT use potassium nitrate, L-tryptophane, L-arginine, urea, gelatin, D-mannitol, malic acid, phenylacetic acid, L-lysin, trinatriumcitrate, L-ormithin, Esculin ferric citrate, Glucose, D-mannose, N-Acetyl-glucosamine and D-maltose.
The genome of strain EGT is 6,198,518 bp–long with a G + C content of 41.13%.
The 16S rRNA gene and genome sequence are deposited in GenBank under accession numbers LS453293 and LS999839, respectively.
The MALDI-TOF MS spectrum of Pedobacter schmidteae strain EGT is available at <URL>
The 16S rRNA gene sequence and genome sequence were deposited in GenBank under accession numbers LS453293 and LS999839, respectively. The Digital Protologue database Taxonumber for strain EGT is TA00631 in the <URL> website.
Deposit in culture collections
Strain EGT (Pedobacter schmidteae sp; nov.) was deposited in the CSUR (Collection de Souches de l’Unité des Rickettsies WDCM 875) and CSCT (Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo) strain collections under numbers CSUR P6417 and CECT9771, respectively.
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Heeb, S. & Haas, D. Regulatory roles of the GacS/GacA two-component system in plant-associated and other gram-negative bacteria. Mol. Plant. Microbe. Interact. 14, 1351–1363 (2001).
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The study was funded by the Méditerranée-Infection foundation, the National Research Agency under the program “Investissements d’avenir”, reference ANR-10-IAHU-03 and by Région Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur and European funding FEDER IHUBIOTK. We also thank Aurelia Caputo for submitting the genomic sequences to GenBank. LJK is fellow of the Méditerranée-Infection foundation.
Luis Johnson Kangale, Eric Ghigo & Pierre-Edouard Fournier
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Luis Johnson Kangale, Didier Raoult, Eric Ghigo & Pierre-Edouard Fournier
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Didier Raoult, Eric Ghigo & Pierre-Edouard Fournier
L.J.K.: conceived the experiments, realised the experiments, analysed the data, prepared figures, wrote the manuscript. D.R., E.G. and P.E.F.: designed the experiments, conceived the experiments, analysed the data, wrote the manuscript
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May you grow up to be a soldier in the Rebbe's armycamp!" He called the place Machanayim (twin camps), because there were now two sets of malochim, the ones that brought him there, and the ones from Eretz Yisroel that would bring him in!
In today's Tehillim, we have a posuk that says "Boruch Hashem Yom Yom" — "blessed is Hashem, Who gives us so much chesed every day!" Why does it say "Yom" (day) twice?
Eand should also be used for Hashem!
In the Gemara, we see that Hillel Hazakein used to say that this posuk teaches us bitachon: If we find a fancy or special food, we don't have to save it for Shabbos — we can use it today!
The Maggid teaches us that this posuk tells us another reason we don't have to save it for Shabbos: A person might think that nice food can only be used on Shabbos, when eating is a mitzvah. But we learn from this posuk that "Boruch Hashem YOM YOM" — BOTH ways of serving Hashem are specialoly place!
But there is a difference between neshamos and malochim: Malochim can come very close to Hashem, but only neshamos can bring the light of Hashem in the world!
Learning Torah in a way of pilpul (which we just did for the last few days) is a special present we got from Hashem when we got the second luchos!With just the first luchos, we would only be able to learn about the mitzvos. With the second luchos, Hashem gave us an opportunity to reach a much deeper part of Torah by working hard to try to understand something in Torah, in a way of pilpul!
We learn from the Baal Shem Tov: If we n, we should feel very bad, even if we don't know who they are talking about!
 should bother us that the person is not the way he should be, or it's NOT true, and then we should be very bothered toice about someone else!
Today we learn two mitzvos, about two kinds of firstborns — firstborn baby boys, and firstborn donkeys!
1) (Mitzvas Asei #80) Pidyon HaBen: We need to give our firstborns as presents to Hashem!We don't actually give them the firstborn, instead we redeem the firstborn — giving money to the kohen and keeping the firstborn ourselves. For a firstborn baby boy we pay the Kohen 5 sela'im. The father is the one who has the chiyuv to do this mitzvah. (We start learning about this in the third perek of today's Rambam!
2) (Mitzvas Asei #81) Peter Chamor: A firstborn donkey also belongs to Hashem!
In this perek, we learn more about who needs to join in making this Eruv. Sometimes people are counted as one family, and they don't need an Eruv at all!
In Tof-Reish-Tzadik-Gimmel, on Yud-Beis Kislev (today!
It was late at night, and the Frierdiker Rebbe had a dream. In the dream, his father, the Rebbe Rashab came to him and said, "Why are you feeling sad?It's shining bright in your house at night!"
The Frierdiker Rebbe woke up, and saw the moon shining through his window. But he understood that that wasn't what the Rebbe Rashab was talking about!
The Frierdiker Rebbe later called the Rebbe and told him about this dream!
it's not just enough to learn Torah, but we need to learn Torah in a way that it will light up the world!How do we do this?When we learn the Rebbe's Torah and do our shlichus to teach other Yidden too, we can be sure that the Torah we learn will shine!


Kitamura a Koto Player, a kind of Japanese Harp. We put her Koto through FX pedals to create a beautiful cascading sound. I sing, play Moog synthesizer and keyboards with no computers or sequencers, which gives our live performance a real feeling of ancient and modern. We are currently making plans to take it out on the road. Watch my website for dMieko Shimizu’s world?
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The £75million superyacht has captured Bristol’s imagination this week, and from 7pm today, Thursday, August 9, it is due to be in Falmouth in Cornwall, according to data on marinetraffic.com.
The boat silently left its Bristol moorings at around 4.30am, and is about halfway to its new destination as of lunchtime, after carefully negotiating its way into open water.
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> Thanks James. I got really exited to look into the docs but in the end felt like it was only half of the solution. It does have a notion of "ClassHistory" which every Gemstone class has. That is cool!It also has the notion of the message "migrateFrom:instVarMap:" Where you have access to the old values and can create the new values. That is also very cool!
> 3) #migrate2, #migrate3, …
> This idea of full "migrations" doesn't appear to exist even in a particular commercial flavor such as Gemstone…but maybe through an improved Dali we could all benefit from this approach. Once and for all!
>>> How do we handle changes to the "model" layer?
>>> How do we fix our object database now?
>>> This isn't really a GOODS specific question is it?I imagine it is the same issue with Magma, GemStone, etc. But in all the examples I've found nobody seems to talk about "migrations" or maybe I've?


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What could be better than fried strips of dough rolled in cinnamon-sugar? Taking the dough and dipping it into a cup of thick, hot, molten chocolate. The Spanish got it right with churros con chocolate, and they have no shame in devouring these delectable treats for breakfast.
3. Falafel (Middle East)
The origins of falafel are hotly debated and lost to time. Though Israel may claim it as a national dish, and other Middle Eastern nations protest they invented the tasty chickpea fritters, historians generally accept that falafel originated in Egypt, where they’re actually made with fava beans. Either way, you’ll want to eat yours with pita or flatbread, hummus or tahini, and topped with tomatoes, cucumber, red cabbage, or — if you dare — pickled veggies, such as pink pickled turnips
French fries actually come from Belgium. Did we just blow your mind? Credit some mapless American soldiers during WWI for the mix-up. Pommes frites a.k.a. Belgium fried potatoes are always fried twice and served with mayonnaise. If you’re in Belgium and looking for a fried snack, look for the ubiquitous frituur — fast food stands selling frites and other munchies.
6. Fried Bananas and Plantains (Worldwide)
8. Mandazi (East Africa)
9. Flautas (Mexico)
Put down that box of taquitos in the Trader Joe’s freezer aisle, and get yourself some authentic Mexican flautas. Flautas are tortillas that are filled, rolled up, and fried. Typical fillings include chicken, beef, or potatoes; top with pico de gallo, queso fresco, salsa verde, or jalapenos for a kick. Flautas hail from the Sinoloa region in northern Mexico, and are a hit on either side of the border.
10. Samosas (India)
Samosas are my favorite things to order in Indian restaurants, and my crazy kids won’t eat them. They’re in the minority — these triangular-shaped filled fried dough pockets have variations around the world, but India


The 80 Netherlands Antillean guilders a week or NAf. 2 (US $1.11) per hour participants in the renewed inmate work programme will earn (see Monday paper) may not seem like much, although it is still 25 per cent of the current minimum wage. Mind you, these are –after all – mostly convicts serving sentences, who normally receive just NAf. 1.25 per hour for work in prison. What’s more, providing transport, ankle bracelets with electronic surveillance, accompanying guards, etc., entail additional expenses for government as well.
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EPISODE 305 After taking a break from your corporate job, you may be wondering “What level job should I jump into?” I have been asked this question many times. Often times re-launchers will overestimate or underestimate where they fit.
Focus on getting in.
People can see your skillsets.
The first role is not permanent.
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Remember that there will be chances to get promoted.
Assess how long you have been gone.
3, 5, and 7 years: You can likely slip back into a similar position.
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This CAREER award supports theoretical research and education on the interplay between strongly correlated quantum materials and topological phases of matter. Strongly correlated quantum materials are solids in which the electrons behave collectively rather than an individual particles, while topological phases exhibit behavior that is insensitive to noise, defects, and impurities. Over the past decades, driven by these two topics, condensed-matter physics has witnessed great progress, with examples ranging from high-temperature superconductors to topological insulators and topological superconductors. These advances not only deepened our understanding of the quantum physics of many-body systems but also hold enormous potential for revolutionary applications, from commercial MRI machines and lossless power transmission to quantum computers that are no longer a futuristic concept. While historically the two areas of research have, in large part, developed separately, in recently years it has become increasingly clear that their synergy reveals even richer novel phenomena and greater potential for applications. One prominent example is the so-called moire flat-band materials, including the recently discovered magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene superconductor. When two layers of graphene are twisted relative to each other and the electron density varied, the system exhibits a variety of topological phases and unconventional superconducting phases. While potential applications abound, the fundamental mechanism for forming these phases is still under intensive investigation. These developments present an exciting opportunity for breakthroughs at the intersection of topology and correlation effects.
The PI will pursue the research goal in multiple directions. The PI will develop the ideas needed for a new topological quantum-computing platform based on the notion of higher-order topological phases, which seem featureless in the bulk and on the edge but host nontrivial states on the corners. The PI will uncover various kinds of topological superconducting phases in topological semimetals, which form an ideal playground for examining topology and interaction effects. To properly address the role of strong correlations, the PI will develop new theoretical and numerical approaches for quantum many-body systems that are not captured by perturbation theory and apply these approaches to topological systems, including morie flat bands. The closely related research topics addressed in this project will advance the forefronts of topological phases and their applications.
An integral component of this project is an education plan at high-school, undergraduate and graduate levels, with a specific emphasis on enhancing inclusion and diversity in academia and the STEM workforce. The PI will participate in existing programs at the University of Florida to reach out to high school students through lectures and direct mentorship on summer research projects. The PI will host a series of seminars in the physics department that focuses on career development within and outside academia. Via adapting and developing graduate-level courses, the PI will fill a gap in the training of junior condensed-matter physicists by bridging traditional topics and modern aspects such as topological phases.
By integrating outreach and education into the research plan, this work will provide young citizens of diverse backgrounds with unique learning and research experiences at the forefront of quantum physics and its potential applications, ensuring the success of the fundamental "Quantum Leap" identified by NSF as one of the "10 Big Ideas for Future Investment".
This project focuses on the intersection between topological phases of matter, in particular topological superconductivity, and strongly correlated systems. In the first part of the project, the PI will establish a new classifying framework for higher-order topological phases based on characterization of topological defects in topological insulators and topological ordered states. The PI will demonstrate the potential application of higher-order topological superconductivity as a new platform for braiding non-Abelian anyons. The second part focuses on demonstrating interacting topological semimetals as natural hosts of novel topological phases, including higher-order topological superconductivity and ultra-nodal topological superconductors with Bogoliubov Fermi surfaces. The final part is devoted to a close examination of theoretical models that admit topological superconducting instabilities. These models involve low-energy fermions in the vicinity of a quantum-critical point interacting with soft bosonic modes, which induce unconventional superconducting instabilities. To further understand the strong correlation and rich phases in these models, the PI will adopt and develop Quantum Monte Carlo methods and a Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev-like model that is exactly solvable in a large-N limit. In broader terms, these results will connect two thriving fields of condensed matter physics: unconventional superconductivity and topological phases of matter. Combining tools and ideas from both rapidly developing fields will tremendously deepen our understanding of quantum many-body physics.
The project also has three main educational components targeting students at different career stages. In collaboration with the University of Florida's Center for Precollegiate Education and Training, the PI will actively engage motivated high-school students through lectures on the basics of quantum computing and through individual research projects. With an emphasis on enhancing inclusion and diversity in academia and the STEM workforce, the education plan includes a series of seminars focused on career development for physics majors and physics graduate students. Through a long-term plan of special-topic and regular graduate courses, the PI will develop a new pedagogical framework for quantum many-body physics that naturally incorporates perturbative, non-perturbative, and topological aspects of these systems, which better suits modern research activities in condensed-matter physics.


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Rock on, Team Derek Hough!
When Derek Hough"s biggest fans wanted to give the Dancing with the Stars celebrity a special gift for his 26th birthday, it made perfect sense for them to unite and come up with something really spectacular. But
"Derek has often vocalized his support of companion animal issues by tweeting messages to encourage and educate the public on topics such as pet adoption over buying a pet, and since he regularly shares images of himself volunteering at local shelters to walk dogs, we realized that our mutual love of animals was a good place to start," says Lydia Lane, the project"s organizer.
And so the idea of making a donation in Derek"s name to an animal rescue organization was born. As a supporter of Best Friends for over 20 years, Lydia decided that the Utah-based sanctuary would be a good fit for the donation. She knew the money would be pu"For people to have gone out of their way to donate their time and money to help animals in need through Best Friends is amazing. And that they did so in honor of my birthday, that"s just truly inspiring," says Derek.
It"s Derek"s fans" dedication to the mission of No More Homeless Pets that helped turn this fundraiser from an idea into a reality. Whether it"s supporting him comforting pound puppies or burning up the dance floor, it"s clear that Derek"s fans are an incredibly passionate and loyal bunch who embrace anyor him.
Needless to say, the pooch, now renamed Mackey, never left his new mom"s side! And he was there at Strut Your Mutt, happily supporting Team Derek Hough, and clearly mesmerizing the judges who chose him as one of the costume contest winners.
The Houghaholics turned their passion into a lifesaving endeavor that was ultimately a real win-win for the animals and the celebrity who loves them. Rock on, Team Derek Hough! To read more about Derek, visit the website Pure Derek Hough.


I have listened to the many audiobooks in the Amelia Peabody series and was extremely dissappointed by this one. Amelia Peabody is British and Susan O'Malley did not even attempt the accents! There is no doubt that the material itself is fabulous and I enjoyed the story itself, but the narration, frankly, was very much NOT to my liking. Barbara Rosenblatt makes the material funny, Susan O'Mally made it a very dull listen. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a recording by Barbara for this one and I was forced to endure it since I had made the purchase without a preview listen. Next time I will just make the time to actually read it, if I have no choice.
My initial reaction to the O'Malley narration was overly harsh. She is really quite a decent reader, and truly does not speak in a monotone, but after the dramatic performances of narrator Barbara Rosenblatt, it is very much a "reading" as opposed to an amusingly British accented performance. If you'd not heard several consecutive books by Rosenblatt, the O'Malley reading would be just fine, but once you've gone Rosenblatt . . .
"Where oh where is Barbara Rosenblatt?"
Never again will I buy an audiobook narrated by the woman narrating this one. The entire story takes on a completely different life, let's say it is lifeless without the fantastic characterizations of the narrator for most of the others. Simply put, no one can do the Amelia Peabody series and justice now that we have been exposed to the supreme voice of Barbara. I would no doubt rate this book higher if it had been read by her.
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The commissioner went to Hamilton not long after the hiring and firing of Briles to speak with the fan base about the issue. He’s since been reading a lot about domestic violence and leaning on external expertise to supplement his knowledge.
Ambrosie said he got a lot out of those conversations with fans.
“What I have learned is that victims of domestic and sexual violence, anything that surfaces in the news, their reactions are very dramatic,” he said.
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“I think we feel today that just having gone this experience is we’re in a much better position to deal with these issues going forward, if and when they happen,” said Ambrosie. </s> Three new hidden treasures have recently been unearthed from garages in the US, and will shortly be heading to Gooding and Company’s Scottsdale auction on 16-17 January
Three hugely desirable consignments have recently been announced for Gooding’s Scottsdale auction, which kicks off on 16 January. An all-original and low-mileage Mercedes 300SL Roadster, single-family owned Porsche 356 A Speedster and an extremely rare 1968 Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 are all expected to make strong money at the sale.
The 1960 Mercedes 300 SL Roadster looks to attract considerable interest, and is being offered for sale by its only owner since the early 1970s. Completely original, even down to the Slate Grey paint and red leather interior, this rare roadster has lived most of its life in Washington State, and has been ‘exquisitely’ maintained throughout its life.
If you like the idea of cars with low-owner numbers, then they don’t come much better than the Porsche 356A Speedster. Offered from the estate of Ken Johnson, the car’s first and only owner, this 1958 Speedster was one of the last cars to leave the production line. The car remained locked away in a garage for 56 years, until it was recently pulled out and treated to a mechanical once-over. Gooding expects the Porsche to fetch in the region of $275,000-$375,000.
Thanks to spending more than 45 years in Japan, the Touring bodied Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 that is offered for sale also represents the pinnacle of originality. Registered by its first Japanese owner in 1968, the GT went through two further caring owners before finally being exported to the US in 2013. One of just 242 produced, this red car has covered a mere 7270 miles. The car is said to drive beautifully, and Gooding claims that it is one of the most ‘authentic and correct’ examples in the world. The price is expected to fall somewhere in between $700,000-$825,000. .
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A CHARITY founded by Dame Vera Lynn is marking her 100th birthday with the launch of a fundraising campaign.
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The Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity is hoping the #VERA100 campaign will attract wide attention as it coincides with Dame Vera’s birthday next month.
Clifford Dann, which is based in Ditchling where Dame Vera lives, is the first company to get involved in the fundraising effort.
It is holding a coffee morning and prize draw on March 8 to win two tickets to the Dame Vera Lynn tribute concert in London next month.
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might even wear nursing scrubs. Margaret Sumrall, RN with Hospice of North Arkansas in Mountain Home, Ark., and her husband, Malcolm Sumrall, a hospice volunteer for the agency and a United States Armed Forces veteran, are great examples of heroes who walk among us.
Margaret has completed three “Quilts of Valor and is working on her fourth and fifth. The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. Nationwide, over 250,000 quilts have been presented to veterans since the program began over 10 years ago. In April, Margaret assisted in the completion of the most amazingly beautiful king size quilt for a Hospice of North Arkansas patient. The patient, with his family present, was presented with the Quilt of Valor and given a last salute by Malcolm, who is also a member of the Stone County, Ark., Honor Guard. The patient passed away a few days later covered by the love, support, and recognition of his service to our county.
Thank you to Margaret and Malcolm for their on-going dedication to our veterans. They serve and walk among us as unsung heroes every day, and they are honoring those who have served us in the most meritorious way, leaving a legacy of pride and a symbol of support with these families.


Founded in 2007, the Agricultural Medical Aid Society was formally known as Grain Marketing Board Medical Aid Society. Tho Farmers, Agroprocessors and Agro specialist firms. The Agricultural Medical Aid Society is fully registered and licensed by The Secretary for Health and Child Care in Zimbabwe under Statutory Instrument; ies) Chapter 15.13.
To promote wellness in the agricultural sector.
As the economy goes through the various stages of economic transformation, the nation needs to invest in the education and health of agricultural people. Primary health care provision for rural people is vital for economic progress for two reasons. First, is the objective to have healthier people in the farming community, so as to maintain and improve their production capacity thereby contributing more to the national Gross Domestic Product. Secondly, the cost to families, relatives and employers is lower when rural inhabitants provide social security to families than when the fewer urban workers have to carry the burden of supporting rural family memberplans we have on offer.