rf Why new IU AD Scott Dolson is 'perfect person for that job' — from those that know him By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 22:28:13 +0000 "I know he is going to do a great job of continuing to move Indiana athletics in the right direction," Steve Alford said of Scott Dolson. Full Article
rf US Military Is Furious At FCC Over 5G Plan That Could Interfere With GPS By rss.slashdot.org Published On :: 2020-05-09T13:00:00+00:00 An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: GPS is facing a major interference threat from a 5G network approved by the Federal Communications Commission, U.S. military officials told Congress in a hearing on Wednesday. In testimony to the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy disputed the FCC's claims that conditions imposed on the Ligado network will protect GPS from interference. When the FCC approved Ligado's plan last month, the agency required a 23MHz guard band to provide a buffer between the Ligado cellular network and GPS. Deasy argued that this guard band won't prevent interference with GPS signals. Results from tests by federal agencies show that "conditions in this FCC order will not prevent impacts to millions of GPS receivers across the United States, with massive complaints expected to come," Deasy said. The FCC unanimously approved Ligado's application, but the decision is facing congressional scrutiny. "I do not think it is a good idea to place at risk the GPS signals that enable our national and economic security for the benefit of one company and its investors," Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said at the hearing, according to CNBC. "This is about much more than risking our military readiness and capabilities. Interfering with GPS will hurt the entire American economy." A spokesperson for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called the military's concerns "baseless fear-mongering" in a statement quoted by Multichannel News. "The FCC made a unanimous, bipartisan decision based on sound engineering principles," the spokesperson said. The FCC said "the metric used by the Department of Defense to measure harmful interference does not, in fact, measure harmful interference," and that "testing on which they are relying took place at dramatically higher power levels than the FCC approved." "Ligado said Wednesday in a statement that it has gone to great lengths to prevent interference and will provide 'a 24/7 monitoring capability, a hotline, a stop buzzer or kill switch' and will 'repair or replace at Ligado's cost any government device shown to be susceptible to harmful interference,'" CNBC reported. The FCC also said it imposed a power limit of 9.8dBW on Ligado's downlink operations -- "a greater than 99 percent reduction from what Ligado proposed in its 2015 application," Pai said. Read more of this story at Slashdot. Full Article
rf Here's why you'll see colorful 'smoke' coming from an Old Northside chimney on Friday By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 15:21:23 +0000 You can see this art in person while you social distance. The Harrison Center will send colorful "smoke" from its historic chimney for the first time. Full Article
rf Purdue basketball's George Faerber (of Bee Window) and his statistically perfect game By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 17:17:45 +0000 George Faerber still holds 17 records from his high school career, including a game with 52 points and 32 rebounds. Full Article
rf New music festival Holler on the Hill will bring indie, Americana acts to Garfield Park By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:13:42 +0000 St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Moon Taxi will headline Holler on the Hill, a new two-day Indianapolis music festival. Full Article
rf Hayley Williams leads Paramore's electric performance at White River By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 23:35:00 +0000 Full Article
rf Following Milktooth's hype, Beholder opens quietly, imperfectly By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 11:37:18 +0000 Chef Jonathan Brooks knows his new restaurant Beholder has a big act to follow. Milktooth put Indianapolis' food scene on the map. Full Article
rf Dancing gargantuan black holes perform on cue By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 05:19:41 GMT Scientists predict the explosive behaviour of two supermassive black holes almost to the hour. Full Article
rf 8 Tips To Make Your Listing Picture Perfect By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 08:52:03 PST 8 Tips To Make Your Listing Picture Perfect Buyers get their first impression of a home from property photos, so stage for the shoot. Working With Sellers, Staging Full Article
rf Sheltering in Place? Keep Your Business Humming with the Perfect Home Office By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 13:33:34 PDT Sheltering in Place? Keep Your Business Humming with... As more companies invoke telecommuting policies during the coronavirus crisis, the home office may be growing in importance. By: Melissa Dittmann Tracey Coronavirus Full Article
rf Wearable technology started by tracking steps. Soon, it may allow your boss to track your performance. By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:01:14 +0000 A team of researchers from Dartmouth say they’ve created a mobile sensing system — consisting of fitness bracelets, sensors and a custom app — that can measure employee performance with about 80 percent accuracy. Full Article
rf Silicon Valley VCs have a new obsession that perfectly captures the grave danger facing startups : How long is your 'runway'? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:45:00 -0400 As the coronavirus-led economic shutdown drags on, many investors have started counseling startups to have more than a years' worth of "runway" to avoid having to raise funding on poor terms. But VCs are split on how much startups should be socking away. Some have estimated 18 months oof reserves could suffice, while others say as much as 3 years' worth of runway is ideal. The different time frames depends on the age of the startup along with which industry they operate in. Younger startups typically have fewer overhead expenses, while older startups likely have more employees and pricey office leases. Also, those companies that may be able to resume work as essential services may need less cash if they are able to generate revenue. VCs are uniformly bracing for an economic slowdown, but the severity of downturn is still up for debate. Click here for more BI Prime stories. Startups are facing what could become the worst economic downturn in several decades, and VCs are begging them to take drastic measures to improve their chances of making it through. Most Americans who lived through the 2008 financial crisis will know that a savings stockpile or rainy day fund can mean the difference between surviving and thriving during tough times, but as recent studies have shown, many tech startups and VC firms don't have a similar first-hand experience; many have only known boom times and are now venturing into uncharted waters. One thing VCs agree on is that startups need to quickly rein in growth plans — ideally as soon as yesterday — and start scrutinizing expenses. Anything nonessential should be cut or suspended indefinitely, headcount should be reduced, and pricey office leases eliminated if possible, all with the goal of extending a startup's "runway." In Silicon Valley, runway refers to how much cash a startup has on hand to put against its operating expenses. If, for example, a startup has roughly $100,000 in monthly operating expenses and has $1 million in the bank, they are looking at a 10-month runway, assuming revenue stays roughly flat. In the days before the coronavirus pandemic, a startup's runway dictated when it had to start looking for additional funding. Instead of cutting expenses, the popular solution was to simply put more VC money in the bank. This helped high flying startups like Uber and Airbnb expand at a breakneck pace — VC dollars kept pouring in and the companies remained unprofitable as they chased growth at all costs. But now, VCs are saying that's no longer an option. Founders Fund general partner Keith Rabois said on a podcast recently that profitability is now being rewarded much more than high-growth. For startups that aren't profitable, that means hunkering down and ensuring there are enough reserves to last through the crisis. So how long does the runway need to be? Many VCs that Business Insider has spoken to are advising their startups to have at least 18 months of runway. But some VCs say startups should have upwards of 3 years' of expenses saved up. The length of time can vary depending on the startup, one investor told Business Insider, pointing to the startup's age and industry as important factors. An early-stage company with a handful of employees and low-overhead costs might easily stretch a $500,000 seed check, whereas a growth-stage biotech startup with hundreds of employees, expensive hardware, and pricey office space might struggle to make tens of millions of dollars in funding make it through 12 months. Those that can't cut costs will be forced to fundraise with poor terms and risk the dreaded downround. "You can always easily dial back up the aggressiveness and risk profile if we get more optimistic visibility, but if you don't take action right away — to preserve capital, cut your burn rate, have fundamentally attractive unit economics, edit the product to make more sense in the new world order — if you don't do those right away, the opportunity to do those things and survive is probably lost forever," Rabois said in the April Talkshow broadcast. Rabois is in the camp of pessimists, generally speaking, who think the economic downturn will not only drag on through 2020, but could eventually turn into an economic depression the likes of which could rival the Great Depression of the 1930s. He said that his VC peers are starting to rein in the freewheeling deal-making that has defined the last two decades of the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem, and are now treading cautiously. It's time that startups do the same, he said.SEE ALSO: Lower valuations and a long wait for funding: Two top early-stage VCs dish on how they are counseling startups to withstand long-term economic uncertainty Join the conversation about this story » NOW WATCH: Pathologists debunk 13 coronavirus myths Full Article
rf John Lithgow, Annette Bening, Alfre Woodard and more come together for live performance of the Mueller report By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 19:02:52 +0000 Several Hollywood A-listers gave a reading of select parts of the report in New York. Full Article
rf Human rights group asks Nicki Minaj to cancel performance in Saudi Arabia By www.washingtonpost.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 19:03:14 +0000 The "Megatron" rapper is set to perform in the country next week despite calls to quit the gig over the government's alleged human rights violations. Full Article
rf Google surfacing more local COVID news content to satisfy massive search demand By feeds.searchengineland.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 15:13:21 +0000 Local news publishers have struggled to monetize spike in consumer interest. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article. Full Article
rf velocityconf: Call for speakers and registration is open for @webperfdays in Silicon Valley http://t.co/cJKBmynkjI June 22, Google HQ (cc @sfwebperf) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 May 2013 15:30:51 +0000 velocityconf: Call for speakers and registration is open for @webperfdays in Silicon Valley http://t.co/cJKBmynkjI June 22, Google HQ (cc @sfwebperf) Full Article
rf Channel24.co.za | Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, 53, dies By www.channel24.co.za Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 07:21:14 +0200 Bollywood star, Irrfan Khan, has died after being admitted to the intensive care unit at Mumbai's Kokilaben hospital. Full Article
rf AT#344 - Travel to Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island By pacific.amateurtraveler.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:30:00 +0000 The Amateur Traveler talks to Lee Abbamonte, the youngest American ever to travel to every country in the world, about 3 islands off the coast of Australia: Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island. Full Article
rf AT#413 - Travel to Dusseldorf, Germany By europe.amateurtraveler.com Published On :: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 20:49:30 +0000 Hear about travel to Düsseldorf, Germany as the Amateur Traveler talks to Erik and Anne Hess about this city on the Rhine. Carnival, Christmas Markets and one of the most livable cities in the world. Full Article
rf ‘The Voice’ Contestant Alexa Cappelli Treats Neighbors to Weekly Performance in Her Cul-de-Sac By www.westernjournal.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:39:49 +0000 It’s not good for people to be alone. Quarantining has been difficult for many people who have gotten used to socializing daily, and because of that, some have found ways to follow the rules but feel a little less isolated. Some neighborhoods have decided to be social while maintaining the suggested distance apart, whether that’s… The post ‘The Voice’ Contestant Alexa Cappelli Treats Neighbors to Weekly Performance in Her Cul-de-Sac appeared first on The Western Journal. Full Article Lifestyle Celebrity Entertainment Music Uplifting
rf This TikTok perfectly captures how annoying coworkers are over Zoom By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:27:20 +0000 Zoom has become a way of life for some people as of late (despite, uh, some safety concerns), especially when it comes to work meetings. Whether it's a company-wide all hands or a team check-in, it's likely that if you're working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, you've had to see your coworkers' shining faces in a video call. Actor, writer, and Groundlings comedian Caitlin Reilly perfectly encapsulated that one co-worker you just can't stand during these video meetings: It's so relevant it hurts. Who hasn't heard the phrase "to piggyback off of" during one of these calls? The inspiration behind the 'tok was experiences Reilly had sitting in Zoom meetings on behalf of her boss. "I had actually never been in a zoom meeting before, so it was funny for me to see all the different 'personality' types in a situation like that," Reilly told Mashable. "And so it popped in my head one day and I just made the video." Read more...More about Viral Video, Zoom, Tiktok, Culture, and Web Culture Full Article Viral Video Zoom Tiktok Culture Web Culture
rf Kiss from a Rose performed by seals By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 06:23:22 PDT "They sing the song," writes Real Big Boys. "Thanks to the Melni Pinniped Choir for barking." Previously. Read the rest Full Article Post Video music
rf Watch this Klingon perform "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in her native tongue By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 08:20:32 PDT Jennifer Usellis-Mackay, aka the Klingon Pop Warrior, sings "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in her native tongue. The performance took place in 2015 at Chicago's iO Theater. From the video description: Opening for Improvised Star Trek, I sang a new (old) song. Got some newly translated words the day of the performance... enjoy this little slice of nerdiness... or don't. Vocals - The Klingon Pop Warrior (Jennifer Usellis-Mackay) Guitar - The Red Shirt (Joe Mizzi) Translation - Admiral qurgh (Christopher Lipscombe) Video - Eric Scull (via r/ObscureMedia) Read the rest Full Article Video music star trek trekkers
rf BREAKING: New Docs Prove Obama Knew Details Of Flynn Wiretapping…Newly Surfaced Video Shows Obama Explaining How He Stays Out Of FBI Investigations By 100percentfedup.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:25:07 +0000 The following article, BREAKING: New Docs Prove Obama Knew Details Of Flynn Wiretapping…Newly Surfaced Video Shows Obama Explaining How He Stays Out Of FBI Investigations, was first published on 100PercentFedUp.com. Barack Obama knew. Documents released yesterday that were used to exonerate President Trump’s new NSA General Flynn, prove that President Barack Obama was aware of the details of Michael Flynn’s intercepted phone calls on December 16 with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. On January 5, 2017, then-Deputy Attorney General, Sally Yates attended an Oval Office meeting […] Continue reading: BREAKING: New Docs Prove Obama Knew Details Of Flynn Wiretapping…Newly Surfaced Video Shows Obama Explaining How He Stays Out Of FBI Investigations ... Full Article Featured Left News Political Correctness
rf Soundscapes of war: the audio-visual performance of war by Shi'a militias in Iraq and Syria By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:16:54 +0000 7 May 2020 , Volume 96, Number 3 Helle Malmvig Read online This article sets out to bring sound and music to the field of visual studies in International Relations. It argues that IR largely has approached the visual field as if it was without sound; neglecting how audial landscapes frame and direct our interpretation of moving imagery. Sound and music contribute to making imagery intelligible to us, we ‘hear the pictures’ often without noticing. The audial can for instance articulate a visual absence, or blast visual signs, bring out certain emotional stages or subjects’ inner life. Audial frames steer us in distinct directions, they can mute the cries of the wounded in war, or amplify the sounds of joy of soldiers shooting in the air. To bring the audial and the visual analytically and empirically together, the article therefore proposes four key analytical themes: 1) the audial–visual frame, 2) point of view/point of audition, 3) modes of audio-visual synchronization and 4) aesthetics moods. These are applied to a study of ‘war music videos’ in Iraq and Syria made and circulated by Shi'a militias currently fighting there. Such war music videos, it is suggested, are not just artefacts of popular culture, but have become integral parts of how warfare is practiced today, and one that is shared by soldiers in the US and Europe. War music videos are performing war, just as they shape how war is known by spectators and participants alike. Full Article
rf Asfari Forum: The Role of Civil Society in Tackling Sectarian and Interfaith Conflicts in the MENA Region By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 11:00:01 +0000 Invitation Only Research Event 12 November 2015 - 2:00pm to 5:15pm Chatham House, London Meeting Summarypdf | 102.9 KB This roundtable will explore the role of and the challenges faced by both the international community and local civil society in countering sectarian narratives in the Middle East and North Africa region. Speakers will draw on their experiences working with communities in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt to discuss potential contributions that can be made at the local, national, and international level in tackling the root causes of religious division and facilitating positive community relations.This inaugural Asfari Forum is sponsored by the Asfari Foundation.Attendance at this event is by invitation only. Event attributes Chatham House Rule Department/project Middle East and North Africa Programme Full Article
rf The human ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2001-07-01 Michael DeanJul 1, 2001; 42:1007-1017Thematic Reviews Full Article
rf Perilipin is located on the surface layer of intracellular lipid droplets in adipocytes By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 1995-06-01 EJ Blanchette-MackieJun 1, 1995; 36:1211-1226Articles Full Article
rf Remnant lipoprotein metabolism: key pathways involving cell-surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans and apolipoprotein E By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 1999-01-01 Robert W. MahleyJan 1, 1999; 40:1-16Reviews Full Article
rf Algeria’s Perfect Storm: COVID-19 and Its Fallout By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 19:19:54 +0000 6 May 2020 Adel Hamaizia Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme Yahia H. Zoubir Senior Professor of International Studies, KEDGE Business School; Visiting Fellow, Brookings Doha Center Coronavirus is a godsend for Algeria’s government to introduce restrictive measures beyond those needed to contain COVID-19. But its new leaders are missing a chance to gain legitimacy, which will offset the socio-economic fallout of the drop in oil prices. 2020-05-06-Algeria-Health-Covid Algerian volunteers prepare personal protection equipment (PPE) to help combat the coronavirus epidemic in the capital Algiers. Photo by RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images. Although protests successfully ended Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s 20-year sultanistic rule a little over one year ago, demands have been continuing to dismantle the system, get rid of the old personnel, and institute democracy.The controversial election in December of Abdelmadjid Tebboune — who has inherited a disastrous situation — has not tempered the determination of the Hirak protest movement. As a former minister and prime minister under Bouteflika, the new president has won little legitimacy, and protests have continued.Now COVID-19 is worsening already dire economic conditions, such as a sharp drop in oil prices. By the beginning of May, statistics showed 10% of confirmed cases have ended in fatality, the highest percentage in the region.Maintaining an authoritarian styleHirak had already called for the suspension of the marches — mobilising online instead — before the government’s measures, which include curfews and lockdowns, demonstrating a high sense of duty. But instead of appeasing Hirak’s demands, the government has maintained the authoritarian style of its predecessors.Tebboune released more than 5,000 prisoners on March 31 but kept prisoners of conscience and leaders of the hirak imprisoned, then subsequently imprisoned journalists and activists. It even passed a controversial penal law, that also covers fake news, and may be used to justify actions against journalists.The regime wishes to see an end to the Hirak, and rejects accusations of totalitarianism by insisting freedom and a democratic climate exist in Algeria.Tebboune’s actions contradict his praise for the ‘blessed’ hirak and his promises of instituting the rule of law. In proclaiming the measures, the government has shown disappointing leadership, acting in an authoritarian fashion.Tebboune also declared proudly that Algeria was fully prepared to fight the coronavirus epidemic, an optimistic claim given the country has only 400 intensive care unit (ICU) beds, or one per 100,000 people. Despite hundreds of billions of hydrocarbon dollars accumulating during the Bouteflika-era, Algeria’s health system ranks 173 out of 195 countries.Algerians often refer to hospitals as ‘mouroirs’, meaning ‘places for the dying’. Not only has the state failed to build modern hospitals but basic hygienic conditions are lacking, and government officials prefer being treated overseas. A 2014 project to build five university hospitals was abandoned, leaving the health sector in deplorable shape.Before Chinese assistance arrived, the glaring lack of equipment to protect caregivers and care for the sick was evident. Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad admitted the health system required a ‘total overhaul’. The president recently stated Algeria’s doctors are among the 'best in the world' but didn't address why almost 15,000 Algerian doctors practice in France.Strict containment measures are in sync with most countries but implementation is challenging when most people live in overcrowded urban dwellings (the average household consists of 5.9 members).Water shortages in many areas makes good hygiene and decontamination impossible, while schools and universities find online teaching difficult when many students do not possess laptops or internet connections. And only 20% of Algerians have debit cards in a cash-dominated economy because of low trust in the public-dominated banking sector, making online shopping capability low.An already declining macroeconomic situation is worsening due to COVID-19. The IMF revised its 2020 estimates for Algeria, forecasting a catastrophic contraction of -5.2% in a country where hydrocarbons account for 93% of export revenues and 60% of its budget.Foreign currency reserves are now an estimated $55 billion (expected to fall to $44billion by the end of 2020), down from $200 billion in 2014, and Algerian crude has recently traded close to production costs, with the fiscal breakeven oil price at $157.In line with its historic aversion to external borrowing, Tebboune recently ruled out seeking financial support from the ‘IMF or other foreign banks’, as he argued such borrowing undermines sovereign foreign policy because - when indebted - ‘we cannot talk about either Palestine or Western Sahara’, two causes dear to Algeria. ‘Friendly countries’ - most likely a reference to China - are said to have offered to grant loans which have been declined for now.The government is forecasted to face a 20% budget shortfall this year, but Algeria’s fiscal response to COVID-19 is actually the largest among the regional hydrocarbon exporters at an estimated 8% of GDP, compared to an average of 3.2%. However, the government revised downwards its 2020 public spending by 50% (a second cut in a month, from an initial 30% reduction), halting state projects and slashing its $41 billion import bill by 25% while expanding agricultural production. National oil company SONATRACH will also cut planned investment by half to $7 billion but plans have been revealed to develop other natural resources including gold, uranium and phosphates.But recent growth rates are insufficient to create jobs for those entering the labour market. Despite government attempts to support a rather anaemic ‘formal’ private sector, estimates are 700,000 jobs could be lost due to potential bankruptcies from reduced activity and a loss of markets abroad.Facing potential social unrest and the quasi-preservation of a tired social contract, the government has committed to upholding public sector wages - including for 50% of the civil servants told to stay home - protecting sacrosanct, unsustainable subsidies, and increasing health expenditure to strengthen the capacity to combat COVID-19.A supplementary finance law will include various measures that support businesses and the economic fallout. However, while the government is to be commended for its efforts to aid businesses, supporting large swathes of the population is challenging as approximately 50% of the workforce operate in the informal economy.Weak administrative capacity and insufficient data to implement cash transfers makes the planned ‘solidarity allowance’ of 10,000 dinars ($80) for Ramadan difficult to allocate to those who most need it (especially those in the informal sector). Families, communities, and religious organisations continue to be a social safety net.So COVID-19 has not created new problems, it has merely magnified and exacerbated the numerous inequalities and failures of the Bouteflika regime to sufficiently invest in human security (economic, food, health environmental, personal, community, and political). Typically, whenever oil prices and related earnings dwindle, the political system promises to reform and diversify the economy. Tebboune is repeating this same old tune.There are positive elements, such as the government’s realization it must initiate genuine reforms. And local enterprises have been successfully producing artificial respirators, surgical masks, and other materials. Algerians, including the Hirak, are showing great social solidarity.But the government must capitalize on these positive actions by introducing real change. Because, if not, Hirak will certainly be back in force once the crisis is over, and operating in an environment of worsening socioeconomic problems. The medicine of the past will not work. Full Article
rf Soundscapes of war: the audio-visual performance of war by Shi'a militias in Iraq and Syria By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:16:54 +0000 7 May 2020 , Volume 96, Number 3 Helle Malmvig Read online This article sets out to bring sound and music to the field of visual studies in International Relations. It argues that IR largely has approached the visual field as if it was without sound; neglecting how audial landscapes frame and direct our interpretation of moving imagery. Sound and music contribute to making imagery intelligible to us, we ‘hear the pictures’ often without noticing. The audial can for instance articulate a visual absence, or blast visual signs, bring out certain emotional stages or subjects’ inner life. Audial frames steer us in distinct directions, they can mute the cries of the wounded in war, or amplify the sounds of joy of soldiers shooting in the air. To bring the audial and the visual analytically and empirically together, the article therefore proposes four key analytical themes: 1) the audial–visual frame, 2) point of view/point of audition, 3) modes of audio-visual synchronization and 4) aesthetics moods. These are applied to a study of ‘war music videos’ in Iraq and Syria made and circulated by Shi'a militias currently fighting there. Such war music videos, it is suggested, are not just artefacts of popular culture, but have become integral parts of how warfare is practiced today, and one that is shared by soldiers in the US and Europe. War music videos are performing war, just as they shape how war is known by spectators and participants alike. Full Article
rf Outperformers and New Contenders in Emerging Markets By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article
rf Simulation: The Implications of Drone Warfare By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article
rf Structural basis of cell-surface signaling by a conserved sigma regulator in Gram-negative bacteria [Molecular Biophysics] By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-24T06:08:45-07:00 Cell-surface signaling (CSS) in Gram-negative bacteria involves highly conserved regulatory pathways that optimize gene expression by transducing extracellular environmental signals to the cytoplasm via inner-membrane sigma regulators. The molecular details of ferric siderophore-mediated activation of the iron import machinery through a sigma regulator are unclear. Here, we present the 1.56 Å resolution structure of the periplasmic complex of the C-terminal CSS domain (CCSSD) of PupR, the sigma regulator in the Pseudomonas capeferrum pseudobactin BN7/8 transport system, and the N-terminal signaling domain (NTSD) of PupB, an outer-membrane TonB-dependent transducer. The structure revealed that the CCSSD consists of two subdomains: a juxta-membrane subdomain, which has a novel all-β-fold, followed by a secretin/TonB, short N-terminal subdomain at the C terminus of the CCSSD, a previously unobserved topological arrangement of this domain. Using affinity pulldown assays, isothermal titration calorimetry, and thermal denaturation CD spectroscopy, we show that both subdomains are required for binding the NTSD with micromolar affinity and that NTSD binding improves CCSSD stability. Our findings prompt us to present a revised model of CSS wherein the CCSSD:NTSD complex forms prior to ferric-siderophore binding. Upon siderophore binding, conformational changes in the CCSSD enable regulated intramembrane proteolysis of the sigma regulator, ultimately resulting in transcriptional regulation. Full Article
rf Episode 25: Oz: The Great and Powerful By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:56:00 +0000 Review of Oz: The Great and PowerfulMovie Homework: Network/CloserWhat We Watched: Dredd, Undefeated, Sassy Pants, Game of Thrones, Gummo, This is 40Download the episode here. (right click to save)Next Week's Main Review: Springbreakers Full Article
rf Foreign Interference Starts at Home By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 16:17:58 +0000 Source Foreign Policy URL https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/24/russia-china-foreign-interference-starts-at... Release date 24 February 2020 Expert Hans Kundnani In the news type Op-ed Hide date on homepage Full Article
rf Saiba como ter um sorriso perfeito By saudeprospera.com.br Published On :: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 19:54:02 +0000 Todo mundo quer ter um sorriso bonito. Justamente por isso, a ideia de perder um ou mais dentes deixa qualquer pessoa desesperada. The post Saiba como ter um sorriso perfeito appeared first on Saúde Próspera. Full Article Dicas de Saúde
rf BongaCash: perfect conversions with your webcam traffic! By forums.digitalpoint.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:51:08 +0000 Full Article
rf CBD News: Statement from the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the 2008 CIC Markhor Award Ceremony for Outstanding Conservation Performance, 27 May 2008, Bonn, Germany. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
rf CBD News: The Government of Peru has announced that they have achieved the highest level of implementation and management of Protected Natural Areas, according to the first performance audit by the Comptroller General of the Republic to the National Servi By www.minam.gob.pe Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
rf CBD News: Over the years, South-South cooperation has emerged as a powerful tool for enhancing international cooperation for achieving sustainable development. In fact, since 2008, developing countries have exported more to one another than to developed c By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
rf CBD News: Covering some 22 per cent of the world's land surface, mountains are home to spectacular landscapes, a wide variety of ecosystems, a great diversity of species, and distinctive human communities, with approximately 955 million people, or 13 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
rf CBD News: Covering some 22 per cent of the world's land surface, mountains are home to spectacular landscapes, a wide variety of ecosystems, and a great diversity of species. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 09 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
rf CBD News: I am honoured to speak this morning at the opening of this unique and powerful initiative, the "Muuchtanbal" Summit on Indigenous and Local Experiences - Traditional knowledge, biological and cultural diversity. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sat, 10 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
rf Bott vanishing for algebraic surfaces By www.ams.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 11:21 EDT Burt Totaro Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 373 (2020), 3609-3626. Abstract, references and article information Full Article
rf Sato-Tate distributions on Abelian surfaces By www.ams.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 11:21 EDT Noah Taylor Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 373 (2020), 3541-3559. Abstract, references and article information Full Article
rf Control from an interior hypersurface By www.ams.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 11:21 EDT Jeffrey Galkowski and Matthieu Léautaud Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 373 (2020), 3177-3233. Abstract, references and article information Full Article
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