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Real pirates : the untold story of the Whydah from slave ship to pirate ship
Commissioned as a slave ship in the eighteenth century, the Wydah was captured by the pirate Sam Bellamy in the Bahamas and used as his flagship until it, along with three other captured ships, were sunk off Cape Cod on April 26, 1717, by a storm. In 1984 Barry Clifford and his crew located the remains of the Whydah and began bringing up its treasure.
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Sexual Development in the Blue Mussel, Mytilus edulis: An Emphasis on Feminization and Other Disruptions
Sex determination and differentiation in metazoans are dynamic processes involving genetic and environmental factors. Both of these processes are tightly linked where sex determination directly informs sex differentiation. Though Mollusca is the second most diverse animal phylum, behind Arthropoda, sex differentiation is understudied in this group, especially bivalves. Greater foundational research into bivalve sex differentiation is required to understand the complexity of this process and the ways outside forces, such as xenobiotics and parasites, may perturb sex differentiation. The purpose of this research is to identify and characterize sex differentiating genes in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, and disruptions to the male/female phenotypes. A phylotranscriptomics approach identified putative sex differentiating genes across Bivalvia and characterized their sex-specific expression in M. edulis. Following, mussels were exposed to two endocrine disrupting compounds to induce a sex change. These compounds induced a sex reversal in some mussels and flipped expression of sex differentiating genes. Transcriptomic profiling using RNA-seq assessed the effects in mussel populations from polluted estuaries that are known to be experiencing endocrine disruption. The expression of putative sex differentiating genes and gonadal development were measured over an annual cycle to link these genes to sex differentiation. Finally, the effects of a parasitic trematode were determined in mussels, with particular emphasis on gonadal development. Overall, this research provides critical foundational research on bivalve sex differentiation and associated disruptions to this process.
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Marching Percussion Techniques for Prospective Band Directors: A Course Designed for Instrumental Music Education Majors
Instrumental Techniques courses are imperative to prospective instrumental music educators. After all, it is not practical or possible to major in every instrument in a band or orchestra. These classes provide students with a chance to get a basic understanding of the fundamentals covered on each instrument. For wind instruments, these fundamentals include foundations such as embouchure placement and breathing/articulation techniques. Most of these lessons are covered in a limited course of study. Although the instruments are different, many of the techniques, like tonguing and articulation, are consistent. With regards to technical percussion techniques however, things like instrumentation, notation, and performance practices are much more diverse. Since Percussion Techniques courses have one of the widest array of instruments to be covered, one semester is barely enough time to cover all this required material. From marching band to indoor drumline, marching percussion (front line included) is a substantial part of the high school instrumental educator's focus. A middle school educator must prepare in these areas because they are training the next generation of high school percussionists, and many times they are assistants to the high school director for marching season. Middle school directors are active parts of building a firm musical foundation for the high school ensemble. Still, preparation in this area is lacking. Students studying to become band directors are getting approximately two days of percussion instruction on marching percussion techniques in the general Percussion Techniques course, if any at all. This is too limited a time to devote to a subject that will affect half to all of a high school band director's year. With the growth of marching percussion popularity, the need to offer a separate Marching Percussion Techniques class should be required in the course offerings for prospective middle and high school band directors.
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Support for new assistant principals
This study is about the UCLA Principals' Leadership Institute (PLI). The curriculum of PLI, like similar programs in most other university-based programs, is focused on preparing students for principal positions even though the entry level job for most graduates is the assistant principal (AP) position. Many new APs who graduate from PLI do not feel prepared for their positions as APs, a decidedly different role than that of principal. This dissertation discusses how PLI can provide on-going support for its graduates during their first few years as APs and continue that support in the pipeline to a principalship. Discussions about the findings include the need for follow-up support for novice APs once they are hired, continuing a sense of community with PLI, and practical suggestions about how PLI and UCLA can continue to help APs once they are on the job. The study used a mixed methods approach that included a general survey, interviews of assistant principals, principals, and UCLA Principal Leadership Institute Fieldwork Supervisors. Two focus groups were also conducted for the study.
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The Amazing Maya
\"People began building San Bartolo about 2,500 years ago. Archaeologists are now studying it to learn about the early Maya.\" (National Geographic Explorer!) Read more about the ancient Maya civilization.
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Seniors get advice on foiling scam artists
I congratulate Kingston MPP John Gerretsen for bringing a group from the Ontario Securities Commission to teach senior citizens how not to be trapped by scam artists. The new senior citizen's organization on Francis Street hosted the event.
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Dawn of Humans: Map Supplement: Peopling of the Americas
Who were the first Americans? It's an open question as archaeologists weigh the newest evidence.
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Valley of the Mummies
Archaeologists at an Egyptian oasis have uncovered a vast burial site containing gilded mummies and stunning artifacts from a world that vanished nearly 1,700 years ago.
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