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Dusable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605 plus a name change for the state mammal of TexasWhat was once known as the nine-banded armadillo is actually four different species Photo of the new species, the Guianan long-nosed armadillo. © Quentin Martinez (https://quentinmartinez.fr/) While their scaly armor and long claws look vaguely reptilian armadillos belong to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters There are nearly two dozen species of armadillos from six-inch long “pink fairies” to giant armadillos that measure five feet long from snout to tail The nine-banded armadillo has long been considered the most widespread ranging from the central United States to Argentina a new study published in Systematic Biology used DNA and museum collections to reveal that what has been called the nine-banded armadillo is actually four distinct species  “It was widely accepted that the nine-banded armadillo ranges from northern Argentina all the way to southern Illinois some scientists have been putting forth evidence that this is actually a complex of multiple different species,” says Frédéric Delsuc a research director at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in France and the study’s senior author “By studying the DNA of armadillos from all along this range we put together a very detailed genomic analysis that makes us very confident that they are actually four species.” The finding is particularly noteworthy in the United States because the armadillo formerly known as nine-banded has made its way from Mexico to many US states in the past two centuries and is the official small mammal of Texas the armadillo that’s found in the United States should now be called the Mexican long-nosed armadillo,” says Anderson Feijó assistant curator of mammals at the Field Museum in Chicago’s Negaunee Integrative Research Center and a co-author of the study is the first armadillo described in the last 30 years.” Delsuc began working on armadillo genetics in 1998 comparing samples from the invasive US populations with those found in French Guiana a type of genetic material that is only inherited through the mother His work pointed to splits within the nine-banded species there wasn’t enough evidence to formally separate them into different species as a more geographically widespread sampling was lacking that was “the first evidence that there was something really strange going on,” says Delsuc.  a PhD student with Delsuc at the University of Montpellier and the study’s first author and Maria-Clara Arteaga from the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada in Mexico worked to create a much larger sample set of nine-banded armadillos This allowed the team to study how the animals’ physical characteristics In addition to sampling blood and tissue from armadillos hit by cars the scientists were able to supplement their sampling with museum specimens “Museums were crucial to the study,” says Feijó contain skeletons and skins that serve as vouchers for scientists studying those species The researchers were able to clip tiny pieces of dried skin from the armadillo specimens at numerous museums They then used chemicals to eat away the tissues “Most of the specimens were collected before all these DNA molecular techniques were available So in addition to museum collections being valuable to the research being done at the time a specimen is collected it can be used in the future for things we can’t even predict,” says Feijó The combination of genetic data and morphological traits led the scientists to the conclusion that the nine-banded armadillo is actually four genetically distinct species several subspecies within this species have been elevated to being species in their own right The armadillos found in Mexico and the United States formerly in the subspecies Dasypus novemcinctus mexicanus are now just Dasypus mexicanus: the Mexican long-nosed armadillo and the original species name novemcinctus is now restricted to South America the data showed that another branch of the armadillo family tree didn’t belong in any of these three pre-existing groups is home to the newest armadillo species: Dasypus guianensis The new armadillo is a bit bigger than the other three species all four species look very similar to the untrained eye “They’re almost impossible to differentiate in the field,” says Delsuc That begs the question: if these armadillos look so similar that it takes DNA analysis to tell them apart then why bother splitting them into different species Just because the armadillos look similar to each other “Now that we know there are four distinct species we might also expect they have their own ecological requirements that might not be the same,” says Feijó.  These different needs in terms of food and habitat could be important for scientists working to preserve healthy populations of these animals in different areas biologists bring individuals from one area to another to repopulate,” Feijó notes they will not be able to integrate.” And while the nine-banded armadillo has not been considered endangered “this discovery totally shifts the way we think about conservation for these species and the way we think about how threatened they are,” Feijó adds This study was contributed to by scientists from the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada The town of Feijó in the far west of Brazil is known as “The Land of Açaí.” The fruit is so deeply intertwined with the local culture that Feijó’s biggest cultural festival carries its name drawing hundreds of people to honor the berries of the Euterpe precatoria palm native to this part of the Amazon and a focal point of both the local culture and the town’s history Local growers call açaí pulp “purple gold,” a nod to the fruit’s nickname as the “jewel of the rainforest.” Today they’re celebrating a victory: the açaí grown in Feijó has been officially recognized as among Brazil’s finest agricultural produce has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification and is in the process of applying for a GI label While FSC certification guarantees that the Bailique açaí berries are extracted from the forest under responsible the GI label in Feijó recognizes the product’s characteristics based on its place of origin which lends it its singular reputation and identity Products with this label have unique qualities due to natural resources like the soil Along the BR-364 highway leading to the town signs announcing “Açaí de Feijó” begin to multiply as the town draws closer The certification was the result of efforts by the Acre office of the government’s small-business support agency The process began in 2021 with a study of local data and the organization of the economic structure between açaí producers “We carried out a full analysis of the territory according to INPI’s standards trained producers so they were prepared and able to submit the documents to INPI the GI tag was awarded to Feijó’s açaí,” Fabry Saavedra the technical adviser at SEBRAE’s Acre office Açaí from Feijó is now one of the 108 Brazilian products to be recognized with a GI label from INPI — 14 of them are from the Amazon Receiving the label isn’t the end of the story the producers and other stakeholders in this market must adhere to set technical requirements to maintain product quality and consolidate their açaí not only on the national market participating in business roundtables and competitions we are now marketing the product,” Saavedra said One of the documents required in the application for the GI label was a dossier verifying açaí’s importance to the Feijó region It was prepared by the cultural historian Irineida Nobre head of the state office on intangible cultural heritage research The dossier explains how the fruit plays a role in the municipality’s identity — the color purple takes its role as the “land of açaí” rather seriously “It is a record of the community’s relationship with the activity “We had to visit the communities to understand why Feijó açaí was so famous We gathered a lot of information during interviews and conversations and found the answers to those questions.” Nobre said açaí production in Feijó is based on the traditions of the region’s Indigenous peoples as is the case with many other extractive activities across Acre “I have to acknowledge the origins,” she said “Our traditions come from the original populations here Açaí’s presence is so strong in the city that taxi lanes and purple paint here is also the most expensive.” Nobre said the next step will be to officially recognize the Açaí Festival as part of Acre state’s intangible cultural heritage the festival has gained in popularity and is now one of the most visited traditional festivals in the region Local entrepreneurs exhibited their products “The festival is so well-established that we can say the Açaí Festival should be the first one in Acre to be registered as state intangible cultural heritage,” Nobre said “It has been held for 23 years now with no interruptions — not even during the pandemic — and each event was well-documented so we have a great deal of historical material to put this project together.” the main açaí-harvesting region of Acre was the Juruá Valley straddling the municipalities of Cruzeiro do Sul It was only in 2002 that Feijó began producing more of the fruit Amazonian açaí production grew by 8.8% to 247,000 metric tons the Brazilian government’s statistics agency That year’s harvest was valued at 830.1 million reais ($169.4 million) — up 7.7% [over the previous year] stakeholders throughout the Feijó açaí production chain organized themselves into AçaíCoop Feijó The association played a major role in the GI labeling success Co-op president José Jevanis de Lima Nascimento told Mongabay that the association is in an adjustment phase and still has no physical headquarters The current focus is to organize the system to reach new markets and establish real control over production but we have received invitations to export but we need incentives from the private sector and public agencies as well,” Nascimento said “We are expecting the largest harvest in 10 years in 2024 and we need to organize ourselves to be ready.” and harvesting of the berries is still done manually Climbing the palm tree with a sharp knife in hand the best harvesters can pick three to five bunches of berries per climb The bunches are then placed on a tarp to keep them from touching the ground Nascimento said there are two harvests a year in Feijó with most of the berries during the February-March season “One harvest is collected along the banks of the Envira and Jurupari rivers “This second harvest runs from June until the start of October because we have these two different harvests.” a forestry engineer and coordinator of the TED Acre Bioeconomy Project which analyzes important production chains in family farming said the açaí groves in the Feijó region are mostly native forest as the fruit became more valuable on the national and international market — the gatherers began planting seedlings from the forest close to their homes And this is the future of açaí: it will continue to be gathered in the forest people will plant it to be able to have more production that is closer to home,” Papa said is helping producers with this domestication process through a study focused on planting methods: how far apart to space the plants The results of the study are expected to come out in 2024 The açaí palm that’s native to this region is a distinct species from the more common and better-known Euterpe oleracea because it’s “better-adapted to Acre’s soil and climate We need to encourage people to plant this species He added agroforestry practices can help with cultivation precatoria together with banana and with other fruit trees with shorter growth cycles farmers have an ongoing source of revenue from these other crops while they wait for the açaí to begin bearing fruit said receiving the GI label was the crowning jewel after years of work on the part of producers and other stakeholders in Acre communities whose livelihoods center around açaí production have received training to boost their output We have to invest in structure and training We now have printed technical guides and are creating standards for producers gatherers and processors so they can follow guidelines and stick to the GI standard,” Nascimento said and we also have to adhere to the same standards when we train our people The GI label is the payback for all the work we’ve been doing.” Nascimento said another important factor is the effect the certification will have on environmental issues in the city Feijó ranks high among the municipalities for rates of deforestation and wildfires and the açaí sector could help change this scenario Nascimento summarized their main concern as “cattle will eat all the açaí” — a reference to how clearing of land for cattle pasture has driven deforestation in other parts of the Amazon “Because deforesters destroy part of the forest where a large part of our product is found This is why we fight to protect the forest,” he said Julia Gomes has been working with açaí for ten years She owns land with native forest and also runs a processing facility for the fruit but she also makes other derivatives like liquor and coconut candy She said the GI label should give Feijó’s açaí a higher profile and open up new business opportunities “I think we’ll be able to reach new markets which will increase demand and add value to the product we need a structured headquarters so the product can only be sold by those who are legally authorized to sell it,” she said Adevilson Paiva da Silva has been producing açaí for about 15 years and lives on the lower branch of the Envira River with about 300 hectares (740 acres) of land you need to have a big boat to transport the açaí Judson Valentin from the Acre Center for Agroforestry Research told Mongabay that the GI label is a huge achievement But he also pointed out the need to organize the market so that the development benefits local producers and Feijó’s economy “This is an example of how important a vector social-biodiversity chain — the bioeconomy — can be There are thousands of [forest harvesters] in Acre who earn part of their income from açaí,” he said But Valentin said it’s also important to remain attentive to the challenges — especially of not letting profits go to large business owners instead of the people who work in the forest that manage to support these populations so they can add value to the product through biodiversity the bioeconomy — an inclusive bioeconomy that includes the people in the market — and so they can increase their incomes and have the opportunity to improve their quality of life through the sustainable use of natural resources,” he said said the GI label is a quality seal must be taken advantage of to reach specific markets the producers linked to the GI are engaged to strengthen their associations and cooperatives because this is the only way they will achieve higher levels of community and economic development They need credit to build an agroindustry so they can have access to markets They will need to add value to their product and be the main actors in this arrangement,” he said Bayma added that for this sort of model to work there needs to be a continual flow of use and means for giving back “The forest offers its products and the harvesters benefit from them Banner image of a producer from Acre showing the harvested açaí. 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exaggeratedly melodramatic performances seem almost comical – as a backdrop to talk about the film’s darknesses Rajeev marries Roopa without ever seeing his bride’s full face destroying the dam that was engineer Rajeev’s pride and joy The second half of the film’s plot is more convoluted than Shajahan suggests but his simplified version does play into his own thoughts and struggles who have rejected him because of his battle scars That sensation of being rejected because of a part of oneself that one can never remove is a feeling borne by so many people especially those in the LGBTQ+ community; even more so with those who straddle many intersectional minorities whose ebullience is nicely contrasted by Konstantinides’s deadpan qualities Sections where the pair slip into a metatextual mode attempting to deconstruct Shajahan’s reasons for constructing this cabaret or placing him at the centre of a story in which both the fictional Roopa and his mother had their own scars suggesting a lack 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view of Brazil’s Indigenous people using bows and arrows as their main tools Siã Shanenawa’s weapons of choice are drones and GPS devices to monitor the Katukina/Kaxinawá Indigenous Reserve where he lives There’s a reason he’s using these tools: the Katukina/Kaxinawá reserve is the one that’s at the greatest risk of deforestation in Acre according to a study by the Brazilian conservation nonprofit Imazon Using its artificial intelligence tool called PrevisIA Imazon detected 878 square kilometers (339 miles) of land at high risk or very high risk of deforestation in Acre spread across all 22 municipalities in the state This includes areas inside 20 conservation units and 29 Indigenous territories most of them near the northern border with Amazonas state developed in partnership with tech giant Microsoft and launched in August With a population of less than 35,000 and a total land area of 24,202 km2 (9,344 mi2) the municipality of Feijó has the greatest area at high risk of deforestation Feijó is also where the Katukina/Kaxinawá Indigenous Reserve is located home to the Huni Kui and Shanenawa peoples whose Portuguese name is Ismael Menezes Brandão is one of 21 agroforestry agents in this 230-km2 (89-mi2) reserve he helps monitor the Indigenous land to prevent invasions by outsiders seeking to grab the land for agricultural purposes “It is very important to monitor the land because we Indigenous people are safer when we can detect if someone is invading if someone is hunting directly on our land if someone is putting up a fire close to our land,” Siã Shanenawa told Mongabay in a phone interview from the city; there’s no cellular reception in his village Siã Shanenawa and other agroforestry agents like him are trained by Comissão Pró-Índio (CPI) a nonprofit that advocates for the rights of Indigenous groups and other marginalized communities Training includes not only land monitoring and protection but also land management and sustainable agricultural practices for the local population Monitoring usually starts out with a soft approach when the Indigenous agents walk around their land and talk to farmers operating right up against their borders “When we can explain to people that our land is protected they cannot invade it with cattle,” Siã Shanenawa said Not all encounters with invaders are peaceful Siã Shanenawa said it’s not uncommon for him and others in his community to apprehend invaders and take them to the closest police station in  as the whole community is involved in the monitoring system the Arc of Deforestation crosses the states of Maranhão In September, Acre accounted for 10% of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, according to data from Imazon’s monitoring system, SAD That puts it in the top five states nationwide — a position already predicted by the artificial intelligence tool Agriculture-driven deforestation has swept across much of the Brazilian Amazon, including the states of Mato Grosso and part of Pará, according to a report from Greenpeace “But the arc of deforestation keeps advancing especially in the southeast and west of Pará where destruction is reaching titanic proportions and in the regions where the states of Rondônia Amazonas and Acre are located,” the report says One of the main factors fueling this agricultural advance is an official governmental project called Amacro Named for the border area between the states of Amazonas (AM), Acre (AC) and Rondônia (RO), Amacro aims at bringing agricultural development to the heart of the Amazon. In April 2020, Assuero Doca Veronez, president of the Acre Agricultural Federation, said he’s not troubled by the increase of deforestation in the state as much as this might shock people,” he said What it does have is some of the best land in Brazil But this land has one problem: it’s covered in forest.” At that point, however, the idea of Amacro was just being born. Inspired by Matopiba, a similar initiative in the border region of the states of Maranhão (MA), Tocantins (TO), Piauí (PI) and Bahia (BA) that has become the heart of Brazil’s soybean production, Amacro has advanced during the COVID-19 pandemic it encompasses 32 municipalities and a total area of 465,800 km2 (180,000 mi2) the project would establish an area of forest protection by offering economic alternatives to the population “We are aware of the issues regarding regional development policies that do not take into consideration the local vocation or the population that occupies this place riverine or extractive peoples,” Batista told Mongabay in a video call “This is a type of development program that did not work anywhere in the Amazon This is a new interesting factor that will propel a lot a dispute for land in those municipalities.” Batista said he welcomes technological innovations that might help with prevention such as the artificial intelligence tool PrevisIA “Prevention has a better cost benefit because it avoids losing forest and prevents communities’ displacement,” he said PrevisIA not only provides information about the areas at risk of deforestation that aims to engage local authorities in prevention This phase of the project is starting in Pará and will expand to Acre according to Imazon researcher Carlos Souza Jr The first step is to create a benchmark of actions to be used in other localities starting with the municipality of Altamira Seventy-five percent of the deforestation risk in the municipality is concentrated in just 10% of its area It starts with understanding the deforestation that has already occurred and what is at risk,” Souza Jr with improvement in governmental infrastructure to monitor and combat deforestation (which includes personnel and equipment) Once we have a case study to show the success of the plan of action The Acre state government says it has its own policies and monitoring systems to prevent deforestation “There are ongoing concrete actions that get to the rural as well as educative and publicity campaigns against deforestation and illegal forest fires,” it said in a statement through the press office of the state agency for environmental and Indigenous affairs Comissão Pró-Índio has been training Indigenous people in agroforestry and land management in Acre since 1996 starting with an initial batch of 15 Indigenous people from four different reserves there are more than 200 trained Indigenous monitors in 29 reserves coordinator of the land and environmental management program for CPI’s Acre office She noted that Indigenous lands in Acre remain 98% forested while surrounding areas are largely destroyed “Prevention of deforestation is what Indigenous people do the most,” Freschi told Mongabay in a phone interview “All activities in which CPI Acre works have some impact Indigenous education is a continuous process which starts with the official demarcation of their lands and includes teachers and health agents.” She said training to become an agroforestry agent comprises agroecology education to learn how to recover degraded land — riverbanks areas that were pasture or that had been deforested — through agroforestry systems with the planting of medicinal herbs and native trees The agents learn also how to manage forests and hunt and fish They develop techniques in community monitoring for territorial protection carrying out surveillance excursions to monitor threats of invasion for poaching “All these are some of the actions that have a direct and indirect action in controlling deforestation within Indigenous lands,” Freschi said drones and GPS are used to gather information regarding invasions and fires monitoring the land is not the duty only of the trained agroforestry agents especially now with this government that is trying to end the forest because the forest reduces the heat a little and gives control of the environment on our planet We are always protecting the forest so that there is no deforestation.” Banner image: Siã Shanenawa is an agroforestry agent in the Katukina/Kaxinawá Indigenous Reserve in Feijó municipality Located about 350 kilometers (217 miles) from the capital Rio Branco Feijó is Acre’s municipality with the highest risk of deforestation by mid-2022 FEEDBACK: Use this form to send a message to the author of this post Editor’s note: This story was supported by XPRIZE Rainforest as part of their five-year competition to enhance understanding of the rainforest ecosystem In respect to Mongabay’s policy on editorial independence XPRIZE Rainforest does not have any right to assign or edit any content published with their support JOHNSON COUNTY – An Oxford man arrested Monday is accused of selling 2 pounds of marijuana to an undercover officer Home / News JOHNSON COUNTY - An Oxford man arrested Monday is accused of selling 2 pounds of marijuana to an undercover officer According to Johnson County Sheriff's Office criminal complaints 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as its new reporter to replace Marc Filippino who left the position last week to attend graduate school Feijo comes to Cambridge from the Chronicle’s sister paper where she wrote about all subjects affecting the community — from police Feijo has written for several publications including The Patriot Ledger in Quincy The Boston Globe and multiple GateHouse Media New England weekly newspapers the New England Newspaper & Press Association awarded her first place for reporting on Racial or Ethnic Issues for her three-part series on English Language Learners in Dedham Public Schools She holds a masters degree in journalism from Northeastern University and a bachelors degree in Portuguese and Spanish from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Sara invites residents to reach out at 617-629-3390 or through e-mail Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors The Worldfolio provides business industrial and financial news about global economies with a focus on understanding them from within indigenous people from the tribe of Shanenawa performed a ritual to try to find peace between humans and nature a sense of identity plays an important role in our relations – and in our own happiness But identity doesn’t have to be narrowly human In an essay looking at the groups that exist on the edge of conventional boundaries and are often subject to prurience and ridicule Pedro Feijó considers those who feel different I thought it would be worth exploring the worlds of those who clash with one central dichotomy: humanity and non-human animality In May thousands of people watched a documentary called The Secret Life of the Human Pups The film accompanied Spot and friends (men who dress as dogs) as they travelled to a beauty pageant Its appearance came just a couple of months after the publication of Being a Beast a book in which veterinarian/barrister Charles Foster describes living in the wild as a badger The protagonists of film and book may have little in common but they share a desire to escape the narrowness of being human People who identify as other than human have been described (and describe themselves as ‘animal-people’ Together they have a history stretching back to antiquity: witness the fabulous beasts which embellish the margins of medieval manuscripts It was in the course of researching the role of monsters and monstrosity in Renaissance Europe and the ‘animalesque’ affinities of 16th-century Portuguese witches that researcher Pedro Feijó (MPhil History and Philosophy of Science) decided to lean into the worlds of those who inhabit the borders of animality and the margins of humanness Feijó embarked on an exploration of people who are more than human – and how such people have been perceived and treated by those around them an explosion of politics grounded on new identities People have been experimenting with and transgressing the limits of what it means to be a woman individuals and collectives are defying our identity as organic beings Social movements of trans and disabled people started questioning what it means exactly to be an able body The neuro-diverse and BIID (Body Integrity Identity Disorder – people who would prefer to be ‘disabled’) have followed in the same footsteps I thought it would be worth exploring the worlds of those who clash with one central dichotomy: humanity and non-human animality.” Feijó’s essay Doctors Herding Cats: The Misadventures of Modern Medicine and Psychology with NonhuMan Identities offers a fascinating insight into questions of identity and how they have been mediated There is no shortage of tales and testimonies about people becoming animals roamed the land for seven years as an ox and countless other tales turn on human to animal transformations,” writes Feijó accounts of lycanthropy were left behind as the European Enlightenment movement classified them as irrational and obscure But people who belong to a kind other than the human seem to have sprung from the blind spots of modernity and have grown strong and visible for the last four decades.” Feijó points to a medley of converging influences – among them folklore wrote: “We are an elusive people who have learned through time to be both hidden and secretive… yet we accomplish this by being both open and obvious People upon hearing that we are elves simply do not believe their own eyes and ears They think that we are joking and we share their laughter.” with the beginning of the digital revolution R’ykanadar Korra’ti founded the niche publication Elfkind Digest “This is not … about role-playing or role-playing games: we’re elves “Initially I expected only to find other elves; as it turned out I found a large number of people with a large number of self-identifications.” The term ‘otherkin’ was coined by a contributor to Elkind Digest “I got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc-kin and just used otherkin,” wrote Torin As access to the internet spread beyond the professional middle classes the otherkin community multiplied and diversified “The first decade of the 21st century witnessed a huge diversification in terms of assumed sexual and gender preferences and identities – especially once otherkin groups migrated to the blog-hosting site Feijó highlights the contrast between communities which embrace the experiences of otherkin and the medical corpus which regards non-human identification and behaviour as a subject of inquiry insofar as it is a problem to be treated He observes: “Psychiatry sees individual patients otherkin sees a community and a safe space Where medicine has seen a syndrome to be explained otherkin have seen affinities with no need for a unified metaphysical justification.”  Accounts of therianthropy (the psychiatric term for the delusional state of being an animal) exist in 19th century medical literature Feijó cites an account of a man who behaves as a carnivorous animal in a French asylum: “he walks on all fours and in the same way he uses his teeth to dig up carrots that he then carries to a corner and swallows without standing up.” Another source describes a patient who “thinks she has become a dog a man: all the parts of her body are deformed enlarged: she doesn’t recognise herself anymore” heterodox psychological and psychiatric trends began to make space for a very different kind of understanding known for his consideration of delusions as valid accounts had a psychotic episode in which he had “a voyage into inner space and time” and “at one time I actually seemed to be wandering in a desert landscape as if I were an animal … a kind of rhinoceros or something like that and emitting sounds like a rhinoceros.”  Laing used this example to point out the importance of allowing trips as therapeutic experiences But tolerance of difference is shallow – and acceptance of people who feel different Their perceived absurdity was capitalized not only for diagnostic purposes “Post-1970s medical literature presents lycanthropes as curiosities as fetishized subjects and ultimately as immaterial commodities Lycanthrophy is written about not so much for reasons of intellectual inquiry but because it sells Something analogous happened in the general online community where otherkin are routinely laughed at,” says Feijó “The problem is that the ridicule seems to reside elsewhere: modern psychiatry and psychology have not been able to keep up-to-date with new post-human perceptions which have been unable to admit the problems of distinguishing between a phenomenological symptom and a voluntary behaviour and furthermore which have chosen to pathologize and ruin the lives of many through the insistence on an obsolete paradigm while the same people could have found a supporting community off- and online.”  Homo sapiens has existed for a mere 200,000 years or so; the earliest land creatures crawled out of around 400 millennia ago In the tree of life we share our inheritance with creatures as diverse as amoebas the well-known queer author of erotic essays wrote: “I’m never sure if I have gender dysphoria or species dysphoria I often try to explain that I’m really a starfish trapped in a human body and I’m very new to your planet.” The narratives of those who share the rejection of their full humanity and an entangled sympathy with other beings have taken a new critical role in the last half century uncomfortable question: what does it mean to be human Feijó proposes: "Following the struggles of those who have seen themselves excluded from mankind it might be time to ask if the diagnosis didn’t have the wrong focus all along: in the 20th century Perhaps it could be said that humanity itself is a case of species dysphoria?" 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José Feijó / University of Maryland Arabidopsis thaliana pollen grains grow toward the ovules more in plants whose GLR receptors are preserved (left) than those with defective receptors (right)José Feijó / University of Maryland Plant cells communicate with each other by exchanging chemical compounds similar to the role played by neurons in animal central nervous systems Neuron surfaces contain molecules called glutamate receptors When a glutamate neurotransmitter adheres to the receptor which sends an electrical impulse through the neuron More glutamate is released at the other end of the cell but their cells are covered by glutamate-like receptors (GLRs) Portuguese biologist José Feijó and his team at the University of Maryland investigate the effects of GLR activation and the entry of calcium into plant cells In a study involving Brazilian biologist Daniel Damineli the scientists found that GLRs must be activated in order to guide the male reproductive cell to the ovule in moss (Nature In another study with Brazilian biologist Maria Teresa Portes the group observed that these receptors function in association with Cornichon proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana These proteins control the activity of GLRs and transport them within the cell ensuring adequate levels of calcium are maintained in each of their compartments (Science the redistribution of GLRs forms a complex network that regulates calcium concentration and controls cell signaling © Revista Pesquisa FAPESP - All rights reserved 2015 at 2:45 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The owner of Daniel Chapter One a Portsmouth company that sold desperate people bogus cancer treatments while promising cures has pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence to charges of marketing and selling unapproved remedies for cancer mitigation and treatment and tax evasion Neronha announced the guilty plea entered by James Feijo Feijo admitted to the court that he engaged in the marketing sale and distribution of unapproved health products and supplements which were not generally recognized as safe and effective for use by the FDA were not generally recognized as safe and effective by qualified experts for the cure The products were marketed and sold through various websites and through the use of promotional materials and publications Feijo admitted that he falsely told employees that they were independent contractors when they were actually employees and failed to give them IRS Wage and Tax Statments he paid employees with checks written out to cash and failed to collect $218,408.04 in taxes for at least sixteen quarters Feijo describes himself as a “expert on sports training and fitness” and has a bachelor’s degree of science in health biology and physical education and a master of education in psychological services from Springfield College Patricia Feijo describes herself as a “classical homeopath” and cites her graduation from the New England School of Homeopathy in her bio She also claims to have “worked for several years in cancer research.” the company was still selling many of the products in question The company’s Facebook pages and Web site were filled with Christian references and many of the products were labeled as “God’s gift,” among other descriptions chooses not to defile himself with the king’s meat and wine and instead opted to eat “pulse,” or vegetables and water The indictment alleged the Web site was also full of false claims and lies which sold for about $80 for a 32 ounce bottle cure or prevent any disease,” the Web site now states The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S The matter was investigated by the Rhode Island FDA Task Force and by IRS Criminal Investigation Photo via Google Maps Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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Many suffer from it; many choose to speak up; many do not mental illness still carries with it an enormous amount of social stigma leaving those most vulnerable too distressed to speak the hallucinatory display of Koko Brown and Sapphire Joy which merges spoken word with experimental music to tell the story of a mind fogged by depression as well as accentuating the need for schools and media outlets to educate early learners about melancholia so that they be better equipped in dealing with it should they – or their loved ones – face any neurological disorders later on in life the narrative has Brown dipping in and out of song and text where she touches on matters concerning existence and therapy prescribed medication and its side effects provides the entirety of the show’s sign language whilst acting as Brown’s internal monologue – her conscience with a mishmash of spontaneously composed tunes and strobe lighting intertwining both mind and body to showcase how one impacts the other; this all comes whilst making their case against racial discrimination known whereby they highlight the fact that women of African heritage do matter – that just because their skin has seen the “absence of light” does not mean to say that they are any less bright than the rest of the human race Grey is a piece designed to help sufferers of mental illness feel part of a community It does not delve too much into the personal for Brown wishes to keep the subject matter universal to create an element of catharsis amid her crowd The presentation does not shun psychosis: the complete opposite – it shows an individual’s strength of character as she accepts her condition as part of her day-to-day life Grey is at Ovalhouse from 27th June until 13th July 2019. For further information or to book visit the theatre’s website here Ovalhouse (courtesy of Mariana Feijó) Koko Brown (3) Ovalhouse (courtesy of Mariana Feijó) Koko Brown (6) Ovalhouse (courtesy of Mariana Feijó) Koko Brown (4) Ovalhouse (courtesy of Mariana Feijó) Koko Brown (8) Ovalhouse (courtesy of Mariana Feijó) Koko Brown (10) Ovalhouse (courtesy of Mariana Feijó) Koko Brown (5) Ovalhouse (courtesy of Mariana Feijó) Koko Brown (12) Ovalhouse (courtesy of Mariana Feijó) Koko Brown and Sapphire Joy (11) Ovalhouse (courtesy of Mariana Feijó) Koko Brown (14) Ovalhouse (courtesy of Mariana Feijó) Koko Brown and Sapphire Joy (9) Ovalhouse (courtesy of Mariana Feijó) Koko Brown (13) Ovalhouse (courtesy of Mariana Feijó) Sapphire Joy (7) Ovalhouse (courtesy of Mariana Feijó) Sapphire Joy (15) Ovalhouse (courtesy of Mariana Feijó) Sapphire Joy and Koko Brown (1) Ovalhouse (courtesy of Mariana Feijó) Sapphire Joy (16) Brazil (Reuters) - As thousands of fires ravage the Amazon some indigenous tribes are turning to prayer in a bid to halt the destruction and protect their environment for future generations indigenous people from the tribe of Shanenawa on Sunday performed a ritual to try to find peace between humans and nature dozens danced in circles as they prayed to put an end to the fires "We want peace and love," Tekaheyne Shanenawa told Reuters as he danced in a circle as part of their ritual harmony and education to stop these fires that have attacked the Amazon." Tens of thousands of forest fires have been recorded in the Amazon during this year's dry season at the same time as Brazil's new far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has argued that the forest needs to be exploited in 50 years time we will no longer have the forest standing up," said Bainawa Inu Bake Huni Kuin "And we will not feel secure in what we have without our land we won't be able to live." but significant parts are also located in Colombia and Peru The Shanenawa number about 720 and inhabit around 23,000 hectares (57,000 acres) of land But the backlash has been particularly strong against the Bolsonaro administration which has acknowledged it does not have the resources to put out the fires Many of them are believed to have been set by cattle and soy farmers As a far-right Congressman and presidential candidate Bolsonaro drew headlines for his disparaging comments regarding Indian tribes and as president he has said that too much of the country's territory is unproductive because indigenous tribes have special rights to always keep it healthy and safe," Bainawa said (Reporting by Leonardo Benassatto and Ueslei Marcelino in Feijo Brazil; writing by Marcelo Rochabrun; editing by Richard Pullin)