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Volume 8 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.603407 This article is part of the Research TopicNanocellulose: A Multipurpose Advanced Functional MaterialView all 21 articles Aerogels have gained significant interest in recent decades because of their unique properties such as high porosity their high cost and low mechanical strength limit their practical application We developed appropriate conditions to produce aerogels with controlled density and thermal characteristics from bacterial cellulose (BC) synthesized by the strain Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans H-110 Aerogels produced using TEMPO oxidized BC (OBC) exhibited high mechanical strength and lower shrinkage than those from native bacterial cellulose (NBC) the use of TEMPO-oxidized BC with oxidation degrees (OD) of 1.44 and 3.04% led to the reduction of shrinkage of the aerogels from 41.02 to 17.08% The strength of the aerogel produced from the TEMPO-oxidized BC with an oxidation degree of 1.44% was twice that of the aerogel produced from NBC The addition of Mg2+ at concentrations of 20 and 40 mM during the preparation of the aerogels increased the strength of the aerogels by 4.9 times The combined use of TEMPO-oxidized BC and Mg2+ allowed pore size reduction from 1,375 to 197.4 μm on the outer part of the aerogels thereby decreasing the thermal conductivity coefficient from 0.036 to 0.0176 W/(m•K) novel biocomposites prepared from the aerogels based on NBC and OBC and sodium fusidate which have high antibiotic activity against Staphylococcus aureus these aerogels can be used as functional biomaterials in a wide range of applications such as in tissue engineering and fabrication of wound dressing materials Aerogels are one of the most interesting materials of the twenty-first century (Barrios et al., 2019). They have gained considerable interest because of their unique properties such as high porosity, low density, high surface area, and excellent heat and noise insulations. However, high production costs and low mechanical strength limit their practical application (Nita et al., 2020) The high production cost for such an aerogel combined with the above disadvantages is the main reason that this material is not widely used BC has several biorelevant properties including biological compatibility This makes it a unique carrier matrix for enzymes Most of the practical applications of aerogels require certain strength characteristics. Hence, it is particularly important to identify and understand the factors that affect the strength of the aerogels. The strength characteristics of a BC aerogel depend on both its density and microporous structure (Revin et al., 2019). Chemical modification methods are widely used to adjust the properties of cellulose and its derivative materials (Dufresne, 2013) Cellulose oxidation is a common method for modifying the properties of this biopolymer There are two main methods to oxidize BC: TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl) oxidation in which the primary hydroxymethyl group is selectively oxidized to a carboxyl group in which the C2–C3 bond is broken to form two aldehyde groups The purpose of this work is to obtain BC aerogels with specified properties another important task is to obtain biocomposites in aerogel forms for biomedical applications which is one of the novel contributions of this work BC was produced in a static culture medium by Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans H-110, which was isolated from Kombucha tea and identified by sequencing the amplified product of 16S rRNA (Revin et al., 2020) A strain was deposited in the Russian National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (VKPM) (Accession No a Hestrin and Schramm (HS) medium that contained glucose (20 g/L) and disodium hydrogen phosphate (2.7 g/L) at a pH of 6.0 was used The culture medium was autoclaved for 20 min at 120°C the medium was inoculated with 10% (v/v) inoculum sucrofermentansH-110 was transferred aseptically from an agar plate to a 250-ml Erlenmeyer flask containing 100 ml of culture medium and incubated in a shaker incubator (Model ES-20/60 Latvia) at 28°C for 24 h at 250 rpm The BC was produced in static conditions at 28°C for 5 days washed thoroughly with de-ionized water to remove medium components and treated with 1% (w/v) sodium hydroxide solution at 80°C for 1 h to eliminate the bacterial cells the BC was rinsed extensively with 6% (v/v) acetic acid and then de-ionized water until the pH became neutral the purified BC was dried to a constant weight at 60°C 10 ml of distilled water containing 48 mg NaBr and 0.2 mg TEMPO was added to 8 g of the BC gel film The pH of the solution was adjusted to 10.0 by adding 0.5 M NaOH 3 ml of 5% NaClO was added to the solution The reaction was performed at 22°C for 15 The reaction was stopped by adding 5 ml ethanol to decompose the residual NaOCl the gel film of oxidized BC was thoroughly washed with distilled water until a pH value of 5.5 was reached This pH value should remain stable for 3 h The oxidation degree (OD) of BC was determined by conductometric titrations using a S70-K SevenMulti conductivity meter. Eight gram of BC gel film was suspended into 50 mL of 0.01 M hydrochloric acid solution. After 60 min of stirring, the suspensions were titrated with 0.01 M NaOH. The relative amount of carboxyl groups on the BC, which is indicated by OD, was calculated using the following equation (Perez et al., 2003): where V2 is the amount of NaOH (in L) required for the titration of excess of HCl and weak acid corresponding to the carboxyl content and V1 is the amount of NaOH (in L) required for the titration of excess of HCl and w is the weight of oven-dried sample (g) The BC aerogels were obtained using the freeze-drying method The hydrogel was produced by grinding the cellulose obtained from the cultivated bacteria under static conditions using a laboratory homogenizer for 5 min The BC hydrogel was frozen in a single step in a foil with the required shape The resulting BC hydrogel was placed in a −50°C freezer for 24 h Freeze-drying was conducted using a FreeZone Plus freeze-dryer lyophilizer (Labconco To obtain aerogels from the TEMPO-oxidized BC containing divalent metals an appropriate amount of salts of the corresponding metals was added to the obtained BC hydrogel until the required concentration was obtained The following salts were used as the sources of the divalent metals: MgSO4 Biocomposites based on the BC aerogels and SF were obtained using the freeze-drying of hydrogels from native bacterial cellulose (NBC) and oxidized bacterial cellulose (OBC) with an OD of 1.44% the hydrogels were frozen in a low-temperature cooler MDF-U53V (SANYO and further dried on a FreeZone Plus freeze-dryer lyophilizer (Labconco The obtained aerogels were cut into round pieces with a diameter of 10 mm weighing 0.002 g and containing 100 μg of SF The final composites were identified as NBC/SF100 The density of the aerogels was determined by volume and weight measurement The aerogel volume was determined based on its linear dimensions The strength of aerogels from NBC and OBC was determined using digital force gauge ISF-DF5 cylindrical aerogels with a diameter of 14 mm and a height of 10 mm were used Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the BC aerogels was performed using a Quanta 200 I 3D FEI scanning electron microscope (USA) Average pore sizes were determined using the image analysis software FEI xT microscope server At least 100 pores on each SEM image were measured the total area occupied by the pores having the same size was calculated The area of a single pore was determined based on the linear dimensions of each pore The shrinkage of the aerogels was determined using the following equation: where Vinitial and Vfinal are the volumes of the BC hydrogel that was used to produce the aerogel and the aerogel obtained after freeze-drying The porosity of the aerogels was determined using the following equation: where ρapparent is the apparent density that was determined based on the linear size of the aerogel, and ρactual is the density of BC, which is 1.38 g/cm3 (Wang et al., 2017) The thermal conductivity coefficient of the sample (λ) was determined using the following equation: where d is the thickness of the sample (in m) and ΔT is the temperature difference between the sample facets The measurement of the heat flow density and the temperatures of the opposite face sides was performed using a digital device for measuring heat flow density (HFM-2) which flowed through a test sample with dimensions of 60 × 40 × 10 mm to be established if the values of the sample thermal conductivity calculated from the results of five consecutive measurements Thermogravimetric analysis was performed using a TG 209 F1 Libra thermobalance (Netzsch The BC was freeze-dried and crushed into a powder form and pressed into a small tablet that was subjected to FTIR spectroscopy using an FTIR spectrometer IRPrestige-21 (Shimadzu 32 scans at a resolution of 4 cm−1 at wavenumbers ranging from 4,000 to 400 cm−1 were collected The surface morphologies of BC were studied by contact atomic force microscopy (AFM) using an SPM 9600 (Shimadzu The BC samples were air-dried on a glass slide in the form of a thin film A silicon nitride cantilever with a nominal radius of 2 nm of the pyramidal tip was used The scan rates ranged between 0.6 and 1.0 Hz/s An image resolution of 256 × 256 points was set The antibacterial activities of the prepared aerogels were studied by the disc diffusion method against Staphylococcus aureus 209 P from VKPM (VKPM B-6646 The antibacterial capacity is determined by measuring the diameter of the clear zone of inhibition around the samples after 18 h of incubation at 37°C The release behavior of SF was studied in 100 mL of phosphate buffer solution at pH 7.4. The quantitative analysis of SF was performed using a microbiological method (Hikalx et al., 1982) An agar plate diffusion technique was employed using S and 0.1 mL of a standard or test dilution was applied The zone of inhibition diameter was measured after 18 h of incubation at 37°C The study was made on mouse fibroblast cell culture L929 (obtained from tissue culture collections of D.I The cells were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) (Paneko Russia) with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) (HyClone streptomycin) under the standard conditions: 5% CO2 atmosphere 5% humidity in an incubator MCO-170M (Sanyo cells in the exponential growth phase were dispersed in a 96-well plate (5 × 103 cells/well) the medium in the 96-well plate was replaced by fresh medium containing the aerogels extracts followed by incubation for 24 h The aerogels NBC/SF100 and OBC/SF100 were extracted by immersion of the aerogels in DMEM at 37°C for 24 h Wells containing only the cells were used as control After the incubation time the morphological structures was observed by an inverted optical microscope (Micromed The cytotoxicity was measured using the MTT assay method The medium was replaced with the fresh one with 5 mg/mL dimethyl thiazolyl diphenyl (MTT) solution After 4 h incubation time the medium was removed Optical density was measured on a microplate reader EFOS 9305 (Russia) at a wavelength of 492 nm with a reference wavelength of 620 nm Cell viability was determined as the ratio of the optical density of the sample to the control expressed as a percentage All the presented data are averages of at least three rounds of experiments which were performed with three to six replicates of the mean The standard deviations of the means were calculated using Microsoft Excel 2013 (Microsoft Corporation The obtained data were statistically analyzed by a student t-test: two-sample assuming equal variances The differences were considered significant at the level of p < 0.05 A BC gel film on the surface of the HS medium (A) and scheme for producing NBC or OBC aerogels (C) AFM was used to study the microscopic details of the biopolymer. The micromorphology of the BC, that exhibited a nanoporous three-dimensional (3D) network structure with a random arrangement of the ribbon-shaped fibrils, is shown in Figure 2 The average thickness of the BC fibrils formed on the standard HS medium was 50–90 nm IR spectra of purified NBC (A) and TEMPO-oxidized BC (B) The TEMPO oxidation of the BC led to the appearance of a peak that exhibits the IR spectrum characteristics of the –COOH group which indicates the successful oxidation of the BC was observed after the transition of the –COOH groups in the protonated state By changing the oxidation conditions of the BC it is possible to obtain samples of the oxidized BC gel film with different ODs samples of the OBC were obtained with ODs of 1.03 The ODs were determined by conductometric titrations Obtaining aerogels through freeze-drying was accompanied by a decrease in the volume of the aerogels, which is called aerogel shrinkage (Long et al., 2018). In the freeze-drying method for producing aerogels from the NBC, the shrinkage of the resulting material reached 41% (Table 1) Effect of BC gel film oxidation on the aerogel properties The oxidation of the BC allowed shrinkage of the BC aerogel to be reduced from 41 to 17.8% It is worth noting that the OD of the BC affected the amount of the aerogel shrinkage the shrinkage of the aerogel was minimal (17.8%) which was lower than that of the control sample of the NBC aerogel An increase in the OD of the BC to 4.15% led to an increase in the aerogel shrinkage from 17.8 to 21.27% the obtained results indicate an optimal influence of BC OD is possible on the aerogel shrinkage during its production through the freeze-drying process The study of the strength of the OBC aerogels showed that the TEMPO oxidation of the BC led to a change in the strength of the aerogels (Figure 4) Effect of the ODs of BC on the strength properties of the produced aerogels Compared to the control aerogel obtained from NBC Compressing an aerogel sample from the BC with an OD of 1.44% required twice strength compared to an aerogel sample obtained from the NBC An increase in the OD to 3.04 and 4.15% led to a decrease in the strength of the OBC aerogels which was nevertheless higher than the NBC control aerogels The introduction of the–COOH groups in the BC by TEMPO oxidation enables further increase in the strength properties of the OBC aerogels by forming cross-links between two –COOH groups with help of divalent cations. For this purpose, Mg2+of specific concentration was added to the OBC hydrogel with an OD of 1.44%, and the strength of the obtained samples was compared (Figure 5) Changes in the strength properties of the aerogels obtained from the TEMPO-oxidized BC (OBC) with an OD of 1.44% depending on the concentration of Mg2+ compared with the aerogel obtained from the NBC The addition of Mg2+ resulted in an increase in the compressive force applied to the aerogel sample to achieve a certain degree of the sample compression The largest increment in the compressive force on an OBC aerogel sample with an OD of 1.44% was achieved when Mg2+ was added at concentrations of 20 and 40 mM To achieve 50% sample compression of the samples with an OD of 1.44% containing 20 or 40 mm Mg2+ compressive forces four- and five-fold higher than those applied on the NBC aerogel were required Samples of BC aerogels and changes in their strength (A) BC aerogels produced from NBC and TEMPO-oxidized BC with an OD of 1.44% with presence of 20 mM of corresponding divalent metals: Mg2+ (B) Changes in the strength of the aerogels prepared from the TEMPO-oxidized BC with an OD of 1.44% depending on the presence of 20 mM of divalent metals the OBC aerogel with Mg2+ ions was observed to be the most durable aerogel the strength of the aerogels containing Mg2+ions was comparable to that of the aerogels containing Zn2+or Mn2+ ions and Ca2+ had the least influence on the strength of the aerogels all the metals increased the strength of the aerogels prepared from the TEMPO-oxidized BC The simplicity of this approach is primarily attributed to the use of divalent ions as a cross-linking agent which does not require further modification of BC because chemical modification always destroys the weak interactions that play a major role in aerogel stabilization oxidation of the BC solved several problems at once in the process of obtaining an aerogel from the BC The oxidation of the BC resulted in reduced shrinkage of the OBC aerogel and increased the strength of the OBC aerogels which can be further enhanced by the introduction of divalent metal ions Utilizing the TEMPO-oxidized BC to produce aerogels resulted in both a decrease in the aerogel shrinkage and an increase in the porosity and strength of the material these changes are correlated to the microporous structure changes of the BC aerogels The porous structures of the aerogels obtained from the NBC and the TEMPO-oxidized BC with an OD of 1.44% were studied in the absence or presence of 20 mM Mg2+ The microporous structure in the central and outer parts of the aerogels was studied using cylindrical aerogels with a diameter of 14 mm and a height of 10 mm In the central part of the aerogels obtained from the NBC or OBC, no significant change in the microporous structure was observed; however, the aerogel obtained from TEMPO-oxidized BC has a tendency to increase the number of smaller pores. The oxidation of the BC reduced the maximum pore size in the central part of the aerogel from 206 to 188 μm (Figure 7) This reduction is not significant; however the size of which does not exceed 100 μm in the aerogel from TEMPO-oxidized BC The addition of 20 mM Mg2+ to the aerogels obtained from the TEMPO-oxidized BC further reduced the maximum pore size to 175.6 μm the central part of the aerogels obtained from the TEMPO-oxidized BC was characterized by a more developed porous structure that has a decreased maximum pore size and an increased number of smaller pores SEM image of the central part of the aerogels prepared from the NBC (A) and TEMPO-oxidized BC with an OD of 1.44% containing 20 mM Mg2+(C) In contrast to the central part of aerogels, the porous structures of the outer part of the aerogels prepared from the NBC or TEMPO-oxidized BC varied significantly (Figure 8) The NBC aerogels had a significant number of pores larger than 1 mm and these large pores account for most of the occupied area and volume the proportion of the pores with sizes < 100 μm in the NBC aerogel accounts for up to 70.7% of their total number these pores occupy only 3.9% of the total pore area Utilizing the TEMPO-oxidized BC reduced the maximum average pore size from 1,375 to 611 μm The amount of pores with pore sizes <100 μm in the aerogel obtained from the TEMPO-oxidized BC with an OD of 1.44 was 90.5% of the total number of pores and the total area occupied by these pores increased to 21.2% of the total pore area Despite the decrease in the average pore size of the TEMPO-oxidized BC aerogel the maximum pore size in the outer part of the aerogel was three times larger than in the central part The addition of 20 mM Mg2+ to the TEMPO-oxidized BC aerogel resulted in a noticeable reduction in the average pore size compared to the pore sizes of the NBC aerogels The microporous structure of the outer part of the aerogel was like that of its central part The average maximum pore size was 197.4 μm In the TEMPO-oxidized BC aerogel with an OD of 1.44% containing Mg2+ the proportion of pores with pore sizes < 100 μm was 99.1% and the total area occupied by these pores increased to 81.6% SEM image of the outer part of the aerogels prepared from the NBC (A) These results suggest that the introduction of negatively charged groups into the BC enabled the stabilization of the BC hydrogel because of their mutual repulsion during freeze-drying The addition of Mg2+ during the preparation of the aerogel from the TEMPO-oxidized BC stabilized the fibrils of the BC in the freezing process more effectively through the ionic bonds between the –COOH groups and the Mg2+ ions The main mass loss in the OBC aerogel or OBC-Mg aerogel also began at 275°C and continued till 330 and 300°C The mass loss under these conditions was 43% and 39% for the OBC aerogel and OBC-Mg aerogel When the temperature reached 500°C the mass loss for the OBC and OBC-Mg aerogels was 63 and 60% The results show that the TEMPO oxidation of BC does not lead to changes in the thermal stability of the material however the nature of the thermal degradation of the material depended on the oxidation of BC and the presence of Mg2+ Thermogravimetric analysis of BC aerogels produced from the NBC TEMPO-oxidized BC with an OD of 1.44% with or without of 20 mM of Mg2+ While measuring the coefficient of thermal conductivity the temperature on the warm side of the sample was 50°C and that on the cold side of the sample was 40°C the coefficient of thermal conductivity of air was 0.0283 W/(m•K) The aerogel obtained from the NBC had the highest coefficient of thermal conductivity most likely because of the presence of the heterogeneous porous structure of the aerogel Utilizing the TEMPO-oxidized BC to produce aerogels made it possible to obtain a material with a more uniform porous structure over the entire volume of the sample as compared to the native cellulose aerogel This led to a decrease in the thermal conductivity coefficient from 0.036 to 0.0225 W/(m•K) The preparation of the aerogel from the TEMPO-oxidized BC with an OD 1.44% and Mg2+ led not only to an increase in the strength of the aerogels and a more uniform porous structure but also to a further decrease in the coefficient of thermal conductivity to 0.0176 W/(m•K) Coefficients of thermal conductivity of the aerogels obtained from the NBC and the TEMPO-oxidized BC The aerogels obtained in this work can be used as functional biomaterials for a wide range of applications This work shows that the strength of an aerogel with an OD of 1.44% doubled compared to that of the aerogels obtained from the NBC we used the TEMPO-oxidized BC with an OD of 1.44% and NBC as a control to obtain antibacterial biocomposites In the C–O stretching vibration region and 1,061 cm−1 correspond to the C–O–C asymmetric stretching and the C–C C–H ring and side group vibrations The infrared spectrum of pure SF exhibited three characteristic bands at 3,420 The absorption at the 3,420 and 1,725 cm−1 were caused by the valence vibration of the hydrogen-bonded OH groups and carboxyl groups of the SF the FTIR spectrum showed typical bands for the NBC and SF at 1,725 and 1,260 cm−1 The presence of these peaks at the FTIR spectrum of the NBC/SF indicates the presence of the SF in the obtained composite The antibacterial activities of the prepared aerogels were studied by the disc diffusion method. The antibacterial capacity was determined by measuring the diameter of the clear zone of the inhibition around the samples after 18 h incubation, as shown in Figure 11 Antimicrobial activities of aerogels against S no inhibition zones were observed for the NBC as control demonstrating that the NBC and OBC do not have any antibacterial abilities The biocomposites NBC/SF100 and OBC/SF100 exhibited high antibacterial activities and the diameters of their zones of inhibition for S aureus were 28 ± 1 and 27 ± 1 mm This study clearly illustrates that the prepared aerogels show excellent antibacterial activities There was no significant difference to be found between the NBC/SF and OBC/SF aerogels the aerogels obtained from the OBC have greater strength and the functional biomaterials obtained from it will have a wide range of applications For an antimicrobial material, the release ratio of the antimicrobial agent is important for its practical applications. An antimicrobial agent exhibiting optimally stable and prolonged release is favored. In this study, SF was adsorbed on the nanofibres of NBC and OBC. To study the release behavior of aerogels loaded with SF, the samples were placed in a phosphate buffer solution at pH 7.4 for observation. As shown in Figure 12 the release amount changed with the increase in the sustained release time It was found that the amount of drug released from NBC/SF and OBC/SF reached 75% and 65% in 24 h SF loaded into NBC and OBC can obviously slow the release activity which suggests that NBC and OBC could be used for the controlled release of drugs that reduce infection and inflammation The drug release results showed that cellulose aerogels have controlled SF release performance Cumulative release profiles of SF from NBC/SF and OBC/SF biocomposites The morphologies of L929 cells treated with NBC/SF and OBC/SF extracts were similar to the blank one the prepared biocomposites displayed no effect on L929 cells morphology These results showed that NBC/SF and OBC/SF biocomposites are promising candidates for wound dressing and tissue engineering applications Cell viabilities (A) and cell morphologies (B) of the mouse fibroblast cell culture L929 treated with NBC/SF and OBC/SF extracts the central part of the aerogel obtained from BC was denser than the aerogel sections located on the outer part of the sample The presence of such heterogeneity in the structure will undoubtedly become more pronounced with an increase in the volume of the aerogels and will make it difficult to design functional materials based on them Thermogravimetric analysis has showed that the oxidation of BC or the inclusion of Mg2+ in the aerogel from OBC did not lead to a change in the temperature at the beginning of thermal degradation of the material but the pattern of change of thermal degradation of the aerogels depended on the oxidation of BC and the presence of Mg2+ This may be due to the fact that the number of carboxyl groups included in BC was not large enough since the calculation of the percentage of carboxyl groups reflects only the number of primary CH2OH groups subjected to oxidation It is necessary to note that the thermal stability of the obtained aerogel will only be important in certain potential applications of this material There is a large opportunity for creating materials for medicine where in thermally stable materials are not required the TEMPO-oxidized BC with an OD of 1.44% and NBC were used to produce antibacterial biocomposites Drugs can be incorporated into aerogels by two methods (Nita et al., 2020) the drug is added in situ during the gelling process The second method consists of the ex situ addition of the drug by absorption or precipitation in a dry aerogel the drug in a liquid or gaseous phase is incorporated into the aerogel matrix this latter method has some restrictions; specifically the slow diffusion capacity of the drug through the pores of the matrix novel biocomposites with antibacterial properties based on native and oxidized BC and SF in the form of aerogels by including SF in the hydrogels of native and oxidized BC These biocomposites exhibit high antibiotic activity against S aureus and can be used in medicine as a wound dressing Aerogels 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Dickman has a laundry list of accomplishments: two-time state champion The junior is poised to lead a talented Brownsburg squad alongside Hockaday as they aim to repeat as state champions posting a runner-up finish at the IHSAA state championship Now Rioux is ranked first in Indiana at 126 pounds having twice finished as a runner-up at the state meet with his only losses in Indiana coming against Brownsburg's Dickman So.Shepherd is ranked 16th nationally at 132 pounds This comes after he posted a runner-up finish at 138 at the state meet as a freshman last year and won a 16U national title in Fargo this summer he won first place in the Indiana State Wrestling Association 16U boys freestyle competition He also made the Round of 16 in the 16U men's freestyle division of the USA Wrestling Junior National Championships in Fargo Jr.Cressell won the 165 pounds state title last year and posted a fifth-place finish at 175 pounds at Junior Nationals placed fourth at 165 pounds at the 2024 state meet The Northwestern commit made it to the quarterfinals of the 175 pounds junior men's freestyle in Fargo this summer Jendreas will likely play a key part in the program's state title push this season The Indiana commit has placed three times at the state meet including a third-place finish at 120 pounds Schoettle won the 2024 state title at 106 pounds gritting out narrow victories in the semifinal and final to earn the title he won first place in the junior boys division at the ISWA men's freestyle state competition recording two top-five finishes at 175 pounds en route to All-American honors at the 2024 USMC/USAW 16U and Junior National Championships in Fargo These performances come on the heels of a state meet where Smith did not make it out of the preliminary round at 165 pounds 71 nationally in the MatScouts class of 2026 rankings Bridge kicks off his high school wrestling career with lots of hype he won first place at 100 pounds in two ISWA contests Sr.Ash finished the 2024 high school wrestling season with a fourth-place finish at 120 pounds at the state meet Goelz recorded a fifth-place finish at 106 pounds at last year's state meet and will likely compete in the 113 and 120 pounds classes this season including fourth place at 126 pounds last season He is ranked sixth in the state at 138 pounds a two-time state qualifier who placed eighth in the 120 pounds division in 2023 Revin Cycling is making their debut with not just one The brand bills themselves as a premium cycling component brand which makes it sound like wheels are just the beginning They also happen to be backed by Jenson USA which they say positions them such that they have access to some of the best manufacturers in Asia They’ve also partnered with ACT Labs for their testing purposes to ensure the products stand up to abuse and include a lifetime warranty just in case Revin offers the E27 and E29 for 27.5 and 29″ wheels Both sizes are available in standard and Pro versions with the Pro upgrading to a DT Swiss 240 hubset with Sapim CX-Ray spokes to drop the weight The Pro set even includes the 54t ratchet ring upgrade kit in the box (the 18t installed on the wheels) The lower spec standard wheels still include the excellent DT Swiss 350 hubset and Sapim Racing Spokes for a quality build All of Revin’s current MTB rims measure 36mm externally Revin says that the rims use a “hybrid modulus laminate with unique resins” to create a wheel that is purpose built for the intended use They’re also all tubeless compatible with hookless MTB rims and hooked road rims Revin is also taking it to the streets with their R35 carbon road wheels 17mm internal width carbon rim that’s 35mm deep These rim brake only wheels include a proprietary brake track design that is said to excel at dissipating heat The 20/24h combination includes DT Swiss 350 straight pull hubs with 100/130mm spaced QR axles Not sure what color to choose to best match your ride Not to worry – every wheelset includes a six color decal sheet so you can choose for yourself some wheels are in stock now and ready to ship jensonusa.com Zach Overholt is the Editor in Chief of Bikerumor He has been writing about what’s new in the bicycle world for 12+ years Zach spent many years in the back of a bicycle shop building and repairing nearly every type of bike while figuring out how to (occasionally) ride them Zach is now slowly introducing a new generation to cycling and still trying to figure out how to fit the most rides into a busy schedule as a new dad Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed what is the exact width that’s perfect if they where 19.45 would they be better than what you got for me though the main thing is that you can get these wheels for 900usd direct fom china. all these basically resellers do help bringing price down but at the end of the day these are no zipp or enve how wide a tire can you actually get the brakes around I couldn’t fit more then a 25mm tire in my ultegra brakes I see no problem with a 17mm internal personally I’m running tires that measure over 30mm actual on 21mm internal rims with DA 9000 brakes I see no reason why you couldn’t run more than a 25mm with Ultegra brakes unless they are 3 generations old or your bike has really weird brake geometry The brakes that came with my venerable CAAD 9 It’s my back-up bike now and my new bike has disc brakes “…They also happen to be backed by Jenson USA which they say positions them such that they have access to some of the best manufacturers in Asia.” The world doesn’t need another mediocre wheel company touting their designs as “premium” Especially not one backed by a online discount shop It’s irresponsible for companies to flood the market with this kind of stuff simply because they have the capital to do it Or you could buy what appears to be a very similar wheelset as the E27Pro direct from Lightbicycle for $430 less Build it up like the E27 and it comes to $724 plus shipping https://www.lightbicycle.com/beadless-carbon-650B-mountain-bike-wheelset-with-35mm-wide-tubeless-compatible-hand-built-MTB-wheels-27-5.html [Edit – May not be lightbicycle as these rims aren’t asymmetric] What is the deal with manufacters putting cheap stickers on really exensive wheels They could at the very least silk screen them but don’t want to deal with solvents Simpyfast claims their Lube Cube is the easiest way Peak Performance expands on their MTB specific clothing with new pants Apparently that’s an option when you’re designing products for the GOAT We spotted Cofidis racing an all-new prototype wireless 13-speed Campagnolo Super Record 13 WRL SC road groupset Canyon Bicycles is now selling select models directly through Amazon.com Want wireless shifting but don’t want to have to buy a whole new drivetrain Be protected from the sun with the new UV Hooded Trail Shirt… OrNot The new Van Nicholas Astraeus is a beautiful titanium road bike that’s limited to just 50 frames Only after a closer look did I figure out the actual size and scale of this Technic model you would surely fall in love with the chassis Powered by four independent countors of tubes this Bronco can adapt its suspension however you like It’s a shame Stass opted for third-party tires they say that the tires are 50% of the car’s look The Brothers Brick is funded by our readers and the community and when you purchase products from those links TBB may earn a commission that helps support the site The Brothers Brick respects your online privacy and security In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) effective on May 25 and we are enabling new privacy controls so you can choose how The Brothers Brick handles your personal information The Brothers Brick Privacy Policy provides details on the types of personal information (or user data) we collect and how you can request removal of your user data Track acceptance of The Brothers Brick's Privacy Policy in accordance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) effective on May 25 Measure website performance and ensure correct website behaviors for visitors including retention of user settings and preferences The Brothers Brick relies on a variety of online advertising partners and technology platforms to fund operation of the world's most popular LEGO hobbyist website These cookies enable our advertising partners to display relevant advertising to you (WICS/WRSP) — A University of Illinois Springfield men's tennis player is 5,000 miles from home the center of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict He tells us what life is like for his family and friends stuck in a country now unrecognizable "I wish I could go there and see with my eyes but at the same time this is dangerous," Revin said "It is really devastating that I will come back eventually to the country that will not look the way it was before I left." While Nikita Revin is studying and competing on the courts for the UIS Prairie Stars family and friends are fighting for their freedom "Ukraine is the only country that stands between Europe and Russia," Revin said "We're fighting not only for our country and for our freedom Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine and within minutes Ukrainian cities were bombed including Revin's hometown and the country's capital of Kyiv "When I hear news about missiles in my home city I was really in shock about it," Revin said "I was like 'my family is there,' so I don't know what to do Right when Revin heard about the missile attacks he was the one who broke the news of the conflict around 5 a.m to his family members who were sleeping at the time "I woke up my mom and said 'mom I think it's time you guys start moving somewhere because Kyiv is under attack," Revin said his family was able to travel to the west side of the country only his mother and sister were able to cross the border While his dad is stuck in Western Ukraine and with no way of getting back home my dad can not make it to Kyiv because all of the bridges have been blown up to avoid Russian troops to go through it," Revin said "Right now it's just absolutely a mess He's just there and he doesn't know what to do." Revin says he's worried for his family and friends Some are in the military fighting on the front lines While others are volunteering to help Ukrainian troops He's only able to call a few times a day to check up and hear the latest from the center of the action "I talk to them and then the whole day the rest of the day I'm just sitting there watching the news hoping for my family to stay safe," Revin said Everyone is trying to stay safe as the Russian military is bombing and destroying cities across the country but Revin says Ukrainians know they're not alone and see the support from the west "They're optimistic right now because we see the support from the rest of the world," Revin said Ukraine was beautiful and he is sad he'll return to a place that will be nothing like he remembers This video was produced in association with Jenson USA and Revin Cycling Jenson USA's recently launched wheel brand Revin now offers a full range of carbon wheels for road, gravel and MTB. BikeRadar took a whistle-stop tour of the range at this year's Sea Otter show The G21 and G21 Pro are 21mm-internal wheels aimed at gravel and "all-road" riders while the E-series MTB range gets 30mm-internal rims and comes in both 27.5in and 29er flavours Both are built up with DT Swiss hubs and Sapim spokes Watch our video for a rundown of the latest wheels from Revin's Sean Lackey Get the lowdown on Revin Cycling's latest gravel and MTB wheels Revin Toquero (Medical Physics '22) learned to be resilient and to thrive as an undergraduate student If you’re a new(-ish) undergraduate who’s finding the transition to university a bit rocky Ryerson medical physics student Revin Toquero was in the same boat Things got so rough that he even landed in academic probation during his second term and now wants to go all the way — from master’s degree to PhD His undergraduate thesis course was a key turning point and how he thinks fellow students can learn to thrive It’s just crazy! I got to work with Sunnybrook Hospital’s Odette Cancer Centre under Dr. Humza Nusrat a medical physicist who’s also Ryerson alumni I’m developing simulation experiments to test his new device which uses plastic scintillators to measure in real time how much radiation a cancer patient is absorbing inside an MR-Linac machine — literally while lying there on the treatment table.  The scintillators are crystals that sparkle after absorbing radiation which makes radiation visible as light pulses We then measure the difference between light entering and exiting a patient’s body which tells us how much radiation they absorbed (left) Depiction of cancer patient treated inside an MR-Linac machine allowing the radiation absorbed to be measured in real time.  (right) Geometry of a multi-ring scintillator structure Scintillators (blue) emit visible light as radiation beams (red) enter and exit the patient on the treatment table.  It usually takes a team consisting of oncologists and radiation therapists two weeks to plan how much radiation to administer the patient’s anatomy may have changed and the dose may no longer be optimal this problem is solved by imaging and treating in the same session (which lasts for around 45 minutes) The challenge is that in this new treatment paradigm it’s difficult to conduct quality assurance with the same rigour the team can make sure that the right amount of radiation is going to the tumor and healthy tissues I conducted theoretical tests of the scintillator device I tested many configurations — single versus multiple scintillator rings around the patient’s body physical lab using a phantom (or synthetic replicas of a patient) Computerized simulation of a single plastic scintillator ring Green rays represent visible photons produced by the scintillators as radiation enters and exits a cancer patient "My undergraduate thesis was a huge learning experience I've learned so much over the last four years." He walked me through so many things — like how to write proposals and how to present properly I practised my thesis defence for him seven times before actually doing it in front of the review committee He really inspired me and I progressed so much with the extra attention and help But my thesis turned out to be such a fun experience Nusrat and I also talked a lot about his profession I finally told him that I want to go for it — the entire path to becoming a medical physicist I was accepted into the master’s program for September with two possible research topics: ultrasound thermometry to treat cancer or using gold nanoparticles in targeted drug delivery My undergraduate experience has been truly life changing In case you missed it, check out the interview with Dr. Humza Nusrat.  Kerr Hall East Room KHE-332A 60 Gould Street Toronto Department of Physics Toronto Metropolitan University 350 Victoria Street Toronto, ON M5B 2K3  416-979-5343 KHE-332 medicalphysics@torontomu.ca  416-979-5000 Ext KHS-340A biomed@torontomu.ca  416-979-5000 Ext. 554640 Graduate Intranet Faculty of Science Sitemap Revin Mosely doubles up at the SouthWest Jr Find details below in the Laris Motorsports Insurance Jr 4/13/22 – Welcome to the DragChamp Jr. Racer Top 10 List presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance. Each week we rank the best Jr. racers across the country based on their weekly performances. Nominations are accepted every Monday evening on our Facebook page Racecar insurance is more affordable than you think! Laris Motorsports Insurance policies are handled in house so they can provide quotes within minutes and they offer the broadest coverage available Call (985) 746-4663 today to learn how Laris Motorsports Insurance can protect your racing operation both on and off the track! If you’re a business owner Click here to view previous Top 10 Lists Revin Mosley leads the top 10 list this week after he won 11.90 index and Age Group at the SWJDS race at I-30 Dragway Douglas Hughes takes the number 2 spot after making his 5th final and winning his 4th race this year Douglas won the Texas Two Step race for $2,500 last weekend and followed it up with a win at Pine Valley Raceway this past weekend Kentavious Mack won an Ironman trophy at MIR on Saturday and picked up a runner-up in the Ironman race at Holly Springs on Sunday Gavin Whisnant had a runner-up finish at Farmington Dragway on Saturday then won at Piedmont Dragway on Sunday Jordan Denny picked up a win and runner-up at US-13 Dragway Kade Guidry rounds out the top 5 after he picked up a win in 12-17 Age Group and a runner-up in the Quick 16 class at the SWJDS race at I-30 Dragway Max Pavlock doubled up in the Trophy class at the SWJDS race at I-30 Dragway Ty Elrod grabs the number 8 spot after winning twice in the past 2 weeks Will Willard picked up a runner-up finish last weekend and followed it up with a win at Farmington Dragway this past weekend Luka Markham rounds out the top 10 list this week after he won at Beach Bend Raceway and had a runner-up finish the previous weekend Let us what you think about the DragChamp Jr. Top 10 List. We want to hear from you. Check us out on Facebook and share it with your friends And remember, look for our DragChamp Jr. Top 10 List nominations Facebook post every Monday evening You can nominate your favorites in the comments of the post for consideration on the list DragChamp is your online source for sportsman drag race results Revin Cycling has just launched a couple of new carbon gravel road riding wheels called the G21 & G21 Pro Much like their other road & trail wheels the G21s are tubeless ready and feature proven DT Swiss hubs but now with a gravel friendly 21mm internal and for disc brakes only Revin Cycling started just last year after building on years of designing & sourcing products for other companies in cycling with E27 & E29 mountain bike and R35 road wheels All of their wheels use well made Asian carbon rims that they develop and/or refine paired to some of the best performing components in the industry – DT Swiss hubs and Sapim spokes The new gravel wheels were a project that sought to balance lightweight durability with a wider rim profile “After our first ride on these wheels we could not wait to get them to market They have added a whole new level of fun when we’re out on our gravel bikes.” Revin’s new G21 and G21 Pro both feature the same proprietary carbon rim with a 21mm internal/29mm external width and 28mm deep The rims use a hooked bead and a shape that is tubeless compatible and come with both 3M tubeless tape and tubeless valves Both disc brake-only wheelsets are laced by hand to DT Swiss centerlock hubs with 28 straight pull spokes Revin’s wheels come with a decal sheet that lets you match the logos to your own bike or presumably go stealth without any logos at all As with all of their wheels the G21 and G21 Pro come with a lifetime warranty against material/manufacturing defects There’s also a generous crash replacement program that will essentially re-lace the wheels at significant discount to make sure their original owner keeps riding them even if you crash hard The top-level $1600 G21 Pro wheels are built around premium DT Swiss 240 hubs The more affordable G21 wheels stick with DT’s workhorse 350 series hubs that still get a StarRatchet freehub and opt for round double butted Sapim Race spokes The G21 wheels weigh in at 1570g and sell for $1200 Both new wheelsets will sell exclusively through Revin’s online retail partner JensonUSA Cory Benson is the EU Tech Editor of Bikerumor.com Cory has been writing about mountain bikes gravel bikes & bikepacking for over 25 years even before the industry created some of these names Cory was a practicing Architect specializing in environmental sustainability has designed bike shops & bike components Cory travels extensively across Europe riding bikes meeting with key European product developers industry experts & tastemakers for an in-depth review of what’s new Just look at the pictures and ask the dumb questions Gravel oriented wheels with hooked rims and 21 mm inner… soooooo 2015 Eleven Junior Dragster racers claimed wins at the Southwest Jr Dragster Series roared to life this past weekend with the I-30 Nationals at I-30 Dragway This was the biggest race for them so far this year with 76 total cars in attendance They are now averaging 69 cars for the three races that have ran thus far in 2022 The Junior Dragster only racing event featured index classes The next stop for the SWJDS will be at State Capitol Raceway August 13-14, 2022. Visit their Facebook group for more information Revin Mosley claimed the win over Dawson Rogers Taylor Freeman picked up the 8.90 Index win over Kash Wilkinson Camron Nelson drove to victory over Kayden Salter this time picking up the 7-9 Year Old Age Group win over Gavin Fojt Cayson Walker claimed the Advanced 10-12 Year Old Age Group win over Kane Kern Kade Guidry captured the win over Mallory Mosley Gracie O’Rourke picked up the Bracket 330 win over Camden Teel Tate Hildebrandt AKA “Turbo Tate” picked up the $1,000-to-win All Run Big Money win over Timothy Rivette Graeme Rufenacht picked up the Quick 16 win over Kade Guidry Max Pavlock claimed the Saturday Trophy win over Konnor Rainwater Max Pavlock doubled-up and found himself with the Sunday Trophy win as well Jordan Dodson was the Friday Gamblers Race winner Congratulations to all winners and runner-ups from the Southwest Jr Dragster Series I-30 Nationals at I-30 Dragway.  For more Jr. Dragster news from DragChamp, click here You are using an outdated browser. 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And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com. but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life Michael worked as a herpetologist and wildlife biologist in evolutionary biology from the University of Sydney a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California NASA astronauts prep ISS for new solar arrays on 5th-ever all-female spacewalk Watch 2 NASA astronauts perform the 5th-ever all-female spacewalk today A whole 'population' of minimoons may be lurking near Earth Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Three astronauts are preparing to leave the International Space Station tonight (Sept returning to Earth after a four-month stay aboard the huge orbiting lab A Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Joe Acaba and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin is slated to undock from the space station at 7:09 p.m EDT (2309 GMT) tonight and land in the steppes of Kazakhstan nearly four hours later The astronauts' departure will bring the space station's Expedition 32 to a close while Acaba and Revin serve as flight engineers Padalka will hand the orbiting lab's reins over to NASA's Sunita Williams Expedition 33 will be a three-person operation for about a month Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and Japanese spaceflyer Akihiko Hoshide will have the station to themselves until mid-October when the arrival of three new astronauts will bring the $100 billion orbiting complex back up to its full complement of six crewmates Padalka and Revin launched toward the station on May 14 and arrived three days later They were originally scheduled to blast off in late March but a botched pressure test cracked their Soyuz capsule forcing a six-week delay while a new spacecraft was prepared The astronauts' four-month stint marked the first long-term stay aboard the orbiting lab for both Acaba and Revin had lived 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy You can manage saved articles in your account Subscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownHow One Subtweet Spurred An LGBT Activist To Flee RussiaOne anonymous tweet was all it took for Russian LGBT activist Viacheslav Revin to flee halfway around the world and seek asylum by Max SeddonBuzzFeed News World Correspondent A blogger tweeted this photo of LGBT activist Viacheslav Revin to local police setting off a process that saw him claim asylum in the U.S WASHINGTON — When he chided a lawmaker on Twitter for not voting against Russia's anti-LGBT law in June LGBT activist Viacheslav Revin could hardly have imagined where he'd wind up a month later: halfway around the world and applying for political asylum in the U.S. fearful of being beaten by police if he returned Revin had been involved in both LGBT and anti-Putin opposition groups for years both in Moscow and the city of Nizhny Novgorod with little to fear beyond the arrests at protests that are a rite of passage for many Russian activists from the head of a feared local police unit — "We'll find him" — was enough to make him fear for his life is a stark illustration of the increasingly foreboding atmosphere Russian LGBT people face since the law was passed but vicious way in which Russian law enforcement goes after dissent Revin is not the victim of a legislative crackdown on gay life in Russia because that's not what the crackdown really looks like: almost nobody has been charged with the "gay propaganda" law since it was passed is the chilling effect the government's anti-gay drive has had on the ground implicitly telling those who already feel outside the law that a new subset of people are now fair game and making LGBT people feel at greater risk People who find themselves simply in the wrong place at the wrong time now fear they face terrible consequences Revin saw that at work in June after the gay propaganda law cleared the Duma an opposition lawmaker and active participant in the anti-Putin protest movement for abstaining from the vote (he was the only one to abstain; the bill passed unanimously 436-0): @gudkovd &#x430; &#x432;&#x44B; &#x43D;&#x435; &#x43F;&#x440;&#x43E;&#x433;&#x43E;&#x43B;&#x43E;&#x441;&#x43E;&#x432;&#x430;&#x43B;&#x438; &#x43F;&#x440;&#x43E;&#x442;&#x438;&#x432; &#x43C;&#x43E;&#x43B;&#x447;&#x430;&#x43B;&#x438;&#x432;&#x43E;&#x435; &#x43E;&#x434;&#x43E;&#x431;&#x440;&#x435;&#x43D;&#x438;&#x435; @gudkovd а вы не проголосовали против The tweet was noticed by a pro-government blogger in another city, who tweets under the handle @polit_sru (best translated as "polit_shit"). The blogger tagged another account, @NNovXZ which activists believe belongs to a member of the Nizhny Novgorod Anti-Extremism center A special division formed under a vaguely worded law outlawing "extremism," Center E is supposed to fight the likes of Islamist radicals and neo-Nazis it has also become a notorious byword for abuse after rights groups documented cases of it using extra-legal methods against opposition activists Revin himself had filed several appeals to federal agencies in Moscow accusing local police of using force to suppress the local anti-Putin opposition movement The pro-government blogger pointed this out to @NNovXZ: @NnovXZ &#x421;&#x43C;&#x43E;&#x442;&#x440;&#x438; &#x41F;&#x43E;&#x441;&#x43E;&#x43D;&#x43E;&#x432; &#x441;&#x434;&#x430;&#x43B; &#x432;&#x43E;&#x442; &#x44D;&#x442;&#x43E;&#x442; &#x445;&#x443;&#x439; https://t.co/4POEiAkIYF &#x42D;&#x442;&#x43E; &#x438;&#x437; &#x41D;&#x41D; &#x421;&#x41F;&#x418;&#x414;&#x43E;&#x437;&#x43D;&#x44B;&#x439; &#x43F;&#x438;&#x434;&#x43E;&#x440; Посонов сдал вот этот хуй https://t.co/4POEiAkIYF Это из НН @polit_sru &#x430;&#x433;&#x430; &#x43F;&#x440;&#x438;&#x43D;&#x44F;&#x442;&#x43E; &#x441;&#x447;&#x430;&#x441; &#x434;&#x43E; &#x440;&#x430;&#x431;&#x43E;&#x442;&#x44B; &#x434;&#x43E;&#x435;&#x434;&#x443; @polit_sru ага принято счас до работы доеду &#x42D;&#x442;&#x43E;&#x442; &#x443;&#x451;&#x431;&#x43E;&#x43A; &#x43F;&#x43E;&#x441;&#x442;&#x43E;&#x44F;&#x43D;&#x43D;&#x43E; &#x43F;&#x438;&#x448;&#x435;&#x442; &#x432;&#x441;&#x44F;&#x43A;&#x438;&#x435; &#x436;&#x430;&#x43B;&#x43E;&#x431;&#x44B; &#x432; &#x41C;&#x43E;&#x441;&#x43A;&#x432;&#x443; &#x422;&#x430;&#x43A; &#x447;&#x442;&#x43E; - &#x431;&#x443;&#x434;&#x44C;&#x442;&#x435; &#x432; &#x43A;&#x443;&#x440;&#x441;&#x435; Этот уёбок постоянно пишет всякие жалобы в Москву Так что - будьте в курсе @polit_sru &#x43D;&#x430;&#x434;&#x43E; &#x431;&#x443;&#x434;&#x435;&#x442; &#x43F;&#x440;&#x43E;&#x432;&#x435;&#x441;&#x442;&#x438; &#x441; &#x43D;&#x438;&#x43C; &#x431;&#x435;&#x441;&#x435;&#x434;&#x443; @polit_sru надо будет провести с ним беседу an account that activists with the Committee Against Torture a well-respected local NGO that fights police brutality say belongs to local Center E boss Alexei Trifonov joined in showed BuzzFeed how the account posted a video of a local protest A photograph taken at the same protest shows Trifonov filming BuzzFeed could not independently verify the accuracy of the videos Nizhny Novgorod police did not respond to a request for comment Trifonov is the local opposition's bête noire: his dossier on the Lustration Base a website created by local activists that compiles police abuse Activists have complained to the Committee Against Torture about being viciously beaten by his employees or him personally at least eight times in the last three years The tweet allegedly sent by Trifonov left Revin shaken I knew what that meant — 'we'll find him,'" Revin said He began consulting with human rights activists who told him that they believed the @oper_nn account did indeed belong to Trifonov They advised him to travel to Moscow and lay low for a while In a conversation with BuzzFeed over Twitter direct messages the user of @oper_nn admitted sending the tweet but denied that any physical threat lay behind it whom he said he "knew online," but refused to provide any other information about himself that would confirm his identity or his relationship with law enforcement "Revin wants to live abroad at the expense of the LGBT community He's a liar." @oper_nn declined to say why he deleted the tweet Police are currently conducting an investigation after the Committee Against Torture filed a complaint The @oper_nn account publicly delighted in the attack on Zaitsev and published a photo of him after the beating @faust314_rina "&#x411;&#x43E;&#x43B;&#x44C; - 2" &#x440;&#x430;&#x441;&#x445;&#x438;&#x442;&#x438;&#x442;&#x435;&#x43B;&#x44C; &#x43C;&#x443;&#x440;&#x430;&#x432;&#x435;&#x439;&#x43D;&#x438;&#x43A;&#x43E;&#x432; &#x440;&#x43E;&#x43B;&#x438; &#x421;&#x430;&#x448;&#x430; &#x411;&#x435;&#x43B;&#x44B;&#x439; @faust314_rina "Боль - 2" расхититель муравейников @polit_sru @NnovXZ @starverv &#x432;&#x435;&#x440;&#x43E;&#x44F;&#x442;&#x43D;&#x43E; &#x434;&#x430; &#x43F;&#x430;&#x446;&#x438;&#x435;&#x43D;&#x442; &#x438;&#x437;&#x443;&#x447;&#x435;&#x43D; &#x43E;&#x447;&#x435;&#x43D;&#x44C; &#x433;&#x43B;&#x443;&#x431;&#x43E;&#x43A;&#x43E; &#x413;&#x43E;&#x432;&#x43E;&#x440;&#x44F;&#x442; &#x43C;&#x443;&#x440;&#x430;&#x432;&#x44C;&#x438; &#x434;&#x43E; &#x441;&#x438;&#x445; &#x43F;&#x43E;&#x440; &#x432;&#x44B;&#x445;&#x43E;&#x434;&#x44F;&#x442; &#x438; &#x43D;&#x435;&#x43A;&#x43E;&#x442;&#x43E;&#x440;&#x44B;&#x435; &#x447;&#x435;&#x440;&#x435;&#x437; &#x440;&#x43E;&#x442; &#x443;&#x448;&#x438; &#x438; &#x43D;&#x43E;&#x441; @polit_sru @NnovXZ @starverv вероятно да пациент изучен очень глубоко Говорят муравьи до сих пор выходят "That's what it means when they say they want to 'talk' to you," he said they don't worry about it getting in the public sphere." a local activist who helped Revin and works at a human rights NGO called the Natalia Estemirova Documentation Center "There's no doubt that Center E is a threat for civil society and political activists and is part of the crackdown against activists that came from above here If you look at the LGBT situation here now everyone who's 'nontraditional,' as the government put it are definitely under threat – especially if they are politically active." Revin gave an interview on Russian TV discussing his case; @oper_nn tweeted the link to the @polit_sru blogger: @oper_nn &#x422;&#x430;&#x43A; &#x447;&#x43E; &#x442;&#x43E;&#x442; &#x43F;&#x435;&#x434;&#x438;&#x43A; &#x43D;&#x430;&#x441;&#x442;&#x43E;&#x43B;&#x44C;&#x43A;&#x43E; &#x43F;&#x435;&#x440;&#x435;&#x441;&#x440;&#x430;&#x43B;&#x441;&#x44F; &#x447;&#x442;&#x43E; &#x441;&#x43F;&#x435;&#x440;&#x432;&#x430; &#x440;&#x430;&#x441;&#x43A;&#x438;&#x434;&#x430;&#x43B; &#x436;&#x430;&#x43B;&#x43E;&#x431;&#x443; &#x43D;&#x430; &#x43D;&#x430;&#x441; &#x43F;&#x43E; &#x421;&#x41C;&#x418; &#x430; &#x43F;&#x43E;&#x442;&#x43E;&#x43C; &#x432;&#x43E;&#x43E;&#x431;&#x449;&#x435; &#x441;&#x44A;&#x435;&#x431;&#x430;&#x43B; &#x438;&#x437; &#x41D;&#x41D; &#x42D;&#x444;&#x444;&#x435;&#x43A;&#x442; &#x434;&#x43E;&#x441;&#x442;&#x438;&#x433;&#x43D;&#x443;&#x442; тот педик настолько пересрался что сперва раскидал жалобу на нас по СМИ а потом вообще съебал из НН Revin eventually linked up with activists who helped him get to the U.S likening it to an "underground railroad.") 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Malawi is likely to ban an “erection causing” energy drink Revin Power from Zambia  after a consumer in Uganda complained of a prolonged erection with tests suggesting it contained the active ingredient of Viagra The drink  is being tested by Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) and the Pharmacy and Poisons Board after  authorities in Zambia ordered a local manufacturer to stop  its production and distribution  as it reportedly  caused a prolonged erection in a man The development follows reports that  Uganda Bureau of Standards (UBS) said it had tested samples from Revin Power  bottle after a customer complained of constant sweating and an erection lasting nearly six hours UBS said the drink contained sildenafil citrate used to treat erectile dysfunction Malawi is one of the countries that is heavily consuming the energy drink  and MBS acting Director General Willie Muyila said they will issue a statement on the matter The drink is manufactured by Revin Zambia Limited a company located in Ndola in the north of the country told the BBC’s Newsday programme that to the best of his knowledge the energy drink does not contain any drugs authorities have begun to impound the energy drink Mukufuna kuletsa katunduyu chifukwa inuyo simumatota eti it had to take a consumer from Tanzania to complain about the drink for you to run some tests on it – yall about reactive service If only men were so obsessed with love and caring as their sexuality But you cant do that some people thet have side effects when they eat fish how are you going to help them Most Malawian men are weak so they need this drink In my opinion Malawian men needs this drink as they are known to be a disappointment in bed The drink can be of benefit to azibambo ofowoka ambiri mumakomomu How many people have that problem?Do you ban something just because it has caused side effect to one person?That is not true.Do your research and find out how many people are complaining and how many are enjoying the drink?Even other drinks have got side effects to others.Why are those drinks not banned.The choice should be with a person,if you see that this is not good for me you just stop taking it.Others behave abnormally when the take beer,why is beer not banned That drink is useful to most people.Don’t ban it just because it has caused side effect to one… Read more » The product is a big hit and somebody is not happy they think nothing good can come from Africa Abdul Karim Batawalala’s Iris Group SA and Challenge International which dragged the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services to stop an.. Revin Joseph captured a majestic aurora over Ocean Beach on Friday night Hawke’s Bay’s night skies have offered up a rare triple treat with local photographers who were prepared to brave the autumn chill rewarded with some stunning photos Just seven days after a successful Electron mission from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia Rocket Lab completed another successful mission from the other side of the planet at Mahia “The Beat Goes On” was a Friday night delight with Timothy Jones lining up the perfect angle showing it launching over the Tukituki Valley But while many photographers were out for the rocket the aurora was arguably even more stunning and said it was a moment he had been dreaming about “for years” Sightings of Aurora Australis are more common in the South Island But a sighting in the North Island in autumn is particularly rare It was one of the most memorable nights of my life,” he told Hawke’s Bay Today “I was actually jumping with happiness when I took the first picture I kept taking photos until my fingers got almost numb Joseph said he saw the rocket launch as well but it was the southern lights that were the focus of his camera The 35th Electron rocket from Mahia was Rocket Lab’s first in Hawke’s Bay since Cyclone Gabrielle The mission also saw Rocket Lab successfully splashdown of Electron’s first stage in the ocean as part of the Company’s plan to make Electron a reusable rocket “Electron has repeatedly proven itself as a reliable constellation builder and today we’re proud to deliver mission success once again for BlackSky and Spaceflight after many previous missions together,” said Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck Replacing the trees is estimated to cost $20,000 won first place in the Santisimo Rosario Parish’s painting competition for its 80th anniversary Titled “Enduring the Storms of the Ages under Mary’s Mantle,” Doromal’s painting pictured Mary serving her role as a mother to Thomasians throughout the history of the University “I combined the image of UST’s Virgen del Santisímo Rosario with the image of the Virgin of Mercy which is a popular Christian iconographic motif showing a group of people seeking refuge under Mary’s cloak,” he told the Varsitarian Doromal’s painting was inspired by the oldest Marian prayer the “Sub Tuum Præsidium“ (We fly onto thy patronage) as a representation of Mary’s presence among Thomasians during trying times Among the Blessed Mother’s several titles is “Star of the Sea,” and in Doromal’s painting Mary’s doce estrellas (12 stars) are spread out in the sky in the shape of the Marian monogram signifying her role as a guiding star toward Christ Doromal also included characters such as a World War II prisoner a medical frontliner accompanying a Lay Dominican as her patient the scene relates to the Thomasian family’s act of entrustment of their past and future to Mary’s maternal care—something which an anticipating Thomasian can always depend upon,” he said The parish’s painting contest was held under theme “Birheng ng Santo Rosario De UST at mga Debotom,” to signify how the image of the Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of UST was figuratively a witness to the development and evolution of the parish and University The pieces of the 32 participants that joined the contest will be displayed in an exhibit at the Santisimo Parish Church’s hallway until Oct This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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A Zambian firm said on Wednesday it had suspended production of an energy drink after a consumer in Uganda complained of a prolonged erection is exported around the region including to Uganda where the consumer also complained of profuse sweating Revin Zambia general manager Vikas Kapoor said his company stopped making the drink on Tuesday while launching an internal investigation “We have allowed the government or any of its agencies to conduct their own investigations as well the drink does not contain any drug,” he told AFP based in the city of Ndola north of the Zambian capital Lusaka The Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia (PSZ) said tests shared by the Uganda National Drug Authority had revealed the presence of sildenafil citrate – a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction and dispensed under the brand name Viagra The PSZ said the label claims that the drink “contains natural extracts of ginger and tongkat ali and testosterone booster as the main ingredients” Ugandan authorities confirmed they are seizing imported supplies “We received notification from [the Ugandan] National Drug Authority that the energy drink was adulterated and our teams are impounding it,” Uganda’s bureau of standards spokesman Godwin Muhwezi told AFP New Zimbabwe.com Tweets by NewZimbabweCom NewZimbabwe.com – The Zimbabwe News You Trust is Zimbabwe’s leading online newspaper and published by New Zimbabwe Media Ltd The platform brings you the latest breaking News Diaspora and gives you everything you’ve come to expect and love Our Forums are vibrant and gives everyone a chance to be heard tablet smart phone or on our App its quick easy and free access all the news you love NewZimbabwe.com is updated continually with the latest news to help you feed your addiction with stories & photos from Zimbabwe and many more This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.