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    The Cleanup of Murray Central Park

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    The ongoing project to clean up Murray Central Park in Murray, Kentucky, is a solo initiative aimed at addressing the issue of litter and debris accumulation in the park. The project involves the strategic placement of new trash cans in areas of the park that are known to have high levels of trash accumulation, with the goal of improving the overall cleanliness and appearance of the park. While the project is still in progress, it is hoped that it will be a collaborative effort with the park management. However, it is uncertain whether the park management will support the initiative. Nevertheless, the project will continue to strive towards creating a cleaner and more enjoyable environment for park visitors, promoting sustainability and community involvement in the process. Despite the challenges and uncertainties, I am committed to pushing forward with this initiative. I believe that this project serves as an example of the power of individual efforts in promoting sustainability and preserving the natural beauty of our local environments

    Influence of hosts on the ecology of arboviral transmission: Potential mechanisms influencing dengue, Murray Valley encephalitis, and Ross River virus in Australia

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    Ecological interactions are fundamental to the transmission of infectious disease. Arboviruses are particularly elegant examples, where rich arrays of mechanisms influence transmission between vectors and hosts. Research on host contributions to the ecology of arboviral diseases has been undertaken within multiple subdisciplines, but significant gaps in knowledge remain and multidisciplinary approaches are needed. Through our multidisciplinary review of the literature we have identified five broad areas where hosts may influence the ecology of arboviral transmission: host immunity; cross-protective immunity and antibody-dependent enhancement; host abundance; host diversity; and pathogen spillover and dispersal. Herein we discuss the known and theoretical roles of hosts within these topics and then apply this knowledge to three epidemiologically important mosquito-borne arboviruses that occur in Australia: dengue virus (DENV), Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV), and Ross River virus (RRV). We argue that the underlying mechanisms by which hosts influence arboviral activity are numerous and attempts to delineate these mechanisms further are needed. Investigations that focus on hosts of vector-borne diseases are likely to be rewarding, particularly where the ecology of vectors is relatively well understood. From an applied perspective, enhanced knowledge of host influences upon vector-borne disease transmission is likely to enable better management of disease burden. Finally, we suggest a framework that may be useful to identify and determine host contributions to the ecology of arboviruses

    Professor Murray Gillin awarded an Honorary Doctorate, 2016

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    A leading contributor to Australian tertiary education, Professor Murray Gillin AM, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate at Swinburne University of Technology’s graduation ceremony this week. The Honorary Doctorate was presented in a ceremony attended by Vice-Chancellor Professor Linda Kristjanson and Chancellor Graham Goldsmith. Photograph appeared in Media Centre Release 'Swinburne awards passionate educator with Honorary Doctorate' on 22 December 2016

    Parasabella bioculata Capa & Murray 2015, SP. NOV.

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    PARASABELLA BIOCULATA SP. NOV. Additional material examined: Australia. Western Australia: AM W.46997 (one), Ningaloo Reef, north of Tantabiddi, lagoon off Jurabi Point, patch reef, 21°51′41″S, 113°59′46″E, reef rock with brown algae, 3.5 m, vi.2008. New South Wales: AM W.46840 (one), Port Stephens, Nelson Bay, 32°42′56″S, 152°08′58″E, soft coral, 11.3 m, ii.2011. Timor-Leste. AM W.46835 (one), east of Atauro Island, Inner Reef, reef slope, 8°14′30″S, 125°36′49″E, dead coral rubble and algae, 14 m, ix.2012.Published as part of Capa, María & Murray, Anna, 2015, Integrative taxonomy of Parasabella and Sabellomma (Sabellidae: Annelida) from Australia: description of new species, indication of cryptic diversity, and translocation of some species out of their natural distribution range, pp. 764-811 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175 (4) on page 809, DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12308, http://zenodo.org/record/534022

    Composing a Music Therapy Degree

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    My presentation outlines the course of my efforts to find what it would take to start a music therapy degree program at Murray State University. Music therapy is a rapidly expanding and vital profession, so the need for board-certified, thoroughly educated music therapists is increasing. I began by researching the basics of music therapy; then, I cross analyzed ten music therapy degree programs in order to pinpoint what Murray State University needs in order to offer an undergraduate music therapy degree. I am proposing a Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy degree program, and I am giving a series of presentations to various constituencies in order to ascertain the be best way to get this music therapy offered at Murray State University

    Eldon Murray Scrapbook, Box 1, Folder 6, Clippings 1947-1965

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    Eldon Murray Scrapbook, Box 1, Folder 6, Clippings 1947-1965Page 1, Various Clippings Page 2, Various Clippings Page 3, Various Clippings Page 4, Man Arrested in City Admits Coast Killings Part 1 Page 5, Man Arrested in City Admits Coast Killings Part 2 Page 6, Various Clippings Page 7, Group Meets to Talk of Neurotic Behavior Page 8, Various Clippings Page 9, Various Clippings Page 10, Various Clippings Page 11, Various Clippings Page 12, Two Assault Suburb Aide Page 13, Various Clippings Page 14, Various Clippings Page 15, Various Clippings Page 16, Various Clippings Page 17, Pupils Tell Hearing of Sex Discussions Page 18, Various Clippings Page 19, Various Clippings Page 20, Believe Soviets Blackmailed Defectors Due to Perversion Page 21, Various Clippings Page 22, Various Clippings Page 23, Various Clippings Page 24, Various Clippings Page 25, Various Clippings Page 26, Various Clippings Page 27, Various Clippings Page 28, BLANK Page 29, Various Clippings Page 30, Various Clippings Page 31, Various Clippings Page 32, US Shifts Prisoners to Waukesha County Page 33, US Shifts Prisoners to Waukesha County Part II Page 34, Various Clippings Page 35, Various Clippings Page 36, Various Clippings Page 37, Two City Officers Arrested in Theft Page 38, BLANK Page 39, Criminal Law in State Leaves Horse and Buggy Era on Monday Page 40, Various Clippings Page 41, Various Clippings Page 42, Various Clippings Page 43, Various Clippings Page 44, Various Clippings Page 45, Various Clippings Page 46, Introducing: Larry Ward Page 46a-b, The Golden Boy From Green Bay Page 47, Various Clippings Page 48, Various Clippings Page 49, Daniels' 15 Year Police Career Has Had Many Controversies Page 50, Various Clippings Page 51, Police Chief Suspends Detective in Probe Page 52, Doe Charges Facing Daniels Are Felonies Page 53, Not Guilty Pleas Entered for Daniels Page 54, A Homosexual Asks for Help-- to Spare Others Page 55, Parents Told: Warn Against Homosexauls! Page 56, Various Clippings Page 57, Various Clippings Page 58, The Life and Death Of A Stool Pigeon: Gordon Story Told Page 59, The Life and Death Of A Stool Pigeon: Gordon Story Told, Various Clippings Page 60, Various Clippings Page 61, Various Clippings Page 62, Various Clippings Page 63, [Firemen fought the blaze that destroyed a four story brick building…] Page 64, Blaze Rages for Nine Hours Downtown; Fells 10 Firemen Page 65, Various Clippings Page 66, Various Clippings, 96 Seized in Vice Raid Freed, Judge Orders 13 Held Page 67, 96 Seized in Vice Raid Freed, Judge Orders 13 Held Part II Page 68, Teachers Suspended After Vice Raid Page 68a, Publicity on Raid Assailed Page 68b, BLANK Page 69, Various Clippings Page 70, 21 More Places Probed as Sex Deviate Hangouts Page 71, Various Clippings Page 72, Various Clippings Page 73, Various Clippings Page 74, Various Clippings Page 75, Various Clippings Page 76, Court OK's Ban on Novel Page 77, Various Clippings Page 78, Various Clippings Page 79, Various Clippings Page 80, Various Clippings Page 81, Letter Page 81a, Letter Page 81b, Letter Page 81c, From the People Page 82, A Halloween for Kindred Spirits Page 83, Various Clippings Page 84, US Agents Seeking Source of Infectious Syphilis Here Page 85, Various Clippings Page 86, Various Clippings 'Page 86a, [HAVANA, April 15-- Homosexuality has become...] Page 87, Various Clippings Page 87a, Various Clippings Page 88, Obscenity Bill Change Wins Some Support Page 89, Out of the Briar Patch Page 90, Various Clippings Page 91, Various Clippings Page 92, Various Clippings Page 92a, Do Our Homosexuality Laws Make Sense? Part1 Page 92b, Do Our Homosexuality Laws Make Sense? Part 2 Page 92c, Do Our Homosexuality Laws Make Sense? Part 3 Page 92d, Where Have All the Young Writers Gone? Page 92e, Letters to the Editor Page 92f, Unrelated Article Page 92g, Manner of Speaking Page 92h, BACK OF ANOTHER ARTICLE Page 92i, The New Jurisprudery Part 1 Page 92j, The New Jurisprudery Part 2 Page 92k, The New Jurisprudery Part 3 Page 92l, Various Clippings Page 93, Give Students Sex Rules, Colleges Urged Page 94, Yes, I Believe I Am Being Followed Page 95, Various Clippings Page 96, Juneau Lauds Astronaut, Student Who Made Good Page 97, Various Clippings Page 98, Various Clippings Page 99, Swedish Sex Customs: Lurid or Honest? Page 100, Various Clippings100 page

    Warsaw and St. Louis Limestone Fossils Near Murray Kentucky

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    About 380 to 320 million years ago, the entire state of Kentucky was submerged under water in the period known as the Mississippian. During this time, many creatures evolved and lived in the shallow ocean that lay across the state. These creatures include extinct arthropods called trilobites, mollusk-like creatures known as brachiopods, lily-like seastar relatives known as crinoids, and many others that were fossilized during this period. The fossil record of Kentucky contains many of these creatures, but the fossil record of western Kentucky has been studied less than other areas of the state. For this research project, I am using acetate peels to identify fossils within limestone samples I have collected. I collected rock samples from two limestone outcrops of the Warsaw and St. Louis limestone near Murray, which contain a large amount of fossils from when Kentucky was a shallow sea. The Warsaw Limestone is a coarse-grained limestone that formed in the middle Mississippian Period (about 350 million years ago), and the St. Louis Limestone is a fine-grained limestone that formed in the late Mississippian Period (about 320 million years ago). To make acetate peels, the limestone samples have to be cut and polished, then a thin piece of acetate is laid on the polished face, which is etched onto the peel with acid. The peels can then be examined under a microscope to identify the fossils. I will continue to work on this project through the end of the semester, and I will compile my findings into a final report. I hope that in doing so, future researchers and students can use that document as a possible reference on the region\u27s fossil history

    Terebrasabella hutchingsae Murray & Rouse 2007

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    <i>Terebrasabella hutchingsae</i> Murray & Rouse, 2007 <p>(Fig. 23 E–G)</p> <p> <i>Terebrasabella hutchingsae</i> Murray & Rouse, 2007: 53 –56, figs 1–4.</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> Queensland. Holotype: AM W.29451, Outer Yonge Reef, northeast of Lizard Island, 14°36′S, 145°38′E, rock and coral rubble covered with pink coralline algae and encrusting sponges, 21 Jan 1977, 9 m. Paratypes: AM W.29452, AM W.29453, AM W.29454, AM W.29455 (2), all from same locality, date, depth and habitat as holotype; AM W.29456 (17), AM W.29457 (3), AM W.29458 (2), AM W.29459 (2), AM W.29460 (3 on SEM), AM W.29461, AM W.29462 (2), AM W.29463, all from Outer Yonge Reef, Great Barrier Reef, 14°36′S, 145°38′E, rock and coral rubble, 21 Jan 1977, 9– 10 m.</p> <p> <b>Description of material examined.</b> Specimens up to 4 mm long and 0.5 mm wide with eight thoracic and three abdominal chaetigers. Only preserved specimens studied — all white after preservation. Anterior half of body slender, elongate and posterior abdomen slightly expanded, sac-like, external segmentation indistinct (generic features only shared with <i>Caobangia</i> Giard, 1893 within Sabellidae). Radiolar lobes semicircular, with two pairs of radioles with up to eight pinnules and filamentous distal ends. Ventral basal flanges present, dorsal basal flanges absent. Basal membrane, radiolar flanges and radiolar eyespots absent. Two rows of vacuolated cells support the radioles near the base. Dorsal lips with short radiolar appendages. Ventral lips, ventral sacs and parallel lamellae absent. Posterior peristomial ring collar vestigial, fused dorsally to faecal groove and with small (Fig. 23 E), rounded ventral lappets separated by a midventral incision. Glandular ridge on anterior chaetigers absent. Poorly developed ventral shields on chaetigers 1–5, 7–8 and 9–11. Collar chaetae broadly-hooded. Following thoracic notochaetae arranged in transverse rows on inconspicuous notopodia, broadly-hooded. Neuropodial uncini of second chaetiger acicular “palmate” uncini, with different-sized teeth arranged in a semicircle over main fang, underdeveloped breast and long handle (Fig. 23 F). Neuropodia of chaetigers 3–6 with acicular uncini with two larger teeth surmounted by smaller teeth over the main fang (Fig. 23 G). Neuropodia of chaetigers of 7–8 with numerous rasp-shaped avicular uncini with five rows of small teeth over the main fang, well developed breast and long handle. Companion chaetae present on chaetiger 3–6, with dentate appearance at proximal half of hood, distally asymmetrical (Fig. 23 G). Abdominal neurochaetae narrowly-hooded. Abdominal notopodial uncini “palmate”, similar to those in chaetiger 2, but smaller. Pygidium inconspicuous, anus dorsal. Pygidial eyespots absent. Pygidial cirri absent. Tube a mucilaginous sheath, lining burrow inside dead coral.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> <i>Terebrasabella hutchingsae</i> is the only species in the genus bearing “palmate” uncini, found in neuropodia of chaetiger 2 and abdominal notopodia. The other two species in the genus lack this type of uncini.</p> <p> <b>Habitat.</b> Rock and coral rubble at 9– 10 m. Not abundant.</p> <p> <b>Type Locality.</b> Lizard Island.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> Australia (Queensland: Outer Yonge Reef, northeast of Lizard Island).</p>Published as part of <i>Capa, María & Murray, Anna, 2015, A taxonomic guide to the fanworms (Sabellidae, Annelida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, including new species and new records, pp. 98-167 in Zootaxa 4019 (1)</i> on pages 156-157, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.8, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/240803">http://zenodo.org/record/240803</a&gt

    Sabellomma cupoculata Capa & Murray 2015, SP. NOV.

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    SABELLOMMA CUPOCULATA SP. NOV. Additional material examined: Australia. Western Australia: AM W.47189 (two), south-west tip of West Lewis Island, 20°36′15″S, 116°35′43″E, gravel, 10 m, 27.vii.2000, WA 623; AM W.47190 (one), Dampier Archipelago, Legendre Island, 1 km north-east of Cape Legendre, 20°21′16″S, 116°50′34″E, under small boulders, 27 m, 6.viii.2000, WA 644. Northern Territory: AM W.47188 (one), Darwin Harbour, North Shell Island, 12°29′48″S, 130°53′12″E, sponges and algae in coral rubble, 5–8 m, 16.vii.1993, NT 346. Queensland: AM W.30495 (one), Torres Strait, Prince of Wales Island, bommies northwest of Bamfield Point, 10°41′08″S, 142°06′02″E, live coral, 3 m, 3.x.2006, QLD 1927; MAGNT W23104 (five, one on SEM pin = AM W.39545.001), Lizard Island, off North Head, 14°38′44″S, 145°27′12″E, 12 m, 14.iv.2008, CReefs Stn CGLI –025; AM W.37061 (one = PS 41), Lizard Island, MacGillivray Reef, 14°39′23″S, 145°29′31″E, coral rubble, 22 m, 29.viii.2010, MI QLD 2197, CReefs Stn LI10–028; AM W.37029–37030 (two, one = PS 06), Lizard Island, High Rock, 14°49′34″S, 145°33′08″E, coral rubble, 20.1 m, 11.ix.2010, MI QLD 2233, CReefs Stn LI10–134; AM W.37057 (one = PS 37), MacGillivray Reef, deep reef slope, 14°39′25″S, 145°28′22″E, coral rubble, 30 m, 4.ix.2010, CReefs Stn LI 10–073; AM W.37060 (one = PS 40), Heron Island, Sykes reef, 23°25′57″S, 151°02′02″E, coarse coral rubble, 30 m, 14.xi.2009, MI QLD 2073, CReefs.Published as part of Capa, María & Murray, Anna, 2015, Integrative taxonomy of Parasabella and Sabellomma (Sabellidae: Annelida) from Australia: description of new species, indication of cryptic diversity, and translocation of some species out of their natural distribution range, pp. 764-811 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175 (4) on page 810, DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12308, http://zenodo.org/record/534022

    Terebrasabella fitzhughi Murray & Rouse 2007

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    <i>Terebrasabella fitzhughi</i> Murray & Rouse, 2007 <p>(Fig. 23A–D)</p> <p> <i>Terebrasabella fitzhughi</i> Murray & Rouse, 2007: 57 –61¸ figs 5–8.</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> Queensland, Outer Yonge Reef, Great Barrier Reef: AM W.29465, 14°36′S, 145°38′E, rock and coral rubble with encrusting pink coralline algae, 9m, 21 Jan 1977; AM W.29466, 14°36′S, 145°28′E, coral rubble from bommie, covered in <i>Lithothamnion</i> and other algae, 30 m, 25 Jan 1977.</p> <p> <b>Other material examined.</b> Tasmania: Holotype: AM W.29467, Eaglehawk Neck, 43°01′S, 147°55′E, inside spirorbid tubes attached to rock, intertidal, 3 Apr 1995. Paratypes: AM W.29468, AM W.29469 (2 on SEM), from same sample.</p> <p> <b>Description of material examined.</b> Specimens up to 2.6 mm long and 0.5 mm wide, with eight thoracic and three abdominal chaetigers. Only preserved specimens studied, and all white. Anterior half of body slender, elongate and posterior abdomen slightly expanded, sac-like, external segmentation indistinct (generic features only shared with <i>Caobangia</i> Giard, 1893, within Sabellidae). Radiolar lobes semicircular, with two pairs of radioles with up to eight pinnules and filamentous distal ends. Ventral basal flanges present, dorsal basal flanges absent. Basal membrane, radiolar flanges and radiolar eyespots absent. Two rows of vacuolated cells support radioles basally. Dorsal lips with short radiolar appendages. Ventral lips, ventral sacs and parallel lamellae absent. Posterior peristomial ring collar indistinct dorsally, with elongate ventral lappets separated by a wide midventral incision (Fig. 23A–B). Glandular ridge on anterior chaetigers absent. Poorly developed ventral shields on chaetigers 1–5, 7–8 and 9–11. Collar chaetae broadly-hooded. Following thoracic notochaetae arranged in transverse rows on inconspicuous notopodia, broadlyhooded. Neuropodial uncini of chaetigers 2–6 acicular, with similar-sized teeth over the main fang, vestigial breast and long handle (Fig. 23C). Neuropodia of chaetigers 7–8 with numerous rasp-shaped avicular uncini with five or more rows of small teeth over the main fang, well developed breast and long handle (Fig. 23D). Companion chaetae present on chaetigers 2–6, with asymmetrical hood, with fibrous appearance for half hood length except marginally (Fig. 23D). Abdominal neurochaetae narrowly-hooded. Abdominal notopodial uncini acicular, similar to those in chaetigers 2–6. Pygidium inconspicuous, anus opening dorsally. Pygidial eyespots absent. Pygidial cirri absent. Tube a mucilaginous sheath, lining burrow inside dead coral.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> Of the three species of <i>Terebrasabella</i> described to date, <i>T. fitzhughi</i> is the only one with homodont teeth on uncini (i.e. similar-sized teeth on a crest above main fang). The other species described from Lizard Island, <i>T. hutchingsae</i>, is distinguished from <i>T. fitzhughi</i> by the presence of “palmate” uncini on chaetiger 2, while the type species, <i>T. heterouncinata</i> from South Africa, has crested uncini but with different-sized teeth above the main fang (Murray & Rouse 2007).</p> <p> <b>Habitat.</b> Rocks and coral rubble from intertidal to 30 m depth. Not abundant.</p> <p> <b>Type locality.</b> Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> Australia (Tasmania: Eaglehawk Neck; Queensland: Great Barrier Reef).</p>Published as part of <i>Capa, María & Murray, Anna, 2015, A taxonomic guide to the fanworms (Sabellidae, Annelida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, including new species and new records, pp. 98-167 in Zootaxa 4019 (1)</i> on page 155, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.8, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/240803">http://zenodo.org/record/240803</a&gt
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