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UK set for washout with rain lashing the country through to the weekend as Britain battered by wettest summer for five years
Met Office figures show this year has brought one of the wettest - but warmest - summers since records began
BRITAIN is set for further wet weather misery after being battered by the wettest summer in five years.
Met Office figures from June 1 to August 22 show this year has brought one of the wettest - but warmest - summers since records began.
A total of 323mm of rain poured down over the 13-week period, just short of the 379mm in 2012 which marked the wettest summer on record.
But despite a brighter bank holiday weekend, the bleak trend looks set to continue for the rest of this week.
Persistent and heavy showers will continue throughout the rest of today and tomorrow with temperatures set to plunge as low as 14C.
A return to drier conditions doesn't look set to emerge until into the weekend.
Saturday is expected to bring sunny spells and temperatures look set to recover to around 23C.
Met officer forecaster Marco Petagna said: "Summer started well but August saw parts or all of Britain often been stuck on the cold side of Atlantic jet stream winds.
"Maximum temperatures were below average for almost all areas of the UK until the Bank Holiday weekend.
"Colder air is (currently) seeing highs in the mid or low teens – but more sunshine is ahead and 23C is possible on Saturday and Sunday."
Despite the summer downpours, with temperatures peaking at 35C in June it was also one of the hottest summers in history.
England's average temperature since June 1 is around 0.5C warmer than average, according to Met Office figures .
It makes this summer one of England's top 15 hottest since 1910, and hotter than all but two summers in the past 10 years, since 2007.
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There are still hopes of an Indian Summer as we head into September with warmer conditions expected to drift over from the continent.
Met Office forecaster Oli Claydon said: "From September 2-11, temperatures some places will become very warm in the South, but it will always be a little cooler in the North compared to the South.
"The south east will see a good deal of dry and bright weather. Northwestern parts are likely to see spells of rain and stronger winds.
"There is a chance of settled weather more widely around mid-September. Temperatures may become warm at times in the South."


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Selma (Chelly) Baron, the daughter of the late Hyman and Esther Wasserman of New York City, was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City. Having entered New York University at age 16, Chelly received a degree in occupational therapy. She went on to star in amateur theatre as part of the MIT Players, including playing Greek drama in roles such as Antigone and Medea.
When Chelly was 17, she met her future husband Jud, just after he had returned from WWII's European theatre as a handsome, decorated war veteran. The two were married in 1949, and after her husband received a doctorate in aeronautical engineering from MIT, they eventually settled in Lexington, Massachusetts where they raised two sons. During her time in Lexington, Chelly was an accomplished ceramics artist and maker of one-of-a-kind jewelry and stuffed animals. She was a founding partner of The Village Artisans, a gift store established in 1968 by twelve creative women artists.
Chelly and Jud spent 54 happy years together. One of the highlights was their trip on safari to Kenya and Tanzania in 1974.
Chelly was honored to receive recognition as Massachusetts M.S. Chapter Volunteer of the Year in 1991, for her work with others afflicted with the disease, having been diagnosed with M.S. herself while in her early 40s.
After her husband passed away in 2003, Chelly moved to be close to her family in Maryland. In the last couple of years of her life she lived at a group home in Potomac, Maryland, where she was cared for by an extremely accomplished staff, including Nan Nop.


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Secrets of the Dark Net: Jamie Bartlett and Zach Blas
Clare Birchall
Thursday, 14 May 2015 from 18:30 to 20:30 (BST)
Event Details
Jamie Bartlett, author of The Dark Net and member of the think tank, Demos, will be giving this keynote lecture on the secret side of the Internet. Bartlett will discuss some of the net's most shocking and unexplored subcultures including trolling, neo-Nazis, child pornography, bitcoin and crypto-anarchy. He will examine how people behave under the conditions of real or perceived anonymity online, and what it means for society today.
Artist Zach Blas will be a respondent to Jamie's lecture, discussing his latest project on what he calls the Contra-Internet. Recognizing the Internet as a premier arena of control today, contra-internet is both a refusal of, or exodus from, the internet and also an attempt to build aesthetico-political alternatives to its infrastructures.
This lecture is the opening event of the symposium, The Politics and Practices of Secrecy, taking place at King's College London on the 15th May. If you would like to attend the conference as well as this keynote lecture, please register at: http://politicsofsecrecy.eventbrite.co.uk
Please note: registration for both Bartlett's talk and the conference are free but eventbrite tickets for both events must be shown on the door.
When & Where
Edmond J. Safra Lecture Theatre
King's College London
WC2R 2LS London
United Kingdom
Thursday, 14 May 2015 from 18:30 to 20:30 (BST)
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Athletes' B sample to be tested again
Six tainted wrestlers and two athletes who tested positive for banned substance will be given a chance to get their B sample tested on Saturday. Indraneel Das reports.india Updated: Sep 04, 2010 00:13 IST
Six tainted wrestlers and two athletes who tested positive for banned substance will be given a chance to get their B sample tested on Saturday. Keeping the Commonwealth Games in mind, the National Anti-Doping Agency wants everything to be sorted as soon as possible.
Confirming this, NADA director general Rahul Bhatnagar said he had, in fact, spoken to the federations and some athletes as well and has told them that they were welcome to get their B-sample tested in their presence on Saturday. "It's an unfortunate incident and we would like to conclude all formalities as soon as possible. The necessary authorisation will be sought and the B samples will be tested in front of them," he said. "We have asked them to come at 10am, which they have agreed to and we will have the tests done."
It has also been learnt that the Sourav Vij, the shot putter who tested positive for banned substance had also spoken to NADA, but Bhatnagar did not confirm if Vij would be coming to give his B sample.
The NADA also cleared free-style wrestler Joginder, who was named as one of the tainted wrestlers, of all charges. It confirmed that actually it was Joginder Singh in Greco Roman who tested positive and not the freestyle wrestler.
If wrestlers return positive tests even after the B-sample tests, they will be referred to the Anti-doping Disciplinary Panel for a hearing. "We will request the panel to conclude the hearing as soon as possible as the Commonwealth Games is just round the corner," said Bhatnagar.


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I have many shortcomings. One of which is being deep, about everything, all the time. It's so hard for me to be light. To not spiral up or down about everything. I know that about myself. I scare people away with it sometimes, a lot of the time actually. It's like with me it's black or white. Like I can't just let things be what they are and not think days, months or years ahead. Or I can't not dissect every little thing and make permanent decisions based on temporary thoughts or feelings. Even after all this time of working on becoming self aware, there is still so much to learn! Someone asked me today why I completely turn my back and walk away from people I care about. She said life is short. We are only here for a minute so why would I do that? She said it seems that I can't deal directly with people to work things out, that I avoid. It's so true. I ask God today to relieve me of this defect and free me from my never ending stream of thoughts, opinions and fears, so that I may have a different experience on the planet.
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Help Me God
God help me forgive the man who stole my phone today.
A phone I had for less than a month, after losing my last one to a wave at the ocean.
He doesn't see that by harming another he is really harming himself.
Help me let go of the anger, frustration and sadness felt from the senseless act at the hands of another.
It's just a phone, contact numbers, pictures and writings.
It just happened a few weeks ago and I dealt with it then.
I can do it again.
It's not really about the stolen phone though.
It triggered things much deeper, like these surface things always do.
It was just the wind that blew down my house of cards.
Help me let go of the violation I feel by this latest loss.
Thank you for helping me not stay a victim but have another experience of taking my power back.
Help me to accept this and learn what I must learn from this experience and not loose faith in human beings.
Thank you for keeping me in the light and allowing me the willingness to not stay in the darkness.
I cannot do this on my own.
I need your help.
Comfort me.
Be with me.
Keep me safe.
I trust in your will.
Mirrors Of Truth
The struggle ego drives against allowing truth to be heard can at times be much stronger than others, especially when off center.
Ego doesn't have to win though.
Ego wants us alone, isolated. It wants us to view ourselves as separate, different. It wants to keep us afraid, especially of closeness to others.
There are people that come into our lives that encourage us to be and do better. They encourage us to continue to grow, even when our mind has us in its grip and fights it. They carry the light for us when we feel like we can't.
As uncomfortable as it can be because ego always wants to be in charge, when someone speaks truth, our soul hears it.
We recognize truth not from the specific person speaking it but because it is already within us. They just are a mirror of the truth we already know.
But we need those mirrors so we can be reminded when we forget. Those people placed around us who work to raise consciousness are gifts of the universe to hold close.
Ego wants us anywhere but the present because everything we need is there. In the present moment there is nothing to fear. The people we love are in the present. God is in the present. Yet ego refuses to look in right here and now for completeness because it can't survive there.
There is nothing in future moments that will make us whole, yet we rush to them chasing that lie. If we just get this thing, that amount of money, approval from "them", job security, the right partner, ego says then we will feel complete.
We get these things and sure enough, wholeness is not found.
Ego just wants something more.
But we are only ever in the here and now.
Completeness and wholeness is right here, in this moment.
And that is the truth.
God Help Me
Getting sober is not for the faint at heart. A lot of times things come up from the past. Memories of events too painful for our psyche to deal with finally surface. We have shoved these events far down in our consciousness.
Sometimes these things that happen when we are children are so traumatic that it's like we never knew they happened to us. It feels like remembering for the first time. It's not an easy thing to confront.
I watch as women around me just can't move past the pain. They just can't face these traumas and they don't make it. I thank God for those lessons in what I don't want to be.
So many of us women don't make it.
As much as I don't want these things to have happened to me, as much as I wish it would just go away, that it wasn't THIS specific person, it doesn't make it not true. It doesn't make it go away. It can't change what has already happened.
To try avoid going through this would be a death sentence.
Why has this come up now after all these months? I wish I understood.
My spiritual guide says that the timing of these memories surfacing is no mistake, that God doesn't reveal things to us that we are not ready to handle. She says if it comes up, it's time.
I made a decision a long time back that if I was going to get sober again that I was going to be one of the ones who make it. I see that this can be survived. I believe it to be true.
I know there are solutions if only I reach for them. Even when paralysed with sadness, sometimes if I can just lift a finger in that direction, I can see the horizon of hope.
All I have to do is be willing to try.
Fireside Sermon
Fireside Sermon
This is a story told by my dear friend Jay. I'm going to try my best to tell the story as close to how he told it as possible.
I love you Jay.
There was a girl who lived in Vermont who had stayed sober for a year in Alcoholics Anonymous. She had just taken her 1 year anniversary, as they call it in the north east.
After she completed a year she stopped participating in AA. She stopped going to meetings and drifted away.
One night she as she was sitting in front on the fire, she heard a knock at the door.
She hesitantly peered out to see who it was. There at the door stood her sponsor.
Surprised she opened the door and let her in. Her sponsor entered the house saying nothing. She just went at sat in front of the fireplace quietly and watched it burn.
Then her sponsor went over to the fire and with the tongs picked up a brightly burning, red hot log. This log was full of orange glowing color and was full of heat.
With the tongs she placed the log away from the center of the flames by itself over in the corner of the fireplace.
Quickly the log lost it's color and heat. It turned gray and dark and lost it's beautiful orange glow.
The girl watched her sponsor and the cooling log on the side of the fire.
They sat in silence.
Then her sponsor took the tongs and picked up the gray, darkened log and placed it back in the center of the roaring fire.
Almost immediately, the log light up again, glowing hot, just as bright as before.
The girl sat and watched.
Without a word, the girl's sponsor put her hat and scarf on and headed for the door.
As the sponsor opened the door to leave, the girl stopped her and said, "Thank you for the fireside sermon."
Standing In The Light
We cannot go into the darkness to save anyone.
We can only stand in the light and take the hand of those who are willing to step into the light with us.
That is truth.
It's sad to see another human we love suffer. It's hard when we have been granted freedom from our own suffering by taking action with the solution.
We know without a doubt that it works.
We want this for others.
But like a mother on an airplane who is instructed to place the oxygen mask first before placing it on the mouths of her children, we have to build within ourselves if we hope to be of any help to another human being.
If we were to offer to help place the oxygen mask on someone who can't do it on their own and they were to refuse the oxygen mask, do we stay and struggle to force it while vital seconds of survival tick away?
There may be someone in another part of the plane crying for help, wanting the mask, willing to accept the gift of life.
We don't get to choose who wants joy, freedom, happiness, love, connection and life.
It is true powerlessness.
By standing in the light, putting out goodness into the world, loving without conditions, we get to help create spiritual warriors on the planet.
Today I will stand in the light and look for those who are reaching up their hands for help.


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Do the Balkans still have, as Churchill suggested, "more history than they can stomach"? Are they still the "European Orient", or a noble buffer zone? What is the condition of literatures of Balkan "smaller languages" and wherein lie their hopes? Or perhaps the old Balkans are no longer there, while its nations are merely stronger or weaker narratives? These are among the leading questions posed in the 30th issue of "Herito" quarterly.


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Monday, April 23, 2018 | Pastor Kevin
At God's command, Moses sends twelve spies into the Promised Land to get an idea of what they were facing when they entered the land. The spies spent forty days in that land and came back with two reports: first, the land was exactly like God said it would be, i.e., "flowing with milk and honey," but it was filled with giants, walls, and warriors that they could not defeat. Ten of the twelve spies agreed wholeheartedly with the report, but two men, Caleb and Joshua, were ready to go and take the land God promised to them. Two men lived by faith while the other ten lived in fear. God told them that they would/could take the land so their actions should have been based upon trust in God and not the size of the people they would fight. Fear takes our focus away from God and puts it on the earthly issues surrounding us. We get so lost in that fear that we can no longer hear God's voice or walk in obedience to Him. Are you there? It is quite easy to get lost in the abscess of fear to the point that we are unable to move at all. We simply stay in our stench and in our filth and never step into the glorious life God promises us through His Son. Are you ready to overcome that fear with faith? Yes, God will call you out of that "miry clay" and expect you to step out of your comfort zones, but He promises to walk with you through every step. Is that enough?
Help me, Lord, to live by faith and not by fear. Help me to find strength in You and Your promises and not let the circumstances surrounding me dictate how I live.


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Irrespective of your hair color, you will manage to seeing precisely how everything fits together. Soft, beachy waves seem great on almost all short-lengthed hair. Other stuff, though, makes it possible for you to definitely eliminate hair and should you dont have baldness in your family, you could end up receiving only a little light on top if you dont prevent it.


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Vice President Dick Cheney walked up to Democrat Patrick Leahy on the Senate floor a couple of years ago and told him to "fuck off."
Now President Bush is saying the same thing to the country, in as many ways as possible, from announcing that "victory" in Iraq can be achieved only by staying there, to resubmitting troglodyte judicial nominees for confirmation. Those judicial nominees have to appear before the committee that, thanks to the American people Nov. 7, will be chaired by Leahy.
In his latest act of disdain for Democrats, women and babies yet to be born into poverty, Bush appointed a prominent birth control opponent to head the federal agency in charge of family planning.
Bush's father, however, was such a proponent of family planning that during his four years in Congress in the 1960s his nickname among members was "rubbers."
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J.J.N. McGurk
Four years after William I's conquest of England, writes J.J.N. McGurk, a Lincolnshire thegn named Hereward led a fierce resistance movement against Norman rule.
For 1,000 years before the invention of printing, writes J.J.N. McGurk, handwriting in its various European scripts was a fine art
J.J.N. McGurk describes how vanity and the ambitions of families and religious houses prompted the widespread invention of documents upon property and genealogy.
Between the coming of St. Patrick and the arrival of the Normans art, literature and religion flourished in a country that had no organised central government.
J.J.N. McGurk describes how Irish art can claim its own place in the history of European civilization. Undisturbed by the troubles of the Dark Ages, Irish monks long continued to produce their splendid manuscripts.
J.J.N. McGurk describes how Gerald's later years were filled with his excellent books on Wales and his unsuccessful struggle for a bishopric.
The son of a Norman Marcher lord and a Welsh princess, J.J.N. McGurk writes, 'Giraldus Cambrensis' was a brilliant recorder of British life in the twelfth century.
A European rather than merely an Englishman, John embodied the new humanism that permeated twelfth-century thought, by J.J.N. McGurk.


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Suleiman Al-Obeid
Security Forces Hospital
Saudi Arabia
Suleiman Al-Obeid has completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at Damascus University, School of Medicine in Syria in 1977 and at the University of Paris VI in France. He has completed his Clinical and Microbiological research on the Mechanism of Bacterial Resistance in the Molecular Research Laboratory at the University of Paris VI, Department Of Microbiology, School of Medicine where he completed his PhD in 1990. He was an Assistant Professor at Damascus University, School of Medicine since 1991. He is a Member in the French & European Society of Microbiology. He has several scientific papers and projects either presented or published. He is an internationally recognized expert in many areas including internal medicine, infectious diseases & clinical microbiologic research. He is a Reviewer for several international journal of medicine in clinical microbiology and infection control.
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Soft and juicy, the GAPS superfood
Liver can be prepared in a number of ways: boiled in broth, cooked in fat, pan fried, grilled, baked in savoury pies, made into spread or sausages such as liverwurst. My favourite way to prepare chicken liver is with lots and lots of onion, to make a rich, creamy base, seasoned with garlic, caraway and marjoram, and cooked slow. Today I have put thyme in the spotlight.
You will need:
2 tbsp duck fat
2 large onions / or 3 to 4 medium ones
500 g chicken liver (organic only!!)
2 fat garlic cloves
1 cm fresh ginger root
1/2 cm fresh turmeric root
1 tbsp dried marjoram (Origanum majorana)
3 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
1 pinch ground cinnamon
2 or 3 ladles of chicken bone broth
1. In a thick bottomed skillet or pan melt the duck fat, then brown the thinly sliced onions until slightly caramelized.
Tip: The pan should be wide enough, so the liver can be arranged in a single layer, and it can be cooked undisturbed without stirring.
2. Wash and clean the livers, then cut in half or quarter them. Add them to the lightly browned onions. Cover with a lid and sweat the juice out. Cook on medium heat for 6 to 8 mins.
3. Season with thinly sliced garlic, ginger and turmeric, sprinkle with dried marjoram, fresh thyme leaves and with a pinch of ground cinnamon.
4. Add the chicken bone broth, cover with a lid, and gently cook on low heat for about 45 to 60 mins. Gently shake the pan once or twice during cooking.
5. Serve hot with roasted carrots and raw sauerkraut. Sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves. Enjoy!
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TriFoil Imaging Launches InSyTe, the First Multi-Modality Bench Top Imaging Series With In-Line CT
ST. LOUIS, MO–(Marketwired – Jun 9, 2014) – SNMMI 2014, Booth 400 – Today at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Annual Meeting, TriFoil Imaging announced the launch of a new tabletop series of systems for in-vivo molecular imaging. The first table top system to include full 360O CT, the InSyTe series will include multiple configurations including PET, SPECT and optical modalities.
According to Kevin Parnham, CEO of TriFoil Imaging, "The new InSyTe system with multiple configuration options, offers researchers new flexibility in choosing a mode or combination of modes in a more compact, lower cost device. It incorporates TriFoil's top-quality technologies across PET, SPECT, optical and CT for mice and small rats."
TriFoil Imaging develops devices used by medical researchers for their advanced live-subject imaging needs across a wide range of applications. InSyTe's unique system offers the highest quality at the best value by offering PET, SPECT, optical and CT modalities in a compact, easy to use package. The system can be purchased with a single modality at the start and upgraded later to incorporate CT. It has a simple, consistent user-friendly interface for image reconstruction and co-registration across all modalities.
The addition of the InSyTe expands TriFoil Imaging's product offering, which currently includes the Triumph II, a tri-modality (PET/SPECT/CT) imaging system, the eXplore CT 120 In vivo Micro CT scanner, and now, InSyTe, the first table top multi-mode imaging system with in-line CT.
"Larger systems of the past have caused a space shortage in both large and small facilities. In creating a smaller system, we aim to give labs the ability to expand technology without having to build an area to house it," explains Parnham. "The INSYTE series provides laboratories the ability to purchase an imaging system that is not only lower in price but capable of producing high-contrast, clinical-grade images, maximizing throughput while minimizing cost."
About TriFoil Imaging
Leading research laboratories around the world depend on TriFoil Imaging (formerly Gamma Medica – Ideas Pre-Clinical) technology to meet all their advanced in-vivo molecular imaging needs. TriumphTM is the world's first tri-modality system (including PET, SPECT, and CT) to offer the highest quality and the best value by combining three modalities all in one reliable and easy-to-use system. Founded in 2001 and now owned by Capital Resource Partners, TriFoil is headquartered in Chatsworth, California. Please visit www.trifoilimaging.com to learn more.


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Submitted by farhan on Mon, 06/11/2017 - 3:01pm
So, if we arguably, seemingly, appear to "not care" for the people – what do you expect the people who work with our MRT to do? Maybe – since "you don't care – I also don't care lah"!
Submitted by farhan on Tue, 22/08/2017 - 2:46pm
The oldest Hindu temple in Singapore, the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple, is investigated for suspected offences by the CAD and COC. There is feedback concerning its governance and administration. In spite of this, the temple's religious activities will not be affected.
Submitted by farhan on Wed, 16/08/2017 - 4:01pm
An inquiry into a man's death at Fajar LRT station revealed that he may have been hit by 2 trains. In March this year, 43 year old Ang Boon Tong had a bit too much to drink and fell off the platform in a drunken stupor. He leaves behind a wife and 3 children. #RIP
Submitted by farhan on Sat, 17/06/2017 - 11:27am
My point is this - I do not believe in blind obedience. This is not a wild allegation made by some fringe group, but by the Prime Minister's siblings, who are high-profile individuals. It is therefore not disloyal to ask questions and seek answers on the issue. If the Party leadership believes that by raising these questions, I am disloyal to the Party, it is always open to them to expel me. But I choose to believe that they are more progressive, intelligent and thoughtful than that. Making threats against me on the other hand, is not only disgraceful, but, given the circumstances, painfully ironic.
Submitted by farhan on Fri, 16/06/2017 - 6:21pm
A concerned citizen hoped for Singaporeans, especially residents of Aljunied GRC and Hougang should pressurise their MPs to convene an independent inquiry into the Lee family dispute. "This was also done previously when the late honorable JBJ had launched accusations against LKY both inside and outside of Parliament." He fears that if this is not done, it will have serious implications for Singapore as we may be exploited by other countries.
Submitted by farhan on Fri, 16/06/2017 - 4:33pm
Workers' Party's Chen Jiaxi Bernard suggested for PM Lee to take a leave of absence and assign an independent committee to look into the Lee family allegations. "This is not about how much Lee Wei Ling and Lee Hsien Yang has/ has not contributed to Singapore. This is about what Lee Hsien Loong had allegedly done. And he has to be accountable to our institutions, as well as the very people who have given him the mandate to govern... We need an independent inquiry. Prime Minister Lee, if you really mean what you say and represents all that you said your party represents, please take a leave of absence and appoint an independent committee to look into the allegations. It is now more than urgent that Parliament convenes and appoint an independent ombudsman. More than ever, moving forward we need an independent parliamentary ombudsman."


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Communication – More than Words !
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I REPEAT! Beware, this is a German woman trying to communicate clearly in English…
How long do we continue pretending not to see, hoping that everything comes to a good end without doing anything? How much has to happen until we dare civil courage? When are we encouraged to stand up for a society worth living? When do we stand up for living in peace together?
A few days ago a picture appeared in the media: a little Syrian boy was washed ashore – dead. As presorted most people watched paralyzed and it took some time until a single person cared for the tiny body. Unfortunately we realize the dimension of a catastrophe (refugees/immigrants) when children die. Seems to be the character of today's society and culture. I ask myself, is there any necessity for such a bad outcome to wake up. Are we so blunt, that we need extreme stimuli?
I am astonished watching all the initiatives in the Mediterranean Sea. I honor the people who help the boat people here. They put themselves into danger to rescue these refugees – similar to the refugees who risk their life. To maintain such a big ship you need 500,00 USD each month. From Germany started the Sea Watch, a private initiative to the Mediterranean Sea, and other private initiatives.
Decades ago Cap Anamur by Rupert Neudeck rescued the Boat People from Vietnam. This organization still exists Organisation Cap Anamur . They had a lot of legal trouble. Somehow it is forbidden to rescue people and bring them into any harbor.
When do we understand, that in today's world we experience a Völkerwanderung (mass migration) of incredible dimensions? When do we understand that this world, Mother Earth, was made for all of us? When? The following video shows what happened during the last centuries:
Migrations of th elast centuries found on "the creatorsproject.com"
Actions (e.g. look away, stand still), pictures, music, lyrics, videos, everything is communication. Posture, gestures and your voice represent the largest part of your communication repertoire.
We have to learn now to use our abilities of communication for a better world, a world where all people live in peace independently of their mindsets and convictions. At last: Pope Francis told all priest's offices, monasteries and pilgrimage sites in Europe to accommodate a family of refugees.
Peace for all the living beings in this world
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Our numerous visits to Laguna and Quezon via the so-called backdoor route along the Manila East Road always takes us pass the quiet town of Pililla, Rizal. Despite the beautiful green rolling hills and some ancestral homes in town, we were content to simply pass through Pililla on our way to other destinations. An unexpected development several months ago made us realize how much we have been ignoring this quaint town all these years. The construction of the Pililla Wind Farm have practically turned the town into a tourist destination almost overnight.
Whatever it is that makes a wind farm a tourist destination – think Bangui windmills in Ilocos Norte – is somewhat of a puzzle to us. But we weren't looking for explanations of the sort when we detoured off the Manila East Road on our return trip to Manila from Luisiana, Laguna to see the 27 windmills resting atop the rolling hills of Pililla for the first time.
There are three clusters of windmills here connected by a road loop. Visitors can enter either through the Manila East Road that runs close to Laguna de Bay then goes uphill towards Pililla or through the Marilaque Highway at Sampaloc, Tanay.
The road to the visitors' center from the Manila East Road is unpaved at several portions although graded. That meant a dusty though not very bumpy ride. As we drove along we began to appreciate the undulating topography featuring Pililla's rolling hills – something we used to take for granted on our numerous drives along this corridor. A strong breeze kept blowing across our path. It was easy to see why they placed the windmills here.
We soon realized that we weren't alone in our intentions; there was quite a number of vehicles parked outside the visitors' center and several locals in rented trikes were also converging there. And all these on a weekday. People were all over the place taking selfies and other pictures using mobile phones and iPads. It was almost impossible to take photos of the wind turbines without people bombing our shots.
At the visitors' center is a coffee shop and a series of info graphics. Here we learned that the 27 wind turbines are capable of generating 67.5 megawatts of electricity, which power-hungry Metro Manila nearby is all too eager to consume. Together with the Bangui and Guimaras (Central Visayas) wind farms, the Pililla wind farm is helping the Philippines become the wind capital of Southeast Asia – according to the info graphics.
The area at the visitors' center is a flat expanse of ground with a commanding view of Laguna de Bay and the surrounding rolling hills. Sunset photos with the windmills as a backdrop would have been great here (there you go with why these structures have elicited so much tourism curiosity). However, we arrived mid-afternoon and would have to wait two hours more before sundown. Still, with this place just two hours or so away from home, it's just a matter of time before we're back.


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Big Fun At January Corporate Holiday Parties
More and more corporate holiday parties are taking place in January instead of December and this year has been no exception. In fact, PRO DJs has performed at nearly as many company parties in January 2016 as we did in December 2015. With available meeting space and DJ availability at a premium before the holidays, this makes sense and we appreciate the opportunity to extend the season.
On Friday night, January 22, 2016, I was at the Marriott Hotel on the waterfront in Downtown Portland for a Vancouver, WA based construction company party. Over 200 guests attended and while they gathered for cocktails and dinner in Salon Ballrooms G, H and I, I set-up my sound and lighting equipment in Salon E and F for the afterparty scheduled to begin around 7:30pm.
The party room had the feel of a posh nightclub with accent lighting that included black lights. Pub games were setup in various places, including pool tables, foosball tables, air hockey, and dartboards. There was also a photo booth with props and of course, several bars and food stations.
With all the other activies, I surveyed the crowd to gauge when they may be ready to dance. After about 20 minutes, we had a few on the dance floor as they responded to Stevie Wonder's 'Superstition' and 'Billie Jean' from Michael Jackson. Beyonce and Adele were also a big hit. A little later, a group of guests responded to a rock set that included AC/DC and Billy Idol before the dancing really took off with a mix of classics and current hits that included Earth, Wind & Fire, Justin Timberlake and Flo Rida.
The dance floor was packed when we stopped around 10:30 for the raffle drawing that included several $500 prize giveaways, so the guests didn't seem to mind. Not everyone came away a winner, but they appeared to be in a great mood anyway and it wasn't long before the dance floor filled again and stayed that way until we ended at Midnight.
Post Event Client Feedback:
"We had great feedback and I will definitely be in touch to secure the date next year."
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A New York woman is suing Canada Dry, claiming its ginger ale doesn't contain enough real ginger. Julie Fletcher says she bought the product for her sons in the belief that ginger soothes stomachaches. But when Fletcher studied the ingredients label, her lawsuit states, she realized the drink contains a "microscopic amount of ginger flavor extract," which "provides none of the health benefits consumers associate with real ginger."
Under a proposed new policy, University of Minnesota students and faculty could be expelled or fired if they refer to someone by the wrong pronoun. The policy would allow all university members to choose their own pronouns—including "she," "he," "they," and "ze"—and calls for "appropriate" penalties, up to expulsion and dismissal, for those who fail to go along.


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It's time to celebrate the best, tastiest, sweetest treats.Why? Because it's National Dessert Day, of course! Thanks to Offers.com, we've got all the best freebies and deals to secure the best desserts on National Dessert Day. Here's the full list:
Arby's: New menu item: The Cinnamuffun. It's a muffin-like dessert made with Danish dough bites, filled with cinnamon and topped with cream cheese icing.
Baskin Robbins: Get a free scoop when you download the app (excludes waffle cones).
Cinnabon: Cookie BonBites are back for a limited time and start at $2.99. This delicious menu item is a bite-size cinnamon roll baked inside of chocolate chip cookie dough. Find them in stores and via GrubHub while supplies last.
Coco's Bakery: During the October Pie Sale, get while pies starting at $9.99.
Coldstone Creamery: Receive a buy one, get one free Creation coupon loaded into your account when you sign up for the Cold Stone Rewards Club. It may take up to 24 hours to receive your coupon.
Corner Bakery Cafe: Get a free sweet when you join the eClub.
Dairy Queen: The October Blizzard of the Month is Harvest Berry Pie, which has real raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and pie pieces.
Dunkin': During October, get 10 Munchkin donut holes for $2.
Favor: Want to sample desserts from several restaurants? Food delivery service Favor is offering free deliveries the first month to new users. Get started here.
Krispy Kreme: Get a free doughnut when you sign up for Krispy Kreme Rewards.
goPuff: The online delivery company (which delivers convenience store food) is offering $10 order of at least $18 through Oct. 15. Use coupon code pintsonpints at checkout.
Instacart: Through Oct. 27, get this deal when you use Instacart to order Ben & Jerry's, Breyers, Talenti and Magnum ice cream products: Mix and match $15 worth of select products and save $5 on your order, or unlock free delivery.
Marie Callender's: During October, get whole pies starting at $7.99. Excludes cheesecakes, promotional pies and seasonal fresh fruit pies.
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Shari's Berries: Use a special promo code all month long to get 20% off orders over $29.
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Watch Sailfish Chase Sardines In Mesmerizing Underwater Video By South Florida Photographer Sarosh Jacob
Stuart may be known as the "Sailfish Capital of the World," but it's certainly not the only place where the billfish can be found.
South Florida photographer Sarosh Jacob was off the coast of Isla Mujeres, Mexico, recently, when he captured this stunning video of sailfish hunting sardines.
The nearly three-minute clip gives viewers a front-row seat to a rapid-moving chase that showcases the fish in their natural element.
The action proved for captivating footage, but it made for some close calls, too.
The Fort Lauderdale resident recalled a day when the group was shooting a group of particularly "hyper" sailfish chasing a school of sardines.
"The visibility was not as good, and this particular group of sailfish were in a total frenzy attacking the ball of sardines like a pack of rabid dogs," Jacob explained.
At one point, a sailfish came barreling behind a sardine that was heading straight toward Jacob and his photographer friend.
"I was shooting photos at that moment so I committed to the shot and held my position, and at the last second, the sailfish turned just enough to miss my face and went right between myself and Jason Sintek, who was about two feet to my right," he said. "Imagine this 8-foot sailfish literally 'threading the needle' in the space between our heads. It was so close we both stopped shooting and looked at each other in shock. It was the most memorable moment of the trip."
Though he hasn't made it out to Stuart, Jacob said a visit is likely in the near future.
"My photographer friends and I were talking about trying to shoot sailfish in Florida, so Stuart is one of the places we were thinking about," he said.
Check out the video, below.
For more of Jacob's work, visit www.saroshjacob.com, or his Facebook page.
(Image above is a screengrab from Vimeo/Sarosh Jacob)
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|Karen Forrester – Managing Director, Friday's, UK
|Flying Indian Ruins
|Going Public
|Class V in Costa Rica
|Birthday in a Balloon
|Sunset mid-Atlantic
|Flying over Lake Tahoe
|Dog Fighting and Aerobatics
|Recognition by Staff
|Meeting Sandy
|Moment of release of the glider
Karen ranks with some of the best excitement in my life. She has provided the happiest ending possible to my book. Friday's is alive and well in the UK! Thank you Karen!


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Music Plus
Politics. It's a funny old game, innit?
We're counting down to another local election. Time for everyone to try and remember who to punish for messing up Tauranga's roads, public spaces, CBD, parking, historic buildings, regular buildings, building consents, tracks, walkways, sewage, sporting facilities, drainage, public buses, school buses and of course, democracy in general.
And let's not even mention the museum.
Of course there are newcomers entering the political arena too. Is it Better The Devil You Know or A New Broom Sweeps Clean?
Here at the Watusi Country Club we remain dedicated to keeping you fully informed in these deceptive times of gaslighting and Russian election interference. Therefore we have diligently sought out the Tauranga Mayoral candidates' deepest secrets on one subject clearly at the forefront of voters' minds: music.
A survey went out. This week we examine answers from the first four candidates to respond. In the interests of fairness, their responses are printed without comment (which was a pretty impressive bit of self-discipline!). More next week...
1) If you had a campaign song, what would it be?
Kelvin Clout: Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon
John Robson: It's a pity that Trump's stolen and poisoned You Can't Always Get What You Want by The Rolling Stones, but I'm happy with Revolution by The Beatles.
Tenby Powell: Fleetwood Mac's 1977 hit Don't Stop. "Don't stop thinking about tomorrow / Don't stop, it'll soon be here / It'll be better than before / Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone".
Andrew Hollis: It started with Highway To Hell AC/DC but I think Changes, David Bowie, is probably the winner now.
2) What is your favourite song or piece of music?
KC: Gloria played live by U2 at Red Rocks
JR: It depends on my mood… but right now, as I type, I'm thinking Not Ready To Make Nice, by The Dixie Chicks.
TP: I grew up with an opera signing/piano teaching mother so I have broad musical tastes from classical music to rock. Can't go past a bit of jazz either. However, my all-time favourite song remains One Of These Nights by the Eagles.
3) What is the greatest musical performance you have personally witnessed?
KC: Foo Fighters - Auckland, February 3, 2018 - Dave Grohl was insane! Weezer were the best ever support act.
JR: Unplanned, unexpected (I'm not a fan of nationalism), and it still makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up when I think about it - it was in the Astrodome at the Houston Rodeo where I stood, surrounded by cowboys and cowgirls, covered in leather and rhinestones, and watched and listened to Leanne Rimes, under a single spotlight, singing, solo, a capella, The Star Spangled Banner.
TP: Elton John and Billy Joel's "Face-to-Face" concert in 1998 at Mt Smart. Two grand pianos, two iconic singer songwriters, and three hours of incredible music. Unrepeatable.
AH: I was part of a saxophone quintet called Sax Appeal and we won the BOP talent Show 1989 with our own version of the Pink Panther. Five young men from very diverse backgrounds showing music is a great team sport and social leveller.
4) If you could have any artist/ensemble/etc perform for your birthday, who would it be?
JR: Queen (Freddie, Brian, Roger and John).
TP: My son is the drummer for New Zealand band, Openside, so I'm biased! Failing booking Openside, I'd like to have The Doobie Brothers; we all know, and can sing along to, the songs!
AH: Ghandi on Drums / Einstein on Keyboard / Mark Knopfler and Santana on guitar / Feynman, Darwin and Maxwell are the horn section / Richard Branson on Bass / Liam Neeson on backup vocals / Aunt Mae from Spiderman - home coming lead vocals / Steven Spielberg or Michael Mann conducting - can't decide whether I want epic explosions or not.


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The Conversion of St. Augustine
The hour Augustine became a Christian is a watershed moment in Christian history, for this young man would go on to become not only a beloved bishop in a small town in north Africa but arguably the tallest intellectual mountain in the history of the church. Before his conversion, Augustine was engrossed in one of the heresies of his day, something that caused much grief to his pious mother, Monica. Following his assent of the Christian faith, however, he devoted his vast intellectual energies to exploring and expounding upon the Christian doctrines, producing a great number of works, including the Confessions and the City of God, which would have a lasting influence in such fields as psychology, philosophy, history, politics, and even war (e.g. Just War theory is often traced to Augustine). His famous conversion story is a powerful example of the power of Scripture – God's revealed thoughts and will – to pierce the heart and spark new life. If you never read the Confessions (though I hope you don't deprive yourself of such a treat!), at least read of the conversion of this mountain of the church, a great moment in history.
(The passage begins when Augustine, with his equally philosophically-oriented but heretical friend Alypius, are sitting at a friend's house listening to a man tell the story of St. Antony, one of the first monks who retreated to the desert and whose monastic life of deep sacrifice and devotion inspired many to follow in his steps. This provokes Augustine to reflect seriously upon his own spiritual condition, causing him to leave the house in anguish.)
"I probed the hidden depths of my soul and wrung its pitiful secrets from it, and when I mustered them all before the eyes of my heart, a great storm broke within me, bringing with it a great deluge of tears. I stood up and left Alypius so that I might weep and cry to my heart's content, for it occurred to me that tears are best shed in solitude… Somehow I flung myself down beneath a fig tree and gave way to the tears which now streamed from my eyes, the sacrifice that is acceptable to you. I had much to say to you, my God, not in these very words but in this strain: Lord, will you never be content? Must we always taste your vengeance? Forget the long record of our sins. For I felt that I was still the captive of my sins, and in my misery I kept crying, 'How long shall I go on saying, "tomorrow, tomorrow"? Why not now? Why not make an end of my ugly sins at this moment?
"I was asking myself these questions, weeping all the while with the most bitter sorrow in my heart, when all of a sudden I heard the sing-song voice of a child in a nearby house. Whether it was the voice of a boy or a girl I cannot say, but again and again it repeated the refrain, 'Take it and read, take it and read.' At this I looked up, thinking hard whether there was any kind of game in which children used to chant words like these, but I could not remember ever hearing them before. I stemmed my flood of tears and stood up, telling myself that this could only be a divine command to open my book of Scripture and read the first passage on which my eyes should fall. For I had heard the story of Antony, and I remembered how he had happened to go into a church while the Gospel was being read and had taken it as a counsel addressed to himself when he heard the words Go home and sell all that belongs to you. Give it to the poor, and so the treasure you have shall be in heaven; then come back and follow me. By this divine pronouncement he had at once been converted to you.
"So I hurried back to the place where Alypius was sitting, for when I stood up to move away I had put down the book containing Paul's Epistles. I seized it and opened it, and in silence I read the first passage on which my eyes fell: Not in revelling and drunkenness, not in lust and wantonness, not in quarrels and rivalries. Rather, arm yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ; spend no more thought on nature and nature's appetites. I had no wish to read more and no need to do so. For in an instant, confidence flooded my heart and all the darkness of doubt was dispelled." (177-178)
Augustine's Confessions: An Effusion of Praise
I just started my second reading of Augustine's Confessions (I first read it in the spring of 2012), a work that merits multiple readings both for its importance in the canon of Christian literature and as a richly edifying meditation on the self in relation to God. There are many translations of this classic work, and a couple of years ago I came across the one I'm now finally reading at the Barnes & Noble on M Street, which, sadly, has been replaced by a Nike store (You take back those Air Jordans and give us back our books!). This version, translated by Maria Boulding, a Benedictine nun, is incredibly readable and accessible to a modern audience. In other words, It's not stuffy, making it easy to get swept away in Augustine's deeply personal, earnest, and brilliant self-examination before the God he loves and longs to know more deeply. You can expect more posts with excerpts from this book, but for now, I'm happy to share this doozy of a passage – an expression of praise to God worthy of the theological mountain that was the Bishop of Hippo (the town of his bishopric in North Africa):
"What are you, then, my God? What are you, I ask, but the Lord God? For who else is lord except the Lord, or who is god if not our God? You are most high, excellent, most powerful, omnipotent, supremely merciful and supremely just, most hidden yet intimately present, infinitely, beautiful and infinitely strong, steadfast yet elusive, unchanging yourself though you control the change in all things, never new, never old, renewing all things yet wearing down the proud though they know it not; ever active, ever at rest, gathering while knowing no need, supporting and filling and guarding, creating and nurturing and perfecting, seeking although you lack nothing. You love without frenzy, you are jealous yet secure, you regret without sadness, you grow angry yet remain tranquil, you alter your works but never your plan; you take back what you find although you never lost it; you are never in need yet you rejoice in your gains, never avaricious yet you demand profits. You allow us to pay you more than you demand, and so you become our debtor, yet which of us possesses anything that does not already belong to you? You owe us nothing; yet you pay your debts; you write off our debts to you, yet you lose nothing thereby" (5).


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September 26, 2018
For Immediate Release
Winnipeg, MB: Today, on Cybertip.ca Awareness Day, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (the Canadian Centre) and the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) are teaming up to launch a campaign letting youth know that if their nude is being shared, help is available.
Cybertip.ca receives an average of seven direct requests for assistance EVERY WEEK from youth in crisis tied to the non-consensual sharing of a sexual picture, and has more than 2,400 unique visitors every month accessing information online to help youth manage these types of situations.
"When a teen is in crisis because their intimate image is being shared, it can be devastating. We've lost too many kids who felt they had nowhere to turn," said Signy Arnason, Associate Executive Director at the Canadian Centre. "It's not enough to say 'don't send a nude' — the reality is it is happening. We need to be working together to get teens the help they need when the situation gets out of their control."
In Canada it is illegal for a person to distribute an intimate image of another person without that person's consent. Under Manitoba's Intimate Image Protection Act, the Canadian Centre is the designated organization to help Manitobans and provide support to those impacted by the non-consensual distribution of an intimate image.
"The WPS is proud to collaborate with the Canadian Centre to bring awareness to our youth on healthy relationships," said Inspector Kelly Dennison. "Cybertip.ca offers a multitude of resources for our youth when they are struggling because of the sharing of an intimate image."
Campaign imagery for media use is available for download here: https://www.cybertip.ca/resources/zip/cybertip-campaign-fall2018.zip
For more information or to arrange an interview contact:Communications, Canadian Centre for Child Protection
About the Canadian Centre for Child Protection: The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is a national charity dedicated to the personal safety and protection of children. Our goal is to reduce the sexual abuse and exploitation of children, assist in the location of missing children and to prevent child victimization. The Canadian Centre operates Cybertip.ca – Canada's national tipline to report child sexual abuse and exploitation on the internet, as well as other prevention and intervention services to the Canadian public.
About Cybertip.ca: Since its inception in September 2002, Cybertip.ca has evolved as a central component of Canada's national strategy to protect children from sexual exploitation on the internet. The tipline has responded to 550,000+ child sexual exploitation reports from the public and referred those reports to law enforcement for investigation, resulting in at least 514 individuals being arrested, hundreds of children being removed from abusive environments and the protection of countless children both within Canada and abroad. Cybertip.ca also provides education and awareness material to help keep Canadians safe, distributing more than 12 million safety resources free-of-charge to schools, law enforcement, child welfare, industry and other stakeholders over the past 15 years.


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Creating an "intelligent" brand identity and website for a niche, international law firm.
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Memery Crystal is a boutique, international law firm operating out of offices on Fleet St, Central London.
They work in a handful of niches, specifically capital markets, natural resources and the technology sector.
Our goal was to promote the business as an intelligence-led brand. This intelligence enables them to work in unconventional ways and provide a better level of service to their clients.
We also established that, due to their size and market focus, they often compete against very large firms, so it was important not to present them as derivative version of a "Magic Circle" firm. This, combined with their natural entrepreneurial ethos, resulted in a more disruptive, "challenger brand" tone of voice and visual identity.
The website was built on the WordPress CMS.
Since launch of the brand the firm has had its record financial year.
Creative Direction: Anthony Mullinder
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All events for Autumn leaves illuminated at Shukkei-en Garden
November 2019
Autumn leaves illuminated at Shukkei-en Garden
As part of Shukkei-en Garden's annual "Momiji Matsuri" its maple trees with their red leaves will be lit up until 21:00 each night. There is also a nice Japanese-style cafe serving tea and sake, where you can try dressing up in kimono too. Garden is open 09:00-21:00 Illumination 17:30-21:00 Final admission 20:30 See our photo feature on the illuminations here.Find out more »


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A one shot multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction PCR was developed for detecting 6 virulent genes of diarrheagenic E.coli from fish and shrimps. In order to differentiate between 5 categories of diarrheagenic E.coli ,I selected the target genes eae for Enteropathogenic E.coli(EPEC), ipaH for Enteroinvasive E.coli (EIEC) ,stx for Enterohaemorragic E.coli (EHEC), aggR for Enteroaggregative E.coli (EaggEC) , elt for Labile toxin producing Enterotoxigenic E.coli , est for Stable toxin producing Enterotoxigenic E.coli (ETEC).Using our multiplex PCR about 18 clinical isolated strains of E.coli in our Laboratory were successfully categorized and easily analyzed for the presence of virulence plasmids .Stable toxin producing ETEC was found to be prevalent among fish and shrimps as 12 cultures gave positive result for est gene ,that is for stable toxin producing E.coli. Primer pairs used in the assay do not interfere with each other and generated amplification product of147 bp. Then the targeted gene is also amplified in a single PCR reaction in one tube and detected by electrophoresis.
Primers ,PCR, EPEC,EIEC,EHEC,EAggEC and ETEC
Escherichia coli is the most important etiologic agent of diarrhea and represents a major public health problem in developing countries. Identification of diarrheagenic E.coli strains requires that these organisms be differentiated from nonpathogenic members of the normal flora. Sero grouping of O-antigen is not sufficient to identify a strain as diarrheagenic ,because it does not correlate ,in most cases with the presence of virulence factors [1] .Thus identification of diarrheagenic E.coli strains needs to detect factors that determine the virulence of these organisms. With the advent of PCR, it has become possible to detect pathogenic genes in bacterialisolates, allowing the rapid diagnosis of diarrheagenic E.coli [2] . This study is attempted to develop a multiplex PCR for five pathogenic strains of E.Coli.
Pathogenic strains of E.Coli:
Enteropathogenic E coli: EPEC do not produce any enterotoxins or cytotoxins in the cells to invade, attach and efface. These bacteria induce a characteristic attaching and effacing lesion in epithelial cells in which microvilli are lost and the underlying cell membrane is raised to form a pedestal which can extend outward for up to 10 μm. The genes encoding for this virulence are encoded on the locus of erythrocyte effacement (LEE), a secretion of a number of proteins including EspA and EspB which subsequently trigger a series of responses in the host cell [3]. EPEC presents with watery diarrhoea which can vary in its severity and duration.
Enteroinvasive E.coli: Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) was first shown in 1971 to cause diarrheal disease in otherwise healthy volunteers. It is known to cause shigellosis-like symptoms in both adults and children. EIEC strains cause a disease that is indistinguishable at the symptomatic level from the dysentery [4]. They actively invade colonic cells and spread laterally to adjacent cells.
Enterohemorragic E.coli: EHEC strains bind tightly to cultured mammalian cells and produce the same type of attachment effacement phenomenon as EPEC Strains .Although EHEC strains cause dysentery similar to that caused by shigella species but they do not invade mucosal cells by the production of a toxin,Vero cytotoxic shiga like toxin The clinical features of EHEC infection are most striking. Initial symptoms are of colicky abdominal pain followed by diarrhoea and, in about half of cases, vomiting
Enteroaggregative E.coli:
EAggEC that bind to small intestinal cells are not invasive and cause no obvious histological changes in the intestinal cells to which they adhere. They differ from ETEC strains primarily in that they do not adhere uniformly over the surface of the intestinal mucosa but tend to clump in small aggregates. EAggEC strains produce an ST like toxin (EAST) and a haemolysin like toxin (120 kDa in size). The infection presents with watery mucoid diarrhoea with no fever or marked blood.
Enterotoxigenic E.coli: ETEC strains adhere to the small intestinal mucosa through colonization factor (CF) antigen and produce symptoms not by invading the mucosa but by producing toxins that act on mucosal cells to cause diarrhea [5]. These strains produce two types of enterotoxins .A cholera like toxin called heat-liable toxin (LT). A diarrheal toxin called heat-stable toxin (ST) (retain 100°C for 30 min) ST is a family of small toxins which can be divided into two groups .methanol soluble (STa) and methanol insoluble (STb). STa causes increase in cGMP levels in the host cell cytoplasm which leads to fluid loss. cGMP like cAMP is an important signaling molecule in eukaryotic cells and changes in cGMP affect a number of cellular processes including activities if ion pumps.LT-I and STa are encoded on plasmids.
Survival of Escherichia coli in the intestine of fish An outbreak of diarrheal illness caused by ingestion of food contaminated with enterotoxigenic E. coli was described in Japan [6]. The illness was strongly associated with eating tuna paste. Brazilian authors isolated 18 enterotoxigenic strains of E. coli (ETEC) from 3 of 24 samples of fresh fish originating from Brazilian markets; 13 of them produced a thermolabile enterotoxin [7].The authors explained the presence of toxic strains of E. coli in samples collected from fish (not from water) from one fish market by a longer survival of bacteria on an adequate substrate, i.e. inside the living organism. The isolation of 317 E. coli isolates tested for thermostabile (ST) and thermolabile (LT) toxins has been described in another Brazilian study [8] only one produced ST and none produced LT toxin. Furthermore, although transfer of antibiotic resistance from a fish pathogen did take place in the environment of fish intestinal content, the likelihood of this being a high-risk route for acquisition of resistance by bacteria that can affect humans is low.
When the DNA isolated from those pure cultures are subjected to multiplex PCR by using different primers respected to different virulent genes of E.coli, it is found that 66 % of the cultures had produced stable toxin and there was a 100% positive result from kaanagarta and 60% positive result in the case of shrimps. From the results, it is opined that mere presence of E.coli in fish should not be considered as biological hazard but the presence of virulence genes in the E.coli should be considered as health hazard.
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Photos from Copenhagen and Istanbul
Mar. 15, 2011 by dphillips
Huong Nguyen is on study abroad in Denmark and sends us these pictures from Copenhagen and a recent trip to Istanbul.
Huong and two friends in front of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen.
Huong with her host mom and grandmom in a town outside Copenhagen.
With a friend in front of Hagia Sofia in Istanbul, Turkey.
In a Turkish restaurant on the Asian side of Istanbul.


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Dilly Dally's fkkt is a collection of remixes of tracks from their acclaimed LP, Sore.
Remixes by acts like Odonis Odonis, CRIM3S and Nailbiter.
fkkt released today, one year to the day from the release of the band's debut.
To celebrate the band have shared a video for Nailbiter's remix of "The Touch." The video was made by the band and offers a thought-provoking take on menstruation, sexuality, and the erasure of women.


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The United Nations has written to the Indonesian government expressing its "concern" about the increasing number of reports about violence committed against religious minorities, reports the Jakarta Globe newspaper.
The Indonesian government denies any such violence — or having received any such letter.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs," reports the Globe, "says it is yet to receive a copy of the letter, dated April 26, 2011, from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay."
A copy of the letter, however, was received at the newspaper, Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights and a number of other Indonesia institutions.
The UN has also proposed an investigation into the allegations.
"Pillay says she is writing to the Indonesian government," reported the Globe, "to 'express my concern over the large number of letters and reports I have received in recent months concerning violence against members of religious minorities in Indonesia.'
"'I have been particularly disturbed by the widespread violence and discrimination,' she wrote, "which has included the state-sanctioned closing of Ahmadi mosques, the burning of homes and places of worship, and even physical violence and murder.'
The Ahmadis are a small sect of Islam.
Pillay said that since the violent attack that left three Ahmadi dead in Cikeusik, West Java, on Feb. 6, several government authorities had responded by issuing new regulations and decrees that allowed "further acts of harassment and violence" to occur.
Pillay also noted a number of other reported incidences of religious intolerance, including the ongoing stand-off between central Javan officials and the Indonesian Christian Church in the Yasmin area.
"Christian groups have reportedly been attacked and Christian churches have reportedly been burned in Gebyog, Klaten and Tegal in Central Java," wrote Pillay. "In North Sumatra, a Buddhist community was ordered to dismantle a Buddha statue at a temple that was considered by some to be a challenge to Islam in that area."
The commissioner said the incidents put at risk the human rights guaranteed in Indonesia's constitution and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Indonesia is a signatory.
"The General Assembly and Human Rights Council," her letter continued, "have repeatedly urged states to take all necessary and appropriate actions, in conformity with international human rights standards, to combat hatred, discrimination, intolerance and acts of violence, intimidation and coercion motivated by intolerance based on religion or belief, as well as incitement to hostility and violence, with particular regard to members of religious minorities."
On the Globe's on-line edition, one reader responded:
"It is typical of Indonesia to claim that it has religious freedom. All of us know there is only one religious freedom here. I saw the news video a few years ago when Protestant church was on fire while police and military looked on and did not help to stop the fire. There is much talk, but no love for equality or religious freedom. Shame on Indonesia!"


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Most of our technology here at EventDay is cloud based, and that cloud is none other than Windows Azure. Responsible for streaming video for the NFL and the Olympics (for real), Windows Azure is a computing powerhouse.
That's why we came to San Francisco to help the Microsoft team introduce new product rollouts, celebrate the successes thus far and throw one heckuva event for partners, customers and fans alike.
While the event is long sold out, all the important parts will be live streamed.
After a day spent affixing dog tags to recycled bike tire bags and sorting cool sweatshirts, the EventDay team is looking forward to running registration tomorrow. We'll be scanning QR codes, crossing names off lists, affixing wrist bands and awarding prizes to luck attendees.
And yes, even the bosses helped with this one.
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