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Sri Lanka's fast bowler Dilhara Fernando will play in the upcoming Test series against England despite a recurring ankle injury, his captain Mahela Jayawardene said on Friday.
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His availability is crucial for the hosts in the absence of seamer Farveez Maharoof, who will miss the entire series after suffering a stress fracture during the recent Test tour of Australia.
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There is a truce in the year-long battle between young real-estate scion Jason Taubman Kalisman and activist Ron Burkle.
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The folks here at Quixo have been busy communicating with friends in Peru about the devastating 8.0 earthquake that hit last Wednesday. We'll be posting some more travel information soon, but in the meantime, please help any way you can. Donations to any organization with folks already on the ground there can make a difference. These include the Red Cross, the Embassy of Peru, and many others, including many religious organizations.
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What's the first college to raise $1 billion? Stanford University has set a new record, becoming the first school to collect more than a billion dollars in a single year, according to a report released Wednesday.
For the eighth straight year, Stanford ranked first in the Council for Aid to Education's annual college fundraising survey, which shows that elite institutions continue to grab a disproportionate share of donor dollars.
In the 2012 fiscal year, roughly 3,500 U.S. colleges and universities raised $31 billion, 2.3 percent more than the previous year. The record was set in 2008 when schools took in $31.6 billion before fundraising dropped during the height of the financial crisis.
"We're climbing out of the doldrums," said survey director Ann Kaplan. "We haven't returned to the high point of 2008, but we're approaching it. I think you can say that about a lot of industries."
Topping the list was Stanford at $1.035 billion, followed by Harvard University at $650 million, Yale University at $544 million, the University of Southern California at $492 million and Columbia University at $490 million.
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Stanford benefited from a surge in donations at the end of its multi-year Stanford Challenge fundraising campaign, which netted $6.2 billion. It also benefited from the successful launch of a $1 billion campaign for its medical school and hospitals.
The 10-campus University of California system raised $1.56 billion, which doesn't include money collected by its individual campuses. UC Berkeley was the leading fundraiser among all public universities, taking in $405 million.
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford's alumni list includes the founders of major tech companies like Yahoo Inc. who have given to the school in recent years.
Stanford raised 46 percent more in its 2012 fiscal year than the $709 million it collected in 2011 and surpassed its previous record of $911 million set in 2006. The $1.035 billion haul is equal to nearly $56,000 for each of its roughly 18,500 undergraduate and graduate students, though much of the money will be used for research and construction.
By contrast, San Jose State University, a public college 20 miles away, raised $14 million, which is equal to $450 for each of its 31,000 students.
Stanford received donations from nearly 79,000 donors, including $100 million of a $150 million gift from Silicon Valley investor Robert King and his wife Dorothy to establish the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies.
"We are in awe and remain humbled by this kind of response. It was a remarkable showing of generosity," said Martin Shell, Stanford's vice president for development. "Higher education for most people represents hope for a better future, and donors want to invest in that."
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Photographer's Note
A view of the interior of Granada cathedral.
The cathedral of Granada is built over the Nasrid Great Mosque of Granada, in the centre of the city. Its construction began during the Spanish Renaissance in the early 16th century, shortly after the conquest of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs, who commissioned the works to Juan Gil de Hontañón and Enrique Egas.
The church was conceived on the model of the Cathedral of Toledo, for what initially was a Gothic architectural project, as was customary in Spain in the early decades of the 16th century. However, Egas was relieved by the Catholic hierarchy in 1529, and the continuation of the work was assigned to Diego Siloe, who built upon the example of his predecessor, but changed the approach towards a fully Renaissance aesthetic.
Granada's cathedral has a rectangular base due to its five naves that completely cover the cross, which doesn't stand out over the floor-plan. All of the five naves are staggered in height, the central one being bigger. At the foot of the cathedral there are located two towers. The left one, called the tower of San Miguel, being a buttress which replaced the planned tower on that side.
The main chapel consists of a series of Corinthian columns on which capitals is the entablature and, over it, the vault, which houses a series of delicate stained glass windows.
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jemaflor (116746) 2017-08-28 23:32
Hi Stephen,
Great church interior, well photographed, good depth effect with the view of the floor, good exposure, tfs.
dkmurphys (75536) 2017-08-28 23:50
Good morning,
Nice interior capture from the cathedral. I like the classical columns and the chess boars floor. Well taken.
Silvio1953 (175539) 2017-08-29 0:37
Ciao Stephen, great perspective on fantastic columnes, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
emka (126563) 2017-08-29 0:44
Hello Stephen,
Nice picture from the interior of granada Cathedral. Still not the tombs of Catholic Kings. excellent perspective, this checkered floor gives depth. Impressive high columns.
Have a nice day
papagolf21 (131680) 2017-08-29 0:58
Bonjour, cher Stephen,
Impressionnant de voir un tel hall monumental.
Merci de nous présenter une telle oeuvre d'art architecturale.
Très belle présentation.
abmdsudi (72870) 2017-08-29 1:14
Hi Stephen
Lots of fine stonework to view....
I am sure today's churches pale by comparison to the fine art and amazing craftsmanship of the old churches. The minute details are a perfect example of the skill that went into this building. A lovely capture of the beautiful interior of the Cathedral, Congrats
Best wishes
Nicou (172860) 2017-08-29 1:26
Ce rendu au sol quelle vue et quelle forme en losange et quelle vue sur ces colonnes de marbre quelles cannelures et captage superbe.
Bravo et amitié
pajaran (80987) 2017-08-29 3:58
Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
dobar rad i format fotografije, lepo pokazan enterijer i detalji, dobar kontrast i perspektiva, lepe boje.
Lep enterijer stare Katedrale.
Zelim vam lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
Good day.
Nice view, interesting and good text ...
Good work and photo format, nice shown interior and details, good contrast and perspective, nice colors.
Nice interior of the old Cathedral.
I wish you a beautiful and successful day, all the best.
pierrefonds (83835) 2017-08-29 4:47
Bonjour Stephen,
J'apprécie le design des tuiles du plancher. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails des colonnes et des murs de la cathédrale. La lumière donne de belles teintes aux couleurs de l'image. Bonne journée.
ChrisJ (139709) 2017-08-29 5:35
Hi Stephen,
I like the deep perspective and chequerboard pattern of the tiles. Nice repetition of the columns which seem to be a hybrid of Ionic & Corinthian. Tfs!
jhm (178592) 2017-08-29 5:44
Hello Stephen,
You know I like of nice church interiors, this is fantastic done.
Certainly the black and white floor is very nice.
You create depth and perspective.
Sharpness and clarity are perfect.
Very well done, TFS.
Best regards,
Fis2 (127643) 2017-08-29 7:15
Witaj Stephen!
Very impressive columns.
Interesting interior.
Good frame and colors.
Well done.
Nice afternoon.
PiotrF (35524) 2017-08-29 16:37
Hello Stephen,
A very nice view of the interior of Granada cathedral.Perfect exposure and good color saturation.Interesting notes.
Nice presentation.
rychem (57837) 2017-08-29 20:37
Great interior shot with perfect management of light, very well composed, great architecture details
regards Ryszard
Cricri (145320) 2017-08-30 8:35
Hi Stephen
Bonne prise de la lumière intérieur de haut en bas, bel effet de profondeur des pavés , belle réalisation
Belle soirée
jean113 (10757) 2017-08-31 12:42
Hello Stephen,those are very fine marble columns.
I like your point of view, where the tiled floor leads our eyes into the scene.
The light is managed very skilfully.
Regards Jean.
mcmtanyel (43575) 2017-08-31 19:34
Hello Stephen,
What magnificent architecture, the place is awe-inspiring.
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- Date Taken: 2017-05-00
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For his final report from Las Vegas this week, PGA.com's John Kim was determined to discover products that are so imaginative, different and useful that you just have to have them. So what made his cut? A collection of products truly unique and innovative, that's what.
PGA.com's John Kim created Tuesday's "Scene and Heard" column under the premise of "Stuff I Want." There are more than 200 exhibitors here and, quite honestly, they've all got great products, so what caught his eye? Click on in and find out.
When the doors swung open on Tuesday, it marked the PGA Expo's most extensive showing of top golf brands and industry professionals to participate in recent years. Thousands of PGA Professionals, golf buyers and industry leaders from 47 U.S. states and 14 countries are on hand to source the newest golf-related merchandise, test the latest equipment and learn the latest in technology advancements, instruction and business, all while networking with their peers.
The PGA Expo teed off Monday with in-depth education programs and product testing of the newest equipment, training aids and accessories during the PGA Expo Demo Night at the TaylorMade Golf Experience. Nearly 40 golf companies showcased new products, among them PING, TaylorMade and Foresight Sports.
Another PGA Expo began on Monday in beautiful Las Vegas, but this year there is definitely a different vibe. For years, the site of Demo Night was the Callaway Golf Center just down from the famed Las Vegas Strip, but though the location was the same, the name was simply the Las Vegas Golf Center. The significance is that no single manufacturer had a dominant presence, and thus many of them showed up.
The PGA Expo features the most extensive showing of top golf brands and pre-registered industry professionals to participate in the annual industry event in recent years. Thousands of PGA Professionals, golf buyers and industry leaders are expected to attend the PGA Expo to source the newest golf-related merchandise from some 200 vendors; test the latest equipment; learn the most innovative advancements in golf technology; participate in hands-on, high impact teaching and business education programs and network among peers.
Mike Malaska, the 2011 PGA of America Teacher of the Year, Worldwide Director of Jack Nicklaus Golf Academies and PGA Director of Instruction for Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club in the Phoenix metropolitan area, is the featured instructor for the Instructional Workshop at PGA Expo Demo Night, sponsored by Orange Whip Trainer, on Monday, Aug. 19.
PGA Professionals, golf buyers and industry leaders attending the 2013 PGA Expo can anticipate numerous opportunities to share best practices and network with colleagues from around the world. Networking programs are becoming an increasingly important aspect of the PGA Expo, where more than 200 top golf brands and companies will showcase the latest equipment, training aids, fashions and accessories.
The 2013 PGA Expo will feature a renewed focus on technology innovations in equipment, teaching aids and golf services with the introduction of the new PGA Expo Technology Symposium and "Tech Talk" demonstrations, plus access to hands-on product testing of the newest technology from leading vendors indoors at the Club Performance Testing Center and outdoors at the annual PGA Expo Demo Night.
The 2013 PGA Expo will host a record number of equipment companies, led by Ping and Callaway, along with all of the best names in golf apparel and accessories, plus a concentration on golf technology products and services among the more than 200 golf-related vendors at the annual industry marketplace.
The PGA's Fast-Track Leadership Seminar and Certified Professional Program 2.0 top the new additions to an already diverse education conference at the 2013 PGA Expo. The enhanced education schedule provides PGA Professionals and industry leaders with a variety of high-level, national education programs to organize a custom educational calendar while sourcing the latest merchandise among more than 200 golf vendors and networking among peers at the industry's annual golf marketplace.
Fashion once again is in the spotlight of the 2013 PGA Expo, when nearly 100 top golf and resort apparel companies converge at The Venetian Resort Casino Hotel and at the center of Las Vegas "Fashion Week" for 2014 apparel line introductions, designer panel discussions on the latest trends, special events and professional networking among thousands of golf, resort and activewear buyers.
TaylorMade Golf Company returns to the PGA Expo for the first time in 15 years to showcase its newly announced SLDR driver and host the PGA Expo Demo Night at its new TaylorMade Golf Experience location. Additionally, TaylorMade is joined by adidas Golf and Ashworth, which have exhibited for the last three years at the PGA Expo.
The PGA Expo, the industry retail springboard for golf equipment, accessories and apparel in the second half of the golf season, returns to The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino. Multiple fashion tradeshows will take place at The Venetian and in Las Vegas during the PGA Expo timeframe, providing synergy to golf industry apparel buyers and manufacturers. Attending industry professionals also will have access to high-level golf instruction and business education seminars at the PGA Expo from leading PGA teachers and industry executives.


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3.2 Need for coordination between plans
School connectivity plans cannot stand alone. In order to be effective, they must be consistent with policies to promote country-wide ICT connectivity. Within a national framework, school connectivity plans need to be coordinated with policies, plans, strategies, and programmes for universal service, as well as broadband and Information Society agendas. In the education sector, school connectivity plans need to complement policies and plans that already may be in place to extend educational services to all population groups.
Some countries have approached school connectivity as an integral part of the general development plan for the country, whereas others have seen e-education initiatives as more linked to connectivity and, therefore, part of ICT or telecommunications-specific strategies or initiatives. Some countries envision school connectivity as part of education policy.
Mechanisms to Implement School Connectivity Initiatives at National Level
Some of the variety of national approaches to connectivity planning can be seen in the following examples.
ICT4D/National ICT Programmes with e-education, e-health and e-government aspects
E-education Initiatives
Telecoms-specific initiatives and programmes, often focusing on connectivity in particular:
Source: Pygma Consulting International, LLC.
School connectivity strategies can be incorporated into more general education master plans. However, those broad education plans are unlikely to provide sufficient focus on the revolutionary impact that ICT use can have on learning, curriculum development, teacher training and infrastructural changes to the school environment. Furthermore, education master plans tend to be developed infrequently, whereas ICT is a rapidly evolving area. A specific e-education plan will ensure that proper focus and detail is devoted to school connectivity and that implementation targets are feasible and fundable.
A detailed ICT-for-education strategy is also essential to facilitate funding from development partners. For example, in Botswana, school connectivity is addressed in the national 2007 ICT Policy, which calls for all schools to be connected to the Internet by 2010.71 However, the Policy does not provide the necessary implementation details, nor does it specify how school connectivity fits into the overall educational philosophy. As a result, implementation has lagged behind, with few schools getting connected.72
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Larry David has worn many hats throughout Curb Your Enthusiasm's run. This season alone he's been a pickle hero and fatwa boy, but more often than not, he's just a "four-eyed fuck." "The Accidental Text on Purpose," last night's episode of the show, introduced the unlikeliest of roles for Larry: relationship guru. Why anyone would trust Larry with relationship advice is unclear, but for the better part of the episode, Larry doles out some inspired—and appropriately disingenuous—nuggets of wisdom.


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Thursday, September 12, 2013
Almost cheated!
Yesterday, of all days, 11.09.2013 I was shocked into speechlessness. Not very rare but quite scary stuff. Early morning I received a call from a number, 0326163822 on my handphone and the Malay guy introduced himself as an Inspector from Commercial Crime Division at Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur. Head office. Anyway he said my identity card number was used in some cheating case in Hk involving Citibank and 4 other Malaysians. He gave me 2 Chinese names and asked if I knew the names and I said no. Of course I was a bit rattled at first because come on, not everyday you get a call from a policeman, more so someone claiming to be working with Interpol. And IC numbers are easy to compromise and he did make a convincing case when he asked if I lost my IC before, if I ever applied to banks with copies of my IC which is yes since who doesn't? Anyway I became a bit suspicious since I don't even have a bank account with Citibank, more so in HK. I asked when was that account opened and he said May 2013 and I said I have not been to HK for I can't remember how many years! So he gave me a telephone number, an international number and to call Mongkok Police Station and ask for a police called Lo Keong. I asked when I should call and he said immediately, if not once the warrant of arrest is issued, I will be arrested. He gave me his handphone number, to call him if I have enquiries and he put down the phone. Thoroughly convincing. Almost panicking I called my sisters and then I sat down and thought for a while. The story doesn't match. I was never in HK during that time. I never have any account with Citibank. I did not submit my IC to any banks more so Citibank in May 2013. Earlier maybe. I did lose my IC like more than a decade ago. Who hasn't lose their IC at least once? But the killer is this. Why would I use my IC to open an account in HK? Shouldn't it be my passport? And also, if such a huge case involving Interpol and what nots, how come I am not invited to Bukit Aman at an appointed date to give my statement instead of just calling straight to HK? So I called the number I see on my phone and indeed it is the Bukit Aman number but the person confirmed that there is no such inspector or such division. He asked what's the matter and I said someone called and said I was in some cheating case and he immediately asked; "Hong Kong issit?" and I said yes and he told me this was in the news, there were some calls about this and he told me not to worry about my IC being compromised and what nots. I asked how come the number used is the same number to Bukit Aman and he said the number was hijacked. I asked why not put this in bold at their website so that people know and he laughed I think when he said it was in the news. I asked if I should make a police report and he said no need. And then I called Citibank because I realised I am their card holder (and why is it always Citibank?!) and again they confirmed the same thing and told me to ignore those calls. And guess what? That fraudster actually called me 3 more times! I ignored all the calls.
So scary! How convincing, until you calm down and think. Of course police do call you but if they want a statement out of you which involves an international case, they would have set up an appointment at their police station or they will come to visit you and not like call the police in that country straight. And my sister did asked; "Have you ever heard of such a diligent policeman?" and well, she has a point.
Anyway people, if you got such a call, don't panic. They will know your IC, not such a big deal. Don't ever call the number they ask you to call. If any, call back the line you got the call from to confirm, and not the handphone. It could be real but remember, anyone asking you to meet privately or call somewhere or give account details and all are always fake! And if they do drop by for a visit, always insist on their IDs and badge and call Bukit Aman first to confirm the identity before talking or following them.
Quite a scare though. How come me? Why me?
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Thanks for posting. Wow, they never change the facts do they? The only difference is you were told to go to Bukit Aman and mine was to call some number in HK. And it is still ongoing. The guys at Bukit Aman shouldReplyDelete
1. out a huge notice at the front of their website
2. post a huge notice in newspaper
3. post a huge warning in TV broadcasts
Because frankly I can't find any of those notice anywhere
Found this writeup when I googled that number. I just had that same call about 30 minutes ago. I requested that he speaks in English. He then asked if I speak in Mandarin. I said I don't speak Mandarin. He must've panicked, and hung up.ReplyDeleteReplies
Wow still ongoing? Be careful, he might call back again. Ignore the call.Delete
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Retailing has always been hard, but it is getting even harder. Brick and mortar stores are struggling to get people into their buildings to see and buy their products. Even when customers enter the store and look at the products, they often reach for their smartphone to check prices and opinions from other locations on the Internet. Retailers are being digitally disrupted in all kinds of ways. In many cases this disruption is via mobile devices, but that is not all of the story.
Amazon is often listed as the top digital disruptor in retailing as they are gobbling up market share in all kinds of categories. Today, they announced their own smartphone. Why? The smartphone is a data generation engine. It can provide massive amounts of data about you, your location, browsing, shopping and research interests.
My colleague, Peter Abatan has been pondering the struggles of traditional retailers and shares his insights with us here.
Recently, Tesco announced a third consecutive quarterly drop in profits and suffered its worst slump in 40 years, similarly, Sainsbury's announced its second consecutive quarterly drop. Having lived in the UK for a considerable part of my life, and being a holder of loyalty cards from both grocery chains, I wonder if these supermarkets really understand who I am, and what I like to purchase? I also ponder why it is so difficult for these behemoths to connect with me on a social level?
If ever a business or organization should be at the forefront of personal Code Halos strategies, it should be Tesco and Sainsbury's. Code Halos strategies are the information that surrounds people, organizations, and devices. Every click, swipe and view, every interaction and transaction generates a halo of code that's robust, powerful, and rich with meaning and insight. The data they hold on an individual is enough to make some basic assumptions about that person, giving them the opportunity to upsell or down-sell products and services depending on their spending patterns. For example, what a person buys can help determine whether the person lives in a one-person household or a multiple occupant household. It can indicate whether a person has realized a rise in income or an economic set back by the type and quality of products purchased. Purchases can hint at birthdays, weddings, babies, religious practices and holidays, and ethnic food preferences.
These economic trends associated with the individual can enable these grocery chains to help the customer stay loyal, by targeting special offers and deals specific to that customer's needs. For example, these grocery chains can offer a product regularly purchased by the customer, as an occasional treat to help retain loyalty. As the price cut chains like Lidl and Aldi continue to eat away at the market share of the big five in the UK, the survival of the fittest will depend on these grocery chains maximize the use of personal Code Halos to their advantage in order to engender loyalty from their customers.
I shop at any of the big 4 grocery chains because I feel none of them do really understand who I am as a customer. I have come to the conclusion that it is the ability to create a relationship with the customer that is essential to engendering loyalty. If Tesco can say to me, "Mr Abatan, we noticed that you bought the ingredients for a coconut cake, did you know that apart from making a coconut cake you could also make coconut flavored bread and here is the recipe to make it." Now that is a relationship that could last for a very long time. Another example is, "Mr Abatan we noticed that you have not bought petrol from us for a while. If you do so before the end of the week we will give you £4.00 off your next purchase."
Code Halos are about using technology to enhance relationships with the customer and to help the organization to grow in the midst of very stiff competition. There are supermarkets like ASDA that do not use loyalty cards, and use demographics to determine what products will sell in a particular area, and which ones would not. Cut price supermarkets like Aldi and Lidl probably use the same model, but I believe this is not sustainable. They all have to start to understand the individual customer and their needs, likes and dislikes.
By understanding my Code Halo, supermarkets can specifically target products that meet my needs. For example superfoods that can help me lose weight or run faster. It can begin to understand when I am likely to run out of a product and generate a shopping list that ensures that I do not forget something essential next time I visit the supermarket. These grocery chains need to connect with their customers via social media if they are to understand what their likes and dislikes are because it all goes towards understanding the personal Code Halo of every single customer.
Loyalty cards like Nectar for Sainbury's, Clubcard for Tesco and the latest edition myWaitrose by Waitrose are a great start, but these businesses need to recognize and fully understand every customer's personal needs and find a way to connect with those needs one customer at a time. As Malcolm Frank et al state in their book titled "Code Halos", "We can find meaning-making potential almost everywhere; the information surrounding every individual, product or organization is fantastically rich with clues and cues about past behavior, current needs and future possibilities". The authors go on to say ""Decoding" your customers' Code Halos - understanding in fine-grain detail who they are and what they value - is becoming the new way to win in business."
There is no doubt that Code Halos are now transforming all our lives and the lives of organizations as well. It will help us to achieve our goals faster, more efficiently and in a non-intrusive way. In essence, grocery chains need to think differently beyond price cuts and price wars, and begin to build solid meaningful relationships with each customer one-at-a-time.
Code Halos: How the Digital Lives of People, Things, and Organizations are Changing the Rules of Business by Malcolm Frank, Paul Roehrig and Ben Pring.
(Published by Wiley 2014)
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The Involvement of miR-23a/APAF1 Regulation Axis in Colorectal Cancer
AbstractRecent advances in microRNAome have made microRNAs (miRNAs) a compelling novel class of biomarker in cancer biology. In the present study, the role of miR-23a in the carcinogenesis of colorectal cancer (CRC) was investigated. Cell viability, apoptosis, and caspase 3/7 activation analyses were conducted to determine the potentiality of apoptosis resistance function of miR-23a in CRC. Luciferase assay was performed to verify a putative target site of miR-23a in the 3'-UTR of apoptosis protease activating factor 1 (APAF1) mRNA. The expression levels of miR-23a and APAF1 in CRC cell lines (SW480 and SW620) and clinical samples were assessed using reverse transcription-quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) and Western blot. We found that the inhibition of miR-23a in SW480 and SW620 cell lines resulted in significant reduction of cell viability and promotion of cell apoptosis. Moreover, miR-23a up-regulation was coupled with APAF1 down-regulation in CRC tissue samples. Taken together, miR-23a was identified to regulate apoptosis in CRC. Our study highlights the potential application of miR-23a/APAF1 regulation axis in miRNA-based therapy and prognostication. View Full-Text
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Yong, F.L.; Wang, C.W.; Roslani, A.C.; Law, C.W. The Involvement of miR-23a/APAF1 Regulation Axis in Colorectal Cancer. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2014, 15, 11713-11729.
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Today Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Episode 1st November 2016 Written Updates Kunal Calls Ishita Picks Up Phone :- Kunal is continuously blackmailing Mihika on phone with her being aware about who is actually giving her threat calls she gets tensed Ishita saw her screaming at someone and confronts Mihika she tells her that a person is annoying me then explains her the whole story why he is blackmailing her Ishita says you should talk to Romi regarding this Mahika says I will talk but later it turns out that Kunal is working for Ashok as he has offered his brother an election ticket.
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Dadi makes arrangements for Mani he asks Dadi why are you doing this, I don't think Shagun will do this Dadi says I know she won't come, but I m doing this for you as you are like my son, and mother can apply uptan to a son, after what Shagun did, I don't want her to do anything. She says I feel bad for Mani, how did he get trapped by Shagun, she is breaking Pihu from her parents. Shagun asks oh really, you lied to me and took me to Chennai. Mani asks her to relax. Shagun says aunty taunts me, this is my house. Shagun asks Dadi to leave from their house.
Mani asks Shagun to apologize to Dadi Shagun refuses Dadi says stop it, I don't want fight on Diwali day, I have seen Adi and Aaliya's engagement, the house where I don't get respect, I will not stay there for a min. Mani asks what are you saying. Dadi says book my ticket, I have to go back. Aaliya says no. Dadi says no discussion, I will celebrate festival at my home, I will come back in Aaliya's marriage even if Shagun does not like. Mani asks Shagun are you happy now. He goes. Shagun cares a damn.
Mihika gets her new sim card and phone as Romi gifted her both she went upstairs to take a bath Ishita came to her room the phone begins to ring Ishita says Mihika you are getting call from an unknown number Mihika says pick up as phone is new and number is unsaved so it might be Romi Ishita picks up and it was Kunal on the other side he says Mihika you are very smart but I know that you changed your number.
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3/25/2013 - Home sales rise to 3-year high
by Julie Schmit - USA Today
Existing home sales continued to climb in February, further evidence of a continuing recovery in the housing market.
Home sales rose 0.8 percent in February from January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.98 million, 10.2 percent above last year's level, the National Association of Realtors saidThursday. The sales rate was the highest since November 2009, when a federal tax credit was propping up home sales. January's sales rate was also revised up to 4.94 million. Total inventory, which had been dropping for months, rose 9.6 percent at the end of the February to 1.94 million homes for sale, a 4.7-month supply at the current sales pace. That's up from 4.3 months in January.
Listed inventory was 19 percent below a year ago and the supply is especially tight in certain areas of the country, such as in the West. With limited supply, bidding wars have broken out as buyers have little to choose from and agents have little to sell.
But last month's inventory expansion was a strong one, said Jed Kolko, economist for website Trulia.
Inventory has been tightening because construction levels are still low, adding little new housing stock, and homeowners are waiting to sell until they have more positive equity, Kolko said.
He said inventory is likely to rise now through the summer because of seasonality, bringing some relief to buyers and helping boost sales. The February jump "is an early hint that the inventory crunch may finally be easing for good," Kolko said.
In a separate report Thursday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency -- the regulator for mortgage- finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- said home prices rose 0.6 percent from December to January. For the 12 months ending in January, prices rose 6.5 percent.


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CALCUTTA, Oct 11, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio / prurgent) In celebration of the centenary of Mark Twain's death, Montblanc has dedicated its Limited Writers Edition 2010 to one of America's greatest novelists. The uniquely crafted writing instrument is a fitting homage to the creator of such classics as "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer".
Regarded to this day as the founder of Modern American literature, Twain was a vocal opponent of slavery and racial segregation. His works were socially critical yet entertaining novels and short stories, which inspired generations of authors. Driven by a precise observant eye, a fierce sense of humour, and critical wit, his works have left an enduring effect on American literature.
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2007 Dodge Ram 1500 Reviews
2007 Ram 1500 Owner Reviews (35)
Not to buy
tgs1954panel 2009-10-29 23:24:04
I would never buy anther Dodge truck. I am in my 4th trans in the truck and the truck does not track right now, the front and back are not in the same line.. This is my 2nd truck my frist was in lelegal issues thats how I got the new one not want i wanted get...
Best Buy
Xavierruiz1 2009-01-24 14:52:48
This truck is as tough as it looks. 4.7 V8 is smooth and has plenty of power. Only complaint is stock speakers are horrible, so I upgraded with an aftermarket sound system. Otherwise, I have not had any problems with this vehicle and will be buying another one in 2010.
Review of 2007 Dodge Ram 1500
kvnsmith78 2008-09-21 07:09:41
Very good performance engine wise the 4.7 is not to bad on gas and can tow big, tends to oversteer a bit, 17" wheels make it a bit rough with the heavy duty suspension, has a bad blind spot on the drivers side, that was taken care of by a spot mirror, overall well put together and very dependable. interior is comfortable and very roomy.
Very Pleased with my Ram
Cjohns42 2008-08-12 12:56:35
I had owned a '72,'97,'00,and '04 Chevy Silverados since I started driving, and considered myself a "Chevy Man". The '04 was a regular cab and with a wife and new baby just wasn't practical anymore, so with the rebate and incentives Dodge was offering we reluctantly bought the Ram. I have to say that I have been plesantly surprised with the truck. It rides very well, and the quad cab has plenty of room. I got the 3.7 V6 and for daily driving it does very well. Gas milage is not great, but it is about what you woould expect with a truck. I have hauled a couple of pretty big loads with it, and the V6 had enough power to do the job. The interior is comfortable and functionable, but is very plain. The exterior on mine had the gray work truck grille, so I had it painted to match the body, and added a hood, and bed side graphic for a more sporty look. The only complaint that I have is the 6'3" bed makes hauling some things a little more difficult than a 6'6" bed(an 8" board will not fit dia. in this bed with the bed cover on), but the extra room in the cab makes this a non issue. I would highly recomend this truck, and would be willing to buy another.
My Fourth RAM
2007-12-13 07:47:57
Have Loved all Four. drove and priced all the others.
Mega cab is so spacious and tows like a dream!
2007-11-30 05:10:01
We have so much room it is amazing. We haul our 22 ft. boat and it tows as if there is nothing there. It is fantastic!!!!
2007-11-24 11:25:09
I own the v6 model due to believeing my sales man!
2007-11-07 03:21:21
Its a piece of crap , it a quad cab , but interior is sub par , I owned a 03' Dodge before this one but after the experience with this one I may never go back .
The 03' was wonderful comfortable seats and powerful engine.
The new one I hate after just a couple days of driving I wanted to take it back wish I could have ,I will be back into a Chevy next time around ! shouldnt have left them in first place own 7 before the dodges ,no complant on 03 ext. trans.
But the 07 they can stick it!
Review of 2007 Dodge Ram 1500
2007-10-24 09:53:21
The Best Truck on the road today. The best price, package and performance both on the road and off road anywhere in the states of Montana to Louisiana. NO problem with "NO OFF ROAD ACCESS" in handling or performance in rain, ice, snow or Louisiana Gator Mud.
The most comfortable in seating for passagers and driver, dash board with easy viewing to panel of information. Ergonimcially designed for long trips or just a short trip to the next town (even if it is an hour away).
I drive the 1500 Hemi Quad Extened Cab, Big Horn Edition 2007. I have seen many like it and other styles of the Dodge Ram thoughout the states. Rarely do I see any other American or other trucks on the road. But there are a lot of "other trucks" for sale in any newspaper or advertisement. VERY rarely do you find a Dodge Ram for sale and if you call them, "it's because I want an upgrade to another Dodge Ram".
I have gotten more comments with this truck, than I did when I owned the only 280 ZX fully loaded in the small town I grew up in.
The only comment I often get is "It is Awesome" (as was the 280 ZX commercial) but can it walk the talk? To settle that, all we have to do is take a short drive, pick the path. The next comment is like that comment in "Independece Day"..."WOW, I HAVE GOT TO GET ME ONE OF THESE!"
Finally a Truck that Sell's it Self! And is worth every dime.
slippery when wet
2007-10-12 04:39:00
I have the 1500 quad hemi, overall I love the truck and it is my 3rd dodge truck, BUT I have never driven one so squirrly when it is wet. The truck came with the anit spin possi traction and all it does is spin spin spin. I dont know the exact lingo but I know it is a dangerous vehicle in the rain if you are not use to driving it! Husband says I just need to go spin some donuts to get use to it and try and loosen it up. The interior is not as roomy as the 02' but the look of the interior is better.


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Another Endless Day, I Could't Find A Way
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There's really not a lot to complain about in our 5.x rotation, but every now and then while I'm playing or writing simulations, I'll notice a new oddity. This isn't that surprising – we had a pretty significant overhaul in 5.0, and while the developers did an impressive job of ironing out most of the kinks, stuff inevitably falls through the cracks when you have a system as complex as WoW.
This time, it's another instance of haste-induced weirdness courtesy of Sanctity of Battle. This isn't the first time that haste scaling has introduced curiosities into our rotation – you may remember back in beta, when Sanctity of Battle was accidentally leading to situations where adding more haste decreased your DPS because of cooldown clashes. Luckily, that particular bug was fixed before Mists of Pandaria was released.
This time the weirdness is quite a bit more subtle, and involves one of our level 75 talents: Holy Avenger. Unlike most of our rotational abilities, Shield of the Righteous isn't affected by Sanctity of Battle. This leads to a weird situation where if you have a lot of haste (for example, Heroism/Bloodlust) and pop Holy Avenger, you can inadvertently "munch" holy power (for lack of a better term, also because "lusty munching" is an awesome name for a blog post).
To illustrate this, let's say for the moment that you have 5% haste from gear, the 5% spell haste raid buff, Seal of Insight's 10% spell haste, and 30% haste from Heroism. With that much haste your melee GCD is just under 1.1 seconds and your spell GCD is capped at 1 second. However, your SotR cooldown is still stuck at 1.5 seconds. You can probably already guess where this is headed: you end up casting holy power generators faster than you can actually consume holy power with SotR.
For example, let's say you get lucky with Grand Crusader procs and end up casting a sequence of CS-J-AS-CS-AS-. That's five holy power generators in a row, being cast at times t=0, 1.1, 2.2, 3.3, and 4.4 seconds. However, even if you cast your first SotR instantly after CS at t=0, you can't keep up with that rate of HPG. Your SotR casts happen at t=0, 1.5, 3.0, and 4.5 seconds. Note that there are two holy power generators occurring between the SotR casts at t=3.0 and at t=4.5 (at t=3.3 and t=4.4), which means one of them ended up wasted. If we're lucky we started the entire sequence at 0 holy power, and really only ended up wasting one holy power instead of three. But if it happens more than once during the duration of Holy Avenger, the second one is guaranteed to waste three holy power.
In this idealized case, you need to get lucky with Grand Crusader to set up that situation. However, that's only how it works on paper. In practice this issue shows up far more commonly because of latency and reaction time. I can't say for sure if SotR can be queued early like other spells – for example, CS can be queued within the latency tolerance window even if it's still on coldown, provided the remaining cooldown is less than your latency tolerance of course – but while raiding it certainly didn't feel like it could be, as I was consistently seeing munching issues with single Grand Crusader procs such as CS-J-AS-CS-, which shouldn't cause the problem according to the ideal scenario.
On the other hand, I'm also certain that I don't queue up my first SotR instantly after that first Crusader Strike either. My own reaction time is such that I'm sure there's at least 50-100 ms of delay between hitting CS and hitting SotR, and that might be a low estimate if I'm trying to do other things as well (moving, taunting a boss, etc.). And if there's any delay being accumulated (from similar sources) between SotR casts, that's going to push subsequent ones back and cause the same clashing issue. This is perhaps more easily seen in graphical form:
The first block diagram shows the ideal case, where your SotR is cast nearly instantly after CS (in this case I've delayed it very slightly, less than 30 milliseconds). There's only one holy power generator occurring during each SotR cooldown period, so nothing gets munched. Note, however, that if that second Crusader Strike ends up proccing Grand Crusader, we have the 5-HPG scenario described above and the extra Grand Crusader proc gets munched.
The second block diagram shows a more realistic scenario, where SotR is delayed by a little more than a third of a second (350 milliseconds to be precise) to account for latency and reaction time. And as you can see, because of the extra delay the second Crusader Strike is just edging ahead of the third SotR cast, leading to the Crusader Strike being munched. If there's any more than 300 milliseconds of delay accumulated during those first two SotR casts, either from pre-casting delay or delay between the casts themselves, you'll run into this situation.
Note that I haven't shown the Avenger's Shield cooldown as being reduced to 1 second in this diagram, because it doesn't end up affecting the results. At first I mistakenly thought this was a factor in producing this munching scenario, but while making the diagram I realized that all it does is introduce a 0.1-second gap between the end of the AS GCD and the beginning of the CS GCD, as CS doesn't become available any sooner, even with spell queuing.
I tend to work a little like a metronome, in nice even GCD increments (though Mel has me beat hands-down there: he's the only person I know who considers a stopwatch an essential element of a raiding UI). For off-GCD abilities like SotR, Heroic Strike, and what have you, I tend to default to casting on half-integer steps, or halfway between GCDs. That's obviously a problem in this situation though, since I'd be immediately putting a ~500 millisecond delay on my first SotR cast, guaranteeing that I'll end up munching my third HP generator.
When Heroism is cast that metronome speeds up, but the rhythm is still nice and steady. But this gets a little screwy because speeding up my rhythm for the rotation completely de-synchs it from the SotR cast intervals. And my poor, feeble brain just can't handle that for some reason; trying to keep both of those timers running in my head just doesn't work, and inevitably good ol' brainy just gives up on the SotR one. I account for it rather inelegantly: continuously spamming my SotR keybind (which itself incurs a few hundred ms of delay – think about how many times you can realistically press and release a button per second, it's probably only 4-5 at most). And I'm afraid the problem is only going to get worse as we accumulate more haste on our gear in future tiers, because eventually we'll have enough melee haste that the de-synching will occur (for me, at least) outside of Heroism.
Luckily, there are two pretty straightforward solutions the developers could employ to eliminate this particular case of weirdness. The first is to simply add SotR to Sanctity of Battle. That way, the cooldown would scale exactly the same way as CS/J/etc., and players like me could go back to using one internal metronome. The other solution is potentially even simpler: they could reduce the cooldown on SotR to one second instead of 1.5 seconds.
Those may seem like pretty significant buffs at first glance, but in fact, they really aren't. SotR is primarily limited by holy power rather than its cooldown, and the duration of the mitigation buff is additive anyway, so reducing the cooldown wouldn't change how we use the ability in normal circumstances. And I doubt it's a concern in PvP to be able to get two SotRs off in 1 second instead of 1.5 seconds (do people even PvP as prot anymore?).
At best we'd get an additional ~3-6 seconds of SotR uptime per encounter, provided we use Holy Avenger during Heroism and get lucky with Grand Crusader procs. That's 1%-2% more SotR uptime for a 5-minute encounter, and less if we aren't lucky. And it comes during the period when healers are at their maximum effectiveness too, further reducing the benefit. I don't think it constitutes an unbalancing increase in survivability, to be sure. It would primarily be a quality-of-life boost to eliminate that weirdness and make the rotation feel less awkward in this one niche situation.
Note that everything I've said about SotR here could be equally applicable to Word of Glory, though I haven't mentioned it until now. Chain-casting WoG will run into exactly the same munching problem, so it probably warrants a similar solution. I don't think it's any more unbalancing for WoG to be a 1-second cooldown for Prot or Ret, though I admit I don't know how it would affect Holy (in fact, I don't even know if they like to spec for Holy Avenger).


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Stacy Mathews of Cleveland said there's no guarantee that the community would benefit from a public investment in the arena.
"I don't have any personal feelings against Dan Gilbert," she said. "I don't know him personally, but I just hope with the movement and changes that he's trying to make for his team that he would also do that for the city as well. Cleveland right now are going pretty good, but there are still areas in Cleveland that need to be addressed. There are still many poor areas … (and resources needed) in the schools and things of that nature."
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Those aren't necessarily the snappiest soundbites — and definitely isn't the snappiest chant — and appears to be a bit of a pivot from "this is a stupid subsidy" to "if Gilbert is going to get $70 million in free public money, either he or the city of Cleveland should throw some money at other local needs as well." This all appears to be heading toward a battle over a community benefits agreement, and you know my feelings about those.
Meanwhile, the Cleveland city council has introduced legislation to approve the Gilbert arena subsidy, and is expected to cast a final vote by mid-April. There may be some haggling over the details, but it looks like the plan to give a billionaire $70 million for no coherent reason at all is likely to sail through without much difficulty — and without Gilbert even having to come up with his own chants.


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