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Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi Poly Graduates 28,325 Students, 485 Bags Distinction Award
No fewer than 486 students of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi have bagged distinctions in various programmes during the 25th Convocation ceremony of 2016/2017, 2017/2018 Academic sessions of the Polytechnic.
The Rector, Dr Sanusi Jimah, announced the award of the certificates at the 25th Convocation ceremony for 2016/2017, 2017/2018 Academic sessions on Saturday in Auchi, Edo.
Jimah said while 241 of the graduates of the 2016/2017 session had distinction, 245 graduates who completed their programme during the 2017/2018 session similarly bagged distinction.
Auchi Polytechnic Rector, Dr. Sanusi Jimah presented OND and HND certificates to the total of 28,325 graduates, out of which only 486 of them made distinction.
He said that 382 of those with distinctions graduated with Higher National Diploma while the remaining 104 have their distinction in Ordinary National Diploma (OND)
The Rector further revealed that through the TETFund interventions, the Polytechnic in the past two years has sponsored staff to acquire higher degrees within and outside the country.''
The Federal Polytechnic, Auchi is one of the first four Polytechnics established in Nigeria. It was founded in 1963 in Edo state.


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How certification works
For projects in progress
There are a number of tools and resources available to support you when working on your LEED project including:
- LEED credit library
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- Reference guide introduction and overview
- LEED v4 BD+C rating system PDF
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- Education @USGBC playlist for LEED AP O+M
- LEED v4 Reference Guide for O+M
- LEED v4 O+M resources
For new projects
- Choose your rating system. For the new construction of whole buildings, start by finding the option that best fits your project by exploring the O+M offerings. View the full list of LEED v4.1 rating systems or view the full list of LEED v4 rating systems. There are also Certification models for multiple buildings and options for federal building projects.
- Check the requirements and options. Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs) are the basic requirements that let you know if your project can pursue LEED. These requirements are the same for LEED v4 and LEED v4.1. LEED credits allow project teams to customize how they pursue LEED. By fulfilling credits, project teams earn points that, once added together, determine a project's certification level. Learn more about LEED prerequisites and credits or access the LEED credit library.
- Deadlines. At any given time, a LEED rating system is either open for registration and certification, closed for registration but open for certification or sunset (closed for both registration and certification). View the deadlines to make sure you know the status of your desired rating system/version.
- Fees. View the fees table to find the LEED registration and certification costs.
- Build your team. Goals and roles are key elements to consider when starting any project and it's no different in LEED. There could be several people who are members of the project team. Learn more in the Guide to Certification for your selected project type.
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While a logo is an important part of the visual reflection of a business, your brand identity is so much larger and more important than one element.
Many people hear the word "brand" in relation to a business and automatically imagine a company's logo. While a logo is an important part of a company's visual footprint, brand identity actually encompasses every facet of the customer-facing business, as well as internal culture. Branding closely aligns with a business's reputation... for products, services, customer service, pricing, delivery, etc. Here are some examples of how brand identity is woven into an organization's public facce and reputation:
- Service employee uniforms (Fast-food restaurants)
- Fleet vehicles (Geek Squad® or UPS®)
- Humans answering customer service phones (Jake at State Farm® or Zappo's®)
- Package design (Apple®)
- Store layout (Apple, again)
- Wide selection and fast delivery (Amazon®)
It is a good idea to bring an impartial third-party in your business and let them walk through your store, office, or website and ask them to interact with your staff with real-life transactions. This will allow you to discover areas where you can create and/or improve your total brand identity.
When non-visual aspects of a business merge to form associations with the visual, those visuals should adequately reflect at least some of the most important aspects of your business. That's where your logo comes in.
Logo Design
A logo is important to your brand, but no more important than the ways in which you use marketing materials to project it into the world. These materials... their look, function, feel, use, and delivery... will all affect how your logo is associated with them. A poorly designed or unknown logo can overcome some of its weaknesses by consistent application, using it properly on marketing collateral and specialty items. Conversely, a strong logo can be damaged by inconsistent and improper usage.
Creating a logo that is specifically designed to reflect your business and which is attractive and memorable to your audience is a task best left to a professional designer, not to your niece's boyfriend's neighbor who slaps a piece of clip art into a Word doc and calls it a letterhead. Providing a logo that is unique to you and your business and which accurately and memorably reflects the nature of your business should be the ultimate goal of any designer.
Always be thinking of how your logo is being presented to your customer, and always be aware that your logo means nothing if other areas of your business are not offering the customer a positive experience.


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'I'd love to go back to rehab': As Tara Palmer-Tomkinson reinvents herself as a pop singer, the former It Girl tells how she's leaving her 'debauched' days behind her
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's west London roof-terrace feels so high in the clouds you can't help but think you're on another planet. Which in a way you are. It's a rather enchanting planet, but different nonetheless.
'I've got two guitars and a whole recording studio up here,' says Tara. 'In the evening people come round and sit about making music. Then I do a headstand and, as soon as you've gone, bounce off the walls and have a good laugh.'
No, Tara, the original It Girl who spent years being famous simply for being famous — complete with a drug habit and subsequent rehabilitation — isn't on the white powdery stuff again. This is just the way she is: nutty as a fruitcake in a sweet, you've-got-to-have-another-slice way.
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Changing roles: Tara Palmer Tomkinson is hoping for success after reinventing herself as a singer
Today though, she wants to be sensible. 'I have to say I've been trying really hard to be calm,' she says. 'Over the past four or five months I've tried so hard because I just want to be.
'It's very important what people think of me because I've tried very hard to change and it's been a very, very big battle.'
When I tell her I think she's doing well, she lights up like one of the paparazzi flashbulbs that's pursued her through her life. 'I don't care about that stuff [the jets, sex and playboys] any more.
'Some of the men I've loved are great. Some of them are mean. Some get married and go and s*** somebody else. I'm not part of that life any more. I'm not very good with big, rich people. I like to be around people who are creative.'
At 40, Tara has finally plucked up the courage to release the album she started writing five years ago after winning Comic Relief Does Fame Academy. That's why I'm here, 42 steps and a winding stone staircase up in her South Kensington eyrie.
Belting it out: Tara enlists the help of a brooding male friend for the video for her single 5 Seconds
Musical talent: Tara also displays her piano-playing skills in the new video
When Tara moved in she knocked down three floors to put in a New York-style penthouse with retractable roofs and walls. It's bright, airy and stuffed full of artwork and photographs of her family with Prince Charles, William and Harry. I'm stunned by how many there are.
It's well-known that Tara was born into immense privilege. Her landowner father Charles Palmer-Tomkinson was an Olympic-level skier who taught Prince Charles to ski. Her mother Patti was horribly injured in a skiing accident in 1988 that claimed the life of Royal equerry Major Hugh Lindsay.
Tara grew up on her family's 1,200-acre Hampshire estate, went to Sherborne boarding school in Dorset — then somehow ended up as a poster girl for the new style of celebrity that spawned Big Brother, TOWIE and Made in Chelsea, before cocaine got a hold of her.
Wasn't she a huge embarrassment to the Royal family — there was a story she wouldn't be welcome on the Royal yacht? Tara says: 'I was never banned. That was completely untrue.' So, Prince Charles was supportive? 'Very,' she says emphatically.
Digressing, she adds: 'I think celebrity is such a silly word. It sounds like a gooseberry fool. I've been creative since the age of three.' With which she sits down at her grand piano to play a song from her autobiographical album Flawed.
Musical ambitions: Tara Palmer-Tomkinson at a rehearsal with the National Symphony Orchestra ahead of her debut performance as a solo pianist
Tara has worked hard on her voice since Fame Academy. 'It's easier to sing things than say them,' she says, before playing I Don't Need You Anymore, a song about her cocaine addiction. 'You took my soul and made it poison under my skin,' she sings.
'You offered the high life, I paid the price. I know I had a choice but I caved in and gave you my life. I fell apart. I wasn't me, no. I found it hard but I'm running free…'
I'd feared the album would be, at best, mediocre. How wrong I was. Tara is very talented.
Sitting pretty: Tara has been surprising fans with her strong vocal talents
We start talking about her drug habit, starting with her nose. She first had it fixed in 2006 after it collapsed, reportedly due to excessive cocaine use. Then it collapsed again last year — graphically, before the royal wedding — and she had more reconstructive surgery.
Now Tara doesn't want to talk about her nose but it's a very pretty nose — slightly lopsided but it's settling down after the surgery last year. Tara claims: 'Those pictures [of her collapsed nose] were all Photoshopped. My nose didn't look like that in real life. What's difficult is it actually takes about a year-and-a-half to settle. Anyway, the nose thing wasn't exactly what people thought it was. Because cocaine goes up your nose they thought it was that. Actually, it was caused by fragmentation.'
This is commonly due to a blow to the face, and Tara says hers was caused by skiing. 'My sister [Santa, the novelist married to writer and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore] also has a fragmented nose. I've had it up to here with the way I look and my nose. It's very destructive when everyone's pointing at your nose when you walk out of the house, and everyone wants that picture.
'It doesn't matter how good you look. The shutter-speed is always going to get you so you just can't win. That's very difficult and it does destroy you because you think: "This is so unfair and cruel."'
How did her drugs habit start? 'I got with the wrong bloke and I was seduced to a point of addiction,' says Tara. 'People will always associate me with drugs but I've come such a long way.
'I was 21 and he was my first proper boyfriend and I wanted to fit in with his crowd. They partied non-stop. You'd have a drink and they'd say, "Down it in one." Then there'd be another party, another "down it in one". I couldn't keep up. I'd get tired. So a girl said: "Try this."
'I was anti-drugs until then. But it's very easy to be anti-drugs when your friends aren't taking them. I wanted to keep up and I got addicted and I had an absolute blast. I can't pretend it was all miserable.
'It's rather nice waking up and having lunch in Harry's Bar in London then having coffee in Harry's Bar in Venice. It was all one private jet away. It was debauched. It was the age but, God, it was absolutely unbelievable. We were crazy.'
'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here': Tara Palmer-Tomkinson with Tony Blackburn just before it was announced that he had won the show
Popular: Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, pictured with Nell McAndrew on the reality show, was runner-up to Tony Blackburn
Tara kept on trying to fit in, in her nutty fashion. She wore a snorkel and bikini to her own birthday party and spent a night in the clink after jumping out from behind a tree at a policeman. 'I was pretending to be a cat,' she says, as if it's the most ordinary thing in the world. 'I'd go on a TV show and say, "Oh, I'm sorry, I've just been in Chanel. What are we talking about?" I started to play that ditsy Paris Hilton person, but I didn't really know how else to be.'
In 1999 she checked into rehab at Arizona's Meadows Clinic after a horribly disorientated appearance on the Frank Skinner Show. 'I knew I was very ill,' she says.
'It was about being lonely and trying to keep up — and being deceptive and lying and feeling like you're a fraud and wanting desperately to tell the truth. But, I was very aware of what would have happened if I told the truth. I didn't want to shame my parents and Charles and Harry and William. I love my family very much. I was too ashamed. I was scared. At the time you're just . . . I don't know, I don't want to think about that time any more.'
But then she goes on: 'What got me well in the Meadows was thinking I was sitting under a palm tree having a manicure while having a massage, while saying, "Yes I did a bit of cocaine."
Privileged: Tara Palmer-Tomkinson at the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey
'It's very hardcore there. It's also in the middle of the desert so there's no helipad in sight. I used to smuggle in Vogue magazine sometimes. Someone once smuggled me in a Lion Bar. It was like having a man in the boot of my car. I felt like I was doing the most illegal thing in the world because they're not allowed.
'I loved my time there. The Meadows is what you make of it. I'd love to go back but not for the reason I went in. It takes a long time to admit your shame. It's £35,000 for 35 days but only to people from England. They come off the street in America, so you meet some seriously twisted, cool people and they're lovely and I'm still in touch with them now.'
She says they got her better. 'You have to make it fun. I started a band called Chemically Independent. The best thing is when you're in your meetings and you're saying, "Oh my God, I did this or that." Everybody says, "I did that but I did it with heroin." It's that wonderful thing of thinking, "I'm not alone."
'You've got to hit rock bottom and you've got to really want to get well. I got well because I felt so ashamed because I love my family.'
Afterwards, the appetite for Tara stories didn't stop, but the focus shifted to her love-life. She says: 'I'm not very good at relationships. I'm good at honeymoon periods.
'I find people really annoying. The way they eat apples and cornflakes. It makes me want to take their eyes out. It really annoys me. There was a girl who turned round to me the other day — she's going out with an ex-boyfriend of mine. She said, "How was it, going out with this man?" I said, "I couldn't marry him because I know I'd have ended up in prison — I would have murdered him because he annoyed me so much."'
There is one man she fell head-over-heels for, though: Matalan heir Jamie Hargreaves. But she realised the relationship was over when she was packed to go on holiday with him and the jet didn't turn up.
'I also remember going to Mauritius with him and the Press saying we were going to get engaged. I said: "Absolutely not." When we got there and the Press were there, Jamie got very upset. He's from a very private family.
'But then it does annoy me when people say, "I just want to go out with you when you're here at home." You've got to take on the whole package.' She shrugs.
At the moment, Tara is concentrating on her music. She says: 'After all that nose stuff I did feel, "I'm going to show you." It does hurt very much when people say you're talentless and don't have a brain. I try my best and you can't do more than your best.
'This album is absolutely hand-on-heart my autobiography. Don't expect Cheryl Cole and I wouldn't say I'm Annie Lennox. But I am what I am.'
Which she is: completely nutty and, yes, talented.
- Tara's album Flawed is available to download on iTunes now.
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Laboratory Analyst Level 7 Apprenticeship
Job profile:
The Apprentice will be responsible for carrying out basic laboratory duties that may include sample collection, equipment calibration, solution preparation, stock control and glassware maintenance while conducting both basic and advanced analytical testing methods (e.g. chromatography, water and microbiological testing) on raw materials, in-process or finished product. In addition, the Apprentice gain more working exposure to various Quality Systems. All work to be conducted and recorded in accordance with good laboratory practices.
Who is this programme for:
School leavers, career changers, mature students, those returning to work, those looking to retrain/upskill.
- The first laboratory apprenticeship intake is set to commence this October 2018 and will be run out of our lead provider, Institute of Technology, Tallaght.
- Following this, there will be two subsequent apprentice intakes.
- One in January 2019 and a second in September 2019, these intakes will be run out of regional Institutes of Technology.
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This male monastery was founded in XVII century by the hermit Filaret. The Raifa monastery is located 27 km away from Kazan and is still operating.
Here you will visit the main temples – Holy Trinity Cathedral, Cathedral of God's Mother of Georgia, Church of the Ss Reverend Fathers tortured in Sinai and Raithu and the smallest church in Europe – Church of Saint Sophia. Those who are interested can walk in the surrounding area, collect holy water from the spring, spend their free time by the lake with its legendary non-quacking frogs or check time by the unique sun clock.
Duration: 3 hrs.
Prices for individual tour:
Up to 3 persons — 60 Euro
From 4 to 6 persons — 70 Euro
From 7 to 18 persons — 85 Euro
From 19 to 40 persons— 100 Euro
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DPS postpones Dave Rubin speech at USC indefinitely due to security concerns
They wanted armed security for the 'controversial' speaker and former Young Turks commentator
The Department of Public Safety has caused The Young Americans for Liberty chapter at USC to postpone indefinitely a speaking engagement by Dave Rubin, the host of The Rubin Report, former commentator for the Young Turks and a classical liberal thinker and satirist.
According to an email provided by USC YAL President Chad Lonski, DPS said that they would need to have two armed guards "trained in dealing with potential disruptions or protests." YAL would have to front the costs as well. For two DPS officers, it would cost $67.50 and they would have to work a minimum of four hours. That's a total of $540.
"We don't want security because of the high cost and it sets a precedent for something that we don't feel is that big of an issue," Lonski said. He had offered, as per the recommendation of the producer of the Rubin Report, David Janet, that there would be bag checkers at the entrance.
DPS's Threat Assessment Detective determined that Rubin's controversial history "may present security issues," that a bag checker would not be able to solve. Rubin says he is a classical liberal thinker, though he has recently distanced himself from progressive liberals, who he refers to as regressive. In a recent PragerU video called "Why I Left the Left," Rubin said that "the regressive left ranks minorities in a pecking order to compete in a kind of oppression Olympics."
Joining @DennisPrager on his radio show right now to discuss my @prageru video…and the meaning of life, I assume: https://t.co/4r8M1G0M54
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) February 8, 2017
It doesn't initially appear that any of Rubin's speeches have caused any violent protests anywhere close to the one that happened in Berkeley earlier this month when Milo Yiannopoulos arrived on campus. When Rubin spoke at UCLA the same day he said he saw "a couple of protesters."
We just finished a totally peaceful free speech event (couple protesters) at UCLA. This is insanity. https://t.co/AT3qztEAyy
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) February 2, 2017
Last year, when he interviewed Yiannopoulos at UCLA, the result was different. Scuffles broke out and protesters blocked the entrance to the auditorium.
@Nero tried to get in to your event but was blocked off!!! pic.twitter.com/uylfJMMFC0
— Deplorable Immigrant (@dak9554) June 1, 2016
At USC, Rubin will discuss how Democrats allowed Trump to win if YAL are allowed to follow through with the event or receive enough funding to pay for armed guards, Lonski said.
Jake Leventhal, sophomore majoring in computer science, originally contacted Rubin for a speaking engagement last semester before finals. Originally Leventhal organized the event on his own. However, he needed to be part of an organization for funding, so he landed with YAL. He said that he connected with Rubin's belief systems and wanted to see him at USC.
"I really value how he is a champion of free speech and he isn't accepting of the mainstream left agenda of shutting down ideas that you don't believe in or shutting down debate," said Leventhal.
DPS and YAL are still negotiating security. Lonski will meet with the e-board to determine a date and decide on their next action.


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Covenant Service
The new year "proper" (when things start happening) is an apt time to make a conscious choice to serve the Lord only. Judas was esteemed with the greatest of love, extravagant love. But it was not enough to prevent him becoming a betrayer. You too could go out from the table of the Lord, and build your kingdom rather God's Kingdom.
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Keith Hall finally broke his own rule and publicly defended the Congressional Budget Office's scoring process as he prepared to leave the office's top spot in late May. Republicans in Congress criticized the CBO in 2017 for its report that said their bill to repeal the 2010 health care law would cause millions to lose their insurance.
"I'm on the way out so I can say this," Hall told CQ Roll Call a few days before his planned departure. "If Congress really wanted to change Obamacare, they're the ones that blew it with their process, not CBO."
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Skip to comments.Q Anon: (3/20/18) Continued from Sunday's thread. FRiendly Freeper Collaboration
Posted on 03/20/2018 9:27:44 PM PDT by ransomnote
The picture is taken from Q drop #531. This chess game (i.e., Capablanca Vs Marshal 1918) is a favorite of mine; before Q Anon, I never HAD a favorite chess game. This chess match, played 100 years ago, illustrates a battle in which all hope seems lost, defeat is assured, and then the nearly extinguished enact an unanticipated defensive strategy that wins the game. Sound like anyone we know? :) Among chess players (i.e., not me) some say that match was "beautiful" and "among the 3 finest chess games played in history." At the time of this Q drop, Julian Assange tweeted about this winning strategy and Q Anon seemed to echo with a Q drop of the same famous winning strategy in reply. Some of us believed at the time that it signified a critical win; white defeated the "Black Queen".
This thread is a friendly collaborative place for FReepers to analyze information and share opinons. FReepers have a wide variety of reasons for investigating Q Anon content; this is not the appropriate place to criticize or badger those who choose to use some of their time in this manner.
This thread is a continuation of the prior Q Anon thread located here:
I plan to post one thread at a time and ping new drops posted to it. The current schedule is to post new threads Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. When I post each (new) thread, the prior thread is retired and all new posts occur on the newest thread.
If you are new to Q Anon, the three links below provide overviews to help answer the questions, "Who is Q?" and "Why read Q drops?".
Is Trump Staging a Counter-Coup? [Q explained?]>
Note: The above thread has been locked for disruptive comments, but post #1 includes a strong, concise Who/What/Where overview.
Q Anon: A Freeper's post re the "new Parallel Construct that Trump has created"
First post to Q ping list. Please read and let me know if you want off or on it
You can locate Q Anon threads by searching the key words "Q Anon" or "Qanon" using the search window in the upper right of the Free Republic's forum page. The active Q Anon thread will be shown at the top (newest) of the search results.
I stored links to many prior Q Anon threads in my profile page located here: http://freerepublic.com/~ransomnote/
President John F. Kennedy's excellent speech regarding secret societies, as well as comments about the press, is located at the following link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdMbmdFOvTs
A helpful FReeper passed along the following link. Its to a group that goes live on Youtube when Q drops are released. Ill put the link to their general Youtube channel here. When new Q drops are released, they start a new live stream video which remains active as long as they have new insights or information or guests to share information. You can look for any live stream videos in progress or recordings of their prior videos at the link.
The following link displays President Trump's tweets and Q Anon drops in one table in chronological order:
Q "drops" (i.e., posts) can be read with their original formatting at the following links. The different websites hosting Q drops don't function the same for everyone. I hope you will find a site that works for you:
Q drops (i.e., posts) often use acronyms. A few FReepers have begun to organize acronym into helpful reference materials. Here is Swordmaker's list of acronyms for your reference: http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3640719/posts?page=19#19
SkyPilot has been collecting Q Anon information into one interesting, detailed, "story of Q" post which I'll place here:
For those who would like to find out what people on Twitter are Tweeting about Q Anon
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I think the following video provides a "big picture" view of why "the storm" is necessary.
This Video Will Get Donald Trump Elected
For those who want a little uplifting video which outlines the big picture that we are now striving for, here's a video from 2016 in which candidate Donald Trump outlines what he wants for Americans and America and his promises if elected.
This Video Will Get Donald Trump Elected
I don't know. Will have to study up on that connection.
Where is the IG's Report? Has it been pushed back to 2040? Has there been anything documented other than conjecture? I have been waiting for "The Storm". So far we have thousands of posts but not one thing has officially happened against the Deep State. Apparently there have been hundreds of planes to Gitmo. Has anyone been arrested? Has POTUS made any positive step to hurt the Seep State? I like the Q scenario and follow it every day. Still doesn't help us if no one follows up.
AFAIK, Tillerson and POTUS Trump had some disagreements.
Yes, very frustrating. Rumored to have dropped last week. Then this week. "Any day now", etc.
We're certainly not seeing evidence of team Trump being "in control". Meanwhile, he's out-Democrating Bill and Barry with this latest budget he's cheerleading for.
The IG report is not a public document released until long after the fact. Serious preliminary findings are passed on to other DOJ divisions, as we have seen with the OPR and McCabe.
Redacted versions of DOJ OIG reports eventually are posted on the DOJ OIG web site:
Here's an example:
and recent outbreaks by Brennan & Biden would seem to confirm that things are indeed happening.
re #1148 great work!
"1.5 billion dollar campaign donation. This was done outside any registered pac."
Maybe Mueller and the IG are playing chicken! Who will blink first?
But as long as we are on this subject, what's with all these arabs all over all of this. Arabs never keep deals.
We have been told to wait for the release of the IG Report. Since it will never be released, are you saying this is not true? I have been watching these threads for months and they keep pushing back the Report. Now it will not exist???
POTUS can only wait so long. He will then be consumed by the system. Sessions will be dotting his "i;s" and crossing his "t;s" for the next several years.
Hillary and Obama are traveling around the world and storing money. Nothing to stop them. Maybe the Military Tribunals? There must be thousands of Military sitting in locked rooms for months doing nothing. Somewhat similar to the 1.3 Trillion Sealed Indictments!
Seems to me the only thing the IG and Meuller are doing is collecting massive paychecks.
True, and some Arabs were honored guests in
Hotel California The Ritz until they returned their ill-gotten gains, and one placed 1st in Darwinian Gymnastics last week.
They obviously have their own code of ethics/behavior/punishment keeping them in check.
It will certainly be released - eventually. The 'Fast and Furious' OIG report was released due to Congress and public pressure with minimal redactions.
Recall that the FF report exonerated Eric Holder, but yielded unspecified disciplinary action against a dozen or so underlings. The DOJ refused to prosecute Holder for contempt of Conress, and a federal judged ended the whole effort.
I doubt the OIG or federal courts have changed their spots, and it's pretty 'iffy' if even the DOJ has.
I'm curious how some conservatives can believe that the Fast & Furious conspiracy is true, but they do not believe that our own government is responsible for school shootings. It's pretty much the thing for the same old cub just done differently.
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Global warming too late to stop now
The reality is slowly dawning. Everything that made the timely warnings difficult to accept, now makes it impossible not to.
The awe personified in the prayer 'my boat is so small and your sea is so wide' made preposterous the notion that mere man could change the weather. But the sensation of the sky being vast was a dangerous misconception. The air beneath the all-important ozone layer, which is most of it, is merely as deep as the Mahurangi tideway is long.
And as surely as the Mahurangi is muddied, greenhouse gases are 'muddying' the atmosphere, making it more opaque to out-going heat—the 'light' that humans can't see, infrared.
For two decades climate scientists have urged action and it may be another couple before there is a significant reduction in emissions, which are cumulative. By mid-century there will be another two or three billion people on the planet. These additional souls may not be consumers with the rapaciousness of New Zealanders, but they are likely to at least match contemporary Chinese and Indians.
On this current trajectory, human misery on an unprecedented scale will be inescapable and most, if not all, life forms will be on a path to extinction—Australian philosopher Clive Hamilton has already written a resonant requiem for the human species.
Some scientists studying anthropogenic global warming are somewhat more sanguine, calculating that the speed of the onset of global warming and its ultimate severity can be reduced, if there is an immediate and drastic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Regardless, the twin global imperatives must be:
- Reduce the rate of acceleration of global warming by radically reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- Reduce the inevitable suffering, particularly of poor and low-lying populations.
It matters little whether the motivation is selfish—for one's children's, children's, children—or whether the motivation is altruistic—that all life forms matter for their own sake, and for the sake of humanity generally. The twin imperatives must be pursued urgently.
Meantime, governments of the world remain fatally focused on economic growth—iconically summarised by Queen Elizabeth II intoning from the throne on behalf of the new regime:
The first priority is to reduce the deficit and restore economic growth.
Continued conventional economic growth is incompatible with saving the planet. It was always incompatible with sharing the planet, whether under capitalism, communism or any other -ism.
What is required, is an international action plan.
What is not optional, Dr Hamilton compellingly argues, is democracy—in spite of it often being cited as the major impediment to civilisation abruptly changing course. Although it was close-run thing, Britain in 1940 demonstrated that it didn't take a dictator to defeat a dictator. Winston Churchill was elected offering nothing but 'blood, toil, tears, and sweat' and led an all-party grand coalition, which provided a fighting chance for democracy to be preserved.
World War Two wasn't won with market forces. It was won with a plan to mobilise the people and resources of a grand coalition of nations, for the common good.
Seven decades since, the threat is not to merely to democracy but to life itself. Economic growth has literally been the be-all and end-all of humanity. Economics must now be relegated to its rational role, as the tool of humanity rather than its ruthless dictator.
It is too late to stop anthropogenic global warming, but it is too soon to write the requiem for all species including Homo sapiens.
But having squandered so much time, 38 years since The Limits of Growth, it is too late to stop now short of well-planned all-out war, including evacuations of unprecedented proportions. The ism that is needed is realism, and world leaders with Churchillian charisma, eloquence and resolve:
We will never surrender.


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Zeaxanthin is a carotenoid found in the diet. It is commonly discussed alongside lutein as they are both carotenoids found in high levels in dark green vegetables (such as kale or parsley), orange and yellow fruits, and are a major health factor in the yolk of eggs.[4]
Specific foodstuffs that have been shown to contain zeaxanthin include:
Eggs at approximately 85 μg per yolk (unenriched[2]) potentially being between 137-487 μg per yolk when intentionally enriched[2]
Peaches (Prunus persica)[5]
Persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.)[6]
Dark greens actually contain more zeaxanthin than do eggs but the zeaxanthin within eggs have superior absorption, making them a more practical source of zeaxanthin as well as lutein.[7]
Generally speaking, zeaxanthin is found in dark green vegetables and also in yellow-orange fruits and veggies. It can also be found in the yolk of eggs but not the white
When it comes to the structure of zeaxanthin, it is a carotenoid and more specifically in the subgroup of xanthophylls (carotenes, the other subgroup, are non-polar molecules without any oxygen while xanthophylls polar molecules with at least one oxygen molecule[8]); lutein is also a xanthophyll while other supplements that happen to be xanthophylls include both astaxanthin and fucoxanthin.
Zeaxanthin is a carotenoid, and more specifically a xanthophyll, similar to lutein
When it comes to the carotenoid class, there are approximately 30-50 that are normally in the human diet with 10-15 of them being able to be detected in serum.[9] These carotenoids are mostly related to lutein and zeaxanthin, being their metabolites or related molecules, and as carotenoids they are able to interact with Vitamin A metabolism to a high degree (as β-carotene is not only the plant form of Vitamin A, but a carotenoid itself). When it comes to zeaxanthin, it only makes up 3% of total human serum carotenoids (in a non-supplemented state) with lutein and lycopene both taking up 20% and β-carotene a mere 10%[10] although it, along with lutein, have more relative importance in the human retina than do the other carotenoids.[9][11]
Xanthophylls in general seem to have more relevance than carotenes in the brain, consisting of 72% total carotenoids[12] whereas the opposite trend seems to exist in the periphery with 57% of total carotenoids being carotenes.[12]
Lutein and zeaxanthin are non-vitamin carotenoids, meaning that they cannot convert into Vitamin A and, alongside their common metabolite (meso-zeaxanthin) they are referred to as the macular pigments.[9]
Zeaxanthin is a naturally occurring carotenoid in not only the diet but also human serum, although it is by no means the major carotenoid in the blood it seems to have more significance in the retina
When it comes to lutein, the bioavailability of it seems to be significantly higher when consumed from eggs when compared to either vegetables or dietary supplements even when the amount of dietary fat provided is similar; with 6mg lutein increasing serum lutein 323% with eggs but only 82% and 140% with supplements and spinach respectively.[13] Fat itself is already a major determinant of carotenoid absorption as, without dietary fat, their absorption is greatly hindered[14] but carotenoids seem to also experience better absorption from cholesterol[15] and phospholipids[16] present in eggs. This benefit to absorption applies to more than just the carotenoids within the eggs however, as ingesting cooked eggs alongside vegetables is able to increase how many carotenoids are absorbed from the vegetables.[17]
There is something within eggs that enhances the absorption of carotenoids, and this appears to apply to not only the carotenoids found within the eggs themselves but also coingested carotenoids
Oral ingestion of food products containing zeaxanthin have been found to increase circulating zeaxanthin[1][2] with one study giving subjects an egg containing 487.31 μg zeaxanthin seeing a 212% increase in serum zeaxanthin when compared to the group given a normal egg (85 μg zeaxanthin)[2] with another study also finding that eggs with high levels of zeaxanthin (213+/-85 μg) can increase serum zeaxanthin 142% higher than control.[18]
The serum concentration of zeaxanthin seen in these studies with eggs (127.5ng/mL from 487.31 μg[2] and 0.105-0.116μM from 213 μg[18]).
Zeaxanthin and lutein appear to have more relevance in the cerebellum where their concentration is higher than the frontal, occipital, and temporal cortices which seemed to be opposite of α-tocopherol (Vitamin E) which was low in the cerebellum;[12] the occipital cortex seemed to be relatively high in the cryptoxanthin carotenoids[12] while ingestion of pure zeaxanthin in primates appears to increase the amount of zeaxanthin that reaches the cerebellum and frontal cortex.[19]
When zeaxanthin is ingested at 3.9μM/kg in primates for 24-101 weeks (dose estimated to be 15-fold higher than standard lab food) it increases zeaxanthin concentrations in the cerebellum (to the highest degee), occipital and frontal cortices, and pons (to the lowest degree) which differs from isolated lutein that drastically increases lutein concentrations of the occipital cortex;[19] the increases seen in brain tissue are correlated to the changes seen in retinal tissue.[19]
Zeaxanthin is found in the brain, to the highest relative degree in the cerebellum, and oral ingestion of zeaxanthin in primates appears to be able to reach the brain
β-Carotene oxygenases
Both lutein and zeaxanthin share a common metabolite, called meso-zeaxanthin.
Given how zeaxanthin is a macular carotenoid that accumulates in the retina after consumption and the eyes being intimately connected with the brain, zeaxanthin and other carotenoids have been investigated for their effects on neural tissue. Furthermore, it seems that xanthophylls (lutein and zeaxanthin) are more prominent in the brain relative to carotenes (such as b-carotene and lycopene) while carotenes are more represented in the periphery; this study[12] found that 72% of brain carotenoids (57% of peripheral carotenoids were carotenes) and elsewhere brain xanthophylls have been found to be 66-77% total carotenoids.[20]
In a study on octogenarians and centenarians, lutein and zeaxanthin appeared to have the most significant correlations with cognitive performance when compared to other carotenoids, with higher macular carotenoid concentrations being associated with lower dementia severity[12] and zeaxanthin being positively associated with better overall cognitive performance.[12] There seemed to be a specific relation between zeaxanthin and improved verbal fluency[12] and this association has been found elsewhere where elevated lutein and zeaxanthins are associated with better cognitive function (global cognition, memory, and executive function) while zeaxanthin is further associated with processing speed.[21]
As lutein and zeaxanthin are highly protective in the eye, and the eye is intimately connected to the brain, it is thought that these carotenoids are also protective of the brain. There do appear to be some associations and zeaxanthin may be a relevant protective factor
One study which ingestigated a combination of omega-3 fatty acids (350mg DHA and 650mg EPA), lutein (10mg), and zeaxanthin (2mg) found that, when given to older subjects who were already taking a few antioxidant supplements, that the addition of all three of them or the addition of just the carotenoids failed to exert any cognitive protective effect after one year.[3]
Zeaxanthin appears to have direct antioxidant potential against peroxyl radicals, being able to scavenge them regardless of whether they are water or lipid soluble.[22]
Zeaxanthin, along with lutein and their common metabolite meso-zeaxanthin (MZ) are referred to as the macular carotenoids due to their high presence in the human retina.[23][24] The macular carotenoids are the major components of what is known as 'macular pigment' which helps protect the eyes from light-induced damages and is highly protective against age-related macular degeneration;[25] lutein and zeaxanthin are investigated for their effects in the eyes because whether you supplement them[26] or consume them through the diet[27] oral ingestion of these carotenoids increases the level of them inside the retina where they exert protective effects.
A buttermilk drink containing lutein (1.38+/-0.16 mg), zeaxanthin (0.21+/-0.02 mg), and DHA from fish oil (160+/-10 mg) for one year in older adults with suboptimal visual acuity has shown monthly improvements in Macular pigment optical density (MPOD) and visual acuity when compared to control.[1]
- ^ a b c van der Made SM, et al. Increased Macular Pigment Optical Density and Visual Acuity following Consumption of a Buttermilk Drink Containing Lutein-Enriched Egg Yolks: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. J Ophthalmol. (2016)
- ^ a b c d e f Kelly ER, et al. The effect of modified eggs and an egg-yolk based beverage on serum lutein and zeaxanthin concentrations and macular pigment optical density: results from a randomized trial. PLoS One. (2014)
- ^ a b Chew EY, et al. Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Lutein/Zeaxanthin, or Other Nutrient Supplementation on Cognitive Function: The AREDS2 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. (2015)
- ^ Nolan JM, et al. Lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin content of eggs laid by hens supplemented with free and esterified xanthophylls. J Nutr Sci. (2016)
- ^ Khachik, F et al.. Separation, identification, and quantification of carotenoids in fruits, vegetables and human plasma by high performance liquid chromatography. Pure Appl Chem. (1991)
- ^ Zaghdoudi K, et al. Extraction, Identification and Photo-Physical Characterization of Persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.) Carotenoids. Foods. (2017)
- ^ Ribaya-Mercado JD, Blumberg JB. Lutein and zeaxanthin and their potential roles in disease prevention. J Am Coll Nutr. (2004)
- ^ Bone RA, et al. Stereochemistry of the human macular carotenoids. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. (1993)
- ^ a b c Jia YP, et al. The Pharmacological Effects of Lutein and Zeaxanthin on Visual Disorders and Cognition Diseases. Molecules. (2017)
- ^ Khachik F, et al. Identification, quantification, and relative concentrations of carotenoids and their metabolites in human milk and serum. Anal Chem. (1997)
- ^ Krinsky NI, Landrum JT, Bone RA. Biologic mechanisms of the protective role of lutein and zeaxanthin in the eye. Annu Rev Nutr. (2003)
- ^ a b c d e f g h Johnson EJ, et al. Relationship between Serum and Brain Carotenoids, α-Tocopherol, and Retinol Concentrations and Cognitive Performance in the Oldest Old from the Georgia Centenarian Study. J Aging Res. (2013)
- ^ Chung HY, Rasmussen HM, Johnson EJ. Lutein bioavailability is higher from lutein-enriched eggs than from supplements and spinach in men. J Nutr. (2004)
- ^ Brown MJ, et al. Carotenoid bioavailability is higher from salads ingested with full-fat than with fat-reduced salad dressings as measured with electrochemical detection. Am J Clin Nutr. (2004)
- ^ Hu X, Jandacek RJ, White WS. Intestinal absorption of beta-carotene ingested with a meal rich in sunflower oil or beef tallow: postprandial appearance in triacylglycerol-rich lipoproteins in women. Am J Clin Nutr. (2000)
- ^ Baskaran V, Sugawara T, Nagao A. Phospholipids affect the intestinal absorption of carotenoids in mice. Lipids. (2003)
- ^ Kim JE, et al. Effects of egg consumption on carotenoid absorption from co-consumed, raw vegetables. Am J Clin Nutr. (2015)
- ^ a b Handelman GJ, et al. Lutein and zeaxanthin concentrations in plasma after dietary supplementation with egg yolk. Am J Clin Nutr. (1999)
- ^ a b c Vishwanathan R, et al. Macular lutein and zeaxanthin are related to brain lutein and zeaxanthin in primates. Nutr Neurosci. (2013)
- ^ Craft NE, et al. Carotenoid, tocopherol, and retinol concentrations in elderly human brain. J Nutr Health Aging. (2004)
- ^ Feeney J, et al. Plasma Lutein and Zeaxanthin Are Associated With Better Cognitive Function Across Multiple Domains in a Large Population-Based Sample of Older Adults: Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. (2017)
- ^ El-Agamey A, et al. Carotenoid radical chemistry and antioxidant/pro-oxidant properties. Arch Biochem Biophys. (2004)
- ^ Bone RA, et al. Distribution of lutein and zeaxanthin stereoisomers in the human retina. Exp Eye Res. (1997)
- ^ Landrum JT, Bone RA. Lutein, zeaxanthin, and the macular pigment. Arch Biochem Biophys. (2001)
- ^ Mozaffarieh M, Sacu S, Wedrich A. The role of the carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin, in protecting against age-related macular degeneration: a review based on controversial evidence. Nutr J. (2003)
- ^ Thurnham DI, et al. Macular response to supplementation with differing xanthophyll formulations in subjects with and without age-related macular degeneration. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. (2015)
- ^ Wenzel AJ, et al. A 12-wk egg intervention increases serum zeaxanthin and macular pigment optical density in women. J Nutr. (2006)
- ^ Hanson C, et al. A Comparison of Nutritional Antioxidant Content in Breast Milk, Donor Milk, and Infant Formulas. Nutrients. (2016)
- ^ a b de Azeredo VB, Trugo NM. Retinol, carotenoids, and tocopherols in the milk of lactating adolescents and relationships with plasma concentrations. Nutrition. (2008)


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Haulage firms will benefit from a cheaper fee if they use less polluting lorries in plans to improve air quality across the UK.
They will pay less under the HGV levy for using cleaner lorries from next year, while those operating lorries that do not meet the latest emissions standards will be expected to pay more. This will encourage hauliers to use less polluting vehicles and help improve air quality.
In a change to the rules that comes into force on 1 February 2019, the HGV levy for Euro VI lorries will be reduced by 10 per cent. All other vehicles will pay 20 per cent more.
The cleanest lorries generate 80% less nitrogen emissions than dirtier ones. Those lorries that do not meet the latest emissions standards will be expected to pay 20% more.
Roads Minister Jesse Norman said: "This government is committed to improving the air we breathe and delivering a green revolution in transport.
Heavy goods vehicles account for around a fifth of harmful nitrogen oxide emissions from road transport, but they only travel 5% of the total miles.
That's why we're changing the HGV levy to encourage firms to phase out the most polluting lorries and bring in the cleanest ones.
We're encouraging cleaner lorries as part of our £3.5 billion programme to improve air quality."
The HGV Road User Levy, introduced in 2014, was brought in as a first step to ensure lorries pay a charge to cover the greater wear and tear they cause to road surfaces than other vehicles. This change to the levy will further incentivise the industry to choose less polluting lorries.
When the change comes into effect, more than half of UK vehicles will pay less. As increasing numbers of companies move to cleaner lorries, the UK haulage industry overall will pay less.
Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey said: "Air pollution has improved significantly since 2010, but we recognise there is more to do which is why we have put in place a £3.5 billion plan to improve air quality and reduce harmful emissions.
Poor air quality affects public health, the economy, and the environment, and all motorists, including hauliers, must play their part if we are to clean up our air for the next generation."
The HGV levy is just one element of the government's £3.5 billion programme to clean up the air and reduce emissions, which includes £255 million for councils to improve air quality and a dedicated Clean Air Fund of £220 million for those local areas with the biggest air quality challenges.
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In case you haven't heard or guessed by now: I'm talking about GDPR, the General Data Protection Regulation coming into force in the EU on May 25.
I don't know how many hours I've spent on this these last weeks and especially days, scouring the internet, writing e-mails, talking on the phone, joining discussion in forums, participating in webinars, and still there are no really clear answers to be found, probably because the lawmakers themselves seem to be somewhat vague about the actual realization.
Well, I have found some more helpful sites, and I would like to share one of them with you: the blog post "Marketing and GDPR for freelancers – special timely guest post" by Jo Rourke on Tess Whitty's Marketing Tips for Translators website. It includes good, concise information and even an action plan, which I personally always find very helpful, especially to get started on a subject like this.
I'm sure there will be more posts as I am starting to figure things out and as things are (hopefully) becoming clearer on the political front, as well.
Until then, we'll just have to soldier on and try not to get too frustrated, I guess...


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Moro Community and Religious Leaders in Zamboanga City launched their first illegal-drugs campaign particularly on "Shabu" (Methampetamine) in the village of Recodo, Zamboanga City on November 11 through conduct of forum and posting of tarpaulins in some conspicuous areas.
This initiative will also include other Moro dominated villages in the city who haven't yet engage in similar activity and will be done through advocacy and massive information drive.
Raising public awareness on the menace of Illegal drugs use and its consequential effects to individuals and society are the objective of the Information-drive campaign.
The launching of activity was witnessed by Moro Community leaders with overwhelming support from residents. Some Moro Non-Government Organizations (NGO's) were also present.
The programs were facilitated by Mr. Tirso Tahir from Bangsamoro Leadership and Management Institute (BLMI), Brother Phix and Mach from United Youth for Peace and Development (UNYPAD) and Mr. Macksu Magang of Southern Islamic Action for Prosperity and Harmony Network (SIAPAHAN).
Imam Omar Arip of local Dawah committee said that any form of substance that can intoxicate and addicting is Haram (Forbidden) for it destroys a person inner and outer sense of decency as implicitly said by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
"Every intoxicant is forbidden - Sahih Muslim, (Volume 3, Hadith 4962)
Imam Akob Asta, a Moro village leader made an appeal by reminding the Moro residents particularly those in authority to take their part in Information-drive not only in anti-Illegal drugs but also other immoralities that destroy the sanctity of family and society. He also quoted the Divine revelation in Noble Qur'an:
"Let there arise out of you a band of people who call to the good and enjoin the right and forbid the wrong. They are the ones who have success". (Surah Al 'Imran-3: 104)
The conducted of information-drive campaign on Illegal drugs was done with proper coordination with local government units and other concerned agencies in the areas.
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Afternoon POWER-SMASH ~ ASTONISHING $76K NCAAB RUN!
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La Salle vs. George Mason, 02/10/2019 14:00 EDT, Score: 76 - 84
Point Spread: -6½/-113 George Mason
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Result: Win
8* George Mason (2:00 ET): It's been more than a decade since the Patriots made their epic run to the Final Four, which in turn put the program on the map. They're now in the Atlantic 10, a move which hasn't necessarily treated them all that well, aside from the obvious financial upgrade of bolting from the Colonial. Sunday finds them simply looking for a win. January was a very good month for GMU as they went 7-1 SU overall. But February has started w/ B2B road losses to VCU (old CAA rival) and Richmond. They're back home this afternoon though and that should be the difference in this one as they're facing a bad LaSalle team.
While I think it's still fair to call LaSalle "bad," it should be pointed out that the Explorers have won four straight, three of those wins coming as underdogs. The most recent was as a 1.5-point favorite over St. Joe's on Wednesday. That win also doubled as their largest margin of victory in conference play (14 points). It was also their second largest MOV for the entire season, a 23-point win over a bad Alabama A&M team being the largest. I think it has to be pointed out that prior to this four-game win streak, LaSalle's record was 3-14 SU overall. They're barely even shooting 40% from the field for the season and are not a good defensive team either.
George Mason has gotten to play only four of its 10 conference games at home. They have won three of those four home games. They're 7-3 SU overall vs. the rest of the A-10 and remember they are off B2B losses. So it was a really strong start for the Patriots and I expect them to get back on track here. Defense failed them in the last two games as they allowed an average of 80 PPG to VCU and Richmond. The latter shot 56.6% against them, including 10 of 21 from three-point range, which was the difference as GMU was only 4 of 15 from behind the arc. The Patriots were three-point road favorites in that game, so by comparison this line is low as I actually have LaSalle rated lower than Richmond. Lay the points. 8* George Mason
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The Supreme Court has upheld the firing of an employee who became deaf during his employment and said private employers were not under any legal obligation to re-deploy such persons in another post. The court said that on issues of employment, the 1995 Disability Act only covered governmental organizations.
The Court overturned the High Court that had ordered the company to reemploy Mr. S. P. Padhye.
Editorial comment: India ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities in October 2007. Under Article 4 states are obliged to modify or abolish laws and "...practices that constitute discrimination against persons with disabilities." Article 27 calls for the protection of employment rights for disabled people. On the basis of this Supreme Court decision, India has so far failed to modify its laws in line with the UN Convention. This issue was also highlighted In our February edition, 'Country's Disability Act not implemented, not reviewed and not in line with UN Convention'.
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It is not just a sad day in court for Mr Padhye but it is a sad day for India and for the Indian justice system. For a country that likes to boast about being the worlds largest democracy and one of the worlds fastest growing economies, it may be time to stop looking outward and find time for some introspection.
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The Antiviral Effect of High-Molecular Weight Poly-Gamma-Glutamate against Newcastle Disease Virus on Murine Macrophage Cells
1College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Cavite State University, 4122 Cavite, Philippines
2College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea
3Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong 4202, Bangladesh
Received 23 September 2014; Revised 29 November 2014; Accepted 30 November 2014; Published 30 December 2014
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This study demonstrates the capacity of HM-γ-PGA treatment to significantly protect murine macrophage cells (RAW 264.7 cells) against NDV infection. Such protection can be explained by the induction of antiviral state of HM-γ-PGA in RAW 264.7 cells via TLR4-mediated IRF-3, IRF-7, IFN-β, and IFN-related gene induction as shown in time-dependent changes in mRNA expression confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Moreover, the present research also showed that HM-γ-PGA can induce proinflammatory cytokine secretion in RAW 264.7 as measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Therefore, our findings suggest that HM-γ-PGA can be a potential antiviral substance that can inhibit NDV infection through its stimulation of antiviral state on RAW 264.7 cells. These results have been consistent with the previous studies showing that HM-γ-PGA can protect RAW 264.7 cells and mice against influenza infection. However, it should be noted that although murine macrophage cells are susceptible to NDV, they are not the natural host cells of the virus; thus further in vivo and in vitro studies involving chicken and chicken immune cells are needed to fully assess the efficacy and applicability of HM-γ-PGA in the poultry industry.


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Against the odds—and over the objections of most creditors—Eddie Lampert has "saved" Sears, with a federal bankruptcy court judge approving the sale of the once-storied retailer to the billionaire hedge fund king.
At one level, we should admire the resilience of the former Sears CEO (and its principal shareholder, though ESL Holdings). Part Energizer bunny, part Michael Myers from the Halloween movies, part gag birthday cake candles, he just won't die. At another level, it's hard to imagine a bigger waste of time. Moreover, the idea that he is motivated to keep the company going to save some 45,000 jobs is laughable and undeniably cruel.
For more than a decade, we have witnessed the brand shrink and shrink. Under Lampert's leadership, the majority of Sears and Kmart locations have been shuttered. Key brand assets have been sold off to keep the lights on. Comparable store sales have been down virtually every quarter since 2004, and e-commerce sales have consistently lagged the industry. Nothing in the latest Hail Mary move reverses a strong downward trajectory. In fact, the situation keeps going from bad to worse, and the current fragility presents growing challenges, as fellow Forbes.com contributor Warren Shoulberg highlights.
As I have touched on before, Sears has been in trouble for decades, and it's highly unlikely that anyone could have restored the brand to its former glory, much less maintain it as a meaningfully profitable national retailer. While that may be an interesting thought piece or business school case study, the reality today is that Sears simply has no reason to exist in its current manifestation. Sears no longer offers anything that is remarkable to customers—and no strategic plan has been proffered to alter that. While there may be a few diehard fans (heh, heh) left, absent any nostalgic feelings, as a practical matter, no one will miss Sears when it is gone. There simply are plenty of better options to buy everything that Sears sells.
A Sears store in Hackensack, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Despite being a former Sears executive, I now only wish the insanity would stop. There is no plausible scenario in which Sears does not keep shrinking into oblivion. There are few assets left to fund operating losses. The company will struggle to get creditors to ship it product. Its management team is in tatters. It has no clear target customer groups or compelling value proposition. It has little cash to invest in the areas that desperately need improvement—most notably its remaining stores. And the competition only continues to grow stronger and have greater scale to apply against any resurgence.
So the world's slowest liquidation sale has entered yet another chapter. I will leave it to others to debate whether this particular move is merely a "scheme to rob Sears and its creditors of assets" or whether it is a good-faith effort to keep Sears as a going concern. Regardless, it is good news for the many thousands of Sears associates who get to keep their jobs for a bit longer. Sadly, though, for most of them, it only delays the inevitable.
As the former Sears CEO (and my former boss) Alan Lacy recently said, "We know how this movie ends; I'm just not sure how many more minutes are left." Dead brand walking.
A version of this story appeared at Forbes, where I am a retail contributor. You can check out more of my posts and follow me here.
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AST 1477 - Powerful, Increase in Strength, Plans
Although he wasn't surprised by being able to connect the ninth meridian, as it was within his expectations, the increase in strength truly surprised him. He could feel that his strength had increased a lot, and his raw strength should have reached around 4,000 sun.
Initially, his raw strength was about 3,300 sun, which had increased quite a lot during this period of time. Because Qing Shui's elevation in strength resulted from special means, he considered solidifying his foundation during cultivation as an extremely important matter.
Now that his raw strength reached 4,000 sun, the power he could unleash reached around 160 million sun. This increase in strength could be called heaven-defying. After all, given his current level, it wasn't realistic to expect such a large increase in strength.
This was the benefit of connecting the ninth heavenly meridian. Initially, after the eighth meridian was connected, the benefit he received was already very great. But who would have thought that the truly terrifying rise in power would be after connecting the ninth heavenly meridian?
He didn't know if the future sets of meridians would also give such godly improvement after becoming connected. But leaving aside that, after the initial shock passed, the only emotion left was joy.
Time passed slowly. He tenderly caressed the woman below him, enjoying the softness of her body. The moans she was making were like the most marvellous sound in the universe, causing Qing Shui's hot blood to surge.
Di Chen's eyes were misty as she embraced Qing Shui tightly. Now, she was feeling like a boat on a vast ocean, drifting endlessly into the horizon. That ecstasy rushing into her soul seemed never ending.
When everything finally stopped, half a day had passed. Di Chen laid limply in Qing Shui's embrace. Both of their bodies were still wrapped around each other as a musky fragrance could be smelt from the stains left on the bed sheets.
"Your smell is so fragrant." Qing Shui satisfiedly roamed his hands over her body.
Di Chen had a look of passion on her face as she stared at Qing Shui. She seemed a little surprised and it was like she was thinking of something before she slowly spoke, "Qing Shui, I'm very happy."
Qing Shui didn't expect Di Chen to say such words. He felt very satisfied in his heart. Staring at the beauty leaning against him, he felt a throbbing sensation in his loins once more.
This time around, Di Chen didn't dare to say anything. After the action, she insisted on wearing her robes before lying down limply on the bed while hugging a pillow
Qing Shui laughed. He could also only put on his clothes and after getting dressed, he hugged her into his embrace and give her a kiss.
"My strength actually rose by so much. Doing this can actually help us increase our strength..?" Di Chen had a puzzled look on her face as she looked at Qing Shui.
"It's a duo-cultivation technique, so both parties are able to benefit. Was that comfortable?" Qing Shui teased.
"No wonder there are Dao Companions in so many sects. So it turned out that there's a cultivation method suited for this. However, aren't these cultivation methods of the heretical path?" Di Chen directly ignored Qing Shui's tease.
"Duo-cultivation techniques can be classified into different grades. For low-grade ones, only a single party will benefit, and the other party will suffer damage. These low-grade techniques are akin to cultivation furnaces, where one party drains the vital yin or vital yang from the other. Middle-grade duo-cultivation techniques allow one party to benefit while the other neither gains nor loses. This, in fact, can be considered already very good. At the very least, one doesn't need to sacrifice others to advance in their cultivation. For high-grade duo-cultivation, both parties will benefit. The difference is in how much one benefits." Qing Shui broke it down for her.
"Seems like the one you are using must be one of the excellent-grade ones." Di Chen smiled lightly. Although she was still blushing, her actions were a lot more natural now.
"That's true. Your husband dares to say that there isn't another duo-cultivation technique that's better than this." Qing Shui also laughed. That nameless technique was truly great. But most probably, given how vast the world was, there might be something even better. However, Qing Shui wasn't trying to get the best technique or be number one. There would always be humans beyond humans, heavens beyond heavens. Nothing was absolute. Today he might be number one, but ten years or even later, the glory would fade away to nothing as he might no longer be at the top in terms of strength.
Di Chen was very happy seeing Qing Shui like this. Her languid expression turned gentle. It was said that there would be a huge transformation to women once they broke through the last barrier doing "that" with men. They would give their hearts wholeheartedly to the guy they had done the deed with.
Qing Shui could feel her emotions. He lowered his head and kissed her forehead.
Di Chen's original strength was very strong. Now, even if she couldn't be compared to Tantai Lingyan, the difference wasn't that great. This made Qing Shui exceptionally surprised. What was the Lotus Platform exactly, that it could actually allow her rate of progression to proceed at such a terrifying speed?
Since he couldn't make heads or tails out of it, he decided to stop thinking. He used the Gold Needle Constitution Nurturing on her to stabilize her foundation. Being able to pass the tribulation of false god was already an indication that her foundation was stable enough.
Those beside Qing Shui who easily passed the tribulation of the False God Realm would usually be very close to him. The tribulation was naturally terrifying, but several people had passed it before. The more False Gods a sect had, the more power it naturally would possess. In any case, their constitution had been strengthened by Qing Shui since a very long time ago. With sufficient resources to train the later generations, the number of False Gods would only increase in the future.
Di Chen and Di Qing were sisters, both women from the Portraits of Beauty. However, their strength was quite far apart. Di Qing's current strength was also improving at a rapid speed, but she would still need quite a long time to catch up to Di Chen.
After awhile, they returned to the Lotus Sect.
"Chen`er. Isn't it about time to relocate the Lotus Sect to either the Phoenix Dance or Soaring Dragon Continent?" Standing at the location outside the Lotus Sect, Qing Shui contemplated for a while before he spoke. He felt that the time was about right.
Although the strength of the Lotus Sect wasn't very powerful, Di Chen's strength was able to prop it up. In the Phoenix Dance Continent, they could also be considered a major power and could ally with the Qing Clan and Great Yan Dynasty.
"Mhm, let me discuss with my people first. If there are no unexpected accidents, we will most likely relocate over within two to three years time." The relocation of a sect was still a major event. It couldn't be done instantly just by wanting to do so.
"Mhm, I will prepare everything for you there." Qing Shui smiled.
"How about the others? Let's relocate together!"
Qing Shui knew she was talking about the Putuo Mountains and Heavenly Secrets Academy. Qing Shui instantly replied even without needing to think. "If you all choose to relocate, you all might as well relocate there together. It will be more lively and over there, all of us together can be considered the hegemon of a region."
In Di Chen's gaze, Qing Shui's silhouette grew further and further. Qing Shui stayed at the Lotus Sect for three days to accompany her. After spending three days like an immortal couple, he then rushed towards the Putuo Mountains.
The Putuo Mountains couldn't be considered far from here. Qing Shui used his Nine Continents Step and could reach it in a very short time.
Things in the Southern Seas were the same. Yehuang Guwu was no longer here, and this place was left to Yu Ruyan and Tantai Xuan to manage. However, Yehuang Guwu would also come back to take a look occasionally. It was just that because she had been pregnant and had just given birth, it'd been quite some time since she had last been back.
Very swiftly, he saw Yu Ruyan and Tantai Xuan at the place where Yehuang Guwu had been at in the past. Now, the two beauties were staying here to cultivate as everything they needed was here.
After seeing Qing Shui, the two girls were naturally extremely happy. Yu Ruyan stepped out and hugged him before pushing him to Tantai Xuan's side.
The relationship between Qing Shui and Tantai Xuan was actually already fixed. It was just that they didn't make things clear at the last step. Tantai Xuan allowed Qing Shui to pursue her but only she could touch him, and he couldn't touch her.
Qing Shui knew that even with this arrangement, it wouldn't take too long for her to become his. This destiny between them was already guaranteed, and the only thing lacking now was time.
Spreading her arms open, Tantai Xuan pouted while she hugged Qing Shui lightly. An adorable woman doing such an action truly had immense killing power.
"Did you miss me?" Qing Shui smiled as he whispered into her ears.
"Haihz, you are good in all aspects, but you always don't want to tell the truth. I know you say this because of good intentions. You are worried that if you say you miss me, I will be distracted and won't be able to focus on my cultivation. Now, there's no need to be afraid of this any more, and there's no need to endure it." Qing Shui seriously spoke.
"Ai, Why is your skin so thick?" Tantai Xuan smiled and pushed Qing Shui away.
The three of them chatted with laughter as they ascended the bamboo building. Qing Shui told them the main important points. All major sects in the Western Oxhe Continent had a single-direction ancient teleportation array that was able to connect to the Phoenix Dance Continent or Soaring Dragon Continent. The only place where the teleportation array was restricted was the Haohan Continent.
The two women were very happy after they heard it. In fact, they were looking forward to going to the Dancing Phoenix Continent. Next, after knowing that Yehuang Guwu had given birth to a child, the two females started casting strange looks at Qing Shui. After all, Yehuang Guwu was their master. Although they had addressed each other as sisters since long ago and there was really no difference between them and real sisters, the custom of some places would still be unable to accept this. Only for some places would a man be able to marry as many wives as he wanted. There were very few cases of a woman married to many men. Usually, only very powerful women would succeed in a marriage consisting of one man and one woman. Naturally, the man they married was not allowed to have other women...
Qing Shui was somewhat embarrassed.
The two women were still very happy, wanting to head off and see Yehuang Guwu and the child. Qing Shui promised them that he would bring them over once he havd the time, allowing them to either prepare to relocate to the Putuo Mountain or open a branch in the Phoenix Dance Continent. A branch could also become the headquarters; it was just that this was a test to the Putuo Mountains in the Western Oxhe Continent.
After some people left, the remaining ones would become the main characters within the sect. However, their overall strength would surely be diminished. Although the Putuo Mountains from the other continents had enough power to cause some threat, distant water is unable to save a near fire. Hence, it would all still depend on their choices.
In any case, Qing Shui stopped contemplating about all these issues. Although he stayed here for a few days, he didn't managed to bed Tantai Xuan. He would never force her and there was also Yu Ruyan present. Every night after their action in bed, Tantai Xuan actually felt some torment...Yu Ruyan would be extremely embarrassed when she saw the hidden bitterness in Tantai Xuan's eyes. Tantai Xuan asked her more than once if doing it really felt comfortable...
By the time they arrived at the Heavenly Secrets Academy, almost half the celebratory period for the new year had passed. However it couldn't be considered late. The moment he arrived at the familiar manor, he saw the Eldest Princess, Yan Jingyu, the Seventh Princess and Qing Sha with her sister. They would occasionally let out peals of laughter while chatting and all of a sudden, the Eldest Princess turned her head and saw Qing Shui standing next to them, looking at them with a smile on his face.


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The carbon neutral pub, which has a Carlsberg Expørt DraughtMaster beer pump. uses hydro and solar power technology and has been built using local, sustainable materials.
Carlsberg teamed up with architect Ben Huggins, who designed and engineered the three-legged, asymmetrical pods at wild camping retreat Kudhva, near Tintagel, to create the cabin.
The inspiration for the design of the cabin is a Danish re-imagining of the iconic engine houses seen in BBC One drama Poldark. Built of stone, the houses pumped water from the tin mines and the process has been propelled into the 21st century with a lightweight frame structure which pumps beer.
Kudhvas remote, off-grid location required the use of both solar panels and hydro-electricity to power the DraughtMaster.
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